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HOLIDAY  GREETINGS  TO  THE  SWEET  BRIAR  FAMILY 


After  only  a  few  months  at  Sweet  Briar  College. 
Larry  and  I  feel  veiy  much  at  home,  as  if  Sweet  Briar 
had  been  an  important  part  of  our  lives  for  years.  My 
children,  my  parents,  and  other  family  and  friends 
have  been  frequent  guests,  and  they  agree  that  Sweet 
Briar  is  a  veiy  special  place,  full  of  warmth,  gracious- 
ness,  and  generosity  of  spirit.  In  fact,  several  members 
of  my  family  were  at  the  Williamsburg  Board  retreat  in 
September,  only  a  few  short  weeks  after  1  arrived  on 
campus.  They  were  struck  immediately  with  ivhat  1  had 
already  Iccniied:  that  Sweet  Briar's  alumnae,  parents. 
studeiUs.  faculty,  and  staff  share  a  special  .fiiril  and 
love  for  this  campus. 

Unquestionably,  Siveet  Briar  is  tbe  kind  if  college 
that  can  and  does  make  a  profound  difference  in  the 
lives  of  young  women:  watching  this  process  is  the 
reward  of  working  here.  One  of  the  most  impressive  and 
moving  events  of  the  Fall,  to  my  mind,  was  a  dinner 
during  Alumnae  Cou)icil  to  which  this  year's  seniors 
were  invited.  I  watched,  with  great  admiration,  gen- 
erations of  Sweet  Briar  aluiiiuae —  all  hu.sy.  intelligent. 
energetic  women  —  reach  out  to  our  seniors  who,  in 
turn,  ivere  taking  tbe  first  steps  toivardfidl  membership  ■ 
in  that  lifelong  network.  It  was  an  evening  everyone 


enjoyed,  and  I  began  to  understand  the  e.xtraonlinaiy 
stroigth  of  Sweet  Briar's  alumnae  connection. 

This  college  is  blessed  not  only  with  a  beautiful 
campus,  but  with  a  first-rate  factdty,  excellent  students, 
and  a  most  dedicated  staff.  I  am  excited  about  the 
challenges  ahead,  particularly  as  the  College  prepares 
and  refines  a  strategic  plan  over  the  coming  year  to 
position  Siveet  Briar  as  a  strong  educational  force  in 
the  next  centuiy.  In  the  coming  months  I  will  be 
talking  with  you  about  many  new  initiatives,  because 
the  College  is  not  merely  poised  on  the  brink  of  the  2!st 
century:  it  is  striding  quickly  and puiposefully  to  meet 
the  future.  In  this,  my  first  year  I  am  focusing  my  time 
on  the  campus  and  planning:  travel  has  been  limited. 
But  please  know  that  I  will  be  visiting  key  areas  soon, 
and  that  I  look  forward  to  nweting  each  one  of  you.  to 
thank  you  for  your  loyalty,  support,  and  commitment. 

Until  then,  warmest  wishes  for  a  fulfilling  1997. 
Make  this  a  year  in  which  you  .strengthen  your  ties  to 
Sweet  Briar. 


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President 


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Weekend  in  Williamsburg;  Williamsburg  master  of  ceremonies  stops  to  talk  wittn 
Laurin  Wollan  &  Reggie  Cramer  (mother  of  the  late  Robin  Cramer  '77) 


Sweet  Briar  Alumnae  Magazine 


FALL  1996 


VOL.67,  NO.  1 


features 

Holiday  Greetings  from  tine  President  Inside  front  cover 

The  New  President's  Perspective 2 

1996  Distinguished  Alumna  Award 6 

The  Study  of  the  Past 8 

Life  on  the  Bounding  Main:  Part  V 10 

Weekend  in  Williamsburg 16 

Sweet  Briar  in  the  News 25 

Winter  Forums  1997 28 

departments 

From  The  Museum  14 

Book  Shop  Ad 15 

Spotlight 21 

Club  Corner 24 

Travel 25 

Notices;  Passages;  Recent  Deaths 26 

Class  Notes 29 

In  The  Sweet  Briar  Tradition inside  back  cover 

College  Calendar back  cover 

Cover  Photo:  President  Elisabeth  S.  Muhlenfeld.  Photo  by  David  Abrams 


ALUMNAE  MAGAZINE 


At  home  at  Sweet  Briar:  Elinor;  Guinevere;  President  Muhlenfeid 


QVA/CEZT    QDIAD    OrM    I    t-r^r- 


THE  NEW  PRESIDENT'S 

PERSPECTIVE 


From  her  office  on  the  second  floor  of  Fletcher,  where  her  tailored  suits,  simple  pearls, 

and  energetic  self-confidence  make  her  seem  as  much  businesswoman  as  scholar, 

the  view  of  Sweet  Briar  College  is  full  of  opportunity  couched  in  tradition. 


BY  NANCY  ST.  CLAI R  TALLEY  '56 


early  every  morning  since 
August  19th,  the  ninth  president 
of  Sweet  Briar  has  taken  her  two 
former  racetrack  greyhounds 
for  an  early  romp  through  the 
College  grounds.  No  one 
knows  how  Guinevere  and 
Elinor,  with  their  proper  pink 
(Gwin)  and  green  (Ellie) 
collars,  leads,  and  dog  tags, 
think  the  hills  compare  with  the  flatlands  of  Florida. 
For  Elisabeth  Muhlenfeld,  however,  the  change  is 
exhilarating. 

"The  landscape  gives  you  perspective,"  she  said 
during  a  September  interview,  with  the  enthusiasm 
typical  of  all  her  early  encounters  on  campus.  "  'You 
find  yourself  looking  at  the  sky  and  thinking.  That 
looks  like  iVlonet.'  " 

From  her  office  on  the  second  floor  of  Fletcher, 
where  her  tailored  suits,  simple  pearls,  and  energetic 
self-confidence  make  her  seem  as  much  business- 
woman as  scholar,  the  view  of  Sweet  Briar  College  is 
full  of  opportunity  couched  in  tradition.  "We  have  a 
very  focused  mission  here,"  she  said,  "to  educate 
young  women  to  be  useful  members  of  society." 

"But  society  today  could  not  be  more  different 
from  that  of  1901,  and  the  education  has  to  be  veiy 
different,  too.  The  College  right  now  is  very  much 
aware  of  its  centennial.  There  is  a  symbolic  heft  to 
that  fact,  permeating  all  discussions  on  campus  —  a 
portentous  time." 

Already  the  new  president  has  identified 
directions  for  emphasis: 


First,  expansion  of  internationalization.  "Sweet 
Briar  has  always  been  a  leader,  with  the  Junior  Year 
in  France  and  Spain.  I  hope  we  can  broaden  this  to 
include  central  Europe,  Latin  America,  perhaps  Asia. 
And  we  have  30  international  students  on  campus 
this  year." 

Second,  sound  preparation  for  graduate  school. 
"The  professionalization  of  society  has  profound 
importance  for  liberal  arts  colleges,"  she  said.  "In 
the  next  five  years,  I  want  Sweet  Briar  to  emphasize 
and  heighten  its  national  reputation  among 
graduate  schools.  We  shall  strengthen  ties  with 
major  universities,  enhance  our  students'  oral 
communication  and  interview  skills,  bring  to  campus 
for  inter\'iews  representatives  from  the  best  graduate 
schools  in  our  most  popular  majors,  and  make 
sure  our  students  understand  what  the  graduate 
environment  will  be  like  so  they  won't  be  nervous 
about  applying.  The  problem  is  not  getting  in,  but 
rather  excelling  once  you  are  there." 

Third,  continued  concentration  on  the  traditional 
liberal  arts.  "The  tendency  to  diversify  so  much  at  the 
center  did  not  hold,"  she  said  of  recent  academic 
trends.  "Sweet  Briar  seems  to  be  bucking  that  trend 
in  favor  of  synthesis,  coherence,  and  interrelatedness. 

"Sweet  Briar  is  one  of  only  19  remaining  liberal 
arts  colleges  for  women.  Its  soul  is  the  pursuit  of  the 
liberal  arts.  I  see  no  diminution  of  the  emphasis  on 
the  liberals  arts  here." 

If  the  former  Dean  of  Undergraduate  Studies  at 
Florida  State  University  seems  at  home  in  this  milieu, 
it  may  be  because  she  started  out  in  a  similar  one. 
Reared  in  Baltimore,  the  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 


ALUMNAE  MAGAZINE 


"It  seems  to  me  that 

for  the  alumnae  Sweet 

Briar  represents  peace 

and  synthesis. 

Life  is  so  complicated 

and  can  get  so 

harrowing  —  my 

guess  is  that  alumnae 

use  Sweet  Briar  as  a 

place  to  recenter,  a 

place  you  can  return 

to  in  your  mind. " 


Merle  R.  Showalter  who  now  live  in  Richmond, 
she  chose  close-to-home  Goucher  College,  where  she 
received  the  bachelor's  degree  in  philosophy  ("purely 
because  I  loved  it  so  much")  in  1966.  Upon  graduation 
she  taught  secondary  school  English.  "I  found  myself 
fascinated  by  what  goes  on  in  a  classroom  when  you 
teach  literature,"  she  said. 

Before  she  pursued  this  new  field  she 
would  marry  a  Princeton  graduate, 
"almost  the  boy  next  door,"  travel 
with  him  on  military  tours  of  duty, 
and  start  a  family  while  he  began  a 
civilian  career  as  a  broker.  She  was 
living  in  New  Jersey  for  the  birth  of 
her  daughter  Allison  (now  25),  and 
moved  to  Dallas,  Texas  in  1971, 
staying  long  enough  to  have  a  second 
child,  David,  and  to  earn  the  M.A.  in  English  from  the 
University  of  Texas  at  Ariington,  in  1973- 

Inspired  by  Noel  Polk,  now  at  the  University  of 
Southern  Mississippi  and  an  international  authority  on 
William  Faulkner,  then  in  his  first  year  of  university 
teaching,  Muhlenfeld  chose  Southern  literature,  and 
particulariy  Faulkner,  as  her  .subject  of  concentration. 
"Shadows  with  Substance  and  Ghosts  Exhumed:  The 
Women  in  Absalom.  Absalom!  "  which  grew  from  a 
term  paper  under  Dr.  Polk,  was  published  in  the 
Mississippi  Quarterly,  Summer  1972,  and  reprinted  in 
William  Faulkner:  A  Critical  Collection,  edited  by  Lee 
Cox  and  published  in  1982. 

A  second  scholariy  serendipity  awaited  her  at  the 
University  of  South  Carolina,  where  critical  luminary 
Cleanth  Brooks  and  renowned  historian  C.  Vann 
Woodward  were  both  scholars  in  residence,  and  Mary 
Chesnut's  manuscript  diaries  were  being  transcribed. 
Muhlenfeld  worked  with  Dr.  Woodward  on  the 
transcription,  and  found  in  Mary  Chesnut  a  sympathetic 
subject.  "She  was  an  incredibly  bright  woman,  in 
whom  resided  almost  paradoxical  personality  traits. 
She  saw  people  with  a  Dickensian  eye,  and  she  had  a 
French  ability  to  look  down  on  the  scene,  a  kind  of 
objectivity  that  defies  imderstanding.  She  was  a 
passionate  woman,  with   biting  and  delightful  wit. 
She  ju.st  fascinates  me. 

"It  is  important  that  she  was  so  well  educated  — 
that  she  knew  her  history  and  economics.  She  imder- 
stood  tragedy.  I  place  the  diaries  as  a  Vanity  Fair  ai 
the  Confederacy. 

"It's  not  often  that  a  young  scholar  has  the 
privilege  of  working  with  a  very  rich  manuscript 
collection  that  has  hardly  been  touched.  I  was 
enormously  lucky  —  and  enormously  fortunate  in 
my  teachers  and  mentors." 

The  first  hundred  pages  of  Betsy  Muhlenfeld's 
doctoral  dis.sertation  were  expanded  and  published 
as  Maty  Boykiti  Chesnut.  A  Biography  by  Louisiana 
State  University  Press  that  year,  and  reprinted  in 
paperback  in  1992.  The  Private  Mary  Chesnut:  The 
Unpublished  Civil  War  Diaries,  which  she  coedited 
with  Woodward,  was  published  in  1984  by  Oxford 


University  Press.  Tl?e  Novels  of  Mary  Boykin  Chesnut 
is  due  this  year  from  the  University  of  Virginia  Press, 
a  part  of  the  Southern  Text  Society  Series.  When 
Sweet  Briar  had  been  in  session  two  weeks,  both 
published  books  were  sold  out,  and  on  order,  at  the 
Book  Shop. 

Nor  has  our  president  forsaken  Faulkner.  William 
Faulkner's  Absalom,  Absalom.':  A  Critical  Casebook 
was  published  in  1984,  and  she  is  under  contract  to 
University  Presses  of  Mississippi  for  "Reading  Faulkner's 
Absalom.  Absalom.'"  as  a  part  of  the  Series  on  Reading 
Faulkner,  for  which  Dr.  Polk  is  general  editor. 

Scholars  cannot  live  on  books  alone,  and 
Muhlenfeld,  by  now  di\'orced,  recei\'ed  an 
appointment  as  Assistant  Professor  of  English  at 
Florida  State  University  in  1978,  the  same  year  she 
earned  the  Ph.D.  She  bought  a  little  house  in 
Tallahassee,  moved  with  her  two  children,  and  settled 
in  to  carve  out  a  solid  career  that  combined  teaching 
and  administration  with  scholarship.  In  1982,  she  was 
appointed  A.ssociate  Professor  of  English;  in  1983. 
Director  of  Graduate  and  Undergraduate  Studies  and 
Associate  Chairman  of  the  Department  of  English; 
in  1984,  Dean  of  Undergraduate  Studies;  in  1987, 
concurrently.  Professor  of  English. 

Three  years  after  making  the  move,  she  met 
and  married  Laurin  A.  Wollan.  Jr.,  now  Professor  in 
the  School  of  Criminology  and  Criminal  Justice  at 
Florida  State.  His  daughter  was  in  her  daughter's  third 
grade  class;  their  sons,  six  months  and  a  grade  apart. 
The  families  melded  into  a  close-knit  one,  so  that 
when  David  Muhlenfeld  married  this  past  summer 
his  best  man  was  his  stepbrother  Laurin  Wollan  III, 
and  both  Allison  Muhlenfeld  and  Ann  Wollan  were 
bridesmaids. 

The  six  are  widely  scattered.  Ann,  26,  works  at  a 
northern  California  boarding  school;  Allison,  25,  is 


Laurin  A.  Wollan,  Jr.,  President  Muhlenfeld  in 
Williamsburg  (See  p.  18) 


SWEET  BRIAR  COLLEGE 


completing  the  M.A.  in  counseling  at  the  College 
of  William  and  Mary;  David,  24,  does  public  relations 
for  a  Boston  architectural  firm  by  day  and  writes  a 
first  novel  by  night;  Laurin  III,  23,  has  just  graduated 
from  St.  John's  College  in  Annapolis.  Husband  Laurin 
WoUan  leaves  Tallahassee  to  spend  "about  every 
other  weekend"  in  Virginia,  an  arrangement  he  and 
Muhlenfeld  expect  to  fine-tune  as  time  goes  on.  The 
whole  family  looks  forward  to  Thanksgiving  and 
Christmas  together  at  Sweet  Briar  House. 

"The  first  thing  I  did  when  I  came  was  decide 
where  to  put  the  Christmas  tree,"  said  Betsy 
Muhlenfeld.  "Then  I  set  up  the  kitchen.  The  kitchen 
has  always  been  the  center  for  the  family.  I  sit  on  a 
stool  where  my  grandfather  sat  on  Sunday  mornings, 
making  pancakes.  Getting  the  kitchen  cheerful  and 
organized  makes  me  feel  at  home." 

A  part  of  Sweet  Briar  House  will  be  set  aside  for 
the  family,  but  she  has  always  encouraged  students 
and  colleagues  to  call  her  at  home,  and  today's 
technology  makes  availability  automatic. 

"E-mail,  the  internet  and  the  fax  make  it  possible 
to  keep  in  intimate  touch  with  California  or  Boston, 
or  those  on  campus,"  she  said.  "They  are  our 
psychological  tether  that  connect  us  with  home. 
Americans  are  using  these  technologies  to  reinvent 
closeness. 

"Scholars  are  more  in  touch  with  one  another 
now  than  they  were  ten  years  ago,  and  colleges  and 
universities  are  using  these  technologies  to  increase 
the  connection  between  faculty  and  students.  The 
use  of  writing  is  increasing.  "What  I'm  seeing  is  that 
technology  is  improving  human  interactions." 

At  Sweet  Briar,  there  are  fiber-optic  lines  in  all  the 
dormitories,  and  every  student  has  access  to  the 
internet,  either  through  her  own  PC  or  in  the  computer 
labs,  where  both  IBM  and  Macintosh  state-of-the-art 
machines  are  in  place.  Once  an  applicant  is  admitted 
to  the  College  she  becomes  a  member  of  her  class' 
List  Serv  through  the  internet.  Graduates  will  have 
increasingly  closer  ties  as  alumnae. 

But  technology  is  no  substitute  for 
time,  and  although  Muhlenfeld  taught 
at  least  one  course  in  American  or 
Southern  literature  each  year  at 
Florida  State,  she  has  not  included 
teaching  in  her  first-year  schedule  at 
Sweet  Briar.  Getting  to  know  the 
faculty  and  students,  working  for  the 
first  time  with  a  board  of  directors, 
travelling  to  meet  the  alumnae  as 
well  as  seeing  them  on  campus:  these  her  calendar 
stretches  to  allow.  She  appears  to  relish  the  schedule. 

"Alumnae  are  a  palpable  presence  on  campus," 
she  said.  "There  is  an  unusual  connectedness  between 
the  student  body  and  the  alumnae  —  illustrated  by  the 
fact  that  both  student  honors  and  the  Distinguished 
Alumna  Award  were  given  at  Opening  Convocation. 
Distinguished  Alumna  awardee  Beryl  Bergquist 
Farris  '71,  an  immigration  lawyer,  gave  a  trenchant 


President  Muhlenfeld  at  base  of  cental  staircase,  Sweet  Briar  House 

and  moving  talk  that  illustrated  the  Sweet  Briar 
education  in  action. 

"It  seems  to  me  that  for  the  alumnae  Sweet  Briar 
represents  peace  and  synthesis.  Life  is  so  complicated 
and  can  get  so  harrowing  —  my  guess  is  tliat  alumnae 
use  Sweet  Briar  as  a  place  to  recenter,  a  place  you 
can  return  to  in  your  mind." 

nat's  the  way  it  looks  from  President  Betsy's 
perspective. 


ALUMNAE  MAGAZINE 


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Ethel  Burwell  presents  award  to  Beryl  Farris  at  Convocation 


1996  DISTINGUISHED  ALUMNA  AWARD  RECIPIENT 


OPENING  CONVOCATION,  SEPTEMBER  9,  1996 

REMARKS  BY  ETHEL  OGDEN  BURWELL  '58. 

PRESIDENT,  ALUMNAE  ASSOCIATION 


t  is  my  very  great  honor  and  pleasure  to 
present  today  one  of  the  highest  awards 
that  Sweet  Briar  College  can  confer 
upon  its  alumnae,  the  Distinguished 
Alumna  Award.  Established  in  1988  to 
honor  alumnae  who  have  brought 
tlistinction  to  themselves  and  to  Sweet  Briar  through 
outstanding  accomplishments  in  a  volunteer  or 
professional  capacity,  the  award  this  year  goes  to 
Beryl  Bergquist  Farris  of  the  Class  of  1971.  Beryl  is 
one  of  the  small  number  of  lawyers  in  the  United 
States  practicing  full-time  in  the  field  of  immigration 
and  nationality.  She  smooths  the  way  for  people 
immigrating  to  the  U.S.  But  Beryl,  although  she  has 
researched  and  published  widely,  does  not  spend 
most  of  her  time  buried  in  fusty  law  books.  She  is  a 
woman  of  wide-ranging  interests  in  business  and  the 
arts,  and  is  an  eminent  civic  leader  in  Atlanta.  The 
award  recognizes  her  achievements  in  all  of  these 
areas,  as  well  as  her  influence  on  the  field  of 
immigration  law. 

We  are  delighted  that  Beryl's  family  is  here  with 
her  —  her  husband,  Marc,  and  their  two  daughters, 
Kristin,  in  10th  grade,  and  Ariana,  in  7th  grade.  We 
hope  that  all  three  are  enjoying  their  visit,  and  that  two 
of  them  will  be  Sweet  Briar  .students  in  the  future! 
At  Sweet  Briar,  Beiyl  majored  in  mathematical 
physics.  She  went  on  to  the  Emory  University  School 
of  Law,  earning  her  J,D,  degree  in  1977,  Since  then, 
she  has  had  her  own  practice  in  immigration  law. 

Most  of  her  clients  are  engineers  and  scientists 
with  Ph,D,s,  or  professionals  in  other  fields  —  indeed 
she  considers  herself  part  of  the  "brain  drain"  from 
other  countries  to  ours,  A  great  many  of  her  clients 
are  engaged  in  medical  research.  Surprisingly,  quite  a 
few  doctors  from  Canada  call  on  Ber^'l  for  help  so 
that  they  can  immigrate  and  practice  in  small-town 
America  —  an  area  that  many  of  our  own  doctors 
have  forsaken  for  the  big  cities.  Beryl  also  handles 
visas  for  students.  Sometimes  those  who  come  to 
study  in  the  U.S.  want  to  stay  on  and  work  for  a 
while;  Beryl  clears  the  hurdles  for  them.  One  such 
client,  having  obtained  his  immigration  visa  thanks  to 
Beryl,  went  back  home  for  a  visit,  and  found  himself 
crowned  king  of  his  country,  a  kingdom  in  Ghana,  It 
was  only  when  Beryl  saw  the  picture  of  the  new  king 
in  the  newspaper  that  she  realized  her  client  was 
going  to  stay  in  his  own  country  after  all! 

But  it  is  not  just  the  rich,  royal,  well-educated 
whom  Beryl  helps.  She  works  on  behalf  of  people 
who  swim  the  river  or  who  arrive  in  the  back  of  a 
truck.  She  also  handles  international  adoptions,  and 
has  witnessed  many  poignant  examples  of  children 
from  impoverished  countries  adjusting  to  American 
life.  One  little  boy  she  helped  when  he  first  arrived 
refused  to  take  off  his  clothes  when  his  adoptive 
brother  tried  to  help  him  into  the  shower  —  he 
thought  his  new  family  was  going  to  steal  his  clothes! 
Beryl  often  represents  the  interests  of  children  in 
custody  or  divorce  cases  as  well. 


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In  addition  to  working  witii  a  great  variety  of 
clients,  Beryl  is  very  active  in  tiie  legal  profession 
itself.  Some  of  her  professional  activities  suggest  the 
breadth  of  her  interests.  She  is  a  member  of  several 
local  and  state  bar  associations  and  chaired  the 
Atlanta  Bar  A.ssociation's  International  Transactions 
section;  she  is  a  national  conference  speaker  and 
mentor  for  the  American  Immigration  Lawyers 
Association;  a  mentor  and  member  of  the  Long-Range 
Planning  Committee  of  the  Gate  City  Bar  (the 
historically  black  bar  in  Atlanta);  a  member  of  Scope, 
a  pool  of  experienced  lawyers  that  assists  new 
members  of  the  profession;  and  a  member  of  the 
Georgia  Association  for  Women  Lawyers'  Judicial 
Selection  Committee. 

Beryl  has  published  many  articles  on  interesting 
topics  such  as  "Marriage  to  the  Foreign  National" 
("Decatur-DeKalb  Bar  News,"  May  1992);  "Suspension 
of  Deportation  —  the  Hardship  Factor"  ( in  the  journal 
Immigration  and  Nationality  Law,  1990);  and 
"Immigration  Consequences  of  Marriage  and  Divorce" 
(Prentice  Hall's  Law  and  Business).  She  also  has 
served  on  the  Executive  Council  of  the  Emory 
University  School  of  Law,  and  was  president  of  the 
Law  School  Alumni  A.ssociation. 

Beryl  often  volunteers  her  legal  expertise  in  civic 
causes.  The  big  one  this  year  was  the  Olympics  in 
Atlanta.  She  was  co-chair  of  the  Atlanta  Bar 
Association's  Coordinating  Committee  for  the  1996 
Olympics,  and  published  an  article,  "Atlanta  '96  — 
The  Right  Place  for  the  Olympics."  She  co-chaired 
the  establishment  of  the  International  Arboretum  at 
Wade  Walker  Park  in 
honor  of  countries 
participating  in  the  1996 
Summer  Olympics. 
During  the  Olympics, 
she  was  invited  into  the 
Olympic  Village  to 
explain  U.S.  immigration 
law  to  the  athletes,  some 
of  whom  were  expected 
to  use  the  occasion  to 
defect.  The  hope  was 
that  they  would  defer 
defection  until  after  the 
Games.  Many  did  wait, 
but  some,  alas,  did  not. 

Business  also  is  an 
integral  part  of  Beiyl's 
life  and  career.  In  1987 
she  was  named  an 
International  Business 
Fellow,  and  attended 
the  London  School  of 
Business.  She  has  been  a 
trustee  of  the  British 
American  Business  group; 
a  director  of  Georgia's 
Women  Business  Owners, 


Inc.;  and  is  involved  with  the  Georgia  Council  of 
International  Visitors. 

A  strong  supporter  of  the  arts.  Beryl  was  a 
director  of  Atlanta's  High  Museum's  Decorative  Arts 
Council,  and  a  founding  member  of  the  museum's 
Decorative  Art  Acquisitions  Trust.  She  is  a  patron  of 
the  Alliance  Theatre;  and  a  trustee  of  Westville 
Historic  Handicrafts,  Inc.,  a  pre-1850  living  history 
mu.seum  in  Lumpkin,  Georgia. 

While  heavily  involved  in  the  life  of  her  family, 
this  very  busy  wife,  mother,  and  lawyer  still  finds 
time  for  other  civic  commitments,  including  life 
membership  in  the  Northwest  Georgia  Girl  Scouts.  She 
is  a  director  of  the  Peachtree  Towers  Condominium 
Association,  a  member  of  the  Deep  Dene  Garden 
Club,  and  serves  on  the  Long-Range  Planning 
Committee  of  the  Druid  Hills  Civic  Association. 

But  I'm  happy  to  report  that  it  is  not  all  work  and 
no  play;  Beryl  is  a  member  of  the  Druid  Hills  Golf 
Club,  where  she  is  not  a  golfer,  but  an  active  and 
avid  tennis  player. 

Upon  this  alumna,  who  has  brought  justice  and 
joy  to  so  many  clients;  clarity  to  murky  areas  of  U.S. 
law;  untold  benefits  to  her  city,  state,  and  community; 
and  distinction  and  a  sense  of  great  pride  to  her  alma 
mater,  I  am  privileged  to  confer  Sweet  Briar  College's 
1996  Distinguished  Alumna  Award. 


Beryl  and  husband  Marc  with  daughters  Ariana  and  Kristin  following  Convocation 


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OPENING  CONVOCATION  ADDRESS 

BY  THE  1996  RECIPIENT  OE  THE  EXCELLENCE  IN  TEACHING  AWARD. 

DR.  CYNTHIA  M.  PATTERSON.  DEAN  OE  ACADEMIC  ADVISING  AND  CO-CURRICULAR  LIFE 

AND  LECTURER  IN  HISTORY,  SWEET  BRIAR  COLLEGE 


Dean  Cynthia  Patterson  at  Opening  Convocation 

The  study  of  histor}>  forces  us  to  examine  not  only  how 

the  realities  of  the  past  have  influenced  the  present,  but  also  how  we 

use  the  past,  and  especially  myths  about  our  past,  to  structure  our 

understanding  of  our  individual  and  collective  identity. 


ir.st,  my  gratitude  to  the  students  of  Sweet 
Briar  for  honoring  me  witii  this  award. 
Given  the  fact  that  I  have  always  learned 
as  much  from  students  as  I  believe  I  have 
taught  them,  I  accept  this  award  in 
gratitude  to  the  women  of  Sweet  Briar 
who  have  reminded  me  that  teaching  and 
learning  are  always  a  mutual  enterprise. 

Twenty  years  ago,  during  the  fall  semester  of  my 
senior  year  in  college,  I  decided  to  become  an  historian. 
Lp  until  that  moment,  I  had  never  really  considered 
pursuing  a  doctorate  and  devoting  my  career  to  the 
study  and  teaching  of  history.  I  still  recall  vividly  the 
expressions  of  both  shock  and  celebration  on  the 
faces  of  the  two  history  professors  with  whom  I  had 
saidied  as  an  undergraduate,  when  I  told  them  I 
\\'anted  to  go  to  graduate  school.  To  give  you  all  some 
appreciation  for  the  suddenne.ss  of  my  decision,  I 
will  never  forget  Professor  Lane  responding  to  my 
annoimcement  with  the  words,  "Let's  get  you  to 
graduate  school  before  you  change  your  mind!" 
Beyond  providing  some  of  the  seniors  here  today 
with  some  sense  of  relief  ..that  others  have  entered 
their  senior  years  without  really  knowing  what  they 
were  going  to  do  when  they  left  college...!  retell  this 
story  to  set  the  stage  for  my  comments.  I  want  to  share 
with  you  why  I  believe  the  study  of  history  matters. 
It  has  been  my  custom  for  the  past  15  years  to 
begin  each  course  by  asking  the  same  question  on 
the  first  day  of  class:  "What  is  your  first  historical 
memory?  When  was  the  first  time  you  remember 
being  aware  of  the  world  beyond  the  confines  of 
your  family  and  friends?" 

Fifteen  years  ago  the  number  one  responses  were; 
the  day  Neil  Armstrong  landed  on  the  moon;  the 
Watergate  .scandal;  and  the  end  of  the  Vietnam  War. 

During  the  last  four  years  while  I  have  been 
teaching  at  Sweet  Briar,  the  students  have  cited  the 
assassination  attempt  on  President  Reagan  and  the 
Challenger  disaster  as  their  most  distinctive  and 
earliest  historical  memories. 

As  the  answers  to  this  question  began  to  change 
over  time  and  become  increasingly  more  recent  in  time, 
my  first  reaction  was,  "Boy,  these  kids  are  getting 
younger  eveiy  day"  —  until  I  realized  the  obvious.  The 
students  weren't  getting  younger,  I  was  getting  older. 

But,  on  a  more  .serious  level,  the  differences  in 
time  and  place  between  my  first  historical  memories 


SWEET  BRIAR  COLLEGE 


and  those  of  my  students  help  to  explain  why  the  study  of  the 
past  is  always  directly  related  to  our  understanding  of  the  present. 
The  question  of  when  historical  events  first  enter  into  our  con- 
sciousness is  important  because  it  begins  to  define  what  we  think 
of  as  history,  and  how  we  all  view  the  past  from  the  perspective  of 
the  present. 

As  a  child  of  the  '50s  who  came  of  age  in  the  turbulent  1960s, 
my  interest  in  history  began  when  I  realized  that  the  America  I  had 
been  taught  to  believe  in  was  not  the  America  I  was  seeing  on  the 
evening  news.  The  American  history  I  had  been  taught  told  the 
story  of  a  great,  democratic  nation  where  equality,  social  justice, 
and  righteousness  were  the  defining  characteristics  of  the  Republic. 
From  the  founding  fathers  to  Dwight  Eisenhower,  American  history' 
was  the  story  of  a  great  nation,  a  land  of  progress,  prosperity,  and 
rugged  individualism.  The  events  of  the  1960s,  the  civil  rights 
movement,  the  women's  movement,  the  war  in  'Vietnam,  and  all  of 
the  social,  cultural,  and  political  turmoil  of  that  decade  left  me 
bewildered,  confused,  and  disillusioned. 

The  only  way  I  knew  then,  and  still  know,  to  come  to  terms 
with  the  present  is  to  explore  the  past.  Recognizing  the  importance 
of  an  historical  perspective  for  understanding  the  present  does  not 
mean  that  history  repeats  itself  In  fact,  nothing  could  be  further 
from  the  truth.  Every  moment  in  history  is  unique.  While  all  of 
histoiy  leads  us  to  understand  the  complex  interrelationships 
between  both  change  and  continuity,  history  cannot  repeat  itself 
any  more  than  today  represents  a  carbon  copy  of  yesterday. 

I  remember  one  of  my  former  students  asking  me  why  we  have 
to  study  history.  After  all,  nothing  changes;  what  happened, 
happened.  While  it  may  be  true  that  the  past  doesn't  change,  our 
understanding  of  it  does.  For  example,  up  until  the  1960s,  the  vast 
majority  of  historical  scholarship  and  teaching  focused  on  the 
experiences  of  elite,  white  males.  The  experiences  of  women, 
minorities,  and  working-class  Americans  were  virtually  excluded 
from  this  particular  conception  of  history.  As  Americans  in  the 
sixties  became  more  interested  in  issues  of  gender,  race,  and  class, 
our  understanding  of  history  was  dramatically  redefined. 

The  study  of  women,  for  example,  has  resulted  in  the 
reconceptualization  of  almost  every  aspect  of  American  history, 
including  our  definitions  of  historical  significance.  The  struggle  of 
women  to  achieve  their  rights  as  citizens  no  longer  remains  invisible, 
but  now  contributes  to  our  understanding  of  the  development  of  a 
democratic  society.  Where  once  we  believed  that  the  most  important 
events  in  our  history  occurred  in  the  realms  of  political  and  economic 
life,  we  now  understand  that  family  and  social  life  have  exerted  an 
equally  significant  influence  on  the  evolution  of  American  .society. 

Over  the  past  four  years,  I  have  listened  to  many  students  who 
lament  the  fact  that  they  were  born  at  a  time  when  nothing  "big" 
was  happening  in  the  worid.  An  equally  widespread  contemporary 
view  holds  that  we  can,  as  individuals  and  as  a  nation,  return  to  a 
simpler  time,  when  the  problems  and  challenges  we  faced  were 
simpler,  or  at  least  less  daunting.  While  we  are  certainly  not  the  fii'st 
Americans  to  engage  in  romanticizing  the  past,  or  to  use  the  past  as 
a  place  to  seek  refuge  from  the  present,  our  desire  to  do  so  reveals 
another  insight  into  the  value  and  meaning  of  the  historical  enterprise. 

The  study  of  history  forces  us  to  examine  not  only  how  the 
realities  of  the  past  have  influenced  the  present,  but  also  how  we 
use  the  past,  and  especially  myths  about  our  past,  to  structure  our 
understanding  of  our  individual  and  coUectix'e  identity. 

As  the  historian  James  Oliver  Robertson  has  obseived:  We  truth 
about  a  people,  about  America  and  Americans,  resides  both  in  American 


myths  and  in  American  realities. .  Myths  are  stories;  they  are  attitudes 
extracted  from  stories;  they  are  'the  ways  things  are'  as  people  in  a 
particular  society  believe  them  to  be;  and  they  are  the  models  people 
refer  to  when  they  try  to  understand  their  world  and  its  behavior. 

For  historians,  therefore,  myths  are  realities.  What  people  believe 
happened  is  as  important  as  knowing  what  actually  happened. 

Recognizing  the  fact  that  inequality  has  always  been  a  fact  of 
American  life,  for  example,  does  not  mean  that  the  ideal  of  equality 
and  the  myths  Americans  have  created  and  believed  in  to  support 
that  ideal  are  lies  or  historically  irrelevant.  The  task  of  the  historian 
is  to  identify  both  the  public  record  and  the  public  memory,  and  to 
tiy  to  explain  their  relationship  to  one  another. 

Throughout  our  history,  myths  have  served  as  a  means  for  both 
rationalizing  and  eradicating  the  gaps  that  have  existed  between  our 
ideals  and  our  actions.  For  example,  in  1896,  the  myth  of  the 
American  Dream  helped  white  America  justify  racial  discrimination 
on  the  basis  of  the  doctrine  of  separate  but  equal.  Almost  70  years 
later,  Martin  Luther  King  would  stand  on  the  steps  of  the  Lincoln 
Memorial  and  draw  on  the  power  of  that  same  myth  to  convince 
Americans  that  racial  discrimination  must  end. 

Does  it  really  matter  that  we  know  that  George  Washington 
ne\'er  cut  down  a  cherry  tree,  or  that  the  North  fought  the  Civil  War 
to  preserve  the  Union,  rather  than  to  eradicate  slavery?  Yes.  But 
what  might  matter  more  is  explaining  why  and  how  those  specific 
myths  became  realities  within  our  historical  memory. 

Let  me  shift  gears,  and  for  a  few  moments  share  with  you  some 
of  my  thoughts  as  an  American  historian  on  the  election  of  1996, 
and  on  the  dawn  of  a  new  century. 

First:  Vote.  One  of  the  most  popular  beliefs  permeating 
contemporary  discourse  is  that  voting  doesn't  matter,  that  special 
interest  groups  and  big  business  have  all  the  power,  that  the 
individual  has  no  control  over  either  government  or  politics. 

This  belief  has  become  so  widespread  in  recent  years  that  I  am 
often  amazed  that  we  still  purport  to  believe  in  either  democracy 
or  individualism.  Today  I  ask  you  to  think  about  this  myth  of 
individual  political  disempowerment,  and  to  ask  the  question  an 
historian  50  years  from  now  will  ask:  Why  did  Americans  who 
clearly  had  the  right  to  vote,  forfeit  that  right,  at  the  very  time  that 
they  also  claimed  that  government  and  politicians  were  one  of  the 
major  sources  of  America's  problems?  Why  did  Americans  in  the 
1990s  lament  the  lack  of  accountability  in  the  political  process  at  the 
\'ery  moment  that  they  failed  to  utilize  the  power  of  the  ballot  box? 

Second,  remember  that  history  is  both  reality  and  perceptions 
of  reality.  Whenever  you  hear  phrases  such  as  "History  tells  us,"  or 
"History  proves,"  step  back  and  think  like  an  historian.  Ask  yourself 
if  you  are  being  told  an  historical  fact,  or  being  asked  to  believe  in 
a  myth.  If  it  is  a  myth,  try  to  figure  why  that  myth  has  power,  why 
it  is  being  told  at  this  time,  and  what  purpose  it  serves. 

Human  beings,  Gerda  Lerner  has  written,  have  always  used 
history  in  order  to  find  their  direction  toward  the  future.  To  repeat 
the  past  or  to  depart  from  it. 

Today  as  you  students  prepare  to  become  the  first  generation 
of  women  who  will  come  of  age  in  the  21st  centuiy,  I  invite  you  all 
to  remember  that  every  generation  gets  to  write  its  own  history. 

Editor's  note:  Established  by  the  Student  Goveriunent  Association 
in  1985  and  determined  by  student  membeis  of  the  Academic  Affairs 
Committee.  Sweet  Briar's  Excellence  in  Teaching  Award  is  conferred 
annually  to  encourage  and  to  recognize  outstanding  teachers. 


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fter  months  in  the  Middle 
East,  culminating  in  our 
difficult  trip  up  the  Red  Sea, 
we  breathed  a  sigh  of  relief 
on  arriving  in  Cyprus.  In  a 
modern  marina  for  the  first 
time  in  over  a  year,  we  cleaned  the  reddish  grit  and 
encrusted  salt  off  the  boat,  and  enjoyed  large,  modem 
supermarkets  and  post  offices  instead  of  the  hole-in- 
the-wall  type,  fixed  prices  instead  of  "baksheesh," 
and  not  having  to  cover  ourselves  from  elbows  xo 
ankles  when  off  the  boat. 


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SWEET  BRIAR  COLLEGE 


We  spent  two  summers  causing  the  nearby  Greek 
and  Turkish  waters,  with  five  couples  flying  in  to  join 
us.  Crossing  the  Aegean  Sea  three  times,  we  were 
often  forced  to  anchor  for  three  days  or  more  to  wait 
out  the  "Meltemi,"  a  strong  wind  that  blows  from  tiie 
northwest  in  June  and  July. 

Our  favorite  "beat"  was  the  Dodecanese  Islands, 
stretching  northwestward  from  Rhodes  to  Patmos. 
Tiny  Simi,  with  its  tucked-away  harbors  and  classic 
architecture  was  a  favorite,  and  on  Leros  we  hiked  to 
a  castle  overiooking  our  small  harbor.  Kalimos,  which 
claims  to  be  the  sponge  capital  of  the  world,  bustled 
with  work  boats.  Large  cruise  ships  call  at  Patmos, 
where  the  Book  of  Revelation  is  said  to  have  been 
written  by  St.  John  the  Theologian. 

Our  only  injury  in  the  five  years  occurred  on  the 
island  of  Kos,  as  I  was  fending  our  stern  off  a  large 
power  yacht  and  smashed  a  fingertip.  Apprehension 
gave  way  to  relief  when  I  learned  that  the  clinic  there 
was  located  on  the  very  site  where  Hippocrates  wrote 
his  oath!  Several  stitches  restored  a  normal-looking, 
but  still-numb  finger. 

Crossing  toward  Athens,  we  stopped  at  Homer's 
burial  island  of  los,  where  the  average  age  of  the 
horde  of  tourists  is  nineteen.  From  there  we  took  a 
ferry  to  spectacular  Santorini,  whose  waters  are  too 
deep  for  our  boat.  Strong  winds  kept  us  for  days  at 
both  Seriphos  and  Sifnos,  delightful  islands  preferred 
by  Greek  tourists. 

The  Greeks  are  warm  and  friendly,  fun-loving 
yet  fei.sty,  and  staunchly  independent.  It  is  hard  to 
understand  their  differences  with  the  Turks,  who  also 
are  friendly,  and  surprisingly  gentle  and  honest. 

The  turquoise  waters  of  Turkey  beckoned  to  us; 
we  meandered  through  the  still  waters  of  the  Kekova 
Lagoon  on  the  southern  coast,  and  travelled  up  the 
Koycegiz  River  to  see  ancient  Lycian  tombs  cai-ved 
into  the  hillside  above  us.  Fethiye  Harbor  offered 
superb  anchorages  where  ancient  aiins  sometimes  lay 
under  the  clear  water.  Condominiums  are  springing 
up  along  Turkey's  once  deserted  coasts,  and  the 
larger  towns  have  modern  marinas,  but  prices  are 
low.  It  is  less  expensive  to  eat  out  than  to  buy 
groceries  and  cook  on  board  in  Turkey. 

Exploring  inland  by  car,  we,  along  with  hundreds 
of  people  from  cruise  ships,  were  awed  by  the 
wonders  of  Ephesus.  Then,  almost  alone,  we 
explored  the  aiins  of  nearby  Miletus  with  its  perfect 
grid  of  streets  and  the  huge  amphitheater  where  Paul 
preached;  then  on  to  Didyma,  where  in  the  ruins  of 
the  colossal  Temple  of  Apollo  the  famed  head  of 
Medusa  is  perfectly  preserved. 

Before  leaving  the  Eastern  Mediterranean  we 
took  an  overnight  ferryboat  to  Israel  for  a  week  in 
the  Holy  Land.  By  public  bus,  share-taxi,  and  rental 
car,  we  covered  ground  from  Nazareth  to  Bethlehem, 
with  several  days  to  explore  Jerusalem  by  foot. 

Back  across  the  Aegean  with  an  o\'ernight  stop 
on  the  southern  tip  of  Naxos  and  another  'Meltemi" 
layover  in  Sifnos,  we  provisioned  at  Poros,  where 


shopkeepers  and  taverna  owners  remembered  us 
from  the  year  before. 

Three  miles  long,  lying  between  250-foot-high 
limestone  cliffs,  the  narrow,  blue  ribbon  of  water  that 
is  the  Corinth  Canal  provided  a  direct  route  to  the 
Ionian  Sea  and  Italy,  our  next  destination. 

Two  days  were  all  we  could  afford  on  Ithaca, 
where  we  visited  the  site  of  Odysseus'  castle.  The 
islands  in  the  Ionian  Sea  are  lush  and  green,  and 
waters  are  calm,  worthy  of  a  much  longer  stay. 

On  the  very  tip  of  the  "toe"  of  Italy,  in  Reggio  di 
Calabria,  three  friends  joined  us  to  motor-sail  through 
the  Straits  of  Messina,  right  past  the  swiriing  eddies  of 
Odysseus'  Scylla  and  Chaiybdis,  'We  lingered  in  the 
Aeolian  Islands  off  the  coast  of  Sicily,  enjoying  mud 


OPPOSITE  PAGE: 

The  Cormorant  under  full 

sail  near  Martinique 

THIS  PAGE: 
Arrival  in  Annapolis, 
August  16,  1996 


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After  months  in  the 

Middle  East. . .  we 

breathed  a  sigh  of 

relief  on  arriving  in 

Cvpriis.  In  a  modern 

marina  for  the  first 

time  in  over  a  year 

we  cleaned  the  reddish 

grit  and  encrusted  salt 

off  the  boat,  and 

enjoyed  large,  modern 

supermarkets  and  post 

offices  instead  of  the 

hole-in-the-wall  type. . . 

and  not  having  to 

cover  ourselves  from 

elbows  to  ankles  when 

off  the  boat. 


baths  in  the  boiling  sulphur  springs  at  Volcano 
Island,  along  with  hundreds  of  Italian  vacationers. 
August  is  not  the  best  time  to  visit  any  resort  in  the 
Mediterranean! 

Heading  overnight  toward  Agropoli  on  the 
mainland,  we  saw  a  huge  whale  just  after  dawn,  close 
enough  for  good  photos.  We  came  along  the  Italian 
coast,  past  Salerno  and  along  the  spectacular  Amalfi 
Drive,  with  a  stop  in  Amalfi.  Then  on  to  Capri,  where 
all  boats,  even  large  ferryboats,  speed  recklessly  through 
the  small  harbor.  We  gave  up  our  spot  on  the  quay, 
anchoring  for  the  night  on  the  quiet  south  side  of  the 
island,  where  we  watched  a  full  moon  rise. 

Our  friends  left  us  in  Naples  after  two  weeks, 
and  we  were  off  for  Corsica,  with  a  stop  at  the  tiny 
island  of  Ponza,  known  as  "the  peari  of  Rome,"  in  the 
Tyrrhenian  Sea.  Just  touching  on  Sardinia,  where 
cruising  grounds  are  magnificent,  we  continued  to 
Bonifacio,  Corsica,  to  pick  up  friends  from  Paris,  and 
took  a  leisurely  cruise  of  that  island's  west  coast,  past 
strikingly  beautiful  fjord-like  cliffs,  the  only  thing 
lacking  being  the  wind.  We  had  more  than  enough 
wind  the  last  day,  though,  when  an  unexpected  gale 
hit  us  as  we  headed  for  the  Italian  mainland  in  the 
pre-dawn  hours.  After  harrowing  momenLs  when  our 
wind  generator  lost  its  blades,  one  entering  the  cock- 
pit and  narrowly  missing  a  person,  we  diverted  to  the 
small  Italian  pri.son  island  of  Capraia,  where  we  later 
read  that  Boswell  had  once  been  shipwrecked!  We 
hastily  hailed  a  dive  boat  to  take  our  friends  to  the 
ferry  for  a  trip  to  the  mainland  and  their  train  to 
Paris.  Later  we  continued  to  Elba,  thankful  to  drop 


Marching  in  the  Festival  of  the  Giant  Omelette  Parade 
with  grand  marshal,  Frejus,  France 


the  anchor  after  11  hours  without  sleep. 

A  real  highlight  for  us,  after  a  stop  in  Monaco, 
was  visiting  Frejus,  France,  "sister  city"  to  our  home- 
town of  Fredericksburg,  Virginia.  We  were  warmly 
welcomed  and  treated  like  celebrities  —  wined  and 
dined,  and  even  invited  to  march  in  the  parade  of  the 
Giant  Omelette  Festival,  an  annual  event. 

France  has  its  high  wind  too,  the  "Mistral,"  which 
appears  unannounced,  literally  out  of  a  clear  blue 
sky,  and  blows  up  to  50  mph,  sometimes  lasting  for 
days.  Such  a  wind  struck  us  suddenly  near  Frejus, 
and  we  had  our  most  frightening  two  hours,  getting 
the  sail  down  and  reaching  a  nearby  anchorage. 

The  Balearic  Islands  of  Spain  were  next;  we 
especially  enjoyed  being  on  the  public  quay  in 
Palma,  Mallorca,  in  the  shadow  of  its  splendid 
cathedral.  Always  needing  time  to  work  on  the  boat, 
we  took  it  here  —  ten  days  in  which  we  heard  a 
concert  at  the  Symphony  Hall  and  visited  the 
impressive  Joan  Miro  Foundation. 

Stopping  along  the  coast  of  Spain,  we  took  a 
train  across  the  Sierra  Nevada  to  see  the  Alhambra 
with  its  ornate  Moorish  palaces. 

By  now  it  was  late  October  and  we  headed 
directly  for  Gibraltar.  The  Rock  with  its  caves, 
resident  Barbary  apes,  and  man-made  nrnnels  was 
fascinating  to  visit;  we  even  saw  two  elaborate  British 
ceremonies  in  this  last  remnant  of  what  was  the 
British  Empire.  The  population  is  mostly  of  Moorish, 
Spanish,  and  Indian  descent,  and  a  decadence 
prevails  throughout  the  shabby  streets  of  the  old 
walled  city,  though  modern  suburbs  stand  on  the 
adjacent  landfill.  Riding  the  outgoing  current  through 
the  straits,  we  sailed  into  the  Atlantic,  where  the 
broad  swells  were  a  welcome  change  from  the  short, 
choppy  seas  of  the  Mediterranean. 

We  made  a  stop  in  Morocco  for  a  train  trip  to  the 
ancient  city  of  Marrakech,  deep  in  the  desert.  The 
complicated  procedures  for  harbor  entrance  after  never 
even  filling  out  a  form  since  leaving  Greece,  and  the 
"touts"  demanding  "Baksheesh"  made  us  almost  wish 
we  hadn't  come,  but  Marrakech  was  a  delight  with  its 
li\'ely  outd(5or  entertainment,  ".souks"  (endless  dark  alleys 
full  of  merchandise),  and  exotic  .sounds  and  smells. 

In  the  Canary  Islands  we  prepared  for  our  Atlantic 
cro.ssing,  along  with  dozens  of  boats  like  ours. 
Friends  flew  in  to  make  the  voyage  with  us,  and  after 
equipment  checks,  repairs,  and  extensive  provisioning, 
we  sailed  on  the  1st  of  December. 

The  first  week  we  rolled  uncomfortably.  Then 
just  as  we  headed  west  to  catch  the  trade  winds,  our 
steering  chain  broke.  Ward  was  able  to  effect  a  jury 
rig,  but  to  be  safer  we  diverted  200  miles  south  to  the 
C^ape  Verde  Islands  for  repair.  A  quick  makeshift 
welding  job  and  we  were  on  our  way. 

After  more  days  of  rolling  discomfort,  the  wind 
lessened.  We  had  a  smooth  ride,  some  days  with  too 
little  wind.  We  celebrated  Christmas,  Wards  birthday, 
and  our  friends'  anni\ersar\'  at  sea.  reaching  Barbados 
on  the  30th  of  December.  Clear,  blue-green  water, 
palm  trees,  and  rum  punches  ne\er  looked  so  good! 


12 


SWEET  BRIAR  COLLEGE 


We  spent  the  next  five  months  in  the  Caribbean, 
having  extensive  work  done  on  the  boat  in  Trinidad, 
then  heading  up  the  island  chain.  Three  of  our  four 
children  and  their  spouses  joined  us  in  Grenada, 
Martinique,  and  the  Virgin  Islands.  We  saw  islands 
rarely  visited  by  Americans,  such  as  Dominica  with  its 
wild  landscape  and  waterfalls,  and  the  French  Isles 
des  Santes  and  Guadeloupe.  Trinidad  was  a  happy 
island  where  different  races  and  cultures  live  side  by 
side,  and  we  witnessed  and  took  part  in  the  frenzy  of 
"pre-carnival,"  steel  drum  music  ringing  in  our  ears. 

Heading  north  from  Puerto  Rico  we  waited  out  a 
blow  in  the  Caicos  Islands,  where  the  reef  makes 
waters  bright  blue  for  miles  around.  Conchs  are  the 
main  business  there. 

Retracing  our  steps  through  the  Bahamas,  we 
called  at  Eleuthera,  where  British  Loyalists  settled 
over  200  years  ago  and  everyone  is  blond  and  related 
to  one  another.  The  fishing  fleet  and  colorful  houses 
are  immaculate. 

In  the  Abacos  we  began  seeing  friends  from  the 
U.S.  in  their  boats,  and  crisscrossed  the  shallow 
waters  with  them  from  Marsh  Harbor  on  Grand 
Abaco  Cay  to  Man  O  War  Cay,  Elbow  Cay,  and  Great 
Guana  Cay,  some  of  the  prettiest  spots  we've  seen. 
Our  ten-year-old  grandson,  James  Kellogg,  flew  over 
to  sail  with  us  across  the  Gulf  Stream  to  Cumberland 
Island,  Georgia  and  up  the  Intracoastal  Waterway  to 
Charie.ston,  Our  two  older  grandchildren,  Durrani  and 
Sara  Kellogg,  came  along  from  there  to  Virginia, 

We  experienced  some  real  Sweet  Briar  southern 
hospitality  when  a  man  we  had  met  earlier,  who  was 
planning  a  world  circumnavigation,  came  to  our 
rescue  when  we  hit  a  sandbar  near  Wadmalaw 


Island,  South  Carolina.  He  was  David  Maybank, 
husband  of  Louise  Jenkins  Maybank  '60,  and  an  invi- 
tation to  their  home  on  the  marsh  for  dinner  ensued. 
Over  boiled  shrimp  and  freshly  picked  corn  at  the 
end  of  their  dock  in  the  marshes,  we  discovered  our 
Sweet  Briar  connection.  Other  guests  were  Mayo  and 
Ellen  Pringle  Read  '60, 

In  North  Carolina  we  were  forced  to  take  refuge 
from  Hurricane  Bertha  in  a  broad  creek  ten  miles 
inland  from  Beaufort.  A  local  resident  invited  boaters  to 
use  her  home,  and  we  gratefully  accepted  after  lashing 
down  eveiything  on  deck  and  setting  three  anchors. 
Though  winds  reached  over  80  mph.  Cormorant 
suffered  no  damage,  and  we  were  soon  on  our  way, 

Anne  Wilson  Rowe  '57  and  Joe  entertained  us 
oxernight  at  their  waterside  home  on  Cuckold  Creek 
off  the  Patuxent  River  in  Maryland,  on  our  last  stretch, 
heading  for  Annapolis, 

On  August  17th  we  were  warmly  welcomed  by 
family  and  friends  upon  arrival  at  the  Crown  Sailing 
Center,  U.S.  Naval  Academy,  Annapolis,  MaryJand. 
Thus  ended  our  journey  of  over  33,000  miles  around 
the  worid. 

Cormorant  is  for  sale  as  we  happily  settle  back 
into  our  house  in  Fredericksburg.  We  shall  miss  the 
camaraderie  and  carefree  life  at  sea,  but  not  the  hard 
work,  uncertain  weather,  and  responsibility.  The 
greatest  change  we  notice  is  in  our  grandchildren,  and 
we  are  ready  to  spend  more  time  with  them. 

I  thank  Nancy  Godwin  Baldwin  '57  for  her 
enthusiasm  in  asking  me  to  recount  our  experiences  in 
the  Sweet  Briar  Alumnae  Magazine.  It  has  indeed  been 
an  honor  to  have  my  story  appear  in  these  pages. 


Cormorant  is  for  sale 
as  we  happily  settle 
back  into  our  house 
in  Fredericksburg. 
We  shall  miss  the 
camaraderie  and 
carefree  life  at  sea, 
but  not  the  hard 
work  uncertain 
weather,  and 
responsibility. 


ALUMNAE  MAGAZINE 


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from  the  museum 


The  Sweet  Briar  Gates 

BY  ANN  MARSHALL  WHITLEY  '47,  CURATOR,  SWEET  BRIAR  MUSEUM 


A 


s  people  pass 
through  the  lovely 
entrance  guarding 
the  road  into  Sweet 
Briar  and  cross 
o\'er  the  bridge  onto  the 
campus,  few  if  any  notice  the 
initials  on  the  old  gratings,  nor 
do  they  realize  that  the  wrought 
iron  pieces  actually  are  the 
original  gates  that  once  were 
used  to  close  off  the  campus 
from  the  road  at  night. 

For  some  years,  the  iron 
gates  were  initialed  "SBl,"  since 
Sweet  Briar  was  chartered 
"Sweet  Briar  Institute"  in  1901. 
Very  early,  the  faculty  and 
students,  and  the  first  president, 
Dr.  Mary  K.  Benedict,  rebelled  at 
the  thought  of  a  fine  women's 
college  being  called  an  institute. 
Somehow  it  sounded  to  them 
like  a  women's  penal  colony 
tucked  into  the  foothills  of  the 
Blue  Ridge  mountains.  In  an 
article  for  the  December  1937 
Alumnae  Magazine,  Dr. 
Benedict  wrote: 

"We  started  as  an  'institute' 
—  were  founded  and  chartered 
as  'Sweet  Briar  Institute!  This 
was  distressing  to  us.  and. 
though  we  always  said  'college. ' 
we  had  to  print  institute. '  Tlw 
u'ordjust  didn  t  seem  to  fit.  fine 
word  though  it  is.  Were  seemed 
to  be  no  way  of  changing  the 
name  formally,  so  I  decided 
with  the  connivance  of  others 
interested  to  just  put  'college' 
wherever  the  word  institute' 
was.  I  wondered  what  the  Board 
would  do  to  me  for  that,  hut  they 
never  took  me  to  task.  I  don 't 
know  whether  we  are  still 
'institute'  under  the  charter  or 
not. " 

The  original  road  that  led 
into  the  Sweet  Briar  plantation 
started  in  present-day 
Faulconerville.  It  curied  around 


The  "SBl"  gates 


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SWEET  BRIAR  COLLEGE 


through  the  woods  and 
fields  past  the  entrance  to 
today's  riding  center,  continued 
up  Monument  Hill  past  the 
graveyard,  tiien  wound  down  in 
gentle  cun'es  past  where  Guion, 
Babcock,  and  the  gym  now 
stand.  The  narrow  dirt  lane  was 
called  Sunset  Road.  It  skirted  the 
East  Dell  to  join  an  even  nar- 
rower dirt  farm  track  that  ran 
behind  Sweet  Briar  House,  then 
twisted  through  today's  hunt 
field,  crossed  the  lake  bed,  and 
e\'entually  found  its  way  through 
fields  and  forest  to  Amherst. 

The  new  college  needed 
another  entrance  to  the  campus 
It  also  needed  a  railroad  station. 
The  nearest  station  going  north 
from  Lynchburg  was  at  Cooh\ell. 
nearly  three  miles  distant.  The 
station  at  Amherst  was  even 
farther  away.  A  cut  was  made 
into  the  hill  on  Mt.  San  Angelo 
land,  and  the  Southern  Railroad 
built  a  small  station  on  a  flat 
spot  just  behind  the  cut. 

Building  roads  was  not  eas\' 
in  the  early  1900s.  Trees  had 
to  be  cut  by  hand,  stumps 
dynamited,  and  the  road  bed 
cleared  of  debris.  Finally,  crushed 
rock  had  to  be  sunk  into  the 
viscid  red  mud  of  Virginia. 

The  old  Sweet  Briar 
plantation  was  laced  with  fields 
separated  by  rock  walls  acting 
as  fences.  Slaves  in  the  18'''  and 
19*  centuries  had  cleared  the 
fields  of  rocks  and  stones  to 
build  the  walls.  These  stone 
fences  were  recycled  through  a 
rock  crusher  and  are  still  the 
bedrock  under  many  of  the 
campus  roads.  Once  the  rock 
was  in  place,  gravel  was  spread 
thickly  on  top.  This  was  kept 
smooth  by  a  huge  road  grader 
pullett  by  a  team  of  twenty 
mules!  The  mules  became 
history  long  ago  as  the  main 
roads  were  hard  surfaced.  The 
20-mule-team  harness  went  to  a 
museum  collection.  Recently  in 
a  massive  campus  cleanup,  the 
old  grader  went  for  scrap  metal. 

A  bridge  was  needed  for 
the  new  entrance  over  Rutledge 
Creek,  which  flows  on  the 


9^* 


The  bridge  onto  campus,  1 91 3 

Sweet  Briar  side  of  the  road.  A 
heavy-duty,  cut-granite  bridge, 
one-carriage-wide,  was 
constructed  —  to  last  like  the 
aqueducts  of  ancient  Rome  — 
and  the  gates  were  installed.  It 
was  the  chore  of  Sweet  Briar's 
one  night  watchman  to  close 
them  ever^'  night. 

There  was  precious  little 
traffic  along  the  road  leading 
past  the  College  because  it  w^as 
either  a  rut-ridden  quagmire  of 
sticky  red  clay  or  a  choking, 
rutted,  lumpy  track  of  thick  pink 
dust.  As  soon  as  the  road  was 
attended  to,  automobiles  came 
to  Sweet  Briar;  the  bridge  had 
to  be  widened  to  accommodate 
cars  and  trucks.  This  was 
achiesed  by  retaining  the 
underpinnings  of  granite,  but 
today's  bridge  is  mostly  brick.  If 
one  looks  over  the  sides  of  the 
bridge's  brick  walls,  one  can  see 
the  granite  blocks  still  firmly  in 
place.  The  gates,  never  closed 
now,  are  part  of  the  entrance 
decoration;  the  "I"  has  been 


deleted  from  the  initials,  but  a 
"C"  was  never  added. 

The  early  "new"  road  into 
the  campus  veered  off  to  the 
left  after  crossing  the  bridge  to 
pass  between  a  long,  shady, 
double  row  of  ginkgo  trees 
which  still  stand.  Eventually  the 
road  was  widened  and  straight- 
ened, but  the  old  roadbed  still 
is  plainly  visible.  In  the  fall,  the 
ginkgo  trees  are  a  lovely  sight 
when  their  little  fan-shaped 
leaves  turn  brilliant  yellow 
against  the  green  pastures  and 
blue  sky  beyond.  Many  artists 
over  the  years  from  the  Virginia 
Center  for  the  Creative  Arts  at 
Mt.  San  Angelo  have  disco\ered 
these  vivid  contrasts;  in  fall  it 
is  not  unusual  to  see  artists 
painting  this  scene,  their  easels 
set  up  on  the  sloping  lawns  at 
the  entrance  to  campus. 

Many  loving  hearts  and 
hands  have  added  to  the  God- 
given  natural  beaut\'  of  Sweet 
Briar.  Recently  a  student  told  me, 
"All  it  took  was  to  drive  over  the 


bridge  and  up  the  road  through 
those  glorious  woods  —  I  knew 
I  wanted  to  stay  here."  A  fitting 
testimonial  to  those  generations 
of  Sweet  Briar  people,  many 
nameless,  who  cared  enough  to 
preser\'e  and  to  add  to  the 
beaurv'  of  Sweet  Briar! 


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EEKEND^^ 
ILLIAMSBURG 


he  off-campus  Board  of 
Directors  meetings  were 
held  in  conjunction  with 
Sweet  Briar's  September 
1996  Recognition  Weekend  at  Kingsmili  Resort 
and  Conference  Center  in  Williamsburg, 
Virginia's  18th-century  Colonial  Capital.  Board 
members,  arriving  Thursday  evening,  worked 
non-stop  during  daytime  hours  Friday  and 
Saturday,  but  took  time  off  for  dinner  at  a 
colonial  tavern  Thursday  evening,  and  joined 
over  100  guests  for  a  cocktail  buffet  Friday 
evening  with  local  alumnae,  and  a  "Colonial 
Groaning  Board"  Saturday  night  dinner.  An 
Alumnae  College  program  was  presented 
Friday  by  Colonial  Williamsburg  historian  and 
actor  John  Hamant:  "Williamsburg:  Before 
and  After"  —  a  slide  lecture  and  dramatic 
presentation  about  the  story  of  Williamsburg's 
restoration  in  the  early  20th  century.  Sunday 
offered  a  tour  of  Carter's  Grove  before 
attendees  returned  to  the  20th  century. 


Recognition  Weetcend 

1 996  guests  were  led  to 

dinner  Saturday  night  by 

the  fife  and  drum:  a 

gloriously  rousing,  happy 

passage  to  a  Groaning 

Board  feast! 


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SWEET  BRIAR  COLLEGE 


CLOCKWISE  FROM  TOP  LEFT: 
Recognize  a  "dancer"  recruited  from 
the  dinner  guests? 

Gordon  Beemer  H'21 ,  husband  of 
the  late  Florence  Woeifel  Eiston- 
Beemer  '21 ,  sports  his  tricorn  hat 


Wendy  Weiler  '71; 
Chadsey  '44 


Murrell  Rickards 


Leigh  Meyer  Mitcheli  '87,  Peninsula 
Club  president,  registers  guests  for 
Friday  cocktail  buffet 

One  person  at  each  Groaning  Board 
table  discovered  a  tricorn  hat  under  his 
chair;  this  meant  that  he  was  the  server! 
Walter  Brown  H'49,  former  Board 
chair,  does  his  duty;  Ann  Ritchey 
Baruch  '62,  SB  Board,  accepts 
tenderloin  of  beef 

Buffet  guests  enjoy  Kingsmill  Terrace 


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CLOCKWISE 
FROM  TOP  LEFT: 

Strolling  minstrels  sing  to 
Bradley  Hale,  vice  chair, 
SB  Board:  Dr.  Kathy 
Upchurch  Takvorian  '72; 
Dr.  "Tak"  Takvorian 

Debby  &  Paul  Dudman 
(SB  Board),  parents 
of  Amelia  '96  and 
Katie  '99:  Vaughan  Inge 
Morrissette  '54  (SB  Board) 

Adele  Vogel  Harrell  '62: 
Bill  Pusey  (husband  of 
Patti  Powell  Pusey  '60): 
Parker  Harrell  (SB  Board) 

Thursday  night  gathering 
of  members  of  President 
Muhlenfeld's  family:  sister- 
in-law  Judee  Showalter  & 
brother  Ed:  mother 
Connie  Showalter:  Betsy 
Muhlenfeld:  father  Merle 
Showalter:  daughter 
Allison  Muhlenfeld: 
husband  Laurin  Wollan 

New  Board  of  Directors 
members:  Jane  Merkle 
Borden  '65:  Bee  Newman 
Thayer  '61 :  L.  Parker 
Harrell,  Jr.  (husband  of 
Adele  Vogel  '62):  Dr.  Mary 
Fleming  Finlay  '66.  Not 
pictured:  Lee  Foley  '96; 
Cotesworth  Pinckney, 
husband  of  Helen 
Raney  '66 

Joseph  &  Susan  Hight 
Rountree  '59 

Julia  Mills  Jacobsen  '45 
and  Jake 

Nannette  McBurney 
Crowdus  '57  (SB  Board): 
Monica  Dean,  SB  director, 
public  relations;  Nancy 
Godwin  Baldwin  '57, 
editor.  Alumnae 
Magazine;  Sandra  Taylor 
Craighead  '74 


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SWEET  BRIAR  COLLEGE 


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CLOCKWISE 
FROM  TOP  LEFT: 

The  Colonial  Dancers 
entertain  during  dinner 

Denton  Freeman 
Kump  '88;  Jennifer 
Crossland  '86 

Faith  Rahmer 
Croker  '54,  chair. 
Williamsburg  Weekend 
Committee,  welcomes 
guests 

Seated:  Kitchey 
Roseberry  Tolleson  '52; 
General  George  S. 
Patton;  Sara  Finnegan 
Lycett  '61 .  chair,  SB 
Board;  Joanne 
Holbrook  Patton  '52, 
secretary,  SB  Board 

Jack  S.  and  Donna 
Pearson  Josey  '64 
enjoy  Saturday  night 
pre-dinner  reception 

Catherine  Caldwell 
Cabaniss  '61 ;  Brad 
Thayer,  husband 
of  Bee  Newman 
Thayer  '61 

Ike  and  Sara  Finnegan 
Lycett  '61 .  talk  with 
Julia  Gray  Saunders 
Michaux  '39 


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The  Williamsburg 
Weekend  produced 
many  mini  reunions; 
our  roving 

photographer  caught 
the  following  ones. 

CLOCKWISE  FROM  TOP: 
Class  of  1949: 
Walter  H.  Brown,  H'49; 
Caroline  Casey  McGehee; 
Joan  McCarthy 
Whiteman;  Weston 
Whiteman;  Kitty  Hart 
Belew;  Elizabeth  Wellford 
Bennett;  Bunny  Barnett 
Brown 

Class  of  1995: 

Jessica  Johns;  Meredith 

Williams;  Kathy  Whitby 

Class  of  1959: 
Ann  Young  Bloom 
(National  Reunion  Gifts 
Chair);  Betsy  Smith  White 
(SB  Board) 

Class  of  1965: 
Jane  Merkle  Borden  & 
Eugenia  Dickey  Caldwell, 
SB  Board  members 

Class  of  1968: 
Stephanie  Bredin 
Speakman  (SB  Board); 
Lynne  Gardner  Detmer 

Class  of  1964; 
Donna  Pearson  Josey; 
Molly  Johnson  Nelson 
(SB  Board  &  co-chair, 
Boxwood  Circle 
Committee);  Jo  Ann 
Soderquist  Kramer  (co- 
chair.  Boxwood  Circle 
Committee) 

Class  of  1961: 

Bee  Newman  Thayer  (SB 

Board);  Janet  Cook 

Stephens;  Sara  Finnegan 

Lycett;  Catherine  Caldwell 

Cabaniss 

Class  of  1954: 
Vaughan  Inge  Morrissette; 
Meriwether  Hodges 
Major;  Mary  Robb  Freer; 
Faith  Rahmer  Croker 


The  weekend's  festive 
activities  were  planned 
by  Williamsburg 
alumna  Faith  Rahmer 
Croker  '54  and  her 
committee  of  volunteers 
from  SBC's  Peninsula 
Club:  Dale  Banford 
Banning  '85:  Margaret 
Cook  '59;  Virginia 
Baldwin  Cox  '69:  Lynne 
Gardner  Detmer  '68: 
Elizabeth  Kyle 
Donahue  '82:  Mary 
Jane  Rods  Fenn  '54: 
Deborah  Gabriel 
Glascock  '75:  Susanna 
Broaddus  Hickman  '88: 
Debra  Bogdan  Hill  '73; 
Leigh  Meyer  Mitchell  '87; 
Barbara  Pinnell 
Pritchard  '54:  Ashley 
Hudgins  Rice  '47: 
Frances  L.  Robb  '48; 
Susan  Hight 
Rountree  '59;  Polly 
Vandeventer 
Saunders  '46:  Janet 
Cook  Stephens  '61;  and 
Elizabeth  McLemore 
While  '70 


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SWEET  BRIAR  COLLEGE 


spotlight 


Mobilian  Delights 
in  Effort  to  Restore 
iVIount  Vernon 

She's  one  of  30  women  from 
across  the  nation  to  serve  on 
estate's  preservation  board 

By  Jeff  Hardy,  Washington  Bureau 

The  wharf  at  George 
Washington's  estate 
affords  a  striking  view  of 
the  Potomac  River  on  this  sunny, 
wind-blown  spring  day. 

Wooden  ships  of  long  ago 
came  to  a  wharf  like  this,  drop- 
ping off  supplies  or  picking  up 
crops  and  other  goods  from  the 
Southern  gentleman's  8,000-acre, 
18th-century  Tidewater  plantation. 

These  days,  another  South- 
erner oversees  the  preservation  of 
the  estate  that  the  nation's  first 
president  developed. 

"This  is  without  a  doubt  the 
most  exciting  thing, "  said  Mrs.  H. 
Taylor  Morrissette,  a  regal,  white- 
haired  Mobilian,  whose  cherubic 
face  and  lively  gray  eyes  light  up 
when  someone  asks  about 
Washington's  Mount  Vernon. 

"I  just  enjoy  working  with 
these  women  and  everyone  else 
to  cultivate  special  ideas  for 
presenting  George  Washington 
the  man  to  the  nation." 

She  is  one  of  30  women,  each 
from  a  different  state,  sending  on 
the  national  preservation  board 
for  Washington's  estate,  which  is 
now  500  acres.  She  has  been 
regent  of  this  Mount  Vernon 
Ladies  Association  since  1993. 

The  nonprofit  association  — 
the  oldest  preservation  society 
run  by  women  —  raised  $200,000 
to  buy  the  mansion  and  the 
surrounding  200  acres  from 
Washington's  greatgrandnephew, 
John  Augustine  Washington,  Jr.  in 
1858,  saving  it  from  \irtual  ruin. 

Since  then,  the  women  have 
worked,  without  federal  funding, 
to  restore  and  maintain  the 
mansion  and  grounds  as 
Washington  left  them. 


At  the  moment,  they  are  using 
part  of  their  $15  million  budget  as 
well  as  a  $1.75  million  donation 
from  the  W.K.  Kellogg  Foundation 
to  build  the  Pioneer  Farmer 
project.  In  the  %12  million 
project,  demonstrations  of  18th- 
centuiy  agricultural  techniques, 
and  cultivation  of  old-fashioned 
crops,  will  display  Washington's 
impact  on  farming  at  the  time. 

She  won't  say  it,  but  staff 
members  say  Mrs.  Morrissette's 
guidance,  energy  and  curious 
mischievous  personality  have  a 
lot  to  do  with  \\\\M  is  happening 
at  Mount  Vernon. 

"She's  a  pistol,"  said  Dennis 
Pogue,  director  of  restoration. 
"She's  a  major  contributor  to  this 
extremely  proactive  side  of  the 
organization." 

Mrs.  Morrissette's  civic 
involvement  is  not  limited  to  her 
10  years  as  Alabama's  representa- 
tive on  Mount  Vernon's  board. 
She  serves  on  boards  of  the 
Mobile  Infirmary,  the  Alabama 
Shakespeare  Festival,  the  Alabama 
School  of  Math  and  Science 
Foundation,  the  United  Way  of 
South  Alabama  and  the  Historic 
Mobile  Preservation  Society,  to 
name  a  few. 

"If  she's  on  the  board  of  some 
group  or  involved  in  something, 
she  takes  a  ver>'  active  part  in  it," 
said  Jean  Wentworth,  executive 
director  of  the  Mobile  Historic 
Society.  Her  daughter,  Lynn,  is 
married  to  Mrs.  Morrissette's  son, 
Taylor. 

"She's  very  well  known  in 
Mobile  and  very  well  thought  of," 
Mrs.  Wentworth  said. 

Mrs.  Morrissette's  husband, 
Taylor,  died  in  1990.  He  was 
president  of  Colonial  Sugars  in 
Mobile.  Their  daughter,  three 
sons  and  10  grandchildren  live  in 
Spring  Hill. 

"Cleariy,  she  is  one  of  the 
most  active  women  in  South 
Alabama,  largely  because  when 
she  is  involved  in  something,  you 
know  it  is  going  to  be  done  right 


Vaughan  Morrissette 

and  with  cla,ss,"  said  U.S.  Rep. 
Sonny  Callahan,  R-Mobile. 

Her  ambitions  are  large  for  the 
Pioneer  Farmer  project  at  Mount 
Vernon,  set  for  completion  in 
September,  just  five  months  away. 

At  a  former  swamp  that 
Washington  called  "Hell  Hole," 
near  the  wharf,  visitors  will  find  a 
working  farm  where  they  can 
participate  in  the  planting  and 
harvesting. 

The  centerpiece  of  the  project 
is  the  reconstruction  of  a  16-sided 
wheat-threshing  bam.  The  original 
handwritten  plan  for  Washington's 
innovati\e  barn,  designed  in 
1792,  is  housed  at  the  Library  of 
Congress. 


The  ladies  association  owns  a 
1795  plan  of  the  barnyard 
complex,  which  includes  stables, 
corn  houses,  fencing  and  live- 
stock pens. 

Mrs.  Morrissette  and  others 
hope  the  four-acre  project  reveals 
Washington's  place  as  a  leader  in 
U.S.  agriculture,  a  large-scale 
farmer  with  a  desire  to  conduct 
major  experiments  to  increase 
efficiency  and  conservation. 

"When  we  ask  people  what 
they  would  like  to  see  here,  many 
of  them  say  we  do  a  wonderful 
job  with  the  mansion  and  the 
plants  and  the  grounds  and 
things,  but  they  would  like  to 
know  more  about  the  man,"  Mrs. 


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Morrissette  said.  "Children 
now  want  to  be  like  sports  figures 
and  rock  stars  and  we  want  to 
bring  George  Washington  back  to 
life  as  the  man  he  was." 

Reprinted  with  permission 
from  the  April  29, 1996  edition  of 
The  Mobile  Press  Register. 

Editor's  Note:  Sweet  Briar 
College  is  well  represented  on  the 
Mount  X'ernon  Board!  In  addition 
to  Vaughan.  who  senses  as  regent 
(chair),  fi\e  other  alumnae  repre- 
sent their  states  as  vice-regents: 
Frances  Claiborne  Guy  '42,  VA; 
Gene  Smith  '55,  MO;  Derrill 
Maybank  Hagood  '55,  SC;  Lynn 
Crosby  Gammiil  '58,  MS;  Barbara 
Chase  Webber  '54,  TX. 


Cheryl  Fortin  Young  '85: 
Member  of  the  Water 
Rescue  Team,  1996 
Olympics 

A  number  of  SBC  family  members 
took  part  in  the  '96  Olympics,  but 
Cbeiyl  )'oiiiig  '85  may  be  the  only 
one  who  did  so  seren  months 
pregnant!  She  sent  the  following 
record  of  her  participation  as  a 
rescue  team  member  at  the 
Olympic  Yachting  Centennial 
Games. 

Iliad  the  opportunity  this 
summer  to  participate  in 
staging  the  Olympic  Games. 
The  Yachting  venue  opened  on 
July  6;  practice  races  began  July 
21.  I  spent  si.x  days  in  Savannah 
working  water  rescue  for  the 
sailors.  Although  my  responsibili- 
ties kept  me  on  the  water  from 
7:30  a.m.  to  6:00  or  7:00  p.m.. 
there  was  plenty  of  time  for  fun.  I 
met  many  of  the  American  sailors; 
one  of  them,  Courtney  Becker- 
Dey  was  a  childhood  friend  I 
used  to  sail  with  on  Long  Island 
Sound.  She  won  a  Bronze  Medal 
for  the  USA  in  the  Europe  class! 

I  also  met  an  international 
group  of  volunteers  helping  to 
stage  the  events.  Some  were  local 
Savannah  yachtsmen;  others  were 
athletes  who  failed  to  make  their 
country's  sailing  team.  Some  were 


Olympic  sponsors'  employees 
( profes.sional  Swatchlimers).  The 
long  days  were  rewarding,  with 
much  camaraderie  and  sense  of 
accomplishment.  Although  seven 
months  pregnant,  1  felt  energized 
throughout  the  competition  —  a 
unique  experience,  the  sort  of 
opportunity'  one  must  grab  when 
it  presents  itself. 

With  over  80  countries  and 
450  athletes,  the  Yachting  events 
were  inspiring.  Yachting  is  one  of 
the  oldest  sports  in  the  Olympics, 
entering  the  program  in  1900. 
Women  have  always  been 
allowed  to  compete  with  men, 
but  it  was  not  until  1988  that  the 
first  women's  event,  the  470,  was 
introduced. 

There  were  10  e\ents  sailed  in 
eight  classes  of  boats.  All  events 
competed  in  fleet  race  format 
(where  all  boats  race  against  each 
other).  The  Solings  raced  in  fleet 
format  for  ten  races,  then  the  top 
six  boats  moved  on  to  matched 
racing  (where  one  boat  races 
against  another).  There  were  four 
race  courses,  one  in  Wassaw 
Sound  and  three  in  the  Atlantic 
outside  the  Sound.  They  all  raced 
an  outer-loop  Olympic  Trapezoid. 

Sailing  requires  speed,  strength, 
and  strategv.  A  sailor  must  be  fast 


enough  to  win  the  race,  strong 
enough  to  race  a  second  race,  and 
must  understand  the  conditions 
well  enoLigh  to  develop  a  winning 
strategy.  The  courses  are  very 
dynamic,  set  up  in  alignment  with 
the  wind:  if  the  wind  changes,  the 
course  changes.  Each  fleet  of 
boats  has  a  different  size  and 
configuration  to  their  course  — 
the  Mistral  boats  have  the  shortest 
course,  the  keelboats  the  longest. 
This  is  determined  with  target 
times  which  range  from  35  to  75 
minutes. 

All  the  boats  are  one  design 
—  constructed  to  precise  size  and 
weight  specifications:  when  all 
boats  are  identical,  it  is  the  best 
sailor  who  wins,  not  the  one  who 
can  afford  the  best  equipment. 
Prior  to  the  competition,  boats 
were  measured  to  ensure  that 
they  were  within  specifications 
set  for  each  class  of  boat.  The 
Atlanta  Committee  for  the 
Olympic  Games  (ACOG)  provided 
the  boats  for  the  single-handed 
classes.  The  athletes  provided 
boats  for  all  the  other  classes, 

ACOG  built  a  Day  Marina,  as 
Savannah  did  not  have  a  marina 
large  enough  or  in  a  convenient 
location  for  housing  and  launching. 
It  was  amazing  to  .see  this  floating 


Cheryl  prepares  to  distribute 
water 


dock  implemented!  The  threat  of 
"Bertha"  sent  many  sailors  and 
volunteers  into  a  frenzy,  but  I  was 
very  impressed  with  the  ACOG's 
organization  and  effort. 

My  water  rescue  responsibilities 
included  giving  sailors  water  and 
being  available  in  time  of  medical 
emergency.  1  helped  a  day  each 
on  Start,  Finish,  and  Mark  boats. 
The  water  rescue  boat  was  an  18' 
rubber  Zodiac  with  a  90  HP 
Mercury  engine.  I  carried  a  basic 
medical  kit,  a  lifeguard  rescue 
tube,  and  plenty  of  water  and 
Poweraid.  The  temperatures  were 
in  the  upper  '90s  each  day  with 
an  e.xtremely  high  heat  index.  We 
had  days  of  no  wind,  and  days  of 
thunderstorms  with  50  mph  v\inds 
when  races  v\ere  cancelled  or 
delayed. 

It  was  \ery  rewarding  to  be 
part  of  such  an  international 
production.  Although  the  coming 
months  will  center  around  my 
family  and  our  next  baby,  I  will 
.ilways  cherish  those  few  days 
spent  supporting  the  Centennial 
Celebration  of  the  summer 
Olympic  Games. 

Ed.  note:  Kayla  Rebecca 
Young  was  bom  "right  on  time" 
September  13.  weighing  in  at  7 
lbs..  4  1/2  oz.  Well  done.  Cheryl! 


Cheryl  Young  on  her  rescue  boat,  Safety  2.  an  1 8'  Zodiac  with  90  HP 
Mercury  outboard  motor 


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SWEET  BRIAR  COLLEGE 


AKALYOTA: 

Bringing  Together  a 
Classical  Collection 

By  Judith  Evans  Grubbs, 
Associate  Professor,  Classical 
Studies,  and  Rebecca  Massie 
Lane,  Director  of  College 
Galleries  &  Arts  Management 

This  exhibition  is  the 
cuhnination  of  study  by 
Sweet  Briar  Turning 
Point  student  Karia  Faulconer. 
"AKALYnTA"  includes 
classical  artifacts,  late  19th/early 
20th  centur)'  plaster  casts  of  the 
Parthenon's  West  Frieze,  early 
20th  century  posters  portraying 
ancient  Greek  and  Roman 
costumes,  and  two  Piranesi 
engravings  of  Rome. 

President  Elisabeth 
Muhlenfeld  said,  in  the  exhibition 
catalog,  "'AKALYTITA:  Bringing 
Together  a  Classical  Collection,' 
is  a  fine  example  of  under- 
graduate research.  The  exhibition 
is  realized  through  the  collabo- 
ration of  several  academic 
components  of  the  College 
(Classical  Studies,  Art  Galleries, 
and  Honors  Program),  and  shows 
what  can  be  accomplished  at  an 
institution  like  Sweet  Briar 
where  such  interdisciplinary 
projects  are  not  only  possible 
but  actually  encouraged. 

"In  a  real  sense,  this  project 
is  a  culmination  of  several 
historical  strains  at  Sweet  Briar. 
Today's  Classical  Studies 
Department  grew 
from  a  long 
tradition  of 
Latin,  , 


Greek,  and  classical  studies, 
dating  back  to  the  founding  of 
the  College.  Likewise,  the  college 
art  collection  began  early  in 
Sweet  Briar's  history,  with 
Professor  Magoffin's  gift  and  the 
activities  of  the  Friends  of  Art  in 
the  1930s.  The  Arts  Management 
Program  and  Pannell  Art  Gallery 
were  established  in  1984  and 
have  grown  in  response  to  the 
demand  in  the  field  of  the  arts 
for  well-educated,  trained 
professionals." 

Karla  Faulconer  is  a  Turning 
Point  Junior  (a  student  of  non- 
traditional  age).  Karia  was 
awarded  one  of  the  four  1996 
Sweet  Briar  Summer  Research 
Fellowships  sponsored  by  the 
Flonors  Program.  The  Honors 
Program  offers  challenging 
academic  opportunities,  includ- 
ing seminars,  independent 
research,  and  co-curricular 
activities.  It  is  designed  for 
students  of  exceptional  initiative 
and  ability.  Under  the  guidance 
of  Associate  Professor  of 
Classical  Studies,  Judith  Evans 
Grubbs,  and  Director  of  College 
Galleries  &  Arts  Management, 
Rebecca  Massie  Lane,  Karia 
undertook  to  combine  her 
studies  in  classics  with  curatorial 
research  and  classification, 
culminating  in  the  creation  of 
this  exhibition  and  catalog. 

■We  anticipate  that  Karia's 
research  will  benefit  future 
Sweet  Briar  students  who  will 
utilize  the  classics  collection  for 
further  research  and  study.  They 
may  uncover  new  information 

about  these  objects,  which 


Karla  Faulconer 

will  supplement  and  perhaps 
even  correct  our  current  classifi- 
cations. Opportunities  will  open 
for  students  to  research  the  items 
in  a  larger  cultural  and  artistic 
context.  In  addition,  Karia's  work 
will  greatly  enliance  the  teaching 
potential  of  the  collection. 

In  addition  to  sen'ing  the 
Classical  Studies  and  Art  History 
Departments  at  Sweet  Briar,  the 
exhibition  will  have  broader 
impact,  both  within  the  college 
and  without.  In  addition  to  its 
appeal  to  surrounding  college 
audiences  and  the  general 
population,  we  anticipate 


serving  many  pupils  in  the 
Amherst  County  Public  Schools 
through  our  docent  tour  program. 

The  gallery  director,  in 
collaboration  with  Amherst 
County  Schools  gifted  coordina- 
tor, Kay  Brimijoin,  received 
funding  from  the  Virginia 
Commission  for  the  Arts  to 
support  the  1996-97  school  tour 
program,  "The  Classical  'Worid  in 
■Virginia."  The  tour  program  will 
center  around  the  AKALYTITA 
exhibition  and  will  also  include 
support  for  the  outdoor  architec- 
tural treasure  hunt,  which  will 
feature  Sweet  Briar's  historic 
Georgian  buildings.  Combining 
architecture,  artifacts,  and  later 
artwork,  schoolchildren  will  gain 
a  multimedia  appreciation  for 
classical  art  and  architecture.  'We 
anticipate  that  every  fourth  and 
fifth  grade  student  in  Amherst 
County,  and  the  Tye  River 
School  fifth  graders  from  Nelson 
County,  will  see  the  exhibition 
and  participate  in  the  outdoor 
architectural  treasure  hunt. 
Linking  to  the  fourth  graders' 
study  of  Thomas  Jefferson,  a 
tour  of  Jefferson's  Poplar  Forest 
will  also  be  integrated  into  the 
program. 


Drawing  by  Karla  Faulconer,  Large  Fibula,  bronze,  CL.M.010A/B/C, 
8  cm  X  5  1/2  cm,  Etruscan,  7th  Century  BO,  provenance  unknown 


Lendon  Grey  '71  Caught  In  Action! 

Cissy  Humphrey  '76  snapped  this  photo  as  Lendon 
"demonstrated  her  riding  talents  and  helped  to  educate  the 
audience  and  the  judges  on  the  complexities  of  the  dressage 
and  equestrian  competitions"  at  the  '96  Olympics  (See 
"Spotlight,"  Summer  '96  Alumnae  Magazine). 


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club  corner 


▲  Oklahoma  City,  OK  Alumnae  and  Current  Student  Luncheon,  Summer 
1996:  Rebecca  Hamby  '99;  Marjorie  Newell  Curlee  '51 :  Martha  Tisdale  Cordell  '82; 
Elaine  Schuster  '58;  Katie  Gumerson  '97,  hostess;  Beth  McMahan  Tolbert  '57; 
Katy  Dudman  '99;  Lucinda  Hart  Kennon  '72 


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▲  Indianapolis,  IN:  Ten  alumnae  gathered  May  1 1 , 
'96  at  the  home  of  Jane  Tatman  Walker  '60,  secretary, 
Alumnae  Association  Board.  Dues  were  collected;  the 
Club  sent  $50  to  Friends  of  the  Library  in  memory  of 
Virginia  Foster  Gruen  '34;  $50  to  Friends  of  Art;  and 
$250  to  the  Indianapolis  Endov\ie<ii6cholarship  Fund. 
CLOCKWISE  FROM  TOP  LEFT:  Flavia  Collins 
Machado  '95;  Meg  Myers  Sullivan  '74;  Karen 
Giogetti  '95  •  Jane  Rice  McPherson  '44;  Nancy  Kegley 
Jenkins  '42  •  Jo  Bierhaus  Barrow  '52;  Janet  Martin 
Bennett  '40 


mini  reunion 


▲  Charlotte,  NC:  A  New  and  Returning  Student  Party 
was  held  at  the  home  of  Frances  Gilbert  Browne  '56, 
Alumnae  Association  Board,  last  August. 
CLOCKWISE  FROM  TOP:  Frances  Gilbert  Browne  '56; 
Brandon  Holland  '96;  Sara  Selby  '96;  Elizabeth  Dunck  '95; 
Rachel  Briers  '96;  Margaret  Williams,  SBC  Director  of 
Admissions;  Kaky  Connors  Cassada  '86,  Charlotte  Club 
President;  Betsy  Smith  White  '59,  SBC  Board  of  Directors 
•  Sarah  Dorminey  '99;  Elizabeth  Melvin  '99;  Jill  Triana  '99; 
Margaret  Williams;  Brandi  Whitley  '99  •  Gregor  Lee  '00  • 
Carol  Skriloff  '00 


A  Very  Special  '57  Mini  Reunion  —  of 
Bridesmaids!!  — from  Nannette  McBurney  '57 
and  Bill  Crowdus'  Wedding  —  with  Three 
Spouses  Added,  July  1996,  Spring  Lake,  Ml 

Bill  Crowdus;  Lee  Haskell  Vest;  Diane  Duffield 
Wood;  Cynnie  Wilson  Ottaway;  Sandy  Wood; 
Nannette;  John  Ottaway 


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SWEET  BRIAR  COLLEGE 


sweet  briar  in  the  news 


In  the  space  of  a  few  short  weeks  in  August  and 
September,  Sweet  Briar  received  accolades  from  several 
national  publications,  confirming  what  we've  known  all 
along:  that  Sweet  Briar  is  a  premiere  liberal  arts  college 
for  women,  A  few  highlights: 

Money  Magazine:  Sweet  Briar  again  has  been 
named  one  of  the  top  100  colleges  in  the  nation  by 
Money  magazine,  based  on  academic  quality  in  relation 
to  cost.  Sweet  Briar  is  ranked  *39  overall,  and  #3  out  of 
the  100  after  financial  aid  is  factored  in.  Money  also 
ranked  Sweet  Briar  *2  among  women's  colleges,  #9 
among  small  liberal  arts  colleges,  and  #8  overall  in  the 
Mid-Atlantic  region.  A  fine  showing' 

U.S.  News  &  World  Report  Magazine:  In  its 
annual  fall  America 's  Best  Colleges  issue,  U.S.  News  also 
ranks  Sweet  Briar  a  best  value  based  on  its  published 
cost  in  relation  to  its  academic  quality.  Sweet  Briar  places 
37"'  in  the  "national  liberal  arts "  category. 

In  its  overall  college  rankings,  U.S.  News  lists  Sweet 
Briar  in  its  "second  tier,"  the  upper  half  of  160  national 
liberal  arts  colleges.  The  only  'Virginia  institution  ranked 
higher  is  'Washington  &  Lee  University. 

In  both  the  Money  and  the  U.S.  News  rankings,  it  is 
interesting  to  note  that  Sweet  Briar  is  considered  a  "best 
value  for  quality  in  relation  to  cost"  both  before  and  after 
financial  aid  is  factored  in. 

Time  Magazine:  Time  magazine,  in  its  very  first 
college  guide,  ranks  Sweet  Briar  in  the  top  20  colleges 
in  the  nation  in  the  categories  of  student  satisfaction, 
beautiful  campus,  student  financial  aid  satisfaction,  and 
alumni  support  per  student.  Sweet  Briar  alumnae  giving 
per  student  enrolled  places  it  third  among  the  nation's 
colleges!  Thank  voii! 

The  Princeton  Review:  For  the  fifth  year  in  a  row, 
Sweet  Briar  students  ranked  their  professors  and  school 
among  the  best  of  the  310  top  colleges  in  the  countiy, 
according  to  a  survey  of  56,000  students  conducted  by 
the  Princeton  Review  test-coaching  firm  for  the  1997 
edition  of  its  book,  Tlje  Student  Advantage  Guide  to  the 
Best  310  Colleges 

Students  rated  Sweet  Briar  among  the  top  20  colleges 
in  each  of  the  following  categories: 

•  Quality  of  Life:  "Great  food"  (#3);  "Beautiful  campus" 
(#4);  The  best  quality  of  life  (*5);  "Happy  students" 
(*6);  and  "Dorms  like  palaces"  (»8). 

•  Academics:  "Professors  make  themselves  accessible" 
(*3);  and  "Professors  bring  material  to  life"  (^11). 

•  Administration:  "Students  happy  with  financial  aid" 
(*16);  and  "Things  run  smoothly"  (*19). 

•  Social  Life:  "Old-fashioned  dating"  (#17). 

The  Princeton  Review's  book  differs  from  other 
guidebooks  because  of  the  number  of  students  polled 
about  their  own  campuses.  The  book  also  provides 
in-depth  descriptions  and  statistics  about  admissions, 
financial  aid,  and  student  body  demographics  for  the 
310  best  colleges  in  the  country. 

We  will  be  sharing  more  good  news  with  you  as  it 


comes  in.  In  fact,  you  can  learn  the  news  as  it  happens 
because  of  our  technology  update! 

Teclinology  Update:  Sweet  Briar  is  keeping  up  with 
the  rapid  ad\ancements  in  technology.  You  can  access 
us  on  the  worid  wide  web  if  you  have  that  capability. 
Simply  go  to  Sweet  Briar's  home  page  and  click  on  the 
"News  @  SBC,  Campus  News."  This  links  you  into  up-to- 
the-minute  information  from  our  Public  Relations  Office. 


Sweet  Briar 
alumnae  giving 
per  student 
enrolled  places 
it  third  among 
the  nation's 
colleges! 


sweet  briar  on  the  go! 


TOP:  Travelers  on  the  "Scandinavia  and  the  Baltic  Sea  —  Fjords  and 
Capitals"  Alumnae  College  Tour,  July  1996;  photo  aboard  the  Minerva 

L-r,  seated:  Kathy  Tarns:  Sara  Finnegan  Lycett  '61 ;  Ike  Lycett.  1st  row:  Kitty 
Guerrant  Fields  '53:  Ginny  Bogardus;  Meri  Hodges  Major  '54:  Nancy  Weber: 
Patsy  Davin  Robinson  '49:  Anne  Corbitt  Little  '34:  Alice  Trout  Hagan  '49:  Sally 
Tarns  Kreker  '39;  Lee  Montague  Watts  '39;  Louise  Creal;  Sue  Ciement;  Jocelyn 
Richards  (Travel  Dynamics  Tour  Guide):  Shannon  Clement.  2nd  row:  George 
Bogardus;  Katie  Erickson;  Grace  Bugg  Muller-Thym  '42;  Becky  Holmes:  Audrey 
Lahman  Rosselot  '48;  Anne  Sheffield  Hale  '54;  Bunny  Barnett  Brown  '49;  Betsy 
Gilmer  Tremain  '42;  Walter  Brown  H'49;  Mike  Tremain;  Bradley  Hale. 

BOTTOM:  Participants  in  SBC's  "Cultural  Seminar  in  Alsace,"  June  1996  in 
Keiserburg,  Alsace,  France  ("Where  we  had  a  fabulous  lunch  a  la  SBCI") 

L-r:  Dr.  M.  Elizabeth  "Lee"  Tidball  {former  SBC  Board  of  Directors):  Dr.  Charles 
Tidball:  Mimi  and  husband  Carl  Darrow.  Lee  and  Mimi  were  Mt.  Holyoke 
classmates. 


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notices,  passages,  recent  deaths 


Recent  Deaths 

Mrs.  John  K.  Desmond 

(Sarah  Seidel  Evans  AC) 

June  28,  1996 
Mrs.  Lewis  Henshaw 

(Dorothy  Cummings  '26) 

Word  received  July  1996 
Mrs.  Charies  G.  Baber 

(Lucy  Harrison  Miller  '30) 

July  '27,  1996 
Mrs.  J.  Elvey  Thomas 

(Martha  Tillery  '31) 

June  27,  1996 
Mrs.  Walter  O.  Foote 

(Elizabeth  Douglass  '32) 

December  1995 
Mrs.  George  R.  Hill 

(Ann  Anthony  '32) 

April  24,  1996 
Mrs.  John  T.  McRae 

(Ruth  Remon  '32) 

July  19,  1996 
Mrs.  Lewis  F.  Powell,  Jr. 

(Josephine  Pierce  Rucker  '33) 

July  24,  1996 
Mrs.  William  S.  Clark 

(Carolyn  E.  Carter  '34) 

May  25,  1996 
Mrs.  Paul  Mowry 

(Virginia  C.  Morgan  '35) 

May  26,  1996 
Mrs.  Robert  A.  Holloway 

(Pollyanna  E.  Shotwell  '38) 

July  13,  1996 
Mrs.  Edwin  B.  Brooks 

(Ruth  Louise  Daugherty  '39) 

July  17,  1996 
Mrs.  Pierre  Maton 

(June  Claire  Allen  '45) 

1995 
Mrs.  Sidney  N.  Sanner 

(Jacqueline  Ann  Murray  '47) 

July,  1996 
Mrs.  John  V.  Lockhart 

(Frances  Cornwell  '57) 

May  10,  1996 
Mrs.  Ann  C.  Keane 

(Ann  Cleaveland  Miindy  '"'4) 

May  16,  1996 

If  you  wish  to  write  to  a  member 
of  the  family  of  someone  recently 
deceased,  please  contact  the 
Alumnae  Office  for  name  and 
address. 


Kathenne  Blount  Andersen 

Katherine  Blount 
Andersen  '26 
1904-1996 

Katherine  "Kitty "  Blount 
Andersen,  a  leading  figure  in  the 
history  of  Andersen  Windows  of 
Bayport,  MN  and  a  philanthropist 
who  worked  to  improve  her 
community,  died  August  21,  1996, 
peacefully  at  home  at  the  age  of 
91.  A  devoted  Sweet  Briar 
alumna,  she  was  a  giving  spirit 
who  touched  the  lives  of  many 
people  with  her  caring  and 
generosity. 

The  widow  of  longtime 
Andersen  Windows  president 
Fred  Andersen,  who  died  in  1979, 
Kitty's  work  for  the  Andersen 
Corporation  included  serving  on 
its  board  of  directors  for  50  years 
(1943-1993).  and  as  Women's 
Personnel  Director  when  women 
were  first  hired  in  the  factory' 
during  Worid  War  II.  She  also 
started  a  soup  canteen  in  1943  to 
provide  hot  meals  for  employees. 

Prior  to  her  marriage  in  1941, 
Kitty  received  a  Master  of  Science 
degree  from  the  Graduate  School 
of  New  York  University  in  1933. 
She  worked  in  a  laboratory  for 
the  Department  of  Health  in  New 
York  City,  studying  different 
strains  of  pneumococcus. 

Lipon  her  arrival  in  Bayport, 
she  became  an  active  community 
volunteer.  A  philanthropist  of 
wide-ranging  interests,  her 
primary  focus  was  on  youth  and 
seniors;  she  was  particulariy 
supportive  of  the  Boy  Scouts  and 
Giri  Scouts,  Kitty  also  maintained 
an  interest  in  medical  research. 


and  a  love  of  nature  and 
gardening. 

A  friend  noted  in  an  obituary 
notice  in  the  August  22,  1996 
Saint  Paul  Pioneer  Press  that  she 
was  "very  warm  and  intensely 
concerned  about  individuals...! 
would  describe  her  as  a  favorite 
aunt." 


Janet  Gager 
1924-1996 

With  sadness  we  note  the 
death  of  Janet  Kelso  Lowrey 
Gager,  who  retired  from  Sweet 
Briar  in  1987  as  director  of  public 
relations  and  publications.  Janet 
died  Thursday,  July  18,  in  Port 
Chester,  N^',  after  suffering  a 
stroke  on  June  22. 

Janet  grew  up  in  Memphis,  TN 
and  in  1944,  received  her  bachelor's 
degree  from  Southwestern  at 
Memphis,  now  known  as  Rhodes 
College.  That  same  year,  she 
married  Mississippi  writer  Perrin 
Holmes  Lowrey. 

In  1952,  she  earned  a  master's 
degree  in  English  from  the 
L'nix'ersity  of  Chicago.  She 
became  curator  of  its  Modern 
Poetry  Library  in  1962. 

After  her  husband's  death  in 
1965,  Janet  taught  English  at 
Chicago  State  University.  She  later 
was  an  editor  for  the  University'  of 
Chicago  Press,  and  director  of 
publications  for  the  Liniversity  of 
Chicago  Graduate  School  of 
Business. 

In  1976,  she  became  director  of 
public  relations  and  publications 


at  Sweet  Briar.  Her  connections 
with  the  College  began  in  I960, 
when  her  husband  was  visiting 
professor  of  creative  writing,  and 
the  family  subsequently  spent 
many  summers  here. 

In  1986,  Janet  married  Forrest 
L.  Gager,  Jr.,  of  Amherst. 

SuA'ivors  in  addition  to  "Gage" 
include  a  si.ster.  Edith  Kelso  of 
Memphis;  a  daughter.  Anne 
Lowrey  Bailey  of  .Alexandria,  VA; 
two  stepchildren;  nine  grand- 
children; and  her  beloved  cat. 
Dude. 

A  funeral  service  was 
conducted  in  the  Sweet  Briar 
Memorial  Chapel  on  Sunday,  July 
28,  followed  by  a  reception  in  the 
Sweet  Briar  Museum.  A  concert  of 
classical  music  in  Janet's  memor>' 
is  planned  for  this  fall. 


1996-97  Student 
Alumnae  Award 
Recipients 

Alumna  Daughter  Scholarship 

Elizabeth  Hunter  '97, 

Birmingham,  AL 
Manson  Scholar 

Margaret  Ann  MacDonald  '97, 

Clifton,  VA 
Benedict  Scholar 

Megan  Usui  '97, 

Bellevue,  WA 
Sherer  Merit  Scholarship 

Caroline  Sinkinson  '98, 

Akron,  OH 
Valentine  Scholar 

Aimee  Armentrout  '99, 

Mechanicsville,  VA; 

Kathryn  Hall  '97. 

Midlothian,  VA; 
Anne  Kelsey  Larus  '98, 

Richmond,  \'A 
Rickards  Scholar: 

Catherine  O'Brien  '99, 

Warrenton,  VA 
The  Emilie  ^'atts  McVea  Scholars, 
1996-9~  (Top-ranking  members 
of  their  cla.sses) 

Katherine  Johnston  '97, 

Jefferson  City,  MO; 

Joanna  Kucinski  '98, 

Virginia  Beach,  VA; 

Brandi  Whitley  '99, 

Monroe,  NC 


Janet  Gager 


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SWEET  BRIAR  COLLEGE 


Alumnae  Daughters 
and  Granddaughters 
1996-97 

Seniors,  Class  of  1997 
Susanna  Bader 

'Great  Grandmother:  Isabelle 

Richards  Hess  '16 
Elizabeth  Hunter 

Grandmother:  Grace  Lanier 

Brewer  '42 
Lisa  Tedder 

Grandmother:  Elizabeth  Cheney 

Widhelm  '39 

Juniors,  Class  of  1998 
Sophie  Simonard 

Mother;  Stephanie  Harmon 

Simonard  72 
Alyssa  Spisso 

Mother:  Joan  Hobbs  Spisso  72 

Sophomores,  Class  of  1999 
Andrea  Capano 

Mother;  Linda  Gould  Capano  70 
Astrid  Liverman 

Mother:  Joan  Hulley  Livemian  'b'i 
Alison  Oates 

Mother:  Ann  Shipper  Oates  71 
Emily  Sartor 

Grandmother:  Jean  Oliver 

Sartor  '39 

Freshmen,  Class  of  2000 
Jordan  Baker 

Mother:  Elaine  Altice  Saman 
Elizabeth  Davis 

Grandmother:  Janice  Fitzgerald 

Wellons  '43 
Alicia  Hart 

Grandmother:  Georgia  Herbert 

Hart  '40 
Emily  Pegues 

Mother:  Kathy  Garcia  Pegues  71 

'deceased 


Request  for  Nominations: 
For  Distinguished 
Alumna  Award  1997 
and  Outstanding 
Alumna  Award  1997. 
Send  nominee  names 
to  Alumnae  Office  by 
3/15/97. 


ALUMNAE  COLLEGE/TOUR  READING  LISTS 

Whether  you  plan  to  take  these  Alumnae  College  tours 
sponsored  by  the  Alumnae  Association,  or  are  an  armchair 
traveller,  there's  good  reading  herel 

Rome  Escapade,  February  7-14,  1997 

Many  guidebooks  are  available  at  your  library  or  favorite 

bookstore.  Consider:  Fodor;  Frommer;  Baedeker;  Insight 

Guide;  and  Lonely  Planet. 

Other  suggestions: 

Acton,  Harold,  Florence:  A  Traveller's  Companion 

Fraser,  Russell,  The  Three  Romes 

Bowen,  Elizabeth,  A  Time  in  Rome 

Bull,  George,  Inside  the  Vatican 

McCarthy,  Mary,  Stones  of  Florence 

Morton,  David  Lawrence,  Travelers  Guide  to  the  Great  Art 

Treasures  of  Europe 
Parks,  Tim,  Italian  Neighbors 
Willlnger,  Faith  Heller,  Eating  in  Italy 

Ireland's  Historic  Houses  and  Hidden  Gardens,  June  1997 

Bowe,  Patrick  and  George  Michael,  The  Gardens  of  Ireland. 
Little  Brown  and  Company,  New  York,  1986.  This  publication 
examines  great  estates  and  small  private  plots,  new  and  old 
gardens,  and  their  varying  contributions  to  the  art  of  gardening. 

Connolly,  Sibyl  and  Helen  Dillon,  In  An  Irish  Garden.  Harmony 
Books,  New  York,  1986.  A  breathtaking  visual  tour  of  27  of 
Ireland's  finest  gardens.  Text  by  the  owners  and  gardeners 
themselves  tells  the  histon/  of  plants  and  designs.  B/w  and 
color  photos. 

Guiness,  Desmond  and  Jacqueline  O'Brien,  Greaf  Irish  Houses 
and  Castles.  Harry  N,  Abrahams,  New  York,  1992.  Beautiful 
photographs  and  elaborate  descriptions  and  histories  of 
various  houses  and  castles  in  the  Irish  countryside. 

Malins,  Edward  and  Patrick  Bowe,  Irish  Gardens  and  Demesnes 
from  1830.  Rizzoli,  New  York,  1980.  Traces  the  history  of 
some  of  Ireland's  great  gardens  and  garden  specialists. 

Olbricht,  Klaus  Hartmut  and  Helga  M.  Wegener,  Irish  Houses. 
Goldenbrldge,  Dublin,  1984.  Stunning  photographs  and 
excellent  text.  Prefaces  by  the  Honorable  Desmond  Guinness 
and  Desmond  Fitz-Gerald,  the  Knight  of  Glin. 

The  following  selections  are  of  a  more  general  nature: 

Gantz,  Jeffrey,  ed.,  Early  Irish  Myths  and  Sagas.  Viking/ 
Penguin,  New  York  1982.  A  text  rich  in  the  traditional  myths 
and  legends,  including  an  important  introduction  to  the  Irish 
language,  geography,  and  eariy  manuscripts. 

Harbison,  Peter,  A  Guide  to  the  National  and  Historic  Monu- 
ments of  Ireland.  Irish  Book  &  Media,  Inc.,  Minneapolis  1992. 

Moody,  T.W.  and  F.X.  Martin,  eds..  The  Course  of  Irish  History. 
Dufour  Editions,  Inc.,  Chester  Springs,  PA  1989.  An  excellent 
collection  of  essays  covering  the  history  of  Ireland  from 
prehistory  to  the  present.  A  fine  chronology  of  Irish  history 
included. 

O'Brien,  Maire  and  Conor  Cruise  O'Brien,  A  Concise  History  of 
Ireland.  Beekman  House,  New  York,  1972.  Recounts  the 
often-tragic  Irish  history  with  clarity,  impartiality,  and  compas- 
sion. Written  by  the  daughter  of  a  revolutionary  and  former 
member  of  the  Irish  Pariiament. 

*A  good  map  of  the  Republic  of  Ireland  is  the  Michelin  map 
#405,  ISBN  #2067004050. 


New  York  Club 
Cookbook:  Fill  a 
Christmas  Stocking! 

Superb  cookbook,  the  NYC 
Sweet  Briar  Club's  fund-raiser 
for  scholarships.  Recipes  from 
alumnae  kitchens  and  NPi'C's 
best  restaurants. 

Please  mail  order  form  and 
check  to:  Ellen  R.  Weintraub, 
10175  Collins  Avenue,  Bal 
Harbour,  FL  33154. 

Please  send cookbook(s)  at 

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THE  1997  WINTER  FORUMS 

"The  Priestly  Tribe?  The  Supreme  Couit's  Image  in  the  American  Mind" 

Lectures  on  Wednesday  Mornings  on  January  8,  15,  22,  and  29  at  10:30  in  Babcock  Auditorium 

At  the  laying  of  the  cornerstone  of  the  new  Supreme  Court  Building  in  1932,  Chief  Justice  Charles  Evans  Hughes  proclaimed,  "The 
Republic  endures  and  this  is  the  symbol  of  its  faith."  In  the  depths  of  the  Great  Depression,  many  Americans  must  have  wondered  if 
the  country  (much  less  the  Court)  would  endure.  Indeed  both  have  endured,  in  part  because  of  the  Supreme  Court's  standing  as  the 
legitimate  and  final  arbiter  of  the  United  States  Constitution  and  the  laws  made  pursuant  to  it.  The  image  of  the  highest  Court  in  the  land 
remains  strong,  especially  when  compared  to  the  president  and  Congress,  whose  images  have  been  trivialized  in  the  media.  The  1997 
Winter  Forums  will  explore  the  nature  of  the  Court's  image,  whether  it  retains  its  "priestly,"  blacl<-robed  sanctity,  and  how  the  Court  might 
protect  its  public  standing  as  the  21  st  century  dawns. 


Reading  List  for 
Winter  Forums 

Abraham,  Henry  J,, 
Justices  and  Presidents: 
A  Political  History  of 
appointments  to  the 
Supreme  Court.  3rd  ed., 
Oxford  University  Press, 
1992 

Abraham,  Henry  J.  and 
Perry,  Barbara  A.,  Free- 
dom and  the  Court:  Civil 
Rights  and  Liberties  in  the 
United  States.  6th  ed., 
Oxford  University  Press, 
1994 

Cooper,  Phillip  J.,  Battles 
on  the  Bench:  Conflict 
Inside  the  Supreme 
Court,  University  of 
Kansas,  1995 

Jeffries,  John  C,  Jr., 
Justice  Lewis  F.  Powell, 
Jr.:  A  Biography, 
Scribners,  1994 

O'Brien,  David  M.,  Storm 
Center:  The  Supreme 
Court  in  American 
PoW/cs,  4th  ed.,W.W. 
Norton,  1996 

Rehnquist,  William  H., 
The  Supreme  Court:  How 
It  Was,  How  It  Is.  Quill, 
1987 

Schwartz,  Bernard,  A 
History  of  the  Supreme 
Court,  Oxford  University 
Press,  1993 

Woodward,  Bob  and 
Armstrong,  Scott,  The 
Brethren,  Simon  and 
Schuster,  1 979 


JANUARY  8:  "A  Priestly  Tribe  or 
Nine  Old  Men?  The  Supreme  Court 
During  the  New  Deal" 

Barbara  Ann  Perry,  Associate  Professor  of 
Government,  Sweet  Briar  College 

Dr.  Perry  will  give  an  oveniew  of  the  Supreme 
Court's  place  in  American  consciousness  since  its 
establishment,  and  will  trace  the  development  of  its 
image  from  that  of  the  most  obscure  branch  of 
government  to  its  full  partnership  with  the  president 
and  Congress.  She  will  focus  on  the  Supreme  Court's 
intriguing  battle  with  President  Franklin  Roosevelt  over 
the  New  Deal. 

Dr.  Perr}'  recently  returned  to  Sweet  Briar  from 
two  years'  leave,  during  which  she  served  as  the  1994- 
95  Judicial  Fellow  at  the  Supreme  Court  of  the  United 
States.  While  there,  she  received  the  Tom  C.  Clark 
.^ward,  given  annually  to  the  outstanding  Judicial 
Fellow.  In  1995-96  she  was  a  research  fellow  at  the 
Virginia  Foundation  for  the  Humanities  and  Public 
Policy,  where  she  wrote  her  forthcoming  book,  from 
which  the  1997  Winter  Fonims  borrows  its  title. 

JANUARY  15:  "Sex  and  the  Supreme 
Court:  Reflections  on  the  Role  of  the 
Court  on  the  Legal  Status  of  Women" 

Karen  O'Connor,  Professor  of  Government, 
The  American  University 

This  address  will  include  an  historical  oven'iew  of 
the  development  of  women's  rights  through  the 
Court's  interpretation  of  the  Constitution  and  federal 
statutes,  as  well  as  of  the  impact  of  women  justices  on 
the  Court's  resolution  of  issues  involving  gender. 

Dr.  O'Connor,  Professor  of  Government  at 
Washington  University  in  Washington,  D.C..  previously 
taught  at  Emory  University  in  Atlanta  (197'7-1995), 
where  she  won  the  University's  Distinguished  Teacher 
Award.  She  earned  her  J.D.  and  Ph.D.  degrees  from 
the  State  University  of  New  York  at  Buffalo  where  she 
was  a  Baldy  Fellow  in  Law  and  Social  Science.  She  has 


lectured  widely  on  the  Supreme  Court,  women  and 
politics,  women  and  the  law,  and  American  politics. 

She  is  the  author  of  American  Government:  Roots 
and Refornnmi,  199^,  1995,  1996)  with  LanyJ.  Sabato; 
No  Neutral  Ground:  Abortion  Politics  in  an  Age  of 
Absolutes  (1996);  Women.  Politics  and  American  Society 
(1995)  with  Nancy  E.  McGlen;  Public  Interest  Lcur  Gwups 
(1989)  w'ith  Lee  Epstein;  Women's  Rights:  Tlx  Struggle 
for  Equality  in  the  19th  and  20th  centuries  {19S5)  with 
Nancy  E.  McGlen;  and  Women's  Organizations'  Use  of 
the  Courts  ( 1980).  The  author  of  over  50  scholarly 
works,  her  articles  ha\'e  appeared  in  the  Hanard 
Journal  of  Law  and  Policy.  Judicature,  the  Western 
Journal  of  Political  Science,  ihe  Journal  of  Politics,  and 
Women  and  Politics. 

Professor  O'Connor  has  served  on  the  Executive 
Council  of  the  American  Political  Science  Association,  its 
Commission  on  the  Status  of  Women  in  the  Profession, 
and  as  chair  of  its  Law.  Courts  and  Judicial  Behavior 
Section.  She  also  has  served  as  president  of  the  national 
"Women's  Caucus  for  Political  Science,  and  the  Women's 
Caucus  for  Political  Science-South.  She  is  vice  president 
-elect  of  the  Southern  Political  Science  Association. 

JANUARY  22:  To  be  announced 

Members  of  the  federal  judiciary  have  been 
invited  to  speak. 

JANUARY  29:  "The  Supreme  Court  in 
American  Life" 

Joan  Biskupic,  Supreme  Court  reporter 
for  the  Washington  Post  since  1 992 

From  the  journalists  vantage  point.  .Ms.  Biskupic 
will  describe  the  impact  of  the  Supreme  Court  on  tlie 
life  of  the  ordinary  American.  Before  joining  the  Post, 
Ms.  Biskupic  was  legal  affairs  writer  for  "Congressional 
Quarteriy  Weekly  Report."  In  that  position,  she  won 
the  Everett  McKinley  Dirksen  .'Kward  for  distinguished 
reporting  of  Congress  for  her  coverage  of  Clarence 
Thomas'  nomination  to  the  Supreme  Court  in  1991. 
She  earlier  had  reported  for  newspapers  in  Wisconsin 
and  Oklahoma,  covering  government  and  politics. 


Plan  to  attend  one  or  more  of  these:  Arrange  a  January  Get-Away!  Beat  the  Mid-Winter  Uglies  with  an  Alumnae 
College  Experience.  Lodging  available  at  the  Elston  Inn  on  campus:  Reservations  (804)  381-6207.    Come! 


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SWEET  BRIAR  COLLEGE 


class  notes 


1921 

Gertrude  Anderson,  who  was  97  in 

April,  writes  from  Findlay,  OH.  "Happy  that 
I  am  still  in  my  own  home  and  taking  care 
of  myself  and  my  own  business." 

1926 

President:  Marttia  Bactiman  McCoy 
Notes  by:  Lois  Peterson  Wilson 

Barbara  Hunt,  class  of  1955,  a  resident 
of  Honolulu,  called  me  today  with  informa- 
tion about  Lib  Rountree  Kellerman, 

who  was  our  May  Queen  and  Senior  Class 
President  Lib  was  looking  forward  to  her 
90th  birthday  Her  husband  died  5  years 
ago.  She  has  2  sons,  one  living  in  Hono- 
lulu and  one  in  CA,  also  several  grandsons 
in  Honolulu  and  several  in  CA.  Lib  would 
like  to  see  some  classmates  again,  but 
doubts  that  she  will  return  to  the  mainland. 

At  reunion  there  were  550  present  in- 
cluding 75  children  We  had  hoped  that 
Ruth  Will  Beckh  could  attend  our  70th 
reunion,  but  she  was  not  able  lo  do  so  due 
to  a  recent  hospital  visit.  Fifty  percent  of 
our  class  of  1926  contributed  $6,230.00 
to  the  Alumnae  Fund.  The  alumnae  office 
was  very  pleased. 

Talked  to  Betty  Moore  Rusk  in  June 
on  her  92nd  birthday  Betty  had  some  ups 
and  downs  physically  for  the  past  few 
months  but  is  now  getting  on  top  of  them. 
She  still  lives  in  her  own  home.  This  sum- 
mer she  will  again  go  up  to  Maine  to  the 
family  camp  which  her  grandfather  estab- 
lished when  Betty  was  very  young.  She  has 
not  missed  a  summer  since  then.  01  course 
the  family  will  be  with  her. 

Dot  Keller  lliff,  in  Denver,  has  re- 
covered very  well  from  her  broken  hip  and 
is  using  a  walker.  The  Sweet  Briar  Alum- 
nae Club  of  Denver  was  having  a  meeting 
and  Dot  planned  to  attend.  I  talked  to  Kitty 
Blount  Andersen's  nurse.  Kitty  had  a 
stroke  about  2  yrs.  ago,  but  is  very  active 
in  her  wheelchair.  She  entertains  and  goes 
out  frequently  Last  winter  she  even  took 
a  Caribbean  cruise.  What  a  gal  she  is.  [Ed's 
note:  The  Alumnae  Otiice  received  the  sad 
news  that  Kitty  died  on  Aug.  21,  19961 

1929 

President  and  Acting  Secretary: 
Sally  Callison  Jamison 

My  AB  from  Sweel  Briar  hasn't  brought 
me  into  the  computer  age,  so  I  rely  on  my 
trusty  pen  to  write  this  letter  and  on  my 
faithful  and  trusty  Sweet  Briar  friend, 
Maggy  Mohlman  Degler,  to  process  it  on 
her  computer.  In  February  I  attended  a  de- 
lightful Sweet  Briar  luncheon  in  Naples 
with  Peachey  Lillard  Manning  '50  who  is 
an  apartment  neighbor.  It  was  chaired  by 
Ann  Burroughs  O'Connor  '41  and  the  col- 
lege guests  included  Mitchell  Moore,  vice- 
president  for  Development  and  Louise 
Swiecki  Zingaro,  Director  of  the  Alumnae 


Association,  who  brought  us  up  to  date  on 
SBC.  During  the  winter,  at  my  brother's 
home  in  Naples,  I  met  Betty  Cutler  Healy  '45 
and  Catherine  Read  Porter  '39. 

Maria  Bemiss  Hoar  sent  the 
sad  news  of  the  deaths  of  Elizabeth  Lee 
Valentine  Goodwin,  Nora  Lee  Antrim 
and  Margaret  Moncure  Johnson  in  the 
past  year  all  ot  whom  had  been  friends 
since  baby  carriage  days.  Alwyn  Barlow 
says  that  at  age  86  she  finds  herself  like  a 
chameleon,  changing  every  day.  She  had 
just  replaced  her  box  of  toys  for  her  16 
grandchildren  who  often  visit  her.  Jean 
Crowe  Hutcheson  now  claims  9  grands 
and  8  great  grands.  She  plans  to  spend 
March  and  April  in  Bellair,  FL  where  her 
younger  son,  his  3  married  kids  and  6  of 
her  greats  live.  Her  daughter,  who  lives  in 
Atlanta,  will  be  with  her.  I  hope  to  see  Jean 
when  I  visit  my  granddaughter  in  CT.  Linda 
Stedman  writes  that  her  mother  Natalie 
Sidman  Smith  continues  in  good  health 
in  spite  of  some  memory  loss.  Her  son 
Gordon  and  daughter  Linda  live  nearby  so 
are  able  to  visit  Natalie  daily  Linda  adds, 
"Her  smile  continues  to  light  up  her  room." 
Janet  Bruce  Bailey  is  tine,  still  lives  at 
Stonegate,  enjoys  bridge  and  looking  for- 
ward to  the  beauty  of  her  garden  in  the 
Spring.  In  Sept.  I  went  to  Bermuda  with 
daughter  Jane  Messer  '59  and  grand- 
daughter Sarah  and  her  family.  While  there 
I  had  a  long  anticipated  visit  with  Jane 
Wilkinson  Banyard,  a  faithful  '29  cor- 
respondent through  the  years.  She  and  her 
sister  provided  us  with  a  delightful  "dish 
of  tea"  in  her  lovely  seaside  home.  Jane 
was  about  to  have  another  hip  operation 
but  was  optimistic  about  the  outcome.  She 
has  lived  in  Bermuda  almost  since  college 
days  but  is  still  an  American  citizen  and 
still  devoted  to  Sweet  Briar  A  later  letter 
said  that  Jane  had  problems  lollowing  the 
surgery,  had  to  be  taken  to  a  hospital  in  NJ 
but  is  now  back  in  Bermuda  with  curtailed 
activity 

Izzie  North  Goodwin  is  one  of  the 
"really  sprightly  ones"  who  plans  to  go  to 
CA  in  April  to  see  her  "great  grand"  twins 
during  the  Masters  Tournament.  Her  clan 
keeps  growing  and  she  will  have  an  M.D. 
grandson  in  June.  Izzie  sent  me  a  poem 
she  composed  with  the  stern  request  not 
to  publish  it.  It  is  'An  Ode  on  Being  88" 
ending  with  the  lines,  "No  matter  what  the 
next  years  bring,  I've  had  enough  lun  to 
make  bells  ring."  Sue  Tucker  Yates  is 
among  the  sprightlies  ot  our  group.  She 
lives  in  Raleigh  in  a  retirement  home  and 
is  "feeling  really  fine".  She  sees  lots  of  old 
friends,  visits  her  4  children  and  contin- 
ues to  have  a  happy  social  life.  Her  daugh- 
ter and  family  have  moved  from  England 
to  Charlotte,  NC,  a  blessing,  she  says,  as 
she  would  hate  to  fly  to  England  now. 
Quoting  Claire  Hoyt  Gaver,  "After  this 
winter  in  NJ  I  am  contemplating  learning 
lo  ski,  a  sport  SBC  did  not  otter  in  the 


20's."  She  brings  a  smile  when  she  states, 
"that  she  still  reads  a  lot,  plays  bridge, 
goes  to  movies  and  tries  lo  behave,  espe- 
cially in  IronI  of  her  children  and 
grandchildren."  She  retired  almost  10 
years  ago  and  lives  alone.  Lisa  Guigon 
Shinberger  survived  some  knee  trouble 
and  though  she  travels  no  longer,  enjoys 
visits  from  her  children  and  grands. 
Evallne  Thoma  is  merrily  flapping  along 
to  AZ  and  CA,  has  joined  a  painting  group 
again  and  can't  wait  tor  the  golf  season  to 
start  Belle  Brockenbrough  Hutchins 
and  I  have  irequent  telephone  visits  and 
enjoy  exchanging  news  about  our  family 
and  friends  In  July  I  will  agam  be  at  Torch 
Lake  with  tamily,  including  daughter  Jane 
'59,  Beth  Smith  Stone  '58,  and  we  will  see 
Ruth  Smythe  '29  and  Meredith  Smythe 
Grider  '56.  At  Christmas,  when  visiting  son 
Jamie  in  Williamsburg,  I  had  a  surprise 
telephone  call  Irom  Margaret  "Whiz" 
Weislger  Proctor  in  Arlington  We 
talked  lor  an  hour.  She  is  in  good  health 
and  continuing  her  work  with  Asian  stu- 
dents in  the  Washington  area,  some  of 
whom  she  recently  visited  in  Thailand.  Till 
'97  then,  keep  flapping' 

[Ed's  note  Ruth  Meredith 
Ferguson  Smythe,  who  shares  summers 
at  the  lake  with  Sally  Jamison,  sent  the 
following  "report  on  the  reporter"  to  the 
Alumnae  Office:  "Sally  has  not  gained  a 
pound  nor  a  wrinkle  over  lo  these  many 
years...  Her  sense  of  humor  has  survived 
life's  slings  and  arrows  and  she  is  as  gay 
and  as  much  fun  as  always.  She  still  plays 
golf  and  bridge,  reads  widely,  and  is  ac- 
tive in  her  church  and  community.  She  is 
the  matriarch  of  her  large  family,  sharing 
their  joys  and  sorrows. .  Her  secretarial 
duties  to  the  Class  of  1929  have  meant 
much  to  us  and  to  the  College  and  we  are 
indeed  grateful.  Keep  it  up  Sally,  as  long 
as  we  last!" 

1937 

Class  Secretary  pro  tem:  Margaret 
Cornwell  Schmidt 

Greetings  Class  of  1937!  Thanks  to 
those  who  answered  my  plea. 

Betty  Ball  Fensom  spent  Christmas 
with  her  wonderful  first  grandchild.  She 
plans  to  move  back  to  her  FL  beach  house 
which  miraculously  survived  Hurricane 
Opal  with  minor  damage.  Margaret  Bra- 
dley Forsyth  (Brad)  spent  a  happy,  snow- 
bound winter  reading  all  of  Jane  Austen's 
novels!  She  keeps  up  with  Dottle  Price 
whom  she  says  "is  as  ebullient  as  ever." 
Peggy  Crulkshank  Frazer  and  her  hus- 
band. Holmes,  enjoyed  a  warm  winter  on 
Siesta  Key  in  FL.  Peter  Sorensen,  her  sis- 
ter-in-law. was  there  for  Peggy's  big  birth- 
day celebration.  Peggy  still  loves  tennis 
and  sailing  Rebecca  Douglass  Mapp  s 
husband  George  sent  news  of  Becky  and 
a  contribution  to  SB.  They  still  live  in 


Accomac,  VA,  but  Becky  is  not  well  and 
needs  assistance.  She  still  remembers 
Sweet  Briar 

Molly  Gruber  Stoddard  is  consid- 
ering a  move  to  a  retirement  home  Her 
husband  died  4  years  ago.  Polly 
Lambeth  Blackwell  and  her  husband 
celebrated  their  55lh  wedding  anniversary. 
Their  3  daughters  are  happily  married  and 
each  has  3  children.  Polly  and  her  husband 
have  traveled  in  52  countries!  Sara 
KIrkpatrick  Fearing  is  thrilled  by  a  79th 
birthday  gift  Irom  her  5  children.  Now  she 
can  continue  her  gardening  in  spite  of  em- 
physema, by  riding  in  her  electric  golf  cart. 
Nancy  Nalle  Genung  sells  real  estate 
and,  with  her  husband,  participates  in 
Princeton  alumni  activities.  Izzy  Olmsted 
Haynes  is  rejoicing  in  finally  becoming 
a  grandmother.  Unfortunately,  she  had  to 
have  a  knee  replacement  in  Jan.  -  a  pain- 
ful procedure.  She  recently  gave  the  Sweet 
Briar  Library  a  copy  of  a  book  written  by 
her  son  -  The  Electric  Commerce  Dictio- 
nary. It  gives  the  definitive  terms  for  do- 
ing business  on  the  Information 
Superhighway. 

Marion  Leggett  Whyte  enjoys  vol- 
unteering at  Bethesda  Memorial  Hospital 
and  traveling  in  the  USA  She  golfs  also. 
Wes  Ward  Francis  is  busy  with  board 
meetings  and  trips,  here  and  abroad.  She 
went  to  Wimbledon  in  June  then  to  Nan- 
tucket Lib  Lee  McPhail  enjoyed  seeing 
Nancy  Nalle  Genung  at  Easter  time.  She 
reports  that  "Nancy  is  as  peppy  as  ever." 
Lib  is  looking  forward  to  "a  trip  or  two"  in 
the  near  future  Margaret  Sandidge 
Miller,  in  Baltimore,  is  busy  in  the  Car- 
ing Network  and  other  activities,  but 
doesn't  travel  as  much  as  she  and  George 
did  before  George's  death.  She  is  in  good 
health  and  looks  forward  to  our  60th  next 
year.  Biddy  SIcard  SIta  and  her  husband 
are  looking  forward  to  summer  in  Mexico 
and  Europe.  It  is  with  real  sadness  thai  I 
report  that  Natalie  Hopkins  GrIgg  died 
ot  lung  cancer  on  4/24.  She  was  active  in 
her  church,  the  Red  Cross  and  Meals  on 
Wheels.  Her  husband  died  in  1986.  She 
leaves  a  son  and  2  daughters  and  a  bevy 
(13!)  of  beautilul  grandchildren.  Our  hearts 
go  out  to  them  all  May  Weston  Thomp- 
son sent  the  sad  news  of  the  sudden  death 
on  Feb.  1  of  her  husband  of  54  yrs.  We 
send  our  sympathy  and  love.  We  will  all 
be  saddened  by  the  news  of  the  death  of 
Sue  Matthews  Powell  on  2/8/96.  Her 
name  was  read  at  the  Memorial  Service  at 
Reunion. 


ALUMNAE  MAGAZINE 


29 


1941 

President:  Helen  Littleton  White 

Secretary:  Cynthia  Harrison 

Drinkwater 

Fund  Agents:  Barbara  Nevens 

Young,  Jane  Loveland  Byerts 

(These  notes  by  former  secretary, 

Barbara  Holman  Whitcomb) 

Thanks,  all  of  you  who  sent  me  news 
for  these  class  notes  Please  be  loyal  to 
Cynthia  Harrison  Drinkwater  as  she 
takes  over  from  me  Bebo  Chichester 
Hull  called  just  before  reunion.  She  had 
iust  arrived  in  NH  from  the  islands  where 
she  spends  the  winter.  Hopefully  she'll  sail 
down  here  for  a  quick  reunion.  I'll  try  to  get 
together  with  Jean  Ruggles  Hall  and 
Lou  Lembeck  Reydel  either  in  the 
Chatham  or  Duxbury  area.  Betsy  Tower 
Bennett  also  called  to  update  me.  She  has 
sold  her  home  and  is  considering  a  move 
to  a  place  like  my  new  home.  Everyone  is 
invited  to  my  placel 

Joan  "Dedore"  Roth  is  moving  to 
a  retirement  complex  as  is  Margie 
Cralghlll  Price.  It  is  harder  for  them  be- 
cause they  are  leaving  many  years  of 
memories  Bette  Fawcette  Collier's 
husband  sent  a  card  for  our  reunion  scrap- 
book.  Bette  had  a  stroke  and  is  in  a  nurs- 
ing home.  He  wished  the  class  a  wonderful 
reunion.  All  of  your  cards,  forms  and  pic- 
tures are  at  the  Alumnae  Office.  Look  at  it 
if  you  visit  and  add  more  pictures  and 
messages.  There  are  extra  pages. 

Many  of  us  still  travel  Cralgie  and 
LIbby  Lancaster  Washburn  went  on 
the  Sweet  Briar  trip  to  Austria.  Great!  Pat 
Potter  Duncan  was  in  Scotland,  Ruth 
Hemphill  De  Buys  signed  up  for  the  SB 
trip  to  Florence  Edie  Vongehr  Bridges 
works  parttime  but  also  travels  to  fascinat- 
ing places  like  Zimbabwe.  The  other  class- 
mates travel  to  visit  family  and  be  at  the  FL 
reunion  hosted  by  Helen  Gwinn 
Wallace  this  year.  I'm  going  next  year! 

Meredith  Mallory  King  is  glad  to  be 
included  in  our  class  even  though  she  was 
only  at  Sweet  Briar  one  year.  Look  her  up 
in  AZ.  Judy  Davidson  Walker  is  very 
busy  as  a  volunteer  in  Colonial  Dames,  Al- 
tar Guild  and  with  the  Historical  Society, 
restoring  a  windmill.  Caroline  Des 
Granges  Wallis  travels  to  TN  and  lA  to 
visit  her  families  Ellle  Damgard  Firth 
is  waiting  for  her  grandchildren's  college 
decisions.  She  is  learning  computer  so 
that  she  can  play  bridge  when  she  is  with- 
out partners.  Katherlne  Estes  has  finally 
retired.  What  stamina! 

Fifteen  people  represented  1 941  at  the 
reunion.  They  all  had  a  wonderful  time  to- 
gether. I  was  thrilled  to  talk  with  those  slay- 
ing in  Grammar  (with  elevators).  Helen 
Anne.  Helen  Gwinn,  Craigie,  Edge,  Wilma, 
Betty  Neill,  Barbie  Nevens,  Jane  Loveland 
all  wished  the  rest  of  us  were  there.  I  think 
Wilma  and  Ruth  Hemphill  win  honors  tor 
sending  cards  to  the  secretary.  Please,  all 
of  you,  help  Cynthia  now  that  she  is  our 
secretary. 


1945 

President:  Mary  Hasklns  King 
Secretary:  Jodie  Morgan  Hartman 
Fund  Agent:  Anna  Mary  Chidester 
Heywood 

What  a  nice  surprise  to  hear  from  so 
many  of  you.  Thanks  for  being  so  support- 
ive Chickle  Chidester  Heywood  and 
Hal  Davis  Wohlers  met  in  Charleston, 
SC  for  a  Sweet  Briar  Alumnae  Recognition 
weekend  last  Sept.  and  were  entertained  by 
the  Charleston  Alumnae,  Chickie  was  off 
to  South  Africa  in  Nov.  and  is  having  a 
family  reunion  in  May,  He!  went  on  a  walk- 
ing trip  in  Italy  last  fall  and  then  on  to  York, 
England.  She  will  bicycle  the  C.  and  0.  ca- 
nal in  VA  this  fall. 

Nancy  Feazell  Kent  now  spends  6 
mos.  in  Hilton  Head,  SC.  She  has  a  grand- 
daughter who  is  doing  some  news  anchor- 
ing at  CNN  in  Atlanta.  Mary  Kathryn 
Frye  Hemphill's  daughter  Kathryn.  a 
lawyer,  was  married  in  Sept.  Mary  Kathryn 
wrote  about  Edie  Page  Gill  Breakell, 
who  is  moving  into  a  new  contemporary 
house  in  Roanoke,  VA.  After  reunion  Edie 
Page  and  Stan  invited  Jim  and  me,  and 
Elaine  Krause  Anderson  and  Chick 
(who  live  in  Sun  City,  AZ)  to  visit  them  at 
Smith  Mountain  Lake,  VA.  Martha 
Holton  Glesser  went  to  northern  Ml  af- 
ter reunion.  She,  her  son  and  granddaugh- 
ter went  on  a  floating  trip  which  ended  with 
their  boat  going  down  river  without  them. 
They  were  soaked  but  unhurt. 

Joyce  Livermore  Foust  and  Fred 
did  a  week  of  touring  in  GA  in  March.  They 
travelled  in  their  1911  Cadillac.  Ann 
McLean  Loomis  and  Gil  are  having  their 
50th  anniversary  this  year  with  their  clan 
gathering  from  5  states.  Ellen  Marcus 
Kates  and  her  husband  Bill  have  moved 
permanently  to  Stuart,  PL.  Jean  Portmann 
Allen  and  Dave  were  pictured  in  the  fall 
'95  Alumnae  Magazine  wearing  masques 
which  they  had  made.  They  have  recently 
been  to  the  lakes  in  Northern  Italy.  They  say 
Cape  Cod  is  the  best  place  to  be  in  the  sum- 
mer Jean  Ridler  Fahrenbach  had  30 ' 
of  snow  in  Tomkins  Cove,  NY  and  the  big 
blizzard  of  '96  took  her  3  days  to  dig  out. 
Her  house  is  on  the  market  and  she  will 
divide  her  time  with  family  in  FL  and  VT 

I  heard  from  Ruth  Longmire 
Skelton  who  really  enioyed  catching  up 
with  everyone  at  reunion,  as  did  Dale 
Saylor  Morgan  and  her  husband  Phil. 
Hedy  Edwards  Davenport  |ust  returned 
from  South  America,  the  Galapagos  Is- 
lands and  the  Amazon  basin.  She  will  at- 
tend her  grandson's  graduation  at 
Washington  and  Lee.  Sarah  Temple 
Moore  and  Tom  went  to  a  family  reunion 
in  Big  Horn,  WY,  and  in  Feb.  to  Islamorada 
in  the  Keys.  Beck  Avery  Duff  and  Frank's 
son  Avery  is  a  movie  writer  in  Marina  Del 
Ray,  CA.  Their  son  Frank  lives  in  Chatta- 
nooga and  daughter  Elizabeth  lives  in  Rye, 
NY.  Ave  and  Duff  were  in  Egypt  last  Nov. 

Cappy  Price  Bass  and  Bruce  had  a 
trip  to  Italy  in  May  and  are  taking  some  of 
their  family  to  Wimbledon  in  July.  They 


have  a  big  50th  anniversary  coming  up. 
Hilda  Hude  Chapin  and  Ed  had  a  visit 
with  Wyllne  Chapman  Saylor  at  Boca 
Grande  TuttI  Hall  Peckham  wrote  that 
she  had  just  been  to  Chattanooga  to  see 
her  SBC  pals  -  she  also  saw  Mil 
Carothers  Healy  and  Bill  at  Ponte  Vedra 
Betty  Healy  Cutler  is  looking  forward  to 
a  trip  this  summer  on  the  Rhine  and  the 
Danube. 

Steve  NIcolson  Mcllvalne  said  she 
and  her  husband  were  off  to  the  rain  for- 
est and  the  birds  in  Costa  Rica.  They  plan 
sailing  in  New  England  and  then  to  Turkey 
for  more  sailing.  She  has  a  daughter  now 
living  in  a  tent  in  a  refugee  camp  on  the 
border  of  Tanzania,  Rowanda  and  Burundi 
working  for  CARE.  Her  son  is  an  architect 
in  LA  working  on  the  environmental  as- 
pects of  architecture  such  as  straw  bale 
buildings.  "Anyone  with  pals  in  LA  must 
use  him  Mary  Symes  Anderson  talked 
to  Zu  Zulick  Reuter  when  she  and  her 
husband  Don  were  skiing  in  CO  for  2  mos. 
Zu  has  13  grandchildren  and  feels  like  they 
run  a  "camp"  for  their  visiting  family  all 
summer  long 

DIddy  Gaylord  Thompson  has 
moved  back  to  Long  Island  after  spending 
the  winter  with  her  daughter  on  Staten  Is- 
land. She  and  all  her  family  are  looking  tor- 
ward  to  a  Memorial  Day  Weekend  Cruise 
to  Bermuda  on  the  OE  2.  Harriet  Hazen 
Harnack  had  a  great  trip  to  Greece  last 
fall.  She  and  her  daughter  just  returned 
from  a  visit  with  her  granddaughter  in 
Paris. 

Last  year  in  our  class  notes  in  the 
Alumnae  Magazine  it  was  suggested  that 
we  have  a  reunion  at  Anne  Warren 
Robinson's  castle  in  Scotland.  A  card 
from  Anne  recently  said  she  sold  her  castle 
in  1993  and  now  lives  in  a  small  but  ideal 
home  which  she  built  nearby.  "My  roots 
are  now  firmly  in  this  part  of  the  world  - 
not  surprising  after  39  years  in  the  UK." 

Mary  Hasklns  King  visited  her 
sister's  family  in  CA.  While  there  she  had 
a  good  visit  with  Joan  Stover  Kemper 
who  lives  in  Oakview,  CA.  Mary's  oldest 
daughter.  Telle,  is  a  Physician's  Assistant 
and  was  recently  here  in  Charleston,  WV 
giving  a  lecture.  She  took  time  off  to  come 
to  our  house  tor  lunch. 

Lovah  Willcox  Gearhart  and  David 
have  had  several  family  reunions.  Their 
daughter  Rosie  came  from  CA  with  hus- 
band and  2  1/2  yr.  old  daughter  (their  first 
grandchild).  Lovah  and  David  |ust  returned 
from  a  pilgrimage  to  England.  A  card  from 
Ann  Dickson  Jordan  told  about  going 
to  Lyn  Dlllard  Grone's  daughter  Keedie's 
wedding  last  fall.  It  took  place  at  Oak 
Ridge,  Amherst.  The  bride  and  groom  each 
have  yellow  labradors,  and  they  were  par- 
ticipants in  the  wedding  -  brought  in  on  a 
leash  by  one  of  the  bridesmaids.  It  was  a 
real  SBC  affair  Perk  Traugott  Brown 
picked  up  Ellen  Gilliam  Perry  in 
Charlottesville  and  they  all  stayed  at  the 
Inn.  Lyn  has  been  in  the  hospital  for  7  wks. 
but  seems  to  be  recovering  well  and  hopes 
to  go  to  the  farewell  festivities  for  SBC 


President  Barbara  Hill  in  April. 

Jim  and  I  traveled  a  lot  this  winter.  We 
were  in  FL  staying  with  friends  who  live 
just  across  the  street  from  Hilda  Hude 
Chapin  and  Ed  at  Vero  Beach.  On  our  way 
home  we  spent  the  night  in  Camden,  S(i 
with  Pooch  Porcher  Barnwell  and  Bob 
We  showed  them  pictures  of  reunion  and 
told  them  what  a  good  time  they  missed. 
Our  big  news  is  that  we  finally  have  our 
first  grandchild  -  an  adorable  little  guy 
who  lives  in  Fairfield,  CT  with  his  mom 
and  dad,  our  Sarah  and  husband  Billy.  Our 
Laura  is  an  architect  in  Berkeley,  CA.  She 
has  her  own  firm  and  has  projects  through- 
out the  country.  She  is  married  to  an  En- 
glishman who  writes  and  does  research. 

Now  for  some  sad  news.  I  had  a  letter 
from  Cynthia  Thompson  Cowger's 
daughter,  Cecy  Cowger  Glenn,  in  Kennett 
Square,  PA  telling  of  the  death  of  her 
mother  last  Sept  Julie  Mills  Jacobson 
wrote  telling  of  her  son  John's  death  in 
Jan.  at  age  49.  He  had  had  brain  cancer 
since  1994.  Our  love  and  sympathy  go  to 
these  2  families. 

Before  I  end  this  I  would  like  to  thank 
Lovah  and  Zu  for  all  the  time,  thought,  ef- 
fort and  fun  put  into  our  50th  Reunion.  We 
all  had  such  a  happy  time.  As  Zu  said  "Re- 
union really  brought  us  together  again..." 

1949 

President:  Fritzie  Duncombe  Millard 
Secretaries:  Kitty  Hart  Belew, 
Betty  Wellford  Bennett 
Fund  Agent:  Mary  Fran  Brown 
Ballard 

Congratulations  to  Kay  Bryan 
Edwards  on  receiving  the  0.  Henry 
Award  for  outstanding  contributions  to 
the  arts  and  cultural  development  in 
Greensboro,  NO  in  1 994.  New  class  grand- 
mothers  are  Larrle  Lawrence 
Simmons  with  a  girl  and  a  boy.  Carter 
Van  Deventer  Slatery  with  a  grand- 
daughter. Carter,  born  1/95,  Kitty  Hart 
Belew  with  a  first,  Charles  Chapman  Paul, 
and  Joyce  Smith  White  has  a  grandson 
Vidmer  Megglnson  Down  s  grand- 
daughter, Margaret  Vidmer  Oswat,  was 
Mardi  Gras  Queen  this  year  in  Mobile,  AL. 
The  entire  family  participated  in  the  week- 
long  celebration. 

Marilyn  Hopkins  Bamborough 
has  been  in  Fort  Myers,  FL  this  past  win- 
ter A  mini-reunion  was  held  with  Sally 
Strickland  Johnson  and  Zola  Garri- 
son Ware  Judy  Easley  Mak  spent 
some  time  in  Sanibel,  FL  and  Sea  Island, 
GA  Ann  Eustis  Welmer  spent  some 
time  on  the  west  coast  visiting  her  son, 
Scott,  who  is  Judy's  godson.  Ann  Doar 
Jones  spent  Feb.  on  Siesta  Key  at 
Sarasota,  where  Sally  Legg  DeMartlne 
lives  and  continues  her  painting  Sue 
Corning  Mann  spent  Feb.  and  March  in 
Naples  FL  avoiding  the  blizzard  of  '96  in 
Mass.  Between  winter  storms,  Polly 
Plummer  Mackie  spent  a  night  in  Rich- 
mond with  Margaret  Towers  Talman 
Lindsay  Coon  Robinson  had  a  visit  to 


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St^  Petersburg,  Russia  in  the  faii  ot  '95, 
followed  by  a  stay  in  Ireland,  Once  home, 
she  enjoyed  a  phone  visit  with  Bertie 
Pew  Baker  in  Nova  Scotia  Caroline 
Casey  McGehee  spent  Christmas, '95  in 
Canterbury,  England,  and  in  Feb.  '96  spent 
10  days  sailing  with  her  3  children  in  the 
waters  ot  St,  Martins,  In  May,  she  and  her 
brother  will  travel  in  Ireland.  Anne 
Holmes  Bryan  spent  3  weeks  touring 
parts  of  Antarctica.  She  is  the  president  of 
the  Zoological  Society  of  NJ  and  her  trips 
to  see  penguins,  turtles,  whales  etc,  reflect 
her  interest  in  animals, 

Preston  Hodges  Hill  and  Marga- 
ret Towers  Talman  thoroughly  enioyed 
the  Sweet  Briar  Alumnae  College  trip  to 
Florence  and  environs.  Preston  also  en- 
joyed trips  to  visit  children  and  grandchil- 
dren in  CA  as  well  as  a  return  to  VA  to  her 
50th  reunion  at  Petersburg  High  School. 
Sally  Melcher  Jarvis  and  John  had  a 
very  special  trip  to  India  to  attend  the  250th 
birthday  reunion  ot  John's  WWII  regiment 
of  Hindu  troops.  For  3  days  they  lived  the 
life  of  a  Raj  and  experienced  Indian  hos- 
pitality at  its  best  Ruthie  Garrett 
Preucel  accompanied  Ann  Higgins 
Compton  and  her  husband  to  Berlin. 
While  he  lectured,  Ruthie  and  Ann  went  to 
Dresden.  Prague  and  Budapest  In  IVIay 
they  hope  to  visit  Spain  Bunny  Barnett 
Brown,  Alice  Trout  Hagan  and  Patsy 
Davin  Robinson  were  in  Charleston,  SC 
for  the  SBC  Board  ot  Directors  meeting  and 
naturally,  spent  time  with  Stevie  Webb 
In  Feb.  they  met  again  at  the  Browns'  in 
John's  Island,  FL.  In  Aug.  '95  we  in  Rich- 
mond had  the  pleasure  of  the  Browns' 
company  as  they  had  a  practice  run  in  their 
RV.  Bunny  and  Walter  left  in  3/96  for  their 
trip  via  Rt.  60  to  Arizona.  They  saw  Ann 
Henderson  Bannard  in  Tucson  and  dis- 
cussed with  her  their  50th  reunion  gift  to 
Sweet  Briar.  This  will  be  a  bronze  sculpture 
for  the  Dew  courtyard  and  Ann  will  be  the 
artist!  In  July,  Bunny  and  Walter  and  their 
two  daughters  will  be  among  those  on  the 
Sweet  Briar  Baltic  and  Scandinavian  Cruise. 

Betty  Wellford  Bennett,  Jean 
Taylor,  Ann  Eustis  Weimer,  Sally 
Legg  DeMartine,  Carolyn  Cannady 
Evans,  Jackie  Jacobs  Letters,  and 
Jackie  Tappen  Kern  attended  a  wonder- 
ful mini-reunion  in  the  Garden  District 
home  of  Deborah  Carroll  Ziegler  in 
New  Orleans.  The  tours  of  the  city  were 
very  special,  as  was  the  dining,  Katie  Cox 
Reynolds  and  Phil  took  an  Elderhostel 
trip  to  France  in  the  Fall  of  '95  and  are 
planning  a  walking  tour  of  the  Dordognes 
in  Oct.  Kitty  Hart  Belew  enjoyed  a  fas- 
cinating trip  through  the  Greek  ruins  in 
southern  Italy,  including  Sicily  in  6/95, 
Back  on  the  home  front,  Ann  Bryant 
Watkins's  daughter,  Rebecca,  is  being 
married  in  San  Angelo  in  Oct,  and  having 
a  garden  reception  at  home.  Anne  Fiery 
Bryan  and  Dick  spent  a  weekend  in  Rich- 
mond in  Jan.  A  huge  oak  tree  fell  on  a  wing 
oftheir  home  in  Charlottesville  which  they 
had  just  completely  redecorated.  Work  is 
progressing  on  restoring  the  damage. 


From  Baltimore,  Judy  Baldwin 

Waxter  is  relishing  her  grandson,  church 
work,  and  teaching  outdoor  nature  classes, 
June  Eager  Finney  is  thoroughly  enjoy- 
ing her  adventures  into  portrait  painting  in 
pastels  and  her  watercolor  classes.  She  is 
hospitality  chairperson  for  their  retirement 
community.  We  are  delighted  with  the 
progress  that  Libby  Trueheart  Harris  is 
making  since  her  bout  with  spinal  com- 
pression in  the  summer  of  '95.  She  looked 
so  well  at  the  Sweet  Briar  Day  luncheon  in 
Richmond  in  Dec.  Fritzie  Duncombe 
Millard  slays  busy  at  home  in  CA  with 
bridge,  book  clubs,  and  altar  guild.  In  the 
summers  her  daughters.  Carter  and  Susan, 
and  son.  Brook  and  the  grandchildren  get 
together,  Fritzie  plans  to  be  at  Alumnae 
Council  in  the  fall  helping  to  make  plans 
for  our  50th  Reunion.  We  were  distressed 
to  learn  of  the  death  of  Mary  Anne  Craft 
O'Neal  in  February,  1995  In  February, 
our  former  and  present  Fund  Agents,  Pat 
Brown  Boyer  and  Mary  Fran  Brown 
Ballard,  met  for  lunch  in  Wayne,  PA 
Mary  Fran  sends  thanks  to  all  who  have 
sent  gifts  to  the  Annual  Fund  this  year.  Re- 
member, the  percentage  of  donors  is  as 
important  as  the  amounts.  Keep  up  the 
good  work! 

1953 

President:  Liz  Gibson  Brooks 
Secretary:  Kathleen  Bailey  Nager 
Fund  Agent:  Anne  Elliott  Caskie 

News  from  Estelle  Courand  Miller 

whom  we  lost  about  25  years  ago!  She  and 
Paul  are  living  in  Costa  Rica.  She  stopped 
at  Sweet  Briar  8/95  and  it  prompted  her  to 
send  Christmas  cards  to  all  her  old 
roomies  and  they  were  delighted  In  April 
Estelle,  Nan  O'Keeffe,  Anne  Kirksey 
Ervin  and  Nancy  Ord  Jackson  had  a 
roommate  reunion  in  Charleston.  They 
were  probably  hoarse  for  days  after.  In 
Rochester,  NH  Kay  Amsden  has  found 
the  joys  of  'full  retirement',  i.e  Social  Se- 
curity and  Medicare.  She  enjoys  puttering 
and  antiguing  and  planned  a  trip  to  Savan- 
nah in  March  Janet  Martin  Birney  and 
her  husband  are  both  retired  in  Wellesley, 
MA.  She  sold  her  bookstore  4  years  ago 
They  travel  a  lot,  visiting  her  parents,  92 
and  96  in  CO,  as  well  as  grandchildren  in 
PA  and  TX  Betty  Thomas  Rahv  is  in 
Newton  Highlands,  MA  and  appreciated 
the  call  from  Mary  Kimball  Grier  very 
much.  Mary  and  Bos  divide  their  time  be- 
tween their  Madison  and  Avon,  CT  homes. 
They  traveled  to  AK  and  the  Grand.  Bryce 
and  Zion  Canyons,  also  to  Holland  with 
their  daughter  and  her  husband.  Sallle 
Wemple  Codman  still  sells  real  estate 
in  Fasten,  CT  and  her  son  graduated  from 
college.  Liz  Gibson  Brooks  traveled  from 
West  Redding,  CT  to  Dallas  for  the  birth  of 
grandson  Stephen  Campbell  Brooks  in 
Jan.  While  there  she  and  Betty  Behlen 
Stone,  who  'looks  great'  enioyed  a  Cajun 
lunch  and  museum  hopping.  Neighbors 
Liz.  Sallle  and  Mary  planned  a  get  together 
In  Guilford,  CT  Connie  Werly  Wakelee 


is  happy  that  her  back  surgery  and  winter 
are  past  and  that  her  health  and  spring 
have  returned  Mary  Stagg  Hamblett 
and  Ken  love  baby  sitting  two  of  their  off- 
springs' children  at  home  in  West 
Simsbury,  CT.  Their  son  Brooks  is  at 
Fidelity  Investment  Center  in  NYC. 

Anne  Joyce  Wyman  and  Joseph 
commute  between  their  homes  in  NYC  and 
Quogue,  Long  Island  weekly.  They  often 
visit  daughter  Anneke  who  is  with  Morgan 
Stanley  in  London.  They  have  been  to 
Paris.  Holland,  Aruba  and  the  West  Coast 
and  will  go  to  Tahiti  for  their  30th  anniv. 
Flo  Pye  Apy  retired  after  24  years  on  the 
School  Board  in  Little  Silver.  NJ,  She  en- 
joys the  perks  that  go  with  her  son's  job 
with  a  major  airline,  but  will  have  to  come 
home  once  in  a  while  to  fill  the  freezer  for 
Chef  who  is  still  a  ludge.  Joan  Dean 
(whom  you  will  remember  as  Dean 
McCoy)  sent  a  wonderful  picture  of  her- 
self atop  Mt.  Katahdin  in  ME,  sporting  a 
Sweet  Briar  T  shirt  She  visits  Sweet  Briar 
yearly  while  hiking,  caving,  doing  fitness 
trails  and  shopping  in  the  Bookstore. 
Daughter  Jacgueline  has  tenure  at  the  U. 
of  Texas  at  Austin  where  husband  is  com- 
pleting architecture.  Their  son  Liam  saw 
his  first  snow  while  visiting  Joan  in 
Maplewood,  NJ  Daughter  Lisa  works  for 
EDS  in  NJ  and  Suzanne  is  a  Dept.  Editor 
for  Business  Week.  Joan  travels  6  months 
ot  the  year,  last  year  hiking  in  Nepal.  Thai- 
land and  Scandinavia.  She  volunteers  with 
outdoor  and  research  organizations  and 
will  visit  Atrica  and  Antarctica.  We  hope 
she  will  plan  to  hike  to  our  next  reunion. 

Caroline  Moody  Roberts  and  Bill 
are  still  in  the  same  house  in  Sewickley. 
PA  after  38  years.  They  have  3  children, 
one  in  the  house,  and  3  grandchildren 
nearby  Carolyn  Smith  does  1 9th  century 
research  at  George  Peabody  which  is  part 
of  Johns  Hopkins.  She  moved  to  a  new 
home  in  Baltimore  Ann  King  Dietrich 
loved  being  snowed  in  in  Great  Falls,  VA 
for  a  few  days  before  it  got  tiresome.  She 
looked  forward  to  spring  and  the  huge 
crowds  at  the  National  Cathedral  where  she 
is  a  docent  Kirk  Tucker  Clarkson  is 
very  involved  with  the  Chrysler  Museum 
Board  and  the  National  Affairs  and  Legis- 
lation Committee  of  the  Garden  Club  of 
America.  Jack  is  still  a  judge  and  a  'Flo- 
tilla Commander'  of  his  Coast  Guard  Aux- 
iliary. They  cruise  the  Chesapeake  on  their 
sailboat  'Cheers'  and  went  canoeing  in  the 
Adirondacks.  On  a  rafting  trip  on  the 
Salmon  River  they  were  joined  by  Nella 
Gray  Barkley  '55,  Louise  Jenkins  Maybank 
'60  and  Lydia  Taylor  '62.  Janie  Pieper 
Meredith  had  all  4  children  and  spouses 
and  3  grandchildren  for  Christmas  in  Rich- 
mond. She  does  enjoy  '53  news.  'Only 
went  to  Sweet  Briar  one  year,  but  I  did  love 
it,'  Virginia  June  Earley  Holt  and  Tad 
spend  much  of  their  time  on  her  parents 
larm  'Edioe  Glades'  5  miles  east  of  Sweet 
Briar  on  Rt.  624,  and  invite  you  all  to  visit. 
Tad  raises  Pinzgauer  cattle  and  a  vegetable 
garden,  and  he  paints  and  sculpts.  She 
grows,  dries  and  arranges  flowers  when 


not  playing  tennis,  golf  and  bridge  Their 
Lynchburg  home  will  be  open  lor  Garden 
Day  4/97,  The  Richmond  contingent  con- 
tinues to  be  active  Katty  Turner  Mears 
volunteers  with  the  Garden  Club  of  VA,  the 
Chesapeake  Foundation  and  Lewis  Ginter 
Botanic  Garden.  She  has  traveled  to  Santa 
Fe,  Mustique  in  the  Caribbean,  the  Baha- 
mas. Italy  and  is  taking  the  grandchildren 
to  a  dude  ranch  in  WY  in  the  summer, 
Anne  Elliott  Caskie  and  Challen  are  oft 
to  Britain  in  May  with  fellow  Alabamians. 
Kitty  Guerrant  Fields  welcomed  her  first 
grandchild,  Stephen  Guerrant  Nugent,  son 
of  daughter  Fran  and  husband  Steve  10/ 
12/95.  She  and  Fran  and  the  little  prince 
were  off  to  NYC  to  stroll  Central  Park  and 
visit  FAO  Schwartz.  She  was  also  going  on 
the  Sweet  Briar  trip  to  Scandinavia  and  the 
Baltic  Sea  in  July  with  Men  Hodges 
Ma|or'54. 

A  beautiful  card  announced  the 
Elisabeth  Wallace  Hartman  exhibition 
of  drawings  and  paintings  in  the 
Frankenberger  Art  Gallery  at  the  U.  ot 
Charleston,  WV.  Our  talented  and  dedi- 
cated Dolly  keeps  reaching  new  heights.  In 
Concord,  NC  Jane  Perry  Liles  and 
George  can  now  field  a  basketball  team 
plus  a  sub  with  6  grandsons.  Twins 
Sherwood  Edmund  Liles  II  and  Jackson 
Hines  Liles  loined  two  older  brothers  as 
children  of  son  Jock  and  Betsy  Bell  Liles 
'82  in  June.  Daughter  Perry  Liles  Lucas  '85 
and  Bob  welcomed  a  second  son,  George 
Woodruff  Lucas  in  Aug.  Isabel  Grayson 
Parish  and  Hav  continue  with  the  most 
extensive  travels  imaginable,  'before  old 
age  really  sets  in',  A  smattering  includes 
the  Australian  Outback,  Tasmania,  Antarc- 
tica. The  Ross  Sea,  and  Tristan  de  Cuna  in 
the  Lost  Islands  of  the  Atlantic.  Last  sum- 
mer it  was  Samiland,  Lapland.  Finland, 
Denmark  and  Murmansk  and  on  by  Polar 
Icebreaker  to  Franz  Joseph  Land  and 
Svaalbard.  She  was  back  in  Fearrington, 
NC  from  Costa  Rica  long  enough  to  report 
'a  little  jungle,  a  little  luxury,  a  lot  of  birds 
and  a  lot  of  fun.  The  children  think  we're 
crazy  and  wonderful'.  Sallle  Gayle  Beek 
has  retired  to  Raleigh.  NC  and  travels  to 
Kansas  City  to  see  son  Rob's  Robbie,  'a 
wonderful  grandson'.  Her  daughter  Gayle 
practices  Clinical  Psychology  and  has  ten- 
ure at  Sony  Buffalo  Harriette  Hodges 
Andrews  works  tor  a  small  computer 
company  in  Statesville,  NC.  She  plays  the 
Appalachian  dulcimer  in  a  small  band,  they 
have  even  made  a  tape!  Her  daughter 
Frances  and  husband  Nigel  Walker  sell 
their  organically  raised  produce  at  the  San 
Francisco  Plaza  Market  every  Sat.  Son 
Charlie  is  with  IBM  in  San  Jose- 
Joan  Arey  Harrison  and  Chuck  are 
building  their  first  and  probably  last  house 
in  Wilmington.  NC.  She  thinks  she  is  too 
old  for  all  those  details.  They  plan  to  visit 
S.  America  and  DisneyWorld  with  grand- 
daughter Sydney.  Jean  Felty  Kenny  has 
been  a  widow  since  '75,  She  is  a  Profes- 
sor of  Pediatrics  at  the  East  Carolina 
School  ot  Medicine  in  Greenville,  NC 
M.A.  Mellen  Root  and  John  are  work- 


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ing  on  their  house  in  Hilton  Head,  SC  and 
officiating  at  various  golf  and  tennis  tour- 
naments. Sympathies  to  Sug  Cantey 
Patton  whose  mother  died  at  97  Ginny 
Dunlap  Shelton  and  Tom  moved  to  a 
smaller  home  in  Atlanta  and  en|oy  having 
3  grandchildren  near  by.  They  looked  for- 
ward to  a  trip  to  the  Amazon,  Galapagos 
Islands  and  Machu  Pichu  in  Sept.  if  they 
survive  the  Olympics!  Ginny  spoke  with 
Betsy  Lewis  Enney  who  is  working  with 
a  large  group  to  get  St,  Simon's  Island,  GA 
incorporated.  Betsy's  son  Kenny  is  a  Cap- 
tain in  the  Marines  in  CA  and  her  daugh- 
ter Liz  publishes  a  weekly  shopper  in 
Carrolton  Ann  Saunders  Miller  is  an 
artist  in  Memphis  Sadly  she  lost  her  hus- 
band, Lee,  but  enjoys  her  adorable  grand- 
children. Drew  9,  Ryan  4  and  Sam  2. 

Our  Louisville  group  is  lively.  Edie 
Norman  Wombweil  and  George  spend 
much  time  at  their  home  in  CO,  have  been 
to  a  Harvard  'B'  School  reunion,  Jackson, 
WY  to  visit  son  Van  and  LA  to  visit  son 
Andy,  both  still  single.  Jane  Dawson 
Mudwllder's  son  David  is  the  Advertis- 
ing Manager  of  the  Hilton  Head  Island 
Events  Magazine  and  the  Christmas  cover 
had  a  picture  of  2  year  old  Savannah 
Mudwilder  who  looked  remarkably  like  her 
grandmother  Caroline  Miller  Ewing 
and  Bud  welcomed  their  iirst  grandchild, 
Anne  Taylor  5/94.  Bud  has  a  financial  in- 
terest in  a  small  company.  Jim,  Jr.  is  in  the 
restaurant  business  in  Louisville  and  his 
wife  is  with  Vencor  there.  Sweet  Briar  is 
definitely  in  their  daughter's  future!  Daugh- 
ter Selby  is  a  film  producer  in  Nashville 
and  works  with  her  husband  John  Lloyd 
Millen  in  their  new  company,  the  AV 
Squad.  Caroline  spoke  with  Mary 
Littlejohn  Belser,  who,  along  with  her 
husband,  is  a  retired  teacher  in  Auburn,  AL. 

June  Arata  Pickett  and  Bob  toured 
the  Northwest  and  CA.  They  visited  their 
son  Dave  in  Dallas  and  CInnle 
Moorhead  McNaIr  and  Norm  in  San 
Antonio.  June  volunteers  at  the  animal 
shelter  in  Vero  Beach,  FL.  Cinnie  has  full 
time  care  of  Norm's  mother  while  he  is 
Business  Manager  for  the  Ecumenical 
Center,  a  non-profit  organization  lor  physi- 
cal and  spiritual  growth.  Gloria  Rawls 
Askew  lost  her  mother  in  Dec,  but  wel- 
comed a  first  granddaughter,  Elizabeth 
Claire  Stewart,  whose  mother,  Gloria's 
daughter  Allison,  was  named  by  Washing- 
tonian  Magazine  as  one  of  the  top  50  pe- 
diatricians in  the  D.C,  area.  Gloria  is  happy 
to  be  near  2  grandsons  in  Houston.  In  Tuc- 
son. AZ  Cathy  Munds  Storek  is  raising 
grandchildren  and  entertaining  in  her 
guest  house.  She  traveled  to  London  and 
Prague  7/95.  She  'misses  Sweet  Briar  and 
is  proud  to  be  an  alumna'.  Apologies  to 
Kim  Green  Stone  whose  Arabian  horse 
ranch  in  Gardnerville,  NV  I  somehow 
shrank  from  40  acres  to  10  in  last  year's 
notes.  Kim  and  John  spent  5  weeks  in  Bra- 
zil where  he  did  appraisals  of  iron  and 
magnesium  mines.  From  there  they  did  a 
photo  safari  into  Pantanal,  'the  world's 
largest  wetland'. 


Ginger  TImmons  Ludwick,  with  a 
new  titanium  rod  in  her  spine,  has  relumed 
to  golf  and  tennis.  She  and  Dave  will  be  in 
Wimbledon  (playing?)  and  Scotland  in 
June.  Their  daughter  Leslie  X'80  is  now 
with  the  Bank  of  America  in  San  Francisco. 
The  Los  Angeles  Ludwicks  are  happy  to 
have  her  so  close.  Janie  Collins 
Sjoberg  suffered  the  loss  of  her  mother 
and  also  a  mild  heart  attack.  She  has  re- 
covered and  helps  her  son  with  their  busi- 
ness in  Atherton,  CA.  She  hopes  to  publish 
a  computer  program.  What  a  resilient  lot 
we  are!  The  Nagers'  news  is  that  C.J  re- 
tired in  Dec.  from  Hughes  Aircraft  Co.  in 
Los  Angeles  and  we  left  CA  in  search  of 
'the  kinder,  gentler'  life.  We  are  delighted 
to  be  back  nearer  family  and  old  friends  in 
our  lakeside  spot  here  in  Lake  Wylie,  SC, 
iust  south  of  Charlotte.  We  welcomed  our 
son  Bailey  and  wife  Elizabeth's  third  son 
in  Raleigh  3/28.  In  Feb.  our  children  sur- 
prised us  for  our  40th  anniv.  by  inviting 
many  of  our  old  friends  for  a  |oyous  week- 
end. They  all  arrived  in  hard  hats  to  chris- 
ten our  renovation  pro|ect  and  many  had 
familiar  Sweet  Briar  faces. 

1957 

President:  Carol  McMurtry  Fowler 
Secretary:  Marjorie  Whltson  Aude 
Secretary  pro  tern:  Lee  Haskell  Vest 
Fund  Agent:  Anne  Wilson  Rowe 

It's  warm  up  time  again!  This  is  the  last 
column  about  us  in  this  magazine  until 
after  our  fortieth  reunion  next  May.  So  here 
is  a  word  from  our  President  Carol 
McMurtry  Fowler  (aka  Kim) 

"Why  not  make  the  40th  a  big  deal?  If 
you  look  at  the  alumnae  magazines,  the 
push,  the  emphasis,  the  energy  are  all  de- 
voted to  the  50th.  I  am  confident  that  I  can 
make  May,  1 997,  but  2007?  That's  too  far 
in  the  future  for  me. 

So  let's  make  the  push,  center  the  en- 
ergy and  the  emphasis  on  making  our  40th 
reunion  a  blowout  The  Class  of  1 957  fun- 
damentally is  held  in  awe  by  most  other 
classes  because  we  have  done  things  bet- 
ter, With  more  elan  and  distinction. 

We've  got  a  good  thing  going.  Why 
mess  with  success?  You  will  be  contacted 
at  multiple  points  in  the  coming  year  about 
returning  for  Reunion.  Why  not  make  it 
easy  now.  Set  your  compass  for  Route  29 
and  Numero40  in  1997." 

As  for  Carol's  news  -  She  is  still  in 
Boston  with  State  Street  Bank  and  Trust  in 
a  benign  form  of  banking.  She  is  recon- 
necting owners  with  their  lost  or  aban- 
doned property  No  widows  or  orphans  get 
tossed  in  the  snow.  "Speaking  of  which, 
after  eons  of  Texas  sunshine,  I  arrived  lor 
the  worst  winter  in  Boston's  history  - 1 10 
inches  in  the  city!"  She  is  uncertain  how 
long  she  will  remain. 

We  received  notice  that  Florence 
Potter  Robb  died  8/21/95,  She  was  with 
us  as  a  freshman  and  resided  in  Grosse 
Pointe,  l\yiL  Our  sympathy  also  goes  along 
with  many  hugs  to  Nancy  Godwin 
Baldwin  as  Tom  died  very  suddenly  this 


spring.  We  will  miss  him  as  host  to  us 
many  times  at  our  reunions. 

There  are  several  authors  in  our  midst 
flogging  their  wares.  Dee  Robin,  Chair  of 
the  Dept.  of  Foreign  Languages  and  Litera- 
ture at  U.  of  New  Mexico's  third  book  con- 
cerns an  Italian  Renaissance  feminist 
named  Laura  Cereta.  Dee  will  be  at  re- 
union Page  Phelps  Coulter's  poem 
"Elegy  in  Winter"  won  2nd  prize  from  the 
National  Library  of  Poetry  and  was  pub- 
lished in  their  anthology  A  Delicate  Bal- 
ance. Mary  Stoll  Cross'  newest  book 
Morocco  -  Sahara  lo  the  Sea  came  out  in 
9/95.  It  is  wonderful.  She  really  caught  the 
spell  of  that  country. 

Ninie  Laing  is  writing  the  brochure 
on  the  Walking  Tour  of  SBC  to  be  pub- 
lished in  time  for  the  College's  acceptance 
as  an  Historic  District  and  placement  on 
the  National  Register  of  Historic  Places. 
Ninie  is  also  Co-Chair  of  SBC's  Strategic 
Planning  Committee.  Jane  Rather 
Tiebaud  is  writing  her  dissertion  on 
Madame  La  Maquise  de  Rambouillet,  the 
1 7th  century  Frenchwoman  who  launched 
the  weekly  salons  in  Pans  from  whence  the 
great  arts  of  French  culture  emerged.  She 
will  be  at  reunion. 

Ruth  Ellen  Green  Calhoun  wrote 
from  Natchez  of  trips  and  children.  Ruthie 
in  PA  with  husband  and  2  grandchildren. 
Bo,  a  cardiologist  in  Tupelo,  who  was 
cossetted  by  Fran  Childress  Lee  and 
her  family  while  he  was  a  student  in 
Gainesville,  FL  and  Ellen  in  Med  School 
and  in  Chapel  Hill.  Ruth  Ellen  is  looking 
forward  to  seeing  Nannette  McBurney 
Crowdus  and  Bill  if  they  really  do  retire 
to  Natchez.  Day  Gipson  Kerr  and 
Whitney  attend  the  yearly  Antiques  Forum 
in  Natchez.  They  have  8  grandchildren! 

The  mini  reunion  in  Charleston  last  fall 
was  marred  only  by  the  absence  of  Jane 
Pinckney  Hanahan  who  was  in  England 
She  is  very  involved  with  Drayton  Hall  and 
has  met  Miss  Sally  Reahard  '30,  who  is  on 
this  board  and  is  a  classmate  of  Jane's 
mother.  The  rest  of  us,  Nannette,  Carol, 
Ninie,  Ann  Wilson  Rowe  and  Joe,  Carroll 
Weitzel  Rivers  and  Buist,  and  me  -  had  a 
wonderful  time.  We  enjoyed  the  SBC  fes- 
tivities and  ate  a  delicious  meal  at  "Mag- 
nolias" thanks  to  Buist  and  then  we  toured 
Carroll's  studio.  She  has  now  moved  from 
the  one  we  saw  to  yet  a  new  one  on  the 
waterfront.  Guess  we'll  just  have  to  go  back 
and  visit  again.  Nanette  was  awarded  the 
Sweet  Briar  Rose  for  her  fundraising  ef- 
forts, given  by  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Walter  Brown. 
Nannette  and  Bill  are  awaiting  their  first 
grandchild.  [FLASH:  Nannette  reports  the 
birth  of  William  Warren  Crowdus  IV  -  6/ 
7/96  in  Washington.  DC]  I  am  planning 
to  visit  them  in  Ml  this  summer.  Diane 
Duffield  Wood  (9  grandchildren)  and 
Cynnie  Wilson  Ottaway  (13  grandchildren) 
are  invited.  Cynnie's  60th  was  celebrated 
on  a  cruise  through  the  Inland  Passage 
with  her  children. 

Enid  Slack  spent  a  long  delayed  Jr. 
Yr  in  France  at  Ville  Franche-sur-Mer 
immersed  in  a  French  language  course  tor 


3  1/2  months.  She  was  fined  5  FFR  if  she 
spoke  another  language.  She  and  Mar- 
guerite McDanlel  Wood  got  together  in 
March  -  no  idea  what  language  was  spoken! 

Suzy  and  Bob  Lee  Stephens  (11 
grands)  celebrated  their  40th  anniv.  with 
a  barge  trip  through  France  and  a  cruise 
from  Sweden  to  St.  Petersburg  and  also 
had  a  grand  party  according  to  Chris 
Smith  Lowry  who  was  there.  Chis  and 
Britt  have  retired  to  Lake  Lure,  NC  which 
is  50  miles  from  Hickory.  Last  Jan  they 
picked  up  Nancy  Shuford  Dowdy  in 
Hickory,  who  had  |ust  retired  from  Century 
Furniture  Co  and  they  all  spent  3  weeks 
traveling  around  FL  They  saw  Marylew 
Cooper  Redd  and  her  husband  one 
evening 

Alice  Barnes  has  married  Raymond 
Robertson  and  is  very  happy.  They  bought 
some  land  and  plan  to  build  a  log  house 
on  it.  Her  younger  son  is  in  Austin  finish- 
ing a  Ph.D.  and  her  older  son  suffers  from 
Huntington's  disease.  She  will  have  to 
move  him  to  a  nursing  home  soon,  Jane 
Best  Wheland  looks  forward  to  having 
her  2  grandchildren  back  on  the  East  Coast 
as  her  son-in-law  has  been  transferred  to 
Ft.  Bragg.  Her  son  is  a  partner  in  the  law 
firm  of  Jones,  Day,  Reavis  and  Pogue  in 
Chicago.  Jane  will  be  at  reunion.  Lucile 
WInerJch  Pipes  and  Bill  are  in  the  "what 
will  we  do  for  the  rest  of  our  lives"  exer- 
cise. Her  son  and  his  family  have  moved 
to  Lincoln,  NE  and  her  daughter  is  a  |r  at 
TCU  in  Ft  Worth  Ann  Frasher  Hudson 
and  Ed,  when  not  in  Ft.  Worth,  are  either 
in  Aspen  or  traveling.  They  have  two 
grandchildren  including  Edward  the  IV! 
Ann  Ford  Melton  still  gets  the  prize  of 
being  the  first  person  to  return  her  card! 
She  saw  Carolyn  Swift  Fleming  in 
Greenville,  SC  while  Carolyn  was  visiting 
her  daughter.  Carolyn  lives  in  Omaha,  NE. 
Ann  Ford  has  a  granddaughter  in  Ft.  Lau- 
derdale Jane  Fitzgerald  Treherne- 
Thomas  will  be  in  Flatthead  Lake,  MT  in 
July,  Tuscany  in  Aug.  and  England  in  Sept. 
She  will  be  at  Reunion.  Dot  Duncan 
Hodges  is  going  to  Kimberly,  Australia. 
Her  newest  plea  for  beauty  advice  is  fin- 
gernails! Hers  are  falling  apart. 

Jane  Campbell  Englert's  husband 
John  appeared  in  an  episode  of  "The 
American  Experience"  concerning  Nelly 
BIy  on  PBS.  Jane  also  had  a  visit  from 
Yolanda  Avram  Ellis  '55,  who  came  to  us 
from  Greece  She  now  lives  in  Pittsburgh 
and  was  giving  a  talk  on  her  experiences 
during  WW  II  that  Jane  attended.  Small 
world!  Jan  Pehl  Ettele  wrote  from  Sun 
City,  AZ.  She  and  her  family  sailed  in  the 
B.V  I  and  went  to  a  WW  II  reunion.  She  is 
Past  President  of  their  local  museum.  A 
long  message  from  Mary  Anne  Van 
Dervoort.  who  is  not  looking  forward  to 
moving  in  the  fall  from  a  house  she's  been 
in  for  28  years.  Bob  is  and  i  quote,  "The 
Project  director  of  the  Year  2000  for  the 
Nations  Bank  Corporation.  He  must  invent 
his  job  and  have  it  completed  by  1998. 
Data  usage  has  excluded  century  digits  in 
most  automated  systems  so  that  comput- 


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SWEET  BRIAR  COLLEGE 


ers  cannot  tell  1 9xx  from  20xx.  Ttierefore, 
work  could  not  be  processed,  vaults  and 
exterior  doors  would  not  open,  elevators 
would  be  off  schedule  etc."  Awesome!  To 
prepare  for  ttiis  arduous  year  ttiey  spent  2 
weeks  in  Soutfiwest  France  and  2  weeks  in 
Costa  Rica,  Please  come  to  Reunion  and 
tell  us  tiow  we  will  bank  after  2000! 

Carolyn  Scott  Arnold  and  IVlark  live 
in  Honolulu.  Mark  retired  from  Gannett  Co. 
where  he  started  USA  Today  1 5  years  ago! 
They  have  jumped  into  computers  with 
both  feet  and  her  letter  was  the  most  leg- 
ible, Anna  Chao  Pai's  son  IVIike  the 
golfer  has  his  dream  job  with  Maxfli  and 
is  meeting  all  the  top  golf  pros.  Her  son 
Ben  moved  to  Charlotte,  so  Chips  will  rack 
up  the  mileage  between  EWR  and  CLT. 
Virginia  Marks  Paget  lives  in  Yellow 
Springs,  OH  and  directs  the  Individualized 
Master  of  Arts  Program  at  Antioch  Univ. 
She  is  also  a  consultant  to  the  Pew  Project 
lor  Civic  Change.  She  has  two  grandchil- 
dren Dagmar  Halmaji  Yon  will  retire  at 
age  62  -  years  from  now!  I  had  a  long  talk 
with  Margie  Scott  Johnson  last  Jan 
She  had  seen  Stella  Moore  McClintocl< 
and  Jock  m  John's  Island,  FL,  Suzle 
Stephens  and  Bob  Lee  at  Tide's  Inn  and 
Jane  Hanahan  in  Charleston!  Every  one 
looked  fabulous!! 

Our  scribe,  Marjie  Whitson  Aude  is 
now  ensconsed  in  Phelps,  NY.  She  has  fin- 
ished picking  out  faucets,  window  stops, 
not  to  mention  paints  and  stains.  "THEY" 
stopped  making  her  kitchen  floor  tiles  and 
some  light  fixtures  right  in  the  middle  of 
the  |ob.  She  didn't  say  a  thing  about  clean- 
ing out  her  old  house  and  moving  in!  Ev- 
ery one  on  the  East  Coast  has  a  horror 
story  of  this  winter.  My  short  driveway  was 
plowed  10  times!  Anne  McGrath 
Lederer  in  Earlysville,  VA  gave  up  and  left 
the  car  at  the  head  of  her  road.  She  lives 
in  a  beautiful  spot  overlooking  a  lake  with 
a  huge  dog  and  a  herd  of  deer  who  eat  ev- 
erything. Therefore  her  spectacular  view! 

1  am  off  to  Northern  Spain  in  June  on  a  tour 
entitled  "Wines  and  Shrines"  for  2  weeks 
and  I  have  a  house  in  Chatham  on  the  Cape 
for  2  weeks  in  Aug.  I  expect  to  see  all  of 
you  at  SBC  next  May! 

1961 

President:  Suzanne  Seaman  Berry 

Secretary:  Elizabeth  Hutchins 

Sharland 

Fund  Agents:  Julie  O'Neil  Arnheim, 

Margaret  Wadman  Cafasso 

(Notes  by  Simone  Aubry.  former  Secretary) 

Patti  Anderson  Warren  and  hus- 
band. Rob,  bought  a  "cabin"  in  the  Tahoe 
area.  They  were  there  when  Patti,  born  on 
Leap  Year  Day,  celebrated  her  "14th  birth- 
day" by  downhill  skiing  for  the  first  time 
in  15  years!  She  continues  on  the  Board 
of  the  Rape  Crisis  Center  in  Marin  County, 
CA.  Willoughby  Applegate  Ansell  has 

2  horses,  traveled  to  England  to  foxhunt 
with  Cathy  Detmer  Nicholls  (SBC  '63)  and 
is  training  a  pony  for  her  granddaughter. 
She  sent  an  interesting  article  about 


"Dressage  Horses  of  the  1960's"  which 
featured  Irish  Galvin,  who  left  SBC  to 
train  lor  the  Olympics  m  CA.  Janie 
Arensberg  Thompson,  Chair  of  the 
Carnegie  Museums  of  Pittsburgh  and 
Carnegie  Library  Centennial  Celebration 
since  1994,  writes  "This  has  been  an  ex- 
hilarating and  exhausting  volunteer  |ob. 
Alter  the  Centennial,  I  am  taking  a  'Leave 
of  Absence'  from  all  volunteer  work!" 
Beverly  Ayers  Peck  visits  SBC  often  as 
her  daughter,  who  went  to  SBC,  now  works 
there,  "Imagine  -  they  pay  her!"  She  ex- 
tends her  support  to  Sara  Finnegan 
Lycett,  Chairman  of  the  Board  of  Direc- 
tors since  7/95,  during  the  search  for  a  new 
President.  Sara  meets  freguently  with  fac- 
ulty, staff,  and  students,  who  are  "superb 
-  bright,  creative,  high  energy  level,  and 
very  caring  about  the  college,"  Sarah  finds 
time  to  work  as  docent  at  the  Walters  Art 
Gallery  in  Baltimore,  Stevie  Barutio 
Welch  shows  Cutting  horses,  enjoys  her 
grandchildren,  and  spends  much  time  car- 
ing for  her  parents  (both  90).  Susan  Bell 
Davies,  an  exchange  student  from  St. 
Andrews,  lives  in  Wales,  is  retired  from 
teaching  and  enjoys  orienteering,  skiing, 
and  travel.  A  sponsor  of  7  children  in  the 
third  world,  she  visited  one  in  Nepal  in 
1993,  and  will  visit  3  more  this  year. 
Nancy  Bloomer  moved  from  VT  to  the 
Hudson  Valley  (NY).  As  rector  of  an  Epis- 
copal Church,  she  finds  the  work  challeng- 
ing but  satisfying,  Carol  presented  Nancy 
with  a  granddaughter  1 2/95;  Sarah  attends 
school  in  NY  Fran  Brackenridge 
Neuman,  Exec.  Dir.  of  Day  One,  a  com- 
munity coalition  to  reduce  alcohol  and 
drug  problems,  plans  to  retire  and  pursue 
her  interests  in  gardening,  cooking  and 
spiritual  development.  Jeanne  Bounds 
Hamilton  and  Ross  divide  their  time  be- 
tween NY  and  MD's  Eastern  Shore  and  "are 
trying  to  keep  up  with  tuition!"  Will,  Chris, 
and  Blair  "are  all  teenagers,  finally!"  Ross, 
Jr.,  is  married  and  practices  law  in  NC. 
Faith  Bullis  Sebring,  busy  planning 
Heather's  wedding  (9/96),  teaches  math 
and  French  and  is  remodeling  her  FL 
home,  getting  it  ready  for  retirement, 
Catherine  Caldwill  Cabaniss,  an  art- 
ist and  printmaker,  is  teaching  art  to  emo- 
tionally disturbed  children.  Martha 
Chandler  Romoser  has  been  teaching 
ballet  and  modern  dance  part-time  for  35 
years  and  loves  it!  "My  other  loves  are  my 
family  and  my  Arabian  horses."  Celia 
Williams  Dunn  and  Larry  continue  work- 
ing in  her  real  estate  business.  Their  son, 
Laurence,  married  2/96,  is  a  3rd  year  resi- 
dent in  radiology  at  George  Washington  U, 
Daughter,  Celia,  is  with  a  modern  dance 
company  in  Amsterdam.  Lou  Chapman 
Hoffman  enjoyed  seeing  Mimi  Lucas 
Fleming  last  year,  and  is  in  touch  fre- 
guently with  Celia,  who  sold  a  row  house 
in  Savannah  to  Mimi's  son.  Mills  Fleming 
and  his  wife.  The  remodeling  was  featured 
on  "This  Old  House"  on  PBS  for  8  shows. 
Mimi  is  an  attorney  in  St,  Petersburg,  FL, 
running  lor  election  for  Circuit  Judge.  She 
enjoys  babsitting  2  grandchildren  and 


flower  arranging.  Lou's  son,  Richard, 
joined  Mary  Hunter  Kennedy  Daly  and 

her  son,  Newell,  at  the  Supreme  Court  to 
watch  Mary  Hunter's  husband,  George, 
argue.  Their  daughter,  Anna,  who  now 
practices  law  with  her  lather,  was  seated 
at  the  counsel  table.  Mary  Hunter  and  Lou 
had  a  wonderful  visit  in  New  Orleans  the 
following  weekend.  Mary  Hunter,  certified 
as  a  licensed  protessional  counselor,  also 
writes  and  had  her  first  short  story  ac- 
cepted for  publication!  Babs  Childrey 
Fowler  "stays  busy  with  her  part-time 
clothing  business  and  loves  antiquing, 
gardening,  and  grandmothering  her  4 
grandchildren."  Husband,  Cal,  a  ludge 
nearing  retirement,  is  an  avid  fisherman. 
Their  family  enjoys  gathering  at  Smith  Mt 
Lake  where  Babs  sees  Susie  Venable 
Jamison  Anne  Cone  Liptzin  enioys  2 
"beautiful"  grandsons  who  live  nearby.  Her 
"other  4  kids  are  spread  from  Houston  to 
Maine."  Anne  is  very  involved  in  Hospice, 
serves  on  the  Board  of  the  Triangle  Com- 
munity Foundation,  and  enjoys  photogra- 
phy, "dabbling  in  water  colors"  and 
traveling  with  Mike,  recently  retired,  Su- 
san Cone  Scott,  in  private  practice  as  a 
nationally  certified  massage  therapist,  is 
also  an  instructor  at  the  VA  School  of  Mas- 
sage. She  practices  yoga  and  enioys  her 
children,  one  ol  whom  is  living  at  home, 
Nancy  Coppedge  Lynn  still  has  her 
shop  and  has  been  taking  conversational 
French  -  "lots  of  fun  and  stimulates  the  old 
brain  "  This  winter  she  had  2  more  grand- 
sons born  3  weeks  apart!  Willia  Fales 
Eckerberg,  a  realtor  in  DC,  loves  opera, 
languages,  golf  and  has  traveled  exten- 
sively. She  and  Lennart  have  3  children: 
John  (29),  a  lawyer,  Alice  (27)  a  banker, 
and  Christopher  (25)  who  has  a  degree  in 
international  business  and  economics. 
Marie  Garnett  Hood  and  Bob  both  work 
for  Northampton  Co  Schools  and  operate 
their  Camp  Greenbrier  which  experienced 
a  devastating  Hood  1/96.  All  their  children 
came  to  help  out:  daughter.  Garland  (SBC 
grad),  "teaches  Spanish,  1st  darling 
grandson;  Will,  married  an  attorney  in  Al- 
exandria; David,  married,  2nd  grandchild, 
with  IBM  in  Raleigh;  Courtney,  married. 
Executive  with  Office  Team  in  Norfolk;  and 
Michael,  getting  Ph.D.  in  plant  pathology 
from  NC  State"  Maria  writes,"  Elinor 
Scherr  Mosher,  my  old  roomie,  still 
comes  with  all  her  family  every  Aug.  to  the 
Camp  Greenbrier  House  Party  for  families. 
I  hear  from  Lynn  Adams  Clark  from  time 
to  time "  Lucy  Giles  Richey,  moved 
from  CT  to  TN,  is  getting  her  neighborhood 
made  an  historic  district,  and  gearing  up 
for  renovations  and  an  addition  to  her 
home  Judith  Greer  Schulz's  daughter, 
Cecily  (SBC  grad),  married  Jonathan 
Banks  1 1/95  during  which  there  was  a  mini 
SBC  reunion  with  Cecily's  classmates  and 
"my  vintage  represented,"  Her  son, 
Stephen  Garth,  finished  his  MBA  5/96; 
they  celebrated  with  him  in  San  Francisco. 
Sally  Hamilton  Staub  works  at  the  Sci- 
ence and  Technology  Museum,  and 
spends  weekends  at  her  cabin  in  Maggie 


Valley,  NC.  She  and  Bamby  Miff  explored 
the  Copper  Canyon  of  Mexico.  Bamby 
continues  as  a  light  rail  operator,  loves 
antiquing,  traveling,  and  photography. 
Sheila  Haskell  Smith,  a  member  of  2 
book  clubs,  has  joined  an  investment  club, 
and  enjoys  gardening.  She  and  Lynn  will 
take  advantage  of  a  trip  east  for  his  reunion 
at  Brown  to  visit  Kristin,  her  husband. 
Randy,  who  is  in  Med.  School  in  ME,  and 
"our  little  granddaughter."  Judy  Harris 
Cutting  commutes  every  few  weeks  be- 
tween Richmond  and  Chicago  where  Tom 
is  on  the  faculty  of  the  Chicago  Theologi- 
cal Seminary  until  12/96,  Tom  is  "flirting 
with  retirement  from  the  Presbyterian 
Church."  Judy  is  Board  President  of  a  day 
care/social  service  agency.  Barbara 
Horton  Logue,  expecting  8th  grandchild 
10/96,  consults  as  a  speech-language 
pathologist  while  maintaining  a  private 
practice  (The  Institute  of  Human  Commu- 
nication) with  her  husband  in  Durham,  NC. 
Julie  Johnson  Chapin  "recently  let  my 
RN  license  expire  -  happy  now  on  our  farm 
in  NH  helping  Bill  with  apple  orchard,  land 
management,  Christmas  trees,  maple 
syrup  operations,  gardens;  and  we  have  a 
beautiful  yawl  moored  off  the  coast  of 
Maine "  Bette  Hutchins  Sharland  was 
named  "Friend  of  the  Year"  for  her  work 
with  the  MD  Federation  of  Art.  Congratu- 
lations! Congratulations  also  to  Cloe 
Lansdale  Pitard,  who  was  named  "Busi- 
ness Woman  of  the  Year"  by  the  Great  Val- 
ley Regional  Chamber  of  Commerce  for 
her  work  as  Owner/President  ol 
HomeNurse  Inc.  in  Devon,  PA.  Started  in 
a  spare  bedroom  ol  her  home  in  1970,  her 
company  now  grosses  in  excess  of  $4 
million  a  year!  Lucinda  Lowry  Stein  and 
Ron,  with  Merrill  Lynch,  spent  a  week  in 
Mexico  2/96.  She  is  still  involved  with  the 
Master  Gardener  Program  at  the  MO  Bo- 
tanical Garden,  and  loves  having  both 
daughters  and  sons-in-law  in  the  St,  Louis 
area  Ginger  Lutz  Stephen's  daughter, 
Elizabeth  Belser  Kistler  (SBC  '88)  "gave 
birth  4/16/96  to  ter daughter  Lauren  Davis 
Kistler  (possible  SBC,  2017?),  That  makes 
6  grandchildren  when  I  include  my  'steps!'" 
Mary  MacKenzie  Shaw,  Assistant  Di- 
rector of  Compliance  for  SIGNA  Individual 
Ins.,  has  a  married  daughter,  Elizabeth 
(30),  and  2  sons,  James  (28)  and  Ian  (26), 
Sister  McCall  Engelhardt's  son.  Miller 
(27),  is  in  international  sales;  daughter, 
Margaret  (25),  is  in  public  relations  in 
Dallas:  son,  Sam  (24),  a  Tulane  grad,  spent 
last  year  in  Costa  Rica  learning  Spanish. 
Sister  has  been  a  full-time  social  worker 
in  New  Orleans,  a  consultant  to  a  hospital 
in  Montgomery,  studied  at  La  Varenne  in 
Paris,  and  thereafter  taught  cooking 
classes  and  worked  m  a  kitchen  shop. 
"Now  I  garden  and  needlepoint  and  am  a 
C  Span  lunkie!"  Our  thanks  and  congratu- 
lations to  Bee  Newman  Thayer  tor  her 
hard  work  and  very  successful  year  as 
Alumnae  Fund  Chair,  Bee  writes:  "Our  1st 
grandchild,  Hannah  Margaret,  born  6/27/ 
95  to  Emily  and  Peter,  is  our  best  news; 
Bill  and  Luisa  are  still  in  the  retail  busi- 


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ness;  Chris  (25).  is  on  the  staff  of  the  Ap- 
palachian Mountain  Club  in  NH,"  She  and 
Brad  enjoy  hiking,  golf,  tennis,  skiing, 
snowshoeing,  gardening,  and  "nature  pho- 
tography continues  to  fascinate  me." 
Annabel  Pagan  Blakey  and  Bob  own 
and  operate  "Celebration  Designs"  where 
they  design  and  screen  print  infant  and 
children's  clothing  and  accessories. 
Susie  Prichard  Pace  writes  "I'm  so 
thankful  for  those  years  at  SBC!"  She  en- 
joys tennis  and  baby-sitting  for  her  2 
grandchildren.  Anne  Rogers  KMIefer,  a 
Knoxville  resident  and  adoring  grand- 
mother of  6,  scuba  dives,  enioys  garden- 
ing, working  with  international  students, 
and  traveling.  Suzanne  "Seabreeze" 
Seaman  Berry,  an  interior  designer,  and 
Fritz,  a  doctor,  have  had  numerous 
memorable  trips  because  of  his  teaching 
assignments.  They  enjoy  fishing  and  sail- 
ing at  Deltaville,  VA.  Anne  Semmes 
Stavropoulos  lives  in  Athens,  "still 
horse-rides,  helps  with  Riding  for  the  Dis- 
abled, and  works  with  Animal  Welfare,  as 
there  are  many  strays  in  Greece  -  a  lot  of 
which  end  up  at  my  house!"  She  has  taken 
up  drawing  and  painting  again  and  enjoys 
travel  Winifred  Storey  Davis,  in  the 
movie  theatre  business  since  1982,  volun- 
teers with  her  church  and  Egleston 
Children's  Hospital.  Four  generations  of 
family  living  nearby  keep  her  busy. 
Georgina  Tebrocl(  Ritchie  writes  "I  am 
President  of  the  Executives  Association  of 
San  Francisco  (the  oldest  business  net- 
working association  in  the  US)  and  serve 
on  the  Board  of  Women  for  IVIutual  Secu- 
rity. We  personally  meet  with  heads  of  state 
worldwide  to  promote  women's  and 
children's  issues.  I  have  written  a  book 
chapter  on  problems  of  refugee  women 
and  children "  Paige  Will<erson  Pruitt 
and  Neil  have  traveled  -  Ireland,  Scotland, 
Australia,  New  Zealand,  and  Peru  last  year, 
with  Spain  planned  for  7/96!  Son,  Neil,  Jr., 
is  the  last  of  3  graduating  from  college. 
Judy  Rohrer  Davis,  a  counselor/thera- 
pist, writes  "I've  finally  made  it  into  private 
practice  and  love  it!"  Her  "baby,"  Tim, 
married  10/94,  has  his  own  business 
(DaySaver  Computer  Consulting)  in 
Raleigh;  Brooks,  one  of  the  twins,  will 
marry  7/96  and  live  in  NY;  the  other  twin, 
Rick,  graduates  from  Pitt  Law  4/96  Mary 
Denny  Scott  Wray  is  spending  most  of 
her  time  in  Santa  Barbara,  CA  with  hus- 
band, Michael.  "Michael  had  more  serious 
heart  problems,  but  is  doing  well  now; 
working  harder  than  ever,  he  is  now  Presi- 
dent of  a  small  oil  company.  We  travel  lots 
and  see  our  6  children  and  6  spouses  and 
4  grandchildren  often."  She  bought  a  small 
townhouse  in  Richmond  so  that  she  can 
"return  to  her  roots,"  see  her  new 
grandbaby  (Ellie),  and  keep  active  on  The 
Poplar  Forest  Board.  Penny  Stanton 
Meyer,  a  teacher  in  a  small  public  school 
near  Woodstock,  VT,  said  she'd  be  think- 
ing of  us  Reunion  Weekend,  and  that  ours 
"was  a  good  class.  Wish  I  could  have 
stayed  at  SBC."  Miss  Em  Whaley 
Whipple  operates  a  ballroom  dancing 


school  in  Charleston  (teaches  450  children 
a  week!),  and  enjoys  gardening,  tennis  and 
golf.  An  exhibition  at  the  Marty  Whaley 
Adams  Gallery  of  work  by  Miss  Em's  art- 
ist son,  Douglas  Balentine  (27),  received 
excellent  reviews.  Daughter,  Emily 
Balentine  (24),  is  doing  graduate  work  at 
Brown.  Robin  Wawro  Bataillon,  in 
France,  is  a  legal  translator/interpreter. 
She  and  Georges  have  two  sons,  Remy 
(29),  a  doctor,  and  Marc  (28),  a  Harvard 
B  School  grad  who  works  in  Paris.  Anne 
Worboys  Buske  is  volunteering,  taking 
computer  courses,  reading  and  exercising. 
Her  older  daughter,  Dana,  is  doing  gradu- 
ate work  in  chemistry  at  MIT,  and  Rachel 
IS  Cornell  '99.  Simone  Aubry  retired 
from  her  35-year  career  as  a  secretary, 
most  recently  as  Exec.  Secretary  to  the 
Supt.  of  Schools  in  Sudbury,  MA.  Having 
designed  an  addition  to  her  home,  she 
looks  forward  to  being  on  site  daily  dur- 
ing its  construction,  and  redesigning  the 
landscaping  and  gardens.  A  fourth  cat  has 
joined  the  Aubry  household;  Mitzie 
Abigail.  Simone  extends  heartfelt  thanks  to 
classmates  who  sent  news  for  this  column 
during  the  last  5  years.  Being  your  Class 
Secretary  has  been  lots  of  fun! 

1965 

President:  Sarah  Porter  Boehmler 
Secretary:  Harriet  Wall  Martin 
Fund  Agent:  Brenda  Muhllnghaus 
Barger 

(To  meet  space  confines.  Empty  Nest 
for  the  remainder  of  my  tenure  is  shortened 
"EN."  Further  and  random  abbreviations 
may  occur  unannounced.)  No  abbrevia- 
tions needed  for  Bonnie  Chapman 
McClure's  rich  card  from  Paris  announc- 
ing a  move  to  Nimes,  France's  bullfight- 
ing capital.  Likewise  little  compression  of 
Betsy  Knodes  Newton's  comment  on 
the  "poignant  circularity  of  lite"  in  dealing 
with  her  mother's  death  and  the  marriage 
of  her  architect  daughter,  or  abridgement 
of  Jean  Murray  McDermid's  expres- 
sion of  sadness  about  Mrs.  Barton's  death 
and  tribute  to  her  inspiring  leaching.  Jean, 
a  teacher  in  Kelso,  Scotland,  sent  greetings 
and  happy  memories  of  her  one  year  at 
SBC.  Mai  Leslie  Welch  has  a  60+-hour- 
week  |ob  in  the  NYC  media  business  as 
director  of  marketing  at  Disney-owned 
Discover  Magazine.  Her  children  are 
"degreed"  and  "launched"  with  daughter 
Leslie  from  Lafayette  (to  Atlanta)  and  son 
Rob  from  UVA  (to  NYC).  Her  "free"  time 
goes  to  gardening  and  learning  golf  from 
a  "great  guy  with  a  3-handicap."  Julie 
Bearden  Adams  is  involved  with  both  an 
antigues  business  and  a  bridal  consultant 
enterprise  in  Macon,  GA.  Daughter  Mar- 
garet moved  with  husband  and  Kate  (2)  to 
Ft.  Bragg  after  4  years  in  Germany;  Jenni- 
fer, married  '94,  lives  in  Greensboro,  NC; 
twin  brother,  Tim,  a  '95  groom,  is  a  med 
student  in  Augusta;  Fran  attends  the  Col- 
lege of  Charleston.  Julie  and  Tim,  a  law- 
yer, celebrated  the  EN  in  Greece  and 
Turkey!  Bunny  Sutton  Mealy  is  learning 
about  "domestic  engineering"  with  son 


Eben,  1 3,  and  daughter  Elizabeth,  12.  Hus- 
band Jay  is  the  Massachusetts  Commis- 
sioner of  Food  and  Agriculture. 

"Scribble"  Scribner  Euston  re- 
ports an  "unglamorous  retirement"  with 
Greg  to  FL,  where  they  "volunteer  here  and 
there  and  destroy  clay  pigeons  regularly." 
Dryden  Childs  Murck  and  Sandy  are 
"happily  retired"  in  Savannah,  GA,  where 
they  destroy  tennis  opponents  with  their 
respective  3.5  and  4.0  ratings.  They  went 
to  England  to  visit  her  grandmother  (85) 
and  daughter  Liz  (24),  a  starving  artist, 
both  visual  and  vocal,  whose  first  record- 
ing will  be  released  by  ASCAP.  Son  Mor- 
ris still  dabbles  in  the  LA  arts  However, 
Whitney  Jester  Ranstrom  has 
"unretired"  in  TX  to  handle  the  financial 
side  of  a  recent  investment  with  her  hus- 
band in  a  construction  company.  She  uses 
her  IBM  experience  there,  and  her  step- 
mother expertise  to  help  Stacy  with  her 
wedding.  Her  weekly  golf  game  is  surely 
not  the  reason  that  she  has  lost  more  than 
30  pounds  toward  her  50+  goal,  Sally 
Rasco  Thomas  relates  change  in  San 
Diego  with  a  new  |ob  in  charge  of 
fundraising  and  PR  at  the  local  Red  Cross. 
More  change  occured  through  her  sepa- 
ration after  26  years  of  marriage,  but  the 
presence  of  granddaughter  Naia  eases  the 
difficult  transition.  Magda  Salvesen 
teaches  art  history  at  NY  area  colleges  and 
the  history  of  landscape  design  at  the  NY 
Botanical  Gardens.  She  gives  seminars  for 
NYU  Continuing  Ed,  gallery  talks  at  the 
Metropolitan,  plus  single  lectures  to  vari- 
ous organizations.  A  recent  lecture  on  the 
Scottish  architect  and  designer,  Charles 
Rennie  Mackintosh,  gave  her  a  "marvelous 
chance  to  revisit  his  work  in  Glasgow." 

Sally  Wright  Hyde  "tries  to  age 
gracefully"  while  daughter  Alix  receives 
her  Masters  from  Smith  and  daughter  Katie 
graduates  from  Williams.  Son  Michael  re- 
turned to  Delaware  to  teach/coach  at  St. 
Andrew's  school  Alice  Virginia  Dodd 
finds  her  25th  year  as  librarian  in  a  Louis- 
ville public  middle  school  still  a  lively 
undertaking.  Judith  Howe  Behn  still 
works  for  Boyd  Income  Tax  Service.  Son 
Mark  graduated  PBK  from  Bates  to  head  to 
the  MIT/Woods  Hole  Oceanographic  Insti- 
tute. Husband  Bob  continues  at  Duke 
teaching  public  policy  at  the  Sanford 
Institute.  Jean  Mcintosh  is  News  Art  Edi- 
tor for  The  Times-Picayune  in  New 
Orleans.  She  "finally"  returned  to  France, 
unvisited  since  her  treasured  junior  year, 
and  "finally"  launched  renovation  of  her 
beloved  Victorian  cottage,  unimproved 
since  1920.  She  has  frequent  contact  with 
Dana  Reinschmidt  Tompkins,  who  did 
not  report  that  she  and  Robert  (in  addition 
to  their  biology  research  at  Tulane)  have 
opened  a  homemade  candy  shop  in  the 
French  Quarter,  which  their  son  Peter  man- 
ages and  which  takes  phone/mail  orders. 
Bev  Sharp  Amberg's  visits  have  given 
these  three  friends  a  stack  of  snapshots 
that  capture  their  aging  smiles  Dana 
Wasson  Noyes,  "after  7  years  of  widow's 
weeds,"  will  become  Mrs.  Robert  W. 


Paulus.  Still  in  the  ad  game,  she  owns  a 
"small  but  dynamic  agency"  in  Red  Bank, 
NJ.  Son  Bradford.  24,  UVA  architecture,  is 
an  associate  with  a  proiect  consultation 
and  management  firm  in  DC.  Gregory,  21, 
enjoys  a  "questionable  mix"  of  activities  in 
CO,  with  plans  to  return  to  Clemson.  She's 
a  member  of  the  church  choir  and  vestry, 
the  Jr.  League,  and  the  lesser  world  of  golf, 
bridge,  etc  Dabney  Williams  McCoy  is 
president  of  St  Catherine's  Parents' 
Assoc,  where  daughter  Catherine  is  a  se- 
nior. Son  Tim,  28  (UNC-CH).  is  a  broker 
for  1st  Union  in  Harrisonburg;  son  Chris, 
24  (UNC-CH),  is  a  paralegal  in  Chapel  Hill. 
Dabney  helps  with  her  husband's  business 
and  has  a  small  mailing  label  business  at 
home.  Not  Ann  herself  but  The  Cleveland 
Plain  Dealer  {4/2/%)  proclaims  that  Ann 
English  Warden,  curator  of  textiles  at  the 
Cleveland  Museum  of  Art,  oversees  "areas 
of  art  so  vast  no  one  could  possibly  mas- 
ter them  "  Her  territory  extends  "from  Egypt 
of  the  pharaohs  to  the  present  day "  Like- 
wise, Carol  Reifsnyder  Rhoads  s 
former  professor,  Barbara  Blair,  proclaims 
that  Carol,  a  research  assistant  at  LSU  in 
Shreveport,  has  several  joint  publications, 
both  at  NIH  and  LSU.  Husband  Bob  is 
chair  of  biochemistry  at  LSU  Med.  Center. 
Their  daughter  is  a  physician's  assistant  in 
Winston-Salem,  NC;  the  older  son  enters 
U.  of  MA  med.  school,  and  the  younger 
son  is  at  U-  of  Colorado.  Charlotte,  NC  is 
becoming  home  for  Blair  Both,  who  was 
called  as  rector  of  the  900  member  St, 
Martin's  Episcopal  Church.  The  Charlotte 
Observer  (3/U/%)  noted  that  "Both"  is 
pronounced  "Baath"  and  that  the  church's 
search  committee  was  won  over  by  Blair's 
spirituality.  A  highlight  of  her  first  year  was 
the  attendance  of  Sarah  Porter  Boehmler, 
Hugh  and  Brenda  Muhllnghaus  Barger, 
Linda  Schwaab  Hodges,  and  D.G.  and  me 
at  her  installation.  Her  ability,  steadfast- 
ness, and  kindness  are  already  evident. 
Ghost-bragging  continues  with  Linda's 
report  that  Brenda  is  super-mom-civic- 
leader,  which  similarly  applies  to  Linda, 
who  teaches  nursery  school  and  lives  in 
the  Kinston  country  with  a  lot  of  big  ani- 
mals. Daughter  Samantha  is  at  Davidson, 
Rebecca  (married  '95)  is  a  grad  student  at 
UNC-CH  in  Rehabilitative  Counseling,  and 
son  Marcus  is  a  med  student  at  East  Caro- 
lina. Sarah  is  a  business  consultant  and 
church  volunteer,  with  twins  Jean  and  Liz 
at  Davidson  and  Alexis  (at  Nightingale), 
husband  Bill,  and  two  spaniels  in  the  NYC 
apartment. 

The  four  children  of  Julie  Bradshaw 
Sackett  have  all  married  and  produced 
two  "very  best"  grandchildren,  Ansley 
Sackett  and  Matthew,  Jr.  After  all  the  wed- 
dings, her  life  returns  to  garden,  quilt,  and 
grandmotherly  design  in  Lynchburg,  while 
Henry  continues  to  "chip  away  at  the  de- 
fense of  too  many  law  suits."  Kathleen 
Watson  Taylor's  son  Carney  is  a  resident 
at  Vanderbilt  in  Internal  Med.  Daughter, 
Anne,  graduated  from  Furman,  and  plans 
to  work  with  underprivileged  children  in  an 
outdoor  setting.  With  younger  son.  Selden, 


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SWEET  BRIAR  COLLEGE 


entering  VMI,  Kathleen's  EN  will  fill  with 
gardening,  piano,  church,  walking,  and 
tennis  Alice  Haywood  Robbins  trav- 
eled from  Pinehurst,  NC  with  her  husband 
to  Australia  and  later  to  Prague  to  visit  their 
sons,  both  of  whom  were  on  exchange  pro- 
grams. Their  older  son  is  now  at  UNC-CH 
Business  School.  Alice  obtained  a  masters 
in  counseling  at  NCSU  in  '95.  With  both 
sons  at  the  Univ  of  Oregon,  Mimi  Vogt 
Macht  can  see  4-year  SBC  roommate 
Beth  Hunt  in  Eugene.  Mimi  is  teaching 
German  and  running  a  grammar  business 
(GRAMIVIAR  TO  GO),  Sherry  Bradford 
Christhilf  is  an  art  consultant  in  Balti- 
more. She  and  Stuart  have  3  daughters:  the 
oldest  married,  with  one  child  and  another 
arriving;  the  2nd  marrying  this  year;  and 
the  third  at  UVAI  Their  son  graduated  from 
W&L  (96)  Fair  MacRae  Gouldin  worlds 
at  Cornell  Plantations  (arboretum  and 
botanic  gardens  of  Cornell)  in  the  Educa- 
tion office.  Ann  (Cornell  '94)  is  an  assis- 
tant buyer  at  NYC  Bloomingdales,  and 
Gary  (Colby  '96)  was  in  Florence  for  the 
spring  semester.  Anne  Butler  is  a  writer 
(10  books  published)  and  operates  a  B&B 
on  the  family  plantation  in  Louisiana. 
Daughter  Chase  is  senior  at  Emory,  and 
son  Stewart  is  10  Melinda  Musgrove 
Chapman  sells  real  estate  lull  time  in  Bir- 
mingham (and  full-speed,  with  $3,000,000 
sales  last  year).  Her  two  daughters  are  at 
San  Francisco  State,  and  son  David's  mar- 
riage to  a  "Melinda"  has  produced  a  grand- 
son and  granddaughter,  Davis  and  Katie 
With  a  move  to  Dallas,  JoAnna  Jones 
Ellis  has  returned  to  TX  after  a  36-year 
absence.  In  the  same  state,  Mibs  Sebring 
Raney  ends  a  statistics  class  toward  her 
Master's  in  Gerontological  nursing.  Sally 
McCrady  Hubbard,  retired  from  Rice 
Univ.,  and  husband  Charles  await  a  move 
from  Houston  to  their  solar-powered  home 
under  construction  in  southwestern  CO. 
Sally  has  been  put  to  work  by  daughter 
Anna,  who  undertook  raising  $2500  to 
benefit  the  San  Francisco  AIDS  Foundation 
525-mile  bicycle  ride  from  SF  to  LA  in 
June.  A  10-year  survivor  of  HIV  infection, 
Anna  is  a  volunteer  speaker  to  students 
and  politicians.  She  will  be  a  cyclist  in  the 
race  while  her  mother  will  work  as  a  crew 
member.  Their  letters  have  raised  over 
$10,000,  not  surprising  when  one  reads 
Sally's  letter  and  its  guotes  from  Anna's 
students:  "It  made  me  think  that  it  can  hap- 
pen to  the  best  of  people.".,  "I  feel  that 
because  you  are  young  and  beautiful  we 
listened  to  your  message."  Please  call  (91 9 
933-3002)  for  further  information  on  the 
above. 

Though  humbled  by  their  adolescence, 
I'm  now  disgustingly  chatty  about  son 
Grier,  a  new  lav^er  in  Charlotte,  and  daugh- 
ter May,  who  ends  her  unsettling  stint  at  the 
South  Bronx  jr.  high  in  time  to  marry  on 
summer's  hottest  day.  I  have  a  stress-free 
life  but  am  nonetheless  riled  daily  by  some 
factor  (D.G.'s  clutter,  the  struggling 
septic  tank,  the  reproducing  voles),  and  I 
participate  unwillingly  in  the  plethora  of  in- 
tellectual offerings  in  Chapel  Hill. 


1969 

President:  Nancy  Crawford  Bent 
Secretary  Ginny  Kay  Baldwin  Cox 
Fund  Agent:  Lynn  Pearson  Russell 

A    gallimaufry    for    sure,    buen 
provecho     Sally  Boucher  Hovermale 

in  Winchester,  VA,  has  been  principal  of  a 
670  student  elementary  school  since  7/95. 
With  son  John  graduated  from  Radford  U, 
and  son  Glenn  from  Elon  C,  Sally  and 
husband  were  planning  a  vacation  to  At- 
lanta to  see  the  Olympics  and  former 
roommate  Midge  Yearley  Haden  Rid- 
ley Winborne  and  husband  John  leave 
Atlanta  often  to  visit  "the  girls,"  daughters 
Annie  at  Duke  U.  and  Lizzie  at  Georgetown 
U.  Also  in  Atlanta.  Carolyn  Mapp 
Hewes  and  'new'  husband  are  enioying 
the  challenges  of  her  3  teenage  sons, 
Michael  (2nd  year  U  Va.),  David  (h.s.  sr), 
and  Paul  (9th  grade)  who  |ust  won  2nd 
place  in  the  Dupont  Challenge  Science 
Essay.  Avis  Brown  Yount  is  practicing 
dermatology  and  keeping  up  with  daugh- 
ter Lindsay's  (16)  tennis  schedule  (her  h.s. 
tennis  coach  was  a  SBC  alum)  and  son 
Kenan's  (12)  golf  activities.  Giana 
DePaul,  still  the  marketing  director  for 
John-Haynsworth  Photography  and  still 
raising  money  for  the  Dallas  SPf^A,  spends 
half  her  lime  in  Boca  Raton  with  her  mom 
(fortuitous  since  Haynsworth  opened  a 
gallery  in  Palm  Beach)  but  did  travel  to 
Sonoma  and  Napa  Valleys.  In  New  York 
Esther  Michel  Lyons  and  husband  Rich 
are  proud  parents  of  Michele  (12)  who 
maintains  straight  A's  and  First  Honors  at 
St.  Anne's  School.  Ann  Tremain  Lee's 
girls  are  coast  to  coast,  Maria  and  husband 
Marshall  in  Newport,  Bch.,  CA,  Cameron 
in  her  4th  year  at  U.Va.  in  the  Commerce 
School,  and  Allie  in  her  first  year  at 
Amherst,  leaving  Ann  and  Saint  in  Newport 
News  "home  alone."  From  the  home  of  Hee 
Haw  Kay  Hutton  Barry's  commercial  real 
estate  business  is  booming.  Son  Baker  at 
UNC  is  President  of  the  DKE's,  and  son 
Hutton  attends  MBA  (local  boys'  school) 
and  volunteers  at  the  YMCA.  Nancy 
Crawford  Bent  is  an  expert  in  head  lice, 
pinworm  and  over-protective  parents  after 
her  year  as  elementary  school  nurse, 
daughter  Adele  (16)  is  involved  with 
theater,  creative  writing,  Appalachia 
workcamp  with  her  church  youth  group, 
and  the  Breadloaf  Young  Writers'  Confer- 
ence at  Middlebury  C,  son  Charles  (12) 
does  all  sports  except  swimming  and  foot- 
ball, and  husband  Peter  keeps  her  laugh- 
ing. Mary  Lee  Bell  Coffey  and  Shelby 
were  in  Washington  for  the  Gridiron  Din- 
ner, and  spent  part  of  March  in  Jerusalem 
listening  to  Palestinian,  Egyptian  and  Jor- 
danian Foreign  Ministers  and  taking  walks 
on  the  Mt,  of  Olives  and  in  Gethsemane. 
Jane  Banks  Petrey's  family  spent  spring 
vacation  at  St.  Lucia,  then  Banks  had  to 
decide  among  Vanderbilt,  W&L,  Davidson 
for  Fall  '96.  McRae  (in  HS)  was  looking 
forward  to  the  Olympics  since  they  are  so 
close  to  Atlanta.  Look  for  "Population  and 
Planet  Earth,"  an  educational  exhibit  cre- 


ated and  scheduled  by  Jan  Holt  who  also 
volunteers  in  the  areas  of  social  justice, 
human  rights,  foreign  policy,  and  was  flee- 
ing pollution  by  moving  from  Boulder  to 
Durango,  CO  Jean  Rushin  Brown's 
family  is  counting  its  blessings  as  she  has 
made  a  miraculous  recovery  from  her  '94 
cerebral  aneurysm  and  stroke,  is  active 
with  PTA,  Jr.  League,  and  is  again  chief 
chauffeur  and  cook.  Husband  Jonathan 
works  for  Usertech,  a  company  that  con- 
sults to  large  companies  installing  client- 
server  computing  systems,  and  is  an  AOL 
net  surfer  Son  Rob  canoed  on  the  Allagash 
River,  ME,  played  on  a  state  lacrosse  team 
and  during  his  freshman  year  made  soc- 
cer and  ski  teams  and  the  Honor  Roll. 
From  New  Orleans,  Lynne  Pottharst 
McMillan  sent  a  Christmas  card  with  a 
picture  of  her  and  Rick's  three  handsome 
offspring  (Leslie  at  Tulane,  Hillary  at  W&L, 
Lee  at  Woodbury  Forest).  Pam  Sinex 
Subalusky  writes  from  GA  that  she  loves 
working  in  the  technology  division  at  her 
school  system,  husband  Bill  is  still  at 
INPO,  and  daughters  Leah  (a  '96  graduate) 
and  Amanda  (finished  freshman  year)  both 
love  Vanderbilt.  Meeny  Hill  Pettit  and 
husband  spent  last  tall  on  a  slow  trawler 
up  the  Intracoastal  Waterway.  Daughter 
Rachel  was  a  \i  at  Florida  State  U,,  son 
Coleman  a  freshman  at  Davidson,  and  her 
three  granddaughters  live  nearby  in  Talla- 
hassee Pat  Wlnton  Newmark  gave  up 
all  12  of  her  Jiffy  Lubes  for  a  blind  date 
arranged  by  her  mother  and  now  lives  out- 
side San  Francisco  with  her  4th  generation 
Californian  husband  Kent  who  runs  a  mu- 
tual bond  fund  for  Loomis.  Sayles.  When 
they  are  not  traveling  or  playing  golf,  Pat 
works  with  Operation  Smile  and  takes 
classes  on  the  flora  and  fauna  of  CA. 
Daughter  Jennifer  is  at  UVA  and  plans  to 
go  to  law  school  Kelthley  Rose  Miller 
traveled  from  St.  Louis  to  Richmond  for  her 
30th  St.  Catherine's  reunion  where  she  saw 
Cathy  Hall  and  Carolyn  Mapp.  Son  Gib 
(18)  will  be  at  BU  9/96  and  daughter  Tory 
(15)  was  ranked  #9  in  tennis  for  St.  Louis 
girls  16's.  Keithley  and  husband  Dwight 
had  dinner  in  Wrightsville  Beach,  NC,  with 
Wilmington,  NC,  City  Manager  Frere 
Murchison  Gornto  and  Dean  Frere's 
face  a  la  pie  and  in  color  graced  the  10/95 
Wilmington  Morning  Star  as  she  partici- 
pated in  a  United  Way  fund  raiser,  Eliza- 
beth (Betsy)  Blackwell  Laundon 
continues  her  yarn  shop,  Cast-On  Cottage 
in  Georgia,  daughter  Katie  is  a  '95  VPI 
graduate  and  a  Navy  Ensign  aboard  the 
USS  Tarawa  in  San  Diego,  daughter  Beth 
loves  NCSU  Design  School,  and  as  a  ben- 
efit of  husband  Walt's  business  travels, 
Betsy  expected  to  accompany  him  to  En- 
gland in  August,  Liz  Beach  Baker  and 
company  campaigned  for  Lamar 
Alexander,  but  still  found  time  to  do  her 
interior  design  work,  and  husband  Tom  to 
run  the  real  estate  division  of  First  TN 
bank.  One  daughter  is  a  '91  W&L  gradu- 
ate, second  daughter  is  at  SMU  and  son 
is  in  HS  in  Memphis.  Blair  Josephs 
Rohrer.  the  top  salesperson  for  her  Char- 


lotte real  estate  company,  spends  time  with 
husband  Ivon  and  family  at  their  mountain 
cabin  hiking  the  AT.  Daughter  Anna  Blair 
(16)  is  5  ft  10  in,  son  Ivon  III  received  the 
Morehead  Award  for  UNO  In  Atlanta 
Diane  DeLong  Fitzpatrick  and  family 
looked  forward  to  lots  of  houseguests  for 
the  Olympics  as  well  as  their  respective 
volunteering  duties:  Leslie  (21)  and 
Charlie  (19)  moving  equipment  and  mom 
in  the  results  control  room  at  swimming. 
Matt  (17)  as  an  athlete  escort,  husband 
John  as  an  assistant  envoy  for  the  Malay- 
sian Team  Barb  Duffield  Erskine  has 
her  own  planes,  trains,  and  automobiles 
show  commuting  7  hrs.  to  see  husband 
David.  CEO  of  Scott  Paper  in  Canada,  and 
shuffling  among  her  blended  family,  sons 
at  Salisbury  School  in  CT,  Hill  School,  and 
South  Kent  School,  and  daughter  at  Yale. 
Working  out.  reading,  and  needlepointing 
keep  her  head  together.  Ginny  Stanford 
Perdue  is  enjoying  her  reunion  business 
(31  last  year)  and  having  one  self-support- 
ing child.  One  is  in  college  and  one  in  HS, 
and  all  are  anticipating  Christmas  on  St. 
John  s  With  Nancy  Wendling  Peacock  s 
divorce  final,  she  moved  to  TN  to  follow 
her  dream  of  being  a  successful  songwriter 
and  her  days  are  full  writing,  demoing  and 
pitching  songs,  networking  and  taking 
guitar  lessons  Close  encounters  with 
ma|or  artists  (Whitney  Houston,  Oak  Ridge 
Boys),  a  Christian  song  due  to  be  cut, 
friends  (Lonestar  and  Baker  and  Myers) 
who  have  become  artists,  and  commercial 
work  with  Nissan  indicate  she  is  well  on 
her  way  Jenni  (19)  is  a  pre-med  major  at 
UNC  and  a  Kappa  Kappa  Gamma  and  Josh 
(15)  at  HS  in  Nashville  plays  electric  gui- 
tar, golf,  basketball  and  is  an  artist.  Per- 
haps Sue  Scanlan  can  hear  Nancy's 
melodies  at  the  international  car  show 
when  it  opens  in  Taiwan.  Since  she  aced 
her  7,500  character  test  in  Mandarin,  she 
and  Jared  plan  to  stay  in  the  "Pearl  of  the 
Pacific"  for  a  few  more  years  where  he  is 
involved  with  the  Very  Well  Made  in  Tai- 
wan program  and  also  dabbles  in  Taiwan 
media  with  a  weekly  column  in  the  News. 
TV  segments  and  radio  shows.  Besides 
being  part  of  the  first  democratic  elections 
in  5000  years  of  Chinese  history.  Sue  has 
entertained  Win  Waterman  Gildehaus 
and  husband  Tom,  traveled  with  Jared  to 
Boracay,  Vietnam  and  India  and  with  her 
sister  back  to  the  States  where  she  caught 
up  with  Pam  Noyes  Nagel  and  husband 
Paul  in  Great  Falls,  VA.  Pam  was  recover- 
ing from  her  first  serious  riding  accident 
(broken  ankle),  but  still  managed  dinner  at 
Auberge  Chez  Francois  with  Melissa 
Griffith  Manning  who  shared  healing 
remedies  from  her  health  food  emporium 
and  planned  to  start  up  a  long  distance 
access  and  spray  vitamin  business,  Janet 
Abney  Moore  anticipated  having  both 
Joel  (returning  from  a  year  of  study  in 
India  and  heading  to  MIT  for  his  Ph.D.)  and 
Lindsay  (at  Bates  College  in  ME)  home  for 
the  summer  which  meant  cleaning  her  art 
supplies  out  of  their  rooms  and  taking  the 
summer  off  from  her  study  of  portrait 


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painting  at  the  Corcoran,  Jane  Merriam 

Hildt,  a  linancial  analyst  at  HUD,  and  Inus- 
band  Dan  wtio  has  a  graphics  design  busi- 
ness and  designed  a  museum  last  year, 
will  be  empty  nesters  with  son  Patrick  at 
JMU  playing  soccer  and  daughter  Amanda 
at  UVA.  The  Hildts  continue  to  be  involved 
in  community  civic  issues,  spend  August 
on  Cape  Cod,  and  mom  accompanied 
Amanda's  government  class  to  Europe,  Liz 
Medaglia  Sinolt  and  husband  Joe  trav- 
eled together  with  Peggy  Davis 
Molander  and  husband  Erik  to  Italy  last 
year  where  they  enioyed  picture  postcard 
scenery,  and  were  greatly  assisted  by  Erik's 
command  ol  Italian  and  his  knowledge  of 
wine  Barbara  Hastings  Came  emailed 
from  the  Northern  VA  rat  race  that  between 
her  CPA  work  and.  with  husband  David, 
extensive  church  and  charity  work  there  are 
not  enough  hours  in  the  day.  She  attends 
the  VA  Annual  Conference  of  the  tJnited 
Methodist  Church,  sits  on  the  American 
Cancer  Society  state  board,  and  locally 
plans  the  Prince  William  Relay  for  Life, 
Lynn  Pearson  Russell  was  able  to  write 
Christmas  cards  on  time  this  year  thanks 
to  the  government  furlough.  Still  at  the 
NGA,  she  reports  that  the  Vermeer  and 
Homer  exhibits  were  fabulous,  husband 
Bill's  pediatric  practice  flourishes,  Mudge 
(14)  wrestles,  does  well  in  school  and 
owns  4  snakes,  and  Emily  (10)  prays  for 
a  horse  Mary  Mahan  Marco  was  devel- 
oping a  Web  home  page  which  would  link 
to  the  Bucks  County  Community  College 
home  page,  and  keeping  up  with  her  three 
sons  age  16, 13, 11,  Rob  (16)  is  into  bike 
racing  and  the  family  is  into  hiking  in  the 
NH  White  lyiountains,  Mary  sees  Sue 
Roessel  Gibson  and  Phyllis  Girard  for 
dinner  and  reports  that  Sue  is  very  in- 
volved with  her  children's  activites 
(Michael  (12)  with  the  boy  scouts  and  at- 
tending space  camp.  Amy  (8)  with  danc- 
ing and  horses)  and  that  the  family  spends 
summer  vacation  at  the  Finger  Lakes 
Phyllis  planned  to  be  in  London  over 
Christmas,  Mary  talks  to  Ann  Moore  via 
email.  Finally,  AtLee  Walker  after  work- 
ing on  a  PhD  in  Sign  Language  and  teach- 
ing at  Gallaudet  U,,  has  rediscovered  her 
love  of  sewing  and  is  off  on  a  whole  new 
career  as  a  cloth  doll  artist.  Husband  John, 
a  trade  association  executive,  has  3  grown 
sons  and  4  granddaughters,  and  AtLee's 
daughter  Jessica  (23)  is  at  Loyola  maior- 
ing  in  creative  writing.  To  end  on  a  sad 
note,  Judith  Griffiths  Mattison  died 
July  14,  1995,  All  is  relatively  stable  if 
chaotic  here  in  Poguoson,  Elizabeth  (21) 
spent  the  summer  as  a  nanny  in  Nags  Head 
and  will  graduate  PBK  from  W&L  in  '97 
with  a  degree  in  chemistry,  Katie  (18)  is 
going  to  HOLLINS  as  a  Hollinscholar,  and 
Ann  Stuart  (14)  has  begun  HS  with  no  sis- 
ters at  home.  Tommy  keeps  trying  to  catch 
a  fish  and  practice  law  and  I  am  still  part 
time  primary  teacher  and  part  time  library 
promoter.  With  great  appreciation  for  all 
your  communication  and  hopes  to  hear 
from  all  of  you  and  a  few  more  as  well  in 
the  spring  -  or  anytime! 


1973 

President:  Kathleen  Cochran 

Schutze 

Secretary:  Louise  Blakeslee  Gilpin 

Fund  Agent:  Janice  Keith 

The  Olympics  changed  the  lives  of 
Alison  Baker  and  husband  Gary,  His 
photography  studio  was  leveled  to  create 
a  parking  lot  (reminiscent  of  Joni 
Mitchell?)  so  the  business  was  moved 
home  to  Senoia,  GA,  Alison  works  as  his 
producer  Cindy  Bekins  Anderson  is 
adding  rooms  to  her  "new  old  house," 
Lauren,  7,  and  Andy.  4,  "keep  me  hop- 
ping "  In  Orlando.  Anne  Billings 
McDougall  is  home  full-time  enjoying 
Maggie,  a  h.s,  freshman  and  Jim,  a 
middle-schooler,  Anne  and  Ed  spent  part 
of  March  in  Vail,  Anne  volunteers  with 
church,  sports,  Lauren's  choir  and  is  Pres- 
elect of  the  middle  school  PTA,  Peggy 
Cheesewright  Garner  works  with  two 
garden  clubs  and  lectures  about  hydran- 
geas and  botanical  names  of  plants.  She 
works  1 1/2  days  a  week  in  Whitney's  kin- 
dergarten and  is  marking  the  12th  year  of 
coordinating  "Super  Sitter"  babysitting 
classes,  Peggy  says  life  is  great  and  "John 
is  wonderful  "  Kathleen  Cochran 
Schutze,  on  living  with  adolescents;  "they 
are  claiming  more  of  my  sanity  if  less  of 
my  time,"  Still  in  Richmond,  Kathleen  re- 
mains active  in  school  and  club  activities. 
At  SBC  Day  in  Dec,  she  talked  with  alumna 
Betty  Booker  '66,  a  columnist  with  the 
Flichmond  Times  Dispatch.  In  Miami 
Beach.  Dede  Conley's  free  time  outside 
of  managing  Lion  Wine  and  Spirits  is  spent 
in  aerobics  classes  preparing  to  climb  Mt. 
Blanc,  An  8,000  foot  climb  up  Mt,  Ranier 
made  her  realize  that  more  training  was 
necessary  for  higher  climbs  and,  with  PL's 
highest  elevation  at  84  feet,  aerobics 
seemed  to  solve  the  problem.  On  a  stop- 
over from  Seattle  Dede  saw  Liz  Clegg 
Woodard  '72  and  her  3  daughters.  In 
March  Dede  attended  the  35th  anniversary 
of  the  Peace  Corps  in  DC,  Susan  Craig's 
life  consists  of  "baseball,  soccer,  cub 
scouts,  etc,"  with  Bennett.  9  1/2.  and  Ed- 
ward. 8,  Susan  moved  her  graphic  design 
business  into  a  home  office.  At  age  46 
Wayne  ran  his  first  marathon  in  Chicago 
which  he  finished!  Susan  saw  Emily 
Garth  Allen  and  her  family  when 
Campbell  started  at  the  College  of  Charles- 
ton as  well  as  Jane  McCutcheon  and 
Robin  O'Neil,  Susan's  boys  play  with 
Jane  McFaddin  Bryan's  son  William  at 
the  beach  Mac  Cuthbert  Langley's  Will 
attends  the  Knox  School  on  Long  Island 
and  loves  the  access  to  NYC,  He  com- 
pleted work  for  his  Eagle  Scout  ranking  in 
Dec,  Hibernia  spent  spring  break  in  Italy 
with  her  grandparents  leaving  Mac, 
Johnny  and  Cuthbert  in  SC  Diane  Dale 
Reiling  loves  the  flexibility  ot  her  new 
career  in  real  estate  and  had  a  good  year. 
Even  with  a  7  day  week  she  has  more  time 
with  Erica.  8.  and  Steven.  11,  Husband 
Chuck  has  been  very  supportive:  "20  years 
of  selling  air  freight  lor  Fed  Ex  was 


enough!"  Susan  Dern  Plank  and  David 
will  be  in  the  Augusta.  GA  area  through  the 
summer  of  '97,  They  visited  David's  cous- 
ins in  Athens  and  Patras  7/95  and  the 
Greek  Isles  and  Turkish  Coast  -  "a 
historian's  dream  come  true,"  They  had  a 
family  reunion  in  the  Adirondacks  -  the 
first  time  that  the  4  siblings  and  8  cousins 
had  been  together,  Lillian  Dugger  Lon- 
don and  her  second  husband  Steven  cel- 
ebrated their  10th  anniv,  Lillian  opened  an 
art  studio  in  Highland,  NJ,  painting  and 
teaching  drawing  and  wafercolor.  She  and 
Steve  are  building  a  house  in  coastal  GA 
where  they  plan  to  live  part-time.  The 
teaser  news  that  a  classmate  is  pregnant 
belongs  to  Ann  Evans  Klett,  Congratu- 
lations from  us  all!  Lisa  Fowler 
Winslow's  husband  Bill  has  expanded  his 
law  practice,  Suzanna  9,  plays  the  violin, 
enjoys  sports  and  is  a  |r.  Girl  Scout, 
Russeli,  14.  surfs,  plays  volleyball  and  will 
be  an  Eagle  Scout  soon,  Lisa  is  a  part-time 
law  librarian,  volunteers  and  is  the 
children's  chauffeur,  Jane  Lucas'  interior 
design  firm.  Lucas  Stefura  Interiors,  and 
her  teaching  at  RISD  are  both  going  well. 
The  firm  has  work  around  the  globe  -  a 
synagogue  in  San  Antonio,  a  prep  school 
library  in  NJ  and  a  library  in  Athens, 
Greece,  Her  office  shares  space  with  hus- 
band Carmen's  architectural  firm.  With  her 
2  stepsons  and  2  step-grandchildren,  they 
keep  busy,  Jane  celebrated  her  5th  year 
cancer  free  in  March,  In  Rl  Suzanne  Gar- 
rison Hoder's  life  with  her  sons,  10  and 
13,  is  "filled  with  the  usual  -  driving 
carpools  to  tennis,  baseball  and  basket- 
ball, and  packing  kids  and  husband  off  to 
Boy  Scout  camping  trips,"  In  June 
Suzanne  went  to  Czechoslovakia,  Austria, 
Germany  and  France  where  she  planned  to 
see  Pascale  Boulard  Dutilleul  and  her 
family  Janie  Genster  was  at  the  Agricul- 
tural Fair  on  Martha's  Vineyard  last  Aug, 
and  saw  my  needlepoint  entry  - 1  hope  that 
this  summer  we  can  see  each  other!  John 
and  Janie  Buckley  live  in  D,C,  with  chil- 
dren Emily,  14,  Darcy,  12.  Claire,  9,  and 
Connor,  2  1/2,  John  is  a  law  partner  with 
Williams  and  Connolly,  Janie  works  as 
Associate  Counsel  to  The  Washington 
Post.  In  May  Robin  Harmon  O'Neil  is 
joining  husband  John  and  15  art  history 
students  from  USC  on  a  trip  to  Russia, 
Robin  showed  horses  in  FL  last  winter.  In 
'97  Robin,  John  and  little  Robin  will  spend 
a  year  In  Europe,  Chris  Hegarty  Sav- 
age, working  lull-time  after  14  years  of 
part-time  work,  is  finding  being  a  single 
parent  of  2  active  children  and  having  her 
own  social  life  an  exhausting  combination. 
Clay,  14,  is  5  inches  taller  than  Chris, 
Chris  enjoys  regular  visits  to  a  fitness  cen- 
ter, Kris  Howell  has  moved  which  she 
writes  is  "at  least  as  extraordinary"  as  Ann 
Evan  Klett's  news,  Kris'  new  address  is  406 
N,  Channel  Dr,  Wrightsville  Beach,  NC 
28480-2724  Susan  Kirby  Peacock  - 
single  mom  of  Daniel.  8,  and  Marley,  6, 
artist,  pharmacist,  living  in  a  cottage  in  the 
woods  -  has  designed,  contracted  and 
helped  to  build  an  addition,  and  says  there 


are  many  good  points  to  making  all  the 
decisions.  She  spent  2  weeks  in  Ireland 
last  summer,  Linda  Lipscomb  was  pro- 
moted to  manager  of  a  marketing  group 
that  supports  American  Airlines  world- 
wide sales  staff,  a  job  she  loves  and  that 
has  made  her  a  computer  techie,  Linda 
took  her  1 2  year  old  niece  to  London  which 
will  "satisfy  very  occasional  maternal  in- 
stincts." Ann  Major  Gibb  and  Ernie  "live" 
in  the  car  and/or  at  their  children's  sports 
-  volleyball  and  basketball  for  Emily,  16, 
and  basketball  and  baseball  for  David,  14. 
Emily  is  driving  and  has  begun  looking  at 
colleges,  Ernie  has  taken  on  a  third  part- 
ner in  his  practice,  Ann  teaches  computer 
classes  at  a  local  private  school.  Last  sum- 
mer the  family  made  a  trip  to  Mystic,  CT 
and  Long  Island  as  well  as  a  week  at  a 
boys'  camp  where  Ernie  was  camp  direc- 
tor, Joan  May  Harden  had  |ust  made  a 
reservation  at  the  Inn  at  SBC  so  Meredith, 
16.  could  have  her  first  interview  at  a  fa- 
miliar place.  Her  sons  Bill  and  Richard 
start  h,s,  and  middle  school  respectively, 
Joan  and  Rick,  a  NYC  attorney,  spent  2 
weeks  in  Italy  which  Joan  loved,  Carpools 
and  volunteer  work  occupy  Joan's  time. 
She  saw  Gillian  Heptinstall  in  Baltimore 
on  the  trip  to  SBC,  Living  in  Chesterfield, 
NH  Jane  Perry  McCutcheon 
McFadden  and  Barclay's  son,  Barclay  II. 
graduates  from  St,  Paul's  and  probably  will 
be  headed  to  Davidson  College,  Thomas 
starts  at  St,  Paul's  and  George  is  still  in 
school  at  home,  Jane  has  run  her  natural 
food/gourmet  shope  for  20  years.  She  still 
rides  and  on  her  trips  to  Columbia,  SC  she 
sees  the  SBC  gang  Deborah  McDowell 
Gilronan  lives  in  Portland,  OR  where  she 
owns  and  operates  the  Van  Dyhe  Choco- 
late Co.  Her  2  children  attend  private 
schools  Marion  McKee  Humphreys 
had  just  returned  from  San  Francisco  but 
says  that  most  of  her  time  is  spent  watch- 
ing her  2  boys  play  the  sport  of  the  sea- 
son -  one  Is  driving,  the  other  is  a  "new" 
teenager.  In  her  plans  was  a  trip  to  Exuma 
for  "sun.  solace  and  snorkeling,"  Marion 
and  Cathy  Blackburn.  SBC  roommates, 
have  reconnected  and  spent  two  weekends 
together  last  year,  "Friendships  formed  in 
college  are  the  best!"  Anita  McVey 
O'Connor  and  John  moved  back  to  PA, 
John  received  a  nice  promotion;  Anita  will 
help  her  brothers  expand  their  business. 
Their  temporary  address  is  RD  #4.  343 
Boot  Rd.  Malvern.  PA  19355,  In  New 
Orleans.  Betsie  Meric  Gambel  is  PR/ 
Marketing  Dir,  at  Academy  of  the  Sacred 
Heart,  Greg  chairs  the  Disciplinary  Board 
and  is  nicknamed  "the  conscience  of 
lawyers"  by  the  family,  Gregory  is  at 
Villanova  and  Merle  attends  Jesuit  HS, 
Betsie  and  Meric  continue  their  long 
distance  biking  and  spend  time  in  their 
Pass  Christian.  MS  home  Lisa  Fowler 
Winslow  and  her  family  spent  Mardi  Gras 
with  the  Gambels  last  year,  Lisa  Slatten 
was  planning  a  spring  '96  wedding  if  she 
and  Betsie  could  make  all  the  arrange- 
ments, Betsie  also  sees  Dessa  Rutter 
who  is  Marketing  Dir,  ot  Fidelity  Home- 


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SWEET  BRIAR  COLLEGE 


stead  Sara  Meyerdierks  Hillgrove 

views  last  winter  rather  differently  ttian  I 
do.  "Wtiaf  a  great  winter!"  Katherine,  19, 
is  at  William  &  Mary,  All,  6,  and  Elaine,  3, 
are  becoming  great  skiiers.  Sara  looks  for- 
ward to  relaxing  in  tier  off-season  and  do- 
ing some  non-company  PR  work,  Laurie 
Norris  teaches  reading  to  first  graders  and 
high  schoolers  -  "quite  a  challenge."  She 
is  making  slow  progress  on  her  disserta- 
tion, A  Feb,  visit  to  her  sister,  Lynn  Norris 
Pfeifler  75,  in  Tampa  included  a  campaign 
to  lure  Laurie  and  her  daughters,  13  and 
15,  down  there  to  stay.  Having  success- 
fully rehabilitated  her  knee,  Jane 
Olmstead  Murphy  is  back  to  tennis  and 
golf,  Peter  finished  his  first  year  at  Duke 
which  he  loves,  Moira  is  a  h.s.  freshman 
and  plans  to  play  on  the  school's  golf  team. 
Husband  Paul  travels  the  world  with 
Caltex  Debbie  Pollock  Arce,  Roger  and 
their  children  Cory,  1 1 ,  Ross,  9,  and  Reed, 
5 1/2  spent  two  weeks  in  HI,  Debbie  works 
part-lime  as  a  financial  consultant  but 
most  of  her  time  revolves  around  the  chil- 
dren, volunteer  work  and  being  PTA  trea- 
surer In  Feb  Lisa  Fowler  Winslow  and 
daughter  Suzanna  visited  and  Debbie 
writes,  "I  felt  like  20  years  just  slipped 
away,"  They  made  firm  plans  to  be  at  our 
25th  reunion  in  '98  -  possibly  with  Cory 
and  Suzanna  who  will  be  in  6th  grade  then. 
Life  is  anything  but  dull  for  Kathy 
Prelzfelder  Steele  and  Dave  with  their 
teenage  daughters,  Tracy,  16,  and  Kelly, 
13,  Tracy  is  learning  to  drive.  Between  la- 
crosse and  dancing,  Kelly  is  rarely  home 
at  night.  Family  time  is  primarily  during 
vacations  with  trips  planned  to  Captiva, 
Hilton  Head  and  a  Notre  Dame  football 
game  Carol  Anne  Provence  Gallivan 
had  a  busy  holiday  season  last  winter  with 
Anne  Genevieve's  debutante  activities. 
Mills  was  Carol  Anne's  escort  tor  her  deb 
ball!  Anne  Genevieve  is  a  Kappa  Kappa 
Gamma  at  the  Univ  of  AL,  Henry,  14,  and 
Harriet,  12,  play  classic  soccer  and  bas- 
ketball. They  both  attend  Christ  Church 
Episcopal  School.  Mills  is  the  managing 
partner  of  Gibbes,  Gallivan,  White  and 
Boyd,  He  does  get  away  for  their  annual 
scuba  diving  and  ski  trips.  Cathy 
Rasmussen  Rentzel  is  manager  of  Me- 
dia Publishing  Group,  Bermac  Communi- 
cations, Inc  which  creates  and  converts 
media  for  3D  animation,  computer  graph- 
ics and  interactive  multimedia  presenta- 
tions. Cathy's  group  designed  their  web 
page  at  www. BERMAC  @  BERMACcom, 
Kelly,  21,  will  chair  orientation  week  at 
Rice  Univ.  Lynn,  18,  is  being  courted  by 
colleges  to  play  volleyball  and  "Christie  is 
still  a  kid!"  Cathy  was  looking  forward  to 
her  25th  JYF  reunion  in  April.  Nancy 
Richards  Akers  has  a  new  agent  with 
William  Morris  Agency  and  a  multi  book 
contract  tor  historicals  set  in  Ireland,  Her 
newest  books  are  The  Heart  and  The  Holly 
and  Wild  Irish  Heart  Small  world  -  Betsy 
Cann  Akers  and  Nancy  both  have  sons 
who  live  on  the  same  floor  in  boarding 
school!  Robin  Roden,  husband  George 
Corrent  and  Ryan,  4,  announce  the  arrival 


of  Cianan  Michael  Roden-Corrent  8/29/ 
95.  Robin  says  that,  "having  done  it  twice 
now  -  there  is  much  to  be  said  for  having 
a  baby  after  401"  Candy  Sheffield 
Neilson  and  Keith  took  their  4  children 
(ages  6  to  15)  from  wintry  CT  to  Disney 
World  and  "it  was  truly  magical,"  Renee 
Sterling  shuttles  between  Dallas  and  CA 
managing  portfolios  for  west  coast  clients. 
She  skiied  in  Telluride  in  March  and  hoped 
to  go  to  Italy  in  May,  Renee  writes  that  "Sr. 
Allonsi's  Italian  class  has  paid  off  in 
spades!"  She  also  reminded  me  that  she 
has  yet  to  have  a  baby..  In  VA  Beach, 
Carol  Stewart  Harper  and  Doug  are 
celebrating  Alison's  early  decision  accep- 
tance to  UVA,  Their  younger  daughter, 
Elizabeth  is  13,  Doug  teaches  middle 
school  and  coaches  soccer,  Carol  was  di- 
agnosed with  breast  cancer  a  year  ago  but 
is  currently  healthy!  Lacy  Williams 
moved  back  to  Richmond  having  been 
away  for  25  years  for  a  job  offer  she  could 
not  refuse,  Evan,  1 1 ,  is  a  5th  grader  at  St. 
Christopher's,  Lacy  says  it  is  good  to  be 
back  in  the  South,  Ginger  Woodard 
Gast's  children  are  now  16,  14,  7  and  5. 
Her  son  plays  hockey  and  referees.  The 
girls  are  active  in  gymnastics  and  ballet. 
Ginger  works  part-time  in  the  gymnastics' 
office,  tutors  kids  in  reading  and  com- 
pleted a  2  year  term  as  Dir  of  Women's 
Ministry  at  The  Falls  Church.  She  and  Paul 
are  celebrating  their  20th  anniv.  and  hope 
to  return  to  Austria  -  possibly  taking  their 
two  youngest  After  a  5  year  reprieve 
Deborah  Ziegler  Hopkins  is  a  research 
attorney  for  an  appellate  judge  based  in 
Covington,  LA  where  Deborah  and  George 
have  lived  for  5  years.  Their  sons  are  10 
and  13  Cathy  Rasmussen  and  her 
daughter  were  in  New  Orleans  for  a  volley- 
ball tournament  and  got  together  with 
Deborah.  The  one  mystery  postcard  is  from 
someone  who  moved  to  New  York  after  liv- 
ing in  Chicago  for  24  years.  Frances,  16, 
is  a  soph,  at  Lawrenceville  (NJ)  and 
Harriet,  13,  an  8th  grader  at  Nightingale- 
Bamlord  School  in  NYC,  And,  I,  Weezie 
Blakeslee  Gilpin  finished  my  10th  year 
as  Dir  ol  Counseling  at  the  Walnut  Hill 
School,  Bob's  and  my  20th  year  at  Milton 
Academy  and  we  celebrated  our  20th 
anniv.  8/95.  Alexa  begins  at  the  College  of 
Wooster  (OH);  Blake,  17,  is  a  senior  at 
Milton  and,  as  the  #5  under  19  squash 
player  in  the  country,  is  looking  for  the 
college  with  the  best  team  and  facilities; 
Christopher,  AKA  Critter,  a  9th  grader  at 
Milton,  plays  squash  and  won  the  MA 
State  under  1 4's,  Bob  had  vocal  chord  sur- 
gery in  March,  His  consulting  business. 
Time  Out,  is  flourishing  as  more  students 
take  a  year  off  from  school.  With  college 
tuition  looming  I  will  be  working  at  the 
same  produce  stand  on  the  Vineyard  where 
I  worked  last  summer  and  we  hope  to  rent 
our  house  for  part  of  August.  Hope  to  see 
you  in  May  of  '98. 


1981 

President:  Allison  Roberts  Greene, 

Carol  Hays  Hunley 

Secretary:  Jane  Terry 

Fund  Agents:  Nancy  Webb  Corkery, 

Molly  Rodgers  Cramer,  Nancy 

Golden 

Notes  by  former  Secretary,  Carrie 

Maynard  Nichols 

Anne  Grosvenor  Evrard  sends 
greetings  from  France.  She  returned  to 
Memphis  lor  the  wedding  of  her  sister 
Katie  '83  to  Tom  Hutcheson  from  Chatta- 
nooga. Nancy  Golden  is  Director  for  Or- 
ganizational Development  and  Fundraising 
for  American  Oceans  Campaign,  based  in 
Santa  Monica,  AOC  is  dedicated  to  pre- 
serving and  protecting  the  world's  oceans. 
She  loves  her  job.  Wfiile  not  working,  she 
sings  or  goes  rollerblading,  skiing,  scuba 
diving,  cycling,  or  hiking  Dawne  Cotton 
Ward  and  husband  Jim,  purchased  a  new 
home  which  keeps  them  very  busy.  She 
will  be  the  1996-97  Recording  Secretary 
for  the  Junior  League.  Dana  Painter 
Parkey  moved  to  Kansas  City  after  living 
in  Omaha  for  the  past  year  She  learnecl 
that  Nancy  Brown  Gemer  had  baby  #4 
-  a  boy  to  add  to  her  3  girls,  and  lives  in 
Lufkin,  TX  Jamie  Planck  Martin's  life 
is  wild  with  three  children  4  yrs.  and  un- 
der and  a  fulltime  job,  but  she  is  having 
more  fun  than  ever!  She  also  works  for  the 
theatre  in  Jackson.  She  sees  Ethel  Burwell 
Dowling  '82  and  Missy  Gentry  Witherow 
'80  and  they  are  planning  an  SBC  function. 
Barbara  Burns  Wray  Tamarri  is  a  stay 
at-home  mom  with  William  "Will"  Thomas 
Wray  Tamarri,  bom  3/12/96. 

Anne-marie  McAndrews  Pagli 
feels  as  If  she  is  running  a  small  Iraternity 
house.  She  and  husband  John,  welcomed 
their  third  son  Oliver  Augustus  on  2/29/96. 
Alexander  (8)  and  Christian  (6)  are  thrilled! 
Suzanne  Pomeroy  Ready  reports  the 
birth  of  Michael  William  on  2/27/96,  Her 
husband  Tom  is  finishing  his  Ph.D.  in  Or- 
ganic Chemistry  at  U,  of  MA  Karol 
Lawson  IS  Dir,  of  Collections/Chief  Cu- 
rator at  the  Columbus  Museum  in  Colum- 
bus, GA,  She  has  worked  there  for  4  1/2 
yrs  and  organized  over  20  exhibitions.  She 
serves  on  two  peer-review  panels  for  the 
American  Assoc,  of  Museums  and  has 
been  in  Who's  Who  in  the  South  and 
Southwest  She  has  a  cat  and  enjoys  her 
niece  (2  1/2)  and  nephew  (6  mths).  She 
has  traveled  extensively  in  South  America 
and  Asia. 

K.  Ellen  Hagan  is  in  grad,  school  at 
Clemson  pursuing  an  Ed.S.  in  Administra- 
tion. Work,  church  and  the  Pilot  Club  keep 
her  busy  and  she  has  been  invited  to  join 
Delta  Kappa  Gamma.  Susan  Leffler 
Creasy  and  husband  Mike,  have  their  own 
screen  printing  and  embroidery  business 
called  Perfect  Fit,  Inc.  Their  children  Jade 
(11)  and  John  (7)  have  a  black  lab  named 
Jerzee.  Lynn  Croft  Reeves  enjoys  being 
a  full-time  mom.  She  keeps  busy  with  the 
kids,  works  out  and  volunteers,  Sarane 
McHugh  and  John  spent  3  months  on  the 


island  of  Dominica  in  the  West  Indies. 
They  plan  to  spend  a  week  in  Atlanta  dur- 
ing the  Olympics.  Sterling  Cassidy 
Smith  is  very  busy  with  son  Alec  (5)  and 
daughter  Palmer  (1 )  and  her  stationery  co.. 
Sterling's  Specialties,  She  saw  Ruthie 
Reid  Beam  and  sees  quite  a  lot  of  Beth 
Newberry  Phillips  '80,  Florence  Baldwin 
Langford  and  Mary  Ann  Albright  '83. 
Siggy  Carlen  Veasey  is  practicing 
medicine  at  the  U.  ol  PA.  and  has  18  month 
old  twin  boys.  Quinne  Pokes  is  in  busi- 
ness for  herself  as  a  designer  specializing 
in  packaging,  brand  identity  and  corporate 
identity  and  loves  it!  Her  temporary  co, 
name  is  Q, DESIGN.  Charia  Borchers 
Leon  decided,  after  6  years,  to  take  a 
"leave  from  any  more  projects."  She  was 
Jr.  League  President,  was  on  6  local 
boards,  spent  5  yrs  on  the  State  Republi- 
can Exec,  Committee,  helped  plan/execute 
the  centennial  activities  for  the  Nat,  Soci- 
ety of  Children  of  the  American  Revolution, 
and  was  Chairman  of  the  1 995  Cattle  Bar- 
ons Ball  which  raised  over  $250K  for  the 
American  Cancer  Society.  Her  husband 
Bobby  is  doing  well  in  the  home  furnish- 
ings business  and  they  got  a  champagne 
toy  poodle  named  Champ. 

Marlene  Weber  Delledera  and 
husband  Ted,  live  in  Goode,  VA.  Their  son 
Teddy  was  born  on  7/1 5/95.  She  works  for 
a  food  service  and  catering  co.  based  in 
Lynchburg  and  is  the  Dir./Catering  Mgr.  at 
Westminster-Canterbury  in  Lynchburg. 
Karen  Gagnon  Wojciak  is  running  the 
Tech  Writing  dept  at  MKS  Instruments 
where  they  make  products  used  in  the 
semiconductor  industry.  Her  sister  Kathy 
Gagnon  Pappas  and  husband  George, 
bought  a  small  horse  farm  in  Boxford,  MA 
and  now  she  has  the  luxury  ot  having 
horses  in  her  backyard,  Sophia  Crysler 
Hart,  after  traveling  for  10  yrs  with  the 
Foreign  Service,  works  in  public  relations 
for  Colonial  Williamsburg,  teaches  a  Gov- 
ernment course  at  William  &  Mary  and 
consults  for  the  American  Enterprise  Insti- 
tute in  Washington,  Barbara  Bush  Coo- 
per is  Dir.  ot  Development  at  St.  Stephen's 
&  St.  Agnes  School  Other  SBC  grads  on 
staff  include  Tenia  Voss  Ryan,  Head  of 
the  Lower  School,  Anne  Morion  Young 
Habliston  '82,  a  board  member,  several 
faculty  members,  and  administrators.  She 
saw  Sarah  Martin  Herguner  during  her 
visit  from  Turkey.  Sarah  looks  wonderful 
and  recently  had  baby  #2  -  a  girl!  Barb's 
life  revolves  around  work,  husband  Doug 
and  dog  Sox  Claire  McDonnell 
Purnell  lives  in  Annapolis  and  works  out 
ol  her  home  as  a  graphic  designer.  This 
gives  her  lots  ol  time  with  Mary  (28 
months).  Husband  John  is  with  ARINC, 

Kearsley  Rand  Walsh  is  doing  well 
in  Short  Hills.  Her  son  Duncan  (4)  will 
continue  in  pre-school  while  son  Angus 
(5)  will  go  to  the  same  Kindergarten  that 
she  did  Virginia  Donald  Latham  mar- 
ried Rick  Latham  on  2/3/96  during  an  ice 
storm  in  Birmingham.  Caroline  Hawk 
Sparrow,  Laura  Coleman  Proctor, 
Angle  Odom  Wright  and  Susan 


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Rowat-Steiner  were  theie  Molly 
Rogers  Cramer,  Nancy  Webb 
Corkery  &  Laura  Evans  79  were  stuck 
in  the  Charlotte  airport  and  couldn't  make 
it  Heidi  Van  Patten  Bell  80  couldnt 
leave  home  in  Charlottesville,  but  her  hus- 
band Jimbo  was  in  B'ham  on  business  and 
was  able  to  attend.  Virginia  and  Rick  have 
moved  to  Atlanta.  Jane  Losse 
Momberger  and  family  moved  to 
Singapore  in  3/95.  She  and  her  husband 
enjoy  it  but  their  kids  miss  the  States.  They 
spent  spring  break  with  Felicia  Nelson 
Baker  and  her  family  in  Jakarta.  They  had 
a  great  time  parasalling  together.  After  yrs 
of  looking.  Julie  Brooke  Davis  and  fam- 
ily moved  into  their  new  house  She  said 
the  location  is  good  and  the  price  right  for 
the  potential  -  definitely  a  fixer-upper.  The 
CO.  that  Julie  has  been  working  for  was 
sold,  so  she'll  be  out  in  the  job  market 
since  no  |obs  will  remain  in  Jacksonville. 
Congratulations  to  Pat  Moreland 
Germelman  on  her  appointment  as  Exec 
Dir.  of  Development  at  Jacksonville  Univ. 
She  has  been  at  Stetson  since  1987  and 
prior  to  that  worked  in  development  re- 
search at  SBC.  She  and  her  husband  Noah, 
a  teacher,  have  two  children.  Leah  (13)  and 
Nathan  (11).  After  a  winter  with  too  much 
hockey,  Nancy  Webb  Corkery  reports 
that  husband  David,  and  sons  Kevin  and 
Kyle  are  enioying  baseball  and  spring  soc- 
cer. Her  family  went  to  London  in  April  and 
had  a  blast.  They  visited  friends  and  were 
tourists.  She  looks  forward  to  seeing  Lisa 
Schneider  Thornton  '80  and  Lillian  Sinks 
Sweeney  '80  this  summer,  and  welcomes 
a  visit  from  anyone  near  Marion,  MA-  May 
Carter  Barger  is  busy  with  her  advertis- 
ing agency.  She  does  lots  of  unusual 
things,  and  most  recently  helped  write  2 
direct  mail  letters  tor  a  monastery.  Also, 
she  started  a  stationery  manufacturing  co., 
named  The  Wild  Hare  Post  and  has  pro- 
duced and  is  selling  6  invitation  designs 
and  14  enclosure  cards  She  keeps  in 
touch  with  Jane  Terry,  Allison  Roberts 
Greene.  Theresa  Blane  Lange,  Mary 
Boehling  Schwartz  and  Nan  Dabbs 
Lottin  and  they  are  making  beach  vaca- 
tion plans  Allison  Roberts  Greene  is 
going  to  Jackson  Hole,  WY  in  June  to 
search  for  a  house  with  more  space.  She 
will  spend  the  summer  at  Greenewood 
Lodge  in  Hayward,  Wl.  Daughter 
Mackenzie  is  one.  The  Basset  season  be- 
gins in  Oct.  and  they  hope  to  go  to  Aldie, 
VA  for  the  trials  in  the  fall.  Jane  Terry  is 
teaching  college  Freshman  English  and 
running  her  flower  business  called  The 
Lamb's  Ear.  She  has  two  shops  where  she 
creates  dried  floral  designs.  Her  sons  are 
now  10  and  7.  Boo  Major  has  finally 
moved  to  a  newly  renovated  house  on  26 
acres  called  Edgewood  Farm  and  loves  it 
She  plans  to  breed  mares  and  will  get  2  out 
of  the  4  foals  that  her  stallion  Donnerkiel 
produces  this  Spring.  She  is  currently 
competing  the  stallion,  is  still  riding  and 
teaching  and  has  volunteered  to  help  with 
the  3-day  Event  at  the  Summer  Olympics 
in  Atlanta. 


As  for  me,  I  spend  my  days  in  Central 
Park  with  my  twins  Bucky  and  Austin,  now 
2.  I'm  very  involved  in  the  Manhattan 
Mothers  of  Twins  Club  and  serve  on  the 
monthly  newsletter  staff,  I  keep  in  touch 
with  Kearsley  Rand  Walsh,  Anne- 
marie  McAndrews  Pagli.  Presley 
Nelthammer  Schwinn,  Sterling 
Cassidy  Smith,  Maggie  McCarthy 
Stoeffel,  Sharon  McGrath  Gardner, 
Florence  Baldwin  Langtord,  and  Blair 
Redd  Barnes  '83.  Tommy  and  I  had  a 
terrific  time  at  reunion  and  look  forward  to 
our  20th.  Thanks  to  everyone  who  came  to 
reunion  -  it  was  great  to  see  youi  Many 
heartfelt  thanks  to  Allison  for  doing  a  won- 
derful job  as  President.  She  did  a  great  job 
with  the  hospitality  suite  and  made  every- 
one feel  at  home.  Thanks  also  to  Nancy, 
Holly  and  their  crew  for  their  hard  work  as 
our  Fund  Agents  and  thanks  to  everyone 
for  their  contributions.  My  personal  thanks 
to  all  of  you  for  writing  in  lor  the  past  5  yrs. 
I'm  going  to  miss  hearing  from  everyone. 
Please  call  me  if  you  get  to  the  Big  Apple 
-  (212)421-2397  or  E-mail  -  carrienick 
@aol. com  anytime. 

1985 

President:  El  Warner 
Secretary:  DeAnne  Blanton 
Fund  Agent:  Lenetta  Archard 
McCampbell 

Careers,  marriage,  and  motherhood: 
the  class  of  '85  continues  to  have  it  all. 

Our  class  president.  El  Warner,  is 
Asst.  Prof,  of  English  at  Lafayette  College, 
and  owner  of  the  Optimal  Athletic  Com- 
pany She  was  hired  by  the  Aerobics  &  Fit- 
ness Association  of  America  to  certify 
aerobics  instructors.  Additionally,  she  fin- 
ished a  book  of  poetryi  Jeanie  Guthans 
Wilkins  has  also  written  a  book  She 
works  at  the  Chamber  of  Commerce,  and 
lives  in  Mobile,  AL  with  husband  Richard, 
and  sons  Richard.  Jr.  and  Christopher. 

Catherine  Hubbard  is  a  Design 
Manager  for  Jim  Henson  Productions  in 
New  York.  She's  also  a  rollerblader.  Kathi 
Knippel  Tysor,  husband  Steve,  and  chil- 
dren Ryan  and  Lauren  live  in  Corpus 
Christi.  TX.  Kathi  is  a  Human  Resources 
Manager  at  Onyx  Engineering,  Louellen 
Brooks  Meyer,  husband  Robert,  and 
children  Vic  and  Vivian  are  in  San  Angelo, 
TX,  where  Louellen  is  organist  and  coor- 
dinator of  children's  music  at  her  church 

Elizabeth  Morriss  Srinivasan  is  a 
Legal  Aid  Lawyer  helping  the  poor  and 
abused  in  Glen  Mills,  PA,  where  she  lives 
with  husband  "Srini"  and  sons  Christopher 
and  David.  Patsy  Kraeger  practices  law 
in  AZ,  and  is  the  Arizona  Chapter  Chair  of  the 
American  Immigration  Lawyer's  Associa- 
tion. She  is  on  the  board  of  Ballet  Arizona. 

Suzanne  Branch  Martin  and  hus- 
band Lansing  are  renovating  a  200-year- 
old  farmhouse  in  Greenwich,  CT.  Suzanne 
develops  perfumes  for  the  French  firm 
Robertet  Fragrances,  Inc.  Barbara 
Tragakis  Conner  and  husband  Yost  are 
in  Charlottesville  with  their  two  children, 


Maggie  and  Kit  Barbara  is  president  of  the 
board  of  the  Focus  Women's  Resource 
Center.  Laurie  LImpitlaw  is  temporarily 
leaving  Lawrence,  KS  to  accept  an  intern- 
ship, as  part  of  her  doctoral  training,  at  the 
Univ.  of  Illinois  School  of  Medicine  in 
Chicago.  She  and  her  boyfriend,  Craig, 
have  a  new  Lab  puppy,  and  will  keep  the 
house  in  KS. 

Whitney  Machnik  teaches  7th  and 
8th  graders  in  Bethel.  VT  Linda  Manley 
Darling  moved  into  a  new  home,  and  is 
supervising  student  teachers  at  Randolph- 
Macon  Women's  College,  as  well  as  teach- 
ing there  part-time  Deborah  Fisher 
DIeisley  is  teaching  at  Garrison  H.  S.  in 
Owings  Mills.  MD.  where  she  lives  with 
husband  Jonathan  and  daughter  Sarah. 

Maha  Kanoo  still  lives  in  Bahrain, 
and  is  now  a  board  member  of  her  family's 
company.  She  spent  part  of  the  summer  on 
a  cruise  to  the  Far  East,  Ruth  Sill  is 
Assoc.  Librarian  at  the  American  Univ  of 
Paris,  France  Mimi  Godfrey  Hockman, 
husband  Greg,  and  baby  Jack  are  living  in 
Singapore.  Mimi  owns  a  marketing  and 
publishing  company  Lori  Waller 
Underwood  is  living  in  London  with  her 
husband  and  3  children.  Avery.  Ryan,  and 
baby  Ashton.  born  6/95,  Lori  is  busy  with 
the  Jr  League  Mallihai  Lawrence 
Tambyah.  her  husband,  and  baby  Philip 
live  in  Queensland,  Australia.  Mallihai 
teaches  part-time  at  Queensland  Univ. 

Suzanne  Weaver  Zimmer,  hus- 
band Jeff,  and  little  Joshua  have  moved 
into  the  house  they  built  in  Mt.  Pleasant, 
SC  Mary  Dragas  Shearin,  husband 
Lee,  and  daughters  Taylor  and  Holly  are 
doing  well  in  Virginia  Beach  Martha 
Boxley  Creasy,  husband  Grimes,  and 
children  Mead  and  Grimes.  Jr.  are  now  in 
Roanoke  Melissa  Gelsel  Parry  and 
husband  Skip  live  in  Southern  CA  with 
their  children,  Nicholas  and  Alexandra. 
Ann  Martin  Gonya  and  husband  Jeff 
celebrated  their  10th  wedding  anniv.l  Their 
daughter,  Caroline,  started  school  9/95. 

Heidi  Belofsky  Turk,  husband,  and 
son.  Carter,  are  in  Vienna,  VA,  where  Heidi 
still  rides  every  chance  she  gets  Nancy 
McMullen  Bearsch  is  in  grad.  school  tor 
health  administration,  and  is  competing  in 
dressage.  She  and  husband  Bobby  live  in 
MD  Beth  Anderson  Kearns  and  hus- 
band Ed,  still  in  Boston,  are  avid  backpack- 
ers and  cyclists  Christine  Corcoran 
Trauth  and  husband  John  live  in  Falls 
Church.  VA  with  their  two  sons.  Christine 
is  training  for  the  Marine  Corps  Marathon. 

Sandy  Whaling  Wierman  married 
Mark  5/95.  They  live  in  Davidson.  NC,  and 
Sandy  is  studying  computer  programming. 
Cathrien  de  Kruyff  married  Gepco  in 
Rotterdam  9/95.  They  live  in  Tienhoven, 
the  Netherlands,  where  she  works  in  mar- 
keting for  a  Dutch  consumer  goods  com- 
pany Cecily  Schuiz  Banks  married 
Jonathan  11/95.  They  live  in  Providence, 
Rl.  where  Cecily  works  for  the  law  firm  of 
Hinckley.  Allen  &  Snyder  Angeleque 
Akin  married  Dr.  Jack  McMillan  12/95. 
They  live  in  Hatfiesburg.  MS,  where 


Angelegue  is  finishing  her  Ph  D.  in  school 
psychology  Martha  Shorter  Lanier  is 
a  Provider  Relations  Representative  with 
PCA  Health  Plans  of  AL.  and  was  married 
4/96.  Lauren  Swaylick  is  District  Sales 
Manager  for  American  Power  Conversion 
in  NJ.  She  married  Michael  Keenan  8/96. 

Virginia  Stone  Robinson  and  hus- 
band Terry  welcomed  their  second  child, 
Benjamin,  6/16/95  Elizabeth  Kelly 
Ravitz.  husband  William,  and  son 
Alexander  welcomed  their  new  addition, 
Rebecca,  11/9/95.  Elizabeth  is  a  Systems 
Engineer  for  AT&T  in  Belle  Mead,  NJ. 
Leanne  Weber  Krels  husband  George, 
and  son  Phillip  welcomed  Katie  to  their 
family  11/13/95.  Leanne  is  a  manufactur- 
ers representative  for  a  furniture  company, 
and  lives  in  Crownsville,  MD.  Susan 
Scagel  Young  and  husband  Marshall 
had  their  third  child,  Susannah.  2/6/96. 
She  lOins  Callie  and  Marshall,  Jr,  Pafti 
Dolan  Stuebe  and  husband  Douglas  had 
theirfirstchild.  Owen.  2/7/96. 

By  the  time  these  notes  are  published, 
many  more  babies  will  have  arrived.  Anne 
Faulconer  Case  expected  her  first  baby 
in  April.  She  and  husband  John  live  in  New 
York.  Jennifer  Campbell  and  husband 
Vincent  Koehl  expected  their  second  child 
4/96.  They  live  in  an  18lh  century  farm- 
house in  France,  and  Jennifer  works  for 
Disney  Karia  Kennedy  Newman  and 
husband  Tim  could  hardly  believe  they 
were  due  twins  in  Mayl  They  were  hoping 
they  wouldn't  have  to  buy  a  minivan. 

Ginger  Ryon  Church,  husband 
John,  and  daughter  Alexandra  expected 
their  new  family  member  in  June.  They  are 
still  in  Lynchburg.  Also  due  in  June,  a  sec- 
ond child  for  Caroline  Clayton  Tufts 
and  husband  Christopher.  Caroline  gradu- 
ated Johns  Hopkins  Univ.  School  of  Nurs- 
ing in  May.  Newlywed  Renata  Leckszas 
Davis  and  husband  Bill  expected  their  first 
child  in  Aug.  They  live  in  Annapolis,  where 
Renata  works  with  the  Maryland  State 
Highway  Administration.  Also  due  in  Aug., 
a  second  baby  for  Madge  Hall  Vosteen 
and  husband  Paul.  They  recently  moved  to 
Sterling,  VA  Kim  Knox  Norman  and 
husband  Bart  announced  their  first  baby 
was  due  in  Aug.  They  live  in  Atlanta,  where 
Kim  is  Art  Director  of  a  monthly  magazine. 
Kim  is  also  Co-fund  Agent  for  the  Class  of 
'85.  and  she  thanks  everyone  who  has 
given  so  generously  to  the  College, 

Baby  #3  was  due  in  Sept.  for  Cheryl 
Fortin  Young  and  husband  Richard.  The 
Young  family,  including  sons  Tate  and 
Timothy,  live  in  Myrtle  Beach,  SC.  Nancy 
Finley  Worcester  also  expected  baby  #3 
in  Sept  The  Worcester  family,  including 
daughters  Katie  and  Lauren,  live  in 
Dumfries,  VA  Ashby  Clark  Hopkins  and 
husband  Jim.  who  live  in  Virginia  Beach, 
expected  their  first  child  in  Oct.  Ashby 
enjoys  her  job  with  CIGNA  Insurance. 
Susan  Lazarus  Bailey  and  husband  Jim 
live  in  Roanoke  with  daughters  Tyler  and 
Carrie. 

Now  for  our  mystery  alumnae.  You  get 
to  guess  who  they  are,  because  I  have  no 


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SWEET  BRIAR  COLLEGE 


idea.  Mystery  alum  #1  and  her  husband 
bought  their  lirst  home  in  Fair  Haven,  NJ 
She  still  works  for  JJ,  Kenny  Mystery 
alum  #2,  also  known  as  "Kym,"  is  in 
Charlottesville  working  as  a  coordinator  in 
the  UVA  Cancer  Center,  She  and  her  hus- 
band expected  their  tirst  baby  in  July 
Mystery  alum  #3  is  a  US,  Naval  Flight 
Surgeon  at  the  Naval  Air  Station  in  Dallas, 
She  oversees  four  reserve  sguadrons. 
Mystery  alum  #4  is  still  in  New  York, 
where  she  |ogs  in  Central  Park  and  con- 
tinues to  work  in  Southeast  Asia  Equity 
Sales  at  ING-Baring  Securities. 

I\/ly  news  is  that  Marc  Wolfe  and  I 
eloped  to  Key  West,  FL  in  Feb,,  and  were 
married  on  the  beach,  I'm  still  a  military 
archivist  at  the  National  Archives  in  Wash- 
ington, D,C,  It's  been  great  fun  receiving 
your  postcards,  and  I  apologize  that  I 
couldn't  include  everything!  I  look  forward 
to  hearing  from  you  all  next  year, 

1989 

President:  Kim  Kline 
Secretary:  Emmy  Leung 
Fund  Agent:  Beth  Roland 

Thanks  for  all  the  cards  and  phone 
calls!  Everyone  has  been  busy  with  work, 
families  and  some  exciting  proiects,  I  love 
hearing  from  all  of  you! 

News  all  the  way  from  London! 
Jennifer  McKinney  Bromage  and  hus- 
band, Dan,  had  their  first  baby  6/95,  Jen- 
nifer teaches  in  a  "traditional"  primary 
school  and  Dan  is  a  senior  editor  for  a 
publishing  company.  Back  to  the  States. 
Julia  Carter  Baker  was  married  to  Ralph 
Baker,  Jr,  (H-SC  '89)  2/95.  This  year  they 
had  a  son,  Ralph  III.  They  live  in  NYC.  Julia 
works  for  the  NY  Dept.  of  Health.  Sandy 
Martin  Cross  married  Craig  Cross  8/20/ 
94.  They  live  in  a  colonial  house  built  in 
1786  in  Providence,  Rl.  Sandy  works  for 
her  family  at  Brahrmin  Leather  Works, 
Whitney  Bay  works  for  Maritz  Travel,  She 
attended  Michelle  Beauvais 
Malseed's  wedding,  4/15/96,  where  there 
was  a  mini-reunion  with  Christina 
Spada,  Sans  Good  Washington, 
Stacey  Hannan  and  Kristi  Beauvais  '92, 
Krista  Biggs  works  for  Louisville  Free 
Public  Library  She  hopes  to  start  her  f\/las- 
ters  in  Library  Science,  Geneal  Darden 
Lauder  completed  her  IV1,S  in  elem,  ed, 
and  now  teaches  second  grade.  She  and 
husband,  Richard  plan  to  take  a  cruise  for 
their  third  anniv.  Joy  Canada  married 
Thomas  Gregory  Faust  12/23/95,  Amy 
Jenkins  Millican  is  Director  of  Develop- 
ment at  the  New  Community  School  in 
Richmond.  Her  husband.  Jeff  graduated 
from  law  school  at  the  Univ.  of  Richmond. 
Suzanne  J.  Mason  received  her  IVl.Ed. 
in  special  ed.  She  works  for  Campbell 
County  Schools  in  Va.  Sarah  West 
Reeves  works  at  Mary  Ann  &  Co,  Interior 
Designs.  She  moved  into  a  new  home  in 
Richmond  in  Dec.  Beth  Tweedy  Farmer 
and  husband,  Steve,  had  a  baby  girl, 
Gaurielle  Elizabeth,  2/8/96  Their  son 
Ethan  is  3.  Tracy  Carter  Warren  and 


husband,  Andy,  wecolmed  a  baby  girl. 
Caroline,  9/29/95,  They  may  move  from 
Conn  to  London  in  late  '96  Sherri 
Brockwell  Dymon  and  Bill  had  Jessica 
12/95  They  live  in  Chicago,  but  hope  to 
move  back  to  VA  when  Bill  finishes  his 
Oral  Surgery  residency,  Wendy  Steel 
Hastings  bought  a  house  in  Eagles  Mere, 
PA  that  she  is  renovating.  She  was  ap- 
pointed Deputy  Coroner  of  Sullivan 
County,  Sharon  Bittner  is  finishing  her 
second  Masters  in  history  She  has  taken 
up  racing  bicycles  and  is  a  US  Cycling 
Federation  licensed  racer!  Karen  Greer 
Goss  and  Richard  had  a  baby  boy,  Nicho- 
las Alexander  5/21/95,  Kathleen 
Kavanaugh  became  president  of  her 
father's  business.  Motivated  Security  Ser- 
vices, Inc,  6/95,  She  sees  Aubrey  Adam 
a  lot.  They  were  planning  a  trip  to  the  BVI's 
to  do  some  sailingi  Nancy  Lumpkin  is 
working  on  her  PhD  in  economics.  The  re- 
search on  the  organizational  structure  of 
the  railroads  in  the  19th  Century  will  take 
her  across  the  country  Patricia 
Witcher-Jordan  and  Rodney  bought 
their  first  home  in  Lake  Ridge,  VA,  Edie 
Rue  completed  her  PhD  in  Chemistry  at 
UC,  Santa  Cruz,  Her  husband  Chris 
Scholin  has  a  molecular  biology  |ob  at  the 
Monterey  Bay  Aquarium  Research  Insti- 
tute Laura  Lawson  Trevey  manages 
Omega  Travel  in  Richmond  She  and  hus- 
band, Sam,  traveled  to  Paris  in  April. 
Nancy  Quinones  Chancier  and  Bob 
moved  to  Richmond  with  their  2  grey- 
hounds. She  is  a  sales  manager  at  the 
Jefferson  Hotel.  Shelly  Brashear  mar- 
ried Edward  Tomlin  4/94.  They  had  a 
daughter,  Haley,  5/95.  She  sees  Betsy 
Howie,  who  is  running  the  Keep  Texas 
Beautiful  campaign,  and  Susan 
Stoebner,  who  is  working  for  a  documen- 
tary film  company.  Cpt.  Raquel 
HIckman-Thiebes  is  finishing  up  her 
basic  training  company  command  and  is 
writing  a  book  about  it.  She  and  husband, 
George  (a  Green  Beret),  will  be  moving  to 
Germany,  They  will  finally  be  stationed 
together  after  2  years!  Angie  Cabell  is 
Dir,  of  Development  at  Memorial  Child 
Guidance  Clinic  in  Richmond  Michelle 
McGhee  is  active  in  the  Jr,  League,  and 
works  as  a  paralegal  in  Atlanta,  She  sends 
news  that  Mary  Ann  Kramlick  Nash  is 
expecting,  and  that  Ramona  Leonard 
moved  to  Atlanta  to  attend  Clark/Atlanta 
Univ  Tish  Markey  Hotter  and  Rob 
moved  to  Minneapolis.  They  were  expect- 
ing their  second  child  in  June,  Lisa  Koob 
works  for  Texaco  in  Houston.  TX, 
Michelle  Lenane  married  James 
Gorman  4/29/95  They  live  in  Naples,  FL. 
She  enjoys  flying  a  Cessna  182  and  fly- 
fishing in  the  Bahamas!  Michelle  works  for 
her  father  selling  software.  Amy 
Peterson  lives  in  Missoula,  MTwith  Erik 
Swanson  and  their  two  dogs.  She  moved 
to  MT  to  finish  law  school.  She  is  a  Tribal 
Prosecutor  tor  the  Confederated  Salish  and 
Kootenia  Tribes  of  the  Flathead  Nation. 
Allyson  Welch  Cain  is  working  towards 
her  masters  in  software  engineering  from 


Johns  Hopkins  Univ  JoAnn  Bogolin  still 
lives  in  Atlanta  and  works  for  KPMG  Peat 
Marwick.  She  is  working  on  her  Masters 
in  actuarial  science  at  Georgia  State  Univ. 
Sans  Good  Washington  teaches  third 
grade  on  the  Eastern  Shore  of  MD.  She  and 
Michael  are  hunting  for  a  larger  house. 
Son  William  is  now  4!  Kathleen 
Koesterer  now  lives  in  Burlington,  VT, 
after  3  years  in  Maui,  HI  She  is  at  the  New 
England  Culinary  Institute  leaching  food 
history,  communications  and  computers. 
Julie  Littleton  Smith  is  kept  busy  by 
son,  Harrison  (3),  Her  husband.  Buddy, 
changed  to  a  smaller  law  firm  and  is  now 
a  partner  Rebecca  Hendrix  and  Penny 
Burnett  both  earned  a  Masters  of  Interna- 
tional Management  at  Thunderbird  in  AZ, 
Rebecca  works  for  a  division  of  Duty-Free 
International  in  Westport,  CT,  Penny  is  a 
buyer  for  Target  Stores  in  Minneapolis, 
Molly  Currins  Gaskins,  Bob  and  Adam 
(3)  live  in  Oakton,  VA  She  works  for  Smith 
Barney,  They  are  considering  a  move  to  VT 
where  Bob  grew  up  Sandy  Compton  still 
teaches  1st  grade  in  Adelphi,  MD.  She 
bought  a  condo  in  Laurel,  MD'  Courtney 
Kneece  Grimm  loined  the  law  firm  of 
Marks,  Gray,  Conroy  &  Gibbs,  P,A,,  in 
Jacksonville,  FL,  5/1/95,  Tracy 
Worthington  Ginn  and  husband,  Robert, 
are  getting  ready  to  build  their  house  in 
Maine  She  works  in  a  tack  shop,  and  still 
competes  in  cross  country  Sarah 
Consolino  Murphy  moved  to  Racine,  Wl 
6/95  She  and  Bill  are  fixing/decorating 
their  new  home  Daughter,  Carolyn  (14 
months)  keeps  them  both  busy.  Deanna 
"Bunny"  Catana  Lemert  is  in  Charles- 
ton, SC.  Husband,  Robert,  is  graduating 
from  med,  school  from  MUSC  and  will 
begin  his  residency  in  Ob/Gyn  at  the  Univ. 
of  S  Florida  in  Tampa.  Suzanne  Rester- 
Watson  and  Tom  live  in  Atlanta  She  re- 
ceived a  BFA  in  interior  design.  She 
practices  in  Atlanta  and  is  also  dealing  in 
antiques  Sarah  Anderson  Stanton  is 
busy  with  her  farm  and  her  piano  studio. 
She  also  helps  Murray  in  his  law  oftice. 
Her  projects  include  writing  and  directing 
a  musical  and  getting  fox  hounds  to  chase 
the  coyotes!  (Her  own  version  of  fox  hunt- 
ing in  Idaho!)  Stacey  Hannan  is  in  Boca 
Raton,  FL.  and  works  for  EDS  writing  tech- 
nical  documents  for  their  products, 
Sydney  Loughran  is  living  on  Beacon 
Hill  in  Boston.  Sheworksfor  Bank  of  Bos- 
ton in  Marketing.  She  was  a  bridesmaid  in 
Stacey  White's  wedding  last  Oct.,  along 
with  Karen  Cole  and  Laura  Lawson  Trevey, 
Hildee  Williams  Wilson  enjoys  moth- 
erhood, Emily  is  now  one!  She  and  Alistair 
purchased  a  new  home,  Lisa  Wallen 
married  Randall  Gardner  12/2/95  They 
purchased  a  home  in  Salem,  VA,  She  is  a 
Senior  Training  Specialist  for  Allstate  In- 
surance, Kale  Robinson  is  still  leaching 
In  Northern  VA,  She  has  her  2  horses  and 
tries  to  ride  every  day.  Over  spring  break, 
she  visited  Beth  Hodgkins  Green.  Brad 
and  their  new  addition,  Michael  Joseph, 
born  2/28/96,  An  earlier  trip  was  cancelled 
due  to  the  Blizzard  of  '96!  Donna  Meyer 


Hodgert  and  husband  Jerry  had  their  first 
child,  Calvin  James,  9/10/95, 

I  am  working  for  a  drug  testing  labo- 
ratory, working  on  my  equine  massage 
therapy  business,  and  acting  as  an  inde- 
pendent distributer  for  Cell  Tech.  (Busy, 
busy,  busy!)  Well,  that's  it  in  a  nutshell! 
Sorry  if  I  left  anything  out.  Space  is  lim- 
ited! Keep  the  news  coming!  Take  care! 

1993 

President:  Ellen  Ober 
Secretary:  Marissa  Ashe 
Fund  Agent:  Cat  Jannik 

Colleen  Losey  is  in  her  third  year 
teaching  third  grade.  She  will  receive  her 
MA  in  Reading  from  ODU  5/96,  Julie 
Skilinski  Brooks  married  Dennis  6/10/ 
95,  She  will  receive  her  MS  from  SUNY- 
Oswego  in  Elementary  Ed.  12/96.  Maid  of 
Honor,  Laurie  Palmer,  will  get  her  Nurs- 
ing degree  5/96,  Cassandra  Owollo  and 
Sally  Estes  also  attended  Julie's  wed- 
ding Sally  married  John  3/23/96  in 
Georgetown,  then  honeymooned  in  HI, 
Shelly  Netf  Garcia,  who  transferred 
freshman  year,  is  working  on  her  MA  in 
chemistry  in  TX,  Daniella  Ceccarelli 
Toomey  married  Chris  3/16/96,  Many 
SBCers  attended.  Daniella  and  Chris 
bought  a  new  home  in  Baltimore  and  share 
it  with  their  dog.  cat  and,  of  course,  a 
bunny.  Daniella  is  still  waiting  to  hear  from 
PA  program  and  Chris  is  in  Dental 
School  Meredith  Alpert  DeSantis 
teaches  second  grade  in  FL,  where  she  and 
Jimmie  bought  a  new  home. 

Camelot  Lindauer  received  her  MA 
in  Art  History  from  UA.  Last  8/95  she 
started  Law  School  in  OR.  She  hopes  to 
become  an  Art  Lawyer  and  a  tanning  con- 
sultant. She  talks  to  Kerry  Pollok,  who 
is  in  Denver  working  for  Arthur  Anderson, 
She  plans  to  be  back  in  Atlanta  when  she 
marries  Doug  on  3/22/97  Harpreet  Bedi 
and  Beth  Davis  are  bridesmaids  and 
Camelot  is  maid  of  honor,  Preet  will  gradu- 
ate Northwestern  Law  5/95,  She  and 
Satinder  are  still  together,  Beth  Davis  is  in 
Austin,  TX  taking  classes  for  film  school, 

Tracy  Parker  and  fiancee  Tim  wel- 
comed Timothy  Michael  Tyree  12/28/95, 
They  purchased  a  home  in  Madison 
Heights.  Tracy  plans  to  attend  grad  school 
at  LC,  Debra  Elkins  is  managing  an  "un- 
official" web  page  for  SBC  alumnae.  She 
can  be  reached  at  http://http.tamu. 
edu:80001-dae5450.  By  day  she  is  at 
Texas  A&M  earning  her  PhD  in  Industrial 
Engineering.  She  writes  news  from  several 
classmates:  AN  Ditfon  is  manager  for 
Laura  Ashley  in  Hilton  Head,  SC,  Renee 
Rose  Flowers  will  receive  her  MA  5/96 
from  U  of  Ml-Columbia  in  Math.  Sherani 
Amarasinghe  is  in  her  4th  year  of  PhD 
program  at  U  of  MN.  Sutapa  Mukhergee 
is  Network  Applications  Programmer  for 
Hogan  &  Hartson. 

Dana  Varnado  will  marry  Jamie 
Campbell  (W&L'91)  8/10/96.  Katie  Abel, 
Amanda  DePriest  and  Cat  Jannik  will 
be  bridesmaids.  Dana  teaches  3rd  grade  in 


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Arlington,  VA.  Cat  works  on  a  dual  MA 
program  In  history  and  library  science  at 
U  of  SMS  Caria  Anne  Lackey  Muller 
married  Rictiard  9/9/95  at  AsfiLawn  in  VA, 
Stie  owns  Muller  Business  Solutions 
whicti  provides  computer  consulting  and 
software  training.  Candice  Chang  is  Di- 
rector of  Graptiic  Design  at  Multimedia 
Presentation  wfiich  designs  education  pro- 
grams lor  dentists-  Sfie  will  graduate  5/96 
from  U  of  Baltimore  witti  MA  in  Publica- 
tion Design  Susan  Messikomer  will 
marry  Matt  Horenkamp  5/31/97,  She  is 
still  with  MBNA  America  in  Wilmington, 
DE,  Jaki  Loy  married  Brian  Canaday 
(VMI'93)  6/22/96  at  SBC,  Michelle 
Gibbs  and  Tanya  Gupta  were  brides- 
maids and  Ginger  Amon  '94  registered 
guests  Christina  Andert  Hoy  is  living 
at  29  Palms,  CA,  2  hours  from  L,A,  She 
substitutes  and  teaches  riding.  She  imple- 
mented a  youth  group  tor  teens  on  the 
Marine  Corps  base  where  she  lives  with 
her  husband,  David  Pamela  Subranni 
Barman  lives  in  Margate,  NJ  with  her  one 
year  old  twin  girls,  Logan  and  Colby, 
Kelly  Gardner  worked  with  young  SBC 
alum's  in  DC  on  an  Art  Show  tund-raiser, 
which  raised  $3,000  for  SBC  scholarships. 

Kim  Cutting  is  in  Burlington,  VT  and 
still  dating  Jay.  She  works  as  an  Invest- 
ment Analyst  and  often  sees  Erin  O'Boyle 
and  Tish  Andreson  Erin  Glen  is  in  Se- 
attle studying  lor  her  MA  lor  Teaching  En- 
glish to  Speakers  of  Other  Languages.  She 
works  as  an  Assistant  Manager  of 
Histelling  International  Hostel.  She  plans 
to  go  to  Bogota  in  the  tail,  Laura  War- 
ren married  T.  George  Underwood  (HSC 
'92)  5/18/96.  Ginger  Amon  '94,  Jamie 
DelMonte  Galbreath  '92  and  Sabryna 
McClung  were  bridesmaids  Dianne 
Hayes  has  a  new  job  as  a  consultant  in 
Atlanta.  Kay  Pierce  wrote  of  Dianne's 
impending  marriage  to  Bill,  9/97!  Jenni- 
fer Jarvis  Ballard  and  husband  gradu- 
ated Irom  MO  College  with  MS  degrees  in 
Environmental  Engineering  5/95.  They 
moved  back  to  NC  where  Jenniler  is  a 
Landtill  Supervisor  &  Project  Engineer. 
Elizabeth  Harder  is  a  pharmaceutical 
rep.  in  Charleston,  SC  She  sees  Ashley 
File  and  visited  Lisa  LaLonde  and 
Cathy  Viette  in  NYC  Ashley  will  gradu- 
ate Irom  Med.  College  ol  GA  and  is  apply- 
ing to  hospitals  all  over  the  country.  Kaci 
Chandor  is  planning  her  wedding  to  Chris 
9/96  Lisa  LaLonde,  Patti  Doranand 
Susan  Messikomer  are  bridesmaids. 
Kaci,  Patti  and  Susan  spent  a  week  skiing 
in  CO  last  winter.  Heather  Swenberg  is 
at  Columbia  U  working  on  her  MSW  with 
clinical  concentration.  She  hopes  to  work 
as  a  research  assistant  in  Environmental 
Psych  She  sees  Melissa  Thomason 
O'Toole,  Melinda  Junker  and 
Camielle  Crawford  Ellen  Ober  is 
leaching  second  grade  in  Falls  Church  and 
loving  it.  She  keeps  in  touch  with  many 
SBC  alumnae. 

Kristina  Kukk  is  a  Project  Manager 
ol  Distance  Learning  al  Estonian  Banking 
Association.  Amy  Densford  enjoys  her 


work  at  the  National  Gallery  ol  Art  in  DC 
She  passed  on  news  of  Courtenay 
Cranford's  wedding  where  she  saw 
many  SBCers.  Tori  fVlilner  is  living  in  Al- 
exandria, VA  with  Rebecca  Carle.  Tori 
works  for  The  Women's  Center  in  Ihe  p.r 
depl.  She  recently  went  back  to  SBC  to 
talk  on  lesbian  issues.  Hilary  Taylor 
Bukumirovich  attends  LSU  Law  School 
and  spent  last  year  substitute  teaching 
Jennifer  Murphy  Burns  and  David  live 
in  Morgantown,  WV  and  are  expecting 
their  first  baby  6/6/96.  Kay  Pierce  is  still 
with  Price  Waterhouse  and  en|oys  travel- 
ing for  them  developing  and  selling  a  new 
product.  Tracy  Imse  is  an  Underwriter  for 
General  Reinsurance  Corp.  in  Atlanta.  She 
finds  time  to  ride,  go  to  the  gym  and  play 
with  her  2  dogs  She  sees  a  lot  ol  Corinne 
Judekis  and  Amy  Waite,  who  also  live 
in  Atlanta 

Johanna  Kelleher  will  slay  tor  an- 
other year  teaching  in  Japan  She  plans  to 
see  Vietnam  belore  coming  home  to  see 
sister  Nicole  '97  graduate.  Bonnie 
Insalaco  Abrams  married  John  5/95 
She  is  still  with  Tiffany's  and  loves  living 
in  NYC.  She  sees  Hopie  Carter  '94,  Kim 
Clayton  '94  and  Jenny  Brodlieb  '92. 
Annalisha  Anderson  moved  to  Seattle 
and  was  named  Creative  Director  of 
NinCon,  Inc.,  a  non-profit  internet  organi- 
zation. She  promotes  and  organizes  Rock 
Group  conventions  Wendy  Stevenson 
is  in  grad  school  for  physical  therapy  al  U 
ol  MD  2nd  Lt.  K.L.  Polevitsky  is  a  com- 
munications officer  with  the  2nd  Surveil- 
lance Reconnaissance  and  Intelligence. 
She  is  looking  forward  to  an  operation  in 
Norway  during  '97.  Laurel  Bryant's 
daughter,  Rachel,  turned  3  3/96.  The  two 
will  head  to  Jerusalem  this  summer.  She 
still  teaches  Spanish  in  VA.  Sisi  Zirkle 
finished  her  MBA  at  W&M  5/96  and  works 
at  Ihe  Metropolitan  Museum  ol  Art  in  NY 
She  is  associate  manager  ol  the  Interna- 
tional Retail  Shops  with  21  locations 
around  Ihe  world.  Britt  Ellison  moved 
back  to  MA  after  2  years  in  CA;  her  new 
|ob  is  in  Boston  with  Arnold  Advertising. 
Beth  Gilkeson  is  still  in  DC  working  for 
American  Bankruptcy  Institute  planning 
meetings  lor  them  across  Ihe  country.  She 
saw  Christina  Andert  Hoy  in  LA  last 
April  Laura  Goebel  Hammer  had  a 
baby  boy,  Keith  William  III,  8/31/95.  She 
and  her  husband  bought  a  new  house  1/ 
96.  Laura  met  up  with  some  93ers  in  CO 
last  summer,  Gretchen  Smith,  Tracy  Meier, 
Amy  Eller  and  Cat  Jannik 

Melissa  Cranmer  McManus  mar- 
ried John  (W&L  '91)  on  9/9/95  in 
Greenwith.  Patti  Friend  was  a  bridesmaid 
while  other  SBCers  attended.  Melissa  and 
her  husband  live  in  Alexandria,  VA  and  she 
studies  al  Ihe  Washington  Montessori  In- 
stitute Jen  Mooney  lives  in  Crescent 
City  and  continues  to  work  for  Arthur 
Anderson  as  a  consultant  for  Healthcare 
Operations  Patti  Doran  will  marry  Paul 
M.  Walczak;  Susan  Messikomer  and 
Kaci  Chandorwill  be  bridesmaids.  Patti 
IS  teaching  and  going  to  school  in  NPB, 


FL  Alex  Alexander  graduates  12/96 
with  an  MA  in  Ocean  Engineering  Acous- 
tics. She  visited  Paige  Holmes-Forkel 

and  saw  Harpreet  in  San  Jose  2/96.  Alex 
is  now  contemplating  between  a  PhD  and 
the  real  world  Laurie  Baker  Knights  is 
living  in  N.  VA  and  runs  the  membership 
service  tor  the  United  Seniors  Association 
Amy  Edwards  is  earning  her  MA  at  Co- 
lumbia tor  International  Affairs.  She  plans 
to  take  a  leave  of  absence  to  join  the  Peace 
Corps.  Laurie  Dabbieri  lives  in  Old 
Town  Alexandria  and  teaches  Latin  al  GW 
Middle  School.  (Jim  Morrison  went  there 
when  it  was  a  h.s )  She  attends  George 
Mason  for  her  MA  in  Middle  School  Cur- 
riculum and  Instruction.  Ashley  Cells 
attended  St.  George's  Medical  School  and 
IS  now  at  the  Med  College  of  GA.  She  is 
also  president  of  Women  in  Medicine. 
Carolyn  Imperato-McCammon  and 
husband,  Frank  took  a  belated  honeymoon 
to  Italy  and  now  await  the  arrival  of  their 
first  born  due  8/96.  She  is  still  working  on 
her  PhD  in  Psychology  Tracy  Stuart  left 
the  Briar  for  Nashville  where  she  sees 
many  SBCers  and  works  for  an  Ad  agency. 
She  is  also  an  Assistant  Lacrosse  Coach 
at  Vanderbilt. 

Kristen  Swenson  started  a  business 
painting  furniture  in  Raleigh.  Meighan 
Templin  will  graduate  from  ND  Law 
School  5/96,  then  head  to  Chicago  to  prac- 
tice. Tutti  Foshay  is  putting  her  German 
to  good  use  as  a  trading  assistant  for 
Dresdner  Bank.  Stacey  McClain  was  in 
grad  school  in  NM  but  missed  the  South 
so  moved  to  Jacksonville,  FL  where  she  is 
implementing  an  office  intranet  in  Ihe  MIS 
dept.  at  Barnett,  Inc.  She  attended  Laura 
Warren's  wedding  where  she  saw  many 
SBCers  Norma  Bulls  Valentine  and 
Nancy  Bulls  are  riding  and  training  show 
hunters  and  jumpers.  Nancy  is  organizing 
their  summer  riding  program.  Norma  is 
involved  with  the  local  show  jumpers  as- 
sociation. Norma  loves  married  life  with 
Michael.  They  keep  in  touch  with  Melinda 
Junker,  Megan  Spadaro  '92,  Tracy  Imse 
and  Sabryna  McClung  Kate  Watson 
is  working  in  TX  at  Meridell  Achievement 
Center,  a  psychiatric  residential  treatment 
center  lor  adolescents.  And  thank  you  Kate 
for  keeping  in  such  good  touch  with 
Danielle  Tedesco  over  there  in  Uganda, 
Africa  with  the  Peace  Corps!!!  Nalini 
Mani  Clement  married  Stephen  Scott 
Clement  5/9/96.  She  is  still  a  Management 
Consultant  at  Pragma  Inlernational,  trav- 
eling a  lot  to  meet  with  clients.  She  keeps 
in  touch  with  many  SBCers. 

The  past  year  lor  me  has  brought  many 
changes.  I  lett  teaching  to  pursue  tax  work 
for  a  CPA  firm.  I  started  with  Ihe  lirm  7/95 
and  just  tinished  my  first  busy  season.  I 
think  I  may  have  found  my  niche.  I  am  tak- 
ing accounting  courses  this  summer  and 
who  knows  where  this  could  lead!  Thanks 
again  for  all  who  write,  I  love  hearing  from 
SBC  friends.  Till  next  time-HOLA,  HOLAIII 


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SWEET  BRIAR 

ALUMWAE  MAGAZINE FALL  l»BB 

Editor 

NANCY  GODWIN  BALDWIN '57 

Assistant  Editor  and  Class  Notes  Editor 

MOREEN  DONMELLY  PARKER 
Managing  Editor 

LOUtSE  SWIECKI  2INGAR0  80 
Design 

EOWANA  COLEMAN 
The  Design  Group 
Lynchbuig.  VA 

Alumnae  Board.  Sweet  Briar  Alumnae 
Association  July  1 ,  1996  -  June  30, 1997 

Presideni 

ETHEL  OGOENBURWELL '58 

Grosse  Pomte  Fdrms,  Ml 

First  Vice  Presideni  and  Direclot  ol  Clubs 

MYTHMONNICHBAYOUO'80 

Dallas.  TX 

Second  Vice  Ptesldent  and  Chair  o(  Reunion 

and  Council  Planning 

LINDA  MAE  VISOCAN  '87 

Cleveland,  OH 

Third  Vice  President  and  National  Alumnae 

Admissions  Representative  and  Financial  Aid 

Chair 

KATHLEEN  (KATHY)  GARCIA  PEGUES  "71 

Warrenton,  VA 

Secrelary 

JANE  TATMAN  WALKER  '60 

Indianapolis.  IN 

Treasurer 

MARGARET  (ROBIN)  CHRISTIAN  RYAN  74 

Wellesley,  MA 

Alumnae  Fund  Chair 

ANN  RITCHEY  BARUCH  '62 

Havertord,  PA 

Nominaling  Ctiair 

MARJORIE  (MARJIE)  MCGRAW  MCDONALD  '60 

Ruxton.  MO 

Academic  Outreach  Chair 

GAIL  ANN  ZARWELL  WINKLER  76 

Neenah, Wl 

Regional  Chairs 

JUDITH  BENSON  STIGLE '67 

Madison,  CT 

MARGARET  (MEG)  RICHARDS  WIEDERSEIM  78 

Devon.  PA 

FAITH  RAHMERCROKER '54 

Williamsburg,  VA 

FRANCES  GILBERT  BROWNE  '56 

Charlolte,  NC 

CLAIRE  DENNISON  GRIFFITH '80 

Allanta,  GA 

WENDY  IGLEHEART  78 

Evansville,  IN 

DIANE  DALTON  '67 

Milwaukee,  Wl 

MELISSA  (MISSY)  GENTRY  WITHEROW  '60 

Vicksburg,  MS 

MELANIEBOWENSTEGLICH '78 

Dallas,  TX 

PENN  WILLETS  FULLERTON  '66 

SanRalael.CA 

Members  at-Large 

English  Grittith  '95 
Elkins,  WV 
Sarah  Dennis  '96 
Sweet  Btiar,  VA 


Members  of  the  Board  ol  Directors  ol 
Sweet  Briar  nominated  by  the  Alumnae 
Association  and  elected  by  tlie  Board  ol 
Directors  of  Sweet  Briar:  Mtiry  (Molhe) 
Johnson  Nelson  '64,  Lookout  Mountain,  TN; 
Nancy  Hall  Green  '64,  Atlanta,  GA:  Eugenia 
Dickey  Caldwell  '65,  San  Francisco.  CA.  Jane 
Merkle  Borden  '65,  Denver.  CO 

Ex  Officio:  Nannelte  McBurney  Crowdus  '57, 
Spring  Lake,  Wl,  Planned  Giving  Chair,  Mary 
{[(flollte)  Johnson  Nelson  '64,  Lookout  Mounlain. 
TN,  Boxwood  Circle  Chair,  Jo  Ann  Soderquisl 
Kramer  *64,  Essex  Junction.  VT.  Boxwood  Circle 
Co-Chair.  Lynne  Manov  Sprinsky  71, 
Montoursville,  PA.  Fund  Agent  Chair,  Ann  Young 
Bloom  '59.  Wynnewood  PA,  Nalional  Reunion 
Gitis  Chair,  Lochrane  Coleman  Smith  76, 
Birmingham.  AL.  National  Reunion  Gills  Chaif- 
Elecl,  Nancy  Godwin  Baldwin  '57,  Monroe.  VA. 
Editor.  Alumnae  Magazine,  Louise  Swiecki 
Zingaro  80.  Sweet  Briar,  VA,  Diiector.  Alumnae 
Association 


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SWEET  BRIAR  COLLEGE 


Are  You  Keeping  A  Secret 
You  Really  Should  Share? 


Nannette  McBurney 
Crowdus  '57 
Planned  Giving  Chair 


During  the  October  1996 
Alumnae  Council  meetings 
at  Sweet  Briar,  Planned 
Giving  Committee  members 
asked  if  the  College 
gives  alumnae  an  easy, 
convenient  opportunity  t( 
let  the  College  know  that 
Sweet  Briar  is  in  their 
estate  plans. 


If  you  have  included  the  College  in  your 
estate  plan,  please  share  that  information 
with  us.  Please  fill  out  the  LETTER  OF 
INTENT  at  right,  and  send  it  to 
Nannette  McBurney  Crowdus, 
Planned  Giving  Chair,  Box  G, 
Sweet  Briar  College,  Sweet 
Briar,  VA  24595. 

Fur  further  iiijurmatkin  ahuiil 
making  a  planned  gift  to 
Sweet  Briar  College,  please 
contact  Mitchell  L.  Moore 
Vice  President  for 
Development/College 
Relations,  Box  G, 
Sweet  Briar  College, 
Sweet  Briar,  VA  24595, 
(804)  381-6162. 


September  1 :  New  students  arrive 
September  6:  Registration 
,  September  9:  Classes  begin 

September  9:  Opening  Convocation  (Distinguished  Alumna  Award) 
September  20-23:  Board  of  Directors  meetings  &  Recognition  Weekend,  Williamsburg 
I  October  3:  Founders'  Day  (Outstanding  Alumna  Award)  ^ 

f  October  3-6:  Alumnae  Council  meetings  W 

^  October  13-14:  Admissions  Open  House 

^  October  17-18:  Reading  Days 

October  18:  Friends  of  Library  meetings,  SBC 

October  18-19:  Friends  of  Art  meetings,  Washington,  D.C. 

October  21-30:  Alumnae  College  Tour,  Sante  Fe  to  the  San  Francisco  Bay 

October  25-27:  Families  Weekend,  SBC 

November  3-4:  Admissions  Open  House 

November  6:  Registration  for  Winter  Term 

November  1 1 :  Admissions  Open  House— area  schools 

November  11-14:  Registration  for  Spring  Term 

November  14-16:  Board  of  Directors  meetings,  SBC 

November  26:  Thanksgiving  Vacation  begins 

December  2:  Classes  resume 

December  13:  Classes  end 

^       December  14-15:  Reading  Days 

December  16-20:  Examinations 

December  20:  Christmas  Vacation  begins 

COLLEGE  CALENDAR 

January  6:  Winter  Term  begins 
January  8:  Winter  Forums  Lecture  Series  begins:  "The  Supreme  Court's  Image  in  the  American  Mind" 

January  1 5:  Winter  Forums  Lecture 

January  22:  Winter  Forums  Lecture 

January  29:  Winter  Forums  Lecture 

January  31 :  Winter  Term  ends 

February  6:  Spring  Term  begins 

February  7-14:  Alumnae  College  Tour:  Rome  Escapade 

February  22-23:  Admissions  Open  House  for  Scholars 

March  21 :  Spring  Vacation  begins 

March  31 :  Classes  resume  i^      '  ^a^^ 

April  3-6:  Ewald  Scholars  Program:  Women  Succeeding  in  the  Sciences 

April  6-7:  Accepted  Applicants  Weekend 

April  15-18:  Registration  for  Fall  Term 

April  18:  Friends  of  Art,  Friends  of  Library  meetings,  SBC 

April  23-26:  Board  of  Directors  meetings 

April  24-27:  Alumnae  Association  Board  meetings 

May  4-5:  Admissions  Open  House  for  Juniors 

^^^^  May  14:  Classes  end 

I^^B;  May  1 5:  Reading  Day 

^^H  May  16-17:  Examinations 

^^^^  May  18:  Reading  Day 

May  19-21:  Examinations 

May  24:  Baccalaureate  Service 

May  25:  Eighty-eighth  Commencement 

May  26:  Memorial  Day 

May  30-June  1 :  Alumnae  Reunion 

June-August:  Sweet  Briar  Summer  Programs 

June  5-1 7:  Alumnae  College  Tour: 

Ireland's  Historic  Houses  and  Hidden  Gardens 

July  29-August  10:  Alumnae  College  Tour:  Waterways  of  Russia 

October  9-22:  Alumnae  College  Tour:  Along  the  Ancient  Coast  of  Turkey 

November  29-December  7:  Alumnae  College  Tour: 

Costa  Rica,  the  Panama  Canal  and  the  Darien  Jungle 


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HALLENGE 

FROM  THE  ALUMNAE  ASSOCIATION  BOARD 


Above: 

Alumnae  Association  Board 
members  celebrating 
with  President  Muhlenfeld 

Below  right:  Cup  presented  to 
President  Muhlenfeld  by  the 
Alumnae  Association  Board 


To:      All  Sweet  Briar  Alumnae  everywhere  who 
haven't  yet  made  a  gift  to  the  1996-97 
Alumnae  Fund 

From: Ann  Ritchey  Baruch  '62, Alumnae  Fund  Chair 

During  the  October  '96  Alumnae  Council  meetings 
at  Sweet  Briar,  1  was  delighted  to  be  able  to 
announce  a  very  early,  100  percent  participation 
of  the  Alumnae  Association  Board  members  in  the 
year's  Alumnae  Fund  effort. To  celebrate  this 
absolute  support,  the  Board  presented  President 
Muhlenfeld  with  an  engraved  loving  cup  filled  with 
pink  roses. 

The  Stveet  Briar  Alumnae  Association  Board 
wants  the  Association  to  be  100  percent! 


CHALLENGE: 

The  Board  challenges  you  to  help  us  reach  100  per- 
cent participation  in  giving  to  the  Alumnae  Fimd. 
For  the  past  several  years,  our  alumnae  participation 
rate  has  hovered  aroimd  40-42  percent.  We  know 
we  can  do  better. 

In  addition  to  the  obvious  benefits  to  Sweet  Briar's 
students,  faculty,  and  academic  programs,  there  are 
two  strong  incentives  to  accept  the  challenge: 

1.  The  Association  Board  will  honor  the  Sweet  Briar 
Alumnae  Club  with  the  highest  percent  partici- 
pation by  giving  $1,000  to  the  club's  endowed 
scholarship  or  to  a  Sweet  Briar  scholarship  of 
the  club's  choice. 

2. The  Association  Board  will  honor  the  region 

with  the  highest  participation  by  giving  $1,000 

to  the  Alumnae  Daughter  Scholarship  Even  if 

your  area  doesn't  have  a  club,  you  can  help  your 

region  be  a  wiimer. 

PLEASE  ACCEPT  THE  CHAL 

LENGE  TODAY:  IT'S      v 

BETTER  THAN 

THE  LOTTERY. 

YOU— AND 

SWEET  BRL\R— 

CAN'T  LOSE.  IT'S  A 

WIN/WIN  SrrUATION! 


Gins  may  be  charged  to  your  Visa  or  Mastercard:  call  Denise  McDonald,  Director  of  Development,  (804)  381-6164 

SWEET  BRIAR  COLLEGE 


Sweet  Briar  Alumnae 
Magazine  Policy:  One 
of  the  objectives  of  the 
magazine  is  to  present 
interesting,  thought-pro- 
voking material. 
Publication  of  material 
does  not  indicate 
endorsement  of  the 
author's  viewpoint  by  the 
magazine,  the  Alumnae 
Association,  or  Sweet 
Briar  College.  The  Sweet 
Briar  Alumnae  Magazine 
reserves  the  right  to  edit 
and,  when  necessary, 
revise  all  material  that  it 
accepts  for  publication. 

The  Alumnae  Office  Staff; 
Louise  Swiecki  Zingaro 
'80.  Director,  Alumnae 
Association,  Managing 
Editor,  Alumnae 
Magazine;  Sharon  Watts 
'91 ,  Alumnae  Programs 
Coordinator;  Sandra 
Maddox  '59,  Assistant  to 
the  Director;  Nancy 
Godwin  Baldwin  '57, 
Editor.  Alumnae 
Magazine;  Noreen 
Parker,  Asst.  Editor, 
Alumnae  Magazine, 
Class  Notes  Editor,  Tour 
Coordinator;  Bonnie 
Seitz.  Computer 
Operator.  Secretary; 
Cynthia  Sale,  Secretary; 
Frances  Swift,  Secretary 

Contact  us  any  time! 
Boxwood  Alumnae 
House,  Box  E,  Sweet 
Briar,  VA  24595;  (804) 
381-6131;  FAX  804- 
381-6132;  E-MAIL: 
1)  (office)  alumnae@sbc. 
edu;  2)  (magazine):  sbc- 
magazine@sbc.edu 

Sweet  Briar  web  site 
address:  w/ww.sbc.edu 

Sweet  Briar  College 
Alumnae  Magazine  (ISSN 
0039-7342).  Issued  four 
times  yearly;  fall,  winter, 
spring  and  summer  by 
Sweet  Briar  College. 
Periodicals  postage  paid 
at  Sweet  Briar.  VA  24595 
and  Lynchburg  VA 
24506. 

Printed  by  Litho  Artists, 
Inc.,  Charlottesville,  VA 
22902. 

Send  form  3579  to 
Sweet  Briar  College,  Box 
E,  Sweet  Briar,  Va  24595. 
Telephone 
(804)381-6131. 


L-r:  Ethel  Ogden  BunA/ell  '58;  President  Muhlenfeld;  Alice  Gary  Farmer  Brown  '59. 
See  page  2. 


Sweet  Briar  Alumnae  Magazine 


VOL.   6f,   NO. 2 


WINTER  1997 


special  section 

Annual  Report 41 

features 

Challenge inside  front  cover 

1996  Outstanding  Alumna  Award 2 

Profile:  1996-97's  New  Students 4 

Sweet  Briar,  Flower  Fair 10 

Hauntings  by  Daisy 11 

What's  Happening 12 

departments 

Spotlight 5 

Club  Corner 18 

Mini  Reunions 22 

Notices;  Recent  Deaths 24 

Book  Shop  Ad 25 

Class  Notes 27 

In  the  Sweet  Briar  Tradition inside  back  cover 

Reunion  Schedule;  Travel back  cover 


Cover  Art:  The  painting  of  Sweet  Briar  House  on  the  cover  is  an  original  work  by 
Regi  Klein.  Grace  Wallace  Brown  '52  has  given  this  painting  to  be  raffled  at  Reunion  '97. 
Proceeds  will  go  to1952's  Reunion  gift.  For  details  on  purchasing  a  raffle  ticket,  call 
Mitchell  Moore  at  (804)  381  -6262.  You  do  not  have  to  be  in  a  Reunion  class  or  be 
present  to  win. 


ALUMNAE  MAGAZINE 


1996  OUTSTANDING  ALUMNA  AWARD 

Recipient 

Alice  Gary  Farmer  Brown  '59 

Founders'  Day  Convocation,  October  3, 1996 

REMARKS  BY  ETHEL  OGDEN  BURWELL  '58, 
PRESIDENT,  ALUMNAE  ASSOCIATION 


L-r,  seated:  Mrs.  Alice  Gary 
Farmer:  Alice  Gary  Brown: 
Lee  Brown 

L-r,  standing:  Elizabeth  Farmer 
Owen  '62:  Gary  Brown 
Epstein;  Steve  Epstein 


As  president  of  the  Sweet  Briar  Alumnae 
Association,  it  is  my  ver>'  great  iionor  and  delight  to 
present  this  year's  Outstanding  Alumna  Award,  estab- 
lished in  1968  to  recognize  "alumnae  who  have  given 
outstanding  service  to  the  College  in  a  volunteer 
capacity."  Our  1996  awardee  certainly  has  done  that! 
She  is  Alice  Car)'  Farmer  Brown  of  the  Class  of  1959. 
"We  welcome  her,  her  classmates,  friends,  and  especially 
those  of  her  family  who  are  with  us  this  evening:  her 
husband,  Lee;  daughter  Gary  and  husband,  Steve 
Epstein;  sister  Elizabeth  Farmer  Owen  "62;  and  mother, 
Alice  Cary  Farmer  Our  honoree  is  the  fourth  Alice 
dry;  daughter  Gary  is  the  fifth!  Two  sons,  Lyons  and 
Stuart,  could  not  be  present  but,  1  am  sure,  are  here 
in  spirit. 

Alice  Gary's  list  of  service  to  Sweet  Briar  is  so 
long  that  I  will  only  cover  highlights,  but  hope  that  you 
wiU  gain  an  idea  of  this  remarkable  woman's  love  of 
her  college. 

Her  devotion  to  Sweet  Briar  has  been  demonstrat- 
ed over  and  over.  She  has  worked  on  Sweet  Briars 
behalf  at  the  local,  national,  and  international  levels. 


mostly  in  the  critical  area  of  fund-raising— an  area  that 
many  shy  away  from  as  an  onerous  task.  Alice  Can-  has 
made  fund-raising  "fun."  Her  warmth,  sparkle,  and 
enthusiasm  infect  all  around  her,  inspiring  many,  many 
people  to  see  her  vision  of  Sweet  Briar's  needs,  and  to 
want  to  give  of  their  time  and  resources  to  help. 

As  a  freshman  in  the  fall  of  1955,  her  charm,  won- 
derful sense  of  humor,  delight  in  the  absurd,  and  infec- 
tious giggle  made  her  an  instant  favorite  with  class- 
mates. She  was  elected  class  treasurer. 

During  her  four  years,  she  spent  many 
hours  working  in  the  libran,'  to  help  pay 
for  her  tuition,  but  also  found  time  to 
serve  as  house  president,  chairman  of  the 
Finance  Committee  and  of  Patch  Work 
Day  (a  clean-up-the-campus  day),  staff 
member  of  the  Sweet  Briar  News  and  We  Briar 
Patch,  and  member  of  Tau  Phi  and  World  Affairs  Club. 
Senior  year  she  was  listed  in  Vljo's  Wljo  iii  American 
Universities  and  Colleges.  Her  organizational  skills, 
willingness  to  work  hard  for  a  worth)'  cause,  and  talent 
for  dealing  with  money  already  were  recognized! 

After  majoring  in  sociology,  she  went  on  to  the 
American  Institute  of  Foreign  Trade  in  Phoenix,  Arizona 
for  graduate  work  in  French  and  Far  Eastern  Studies, 
while  Lee  also  was  in  graduate  school.  After  a  brief  res- 
idence in  New  York  City,  Alice  Cary,  Lee,  and  by  now 
two  children,  found  themselves  living  in  France  where 
the  French  studies  came  in  handy,  especialh'  since  little 
Car}'  learned  to  talk  there  and  spoke  only  French! 
Three  )'ears  later,  the}-  were  home  in  Louisville.  Sweet 
Briar  immediately  claimed  this  talented  alumna  and  has 
not  let  go  of  her  since. 

Alice  Car)'  has  supported  Sweet  Briar  in  every- 
way. A  fund  agent  for  her  class,  she  was  a  leadership 
donor  and  Reunion  Gifts  Committee  member  for  her 
last  two  reunions,  and  has  sen'ed  as  National  Chairman 
of  the  Annual  Fund.  She  holds  memberships  in  the 
Sweet  Briar  Circle,  the  President's  Circle,  the  Boxwood 
Circle,  and  the  Indiana  Fletcher  Williams  Associates.  She 
contributed  greatly  to  the  Honors  Program  and  the 
Science  Initiative— but  the  jewel  in  her  crown  is  the 
chairmanship  of  the  phenomenally-successful  tive-\ear 
Campaign  For  Sweet  Briar  College.  Under  her  leader- 


SWEET  BRIAR  COLLEGE 


ship,  this  $35  million  campaign  raised  not  $35  million 
but  $38. 3  million!  Walter  Brown,  chairman  of  the  Board 
at  that  time,  says,  "You  could  tell  the  campaign  was 
going  to  be  a  success  when  you  saw  her  enter  a  com- 
mittee room  with  that  wonderfi.il  smile  and  sunny  dis- 
position." On  the  campaign  trail  with  Waher,  she  often 
was  introduced  immediately  after  him  and  would 
quickly  say,  "But  he's  not  my  husband,"  and  giggle, 
which  always  got  a  laugh  and  relaxed  the  group.  She 
became  known  as  "the  other  Mrs.  Brown."  As  a  cam- 
paign kick-off  gift,  Alice  Gary  and  Lee  did  something  of 
extraordinary  breadth  and  generosity:  they  established 
the  Sara  ShaUenberger  Brown  Chair  in  English  in  honor 
of  Lee's  mother.  Class  of  1932— herself  winner  of  the 
Outstanding  Aluntna  Award  in  1991. 

Alice  Cary  has  been  active  in  her  hometown 
Louisville,  K\'  Alumnae  Club,  serving  as  bulb 
chairman  and  always  willing  to  talk  with 
prospective  students.  She  was  Regional 
Chairman  on  the  Alumnae  Association  Board 
in  the  mid-'70s,  and  was  nominated  by  that 
group  to  serve  on  Sweet  Briar's  Board  of  Directors 
where  her  expertise  and  talents  were  gratefully  utilized 
for  16  years  on  various  committees  including  the 
Nominating,  Student  Affairs,  and  Executive  Committees, 
and  as  chairman  of  the  Development  and  Campaign 
Leadership  Committees.  Wlien  she  stepped  down  in 
1994,  the  Board  passed  a  resolution  in  her  honor, 
recorded  in  the  official  minutes:  "We  are  indebted  to 
Alice  Cary  for  the  many  ways  she  has  served  her  col- 
lege so  well  for  so  long.  Her  enthusiasm,  verve,  and 
enduring  energy  have  provided  ballast  for  numerous 
Board  committees  of  wliich  she  has  been  a  member 
She  has  led  with  spirit,  animation,  and  sensitivity." 

With  her  boundless  enthusiasm,  she  not  only  has 
worked  for  Sweet  Briar,  but  has  been  a  devoted  wife  and 
mother,  and  has  furthered  many  civic  causes  in  Louisville 
and  nationwide.  Long  involved  with  the  Garden  Club  of 
America,  she  just  completed  a  term  as  director  and  has 
been  asked  to  chair  the  Visiting  Gardens  Committee. 
She  was  vice  chair  of  the  club's  National  Horticulture 
Committee  which,  as  a  special  tribute  in  1993,  donated 
an  oak  tree  to  the  Sweet  Briar  campus  in  her  honor 
Historic  preservation  is  a  longtime  interest;  she  has 
been  a  board  member  of  the  Preservation  Alliance  and 
the  Historic  Homes  Foundation,  and  currently  is  work- 
ing hard  on  a  campaign  to  restore  Christ  Church 
Cathedral  in  downtown  Louisville,  Louisville's  oldest 
cathedral.  She  has  served  on  the  altar  guild  of 
Louisville's  St.  Francis-in-the-Fields  Episcopal  Church 
and  is  on  the  vestry  of  St.  John's  Episcopal  Church  on 
Fisher's  Island,  New  York,  where  she  and  Lee  spend 
summers.  She  has  served  the  boards  of  the  Louisville 
Ballet,  the  Junior  League,  the  Kentuck7  Chapter  of  the 
National  Society  of  Colonial  Dames  in  America,  St. 
Francis's  School,  and  Planned  Parenthood.  She  was  pres- 
ident of  the  Thurston  B.  Morton  Fund,  Inc.  for  helping 
chronically  dependent  persons  and  their  families.  And 
the  list  goes  on!  The  lives  touched  and  made  better  by 
Alice  Gary's  involvement  are  innumerable. 


Alice  Cary  Brown 

Alice  Gary  Farmer  Brown  occupies  a  special  place 
in  the  hearts  of  all  who  know  her,  but  for  the  Sweet 
Briar  community,  she  is  one  of  our  brightest  and  most 
beloved  stars.  For  her  enormous  generosity  and  dedica- 
tion to  this  institution,  1  am  so  proud  to  present  her 
one  of  the  highest  accolades  Sweet  Briar  can  bestow: 
its  Outstanding  Alimina  Award. 


RECIPIENTS  OF  THE  OUTSTANDING  ALUMNA  AWARD 

1968  SBC's  first  graduates,  Class  of  1910: 

1982  Preston  Hodges  Hill '49 

Anne  Cumnock  Miller; 

1983  Mary  Elizabeth  Doucett  Weill '41 

Eugenia  Griffin  Burnett; 

1984  Nancy  Dowd  Burton  '46  and 

Louise  Hooper  Ewell; 

Jane  Roseberry  Ewald  Tolleson  '52 

Frances  Murrell  Rickards; 

1985  Julia  Sadler  deColigny '34 

Annie  Powell  Hodges 

1986  Adelaide  Boze  Glascock  '40  and 

1969  Edna  Lee  Gilchrist '26 

Sarah  Adams  Bush  '43 

1970  Gladys  Wester  Horton '30 

1987  Julia  Gray  Saunders  Michaux  '39 

1971  Mary  Huntington  Harrison  '30 

1988  Evelyn  DillardGrones '45 

1972  Phoebe  Rowe  Peters '31 

1989  Ann  Noyes  Awtrey  Lewis  '43  and 

1973  Edith  Durrell  Marshall '21 

Catharine  Fitzgerald  Booker  '47 

1974  Florence  Freeman  Fowler  '19  and 

1990  Margaret  Sheffield  Martin  '48 

Helen  H.  McMahon  '23 

1991  Sara  ShaUenberger  Brown  '32 

1975  Elizabeth  PrescottBalch '28 

1992  Catherine  Barnett  Brown  '49 

1976  Juliet  Halliburton  Burnett  Davis  '35 

1993AnnSamfordUpchurch'48 

1977  Martha  von  Briesen  '31  and 

1994  Clare  Newman  Blanchard  '60  and 

Jacquelyn  Strickland  Dwelle  '35 

Mildred  Newman  Thayer  '61 

1978  Dorothy  Nicholson  Tate '38 

1995  Helen  Murchison  Lane  '46  and 

1979  Martha  Lou  Lemmon  Stohlman  '34 

Adeline  Jones  Voorhees  '46 

1980  Dale  Hutter  Harris '53 

1996  Alice  Cary  Farmer  Brown  '59 

1981  Ann  Marshall  Whitley '47 

ALUMNAE  MAGAZINE 


Profile:  1996-91 's  New  students 


The  Class  of  2000  enjoys  its 
first  Step-Singing 


Chosen  to  lead  their 
class  through  its  first 
year  at  Sweet  Briar 
were: 

Lacey  Banis,  West  Millord,  NJ, 
President 

Abby  Schmidt,  Bear  Creek,  PA, 
Vice  President 

Carol  Skriloff,  Ctiarlotte.  NC, 
Secretsry/Treasurer 

Susan  Bobb,  Midlottiian,  VA, 
Judicial  Board  Representative 

Petrina  Jotins,  New  Orleans,  L^, 
Social  Violations  Hearing 
Board  Representative 

Elissa  Pugli,  Smittisburg,  tyJD, 
Student  Activities  Board 
Representative 

Alison  Stockdale,  Woodbridge, 
VA,  Student  Activities  Board 
Representative 


Last  September, 
Sweet  Briar  wel- 
comed 168  new 
students,  literally 
"blown  in"  by 
Hurricane  Fran:  156 
members  of  the  Class 
of  2000:  eight  transfer 
students  from  other 
colleges  and  universi- 
ties (including 
Har\ard!):and  four 
Turning  Point  (adult) 
students. 

Ten  new  interna- 
tional students  (five 
visiting,  five  enrolling) 
are  from  Ethiopia, 
France,  Germany, 
India,  Italy,  Japan, 
Spain,  and 
Switzerland. 
The  total  new  student  population  includes  10 
African  Americans,  seven  Asian  Americans,  two 
Hispanics,  and  two  Native  Americans — representing  12 
percent  of  the  new  student  count. 

The  Class  of  2000:  Setting  the  Standard 
for  the  New  Millennium 

•  Freshmen  entered  from  13"  high  schools,  73  percent 
of  which  were  public,  27  percent  independent,  and 
from  30  states. The  top  states  represented  are 
Virginia,  North  Carolina,  Marj'land,  New  Jersey, 
Florida, Texas,  Colorado,  Connecticut,  Massachusetts, 
New  York,  and  Pennsylvania, 

•  Thirty  percent  came  from  Virginia,  27  percent  from 
other  parts  of  the  South,  23  percent  from  the 
Northeast,  10  percent  from  the  Midwest,  and  eight 
percent  from  the  West. 

•  Ten  percent  have  alumnae  connections. 

•  Sevenrj-nine  percent  of  the  entering  class  received 
some  r\pe  of  academic  award  while  in  high  school: 
two  Hugh  O'Brien  Youth  Leadership  Scholars,  a  Coca 
Cola  Scholar,  a  Silver  Congressional  Medal  winner,  a 
National  Merit  Finalist,  three  National  Merit 
Commended  Scholars,  four  valedictorians  and  one 
salutatorian,  4 1  members  of  WVjo's  VIIm  Among 
American  High  School  Students.  59  members  of  the 
National  Honor  Societ)',  and  nine  Beta  Club  members. 

•  Fifty-eight  percent  took  AP  and/or  IB  classes;  22  per- 
cent took  three  or  more  AP/and  or  IB  classes. 

•  Sixty-eight  percent  held  leadership  positions  in  high 
school,  including  44  student  government,  class,  or 
club  officers  (three  student  government  presidents, 
42  class/club  presidents), and  18  newspaper, year- 


book and  literar)'  magazine  editors. 

•  Eight)-six  percent  participated  in  volunteer/commu- 
nity service  work  with  groups  such  as  fire  and  rescue 
departments.  Special  Olympics,  hospitals,  political 
campaigns,  historical  groups,  churches  and  missions, 
food/clothing  drives,  and  tutoring  elementary  school 
.students. 

•  Eighty-seven  percent  held  a  job  during  the  academic 
year,  including:  stable  hand;  retail;  child  care;  camp 
counselor;  ballet  and  dance  instructor;  hospital  med- 
ical assistant:  work  at  Saratoga  Race  Track;  childrens 
museum;  commissioned  artist;  floral  arranger;  vice 
president  of  paving  company;  ski  instructor;  improvi- 
sational  actress;  lifeguard;  pet-sitting  service;  and 
Congressional  intern. 

•  The  Class  of  2000  includes  a  licensed  emergency 
medical  technician,  airplane  and  helicopter  pilots,  sky 
diver,  seeing-eye  dog  trainer,  black  belt  in  Tae  Kwan 
Do,  world  traveler  (f  countries  to  date),  bowling 
champion,  sheep  breeder,  author  and  illustrator  of  a 
Virginia  historical  coloring  book, Junior  Ohmpics  vol- 
leyball player,  church  pianist,  school  mascot,  Spanish 
dancing  champion,  and  a  "Women  of  Washington " 
panelist. 

•  Music,  drama,  and  the  fine  arts  are  well  represented: 
28  percent  sang  in  a  choir  or  chorus;  2"  percent  play 
one  or  more  musical  instruments  (cello,  flute,  piano, 
oboe,  organ,  percussion,  violin,  viola,  bass,  clarinet, 
piccolo,  hand  bells):  25  percent  participated  in 
school  and  communin,  theatrical  productions;  16  per- 
cent were  active  dancers;  and  l-t  percent  performed 
with  an  orchestra  or  band. 

•  Twenty-three  students  participated  in  foreign 
exchange  programs  in  Australia,  Austria,  Canada, 
Ecuador,  England,  France.  Germany,  Holland,  India, 
Japan,  Spain,  and  Switzerland. 

•  Fody  percent  of  the  Class  of  2000  entered  Sweet 
Briar  with  academic  scholarships  and  63  percent 
received  need-based  aid. 

•  Sixty-eight  percent  of  the  class  indicated  math  or  sci- 
ence as  a  first  or  second  academic  interest,  followed 
by  English/creative  writing,  history',  pre-la\\/govern- 
ment,  education,  studio  art,  international  affairs,  and 
modern  languages. 

•  Fort)'  percent  already  plan  to  go  on  to  graduate  or 
professional  schools. 

•  Top  athletic  interests  are  riding  (27  percent),  termis 
( 1 1  percent),  softball  (seven  percent),  fencing  (six 
percent),  and  soccer  (six  percent). 

•  Tuesda)',  November  S  was  Election  Day  not  only  for 
the  United  States,  but  for  the  Class  of  2000.  (See  offi- 
cers at  left)  No  longer  the  "new  kids  on  the  block," 
the  Class  of  2000  has  taken  its  place  with  energy, 
enthusiasm,  and  high  visibilit) ! 


SWEET  BRIAR  COLLEGE 


spotlight 


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Nominee  for  Alumna 
Representative  to  tlie 
Sweet  Briar  Board  of 
Directors 

I  lizabeth  (Betty)  Stanly 
Gates  '63  of  Vero  Beach, 
I FL,  has  been  nominated  by 
the  Board  of  the  Alumnae 
Association  for  membership  on 
SBC's  Board  of  Directors. 

An  enthusiastic  traveler,  she 
has  "had  the  opportunit}'  to  trav- 
el extensively  and  been  privi- 
leged to  see  firsthand  the  incredi- 
ble treasures  of  places  such  as 
Abu  Simbel,  the  Acropolis,  the 
Forbidden  Cit)',  and  the 
Hermitage."  Her  interest  in  exotic 
places  fostered  an  involvement 
in  travel  services  as  well;  she  has 
served  as  an  independent  con- 
tractor in  Vero  Beach,  in  which 
capacity  she  sold  and  escorted 
two  trips  as  fund-raising  efforts 
for  the  American  Cancer  Society, 
and  from  1973-83  she  was  sole 
owner  and  manager  of 
Adventures  International  Travel 
Agency,  Inc.  in  Atlanta. 

Betty's  civic  service  has 
included  many  board  member- 
ships. Since  1994,  she  has  been  a 
trustee  for  the  Center  for  the 
Arts  in  "Vero  Beach  and  a  member 
of  its  Development  Committee. 
She  also  chairs  the  Center  for  the 
Arts'  Lecture  Luncheon  Program. 
In  1996  she  was  chair  of  the 
Awards  Dinner  for  the  Cultural 
Council  of  Indian  River  County, 
and  was  elected  an  Honorar>' 
Rotarian  for  her  work  on  the 
annual  Windsor  Polo  Match  to 
benefit  Rotary's  Camp  Florida. 
Also  in  1996,  she  served  on  the 
capital  campaign  committee  for 
Trinity  Episcopal  Church,  and  as 
co-chair  of  the  Christmas  House 
project  sponsored  by  Republican 
Women  Aware  Federated— a  top 
fund-raiser  for  RWAF  with  all 
profits  going  to  Indian  River 
County  charities.  Since  1986,  she 
has  been  a  board  member  and 
volunteer  for  the  American 
Cancer  Societ)',  Indian  River 


County  Unit;  in  1990  and  1991, 
she  chaired  its  Public  Issues 
Committee.  She  formerly  was  an 
Active  Professional  Member  of 
the  Junior  League  of  Atlanta  and 
now  is  a  member  of  the  Junior 
League  of  Indian  River,  Inc. 

Rett)'  served  as  co-chair  of 
her  class'  Reunion  Gifts 
Committee  for  30th  Reunion  in 
1993  Currently,  she  is  a  primary- 
planner  for  President 
Muhlenfeld's  March  visit  to  Vero 
Beach;  the  president  will  be  the 
speaker  for  Alumni  Series  1997  at 
the  Center  for  the  Arts. 

In  addition  to  travel,  the 
arts,  and  fundraising,  Betty's 
strong  interests  include  the  areas 
of  community  relations,  public 
relations,  women's  education  and 
religion  (SBC  AB  in  religion).  She 
also  enjoys  beachwalking  and 
photography  And  she  says, "I 
would  welcome  any  opportunity 
to  serve  Sweet  Briar  College!" 

Betty's  late  husband's  (Alvin 
B.  Cates,Jr)  daughter  is  Ginger 
Gates  Mitchell  '63. 


Corinne  Loney  Benson  '20: 
Honored  as  "Oldest 
Living  Commodore" 

Reprinted  with  permission  from 
the  August  15,  1996  issue  of 
The  ADVANCE  of  Bucks  County 
[PA] 

Corinne  Benson  of 
Pennswood  Village  in 
Newtown  [PA|  was  hon- 
ored last  week  by  the  Chatham 
Yacht  Club  on  Cape  God  as  their 
"oldest  living  former  com- 
modore"  as  the  Yacht  Club  cele- 
brated its  75th  anniversar)'. 

Commodore  Benson  will  be 
99  years  old  on  September  30. 

Ms.  Benson  travelled  to 
Cape  Cod  to  take  part  in  the  fes- 
tivities which  included  the  annu- 
al Chatham  Yacht  Club  Regatta 
with  sailboat  races  in  seven  dif- 


Commodote  Corinne  Benson  gets 
ready  to  launch  her  daughter's  Beetle 
Cat  sailboat  on  Cape  Cod. 


ferent  classes  of  boats  over  the 
two-day  weekend,  a 
Commodore's  Dinner,  an  elegant 
lunch  catered  by  Chatham's 
famous  Christian's  Restaurant, 
and  entertainment  on  the  beach 
by  the  steel  band  'Magic." 

Chatham  Yacht  Club  has  an 
open  membership  policy, 
depends  heavily  on  volunteers,  is 
a  family-based  program,  has  one 
of  the  most  respected  sailing 
schools  in  New  England,  has 
produced  national  champions, 
and  emphasizes  sailing  safety  and 
racing  skills. 

As  Commodore  Benson 
said,  "We  race  a  lot  and  we  like 
to  win." 


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Ms.  Benson's  daughter, 
Ann  Reece  [Ann  Benson  Reece, 
SBC  "631  ofYardley  [PAl.also  a 
former  Commodore,  raced  her 
boat,  "Blizzard,"  in  the  Beetle  Cat 
division  with  Commodore 
Benson's  other  daughter,  Corinne 
Johnson  of  Philadelphia,  as  crew. 
Commodore  Benson's  grandson, 
Stockton  Reece  ofYardley,  sailing 
instructor  at  the  Yacht  Club  and 
a  senior  at  George  School, 
Newtown,  also  raced  in  the 
regatta  in  a  "420,"  the  high-tech 
collegiate  racing  boat. 

Corimie  Benson  was  the 
second  woman  commodore  of 
the  well-known  Cape  Cod  Yacht 
Club,  succeeding  her  good 
friend,  Carolyn  Rogers,  during 
World  War  II  after  the  two 
women  had  vowed  to  keep  the 
Yacht  Club  going  while  "all  the 
men  were  away  during  the  war. " 
This  they  did  in  spite  of  the 
required  'blackouts "  at  night  and 
volunteer  patrols  of  the  Cape 
Cod  beaches  to  watch  for 
German  submarines  or"U-Boats" 
which  were  occasionally  sighted. 

Chatham  is  located  on  the 
elbow  of  Cape  Cod  and  is  the 
closest  point  of  the  U.S.  mainland 
to  Europe. 

The  Chatham  Regatta  has 
often  attracted  over  100  yachts 
and  had  57  entered  last  week  in 
spite  of  the  forecast  and  pres- 
ence of  heavy  winds.  During 
Commodores  Benson  and 
Rogers'  regimes  during  the  war, 
the  former  Commodore  said 
their  "regatta"  sometimes  consist- 
ed of  "four  or  five  rowboats 
going  around  the  course,  but  the 
men  were  counting  on  us  and 
we  were  determined  the  war 
wasn't  going  to  stop  us."  It  obvi- 
ously didn't. 


Caitlin  Sundby  '94: 
Teaching  English 
in  Japan 

Caitlin  s  October  return  to 
Sweet  Briar  to  share  her  experi- 
ences with  students  was  spon- 
sored by  the  Alumnae  and 
Career  Services  Offices  as  part 
of  the  Alumnae-in-Residence 
Program. 


Caitlin  and  friends  practice  with  taiko  drums 


B 


I  eating  a  big  drum  in  the 
ipark  on  weekends  might 
'seem  an  unusual  hobby 
but  for  Caitlin  Sundby  '94,  who 
recently  returned  from  two  years 
in  Japan,  playing  the  traditional, 
deep,  resonant  taiko  drum  was 
one  of  her  favorite  activities,  and 
an  important  part  of  her  social 
life. "Joining  a  taiko  group  and 
performing  at  Japanese  festivals 
helped  me  to  make  many 
Japanese  friends  and  learn  about 
the  culture,"  she  observed. 
Karaoke  too  is  very  popular  in 
Japan;  Caitlin  enjoyed  singing 
with  her  friends  in  man}' 
karaoke  bars. 

After  a  Sweet  Briar  degree 
in  French,  Caitlin  went  to  Japan 
under  the  auspices  of  the  Japan 
Exchange  and  Teaching  (JET) 
Program  sponsored  by  the 
Japanese  government,  to  teach 
English  to  schoolchildren.  She 
returned  to  campus  October  10- 
13  to  talk  with  students  and  fac- 
ulty about  her  experience  "Very 


few  foreigners  can  travel  in  Japan 
because  it  is  so  expensive;  I  can't 
think  of  any  other  way  I  could 
have  learned  so  much  about  the 
country  and  the  people,"  she 
said.  "I  loved  being  in  Japan,  and 
will  be  excited  if  I  can  help  even 
one  student  to  go." 

Students  asked  many  ques- 
tions about  logistics.  Caitlin 
replied  that  the  JET  Program 
took  care  of  everjlhing,  buying 
her  air  ticket  and  holding  orien- 
tations, both  pre-departure  and 
upon  arrival  in Tokio.  Many 
Japanese  want  to  improve  their 
English  (six  years'  study  is 
required  in  the  schools).  JET 
brings  in  4,000-plus  participants 
each  year  from  throughout  the 
world,  due  to  increasing  popular- 
ity in  the  Japanese  school  sys- 
tem. Caitlin  made  interesting 
friends  from  this  group,  as  well. 

Caitlin  had  asked  not  to  be 
in  a  big  cir\'.JET  found  an  apart- 
ment in  Kimitsu,  (population  ■¥/- 
90,000)  an  hour  and  a  half  south 
of  Tokyo,  where  rent  and  li\'ing 
costs  were  very  low.  She  worked 
at  1 1  schools  with  many  different 
classes  and  teachers.  Her  job  was 
to  create  lessons  that  were  fun 
for  pupils:  she  made  up  songs 
and  games  to  teach  specific  gram- 
mar points.  One  popular  game 
where  the  children  must  think  of 


an  English  word  before  they 
throw  a  beanbag  to  another  stu- 
dent in  the  circle,  actually  got 
them  talking— quite  an  accom- 
plishment, said  Caitlin,  since  most 
Japanese  understand  quite  a  lot 
of  English  but  are  shy  to  speak  it. 
Caitlin  stayed  after  school  to  pla}- 
sports  with  the  older  children, 
who  taught  her  volleyball,  basket- 
ball, and  kendo,  a  traditional 
Japanese  fencing  sport. 

During  her  second  year,  she 
became  fluent  enough  in 
Japanese  to  give  a  30-minute  talk 
to  the  Kimitsu  Rotary  Club  about 
the  differences  between 
American  and  Japanese  schools. 
Articles  about  this  appeared  in 
some  30  local  and  two  national 
Japanese  newspapers. 'With  her 
looks— tall,  blonde  and  athletic— 
and  her  friendly,  outgoing  per- 
sonalit)",  she  aroused  interest 
wherever  she  went. The  Japanese 
found  all  her  facial  expressions 
especially  entertaining,  as  their 
own  tend  to  be  impassi\e. 

Though  knowledge  of  the 
Japanese  language  is  not  required 
bi|-  JET,  Caitlin  found  that  a  Sweet 
Briar  course  in  Japanese  which 
she  took  from  Professor  Fumiko 
Radile  was  extremely  helpftil. 
"Learning  the  language  helps  one 
not  only  to  speak  but  also  to 
understand  how  Japanese  people 


SWEET  BRIAR  COLLEGE 


think,"  she  said. This  understand- 
ing helped  her  to  deal  with  a 
Japanese  characteristic,  frustrat- 
ing to  westerners,  of  not  talking 
directly  about  most  things,  for 
fear  of  giving  offense.  Personal 
pronouns— I,  you,  him,  her — are 
not  used  unless  absolutely  neces- 
sary; one  would  not  say,  for 
instance, "She  is  going,"  but  sim- 
ply, "Going."  Caitlin  thought  this 
would  make  the  language  very 
difficult  but  found  that,  in  con- 
text, she  could  get  used  to  it. 
Another  Japanese  custom  is  to  go 
through  a  third  party  to  avoid 
confrontation.  ^X^^en  Caitlin 
wanted  to  buy  a  car,  she  asked 
another  teacher  to  present  her 
request  to  her  supervisor  at 
work.  She  knew  that  her  supervi- 
sor, who  was  also  her  unofficial 
"guardian,"  would  worry  about 
her  driving.  However,  the  indi- 
rect approach,  which  gave  the 
supervisor  a  chance  to  consider 
all  the  details,  worked;  he  con- 
sented and  thereafter  Caitlin 
enjoyed  driving  to  work  through 
the  rice  paddies  in  that  lovely 
rural  part  of  Japan. 


Caitlin  applied  for  JET 
through  Sweet  Briar's  Career 
Services  Office."!  realize  now, 
even  more  than  when  I  was  a 
student,  what  terrific  opportuni- 
ties I  had  at  Sweet  Briar,"  she 
noted.  "Through  being  on  the 
Junior  Year  in  France  Program,  I 
discovered  that  I  really  enjoy  the 
international  arena;  that  prepared 
me  to  pursue  the  chance  to  go 
to  Japan." 

Her  future  hopes  include 
interpreting  (already  she  has 
been  a  translator  for  Japan's 
Olympic  Women's  Basketball 
Team  when  they  played  in 
Chattanooga  before  the  (iames 
this  summer),  and  perhaps  gradu- 
ate school  in  international  affairs. 
Caitlin  also  would  like  to  do  con- 
sulting for  companies  sending 
their  executives  abroad,  and  for 
foreigners  visiting  the  United 
States. 

—By  Noreen  Donnelly 
Parker,  Assistant  Editor,  Sweet 
Briar  Alumnae  Magazine 


Caitlin  Sundby  receives  liar  certificate  for  completing  ttie  JET  Program  from  ttie 
mayor  of  Kimitsu 


Katie  Harris  l^nows  everybody  you'd 
want  to  know  in  La-La  Land. 


Katie  Harris  '70: 
Senior  Writer  for 
FORTUNE  iVIagazine 

Reprinted  witfi  permission  from 
the  September  4,  1995  edition 
of  FORTUNE.  ©  1995  Time 
Inc.  All  rights  reserved. 

—EDITOR'S  DESK 

John  W.  Hue)',  Jr,  Managing  Editor 


N 


HOORAY  FOR  HOLHWOOD 
I  business  story  is  quite 

I  as  ephemeral,  quite  as 
challenging  for  a  serious 
business  magazine  to  get  its  arms 
around,  as  the  industry  we 
quaintly  call  "Hollywood." After 
all,  it's  only  entertainment.  On 
the  other  hand,  it's  increasingly 
important  in  our  economy— pop 
culture  is  America's  No.  2 
export— and  it's  constantly 
spilling  over  or  converging  with 
other  businesses  we  tend  to 
deem  more  important;  telecom- 
munications, computers,  advertis- 
ing, retailing. 

So  when  FORTUNE  decided 
a  few  months  ago  to  seek  the 
best  representation  we  could 
possibly  find  in  La-La  Land,  it  was 
a  particularly  serious  search- 
but  a  short  one.  We  quickly  set- 
tled on  Katie  Harris  to  be  our 


woman  in  Hollywood.  She  had  all 
the  credentials;  two  prestigious 
Gerald  Loeb  awards  for  coverage 
of  Tinseltown  at  the  Los  Angeles 
Times— one  for  covering  the 
Time- Warner  merger,  another  for 
her  work  on  the  Viacom- 
Paramount  takeover— a  master's 
degree  in  journalism  from 
(^okmibia,  and  a  Bagehot 
Fellowship  in  economics  from 
that  same  institution. 

But  in  Hollywood,  creden- 
tials aren't  nearly  as  important  as 
who  you  know,  and  Katie  knows, 
well,  everybody.  She's  covered 
the  ins  and  outs  of  the  entertain- 
ment industr}'  now  for  more 
than  16  years,  and  while  her 
reporting  is  tough  and  demand- 
ing, almost  everyone  in  the 
industr)'  still  not  only  respects 
her  but  also  likes  her.  Maybe  it's 
because  she  really  does  know 
where  the  bodies  are  buried. 

When  Disney's  Michael 
Eisner  rocked  the  entertainment 
industry  recently  with  his  spec- 
tacularly clean  purchase  of 
Capital  Cities/ ABC,  it  was  sort  of 
a  vindication  for  both  Katie  and 
myself.  We  first  met  last  winter 
when— as  competitors— we 
were  the  only  journalists  Eisner 
gave  access  to.  A  lot  of  the  press 
believed  his  star  was  fading,  and 
both  of  us  chose  the  opposite 
route,  painting  him  as  the  re- 
ascendant  mogul  following  a 
truly  tortuous  year.  1  liked  her 
stor)'  on  Disney  so  much  that  1 
did  the  only  sensible  thing: 
talked  her  into  joining 
FORTTINE.  So,  besides  raising  her 
two  kids  and  listening  to  her 
raconteur/attorney  husband, 
Marvin  Rudnick,  Katie  now  deci- 
phers the  Hollywood  stor}'  for 
us.  Don't  miss  her  take  on  how 
the  business  has  come  to  its 
current  pass  (page  83),  accompa- 
nied by  a  different  look  at  the 
new  Kings  of  Content  from  our 
Stratford  Sherman. 

Eel.  Note:  Katie's  two  chil- 
dren are  now  age  1 1  (Virginia) 
and  8  (Charlie). 


ALUMNAE  MAGAZINE 


Museum  Director  Sarah 
Becker '70 

Museum's  Texts  on  Medicine 
and  Society  Date  to  1790s 

By  Steve  Bates,  Washington 
Post  Staff  Writer 

Unlike  most  old  drugstores, 
the  Stabler  Leadbeater 
Apothecary  in  Alexandria 
has  virtually  all  of  its  original  bot- 
tles and  fixtures,  right  down  to 
the  dusty  mahogany  drawers 
filled  with  dried  carrot  tops  and 
Job's  tears  seeds  used  to  concoct 
potions.  It  has  provided  visitors 
with  a  snapshot  in  time— the 
way  the  business  looked  the  day 
it  closed  in  1933- 

Only  in  recent  weeks  have 
historians  stumbled  upon  the 
original  owners'  true  gift  to 
future  generations:  a  virtually 
uninterrupted,  141-year  written 
record  that  promises  a  colorful 
panorama  of  medical  practices 
and  social  history  over  parts  of 
three  centuries. 

Eager  volunteers  sifting 
through  about  200  boxes  of 
crumbling  books  and  letters  have 
found  a  copy  of  Martha 
Washington's  note  asking  that  a 
bottle  of  castor  oil  be  sent  to  her 


Sarah  Becker  ponders  the  wonders  of  her  shelves. 


home,  a  letter  directing  Robert  E. 
Lee  to  travel  to  Harpers  Ferry, 
recipes  for  curing  everything 
from  gout  to  hams,  a  beautifully 
preserved  algebra  workbook  dat- 
ing from  1809— and  that's  just 
the  start. 

"It's  a  real  national  treasure, 
one  that  has  been  overlooked  for 
50  years,"  said  Bill  Tindall,  a  phar- 
macist, educator  and  historian 
who  lives  in  Alexandria. 

Established  in  1792,  the 
apothecary  manufactured  herbal 
medicines  and  other  goods, 
shipped  them  to  five  states  and 
sold  them  retail  in  the  building 
on  South  Fairfax  Street. The  fami- 
ly business  succumbed  to  the 
Great  Depression  and  was  pur- 
chased at  auction  by  the 
Landmarks  Society,  which 
opened  a  museum  on  the  ground 
floor  but  pretty  much  left  the 
documents  intact. 

Perhaps  it  was  the  sheer 
volume  of  the  papers  that 
deterred  any  concentrated  effort 
to  evaluate  them  in  recent 
decades.  Or  maybe  it  was  the 
creaky  attic  floorboards  and  the 
foul  smells  in  the  basement. 


Whatever  the  reason,  when 
museum  director  Sarah  Becker 
and  a  cadre  of  volunteers  under- 
took the  task  in  earnest  recently, 
they  soon  felt  like  they  had  stum- 
bled upon  the  local  equivalent  of 
King  Tuts  tomb. 

A  few  weeks  ago,  the  excite- 
ment "sort  of  crescendoed," 
Becker  said.  "Suddenly  it  dawned 
on  me:  My  God,  I've  got  141 
years  of  history  here!" 

The  records  follow  medi- 
cine from  the  days  before  pre- 
scription forms  through  the 
introduction  of  the  hypodermic 
needle,  pills  and  federal  controls 
on  narcotics.  Local  historians  say 
the  shop  is  the  only  old  apothe- 
cary museum  in  the  country' 
where  retail,  wholesale  and  man- 
ufacturing business  was  conduct- 
ed over  a  long  period  of  time. 

The  museum  has  been  a 
sleepy  stop  on  the  Old  Town 
walking  tour,  but  Becker  says  she 
hopes  to  concoct  an  elixir  for  it: 
one  part  antique  display  and  one 
part  names  such  as  Washington 
and  Lee,  ground  together  with 
the  everyday  lives  of  several  gen- 
erations of  customers. The  result. 


she  hopes,  will  be  a  teaching 
museum  for  area  students. 

Historians  say  Edward 
Stabler  who  founded  the  shop  in 
1792,  was  a  compulsive  pack  rat, 
the  kind  of  man  who  wrote 
down— and  kept— records  of 
almost  everything.  His  16  chil- 
dren and  their  descendants- 
including  the  Leadbeater  clan— 
apparently  shared  the  same  trait. 

Before  the  days  of  written 
prescriptions.  Stabler  and  his 
peers  sought  out  plants  that 
could  be  used  to  cure  ailments — 
or  at  least  ease  discomfort. 

But  the  Stablers  were  more 
than  the  local  pharmacists.  They 
helped  diagnose  problems— for 
the  landed  gentry,  the  common 
man,  the  slave,  the  Indian. They 
kept  minutes  of  civic  meetings, 
noted  the  first  casualt)-  of  the 
Civil  War,  who  died  two  blocks 
away,  and  kept  ledgers  for  the 
local  poorhouse. 

The  Stablers  also  circulated 
the  finest  recipes  of  the  times: 
puree  of  grouse  soup,  pickled 
walnuts,  a  wild  duck  sauce  fea- 
turing large  portions  of  port 
wine  and  cayenne  powder 

Some  of  their  homegrown 
remedies— including  toxic  sub- 
stances such  as  mercury— were 
not  exactly  useful.  But  others — 
such  as  cinchona  bark,  a  source 
of  quinine— were  advanced  med- 
icine for  the  time. 

Yet,  for  all  the  medical 
advances,  some  things  never 
change.  A  note  received  at  the 
shop  from  an  Alexandrian  short 
on  cash  pledges  that  "1  will  send 
you  over  the  amount  of  these 
articles  the  latter  end  of  the 
week."  It  is  signed,  "Yr  ob  Serv, 
Wm  Baker.  Sept.  23, 1793." 

©  1995  The  Washington  Post 
Reprinted  with  permission  from 
the  September  21.  1995  issue. 

Ed.  Note:  The  Apothecary 
Museum  is  co-sponsoring 
Gardening  Days  at  Mt.  Vernon 
Estate  and  Gardens  April  19  - 
May  4.  199'':Sarah  inrites 
Sweet  Briarites  to  visit  en 
masse! 


SWEET  BRIAR  COLLEGE 


Jean  Campbell  with  one  of  her 
paintings  depicting  victims  of  AIDS. 


Jean  Walker  Campbell  '64 

Artist  Portrays  Pain  of 
People  with  AIDS 

By  Towanda  Underdue 

The  Star-Ledger,  Newark,  NJ 

Reprinted  with  permission 

A  Short  Hills  [NJ]  artist  has 
put  a  human  face  on 
harsh  AIDS  statistics  by 
interviewing  patients  and 
displaying  their  words  and  like- 
nesses. 

Jean  Campbell  designed  the 
"In  Darkness  and  Light "  exhibit 
at  Bloomiield's  Westminster  Art 
Gallery  on  Fremont  Street  after 
six  months  of  interviews  with 
people  being  treated  for  AIDS  in 
the  Comprehensive  Care  Clinic 
of  St.  Joseph's  Hospital  in 
Paterson. 

The  patients'  portraits 
[were]  accompanied  by  brief 
autobiographies. 

"1  see  this  as  a  way  of  edu- 


cating people  about  AIDS,  the 
social  problems  leading  to  it  and 
the  problems  created  by  it,"  said 
Campbell,  who  devised  the  pro- 
ject after  reading  articles  about  a 
lack  of  foster  care  for  children 
with  AIDS  and  staggering  statis- 
tics about  AlDS-afflicted  orphans. 
'1  tried  to  capture  their  per- 
sonal stories,  their  self-isolation 
and  their  concerns  about  who 
would  look  after  their  kids,"  she 
added. 

After  meeting  with  chief 
doctor  Christine  Reyelt, 
Campbell  spent  hours  interview- 
ing patients  of  various  races  and 
socio-economic  backgrounds,  lis- 
tening to  their  stories,  writing 
their  words  and  sketching  their 
likenesses. 

She  said  she  changed  their 
names  to  protect  their  identities. 
The  exhibit  features  Todd,  a 
drug-free  young  man  who  got 
AIDS  through  a  blood  transfu- 
sion; Joe,  a  married  businessman 
who  got  AIDS  after  having  sex 
with  prostitutes  while  on  busi- 
ness trips  to  London  and  Paris; 
and  Sue,  a  high-school  dropout 
who  got  the  disease  after  shoot- 
ing drugs. 

The  exhibit  also  includes 
narratives  of  Sonja,  a  wife  and 
mother  who  got  the  virus  from 
her  husband,  and  Ralph,  a  homo- 
sexual who  also  got  AIDS 
through  sexual  contact. 

Many  of  the  patients  felt  iso- 
lated and  eager  to  tell  their  sto- 
ries, said  Campbell,  who  met 
with  them  once  a  week  for  six 
months. 

The  professional  artist  said 
she  is  grateful  to  Bloomfield 
College  administrators  for  open- 
ing the  gallery  to  her  exhibit. 

"This  college  is  often  used 
for  art  not  deemed  commercial," 
said  Lisa  Farese,  director  of 
Student  Life  for  the  college,  and 
coordinator  of  the  "Arts  as  a 
Catalyst"  program. 

"We  all  know  of  someone 
who  has  died  of  AIDS,"  she  said. 
"It's  nice  to  have  an  exhibit  that 
goes  beyond  beautiftil  art  to  a 
ver)'  important  subject."' 


NOW  Hosts  Virginia 
Senator  Patricia  Ticer  '55 

By  Devon  Vasconcellos  '99 
Staff  Reporter,  The  Sweet  Briar 
News 

Feminism  is  not  a  new  phe- 
nomenon. It  is  as  old  as  the 
human  desire  to  be  treated 
fairly  and  judged  equally." 

These  words,  contained  in  a 
poem  b)'  the  National  Federation 
of  Business  and  Professional 
Women's  Clubs,  were  delivered 
by  Virginia  Senator  Patricia  Ticer 
in  a  talk  sponsored  by  Sweet 
Briar's  chapter  of  the  National 
Organization  for  Women  (NOWO 
Senator  Ticer,  who  graduated  from 
SBC  in  1955,  returned  on 
Thursday  November  7,  to  speak  at 
Chaplain  Leliman's  house  about 
"Women  in  Politics:  How  Sweet 
Briar  Women  Can  Make  a 
Difference." 

Born  in  Washington,  D.C., 
Ticer  now  lives  in  Alexandria,  VA, 
where  she  was  the  city's  first 
female  mayor  from  1991  imtil  she 
joined  the  state  senate  in  January 
1996.  At  Sweet  Briar, Ticer  studied 
government  and  regrets  that  her 
graduation  from  SBC  marked  the 
end  of  her  formal  education. 

"I  have  no  graduate  degrees, 
and  that's  not  something  1  am 
proud  of,"  she  admitted,  encourag- 
ing current  students  to  pursue 
graduate  study  after  leaving  Sweet 
Briar 

Invited  to  Sweet  Briar  and 
introduced  by  Alexa  Schriempf  '97 
on  behalf  of  NOW,  Ticer  empha- 
sized that  there  are  a  dispropor- 
tionately small  number  of  women 
in  government,  but  that  women 
are  beginning  to  create  a  "good 
old  girl"  network  to  parallel  the 
'good  old  boy "  network  that  has 
been  established  for  centuries. 

While  the  United  States 
Senate  [includes]  only  nine 
women,  the  Virginia  Senate  is  18 
percent  female. Tliese  numbers, 
although  an  improvement  over 
past  decades,  do  not  accurately 
represent  the  makeup  of  the  citi- 
zens of  the  United  States. 
Additionally  Ticer  pointed  out 


Patricia  Ticer 

that  men  seem  to  be  more  power- 
oriented,  while  women  are  more 
issue-oriented;  a  balance  is  need- 
ed in  the  government. 

In  order  to  gain  access  to 
political  power, Ticer  advocates 
getting  to  know  local  leaders, 
such  as  the  local  school  board. To 
battle  long-term  ethical  issues,  she 
suggests  joining  well-established 
groups  such  as  the  Sierra  Club  in 
order  to  combine  resources  with 
others  who  have  similar  interests. 
Because  there  are  so  many  impor- 
tant issues  facing  Americans, Ticer 
believes  that  each  person  must 
"find  a  niche,  and  make  [herself] 
useful  in  that  niche  " 

In  closing,Ticer  asserted 
optimistically"!  know  that  you 
can  do  it.  I  know  that  you  will  do 
it.  I  invite  you,  if  you  are  interest- 
ed in  public  service,  to  help  dis- 
pel the  myth  that  it  is  a  dishonor- 
able service." 

Schriempf  remarked,  "Sweet 
Briar  was  really  fortunate  to  have 
her  come.  1  am  grateful  for  the 
fact  that  her  talk  was  not  limited 
to  one  topic  but  did  stress  the 
lack  of  women  in  public  office, 
local  and  national.  I  found  her 
presentation  to  be  informative, 
educational,  and  extremely 
encouraging." 

Reprinted  from  the  November 
15.  1996  Sweet  Briar  News 


ALUIVINAE  MAGAZINE 


meet  (^^viat,  (flower  (^ak... 


BY  SALLY  ANDERSON  BOWLEY  '44 


Qyl  nrrii'cd  on  these 
shores  alonq  ii'/lh  ihe 
ehiekeiis  niid  mas 
and  other  assorted 
treasures  parked  'into 
the  holds  ofj  ships 
carrtjing  settlers  fjroui 
Devonshire,  hound 
•^ot  the  Q^ew 
Q/dorB. 


Drawing  of  the  Sweet  Briar 
Rose  from  ttie  1 91 5  6r/ar 
Patch 


You  may  have  noticed  the  little  pint;  five-petaied 
roses  blooming  between  the  Sweet  Briar  Book 
Shop  and  the  development  office.  Pretty,  aren't 
they?  But,  sad  to  say,  they  are  not  Rosacea 
sweetbn'erensis.The  fact  is  that  finding  a  Sweet  Briar 
rose  on  Sweet  Briar's  campus  is  becoming  more  and 
more  difficult. 

NX'hen  I  first  set  to  work  rehabbing  the  Ames 
Greenhouse  in  1978,  Elizabeth  Sprague  was  a  great 
help  to  me  in  many  ways,  but  perhaps  the  greatest 
thing  she  did  was  to  introduce  me  to  the  real  rose  for 
which  the  plantation,  and  later  the  College,  were 
named.  She  showed  me  where  six  bushes  were,  and 
pointed  out  the  distinctive  features  by  which  they  can 
be  identified:  leaves  with  a  distinct  scent  of  apples 
when  rubbed  between  one's  finger  and  thimib,  and 
large  thorns  curving  in  the  opposite  direction  from 
most  roses.  She  also  suggested  that  I  should  tn  to 
propagate  some  by  rooting  cuttings  from  those  few 
remaining  bushes. 

This  became  a  rwo-pronged  project  involving 
both  a  concentrated  search  for  other  remaining  plants, 
and  attempts  to  root  cuttings  from  the  ones  we  had. 
Two  more  plants  were  uncovered  as  students,  faciilt), 
and  staff  joined  in  the  search,  but  tray  after  tray  of  cut- 
tings, carefully  "rootoned"  and  placed  in  the  choicest 
spot  under  the  greenhouse's  mister,  stubbornly  refused 
to  develop  roots. 

After  poring  over  even'  book  that  I  could  find  in 
an  effort  to  discover  the  reason  for  the  cuttings  not  to 
root,  I  came  across  one  paragraph  that  turned  the  tide. 

ft  seems  that  the  Sweet  Briar  (or,  more  properl)' 


written,  sweetbrier)  rose  is  not,  as  we  had  assumed, 
native  to  America.  It  arrived  on  these  shores  along  with 
the  chickens  and  pigs  and  other  assorted  treasures 
packed  into  the  holds  of  ships  carr\'ing  settlers  from 
Devonshire,  bound  for  the  New  World. 

After  my  first  awe  at  the  thought  of  people  spend- 
ing months  aboard  one  of  those  tiny  boats  filled  with 
livestock  and  plants,  I  read  on  to  learn  that  the 
Eglantine  sweetbrier  was  brought  along  because  the 
candied  leaves  were  traditional  sweetmeats  for  the  chil- 
dren. Naturally  these  plants,  along  with  special  herbs, 
would  be  planted  in  the  dooryards  of  the  settlers'  cot- 
tages, where  wood  ash  from  their  stoves  would  be 
spread  to  sweeten  the  acid  Virginia  soil.  AHA!  EUREKA! 
A  little  dose  of  lime  was  all  that  was  needed. 

Soon  I  was  potting  up  dozens  of  tin}'  rose  bushes 
which  grew  rapidly  so  that  a  year  later  I  was  able  to 
give  one  to  each  graduating  senior  One  was  planted 
near  the  door  of  the  greenhouse,  and  all  known  speci- 
mens on  campus  were  given  annual  treatments  of  lime. 
Alas,  illness  combined  with  the  insistence  of  my  wor- 
ried children  made  it  necessary  for  me  to  leave  Sweet 
Briar  at  this  juncture. 

1  don't  know  whether  candied  Sweet  Briar  rose 
leaves  were  among  Daisy  Williams'  childhood  treats, 
but  I  do  know  that  her  grandmother,  Maria  Crawford 
Fletcher,  cared  enough  about  these  charming  flowers 
to  name  the  plantation  for  them,  and  that  those  who 
established  our  college  placed  them  prominently  on 
our  crest.  Perhaps  it  is  time  to  bring  them  out  of  hiding 
once  again! 


10 


SWEET  BRIAR  COLLEGE 


Hauntings  By  Daisy 

By  Katie  Martin  '98,  Oskaloosa,  lA,  Staff  Reporter,  Sweet  Briar  News 


Ghosts  and  goblins  are  free 
to  roam  anwhere,  and 
Sweet  Briar  is  no  excep- 
tion. As  tradition  tells,  Sweet  Briar 
has  its  share  of  ghosts,  including 
Daisy. 

The  haunting  of  Sweet  Briar 
is  not  limited  to  the  dorms,  nor  to 
current  times.  Many  unexplain- 
able  incidences  have  occurred 
since  the  ver}'  beginning. 

In  Ann  \XTiitley's  Ghost 
Stories  and  Mysteries  of  Sweet 
Briar,  some  of  the  older  stories 
are  told,  mainly  those  occurring 
in  Sweet  Briar  House.  One  stor\' 
features  a  professor  who  went 
into  an  empty  room  where 
Daisy's  music  box  was  sitting. The 
music  box  suddenly  began  to 
play  It  played  one  song  (it  was 
programmed  to  play  eight),  then 
stopped.  Wlio  opened  the  music 
box? 

Also  in  Ghost  Stories  is  a  tale 
about  an  instructor  reading  alone 
in  the  West  Parlor  of  Sweet  Briar 
House. The  room  had  a  floor 
lamp,  which  was  turned  on,  and  a 
chandelier,  which  was  not  on. The 
chandelier  suddenly  switched  on 
and  off  in  rapid  succession. The 
instructor  was  still  alone,  and  told 
Daisy  to  quit  playing  with  the 
lights.  It  stopped  immediately 
Who  was  making  the  lights  go  on 
and  oft? 

Daisy's  hauntings  have  con- 
tinued into  the  present  time. 
Daisy  seems  to  spend  much  of 
her  time  in  Meta  Glass  dormitor}', 
but  she  can  be  felt  everywhere. 
There  are  many  ways  Daisy 
attracts  attention.  For  example,  it's 
3:00  a.m.  and  you're  fast  asleep. 
Suddenly  your  phone  starts  ding- 
ing. You  wonder  who  in  the 
world  would  leave  a  message  at 
3:00  in  the  morning.  You  sleepily 
punch  the  right  numbers  to  your 
password,  to  hear 'You  have  no 
new  messages  "  But  wait,  your 
phone  was  dinging.  It  wasn't  your 


imagination  playing  tricks. Your 
roommate  agrees.  Who  was  mak- 
ing your  phone  ding? 

Or  you  can  be  sitting  in  your 
room  doing  homework.  All  is 
quiet  and  \ our  door  is  securely 
shut.  You  hear  a  click— and  turn 
to  see  your  door  standing  wide 
open.  No  friend  is  waiting  there 
to  take  you  on  a  Bistro  run. You 
think  maybe  someone  in  the  hall 
accidentally  opened  your  door,  so 
you  get  up  to  look. The  hall  is 
empty  All  of  the  doors  are 
closed.  Who  opened  your  door? 

There  are  many  incidents 
that  can  be  explained  only  by  say- 
ing that  Dais}'  did  it. You  re  in 
Meta  Glass  elevator,  going  down 
to  the  ground  floor  All  at  once 
you're  going  up  instead  of  down. 
The  doors  open:  you're  at  the 
attic. There  is  no  one  there  wait- 
ing to  get  on  the  elevator  Wlio 
needed  to  get  off  or  on  at  the 
attic? 

You  are  sitting  in  your  room, 
procrastinating  by  watching  "Must 
See  TV"  on  NBC.  Your  remote  is 
on  the  floor,  and  you're  lyii"ig  on 
your  bed,  several  feet  from  the  TV. 
Suddenly  the  volume  gets  really 
loud.  You  look  over  at  your  room- 
mate; she's  doing  homework, 
ignoring  you  and  the  TV.  You  look 
down  at  the  remote:  its  right 
where  you  left  it.  Then  the  vol- 
ume turns  down  so  low  that  you 
can't  hear  Your  roommate  looks 
at  you  and  asks,  "What  are  you 
doing?  "You  can  only  shrug.  Who 
keeps  changing  the  volume? 

There  are  many  rumors 
about  hauntings  at  Sweet  Briar, 
some  of  which  may  have  a  logical 
explanation,  some  that  make  you 
think  you  "re  going  crazy,  and 
some  that  you  chalk  up  for  Daisy. 
Almost  everyone  at  Sweet  Briar 
has  had  Daisy's  presence  made 
known  in  some  way. 

What  are  your  stories? 


Katie's  article  originally  appeared  in  the  November  1,  1996  issue 
of  the  Sweet  Briar  News,  and  is  reprinted  here  with  permission. 


If  the  Walls  Could  Talk 

Wlien  the  College  was 
built  and  the  first  facult}' 
hired,  there  was  not 
enough  housing  on  campus 
for  everyone.  So,  several  faculty 
members  were  invited  to  live  in 
the  extra  bedrooms  at  Sweet 
Briar  House. These  were  not  nor- 
mally superstitious  people  who 
took  fright  at  odd  happenings 
and  things  that  go  bump  in  the 
niglit,  but  one  or  two  felt  uneasy 
after  Sterling  Jones  told  them  of 
the  body  that  had  been  dug  up 
from  the  floor  in  a  basement 
room. The  room  had  been  the 
old  winter  kitchen  during  plan- 
tation days. 

Sterling  had  helped  with 
the  construction  of  the  original 
College  buildings,  as  well  as 
with  the  remodeling  of  certain 
areas  of  Sweet  Briar  House.  In 
those  early  days,  the  house 
became  the  administration 
building,  containing  the  presi- 
dent's suite,  offices,  infirmary, 
faculty  rooms,  and  the  post 
office. 

In  plantation  days,  cooking 
was  done  in  the  lower-level 
kitchen  in  a  large  fireplace  com- 
plete with  cooking  crane, 
pothooks,  and  a  fieldstone 
hearth.  A  dumb  waiter  was  built 
along  the  side  of  the  chimney  to 
carry  food  and  wine  to  the  din- 
ing room  directly  above.  During 
renovations,  all  of  this  was 
removed  and  concrete  was 
poured  to  make  a  wide,  smooth 


area 

for  the  future 

post  office. 

When  the  hearthstones 
were  pried  up  to  be  carried 
away,  the  skeleton  of  a  man  was 
discovered,  lying  stretched  full 
length  and  fully  clothed  in  a 
shallow  grave  beneath. 

Sterling,  Lewis  Chambers, 
and  several  others  described  the 
man  as  being  dressed  in  cloth- 
ing of  the  far  distant  past,  per- 
haps early  1 9th  centur>".The 
man  had  black  hair  touched 
with  gray,  and  probably  was  in 
middle  age.  He  wore  a  brown 
coat  with  buttons,  a  slurt  with  a 
red  neck  cloth,  a  vest,  and  in  the 
coat  pocket  there  was  a  fur  cap. 
Lewis  removed  the  body  to  the 
rear  yard  and  buried  him  else- 
where at  Sweet  Briar.  Nobody 
knows  who  he  was,  why  he  was 
buried  there,  nor  when  he  was 
buried.  In  all  the  histor)'  of 
Sweet  Briar,  these  questions 
remain  unanswered. 

"If  the  Walls  Could  Talk" was 
written  lj)'Ann  Marshall  Whitley  '47, 
Curator  of  the  Sweet  Briar 
Museum.  More  of  her  stories 
appear  in  Ghost  Stories  and 
Mysteries  of  Sweet  Briar,  avail- 
able through  the  Sweet  Briar 
Museum. 


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what's  happening 


George  Lenz 


Presidential  Inauguration  Date  Set 

The  inauguration  of  Elisabeth  S.  Muhlcnfcid,  ninth 
president  of  Sweet  Briar  College,  will  take  place  on 
Saturday, April  12, 1997,  at  4:00  p.m.,  with  a  reception 
following. 

That  evening,  from  7:00  -  1 1 :00,  there  will  be  a 
Sweet  Briar  Celebration:  buffet  and  dance  in  Prothro 
Common.s,  music  by  John  McClenon's  (Charles  A.  Dana 
Professor  of  Chemistry)  Big  Band,  for  the  entire  cam- 
pus community  and  guests. 

President  Muhlenfeld  Appears 
On  "CNN  &  Company" 

SBC  President  Elisabeth  Muhlenfeld  was  one  of 
three  panelists  Tuesday,  January  28  on  "CNN  & 
Company,"  the  onh-  live  talk  program  featuring  women 
debating  top  stories  of  the  day. 

The  half-hour  television  program  airs  weekdays 
on  CNN  at  1 1:30  a.m.  (EST).  From  around  the  world  by 
satellite,  it  brings  together  panelists  who  discuss  the 
issues  of  the  day  from  the  point  of  view  of  women,  but 
from  very  different  perspectives. The  panel  is  most 
often  composed  of  political  figures,  journalists,  and  aca- 
demics. Among  the  regular  panelists  are  Republican 
strategist  Bay  Buchanan,  A'eir  York  Newsday's  Susan 
Page,  the  Vl'ashington  Post's  Jodie  Allen,  and  Eleanor 
Clift,  A'e«'5«'eefe's\XTiite  House  Correspondent. 

TT  Guide  calls  the  show  "a  hard-hitting  public 
affairs  show  in  the  tradition  of  David  Brinkle)  and  John 
McLaughlin." 

President  Muhlenfeld's  appearance  came  about 
through  the  amazing  Sweet  Briar  network:  a  conversa- 
tion between  Claire  Dennison  Griffith  '80  and  Wendy 
Woodward  Guarisco  '80.  Wend}-  is  a  senior  producer 
for  CNN  in  Atlanta,  who  works  with  the  booker  for 
CNN  &  Company 

If  you  missed  the  show,  }ou  can  check  the  CNN 
homepage  for  a  transcript:  bttpV/cmixomiu/CNN 
/Programs/CNNCo/index.html. 


George  H.  Lenz  Reappointed  Dean 

George  Lenz,  Sweet  Briar's  Wliitne)  -Guion 
Professor  of  Physics  since  1974,  and  Dean  of 
the  College  since  1990,  has  been  reappointed 
to  the  position  of  Dean  of  the  College  and  Vice 
President  for  Academic  Affairs,  President 
Elisabeth  Muhlenfeld  announced  on  December 
3, 1996. 

"George's  willingness  to  continue  in  this 
role  provides  ongoing  stabilin-  in  the  senior 
leadersliip  of  the  College.  I  have  been 
impressed  with  George's  clear  academic 
integrity,  his  honesty,  his  knowledge  of  and 
respect  for  the  faculty,  and  his  broad  view  of 
the  health  of  the  College,"  said  President 
Muhlenfeld. 


Mary  Lou  Merkt 


Well-known  to  generations  of  Sweet  Briar  stu- 
dents, Dr  Lenz  joined  the  Sweet  Briar  faculty  in  1971 
as  associate  professor  of  physics.  Previously  he  had 
been  assistant  professor  of  physics  at  the  University  of 
Virginia.  He  earned  his  bachelor's,  master's  of  science, 
and  doctorate  degrees  from  Rutgers  University. 

His  research  interests  are  in  experimental  low 
energy  nuclear  physics,  specifically  isobaric  analog 
states  and  multinucleon  transfer  reactions,  as  well  as 
the  use  of  computers  and  video  in  physics.  He  has  pub- 
lished 1 1  research  papers  and  has  received  National 
Science  Foundation  grants.  Dean  Lenz  teaches  one  of 
several  ph\'sics  courses 
every  semester 

New  Vice 
President  for 
Finance  and 
Administration 

Mary  Lou  Merkt, 
formed)'  Interim  Vice 
President  for  Business 
Affairs  at  Radford 
LIniversity,  began  her 
duties  as  Sweet  Briar's 
Vice  President  for 
Finance  and 
Administration  on 
January  1, 199". 

Ms.  Merkt  had  been  at  Radford  since  1985,  as 
Director  of  Internal  Audit  and  Director  of  Financial 
Services  before  becoming  the  Assistant  Vice  President 
for  Business  Affairs  in  1994,  and  Interim  Vice  President 
in  1996.  She  previously  was  a  junior  partner/staff 
accountant  at  Cole  &  Armbrister,  a  public  accounting 
firm  in  Wytheville,VA.  At  Sweet  Briar  she  serves  as  the 
chief  personnel  officer  and  oversees  the  comptroller's 
office, physical  plant, security. material  management, 
food  services,  the  Book  Shop,  and  the  College's  Elston 
Inn. 

"We  are  extremely  pleased  with  Ms.  Merkt's  exten- 
sive and  impressive  background  in  finance  and  her 
commitment  to  higher  education,"  President 
Muhlenfeld  said  in  announcing  the  appointment.  "At 
Radford,  she  has  been  in\olved  in  designing  a  strategic 
planning/budgeting  process,  and  has  implemented  an 
integrated  information  system,  projects  that  will  prove 
helpful  to  Sweet  Briar." 

"I  am  so  pleased  to  join  the  staff  of  Sweet  Briar 
College,  Ms.  Merkt  said  "1  believe  that  the  role  of  a  busi- 
ness vice  president  is  to  support  the  academic  mission 
of  the  institution,  and  to  contribute  positively  to  stu- 
dent life.  Sweet  Briar  affords  me  the  opportunin  tt)  do 
that.  1  am  delighted  to  be  a  member  of  the  communir\" 

Ms.  Merkt  senes  as  the  vice  president  of  the  Fiscal 
Officers  of  Colleges  and  Universities,  president  of  the 


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Radford  Noon  Rotary  Club,  and  is  the  immediate  past 
treasurer  of  the  Montgomery /Radford  United  Way.  She 
reeeived  her  bachelor's  degree  in  accounting  from 
Radford  in  1980,  and  her  master's  of  business  adminis- 
tration, also  from  Radford,  in  1990.  She  is  a  certified 
public  accountant. 

Her  husband.  Bill,  is  the  Senior  Vice  President  for 
Strategic  Planning  at  Carillon  Health  Systems  in 
Roanoke. 

C-SPAN  Covers  1 997  Winter  Forums 

C-SPAN,  the  cable  television  network  which  spe- 
cializes in  in-depth  coverage  of  government  in  the 
United  States,  taped  each  of  Sweet  Briar's  four  199" 
Winter  Forums  lectures  for  later  broadcast. 

The  1997  lecture  series,  "The  Priestly  Tribe?  The 
Supreme  Court's  Image  in  the  American  Mind,"  will  be 
shown  as  part  of  C-SPAN's  "America  and  the  Courts" 
program,  which  airs  on  Saturday  nights  at  7  p.m.  EST,  as 
well  as  on  the  network's  regular  programming  cycle. 

Check  your  71'  Guide  or  visit  C-SPAN's  web  site  at 
http://wwwx-spau.org/  for  scheduling  information. 

Professor  Chang's  research  in  Kazalchstan 
Awarded  Grants  from  both   NEH  and  NSF 

By  Kara  Vlasaty  '97,  SBC  Public  Relations  Intern 

In  academia,  the  sciences  and  humanities  often 
move  along  different  paths,  both  in  thought  and 
research  methodoiog)'.  It  is  a  rare  thing  for  a  researcher 
to  be  recognized  as  a  practitioner  of  both.  Claudia 
Chang,  professor  of  anthropology  at  Sweet  Briar,  has 
done  just  that,  having  recently  been  awarded  grants 
from  the  National  Science  Foundation  (NSF)  and  the 
National  Endowment  for  the  Humanities  (NEH)  for  her 
ethnoarchaeological  research  in  Kazakhstan,  a  remote 
outlying  republic  of  the  former  Soviet  Ihiion. 

Chang  will  use  her  NEH  award  to  write  a  book 
based  on  the  data  she  has  collected  during  three  sea- 
sons of  fieldwork  in  the  Talgar  region  of  Kazakhstan. 
The  NSF  grant  will  be  used  to  support  future  fieldwork 
examining  the  evolution  of  steppe  cultures  from  the 
Bronze  Age  through  the  Mongol  period  in  the  Chilik 
area  of  southeastern  Kazakhstan  for  three  seasons, 
beginning  in  the  summer  of  1997.  Chang's  fieldwork  to 
date  has  been  supported  in  grants  totaling  more  than 
$47,500  from  the  National  Geographic  Society  and  the 
Wenner-Gren  Foundation. 

"Because  the  work  that  1  am  doing  is  multidiscipli- 
nary  in  focus  1  was  able  to  draw  on  the  resources  of 
both  the  NSF  and  the  NEH,"  said  Chang.  "Archaeology  is 
a  discipline  that  falls  between  humanities  and  science 
Because  1  am  dealing  with  the  study  of  cultural  her- 
itage, I  must  take  a  broad  humanities  approach,  but  at 
the  same  time  I  rely  on  hard  science  to  do  the  work 
that  1  do.'" 

Teaching  at  a  small  liberal  arts  college  like  Sweet 
Briar  for  the  past  15  years,  Chang  has  learned  to 
become  more  interdisciplinar)'  in  focus. 


Professor  Chang 

"1  do  not  see  the  divisions  between  disciplines,  I 
work  across  them,"  she  said. 

That  focus  is  essential  to  Chang's  research.  Her 
NSF  project  will  bring  together  a  team  of  Western, 
Kazakhstan,  and  Chinese  specialists  in  archaeology,  his- 
torical linguistics,  geoarchaeology,  zooarchaeology, 
archaeobotany,  ethnography  ethnoarchaeology,  cartog- 
raphy, and  environmental  studies. 

Living  in  field  camps  in  Kazaklistan  while 
researching  has  provided  all  kinds  of  cross  disciplinary, 
cross  cultural  discussion.  She  has  discovered  that  col- 
laborative research  has  a  personal  dimension,  bringing 
together  people  who  share  a  common  interest  despite 
politics. 

"Hiding  under  your  desk  during  bomb  drills  and 
being  told  that  the  Soviets  were  the  bad  guys  was  all  a 
part  of  growing  up  in  America  in  the  1950s.  As  a  child 
of  the  cold  war,  1  never  dreamed  that  35  years  later  1 
would  be  in  the  former  Soviet  Union  working  and  talk- 
ing with  ex-Soviet  archaeologists  and  scientists,  realiz- 
ing that  politics  aside,  they  didnt  live  up  to  my  child- 
hood expectations,"  recalls  Chang. 

"Kazakhstan  has  limited  access  to  the  most  recent 
Western  scientific  technology.  Ex-Soviet  archaeologists 
are  \tr\  good  at  researching  cultural  heritage  using 
ceramics,  metals,  and  architecture. This  project  is  an 
opportunity  to  combine  Western  technological  exper- 
tise in  reconstructing  past  environments  with 
Kazakhstan  knowledge  of  cultural  heritage,"  said 
Chang. 

In  pre\'ious  fieldwork  in  Kazakhstan,  Chang  has 
uncovered  evidence  of  rice  cultivation. This  suggests 
that  the  Eurasians  were  not  merely  nomads,  but  farm- 
ers as  well.  B}-  the  7th  century  AD  they  had  developed 
an  urban  communit)-  along  the  Silk  Road,  a  caravan 
route  between  China,  India,  the  Near  East,  and  Europe. 

Most  archaeological  research  done  in  this  region 
focuses  on  the  Kurgians,  burial  mounds  built  as  tombs. 


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One  or  two  members  of  the  elite  Kazakhstan  soeiety 
are  buried  in  these  sites  along  with  valuable  gold  and 
silver  treasures.  Chang,  on  the  other  hand,  is  interested 
in  examining  how  the  societies  evolved  from  farming 
and  herding  communities  into  cities.  Rather  than  exclu- 
sively examining  the  treasure-rich  grave  sites  of  the 
elite,  Chang  is  focusing  on  locating  the  settlements  of 
ordinary  people. 

"When  you  relate  the  settlements  of  ordinary  peo- 
ple to  the  elaborate  burial  Kurgians,  you  can  begin  to 
reconstruct  what  life  was  like,"  said  Chang. 

The  newly  independent  Kazaklistan  should  do 
archaeological  and  research  work  so  its  people  can 
understand  and  appreciate  their  own  history,  Chang 
believes. 

"Kazakhstan  is  going  through  extraordinarih'  rapid 
social,  economic,  and  cultural  change  that  is  very  hard 
on  its  people. The  financial  resources  that  were  avail- 
able in  the  former  Soviet  Union  to  finance  such 
research  are  no  longer  available,"  she  said. "As  this  sec- 
ond world  country  devolves  into  a  third  world  country, 
their  entire  economic  system  is  crumbling." 

"This  is  the  project  of  my  dreams  because 
it  combines  my  professional,  scholarly,  and  per- 
sonal interests  with  my  commitment  to  support 
the  people  of  Kazaklistan,"  said  (;hang."l  hope 
Kazakhstan  has  a  bright  and  promising  future 
and  that  it  can  rebuild  the  scientific  infrastruc- 
ture so  its  people  can  do  the  important  work 
that  needs  to  be  done." 

Preferring  to  approach  archaeology  and 
anthropology  hands-on  rather  than  in  an 
abstract  theoretical  manner,  Chang  is  eager  to 
draw  on  examples  from  her  own  experiences  in 
Kazakhstan  in  the  classroom. 

"When  professors  don't  do  what  they 
teach,  they  have  a  tendency  to  get  stale,"  said 
Chang.  "1  am  ver\'  fortunate  to  be  able  to  actual- 
ly do  what  1  teach.  It  gives  me  the  abilit)'  to 
speak  about  my  subjects  with  a  freshness  of 
approach." 

Medieval  Matters:  A  Very  Special 
Exhibition  at  Sweet  Briar 

February  17-April  20,  1997 

"Medieval  Matters,"  an  exhibition  featuring 
a  variety  of  medieval  illuminated  manuscripts 
from  the  Walters  Art  Gallery  in  Baltimore  and 
from  the  library  of  Mr  Harry  A.Walton,  of 
Covington,  VA,  is  on  display  in  the  College's 
Anne  Gary  Pannell  Art  Gallery  February  17-April 
20, 1997. 

The  Walters  Gallery  does  not  often  allow 
this  collection  to  travel;  the  very  valuable  manu- 
scripts must  be  transported  by  courier,  housed  in  prop 
er  conservator-appro\'ed  display  cases,  and  handled 
only  by  Walters  personnel. 

Sweet  Briar's  good  fortune  in  securing  the  exhibit 
is  due  to  two  alumnae  with  clo.se  connections  to  the 


Walters  Galler)':  Chairman  of  Sweet  Briar's  Board  of 
Directors  Sara  Finnegan  Lycett  '61,  who  is  a  docent 
there,  and  Sweet  Briar  Professor  of  Art  Histor\'  Aileen 
Laing  'S7.  Professor  Laing  has  had  a  long  affiliation 
with  the  Galler)',  using  its  collection  for  her  disserta- 
tion research  and  working  closely  with  the  Gallery's 
Manuscripts  Curator  Emeritus,  Dr  Lilian  Randall.  She 
has  taken  her  students  to  visit  the  Walters  as  part  of 
their  studies  in  art  histor)'  at  Sweet  Briar. 

In  addition  to  serving  the  art  history  department, 
the  exhibition  has  much  broader  appeal,  within  and 
without  the  College  conimunir\'.The  nearest  public  col- 
lection that  houses  medieval  manuscripts  is  the  Walters 
Art  Gallery:  not  even  in  Richmond  or  in  Washington, 
D.C.  can  a  group  of  such  significant  treasures  be  found 
in  a  public  collection.  As  well  as  the  surrounding  col- 
lege audiences  and  the  general  population,  we  antici- 
pate serving  many  pupils  in  the  Amherst  Count}'  public 
schools  through  Sweet  Briar's  docent  tour  program. 

The  exhibition  is  sponsored  in  part  by  the  Sue 
Reid  Slaughter  Fund  and  The  Interdisciplinary  Studies 
Fund  of  Sweet  Briar  College. 


AU  interested  viewers  are  welcome!  Pannell  Gallery 
Hours:  Monday-Thursday,  12-9:30  p.m.;  Friday- 
Sunday,  12-5  p.m..  Lodging  available  at  Elston  Inn 
on  campus:  Reservations  (8O4)  381-6207. 


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Sophs  and  Profs  Inducted 
into  Alpha  Lambda  Delta 

Fort)-two  mcnibcTs  of  the  Class  of  1999  were 
selected  for  membership  in  Alpha  Lambda  Delta  hon- 
orar}-  sociefs-,  which  recognizes  academic  excellence 
during  a  student's  first  year  in  college.  Also,  biology 
professor  Robin  Davies  and  chemistry  professor  Jill 
Granger  were  inducted  as  honorar)'  members  for  their 
efforts  to  include  first-year  students  in  scientific 
research. 

Class  of  1999  members  of  Alpha  Lambda  Delta 
include:  Rachel  Bratlie,  Fairfax  Station, VA;  Christine 
Carl,  Lynchburg,  VA;  Devon  Vasconcellos,  Boulder,  CO; 
Aracelie  Castro,  San  Antonio, TX;  Katelin  Chmielinski, 
South  Weymouth,  MA;  Carolyn  Vaughan,  Centreville,  VA; 
Emily  Clark,  Puyallup,WA;  Margaret  Dally,  Colimibus, 
GA;  Laura  Walters,  Gray  TN;  Jessica  Dennig,  Clarkston, 
MI;  Kelley  Dize,Yorktown,VA;  Wendy  Webb,  Unionville, 
PA;  Allison  Dubenezic  and  Andrea  Dubenezic, 
Harrisonburg,  VA;  Amy  Gibbs,  Geneseo,  NY;  Amy  Jo 
Downing,  Raleigh,  NC;  Catherine  O'Brien. Warrenton, 
VA;  Laura  Lamb,  Cincinnati,  OH;  Lindsey  Neef,West 
Bloomfield,  MI;  Sarah  Dean,  Chantilly,VA;Tarah 
Feyerherd,  Montpelier,VA;  Mary  Harris,  Columbus,  OH; 
Brandi  Wliitley,  Monroe,  NC;  Melissa  Henning, 
Mehoopany,  PA;  Amira  Hernandez,  Spartanburg,  SC; 
Elizabeth  Wiley,  Portland,  OR;  Susan  Hurley  llrbanna, 
VA;  Rebecca  Jackson,  Baltimore,  MD;  Sharon  Wilson, 
Rosemont,  PA;  Christina  Milbury,  East  Lansing,  MI;  Emily 
Poore,West  Newbury,  MA;  SakuraYoshida, Tokyo,  Japan; 
Anne  Jones,  American  Embassy  Madrid;  Meredith 
Tillery, Augusta,  GA;  Erin  Vlasary,  St.  Louis,  MO;  Kelli 
Rogowski,  Newport  News,VA;  Jennifer  Schmidt,  Bear 
Creek,  PA;  Rachel  Self,  Riverdale,  GA;  Megan  Senecal, 
West  Worthington,  OH;  Amy  Smith,  Manlius,  N\'; 
Andrea  Sharretts,  Patton,  PA;  Heather  McLeod,  San 
Marcos.TX. 

Ewald  Scholars  Program,  April  3-5,  1997: 

Women  Succeeding  in  the  Sciences:  Theories 
and  Practices  Across  the  Disciplines 

This  conference  made  possible  by  the  Ewald 
Scholars  Program  will  focus  on  discussions  of  the  ways 
in  which  women  succeed  in  the  sciences  as 
researchers,  as  teachers,  as  students,  and  as  private  indi- 
viduals coping  with  professional  demands.  The  confer- 
ence program  will  include  papers,  panels,  and  work- 
shops, as  well  as  an  undergraduate  conference  period 
sponsored  by  Sweet  Briar's  Honors  Program  and  devot- 
ed exclusively  to  the  work  of  students. 

Conference  speakers: 

Keynote  address:  Dr.  Katherine  Sullivan: 
"Sea  and  Space  Perspectives."  Chief  scientist  at  the 
National  Oceanic  and  Atmospheric  Administration,  Dr 
Sullivan  oversees  the  agency's  research  and  technology 
programs.  In  1978,  she  was  one  of  20  mission  .speciaL 
ists  in  the  first  class  of  space  shuttle  astronauts;  from 
1979-81,  she  was  assigned  as  a  mission  manager  and  in- 


Congratulations!  Alpha  Lambda  Delta 

flight  scientist  in  NASA's  high-altitude  research  aircraft 
program.  A  veteran  of  three  shuttle  missions,  she  was 
the  first  American  woman  to  walk  in  space  (1984) 
aboard  the  Challenger.  She  helped  deploy  the  Hubble 
Space  Telescope  from  the  Discovery  in  1990,  and  flew 
her  final  mission  aboard  the  Atlantis  in  1992. 

Dr.  Lynda  Marie  Jordan  and  Dr.  Vallie 
Williams  Guthrie:  "The  Woman  Scientist: 
Preparation  and  Survival."  Dr.  Jordan,  a  biochemist 
at  North  Carolina  Agricultural  and  Technical  State 
Universit)',  is  a  widely-published  researcher  at  the  inter- 
national level,  and  a  former  Institut  Pasteur  Fellow.  One 
of  sLx  female  scientists  profiled  in  a  PBS  series  entitled 
"Discovering  Women,"  she  was  a 'White  House  honoree 
in  "Women  in  Science, Technology  and  Engineering." 

Dr  Guthrie  is  director  of  the  Greensboro  Area 
Mathematics  and  Science  Education  Center  at  North 
Carolina  A&T  and  UNC  Greensboro.  She  is  renowned 
as  a  science  educator  and  has  presented  more  than 
300  science  workshops  in  43  states. 

Dr.  Geraldine  Richmond:  "Quilting  Together 
a  Professional  Life  in  the  Sciences."  Professor  of 
Chemistry  at  the  Universit)'  of  Oregon,  Dr  Richmond  is 
responsible  for  working  to  make  her  institution  more 
"woman  friendly."  Successfully  balancing  career  and 
profession,  her  many  accomplishments  include  helping 
to  bring  da\'  care  facilities  to  the  university. 

Dr.  Nancy  Tuana  and  Dr.  Linda  Martin  Alcoff: 
"How  Can  Politics  Inform  Inquiry?  Challenges 
from  Feminist  Epistemologies."  University  of 
Oregon  Professor  of  Philosoph)'  Nancy  Tuana  is  a 
respected  writer/theorist  in  the  feminist  epistemology 
and  philosophy  of  science  areas.  She  has  published  and 
lectured  on  issues  related  to  the  construction  of 
unique  feminist  theories  of  knowledge,  such  as  femi- 
nist empiricism  and  feminist  standpoint  theory. 

Dr  Alcoff,  Meredith  Professor  for  Teaching 
Excellence  at  Syracuse  University,  is  a  leading  scholar 
in  feminist  theory.  Numerous  publications  include 
research  in  epistemology  and  the  relationships 


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between  race,  class,  and  gender  in  the  formation  of  sci- 
entific theories  and  practices. 

Session  Presentation  speakers  will  lead  panel 
sessions  to  address  areas  such  as  "Female  Mentoring 
and  the  Woman  Scientist  V'Historical  and  Biographical 
Accounts  of  Successful  Women  Scientists ":  "Race,  Class, 
and  the  Sociolog}'  of  Science"; 'Successful  Pedagogical 
Strategies  for  Female  Students  of  Science";  and  "Women 
and  Science  Institutions." 

Jane  Roseberry  Ewald  Tolleson  '52  and  her  bus- 
band,  John  A.  Ewald,  Jr.,  established  the  Ewald 
Scholars  Program  hi  19^7  to  bring  recognized  schol- 
ars from  diverse  Jields  to  Sweet  Briar  College.  In 
1981,  Mr  and  Mrs  John  A.  Ewald,  Sr  permanently 
endowed  the  program  in  honor  of  their  late  son.  The 
1997  Ewald  Scholars  Program  is  partially  funded  by 
the  Sue  Reid  Slaughter  Fund. 

Join  us!  Lodging  available  at  Elston  Inn,  SBC: 
Reservations  (804)  381-6207.  For  listing  of  nearby 
motels/hotels/bed  &  breakfasts,  contact: 
Alumnae  Office,  (804)  381-6131. 

January  Term  Internships  Expand  SBC 
Students'  Horizons 

By  Kara  Vlasaty  '97,  SBC  Public  Relations  Office 
Intern 

Sweet  Briar  College's  January  Term  is  designed  for 
intense  study  in  a  single  class,  or  the  opportimit}'  to 
explore  a  specific  area  of  interest  through  an  internship. 
Sponsored  by  a  professor  and  approved  by  the  dean  of 
the  College,  an  internship  is  a  serious  academic  commit- 
ment. In  addition  to  120  hours  of  work,  each  internship 
requires  an  extensive  reading  Ust,  writing  assignments 
such  as  a  daily  journal,  and  a  final  paper  which  synthe- 
sizes the  required  reading  and  experience  the  student 
has  gained. 

An  internship  provides  the  opportunit)'  to  explore 
career  alternatives,  gain  day-to-day  work  experience,  meet 
fascinating  people,  and  establish  working  contacts. Valu- 
able exposure  and  firsthand  knowledge  gained  in  an 
internship  empower  students  when  making  career  deci- 
sions. 

The  majority  of  internships  are  attained  through  a 
network  of  Sweet  Briar  aliminae  eager  to  serve  as  a  con- 
tact or  as  an  on-site  supervisor  for  students. This  year,  74 
students  interned  across  the  country  and  abroad,  in  such 
diverse  fields  as  politics,  medicine,  the  arts,  education, 
public  service,  law,  and  business. 

Kelli  Takes  Manhattan 

Having  loved  Jim  Henson  and  his  Muppets  as  a 
child,  Kelli  Rogowski  '99,  from  Newport  News,VA, 
admits  her  internship  with  Jim  Henson  Productions  in 
New  York  Cit)'  was  "like  a  dream  come  true." 

A  studio  art  major  with  a  minor  in  art  history  and 
theater,  Rogowski  combined  her  love  of  art  with  her 
love  of  theater  Floating  between  departments,  Kelli 
spent  the  majorit)'  of  her  days  in  the  Design  Services 
Office,  an  art  department  specializing  in  two-  and  tliree- 


dimensional  design  for  merchandise.  She  visited  the  site 
where  all  the  puppets  are  built,  and  watched  the  filming 
of  "The  Wubbulous  World  of  Dr  Seuss,"  a  television  show 
that  airs  on  Nickelodeon.  Kelli  was  surprised  to  find  that 
the  majority  of  the  employees  are  women  in  their  '20s 
and  '30s,  and  found  it  easy  to  relate  to  such  a  )'oung  and 
dynamic  group. 

Holding  Court  in  D.C. 

Seniors  Margaret  Jenkins  (Winston-Salem,  NC)  and 
Connor  Louis  (Miami,  FL)  both  worked  in  the  Curator's 
Office  of  the  United  States  Supreme  Court  in 
Washington,  D.C.  Responsible  for  evaluating  current 
exhibits,  developing  future  exhibits,  and  coordinating 
the  visitor's  program,  Margaret  and  Connor  gave  lectures 
on  the  history,  fimction,  and  operations  of  the  Supreme 
Court,  as  well  as  the  architectural  features  of  the  build- 
ing. Margaret  gave  tours  to  ordinary  citizens,  new  con- 
gressmen, an  Italian  ambassador,  the  FBI  Wives  Club,  the 
entire  government  department  from  the  University  of 
North  Carolina  at  Chapel  HiU,  and  a  law  school  class 
from  Georgetown  University. 

"Listening  to  arguments  for  Clinton  v.  Jones  and  for 
the  right-to-die  case  has  cidtivated  a  new  respect  for  the 
judicial  ,s}'stem,"  Margaret  said. "Every  day  I  was  led  by 
police  escorts  into  the  Supreme  Court,  surroimded  by 
thousands  of  protesters.  It  is  so  exciting  to  witness  histo- 
ry in  the  making." 

Kerri  Didn't  Fumble  While  Working  for  the  NFL 

The  recorded  voice  on  the  information  hot  line  for 
the  Super  Bowl  Players  Party  was  the  voice  of  senior 
Kerri  Ralwings  (Hagerstown,  MD).  Kerri  worked  in  the 
Player  Marketing  and  Events  Coordinating  Office  for  the 
National  Football  League  in  Washington,  D.C.  as  a  liaison 
between  the  NFL  and  the  marketing  departments  of  the 
corporate  sponsors  for  the  1997  Sega  Super  Bowl 
Players  Party.  Some  of  her  additional  duties  included 
arranging  "VIP  passes  for  the  corporate  sponsors,  making 
travel  arrangements  for  the  players,  and  coordinating 
player  appearances. 

An  American  Studies  major  with  a  minor  in  history 
and  a  business  management  certificate,  Kerri's  interest  in 
events  plamiing  stemmed  from  her  position  as  chair- 
woman of  Orientation  for  the  Class  of  2000.  Using  her 
experience  as  Orientation  chair  as  a  foundation,  Kerri 
looked  at  her  internship  with  the  NFL  as  an  opportunity 
to  refine  her  communication  skills  and  increase  her 
knowledge  in  the  field  of  events  plaiming. 

Ms.  Seder  Goes  to  Washington 

Katherine  Seder  '9"  (Bozrah.  CT),  an  environmental 
studies  major,  interned  with  the  Wilderness  Society  in 
Washington,  D.C.  Her  main  project  was  to  redo  the 
debriefing  manual  distributed  to  lawmakers.  Katherine 
designed  a  map  that  will  be  sent  to  each  congressman 
and  senator  containing  all  the  information  and  statistics 
traditionally  found  in  a  debriefing  manual. 

"Senators  and  members  of  Congress  were  com- 
plaining that  these  manuals  were  long  and  tedious,"  she 


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Kara  Vlasaty  '97 


said  'I  had  to  develop  a  way  to  present  the  same  materi- 
al in  a  creative  and  innovative  manner." 

Kara  Vlasaty  '97 

I,Kara\lasat>'(St. 
Louis,  MO),  am  a  senior 
interning  in  Sweet  Briar's 
Office  of  Public  Relations 
while  taking  a  January 
Term  class,  "Introduction 
to  Museums." As  an  art 
history  major  with  an  arts 
management  certificate, 
my  internship  in  the 
press  office  of  the 
National  Galler)'  of  Art 

last  Januan,  Term  sparked  my  interest  in  public  relations. 
Hoping  to  pursue  a  career  in  public  relations,  I  was 
eager  to  gain  more  exposure,  as  well  as  handson  experi- 
ence in  this  field. 

In  the  Sweet  Briar  Public  Relations  Office,  I  have 
had  the  opportunit)'  to  research  and  interview  students 
and  faculty  as  I  write  news  articles  on  various  topics. 
These  articles  are  being  used  in  a  variety  of  media, 
including  press  releases,  the  Alumnae  Magazine,  and  the 
Sweet  Briar  web  site.  With  the  internet  becoming  such 
an  integral  part  of  marketing  and  public  relations,  this 
internship  has  provided  me  with  invaluable  knowledge 
and  experience  working  on  Sweet  Briar's  web  site. 

1  have  discovered  that  organization,  meticulous  pre- 
sentation, and  relentless  attention  to  detail  and  deadline 
are  all  essential  to  a  successful  career  in  public 
relations. 

Success  Through  Alumnae  Networking 

By  Alicia  Allen  '97  (Newnan,  GA) 

This  past  summer  1  spent  two  months  interning  at 
the  Center  for  Hohstic  Management  in  Albuquerque, 
NM.  Simple  steps  using  on-campus  resources  allowed 
me  to  have  one  of  the  best  experiences  of  my  life. 

In  March  of  1996, 1  visited  Sweet  Briar's  Career 
Services  Center  looking  for  assistance  in  finding  an 
internship.  My  interest  in  environmental  studies  led  me 
to  the  "New  Internsliip"  files.  Stacey  McClain  '93  had 
sent  a  packet  detailing  an  opportunity'  with  the  Center 
for  Holistic  Management. "With  the  help  of  Career 
Services,  I  forwarded  my  resume  and  cover  letter  to 
the  Center  and  waited  for  a  response.  Soon  afterward,  I 
was  offered  an  internship. 

Stacey  McClain  then  sent  me  a  list  of  alumnae  liv- 
ing in  Albuquerque.  Learning  that  Dr.  Ann  Gateley  '70 
[professor,  internal  medicine,  Llniversit)-  of  New 
Mexico]  lived  within  two  blocks  of  the  Center,  I  called 
and  asked  for  her  help.  She  was  wonderful.  Ann 
helped  me  find  local  house-sitting  responsibilities,  and 
when  1  didn't  have  a  job,  I  stayed  with  her 

I  gained  so  much  from  my  experience  in  New 
Mexico. The  actual  internship  was  incredible,  but  I 


learned  even  more  from  experiences  beyond  the 
office.  Adapting  to  a  new  environment  and  meeting 
new  people  taught  me  a  great  deal  about  myself  and 
the  type  of  person  I  want  to  be.  My  confidence  grew 
each  time  I  succeeded,  without  the  help  of  my  parents. 
I  learned  that  I  am  a  woman  now  and  it  is  time  for  me 
to  choose  my  own  path 

The  people  in  Albuquerque  introduced  me  to  the 
larger  community.  I  gained  an  awareness  of  various  cul- 
tLires  flourishing  in  this  world.  Ann's  friends  came 
from  diverse  backgrounds  which  they  honored  and 
cultivated  here  in  the  United  States.  After  I  was  intro- 
duced to  each  of  them  as  her  "little  sister  from  Sweet 
Briar,"  they  welcomed  me  into  their  circle  of  friends 
and  made  me  part  of  their  lives.  Each  week  we  would 
all  gather  in  someone's  home  to  watch  the  Summer 
Olympics.  Everyone  brought  an  ethnic  dish,  creating  an 
international  dinner  and  introducing  each  other  to  the 
options  we  all  have. 

On  a  more  humorous  side,  I  also  learned  a  great 
deal  about  the  history  of  Sweet  Briar  College.  Here  are 
just  a  few  of  the  tidbits  Ann  shared  about  her  days  at 
SBC:  no  men  past  the  parlor  of  any  dorm;  men  always 
wore  coats  and  ties  when  visiting  or  when  SBC  women 
visited  them;  when  visiting  Lexington,  there  were  "host- 
ess houses "  awaiting  SBC  students  for  check-in  and  a 
stay  overnight— not  getting  to  the  hostess  house  on 
time,  or  at  all,  was  an  honor  violation;  during  these 
trips,  your  gentlemen  friends  could  pick  you  up  after 
breakfast;  everyone  had  to  wear  skirts  to  class;  seniors 
wore  plain  black  academic  robes  every  day. 

When  asked  if  I 
would  recommend  alum- 
nae networking,  I  imme- 
diately said  yes.  Alumnae 
networking  works. 
Alumnae  are  ever>'where, 
and  they  want  to  help  us. 
The  system  helped  me 
find  an  internship  I  could 
never  have  found  on  my 
own,  an  internship  which 
allowed  me  to  become  a 
new  person.  I  have  more 
direction,  more  confi- 
dence, and  more  knowL 
edge  than  ever  before. 
Furthermore,  1  learned 
that  there  is  life  beyond 
Sweet  Briar.  One  day  we 
will  graduate,  join  the 
work  force,  and  be  inde- 
pendent women.  Wliat  a 
great  feeling! 

Ann  Gateley  '70.  Alicia 

Allen  '97:  Ann  encouraged 

Alicia  to  start  running. 

Photo  taken  after  Alicia's 

debut  race — the  Dine 

Dash— 1 0K 


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club  corner 


^  Atlanta,  GA:  More  than  100  alumnae  gathered  in 
September  at  the  home  of  Jane  Lauderdale  Armstrong 
'78  to  celebrate  the  129th  birthday  of  Daisy  Williams 
and  to  honor  Beryl  Bergquist  Farris  '71,  recipient  of  the 
1996  Distinguished  Alumna  Award. 

Clockwise  from  rt.: 

•  Luther  &  Claire  Dennison  Griffith  '80;  Mike  &  Jane  Lauderdale 
Armstrong  78  •  Nancy  Conkle  Swann  '66;  Marshalyn  Yeargin- 
Allsopp  '68;  David  Swann;  Mary  Bailey  Izard  '52  •  Becky  Mitchell 
Keister  '70  &  Larry  Keister;  Jane  Dameron;  Marian  Dolan  '76; 
Haden  Ridley  Winborne  '69  &  John  Winborne  •  Elizabeth  Harley 
Willett  '84;  Tisa  Delaney  '90;  Amy  Waite  '93;  Ginger  Marx  '90; 
Holly  Caswell  '92;  Dianne  Hayes  '93  •  John  &  Katharine  Powell 
Heller  '78;  Frank  &  Nancy  Hatch  Schwartzmiller  '79;  Stacey  White 
'89  •  Steve  &  Anne  Mobley  Hassett  '87;  Michelle  Henderson 
McGee  '89;  Sue  Lav\rton  Mobley  '55;  Carl  McGee  •  Former  SBC 
dean  Catherine  Sims;  Catherine  Tift  Porter  '44  •  Atlanta's  birthday 
party  invitation 


Please  read  names  l-r,  all  photos 

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^  Charlotte,  NC:  40  alumnae/spouses/guests  enjoyed  a 
September  party  at  the  home  of  Betsy  Smith  White  '59. 

Clockwise  from  top:  •  Michelle  MacMurtrie  Constable  '93;  Betsy 
Smith  White  '59  &  Bill  White;  Frances  Gilbert  Browne  '56  • 
Becky  Towill  McNair  '60;  Gordon  &  Caroline  Trask  Wallace  '87; 
Mary  Yorke  Robison  Gates  '87  •  Sally  Schall  Van  Allen  '42;  Ross 
&  Alice  Allen  Smyth  '62  •  Nancy  Carter  Jewell  '50  &  Dunbar 
Jewell  •  Tim  &  Nancy  Palermo  Lietz  '86  •  Allen  and  Lura  Litton 
Griffin  '78 


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^  Dallas,  TX:  August  get-together  at  the  home  of  Jill 
Redpath  Noland  '85. 

2nd  row:  Melanie  Bowen  Steglich  78;  Silky  Hart  '80;  Jill  Redpath 
Noland  '85;  Mrs.  Harper  (mother  of  Annie).  1st  row:  Stephanie 
Franz  '96;  Brianna  Boswell  Brown  '82;  Annie  Harper,  Class  of 
2000 


^  Detroit,  Ml  Sweet  Briar  Day:  December  gathering. 

Lindsey  Neef  '99;  Kristina  Glusac  '92;  Sheila  Carroll  Cooprider  '64; 
Carrie  Bake  '92;  Christina  Muir  '97;  Serena  Ailes  Stevens  '30; 
Mary  Fran  Brown  Ballard  '49;  Ethel  Ogden  Burwell  '58;  Robin 
Rodger  Heller  '76 


-^  Dallas,  TX  Sweet  Briar 
Day:  January  luncheon  at  the 
home  of  Tennessee  Nielson 
'76. 

Beth  Bates  Locke  '76;  Lisa 
Wray  Longino  '78;  Ann  Stuart 
Kling  McKie  '74;  Cissy 
Humphrey  '76;  Janet  Baldwin 
McColloch  '79;  Mavis  Ray 
Griffith  '78 


^  Philadelphia,  PA  Christmas  Party  at  the  home  of  Ann  Ritchey  Baruch  '62. 

Lto  R:  Lynne  Manov  Sprinskey  '71;  Ann  Ritchey  Baruch  '62,  hostess;  Ann  Young 
Bloom  '59  •  Vickey  Clarendon  Richter  '80;  Cannie  Crysler  Shafer  '78;  Suzanne  Stryker 
Ullrich  '78;  Meg  Richards  Wiederseim  '78;  Meredith  Borst  Quillman  '78 

^  Roanoke,  VA  November 

party  to  welcome  President 

Muhlenfeld  at  the  home  of 

Edie  Page  Gill  Breakell  '45. 

Edie  Page  Gill  Breakell  '45; 

President  Muhlenfeld; 

Fran  McClung  Ferguson  '80 


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^  Atlanta,  GA  December  Luncheon  hosted  by  Bradley  &  Anne  Sheffield  Hale  '54  in  honor  of  President 
Muhlenfeld's  visit. 

L  to  R  from  top:  •  Bradley  Hale;  President  Muhlenfeld;  Anne  Sheffield  Hale  '54;  Laurin  Wollan,  liusband  of  President  Mufilenfeld 
•  Ellen  Newell  Bryan  '26;  Peggy  Sheffield  Martin  '48  •  Leila  Barnes  Cheatham  '45;  Anne  Sheffield  Hale  '54;  President  Muhlenfeld; 
Rebecca  Young  Frazer  '35  •  Ann  Ritchey  Baruch  '62;  Mary  Lane  Bryan  Sullivan  '58  •  Betsy  Cann  Akers  '73;  Rossie  Ray  Spell  '74 
Mary  Bailey  Izard  '52;  Laurin  Wollan;  former  dean  Catherine  Sims;  Winifred  Storey  Davis  '61 

PLEASE  NOTE: 

CLUBS  DESIRING  INVITATIONS  GENERATED  BY  THE  ALUMNAE  OFFICE 

SHOULD  ALLOW  6  WEEKS  LEAD  TIME. 


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mini  reunions 


1962  mini,  5/96,  Bridal  Falls,  Yosemite,  l-r:  Anne  Parker  Schmalz; 
Jean  Gantt  Nuzum. 


1964  mini  reunion  in  '96  at  Mary  Lee  Ryan  Strother  '34's  D.C,  Inome,  L-r.  1st  row:  Mai>  Lee 
Ryan  Strottier  (mother  of  Sarah  Strother  King);  Sarah  Strother  King  (Luxembourg);  Elizabeth 
Matheson  (NC).  Back  row:  Jackie  Nicholson  Wysong  (VA);  Helen  Dunn  (NJ).  "A  wonderful 
weekend— visited  several  art  shows  when  we  weren't  feasting  or  laughing." 


Gathering  ot  19/6  3/94.  Puerto  Vallarta,  Mexico,  I 
Elizabeth  Perkinson  78. 


■r:  Tennessee  Nielsen;  Pat  Dean;  Beth  Bates  Locke;  Cissy  Humphrey: 


Tom  Gilpatrick.  Professor  of 
Government  Emeritus  found  Lynne 
Gardner  Detmer  '68  among  200  other 
singers.  80  orchestra  members,  &  10 
soloists/actors  at  the  Berkshire  Choral 
Festival,  Sheffield,  MA,  8/96.  Tom  & 
Lynne  rehearsed  4  hours/day  for  5 
days,  then  performed  Arthur 
Honneger's  "Joan  at  the  Stake":  Claire 
Bloom  was  "Joan." 


Class  of  1952  plans  for  45th  Reunion  during  Alumnae  Council.  10/96  Seated:  Anne  Hoagland  Kelsey:  Sue  Judd  Silcox; 
Suzanne  Bassewitz  Mentzinger;  Laura  Radford  Goley;  Kitchey  Roseberry  Tolleson.  Standing;  Leila  Booth  Morris:  Grace 
Wallace  Brown 


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L-r:  Maria  Elena  Ford  '84,  a  writer  doing  a  piece  on  Caribbean  travel,  life,  &  art, 
noticed  SBC  socks  on  Lynne  Gardner  Detmer  '68  when  their  Wind  Star  Cruises' 
sailing  ships  (Wind  Star,  Wind  Spirit)  stopped  at  St.  Martin  the  same  day,  winter 
'96,  SBC  is  everywhere! 


SBC  10/96;  Students  congratulate  Alice  Cary,  L-r:  Alicia  King  '97;  Susan  Hurley  '99; 
Heather  McLeod  '99;  Alice  Cary  Farmer  Brown  '59;  Melissa  Henning  '99;  Tina 
Hansel  '99;  Alexa  Schriempf  '97  (see  p,  2), 


1962;  3rd  annual  mini  reunion,  Hilton  Head,  SC,  spring  '96, 
l-r:  Lydia  Taylor;  Laura  Connerat  Lawson;  Sally  Scherer.  Back 
row;  Fran  Oliver  Palmer. 


Detroit,  7/96;  Katie  Renaud  Baldwin  '78  (far  right)  visits  from 
Alaska.  L:  Lisa  Burwell  Reichard  '84;  Middle;  Ethel  Ogden 
BunA/ell  '58. 


1964  with  guest,  Atlanta 

alumnae  party  11/96 

l-r:  Susan  Croft 

President  Muhlenfeld 

Harriet  Houston  Shaffer. 


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Then:  Class  of  1948  at  Sophomore  Wall,  Fall  1945,  L-r;  Eve  Godchaux  Hirsch;  Virginia  Holmes 
Turner*;  Nan  Steptoe*;  Mary  Lou  Wagner;  Beatrice  Backer  Simpson;  Jane  Shoesmith 
Newcomb;  Ann  Paxson  Gail. 

Now:  Class  of  '48,  5/94.  L-r;  Jane  Shoesmith  Newcomb;  Eve  Godchaux  Hirsch;  Ann  Paxson 
Gail;  Beatrice  Backer  Simpson. 

*  deceased 


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notices 


(^lequests  j^or  the 
meet  ^^t'mt  sMuseum 


Dresses  worn  by  Sweet  Briar  May  Queens  over  the  years  for 
museum  display 

Photo  Books  or  Snapshots  from  your  scrapbooks,  1950  to  present, 
to  enlarge  and  add  to  photos  from  1906-1950  for  display  ("100 
Years  of  Sweet  Briar  Faces  and  Activities")  during  the  College's 
Centennial  Celebration 

PLEASE  CONTACT: 

ANN  WHITLEY,  CURATOR,  SWEET  BRL\R  MUSEUM 

SWEET  BRMR,VA  24595, 

(804)  381-6246  or 

(804)381-6131 


Corrections 


Elizabeth  Kyle  Donahue  "82, 
pictured  above,  was  incorrectly 
identified  as  Leigh  Meyer 
MitcheU  '87  in  the  Fall  1996 
issue  of  the  magazine  (See  p. 
17).  We  regret  the  error! 


2.  We  apologize  for  switching 
names  in  the  May  '96  photo 
from  the  Indianapolis  Club  (p. 
24,  Fall  issue).  Caption  should 
have  read:  1-r,  Nancy  Kegley 
Jenkins  '42;  Jane  Rice 
McPherson  '44,  instead  of  the 
reverse. Thanks  to  Mary  Virginia 
Grigsb)'  Mallett  '49  for  bringing 
this  to  our  attention. 


Alumnae  College  Tour 
Reading  Lists 

Whether  you  plan  to  take  these 
Aliminae  College  tours  spon- 
sored by  the  Alumnae 
Association,  or  are  an  armchair 
traveler,  here's  fascinating 
reading! 

I.  "Waterways  of  Russia," 
cruise  aboard  the  riverboat 
Sergei  Kirov,  July  29-August 
10,  1997.  Guest  lecturer  from 
Yale. 

Novels 

DeVilliers,  Marq,  A  Journey 
Through  Mother  Russia  in  a 
Time  of  Troubles.  (PW)  Viking, 
1992.  Accoimt  of  a  journey  in 
1990,  traveling  alone  and  with 
others—  "Probing,  knowledge- 
able report  on  heartland 
Russia. ..relates  tales  going  back 
to  the  Huns  and  Tartars... the 
Cossacks,  the  Revolution,  World 
War  II. ..nostalgia  for  a  noble 
dream  corrupted." 

Dostoyevsky,  F,  Crime  and 
Punis/jmentThTilleT  set  in 
Czarist  St.  Petersburg. 

Golgol,  Dead  Souls.  Set  in  rural 
Central  Russia— land  of  the 

serfs. 

Lourie,  Richard,  Russia  Speaks. 
(PW)  Harper  Collins,  1991. 
Oral  history,  reads  like  a 
novel.  Capsule  history  of 
Russia.  "Dramatic;  engrossing 
recollections  capture  the 
havoc  of  civil  war;  perpetual 
paranoia;  World  War  II;  stir- 
rings of  glasnost."  Characters 
range  from  ordinary  people 
to  Elena  Bonner,  wife  of  the 
late  Sakhorov. 

Massie,  Suzanne,  Land  oftlx 
Firebird,  tlie  Beauty  of  Old 
Russia.  S&S,  1982.  Dazzling 
cultural  history  of  pre-revolu- 
tionar)'  Russia.  Profusely  illus- 
trated. 

Milncr-Gulland,  Robin  and 
Dejtvsky,  Nicolai,  Cultural 


Atlas  of  Russia  and  the 
Soviet  Union.  (BL)  Facts  On 
File,  1989. "Compelling,  con- 
cise histor)',  enlivened  and 
enhanced  b\"  more  than  40 
detailed  maps  and  250  color 
illustrations." 

Smith,  Hedrick,  Tlie  New 
Russians.  (PW)  Random, 
1990.  Follow-up  to  Smith's 
earlier  book  The  Russians, 
published  in  1976,  updated 
and  republished  in  1983. 
Thematic  chapters  include 
three  on  the  non-Russian 
republics.  Character  sketches. 
"Riveting,  in-depth  report"  of 
10  trips  from  Lithuania  to 
Central  Asia  over  a  period  of 
two  years. 

Pasternak,  Boris,  Doctor  Zhivago. 
(BRD)  Pantheon,  1958. 
"Brilliant  kaleidoscopic  chron- 
icle, illuminates  period  of  the 
Russian  Revolution,  the  vio- 
lent, proletarian  upheaval  and 
the  Communist  succession." 

Rand,  Ay n.  Vie,  Tlje  Living. 
Random,  1959.  By  the  philo- 
sophical heroine  of  political 
libertarians;  originally  pub- 
lished in  1936.  Takes  place  in 
post-Revolution  Russia;  plot 
concerns  a  woman  torn 
between  a  communist  and  an 
aristocrat. 

The  Revolution  and  Dissidents 

Bulgakov,  M.,  77je  LLeart  oftlie 
Dog.  Criticism  of  the  Soviet 
Revolution. 

Massie,  Robert  K.,  Nicholas  and 
Ale.xandra.(BRD)  Dell,  1978 
(first  published  1968). 
"Intimate  history  at  its  mag- 
nificent best."  Motivations, 
personal  emotions  of  the 
ro)al  famih'  whose  son's  ill- 
ness (hemophilia)  led  to 
Alexandra's  dependence  on 
Rasputin  for  help,  which  in 
turn  led  to  disastrous  deci- 
sions that  helped  Kerenski' 
and  Lenin  gain  power 

Sakharox;  Andrei,  Moscow  and 


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Beyond.  Knopf,  1991 .  Sequel 
to  his  Memoirs  (1990). The 
book  picks  up  with 
Sakharov's  return  from  exile 
to  Moscow  in  1986  and 
shares  his  views  of 
Gorbachev  and  the  myriad 
difficulties  inherent  in  pere- 
stroika. 

Solzhenitsyn,Aleksandr,  The 
Gulag  Archipelago.  Har-Row, 
1974.  His  own  personal  expe- 
riences and  those  of  227 
other  survivors. 

Solzhenitsyn.Aleksandr, 
Rebuilding  Russia.  FS&G, 
1991.  A  "prescient  essay,  writ- 
ten in  1990"  by  the  exiled 
author,  and  his  plan  for  a 
post-communist  U.S.S.R.  that 
includes  divestiture  of  the 
non-Slav  republics,  a  decen- 
tralization econoni)',  local  self- 
government,  built  from  the 
bottom  up  with  rejection  of 
Western  pop  culture. 

n.  "Along  the  Ancient  Coast  of 
Turkey— Hidden  Harbors 
and  Antiquities,"  aboard  the 
private  yacht  Panorama, 
October  9  -  22, 1997.  Sweet 
Briar's  Gregory  T. 
Armstrong,  Charles  A.  Dana 
Professor  of  Religion  (ret.), 
will  be  lecturer  and  host. 

Guidebooks 

The  highly  regarded  Blue  Guide 
series  includes  volumes  for 
Turkey  and  Istanbul.  Highh'  rec- 
ommended to  readers  who  enjoy 
thorough,  concise  histories. 
Includes  plans/diagrams  of  major 
monuments,  and  information  on 
the  holdings  of  museums. 

Drake,  Diane,  Guide  to  Aegean 
and  Mediterranean  Turkey. 
London:  Michael  Haag,  1989. 

Facaros,  Dana  and  Michael  Pauls, 
Cadogan  Guides  to  Turkey. 
Chester,  CT:  Globe  Pequot 
Press.  Designed  to  help 
sophisticated  travelers  get 
even  more  enjoyment  from 
their  trips.  Rich  in  history/cul- 
tural background. 

Freeley,John  and  Sumner-Boyd, 


Hillary,  Strolling  Through 
Istanbul.  Istanbul;  Redhouse 
Press,  1972. 

Freeley,  John,  Classical  Turkey: 
An  Architectural  Guide.  San 
Francisco:  Chronicle  Books, 

1990,  and  Turkey's  Southern 
Shore  and  Lycian  Turkey.  UK: 
Bath  Press,  1979. 

Insight  Guides:  Turkish  Coast, 
APA  Publications,  latest  edi- 
tion.Abundant  color  pho- 
tographs and  practical  infor- 
mation complement  essays  on 
history/culture. 

Kelly,  Lauren,  Istanbul,  A 
Traveler's  Companion. 
Constable,  1987.  Excerpts 
from  early  travelers'  accounts 
of  the  cit)',  maps  and  draw- 
ings. Delightful,  edifying. 

Knopf  Guides:  Istanbid.  New 
York,  Knopf  1993.  Over  2,000 
full-color  drawings,  photo- 
graphs, art  reproductions, 
maps,  matched  by  encyclope- 
dic descriptions  of  histor)', 
art,  literature,  architecture. 
Presented  in  handy,  compact 
format. 

Lonely  Planet  Guides:  Turkey. 
Berkeley,  CA:  Lonely  Planet 
Publications,  latest  editions. 

Travelogues 

Butor,  Michel,  The  Spirit  of 
Mediterranean  Places. 
Marlboro,VT,  1965.  Poetic 
prose.  May  be  difficult  to  find, 
but  worth  the  effort. 

Settle,  Mary  Lee  (SBC  40), 
Turkish  Reflections.  New 
York:  Prentice  Hall  Press, 

1991.  A  biography  of  a  place. 

Stark,  Freya,  Alexander's  Path. 
Woodstock,  NY:  The 
Overlook  Press,  1988. 
Following  the  route 
Alexander  the  Great  took 
2,200  years  ago  along  the 
Turkish  Coast  from  the  Syrian 
border  to  Bodrum,  the  author 
mixes  ancient  history  and 
modern  observations  to  con- 
struct a  compelling  travel 
memoir. 

Tumpane,John,5co?c/j  and  Holy 
Water.  Lafayette,  CA:  St.  Giles 


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Press,  1981.  For  more  than  a 
decade  the  author  traveled 
throughout  the  countr)' 
exploring  archaeological 
ruins  and  living  among  the 
Turkish  people. 

General 

Attenborough,  David,  The  First 
Eden.  The  Meditenanean 
World  and  Man.  Boston: 
Little,  Brown.  Script  and  pho- 
tos from  four  BBC  programs. 
A  cultural/ecological  histor)'. 

Beckwith,  John,  Early  Christian 
Byzantine  Art.  Pelican 
History  of  Art. 

Kemal,Yasar,Me/bmerf,  My 
Hawk,  1961;  The  Lords  of 
Akchasaz.  1979;  and  The  Sea- 
Crossed  Fisherman,  1985. 
Collins  and  Harvill. Turkey's 
leading  contemporary  novel- 
i.st. 

Macauley,  Rose,  The  Towers  of 
Trebizond. ¥ulurd,  1981.  A 
classic  and  very  funny  novel 
about  a  journey  in  Turkey 
with  a  cast  of  wonderful 
eccentrics. 

Seton,  Lloyd,  Ancient  Turkey: A 
Traveler's  History  of 
Anatolia.  University  of 
California  Press,  1989. 


Swallow,  Charles,  The  Sick  Man 
of  Europe:  Ottoman  Empire 
to  Turkish  Republic.  Benn, 
197.^.  Relatively  small  book 
with  interesting  illustrations 
showing  the  rise  of  modern 
Turkey. 

Magazine  Articles 

"A  Charter  in  the  Aegean." 
Gourmet  Magazine,  April 
1986. 

Hornblower,  Malabar,  "Port-hop- 
ping on  the  coast  of  Turkey." 
New  York  Times,'Xrz\'(i\ 
Section,  July  23, 1995. 

"Istanbul.""  Conde  Nasi  Traveler, 
December  199.^. 

"Mediterranean:The  Waters  of 
Civilization."  Conde  Nasi 
Traveler,  August  1991. 

Rose,  Mark,  "Cruising  Turkey's 

Southern  Coast." 

Archaeology,  July/August 

1995. 
"Sailing  the  Turkish  Coasi"  Conde 

Nast  Traveler,  September 

1993  and  June  1989. 


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class  notes 


1930 

President:  Katryne  Blake  Moore 

Secretary:  Elizabeth  Williams 

Gilmore 

Fund  Agent:  Emmy  Riely  Lemaire 

The  Class  ot  '30  survived  its  65" 
Reunion  year,  and  has  gone  on  to  the  66", 
with  10  classmates  writing  to  your  secre- 
tary We  have  lost  several  members  (see 
necrology),  and  one  of  these  -  Dorottiy 
Sherman  Sherman  (CA)  left  5  children, 
13  grandchildren,  and  11  great-grandchil- 
dren. She  was  truly  a  charter  member  of 
our  Descendant's  Derby  Piggy  Sproul 
Bush  has  moved  to  a  healthcare  center  in 
Staunton,  VA,  and  should  be  happy  to 
know  that  her  farm  is  being  used  by  the 
Glenmore  Hunt  Club,  which  was  started 
by  Piggy  alter  she  graduated  from  Sweet 
Briar. 

For  our  active  friends  we  have,  as 
usual,  Scootie  Gorsline,  in  Richmond, 
meeting  Louise  Nelson  Redd  for  their 
weekly  luncheon,  propagating  Boxwood, 
and  serving  lunch  lor  the  homeless  at  St, 
Paul's  Church.  No  grass  grows  under  her 
feet.  Elizabeth  Carnes  does  not  travel 
any  more,  but  is  very  busy  in  Tampa,  FL, 
with  church  work.  Pilot  Club  meetings, and 
her  many  hobbies  Caroline  Martindale 
Blouin,  S.  Berwick,  ME,  writes  that  she  is 
o.k.,  and  is  grateful  for  the  pluses  that 
come  with  old  age.  (She  didn't  say  what 
they  were!)  She  wishes  more  classmates 
came  to  New  England  -  she  is  only  an 
hour  from  Boston. 

We  had  an  OBSERVER  at  the  Olym- 
pics in  Atlanta.  Teresa  Atkinson 
Greenleaf  lives  on  Peachtree  Street,  and 
those  Olympic  runners  ran  right  past  her. 
She  had  a  grandstand  seat  Adelaide 
Wampler  Kundahl  still  lives  in  Chevy 
Chase,  IVID,  with  Klara,  her  Maine  Coon 
cat.  Her  son  and  his  wife  took  her  to  En- 
gland in  July,  and  she  is  happy  to  be  well, 
and  doing  pleasant  things  with  her  family. 
Emma  Riely  Lemaire  is  trying  to  get 
used  to  an  excellent  retirement  colony  in 
New  Jersey,  but  a  great  change  from  her 
past  home  in  NYC.  She  spent  2  weeks  in 
Paris,  seeing  her  Lemaire  relations  and 
having  a  grand  time. 

Dougie  Lyon  Stedman  is  one  ol  our 
most  faithful  correspondents.  She  is  very 
happy  in  her  retirement  home  in  Bryn 
IVIawr,  PA.  and  has  a  large  apartment  to 
accommodate  her  2  daughters  when 
they  visit.  She  keeps  busy  with  bridge, 
traveling,  and  reading,  and  says  she  loves 
reading  our  class  notes  (A  welcome  thing, 
for  a  class  secretary!)  Liz  Copeland 
Norfleet,  in  Charlottesville.  VA,  has  had  a 
remarkable  recovery  from  a  serious  bout 
with  surgery.  She  is  now  back  at  her  desk, 
with  what  she  "gaily  calls  my  mind,  still 
relatively  in  place."  She  is  working  on  fam- 
ily memoirs. 


This  is  a  pleasant  record  for  '30,  in  this 
Olympic  year.  We  should  all  have  gold 
medals. 

1934 

President:  Eleanor  Alcott  Bromley 
Secretary:  Martha  Lou  Lemmon 
Stohlman 

Sixty-two  years  after  we  stopped  being 
college  students,  we  now  have  matri- 
archs with,  egad!  qreat-grandchildren. 
Marjorie  Lasar  Hurd,  out  in  HI,  has  at 
least  two:  Dotty  Prince  Oldfield,  three: 
Dee  Hutchinson  Howe,  two:  Dot 
Turno  Gardner,  one,  and  one  on  the  cal- 
endar whose  papa  works  with  Bill  Gales 
and  is,  natch!  computer-savvy,  Mary 
Evelyn  Wood  Littrell,  who,  sadly,  lost 
her  husband  in  1990,  has  one.  And  there 
must  be  others?  Several,  like  me,  had  to 
say  that  offspring  don't  keep  up  with  col- 
lege friends  Anne  Corbitt  Little  and 
Mary-Lee  Ryan  Strother  gave  positive 
reports  of  their  SB  alum  daughters  who  do 
see  former  classmates.  What  a  loss  for 
others!  Insomnia  has  given  me  time  to 
enumerate  11  alumnae  of  '34  whom  I  have 
visited,  bless  you!  and  others  who  have 
corresponded.  (Further  nocturnal  statistics 
divert  me,  such  as  the  number  ol  state- 
names  derived  from  England.  France, 
Spain,  and  Native  Americans.  How  do  you 
entertain  yourselves  in  the  small  hours  of 
the  night?  -  theme  for  our  next  letter.) 

Ivlany  of  us  are  still  on  the  go.  Helen 
Hanson  Bamford  as  usual  wintered  in 
FL,  hampered  alas!  by  sciatica,  which  is 
hard  to  associate  with  that  energetic  body 
In  the  fall  Nancy  Hotchkiss  Boschen 
will  join  our  alumnae  Irip  to  Santa  Fe  and 
Sacramento  Maggie  Ross  Ellice's  visit 
to  the  Greek  Isles  and  Istanbul  wrung 
from  her,  "All  praise  and  glory  to  Miss 
MacLaws"  whose  art  course  left  meaning- 
ful residues  Ruth  Myers  Pleasants, 
with  three  of  her  family  had  an  interesting 
two-week  study  tour  ol  Scotland  and 
England  Nancy  Russell  Carter  went  to 
CA  and  the  Northwest  with  her  son 
and  family  and  admits  to  "a  bit"  of  golf,  "a 
little"  canoeing,  "some"  trail  walking  and 
tennis  You  know  Nancy'  Peter  and  Smut 
Mayfield  Roughton  have  made  separate 
trips  to  Italy  England  and  Wisconsin  It'll 
be  hard  to  beat  Marjorie  Van  Evera 
Lovelace's  lifetime  travel  that  includes  27 
trips  to  Europe,  three  each  to  S.  America 
and  the  Orient  and  eight  to  Mexico.  She 
admits  that  she  now  sticks  to  one-floor 
American  motels.  My  daughter  Suzy.  '72. 
joined  me  with  the  SB-Johns-Hopkins 
marvelous  jaunt  to  New  Zealand  in  Febru- 
ary paced  just  right  lor  this  aging  person 
on  an  all-around  absorbing  journey. 

Several  have  new  addresses  in  retire- 
ment homes  Bonnie  Wood  Stookey 
has  moved  -  sort  of  -  to  one  in  Bedford, 
MA,  but  Cotuit  lures  her  back  in  summer. 


Marcia  Morrison  Curtis,  after  55  years 
in  the  same  house,  now  graces  a  commu- 
nity in  Temple,  TX  and  Betty  Suttle 

Briscoe  and  Clarence  have  moved  to  one 
in  Hilton  Head  Island,  SC.  This  has  not 
kept  her  from  reading  Sartre's  Age  ol 
Reason  and  studying  astronomy  at  an 
elderhostel. 

Helen  Hoffecker  Roehm  found  di 
saster  in  the  winter,  including  a  broken 
hand  and  a  slide  on  snow  "beneath  my  car 
where  it  took  two  neighbors  and  a  postman 
to  extricate  me"  -  unharmed!  She  is  wisely 
distracting  herself  from  political  confu- 
sions by  courses  on  "Contemporary  Moral 
Dilemmas"  and  "How  Others  Worship." 
Connie  Burv/ell  White  says  that  six 
weeks  of  recovery  from  a  hip  replacement 
has  "made  an  excellent  gardener  out  of 
Bill  '  Helen  Bean  Emery  and  Jane 
Morrison  Leak  write  of  happy  involve- 
ments with  family  in  Bethlehem  and  Char- 
lotte, respectively  I  continue  to  rejoice  in 
this  Quaker  community  ot  three  hundred  of 
varied  backgrounds.  One  night  at  dinner 
I  realized  that  three  ot  the  five  at  our  table 
had  been  prisoners,  two  in  China  who  lost 
a  crucial  document  after  serving  at  a 
Friends'  hospital,  one  in  USSR  after  being 
captured  while  leaving  Poland.  When  a 
member  of  our  Writers  Group  read  an  ac- 
count ol  rock-climbing  and  rappelling 
down  a  sheer  drop  we  asked,  "How  long 
ago  was  that?"  She  shrugged  and  said, 
"Last  week,"  Right  now,  she's  floating 
through  the  Grand  Canyon.  For  me,  a  day 
in  Philadelphia  is  exciting.  One  of  our 
residents  is  Corinne  Loney  Benson  '20 
who  was  honored  on  Cape  Cod  this  sum- 
mer as  the  oldest  living  commodore  of  the 
Chatham  Yacht  Club.  See  article  about  her 
in  the  Spotlight  section  of  this  magazine. 

1938 

President:  Janet  MacFarlan 

Bergmann 

Secretary:  Frances  Bailey  Brooke 

Being  your  new  Class  Secretary  is  a 
great  way  to  keep  in  touch,  but,  sadly,  I 
am  replacing  Pollyanna  Shotwell 
Holloway,  who  died  in  the  summer.  Our 
love  and  condolences  are  with  her  family 

Janet  MacFarlan  Bergmann  and 
Carl  headed  for  Cape  Cod  in  June  and  plan 
to  play  golf  and  enjoy  the  beach  with  visits 
from  cfiildren  and  grandchildren.  Kitty 
King  Corbett  Powell  spent  a  week  in 
Ireland  in  July  and  will  visit  friends  in 
August  in  San  Miguel  de  Allende,  Mexico. 
She  writes  that  Dorothy  Gilbert  Browne 
is  planning  their  annual  mini-reunion  to  be 
held  in  Oct.  in  Sanibel  Island,  FL.  Janet 
Forbush  Fead  expects  to  attend  even 
though  she  is  recovering  from  a  broken 
hip.  Kitty  is  moving  to  an  apartment  in  Aug. 
Molly  Talcott  Dodson  is  happy  with  a 
new  address  in  Roanoke,  and  especially 
excited  over  her  new  daughter-in-law  Son 


Gril  married  at  age  46  for  the  first  time.  She 
sees  Josephine  Happ  Willingham  on 

trips  to  visit  children  in  Ga 

Pauline    Womack    Swan    and 

George  celebrate  their  59th  anniversary 
Aug.  9.  Pauline  had  a  serious  blood  clot 
four  years  ago,  but  made  a  miraculous 
recovery  and  she  and  George  are  in  "pretty 
good  health "  They  spend  winters  in  N, 
Palm  Beach,  FL  and  summers  in  Higgins 
Lake  in  N.  Mi.  She  still  has  her  photo 
of  our  25th  Reunion  when  George  was 
the  only  man!  Ida  Todman  Pierce 
enjoyed  a  cruise  on  the  "Crystal  Sym- 
phony" in  April,  visiting  Gibraltar,  Greece 
and  Turkey.  She  plans  to  move  to  a  retire- 
ment community  in  Sept.,  address  later.  A 
distressing  card  from  Cecily  Jansen 
Kendrick's  daughter  tells  ol  her  mother's 
problems  with  Alzheimer's  disease  Cecily 
is  no  longer  able  to  correspond.  Barbara 
Ferguson  Hill  reports  a  rough  winter  in 
Stuart,  FL,  where  Larry  had  open  heart 
surgery  and  is  slowly  recuperating,  Fergie 
still  plays  tennis  and  golf,  and  does  a  lot 
of  hospice  work  in  FL  Her  granddaughter 
was  accepted  at  SBC,  but  decided  to  stay 
nearer  home.  She  still  has  expectations  for 
her  second  grand.  Fergie  enjoys  seeing 
Mary  Ann  Housel  Carr  who  lives 
nearby 

We  are  reminded  by  Helen  Walton 
Andrae  that  we  graduated  58  years  ago! 
She  will  be  one  ol  "the  80's  girls  at  the 
beach"  mini-reunion  in  Sanibel,  FL  in  Oct, 
Billy  Heizer  Hickenlooper  and  Bo  are 
in  their  "still  years"  -  still  driving  to 
Sanibel,  FL  in  the  winter,  and  still  going  to 
London  in  Oct  They  have  three  great 
granddaughtersi  Billy  and  Bo  attended 
Dottie  Mather  Goyerts  fun  80th 
birthday  party  with  several  generations  of 
friends,  including  Ruth  Pfingsten 
Polster  Our  sympathy  to  Fritz  Cordes 
Hoftman,  whose  hustjand  Frank  died  in 
February  in  Hilton  Head,  SC  where  they 
have  a  home 

Elinor  Wilson  Gammon  is  spend- 
ing June  and  July  at  her  summer  home  on 
Nantucket,  and  expects  all  her  family  while 
there.  She  had  a  wonderful  SBC  cruise  on 
the  "Renaissance"  last  Sept.  to  Greece  and 
Turkey.  Elinor  stays  busy  with  golf  and 
bridge  Josephine  Happ  Willingham 
is  in  good  health  and.  even  with  a  deafness 
problem,  still  enjoys  traveling,  church 
work  and  her  children  and  grandchildren. 
Bobbie  Derr  Chenoweth  writes  from 
her  summer  home  in  Western,  NC  that  she 
had  a  lovely  trip  to  France  with  her  two 
girls  and  is  ready  to  celebrate  her  55th 
anniversary  She  recommends  Retirement 
Community  living  with  its  fewer  responsi- 
bilities Lucy  Robb  Winston  Works 
also  likes  living  in  a  Retirement  Communi- 
ty. She  and  David  reside  at  Westminster- 
(ianterbury  in  Charlottesville,  but  still 
spend  summers  in  New  Hampshire.  They 
had  their  50th  anniversary,  and  David  is 


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still  working  Marge  Thaden  Davis  be- 
gan a  busy  year  with  a  trip  to  tfie  National 
Figure  Skating  Ctiampionstiips  in  San 
Jose,  Ca.  A  cruise  down  Itie  Amazon  River 
in  Feb.,  and  in  March  Marge  spent  a  week 
in  Nassau  with  her  three  daughters  -  "no 
children,  no  husbands."  In  July  she  will 
cruise  the  Mediterranean  and  will  spend 
the  rest  ot  the  summer  at  home  in  NJ. 

Our  sympathy  goes  to  Lucy 
Taliaferro  Nickerson  on  the  death  of 
Charley  in  Jan.  after  a  long  siege  with 
Alzheimer's  disease.  Following  a  lovely 
Episcopal  service  with  all  the  family 
present,  Charley  was  buried  in  the  family 
plot  in  Easlon,  MD. 

Isabelle  Ftanke  DeGraaf  is  enjoy- 
ing the  St.  Petersburg  International 
Museum's  "Splendors  of  Ancient  Egypt" 
and  the  Fine  Arts  Museum's  Egyptian  ex- 
hibit. Margaret  Weimer  Shepherd 
enjoys  her  live  grandchildren  -  the  oldest, 
Janet,  at  Brown  U.  and  her  brother  at 
Episcopal  H.S  She  keeps  busy  with 
water  exercise  classes,  mystery  reading 
and  bridge  Emma  Glass  Beasley  is  a 
retired  librarian  and  real  estate  broker 
in  Houston  and  Uniontown,  AL.  She  spent 
the  last  two  years  rehabilitating  the  exteri- 
or of  her  150-year-old  family  home  in 
Uniontown  called  "Westwood"  on  the 
National  Register  ol  Historic  Homes.  She 
plans  to  do  the  interior  in  the  future.  Her 
daughter  Ellis  Long,  SBC  '63,  is  complet- 
ing her  dissertation  in  Spanish  Literature 
and  Language  Her  younger  daughter  Mary 
Schaeffer,  a  '67  graduate  of  Smith  College, 
is  in  real  estate  in  Houston.  Emma  expects 
to  return  to  Alabama  in  early  '96  Louise 
Grace  Prince  hopes  to  celebrate  her  80th 
birthday  in  June  by  going  to  see  the  re- 
stored Sistine  Chapel.  She  invites  us  all  to 
join  her! 

Mackey  Fuller  Kellog's  husband 
Moulton  died  6/22/95  after  56  years  ol 
marriage  -  a  sad  loss  after  such  a  long  and 
happy  union.  Mackey  is  a  Librarian  Assis- 
tant at  the  new  Weston  Public  Library 
and  is  doing  the  town  census.  Sarah 
Tomlinson  Fescue  says  they  spent  a 
family  week  at  Figure  Eight  Island  and  later 
were  all  together  for  Jimmie's  87th  birth- 
day They  hope  to  visit  this  summer  at  their 
daughter's  home  in  Highlands.  Sue 
Gibson  Davenport  is  off  to  try  camping 
in  Canada.  At  80,  she  says  we  may  never 
hear  ol  her  again! 

Our  sympathy  goes  to  Shirley 
Haywood  Alexander  whose  husband 
Tom  died  unexpectedly  last  autumn 
in  Raleigh.  Her  grandson  Haywood  will 
graduate  from  Woodbury  Forest  next 
spring  and  is  busy  looking  at  colleges. 
Betty  Bowley  Phillips  is  hoping  one  of 
her  unmarried  sons  will  move  in  with  her 
this  fall  in  Gig  Harbor,  WA  where  she  lives 
alone  and  is  unable  to  drive. 

George  and  I  are  the  proud  great- 
grandparents  ot  Emily  Brooke  Jackson  - 
our  first  -  born  Jan.  '96.  Our  grandchildren 
keep  us  busy  with  G.M.B.  IV  getting  mar- 
ried in  June  and  another  grandson  Cyrus 
Philpott  graduating  Irom  Davidson.  We 


enjoy  traveling  and  had  a  delightful  trip  to 
the  National  Parks  ol  the  U.S.  and  Can,  last 
July  The  SBC  trip  to  Salzburg  was  great  as 
was  the  week  on  the  "Delfa  Queen"  in 
April.  Now  we  look  forward  to  the  beach 
and  a  trip  to  England  in  Aug.  faking  our 
two  children  and  their  spouses  to  celebrate 
our  54th  anniversary  Thanks  to  all  who 
answered  my  cards.  Next  time  let's  hear 
some  news  from  even  more  of  our  class. 

1942 

President:  Ann  Morrison  Reams 
Secretary:  Sally  Waike  Rogers 
Fund  Agent:  Florence  Bagley  Witt 

Thanks  for  all  your  help!  Have  a  great 
article  (from  the  Chattanooga  Free  Press. 
reprinted  in  spring  '96  alumnae  magazine) 
on  our  own  Flo  Bagley  Witt  and  all  that 
she  has  done  for  Chattanooga  in  the  last 
50  years  -  what  a  volunteer  she  is!  There 
were  2  mini-reunions,  one  here  in 
VA  with  Helen  Sanford,  Betty  Hanger 
Lippincott,  Betsy  Gilmer  Tremain 
and  Mike,  Ann  Hauslein  and  Tom 
Potterfield,  Gege  Moorman  and  Bill  Hall, 
Sudie  Clark  and  Bill  Hanger,  and  Martha 
Buchanan  and  Joe  Wadsworth.  The  other 
mini-reunion  was  in  Charleston  -  Betty 
Hanger  Lippincott,  Grace  Bugg  Muller- 
Thym,  Shirley  Hauseman  and  A!  Nordhem, 
Ann  Morrison  Reams,  Betsy  Gilmer  and 
Mike  Tremain,  Sally  Schall  and  Bill  Van 
Allen,  Sudie  Clark  and  Bill  Hanger  and 
Margaret  Preston  Moore. 

Many  of  us  are  traveling,  solo,  with 
family  SBC  groups  or  other  tours,  in  this 
country  or  abroad  -  Grace  Lanier  Brewer 
and  Carlos;  Betty  Whifaker  Hook;  Vive 
Walker  Montgomery  -  she's  lost  a 
number  ol  body  parts,  fallen  downsfairs, 
survived  a  tornado  and  a  blowout  "but 
travels  on,  especially  on  rivers";  Betsy 
Gilmer  Tremain  and  Mike;  Jean  Hedley; 
Ruth  Hensley  Gambles  and  Jack;  Douglas 
Woods  Sprunt;  Debbie  Wood  Davis  and 
Nancy  Pingree  Drake,  going  to  Provence 
and  cooking  school;  M'Alice  Bennett 
Baumberger  to  Southampton  and  then 
on  safari  in  Africa  with  an  assorted 
group  of  children  and  g/children;  Grace 
Bugg  Muller-Thym  on  SBC  trip  Aren't  we 
amazing? 

Shirley  Hauseman  Nordhem  had 
heard  from  Marion  Moss  Dutcher  who 
came  only  our  freshman  year  They  were 
planning  a  get  together.  Helen  Sanford 
and  Bambie  Ryan  traveled  for  culture  - 
Helen  to  Oregon  for  Shakespeare  and  San- 
fa  Fe  for  the  opera  while  Bambi  had  seen 
all  the  major  art  exhibits  and  a  few  private 
collections  in  S.F  I  envy  them.  The  card 
from  Sudie  Clark  Hanger  exhausted 
me.  Two  weddings,  one  new  baby  (first 
named  Sudie)  and  the  Olympics  all  in  one 
summer!  Patty  Rose  Early  Trippet  saw 
SBC  last  summer  and  is  trying  to  get  2 
g/daughters  to  consider  it.  Peggy 
Cunningham  Allen  had  her  first 
g/grandbaby  and  in  between  was  working 
on  TN's  Bicentennial. 

Many  classmates  said,  "There  is  no 


news  and  isn't  that  great!"  Families, 
church,  gardening,  and  other  volunteer 
work  occupy  them.  Ginny  Wilkinson 
Swanson;  Margie  Troutman  Harbin; 
Cynthia  Abbott  Dougherty;  Frances 
Caldwell  Harris;  Diana  Stout  Allen;  Eliot 
Jeffords  Townsend;  Margaret  Leonard 
Proctor;  Betty  Duffield  Fajans;  Barbara 
Ripley  Furniss,  Toppin  Wheat  Crowell; 
Chookie  Groves  Martin;  Bobby  Engh  Croft; 
Ginny  Boothby;  Joanne  Oberkirch  Willis 

"Army"  Lucy  Case  Wendelken 
spent  last  summer  in  a  nursing  care  facili- 
ty but  is  now  home  in  her  own  apartment. 
Laura  Graves  Howell  is  very  busy  car- 
ing for  Gordon  who  is  not  well,  Ruth 
Jacquot  Tempest  had  2  direct  hits  from 
hurricanes  and  her  husband  is  on  chemo- 
therapy Eugie  Burnett  Affel  spent  last 
spring  babysitting,  chauftering  and  staying 
off  a  sprained  ankle.  Di  Greene  Helfrich 
sent  a  nice  letter.  Her  children  are 
all  around  Baltimore  and  Annapolis  and 
her  daughter  has  moved  near  Ocean  City, 
She  says  "the  latch  string  is  out"  for  SBC 
friends. 

Some  not  good  news  Margaret 
Preston  Moore  lost  her  daughter 
Frances  12/95,  Pres  has  moved  to  a  retire- 
ment home  near  her  daughter,  Laura  Our 
best  love  to  you,  Pres  Dotty  Hutchings 
Donley  lost  her  sister  last  Dec  Her  good 
news  is  a  new  g/baby  due  in  Sept  and 
she's  sold  5  novels  now  My  brother  Rog- 
er died  last  spring,  I  was  sick  last  fall  and 
am  now  on  oxygen  24  hours  a  day  because 
of  my  heart.  It  doesn't  slow  me  down  too 
much. 

Grace  Bugg  Muller-Thym,  Ann 
Morrison  Reams,  and  I  had  dinner  to- 
gether in  June  We  falked  solid  from  7  to 
11!  Had  a  great  time.  Betty  Grumpier 
Molting  had  planned  to  meet  us  but  sev- 
eral trees  across  her  drive  dissuaded  her 
An  impressive  ending  Jean  Hedley 
Currie's  grandson  had  a  perfect  score 
(800)  on  his  SAT's! 

I'm  so  impressed  by  how  much  we  all 
do.  Hooray  for  '42! 

1946 

Presidents:  Bea  Dingwell  Loos,  Ade 

Jones  Voorhees 

Secretary:  Polly  Vandeventer 

Saunders 

Fund  Agent:  Caroline  Rudulph 

Sellers 

I  am  writing  this  in  July  and  as  usual 
you  won't  read  it  until  February  (St,  Paul's 
letters  took  a  long  time  to  be  delivered  too, 
but  ft/swere  more  timeless!) 

The  reunion  was  a  huge  success 
There  were  29  of  us  plus  some  neat  hus- 
bands. Those  not  present  were  missed. 
We  falked  about  you  (good  good  things). 
Friday  evening,  we  had  a  delicious  dinner 
when  Barbara  Hill  presented  each  ol  us 
with  a  daisy  pin,  a  certificate,  and  a  hug. 
After  dinner  we  rehearsed  with  Graeff  the 
songs  we  were  to  sing  the  next  day  at  con- 
vocation. Bea  Dingwell  Loos,  our  pres- 
ident, described  life  at  SBC  between  1943 


and  1946  It  was  a  very  descriptive  ac- 
count! Ade  Jones  Voorhees  announced 
that  we  were  the  winners  of  the  Nancy 
Dowd  Burton  award  and  that  we  had  84% 
participation  Helen  Murchison  Lane 
announced  that  one  ot  the  songs  we  were 
going  to  sing  was  written  for  us  by  her  sis- 
ter, Muffet  Our  other  song  was  written  by 
Lynn  Hannah  Crocker  We  sang  loud 
and  clear,  were  able  to  climb  the  sfairs  to 
the  sfage  and  back  down  again!  We  were 
well  received!  There  was  free  time  the  rest 
of  the  day  I  wandered  around  the  campus 
and  remembered  the  bad  times  and  the 
good  times,  (I  ducked  into  the  library's 
reading  room  -  a  haven  I  always  loved.) 
The  evening  masguerade  dinner  was  not 
as  cozy  as  it  could  have  been  -  we  were 
interspersed  among  all  the  other  classes. 
Sunday  we  went  to  chapel  for  a  very  im- 
pressive service  by  Chaplain  Susan 
Lehman  Helen  Graeff  Ellerman  played 
the  organ  and  Catherine  Smart  Grier 
played  her  harp.  The  choir  consisted  of  6 
members  of  our  class  -  Cholly  Jones 
Bendall  Sue  Criswell  Bornschein 
Betsy  Gurley  Hewson  Leila  Fellner 
Lenagh,  Bea  Dingwell  Loos,  and 
Bertha  Lee  Toole  We  had  to  swallow 
hard  when  the  names  of  the  "deceased"  (in 
the  last  year)  in  our  class  were  read  -  Jo 
Thomas  Collins  Peggy  Todd  Fan- 
ning, and  Tody  Corcoran  Hartzer. 

Maybe  this  is  the  place  to  commend 
our  president,  Bea  As  Ade  wrote  "We 
couldn't  have  done  it  without  her  Her  en- 
couragement and  enthusiasm  were  terrific. 
She  worked  very  hard  and  led  us  to  the 
grand  finale  'on  stage'  Many  thanks  Bea, 
from  all  ol  us  Rosie  Ashby  Dashiell 
also  commended  Bea,  "for  her  willingness 
to  be  class  president  for  the  umpteenth 
time  and  also  lor  her  graciousness  and  ef- 
ficiency in  handling  her  tasks."  I  want  to 
add  my  thanks  and  kudos  too.  We  all  felt 
great  pride  and  confidence  when  our  prexy 
took  the  floor  She  inspired  us  and  we  love 
her  as  our  leader.  Incidentally  she  con- 
sented to  lead  us  for  the  next  live  years 
Another  STALWART  Caroline  Rudulph 
Sellers  has  consented  to  be  our  fund 
agent.  She  writes,  "My  news  is  that  I'll  be 
twisting  arms  for  support  Don't  let  me 
down "  Wheats  Young  Call  is  to  be 
thanked  for  being  our  past  fund  agent. 
She's  a  line  arm  twister  and  we  appreciate 
her  five  years  of  good  work. 

Mary  Upshaw  Pike  writes  from 
Marietta,  GA,  that  she  missed  us  -  she 
went  to  her  other  50th  at  Chapel  Hill,  along 
with  Betsy  Bowman  Townsend  and 
Margaret  Carmichael  Lester  Mary 
goes  four  times  a  year  to  Charleston,  SC, 
for  the  Huguenot  meetings  and  to  Chicago 
as  advisory  trustee  for  the  American  Acad- 
emy of  Pediatric  Dentistry  Foundation 
(That  last  one  is  a  whopper  Mary')  Hallie 
Tom  Nixon  Powell  was  distressed  to 
miss  reunion.  She  and  Jack  were  in 
Rudiso,  NM,  watching  their  favorite  filly 
photo  for  second.  The  miles  between 
NM  and  VA  were  too  great 

Monk    Witherspoon     Brannon 


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SWEET  BRIAR  COLLEGE 


writes  from  Tampa  that  ttiis  was  their  50th 
year  for  everything  -  Newcombe  and  SBC 
tor  her,  Tulane  lor  Carl  and  their  50th  anni- 
versary Their  six  "otfspring"  and  spouses 
gave  a  beautiful  party  in  March.  They 
then  took  all  the  tamily  on  a  Caribbean 
cruise  Then  fterlamily  reunion  and  Carl's 
tamily  reunion.  By  this  time,  the  spring  had 
sprung!  They  are  awaiting  their  1Zth 
grandchild,  {IMA6INB  I  think  that's  the 
most  our  class  has,)  They  like  golt, 
traveling,  church  work  and  other  volunteer 
work  and  bridge.  "Lite  is  good!"  Candy 
Greene  Satterfield  also  tinds  lite  good. 
She  lives  in  Nortolk  alter  many  years  away 
and  is  a  full-blown  citizen  already  She 
rented  a  cottage  this  summer 
at  Virginia  Beach  where  her  son,  Jim, 
and  my  daughter,  Liza,  enjoyed  her 
hospitality  She  spent  a  week  at  Blowing 
Rock,  NC  with  her  daughter,  Caroline,  anc! 
had  a  trip  to  Greece  at  reunion  time  Nolly 
Thompson  Mikell  from  Charlotte,  NC, 
expressed  regrets  that  she  was  unable 
to  make  reunion  and  sent  her  love  (Her 
address  is  lovely  -  Lemon  Tree  Lane) 
Catherine  Smart  Grier  also  writes  from 
Charlotte  that  she  and  Joe  "had  a  ball"  at 
a  judicial  conterence  at  the  Greenbrier 
When  we  were  at  SBC  Catherine  and  I 
strolled  through  the  gardens  at  Sweet  Briar 
House. 

Let's  congratulate  Ade  and  IVIurch. 
That  84%  participation  would  never  have 
happened  if  you  two  bulldogs  hadn't  made 
calls  all  over  the  country  Your  persever- 
ance is  admirable.  Thank  you  Murch  for 
providing  us  with  the  attractive  SBC  tee 
shirts,  all  pink  and  green  -  and  also  lor  the 
crazy  beauty  queen  -  50*^  reunion  cele- 
brant for  the  scrapbook,  Ade  and  Coerte 
will  celebrate  their  50th  anniversary  in 
Bermuda  with  all  their  family  -  then  just 
the  two  of  them  will  travel  France  Cholly 
Jones  Bendall  lost  her  husband  "BRO"  a 
very  short  time  before  reunion.  She  came 
just  the  same.  We  were  so  glad  she  was 
there.  She  writes  that  thanks  to  her  son  and 
daughter-in-law,  who  live  just  over  the  hill, 
she  will  stay  on  at  their  farm  in  NC.  She 
stays  busy  and  is  adjusting  to  her  new  sta- 
tus. She  has  a  part  time  job  at  the  Tourist 
Information  Center  on  29  South  outside  of 
Danville.  She  invites  us  to  stop  by!  Jessie 
Strickland  Elcock  writes  from  Atlanta  (or 
Big  Canoe)  "It's  so  nice  to  have  good 
news  Dottle  Caldwell  Crowell  and 
Bob  came  up  for  the  night  after  their  flight 
from  Dallas.  Dottie  had  a  good  report  on 
her  health  and  she  shows  it  -  she  is  just  as 
beautiful  as  she  was  50  years  ago!"  The 
Elcocks  are  another  couple  to  celebrate 
their  50th.  They  will  go  to  London. 

Arle  Jones  Wittke  returned  to 
Princeton  after  spending  a  month 
babysitting  tor  three  in  Flagstaff,  AZ.  She 
enjoyed  but  it  was  strenuous.  She  even 
had  to  worry  about  forest  fires  but  never 
had  to  evacuate.  "SBC  sent  the  pink  book- 
let and  a  pretty  daisy  pin  so  I  did  have  a 
taste  of  reunion "  Betsy  Gurley  Hewson 
writes,  "What  a  treat  every  minute  of  our 
fabulous  50th  was  - 1  think  there's  a  lot  of 


life  and  vitality  left  in  our  old  bones  yet  and 
I  bet  we  were  the  youngest  looking  50th 
class  to  ever  march  up  on  the  stage  and 
sing  with  so  much  gusto  Already  looking 
forward  to  the  55th."  She  and  Tommy  had 
a  great  50th  celebration  at  Sky  Top  Hotel  in 
PA.  Bea  writes  that  she  enjoyed  both 
her  reunion  and  Dick's.  They  are  both 
"reunioned  out"  at  the  moment.  Her  son 
and  his  family  (who  live  in  Norway)  spent 
two  weeks  with  them.  They  will  spend 
August  at  their  cottage  on  the  Outer 
Banks,  which  she  hopes  will  survive  the  50 
hurricanes  predicted  "We  are  60'  trom  the 
Atlantic  and  that  is  precarious." 

Wistar  Watts  King  trom  Columbus, 
GA,  was  delighted  to  receive  our  50th 
reunion  scrapbook.  "What  a  great  idea  - 
especially  for  us  unable  to  attend  It 
sounds  like  a  fun-filled  event  and  what  an 
achievement  lor  our  class  to  win  the  Nan- 
cy Dowd  Burton  award  once  again." 
Margo  Sibley  Lewis  writes  from  Austin, 
TX,  "Reunion  was  truly  wonderful  I  loved 
visiting  everyone  there  and  now  have  many 
mental  pictures  so  that  I  can  enjoy  the 
newsy  Newsletter  even  more.  Those  not 
there  were  really  missed "  She  has  no  trip 
plans  but  it  any  opportunities  arise  they 
will  be  ready!  Louisa  Lloyd  thoroughly 
enjoyed  the  reunion.  "After  52  years  of 
being  away  from  SBC  it  was  tun  to  see  so 
many  of  our  classmates  and  to  catch  up  on 
their  lives  since  graduation.  I  particularly 
enjoyed  the  alumnae  convocation  and 
class  reports  on  Saturday  and  seeing  some 
of  the  changes  -  on  campus.  Though  too 
brief,  our  50th  was  special.  Thanks  to 
those  who  made  it  all  possible."  The  Lloyd 
clan  met  at  Briarwood  Principal  Conter- 
ence Center  at  Cape  Cod.  There  were  three 
generations  ranging  from  1  year  old  to  77. 
From  Charlottesville,  Libby  Ryland 
Cecil  writes  that  Bea  noted  that  ail  lour 
chem  majors  survived  and  were  present  at 
the  50th.  "Maybe  inhaling  all  those 
noxious  fumes  preserved  us  -  at  least  in- 
ternally!" She  was  expecting  three  different 
waves  of  guests,  has  put  a  precious 
fountain  in  the  old  fish  pond  (sunken  bath- 
tub) and  is  planning  a  rock  garden.  In  ad- 
dition, she  makes  delicious  grapefruit 
cakes  for  sale  and  she's  going  to  Egypt  on 
a  trip  given  to  her  by  her  children.  (There 
really  is  a  lot  of  vitality  and  life  in  our 
bones!) 

Murch  wrote  a  lovely  story  from  Ponte 
Vedra  but  I  can  only  condense  it.  Murch 
had  ordered  yellow  tablecloths  for  a  party 
she  was  giving.  The  cloths  arrived  pink 
and  green.  Ade  remarked  on  the  phone: 
"You  can't  even  order  tablecloths  right 
anymore"  Murch  responded  "I  could 
order  right  they  just  came  wrong!"  Ade 
then  said  (Murch  said  she  would  always 
remember  it)  "Deep  down  in  your  heart  you 
wanted  them  to  be  pink  and  green."  They 
had  a  good  laugh  but  "who  knows,  she 
may  have  been  right."  As  the  last  line  ot 
Mutfet's  song  went,  "We  carry  with  us  all 
that  Sweet  Briar  taught  us.  It  will  shape  us 
to  the  end."  Thank  you  again,  Murch  for 
the  great  work  you  did  for  the  fund  drive  - 


you  and  Ade  really  made  it  a  fun  drive. 
Lynn  Hannah  Crocker  and  Ken 

have  moved  to  Ponte  Vedra  They  had  a 
lovely  evening  with  Murch  and  Ed,  "As  all 
of  you  who  were  at  reunion  know,  they 
both  look  and  are  |ust  great.  So  glad 
they're  here"  Betty  Ann  Bass  Norris 
was  all  scheduled  to  come  to  reunion,  but 
at  the  last  had  to  cancel  because  of  knee 
problems.  We  missed  you  Bass, 

Bob  and  I  had  a  grand  tour  days 
with  Rosie  and  David  Dashiell  at  Capon 
Springs,  WV  We  ate  our  heads  off.  Our 
Robbie  had  a  July  baby  girl  -  now  we  have 
one  ot  each!  One  thing  is  certain.  I  will 
never  catch  up  with  Monk.  We  hope  lor  a 
trip  to  those  hill  towns  in  Italy  in  October. 
Some  long  letter.  I  will  ask  tor  another  dis- 
pensation because  it's  reunion.  Remember 
to  support  our  friend  Rudy!  All  the  best  to 
each  one  of  you. 

1950 

President:  Mary  Waller  Berkeley 

Fergusson 

Vice-President:  Louise  Moore 

Secretary:  Lola  Steele  Shepherd 

Fund  Agent:  Mary  Morris  Gamble 

Booth 

The  Traveling  Grannies  SBC  1950 
turned  on  their  answering  machines  and 
flew  the  coop.  Take  along  the  list  of  ad- 
dresses of  classmates  and  wave  or  phone 
as  you  pass  by 

Though  "a  little  surgery"  upset 
Ginger  Luscombe  Rogers's  planned 
rendezvous  with  Dotsey  Wood  Letts  and 
Judy  Campbell  Campbell  to  attend  our 
45th,  she  recovered  and  flew  to  England 
for  her  biannual  visit  with  her  daughter  and 
son-in  law  who  own  a  restaurant  in 
Nayland,  East  Anglia.  Three  weeks  in  a 
1600's  vintage  cottage  beside  a  river  afloat 
with  swans  and  ducks  was  "much  better  for 
a  mother/mother-in-law".  This  veteran 
cowhand  returned  to  a  Montana  ranch  to 
drive  cattle  Fall  '96.  "Miss  Rogers  might 
not  have  been  impressed  with  the  level  of 
horsemanship,  but  it  got  the  job  done."  At 
home  in  Ohio,  she  serves  on  the  boards  of 
the  Art  Museum  and  Architecture  Review, 
plays  tennis  and  rides, 

Jean  Probeck  Wlant  and  Dick 
cruised  the  Mediterranean  visiting  Italy 
and  Southern  France  with  bridge-playing 
friends.  After  our  45th,  they  toured  British 
Columbia  and  the  Canadian  Rockies,  then 
enjoyed  their  condo  in  Captiva,  FL. 
Bonnie  Loyd  Crane  visited  them  for  a 
long  weekend  to  see  the  sights,  especially 
the  galleries,  in  Cleveland.  Pat  Halloran 
Salavadori  left  Chicago  in  July  for 
Toronto,  VT  and  CT  to  see  friends,  on  to 
Louisville  tor  her  50th  H.S.  reunion  and 
finally  to  Ireland  in  Sept.  with  a  study 
group  from  the  U  of  Illinois.  "Mario's  re- 
tirement is  a  myth.  He  consults  and  works 
until  the  wee  hours".  Daughter  Sharon  is  in 
Rome  on  a  NYU  grant. 

Dolly  Clark  Rasmussen  and  John 
went  to  Paris  for  John's  Harvard  AMP  re- 
union with  side  trips  to  Normandy  and  Mt 


Saint  Michelle  With  John  working  1/2 
time,  they  play  more  golf  and  less  tennis 
Ann  Belser  Asher  and  Norman  took  a 
different  route  trom  Bethesda  Their  choice 
was  Istanbul,  the  Greek  Isles  and  Athens, 
Ann  would  like  to  return  to  Turkey  First, 
there  was  summer  in  Nantucket 

Henrietta  Hill  Hubbard  and 
Charles  spent  a  month  in  the  Spring  visit- 
ing Paris,  Bayeux,  Cherbourg,  Rouen,  the 
Omaha  and  Utah  beaches,  and  on  to  a 
cruise  ship  lor  Athens  and  Istanbul. 
Monet's  home  in  Giverny  and  Ephesus 
were  Iheir  favorites.  The  two  attended  the 
W&L  Alumni  College  featuring  Turkey  and 
Africa  in  July  Ann  McNeer  Blanken  and 
Susan  Tucker  Yankee  were  reading  the 
600  pages  on  the  Ottoman  Empire,  too 
Susan  and  Dick  have  been  attending  the 
summer  program  in  Lexington  lor  12 
years  They  managed  to  sneak  away  one 
afternoon  to  see  us.  Their  son,  Mike  and 
family  live  in  Corpus  Christi.  Granddaugh- 
ter Marcia  is  off  to  Texas  A&M  in  the  Fall. 
Daughter  Ellen  and  new  baby  stayed  with 
the  "Grands"  while  the  new  Dad  was  in 
Hungary  during  the  Bosnian  upheaval 
Now,  the  couple  is  in  Wurzburg,  Germany 

Of  course,  French  linguist  B.G. 
Elmore  Gilleland  and  Guy  went  to 
France.  Twice.  Once  on  an  Elderhostel 
barge  trip  in  Alsace  to  meet  French  pen 
pals  Second  to  the  Basque  Country  in 
July  with  their  oldest  daughter.  In  March 
Nancy  Storey  White  and  Ed  were  their 
hosts  in  Sarasota  for  "The  Magic  Flute". 
All  agreed  retirement  is  wonderful.  Alter  45 
years,  B.G.  had  a  long  letter  from  Merry 
Moore  Lynn.  A  second  letter  arrived. 
"Please  don't  answer,  I  can't  keep  up  the 
pace "  Ackie  Easter  Henderson  was  in 
France  in  June,  loo,  for  2  weeks  ot 
French  wines  and  cuisine  in  Bordeaux 
and  the  Dordogne  Valley  then  2  more 
weeks  in  England  with  her  daughter  and 
tamily  at  Durham  University  She  visited 
Northumbria  and  took  an  offshore  trip  to 
the  Fame  Islands  to  watch  seals  and  sea- 
birds.  Charlottesville  seems  tame  now. 

Late  news  from  Beverly  Benson 
Seamans.  Summer  '95  they  sailed  and 
cruised  off  Maine.  Ackie  visited  in  Septem- 
ber. October  was  spent  in  Italy  walking  the 
Lake  District  and  along  the  mountainous 
shore  ot  the  Cinque  Terra  near  Genoa,  the 
towns  of  Tuscany  especially  Florence. 
Forget  the  Blizzard  of  '96,  Bev  used  her  X 
country  skis  and  spent  time  in  her  studio 
Spring  found  them  on  a  Baltic  cruise  stop- 
ping in  Germany,  Poland,  Lithuania. 
Latvia,  Estonia,  and  finally  St  Petersburg. 

Pat  Owens  Purvis  returned  to  En- 
gland with  daughter  Lisanne  (SBC  '78)  and 
husband.  Doug.  Fall  '96.  Pat  will  visit  the 
two  in  Orange  Ct,  CA,  perhaps  escaping 
hay  fever  season  in  Fort  Worth.  Jean 
Yanick  Snyder  was  in  Jordan  and  Egypt 
in  Aug  with  side  trips  to  NY  to  visit  her  96 
yr  old  mother  and  a  son  in  Utah.  Three  of 
her  10  grandchildren  spent  8  wks  in  the 
summer  with  her.  Jean,  retired  from  teach- 
ing, has  a  private  tutor  business  and 
does  assessments  on  a  contractual  hourly 


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basis. 

Some  did  slay  in  the  US  Botti  Bill 
Bailey  Fritzinger  and  Julia  Freels 
Chwalik  went  to  their  50th  h,s,  reunions: 
Bill  to  Emma  Wiliard  and  Julia  to  Miami 
High's  celebration  at  the  Billmore  Hotel. 
Julia  has  a  new  grandchild,  whose  Dad  did 
well  on  the  Nike  Tour  in  VA.  The  Chwaliks 
are  considering  a  move  to  SC,  VA,  or  TN. 
Helen  Missires  Lorenz  has  one  more 
school  year  at  Hockaday  in  Dallas,  Despite 
a  miserable  winter  and  spring  -  2  cancer 
surgeries  and  before  a  shoulder  operation 
in  July,  she  did  three  A. P.  Institutes 
for  teachers,  then  took  off  for  a  Maui 
vacation  stopping  on  the  way  to  visit  sons 
living  in  LA. 

Debbie  Freeman  Cooper  and 
Newbie  are  spending  more  and  more  time 
at  Vero  Beach,  FL  at  John's  Island.  They 
leave  each  Oct.  visit  children  in  Potomac, 
Ashville  and  Atlanta  and  stay  until  April 
except  for  a  return  to  PA  in  December. 
Their  youngest  son,  Tom  (36).  finished  his 
1  st  year  of  Med  school  in  Grenada.  Debbie 
hosted  her  50lh  Westover  h.s.  reunion 
What  to  do  about  her  "big  house"?  Though 
Nell  Greening  Keen  missed  Reunion, 
she  had  a  "wonderful  talk"  with  Bonnie 
Loyd  Crane  and  Fran  Cone  Fitzpatrick 
in  Boston  where  her  daughter  finished  an 
appraisal  course  Sally  Bianchi  Foster 
and  Nancy  Franklin  Hall  had  their  get- 
together  before  Sally's  cruise  down  the 
Mississippi  with  the  Yale  Alumni  Group 
hearing  lectures  by  Shelby  Foote  about  the 
Civil  War  sites.  Nancy  and  her  husband 
live  on  a  farm  in  Grand  Junction,  TN 
and  treated  the  city  slickers  to  a  fish  try, 
calving,  cotton  fields,  two  ol  their  sons  and 
four  ol  their  8  grandchildren.  Mary  Kelley 
(SBC  '70)  was  on  the  same  tour 

Marianne  Delacorte  Holland 
vacationed  in  Jackson  Hole  on  her  way  to 
visit  a  son  and  family  in  Seattle.  They 
spend  most  of  the  snow  months  in  Florida 
visiting  children  and  some  of  the  9  1/2 
grandchildren  Marianne  plays  golf  with 
Patty  Carlin  Furse  (51)  Ann  Green 
Pangels's  husband  returned  Irom  Mexi- 
co, She  continues  to  work  in  Real  Estate 
with  Coldwell  Banker  in  York,  PA.  Cora 
Jane  Morningstar  Spiller  moved  an 
1820  log  house  info  the  backyard,  uncov- 
ering the  remains  of  slave  quarters  during 
the  archaeological  survey,  and  is  ready  for 
Briarites  passing  by  in  Kentucky  on  I  65. 
Stokie  Kyle  Kimple  was  off 
on  their  6th  cruise  -  a  change  Irom  the 
NM  desert.  Grandchildren  live  in  the 
East  which  means  only  twice  a  year 
glimpses.  Nevertheless,  no  regrets  about 
the  move  West  1 1  yrs  ago  Dottie  Barney 
Hoover  added  two  golden  retriever 
pups  to  their  new  home  in  Hilton  Head 
besides  new  friends  and  new  activities. 
She  sees  Mary  Ann  Mellon  Root  (SBC 
'53)  and  saw  Jean  Probeck  Wiant  at 
their  h.s.  reunion  in  Cleveland.  Mary 
Waller  Fergusson  attends  births  ol 
grandsons  in  Richmond  -  three  so  lar  - 
and  wonders  it  a  granddaughter  will  ap- 
pear among  two  more  arrivals.  Betty 


Todd  Landen,  the  ever-loving  Granny 
frolicked  with  her  "so  cute  and  smart  little 
ones"  and  clan  in  Florida.  A  tew  more 
arthritic  aches  and  unwanted  pounds  don't 
matter  as  much  as  conquering  the  fax 

Our  May  house  party  brought  Diane 
Dietrich  Shepherd  and  Edith  Brooke 
Robertson  Edith  is  on  a  church  commit- 
tee searching  for  a  new  minister  Their  son, 
Brooke,  supervises  6  restaurants  in  Colo- 
rado where  they  visit  each  Fall  Son  Peyton 
and  his  wife  visited  Ann  Brooke  (SBC 
'54)  in  Wales.  Daughter  Betty  and  family 
live  in  NYC.  Dee  visited  Dolly  Clark 
Rasmussen  in  DC,  then  back  to  CA  to 
pacify  their  extraordinary  dog  Frisky  Kata 
Edwards  Crain  travels  the  Texas  Triangle 
to  weddings  and  to  see  grandchildren.  A 
daughter  and  two  children  live  in  Dallas.  A 
newly  married  son  lives  in  Houston. 

Yes,  our  decision  to  leave  sunny  CA 
was  RIGHT  How  else  could  I  have  seen 
Nancy  Drake  Maggard  passing  through 
on  their  way  to  Lake  Wales,  FL,  or  gone  to 
Frances  Martin  Lindsays  40th  wed- 
ding anniversary  party  in  Norfolk  lo  see 
Sidney  Sue  Overstreet  Meredith  for 
the  1st  time  in  50  yrs  or  been  on  a  house 
party  in  Kiawah,  SC,  with  Jane  Lewis 
Zollicoffer'? 

BULLETINS:  Kay  Lang  Gibsons 
son  Chip  was  a  news  clip  in  the  I^SJ  not- 
ing his  appointment  as  Pres.  Crown  Books 
Publishing  Co  and  Exec  VP  of  Random 
House  Ginger  Luscombe  Rogers  now 
has  a  daughter  living  in  Annapolis  giving 
her  a  reason  lo  head  South  to  visit  Anne 
Fiery  Bryan  (SBC  '49)  in  C'ville  and 
SBC.  reviving  her  memories  of  the  "beau- 
tiful places". 

Grandchildren  abound  and  are 
nurtured  and  volunteerism  continues. 

1954 

President:  Mary  Jane  Roos  Fann 
Secretary:  Bruce  Watts  Krucke 
Fund  Agent:  Faith  Rahmer  Croker 

We  have  a  celebrity  in  our  midst! 
Peggy  Jones  Steuart  was  selected  as 
1995  DC  Woman  ol  the  Year.  Some  of  her 
many  volunteer  efforts  cited  in  her  being 
chosen  for  this  honor  are:  Boards 
of  Norwood,  St,  Albans,  and  National 
Cathedral  Schools,  Founding  Trustee  of 
the  Museum  of  Women  in  the  Arts,  on  the 
Boards  ol  the  Friends  ol  the  National 
Arboretum,  the  Kingsbury  Center,  and  the 
Washington  Cathedral's  All  Hallows  Guild 
of  which  she  was  President  for  lour  years 
and  chaired  the  Flower  Mart  for  two  years 
celebrating  the  completion  of  the  cathe- 
dral. Other  organizations  she  has  served 
include  the  Antiques  Show  lor  the  Thrift 
Shop  Charities,  the  Women's  Committee  of 
the  Smithsonian  Associates,  Washington 
and  Lee  University,  Friends  of  Jamaica, 
and  the  Junior  League  ol  Washington.  The 
article  stressed  Peggy's  special  devotion  to 
religion,  horticulture,  and  music,  as  well, 
ol  course,  as  her  raising  of  five  successful 
children  who  are  still  in  the  DC  area  They 
didn't  even  mention  that  she  still  works 


very  hard  at  her  piano  talent,  just  complet- 
ed huge  renovation  and  additions  to  their 
house,  and  still  had  time  to  come  see 
struggling  old  artists  who  were  invited  to 
exhibit  at  the  Friends  of  the  National  Zoo 
ZooArts  Fest  last  October.  Congratula- 
tions, Peggy.  We're  proud  to  know  you' 

Ruth  Sanders  Smith  and  Norman 
had  a  month  in  China,  Thailand,  and 
Taiwan,  They  still  spend  a  week  a  month  in 
West  Palm  Beach  and  will  probably  do 
more  when  Norman  retires  in  December. 
Two  of  our  group.  Faith  Rahmer  Croker 
and  Judith  Catlin,  went  with  the  SBC 
trip  to  Switzerland  8/95.  Vicky  Toot 
Johnson,  who  still  teaches  French  and 
English,  went  to  a  Total  Immersion  French 
Program  at  the  Univ.  of  Montana  to 
recharge  and  then  vacationed  at  their 
places  on  lakes  in  Montana  and  in  Canada. 

Bev  Smith  and  Bill  Bragg  didn't  take 
some  huge  exolic  mission  trip  for  once  this 
year,  but  did  take  a  few  mini  trips  and  did  a 
lot  of  babysitting  with  their  four  grandsons 
and  (finally)  granddaughter,  whom  she 
hopes  will  continue  the  family  tradition  of 
going  to  Sweet  Briar,  Nanci  Hay 
Mahoney  vacationed  cruising  the  Missis- 
sippi and  in  New  Orleans.  She  conducts 
therapy  classes  at  the  local  nursing  home 
and  is  on  the  board  of  the  garden  club. 
Barbara  Chase  Webber  and  Temple 
don't  have  any  new  grandchildren,  but  do 
have  some  new  horses.  Trying  to  learn  goll 
is  frustrating  Barbara.  She's  pleased  that 
their  place  at  Point  Clear  survived  last 
year's  hurricanes  I  hate  to  even  hear  the 
word  at  this  time  of  year  -  it's  August  as  I 
write.  The  Webbers  have  also  bought  some 
property  in  Rancho  Santa  Fe,  CA,  Bette- 
Barron  Smith  Stamats  works  lull  time 
for  her  own  professional  landscape  design 
company  and  also  teaches  courses  on 
container  gardening  and  maintenance  and 
pruning  at  the  New  York  Botanical  Garden 
and  gives  lectures  and  tours  on  the  same 
subjects  to  garden  clubs 

Louise  Aubrey  MacFarland  Dilly 
Johnson  Jones,  Mary  Ann  Robb  Freer, 
Mary  Lee  McGinnis  McClain,  and  per- 
haps some  others  were  in  Charleston  last 
fall  lor  the  SBC  Board  Meeting,  That's 
when  I  was  at  the  DC  zoo,  so  I  didn't  get  to 
see  anyone,  but  several  left  notes  at  my 
gallery  The  Joneses  sent  a  Spring  card 
this  year  which  included  a  picture  ol  Ihem 
all  gathered  at  Christmas  -  a  neat  ideal  I'm 
sorry  to  say  that  I  lost  the  SBC  Christmas 
cards  with  your  news,  so  all  this  is  from 
fund  llap  notes  which  I  really  appreciate. 
We've  had  a  busy  year  with  my  mother's 
dealh  in  October  at  nearly  96  and  then  Bill 
had  a  heart  attack  and  open  heart  surgery 
in  March.  He  should  be  the  poster  boy  tor 
them  -  feels  better  than  he  ever  didL  Our 
youngest  has  gone  into  business  lor  him- 
self -  piano  restoration,  repair,  tuning,  ap- 
praisal, etc,  and  our  middle  son  has 
moved  to  Camden,  SC,  where  he  is  profes- 
sional Huntsman  for  the  much  larger  and 
more  prestigious  Fox  Hunt  there.  I  still  try 
to  do  one  large  art  show  a  month  (Look  lor 
me  at  a  Fest  or  in  a  Mall  near  youl) 


1958 

President:  Eleanor  Humphreys 

Schnabel 

Secretary:  Jane  Shipman  Kuntz 

Fund  Agents:  Peggy  Fossett 

Lodeesen,  Marcia  Jones  Currie 

Many  thanks  to  all  who  wrote  As 
always,  I  am  amazed  at  your  accomplish- 
ments and  interesting  lives,  Lee  Wood 
Audhuy  would  like  to  hibernate  in  the 
SBC  library  while  she  linishes  her  thesis. 
She  has  visited  the  U.S.  several  times  this 
year  to  visit  her  mother  Letha  Morris  Wood 
(SBC  '32)  and  her  sister  Nancy  (SBC  '63). 
She  keeps  in  touch  with  Lynn  Crosby 
Gammill  by  e-mail.  In  Anchorage,  AK, 
Elizabeth  Gallo  Skladal  found  her  year 
quiet  compared  to  last  year  in  Africa. 
Betty  and  George  spent  Christmas  and 
spring  holidays  in  Bend,  OR,  with  their  son 
and  his  family.  At  the  time  of  writing, 
Betty's  daughter-in-law  and  twin 
granddaughters  were  visiting  and  their 
youngest  son  was  expected  so  he  could 
show  his  new  bride  the  beauties  ol  his 
home  state.  The  Skladals  are  hunting  for 
their  dream  house.  Betty  taught  5th  grade 
last  year  and  will  take  on  the  4th  next  year 
She  was  having  loot  surgery:  we  hope  she 
has  recovered  Beedy  Tatlow  Ritchie 
says  that  "everything's  the  same  -  con- 
stantly in  a  state  of  change."  Daughter 
Laura  passed  the  Calilornia  bar  exam, 
practicing  in  San  Francisco.  Laura 
was  confirmed  by  Episcopal  Bishop  of 
California  William  Swing,  husband  ol 
Mary  Taylor  Swing,  It  was  really  tun  for 
Beedy  to  see  Mary  again  after  so  many 
years  Son  Hank  lives  nearby  and  is  a  prin- 
cipal in  Stratigent  Technologies:  Chad  is 
still  in  NYC  with  Tiffany  &  Co.  Adele 
Scott  Caruthers  continues  as  an 
occupational  and  hand  therapist  at  a  small 
outpatient  clinic  in  Albuquerque,  NM.  She 
exhibited  her  watercolor  paintings  at  a 
local  church.  She  plans  a  river  rafting  trip 
to  Utah  to  see  Bryce,  Canyonlands  and 
Arches  National  Parks.  Daughter  Susanna 
lives  and  works  in  Santa  Fe  and  son  Bruce 
is  with  a  TV  studio  in  Boston.  Adele  com- 
mented on  the  seriousness  of  the  drought 
and  lores!  fires  in  the  west  -  she  can  see 
and  smell  the  smoke.  Elaine  Schuster 
visited  SBC  in  April  to  bid  farewell  to 
retiring  president  Barbara  Hill:  Elaine  was 
on  the  Board  of  Overseers  at  the  time  of 
Hill's  appointment.  Oklahoma  City  is  well 
represented  on  campus:  Paul  Dudman, 
whose  oldest  daughter  graduated  this  May 
and  whose  other  daughter  will  be  a  sopho- 
more, is  serving  on  the  Board:  and  there 
have  been  7-8  students  from  there 
recently  including  Katie  Gumerson,  '97, 
Student  Government  president.  In 
Midland,  TX.  Betty  Rae  Sivalls  Davis 
and  Paul  had  a  butterfly  watching  tiip  to  AZ 
and  are  planning  a  birding  trip  to  Panama. 
They  are  making  improvemenis  on  Iheir 
ranch  where  B.  Rae  has  planted 
a  butterfly  garden  Biffie  Fairfield 
Creighton,  Carthage,  MO,  expressed  her 


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SWEET  BRIAR  COLLEGE 


grief  over  the  death  of  Diane  Stafford 

IVIayes  in  November  after  a  9-month 
illness,  Diane,  author  of  two  charming 
cookbooks,  is  survived  by  her  husband 
Roy  and  two  sons.  Rick  of  Carthage  and 
John  of  Dallas,  as  well  as  three  grandchil- 
dren, Biffie  described  Diane  as  "an 
energetic,  tun,  caring  and  generous 
friend,"  I'm  sure  all  of  you  join  me  in 
sending  our  condolences  to  Diane's 
family 

Ann  Plumb  Duite  and  Bob  have 
lived  in  Germantown,  TN,  a  suburb  of 
IVIemphis,  for  three  years.  Bob  is  minister 
of  Farmington  Presbyterian  Ctiurcti. 
The  Dukes  visit  Dallas  often  to  enjoy  their 
twin  granddaughters.  Rebecca  and  Laura, 
born  11/95  Also  in  Memphis,  IVIarietta 
Eggleston  Burleigli's  daughter  Kathryn 
was  married  this  spring  and  moved  to 
San  Francisco,  she'd  like  to  see  any  SF 
alumnae  friends.  Rose  Montgomery 
Johnston's  (SBC  '56)  daughter  Liza  was  in 
the  wedding;  Liza  brought  her  darling  son 
Joe  who  is  Kathryn's  godson  Ruth  Car- 
penter Pitts  and  Alex  Carpenter  Cole, 
Marietta's  old  "roomie,"  also  attended  the 
wedding,  Alex's  son  Brian  will  marry  in 
Oct,  in  the  East,  The  Burleighs  also  had 
Bob  and  Bessie  Smith  Stone,  nearly- 
newlyweds  from  Martha's  Vinyard,  for  a 
visit;  they  did  all  the  Memphis  things  like 
eating  ribs  at  the  Rendezvous  and 
having  drinks  at  the  Peabody  Hotel  while 
admiring  the  ducks  in  the  fountain!  Julia 
Pegram  O'Gara,  daughter  of  Kevin  and 
Mary  Shivers  O'Gara  has  been  named  for 
her  two  grandmothers  Julia  McCullough 
Shivers  and  Susan  Pegram  O'Gara,  sister 
of  Ann  Pegram  Harris  (SBC  '59),  Julia's 
son  Olin  is  doing  research  at  MIT  living  on 
Harvard  Square,  Daughter  Julia  and  her 
husband  Jim  Cusack,  with  daughters  Grey 
and  Juliana,  are  in  Chapel  Hill  where  Jim 
is  an  oncological  surgeon  at  UNC  and 
Lineberger  Cancer  Research  Institute,  Julia 
writes  that  Mary  Lane  Bryan  Sullivan's 
daughter  Keeley  Jurgovan  works  at  the 
High  Museum  and  the  fabulous  Five 
Rings  art  exhibit,  mounted  for  the  Olym- 
pics, Julia  continues  to  sell  real  estate  in 
Atlanta  Betsy  McCutcheon  Williams 
is  a  reference  librarian  at  the  College  of 
Charleston;  she  is  delighted  to  be  embark- 
ing on  a  new  career  at  this  stage  of  her  life. 
Betsy's  daughter,  the  mother  of  a  two  year 
old,  is  expecting  twins'  Betsy  says  she  and 
Jane  Oxner  Waring  are  ecstatic  but  that 
Eleanor  Cain  Pope  is  morose  -  just  kid- 
ding. Sounds  as  if  "Coon"  is  a  grandmoth- 
er wannabe  Sandra  Elder  Harper  says 
she  keeps  in  touch  with  me  because  her 
husband  Tom  does  the  alumni  notes  for 
his  class  at  Dartmouth  and  she  knows  how 
important  it  is  to  write,  Dana  Dewey 
Woody  visited  the  Harpers  in  Beaufort, 
NC,  over  Easter  and  a  few  weeks  later,  in 
Burlington  to  talk  to  Sandra's  garden  club- 
Dana  is  chairman  of  "Art  In  Bloom,"  a 
fund-raising  project  for  the  Mint  Museum 
of  Art  in  Charlotte,  Sandra  volunteers  and 
inputs  computer  data  lor  her  husband's 
business  Ceci  Dickson  Banner's  hus- 


band Roger  had  successful  brain  surgery 
at  Johns  Hopkins  in  March,  Ceci,  who 
continues  as  a  fund-raising  consultant  for 
nonprofit  organizations,  planned  to  visit 
her  daughter  Becky  a  veterinarian  with  a 
small  animal  practice,  to  see  the  Grand 
Prix  equestrian  events  and  boxing  finals  of 
the  Olympics  Joan  Nelson  Bargamin, 
Richmond,  continues  as  an  antiques  deal- 
er four  days  a  week  with  three  booths. 
Husband  Paul  is  Joan's  auction  specialist. 
The  Bargamins  have  two  grandchildren  - 
Alex.  3-1/2,  and  Matthew,  1 ,  Son  Paul  has 
managed  to  avoid  marriage;  he  is  a  store 
manager  and  is  involved  in  both  politics 
and  church  -  "not  necessarily  in  that 
order"  I'm  sorry  I  missed  Patty  Williams 
Twotiy  when  she  visited  daughter 
Elizabeth  Baucom  in  Cincinnati  in  June, 
The  Twohys'  first  grandchild.  Sarah 
Pierpont  Sharpley  is  18  months  Patty 
says  that  Tibby  Moore  Gardner's  grand- 
son Nate,  who  lives  in  WY,  visited  them  at 
Virginia  Beach  for  a  week,  Dorothy 
"Poogle"  Wyatt  Shields  is  in  her 
second  year  at  a  Christian  ecumenical 
community,  Richmond  Hill,  Richmond, 
VA.  Classmates  are  invited  to  visit  her  as 
well  as  retreat  there,  Poogie  was  awaiting 
the  birth  of  her  first  grandchild  to  daughter 
Sarah  and  her  husband  Sam.  They  live  in 
Shanghai  where  Sam  "shepherds  Furman 
students"  After  27  years  in  Bernardsville, 
NJ,  Jim  and  Gis  Benecke  Odell  moved 
to  Tequesta,  FL,  Gis  says  her  children  are 
"still  in  shock"  but  the  Odells  are  having 
the  time  of  their  lives.  Gis  golfs  four  times 
a  week.  Daughter  "Twig"  Odell  Tucker 
(SBC  '89),  Richmond,  visited  in  Nov.  with 
baby  Jack,  6  mos.  While  there.  Karen  Greer 
Cans  (SBC  '89)  visited  with  her  same  aged 
son  Nicholas  -  "quite  an  experience!" 
Fran,  who  lives  in  MN,  has  3  children  and 
Jim,  Jr.  Bronxville,  has  2, 

A  rushed  note  from  Ruth  Frame 
Salzberg  announces  the  birth  of  their 
third  grandchild,  Sydney  Anne,  to  daugh- 
ter Anne  and  husband  John  Their  whole 
family  including  son  Tom  and  Moira.  with 
children  Carta  and  Robby  vacationed  at 
Nag's  Head.  NC,  Ruth  and  Bob  enjoyed  a 
Whitewater  rafting  trip  on  the  Salmon  River 
in  ID,  They  are  still  ballooning  -  remember 
when  they  brought  Iheir  balloon  for  re- 
union and  what  fun  it  was?  Ruth  adds  that 
her  twin  sister,  Marjorie  Sargent,  has  just 
been  adopted  into  the  Mattapori  American 
Indian  tribe  in  Virginia,  The  Mimi  Garrard 
Dance  Company  had  a  successful  tour  to 
Lima,  Peru,  in  the  early  summer  Jim  and 
Mimi  Garrard  Seawright's  son  Andrew 
married  Nicole  Gelardi  in  CA  in  June, 
Judy  Graham  Lewis  and  Jim  moved 
from  Raleigh  to  Bethany  Beach.  DE,  Jim  is 
working  for  the  Episcopal  Diocese  doing 
social  ministry  in  Sussex  County,  The 
Lewis's  daughter  Kathy.  one  ol  the  twins, 
and  her  husband  Bill  graduated  together 
from  Virginia  Seminary  and  were  ordained 
June  29,  in  Cincinnati,  They  will  be  part  of 
a  "cluster  ministry"  in  southeastern  Ohio, 
Their  son  Jesse  was  born  in  April.  Judy 
and   Jim   had   a   big   family   reunion 


to  celebrate  Judy's  60th;  the  Lewises  have 
six  grandchildren  A  treat  to  hear  from 
Suzanne  Brown  Henry,  the  first  time  in 
ages!  "I'm  still  practicing  adult  and  child 
psychoanalysis  and  especially  get  a  kick 
out  of  a  connection  with  the  Cleveland 
Center  tor  Research  in  Child  Develop- 
ment." Suzanne  has  "cut  back  on  work  and 
it  is  so  nice,"  The  Henrys,  like  so  many  of 
us,  are  "child  followers,"  She  and  Pat  vis- 
ited daughter  Chrisandra,  a  Fellow  at  the 
Guggenheim  Museum  in  Venice,  They 
were  joined  there  by  son  Patrick,  a  journal- 
ist in  Moscow,  "Together  we  enjoyed  many 
a  long,  sunny  lunch,  with  wine,  on  the 
campos,"  Suzanne  was  on  her  way  to 
Jefferson  City  to  be  with  older  daughter 
Marguerite  while  she  had  her  third  baby 
Ina  Hamilton  Houck  and  John  attended 
the  First  Congress  of  the  World  Council  of 
Psychotherapy  m  Vienna  in  June,  Ina 
says  it  was  wonderful  being  with  psycho- 
therapists from  all  over  the  world  - 
"shamen  from  China  and  Tibet  and  tradi- 
tional healers  from  Africa...  There  were 
several  workshops  on  combining  spiritual- 
ity and  psychotherapy,  which  has  been 
John's  interest  tor  20  years  as  a  clinical 
psychologist  and  Episcopal  priest,"  Ina 
"led"  her  youngest  son  Fred  and  his  wile 
Linda  through  their  wedding  vows  at  a 
Catholic  service  in  Nov,;  the  newlyweds 
live  in  Bloomington.  IN;  oldest  son  Bob 
and  wife  Linda  moved  to  Boise,  ID;  and 
middle  son  Donovan  still  lives  in  New 
Orleans  although  he  summered  in  AL 
working  on  his  writing,  Ina  continues  work 
on  a  doctorate  at  McCormick  Seminary  in 
Chicago 

Libby  Benedict  Maynard  and  her 
husband  Olof  enioy  each  day  on  their  farm 
near  Flint,  Ml,  with  horses  and  other  as- 
sorted animals.  Their  collective  children 
and  grandchildren  are  in  lar-flung  loca- 
tions, Libby  is  a  member  of  a  nonprofit 
"think  tank"  on  state  public  policy  issues  - 
the  Michigan  Prospect  for  Renewed 
Citizenship,  started  in  1992,  The  president 
of  the  SBC  Alumnae  Association,  if  you 
didn't  know  it,  is  our  own  Ethel  Ogden 
Burwell.  "I  have  been  having  a  wonderful 
time  getting  back  to  SBC  so  often  and 
exciting  things  are  happening  there!" 
Armistead  and  Ethel  had  two  more  grand- 
children; Ethel  (SBC  '82)  and  Ben  wel- 
comed Peter,  born  in  Feb.  in  Jackson,  MS. 
where  Ben  is  attending  seminary  for  a  M, 
Div.  Daughter  Lisa  (SBC  '84)  and  Glenn 
added  Hunter  to  their  family  in  May,  they 
are  in  OIney,  MO,  and  have  two  other  chil- 
dren, Andrew,  6,  and  Mary,  4,  Armistead  III 
is  with  a  bank  in  Atlanta  and  volunteered 
lor  the  Olympics  this  summer  Ethel  and 
Armistead  are  having  great  fun  being  "re- 
tired," traveling  and  volunteering  for  their 
community  and  church,  Ethel  reminds  us 
to  mark  off  the  last  weekend  in  May.  1998. 
lor  our  reunion.  I'm  pleased  that  Eleanor 
Humphreys  Schnabel  and  Hank  are  in 
my  neck  ol  the  woods  now.  Hank  is  direc- 
tor of  the  Historical  Society  of  Southwest- 
ern Ohio,  located  in  Sharon  Woods  Village 
in  suburban  Cincinnati,  The  Schnabels 


live  in  an  historic  house  in  Covington,  KY. 
right  across  the  Ohio  river  and  Ellie  works 
lor  Federated  Stores  in  Cincinnati;  she  is 
nearly  finished  her  thesis  and  hopes  to  get 
into  museum  work  when  she  gets  her 
degree.  Daughter  Ellie  (SBC  '87)  is  still 
in  Matblehead,  working  and  sailing,  Liza  is 
in  Richmond  with  an  upscale  furniture 
store,  considering  going  into  interior 
design  The  biggest  news  in  the  Kuntz 
family  is  the  birth  ol  a  son,  Peter  Cole, 
(4/26/96)  to  Martha  and  Don  Schenck, 
Burke.  VA,  He  has  two  older  sisters.  Katie. 
8,  and  Lauren,  6,  Martha's  twin  sister  Lee 
has  a  son.  Scottie,  6.  Our  youngest  daugh- 
ter Anne  is  Director  ol  Aftercare  Services 
lor  Routsong  Funeral  Homes  here  in 
Dayton,  This  is  a  whole  new  field  in  the 
funeral  business;  she  is  developing  an 
extensive  bereavement  program  tor 
Routsong,  Anne  is  nearly  finished  her 
master's  at  Wright  State  tJniv,  in  mental 
health  counseling,  I  had  a  great  trip  to 
NYC  in  Nov,  for  the  opera  and  some 
shows,  then  on  to  Wilton,  CT  for  Maggie 
Shipman's  wedding.  She  is  the  younger 
daughter  of  my  brother  Ship  and  his  wife 
Peggy  Besides  going  to  TN  and  VA  to 
play  grandmother.  I  did  get  to  northern 
Michigan  this  summer  We  had  a  mini- 
lamily  reunion  the  end  of  August,  at 
Columbus  Beach  Club  with  my  mother 
Martha  McBroom  Shipman  (SBC  '31),  age 
87.  our  3  daughters  and  4  grandchildren. 
Eddie  and  I  hope  to  go  up  again  in  Oct,  I'm 
back  on  the  board  ol  the  Garden  Club  of 
Dayton  as  well  as  the  board  of  the  Visual 
Arts  Network  and  the  Sustainers'  Council 
for  the  Jr  League.  Singing  is  still  my  "ther- 
apy;" I  was  thrilled  to  be  a  part  of  the  150- 
voice  Philharmonic  Chorus  that  performed 
Verdi's  Requiem  twice  this  spring  with  the 
orchestra.  Please  keep  in  touch  -  I  love 
hearing  Irom  all  ol  you 

1962 

President:  Jocelyn  Palmer  Connors 
Secretary:  Parry  Ellice  Adam 
Fund  Agent:  Ann  Ritchey  Baruch 

Sarah  Adams  Model's  husband  is 
linishing  30  years  with  Hewlett-Packard. 
Daughter  Heidi  is  a  |r  at  UCLA  alter 
summer  school  at  Cambridge  U,  Son  Fritz 
is  in  marketing  services  at  Bay  Networks, 
Sarah  has  been  temping  at  various  high- 
tech  companies,  Juliette  Anthony  visit- 
ed SBC  in  Feb,  while  attending  uncle 
David  Anthony's  50"^  wedding  anniv.  in 
Lychburg  She  is  still  doing  environmental 
work  with  a  trallic  study  for  W,  Los  Angeles 
County  for  the  Coalition  tor  Clean  Air 
Gray  Baird  is  enjoying  life  on  Echobrook 
Farm  in  Keswick,  VA,  having  retired  as  a  li- 
brarian. She  volunteers  at  her  library  and 
church  while  caring  for  her  dogs,  donkeys, 
horse  and  guinea  fowl,  Martha  Baum 
Hartmann  and  Helmut  were  married  7/1 
in  Venice.  FL.  where  Kim  Patmore  Cool 
lives.  The  renewed  friendship  blossomed 
as  Kim  attended  their  wedding,  Martha  is 
still  practicing  law  in  N,E,  GA,  Son 
Matthew  will  complete  his  time  as  an 


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employee  of  Sen.  Sam  Nunn,  spend  leave 
in  Japan,  and  attend  law  sctiool  wtien 
he  returns.  Daugtiter  Suzanne  is  in  ttie 
Peace  Corps  in  Motocco.  Ginger  Borah 
Slaughter  is  Director  of  Planning  and 
Researcti  for  United  Way  of  IVletropolitan 
Atlanta  as  an  urban  planner.  Patsey 
Carney  Reed  ctiimed  in  from  Nasfiville. 
Her  3  cfiildren  are  in  Seattle,  Santa  Fe,  and 
San  Francisco.  She'd  love  to  hear  from 
SBC  friends  Laura  Connerat  Lawton  is 
making  a  CD-Rom  about  Savannah,  a  very 
exciting  project  Joyce  diBiase  Reilly 
is  riding  guite  actively  in  Bedminster,  NJ 
and  also  collects  antigues.  Elizabeth 
Farmer  Owen  and  Doug  did  yet  another 
bike  trip  in  France,  this  time  to  the 
Dordogne  area.  Their  son  and  his  w/ife 
recently  bought  a  house  in  St.  Louis.  Their 
daughter  just  purchased  a  condo  in 
Louisville.  Lizzie  Fleet  Wallace's  topic 
Is  grandchildren:  another  "Lizzie"  (2) 
daughter  of  Caroline  Trask  and  Gordon 
Wallace,  Jr;  Elizabeth  Richmond  Wallace 
("Ellie")  (1)  daughter  of  Elizabeth  and  Fleet 
Wallace;  Robert  Joseph  Wallace  (8  mos.) 
son  of  Ashley  and  Scott  Wallace 

Jean  Gantt  Nuzum  is  still  a  part- 
time  psychotherapist  in  private  practice, 
w/hile  Tom  is  still  Professor  of  fVledicine 
at  N  C.  Memorial  Hospital.  Daughter 
Christine  is  a  sr.  at  Harvard  (doing 
photography  for  the  Crimson)  w(here  son 
Henry  is  a  freshman  and  enjoys  rowing 
Mig  Garrlty  Sturr  is  still  leaching  deco- 
rative arts  at  Harford  Comm  College  Last 
summer  she  began  working  as  a  travel 
agent  for  "The  Cruise  Desk,  Inc."  in  Bel  Air, 
IVID.  So  far  this  "job"  has  taken  her  to 
Bermuda  and  Vancouver,  and  hopefully 
soon  to  Russia.  Dixon  remains  the  same, 
but  she  enjoys  their  3  grandchildren 
Brooke  Hamilton  MacKinnon  and 
Gillis  had  some  up-front  views  of  the 
Olympics.  Their  youngest  is  at  Tusculum 
Coll.  in  Greeneville,  TN  Son  Hunter  is  a 
production  designer  for  independent  films 
in  LA.  Katherine  is  an  English  professor  in 
Korea.  Virginia  is  in  Jackson,  WY  -  a  great 
destination  for  her  parents  in  Aug  Nina 
Harrison  Scribner's  daughter  Anne  was 
married  to  James  Hopkins,  a  Scotsman,  at 
their  island  summer  home  in  IVIE  7/20 
She'd  love  to  hear  from  SBC  friends. 
Nancy  Hudler  Keuffel  has  turned  a 
"slack"  year  into  a  new  venture.  Acorn 
Strategies,  which  does  research  for  devel- 
opment offices.  It  is  a  service  which  helps 
in  the  search  for  funds  and  sounds  very 
exciting.  Susie  Hunt  Wright  and  Jay  are 
still  in  Middletown,  OH  where  she  has 
been  painting  for  the  past  few  years.  Her 
first  one-man  (???)  show  was  in  Aug.  They 
have  2  sons,  one  in  Cincinnati  and  one 
in  SI  Petersburg.  Also  one  grandson. 
Peggy  Johnson  Laney  and  Jim  are  re- 
storing a  1900  house.  About  her  daugh- 
ters: IVIargaret  is  a  painter  in  Brooklyn, 
IVIabs  is  a  "provisioner"  (meal  supplier)  for 
NOLS  Pacific  N  W.  Jessica  still  loves  to 
dance  Dru  McEachern  Martin  retired 
from  Charleston  Day  School  in  Feb.,  fol- 
lowed by  a  trip  to  Italy  with  daughter  Ellie 


who  teaches  English  at  Foxcroft,  Their  son 
Will  has  made  the  U.S.  Olympic  Sailing 
Team  After  graduating  from  Duke  in  '92  he 
won  the  U.S.  trials  in  Savannah.  He  sails  a 
one-man  boat  called  a  Finn.  Addie 
Kamke  Cook  reports  from  the  lovely  Fin- 
ger Lakes  (NY)  region  where  she  airdly 
gardens  and  also  had  a  one-man  (???) 
show  at  a  local  gallery  Son  Chris  is  at 
Cornell  Veterinary  College.  Adeline  is 
working  for  a  State  Rep.  in  D.C.  Husband 
David  is  president  of  a  company  which 
sells  and  leases  huge  computers.  Fran 
Oliver  Palmer  sent  a  wonderful  photo  of 
Lydia.  Laura,  Sally  and  herself  at  a  3'*^ 
annual  mini  SBC  reunion  at  Hilton  Head. 
Unfortunately  Rosalie  couldn't  make  it 
Fran  and  Al  keep  busy  in  their  retirement  in 
Signal  IVItn ,  TN  with  hiking,  tennis,  travel 
and  visiting  Al's  grandchildren.  Anne 
Parker  Schmalz  retired  from  nursing 
only  to  volunteer  for  Habitat  (KY),  Global 
Volunteers  (Jamaica)  and  overseeing  a 
greenhouse  repair  project  in  a  New  Haven 
city  park  Anne  and  Bob  joined  Jean  Gantt 
Nuzum  and  Tom  in  San  Francisco  and 
Yosemite  in  June.  (She  sent  a  great  photo.) 
Their  children  are  scattered  in  TX, 
Chicago,  DC,  and  VT  Anne  hopes  to  have 
a  collection  of  Suzy  Rusmisel  Ides 
poetry  available  at  our  reunion.  Kim 
Patmore  Cool  continues  to  be  our  most 
prolific  correspondent  -  pages  on  her  trip 
to  Bali  as  well  as  Singapore  and  Hong 
Kong  with  daughter  Heidi.  Kim  was  named 
Precision  rep.  to  the  competitions  and 
judges  committees  of  the  U.S.  Figure  Skat- 
ing Assoc.  She  will  be  in  Lausanne  3/97 
for  the  World  Figure  Skating  competition  - 
all  this  from  Venice,  FL  where  she  writes 
for  the  local  paper  and  looks  for  a  publish- 
er for  her  book  Bargello  from  Start  to 
Finisti  When  in  Boston  judging  skating 
last  fall,  she  visited  Betsy  Shore  Gross 
and  family  Betsy's  daughter  is  Kim's  god- 
child Nancy  Powell  French  writes  that 
husband  Bruce's  boss  is  opening  the 
Charleston,  SC,  "Music  Hall"  near  the  Vis- 
itor Center  Ann  Ritchey  Baruch  was 
honored  to  serve  on  the  search  committee 
for  SBC's  new  president  and  is  extremely 
enthused  about  Betsy  Muhlenfeld.  Son 
David  is  a  soph,  at  U.Va.  and  is  on  the 
varsity  lacrosse  team.  Ann  sees  Jocelyn 
and  Tom  Connors  often  when  in 
Charlottesville. 

Lynne  Rynders  Welchs  son  Bill 
graduated  from  George  Mason  U.  Law 
School  in  May  and  is  now  in  San  Fran- 
cisco. Son  Mike  graduated  from  William 
and  Mary  5/95  and  works  for  the  Fortress 
Group  in  McLean,  VA.  He  is  also  consider- 
ing law  school  Mary  Jane  Schroder 
Oliver,  although  living  on  campus,  has  a 
life  beyond  as  well.  Loren's  health  remains 
poor  but  with  his  sense  of  humor  his  spir- 
it is  high.  Their  son  Jasper  (26)  teaches  at 
New  Canaan  Country  Day,  assisting  with 
soccer,  hockey  and  lacrosse.  He  is  also 
involved  in  orchestras,  trios,  his  violin, 
and  singing  in  St.  Mark's  choir  He  is  the 
summer  groundskeeper  at  Mt  St  Angelo. 
Mary  Jane  teaches  art  at  Holy  Cross,  pre 


K-12,  and  is  still  singing!  Julia  Shields 

is  back  at  Charlottesville  H.S.  having  taken 
off  last  year  to  travel  and  just  unwind. 
Mary  Steketee   MacDonald  had  a 

marvelous  month-long  trip  to  ID  and  MT 
in  late  spring.  After  13  years,  she  put  her 
belongings  in  storage,  visited  family  in  Ml, 
and  is  searching  for  a  new  address  near 
Albany 

Adele  Vogel  Harrell  and  Parker  are 
still  very  much  in  the  work  force.  Adele 
does  research  on  drug  and  crime  preven- 
tion programs  at  the  LIrban  Institute  They 
had  a  great  week  on  Nantucket  with  their 
daughter  and  grandchildren  Logan  (3)  and 
Job  (1).  Also  a  weekend  visit  with  Ann 
Ritchey  Baruch  Mina  Walker  Wood 
loves  her  Lynchburg-proximity  to  SBC  and 
crossing  paths  with  many  alumnae.  The 
Woods'  three  grown  sons  all  live  and  work 
in  Lynchburg  which  thrills  Mina. 

The  Adams  haven't  strayed  far  from 
"This  Old  House,"  opting  for  long-overdue 
renovations.  Aubrey  '89  is  still  in  Boston 
and  freguently  visits  her  grandmother 
Margaret  Ross  Ellice  '34  in  NH.  Gladden 
'90  and  Phil  thrive  on  life  in  Hoboken  and 
working  on  their  vintage  condo.  It  doesn't 
seem  possible  but  our  Reunion  is  fast 
approaching.  In  good  old  Virginia 
vernacular,  "Y'ALL  COME,  HEAR?"  See 
you  then,  and  again  thank  you  so  much  for 
the  great  response. 

Addendum  from  Anne  Schmalz:  There 
will  be  a  dedication  of  a  Memorial  Garden 
in  honor  of  Susan  Ide  at  Keystone  Junior 
College  in  La  Plume,  PA  (north  of 
Scranton)  at  4  p.m.  on  April  6,  1997. 
Susan  was  a  beloved  teacher  there  tor 
many  years  until  her  death  in  November  of 
1993.  That  same  afternoon  will  be  the 
opening  of  an  exhibit  of  works  of  local  art- 
ists based  on  some  of  her  poems.  For 
more  information  you  may  contact  Anne 
Schmalz.  203-562-7233. 

1966 

President:  Abby  Patterson  Shultis 

Secretaries:  Keenan  Colton  Kelsey, 

Penn  Willets  Fullerton.  Randi 

Miles  Long,  Susan  Sudduth 

Dodson 

Fund  Agent:  Evelyn  Day  Butler 

Greetings  from  one  of  your  new  staff  of 
secretaries!  The  baton  (or  quill)  has  been 
passed;  note  that  it  takes  tour  of  us  to  re- 
place the  dynamic  duo!  Penn  will  be  the 
mailing  contact 

Suzy  Moseley  Helm  has  been  at 
the  helm  of  this  desk  -  along  with  the  able 
and  dedicated  assistance  of  Makanah 
Dunham  Morris  -  for  ten  years'  This  is  a 
|ob  we  too  often  take  for  granted  How 
many  of  us  continually  forget  to  send  in 
news  updates,  but  are  quick  to  complain 
"Where  are  our  notes?  Why  aren't  I  includ- 
ed? Where  are  the  reports  about  my  best 
friends?"  We  lake  this  opportunity  to  raise 
the  flag,  clap  the  hands,  throw  the  flowers, 
for  Suzy  and  Makanah!  Thank  you,  faithful 
communicators,  for  a  job  well  done,  exe- 
cuted with  joy  with  humor,  with  love,  with 


dedication.  Without  qualification,  it  is  for 
certain  that  we  would  not  be  as  connected 
as  we  are,  as  firmly  grounded  in  ongoing 
class  identity  as  we  are,  without  the  com- 
mitment and  enthusiasm  and  perseverance 
of  Suzy  and  Makanah. 

Now  about  our  30th  reunion  last  May: 
It  was  fantastic!  The  opportunity  to  recon- 
nect with  people  we  have  known  for  over 
30  years  (is  it  possible?)  is  a  gift  to  be 
cherished.  We  celebrated  Sweet  Briar  and 
its  gifts  to  us.  Because  of  the  smaller-than- 
usual  turnout,  we  connected  on  a  person- 
al, less  formal,  less  constrained  level.  Ev- 
eryone got  to  talk  with  everyone  We  even 
played  "Botticelli"  around  the  dinner  table, 
too  long  into  the  nighfi  Progressively  each 
reunion,  we  find  that  we  have  a  lot  more  in 
common  than  we  have  in  difference.  We 
are  a  little  older,  yes,  but  also  better!  We 
are  less  self  conscious,  more  open  and 
accepting,  more  tolerant,  more  forgiving, 
more  lovely  .  Much  of  our  talk  was  remi- 
niscing Although  we  did  a  lot  of  personal 
check-ins,  this  reunion  seemed  (for  me) 
less  about  individuals  and  more  about  be- 
longing and  connection.  We  all  came 
through  the  same  filter,  in  the  same  place, 
at  the  same  time  of  history  We  share 
something  unique.  We  knew  each  other  in 
formative  years;  we  now  see  how  our  per- 
sonalities, our  talents,  our  paths,  were  al- 
ready in  place.  From  that  vantage  point,  it 
is  fun  to  see  where  the  springboard  sent 
us.  Compared  to  1966,  we  are  all  different 
-  yet  the  same  And  the  campus;  it  is  the 
same  -  yet  different.  We  walked  through 
the  buildings;  visited  old  rooms;  became 
nostalgic  about  the  old  Retec  and 
Grammer  pit;  spent  money  at  the  (greatly 
expanded)  Book  Store;  swooned  at  the 
men's  bathrooms  in  the  dorms;  were  awak- 
ened by  a  4  AM  tire  alarm;  and  enjoyed  the 
new  elevators  and  air  conditioning  as  well 
as  the  pretty  parlors  and  porches.  We  mar- 
veled at  the  number  of  campus  activities 
taking  place  during  the  school  year.  A  pre- 
sentation of  using  the  Internet  in  teaching 
Art  History  impressed  upon  us  the  perma- 
nent and  pervasive  presence  of  the  com- 
puter in  higher  education.  The  Woody  Mi- 
crocomputer Lab  in  Gray  the  Computer 
Room  in  the  Library  as  well  as  regularity 
of  computer  modules  and  hookups 
throughout  the  dorms,  all  speak  to  the 
necessity  of  computer  literacy  Children 
and  grandchildren;  heads  upi 

Those  attending  Reunion  were:  Patty 
Thornhill  Edwards.  Pearl  Riggan 
Nancy  Bollard  Reed  Susan  Wilson 
Ashcom  Georgia  Graham  Carroll 
Judy  Baker  DeSouza  Natalie 
Roberts  Funk  Susan  Moseley 
Helm.  Keenan  Colton  Kelsey  Anne 
Mercer  Kornegay  Julie  Whitehurst 
MacKinlay.  Ellie  Gilmore  Massie, 
Marilyn  Garabrant  Morris  Jane 
Nelson.  Helen  Raney  Pinckney 
Abby  Patterson  Shultis  Courtney 
Stevenson  Nancy  Conkle  Swann 
Sidney  Turner,  Mary  Meade  Gordon 
Winn.  (Georgia,  Natalie,  Suzy  Julie,  Abby 
and  Nancy  all  had  spouses  with  them  as 


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well.  In  fact,  Georgia  conlesses  it  was 
Marvin  who  persuaded  Of  course  we'll  go! 
I  want  to  see  Sweet  Briar.  And  Nelson,  on 
his  third  reunion,  could  only  remember 
being  there  once  before:  but  I  don'l  know 
what  the  moral  is  there!) 

Do  you  recall  the  Reunion  question- 
naires? Of  the  52  questionnaires  returned: 
40  of  us  are  married:  we  have  115  chil- 
dren: six  are  already  grandmothers:  15 
have  some  sort  ol  graduate  degree.  We  all 
like  to  travel,  with  destinations  such  as 
Kenya,  USSR,  South  Africa,  Indonesia, 
Israel,  Greek  Isles,  Hong  Kong  and  Japan, 
France,  Germany,  Hawaii,  Some  have  lived 
abroad  and  some  speak  several  languages. 
Gardening  is  our  next  favorite  interest  (no 
one  mentioned  cooking').  Many  are  volun- 
teer activists  for  projects  like  homeless- 
ness,  fair  housing,  gun  control,  pro- 
choice.  Our  exercise  and  recreation 
includes  jogging,  tennis,  hiking,  skiing, 
dance,  riding,  fly  fishing,  SCUBA  diving, 
and  even  bungle  jumping!  Happy  memo- 
ries include  close  friends  and  female 
camaraderie,  including  faculty:  the  cam- 
pus, the  dells  and  the  lake,  especially  in 
spring:  sunbathing:  Grammer  and  Reid 
commons  (spite  and  malice,  bridge,  talk- 
ing): roommates  typing  last-minute  papers 
for  us:  skipping  8  am  History  of  Art  for 
strawberries  and  cream  at  Boxwood:  and 
"bending  some  of  the  dumb  rules."  We 
didn't  like  comps,  the  isolation.  Sunday 
nights,  the  "awful  period  between 
Christmas  break  and  exams:  Exams  (and 
anxiety):  being  homesick:  organic  chemis- 
try: smell  of  chemistry  lab:  "spoiled  rich 
girls,"  Our  favorite  SBC  foods  locus  on 
yogurt,  London  broil,  brown  sugar  pie, 
fresh  warm  homemade  rolls,  and  a  vote 
each  for  spoonbread,  beef  stew  with  pearl 
onions,  grilled  tuna  at  Date  House.  Sunday 
night  waffles  at  Boxwood,  biscuits  and 
honeycomb  at  Boxwood.  As  for  the  ques- 
tion about  favorite  or  most  influential 
teachers,  20  different  ones  were  mentioned 
-  Miss  Barton  and  Or  Hapala  had  most 
duplications.  It  is  noteworthy  that  we  have 
three  (at  least)  published  authors  in  our 
class:  Penn  Willets  Fullerton  (working 
on  her  fourth  series  of  children's  adventure 
books):  Jane  Ellen  LIshnoff  Glasser 
(published  poetry  in  several  publications 
and  a  book:  Naming  the  Darkness): 
and  Anne  Newton  Walther  (Divorce 
Hangover) 

That's  all  for  now.  Please  keep  in 
touch.  Help  us  make  the  next  magazine  lull 
ol  individual  updates.  Let  us  know  what 
you  are  Ihinking.  loving,  fearing,  hoping 
lor,  these  days.  One  major  impact  of  the 
Reunion  was  the  reminder  that  we  have 
much  to  otter  one  another,  much  lo  share 
in  experience,  insight,  empathy,  sympathy, 
encouragement,  etc.  Until  then,  God  bless. 


1970 

Presidents:  M.J.  Hipp  Brock,  Katie 
IVIcCardell  Webb 
Secretary:  Kale  Schlech 
Fund  Agents:  Kathy  Barnes 
Hendricks,  Carey  Cleveland  Swan 

To  give  your  "little  gray  cells"  a  bit  of 
exercise,  this  year's  notes  are  in  reverse  al- 
phabetical order.  Those  not  listed  are 
believed  to  be  recovering  nicely  from  their 
liposuctions. 

Welcome  home  to  Johanna  Yaple 
Wolski.  finally  back  in  PA  after  6  years  in 
Japan  and  now  on  the  job  market.  Ugh! 
(and  good  luck).  Also  not  one  lo  stay  idle 
is  AnneAdare  Wood  Denkins,  who  be- 
tween golf,  theater  work,  and  houses  in 
Aspen  and  Boca  Raton,  has  decided  to 
get  into  stock  market  and  financial  plan- 
ning Molly  Woltz  Carrlson  has  just 
started  a  new  career  as  chief  financial 
officer  for  a  property  management  group 
now  that  the  kids,  Susan  and  Henry,  are 
nearly  grown  Not  to  be  outdone,  Wallls 
Wickham  Raemer  is  going  back  to 
school  in  ed.  admin,  which  she  thinks  will 
give  her  more  time  to  spend  with  Maggie 
(4 1/2)  She  and  Mary  Jane  Hipp  Brock 
are  cooking  up  a  50th  b'day  trip  to  Italy, 
and  we're  all  invited  along  Kaly  Lou 
Warren  Towers  reports  that  she  and 
Charlie,  now  fully  recovered  after  an  acci- 
dent, had  a  wonderful  trip  to  London  and 
Normandy  to  celebrate  (and  tend  to  their 
Christian  ministry).  Heather  Tully 
Click,  learning  the  joys  of  HRT  and  bifo- 
cals (welcome  to  the  club!),  still  juggles 
her  nursing  career,  Amanda  and  Ben's 
middle  and  H,S.  activities,  and  Richard's 
flightpath  at  Delta,  Ann  Tedards  checked 
in  from  Eugene  where  she  sang  her  way 
into  the  hearts  of  U  of  OR  and  got  tenure, 
bought  a  house  (with  room  for  visitors), 
and  treks  to  the  mountains  in  search  of  the 
spotted  owl  Sally  Taylor  wrote  while  in 
S.F.  en  route  from  South  Africa  to  South 
America,  still  doing  international  book 
publishing.  She  saw  Katie  McCardell 
Webb  in  R'mond,  and  also  reports  that 
Christy  Love  was  headed  from  her  WY 
ranch  to  South  Africa  and  Namibia  with  her 
nephew  Pat  Swinney  Kaufman  is  still 
with  the  NY  Film  Comm'n,  which  lets  her 
boondoggle  in  Cannes  when  the  three  girls 
and  husband  Lloyd  say  it's  ok  Another  of 
our  int'l  jet-setters  is  Liz  Smith,  just  back 
from  South  America  and  starting  a  new  ca- 
reer as  an  emerging  markets  investment 
banker  Lalita  Shenoy  Waterman 
chases  the  fair  weather  clouds  between 
homes  in  Sarasota  and  S.F:  daughter  Tara, 
a  soph  at  Stanford,  interned  on  Capitol  Hill 
last  summer.  Also  lacing  the  college- 
bound  challenge  is  Margaret  Sharp 
Howell,  whose  eldest  Ruth  is  a  H  S  se- 
nior and  Lorene  not  far  behind  M,  still 
teaching  at  Belmont  U,  and  the  whole 
gang,  including  husband  Bill,  now  an  en- 
vironmentalist, were  planning  a  trip  to  the 
Olympics  Betty  Rau  Santandrea  is  on 
the  move  again,  this  time  to  Concord,  NH 
where  Bob  will  start  law  school  (I  guess  it's 


not  enough  that  2  of  the  3  kids  are  also  in 
college)  and  Betty  hopes  to  land  a  job  as  a 
volunteer  tour  guide, 

Mary  Jo  Petree  Murphy  and 
Frank  are  now  olficially  empty  nesters  in 
NC  with  all  ol  their  brood  in  college,  but 
they  keep  busy  with  Young  Life  and  hope 
to  iDuild  a  home  at  Kiawah  Is.  From  Aspen 
(we  should  be  so  lucky),  Bonnie  Palmer 
McCloskey,  reports  that  her  4  kids  are 
thriving  (one  of  whom  climbed  El  Capitan 
in  Yosemite).  She  and  Tom  keep  tabs 
on  the  family  business  and  a  wealth  of  vol- 
unteer work,  but  found  time  for  a  3-week 
trip  to  India  in  Feb.  Sarah  Nutt  Wigert 
still  teaches  2d  grade  in  CA,  but  is  rapidly 
becoming  an  empty-nester  as  the  young- 
est of  her  four  is  out  of  H.S.,  and  the  old- 
est, a  W&L  grad,  is  soon  to  marry  Kim 
Mitchell  Bethea  writes  that  tho'  glad  to 
be  home,  she  had  a  fabulous  year  in 
England  while  David  was  visiting  prof,  at 
Cambridge  and  Emily  (12)  was  in  a  local 
school  there  Emmy  Moravec  Holt  and 
Bill  celebrated  their  25th  in  June  and 
planned  time  off  from  her  work  as  a  teacher 
of  dyslexics  and  his  as  a  gastroenterolo- 
gist  for  trips  to  Scotland  and  the  Olympics, 
now  that  only  the  youngest  of  her  3  is  still 
living  at  home  in  SC,  On  the  VERY  good 
news  front,  Betty  McKee  Werlinich 
says  she  has  finished  chemo,  has  a  better 
prognosis  than  she  thought,  feels  great, 
has  put  away  her  wigs  and  is  back  to  work 
for  Estee  Lauder! 

Sydney  McCampbell  Glass  re- 
ports from  Atlanta  that  her  oldest  is  at  UNC 
and  the  youngest  two  at  home  are  her 
career  and  love.  She  ran  in  the  P'tree  Road 
Race  last  year  (cuz  she  wanted  the  T-shirt), 
and  has  seen  Stuart  Davenport  Simrill 
and  Spenser  who  are  also  doing  well  in 
Atlanta.  And  guess  what?  Kitty  Litchfield 
Seale  checked  in  (pretending  as  if 
we  hear  from  her  every  year)  -  her  ballet 
company,  the  Alabama  Dance  Theatre, 
turns  10  this  year,  but  her  daughter  Kate 
(18)  has  defected  to  study  dance  at  ABT 
Son  Turner,  Jr  is  a  "brilliant"  engineering 
student  at  Auburn,  maybe  to  follow  in 
Turner,  Sr's  contracting  business? 
Barbara  LaLance  Kelly  says  no  news 
is  probably  good  news  -  same  house, 
same  editorial  work,  same  tennis,  same 
two  daughters,  Sarah  at  UNC  and  Rachel  a 
H.S  |r  What  more  can  we  ask?  Page 
Kjellstrom,  writes  from  DC  -  she  moved 
from  NYC.  but  is  still  at  work  planning 
special  events,  including  the  Coke 
Olympic  Torch  relay  and  the  Republican 
Convention  in  San  Diego.  As  usual.  Page 
has  news  of  others  -  Vieve  Minor 
Moeckel  gave  her  husband  a  50th  b'day 
bash  on  a  boat  in  Annapolis.  Page  also 
reuned  with  Wallis  Wickham  Raemer, 
Corbin  Kendig  Rankin  and  Louise 
Hayman  at  St.  Cat's  in  R'mond 

Debbie  Jones  writes  from  OH  that 
she's  still  on  the  road  a  lot  reviewing  med- 
ical programs  for  accreditation.  She  and 
John  both  wish  they  could  spend  more 
time  with  his  two  gorgeous  granddaugh- 
ters  Baird  Hunter  Campbell  is  still 


enjoying  MD's  Eastern  Shore,  but  now 
that  she  has  "retired"  from  fund-raising  for 
the  local  hospital,  she's  busier  than  ever 
with  the  activities  of  her  3  teens,  while  Bill 
commutes  to  DC  and  Baltimore  for  the 
medical  supply  business.  Holly  Hudson 
wrote  late  last  year  from  Philly  to  report 
on  a  visit  with  her  daughter  who's  at 
Georgetown,  I'm  sure  still  doing  brilliantly. 
Big  doin's  for  Kristin  Herzog  who  says 
she  got  a  U.  Fla.  teaching  award  (desktop 
publishing  and  graphics),  a  nice  raise 
(I  wish!)  and  an  appt  to  the  int'l  Bd  of 
Dir.  for  the  Society  of  Newspaper  Design 
(meriting  a  trip  to  Indy).  For  the  computer 
literate,  here-mail  iskherzog@jou.ufl.edu, 
Louise  Hayman  also  wrote  of  the  30th 
St  Cat.  reunion  (where  she  got  elected 
class  sec.  and  shares  my  pain).  Louise  still 
works  for  the  Chesapeake  Bay  Foundation 
in  Annapolis,  and  lives  just  down  the  street 
from  her  daughter  (26)  when  not  at  her 
Bethany  Beach  house  or  with  relatives  in 
Arizona.  Also  on  the  coast  is  Laura 
Hawkins  Brady  who  says  Providence 
isn't  all  that  exciting  but  a  trip  to  Greece 
with  husband  Roy  and  Owen  (9)  was 
splendid.  They  are  the  proud  owners  of 
four  cars  (or  did  the  note  say  "cats"?)  Had 
a  long  letter  from  Karen  Harnett  (who 
feared  I'd  make  something  up).  When  not 
at  work  for  the  H.R.  dept.  of  Bank  United  in 
Houston,  she's  fund  raising  for  the  Hous- 
ton Ballet  and  the  Am.  Heart  Ass'n,  fielding 
house  guests  at  Kamp  Karen,  plotting  her 
50th  with  Kay  Parham  Picha  and  Sue 
Lykes  Mueller,  or  just  kicking  back  with 
George. 

Mary  Beth  Halligan  Hibbard  tells 
ME  I  should  relax  more,  while  she's  work- 
ing her  way  thru  Middlebury  for  a  masters 
in  Spanish  and  trying  not  to  stew  about 
Ken  and  the  kids  coping  without  her  for  the 
summer  Two  years  down,  two  to  go.  then 
you  get  to  job  hunt  -  hang  in  there  M.B. 
Fran  Griffith  Laserson  was  totally 
surprised  (we're  not)  at  receiving  the  Dis- 
tinguished Alum  Award  at  her  30th  reunion 
at  Kent  Place  School.  She's  still  enjoying 
her  job  as  vp./marketing  for  Moody's  and 
remains  active  in  an  adult  substance  abuse 
program  in  NYC  Speaking  of  jobs,  Fran 
Gravely  reports  that  her  company,  Vietri, 
is  doing  well  importing  Italian  handcraft 
items  for  gift  shops  around  the  world.  Of 
course,  that's  when  she's  not  doing  the  col- 
lege tour  with  daughter  Susan  (1 7).  super- 
vising (from  afar.  I  trust)  son  Lee's  H.S. 
western  states  bus  trip  or  popping  over  to 
Italy  with  beloved  Haig,  a  design  prof,  at 
NC  State. 

The  unsigned  card  posed  a  challenge, 
but  I  think  it  came  from  Jane  Gott  who 
has  just  gotten  into  a  second  business  - 
Interior  Design  Nutritionals,  which  markets 
the  products  Olympians  use  She  and  Ron 
enjoy  biking  and  gardening,  and  Jane  still 
watercolors  when  she  has  the  time,  Betty 
Glass  Smith  and  Bill  are  beginning  to 
long  for  retiremeni,  but  with  two  teens, 
Wes  (14)  and  Corbin  (12),  it's  probably  a 
ways  off  yet.  So  instead,  Betty  does  finan- 
cial consulting  with  an  eye  on  getting  into 


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systems  consulting;  gardening,  golf  and 
antique  cars  keep  them  ottierwise  occu- 
pied Claudia  Forman  Pleasants  is  as- 
tonishing -  after  3  years  of  hard  work,  she 
got  her  IVIS  in  Real  Estate  from  Johns 
f^opkins  in  May  1995  and  two  months  lat- 
er, gave  birth  to  a  gorgeous  little  girl, 
Casey,  who  joins  Claudia's  teenage  son, 
Ross,  from  her  first  marriage  Congrats  to 
Claudia  and  DonI  NIa  Eldrldge  Eaton 
wrote  a  real  letter  to  say  she  and  Gil  have 
FINALLY  finished  the  addition  to  their 
house,  just  in  time  to  welcome  home  their 
newest  family  member  -  Bouncer,  a  boxer 
pup,  joins  Snickers  (6)  and  Wiz  (11).  The 
entire  family  enjoys  obedience  school  to- 
gether, but  it  leaves  little  lime  to  stop  and 
smell  the  roses  or  water  the  hydrants. 

Curiously,  Debbie  Denemark's  life 
these  days  is  a  close  parallel  to  Nia's  -  she 
moved  back  to  Dallas  last  year,  bought  a 
wonderful  house  and  then  embarked  on 
"major  renovations"  that  seemed  endless. 
She,  too,  has  made  the  c-c-commitment  - 
her  first  dog  -  probably  a  black  or  blue 
standard  poodle  to  look  well  with  her 
wardrobe  and  new  house  interior.  Northern 
Telecom  still  pays  her  enough  to  under- 
write some  European  travel  (Vienna. 
Prague  and  Budapest,  last  winter).  Katliy 
Cummings  Catlin  came  back  to 
Virginny  on  a  "nostalgia"  trip,  to  enroll  son 
Jack  at  UVA,  in  the  same  class  as  the  kids 
of  two  of  Chip's  frat  brothers  both  of  whom 
married  SBCers  (Trish  Neat  and  Camie 
Crocker).  She  sees  Elsa  Jones  Foster  in 
and  around  Boston,  and  visited  Libby 
Tyree  Taylor  ('71)  in  S.F.  Carey  Cleve- 
land Swan  appears  to  have  un-retired, 
enjoying  her  3d  term  on  Hunter's  Creek 
City  Council  and  as  a  board  member  of  the 
Houston  and  Harris  Co.  Mental  Health 
Ass'n,  Once  in  a  while  she  misses  the  law, 
except  when  she's  cooking,  gardening,  and 
traveling. 

From  the  Deep  South,  Stuart 
Camblos  Rodwell  says  she's  loving  real 
estate  sales  after  22  years  of  child  rearing, 
Caroline  (16)  is  a  jr  at  VES  in  Lynchburg, 
Margaret  (18)  is  at  Franklin  &  Marshall, 
and  Stuart's  busy  planning  a  wedding  for 
Jennifer  (22)  who's  studying  fashion  in  At- 
lanta Lawson  Callioun  Kelly  told  of  a 
fascinating  trip  to  S,  Korea,  Singapore  and 
Hong  Kong  (lor  husband  Frank's  medical 
practice.  Yeah,  right!)  She  SAID  the 
Singaporeans  have  solved  a  lot  of  the  cul- 
tural problems  we  have  like  illegitimacy, 
drug  gangs  and  soaring  med.  costs,  but 
didn't  tell  me  how.  (Caning,  perhaps?) 
Barbara  Brewster  may  hold  the 
answers — she  coordinates  the  Youth 
Services  Center  at  a  middle  school  in 
Louisville  and  also  runs  the  kids'  program 
at  Jefferson  Alcohol  and  Drug  Abuse  Cen- 
ter, when  not  watching  the  soccer  finals  of 
Brewster,  17,  and  Pritchett,  13  Barbara 
also  wrote  that  Mitly  Walton  Coonley 
and  husband  Howard  visited  from  Philly 
where  Miffy  is  putting  her  decorating  skills 
to  use  on  a  house  they  are  restoring.  From 
Atlanta,  Kathy  Barnes  Hendricks  wrote 
that  now  that  the  boys  have  been  sent  off  to 


summer  camp,  she  and  the  rest  of  the  City 
are  waiting  for  the  Olympic  hordes  to  de- 
scend. Just  to  take  the  edge  off,  she's 
putting  a  60'  garden  border  around  her 
mountain  cabin  And  one  of  our  busiest  is 
Margaret  Arnold  Jackson  -  she  and 
husband  Jim  still  live  in  Macon,  but  M. 
spent  the  summer  at  U  of  S.  Miss,  work- 
ing on  her  specialist  degree  in  ed.  admin., 
planning  on  starting  her  doctorate  in  the 
fall,  while  still  doing  H.S  counseling. 
Thai's  all  when  she's  not  riding  herd  on  son 
James  (H.S  sr),  daughter  Meg  (nursing 
student)  and  Maggie  (retriever,  age  6),  and 
dreaming  of  a  mountain  cabin  in  NC. 

Your  class  sec.  thanks  all  of  you  for 
paying  your  taxes  and  ergo  her  salary  at 
DOJ's  Antitrust  Division.  Without  your 
support,  I  probably  wouldn't  have  been 
sent  on  three  trips  this  year  -  to  Vilnius, 
Lithuania,  Bratislava,  Slovakia,  and  Brno, 
Czech  Republic  -  a  week  each  to  leach 
their  legal  eagles  how  to  keep  their  newly 
emerging  capitalist  markets  free  of  anti- 
competitive cartel  behavior.  Not  boondog- 
gles, I  promise.  Really!  Keep  the  cards  and 
letters  coming  -  I  so  enjoy  having  fun 
vicariously 

1974 

President:  Jane  Reeb  Chadwick 

Secretary:  Marcia  Brandenburg 

Martinson 

Fund  Agent:  Nancy  Mortensen  Piper 

Elizabeth  Andrews  Watts  works 
part  time  in  the  development  office  at  Epis- 
copal High  in  Alexandria  where  her  hus- 
band teaches  and  children  attend  classes. 
Her  son  Rob  will  spend  a  semester  in 
China  this  fall.  Elizabeth  and  Jane 
Hutcberson  Frierson  get  together  about 
once  a  month  for  dinner  Barbara  Asbton 
Nicol  and  Liz  Thomas  Camp  spent  a 
relaxing  (her  words)  week  at  the  beach  with 
seven  children  and  Barb's  husband  Robert, 
Barb  has  joined  the  "get  gray  quick" 
club  with  two  sons  with  drivers  permits' 
She  is  still  at  the  U  of  AL.  Ellen  Bass 
Brady's  son,  Chad,  is  entering  VMI.  The 
two  other  boys  went  to  St.  Kitts  last  sum- 
mer on  a  missions  trip.  Ellen  has  semi-re- 
tired from  working  in  the  family  business 
with  husband.  Chuck.  Congratulations  to 
Victoria  Bates  who  graduated  from  her 
Family  Practice  residency  program.  She  is 
working  in  a  rural  clinic  outside  Tallahas- 
see three  days  a  week  and  plans  to  open 
her  own  Osteopathic  manipulation  prac- 
tice. Vicki  and  David  bought  3  acres  and 
plan  to  build  a  new  house  Betsy  Biggar 
Hellmuth  will  be  adding  to  the  collection 
of  clothing  that  she  has  shown  lor  the  past 
10  years  She  travels  from  Cleveland  to 
Charleston,  SC  where  her  daughter  Katie 
attends  university  Sally  Brice-O'Hara 
is  still  in  the  Coast  Guard  and  attended 
War  College  in  Washington,  DC.  She 
expects  to  be  assigned  to  Coast  Guard 
Headquarters  in  DC.  next  year  She  and 
Bob  have  two  sons  who  keep  them  busy 
with  sports  and  social  calendars.  Mary 
Lee  Burch  Doering.  Dean,  and  daughter 


Deanna  (born  12/95)  are  living  in 
Canandaigua,  NY  She  taught  French  at 
Keuka  College,  has  been  tutoring,  and 
enjoys  being  a  mom  Wendy  Cherry  is 
alive  and  well  in  Knoxville  She  hopes 
that  none  of  us  is  taking  life  too 
seriously'  Bonnie  Cbronowski  Bropby 
is  sending  her  oldest  off  to  UVa.  She  vol- 
unteers and  makes  time  for  golf  and  bowl- 
ing. Family  travel  has  included  skiing  in 
VT;  St.  Martin:  and  Nantucket  Bonnie  went 
on  another  pilgrimage  to  Betania, 
Venezuela  last  December.  Robin 
Christian  Ryan  and  family  have  relocat- 
ed to  the  Boston  area  She  is  job  hunting 
while  husband  Jerly  travels,  buying  nurs- 
ing homes  for  a  Boston-based  healthcare 
company.  Their  two  sons  attend  Wellesley 
schools  and  are  heavily  into  soccer,  skiing, 
lacrosse,  and  hockey.  Ruth  Willingham 
Lentz  visited  with  Robin  for  a  terrific 
weekend  last  May  Alice  Cohn  is  training 
horses  on  the  Kentucky  circuit  in  the  sum- 
mer and  New  Orleans  in  the  winter. 
Wanda  Cronic  Howell  and  her  father 
formed  a  new  corporation  and  purchased 
a  second  car  dealership.  She  is  now  a 
Buick-Pontiac-GMC-Chrysler-Plymouth- 
Jeep-Eagle  dealer!  Wanda  and  Lee 
look  forward  to  traveling  to  Rome  and  Flo- 
rence in  '96 

Christine  Cummings  Bass  visited 
Alaska  last  March  and  did  a  lot  of 
breathtakingly  beautiful  cross  country  and 
downhill  skiing.  She  enjoys  running, 
weight  lifting,  beginning  ballet  and  yoga 
Christine  sells  real  estate  and  does  private 
mortgages.  She  and  Wayne  have  three 
children  ages  15, 13,  and  10  She  enjoys 
seeing  her  former  roommate  Colleen 
Dee  Butterick  who  now  lives  nearby 
Laurie  Epstein  is  busy  with  work, 
aerobics,  housekeeping,  gardening,  and 
her  senior  citizen  canines.  She  has  been 
remodeling  at  her  lake  cabin  and  adding  a 
gazebo  in  her  backyard.  Laurie's  e-mail 
address  is  Phibet@aol.com.  Nancy 
Hardt  spent  the  year  as  one  of  25  inaugu- 
ral fellows  in  the  Executive  Leadership  in 
Academic  Medicine  (program  for  women). 
Nancy  followed  up  this  program  with  an 
internship  in  the  Dean's  Office  at  U.FL. 
Nancy  Katie  (13),  and  Will  (11) 
attended  the  U,S,  Pony  Clubs  Nat'l 
Championships  in  Culpeper,  VA  in 
August  Mimi  Hecker  Dyer  closed  her 
private  practice  as  a  psychiatric  nurse 
practitioner  and  took  a  position  with 
Abbott  Pharmaceuticals.  Her  twin  daugh- 
ters begin  college  at  FL  State.  Mimi  is  into 
eligible  (middle-aged)  men?  Sandra 
Herring  graduated  from  Duke  Law  School 
and  is  practicing  in  Durham,  NC.  She  re- 
cently married  Gary  Gaddy  and  has  two 
new  stepsons.  Mimi  Hill  Wilk  is  substi- 
tute teaching  in  AZ,  She  works  around  the 
schedules  of  her  two  children,  Liz  -  6th 
grade,  and  Beau  -  8th  grade  Paula 
Hollingswortb  Thomas  has  a  new  job 
as  the  Diiector  of  Paralegal  Services 
for  Attorney  Resource,  Inc.  Husband, 
Steve,  and  children,  Charles  IV  and  Elise 
are  proud  of  her!  Sarah  Johnston 


Knoblauch  writes  from  Cleveland:  "Our 
garden  was  on  tour  for  St.  Paul's  Episcopal 
Church.  I  am  illustrating  a  book 
called  Fleshing  the  Word  by  Reid  Issac 
in  celebration  of  our  parish's  150th 
anniversary."  Sarah  teaches  middle 
school  art  at  Hathaway  Brown  Kathleen 
Kavanagh  enjoys  her  new  life  in  Boston 
She  is  Sr  VP  and  Managing  Dir  of 
Grenzebach  Glier  &  Associates,  Consult- 
ants in  Philanthropic  Mgmt.  Kathy  says  the 
travel  is  hideous,  but  the  work  is  terrific! 
Linda  Kemp  Couch  has  kept  me  busy 
with  her  trips  to  Jacksonville  to  check  up 
on  the  "money  pit"  that  she  and  husband, 
Steve,  have  bought  in  Sawgrass  Country 
Club.  With  the  work  on  that  project  fin- 
ished I'm  going  to  have  to  find  another 
destination  for  Linda  and  Steve  to  travel 
to  on  a  regular  basis  She  sees  Jody 
Anderson  Wharton.  Lisa  Walker,  Cindy 
Conroy  Nancy  Mortensen  Piper,  and 
Sharon  Mangus  at  wild  "Girls  Nites". 

Penelope  Lagakos  Turak,  hus- 
band, George,  and  son,  Gregory  moved  to 
a  new  home  in  the  Chadds  Ford  area  of 
West  Chester,  PA.  They  live  close  to  Sus- 
an White  Hough  and  her  family 
Alethea  Lee  attended  a  Christian  Healing 
Conference  in  Rutland,  VT  and  showed 
some  of  her  paintings  at  a  city-wide  art 
show  Alethea's  older  brother,  Clendon, 
died  of  lung  cancer  12/95. 

Congratulations  to  Sharon  Mangus 
who  completed  a  Paramedics  course.  Ann 
Stuart  McKie  Kling  fulfilled  a  life-long 
dream  of  attending  the  summer  Olympics. 
This  was  a  huge  growth  year  lor  her  Ella 
skin  care  business.  Ann  and  husband  Bill 
have  two  children.  Jay  (7)  and  Shelby  (3) 
Edie  McRee-Whiteman  and  sons,  Alex 
(9)  and  Jamie  (14),  have  moved  to  a  new 
home  in  Richmond,  VA  Edie  is  a  fund  rais- 
er for  Medical  College  of  VA  and  teaches 
Arts  Management  at  Randolph  Macon 
College  Jamie  had  his  first  real  summer 
job  on  Martha's  Vineyard  where  he  lived 
with  grandparents,  Harold  and  Deedie 
Whiteman,  Alex  attended  arts  and  sports 
camp  Nancy  Mortensen  Piper  has 
had  a  Norwegian  exchange  student 
living  with  her  family  for  the  past  year.  She 
and  husband,  Chris,  are  expecting  a 
new  addition  to  the  family  in  January 
Daughter,  Katie  (8)  is  excited!  Tana 
Meier  Parseliti  has  a  new  job  as  Mam 
Street  Coordinator  for  Main  Street  Plus,  a 
community  based  development  organiza- 
tion. Husband,  Frank,  has  a  new  job  as 
outlet  manager  for  the  Sheraton  Hartford 
Hotel.  Son,  Dan,  completed  his  frosh.  year 
at  Wesleyan  Univ  while  daughter,  Dana,  is 
a  frosh  at  Glastonbury  High  Jane  Piper 
Gleason  and  Joe  have  been  tripping 
around  America:  they  cruised  the  Missis- 
sippi on  the  steamboat,  the  American 
Queen:  relaxed  in  Nantucket  and  Martha's 
Vineyard:  and  plan  to  visit  Sberrie 
Snead  McLeRoy  and  family  in  Colo- 
rado Ellie  Plowden  Boyd  and  lamily 
Doug,  Clayton  (4th  grade),  and  John 
(nursery  school)  are  enjoying  another  year 
in  southern  CT  Ellie  keeps  up  with  friends 


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SWEET  BRIAR  COLLEGE 


Connie  Norweb  Abbey  Liz  Thomas 
Camp,  and  Barb  Ashton  Nichol  via  e- 

mail.  Her  address  is  ElinorBee@aol,com, 
We  should  start  an  e-mail  directory! 

MaryAnn  Reese  Moses  lives  in 
Houston  vtfitti  tier  tamily.  Husband,  Eddie 
drills  deepwater  oil  w/ells  in  ttie  Gult  ot 
Mexico  and  travels  around  ttie  world  to  talk 
about  it,  Rebecca  (12),  Edward  (14),  and 
Elicia  (16)  have  all  been  busy  with  camp 
and  sports,  Jan  Renne  is  editor  of  the 
High-Lile  and  a  member  of  the  Board  of 
Directors  of  the  Tall  Clubs  of  Orange 
County,  CA,  Jan  designed  her  first  house 
and  has  been  doing  some  graphic  design 
Claire  Sandifer  Tuttle  has  been  living 
in  Paris  since  graduation.  She  works  as 
Asst.  to  the  Dir.  of  Nobile  Language  Svcs 
-  teaching  European  languages  to  busi- 
ness men  and  women;  translating  press 
releases,  contracts,  etc:  and  seminars  on 
negotiating  and  cross-cultural  awareness. 
Husband,  Ty  is  also  a  translator  and  teach- 
er as  well  as  a  record  critic.  They  have  two 
children,  Solange  (13),  and  Jean-Phillipe 
(11).  Jana  Sawicl<i  is  pleased  to 
announce  the  birth  of  her  son,  Zev  Samuel 
Benjamin  5/95,  Zev's  birth  mother  is  Jana's 
partner  Laurie  Benjamin.  Jana  has  been  on 
leave  this  year  so  that  she  can  enjoy  being 
a  mom'  Patty  Shannon  and  children 
Katie  (9)  and  Scott  (3)  are  back  living  in 
Lake  Oswego,  OR  for  the  summer.  They 
traveled  5000  miles  in  their  minivan  sight- 
seeing In  the  Northeast  last  summer  Patty 
says  it  was  an  education  for  all  of  them! 

Colleen  Shannon  Robertson  and 
family  moved  from  CA  to  Atlanta,  Colleen 
and  husband  Dwight  have  adopted  a 
daughter,  Holly  (2).  Their  son  Is  now  13, 
Julie  Shuer,  Steve  and  their  three  chil- 
dren Ben)i  (9),  Gaby  (7),  and  Sofia  (4) 
spent  three  weeks  in  Coronado  (an  island 
off  the  coast  of  San  Diego)  this  past  sum- 
mer. She  and  Steve  spent  5  days  in  NYC  in 
May  -  their  first  time  away  trom  the  kids  in 
4  years!  Sherrie  Snead  IVIcLeRoy  fin- 
ished her  fourth  book  in  2  years!  Husband 
Bill  has  left  Austin  College  to  set  up  his 
own  business  as  an  Independent  fund- 
raising  consultant  He  is  the  incoming 
president  of  the  Rotary  Club.  Daughter, 
Ann  is  3  and  keeps  Sherrie  hopping! 
Sandra  Taylor  Craighead  and  husband 
Billy  stay  busy  with  work,  home,  and  fam- 
ily Sandra  has  been  asked  to  serve  on  the 
Board  of  Trustees  for  VA  Historic 
Preservation  by  Gov  Allen.  She  presented 
a  seminar  on  personal  finances  for  the 
senior  class  at  SBC  -  it  was  so  much  lun 
she  hopes  to  do  it  again  next  year.  Daun 
Thomas  Frankland  and  family  have 
moved  to  Paris  for  business.  Daughter 
Leslie  (20  mos)  will  probably  be  their 
teacher!  Liz  Thomas  Camp  has  a  new 
job  as  a  columnist  for  a  new  local  maga- 
zine. She  writes  local  historical/cultural 
stories  for  the  enlightenment  of  new  resi- 
dents. Helen  Travis  is  on  the  committee 
for  the  American  Lung  Assoc,  of  NY's  85 
mile  bike  ride/fund  raiser,  which  she  has 
participated  in  for  the  past  4  yrs.  Knee 
trouble  may  keep  her  from  riding  this  year. 


Helen  works  for  Fujitsu  as  Office  Manager, 
sings  in  the  Oratorio  Society  of  NY  and 
works  out  regularly  at  the  Vertical  Club  on 
43rd  &  Madison. 

Cheryl  Viar  Upchurch  and  family 
are  all  well  in  Birmingham  Sam  is  Gener- 
al Counsel  of  Regions  Bank.  Shannon  (19) 
will  be  a  Soph,  at  W&L;  Kit  (17)  is  a  Sr.  in 
h.s.;  Jeanne  (15)  will  be  a  Soph.  Cheryl 
enjoys  being  a  full  time  momi  Nathalie 
Ward  lives  in  Woods  Hole,  MA  and  works 
at  the  Marine  Biological  Laboratory  on  the 
faculty  of  B.U.  Marine  Program.  She  teach- 
es and  does  research  on  humpback 
whales.  Nathalie  just  published  a  field 
guide  to  Nat'l  Marine  Sanctuary  in  N.E.  as 
well  as  two  children's  books.  Lynn 
Watson  Philpott  keeps  busy  with  her  job 
at  AFLAC  and  serving  on  the  board  for  the 
Columbus  chapter  of  CHADD  (Children 
with  Attention  Deficit  Disorder).  She  and 
children  Drew  (13)  and  Kate  (11)  visited 
VA  and  FL  last  summer.  Chris  Weiss 
Pfeil  invites  all  SBCers  to  visit  the  Cleve- 
land Museum  of  Natural  History  where  she 
is  a  science  instructor.  Lee  Wilkinson 
Warren  had  a  fulfilling  year  of  ministry  in 
her  church  and  working  with  college  and 
h.s.  kids.  She  accompanied  kids  from 
Longwood  College  Wesley  Foundation  to 
Harlem,  NY  for  a  week  of  mission  work. 
They  lived  and  worked  at  a  residential 
facility  for  recovering  drug  addicts  and 
homeless  people,  helping  to  renovate  a 
brownstone  and  feed  over  300  homeless 
every  day  Ruth  Willingham  Lentz  vis- 
ited San  Diego  in  July  She  Is  the  new 
President  of  the  Memphis  Exchange  Club 
Son  David  attends  boarding  school  for 
tenth  grade.  Mary  Witt  Will  keeps  busy 
with  work  and  traveling  for  some  presenta- 
tions. She  is  the  president  of  the  Richmond 
SBC  Club.  On  a  sad  note,  I  received  notice 
of  the  death  of  our  classmate  Ann  Mundy 
Keane  on  May  16,  1996  I  continue  to 
work  for  AMEX  in  the  Travel  Services 
Division.  I  have  completed  my  first  year  on 
the  Board  of  Trustees  at  my  alma  mater, 
Thayer  Academy  in  Braintree.  MA.  Our 
son  Andrew  (18)  Is  a  freshman  at  Union 
College.  Eric  (1 4)  is  taking  the  8th  grade  at 
Thayer  Middle  School  by  storm! 

Twenty-six  years  ago,  at  our  first  SBC 
Parents'  Weekend,  my  folks  bought  a  tiny 
boxwood  plant;  an  offshoot  of  one  of  the 
magnificent  bushes  on  campus.  I  trans- 
planted that  plant  to  my  yard  this  past  year 
While  It  is  nowhere  near  the  size  of  the 
boxwoods  at  SBC,  it  has  prospered  and 
greets  me  with  that  familiar  scent  every 
morning  as  I  leave  my  back  door.  I  hope 
that  you  too  have  something  that  reminds 
you  of  Sweet  Briar  on  a  dally  basis. 
Cheers! 


1978 

President:  Dorothy  Lear  Mooney 
Secretaries:  Cannie  Crysler  Shaler, 
Mary  Page  Stewart 
Fund  Agent:  Lucy  Darby  Cole 

Almost  every  one  of  you  agreed  that  It 
just  isn't  possible  that  our  20th  is  only  two 
years  away.  Start  planning  now  for 
Memorial  Day  weekend  '98!  One  blatant 
sign  of  the  onset  Alzheimer's  -  several  of 
you  neglected  to  sign  your  notes!  I  did  my 
best  on  detective  work,  but  If  I  goofed,  sor- 
ry!! The  most  common  threads  that  tie  us 
together  are  kids  and  40th  birthday 
celebrations! 

Edie  Baird  and  Bob  had  a  real 
"family"  summer  with  her  parents  50th  an- 
niversary celebration,  reunion,  and  week- 
ends camping  or  in  their  canoe.  Leslie 
Anderson  Battle  had  her  annual  trip  to 
Italy  with  her  sister  (Helen  Lewis  '79).  She 
is  busy  with  Bailey  (10)  and  Taylor  (9)  and 
had  a  month  in  NC  and  Maine.  Melanie 
Bowen  Steglich's  husband,  Lee  had  a 
surprise  party  for  her  40th  and  gave  her 
tickets  to  the  El  Dorado  Resort  and  Spa  in 
Mexico  -  they  are  there  as  I  write  this! 
Paula  Brown  Kelley  is  busy  with  a  new 
home,  John  Patrick  (4)  and  Genny  (1)  and 
keeps  in  touch  with  the  SBC  Washington 
crowd.  She  still  works  full  time  in  commer- 
cial real  estate.  Are  we  really  old  enough  to 
have  h.s.  age  kids?  I  guess  so,  as  Lee 
Carollo's  son  Is  on  his  way!  She  is 
science  dept,  chair  and  teaches  Honors 
Chemistry  This  summer  she  is  working  as 
a  research  &  development  chemist  for  the 
adhesives  industry.  Photographer  and 
Hawaii  resident  Monte  Costa  was  off  to 
New  Mexico  for  two  weeks  last  year. 
Lenore  Cox  is  healthy  and  looked  for- 
ward to  a  vacation  in  Miami;  she  had  just 
returned  from  Hilton  Head.  She  sees  Lisa 
Spruill  Darby  often 

Lucy  Darby  Cole  has  moved  to  Tam- 
pa and  was  looking  forward  to  seeing 
Janet  Smalley  Todd  during  the  Olym- 
pics in  Atlanta.  Following  is  a  poem,  "I 
Celebrate,"  that  Lucy  wrote  and  would 
like  to  share  with  classmates  (for  space 
reasons,  the  lines  are  separated  with  semi- 
colons): "Life  begins  at  forty  I  am  ready; 
To  dance  anew  under  a  pale  blue-yellow 
dawn.;  I  will  skip,  jump  and  sing,  heady; 
With  joy.  I'll  catch  sunbeams  and  flutter 
over  lawns;  On  gossamer  wings  while 
lightly  tasting;  Earth's  nectar.  When  shad- 
ows fall,  I'll  softly  embrace;  The  twilight 
and  darkness.  Though  resting,;  I  won't  be 
alone.  Heavenly  starlight  will  mark  my 
place;  And  illuminate  my  way  The  best 
things;  And  purest  light,  will  come  to  me 
through  Grace.;  I  will  look  to  the  stars." 

Dana  Dotten  Endacott  Is  the  Naval 
Station  Guantanamo  Bay  Cuba,  Opera- 
tions Officer  on  a  one  year  tour  of  duty  She 
works  with  Cuban  Asylum  Seekers  who 
enter  the  Naval  Base  by  swimming,  rafting 
or  walking  through  bordering  minefields!!! 
Allison  Egbert  Brokaw  performs  in 
local  productions  of  operas  and  operettas 
in  Summit,  NJ,  is  kept  hopping  by  her  two 


sons  Bert  (6)  and  Caleb  (3).  She  saw 
Barbara  Behrens  Peck  and  reported 
that  her  two  daughters  Sarah  and  Haley  are 
wonderful  Muffy  Hamilton  Parsons  is 

"kept  on  her  toes"  by  James  (9)  and 
Spencer  (5)  and  is  Development  Chair  for 
the  Childhood  League  which  runs  a  pre- 
school for  children  with  special  needs. 
Susie  Heitmiller  Busch  still  lives  in 
Richmond,  but  has  renovated  a  150  year 
old  farmhouse  outside  town  where  she  had 
a  growing  herd  of  cows!  Children  Charles 
(5),  James  (3)  and  Whitney  (2)  love  their 
weekends  there  Drusie  Hall  Bishop 
enjoys  her  son  Ben,  still  rides,  and 
was  headed  to  see  Olympic  riding  In 
Atlanta!  Jane  Hemenway  Sullivan  had 
a  "honeymoon  baby"  in  April  -  Nine 
months  after  their  trip  to  Ireland  and 
Scotland  Elizabeth  Caroline  arrived!  Eelen 
Humphrey  Gora  is  busy  with  4  children 
in  4  different  directions  and  writes  that  her 
sister  Elinor  Humphrey  Comer  is 
returning  from  2  years  in  Guam  to  San 
Diego.  Son  Patrick  (5)  has  a  new  baby 
sister  Alicia! 

Eve  Jackson  London  and  family 
went  west  this  summer  to  Montana, 
Yellowstone  and  Glacier  National  Park. 
Mitchell  (11),  Jack  (8)  and  Ivey  (7)  were 
the  perfect  age  to  en|oy  the  great  outdoors! 
Her  cousin  Kathy  Jackson  Howe  is  the 
Queen  of  Carpools  with  Trey  (13),  Khaki 
(11)  and  Janie  (8).  but  she  did  get  away 
from  it  all  when  husband  Root  gave  her 
just  a  few  hours  notice  that  they  were 
headed  to  Bermuda  for  her  40th.  She  saw 
Robin  Jones  Eddy  at  W  &  L  and  says 
she  looks  great!  Anne  Jarrell  Berry  and 
family  moved  back  to  Georgia.  Children 
Ellis  (12),  Will  (10)  and  Frank  (7)  have  lit- 
erally been  bike  riding  across  the  state! 
Carey  Johnson  Fleming  with  children 
David  (11)  and  Ian  (5)  and  husband  are 
moving  from  Atlanta  to  Myrtle  Beach  -  golf 
anyone?  Nancyellen  Keane  Smithers 
is  Associate  General  Counsel  of  a  subsid- 
iary of  Circuit  City  She  sent  exciting  news 
of  the  birth  of  their  daughter,  Caroline  on 
July  1!  Ann  Key  Lucas  has  three 
boys  John  (7),  William  (5)  and  Hunt  (3)  - 
all  active  in  sports  tor  all  seasons.  Jane 
Lauderdale  Armstrong  and  husband 
Mike  are  chairing  the  Parents'  campaign  at 
Westminster,  making  it  a  better  place  for 
David  (8)  and  Kate  (5).  Piano  lessons 
abound  in  the  life  of  Maggie  Laurent 
Gordy;  she  is  taking  lessons  as  well  as 
Meg  (12)  and  John  (9).  They  are  escaping 
the  Florida  summer  and  heading  to  Mt. 
Desert  Island  in  Maine. 

Ann  Maricle  Stefano  and  husband, 
Vince  visited  France  and  also  had  a  mini 
reunion  in  Nagshead,  NC  with  Jean 
Beard  Barden,  Lu  Litton  Griftin,  and 
Sue  Griste  Russell.  Ann  is  still  an  ac- 
count manager  with  Lexis-Nexis  and  chil- 
dren Will  (5)  and  Kate  (1)  are  happy  and 
healthy  Leigh  McDonald  Forrester 
has  moved  too!  After  living  in  Pennsylva- 
nia she  and  her  family  decided  that  they 
like  the  Florida  lifestyle.  She  has  visited 
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her  husband,  Sol  Holly  McGlothlln  had 

an  "elegant"  40th  birthday,  loined  by  Andy 
Yellolt  (76)  and  Robin  Behm  (79) 
Holly  IS  still  looking  for  a  B  &  B  to  buy. 
Cindy  McKay's  100  year  old  farmhouse 
lakes  most  of  her  time  with  major  renova- 
tion although  she's  become  a  little  league 
baseball  fan  thanks  to  son  Kevin  (7). 
Jeannette  Mehl  started  the  year  at 
DisneyWorld  with  daughter,  Tamara  and  is 
keeping  mind  and  body  in  shape  by  teach- 
ing Art  and  Aerobics 

Cathy  Mellow  Goltermann  fits 
substitute  teaching  and  volunteer  w/ork 
around  the  schedules  of  twins  Catherine 
and  Christen  (6)  and  son  Woody  (4).  She 
goes  to  the  Ozarks  tor  summer  weekends 
After  vacationing  in  Alaska,  Mo  Moffett 
Kyle  and  her  husband,  Steve  will  return  to 
teaching;  Ashley  begins  second 
grade.  From  Los  Angeles  Mary  Moore 
Garrison  reports  that  daughter  Jennifer 
(6)  is  growing  up  too  fast!  Mary  is 
studying  musical  theatre  in  hopes  of 
writing  musicals  She  plans  on  coming  to 
our  20th,  but  wants  her  pals  to  come  tool 
Becky  Mulvihill  McKenna  is  still  a 
counselor,  and  keeps  her  practice  of 
Marriage  and  Family  Therapy.  Her  daugh- 
ters Katie  (12),  Maggie  (10)  and  Erin  (7) 
love  singing  and  Irish  Dancing  while  dad. 
Ken  plays  the  music!  Life  has  changed  lor 
Susan  Negaard  Harley  as  husband 
David  graduated  from  Law  School  and  she 
had  a  baby  girl.  Marl  Caroline  in  Jan,  She 
is  the  Plant  Manager  for  Baxter  Healthcare 
and  her  son  Andrew  is  growing  fast! 
Katherine  Nesbit  loves  Greensboro  and 
working  for  AT&T.  She  was  oft  to  the  Olym- 
pics with  her  mom  (Mary  Burwell  Nesbit 
SBC  '56)  leke  Osinga  Scully  writes 
from  Cologne,  Germany  that  she  had  her 
third  son.  Kirk  Patrick  in  April.  He  joins 
Brendan  (5)  and  Dunstan  (4)  and  they  plan 
to  return  to  the  States  in  time  for  our  20th! 
Julie  Pfautz  Bodenstab  works  part  time 
at  the  Medical  Society  of  Delaware  and  is 
president  of  the  PTO  She  and  her  family 
planned  a  trip  to  the  Grand  Canyon  where 
son  Peter  (10)  was  to  compete  in  the  U  S. 
Transplant  Olympics  in  Salt  Lake  City. 
Phillip  (13)  is  an  athlete  as  well  Alohai 
from  Lauren  Place  Young  in  Maui, 
Hawaii  where  she  and  her  husband,  a  land- 
scaper,  have  started  a  rose  farm  with  400+ 
rose  bushesi  Jake  (8),  Brittany  (6),  and 
Makenna  (3)  love  their  spot  on  a  mountain 
of  4000  feefi  Sally  Poison  Slocum  was 
off  to  Europe  Her  job  as  Senior  VP  of 
Health  Cost  Consultants  keeps  her  on  the 
road  a  lot,  but  she  gets  to  see  Mavis  Ray 
Grifffth  when  she  goes  to  Texas  -  they 
were  planning  a  trip  to  SBC  to  show  their 
husbands  where  they  "grew  up".  Hallie 
Powell  Morton  loves  being  President  of 
the  Junior  League  of  Austin,  Missy 
Powell  Adams  runs  to  keep  up  with  her 
twins  Philip  and  Whitman  (8)  but  takes 
time  out  to  enjoy  "girls  nights  out"  with 
Maria  Rixey  Gamper  (also  mother  of 
twins  Charles  and  Richard  (8)  and 
Catherine  (6)  and  me!!!  Another  40th 
birthday  celebration  -  this  one  in  the 


South  of  France  -  away  from  two  daugh- 
ters ages  8  &  4  -  Katherine  Powell 
Heller  and  her  husband.  An  Atlantan,  she 
escaped  from  the  Olympic  craze  to  Hilton 
Head.  She  says  she  will  miss  Carey 
Johnson  Fleming  and  her  family  when 
they  move  to  Myrtle  Beach. 

Ann  Taylor  Quarles  Doolittle  will 
take  a  leave  from  teaching  to  pursue 
writing  and  was  at  the  Sewanee  Writers 
Conference  this  summer  working  with 
poets  Katie  Renaud  Baldwin  is 
teaching  again  and  all  is  well  in  Alaska 
with  Amanda  (10)  and  Emily  (7).  They 
were  going  to  Oregon  and  Michigan  this 
summer  where  they  hope  to  see  Jean 
Lightfoot  (SBC  77)  Anne  Riordan 
Flaherty  is  doing  a  lot  of  volunteer  work, 
but  I  don't  know  where  she  finds  the  time 
with  Mary  (7),  Patrick  (5),  Timothy  (4)  and 
John  (3)1  She  reports  that  all  is  well  with 
her  sister-in-law,  Catherine  Flaherty 
(SBC  '80).  Betsy  Ryan  is  a  Vice 
President  in  Institutional  Sales  with 
C  S.  Boston  and  her  travels  take  her  to 
Orlando  where  she  sees  Catherine 
Taylor  Moore.  She  is  taking  a  Septem- 
ber bike  trip  to  Provence.  Janet  Rakoczy 
Hudson  completed  her  MBA  and  has  al- 
ready started  an  investment  club  and  is 
going  to  San  Francisco  and  then  to  the 
beach  with  her  family.  Eileen  Scully  is  in 
her  third  year  as  an  Asst.  Professor  at 
Princeton  teaching  Diplomatic  History. 
She  will  be  on  sabbatical  this  year  at 
Harvard  Law  School  as  an  SSRC- 
MacArthur  Foundation  Fellow  studying 
international  traffic  in  indentured  labor  - 
whew' 

Anne  Simonds  Lowe  took  respite 
from  the  heat  at  their  lake  house  in  the 
Texas  hill  country  She  and  husband,  Rick, 
son  Jeffery  (3rd  grade)  and  Stephanie  (1st 
grade)  vacationed  in  Steamboat  Springs, 
CO  Julia  Sutherland  is  a  Senior  VP  at 
Powell  Tate  (a  Washington  PR  Firm)  and 
celebrated  her  40th  with  Sue  Griste 
Russell  In  Winter  Park,  FL  Catherine 
Taylor  Moore  has  "retired"  from  Sun 
Trust  and  works  as  a  training  facilitator 
conducting  workshops  and  seminars.  She 
planned  a  trip  to  San  Francisco  and 
Monterey,  CA  for  her  40th  She  had  a  fun 
visit  with  Elizabeth  Perkinson  in  Janu- 
ary As  Anne  Thrash  Jones  turned  40 
her  "baby",  Mary  Pat  turned  10  and  son 
Chris  is  15!  She  and  Bob  are  working  hard, 
she  as  a  paralegal  in  Atlanta  Wedding 
bells  rang  for  Drasi  von  Wiesenthal 
Blanc  Soren  is  a  horse-loving  film  mak- 
er and  she  still  shows  horses  while  living 
in  LA  Deb  Davison  Weidner's  daugh- 
ter, Whitney  was  the  flower  girl  in  Drasi's 
wedding  Lisa  Wray  Longino  and 
George  love  being  back  in  Dallas.  She  and 
her  daughter  Fleming  have  been  riding 
all  year  (LISA?)  taking  time  out  for  yet 
another  birthday  trip  -  this  one  to  Italy! 
She  also  told  of  a  snow-mobile  trip 
through  Yellowstone.  Big  news  from  the 
Wray  family  is  that  Barbara  Burns  (SBC 
'81)  and  Joe  had  a  baby  boy,  Will,  in 
March!  More  wedding  bells,  this  time  (or 


Cindy  Whitley!  Dave  is  with  a  European- 
based  company,  but  they  will  still  be  in  DC 
where  Cindy  is  in  archeology  with  the 
Parson's  Corporation.  The  bells  are  peal- 
ing for  Liz  Williams  too!  She  met  Chuck 
Woodworth  six  years  ago  while  bare  boat- 
ing in  the  BVI  ,1  wonder  if  they'll  honey- 
moon there  too'  When  these  notes  go  to 
press  Deb  Davison  Weidner  will  be  in 
a  totally  renovated  house  in  LA  With  kids 
Bo  (11),  Whitney  (9)  and  Peter  (4)  she  is 
busy,  but  finds  time  to  ride  and  compete 
on  the  California  "A"  show  circuit  and  so 
does  Whitney!  Last  but  not  least,  alphabet- 
ically, is  Ann  Yauger,  the  very  first  to 
respond!  She  was  promoted  to  AT&T  Chief 
of  Protocol  and  had  responsibility  for  all 
international  customers  &  AT&T  Senior 
Execs  during  the  Olympic  Games'!  Think 
ol  the  people  she  met  as  she  was  to  ac- 
company them  the  whole  time  in  Atlanta! 
Claire  Cartwright  Vaughn  and  family 
were  to  meet  Ann  in  Atlanta.  Late  card  from 
Lexington  from  Robin  Jones  Eddy!  She 
had  great  "catch  up  time"  this  spring  with 
Lynn  Spilman  Williams  and  Kathy 
Jackson  Howe  -  age  40  is  flattering  to 
both!  Tony  Christian  Brown  bought  a 
beautiful  farm  near  town  where  she  will 
have  horses.  Robin  still  enjoys  selling  real 
estate  and  has  been  to  her  two  brothers' 
weddings.  Stets  was  off  to  camp  when  she 
wrote  and  they  were  both  preparing  for  the 
trauma  of  Middle  School. 

Cannle  Chrysler  Shafer  and  I  are 
both  doing  well.  She  and  Win  went  away 
for  a  golf  weekend  and  it  snowed!  She  be- 
came Senior  Unit  Head  at  school,  which 
she  says  adds  to  making  her  "feel"  40.  I'm 
sure  that  Francie  (9)  and  Blake  (6)  add  into 
that  eguation  Cannle  says  when  not  work- 
ing she  is  either  chasing  or  transporting 
them.  She  lost  her  Uncle  Tom  Baldwin 
(husband  of  Nancy  Godwin  Baldwin 
SBC  '57)  and  the  family  gathered  for  a 
service  in  the  SBC  Chapel. 

Bob  and  I  are  doing  well  as  are  Ellie 
(1 1 )  and  Geordie  (8).  I  too  have  the  trauma 
of  my  oldest  making  the  leap  to  Middle 
School.  I  still  teach  nursery  school  and  am 
amazed  at  how  YOUNG  all  the  mothers  of 
my  charges  are.  I've  become  a  regular  on 
the  weekend  morning  news  of  the  ABC 
affiliate  here  in  Baltimore  where  I  do  a 
segment  on  kid's  activities  and  family 
entertainment.  It's  a  lot  of  fun  -  and  you  all 
know  what  a  ham  I  am  anyway!  So,  that's 
itH!  By  the  time  you  read  this  our  20  re- 
union will  be  just  over  a  year  away  SEE 
YOU  THEN,  Mary  Page  Stewart 

1982 

President:  Ethel  Burwell  Dowling 
Secretary:  Lucie  Stephens  Holland 
Fund  Agent:  Rhoda  Harris 

These  five  years  have  certainly  flown 
by  guickly,  and  I  have  enjoyed  immensely 
keeping  in  touch  with  you  all  as  your  sec- 
retary Carol  Searles  Bohrer  has  moved 
again,  this  time  to  Richmond  5/96,  where 
she  oversaw  a  large  addition  on  her  new 
house.  She  had  Emily  Walker  on  1 1/27/94, 


and  son  Price  is  4  Jean  Von  Schrader 

Bryan  in  Ohio  works  two  days  a  week  for 
a  temp  company  -  her  mental  health  days 
-  as  she  is  a  busy  mom  to  Betsy,  5. 
George,  4,  and  Anne,  3.  The  children  have 
season  passes  to  Sea  World  lor  family  out- 
ings. Jean  saw  Molly  Finney  in  May  and 
planned  to  see  Jane  Dure  at  the 
Greenbriar  in  WV  where  she  was  going  for 
her  6th  annual  family  reunion  Libby  Lee 
Gantt  Castles  wins  the  class  fertility 
award!  She  was  expecting  triplets  in 
October  to  join  Mason,  4,  Guy,  3,  and 
Mary  Etta  1.  Her  guote,  "Our  lives  will 
certainly  change!"  Other  happy  baby  news 
is  Ethel  Burwell  Dowllngs  son,  Peter, 
born  2/96.  Ethel  enjoys  the  seminary 
community  in  Jackson,  MS,  and  is 
involved  in  the  Junior  League.  She  looks 
forward  to  seeing  everyone  at  reunion. 

Visiting  London  for  the  first  time  since 
she  lived  there  in  the  '70s  was  Heather 
Pirnie  Albert  last  June.  She  lives  in  NJ 
and  has  two  children,  ages  12  and  7,  New 
mom  Deborah  Price  Bowman  wel- 
comed Katie  on  4/4/96,  The  little  traveler 
has  already  been  to  FL,  IL  and  SC  Debbie 
is  now  back  at  work,  Brianna  Boswell 
Brown  and  her  family  (Hannah,  7,  Sarah, 
4,  and  Matthew,  1)  vacationed  at  the 
Outer  Banks  and  joined  Dirt  Davidson 
and  her  family  in  NM  for  skiing  Nancy 
Daugherty  Davidson  also  visited 
Alexandria  last  summer  with  her  girls, 
Meredith  and  Katherine,  who  are  adorable. 
Nancy  stayed  with  Molly  Finney  at 
Molly's  new  house  in  Old  Town,  Francie 
Mantho  Belliveau  is  in  Annapolis, 
where  Scott  works  at  the  Naval  Academy. 
They  are  involved  with  Academy  events 
and  attend  church  there,  Francie  had  Anna 
on  7/1/96,  who  joined  brothers  Michael 
and  Ned  Anne  Goebel  Bain  is  in  CA 
working  as  a  chef  and  has  her  own  com- 
puter address:  anne@onlinechef,com. 
Anne  spoke  to  Suanne  Huskey,  who  was 
expecting  her  first  child. 

In  Columbus,  GA,  Lucile  Redmond 
Flournoy  directs  the  Logos  Program  at 
First  Presbyterian  Church  for  Christian 
nurture  directed  at  youth  and  children.  She 
enjoyed  a  10-day  boat  trip  to  the  Virgin 
Islands  with  her  husband.  She  said  Lee 
Watson  Lombard!  expected  her  first 
baby  in  December.  Jill  Maple  Fallon 
lives  in  the  hills  of  CT  and  works  at 
Duracell  Son  Jack  turned  2  last  April  and 
is  now  talking  in  nice  complete  sentences. 
Jill  and  husband  John  enjoy  their  son. 
their  jobs  and  making  their  house  a  home. 
Sportster  Jane  Dure  gualified  for  two 
national  tennis  tournaments  and  met  all 
the  lady  tennis  stars.  Now  she's  taking  up 
boxing,  so  don't  make  Jane  mad!  She  is 
copy  chief  lor  Texas  Monthly  magazine 
and  secretly  hopes  that  Texas  will  secede 
and  she  will  be  the  Empress  of  the  Texas 
Republic  Cynthia  McMechan  Curry 
and  her  husband  practice  criminal  defense 
law  together  in  Ft.  Lauderdale.  They  have 
two  girls,  ages  2  and  4.  Lisa  Church  has 
Olympian  news. ..Salt  Lake  City  will  host 
the  2002  Winter  Olympics,  and  Lisa's 


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marketing  company  will  be  involved  wilh 
advertising  the  Games.  Lisa  is  now  busy 
perfecting  her  golt.  fly  fishing  and 
cross-county  skiing,  Monika  Kaiser  and 
her  family  traveled  to  Germany  in  July 
and  detoured  to  France  to  baptize  their 
son,  Julius,  Daughter  Alexa,  6,  is  a  great 
help  with  Julius,  who  is  a  "rascal".  Liz 
Kauffman,  Esq,,  and  her  horses  moved  to 
Lexington  KY,  Liz  plans  to  race  her  horses 
there  in  horse  country.  From  Paris,  Lorie 
Teeter  LIchtlen  was  expecting  baby  #2 
in  January.  Son  Nicky  is  3,  and  Lorie  still 
works  in  banking. 

Seattle  is  home  to  Rachel  Giles 
Gronsky  and  her  family.  After  two  boys, 
Rachel  finally  had  a  girl,  Jordan.  Family 
vacations  are  spent  on  their  28-fool 
boat,  and  Rachel  volunteers  at  school  and 
tends  vegetable  garden  in  the  summer. 
Rosemary  Hardy  changed  schools  but 
still  teaches  behaviorally  disordered  stu- 
dents in  KS.  She  keeps  in  touch  with 
Rebecca  Coggin  Hubert  ('83).  In  a  similar 
profession  is  Leslie  Hertz,  who  teaches 
children  with  multiple  handicaps  in 
Cleveland  public  schools.  She  will  soon 
complete  her  M.Ed,  in  that  field.  Rural 
Kentucky  life  suits  Betsy  Helm,  who 
shares  five  acres  along  the  Ohio  River  with 
3  horses,  3  dogs  and  5  cats,  Betsy  recent- 
ly developed  an  automated  victim  notifica- 
tion program  for  victims  of  domestic  vio- 
lence that  the  State  of  Kentucky  has  imple- 
mented Liz  Hoskinson  enjoys  the 
Junior  League  of  NYC  and  still  rides.  She 
worked  at  the  Olympics  in  Atlanta  at  the 
equestrian  venue.  Liz  sees  Rhoda  Harris 
and  stays  in  touch  with  Nancy  Davidson. 
Rhoda  expected  a  baby  in  Sept.  '96.  Lots  of 
news  from  Nancy  Trimble  Howell  in 
New  Orleans.  Daughter  Devin  is  5,  and 
husband  Brad  patented  a  formula  to  repair 
skipped  and  scratched  compact  discs 
called  "CDShell"  which  should  be  in 
stores  by  now.  Nancy  sawTricia  Whelan 
Schenck,  who  visited  the  Big  Easy  on 
vacation  from  her  home  in  TX.  Tricia  has 
five  children.  She  teaches  Spanish  and  had 
a  letter  from  Michelle  Martinez  Cartel 
in  Italy  Robin  Piatt  Wetherbee  is 
teaching  art  to  elementary  school  children 
and  a  mother's-day-out  class  to  pre- 
schoolers. She  is  also  studying  art  at  the 
Univ.  of  Houston.  Gina  Parish  South 
and  Rob  moved  from  Atlanta  back  to 
Louisville  three  years  ago.  She  keeps  busy 
with  Miles,  6,  Caroline,  4,  and  Kelli,  2. 
Rachel  Mlllrood  Perlman  trades 
bonds  in  Bala  Cynwyd,  PA  Her  daughter, 
Sophie,  is  now  6.  Patti  Snodgrass  was 
named  managing  editor  of  the  Loudoun  VA 
Times  Mirror  upon  the  resignation  of  the 
editor.  She  is  also  still  news  editor.  Nancy 
Smith  teaches  French  and  math  al  a 
public  school  near  Richmond  and  is  on  the 
Board  of  Deacons  at  her  Baptist  Church. 
She  saw  Heidi  Slavin  in  December  '94. 
Heidi  is  in  Poland  on  an  international 
teacher  program  and  has  been  busy  pub- 
lishing. Holly  Bates  married  E.  Michael 
Snow  on  6/8/96.  Holly  is  director  of 
government  relations  tor  the  Georgia 


Hospital   Association    Betsy    Keiser 

Smith  and  Patrick  recently  completed 
their  new  house  in  North  Palm  Beach  Her 
sons  are  Alexander,  5,  and  Nicholas,  1. 
Retirement  suits  Aimee  Nelson  Smith, 
who  is  a  stay-at-home  mom  to  three 
children  in  Baltimore  -  Porter,  8,  Shelby 
5,  and  Peyton,  3  Jennifer  Rea  is  active 
with  the  SBC  DC  Club  and  has  been  busy 
recruiting  graduating  high  school  seniors 
Her  desktop  publishing  business  is  grow- 
ing. Wedding  bells  rang  in  November  for 
Angela  Avereft-Rock  and  William  H 
Scurry  Jr.  Angela's  business.  Parents  First 
Inc.  is  flourishing  in  Atlanta,  leading  par- 
enting seminars  for  churches  and  busi- 
nesses. Gracie  Tredwell  Schild  is 
working  on  book  #3,  a  biography  of  JFK 
for  a  German  series.  She  has  made  three 
trips  to  the  States  recently,  the  latest  in 
August  for  birdwatching  in  AZ.  Ginny 
Beverly  Ring  is  expecting  (with  the  help 
of  in  vitro)  after  five  years  of  trying.  Con- 
gratulations! She  and  Michael  celebrated 
their  7lh  anniversary  at  The  Homestead 
and  made  a  swing  by  SBC  during  the  17- 
year  cicada  visitation.  Cynthia  Shannon 
and  her  father,  retired  SBC  music 
professor  John  Shannon,  gave  a  double 
harpsichord  recital  for  the  Piedmont  Foot- 
hills Arts  Council  last  June.  Cynthia  is  or- 
ganist for  St  Andrews  Episcopal  Church  in 
Greensboro,  NC  A  talented  family! 
Carolyn  Shaffer  Llorens  plans  to  return 
to  medical  school  in  January  She  has  two 
sons,  John,  7,  and  Henry  1.  Mary  Ames 
Booker  Sheret  has  been  promoted  to 
Curator  of  Collections  at  the  Southern 
Oregon  Historical  Society  in  Medford, 
where  she  has  worked  for  three  years.  She 
and  her  husband  are  buying  their  first 
house  in  the  country.  Mary  Ames  will  at- 
tend our  15lh  reunion  with  her  mother, 
Catherine  Fitzgerald  Booker  ('47),  who  will 
be  celebrating  her  50th  reunion!  Anne 
Powers  Touchette  runs  a  boat  business 
in  West  Point,  VA,  and  is  working  on  her 
M.Ed,  at  William  and  Mary.  She  has  two 
boys  Palsy  Griffith  Van  Etten  moved  to 
Boston,  where  she  hopes  to  open  a  horse 
farm.  Her  second  son,  Riley,  was  born 
8/95. 

I  have  included  news  from  everyone 
who  sent  a  post  card  Please  try  to  attend 
our  15th  reunion  -  we  will  have  a  wonder- 
ful time.  I  am  writing  this  from  Alexandria, 
VA,  where  my  time  is  now  spent 
preparing  bottles  and  changing  diapers 
lor  my  first  baby,  Carter,  born  2/7/96  I 
sometimes  run  into  Kathy  Reynolds 
Barsness  on  the  tennis  court  Ann 
Morton  Young  Habliston  is  planning 
an  addition  to  her  house  in  Old  Town  to 
make  room  for  herself,  Charlie  and  their 
three  darling  children.  See  you  at  reunion! 


1986 

President:  Jenny  Crossland 
Secretary:  Mary  Jo  Biscardi  Brown 
Co-Fund  Agents:  Carol  Dixon,  Beth 
Ann  Trapold  Newton 
Notes  by  former  secretary  Lisa 
Redd  Toliver. 

It  was  wonderful  seeing  everyone  at 
our  10th  Reunion.  In  spite  of  the  rain, 
those  attending  enjoyed  seeing  so  many 
familiar  faces  on  the  beautiful  SBC  cam- 
pus. To  those  not  in  attendance,  we  hope  to 
see  you  at  the  15th.  Meantime,  if  you're 
visiting  SBC,  stop  by  the  Alumnae  Office  to 
browse  our  Reunion  Scrapbook.  Congrat- 
ulations to  our  new  class  officers,  listed 
above. 

Harriet  McNair  Alexander  enjoys 
life  in  Charlotte,  NC  with  husband, 
Chris  and  Rebecca  (1).  Kirsten  Bailey 
Atkinson  is  part-time  Program  Director 
for  St.  John's  Episcopal.  Her  children,  Loid 
IV  (7)  and  Caroline  Bailey  (3)  are  well 
Kirsten  and  husband,  Loid  III  planned  a  Wl 
trip  to  celebrate  his  20th  Reunion  6/96 
They  also  celebrated  their  10th  anniversa- 
ry 6/96.  She  has  heard  from  Susan  Mann 
Levy,  Harriette  Cooper  Liederbach, 
Gail  Glifort,  and  Maureen  Mahoney 
Also,  from  Charlotte,  NC:  Suzanne  Craft 
Bailey  is  still  a  Realtor  with  Prudential 
and  is  "full"  time  mom  to  Christopher  (14 
mos).  Husband,  Drew  was  promoted  to 
Asst.  VP/  Senior  Officer  at  First  Union's 
Environmental  Department.  They  plan  a 
Fall  95  trip  to  San  Francisco.  They  had  a 
mini-reunion  at  McKenzie  Reed's 
wedding  Cathy  Moore  Barksdale  and 
family  are  soon  to  move  into  a  new  home 
in  Richmond.  Trying  to  pack  with  2-  and 
14  month  toddlers  is  challenging.  Tracy 
Pryba  Baugham  and  husband,  Graham 
welcomed  daughter,  Hayley  Erin  5/27/96. 
The  "new"  family  is  adjusting  well  and  Tra- 
cy will  return  to  her  career  as  a  chemist 
with  Whitehall-Robins  in  Richmond,  VA  in 
4  mos. 

Leigh  Ringler  Bennett  and  Jim 
missed  reunion  due  to  the  recent  birth  of 
baby  #1 ,  Sydney  Taylor.  Now  that's  an  ex- 
cused absence!!  Leigh  is  back  in  her  new 
job  as  a  Change  Management  Specialist 
for  CSC  Consulting.  In  9/95,  Mary  Jo 
Biscardi  married  Frank  Brown  in  NJ  and 
in  2/96,  they  moved  to  Ft.  Lauderdale,  FL 
as  a  result  of  Frank's  job  transfer.  Mary  Jo 
saw  Lynn  Higgins  Dreyer  before  she 
moved  from  FL  to  IL.  She  is  excited  to  be 
Class  Secretary  Kathleen  Teague 
Bogusky  is  teaching  school  in  Baltimore, 
MD  Ashley  Simmons  Bright  is 
expecting  #3  8/23/96.  Ashley,  husband, 
Edgar,  Ella  (5)  and  Gordy  (3)  are  planning 
a  trip  to  Northern  Wl  late  June  to  escape 
the  New  Orleans  heat  Rushton  Haskell 
Callaghan  is  Director  of  Alumni  at  Epis- 
copal H.S.  in  Jacksonville,  FL,  coaches  the 
Women's  Cross  Country  Team,  and 
does  personal  training  at  the  local 
YMCA.  Rushton  was  one  of  the  50  in  NE 
FL  chosen  to  carry  the  Olympic  torch 
and  was  honored  to  do  so  at  it  passed 


through  Jacksonville.  Rushton  is  still 
running,  but  taking  a  much  needed  break 
from  racing  Kaky  Connors  Cassada  is 
busy  planning  events  for  the  SBC  Alumnae 
Club  of  Charlotte  Harriette  Cooper 
Liederbach  and  Sally  Engleby  Farrell 
both  provided  her  with  a  complete  Reunion 
update.  Kaky  and  Garland  had  a  10th 
anniversary  trip  to  the  Chalet  Club  at  Lake 
Lure  in  the  NC  mountains  Along  with 
Jocelyn  (6)  and  Stuart  (2),  their  summer 
travel  will  include  VA  and  the  SC  beaches. 
Lynn  Mather  Charette  is  busy  with 
Tucker  John  (7/20/96).  He  joins  Ben  (2). 
Elizabeth  Wharton  Charles  resigned 
from  Fisons  Pharmaceuticals  and  is  home 
full-time  with  Eugene  (2).  During  the  week, 
they  are  very  busy  with  swimming  lessons 
and  art  classes  and  the  weekends  are  spent 
at  the  family's  cottage  on  Keuka  Lake  in 
upstate  NY  Jessica  Sinnott  Cotreau 
and  husband  Bill  plan  a  summer  trip  to 
Nova  Scotia,  but  meanwhile  are  busy  with 
their  "work"  jobs  and  "fun"  jobs  taking 
care  of  their  horses  and  dogs.  Jessica  saw 
Patty  Glick  and  Kelli  Colby  in  her  home- 
town, Middleburg,  VA.  Aside  from  work, 
Jenny  Crossland  enjoys  her  new  kitten 
and  anticipates  a  trip  to  Hilton  Head  with 
her  parents  and  Linda  Mae  Visocan  ('87) 
where  she  will  see  Nancy  Ray  Wiltshire 
and  family. 

Terry  Cerina  Davis  enjoys  married 
life  and  spoke  with  Nancy.  Deanne 
Dawson  is  happy  in  England,  working  as 
the  International  Sales  Manager  responsi- 
ble for  GOS  in  17  countries,  and  wonders 
if  she  will  ever  return  to  the  states.  Her 
summer  will  include  trips  to  Kenya  and 
Tanzania  to  climb  Mt.  Kilimanjaro,  then  off 
to  South  Africa  to  her  boyfriend's  home  for 
the  holidays.  Linda  DeVogt  writes  in 
from  Richmond,  VA  and  is  doing  well. 
Mimi  Holland  Dinsmore  enjoyed  see- 
ing so  many  at  reunion.  The  family  plans  a 
tall  trip  to  DC  to  attend  a  WVA  art  exhibi- 
tion and  visit  with  Holly  McGovern 
Barberandhertamily  in  Alexandria.  Mimi 
continues  PR  work  for  the  slate  of  WVA  3 
days  a  week.  She  says  Fall  is  a  beautiful 
time  to  visit  the  state  and  would  love  to 
hear  from  anyone  coming  to  the  area  In 
Marietta,  GA  Drusilla  Davis  Fadus  and 
Joseph  love  parenting  Margaret  Lauren 
(18  mos).  The  Fadus  family  almost 
moved  to  the  Panhandle,  and  just  before 
selling  their  house  decided  to  "stay  put". 
Sally  Engleby  Farrell  shared  Reunion 
with  her  mother  (Jane  Sigloh  '56),  who 
was  celebrating  her  40th.  Grandmom  glad- 
ly took  charge  of  Sally's  3  yr.  old  Tommy 
Sally  and  family  enjoy  working  on  their 
house  in  Bedford,  NY  She  stiil  teaches 
Pre-K  at  Greenwich  Academy  in  CT  Bella 
Viguerie  Gsell  and  husband.  Gordy  are 
expecting  their  first  child  11/96  and  until 
then  will  spend  as  much  time  as  possible 
in  CO.  Betsy  Nott  Hall  loves  life  in  LA 
where  she  teaches  3rd  grade  at  Brentwood 
School.  She  says  "3rd  Graders  are  great". 
Betsy  and  Roger  celebrated  their  5th  anni- 
versary with  a  trip  to  Rome  and  Florence 
3/96.  She  sees  Jane  Reynolds  ('89).  who 


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finished  her  first  year  of  Business  School 
at  use  and  Pamela  Edwards,  who 

continues  to  freelance  as  a  Production 
Coordinator  making  commercials.  Betsy 
anticipates  a  summer  visit  with  Mary  Via 
Cuoco  ('87),  husband  Marl<,  and  Will 
(2/24/96)  Elizabeth  Sheehan  Hamrlck, 
husband  Jamie  (HSC)  and  son,  Shaw  (3) 
are  still  in  Savannah,  GA  and  she  works  tor 
IVIanaged  Corp.  as  an  account  manager  4 
days  a  week.  They  enjoyed  a  beach  trip  to 
Tybee  Island,  GA  with  Mlml  Holland 
Dinsmore,  husband  Tyler  (HSC),  and  son 
Mac  (2).  Shaw  and  Mac  enjoyed  the  beach 
while  Elizabeth  and  Mimi  had  fun  watching 
the  Greek  sailing  team  warm  up  for  the 
Olympics  Judith  Bell  Henri's  son 
Christopher  (5)  has  finished  Kindergarten 
and  Sophie  is  almost  3  The  family  vaca- 
tioned in  Smugglers  Notch,  VT  and  plan 
summer  travels  along  the  east  coast  to  vis- 
it family  and  friends 

Eve  Hill  writes  in  for  the  first  time  and 
reports  that  she  is  an  attorney  wilh  the  Civil 
Rights  Division  of  the  Dept.  of  Justice  She 
works  to  enforce  the  Americans  with  Dis- 
abilities Act  and  coordinates  the  Division's 
Alternative  Dispute  Resolution  Program. 
She  also  chairs  the  board  of  a  nonprofit 
organization  She  visits  Jennifer  Green 
Mitchell  and  husband,  Jeff  frequently  and 
looks  forward  to  the  summer  '96  wedding 
of  Mary  Beth  Miller  Meme  Boulware 
Hobbs,  David,  and  Libby  (2)  welcomed 
David  Whitehead.  "Whit"  2/8/96  The  kids 
keep  the  house  very  active.  Meme  enjoyed 
a  pre-union  trip  with  Ashley  Simmons 
Bright  and  Holly  McGovern  Barber 
Meme  has  officially  "retired"  from  her 
leadership  position  with  the  Ballet  Guild 
and  plans  to  travel  in  the  fall.  Dayna 
Avery  Hulme  and  husband,  Tom  had  a 
great  time  at  the  Reunion.  Dayna  admired 
the  beautiful  SBC  campus  and  felt  that  the 
events  were  well  planned.  Elizabeth 
Gallagher  married  Scott  Jeffery  6/93  and 
Alexander  was  born  10/94.  They  live  in 
Westford,  NJ  and  Elizabeth  continues  as 
Director  of  Economic  Development  for  Jer- 
sey City  Elizabeth  Butterfield  Jones 
loves  living  in  Aspen,  CO  and  invites  us  to 
visit  her  at  Little  Nell's,  where  she  is  enjoy- 
ing and  doing  art.  I  was  pleased  to  hear 
from  Susan  Smith  Karp,  who  trans- 
ferred to  UVA  after  two  years  at  SBC  and 
met  her  husband  Andrew  while  he  was  at 
UVA  Law  School.  After  living  in  NY  for  6 
years  working  in  Children's  Book  Publish- 
ing, Susan  and  Andrew  moved  to  Char- 
lotte, NC  and  enjoy  the  location  as  well  as 
Eliza  (3)  Occasionally  Ihey  see  Kaky 
Connors  Cassada  and  family  Karen 
Fennessy  Ketola  has  a  new  Market 
Manager  position  in  the  Automotive  Group 
of  Dow  Chemical,  She  will  relocate  from 
Midland,  Ml  to  the  greater  Detroit  area.  Her 
"fabulous"  husband  Barry  is  also  changing 
jobs.  Although  dual  career  timing  is  diffi- 
cult, it  has  worked  for  them  Shannon 
"Spunk"  Kuehlwein  was  sorry  to  miss 
reunion.  She  has  moved  from  OE  to 
beautiful  VT  After  many  years  as  a  Camp 
Administrator,  she  has  put  that  on  the 


"back  burner"  and  is  pursuing  Firefighting 
and  Rescue  full-time.  She  has  joined  a  Fire 
Dept,  but  is  applying  to  work  in  a  more 
active  company 

Harriet  Cooper  Liederbach  is  hav- 
ing a  great  time  in  Charlottesville,  taking 
care  of  Daniel  (3)  and  Hannah  (2),  and  rid- 
ing. Husband,  Mark  is  working  on  his  doc- 
torate at  UVA.  Elizabeth  Lindsey  and 
husband.  Ken  are  in  NJ  where  Ken  is  in 
his  final  year  at  Princeton  Theological 
Seminary  Elizabeth  is  doing  editorial  work 
at  Educational  Testing  Service.  Due  to 
Ken's  summer  internship  in  Cavalier,  ND, 
they  missed  reunion,  but  hope  to  attend 
the  next  one  Elizabeth  "Lee"  Malley 
Lowe  and  husband.  Bill  are  in  Vienna,  VA 
working  hard  on  some  large  additions  to 
their  house.  Their  "biggest"  addition  was 
John  "Jack"  Francis,  8/95.  Elizabeth  can't 
wait  to  introduce  him  to  the  "girls". 
Mariah  Smith  Malik  enjoyed  reunion, 
especially  the  opportunity  to  drive  to  SBC 
with  Catherine  Callender  Sauls  and 
Suzanne  Craft  Bailey  She  attended 
McKenzie  Reed's  wedding,  where  she 
saw  many  SBC'ers  Lisa  Marks  loves  liv- 
ing in  Wilmington,  NC,  where  her  home  is 
under  major  construction  During  reunion, 
she  was  in  Italy  Between  that  trip  and 
several  ski  trips  to  Vail,  she  is  out  of 
vacation  time.  She  is  awaiting  her  annual 
"girls"  trip  with  QuincI  Stevenson  Velie 
and  Elizabeth  Wood  Kleppe  After  five 
years  as  a  "stay  at  home"  mom,  April 
Adelson  Marshall  took  a  position  in 
computer  based  training  sales  and  market- 
ing with  a  local  engineering  firm  The  fam- 
ily is  looking  for  another  home  centrally 
located  in  Potomac,  MD 

Mary  Beth  Miller  moved  to 
Phoenix,  AZ  and  is  an  attorney  at  Quarles 
&  Brady  She  is  getting  married  to  Carl 
Orson,  7/20/96  from  Scottsdale,  AZ 
After  living  in  VA,  NY,  DC  since  graduating 
from  SBC,  she  is  happy  to  settle  down  in 
AZ.  After  eight  years  in  NY  with  her  hus- 
band and  daughter,  Julia  (1),  Jeremy 
Weithaus  Minnetian  and  family  have 
moved  to  Little  Silver,  NJ.  She  enjoyed 
reunion  and  the  opportunity  to  "catch  up" 
with  Julie  Weyand  Watson  Bella 
Viguerie  Gselle  Beth  Wharton 
Charles,  Karen  Fennessey  Ketola 
and  Elizabeth  Haynie  Wainstein  Eliz 
abeth  is  expecting  baby  #1  11/96. 
Jessica  Steinbrenner  Molloy  and 
husband,  Joe  are  busy  raising  Elizabeth 
(7),  Jennifer  (6),  Robert  (4),  and  Michael 
(2)  Jessica  plays  tennis  frequently  and  is 
now  at  a  4.0  level.  She  would  love  to  hear 
from  SBC  friends  Beth  Ann  Trapold 
Newton  checks  in  from  McLean,  VA. 
Karen  Gonya  Nickels  and  family  will 
spend  some  time  in  N,  Myrtle  Beach.  She 
challenges  herself  to  find  time  to  read  books 
without  pictures!  In  the  Fall,  Garret  starts 
Kindergarten  Robyn  Bailey  Orchard 
had  a  much  quieter  year  than  1995.  Tatt 
(a,k.  Jem  3)  welcomed  his  brother  Jeremy 
Raymond  Lee,  born  9/16/95.  Robyn  has  a 
wonderful  time  as  a  "stay-at-home"  mom, 
working  on  the  house,  and  substituting  at 


the  junior  and  senior  high  schools.  In 
1/96,  Olivia  Hardin  Pettifer  returned  to 
the  U.S.  after  2  years  in  Sydney,  Australia 
where  she  was  an  Assistant  Buyer  for  Dav- 
id Jones  and  attended  Textile  and  Color 
Theory  Design  School.  After  returning,  she 
married  Andrew  James  Pettifer,  originally 
from  Great  Britain.  They  live  in  Raleigh, 
NC,  where  Olivia  attends  Interior  Design 
School  and  Andrew  is  a  chef  at  a  renowned 
French  restaurant 

Ann  Bruce  Faircloth  married  Billy 
Pozler  4/13/96  in  SC  and  the  couple 
has  settled  in  Birmingham,  AL.  The  brides- 
maids included  Meme  Boulware 
Hobbs,  Rushton  Haskell  Callaghan, 
and  Eileen  McCardle  Memo's  daughter 
Libby  was  the  flower  girl.  They  all  had 
"such  a  fun  time".  Stephanie  Jones 
Renfro,  husband  Jim,  Helen  (5),  and 
Gavon  (2)  moved  to  Colorado  Springs,  CO 
6/96  when  Jim  received  a  promotion  to 
sales.  Stephanie  loves  being  a  "stay-at- 
home"  mom  and  reports  that  Helen 
continues  to  do  well  with  her  chemothera- 
py for  leukemia  and  should  finish  5/97. 
Vicki  Wolf  Rosenfield,  husband  Stuart, 
Emily  Elizabeth  (3/6/95),  and  Will 
(3/12/96)  enjoy  living  in  Baltimore.  Vicki 
frequently  sees  Dale  Banfield  Banning  '85 
and  her  "adorable"  kids,  Mary  Webb 
and  Will  Vicki  also  keeps  in  touch  with 
Lynn  Mather  Charette  Catherine 
Callender  Sauls.  Roll,  and  Noah  (1) 
moved  to  CO  due  to  Rolf's  promotion  and 
transfer  Catherine  loves  being  a  "stay-at- 
home"  mom.  The  family  enjoys  their  new 
home  and  being  so  close  to  the  mountains. 
Ava  Spanier  and  Scott  are  excited  to 
leave  the  "Big  Apple"  and  move  to  Short 
Hills,  NJ.  where  they  purchased  a  75  year 
old  English  Colonial  home.  Plenty  of 
charm,  but  no  closet  spacel!  Ava  looks  for- 
ward to  putting  in  a  garden.  She  still  does 
management  consulting  for  Coopers  & 
Lybrand  and  has  visited  quite  a  few  inter- 
esting towns  in  the  US  include  living  in 
Boston.  Phoenix,  and  most  recently  lovely 
downtown  Dayton,  OH.  Ava  says  "it  made 
hei  miss  Lynchburg"!  Kay  Redmond 
Teague  is  busy  in  Charlotte,  NC  with  son, 
Jensie  (3)  and  teaching  art  history  (usual- 
ly one  class  per  term)  at  Oueens  College 
She  was  sorry  to  miss  reunion,  but  heard 
it  was  great  from  Harriet  McNair 
Alexander.  On  4/27/96,  McKenzie 
Reed  married  a  Dutchman,  Kees  Van 
Meet  and  honeymooned  in  HI.  They  live  in 
Amsterdam,  where  Kees  is  a  tax  attorney 
and  advisor  at  KPMG-Meijburg  &  Co. 
McKenzie  will  continue  modeling  and  is 
grateful  that  her  job  is  so  flexible.  She  is 
tapping  the  European  market.  Their  wed- 
ding was  a  mini-reunion:  Co-matrons  of 
honor  were  Vicki  Wolf  Rosenfield  and 
Catherine  Callender  Sauls  Many 
SBCers  attended  and  reported  that  it  was  a 
beautiful  wedding  in  her  parents'  garden 
and  the  guests  were  entertained  by  the 
Voltage  Brothers,  Jesse  White  had  a 
great  time  at  the  reunion.  She  finished  her 
internship  in  school  psychology  and  is 
searching  for  a  new  job.  Who  knows  if  she 


will  reside  in  PA  next  year?  Melissa 
Halstead  White  enjoyed  seeing  every- 
one at  reunion  and  reports  the  birth  of 
Christopher  Thomas,  7/23/96  She  looks 
forward  to  the  15th,  Nancy  Ray 
Wilshire  missed  reunion,  but  was  busy  at 
home  with  James  (4)  and  John  Lawrence, 
born  2/24/96.  She  plans  to  enjoy  a  six 
month  leave  of  absence  from  work,  Nancy 
saw  Susan  Mann  Levy  and  daughter 
Preston.  Jenny  Crossland,  and  Linda 
Mae  Visocan  ('87)  at  Hilton  Head. 

Chris  Jones  Winder  still  works  for 
Penguin  Books,  but  moved  from  NY  to 
London  two  years  ago  with  husband, 
Simon,  Barnaby  (3),  and  Felix,  born 
3/96.  Chris  was  sorry  to  miss  reunion, 
but  celebrated  when  Jackie  Genu 
and  daughter  Sophia  visited  from  NY 
Cornelia  Woodworth  and  husband, 
Brett  enjoy  the  Bay  Area  in  CA.  Cornelia  is 
still  a  program  manger  at  Hewlett 
Packard's  Netserver  Division.  The  compa- 
ny manufactures  around  the  world,  which 
means  frequent  traveling,  especially  to  the 
Grenoble  area  in  France  Brett  is  a  corpo- 
rate attorney  for  a  firm  which  focuses  on 
Venture  Capital  Funded  Start-ups, 
Initial  Public  Offerings  and  Mergers  and 
Acquisitions.  He  loves  representing 
the  small  companies  in  Silicon  Valley 
Louanne  Woody  still  teaches  math  at 
Manteo  M.S.  and  sells  real  estate  with  Sun 
Realty  Louanne  and  Martha  Cooke  had  a 
mini-reunion  in  Nagshead.  They  discov- 
ered they  both  live  on  the  Outer  Banks.  As 
for  LaMont  and  me,  life  is  never  dull  with 
Julian  (6).  Jordan  (4),  and  Tristan  (18 
mos.).  It  was  a  pleasure  seeing  everyone  at 
reunion  I  traveled  to  SBC  with  Patricia 
Pauling  Gissendanner  and  Charade 
Boiling  Estes  While  we  attended  re- 
union, Patricia's  husband  Maurice  and 
son,  Mxolisi  (1)  spent  the  weekend 
with  "my  men".  Our  husbands  were 
college  roommates  at  VMI,  Charade,  hus- 
band Davis,  and  daughters  Chelsea  and 
Cameron  have  moved  into  a  beautiful 
home  in  Stafford,  VA  After  reunion,  Beth 
Ann  Trapold  Newton  Linda  DeVogt 
Karen  Gonya  Nickels  April  Adelson 
Marshall,  Katie  Hearn  '85.  and  I  met 
Beth  Conner  Pace  in  downtown  Balti- 
more for  a  mini-reunion  during  a  visit  for 
her  brother's  wedding.  My  tenure  as  your 
class  secretary  has  been  rewarding  and  I 
will  miss  "catching  up"  with  everyone  each 
summer  I  have  appreciated  all  of  your  per- 
sonal notes  and  well  wishes.  All  the  best  to 
everyone. 

1990 

Secretary:  Cheryl  Bishop  Gilman 

Thanks  to  all  who  responded.  Here  is 
the  scoop  for  the  last  year  and  a  half.  From 
Arlington,  VA  Sarah  Andres  writes  that 
she  is  still  teaching  in  Fairfax  County  She 
keeps  up  with  Meg  Caulk  and  Jill 
Straughan  Meg  lives  nearby  in  Wash- 
ington, DC  working  as  an  event  planner. 
They  both  attended  Jill's  engagement  par- 
ly Jill  will  marry  Wilson  Carter  on  9/23/96 


38 


SWEET  BRIAR  COLLEGE 


in  Ponte  Verde.  FL  at  dawn.  They  will  hon- 
eymoon in  Scotland  Meantime  they  are 
restoring  a  1 60  year  old  Victorian  house  in 
Madison,  GA  where  they  will  live. 

At  the  U  of  Minnesota-Minneapolis 
Chaira  Ascari  tinishes  her  MA  in  Italian 
in  12/96.  She  will  teach  the  fall  1997 
semester  at  Mary  Washington  College. 
She  plans  to  attend  West  Virginia 
University-Morgantown  to  earn  a  MA  in 
counseling.  For  3  weeks  in  June  she 
vacationed  in  Alaska,  the  Yukon  and 
British  Columbia  with  her  family  Pattie 
Booker  works  in  Richmond  as  GIS  con- 
sultant /Business  Analysis  at  the  Virginia 
Housing  Development.  She  enjoys  her 
country  home  in  Appomattox  on  the  week- 
end, canoeing  and  her  2  granddaughters 
Dene  Burnham  plans  her  wedding  to 
Tony  Wong  on  8/31/96.  He  is  a  registered 
nurse  like  Dena.  They  are  building  a  house 
in  Fredericksburg,  VA.  On  Madison  Ave.  in 
NYC  Amy  Burton  designed  the  tea  room 
and  expansion  at  the  Mackenzie  Child's 
store.  She  vacationed  in  France  for  2 
weeks.  She  is  in  touch  with  Suzanne 
Szak  and  Mary  Ellen  Naff  Ptillpott 
Ben  and  Mary  Ellen  had  their  first  child, 
Emily  Willian,  on  12/7/95.  She  sleeps  with 
her  SBC  teddy  bear.  Congratulations  to  all 
the  new  parents!  Bryn  Currie  Pottow 
and  Jim  delivered  William  Richard  in  Bos- 
ton on  7/18/96.  They  moved  back  to 
Toronto  and  Jim  has  done  a  merger  with 
his  family  business  Bryn  plans  to  return  to 
work  by  2/97  Chris  Carrlere  Zazulak 
had  #2,  another  boy  in  4/96.  Amy 
Kroeger  and  Meg  Caulk  traveled  to  New 
Orleans  to  visit  Jennifer  Ctiambers 
Glenn  and  husband,  Steve,  bought  their 
first  home  tall  1995  in  Gaithersburg,  MD. 
They  anticipate  their  first  child  in  9/96.  On 
11/7/95  Amy  Donnelly  Toblk  and  Steve 
had  Katie  Spencer.  She  enjoys  playing  with 
Susie  Sickels  Dyer's  ('91)  son.  Amy  is  a 
systems  security  analyst  contracted  out  to 
the  Immigration  &  Naturalization  Service. 
Sonja  Grufil  became  the  proud  godmoth- 
er of  Kent  Baxter  Heckel,  son  of  Slacey 
Sickels  Heckel  '88.  Sonja  remains  in 
Washington  DC,  working  for  the 
Securities  &  Exchange  Commission  as  a 
paralegal  assisting  a  visually  impaired  at- 
torney Becki  Finkbeiner  Streett  and 
Dave  bought  a  house  and  expect  a  baby 
girl  in  8/95.  Dave  finished  med  school  and 
started  his  psychiatry  residency  Becki 
teaches  math  courses  at  a  college,  but  will 
take  off  the  fall  semester.  In  Puerto  Rico 
Dolly  Garcia  and  her  husband  are  ex- 
pecting Mogul  Juan  in  9/96.  She  had  a 
mini-reunion  with  Jean  Spillane,  Amy 
Kroeger,  Ann  Beatty  and  Beth 
Pesiri  in  Jan  1996  Esther  Goldberg 
Harrison,  husband  Tony  and  son,  Preston 
welcomed  Dorothy  Laura  Grace,  "Dollie" 
on  6/17/96  Tony  is  a  station  commander 
in  Hagerstown  while  Esther  teaches  kin- 
dergarten. She  starts  her  masters  in  Ed. 
Administration  in  the  summer  1996.  Eliz- 
abeth Jones  Greenhaigh  and  Ty  had 
their  first  baby  on  7/17/96,  His  name  is 
Gunter  Daniel.  The  whole  family  relocates 


to  Venice,  FL  in  8/96  Rosanna  Jones 

Thurman  and  Danny  delivered  their  sec- 
ond son,  Derek  Paul  on  6/29/96.  She  still 
works  as  a  clinical  psychologist  in  Iowa 
Marie  Kettler  Green  married  Kevin  Th- 
omas Green  on  3/21/92,  He's 
an  attorney  with  his  own  firm:  Walton, 
Ritchie  &  Green,  Marie  received  her 
nursing  degree  5/94.  Now  she's  retired, 
painting  and  expecting  a  boy  They  bought 
their  1st  home  on  Mobile  Bay,  Alabama. 
Karen  Malmquist  Laakso  and  Eric 
are  busy  with  theii  first  child.  Reed  Erik, 
born  5/18/96  Carole  Witherington 
Lumpkin  is  still  in  Jamaica  where 
her  husband,  Albert,  is  a  chel  with  the 
Wyndhan  Rose  Hall  Resort,  They  expect  #1 
on  10/30/96  She  was  a  bridesmaid  in 
Jacy  Carter's  wedding,  Kristen  Rieder 
Costello  and  Mike  had  Megan  Elizabeth 
on  4/24/96.  Mike  builds  "spec"  and  cus- 
tom homes  with  his  brother  in  Longmont, 
CO.  Kristen  is  pursuing  a  broker's  license 
at  U  of  CO-Boulder.  She  is  also  a  contract 
administrator  lor  the  Dept.  of  Contracts  & 
Grants. 

Across  the  Atlantic  Ocean  Joan 
Armstrong  Abbington  and  Bill  enjoy 
traveling  while  he  is  working  for  Int'l 
Paper  in  Poland.  They  have  seen  Russia, 
Sweden,  Turkey  Czechoslovakia  and  plan 
to  go  to  Alrica  this  winter  Rickie  Fisher 
is  in  Germany  pursuing  a  career  in 
interpreting.  She  is  riding  regularly  and 
leasing  an  appaloosa,  Gael  Guillermou 
Bachmann  and  her  husband  are  renovat- 
ing her  parents  house  which  was  passed 
on  to  Gael  and  Chrislophe  Being  an 
architect  he  has  done  all  of  the  work  him- 
self They  are  expecting  their  second  child 
in  August.  Linka  Weyrauch  lives  in 
Novosibirsk,  Russia  (western  Siberia).  She 
has  a  4  year  commitment  as  a  missionary 
It  snowed  on  5/26/96  in  Vail,  CO  where 
Jacy  Carter  married  DatI  Goorno.  They 
spent  their  honeymoon  in  Turkey  Jacy  is 
office  administrator  for  Aspen  Financial 
Planning  Leslie  Carson  Albizzatti  and 
her  husband  bought  an  apartment  in 
Key  Biscayne,  FL  a  block  from  the 
beach.  She  is  still  with  Banco  Santander  in 
the  operations  dept.,  working  on  a  reengi- 
neering  project.  Leslie  was  a  bridesmaid, 
along  with  Stacy  Gilmore  Hicks,  Amy 
Calandra  Zechini,  and  Susan  Beebee 
in  Lisa  Waldrop's  wedding  on  4/20/96 
Lisa  and  her  husband  break  ground  on  an 
eguestrian/tennis  facility  in  Montpelier,  VA 
in  8/96 

Candace  Collins  married  Peter 
Preston  9/30/95.  Jackie  Kjona  '91  partici- 
pated in  all  the  festivities.  Candace  and 
Peter  bought  a  home  in  Iveness,  FL  where 
she  works  lor  the  State  Attorney's  Office, 
KC  Cushman  married  Mark  Slack  IV 
(W&L  '86)  2/10/96,  Mark  is  a  commercial 
Mortgage  Banker  for  GMAC,  while 
KC  works  her  way  up  the  ladder  at 
Merck-Medco  Managed  Care  Stephanie 
Dance  married  Anthony  Tancredi  3/9/96 
in  Washington  DC  Catherine  Hollberg 
was  maid  of  honor  Stephanie  and  Anthony 
moved  to  Memphis,  TN  where  she  is 


active  in  the  Junior  League,  substitute 
teaching  and  volunteering.  Kimberley 
Dickey  relocated  to  Denver,  CO  She 
manages  the  Lord  &  Taylor  in  Denver  In 
NYC  Lara  Fieve  is  a  clinical  research 
Associate  at  Pfizer  Pharmaceutical  Co  in 
the  int'l  division  She  sees  Wendy  Tripp, 
Cata  McDonald,  Lyile  Martin  '89,  and 
Carolyn  Grant  Gallagher  '89.  Jacqueline 
Gray  Falk  and  John  live  in  Georgetown 
where  John  practices  law.  She  is  home 
with  Jack  (1).  She  hears  from  Ailish 
O'Connor  who  just  received  her  masters 
in  Ed.  from  the  U  of  Georgia.  Ailish  is  mov- 
ing back  to  Atlanta,  Jacgueline  reports  that 
Nancy  Bethea  married  Andy  Howell 
(W&L  '89)  10/95,  They  live  in  Atlanta, 
Catherine  Hollberg  marries  Steve 
Minor  11/96,  She  works  at  the  Atlanta 
Journal  in  retail  advertising.  In  Birming- 
ham, AL  Cassie  Jones  married  Robert 
Walker  IV  6/29/96.  She  works  at  U  of 
AL  Hospital.  Robert  is  an  architect 
with  Gresham  Smith  &  Partners.  Carol 
Krajewski  Hajas  and  Steve  traveled  to 
Thailand,  Malaysia,  Greece  and  Hungary 
following  the  1/96  wedding.  They  were 
transferred  to  Minneapolis  where  they 
bought  a  farm.  They  expect  their  1st 
Fresian  foal  9/96  Amy  Kroeger  relocat- 
ed to  Phoenix,  AZ  to  work  lor  Indian  Health 
Services,  She  bought  a  home  in  the 
historic  district.  Working  for  a  health 
care  consulting  firm,  Allison  Lea  re- 
turned to  Clearwater,  FL,  In  Richmond,  VA 
Elizabeth  Mason  is  an  associate  with 
Williams,  Mullen,  Christian  &  Dobbins 
concentrating  on  Environmental  Litigation 
and  compliance  work.  She  enjoyed  Tisa 
Delaney's  wedding  and  is  the  maid  of 
honor  for  Kana  Roess  fall  '96  Cata 
McDonald  lives  in  Boston,  MA  with  Ann 
Maitrepierre  Cata  received  her  masters 
in  Spam  in  Spanish  Literature  &  Lan- 
guage The  summer  of  '95  she  taught 
Spanish  at  Exeter  (her  alma  mater)  She  is 
working  on  her  masters  in  Ed.  Allison 
Miree  Gillespie  travels  a  lot  as  a  con- 
sultant for  MACESS  software.  She  and 
David  fix  up  their  home  in  their  spare  time. 
Sallie  Mcllheran  sent  pictures  of  her 
latest  art  works  She  will  be  famous  soon 
Rachael  Renzy  Meima  started  her  own 
business,  selling  leas,  aromatherapy  prod- 
ucts and  accessories.  In  Stamford,  CT 
Beth  Pesiri  bought  a  condo,  works  as  an 
art  therapist,  and  enjoys  her  2  nieces  and 
her  dog  Allison  Richards  is  Ihe  Human 
Resources  Manager  lor  Valve  Manufactur- 
ing She  speaks  to  Sarah  van  Deventer 
and  Jill  Straughan.  Alter  cycling  through 
Ireland,  Joie  Roderick  Tankard  re- 
signed from  teaching  after  6  years,  to  start 
organic  market  gardening.  She  and 
Richard  attended  Lolly  Crossland's  wed- 
ding to  Espen  Lolly  and  Espen  live  in 
Oslo,  Norway  Ann  Richardson  O'Brien 
and  Ian  travel  to  England  &  Scotland  in  the 
fall.  She  is  a  sales  rep.  in  the  computer  in- 
dustry Kathleen  Sams  Flippen  is  an 
associate  strategist  for  Response  Market- 
ing Group  in  Richmond  Cecilia  Schultz 
Haynie  teaches  4th  grade  at  Alexandria 


Country  Day  School.  Parker  Shultis 

Pearson  is  riding  again.  She  hosted 
Jenni  Vance  Granieri  '91  and  Heather 
Service  '91  during  reunion  weekend,  Kate 
Smith  married  Thomas  Clifton  Patin  III 
5/20/95.  She  pursues  an  MA  in  European 
history  Irom  LSU.  She  works  for  the  Port  of 
New  Orleans.  Thomas  works  for  Lusk 
Shipping  Co.  while  pursuing  an  MBA  at 
Loyola  U  Jean  Spillane  and  Ann 
Beatty  are  roommates  in  Philadelphia, 
Ann  works  for  Corf  Furniture  Rental  and 
Jean  is  a  marketing  consultant  for  Strohl 
Systems  on  the  disaster  recovery  software. 
After  graduating  from  law  school  at  WVU, 
Jennifer  Sullivan  moved  to  Los 
Angeles  to  study  for  the  California  Bar 
Exam, 

I  enjoyed  catching  up  with  Julie 
Brooks,  Allison  Miree  Gillespie,  and  Amy 
Calandra  Zechini  at  Ashley  Flynn's 
wedding  on  6/15/96  at  SBC.  She  married 
Wilson  Hall  Blanchard.  Julie,  Alison  and 
Latane  Spencer  '89  were  bridesmaids. 
Wil's  mother  is  Ginger  Newman  Blanchard 
'60,  Aunt  Bee  Newman  Thayer  '61,  and 
cousin  Trista  Newman  '95  As  for  myself 
the  last  year  has  brought  lots  of  change. 
James  Emery  Bishop,  "JEB",  joined  our 
family  on  9/8/95  Chasing  after  3  children 
(Jenna  4,  Luke  3)  keeps  me  very  busy 
Scott  and  I  bought  a  home  in  Annapolis 
which  we  look  forward  to  decorating  and 
fixing  up.  I  enjoy  showing,  fox  hunting  and 
training  young  horses  in  my  spare  time. 
We  have  plenty  of  room  and  welcome  any- 
one passing  through  Annapolis. 

1994 

President:  Erica  Q.  Clayton 
Secretary:  Susan  Margaret  Barrett 
Fund  Agent:  Ashley  Henderson 

Kelleigh  Smith  is  in  Austin,  TX  with 
Apple  Computer  in  finance  and  keeps  in 
touch  with  Mary  Ellen  Horner  who  is  in 

Missoula,  MT  hoping  to  attend  graduate 
school  soon.  Betsy  Lanard  received  her 
MA  in  Music  Therapy  from  the  Medical 
College  of  PA,  and  works  as  a  Music  Ther- 
apy Consultant.  She  plans  to  move  to 
Philadelphia  soon,  visit  Caillin  Sundby 
in  Atlanta,  and  vacation  in  the  Bahamas 
with  her  boyfriend,  "the  Dr"  Dorothy 
Bailey  is  now  in  Ihe  DC  area  but  plans  to 
attend  veterinary  school  after  she  attends 
Clemson  Univ.  in  SC  this  fall,  Carlene 
Harper  plans  to  visit  Dorothy  soon.  She 
works  for  AT&T  in  Salt  Lake  City,  UT  but  is 
seeking  new  employment.  She  is  recover- 
ing well  from  open  heart  surgery  last  April 
and  enjoying  mountain  biking  and  the 
weather  in  UT  Kirsten  Osmondson,  in 
Richmond,  VA,  opened  an  18th  and  I9lh 
century  French  antigue  shop.  Early  &  Co., 
which  has  already  given  her  a  chance  to 
take  several  trips  to  France,  Robyn  Barto 
is  engaged  to  Martin  Thomas;  Ihey  are 
planning  a  wedding  in  '98.  She  is  finishing 
her  MA  in  Student  Affairs  and  Higher  Ed  at 
Indiana  Univ  in  PA. 

Katherine  Lindsey  is  a  homeowner 
in  Jacksonville,  FL  and  will  soon  be  an 


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active  member  ol  the  Jr.  League  on  ttie  PR 
Comm,  Stie  still  enjoys  her  job  at  Indepen- 
dent Life.  Katherine  visited  DC  for  July  4th 
and  stayed  with  Heather  Bayfield  who 
lives  in  Fairfax  with  her  sisler,  Heidi,  and, 
now,  four  cats!  She  is  a  referee  for  women's 
h.s.  lacrosse  and  enjoying  the  other  side  of 
the  sport,  and  also  working  on  her  MA  in 
Education.  Jamee  Thompson  is  still  a 
Montessori  teacher  in  CO,  she  and  John 
Briggs  (H-SC'95)  are  planning  a  March 
wedding.  Susan  Morgan  is  in  Rich- 
mond, VA  working  on  her  credits  in  order 
to  attend  Occupational  Therapy  School. 
She  often  sees  Amelia  McDaniel  who  is 
Director  of  Christian  Education  at  St. 
James's  Episcopal  Church  in  Richmond. 
Heather  Forrester  is  still  in  Amarillo,  TX 
and  IS  a  Head  Start  teacher  and  loving  it! 
Katherine  Schupp  will  attend  William  & 
Mary  for  her  MA  in  Anthropology  and 
Historical  Archaeology,  after  a  two  week 
Outward  Bound  course  in  the  Colorado 
Rockies.  She  has  been  busy  with  her  wine- 
tasting  course  and  beach  volleyball  league. 
Beth  Riccobono  has  been  teaching  h.s, 
mathematics  for  two  years  at  St  Johnsburg 
Academy  in  VT  and  really  enjoys  it.  She 
visited  Stephanie  Hanson  in  Princeton, 
NJ  a  couple  of  times.  Linda  Lombardo 
is  the  Choral  Director  and  music  teacher  at 
Nelson  Middle  School  in  Amherst,  VA, 
while  enrolled  full-time  in  the  MA  program 
in  Education  at  Lynchburg.  In  her  spare 
time  she  is  celebrating  16  years  of  mar- 
riage and  is  busy  with  four  sons, 

Katie  Blaik  will  attend  Univ.  of  OK 
Law  School  fall  '96  and  is  in  her  third  year 
in  the  Jr.  League.  She  will  see  Kathy  May 
when  she  attends  a  pre-law  program  in  DC. 
Lla  DeSimone  is  still  collecting  taxes  in 
No  VA  for  the  IRS.  She  moved  to  Silver 
Spring,  MD  with  her  fiance  Frank  Colbert, 
one  of  MD's  finest  They  are  planning  a 
May  wedding.  Corrlne  Glllard  returned 
to  New  Orleans  and  attends  Loyola  Law 
School  Courtney  O'Dea  received  her 
MA  in  Counseling  Psychology  and  is  liv- 
ing in  the  DC  area,  teaching  preschool  in 
No  Va  Lori  Ann  Harris  Johnson  is 
managing  the  Floral  Decorations  Depart- 
ment at  the  Mayflower  Hotel  in  Washing- 
ton, DC,  and  JP  is  still  with  the  Restaurant 
Assoc  Tracy  Lauren  Van  Tyle  married 
Jake  Bartolomer  on  6/22/96  in  New 
Albany,  OH.  She  plans  to  teach  kindergar- 
ten in  Milwaukee,  Wl.  Kim  Mounger 
received  her  M.LS.  from  the  Univ.  of 
Washington  and  is  seeking  a  library  posi- 
tion. Katherine  Cook  finished  at  the 
Univ.  ol  Fribourg  in  Switzerland.  She  and 
her  horse  are  moving  to  Charlottesville  lor 
UVA  graduate  school  in  history. 

Amy  Loux  loves  her  job  at  Lucas 
Film  and  hopes  to  have  a  mini-reunion 
with  Courtney  Venable.  Sarah 
Underbill.  Lynn  Martin  and  Mehreen 
Mallal  soon.  Amy  is  also  singing  with  a 
local  band.  Amy  Biatbrow  is  marrying 
Craig  Ross  Davidson  1/18/97.  She  is  a 
Weight  Management  Consultant  in  Ra- 
leigh. NC,  where  she  and  Craig  will  live, 
Beth   Riccobono  ('94)  and   Stephanie 


Hanson  ('94)  are  bridesmaids  Cara 
Gunther  received  her  MA  in  English  Lit- 
erature and  is  an  ad  executive  in  Annapo- 
lis, MD.  Shelly  O'Brien  won  the  Individ- 
ual Gold  at  the  Olympic  Festival  in  '95  She 
was  promoted  to  Executive  Director  at  pre- 
mier health  and  fitness  club  in  San  Anto- 
nio. TX  Molly  Pbemister  lives  in  an 
activist  house  in  Charlottesville,  VA  for  gay 
and  animal  rights  and  is  active  with  the 
Pagan  Recognition.  Molly  presented  a 
paper  to  the  VA  Education  Council  about 
integrating  domestic  violence  prevention, 
intervention  and  survival  skills  into  school 
curricula  Greta  Eustace  Sullivan 
works  for  ARTnews  magazine  in  NJ  and 
enjoys  married  life  to  Gregory  Sullivan. 
Jennifer  Noble  ('95)  is  her  assistant.  Jill 
Higginbotham  is  still  working  at  Old  Mill 
Townhomes  renting  apartments  and  con- 
tinuing school  at  CVCC  and  the  search  for 
her  calling.  Laura  Greene  finished  grad- 
uate school  at  Auburn  Univ.  and  is  marry- 
ing her  h.s  sweetheart,  Mead  Silsbee.  on 
9/7/96  Patricia  Geets  and  Lee 
McEachern  are  two  of  her  bridesmaids, 
Patti  is  finishing  her  MA  at  LSU  in  Baton 
Rouge  and  Lee  is  working  in  Atlanta.  I  saw 
both  of  them  at  Allison  Chance 
Gabrielsen's  wedding  in  Ponle  Vedre,  PL 
on  6/20/96.  Patti,  Lee,  Tysha  Calhoun, 
Michelle  Lee  Wallace,  and  Stephanie 
Dudley  ('96)  and  I  were  bridesmaids  in  the 
wedding.  Allison  will  be  finishing  law 
school  this  year,  and  she  and  her  husband, 
Jimmy  are  living  in  Atlanta.  Tysha  is  a 
manager  in  a  restaurant  in  San  Antonio, 
TX.  Michelle  will  finish  her  degree  at  the 
Univ  of  TN  this  year.  She  and  her  husband, 
Bobby,  still  live  in  Knoxville.  Kim 
Szuszczewicz  is  planning  her  wedding 
for  9/21/96  with  her  fiance  John  Snead. 
Kim  is  an  analyst  at  AAMVA  (Motor 
Vehicle  Assoc.)  and  living  in  Fairfax,  VA. 
She  has  been  traveling  a  great  deal  and 
saw  Katherine  Lindsey  while  in  FL 

JodI  Szuszczewicz  McGee  is 
teaching  math  at  North  Stafford  H.S,  She 
and  her  husband,  Bryan,  live  in 
Centreville.  VA  with  their  two  Beagles, 
Spanky  and  Charlie,  Jodi  is  helping  Kim 
plan  her  wedding.  She  and  Christy 
Young  and  Dorothy  Bailey  are  three  of  the 
bridesmaids  Ginger  Amon  moved  back 
to  Charlotte,  NC  and  is  traveling  across  the 
U,S,  during  summer  '96  as  a  counselor  for 
an  outward  adventure.  Ginger  was  a 
bridesmaid  in  Laura  Warren  Underwood's 
('93)  wedding,  and  stayed  at  Rebecca 
Nelson's  home  when  she  attended  Jaki 
Toy's  ('93)  wedding  Kathy  May  is  a 
meetings  assistant  for  CTAMC  Cable  TV 
Administrative  and  Marketing  Society,  Inc. 
in  VA  Lorelei  Bahret  Mote  married 
Chris  10/94,  They  live  in  Atlantic  Beach, 
PL  Chris  is  in  the  Navy  and  Lori  works  lor 
an  insurance  company  Erin  Curpler  is 
employed  by  Orvis  Company  in  New  York, 
NY  and  will  move  to  the  Orvis  Corporate 
Headquarters  1/96,  Hopie  Carter  is  also 
in  New  York,  working  at  Corp,  Design  at 
Tiffany  &  Co,  She  loves  it!  Hopie  attended 
an  SBC  Tea  and  they  published  a  cook- 


book as  a  fund-raiser  for  the  Alumnae 
Club,  She  sees  Bonnie  Insalac  Abrams 
('93),  Jennie  Broadlief  ('92)  and  Kim 
Clayton  Stacey  Elsenberg  moved  to 
Birmingham,  AL  and  is  looking  for  a  teach- 
ing position.  She  also  attended  Sarah 
Evans  wedding  this  past  summer.  VInca 
Swanson  spent  the  summer  back  in  MT 
on  the  ranch  and  is  heading  back  to 
Seattle  to  add  lacrosse  coach  to  her  re- 
sume She  attended  the  Nationals  in  May 
in  MA.  Liz  Gllgan  is  still  at  Boston  Univ 
graduate  school  finishing  her  MA  in 
Archeology  Liz  worked  in  Belize,  Central 
Am.  again  as  a  member  of  the  Maya 
Research  Project  in  Blue  Creek.  Victoria 
Sevastianova  received  her  MA  in 
French  Literature  from  Univ  of  Cincinnati, 
traveled  in  Europe  this  summer  and  will 
begin  a  PhD  in  Mythology  Folklore/Com- 
parative Lit.  at  UVA  Allison  Vollmer 
returned  to  Birmingham  to  work  for  South- 
ern Progress  as  their  New  Media  Producer, 
and  to  reduce  her  phone  bill,  William 
Douglass  (H-SC'94)  is  also  in  B'ham. 
Wendy  Wall  is  in  Birmingham  working 
on  her  MA  in  psychology  Randy  Nace  (LC 
'94)  is  still  close  by  Kelly  Schmitt  start- 
ed a  new  job  8/95  as  National  Sales 
Manager  for  an  electronic  clipping  compa- 
ny Luce  Online,  Inc.  Went  to  Dave  Mat- 
thew's Band  Concert  7/96  with  Lesley 
Byers  who  lives  in  Scottsdale.  Kept  in 
touch  with  Caltlin  Sundby  by  e-mail  and 
letters  while  she  was  in  Japan,  Unfortu- 
nately missed  Tracy  Lauren  Van  Tyle's 
wedding  in  Ohio  this  summer.  Will  be  in 
DC  mid  September  to  see  SBC  alumnae. 
Elizabeth  Thigpen  was  married  6/1/96 
to  Aaron  Landry  in  Chapel  Hill,  NC,  Heath- 
er Forrester,  Courtney  O'Dea,  Erica 
Clayton,  Jamee  Thompson  and  I 
were  bridesmaids.  The  wedding  was  a  mini 
reunion  with  many  SBCers  attending,  Eliz- 
abeth and  Aaron  went  to  Tortola,  BVI  lor 
their  honeymoon  and  now  reside  in 
Greensboro,  NC,  I  have  left  DC  and  am 
attending  Univ  of  MS  Law  School  in 
Oxford,  MS  (Ole  Miss)  and  I  love  it,  I 
occasionally  see  Alice  Windham  who  is 
in  her  third  year  here  at  the  Law  School.  It 
was  good  to  hear  from  all  of  you,  and  I 
wish  you  each  the  best! 


Editor 

NANCY  GODWIN  BALDWIN  57 
Assistant  Editor  and  Class  Notes  Editor 

NOREEN  DONNELLY  PARKER 
iVtanaging  Editor 

LOOISE  SWIECKI  ZINGARO  80 
Design 

The  Design  Group 
LynchbufQ,  VA 

Alumnae  Board,  Sweet  Briar  Alumnae 
Association  July  1. 1996  -  June  30, 1997 

Presidenl 

ETHEL  OGDEN  BURWELL  58 

Grosse  Poinle  Farms,  Ml 

Frrsl  Vice  PresiflenI  and  Diieclor  ol  Clubs 

MYTH  MONNICH  BAYOUO  '80 

Dallas,  TX 

Second  Vice  Piesideni  and  Chair  ol  Reunion 

and  Council  Planning 

LINDA  MAE  VISOCAN  '87 

Cleveland,  OH 

Third  Vice  Presidenl  and  National  Alumnae 

Admissions  Repiesenialive  and  Financial  Aid  Chatr 

KATHLEEN  (KATHY)  GARCIA  PEGUES  71 

Warrenlon,  VA 

JANE  TATMAN  WALKER  '60 

Indianapolis.  IN 

Treasurei 

MARGARET  (ROBIN)  CHRISTIAN  RYAN  14 

Wellesley,  MA 

Alumnae  Fund  Chaif 

ANN  RITCHEY  BARUCH  '62 

Haverlofd,  PA 

Nominating  Chaif 

MARJORIE  (MARJIE)  MCGRAW  MCDONALD  '60 

Ruxlon,  MD 

Acadeinic  Outreach  Chair 

GAIL  ANN  ZARWELL  WINKLER  76 

Neenah,  Wl 

Regional  Chairs 

JUDITH  BENSON  STIGLE '67 

Madtson.  CT 

MARGARET  (MEG)  RICHARDS  WIEDERSEIM  78 

Devon,  PA 

FAITH  RAHMER  CROKER  '54 

Williamsburg,  VA 

FRANCES  GILBERT  BROWNE  '56 

Cfiarlotte,  NC 

CLAIRE  OENNISDN  GRIFFITH  '80 

Atlanta,  GA 

WENDY  IGLEHEART  '78 

Evansville,  IN 

DIANE  DALTON  '67 

Milwaukee,  Wl 

MELISSA  (MISSY)  GENTRY  WITHEROW  '80 

Vicksburg,  MS 

MELANIE  BOWEN  STEGLICH '78 

Dallas,  TX 

PENN  WILLETS  FULLERTON  '66 

San  Ralael,  CA 

Members  at-Large 

English  Gnllith  '95 
Elkins.WV 
Sarah  Dennis  '96 
Sweel  Bnar,  VA 

Members  ol  the  Board  of  Directors  ot  Sweel 
Briar  nominated  by  the  Alumnae  Association 
and  elected  by  the  Board  ot  Directors  of  Sweet 
Briar:  Maiy  (Moliie)  Jofinson  Nelson  '64,  Lookout 
Mountain,  TN,  Nancy  Hall  Green  '64.  Atlanla,  GA; 
Eugenia  Dtckey  Caldwell  '65,  San  Francisco,  CA,  Jane 
Merkle  Borden  '65,  Denver,  CD 

Ex  Officio:  Nannetle  McBurney  Crowdus  '57,  Spring 
Lake,  Ml,  Planned  Giving  Chair,  Mary  (Moliie) 
Johnson  Nelson  '64,  Lookout  Mountain,  TN,  Bomood 
Circle  Chair,  Jo  Ann  Soderquist  Kramer  '64,  Essex 
Junction,  VT,  BoKWood  Circle  Co-Cfiaii,  Lynne  Manov 
Sprinsky  '71,  Montoursville,  PA,  Fund  Agent  Chair; 
Ann  Young  Bloom  '59,  Wynnewood  PA,  National 
Reunion  Gitis  Chair,  Lochrane  Coleman  Smith  '76, 
Birmingham,  AL,  National  Reunion  Gills  Chair-Elecl; 
Nancy  Godwin  Baldwin  '57,  Monroe,  VA,  Editor, 
Alumnae  Magazine,  Louise  Swiecki  Zingaio  '80,  Sweet 
Bnar,  VA,  Director,  Alumnae  Association, 


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SWEET  BRIAR  COLLEGE 


SWEET  BRIAR  COLLEGE 

(Reasons  ak  Mivina 


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19  9  5  -  1 9  9  6 
HONOR  ROLL 
OF    DONORS 


Siveet  Briar  College's  fiscal  year  runs  from  July  1  to  June  30.  The 
1995-96  Honor  Roll  of  Donors  reflects  the  College's  abiding  gratitude  for 
gifts  sent  by  members  of  the  Sweet  Briar  family  between  July  1, 1995  and 
June  30, 1996-four  seasons  of  giving.  Warmest  thanks  to  each  donor 
from  all  of  us  at  the  College. 

New  this  year:  a  Siveet  Briar  Rose  appears  to  the  left  of  the  names  of 
donors  who  have  given  faithfully  over  a  fiveyear  period.  Rosam  Quae 
Meruit  Ferat! 


honor  roll  of  donors 


FOREWORD 

Fundraising  is  the  "means  to  an  end"  at  Sweet  Briar  Col- 
lege, and  our  fiscal  1996  year-end  results  show  tliat  Sweet 
Briars  alumnae,  parents,  and  friends  do  believe  in  the 
quality'  program  that  is  offered  here.   Our  total  cash  flow 
was  $4,911,155.  Our  success  continues  to  come  from  indi- 
vidual donors. 

Bequests  and  Life  Income  gifts  continue  to  play  a  large 
role  in  Sweet  Briar's  fund-raising  success. 

The  College  received  tlie  following  from  July  1,  1995 
tlirough  Jime  30,  1996 


LIFE  INCOME  GIFTS 

3  Gift  Annuities 

$  156,680 

1  Pooled  Income  Gift 

50,748 

1  Charitable  Remainder  Trust 

13,531 

CASH  RECEIVED 

25  Bequests 

$2,211,391 

-1  Lead  Taist  Payments 

65,957 

GRAiND  TOTAL 

$2,432,350 

Goals 

Final  Results 

Alumnae  Fund 

$1,326,000 

$1,312,878 

Parents  Fund 

120,000 

131,117 

Friends 

4,000 

9,1.37 

$1,450,000         $1,453,132 

naiiks  to  all  who  made  the  1995-96 
fiscal  year  a  successful  one! 

Mitchell  L.  Moore 

Vice  President  for  Development 

and  College  Relations 

The  1995-96  Annual  Fund  Committee 

Ann  Rltchey  Baruch  '62 
Annual  Fund  Chair 

Mildred  Newman  Thayer  '61 
Alumnae  Fund  Chair 

Jo  Ann  Soderquist  Ki'amer  '64 
National  Reunion  Giving  Chair 

Ann  Young  Bloom  '59 
Naluinal  Reunion  Cuing  Chair-Elecl 

Mary  Johnson  Nelson  '64 
Boxtniod  Circle  Chair 

Lynne  Manov  Sprinsky  '71 

Fund  Agent  CItair 


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1995-96  HONOR  ROLL  OF  DONORS 


participation  awards 


1944  and  1972  Win  1995-96  Participation  Awards 

Certificates  of  Appreciation  were  presented  by  Bee  Newman  Thayer  '61. 
Alumnae  Fund  Chain  a)id  Lynne  Manor  Sprhisky  71.  Fund  Agent  Chair, 
to  the  1944  and  1972  Class  Fund  Agents  for  their  special  efforts  in  leading 
their  classes  to  achieve  the  highest  annual  percentage  of  participation  in  a 
non-reunion  year 

We  Class  of  1972.  led  by  Fund  Agents  Rhonda  Griffith  Durham  and 
Susan  Snodgrass  W]'n)ie.  won  this  award  for  classes  prior  to  their  25tb 
Reunion  for  the  second  year  in  a  row  (Congratulations!).  Tlie  Class  of 
1944.  cheered  on  by  energetic  Fuiul  Agent  Betty  B(yd  Fariiiholt.  won  for 
classes  having  celebrated  the  25th  Reuiuon. 

Reunion  1996 

'Jhe  extra-effort  Reunion  Giving  Program  was  begun  15 years  ago  by  the 
late  Nancy  Doivd  Burton  46  to  strenghten  support  of  the  Annual  Fund. 
The  Annual  Fund,  which  enhances  student  scholarships,  faculty  salaries, 
and  the  academic  program,  is  the  lifehlood  of  the  College's  developmeiU 
program. 

In  1995-96  Reunion  classes  raised  $431,662.31.  Tl.w  Class  of  1946 
raised  $120,010.  with  87% participation,  wiinnng  the  Na)icy  Dowd 
Burton  Award  and  the  Participation  Award  for  classes  celebrating  25th  - 
50th  Reunion.  The  Class  of  1976  won  the  Participation  Aivard  (48%)  for 
classes  celebrating  the  5th  -  20th  Reunion. 


1995-96  REUNION  CLASS  TOTALS  AND  PARTICIPATION  RATES 

Total  (lifts        Participation  Rates 
1946  $120,010  87% 

Reunion  Gifts  Chairmen:  Helen  Miinijisoii  Line.  Adeline  Jones  Voorhees 

1951  24,587  72% 

Reunion  Gifts  CLiainnen:  Patricia  Anne  Barion.  Ann  Pelescb  Hazzard 


1956  27,645 

Reunion  Gifts  Chainnan:  Kathryn  Smith  Schauer 


51% 


1961  53,638  51% 

Reunion  Gifts  Chairmen:  Catherine  Caldwell  Cabaniss.  Winifivd  Storey  Davis 


1966 

Reunion  Gifts  Chainnan:  Nancy  Conlile  Swann 


30.095 


1971  39,850 

Reunion  Gifts  Chairmen:  Evelyn  Manov  Sprinsky.  Jacqueline  Penny 

1976  26,301 

Reunion  Gifts  Clxtirmen:  Barrel  Ann  Humphrey,  Lochrane  Coleman  Smith 

1981  14,570 

Reunion  Gifts  Chairmen:  Nancy  Webb  Corkery,  Holly  Silsand 

1986  13,837 

Reunion  Gifts  Cliairmen:  Elizabeth  Conner  Pace.  Rushton  Haskell  Callaghan 


47% 
54% 
48% 
22% 
28% 


1991  1,437  20% 

Reunion  Gifts  Chairmen:  Christine  Flint  Canterbury,  Maty  Ann  Fanner  Farley, 
Victoria  Campn  Byrd 


1995-9b  Class  Kesnlls: 
Top  Ten  Classes' 
Gift  Totals 

1946  $120,010 

Reimiun  Gifts  Cu-Chairmen: 
Adeline  Joiie.s  Voorhees.  Helen 
.Miircbisoit  Lane 

Fund  .Agent:  Edwinci  Yoiiiig  Call 

1961  $53,638 

Reunion  Gifts  Co-Chairmen: 
Catherine  Caldwell  Cabaniss. 
Winifred  Store)'  Davis 

Fund  Agents:  Julie  0  'Neil 
Arnbeim.  Faith  Bullis  Sebring 

1945  $41,155 

Fund  Agent:  Anna  .Maiy 
Chidesler  Heyu  <ood 

1971  $39,850 

Reunion  Gifts  Co-Chairmen: 

Evelyn  Manov  Sprinsky. 

Jacqueline  Penny 
Fund  Agent:  Judith  Brown 

Fletcher 

1941  $35,405 

Fund  .Agents:  Jane  Loveland 
Byeris.  Badnmt  Sevens  Young 


1930 


$34,160 


1957  $33,953 

Fund  .Agent:  .Anne  Wilson  Rouv 

1943  $33,408 

Fund  .Agents:  .Margaret  Swindell 

Dickerman. 

.\kuy  Love  Ferguson  Sandeis 

1949  $33,343 

Fund  .Agent  .\liuy  Fran  Brown 
Ballard 

1948  $32,173 

Fund  .Agents:  Martha  Davis 
Barnes.  .Anne  Ricks  Griffin, 
.Marion  Bower  Hanison 


1995-96  Class  Re.wlts: 
Top  Ten  Classes' 
Participation  Rates 

1946  87% 

Reunion  Gifts  Co-Chairmen: 
.Adeline Jones  Voorhees.  Helen 
.Murcbison  Lane 

Fund  .Agent:  Edwina  Young  Call 

1944  75% 

Fund  Agent:  Belly  Farinholl 
Cockrill 

1949  73% 

Fund  .Agent:  Maiy  Fran  Brown 
Ballard 

1951  72% 

Reunion  Gifts  Chairman: 
Kathryn  Smith  Schauer 
Fund  .Agent:  Ann  Sheldon  Taylor 

1948  70% 

Fund  .Agents:  .Martha  Davis 

Barnes.  .Anne  Ricks  Griffin. 

Marion  Bower  Harrison 


1934 


70% 


1943  69% 

Fund  Agents:  .Margaret  Swindell 
Dickerman.  Mary  Love 
Ferguson  Sanders 

1942  68% 

Fund  Agent:  Florence  Bagley 
Witt 

1941  68% 

Fund  Agents:  Jane  Lowland 
Byerts.  Barbara  Nevens  Yoinig 

1945  67% 

Fund. Agent:  .Anna  Mary 
Chidesler  Herwood 


1995-96  HONOR  ROLL  OF  DONORS 


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gift  clubs 


The  Sweet  Briar  Circle 
The  Sweel  Briar  Circle  honors 
donors  who  make  unrestricted  gifts 
ofSlO.OOO  or  more.  SLxty-sLx gifts 
of  this  magnitude  ti'ere  receiwd  in 
1995-96  from  the  following 
meml)ers: 

«The  Estate  of  Mildred  Lewis 

Adiiins  ^r 
«  Mr.  and  Mns.  Homer  I.  Altice 

*  Tile  Estate  of  Margaret  Banister  '16* 

*  Ann  Ritchey  Barucii  '62 

*  Gordon  G,  Beemer 

»  Tfie  Estate  of  Audrey  Betts  '45" 

*  Tlie  Estate  of  Betty  Bean  Blacic  '49" 
«  Mr  and  Mrs.  J.  Bruce  Bredin 
*Joanne  Raines  Brinldey  '57 

*  Alice  Gary  Farmer  Brown  '59 
«  Laura  Lee  Brown  '63 

*  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Waller  H  Brown 

(Catherine  Barnett  '49) 

*  The  Estate  of  Ruth  Simpson 

Carrington  '21' 

*  Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  R.  Childress 
The  Estate  of  Nancy  Hancock 

Coe  •31" 
The  Estate  of  Emilie  Turner 
Cowling  '30* 

*  Mr.  and  Mrs.  W.  Ford  Cramer,  Jr 

*  Flora  Cameron  Crichton  '46 

*  Nannette  McBumey  Crowdus  '57 

*  Chariotte  Heuer  de  Serio  '57 
Margaret  K.  Ellis 

*  The  Estate  of  Fannie  Fletcher" 
ft  Elizabeth  Morton  Forsyth  '36 
«  Carol  MdVIurtry  Fowler  '57 

The  Estate  of  Mary  Stokes 
Fulton  '36* 

*  Sally  Fishburn  Crockett  '52 
«  Adelaide  Boze  Glascock  '40 
«  Nancy  Hall  Green  '64 

*  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Philip  Greer 

*  Rose  Berger  Griggs  '28 

*  Evelyn  Dillard  Grones  '45 

*  Mr  and  Mrs.  Victor  W. 

Henningsen,  Jr 
(Mayde  Ludinglon  '48) 
Drs.  Tom  and  Marika  Herskovic 
«  Kathryn  Trogdon  Hightower  '67 
Dr  and  Mrs.  Arthur].  Horowitz 
«  Gladys  Wester  Horton  '30 

*  Helen  Murchison  Lane  '46 

*  Helen  S  Lanier 

«  Frances  Gnffith  Laserson  '70 

*  Frances  Childress  Lee  '57 
The  Estate  of  Elliott  Lewis  '37* 

*  Mary  Jane  Luke  '48 

«  Sara  Finnegan  Lycett  '61 

*  Mary  Lee  McGinnis  McClain  '54 
«  Lois  Fernley  McNeil  '40 

»  Norma  Palte.son  Mills  '60 
«  Kathleen  Bailey  Nager  '53 

*  Mary  Johnson  Nelson  '64 

«  Mr,  and  Mrs.  J.  Wilson  Newman 

*  Shirley  Hauseman  Nordhem  '42 
Teresa  Wood  O'Daniel  '53 

«  Frances  Gregg  Petersmeyer  '43 

*  Margaret  Craighill  Price  '41 

*  .Allison  Stemmons  Simon  '63 

*  Stephanie  Bredin  Speakman  '68 

*  Serena  Ailes  Stevens  '30 


The  Estate  of  Eleanor  Crumrine 
Stewart  '47' 

*  Katherine  Upchurch  Takvorian  '72 

*  Evaline  Edmands  Thoma  '29 
«  Emmy  Lou  Thomson  '47 

George  S.  Trimble 
ft  Adeline  Jones  Voorhees  '46 
The  Estate  of  Cornelia  Murray 
Weller  ■33' 

*  Lois  Peterson  Wilson  '26 

*  Helen  Wolcon  '35 

*  Margaret  Jones  Wyllie  '45 

The  President's  Circle 

Sixty  President's  Circle  members 
(up  from  54  in  1994-95!)  gave 
between  $5.000 and  $9.999 dur- 
ing the  last  fiscal  year 

*  Patricia  Sorensen  Ackard  '4l 
ftjean  Love  Albert  '46 

«  Clare  Newman  Blanchard  '60 

*  The  Estate  of  Margaret  Davison 

Block  '54- 
«  Ina  Brown  Bond  '67 

*  Ethel  Ogden  Bursvell  '58 

*  Fay  Martin  Chandler  '43 

«  Claire  Cannon  Christopher  '58 
»  Mary  Whipple  Clark  '35 
«  Alice  Edwards  Davenport  '45 

*  Winifred  Storey  Davis  '61 
The  Estate  of  Frances  Hallett 

Denton  '34' 
Mr  and  Mrs.  David  H.  Dorminey 
.Mr.  and  Mrs.  Paul  W.  Dudman 

«  Anne  Hill  Edwards  '46 

ft  Leila  Burnett  Felker  '45 

*  Mary  Vinton  Fleming  '46 

*  Mary  Goodwin  Gamper  '78 
«  Bonilee  Key  Garrett  '43 

*  Catherine  Smart  Grier  '46 

*  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bradley  Hale 

(Anne  Sheffield  '54) 

*  Winbome  Leigh  Hamlin  '58 

*  Betty  Forsyth  Hams  '60 

*  Vesta  Murray  Haselden  '38 
»  Anne  Saickle  Houston  '46 

*  Mary  Bailey  Izard  '52 

*  Margery  Scott  Johnson  '57 
ft  Louise  Conigan  Jordan  '39 
«  Kathleen  Kavanagh  '74 

*  Sarah  Tanis  Kreker  '39 

ft  Elizabeth  Bramham  Lee  '48 
«  Anne  Noyes  Lewis  '43 
ft  Beatrice  Dingwell  Loos  '46 
Timothy  E.  Mansell 

*  Caroline  Rankin  Mapother  '48' 
«  The  Estate  of  Mary  Virginia 

Marks  ■35" 
ft  Julia  Groves  Martin  '42 
ft  Marie  L.  Moore  "'O 

*  Jane  Tomlinson  Myhre  '50' 

ft  The  Estate  of  Kadiarine  Means 

Neely  '34' 
«  Alpine  Martin  Patterson  '41 
ftjoanne  Holbrook  Patton  '52 
«  Kitty  Corbett  Powell  '38 
«  Patricia  Powell  Pusey  '60 

*  Whitney  Jester  Ranstrom  '65 
ft  Virginia  Nelson  Self  '56 

ft  The  Estate  of  Marjorie  Shepherd 
■26- 
Catherine  Slatinshek  '76 


Dr.  and  Mrs.  Charies  Stewart 

*  Mildred  Newman  Thayer  '61 
ftjane  Aren.sberg  Thompson  '61 
ft  Jane  Roseberry  Tolieson  '52 

*  George  R  Walker 

*  Lee  Montague  Watts  '39 

ft  Mr  and  Mrs.  George  H.  Weiler,  Jr 
ft  Connie  Burwell  ^'hite  '34 

*  Ariana  Jones  Wittke  '46 

*  Mary  Denny  Scott  Wray  '61 
T  Evans  Wyckoff 

*  Kalherine  Jones  'I'ouell  '71 

The  Boxwood  Circle 
The  1995-96  Boxuiood  Circle 
Committee: 

Mary  Johnson  Nelson  '64,  Chair 
Nanc7  Godwin  Baldwin  '5"^ 
Mary  Fran  Brown  Ballard  '49 
Martha  Mansfield  Clement  '48 
Donna  Pearson  Josey  '64 
Claire  Hughes  Knapp  '64 
Caroline  Rankin  Mapother  '48* 
Ann  Momson  Reams  '42 
Audrey  Lahman  Rosselot  '48 
Helen  J.  Sanford  '42 
Anne  Hinshaw  Vanderweil  '68 
Elizabeth  Smith  White  '59 
Hedi  Haug  White  '64 

The  Boxivood  Circle  honors  those 
ivho  contribute  $1,000  to  $4,999 
There  were  414  members  in  1995- 
96,  compared  to  399  in  1994-95- 

«  Margaret  Storey  Abernathy  '61 
Susan  Ragland  Abrahamson  '57 
Mr  and  Mrs.  A  Marshall  Acuff,  Jr 
ft  Eugenia  Burnett  Affel  '42 
ft  Joan  Jolinston  Ambrose  '63 

The  Estate  of  William  P.  Ames,  Jr* 
ft  Gertrude  Anderson  '21 
ft  Martha  Garrison  Anness  '48 
Jane  Lauderdale  Armstrong  '78 
Lisa  Haggart  Arnold  '88 
ft  Eleanor  Johnson  Ashby  '53 
ft  Marjorie  Whitson  Aude  '57 

Nancy  Weinberg  Auersperg  '81 
ft  .Mr  and  Mrs  Guilford  C.  Babcock 
ft  Jean  van  Home  Baber  '33' 
«  Alberta  Pew  Baker  '49 
ft  Dorothy  Tobin  Baldwin  '44 
ft  Nancy  Godwin  Baldwin  '57 

*  Mary  Fran  Brown  Ballard  '49 

ft  Merrill  Underwood  Barringer  '54 
ft  Anna  Whitaker  Bartel  '41 
ft  Barbara  Rockefeller  Barden  '63 
«  Cadierine  Pnce  Bass  '45 
ft  Mary  Bmsh  Bass  '62 

*  Myth  Monnich  Bayoud  '80 
Sally  Skinner  Behnke  '44 

*  Colleen  Bradley  Bell  '89 

*  Suzanne  Hardy  Benson  '48 
ft  Br>an  Alphin  Bente  '69 

HRH  Saad  Al  Faisal  Bin 
Abdulaziz 

Lucinda  Michel  Blakely  '66 
ft  Nancy  .Alexander  Blaney  '47 
ft  Carolyn  Martindale  Blouin  '30 
ft  Sarah  Porter  Boehmler  '65 
ft  Louise  Cobb  Boggs  '61 

Letitia  Ord  Bonbnght  '43 
«  Elinor  Plowden  Boyd  '74 


Dr  and  Mrs.  Joseph  B.  Boyd 

Marguerite  Smith  Boyd  '71 
»  Mr  and  Mrs  W.  Waldo  Bradley 
»  Allena  Bredin-Beil  '^4 
B  Anne  .Mcjunkin  Briber  '43 

Mr  and  Mrs.  Richard  A.  Brodie 
»  Frances  Bailey  Brooke  '38 
« Julia  Olive  Craig  Brooke  '58' 

Mrs.  Dace  P  Brown 
is  Mary  Linman  Brown  '50 
«  Frances  Gilbert  Browne  '56 

Mr  and  Mrs.  Carter  B.  Bryan 
i  Ellen  Newell  Bryan  '26 
»  Nina  Wilkerson  Bugg  '60 

Ann  Stryker  Busch  '76 

Jean  Shaw  Byrne  '65 
ft  Mr  and  Mrs.  William  Cabaniss 
(Catherine  Caldwell  '60 

*  Carla  Pellegrino  Cabot  '84 
Mr  and  Mrs.  Philip  B.  Cady 

»  Margaret  Wadman  Cafasso  '61 
»  Mr  and  Mrs.  Craig  J.  Cain 
ft  Mr  and  Mrs.  Carl  W.  Calandra 
»  Eugenia  Dickey  Caldwell  '65 
ft  Barbara  Hastings  Carne  '69 

Candida  Casey  '76 
»  Elizabedi  Stanly  Gates  '63 
ft  Murrell  Rickards  Chadsey  '44 
ft  Hilda  Hude  Chapin  '45 
»  Leila  Barnes  Cheatham  '45 
ft  Barbara  Derr  Chenoweth  '38 
» Margaret  Robertson  Christian  '47 

Mary  Lee  Bell  Coffey  '69 
ft  Louisa  Hunt  Coker  '56 
s  Virginia  Upchurch  Collier  '72 
ft  Mr  and  Mrs.  Thomas  N.  Connors 

(Jocelyn  Palmer  '62) 
»  Nancy  Jenkins  Copeland  '72 
ft  Mr  and  Mrs.  Albert  B,  Cord 
t  Nancy  Webb  Corkery  '81 
»Jean  Inge  Cox  '65 

.Margaret  Craw  '72 
» Gertrude  Pauly  Crawford  '21 

Mary  Stoll  Cross  '5^ 
ft  Mary  Wlieat  CroweU  '42 

Mr  and  Mrs,  Joe  M.  Crutcher 

Mr  and  Mrs.  William  M.  Culloni 
ft  Rebecca  Manning  Cutler  '27 
»  Mr  and  Mrs.  Peter  V.  Daniel 
ft  Carolyn  Conley  Danley  "46 
» Mr  Harold  R.  Dann 
i  Rosemary  Ashby  Dashiell  '46 
»  Holly  Chaikowski  Davis  '61 

William  G.  de  Coligny 

Marsha  Taylor  DeLain  '76 
» Catherine  Newman  Detering  '76 
i  Lynne  Gardner  Deuner  '68 

Marilyn  Mandle  Dick  '46 
» Margaret  Swindell  Dickemian  '43 

Carol  Dickson  '86 
&  Janet  Broman  Dingle  '51 
»  Dr  and  Mrs.  William  H.  L. 
Dornette 

*  Nanc7  Pingree  Drake  '43 
»  Elizabeth  Avery  Duff  '45 
fe  Kemp  V.  Dwenger 

Luc7  Boyd  Lemon  Edmunds  '63 
» Michela  A.  English  "'I 

Mr  and  Mn>.  H.  Clyde  Evans 

Susan  Sellers  Ewing  '71 

Mr  and  Mrs.  Daniel  C.  Faller 
p  Beryl  Bergquist  Farris  '71 
i  Marianne  Hutton  Felch  '79 
fr  Frances  McClung  Ferguson  "80 


ft  Alice  Johnson  Fessenden  '44 
ft  Katherine  Guemint  Fields  '53 
«  Mary  Beth  Hamlin  Finke  '76 

*  Frances  Jolinson  Finley  '3'' 

*  Eleanor  Damgard  Firth  '41 
Judith  Brown  Fletcher  '71 

*  Virginia  Squibb  Flynn  '32 
ft  Judy  Mundy  Fowler  '66 

*  Decca  Gilmer  Frackelton  '41 
ft  Elinor  Ward  Francis  '37 

Ruth  Hoopes  Frangopouios  '69 
«  Rebecca  Young  Frazer  '35 
ft  Clara  Call  Frazier  '40 
ft  Caria  de  Creny  Freed  '51 
«  Mary  Ann  Robb  Freer  '54 

Mr  and  Mrs.  Eric  G.  Friberg 
ft  Dorotliea  Reinburg  Fuller  '26* 

Gay  Hart  Gaines  '59 
«  Sarah  Belk  Gambrell  '39 

The  Estate  of  Mary  Sailer 
Gardiner  '25' 
ft  Ann  Gateley  '"0 

Valerie  Gordon-Johnson  "'4 

Linda  Sims  Grady  '60 
ft  Patricia  Paterson  Graham  79 

*  Lee  Stevens  Gravely  '46 
Allison  Roberts  Greene  '81 

ft  Dianne  Verney  Greenway  '55 

*  Claire  Dennison  Griffith  '80 

ft  Helen  Carrudiers  Hackwell  '35 
ft  Mr  and  Mrs.  Thomas  W.  Halligan 
ft  Sarah  McDuffie  Hardaway  '46 

Margaret  Nelson  Harding  '52 

Helen  Schmid  Hardy  '40 
ft  Ann  Pegram  Harris  '59 
ft  Elizabeth  Trxieheart  Harris  '49 

*  .Mar\'  Lawrence  Harris  '"9 

Mr  and  Mrs.  Richard  J  Harns,  Jr 

Luc7  Hart 
ft  Ann  Petesch  Hazzard  '51 

Paula  Brumm  Hermessy  "77 
ft  Dorothy  Marks  Herbruck  '51 
ft  Kadirv'n  Yeager  Hen-eid  '84 

Mr  and  .Mrs.  Leonard  G.  Herring 
ft  Anne  Day  Hemnann  '64 

Mary  Ray  Hessler  '53 

*  Anne  Willis  Hedage  '56 

*  Elizabeth  Guriey  Hewson  '46 

*  Anna  Mar)'  Chidester  Hej-wood  '45 
ft  Drs.  Barbara  and  John  Hill 

ft  Betty-Potter  Kinne  Hillver  '43 

Hilda  G,  Hite 
«  Esther  Jett  Holland  '43 
ft  Linda  McArthur  HoUis  '6I 
ft  Margaret  MiUender  Holmes  '63 

Susan  Ostrander  Hood  '51 
ft  Lesley  Bissell  Hoopes  '68 
ft  Kathy  Jackson  Howe  '78 
ft  Jacqueline  Mabie  Humphrey  '60 

SiiU  Hunter,  Jr 
ft  Belle  Brockenbrough  Hutchins  '29 
ft  Marjone  Ris  Hyland  '33 

Wendy  Igleheart  '^8 
ft  Dorothy  Keller  Iliff  '26 
ft  Lucy  Gordan  Jeffers  '39 
ft  Logan  Phinizy  Johns  '36 
ft  Sally  Lane  Johnson  '50 
ft  Cathanne  Hardwick  Johnston  '49 
ft  Dallis  Johnson  Jones  '54 

*  Lucile  Cox  Jones  '36* 

*  Nanc7  Parsons  Jones  '36 

*  Donna  Pearson  Josey  '64 
Elizabeth  Rountree  Kellemian  '26 

ft  Anne  Hoagland  Kelsey  '52 


44 


1995-96  HONOR  ROLL  OF  DONORS 


gift  clubs 


Gay  Kenney  '82 
» Jane  Johnson  Kent  48 

Melissa  McGee  Keshishian  71 
»  Nanq-  Hudler  Keuffel  "62 
»  Cornelia  Chalkley  Kittler  '40 
»  Ann  McKje  Kling  '74 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gail  M. 
Knappenberger 
»Jo  Ann  Soderquist  Kramer  '64 
»  Mr  and  Mrs.  William  A.  Kroh 

The  Estate  of  Katharine  Hancock 
Land  '23" 
» Elizabeth  Todd  Linden  '50 
»  Mary  Anne  Van  Dervoort  Uirge  '57 

Drs.  Oscar  and  Rosario  Laserna 

Ella  Jesse  Latham  '33 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  M,  Lechler 

Ann  Tremain  Lee  '69 
» Leila  Feilner  Lenagh  '46 
»  Kate  Sulzberger  Levi  '38 

Paul  S.  Lew 
%  Susanne  Gay  Linville  '32 
»  Elizabeth  Hanger  Lippincott  '42 
fe  Anne  Cone  Liptzin  '61 
fe  Pamela  Sullivan  Livingston  '67 

Elizabeth  Bates  Locke  '76 

Elizabeth  Wray  Longino  '78 

Sally  Gray  Lovejoy  '80 

Perr>'  Liles  Lucas  '85 

Adalyn  Memll  Luthin  '36 
fe  Frances  Graham  Macllwinen  '63 
»  Kathrina  Howze  Maclellan  '33 
»  Marjorie  WilletLs  Maiden  '44 
»  Mary  Virginia  Grigsby  Mailetl  '49 
»  Rebecca  Douglass  Mapp  '37 
»  Robert  G.  Marshall 
»  Margaret  Sheffield  Martin  '48 
»  Susan  Elder  Martin  '57 
»  Emily  Wilkins  Mason  '44 

*  Cornelia  Long  Malson  '58 
Martha  Hornor  Maxwell  '36 
Allison  Jennings  McCance  '64 

»  Margaret  Graves  McClung  '53 
»  Carol  Blanton  McCord  '47 

*  Martha  Hoffman  McCoy  '44 
sjean  Moores  McCulloch  '45 

»  Louise  Aubrey  McFariand  '54 
»  Caroline  Casey  McGehee  '49 
i  Sherrie  Snead  McLeRoy  '74 
»  Dorothy  Woods  McLeod  '58 
s  Elvira  Cochrane  McMillan  '34 
»  The  Estate  of  Ruth  Remon  McRae 
■32- 
Miriam  Washabaugh  Meglan  '71 

*  Helen  Sim  Mellen  '31 

i  Carolyn  Foster  Meredith  '61 
B Julia  Gray  Saunders  Michaux  '39 
»  Gertrude  Robertson  Midlen  '39 
»  Sara  Noll  Tliompson  Mikell  '46 

Mr  and  Mrs.  Douglas  A.  Milbur\' 
»  Barbara  Bolles  Miller  '43 

Jeannette  Bush  Miller  '71 

Mar)'  White  Miller  '4I 
«  Martha  Jean  Brooks  Miller  '41 
»  Mary  Fitzhugh  Miller  '64 
»  Virginia  Gates  Mitchell  '63 
»  Sue  Lawton  Mobley  '55 
ft  Irene  Mitchell  Moore  '42 
ft  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Mitchell  L.  Moore 

*  Makanah  Dunham  Morriss  '66 
»  Vaughan  Inge  Monissette  '54 

*  Frances  Kirven  Morse  '68 
The  Estate  of  Virginia  Morgan 

Mowry  '35' 


» Evelyn  Mullen  '31 

s  Grace  Bugg  Muller-Thym  '42 

*  Chariotte  Spmnt  Murchison  '46 
»  Ernestine  White  Murray  '44 

i  Susan  Waller  Nading  '72 

»  Elizabeth  Doucen  Neill  '41 

»  Elizabeth  Schmeisser  Nelson  '43 

sjane  Nelson  '66 

» Patricia  Smith  Nelson  '48 

t  Tlieda  Sherman  Newlin  '32 

Anne  Walker  Newton  '38 
» Tennessee  Nielsen  '76 

*  Martha  Frye  Nye  '48 

fe  Anne  Borough  O'Connor  '4I 
» Nancy  McVay  O'Neill  '43 
ijean  Old  '47 
fr  Mary  Scully  OIney  '41 
» Katharine  Weisiger  Osborne  '47 
«  Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  P.  Ottaway,  Jr 
(Cynthia  Wilson  '57) 

Elizabeth  Conner  Pace  '86 
»■  Anna  Chao  Pai  '57 
ft  Alice  Perr^'  Park  '65 
» Helen  Addington  Passano  '55 
ft  Courtney  Gibson  Pelley  '59 
i  Edna  Syska  Peltier  '42 
»  Kathleen  Peeples  Pendleton  '55 

Deborah  Haslam  Penislon  '66 
» Greta  Barksdale  Brown  Peters  '66 

Mr  and  Mrs.  C.  Gregg 
Petersmeyer 

Dr  and  Mrs.  Cornelius  W. 
Pettinga 

Terry  Faulkner  Phillips  '51 
» Virginia  Noyes  Pillsbury  '44 
»  Mr  and  Mrs.  Vernon  W.  Piper 
ft  Chloe  Lansdale  Pitard  '61 
ft  Susan  Dern  Plank  '73 
»  Ruth  Myers  Pleasants  '34 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Kevin  H.  Pollard 

Dr.  Nancy  Dutton  Potter 

Hallie  NLxon  Powell  '46 
ft  Elizabeth  Perkins  Prothro  '39 
ft  Mr  and  Mrs  Mark  H.  Prothro 
ft  Mr  and  Mrs.  Paul  H.  Pusey 

Mary  Ann  Hicklin  Quarngesser  '56 
ft  Betty  Johnson  Ragland  '48 
»  Ann  Wesley  Ramsey  '75 
ft  Nancy  Pesek  Rasenberger  '51 
ft  Virginia  Cooke  Rea  '31 
»  Ann  Momson  Reams  '42 

Betlie  Katherme  Arnold  Reed  '64 

Christopher  Reeve 

The  Estate  of  Seymour  Laughon 
Rennolds  '51' 
ft  Mr  and  Mrs.  Billy  D.  Rhoades 
ft  Susan  Van  Cleve  Riehl  '47 

Mary  Cosby  Rinehart  '61 

Christoph  Ringier 
ft  Dorothy  Price  Robeits  '37 
ft  Marion  Mann  Roberts  '39 

Lisa  Nelson  Robertson  '76 
»  Barbara  Collis  Rodes  '56 

Patricia  Martin  Rodier-Kera  '66 
ft  Audrey  Laliman  Rosselot  '48 
ft  Joan  De  Vore  Roth  '41 
«  Patricia  Traugott  Rouse  '48 
»  Dorothy  Rouse-Bottom  '49 

*  Anne  Wilson  Rowe  '57 
ft  Mary  Moore  Rowe  '34 

ft  Frances  Morrison  Ruddell  '35 
ft  Jill  Steenhuis  Ruffato  '80 
ft  Elizabeth  Moore  Rusk  '26 
ft  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Burt  T  Ryan.  Jr 


Janet  Durham  Sam  '76 
ft  Mary  Love  Ferguson  Sanders  '43 
ft  Helen  Sanford  '42 

Yvonne  Leggett  Sanford  '39 
ft  Merriam  Packard  Sargent  '43 

Kathr)'n  Smith  Schauer  '56 

Helene  P.  Schewel 
ft  Mr  and  Mrs.  Andrew  J.  Schroder  II 
ft  Janet  Monroe  Schumann  '56 
ft  Elisabeth  McKeown  Scott  '46 
ft  Elizabeth  Pinkerton  Scott  '36 

Vivian  Butler  Scott  '59 
ft  Mar)'  Lou  Morton  Seilheimer  '63 
ft  Caroline  Rudulph  Sellers  '46 

David  H.  Semmes 

Virginia  Dunlap  Shellon  '53 
ft  Frances  Bell  Shepherd  '55 

*  Stephanie  Harmon  Simonard  '72 
ft  Susan  Hendricks  Slayman  '60 

ft  Emily  Pleasants  Smith  '65 
»  Lochrane  Coleman  Smith  '76 
ft  Nancy  Salisbury  Spencer  '56 
ft  Patti  Birge  Spivey  '61 
»  Evelyn  Manov  Sprinsky  '71 
ft  Agnes  Cleveland  Slackhouse  '31 
ft  Mary  Lyon  Stedman  '30 

Melanie  Bowen  Steglich  '78 
ft  Elynor  Neblett  Stephens  '57 

Melissa  McDowell  Stevens  '71 
ft  Courtney  Stevenson  '66 
ft  Chariotte  Snead  Stifel  '52 
»  Valeria  Parker  Storms  '58 
s  Ruth  Lowrance  Street  '27 
ft  Josephine  Reid  Saibbs  '30 
ft  Julia  Sutherland  '78 
ft  Nancy  Conkle  Swann  '66 
ft  Paulett  Long  Taggart  '44 
ft  Margaret  Cromwell  Taliaferro  '49 
ft  Nancy  St.  Clair  Talley  '56 
ft  Elvira  McMillan  Tate  '65 

Jane  Findlay  Tate  '43 
ft  John  A.  Tate,  Jr 
ft  Jean  Taylor  '49 

Jean  Mackenzie  Thatcher  '71 

Mr  and  Mrs.  Paul  B.  Thomas 
ft  Isabel  Gaylord  Thompson  '45 
ft  Jessie  Silvers  Thompson  '38 

Lisa  Redd  Toliver  '86 

Katherine  Tolson 
ft  Newell  Bryan  Tozzer  '55 
ft  Betsy  Gilmer  Tremain  '42 
ft  Margaret  Addington  Twohy  '48 
ft  Carolyn  Dickinson  Tynes  '56 
ft  Margaret  West  Valentine  '55 

Sally  Schall  Van  Allen  '42 
ft  Anne  Hinshaw  Vanderweil  '68 
ft  Dorothy  Barnum  Venter  '35 

Elizabeth  Haskell  Vest  '57 
ftjudith  Atkins  Wall '61 

Edith  Brainerd  Walter  '42 
ft  Barbara  Warner  '46 

Mary  Cox  Watson  '75 
ft  Helen  Gravatt  Watt  '44 
ft  Mr  and  Mrs.  Richard  D.  Webb 
ft  Wendy  C.  Weiler  '71 

Charies  M.  Weis 
ft  Jane  Bradley  Wheeler  '64 

*  Elizabeth  Smith  White  '59 
ft  Hedi  Haug  White  '64 

ft  Karen  Kniskern  White  '43 

*  Elizabeth  Colwill  Wiegers  '59 
Mr  and  Mrs.  Paul  G.  Wiley  II 

ft  Cecil  Butler  Williams  '47 

ft  Maqorie  Woods  Williamson  '44 


*  Courtenay  Sands  Wilson  '66 
Joan  O'Meara  Winant 

«  Florence  Bagley  Witt  '42 

*  Camilla  Crocker  Wodehouse  '71 
«  Helen  Davis  Wohlers  '45 

«  Johanna  Yaple  Wolski  '70 

*  Elizabeth  Bond  Wood  '34 
Tile  Estate  of  Rachel  Forbush 

Wood  '16' 

*  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robert  C.  Wood  III 

(Mina  Walker  '62) 
«  Shannon  M.  Wood  '87 
Cornelia  Woodworth  '86 

*  Susan  Snodgrass  Wynne  72 

*  Dorothy  Malone  Yates  '42 

*  Barbara  Smith  Young  '71 

«  Cynthia  Noland  Young  '40 
Roma  Skeen  Young  '71 
Donna  Martin  Zahorik  '66 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Elwin  J.  Zarwell 

*  Louise  Swiecki  Zingaro  '80 
Fannie  Zollicoffer  '80 

The  Golden  Stairs 

Donors  of  gifts  between  $500  and 
$999  are  recognized  by  member- 
ship  in  the  Golden  Staii's.  TIjis 
year's  membership  reached  236. 

Carolyn  Sample  Abshire  '51 
Ann  Greer  Adams  '56 

*  Margaret  Ryan  Ale  '76 
Ann  Stevens  Allen  '56 
Hazel  Sterrett  Allen  '40 

ft  Joan  Motter  Andersen  '51 
ft  Victoria  Archer  '81 
Sallie  Bernard  Armstrong  '76 

*  Norma  Bradley  Arnold  '44 
Susan  Wilson  Ashconi  '66 
Jan  Huguenin  Assmus  '69 

*  Barbara  Gracey  Backer  '71 
Nancy  Thompson  Baker  '50 
Martha  Barchowsk7  '76 
Patricia  Barton  '51 

ft  Suzanne  Seaman  Berry  '61 

*  Janet  Manin  Birney  '53 
Elizabeth  Coleman  Blackwell  '78 

ft  Suzanne  Edinger  Boas  '68 

*  Patricia  McClay  Boggs  '55 
Allison  Akeson  Bond  '86 

ft  Virginia  Quintard  Bond  '31 
ft  Mar]*  Morris  Gainble  Booth  '50 
Blair  Bunting  Both  '40 

*  Laura  Hailey  Bowen  '56 

*  Elizabeth  Rodgers  Boyd  '84 

«  Phyllis  Herndon  Brissenden  '55 

Margaretta  Bredin  Brokaw  '70 
«  Eleanor  Alcott  Bromley  '34 

*  Rlioda  Allen  Brooks  '71 

ft  Emily  McNally  Brown  '72 
Margot  Mahoney  Budin  '76 
Evelyn  Day  Butler  '66 
ft  Ann  Arnspiger  Canipe  '69 
«  Anita  Crossingham  Cannon  '77 

*  Emily  Schuber  Carr  '47 
«  Elsie  Prichard  Carter  '59 

*  Frances  Shannonhouse  Clardy  '56 
ft  Ellen  Ramsay  Clark  '49 

ftjane  Black  Clark  '56 

*  Jeanne  Posselt  Clear  '41 
«  Eleanor  Myers  Cole  '46 

ft  Elisabeth  Ward  Connors  '80 
ft  Carol  Cooper  '"^1 


Mary  King  Craddock  '67 

Molly  Rogers  Cramer  '81 

Ann  Kiley  Crenshaw  '76 
ft  Marilyn  Hannah  Crocker  '46 

Susan  Bronson  Croft  '64 
ft  Faith  Rahmer  Croker  '54 
«  Caroline  Gibbes  Crosswell  '71 
ft  Marcia  Morrison  Curtis  '34 
ft  Sally  Dobson  Danforth  '59 
«  Ruth  Frye  Deaton  '54 

Debrah  Denemark  '70 
ft  Margaret  Huxley  Dick  '36 

Comer  Schmoeller  Diehl  '71 

Eleanor  Griggs  Diemar  '66 
ft  Alice  Warner  Donaghy  '62 
«  Mary  Treadway  Downs  '39 

Lynne  Higgins  Dreyer  '86 
ft  Marie  Shields  Duke  '76 

Thelma  Carr  Dykstra  76 

*  Frances  Early  '62 
ftjulie  Micou  Eastwood  '51 

*  Putnam  Mundy  Ebinger  '70 
Katharine  Weiser  Ekelund  '23* 
Maria  Ward  Estefania  '69 

*  Mary  Rich  Ewing  '36 

ft  Augusta  Saul  Farrier  '39 
ft  Mary-Fleming  Willis  Finlay  '66 
ftjanna  Staley  Fitzgerald  '61 
ft  Marger)'  Fleigh  '64 
ft  Constance  Currie  Fleming  '40 
ft  Sally  Bianchi  Foster  '50 
«  Mary  Carter  Frackelton  '72 
ft  Joanne  Williams  Eraser  '51 
«  Natalie  Roberts  Funk  '66 
Ann  Mountcastle  Gamble  '51 
Nancy  Nalle  Genung  '37 
Constance  Hancock  Gemian  '48 
Cynthia  Livingstone  Gibert  '63 
Mary  Waterman  Gildehaus  '69 
ft  Suzanne  Lockley  Glad  '51 
ft  Laura  Radford  Goley  '52 

Barbara  Paulson  Goodbarn  '83 
ft  Nancy  Douthat  Goss  '55 
«  Natelie  Hopkins  Griggs  '37' 
Cecelia  Williamson  Grinslead  '68 

*  Katherine  Grones  '79 
Barbara  Sublett  Guthery  '62 
Mary  Sutheriand  Gwirin  '65 

«  Katherine  Hagan  '81 

*  Annette  Hagens  '33 

*  Merta  Streit  Halla  '55 
ft  Virginia  Hardin  '37 

Martha  Mattern  Harvey  '64 
ft  Mary  Groetzinger  Heard  '63 
ft  Susan  Moseley  Helm  '66 
ft  Patricia  Neithold  Hertzberg  '67 

Mary  Taylor  Hollowell  '46 

Darrel  Ann  Humphrey  '76 

Carol  Hays  Hunley  '81 

*  Marian  Shanley  Jacobs  '44 

*  Julia  Mills  Jacobsen  '45 
Grace  Buder  Johnson  '66 

ft  Rose  Montgomery  Johnston  '56 
ft  Katherine  Doar  Jones  '43 
»  Mary  Kelley  '70 

Keenan  Colton  Kelsey  '66 
«  Wistar  Watts  King  '46 
ft  Sally  Old  Kitchin  '76 

*  Janet  Hiestand  Koller  '63 
Elizabeth  Landen  Krone  '81 

ftjane  Lawder  '35 

*  Donor  for  past  5  years 

*  Deceased 


1995-96  HONOR  ROLL  OF  DONORS 


45 


gift  clubs 


*  Enima  Rifly  Lemaire  '30 
Natalie  Roberts  Lemon  '31 

*  Ruth  Willingham  Lentz  74 

*  Charia  Botchers  Leon  '81 

*  Elizabeth  Grones  Leonard  '76 

*  Margaret  Sibley  Lewis  '46 

«  Elizabeth  Johnston  Lipscomb  '59 

«  Elinor  Clement  Littleton  '46 

Valerie  Stoddard  Loring  '59 

Susan  Posey  Ludeman  '80 

The  Estate  of  Louise  Lutz  '29' 

«  Mary  Stollenwerck  Lynch  '63 

*  Patricia  Sparks  Lyndon  '68 

*  Julie  Whitehurst  MacKinlay  '66 
Margaret  Holcomb  MacMillan  '3^ 

*  Gertrude  Lewis  Magavern  '31 
(B  Eleanor  Gilmore  Massie  '66 

«  Anne  Stupp  McAlpin  '68 

*  Deborah  Koss  McCarthy  '77 

*  Marie  Musgrove  McCrone  '49 

*  Marjorie  McGraw  McDonald  '60 
Dorothea  Campbell  McMillan  '66 

*  Rebecca  Towill  McNair  '60 
«  Elizabeth  Medaglia  '69 

Joanna  Pink  Meeks  '3'» 
*Ruth  Oddy  Meyer  '51 
«  Lee  Mackubin  Miller  '66 

*  Margaret  Sandidge  Miller  '37 

*  Dorothy  Lear  Mooney  "78 
«Jane  Mooney  '77 

Ann  Moore  '69 

*  Dorodiy  Myers  Morehead  '42 

«  Virginia  Van  Winkle  Moriidge  28 

*  Marilyn  Gurabrant  Morris  '66 

*  Rosemary  Newby  Mullen  '-15 

*  Juliette  Rollins  Napier  '46 
Francisca  Brackenridge  Neumann 

'61 
»  Lindsay  Smith  Newsoni  '67 

*  Beth  Ann  Trapold  Newlon  '86 
Carrie  Maynard  Nichols  '81 

*  Molly  Reeb  Nissman  '77 
Denise  Wisell  O'Connor  '71 

*  Katharine  Mockett  Oberteuffer  '66 
Norma  Davis  Owen  '56 

Nancy  Keen  Butterworth  Palmer 
'51 
« Isabel  Grayson  Parish  53 

*  Katharine  Niles  Parker  '36 

*  Ann  Parks  '39 

*  Barbara  Searies  Panett  '41 
Margaret  Weimer  Patrish  '76 

»  Julia  Peterkin  '35 

*  Elaine  Newion  Peters  '57 

*  Ruth  Magee  Peterson  '51 
Janice  Pogue  '71 

*  Ruth  Pfingsten  Polster  '38 

*  Catherine  Tift  Porter  '44 

*  Louise  Weston  Rainey  '74 

*  Louise  Lembeck  Reydel  '41 

*  Catherine  Cox  Reynolds  '49 

*  Norma  Neblett  Roadcap  '76 
Susan  Rowat-Steiner  '81 
Charlotte  Garber  Rudulph  '43 

*  Jean  Oliver  Sanor  '39 

*  Ellen  Harrison  Saunders  '75 
Mary  Vandeventer  Saunders  '46 
Cecil  Collins  Scanlan  '63 
Elliott  Graham  Schoenig  '76 

*  Marj'  Barge  Schroder  '39 

*  Beveriy  Benson  Seamans  '50 

*  Elc>anor  Bosworth  Shannon  '47 
Jane  Russo  Sheehan  '52 

*  Lola  Steele  Shepherd  '50 


*  Karen  Norris  Sibley  '43 

*  Anne  Sinsheimer  '51 

*  Anne  Kleeman  Sites  '47 

*  Sarah  Garrison  Skidmore  '56 

*  Blandina  Jones  Skilton  '35 
Mars'  Skinner  '71 

*  Catherine  Brownlee  Smeltzer  '59 
Betty  Haverty  Smith  '44 

*  Mary  Virginia  Camp  Smith  36 
Wendy  Weiss  Smith  '71 

*  Alice  Allen  Smyth  '62 

*  Eleanor  PotLs  Snodgrass  '48 

*  Caroline  Birdsall  Sory  '61 

*  Virginia  Lutz  Stephen  '61 

*  Margaret  Jones  Steuart  '54 

*  Nan  Hart  Stone  '47 
Janet  Storey-Honick  '73 
Kathleen  Worobec  Story  '71 
Karen  Adelson  Strauss  '76 

*  Virginia  Burgess  Struhsaker  '44 

*  Helen  Allen  Stupp  '38 

*  Marie  Sushka  '67 

*  Anne  Allen  Symonds  '62 

*  Ann  Collins  Teachout  '54 

«  Margaret  Smith  Thomasson  '36 
*Joan  Vail  Thome  '51 

*  Janet  Thorpe  '39 

Pamela  Trimingham  Van  Dyck  '68 
*Jane  Richardson  Vieth  '46 

*  Linda  Mae  Visocan  '87 
«  Maria  Carozza  Voipe  '62 

*  Ann  Souder  von  Weise  '86 
*Jane  Tatman  Walker  '60 

*  Christine  Devol  Wardlow  '63 
Anne  Bryant  Watkins  '49 

*  Julia  Baldwin  Waxter  '49 
«Jane  Feltus  Welch  '55 

Gale  Hull  Whetzel  '71 

*  Helen  Linleton  White  '41 

*  Margaret  Richards  Wiederseim  '78 
«  Kay  Leroy  Wing  '50 

Gail  Zar^ell  Winkler  '76 
«Joan  Broman  Wright  '56 
Alexandra  Bernard  Wyllie  '86 

*  Anne  Joyce  Wyman  '53 
Marshalyn  Yeargin-Allsopp  '68 

*  Margaret  Mapp  Young  '67 
Anonymous  '94 

The  Junior  Bench 

The  1995-96 Junior  Bench 
welcomed  358  memhers  who  seiil 
gifts  of  $250  to  $499. 

*  Heather  Pirnie  Albert  '82 

*  Mary  Armstrong  Allen  '29 

*  Nora  Antrim  '29' 

Mona  Thornhill  Armistead  '65 
Julie  O'Neil  Arnheini  '61 

*  Carolyn  Scott  Arnold  '57 
Jean  Duerson  Bade  '51 
Ethel  Green  Banta  '55 

*  Martha  Davis  Barnes  '48 

*  Patricia  Levi  Barnett  '49 
Mona  Wilson  Beard  '51 

*  Lucy-Charies  Jones  Bendall  '46 
« Janet  MacFarlan  Bergmann  '38 

*  Frances  Weil  Binswanger  '34 

*  Martha  Neill  Boney  '72 

*  Barbara  Sampson  Borsch  '59 

*  Desiree  Bouchat  '83 

*  Elizabeth  Bulkley  Bradley  '61 
Jane  Williams  Bradley  '44 


ft  Barbara  A,  Brand  '71 

Diane  Ball  Brendel  '78 
>  Betty  Suttlc  Briscoe  '34 

Claire  Cieszko  '83 
»  Mary  Dame  Stubbs  Broad  '50 

Sue  Brooke  '29 

Virginia  Cunningham  Brookes  '35 

Judith  Hartwell  Brooks  '62 
»  Anne  Carter  Brothers  '63 

*  Martha  Ake  Brouse  '36 
Ellen  Moseley  Brown  "71 
Nancy  DLxon  Brown  '63 

»  Wendy  Norton  Brown  '71 

*  Ann-Barrett  Holmes  Bryan  '49 
ft  Cecilia  A  Br^'ant  '68 

ft  Alice  Lancaster  Buck  '44 
ft  Luriine  Tolbert  Buppert  '65 

Frances  Simmons  Byeriy  '43 
ft  Ann  Walsh  Cahouet  '54 
ft  Mary  Swift  Calhoun  '31 

Rushtcn  Haskell  Callaghan  '86 

Lin  Campbell  '66 
ft  Mary  Housel  Carr  '38 

Victoria  McCullough  Carroll  '84 
ft  Elizabeth  Frenzel  Casalini  '>M 

Holly  Caswell  '92 
ft  Anne  Sniffen  Gates  '71 

Elizabeth  Brewer  Caughman  '70 
ft  Bettye  Thomas  Chambers  '62 
ft  Lynn  Mather  Charette  '86 

Elena  Quevedo  Chigas  '83 
ft  Jane  Mattas  Christian  '52 

Victoria  Chumney  '87 
ft  Lucy  Canary  Church  '61 
ft  Nancy  Church  '77 
ft  Anne  Macfariane  Clark  '45 
ft  Lynn  Adams  Clark  '61 
ft  Carolyn  Monteith  Clarke  '42 

Vivian  Vamaguchi  Cohn  '77 

Louise  Galleher  Coldwel!  '56 
ft  Alexandra  Carpenter  Cole  '58 
ft  Hazel  Stamps  Collins  '32 
ft  Eleanor  Wright  Conway  '32 
ft  Catharine  Spessard  Cooper  '57 

Harriet  Cooper  '56 
ft  Shiriey  Sudtff  Cooper  '55 

Paula  Ayotte  Convin  '67 
ft  Virginia  Ramsey  Crawford  '59 

Dorothy  Caldwell  Crowell  '46 

Susan  Andrews  Cruess  '79 
ft  Jean  Hedley  Currie  '42 
« Jaquelin  Ambler  Cusick  '57 

Luc7  Call  Dabney  '42 
ft  Gariand  Hunter  Davies  '50 
» Julia  Brooke  Davis  '81 
ft  Deanne  Dawson  '86 

Francoise  Happe  De  Braconier  51 

Amanda  de  Coligny  '68 

Sallie  Legg  De  Martine  '49 
ft  Betty  Emerick  Dethlefs  '43 
ft  Cathleen  Gilmore  Dietz  '75 
ft  Anne  Quaries  Doolittle  '78 

Carol  Goodman  Doty  '87 

Celia  Williams  Dunn  '61 
»  Rhonda  Griffith  Durham  '72 
ft  Mary  Evans  Edwards  '64 
ft  Jessie  Stnckland  Elcock  '46 
ft  Wendy  Worthen  Elliott  '79 
ft  Helen  Hartman  Ellis  '56 
ft  Bettina  Bell  Emmons  '39 
ft  Adelaide  Eshbach  '78 

Jill  Maple  Fallon  '82 
ft  Patricia  Dolph  Fallon  '84 
ft  Mary  Berkeley  Fergusson  '50 


Sarah  Kalber  Fiedler  '66 

Catherine  Flaherty  '80 

Mary  LaVigne  Fletcher  '82 
ft  Linda  Knickerbocker  Ford  '59 
ft  Patricia  Lynas  Ford  '51 
ft  Sarah  Tomlinson  Foscue  '38 
ft  Joanne  O'Malley  Foster  '52 

Exna  Lind  Dore  Fountain  '71 
ft  Barbara  Childrey  FowJer  '61 
ft  Manon  Malm  Fowler  '32 
ft  Heather  WOlson  Freeman  '84 

Penn  WiUets  Fullenon  '66 
ft  Margaret  Lewis  Furse  '50 
ft  Carol  Provence  Gallivan  '73 
ft  Caroline  Chobot  Garner  '54 
ft  Mar>'  Davis  Garone  '81 
ft  Toni  Naren  Gates  '67 
ft  Anne  Christovich  Gay  73 

Anne  Gentry  '76 
ft  Capel  Grimes  Gerlach  '36 
ft  Elizabeth  Gibson  '48 
ft  Anne  Cooke  Gilliam  '4O 

Liura  Hand  Glover  '86 
»  Rebecca  Frost  Good  '77 
ft  LuL7  Regester  Goode  '51 
ft  Patricia  Roby  Gotfredson  '84 
ft  Palmer  Gulley  Graham  '71 

Karen  Nielsen  Grammaticas  '73 

Judy  Wilson  Grant  '66 

Meredith  Sm\lhe  Grider  '56 
ft  Mary  Kimball  Grier  '53 
ft  Ann  Peterson  Griffin  '68 

Josephine  Moore  Griffin  '66 
ft  Keating  Griffiss  '60 
ft  Mary  French  Halliday  '51 

Judith  Burnett  Halsey  '47 
ft  Mary  Stagg  Hamblett  '53 
ft  Jeanne  Bounds  Hamilton  '61 
ft  Mary  Hannah  '62 

Susan  Negaard  Harley  '78 
ft  Haniet  Hazen  Harnack  '45 
»  Lynn  Prior  Harrington  '58 

Rhoda  Harris  '82 

Jane  Hatcher  '61 
ft  Susan  Arbenz  Hazlett  '34 
ft  Katherine  Powell  Heller  '78 
ft  Sarah  Easter  Henderson  '50 
ft  Iris  Potteiger  Hinchman  '56 
ft  Lucy  Hoblitzell  '35 
ft  Dorothy  Duncan  Hodges  '57 
ft  Linda  Schwaab  Hodges  '65 
ft  Nevil  Crute  Holmes  '33 

Kathnn  Levi  Hoover  '81 
ft  Hallam  Hurt  '67 

Lauren  MacMannis  Huyett  '79 
ft  Marybelle  Iliff  '61 
t  Barbara  Garforth  Jackson  '55 

Fanchon  Lewis  Jackson  '50 

Mary  Wilmer  Jacobs  '76 
ft  Sara  Callison  Jamison  '29 
ft  Elizabeth  Washabaugh  Janis  '75 
ft  Shirley  Levis  Johnson  '47 

.■\nne  Smith  Jones  '61 
» Arnold  Susong  Jones  '36 
i  Anne  Wimbish  Kasanin  '59 
ft  Martha  Legg  Katz  '52 
ft  Pamela  Ford  Kelley  '67 
ft  Marguerite  Kramer  Kircher  '84 
» Jean  Pollard  Kline  '46 

Linda  Whitlow  Knight  71 

Ella-Prince  Trimmer  Knox  '56 

Polly  Shriver  Kochan  '75 

Manlyn  K,  Kolb  '71 

Alice  Johnson  Krendel  '72 


ftjane  Shipman  Kuntz  '58 

*  Blair  Walker  Lawrence  '68 
«  Emilie  Emory  Leary  '34 

*  Catharine  Bracher  Leggett  '43 
4  Deirdre  Leiand  '68 

*  Ann  Colston  Leonard  '47 

*  Lynda  Overiy  Levengood  '64 

*  Marcia  Pace  Lindstrom  '66 
«  Judith  Perkins  Llewellyn  '48 

*  Jean  Morris  Long  '54 

*  Katharine  Tilghman  Lowe  '57 
»  Frances  Matton  Luckett  '45 

*  Nancy  Coppedge  Lynn  '61 
Clair  Falcon  Maasbach  '81 

ft  Meta  Bond  Magevney  '63 
Linda  Poole  Maggard  '75 
«  Dorothy  Campbell  Maher  '43 

*  Peachey  Lillard  Manning  '50 

*  Martha  Staley  Marks  '51 
Elaine  Deshler  Marshall  '70 
Elizabeth  Mason  '90 

«  Eugenia  Ellis  Mason  '51 

*  Alice  McBee  '41 

Stella  Moore  McClintock  '57 

*  Mary  K.  Lee  McDonald  '65 

*  Carter  Donnan  McDowell  '57 

*  Aimee  Des  Pland  McGin  '47 
«  Sarah  Kennedy  McGroarty  '77 
«  Cynthia  McKay  '78 

*  Elizabeth  Lee  McPhail  37 
Rebecca  Bottomley  Meeker  '71 
Anne  Milbank  Mell  '71 

*  Lucy  Chapman  Millar  '83 
Ruth  Courand  Miller  '53 

«  Bessie  Garbee  Mitchell  '38' 

Jessica  Steinbrenner  Molloy  '86 
«  Nancy  Moody  '54 
«  Louise  Moore  '50 
»  Chadotte  Orr  Moores  '55 

*  Carter  Hej-ward  Morris  '73 

*  Miriam  Molander  Moss  '62 
Janet  Trosch  Moulton  '39 

*  Helen  Turner  Murphy  '56 

*  Constance  Budlong  Myrick  '44 
Laura  Conway  Nason  '61 
Anne  Brinson  Nelson  '47 
Carol  Newman  '71 

Karia  Kennedy  Newman  '85 

*  Patricia  Jenney  Nielsen  '48 
«  Lossie  Taylor  Noell  '4l 

«  Louise  Konsberg  Noll  '44 
Virginia  Illges  Norman  '47 
Betty-  Ann  Bass  Norris  '46 
»  Margaret  Sn  ann  Nonis  '45 
»  Martha  Bulkley  O'Brien  '59 
ft  Susanna  Bernard  Odence  '55 
«  Lamar  Ellis  Oglesby  '54 

*  Mary  Jane  Schroder  Oliver  '62 
Leslie  Ludington  Orendorf  '72 
Ann  Prichard  Pace  '61 

Mar)'  Owens  Parkinson  '61 

Susan  Verbridge  Paulson  '76 
ft  Barbara  Sloan  Pearsall  '49 

Beveriy  Ayers  Peck  '61 
•Joy  Garcia  Pegues  '^1 
ft  Jacqueline  Penny  ^I 
» .\nne  .\llen  Pllugfelder  '54 
ft  Valerie  Fannon  Phillips  '73 
ft  Sarah  Raney  Pinckney  '66 

Andria  Calhoun  Plonka  '67 
ft  Magdalen  Andrews  Poff  '54 
ft  Elizabeth  Tyson  Postles  '31 
ft  Ann  Hauslein  Potterfield  '42 

Judith  Powell  '69 


46 


1995-96  HONOR  ROLL  OF  DONORS 


gift  clubs 


^  Barbara  Mendelssohn  Price  78 
» Cynthia  Vaughn  Price  '31 
» Elizabeth  Gate  Pringle  '52 

Yvonne  Worley  Randall  '50 
fe  Elizabeth  Rawles  '75 

Carla  Kinney  Reiniger  '77 

Melanie  Holland  Rice  '76 

Kathnn  Richardson  '89 
fe  Peggy  Moore  Ripley  '52 
» Frances  Root  '80 
» Doris  Brody  Rosen  '51 
fe  Frances  Meek  Rowe  '-+2 
ft  Margaret  Christian  Ryan  '74 

Dicksie  Lee  Waterhouse  Sandifer  '61 
» Judith  Welton  Sargent  '59 
fe  Gloria  Sanderson  Sartor  '42 
B  Evelyn  Ware  Saunders  '30 
» Ann  Orr  Savage  '48 
» Anne  Parker  Schnialz  '62 
p  Margaret  Cornwell  Schmidt  '37 

Linda-lean  Smith  Schneider  '76 

Mar\'-Byrd  Schroeder  '95 
B  leke  Osinga  Scully  78 

Rebecca  Patton  Shepard  '63 

Jane  Slack  Sigloh  '56 
&  Diane  Richmond  Simpson  '51 
» Ellen  Smith  '87 

Frances  Street  Smith  '52 
fr  Margaret  Lotterhos  Smith  '54 
i  Sheila  Haskell  Smith  '61 

Kathleen  Keogh  Snelling  '88 
*  Helen  Elliott  Sockwell  '48 
B  Katharine  Osborne  Spirtes  '75 

Julia  Pettinga  Stalnecker  '76 
B  Ann  Henderson  Stamets  '75 

Jane  Johnson  Stanek  '68 
B  Nancy  Sanders  Starr  '46 
» Jane  Street  Steele  '56 
B  Mary  Clarkson  Stein  '82 
B  Catherine  Lawder  Stephenson  '39 
8  Annie  Ward  Stern  '66 

Lisa-Margaret  Stevenson  '71 
B  Jesse  Stewart  '74 

Judith  Bensen  Stigle  '67 

Barbara  Duncombe  Stolp  '44 
B  Betry  Behlen  Stone  '53 

Malta  Tucker  Stover  '61 
B  Ann  Percy  Stroud  '62 

Ellen  Sullivan  '77 
B  Cindy  Sorenson  Sutheriand  '74 
B  Martha  Madden  Swanson  '66 
B  Margaret  Towers  Talman  '49 
B  Ann  Sheldon  Taylor  '51 
B  Elizabeth  Tyree  Taylor  '71 

Mar\'  Ludmgton  Taylor  '76 
B  Martha  Owen  Thatcher  '48 

Douglas  Dockery  Tliomas  '62 
B  Margaret  Lee  Tlionipson  '31 
B  Sherilyn  Irving  Titus  '69 
B  Ruth  Ulland  Todd  '22 
B  Bertha  Lee  Toole  '46 
» Mar^-  Kelso  Treanor  '31 

Rosemary  Dunaway  Trible  '71 

McKenzie  Reed  vanMeel  '86 

Sigrid  Carien  Veasey  '81 
»  Virginia  Joachim  Wade  '63 

Karen  Waldron  '75 

bum  Campbell  Walker  '68 

Manon  Walker  '72 
B  Helen  Gwinn  Wallace  '4l 

Carolyn  Jones  Walthall  '71 

Dawne  Cotton  Ward  '81 
i  Betty  Byrne  Gill  Ware  '55 

Julia  Lowry  Warfel  '71 


«  Patricia  Whitaker  Waters  '44 
Ellen  Weintraub  '71 

*  Emily  Whaley  Whipple  '61 
Barbara  Holman  Whitcomb  '41 

*  Wendelin  White  '74 

*Joan  McCarthy  Whiteman  '49 
«  Patricia  Calkins  Wilder  '63 
Roselise  Holmes  Wilkinson  '49 

*  Eleanor  Claflin  Williams  '39 
*Jane  Dildy  Williams  '55 

*  Mildred  Gill  Williamson  '38 
Ellen  Thackray  Wilson  '46 

*  Mary  Anne  Wilson  '57 
Mar^'  Gordon  Winn  '66 
Thi  Nguyen  Woo  '75 

*  Keitt  Matheson  Wood  '63 
Wend\'  Bursnall  Wozniak  '""6 
Kathleen  Harris  Wray  '63 

*Jane  Miller  Wright  '48 

*  Virginia  Wynn  '46 

*  Ann  Benet  Yellott  '51 
Barbara  McNeill  Vow  '43 

*Jane  Lewis  Zollicot'fer  '50 

The  Hitching  Post 

Contributors  of  $100  to  $249 
hxame  members  ufVie  Hitching 
Post  This  largest  gift  club  welcomed 
1.M14  members  in  1995-96- 

*  Teresa  Witt  Aagaard  '87 

*  Eleanor  Goodspeed  Abbott  '44 
«  Louise  Brandes  Abdullah  '54 

Marjorie  Levine  Abrams  '52 
Elizabeth  Smith  Ahse  '56 

*  Mar)'  Dohs  Acey  '60 

*  Anne  Ellice  Adam  '62 

*  Janice  Wiley  Adams  '38 
Kathrj'n  Ewald  Adams  '79 

*  Victoria  Lee  Adams  '82 
Marv'  Oakey  Aiken  '71 
Deborah  Butteri  Akers  '77 
Nancy  Richards  Akers  '73 
Leslie  Carson  Albizzatti  '90 

*  Anne  Mitchell  Albyn  '43 

*  Martha  Williams  Alday  '44 
ft  Kristv"  .Mderson  '73 

Harriet  McNair  Alexander  '86 

*  Shirley  Haywood  Alexander  '38 

*  Diana  Stout  Allen  '42 

*  Kathleen  Ward  Allen  '40 
Sara  Bn'an  Allen  '43 

*  Beveriey  Sharp  Amberg  '65 
Elaine  Krause  Anderson  '45 

*  Jana  Bekins  Anderson  '59 
«  Jean  Cole  Anderson  '31 

Helen  Walton  Andrae  '38 

*  Harriette  Hodges  Andrews  '53 

*  Elena  Doty  Angus  '33 

Ton!  Santangelo  Archibald  '80 
Kyoko  Ohara  Asakawa  '62 

*  Lucinda  Converse  Ash  '47 
Ann  Belser  Asher  '50 

*  Susan  Galleher  Askew  '60 
Betty  Boswell  Athey  '65 
Mary  Newell  Baird  '44 
Katherine  Tams  Bairstow  '80 
Ruth  Houston  Baker  '46 

*  Victoria  Baker  '67 

Ann  Works  Balderston  '76 
Marguerite  Emmert  Baldwin  '46 

*  Mary  Drxson  Baldwin  '67 
ft  Myra  Carr  Baldwin  '36 


»  Sydney  Holmes  Bales  '44 
Cecilia  MacKinnon  Ballard  '40 
Mary  Handy  Ballentine  '59 

»  Patricia  Carroll  Bankenstein  '74 
Cecily  Schuiz  Banks  '85 
Gretchen  Bullard  Barber  '67 
Brenda  Bareika  '64 
Rebecca  Carter  Barger  '81 

»  Brooks  Barnes  '43 
Marylew  Redd  Barnes  '83 
Florence  Row  e  Barnick  '80 

«  Vicky  Thoma  Ban-ette  '65 

ft  Josephine  Bierhaus  Barrow  '52 
Carey  Bates  '91 
Leslie  Anderson  Battle  '78 

»  Gail  Davidson  Bazzarre  '55 

ft  Kathrv'n  Beard  '55 

«  Hartiotle  Bland  Beckwith  '48 
Katharine  Spaatz  Bell  '41 
Sophie  MacKenzie  Belouet  '68 
Jennifer  Slade  Belovsky  '71 

*  Janet  Martin  Bennett  '40 
Linda  Hatten  Bennert  '71 

ft  Sally-Ann  Sells  Bensur  '79 
Claudia  BerntiU  '72 

ft  Ethel  Gurney  Betz  '41 

ft  Elizabeth  Gillespie  Billings  '84 
Elisabeth  Brawner  Bingham  51 
Barbara  Baker  Bird  52 

ft  Wilma  Cavett  Bird  '4I 
Drusilla  Hall  Bishop  '78 

ft  Ashley  Flynn  Blanchard  '90 

ft  Anne  McNeer  Blanken  '50 

ft  DeAnne  Blanton  '85 

ft  Nancy  Dicks  Blanton  '36 
Lynn  Carol  Blau  '63 
Cynthia  Craig  Bliss  '66 

ft  Ann  Young  Bloom  '59 

ft  Muriel  Grymes  Blumenthal  '43 
Katherine  Lenoir  Blunk  '75 

ft  Elizabeth  Hudson  Boba  '41 
Pauline  Wells  Bolton  '52 
Betty  Booker  '66 

ft  Mary  Green  Borg  '64 
Suzanne  Criswell  Bornschein  '46 

ft  Nancy  Hotchkiss  Boschen  '34 
Mildred  Picken  Bost  '30 
Susan  Desmet  Bostic  '72 
Saralee  Cowles  Boteler'79 
Christine  Davis  Boulware  '77 

ft  Anne  Lile  Bowden  '47 

ft  Marion  Coulter  Bowditch  '48 
Kay  Diane  Moore  Bowles  '57 
Deborah  Price  Bowman  '82 
Susanna  Boylsion  '87 
Elaine  Griffin  Bracewell  '77 
Gracey  Luckett  Bradley  '39 
Suzanne  Petrie  Brady  '91 

ft  Sydney  Graham  Brady  '57 
Wendy  Neuman  Bragaw  '86 

ft  Edith  Page  Gill  Breakell  '45 
Virginia  McGuire  Brent  '42 

ft  Grace  Lanier  Brewer  '42 
Judith  Haskell  Brewer  '61 
Anne  Briber  '69 

ft  Edith  Vongehr  Bridges-Cone  '41 
Susan  Davis  Briggs  '58 
Ashley  Simmons  Bright  '86 
Mary  Jane  Hipp  Brock  '^0 

ft  Anne  Brooke  '33 
Nicole  Hlusko  Brooks  '90 
Leslie  Wilkinson  Brotman  '78 

ft  Barbara  Rliodes  Brown  '35 
Betsy  Sm^th  Brown  '45 


Brianna  Boswell  Brown  '82 

Eden  Zuckerman  Brown  '88 
ft  Pauline  Hudson  Brown  '43 

Pr>de  Brown  '56 
ft  Rosamond  Sample  Brown  '64 

Sarah  Tedeschi  Brown  '86 
ft  Susan  Glasgow  Brown  '64 
ft  Dorothy  Gilbert  Browne  '38 
»  Shiricy  Poulson  Broyles  '54 
ft  Sarah  Bubb  Batch  46 

Helen  Bauer  Baickniann  '78 
ft  Myra  Marshall  Baish  '30 

Helen  Anderson  Bryan  '4O 
ft  Grace  Crisler  Buchignani  '51 

Nancy  Buckey  '86 
ft  Martha  Hedeman  Buckingham  '55 

Marie  Ironmonger  Bundy  '51 
ft  Elisabeth  Chambers  Burgess  '59 
»  Nina  Sledge  Burke  '64 

Susan  Jackson  Burns  '48 

Rebecca  Burt  '76 

Terese  DeGrundi  Busch  '76 
ft  Margaret  Lloyd  Bush  '36 
»  Elizabeth  Butler  '91 
ft  Virginia  Lee  Butters  '66 
ft  Virginia  Claus  Buyck  '83 
ftjane  Loveland  Byeits  '41 

Deborah  Ryan  Cairns  '74 

Beda  Carison  Calhoun  '37 
ft  Edwina  Y'oung  Call  46 
ft  Anne  Estill  Campbell  '5U 
ft  Sarah  Van  Winkle  Campbell  '66 
ft  Nancy  Hanger  Canada  '81 
ft  Suzanne  Jones  Cansler  '63 
ft  Mar)'  Noble  Capenon  '54 
ft  Susan  Capozzoli  '80 
ft  Betty  Noland  Caravati  '63 
ft  Lucy  Kreusler  Carey  '50 
ft  Martha  Burnet  Cariisle  '59 

Rew  Pnce  Carne  '59 
ft  Elizabeth  Carnes  '30 

Victoria  White  Carpenter  '72 
ft  Georgia  Graham  Carroll  '66 
ft  Anne  Babson  Carter  '61 
ft  Anne  Russell  Carter  '34 
ft  Barbara  Smith  Carter  '4O 

Eleanor  Wells  Carter  '83 

Anne  Faulconer  Case  '85 
i  Anne  Elliott  Caskie  '53 

Katherine  Connors  Cassada  '86 

Elizabeth  Ryland  Cecil  '46 

Jane  Reeb  Chadwick  '74 

Marydee  Wimbish  Chalfant  '60 

Judith  Soriey  Chalmers  '59 
» Clara  Sasscer  Chandler  '4O 

Ruth  Rundle  Charters  '37 
ft  Katharine  Barnhardt  Chase  '67 
ft  Cynthia  Manning  Chatham  '75 
» Sharon  Bradford  Christhilf  '65 
ft  Kate-Roy  Massie  Christian  '64 

Glenys  Dyer  Church  '73 
ft  Lisa  Church  '82 
ft  Carolyn  Carter  Clark  '34' 
ft  Laura  Morrissette  Clark  '85 
ft  Nancy  Hamel  Clark  '52 

Susan  Bundy  Clark  '73 
ft  Katherine  Wood  Clarke  '65 
ftjonna  Creaser  Clarkson  '70 
ft  Kirkland  Tucker  Clarkson  '53 

Erica  Clayton  '94 

Alicia  Clegg  '77 

Pape  Mercur  Cleveland  '64 
ft  Virginia  Skeppstrom  Cline  '48 
ft  Patricia  Snowden  Cloetingh  '79 


Katherine  Mikell  Cochran  '76 
ft  Betty  Farinholt  Cockrill  '44 
Melanie  Coyne  Cody  '76 

*  Martha  Corretti  Coghlan  '82 
ft  Margina  Dunlap  Cogswell  '67 

Lucy  Darby  Cole  '78 

*  Rodes  Estill  Coleman  '51 
ft  Mary  Duer  Colen  '64 

ft  Louise  Wilbourn  Collier  46 

*  Pamela  Weiler  Colling  '79 
Catherine  Cadett  Collins  '76 

*  Gertnjde  Collins  '84 

ft  Elinor  Humphrey  Comer  '78 

*  Nancy  Lenihan  Conaty  '73 

*  Frances  Ulmer  Conley  '47 
Jennifer  Merritt  Conner  '87 
Cynthia  Conroy  '74 

Gail  Robins  Constantine  '67 

*  Margaret  Cook  '59 

*  Anne  Helms  Cooper  '71 
«  Barbara  Bush  Cooper  '81 

*  Deborah  Freeman  Cooper  '50 

*  Hortense  Powell  Cooper  '40 

*  Sheila  Carroll  Cooprider  '64 
ft  Bonnie  Cord  '66 

Anne  Dearstyne  Cornwell  '39 

Ruth  Clarkson  Costello  '51 

Page  Phelps  Coulter  '57 
ftjane  Ellis  Covington  '60 

Evelyn  Carter  Cow  les  '73 
ft  Paula  Wirtzman  Craighill  '63 
ft  Bonnie  Loyd  Crane  '50 

*  Laura  Grogan  Crane  '47 
Polly  Crawford  '93 

ft  Louise  Martin  Creason  '72 
Diane  Stevens  Creedon  '61 
Cutler  Bellows  Crockard  '72 
Margaret  Reeder  Crosbie  '64 

*  Martha  Stewart  Crosland  '71 
Anne  Frothingham  Cross  '66 

ft  Marjorie  Ward  Cross  '32 

*  Jennifer  Crossland  '86 
ft  Eleanor  Crossley  '67 

Lynne  Smith  Crow  '64 
«  Ethel  Hauber  Crowe  '39 
ft  Laura  Cmm  '79 

Lee  Cullum  '60 
«  Margaret  Bennett  Cullum  '32 

Carter  Bums  Cunningham  '71 

Mary  Via  Cuoco  '87 

Marjorie  Newell  Curiee  '51 
ftjane  Guignard  Curry  '23 
ft  Frances  Gardner  Curtis  '47 
«  Elizabeth  Healy  Cutler  '45 

Helen  Crump  Cutler  '44 

Robin  Cutler  '66 
ftjudith  Harris  Cutting  '61 
»St,  Claire  Hayden  D'Wolf '51 

Suzanne  Gay  Dailey  '83 
ft  Chesley  Johnson  Dale-Amurius  '43 
ft  Jacqueline  Sexton  Daley  '4O 
ft  Diane  Dalton  '67 
ft  Shirley  Shaw  Daniel  '41 
ft  Sarah  Davis  Daniels  '82 

Josephine  Ragland  Darden  '74 

Mary  Simpson  Daugette  '55 

Jane  Davenport  '70 

*  Elizabeth  Ripley  Davey  '47 
Katherine  Robison  Davey  '83 
Ann  Brown  Davidson  '76 

ft  Nancy  DaugherTy  Davidson  '82 

*  Donor  for  past  5  years 

*  Deceased 


1995-96  HONOR  ROLL  OF  DONORS 


47 


gift  clubs 


Carolyn  Foster  Davis  75 
Deborah  Wood  Davis  '42 
Janet  Houstoun  Davis  '42 
Margaret  Royall  Davis  '40 

*  Marjone  Thaden  Davis  '38 
«  Mary  Boyd  Davis  '59 

*  Virginia  Cummings  Davis  '42 

*  Anna  Gilliert  Divy  '32 
Laurinda  King  deBeclt  '63 

*  Ruth  Hemphill  DeBuys  'il 

«  Georgia  Riley  de  Havenon  '68 

Linda  DeVogt  '86 

Elizabeth  Robinson  Dean  '91 

Christine  N'avratil  Deeter  '86 
«  Margaret  Mohlnian  Degler  '54 

Mariene  Weber  Delledera  '81 
«  Diana  Dent  50 

Bevedey  Birchfield  Derian  '59 

*  Katherine  Munter  Derr  '47 

*  Barbara  Tessin  Derry  '72 
Closey  Faulkner  Dickey  '48 

*  Margaret  Stuart  Wilson  Dickey  '41 
Ann  King  Dietrich  '53 
Elizabeth  Buxton  Dietz  '56 
Emily  Pitts  DLxon  '71 

*  Beatrice  Dodd  '58 

«  Louise  Pritchartt  Drxison  '79 

*  Mary  Talcott  Dodson  '38 
Susan  Sudduth  Dodson  '66 
Marian  Dolan  76 

*  Ann  Thomas  Donohue  '54 
Palmer  Lane  Dorn  '73 

*  Cynthia  Abbott  Dougherty  42 
Tria  Pell  Dove  '64 

Barbara  Bin  Dow  '51 

*  Phyllis  Tenney  Dowd  '44 

*  Vidmer  Megginson  Downing  '49 

*  Joan  Lamparter  Downs  '58 
Diana  Muldaur  Dozier  '60 

«  Michelle  Kocik  Drag  '84 
«  Katlileen  Walsh  Drake  '72 

*  Maud  Tucker  Drane  '38 

*  Elizabeth  Wliite  Drbal  '77 

« Josephine  Gibbs  Du  Bois  '31 

*  Lois  Means  Duchene  73 

*  Carole  Dudley  '65 

*  Virginia  Decker  Dudley  '45 
Julia  Howell  Dunbar  '77 
Mary  Major  Duncan  '56 
Mimi  Galloway  Duncan  '42 
Patricia  Potter  Duncan  '41 
Jeannette  Mandle  Dunlap  '42 

*  Elizabeth  Space  Dunn  '59 

*  Helen  Dunn  '64 

*  Loti  Kennedy  Dunn  '62 
Luc7  Frost  Dunning  '59 
Augusta  Harrison  Dunstan  '88 
Margery  Cruikshank  Dyer  '37 
Susan  Sickels  Dyer  '91 

«  Elizabeth  Walker  Dykes  '54 
Betty  Early  Eberwine  '56 

*  Elaine  Johnson  Edwards  '46 
Kathleen  Bryan  Edwards  '49 
Patricia  Thornhill  Edwards  '66 

*  Anne  Wrightson  Efird  '63 
«  Deborah  Hart  Eiserie  '74 

Cynthia  Seller  Eister  '76 

*  Mary  Tliompson  Ela  '42 

*  Manha  Meehan  Elgar  '67 
Debn4  Elkins  '93 
Regina  Jones  Elkins  '75 

*  Caroline  Robinson  Ellerlie  '56 
Helen  Graeff  Ellerman  '46 

»  Margaret  Ross  Ellice  '34 


*  Phjilis  Todd  Ellis  '39' 

A  Carolyn  Jones  Elstner  "69 

»  Helen  Bean  Emery  34 
Joan  Chamberlain  Engelsman  '54 

sjane  Campbell  Englen  '57 

»  Nancie  Howe  Entenmann  '56 
Moira  Erickson-Lawrence  '80 
Barbara  Duffield  Erskine  '69 

»Mary  Eriksen  Ertman  '51 
Louise  Wright  Erwin  '79 
Nancy  Cornell  Esposito  '60 
Cecile  Waterman  Essrig  '44 
Carol  Brewer  Evans  '75 

ft  Carolyn  Cannady  Evans  '49 

»  Elizabeth  Cassidy  Evans  '33 

»  Helen  Wolfe  Evans  '56 

»  Stuart  Bohannon  Evans  '61 
Melinda  Brown  Everett  '68 
Caroline  Miller  Ewing  '53 

»  Gladden  Adam  Falivene  '90 

»  Tabb  Thornton  Farinholt  '59 

»  Sue  Wakeman  Farquhar  '63 
Ann  Sims  Fauber  '64 
Sarah  Norman  Faulconer  '44 
Teresa  Lioy  Faulkner  '71 

»  Fitzallen  Kendall  Fearing  '23 
Nanc7  Banfield  Feher  '64 

s  Margaret  Mather  Feldmeier  '71 

ft  Mary  Roos  Fenn  '54 
Karen  Fennessy-Ketola  '86 

«  Elizabeth  Ball  Fensom  '37 
Martha  White  Feola  '53 
Jennifer  Stockwell  Ferguson  '73 

ft  Coralie  Kahn  Ferro  '40 

ft  June  Eager  Finney  '49 

»  Marian  Finney  '82 

*  Elizabeth  Glenn  Fisher  '83 
»  Frances  Butt  Fisher  '66 

Martha  Field  Fite  '56 
a  Ramona  Spuriock  Fite  '40" 
» Isabel  Anderson  Fitzgerald  '55 
»  Rachel  Mays  Fitzgerald  73 
»  Moselle  Worsley  Fletcher  '38 
»  Carolyn  Irvine  Forbes  '48 

*  Margaret  Bradley  Forsyth  '37 
Chloe  Fort  '62 

»  Alice  Mighell  Foster  '65 
»  Virginia  Watts  Fournier  '44 
Anne  Gwinn  Fox  '57 
Daun  Thomas  Frankland  '74 

*  Page  Franson  '87 
Catherine  Gornto  Freeman  '92 

*  Patricia  Cariin  Friese  '51 
Mary  Hancock  Fritzsche  '49 
Dorothea  Fuller  '53 
Sheila  Nolan  Fuller  '66 

«  Beveriey  Hill  Fumiss  '35 

Gail  Sims  Furniss  '64 
»  Ann  Paxson  Gail  '48 
»Joan  Fisch  Gallivan  '56 
»  Marianne  Schultz  Gait  '68 
»  Elizabeth  Meric  Gambel  73 

Elizabeth  Moore  Gardner  '58 

Mary  Moore  Garrison  '78 

Lynn  Frazier  Gas  '67 

*  Carolyn  Cooper  Gates  '55 

*  Elizabeth  Dershuck  Gay  '49 
Mary  Bryan  Gay  '72 

«  Eileen  Gebrian  '72 
Louise  Jones  Geddes  '84 
Patricia  Mast  George  '70 
Susan  Stephens  Geyer  '74 

*  Ellen  Bordley  Gibbs  '56 
Mary  Ware  Gibson  '83 


»  Anne  Green  Gilbert  '69 

»  Linda  MacPherson  Gilbert  '58 

»  Nancy  Hawbaker  Gilbert  '58 

Marie  Dennig  Gildehaus  '46 
» Anne  Kilby  Gilhuly  '55 

Elizabeth  Gilkeson  '93 

Gladys  Van  Horn  Gille  '76 
ft  Elisabeth  Elmore  Gilieland  '50 
ft  Nancy  Gillies  '64 

Kathleen  Button  Ginn  '55 
ft  Ellen  Wilkerson  Given  '50 
ft  Nancy  Jameson  Glass  '43 

Susan  Glass  '59 
ft  Sydney  McCampbell  Glass  70 
ft  Jane  Piper  Gieason  '74 
ft  Alice  Williams  Glover  '42 
ft  Suzanne  Wright  Godfrey  '75 
ft  Donna  Reese  Godwin  '52 
ft  Wayne  Stokes  Goodall  '48 
ft  Barbara  Ross  Goode  '62 

Jane  Goodndge  '63 
ft  Cheryl  Gorman  '84 
ft  Mary  Murchison  Gornto  '69 

Anne  Evans  Gorry  '64 

Jane  Gott  '70 

Suzanne  Taylor  Gouyer  '61 
ft  Priscilla  Mullen  Gowen  '34 
ft  Melanie  Archer  Graetzer  '76 
»  Mercedes  Gravatt  Grandin  '72 

Jane  Baker  Grant  '40 

Anne  Lee  Gravely  '62 

Elizabeth  Duggms  Green  '86 

Catherine  Frowery  Greer  '59 

Mary  Shine  Gregg  '62 
ft  Evelyn  Christison  Gregory  '56 
»  Frances  Gregory  '36 

Stephanie  Hamilton  Gregory  '86 

Gail  Harrison  Gregson  '66 
ft  Anne  Ricks  Griffin  '48 

English  Griffith  '95 

*  Reba  Smith  Gromel  '40 

ft  Marie  Pickering  Grose  '61 
Caroline  Mauck  Grumbine  '72 
Isabelle  \'iguerie  Gsell  '86 
Jean  Lewis  Guergai  '87 

ft  Elizabeth  Cumnock  Gunn  '38 
Ann  Young  Habliston  '82 
Nancy  Haight  '75 

*  Barbara  Jones  Hale  '43 

ft  Barbara  Murphy  Hale  '60 

Nancy  Hall  '61 
«  Virginia  Moomaw  Hall  '42 

Jennie  Bateson  Hamby  '76 

Lois  Streett  Hamrick  '66 
»  Marilyn  Fisher  Hanford  '50 
ft  Margaret  Troutman  Harbin  '42 

Louise  Towers  Hardage  73 
»  Margaret  May  Harden  '73 
»  Katharine  Hardin  '79 
ft  Ruth  Giililand  Hardman  '35 
»  Mary  Shaffer  Hardy  '37 

Cariene  Harper  '94 
ft  Adele  Vogel  Harrell  '62 
ft  Margaret  Thouron  Harrell  '64 

Ten'ell  Luck  Hanigan  '81 

Eleanor  Magruder  Han-is  '74 
ft  Jane  Hardy  Harris  '43 
ftjeannine  Davis  Harris  '80 

Shields  Jones  Harris  '46 
ft  Alice  King  Harrison  '42 
ft  Joan  Cabaniss  Harrison  '58 
ft  Marian  Martin  Harrison  '58 
ft  Marion  Bower  Harrison  '48 

Sallv  Williams  Harrison  '75 


ft  Henriette  Minor  Hart  39 

Sophia  Crysler  Hart  '81 

Elizabeth  Williams  Hartley  '83 
ft  Penelope  Parker  Hartiine  '84 

Elisabeth  Wallace  Hartman  '53 
ft  Lenora  Fiducia  Hartmann  '55 

Karen  Hartnett  '70 
ft  Jane  Clark  Hartrich  '4I 
ft  Joy  Bennett  Hartshorn  '54 

Sandra  Hatten  Hart^ell  '66 
ft  Martha  Mitchell  Hartzog  '67 
ft  Elizabeth  Meade  Hastings  '56 
ft  Diane  Hatch  64 

Kim  Hershey  Hatcher  '78 

Isabel  Olmstead  Haynes  '37 
ft  Ann  Hearin  '59 
ft  Katherine  Hearn  '85 
ft  Nancy  Bean  Hector  '43 
ft  Robin  Rodger  Heller  '76 
ft  Jean  Stapleton  Hellier  '51 
ft  Margaret  Dawson  Hellyer  '47 
ft  Mary  Frye  Hemphill  '45 
ft  Janet  Maynard  Henderson  '60 

Mary  Brower  Henderson  '39 
ft  Helen  Closson  Hendricks  '34 

Kathryn  Barnes  Hendricks  '70 
ft  Suzanne  Brown  Henry  '58 
ft  Charlotte  Hoskins  Herbert  '67 
ft  Haniet  Daniel  Herd  '38 

Sandra  Herring  '74 

Mar)'  Payne  Hester  '59 
ft  Carolyn  Mapp  Hewes  '69 

Mary  Halligan  Hibbard  '70 
»  Virginia  Heizer  Hickenlooper  '38 

Patricia  Cassidy  Higgins  '76 

Ann  Ramsey  Hill  '78 
ft  Debra  Bogdan  Hill  '73 
ft  Irene  McDonnell  Hill  '45 

Jane  Burnett  Hill  '40 
ft  Margaret  Hodges  Hill  '49 

Pauline  Woodward  Hill  '31 

Sarah  Battle  Hitch  Hill  '63 
ft  Mary  Wheeler  Hilliard  '43 

Pamela  McDonnell  Hindsley  '76 
ft  Eve  Godchaux  Hirsch  '48 

Cameron  Cox  Hirtz  '88 

Renate  Weickert  Hixon  '60 

Grace  Gould  Hobbs  '67 
ft  Mary  Boulware  Hobbs  '86 

Emily  Jones  Hodge  '27 
ft  Ann  Leonard  Hodges  '53 
»  Elizabeth  Carper  Hoffman  '54 
ft  Louise  Chapman  Hoffman  '61 

Katherine  Hoffner  '84 
»  Martha  Holland  72 
ft  Barbara  Mathews  Holley  '54 
ft  Helen  Stanley  Hollifield  '51 

Diane  Holloway  '69 
s  Pollyanna  Shotwell  Holloway  '38' 
ft  Bridget  O'Reilly  Holmes  '83 
ft  Dorothy  Ayres  Holt  '31 
ft  Emily  Moravec  Holt  '70 

Jessica  L  Holzer  '70 

Mana  Garnett  Hood  '61 

Mary  Benoit  Hoover  '65 

Dianne  Powell  Hope  '76 
ft  Jane  Haldeman  Hope  '60 

Ashby  Clark  Hopkins  '85 

Kathleen  Horan  '71 

Halite  Powell  Horton  '78 

Eliz;ibcth  Hoskinson  '82 

Karen  Hott  '91 
*  Ina  Hamilton  Houck  '58 
ft  Liura  Gra\'es  Howell  '42 


Mary  Coslello  Howell  '76 
t  Wanda  Cronic  Howell  '74 
»  Carolyn  Barr  Hoyt  '70 
ft  Nathalie  Ryan  Hoyt  72 
sjing  Wang  Huang  '68 
ft  Susan  Taylor  Hubbard  '51 
ft  Rebekah  Huber  35 
ft  Ellen  Warner  Hudson  '50 
ft  Janet  Rakoczy  Hudson  '78 

.Alice  Meyer  Hughson  '71 
»  Frances  Chichester  Hull  '41 
ft  Barbara  Piamp  Hunt  '55 
»  Elizabeth  Hamilton  Hunt  '35 

Mary  Chesnutl  Hunt  '69 

Susan  Tliorndike  Hunt  '64 

Alicia  Markey  Hutter  '89 
»  Camilla  Alsop  Hyde  '27 

Kathleen  Meredith  lacobelli  '88 

*  Deborah  Proctor  IL  '71 
ft  Margaret  Imbrie  '33 

»  Mary  Imbrie  '33 

ft  Mary  Amanda  McThenia  lodice  '55 

Jane  Taylor  Ix  '48 

Louise  Jackson  '71 

Mala  Free  Jalenak  '88 

Susie  Venable  Jamison  '61 
»  Barbara  Jasu-ebsk7  '87 
ft  Eve  Altsheler  Jay  '56 

*  Nancy  Carter  Jewell  '50 

ft  Catherine  Vance  Johns  '48 

Karole  Boggs  Johns  '86 
t  Glen  Worthington  Johnson  '33 

Jane  Moore  Johnson  '36 

*  Rosemary  Bjorge  Johnson  '40 
Sallie  Small  Johnson  '61 

*  Dona  Van  Arsdale  Jones  '64 
Judith  Cowen  Jones  '60 

*  Lucy  Kiker  Jones  '43 
Margaret  Fitzsimons  Jones  '51 

ft  Mary  Sexton  Jones  '53 

Peggy  Jones  '65 

Suzanne  Little  Jones  '68 
»  Martha  Black  Jordan  '53 

*  Patricia  Damron  Joy  '48 

*  Phyllis  Joyner  '55 
Stephanie  Snead  Juarascio  '81 

*  Ellen  Nichols  Jump  '60 
Ellen  Sullivan  Jurgovan  '92 
Gwen  Speel  Kaplan  '60 
Patricia  Swinney  Kaufman  '70 

ft  Margaret  Dowell  Kearney  '40 
Georgia  Dreisbach  Kegley  '51 

*  Ruth  Harman  Keiser  '39 
ft  Alice  Mitchell  Keister  '70 
ft  Briggett  Keith  '72 

Janet  Sheppard  Kelleher  '75 

Adele  Laslie  Kellman  '67 

Catherine  Grier  Kelly  '75 
ft  Nancy  Vaughn  Kelly  '48 

Mary  Willis  Kempe  "35 
»  Anna  Plait  Kemper  '64 
ft  Jean  Felty  Kenny  '53 

Holly  Weaver  Kenreich  '76 

Carol  Gamberg  Kenyon  "H 
ft  Mary  Fontaine  Keown  '63 
ft  Margaret  Waten^  Keriakos  '6^ 

Karen  Keriin  '83 
ftjaclyn  Tappen  Kern  '49 
ft  Dorothy  Barnwell  Kerrison  '60 

Elizabeth  Pierpoint  Kemson  '83 
ft  Kelli  Ketchum  '89 
ft  Anne  Rogers  Killefer  '61 
ft  Be\'eriy  Bassett  Kimmel  '69 

Emma  Kyle  Kimpel  '50 


48 


.995-96  HONOR  ROLL  OF  DONORS 


gift  clubs 


«  Susan  King  78 

*  Virsinia  MacKethan  Kitchin  '59 
Susan  Walton  Klaveness  76 

*  Louise  Conklin  Knowies  '28 
«  Rebecca  Faxon  Knowies  '55 

Jennifer  Camphell  Koelil  '85 

Aiiiy  Kroeger  '90 
*Joan  Lawson  Kuhns  '57 

Priscilla  Blackstock  Kurz  '67 

Mary  Pecierson  Kyger  '65 
»  Shapleigh  Donnelly  LtPointe  '86 
»  Muriel  Wikswo  Limbert  '66 
»  Mary  Evans  Landnim  '46 
»  Margaret  Johnson  Laney  '62 

Willie  Newbury  Lansing  '62 

*  Linda  McGuire  Last  '58 
Nant7  Dew  Lathrop  '67 

» Jessie  Cobum  Laukhuff  '33' 

s  Karol  Lawson  '81 

^  Anne  Whaley  LeClercq  '64 

Denise  Alexandre  LeComte  '76 
»  Eleanor  Snow  Lea  4() 

Anita  Clarendon  Ledsinger  73 

Carol  Wilkinson  Lee  '76 
»  Sally  Uptegrove  Lee  '71 
»  Margaret  Leigh  '73 

Michelle  Lennane  '89 
»  Nanq'  Newell  Lennon  '64 

Diane  Leslie  '73 
»  Dorothy  Wood  Letts  '50 

Susan  Mann  Levy  '86 
ft  Anita  Loving  Lewis  '41 
ft  Elizabeth  Lewis  '69 

Mary  Buckingham  Lewis  '87 
»  Virginia  Sheaff  Liddcl  '52 

Nancy  Robinson  Lindberg  '78 

Susan  Dickinson  Lindner  '84 

Ann  Lindquist  '92 

Katherine  Lindsey  '94 

*  Sara  McMullen  Lindsey  '47 

»  Barbara  Benzinger  Lindsley  '35 
»  Miriam  Wyse  Linsky  '50 
»  Anne  Corbitt  Little  '31 
»  Betty  Mundy  Littrell  '52 

Joan  Hulley  Liverman  '64 
ft  Mary  McCandlish  Livingston  '34 

Kathleen  Evans  Lluberes  '79 
ft  Peggy  Fossett  Lodeesen  '58 

Patricia  Lodewick  '57 
ft  Edna  Osmanski  Loftus  '72 
ft  Martha  Skinner  Logan  '48 

Lillian  Dugger  London  '73 

Karin  Lawson  Look  '74 
ft  Virginia  Page  Love  '50 

Doris  Crane  Loveland  '33 

Elisabeth  Fletcher  Lubin  '80 
ft  Jerry  Dreisbach  Ludeke  '54 

Cheryl  Lux  '76 

Virginia  Lynch  '8-i 

Catherine  Lynn  '64 

Elizabeth  Francke  Lynn  '74 

Tracy  Gatewood  Lyons  '83 

Christina  Savage  Lytle  '88 

*  Anne  MacCtintock  '65 
Marion  MacRae  '67 

»  Katharine  Phinizy  Mackie  '51 

Tonia  Macneil  '68 
ft  Kathleen  Eshleman  Maginnis  "3"^ 

Helene  Bauer  Magruder  '57 
ft  Elizabeth  Camlin  Maher  '46 

*  Nanci  Hay  Mahoney  '54 
Alice  Benton  Major  '79 
Teresa  Pike  Majors  '87 

*  Julia  Easley  Mak  '49 


Margaret  Milnor  Mallory  '76 
Anne  Williams  Manchester  '55 
Susan  Jahn  Mancini  '64 

*  Anne  Baldwin  Mann  '78 
«Jean  Caldwell  Marchant  '52 
«Joan  Teetor  Marder  '50 

«  Nancy  Blackwell  Marion  '74 

«  April  Adelson  Marshall  '86 

ftjoan  Widau  Marshall  '51 

«  Harriet  Wall  Martin  '65 
Martha  Benn  Martin  '64 
Mary  Murdoch  Martin  '33 

*  Beth  Thomas  Mason  '40 
*Joy  Peebles  Massie  '57 

«  Elinor  Vorys  Matchneer  '54 
«  Valerie  Jones  Materne  '43 

*  Elizabeth  Matheson  '64 
Mary  Matheson  '68 
Constance  Somervell  Matter  '48 

*  McNair  Cunie  Maxwell  '63 
«  Louise  Jenkins  Maybank  '60 
«  Dorothy  Ulf  Mayer  '59 

*  Antoinette  LeBris  Maynard  '45 

*  Emily  Dick  McAlister  '78 

*  Ann  McAllister  '87 

«  Friend  Cariton  McCaffree  '54 

*  Elizabeth  Hutchens  McCaleb  '50 
«  Maddin  Lupton  McCallie  '48 

Lenetta  Archard  McCampbell  '85 
«  Elizabeth  Cooke  McCann  '51 
Barbara  McCleave  '72 

*  Marilyn  McClelland  '76 
Caroline  Miller  McClintock  '43 

*  Elizabeth  Parker  McColl  '63 
Janet  Baldwin  McColloch  '79 

*  Margaret  Katterjohn  McCollom  '40 
Pamela  Drake  McCormick  '72 

*  Martha  Bachman  McCoy  '26 

*  Nancy  Moss  McDaniel  '65 

«  Haniotte  Dodson  McDannald  '65 
«  Ellen  Sellers  McDowell  '77 

*  Nancy  McDowell  '63 

Ann  Van  Norden  McDuffie  '51 

Constance  Warner  McElhinney  '36 

Margaret  McElveen  '71 
ftjane  McCutchen  McFadden  '73 

Joan  Livingston  McFall  '50 
«  Thelma  Houk  McGrory  '57 

*  Saiane  McHugh  '81 

«  Alice  Nicolson  Mcllvaine  '45 
«  Evelyn  Graham  Mclnnis  '65 

*  Palmour  Holmes  Mclntire  '46 
Jean  Mcintosh  '65 

Margot  McKee  '60 

*  Claudia  Antrim  McKenna  '48 
«Joan  Baggs  McKenzie  '58 

*  Elizabeth  Gockley  McLellan  '4O 
Caroline  Bickel  McLuughlin  '76 

«  Lynne  Pottharsl  McMillan  '69 
Sallie  Armfield  McMillion  '59 
Cynthia  Moorhead  McNair  '53 
Mary  Briscoe  McNatt  '76 
Martha  McKenzie  McNeill  '71 
Ada  French  McWane  '51 

*  Frances  deSaussure  Meade  '68 

*  Carson  Freemon  Meinen  '80 
Cecelia  Clark  Melesco  '75 

*  Suzanne  Bassewitz  Mentzinger  '52 
Anne  Taylor  Merrill  '69 

Mary  Watt  Messer  '83 
«  Elizabeth  Fruit  Metzenthin  '46 
tjoan  Sharpe  Metzinger  '52 
«  Frances  Mallory  Meyers  '64 
«  Elizabeth  Maraffi  Michaud  '86 


ftjoan  Hess  Michel  '51 

ft  Beveriy  Van  Zandt  Mickley  '71 

ft  Fredda  Duncombe  Millard  '49 

Carol  Vontz  Miller  '68 
*  Chariotte  Taylor  Miller  '55 
ft  Ellen  Duval  Miller  '44 

Irene  Moore  Miller  '72 

Keithley  Rose  Miller  '69 
s  Mary  Webb  Miller  '57 

Phyllis  Thorpe  Miller  '48 

Catherine  Lotterhos  Mills  '56 

Katharine  Crommelin  Milton  '62 
ft  Nancy  Ettinger  Minor  '56 
ft  Katherine  Oglesby  MLxson  '33 
» Sarah  Bonham  Mohle  '77 
ft  Mary  Davis  Molander  '69 

Amy  Andrews  Monahan  '80 

Douglas  Parker  Moncure  46 

Denise  Montgomery  '75 

Margaret  Cook  Montgomery  '60 
ft  Marion  Saunders  Montgomery  '44 

Elizabeth  Braden  Moody  '67 
ft  Barbara  Bowen  Moore  '60 
ft  Katryne  Blake  Moore  '30 

Margaret  Preston  Moore  '42 
ft  Mary  Kelley  Moore  '62 

Marianne  Burtis  Moorer  '69 
» Julia  Arnold  Morey  '63 

Kathanne  Fisher  Moriand  '71 
ft  Minam  Baker  Morris  '83 

Margaret  Moran  Morrow  '67 
ft  Anne  Webb  Moses  '47 

Marguerite  McKee  Moss  '66 

Myrtle  Alston  Mott  '51 
ft  Jane  Dawson  Mudwilder  '53 
ft  Valeria  Murphey  '71 
» Jean  Blanton  Murphy  '44 
ft  Bettina  Patterson  Murray  '64 
ft  Caroline  Tuttle  Mun-ay  '71 

Chnstine  Kulczycki  Murray  '68 

Joan  Douglas  Murray  '75 

Margaret  Gillnier  Myers  '66 
»  Diane  King  Nelson  '48 
ft  Mellie  Hickey  Nelson  '67 

Christie  Newman  '95 
ft  Louise  Cooke  Newton  '82 
ft  Martha  Clay  Nichols  '56 
ft  Mary  Cochran  Nicholson  '37 

Karen  Gonya  Nickles  '86 

Barbara  Ashton  Nicol  74 

Frances  Stith  Nilsson  '72 

Nancy  Nix-Karnakis  '63 
ft  Lindsay  Grumpier  Nolting  '42 

Mary  Bush  Norwood  '74 
ft  Beth  Slayman  Nubbe  '84 
ft  Anne  Gayle  O'Beirne  '41 
» Dorothy  Campbell  O'Connor  '40 

Sarah  Whitener  O'Connor  '63 
ft  Angela  Cardamone  O'Donnell  '4l 
» Nan  O'Keeffe  '53 
» Barbara  Callahan  O'Neill  '84 

Susan  OToole  73 
ft  Ann  Shipper  Oates  '71 
ft  Grace  Mary  Garry  Gales  '64 
ft  Gene  Patton  Odell  '44 

Linda  Odum  '72 

Jane  Carter  Ogburn  '52 

Carolyn  Staman  Ogilvie  '38 

Lucy  Israel  Oliver  '61 
»  Sue  Roth  Olson  '57 
ft  Mary  Thornton  Oppenhimer  '56 

Robyn  Bailey  Orchard  '86 

Virginia  Echols  Orgain  '56 
» Katharine  Wilson  Orton  '75 


Mary  Osborn  '73 
ft  Elizabeth  Farmer  Owen  '62 
ft  Harriett  Taienner  Owens  '44 

Nancy  Palermo  '86 
ft  Mildred  O'Neal  Palmer  '52 

Kathleen  Papadimitriou  '84 
ft  Leila  Kucewicz  Parham  '63 
ft  Lucy  Blanton  Park  '56 
ft  Alice  Dabney  Parker  '32 

Viola  Graveure  Patek  '66 

Kathleen  Caldwell  Patten  '63 
ft  Mary  Judd  Patton  '39 
ft  Olivia  Cantey  Patton  '53 
ft  Cathryn  Gray  Paul  '69 

Barbara  Payne  '71 

Lucy  Eubank  Peak  '77 
ft  AILx  Sonimer  Pearce  '71 

Sarah  Peane  '48 
ft  Lucretia  Crater  Pearse  '55 
ft  Clarice  Hancel  Pearson  '32 

Mary  Welles  Pearson  '39 
ft  Alma  Hall  Peckham  45 
ft  Hannah  Mallory  Perkins  '44 

Elizabeth  Graves  Perkinson  '48 
ft  Rachel  Millrood  Periman  '82 

Cecil  Herr  Perry  '47 

Meredith  Slane  Person  '47 
ft  Barbara  Bell  Peterson  '60 
ft  Margaret  Hogue  Plautz  '25 
ft  Christine  Weiss  Pfeil  '74 
ft  Lee  Carollo  Pforsich  '78 

Beth  Newberry  Phillips  '80 
ft  Kay  Parham  Picha  '70 

Diana  Cecil  Pickering  '79 
ft  June  Arata  Pickett  '53 
ft  Ida  Todman  Pierce  '38 

Dariene  Pierro  '69 

Jeannette  Pillsbury  '72 

Bonnie  Pitman  '68 
ft  Elizabeth  Brawner  Pittman  '59 
ft  Kathryn  Spencer  Pixley  '63 
ft  Helen  Flatten  '4I 

Claudia  Forman  Pleasants  '70 

Bowdre  Budd  Poer  '46 
ft  Elizabeth  Hicks  PoUak  '45 

Virginia  Spangler  Policy  '76 
ft  Eleanor  Cain  Pope  '58 

Ann  Bruce  Faircloth  Porter  '86 

Catherine  Porter  '68 

Elisabeth  Scott  Porter  '64 
ft  Rozelia  Hazard  Potter  '43 

Anne  Litle  Poulet  '64 
ft  Barbara  Golden  Pound  '47 
ft  Anne  Powell  '88 
ft  Florence  Powell  '80 
•  Jeanne  Forsyth  Powell  '68 

Linda  Byrd  Powell  '62 
ft  Wesley  Powell  '89 
ft  Annabelle  Forsch  Prager  '43 

Ann  Kerr  Preaus  '66 
ft  Jean  Countryman  Presba  '31 
ft  Robin  Rutter  Price  '72 
ft  Mary  Pringle  '34 
ft  Martha  Bennett  Prilchen  '68 

Chariotte  Prothro  '95 

Cynthia  Gridley  Pmden  '71 

Paige  Wilkerson  Pnjitt  '61 
ft  Barbara  Munter  Purdue  '32 

Patricia  Owens  Purvis  50 
ft  Sarah  Rick  Putnam  '35 
ft  Elizabeth  Kernan  Quigley  '48 

Carolyn  Rogers  Rainbow  '70 
ft  Gail  Anderson  Ramey  '64 
ft  Elizabeth  Saunders  Ramsay  '30 


ft  Kimberiy  Riccardi  Ramsey  '73 
ft  Elizabeth  Hardin  Randall  '80 

Sarah  Rebentisch  Randolph  74 
ft  Milbrey  Sebring  Raney  '65 
ft  Eloise  English  Rankin  '42 

Sarah  Massey  Rankin  '68 
»  Carolyn  King  Ratcliffe  '60 
ft  Mary  Scott  Ranch  '62 
ft  Betty  Forbes  Rayburn  '56 
»  Ellen  Robbins  Red  '46 
ft  Margaret  Redfern  '47 
ft  Gretchen  Armstrong  Redmond  '55 

Nancy  Bullard  Reed  '66 
»  Marion  Sim  Reid  '36 

Katherine  Willcox  Reiland  '54 
ft  Diane  Dale  Reiling  '73 

*  Page  Munroe  Renger  '67 
Julie  Smith  Rentschler  '80 

*  Elizabeth  Zulich  Reuter  '45 

*  Emory  Hill  Rex  '41 

Anne  Leavell  Reynolds  '63 
ft  Marguente  Morgan  Reynolds  '65 
»  Mar)'  Hudgins  Rice  '47 
Louise  Winslett  Richardson  '60 
Celia  Loving  Richeson  '58 
Lucy  Giles  Richey  '61 
Lynn  Mitchell  Riddick  '52 
ft  Lynne  Riley-Coleman  '64 

*  Georgia  Schley  Ritchie  '80 

*  Margaret  Ewart  Riter  '54 
ft  Carroll  Weitzel  Rivers  '57 
ft  Anne  Davis  Roane  '54 

ft  Frances  Robb  '48 

ft  Chariotte  Battle  Robbins  73 

ft  Betty  Frantz  Roberts  '40 

Mary  Lineberger  Roberts  '58 
ft  Legare  Thompson  Robertson  '46 

Mary  Barrett  Robertson  '48 

Diana  Robin  '57 
ft  Anne  Robinson  '58 

Helen  Robinson  '83 

*  Lindsay  Coon  Robinson  '49 

»  Marguerite  Brendlinger  Robinson 
'44 

Patricia  Davin  Robinson  '49 

Ann  Rockwell  '80 

Robin  Roden  '73 
ft  Ann  Venable  Rogers  '54 
ft  Elizabeth  Gates  Rogers  '47 

Margaret  Rogers  '56 
ft  Rosemary  Frey  Rogers  '34 

Lynn  Kahler  Rogerson  '76 

Caroline  Reu  Rolader  '88 
ft  Susan  Castle  Rolewick  '74 
ft  Nan  Locke  Rosa  '53 

Jennifer  Memmott  Rosenberg  '86 

Ann  Train  Ross  '56 
ft  Elizabeth  Mayfield  Roughton  '34 
ft  Lillian  Simmons  Rountrey  '35 
ft  Gary  Max-weO  Rousseau  '56 

Elizabeth  Beltz  Rowe  '48 

Victoria  Nalle  Rowland  '66 
ft  Marger)'  Davidson  Rucker  '51 
ft  Traylor  Rucker  '65 

Susan  Clay  Russell  '81 
ft  Susan  Griste  Russell  '78 

Cynthia  Sinclair  Rutherford  '54 
ft  Suzanne  Wilson  Rutherford  '35 

Evelyn  Pretlow  Rutledge  '25 
ft  Betty  Jackson  Ryan  '48 
ft  Christie  Calder  Salomon  '64 

*  Donor  for  past  5  years 

*  Deceased 


1995-96  HONOR  ROLL  OF  DONORS 


49 


gift  clubs 


*  Palncia  Halloran  Salvadori  SO 
«  Magdalena  Salvesen  Yn 

Ruth  Frame  Salzberg  '58 
«  lo  Schneider  Samp  77 

*  Ann  Temple  Samson  '35 
Margaret  Mackie  Sanders  '71 

*  Lee  Addison  Sanford  '73 

*  Bett\'  Rau  Santandrea  '70 

»  Noma  Greene  Satterfield  '46 
Catherine  Callender  Sauls  '86 

*  Lucie  Wood  Saunders  '49 

»  Roselle  Faulconer  Scales  '43 
Sallie  Scarborough  '"5 
Pauicia  Whelan  Schenck  '82 

*  Grace  Tredwell  Schild  '82 
Marjorie  Christian  Schley  '46 
Deborah  Schmidt  '89 

*  Frances  Longino  Schroder  '44 
«  Patricia  Hassler  Schuber  '47 

*  Rowena  Van  Tuyl  Schubert  '76 
Kathleen  Cochran  Schutze  '73 
Elizabeth  Hall  Schwartz  '43 

t  Ruth  Mealand  Schwartz  '40 
Nancy  Hatch  Schwanzmiller  '79 

«  Elizabeth  Shepherd  Scott  '43 

«  Nancy  Pendergrass  Scott  '67 
Prudence  Sandifer  Scott  '39 

«  Sarah  Scott  '77 

*  Isabel  Scriba  '35 

*  Cornelia  Harrison  Scribner  '62 
«  Caroline  Parrish  Seager  '45 

Elizabeth  Duke  Seaman  '59 
Barbara  Bradshaw  Sedgwick  '56 

*  Amanda  Thrasher  Segrest  '71 

*  Jule  Seibels-Norlhup  '68 
Anne  Darden  Self  '80 
Pamela  Dickens  Sellars  '83 

*  Hamet  Houston  Shaffer  '64 
Lisa  Brundage  Shapiro  "*" 
Elizabeth  Hutchins  Shariand  '61 
Enid  Winkelman  Sharpe  '57 

«  Esther  Cunningham  Shay  '-45 
«  Gotten  Skinner  Shepherd  33 

*  Marguerite  Stephens  Sheridan  '34 
Mary  Alexander  Shenv'ood  '53 
Paige  Shiller  '88 

*  Lisa  Guigon  Shinberger  '29 
Kari  Andersen  Shipley  '76 

*  Martha  McBroom  Shipman  '31 
Fa>th  Mueller  Shirkey  '39 

*  Marjorie  Shugait  Short  '43 
Abby  Patterson  Shultis  '66 
Elaine  Steele  Shults  '57 

*  Susanna  Judd  Silcox  '52 

«  Catlierine  Parker  Silverman  '43 
«  Mary  Laird  Silvia  '60 

*  Anne  Smith  Simet  '63 
Amy  Simmons  '86 

*  Margaret  Lawrence  Simmons  '49 

*  Beatrice  Backer  Simpson  '48 

*  Lstelle  Sinclaire  '40 
Mary  Todd  Singh  "59 

«  Elizabeth  Sicard  Sita  '3^ 

*  Ruth  Longmire  Skelton  '45 
Virginia  Borah  Slaughter  '62 
Emily  Hunter  Slingluff  '55 

*  Wylie  Jameson  Small  '83 
«  Adel  Shinberger  Smith  '62 

Anne  Smith  '86 
«  Belle  Williams  Smith  '65 
Helen  Oakley  Smith  '73 
Julie  Littleton  Smith  '89 
Karen  McKenzie  Smith  '59 
Katharvn  Kellv  Smith  '76 


» Laura  Howe  Smith  '31 
»  Maude  Adams  Smith  '2~ 

*  Susanne  Williams  Snead  '64 
Marion  Brown  Snider  '38 
Elaine  Horton  Snook  '65 

t  (Catherine  Scott  Soles  '32 
fe  Suzette  Morton  Sorenson  '47 

Kathenne  BIythe  Southerland  '69 

Cynthia  Hubard  Spangler  '63 

Ava  Spanier  '86 

Karol  Kroetz  Sparks  '73 
»  Caroline  Hawk  Sparrow  '81 

Anne  Garrity  Spees  '79 

June  Speight  '8^ 

Rosalind  Ray  Spell  '74 

Anne  Haw  Spencer  '89 

Karalyne  Speriing  '92 
s  Cora  Morningstar  Spiller  '50 

Joan  Hobbs  Spisso  '72 

Laura  Saunders  Spratley  '66 
t  Douglas  Woods  Sprunt  '42 
i  Diane  Doscher  Spurdle  '59 
»Jeannine  Corbett  Squires  '66 

Carol  Leslie  St.  John  '75 

Winifred  Hagberg  St  Peter  '38 
i  Bette  Smith  Stamats  '54 

Anne  Stanley  64 
»  Sally  Hamilton  Staub  '6I 

Helen  Rae  Stebbins  '37 
»  Kathleen  Pretzfelder  Steele  '73 
»  Linda  Lucas  Steele  '75 

*  Janet  Cook  Stephens  '61 
Martha  Maupin  Stewart  '29 

»  Nedra  Greer  Stimpson  '51 
Cordelia  Lambert  Stites  "4~ 
»  Audrey  Stoddard  '55 
t  Jean  McKenney  Stoddard  '39 
»  Margaret  McCarthy  Stoeffel  '81 
»  Martha  Lou  Lemmon  Stohlman  '34 
» .Anne  Green  Stone  '53 
»  Bonnie  Moe  Stook  '72 
»  Bonnie  Wood  Stookey  '34 
Catherine  Hall  Stopher  '69 
«  Cathanne  Munds  Storek  '53 
e  Barbara  Bourke  Stovall  '45 
fe  Jessie  Marr  Straliman  "42 
ft  Sally  Strain  '63 
»  Lynn  Gullett  Strazzini  '67 
»  Katharine  Bonsall  Strong  '39 
»  Mary  Lee  Ryan  Strother  '34 
»  Nan  Stuart  '75 
ft  Sue  Graves  Stubbs  '33 
»  Ann  Anderson  Stuckey  '62 
»  Harriette  Horsey  Sturges  '66 
k  Elizabeth  Hemenway  Sullivan  '78 
ft  Mar^'  Lane  Bryan  Sullivan  '58 
Mary^  Kinkle  Sullivan  '43 
Virginia  Barron  Summer  '47 
Caitlin  Sundby  '94 
ft  Grace  Suttle  '60 

.\manda  Megargee  Sutton  *^1 
ft  Dorothy  Denny  Sutton  '44 
»  Anne  Benedict  Swain  39 
Krisun  Aniylon  Swain  '74 
Carey  Cleveland  Swan  '""0 
Rebecca  Trulove  Symons  '^9 
ft  Margaret  Robinson  Tallmadge  '81 

Stephanie  Dance  Tancredi  '90 
» Jo  Ann  Roderick  Tankard  '90 
»  Haniet  Wilson  Tarbert  '31 
ft  Carol  Moseley  Tash  '69 
ft  Kathleen  Watson  Taylor  '65 
ft  Lillian  FowJkes  Taylor  '41 
ft  Margaret  Wayland  Taylor  "33 


ft  Mary  Herbert  Taylor  '45 

ft  Katherine  Mensing  Teitgen  44 

Madeleine  Long  Tellekamp  '6" 
ft  Ruth  Jacquot  Tempest  '42 
ft  Mary  Templeton  '35 
ft  Jeanne  Skerr\'  Tepe  '45 

Deborah  Thacker  '7'' 
ft  Penelope  Writer  Theis  '(A 
ft  Cathy  Weiss  Thompson  '"4 

Elodie  Taylor  Thompson  '71 

Evahne  Rife  Thompson  '46 
» Joanne  Bossen  Thompson  '59 
ft  Leila  McLaughlin  Thompson  '46 

Ray  Henley  Thompson  '62 
ft  Susan  Boline  Thompson  '80 
ft  Eleanor  Thomson  '66 

Mary  Lib  Vick  Thomhill  '47 
ft  Eleanor  St,  Clair  Thorp  '58 

Deborah  Massie  Thurman  '76 
ft  Susan  Marshall  Timberlake  '32 

Elizabeth  McMahan  Tolbert  '57 

Jennifer  Toomey  '92 
ft  Virginia  Hudson  Toone  '53 
ft  Cynthia  Topping  '65 
ft  Alice  Jones  Torbett  '60 

Betsy  Bowman  Townsend  '46 
ft  Patronella  Sykes  Treadwell  '58 

Jane  Fitzgerald  Treherne-Thomas 
■57 

Eleanor  La  Motte  Trippe  '44 
»  Sandra  Schwartz  Tropper  '73 
»  Gail  Rothrock  Trozzo  '64 
«  Ann  Rowland  Tuck  '48 

*  Eleanor  Marshall  Tucker  '30 
Greyson  Shuff  Tucker  '72 
Whitney  Odell  Tucker  '89 

*  Alexandra  Marcoglou  TuUy  '47 
ft  Evelyn  Williams  Turnbull  '40 

*  Kathleen  Stevenson  Turner  (M 
Pamela  Myre  Turner  '^5 

ft  Sidney  Turner  '66 

ft  Chariotte  Davenport  Tuttle  '41 

Hazel  Fellner  Tuttle  44 
»  Patricia  Williams  Twohy  '58 

Ainslie  Jones  Uhl  '76 

Linda  liihlein  '77 

Dorothy  Urner  '56 
ft  Barbara  Clark  Udey  '44 

Ellen  Byrne  Utterback  '79 

Norma  Bulls  Valentine  '93 
ft  Mary  Einhaus  Vallen  '72 
ft  Martha  Falk  Vallery  '44 

Gypsie  Bear  Van  Antwerp  '73 

Kenan  Myers  Van  Vranken  '58 
ft  Lucy  Dennington  Van  Zandt  '^3 
ft  Mary  Walker  Van  de  Water  '44 
»  Ann  May  Via  '54 

Hollis  Hutchens  Volk  '80 
ft  Martha  \on  Briesen  '31 
ft  Susan  P  von  Rosenberg  '72 
ft  Elizabeth  Wade  '^^ 

Star  Hollis  Waldron  '86 

Naomi  Sima  Waldstein  '51 

Ashley  Jones  Walker  '6« 
ft  AtLee  Walker  '69 
ft  Sarah  Esler  Walters  '41 
ft  Barbara  Noojin  Walthall  '63 
ft  Jessica  Bemis  Ward  '63 

Phyllis  BKlhin  Ward  '70 
ft  Sloan  Hawkins  Ward  '44 
«  Anne  English  Wardwel!  '65 
ft  Zola  Garrison  Ware  '49 

Mary  Pope  Hutson  Waring  '83 

Katherine  Warner  '95 


Joan  Davis  Warren  '51 

Laura  Warren  '93 

Malloy  Wnght  Wan-en  '48 
ft  Patricia  Anderson  Warren  '61 

Wendy  Hyland  Warren  '84 

Julie  Weyand  WaLson  '86 
ft  Sarah  Watson  '70 
ft  Elizabeth  Andrews  Watts  '74 

Sharon  Watts  '91 
»  Kathanne  McCardell  Webb  '70 

Barbara  Chase  Webber  '54 
»  Ann  Kilpauick  Webster  '51 
ft  Pamela  Weekes  '83 
ft  ,Ann  Eustis  Weimer  '49 

Elder  Witt  Wellborn  '6" 
ft  Marguerite  Geer  Wellborn  '56 
ft  Janice  Fitzgerald  Wellons  '43 

Carol  Davis  Wells  '62 

Joan  Darby  West  '46 
ft  Dorothy  C.  Westby  '60 

Caroline  White  '79 

Jesse  White  '86 
ft  Joyce  Smith  White  '49 

Leigh  Ann  White  '86 
ft  Nancy  Storey  White  '50 
ft  Margaret  Ballard  Whitehurst  '39 
ft  Catherine  Cranston  WTiitham  '75 

Ann  Marshall  Whitley  '47 
ft  Margaret  Robertson  Whitney  '36 
ft  Margaret  Geanng  Wickham  '42 

Pamela  Hellmuth  Wiegandt  '64 

Marianne  Vandervon  Wiggishoff 
'73 
ft  Sarah  MacFariane  Wiley  '70 
ft  Jean  Guthans  Wilkins  '85 
*  Ashhy  Jenkins  Willcox  '51 

Elizabeth  Hariey  Willett  '84 
ft  Eleanor  Keen  W'illiams  '68 
»  Elizabeth  Plunkett  Williams  '48 

Emon  Gill  Williams  '4O 
ft  Jane  Warner  Williams  '47 

Susan  Whitten  Williams  '78 
ft  Josephine  Happ  Willingham  '38 


ft  Lillian  Neely  Willis  '39 

Elizabeth  Mumford  Wilson  '^1 

Elizabeth  Wilson  '70 
ft  Nancy  Ray  Wiltshire  '86 
ft  Emily  Coxe  Winburn  '55 
ft  Betty  Leffel  Wingate  '48 
ft  Camille  Mitchell  Wingate  '84 
ft  Claire  Giesecke  Wingo  '30 

Anne  Brown  Wise  '76 
ft  Bet  Bashinsky  Wise  '75 
ft  Helen  Pender  Withers  '48 
■  Mary  Witt  ""4 
ft  Marcia  Wittenbrook  72 

Helen  Harrison  Witty  75 

Mary  Tnpp  Wolfensberger  '82 
ft  Edith  Norman  Wbmbwell  '53 

Christine  Sheris  Wood  '73 

Joan  Wright  Wood  '83 
ft  Mimi  Etheridge  Wood  '44 

Mary  Woodford  76 

Olivia  Rhodes  Woodin  '41 
ft  Lindsay  Prentis  Woodroofe  '30 

Dana  Dewey  Woody  '58 
ft  Nanq-  Jones  Worcester  '49 

Rosalie  Barringer  Wornham  '51 

Bett\-  Cocke  Wright  '45 

Jill  Wentorf  Wright  '76 
ft  Barbara  Wuehrmann  '71 
ft  Susan  Tucker  "iankee  '50 
ft  Marihalyn  Rushing  Yocum  '44 
ft  Lizora  Miller  Vonce  '59 

.Anne  Kendig  "ioung  '63 
ft  Jacqueline  Lowe  Young  '53 

Joyce  Lenz  Young  '36 

Susannah  Scagel  Young  '85 
ft  Camille  Williams  Yow'  '55 
ft  .Amanda  Ottaway  Zarabetti  '89 

Janis  Thomas  Zeanah  '52 
ft  .\my  Caiandra  Zechini  '90 

Diana  Zeidel  71 
ft  Page  McFall  Ziebold  '60 
ft  Suzanne  Weaver  Zimmer  '85 

Marie  Brede  Zimmerman  '24 


50 


1995-96  HONOR  ROLL  OF  DONORS 


alumnae  giving  by  class 


Alumnae  Giving  by  Class 
Warmest  thanks  to  each  alwnna 
who  sent  a  gift  to  the  College  dur- 
ing 1995-96  It  is  because  of  your 
strong,  ongoing  support  that  Sweet 
Bnar  stands  at  the  forefront  of 
American  education  loday- 

1918 

1995-96  Unrestricted 
Number  of  Donors:  1 
Participation:  100% 
Dollars:  S25 
tjane  Pratt  Belts 

1921 

1995-96  Unrestricted 
Number  of  Donors:  2 
Participation.  50% 
Dollan:  $2,000 

*  Gertrude  Anderson 

*  Gertriide  Pauly  Crawford 

1922 

1995-96  Unrestricted 
Number  of  Donors:  I 
Pailicipalion:  33% 
Dollars:  S300 

*  Rulh  Ulland  Todd 

1923 

1995-96  Unrestricted 
Number  of  Donors:  4 
Participation:  }6% 
Dollars:  S964 
*Jane  Guignard  Curr>' 
Katharine  Weiser  Ekelund' 

*  Fitzallen  Kendall  Fearing 
Virginia  Thompson  McElwee 

1924 

1995-96  Unrestricted 

Number  of  Donors:  4 

Panicipation:  ii% 

Dollars:  $270 

V  Cornelia  Skinner  Seay 
Blanche  Quincey  Stubbs 
Elizabeth  Guy  Tranter 
Marie  Brede  Zimmerman 

1925 

1995-96  Unrestricted 
Number  of  Donors:  4 
Participation:  31% 
Dollars:  $1,220 
Mary  Sailer  Gardiner" 

*  Margaret  Hogue  Pfauiz 
Evelyn  Pretkm  Rutledge 
Mary  Sturgis 

1926 

1995-96  Unrestricted 
Number  of  Donors:  11 
Participation:  58% 
Dollars:  $7,750.75 

*  Helen  Carter  Bailey 

*  Ruth  Will  Beckh 

*  Margaret  Posey  Brubaker 

*  Ellen  Newell  Bryan 

*  GertRide  Collins  Calnan 

*  Dorothea  Remburg  Fuller" 
«  Dorothy  Keller  lliff 

Elizabeth  Roiintrec  Kellemian 


*  Martha  Bachman  McCoy 

*  Elizabeth  Moore  Rusk 

*  Lois  Peterson  Wilson 

1927 

1995-96  Unrestricted 
Number  of  Donors:  7 
Participation:  52% 
Dollars:  $2250 
Daphne  Bunting  Blair 

*  Rebecca  Manning  Cutler 
Emily  Jones  Hodge 

ft  Camilla  Alsop  Hyde 

*  Maude  Adams  Smith 

*  Rudi  Lowrance  Street 
Nar  Taylor 

1928 

1995-96  Unrestricted 
Number  of  Donors:  8 
Participation:  31% 
Dollars:  $10,705 

*  Marion  Jayne  Berguido 
Dorothy  Bunting 

*  Madelyn  Markley  Clark 

*  Rose  Berger  Griggs 
Alice  Babbitt  Hackley 

*  Louise  Conklin  Knowles 

*  Phyllis  Walker  Leary 

*  Virginia  Van  Winkle  Morlidge 

1929 

1995-96  Unrestiicted 
Number  of  Donors:  18 
Participation:  40% 
Dollars:  $13,720 

*  Mary  Armstrong  Allen 
«  Nora  Antrim' 

Jane  Wilkinson  Banyard 
Sue  Brooke 

Helen  Schaumleffel  Ferree 
Claire  Hoyi  Gaver 
« Isabelle  North  Goodwin 

*  Virginia  Chaffee  Gwynn 

«  Belle  Brockenbrough  Hulchins 

*  Sara  Callison  Jamison 
ft  Gertrude  Prior 

ft  Margaret  Weisiger  Proctor 
«  Dorothea  Paddock  Seeber 
ft  Lisa  Guigon  Shinberger 
ft  Ruth  Ferguson  Smyihe 
Martha  Maupin  Stewart 

*  Evaline  Edmands  Thoma 
Jessie  Exiey  Wooten 

1930 

1995-96  Unrestricted 
Number  of  Donors:  26 
Participation:  56% 
Dollars:  S34 160 
ft  Lucy  Miller  Baber* 

Mildred  Pickett  Bost 
ft  Myra  Marshall  Brush 

*  Elizabeth  Carnes 

ft  Elizabeth  Williams  Gilniore 
ft  Elizabeth  Gorsline 
ft  Merrin  Murphey  Green 
ft  Teresa  Atkinson  Greenfield 

*  Charlotte  Brown  Harder 
«  Gladys  Wester  Horton 

ft  Adelaide  Wampler  Kundahl 

ft  Emma  Riely  Lemaire 

ft  Frances  Harrison  McGifferl 


Helen  Smith  Miller 

*  Katryne  Blake  Moore 

ft  Elizabeth  Saunders  Ramsay 
ft  Sally  Reahard 
Mar>'  Burks  Saltz 

*  Evelyn  Ware  Saunders 

*  Mary  Lyon  Stedman 

*  Serena  Ailes  Stevens 

*  Josephine  Reid  Stubbs 

*  Eleanor  Marshall  Tucker 

*  Claire  Giesecke  Wingo 

ft  Lindsay  Prentis  Woodroofe 
Winogene  Springer  Yost 

1931 

7995-96  Unrestricted 
Number  of  Donors:  26 
Participation:  51% 
Dollars:  $9,297.45 
ft  Jean  Cole  Anderson 
ft  Virginia  Quintard  Bond 
ft  Mar)-  Swift  Calhoun 
ft  Josephine  Gibbs  Du  Bois 

*  Mary  Cannaday  Gore 
Pauline  Woodward  Hill 

ft  Dorothy  Ayres  Holt 

Natalie  Roberts  Lemon 
ft  Gertrude  Lewis  Magavern 
ft  Mar)'  Seaton  Marston 

*  Helen  Sim  Mellen 
ft  Evelyn  Mullen 

ft  Marion  Murphy  Munz 

*  Elizabeth  Tyson  Postles 
ft  Jean  Countr\'man  Presba 
ft  Cynthia  Vaughn  Price 

«  Gillette  Hilton  Pritchard 
ft  Virginia  Cooke  Rea 
ft  Martha  McBroom  Shipman 
ft  Liura  Howe  Smith 

*  Agnes  Cleveland  Stackhouse 
ft  Hamel  Wilson  Tarbert 

ft  Margaret  Lee  Thompson 
ft  Mary  Kelso  Treanor 
Helen  Liwrence  Vander  Horst 

*  Martha  von  Briesen 

1932 

Fund  Agent:  Eleanor  Wnght 

Commy 

1995-96  Unrestricted 

Number  of  Donors:  22 

Participation:  47% 

Dollais:  $6,297.40 

«  Hazel  Stamps  Collins 

*  Eleanor  Wright  Conway 
ft  Marjorie  Ward  Cross 

ft  Margaret  Bennett  Cullum 
ft  Anna  Gilbert  Dan- 
ft  Jane  Hays  Dowler 

Elizabeth  West  Etheredge 
ft  Marion  Malm  Fowler 
ft  Sally  Ainsworih  Glass 

Roberta  Drane  Jones 

*  Amalie  Frank  Kohn 
ft  Susanne  Gay  Linville 

Emily  Maxwell  Littlepage 

*  Ruth  Remon  McRae* 
Eugenia  Ware  Myers 
Theda  Sherman  Newlin 

ft  Alice  Dabney  Parker 
ft  Clarice  Hancel  Pearson 
«  Barbara  Munter  Purdue 
Geriaide  Buist  Robert 


ft  Kathenne  Scott  Soles 

ft  Susan  Marshall  Timberiake 

1933 

1995-96  Unrestricted 
NumlTer  of  Donors:  35 
Participation:  47% 
Dollars:  $6145 
ft  Elena  Doty  Angus 
ft  Sara  Houston  Baker 
ft  Blanche  Davies  Barioon 
«  Mary  Patton  Bromfield 

*  Anne  Brooke 

ft  Lucy  Oli\'er  Brooks 
«  Elisabeth  Ratcliff  Brjan 

*  Mar)'  Barnhart  Carlton 
Alice  Martin  Cooper 

*  Gertmde  Raymond  Dempster 

*  Elizabeth  Cassidy  Evans 
«  Elizabeth  Gray 

ft  Annette  Hagens 
«  Ne\'il  Crute  Holmes 

*  Maqone  Ris  Hyland 
ft  Margaret  Imbrie 

*  Mary  Imbrie 

ft  Glen  Worthinglon  Johnson 
Ella  Jesse  Uitham 

*  Jessie  (>)burn  Laukhuff" 
Doris  Crane  Lo\eland 

ft  Kathnna  Howze  Maclellan 

Mar)'  Murdoch  Martin 
ft  Kathenne  Oglesby  Mixson 
ft  Frances  Neville  Newberry 
ftjane  Martin  Person 
ft  Mary  demons  Porzelius 
ft  Helen  Persise  Roberson 
ft  Conen  Skinner  Shepherd 
ft  Mary-Nelson  Neville  Sieman 
ft  Elizabeth  Selden  Stainbrook 
ft  Sue  Graves  Sttibbs 
ft  Margaret  Wayland  Taylor 
ft  Charlotte  Tamblyn  Tufts 
Bett>'  Workman  Wright 

1934 

1995-96  Unrestricted 
Numlyer  of  Donors:  48 
Participation:  70% 
Dollars:  $8,230.97 
ft  Helen  Hanson  Bamford 
ft  Edith  Hagen  Benson 
ft  Frances  Weil  Binswanger 
ft  Nancy  Holchkiss  Boschen 
ft  Betty  Suttle  Briscoe 
ft  Eleanor  Alcott  Bromley 
ft  Anne  Russell  Carter 
ft  Carolyn  Carter  Clark" 
ft  Marcia  Morrison  Curtis 
ft  Margaret  Ross  Ellice 
«  Helen  Bean  Emery 
ft  Eleanor  Cooke  Esteriy 
ft  Dorothy  Turno  Gardner 
ftPriscilla  Mullen  Gowen 
«  Bonney  McDonald  Hatch 

*  Susan  Arbenz  Hazlett 

ft  Helen  Closson  Hendncks 
ft  Dorothy  Hutchinson  Howe 

Marjorie  Lasar  Hurd 
ft  Virginia  Broun  Lawson 
ft  Emilie  Emory  Leary 

*  Nancy  Butzner  Leavell" 
Rebekah  Strode  Lee 

i  Dearing  Lewis 


*  Anne  Corbitt  Little 

*  Mary  McCandlish  Livingston 

*  Lydia  Goodwyn  Lorentzen 
ft  Baylis  Rector  Love 

ft  Marjorie  Westcott  Mackey 
ft  Elizabeth  Scheuer  Maxwell 
ft  Elvira  Cochrane  McMillan 
ft  Satilla  Franklin  Means 
Joanna  Fink  Meeks 

*  Emily  Marsh  Nichols 

*  Dorothy  Prince  Oldfield 
ft  Ruth  Myers  PleasanLs 

*  Mary  Pringle 

*  Helen  Hoffecker  Roehm 

*  Rosemary  Frey  Rogers 

*  Elizabeth  Mayfield  Roughton 
Victoria  Parsons  Saunders 

*  Marguerite  Stephens  Sheridan 
ft  Martha  Lou  Lemmon  Stohlman 
ft  Bonnie  Wood  Stookey 

ft  Mary  Lee  Ryan  Strolher 

ft  Elizabeth  Collier  Wardle 

ft  Elizabeth  Bond  Wood 

Amy  Davies  Yingling 

1935 

1995-96  Unrestricted 

Number  of  Donors:  41 

Participation:  49%' 

Dollars:  $  1 8.324. .U 

ft  Marion  Walker  Alatro 

ft  Susanne  Strassburger  Anderson 

ft  Lois  Vanderhoef  Benner 

Virginia  Cunningham  Brookes 
ft  Barbara  Rhodes  Brown 
ft  Mar)'  Whipple  Clark 
ft  Mary  Honeywell  Dodds 
ft  Frances  Meeks  Ford 
«  Rebecca  Young  Frazer 

Janet  Imbrie  Frey 
ft  Beverley  Hill  Fumiss 
«  Elizabeth  Cotter  Gilmore 
ft  Helen  Carruthers  Hack-well 
ft  Ruth  Gilliland  Hardman 
«  Allyn  Capron  Heinlz 
ft  Cynthia  Harbison  Heye 
ft  Lucy  Hoblitzell 
ft  Rebekah  Huber 
ft  Elizabeth  Hamilton  Hunt 

Marv'  Willis  Kempe 

Ethel  Shamer  Lamkin 

*  Alice  Laubach 
ftjane  Lawder 

ft  Barbara  Benzinger  Lindsley 
ft  Eleanor  Rust  Mattern 
Virginia  Morgan  Mowry" 

*  Julia  Peterkin 

*  Sarah  Rick  Putnam 

ft  Harriet  Williams  Rand 

*  Lillian  Simmons  Rountrey 
ft  Frances  Morrison  Ruddell 
ft  Suzanne  Wilson  Rutherford 
ft  Ann  Temple  Samson 

*  Alice  McCloskey  Schlendorf 
ft  Frances  Spiller  Scott 

*  Isabel  Scriba 

ft  Blandina  Jones  Skilton 
«  Mary  Templeton 
«  Dorothy  Barnum  Venter 
ft  Lavaleite  Dillon  Wintzer 
ft  Helen  Wolcott 

*  Donor  for  past  S  years 

*  Deceased 


1995-96  HONOR  ROLL  OF  DONORS 


51 


alumnae  giving  by  class 


1936 

Fiiml  Agent:  Margaret  Smith 

Thomasson 

1995-96  Vnreslricted 

Sumlier  of  Donors:  J9 

Participation:  54% 

Dollars:  S25.577.13 

*  Myra  Can"  Baldwin 

*  Nana'  Dicks  Blanton 

*  Martha  Ake  Brouse 

«  Sophia  Campbell  Brown 
«  Margaret  Uoyd  Bush 

*  Mariorie  Griffin  Caskey 
Harrier  Williams  Cook 

*  Lillian  Steele  Cook 

*  Mar\-  Bl^lhe  Cunningham 

*  Maria  \alentine  Curtis 
Martha  Talley  Devereux 

»  Margaret  Huxley  Dick 
»  Mary  Rich  Ewing 

*  Elizabeth  Morton  Forsylh 

*  Lillian  Cabell  Gay 

*  Capel  Grimes  Gerlach 

*  Mary'  Vogdes  Haines 

*  Eleanor  Francisco  Hood 

*  Jacqueline  Moore  Hoofnagle 

*  Logan  Phinizy  Johns 
Jane  Moore  Johnson 

*  Arnold  Susong  Jones 

*  Nano'  Parsons  Jones 
Lucille  Scott  Knoke 

«  Abigail  Lesnick  Leibowitz 
Adalyn  Merrill  Luthin 
Martha  Homor  Maxwell 

«  Kathleen  Donohue  McCormack* 
Constance  Warner  McElhinney 

*  Margaret  Mencke 

*  Carol  Straus  Ney 

*  Katharine  Niles  Parker 

*  Marion  Sim  Reid 
Elizabeth  Wall  Saunden> 

*  Elizabeth  Pinkenon  Scott 

*  Margaret  Smith  Thomasson 

*  Margaret  Robertson  Whitney 
«  Mary  Poindexler  Willingham 

*  Adela  Cocke  Winfree 

1937 

1995-96  Unrestricted 
.\iimljer  of  Donors:  28 
Participation:  54% 
Dollars:  S8.105.75 

Beda  Carlson  Calhoun 

Ruth  Rundle  Charters 

*  Helen  Williamson  Dumont 
Margery'  Cniikshank  Dyer 
Sara  Kirkpatrick  Fearing 

*  Elizabeth  Ball  Fensom 
«  Frances  Johnson  Finley 

*  Margaret  Bradley  Forsyth 
Nancy  Nalle  Genung 

*  Natalie  Hopkins  Griggs* 

*  Virginia  Hardin 

*  Mary  Shaffer  Hardy 
Isabel  Olmstead  Haynes 

*  Rosalie  Hall  Hurst 
Margaret  Holcomb  MacMillan 

*  Kathleen  Eshleman  Maginnis 
«  Rebecca  Douglass  Mapp 

*  Elizaljelh  Lee  McPhail 
Mary  Agnew  Merrill 

*  Margaret  Sandidge  Miller 

*  Mary  Cochran  Nicholson 


t  Frances  Kemp  Pettyjohn 

*  Dorothy  Price  Roberts 
«Jeanette  Bowen  Runyan 

*  Margaret  Comwell  Schmidt 

*  Elizabeth  Sicard  Sita 
Helen  Rae  Stebbins 

*  Marion  Leggett  Whyte 

1938 

1995-96  Lnreslricled 
.\umber  of  Donors:  58 
Participation:  64% 
Dollars:  S22.327.63 
*Janice  Wiley  Adams 
«  Shirley  Haywood  Alexander 

Helen  Walton  .\ndrae 

Emma  Glass  Beasley 
•Janet  MacFarlan  Bergmann 

*  Frances  Bailey  Brooke 

*  Dorothy  Gilbert  Browne 
»  Mary  Housel  Carr 

*  Barbara  Derr  Chenoweth 

*  Virginia  Guild  Colmore 
ft  Florence  Caven  Crosnoe 

Susan  Gibson  Davenport 

*  Marjorie  Thaden  Davis 

*  Isabelle  Franke  DeGraaf 

*  Marv  Talcott  Dodson 
»  Maud  Tucker  Drane 

*  Janet  Forbush  Fead 

»  Moselle  Worsley  Fletcher 

*  Sarah  Tomlinson  Foscue 

*  Elinor  Wilson  Gammon 
»  Lillian  Williams  Grymes 

«  Elizabeth  Cumnock  Gunn 

*  Vesta  Murray  Haselden 
« Imogen  Brock  Haw  ley 
«  Harriet  Daniel  Herd 

»  Virginia  Heizer  Hickenlooper 

*  Pollyanna  Shotwell  HoUoway" 
Cornelia  Hicks  Kaufman 

*  Marion  Fuller  KeUogg 

*  Kate  Sulzberger  Levi 
«  Elizabeth  Lockett  Lord 
*Jane  Gregory  Marrow- 
Josephine  Sutton  McCandlish 

«  Anne  Old  Mercer 

«  Bessie  Garbee  Mitchell' 

Anne  Walker  Newton 
«  Luq'  Taliaferro  Nickerson 

Carolyn  Staman  Ogilvie 
»  Elizabeth  Bowley  Phillips 

*  Ida  Todman  Pierce 

*  Ruth  Pfingsten  Polster 

*  Kitty  Corbett  Powell 
»  Louisa  Grace  Prince 

*  Barbara  Cross  Reese 

«  Elizabeth  Willcox  Riddle 

*  Elizabeth  Burks  Ridenhour 
Mary  Hamilton  Schuck 

*  Margaret  Weimer  Shepherd 
Marion  Brown  Snider 
Winifred  Hagberg  St.  Peter 

*  Helen  .Mien  Stupp 

«  Pauline  Womack  Swan 

*  Jessie  Silvers  Thompson 
Elizabeth  Hopper  Turner 

«  Mildred  Gill  Williamson 

*  Josephine  Happ  Willingham 
«  Betty  Dail  Windeler 

*  Justine  Domhoff  Wright 


1939 

Fund  .-igeiil:  fean  Oliver  Sartor 

1995-96  Unrestricted 

Sumher  of  Donors:  53 

Participation:  63% 

Dollars:  S28.878.13 
Gracey  Luckett  Bradley 
.\nne  Dearstyne  Comwell 

*  Elizabedi  \'anderbilt  Crampton 

*  Ethel  Hauber  Crowe 

»  Mary  Treadw  ay  Dow  ns 

*  Bettina  Bell  Emmons 

*  Augusta  Saul  Farrier 
Ellen  George  Frampton 

*  Sarah  Belk  Gambrell 

*  Henriette  Minor  Han 
Mary  Brower  Henderson 
Julia  Ridgely  Howe 

«  Lucy  Gordan  Jeffers 
*Jean  Black  Jennings 

*  Louise  Corrigan  Jordan 

*  Ruth  Harman  Keiser 

*  Sarah  Tarns  Kreker 
Martha  Fuller  Leys 

*  Suzette  Boulell  McLeod 

*  Julia  Gray  Saunders  Michaux 

*  Gertrude  Robertson  .Midlen 
Janet  Trosch  .Moulton 

*  .Ann  Parks 

*  .Mary  Judd  Patton 
.Mary  Welles  Pearson 

«  Eleanor  Wallace  Price 

*  Elizabeth  Perkins  Prothro 
Katharine  Porter  Read 

*  .Marion  .Mann  Roberts 
Clarice  Bailey  Robinson 
Yvonne  Leggett  Sanford 

#Jean  Oliver  Sartor 

*  .Marj'  Barge  Schroder 
Fayth  .Mueller  Shirkey 

*  Audrey  Siebert  Snyder 

*  Catherine  Lawder  Stephenson 
*Jean  McKenney  Stoddard 

*  Lois  Lear  Stoops 

*  Katharine  Bonsall  Strong 

*  Elsie  Day  Sudierlin 

*  Nancy  Gatch  Svien 

*  Anne  Benedict  Swain 

*  Janet  Thorpe 

*  Patricia  Balz  Vincent 
Anna  Davies  Volwiler 

*Jean  Moore  von  Sternberg 
«  Lee  Montague  Watts 

*  Margaret  Ballard  Whilehurst 

*  Eleanor  Claflin  W'illiams 
«  Lillian  Neely  Willis 

Shirley  Jones  Woodard 

*  Lottie  Lewis  Woollen 
Mary  .Mahan  Zimmerman 

1940 

Fund  .Agejit:  Betty  Franiz  Rolxrts 

1995-96  Unrestricted 

Sumher  of  Donors:  61 

Participation:  59% 

Dollars:  S19  741 

Hazel  Sterrett  .Mien 
»  Kathleen  Ward  .Mien 

Cecilia  MacKinnon  Ballard 

*  Janet  Martin  Bennett 
Jean  Blount 

*  Blair  Bunting  Both 
Helen  Anderson  Br\'an 


*  Agnes  Spencer  Burke 
«  Barbara  Smith  Caner 

*  Clara  Sasscer  Chandler 

*  .Marjorie  Stock  Clemens 
«  Honense  Powell  Cooper 

*  .Margaret  Woodward  Countess 

*  Jacqueline  Sexton  Daley 
Margaret  Royall  Davis 

*  Coralie  Kahn  Ferro 

«  Ramona  Spudock  File* 
«  Constance  Currie  Fleming 

*  Clara  Call  Frazier 

*  Anne  Cooke  Gilliam 
Jane  Baker  Grant 

*  Reba  Smith  Gromel 
Irene  Wyckoff  Gustafson 
Helen  Schmid  Hardy 

*  Georgia  Herbert  Hart 

*  \irginia  Allison  Haywood 
Jane  Burnett  Hill 
Shirley  Nalley  Irving 

*  Rosemarv'  Bjorge  Johnson 
«  Katherine  Estes  Johnston 
«  Helen  Comwell  Jones 

*  .Margaret  Dowell  Kearney 

*  Mariana  Bush  King 

«  Cornelia  Chalkley  Kittler 

*  Eleanor  Snow  Lea 

*  Maria  Burroughs  Li\ingston 
Jane  Bush  Long 

»  Beth  Thomas  Mason 
»  Marion  Daudt  .McBride 

*  Margaret  Katterjohn  .McCollom 

*  Anne  Burr  McDermott 
«  Martha  Rector  McGee 

*  Elizabeth  Gockley  McLellan 
t  Lois  Femley  McNeil 

*  Carringion  Lancaster  Merrill 
«  Muriel  Barrows  Neall 

Louise  Partrick  Newton 

*  Dorothy  Campbell  O'Connor 

*  lean  Tyree  Osetli 

«  Florence  .Merrill  Pilkinlon 
Polly  Poe  Richmond 

*  Betty  Frantz  Roberts 

*  Ruth  Mealand  Schwartz 

*  Estelle  Sinclaire 

*  Evelyn  Williams  Tumbull 

*  Irene  Vongehr  Vincent 
«  Anne  Conant  Weaver 
«  Emory  Gill  Williams 

*  Louise  Pugh  Worthing 

*  Helen  Patton  Wright 

*  Cynthia  Noland  Young 

1941 

Fu  nd  .-{gents:  Jane  lot  viand  Byerts. 

Barlxira  .\eiens  Young 

1995-96  Unrestricted 

.\uml>er  of  Donors:  66 

Participation:  68% 

Dollars:  S35.405 

*  Patricia  Sorensen  .\ckard 

*  Helen  Carmine  Barber 
Doris  .Mbray  Bardusch 

*  .Mina  Vi'hitaker  Banel 

*  Phyllis  Can-  Beinhom 
Katharine  Spaatz  Bell 

*  Ethel  Gumey  Betz 

*  Wilma  Cavett  Bird 

*  Elizabeth  Hudson  Boba 

*  Edith  Vongehr  Bridges-Cone 

*  Jane  Loveland  Byerts 

*  Jeanne  Posselt  Clear 


♦  Shirley  Devine  Clemens 
.Mine  Smith  Clow 

♦  Bene  Fawcett  Collier 

♦  Betty  Bartelt  Croasdale 

♦  Shiriey  Shaw  Daniel 

♦  Josephine  Harlan  Darby 

♦  Ruth  Hemphill  DeBuys 
«  Barbara  Clark  Dickey 

♦  .Margaret  Stuan  Wilson  Dickey 
Margaret  .Miderton  Dortch 
Cynthia  Hanison  Drinknater 
Patricia  Potter  Duncan 

♦  Katherine  Estes 

♦  Eleanor  Damgard  Firth 

♦  Decca  Gilmer  Frackelton 
Laetitia  Seibels  Frothingham 

♦Jane  Clark  Hartrich 

♦  Frances  Chichester  Hull 

♦  Patricia  Eaglesfield  Kirchhoffer 

♦  Anita  Loving  Lewis 

♦  .Mice  McBee 
Lucy  Parton  Miller 

♦  .Martha  Jean  Brooks  Miller 
Mary  White  Miller 
Elizabeth  Harrison  Monroe 

♦  Betty  Doucett  Neill 
t  Lossie  Taylor  Noell 

♦  Anne  Gayle  O'Beime 

♦  Anne  Borough  O'Connor 

♦  .Migela  Cardamone  O'Donnell 
« .Mary-  Scully  Olney 

♦  Barbara  Thomp.son  Parker 

♦  Barbara  Searles  Panett 

♦  .Mpine  .Martin  Patterson 

♦  Helen  Flatten 

♦  Margaret  Craighill  Price 

♦  Emor\-  Hill  Rex 

«  Louise  Lembeck  Reydel 

♦  Linda  Boyle  Richardson 

♦  Joan  De  \'ore  Roth 
.Marion  Webb  Shaw 

♦  Eunice  Foss  Sneed 
Gertrude  Marill  Stanchfield 

♦  Lillian  Fowlkes  Taylor 

♦  Chariotte  Davenport  Tuttle 

♦  Judith  Davidson  Walker 

♦  Helen  Gw  inn  Wallace 

«  Caroline  Des  Granges  Wallis 

♦  Sarah  Esler  Walters 

♦  Elizabeth  Lancaster  Washburn 
Barbara  Hoiman  Whitcomb 

«  Helen  Littleton  White 
Olivia  Rhodes  Woodin 

♦  Barbara  Nevens  Young 

1942 

Fund  .Agent:  Florence  Bagley  Wtt 
1995-96  Unrestricted 
Sumher  of  Donors:  70 
Participation:  68% 
Dollars:  S28.329.06 

♦  Daphne  Withmgton  Adams 
Eugenia  Bumett  .Mfel 

♦  Marion  Robbins  -Mexander 

♦  Diana  Stout  .Mien 

♦  .Margaret  Cunmngham  .Mien 
.Mary  .Mice  Bennett  Baumberger 

♦  Jessamine  Boyce  Bowles 
Virginia  .McGuire  Brent 

♦  Grace  Lanier  Brewer 

♦  Edna  Swann  Carter 

♦  Elizabeth  Chamberiain 

♦  Betty  Blackmer  Childs 


52 


1995-96  HONOR  ROLL  OF  DONORS 


alumnae  giving  by  class 


«  Carolyn  Monteith  Clarke 

lanana  Darby  Craniield 
«  Mar)'  Wheat  Crowell 
«|ean  Hedley  Currie 

Lucy  Call  Dabney 

Deborah  Wood  Davis 

Janel  Houstoun  Davis 
«  Virginia  Cummings  Davis 
«  Dorothea  Mulchings  Donley 
»  Cynthia  Abbott  Dougherty 

jeannette  Mandle  Dunlap 

*  Elizabeth  Dunn 

*  Mary  Thompson  Ela 
Barbara  Ripley  Furniss 

«  Alice  Williams  Glover 
«  Virginia  Moomaw  Hall 
«  Sudie  Clark  Hanger 

*  Margaret  Troutman  Harbm 

*  Frances  Caldwell  Harris 

*  Alice  King  Hamson 

*  Diana  Greene  Helfrich 
«  Susan  Greer  Hendrick 
«  Laura  Graves  Howell 

Anne  Bundy  Lewis 

*  Elizabeth  Lewis  Lewis 

*  Elizabeth  Hanger  Lippincott 
«Jane  Taylor  Lowell 

*  Genevieve  Mundy  Lyttle 
«  Julia  Groves  Manin 

«  Vive  Walker  Montgomery 

*  Irene  Mitchell  Moore 
Margaret  Preston  Moore 

«  Dorothy  Myers  Morehead 

*  Grace  Bugg  Muller-Thym 

*  Lindsay  Grumpier  Nolting 

*  Shirley  Hauseman  Nordhem 
«  Edna  Syska  Peltier 

Mar)'  Chilton  Phillips 
«  Ann  Hauslein  Potterfield 

*  Eloise  English  Rankin 

*  Ann  Morrison  Reams 

*  Nancy  Davis  Reynolds 
«  Sally  Waike  Rogers 

*  Frances  Meek  Rowe 

*  Jeanne  Buzby  Runkle 

*  Helen  Sanford 

*  Gloria  Sanderson  Saitor 

*  Douglas  Woods  Sprunt 

*  Jeanne  SaiAyer  Stanwood 

*  Jessie  Marr  Strahman 

*  Ruth  Jacquol  Tempest 

*  Betsy  Gilmer  Tremain 
Pattie  Early  Trippet 
Edith  Brainerd  Walter 

«  Margaret  Gearing  Wickham 
*Joanne  Oberkirch  Willis 

*  Florence  Bagley  Witt 
«  Dorothy  Malone  Yates 

1943 

Fund  Agents:  Mcvgarel  Swindell 

Dickerman. 

Mar)'  Love  Ferguson  Sanders 

1995-96  Unrestricted 

Number  of  Donors:  73 

Participation:  69% 

Dollars.  S33.408.41 

»  Anne  Mitchell  Albyn 

Sara  Br)'an  Allen 

Anne  Tweedy  Ardery 

*  Brooks  Barnes 

*  Jeanne  Turney  Beniamin 

*  Muriel  Gr^'mes  Blunienthal 
Letilia  Ord  Bonbnght 


*  Effie  Siegling  Bowers 

*  Anne  Mcjunkin  Briber 
Virginia  Wliite  Brinton 

*  Pauline  Hudson  Brown 

*  Cynthia  Smith  Bmlzman 
Frances  Sminions  Byerly 

*  Fay  Martin  Chandler 

*  Carol  Tanner  Cover 

*  Primrose  Johnston  Craven 

*  Chesley  Johnson  Dale-Arnunus 
«  Betty  Emerick  Dethlefs 

Margaret  Swindell  Dickerman 

*  Nancy  Pingree  Drake 

*  Page  Ruth  Foster 

*  Bonilee  Key  Garrett 
«  Nanc7  Jameson  Glass 
«  Barbara  Jones  Hale 
*Jane  Hardy  Harris 

«  Nancy  Bean  Hector 
«  Mary  Wheeler  Hilliard 
«  Bett)'-Potter  Kinne  Hillyer 

*  Esther  Jen  Holland 
«  Marguerite  Hume 

Byrd  Smith  Hunter 

*  Dolores  Cheatham  James 
Jean  Latham  Jones 

*  Katherine  Doar  Jones 
«  Lucy  Kiker  Jones 

*  Catharine  Bracher  Leggett 
«  Anne  Noyes  Lewis 

*  Dorothy  Campbell  Maher 

*  Valerie  Jones  Materne 
«  Clare  Eager  Matthai 

Dorothy  Slauber  McCarthy 
Caroline  Miller  McClintock 
Barbara  Bolles  Miller 
*Jane  Gregory  Moore 

*  Mary  Christian  Mulligan 

«  Elizabeth  Schnieisser  Nelson 

*  Louise  Moore  Nelson 
«  Nancy  McVay  O'Neill 
«  Harriet  Pullen  Phillips 

*  Rozelia  Hazard  Potter 

«  Annabelle  Forsch  Prager 

*  Betty  Preston 

*  Mary  Carter  Richardson 
Charlotte  Garber  Rudulph 

*  Mary  Love  Ferguson  Sanders 

*  Merriam  Packard  Sargent 

*  Roseile  Faulconer  Scales 
Elizabeth  Hall  Schwartz 

*  Elizabeth  Shepherd  Scott 

*  Marjorie  Shugart  Short 

*  Karen  Norris  Sibley 

*  Cathenne  Parker  Silverman 
«  Elizabeth  Diclinian  Smith 

Mar>'  Kinkle  Sullivan 
Jane  Findlay  Tate 

*  Suzanne  Douglas  Terry 

*  Frances  Taylor  Trigg 

*  Anne  Williams  Tuley 

*  Pegg>'  Roudin  Weinberger 

*  Janice  Fitzgerald  Wellons 

*  Fayette  McDowell  Willett 
«  Mary  Steiger  Wingerd 

Barbara  McNeill  Yow 

1944 

Fund  Agent.  Betty  Farinholt 

Cockrill 

1995-96  Unrestricted 

Number  of  Donors:  83 

Participation:  75% 

Dollars:  $19.91625 


*  Eleanor  Goodspeed  Abbott 

*  Martha  Williams  Alday 

*  Norma  Bradley  .^nold 

*  Martha  Rugeley  Bachman 
Mary  Newell  Baird 

*  Dorothy  Tobin  Baldw  in 

*  Sydney  Holmes  Bales 

*  Louise  Smith  Bany' 
Sally  Skinner  Behnke 

*  Elisabeth  Vaughan  Bishop 

*  Dorothy  Beunell  Blakeman 

*  Mary  Anderson  Bowley 
Jane  Williams  Bradley 

*  Cariisle  Mornssett  Branch 

*  Ann  Seguin  Britt 

«  Mildred  Faulconer  Bryant 

*  Alice  Lancaster  Buck 

*  Murrell  Rickards  Chadsey 
«  Anita  Lippitt  Clay 

*  Betty  Farinholt  Cockrill 
Helen  Crump  Cutler 

*  Phyllis  Tenney  Dowd 
Cecile  Waterman  Essrig 
Sarah  Norman  Faulconer 

*  Alice  Johnson  Fessenden 

*  Virginia  Watts  Fournier 

*  Dorothy  Slagie  Fullerton 

*  Elizabeth  Williams  Gookin 

*  Persis  Ladd  Herold 

*  Marian  Shanley  Jacobs 
Helen  Whilmore  Jenkins 

*  Jean  Ryan  Kehl 

*  Marjone  Willetts  Maiden 

*  Emily  Wilkins  Mason 

«  Martha  Hoffman  McCoy 

*  Jane  Rice  McPherson 
«  Ellen  Du\'al  Miller 

*  Marion  Saunders  Montgomery 
Janet  Staples  Mum 

*  Jean  Blanton  Murphy 
Ernestine  White  Murray 

«  Constance  Budlong  Myrick 

*  Sarah  Hollerith  Nietsch 

*  Louise  Konsberg  Noll 

*  Gene  Patton  Odell 

*  Marj'  King  Oehmig 

«  Hartien  Ta\'enner  Owens 

*  Hannah  Mallory'  Perkins 

*  Margaret  Eggers  Perry 

*  Virginia  Noyes  PiUsbury 

*  Dorothy  Devore  Piatt 
ft  Catherine  Tift  Porter 

Alice  Hepburn  Puleston 
Shirley  Coombs  Ramsour 

«  Ann  Moore  Remington 

«  Marguente  Brendlinger  Robinson 
Aruie  Hynson  Rump 

*  Munel  Abrash  Schapiro 

«  Frances  Longino  Schroder 

*  Margaret  Gordon  Seller 
Louise  Hesson  Shelburne 
Betty  Haverty  Smith 

*  Patricia  Stickney 
Barbara  Duncombe  Stolp 

*  Virginia  Burgess  Struhsaker 

*  Dorothy  Denny  Sutton 

*  Paulett  Long  Taggart 

*  Kathenne  Mensing  Teitgen 
Eleanor  La  Motte  Trippe 
Hazel  Fellner  Turtle 

«  Barbara  Clark  Utiey 

*  Martha  Falk  Vallery 

«  Mary  Walker  Van  de  Water 
ft  Sloan  Hawkins  Ward 


«  Patncia  Whitaker  Waters 

«  Helen  Gravart  Watt 

«  Mabel  Breese  Wellinghoff 

*  Marjorie  Woods  Williamson 
ft  Mimi  Etheridge  Wood 

«  Helen  Cantey  Woodbridge 

Grace  Woodard  Wysor 
ft  Marthalyn  Rushing  Yocum 

1945 

Fund  Agent:  Anna  Maty  Chidester 
Heytmod 

1995-96  Unrestricted 
Number  of  Donors:  60 
Participation:  67% 
Dollars:  $41,155-51 
«Jean  Portmann  Allen 
Elaine  Krause  Anderson 

*  Catherine  Price  Bass 

*  Lile  Tucker  Bell 

ft  Edith  Page  GiJ  Breakell 

Betsy  Smylh  Brown 
ft  Mary  Traugott  Brown 
«  Hilda  Hude  Chapin 
»  Leila  Barnes  Cheatham 

*  Anne  Macfariane  Clark 
»  Elizabeth  Healy  Cutler 

ft  Alice  Edwards  Davenport 
ft  Ann  Parsons  Davis 
ft  Virginia  Decker  Dudley 
ft  Elizabeth  Ai'ery  Duff 
ftjane  Spiegel  Eakin 
ft  Jean  Ridler  Fahrenbach 
ft  Joyce  Livermore  Foust 

*  Martha  Holton  Glesser 
Jane  Lesh  Gould 

ft  Elizabeth  Gray  Gray 

*  Evelyn  Dillard  Grones 
«  Hamet  Hazen  Harnack 
ftjoanne  Morgan  Hartman 
«  Mildred  Carodiers  Healy 

«  Mary  Kathr\'n  Frye  Hemphill 
ft  Anna  Mary  Chidester  Heywood 

*  Irene  McDonnell  Hill 
ft  Julia  Mills  Jacobsen 

ft  Anne  Dickson  Jordan 
ft  Mar)'  Haskins  King 
ft  Ann  McLean  Loomis 
ft  Frances  Marton  Luckett 

*  Antoinette  LeBris  Maynard 
ft  Jean  Moores  McCulloch 

ft  Alice  Nicolson  Mcllvaine 

ft  Dale  Sayler  Morgan 

ft  Rosemary  Newby  Mullen 

*  Margaret  Swann  Norris 
ft  Mia  Hecht  Owens 

ft  Alma  Hall  Peckham 

Margaret  Booth  Pierce 
ft  Elizabeth  Hicks  Pollak 
ft  Elizabeth  Zulich  Reuter 
ft  Wyline  Chapman  Sayler 
ft  Caroline  Parrish  Seager 

*  Frances  Estes  Seibels 

*  Esther  Cunningham  Shay 
ft  Ruth  Longmire  Skelton 

ft  Anne  Walker  Somerville 
ft  Alice  Gearhart  Stinson 
«  Barbara  Bourke  Stovall 

*  Mary  Herbert  Taylor 
ft  Jeanne  Skerry  Tepe 

«  Ellen  Dodson  Wightman 
ft  Ellen  Gray  Wilson 
ft  Helen  Davis  Wohlers 
ft  Amanda  Parsley  Worth 


Betty  Cocke  Wright 
ft  Margaret  Jones  Wyllie 

1946 

Fund  Agent:  Edtiina  Young  Call 

Reunion  Gifts  Co-Chairmen  Helen 

Murcbison  Lane.  Adeline fones 

Voorhees 

1995-96  Unrestricted 

Number  of  Donors:  96 

Participation:  87% 

Dollars:  $119595  20 

ftjean  Love  Albert 

*  Katherine  Brooks  Augustine 
Ruth  Houston  Baker 
Marguerite  Emmert  Baldwin 

ft  Lucy-Charies  Jones  Bendall 
Patricia  Thompson  Bennett 
Suzanne  Criswell  Bornschein 
Martha  Witherspoon  Brannan 

ft  Julia  Bristow 
Elizabeth  Force  Browder 

*  Sarah  Bubb  Bruch 
ft  Edwina  Young  Call 

Shiriey  Ferguson  Cannon 
Elizabeth  Ryland  Cecil 
Jane  Pickens  Church 

*  Eleanor  Myers  Cole 

ft  Louise  Wilbourn  Collier 

Florence  Taylor  Corse 

Flora  Cameron  Crichton 
ft  Marilyn  Hannah  Crocker 

Dorothy  Caldwell  Crowell 

*  Carolyn  Conley  Danley 

ft  Rosemary  Ashby  Dashiell 

Marilyn  Mandle  Dick 
ft  Anne  Hill  Edwards 
ft  Elaine  Johnson  Edwards 
ft  Jessie  Strickland  Elcock 

Helen  Graeff  Ellerman 

Marguerite  Brink  Feuer 
«  Harriet  Inge  Fillmore 

*  Anne  Stubbs  Fitzsimmons 
ft  Mary  Vinton  Fleming 

Suzanne  Feder  Fried 
Marie  Dennig  Gildehaus 
Joan  Berend  Gordon 
Margaret  Stafford  Gould 

*  Lee  Stevens  Gravely 
ft  Cadierine  Smart  Grier 
ft  Emily  Albert  Hanahan 

ft  Sarah  McDuffie  Hardaway 

ft  Mar)'  Holland  Hardin 

ft  Nan  Puckhaber  Hamngton 

Shields  Jones  Harris 
ft  Elizabeth  Guriey  Hewson 

Mary  Taylor  HoUowell 
ft  Anne  Smckle  Houston 

Ann  Atkinson  Keever 
ft  WisLir  Warts  King 
ft  Jean  Pollard  Kline 
ft  Mary  Evans  Landrum 
ft  Helen  Murchison  Lane 
ft  Leila  Fellner  Lenagh 

Ann  Farr  Lewis 
ft  Margaret  Sibley  Lewis 
ft  Elinor  Clement  Littleton 
ft  Louisa  Lloyd 
ft  Beatrice  Dingwell  Loos 
ft  Elizabeth  Camlin  Maher 

Jennie  Keeling  Mansfield 

«  Donor  for  past  5  years 

*  Deceased 


1995-96  HONOR  ROLL  OF  DONORS 


53 


alumnae  giving  by  class 


*  Palniour  Holmes  Mclntire 

*  Elizabeth  Fruit  Metzenthin 

*  Sara  Thompson  Mikell 
Douglas  Parker  Moncure 

*  Charlotte  Spnjiit  Murchison 

*  Juliette  Rollins  Napier 
Julia  lemiun  Neal 
Betty  Bass  Norris 
Lillian  West  Parron 
Mary'  Upshaw  Pike 
Bowdre  Budd  Poer 
Hallie  NLxon  Powell 

*  Ellen  Rohbins  Red 
Judith  Bailey  Refo 

*  Legare  Thompson  Robertson 
Margaret  Fish  Rock-wood 

*  Noma  Greene  Salterfield 
Mary  Vandeventer  Saunders 
Carroll  Cone  Saxton 
Marjorie  Christian  Schley 

*  Elisabeth  McKeown  Scott 

*  Caroline  Rudulph  Sellers 
«  Margaret  Coffman  Smith 
«  Nancy  Sanders  Starr 

Catherine  Evans  Suoud 
ft  Jean  Carter  Telford 

Evaline  Rife  Thompson 
«  Leila  McLaughlin  Thompson 
«  Bertha  Lee  Toole 

Betsy  Bowman  Townsend 
sjane  Richardson  Vieth 

*  Adeline  Jones  Voorhees 
Barbara  Warner 

Joan  Darby  West 
Ellen  Thackray  Wilson 

*  Ariana  Jones  Wittke 
«  Virginia  Wynn 

1947 

Fund  .Agents:  Lucinda  Converse 
Ash.  Katharine  Weisiger  Osborne 
1995-96  Vnrestricled 
Number  of  Donors:  64 
Participation:  59% 
Dollars:  S  13.968 J5 
«  Lucinda  Converse  Ash 
Constance  Clevenger  Berg 

*  Elaine  Davis  Blackford 

s  Nancy  .Alexander  Blaney 

*  Anne  Burckhardt  Block 

*  Anne  Lile  Bowden 

*  Maria  Tucker  Bowerfind 

*  Martha  Francis  Burrows 

*  Emily  Schuber  Can 

«  Margaret  Robertson  Christian 
Virginia  Walker  Christian 

*  Frances  Ulmer  Conley 

*  Laura  Grogan  Crane 

«  Frances  Gardner  Curtis 

*  Elizabeth  Ripley  Da\'ey 

*  Katherine  Munter  Derr 
Shiriey  Small  Edwards 

*  Mary  McGuire  Gilliam 
Sara  Bryan  Glascock 
Judith  Burnett  Halsey 

*Jane-Arthur  Etheridge  Hamlin 

*  Margaret  Dawson  Hellyer 

*  Frieda  Manley  Hutchinson 
Elizabeth  Newell  Johns 

«  Shirley  Levis  Johnson 
»  Gloria  Gamble  Jones 

*  Virginia  King 

*  Ann  Colston  Leonard 


«  Sara  McMullen  Lindsey 

«  Carol  Blanton  McCord 

«  Mary  Jones  McGehee 

«  Aimee  Des  Pland  McGirt 

«  Anne  Webb  Moses 
Anne  Brinson  Nelson 
Virginia  lUges  Norman 

*Jean  Old 

«  Katharine  Weisiger  Osborne 
Cecil  Herr  Perry 

*  Barbara  Golden  Pound 
*Jean  Femer  Ramsay 

*  Margaret  Redfem 

*  Isabel  Zulick  Rhoads 

*  Mary  Hudgins  Rice 

«  Susan  Van  Cleve  Riehl 

*  Elizabeth  Gates  Rogers 

«  Jacqueline  Murray  Sanner* 

*  Patricia  Hassler  Schuber 

«  Eleanor  Bosworth  Shannon 

*  Anne  Kleeman  Sites 

*  Martha  Smith 

ft  Suzette  Morton  Sorenson 

*  Wenllian  Jenkins  Stallings 
Cordelia  Lambert  Stites 

ft  Nan  Hart  Stone 
Virginia  Barron  Summer 
Mary  Lib  Vick  Thornhill 
Saravetle  Royster  Trotter 

*  Alexandra  Marcoglou  TuUy 
Bettie  Golden  Tyler 

ft  Margaret  White  Van  Buren 

*  Suzanne  Fitzgerald  Van  Home 

*  Cecil  Butler  Williams 
ft  Jane  Warner  Williams 

*  Margaret  Bromberg  Williams 

1948 

Fund  Agents:  .\Iailha  Davis 
Barnes.  .Anne  Ricks  Griffin. 
.Marion  Boiver  Harrison 
1995-96  Unrestricted 
Number  of  Donors:  90 
Participation:  70% 
Dollars.  $32.17338 
«  Kathryn  Fulton  Alston 

*  Martha  Garrison  Anness 
«  Annabell  Brock  Badrow 

*  Martha  Davis  Barnes 

*  Harriotte  Bland  Beck-with 

*  Suzanne  Hardy  Benson 

*  Manon  Coulter  Bowditch 
Susan  Jackson  Burns 

*  Julia  Blakey  Butler 

*  Martha  Mansfield  Clement 
ft  Virginia  Skeppstrom  Cline 

*  Constance  Conover 
Closey  Faulkner  Dickey 

*  Martha  Shmidheiser  DuBarry 

*  Marguerite  Rucker  Eliett 

*  Carolyn  In'ine  Forbes 
«  Ann  Paxson  Gail 

*  Jeanne  Morrell  Gariington 
Constance  Hancock  Getnian 

*  Elizabeth  Gibson 

*  Wayne  Stokes  Goodall 

«  Elizabeth  Anderson  Gorrell 
Elizabeth  White  Gregory 

*  Anne  Ricks  Griffin 

*  Marion  Bower  Harrison 
Avery  Draughon  Helm 
Mayde  Ludington  Henningsen 

*  Eve  Godchaux  Hirsch 


Mar\'  Humphries  Hook 
Elinor  Taylor  Hough 
Ruth  Faulkner  Howe 
Jane  Taylor  Lx 
«  Murray  Armstrong  James 

*  Catherine  Vance  Johns 
ft  Patricia  Damron  Joy 

*  Nancy  Vaughn  Kelly 

*  Jane  Johnson  Kent 

*  Elizabeth  Bramham  Lee 
» Judith  Perkins  Llewellyn 

*  Martha  Skinner  Logan 
*Jo  Vestal  Lyon 

«  Caroline  Rankin  Mapother" 
Margaret  Sheffield  Martin 
Constance  Somervell  Matter 

*  Faith  Mattison 

*  Maddin  Lupton  McCallie 
Mary  Barbour  McCrea 

*  Katherine  Berthier  McKelway 

*  Claudia  Antrim  McKenna 
Phyllis  Thorpe  Miller 

ft  Elvira  Whitehead  Morse 

*  Ann  Porter  Mullen 

*  Diane  King  Nelson 

*  Patricia  Smith  Nelson 
Jane  Shoesmith  Newcomb 

*  Westray  Boyce  Nicholas 
ft  Patricia  Jenney  Nielsen 

*  Martha  Frye  Nye 
Sarah  Pearre 

« Josephine  Neal  Peregnne 
Elizabeth  Graves  Perkinson 
Emily  Loftis  Peters 

*  Ardis  Fraais  Porter 

ft  Elizabeth  Keman  Quigley 

*  Betty  Johnson  Ragland 

«  Elizabeth  Hooks  Richards 

*  Helen  McKemie  Riddle 

*  Frances  Robb 

Mary  Barrett  Robertson 
ft  Audrey  Laliman  Rosselot 

*  Patricia  Traugott  Rouse 
Elizabeth  Beltz  Rowe 

*  Betty  Jackson  Ryan 

*  Ann  On-  Savage 

*  Beatrice  Backer  Simpson 
«  Caroline  Haskell  Simpson 

*  Eleanor  Potts  Snodgrass 

*  Helen  Elliott  Sock-well 
Pamela  Terry  Stoutenburgh 

*  Martha  Owen  Thatcher 

*  Ann  Ro^'land  Tuck 

*  Margaret  Addington  Twohy 

*  Virginia  Wurzbach  Vardy 

*  Bess  Pratt  Wallace 
Malloy  Wright  Warren 

ft  Elizabeth  Plunkett  Williams 
Sally  Smith  Williams 

*  Betty  Leffel  Wingate 
ft  Helen  Pender  Withers 

*  Dorothy  Wallace  Wood 
ft  Jane  Miller  Wright 
1949 

Fund  .Agent:  .Man'  Fran  Bruivn 

Ballard 

1995-96  Unrestricted 

.Mimher  of  Donors:  67 

Participation:  73% 

Dollars:  S33.342.51 

*  Alberta  Pew  Baker 

ft  Mary  Fran  Brown  Ballard 
ft  Marilyn  Hopkins  Bamborough 


*  Ann  Henderson  Bannard 
«  Pamela  Levi  Barnett 

*  Katharine  Hart  Belew 

*  Elizabeth  Wellford  Bennett 
ft  PaU"icia  Brown  Boyer 

*  Catherine  Barnett  Brown 

*  Ann-Barrett  Holmes  Bryan 
ft  Anne  Fiery  Bryan 

*  Ellen  Ramsay  Clark 
Elizabeth  Ruth  Cleaver 
Alice  Dalim  Crane 

«  Nanc7  Frantz  Davies 
Sallie  Legg  De  Manine 
Mary  Geer  DiRaddo 

*  Vidmer  Megginson  Downing 
Kathleen  Bryan  Edwards 

ft  Carolyn  Cannady  Evans 

Frances  Pope  Evans 
ftjune  Eager  Finney 

Mary  Hancock  Fritzsche 

*  Elizabeth  Dershuck  Gay 

«  Katherine  Veasey  Goodwin 

*  Alice  Trout  Hagan 

ft  Elizabeth  Trueheart  Harris 
«  Preston  Hodges  Hill 

*  Carolyn  Aubrey  Humphries 
Sarah  Strickland  Johnson 
Cathanne  Hardwick  Johnston 

«  Ann  Doar  Jones 
ft  Emily  Prtiitt  Jones 
ftjaclyn  Tappen  Kern 
ftjacquelin  Jacobs  Leffers 

*  June  Krebs  Liversage 
ft  Polly  Plummer  Mackie 
ftjulia  Easley  Mak 

«  Mary  Virginia  Grigsby  Mallett 

*  Sue  Corning  Mann 

ft  Marie  Musgrove  McCrone 
«  Caroline  Casey  McGehee 

*  Fredda  Duncombe  Millard 
ft  Mar>'  Booth  Parker 

«  Barbara  Sloan  Pearsall 

*  Catherine  Cox  Reynolds 
ft  Lindsay  Coon  Robinson 

Patricia  Davin  Robinson 
ft  Dorothy  Rouse-Bottom 
ft  Lucie  Wood  Saunders 

.Mice  Dulaney  Sheridan 
ft  Margaret  Lawrence  Simmons 
ft  Carter  Van  Deventer  Slatery 

*  Gratia  Boice  Smith 

ft  Margaret  Cromwell  Taliaferro 
ft  Margaret  Towers  Talman 
ftjean  Taylor 

Anne  Bush  Train 
ft  Zola  Garrison  Ware 

Mary-  Bryant  Watkms 

*  Julia  Baldwin  Waxter 

*  Mary  Stevens  Webb 

*  Ann  Eustis  Weimer 

*  Joyce  Smith  White 

ft  Joan  McCarthy  Whiteman 

Roselise  Holmes  Wilkinson 
ft  Nancy  Jones  Worcester 

1950 

Fund  .Agent  .Man  .Morris  Gamble 

Booth 

1995-96  Unrestricted 

Number  of  Donors:  62 

Pariicipation:  49% 

Dollars:  $17266 

ft  Ann  Belser  Asher 


Nancy  Thompson  Baker 
ft  Anne  McNeer  Blanken 
ft  Mary  Moms  Gamble  Booth 

Elizabeth  WTiite  Bradley 

*  Mary  Dame  Stubbs  Broad 
ft  Mary  Lanman  Brown 

ft  Anne  Estill  Campbell 

*  Lucy  Kreusler  Carey 
ftjane  Munneriyn  Carter 
ft  Anne  Peyton  Cooper 

*  Deborah  Freeman  Cooper 
Margaret  Murchison  Corse 

ft  Carolyn  Tynes  Cowan 

*  Gariand  Hunter  Davies 

*  Diana  Dent 

ft  Mary  Berkeley  Fergusson 

*  Sally  Bianchi  Foster 

ft  Caroline  Bailey  Fntzinger 
ft  Margaret  Lewis  Furse 

Genevieve  Hammel  Geer 
ft  Mary  Davis  Gettel 
ft  Elisabedi  Elmore  Gilleland 
ft  Ellen  Wilkerson  Given 
ft  Jo  Gulick  Grant 

Nancy  Franklin  Hall 
ft  Marilyn  Fisher  Hanford 
ft  Sarah  Easter  Henderson 
«  Ellen  Warner  Hudson 

Fanchon  Lewis  Jackson 
ft  Nanc7  Carter  Jewell 
«  Sally  Lane  Johnson 

Emma  Kyle  Kimpel 
ft  Elizabeth  Todd  Landen 

Margaret  Gee  Lawes 
ft  Dorothy  Wood  Letts 

*  Miriam  Wyse  Linsky 
ft  Virginia  Page  Love 

Nanc7  Drake  Haggard 
ft  Peachey  Lillard  Manning 
ft  Joan  Teetor  Marder 
ft  Elizabeth  Hutchens  McCaleb 

Joan  Livingston  McFall 

*  Louise  Moore 

ftjane  Tomlinson  Myhre' 

Allen  Dunnington  Ohrstrom 

Ann  Green  Pangels 

Patricia  Owens  Pums 

Yvonne  Worley  Randall 
ft  Edith  Brooke  Robertson 
ft  Virginia  Luscombe  Rogers 
«  Patricia  Halloran  Salvadori 
ft  Beverly  Benson  Seamans 
ft  Diane  Dietrich  Shepherd 
«  Lola  Steele  Shepherd 

Louise  Streeter  Smith 

*  Cora  Morningstar  Spiller 
«  Nancy  Storey  White 

«  Kay  Leroy  Wing 

ft  Susan  Tucker  Yankee 

Virginia  Mann  York 
ftjane  Lewis  Zollicoffer 

1951 

Fund  Agent:  .Ann  Sheldon  Taylor 

Reunion  Gifts  Co-Chairmen: 

Palncia  Barton,  Ann  Petesch 

Hazzard 

1995-96  Unrestricted 

Number  of  Donors:  76 

Participation:  72% 

Dollars:  $24,586.56 

Carolyn  Sample  Abshire 
ftjoan  Mottcr  Andersen 

Jean  Duerson  Bade 


54 


1995-96  HONOR  ROLL  OF  D0N0R5 


alumnae  giving  by  class 


Mar)'  Emery  Barnhlll 
Patricia  Barton 
Mona  Wilson  Beard 
Elisabeth  Brawner  Bingham 
Jean  Randolph  Bruns 

•  Grace  Crisler  Buchignani 
Marl  Parroit  Bullington 
Marie  Ironmonger  Bundy 

t  Rodes  Estill  Coleman 

Ruth  Clarkson  Costello 

Marjorie  Newell  Curlee 
ft  Joan  St.  John  Curlner 
» St.  Claire  Hayden  DWolf 

Francoise  Happe  De  Braconier 
»  Janet  Broman  Dingle 

Barbara  Birt  Dow 
»  Julie  Micou  Eastwood 
ft  Maty  Jane  Eriksen  Ertman 

Mary  Pease  Fleming 

*  Patricia  Lynas  Ford 

ft  Joanne  Williams  Eraser 
»  Caria  de  Creny  Freed 
ft  Patricia  Carlin  Friese 

Ann  Mounlcastle  Gamble 

Mai;garel  Works  Gibbs 
ft  Suzanne  Lockley  Glad 
ft  Lucy  Regester  Goode 
ft  Mar\'  French  Halliday 
ft  Ann  Petesch  Hazzard 
ft  Jean  Stapleton  Hellier 

Dorothy  Marks  Herbruck 
ft  Helen  Stanley  Hollifield 

Susan  Ostrander  Hood 
ft  Susan  Taylor  Hubbard 
ft  Louise  Coleman  Jones 

Margaret  Fitzsimons  Jones 

Joan  Kuehnle  Kaufman 

Georgia  Dreisbach  Kegley 
ft  Sue  Taylor  Lilley 
ft  Monna  Simpson  MacLellan 
ft  Katharine  Phinizy  Mackie 
ft  Martha  Staley  Marks 
ft  Joan  Widau  .Marshall 
ft  Eugenia  Ellis  Mason 
ft  Elizabeth  Cooke  McCann 

Ann  Van  Norden  McDuffie 

Ada  French  McWane 
ft  Ruth  Oddy  Meyer 
ft  Joan  Hess  Michel 
ft  Mary  Street  Montague 
ft  Jane  Moorefield 

Myrtle  Alston  Mott 
ft  Frances  Browder  Nibley 

Nancy  Butterivorth  Palmer 
ft  Ruth  Magee  Peterson 
ft  Mar\'  Kraus  Pierson 
ft  Audrey  Breitinger  Post 
ft  Nancy  Pesek  Rasenberger 
ft  Anna  Coolidge  Richardson 
»  Doris  Brody  Rosen 
ft  Margery  Davidson  Rucker 

Etta  Dick  Shuricy 
ft  Diane  Richmond  Simpson 
ft  Anne  Sinsheimer 
ft  Nedra  Greer  Stimpson 
ft  Ann  Sheldon  Taylor 
ft  Joan  Vail  Thorne 
ft  Ursula  Reimer  Van  Anda 

Naomi  Sirna  Waldstein 

Joan  Davis  Warren 
ft  Ann  Kilpatrick  Webster 
ft  Ashby  Jenkins  Willcox 

Rosalie  Barringer  VVornham 
»  Ann  Benet  Yellott 


1952 

Fund  Ageiil:  Aiiiii'  HiHifiliiiul  Kelsef 
1995-96  Unresmcted 
Number  of  Donors:  74 
Participation:  55% 
Dollars:  $17,887.17 
Marjorie  Le\'ine  Abrams 

*  Cynthia  Balch  Barns 

*  Josephine  Bierhaus  Barrow 

*  Clara  McDonald  Bass 
Barbara  Baker  Bird 
Pauline  Wells  Bolton 
Ruth  Edgerton  Buyer 

*  Grace  W^allace  Brown 
Carma  Lindsay  Burton 
Elizabeth  Wilder  Cady 
Mar)'  Miller  Carroll 
Donna  Robinson  Cart 
Jacqueline  Razook  Chamandy 

*  Jane  Mattas  Christian 
»  Nancy  Hamel  Clark 

*  Sally  Fishburn  Crockett 

*  Keir  Henley  Donaldson 

*  Anne  Forster  Dooley 
Mary  Marshall  Dyke 

*  Grace  DeLong  Einsel 
Haniet  Thayer  Elder 

*  Grace  Jones  Fishel 
sjoanne  O'Malley  Foster 
«  Cynthia  Fowie 

*  Barbara  McCullough  Gilbert 

*  Mary  Ford  Gilchnsl 

«  Donna  Reese  Godwin 

*  Laura  Radford  Goley 
Catherine  Yerkes  Grant 

«  Brigitte  Guttstadt 

*  Holly  Hillas  Hammonds 
Margaret  Nelson  Harding 
Nancy  Laemmel  Hanmann 
Cornelia  Dumas  Herff 

*  Mary  Barcus  Hunter 
Mary  Bailey  Izard 

*  Ginger  Dreyfus  Karren 

*  Martha  Legg  Katz 

*  Anne  Hoagland  KeLsey 
Carroll  Morgan  Legge 

*  Virginia  Sheaff  Liddel 
«  Betty  Mundy  Littrell 

Nancy  Morrow  Lovell 
«  Edith  Bell  Lyon 
*Jean  Caldwell  Marchant 

*  Suzanne  Bassewitz  Mentzinger 
*Joan  Sharpe  Metzinger 

*  Katharine  Shaw  Minton 

*  Leila  Booth  Morris 
Gertrude  Kelly  Morron 
Jane  Carter  Ogburn 
Catherine  Coxe  Page 

*  Mildred  O'Neal  Palmer 
Betty  Morris  Panott 

*  Joanne  Holbrook  Patton 

*  Louise  Kelly  Pumpelly 
*Joan  Stewart  R:mk 

Lynn  Mitchell  Riddick 

*  Peggy  Moore  Ripley 
Jane  Russo  Sheehan 

*  Susanna  Judd  Silcox 

*  Ann  Whittingham  Smith 
Frances  Street  Smith 

*  Chariotte  Snead  Stifel 
«  Louise  Warfield  Stump 

Mary  Kimball  Temple 


*  Patricia  Beach  Thompson 
*Jane  Roseberrj'  Tolleson 

Catherine  Kinnear  Train 
Carolyn  Black  Underwood 
Mary  Grafe  Warren 

*  Nancy  Trask  Wood 
Janis  Thomas  Zeanah 

1953 

Fund  Agcnl:  Anne  Elliott  Caskie 
1995-96  Unrestricted 
Number  of  Donors:  63 
Participation  53% 
Dollars:  $22,065 
w  Kathenne  Amsden 

*  Harriette  Hodges  Andrews 

*  Nancy  Bomar  Andrews 
Florence  Pye  Apy 

*  Eleanor  Johnson  Ashby 
Elizabeth  Moore  Baker 

«  Sallie  Gayle  Beck 

*  Janet  Martin  Birney 
Lisbeth  Gibson  Brooks 
Patsy  Phillips  Brown 
Lynne  Kervs'in  Byron 

ft  Anne  Elliott  Caskie 

*  Kirkland  Tucker  Clarkson 
Sallie  Wemple  Codman 
Ann  King  Dietrich 

*Jane  Yoe  Duggan 
Caroline  Miller  Ewing 
Martha  White  Feola 

*  Kalherine  Guerrant  Fields 
Dorothea  Fuller 

ft  Sara  Ironmonger  Greer 

«  Mary  Kimball  Grier 

«  Mary  Stagg  Hamblett 

ft  Dale  Hutter  Harris 
Janel  Widau  Harris 
Eli.sabeth  Wallace  Hartman 
Mar)  Ray  Hessler 

*  Ann  Leonard  Hodges 
ft  Virginia  Eariey  Holt 
ft  Nancy  Ord  Jackson 

ft  Martha  Black  Jordan 
ftjean  Felty  Kenny 
ft  Virginia  Timmons  Ludwick 
ft  Alice  Triick  McClements 
ft  Margaret  Graves  McClung 
ft  Nancy  McDonald 

Cynthia  Moorhead  McNair 
ft  Ann  Saunders  Miller 

Ruth  Courand  Miller 
ft  Jane  Dawson  Mudwilder 

Teresa  Wood  O'Daniel 
ft  Nan  O'Keeffe 
ft  Isabel  Grayson  Parish 
ft  Olivia  Cantey  Patton 
ft  June  Arata  Pickett 

Caroline  Moody  Roberts 

*  Josephine  Wells  Rodgcrs 
ft  Mary  Ann  Mellen  Root 

*  Nan  Locke  Rosa 

Mary  Alexander  Sherwood 
ftjane  Collins  Sjoberg 
Carolyn  Smith 

*  Anne  Green  Stone 
ft  Betty  Behlen  Stone 

ft  Catharine  Munds  Storek 
ft  Virginia  Hudson  Toone 
ft  Carol  Exnicios  Tucker 

Constance  Weriy  Wakelee 

Patricia  Tighe  Walden 


Jane  Westbrook 

Douglas  Phillips  Whiimarsh 

*  Edith  Norman  Wombwell 
«  Anne  Joyce  Wynian 

*  Jacqueline  Lowe  Young 

1954 

Fund  Agent  Faitb  Rahmer 

Croker 

1995-96  Unrestricted 

Number  of  Donors:  78 

Participation:  61% 

Dollars:  $22,749.19 

ft  Louise  Brandes  Abdullah 

ft  Betty  Orr  Atkinson 

Jeanne  Sioddart  Barends 
ft  Merrill  Llnderft'ood  Barringer 
ft  Mary  Bowns  Bell 
ftjoan  Potter  Bickel 
»  Margaret  Davison  Block' 
ft  Jo  Nelson  Booze 
ft  Beverly  Smith  Bragg 
»  Anne  Brooke 
ft  Shirley  Poulson  Broyles 
ft  Sarah  Bumbaugh 

*  Ann  Walsh  Cahouet 

*  Mary  Noble  Caperton 
Judith  Callin 

«  Nancy  Cornwall 

*  Faith  Rahmer  Croker 

ft  Barbara  Wilson  Daniel! 

«  Mary  Hitchcock  Davis 

ft  Barbara  Day 

ft  Ruth  Frye  Deaton 

ft  Margaret  Mohlman  Degler 

Page  Croyder  Diehl 
ft  Ann  Thomas  Donohue 

*  Elizabeth  Walker  Dykes 
Joan  Chamberiain  Engelsman 

ft  Mary  Roos  Eenn 
ft  Susan  Bassett  Finnegan 
ft  Mary  Ann  Robb  Freer 
ft  Caroline  Chobot  Garner 

Marion  Brice  Griffey 

Margaret  Van  Peenen  Grimes 
ft  Anne  Sheffield  Hale 
ft  Doreen  Booth  Hamilton 
ftjoy  Bennett  Hartshorn 
ft  Elizabeth  Carper  Hoffman 
ft  Barbara  Mathews  Holley 
ftjoan  Anson  Hurait 

Karen  Looker  Hyde 

*  Vicky  Toof  Johnson 
ft  Dallis  Johnson  Jones 
ft  Bruce  Watts  Knicke 
ft  Ann  Henr}-  Lake 

ft  Elisabeth  Helm  Lawson 
«  Page  Brydon  Leslie 
ftjean  Morris  Long 
ft  Jerry  Dreisbach  Ludeke 
«  Nanci  Hay  Mahoney 

*  Meri  Hodges  Major 

ft  Elinor  Vorj's  Matchneer 
ft  Eriend  Carilon  McCaffree 
ft  Louise  Aubrey  McFariand 
ft  Anne  Maury  Miller 

*  Nancy  Moody 

ft  Vaughan  Inge  Morrissette 
ft  Lamar  Ellis  Oglesby 
ft  Kay  McLiughlin  Patrick 

Frances  Reese  Peale 
ft  Anne  .Allen  Ptlugfelder 
ft  Sally  Gammon  Plummet 


*  Magdalen  -Andrews  Poff 

*  Margaret  Morris  Powell 
Mary  Barber  Read 
Katherine  Willcox  Reiland 

*  Margaret  Ewart  Riter 
ft  Anne  Davis  Roane 

*  Ann  Venable  Rogers 
Clara  Tretter  Rosegger 
Cynthia  Sinclair  Rutherford 

«  Margaret  Hobbs  Shaw 
ft  Margaret  Lotterhos  Smith 

Ruth  Sanders  Smith 
ft  Bette-Baron  Smith  Stamats 
ft  Margaret  Jones  Steuart 

Hattie  Hughes  Stone 
ft  Ann  Collins  Teachout 
ft  Ann  May  Via 

Barbara  Cha.se  Webber 
ftjane  Henley  Zahner 

1955 

Fund  Agent:  Audrey  Stoddard 
1995-96  Unrestricted 
Number  of  Donors:  61 
Participation:  52% 
Dollars:  $15,660.33 
Ethel  Green  Banta 
ft  Gail  Davidson  Bazzarre 
ft  Kalhryn  Beard 
ft  Patricia  McCIay  Boggs 
ft  Phyllis  Herndon  Brissenden 
ft  Catherine  Cage  Bams 
ft  Martha  Hedeman  Buckingham 

*  Susan  Haywatd  Collins 
ft  Sliiriey  Sulliff  Cooper 

Mary  Simpson  Daugette 
Elise  Wachenfeld  de  Papp 
Gary  Fox  Fisher 
ft  Isabel  Anderson  Fitzgerald 

*  Nathalie  Robertson  Fox 
ft  Carolyn  Cooper  Gales 
ft  Anne  Kilhy  Gilhuly 

Kathleen  Button  Ginn 

*  Nancy  Douthat  Goss 
Virginia  Chamblin  Greene 

*  Dianne  Verney  Greenway 
«  Constance  Hill  Hall 

*  Metta  Streit  Halla 
Jeanette  Kennedy  Hancock 

*  Lenora  Fiducia  Hartmann 

*  Barbara  Plamp  Hunt 

ft  Mary  McThcnia  lodice 
ft  Barbara  Garforth  Jackson 
«  Phyllis  Joyner 
ft  Rebecca  Faxon  Knowles 
ft  Diane  Hunt  Utwrence 

Anne  Williams  Manchester 

Petsy  Gautier  Mezey 
ft  Chariotte  Taylor  Miller 
ft  Sue  Liwton  Mobley 

*  Betty  Sanford  MoLster 
Denny  Williams  Moore 

ft  Chariotte  Orr  Mtxires 
ft  Lydia  Plamp  Mower 

*  Frederika  Merriman  Naylor 
ftjudy  Trevor  Nettles 

*  Patricia  Kilmer  Norris 

ft  Susanna  Bernard  Odence 
ft  Helen  Addington  Passano 

Renis  Siner  Paton 
ft  Lucretia  Crater  Pearse 

*  Donor  for  past  5  years 

*  Deceased 


1995-96  HONOR  ROLL  OF  DONORS 


55 


alumnae  giving  by  class 


*  Kathleen  Peeples  Pendleton 
Sue  Starkey  Ragland 

ft  Gretchen  Armstrong  Redmond 
«  Elizabeth  Miller  Sayler 

*  Frances  Bell  Shepherd 
Emily  Hunter  Slingluff 

ft  Audrey  Stoddard 

Barbara  Telfer  Thompson 
ft  Newell  Bryan  Tozzer 
ft  Margaret  West  Valentine 

Andrea  Wallace' 

Pamela  Compton  Ware 
ft  Jane  Feltus  Welch 
ftjane  Dildy  Williams 
ft  Emily  Coxe  Winburn 
ft  Camille  Williams  Yow 

1956 

Fund  Agent:  Ann  Stevens  Allen 
Reunion  Gifts  Chairman: 
Kathryn  Smith  Schaiier 
l99'>-96  Unrestricted 
,\'uml>er  of  Donors:  68 
Participation:  51% 
Dollars:  $14,257.51 

Ann  Greer  Adams 

Sally  Whitlier  Adams 

Ann  Stevens  Allen 
ft  Laura  Hailey  Bowen 

Pryde  Brown  Brown 
ft  Frances  Gilbert  Browne 
ft  Frances  Shannonhouse  Clardy 
ftjane  Black  Clark 

*  Barbara  Darnall  Clinton 

*  Louisa  Hunt  Coker 
Louise  Galleher  Coldwell 
Leona  Chang  Crozier 

ft  Susan  Clay  Disharoon 

Mary  Major  Duncan 

Bett\'  Early  Eberwine 
ft  Caroline  Robinson  Ellerbe 
ft  Nancie  Howe  Entenmann 
ft  Helen  Wolfe  Evans 

Martha  Field  Fite 
ft  Joan  Fisch  Gallivan 
ft  Ellen  Bordley  Gibbs 
«  Evelyn  Christison  Gregory 

Meredith  Smythe  Grider 
ft  Lottie  Lipscomb  Guttry 
ft  Mary  Ktx>nz  Gynn 
ft  Elizabeth  Meade  Hastings 

*  Anne  Willis  Hetlage 

*  Iris  Potteiger  Hinchman 
ft  Eve  Altsheler  Jay 

ft  Rose  Montgomery'  Johnston 
ft  Karen  Steinhardt  Kirkbride 

Ella-Prince  Trimmer  Knox 

Gwen  Hoffman  Lamb 
ft  Barbara  Bernhard  MacLea 
ft  Sally  Hyde  McMillin 

Catherine  Lotterhos  Mills 

*  Nancy  Ettinger  Minor 

*  Anne  Carroll  Mulholland 
ft  Helen  Turner  Murphy 

ft  Martha  Clay  Nichols 

ft  Mary  Tliornton  Oppenhimer 

Virginia  Echols  Orgain 

Norma  Davis  Owen 

Paula  Purse  Pointer 

Mary  Ann  Hicklin  Quarngesser 
ftjane  Eiser  Rather 
ft  Betty  Forbes  Rayburn 
ft  Barbara  Collis  Rodes 


Margaret  Ann  Rogers 
Ann  Train  Ross 

*  Gary'  Maxwell  Rousseau 
Kathryn  Smith  Schauer 

*  Janet  Monroe  Schumann 
Barbara  Bradshaw  Sedgwick 

*  Virginia  Nelson  Self 

*  Anne  Jacobson  Shramko 
Jane  Slack  Sigloh 

ft  Sarah  Garrison  Skidmore 
ft  Nanc7  Salisbury  Spencer 
ftjane  SU'eet  Steele 

*  Nancy  St.  Clair  Talley 
Leila  Thompson  Taratus 

ft  Sarah  Sharp  Taylor 

ft  Carolyn  Dickinson  Tynes 

Dorothy  Urner 

Mary  Pender  Warren 

*  Marguerite  Geer  Wellborn 
ftjoan  Broman  Wright 

Joyce  Lenz  Young 

1957 

Fund  Agent:  .Anne  Wilson  Rowe 
1995-96  Unrestricted 
Number  of  Donors:  72 
Participation:  55% 
Dollars:  S33.953.45 

Susan  Ragland  Abrahamson 

Judith  Ruffin  Anderson 
»  Carolyn  Scott  Arnold 
ft  Maqorie  Whitson  Aude 
ft  Nancy  Godwin  Baldwin 

Kay  Diane  Moore  Bowles 
ft  Sydney  Graham  Brady 
ft  Joanne  Raines  Brinkley 
ft  Mary  Landon  Smith  Brugh 
ft  Ruth  Ellen  Green  Calhoun 
ft  Elaine  Kimball  Carieton 

Louisa  Morton  Chute 
ft  Catharine  Spessard  Cooper 

Page  Phelps  Coulter 

Mary  Stoll  Cross 

Carol  Turner  Crosthwait 
ft  Nannette  McBurney  Crowdus 
ftjaquelin  Ambler  Cusick 

Margaret  Liebert  Dobbins 

*  Charlotte  Heuer  de  Serio 
ftjane  Campbell  Englert 

Janet  Pehl  Ettele 
ft  Suzanne  Gipson  Farnham 

Anne  Gwinn  Fox 
ftjane  Pinckney  Hanahan 
ft  Dorothy  Duncan  Hodges 
«  Betty  Folmar  Hunt 
ft  Margery  Scott  Johnson 
ftjoan  Law^son  Kuhns 
ft  Aileen  Lung 

ft  Mary  Anne  Van  Dervoon  Large 
ft  Nancy  Fink  Leeds 

Patricia  Lodewick 
ft  Katharine  Tilghman  Lowe 
«  Christine  Smith  Lowry 

Helene  Bauer  Magnjder 
ft  Joy  Peebles  Massie 

Stella  Moore  McClintock 
ft  Carter  Donnan  McDowell 
ft  Thelma  Houk  McGrory 
ft  Anne  Melton 
ft  Betty  Murden  Michelson 
ft  Mary  Webb  Miller 
ft  Carolyn  Westfall  Monger 
«  Natalie  Wittich  Morrow 


Jan  Armstrong  Neuenschwander 
ft  Sue  Roth  Olson 
ft  Barbara  Falge  Openshaw 

Virginia  Marks  Paget 
ft  Anna  Chao  Pai 
ft  Elaine  Newton  Peters 
ft  Eleanor  Johnson  Ponder 
ft  Averala  Paxlon  Poucher 
ft  Carroll  Weitzel  Rivers 
ft  Alice  Barnes  Robertson 

Diana  Robin 
ft  Emma  Matheson  Roe 
ft  Anne  Wilson  Rowe 

Enid  Winkelman  Sharpe 

Elaine  Steele  Shults 

*  Enid  Slack 

ft  Elynor  Neblett  Stephens 
Jane  Rather  Thiebaud 
Elizabeth  McMahan  Tolben 
Jane  Fitzgerald  Treherne-Thomas 
Elizabeth  Haskell  Vest 

ftjane  Best  Wehland 
Louise  Wallace  Wilemon 

ft  Mary  Anne  Wilson 

ft  Marguerite  McDaniel  Wood 

ft  Elizabeth  Wilson  Woodmff 

ft  Dagmar  Halmagyi  Yon 

1958 

Fund  .^ents:  Janet  Jones 
Citrrie.  Pegg}'  Fossett  Lodeesen 
1995-96  Unrestricted 
Number  of  Donors:  77 
Participation:  48% 
Dollars:  $18,658 

*  Sarah  Austen  Adams 

ft  Cecile  Dickson  Banner 

Susan  Davis  Briggs 
ft  Julia  Craig  Brooke 
ft  Marietta  Eggleston  Burleigh 
ft  Ethel  Ogden  Bura-ell 

Mary  Johnson  Campbell 
ft  Claire  Cannon  Christopher 
ft  Edith  Knapp  Clark 
ft  Alexandra  Carpenter  Cole 
ft  Marion  Thorington  Conover 

Elizabeth  Fairfield  Creighton 
ft  Betty  Sivalis  Davis 

*  Shiriey  McCallum  Davis 
Jean  Lindsay  de  Su-eel 

ft  Carolyn  Mclvor  Dews 
ft  Beatrice  Dodd 
ftjoan  Uimparter  Downs 
ft  Juliet  Tucker  Dudley 
ft  Ann  Plumb  Duke 
ft  Carol  McClave  Duncan 

Barbara  Elliott  Eddins 

Mary  Sample  Edmonds 

Ann  McCullough  Floyd 
»  Ruth  Mackie  Gabay 

Elizabeth  Worrell  Gallagher 

Elizabeth  Moore  Gardner 
ft  Linda  MacPherson  Gilbert 
ft  Nancy  Hawbaker  Gilbert 

Marsha  Taliaferro  Gillis 

*  Winborne  Leigh  Hamlin 
ft  Lynn  Prior  Harrington 
ftjoan  Cabaniss  Hamson 

*  Marian  Martin  Harrison 

ft  Susan  Calhoun  Heminway 
ft  Suzanne  Brown  Henry 

Floride  Buchanan  Heyward 
ft  Ina  Hamilton  Houck 


ftjane  Shipman  Kuntz 
ft  Linda  McGuire  Last 
ft  Judith  Graham  Lewis 
ft  Peggy  Fossett  Lodeesen 
ft  Cornelia  Long  Matson 

Olivia  Benedict  Maynard 
ftjoan  Baggs  McKenzie 
ft  Dorothy  Woods  McLeod 

Emma  Coggeshall  Nock 

Leitie  Huribert  North 
ft  MoUie  Archer  Payne 

Ruth  Carpenter  Pitts 

Sara  Gait  PoLard 
ft  Eleanor  Cam  Pope 

Stephanie  Butan  Profaci 

Celia  Loving  Richeson 

Annette  Tadow  Ritchie 

Mar)'  Lineberger  Roberts 
ft  Anne  Robinson 

Ruth  Frame  Salzberg 
ft  Betty  Phillips  Sanford 

Dorothy  Wyan  Shields 

Elizabeth  Gallo  Skladal 

Helen  Burken  Stevens 

Elizabeth  Smith  Stone 
ft  Valena  Parker  Storms 
ft  Mary  Lane  Bryan  Sullivan 

Mary  Taylor  Swing 

BeLsy  Robinson  Taylor 

Sue  Rosson  TeimI 
ft  Eleanor  St.  Clair  Thorp 
ft  Patronella  Sykes  Treadwell 
ft  Patricia  Williams  Twohy 

Kenan  Myers  Van  Vranken 
« Jane  O.xner  Waring 
ft  Langhorne  Tuller  Webster 

Elizabeth  Kemper  Wharton 

Louise  Dunham  Williams 

Elizabetlr  McCutchen  Williams 

Dana  Dewey  Woody 

1959 

Fund  Agents:  Ann  Young  Bloom. 
Courtney  Gibson  Pelley. 
Elizabeth  Smith  White 
1995-96  Unrestricted 
Number  of  Donors:  79 
Participation:  55% 
Dollars:  $19,975.07 
ftjana  Bekins  Anderson 

Mary  Handy  Ballentine 
ft  Karen  Herschbach  Bates 
ft  Ann  Young  Bloom 
ft  Barbara  Sampson  Borsch 
ft  Alice  Gary  Farmer  Brown 
ft  Julia  Watts  Buchanan 

Kathleen  Matlier  Bulgin 
ft  Elisabeth  Chambers  Burgess 
ft  Patricia  Chandler  Burns 
ft  Ethel  Bniner  Campbell 

Mary  Cooke  Carle 
ft  Martha  Burnet  Carlisle 

Rew  Price  Carne 

*  Elsie  Prichard  Carter 
Judidi  Sodey  Chalmers 

*  Virginia  Nassib  Collett 
ft  Margaret  Cook 

ft  Virginia  Ramsey  Crawford 
Betsy  Salisbury  Creekmore 

ft  Sally  Dobson  Danforth 

ft  Mar)-  Boyd  Davis 
Beveriey  Birchfield  Derian 

ft  Elizabeth  Space  Dunn 


Luc7  Frost  Dunning 
ft  Tabb  Thornton  Farinholt 

Susan  Perry  Farmer 
ft  Cathenne  Watien  Flemings 
ft  Lmda  Knickerbocker  Ford 

Gay  Hart  Gaines 

Jane  Wheeler  Garcia 

Patricia  Frawley  Gates 

Susan  Anne  Glass 
ft  Rachel  Bok  Goldman 

Cathenne  Frowery  Greer 
ft  Ann  Pegram  Harris 
ft  Ann  Hearin 

Mary  Payne  Hester 

Evelyn  Moore  Horton 
ft  Anne  Wimbish  Kasanin 
ft  Carol  TurnbuU  Kidd 
ft  Snowdon  Durham  Kisner 
ft  Virginia  MacKethan  Kitchin 
ft  Cornelia  Fitzgerald  Lange 

Jane  Kroegar  Larimore 

Judy  Nevins  LeHardy 
ft  Lucia  Woods  Lindley 
ft  Elizabeth  Johnston  Lip,scomh 
ft  Elizabeth  Meyerink  Lord 

Valerie  Stoddard  Loring 
ft  Sandra  Maddox 
ft  Dorothy  Ulf  Mayer 

Sallie  Armfield  McMillion 
ftjane  Jamison  Messer 
ft  .Martha  Bulkley  G'Bnen 
ft  Courtney  Gibson  Pelley 
ft  Elizabeth  Brawner  Pittman 

Sally  Hale  Riggs 
ft  Susan  Hight  Rountree 
ft  Menweather  Hagerti'  Rumrill 
ft  Judith  Welton  Sargent 
ft  Sarah  Mayfield  Schreiner 

Prudence  Sandifer  Scott 

Vivian  Buder  Scott 

Elizabeth  Duke  Seaman 

.Mary  Todd  Singh 
*  Sara  Beatlie  Sinkler 

Joann  Derrickson  Slights 
ft  Catherine  Brownlee  Smeltzer 

Karen  McKenzie  Smith 

Gertrude  Jackson  Smither 
ft  Diane  Doscher  Spurdle 
ft  Jacqueline  Hekma  Stone 
ft  Patricia  Davis  Sutker 
ft  Joanne  Bossert  Thompson 

Pauicia  Coxe  Ware 

Cay  Ramey  Weinier 
ft  Elizabeth  Smitli  White 
ft  Elizabeth  Colwill  Wiegers 
ft  Lizoia  Miller  Yonce 

1960 

Fund  Agents:  Margot  McKee, 
Page  .McFall  Ziehold 
1995-96  Unrestricted 
Number  of  Donors:  74 
Participation:  51% 
Dollars:  $30. 757.50 
ft  Mary  Dohs  Acey 
ft  Judy  Barnes  .\gnew' 
ft  Susan  Galleher  .^skew 
ft  Clare  Newman  Blanchard 
ft  Mollie  McDonald  Brasfield 

Ann  Smith  Bret.scher 
«  Nina  Wilkerson  Bugg 
ft  Isabel  Ware  Burch 

Annie-Laurie  Martin  Cariton 


56 


1995-96  HONOR  ROLL  OF  DONORS 


alumnae  giving  by  class 


Marydee  Wimhish  Chalfani 

*  Anne  Rienecke  Clarke 

*  Elizabeth  Quaile  Clement 

*  Jane  Ellis  Covington 
Lee  Cullum 

Barbara  Beam  Denison 
Diana  Muldaur  Dozier 

*  Kathy  Knox  Ennis 

*  Suzanne  St)'er  Ericksen 
Nancy  Cornell  Esposito 
Maydelle  Foster  Fason 
Lucy  Martin  Gianino 
Linda  Sims  Grady 

«  Keating  Griffiss 

*  Anita  Pen-in  Grymes 

*  Barbara  Murphy  Hale 

*  Dorothy  Grant  Halmstad 
Betty  Foisylh  Harris 

*  Janet  Maynard  Henderson 
Adrianne  Massie  Hill 
Theodora  Hill 

Renate  Weickert  HLXon 

*  Anne  Gatling  Honey 
sjane  Haldeman  Hope 

Elizabeth  Meade  Howard 
Margaret  Kistler  Jackson 
Gaye  Gardner  Jacob 

*  Mary  Claiborne  Johnston 
Judith  Cowen  Jones 

«  Ellen  Nichols  Jump 
Gwen  Speel  Kaplan 

*  Dorothy  Barnwell  Kemson 
Barbara  BuUis  LaFayette 
Jane  Riddle  Lincaster 
Ann  Crowell  Lemmon 

*  Gail  Lloyd 

*  Deborah  Lane  Lyon 

*  Louise  Jenkins  Maybank 
Kathryn  Mendelson  McDonald 

*  Marjorie  McGraw  McDonald 
Margot  McKee 

*  Rebecca  Towill  McNair 
«  Norma  Patteson  Mills 

Margaret  Cook  Montgomery 

*  Barbara  Bowen  Moore 
Harriet  Hurley  Nelson 
Carol  Barnard  Ottenberg 

*  Barbara  Bell  Peterson 

*  Patricia  Powell  Pusey 

*  Carolyn  King  Ratcliffe 
Ellen  Pringle  Read 
Robin  Ould  Rentsch 
Louise  Winslett  Richardson 

*  Mary  Laird  Silvia 

*  Susan  Hendricks  Slayman 

*  Elizabeth  Shwab  Stephen 
Jean  Morris  Stevenson 

«  Grace  Sutlle 

*  Alice  Jones  Torbett 

*  Sarah  Underbill  Viault 
*Jane  Tatman  Walker 

*  Lura  Coleman  Wampler 
Winifred  Ward 
Suzanne  Rcilz  Weinstein 

«  Dorothy  Westby 

*  Page  McFall  Ziebold 

1961 

Fund A^ffils  Julie  OWt'll 
Arnheim.  Fuilh  Bullis  Sebring 
Rintnkm  Gifts  Co-Chairmen: 
Callx'ivie  Calclii'ell  Citbaniss. 
\X'i}iifivd  Storey  Daris 
1995-96  Viireslhcled 
Number  of  Donors:  SI 


Participation:  51% 
Dollars:  $53,638.10 

*  Margaret  Storey  Abernathy 
Susan  Applegale  Ansell 
Julie  O'Neil  Arnheim 

*  Simone  Aubry 

*  Suzanne  Seaman  Berry 
Annabel  Pagan  Blakey 

*  Louise  Cobb  Boggs 
Marjorie  Hill  Bradford 

»  Elizabeth  Bulkley  Bradley 
Judith  Haskell  Brewer 

*  Anne  Worboys  Buske 

*  Catherine  Caldwell  Cabaniss 

*  Margaret  Wadman  Cafasso 

*  Anne  Babson  Carter 
Julia  Johnson  Chapin 

»  Lucy  Canary  Church 

*  Lynn  Adams  Clark 

*  Dale  Cooper 

Diane  Stevens  Creedon 

*  Judith  Harris  Cutting 
Mary  Kennedy  Daly 

*  Holly  Chaikowski  Davis 
Judith  Rohrer  Davis 

*  Winifred  Storey  Davis 
Celia  Williams  Dunn 
Margaret  McCall  Engelhardt 

*  Stuart  Bohannon  Evans 
*Janna  Staley  Fitzgerald 

*  Marion  Lucas  Fleming 

*  Barbara  Childrey  Fowler 

*  Marion  Moltz  Funkhouser 
Ann  Sinwell  Gabor 
Suzanne  Taylor  Gouyer 

«  Marie  Pickering  Grose 
Margaret  Whyte  Gutherz 
Nancy  Hall 

*  Jeanne  Bounds  Hamilton 
Jane  Hatcher 

*  Louise  Chapman  Hoffman 

*  Linda  Mc.Anhur  Hollis 
Maria  Garnett  Hood 
Elizabeth  Pease  Hopkins 

*  Marybelle  lliff 

Susie  Venable  Jamison 
Sallie  Small  Johnson 
Anne  Smith  Jones 
Susan  Decker  Keith 

*  Anne  Rogers  Killefer 
Jane  Garst  Lewis 

«  Anne  Cone  Liptzin 
»  Sara  Finnegan  Lycett 

*  Nancy  Coppedge  Lynn 
Barbara  Stanford  Mason 

*  Carolyn  Foster  Meredith 

*  Nell  Morlidge 
Laura  Conway  Nason 
Francisca  Brackenridge  Neumann 
Lucy  Israel  Oliver 

Ann  Prichard  Pace 
Mary  Owens  Parkinson 
Beveriy  Avers  Peck 
«  Chloe  Lansdale  Pilard 
Paige  Wilkerson  Pniitt 
Lucy  Giles  Richey 
Mary  Cosby  Rinehart 
Georgina  Tebrock  Ritchie 
Dicksie  Waterhouse  Sandifer 

*  Dorothy  Haskell  Sarris 
Elizabeth  Hutchins  Sharland 

*  Sheila  Haskell  Smith 

*  Caroline  Birdsall  Sory 

*  Patti  Birge  Spivey 

*  Sally  Hamilton  Slauh 


«  Virginia  Lutz  Stephen 

*  Janet  Cook  Stephens 
Marta  Tucker  Stover 

*  Mildred  Newman  Thayer 
a  Jane  Arensberg  Thompson 

*  Judith  Atkins  Wall 

*  Patricia  Anderson  Warren 

*  Emily  Whaley  Whipple 

*  Mary  Denny  Scott  Wray 

1962 

Fund  Agent:  Patsey  Carney 

Reed 

1995-96  Vnrestricted 

Number  of  Donors:  68 

Participation:  44% 

Dollars:  S16.231.33 

*  Anne  Ellice  Adam 
Juliette  Anthony 
Kyoko  Ohara  Asakawa 

*  Gray  Baird 

*  Ann  Ritchey  Baaich 

*  Mary  Brush  Bass 
Evelyn  Pnngle  Boyd 
Judith  Hartwell  Brooks 
Mary  Altgelt  Campbell 

*  Bettye  Thomas  Chambers 
*Jocelyn  Palmer  Connors 

*  Alice  Warner  Donaghy 

*  Loti  Kennedy  Dunn 

*  Frances  Eariy 

*  Barbara  Ross  Goode 
Anne  Carter  Lee  Gravely 
Mary  Shine  Gregg 
Barbara  Sublett  Guthery 

*  Mar)'  Hannah 

*  Adele  Vogel  Harrell 

« .\nne  Johnson  Henderson 

*  Margaret  Pulis  Herrick 

*  Margaret  Innes 
Molly  Hanis  Jordan 

*  Nancy  Hudler  Keuffel 

*  Margaret  Johnson  Laney 
Willie  Newbury  Lansing 
Reyhan  Tansal  Larimer 
Laura  Connerat  Lawlon 

*  Mary  Steketee  MacDonald 
Brooke  Hamilton  MacFCinnon 
Linda  Emery  Miller 
Katharine  Crommelin  Milton 

*  Miriam  Molander  Moss 

*  Katherine  Carter  Nelson 
Toiise  Gathings  Norwood 

*Jean  Gantt  Nuzum 

*  Mary  Jane  Schroder  Oliver 

*  Elizabeth  Farmer  Owen 
Linda  Byrd  Powell 

*  Elizabeth  Gate  Pringle 
Leslie  Heye  Quarrier 

*  Mary  Belle  Scott  Ranch 

*  Patsey  Carney  Reed 
Joyce  Dibiase  Reilly 

*  Catherine  Grinnan  Ritter 
Fernanda  Castelli  Sammis 
Helen  Pogue  Sanders 

*  Anne  Parker  Schmalz 
Jane  Roulston  Schottker 

*  Cornelia  Harrison  Scribner 
«  Julia  Shields 

*  Martha  Baum  Sikes 

*  Gracia  Walker  Slater 
Virginia  Borah  Slaughter 

«  Adel  Shinberger  Smith 

*  Alice  Allen  Smyth 


*  Virginia  Sortor-Sumner 
«  Ann  Percy  Stroud 

*  Ann  Anderson  Stuckey 

*  Anne  Allen  Symonds 
Douglas  Dockery  Thomas 
Ray  Henley  Thompson 

«  Maria  Carozza  Volpe 
Elizabeth  Fleet  Wallace 
Carol  Davis  Wells 
Mina  Walker  Wood 

1963 

Fund  Agent:  Nancy  Dixon 

Brown 

1995-96  Unrestricted 

Number  of  Donors:  87 

Participation:  S2% 

DoUars:  $25,330.54 

w  Su.san  .Mexander 

ajean  Meyer  Aloe 

«  Joan  Johnston  Ambrose 

*Jane  Yardley  Amos 

*  Lucy  Otis  Ander.son 

*  Lea  Osborne  Angell 

*  Barbara  Rockefeller  Bartlett 
Jean  Young  Behan 

*  Melissa  Lohr  Berge 
Lynn  Carol  Blau 

*  Harriet  McCormick  Bobbitt 
»  Anne  Carter  Brothers 

*  Laura  Lee  Brown 
Nancy  Dixon  Brown 
Linda  Reierson  Burchard 
Sharon  Fitzgerald  Burchard 

ft  Suzanne  Jones  Cansler 

*  Betty  Noland  Caravati 

*  Elizabeth  Stanly  Gates 
Catherine  Dillingham  Caveriy 
Martha  Sweet  Colangelo 
Katharine  Blackford  Collins 

*  Christine  Strous  Conner 
«  Mary  McClure  Conway 

*  Paula  Wirtzman  Craighill 
Martha  Kirchheimer  Culbreth 
Laurinda  King  deBeck 

Lucy  Boyd  Lemon  Edmunds 

*  Anne  Wrightson  Efird 

«  Sue  Wakeman  Farquhar 

*  Anne  Pinckney  Gay 
Cynthia  Livingstone  Gihert 
Jane  Goodridge 

*  Mary  Groetzinger  Heard 
Sarah  Battle  Hitch  Hill 

«  Margaret  Millender  Holmes 
Harriet  Ree.se  Jensen 

*  Mar)'  Fontaine  Keown 
Janet  Clark  Knudsen 

«  Janet  Hiestand  Koller 

*  Kate  Myer  Ledbetter 
Dearing  Ward  Lewis 
Elizabeth  Randolph  Lewis 
Rachel  McHugh  Lilly 

*  Julia  Fort  Lowe 

*  Mary  Stollenwerck  Lynch 

*  Frances  Graham  Macllwinen 

*  Meta  Bond  Magevney 
Lucetta  Gardner  Mannion 

*  McNair  Currie  Ma.xwell 

*  Elizabeth  Parker  McCoU 
«  Nancy  McDowell 

Mary  Trabue  Meyer 

«  Barbara  Yocom  Miller 

Virginia  Corwin  Millo 

*  Virginia  Gates  Mitchell 


*  Julia  Arnold  Morey 
Judy  Gutches  Needham 

*Joan  Newhall 
Nancy  NLx-Karnakis 
Sarah  Whitener  O'Connor 

*  Leila  Kucewicz  Parham 
Kathleen  Caldwell  Patten 

*  Carolyn  Clark  Pegg 

*  Kathryn  Spencer  Pixley 
Ann  Benson  Reece 
Anne  Leavell  Reynolds 

*  Olive  Wilson  Robinson 
Cecil  Collins  Scanlan 

*  Mary  Lou  Morton  Seilheimer 
Rebecca  Patton  Shepard 

*  Anne  Smith  Simet 

«  Allison  Stemmons  Simon 
Cynthia  Hubard  Spangler 

*  Sally  Strain 

«  Prtidence  Gay  Stuhr 
Katherine  Haskell  Subramanian 

*  Judith  Johnson  Varn 

*  Virginia  Joachim  Wade 
«  Barbara  Noojin  Walthall 

Barbara  Sullivan  Wanamaker 

*  Jessica  Bemis  Ward 

*  Christine  Devol  Wardlow 

*  Patricia  Calkins  Wilder 
Sallie  Y'on  Williams 

*  Kein  Matheson  Wood 

*  Nancy  Wood 
Kathleen  Harris  Wray 
Anne  Kendig  Young 

1964 

Fund  Agent:  Susan  Glasgow 

Brown 

1995-96  Unrestricted 

Number  of  Donors:  87 

Participation:  52% 

Dollars:  $31,508.75 

*  Elizabeth  McGuire  Appel 
Margaret  Aurand 

*  Pamela  Larson  Baldwin 
Brenda  Bareika 

Joan  Moore  Biddle 

*  Mary  Green  Borg 

«  Rosamond  Sample  Brown 

*  Susan  Glasgow  Brown 
«  Nina  Sledge  Burke 

Lee  Huston  Carroll 

*  Kate-Roy  Massie  Christian 

*  Barbara  Little  Chuko 
Rape  Mercur  Cleveland 

*  Mary  Duer  Colen 

*  Sheila  Carroll  Cooprider 
Susan  Bronson  Croft 
Margaret  Reeder  Crosbie 
Lynne  Smith  Crow 

*  Emily  Ward  Gulp 
Diana  Davis 
Virginia  deBuys 
Tria  Pell  Dove 

«  Helen  Dunn 

«  Mar)'  Evans  Edwards 

*  .Anne  Pniitt  Everett 
Ann  Sims  Fauber 
Nancy  Banfield  Feher 

«  Margery  Fleigh 
Ciail  Sims  Furniss 

*  Virginia  Del  Greco  Galgano 

*  Donor  for  past  5  years 
'   Deceased 


1995-96  HONOR  ROLL  OF  DONORS 


57 


alumnae  giving  by  class 


*  Nancy  Gillies 
Anne  Evans  Gorry 

*  Nancy  Hall  Green 
Katherine  Griffilh 

*  Margaret  Thouron  Harrell 
Martha  Matlern  Har\'ey 

«  Diane  Hatch 

*  Anne  Day  Herrmann 
Susan  Thorndike  Hunt 

*  Dona  Van  Ar^idale  Jones 
Jillian  Cody  Jones 

*  Donna  Pearson  Josey 

*  Anna  Piatt  Kemper 
Sarah  Strother  King 

«Jo  Ann  Soderqiiist  Kramer 

*  Nancy  Newell  Lennon 

«  Lynda  Overly  Lcvengood 
Joan  Hulley  Liverman 
Catherine  Lynn 
Susan  Deasy  Maguire 
Susan  Jahn  Mancini 
Martha  Benn  Martin 

«  Elizabeth  Matheson 
Allison  Jennings  McCance 

*  Frances  Mallory  Meyers 
«  Mary  Fitzhugh  Miller 

*  Alice  MacKroth  Minassian 
Mary  Payne  Morton 

*  Carol  Lowdon  Mullis 
Dagmar  Sloll  Murphy 

«  Bettina  Patterson  Murray 
Katherine  Johnston  Myatt 

*  Mary  Johnson  Nelson 

*  Grace  Mary  Garry  Oates 
Elisabeth  Scott  Porter 
Anne  Litle  Poulet 

*  Gail  Anderson  Ramey 
Bettie  Arnold  Reed 

«  Lynne  Riley-Coleman 

*  Barbara  Burns  Roper 

«  Christie  Calder  Salomon 
«  Dorothy  Nonis  Schipper 
Elizabeth  Kopper  Schollaert 

*  Betty  Cariton  Schroeder 

*  Harriet  Houston  Shaffer 

*  Katharine  Carberry  Siemsen 

*  Susanne  Williams  Snead 

*  Judith  Dunn  Spangenherg 
Anne  Stanley 

Alice  Fales  Stewart 

*  Carol  Eckman  Taylor 

*  Penelope  Wnter  Theis 

*  Caroline  Keller  Theus 
«  Gail  Rothrock  Trozzo 

*  Kathleen  Stevenson  Turner 

*  Carolyn  Peyton  Walker 
*Jane  Bradley  Wheeler 
«  Hedi  Haug  White 

Pamela  Hellmuth  Wiegandt 

1965 

Fund  Agent:  Brenda 
Muhlinghaiis  Burger 
1995-96  Unrestricted 
NumfKr  of  Donors:  72 
Participation:  42% 
Dollars:  $18385  51 
Julie  Bearden  Adams 

*  Beveriey  Sharp  Amberg 
Augusta  Marshall  Andrews 
Mona  Thornhill  Armistead 
Betty  Boswell  Athey 

*  Nancy  Moog  Aubrecht 


Abby  Starke  Baird 

*  Brenda  Muhlinghaus  Barger 
«  Vicky  Thoma  Barrette 

*  Judith  Howe  Behn 
*Joan  Clinchy  Blood 

Sarah  Porter  Boehmler 
Maiy  Blair  Both 
Beatrice  Totten  Britton 

*  Margaret  Cuthbert  Broaddus 

*  Luriine  Tolbert  Buppen 
Anne  Butler 

Jean  Shaw  Byrne 

*  Eugenia  Dickey  Caldwell 
Margaret  Rand  Chapman 

*  Sharon  Bradford  Chrislhilf 
«  Katherine  Wood  Clarke 

Foy  Roberson  Cooley 
*Jean  Inge  Cox 

*  Alice  Dodd 

Patricia  Markle  Dresden 

*  Carole  Dudley 
Irene  Parker  Flowers 

«  Alice  Mighell  Foster 
Fairfax  MacRae  Gouldin 
Mary  Sutheriand  Gwinn 
Pryor  Hale 

*  Juliet  Young  Hancock 
Elizabeth  Sutton  Healy 

«  Linda  Schwaab  Hodges 
Mar)'  Benoit  Hoover 

*  Sarah  McCrady  Hubbard 
Pegg)'  Jones 

Mar;'  Pederson  Kyger 
Elizabeth  Hanger  Luther 
ft  Anne  MacClinlock 

*  Brooke  Patterson  Mahlstedt 
»  Haniet  Wall  Martin 

*  Nanq'  Moss  McDaniel 

*  Harriotte  Dodson  McDannald 
Jean  Murray  McDermid 

*  Mary  K.  Lee  McDonald 

*  Susan  Strong  McDonald 
ft  Aline  Rex  McEvoy 

*  Evelyn  Graham  Mdnnis 
Jean  Mcintosh 

ft  Joan  Messenger  Merchan 

Susan  Fedeler  Mills 
ft  Alice  Perry  Park 

Carol  Cole  Pelzer 
ft  Laura  Haskell  Phinizy 
ft  Miibrey  Sebring  Raney 

Whitney  Jester  Ranstrom 

*  Marguerite  Morgan  Reynolds 
ft  Carol  Reifsnyder  Rhoads 

ft  Alice  Haywood  Robbins 
ft  Traylor  Rucker 
«  Magdalena  Salvesen 

*  Belle  Williams  Smith 
«  Emily  Pleasants  Smith 
«  Saralyn  Mc.\fee  Smith 

Elaine  Horton  Snook 
ft  Jane  Hamill  Sommer 

Elvira  McMillan  Tate 
ft  Kathleen  WaLson  Taylor 

Payson  Jeter  Tilden 

*  Cynthia  Topping 

ft  Katharine  Weinrich  Van  Geel 
ft  Anne  English  Wardwell 


1966 

Fund  Agent:  Miinlru  Qinilmint 
Morris 

Reunion  Gifts  Chairman: 
Nancy  Conkle  Swann 
1995-96  Unrestricted 
Number  of  Donors:  90 
Participation:  47% 
Dollars:  SJ0.095 

PeaH  Riggan  Adamson 

Susan  Wilson  Ashcom 

Linda  Wallace  Bailey 

*  Mary  Trombly  Bailey 
Susan  Brown  Barry 
Lucinda  Michel  Blakely 
Cynthia  Craig  Bliss 
Betty  Booker 
Margaret  Rogers  Brown 
Evelyn  Day  Butler 

ft  Virginia  Lee  Butters 
Lin  Campbell 

*  Sarah  Van  Winkle  Campbell 
ft  Georgia  Graham  Carroll 

ft  Bonnie  Cord 

Anna  Bartel  Cox 

Anne  Frothingham  Cross 

Anne  Mason  Curti 

Robin  Cutler 

Clare  Loyd  Davison 

Eleanor  Griggs  Diemar 

Susan  Suddulh  Dodson 

Susan  Page  Driver 

Patricia  Thornhill  Edwards 
ft  Mary  Anne  Calhoun  Farmer 
ft  Laura  Penick  Felt 

Sarah  Kalber  Fiedler 
ft  Mary-Fleming  Willis  Finlay 
«  Frances  Butt  Fisher 
ft  Judy  Mundy  Fowler 

Sheila  Nolan  Fuller 

Penn  Willets  Fullerton 
ft  Natalie  Roberts  Funk 

Judy  Wilson  Grant 

Gail  Harrison  Gregson 

Josephine  Moore  Griffin 

Nadian  Finch  Hampton 

Lois  Streett  Hanirick 

Katie  Pritchett  Harris 

Sandra  Hatten  Hartwell 
ft  Susan  Moseley  Helm 

Sally  Thomas  Hoffman 

Grace  Butler  Johnson 

Keenan  Colton  Kelsey 
ft  Muriel  Wikswo  Lambert 
«  Mar)'  Behnke  Larsen 

Mary  Entwistle  Limbert 
ft  Marcia  Pace  Lindstrom 

*  Julie  Whitehurst  MacKinlay 
ft  Eleanor  Gilmore  Massie 

ft  Kathr\n  Carroll  Mathewson 
«  Sarah  Dean  McGill 

Dorothea  Campbell  McMillan 
ft  Lee  Mackubin  Miller 
ft  Marilyn  Garabrant  Morris 

Susan  Parker  Monison 
«  Makanah  Dunham  Morriss 

Marguerite  McKee  Moss 

Margaret  Gillmer  Myers 
ftjane  Nelson 

Marsha  Dumas  O'Connor 
»  Katharine  Mockett  Oberteuffer 
♦Josephine  Noland  Old 

Viola  Graveure  Patek 

Deborah  Haslam  Peniston 


Andrea  Pearson  Pennington 

Greta  Brown  Peters 
ft  Sarah  Raney  Pinckney 

Ann  Kerr  Preaus 

Nancy  Bullard  Reed 

Patricia  Martin  Rodier-Kern 

Victoria  Nalle  Rowland 
ft  Diana  Simrell  Savory 

Abby  Patterson  Shultis 
ft  Penelope  Steketee  Sidor 
ft  Eileen  Hodges  Small 

Ltura  Saunders  Spratley 
ftjeannine  Corbett  Squires 
ft  Annie  Ward  Stern 
ft  Courtney  Stevenson 
ft  Harriette  Horsey  Swrges 

*  Nancy  Conkle  Swann 

ft  Martha  Madden  Swanson 
Katharine  Baker  Sydnor 
ft  Alice  Spruance  Talbot 
ft  Eleanor  Thomson 

*  Sidney  Turner 

ft  Victoria  Chainski  Verify 
Anne  Nenlon  Walther 
Courtenay  Sands  Wilson 
Mary  Gordon  Winn 
Donna  Martin  Zahorik 

1967 

Fund  Agents:  Sally  Tuedell  Biigley. 
Susan  Sumneis  Alloway 
1995-96  Unrestricted 
Xumher  of  Donors:  86 
Panicipation:  45% 
Dolkiis:  $11.63232 
«  Elizabeth  Kurtz  Argo 
ft  Sally  Twedell  Bagley 
ft  Victoria  Baker 
ft  Mary  DLxson  Baldwin 
Gretchen  Bullard  Barber 

*  Carroll  Randolph  Barr 

ft  Mary-Baird  Shinberger  Bell 

Joan  Breier  Brodsky 

Margaret  Dortch  Brooks 
ft  Peggy  Kennedy  Brown 
ft  Sara  Brv'dges 
ft  Katharine  Barnhardt  Chase 

Ellen  Kelley  Cinq-Mars 
ft  Margina  Dunlap  Cogswell 

Gail  Robins  Constantine 

Paula  Ayotte  Corwin 

Mary  King  Craddock 
ft  Eleanor  Crossley 
ft  Diane  Dalton 

*  Direxa  Dick  Dearie 

ft  Martha  Meehan  Elgar 
ft  Linda  Fite 
Margaret  Handly  Fitzgerald 

*  Susan  Soriero  Galbreath 
Lynn  Frazier  Gas 

ft  Toni  Naren  Gates 
ftjill  Berguido  Gill 

Dixie  Thompson  Hanes 
ft  Martha  Mitchell  Hartzog 
ft  Maria  Wiglesworth  Hemmings 
ft  Charlotte  Hoskins  Herbert 
ft  Patricia  Neithold  Hertzberg 
ft  Kathryn  Trogdon  Hightower 

Grace  Gould  Hohbs 
ft  Sarah  Haskell  Hulcher 
ft  Hallam  Hurt 
ft  Margaret  Williams  Hun 
ft  Victoria  Jones 


*  Barbara  Tillman  Kelley 
ft  Pamela  Ford  Kelley 

Adele  Laslie  Kellman 

ft  Margaret  Waters  Keriakos 
Dorothy  Dana  King 
PnsciUa  Blackstock  Kurz 
Diane  Mann  Lankford 
NancT  Dew  Lathrop 

ft  Pamela  Sullivan  Livingston 
Marion  MacR;ie 
Judith  Powell  Martin 

ft  Mary-Ellen  Martin 
Judy  Addison  Mayberry 
Janie  WiUingham  McNabb 

ft  Mary  Gillespie  Monroe 
Elizabeth  Braden  Moody 
Elizabeth  Glaser  Morchower 
Lucille  Orr  Morrison 
Margaret  Moran  Morrow 

ft  Marion  Harvey  Morton 
Carole  Munn 

*  Mellie  Hickey  Nelson 

ft  Lindsay  Smith  Newsom 

*  Britton  Hassell  Nielsen 

ft  Kristin  .\mundson  Ogley 

*  Bonnie  Blew  Pierie 
Andria  Calhoun  Plonka 

ft  Pamela  Pryor 

Sue  Reineke 
ft  Page  Munroe  Renger 

Elizabedi  Gawthrop  Riely 
»  Nancy  Pendergrass  Scott 
ft  Elizabeth  Brown  Sebren 

Rose  Smith  Sharp 

Virginia  Yelverton  Showalter 

Gracey  Stoddard  Sloterbeck 

Hallie  Darby  Smith 

Judith  Bensen  Stigle 
ft  Lynn  Gullett  Strazzini 
ft  Marie  Sushka 

Madeleine  Long  Tellekamp 

*  Melissa  Sanders  Thomas 
Mary  Bell  Timberiake 

ft  Penelope  Titter 
Elder  Win  Wellborn 

*  Ann  Denton  Wells 
ftjane  Stephenson  Wilson 
ft  Margaret  Mapp  Young 

1968 

Fund  Agent:  Cecilia  Bryant 

1995-96  Unrestricted 

Number  of  Donors:  74 

Panicipation:  39% 

Dollars:  $20315 
Jane  Brady  Arnold 
Elizabeth  Pennell  Bedrosian 
Sophie  MacKenzie  Belouet 
Jacqueline  Israel  Blakeslee 

ft  Suzanne  Edinger  Boas 

*  Cecilia  Bryant 
Marilyn  Meyers  Buckey 

*  Eugenie  Can 

*  Octavia  Wood  Cooper 
Electa  Hoffman  Culver 
Man'  Donaldson  De  Figard 

ft  Georgia  Riley  de  Ha\  enon 
ft  Lynne  Gardner  Detnier 

Anne  Kinsey  Dinan 
«  Barbara  Baur  Dunlap 

Melinda  Brown  Everett 
ftjeanne  Brassel  Ford 
ft  Marianne  Schultz  Gait 


58 


1995-96  HONOR  ROLL  OF  DONORS 


alumnae  giving  by  class 


Kathleen  Obenchain  Glass 
Elizaheth  Miller  Green 
Katherine  LaRoche  Greer 
«  Ann  Peterson  Griffin 
Cecelia  Williamson  Grinstead 

*  Ann  Clarke  Gwinn 
Elizaheth  Haney 

Ann  Matthews  Hemphill 
Rickey  Hendricks 

*  Ann  Banks  Herrod 

»  Lesley  Bissell  Hoopes 

*  ling  Wang  Huang 

*  Conover  Hunt 
Alice  Preston  jacohs 
Suzanne  Little  Jones 
Linda  Mallon  Krulwich 

*  Susan  Herbert  Kyle 

*  Blair  Walker  Lawrence 

*  Deirdre  Leiand 

*  Patricia  Sparks  Lyndon 
Tonia  Macneil 

*  Katherine  Cooley  Maher 
Mary  Matheson 

ft  Melanie  Stembal  Mathews 

*  Anne  Stupp  McAlpin 

*  Amy  Thompson  McCandless 
Francine  Frate  McNeill 

*  Frances  deSaussure  Meade 
Carol  Vontz  Miller 

ft  Frances  Kirven  Morse 
Christine  Kulczycki  Murray 
Margaret  Newton 
Bonnie  Pitjrian 
Catherine  Porter 

*  Jeanne  Forsyth  Powell 

ft  Martha  Bennett  Pritchett 

Sarah  Massey  Rankin 
«  Marguerita  Chandler  Riggall 
ft  Christina  Bacchiani  Schieffelin 
ftjule  Seibels-Northup 

Adaline  Allen  Shinkle 

Lorna  ,\llen  Soriey 
»  Stephanie  Bredin  Speakman 

Jane  Johnson  Stanek 

Kathleen  Israel  Starnes 

Celia  Newberg  Steingold 

Anne  Stoddard 

Michal  Twine 

Pamela  Trimingham  Van  Dyck 

*  Anne  Hinshaw  Vanderweil 
Ashley  Jones  Walker 
Laura  Campbell  Walker 

*  Suzanne  Torgan  Weston 
«  Eleanor  Keen  Williams 

Margery  Jackson  Wingenbach 

*  Betsy  Wolfe 
Marshalyn  Yeargin-Allsopp 
Ellen  Wakefield  Yenawine 

1969 

liiml.^enl:  Lynn  Pearson 

Rmu'll 

1995-96  Unresliicted 

Number  of  Donors:  68 

Participation:  39% 

Dollars:  S13. 780 

Judith  Daniel  Adams 
«  Anne  Craw  ford  Bent 
ft  Bryan  Alphin  Bente 

Marcia  Bernbaum 

Loraine  Kneip  Bmdley 

Anne  Briber 

Rosemary  Warner  Bristol 


Jean  Rushin  Brown 
Anne  Richards  Camden 

*  .Ann  Arnspiger  Canipe 
Barbara  Hastings  Carne 
Lucile  McKee  Clarkson 
Mary  Lee  Bell  Coffey 

*  Carolyn  Jones  Elstner 
Barbara  Duffield  Erskine 
Maria  Ward  Estefania 
Cynthia  Hays  Finley 

Ruth  Hoopes  Frangopoulos 
ft  Susan  Roessel  Gibson 

*  Anne  Green  Gilbert 
Mary  Waterman  Gildehaus 

*  Mary  Murchison  Gornto 
ft  Carolyn  Mapp  Hewes 

Jane  Merriam  Hildt 

Diane  Hoiloway 

Carolyn  Hollister  Holmfelt 

Edna  Cunningham  Horning 
ft  Alice  Powers  Hudson 

Mary  Chesnutt  Hunt 

Kimberiy  Johnson-Smith 
ft  Joan  Sheets  Jones 
ft  Beveriy  Bassett  Kimmel 
«  Melville  Douglass  Krebs 

Dianne  Cassedy  Lambert 

Ann  Tremain  Lee 
«  Elizabeth  Lewis 

Virginia  Taylor  Lopez 

Esther  Michel  Lyons 
»  Melissa  Griffith  Manning 
ft  Ann  Mathews 
«  Lynne  Pottharst  McMillan 

*  Mary  Elizabeth  Medaglia 
Anne  Taylor  Merrill 

ftjoan  Adriance  Mickelson 
Kathr^'n  Montz  Miller 
Keithley  Rose  Miller 

*  Peggy  Davis  Molander 
Ann  Moore 

ft  Janet  Abney  Moore 

Marianne  Burtis  Mooter 

Pamela  Noyes 
«  Carol  Osborn 

*  Cathryn  Gray  Paul 
.\lmena  Hill  Pettit 
Dariene  Pierro 
Judith  Powell 
Bettye  Hobbs  Pmitt 

ftjane  Nexsen  Robertson 
Elizabeth  Maunsell  Smith 
Katherine  Bhthe  Southerland 
Cathenne  Hall  Stopher 
Diana  Carmichael  Styers 

*  Pamela  Sinex  Subalusky 

*  Carol  Moseley  Tash 
Elizabeth  Smith  Taylor 

«  Sherilyn  Irving  Titus 
«  Susan  Walker 
Haden  Ridley  Winborne 

1970 

Fund  Agents:  Kathiyn  Barnes 

Hendricks.  Carey  Cleveland  Swan 

1995-96  Unrestricted 

Number  of  Donors:  71 

Participation:  36% 

Dollars:  $8,270 
Loring  Harris  Amass 
Elizabeth  Edw'ards  Anderson 
Deborah  Ohier  Bowman 

ft  Laura  Hawkins  Brady 


Mary  Jane  Hipp  Brock 
Margaretta  Bredin  Brokaw 
ft  Linda  Williams  Buttnll 

*  Suzanne  Yates  Cahill 
»  Sarah  Campbell 

ft  Mary  Woltz  Garrison 
Katherine  Cummings  Catlin 
Elizabeth  Brewer  Caughman 
Candace  Buker  Chang 

ftjonna  Creaser  Clarkson 
Emily  Gooch  Crenshaw 

ft  Susan  Holbrook  Daly 
Jane  Davenport 
Debrah  Denemark 
AnneAdare  Wood  Denkins 
Virginia  Eldridge  Eaton 

*  Putnam  Mundy  Ebinger 
ft  Lucy  Lombardi  Evans 

ft  Elsa  Jones  Forter 

*  May  Humphreys  Fox 

*  Fielding  Clark  Gallivan 
ft  Ann  Gateley 

Patricia  Mast  George 
ft  Sydney  McCampbell  Glass 
Jane  Gott 
Karen  Hartnett 
Kathr^n  Barnes  Hendricks 
Mar\'  Halligan  Hibbard 

*  Emily  Moravec  Holt 
Jessica  Holzer 

ft  Margaret  Sharp  Howell 
«  Carolyn  Barr  Hoyt 
ft  Deborah  Jones 
Patricia  Swinney  Kaufman 

*  Alice  Mitchell  Keister 
ft  Mary  Kelley 

*  Barbara  LaLance  Kelly 
Kathryn  Waldrop  Kerkering 
Mar)'  Scales  Lawson 

Allen  Lybrook 
Elaine  Deshler  Marshall 
Marjorie  Rebentisch  McLemore 
ft  Marie  Moore 

*  Mary  Petree  Murphy 
Mary  Kyger  Norman 
Lindsley  Brown  Oehlert 

ft  Kay  Parham  Picha 

Claudia  Forman  Pleasants 

Anne  Purinton 

Wallis  Wickham  Raemer 

Carolyn  Rogers  Rainbow 

Mary  Clemens  Randolph 

Mary  Kendig  Rankin 

Josephine  Shaw  Robinson 
ft  Betty  Rau  Santandrea 
ft  Frances  Dornette  Schafer 
ft  Katherine  Schlech 

Jane  Lewis  Seaks 
ft  Katherine  Litchfield  Scale 

Susan  Davenport  Simrill 

Carey  Cleveland  Swan 

Sally  Taylor 
ft  Katy  Warren  Towers 

Susan  Hampton  Vernooy 

Phyllis  BIythin  Ward 

*  Sarah  Watson 

ft  Katharine  McCardell  Webb 
ft  Sarah  MacFariane  Wiley 

Elizabeth  Wilson 
ftjohanna  Yaple  Wolski 


1971 

Fund  Agents:  Judith  Broten 

Fletcher.  Melissa  McCee 

Keshishian.  Marilyn  Kolh.  Anne 

Milhanli  Mell.  feannette  Bush 

Miller  Evelyn  Manov  Sprinsky. 

Wendy  Weiler  Gail  Hidl  Whelzel. 

Camilla  Crocker  Wodehouse. 

Kathenne  Jones  Youell 

Reunion  Gifts  Co-Chaimen: 

Evelyn  Manov  Sprinsky, 

Jacqueline  Penny 

1995-96  Unrestricted 

Number  of  Donors:  111 

Participation:  54% 

Dollars:  $38,850.42 
Mary  Frances  Oakey  Aiken 
Nancy  Wood  Ambrosino 

*  Barbara  Gracey  Backer 
Mary  Barnes 

Kathleen  Burns  Beaudreau 
Jennifer  Slade  Belovsky 
Linda  Hatlen  Bennett 
Rene  Roark  Bowditch 
Marguerite  Smith  Boyd 
Rebecca  Randolph  Boyers 

*  Barbara  Brand 

*  Rhoda  Allen  Brooks 
Ellen  Moseley  Brown 

*  Wendy  Norton  Brown 
Christine  McLain  Buck 
Beverly  Turnbull  Carpenter 

«  Anne  Sniffen  Gates 

Maureen  Conway 
ft  Anne  Helms  Cooper 

*  Carol  Cooper 

*  Martha  Stewart  Crosland 

«  Caroline  Gibbes  Crosswell 
Mary  Burns  Cunningham 
Ann  Webster  Danford 
Ruth  Allen  Dariington 
Comer  Schmoeller  Diehl 
Emily  Pitts  Drxon 
Carolyn  Thomas  Dold 
Betty  Duson 

*  Michela  English 
Susan  Sellers  Ewing 
Beryl  Bergquist  Farris 
Teresa  Lioy  Faulkner 

*  Margaret  Mather  Feldmeier 
«  Frances  Woltz  Fennebresque 

Judith  Brown  Fletcher 

Carol  Remington  Foglesong 

Exna  Lind  Dore  Fountain 

Laura  Mink  Gardner 
ft  Palmer  Gulley  Graham 

Lendon  Gray 

Susan  Greenwald 
«  Carol  Johnson  Haigh 

Tricia  Hammer 

Kathleen  Horan 

Alice  Meyer  Hughson 

*  Deborah  Proctor  III 
Karen  Murphy  Ireland 
Louise  Jackson 

Frances  Barnes  Kennamer 
Melissa  McGee  Keshishian 
Linda  Wiitlow  Knight 
Marilyn  Kolb 
Linda  Hill  Krensky 
A  Liidi  Kysor 
Nancy  Glaser  LaGow 

*  Sally  Uptegrove  Lee 
Alison  Jones  MacEwan 


Margaret  McElveen 
Virginia  Lord  McKee 
Gertrude  Slade  McKnight 
Martha  McKenzie  McNeill 
Rebecca  Bottomley  Meeker 
Miriam  Washabaugh  Meglan 
Anne  Milbank  Mell 
ft  Beverly  Van  Zandt  Mickley 
Jeannette  Bush  Miller 
Katharine  Fisher  Moriand 

*  Anne  Wiglesworth  Munoz 
«  Valeria  Murphey 

*  Caroline  Turtle  Murray 
Carol  Newman 
Denise  Wisell  O'Connor 

*  Ann  Shipper  Gates 
Pamolu  Oldham 
Mary  Bell  Parks 
Barbara  Payne 

ft  AILx  Sommer  Pearce 
ft  Joy  Garcia  Pegues 

*  Jacqueline  Penny 
Janice  Pogue 
Cynthia  Gridley  Pruden 
Mary  Lyman  Ray 
Cynthia  Riddle 
Margaret  Mackie  Sanders 

*  Amanda  Thrasher  Segrest 
Sarah  Thorndike  Shepherd 
Mary  Skinner 

Wendy  Weiss  Smith 

ft  Evelyn  Manov  Sprinsky 
Lisa-Margaret  Stevenson 
Kathleen  Worobec  Story- 
Amanda  Megargee  Sutton 

ft  Elizabeth  Tyree  Taylor 
Martha  Roton  Ten}- 
Jean  Mackenzie  Thatcher 
Elodie  Taylor  Thompson 
Rosemary  Dunaway  Trible 

ft  Nancy  Liebowitz  Voss 
Carolyn  Jones  Walthall 
Julia  Low-ry  Warfel 
Wendy  Weiler 
Ellen  Weintraub 
Gale  Hull  Whetzel 
Elizabeth  Mumford  Wilson 

ft  Camilla  Crocker  Wodehouse 

«  Barbara  Wuehrmann 

ft  Kathenne  Jones  Youell 

ft  Barbara  Smith  Young 
Roma  Skeen  Young 
Diana  Zeidel 

1972 

Fund  Agents:  Rhonda  Griffith 
Durham.  Susan  Snodgrass  Wynne 
1995-96  Unrestricted 
Number  of  Donors:  74 
Participation:  38% 
Dollars:  $17,791.25 
«  Cecilia  Albert 

*  Susan  Norton  Allen 
Claudia  Berr)'hill 

ft  Martha  Neill  Boney 
Susan  Desmet  Bostic 
Elizabeth  Williams  Bowman 
Constance  Brewer 
Ann  Brown 

*  Emily  McNally  Brown 
Victoria  White  Carpenter 

*  Donor  for  past  5  years 
■  Deceased 


1995-96  HONOR  ROLL  OF  DONORS 


59 


alumnae  giving  by  class 


«  Virginia  Upchurcli  Collier 

Mary  Gott  Collins 
«  Kale  Williams  Cox 

Margaret  Craw 
«  Louise  Martin  Creason 

Cutler  Bellows  Crockard 
«  Barbara  Tessin  Derry 
«  Kathleen  Walsh  Drake 
«  Rhonda  Griffith  Durham 

Margaret  Holding  Eil 

Cecile  Essrig 
»  Abby  Flynn 

*  Carter  Frackelton 
Mar^-  Bryan  Gay 

*  Eileen  Gebrian 

*  Janet  Nelson  Gibson 
Kathryn  Keys  Graham 

*  Mercedes  Gravatt  Grandin 
Caroline  Mauck  Grumbine 
Jean  Mann  Hardesty 

*  Marsha  Albert  Haugen 
Candace  Curran  Heyward 

*  Martha  Holland 

*  Nathalie  Ryan  Hoyt 

*  Martha  Bugg  Hughes 
Susan  Jensen 

«  Margaret  Lyie  Jones 
«  Briggett  Keitli 

Lucinda  Hart  Kennon 

Alice  Johnson  Krendel 

Joan  Langenberg 

Rosario  Brache  Leparulo 

Deanna  Boggs  Lewis 

*  Edna  Osmanski  Loftus 
Barbara  McCleave 
Pamela  Drake  McCormick 

*  Dorothy  Courington  McGinley 

*  Karen  Medford 
Warren  Moore  Miller 

*  Karen  Terstappen  Morr 

*  Susan  Waller  Nading 
Elise  Webb  Neeland 
Frances  Stith  Nilsson 
Linda  Odum 

Leslie  Ludington  Orendorf 
Jeannette  Pillsbury 

*  Robin  Rutter  Price 

*  Virginia  Stevens  Purcell 
Leslie  .Armstrong  Ramsey 

*  Charla  Leonard  Reynolds 
Catherine  Howell  Riordan 

*  Sally  Blalock  Seidel 
Margaret  Shelly 

*  Stephanie  Harmon  Simonard 
Joan  Hobbs  Spisso 

«  Bonnie  Moe  Stook 
Grace  Sherfy  Straszheim 

*  Katherine  I'pchurch  Taborian 
Penelope  Thomas-Kez;ir 
Greyson  Shuff  Tucker 

*  Mary  Einhaus  Vallen 

*  Sarah  vonRosenberg 
Marion  Walker 

*  Marcia  Wittenbrook 

«  Susan  Snodgrass  Wynne 

1973 

fund  Agent:  Jiinke  Keith 
l'm-%  Unrestricted 
Xuniljer  ofDimurs:  SO 
Participation:  .i5% 
Dollars:  S8. 197.50 
Nancy  Richards  Akers 

*  Krist\-  Alderson 


*  Cynthia  Bekins  Anderson 

*  Jeanne  Schaefer  Bingham 
Blanchette  Chappell 
Glenys  Dyer  Church 
Susan  Bundy  Clark 

Nan  Robertson  Clarke 
Elizabeth  Thayer  Clough 

*  Nancy  Lenihan  Conaty 

*  Deirdre  Conley 
Evelyn  Carter  Cowles 
Susan  Craig 

Laura  Montague  Cross 
Palmer  Lane  Dom 

*  Lois  Means  Duchene 
Judy  Loving  Dudley 
Clementina  Virgin  Durkes 
Jennifer  Stock-well  Ferguson 
BeLsy  Buchanan  Fishback 

i  Rachel  Mays  Fitzgerald 

*  Carol  Provence  Gallivan 
«  Elizabeth  Meric  Gambel 

Margaret  Cheesewright  Garner 
»  Anne  Christovich  Gay 

*  Ann  Major  Gibb 

*  Louise  Blakeslee  Gilpin 
Kathryn  Tliilking  Goto 
Karen  Nielsen  Grammaticas 

*  Mary  Beverley  Taylor  Haque 
Louise  Towers  Hardage 

*  Margaret  May  Harden 

*  Alice  Stewart  Harper 
Dorothea  Buck  Harrison 

*  Barbara  Cain  Hegarty 

*  Debra  Bogdan  HQl 
Sarah  Dalton  Jacob 
Andrea  Niles  Jones 

*  Hibernia  Cuthbert  Langley 
Anita  Clarendon  Ledsinger 

*  Margaret  Leigh 
Diane  Leslie 

*  Christine  Eng  Leventhal 
Lillian  Dugger  London 
W'anda  Hudnall  Lynch 
Anne  Billings  McDougall 

*Jane  McCuichen  McFadden 
Wendy  Hoilman  Mitchell 

*  Carter  Heyward  Morris 
Langhorne  King  Murray 
Laurel  Norris 

*  Roberta  Harmon  O'Neil 
Susan  OToole 

Mar\'  Osborn 

Susan  Rockwell  Patten 
«  Susan  Kirby  Peacock 
w  Valerie  Fannon  Phillips 

*  Susan  Dern  Plank 

*  Kimberiy  Riccardi  Ramsey 
Pamela  Rasche 

*  Diane  Dale  Reiling 

*  Chariotte  Battle  Robbins 
Robin  Roden 

Odessa  Rutter 

*  Lee  Addison  Sanford 
Kathleen  Cochran  Schutze 
Helen  Elizabeth  Oakley  Smith 
Patricia  Donaldson  Smith 
Karol  Kroetz  Sparks 

*  Kathleen  Pretzfelder  Steele 
Janet  Storey-Honick 

«  Sandra  Schwartz  Tropper 
Freida  Carpenter  Tucker 
Gypsie  Bear  Van  Anrsverp 

*  Lucy  Dennington  Van  Zandt 
Marye  Taylor  Wagner 


Mary  Van  Gundy  Waller 
Marianne  Vandervon  Wiggishoff 
Lacy  Williams 
Patricia  Wood  Wingfield 

*  Lisa  FowJer  Winslow 
Christine  Sheris  Wood 

1974 

Fund  Agent:  Xancy  Mortensen 

Piper 

1995-96  Vnresliicted 

Number  of  Donors:  65 

Participation:  27% 

Dollai^:  $15,525.25 

*  Patricia  Carroll  Bankenstein 
Katherine  .Amundson  Boase 
Elinor  Plowden  Boyd 
Ellen  Bass  Brady 

*  Allena  Bredin-Bell 
Deborah  Ryan  Cairns 
Jane  Reeb  Chadwick 
Sara  Clary 

Cynthia  Conroy 
Linda  Kemp  Couch 

*  Sandra  Taylor  Craighead 
Josephine  Ragland  Darden 

«  Deborah  Hart  Eiserle 
Nancy  Nunnelley  Foster 
Daun  Thomas  Frankland 

*  Elizabeth  Redwine  Garner 
»  Karen  Greer  Gay 

Susan  Stephens  Geyer 
tjane  Piper  Gleason 
Valerie  Gordon-Johnson 
Eleanor  Magnider  Harris 

*  Alexandria  Francis  Haruda 
Sandra  Herring 

«  Leslie  Elbert  Hill 

Alice  Hodges 
»  Winton  Smoot  Holladay 

*  Nancy  Lea  Houghton 

*  Wanda  Cronic  Honell 
Tracy  James 
Kathleen  Kavanagh 

*  Ann  McKie  Kling 

«  Ruth  WiUingham  Lentz 

«  Marilynn  Marshall  Livingston 

Karin  Lawson  Look 

Elizabeth  Francke  Lynn 

*  Nancy  Black-well  Marion 
Marcia  Brandenburg  Martinson 
Susan  Hanger  McCormick 
Barbara  Ashlon  Nicol 

Mar)'  Bush  Non\^ood 
«  Christine  Weiss  Pfeil 
Nano'  Mortensen  Piper 
Cathenne  Pritchett 

*  Louise  Weston  Rainey 
Sarah  Rebentisch  Randolph 
Mary  Reid  Roach 

*  Susan  Casde  Rolewick 

*  Margaret  Christian  Ryan 
Joan  Buckley  Saunders 

*  Katherine  Vuicich  Schinasi 
Anita  Brosius  Sisk 
Rosalind  Ray  Spell 

*  Jesse  Stewart 

*  Cindy  Sorenson  Sutherland 
Kristin  Amylon  Swain 

»  Deborah  Griffin  Tanner 

*  Cathy  Weiss  Thompson 
«  Meredith  Thompson 

Ann  Pritchett  Van  Horn 


Melissa  Leib  Veghte 
Deborah  Canialier  Walker 

*  Elizabeth  Andrews  Wans 

*  Wendelin  White 
Mary  Holman  Williams 
Mary  Satterfield  Won-ell 

«  Cecilia  Kirby  Wraase 

1975 

Fund  Agents:  Elizabeth  Brooks 

Jones.  Maria  Jones  Tisdale 

1995-96  Unrestricted 

Number  of  Donors:  63 

Participation:  31% 

Dollais.  $8,000 
Joanna  Arias 
Dolores-May  Scott  Arias 
Katherine  Lenoir  Blunk 
Nelly  Osinga  Branson 

*  Cynthia  Manning  Chatham 
Amanda  Weber  Clark 
Sarah  Clement 

Carolyn  Foster  Davis 
Mary  Dubuque  Desloge 
«  Cathleen  Gilmore  Dietz 
Regina  Jones  Elkins 
Carol  Brewer  Evans 
Linda  Frazier-Snelling 

*  Heather  MacLeod  Gale 
Sharon  Mendelson  Gallery 

*  Suzanne  Wright  Godfrey 
Nancy  Haight 
Marv'betli  Connor  Hamlin 
Sally  WiUiams  Hanison 

*  Beveriey  Crispin  Heffernan 
»  Elizabeth  Washabaugh  Jarvis 

*  Elizabeth  Brooks  Jones 
Janet  Sheppard  Kelleher 
Catherine  Grier  Kelly 

«  Elizabeth  Scott  Kimmel 
Polly  Shrh'er  Kochan 
Abigail  Bradley  Ledbetter 
Linda  Poole  Maggard 
Linda  Carroll  Matthews 
Cecelia  Clark  Melesco 
Denise  Montgomer}' 
Elizabeth  Burdge  Murphy 
Joan  Douglas  Murray 
Christina  Hoefer  Myers 

*  Katharine  Wilson  Orton 
Anne  Felch  Park 
Cecilia  Robertson  Queen 
Marsha  Millican  Quinn 

*  Ann  Wesley  Ramsey 

*  Elizabeth  Rawles 

*  Ellen  Harrison  Saunders 
Sallie  Scarborough 

*  Katharine  Osborne  Spines 
Cynthia  Smith  Spotswood 
Carol  Leslie  St.  John 

«  Ann  Henderson  Stamets 
«  Linda  Lucas  Steele 

*  Nan  Stuart 

*  May  Waters  Summerour 
Barbara  Tafel  Thomas 

«  Maria  Jones  Tisdale 
Gary  .Anderson  Trainor 

*  Nancy  Wilson  Tucker 
Pamela  Myre  Turner 
Karen  Waldron 
Elissa  Walker 

Mary  Cox  Watson 
«  Nancy  Cunningham  Watson 


*  Catherine  Cranston  Whitham 
Worden  Willis 

«  Bet  Bashinsky  Wise 
Helen  Harrison  Witty 
Thi  Nguyen  Woo 

1976 

Fund  Agent:  Darrel  Humphrey 
Reunion  Gifts  Co-Chairmen 
Darrel  Humphrey.  Lochrane 
Coleman  Smith 
1995-96  Unrestricted 
Number  of  Donors:  91 
Participation:  48% 
Dollars:  $26,301.47 
«  Margaret  Ryan  Ale 

Sallie  Bernard  Armstrong 

Nursat  Aygen 

Ann  Works  Balderston 

Manila  Barchowsky 
»  Phyllis  Schulman  Bell 

Margol  Mahoney  Budin 
«  Susan  Gaiser  Burke 

Rebecca  Burt 

.Ann  Stryker  Busch 

Terese  DeGrandi  Busch 

Cornelia  Radford  Butler 

Candida  Case\' 

Katherine  Mikell  Cochran 

Melanie  Coyne  Cody 

Cathenne  Catlett  Collins 

Anna  Coroneos 

.Ann  Kiley  Crenshaw 

.Ann  Brown  Davidson 

Marsha  Taylor  DeLain 

Patricia  Dean 
«  Catherine  Newman  Detering 

Marian  Dolan 

*  Marie  Shields  Duke 
Thelma  Carr  Dykstra 
Cynthia  Seller  Eister 

*  Mar\'  Hamlin  Finke 
Megan  Morgan  Fischer 
Sarah  Mott  Freeman 
.Anne  Gentry 

Gladys  Van  Horn  Gille 

«  Melanie  .Archer  Graetzer 

Kelsey  Canady  Griffo 

Jennie  Baleson  Hamby 

*  Robin  Rodger  Heller 
Hilary  Speare  Hewitt 
Patricia  Cassidy  Higgins 
Pamela  McDonnell  Hindsley 
Dianne  Powell  Hope 
Margaret  Ellisor  Hopkins 
Marv'  Costello  Howell 
Darrel  Ann  Humphrey 
Mary  Wilmer  Jacobs 
Elizabeth  Famier  Jarvis 
Jane  De  Butts  Kates 

Holly  Weaver  Kenreich 
«  Sally  Old  Kitchin 

Susan  Walton  Klaveness 

Denise  .Alexandre  LeComte 

Carol  Wilkinson  Lee 
ft  Elizabeth  Crones  Leonard 

Elizabeth  Bates  Locke 

Chen  I  Lux 

Margaret  Milnor  Mallory 
« Marihn  .McClelland 

Caroline  Bickel  .McLoughlin 

.Mary  Clare  Bri.scoe  .McNatt 

Wendy  Schnering  Meehan 


60 


1995-96  HONOR  ROLL  OF  DONORS 


alumnae  giving  by  class 


*  Tennessee  Nielsen 
Deborah  Mutch  Olander 
Margaret  Welnier  Parrish 
Susan  Verbridge  Paulson 
Carol  Fiske  Piatt 
Virginia  Spangler  Polley 
Chariotte  Bunnck  Reback 
Melanie  Holland  Rice 

*  Norma  Neblett  Roadcap 
Lisa  Nelson  Robertson 
l.\  nn  Kahler  Rogerson 
lanet  Durham  Sam 
Linda-Jean  Smith  Schneider 
Elliott  Graham  Schoenig 

*  Rowena  Van  Tuyl  Schubert 
Kari  Andersen  Shipley 
Mary  Parrlow  Short 

Mary  Slatinshek 

Maureen  O'Hearn  Slowinski 

Katharyn  Kelly  Smith 

*  Lochrane  Coleman  Smith 
Julia  Pettinga  Stalnecker 
Karen  Adelson  Strauss 
Mar\'  Ludington  Taylor 
Catherine  Adams  Thompson 
Deborah  Massie  Thurman 
Ainslie  Jones  L'hl 
Alexandra  Collie  Wilson 
Gail  Ann  Zaro'ell  Winkler 
Anne  Brown  Wise 

Mar>-  Woodford 
Wendy  Bursnall  Wozniak 
Jill  Wentorf  Wright 
«  Ann  Yellott 

197? 

Fund  .Agents  Jane  Mtxmey. 
Anne  RuM  Wiiditell 
1995-%  Unrestricted 
Number  of  Donors:  58 
Participation:  i5% 
Dollars:  $7,490 

Deborah  Butteri  Akers 

Ramona  Akins 

Manha  Branch  Alexander 

*  Anne  Fomon  Armstrong 
Christine  Davis  Boulwarc 
Elaine  Griffin  Brace\\'ell 
Wendy  Bradford 

*  Anita  Crossingham  Cannon 
«  Nancy  Church 

Alicia  Clegg 

\'ivian  Yamaguchi  Cohn 

Gloria  Cowan 

*  Elizabeth  White  Drbal 
Julia  Howell  Dunbar 

*  Dabney  Bragg  Foshee 
ft  Rebecca  Frost  Good 

Christine  Weerasingha  Hand 
Paula  Bnimni  Hennessy 
Louise  Laniben  Hunter 
Carol  Gamberg  Kenyon 
Stephanie  Maxson  Kenvon 
Lucy  Kimbrough 
Phooi-Ching  Lai 
Ann  Marshall 
Anne  Marshall-Ross 
»  Deborah  Koss  McCarthy 

*  Ellen  Sellers  McDowell 

*  Sarah  Kennedy  McGroarty 
Rosalinda  Guardabassi  Michael 

*  Sarah  Bonham  Mohle 
Catherine  McElhinney  Montgomery 


*  Jane  Mooney 

Kristi  Karpinski  Mutschelknaus 

*  Molly  Reeb  Nissman 

»  Loretia  Fitzgerald  Nowlan 

Janet  Williams  Osborne 

Lucy  Eubank  Peak 

Elvira  Cash  Pecora 
«  Barbara  Bernick  Peyronnel 

Carla  Kinney  Reiniger 
*Jo  Ella  Schneider  Samp 

*  Sarah  Scott 

*  Carolyn  Williams  Seeling 
Lisa  Brundage  Shapiro 
Margaret  Haley  Sheehan 

*  Maggie  Shriver 
Carol  Smeja 
Carolyn  Ivey  Spencer 
Wendy  Congdon  Stanton 

*  Elizabeth  Little  Stevens 
Ellen  Sullivan 
Deborah  Thacker 
Cynthia  Kendree  Thiennger 
Vera  Blake  Thiers 

Linda  Uihlein 

*  Elizabeth  Wade 
«  Patricia  Waters 

Nancy  Nichols  Williams 

1978 

Fund  Agent:  Lucy  Darby  Cole 
1995-96  Unrestricted 
Number  of  Donors:  61 
Participation:  29ki 
Dollars:  SIS.  758.6.1 

*  Priscilla  Powell  Adams 
Jane  Lauderdale  Armstrong 
Kathnn  Renaud  Baldwin 
Leslie  .\nderson  Battle 
Anne  Jarrell  Berri' 
DnisJla  Hall  Bishop 
Elizabeth  Coleman  Blackwell 

*  Julie  Pfautz  Bodenstab 
Diane  Ball  Brendel 
Allison  Egbert  Brokaw 
Leslie  Wilkinson  Brotman 
Helen  Bauer  Baickmann 

*  Susan  Heitmiller  Busch 
Lucy  Darby  Cole 

*  Elinor  Humphrey  Comer 
Mazeppa  Costa 
Virginia  Craig 

Lisanne  Purvis  Davidson 

*  Anne  Quarles  Doolittle 
Marietta  Jones  Eddy 

«  Adelaide  Eshbach 
Rebecca  Dane  Evans 

*  Anne  Riordan  Flaherty 

*  Leigh  McDonald  Fon'ester 

*  Mary  Goodwin  Gamper 
Mary  Moore  Garrison 

«  Elizabeth  Freeman  Goetz 
Eelen  Humphrey  Gora 
Susan  Negaard  Hariey 
Kim  Hershey  Hatcher 

*  Katherine  Pow  ell  Heller 
Ann  Ramsey  Hill 
Hallie  Powell  Honon 

*  Kathy  Jackson  Howe 
«  Janet  Rakoczy  Hudson 

Wendy  Iglehean 
«  Susan  King 

*  Marsha  Altice  LeBrun 
Nancy  Robinson  Lindberg 


*  Eve  Jackson  London 
Elizabedi  Wray  Longino 

*  Anne  Baldwin  Mann 

*  Emily  Dick  McAlister 
Kathrsn  McGlothlin 

*  Cynthia  McKay 

Mary  Mulvihill  McKenna 
«  Dorothy  Lear  Mooney 

Dnicilla  Springer  Oswalt 

Elizabeth  Perkinson 
«  Lee  Carollo  Pforsich 

*  Barbara  Mendelssohn  Price 
Meredith  Borst  Quillman 

«  Susan  Griste  Russell 

*  leke  Osinga  Scully 

*  Cannie  Crysler  Shafer 

«  Melanie  Bowen  Steglich 

*  Mary  Page  Stewart 

*  Elizabeth  Hemenway  Sullivan 

*  Julia  Sutheriand 

*  Margaret  Richards  Wiederseim 
Susan  Whinen  Williams 

Ann  Yauger 

Andrea  von  Wiesenthal 

1979 

Fund  .■{genis:  Mar]'  Wilson  Brook. 

Pamela  Weiler  Colling 

1995-96  Unrestricted 

Nnmlvr  of  Donors:  46 

Participation:  2i% 

Dollars:  $7.29114 

Kathryn  Ewald  Adams 

Caro  Uiwrence  Bahnson 
«  Page  Breakell  Beeler 
ft  Sally-Ann  Sells  Bensur 

Deborah  Kocik  Benton 

Saralee  Co^  les 

Ashley  Wilson  Brook 
«  Laura  Bowen  Carmichael 

*  Patricia  Snowden  Cloetingh 

*  Pamela  Weiler  Colling 
Susan  Andrews  Cruess 

*  Laura  Crum 

*  Louise  Pritchartt  Dodson 
ft  Wendy  Worthen  Ellion 

Sarah  Colhoun  Engram 

Louise  Wright  Erwin 

Clara  Jackman  Garbett 

Therese  Geraghty 

Deborah  Parker  Gibbs 
ft  Patricia  Paterson  Graham 
ft  Katherine  Grones 
ft  Krishna  Furches  Harcum 
ft  Katharine  Hardin 
4  Mary  Harris 
ft  Elizabeth  Hester 

Lisa  Hite 

Lauren  MacMannis  Huyett 

*  Elizabeth  Kelly 
Sally  Byron  LaBarre 
Celia  Brown  Lee 
Kathleen  Evans  Lluheres 
Alice  Benton  Major 
Janet  Baldwin  McColloch 
Karen  Jaffa  McGoldnck 

ft  Pamela  Ramsdell  Mitchell 
Mary  Pittman  Moore 
Diana  Cecil  Pickering 
Corby  Hancock  Pine 

*  Prudence  Saunders  Pitcock 
Jane  Hubbard  Sams 
Nancy  Hatch  Schwanzmiller 


Cynthia  Lee  Sinchak 
Anne  Garrity  Spees 
Rebecca  Trulove  Symons 
Ellen  Byrne  Utterback 
Caroline  White 

1980 

Fund  Agents:  Tout  Santangelo 

Archibald,  Frances  McClung 

Ferguson.  Catherine  Flaherty. 

.Melissa  Gentry  V-'itheroie 

1995-96  Unrestricted 

Number  of  Donors:  55 

Participation:  31% 

Dollars:  $14..W.50 
Toni  Santangelo  Archibald 
Barbara  Wesley  Bagbey 
Katherine  Tams  Bairstow 
LaQuela  Scaife  Bamett 
Florence  Rowe  Barnick 

*  Robin  Bayless 

*  Myth  Monnich  Bayoud 
«  Susan  Capozzoli 

Lisa  Carangelo 

*  Elisabeth  Ward  Connors 
Lisa  Heisterkamp  Davis 

*  Dianne  Delledera 

*  Pamela  Koehler  Elmets 
Kathenne  Taylor  Erickson 
Moira  Erickson-Lawrence 

*  Frances  McClung  Ferguson 
Catherine  Flaherty 
Wanda  McGill  Fry 

*  Charlotte  Gay  Gerhardt 

*  Claire  Dennison  Griffith 
Susan  Stetson  Grist 

♦Jeannine  Davis  Harris 
Pamela  Willetl  Hauck 
Catherine  Mills  Houlahan 
Lindsey  Meadows  Hundley 

»  Susan  Smith  Kemp 
Amy  Campbell  Lamphere 
Tinsley  Place  Lockhart 
Elisabeth  Fletcher  Lubin 
Susan  Posey  Ludeman 
Ann  Vandersyde  Malbon 

«  Carson  Freemon  Meinen 
Susan  Mengden-Ellis 
Amy  Andrews  Monahan 
Nancy  Holdsworth  Moore 
Ellen  Clement  Mouri 
Sandra  Rappaccioli  Padilla 
Beth  Newberrj'  Phillips 

*  Florence  Powell 

«  Elizabeth  Hardin  Randall 
ft  Ann  Connolly  Reagan 
Julie  Smith  Rentschler 
«  Georgia  Schley  Ritchie 

*  Frances  Root 

Jill  Steenhuis  Ruffato 
Anne  Secor 
Anne  Darden  Self 
Susan  Dushman  Speer 
Leslie  Williams  Summers 
Elizabeth  Swearingen-Edens 
ft  Lillian  Sinks  Sweeney 
ft  Susan  Boline  Thompson 
»  Elizabeth  Schneider  Thornton 
Hollis  Hutchens  Volk 

*  Louise  Swiecki  Zingaro 
Fannie  Zollicoffer 


1981 

Fund  .Agents:  Olivia  Chaplin 
Baker,  Molly  Rogers  Cramer, 
Caroline  Haii'k  Spairoie 
Reunion  Gifts  Co-Chairmeii: 
Nancy  Welib  Corkery, 
Holly  Silsand 
1995-96  Unrestricted 
Numlvr  of  Donors:  44 
Participation:  22% 
Dollars:  $14,570 
ft  Victoria  Archer 

Nancy  Weinberg  Auersperg 

May  Carter  Barger 
ft  Hedley  Sipe  Bethke 

Susan  Graham  Campbell 

*  Nancy  Hanger  Canada 

*  Barbara  Bush  Cooper 

*  Nancy  Webb  Corkery 
Molly  Rogers  Cramer 

»  Julia  Brooke  Davis 
Mariene  Weber  Delledera 
Leslie  MacNeil  Dobbins 
Stephanie  Slitt  Fitzpatrick 
Sharon  McGrath  Gardner 

ft  Mary  Davis  Garone 
Allison  Roberts  Greene 

*  Katherine  Hagan 

*  Tracy  Drake  Hamilton 
Terrell  Luck  Harrigan 
Sophia  Crosier  Hart 
Kathryn  Levi  Hoover 
Carol  Hays  Hunley 
Stephanie  Snead  Juarascio 
Elizabeth  Landen  Krone 
Theresa  Blane  Lange 

*  Karol  Liwson 

ft  Charia  Borchers  Leon 

*  Nancy  Dabbs  Loftin 
Linda  Lynch 

Clair  Falcon  Maasbach 

*  Sarane  McHugh 
Carrie  Maynard  Nichols 

*  Henrietta  White  Palmer 

*  Susan  Richeson 

Anne  Sargeant  Rosenthal 
Susan  Rowat-Steiner 
Susan  Clay  Russell 
Catherine  Cassidy  Smith 

*  Karen  Battle  Smith 

ft  Caroline  Hawk  Sparrow 

*  Margaret  McCarthy  Stoeffel 

*  Margaret  Robinson  Tallmadge 
Sigrid  Carlen  Veasey 
Dawne  Cotton  Ward 

1982 

Fund  .'{lient  Rhoda  Harris 
1995-96  Unrestricted 
Niimlxr  of  Donors:  45 
Participation:  24% 
Dollars:  $4. 1.^0 

*  Victoria  Lee  Adams 

*  Heather  Pirnie  Albert 
Frances  Fowler  Bauerie 
Carol  Searles  Bohrer 
Deborah  Price  Bowman 
Brianna  Boswell  Brown 

ftjean  \on  Schrader  Bryan 

*  Elizabeth  Frenzel  Casalini 

*  Elizabeth  Gantt  Castles 

*  Donor  for  past  5  years 

*  Deceased 


1995-96  HONOR  ROLL  OF  DONORS 


61 


alumnae  giving  by  class 


*  Lisa  Church 

*  Martha  Corretti  Coghlan 

*  Sarah  Davis  Daniels 

«  Nanq'  Daugherty  Davidson 

*  Ethel  Buwell  Dowling 
Jill  Maple  Fallon 

*  Marian  Finney 

Elizabeth  Engelsmann  Flanigan 
Mary  LaVigne  Fletcher 
Lucile  Redmond  Flournoy 
Ann  Young  Habliston 
Anne  Edmunds  Hansen 

*  Rosemary  Hardy 
Rlioda  Harris 

*  Lucie  Stephens  Holland 
Elizabeth  Hoskinson 
Kelly  judson  Jenkins 

*  Katharine  Johnson 

*  Monika  Kaiser 
Alicia  Zuke  Kline 
Lynda  Leihel 
Catherine  Adams  Miller 

«  Louise  Cooke  NeMon 
Sally  Shapard  Peek 

*  Rachel  Miilrood  Perlman 
Elizabeth  Sheets  Reed 
Patricia  Whelan  Schenck 

*  Grace  Tredwell  Schild 
Nancy  Smith 

*  Teresa  Powell  Smith 

*  Patti  Snodgrass 

*  Mary  Clarkson  Stein 

*  Erin  Davis 

Patsy  Griffith  Van  Etten 
Robin  Piatt  Wetherbee 
Mary  Tripp  Wolfensberger 

1983 

Fund  Agent:  Virginia  Clans  Buyck 
1995-96  Unreslricled 
Number  of  Donors:  45 
Participation:  23% 
Dollars:  $4,601 

Mary  Ann  Albright 

Marylew  Redd  Barnes 

*  Desiree  Bouchat 
Claire  Cieszko  Britt 

*  Virginia  Glaus  Buyck 
Eleanor  Wells  Carter 
Ellen  Chancy 

«  Lee  Anne  MacKenzie  Chaskes 
Elena  Quevedo  Chigas 
Suzanne  Gay  Dailey 
Katherine  Robison  Davey 

«  Emily  Kitchel  DeCamp 
Wellesley  Legier  Dombek 

«  Elizabeth  Glenn  Fisher 
Mary  Ware  Gibson 
Barbara  Paulson  Goodbarn 
Katherine  Grosvenor 
Elizabeth  Williams  Hartley 

*  Bridget  O'Reilly  Holmes 
Karen  Keriin 

Elizabeth  Pierpoint  Kerrison 
Alice  Cutting  Laimbeer 
Tracy  Gatewood  Lyons 
Joan  McGetligan 
Mary  Watt  Messer 
«  Lucy  Chapman  Millar 
Rebecca  Campbell  Moravek 

*  Miriam  Baker  Morris 
Virginia  Harsh  Mossburg 
Elizabetli  Sprague  O'Meara 


Barbara  Rose  Page 
Nina  Pastuhov 
Elizabeth  Dykes  Pope 
Helen  Robinson 
Utura  Mixon  Rodriguez 
Lisa  Rogness 
Elizabeth  Taylor  Seifert 
Pamela  Dickens  Sellars 
«  Wylie  Jameson  Small 

*  Elizabeth  Clark  Smith 

«  Margery  Johnson  Springer 

*  Julia  Snodgrass  Walker 
Mary  Pope  Hutson  Waring 
Diana  Duffy  Waterman 

*  Pamela  Weekes 
Joan  Wright  Wood 
Anne  Little  Woolley 
Barbara  Pratt  Zerega 

1984 

Fund  Agent:  Elizabeth  Rodgers 

Boyd 

1995-96  Unrestricted 

Number  of  Donors:  44 

PaiUcipation:  22% 

Dollars:  $6.187 A 1 

Nancy  O'Brien  Albus 

Patricia  Andonian 

*  Elizabeth  Gillespie  Billings 
Kimberiy  Hofmann  Bird 

«  Elizabeth  Rodgers  Boyd 
Sharon  Ingham  Brown 
Elizabeth  McShan  Budd 

«  Wanda  Buriey 

*  Caria  Pellegrino  Cabot 
Victoria  McCullough  Carroll 

*  Gertrude  Collins 

*  Margaret  Dempsey 

*  Michelle  Kocik  Drag 

*  Patricia  Dolph  Fallon 

*  Heather  Willson  Freeman 
Louise  Jones  Geddes 

*  Cheryl  Gorman 

*  Patricia  Roby  Gotfredson 

*  Penelope  Parker  Hartline 
Mary  Patterson  Hatcher 

*  Kathryn  "Yeager  Herreid 

*  Karen  Goodspeed  Hertlein 
Katherine  Hoffner 

*  Marguerite  Kramer  Kircher 
Kirsten  Void  Larsen 
Susan  Dickinson  Lindner 
Virginia  Lynch 

«  Kathryn  Marion 
«  Cathy  Cash  Mays 
Diana  Crandall  Nielsen 

*  Beth  Slayman  Nubbe 

«  Barbara  Callahan  O'Neill 
Melissa  Darden  Odom 
Kathleen  Papadimitriou 
Alicia  Faims  Petrone 
Lauretta  Scovel  Pfeifer 

*  Shannon  Young  Ray 

«  Elisabeth  Burwell  Reichard 
Mary  McElruy  Robertson 
Janet  Lewis  Shepherd 
Marian  Wahlgren  Vester 
Wendy  Hyland  Wan-en 
Sophie  Desprez  Whitehouse 
Elizabeth  Hariey  Willen 

*  Camille  Mitchell  Wingale 


1985 

Fund  Agents:  Lenelta  Archard 

McCamphell.  Kimberiy  Knox 

Norman 

1995-96  Unrestricted 

Number  of  Donors:  36 

Participation:  20')b 

Dollars:  $3135 

Caperton  Morton  Andersson 

Cecily  Schuiz  Banks 

*  DeAnne  Blanton 
Anne  Faulconer  Case 

*  Laura  Morrissette  Clark 
Barbara  Tragakis  Conner 
Susan  Podesta  Cozzi 
Mary-Jo  Ellis 

Heather  Homonnay  Finly 
Kelley  Manderson  Fitzpatrick 
Ann  Martin  Gonya 

*  Katherine  Hearn 
Linda  Hedrick 

Mary  Godfrey  Hockman 
Frances  Clardy  Hooper 
Ashby  Clark  Hopkins 

*  Cadiarine  Hubbard 
Jennifer  Campbell  Koehl 

«  Kama  Boswell  Koudelka 

*  Leanne  Weber  Kreis 
Martha  Shorter  Lanier 
Brigid  McGlynn  Lengyel 
Perry  Liles  Lucas 
Whitney  Machnik 

Lenetta  Archard  McCampbell 
Louellen  Brooks  Meyer 
Nancy  Ness 

Karia  Kennedy  Newman 
«  Gale  Oertii 

*  Deborah  Fischer  Oleisky 
Allison  Bennett  Pishko 
Elizabeth  Kelly  Ravitz 
Maura  Horodyski  Rodway 
Sharon  Booth  Shanahan 

*  Christine  Corcoran  Trauth 
Heidi  Belofsky  Turk 
Marguerite  Hall  Vosteen 

«Jean  Guthans  Wilkins 

Susannah  Scagel  Young 
«  Suzanne  Weaver  Zimmer 

1986 

Fund  Agent:  Maiy  Jo  Biscardi 

Broim 

Reunion  Gifts  Co-Chairmen:  Beth 

Connor  Pace.  Rushton  Haskell 

Callaghan 

1995-96  Unrestricted 

Number  of  Donors:  64 

Participation:  28% 

Dollais:  $13,836.80 

Susan  Finn  Adams 

Harriet  McNair  Alexander 

Kirsten  Bailey  Atkinson 

Allison  Akeson  Bond 

Wendy  Neuman  Bragaw 

Ashley  Simmons  Bright 

Mary  Jo  Biscardi  Brown 

Sarah  Tedeschi  Brown 

Nancy  Buckey 

Rushton  Haskell  Callaghan 

Katherine  Connors  Cassada 

*  Lynn  Mather  Charette 

*  Jennifer  Crossland 
Melissa  Davison 


«  Deanne  Dawson 

Linda  DeVogt 

Christine  Navratil  Deeter 

Mary  Farinhok  Denious 

Carol  Dickson 

Mary  Holland  Dinsmore 

Lynne  Higgins  Dreyer 
«  Drusilla  Davis  Fadus 

Karen  Fennessy-Ketola 

Patricia  Glick 

Laura  Hand  Glover 

Elizabeth  Duggins  Green 

Stephanie  Hamilton  Gregory 

Isabelle  Viguerie  Gsell 

Elizabeth  Non  Hall 
«  Mary  Boulware  Hobbs 

Dayna  Avery  Hulme 

Karole  Boggs  Johns 

Susan  Drez  Joseph 

Shannon  Kuehlwein 

*  Shapleigh  Donnelly  LaPointe 
Susan  Mann  Levy 
Harriette  Cooper  Liederbach 
Maureen  Mahoney 

*  Mariah  Smith  Malik 

*  April  Adelson  Marshall 

«  Elizabeth  Maraffi  Michaud 
Jessica  Steinbrenner  Molloy 

*  Beth  Ann  Trapold  Newton 
Karen  Gonya  Nickles 
Robyn  Bailey  Orchard 
Elizabeth  Conner  Pace 
Nanc7  Palermo 

Ann  Faircloth  Porter 
Stephanie  Jones  Renfro 
Jennifer  Memmott  Rosenberg 
Cathenne  Callender  Sauls 
Aniy  Simmons 
Anne  Smith 
Ava  Spanier 
Elizabeth  Doyle  Teare 
Lisa  Redd  Toliver 
Virginia  Reed  vanMeel 

«  Anne  Souder  von  Weise 
Star  Hollis  Waldron 
Julie  Weyand  Watson 
Jesse  White 
Leigh  Ann  Wliite 

«  Nancy  Ray  Wiltshire 
Cornelia  Woodwonh 
Louanne  Pahel  Woody 
Alexandra  Bernard  Wyllie 

1987 

Fund  Agent:  Page  Franson 
1995-96  Unrestricted 
Number  of  Donors:  40 
PaiUcipation:  21% 
Dollars:  $4,380 

*  Teresa  Witt  Aagaard 
Courtney  Banton  Alford 
Susanna  Boylston 
Karen  Bryan 

Anna  Gallant  Carter 
Victoria  Chumney 
Jennifer  Merritt  Conner 
Mary  Via  Cuoco 
Pamela  Miscall  Cusick 
Carol  Goodman  Doty 

*  Page  Franson 
Jean  Lewis  Guergai 
Chnstina  Gunn 
Anne  Mobley  Hassett 

*  Barbara  Jastrebsky 


Wimberiy  Eaton  Jessup 
Julie  Geddes  Johnson 
Leslie  Ross  Kellogg 
«  Michaelle  Connors  King 
Deborah  Brennan  Leslie 
Mary  Buckingham  Lewis 
Laura  Lynch 
Teresa  Pike  Majors 

*  Ann  McAllister 
Molly  McNamara 
Melissa  Murray 
Melanie  Nelson 

«  Mary  Robison  Oates 
Caroline  Owen-Houde 
Lezlie  Vansco  Pinto 
Lee  Carroll  Roebuck 
Hilary  Harris  Salley 
Blair  Beebe  Smith 

*  Ellen  Smith 
June  Speight 

Katherine  Jaschen  St.  John 
Elizabeth  Nelson  Suhr 

«  Linda  Mae  Visocan 
Caroline  Trask  Wallace 

*  Shannon  Wood 

1988 

Fund  Agents:  Cameron  CoxHirtz. 
Stephanie  Sproiise  MaCoy 
1995-96  Unrestricted 
Number  of  Donors:  32 
Participation:  21% 
Dollars:  $2,981 

Christine  Diver  Ans 

Lisa  Haggart  Arnold 

Whimey  Bolt 

Eden  Zuckerman  Brown 

Julie  Martin  Collins 

Lee  Ann  Conard 

Caroline  Comm  Cook 

Leslie  Corrado 

Laura  Dean 

Susan  Detweiler 

Augusta  Harrison  Dunstan 

*  Lloys  Frates 

*  Amy  Gould-Pilz 
Stacey  Sickels  Heckel 
Susanna  Broaddus  Hickman 
Cameron  Cox  Hirtz 
Kathleen  Meredith  lacobelli 
Julie  Lindauer  Jacobson 
Beveriy  Freeman  Kump 

*  Kadiarine  McCoid 
«  Cecilia  Moore 

*  Anne  Powell 

Kristen  Petersen  Randolph 
Caroline  Reu  Rolader 
Jennifer  Bach  Rosen 
Jeanne  Rovics-Mexic 
Stephanie  Wilt  Sage 
»  Mary  Sanler 

*  Mary  Halliday  Shaw 
Paige  Shiller 
Kathleen  Keogh  Snelling 
Marjorie  Holthaus  Tomaso 


62 


995^96  HONOR  ROLL  OF  DONORS 


alumnae  giving  by  class 


1989 

Fiiikl  Agent  Belh  Roland 
;995-96  Unresliicleil 
Niimfyer  uf  Donors.  30 
Pailicipation.  15% 
Dolltm.  S2.875 

Whitney  Bay 

Colleen  Bradley  Bell 

Krislj  Biggs 

Madeleine  Blanchard 

Kjthiyn  Bolton 

Roberta  Duffie  Fritz 
«  Stacey  Hannan 

Alicia  Markey  Hutter 
»  Kelli  Ketchum 

Lisa  Koob 

Mary  Kramlich-Nash 

Michelle  Lennane 

*  Emmy  Leung 

Ruth  Taul  Magnusson 
Monica  Mahoney 
Kimberly  Kline  Malone 
«  Donna  Meyer-Hodgert 
Elizabeth  Wheeler  Morring 

*  Sarah  Consolino  Murphy 

*  Wesley  Powell 
Kalhryn  Richardson 
Eden  Rue 

Julie  Littleton  Smith 
Brooke  Haw  Spencer 

*  Sarah  Anderson  Stanton 

*  Helen  Bradley  Tarbutton 
Laura  Uiwson  Trevey 
Whitney  Odell  Tucker 
Melissa  Walker 

*  Amanda  Otlaway  Zamhetti 

1990 

Fund  .Agent:  Jean  Sptllane 
W5-96  Unrestricted 
Niinilyer  of  Donors:  34 
Participation:  20% 
DolUm.  SI. 76360 

Leslie  Carson  Albizzatti 

Sarah  Andres 

Hope  Bartlett 

Amanda  Priddy  Berkey 

*  Ashley  Flynn  Blanchard 
Elizabeth  Babbitt  Bowen 
Mary  Brodie 

Julie  Brooks 

Nicole  Hlusko  Brooks 

Dena  Burnham 

*  Amy  Burton 
Heather  Colson  Ewing 

*  Gladden  Adam  Falivene 
Ura  Eieve 

LJrike  Fischer 
Dolly  Garcia 
Laura  Gredys 
Nancy  Kershner 
Amy  Kroeger 
Irfan  Kiratli  Latimer 
Elizabeth  Mason 
Rachel  Renzy  Meima 

*  Beth  Pesiri 

»  Mar^-  Naff  Philpott 
Candace  Collins  Preston 
Allison  Richards 
Nina  Rowles 
Cecilia  Schultz 
Jean  Spillane 
Stephanie  Dance  Tancredi 


*Joie  Roderick  Tankard 

Christine  Carriere  Zazulak 
«  Amy  Calandra  Zechini 

1991 

Fund  Agent:  Christine  Flint 
Canterhiir]' 

Reunion  Gifts  Co-Chairnien: 
Christine  Flint  Canterbiiiy.  Mart- 
Anne  Train  Farmer.  \  'ictona 
Campo 

1995-96  Unrestricted 
Number  of  Donors:  JO 
Participation:  20% 
Dollars:  $1.43743 

Susan  Mane  Barbour 

Carey  Bates 

Suzanne  Peine  Brady 

Amy  Br^'an 
*  Elizabeth  Butler 

Victoria  Campo 

Elizabeth  Robinson  Dean 

Susan  Sickels  Dyer 
«  Mary  Anne  Farmer 

Anne  Crow  Galanides 

Nicole  Gauthier 

Kathyrn  Johnson  Glass 

Signee  Hoffman 

Karen  Holland 

Karen  Hott 

Mary  Lanford 

Stacey  Lawrence 

Elizabeth  Hensley  Martin 

Angela  Wall  Metheney 

Elizabeth  Tnplett  Milam 

Sarah  Pitts 
«  Patience  Richeson 

Charlotte  Sanders 

Susan  Spurrell 

Penelope  Tadler  Thompson 

Amber  Vellenga 

Sharon  Watts 

Susan  Wright 

Kathryn  Hagist  Yunk 

Suzanne  Ziesmann 

1992 

Fund  Agent:  Holly  Casuell 
1995-96  Unrestricted 
Number  uf  Donors:  32 
Pailicipation:  19% 
Dollars:  $1,435 

Laura  Arceneaux 

Cynthia  Chilton  Barrett 

Diana  Bradford 

Holly  Caswell 

Sally  Croker 

Margaret  McClellan  Driscoll 

Kimberiey  McGraw  Fusion 

Jill  Fahy 

Elaine  Barksdale  Finncame 

Catherine  Gornto  Freeman 

Jaimie  Del  Monte  Galbreath 

Susan  Georgi 

Brett  Haltiwanger 

Ellen  Sullivan  Jurgovan 
«  Ann  Knoke 

Cara  Ardemagni  LaRoche 

Ann  Lindquist 

Julia  Hanneken  Linza 

Virginia  Marks 

Canice  McGlynn 

Sheila  McWilliams 


Caroline  Newman 
Abby  O'Steen 
Nora  Oney 
Nezahat  Ozmen 
Amy  Peck 

Tracy  Steele  Scileppi 
Megan  Spadaro 
Karalyne  Speriing 
Jennifer  Toomey 
Vick)-  Harvey  White 
Kathleen  Davis  Willis 

1993 

Fund  Agent  Catherine  Jaunik 
1995-96  Unrestricted 
Number  of  Donors:  22 
Pailicipation:  12% 
Dollars.  $980 

Marissa  Ashe 

Jennifer  Jarvis  Ballard 

Dana  Varnado  Campbell 

Michelle  MacMurtrie  Constable 

Polly  Crawford 

Amy  Edwards 

Debra  Elkins 

Melony  Ellinger 

Thomasin  Foshay 

Kelly  Gardner 

Elizabeth  Gitkeson 

Catherine  Jannik 

Stacey  McClain 

Susan  Messikomer 

Ellen  Ober 

Laurie  Palmer 

Kerr)'  Pollock 

Susan  Rapello 

Wendy  Stevenson 

Kristen  Swenson 

Norma  Bulls  Valentine 

Sigrid  Zirkle 

1994 

Fund  Agent  Ashley  Hcndeison 

Neivman 

1995-96  Unrestricted 

Number  of  Donors:  17 

Pariicipation:  12% 

Dollars:  $895 

Ginger  Amon 

Robyn  Barto 

Erica  Cla)'ton 

Lenora  Farrington 

Chandra  Garcia 

Stephanie  Hanson 

Carlene  Harper 

Katherine  Lindsey 

Kathryn  May 

Kimberiy  Mounger 

Kelly  Schmitt 

Katherine  Schupp 

Belinda  Smith  Suuckmeyer 

Greta  Eustace  Sullivan 

Caitlin  Sundby 

Elizabeth  Thigpen 

Jamee  Thompson 


1995 

Fund  Agent:  Beivrley  Stone 
1995-96  Unrestricted 
Number  of  Donors:  13 
Participation:  9% 
Dollars:  $789.95 

Heather  Aspinwall 

English  Griffith 

Katherine  Maxwell 

Victoria  McClintock 

Christie  Newman 

Charlotte  Prothro 

Beverley  Stone 

Laura  Swope  Townsend 

Kalhenne  Warner 

Katherine  Whitby 

Meredith  Williams 

Amy  Woods 

Sarah  Young 

Class  of  1996 

Our  special  thanks  to  the  Class  of 
19%  for  their  senior  class  gift, 
which  has  been  used  to  help  reno- 
vate the  Byrd  Stone  Memorial 
Playgroiimi  Tlje  class  goal  iras  to 
raise  $10,000  to  be  split  equally 
Ijetueen  this  special  project  and  the 
Annual  Fund  over  the  next  Jour 
years.  To  achieve  this,  they 
launched  a  two-week  Spring  cam- 
paign, "Kitls  at  Heari. "  ivith  as- 
tounding success:  $11,535  was 
raised  from  pledges,  with  a  record- 
setting  76  percent  class  pariicipa- 
tion (102  out  of  133).  Hurrah  for 
'96— pacesetters! 

Erin  Adams 
Elsuko  Aiura 
Julie  Baer 
Rachel  Balms 
Laura  Barkley 
Bridget  Bayliss 
Jennifer  Beck 
Robin  Bettger 
Laura  Billings 
Amy  Bowman 
Rachael  Boyd 
Janie  Bradley 
Rachel  Briers 
Wanda  Brockman 
Melissa  Broderick 
Judith  Brown 
Natalie  Brown 
Constance  Bump 
Katherine  Campbell 
Christie  Garden 
Hilary  Carison 
Sarah  Chaffee 
Claire  Chrislensen 
Wynn  Cole 
Anne  Collins 
Kelly  Collins 
Angela  Conklin 
Rachel  Cooper 
Mary  Copeland 
Jessica  Crowley 
Stephanie  Cullom 
Amy  Daugherty 
Kerri  Davis 
Yolanda  Davis 


Sarah  Dennis 
Mary  Margaret  DLxon 
Stephanie  Dudley 
Amelia  Dudman 
Jesse  Duriiam 
Rebecca  Edwards 
Heidi  Faulconer 
Megan  Fletcher 
Lee  Foley 
Shannon  Fountain 
Stephanie  Franz 
Jessica  Gindlesperger 
Elizabeth  Groves 
Jennifer  Harper 
Alexandria  Hiribame 
Octavia  Hyland 
Elizabeth  Ike 
Sandy  Jennings 
Nicole  Johnson 
Laura  Rihl  Joiner 
Elizabeth  Jordan 
Leah  Jorgensen 
Catharine  King 
Kelly  Knappenberger 
Emil)'  Kuchar 
Catherine  Linter 
Catherine  Latimore 
Laura  Lechler 
Natalie  Liberi 
Eileen  MacMurtrie 
Margaret  Magistro 
Patricia  Mark 
Lynn  McEachern 
Laura  McGlamery 
Janna  McLart)' 
Frazier  Miller 
Kathryn  Mulligan 
Claire  Myers 
Anne  Osterholm 
Dejerianne  Oslrow 
Annie  Pankoski 
Robin  Peckol 
Abigail  Phillips 
Cynthia  Rakow 
Sarah  Reidy 
Jennifer  Richmond 
Santina  Russell 
Ute  Koehler  Sanin 
Sara  Selby 
Janeen  Sharma 
Ana-Marija  Simic 
Imogen  Slade 
Jennifer  Smith 
Lauren  Smithens 
Melissa  Snyder 
Kay  Morcom  Thomas 
Ashley  Thorner 
Linda  Towers 
Phuang  Tran 
Elizabeth  Traylor 
Ana  Trejo 
Jennifer  Trzupek 
Paige  Vaught 
Kelly  Walker 
Alison  Wallis 
Tracy  Walters 
Susan  Whitehead 
Cynthia  Wilkerson 


I  Donor  for  past  5  years 
Deceased 


1995-96  HONOR  ROLL  OF  DONORS 


63 


parent  giving 


Parent  Giving 

The  Society  of  Families  Steering 

Committee 

Members  1995-96 

Mr.  and  Nfrs.  Paul  W  Dudman. 

Chaircouple 
Mr  and  Mrs.  A,  Marshall  Acuff,  Jr 
Mr  and  .Mrs.  James  H,  Black  IV 
Dr  and  Mrs.  J,  Barr>'  Boyd 
Mrs.  John  R.  Childress 
Mr.  and  Mrs,  David  Dorminey 
Mr  Stai  Hunter  Jr 
Mr  and  Mrs.  William  M.  Lechler 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  A.  D  Martin,  Jr 
Mr  and  Mrs.  Douglas  Milbury 
Mrs.  Grace  B.  Non'ille 
Dr  Nancy  Dutton  Potter 
Mr  and  Mrs.  Charles  W.  Smith 

The  Society  of  Families  contributed 
$1311170/ the  Sl.453.132 
Annual  Fund  total  in  1995-96. 
Sweet  Briar  College  is  grateful  for 
the  generosity  of  the  parents  listed 
beloiK 

Mr  and  Mrs.  A.  Marshall  Acuff,  Jr 

Ms.  Elizabeth  Addison 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  James  W.  Addison 

*Lt.  Col.  and  Mrs  John  L.  Alderson 
Mrs.  William  W.  Alexander 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Mark  A.  Allen 

«  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Homer  I.  Altice 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Richard  S.  Andett 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Howard  J.  Andres 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  David  R.  Armentrout 
Mr  and  Mrs.  Edwin  R.  Aronhalt 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Clavio  F.  Ascari 

*  Mr  and  Mrs.  Edward  L.  Ashe 

*  Mrs.  George  Austen,  Jr 

*  Mrs.  Quincy  C.  .Ayres 

»  Mr  and  Mrs.  Guilford  C.  Bahcock 
Ms.  Sandra  Baer 

Mr  and  Mrs.  Raymond  A.  Bahret 
Mr  and  Mrs.  Robert  W.  Bake 
Mr  and  Mrs.  David  W.  Balding 


^  Dr  and  Mrs,  James  L.  Baldwin 
Mr  and  Mrs,  .Martin  A.  Bandy 
Mr  and  Mrs.  Julian  W.  Banton 
Mr  and  Mrs.  Donald  A.  Barkley 
Mr  and  Mrs.  LeRoy  Bartlett  III 
Mr  Dennis  E.  Bazar 

>  Mr  and  Mrs.  Charies  Beach,  Jr 
Mr,  and  Mrs,  Frank  H  Beard 
Mr  and  Mrs,  Robert  J  Beaulieu 
Mr  and  Mrs,  Tom  M,  Becherer 

<  Mr  and  Mrs.  William  H.  Beck,  Jr 

*  Mr  and  Mrs,  John  H,  Beebe.  Jr 
» Mni,  Henry  Behnke 

i  Mr  and  .Mrs.  C.  E.  S,  Bellows  III 

Ms,  Joy  A,  Belzer 

Mr  and  Mrs,  Harold  C,  Bender 
ft  Mr  and  Mrs,  John  L.  Bender 

Mr  and  Mrs  F  Gordon  Benhard 
» Mrs,  William  Bennett 

The  Honorable  and  Mrs,  Maurice 
Bernbaum 
»Mr  and  Mrs,  Melville  J,  Berry,  Sr 

Mr  and  Mrs,  Cad  S  Biathrow 

HRH  Saad  Al  Faisal  Bin  Abdulaziz 

Mr  and  Mrs,  James  H,  Black  IV 

Mr  and  Mrs  Lawrence  J, 
Blanchard.  Jr 

Mis.  Patricia  H.  Blanchard 

Mr  and  Mrs.  John  R,  Bohannon 

*  Mr  and  Mrs,  Robert  M,  Bolz 
Mr  and  Mrs,  James  A,  Bond 
Mr  and  Mrs,  Robert  J,  Bonini 
Mr  and  Mrs,  R,  Michael  Bonnell 
Dr  and  Mrs.  George  M  Boswell. 

Jr. 
Mr  and  Mrs.  W.  F  Boswell.  Jr 
Mr  and  Mrs.  Viorel  Botea 
Mrs.  Donald  G.  Bounds 
Mrs.  Paul  W.  Bounds 
Mr  Deryle  A.  Bourgeois 
Ms.  Linda  S.  Bourgeois 
fe  Mr  and  Mrs.  James  N.  Boyd 
Dr  and  Mrs.  Joseph  B.  Boyd 
Ms.  Renee  .M.  Boyd 
Mr  and  Mrs.  W.  Waldo  Bradley 
Mr  and  Mrs.  John  M.  Brady 
Mrs.  Donald  Branum 


w  Mr  and  .Mrs.  J  Bruce  Bredin 
«  Mr  and  Mrs.  Leonard  1.  Bregman 

Ms.  Donna  Bna 

Mr  and  Mrs.  Thomas  B.  Briers 

*  Mrs.  Owen  W.  Brodie 

Mr  and  Mrs  Richard  A.  Brodie 
Mr,  Bruce  H  Broughton 
Mr  and  .Mrs,  Bobby  L,  Brown 
Mr,  and  .Mrs,  David  K,  Brown 
Mrs.  Dorothy  M.  Brown 
,Vir  and  Mrs.  Carter  B.  Br\'an 

*  Dr  and  Mrs,  Phillips  R,  Bryan 

*  Mr,  and  Mrs,  John  L,  Burkhardt,  Jr 
Mr  and  Mrs,  Frederick  Butcher 

«  Mr,  and  .Mrs,  Craig  J,  Cain 
.Mr  and  Mrs.  Phillip  F  Cameron 

*  Mr  and  Mrs.  Ferdinand  L. 

Carangelo 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robert  T  Carl 
Mr,  and  Mrs,  Harvey  R  Carmichael 
Mr  and  Mrs,  Michael  T,  Carr 
«  Mr,  and  Mrs,  William  R,  Carson,  Jr 
Mr,  and  .Mrs,  Franklin  D,  Castro 
Dr  and  .Mrs  Rodolfo  Cells 
Mrs.  Steven  W  Chaffee 
Mr  and  .Mrs.  Christopher  B. 

Chandor 
Dr  and  Mrs.  Yung-Feng  Chang 
Mr  and  .Mrs.  John  R.  Childress 
Mr  and  Mrs,  C,  Lynch  Christian,  Jr 
Mr  and  Mrs,  Joseph  A,  Cicotello 

*  Mrs,  John  A,  Clark 

Dr  and  Mrs,  Terrence  T,  Clark 

*  Mr  and  .Mrs.  Walter  G.  Clinchy 
Mr  and  Mrs.  Blaine  A.  Coblentz 

*  Mr  and  Mrs.  William  H.  Cogswell 

III 
Mrs.  Nancy  B  Cole 
Mr,  and  Mrs,  Michael  E,  Collins 
Mr  and  Mrs,  John  B,  Colquitt 
.Mrs,  Anne  W,  Cone 

*  Mr  and  Mrs,  Henry  Conkle 
Mr  and  Mrs,  Bryan  M  Cook 

*  Mr  and  Mrs,  Edward  H,  Cooper 
Mr  and  Mrs.  James  M.  Corcoran 

«  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Albert  B.  Cord 

«  Mrs.  Robert  O  Costa 

«  Mr  and  Mrs.  Kenneth  H,  Crandall, 

Jr. 

*  Mr  and  Mrs,  Page  D,  Cranford 

*  Mr  and  Mrs,  W,  Howard 

Crossland 
Mr  and  .Mrs.  Joe  .M.  Cmtcher 
Mrs.  R,  Godwin  Crysler 
.Mr  and  Mrs,  William  .M,  Cullom 
Mr,  and  Mrs,  Thomas  M, 

Cummings 

*  Mr  and  Mrs,  John  T.  Cunningham 

III 

*  Mr  and  Mrs.  Orison  B.  Curpier 
Mr  and  Mrs.  Hilton  B.  Currens,  Jr 
Mr  and  Mrs,  Overton  A,  Cunie 
.Mr  and  Mrs.  David  F  Cushman 
Dr  and  Mrs.  Leslie  G.  Dally 

*  Mr  and  Mrs.  Edwin  R.  Daniels 

*  Mr  Harold  R.  Dann 

*  Mrs.  Wat.son  Darby 

Mr.  and  .Mrs.  Bmce  S.  Darney 
Mr  and  .Mrs.  Michael  C. 

Daugherty 
Mrs.  Christie  S.  Davis 
«  Mr  and  Mrs.  Corbin  J.  Davis 
Lt.  Col,  and  Mrs,  James  W.  Davis 

*  Dr  and  Mrs  William  R,  Da\ison 


» Mr  and  Mni,  G,  Richard  Day 
Mr  and  Mrs,  John  F  Day 
Mr  and  .Mrs.  Gregory  L.  DePne.st 
Col.  and  Mrs,  James  N,  Dean 
Mr  and  Mrs,  Robert  Del  Monte 
Mr  and  Mrs,  William  J,  Dennig 
Mrs,  Judy  W,  Dennis 
Mr  and  Mrs,  Haskell  Dickinson 

s  Dr  and  Mrs,  John  R,  Dickinson 
Mrs,  Nancy  Dingman-Cobb 
Mr  and  Mrs,  Allan  D,  DIttmer 
Mr  and  Mrs,  Joseph  .M,  Drxon.  Jr 
Mr  and  Mrs.  Jesse  H.  Dize 
Mr  and  Un.  Frank  C.  Doczi 
Mr  and  .Mrs.  Henry  C.  Dolan 

fe  Mr  and  Mrs.  Robert  B.  Donald 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  David  H.  Dorminey 
Dr  and  Mrs,  Serge  R,  Doucette,  Jr 
Mr,  and  Mrs,  Joseph  R,  Downing 

B  Mr  and  Mrs,  James  S,  Dudley 
Mr  and  Mrs,  William  M  Dudley 
Mr  and  Mrs,  Paul  W,  Dudman 
Capt.  and  Mrs,  James  L,  Durham 
Mr  and  Mrs,  Donald  S  Dusenbury 
Dr  and  Mrs,  Norman  R,  Edwards 
Mr  and  Mrs,  James  G  Ehlen.  Jr 
Mr  and  Mrs.  Allen  S.  Ellion,  Jr, 
Mr  and  Mrs,  James  D  Ericson 
Mr,  and  Mrs  H,  Clyde  Evans 
.Ms  Pauicia  A,  Evans 
Mr,  and  Mrs,  Cari  B,  Everert  III 
Mr  and  Mrs,  Dart  Weed  Everett  II 
Mr  and  Mrs,  Jonadian  W 

Fairbanks 
.Mr  and  Mrs,  Robert  Falkingham 
Mr  and  Mrs.  Daniel  C,  Faller 
Dr  and  Mrs,  Paul  H,  Fesche 
Mr  and  Mrs,  William  R,  Fink 
Dr  and  Mrs,  Timothy  T,  Flaherty 
.Mr  Martin  R  Flannery 
Ms.  Sheila  Flannery 
Mr  and  Mrs.  James  L.  Fletcher 

» Mr  and  Mrs.  Joseph  P  Foley 
Mr  and  Mrs  John  R  Pons 
Mr  and  Mrs  Eugene  J.  Foran 
Mr  and  Mrs,  Waverly  C,  Foster  Jr 
Mr,  and  Mrs,  Row  land  W, 
Francisco 

»  Mr  and  Mrs,  Paul  E,  Franson 

B  The  Reverend  Dr  and  Mrs.  Allie 
W.  Frazier  Jr 

» Dr  and  Mrs.  Charles  A.  Free 
Mr  and  Mrs.  Richard  A,  Freeman 
Mr  and  Mrs,  Eric  G,  Friberg 

» Mr  and  .Mrs,  A.  Thomas  Friend 

»  Mr  and  Mrs.  Dwight  A.  Fry 
Dr  and  Mrs.  Robert  C.  Garcia 
Mrs.  Nanc7  E.  Gavitt 

ft  Mrs.  Douglas  T.  Geddes 
Ms,  Elsa  Gettleman 
Mr  and  Mrs,  Ronald  K,  Gheen 
Mr.  and  Mrs,  Waverly  W.  Gibbs,  Jr 
Mr  and  Mrs.  J.  Kevin  Gilgan 

B  Mr  Paul  W.  Girard 
Mr  and  .Mrs,  Michael  Gnat 
Mr  and  Mrs,  C  Wallis  Goodwin 

ft  Mr  and  Mrs,  John  K,  Goodwin 

ft  Dr  and  Mrs,  James  P  GooLsby,  Jr 
Mrs,  Arthur  C,  Gorman  Jr 
Mr  and  Mrs,  Jim  B,  Green 
Mr  and  Mrs,  William  M,  Grimes, 
Jr 

ft  Mr  and  Mrs,  William  R,  Griswold 
.Mr  and  Mrs  Steven  S.  Gross 


Ms.  Susan  B.  Gros\'enor 

.Mr  and  Mrs.  George  H.  Groves 

ft  Mr  and  Mrs.  Peylon  Grymes,  Jr 
Mr.  and  .Mr.  William  D. 

Gumerson 
Ms.  Esiella  R.  Hager 
The  Re\erend  and  Mrs  Donald  F. 
Hague 

ft  Mrs.  William  N.  Hale 

ft  Mr  and  Mrs,  Da\id  L,  Hal! 

ft  Mr  and  Mrs,  Thomas  W,  Halligan 
Mr  and  Mrs,  Alton  Z,  Hallum,  Jr 
Mr  and  Mrs,  Tom  L,  Hamby 
Dr  and  Mrs,  Howard  L,  Hamilton 
Mrs,  Harr)"  R,  E,  Hampton 
Mr  and  Mrs,  John  E,  Harbour 

ft  Dr  and  Mrs,  Byron  B,  Harder 

ft  Dr  and  Mrs,  H,  M,  Hardy 
Mr,  and  Mrs,  Paul  E,  Harju 
Ms,  Linda  A,  Harrigan 
Mr  and  Mrs,  Michael  A,  Harris 
Mr  and  Mrs.  Richard  J.  Harris.  Jr 
Mr  and  Mrs.  Neal  Harvey 
Mr.  John  T.  Hayes 
Mr  and  Mrs.  Timothy  K  Hayes 
Dr  and  Mrs,  Edward  M. 

Hedgpeth 
Mr  and  Mrs.  Louis  C,  Henderson, 

Jr 
Mr  and  Mrs.  Clarence  W. 

Henning  HI 
Dr  and  Mrs,  Rafael  E  Hernandez 
Mr  and  Mrs,  Leonard  G,  Herring 
Mr  and  ,VIrs,  John  T  Higgins 
Ms,  Mary  M,  Hogan 
Mr,  and  Mrs,  James  R  Holland 

ft  Mr,  and  Mrs,  David  K  Hollis.  Jr 
Col  and  Mrs,  John  W.  Holly 
Mr  and  Mrs,  John  F  Holmes 
Mr  and  Mrs,  Sidney  G.  Holthaus, 
Jr 

ft  Mr  and  Mrs  Joseph  E,  Horak 
Mr.  and  Mrs  John  Ward  Hunt 
Mr  Still  Hunter  Jr 

ft  Dr,  and  Mrs  William  P 
Hutcherson 
Col,  and  Mrs  Rufus  D,  Hutcheson 

ft  Mr  and  Mrs,  .Arthur  Hutchison 
Mrs,  Sara  L,  Ike 
Mr  and  Mrs.  Frank  L.  Jackson,  Jr 

ft  Mr  and  Mrs.  Frederick  T.  Jackson, 
Jr. 
Mr  and  Mrs.  George  L.  Jackson 
Mr  T  Haller  Jackson,  Jr 

ft  Mr  and  Mrs,  Harry  V,  Jaffa 
Mr  and  Mrs,  Evan  W  Jahos 
Mr  and  Mre,  Francis  P  Jenkins,  Jr 
Mrs,  Jack  E,  Jensen 
Mrs,  Gretchen  W,  Johnson 
Mrs.  Ining  A,  Johnson, Jr 

ft  Col,  and  Mrs,  Kenneth  W. 
Johnson 

ft  Mrs,  G,  Burke  Johnston 

(Mni,  .ybert  N,  Jones 
Mrs  Cari  A,  Jones 
Dr  and  .Mrs,  E,  Palmer  Jones 
,\Ir  and  Mrs,  Gary  D,  Jones 

B  .Vlr  and  .VIrs.  Meredith  C.  Jones,  Jr 
.Mr  and  .Mrs,  Paul  Kaufman 

i  .Mr  and  .Mrs  James  S,  Kemper  III 
Dr  and  Mni,  E,  Lawrence  Kendig, 

Jr 
Mr  and  Mrs,  Aubrey  C,  King 

f  Capt,  and  Mni,  John  J,  Kingston 


64 


1995-96  HONOR  ROLL  OF  DONORS 


faculty  &  staff  giving 


» Mr,  and  Mrs.  Cenap  Kiratii 

Ms.  Nancy  A.  Kirby 
fe  Mr.  and  Mrs.  H.  Donald  Kistler 

Mr  and  Mrs.  Glen  E.  Kitchen,  jr. 

Mr  and  Mrs.  Hugh  E.  Kitchen,  Jr 

*  Mrs.  Joan  S.  Kline 

Mr  and  Mrs  Richard  R.  Kline 

Mr  and  Mrs.  Gail  M. 
Knappenherger 

Mr  and  .Mrs  John  Knazs 
t  Mr  and  .Mrs.  Winfield  S.  Knoke 
fr  The  Re\  erend  and  .Mrs.  Peter  N. 
Knost 

Mr  and  Mrs.  Herman  S. 
Kohlmeyer,  Jr 
&  Mr  and  Mrs.  William  A.  Kroh 

Mr  and  Mrs.  JospehJ,  Kucinski 
i  Mr  and  Mrs.  Robert  E.  Kuehhvein 
&  Mr  and  Mrs.  Charies  J.  Kurtz,  Jr 

Victoria  Munn  and  Bruce  Lamb 
t  Mr  Melvin  R,  Lane" 

Drs.  Oscar  and  Rosario  Laserna 

Mr  and  .Mrs.  David  S.  Latiniore 
sMr  and  .Mrs.  Richard  J.  Leary 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  M.  Lechler 

Mr  and  Mrs.  Woodruff  W. 
Leeming 
i  Mr  and  .Mrs.  Stanley  Leming 

Mr  and  Mrs.  Bryan  T.  Lloyd.  Jr. 
i  Mrs,  Albert  Long 
s  Mr  and  Mrs.  John  W  Losse.  Jr, 

Mr  and  Mrs,  Paul  A  Louis 

Mr  and  Mrs.  Ronald  J  Loy 

Mr  and  Mrs.  R.  M.  Luby 

Mr  and  Mrs.  Charles  P. 
MacDonald  III 

Mrs.  Franklin  H.  MacGregor 

Mrs  Sally  Myers  Maciavish 

The  Reverend  and  Mrs.  Charles  F. 
Magistro 

*  Mr  and  Mrs.  Joseph  J.  Mancusi.  Jr. 
Mr  and  Mrs.  John  B.  Maraffi 

Mr  and  Mrs.  Aubrey  Dallas 

Martin,  Jr. 
Mr,  and  Mrs.  Steven  W.  Martin 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Norman  Ma,son 
Mr,  and  Mrs,  James  R,  Mather 
» Mr,  and  Mrs,  Linwood  S  Mather 

Jr- 
Mr.  and  Mrs,  Richard  \l  Matlingly, 

Jr- 
Mr,  and  Mrs,  Hamish  W,  H, 

Maxwell 
Mr,  and  Mrs,  Joseph  K, 

McCammon 
.Mr  and  Mrs  Kenton  McCartney 
B  Mrs.  Margie  P  McClure 
Mr  and  Mrs.  Daniel  C,  McCowan 

*  Captain  Joseph  M,  McDowell 
Mr  and  Mrs,  Neal  V,  McGlamery, 

.Ir 
Mr  and  Mrs,  Nonnan  F 
McGowin,  Jr 
» Mr  and  Mrs,  James  McKee 
Ms,  Linda  K.  .McKeever 
Mr.  and  Mn>.  Edward  E.  McKimni 
i  Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  G.  McKoy 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Paul  J  .McLaughlin 
Mr  and  Mrs.  Colin  A  P  McNease 

*  Mr  and  Mrs.  S.  Jcseph  Meelan 
Mr  and  Mrs,  C,  Richard  Melvin,  Jr 
Mr  and  Mrs,  Richard  W,  Meres 

»  Mr  and  Mrs,  Edwin  E, 
Messikomer 


*  Mrs,  Richard  H.  Meyer 

«  Mr  and  Mrs  Robert  Milbank 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Douglas  A.  Milhury 
Mr  and  Mrs.  H.  Augustus  Miller 

III 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  J.  Clifford  Miller,  Jr 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  G.  Miller 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Samuel  R.  Mink,  Jr 

«  Mr,  and  .Mrs.  Ben  E.  Mobley 
Mr.  and  Mrs,  Alfred  E,  Mockett 
Mr,  and  Mrs,  David  T  Monacelli 

«  Mr,  and  Mrs,  C.  Robert  Monnich 
Mr,  and  Mrs,  John  L,  Morgan  III 
Mr,  and  Mrs,  Carios  A,  Moros 
Mrs,  Frank  A,  Morris,  Jr. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Joel  T.  Morton 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Arthur  Mullen 
Mr  and  Mrs.  Edwin  M.  Mulock  111 
Mrs.  Ann  L.  Myers 

*  Mr  and  Mrs.  J.  Wilson  Newman,  Jr 
«  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Walter  R.  Nexsen 

Mrs.  Natalie  S.  Nielsen 

*  Mr  and  .Mrs.  Charles  H.  Noble,  Jr 
Mr,  and  Mrs.  Da\'id  M.  Nolton 

«  Mrs.  Nancy  F  Norman 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Peylon  Nonille 

*  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Thomas  E.  Nott  IV 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  James  G.  O'Brien 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Kevin  J.  O'Dea 

«  Mrs.  James  E.  0  Hearn 
Dr  and  Mrs.  John  C.  Oloughlin 
Mr  and  Mrs.  Chnstopher  D. 

Olmstead 
Mr  and  Mrs.  Larry  P  Osborne 
Mr  and  Mrs.  Jerold  M.  Ostrow 
.Mr  and  Mrs.  James  D.  Osuna 
Dr.  Christine  E.  Otiersberg 

*  Mrs.  Elmer  H.  Owens 
«  Dr.  Robert  G.  Page 

Mrs.  Mary  Ann  Pappanikou 

*  Dr.  and  .Mrs  Jerry  L.  Parker 
Mr  and  Mrs.  Ashuin  B.  Patel 
Mrs.  Suzanne  P  Patten 

*  Mr.  and  Mrs.  S.  R  Pauley 
Mrs.  Brew  P  Pearson 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Larry  E.  Pearson 

*  Mr  and  Mrs.  William  H.  Petree 
Dr  and  .Mrs.  Cornelius  W. 

Pettinga 
Mr  and  Mrs.  Danny  E.  Pfeiffer 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  R.  C.  Pierce 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robert  G.  Pike 
ft  Mr  and  Mrs.  Ballard  F  Pinkard,  Jr 
«  Mr  and  Mrs,  Vernon  W.  Piper 
Mr  and  Mrs,  Kevin  H  Pollard 
Mr  and  Mrs,  Dale  W,  Policy,  Sr 
Mr  and  Mrs,  David  M,  Poore 
Dr  Nancy  Dutton  Poner 
Mr  and  Mrs,  Wayne  G,  Pottmeyer 
Mr  and  Mrs,  Donald  J.  Prem 

*  Mr,  and  Mrs,  Dean  W,  Proctor 
Mr,  and  Mrs,  Michael  S,  Prosise 

*  Mr,  and  Mrs,  Mark  H,  Prothro 

«  Mr,  and  Mrs,  W,  R  Qucsenbetry,  Jr 
Mr,  and  Mrs,  William  O,  Rakow 

*  .Mr  and  Mrs,  Donald  \.  Ramsay 
Mr,  and  Mrs,  William  Raney 
Mr,  and  Mrs,  Gerald  P  Reidy 

*  Mr,  and  Mrs,  Walter  A.  Reiler,  Jr 
Mr,  and  Mrs,  William  H,  Reynolds 
Mr  and  Mrs,  Billy  D,  Rhoades 

«  Dr  and  Mrs,  Renzo  Ricci 
Mr,  and  Mrs,  William  J,  Riccobono 
Ms,  Julie  Ann  Richmond 


Dr  Linda  L,  Richmond 
Dr,  and  Mrs.  Michael  J  Rieder 
&  Mr  and  Mrs.  Uiwrence  M.  Riegel 
Dr  and  Mrs.  Robert  H.  Rihl 
Mr  and  Mrs.  Charies  R.  Riling.  Jr 
Mr  Chnstoph  Ringier 
Mr  and  Mrs,  Keith  Ripka 
Mr  and  Mrs  John  H  Robison,  Jr 
1  Mr  and  Mrs.  Milton  L.  Roe.s.sel 
s  Mr  and  .Mi^  Samuel  H.  Rogers.  Jr 
t  Mr  and  Mrs.  Clyde  H.  Roman 
« Mr  Raymond  G.  Ruff 
»  Mr  and  Mrs.  Burt  T.  Ryan,  Jr 
Mr  and  Mrs.  Mitsuo  Saito 
Mr  John  W.  Schiltges 
*  Dr,  and  Mrs,  Guy  L,  Schless 
The  Re\'erend  and  Mrs.  Daniel  M 

Schmalz 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  R.  Denny  Schmidt 
fe  Mr  and  Mrs.  Andrew  J.  Schroder  11 
te  iMr  and  Mrs.  George  E.  Schultz,  Sr 
»  Mr  and  .Mrs.  Charles  R  Scott 
J  .Mr  and  .Mrs  John  H.  Scott 
.Mr  and  .Mrs  Michael  I.  Scon 
Mr  and  .Mrs  William  L.  Senecal 
Mr  and  Mrs  Rick  Seyfarth 
.Mr  and  .Mrs.  Madan  M.  Sharma 
i  Mrs  Richard  C.  Shaw 
Mrs.  Jean  Shay 
Mr  and  Mrs,  Gilbert  H, 

Sheinbaum 
Ms,  Susan  D,  Shevlin 
Mr  and  Mrs,  Richard  A,  Shiller 
i  Mr  and  Mrs,  John  G,  Shillestad 
r  Mr  and  Mrs,  Kenelm  L,  Shirk 
Mr  and  Mrs  Frank  C,  Sidles 
Mr  and  Mrs.  Charies  H,  Sinex 
I  Dr.  and  .Mrs.  William  H.  Sipe  II 
Mr  and  Mrs.  Charies  W.  Smith 
Mr  and  Mrs  Paul  G.  Smith 
Mr  and  Mrs.  Phillip  E.  Smith 
Mr  and  Mr.  Stephen  E.  Smith 
i  Mr  and  Mrs.  William  W.  Smith 
Mr  and  Mrs.  Wayne  D.  Smithers 
Capt.  and  Mrs.  Joseph  C. 
Snodgrass,  Jr. 
i  Mr  and  Mrs.  Eurman  South  111 
Mr  and  Mrs.  Chester  E.  Spangler 
Jr 
fr  Mr  and  .Mrs  Richard  T  Sparks 

Ms.  hey  St.  John 
i  Ms.  Elizabeth  E.  Stafford 
Mrs.  Carole  H.  Stalling 
Mrs.  Genevieve  M.  Stark 
Mr  and  Mrs.  John  .M.  Stemmons 
Mr  and  Mrs.  Gerry  U,  Stephens 
Mr  and  Mrs.  John  L.  Stokes 
Mr  and  Mrs.  C.  F  Stover 
Mr  and  Mrs,  Walter  E,  Stracey 
Mr  Richard  E,  Stromberg 
Mr  and  Mrs,  Thomas  G  Swales 
Mr  and  Mrs,  Douglas  L,  Swanson 
t  Dr,  and  Mrs,  James  A,  Swenberg 
I  Mr  and  Mrs,  Fred  E  Szak 
Mr  and  Mrs,  David  G,  Taylor 
Mrs,  R,  L,  Taylor 
Dr  and  Mrs,  Nelson  S,  Teague 
Dr,  and  Mrs,  Daniel  W,  Tedder 
Mr  and  Mrs,  William  B.  Tliacker 
i  Mrs.  Werner  Thiele 

Mr  and  Mrs.  Calvert  Thomas 
» Mrs.  Emily  B.  Thomas 
Mr  and  Mrs.  Robert  S.  Thomas 
Mr  and  Mrs.  Truman  T  Tillolson 


.Mr  and  Mrs.  Eugene  R.  Tinfo 
Mr  and  Mrs.  Joseph  H.  Toler 
Dr  and  Mrs.  Claudio  E.  Toro- 

Leyton 
Mr  and  Mrs.  John  M.  Trask,  Jr 
Mr  and  Mrs,  Anthony  J,  Triana 
Mr  and  Mrs,  William  H,  Tucker 
Mr,  and  ,Mrs  William  O'Neill 

Turney 
Mr  and  .Mrs  John  C.  Turtle 
Mr  and  .Mrs.  Gary  M.  Underhill 
.Mr.  and  Mrs.  Adolph  Valenzuela 
Mr  and  Mrs,  Kim  Albert  Van 

Duzer 
Mr,  and  Mrs,  Wilfred  C,  Vam 
Mr,  and  Mrs,  Roy  B,  Vamado 
Mr  Arthur  L,  Vasconcellos,  Jr 
.Mr  and  Mrs,  Craig  W,  Vaughan 
Mr  and  Mrs,  Richard  D,  Visocan 
Mr  and  Mrs,  Frederic  B,  Voght 
Mr  Jerrold  R,  Voss 
Mr  and  Mrs,  Gary  R,  Wagner 
Mr  James  W,  Wailis 
Mr  and  Mrs,  Gary  M.  Walters 
Mr  and  Mrs,  Woodward  A, 

Warrick,  Jr 
Mrs.  L.  Brtidford  Waters 
Mr  and  Mrs.  Andrew  D.  Wieaver 
Mr  and  Mrs.  Richard  D.  Webb 
Ms.  Lorene  Weber 
Mr  and  Mrs.  John  A,  Webster 
Dr  and  Mrs.  Albert  A.  Weckerie 
Mr  and  Mrs.  Lester  H.  Weekes 
Mr,  and  Mrs,  George  H,  Weiler,  Jr 
.Mr  and  Mrs.  Jay  M.  Weinberg 
Mr  and  Mrs.  Dennis  R  Weiner 
Mrs.  Richard  C  Weiss 
Mr  and  Mrs,  Jerry  M,  West 
Dr  and  Mrs,  Gus  S.  Wetzel  II 
Mr  and  Mrs,  Hyo  Y,  Whang 
Mr  and  Mis,  George  W,  Whitby,  Jr 
Mr,  and  Mrs.  Alan  J.  White 
Mr  and  Mrs.  James  W.  White 
Mr  and  Mrs.  Richard  G.  Whidey 
Mr  and  Mrs.  Kenneth  L.  Whitlock 
Ms.  Donna  M.  Whitton 
Mr  and  Mrs.  James  C.  Wigginton 
Mr  and  Mrs.  Matthew  G.  Wiherie 
Mr  and  Mrs.  Stephen  L. 

Wilcoxson 
Mr  and  Mrs,  Ronald  W,  Williams 
Mr,  and  Mrs,  George  J,  WiUock  III 
Mr,  and  Mrs,  Charles  B,  Wilson 
Mr,  and  Mrs,  James  E,  Wilson 
Mr  and  Mrs,  Roland  .M,  Witt,  Jr 
Mr  William  B,  Wolf,  Jr 
Mr  and  Mrs.  .Sang  H.  Won 
Mr  and  Mrs.  David  K.  Woodbury 
Mr  and  Mrs.  James  A.  Woods 
Mr  and  Mrs.  John  E.  Yakubinis 
Capt  and  Mrs.  Terrence  L. 

Zackowski 
Mr  and  Mrs.  Elwin  J.  Zan\  ell 
Mrs.  Cynthia  Zirkle 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Joseph  Zuckerman 


Facultv  and  Staff  Giving 
Most  f^miij'ttl  thanks  to  memlKvs  of 
the  faculty  ami  staff  who  gaiv  sup- 
port to  Suwl  Bniir  College  in 
I99>96  mil}  a  total  of  55  gifts,  tip 
from  -i-j  ,t<i//s  III  1994-95 

*  Mr  and  Mrs.  Leif  Aagaard,  Jr 

*  Mr  Ralph  .(^iken 

*  Dr  and  Mrs.  Gregory  T 

Armstrong 
Mr  and  Mrs.  Clavio  E  Ascari 

*  Mrs.  Nancy  Godwin  Baldwin 
ft  MLss  Barbara  Blair 

Ms.  Catherine  Bost 

Mr  and  Mrs.  John  Gregory  Brown 

Ms.  Jean  T.  Buricy 

Ms.  Jan  Thomas  Campbell 

Ms,  Claudia  Chang 

*  Ms,  Nancy  Church 

*  Mr  and  Mrs,  Paul  D.  Cronin 
[)r  Pamela  J,  DeWeese 

*  Ms,  Monica  F  Dean 

Mr  and  Mrs,  Ernest  P  Edwards 

Ms,  Tracey  T  Garrett 

Ms.  Elna  Green 

Dr  Judith  Evans  Gmbbs 

Mr  and  Mis.  Neal  Harvey 

Miss  Gloria  A.  Higginbotham 
t  Drs.  Barbara  and  John  Hill 

Dr  and  Mrs.  Scott  D.  Hyman 
ft  Mr  and  Mrs.  John  G.  Jaffe 

Miss  Joan  R.  Kent 

Mr  and  Mrs.  Charles  C.  Kestner 

Mrs.  Bessie  H.  Kirkwood 
«  Dr  Aileen  H.  Laing 
ft  Ms.  Rebecca  Massie  Lane  and  Mr 
Douglas  Lane 

Mr  and  Mrs.  Emile  A.  Langlois 
ft  Dr  and  Mrs.  George  H.  Lenz 
ft  Ms.  Elizabeth  Grones  Leonard 

Mr  and  Mrs  Dominique  Leveau 
ft  Mr,  and  Mrs  Elbert  Maddox 
ft  Mr  and  Mrs,  Mark  M,  Magruder 

Ms,  Cheryl  Mares 
ft  Mr  and  Mrs,  Neal  A,  Mays 

Mr  and  Mrs,  Travis  C,  McDonald, 

Jr 

Mr  Reuben  G,  Miller 
ft  Mr  and  Mrs,  Mitchell  L,  Moore 

Mrs.  Gail  Dalton  Payne 

Ms.  Laura  Pharis 
ft  Mr  and  Mrs.  E.  Lee  Piepho 

Mr  and  Mrs,  Michael  D.  Richards 

Ms.  Marcia  Robertson 

Mrs.  Cynthia  A.  Sale 

Mrs.  Ute  Koehler  Sartin 

Ms,  Margaret  Stanton 

Mr  and  Mrs,  A,  Kendall  Sydnor,  Jr 

Dr  Stephen  R,  Wassell 

Mrs,  Je,s!.e  W.  Whitley 

Mr  and  Mrs.  Paul  G.  Wiley  II 
ft  Ms.  Mary  Anne  Wilson 

Mr  and  Mrs.  Kenneth  T  Wright,  Jr 

*  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Scott  Zingaro 


!  Donor  for  past  5  years 
Deceased 


1995-96  HONOR  ROLL  OF  DONORS 


65 


friends'  giving 


Friends'  (jiving 

hii'iuls  uflh'  Oilk'iii-  mink  a 
grand  total  of  244  gifts  during 
1995-96.  Wiirmesis  tijaitks  to  each 

oflh'filhiinng. 

Mr  Lclancl  R,  Abliey 
Mr.  Lauruncf  E.  Acli 
*  Mr  David  P.  Adams 
Dr.  Douglas  W,  Alden 
Ms,  Margo  Elisc  Allan 
Ms,  jutlith  M,  Aiperin-l-ried 
llc-L'n  Altnian,  M.S,W, 
Mrs,  Tina  li,  AnK'nl 
The  Estate  of  Mrs,  Doris  A,  Ames" 
The  E.state  of  Mr,  William  P. 

Ames,  Jr," 
Mrs,  Genevieve  L,  Angus 
Mr,  John  I''.  Aniello 
Ms,  Lauren  Ashwell 
Mrs.  Fred  S,  liailey 


Mr  and  Mrs,  Neil  Baldwin 
Ms,  Anna  Marie  Bardone 
«  Mrs.  Dede  T,  Bartlett 
Ms,  Nancy  Gerry  Bedford 

*  Mr.  Gordon  G,  Beemer 
Mrs,  Josephine  Benedek 
Ms,  Sally  C,  Benoist 
Mrs.  Sarah  R.  Herman 

Mr.  and  Mrs,  J,  Robin  Blanton 
Dr,  Frederick  T,  Borts 
Mr,  Robert  F  Boyer 
Mr.  David  A,  Bradl 
Miss  Maureen  F  Brennan 
Mr  Daniel  R,  Bruwer 
Mrs,  Dace  P.  Brown 
Ms.  Sarah  K,  Brown 
«  Ms,  Ellen  S,  Buclnvaller 

*  Mrs,  Kalhrin  Burleson 

Mr  and  Mrs  Philip  B,  Cady 
Mr,  and  Mrs,  Gary  W,  Caldwell 
Ms.  Maxine  C.  Callahan 


Mr  Hugh  Cannon 
Mr,  and  Mrs,  James  F  Cantrell 
«  Dr,  Anthony  Caprio 
Ms,  Jane  H,  Carlson 
Mrs,  E,  Reed  Carter 
Dr,  Margaret  S,  Child 
,Mr  John  D,  Conley 
,Ms,  Joan  K,  Co.\ 
Mr,  and  Mrs,  Norman  Cross 
Ms,  Lucia  V,  Cushman 
,Mr  Peter  B.  D'Amario 
.Mr.  C,  F  Damon,  Jr, 

*  Mr,  and  Mrs,  Peter  V,  Daniel 
Mr,  Calvert  G,  de  Coligny.  Jr, 
Mr,  William  G,  de  Coligny 
Mrs,  Ethel  Devol 

*  Mr.  Peter  B.  Dirlam 

«  Mr,  Vincent  J,  I3oddy 
Mr  Richard  Dolen 
,Mrs,  Muriel  Fariey  Dominquez 
Ms,  Millicenl  M,  Dunhan) 

*  .Mr  and  Mrs,  Rodman  H,  Durfee 

*  ,Vlr,  Kemp  V,  Dwenger 

,Mr  and  Mrs,  Bernard  L,  Eisler 
Ms,  Margaret  K,  Ellis 
.Mrs,  Elizabeth  D,  Enriquez 
Mr,  and  Mrs,  Michael  B,  Faulkner 

*  Ms,  Carma  C,  Fauntleroy 
Scott  and  Barbara  Fegan 
Mr,  Jonathan  Fielding 
Miss  Ruth  Firm 

*  Mr,  T,  Richard  Fishbein 
Mrs,  Bruce  Crane  Fisher 

The  E.state  of  Fannie  Fletcher* 
Mrs,  Robert  J,  Friedlander 

*  Ms.  Ethel  Froewiss 

Mr,  Forrest  L.  Gager,  Jr. 

Mr.  John  A.  Gallucci 

Ms,  Anna  B,  Garcia 

Mr,  Robert  M,  Garner,  Jr, 

Mr,  and  Mrs,  S,  R,  Gay,  Jr, 

.Mr,  and  Mrs.  Joseph  Geller 

Mrs.  Frederica  T.  Gibbon 

Mr,  Joshua  D,  Gibson 

Ms,  Elizabeth  Gilbert 

.Mr  Joseph  A,  Gilchrist,  Jr, 

Mr,  Robert  M,  Gill 

Mrs,  Mary  Miller  Kress  Gillespie 

Mr,  Thomas  V,  Gilpatrick 

Ms,  .Sara  Glartim 

Mrs,  Sivert  H.  Glanjm 

Ms,  Mary  Goodwin 

Ms,  Mary  Ann  Gosser 

Mr  Frederick  F  Graves 

Mrs,  Alice  C.  Grover 

Ms.  Carole  A.  Grunberg 

The  Reverend  Angus  Mack  Hagins 

*  Mrs,  Margot  H,  Hahn 
Mrs,  Adelaide  H,  Hapala 
Mrs,  Susan  K,  Harden 
Mrs,  Archibald  Hardy  111 
Ms,  Patricia  Harrington 
Ms,  Lucy  Hart 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  H.  Hayes 

Ms.  Mariflo  S.  Heblich 

Ms.  Angela  Rose  Heffernan 

Mrs.  Nina  Hellcrstein 

Drs,  Tom  and  Marika  Herskovic 

Mr  and  Mrs,  H,  William  Holt  III 

Mr  and  Mrs,  Richard  A,  Horan 

Dr,  and  Mrs,  Arthur  J,  Horowitz 

Mr  Jo,seph  J,  Hovish 

Killis  T,  Howard 

Ms,  Virginia  S,  Hudson 


Eliane  Hughes 

Mr,  Richard  M,  Hughes 

Mr.  Arthur  F  Humphrey  III 

Mr.  Rector  S.  Hunt,  Jr. 

Mr.  R.  Eugene  Jaegers 

Mr  Joshua  Jaffe 

Mrs,  Ann  B,  Jones 
»  Mr,  Benjamin  H.  Jones 

Mr  and  .Mrs,  Bernard  ,S,  Jones 

Mr  and  .Mrs,  Harold  R,  Jones 
» Mr,  Richard  T,  Jordan 

Mrs,  Katherine  F  Jorrens 

Mr  Arnold  Joseph 

Ms.  Barbara  A,  Kelly 

The  Estate  of  Mrs  Dorothy  Jones 
Kirrinann" 

Mr  Michael  S,  Koppisch 

Ms,  Arelia  S,  Langhorne 

Mr  Walter  G,  Langlois 

Mrs,  Helen  S,  Lanier 

Mrs,  Harriet  Lawrence 

Mr  Seung  Yoo  Lee 

Miss  Janet  T,  Letts 

Ms,  Julia  B,  Leverenz 

Mrs,  Anne  Shullenberger  Levy 

Mr  Paul  S,  Levy 

Miss  Mary  R,  Linn 

Mr  John  Linton 

Mr  David  L.  Longfellow 

Mr  Jack  C,  Lotz 

Dale  B,  Louiso 

Mr  Henry  Sharpe  Lynn,  Jr 

Mr  John  D,  Lyons 

Miss  Katherine  Macdonald 

Ms.  Daphne  Macneil 

Ms.  Lucy  Parke  Macneil 

Ms.  Mar)'  Allen  Macneil 

Mrs.  William  H.  Macon 

Mr  Michael  J.  Madden 

Mr  and  Mrs,  Luke  J,  Malloy 

Mr  Timothy  E,  Man.sell 
»  Mrs.  Ingrid  W.  Marshall 
t  Mr  Robert  G.  Marshall 

Ms.  Delia  E.  Martinez 

Mrs.  Kathleen  Mastrangelo 

Ms.  Shirley  T.  Mays 

Mr  and  Mrs.  William  N.  Mays 
» Mr  and  Mrs.  Norman  E. 
McCulloch 

Mr  George  W.  McDaniel 

Ms.  Martha  E.  McGrady 

Mr  and  Mrs.  J.  Judson  McKellar 

Ms.  Lynn  M.  McWhood 
» Mr  and  Mrs,  William  H,  .Meadows 
III 

Ms,  Helene  Mewborn 

Mr  Stephen  Mirabella 

Mr  John  .M,  Moncure 

Ms,  Anna  Marie  Moore 

Mrs,  Jacques  Morin 

Mrs,  Eleanor  M,  Mudge 

Mr  John  C,  Mueller 

Mrs,  Bernice  W,  Mummer) 
t  Mrs,  Lawrence  G.  Nelson 
» Mrs,  .Stanley  Nemser 

Mr  Cody  G,  Newman 
i  Mr  Byron  Nimocks 

Mr  Michael  J,  Olecki 

Mr  Nicholas  D,  Paige 

Mr  and  Mrs,  John  J  Peichul 

Mr  and  Mrs,  James  K  Peters,  Sr 

Mi.ss  Julia  R,  Plea,sants 

Ms,  Margaret  O,  Pridgen 

Mr  and  Mrs,  Paul  H,  Pusev 


Ms,  Maruta  Racenis 
Mr  Christopher  Reeve 
Mr  James  W.  Reid 
Ms,  Ruth  M,  Reiss 

*  Mr  Frederick  W,  Renshaw 
Mr  Da\id  P,  Riley 
Captain  and  -Mrs,  Evan  D, 

Robinson 
Mr  William  D,  Romey 
Mr  and  Mrs.  Richard  Rosen 
Mr,  David  Rosenbloom 
.Mrs.  Patricia  M.  Rosenthal 
Mr  Richard  C.  Rowland 
Ms,  Tanya  M,  Roy 
.Ms,  Rebecca  L,  Rubin 
.Ms,  Anne  Lindsay  Sanford 

*  Mr  Tom  M.  Schaumberg 
Mrs.  Helene  R  Schewel 
Mrs.  Nelson  Schwab,  Jr 
Mr  David  H,  Semmes 
Ms,  Norma  Shakun 

Mr  James  R,  Shuster 

Mrs.  June  Siegel 

Mrs,  Barbara  K,  Silverstone 

*  Mrs,  Roff  Sims 

Mr  Howard  Hunter  Smith 

*  Miss  Elizabeth  F,  Sprague 
Mr  Brent  Stait-Gardner 
Miss  Clelie  D,  Steckel 

Mr  and  Mrs.  R.  C.  Steele,  Jr 

Mrs,  Barbara  H.  Steiner 

Ms,  Elisabeth  Stevens 

Ms,  Phyllis  Stevens 

Dr  and  Mrs,  Charles  Stewart 

Mrs,  Patricia  Carry  Stewart 

Ms,  Virginia  Storkan 

Mr,  and  Mrs.  Walter  Storozum 

Ms,  Laura  L,  Stottlemyer 

Mr  and  Mrs,  Harold  M  Swisher 

Jr. 
Mr  James  W,  Sykes,  Jr 
Mrs.  Susan  A.  Talbot 
Ms,  Catherine  Tarazi 
Mr  and  Mrs,  William  A,  Temple 
Mr  Lynn  H  Thompson 
Mrs,  William  C,  Thompson 
Ms,  Katherine  Tolson 
Mr  George  S,  Trimble 
Mr  Daniel  Vaillancourt 
Ms,  Rebecca  M,  Valette 
Mr  and  Mrs,  Paul  W.  Vestigo 
.Mr  George  F  Walker 
Dr  Pamela  W.  Wallace 
Mr  Charles  M.  Weis 
Mr  James  M.  White 
»  Dr  and  Mrs,  Harold  B.  Whiieman, 

.Ir. 
Mr  H,  P  Whiteside,  Jr 
Ms,  M,  Lyndon  Whitmore 
Ms,  Ellen  G,  Wilbur 
Mr  and  Mrs.  James  G.  Williams 
Ms,  Winifred  B,  Wilson 
Mrs,  Joan  O'Meara  WinanI 
Dr,  R,  H,  Langley  Wood 
Mr  William  W,  Wood 
Mr  T  Evans  Wyckoff 
Ms,  Leda  W,  Zuckerman 


66 


1995-96  HONOR  ROLL  OF  DONORS 


planned  giving,  bequests 


l>)')i-')()  Planned  (.i\inn  Report 

Meniht'iyhip  iii  the  hulltiiiti 
FIclcbcr  KVIiciim  Associates  sliiiiils 
(It  276  Diiiiiig  1995-96.  the 
Chllegc  ivceii'eil  thcfollnnvii;: 

3  Gift  Annuities 

$H6.6H0 
I  Pooled  Income  Gift 

50,748 
I  Charitahle  Remainder  I'nitrusi 

do  lie  .idded  tu  an  existing  unitnisll 
Total 
$221 1,  W) 

Lite  Income  Gifts 
The  jolloii'ing  dotwrs  entetvd  into 
lifeincome  anangements  irith  the 
College  during  1995-96.  These 
donors  continue  to  receiiv  income 
for  themselves  and/or  others  U'hile 
realizing  immediate  income  and 
estate  tax  benefits: 

\V  Ford  and  Reginal  Cramer 

(Parents) 
AK  in  R,  and  Shidey  Haiiseman 

Nordhem  '42 
Elizabeth  Hanger  Lippincott  '42 
Mary  Jane  Luke  '48 
Helen  B,  Wolcott '35 

Bequests 

During  1995-96.  Sieeel  Briar 

received  bequests  fivm  the  estates 

»f 

Mildred  Lewis  Adkins  '2') 

Dons  Ames  (Friend  of  the  College) 

William  P.  Allies,  Jr  (Friend  of  the 

Ct)llege) 
Margaret  Banister  '16 
Audrey  T.  Betts  '45 
Bett\  Bean  Black  '49 
Margaret  Davison  Block  '54 
Ruth  Simpson  Carrington  '21 
Nancy  H,  Coe  '31 
Kniilie  Turner  Cowling  '30 
Frances  Hallett  Denton  '34 
Phyllis  Todd  Ellis  '39 
Fannie  Fletcher  (Friend  of  the 

College) 
Mary  Stokes  Fulton  '36 
Mary  Sailer  Gardiner  '25 
Katharine  Hancock  Uind  '23 
Elliott  Lewis  '37 
Louise  Lutz  '29 
Mary  V,  Marks  '35 
Katharine  Means  Neely  '34 
Seymour  Laughon  Rennolds  '51 
Marjone  H,  Shepherd  '2(i 
Eleanor  Crumrine  Stewart  '-17 
lac  and  Cornelia  Murray  Weller  '33 
Rachel  [-nrliirsh  Wood   Id 

The  Indiana  Fletcher 
Williams  Associates 

The  Indiana  Fletcher  Vl'illiams 
.'\ssociates  recognizes,  duiing  their 
lifetimes,  those  individuals  irho 
state  in  writing  that  Siveet  Briar 


College  is  a  Ivneficiaty  in  their 
trills,  participate  in  a  life-income 
arrangement,  create  a  life  estate, 
or  luinie  the  College  as  the  hettefi- 
ciaiy  if  an  nisiirance  policy 

Eugenia  Burnett  Affel  '42 
Kathleen  Ward  Allen  '40 
Gertnide  Anderson  '21 
lean  Cole  Anderson  '31 
Carolyn  Scott  Arnold  '57 
Carole  Gilkeson  Baker 
Lois  Ballenger 
Brooks  Barnes  '43 
Marie  Gaffney  Bart)'  '41 
Elizabeth  M.  Beale  '63 
Ruth  Will  Beckh  '26 
Deborah  Kocik  Benton  '79 
Pauline  Dickey  Berault  '69 
Clare  Newman  Blanchard  '60 
Ann  \'oung  Bloom  '59 
Carolyn  Manindale  Blouin  '30 
Catharine  Fitzgerald  Booker  '47 
Barbara  Sampson  Borsch  '59 
Patncia  Brown  Boyer  '49 
Joanne  Raines  Brinkley  '57 
Bett)'  Sutlle  Briscoe  '34 
Mrs.  Owen  \V.  Bnidie 
Eleanor  Alcott  Bn)niley  '34 
Alice  Cary  Farmer  Brown  '59 
Nancy  DLxon  Brown  '63 
Polly  Benson  Brown  '58 
Catherine  Cage  Bmns  '55 
Ellen  Newell  Bryan  '26 
Mary  Simpson  Bulkley  '39 
Sarah  Bumhaugh  '54 
Julia  Thomas  Burieigh  '28 
Carl  W.  Calandra 
Eugenia  Dickey  Caldwell  '65 
Mary  Swift  Calhoun  '31 
Anne  Russell  Carter  '34 
Lynn  Mather  Charette  '86 
Ellen  Ramsay  Clark  '49 
Mary  Whipple  Clark  '35 
Martha  Mansfield  Clement  '48 
Kim  Patmore  Cool  '62 
Mr  and  Mrs-  W.  Ford  Cramer  Jr. 
Sally  Fishburn  Crockett  '52 
Susan  Bron.son  Croft  '64 
Faith  Rahmer  Croker  '54 
Paul  D,  Cronin 

Nannette  McBurney  Crowdus  '5~ 
Jane  Guignard  Curry  '23 
lydia  C.  Daniel 
Peter  V.  Daniel 
Juliet  Halliburton  Davis  '35 
Ruth  Hemphill  DeBuys  '41 
Monica  F.  Dean 
Andrea  Dcn.son-Wechsler  '62 
Elise  Wachenfeld  de  Papp  '55 
Margaret  Huxley  Dick  '36 
Margaret  Stuart  Wilson  Dickey  '4l 
Patricia  Potter  Duncan  '41 
Mary  Thompson  Ela  42 
Nancie  Flowe  Fnlenniann  '56 
Eleanor  Crosby  Erdnian  '60 
Mary  Rich  Ewing  '36 
Fitzallen  Kendall  Fearing  '23 
Frances  Johnson  Einley  '37 
Elizabeth  Glenn  Fisher  '83 
Constance  Currie  Fleming  '40 
Elizabeth  Morton  Forsyth  '36 
Carol  McMurtry  Fowler  '57 
Elinor  Ward  f'rancis  '37 


Rebeiia  Young  Erazer  '35 

Clara  Call  Erazier  '40 

Barbara  Ripley  Furniss  '42 

Lynn  Crosby  Gammill  '58 

Stewart  Gammill  111 

Alfred  G.  Genung 

Nancy  Nalle  Genung  '37 

Adelaide  Boze  Glascock  '40 

Jane  Piper  Gleason  '74 

Virginia  Chamblin  Greene  '55 

Frances  Gregory  '36 

Lura  Litton  Griffin  '78 

Evelyn  Dillard  Grones  '45 

Alice  Trout  Hagan  '49 

Anne  Sheffield  Hale  '54 

Virginia  Hardin  '37 

J.  Stanley  Hare 

Margaret  Bell  Hare  '32 

Elizabeth  Tmeheart  Harris  '49 

Jeanne  Harris  40 

George  T  Harrison 

Marion  Bower  Harrison  '48 

Vesta  Murray  Haselden  '38 

Katherine  Powell  Heller  '78 

Mayde  Ludington  Henning.sen  '48 

Victor  W.  Ilenningsen 

Dorothy  Marks  Herbaick  '51 

W.  Gibbs  Herbruck 

Kristin  E.  Herzog  '70 

Anna  Mary  Chidester  Heywood  '45 

Jane  Burnett  Hill  '40 

Preston  Hodges  Hill  '49 

Esther  Jetl  Holland  '43 

Martha  C.  Holland '72 

Anne  Gatling  Honey  '60 

Kathleen  Horan  '71 

Anne  Stuckle  Houston  '46 

Belle  Brockenbrough  Hulchins  '29 

Wendy  Igleheart  '78 

Marybelle  Iliff  '61 

Mary  Bailey  Izard  '52 

Marian  Shanley  Jacobs  '44 

Julia  Mills  Jacobsen  '45 

Elizabeth  Cox  Johnson  '27 

Helen  Cornwell  Jones  '40 

Lucy  Kiker  Jones  '43 

Gwen  Speel  Kaplan  '60 

Kathleen  Kavanagh  '74 

Nancyellen  Keane  '78 

Nancy  Hudler  Keuffel  '62 

Helen  Murchi.son  Uine  '46 

Frances  Griffith  Laserson  '70 

Alice  Uiubach  '35 

Rebekah  Strode  Lee  '34 

Natalie  Roberts  Lemon  '31 

Anne  Noyes  Lewis  '43 

F.lizabeth  Hanger  Lippincott  '42 

Anne  ('oriiitt  Little  '34 

Judith  Perkins  Llewellyn  '48 

Lydia  Goodwyn  Lorentzen  '34 

Mary  Jane  Luke  '48 

Sara  Finnegan  Lycett  '61 

Mrs.  William  W.Lynn.  Jr. 

Katherine  Macdonald 

Mary  Virginia  Grigsby  Mallelt  '49 

Mary  Seaton  Marston  '31 

Margaret  Sheffield  Martin  '48 

Buckley  A.  Maynard 

Ona  C.  Maynard 

Mary  Lee  McGinnis  McClain  '54 

Aimec  Des  Pland  McGirt  '47 

Vera  Searcy  McGonigle  '37 

Mrs.  Peyton  E  McUnib 

Dorothy  Woods  McLeod  '58 


Helen  McMahon  '23 
Anne  Milbank  Mell  '71 
Suzanne  Bassewitz  Mentzinger  '52 
Julia  Gnty  Saunders  Michaux  '39 
Margaret  Sandidge  Miller  '.37 
Catherine  Taylor  Moore  '78 
Loui.se  Moore  '50 
Margaret  Preston  Moore  '42 
Makanah  Dunham  Morriss  '66 
Joy  Reynolds  Mouledoux  '84 
Janet  Trosch  Motilton  .39 
Lysbeth  Muncy 
Laura  Conway  Na.son  '61 
John  B.  Nason  III 
Muriel  Barrows  Neall  '40 
Antoinette  D.  Nelson 
Elizabeth  Schmeisser  Nelson  43 
Mary  Johnson  Nelson  '64 
Mary  Smith  Newsom  '67 
Anne  Walker  Newton  '38 
Alvin  B.  Nordhem 
Shiriey  Hauseman  Nordhem  '42 
Denise  Wisell  O'Connor  '71 
Jean  Old  '47 

Katharine  Weisiger  Osborne  '47 
Anna  Chao  Pai  '57 
Katharine  Niles  Parker  .36 
Ann  Parks  '39 

Joanne  Holbrook  Ration  '52 
Gray  Thomas  Payne  '75 
Kathleen  Peeples  Pendleton  '55 
Ellen  Gilliam  Periy  '45 
Frances  Gregg  Petersmeyer  '43 
Cornelius  Pettinga 
Susan  Dern  Plank  '73 
Ruth  Myers  Pleasants  '34 
Catherine  Tift  Porter  '44 
Ann  Hauslein  Pollerfield  '42 
Patricia  Powell  Pusey  '60 
Elizabeth  Kernan  Quigley  '48 
Virginia  Cooke  Rea  '31 
Sally  Reahard  '30 
Ann  Morrison  Reams  '42 
Bettie  Arnold  Reed  '64 
Janice  L.  Renne  '74 
Catherine  Cox  Reynolds  '49 
Rosemary  Erey  Rogers  '34 
Elizabeth  Maylield  Roughton  '34 
Frances  Meek  Rowe  '42 
Helen  Sanford  '42 
Yvonne  Leggett  Sanford  '39 
Betty  Rau  Sanlandrea  '70 
Merriam  Packard  Sargent  '43 
Ellen  Harri.son  Saunders  '75 
Kathryn  Smith  Schauer  '56 
Margaret  Cornwell  Schmitlt  '37 
Patricia  Hassler  Schuber  '47 
Elaine  Schuster  '58 
Lsabel  .Scriba  '35 
Harriet  Houston  Shaffer  '64 
Eleanor  Bo.swortli  Shannon  '47 
Joseph  F  Sherer,  Jr 
Mary  Alexander  Sherwood  '53 
Martha  McBrooni  Shipnian  '31 
Deborah  Snead  Shrader  '78 
J.  Thomp.son  Shrader 
Susanna  Judd  Silcox  '52 
Allison  Stemmons  Simon  '63 
Mary  Virginia  Camp  Sniilh  '36 
Marion  Brown  Snider  '38 
Brooke  Haw  Spencer  '89 
Evelyn  Manov  Sprinsky  '71 
Agnes  Cleveland  Stackhouse  '31 
Robert  A.  Sleckel 


Anne  Slelle  '8 

Serena  Ailes  Stevens  '30 

Martha  Lou  Lemmon  Stohlman  '34 

Bonnie  Wood  Stookey  '34 

Virginia  Burge.ss  Stmhsaker  '44 

Dorothy  Denny  Sutton  '44 

KLilherine  Upchurch  Tak\'orian  '72 

Jean  Taylor  '49 

Wilhelmina  Rankin  Teter  '30 

Douglas  Dockery  Thomas  '62 

Margaret  Smith  Thomasson  '.36 

Janet  Thorpe  '39 

Jane  Ro,seberry  Tolleson  '52 

Sanih  Everett  Toy  '28 

Katharine  Tracy  '26 

Alexandra  Marcoglou  TuUy  '47 

Lucy  Denninglon  Van  Zandl  '"^3 

Birdsall  S,  Viault 

Sarah  Llnderhill  Viault  '60 

Irene  Vongehr  Vincent  '40 

Martha  von  Briesen   '31 

Adeline  Jones  Voorhees  '46 

Marion  Walker  '72 

Helen  Gwinn  Wallace  '41 

Jessica  Bemis  Ward  '63 

Betty  Byrne  Gill  W;ire  '55 

Barbara  Warner  '46 

Joan  Davis  Warren  '51 

Wot)dward  A,  Warrick,  Jr 

Patricia  Whitaker  Waters  '44 

Julia  Baldwin  Waxter  '49 

Mary  Stevens  Webb  '49 

Gwendolyn  Weiner  '62 

Anne  C.  Whinery 

Helen  Littleton  White  '4I 

Kenneth  S.  White 

Connie  Burwell  White  '34 

HaK)ld  B,  W'hitenian,  Jr 

Ann  Marshall  Whitley  '47 

Patricia  Calkins  Wilder  '63 

Carrington  Williams,  Jr 

Emory  Gill  Williams  '40 

Lois  Peterson  Wilson  '26 

Man  Anne  Wilson  '57 

Florence  Barclay  Win.ston  '57 

Dr  Mary  E  Witt  '74 

Helen  Wolcott  '35 

Elizabeth  Bond  Wood  '34 

KeitI  Matheson  Wood  '63 

Wendy  Bursnall  Wozniak  '76 

Dorothy  Malone  Yates  '42 

Frank  J.  Yeager 

Kathryn  Prothro  Yeager  '61 

Jacqueline  Lowe  Young  '53 

Anonymous  '40 

Anonymous  '40 

Anonymous  '42 

Anonymous  '59 

Anonymous  '66 


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club  gifts 


Club  Gifts 
Club  Scholarship 
Endowment  Funds 

Hach  yuar  Aliimiiuc  Cluh  j^l/ls  pro- 
vide signijicaiil  scholarship  aid  for 
Siivel  Briar  sliidents  Vie  College  is 
uralefidfor  the  dedication  and 
work  which  makes  this  generous 
leivl  of  sitppon  possible 

Amherst  and  Nelson  Counties.  VA 

Atlanta,  GA 

Austin,  TX 

Baltimore.  MD 

Birmingham,  At 

Boston,  .\1A 

.Southern  Caliiornia 

Central  Ohio 

Charlotte,  NC 

Charlottesville,  VA 

Chattanooga,  TN 

Chicago,  IL 

Cincinnati,  OH 

Cleveland,  OH 

Dallas,  TX 

Denver,  CO 

Fairfield  County,  CT 

Greensboro,  NC 

Hou.sion,  TX 

Hunt  Country,  VA 

Indianapolis,  IN 

Long  Island,  NY 

Louisville,  KY 

Lynchburg,  VA 

Montgomery',  AL 

Nashville,  TN 

New  York,  NY' 

Northern  New  Jersey 

Peninsula  of  Virginia 

Philadelphia,  PA 

Pinsburgh,  PA 

Richmond,  VA 

Roanoke,  VA 

Rochester,  NY 

St,  Louis,  MO 

Tidewater  Area,  VA 

Washington,  DC 

Westchester  County,  NY 

Wilmington,  DE 

Winston-Salem,  NC 

Friends  of  Art 

Tl]e  Fhemls  of  Art's  1995-%  mem- 
bership of  166  made  gifts  totaling 
$18,425  to  the  galleries  and  the 
arts  program.  Our  special  thanks 
to  all  it'ho  supported  the  Friends  of 
Alt  this  past  fiscal  year 

Jean  Love  Albert  46 

Barbara  Gracey  Backer  71 

Nancy  Godwin  Baldwin  '57 

Mr  and  Mrs  Donald  A.  Barkley 

Barbara  Blair 

Ashley  Flynn  Blanchard  '90 

Mr  and  Mrs.  James  N.  Boyd 

Anne  Mcjunkin  Briber  'i3 

Julie  Beauvais  Brooks  '90 

Luira  Lee  Brown  '6.^ 

Helen  Anderson  Bryan  '40 

Margaret  Lloyd  Bush  '}b 

,Mr  .ind  Mrs.  William  A.  Campbell 


Aline  Hope  Carter  '94 
Murrell  Rickards  Chadsey  '44 
Claire  Cannon  Christopher  '58 
Gail  Robins  Constantine  '67 
Catharine  Spessard  Cooper  '57 
Barbara  Bush  Cooper  '81 
Bonnie  Loyd  Crane  '50 
Faith  Rahmer  Croker  '54 
Mr  and  Mrs,  Paul  D.  Cronin 
.Mr  and  .Mrs,  Peter  V,  Daniel 
Katherine  Robison  Davey  '8.3 
Ruth  Hemphill  DeBuys  '41 
Georgia  Riley  de  Havenon  '50 
Carol  Anne  Dickson  '86 
Nancy  Pingree  Drake  '43 
Stephanie  Heather  Dudley  '96 
Celia  Williams  Dunn  '61 
Dr  and  Mrs.  Norman  R.  Edwards 
Adelaide  Eshbach  '78 
Carma  C,  Fauntleroy 
Marianne  Hutton  Felch  '79 
Stephanie  Stitt  Fitzpatrick  '81 
Elizabeth  Morton  Forsjth  'M> 
Chloe  Fort  '62 
Thomasin  Alida  Foshay  '93 
Lisa  Uoys  Ftates  '88 
Clara  Call  Frazier  '40 
Dorothea  M,  Fuller  '53 
Sarah  Belk  Gambrell  '39 
Jessica  Lori  Gindlesperger  '96 
Jane  Piper  Gleason  '74 
Sarah  Giddens  Glenday  '69 
Nanc7  Hall  Green  '64 
AllLson  Roberts  Greene  '81 
Keating  Griffiss  '60 
Mr  and  Mrs.  David  L,  Hall 
Lois  Streett  Hamrick  '66 
Dr  and  Mrs,  H,  M.  Hardy 
Patricia  Harrington 
Betty  Forsyth  Hanis  '60 
Vesta  Murray  Haselden  '38 
Marsha  Albert  Haugen  '72 
Mr  and  Mrs,  V,W,  Henningsen,  Jr 
Kristin  E,  Herzog  '70 
Sarah  McCrady  Hubbard  '65 
Jacqueline  .Mabie  Humphrey  '60 
Maura  Elizabeth  Hutchens  '93 
Sally  Wright  Hyde  '65 
Maia  Free  Jalenak  '88 
Barbara  M.  Jastrebsky  '87 
Anne  Galbreath  Jenkins  '90 
Phyllis  Joyner  '55 
Anne  Wimbish  Kasanin  '59 
Martha  Legg  Katz  '52 
Nell  Greening  Keen  '50 
Meli,s.sa  McGee  Keshishian  '71 
Ella-Prince  Trimmer  Kno.\  '56 
Bmce  Watts  Krucke  '54 
Aileen  Laing  '57 
Helen  Murchison  Lane  '46 
Rebecca  Massie  Lane 
Margaret  Johnson  Laney  '62 
Mr  and  Mrs,  David  S,  Latimore 
Karol  A,  Lawson  '81 
Mr  and  Mrs.  Stanley  Leming 
George  H,  Lenz 
Ann  Colston  Leonard  '47 
Elizabeth  Grones  Leonard  '76 
Anne  Noyes  Lewis  '43 
Susanne  Gay  Linville  '}1 
Lillian  Dugger  London  '73 
Beatrice  Dingwell  Loos  '46 
Mary  Jane  Luke  '48 
Nancy  MacMeekin  '65 


.Mary  Virginia  Grigsby  Mallett  '49 
Nancy  Blackwell  Manon  '74 
Ingrid  W.  Marshall 
Ann  Schuyler  McAllrster  '87 
Sarane  McHugh  '81 
Rebecca  Towill  McNair  '60 
Mr.  and  Mrs,  W,  H,  Meadows  III 
Helen  Sim  Mellen  '31 
Julia  Gray  .Saunders  Michaux  '39 
Jeannettc  Bush  Miller  71 
Norma  Patteson  Mills  '60 
Laura  Conway  Na.son  '61 
Elizabeth  Schmeisser  Nelson  '43 
Diane  King  Nel.son  '48 
Lindsay  Smith  Newsom  '67 
Roberta  Harmon  ONeil  '73 
Mary  Jane  Schroder  Oliver  '62 
Kimberiy  Condit  Olmstead  '92 
Katharine  Weisiger  Osborne  '47 
Mr  and  .Mrs,  Lany  E.  Pearson 
Parker  Shultis  Pearson  '90 
Edna  Syska  Peltier  '42 
Elizabeth  Few  Penfield  '60 
Meredith  Slane  Person  '47 
Susan  Dern  Plank  '73 
Ruth  Myers  Pleasants  '34 
Ann  Hauslein  Potterfield  '42 
Anne  Litle  Poulet  '64 
Elizabeth  Gate  Pringle  '62 
Elizabeth  Perkins  Prothro  '39 
Barbara  Munter  Purdue  '32 
Maruta  Racenis 
Cynthia  Lynn  Rakow  '96 
Arm  Morrison  Reams  "42 
Frederick  W,  Renshaw 
Susan  Van  Cleve  Riehl  '47 
Marion  Mann  Roberts  ',39 
Helen  There.se  Robinson  '83 
Anne  Wilson  Rowe  '57 
Jill  Steenhuis  Ruffato  '80 
Stephanie  J,  Wilt  '88 
Magdalena  Salvesen  '65 
Helen  J,  Sanford  '42 
Jean  Oliver  Sartor  '39 
Deborah  .Ann  Schmidt  '89 
Mar)'  Lou  Morton  .Seilheimer  '63 
Janet  Lewis  Shepherd  '8i 
Susan  Hendricks  Slayman  '60 
Helen  Oakley  Smith  '73 
Marsha  Phillips  Smith  '74 
Alice  Allen  Smylh  '62 
Sara  Davis  Spencer  '48 
Elizabeth  F  Sprague 
Brent  Stait-Gardner 
Katharine  Bonsall  Suong  '39 
Ann  Percy  Stroud  '62 
Shiriey  Hayman  Sudduth  '60 
Grace  E,  Suttle  '60 
Amanda  Knost  Thomas  '95 
Ray  Henley  Thomp,son  '62 
Janet  D,  Thorpe  .39 
Linda  Welsh  Towers  '96 
Sandra  Schwartz  Tropper  '73 
Ellen  Byrne  Utterback  '^9 
Irene  Vongehr  Vincent  '40 
Pauicia  Balz  Vincent  '39 
Judith  .Atkins  Wall  '61 
Pamela  W.  Wallace 
Jessica  Beniis  Ward  '63 
Helen  Gravatt  Watt  '44 
Sarah  Clifford  Weaver  '95 
Pamela  .Su.san  Weekes  '83 
Mr  and  Mrs,  John  H,  Wells 
Dorotliy  C  Westby  '60 


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friends  of  art,  friends  of  library 


K.ilherine  Vaughan  Whitby  'QS 
Helen  Littleton  White  41 
Patricia  Calkins  Wilder  '63 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  James  G.  Williams 
Josephine  Happ  Wiilingham  '38 
Mary  Anne  Wilson  'S7 
Helen  Davis  Wohlers  nS 
Amy  Calandra  Zechini  '90 
Louise  Swiecki  Zingaro  SO 
Sigrid  Anne  Zirkle  '93 
Georgia  Riley  de  Havenon  '68 

Collector's  Circle 

Jean  \an  Home  Baber  '33' 
Laura  Lee  Brown  '63 
Nanc>'  White  Bryant  '79 
Jean  Walker  Campbell  '64 
Cordelia  Penn  Cannon  '3^* 
Fay  Martin  Chandler  '43 
Claire  Cannon  Christopher  '58 
Mary  Whipple  Clark  '35 
Anne  W.  Cone 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Thomas  N.  Connors 
(Jocelyn  Palmer  '62) 
Jean  Inge  Cox  '65 
Juliet  Halliburton  Davis  '35 
Marianne  Hulton  Felch  '79 
Lynn  Crosby  Gammiil  58 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Philip  Greer 
Betty  Forsyth  Harris  '60 
Elisabeth  Wallace  Hartman  '53 
Victor  W.  Henningsen,  Sr.* 
Lesley  Bissell  Hoopes  '68 
Jacqueline  Mabie  Humphrey  '60 
Donna  Pearson  Josey  '64 
Melissa  McGee  Keshlshian  '71 
Mary  Seaton  Marston  '31 
Antonia  Bredin  Ma.ssie  '77 
Caroline  Casey  McGehee  '49 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  W,  H.  Meadows  111 
Irene  Mitchell  Moore  '42 
Ruth  Myers  Pleasants  '34 
Nancy  Pesek  Rasenberger '51 
Lynn  Kahler  Rogerson  '76 
Mary  Lou  Morton  Seilheimer  '63 
Mary  Virginia  Camp  Smith  '36 
Elynor  Neblett  Stephens  '57 
Penelope  Lagakos  Turak  '74 
Wendy  C,  Weiler  '71 
Connie  Burwell  White  '34 

Friends  of  Librai7 

Dtiiing  1995-96.  218  members  of 
the  Friends  of  Sweet  Briar  College 
Library  donated  $14. 750  for 
additions  to  the  Library's  collec- 
tiuns.  ne  Libran'  gralefully 
acknowledges  the  important  siip- 
poi1  of  this  group. 

Elizabeth  Smith  Abse  '56 
Ralph  Aiken 

Nanq"  Richards  Akers  '73 
Leslie  Carson  Albizzatti  '90 
Mrs.  William  W.  Alexander 
Martha  Garri.son  Anness  '48 
Nora  L.  Antrim  '29' 
Gregory  T.  Armstrong 
Rosalia  C.  Ascari 
Nursat  Ismet  Aygen  '76 
Alberta  Pew  Baker  '49 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Neil  Baldwin 


Nancy  Godwin  Baldwin  '57 
Mary  Fran  Brown  Ballard  '49 
Ann  Ritchey  Banjch  '62 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  H.  Beebe,  Jr. 
Barbar;!  Blair 

Catharine  Fitzgerald  Booker  '47 
Dr.  and  Mrs.  G.  M.  Boswell,  Jr 
Isabel  Scott  Bowen  33 
Mr  and  Mrs.  James  N.  Boyd 
Patricia  Brown  Boyer  '49 
Edith  Vongehr  Bridges-Cone  '4I 
Rhoda  Allen  Brooks  '71 
Catherine  Barnelt  Brown  '49 
Frances  Gilbert  Browne  5b 
Dr  and  Mrs.  Phillips  R.  Brvan 
Ellen  Newell  Bryan  '26 
Margaret  Lloyd  Bush  '36 
Margaret  Wadman  Cafasso  '61 
Rushton  Haskell  Callaghan  '86 
Mr  and  Mrs.  William  A.  Campbell 
Suzanne  Jones  Cansler  '63 
Mr  and  Mrs.  James  F  Cantrell 
Emily  Schuber  Carr  '47 
Bettye  Thomas  Chambers  '62 
Katharine  Earnhardt  Chase  '67 
Claire  Cannon  Christopher  '58 
Mr  and  Mrs.  David  R.  Claylon 
Mr  and  Mrs.  Walter  G.  Clinchy 
Jocelyn  Palmer  Connors  '62 
Gail  Robins  Constantine  '67 
Eleanor  Wright  Conway  '32 
Mary  E.  King  Craddock  '67 
Lt.  Col.  and  Mrs.  John  I.  Craw 
Virginia  Ramsey  Crawford  '59 
Faith  Rahmer  Croker  '54 
Mr  and  Mrs.  Paul  D.  Cronin 
Jane  Guignard  Curry  '23 
Mr  and  Mrs.  Edwin  R.  Daniels 
Debrah  L.  Denemark  '70 
Margaret  Huxley  Dick  '36 
Alice  Virginia  Dodd  '65 
Dr  &  Mrs.  Serge  R.  Doucette,  Jr 
Nancy  Pingree  Drake  43 
Mr  and  Mrs.  Gordon  C.  Duke 
Jean  Ridler  Fahrenbach  '45 
Mr  and  Mrs.  Michael  B.  Faulkner 
Scott  and  Barbara  Fegan 
Elizabeth  Weil  Fisher  '47 
Mary  Vinton  Fleming  '46 
Jeanne  Brassel  Ford  '68 
Elizabeth  Morton  Forsyth  '36 
Decca  Gilmer  Frackelton  '4I 
Lisa  Lloys  Frates  '88 
Clara  Call  Frazier  '4O 
Dorothea  M.  Fuller  '53 
Sarah  Belk  Gambrell  '39 
Kelly  Kathryn  Gardner  '93 
Bonilee  Key  Gan'ett  '43 
Dr  and  Mrs.  Thomas  D.  Christ 
Elizabeth  C.  Gibson  '48 
Joseph  A.  Gilchrist,  Jr 
Mary  McGuire  Gilliam  '47 
Marion  P.  Girard  '69 
Paul  W.  Girard 
Laura  Radford  Goley  '52 
Jo  Gulick  Grant  '50 
Anne  Carter  Lee  '62 
Nancy  Hall  Green  '64 
Frances  W.  Gregory  '36 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  R.  Griswold 
Elizabeth  Cumnock  Gunn  '38 
Anne  Sheffield  Hale  '54 
Alison  Sims  Hall  '97 
Mr  and  Mrs.  James  C.  Hall,  Jr 


Adelaide  H.  Hapala 

Dr  and  Mrs.  H.  M.  Hardy 

Betty  Forsyth  Harris  '60 

Georgia  Herbert  Hart  '40 

Deborah  R.  Harvey  '82 

Mar^'  Groetzinger  Heard  '63 

Mariflo  S.  Heblich 

.Mr  and  Mrs.  V.W.  Henningsen,  Jr 

Alice  A.  Hodges  '74 

Mrs  Lloyd  R.  Hoilman 

Esther  Jett  Holland  '43 

Lesley  Bi,s.sell  Hoopes  '68 

Eliane  Hughes 

Richard  M  Hughes 

Still  Hunter  Jr 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Arthur  Hutchison 

Marjorie  Ris  Hyland  '33 

John  G.  Jaffe 

Col.  and  Mrs.  Kenneth  W.  Johnson 

Mrs.  Carl  A.  Jones 

Mar)'  Sexton  Jones  '53 

Lucy  Kiker  Jones  '43 

Louise  Corrigan  Jordan  '39 

Richard  T.  Jordan 

Anne  Wimbish  Kasanin  '59 

Joan  R.  Kent 

Nancy  Dodge  Kershner  '90 

Marguerite  Kramer  Kircher  '84 

Bruce  Watts  Krucke  '54 

Helen  Murchison  Lane  46 

Joan  F  Langenberg  '72 

Arelia  S.  Langhorne 

Anne  Whaley  LeClercq  '64 

Abigail  Lesnick  Leibowilz  '36 

Mr  and  Mrs.  Stanley  Leming 

George  H.  Lenz 

Anne  Noyes  Lewis  '43 

Elizabeth  Johnston  Lipscomb  '59 

Catherine  W.  Lynn  '64 

Mary  Virginia  Grigsby  Mallett  '49 

Mr  &  Mrs.  Joseph  J.  Mancusi.  Jr 

Cheryl  Mares 

Mary  Seaton  Marston  '31 

Barbara  Offiitt  Mathieson  '70 

Sarane  McHugh  '81 

Dorothea  Campbell  McMillan  '66 

Mrs.  James  S.  McNider  Jr 

Elizabeth  Lee  McPhail  '37 

Jeannette  Bush  Miller  '71 

Reuben  G  Miller 

Stephen  Mirabella 

Mr  and  Mrs.  Ben  E.  Mobley 

Mr  and  Mrs.  C.  Robert  Monnich 

Denise  Montgomery  '75 

Anna  Marie  Moore 

Mary  Kelley  Moore  '62 

Evelyn  D.  Mullen  '31 

Margaret  Gillmer  Myers  '66 

Elizabeth  Schmeisser  Nelson  '43 

Diane  King  Nelson  '48 

Jane  W.  Nelson  '66 

Mrs.  Lawrence  G.  Nelson 

Frances  Stith  Nilsson  '72 

Beth  Slayman  Nubbe  '84 

Grace  Mary  Garry  Oates  '64 

Mr  and  Mrs.  Carmen  J.  Palermo 

Elizabeth  Few  Penfield  '60 

Mr  and  Mrs.  John  J.  Petchul 

Julia  M.  Peterkin  '35' 

.Mr  and  Mrs.  E.  Lee  Piepho 

Virginia  Noyes  Pillsbury  '44 

Susan  Dern  Plank  '73 

Magdalen  Andrews  Poff  '54 

Catherine  Tift  Porter  '44 


Elizabeth  Tyson  Postles  '31 
Kitty  Corbett  Powell  '38 
Stephen  M.  Pratt 
Margaret  Craighiil  Price  '41 
Barbara  Munter  Purdue  '32 
Virginia  Cooke  Rea  '31 
Ann  Morn.son  Reams  '42 
Anne  H.  Richards  '84 
Marion  Mann  Roberts  '39 
Marcia  Robertson 
Ann  Venable  Rogers  '54 
Rosemary  Frey  Rogers  '34 
Anne  Wilson  Rowe  '57 
Richard  C.  Rowland 
Yvonne  Leggett  Sanford  '39 
Helen  J.  Sanford  '42 
Memam  Packard  Sargent  '43 
Mr  &  Mrs.  George  E.  Schultz,  Sr 
Eleanor  Bosworth  Shannon  '47 
Mrs.  Richard  C.  Shaw 
Susan  Hendricks  Slayman  '60 
Marsha  Phillips  Smith  '74 
Stephanie  Bredin  Speakman  '68 
Joan  Hobbs  Spisso  '72 
Agnes  Cleveland  Stackhouse  '31 
Margaret  Stanton 
Sarah  Anderson  Stanton  '89 
Elynor  Neblett  Stephens  '57 
Martha  Lou  Lenimon  Stohlman  '34 
Virginia  Burgess  Struhsaker  '44 
Marie  E.  Sushka  '67 
Grace  E.  Suttle  '60 
Mr  and  Mrs.  Fred  F  Szak 
Katherine  Llpchurch  Takvorian  '72 
Mr  and  Mrs.  Howard  T.  Tellepsen 
Mr  and  Mrs.  William  A.  Temple 
Deborah  Louise  Thacker  '77 
Margaret  Smith  Thomasson  '36 
Janet  D.  Thorpe  '39 
Irene  Vongehr  Vincent  '40 
Jessica  Bemis  Ward  '63 
Mr  and  Mrs.  W.  A.  Warrick,  Jr 
Sarah  Watson  '70 
Helen  GravatI  Watt  '44 
Mr  and  Mrs.  Andrew  D.  Weaver 
Mrs.  Richard  C.  Weiss 
Mr  and  Mrs.  John  H.  Wells 
Elizabeth  Smith  White  '59 
Margaret  Ballard  WhitehursI  '39 
Sallie  Yon  Williams  '63 
Jo.sephine  Happ  Wiilingham  '38 
Mr  and  Mrs.  James  E.  Wilson 
Elizabeth  Bond  Wood  '34 
Justine  Domhoff  Wright  '38 
Susannah  Scagel  Young  '85 
Marjorie  Smith  Zengel  '34 
Louise  Swiecki  Zingaro  '80 
.Martha  von  Brie.sen  '31 


Friends  of  Library  Life  Members 

Jean  Love  Albert  '46* 
Jay  Albrecht' 
C.  Waller  Barrett- 
Mr  and  Mrs.  J.  Bruce  Bredin 
Keene  C.  Brown" 
Fay  Martin  Chandler  '43 
Dorothy  H.  Crosby 
Laura  Lynn  Crum  '79 
Juliet  Halliburton  Davis  '35 
Lynn  Crosby  Gammiil  '58 
Jane  Piper  Gleason  '74 
Pamela  Cogghill  Graham  '74 
Mr  and  Mrs.  Philip  Greer 
E\elyn  Dillard  Grones  '45 
Gladys  Wester  Horton  '30 
Maiiorie  Ris  Hyland  '33 
Harold  Leggett" 
Mrs.  waiiam  W.  Lynn,  Jr 
John  J.  Marquis,  Jr 
Mrs.  Gerhard  Masur" 
Dr  and  Mrs.  Coleman  McGehee 
(Caroline  Casey  '49) 
Evelyn  D.  Mullen  '31 
Mr  and  Mrs.  J.  Wilson  Newman 
Mrs.  J.  J.  Perkins" 
Dr  and  Mrs.  C.  W.  Pettinga 
Mr  and  Mrs.  Vernon  W.  Piper 
Elizabeth  Perkins  Prothro  '39 
Nancy  Pesek  Ra.senberger  '51 
John  C.  Risher 
Margaret  A.  Rogers  '56 
Anne  Wilson  Rowe  '57 
Anne  Cummins  Schutte  '19 
Elizabeth  Pinkerton  Scott  '36 
Catherine  C.  Seaman 
Mary  Virginia  Camp  Smith  '36 
Stephanie  Bredin  Speakman  '68 
Anne  Gary  Pannell  Taylor  H'lO" 
Mrs.  Robert  C  Tyson" 
Constance  Lane  Vucurevich  '69 
Jane  Miller  Wright  '48 
Margaret  Jones  Wyllie  45 


Deceased 


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corporations  and  foundations 


Virginia  Foundation  of 
Independent  Colleges 

Sweet  Briar  College  is  most  grateful 
for  the  continued  annual  support 
received  through  the  Virginia 
Foundation  for  Independent 
Colleges  (ITICI.  During  1995-96, 
the  College  receiivd  $167. 744.9}. 
Such  support  represents  the  aware- 
ness of  the  business  community  of 
the  importance  of  higher  education 
m  Mrgniia. 

1996  leadership  Contributors 
(These  names  proiided  by  the 
VFICJ 

$150,000  and  above 
E.  Claiborne  Robins  Estate 
Jessie  Ball  duPont  Endowment 

$125,000  and  abofe 
Philip  Monis  Companies.  Inc. 
Reynolds  Metals  Company 
Foundation 

$100,000  and  aboiv 
Bell  Atlantic-Virginia 
Estate  of  Shelley  Krasnow 
Norfolk  Southern  Corporation 

$50,000  and  aboi<e 
Anonymous 

Bassett  Furniture  Industries,  Inc. 
Beazley  Foundation.  Inc. 
CSX  Corporation 
Camp  Foundations 
Camp  Foundation 


J 1.  L.uiii'  1  .iUikLuum 

Ruth  Camp  Campbell  Foundation 

Camp  Younis  Foundation 
Creslar  Financial  Corporation 
Ethyl  Corporation 
NationsBank  of  Virginia 
North  Shore  Foundation 
Virginia  Power  Company 

$}0.000  and  aktiv 
Wan'en  W.  Hobbie  Tni,st 
Mars  Foundation 
The  Perry  Foundation,  Inc. 
George  A.  and  Lomiine  Snell  Fund 
United  Parcel  Senice  Foundation 
for  Independent  Higher  Education 

$25,000  and  above 
Estate  of  Mr  and  Mrs.  N.  Chisholm 
Barnhart 

Mrs.  Thomas  J.  Lennon 
Ma.ssey  Foundation 
I'niversal  Corporation 

$20,000  and  above 

Amencan  Elecuic  Power  Company 

Central  Fidelit)'  Bank 

First  Union  National  Bank  of 

Virginia 
First  Virginia  Banks,  Inc. 
The  Homestead* 
Landmark  Communications.  Inc. 

The  Virginian-Pilot 

The  Roanoke  Times 
Maurine  L.  Mednick  Memorial  Fund 
Signet  Banking  Corporation 

•|n-Kind  Contribution 


S  15.000  and  ahotv 
William  E,  Bens,  Jr 
Chesapeake  Corporation 

Foundation 
Robert  B,  Clajtor/Norfolk  Southern 

Fund 
First  Colony  Life  Insurance 

Company 
The  Flagler  Foundation 
Gwathmey  Memorial  Tru.st 
Leggett  Stores 
Media  General,  Inc 
LInion  Camp  Corporation 

$10,000  and  above 
Allied-Signal,  Inc 
Clark-Winchcole  Foundation 
Coopers  &  Lybrand 
English  Foundation  Tnj.st 
Ernst  &  Young 
Gottwald  Foundation 
Coleman  A.  and  Emily  S.  Hunter 

ChariUible  Foundation 
The  Lane  Company,  Inc.  (The  Lane 

Foundation) 
Mobil  Foundation 
Roanoke  Electnc  Steel  Corporation 
Soutli  Trust  Bank  of  Alabama.  N.A, 
Sumitomo  Machinerj'  Corporation  of 

America 
Washington  Fonest  Foundation 
Wheal  First  Butcher  Singer 

$7,500  and  above 
AT&T  Foundation 
Buriingion  Industries  Foundation 
E.R.  Carpenter  Company.  Inc. 
Craddock-Terry  Foundation,  Inc. 
Mrs.  Bruce  C.  Gottwald 


J.J  Haines  &  Company,  Inc. 
Home  Beneficial  Life  Insurance 

Company 
Jefferson  Bankshares.  Inc. 
KPMG  Peal  Mani.ick 
L?krop's  Super  Markets,  Inc. 
Westvaco  Corporation 
Whitehall-Robins 
The  Wilton  Companies 

$5,000  and  above 
.\mencan  Fillrona  Corporation 
Eugene  .\I  Bane  Charitable  Tnj.st 
,\Irs,  Jane  Parke  Banen 
Booz,  ,Allen  &  Hamilton,  Inc. 
tiinon  Virginia.  Inc. 
(.Christian.  Banon,  Epps,  Brent  iS 

Chappell 
Clark  Charitable  Foundation.  Inc. 
.Mr  and  Mrs,  CA.  Cutchms.  Ill 
Deloitte  S  Touche 
DIMON.  Inc, 

Dominion  Resources,  Inc. 
Ferguson  Enterpri.ses.  Inc. 
Furnace  .Associates.  Inc, 
Anonymous 

I  iray  Land  &  Timber  Company 
Hunton  &  Williams 
IBM  United  States 
Kennametal  Foundation 
^lar^•  and  Daniel  Loughran 

Foundation,  Inc. 
Charies  Lunsford  Sons  and 

Associates 
Markel  Corporation 
Mrs.  June  M.  McBroom 
McGuire.  Woods,  Battle  &  Boothe 
.Mr  HP  McNeal 

Nalionw  ide  Insurance  Companies 
Noland  Company  Foundation 
The  Ohrslrom  Foundation.  Inc. 
Owens  &  Minor  Inc. 
The  PitLsion  Company 
Price  Waterhouse 
CE.  Richardson  Benevolent 

Foundation 
Richfood,  Inc. 

Rouse-Bottom  Foundation,  Inc, 
Sam  Moore  Furniture  lndu.stnes. 

Inc. 
Dwight  C  Schar 
Snell  Constniction  Corporation 
Mrs.  John  W,  Snow 
Sprint  Centel-Virginia 
Tredegar  Industries.  Inc. 
The  United  Company 
Vult^in  .Materials  Company 

Corporations  and  Foundations 

Gifts  from  corporations  and  foun- 
dations represent  an  impurlant 
commitment  to  academic  freedom 
of  choice  and  the  continued 
strength  of  independent  liberal  arts 
colleges.  We  are  grateful  to  tbefol- 
louing  for  gifts  in  1995-96. 

Abbott  Laboratories 
Amencan  Elecuic  Power 
Amherst-Nelson  Alliance  for  .\rt5 
Central  Fidelit\  Bank 
Jessie  Ball  du  Pont  Fund 


Andrew  Horsley  Easley  and  Anne 

Owen  Easley  Charitable  Trust 
Ericsson,  Inc. 
CB.  Fleet  Company 
F  &  M  Central  Virginia  Bank 
First  Colony  Life  Insurance 

Company 
Flippin  Bruce  and  Porter  Inc. 
Charies  A,  Frueauff  Foundation.  Inc. 
Hughes  Motor  Company 
Intemiet  Corporation 
Lowe.  Brockenbrough.  Tiemey. 

Tattersall.  Inc. 
.Marsh  &  .McLerman  Companies.  Inc. 
Montague-Betts  Company 
Ru.st  Foundation 

Sheffield  Harold  Charitable  Tnist 
Taylor  Brothers.  Inc. 
\'irginia  Council  of  Colleges 
\irginia  Foundation  of  Independent 

Colleges 
W.D.  Campbell  Insurance 
Wheal  First  Securities  Butcher  and 

Singer  Foundation 
Lettie  Pate  Whitehead  Foundation, 

Inc, 

Corporations  and  Foundations 
Which  Matched  Individual  Gifts 
in  1995-96 

3M 

ARCO  Foundation,  Inc. 

AT  &  T  Foundation 

.Abbott  Laboratories  Fund 

Aetna  Foundation.  Inc. 

.\kzo  Nobel.  Inc. 

.\lcoa  Foundation 

Alexander  O'Neill  Haas  &  Martin 

Allied-Signal  Foundation.  Inc. 

American  Express 

Aon  Foundation 

BP  .America,  Inc 

BT  Foundation 

Bank  of  Boston  Charitable 

Foundation 
Bank  of  New  York 
Barclays  Bank  Foundation 
Barnett  Banks,  Inc. 
Ba.\ter  Foundation 
Bell  Atlantic  Foundation 
Bellcore 
BellSouth 

Bemis  Company  Foundation 
Black  and  Decker  Corporation 
Bristol-.VIyers  Squibb  Foundation 
Brown-Forman  Corporation 
Buriington  Industries.  Inc. 
CBS  Foundation.  Inc 
CIGNA  Foundation 
CIT  Foundation 
CNA  Foundation 
CPC  International.  Inc, 
CSX  Corporation 
Gimpbell  Soup  Company 
Capital  Management  .Associates 
Carolina  Power  and  Light  Company 
Caterpillar  Tractor  Company 
CertainTeed  Corporation 

Foundation 
Champion  International  Corporation 
Chase  .Manhattan  Foundation 
Chemical  Bank 


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1995-%  HONOR  ROLL  OF  DONORS 


memorial  gifts 


Chesapeake  Corporation 

Foundation 
Chevron  Companies 
Chicago  Title  and  Trust  Company 
Chrysler  Corporation  Fund 
Chubb  And  Son.  Inc. 
Circuit  City  Foundation 
Citibank 

Coca-Cola  Company 
Connecticut  Mutual  Life  Foundation 
Coopers  and  Lybrand 
CoreStates  Financial  Corporation 
Corning  Incorporated  Foundation 
Crestar  Financial  Corporation 
Cnjm  and  Forster,  Inc. 
Dow  Chemical  Company 
Dow  Jones  and  Company,  Inc 
Duke  Power  Company  Foundation 
Dun  &  Bradstreet  Corporation 
Eli  Lilly  and  Company  Foundation 
Ericsson 

Ernt-t  ;i  Young  Foundation 
Exxon  Education  Foundation 
FannieMae  Foundation 
Fidelity"  Foundation 
Fifth  Third  Tmst 
Finger  Lakes  Eggs,  Inc. 
First  Bank  System  Foundation 
First  Union  National  Bank 
First  Virginia  Banks.  Inc. 
Ford  Motor  Company  Fund 
Fo.sIer  Wheeler  Corporation 
Freepon-McMoRan,  Inc 
GE  Fund 
GTE  Foundation 
Georgia  Power  Company 
Genix  Corporation 
Goldman  Sachs  &  Company 
Guardian  Life  Insurance  Company 

of  America 
Guy  F  Atkinson  Company  of 

California 
H  &  R  Block  Foundation 
Hartford  Insurance  Group 
H,  1.  Heinz  Company  Foundation 
Hercules,  Inc. 

Hershey  Foods  Corporation  Fund 
Hewlett-Packard  Company 
Hoechst  Celanese  Foundation 
Honeyift'ell  Foundation 
IBM  International  Foundation 
INCO  United  States,  Inc, 
ITT  Hartford  Insurance  Group 

Foundation 
Independent  Insurance  Group 
International  Paper  Company 

Foundation 
.1,  R  Morgan  &  Company,  Inc. 
Johnson  &  Higgins  of  PA..  Inc. 
Johnson's  Wax  Fund.  Inc. 
KPMG  Peat  Marwick  Foundation 
Kansas  Cit\-  Southern  Industries 
La\\7ers  Title  Insurance  Company 
Lehman  Brothers,  Inc. 
Lever  Brothers  Company 
Lockheed  Martin  Corporation 
Mack  Trucks,  Inc. 
Maritrans 
Maritz,  Inc. 
Marsh  And  McLennan  Companies, 

Inc. 
May  Department  Stores  Company 
MBNA  America  Bank 
McCormick  &  Company,  Inc. 


McGraw-Hill  Foundation,  Inc. 

McKesson  Foundation.  Inc 

Mellon  Bank 

Merck  Company  Foundation 

Merrill  Lynch  and  Company 

Michie  Company 

Mobil  Foundation.  Inc. 

Monsanto  Fund 

Morgan  Stanley  Foundation 

Motorola  Foundation 

Mutual  of  America 

NYTMEX 

Nationsbank  Corporation 

Nationwide  In.surance  Foundation 

NatWest  Bank 

Neiman-Marcus  Group 

Norfolk  Southern  Foundation 

Norgren 

Northern  Telecom.  Inc 

Northern  Trust  Company 

Northwestern  Mutual  Life 

Olin  Corporation  Charitable  Trust 

Openaka  Corporation,  Inc. 

PPG  Industries  Foundation 

Pennzoil  Company 

Pepsico  Foundation 

Perkins-Prothro  Foundation 

Pfizer.  Inc. 

Philip  Morris  Companies,  Inc. 

Phillips  Petroleum  Foundation 

Phoenci  Home  Life  Insurance 

Company 
Price  Waterhouse  LLP  Foundation 
Procter  and  Gamble  Fund 
Providian  Corporation 
Prudential  Foundation 
RJR  Nabisco  Foundation 
Salomon  Brothers 
Sanofi  Winthrop,  Inc 
Santa  Fe  Pacific  Foundation 
Scott  Foresman  and  Company 
Shell  Oil  Company 
State  Farm  Companies  Foundation 
State  Street  Bank  &  Tmst 
Stanley  Works 

Struever  Brothers  Eccles  &  Rouse 
SunTrust  Bank,  Atlanta  Foundation 
Survey  Sampling,  Inc. 
TRW  Foundation 
Teledyne,  Inc. 
Telesis  Foundation 
Tenneco 

Texaco  Foundation 
Time  Warner,  Inc. 
Times  Mirror 
Towers  Perrin  Company 
Tropicana  Products,  Inc. 
T.  Rowe  Price  Associates 

Foundation 
UPS  Foundation 
Union  Camp  Corporation 
Universal  Leaf  Tobacco  Company 
Virginia  Power/NC  Power 
W.  W.  Norton  &  Company.  Inc. 
Wachovia  Foundation,  Inc. 
Warner-Lambert 
Washington  Post 
Western  Asset  Management 

Company 
West\'aco  Foundation 


Memorial  Gifts 
Mauv alumnae,  parents,  ami 
fiiends  make  gifts  to  Sweet  Briar 
fur  capitai  or  current  snppiiil  in 
thefiirm  ofmemoriais.  Listed 
beloti'  are  the  names  of  those  in 
ifhose  memory'  such  gifts  were 
made  in  1995-96. 

Thomas  L.  Baldwin 
Marilyn  Ackerson  Barker  '50 
Ruth  Byrne  Breakell 
Margaret  Davison  Block  '54 
Sarah  Adams  Bush  '43 
Helen  Smith  Davenport  '57 
Julia  Sadler  de  Coligny  '54 
Sophia  Ezzelle  Dobson  '01 
Emerson  H.  Drake 
Florence  Woelfel  Elston-Beemer  '21 
Margaret  Todd  Fanning  '46 
Ella  Williams  Fauber  '31 


Mimi  Worthington  Foster  '4 1 

Nenah  E.  Fry 

Dorothea  Reinburg  Fuller  '26 

Robert  S-  Grady 

Milan  E.  Hapala 

Mary  Marshall  Hob.son  '24 

Huldah  Edens  Jackson  '45 

John  Lawrence  Jacobsen 

Jessie  Coburn  Laukhuff  '33 

Fariss  Gambrill  Lynn  '34 

Carrolle  Markle 

Mary  V.  Marks  '35 

Florence  Maupin  '52 

Elizabeth  Lankford  Miles  "29 

Betty  Mohn 

Katherine  Gnffith  Murphy  '01 

C.  Wrede  Petersmeyer 

Shirley  Gunter  Ratliff  '4~ 

Seymour  Laughon  Rennolds  '51 

James  W.  Rouse 

Suzanne  Schmid  '55 


Caroline  Sauls  Shaw  '58 
Sara  Von  Schilling  Stanley  '27 
Louise  Watson  Steele  '56 
Byrd  Stone  '56 
Edna  Sutherland 
Janet  Bogue  Trimble  '37 
Polly  Peylon  Turner  '42 
Ann  .Samford  Upchurch  '48 
Ruth  Gilliam  Viar  '36 
Eugenia  Buffington  WalcotI  13 
Alice  Sweney  Weed  '42 
Elizabeth  Munce  Weis  '43 
Kathenne  Man-  White  '30 
Virginia  Vesey  Woodward  '33 
Graham  Wright,  Jr. 
Thomas  W.  Zinsser 


In-kind  Contribution 


1995-96  HONOR  ROLL  OF  DONORS 


71 


SWEET    BRIAR   COLLEGE 
BOARD    OF    DIRECTORS,    1995-96 

Sara  Finnegan  Lycett  '61 
Chairman 

Bradley  Hale 
Vice  Chairman 

Joanne  Holbrook  Patton  '52 
Secretary 

Ann  Ritchey  Baruch  '62 

Clare  Newman  Blanchard  '60 

Ethel  Ogden  Burwell  '58 

William  J.  Cabaniss,  Jr. 

Carl  W.  Calandra 

Eugenia  Dickey  Caldwell  '65 

Michelle  MacMurtrie  Constable  '93 

Nannette  McBurney  Crowdus  '57 

Marsha  Taylor  DeLain  '76 

Paul  W.  Dudman 

Michela  A.  English  '71 

Ernest  H.  Em 

Carol  McMurtry  Fowler  '57 

Madeleine  R  Green 

Nancy  Hall  Green  '64 

Mary  Lawrence  Harris  '79 

Katherine  Lindsey  '94 

Norma  Patteson  Mills  '60 

■Vaughan  Inge  Morrissette  '54 

Mary  Johnson  Nelson  '64 

John  P.  Ottaway,  Jr. 

C.  Gregg  Petersmeyer 

Mark  H.  Prothro 

Patricia  Powell  Pusey  '60 

Stephanie  Bredin  Speakman  '68 

Elizabeth  Smith  White  '59 

Meredith  Williams  '95 

Robert  C.  Wood  111 


This  report  has  been  prepared  by  the  Division  of  Development  and  Public  Relations. 

We  have  taken  great  care  to  ensure  that  complete  and  acnirate  listings  appear. 

HouvivK  cine  Iti  the  huge  number  of  donors,  to  whom  we  are  most  grateful  a  mistake  may  have  gone  unnoticed. 

Should  you  find  an  enor  tir  omissitm.  please  bring  it  to  our  attention. 

Please  note  that  an  individual's  name  may  appear  im  several  lists, 
and  also  that  some  donors  have  ivt/nested  that  their  gifts  be  ammymims 


72  1995-96  HONOR  ROLL  OF  DONORS 


in  the  sweet  briar  tradition 


The  Pooled  Income  Fund:  A  Wonderful  Solution 


Adelaide  Boze  Glascock 


"The  beauty  of 
donating  highly- 
appreciated  stock  is 
that  the  market  value 
of  the  stock,  not  the 
amount  you  paid  for 
it,  determines  the 
amount  you  can 
deduct." 


Anyone  not  aware  of  the 
thundering  bulls  loose  in 
the  stock  markets  the  last 
few  years  must  be  living  in  total 
isolation  without  newspapers, 
magazines,  books,  or  television 
pundits.  Capital  gains— on  paper, 
at  least— must  be  affecting  every 
owner  of  stocks,  and  even  mod- 
erate trading  can  create  a  tax 
payment  which  could  be  a  signif- 
icant burden.  If  you  are  facing 
such  a  situation.  Sweet  Briar's 
Pooled  Income  Fund  may  be  a 
wonderful  solution,  since  it 
allows  you  to  donate  stock  to  the 
College,  receive  a  tax  deduction, 
and  receive  payments  on  a  regu- 
lar basis  during  your  life. 
Afterwards,  the  remaining 
amount  goes  to  Sweet  Briar. 

The  first  Chair  of  the  Pooled 
Income  Fund  in  1980  was  Adelaide 
("PoUy")  Boze  Glascock  '40. 
Adelaide  led  the  initial  steps  to 
create  vehicles  to  provide  a 
broad  range  of  opportunities  for 
alumnae  and  friends  of  Sweet 
Briar  to  make  gifts  reserving 
income  for  life  to  themselves, 
which  would  eventually  benefit 
the  College.  As  a  participant  in 
the  Fund,  Adelaide  knows  the 
benefits  well,  for  as  she  told  me 
recently,  "The  beauty  of  donating 
highly-appreciated  stock  is  that 
the  market  value  of  the  stock, 
not  the  amount  you  paid  for  it, 
determines  the  amount  you  can 
deduct.  And  here's  the  best  part: 
instead  of  receiving  a  dividend 
from  the  stock— usually  at  a  fairly 
low  rate  of  return— your  Pooled 
Income  Fund  payout  probably 
will  be  at  a  much  higher  percent- 
age rate. To  enjoy  the  highest 
benefits,  you  will  want  to  donate 
a  stock  with  a  high  appreciation 
and  low  return. 

"Another  plus  is  that  the 
sum  the  donated  stock  repre- 
sents is  removed  from  your 


estate,  lowering  its  value. This 
means  that  your  heirs  can  avoid 
some  or  all  of  the  estate  taxes.  I 
recently  endowed  a  scholarship 
at  Sweet  Briar  for  foreign  study, 
because  studying  abroad  was 
such  a  wonderful  experience  for 
me — but  1  also  did  it  to  lower 
the  tax  bite  for  my  son  when  the 
time  comes." 

A  gift  to  the  Pooled  Income 
Fund  can  be  any  asset,  such  as 
appreciated  real  estate  or  an 
insurance  policy.  But  a  word  of 
caution:  be  sure  to  talk  to 
Mitchell  L.  Moore,  Sweet  Briar's 
Vice  President  for 
Development/College  Relations, 
for  the  mechanics  of  making  a 
gift.  You  must  donate  the  asset, 
not  the  proceeds  from  the  sale  of 
the  asset.  If  you  sell  the  asset 
before  giving  it  to  the  College, 
you  probably  will  have  to  pay 
the  capital  gains  tax. You  will 
want  to  know  also  that  all  of  the 
funds  are  managed  by  profession- 
als, whose  performance  is  moni- 
tored by  the  Investments, 
Finance  and  Audit  Committee  of 
Sweet  Briar's  Board  of  Directors. 

Adelaide  and  numerous 
other  alumnae,  parents,  and 
friends  have  made  Sweet  Briar's 
Pooled  Income  Fund  into  an 
important  part  of  the  College's 
endowment.  Participation  in  the 
Pooled  Income  Fund  can  be  a 
"Win/Win "  situation  for  you  and 
for  Sweet  Briar,  giving  you  the 
chance  to  improve  your  income, 
receive  a  tax  deduction,  and 
enjoy  the  satisfaction  of  helping 
to  ensure  the  future  of  the  insti- 
tution we  love. 

Nannette  McBurney  Crowdus  '57 
Platmed  Giving  Chair 


A  gift  of  appreciated  stock 
to  the  Alumnae  Fund— perhaps 
tou^ard  your  Reunion  Gift— is 
always  a  very  good  idea,  "imi 
are  able  to  deduct  the  market 
value  of  the  stock,  not  just  what 
you  paid  for  it,  from  your  taxes. 
Call  Mitch  Moore  (804/381- 
6162  to  arrange  the  transfer 


Friday,  May  30 

1:00-8:00  p.m. 


2:00-5:00  p.m. 
6:50-8:30  p.m. 


9:00  p.m.-midnight 

Saturday,  May  31 

7:00-8:50  a.m. 
10:00  a.m. 
10:00-U:30  a.m. 

11:45-12:15  p.m. 
12:15  p.m. 
1:50-2:00  p.m. 
2:00-7:00  p.m. 


5:00  p.m. 
6:50-7:00  p.m. 
7:00  p.m. 

Sunday,  June  1 

7:50-9:00  a.m. 
9:50-10:50  a.m. 
11:00-12:00  noon 
12:00  noon 


Reunion  Schedule 
May  30-June  1,  1997 

Note:  This  is  not  Memorial  Day  Weel(end 

Registration  in  Babcock 

(after  8  p.m.  register  at  Information  Center) 

Lunch  available  in  Bistro  (Dutch  Treat) 

Open  Houses  on  campus 

Class  Picnic  for  all  classes  except  50th, 

55th,  60th,  65th,  &  70th 

Cocktails  &  Dinner  for  classes  of  1927, 1932, 

1937, 1942,  &  1947,  honoring  the  Class  of 

1947  celebrating  its  50th  Reunion 

Bistro  Bop 


Breakfast 

Update  on  the  State  of  the  College 

Alumnae  Convocation 

Class  Reports 

Class  Meetings 

Limcheon 

Class  Photos 

OPTIONS: 

Swimming,Tennis,  Golf 

Tours  of  Campus 

Exliibits 

Open  Houses:  Museum,  Academic  Buildings 

Alumnae  College 

Class  Photos 

Cocktail  Buffet  with  Faculty,  Staff,  &  Retirees 


Breakfast 

Chapel  Service 

Alumnae  College 

Luncheon  in  Sweet  Briar  Gardens 


Special  Reunions:  1927: 70th;  1952: 65th;  1957: 60th;  1942:  55th;  1947: 50th;  1952: 45th;  1957: 40th; 
1962:  55th:  1967:  50th;  1972:  25th;  1977: 20th;  1982: 15th;  1987: 10th;  1992:  5th 


SAVE  THE  DATE!!! 
ALUMNAE  COUNCIL  1997,  OCTOBER  3-6:  ALL  WELCOME!!! 


Alumnae  Coliege  Tours  sponsored  by  the 
Sweet  Briar  Alumnae  Association  in  1 997 


Rome  Escapade,  February  7-14 

Ireland's  Historic  Houses  and  Hidden  Gardens, 
June  5-17; 

hvsident  Muhlenfeld  and  her  husband  will  he  on 
the  trip  to  Ireland 


Along  the  Ancient  Coast  of  Turkey,  October  9-22; 
Gregory  T.Armstrong,  Charles  A.  Dana  Professor 
of  Religion  (ret.),  will  host  the  trip  to  Turkey 

Costa  Rica,  Panama  Canal,  &  the  Darien  Jungle, 
November  29-December  7 


Waterwaxs  of  Russia,  July  29-August  10 


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NOTE:  The  1997 
summer  and  fall  issues 
of  the  magazine  will  be 
combined.  A  64-page 
issue  will  be  mailed  in 
the  fall;  all  class  notes 
normally  appearing  in 
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Presidential  Medalists:  see  p.  23 


Sweet  Briar  Alumnae  Magazine 


SPRING    1997 


VOL.   68,    NO. 3 


special  section 

inauguration 1-13 

Inauguration:  A  Splendid  Success 1 

Inauguration  Ceremony 3 

Comments  for  the  Occasion 4 

Induction 5 

Inaugural  Address 8 

Inaugural  Celebration! 12 

features 

The  Priestly  Tribe:  The  Supreme  Court's  Image  in  the  American  Mind 14 

Learning  in  Atlanta  Living  Rooms 17 

Jane  Feltus  Welch — Onstage,  Offstage,  and  Backstage 18 

What's  Happening 22 

Mini  Junior  Year  in  France 27 

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From  the  Museum 20 

Notices;  Recent  Deaths 25 

Book  Shop  Ad 26 

Mini  Reunions 27 

Class  Notes 28 

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SWEET  BRIAR  COLLEGE 


nauaumtlon: 

A   Splendid    Success 


On  Saturday,  April  12,  the  Sweet  Briar 
College  Community  inaugurated  its  ninth 
president,  Elisabeth  Showalter  Muhlenfeld. 

Spirits  were  not  dampened  by  the 
afternoon  rains  which  moved  the 
Inauguration  indoors  to  Babcock 
Auditorium.  Those  who  were  unable  to  get 
into  Babcock  could  watch  the  ceremony 
via  the  campus  closed-circuit  television 
network.  The  ceremony  also  was  broad- 
cast on  the  world  wide  web  via  the 
YooglyCam  and  RealAudio. 

Later  that  evening,  guests  enjoyed  a 
celebration  buffet  dinner  and  dance,  fea- 
turing music  by  John  R.  McClenon, 
Charles  A.  Dana  Professor  of  Chemistry, 
and  his  Big  Band.  The  food  was  excellent, 
the  atmosphere  festive. 


Board  of  Directors  Chairman  Sara  Finnegan  Lycett  '61  lends  a 
hand. 


Inauguration  morning,  l-r:  Rebecca  IVIassie  Lane,  Director  of  College  Galleries/Arts  Management 
Program,  President  Muhlenfeld,  Victor  Henningsen,  and  Mayde  Ludington  Henningsen  '48,  gather  in 
the  President's  Office  to  view  "Ebb  and  Flow,"  a  painting  by  Frederick  T.  Waugh,  N.A.,  a  gift  to  the 
College  from  the  Henningsens.  Victor  Henningsen  is  a  former  chairman  of  SBC's  Board  of  Directors. 


Inauguration  photo  coverage  by  Delegates  and  guests  robe  for  procession. 

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ALUMNAE  MAGAZINE 


Directors  Carol  McMurtry  Fowler  '57  and  Nannette  McBurney  Crowdus  '57  prepare  to  process.  A  little  ram  on  the  parade!  Delegates  approach!  Babcock. 


The  faculty  gathers  in  Daisy 
Williams  Gymnasium, 


Margaret  Jenkins,  president  and  marshall  ot 
the  Class  of  1997,  in  Babcock  lobby. 


Joanne  Holbrook  Patton  '52.  secretary.  Board  of 
Directors,  arrives  for  Inauguration  ceremony. 


SWEET  BRIAR  COLLEGE 


The    Inauguratio  n 


etemonu 


Invocation:  The  Reverend  Susan  C.  Lehman,  Chaplain  of  the  College 

Let  lis  pray.  Blessed  he  God.  our  creator  judge,  savior  and  sustainer 

We  give  you  thanks  for  hringing  us  to  this  celehration. .  .for  the  gift 
of  life. ..for  the  beauty'  of  this  campus...  and  for  the  safe  arrival  of  family, 
friends,  and  delegates.  And  most  especially  do  we  give  thanks  for  the 
inauguration  of  Elisabeth  Showalter  Muhloifeld  as  the  ninth  president  of 
Sweet  Briar  College.  We  give  thanks  for  her. .  .for  her  warmth  and  under- 
standing. .  .for  the  talent,  training,  and  experience  she  brings  to  the  work 
of  presiding  in  this  place  over  the  education  of  young  women. 

We  express  our  gratitude  to  all  who  have  made  this  event  possible: 
the  Board  of  Directors,  students,  faculty,  alumnae... and  the  tireless 
efforts  of  the  staff  of  this  college.  We  receive  into  history  the  imagination, 
commitment  and  labor  that  has  brought  us  to  this  day 

As  we  continue  our  task  of  learning  and  teaching,  we  pray  that  you 
will  create  in  us  a  love  of  learning,  a  desire  for  wisdom,  and  a  respect 
for  discipline. 

Wlien  we  fail  to  take  (me  another  seriously,  fail  to  honor  and 
respect  each  other. . .  when  through  our  arrogance  we  trivialize  the  ideas 
and  contributions  of  others,  ive  pray  that  you  will  enable  us  to  hear  the 
judgment  (four  companions  calling  forth  from  us  ever  more  humane 
standards  of  decency 

We  beseech  you  to  save  us  from  the  presumption  of  thinking  that 
we  are  the  first,  only,  or  best  generation  of  inquirers.  Save  us,  we  pray, 
from  distortion  in  our  thinking,  and  the  betrayal  of  trust  in  each  other, 
in  our  several  callings. 

And  jincdly  we  pray  that  in  your  mercy  you 
ivill  sustain  in  us  a  capacity  for  gentleness  and 
humor  for  intellectual  play  and  a  passion  for  the 
life  of  the  mind... and  most  (fall,  awaken  in  us  a 
spirit  of  generosity  that  we  may  welcome  our  new 
president  and  all  that  her  being  here  represents  as 
we  continue  the  work  for  which  this  college  was 
founded. 

This  we  ask  in  the  name  of  God.  our  creator 
judge,  savior  and  sustainer  Amen.  Chaplain  Lehman 

Welcome;  Sara  Finne(;an  Lycett  '61,  Chairman  of  the  Board  of  Directors 

This  is  a  great  day  for  Sweet  Briar  as  we  participate  in  the  installa- 
tion of  our  president  and  look  forward  to  our  centennial  and  the  new 
century  I  thank  you  for  joining  us  (m  this  auspicious  occasion  and  for 
sharing  with  us  our  hopes,  our  pride,  our  enthusiasm,  and  our  great  joy 
I  am  veiy  pleased  that  we  have  a  number  of  special  guests,  includ- 
ing several  former  chairmen  of  the  Board  of  Directors:  MrWalter  H. 
Brown,  who  served  from  1987  to  1995:MrVictor  Henningsen,  who 
served  fnmi  1980  to  1 98-i:  and  Mr f  Wilson  Newman,  who  served  from 
1963  to  1969  and  whose  daughter,  Clare  Newman  Blanchard  '60  has 
served  on  the  Board  previously.  His  second  daughter,  Mildred  Newman 
Tljayer  '61,  is  now  a  Board  member  1  would  also  like  to  recognize 
Barbara  A.  Hill,  who  seri'ed  as  Siveet  Briar's  president  from  1990  to 
1996.  Barbara  is  here  with  her  husband,  John,  and  daughter,  Katherine. 


The  Sweet  Briar  College  Concert  Choir  Sings  the  Inaugural  Ode,  "Of  Learning 
Lightly  Like  a  Flower." 


Mildred  Newman  Thayer  '61,  J.  Wilson  Newman,  President  Muhlenfeld,  Ashley 
Flynn  Blanchard  '90.  and  husband  William  Blanchard  (son  of  Clare  Newman 
Blanchard  '60). 


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Katherine. 


ALUMNAE  MAGAZINE 


Di:  Polk  teaches 
American  literature, 
speciciliziiig  in  American 
fiction  and  Mississippi 
writers,  especially  William 
Faulkner  ami  Eudora 
Vi'elty.  A  well-known  editor 
of  Faulkner  for  the 
Librar\'  of  America  and 
for  Random  House,  he 
received  his  bachelor's 
and  master's  degrees  from 
Mississippi  College  and  his 
Ph.D.  from  the  Universit)' 
of  South  Carolina.  He  is 
the  author  and  editor  of 
numerous  books  on 
Faulkner  and  Welt}' 
including,  most  recently. 
Eudora  Welty:  A 
Bibliography  of  Her  Work, 
19'M:  Children  of  the  Dark 
House:Text  and  Context  in 
Faulkner,  1996;  and 
Outside  the  Southern 
M}th:  Life  in  a  Parallel 
Universe, forthcoming  in 
1997.  He  has  taught  at  the 
University  of  Strasbourg 
and  the  Universit)'  of 
Brittany,  both  in  France, 
and  has  published  and  lec- 
tured on  Faulkner  and 
Welt)'  in  most  of  the  coun- 
tries of  Europe,  in  Japan, 
the  former  .Soviet  Union, 
and  across  the  United 
States.  A  longtime  friend 
of  President  Muhlenfeld. 
he  shared  a  few  com- 
ments with  the 
Inauguration  audience. 


omments 

For  the    Occasion 


By  Dr.  Noel  Polk,  Professor  of  English,  University  of 
Southern  Mississippi 


It  is  a  great  honor  and  an  inestimable  pleasure  to 
be  here  today  to  help  you  inaugurate  your  new  presi- 
dent, to  celebrate  with  you  your  choice  of  my  old 
friend  Elisabeth  Muhlenfeld  to  lead  this  distinguished 
institution  into  the  next  century.  It  is  more  than  a  par- 
ticular pleasure  for  me— it  is  a  matter  of  some  pride: 
no,  it  is  pure  vanity,  because  I  take  credit  for  Betsy,  as 
much  as  I  can,  and  unashamedly,  as  you  certainly  will  if 
you  haven't  already. 

You  have  by  now  thoroughh^  investigated  her  aca- 
demic and  administrative  credentials,  but  I  have  been 
offered  these  few  minutes  today  to  talk  about  her  as  a 
person.  I  can  do  that  at  far  more  length  than  I  have 
been  allotted  (and  besides,  there's  a  part}'  later  this 
evening  that  I  don't  want  to  interfere  with).  I  can  per- 
haps best  tell  you  about  Betsy  as  a  human  being  by 
way  of  a  brief  report  from  Tallahassee,  but  to  do  so  I 
need  to  back  up  a  bit  to  tell  you  non-academics  how 
much  harder  it  is  to  be  a  good  dean  with  friends  than 
to  be  a  bad  dean  with  friends,  and  that  it  is  categorical- 
ly impossible  to  be  a  dean  of  any  sort  and  be  adored. 
respected,  perhaps,  but  adored — never!  It's  a  manage- 
ment technique:  I'm  here  to  testifj  that  Bets)'  can  look 
you  straight  in  the  eye,  tell  you  precisely  the  one  thing 
you  don't  want  to  hear,  the  one  thing  that  will  make 
you  the  unhappiest,  the  one  thing  that  will  most  dis- 
rupt your  life,  and  you  will  leave  her  not  just  with  a 
'thank  you.  ma'am,"  but  with  absolute  gratitude  that 
she  has  taken  such  an  interest  in  your  life! 

So  I  bring  you  the  news  that  Tallahassee  is  still  in  a 
state  of  shock  from  her  departure.  Bobby  Bowden,  her 
old  friend,  in  denial  during  the  regular  football  season, 
finally  got  honest  with  his  team  on  New  Year's  Day,  in  a 
desperation  move  to  inspire  them;  he  told  them  to  'win 
this  one  for  Betsy,"  but  they  were  so  devastated  that- 
well,  you  know  what  happened  in  the  Sugar  Bowl, 
Bobby  himself  has  now  named  today,  April  12,  to  be  an 
annual  statewide  Seminole  day  of  mourning.  His  team 
will  wear  black  armbands  throughout  the  next  season, 
and  loyal  Seminoles  throughout  the  state  will  paint  the 
hubcaps  of  their  BMWs  black  and  drape  black  crepe  on 
their  cellular  phone  antennas— all  to  mourn  Betsy's 
passing  on  to  Sweet  Briar's  higher  sphere. Their  loss  is 
your  gain,  and  I  should  be  bereft  at  her  moving  e\'en 
farther  away  if  it  were  not  for  e-mail. 

I  wish  I  could  claim  that  I  had  discovered  Betsy, 
but  the  truth  is,  I'm  afraid,  that  she  discovered  me — or 
rather  perhaps,  that  William  Faulkner  discovered  both 


Dr  Noel  Polk 


of  us,  and  then  brought  us  together  one  lovely  and 
memorable  day  in,  say,  1972,  when  I  stepped  off  the 
elevator  on  the  sLxth  floor  of  my  office  building  at  the 
Universit)'  of  Texas  at  .\rlington,  directl)'  into  the  smile 
that  you  all  know  by  now,  I  heard  a  Wagnerian  fanfare 
and  a  crash  of  cymbals;  somewhere  violins  began  play- 
ing Tchaikovsky  I  hasten  to  say  that  it  was  not  just  the 
smile  that  caught  me  so  by  surprise,  but  rather  what 
the  smile  represented— her  commanding  pre.<re«fe— of 
person  and  of  mind,  that  nevertheless  sparkled  with 
energ}  and  enthusiasm  and  good  humor  She  seemed 
even  then  so  completely  complete  in  herself,  so  formi- 
dable, that  she  swept  me  away  and  I  knew  that  there 
was  not  much  she  could  not  do  that  she  wanted  to  do, 
and  that  there  was  not  much  1  would  not  do  for  her  if 
she  asked. 

She  asked  to  enroll  in  my  Faulkner  seminar.  It  was 
a  life-  and  career-affirming  moment  for  me:Wow.  I  had 
just  published  my  first  earth-shaking  essay  on  Faulkner 
and  here  was  an  actual  adult  person,  the  worid,  beating 
a  path  to  m\'  door  Ah,  \'outh!  "Please  be  in  m}'  Faulkner 
seminar,"  I  said,  and  from  that  moment  on,  she  has  been 
the  best  teacher  I  have  ever  had  to  sit  in  my  classroom. 
She  wrote  the  first  master "s  thesis  I  ever  directed,  and 
it  is  still  the  best  one  I  have  ever  seen,  a  model  which  I 
give  to  students  who  want  to  know  what  to  do.  Back  in 
South  Carolina,  she  became  the  matrix,  the  organizing 
principle,  of  our  group  of  friends.  Our  families  fell  in 
together  and  we— her  children  and  ours— became  pals; 
we  saved  each  other  baby-sitting  expenses,  had  lovely 
times  at  the  beach,  placing  the  game  of  bridge  that  I 
could  never  get  the  hang  of,  drinking  bourbon  and 
singing  hymns  while  she  played  the  piano.  She  once 
single-handedly  saved  our  children  from  being  attacked 
by  a  flock  of  wild  geese,  and  on  another  occasion 
scared  off  a  gang  of  hoodlums  who  were  in  the  act  of 
stealing  our  television.  If  you  think  she  is  Superwoman 
now,  you  should  have  seen  her  then! 

More  important  than  sa\'ing  my  television  from 
hoodlums  and  m\  children  from  wild  geese,  however,  is 
how  often  she  has  saved  me  from  myself  1  have  too 
often  used  her  as  a  sounding  board  for  personal  and 
professional  problems,  and  she  has  shepherded  me 
through  many  a  dark  night  of  the  soul.  I  have  been  glad 
to  come  to  her  for  her  wisdom  and  counsel,  for  advice 
and  instruction  to  be  sure;  but  mostly  I  still  seek  from 
her  that  commanding  presence  that  greeted  me  the 
first  da\  we  met,  that  inspiriting  serenit)  and  ge;i;;rosi- 


SWEET  BRIAR  OOLLEGE 


ty  of  spirit  that  I  would  most  liiie  to  have  if  it  were 
something  one  could  wiU  oneself  to  have  or  take  from 
someone  else's  example.  I  expect  it  is  not  something 
appropriable  or  even  learnable.but  merely  something 
to  admire  in  those  who  have  it  naturally.  Betsy  has 
never  let  me  down  when  I  have  called  on  her  In  a  cri- 
sis, personal  or  professional,  she  would  be  the  first  per- 
son I  would  call. 

This  is  both  a  solemn  and  joyous  occasion  for  me, 
then,  and  in  some  ways  an  occasion  full  of  mystery  and 
awe.  1  would  not  describe  a  professor's  life  as  one  of 
quiet  desperation,  though  to  be  sure  there  is  a  good 
deal  of  quiet,  and  those  of  us  who  read  literature  know 
a  good  deal  about  despair — or  maybe  it's  just  those  of 
us  in  English  departments.  Our  lives  are  more  like 
sieves  through  which  pass  an  enormous  number  of  stu- 
dents, most  of  whom  go  on  to  make  more  money  than 
we  do,  and  many  of  whom  make  an  impression.  For 
the  most  part,  even  when  they  enliven  our  classrooms 
for  a  semester  or  two,  they  pass  through  our  lives,  take 
whatever  of  substance  they  need  from  us,  then  go  their 
own  way;  that  is  in  the  nature  of  things,  and  it  is  not  at 
all  a  bad  life  to  lead.  Some  few,  however,  not  only  touch 
our  lives  but  become  part  of  them,  expand  them,  and 
in  doing  so  help  to  justify  the  entire  enterprise. 

So  that  whatever  of  melancholy  we  may  feel  at 
those  moments  at  middle  age  and  beyond  when  we 
look  around  and  realize  not  just  that  our  children  are 
grown  but  that  our  doctors  and  bosses  are  younger 
than  we  are,  when  suddenly  our  students  have  become 
our  bosses — that  melancholy  is  quickly  refracted  into 
a  barely  expressible  bliss  to  see,  on  such  occasions  as 
this,  our  highest  expectations  not  merely  met,  but 
exceeded  on  so  grand  a  scale. 

This  occasion  is  thus  for  me  a  chance  to  feel  a 
good  deal  more  complete  myself;  to  wax  sentimental  if 
not  exactly  eloquent;  to  preen  vainly  at  my  great  good 
luck  at  having  been  in  Betsy's  path  when  she  swooped 
by;  to  reflect  on  such  a  world  and  such  a  life  in  which 
lovely  things  happen  to  people  who  are  important  to 
you;  a  world  in  which  people  who  can  do  things  find 
places  to  do  them;  a  world  in  which  responsibility' 
attaches  itself  to  those  sufficient  to  it;  a  world  in  which 
reward  attaches  itself  to  those  who  have  earned  it. 
Wlien  these  things  happen,  especially  to  those  we 
love,  we  may  well  believe  that  this  is,  after  all,  an  order- 
ly and  just  world. 

So  1  congratulate  myself  on  my  astonishing  good 
luck  a  quarter  of  a  century  ago;  I  congratulate  Betsy  on 
her  bright  new  prospects;  and  I  congratulate  you  for 
your  wisdom  in  selecting  her  and  your  great  good  for- 
tune in  getting  her 

And  1  thank  you  for  letting  me  be  part  of  this  mar- 
velous day. 


nduction 


OF  THE    President    & 
Presentation   of  the 
Presidential 
Medallion 


Sara  Lycett: 

/  anil  now  administer  the  oath  of  office.  Elisabeth  Showalter  Muhlenfeld. 
you  have  been  elected  by  the  Board  of  Directors  of  Sweet  Briar  College  to  be 
the  ninth  president  of  this  institution.  As  president,  your  influence  will  fall 
across  the  paths  of  many  -  faculty  students,  alumnae,  parents,  and  fellow 
administrators.  It  is  the  hope  and  expectation  of  the  directors  that,  in  the 
fulfillment  of  your  tasks,  you  tvill  bring  to  and  call  forth  from  the  members 
of  this  educational  community  the  highest  in  scholarship,  the  best  in  teach- 
ing and  learning,  and  the  finest  of  our  heritage  and  our  culture.  To  these 
ends  I  pledge  you  the  support  and  assistance  of  the  Board  of  Directors 

By  the  authority  vested  in  me  by  the  Charter  and  By-Laws  of  Sweet 
Briar  College  and  on  behalf  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  I  do  now  declare  you 
President  of  Sweet  Briar  College  and  deliver  to  you  the  Presidential 
Medallion,  charging  you  to  carry  out  faithfully  the  duties  and  responsibili- 
ties of  that  office. 

Acceptance  of  the  Office:  Dr.  Muhlenfeld 

VCijen  I  first  received  a  call  from 
Sweet  Briar  College  almost  exactly  one 
year  ago,  I  did  what  all  scholars  do- 
went  to  the  library  to  see  what  I  could 
find  out  I  had  known  about  Sweet 
Briar  all  my  life,  and  indeed  one  of  my 
cousins  is  a  graduate,  but  I  needed  to 
know  more.  In  the  library,  I  found  a  lit- 
tle volume  entitled.  The  Story  of  Sweet 
Briar  College  by  Martha  Lou  Lemmon 
Stohlman  '34.  Wljen  I  turned  to  the  fly- 
leaf I  realized  that  this  had  been  the 
personal  copy  of  a  former  president  of 
Florida  State  University.  The  flyleaf  read, 
"To  President  Robert  Manning  Strozier  in  happy  memory  of  an  August  inau- 
gural. ..and  in  anticipation  of  a  May  Day  visit  to  Siveet  Briar"  and  it  was 
signed,  "Anne  PannelU'I  took  that  to  be  an  omen,  and  came  to  Sweet  Briar 
with  high  anticipation.  President  Pannell  wrote,  in  her  introduction  to  that 
book,  that  Siveet  Briar  nourishes  "the  freedom  and  the  time  to  enable  each 
student  to  experience  the  challenge  of  a  good  teacher  in  the  best  academic 
environment."  Although  it  had  not  always  been  easy  to  find  the  fiscal 
resources  to  sustain  that  environment,  she  went  on,  "the  three  essential  ingre- 
dients— idealism,  loyalty,  and  freedom — Sweet  Briar  has  had,  and  will  con- 
tirme  to  have,  if  I  read  aright  the  sentiments  of  her  family  of  students,  teach- 
ers, and  alumnae" In  that  spirit  and  with  deep  humility,  I  accept  this  office. 


Sara  Lycett  presents  the  Presidential  Medal 


ALUMNAE  MAGAZINE 


Virginia  Colleges: 

Lt.  General  Samuel  V.  Wilson 
(U.S.  Army-Retired),  President  of 
Hampden-Sydney  College 
It  is  truly  a  signal  privilege 
for  me  to  represent  Hampden- 
Sydney  College  in  paying  respect 
to  this  occasion  on  behalf  of  my 
oivn  institution  and  on  behalf 
of  the  other  colleges  and  univer- 
sities of  the  Commonwealth, 
especially  the  private  liberal 
arts  institutions  making  up  the 
membership  of  the  Virginia 
Foundation  of  Independent 
Colleges 

One  cannot  let  this  occa- 
sion pass  without  noting  the 
commonality  of . .  sacred  pur- 
pose, which  unites  us  all  who 
work  in  higher  education  in 
Virginia:  the  preparation  of  the 
next  generation,  our  youth,  for 
the  heavy  responsibilities,  the 
daunting  challenges,  and  cer- 
tain dangers  of  the  rapidly 
approaching  twenty-first 
century,  beginning  the  third 
millennium.  We  further  unite 
here  on  common  ground  in  our 
commitment  to  the  goals  of 
classic  liberal  arts  education. 


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Lt.  General  Samuel  V.  Wilson  (U.S. 
Army-Retired),  President  of  Hampden- 
Sydney  College 


President 


where  we  strive  to: 

*  understand  the  wisdom  of  the 
ages — in  eras  of  human  histo- 
ry even  Ijefore  the  Son  of  the 
Carpenter  came  to  live 
among  us; 

*  ask  ourselves  who  are  ive  and 
why  are  we  here; 

*  encourage  our  students  to 
delight  in  the  sheer  dynamics 
of  the  thinking  process,  to 
marvel  in  the  awesome  power 
of  creative  thought,  and  to 
thrill  iu  the  life  of  the 
enriched  mind,  filled  with  the 
joy  of  poetry  and  song,  truth 
and  beauty; 

*  develop  the  innate  gift  of 
human  communication  in  all 
Its  forms,  that  we  might  share 
our  inner  thoughts  and 
dreams  and  visions  with  oth- 
ers; 

*  sensitize  the  social  conscience 
of  our  students,  their  sense  of 
moral  and  civic  responsibility, 
that  they  respond  to  the  needs 
of  others  less  fortunate  than 
they; 

*  persuade  these  world  citizens 
of  the  future  to  commit  them- 
selves to  the  critical  necessity 
of  knowing  the  issues  of  the 
time,  taking  stands  and 
becoming  involved  in  the 
political  process— without 
which  commitment  the 
Republic  may  falter. 

It  is  in  ideas  and  ideals 
such  as  these  that  we  Join 
hands,  that  we  unite  and  find 
common  ground.  It  is  to  ideals 
and  Ideas  such  as  these  that  we 
recommit  ourselves  (m  occa- 
sions like  this  inauguration. 
And  from  working  with  you 
these  past  months.  President 


Muhlenfeld,  I  know  that  no  (me 
is  more  committed  than  you  to 
the  goals  of  the  classic  liljeral 
arts  education.  Small  wonder 
that  we  are  grateful  and  proud 
that  you  have  come  to  live  and 
work  among  us. 

In  this  light.  Madam 
President—  "Mis '  Betsy,"  I  pledge 
you  the  full  fraternal  support 
of  Hampden-Sydney  College  in 
all  your  endeavors,  and  I  know 
our  colleague  Institutions 
underwrite  a  similar  pledge.  In 
you,  the  Sweet  Briar  Board  of 
Directors  has  chosen  wisely. 
Warm  best  wishes  and  God's 
speed  as  you  chart  your  course. 


The  Students: 

Katherine  Gumerson  '97, 
President  of  the  Student 
Government  Association 

It  is  quite  an  honor  to 
speak  today  on  behalf  of  the 
student  body  as  president  of  the 
Student  Government 
Association  of  Sweet  Briar 
College.  Earlier  this  year,  I  had 
the  pleasure  of  welcoming  new 
and  returning  students  at 
Opening  Convocation.  I  noted 
that  we  had  just  dealt  with  hur- 
ricane "Fran,"  and  that  soon  we 
would  be  casting  our  votes  for 
the  next  president  of  the  United 
States  Indeed,  we  have  all 
shared  these  experiences  as 


members  of  a  world  communi- 
ty, but  in  all  honesty  I  had  no 
idea  what  was  to  lie  ahead  in 
this  microcosm  that  we  call 
Sweet  Briar  With  a  new  presi- 
dent and  the  process  of  Strategic 
Planning  about  to  move  for- 
ward, I  was  not  sure  of  my  own 
role.  I  was  quick  to  learn  that 
although  Sweet  Briar  is  under- 
going a  great  deal  of  change,  it 
is  still  an  institution  that  relies 
on  every  member  of  the  com- 
munity. 

By  the  same  token,  I 
tjelieve  that  it  was  just  this  time 
last  year  that  President 
Muhlenfeld  set  foot  on  this  cam- 
pus for  the  very  first  time. 
Having  the  opportunity  to  give 
President  Muhlenfeld  her  first 
tour  of  the  physical  campus,  I 
am  sure  that  nothing  I  could 
have  said  would  have  prepared 
her  for  what  was  to  lie  ahead, 
either 

The  first  thing  she  must 
have  learned  after  the  students 
arrived  on  campus  in  the  fall  is 
that  there  are  few  things  about 
which  the  students  do  not  hold 
a  strong  opinion.  We  are  fi>rtu- 
nate  to  have  such  an  active  stu- 
dent voice,  a  faculty  and 
administration  ivilling  to  listen, 
and  a  president  who  is  commit- 
ted to  cultivating  student 
involvement  in  every  aspect  of 
the  College. 

From  "Brownies  with 
Betsy" to  early  morning  walks 
with  our  two  newest  four-legged 
acquisitions,  Guinevere  and 
Elinor— President  Muhlenfeld. 
you  are  truly  a  driving  force  in 
the  life  of  Sweet  Briar  College. 
You  have  brought  us  a  new 
spirit  and  the  visi<m  to  take 
Sweet  Briar  into  the  twenty-first 
century. 


Katherine  Gumerson  '97 


SWEET  BRIAR  COLLEGE 


The  Staff: 

Shirley  P.  Reid,  Librar)' 
Circulation  Supervisor 

My  name  is  Shirley  Reid  As 
the  longest-serving  staff  member 
at  Sweet  Briar,  I  have  been 
asked  to  say  a  few  words  of 
greeting  to  President 
Muhlenfeld  On  behalf  of  all  of 
us  on  the  College  staff,  I  extend 
a  hearty  welcome  and  congrat- 
ulations to  you  on  this  wonder- 
ful inauguration  day 

There  have  been  many 
changes  at  Sweet  Briar  College 
since  1954  when  I  first  came 
here  to  work  in  the  library  for 
the  Housekeeping  Department 
Gradually  I  began  helping  out 
in  the  library  itself  more  and 
more.  And  in  I960, 1  was  hired 
as  circulation  assistant  At  that 
time,  I  was  the  first  African 
American  to  serve  on  the 
administrative  staff.  I  am  now 
circulation  supervisor 

During  the  past  43  years, 
college  buildings  have  been 
built  and  renovated;  faculty 
and  staff  have  come  and  gone. 
The  one  constant  has  been  the 
students,  who  have  been  closest 
to  my  heart.  One  of  my  daugh- 
ters, Yolanda,  graduated  from 
Sweet  Briar,  which  makes  this 
college  doubly  important  to  me. 
Students  from  all  over  the 
United  States  and  the  world 
come  here  to  study,  and  I  have 
been  fortunate  to  meet  many  of 


them  over  the  years.  They  have 
enriched  my  life,  and  I  hope  in 
some  small  way  that  I  have 
made  a  difference  in  their  lives. 

Now  Sweet  Briar  has 
another  change,  this  time  in 
leadership,  with  the  arrival  of 
President  Muhlenfeld.  She  has 
only  been  on  campus  for  a  few 
months,  but  we  already  know 
we  are  in  good  hands  We  look 
forward  with  great  excitement 
to  the  forthcoming  years. 

Once  again,  on  behalf  of 
all  the  staff  at  the  College,  I 
extend  my  heartiest  congratula- 
tions and  all  good  wishes  for 
the  future. 

Thank  you  for  being  here 
at  Sweet  Briar,  Madam 
President' 


The  Faculty: 

Dr.  Reuben  G.  Miller,  Charles  A. 
Dana  Professor  of  Economics 


President  Muhlenfeld, 
Professor  Muhlenfeld,  Doctor 
Muhlenfeld,  Betsy 

It  is  an  honor  and  a  plea- 
sure to  bring  you  greetings 
from  the  faculty.  My  colleagues 
and  I  are  delighted  to  greet  you 
under  each  of  your  titles 

As  President  Muhlenfeld, 
we  greet  you  as  our  chief  execu- 
tive officer— the  leader  of  our 
administration.  As  president 
and  faculty,  our  functions  may 
differ,  but  our  responsibility  is 
the  sanw.  Together  we  share  the 


Shirley  R  Reici 


Dr.  Reuben  G,  Miller 


task  of  providing  the  highest 
possible  quality  of  liberal  arts 
education  to  the  women  who 
are  our  students  Tridy  ours  is  a 
common  purpose,  and  the  fac- 
ulty enthusiastically  welcomes 
the  vigor,  rigor,  and  vision  you 
bring  to  our  task  of  clarifying 
and  furthering  the  purpose  of 
our  college  in  these  challenging 
times. 

As  Professor  Muhlenfeld 
and  Doctor  Muhlenfeld,  the  fac- 
ulty greets  you  as  a  fellow 
teacher  and  scholar,  and  we 
invite  you  to  join  us  in  our 
teaching  and  research  activities 
I  do  not  envy  you  the  task  of 
finding  time  for  this  activity, 
but  I  certainly  hope  you  suc- 
ceed. To  be  a  member  of  the 
College  and  not  study  and  teach 
is  to  miss  the  best,  most  interest- 
ing, and  most  challenging  part 
of  the  life  of  our  institution. 

Finally,  Betsy  I  bring  you 
and  your  family  personal  greet- 
ings from  the  faculty.  My  col- 
leagues and  I  welcome  you  with 
warm  personal  regards,  high 
expectations,  and  the  promise 
of  our  cooperation  and  whole- 
hearted support 

Congratulations. 


The  Alumnae: 

Ethel  Ogden  Burwell  '58, 

President  of  the  Alumnae 

Association 

//  is  my  great  privilege  and 
distinct  honor  to  bring  to  you. 
President  Muhlenfeld,  the  greet- 
ings and  congratulations  of 
13,632  Sweet  Briar  College 
alumnae.  We  welcome  you 
warmly 

In  the  brief  time  that  you 
have  been  amongst  us,  you 
have  impressed  us  with  your 
professional  and  academic 
qualifications,  with  your  ability 
to  synthesize  reams  of  informa- 
tion, to  understand  tije  chal- 
lenges facing  this  college,  and  to 
articulate  a  vision  for  its 
future.  Y'ou  also  have  shown  the 


alumnae,  both  here  on  campus 
and  "on  the  road" your  generos- 
ity of  spirit,  your  sense  of  fun, 
and  your  warm  hospitality.  You 
have,  in  fact,  already  endeared 
yourself  to  us  We  are  excited 
that  you  are  leading  us  into  the 
opportunities  and  challenges  of 
the  new  millennium. 

The  Sweet  Briar  experience 
has  forged  an  alumnae  body 
that  is  involved  in  continued 
learning,  is  in  the  forefront  of 
many  professional  fields,  is 
working  hard  to  improve  local, 
national,  and  world  communi- 
ties, and  is  remarkable  for  its 
devotion  and  loyalty.  We  are  a 
formidable  force.  We  pledge  to 
you  not  just  our  loyal  and 
enthusiastic  support,  but  also 
our  active  participation. 
Together  with  you,  the  students, 
the  faculty,  the  staff,  and  the 
Board  of  Directors,  the  Sweet 
Briar  College  alumnae  will 
work  to  be  proactive  in  meeting 
the  challenges  of  the  future, 
while  still  helping  to  preserve 
the  traditions  we  cherish,  and 
Sweet  Briar's  solid  educational 
foundations  and  goals. 

In  this  time  when  the 
keynote  of  life  is  "change," Id 
like  to  assure  you  of  one  thing 
that  will  remain  constant:  the 
love  and  support  of  the  alum- 
nae of  this  wonderful  institu- 
tion. We  are  proud  and  indeed 
fortunate  to  have  you  as  the 
ninth  president  of  our  beloved 
Sweet  Briar 


Ethel  Ogden  Bunnell  '58 


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By  Elisabeth  S.  Muhlenfeld, 
President  of  Sweet  Briar  College 

As  I  have  walked  the  paths  of  this  campus  morn- 
ing after  morning,  it  strikes  me  that  Sweet  Briar  is  char- 
acterized by  its  remarkable  vistas.  It  is  not  possible  to 
drive  into  the  campus  without  taking  a  sweeping  look 
at  the  landscape.  From  the  vantage  point  of  Monument 
Hill,  it  is  not  possible  to  take  the  near  view;  one  must 
look  far  down  into  the  little  valley  where  the  lovely 
buildings  of  the  (College  nestle;  from  the  valley,  one 
must  look  upward  to  the  hills;  and  either  way,  one  sim- 
ply has  to  feel,  viscerally,  one's  place  in  the  universe. 
And  as  I  have  gotten  to  know  the  history  of  this  col- 
lege, it  strikes  me  that  the  people  who  have  envisioned 
Sweet  Briar  have  taken  from  the  landscape  the  habit  of 
perspective,  the  habit  of  the  long  view,  and  have  adapt- 
ed that  habit  to  time,  seeing  in  their  hearts  and  in  their 
mind's  eyes  possibilities  that  would  unfold  over  years 
and  even  decades. 

The  story  begins,  as  many  of  you  know,  with  Elijah 
Fletcher,  who  at  the  age  of  2 1  left  his  native 
Vermont  in  1810  to  journey  south  to  teach 
school  and,  in  181 1,  landed  in  Amherst  County, 
Virginia.  He  believed  in  the  importance  of  education, 
and  in  particular  in  the  education  of  women;  in  a  letter 
to  his  father,  the  recent  college  graduate  spoke  strongly 
on  behalf  of  the  education  of  a  sister  saying  "A  girl  will 
be  more  respected  with  an  education  than  with 
wealth.  I  think  female  education  is  too  much  neglect- 
ed," an  unususal — even  visionar)— view  for  such  a 
young  man  to  hold  in  his  day.  And  Elijah  Fletcher  was 
willing  at  the  age  of  21  to  put  his  hard-earned  money 
where  his  mouth  was.  He  sent  along  more  than  a  tenth 
of  his  teaching  salary  to  pay  his  sister's  school  fees. 

After  a  full  and  long  career  in  public  life,  he  set- 
tled on  one  of  the  plantations  he  owned,  named  it 
Sweet  Briar,  and  turned  what  had  been  a  summer 
retreat  into  a  showplace.  He  planted  trees  and  box- 
wood hedges  for  the  long  run— some  would  take  SO  or 
60  years  to  mature;  he  knew  he  would  not  be  there  to 
see  them  in  their  glory  or  enjoy  their  fruits,  but  they 
were  still  worth  the  planting. 

At  Elijah's  death.  Sweet  Briar  Plantation  was  left  to 
his  daughter  One  is  ver)'  moved  by  the  notion  of 
Indiana  Fletcher  Williams  in  the  last  years  of  her  life, 
just  100  years  ago  in  the  late  1890s.  She,  who  had 
inlierited  her  father's  appreciation  for  the  life  of  the 
mind  and  his  business  sen,se,  is  a  solitary  figure  ver)- 
like  Judith  Sutpen  in  Faulkner's  Ahsuloiii.  Abmlom! 


who  lives  alone  most  of  each  year  in  the  twenty  rooms 
of  Sweet  Briar  House.  Her  life  has  been  a  procession  of 
deaths— the  death  of  her  fiance,  the  death  of  her  moth- 
er and  then  her  father,  the  death  of  her  only  daughter, 
Daisy,  the  deaths  of  her  siblings  and  finally  of  her  hus- 
band. Having  failed  to  embrace  the  Confederate  cause 
during  the  Late  Unpleasantness,  she  does  not  now  fit 
well  into  Virginia  society  and  has  few  friends. 

But  she  loves  Sweet  Briar  where  her  two  most 
constant  vistas  are  the  view  from  the  second  floor  por- 
tico of  Sweet  Briar  House  as  she  looks  over  the 
grounds  sculpted  by  the  trees  her  father  had  planted, 
and  the  vista  from  Monument  Hill  where  she  has  laid 
to  rest  her  father  her  husband,  and  her  beloved  Daisy, 
and  from  which  she  can  look  down  into  this  little  val- 
ley and  envision  something  daring  and  grand. 

Wlien  Indiana  died  in  1900,  she  too  was  buried 
on  Monument  Hill  to  look  for  all  eternity  on  the  valley 
below,  and  then  the  world  learned  that  she  had  left  her 
entire  estate  to  the  founding  of  a  school  for  young 
women,  in  honor  of  her  only  child.  Indiana's  will  was  a 
rude  shock  to  various  distant  relatives,  who  tried  to 
break  it.  But  she  had  foreseen  every  objection;  her  will 
was  airtight;  there  would  be  a  school. 

Beyond  that,  Indiana  did  not  impose  her  view,  but 
placed  in  the  hands  of  the  first  directors  the  task  of 
determining  what  manner  of  school  to  create.  Despite 
the  tact  that  market  forces  would  certainly  have  argued 
in  favor  of  a  finishing  school  or  an  institution  with  a 
vocational  bent  (something  Indiana  herself  may  have 
had  in  mind, by  the  wa)),  the  directors  felt  strongly 
that  Sweet  Briar  must  be  a  "liberal  arts  college  of  the 
highest  rank,"  wherein  the  'reputation  of  its  teachers" 
would  be  equaled  only  by  the  "beauty  of  its  plant  and 
surroundings."To  realize  that  vision,  they  engaged  the 
services  of  a  noted  architect,  Ralph  Adams  Cram,  who 
in  turn  layered  his  own  grand  vision  on  the  College. 

Somehow,  Sweet  Briar  has  always  encouraged 
those  who  are  associated  with  her  to  think  grandly. 
Thus,  the  directors  at  first  envisioned  an  institution 
that  would  eventually  offer  "master's  and  doctor's 
degrees  "—a  vision  that  has  never  been  realized. 
Similarly,  the  architect,  Cram,  drew  up  plans  for  an  elab- 
orately terraced  quadrangle  of  buildings,  complete  with 
a  majestic  entry  road  that  .swept  behind  Monument 
Hill  and  thence  down  into  the  valley— a  vision  that 
reached  far  back  into  Classical  antiquit)',  and  that 
echoed  the  soft  red  (ieorgian  brick  of  eighteenth- 
century  Virginia.  So  grand  were  the  plans  for  the  physi- 
cal plant  that  the  little  college  was  very  nearly  bank- 
rupted before  it  opened  its  doors. 

One  of  the  most  visionary  acts  of  that  first  group 


SWEET  BRIAR  COLLEGE 


of  directors  was  to  hire  a  young  Ph.D.  recipient  named 
Mary  K.  Benedict  to  be  the  first  president:  a  woman 
president  for  a  women's  college.  Interestingly,  Miss 
Benedict's  doctoral  work  in  philosophy  and  psycholo- 
gy, earned  in  the  years  just  before  psychology  broke  off 
from  philosophy  to  become  a  separate  discipline,  lay  at 
the  frontiers  of  knowledge,  at  the  juncture  of  science 
and  the  humanities. 

Mary  K.  Benedict  was,  herself,  a  risk-taker  and  a 
visionary.  In  fact,  some  thirt)'  years  later,  she  returned 
to  Sweet  Briar  and  talked  about  those  first  years  of  the 
College:  "I  see  myself,"  she  wrote,  "looking  down  from 
the  monument  upon  the  first  four  buildings— the 
columns  of  the  academic  building  seeming  like  strings 
to  some  great  musical  instrument . . .  telling  of  the  pro- 
cession of  girls  which  I  always  visioned  so  plainly— I 
realize  that  I  do  not  now,"  she  went  on, "and  that  I 
never  did  see  Sweet  Briar  as  it  was  then  and  must  have 
appeared  to  any  interested  observer  From  the  day  I 
first  learned  about  the  College  ...  I  saw  Sweet  Briar  as 
it  was  to  be  and  as  it  is  yet  to  be.  In  fact,  that  vision  of 
what  we  have  all  been  working  for  since  the  inception 
of  the  College  has  always  been  more  real  to  me  than 
what  existed  on  the  campus  at  any  time"  [italics  mine]. 

Mary  K.  Benedict  set  out  to  develop  a  facult)'  in 
keeping  with  her  vision,  and  working  with 
very  little  money  she  managed  to  entice  a 
remarkable  group  of  teachers  to  a  tiny  fledgling  college 
in  rural  Virginia.  One  of  those  was  Connie  Guion,  a 
Wellesley  graduate  then  teaching  at  'Vassar  whose  name 
now  graces  our  science  buUding.  She  came,  for  no 
more  money  than  she  had  been  making  at  Vassar,  to 
teach  chemistry,  with  algebra  and  physics  thrown  in 
for  good  measure,  and  she  came  for  the  adventure.  She 
valued  Sweet  Briar  for  its  ability  to  make  its  own  rules, 
to  look  forward.  According  to  one  story,  she  was 
assigned  to  direct  the  first  play  produced  by  Sweet 
Briar  students  and,  just  before  the  dress  rehearsal,  was 
called  into  the  president's  office: 

"Miss  Guion,  do  I  understand  our  girls  plan  to 
wear  men's  clothing  in  your  play?" 

"Yes,  indeed." 

"Surely  you  know  it's  customary  for  young  ladies 
to  wear  bloomers  when  they  impersonate  men  " 

"They  do  at  Vassar  and  Wellesley,  but  Sweet  Briar 
is  a  twentieth-century  college.  Miss  Benedict. 
There's  no  place  for  old-fashioned  notions  here." 
From  Connie  Guion's  perspective.  Sweet  Briar  was 
breaking  new  ground.  In  191 1  she  wrote  for  her 
reunion  class  at  Wellesley  a  paean  of  praise  to  Sweet 
Briar:  "How  I  pity  any  of  you  that  don't  know  the 
blues,  the  violets,  and  the  lavenders  of  these  moun- 
tains! When  coupled  with  work  in  a  new,  growing  col- 
lege, I  can't  express  how  fascinating  it  is.  Imagine 
working  in  a  place  not  tainted  with  precedent  but 
open  to  conviction  on  every  point!  Our  students  are 
surprising  in  their  sense  of  responsibility.  You  should 
hear  how  our  student  government  works,  and  see  the 


We  are  revisioning  and 
reinventing  ourselves 
because  we  will  be  a 
twenty-first  century  col- 
lege, and  if  we  do  our 
work  well,  it  will  be 
hard  to  match  us. 


rules  they  enact.  They  beat  Wellesley,  and  Vassar,  too." 
Indeed,  within  the  first  three  weeks  of  the  first  semes- 
ter of  the  very  first  year  the  College  opened  its  doors, 
the  students  had  submitted  to  the  faculty  a  petition  to 
set  up  a  student  government. The  petition,  which  was 
granted,  gave  rise  to  a  student  government  that  has 
endured  to  the  present  day  Students,  too,  have  been 
visionaries  at  Sweet  Briar 

I  have  spent  a  few  moments  this  afternoon  talking 
about  these  founders  whose  names  you  know  so  well 
because  I  revere  the  fact  that  the  College  we  celebrate 
today  is  the  vibrant  legacy  of  living,  breathing  people 
who  walked  across  these  meadows  not  so  very  long 
ago— people  of  vision  inspired  by  a  very  special  place. 
We  who  have  inherited  the  legacy  are  not  just  the 
recipients  of  their  vision,  but  indeed  the  engines  there- 
of because  their  visions  live  in  us,  and  have  not  yet 
been  fully  realized.  We  carry,  like  genetic  markers 
through  successive  generations,  their  traits  which  reap- 
pear periodically,  sometimes  in  weakened  form,  but 
sometimes  blessedly  full  blown.  We  have  embedded 
within  us  the  ability  and  the  obligation  to  envision  a 
college  more  real,  as  Mary  Benedict  said,  than  the  col- 
lege that  we  see  each  day.  And  we  have  within  us  the 
instinct  to  take  risks  to  realize  that  vision. 

In  the  last  year,  as  we  have  looked  to  the  future  of 
Sweet  Briar  College,  we  have  asked  ourselves  with 
great  candor  whether  Sweet  Briar  ought  to  aban- 
don some  fundamental  element  that  has  defined  her 
And  perhaps  to  our  surprise,  we  have  been  reaffirmed 
in  our  faith  in  the  rightness  of  this  college,  and  in  the 
vision  of  its  founders.  In  an  era  when  few  women's  col- 
leges of  national  rank  endure,  we  have  found  that  the 
reasons  why  we  should  remain  a  women's  college  are 
compelling.  For  our  students,  we  can  provide  an  educa- 
tional setting  where  gender  is  interesting  but  not  deter- 
minant of  opportunities,  a  proving  ground  where 
women  comfortably  take  on  any  and  all  positions  of 
leadership  as  a  matter  of  course,  and  where  for  four 
years,  their  ideas  are  measured  only  by  their  merit  and 
cogency. The  role  women  of  the  twenty-first  century 
will  be  asked  to  play  will  be  considerably  more  com- 


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plex  than  that  required  of  most  men— if  only  by  virtue 
of  the  biological  imperative  to  bear  children,  and  the 
layered  historical  patterns  of  gender  roles.  It  follows 
that  there  is  a  legitimate  need  for  Sweet  Briar  to 
remain  a  college  designed  to  help  women  handle  the 
complexit}'  they  will  encounter  not  onl)'  as  human 
beings,  but  also  as  twenn-first  century  women. 

These  days,  most  American  college  students  live 
with  their  parents  or  share  more  or  less  grubby  apart- 
ments some  distance  from  a  campus.  In  such  a  time, 
we  have  asked  ourselves  whether  we  are  hopelessly 
old-fashioned,  and  should  abandon  our  identity  as  a  res- 
idential communit)'.  And  we  have  decided  that  to  do  so 
would  be  a  serious  mistake.  For  ours  is  an  honest-to- 
goodness  community',  small,  concentrated,  deliberate, 
intense.  Our  students  still  have  a  chance  almost 
unlieard  of  in  colleges  these  days  to  get  to  know  facul- 
ty and  staff  members  as  real  people— to  see  how  they 
live,  what  they  like  to  cook,  whether  their  dogs  are 
well  behaved  (mine  aren't),  and  how  they  struggle, 
sometimes  unsuccessfully,  to  balance  their  lives. 

We  value  these  interactions,  a  good  example  being 
the  dinner  discussion  held  at  the  Chaplain's  house  last 
month,  when  fifty  Sweet  Briar  women  came  to  hear 
two  science  professors  talk  candidly  about  their  lives 
as  scientists,  teachers,  wives,  and  nursing  mothers.  We 
praise  the  passion  with  which  students  draw  together 
to  effect  a  change  in  the  visitation  policy  or  plan  Step 
Singing  or  teach  Saturday  classes  to  Amherst  County 
schoolchildren.  It  is  important  to  us  that  a  crucial  part 
of  the  educational  experience  for  all  our  students  is 
nothing  less  than  learning  to  create  and  sustain  a 
healthy  community. 

We  have  asked  ourselves  whether,  in  a  time  when 
many  liberal  arts  colleges  are  struggling,  when  many 
people  dismiss  their  value,  and  opt  instead  for  some- 
thing practical,  or  job-related,  we  should  remain  a  liber- 
al arts  college?  Our  answer?  Of  course  we  should.  In 
fact,  we  find  ourselves  in  a  season  of  renewal  when  a 
liberal  arts  perspective  is  coming  into  its  most  profuse 
flowering.  Ours  is  a  time  when  ceaseless  technological 
change  has  seemingly  entered  our  bloodstream. 
Scientific  knowledge  in  innumerable  fields  has  stopped 
merely  growing  rapidly  and  has  now  begun  to 


Applause,  applause!  from  members  of  the  president's  family. 


explode.  Economic  and  geopolitical  realities  shift 
before  we  can  learn  them;  moral  and  spiritual  compass- 
es whirl:  and  physical  and  psychological  needs  of  vast 
segments  of  human  societ>'  go  unfilled. 

In  such  a  time,  when  we  cannot  predict  for  our  stu- 
dents what  to  expect,  when  we  can  only  predict 
with  any  certaint)  that  the\  will  encounter  oppor- 
tunities and  challenges  we  could  not  possibly  have 
foreseen,  then  a  liberal  arts  education  becomes  more 
important  than  it  has  ever  been,  for  it  bestows  on  us 
the  abilit)-  to  put  things  into  perspective,  it  shows  us 
the  cormections  between  things,  trains  us  to  analyze,  to 
apprehend  complexit\-,  to  see  phenomena  from  many 
different  points  of  view. 

Our  college  has  always  striven  to  provide  for  stu- 
dents this  kind  of  integration;  indeed,  many  of  my  pre- 
decessors have  spoken  to  the  critical  need  to  help  stu- 
dents integrate  what  they  learn.  Meta  Glass  suggested 
in  1925  that  we  might  best  think  of  college  as 'the 
period  of  orientation  toward  life." 

For  Martha  Lucas,  leading  the  College  immediately 
after  World  War  II,  the  question  of  the  integration  of 
knowledge  was  the  College's  greatest  challenge:  "By 
what  catalytic  course  ...  are  we  to  evoke  the 
Philosophic  Mind,  whereby  a  student  may  tie  together 
the  tag  ends  of  his  astronomy,  sociology,  biology  and 
art  into  a  synthetic  and  consistent  view  of  the  nature 
of  man  and  his  world  . . .  ?"  She  believed  that  "the  real 
hope  of  integrated  education  is  in  teachers  who  are 
themselves  integrated  himian  beings." 

Martha  Lucas  was  right,  of  course. The  real  hope 
of  Sweet  Briar  College  is  its  teachers,  and  they  are 
indeed  modeling  this  vet)  integration.  I  have  talked 
with  each  of  them  individual!)'  about  their  teaching 
and  their  scholarship,  and  I  can  attest  that  they  are  liv- 
ing the  liberal  arts.  Bringing  as  they  do  very  specific 
training  in  narrow  fields  from  the  top  graduate  schools 
in  the  country-,  they  have  learned  here  to  talk  across 
disciplines,  and  their  own  areas  of  expertise  are 
strengthened  immeasurab!)'  and  often  changed  by  their 
interactions  with  one  another  As  one  teacher,  anthro- 
pologist Claudia  Chang, puts  it, 'What  we  as  educators 
provide  are  the  road  maps  that  will  allow  a  new  genera- 
tion of  students  to  cross  borders,  boundaries,  and  disci- 
plines—and thus  to  reform  the  world  they  will  live  in  " 

In  truth,  everyone  associated  with  a  college  is, 
almost  by  definition,  an  optimist,  thinking  far  into  the 
ftiture,  and  believing  that  the  hiture  can  be  brighter 
than  the  present. The  business  at  hand  for  ever)'  stu- 
dent is  to  prepare  for  her  future;  thus,  the  future  is  her 
familiar  her  constant  context,  provoking  both  hope 
and  (as  our  seniors  can  attest)  fear.This  is  a  place,  then, 
where  each  )'oung  woman  comes  to  learn  about  the 
strength  of  her  own  intellect,  to  envision  what  she  can 
and  must  achieve,  and  to  picture  a  world  in  which  she 
can  imagine  wanting  to  live. 

The  often-quoted  statement  b)-  c;hrista  McAuliff 
the  teacher  who  died  so  tragically  in  the  Challenger 
explosion,  is  true  as  well: "I  touch  the  future— I  teach  " 


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Teaching,  particularly  at  colleges  within  the  liberal  arts 
tradition,  is  an  act  of  absolute  optimism.  In  and  out  of 
our  classrooms,  we  provide  for  our  students  a  self 
adjusting  angle  of  vision,  a  high  vantage  point  from 
which  to  survey  the  scene  and  put  important  notions 
together  in  ways  that  are  not  always  visible  to  the 
naked  eye. 

We  model  habits  of  mind.  We,  in  ever>'  discipline, 
know  well  that  the  seeds  we  plant  may  not  blossom  in 
the  semester  they  are  planted— or  even  in  that  decade 
But  we  do  not  care.  We  want  to  provide  context  for 
our  students  such  that  the)'  may  throughout  their  lives 
make  sense  of  their  world  and  contribute  to  its  well- 
being.  We  English  professors  teach  Wliitman's  "Wlien 
Lilacs  Last  in  the  Dooryard  Blooni'd"  or  Wordsworth,  or 
Dylan  Thomas,  knowing  that  the  poems  will  be  there, 
will  spring  into  vivid  imperative  years  from  now,  when 
the  student  needs  them. 

It  is  not  surprising  then  that  we  have  reaffirmed 
our  commitment  to  integration  as  our  key  concept  as 
we  move  into  our  second  century,  or  that  we  have 
decided  to  strengthen  the  role  of  our  entire  communi- 
ty, facult)-,  staff  and  alunmae,  in  helping  students  to 
make  sense  of  their  education,  for  we  are  convinced 
that  we  must  not  waste  any  of  our  resources,  and  our 
staff  and  alumnae  are  precious  resources.  Nor  should  it 
be  a  surprise  that  we  are  reaching  back  to  the  values 
practiced  by  the  College  in  its  first  years,  particularly 
the  value  of  flexibilit>',  the  eagerness  to  invent  and  rein- 
vent, "not  tainted,"  as  Connie  Guion  put  it, "with  prece- 
dent but  open  to  conviction  on  every  point." 

We  are  just  beginning  to  glimpse  the  possibili- 
ties for  the  future  of  this  college.  After  all, 
we've  only  been  at  it  for  a  century.  Blessed 
with  3,300  acres,  we  are  just  now  starting  to  explore 
new  ways  to  use  our  land  intelligently— learn  how  we 
can  weave  it  into  our  academic  programs  and  into  the 
lives  of  our  students.  We  sense  possibilities  for  our  own 
arts  programs  opening  up  in  our  relationship  with  the 
Virginia  Center  for  the  Creative  Arts.  We  begin,  tenta- 
tively, to  investigate  opportunities  for  partnering  with 
other  institutions,  still  thinking  conventionally,  course 
by  course,  major  by  major,  but  aware  that  with  a  little 
stretching,  a  setting  aside  of  preconceived  notions,  pos- 
sibilities might  unfold  that  we  can't  even  imagine  yet. 
And  finally,  we  are  beginning  to  understand  that 
our  traditional  notions  of  place  are  inadequate. 
Technology  has  uncoupled  place  from  physical  space. 
In  decades  past,  when  Sweet  Briar  women  went 
abroad  for  a  year,  they  left  the  College  behind.  But 
today,  in  ways  that  still  seem  incredible  to  me,  they  can 
reconnect  to  Sweet  Briar  at  any  hourThe  technology 
exists  on  our  campus,  right  now,  to  turn  our  laptop 
computers  into  broadcast  studios,  accessible  via  the 
Internet,  so  that  the  student  at  St.  Andrews  in  Scotland 
or  in  Tok7o,  Paris,  or  Seville  can  hear  and  see  a  campus 
discussion  virtuciUy,  as  it  is  unfolding,  and  can  con- 
tribute to  the  dialogue— or  for  that  matter,  can  "attend" 
Junior  Banquet  and  hear  her  own  ode  read!  You  may 


not  realize  that  several  members  of  our  faculty  are  well 
known  by  their  fellow  scholars  all  over  the  globe  who 
have  never  seen  them,  but  who  rely  on  their  excep- 
tional web  sites. 

We  are  just  beginning  to  glimpse  the  possibilities 
our  emerging  technologies  create,  but  we  begin  to  see 
that  Sweet  Briar  College,  a  place  in  time  that  began  as  a 
Virginia  plantation,  has  become  an  academic  place 
found  approximately  fifteen  miles  north  of  Lynchburg, 
and  precisely  at  www.sbc.edu.  From  plantation  to  web 
location,  site  of  education,  experimentation,  internatio- 
nahzation,  exploration,  imagination— all  in  less  than 
100  years.This  is  what  Sweet  Briar  College  is.  It  is 
vision,  it  is  possibility,  it  is  place  in  all  the  classical  and 
visionary'  meanings  of  that  word. 

This  hour  upon  this  stage,  our  tin)'  place  in  the 
histor)'  of  this  college,  and  in  human  history,  feels 
momentous  indeed.  We  are  daily  aware  of  a  percussive 
and  inexorable  rush  toward  the  beginning  of  the  sec- 
ond hundred  years  of  Sweet  Briar  College,  a  new  cen- 
tury, and  a  new  millennium. The  Class  of  2000  has 
almost  completed  a  freshman  year;  the  Class  of  2001  is 
coming.  Today  we  celebrate  the  myriad  strengths  on 
which  we  can  draw  to  educate  these  students:  the 
power  of  our  communit)',  the  creativit)'  of  our  faculty 
and  staff,  the  wisdom  of  our  alumnae,  and  the  energ)" 
of  the  young  women  themselves  who  are  our  students. 
They  come  to  us,  in  the  words  of  President  Anne  Gary 
Pannell,"not  just  for  an  education,  but  for  a  Sweet  Briar 
education.  We  must  be  certain  that  their  experiences 
here  will  be  valid,  exciting,  mind-stretching!" 

Sweet  Briar  has  been,  as  Connie  Guion  put  it  nine- 
t)'  years  ago, "a  twentieth-centur)'  college"  and  proudly 
so.  We  are  revisioning  and  reinventing  ourselves 
because  we  will  be  a  twenty-first  century  college,  and 
if  we  do  our  work  well,  it  will  be  hard  to  match  us. 


President  Muhlenfeld  with 
husband,  Laurin  A,  Wollan,  Jr. 


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Eric  Finch,  fiance  of  Allison  Muhlenfeld,  President  Muhlenfeld, 
daughter  Allison  Muhlenfeld. 

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Jennifer  Savage,  Class  of  2000,  Southfield,  Ml 

We  couldn't  have  had  the  party  without  him:  Archie  Waldron, 
director  of  Food  Sen/ices. 


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From  top,  left  to  right: 

Associate  Professor  of  Physical  Education/Atlnletics  Jennifer  Crispen 
witfi  Nessim  Al-Yafi  '97,  London. 

Wendy  lglel:eart  '78,  Alumnae  Association  Board,  Mel  Smitfi  (fiusband 
of  Locfirane  Coleman  Smitfi  '76),  Gordon  Beemer  H'21  (tiusband  of  ttne 
late  Florence  Woelfel  Elston-Beemer  '21). 

A  good  time  was  fiad  by  all. .. 

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The  Priestly  Tribe: 

The  Supreme  Court's  Image 
in  the  American  Mind 

Barbara  A.  Perry 

Associate  Professor  of  Government,  Sweet  Briar  College 


Professor  Barbara  Perry, 
Keynote  Speaker  and  Chair, 
1 997  Winter  Forums 
Committee 


"I'm  going  to  take  this  case  all  the  way  to  the 
Supreme  Court!"  How  often  have  we  heard  that 
sentiment  expressed  over  the  years?  In  a  sense, 
such  a  declaration  of  judicial  confidence  (mis- 
placed though  it  might  be')  illustrates  how 
embedded  the  concept  of  the  high  tribunal  is 
in  the  American  consciousness.  The  1997 
Winter  Forums  were  devoted  to  exploring 
how  nine  black-robed  jurists,  ensconced  in 
an  imposing  "marble  palace,"  have  developed 
and  continue  to  maintain  such  a  captivating 
pubUc  image.  This  topic  is  of  practical,  not 
merely  academic,  interest  because  the  legiti- 
macy of  the  Court's  decisions  rests,  in  part,  on  its  status 
in  the  public  mind. 

The  topic  is  dear  to  me  for  a  number  of  reasons. 
Over  20  years  ago,  an  inspiring  professor  at  the 
University  of  Louisville  introduced  me  to  the  fascinat- 
ing story  of  the  Supreme  Court  in  a  yearlong  course  on 
U.S.  constitutional  histor)'.  It  has  been  the  abiding 
focus  of  my  teaching  and  research  ever  since.  My  fasci- 
nation with  the  institution  culminated  with  the  oppor- 
tunit)'  of  a  lifetime— the  chance  to  serve  as  the  1994- 
95  Judicial  Fellow  at  the  Supreme  Court  of  the  United 
States.  During  my  )ear  at  the  Court,  1  worked  in  the 
Office  of  the  Administrative  Assistant  to  the  Chief 
Justice.  One  of  my  duties  there  included  briefing  some 
of  the  nearly  one  million  annual  visitors  to  the  Court.  I 
spoke  to  nearly  3,000  foreign  dignitaries,  students,  busi- 
ness executives,  and  academics,  some  of  whom  made 
pilgrimages  from  as  far  away  as  MongoUa  and 
Kazaklistan  to  learn  about  the  jewel  in  America's  judi- 
cial crown. 

1  was  honored  to  inaugurate  the  Sweet  Briar 
series,  whose  title  was  borrowed  from  my  forthcoming 
book  on  the  Court.  My  keynote  address  on  January  8 
provided  a  historical  context  for  the  Court's  public 
.  image.  Entitled  "The  Priestl)  Tribe  or  Nine  Old  Men? 
The  Supreme  Court  During  the  New  Deal,"  the  talk 
briefly  traced  the  development  of  the  Supreme  Court  s 
image  from  the  institution's  inception  as  the  most 
obscure  branch  of  government  to  its  full  partnership 
with  the  president  and  Congress.  Its  journe\'  from  the 
unknown  to  the  most  re\ertd  branch  of  government 
was  aided  by  the  symbols  of  its  trade,  including  the 
black  robe.  As  federal  Judge  Jerome  Frank  noted 
(derogatorily)  in  1949,  "The  robe  . . .  gives  the 


impression  of  unifor- 

mit}  in  the  decisions  of  the 

priestly  tribe.  Says  the  uniform  black  garment  to  the 

public  mind:  Judges  attain  their  wisdom  from  a  single 

superhuman  source;  their  individual  attitudes  must 

never  have  an)'  effect  on  what  they  decide ."' 

Bolstering  this  priesth  image  in  the  twentieth 
centur)'  was  the  erection  of  the  "marble  temple,"  the 
Supreme  Court's  first  permanent  and  separate  edifice, 
which  was  completed  in  1935    Moreover  the  justices 
of  the  U.S.  Supreme  Court  (on  both  sides  of  the  battle 
with  President  Franklin  Roosevelt  over  the  New  Deal) 
clung  tightly  to  their  image  of  impartialit)',  fairness,  and 
independence  throughout  the  1930s— even  in  their 
most  contentious  and  politically  charged  decisions.  In 
addition,  the  media  transmitted  that  image  to  the  pub- 
lic, whose  favorable  opinions  toward  the  Court  are  evi- 
dent in  polling  data  from  the  era. 

Nevertheless,  image  and  realit}-  of  the  Court  col- 
lided during  the  New  Deal  crisis.  The  clash  between 
the  justices  and  FDR  embodied  two  competing  strands 
of  the  Court's  modern  history-.  Inserting  itself  so  boldly 
and  obviously  into  the  go\ernmental  process  is  said  to 
have  politicized  the  Court.  Yet  if  FDR's  Court-packing 
proposal  represented  the  nadir  of  the  Court's  sullied 
image,  its  rescue  b)'  Congress  in  defeating  the  plan 
helped  to  restore  the  tribunal's  revered  status, 
("ongress's  salvaging  of  the  independent  judiciary' — 
ensuring  that  it  was  be>ond  the  reach  of  the  more 
political  branches— was  truly  a  "defining  moment"  in 
the  (Ajurt's  history,  to  quote  Chief  Justice  William  H. 
Rehnquist. 


14 


SWEET  BRIAR  COLLEGE 


Professor  Karen  O'Connor 

Photo  by  Melissa  Laitsel.  American  University 


Professor  Karen  O'Connor 
of  American  Universit)',  who  pre- 
sented the  second  lecture  in  the 
series  on  January'  IS,  also  includ- 
ed a  historical  overview— this 
one  on  the  development  of 
women's  rights  through  the 
Supreme  Court's  interpretation 
of  the  Constitution  and  federal 
statutes,  as  well  as  the  impact  of 
women  justices  on  the  Court's 
resolution  of  issues  involving 
gender  Dr.  O'Connor,  a  lawyer 
and  political  scientist,  described 
in  vivid  detail  how  the  justices 
moved  from  their  1873  declara- 
tion that  women  were  suited 
only  for  motherhood  and  domes- 
tic chores  and,  therefore,  could  not  be  lawyers,  to  their 
most  recent  pronouncement  in  1996  that  women  must 
be  given  an  equal  chance  to  attend  state-funded  mili- 
tary academies  like  VMI. 

Obviously,  the  presence  of  the  first  two  female 
justices — Sandra  Day  O'Connor  and  Ruth  Bader 
Ginsburg— has  influenced  the  Court's  shift  in  postures 
on  gender  rights.  In  fact,  O'Connor's  research  has 
revealed  the  striking  impact  of  Justice  O'Connor  on 
her  colleagues  in  gender  cases  during  the  chief  justice- 
ship of  Warren  Burger  One  of  O'Connor's  first  opin- 
ions for  the  Court,  and  the  controlling  precedent  in  the 
VMI  case,  came  in  a  gender  discrimination  suit  involv- 
ing a  single-sex,  state  university  in  Mississippi.  After 
her  talk.  Professor  O'Connor  graciously  participated  in 
an  informal  luncheon  with  students.  Her  enthusiasm 
and  innovative  ideas  for  teaching  American  govern- 
ment and  public  law  made  a  lasting  impact  on  col- 
leagues and  students  alike.  She  even  inspired  Professor 
Steve  Bragaw  to  create  a  web  site  for  the  Department 
of  Government  at  Sweet  Briar.  Look  for  it  on  an  inter- 
net connection  near  you! 

For  the  third  Winter  Forum,  Sweet  Briar  experi- 
enced an  embarrassment  of  rich- 
es. Two  speakers  with  close  ties 
to  the  Supreme  Court  generously 
devoted  their  time  and  knowl- 
edge to  the  series.  General 
William  K.  Suter,  Clerk  of  Court, 
and  Harvey  Rishikof  recently 
Administrative  Assistant  to  the 
Chief  Justice,  agreed  to  present  a 
joint  program  on  the  Court. 
General  Suter,  Assistant  Judge 
Advocate  General  of  the  Army 
from  1985-90,  has  served  as  the 
Clerk  at  the  Supreme  Court  for 
six  years.  Not  to  be  confused 
with  law  clerks — those  recent 
law  school  graduates  who  work 
with  individual  justices  for  one 
ytHT—the  Clerk  is  responsible  for 


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General  William  K,  Suter,  Clerk  of  tfie  Supreme 

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Photo  by  Franz  Jantzen,  Collection  of  the  Supreme  Court 

of  the  United  States 


receiving  and  processing  all  of 
the  7,000-1-  petitions  that  arrive 
at  the  Court  annually.  In  his  talk, 
entitled  'Inside  the  Supreme 
Court,"  General  Suter  presented  a 
riveting  picture  of  the  daily  oper- 
ation of  the  institution.  Indeed, 
he  brought  to  life  the  inner 
workings  of  the  Court,  the  jus- 
tices, and  their  staffs.  Still  dis- 
playing his  proud  military  bear- 
ing, the  General  spoke  convinc- 
ingly of  the  "disciplined  and  hard- 
working"  nature  of  the  justices  as 
they  labor  to  determine  answers 
to  some  of  the  most  controver- 
sial and  wrenching  issues  of  the 
era.  Indeed,  the  Clerk  communi- 
cated the  precise  image  that  I  argue  raises  the  Supreme 
Court  above  the  common  perception  of  other  puWic 
officials. 

Following  General  Suter,  Harvey  Rishikof 
described  the  compelling  image  that  the  Supreme 
Court  and  the  entire  federal  judiciary  present  abroad. 
Speaking  on  "The  Supreme  Court  as  a  World  Export," 
Mr  Rishikof  joked  that  federal  judges  rank  with  blue 
jeans  and  Coca-Cola  as  America's  most  popular  current 
exports!  As  a  native  of  Canada  and  a  recent  visitor  to 
Russia  and  Haiti  with  a  committee  of  judges,  he  has 
gained  a  clear  picture  of  how  other  countries  view  the 
American  judiciary.  The  former  aide  to  Chief  Justice 
Rehnquist  highlighted  the  unique  combination  of  criti- 
cal characteristics  that  render  the  federal  judiciary  the 
envy  of  nations  throughout  the  world.  For  example, 
judicial  independence  (especially  in  budgetary  mat- 
ters), superb  support  services,  life  tenure,  and  impartial 
disciplinary  action  against  judges  make  them  effective 
and  highly  respected  public  servants.  He  concluded  by 
noting  that  the  U.S.  Constitution  binds  Americans 
together  in  a  civil  religion.  As  the  tinal  interpreter  of 
that  document,  the  Court  has  developed  a  priestly 

image  that  contributes  to  its  abili- 
ty to  mold  national  consensus. 

At  the  end  of  their  presenta- 
tions General  Suter  and  Mr 
Rishikof  participated  in  a  panel 
discussion  in  response  to  audi- 
ence questions.  They  both 
offered  enlightening,  as  well  as 
entertaining,  answers  to  ques- 
tions ranging  from,  "What  are  the 
most  common  misconceptions  of 
the  Court? "  to  "Does  the  Court's 
policy  of  allowing  spectators  the 
option  of  staying  just  three  min- 
utes to  hear  a  brief  portion  of 
the  oral  arguments  disrupt  the 
dignity  of  the  proceedings?" 
Sweet  Briar  House  was  the  site  of 
a  formal  luncheon  for  our  two 


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guest  speakers,  who  dined  with  stu- 
dents and  local  judges  and  attor- 
neys. We  were  also  pleased  that 
Elaine  Schuster  '58,  Beryl  Bergquist 
Farris  71,  and  Joyce  Coleman  '85. 
prominent  Sweet  Briar  alumnae  in 
the  field  of  law,  were  able  to  join  us. 

Our  final  participant  in  the 
Winter  Forums,  Ms.  Joan  Biskupic, 
presented  a  journalist's  view  of  the 
judiciary  from  her  vantage  point  as 
the  Supreme  Court  correspondent 
for  the  Washington  Post.  A  five-year 
veteran  of  that  position,  she  dis- 
cussed the  topic,  "The  Supreme 
Court  in  American  Life,"  with  refer- 
ences to  several  of  the  current  term's 
most  contentious  cases,  namely,  the 
physician-assisted  suicide  dispute,  Paula  Jones's  sexual 
harassment  suit  against  Bill  Clinton,  and  a  challenge  to 
the  Religious  Freedom  Restoration  Act.  Ms.  Biskupic 
ended  her  talk  with  an  anecdote  that  illustrates  how 
Hollywood  views  the  role  of  the  media  vis-a-vis  govern- 
mental institutions.  During  preparation  for  filming  of 
The  Pelican  Brief,  the  movie  based  on  John  Grisham's 
best-selling  thriller  in  which  two  fictional  members  of 
the  Supreme  Court  are  murdered,  popular  actor  Denzel 
Washington  visited  Ms.  Biskupic  at  the  Court  to  learn 
more  about  the  enigmatic  tribunal.  She  recalled  that 
he  asked  her,"'Who[ml  did_)'o»  bring  down?"  In  other 
words,  he  assumed  that  as  a  journalist,  she  would  be 
responsible  for  the  undoing  of  public  officials!  Ms. 
Biskupic  concluded  with  the  truism  that  the  justices 
are  'mortal  and  fallible"  human  beings.  My  book 
argues,  however,  that  some  public  officials  (in  the  exec- 
utive and  legislative  branches)  are  perceived  as  more 
'fallible"  than  others,  and  that  for  a  variety  of  historical, 
professional,  constitutional,  and  behavioral  reasons. 
Supreme  Court  justices  have  tended  to  rise  above  an 
image  of  fallibility  in  the  public  mind. 

Ms.  Biskupic  left  ample  time  for  audience  queries 
and  expertly  fielded  over  a  dozen  of  them.  They 
reflected  the  public's  concern  with  term  limits  for  fed- 
eral judges,  the  inadequacy  of  labels 
such  as  judicial  activism  and  strict 
constructionist,  the  impact  of  public 
opinion  on  the  Court's  decisions, 
how  Justice  Clarence  Thomas  is  per- 
forming on  the  bench,  whether  ju.s- 
tices  frequently  disappoint  their 
appointing  presidents,  the  distinc- 
tion between  ethical  values  and 
legal  interpretation  in  the  Court's 
rulings,  whether  justices  personalize 
their  judicial  disagreements,  the 
finality  of  the  Court's  rulings,  the 
qualifications  of  nominees  appoint- 
ed to  the  Court,  and  the  possibility 
of  lobbying  of  the  justices  by  the 
executive  or  legislative  branches  of 


Joan  Biskupic,  Supreme  Court  correspon 
dent  for  tine  Washington  Post 


government. The  vast  range  of 
sophisticated  questions  posed  by 
the  audience  was  reflective  of 
the  enduring  hold  that  the  Court 
maintains  on  the  American  mind. 
In  fact,  the  Sunday  before  Ms. 
Biskupic  appeared  at  Sweet  Briar, 
she  published  a  feature  article  in 
the  Washington  Post  on  the  per- 
sistent relevance  of  the  Court  to 
the  lives  of  Americans  as  illustrat- 
ed this  term  by  the  standing- 
room-only  audiences  at  the  tri- 
bunal's oral  arguments  on  politi- 
cally and  morally  charged  issues. 
Sweet  Briar's  policy  of 
sponsoring  a  Winter  Term  course 
that  parallels  the  Winter  Forum's 
topic  was  again  a  rousing  success.  Professor  Bragaw  of 
the  Government  Department  taught  an  enlightening 
class  on  "The  Supreme  Court  in  Its  Political 
Environment,"  and  the  popularity  of  both  the  topic  and 
the  instructor  was  reflected  in  the  fact  that  it  was  over- 
subscribed with  twenty-two  students.  We  hope  that 
the  Forums  and  the  speakers  enlivened  the  topic  for 
them  as  much  as  it  seemed  to  for  our  public  audi- 
ences, which  numbered  several  hundred  each  week. 
Those  of  us  associated  with  the  series  were  sorry  to 
see  it  end,  for  it  provided  an  intellectual  spark  to 
relieve  the  post-holiday,  mid-winter  doldrums.  We  can 
relive  the  excitement,  however,  in  the  coming  months 
when  C-SPAN  (the  Cable-Satellite  Public  Affairs 
Network,  not  to  be  confused  with  CNN)  broadcasts  the 
talks,  all  four  of  which  they  taped.  With  reception 
available  in  69  million  households  across  the  nation, 
the  College  is  looking  forward  to  unprecedented  expo- 
sure. (The  first  broadcast  occurred  on  February  8.) 

At  the  laying  of  the  cornerstone  of  the  new 
Supreme  Court  building  in  1932,  Chief  Justice  Charles 
Evans  Hughes  proclaimed,  "The  Republic  endures  and 
this  is  the  symbol  of  its  faith  "  In  the  depths  of  the 
Great  Depression,  many  Americans  must  have  won- 
dered if  the  country  (much  less  the  Court)  would 

endure.  Indeed,  both  have  and 
we  hope  that  memories  of  and 
Ixiiowledge  from  our  successful 
1 997  Winter  Forums  Series  will 
tlo  so  as  weU. 

'  ['lie  Court  currently  hears  only  about 
40  cases  out  of  over  7,000  appeals 
each  year. 

'Jerome  Frank,  Courts  on  Trial: Myth 
mill  Reiility  in  American  Justice 
(New  York:  Athcncum.  IQd"").  pp.  256- 


Harvey  Risliil<of,  former  aide  fo  Chief  Justice 
Refinquist 


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SWEET  BRIAR  COLLEGE 


Learning 

in 

Atlanta 

Living 

Rooms 

By  Sue  Lawton  Mobley  '55 


"w-^7-Tlicn  Anne  Sheffield 
\  Ik  /  Hale  '54  went  to  Sweet 

T  T     Briar's  Fall  Alumnae 
Council  as  Atlanta's  Alumnae 
Club  Bulb  Chairman  in  the  mid- 
sixties,  she  had  no  idea  that  she 
was  about  to  inititiate  three 
decades  of  continual  learning  in 
Atlanta's  living  rooms.  While  lis- 
tening to  Alumnae  Council 
reports,  she  learned  of  the  Living 
Room  Learning  program  that  was 
so  popular  in  Cleveland,  Ohio. 
Presented  in  cooperation  with 
the  Adult  Education  Division  of 
Cleveland  (College  at  what  is  now 
Case  Western  Reserve  University, 
Living  Room  Learning  was  a  suc- 
cess with  Cleveland's  Sweet  Briar 
alumnae.  (The  University  called 
its  Sweet  Briar  contact  "The 
Responsible  Friend"!) 

Back  in  Atlanta,  Anne  Hale 
recruited  her  own  responsible 
friends — Sue  Burnett  Davis '32, 
Nancy  HaU  Green  '64,  Betsy 
Meade  Hastings  '56,  Harriet 
Houston  Shaffer  '64,  and  Newell 
Bryan  Tozzer' 55 — to  form  an 
organizing  committee  to  bring 


Living  Room  Learning  to  life. 
Lively  it  has  been  ever  since! 

The  1997  brochure  explains 
the  purpose  of  the  gatherings: 

Living  Room  Learning  is 
designed  for  those  who  seek 
university-level  education  with- 
out academic  credit  Weekly 
classes  are  based  on  lecture  and 
discussion  of  a  selected  topic. 
Over  the  past  twenty-eight  years 
this  program  has  encompassed 
a  variety  of  subjects— literature, 
art  history,  American  foreign 
policy,  theology,  social  change, 
business  ethics,  and  public 
health.  The  course  has  been 
designed  to  appeal  to  Sweet 
Briar  alumnae  and  friends 
who  wish  to  broaden  their  area 
of  interest  Special  emphasis  is 
placed  on  contemporary  devel- 
opments. 

The  lecturers  have  come 
from  a  variety  of  backgrounds. 
Professors  from  Georgia  State 
LIniversity,  Emory  University,  and 
Agnes  Scott  College  have  regular- 
ly presented  outstanding  pro- 
grams. In  recent  years  we  have 
learned  from  Catherine  Sims,  for- 
mer dean  of  Sweet  Briar  College 
and  a  perennial  favorite  of  Living 
Room  Learners  {Europe,  1994); 
Dr  Philip  S.  Brachman,  Rollins 
School  of  Public  Health  at  Emory 
University  {Public  Health  Issues, 
1995);  and  Gwen  Cleghorn,  long- 
time English  teacher  at  Atlanta's 
Westminster  Schools  {Revelation: 
Universal  Ideas  in  Literature). 
This  year's  program  was  present- 
ed by  Monique  Seefried,  a  curator 
of  Near  Eastern  Art  at  the  Michael 
C.  Carlos  Museum  at  Emory 
University,  who  enlightened  us 


about  Islam  Between  East  and 
West.Vms  was  one  of  the  most 
popular  topics  we  have  studied; 
Ms.  Seefried  is  a  professor  extra- 
ordinaire and  no  one  missed  a 
lecture  if  at  all  possible. 

Although  the  course  is  not 
publicly  advertised,  the  annual 
brochure  mailing,  as  well  as 
"word  of  mouth,"  fills  living 
rooms  each  winter.  A  list  of 
friends  of  Sweet  Briar  alumnae  is 
increased  regularly  as  more  peo- 
ple become  aware  of  the  pro- 
gram (alumnae  are  given  prefer- 
ence if  space  is  tight).  Inclusion 
of  non-alumnae  provides  a  won- 
derful mix  of  interested  and 
interesting  people.  Sweet  Briar  is 
at  the  same  time  associated  with 
serious  education  and  a  most 
enjoyable  group  of  individuals! 

Held  in  the  gray  months  of 
January  and  February  on 
Wednesday  mornings  at  ten 
o'clock,  the  lectures  are  an  annu- 
al event  for  many  Atlanta 
women.  Having  been  provided 
with  a  supplementary  reading 
list  in  advance,  some  will  have 
started  background  reading  on 
the  subject  to  be  presented 
before  the  first  session. 
Questions  and  discussion  are 
encouraged  during  each  lecture. 

This  is  a  self-perpetuating 
program  in  that  Sweet  Briar 
alumnae  often  provide  names  of 
lecturers  and  suggestions  for  top- 
ics. They  generously  offer  their 
homes  (a  large  living  room  is 
always  a  target!). Two  homes  are 
used  for  eight-week  sessions  and 
one  home  for  a  six-week  session, 
the  length  of  the  program 
depending  on  the  availability  and 


1997  Lecturer  Monique  Seefried, 
curator  of  Near  Eastern  Art,  Michael  C. 
Carlos  Museum  at  Emory  University 

lesson  plan  of  the  lecturer 

During  the  year  between 
Living  Room  Learnings,  there  is  a 
great  deal  of  conversation  about 
the  lectures— the  success  of  the 
last  one  and  the  anticipation  of 
the  next  one.  Sweet  Briar  is  men- 
tioned often,  and  there  is  gen- 
uine gratitude  for  the  program 
from  the  "students"  who  await 
the  brochure  each  fall. 

Wliether  it's  Renaissance 
Art,  The  Future  of  Computers 
and  You,  or  a  yet-to-be  deter- 
mined subject,  a  living  room  will 
be  full  next  January  with  eager 
Learners! 


Winifred  Storey  Davis  '61 ;  Carolyn 
Tolbert  Smith  '53 


L-r:  Kathy  Barnes  Hendricks  '70;  Elvira  McMillan  Tate  '65;  Jane 
Lauderdale  Armstrong  '78 


Catherine  Tift  Porter  '44;  Suzanne  Barnes 
Inman  '72 


Dorothy  Malone  Yates  '42;  Betty 
Haverty  Smith  '44 


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•'"-^-.^-fet^a 


Jane  ^ 

Feltus 

Welch 

Onstage, 

Offstage, 

and 

Backstage 

By  Enid  Slack  '57 


The  voice  on  my  answering 
maciiine  speaks  in  a  soft,  gracious 
tone:"Enid,  this  is  Ruth  Ellen 
[Ruth  Ellen  Green  Calhoun  '57]. 
I'm  excited  to  tell  you  that  Jane 
Feltus  Welch  '55  is  coming  to 
Denver  to  play  in  Edvi'ard  Albee's 
Three  Tall  Women  Mou  remember 
her— from  here  in  Natchez— 
always  in  plays,  all  four  years  at 
Sweet  Briar." 

Ah,  the  magic  of  the  Sweet 
Briar  cormection!  1  phoned  Jane 
Welch,  with  whom  1  had  had  no 
contact  for  42  years. The  comfort 
of  shared  classrooms,  professors, 
and  traditions  made  it  seem  that 
only  days  had  passed— lovely 
Although  Jane  lives  in  Louisville, 
no  strong  southern  accent 
emerged.  1  heard  the  deep, 
trained  voice  of  an  actress  who 
speaks  from  somewhere  below 
her  rib  cage. 

Then,  together  with 
classmate  Joan 
Grafmueller  Grier  '57  and 
Sweet  Briar  Board  of 
Directors  member  Jane 
Merkle  Borden  '65,1  saw 

Jane  Feltus  Welch  '55 

/nse(.-  Jane  as  "A"  in  Three  Tall 
Women 

Photo  courtesy  of 

CIES  SEXTON,  DenvenCO 


^'IM^ 


Welch 


SWEET  Bf 


■  ia^^ 


Jane  llaiikud  by,  ,  i;  daughter-in-law  Marianne  Welch;  son  Jim  Welch,  Jr,;  daughter 
Eliza 


Jane  Welch  in  Three  Tall  Women's 
leading  role  (played  by  Maggie 
Smith  in  London).  Wow!  A  tour 
de  force  performance.  Jane  had 
made  me  promise  not  to  tell  her 
when  we  would  be  in  the  audi- 
ence. "Knowing  about  friends, 
plus  Opening  Nights,  are  my  pres- 
sure points,"  she  explained. 

At  63,  Jane  has  a  kind, 
always-interested-in-life  facial 
expression,  blond  hair  pulled 
back  in  a  bim,  and  tall,  graceful 
posture.The  day  we  chatted,  she 
looked  like  a  stylish  understated- 
ly-dressed  New  Yorker.  She  wore 
dark  trousers,  a  long  tweed  coat 
with  a  hand-loomed  scarf  of  dark 
greens  and  browns  thrown 
around  her  neck,  and  a  tote  bag 
over  her  shoulder.  She  had  taken 
the  downtown  minibus  to  meet 
me  and,  in  spite  of  her  demand- 
ing schedule  (only  Sundays  off), 
she  appeared  relaxed  and  eager 
to  visit. 

Jane  spends  a  fair  amount  of 
time  in  New  York.  "All  the  audi- 
tions take  place  there,"  she 
explained,  and  she  is  a  nonstop 
theatre-goer. 

Three  Tall  Women  marks 
Jane's  debut  at  the  Denver  City 
Theatre  Company,  one  of  the 
country's  most  outstanding  resi- 
dent companies,  and  the  largest 
between  Chicago  and  the  West 
Coast.  In  this  1994  Pulitzer  Prize 
winner  (Albee's  third),  she  plays  a 
very  old  woman  reviewing  her 
difficult,  often  sad  and  ironic  life. 

The  audience  sees  this 
woman  at  three  stages.  The  char- 
acters are  given  no  names,  only 
letters.  "C"  represents  her  at  age 
26,"B"  at  52,  and  "A"  at  92,  por- 
trayed by  Jane.  She  was  so  con- 
vincing that  someone  in  the  audi- 
ence was  overheard  saying,  "1  bet 
in  real  life  A  is  80."  A  Denver  Post 


critic  wrote,  "Mouth  drawn  into  a 
grimace  of  discontent,  querulous 
and  demanding,  Jane  Welch  stun- 
ningly creates  a  frightening  pic- 
ture of  all  the  worst  aspects  of 
aging." 

During  its  eight-week  run 
the  play,  based  on  the  life  of 
Albee's  adoptive  mother  and 
their  uncommunicative  relation- 
ship, became  so  popular  that 
extra  performances  were  added. 

"I  love  Three  Tall  Women" 
said  Jane.  "You  feel  as  though 
you've  thought  those  thoughts  or 
heard  them  expressed.  It's  a  uni- 
versal story  of  aging.The  compro- 
mises we  make  in  life— what  we 
expected  and  what  we  get." 

Last  year  in  Springfield, 
Massachusetts,  indicative  of 
her  versatility,  Jane  played 
the  part  of  "B,"  the  middle-aged 
woman.  "At  the  time  I  thought  it 
was  the  best  role  in  the  play.'B' 
fascinated  me.  She  was  in  the 
prime  of  her  life.  Now  I  think  A' 
is  the  best  role.  A  much  richer 
role  I  realize  now." 

And  a  much  longer,  more 
demanding  one.  Jane  is  onstage 
and  speaking  almost  90  percent 
of  the  time.  "There's  a  lot  of  lis- 
tening in  Three  Tall  Women" 
according  to  Jane.  "That's  a  very 
important  aspect  of  acting.  You 
have  to  listen,  and  carefully,  not 
just  for  your  cue,  but  in  your 
character." 

Both  on  and  off  the  boards, 
Jane's  commitment,  quiet  disci- 
pline, and  love  of  her  work  come 
through  to  those  around  her.  Her 
interest  in  theatre  came  into 
focus  at  Sweet  Briar  Long  before 
that,  as  a  child  growing  up  in 
Natchez,  Mississippi,  "My  mother 
was  kind  of  the  Helen  Hayes  of 
little  theatre,"  said  Jane. "My  father 


.idored  my  wanting  to  be  an 
actress.  When  my  parents  had 
company,  I  would  stand  up  and 
recite  poems.  Later  I  was  sent  to 
.1  Northwestern  University  sum- 
mer acting  program  for  liigh 
school  students." 

At  Sweet  Briar  Jane  majored 
in  drama.  I  remember  what  a  hit 
she  made  as  "Elvira"  in  Noel 
Coward's  Blithe  Spirit. 

"After  graduation  in  1955, 
four  of  us  planned  to  seek  fame 
and  fortune  in  New  York,"  she 
reminisced.  "One  by  one,  through 
the  summer,  they  called  and 
backed  out.  I  went  on,  alone  " 

Jane  managed  to  secure  an 
enviable  slot  in  THE  place  to 
study,  the  celebrated 
Neighborhood  Playhouse  School 
of  the  Theatre,  under  the  direc- 
tion of  Sanford  Meisner  Until  his 
death  at  91  last  February,  Meisner 
was  known  as  one  of  the  most 
influential  American  acting  teach- 
ers of  this  century.  His  students 
included  Gregory  Peck,  Diane 
Kcaton,  and  Joanne  Woodward. 
From  Jane's  class  Meisner  invited 
two  of  his  students  to  study  pri- 
vately with  him— Robert  Duvall 
and  Jane  Feltus. 

A  charming  University  of 
Virginia  law  student  named 
James  Welch  also  discovered 
Jane. They  married,  moved  to 
Louisville,  James'  home,  and  had 
three  children,  James,  Jr,  Lucy, 
and  Eliza,  all  of  whom  came,  with 
their  children,  to  see  Jane  per- 
form in  Tl}ree  Tall  Women. 

Jane  kept  a  foot  in  stage 
door  entrances  by  performing  in 
Louisville  theatre  and 
one-woman  produc- 
tions. With  her  high 
energy,  she  also 
became  a  community' 
and  social  force.  She 
raised  funds  for  the 
Louisville  Opera 
Company,  held  major 
positions  in  her 
Presb^lerian  church, 
and  was  active  in  the 
Junior  League. 

With  a  deeply 
supportive  family  and 
a  peach  of  a  husband 


who  is  extremely  proud  of  her 
career,  Jane  decided  in  1982,  at 
age  49,  to  return  seriously  to  the 
theatre. Typical  of  her  ability  to 
track  with  the  best,  she  again 
studied  acting  in  New  York,  this 
time  with  Academy  Award-win- 
ning actress  Geraldine  Page  (The 
Road  to  BoimtifiiD. 

"That  got  my  motor  running 
again,"  Jane  declares.  "Geraldine 
taught  well.  Going  back  to  the- 
atre made  my  final  dream  in  life 
come  true." 

For  the  last  12  years  Jane 
has  played  every  season  in  major 
regional  theatre  productions,  and 
in  Hollywood  films  from 
Massachusetts  to  Oregon. 

"1  think  live  theatre,  next  to 
reading,  is  the  most  exciting  way 
to  have  your  mind  stretched.  I'd 
feel  that  even  if  I  weren't  an 
actress,"  Jane  says  with  convic- 
tion.Then,  philosophically,"It's  so 
tough,  this  business.The  rejection 
is  incredible.  What  makes  me 
keep  at  it?  I  adore  acting.  It's  very 
fulfilling  to  be  in  somebody  else's 
skin — to  create  another  human 
being.  We've  all  got  these  dark 
sides.  Acting  is  finding  a  different 
human  being  than  you  are  and 
making  her  breathe.  We "ve  aU  got 
so  many  selves." 

The  many  "selves"  of  Jane 
Feltus  Welch — actress,  communi- 
ty leader,  wife,  and  family  nurtur- 
er,  inspire  her  sisters  of  every 
age.  Asked  what  would  be  the 
next  role  for  Jane,  her  husband 
Jim  replied,"!  dont  know  yet.  But 
if  its  out  there,  she  "II  go  after  it."' 


Playwright  Edward  Albee,  perhaps  best  known  for  his 
Who's  Afraid  of  Virginia  Wooif.  with  Jane 


ALUMNAE  MAGAZINE 


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Whatever 

Happened 

To....? 


By  Ann  Marshall  Whitley  '47 
Curator,  Sweet  Briar  Museum 

A  call  came  recently  for 
information  about  the  Sophomore 
Wall.>XTiere  was  it,  was  it  still  in 
use,  did  I  have  a  photo? 

It  is  still  in  use  holding  up 
the  embankment  leading  from  the 
basement  of  Randolph  dormitor)' 
to  the  Quad.  Sophomores  no 
longer  claim  it. They  inherited  a 
large  rock  next  to  the  Freshman 
Hitcliing  Post,  which  now  stands 
in  front  of  Benedict  (formerl)' 
called  Academic).  I  don't  know 
exactly  when  the  transfer  from 
the  wall  to  the  rock  took  place, 
but  it  was  after  the  freshmen  had 
to  give  up  their  Freshman 
Fireplug  for  a  Freshnian  Hitching 
Post,  as  a  result  of  a  fire  in 
Crammer  dormitory.  (Tliere  was 
so  much  paint  on  the  fireplug 
that  the  firefighters  couldn't  open 
it  to  attach  hoses — the  fire  was 
put  out  by  a  bucket  brigade!) 

Tliese  changes  led  me  to 
reminisce  nostalgically  over  oth- 
ers in  the  past  50  years. 

Alumnae  returning  to  cam- 
pus in  recent  years  after  a  long 
absence  have  wondered  what 
happened  to  the  reflecting  pool 
in  front  of  the  librarv'.  Current  stu- 
dents who  come  to  the  museum 
and  see  old  photos  of  the  pool 
ask  the  same  question:  where  did 
it  go?  Actually,  it's  still  there- 
buried  in  place.  When  the  grass  is 
cut  short,  the  dim  oblong  outline 
of  the  pool  still  can  be  seen. 

Spring  creates  a  certain 
ambience  at  Sweet  Briar.  Daylight 
conies  early  Birds  chirp  loudly  at 
dawn;  deer  run  through  the  c;uii- 
pus;  students  get  spring  fever; 
bodies  appear  in  bikinis  in  the 
East  Dell,  nearly  causing  auto  acci- 
dents in  the  traffic  circle;  arcades 
begin  to  smell  of  suntan  oil; 


exams  loom  ominously  on  the 
horizon  ...and  the  library-  packs  in 
students  day  and  night. 

The  students  got  rid  of  the 
library's  reflecting  pool. Frogs 
always  had  taken  over  the  pool  in 
spring;  their  croaking  was  a  caco- 
phany  loud  enough  to  set  your 
teeth  on  edge.  Never-ending,  it 
reverberated  through  the  libran  s 
rooms  and  corridors  from  sunset 
until  dawn. The  students  finally 
revolted:  the  pool  was  drained 
and  buried.  1  have  never  under- 
stood why  it  couldn't  have  been 
emptied  each  spring  rather  than 
buried.  It  certainh'  added  a  finish- 
ing touch  to  the  library's  hand- 
some facade. 

Night  floodlights  sliining  on 
the  statue  of  Faith  on  Monument 
Hill  had  a  brief  fling  at  fame,  too. 
What  a  lovely  sight— to  look  up  at 
the  statue  from  the  College  below 
during  the  hours  of  darkness  and 
see  it  glowing  like  a  beacon. 
Unfortunately  the  lights  drew  too 
much  attention  from  party-mind- 
ed people;  the  trash  and  litter  as 
well  as  vandalized  tombstones 
among  the  graves,  caused  the 
removal  of  the  lights.  Tilings  are 
peaceful  again  on  Monument  Hill. 
Those  resting  there  in  eternal 
sleep  have  the  hours  of  darkness 
to  themselves. 

Then  there  was  the  Sweet 
Briar  Dairy.  We  do  miss  our  beauti- 
ful holstein  cows,  as  well  as  our 
yogurt,  but  with  all  of  the  govern- 
ment's unfunded  mandates  on 
farmers,  including  Sweet  Briar,  the 
price  was  too  high  to  pay.  Sweet 
Briar  decided  our  money  must  go 
to  educate  our  students,  rather 
than  into  government  coffers  as 
fines,  or  into  new  dairy  buildings. 
So,  farewell,  beloved  bovines. 

Wlien  I  was  a  student  during 
the  World  War  11  years,  we  loved 
the  lake. We  swam  to  the  dam, 
paddled  canoes,  and  rowed.  We 
had  Spring  Lake  Day  with  sports, 
picnics,  prizes,  blue  ribbons,  and 
great  fim.  Now  there  are  two 
lakes,  neither  the  scene  of  much 
activity. Today's  students  use  the 
Prothro  Natatorium— the  gor- 
geous indoor  pool  at  the  gym. 
Such  luxury— a  heated  pool!  Why 


Tfie  library  reflected  in  its  pool 

swim  in  a  muddy  old  lake?  Well— 
during  WWII,  there  was  no  beauti- 
ful, Olympic-size  pool.  But  we  did 
love;  no  chlorine;  full  sunlight; 
peaceable  blue  sky  above;  floating 
in  an  innertube;  a  suntan;  beavers; 
turtles;  bluegills;  serenity  and 
quiet;  a  place  to  think  and  dream; 
nature  at  its  best. 

Remember  the  Refectory? 
All  the  good  smells  of  cookies  and 
fresh  bread  baking. Tliere  were 
water  canifes  on  each  table,  and 
chimes  announced  mealtimes. 
Diners  were  not  harassed  by  rau- 
cous announcements  over  a  pub- 
lic address  system. Tlie  seniors 
were  always  there  to  make  cer- 
tain that  some  lowly  underclass- 
man didn't  walk  up  their  Colden 
Stairs.  There  were  lovely  formal 
dances  on  special  occasions, 
replete  with  fiowers  and  a  dance 
band  on  the  balcony.  Christmas 
dinner  was  by  candleliglit.  Only  in 


Photo  from  1 957  Briar  Patch 

memory!  Today,  the  Refectory  is 
the  stellar  Anne  Gary  Pannell  Art 
Gallery. 

1  remember  meeting  buddies 
in  the  cupola  at  the  front  of  Gray 
dormitory  to  see  who  was  getting 
on  or  off  the  Lynchburg  Tran.sit 
bus  that  stopped  hourly  below,  or 
to  view  what  was  happening  in 
the  Quad.  Now  the  cupola  is  a 
bell  tower  and  the  old  buses  are 
ghosts  in  one's  mind. 

Freshman  Aprons  became 
passe  in  1948. The  gentle  hazing 
of  the  early  years  was  just  too 
juvenile  for  young  women  after 
the  WWII  years.  Freshmen  were 
also  relieved  of  memorizing  the 
names  of  all  sophomores.  Other 
things  were  more  important— like 
studying. 

What  happened  to  the  spe- 
cial cookies  for  holidays?  Hatchet- 
shaped  for  George  Washington's 
birthday;  turkeys  at  nianksgiving; 


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Dinnertime  in  the  Refectory 

humpbacked  cats  for  Halloween: 
rabbits  for  Easter;  assorted  Santas 
for  Christmas,  as  well  as  camels, 
Christmas  trees  and  stars.  Ah, 
progress:  suddenly  there  were  too 
many  students  and  too  few  cook- 
ie cutters.The  wonderful  old 
handmade  tin  cutters  are  now  in 
our  Sweet  Briar  Museum. 

One  of  the  most  important 
places  on  campus  was  the  post 
office.Years  ago  when  there  was 
only  one  extension  phone  on 
each  hall  and  virtually  no  long- 
distance calls  were  made,  letter 
writing  was  a  necessit)-.  Only  the 
facult)'  had  private  phones. 
Because  we  had  to  go  to  the 
Information  Office  to  place  a 
long-distance  call,  and  also  had  to 
reverse  the  charges,  nobody 
called  off  campus,  unless  some- 
thing like  a  broken  leg  or  a  near- 
fatal  illness  was  involved. 
Fortimately,  most  of  us  were 
sound  of  limb  and  wind.  For  many 
years  there  was  only  one  phone 
line  from  the  campus  to  the  great 
outside  world. 

So,  for  students,  the  post 
office  was  the  lifeline  to  the 
world  beyond.  Until  recently,  the 
post  office  had  never  found  a  real- 
ly permanent  home.  First,  it  was 
located  in  the  Sweet  Briar  House 
basement,  while  the  house  was 
the  administration  building.  Wlien 
Fletcher  was  built  in  1925,  the 
post  office  moved  to  its  ba.se- 
ment.  Along  came  the  Book  Shop 
and  faculty  apartment  building: 


Photo  from  1957  Briar  Patch 

the  post  office  again  found  shel- 
ter in  a  subterranean  setting. 
Because  of  inadequate  space 
there,  it  moved  to  the  basement 
of  Manson  dormitor>'.  It  could 
have  started  a  sideline  of  growing 
mushrooms  in  so  many  dark,  dank 
surroundings!  Today  the  post 
office  is  roomily,  coEily  housed 
under  the  Security  Office  beliind 
the  Bistro  in  the  Wailes  Student 
Center— still  in  a  basement  nearly 
95  years  later,  but  not  like  a  stray 
dog  with  no  home  of  its  own. 

Many  riders  first  heard  of  the 
"Forward  Seat  "at  the  original  sta- 
ble; how  proud  the  Department 
of  Physical  Education  was  to  be 
able  to  provide  an  indoor  ring 
and  horse  stalls  by  the  early 
1930s.  Long  a  place  of  beehive 
activity,  the  old  stable  gave  way  in 
the  1960s  to  an  installation  of 
first-class  accommodation,  the 
Harriet  Howell  Rogers  Riding 
Center  on  the  other  side  of  cam- 
pus near  Monument  Hill. 

Now  the  old  stable  area  is 
used  for  storage  of  College 
castoffs.  Full  of  used  refrigerators, 
stoves,  three-legged  chairs,  bath- 
tubs on  legs,  basins  and  com- 
modes, battered,  scarred  dormito- 
ry' hirnishings,  dishwashers — 
"broken  everything"'— it  is  a  par- 
adise for  scroungers.  I  go  reli- 
giously tltree  or  four  times  a  year 
on  pilgrimage  to  search  out  great, 
wondrous  things  for  the  museum. 
1  have  found  many,  including  the 
original  1902  model  of  the  first 


College  buildings,  earh'  hardware 
from  those  buildings,  many  fine 
old  farm  tools,  book  shelving,  my 
office  desk,  and  taping  and  work 
tables. The  entire  old  stable  area 
was  transformed  to  serve  utilitari- 
an purposes  when  our  students 
and  horses  moved  to  one  of  the 
best  riding  facilities  in  the  coun- 
tr)'.  Again  we  make  progress. 

The  renovation  of  Manson, 
Carson,  Randolph,  and  Crammer 
dormitories  is  quite  remarkable. 
The  building's  exteriors  remain 
the  same,  but  some  find  it  hard  to 
believe  the  air-conditioning,  ceil- 
ing fans,  up-t(>date  bathrooms,  ori- 
ental carpets,  and  elevators.  Yes: 
ground  zero  to  top  deck  at  the 
push  of  a  button!  Whoever  would 
have  believed  this  transformation 
possible  50  years  ago? 

Daisy's  garden,  that  quiet  lit- 
tle sheltered  spot  formerh  buried 
behind  giant  boxwoods  and  long 
overgrown  to  the  point  that  it 
became  unusable  for  an^ihing 
other  than  a  game  of  hide-and- 
seek  or  a  place  tor  birds  to  nest, 
now  is  opened  up,  terraced  and 
landscaped.  It  is  a  beautiful  place 
with  lovely  cast-iron  furniture  and 
a  charming  vista  past  the  (iarden 
Cottage  to  the  small  fountain  with 
its  cherub  figure.  Used  for  out- 
door hmctions,  it  is  a  marvelous 
addition  to  the  College  grounds. 


With  her  love  of  all  growing 
things  and  the  beauty  of  flower- 
ing plants  and  trees,  Daisy  must 
think  that  the  metamorphosis  of 
her  little  vegetable  patch  is  a 
childhood  dream  come  true. 

Perhaps  the  best  change  for 
alumnae  is  their  new  home  in  the 
old  Boxwood  Inn,  now  the 
Boxwood  Alumnae  House. The 
building  was  gutted,  rebuilt,  glori- 
fied, and  re-landscaped,  through 
the  generosit)'  of  an  anonymous 
alumna.  Bright  sunny  offices,  a 
lovely  reception  room,  and  a  new 
terrace  overlook  the  himt  field 
and  the  mountains,  with  the 
Sweet  Briar  Museum  in  the  lower 
level. 

We  may  not  have  cookies  for 
special  holidays  anymore,  but 
Sweet  Briar  has  been  rated  by  its 
students  in  a  national  survey  as 
providing  the  best  college  food  in 
the  U.S.A.  Come  tr)'  some! 

Sweet  Briar  House  and  eigh- 
teen of  our  early  college  buildings 
are  now  listed  on  the  Virginia  and 
the  National  Registers  of  Historic 
Places. 

Indeed  Sweet  Briar  has  come 
a  long  way  in  all  aspects  since  the 
first  .35  students  arrived  by  horse- 
drawn  vehicles  in  1 906.  We  move 
with  the  times.  But  we  also  save 
the  best  from  the  past  while 
preparing  for  the  future. 


Tlie  bus  from  Lynchburg  drops  oft  SBC  shoppers  in  front  of  Gray 

Photo  from  1963  Bnar  Patch 


ALUMNAE  MAGAZINE 


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what's  happening 


The  Class  of  1997 

Sweet  Briar  Seniors 
PLEDGE  MORE  THAN 
$12,000  TO  COLLEGE 

The  Sweet  Briar  (College 
Class  of  1997  has  raised  $12,505 
to  be  split  between  the  College's 
Annual  Fund  and  a  special 
endowed  fund  for  future  pro- 
jects. Additional  funds  from  a 
$5,()()t)  challenge  grant  brought 
the  Class  of  1997  Senior  Pledge 
Campaign  totals  to  $17,505. 

The  seniors  surpassed  their 
original  goal  of  $10,000  and  set 
new  records  for  campaign  partic- 
ipation with  100  seniors  (88  per- 
cent) making  a  pledge. The  previ- 
ous participation  record  was  set 
by  the  Class  of  1996  with  76.9 
percent  of  its  membership  mak- 
ing pledges. 

The  class  voted  to  create 
The  Class  of  1997  Endowment 
Fund  as  a  way  to  give  back  to 
the  College  so  as  to  benefit 
future  generations  of  Sweet  Briar 
students. 

"The  purpo.se  of  the  senior 
gift  is  to  reach  beyond  ourselves 
and  into  the  future,"  said  Class 
President  Margaret  Jenkins. "Our 
gift  will  continue  to  grow  with 
the  years,  enabling  us  to  accom- 
plish things  yet  unimagined.  As 
Lao-Tse  said,  A  journey  of  a  thou- 
sand miles  must  begin  with  a  sin- 
gle step.' Today,  we  are  about  to 
take  that  first  momentous  step." 

A  group  of  anonymous 
donors  was  so  impressed  with 


the  Class  of  1997's  campaign 
that  thc\'  made  a  challenge  grant, 
offering  $5,000  if  the  class  met 
its  $10,000  goal.The  class  sur- 
passed that  goal,  raising  $12,500 
which,  when  added  to  the  chal- 
lenge money,  gave  them  a  grand 
total  of  $17,500. 

Participating  students 
pledged  donations  now  with  a 
promise  to  pa\'  in  full  within  four 
years.  Their  first  payment  is  due 
by  June  30, 1998,  giving  them  a 
full  year  after  graduation  to  get 
settled  into  a  career  or  graduate 
school. 

The  Cla.ss  of  1997  Endow- 
ment Fund  will  be  spent  on 
future  College  projects  as  deter- 
mined by  the  class.  A  percentage 
of  the  interest  income  earned 
from  the  fund's  principal  will  be 
used  to  fund  special  projects, 
while  the  rest  will  be  reinvested 
into  the  principal. This  allows  the 
fund  to  perpetuate. 

Unrestricted  gifts  to  the 
College's  Annual  Fund  are  used 
to  help  run  the  da}-to-da)-  opera- 
tions of  the  College,  sending 
money  where  it  is  needed  most, 
primarily  toward  student  scholar- 
ships and  facuin'  salaries. 

Here's  to  1997:  Rosatn 
Quae  Meruit  Ferat! 


Paul  Cronin 

Paul  Cronin  Honored  by 
Virginia  Horse  Council 

Paul  (Cronin,  director  of  the 
Sweet  Briar  College  Riding 
Program,  has  been  named 
Outstanding  Educator  tor  1997 
by  the  Virginia  Horse  Council 

A  recognized  Affiliated 
National  Riding  Commission 
(ANRC)  judge  and  a  No.  1  rated 
rider,  Cronin  is  liiglily  regarded  by 
the  national  riding  community  as 
a  judge,  trainer,  and  educator.  He 
has  coached  Sweet  Briar  teams  to 
1 2  ANRC  national  championships 
or  reserve  championships,  and 
has  coached  numerous  Sweet 
Briar  riders  to  the  winner's  circle 
in  International  Horse  Show 
Association  (IHSA)  competitions. 
His  students  have  gone  on  to  suc- 
cess in  the  international  horse 


world,  as  instructors,  judges,  and 
competitors. 

Oonin  came  to  Sweet  Briar 
in  1963  when  the  Riding  Program 
consisted  of  about  20  students 
and  recreational  riding  in  modest 
facilities. Today,  more  than  120  stu- 
dents take  advantage  of  a  compre- 
hensive curriculum  which  offers 
more  than  20  courses  ranging 
from  basic  riding  position  to 
advanced  training  of  young 
horses. Tliree  areas  of  emphasis  in 
hunter/show  horses,  training  and 
schooling,  and  hunter/cross  coun- 
tr>'  provide  opportunities  for  all 
levels  of  riders,  from  expert  to 
absolute  beginner. 

Cronin  was  instrumental  in 
the  design  and  construction  of 
the  (College's  Harriet  Howell 
Rogers  Riding  Center,  one  of  the 
premier  college  facilities  in  the 
countr}'.The  center  boasts  a 
1 20'x300'  indoor  ring,  two  out- 
door rings,  stables  for  up  to  58 
horses,  numerous  paddocks,  and  a 
vast  network  of  trails  throughout 
the  3,300  acre  campus. 

Seeing  the  need  to  provide 
educational  opportunities  for 
horse  people  outside  the  College, 
Oonin  offers  a  \ariet>'  of  shows, 
"A"  rated  to  fim  shows.  Seminars 
and  clinics,  open  to  the  public, 
featuring  world  class  instructors 
and  speakers  are  held  each  year. 
Additionally,  official  ANRC  train- 
ing centers  are  held  at  Sweet 
Briar  each  summer 


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what's  happening 


Three  Seniors  Awarded 
Presidential  IVIedai 

Three  seniors  are  the  recipi- 
ents of  Sweet  Briar  College's  199" 
Presidential  Medal.  Elizabeth 
Hunter  of  Birmingham,  AL, 
Katherine  Johnston  of  Jefferson 
Cit)',  MO,  and  Ute  Kohler  Sartin  of 
Amherst, VA  were  presented  the 
award  by  President  Elisabeth 
Muhlenfeld  during  the  College's 
Academic  Awards  Dinner  on 
February  20. 

The  Presidential  Medal  rec- 
ognizes seniors  whose  accom- 
plishments have  demonstrated 
exemplar)-  intellectual  achieve- 
ment and,  in  addition,  distinction 
in  community'  service,  contribu- 
tion to  the  arts,  leadership,  athlet- 
ic achievement,  and  contributions 
to  community  discourse. 
Honorees  receive  a  replica  of  the 
President's  Medallion,  which  is 
traditionally  presented  during  the 
Inauguration  Ceremony. 

Elizabeth  Hunter  is  the 
daughter  of  Grace  B.  Norville  and 
Still  Hunter,  Jr.,  both  of 
Birmingham.  A  graduate  of 
Mountain  Brook  Higli  School,  she 
is  an  honors  degree  candidate 
majoring  in  English  with  a  minor 
in  history.  She  has  studied  abroad 
during  the  summers  in  Athens, 
Greece  and  at  Oxford. 

Elizabeth  has  been  the  recip- 
ient of  numerous  scholarships 
and  awards,  including  being 
named  a  Pannell  Scholar  for  three 
consecutive  years.  She  has  been 
awarded  the  Virginia  E.  Ranney 
Memorial  Scholarship,  been 
named  to  the  Dean's  List  every 
single  semester,  achieved  First 
Year  Honors,  and  is  a  member  of 
Alpha  Lambda  Delta  honor  soci- 
ety. She  is  listed  ui  Wjo's  Who 
Among  Students  in  American 
Universities  and  Colleges  for 
1997. 

Active  in  the  Sweet  Briar 
community,  she  has  served  as  a 
student  representative  to  the 
Student  Affairs  Committee  of  the 
Board  of  Directors,  and  on  the 


Elizabeth  Hunter 

Search  Committee  for  the  posi- 
tion of  Director  of  Student  Life. 
Elizabeth  has  served  as  a  class 
officer  all  four  years.  As  part  of 
student  government,  she  has 
helped  tackle  sensitive  issues, 
including  a  revised  anti-hazing 
policy  regulating  student  behav- 
ior, and  a  new  policy  regarding 
male  visitors  on  campus.  She  also 
has  worked  to  change  the  student 
government  constitution  to  allow 
the  inclusion  of  students  with 
learning  disabilities. 

"During  her  four  years  at 
Sweet  Briar,  Elizabeth  has  become 
ever  more  aware  of  the  needs  of 
young  women,"  said  President 
Mulilenfeld.  "She  has  consistently 
demonstrated  compassion  and 
concern  for  the  health  and  well- 
being  of  her  fellow  students  and 
is  clearly  a  young  woman  of 
tremendous  accomplishment, 
leadership,  compassion,  and 
grace." 

Katherine  Johnston  is  the 
daughter  of  Mrs.  Carolyn 
Johnston  and  Dr.  Robert 
Johnston,  both  of  Jefferson  City.  A 
graduate  of  Jefferson  City  High 
School,  she  is  majoring  in  interna- 
tional affairs  with  a  minor  in 
French.  She  has  been  named  the 
Emilie  Watts  McVea  Scholar  as  the 
highest-ranking  member  of  her 
class.  She  also  has  been  named  a 
Kenmore  Scholar,  Founders 
Scholar,  and  Robert  C.  Byrd 
Scholar.  She  has  made  Dean's  List 


Katherine  Johnston 

all  four  years,  is  a  member  of 
Alpha  Lambda  Delta  and  Phi  Beta 
Kappa,  and  is  listed  in  Who's  Who 
Among  Students  in  American 
Universities  and  Colleges. 

Katherine  has  served  as  a 
student  representative  to  the 
Academic  Affairs  Committee  and 
pertbrmed  with  Sweet  Briar 
Dance  Theatre.  She  has  worked  at 
the  Academic  Resource  Center, 
helping  numerous  students  in  var- 
ious academic  disciplines,  and 
served  as  a  mentor  for  students 
on  Academic  Probation.  Locally, 
she  has  volunteered  at  a  homeless 
shelter  and  children's  home.  As  a 
member  of  Circle  K,  she  received 
the  Distinguished  Club  Vice 
President  Award. 

She  has  interned  at  the 
Missouri  Secretary  of  State  Office, 
assisting  with  state  primary  elec- 
tions, and  the  U.S.  Department  of 
Commerce.  At  the  Missouri 
International  Trade  Office,  she 
assisted  with  market  research  and 
trade  promotion  events  for  state 
companies. 

Her  studies  outside  Sweet 
Briar  took  Katherine  to  the 
Wasliington  Semester  Program  in 
Foreign  Policy  at  American 
University.  She  traveled  to  Paris, 
Brussels,  and  London  to  partic- 
ipate in  an  economics  course  on 
the  European  Union,  and  she  has 
served  as  an  American  Field 
Service  exchange  student  in 
Germany. 


Ute  Sartin 

"Throughout  her  tour  years 
at  Sweet  Briar,  this  accomplished 
scholar,  artist,  and  leader  has 
always  allowed  her  actions  to 
speak  louder  than  her  words,"  said 
President  Muhlenfeld.  "Blessed 
with  a  remarkable  degree  of 
humility,  common  sense,  and  com- 
mitment to  service,  this  young 
woman  has  truly  earned  the 
honor  "Presidential  Medalist'." 

Ute  Kohler  Sartin  is  a 
Turning  Point  adult  degree  stu- 
dent from  Amherst,  VA.  A  devoted 
wife,  and  mother  of  a  five-year-old 
son,  she  works  full-time  in  the 
College's  Development  Office 
while  majoring  in  psychology 
with  a  religion  minor 

A  member  of  Psi  Chi,  the 
national  psychology  honor  soci- 
ety, she  will  graduate  this  spring 
near  the  top  of  her  class.  She  also 
is  listed  in  Wljo's  Wljo  Among 
Students  in  American 
Universities  and  Colleges. 

Over  the  years,  she  has 
served  the  College  as  secretary  in 
the  Dean's  Office  and  office  man- 
ager in  Public  Relations.  She  now 
serves  as  development  associate, 
responsible  for  coordinating  hand- 
raising  activities  such  as 
phonathons.  Reunion  Giving, 
Parents  Fund,  direct  mail,  and 
senior  class  gifts.  She  coordinated 
the  campaign  for  the  Class  of 
1996's  gift  to  help  fund  the  Byrd 
Stone  Memorial  Playground,  and 
even  helped  to  assemble  and 


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what's  happening 


build  it.  See  page.  22  for  the  spec- 
tacular siicces.s  of  the  Class  of 
1997's  campaign,  which  she  also 
coordinated. 

lite  consistently  serves  the 
local  Amherst  community,  always 
willing  to  volunteer  her  tinie  and 
energy  for  the  benefit  of  others. 
An  active  member  of  the  Amherst 
chapter  of  Habitat  for  Hunianir\', 
she  designed  their  1994  and  1995 
calendars.  At  the  Ascension 
Episcopal  Church,  where  her  hus- 
band Randall  is  the  priest,  she 
helps  with  wedding  logistics, 
even  going  so  far  once  as  to  pro- 
vide a  gray  suit  for  a  groomsman 
who  forgot  his  own.  Originally 
from  Germany  she  is  fully  bilin- 
gual in  German  and  English. 

"Driven  by  a  genuine  love  of 
knowledge  and  passion  to  learn, 
Ute  has  challenged  herself  to 
excel  as  a  student  and  a  scholar," 
said  President  Muhlenfeld. 

Though  pulled  in  many  dif- 
ferent directions,  she  manages  to 
succeed  and  excel  in  all  her 


endeavors.  Ute  proves  that  the 
compam'  of  educated  women 
that  enriches  the  life  of  this  com- 
munity includes  women  from 
every  generation  and  all  stages  of 
life." 

Turning  Point,  the  Sweet 
Briar  Adult  Education/Degree 
Program,  is  a  program  designed 
for  women  of  non-traditional  col- 
lege age  who  have  been  out  of 
formal  education  for  at  least  four 
years. 

First  Year  Honors  List, 
Class  of  2000 

Congratulations  to  the 
recipients  of  First  Year  Honors, 
based  on  the  records  they 
achieved  during  their  first  col- 
lege semester! 

Anita  LeShay  Allen,  Arrington,  VA 
Amanda  Darcy  Ankerman, 

West  Hartford,  CT 
Amanda  Marie  Atkinson,  York,  PA 


Alumnae  Association  Launches  Web  Site 


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information  on 
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Reunion,  network- 
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admissions  repre- 
sentatives, alum- 
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web  addresses, 
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Susan  Christine  Bobb,  Midlothian,  VA 
Wendy  Irene  Bramlett,  Ocean  Springs,  MS 
Chnstine  Pamela  Bump,  Mapa,  CA 
Heather  Rebecca  Anne  Carson, 

Weymouth,  MA 
Kristy  Lynn  Chatham,  Mouth  of  Wilson,  VA 
Alison  Michelle  Cooper,  Dallas,  TX 
Devon  Denise  Day,  Albuquerque,  NM 
Moelle  Elyce  Dwarzski,  Adrian,  Ml 
Mary  Evangeline  Easterly,  Knoxville,  TN 
Germaine  Mickole  Gottsche,  Ocean 

Sphngs,  MS 
Kimberly  Anne  Harden,  Bowie,  MD 
Anne  Winslow  Harper.  Pans,  TX 
Amy  Bntton  Hess,  Winchester,  VA 
Mary  Ashley  Hill,  Naples,  PL 
Dorothy  Moore  Hughes.  Ridgefield,  CT 
Deona  Nicole  Johnson,  Concord,  VA 
Elizabeth  Anne  Keating,  Potomac,  MD 
Tarrah  Lyn  Kehm,  Littleton,  CO 
Darcy  Allison  Kennedy  Sandy  OR 
Marlena  Koper,  New  Rochelle,  NY 
Ardyce  Gregor  Lee,  Asheville,  NC 
Kathehne  Frances  Markwalter, 

Savannah,  GA 
Emily  Demarest  McGregor, 

Wichita  Falls,  TX 
Cara  Michelle  Millar,  Hollywood,  MD 
Alethea  Maren  Okonak,  Pittsburgh,  PA 
Dina  Ruth  Orbison,  Anaheim,  CA 
Emily  Stevens  Pegues,  Warrenton,  VA 

(Mother:  Kathy  Garcia  Pegues  7f ) 
Amanda  Lynn  Rice.  Anchorage,  KY 
Jennifer  Caroline  Savage,  Southfield,  Ml 
Abby  Bradford  Schmidt,  Bear  Creek,  PA 

(Sister:  Jennifer  Schmidt  '99) 
Amelia  Anne  Scott,  Mount  Pleasant,  SC 
Christa  Marie  Shusko,  Jeannette,  PA 
Caroline  Genevieve  L.  Stark.  Chapel  Hill,  NC 

(Sister:  Eugenia  Stark  Weingartner  '95: 

Aunt:  Caroline  Rudulph  Sellers  '46; 

Cousins:  Susan  Sellers  Ewing  '71, 

Ellen  Sellers  McDowell  '77) 
Rebecca  Jane  Stephenson,  Fairmont,  WV 
Julia  Parham  Swords,  Boulder,  CO 
Emily  Suzanne  Taylor,  Mount  Airy,  NC 
Jaclyn  P  Trentacoste,  New  Preston, CT 
Benedicte  Martine  Mane  Valentin, 

St.  Just  le  Mattel,  France 
Tatum  Duncan  Webb,  Indianola,  MS 
Holly  Ann  Wilmeth,  Providence.  Rl 
Erin  McLennan  Wright,  Springfield,  VA 
Victoria  Catherine  Zak,  Reston,  VA 


CONGRATULATIONS! 

to  the  26  seniors  and  three 
juniors  among  the  1997  Sweet 
Briar  College  \<tljo'sWho  Among 
Students  in  American 
Universities  unci  Colleges  Award 
Recipients: 

Nessim  Adnan  Al-Yafi  '97,  London, 

England  (Cousin:  Lisa  La  Londe  '93) 
Katrina  Ann  Balding  '97,  Leesburg,  VA 
Sarah  Longworth  Betz  '97,  Centreville,  VA 
Melanie  Lee  Chriscoe  '97,  Lexington,  NC 
Cathenne  Lang  Clarkson  '97,  Richland.  SC 
Elizabeth  Forbes  DuCharme  '97.  Grosse 

Pointe  Park,  Ml 
Thea  Alyssa  Galenes  '97.  San  Antonio,  TX 
Katherine  Gumerson  '97,  Oklahoma 

City,  OK 
Alison  Sims  Hall  '97,  Dothan,  AL 
Elizabeth  Lanier  Hunter  '97,  Birmingham,  AL 

(Grandmother:  Grace  Lanier  Brewer  '42; 

Aunts:  Betty  Brewer  Caughman  '70, 

Connie  Brewer  '72, 

Carol  Brewer  Evans  '75) 
Margaret  Hewell  Jenkins  '97,  Winston- 
Salem,  NC 
Manon  Renee  Johnson  '97,  Orlando,  FL 
Kathenne  Lea  Johnston  '97, 

Jefferson  City,  MO 
Cristy  Carmen  Maria  Jordan  '97, 

Fort  Wayne.  IN 
Connor  Cnstina  Louis  '97,  Miami,  FL 
Margaret  Ann  MacDonald  '97,  Clifton,  VA 
Autumn  Lorraine  Mather  '97, 

Woodstock,  IL 
Rebecca  Denise  Moats  '97,  Midland,  VA 
Darelle  Ann  Pfeiffer  '98,  Howell,  NJ 
Lucinda  Lynn  Polley  '97,  Nashville,  TN 
Kern  Ann  Rawlings  '97,  Hagerstown.  MD 
Charlotte  Jeannine  Rognmoe  '98, 

Lexington,  KY 
Kindle  Lanee  Samuel  '98.  Baltimore.  MD 
Ute  Kbhier  Sartin  '97,  Amherst,  VA 
Alexa  Tatyana  Schriempf  '97, 

Alexandria,  VA 
Jennifer  JennellSwisher'97. 

Tallahassee,  FL 
Cassandra  Lynn  Thomas  '97, 

Sykesville,  MD 
Megan  Keiko  Usui  '97,  Bellevue.  WA 
Kara  Robidoux  Vlasaty  '97.  St.  Louis,  MO 

(Sister:  Enn  Vlasaty  '99) 


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notices 


Recent  Deaths 

Mrs.  John  M.  Arthur 
(Harriet  White  SP) 
Word  received  Januar)'  1997 

Mrs.  P.W  Hamilton 
(Katherine  Page  Withers  AC) 
January  16, 1997 

Gertrude  O.  Anderson  '21 
January  22, 1997 

Mrs.  Sidney  J.  Stubbs 
(Blanche  Quincey  '2A) 
December  31, 1996 

Mrs.  Sydney  Cameron 
(Eleanor Tucker  '31) 
November  22, 1996 

Mrs.  Edward  B.  LeMaster 

(Elizabeth  Phillips  '31) 

June  14, 1985 
Mrs.  J.  Stanley  Hare 

(Margaret  EUen  BeU  '33) 

November  2, 1996 

Anne  Marvin  '33 
December  4, 1996 

Mrs.  John  S.  Watterson,  Jr. 
(Emily  K.Timberlake  '34) 
November  8, 1996 

Mrs.  William  M.  Stearns 
(Jarry  Marie  West  '36) 
November  7, 1996 

Mrs.Willard  R  Young 
(Lyle  Davidson  Glass  '36) 
June  18, 1996 

Mrs.  Dvv'ight  Green,  Jr 
(Barbara  Anne  Munn  '37) 
November  2, 1996 

Mrs.  Donald  A.  Maginnis,  Jr 
(Kathleen  Legendre  Eshleman  '3'7) 
July  30, 1996 

Mrs.  Stanton  Friedberg 
(Martha  Louise  Asher  '38) 
Word  received  December  1996 

Mrs.WiUiam  B.Neil 
(Laura  Antoinette  Dickie  '40) 
March  1,1996 

Mrs.  David  B.  Allen 
(Jean  Frances  Portmann  '45) 
January  25, 1997 

Mrs. Wallace  O.Westfeldt,  Jr 
(Elisabeth  Kauffelt  '46) 
October  8, 1996 


Mrs.  Donald  R.  Hammonds 
(Holly  HUlas  '52) 
Date  unknown 

Mrs.  Boyce  V.  Cox,  Jr 
(Anna  Bitting  Bartel  '66) 
November  29, 1996 

Mrs.  Carey  Branch  Shore 
(Eileen  Riley  '68) 
December  30, 1996 

Novice  Marie  McClellan  '87 
Word  received  December  1996 

Pamela  Allen  Pargellis  '88 
November  14, 1996 

If  you  wish  to  write  to  a  mem- 
ber of  the  family  of  someone 
recently  deceased,  please  con- 
tact the  Alumnae  Office  for 
name  and  address. 


Sue  Reid  Slaughter 
Events  1996-97 

During  the  199(>-97  college  ses- 
sion. Sue  Reid  Slaughter  funds 
supported  the  following 
events/speakers/programs: 
'Writers  Series:  Dennis  Sampson, 
Sandra  McPherson,  Carolyn 
Kizer,  Philip  Levine,  Donald 
Justice 

"Chamber  Music  Series:  Edwards- 
Park-Law  Trio,  Garth  Newel 
Chamber  Players  and  Rebecca 
McNutt 

'Medieval  Manuscripts  Exhibition 
from  the  Walters  Art  Gallery 
and  the  Walton  Collection 
'Alumnae  in  Residence  Program: 
Caitlin  Sundby  '94,  Francie 
Root  '80,  Beryl  Bergquist  Farris 
'71 ,  Mary  Pope  Hutson 
Waring  '83,  Laura  Groppe  '85 
*To  Kill  a  Mockingbird 
'Cultural  Awareness  Week  and 
Unity  Club  Festivities 
*Ewald  Scholars  Program: 
"Women  Succeeding  in  Science" 
'Academic  Orientation  Speakers 
"Fiddler  on  the  Roof 
'Winter  Forums  Series:  "The 
Priestly  Tribe?  The  Supreme 
Court's  Image  in  the  American 
Mind" 


New  York  Club  Cookbook:  A  Gift  for  All  Seasons! 

Superb  cookbook,  the  NYC  SBC  Club  fund-raiser  for  scholarships. 
Recipes  from  NYC  alumnae,  NYC's  best  restaurants,  -I-  favorites  from  the 
SB  family. 

Please  mail  order  form  &  check  made  out  to  "SBC  Club  of  NYC"  to: 
Ellen  R  Weintraub,  10175  Collins  Ave.,  Bal  Harbour,  FL  33154,  or  stop  by 
our  web  site  to  order  interactively:  http://www.winnet.net/sbc/ 
Please  send cookbook(s)  at  $20/book  ($16  -i-  $4  p/h)  to: 


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Phone  # 


Attention  All  Sweet  Briar  Alumnae 

For  your  convenience.  Sweet  Briar's  Career  Services  Center  main- 
tains a  resume  disk  for  each  SBC  class.  Students  and  alumnae  are  wel- 
come and  encouraged  to  store  their  resumes  on  their  respective  disks. 


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Dresses  worn  by  Sweet  Briar  May  Queens  over  the  years  for 
museum  display 

Photo  Books  or  Snapshots  from  your  scrapbooks,  1950  to  present, 
to  enlarge  and  add  to  photos  from  1906-1950  for  display  ("100 
Years  of  Sweet  Briar  Faces  and  Activities ")  during  the  College's 
Centennial  Celebration 

PLEASE  CONTACT: 

ANN  WHITLEY,  CURATOR,  SWEET  BRIAR  MUSEUM 

SWEET  BRLyi,VA  24595, 

(804)  381-6246  or 

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notices 


ALUMNAE  COLLEGE 
TOUR  READING  LIST 

Costa  Rica,  tlie  Panama  C^anal 
and  the  Darien  Jungle, 
aboard  the  Yorktown 
Clipper,  November  29- 
December?,  1997. 

Ayensu,  E.  Jungles.  Crown,  1980. 
A  well-illustrated  general  book 
on  the  biology  of  tropical  rain 
forests. 

Beisanz,  Richard,  Beisanz,  Karen  & 
Beisanz,  iMarvis,  The  Costa 
Ricans.  Prentice-Hall. 
Considered  the  "bible"  for  those 
traveling  in,  or  exploring  the 
natural  wonders  of  Costa  Rica. 

Boza,  M.,  Costa  Rica  National 
Parks.  Editorial  Heliconia, 
1988. 

Caufield,  Catherine,  In  the  Rain 
Forest.  University  of  Chicago 
Press,  1984.  An  overview  of 
the  world's  rain  forests  and  the 
pressures  placed  upon  them, 
with  information  on  both  con- 
servation issues  and  tropical 
ecology. 

DeVries,  P,  The  Butterflies  of 
Costa  Rica.  Princeton 
University  Press,  1987.  A  good- 
quality  field  guide  for  the 
Costa  Rican  butterfly  watcher. 

Emmons,  I..,  Neotropical 
Rainforest  Mammals. 
University  of  Chicago  Press, 
1990.  A  field  guide  to  the 
mammals  of  the  neotropics 
(Central  and  South  America). 

Fodor's  Central  America.  Fodor 
Travel  Publications,  1993.  Good 
general  overviews  of  Costa 
Rica  and  Panama. 

Forsyth,  Adrian,  and  Miyata,  Ken, 
Tropical  Nature.  Scribners  and 
Sons,  1984.  "Lyrical,  richly 
detailed  and  delightful  to 
read,"  according  to  the 
Philadelphia  Inquirer.  A  book 
of  science  told  in  storyteller 
style. 


Janzen,  Daniel,  Costa  Rican 

Natural  History.  Universit)'  of 
Chicago  Press,  1983  An  in- 
depth  scientific  look  at  the 
rain  forests  and  natural  history 

Kricher,  J.,^  Neotropical 
Companion.  Princeton 
University  Press,  1989.  A 
broad,  in-depth  look  at  the 
flora  and  fauna  of  neotropical 
rain  forests. 

Martini,  Frederic,  Exploring 
Tropical  Isles  and  Seas:  An 
Introductio)!  for  the  Traveler 
and  .Amateur  Naturalist. 
Prentice-Hall,  Englewood  Cliffs, 
New  Jersey,  1984. 

McCullough,  D.,  The  Path 
Between  the  Seas.  Simon  and 
Schuster,  1977.  A  comprehen- 
sive account  of  the  building  of 
the  Panama  Canal  from  1870 
until  its  completion  in  1914. 

Newman,  A.,  Tropical  Rainforest. 
Facts-on-File  Publications, 
1990.  An  excellent,  well-illus- 
trated hook  that  gives  an 
overview  of  the  biolog}-  and 
diversit)'  of  life  in  tropical  rain 
forests. 

Ridgeh',  K..A  Guide  to  the  Birds 
of  Panama.  Princeton 
University  Press,  1989.  An 
exceptional  field  guide,  useful 
in  both  Panama  and  Costa  Rica. 

Scheck,  R.,  Costa  Rica,  A 
Natural  Destination.  John 
Muir  Publications,  1990.  A 
guide  to  the  natural  wonders 
of  Costa  Rica,  including 
national  parks  and  private 
nature  reserves. 

Searby,  Ellen,  Costa  Rica 
Traveler.  1988.  Travel  Guide  to 
Costa  Rica. 

Shaw,  J.,  The  Nature 
Photographer 's  Complete 
Guide  to  Professional  Field 
Techniijues.  Watson  Guptill, 
1984.  Excellent  book  for  both 
the  beginner  and  advanced 


photographer. 

Skutch,  Alexander  E,  A 
Naturalist  on  a  Tropical 
Farm.  Universit)'  of  California 
Press,  1980. 

Stiles,  Skutch  &  Gardner,  .4  Guide 
to  the  Birds  of  Costa  Rica. 
Cornell  University  Press,  1989. 
A  comprehensive  and  up-to- 
date  guide  to  the  birds  of 
Costa  Rica. 


CORRECTION 

"Kerri  didn't  fumble..."  but 
we  did!  On  page  16  of  the 
Winter  X'-n'^  Alumnae 
Magazine,  in  the  news  about 
the  Winter  Term  NFL  intern- 
ship held  by  Kerri  Rawlings 
'97,  we  misspelled  Kerri's  last 
name. We  apologize. 


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script destination.  Mail  request 
to:  Office  of  the  Registrar,  SBC, 
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Alumnae  College  Travel  Program 


"Rome  Escapade,"  February  7-14,  1997  drew  45  Sweef  Briar  travelers,  gath- 
ered here  In  the  lobby  of  the  5-star  deluxe  Excelsior  Hotel  on  the  Via  Veneto, 
their  "home  in  Rome." 


Mrs.  George  C.  Finly,  mother-in-law  of  Heather  Homonnay  Finly  '85,  pauses  by 
Neptune's  Fountain  In  the  Piazza  Navona. 


Lt.  Col.  Chris  Mendel  Prewitt  ' i3  and  12-year-old  daughter,  Whitney  were 
among  the  Rome  revelers. 


Mini  Junior  Year  in  France:  June  4-17,  1998 

Retrace  (in  luxury!)  the  Queen  Elizabeth  I  voyage  of  early  Junior 
Year  in  France  participants — an  exceptional  trip  sponsored  jointly  by 
the  Sweet  Briar  Alumnae  Association  and  the  Junior  Year  in  France,  to 
celebrate  the  50th  anniversary  of  Sweet  Briar's  program. The  tour  is 
open  to  all  alumnae,  space  permitting.  Sail  to  Southampton  on  the 
Q.E.II.  travel  to  Paris  via  the  Chimnel— or  fl>'  to  join  the  group  in  Paris 
for  the  6-night  program. Three  days  at  the  Hotelleric  du  Prieure  Saint- 
Lazare  at  the  Abbaye  de  Fontevraud  near  Tours,  visits  to  chateaux, 
special  receptions  and  concerts;  3  days  at  Hotel  Cayre  in  Paris  with 
behind-the-scenes  visits,  receptions,  and  full-day  visit  to  Monet's 
gardens  and  the  American  Art  Museum  in  Givern)-.  Meet  alumnae 
living  in  France.  Fl)-  Air  France  back  to  the  U.S. 

To  receive  further  details,  contact  Alumnae  Office,  Sweet  Briar, 
VA  24595.  Tel:  (804)  381-6131;  e-mail;  aliimnae@sbc.edu;  FAX:  804- 
381-6132. 


Mini  Reunions 

Jane  Feltus 
Welch's  theatre 
run  in  Denver 
(See  p.  18) 
brought  together 
many  SBC-ers. 
among  them 

1 )  1-r:  Roberta 
Malone 

Henderson  '57, 
Jane  '55,  Enid 
Slack  '57; 

2)  Enid  Slack,  Jane, 
Joan  Grafmueller 
Grier  '57. 


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were  listed  incorrectly  on  the  back  cover  of 

the  Winter  1997  issue. 

CORRECT  DATES: 

OCTOBER  2  -  5 

Please  plan  to  be  here! 


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class  notes 


1919 

Isabel  Wood  Holt  died  on 
September  5,  1996,  at  ttie  age  of  97  Stie 
was  ttie  mother  ot  Julia  Holt  Coyle  '47 
and  grandmother  ot  Lucy  Holden  Coyle 

79.  Isabel  loved  Sweet  Briar.  The  wife  ol 
Attorney  General  and  Governor  of  West 
Virginia,  she  did  social  work  in  Hell's 
Kitchen  in  New  York  City,  did  editing  work 
at  Scribners  Publishing  House  in  New 
York,  was  active  in  Girl  Scouts,  was 
Volunteer  Service  Chairman  lor  American 
Red  Cross  in  World  War  II,  a  member  ol  the 
Daughters  of  the  Revolution,  National 
Society  of  Colonial  Dames,  Director  of 
Robert  E.  Lee  birthplace  Stratford  Hall,  par- 
ticipant on  many  local  charities  and  sup- 
port groups,  and  was  an  avid  gardner  and 
homemaker.  She  was  born  in 
Charlottesville.  VA  and  attended  Mrs. 
Ruflin's  school  and  St.  Anne's  school. 

1923 

Jane  Bruce  Guignard  writes.  "After 
25  years  in  FL.  I  wisely  decided  to  return  to 
my  hometown  of  Columbia.  SC,  Here  my 
sons,  grandchildren,  great  grands  and 
other  close  relatives  and  old  Iriends  are 
near  me.  I  live  alone  in  a  restored  19'*^  cen- 
tury cottage  with  a  garden  and  being  rea- 
sonably well  and  active  at  92.  I  consider 
myself  most  fortunate  in  every  way 

1931 

President:  Toole  Rotter  Wellford 
Secretary:  Evelyn  Mullen 

Evelyn  Mullen  was  recovering  from  a 
fall  and  was  unable  to  write  the  class  notes 
The  Alumnae  Office  received  the  sad  news 
ol  the  death  of  Glenn  Thompson,  husband 
of  Margaret  Lee  Thompson  Glenn  was 
described  as  "a  superb  editor  of  the  Dayton 
Journal  Herald  and  a  fine  fine  gentleman'." 

1935 

Mary  Lavalette  Dillon  writes  that  a 
knee  replacement  in  April  has  slowed  her 
down    Suzanne  Wilson  Rutherford 

writes.  "Same  old  stuff!  Bridge,  travel,  fam- 
ily and  friends  -  not  necessarily  in  that 
order." 

The  Class  Secretary  Judy 
Halliburton  Davis,  had  to  resign 
because  ot  health  problems.  Volunteers  for 
the  position,  please  contact  the  Alumnae 
Office, 

1939 

President:  Lucy  Gordan  Jeffers 

Vice  President:  Jean  McKenney 

Stoddard 

Secretary:  Anne  Benedict  Swain 

Fund  Agent:  Jean  Oliver  Sartor 

I'm  sure  we  were  all  shocked  to  read  of 
Ruth  Daugherty  Brooks  and  husband 


Ed  Brooks's  deaths  in  the  crash  of  TWA 
Flight  800  on  4/17/96  I  remember  her  as  a 
very  upbeat,  full-of-fun  freshman.  And  on 
9/28  Barbara  Earl  Reinheimer  died  in 
Santa  Clara,  CA  She  also  had  led  a  full  and 
active  life  as  detailed  in  the  memorial  ser- 
vice leaflet  her  son  Philip  sent  to  me. 
Among  other  accomplishments  Barbara 
and  husband  Fred  (who  died  in  1990) 
helped  to  found  St.  Philip's  Episcopal 
Mission  in  San  Jose,  CA.  She  is  survived 
by  2  sons  and  a  brother,  a  daughter-in-law 
and  4  grandchildren. 

Lil  Smith  answered  my  1 995  plea  lor 
news,  but  not  until  late  Nov  Sorry  you 
missed  the  deadline.  Lil  -  nice  to  hear  from 
you.  Nancy  Gatch  Svien  went  on  her  first 
Elderhostel  service  project  in  mid-Oct.  The 
aim  is  to  create  a  famous  bird  rookery  (45 
miles  into  the  Gulf  of  Mexico  from  Corpus 
Christi)  into  a  place  both  birds  and  tourists 
can  share  without  driving  each  other  out. 
Sounds  fascinating,  let  us  know  how  it 
went.  She  says  she  is  a  great  fan  of 
Elderhostel  as  it  keeps  her  in  motion 
Lottie  Lewis  Woollen  says  that  while 
she  should  move  to  a  retirement  communi- 
ty she  resists!  She's  enjoying  watching  her 
3  granddaughters  grow.  And  she  is  still 
reading  around  the  cataracts.  Gertrude 
Robertson  Midlen  says  nothing  special 
is  going  on  Granddaughter  is  working  in 
Chicago  as  a  fund  analyst,  and  grandson  is 
figuring  out  what  to  do  next.  Julia 
Ridgely  Howe  writes  from  NH  that  she 
practically  spends  July  and  August  at  the 
Weathervane  theatre.  She  attended  "Joseph 
and  the  Amazing  Technicolor  Dreamcoat"  6 
times,  but  the  highlight  was  a  special  sin- 
gle pertormance  ol  "Miss  Julie"  by  August 
Sttindberg  which  was  dedicated  to  Julia 
Howe! 

Clarice  Bailey  Robertson  gives 
what  time  she  can  in  support  of  the 
Palestinians.  She  also  gets  to  the  opera, 
and  to  Folger  Library,  and  does  a  lot  of 
translating;  Arabic,  French  and  Italian. 
Dutch  Hauher  Crowe  says  there's  not 
much  exciting  news  She'll  be  taking  the 
country  club  bus  to  Williamsburg  to  watch 
U  ol  Delaware  play  William  &  Mary  Jean 
Moore  von  Sternberg  and  George  had  a 
wonderful  cruise  from  Spain  to  New  York 
on  the  Maasdam.  After  that,  all  their  trips 
were  to  the  hospital  lor  George's  2  strokes, 
broken  bones,  pacemaker,  etc.  At  the 
moment  they're  coasting,  and  have  their 
house  on  the  market;  they  plan  to  move  into 
a  nearby  residential  hotel  care  community 
Janet  Thorpe  is  doing  two  exercise 
classes  a  week  and  says  faint  easy!  Kay 
Porter  Read  is  still  playing  bridge  and 
goll  every  week.  Went  to  Germany  and 
Austria  last  summer  She  has  2  sons  living 
in  VA  and  a  daughter  in  Atlanta.  She  lives 
among  a  lot  ol  widows,  so  something  is 
always  stirring.  Jean  Oliver  Sartor,  our 
Fund  Agent,  says  she'll  be  hounding  us  to 


do  as  well  or  better  than  last  year  Jean  went 
to  an  art  workshop  in  Sarasota  last  Feb., 
and  took  a  trip  to  Kenya  lor  the  4'^  time, 
Alton  gave  up  his  spot  to  their  daughter 

Suzette  Boutell  McLeod  and  hus- 
band John  continue  their  work  with  the 
technical  journal  of  the  Society  for 
Computer  Simulation  and  attended  a  con- 
ference in  Portland.  OR  Suzette  has  had  a 
hip  replacement  and  is  getting  around  bet- 
ter Younger  son  Robert  is  rector  of  the 
Episcopal  Church  of  Christ  the  King  in 
Orlando.  FL.  and  Mac  continues  his  work 
as  an  architect  in  Washington.  DC,  Ann 
Parks  says  she's  still  attempting  to  play 
golf,  but  each  year  she  thinks  she's  worse. 
She  manages  to  stay  busy  (because  every- 
thing takes  longer.  Ann  says')  and  she's  in 
good  health  Julie  Saunders  Michaux 
keeps  very  active  She  is  on  the  Interior 
Design  Com.  lor  her  church  which  plans  on 
reopening  Easter  '97  after  a  disastrous  fire 
two  years  ago.  Julie  also  works  on  the  Bd 
01  Sheltering  Arms  Hosp .  has  a  volunteer 
job  at  the  Va  Museum  of  Fine  Arts,  and  is 
busy  with  a  Jack  Russell  terrier  puppy  Both 
Michaux  are  feeling  pretty  well  in  spite  of  a 
lew  aching  joints!  Elizabeth  (Perky) 
Perkins  Prothro  writes  that  she  and 
Charles  are  doing  fairly  well.  They  expect 
their  8'^  great  grandchild  3/97  Three  great 
grands  live  in  Wichita  Falls,  children  ol  2 
SBC  granddaughters  and  Perky  says  it's 
great  fun  to  watch  them  grow.  The  Prolhros 
spend  part  of  every  year  in  Pebble  Beach, 
CA  and  the  rest  in  W.F 

Patty  Balz  Vincent  said  that 
Hurricane  Fran  arrived  just  a  few  hours 
alter  they  flew  in  from  England.  Durham 
and  the  Triangle  area  were  hard  hit  with 
trees  and  power  lines  down  everywhere  but 
the  Vincents  lucked  out  with  only  a  lot  of 
debris  to  pick  up,  and  5  days  without 
power  Lucy  Gordan  Jeffers  had  a  love- 
ly Sept.  tour  of  Maria  Burroughs 
Livingston's  historic  house  in  the  Hudson 
River  Valley  Earlier  in  the  summer  she  vis- 
ited a  friend  in  CA.  and  then  took  a  tour  of 
Grand  Canyon,  Bryce  and  Zion.  the  latter 
being  her  favorite.  Augusta  Saul 
Edwards  Farrier  has  children  and  grands 
spread  around  the  South  Daughter  Betsy  is 
in  Charlotte.  NO.  John  Edwards  is  now  a 
senator  in  VA.  Dr  R.  Thomas  Edwards,  her 
eldest,  has  2  granddaughters  in  GA  and  in 
TX.  Augusta  stays  busy  with  a  piano  group, 
tennis  and  church  activities  with  old  and 
new  Iriends,  and  loves  her  cottage  in 
Brandon  Oaks  Retirement  Center  in 
Roanoke  Henrietta  Minor  Hart  writes 
that  a  planned  mini-reunion  with  Gracey 
Luckett  Bradley,  Eleanor  Claflin 
Williams,  Lottie  Lewis  Woollen,  and 
Lilian  Neely  Willis  fell  through  in  tail 
'96,  but  they  have  high  hopes  for  spring 
'97.  Henri  is  thrilled  because  after  22  years 
of  no  more  grand  kids  her  youngest  son 
has  his  first.  As  they  live  on  the  Western 


slope  she  gets  to  see  them  often. 

Ronnie  Mann  Roberts  has  nostal- 
gic thoughts  of  our  SBC  days.  She  has 
loads  of  friends  in  Mountain  Lakes,  NJ  and 
family  in  Princeton  and  New  Canaan,  CT 
She  serves  on  the  boards  of  her  local 
library  and  YMCA,  and  is  an  active  member 
and  founder  of  the  National  Hospice 
Organization  Mary  Treadway  Downs 
and  Fritz  just  celebrated  their  50^"  anniver- 
sary They've  had  a  tun-filled  year  including 
cruising  through  the  Panama  Canal, 
spending  12  days  in  Florence,  Italy  and 
visiting  a  daughter  in  Friday  Harbor,  WA 
Tready  plays  golf.  Fritz  gardens  and  does 
woodworking  but  they  have  given  up  their 
NH  condo  as  their  skiing  days  are  over. 
Audrey  Siebert  Snyder  writes  she  is  still 
hypnotized  by  Downcast  ME. 
Granddaughters  aged  14  &  9  are  musical. 
win  swimming  medals  and  dabble  in  ballet. 
They  complain  about  being  tall  and  leggy 
everything  Audrey  wanted  to  be,  Grace 
Robinson  McGuire  and  husband  have 
celebrated  their  56"^  wedding  anniversary 
"Snooks"  feels  extremely  lucky  and  happy 
and  is  living  at  Sharon  Towers  in  Charlotte, 
NC.  a  retirement  community.  They  have  10 
grandchildren  -  no  greats  yet 

Ruth  MacFarlane  Debevoise  is 
still  in  her  house,  and  keeps  busy  with  gar- 
den, bridge  and  garden  club.  She  goes  to 
Washington,  DC  for  Thanksgiving  with 
daughter  Barbara  Dinsmore  and  family  and 
they  turn  around  and  come  to  her  lor 
Christmas.  Daughter  Nancy  will  also  be 
there  from  WY  to  celebrate.  Lee 
Montague  Watts  divides  her  time 
between  Walnut  Creek,  CA  and  Vera  Beach, 
FL,  She  has  3  offspring.  6  grandchildren, 
and  4  great  grands.  She  loved  seeing  so 
many  Sweet  Briarites  on  the  SB  Baltic 
cruise  last  summer  Mary  Welles 
Pearson  still  surviving  (her  words)  in  her 
very  pleasant  retirement  home,  Jeff's 
daughter  Betty  Brand  takes  a  group  of  h.s. 
Latin  students  to  Italy  in  the  summer  The 
Brand  sons  are  bright  and  motivated. 
Younger  daughter  Sally  Kelly  is  sec'y  for 
her  husband's  business  They  have  a  6  year 
old  son  Anne  Dearstyne  Cornwell  is 
another  who  has  moved  to  a  lovely  retire- 
ment home  in  Prairie  Village,  KS,  There  are 
many  activities  and  she  has  lots  of  friends 
to  do  them  with,  Kitty  Lawder 
Stephenson  remains  content  with  her 
small  house  in  Greenville,  SC,  She's  near 
her  girls,  always  a  plus,  Eleanor  Claflin 
Williams  took  a  painting  trip  to  Tuscany 
Italy  10/96,  She  had  a  Retrospective  Show 
at  the  South  Shore  Art  Center  in  Cohasset 
1/96.  Clalfy  has  11  grandchildren,  3  in  CA, 
2  in  CO,  1  in  London,  and  the  rest  in  New 
England  Katharine  Bonsall  Strong  had 
a  thrill  when  the  Navigator  Baseball  game 
scoreboard  flashed  a  sign  "Kay  Strong  -  80 
years."  Kay  attended  an  art  workshop  in  late 
Aug.  She's  very  busy  at  her  church;  she 


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sings  in  the  choir,  but  alto  -  no  longer 
soprano    Marguerite   Myers  Glenn 

stays  healthy  living  on  her  cranberry  farm 
in  WA,  She  swims,  belongs  to  a  Mentor 
Club  and  a  Willa-pacitic  Branch  ot  AAUW, 
Two  sons  live  nearby,  and  one  in  VA. 
Grandson  Guy  M,  Glenn,  Jr  has  been 
named  intercollegiate  polo  player  of  the 
year.  Marguerite  took  a  trip  to  London  and 
through  the  Chunnel  to  Paris. 

Finally,  Ned  and  I  are  fine.  Spreading 
myself  too  thin  on  committees  here  and  at 
church,  but  I'm  slowly  shucking  a  few  |obs. 
Ted,  Ruth,  and  the  2  grandsons  are  nearby 
and  fine 

1943 

President:  Barbara  Prentiss  Jones 

Hale 

Secretary:Tish  Hall  Schwartz 

Fund  Agents:  Mary  Love  Ferguson 

Sanders,  Margaret  Swindell 

Dickerman 

First  we  offer  our  deepest  sympathy  to 
Frances  Gregg  Petersmeyer  at  the 

death  of  her  husband,  Wrede,  who  con- 
tributed so  much  ot  his  time  and  financial 
support  to  SBC.  Their  son,  Gregg,  is  a  cur- 
rent member  of  Sweet  Briar's  Board  of 
Directors  Barbara  Prentiss  Jones 
Hale  says  she  is  gradually  getting  ad|ust- 
ed  to  single  life  after  Peter's  death  last  year 
She  stays  busy  with  church,  lecture  series, 
and  a  group  of  like-minded  ladies  called 
the  Connecticut  Explorettes.  Visited  her 
son  in  New  Hampshire  and  cousins  at 
Sunapee,  sister-in-law  on  Cape  and  in 
Florida  Etfie  Siegling  Bowers  spent  a 
month  in  France  with  her  daughter.  Was 
robbed  of  all  valuables.  Gendarmes  so 
sorry.  Took  SBC  trip  to  Salzburg  with  son  in 
March  and  garden  trip  to  England  in  July 
Hurricane  Fran  and  tornadoes  did  extensive 
damage  to  Janice  Fitzgerald  Wellon's 
house,  yard,  and  automobile.  Lost  some  35 
trees  in  yard,  some  fell  on  house  and  one 
totaled  her  car  Her  granddaughter  received 
a  scholarship  to  SBC  and  is  a  happy  fresh- 
man. Kitty  Dear  Jones  |ust  returned  from 
Portugal  and  Madeira,  two  wonderful 
weeks.  Brooks  Barnes  was  surprised  by 
friends  and  family  with  a  super  75th  birth- 
day party  at  the  Yacht  Club.  In  May,  she 
toured  the  Northwest  and  sailed  5  days  on 
the  Columbia  River  Still  working  three 
days  a  week,  writes  Mary  Carter 
Richardson  but  had  a  trip  with  daughter 
to  western  Canada  last  summer.  Byrd 
Smith  Hunter  and  Henry  are  trying  to 
decide  to  sell  their  large  house  built  45 
years  ago  and  then  where  to  go.  Betty 
Schmeisser  Nelson  continues  her  vol- 
unteer work  and  her  children  gave  them  a 
50th  anniversary  party  October  19th.  Going 
to  Bermuda  first  ol  November  Primrose 
Johnston  Craven  is  very  active  in  AAUW 
and  on  two  town  committees.  So  sorry  to 
hear  from  Sandy  Packard  Sargent  ol 
her  sister's  fatal  auto  accident  in  July.  Had 
a  good  family  reunion  at  a  niece's  wedding 
and  spends  too  much  time  in  doctor's 
offices  with  leukemia.  Skip  Bracher 


Leggett  writes  of  her  6lh  visit  to  African 
continent,  this  time  to  Egypt  and  a  cruise 
on  the  Nile  Dodi  Cheatham  James  and 
Harry  spent  3  weeks  in  Europe  going  by  car 
to  Italy,  train  through  Alps  from  Milan  to 
Paris  The  big  news  from  Esther  Jetl 
Holland  is  that  grandson  is  a  freshman  at 
UVA  Nancy  Bean  Hector  made  their 
14th  trek  to  Eugenic-les-Bains  France 
where  Michael  Guerard  treats  them  to  his 
famous  cuisine.  It's  their  home  away  from 
home  Fayette  McDowell  Willett 
gained  a  granddaughter  and  grandson  with 
the  marriage  of  son  Roscoe.  Her  husband 
remains  at  an  Episcopal  church  home  but 
comes  in  weekly  for  cocktails  with  friends. 
Beth  Dichman  Smith  made  a  visit  to 
Winston-Salem  to  see  sister,  then  spent  3 
weeks  in  London  visiting  daughter  and  two 
gtandbabies  Dorothy  Campbell  Maher 
now  has  a  great  grandchild  and  attended  a 
grandson's  wedding  in  August  in  New 
Orleans  Anne  "Junk"  McJunkin 
Briber  after  3  months  in  Milwaukee  has 
returned  home  to  Amelia  Island.  She  and 
Frank  made  their  annual  trip  to  Wisconsin 
for  a  brief  period  of  poor  fishing.  Another 
50th  reunion  Harriet  Pullen  Phillips 
and  all  children  and  grandchild  celebrated 
at  Williamsburg,  VA  lor  3  days.  In  June 
attended  her  50th  class  reunion  at  Johns 
Hopkins.  Posy  Hazard  Potter  sold  her 
condo  and  bought  a  5  bedroom  house  in 
Sarasota.  Her  daughter  and  7  year  old 
granddaughter  live  with  her  A  happy  year 
lor  all  Tookie  Kniskern  White  continu 
ing  golf  and  tennis.  Took  6  grandchildren 
on  tenting  safari  in  Kenya  after  which  she 
and  Bob  hiked  in  Ring  ol  Kerry  Ireland  and 
lake  district  ol  England  Going  to  Amazon 
end  of  October  Weezy  Woodruff  Angst 
was  just  returning  to  Del  Ray  Beach  tor  next 
8  months  after  a  good  summer  in  St,  Louis 
where  her  daughter  and  family  live  2  blocks 
away  Nancy  Pingree  "Ping"  Drake 
joined  Douggie  Woods  and  her  niece  tor  a 
trip  to  Provence,  France,  Stayed  in  a  private 
home  enjoying  the  culture  and  culinary 
fruits  of  the  area  Claire  Eager  Matthai 
gardens  and  plays  golf  and  does  property 
maintenance  in  the  summer  Still  on  vestry 
at  church,  works  in  soup  kitchen  and  on 
public  relations  committee  at  hospital. 
Grandmothers  her  daughter's  two  children 
who  live  close.  Son  Chris  in  Baltimore 
working  for  US  Air  and  a  publishing  com- 
pany Annabelle  Forsch  Prayer's  books 
are  now  available  in  Random  House's  "Step 
Into  Reading  Series".  The  ISO  Symphony 
she  founded  in  1 972  was  invited  to  perform 
at  an  International  Music  Festival  in 
Venezuela.  She  has  had  by  now  a  flying  trip 
to  Caracas  Pat  Robineau  McCullough 
reports  all  daughters  are  now  happily  mar- 
ried Elizabeth  "Shop"  Shepherd 
Scott  loves  living  back  in  Shepherdstown, 
WV  Mary  Page  Ruth  Foster  and  hus- 
band are  now  in  a  retirement  community  in 
Hawaii  with  son  and  family  close  by, 
Margaret  Swindell  Dickerman  doing 
well  and  grandson  Paul  married  in  June 
Louise  Nelson  and  husband  are  moving 
back  to  Maine  to  be  close  to  grandchildren 


whose  parents  live  in  Peru.  Jane  Findlay 
Tate  and  husband  still  spend  summers  at 
Lake  of  Bays,  Ontario  although  this  year 
much  time  was  spent  at  Mayo  Clinic  tor 
husband's  cancer  treatment.  The  poem  on 
aging  she  sent  me  is  wonderful  -  so  apro- 
pos Diddy  Christian  Mulligan  has  fin- 
ished 1 5  years  of  summer  work  at  Challorte 
Hotel  in  Cape  May  NJ  followed  this  year  by 
a  trip  to  Southwest  Asia.  Reporfs  all  family 
are  well,  Sally  Bryan  Allen  and  I  finally 
were  able  to  spend  a  week  at  Litchfield 
Beach  in  October  95  This  has  been  a  busy 
year  tor  us  traveling  to  San  Miguel  Mexico, 
then  to  Boston  and  Cape  Cod  where  we 
saw  Ginny  Dewing  Dorsey  and  Jack  in 
Chatham,  MA  a  great  reunion.  She  paints 
and  loves  to  swim  in  nearby  ocean.  In 
October  we  went  to  St.  Louis,  Baltimore 
and  Chicago.  Will  spend  thanksgiving  with 
sister  Ruth'45  in  Asheville,  NO  and  visit 
Sally  Allen  in  Georgia.  Christmas  we  cruise 
the  eastern  Caribbean.  My  daughter  now 
living  in  Kingsville,  only  75  miles  away  and 
what  a  blessing.  Am  busy  being  Junior 
Warden  at  church  and  also  lay  reader  and 
Chalice  bearer.  Thanks  to  all  for  your  news. 

1947 

President:  Jane  Warner  Williams 
Secretary:  Elizabeth  Ripley  Davey 
Fund  Agents:  Lucinda  Converse 
Ash,  Katharine  Weisiger  Osborne 

Who  can  believe  our  50th  class 
reunion'  Everyone  must  come  to  heat  first- 
hand all  the  remarkable  things  we  are  still 
doing'  Jean  Old  visited  the  Arctic  Circle 
Nortfiwest  Territory  last  July  and  Whitewater 
ratted  for  135  km  and  10  days  down  the 
Firfh  River  and  into  the  Beaufort  Sea.  "At  71 
years  old  it  took  a  lot  out  of  me.  One  morn- 
ing the  temperature  was  32  degrees,  snow- 
ing with  the  wind  65  mph.  It  blew  our  three 
rafts  away  Fortunately  it  was  our  last  day 
and  the  plane  was  picking  us  up "  Shirley 
Levis  Johnson  and  Jean  cruised  the 
upper  Amazon  3/96  on  a  houseboat,  then 
visited  the  ruins  at  Machu  Picchu,  Shirley 
keeps  busy  in  the  travel  business  and  Jean 
is  still  very  much  employed  as  a  stockbro- 
ker after  43  years.  They  plan  to  go  great 
whale  watching  in  the  Baja  in  early  '97 
Shirley  recommends  traveling  with  grand- 
children. She  took  her  1 1  and  9  year  olds  to 
London  last  summer  and  also  spent  time 
with  three  generations  at  Club  Med  and 
time  in  HI  with  another  daughter  and  fami- 
ly Ginger  Barron  Summer  writes  of  a 
nice  visit  that  Jean,  Shirley  and  Margie 
Redfern  had  with  Jacquie  Murray 
Sanner  11/95  in  Tryon,  NC.  Jacguie  died 
of  cancer  in  July  '96  and  we  extend  sympa- 
thy to  her  family  as  well  as  to  the  families  of 
Elizabeth  Thomson,  Mary  Jo 
Williams  Duckett  and  Ann  Brinson 
Nelson  who  have  all  died  since  our  last 
class  notes  Ginger  reports  that  Meg 
Dawson  Hellyer  takes  classes  in  creative 
writing  when  not  traveling  and  that  Irish 
Munter  Derr  says  she  has  had  a  year 
"without  trauma "  Mary  Lib  Vick 
Tbornhill  in  early  '96  reported  that  she 


was  still  doing  portraits,  was  associated 
with  an  Austin  art  gallery  with  time  out  for 
family  tennis,  bridge  and  volunteer  work. 
Martha  Smith  visited  Spain  and  Portugal 
last  Oct,  accompanied  by  Julia  Brislow  '46. 
Constance  Clevenger  Berg  says  all  is 
well  Chris  still  works  and  she  volunteers, 
plays  bridge  and  "fights  to  keep  the  county 
government  on  the  straight  and  narrow." 
She  has  five  grandchildren:  one  at  Brown, 
one  at  Middlesex  and  a  6  year  old  and  a 
pair  of  5  year  olds  at  home  in  Galveston. 
Barbara  Golden  Pound  has  had  to  cut 
back  on  her  art  and  travel  since  contracting 
MS  five  years  ago,  "But  thank  heavens  I 
waited  so  late  to  have  it  -  I've  done  all  those 
really  active  things  and  raised  three  boys!" 
Carol  Blanton  McCord  and  Mac  cele- 
brated their  50th  wedding  anniversary  on 
Columbus  Day  with  a  gala  family  party! 
They  continue  to  enjoy  summers  at  their 
home  in  NH  with  visits  from  family  and 
friends  and  last  year  attended  a  senior  for- 
eign affairs  seminar  Winters  are  spent  in 
their  Baltimore  home  "still  biking,  birding 
and  walking  on  two  legs,"  Carol's  mother, 
96,  is  in  a  Virginia  nursing  home  Ashley 
Hudgins  Rice  enjoyed  The  SBC  annual 
recognition  dinner  in  Williamsburg,  Other 
members  of  our  class  attending  were  Nan 
Hart  Stone  and  Billy,  Jean  Old,  Martha 
Smith,  and  Margie  Redfern  Katie 
Street  Sharp  writes  from  Nashville  that 
she  still  lives  in  the  country,  is  over- 
whelmed by  her  tile  painting  business  and 
trying  to  keep  up  with  an  active  family  and 
"becoming  less  active  friends."  One  grand- 
son is  married,  one  granddaughter  is  in 
design  school,  another  grandson  follows  in 
his  father's  furniture  making  footsteps.  A  9 
year  old  granddaughter  lives  in  Oklahoma. 
Katie's  101  year  old  mother  is  in  a  nursing 
home  Aimee  Des  Pland  McGirt  teach- 
es part-time  at  the  community  college  as 
well  as  being  very  much  involved  in  com- 
munity activities  -  Womenfolk  Unlimited,  a 
health  improvement  board,  church  vestry, 
historical  association,  etc.  Last  August  she 
took  a  cruise  from  Athens  to  Istanbul.  In 
November  she  goes  to  Costa  Rica  and 
plans  to  attend  our  50th  in  IVlay  What  a 
traveling  group  we  are!  Agnea  Jeffers 
Sonntag  enjoyed  vacations  in  Indiana, 
Myrtle  Beach,  Colonial  Williamsburg  and 
Cashiers,  NC  "Bob  is  majoring  in  comput- 
er and  I  am  majoring  in  bridge "  Margaret 
Munnerlyn  Haverty  wrote  a  wonderful 
letter  about  the  Olympics.  Her  daughter, 
Peggy,  and  family  and  friend  from 
Jacksonville  are  very  involved  in  gymnas- 
tics and  are  good  friends  with  the  Russian 
gymnastic  team.  An  administrative  member 
of  the  Russian  team  stayed  at  Munn's  home 
during  the  games  along  with  Peggy  and  her 
family  and  Munn's  daughter  from  NY,  Liz 
Mutter  Munn  and  Rawson  have  two  more 
grandchildren.  Ben's  wife,  Suzanne,  had 
another  little  boy  4/96  and  Liz  had  a  son  in 
Sept.  That's  10  grandchildren  "all  whole 
and  well."  Although  retired  4  years,  Billee 
Jenkins  Stalling  continues  consulting, 
grant  writing  and  desktop  publishing.  She 
spent  a  month  in  the  Philippines  as  a  team 


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leader  for  a  Rotary  group  study  exctiange 
and  is  secretary  of  her  Rotary  club.  Her  five 
grandcliildren  are  ages  4  Ihrougti  25.  Her 
fiobbies  are  gardening  and  genealogy.  Pat 
Knapp  Cook  now  lives  in  lier  mother's 
home  in  Lynchburg  "which  we  did  over  top 
to  bottom  and  inside  out,"  A  planned  trip  to 
Holland,  Germany  and  Austria  will  include 
the  new  Rhein-Main-Danube  Canal. 
Saravette  Royster  Trotter  writes  about 
a  "roller  coaster  summer"  including  a 
"gubernatorial  beat,"  trips  to  WA  state  and 
Canada,  CO  and  Scotland,  a  family  reunion 
at  the  beach  disrupted  by  Hurricane  Bertha, 
the  death  of  her  brother  (our  sympathy)  and 
the  devastation  ot  Hurricane  Fran  in 
Raleigh.  All  this  and  three  "car  smashes"  - 
not  her  fault.  She  plans  to  survive  and 
come  to  our  50th  Nancy  Cofer  Stacy's 
hip  and  leg  healed  well  enough  that  she 
continues  her  decorating  business  -  about 
a  house  per  month.  Her  daughter  and  two 
sons  from  NJ,  and  her  sons  from  Roanoke 
and  Charlottesville  all  celebrated  Nancy's 
70th  birthday  in  Nags  Head  in  August.  She 


too  looks  forward  to  our  50 


i1h 


Kay 


Weisjger  Osborne  stays  busy  with  inter- 
ests in  writing,  art,  church  activities  and 
scattered  family  from  FL  to  AK.  She  saw  her 
21  month  old  grandchild  in  Seattle.  She 
also  had  trips  to  FL  and  VT.  She  attended  a 
writing  retreat  and  workshop  in  the  moun- 
tains of  NC  and  has  been  published  -  short 
personal  essays  in  the  local  Life  Plus  sec- 
tion aimed  at  seniors!  Kay  plans  to  come  to 
reunion  Evie  White  Spearman  is  also 
looking  forward  to  our  reunion.  Her  son  is 
moving  back  to  Huntsville  He  is  a  research 
analyst,  his  wife  will  teach  courses  at  the  U. 
of  AL.  Evie's  grandson  is  a  3  1/2  year  old 
"blond  bombshell."  Evie  and  Alan  enjoyed 
a  mini-reunion  in  Lexington,  KY  with  his  W 
&  L  compatriots.  Anne  Webb  Moses 
returned  in  Oct.  from  a  month-long  trip  to 
France  Linda  IVIcKoy  Stewart  and  Jack 
en|oy  living  within  an  hour's  drive  of  NYC 
and  also  a  two  minute  bike  tide  to  tennis 
courts  and  the  beach  Jack,  retired  from  the 
NY  TIMES,  edits  a  newsletter  for  Harvard 
and  Linda  still  does  freelance  travel  writing. 
In  '96  she  went  to  Provence,  India,  and 
Tahiti  but  sold  more  stories  about 
Gloucester,  fVIA.  She  has  11  grand-children 
and  "summers  are  overffowing  with  buck- 
ets and  shovels,  sandtoys  and  picnics" 
IVIaria  Tucl(er  Bowerfind  visited  with 
daughter,  Jane,  in  Philadelphia  and  son. 
Bill,  in  Baltimore.  She  and  Pete  look  for- 
ward to  Bill's  wedding  in  the  Bahamas  in 
IVIay  Eleanor  Bosworth  Shannon  says 
the  highlight  of  last  year  was  daughter 
Virginia's  graduation  from  the  U.  ot  NC 
business  school.  Virginia  now  has  a  job  in 
Boston  and  lives  in  Cambridge,  MA  Edgar 
and  Bozzie  traveled  to  Hanover,  MA  8/96  to 
visit  Eleanor  and  her  family.  Bess  came 
from  Philadelphia  with  her  two  little  daugh- 
ters and  Lois  and  her  husband  arrived  from 
Paris  Joan  IVIcCoy  Edmunds  and  Bill 
have  moved  from  their  house  in 
Birmingham  into  a  condo  -  carefree  living 
with  lots  of  travel  and  summers  in  their  cot- 
tage in  Linnville,  NC  and  time  to  enjoy  their 


three  grandchildren  Joan  had  lunch  with 
Mary   Stuart   McGuire   Gilliam   in 

Lexington  and  reports  that  Stu  is  being  a 
good  grandmother  as  well  as  taking  care  of 
Rockbridge  Baths.  Everyone  is  sorry  to 
learn  of  the  death  of  Irving  Brenizer 
Johnston's  husband  and  we  send  sympa- 
thy and  love  Meredith  Slane  Person  is 
still  building  miniature  rooms,  designing 
ecclesiastical  needlepoint  and  helping  her 
three  grandaughters  to  build  their  own  doll- 
houses.  She  serves  on  the  Duke 
Comprehensive  Cancer  board  and  High 
Point  College  board  She  winters  in  Palm 
Beach  and  summers  in  Grandfather  Mt , 
NC  Sara  Ann  McMullen  Lindsey  spent 
last  year  working  to  get  her  1815  house  in 
Essex  County  VA  listed  on  the  National 
Register  of  Historic  Landmarks.  She  and 
Doug  took  time  off  for  leaf-viewing  in 
Stowe,  VT  and  a  wedding  in  Boston  She 
reports  that  Ann  Colston  Leonard  is  very 
active  in  the  world  of  pottery  Does  Sue 
Van  Cleve  Riehl  have  the  oldest  grand- 
child'? Her  daughter  Chris  '69  has  a  26  year 
old  who  owns  a  restaurant  where  his  broth- 
er is  the  chef.  Her  twins  are  14.  Sue's  son 
has  a  daughter  at  Allegheny  and  another 
goes  off  next  year  Her  youngest  has  three 
dogs  and  a  husband  who  races  cars  all  over 
the  country  Jane  Arthur  Etheridge 
Hamlin  took  her  granddaughter  Becky,  to 
visit  SBC  She  is  justly  proud  of  her  son 
Garrett,  who  received  his  Masters  ot 
Architecture  from  RPI  in  Troy,  NY  He  was 
awarded  the  Alpha  Rho  Chi  medal  for  lead- 
ership and  promise  of  professional  merit. 
All  her  family  joined  him  there  for  the  fes- 
tivities My  own  news  for  '96  includes  a 
Mediterranean  cruise,  a  vacation  in 
Sanibel,  FL,  and  visits  to  and  from  my 
daughters  and  grandchildren.  I  have  a  new 
grandson,  Paul  William,  born  to  Ellen  in 
Boston  Ann  Marshall  Whitley's  news 
comes  straight  from  SBCi  She  says  the 
museum  looks  marvelous  and  everyone 
loves  it.  "Sweet  Briar  House  is  also  under 
my  umbrella  and  it  too  looks  lovely. 
Hurricane  Fran  was  awful  -  trees  down 
everywhere  and  SBC  was  hard  hit.  Ann  had 
no  power  for  four  days,  her  basement 
flooded  and  she  lost  all  of  her  frozen  food. 
Ann  and  Jane  Warner  Williams  met  in 
Oct  to  get  our  50"^  reunion  on  the  road. 
Jane  is  still  a  busy  real  estate  agent.  We  all 
know  what  a  great  job  Ann  and  Jane  will  do 
for  reunion.  Don't  forget  to  come! 

1951 

President:  Ann  Mountcastle  Gamble 
Secretary:  Patricia  Barton 
Fund  Agent:  Ann  Sinsheimer 

Reunion  -  what  a  wondertui  time!  We 
really  missed  those  who  couldn't  be  with 
us.  Special  remembrances  of  Seymour, 
whose  incomparable  wit  (and  sketchbook) 
were  always  a  treat  at  past  reunions.  Please 
circle  your  calendar  now  for  THE  BIG  ONE 
in  2001  -  our  SO^^,  SBC's  100th!  '51  held 
its  own  in  the  fundraising  department, 
thanks  to  the  expert  chairmanship  of  Ann 


Petesch  Hazzard  and  her  team.  It  was  a 
pleasure  to  have  news  from  so  many  (Am 
including  some  '95  information  received 
too  late  for  the  last  alumnae  news.) 

Rosalie  "Pinkie"  Barringer 
Wornham  -  ('95)  "Looking  forward  to  the 
West  Coast  reunion  in  April  -  ocean  and 
beach  instead  of  dogwood  and  dells  but  the 
spirit  of  '51  lives  anywhere'"  Ruth 
Clarkson  Costello  and  Ann 
Sinsheimer  are  among  the  stemwinders 
who  keep  our  West  Coast  contingent  ener- 
gized Jean  Randolph  Bruns  -  "I'm 
heading  out  for  my  6th  winter  in  a  row  in 
Thailand  visiting  my  son  and  his  family. 
Last  winter  I  went  on  for  an  Elderhostel  in 
New  Zealand,  visit  in  Sydney  with  an  old 
friend,  and  10  days  In  London  for  friends, 
plays,  museums.  I  go  to  Tuscany  this 
November  with  our  Chamber  Music 
Center's  trip  to  a  small  village  in  Chianti 
And,  of  course,  I  went  West  for  the  SBC 
gathering  in  Monterey,  CA.  Children  line 
and  flourishing.  B&B  business  here  ditto. 
To  summarize  my  life:  I  read  in  the  winter  in 
Chiang  Mai  and  weed  in  the  summer  in 
Warm  Springs.  For  our  50th  at  Sweet  Briar: 
how  about  a  pre-  or  post-reunion  gathering 
here,  two  hours  drive  from  the  College?" 
Elizabeth  Cooke  McCann  "After  years 
of  shuttling  back  and  forth  to  my  "roots"  in 
Switzerland,  Germany  and  England.  I  did 
something  difterent  -  went  to  see  Hong 
Kong  last  year  (before  the  British  gave  it 
away)  and  I'm  going  in  Oct.  on  a  cruise  to 
see  the  Panama  Canal  (daylight  commen- 
tary by  canal  pilot/guide)  before  we  give  it 
away.  I  volunteer  one  day  a  week  in 
Governor  George  Allen's  D.C.  Virginia 
Liaison  Office.  Other  activities:  volunteer 
for  Republicans  in  a  70%  Democratic  city 
(Executive  Vice  Chairman,  Alexandria 
Republican  City  Committee):  publish  a 
quarterly  newsletter  for  Northern  Virginia 
Republican  Business  Forum:  was  (term 
ended  July  1)  District  Secretary  for 
Northeast  Potomac  District,  Pilot 
internationai  (Boston  to  Northern 
Virginia) "  Janet  Broman  Dingle  -  "This 
year  has  been  very  family  oriented  -  helped 
daughters  Cathy  in  Corning.  NY,  who  bat- 
tled rheumatic  fever  for  about  6  months 
(with  husband  and  five  children  at  home) 
and  Sue  in  Lubbock,  TX  who  had  twins  in 
early  August  -  a  boy  and  a  girl,  with  hus- 
band and  two  other  children  at  home.  Then 
their  friends  came  through  magnificently. 
Both  families  are  getting  along  fine  now 
Enjoyed  a  family  reunion  (25)  at  a  lovely 
mountain  lodge  in  WV  Busily  winding  up 
two  volunteer  jobs  and  looking  forward  to 
spending  February  and  March  in  Florida 
Sue  Ostrander  and  Lloyd  Hood  wel- 
comed a  new  granddaughter  Tristan  Miller 
Hood  Joan  Widau  Marshall  and 
Gordon  are  now  happily  ensconced  in  their 
new  home  in  Sun  City,  AZ  Muff  Marks 
Herbruck  -  Enjoyed  working  on  the  class 
fundraising  "So  glad  we  had  a  good  per- 
centage Bud  and  I  are  having  a  wonderful 
time  in  Aiken "  Terry  Faulkner  Phillips 
"Wes  and  I  are  very  happy  living  in  the 
northeast  kingdom  of  Vermont.  If  you  see 


Jim  Mosher's  movies,  you  will  see  our 
beautiful  country  Wes  and  I  are  landown- 
ers, restoring  our  property  with  an  eye  on 
environment.  Our  4  dogs.  3  shepherds  and 
1  golden  puppy,  are  in  7th  heaven,  walking 
with  me  on  all  our  land,  especially  in  the 
woods.  We  have  a  lot  of  birds  and  wild 
game  -  moose,  deer  and  bears  for  instance. 
I  still  play  bridge  every  other  week." 
Joanne  Williams  Eraser  -  ('95)  "Status 
quo  year  -  no  new  grandchildren,  no  trau- 
ma -  just  good  health  for  us  and  our  fami- 
lies while  they  progress.  We  continue  to 
spend  5  months  a  year  in  the  Adirondacks." 
Suzanne  Lockley  Glad  -  "Spent  the 
summer  at  Black  Butte  Ranch.  OR  -  where 
we  have  bought  a  vacation  home  that  can 
handle  the  whofe  family  for  occasional  get- 
togethers  -  chaos,  but  fun.  as  everyone 
came  in  August.  Planning  a  November  trip 
through  the  Panama  Canal.  Doing  the 
decent  thing  at  the  L.A.  Zoo,  the 
Huntington  Library  and  voiunteer  work  for 
Planned  Parenthood.  Last  year  a  London 
trip,  as  the  Queen  honored  members  of  the 
Order  of  the  British  Empire  at  a  speciai  ser- 
vice Ned  earned  his  for  promotion  of 
British  Trade  in  California."  Angle 
Vaughan  Halliday  -  "Sorry  I  missed 
Reunion.  I  know  everyone  missed 
Seymour  We  were  privileged  to  have  such 
a  special  classmate  My  family  now  con- 
sists of  3  sons.  2  daughters,  one  son-in- 
law,  one  daughter-in-law  and  3  adorable 
grandsons  -  also  my  husband,  Bob.  who 
has  launched  into  a  new  career  as  a  painter 
of  watercolors.  His  works  are  currently 
shown  in  4  galleries,  and  his  mind  is  con- 
stantly on  the  next  painting.  I  continue  with 
my  home-based  accounting  and  tax  prac- 
tice, gardening,  and  as  little  cooking  as 
possible.  We  are  oft  to  Provence  10/8  for  a 
painting  trip "  Kathie  Phinizy  Mackie  - 
"After  renewing  friendships  at  Reunion, 
spent  a  delightful  long  weekend  with 
Georgia  Dreisbach  Kegley  and  Jack 
Was  wined  and  dined  graciously  by  them 
and  Mona  Wilson  Beard  and  Will.  Hope 
to  play  hostess  to  them  at  my  mountain 
cottage  in  Craig  Springs.  VA  near 
Roanoke."  Ann  Benet  Yellott  -"Looking 
forward  to  our  50th,  which  will  be  my 
daughter's  25th  -  might  make  it!"  Mona 
Wilson  Beard  -  "Reunion  was  a  delight 
and  my  only  wish  for  #50  is  that  we  a// get 
together  It  was  a  pleasure  to  enjoy  the 
company  of  longtime  friends  and  to  see 
Sweet  Briar  prospering.  This  last  year  in 
Charlottesville  has  been  guite  a  change 
from  the  26  years  in  Honolulu  and  we  have 
enjoyed  seeing  Randy  and  Georgia  more 
frequently  and  making  new  friends.  Those 
visiting  Sweet  Briar  need  to  see  us,  too!" 
Patricia  Lynas  Ford  -  "Between  3/95 
and  2/96,  I  had  breast  cancer  and  a 
'lumpectomy',  Dick"s  mother  died,  our 
younger  daughter  was  diagnosed  with 
breast  cancer  and  had  a  mastectomy  and 
Dick  was  diagnosed  with  prostate  cancer. 
He  and  I  both  had  radiation  treatments  and 
are  fine.  On  the  brighter  side.  Dick  and  I 
had  a  wondertui  trip  to  Chicago  to  see  the 
Monet  exhibition  (breathtaking  and  over- 


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whelming)  and  a  2  week  trip  to  England  to 
see  triends.  Have  just  sold  our  tiouse  and 
are  planning  to  move  to  Healdsburg,  north 
ol  Santa  Rosa,  It's  a  small  town  ot  9500 
with  many  vineyards,  wineries  and  an 
attractive  country  setting,  with  hills  and 
mountains  covered  with  redwoods, 
Douglas  iirs,  oaks  and  madrone  Also,  we 
will  be  guite  close  to  Ruth  Costello," 
Marcy  Slaley  Marks  -  "Been  staying 
home  since  Reunion  except  for  a  briet  trip 
to  southern  OR  to  see  some  ol  the 
Shakespeare  plays  in  Ashland.  We  are  hop- 
ing some  good  environmental  candidates 
will  be  elected  in  November."  Anne 
Sinsheimer  -  Visited  m  March  with 
Margy  Davidson  Rucker  and  her  sister 
Gail  Bazzare,  SBC  '55  Sunday  chapel  at 
Reunion  was  one  "of  the  linest  services  I 
have  ever  attended.  Rereading  Susan 
Lehman's  service  and  wish  there  was  a  tape 
ol  Marsha  De  Lain's  vocal,"  Anne  still  man- 
ages the  family  business,  volunteers  lor  the 
Art  Center,  Mozart  Festival  and  Botanical 
Gardens  Took  a  walking  tour  of  the 
"Cotswolds  and  Medieval  Britain"  -  and 
was  "not  the  oldestHH  in  our  group."  St. 
Clair  Hayden  D'Wolf  -  "Four  grandchil- 
dren, ages  18  months  through  6  years.  All 
beautiful,  of  coursel"  Nan  Sima 
Waldstein  ("95)  -  "It  was  great  talking  to 
Nancy  Rasenberger  and  catching  up 
after  45  years.  I'm  looking  fonward  to  lunch 
with  the  Red  Fox  in  San  Francisco  on  New 
Year's  and  enjoyed  seeing  Sue  Lockley 
Glad  in  Santa  Monica  last  spring.  I  have  a 
daughter  there  and  so  see  Sue  from  time  to 
time.  I'm  still  working  as  a  clinical  social 
worker  and  George  as  a  lawyer  and  have  3 
children  -  2  married,  and  1  grandchild 
Anyone  coming  through  Cambridge,  MA, 
give  me  a  call "  Marjorie  Newell  Curlee 
-  "Had  several  good  visits  with  Mary 
Emery  Barnhill  and  Dick,  since  I 
acquired  a  vacation  house  on  Hilton  Head. 
They  are  nearby  in  Beaufort.  II  anyone  has 
a  clue  about  how  to  reach  Pat  (Chandler, 
please  let  me  know"  Anne-Louise 
Fletcher  Bedford  Tm  sure  very  few 
remember  me  as  I  was  at  Sweet  Briar  only 
my  freshman  year  Nancy  Snoke  Garret 
was  my  roommate.  Through  the  years  I 
received  masters  and  advanced  study  in 
reading  and  taught  in  public  and  private 
schools  for  26  years.  My  first  husband  and 
I  have  two  lovely  girls:  Clare  is  an  attorney 
married  to  a  great  son-in-law  -  a  pediatric 
cardiologist  in  Jacksonville,  FL  and 
Marianne  is  Executive  Assistant  to  the 
Director  ol  Hospice  in  D.C.  My  second 
husband  and  I  are  retired  in  Ocala,  FL. 
We've  had  many  extensive  trips  abroad  and 
three  to  Russia.  Thank  God  for  good 
friends,  good  books  and  marvelous  music, 
plus  9  grandchildreni"  Patty  Carlin 
Friese  -  "Keeping  the  school  ties  rejuve- 
nates the  soul,  S.B,  is  more  beautiful  than 
ever,  and  has  grown  in  keeping  with  the 
original  architecture.  That  makes  me  happy 
We've  been  traveling  since  June  -  China, 
Maine  and  a  cruise  down  the  Danube  and  a 
week  in  Vienna.  October  3  we  fly  to 
Bangkok,  then  back  to  Florida"  Julie 


MIcou  Eastwood  -  "Dick  and  I  had  a  6 
week  trip  to  Europe  including  a  2  week 
cruise  on  the  Rhine,  the  Main  and  through 
the  new  Main-Danube  Canal  to  Vienna. 
Wonderful  to  be  retired  and  have  that  much 
time'"  Mary  Pierce  Clark  -  "Ed  and  I  are 
well,  have  4  children,  4  grandchildren,  2 
dogs.  Ed  is  retired  and  I  am  still  happily 
working  full  time  in  New  York,"  Lynne 
McCullough  Gush  -  "Working  on  elabo- 
rate duo-performances  for  the  holidays  and 
some  harp  pieces,  I  teach  15-20  students 
weekly  and  do  ballet  3  times  weekly  Gerry 
is  in  good  shape,  always  hungry  Cooking 
is  eternal "  Carolyn  Sample  Abshire  - 
"All's  well  and  children  grown,  married 
except  for  two-  Phyllis  and  Caroline,  27 
and  22,  both  back  in  graduate  school.  Our 
eldest,  Lupton  Abshire.  is  assistant  to  the 
rector  at  Christ  Church,  Georgetown,  An 
Episcopal  priest  married  last  October  Two 
grandchildren  living  with  parents  Anna  and 
David  Bowman  in  Warrenton,  VA  David 
continues  as  President  of  CSIS,  Has  written 
a  book  Putting  America's  House  in  order  - 
The  Nation  as  a  Family  I  run  a  small  shop 
'Bygone  Bagatelles'  behind  my  house!" 
Mary  Jane  Eriksen  Ertman  M  J  and 
Gardner  have  3  new  grandsons:  Teddy 
Benjamin  and  Henry  "On  10/27  three  of 
our  children  Eric,  Martha  and  Andy  are  run- 
ning in  the  Marine  Corps  Marathon  -  first 
marathon  lor  all.  We're  going  down  to  cheer 
them  on "  Margie  Works  Gibbs  - 
"Margery  Rucker  and  I  had  a  wonderful 
annual  trip  together  in  May  lour  days  in 
Chicago  with  the  special  treat  of  seeing 
"Show  Boat,  I  spent  10  weeks  in  NH  this 
summer  -  our  family's  39th  summer  there, 
Salem  is  still  home,"  Caria  deCreny 
Freed  -  "Reunion  was  so  short  and  sweet. 
So  good  to  see  everyone  but  not  enough 
time  to  visit  one  on  one.  Think  also  of  those 
who  weren't  there.  The  summer  has  been 
great  on  Nantucket,  What  we  didn't  have  in 
sunshine  we  made  up  in  company  -  lots  of 
children,  grandchildren,  family  and  friends 
Once  here,  nobody  seemed  to  mind  the 
fog!"  Carol  Rolston  Toulmin  -  "I  talked 
to  Georgia  Kegley  as  she  was  leaving  early 
the  next  morning  for  a  trip  to  Russia  with 
her  sister  Jerry  and  her  90  year  old  mother 
I  said  I  would  pray  for  them.  I  talk  to  Nedra 
often  and  see  her  occasionally  -  mostly  at 
funerals.  My  lite  remains  untroubled  and 
my  health  good." 

It  is  with  great  sadness  that  I  advise  of 
the  deaths  of  Patty  Lynas  Ford's  mother 
Nedra  Greer  Stimpsons  mother,  and 
my  mother,  who  died  shortly  after  I  returned 
from  Reunion.  Looking  forward  to  the 
Grand  Opening  of  the  Globe  Theatre  in 
London  this  June.  It  will  be  marvelous  to 
see  Sam  Wanamaker's  "impossible  dream" 
realized  at  last. 

1955 

President:  Rebecca  (Sexy)  Faxon 

Knowles 

Secretary:  Ginger  Chamblin  Greene 

Fund  Agent:  Audrey  Stoddard 

I'm  sorry  to  have  to  start  my  report  on 


a  sad  note,  Andy  Wallace  died  in  August 
She  was  visiting  her  sister  in  France  and 
had  a  fatal  heart  attack.  We  all  send  our 
sympathy  to  her  lamily 

I'm  amazed  at  how  much  traveling  our 
class  is  doing  Is  anyone  at  home?  Except 
for  Marty  Hedeman  Buckingham,  who 
writes  that  they  did  so  much  traveling  over 
the  years  that  they  are  quite  content  to  stay 
at  home  They  have  a  busy  volunteer  and 
social  life  and  see  both  children  and  all  4 
grandchildren  often  But  the  rest  ol  us  seem 
to  have  been  everywhere!  Here  goes: 
Jeanette  Kennedy  Hancock  went  hik- 
ing in  the  Cotswolds  with  friends;  she  is 
also  enjoying  their  grandchildren  and 
being  a  surrogate  parent  lor  inner-city  4- 
year-olds.  Mitzi  Streit  Halla  and  Roman 
have  been  all  over  Europe,  and  she  is  now 
one  of  two  owners  of  her  travel  business. 
Their  2  children  are  doing  well,  one  in 
Virginia  and  the  other  in  Doha  Qatar. 
Betsy  Stevens  Sutton  has  been  all 
over — the  Amazon,  The  Caribbean,  the 
Mediterranean  from  Spain  to  Turkey, 
Michigan,  and  Disney  World  They  plan  to 
visit  South  America,  Bermuda  and 
California  next  year  Betty  Byrne  Gill 
Ware  and  Hudnall  went  to  Scotland, 
Russia,  Seattle,  and  Vancouver  and  are 
aiming  for  Costa  Rica  in  January  She  final- 
ly has  a  grandchild,  a  girl  born  in  April, 
Evelyn  Sanders  ttaugen  and  Will  have 
been  fishing  and  birdwatching  all  over 
Alaska:  she  says  she  never  thought  she 
would  find  sitting  in  a  rowboat  in  the  cold 
rain  for  hours  so  much  fun.  Her  son  was 
recently  married,  in  Georgia,  Susan 
Hayward  Collins  is  just  home  from 
Provence  and  is  hoping  to  visit  Kenya  next 
year  She  sees  Camille  Williams  Yaw 
every  summer  in  NC,  Susan  has  just 
moved,  and  is  working  on  a  Japanese  gar- 
den, (Next  time  please  sign  your  postcard, 
Susan!)  Gail  Davidson  Bazzarre  and 
John,  who  |ust  retired,  are  just  back  from 
visiting  family  in  Calilornia,  She  says  being 
together  all  the  time,  even  after  40  years  of 
marriage,  is  scary  but  so  lar  so  good, 
Lydia  Plamp  Mower  and  Ted  have  been 
busy  traveling  and  visiting:  to  Honolulu  to 
stay  with  Barbara  Plamp  Hunt  and 
George,  then  to  Florida,  Maine,  and 
Nantucket:  then  Ireland  lor  Ted  to  play  golf 
and  Lydia  to  look  at  flowers.  Bar  and 
George  have  moved  back  to  the  mainland 
and  are  in  California,  Lydia  has  just  added 
a  new  grandson  to  her  other  4,  She  had  the 
usual  mini-reunion  in  Maine  with  Shirley 
Sutliff  Cooper  and  Tom.  Nancy 
Doulhat  Goss  and  Tom,  Anne  Williams 
Manchester  and  Eli,  and  Bexy  Faxon 
Knowles  and  Bob,  who  arrived  by  sea  on 
their  boat,  Bexy  says  she  is  about  to  retire 
because  she  is  too  busy  to  go  to  the  office 
They  have  been  cruising  the  Maine  coast, 
the  Chesapeake,  and  the  Florida  coast.  Her 
hip  surgery  was  a  great  success.  Her 
daughter  Holly  is  taking  Nella  Gray 
Barkley's  seminar  and  enjoying  it  thor- 
oughly Diane  Johnson  deCamp  will 
put  in  her  usual  few  weeks  in  England, 
going  to  antique  fairs  and  driving  around. 


Tinker  Beard  reports  visiting  family  in 
Niagara  Falls,  New  Hampshire,  and  Maine; 
she  says  that  Didi  Stoddard's  recently 
remodeled  house  is  really  lovely  Tinker  is 
planning  to  spend  the  winter  in  Alabama 
and  Christmas  in  Indianapolis  Emily 
Hunter  Slingluff  and  Craig  took  a 
Mediterranean  cruise,  on  the  Love  Boat, 
Their  daughter  and  granddaughters  are 
tine,  and  their  son  has  just  become 
engaged.  Patsy  Smith  Ticer  reports  that 
her  first  year  as  a  Slate  Senator  was  tough 
but  she  got  her  feet  wet  After  the  session 
she  and  Jack  traveled  to  Berlin,  up  the  Elbe, 
in  Prague  and  Budapest,  and  they  are  just 
back  from  Egypt  where  their  youngest 
daughter  joined  them,  Liz  Rector  Keener 
and  Ross  vacationed  in  Maine,  Scotland 
and  England,  and  are  just  back  from  Florida 
visiting  their  year-old  grandson.  Ross  is 
planning  to  retire  in  1997  Liz  says  her  new 
kidney  is  now  2  1/2  years  old  and  works 
beautifully  And  linally  Art  and  I  are  leaving 
to  spend  a  week  at  the  Grand  Canyon  just 
as  soon  as  I  finish  typing  up  these  notes. 

Those  of  us  who  aren't  retired  or  trav- 
eling are  working  hard  and  enjoying  it. 
Catherine  Cage  Bruns  is  still  enjoying 
being  a  stockbroker  She  has  a  new  house 
in  Houston  and  travels  to  Mexico  occa- 
sionally on  business.  Camille  Williams 
Yow  worked  as  a  volunteer  during  the 
Olympics  and  says  it  was  fun  She  had  a 
mini-reunion  with  Mary  Boyd  Murray 
Trussell  and  Pam  Compton  Ware  in 
September  Fritz  Merriman  Naylor 
retired  from  one  job  and  started  another, 
part-time  tutoring.  She  is  teaching  adults  to 
read  and  finds  it  very  rewarding,  Phyllis 
Joyner  had  a  one-person  show  ol  her  art 
at  the  Paris-New  York-Kent  Gallery  in  Con- 
necticut recently  and  says  it  was  quite  suc- 
cessful. She  spent  six  weeks  in  India  a 
while  ago,  staying  in  three  different 
ashrams.  Sounds  interesting.  She  sees 
Jane  Feltus  Welch  and  Jim  in  New  York 
every  now  and  then  Patty  McClay 
Boggs  is  ready  to  retire  but  hasn't  done  it 
yet.  She  and  her  husband  spend  a  lot  of 
time  in  NC  visiting  the  2  grandchildren, 
and  they  take  the  2  Michigan  grandkids  to 
soccer  games  Honey  Addington 
Passano  reports  the  birth  ol  a  ninth 
grandchild  in  October  I'm  not  keeping 
score  (must  do  that  sometime)  but  it 
sounds  like  a  class  record.  She  was  expect- 
ing a  visit  from  those  busy  sailors  Bexy  and 
Bob  Knowles  any  day.  Chase  Lane 
Bruns  is  still  an  active  potter  in  Alexandria: 
her  daughter  Jordan  was  recently  married, 
Nella  Gray  Barkley's  career  counseling 
firm  is  highly  successful,  with  offices  in 
New  York,  Chicago,  Los  Angeles  and 
Atlanta,  She  has  become  a  nationally 
known  speaker,  and  gave  the  keynote 
address  at  a  recent  Centering  on  Women 
Conference  in  Charleston,  Amanda 
McThenia  lodice  reports  that  her  grand- 
daughter, who  recently  stayed  with  them,  is 
the  pertect  age — old  enough  to  comb  her 
hair  but  too  young  to  date.  Another  grand- 
daughter was  married  in  August,  and  she 
and  Don  went  to  the  wedding  in  Maine  and 


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did  some  camping  afterwards, 

Sally  Oberljn  Stevens'  note  made 
me  tired  to  read,  stie  is  doing  so  mucfi,  Stie 
and  tier  tiusband  are  botti  retired,  but  are 
working  tiard:  tie  on  wtiat  tias  become  a 
full-time  fiobby,  sfie  on  landscaping  tfieir 
grounds,  Stie  mentions  painting  birdtious- 
es,  playing  witfi  ttie  grandcfiildren  (one 
brand  new  one)  and  dogs,  chasing  ground- 
fiogs  with  a  golf  cart,  and  using  her  new 
rototiller  around  the  property.  You  have 
more  energy  than  I  do,  Sally 

A  few  late-arriving  notes  gave  me  the 
following  news:  Mary  Boyd  Murray 
Trussell  and  George  have  been  traveling 
in  Provence  and  Tuscany — gorgeous! — 
and  went  scuba  diving  in  Cozumel  and 
Bonaire,  She  has  a  new  grandchild,  and  is 
starting  a  mentoring  program  for  juvenile 
offenders.  Ethyl  Green  Banta  has  THREE 
new  grandchildren  and  has  a  daughter  get- 
ting married  next  summer.  She  will  spend 
Christmas  with  her  son  and  his  family  in 
Singapore,  She  will  also  visit  her  daughter 
Alice,  who  is  moving  to  Richmond,  VA 
soon  Come  and  see  me  loo.  Ethyl,  Joan 
Kells  Cook  has  visited  IVIexico  several 
times  lately  and  is  just  back  from  3  weeks 
in  Greece  and  Turkey  She  says  it  reminded 
her  of  all  that  Classical  Civilization  we 
studied.  She  reports  2  grandchildren,  a  boy 
and  a  girl  Ellse  Wachenfeld  de  Papp  is 
still  working  in  pathology  (one  more  year, 
she  says)  but  found  time  to  go  on  a  tour  to 
Egypt,  She  says  the  cruise  up  the  Nile  was 
fun  but  she  wouldn't  go  back  to  Cairo,  She 
has  2  grandchildren.  One  ol  her  daughters 
is  an  endocrinologist,  the  other  a  vet,  and 
her  son  is  an  electrical  engineer  She  is  still 
in  touch  with  some  of  the  SBC  faculty 
Elizabeth  Sprague  and  Gert  Prior 

That's  all  I  have.  If  you  want  to  be 
mentioned  next  year,  send  back  the  post- 
card! PS  I  was  impressed  with  the  fact  that 
several  of  you  sent  e-mail  responses,  and 
several  others  would  have  sent  faxes  except 
my  fax  machine  was  out  of  whack.  We 
seem  to  be  adjusting  well  to  new  technolo- 
gy 

1959 

President:  Courtney  Gibson  Pelley 
Secretary:  Ann  Pegram  Harris 
Fund  Agents:  Ann  Young  Bloom, 
Betsy  Smith  White 

IVIidstream  entre  reunions  here  again 
are  lots  of  happy  white  postcards  full  of 
grandbabies  and  cheer  [We  now  have  a 
1500  word  noose  it  this  sounds  strangled  ] 
Martha  Burnet  Carlisle,  Winston- 
Salem,  retired,  had  successful  operation 
then  zipped  oH  to  Tanzanian  safari;  then 
visited  Jackson  Hole  pal  [rope  ladders?] 
and  ran  another's  NC  state  senate  race 
Grandbaby  "Carley"  is  two,  (Retired?) 

Pat  Davis  Sutker,  Evansfon,  IL  dit; 
daughter  Cindy  marrying,  10/96;  husband 
Marshall,  (Pat's)  still  lawyers  but  also  vaca- 
tion more;  Pat  does  Goodwill  volunteer 
teaching  Parenting  and  works  on 
Davis/music  family  tree  in  S,E,  Ga,  Anyone 
help  her  on  that?  ,,,  Sally  Beattie 


Sinkler  in  Atlanta  had  beautiful  lolly  wed- 
ding of  son  Scott;  saw  Nina  Hopkins 

Raine  there,  both  beautiful  and  dear  as 
ever,  Sally  and  Brock  moved  to  an  apart- 
ment, yardfreei  Betsy  Brawner  Pitlman 
and  Frank  were  at  Atlanta  Opera  looking 
grand, 

Snowdon  Durham  Kisner  printed  she's 
moved  to  charming  Potomacside 
Shepherdstown,  WV  and  walks  to  most  of 
her  (mystery)  activities.  Son  Kenneth's 
bride,  wonderful;  both  boys  working,  pros- 
pering. She  "fairly  happy  for  arthritic  old 
lady"  (No  room  here  tor  fun,  Snowdon,) 
Alice  Cary  Farmer  Brown,  class  hero, 
now  SBC  crowned  as  Outstanding  Alumna, 
(We  knew  that )  We  proud  ACFB  also 
chairs  Garden  Club  of  America  "Visiting 
Gardens "  -  big,  tun.  Says  Elsie  Prichard 
Carter  was  facing  scary  RXs  in 
Charlottesville,  needs  us.  Young  Ann 
Bloom,  head  of  All  Reunion  Giving,  came 
to  SBC  and  is  wonderful  (We  tew  that) 
Also  sweet  Or  Elizabeth  Johnston 
Lipscomb,  too,  and  present  at 
Coronation  Penny  Fisher  Dunklee 
in  2  places  in  Arizona,  pots  and  paints; 
John  writes.  Elks  bugle  Children:  David 
preparing  another  Mt,  Bike  Book,  Debbie, 
New  York,  Fungshei  (??)  consultant;  Clint, 
California,  engaged.  Fishers  soon  visit 
Spain,  Elks  bugl^  Pres  Pelley 
(Courtney  Gibson,  y'all)  had  2  hurri- 
canes to  their  beach  house,  (Any  of  us,  girl, 
would  behave  better)  and  still  computes 
and  lobbies  volunteerly  with  Retired 
Educators,  Arlington-way  Suzanne 
Hater  Hambrick  writes  delightedly  of  2  HI 
grandsons  -  Hickory  NC;  undelighted  with 
ice  storm  damage.  Gay  Hart  Gaines  we 
just  glimpsed  on  C-Span;  she  is  all  over 
Palm  Beach  and  the  Rotogravure,  decora- 
tive and  cooly-dooly  as  ever 

Meri  Hagerty  Rumrill,  Springfield, 
Va,,  claims  the  most  adorable  1  year  old 
grandson;  he's  in  South  Dakota  which  has 
more  buffalos  than  people.  Who  can  argue 
with  besotted  grandmothers?  IVIeri 
designed  a  garden  for  the  U  S,  National 
Arboretum  in  DC,  mature  spring  '97  -  the 
Big  Time!  Mary  Harrison  Cooke  Carle 
in  Wynnewood,  Penn  still  works  at  a  Life 
Care;  rewarding  and  exhausting.  So  does 
Sam  her  dog  Chile  Rebecca  (SBC  '93) 
works  in  DC,  Cookie  went  with  SBC  to  New 
Zealand  last  year  "paradise,"  and  sends 
love.  Pet  Jane  Jamieson  Messer  is 
"still  kicking,"  had  the  pmk  ribbon  opera- 
tion, spring  '96,  then  she  ran  husband 
Frank's  superior  court  judge  reelection 
campaign,  (Connersville,  IN  residents)  We 
trust  all  is  well. 

Beautiful  Isa  Mary  Lowe  Ziegler 
reports  she's  on  San  Francisco's  Sfrybing 
Arboretum  Board,  Pacific  Horticulture 
Board  and  looking  at  2  years  hard  labor  as 
president  of  her  GCA  Club,  And  Sally 
Maylield  Schreiner  is  the  new  pastor  of 
First  Congregational  United  Church  of 
Christ  in  Manistee,  Michigan,  Bill  retired, 
daughter  Susan  and  granddaughter  Julie 
visit;  Florida  son  Bill  expected  soon  Sally! 
Preacher!   Sehr   cool,    Lizora    Miller 


Yonce  has  10/96  First  Grandson,  Sam, 
She  saws  lotsa  SBC  at  Mary  Blair  Scott 
Valentine's  child's  October  wedding, 
hooray'  Jane  Moore  Banks,  Baltimore, 
is  soon  handing  off  her  Retirement  Home 
business  to  son  and  two  daughters  Judy 
Nevins  LeHardy  and  the  captain  are  back 
from  their  five  year  Around  the  World  Sail, 
Sarah  Jane  Murdock  Moore  in 
Lynchburg  has  recently  lost  husband  Jim 
Please  write.  The  Rev,  Fleming  Parker 
Rutledge  is  Interim  Rector  at  St,  John's, 
Salisbury,  CT  1/2  done  on  a  book  and  busy 
speaking.  All  over  She  and  Dick  have  two 
grandchildren, 

Dr  Pickie  Payne  Hester,  clinical 
psychologist  in  Richmond,  has  "entered 
the  Blessed  Sisterhood  of  Grandmothers" 
with  Mary  Flam,  8/95,  Awwww  Virginia 
Ramsey  Crawford  had  two  joints 
repaired  and  they  were  off  to  Greece  and 
Turkey;  then  to  Chatauqua,  NY  Ginny 
Robinson  Harris's  Whitney  weds  June 
'97  in  their  garden  in  Highlands  Betsy 
Salisbury  Creekmore  had  Ann 
Turnbull  Kidd,  as  recent  overnight  guest 
in  Jackson,  Mississippyapisspy  Betsy  is  a 
portrait  artist'  Ann  Smith  Heist,  retired  in 
Ormond  Beach,  El;  is  working  toward  GCA 
Flower  arranging  judge  (I  think);  she  and 
John  started  a  Rowing  Association  and 
also  put  on  a  Croquet  Benefit  for  local 
museums  Lil  Betsy  Smith  White  saw 
Sue  Right  Rountree  at  Williamsburg 
SBC  Do,  praises  her  books  and  miniatures; 
"gel  her  to  Reunion!"  Sees  Irish  Coxe 
Ware  visiting  children  in  Betsy's  Charlotte, 
Has  3  grands  and  2  more  due,  sends  y'all 
love  Polly  Space  Dunn,  Savannah, 
same  cheery  news.  Daughter  Elizabeth  to 
wed  May  '97;  will  see  Betsy  Colwill 
Weigers  skiing  in  Colorado  Judy 
Sorley  Chalmers  still  in  New  Jersey 
exported  children  and  1  grand  to  Atlanta 
(We  still  hope)  She  and  daughter  did 
grand  medical  missionary  trip  to  Panama, 
Tabb  Thornton  Farinholt,  Richmond 
teacher,  and  Blair,  off  to  Switzerland  and 
Germany  then  home  to  meet  #5  in 
Pennsylvania,  Kathy  Tyler  Shelton  still 
way  up  there.  Newfoundland,  "John  will  not 
retire  as  Family  Doctor."  teaches  lay  min- 
istry gives  workshops  and  retreats,  3rd 
grandchild  due  Jan  '97;  she  still  sails,  skis 
,  Ga,  is  On  Her  Mind  (And  Vice  Versa, 
Kathy)  Jane  Wheeler  Garcia,  alphabet- 
ical cows  tail,  in  Oregon,  still  has  a  high 
schooler'  She's  refiretJ,  would  love  to  Get 
Involved  now  in  SBC,  (Listen,  y'all,) 
Rachel  Bok  Goldman  and  Allen  have 
one  toot  in  Maine  and  one  (each)  in 
Chicago;  says  hey  and  7th  gran'chile  due  in 
February  ,,,  who  has  the  most?  (I  have  the_ 
best,) 

Bryon  and  I  Keep  On  5  gorgeous 
grandbabies,  no  dog.  B,  retired  from  work 
and  driving.  We  just  did  the  SBC  western 
trip;  christened  Boston  baby  attended  NY  - 
GCA  meeting  ,,,  woof.  Come  Visit!  Love, 
Ann, 


1963 

President:  Betty  Stanly  Cates 

Secretary:  Katharine  Blackford 

Collins 

Fund  Agent:  Nancy  Dixon  Brown 

My  first  offering  ol  an  e-mail  option 
(kath@trib  com)  for  news  attracted  five  tak- 
ers -  not  bad  tor  a  class  that  graduated  20 
years  before  word  processors  and  about  30 
years  before  electronic  mail  became  an 
established  form  of  communication  "How 
easy  it  is!"  wrote  Cynthia  Hubbard 
Spangler  "I've  already  begun  to  lose  my 
ability  to  write  long-hand,"  She  wrote  ol  the 
"magical  event"  of  her  son's  wedding  4/96 
in  Napa  Valley  and  the  couple's  immediate 
departure  lor  Sydney  Aust,,  where  his 
sports  marketing  firm  dispatched  him  to 
work  on  the  2000  Olympics,  Cynthia  was 
headed  "down  under"  for  Christmas,  She 
says  her  FedEx  position  has  landed  her  "in 
the  fountain  ol  youth,  if  work  and  learning 
keep  you  young "  Rinda  King  de  Beck 
also  protesses  to  have  "forgotten  how  to 
write  with  a  pen,"  She's  also  professing  his- 
tory and  political  science  at  community 
colleges  in  the  Greensboro  area,  Rinda  had 
her  15  minutes  of  fame  when  six  TV  sta- 
tions showed  up  during  the  '96  election 
cycle  to  film  a  guest  speaker  in  one  of  her 
classes,  the  racing  mogul  who  ran  for  Sec, 
of  State  (and  lost)  in  NO  Her  class  coin- 
cided with  the  breaking  news  story  of  a 
contretemps  the  candidate  had  just  had 
with  another  driver  on  the  interstate.  Shows 
we  should  always  look  our  best,  I  guess. 
Rinda's  children  are  pursuing  their  medical 
careers  -  dental  student  Laurin  practicing 
her  crown  work  on  Rinda,  Karia  finishing 
psychiatry  residency  at  Chapel  Hill,  and 
Christian  heading  to  Puerto  Rico  to  med. 
school  In  news  from  another  medically- 
gifted  family.  Cynthia  Livingstone 
Gibert,  whose  practice  is  specialized  in  the 
treatment  of  AIDS,  attended  the  latest  Int'l 
AIDS  conf  in  Vancouver,  accompanied  by 
her  husband  Steve.  Son  Chris  graduated 
from  U  of  ARK  med  school.  Daughter  Jenny 
is  pursuing  an  MBA  at  Vanderbilt, 
Barbara  Sullivan  Wanamaker  con- 
cedes that  e-mail  is  great,  but  that  she  has- 
n't quite  got  the  hang  of  it.  She  is  still 
involved  in  real  estate  on  Long  Island,  trav- 
eling, and  keeping  up  with  three  grown 
kids.  Son  Dave,  25.  and  his  "Expanding 
Man"  band  released  a  Columbia  disc  last 
Aug  .  "Head  to  the  Ground."  and  then  took 
off  on  a  nationwide  tour  Her  oldest  child  is 
finishing  at  U  of  Colo  at  Boulder  Barbara 
saw  Carol  Crowley  Karm  recently  Julia 
Fort  Lowe  is  another  e-mail  resister, 
despite  stalwart  efforts  of  son  Seth,  an 
undergraduate  at  U  of  Memphis,  "to  drag 
Bob  and  me  into  computer  literacy"  Son 
Bob  III  is  a  3d  yr,  med,  student  at 
Vanderbilt,  Julia's  still  an  enthusiastic  ten- 
nis player,  gardener  and  arts  and  sympho- 
ny backer 

Sarah  Hitch  Hill  and  Harvey  had 
their  first  grandchild.  Ben,  1 1/6,  They  spent 
three  weeks  last  summer,  with  both  sons 
and  their  wives,  at  a  farmhouse  on  the 


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SWEET  BRIAR  COLLEGE 


Dingle  peninsula  in  SW  Ireland  "There 
were  45  shades  of  gteen,  and  hedges  of 
wild  fuschia.  In  the  evenings  we  burned 
peat  cut  from  the  nearby  bogs,"  Sarah's 
book,  "Weaving  New  Worlds:  An 
Ecological  History  of  Southeastern 
Cherokee  Women  and  Their  Basketry." 
published  by  UNC  Press,  will  be  out  by  the 
time  these  notes  are  published.  Sarah, 
along  with  Julia  Ann  Hunt,  helped  Nancy 
McDowell  tie  the  knot  in  style  4/96.  She 
married  Jerry  Sawaza,  an  economics  prof, 
at  U  ol  Conn  "I  fell  rich,  indeed,  to  have 
them  here  with  me  -  had  to  keep  pinching 
myself  to  be  sure  it  really  was  1996 "  Later, 
Nancy  spent  "a  lovely  long,  busy  couple  of 
weeks"  with  daughter  Kathy  who  had  pre- 
sented Nancy  with  her  second  grandchild, 
a  girl  In  other  wedding  news,  Laura  Lee 
Brown  was  married  in  Oct  and  took  off  on 
a  monthlong  honeymoon  Ginger  Cales 
Mitchell,  who  attended,  provided  more 
detail:  "She  married  Sieve  Wilson  while 
standing  on  a  high  bluff  overlooking  the 
Ohio  R.  on  a  gorgeous  autumn  afternoon  at 
sunset.  She  never  looked  prettier  or  happi- 
er" Ginger  and  Cecil  Collins  Scanlon 
went  to  Argentina  last  Feb.  Ginger  was  back 
in  time  to  "help  oldest  daughter  Jennifer 
put  finishing  touches  on  wedding  plans." 
The  marriage  took  place  at  Spring  Island  off 
the  coast  of  SC.  Ginger's  travel  bug  still  not 
satiated,  she  and  Mitch  spent  two  months 
in  China  in  Sept 

Ann  Knickerbocker  McCulloch  is 
sure  she's  the  "grandmother  of  the  90s"  as 
she  completes  her  graduate  work  at  Dallas 
Theological  Seminary  "My  computer.,  is 
flanked  by  a  crib  used  by  our  grandson 
Andrew"  Lyn  Clark  Pegg,  in  Dululh,  is 
also  completing  her  doctoral  dissertation 
entitled  "Case  Studies  of  Eleven  Women  ol 
Color  in  Corporate  America."  She  called  it 
an  "important  lite  work  for  me  and  hopeful- 
ly (one  that)  will  be  useful  to  corporations 
as  they  attempt  to  include  and  capitalize  on 
the  richness  of  diversity  in  our  midst" 
Ginni  Corwin  Millo  has  opted  lor  a 
"sweet  deal"  involving  early  retirement 
from  Northrop,  "to  see  what  I've  been  miss- 
ing these  32  years  and  spend  some  time 
without  a  full  time  job."  She's  taking  grad- 
uate courses  in  computer  science  at 
Harvard,  and  spending  more  time  with  son 
Gregory,  who's  just  entered  h.s.  Another 
happy  retiree  -  Jane  Goodridge  -  left  IBM 
in  Oct.  and  was  on  her  way  to  sail  around 
the  Bahamas  for  an  undetermined  period  ol 
lime.  Former  retiree  Julia  Arnold  Morey 
is  back  at  work  at  Historic  Hudson  Valley, 
conducting  tours  to  six  sites  in  the  valley 
She's  having  a  hard  time  keeping  up  with 
the  grandkids  count,  but  thinks  it  reached 
eight  last  summer.  She  planned  an  Oct. 
visit  in  Greenville  SC  with  Penny 
Pamplin  Reeves 

Too  busy  to  retire  is  Allie 
Stemmons  Simon,  who  finally  moved 
into  the  much  talked  ol  dream  house,  with 
"real  guest  quarters  so  everyone  can  come 
visitl"  In  Oct.  Allie  and  husband  Heinz 
moved  their  offices  to  Irving/Las  Colinas, 
the  same  Dallas  suburb  in  which  they  live. 


They  traveled  twice  to  Germany  in  the  wake 
ol  Heinz'  mother's  death  there.  They  also 
went  to  see  their  daughter  in  London,  and 
on  a  cruise  through  the  Norwegian  fjords  to 
celebrate  their  25th  anniversary.  Some 
classmates  have  already  taken  Allie  up  on 
the  hospitality  offer,  KeitI  Matheson 
Wood  and  Frank  paid  a  visit,  which  Allie 
returned  when  the  Woods'  son  Gordon  was 
married  in  Kansas  City,  Keitt  writes  that  the 
bride  is  Carrie  Gutekunst.  a  first-grade 
teacher  in  Lawrence,  KS,  and  that  Gordon 
is  a  computer  consultant  Daughter  Helen 
is  a  catering  sales  mgr  for  an  Atlanta 
restaurant  group.  Lee  Kucewicz 
Parham.  also  a  guest  of  Allie,  found  lime 
to  visit  Stevie  Fontaine  Keown  in  her 
new  Richmond  home,  and  visit  her  all-time 
favorite  Italian  teacher,  Signor  Del  Greco  in 
Charlottesville,  Anne  Carter  Brothers  is 
turning  out  some  stunning  watercolors  - 
she  sent  me  the  notice  of  her  one-woman 
show  in  Nov  with  a  photo  of  a  charming 
front  porch  scene.  It  evokes  a  lime  when  a 
front  porch  said  more  about  a  family  than 
the  security  system  warnings  ol  today 
Anne  attributes  her  transition  to  profes- 
sional artist  lo  the  "encouragement  and 
overlavish  praise"  of  SBC  classmates. 
Encouragement  in  the  form  of  a  commis- 
sioned work  came  from  Anne  Leavell 
Reynolds.  When  not  painting,  Anne 
Brothers  is  granddaughter-sitting  with  son 
Carter's  daughter  Another  grandchild  is  on 
the  way  Son  Jay  is  manager  of  their  fami- 
ly-owned travel  agency  Gary  is  in  LA 
shooting  his  first  movie  as  ass't  to  produc- 
tion head. 

Also  working  the  brushes  harder  since 
her  children  left  home  is  Cheri  Fitzgerald 
Burchard.  She's  also  an  interior  designer 
and  art  consultant,  Lynn  Carol  Blau  is 
having  fun  with  her  travel  and  lifestyle  con- 
sulting CO.  Their  daughter  Elizabeth  is  in 
NYC  helping  open  the  new  Le  Cirque 
restaurant  Their  other  daughter,  Alex,  is 
getting  an  MFA  at  the  RISD.  Nancy  Brown 
Dixon  still  works  with  special  ed  students, 
while  helping  daughter  Katherine  search 
out  colleges.  Their  son  is  now  12,  Nancy 
enjoyed  volunteering  at  the  '96  Olympics, 
Also  watehing  the  Olympics,  particularly 
the  equestrian  events,  was  Jean  Meyer 
Aloe,  who  was  visiting  her  longtime  riding 
friend  Pat  Col  Iyer  Zavitz  ('60)  at  her  new 
home  in  Atlanta,  Jean  is  active  in  AAUW 
and  is  a  commissioner  in  CT  for  the  Clan 
Grant  society  which  entitles  her  to  don  a 
kilt  and  represent  the  clan  at  various  func- 
tions. One  daughter  is  pursuing  a  doctorate 
in  psych  at  Northwestern,  and  the  other 
has  transterred  to  UPenn  where  she's  a  pre- 
med  major.  Also  in  the  Olympics  crowd 
was  Betsy  Parker  McColl,  no  mean  ath- 
lete herself.  Betsy  is  still  tearing  up  the  ten- 
nis circuit,  traveling  last  year  to  Tenn,  and 
Tex.  for  tournaments.  Daughter  Eliza  is  fin- 
ishing her  sophomore  year  at  UNC,  where 
she  pledged  Tri  Delt  with  Betsy 
McDonald  McCutcheon's  daughter 
Lauren.  The  two  Betsys  have  enjoyed  get- 
ting together  there. 

Kathy  Caldwell  Patten  and  Bryan 


spend  more  lime  at  their  home  in  Maine, 
now  that  their  nest  is  empty  Son  Bryan  is 
finishing  at  Yale,  and  Sarah  is  a  jr  at 
Cornell,  Dartmouth  grad,  Kathleen  worked 
in  Paris  for  a  yr  and  is  trying  to  find  a  job 
in  NYC  More  graduations  from  UVA  lor 
Sallie  Yon  Williams's  boys,  Whitredge, 
25,  wilh  an  MBA  and  JD,  is  now  an  invest- 
ment banker  in  NYC.  Courtney  earned  his 
BA  and  is  looking  for  work  in  entertainment 
financing  Mary  Lou  Morton 
Seilheimer  is  still  hard  at  work  on  a  cap- 
ital fund  drive  for  the  Garden  Club  of  VA, 
and  involved  in  other  volunteer  organiza- 
tions, while  husband  Charlie  stays  busy 
with  real  estate  and  historic  preservation. 
Son  Charlie  is  a  junior  at  Middlebury  in 
economics,  while  Anne  is  "having  a  ball"  at 
the  corporate  collections  depi,  at  Sotheby's 
in  NYC,  Karen  Gill  Meyer  did  some 
hands-on  real  estate,  "tearing  a  house 
down  to  the  ground"  at  Paradise  Valley  golf 
course  near  Phoenix,  then  acting  as  con- 
tractor for  putting  it  back  together.  All  that 
while  continuing  her  job  at  Smith  Barney 

On  the  foreign  and  travel  front, 
Harriet  Reese  Jensen  writes  from 
Denmark  that  her  youngest  son  has  mar- 
ried and  produced  a  daughter,  Harriet's  first 
grandchild.  She  was  looking  forward  to  a 
visit  from  her  parents,  "still  going  strong  at 
92  and  81  Valerie  Elbrick  Hanlon  flew 
to  Rio  de  Janeiro  lo  wateh  the  filming  of  a 
movie  about  the  1969  kidnapping  of  her 
father,  when  he  was  ambassador  to  Brazil 
She  had  a  bit  part  "in  the  background  ol 
one  party  scene,"  she  writes.  The  film  is 
directed  by  Bruno  Barreto  who  did  "Dona 
Flor  and  her  Two  husbands "  Back  in  DC 
Valerie  continues  to  bring  classical  music 
to  DC  schools  in  her  "Bach  to  School"  pro- 
gram, now  in  its  8th  year  Son  Nicholas  is  a 
jr  at  Tulane  Her  older  son  Burke  lives  with 
her  and  works  in  DC  Valerie  recently  had  a 
glimpse  of  Nerissa  vom  Baur  Roehrs, 
who  now  lives  in  Leipzig  Betty  Stanley 
Cates  and  Meta  Bond  Magavney  went 
to  England  last  Sept.  They  had  "perfect 
weather  and  a  fabulous  time,"  Betty  writes. 
She  was  headed  lor  the  Oct  Alumnae 
Council  at  SBC.  McNair  Currie 
Maxwell  and  Bob  had  a  "terrific  driving 
trip"  thru  Germany  and  Italy  tor  six  weeks 
last  summer  lo  celebrate  their  30'^  anniver- 
sary The  sad  downside  is  that  her  mother 
died  while  she  was  away  and  she  didn't 
hear  until  the  day  before  the  funeral  She 
also  went  to  Puerto  Vallarte  to  visit  daugh- 
ter Ashley,  who  has  a  baby  girl  Son 
Reynolds,  a  1995  Stanford  grad.  is  using 
his  Latin  degree  to  help  universities  and 
endowments  invest  their  money  Judy 
Gutches  Needham  finally  found  time  for 
her  first  trip  to  Europe  -  2  1/2  weeks  in 
Switzerland  and  Italy  with  a  church  group. 
Judy  was  elected  to  the  Ft.  Worth  School 
Board.  She  also  raises  money  for  United 
Way. 

Sadly  our  classmate  Nancy-Lane 
Rogers  Burghardt  died  at  the  Princess 
Margaret  Cancer  Hospital  in  Toronto  last 
July  Nancy  had  earned  a  Masters  in 
Education  from  U  Toronto  and  worked  near 


there  as  a  family  therapist  Our  sympathy  to 
her  husband  John,  her  father  Philip,  and 
her  daughters  Lissa  and  Rebecca, 

Our  older  son's  passion  for  Whitewater 
kayaking  has  drawn  us  into  a  tamer  substi- 
tute —  sea  kayaking.  We  spent  a  week  on 
a  sea  kayak  tour  of  the  Queen  Charlotte 
Islands,  between  Vancouver  Island  and 
Alaska,  with  my  brothers  and  their  wives 
last  summer.  The  killer  whales,  the  birds, 
the  mists,  the  beauty  -  it  was  a  superb  out- 
ing, in  spite  of  nearly  continual  rain.  Is 
there  anyone  out  there  who  could  do  the 
newsnotes  in  the  fall  of  '97?  I  expect  to  be 
on  sabbatical  wilh  John  in  Mexico  at  that 
time,  and  I  fear  that  mail  delays  might  make 
me  even  later  than  usual  in  completing  this 
enjoyable  task.  Thanks  to  all  of  you  for  your 
contributions.  I  am  continually  amazed  and 
delighted  at  the  diversity  of  news  and 
views.  Last  but  not  least,  one  year  from  now 
we  will  have  our  35th  class  reunion, 
Nancy  McDowell  promised  at  our  last 
reunion  lo  put  together  a  special  question- 
naire to  be  administered  some  lime  this 
year,  so  she  and  I  will  center  on  that  and 
have  it  sent  to  you.  It  will  explore  our  class 
members'  views  and  experiences  following 
the  past  three-and-a-half  decades  of 
tumultuous  social  change,  and  through  our 
own  vicissitudes.  Exciting?  I  think  so.  Plan 
now  to  be  there  at  Sweet  Briar.  May  29-31, 
1998. 

1967 

Secretary:  Judith  Bensen  Stigle 
Fund  Agent:  Sally  Twedell  Bagley 

Thanks  to  all  for  your  news.  I  am  just 
back  from  Alumnae  Council  at  SBC  and  it 
is  more  beautiful  than  ever,  so  for  those  of 
you  who  have  not  been  home  to  "MOTH- 
ER" do  come  lor  our  30th  in  May  So  far 
those  who  have  indicated  they  plan  to 
attend  are:  Dalton,  Bensen,  Blew,  Tillman, 
Stoddard,  Gawthrop,  Baker,  Darby,  R. 
Brown,  Berguido,  Lucas,  Milton,  Randolph, 
Bollard,  Wiglesworth,  M.L,  Smith,  Ewalt, 
Blackstock,  Barnhardt,  Gillespie,  File, 
Frazier,  MacRae,  Willingham 

Diane  "Toots"  Dalton  is  still  with 
the  Milwaukee  Rep  Theatre  Once  again 
Diane  chaired  the  steering  committee  for 
the  Wisconsin  Aids  Walk  with  Belte  Midler 
as  the  honorary  chair  and  over  $1  Million 
was  raised,  I  enjoy  Alum  Council  because 
Diane  and  I  gel  lo  be  roommates  for  3  days. 
Janie  Willingham  McNabb  plans  to 
sell  her  ladies  speciality  shop  early  in  97  so 
she  can  spend  more  time  being  a  grandma, 
gardening,  and  traveling.  Linda  Fite  and 
Herb  are  still  enjoying  rural  Kerhonkson, 
NY  100  miles  from  Manhattan.  Linda  has 
had  many  changes  this  year  but  has  much 
love  in  her  life  and  is  "physically  fat.  emo- 
tionally stable  and  spiritually  rich". 
Francois,  Arielle  and  Lynn  Frazier  Gas 
spent  the  summer  in  Telluride,  CO  climbing 
mountains,  fly  fishing  and  canoeing  Mary 
Gillespie  Monroe  is  still  teaching 
Biology  at  Richard  Bland  College  in 
Petersburg,  VA  while  her  daughter  graduat- 
ed from  W&M  and  is  teaching  in  TX.  Her 


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second  daughter  is  taking  a  semester  at 
Columbia  Univ,  and  worl<ing  for  Cornell 
Medical  Center  on  an  Aids  project.  Gracey 
Stoddard  is  doing  well  in  NYC  wtiile  her  2 
sons  are  at  W  &  M  Bonnie  Blew  Pierie 
was  so  busy  this  summer  that  our  bimonth- 
ly golf  games  were  neglected.  Son  Tommy 
is  graduating  from  Miami  of  Ohio  and 
daughter  Elizabeth  is  marrying  in  June. 

Randy  Brown  is  soon  to  be  single, 
celebrated  her  50th  being  a  new  grand- 
mother. She  had  the  wonderful  opportunity 
to  travel  in  Europe  with  her  mother  and  sis- 
ters Kat  Barnhardt  Chase  and  Bob  are 
in  Amherst,  Kat  teaches  literature,  history 
and  English  in  the  middle  school  in 
Lynchburg  and  Bob  teaches  Computer 
Science  and  Math  at  SBC,  They  have  a  6th 
grader  and  a  sophomore  at  U,  Tenn.  Vicky 
Jones  is  gainfully  employed  m 
Correspondent  Banking  and  engrossed  in 
family  life  with  their  son  in  3rd  grade  in  a 
NYC  public  school,  IVIargy  Dortch 
Brooks  is  very  busy  with  residential  real 
estate  sales  in  Nashville  and  looks  fonA/ard 
to  visiting  SBC  friends  when  in  DC  with 
their  daughter,  who  lives  in  Alexandria, 
Their  son  is  at  U,  Georgia.  Prissy 
Blackstock  Kurz  is  coming  from  St, 
Louis  tor  reunion  and  looks  forward  to  see- 
ing old  friends  and  enjoying  the  beauty  of 
the  SBC  campus  once  again,  Stephanie 
Ewalt  Coleman  has  had  a  busy  year 
merging  two  families,  a  new  home  in  a  new 
county,  and  getting  her  youngest  son  set- 
tled in  a  new  school  Stephanie  is  working 
for  her  husband  Ron's  business,  insurance 
adjusting  and  litigation  management,  along 
with  her  two  stepsons.  Her  son  is  a  Jr,  at 
James  Madison  and  her  oldest  is  out  of 
school  and  job  searching.  While  at  SBC  in 
October  I  saw  Maria  WIglesworth 
Hemmings,  Gratchen  Bullard  Barber 
and  Marlon  MacRae  who  were  back  on 
campus  for  reunion  fundraising  seminars, 
Maria  is  still  at  NASDAQ  and  volunteers  at 
a  hospital  ER  and  through  her  church 
Marion  has  had  a  tough  year  with  some 
medical  problems  and  recently  lost  her 
youngest  sister  in  a  car  accident,  Kerry 
Weber  Brown  feels  she  will  never  suffer 
from  "empty  nest"  syndrome.  Her  9  yr,  old 
keeps  her  busy  as  a  school  volunteer,  cub 
scout  leader,  and  soccer  and  baseball  fan. 
Her  other  son  is  a  senior  at  U,  Michigan, 
Margaret  Mapp  Young  had  a  year  of 
milestones.  Her  youngest  graduated  from 
UVA,  her  second  is  managing  Arlington 
Sport  and  Health  and  her  eldest  just  mar- 
ried. She  and  Dick  enjoy  their  freedom  with 
travel  and  fishing,  Beth  Glaser 
Morchower  enjoys  her  work  as  a  financial 
analyst  for  Signet  Bank  and  is  getting  mar- 
ried to  Larry  Mullins  in  early  1997,  Jane 
Stephenson  Wilson  says  hello  to  all 
Stella  Mae  Renchard  Seamans  is 
writing  her  3rd  novel  which  deals  with 
deafness.  Her  children  (5)  are  all  occupied: 
working  in  China,  studying  architecture. 
Maine  Maritime  Academy  high  school  and 
elementary  school.  Her  husband  Tony  is  a 
financial  analyst, 

Lyn  Milton  Walker  finished  her 


doctorate  in  psychology  and  works  at 
Harbor-UCLA  Medical  Center  in  child  and 
adolescent  psychiatry.  It  is  both  grueling 
and  fascinating.  Her  son  graduated  from 
McGIII  and  her  daughter  is  a  sophomore  at 
Marymount  and  plays  in  a  men's  roller 
hockey  league,  Stephanie  Lucas 
Harrison  continues  to  practice  law  in 
Houston  and  lakes  ballet,  Jill  Berguldo 
Gill  is  doing  very  well  with  her  tutoring 
business  while  her  husband  Bruce  bought 
an  Amish  horse  and  carriage  Their  son  is  a 
jr  in  high  school  Barbie  Tillman  Kelley 
had  a  surprise  visit  from  Gracey  Stoddard 
who  was  in  Birmingham,  Barbie  writes  that 
all  are  healthy  and  happy  The  kids  are  2. 3, 
20  and  14,  She  and  Carlton  are  taking  a 
'honeymoon'  after  17  yrs  of  marriage  by 
visiting  all  Mayan  ruins  in  the  Yucatan, 
Hallie  Darby  Smith  wrote  that  her 
daughter  is  in  3rd  yr,  law  school  at  Notre 
Dame  and  her  son  is  a  sophomore  at 
Hampden-Sydney  and  is  traveling  the  road 
to  Hollins  Beth  Gawthrop  Riely  just 
had  published  the  2nd  edition  of  her  riictio- 
nary  The  Chefs  Companion:  A  Concise 
Dictionary  of  Cuiinary  Terms.  Ten  years 
after  its  first  edition,  it  includes  new  mater- 
ial on  Asian,  Middle  Eastern  and  Latin 
cooking  Gene  King  Leyden  has 
expanded  her  work  teaching  dance  to  3-13 
yr,  olds  to  a  group  of  seniors  with 
Alzheimer's,  She  is  putting  together  a  guide 
and  music  for  other  groups  around  the 
country  to  use  Susan  Sumners 
Alloway  was  ordained  as  a  Presbyterian 
minister  in  Oct,  1996,  She  will  be  the  solo 
pastor  lor  the  Bloomsburg.  NJ  Presbyterian 
Church  and  is  1  of  5  women  solo  pastors 
out  of  66  in  that  geographic  Presbyterian 
division  of  churches,  Peggy  Minis 
Trethewey  is  still  involved  with  the  San 
Francisco  Museum  of  Art,  Peggy  and  5 
friends  with  2  male  guides  sea  kayaked  the 
north  coast  of  Molokai  in  Hawaii  for  5  days, 
which  they  found  fun  and  challenging, 
Laura  Pratt  Gregg's  time  is  divided 
between  children  (27  to  18)  who  are  now  in 
college,  law  school  or  working,  and  gar- 
dening and  sailing  and  tennis  She  says, 
"What  more  can  one  want?"  Pat  Neithold 
Hertzberg  writes  of  the  trials  and  tribula- 
tions of  running  a  small  business.  The  title 
of  President  comes  with  the  functional 
duties  of  mailroom  clerk,  word  processor, 
file  clerk  and  receptionist,  Pat  is  President 
of  the  Washington  Society  of  Investment 
Analysts,  and  has  guest  lectured  on  invest- 
ments to  undergraduates  and  MBAers, 
Toni  Naren  Gates  is  still  involved  with 
her  children's  theater  and  hopes  to  contin- 
ue it  into  the  21st  century  Her  son  is  a  sr, 
at  a  performing  arts  school  outside  Boston 
while  her  daughter  is  an  actress  in  L,A,  with 
an  agent  and  a  small  part  in  a  pilot, 

Anne  Stuart  Brown  Swann  and 
Kirk  are  relishing  their  nearly  30  yrs,  of 
marriage  with  both  sons  out  of  college, 
Anne  Stuart  recently  had  her  4th  eye  oper- 
ation lor  her  rare  glaucoma  condition  in 
one  eye,  Susan  Tucker  is  a  volunteer 
organizer  for  the  High  Museum's  special 
exhibit  on  Henri  Matisse  to  be  held  10/96, 


While  at  SBC  I  saw  an  article  on  this  event 
and  some  wonderful  pictures  of  Susan, 
Susan  had  two  trips  to  France  and  a  relax- 
ing New  Years  in  Mexico,  Carol 
MacMillan  Stanley  is  still  practicing  law 
in  Delray  Beach  as  a  Board  Certified 
Estates,  Wills  and  Trust  lawyer  Their  son  is 
a  sophomore  at  Princeton  and  is  on  the 
football  team  Baird  Shinberger  Bell 
still  works  at  Sf  Stephens/St  Agnes 
School,  She  wrote  that  Ruth  Marshall 
Bell  has  filled  in  teaching  Latin,  Baird's  2 
sons  are  in  Charlottesville,  Vicky  Baker 
spent  the  past  summer  on  an  Asian 
Odyssey  which  included  research  in  India. 
Bangladesh,  and  China  She  also  signed  a 
contract  with  Harcourt  Brace  for  her  case 
study  A  Sinhalese  Village  in  SriLanka  - 
Coping  with  Uncertainty  Susan  Soriero 
Galbreath  and  family  have  been  living  in 
San  Antonio  lor  20  years  and  when  they 
can  they  escape  to  a  lake  house  on  Lake 
LBJ  Eugenia  Bull  Ryner  has  been 
appointed  the  Administrative  Librarian  at 
the  FBI  Academy  in  Ouanfico.  VA  and  looks 
forward  to  becoming  reacguainted  with 
SBC  alums  in  the  area  Diane  Mann 
Lankford  and  Frank  are  building  a  new 
home  in  Atlanta  instead  of  remodeling  an 
old  one.  Their  son  is  still  pitching  lor  the 
NY  Yankee  system  and  is  in  Venezuela 
while  their  daughter  is  a  Sr,  at  U, 
Richmond  Lynn  Gullett  Strazzini  is  in 
her  12th  year  commuting  to  her  FAA  |ob. 
She  says  the  wear  and  tear  is  cumulative 
but  the  job  is  great.  She  hopes  to  retire 
between  1997  and  2002  I  received  a  letter 
from  the  daughter  of  Eleanor  Kidd 
Crossley  saying  that  her  parents  are  in 
Zimbabwe  -  a  mission  from  the  United 
Methodist  Church.  Life  appears  to  be  a  lit- 
tle different  in  Zimbabwe  when  they  went 
shopping  and  left  the  window  open  only  to 
come  home  and  find  their  bananas  were 
missing.  No  one  had  told  them  of  the 
neighborhood  wild  monkeys.  So  nice  to 
hear  from  Anne  Carr  Bingham  who  is 
now  living  in  Salem,  CT  Kim  is  with  the 
Immigration  and  Naturalization  Service  as  a 
lawyer  and  Anne  is  helping  run  a  country 
inn/B&B  in  Salem  called  the  Woodbridge 
Farm  Anne  also  will  fulfill  a  lifelong  dream 
of  returning  to  college  lor  her  undergradu- 
ate degree  at  Eastern  CT  State  Univ,  M. 
Lindsay  Smith  Newsom's  daughter  Kate 
graduated  from  Duke  in  '96  and  is  working 
in  Vail  until  grad  school,  Lindsay  visited 
this  summer  with  Sue  Morck  Perrin  and 
Sally  Haskell  Hulcher  at  Sue's  Pawleys 
Island  home  Carroll  Randolph  Barr  is 
still  Director  of  Studies  at  Huguenot 
Academy  where  her  son  is  a  sophomore. 
Their  son  Michael  is  a  Kappa  Sig  at  UVA, 
Carroll  spent  2  months  in  Michigan  this 
summer  with  the  boys  and  played  lots  of 
tennis  and  some  golf  Finally,  Sally 
Twedell  Bagley  wrote  that  she  now  has  a 
chauffeur  -  her  youngest  daughter  just 
turned  15,  Sally  is  serving  her  2nd  term  as 
President  of  the  Women's  Club  while  con- 
tinuing to  work  with  the  Museum  of  Fine 
Arts  and  has  28  piano  students  Your 
Secretary  is  in  the  midst  of  moving  within 


my  town  (downsizing)  and  planning  on 
wintering  in  FL  and  playing  golf  every  day 
I  have  finally  learned  how  to  "SAY  NO"  to 
every  committee  and  event  planned  in  town 
though  am  still  actively  involved  with  the 
Republicans  and  the  local  VNA,  SEE  YOU 
IN  MAY  1997,  Remember  to  support  our 
Class  Fund  Raising  and  the  community  of 
SBC 

1971 

President:  Jacque  Penny 
Secretary:  Caroline  Tuttle  Murray 
Fund  Agent:  Camilla  Crocker 
Wodehouse 

Reunion  25  was  a  joy!  We  missed 
those  of  you  who  could  not  come  but.  fear 
not.  we  talked  about  you.  Those  who  did 
come  were  simply  the  most  accomplished 
and  best-lookin'  group  of  women  I  have 
ever  had  the  pleasure  of  spending  a  week- 
end with,  I  am  extremely  proud  to  be  a 
member  of  this  class,  though  I  must  con- 
less  to  a  lingering  feeling  of  inferiority. 
Many  thanks  to  our  outgoing  officers  and 
fund-agentsi 

Rhoda  Allen  Brooks  (Cincinnati. 
OH)  is  excited  about  SBC  English  profes- 
sor and  author.  John  Gregory  Brown,  com- 
ing to  speak  at  her  children's  school, 
Frances  Barnes  Kennamer 
(Montgomery.  AL)  commented  on  the 
"scent  of  SBC"  bringing  back  so  many 
memories  at  reunion.  She  has  done  much 
traveling  lately  and  continues  to  work  in 
public  health.  Mary  Bell  Parks 
(Loveland.  CO)  is  teaching  preschool  and 
completing  her  masters  in  Early  Childhood 
Special  Education.  She  has  one  child  in 
college,  one  in  h.s,.  and  one  in  second 
grade  We  are  so  proud  of  Beryl 
Bergquist  Farris  (Atlanta.  GA)  for  receiv- 
ing the  Distinguished  Alumna  Award  at 
SBC's  Opening  Convocation,  Jacque 
Penny,  Barbara  Brand,  and  Amanda 
Megargee  Sutton  attended  the  ceremony 
and  Amanda  reported  that  it  was  "very 
moving  to  see  all  those  young  women 
being  addressed  by  our  classmate!" 
Marilyn  (not  Mimi)  Boyd  Silar  has 
been  in  Richmond.  VA  since  1993,  and 
works  in  sales  for  an  award  winning  video 
production  company  while  husband 
Vaughn  is  starting  his  own  business,  Kay 
Brown  Grala  (N  Tarrytown,  NY)  has  sur- 
vived three  bank  acguisitions  and  is  cur- 
rently a  VP  and  Assistant  General  Counsel 
at  Greenpoint  Bank,  She  not  only  takes  care 
of  three  children  and  two  dogs  but  runs 
marathons  while  her  husband  Broni  rides 
bikes  a  hundred  miles  at  a  time,  Cami 
Crocker  Wodehouse  is  happily  re-situ- 
ated in  Ponte  Vedra.  FL  after  7  years  in 
Richmond.  Son  Charlie  is  at  UVA.  Daughter 
Casey  is  in  10th  grade  at  Episcopal  H.S.  in 
Jacksonville  and  very  involved  in  crew. 
Cami  volunteers  for  the  Guardian  Ad  Litem 
program  and  also  records  rainfall  and 
kayaks  from  her  house  to  collect  water 
samples  to  test  tor  phosphates  and  nitrates 
for  the  county  Louise  Dempsey 
McKean  (Gilford.  NH)  is  planning  a  tami- 


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ly  trip  to  Florence  at  Ttianksgiving  to  visit 
daugtiter  Margot,  wtio  is  ttiere  witti  tfie 
Syracuse  program.  Louise  is  still  a  real 
estate  paralegal  Stie  and  Ted  enjoy  tfie 
empty  nest  alttiougfi  it  "still  fills  up  often." 
Dr.  Betty  Duson  (Bellaire,  TX)  is  in  a  rad- 
ically changing  profession  (psychology),  is 
getting  back  into  writing,  and  discovering 
the  joys  of  cub  scout  camping.  She  is 
"longing  more  than  ever  to  check  out  for- 
eign and  exotic  cultures."  Deb  Eck  (San 
Diego,  CA)  was  not  able  to  make  Reunion 
because  she  was  preparing  for  her  first 
wedding  -  on  the  cliffs  overlooking  the 
ocean  in  La  Jolla,  CA.  She  has  a  travel 
agency  and  a  wonderful  15  year  old  step- 
son. She  honeymooned  on  a  "Golden  Art 
Treasures  Tour  of  Russia."  Kathy  Garcia 
Pegues  (Warrenton,  VA)  -  whom  Lynne 
Manov  Sprinsky  calls  the  "Queen  ol 
Everything"  -  is  now  teaching  gifted  and 
talented  middle  school  students.  Sadly,  she 
lost  her  mother  and  father-in-law  this  year 
Her  daughter  Emily,  is  a  member  of  SBC 
Class  of  '00  and  son  Adam  is  hoping  for 
UVA  Husband  John  is  a  h.s.  principal. 
Elizabeth  Glassman  (Santa  Fe,  NM)  is 
President  of  the  Georgia  O'Keefe 
Foundation,  which  recently  opened  the 
home  of  the  artist  to  the  public  Barbara 
Gracey  Backer  (Defray  Beach,  FL)  spent 
the  summer  at  their  home  in  Beech 
Mountain,  NC,  and  keeps  hopping  with 
John  (11),  David  (9),  and  Katie  (7).  She 
works  part-time  in  insurance  and  "stays 
useful"  doing  volunteer  work.  Lendon 
Gray  (Bedford,  NY)  continues  to  teach  and 
train  dressage  horses  and  riders  and 
demonstrated  various  aspects  of  dressage 
at  twice  a  day  exhibitions  at  the  Olympic 
Games  in  Atlanta  Anne  Helms  Cooper 
(Lynchburg,  VA)  leaches  third  grade.  Son 
Will  will  get  his  Masters  in  Accounting 
from  Wake  Forest  in  May  and  daughter 
Daisy  is  a  junior  at  N.  C.  State.  Pam 
Hanery  Arey  (Severna  Park,  MD)  is 
teaching  4-year-olds  and  serving  as  Pre- 
school Head.  She  finished  her  Masters, 
husband  Pat  is  still  practicing  law.  Pam  is 
making  college  visits  with  daughter  Molly. 
John  is  in  6fh  grade.  Anne  is  in  grad  school 
and  is  a  teaching  assistant  at  Va.  Tech, 
Lindsay  is  a  French  linguist  with  an  insur- 
ance company  and  loved  her  Junior  Year  in 
Paris  with  the  SBC  program.  Margaret 
Highsmitli  Dickson  (Fayetteville,  NC) 
says  she  thoroughly  enjoyed  herself  at 
Reunion,  returning  to  SBC  after  all  these 
years.  She  felt  we  have  weathered  the  years 
guitewelll  Linda  Hill  Krensky(Rockville, 
NM)  finished  her  M.S.  in  Counseling  from 
Johns  Hopkins  and  has  all  3  daughters  in 
college  at  JMU.  Zachary  (8)  came  with  her 
to  Reunion  and  tells  everyone  he  wants  to 
go  to  college  at  SBC.  Her  husband  keeps 
all  walls,  ceilings,  floors,  and  furniture  cov- 
ered with  his  extensive  art  collection. 
Louise  Jackson  (Shreveport,  LA)  is  VP 
and  Trust  Officer  of  Commercial  National 
Bank  and  last  year  bought  her  dream  house 
and  garden  Carolyn  Jones  Waltiiall 
(Mobile,  AL)  is  the  new  administrator  of 
Youth  Leadership  Mobile,  a  program  she 


helped  develop.  It's  "supposedly"  part-time 
but  she  still  has  time  for  PTA.  Son  David  is 
junior  at  Dartmouth,  Claiborne  a  junior  in 
h.s,,  and  husband  Julian  has  taken  up  lly 
fishing.  Dee  Kysor  (Manakin-Sabot,  VA) 
is  a  veterinarian  and  sings  and  tells  folk 
tales  with  her  husband,  George.  She  also  is 
the  pianist  and  choir  director  at  her  church. 
Daughter  Jennifer  has  applied  to  W&M 
early  decision.  Jill  Lowry  Warfel  (Dade 
City,  FL)  has  two  daughters  at  Vanderbilt 
and  one  at  U  ol  Fla.  Her  1 3  year  old  at  home 
is  in  "the  throes  ol  adolescence."  Mary 
Lyman  Ray  (Columbia,  MD)  is  a  single 
parent  of  three  "growing"  children  who  also 
has  a  daughter  at  Vandy.  She  and  son  Kevin 
(12)  traveled  350  miles  in  six  days  in 
"Cycle  Across  Maryland"  in  July  Melissa 
McDowell  Stevens  now  lives  in 
Australia  where  her  husband  is  an  Army 
attache.  Her  son  is  a  plebe  at  the  Naval 
Academy  Dr.  Margaret  Mackie 
Sanders  (Warrenton,  VA)  has  moved  back 
to  VA  from  Dallas  Son  John  is  at  Colgate. 
Lynne  Manov  Sprinsky  (Montoursville, 
PA)  returned  from  Alumnae  Council  much 
impressed  with  our  new  president.  She 
continues  to  ride,  volunteer,  and  manage 
her  Mary  Kay  business.  Slierrill  Marks 
Byrd  (Charleston,  MO)  is  looking  forward 
to  her  30th  h.s.  reunion  next  summer  (how 
can  that  be?).  Husband  Hugh  Hunter  is  still 
farming  and  sons  Nelson,  16,  and  Hudson, 
10,  are  busy  with  school  and  related  activ- 
ities Amanda  Megargee  Sutton 
(Petersburg,  VA)  has  taught  Early 
Childhood  Special  Education  for  20  years 
and  has  become  a  teenager's  mother  Son 
Jamey  is  an  ardent  skateboarder  and  swims 
competitively  Amanda  is  in  the  church 
choir  and  is  layreader  and  chalicer  as  well 
as  supervisor  of  youth  Christian  education. 
Plus  she  finds  time  to  walk  and  weight 
train.  Alice  Meyer  (Charlottesville,  VA)  is 
in  the  computer  software  industry  and  was 
transferred  from  Florida  in  August.  She 
loves  being  back  in  VA.  Her  daughter  is  a 
sophomore  at  St.  Annes-Bellfield.  Anne 
Milbank  Mell  (SummiL  NJ)  has  had  a  full 
time  job  for  the  past  year  Meredith  (19)  is 
a  sophomore  at  Bucknell,  John  (15)  is  a 
h.s.  sophomore,  and  Caitlin  (12)  is  a  sev- 
enth grader  All  are  Involved  in  soccer  and 
lacrosse  Jill  Minnema  Worth 
(Ridgewood,  NJ)  was  in  charge  of  her 
town's  Fourth  of  July  celebration,  which 
used  $30,000  worth  of  fireworks.  She  still 
works  part-time  as  Church  School  Director 
Husband  Larry  is  the  new  Village  Manager 
of  Ridgewood  Liz  Mumford  Wilson 
(Hyannis  Port,  MA)  enjoyed  another  sum- 
mer on  Cape  Cod,  She  continues  to  paint 
and  market  her  prints  and  cards.  Karen 
Murphy  Ireland  has  moved  to 
Hillsborough,  NC  and  took  a  trip  to  London 
at  Reunion  time.  Son  Jonathan  is  a  sopho- 
more at  Carolina  and  husband  Bob  is  doing 
great.  Val  Murphy  (Richmond,  VA)  and 
her  husband  of  six  years  have  moved  into  a 
new  home,  built  on  stilts  over  a  ravine  with 
a  bridge  to  the  front  door  It's  been  featured 
in  Southern  Living  and  has  won  architec- 
tural awards.  They  are  enjoying  a  2-year- 


old  grandson   Wendy  Norton  Brown 

(Richmond,  VA)  is  in  the  college  hunt 
process  with  her  younger  son  and  while 
touring  schools,  met  a  woman  from 
Charlotte  who  knows  both  Claire  Kinnett 
Tate  and  Frances  Woltz 
Fennebresque.  Then,  Anne  Milbank 
Mell's  daughter  gave  them  a  tour  of 
Bucknell.  She  thought  the  coincidences 
noteworthy  -  especially  since  all  this  hap- 
pened the  week  she  received  the  "news" 
card  Carol  Remington  Fogelsong 
(Maitland,  FL)  toured  Australia  in  the 
Spring.  She  is  surrounded  by  males 
(spouse,  Eric,  19,  Chris,  14,  and  yellow  lab 
Bud)  and  seeks  respite  with  female  friends 
on  a  regular  basis.  She  is  Recorder  of 
Orange  County  and  continually  spars  with 
tax  protesters.  Sailing  is  what  she  does  for 
fun  Robbin  Richardson  Falls  (Raleigh, 
NC)  sells  real  estate  Daughter  Kylie  gradu- 
ated from  W&L  and  is  in  cooking  school  in 
Charleston,  son  Chip  is  a  sophomore  at  N. 
C.  State,  and  son  Will  is  at  VES  -  she 
"always  manages  to  keep  a  child  in  a 
Virginia  school"  Rene  Roark  Bowditch 
(Williamsburg,  VA)  teaches  part-time  at  the 
law  school  of  William  &  Mary  She  has  a 
daughter  (5),  and  son  (8).  She  and  her  hus- 
band celebrated  their  18th  anniversary  at  a 
Family  Life  Marriage  Conference  spon- 
sored by  Campus  Crusade  for  Christ. 
Shannon  Salmon  (Arlington,  VA)  is  Vice 
President  for  Johnson  &  Johnson  and  took 
her  last  child  to  college  this  year  (Vassar). 
To  till  the  empty  nest,  she  and  Rob  have  a 
new  male  lab  named  Jake  We  have  heard 
from  Margaret  Schiltges  Schultheiss 
for  the  first  time.  She  has  been  married  for 
26  years  to  a  German  exchange  student  she 
met  in  h.s.  They  have  lived  in  Germany, 
England,  Chicago,  and  back  to  Germany, 
where  they  have  been  for  16  years.  She  has 
2  daughters,  Sandra,  19,  and  Christine,  16. 
She  does  volunteer  work  and  serves  in  her 
local  church  and  hopes  to  return  to  an  SBC 
reunion  before  retirement,  Ann  Shipper 
Gates'  (Rochester  NY)  daughter  Alison, 
is  a  sophomore  at  SBC  who  hopes  to  go 
abroad  for  her  lunior  term  and  son,  TK,  III, 
is  a  senior  at  Marietta  College,  OH,  Alix 
Sommer  Pearce  (Fredericksburg,  VA)  is 
Supervisor  of  Gifted  and  Talented 
Education  and  Special  Projects  with  the 
Stafford  County  schools.  She,  her  husband 
and  3  cats  are  "healthy,  not  wealthy,  and 
perhaps  half  wisel"  Mim  Washabaugh 
Meglan  (Frederick,  MD)  recently  visited 
Sue  Crandall  who  is  an  artist  in  VT,  She 
is  crazy  about  her  new  house  -  lots  of  glass 
and  light  on  2  acres  of  woods.  Ellen 
Weintraub  (Bal  Harbour  FL)  has  a  new 
job  as  Senior  VP  of  Bayview  Finances. 
Linda  Whitlow  Knight  (Nashville,  TN) 
continues  to  practice  law  and  is  chairman 
of  the  county  Republican  Party,  Dick  is 
General  Counsel  of  the  Tennessee  Dept.  of 
Health,  Daughter  Katherine  is  at  William  & 
Mary  and  Elizabeth  is  a  sophomore  at  the 
University  School  Anne  Wiglesworth 
Munoz  has  loved  living  in  Salt  Lake  City 
for  the  past  20  years.  Milton  teaches  5th 
grade.  Anne  is  freelancing  graphic  design 


and  batiking.  Maya  (15)  and  Alicia  (11)  are 
"active  and  growing  too  fast".  Kathy 
Wilson  Lamb  (Atlanta,  GA)  met  Betty 
Bottomley  Meeker,  Linda  Lewis 
Brauer,  and  Mimi  Sonstelie  Guy  tor  a 
mini-reunion  in  D.C.  Daughter  Marie  is  a 
senior  at  W  &  L.  Daughter  Katie  is  a  senior 
in  h.s.,  applying  early  decision  to  W  &  L. 
Denise  Wisell  O'Connor  (Longwood, 
FL)  spent  3  weeks  in  Scotland  last  summer 
She  and  Jim  hope  to  go  to  Non«ay  next 
year.  Son  Aaron  is  at  New  College  and  pub- 
lishes a  music  newspaper.  Or.  Barb 
Wuehrmann  (Grand  Rapids,  Ml)  got  her 
appendix  out  on  New  Year's  Day,  just  before 
vacationing  in  Colorado.  Her  family  prac- 
tice is  busy  and  husband  Jim  Palazzolo 
may  retire  this  year.  Son  Mark  is  in  medical 
school  at  MSU,  Son  Jim  is  getting  his  PhD 
at  Case  Western  Reserve,  Michela 
English  (Bethesda,  MD)  has  left  National 
Geographic  to  join  Discovery 
Communications  (parent  company  of  the 
Discovery  Channel)  to  become  President  of 
Discovery  Enterprises,  Tricia  Hammer 
(Cincinnati,  OH)  is  still  Director  of 
Marketing  at  Miami  Systems  Corp,  She 
also  remains  busy  teaching  riding  and 
judging  horse  shows. 

Before  closing,  I  would  like  to  extend 
the  sympathies  of  the  Class  of  '71  to  the 
family  of  Susan  Muller,  who  died  on 
March  16, 1996. 

I  continue  to  lead  an  ordinary  life  in 
small-town  Reidsville,  NC,  with  lawyer 
husband  Rick,  college-hunting  Cassidy 
(1 7),  soccer  goalie/tennis  player  Scott  (14), 
and  yellow  lab/trouble  maker  Boomer  (2),  It 
was  great  hearing  from  you! 

1975 

Co-Presidents:  Gray  Thomas  Payne, 

Cathie  Grier  Kelly 

Secretary:  Beverley  Crispin 

Heffernan 

Co-Fund  Agents:  Maria  Jones 

Tisdale,  Betsy  Brooks  Jones 

Thanks  for  the  gobs  ol  news;  apolo- 
gies for  ruthless  editing  re:  space  con- 
straints! Elaine  Altice  Saman  had  a 
mini-reunion  at  her  MD  home:  "Meta  Glass 
Revisited."  Attendees  were  Heather 
McLeod  Gale  &  family,  Ginny  Shipe 
Cameron  &  sons,  Cindy  Smith 
Spotswood  '76  &  family,  and  Maria  & 
Sandra  Vonetes.  Elaine's  daughter 
Jordan  started  SBC  this  year!  Elaine's  start- 
ing law  school  8/97.  Randy  Anderson 
Trainor's  still  busy  in  NH  with  her 
Decorating  Den,  coaching  ski  racing  at 
Cannon  Mtn.,  and  momming  Cliff  (13)  and 
Gary  (11).  Tom's  a  consultant  for  Digital 
Equipment  Corp.  Bet  Bashinsky  Wise 
and  Doug  have  enlarged  their  TN  farm- 
house; son  Case  is  in  Boy  Scouts.  They 
spent  summer  '96  at  their  lake  house  in  MT 
A  biking  trip  to  Australia  &  New  Zealand  is 
planned  for  '98.  Cece  Clark  Melesco's  4 
boys  span  grades  1-9  in  Rocky  Ml.,  VA, 
Cece  substitute  teaches  in  addition  to 
school-related  volunteering,  A  new  puppy 
has  joined  their  2  golden  retrievers.  She's 


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kepi  in  touch  with  Kathy  Osborne 
Spirtes  Carol  Clement  Pavia  tool<  a 
year's  leave  Irom  her  VP  position  to  earn 
her  MBA  and  is  otherwise  occupied  with 
her  two  boys  (1 1  &  8),  buying  a  new  home, 
and  learning  to  play  tennis.  In  New  Orleans, 
Yvonne  Collier  Gwin  teaches  2nd  grade 
alter  9  years  in  Grade  1  Husband  Oscar  is 
still  in  the  construction  business:  Mac  is  a 
Davidson  college  trosh,  Elder  is  a  h,s.  jr 
and  Sibby  is  in  8th  grade.  Marybeth 
Connor  Hamlin  is  a  busy  single  mom, 
teaching  h.s.  English  in  Naples.  FL. 
Catherine  Cranston  Whithams  Ann 
(16)  is  now  driving  while  Craig  (14)  drives 
goll  balls  and  plays  football  Whit  is  line; 
they  recently  saw  Libby  Whitley  and 
Randy  Anderson  Trainer  Beverley 
Crispin  Heffernan  &  clan  continue  to 
enjoy  UT;  I'm  still  speechwriting  for  the 
Under  Secretary  o(  Energy  Stayed  with 
Nancy  Height  for  the  Olympics  last  sum- 
mer as  did  Robin  Singleton  Cloyd  and 
daughter  Trudi  Coni  Crocker 
Betzendahl  and  family  skied  last  winter  in 
SY.  and  she  went  to  CO  to  be  a  ski  tester  lor 
SKIING  Magazine  (see  Oct.  '96  issue)! 
Daughters  Lindsay  (14)  and  Ashley  (11) 
are  great  Bonnie  Lee  Damianos 
Rampone  has  kept  up  with  Marcia 
Thomas-Gladwish,  Maria  Vonetes, 
Worden  Willis,  and  others  Chuck  III  and 
Chris  are  14  &  16.  Hubby  Chuck  Jr  Is  busy 
with  his  car  dealerships  and  school  buses: 
they  will  celebrate  their  20th  in  St.  Earth's. 
Louisa  Dixon  e-mailed  Irom  Besancon, 
France,  where  she  works  for  an  association 
that  organizes  exchanges  between  VA  and 
Franche-Comte.  Mary  Dubuque 
Desloge  and  lamily  moved  to  Darien.  CT 
Mary  hopes  to  renew  the  real  estate  suc- 
cess she  enjoyed  in  St.  Louis  and  was 
planning  a  dinner  11/96  with  Carol 
Leslie  St.  John  and  Kathie  Shirk 
Gonick  (who  has  a  daughter  at  Carnegie- 
Mellon)  Deborah  Gabriel  Glascock 
phoned  when  in  Salt  Lake  for  NuSkin  Intl.'s 
convention —  still  enjoying  her  work;  all's 
well  in  Williamsburg,  Katylou  Gray 
Brittle  is  managing  &  marketing  tor  the 
Warrenton  and  Upperville  horse  shows, 
teaching  riding,  and  buying  &  selling  used 
tack  and  apparel.  Saw  Polly  Shriver 
Kochan  last  summer  and  recently  spoke 
with  new  "Mom"  Keedie  Grones  Leonard 
76  Melissa  Greenwood  Riemre  e- 
mailed  from  London,  where  Jeff's  Project 
Director  tor  construction  of  Heathrow's 
Terminal  5.  Emily  (16)  and  Katherine  (13) 
attend  the  American  School  and  Melissa's 
doing  a  year  of  postgraduate  study  at 
Drama  Studio  London!  Cathy  Grier 
Kelly's  hubby  Bill  still  works  in  bank  audit 
management;  Cathy's  still  a  bank  part-timer 
in  training  &  development.  Thomas  is  3; 
new  pursuits  include  team  tennis  and  serv- 
ing as  president  of  her  church's  ECW  chap- 
ter Randi  Hoffman  is  in  Ardsley  NY.  liv- 
ing in  an  old  Victorian  house  with  her  hus- 
band, 3  boys,  2  dogs.  3  lizards  and  a  cock- 
atiel.  She  teaches  lilm  at  the  School  of 
Visual  Arts  and  her  career  has  taken  her  to 
NY,  Iran  and  Europe.  In  Chicago,  Ginny 


Holden  is  still  at  Gordon  &  Glickson  PC. 
building  a  technology  law  practice.  Kitten 
Otis  has  joined  dog  Corky  and  cat  Sylvester 
creating  hairballs  at  home  Cynde 
Manning  Chatham's  oldest  son  Gene 
marched  in  the  Rose  Bowl  parade  this  year 
with  Ferris  H.S,  ol  Spokane.  WA. 
Margaret  McFaddin,  Jody  Anderson 
Wharton,  and  Kathleen  Ryan  were  par- 
tying last  summer  at  Pawley's  Island,  SC 
when  Hurricane  Bertha  ended  the  fun. 
Margaret's  still  with  Trinity  Housing  Corp. 
in  Columbia  SC.  and  vacationed  with  her 
Mom  and  nephew  in  CO.  UT  and  MT  fall 
'95  Denise  Montgomerys  now  an 
Associate  Professor  at  the  Valdosia  State  U 
library  She  must  have  good  karma,  has 
won  numerous  prizes  including  a  trip  to 
Lake  Tahoe.  and  also  journeyed  to  Denver 
and  New  England.  Kathy  Osborne 
Spirtes  and  family  moved  from  Nome  to 
Kotzebue.  AK  in  early  '97.  Alexandra  is  2. 
and  Kathy  continues  coaching  swimming. 
With  no  roads,  all  travel  is  by  plane — up  to 
600  miles  one  way  lor  swim  meets!  Nellie 
Osinga  Branson  enjoys  being  Mom  to 
Susie  (6)  and  Molly  (4);  works  part  time  at 
a  plant  nursery;  and  serves  as  spokesper- 
son for  two  wild  bird  centers.  Husband 
Lindsay  is  fine. 

In  6/95,  Pat  Parker  declared  victory 
over  her  20-year  banking  career  and  earned 
her  M.  Ed ,  12/96.  She  recently  spent  a 
month  in  Mexico  City,  and  has  been  in 
touch  with  Cyndi  Hardy  McCabe  and 
Liz  Washabaugh  Jarvis  In  CA  Linda 
Poole  Maggards  Ben  &  Buck  are  in 
grades  4  and  5.  In  addition  to  volunteering 
at  school,  Linda  plays  golf  and  enjoys  the 
beach,  Sara  Ruble  Kyle,  Ted,  and  their  3 
sons  enjoyed  reworking  their  overgrown 
garden  in  Pittsburgh  They  uncovered  and 
restored  a  50-year-old  rock  garden!  Janet 
Sheppard  Kelleher  and  hubby  celebrat- 
ed their  20th  anniversary,  1/97,  in  Mexico. 
David  is  a  Clemson  trosh;  Sarah  (15)  and 
Jill  (1 1 )  are  VERY  busy  Janet  is  office  mgr 
for  her  husband's  computer  business;  she 
rides  her  motorcycle  among  many  other 
pursuits!  Ginny  Shipe  Cameron  enjoyed 
a  mini-reunion  (see  Altice  above);  her  sons 
are  busy  with  school  and  sports  with  her 
youngest  sharing  the  lacrosse  state  cham- 
pionship (MD)  last  spring  Polly  Shriver 
Kochan  and  Jeff  have  moved  to  PA  where 
Jefl  is  Director  ol  Neurointerventional 
Radiology  at  Temple  U.  Hospital  in  Philly 
Polly's  presently  a  lull-time  Mom;  Michael 
and  Andrew  are  13  and  9,  Libby  Stough 
Rush  and  family  enjoy  their  new  house; 
Noel  is  with  National  City  Bank  and  Libby 
has  an  interior  design  business  &  store,  for 
which  she  endured  a  2-week  buying  trip  to 
Italy  Will  (^5th  grade)  plays  lootball  and 
Caroline  (8'^  grade)  swims.  In  Louisville. 
Barbie  Taffel  Thomas  has  seen  great 
press  for  SBC.  When  not  ferrying  kids  to 
sports  activities  (Grant.  18;  Clay  16;  Lee, 
14),  Barbie  is  a  landscape  designer  and 
plays  tennis.  She  ran  in  the  San  Francisco 
Marathon  last  summer  for  her  brother  who 
had  a  successful  bone  marrow  transplant. 
Gray  Thomas  Payne  completed  2  years 


of  newsletter  production  and  was  teaching 
a  parenting  course  She  hopes  eventually  to 
be  a  "Sex  and  Drug"  educator  Gray  skied  in 
CO  with  Ann  Wesley  Ramsey  and  dined 
in  Vail  with  Meg  Shields  Duke  '76.  Also 
stayed  with  Beth  Montgomery  last  sum- 
mer in  DC  Dorsey  Tillett  Northrup's 
oldest,  Tom.  is  a  h.s  senior  and  so  they  are 
busy  applying  to  colleges.  Dorsey  is  learn- 
ing new  tricks  at  43;  she's  been  taking  art 
classes  and  plans  to  have  her  real  estate 
license  by  1/97  For  the  second  straight 
year.  Maria  Vonetes  reports  the  loss  ol  a 
toe — you  can  stop  now,  Maria.  She's  seen 
Ellen  Harrison  Saunders  &  kids,  and 
Betsy  Brooks  Jones  &  son,  and  attend- 
ed the  aforementioned  reunion  (see  Altice) 
Sandra  continues  to  do  flowers,  has  been 
busy  with  Democratic  fundraisers  and 
Maria  reports  President  Clinton  can  tell 
them  apart. 

Attention  Atlanta'  Beppy  Walton  is 
relocating  there  to  work  at  Delta's  Executive 
Offices,  (404)  715-1353.  Life  is  good,  her 
parents  are  fine  and  she  enjoys  her  6  nieces 
&  nephews  in  FL  and  GA  Carroll  Waters 
Summerour's  brood  ranges  from 
Clemson  soph  down  to  6th  grade.  She 
enjoyed  a  spring  '96  visit  from  Ann 
Cogswell  Burrls.  and  the  lamily  has 
bought  and  en|oys  a  lake  house  in  NC 
Ann  Wesley  Ramsey  is  a  volunteer 
Court  Appointed  Special  Advocate  lor  child 
abuse  cases  in  Richmond.  She's  also  busy 
with  the  Garden  Club  Conservation 
Committee,  yoga  classes,  and  rooting  the 
kids'  school  teams.  Ann  and  16  kids  Irom 
her  church  journeyed  to  S.  Africa  last  sum- 
mer where  they  met  Desmond  Tutu'  Libby 
Whitley's  VA  menagerie  now  includes  2 
horses  and  5  dogs,  including  a  very  rare 
"Bedlord  County  retriever"  Whitley  Inc.  is 
flourishing,  and  she's  pondering  getting 
into  old  house  rehabilitation,  Worden 
Willis  lives  in  Parkland.  FL  with  her 
boyfriend  Augustine  whom  we  met  at  our 
last  reunion.  They  rescued  "Kermit"  the 
sheepdog  from  the  Miami  pound,  and 
Worden  is  a  stockbroker  with  "Your 
Discount  Broker."  1-800-800-3215. 
Kathy  Wilson  Orton  and  clan  are  still  in 
Houston  where  she's  still  with  Texas 
Commerce  Bank.  She  and  John  bought  a 
new  bay  house  in  Galveston,  and  enjoy 
golfing  with  Betsy  (9th  grade)  and  Ginny 
(6th  grade).  Wendy  Wise  Routh  &  fami- 
ly had  travails  which  we  hope  have  passed 
for  good  After  vacationing  in  Palm  Beach 
&  Mexico.  Wendy  awoke  on  her  birthday  to 
find  John  Carlos  (6)  with  his  hair  on  fire 
due  to  a  fallen  night  light!  They  lost  the  top 
lloor  of  their  house.  Subsequently  Wendy 
developed  an  allergy  and  in  July  her  lather 
had  a  stroke 

In  LA.  Laura-Hope  Walton 
Laurence  reports  Elizabeth  (6)  has  a  new 
sister  Britain-Anne,  born  8/28/95.  Last 
summer  they  visited  Stephanie  Dewey 
Hoffman  &  lamily  in  Memphis  Shari 
Mendelson  Gallery  reports  another 
busy  year  in  WV  Her  family  traveled  to  MS 
to  attend  the  decommissioning  ol  the  USS 
Gallery,  named  lor  her  father-in-law  and  2 


other  family  members,  all  admirals!  Johna 
Pierce,  with  husband  Tom  Stephens  and 
daughter  Rachel  (7)  moved  to  a  25  acre 
spread  in  Davidsonville,  MD  In  Richmond. 
Ashton  Williams  Morrison  and  hus- 
band Dave  are  still  busy  with  their  retail 
store  and  national  catalog,  "Shades  of 
Light "  In  MA,  Diana  Martin  Gordon  has 
recently  sung  the  Brahms  Requiem  and 
reuned  with  Betsy  Brooks  Daley  '74  Chris 
Hoefer  Myers  enioys  juggling  her  job  as 
Sr  Dir  01  Development  at  U.S.C  where 
they  are  in  the  first  phase  of  $250  million 
capital  campaign,  her  husband's  recupera- 
tion Irom  total  hip  replacement,  the  busy 
schedules  ol  her  13  and  3  year  old  daugh- 
ters, the  construction  of  an  addition  to  her 
home,  and  travel  to  Bangkok  and  the 
Caymans,  I  dined  with  Nan  Stuart,  who 
was  in  Salt  Lake  to  teach  a  course  as  part  of 
her  humane  society  work. 

1979 

Co-Presidents:  Cynthia  Little 

Townsend,  Susan  Anthony  Lineberry 

Secretary:  Lauren  MacMannis 

Huyett 

Co-Fund  Agents:  Ashley  Wilson 

Brook,  Pamela  Weiler 

First  of  all,  I  apologize  to  my  class- 
mates for  the  inconvenience  of  mailing 
overseas,  I  don't  know  it  that  is  why  we  had 
so  little  response  or  it  people  were  just 
really  busy  this  year!  Anyway  here  is  our 
news  that  I  did  receive. 

Only  2  births  reported  this  year  The 
first  is  to  Louise  Wright  Erwin  who  now 
has  a  daughter  named  Emily  bom  4/96. 
Emily  joins  Mom,  Dad  and  brother  Alex. 
Louise  is  an  investment  banker  for  First 
Union  Bank  in  Philadelphia.  The  other  birth 
is  to  Kimberly  Louis  Stewart  who  now 
has  a  girl  named  Emily  Caitlin  The  proud 
parents  and  the  3  boys  (6, 5  and  3)  are  very 
happy  to  add  a  girl  to  the  lamily! 

A  couple  of  us  have  moved  this  past 
year.  Susan  Andrews  Cruess  moved  to 
Kansas  City  in  April.  Susan  is  still  "retired" 
but  very  active  playing  tennis,  volunteering 
at  school  and  assisting  as  basketball  coach 
lor  son  Jim's  team.  Sherri  Manson  has 
moved  to  the  Chicago  area.  She  will  com- 
plete her  MBA  4/97  and  graduate  in  June. 

And  a  lot  ol  us  have  stayed  put.  Corby 
Lynne  Hancock  Pine  writes  that  she  is 
still  in  the  Baltimore  area  and  is  now  teach- 
ing preschool  science  at  the  Garrison 
Forest  School.  Her  son  Johnny  is  now  2. 
Cindy  Little  Townsend  is  in 
Martinsville.  VA  and  loving  it  Brittany  (10) 
and  Hunter  (8)  are  best  friends  and  class- 
mates with  Page  Breakell  Beeler's  3 
children  so  they  see  each  other  all  the  time 
Page  also  saw  Jeannette  Rowe 
Cadwallender  in  Fredericksburg  when 
she  attended  a  Garden  Club  of  Virginia 
meeting  Karen  Jaffa  McGoldrick  is  still 
teaching  and  showing  dressage  at  Prospect 
Hill  Farm  in  Alpharetfa,  GA  Karen  sees 
Prudence  Saunders  Pitcock.  husband 
Wade  and  son  Justin  quite  often  -  they  live 
near    Rome.    GA     Judy    Williams 


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SWEET  BRIAR  COLLEGE 


Carpenter  still  remains  busy  with  tier  job 
as  Alumnae  Director  at  St,  Catherine's 
School  in  Richmond,  VA.  Hunter  (11)  has 
begun  middle  school  and  daughter 
Melinda  (7)  is  enjoying  first  grade  Holly 
Butler  Prattler  is  enjoying  "tree  time" 
now  that  her  2  children  are  in  school  all 
dayi  Holly  lives  in  Acworth,  GA.  Graham 
IVIaxwell  Russell  is  still  living  in  Palm 
Beach,  FL  and  working  as  the  Director  ol 
Membership  at  the  Norton  Museum  Her 
sons  Alex  (14)  and  Max  (1 1 )  are  both  heav- 
ily involved  in  soccer  and  lacrosse. 
Graham  saw  Laura  Evans  and  Joanie 
Dearborn  Choreml  this  spring  m  Palm 
Beach  Katliryn  Leonard  DeWItt  is  in 
Indianapolis  with  husband,  George  and 
their  5  children  who  are  13, 11,  9.  6  and  2 
years  old  Kalhryn  is  home-schooling 
some  ot  the  children  and  even  teaching  2  of 
their  daughters  how  to  horseback  ridel 
Nancy  Wliite  writes  from  New  York  City 
that  she  is  working  as  the  National  Sales 
Manager  for  Avenue  Magazine  Nancy  has 
been  doing  tons  of  traveling!  Becky 
Trulove  Symons  is  remaining  busy  with 
husband  Don  and  their  3  girls,  Sally  (8), 
Elizabeth  (6)  and  Anne  (3).  Becky  is  also 
busy  with  Jr  League,  Garden  Club  and 
church  activities.  Saralee  Cowles 
Boteler  writes  from  Alexandria.  VA  that 
she  has  been  promoted  to  Vice-President 
tor  International  at  an  international  public 
relations  firm,  Saralee  is  commuting 
between  DC  and  Johannesburg,  South 
Africa'  Irene  Rothschild  de  Dorfzaun  is 
still  in  Ecuador  and  has  her  own  agency  to 
represent  foreign  lirms  for  imports  to 
Ecuador.  She  works  a  lot  with  Europe. 
Irene's  children  Andrea  (15),  Maurino  (12) 
and  Daniela  (5)  are  all  doing  well  and  wel- 
come any  visitors! 

While  we  are  on  an  international  note, 
I  got  a  very  nice  letter  from  Connor  Kelly 
who  now  lives  in  Kusel,  Germany  Connor 
is  busy  studying  German  and  started  a 
LaLeche  League  group  on  the  Army  base 
where  her  husband  Steve  took  a  civilian  job 
as  a  psychologist  with  the  Exceptional 
Family  Members  Program  Their  son 
Patrick  is  4  and  they  are  all  enjoying  the 
traveling  that  Europe  has  to  offer 

As  most  of  you  know,  I  too  am  in 
Europe,  living  in  Zurich,  Switzerland,  My 
husband  Bill  is  working  for  McKinsey  and 
Co.  as  a  consultant  primarily  for  pharma- 
ceutical firms  My  5  children  Kate  (13), 
Phillip(ll),  Peter  (8).  Chip  (7)  and  Susan 
(3)  are  all  really  enjoying  it,  especially  the 
skiing!  The  Alps  are  literally  right  out  our 
back  door!  The  international  school  otters 
quick  friendships  and  lots  of  interesting 
conversations  comparing  countries  -  their 
goods  and  their  bads!  We  have  now  been 
here  a  year  and  our  plan  is  to  return  to  the 
States  6/98  -  to  either  DC  or  the  Boston 
area.  If  anyone  is  planning  a  trip  to  Europe 
please  plan  a  side  trip  to  Zurich  -  we  would 
love  to  show  you  around! 


1983 

President:  Mary  Pope  ttutson 

Waring 

Secretary:  Melissa  Byrne  Partington 

Fund  Agent:  Virginia  Claus  Buycit 

It  was  wonderful  hearing  from  every- 
one -  thanks  lor  sending  me  a  note  -  or  an 
email!  Kathy  Barrett  has  a  new  job  in  the 
china  business  as  a  Department  Manager 
tor  a  jewelry  store  in  Richmond.  She  has 
been  traveling  to  Canada  to  visit  her 
boyfriend  and  seeing  SBC  friends  Mary 
Ware  Gibson  and  Sarah  Babcock 
Alice  Cutting  Laimbeer  and  Rick  are 
putting  a  new  kitchen  on  their  house  which 
dales  back  to  the  1 750's  They  are  enjoying 
their  children's  participation  in  riding 
Martha  Riggs  Lowry  is  quite  busy 
recovering  from  thyroid  surgery  and  keep- 
ing her  interior  design  business  going  She 
is  VP  on  the  board  ol  the  Sawtooth  Center 
tor  Visual  Arts  In  August,  she  visited  with 
hiannah  Davis  Emig  and  her  daughter 
Helena.  Lea  Sparks  Bennett  is  busy  with 
her  "mom"  duties  and  gets  together  with 
Mary  Ware  Gibson  in  Charlotte  Kim 
Howell  Franklin  sent  news  ol  the  birth  ot 
her  daughter,  Isabelle  Roux,  in  June. 
Nancy  Cunningham  Mauck  is  still  in 
Richmond  and  is  quite  successful  with  her 
business  ot  portrait  painting.  In  between 
carpooling  and  scheduling  her  3  children, 
she  has  studied  with  a  renowned  portrait 
artist  and  has  several  years  of  commis- 
sions lined  up!  Julia  Bass  Randall 
enjoyed  her  summer  sailing  with  Jim  and 
her  two  children  She  visits  with  Lizanne 
Shumacher  Quinn  and  Amy  Seddon 
Leger  quite  often  They  all  miss 
Elizabeth  Birkhead  Click  and  want  her 
to  come  and  visit'  Ann  Little  Woolley 
and  Doug  are  expecting  number  three  in 
February  and  write  that  all  is  well  in 
Richmond  Katie  Grosvenor  married 
Tom  Hutcheson  last  April  in  Memphis,  TN. 
Julia  Grosvenor  Sanford  {'80),  Anne 
Grosvenor  Evrard  ('81)  and  Janet  Lewis 
Shepherd  ('84)  were  all  in  the  wedding. 
Katie  and  Tom  are  living  on  Lookout 
Mountain  Libby  Glenn  Fisher  is  busy 
with  her  new  business  doing  organization- 
al consulting  with  small  businesses.  This 
allows  her  the  flexibility  to  work  and  spend 
time  with  her  children.  Besides  kids  and 
part-time  work,  she  teaches  Sunday  School 
and  does  other  volunteer  work  at  church. 
Mary  Ware  Gibson  and  Brian  love 
Charlotte  and  their  visits  with  Lea  Sparks 
Bennett  and  family  Ava  Carmichael 
Eagles  lives  in  Iowa  with  her  husband 
Mitch  and  her  two  children  She  is  in 
school  to  get  her  B  S  in  Nursing  with  the 
goal  ot  a  degree  in  Nurse  Midwifery  or  as  a 
Nurse  Practitioner.  Elena  Quevedo- 
Chigas  had  her  second  child  Sebastian 
William,  in  the  Blizzard  of  '96  in  New  York!! 
She  and  Charles  are  gradually  decorating 
the  new  apartment  which  they  recently  pur- 
chased. Meantime,  she  delivered  her  Ph.D. 
dissertation  in  April  and  received  her 
degree  in  May'  Bridget  O'Reilly 
Holmes  is  busy  with  Olivia  and  Frances 


and  spending  her  "off  hours"  volunteering 
tor  nursery  school,  church  and  the  commu- 
nity. She  is  looking  forward  to  a  trip  to 
Prague  with  John  in  May.  Mimi  Kitchel 
DeCamp  continues  to  sell  real  estate  in 
Nashville  and  cannot  believe  that  her  oldest 
child  started  kindergarten'  Susan  Hughes 
Hutfman  continues  to  teach  second  grade 
in  Nelson  County.  Her  daughter.  Amy,  is  19 
and  a  freshman  in  college  Susan  and  her 
husband  have  started  a  custom  furniture 
and  framing  business  and  they  still  batteau 
in  their  "spare"  time'  Suzy  Ireland 
Dupree  welcomed  Frederic  Leighton  in 
September  —  four  weeks  early!  She  is 
busy  now  with  three  children  and  keeps  in 
touch  with  Libby  Glenn  Fisher  and 
Mary  Watt  Messer  Lucy  Chapman 
Millar  saw  a  lot  of  the  Olympic  events  in 
Atlanta.  She  was  excited  to  see  Blair  Clark 
Smith  when  she  came  to  see  the  Olympics 
as  well  Lucy  is  playing  lots  ol  tennis  and  is 
working  with  Angela  Averett-Rock  {'82)  on 
a  citywide  tennis  tournament  proiect  to 
benefit  Egleston  Children's  Hospital.  She 
saw  Anne  Little  Woolley  and  family  near 
Hilton  Head  and  Elizabeth  Sprague 
O'Meara  in  Savannah  Patee  White 
Ramsey  is  constantly  running  with  her 
three  children  Fuller,  Virginia  and  Patricia. 
They  moved  into  a  house  with  "loads  ot 
potential"  and  are  trying  to  make  it  live  up 
to  it"  Leslie  Wright  Root  is  still  in 
Dallas,  busy  juggling  an  Executive 
Recruiting  business,  h«/o  children  and  vol- 
unteer work.  She  and  Randy  celebrated 
their  12th  anniversary!!  Lee  Anne 
Chaskas  and  family  have  moved  to  Ft 
Lauderdale,  FL,  As  the  boys  get  used  to 
their  new  school,  Lee  Anne  is  enjoying  a 
little  free  time  and  a  tew  trips  to  the  beach!! 
Also  from  Fort  Lauderdale,  an  unsigned 
card  from  a  classmate  who  works  tor  an 
insurance  co.,  is  visiting  her  parents  in  AZ 
tor  Xmas  with  her  boyfriend  and,  in  Atlanta, 
saw  former  SBC  roommate  Becky 
Reeves  Alley  and  her  new  baby  girl. 
Please  sign  your  card  next  time'  Melissa 
Cope  Morrissette  is  a  flextime  pharma- 
ceutical salesperson  and  a  Portrait  Brokers 
ol  America  rep.  She  is  also  busy  with  her 
two  sons  and  made  it  to  Atlanta  for  the 
Olympics  where  they  stayed  with  Bet 
Dykes  Pope  and  her  family  Elizabeth 
Taylor  Seifert  is  marveling  at  Catherine's 
one  year  birthday!  She  saw  Anne  Little 
Woolley  when  she  came  to  the  DC  area  for 
a  visit.  Elizabeth  is  busy  being  a  working 
mom  and  enjoying  her  Saturday  horseback 
riding  jaunts  Amy  Painter  Hur  is  in 
Austin,  TX  raising  two  girls  with  husband 
Russell.  She  has  been  involved  with  Junior 
League  and  the  Kappa  Kappa  Gamma  phil- 
anthropies Miriam  Baker  Morris  enjoys 
her  newly  remodeled  kitchen  as  well  as  a 
little  tree  time  since  her  two  children  are 
now  in  school.  She  still  works  part-time  at 
the  church.  She  visited  Ellen  Clare 
Gillespie  Dreyer  and  Lili  Gillespie  Billings 
'84  this  summer  Tracy  Gatewood  Lyons 
and  Brooks  love  Atlanta  and  have  enjoyed 
seeing  Sweet  Briar  friends  Janet  Lewis 
Shepherd    and    Danielle    DePaul 


Morgenthaler  They  also  saw  Mary 
Pope  Hutson  Waring  and  Lizzie 
Pierpoint  Kerrison  in  Charleston.  Tracy 
is  busy  with  a  small  staffing  service  that 
specializes  in  marketing  and  customer  ser- 
vice programs  Sarah  Edmunds  Butters 
and  Andy  are  in  Manchester,  CT  enjoying 
their  son,  Elijah  Ellen  Clare  Gillespie 
Dreyer  is  expecting  her  third  child  in 
December  1996.  She'd  love  to  hear  from 
anyone  going  to  Washington,  DC  for  a 
visit  Polly  Parker  McClure  is  outside 
Cleveland,  luggling  working  with  raising 
her  daughter  Kathryn  Elizabeth.  Elise 
Wright  Wood  welcomed  Huntley  Bash 
Wood  2/96.  She  also  started  an  Interior 
Design  business  and  says  she  gets  to 
Charlottesville  2  or  3  times  a  year  to  visit 
her  parents  and  would  love  to  see  anyone 
who  IS  nearby!  Ann  Sterling  Hart  has 
been  attending  horse  shows  with  her  moth- 
er and  daughters'  She  is  also  volunteering 
with  the  girls'  school  and  with  an  equestri- 
an committee  in  her  neighborhood.  She 
started  her  own  video  production  company 
called  Hart  Stopping  Productions,  catering 
to  equestrians  Adriana  Garza  Read  was 
married  6/96  and  she  and  husband  Tom  are 
living  in  Houston.  Tom  is  a  landscape 
architect  and  she  is  teaching  Spanish  at  the 
High  School  for  the  Pertorming  and  Visual 
Arts  They  are  expecting  their  first  baby  in 
June  Mason  Bennett  Rummel  and 
Rick  bought  an  older  home  in  an  historic 
community  called  Anchorage  (outside 
Louisville).  They  are  busy  renovating  as 
well  as  parenting  their  three  children,  keep- 
ing track  of  their  new  puppy  and  managing 
their  jobs"  Sally  Archibald  Roberts  and 
Jerry  are  busy  with  their  two  children  and 
working  on  their  house  (circa  1825)  in 
Connecticut  Sally  is  beginning  some  vol- 
unteer work  at  her  daughter's  school  and  is 
still  working  full  time  and  trying  to  get  in  a 
little  golf  Suzy  Balog  Ingram  and 
Stephen  had  their  first  child,  Emma 
Alexandra,  in  October.  In  addition,  Stephen 
was  promoted  to  Senior  Member  in  the 
high  technology  practice  of  Arthur 
Andersen  in  Boston.  Mita  Sanyal 
Felman  has  a  new  career  as  a  Realtor  in 
Georgetown.  She  wonders  it  anyone  knows 
how  she  can  contact  Monica  Suplicy  in 
Rio  Virgina  Claus  Buyck  had  a  son, 
Mark,  in  July  The  Buycks  went  to  the 
Republican  National  Convention  in  San 
Diego  as  Mark  (husband')  was  a  delegate 
from  SC.  Virginia  sees  Mary  Pope 
Hutson  "pool  shark"  Waring  now  and 
then  and  saw  Lee  Anne  MacKenzie 
Chaskes  on  her  way  to  Florida.  Amy 
Boyce  Osaki  and  John's  business. 
Walking  Softly  Adventures,  takes  them  all 
over  the  world.  They  recently  led  2  walking 
trips  -  one  along  the  fjords  in  western 
Norway  and  the  other  along  the  peaks  ol 
the  Dolomites.  Amy  loves  the  fact  that  her 
passion,  travef,  is  now  her  business  and 
invites  anyone  to  write  lo  inquire  about 
trips  Bobbie  Serrano  Black  and  hus- 
band Paul  moved  inlo  a  new  house  and 
have  been  working  on  it  quite  a  bit.  Their 
oldest  daughter,  Elizabeth,  started  kinder- 


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garten  and  is  taking  ballet  witti  tier  sister, 
Anna,  and  playing  soccer,  Ttieir  youngest, 
Gracie.  will  be  2  in  January  Lizzie 
Pierpoint  Kerrison  and  Nancy 
Cunningham  tAauck  are  botti  Grade's 
godmothers  Wylie  Jameson  Small 
was  named  to  the  1996-1997  Who's  Who 
of  American  Teachers.  She  is  working  on  a 
book  with  19  others  in  her  e-mail  group  on 
adopting  and  still  teaching  10th  and  11th 
grade  English  in  Webster  Barb  Paulson 
Goodbarn  and  Steve  are  still  in  Denver 
Their  girls  are  5  (Elizabeth)  and  2  (Grace). 
In  addition  to  tending  to  the  girls  and  their 
busy  lives,  Barb  is  volunteering  at 
Elizabeth's  school  and  playing  tennis.  She 
saw  Bridgel  O'Reilly  Holmes  in  April. 
Leslie  Malone  Berger  returned  to 
school  lull  time  this  summer  to  attend  the 
Graduate  Qualifier  program  for 
Communicative  Disorders  at  West  Chester 
University,  PA.  Kiernan  (3)  started 
preschool  and  Alexander  (5)  is  in 
Kindergarten.  To  add  lo  their  happy  chaot- 
ic life,  Leslie  and  Kevin  are  expecting  a 
baby  in  February!!  Leslie  had  a  fun  mini- 
reunion  with  Hannah  Davis  Emig,  visit- 
ing from  Germany,  and  her  daughter, 
IHelena.  and  Pam  Dickens  Sellars. 
Duncan  and  kids.  Sophia  and  Henry 
Sandy  Ahern  Carnes  and  Steve  are  still 
in  Washington.  DC.  She  still  en|oys  work- 
ing in  Old  Town  Alexandria  as  Benefits 
Manager  for  a  nonprofit  association.  Water 
Environment  Federation  Steve  is  applying 
to  graduate  school  back  home  in 
Mississippi  and  they  plan  to  move  back 
6/98.  Joan  McGettigan,  still  in  New 
Orleans,  finished  her  MEd  at  Tulane  and  is 
teaching  at  Trinity  Episcopal  School. 
During  the  summer  (and  through  indepen- 
dent studies  during  the  academic  year),  she 
is  pursuing  an  MA.  in  Computing  in 
Education  at  Teachers  College.  Columbia 
Univ  She  sees  Ellen  Howard  a  lot- 
she's  a  practicing  attorney  in  New  Orleans 
with  her  own  firm.  Janet  Lewis 
Shepherd  had  a  little  girl.  Emilie  Grace, 
Sarah  Babcock  says  life  is  still  treating 
her  well  in  Richmond,  VA.  Her  highlight  of 
the  year  was  spending  three  weeks  in 
Atlanla,  working  as  an  Olympic  Eguestrian 
volunteer,  which  was  GREATi  She  is  still 
working  on  her  old  house,  and  riding  and 
showing  her  horses.  As  for  Robert  and 
myself,  we  are  busy  getting  our  lives  back 
together  after  Hurricane  Fran  and  enjoying 
our  wonderful  collie.  Abbey! 

1987 

President:  Junie  Speight 
Secretary:  Jean  Lewis  Guergai 
Fund  Agent:  Page  Franson 

Reunion  is  around  the  corner. 
Everyone  mentioned  if  and  most  plan  to 
attend.  It's  hard  to  know  where  to  begin, 
many  promotions,  moves,  new  kids,  new 
marriages  and  even  new  pets. 

Jennifer  Wise  is  Asst  to  the 
Director  of  Education  Technology  for  the 
Association  for  Investment  Management 
and  Research  (AIMR),  This  is  her  3"^  year 


as  Manager  of  the  Culbreath  Theater  for  the 
Virginia  Film  Festival.  She  can  claim  her 
first  published  essay,  "Cascading  Hair:  An 
Exercise  in  Romantic  Cinematic 
Frustration,"  run  in  June/July  '96  issue  of 
Albemarle  Magazine  Ellen  Smith  went  to 
Germany  and  the  Czech  Republic  1/96  with 
Mina  von  Voss  She  continues  with  the 
same  Atlanta  law  firm.  Last  year  she  was 
bridesmaid  to  Renata  Leckszas  '85  who 
married  Bill  Davis  in  Annapolis,  Ann 
Moorberg  Wentworth-Stanley  is  hav- 
ing #2  in  2/97  Charlie  is  now  1  She  and 
her  husband  are  still  in  London,  very  happy 
and  very  exhausted  Ellie  Schnabel  is 
engaged  lo  Patrick  Doyle  of  Erie,  PA.  She 
was  promoted  to  Administrative  Manager 
of  the  Loft  at  North  Sails.  It  involves  lots  of 
yachting  including  this  years'  Newport 
Bermuda  Race  in  which  she  and  Patrick 
raced  on  the  same  boat.  Sara  Mason  fin- 
ished her  5"^  year  of  her  landscaping 
design  business.  She  attended  McKenzie 
Reed's  wedding  in  4/96  There  she  saw 
Heather  Pollock  '86,  Carol  Dixon  '86, 
Mariah  Malik  '86. 

Page  Franson  has  moved  around 
with  Meditech  and  celebrated  9  years  in 
6/96,  She's  still  lolally  into  sports,  Beth 
Parker  was  made  Assistant  Director  of 
Financial  Aid  at  James  Madison  Univ, 
where  she  has  nearly  completed  her  mas- 
ter's. She  says,  "Life  is  exciting,  well  after 
your  40's,"  Her  third  grandchild  (finally  a 
girl)  was  born  4/96  Lezlie  Varisco 
Pinto  and  Victor  made  a  local  move  to 
Collegeville,  PA  (near  Philadelphia),  Lezlie 
is  a  full  time  mom  with  #2  expected  4/97, 
She  wrote  thai  Jill  O'Ree  Stryker  had  a 
little  boy  8/96,  Victor  and  Lezlie  made  a  trip 
to  Peru  They  saw  the  ruins  in  Cuzco, 
incredible'  Vikki  Schroeder  is  in  a  new 
house  with  Target  Stores  keeping  her  busy 
She  toured  Beijing  on  a  recent  trip  to 
China 

Piper  Murray  married  Paul 
Quinones  in  5/96  with  Lee  Webster  '89  and 
Laurie  Starrettas  bridesmaids  Heather 
Davenport  McCastlain  had  a  baby  boy 
#2.  William  Davenport  McCastlain  born 
9/96,  Heather  is  very  active  with  the 
Arkansas  Arts  Center,  Jr  League  and  the 
Museum  of  Science  and  History  She  will 
be  in  Carole  Thrash's  12/96  wedding  in 
Atlanta  Cameron  Clark  Sipes  gave  birth 
prematurely  to  Landon  Clark  in  4/96  He's 
|ust  pertect  and  big  brother  Charles  (3  1/2) 
adores  him,  Blair  Beebe  Smith  is  god- 
mother and  expects  #3  in  2/97  to  join 
Sarah  (5)  and  Peyton  (3),  Caroline 
Taraschi  was  off  to  Italy  and  France  at  this 
writing.  In  10/97  she  will  marry  Gabriel 
Rosko  in  a  small  town,  Belevidere  where 
they  will  be  buying  an  old  Victorian  house. 
They  will  go  into  business  together  -  creat- 
ing Sage  Street  Landscaping  and  Tree 
Arborist  A  new  job  as  Director  of 
Membership  at  the  Nat'l  Museum  of 
Women  in  the  Arts  has  Christina 
Knowles  very  busy!  Lynn  Weinberg 
received  her  Master's  in  Speech  Language 
and  Auditory  Pathology,  She's  now  an 
audiologist  with  an  ENT  in  West  Palm 


Beach,  FL,  Ceecy  Gunn  is  head  of  new 
business  development  for  a  New  York  ad 
agency  She  is  also  enrolled  in  a  writing 
class  Missy  Ackerman  is  in  Richmond. 
VA  coaching  field  hockey  and  lacrosse  at 
Randolph  Macon  College,  She  and  Jen 
Crispen  worked  together  at  the  Atfanta 
Olympics  covering  hockey  "It  was  a  thrill." 
Missy  wrote  Anna  Gallant  Carter  and 
Rob  are  thoroughly  enjoying  Stuart,  now 
18mos  Rob  cared  for  him  solo  while  Anna 
went  on  a  Habitat  for  Humanity  mission  trip 
in  8/96  to  Malawi,  Alrica  for  3  wks, 

Sharon  Staley  wrote  from  Nashville, 
She  recently  got  her  securities  license  after 
leaving  Record  Company  Benson 
Suzanne  Wells  Bergmann  and  Michael 
are  all  smiles  and  laughter  with  son  Bayard 
born  2/96,  Leslie  (3)  gets  along  great  with 
him!  Karen  Bryan  is  Vice  President  of 
Investor  Svcs,  For  HomeSide  Lending.  Inc. 
in  Jacksonville,  FL  Mary  Hunter  will  be 
finished  with  grad  school  in  12/96  in  the 
Nurse  Practitioner  Program  She  has  a  job 
lined  up  in  Richmond  with  a  family  prac- 
tice Courtney  Banton  Alford  enjoys  life 
in  Lynchburg  raising  daughters  Blair  (3) 
and  Emily  (16  mos )  Rebecca  Michie 
McVeigh  and  Charlie  are  doing  great. 
They  have  an  adorable  cocker  spaniel 
named  Khaky  Rebecca  works  in  a  gift  shop 
a  few  days  a  week  and  also  helps  a  local 
realtor.  She  went  to  Atlanla  in  June  and  saw 
many  friends  Victoria  Chumney  visited 
Lynchburg  in  9/96  and  they  had  a  great 
time  Lee  Carroll  Roebuck  had  a  big  boy 
in  8/96  He  arrived  3  days  after  Drew 
Hardy  Jubert's  daughter  Grace  Nicole, 
Shannon  Wood  says  Eleanor  (15  mos) 
loves  horses!  Chris  and  Shannon  are  run- 
ning Santa  Gertrude's  Cattle,  hanging  on 
through  a  poor  beef  market  and  severe 
drought  Caroline  Trask  Wallace  and 
Gordon  are  brought  great  joy  by  Lizzie  (27 
mos),  Caroline  works  out  of  her  home  as  a 
travel  consultant  for  Travel  Agents 
Inlernational,  She  attended  Caroline  Reu's 
wedding  in  Sea  Island  Ann  McAllister  is 
Director  of  Creative  Svcs,  for  Chromagen, 
She  works  with  art  directors  and  designers 
from  ad  agencies  doing  high  end  retouch- 
ing and  photo  manipulation  In  July  '95  she 
married  Peter  Thomas,  Stacy  Lee  Pae 
was  a  bridesmaid  and  Beth  Nelson  Suhu 
matron  of  honor  June  Lee  '86  and 
Jocelyn  Flores  also  attended  Ann 
expects  a  baby  in  April, 

After  2  moves  this  year  Mary  Via 
Cuoco  and  Mark  have  their  own  home  in 
Winnetka,  IL,  William  Peyton  Cuoco  was 
born  2/96  and  Mary  guit  her  job  with 
Marsh  &  McLennan  Julie  Trant  Coates 
had  a  baby  girl  Payfon  Hamilton  4/96  and 
lives  outside  Cincinnati  in  Batavia,  OH,  Liz 
McKnight  Whatley  and  Craig  bought  a 
home  2  years  ago  in  Birmingham,  AL,  Liz 
teaches  first  grade  at  Briarwood  Christian 
School,  coaches  swim  team,  and  writes  the 
science  curriculum.  She  sees  Kelly  Dean 
Lancaster  who  lives  in  Montgomery  AL 
with  her  2  children  and  husband,  Erin 
Kingston  Betro  called  from  around  the 
corner  from  me.  She  and  Tom  are  in  VA 


after  3  years  in  Rl  where  Erin  was  YMCA 
program  manager  Erin  is  home  with  their 
daughter  now  and  looking  for  a  job,  Tom  is 
traveling  a  lot  and  still  with  FBI  DeeDee 
Connors  married  Charles  Taylor  King  in 
7/95  in  Lynchburg  with  a  reception  at 
Boonsboro  Country  Club  Karen  Bryan 
Sanders  and  family  continue  in  Chicago 
She  had  #3,  Thomas  8/96,  to  join  Emily  (3 
1/2)  and  Josh  (6)  She  spoke  to  Stephanie 
Renfro  '86  who  is  living  in  Colorado 
Springs  Julianne  Burkhardt  is  now  an 
attorney  practicing  in  Bozeman.  MT  She  is 
also  a  part  time  public  defender  Pam 
Miscall  Cusick  and  Ted  made  a  two  week 
trip  lo  Ireland,  Pam  is  an  Evaluation 
Specialist  at  Prospect  Associates  which  is  a 
health  communications  research  organiza- 
tion in  Rockville,  MD,  Ted  and  Pam  are 
buying  a  new  home  in  the  DC  area.  She  and 
Pam  Ythier  Berkley  are  in  touch  regularty 
and  she'll  probably  see  Kristen  Kressig 
Carter  at  a  VMI  game  this  fall,  Teresa 
Pike  Majors  was  the  last  to  get  her  card 
in  to  me  Work  has  slowed  somewhat  so 
that  she's  been  able  to  travel  (San  Juan, 
Vermont,  Nashville),  In  January  Teresa 
expects  to  visit  Victoria  Chumney  while  in 
San  Antonio  on  business,  Courtney  Banton 
Alford  was  down  south  for  the  Olympics, 
and  Teresa  saw  her  then. 

As  for  the  Guergais,  we  are  well! 
Mustapha  is  a  chef  at  Capitol  City  Brewing 
Company  and  busier  than  ever  Aicha  (5) 
went  out  for  Halloween  with  Stacy  Lee  Pae's 
daughter,  Emily  out  in  Ashburn,  VA,  I'm 
volunteering  still  with  ACS,  and  substitut- 
ing Spanish  for  Fairtax  County  Love  it!  I 
have  a  new  job  as  Human  Resources 
Assistant  at  The  Virginian,  an  assisted  liv- 
ing/retirement community  in  Fairfax,  Until 
our  10'^  Reunion,  stay  well!! 


1991 

President:  Suzanne  Petrle  Brady 
Secretary:  Klmberley("Kimber") 
Hatter  Ellis 
Fund  Agent:  Beth  Hensley  Martin 

Thanks  to  the  past  class  officers  for 
doing  such  a  great  job  Dawn  Monahan 
Nelson,   President;   Beth    Robinson 

Dean    Secretary;  and  Christine  Flint 
Canterbury,  Fund  Agent 

Carey  Bates  continues  lo  work 
towards  her  MA  in  Communications  at 
American  Univ  Carey  is  godmother  to  her 
sister's  baby  girl.  She  enjoys  traveling  and 
playing  goll  Carey  sees  a  lot  of  Amber 
Vellenga  Stephanie  Berger  is  in 
Atlanta  preparing  tor  the  LSAT  and  hopes  to 
relocate  to  Washington  DC,  She  recently 
saw  Connie  Gehrman  and  Amy 
Lemleux  Amy  Bryan  received  her  MA 
with  honors  in  Classical  Studies  from  the 
Univ  of  St,  Andrews  in  Scotland  and  works 
at  the  Sterling  and  Francine  Clark  Art 
Institute  in  Williamstown,  MA,  She  has 
traveled  to  Cambodia  and  Vietnam  Vickie 
Campo  was  married  on  9/28/96  to  Garnett 
Byrd,  Hampden-Sydney  '90,  Cara 
Ardemagni  LaRoche  '92  and  Twig  Odell 


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SWEET  BRIAR  COLLEGE 


Tucker  '89  were  bridesmaids  Kalherine 
Cooper  married  Willy  Hoffman  in  12/95 
They  reside  in  Bethesda,  MD,  He  works  at 
his  family's  insurance  agency  and 
Katherine  works  in  sales  for  WMAL  radio. 
She  keeps  in  touch  with  Terri  Brockwell 
Allene  Doucette  Miller  and  Todd  still 
live  in  Bethel,  IVIE  Al  is  a  free  lance  artist, 
Melanie  Duke  works  for  Bayview 
Finances  in  Florida  Rachel  Elkins  teach- 
es in  the  English  depi,  at  Clemson  Univ, 
Rachel  keeps  in  touch  with  Amber 
Vellenga.  Debra  Elkins  '93  and  Sarah 
Elkins  '99,  She  continues  to  work  with  the 
Admissions  Office  as  an  AAR  Shelble 
Fllson  is  the  Performing  Arts  Coordinator 
tor  the  Lynchburg  Fine  Arts  Center, 
Wesley  Foster  is  an  interior  designer  in 
Atlanta,  GA  L.  Renne  Gardner  is  the 
Seminar  Coordinator  at  Dornier,  Renee's 
fiance,  Ari,  is  an  Engineer  with  ABB  - 
Finland  and  lelecommutes  from  their  home 
in  Charlotte,  NC  Nicole  Gauthier  was 
married  on  10/14/95  to  Randy  Arndt, 
IVlelinda  Wick  '92  and  Claire  Stapleton  '93 
were  in  the  wedding  Karen  Holland  and 
Katherine  Black  '92  attended  Nicole  keeps 
in  touch  with  Donna  Peters,  Ann  Knoke 
'92  and  Reed  Skaggs  (HSC)  '92  Calhi 
Goslau  is  a  manager  with  Jenny  Craig  in 
Denver,  CO  Jennifer  Gregg  works  at 
Egleston  Children's  Hospital  Egg  worked 
as  a  statistician  for  field  hockey  at  the 
Olympics.  She  keeps  in  touch  with  Allene 
Doucette  Miller,  Stacey  Lawrence 
and  Cricket  Rabin  '92  Kathryn  Hagist 
was  married  on  8/24/96  to  Daniel  Yunk 
Carey  Bates  and  Stephanie  Pratt 
McKinney  were  bridesmaids  Kathryn  and 
Daniel  now  live  in  Chicago,  IL  Elizabeth 
Hensley  Martin  had  a  baby  girl, 
Katherine  Winter,  on  10/13/95,  Her  hus- 
band has  been  stationed  at  Ft,  Irwin,  CA 
Beth  was  awarded  The  Molly  Pitcher  Award 
and  The  Army  Meritorious  Award  for  her 
work  with  Army  family  support  groups,  Liz 
Hourihan  taught  high  school  science  in 
Swaziland,  Africa  with  the  Peace  Corps,  Liz 
is  now  in  her  second  year  of  med,  school  at 
the  Univ  of  Wisconsin  She  keeps  in  touch 
with  Gwen  Fisher.  Kathryn  Johnson 
Glass  and  John,  Hampden-Sydney  '90, 
bought  a  house  in  Holly  Springs,  MS 
Kathryn  had  a  baby  in  7/96,  Erin  Keever 
is  completing  a  masters  in  art  history  at 
SMU  in  Dallas,  TX.  Erin  was  an  intern  at  the 
Whitney  Museum  of  American  Art  in  New 
York,  summer  '95  Mary  Lanford  was 
married  on  8/14/96  to  Tim  Price,  After  a 
honeymoon  in  Hawaii  they  moved  into  their 
new  house  in  Haymarket,  VA,  Stacey 
Lawrence  is  a  compliance  analyst  for  ITG 
in  New  York  Stacey  attended  Marie 
Wright's  wedding  Labor  Day  weekend 
Stacey  keeps  in  touch  with  Susie  Sickels 
Dyer  and  spent  a  couple  of  days  this  sum- 
mer with  Allene  Doucette  in  ME  Laurel 
Lestrange  lives  on  an  island  with  Tom, 
her  golden  retriever  and  her  cat  outside 
Charleston,  SC,  Laurel  is  the  Program 
Director  of  two  clinical  day  programs  for 
adolescents  with  emotional  and  behavioral 
problems,   Leigh    Matzdorf   lives   in 


Philadelphia,  PA  and  is  engaged  to 
Matthew  Chancier,  A  wedding  is  planned 
for  12/7/97  She  is  Head  Senior  Mortgage 
Underwriter  for  Option  One  Mortgage 
Corp  Leigh  recently  assumed  the  AAR 
Philadelphia  Club  Chair  position.  She  stills 
plays  volleyball  and  is  in  the  process  of 
buying  a  house,  Leigh  keeps  in  touch  with 
Nancy  Quinones  Chancier  '89  and  Amy 
Dickson  Riddell  '92,  Dawn  Monahan 
Nelson  and  Morgan  still  reside  in 
Richmond.  VA,  Dawn  is  at  home  with  Libby 
who  turned  1  in  Sept  Morgan  has  opened 
a  concrete  plant  in  Goochland,  VA  Amber 
Bennett  Moncure  received  her  Ph,D, 
from  the  Univ  of  Pennsylvania  in  5/96,  She 
has  spent  the  last  year  digging  at 
Jefferson's  Poplar  Forest,  Amber  and  her 
husband  are  moving  back  to  Richmond,  VA 
in  the  near  future,  Marbury  Patrick  mar- 
ried Frank  Abella  (Jay)  on  6/24/95, 
Gladden  Adam  Falivene  '90  and  her  hus- 
band were  members  of  their  wedding  party 
They  reside  in  Raleigh,  NO  Marbury  is  a 
recruiter  tor  Nortel,  a  telecommunications 
CO  Jay  is  a  regulatory  specialist  for 
Quintiles,  a  drug  development  co, 
Suzanne  Petrie  was  married  to  Thomas 
(TJ,)  Brady  on  7/20/96,  Kimberley 
McGraw  Euston  '92  and  Christina  Stoltz  '89 
were  bridesmaids,  Suzanne  completed  the 
Presidential  Management  program  with  an 
Army  fellowship  with  Sen  John  Warner  of 
VA  and  is  still  working  as  a  Latin-American 
political  military  analyst  at  the  Pentagon, 
Suzanne  and  TJ  are  moving  to  Colorado 
Springs  in  '97  Wendy  Pressel  Sullivan 
and  Biff  reside  in  Atlanta,  GA,  Wendy  works 
for  the  law  firm  of  Holland  and  Knight,  Bift 
works  as  a  gunsmith  and  range  manager  at 
Classic  Guns,  They  moved  into  their  first 
house  on  11/15/96  Ashley  Quarrier 
Moran  and  Eamon  moved  back  to  the 
States  from  Shanghai,  China  They  now 
reside  in  Ann  Arbor,  Ml,  Eamon  is  at  the 
Univ  of  Michigan  Business  School,  Ashley 
is  a  Marketing/Advertising  Consultant  for 
Domino's  Farms  Yolanda  Reid  resides 
in  London  England  with  her  husband,  Beth 
Robinson  Dean  and  Todd  still  live  near 
Birmingham,  AL  and  Beth  is  still  teaching. 
They  spend  a  lot  of  time  on  Anna  Maira 
Island,  FL  We  want  to  express  our  sympa- 
thy to  Beth  whose  mother  passed  away  in 
10/96  Laura  Rose  Martin  and  Chris  are 
expecting  their  second  child  in  3/97,  She 
writes,  "I'm  only  a  year  away  from  finishing 
my  Masters  in  Secondary  Education.  I 
enjoyed  seeing  many  classmates  at 
Reunion,  but  was  sorry  I  couldn't  have 
stayed  longer,"  They  now  reside  in  Dothan. 
AL  Kana  Roess  was  married  on  11/9/96 
to  Michael  Goldsmith,  Elizabeth  Mason  '90 
was  maid  of  honor  Wesley  Foster,  Sara 
Clinton  and  Brandi  Beck  Fowler  '90  were 
bridesmaids  They  have  bought  a  house  in 
Birmingham,  AL,  Kana  volunteers  for  the 
Junior  League  and  works  for  an  antigue 
store,  Beth  Triplett  married  Mark  Milan, 
Hampden-Sydney  '91,  on  11/15/96,  They 
reside  in  Oak  Park,  IL  with  their  two  dogs, 
Beth  completed  her  MA  in  Biomedical 
Visualization  at  the  Univ  of  Illinois  at 


Chicago  Jennifer  Vance  Granlerl  and 

Ron  moved  to  PA  Jenni  is  riding  and  help- 
ing out  with  training  horses,  Angela  Wall 
Metheney  finished  her  MA  in  Special 
Education  with  an  emphasis  in 
Behavior/Emotional  Disorders  in  8/96  She 
has  been  working  as  a  research  evaluator 
for  West  Va,  Univ  Stephanie  White  mar- 
ried Eric  Frost,  Randolph-Macon  '90,  on 
8/26/95,  Eric  works  for  Sen,  Orrin  Hatch 
(R-UT)  and  Stephanie  is  in  marketing  for 
the  SkyTel  Corp  They  bought  their  first 
home  in  Alexandria,  VA  Suzanne 
Ziesmann  is  still  working  towards  her 
Ph  D,  in  Cell  Biology  at  the  Univ  of  CA 
Davis,  As  for  myself,  Danny  and  I  are  still  in 
Nellysford,  VA  (near  Wintergreen),  Our  son 
"Danny-Boy"  turned  1  on  6/26/96  I  heard 
from  Ellen  MacDonald  (my  freshman 
roommate-transferred).  She  lives  in 
Annapolis,  MD  and  is  an  interior  designer, 
Katherine  Black  '92  spent  part  of  her  Spring 
Break  with  us,  I  continue  to  play  lacrosse 
and  am  learning  to  play  golf, 

1995 

President:  Holly  Prothro 
Secretary:  Katie  Maxwell 
Fund  Agent:  Beverly  Stone 

Holla,  Holla  Class  ol  1995!i!  Almost 
two  years  out  of  collegel  It's  been  fascinat- 
ing to  watch  everyone's  transition  from  their 
first  year  out  of  Sweet  Briar  to  their  second 
year.  To  many,  there  were  engagements, 
several  marriages,  babies,  military  enlist- 
ments, big  moves,  and  new  jobs.  What  an 
exciting  group  of  friends  I  have'  Just  look  at 
what  we've  been  doing' 

Shana-Tara  Regon  is  at  U  ol  New 
Orleans  lor  her  MFA  in  fiction  writing  and 
is  the  assistant  to  the  Dir,  of  the  Creative 
Writing  Dept,  She  is  engaged  to  Joseph 
Long  (Cleveland.  OH),  Shana-Tara  was 
Maid  of  Honor  for  the  wedding  of  Amanda 
Knost  and  Graham  Yarko  Thomas  (HSC) 
on  10/19/96  in  Newport,  NC,  Amanda  and 
Graham  live  in  Raleigh  working  for  Cup-A- 
Joe  Coffeehouse,  Catherine  Orr  is  work- 
ing on  her  MPA  at  George  Washington 
Univ  in  DC  and  is  a  Congressional  Fellow 
for  Ford  Motor  Go's  Govt,  Affairs  Office, 
She  trams  ex-race  horses  for  the  hunt  field 
and  foxhunts  regularly.  She  lives  with 
Susannah  Silverbrand  and  Stephanie 
Arnold  Susannah  Silverbrand  is  work- 
ing on  her  Masters  in  Middle  Eastern 
Studies  at  Georgetown  U  and  interns  at  the 
Dept,  of  Energy,  Stephanie  Arnold  works 
tor  the  Pentagon's  White  House  Liaison 
Office  Kara  Dickey  lives  in  DC  with  an 
RMWC  grad,  works  for  the  Nat'l  Gallery  of 
Art,  and  visits  her  boyfriend  Justin  (VMI 
'95)  in  Richmond,  Trade  Burroughs 
lives  outside  DC  and  is  applying  to  grad 
schools  for  Wildlife  Management,  She  has 
become  skilled  at  pheasant  hunting  and 
purchased  Tyler  Louthan's  ('97)  horse 
which  was  at  SBC,  Amy  Woods  lives  in 
Georgetown  and  is  working  on  her  Foreign 
Service  degree  at  Georgetown  U,  Mary 
Byrd  Shroeder  still  works  at  the 
Association  of  College  and  University 


Offices  in  DC  and  lives  in  Alexandria,  She 
is  the  Corresponding  Secretary  for  the 
Alum,  Club  of  DC,  Nancy  WIegle  is  in 
her  first  year  ol  medical  school  at  George 
Washington  U,  She  received  full  scholar- 
ship from  the  US,  Public  Health  Service! 
To  relax  in  the  summer  '97.  she  is  canoeing 
in  the  Yukon  KImberly  Roda  is  an  adver- 
tising coordinator  for  Heldref  Publications, 
a  non-profit  publishing  house.  She  sings 
soprano  at  St,  David's  Episcopal  Church 
and  lives  with  Anna  Reilly  Anna  Reilly 
works  for  Senator  John  Warner  (R-VA)  on 
Capitol  Hill  Heather  Theis  returned  to 
the  States  from  Germany  for  Officer 
Candidates  School  in  Ouantico,  VA  as  a 
Marine,  Holly  Elkins  works  for  Snow 
Industries  of  America  and  lives  in  Old  Town 
Alexandria,  Lee  Roman  Winn  was  mar- 
ried to  Jason  at  the  USNA  in  Annapolis, 
MD  on  5/25/96  Jason  is  a  Second  LI,, 
USMC  in  Ouantico  Lee  is  substitute  teach- 
ing until  they  move  to  Pensacola,  FL  in 
Spring  '97,  Lee's  bridesmaids  included 
Mary  Margaret  Dixon  '96,  Anna  Hawrthome, 
Jennifer  Wissman,  Sarah-Glenn  Stafford, 
Jill  Goolsby,  Eleanor  Dickinson,  Anna 
Hawthorne  finished  the  School  ol  Design 
in  New  York  and  moved  to  Colorado,  Jenn 
Wissman  is  in  Nashville.  TN,  and 
Eleanor  Dickinson  in  Arkansas  Jill 
Goolsby  is  an  administrative  assistant 
with  "Keep  Texas  Beautiful"  headquarters  in 
Austin  Sarah  Glenn  Stafford  lives  in 
Texas,  Yanna  Wagg  is  engaged  to 
Christopher  Gardephe  tor  June  '97,  Chris  is 
at  Vermont  Law  School,  Yana  wishes  to 
study  Physical  Therapy  at  the  U,  of 
Vermont  Heather  Lyn  Roll  is  in  Geneva, 
Switzerland  studying  French,  She  plans  to 
pursue  her  masters  in  Internat'l  Language 
and  Culture,  Laura  Swope  married  Scott 
Townsend  at  VMI  on  5/11/96,  They  live  in 
Kitingen,  Germany  where  Laura  is  a  kinder- 
garten aide  at  the  American  school  on  base 
and  is  working  on  her  masters  in  Human 
Relations/Counseling  of  Children.  Cynthia 
Harris  is  a  telemarketer  with  J  Crew 
Outfitters  in  Lynchburg  and  is  a  customer 
service  rep.  for  Kroger.  She  plans  to  pursue 
her  masters  in  English/Communications  at 
the  U  of  Oregon  Amy  Splsso  lives  in  Los 
Angeles  where  she  worked  at  a  casting 
agency  in  Hollywood  and  did  stand-in/act- 
ing extra  work  for  movies,  tv,  and  commer- 
cials. Now  she's  at  the  Fashion  Institute  ol 
Design  and  Merchandising  studying  textile 
design  Kelly  "Pepper"  Coggshall  is 
still  in  the  Ph  D  program  for  Chemistry  at 
UVa,  She  misses  SBC  and  the  dairy  route! 
Bergen  Hall  teaches  Kindergarten  and 
lives  in  Richmond,  VA  with  Megan 
Maltby  and  Beverly  Stone  Beverly  is  at 
VCU  for  her  masters  in  teaching.  She 
teaches  pre-school  and  was  Maid  of  Honor 
at  Gwen  Hickey's  wedding  to  Devin  on 
10/19/96,  Gwen  and  Devin  live  in  Reading, 
PA  with  King,  who  is  4'  Long,  15"  round, 
and  1 0  lbs!  Margaret  Bruha  is  a  research 
assistant  with  FoodSlaff  2000  in  Oak 
Creek.  Wl,  FoodStatI  recruits  for  positions 
in  quality  assurance,  research,  and  devel- 
opment in  the  food  industry  Katie  McDill 


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lives  with  Lida-Anne  Elliot  in  Huntsville, 
AL.  They  have  6  animals!  Both  are  in  grad 
school,  and  Katie  runs  a  jewelry  business. 
Shannon  La  Shell  and  her  husband 
Mark  celebrated  their  second  wedding 
anniversary  on  8/3/96.  They  live  in  the  NY 
suburbs,  but  anticipate  moving  to 
Philadelphia  in  June.  Mark  will  graduate 
from  the  U.  ol  Kansas  Med,  College 
Shannon  will  complete  her  M.A.  in 
Developmental  Pysch.  at  Sarah  Lawrence. 
Jessica  John  is  still  with  Jack  tiager 
(HSC  '95)  and  is  Director  ol  Treelops 
Childrens  Center.  She  works  with  Carson 
Scheppe,  who  lives  with  Butt  Barkley  '96. 
Tricia  Lynn  spent  her  summer  working  in 
King  Salmon,  AK  She  lives  in  CO  where 
she  is  finishing  her  masters  and  getting  her 
EMTcertilication,  Maren  Howard  lives  in 
Lynchburg  and  is  still  seeing  Peter  Leggett 
(HSC).  Nancy  Nichols  attends  Texas 
Christian  U  lor  grad  school  in  Education 
and  Teaching  She  plans  to  move  back  to 
NJ  and  teach.  Cat  Ehlen  lives  in  NYC  and 
is  in  school  lor  interior  design.  Meredith 
Williams  is  in  her  2nd  year  ol  law  school 
in  Dallas  at  Southern  Methodist  U,  Mary 
Gordon  Gill  is  substitute  teaching  in 
Roanoke,  VA.  She  spent  summer  '96  travel- 
ing to  San  Diego,  Mexico,  and  lileguarding. 
DeAndrea  "Andie"  Thomas  is  a  case 
manager  lor  Big  Brothers/Big  Sisters  ol 
Central  VA.  She  is  resident  dir  lor  RMWC 
and  plans  to  pursue  her  masters  in  criminal 
justice.  Kathy  Whitby  works  tor  the 
Federal  Reserve  ol  Richmond  on  their 
United  Way  Campaign  She  keeps  busy 
visiting  the  DC  girls  and  Heather  Aspinwall. 
Heather  Aspinwall  is  teaching  middle 
school  in  Daiien,  CT  She  plans  to  teach 
elem,  school  in  the  Fall.  Carl  Miller  is 
engaged  to  Doug  lor  a  6/28/97  wedding 
outside  DC  She  sees  Sarah  Clinord 
Weaver  and  Bob.  Sarah  is  a  graphic  artist 
lor  an  environmental  consulting  lirm  out- 
side DC.  She  continues  Ireelance  work, 
painting,  and  wellness/nutritional  consult- 
ing Vanessa  Mortarino  is  linishing  her 
masters  in  history  at  Virginia 
Commonwealth  U,  She  hopes  to  teach 
either  middle  or  upper  school  She  present- 
ly works  at  the  VA  Museum  ol  Arts. 
English  Grittith  moved  to  Columbia,  SC 
from  WV  and  now  works  lor  Merrill  Lynch 
She  says  she  misses  WV  on  occasion  (I  do 
too'!),  but  couldn't  be  happier.  Molly 
Becherer  is  in  med  school  at  U.  ol 
Louisville,  KY  She  spent  3  months  in  TX 
visiting  her  boylriend  She  also  saw  Lisa 
Buckingham-Darr.  Jen  Parker 
Broughton  and  Rick  (HSC)  live  in  West 
Chester,  PA.  She  is  in  her  2nd  year  in 
Speech-Language  Pathology,  and  he  is  in 
his  lirst  year  law  at  Widener  U,  Wilmington, 
DE  Theresa  Moore  Smith  married 
Charles  E ,  her  high  school  sweetheart,  on 
3/2/96.  She  IS  the  Group  Sales  & 
Promotion  Director  at  The  Mark  Two 
Dinner  Theater  in  Orlando,  FL.  She  plans  to 
pursue  her  M.BA,  at  the  U.  ol  Central  FL  in 
Fall  '97.  Keena  Seagle  is  at  James 
Madison  U  pursuing  her  masters  in 
Biology  She  will  graduate  5/97    Amy 


Schroeder  Hunter  lives  in  GA  and  works 
in  the  Commercial  Lending  Dept.  at 
SunTrust  Bank  She  and  Jeft  will  be  sta- 
tioned in  Oahu,  HI  in  1/97  They  have  sev- 
eral military  Iriends  there  and  are  very 
excited.  Jenn  Gaudette  is  graduating 
Irom  Christopher  Newport  U  in  5/97.  She 
is  marrying  Doug  Nelson  (USNA  '93)  in 
June  Ericka  Bishop  lives  in 
Williamsburg,  manages  a  peanut  shop,  and 
is  looking  into  grad.  school.  Robin 
Hendrickson  still  works  at  EDS  in  Piano, 
TX.  She  sees  Holly  Prothro,  who  works 
at  an  insurance  otiice  Katharine 
Harrington  was  married  to  Ray  Welder  on 
11/23/96  They  are  living  in  Beeville,  TX 
Cathy  Cummjngs  is  interning  at  the  U.  ol 
Georgia  and  lives  in  Athens.  Tory 
McClintock  is  a  proud  mother  of 
Benjamin  Alexander  Derr  McClintock  born 
6/30/96  and  is  engaged  to  be  married.  The 
little  fellow  atlended  alumnae  council  and 
keeps  his  mother  busy.  She  is  teaching  at 
Montessori  school  and  working  at 
Hampden-Sydney's  preschool.  She  keeps 
in  touch  with  Janae  Thomas  who  was 
with  her  when  Beniamin  was  born.  Mandy 
Monk  is  at  the  Univ  of  Wyoming,  working 
on  her  MA.  in  international  studies,  locus- 
ing  on  Environmental  Diplomacy  She 
keeps  in  touch  with  Jennifer  Cumby  who 
married  Summer  ol  '96  Kathryn 
Czarkowski  is  a  full-lime  research  assis- 
tant tor  the  Dept  ol  Psychiatry  at  Yale  Univ 
She  attends  grad  school  at  night.  Eileen 
Yates  is  a  research  associate  at  the  Univ 
of  California,  San  Francisco  She  is  next 
door  neighbors  to  Sarah  Scales  who  is  a 
kindergarten  teacher  at  the  same  place  she 
attended.  Wendy  Long  lives  nearby  in 
San  Fran  and  is  busy  with  several  |obs. 
Lucy  de  Oliviero  Bosworth  and  her 
husband  Claude  are  still  enjoying  New 
Orleans.  Lynn  Ivy  is  engaged  to  marry  Eli 
Turner  in  5/97,  The  word  is  that  Heather 
Bond  is  taking  courses  at  George  Mason 
U  in  VA.  Macarena  Loustric  finished 
her  thesis  about  Sweet  Briar  and  is  living  in 
France  outside  Paris.  Shannon  Newman 
is  in  Greensboro,  NC  and  is  engaged  to  be 
married  March  '97  Liz  Dunck  will  be  mar- 
ried in  April  '97  to  Paul  (VMI  '95).  She  is 
working  for  a  new  mortgage  brokerage  firm 
in  Charlotte  with  two  dogs  named  Bud  and 
Millie.  Daniella  Ricci  returned  from  Italy 
and  works  in  Washington,  DC.  Christy 
Patten  is  an  airline  stewardess  for 
Continental  and  flies  all  over  the  U.S. 
Lyssa  Vaught  lives  in  Alexandria,  in  the 
same  apartment  complex  as  Katie  Maxwell. 
Trista  Newman  lives  in  Richmond  and  is 
about  to  buy  a  home  Nicky  Stewart  lives 
in  Fredericksburg,  VA  with  her  boyfriend 
Scott  (WnL).  Lucille  Page  is  beginning 
nursing  school  at  Emory  U.  in  Atlanta  She 
visited  Heather  Theis  lor  Heather's  gradua- 
tion Irom  OCS  in  12/96.  Sarah  Butcher 
is  doing  grad.  work  in  entomology  at  U. 
MD  College  Park.  She  is  a  teaching  assis- 
tant and  working  with  the  local  Kiwanis  and 
Circle  K  groups  CeeCee  Valentine 
works  for  Continental  Airlines  and  is  doing 
grad  work  at  St  Johns  Univ,  Annapolis. 


Stephanie  Scott  is  in  FL  in  Medical 
school  Gretchen  Vida  is  in  Tampa  as  an 
account  representative  lor  a  medical  supply 
company.  Tina  Carlton  works  lor 
Comprint  Militaiy  Publications  (newspa- 
pers-go ligure!)  in  Alexandria,  VA  She  got 
rid  of  Thunderchicken  and  bought  a  real 
car  Holly  Miller  spent  the  summer  in  DC 
working  in  journalism  She  is  linishing  her 
masters  at  Northwestern  Jenn  Noble  is 
still  in  NYC  Kristina  Pody  is  married  to 
Thomas  Johnson  and  living  in  Nashville. 
Sybil  Walker  was  spotted  visiting  the 
National  Zoo  in  Washington,  DC  Kelly 
Hall  got  her  masters  in  medieval  studies  at 
the  Univ  of  York  in  England.  She  is  teach- 
ing English  at  WV  Wesleyan  College  and 
French  at  Corhart,  Inc.  Karen  GiorgettI  is 
getting  her  masters  at  Purdue  U.  and  will  be 
pursuing  her  doctorate  in  the  Fall.  Anne 
Cho  lives  in  Alexandria  and  attended  Lee 
Roman's  wedding  in  May  Sarah  Young 
lives  outside  DC  and  joins  Mary  Byrd 
Schroeder,  Holly  Elkins,  Anna  Reilly,  and 
Katie  Maxwell  at  their  dinner  parties. 
Sheila  Miller  lives  in  No  VA  and  works 
in  DC  as  a  technical  writer  lor  a  contractor 
with  the  FAA  She  stays  involved  with  com- 
munity theatre  and  keeps  in  touch  with 
Dawn  Leary,  Kate  Warner,  Laurel  Knaup, 
and  Nalini  Mani  '93.  Nancy  Ferguson  is 
teaching  at  Temperance  Elementary 
School  Margaret  Willett  Sapsara  is  a 
graduate  assistant  at  Va  Commonwealth 
University  As  for  me  Katie  Maxwell,  I 
live  and  work  in  Alexandria  doing  govt  rela- 
tions lor  the  Society  of  American  Florists 
trade  association.  I  have  a  ten  minute  com- 
mute! I  love  hearing  about  everyone.  Please 
be  sure  to  inlorm  SBC  ol  your  address 
changes  and  or  email  me  at 
kmaxwell@salnoworg.  Don't  lose  touch! 


Editor 

NANCY  GODWIN  BALDWIN  57 
Assistant  Editor  and  Class  Notes  Editor 

NOHEEN  DONNfLLY  PARKER 
Managing  Editor 

LOUISE  SWIECKI 2INGAR0  '80 
Design 

The  Design  Group,  Lynchburg,  VA 

Alumnae  Board,  Sweet  Briar  Alumnae 
Association  July  1 .  1996  -  June  30, 1997 

Presidenl 

ETHEL  OGDEN  BURWELL  '58 

Grosse  Pointe  Farms,  Ml 

First  Vice  PresidenI  and  Director  ol  Clubs 

MYTH  MONNICH  BAVOUD  '80 

Dallas,  TX 

Second  Vice  President  and  Chair  ol  Reunion 

and  Council  Planning 

LINDA  MAE  VISOCAN  87 

Cleveland,  OH 

Third  Vice  PresidenI  and  Nahonal  Alumnae 

Admissions  Reptesenlalive  and  l^mancial  Aid  Chair 

KATHLEEN  (KATHY)  GARCIA  PEGUES  71 

Warrenton,  VA 

Secretary 

JANE  TATMAN  WALKER  '60 

Indianapolis,  IN 

Treasurer 

MARGARET  (ROBIN)  CHRISTIAN  RYAN  '74 

Wellesley,  MA 

Alumnae  Fund  Chair 

ANN  RITCHEY  BARUCH  '62 

Haverlord,  PA 

Nominating  Chair 

MARJORIE  (MARJIE)  MCGRAW  MCDONALD  '60 

Ruxlon,  MD 

Academic  Outreach  Chair 

GAIL  ANN  ZAflWELL  WINKLER  '76 

Neenah,  Wl 

Regional  Chairs 

JUDITH  BENSON  STIGLE '67 

Madison,  CT 

MARGARET  (MEG)  RICHARDS  WIEDERSEIM  '78 

Devon,  PA 

FAITH  RAHMER  CROKER  '54 

Williamsburg,  VA 

FRANCES  GILBERT  BROWNE  '56 

Chailolte,  NC 

CLAIRE  DENNISON  GRIFFITH  '80 

Atlanta,  GA 

WENDY  IGLEHEART  '78 

Evansville,  IN 

DIANE  DALTON  '67 

Miiwauliee,  Wl 

MELISSA  (MISSY)  GENTRY  WITHEROW  '80 

Vicksburg,  MS 

MELANIE  BOWEN  STEGLICH  '78 

Dallas,  TX 

PENN  WILLETS  FULLERTON  '66 

San  Ralael,  CA 

Members  at-Large 

English  Grillilh  '95,  Elkins  WV 
Sarah  Dennis  96,  Sweet  Briar  VA 

Members  ol  the  Board  of  Directors  ol  Sweet 
Briar  nominated  by  the  Alumnae  Association 
and  elected  by  the  Board  ol  Directors  ol  Sweet 
Briar:  Mary  (Mollie)  Jotinson  Nelson  (>4,  Lookoul 
Mounlain,  TN,  Nancy  Hall  Green  '64,  Atlanta,  GA, 
Eugenia  Dickey  Caldwell  '65.  San  Francisco,  CA,  Jane 
Meikle  Borden  '65,  Denver,  CO 

Ex  Officio:  Nannelte  McBurney  Crowdus  '57,  Spring 
Lake,  Ml,  Planned  Giving  Chair,  Mary  (Mollie) 
Johnson  Nelson  '64,  Lookoul  Mounlain,  TN,  Boxwood 
Circle  Chair,  Jo  Ann  Soderqutst  Kramer  '64,  Essex 
Junction,  VT,  Boxwood  Circle  Co-Chair,  Lynne  Manov 
Sprinsky  '71,  Monloursville,  PA,  Fund  Agent  Chair, 
Ann  Young  Bloom  *59,  Wynnewood  PA,  National 
Reunion  Gifts  Chair,  Lochrane  Coleman  Smitti  '76, 
Birmingham,  AL,  National  Reunion  Gilts  Chair-Elect. 
Nancy  Godwin  Baldwin  '57.  Monroe,  VA,  Editor. 
Alumnae  Magazine,  Louise  Swiecki  Zingaro  '80,  Sweel 
Briar,  VA,  Director,  Alumnae  Association 


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SWEET  BRIAR  COLLEGE 


in  the  sweet  briar  tradition 


Lois  Ballenger:  A  Lifelong  Love  Affair 


LOIS  Ballenger  in  1987 


Tlic  College  received  word 
on  AprU  4, 1997  of  the 
death  of  Lois  Ballenger,  for- 
mer secretary  to  three  Sweet 
Briar  presidents  (Meta  Glass, 
Martha  Lucas,  and  Anne  Gary 
Pannell).  She  also  served  as  man- 
ager of  the  Boxwood  Inn  for  10 
years. 

Miss  Ballenger  was  spot- 
lighted in  the  "In  the  Sweet  Briar 
Tradition"  section  of  the  Fall 
1987  Alumnae  Magazine: 

Little  did  Lois  Ballenger 
know,  when  she  said  "yes  "to 
President  Meta  Glass'  request 
that  she  serve  as  the  president's 
secretary,  that  she  would  be 
embarking  upon  a  lifelong  love 
affair  with  Sweet  Briar  College. 
"Sweet  Briar  is  more  my  alma 
mater  than  my  own  college.  The 
campus  was  my  home  for  53 
years,  and  many  of  my  dearest 
friends  have  been  Sweet  Briar 
alumnae." It  is  little  surprise, 
therefore,  that  Lois  has  chosen 
to  remember  Sweet  Briar  in  her 


will,  as  a  member  of  the 
Indiana  Fletcher  Williams 
Associates 

A  graduate  of  the  Woman's 
College  of  Furman  Universit)', 
Lois  was  attending  Columbia 
University's  graduate  School  of 
English  when  Meta  Glass 
approached  a  friend  at  Columbia 
to  ask  for  recommendations  for 
an  outstanding  student  who 
might  come  to  Sweet  Briar  to 
serve  as  secretary  to  the  presi- 
dent. In  addition  to  serving  as 
Miss  Glass'  secretary  for  19  of  the 
21  years  of  her  presidency,  Lois 
served  as  secretary  to  Martha 
Lucas  Pate  and  to  Anne  Gary 
Pannell  Taylor  Alumnae  from  the 
1950s  and  1960s  remember  her 
fondly  as  the  manager  of  the 
Boxwood  Inn. 

A  woman  of  many  interests, 
Lois  retired  to  Westminster- 
Canterbury  in  Lynchburg,  but 
faithfully  attended  aU  gatherings 
of  the  Indiana  Fletcher  Williams 
Associates,  and  as  many  campus 
events— especially  Reunions — as 
possible  until  failing  health  inter- 
fered. Generations  of  campus 
friends  (both  current  and 
retirees),  faculty  children  now 
grown  up,  and  alumnae  return 
her  "lifelong  love." 

For  information  about 
incuding  the  College  in  your 
will  as  a  member  of  the 
Indiana  Fletcher  Williams 
Associates,  please  cotitact 
Mitchell  L.  Moore,  Vice  President 
for  Development/College 
Relations,  Box  G,  Sweet  Briar 
College.  Sweet  Briar,  VA  24595, 
(804)  381-6162. 


SWEET  BRIAR  SUMMER  1997 


53rd  Annual  Spring  Riding  Clinics 

May  18-20 
May  27-29 
June  2-4 
June  7-9 
June  10-12 

Schooling  Oriented  Horse  Show  Series 

Ma}7June 

This  includes  preparatory'  schooling  and  help  ses- 
sions, coaching  at  the  competitions,  and  follow-up 
instructional  sessions  after  competition.  Local  and 
rated  horse  show  choices  will  be  tailored  to  the 
participants'  schooling  plans. 

Dennis  Van  der  Meer  Tennis  Clinics 

June  6-August  ^ 

Dennis  Van  der  Meer,  regarded  by  many  as  "The 
World's  Leading  Tennis  Teacher, "  will  return  to 
Sweet  Briar  to  conduct  his  ongoing  tennis  clinics. 
Along  with  his  staff  specialists,  Dennis  will 
instruct  professionals,  adults,  and  juniors  with  his 
innovative  teaching  techniques.  For  details  and 
reservations  call  (800)  845-6138. 

Virginia  Miniature  Enthusiasts  Show 

June  12-15 

K-8  Quest  Conference 

June  19-21 

Prince  William  County  Art  Talented  and 
Gifted  Program 

June  22-28 

Inner  Movement  Seminar 

June  23-28 

Blue  Ridge  Soccer  Camp 

June  28-July  4 
August  4-9  Girls  Only 

Alexander  Technique 

July  1-6; 
.Iuly8-13 

The  Alexander  Technique  offers  a  joyful,  systemat- 
ic look  into  the  underlying  principles  which  gov- 
ern human  movement. The  courses  are  recom- 
mended for:  anyone  who  is  physically  uncomfort- 
able due  to  stress,  postural  habits,  movement 
problems,  old  injuries,  or  poor  self-image;  perform- 
ing artists  and  teachers  of  the  performing  arts;  ath- 


letes and  martial  artists;  movement  educators, 
dance  therapists,  occupational  therapists,  coun- 
selors, and  psychologists;  anyone  who  wishes  to 
regain  more  of  their  ease,  flexibility,  tone,  breath, 
fluidity,  strength,  expressiveness,  and  grace. 

Givargis  Soccer  School 

July  6-11  All  Boys 
July  13-18  All  Girls 
July  20-25  Girls  and  Boys 
July  27-August  1  Team  Camp 
August  1-3  Adult  Clinic 

Governor's  German  Academy 

July  3-August  2 

Present  Moment  Seminar 

July  15-20 

An  intensive  workshop  led  by  Lynn  Quirolo,  Larry 
Altman,  and  Michael  Frederick. The  seminar  offers 
eight  hours  of  daily  practice  of  Enneagram  stud- 
ies, Gurdjieff  Movements,  Alexander  Technique, 
and  meditation. 

Suzuki  Music  Institute 

July  26-August  3  Chamber  Music  Workshop 
July  28-August  3  Suzuki  Institute 
August  4-10  Suzuki  Music  Institute 

For  information  and  brochures  about  sum- 
mer programs  open  to  the  public,  please 
contact:  Archie  Waldron,  Director  of 
Summer  Programs,  P.O.  Box  L,  Sweet  Briar, 
VA  24595,  (804)  381-6145. 


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reelings!  I  hope  by  now  you've  had  a  chance  to  i^ead  tlie  first  President's  Letter  \o 
the  Sweet  Briar  community.  That  was  my  first  opportunity  to  talk  with  all  of  you 
about  the  strategic  planning  process  in  which  the  College  is  now  engaged.  Although  our 
vision  for  Sweet  Briar  only  came  clear  to  us  a  few  short  months  ago,  you  will  see  many 
instances  in  this  issue  of  that  vision  in  action.  The  summer  research  projects  conducted  by 
our  faculty  and  students  this  year,  for  example,  speak  to  two  strategic  goals:  making 
experiential  learning  a  part  of  each  student's  education  and  making  maximum  use  of  our 
land  and  facilities  throughout  the  year.  You'll  also  see  updates  on  technological  advances  on 
campus;  this  technology  is  a  tool  to  help  us  integrate  alumnae  into  the  life  of  the  campus,  as 
well  as  prospective  students  and  our  own  students,  faculty,  and  staff. 

I  am  particularly  pleased  that  Professor  Claudia  Chang's  talk,  which  was  given  to  the 
Virginia  Foundation  for  hidependent  Colleges  this  past  spring,  appears  in  this  issue.  When  I 
heard  Professor  Chang  speak,  I  thought  she  gave  one  of  the  best  explanations  I  had  ever 
heard  of  how  a  liberal  arts  education  actually  works  for  faculty  as  well  as  students.  Chang's  ' 
talk  underlines  our  vision  that  such  an  education,  conceived  broadly,  makes  it  both  possible  ' 
and  valuable  to  confront  many  subjects  from  a  liberal  arts  perspective. 

And  there  are  many  other  initiatives  underway.  As  we  welcomed  our  largest  first -year 
class  in  ten  years,  our  orientation  prpgrain  was  designed  to  model  the  strategic  vision  for  our 
newest  students.  Part  of  Orientation  Week  was  devoted  to  a  new  outdoor  component,  led  by 
professional  instructors  from  the  North  Carolina  Outward  Bound  School,  with  the  dual  goals 
of  connecting  students  with  their  classmates  and  connecting  students  with  Sweet  Briar's 
campus  and  land.  We  are  also  in  the  beginning  stages  of  developing  a  master  plan  for  land 
use.  Our  land  and  our  historical  resources  constitute  a  unique  educational  setting  for  our 
students,  so  we  will  be  looking  at  every  aspect  of  the  physical  campus  for  ways  to  enhance 
teaching  and  learning  both  in  the  classroom  and  in  the  co-curricular  life  of  students. 

1  will  keep  you  updated  with  periodic  letters,  and  I  invite  your  comments  and  suggestions. 
As  far  as  I'm  concerned,  you,  the  alumnae,  are  a  critical  part  of  the  strategic  planning 
process, 


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TABLE        OF        CONTENiTS 


2  Alumnae  Association  Online 

By  Dave  Blount,  Director  of  Electronic/Media  Communications,  Sweet  Briar  College 

3-4  ANTiciPATiNG  Excellence  in  the  Future; 

The  Aiumna-in-Residence  Program  Exposes  Students  to  Unlimited  Possibilities 

By  Ann  MacDonald  '97,  Alumnae  Programs  Coordinator,  Sweet  Briar  College 

5         Charge  to  the  Sweet  Briar  Class  of  1997 

By  President  Muhlenfeld 

6-7  Class  of  1997  Alumnae  Relatives  and  Turning  Point  Graduates 

8-10  1997  Distinguished  Alumna  Georgene  Vairo  72 

11  New  Alumnae  Association  Board  Mekibers 

12-15  Sweet  Briar  College  News 

15  Notices 


Commencement  199T.  the  rain  drizzled 
and  the  fears  pouredl 


16-17 
18-19 

20-21 

22 

23-25 
26-31 
32-33 


34-35 


36 


37-64 


How  1  Got  a  Liberal  Education  at  Sweet  Briar 

By  Claudia  Chang,  Professor  of  Anthropology,  Sweet  Briar  College 

An  English  Professor  Goes  to  China 

By  Lee  Piepho,  Sara  Shallenberger  Brown  Professor  of  English, 
Sweet  Briar  College 

Cornerstones  of  the  Collection: 

P/casso's  Vollard  Suite,  Two  Women  Looking  at  a  Sculpted  Head 

By  Kathryn  Haw  '92 

Sweet  Briar's  Water  Wonderland 

By  Ann  Marshall  Whitley  '47,  Curator,  Sweet  Briar  Museum 

Club  Corner 

Reunion  1997  Scrapbook 

Reunion  Chapel 

In  the  Name  of  God  Who  Has  Given  Us  the  Gift  of  Sabbath 

By  The  Reverend  Susan  Lehman,  Sweet  Briar  College  Chaplain 

A  Psalm  of  Our  Everyday  Life 

By  Marjorie  Whitson  Aude  '57 

Transitions 

New  Faces,  In  Memory  of....  Deaths 

Mini  Reunions 
Class  Notes 


Cover  photo  by  Vavid  Abrams.  Utile  Pond  Productions 


Sweet  Briar  Alumnae  Magazine  Policy 
One  of  the  objectives  of  the  magazine  is  to  present 
interesting,  thought-provoking  material.  Publication 
of  material  does  not  indicate  endorsement  of  the 
author's  viewpoint  by  the  magazine,  the  Alumnae 
Association,  or  Sweet  Briar  College.  The  Sweet  Briar 
Alumnae  Magazine  reserves  the  right  to  edit  and, 
when  necessary,  revise  all  material  that  it  accepts  for 
publication. 

The  Alumnae  Office  Staff 

Louise  Swieckl  Zingaro  '80,  Director,  Alumnae 
Association,  Managing  Editor,  Alumnae  Magazine; 
Sharon  Watts  Turner  '91 ,  Senior  Alumnae  Programs 
Coordinator;  Ann  MacDonald  '97,  Alumnae 
Programs  Coordinator;  Kerri  Rawlings  '97,  Alumnae 
Programs  Coordinator;  Sandra  Maddox  '59,  Assistant 
to  the  Director;  Nancy  Godwin  Baldwin  '57,  Editor, 
Alumnae  Magazine;  Noreen  Parker,  Asst.  Editor, 
Alumnae  Magazine,  Class  Notes  Editor,  Tour 
Coordinator;  Bonnie  Seitz,  Computer  Operator, 
Secretary. 

Contact  us  any  time! 

Boxwood  Alumnae  House,  Box  E,  Sweet  Briar,  VA 

24595;  (804)  381-6131;  FAX  804-381-6132; 

E-Mail:  1)  (Office!  alumnae@sbc.edu; 

2)  (Magazine)  sbcmagazine@sbc.edu 

Alumnae  Association  web  site  address;  httpj'/ 

www.alumnae.5bc.edu 

Sweet  Briar  web  site  address:  www.sbc.edu 

SwEFT  Briar  Alumnae  Magazine  Production 
Sweet  Briar  College  Alumnae  Magazine  (ISSN  0039- 
7342).  Issued  four  times  yearly;  fall,  winter,  spring, 
summer  by  Sweet  Briar  College.  Periodicals  postage 
paid  at  Sweet  Briar,  VA  24595  and  Lynchburg,  VA 
24506, 

Printed  by  Litho  Artists.  Inc.,  Charlottesville,  VA 
22902. 

Graphic  design  by  Catherine  S.  Best,  Director  of 
Publications,  Sweet  Briar  College. 

Send  form  3579  to  Sweet  Briar  College,  Box  E,  Sweet 
Briar,  VA  24595.  Telephone  (804)  381-6131. 


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The  past  two  years  have  seen  some  extraordinary  leaps  forward  in 
the  use  of  technology  at  Sweet  Briar. 

•  All  residence  hall  rooms  are  wired  for  internet  access,  as  are  most  all 
of  the  College's  academic  and  administrative  buildings. 

•  A  student  can  carry  her  laptop  computer  into  the  library  stacks  and 
plug  into  the  campus  network  at  the  study  carrels. 

•  All  students,  faculty,  and  staff  have  access  to  e-mail  and  world  wide 
web  accounts. 

'''•  Professors  are  using  web  pages,  e-mail  list  servers,  and  internet 
news  groups  to  enhance  their  classroom  teaching. 

•  Using  the  College  web  site  at  "www.sbc.edu,"  prospective  students 
can  visit  the  College,  receive  information  about  our  academic 
programs,  and  send  their  credentials  to  the  Admissions  Office. 

Now,  you  can  add  another  dimension  to  that  list... 

•  Alumnae  with  internet  access  can  keep  up  with  campus  news,  find 
classmates,  and  voice  their  opinions  on  College  issues. 

In  April  1997,  the  Sweet  Briar  Alumnae  Association  web  site  went 
online  and  provides  an  interactive  forum  for  alumnae  around  the  world  - 
a  virtual  Alumnae  House. 

The  web  site  boasts  an  entire  slate  of  information  about  the  Alumnae 
Association  and  its  programs.  Just  point  and  click  to  find  the  schedules  for 
Reunion  and  Alumnae  Council,  a  list  of  Alumnae  Clubs  and  events  around 
the  country,  the  latest  College  news,  information  on  Association  tours,  or 
how  to  become  an  Alumnae  Admissions  Representative,  or  how  to  use  the 
"old  girl"  network  to  find  a  job,  scout  a  graduate  school,  or  help  a 
newcomer  get  settled  into  your  hometown. 

The  most  exciting  feature  of  the  site,  however,  is  AlumLink,  an 
interactive  playground  where  you  -  the  alumnae  -  provide  the  content. 
AlumLink  is  for  and  about  Sweet  Briar  alumnae. 

Start  off  by  registering.  Use  our  interactive  form  to  activate  your 
username  and  password,  give  us  your  updated  information,  submit  news 
and  notes  about  yourself,  and  answer  survey  questions.  It's  quick  and 
easy — and  you  might  win  a  free  gift.  Once  registered,  you  can  start 
exploring  such  AlumLink  pages  as... 

The  E-List  -  By  far  the  most  popular  area  of  the  AlumLink  web  site,  the 
E-List  is  exactly  what  you  think  -  a  growing  list  of  e-mail  addresses  for 
alumnae  around  the  world.  Each  listing  provides  the  name,  class  year, 
hometown,  and  a  clickable  e-mail  address,  so  that  you  can  find  your 
classmates  and  start  corresponding  immediately.  You  can  even  send  an 
SBC  Virtual  Postcard  which  features  photos  of  the  most  beautiful  college 
campus  in  the  world.  "V 

Web  Sightings  -  There  are  a  surprising  number  of  alumnae  out  there 
who  have  set  up  their  own  web  sites,  whether  the  site  is  personal, 
professional,  or  even  the  web  site  of  their  employer.  You  can  find  the 
clickable  URL  addresses  and  a  brief  description  of  each  web  site.  )ust  a 


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quick  click  and  you  can  visit  web  sites  by  Allison  Vollmer  Douglass  '94,  a 
new  media  professional  who  designs  the  official  web  sites  for  Southern 
Living  and  other  magazines.  Or  check  out  the  site  for  Girl  Games,  Inc.,  a 
software  company  founded  by  Laura  Groppe  '85,  which  specializes  in 
computer  games  for  young  girls. 

The  Forum  -  Speak  out 
on  issues  of  concern.  Ask 
questions.  Respond  to 
others.  The  Forum  is  a  free- 
form  electronic  bulletin 
board.  You  can  submit  a 
question,  statement,  or 
request  about  any  subject 
you  desire.  It  is  then 
automatically  posted  onto 
the  web  page  so  that  other 
alumnae.  Alumnae 
Association  Board 
members,  and  the  Alumnae 
Office  can  see  it  and 
respond  to  it.  This  is  a  place 
to  let  us  know  what  you  think.  Ask!  We're  listening!  Tell  us  your  thoughts 
about  Reunion.  Suggest  topics  or  authors  for  the  Alumnae  Magazine.  You 
can  even  ask  if  anyone  knows  some  good  vacation  spots,  or  where  the 
nearest  alumnae-owned  bed-  and-breakfasts  are  to  the  area  you  expect  to 
visit.  Hey,  it's  all  up  to  you. 

t     Chat  Cafe  -  Okay:  you've  heard  about  them — "chat  rooms" —  but 
never  tried  one.  Simply  put,  a  chat  room  is  a  place  where  people  get 
together  to  talk.  How  does  it  work?  Simple.  You  schedule  a  meeting  and 
invite  people  to  come.  There's  a  booking  form  on  the  front  page.  Fill  it  out 
and  say  that  you  are  going  to  log  on  to  the  Chat  Cafe  on  a  certain  day  at  a 
certain  time,  and  name  a  subject  you  want  to  talk  about.  Other  alumnae 
will  then  know  to  log  in  at  that  time  to  join  the  discussion.  You  don't  need 
any  special  software,  just  your  web  browser.  The  Chat  Cafe  can 
accommodate  up  to  100  users  at  a  time.  It's  like  having  one  big 
conference  call...  without  the  big  bill. 

Class  Notes  -  Want  to  find  out  what  your  classmates  are  doing?  You 
can  browse  through  the  class  notes  of  all  the  AlumLink  members.  These 
sections  contain  news  submitted  by  online  alumnae  specifically  for 
AlumLink.  We  understand  that  not  everyone  wants  her  notes  posted  on  the 
web,  so  these  notes  are  only  from  those  alumnae  who  wish  them  to  be 
there.  AlumLink  class  notes  are  divided  by  class  and  stamped  with  a  date 
so  that  you  can  tell  just  how  fresh  the  information  is. 

So  you're  saying,  "Wow,  where  do  I  sign  up?"  It's  easy.  If  you  have 
access  to  the  world  wide  web,  point  your  web  browser  to  http:// 
www.alumnae.sbc.edu  and  start  reconnecting  with  your  Sweet  Briar 
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lose  your  eyes  for  a 
few  minutes  and 
picture  yourself  during  your  senior  year 
at  Sweet  Briar.  Remember  the  thick  sense 
of  anticipation  hanging  in  the  air  Uke 
the  rings  of  fog  which  form  circles 
around  the  bell  tower  on  a  misty  fall  day. 
Your  class  would  soon  graduate;  you 
would  all  find  homes  in  distant  places, 
causing  some  of  you  to  not  reunite  for 
decades  at  a  time.  You  were  forced  to 
become  more  serious  about  your 
academics,  regardless  of  your  past 
successes  and  failures  as  a  student.  Your 
parents  and  relatives  were  counting  on 
you  to  perform  to  your  utmost  potential 
in  all  aspects  of  your  life  that  year,  for 
this  was  when  you  could  really  shine. 
You  only  needed  a  few  additional  credits 
in  order  to  complete  your  major,  and 
your  friendships  on  campus  were  in 
their  finest  hour.  Traditions  of  the 
College  flooded  your  already-heavy 
schedule  as  always,  but  it  was  different, 
because  this  year  the  traditions 
incorporated  and  honored  you,  your 
classmates,  and  your  future  as  Sweet 
Briar  alumnae. 

Anticipation.  Excellence.  Future. 
Inspiring  words —  the  first  a  feeling,  the 
second  a  possible  reality,  and  the  third 
representing  hope.  Close  your  eyes  again 
and  relive  your  experiences  as  a 
senior — desperately  attempting  to  fit 
everything  in,  because  after  three  full 
years,  there  is  finally  a  "last  time"  for  it 
all;  anticipating  the  success  of  your  class, 
and  wishing  for  all  your  classmates  the 
achievement  of  excellence  in  a 
promising  future.  But  between  studying 
for  exams  and  racing  around  campus 
tiying  to  accomplish  extracurricular 
duties  and  social  responsibilities  on  time, 
did  you  really  have  time  to  consider  your 
future?  Were  you  offered  many  chances 
to  meet  adults  who  could  provide  you 
the  opportunity  to  tiy  for  a  career  that 
you  really  wanted?  Of  course  noti  You 
barely  had  any  energy  and  time  to 
research  and  network  for  an  occupation 
or  career,  with  all  of  the  academic  and 


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social  responsibilities  you  had  to 
maintain. 

Two  campus  offices,  the  Alumnae 
Office  and  the  Career  Services  Center 
joined  forces  in  the  Fall  of  1 996  to 
design  an  annual  series  of  events  geared 
toward  helping  students  to  make 
planning  for  their  individual  futures 
easier  and  more  effective.  This  series  of 
events  was  named  the  "Alumna-in- 
Residence"  program. 

Through  this  program.  Sweet  Briar 
ahunnae  from  all  age  groups,  geographic 
locations,  and  occupational  fields  are 
invited  to  return  to  campus  to  interact 
with  students.  These  alunmae  deliver 
lectures,  participate  in  interactive 
discussions,  teach  or  serve  as  guest 
speakers  in  the  classrooms,  and  join 
students  and  other  members  of  the 
College  community  for  meals  either  on 
or  off  campus.  The  alumna  in  residence 
also  works  with  the  Career  Services 
Office  to  set  up  time  slots  when  students 
can  meet  with  her  privately  to  revise  a 
resume  or  to  receive  detailed  advice  on 
internship  possibilities 
or  how  to  survive  the 
graduate  school 
application  process. 

When  asked  about 
the  Alumna-in- 
Residence  program.  Sue 
Bader,  a  graduate  of  the 
Class  of  1997  explained, 
"The  Alumna-in- 
Residence  prcgram  is  a 
wonderful  opportunity 
for  seniors  to  meet  Sweet 


Briar  graduates  working  in  the  fields 
they  are  interested  in." 

Rebecca  Massie  Lane,  Director  of 
College  Galleries  and  Sweet  Briar's  Arts 
Management  Program  added,  "The 
Alumna-in-Residence  program  provides 
the  best  in  networking  opportunities  for 
our  students,  for  they  meet  the  alumna 
in  a  familiar,  comfortable  setting  in 
small  groups  or  individually,  which 
allows  the  aliunna  to  respond  to  the 
individual  interests  of  students...  Maiy 
Pope  Hutson  Waring  '83  [Director  of 
Tours  and  Special  Events  for  the  Historic 
Charleston  Foundation!  presented  a 
dynamic  slide  lecture  on  the  Historic 
Charleston  Foundation  to  my  arts 
management  class,  'The  Director  of  The 
Arts  Organization.'  Focusing  on  mission, 
history,  financing,  development,  city 
planning,  programming,  and  tourism, 
Mary  Pope  gave  the  class  a  microcosm 
of  a  cultural  institution  working  at 
optimal  capacity  to  serve  its  community, 
region,  and  nation.  Cultural  tourism  is  a 
much -discussed  topic  in  the  arts,  and 
Maiy  Pope's  work  in  Charleston 

exemplifies  this  at  its 
best.  The  students  in  niy 
class  were  electrified  by 
Maiy  Pope's  visit,  and  it 


/Aary  Pope  Hutson 
Waring  ^3  (left)  and 
SBC  s  tennis  coach, 
Kelly  /Morrison,  on 
tennis  court. 


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is  probable  that  at  least  one  will 
undertake  an  internship  with  Mary 
Pope." 

Any  Sweet  Briar  alumna  can  ot'fer  to 
share  her  expertise  and  experience  as  an 
alumna  in  residence.  Laura  Groppe  '85 
voliuiteered  this  past  spring.  Laura  is  the 
founder  of  Girls  Games  hic,  an 
interactive  software  company  primarily 
made  up  of  female  employees,  which 
produces  computer  games  fashioned 
specifically  for  adolescent  and  teenage 
girls.  She  felt  it  was  necessary  for 
alumnae  to  demonstrate  to  students  how 
undergraduate  learning  applies  to 
women's  lives  after  college. 

Students  are  not  the  only  ones  who 
benefit  from  the  Alumna-in-Residence 
program;  the  alunuiae  who  return  to 
campus  as  participants  receive  an 
educational  experience  as  well.  The 
alumna  in  residence  injaiuiary  1997 
was  Beryl  Bergquist  Farris  '71,  1996 
recipient  of  Sweet  Briar's  Distinguished 
Ahuuna  Award.  She  earned  her  J.D. 
degree  in  1977,  and  currently  practices 
immigration  law.  Beryl  came  to  campus 
diu-ing  January  Term,  anci  generously 
offered  a  great  deal  of  her  time  talking 
to  students  in  Prothro  Commons  about 
her  life  and  career  experiences,  and 
becoming  well -versed  in  both  the 
academic  and  social  interests  of  Sweet 
Briar  students.  While  here,  she  attended 
the  Winter  Forums  series  "The  Priestly 
Tribe  ?  The  Supreme  Court's  hnage  in 
the  American  Mind,"  and  enjoyed 
learning  again  on  Sweet  Briar  ground. 

Marian  E.  Dolan  '76,  Assistant 
Professor  of  Church  Music  and  Choral 
Conducting  at  Emory  University's 
Chandler  School  of  Theology,  was  our 
alunma  in  residence  during  the  weekend 
of  1997's  Lyman  Lectures  series  ("hiside 
Terrorism:  Religion  and  Violence  in  a 
Post-Modern  World"), 
hi  addition  to 
mentoring  students, 
she  attended  the 
lectures,  met  with  the 
presenters,  and  took 
part  in  other  events  on 
campus. 


Ann  Barrett  '97  was 
selected  by  the 
Alumnae  Office  and 
Career  Services  Center 
as  the  student  intern  to 
assist  with  the  Alumna- 
in-Residence  program. 
Ann  feels  very  fortunate 
to  have  had  the 
opportunity  to 
coordinate  and  help 
design  alumnae 
residencies:  "The 

Alumna-in-Residence  program  has 
offered  students  opportunities  that  they 
would  not  be  able  to  gain  anywhere  else. 
Many  have  benefited,  including  myself. 
Because  of  the  program,  I  am  heading  in 
the  career  direction  I  am  very  excited 
about.  I  can  honestly  say  that  I  owe  this 
to  the  program." 

The  schedule  which  Ann  planned  for 
a  visiting  alumna  to  follow  is  not  only 
concerned  with  careers  and  networking 
advice;  alumnae  who  participate  in  the 
program  literally  can  relive  activities  and 
experiences  they  were  most  fond  of  as 
Sweet  Briar  students.  While  Mary  Pope 
Hutson  Waring  '83  was  here,  she 
practiced  with  the  tennis  team  under  the 
guidance  of  coach  Kelly  Morrison.  She 
also  dined  at  The  Backyard  Grill  in 
Lynchburg,  accompanied  by  Amy 
Yakubinis  '97,  Kerri  Rawlings  '97,  and 
Sue  Bader  '97.  Kerri  noted  how 
beneficial  it  was  for  both  her  student 
group  and  Mary  to  make  a  connection: 
"I  got  career  advice  from  her,  but  what 
was  really  interesting  was  hearing  about 
Sweet  Briar  when  she  was  a  student.  I 
think  she  benefited  from  talking  to  us, 
too,  because  now  she  is  more  familiar 
with  what  is  happening  on  campus." 

The  alumnae  who  return  to  campus 
provide  an  impressive  and  extremely 
helpful  networking 
outlet  for  students  to 
utilize  as  they 
anticipate  graduation. 
As  resident  alumnae 
spend  time  with 
students  to  help  them 


Laura  Oroppe  (?5 


Heryl  Heroi^uist  Farns   7/ 

^\%      determine  what  they  wish  to 
''4Q      do  (and  what  they  ctoi'f  wish 
to  do)  with  their  lives  beyond 
Sweet  Briar,  seniors  become 
inspired  by,  rather  than  afraid 
oi,  moving  on,  and  they  look 
forward  more  confidently  to 
what  possibilities  might  lie 
ahead.  The  Alumna-in- 
Residence  prcgram  conveys  to 
all  students  that  there  is,  in 
fact,  life  after  Sweet  Briar;  and  that, 
whatever  a  yoiuig  woman  chooses  to  do 
with  herself,  whether  she  decides  to 
nianage  a  family  and  a  home,  become  an 
award-winning  novelist,  search  for  a 
new  strand  of  DNA,  or  travel 
whimsically  across  the  world,  she  will 
feel  confident  that  the  undergraduate 
degree  she  received  from  the  College  will 
bring  her  through  times  of  hardship  and 
success,  to  a  final  destination  of 
excellence. 

The  future  will  bring  fine-tuning  to 
the  Alumna-in-Residence  prcgram, 
including  broadening  the  program's 
focus  to  reach  more  students,  taking  into 
account  the  variety  of  student  ages  and 
interests  represented  on  campus.  There 
are  plans  for  the  development  of  a 
special  Alumna-in-Residence  internship 
series,  and  for  the  expansion  of  specific 
progrannning  for  those  interested  in 
continuing  studies  at  graduate  or 
professional  schools. 

The  Alunuiae  Office  and  Career 
Services  Center  recognize  the  need  for 
alumnae  presence  at  the  College. 
Alumnae  from  all  parts  of  the  globe  are 
invited  to  participate.  If  you  are 
interested  in  participating,  or  knciw  oi 
an  alumna  who  would  be  an  absolutely 
wonderful  volunteer,  please  contact: 

Aim  MacDonaki  '97 
Ahiinnae  Frograms  Coordinator 
Alumnae  Office 
Telephone:  (804)  381-6242 
e-mail:  amacdonaId(iF'sbc.edu 
fax:  (S04)  381-6132 

We  look  foi-ward  to  liearing  from 
you! 


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Charge  to  the  Sweet  Briar  Class  of  1997 

On  A\oy  25.  1991  by  Oisabefh  5.  ^uhlenfeld.  President  of  Sweet  Briar  College 


At  this  point  in  each  commencement  ceremony,  it 
falls  to  the  president  to  say  a  few  words  to  you,  our  newest 
graduates.  It  is  Sweet  Briar  College's  last  official  chance  to  give  you 
advice  or  assignments.  This  is  a  little  like  those  World  War  II  movies 
where  one  person  runs  along  beside  a  train  leaving  the  station, 
waving  and  shouting  out  last-minute  thoughts  to  a  loved  one 
hanging  out  a  window  as  the  train  pulls  out  of  sight,  steam  rising, 
wheels  clacking.  Odds  are,  the  person  inside  the  train  can't  really 
hear  very  well,  and  anyway,  her  attention  is  turned  to  her 
destination. 

Well  aware,  then,  that  last-minute  thoughts  are  usually 
ephemeral,  let  me  speak  to  you  not  in  grand  and  lofty  terms,  but 
from  my  heart  and  my  personal  experience.  You  will  find  fulfillment 
in  whatever  you  do  if  you  take  care  to  attend  to  and  nourish  your 
own  personal  foundation,  the  solid  core  of  your  being — your 
family,  your  beliefs,  the  people  and  connections  you  care  about. 
Cherish  the  fact  that  Sweet  Briar  College  has  become  part  of  your 
very  foundation — not  a  mere  train  station  you  today  leave  behind. 
For  each  of  you,  Sweet  Briar  is  this  quad,  your  freshman  dorm, 
friends,  a  thousand  experiences,  books  you  have  read,  papers  you 
have  written,  failures  as  well  as  successes,  faculty  you  have 
admired,  walks  you  have  taken,  peals  of  laughter,  and  times  you 
have  cried.  This  college  has  been  your  community  and  has  become 
a  part  of  you.  Nourish  that  part  of  yourself,  and  continue  to  reach 
back  to  Sweet  Briar  for  support  in  your  work,  for  new  friendships 
through  its  alumnae  networks,  and  for  opportunities  to  serve  future 
generations  of  students. 

As  Robert  Frost  once  so  famously  said,  you  have  miles  to  go 
before  you  sleep,  and  as  countless  numbers  of  pundits  have  opined 
through  the  centuries,  the  journey  is  hard,  the  mountain  is  steep, 
you  will  meet  obstacles  along  the  way,  and  the  world  has  come  to  a 
terrible  pass.  We  really  are  counting  on  you  to  fight  for  justice,  and 
to  save  the  world,  and  the  millennium  is  sure  enough  coming.  You 
will,  in  short,  face  no  lack  of  challenges  down  the  road.  But  the 
truth   is,  you  are  well  prepared  for  the  journey  you  begin  today, 
whether  you  see  your  destination  clearly  or  not. 


You  may  go  to  graduate  school  or  work  or  travel  or  perform 
some  public  service  or  volunteer  activity  or  begin  the  adventure  of 
establishing  your  own  family.  (For  most  of  you,  by  the  way,  ALL  of 
those  things  are  in  your  future,  in  some  order  or  other.)  And  for  all 
of  those  endeavors,  your  college  years  have  actually  provided  for 
you  a  template  that  will  prove  valuable  time  and  again  throughout 
your  life.  It  turns  out,  this  was  the  real  world  after  all.  Whether  the 
lesson  was  easy  or  not,  you  have  learned  how  to  move  into  a  new 
community  and  become  a  member  of  that  community.  Whether  by 
observing  or  by  doing,  you  have  learned  how  to  resolve  conflicts. 

You  have  learned  how  much  you  can  do  when  you  are  highly 
motivated.  You  have  learned  how  to  put  things  into  perspective,  so 
that  every  misstep  is  not  a  crisis,  and  every  achievement  is  not  a 
triumph.  You  have  learned  to  listen,  and  to  speak  your  mind.  You 
have  learned  (almost  certainly  the  hard  way)  how  to  organize  your 
time,  how  to  set  priorities.  Maybe  you  have  even  learned  how  to 
say  "no." 

If  you  are  lucky,  you  have  learned,  above  all,  one  crucial  thing: 
how  very  little  you  actually  know,  how  much  more  there  is  to  learn 
than  you  thought  (not  only  in  your  major,  but  also  in  terms  of 
human  interactions).  You  may  not  have  all  the  information  or 
knowledge  you  need  when  you  arrive  at  the  next  destination  in 
your  life,  but  you  know  how  and  where  to  find  that  knowledge,  and 
when  and  whom  to  ask  for  help.  If  we  have  done  our  job  right,  you 
are  now  much  hungrier  to  keep  on  learning  than  you  were  when 
you  arrived  here. 

Each  of  you  will  disappoint  yourself  dreadfully  at  some  point  in 
your  life — sometimes  more  than  once.  But  if  you  live  an  invested 
life,  involved  in  community  and  attendant  to  your  own  personal 
foundation,  thoughtful  about  yourself  and  those  you  care  about, 
intentional  in  your  actions,  and  always  hungry  to  learn,  you  will  do 
all  of  us  proud.  Our  expectations  for  a  graduating  class  have  never 
been  higher.  Good  luck  and  thank  you  for  coming  our  way... 


Photo  by  Larry  Peterz 


Class  of  1997  Allimnae  Relatiiyes  Ann  Turning,  Founts    h 


'Photos  by  Larry  'Peters 


Elizabeth  Hunter,  Presidential  Medalist,  v/ith,  l-r  aunt  Carol  Hrewer  Cvans   15: 
grandmother  Grace  Lanier  Jirewer  HZ,  aunt  Hetty  "Brewer  Caughman  10 


Amy  Earehart  \A/ifh  sister 
Kimberly  Earehart  00 


Janine  Pans,  sister  Connie  Paris  99,  mother 
Julia  Pans  99  {Turning  Point),  and  Star 


l^\o\ly  Cameron  with 
sister  Jenny  Cameron  00 


Nicole  Kelleher  witn  sister 
Johana  Kelleher  93 


Kara  Vlasaty,  sister  Erin  Vlosaty  99 


)  Al-Vafi,  cousin  Lisa  La  Londe  93 


CoMMHNaiWENT  HONOKS 

The  Emiue  Wahs  McVea  Scholar 

The  highesl-ranklng  member 
of  the  diss  ol  I W. 
Kathetlne  Lea  lohnslon,  lefferson  City,  MO 

The  Penelope  Lane  Czarra  Award 

This  award  honors  the  senior  who  best 
combines  scholastic  achievement,  student 
leadership,  and  eltective  contributions  to 
the  Cjuality  oiliie  at  the  College. 
Kalherine  Cumerson,  Oklahoma  Cily,  OK 

The  Connie  M.  Guion  Award 
Ibis  is  given  to  a  senior  tor  her 
excellence  as  a  human  being  and  as  a 
member  oi  the  College. 
Margarel  Hewell  lenkins, 

Winslon-Salem,  NC 
Margaret  Ann  Gadsden  MacDonald, 
Clifton,  VA 


'  The  Waiker  Family  Award 

This  award  honors  a  senior  with  high 
scholastic  standing  who  has  a  cbeeriul, 
positive  disposition  and  shows  warmth, 
generosilv,  and  humility. 
Catherine  Lang  Clarkson,  Richland,  SC 
Nessim  Adnan  Al-Yafi,  London,  England 

The  Lawrence  C.  Nelson  Award 
FOR  Excellence  in  English 
Elizabeth  Lanier  Hunter,  Binnlngham,  AL 
(grandmother:  Grace  Lanier  Brewer  '42) 
Autumn  Lorraine  Mather,  Woodstock,  IE 
Lisa  Christine  Tedder,  Marietta,  CA 
Igrandmother:  Elizabeth  Cheney 
Widhelm'39| 

ThS  WaII  STREn  lOL'RNAL  STUDENT  ACHIEVEMENT 

Award  for  Excellence  in  Economics 
Amy  Diane  Yakubinis,  Lansdale,  PA 


The  Leigh  Woolverton  Prize  for 

ExCEltENCE  IN  THE  ViSUAt  ArTS 

Melanie  Lee  Chriscoe,  Lexington,  NC 

The  Iames  Lewis  Howe  Award  in  Chemisirv 
Stephanie  jocelyn  Garcia,  Corpus  Christi,  TX 

['Alliance  Fran(:ais  de  Lvnchburc 

Angela  Ruth  Williams,  Englewood,  CO 

The  Pauline  Roberts  Otis  Award 

Kerry  Elizabeth  Coleman,  Knoxville,  TN 

The  Marcia  Capron  Award  for 
Excellence  in  French 
Kalherine  Lea  lohnslon,  lefferson  Cily,  MO 

The  Alpha  Lambda  Delta  Award 
Kalherine  Lea  lohnslon,  Jefferson  Cily,  MO 

The  Iessica  Steinbrenner  Molloy  Award 

Nessim  Adnan  Al-Yali,  London,  England 


The  Anne  Gary  Panneil  Taylor  Award 
in  History 
Susanne  Elizabeth  Niiong, 
Winslon-Salem,  NC 

The  Martha  von  Briesen  Prize 
IN  Photography 
Alexa  Tatyana  Schriempf,  Alexandria,  VA 

The  W.  Edward  Overly  Award  for  Spanish 
lill  Elizabeth  Gavitt,  Exeter,  Rl 

The  American  Institute  ot  Chemists  Award 
lennifer  lennell  Swisher,  Tallahassee,  FL 

The  Presidential  Medalists 

Elizabeth  Lanier  Hunter,  Birmingham,  Al 

(grandmother:  Grace  Lanier  Brewer  '42| 
Kalherine  Lea  Johnston,  lefferson  City,  MO 
Ule  Kbhier  Sartin,  Amherst,  VA 


The  Maxine  Garner  Prize  in  Religion 

Martha  H.  Tinnell,  Arlington,  VA 

The  Helen  K.  Mull  Graduak  Fellowship 

IN  Psychology 
Amy  Cathleen  Earehart,  Mattinsburg,  WV 
(Sister:  Kimberiy  Ann  Earehart  '001 

Phi  Beta  Kappa  1997 

Members  elected  by  the  Theta  ol 
Virginia  Chapter  from  the  Class  oil 997: 
Jill  Ellis  Butcher,  Stillwater,  N| 
Kerry  Elizabeth  Coleman,  Knoxville,  TN 
Stephanie  jocelyn  Garcia,  Corpus  Christi,  TX 
lill  Elizabeth  Gavitt,  Exeter,  Rl 
Elizabeth  Lanier  Hunler,  Birmingham,  Al 

(Grandmother:  Grace  Lanier  Brewer  '421 
Kalherine  Lea  Johnston,  Jefferson  City,  MO 
Connor  Crislina  Louis,  Miami,  FL 
Autumn  Lorraine  Mather,  Woodstock,  IE 
LJteKohler  Sartin,  Amherst,  VA 


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Five  Turning  Point  Students  were  amon^  the  graduates,  l-r:  Ute  K  Sartin,  Amherst:  /Martha  H.  Tinnell. 
flrrmgton:  Ethel  B-  Stewart.  Lynchburg.  Patricia  H  Baughman.  flmherst  Shannon  P-  Watts.  Lynchburg 


Prof.  Kenneth  V  Onmm  {government),  flanked  by  two  generations  of  hts 
students.  Sophie  Simonard  and  her  mother.  Stephanie  Harmon  Simonard  72 


t^athryn  Cunningham  with  sister 
Sarah  Cunningham  00 


f^arqaret  Jenkins  with  sister 
Elizabeth  Jenkins  Bush  '9H 


Christen  Cumminqs  \A/ith  sister 
Cathy  Cummings  95 


Courtney  Lammers  with  cousin 
Ashley  Nelson  '00 


Alexa  Tatyara  Schriempf,  Alexandria,  VA 
Elhel  Brooks  Stewart,  Lynchburg,  VA 
lennKer  lennell  Swisher,  Tallahassee,  FL 
lisa  Christine  Tedder,  Marietta,  GA 

(Crandmolher:  Elizabeth  Cheney 

Widhelm'39) 
Cassandra  Lynn  Thomas,  Sykesville,  MD 
Amy  Diane  Yakubinis,  Lansdale,  Ml 

SiMMA  Cum  Laude 
Landis  Elizabeth  Addison,  Atlanta,  GA 
Jill  Ellis  Butcher,  Stillwater,  N| 
Stephanie  locelyn  Garcia, 

Corpus  Christi,  TX 
|ill  Elizabeth  Gavitt,  Exeter,  Rl 
Elizabeth  Lanier  Hunter,  Birmingham,  At 

(Grandmother:  Grace  laniec  Brewer  '42) 
Kathecine  Lea  lohnslon, 

lefferson  City,  MO 
Connor  Cristina  Louis,  Miami,  FL 


UleKiihler  Sartin,  Amherst,  VA 

Alexa  Tatyana  Schriempf,  Alexandria,  VA 

Ethel  Brooks  Stewart, 
Lynchburg,  VA 

Lisa  Christine  Tedder,  Marietta,  GA  (Grand- 
mother: Elizabeth  Cheney  Vl/idhalm  '39) 

Cassandra  Lynn  Thomas,  Sykesville,  MD 

Magna  Cum  Laude 
Kabaye  Berhanu,  Boston,  MA 
Alison  Ann  Burnett,  Park  Ridge,  IL 
Melanie  Lee  Chriscoe,  Lexington,  NC 
Kerry  Elizabeth  Coleman,  Knoxville,  IN 
Thea  Alyssa  Galenes, 

San  Antonio,  TX 
Autumn  Lorraine  Mather,  Woodstock,  IL 
Kristen  Michelle  McCowan,  Lexington,  KY 
Mary  Jill  Meadows,  Huntington,  WV 
Susanne  Elizabeth  Nifong,  Winston-Salem,  NC 
Lucinda  Lynn  Polley,  Nashville,  TN 


Jennifer  lennell  Swisher,  Tallahassee,  FL 
Kerry  Ellen  Thacker,  Culpeper,  VA 
Martha  H.  Tinnell,  Arrington,  VA 
Megan  Keiko  Usui,  Bellevue,  WA 
Angela  Ruth  Williams,  Englewood,  CO 
Amy  Diane  Yakubinis,  Lansdale,  PA 

Cum  Laude 
Nessim  Adnan  Al-Yafi,  London,  England 
Katrina  Ann  Balding,  Leesburg,  VA 
Chnslina  Ann  Benson,  Newtown,  CT 
Catherine  Lang  Clarkson,  Richland,  SC 
Christen  Ann  Cummings,  Virginia  Beach, 

VA  (Sister:  Cathy  Cummings  '95) 
Amy  Calhleen  Earehart,  Martinsburg,  WV 

(Sister:  Kimberly  Ann  Earehart  '00) 
Renee  Elizabeth  Gunn,  Metairie,  LA 
Mary  Leiicia  Harbour,  Alexandria,  VA 
lessica  Marie  Hiveley,  Roseville,  MN 
Michelle  Marie  laniak,  Altavisia,  VA 


Marion  Renee  lohnson,  Orlando,  FL 
Ronda  lane  Lehenbauer,  Waukomis,  OK 
Margaret  Ann  MacDonald,  Clifton,  VA 
Rebecca  Denise  Moats,  Midland,  VA 
Catherine  Bio  Puro,  Jacksonville,  FL 
Kara  Robidoux  Vlasaty,  St.  Louis,  MO 

(Sister:  Erin  lennifer  Vlasaly  '99) 
Jennifer  Marie  Wagner,  Vienna,  VA 

The  Honors  Procram,  Cuss  of  1997 

Honors  in  Religion 
Kathryn  Cunningham,  Martinez,  GA 

Honors  Degree  with  Highest  Honors  in 
Bio/Chem  md  Molecular  Biology 

Stephanie  Jocelyn  Garcia,  Corpus  Christi,  TX 
Honors  in  Biology 

Nicole  Kellehet,  Richmond,  VA 
Highest  Honors  in  English 

Autumn  Lorraine  Mather,  Woodstock,  IL 


Honors  Degree  with  Highest  Honors 
in  Dance 
Maty  Jill  Meadows,  Huntington,  WV 

Honors  Degree  with  Highest  Honors  in 
Philosophy 

Alexa  Tatyana  Schriempf,  Alexandria,  VA 
Highest  Honors  in  Biology 

Cassandra  Lynn  Thomas,  Sykesville,  MD 

Honors  Graduates 
Alison  Ann  Burnett,  Park  Ridge,  IL 
Renee  Elizabeth  Gunn,  Metairie,  LA 
Rebecca  Denise  Moats,  Midland,  VA 
Ethel  Broob  Stewart,  Lynchburg,  VA 


r  A  G  E    7 


SWEET     BRIAR 


By  Lthel  Ogden  Burwell  '5i. 
Presidenf  of  the  fliumnae  fiissociafion 


rvf 

V/f/s  president  of  the  Alumnae  Association,  I  have  tlie  veiy  great 
^"^^^privilege  of  presenting  the  Distinguished  Alumna  Awai'd,  one  of 
Sweet  Briar's  highest  honors.  This  award,  establislied  in  1 988,  recognizes 
alumnae  wlio  have  brought  distinction  to  themselves  and  to  Sweet  Briar 
College  through  their  outstanding  accomplishments  in  a  volunteer  or  pro- 
fessional capacity.  This  year's  recipient  is  Georgene  Vairo,  class  of  1972,  a 
prominent  lawyer,  and  professor  of  law  at  Los  Angeles'  Loyola  LIniversity 
Law  School  where  she  has  been  named  the  William  M.  Rams  Fellow.  As 
the  authority  on  federal  court  jurisdiction  and  procedure,  anytime  there 
is  complex  litigation  involving  millions  of  dollars  from  hundreds  of  claim- 
ants, represented  by  mega-numbers  of  lawyers,  Georgene  always  is 
consulted  on  how  to  proceed  and  bring  these  disputes  to  a  successful  con- 
clusion. It  is  this  ability  that  made  her  so  effective  as  the  Chairperson  of 
the  Dalkon  Shield  Claimants  Trust,  and  I'll  tell  you  a  little  more  about  that 
later.  Georgene  has  written  and  edited  numerous  articles  and  books  and  is 
on  the  Board  of  Editors  of  Moore '5  Federal  Practice,  the  leading  treatise  in 
the  field,  and  she  wrote  four  of  the  chapters  in  the  current  edition.  These 
books  and  articles  serve  as  research  texts  for  virtually  all  federal  judges  in- 
cluding those  serving  on  the  United  States  Supreme  Court.  She  is  also  in 
great  demand  as  a  speaker  for  the  federal  bench  and  bar,  as  well  as  na- 
tional and  local  bar  associations.  We  are  always  proud  to  see  her  quoted  in 
the  New  York  Times  or  the  Wall  Street  Journal.  She  is  a  wonderful  repre- 
sentative of  this  College  and  a  marvelous  role  model  for  students  and  all 
alumnae.  It  is  inspiring  ,  (as  well  as  lots  of  fun)  to  have  her  here  on  cam- 
pus and  at  this  Convocation  which  marks  the  beginning  of  the  academic 
year. 

Georgene  has  always  been  someone  who  gets  involved  in  life.  She 
started  off  at  Sweet  Briar  as  president  of  her  freshman  class  and  ended  her 
student  years  as  president  of  Student  Govermnent  and  on  the  Dean's  List. 
In  between,  she  was  an  active  member  of  the  Bum  Chums  and  Tau  Phi, 
and  was  co-founder  of  a  peer  counseling  service.  Throughout  her  four 
years,  she  starred  in  varsity  field  hockey,  basketball  and  lacrosse.  (No 
doubt  this  was  the  reason  why,  in  1981,  she  was  able  to  complete  the  New 
York  City  JVlarathon  in  3  1/2  hours!)  At  the  end  of  her  senior  year, 
Georgene  was  elected  by  her  classmates  to  represent  them  as  a  member- 
at-large  on  the  board  of  the  Alumnae  Association.  Her  strong  commitment 
to  Sweet  Briar  continues  today. 

As  you  can  see  from  her  Sweet  Briar  days,  Georgene  is  a  lady  of  nuil- 
tiple  interests  and  talents.  Upon  graduating  from  Sweet  Briar  with  a 


degree  in  economics,  she  continued  to  demonstrate  this.  She  first  took  a  job 
as  an  optical  technician  in  Charlottesville  -  catching  her  breath  and  put- 
ting bread  on  the  table-  and  subsequently  enrolled  at  U.Va.  earning  her 
Master's  of  Education  degree  in  Social  Studies,  with  distinction.  She  then 
taught  Junior  High  School  Mathematics  for  several  years  before  entering 
Fordham  University  School  of  Law.  In  law  school,  Georgene  really  found 
her  niche.  She  was  associate  editor  of  the  Law  Review  and  a  member  of  the 
championship  National  Moot  Court  team.  She  earned  a  number  of  presti- 
gious academic  awards  and  (here's  that  versatility  again)  was  also  on  the 
National  Law  School  Basketball  Championship  team,  the  first  woman  to 
ever  play  in  that  tournament!  In  1979,  she  was  awarded  her  Doctor  of  Ju- 
risprudence degree,  graduating  number  one  in  her  class  of  320. 

Now  let  me  briefly  mention  some  of  the  highlights  of  Georgene's  dis- 
tinguished legal  career.  She  served  as  a  law  clerk  to  the  Honorable  Joseph 
M.  McLaughlin,  a  U.S.  Court  of  Appeals  judge,  when  he  sat  with  the  U.S. 
District  Court  for  the  Eastern  District  of  New  York.  What  this  really  means 
is  that  Georgene  drafted  the  legal  opinions  for  the  Judge  of  one  of  the 
busiest  courts  in  the  country.  She  then  practiced  antitrust  law  with 
Skadden  Arps  Slate  Meagher  &  Flom  before  being  persuaded  by  a  colleague 
to  return  to  Fordham  Law  School  in  1982  as  a  member  of  the  faculty.  She 
then  served  the  Law  School  as  Associate  Dean  from  1987  until  1995 
bringing  that  Law  School  from  the  status  of  a  regional  school  to  one  of  na- 
tional prominence  and  reputation.  In  1994,  she  was  appointed  to  the 
Leonard  F.  Manning  Chair.  Also  in  1994,  she  was  invited  to  deliver  the 
Burns  lecture  at  Loyola  University  Law  School  in  Los  Angeles.  In  1995,  she 
crossed  the  continent  again  to  become  a  permanent  member  of  their  fac- 
ulty, although,  I  understand  that  she  still  holds  tenure  at  Fordham  in  their 
hope  that  she  will  return  to  them  someday! 

Georgene  still  finds  time  to  serve  on  editorial  boards  of  several  litiga- 
tion and  dispute  resolution  journals,  including  the  ADR  Quarterly  of  the 
American  Arbitration  Association,  and  The  Practical  Litigator  of  the 
American  Law  Institute-American  Bar  Association.  She  was  a  member  of 
the  Second  Circuit  Task  Force  on  Gender,  Racial  and  Ethnic  Fairness.  As  a 
member  of  the  American  Law  Institute,  she  has  served  as  an  advisor  for  its 
Project  on  Complex  Litigation. 

I  mentioned  earlier  Georgene's  involvement  with  the  Dalkon  Shield 
Claimants  Trust.  This  is,  perhaps,  where  she  is  best  foiown  nationally.  The 
Dalkon  Shield  case  is  familiar  to  many  of  us,  but  most  of  you  students 
were  very  young  at  the  time  of  the  extensive  publicity  surrounding  it  in 
the  1980s,  so  a  word  of  explanation.  The  Dalkon  Shield  was  a  contracep- 
tive device,  an  lUD,  which  was  found  to  be  extremely  harmful  to  many 
who  used  it.  The  Trust  was  established  to  resolve  injury  claims  and  as 
Chairperson  of  the  Trust  since  1989,  Georgene  has  overseen  the  distribu- 
tion of  over  3.3  billion  dollars  to  over  400,000  claimants.  It  was  Georgene 
who  made  sure  that  every  claimant,  even  the  70%  who  did  not  have  fancy 
lawyers,  had  an  equitable  and  fair  settlement. 

In  private  life,  Georgene  loves  to  participate  in  bicycling  fund-raising 
events,  for  instance,  the  California  AIDS  ride,  a  550-milc  ride  from  San 
Francisco  to  Los  Aiigeles,  which  she  has  done  twice,  and  the  Florida  AIDS 
ride  from  Orlando  to  Miami  Beach.  (Perhaps  it's  that  Sweet  Briar  sports 
training  again!)  She  also  enjoys  tennis,  gardening  and  her  beloved  Golden 
Retrievers. 

One  might  think  that  this  alumna,  who  keeps  such  an  unbelievably 
busy  schedule  and  takes  550-mile  bike  rides  in  her  free  time,  would  be  (or 
should  be)  exliausted.  Not  Georgene.  There  is  no  sign  of  that.  To  use  her 
words,  she  loves  life.  She  approaches  everything  she  does  with  tremendous 
zest,  enthusiasm,  and  humor,  as  those  of  you  blow  who  had  a  chance  to 
visit  with  her  today  or  last  night.  It  is  a  very  great  honor,  as  well  as  a  de- 
light, to  claim  Georgene  as  a  fellow  alumna  and  to  confer  upon  her  the 
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id  I  just  die?  Tlianl<  you,  Ethel,  tor  such  a  warm  introduction. 

For  once,  I  am  at  a  loss  for  words.  It  has  been  almost  25  years 
since  my  last  visit  to  Sweet  Briar.  That  time,  school  was  not  in  session,  and  I 
just  hiked  and  paddled  around  the  lake.  Coming  back  after  so  many  years 
has  been  a  very  emotional  experience.  It  is  always  revealing  to  think  about 
where  you  have  been,  and  how  you  got  to  where  you  are  today.  Travelling 
down  Route  29  last  evening,  with  my  good  friend  Sarah  Clement  of  the  Class 
of  1975  who  is  sitting  in  the  back  somewhere,  brought  back  all  kinds  of 
memories. 

I  am  delighted  to  be  here;  absolutely  honored  to  be  here;  but  mostly 
surprised  and  amazed  to  be  here  receiving  this  award.  The  last  time  I  was 
within  20  feet  of  the  College  president  and  dean,  (of  course  not  this  presi- 
dent and  dean),  they  actually  were  asking  me  to  leave  the  College.  I  remember 
being  called  into  the  dean's  office  after  my  freshman  year.  The  dean  said: 
"Ceorgie  (everybody  called  me  Ceorgie  in  those  days),  you  have  not  distin- 
guished yourself  academically  or  socially."  I  replied:  "But,  I  passed."  She 
responded:  "How  would  you  like  to  transfer  to  Princeton.  They  have  just 
gone  co-ed."  My  reply:  "How  could  I  possibly  get  in  with  my  grades?"  She 
then  said:  "Don't  worry  about  that.  It's  already  been  arranged.  Just  go." 

Well,  since  that  time,  1  have  asked  myself  many  times  whether  the  dean 
was  right.  Should  I  have  transferred  to  Princeton?  Or  was  it  best  that  I  stayed 
at  Sweet  Briar?  Of  course,  at  the  time  I  decided  to  stay  out  of  pure  stubborn- 
ness. She  wanted  me  to  go.  So,  of  course,  I  had  to  stay.  But  now,  I  am  prepared 
to  give  you  my  answer,  and  the  answer  is  a  resounding  NO.  I  am  glad  that  I 
did  not  transfer  to  Princeton,  and  I  am  glad  that  I  decided  to  stay  at  Sweet 
Briar.  Now,  I  will  tell  you  why. 

The  dean  was  absolutely  correct  that  I  had  not  distinguished  myself  aca- 
demically. In  fact,  I  distinguished  myself  in  my  lack  of  being  distinguished. 
However,  over  my  four  years  at  Sweet  Briar,  I  did  learn  the  things  I  needed  to 
do  well  in  life.  And  there  were  several  reasons  for  that. 

It  began  with  my  teachers,  the  professors  at  Sweet  Briar  College.  I  may 
not  have  seemed  to  be  listening  then,  but  I  did  learn.  And  I  was  listening 
some  of  the  time  even  then.  For  example,  this  morning  during  the  Founda- 
tions of  American  Education  course  I  visited.  Professor  Alouf  asked  me  how 
I  learned  to  write.  One  of  my  English  professors  essentially  threw  one  of  my 
papers  back  at  me  saying  it  was  not  good  enough.  He  told  me  I  had  to 
rewrite  the  paper.  I  thought:  Well,  I  had  written  it  about  fifteen  minutes  be- 


fore it  was  due,  and,  I  thought,  that  was  about  as  good  as  it  gets  with  me.  The 
idea  that  I  had  to  reread  what  I  wrote:  -  How  horrifying!  That  I  could  make 
it  better?  —  Inconceivable!  I  tried  a  bit  to  improve  the  paper  and  turned  it  in. 
The  professor  informed  me  that  the  paper  still  wasn't  good  enough.  I  told 
him  I  did  not  know  how  to  make  it  better,  and  then  he  sat  down  with  me  and 
went  over  the  entire  paper.  He  asked  me  what  it  was  I  was  trying  to  say.  I 
would  tell  him,  then  he  would  say,  don't  you  want  to  write  it  this  way?  We 
went  over  the  whole  paper.  And,  I  got  it.  Unfortunately,  I  learned  this  rather 
late  in  my  academic  career  at  Sweet  Briar,  but  1  learned  how  to  be  critical  of 
my  writing,  how  to  sharpen  my  language  to  make  my  points,  and  how  to  edit 
my  own  work.  Now,  I  love  to  write.  I  write  law  review  articles  and  books  that 
may  put  people  to  sleep.  But,  I  also  like  to  write  poetry,  or  books  on  hiking 
and  how  not  to  get  lost  riding  your  bike.  I  like  to  write,  I  love  to  write  and  I 
learned  how  to  do  that  here. 

Another  one  of  my  professors  is  sitting  in  the  front  row  today.  Professor 
McClenon  was  my  chemistry  professor.  When  I  first  arrived  at  Sweet  Briar,  I 
thought  I  would  major  in  chemistry.  I  even  did  pretty  well  in  the  first  semes- 
ter basic  course,  probably  because  it  was  mainly  a  review  of  materials  I  had 
learned  in  high  school.  Then,  I  had  to  take  organic  chemistry.  Well,  unfortu- 
nately, I  spent  too  much  time  playing  bridge  in  the  Pit  rather  than  studying. 
So,  I  have  to  thank  Professor  McClenon  forgiving  me  a  D-h  rather  than  the  F- 
that  I  really  deserved.  I  may  not  have  learned  much  chemistry  from  Professor 
McClenon.  But  that  certainly  was  not  his  fault. 

But  I  have  to  mention  him  for  another  reason.  I  can't  go  into  all  the  stories 
now.  This  is  a  formal  occasion.  But,  he  served  as  an  example  for  me.  I  was 
kind  of  a  trouble-maker  then.  I  don't  mean  to  suggest  that  he  was  a  trouble- 
maker, or  that  he  supported  me  in  my  troublemaking.  Rather,  he  served  as  a 
real  moral  example  and  taught  me  to  think  about  doing  the  right  thing  and 
about  doing  justice  in  the  world.  He  served  as  a  great  role  model  in  how  he 
went  about  his  life.  I  got  from  him  the  idea  that  it  is  important  to  go  out  into 
the  world  and  do  good.  Whether  you  do  it  as  a  Democrat  or  a  Republican  or 
whatever  is  hardly  the  point,  just  go  out  in  the  world  and  do  good  for  others; 
try  to  make  the  world  a  better,  more  just  place. 

There  are  so  many  stories.  I  learned  about  the  need  to  take  personal 
responsibility  from  another  professor.  I  turned  in  a  psychology  paper  a  day 
late.  This  is  when  I  was  a  freshman  and  really  bad.  I  tried  to  excuse  the 
lateness  by  telling  the  professor  that  I  had  been  at  a  student  government 
meeting  the  night  before  and  so  was  unable  to  get  the  paper  done  in  time. 
She  told  me  that  the  reason  why  the  paper  was  late  was  because  Ceorgene 
Vairo  made  it  late.  The  student  government  meeting  was  not  the  problem.  It 
was  my  failure  to  use  my  time  wisely.  I  did  not  like  hearing  the  lecture  at  the 
time.  But,  she  was  right.  Don't  make  excuses.  We  have  to  take  responsibility 
for  our  actions.  If  you  want  to  go  out  and  have  fun  and  do  what  you  want  to 
do,  that's  fine.  But,  you  also  have  to  suck  it  up  and  take  responsibility  for 
what  you  have  done  or  not  done.  That  was  an  important  lesson  to  learn  for 
life. 

I  have  to  thank  so  many  professors.  Professor  Miller,  also  sitting  in  the 
front  row  today,  was  my  economics  professor.  I  majored  in  economics.  I 
don't  know  if  you  know  this.  Professor  Miller,  but  I  practiced  antitrust  law  for 
a  few  years  after  law  school  at  a  major  New  York  firm.  And,  I  became  an 
antitrust  lawyer  because  of  the  love  of  economics  that  I  got  from  you.  Other 
professors  inspired  me  to  want  to  learn  too.  Professors  Kent  and  Taylor  in- 
spired a  love  of  history. 

There  are  many  more  stories  I  could  tell.  I  hope  the  students  in  the  audi- 
ence today  will  not  repeat  the  big  mistake  I  made  in  not  learning  everything 
I  could  from  the  professors  teaching  at  Sweet  Briar.  Take  advantage  of  these 
wonderful  professors  and  the  small  classes. 

Another  reason  why  I  am  glad  I  did  not  transfer  is  because  I  had  the 
opportunity  to  be  a  student  leader  here.  I  doubt  that  I  would  have  had  the 
same  opportunities  at  a  co-ed  school.  Now,  of  course,  when  I  was  a  student, 
we  didn't  have  the  pressing  issues  that  you  have,  like  24-7.  But  we  did  have 


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very  important  issues.  We  had  the  issue  of  whether  we  still  had  to  wear 
white  gloves  lor  shopping  trips  into  Lynchburg;  and  whether  we  had  to  sign 
out  for  this  or  that.  I  was  relatively  conservative  socially  when  I  first  got  to 
Sweet  Briar.  But,  this  was  too  much. 

Of  course,  we  did  have  important  issues  then  as  you  do  now.  The  impor- 
tant thing  was  that  I  was  taken  seriously  as  a  student  leader.  I  really  do  not 
think  that  I  would  have  had  the  opportunity  to  develop  my  speaking  ability, 
to  think  on  my  feet,  or  how  to  develop  a  consensus  without  the  opportunities 
that  I  had  to  lead  here.  Even  some  of  the  deans  took  me  seriously.  I  will  never 
forget  Dean  Jester.  She  was  so  amazing  to  me.  Dean  jester,  those  of  you  who 
knew  her  will  agree,  was  an  incredible  lady. 

Thinking  back  on  it,  it  must  have  been  an  amazingly  incongruous  sight  to 
see  Dean  Jester  and  me  in  a  room  talking  about  College  issues.  She  had  that 
perfect  hair,  and  always  wore  a  perfect  little  flowered  dress.  She  was  this 
incredibly  dignified  woman;  just  a  model  lady,  the  kind  I  could  never  be. 
Then  there  was  me.  I  would  be  sitting  there  with  my  blue  jeans, 
my  long  hair,  my  combat  boots,  and  my  green  Army 


stuff  envelopes.  I  remember  that  after  a  bit,  some  friends  of  mine  and  I  in- 
formed the  fellows  that  their  services  were  no  longer  required,  and  we  asked 
them  to  leave  and  we  had  our  own  little  protests. 

So,  I  think  you  can  tell  from  all  I  have  told  you  that  1  made  the  right 
choice  to  stay  here  at  Sweet  Briar.  I  certainly  did  not  make  a  mistake  in 
refusing  to  go  to  Princeton.  And,  in  fact,  I  made  quite  the  right  choice  to  stay 
here.  I  began  to  grow  up,  although  I  don't  think  I  will  ever  be  able  to  say  I 
fully  completed  that  task;  I  started  to  learn  how  to  think;  and  most  impor- 
tantly, I  certainly  learned  how  to  keep  learning  through  life.  And  because  of 
that,  I  have  had  a  great  life,  a  good  life,  a  fun  life  and  a  rewarding  life. 

And,  I  am  not  alone.  I  think  about  what  my  classmates  and  friends  are 
doing:  Sarah  Clement,  who  is  here  today,  obtained  her  j.D.  degree  from  the 
University  of  Virginia,  and  is  now  a  judge  for  the  Merit  Systems  Protection 
Board  in  Washington,  D.C.  ;  Marion  Walker,  who  was  here  earlier  today,  is 
now  practicing  civil  rights  law  in  Birmingham,  Alabama;  Jana  Sawicki  re- 
ceived her  Ph.D.  in  philosophy,  and  currently  is  teaching 
philosophy,  feminism,  and  women's  studies  at  Williams 


jacket,  which  Professor  Miller  just  told  me  he  remem- 
bered me  wearing  all  the  lime,  with  peace  signs 
all  over  it.  Dean  jester  would  be  sitting  there  qui- 
etly listening.  I  would  be  waving  my  hands  all 
around  as  we  talked.  She  wanted  me  to  ex- 
plain to  her  why  the  students  wanted  to  get 
rid  of  this  rule,  get  rid  of  that  rule,  get  rid  of 
whatever.  We  wanted  to  get  rid  of  every- 
thing, it  seemed.  But,  she  took  what  I  told 
her  seriously.  And  that  was  so  important:  to 
be  taken  seriously  by  an  adult.  I  really  do 
not  think  I  would  have  had  that  kind  of  an 
opportunity  at  another  kind  of  school.  I  learned 
here  and  was  taken  seriously. 

I  also  appreciate  the  opportunity  I  had  at  Sweet 
Briar  to  compete  in  team  sports.  Our  basketball  team 
always  lost,  it  seemed.  But  we  had  great  field  hockey  and 
lacrosse  teams.  The  reality  of  being  a  woman  entering  the  pro- 
fessional world  is  that  it  still  is  largely  a  man's  world.  You  have  to  know  how 
to  deal  with  that.  I  found  that  my  sports  background  was  a  tremendous  ad- 
vantage. Because  I  understood  the  camaraderie  developed  in  team  sports, 
and  could  talk  about  such  things  with  the  men  I  worked  with,  I  found  that  we 
were  always  at  ease  with  one  another.  It  did  not  feel  like  we  were  a  few  men 
and  a  woman  in  the  room.  We  were  people  in  the  room, 

It's  nice  to  see  so  many  sports  offered  here  now.  We  had  basketball,  ten- 
nis, field  hockey  and  lacrosse.  You  have  all  that  plus  volleyball,  swimming 
and  diving.  I  hope  you  all  take  advantage  of  the  sports  offered  here,  and  the 
recreational  opportunities  this  beautiful  campus  provides:  hiking,  mountain 
biking  and  more.  As  you  get  out  there  in  life,  whether  you  are  in  a  profession 
or  having  children,  having  a  strong  body  to  go  along  with  a  strong  mind 
really  helps  you  deal  with  the  various  stresses  you  will  encounter  through 
life. 

The  last  thing  I  want  to  mention  in  terms  of  why  it  was  good  that  I  stayed 
at  Sweet  Briar  is  another  little  anecdote.  When  I  was  a  junior.  President  Nixon 
decided  to  bomb  Cambodia,  and  many  students  and  faculty  here  were  quite 
upset  about  it.  We  decided  to  start  our  own  series  of  educational  programs 
about  the  Vietnam  War,  perhaps  have  some  kind  of  a  strike,  but  certainly 
some  protest  activity.  And  so  a  number  of  students  and  faculty  worked  to- 
gether to  put  out  leaflets  and  other  materials,  and  planned  a  number  of  campus 
events.  All  of  a  sudden,  a  few  carloads  of  boys  arrived  from  Princeton  -  I 
suppose  they  were  the  guys  who  were  supposed  to  pick  me  up  after  my 
freshman  year  —  They  arrive,  and  the  next  thing  I  know,  I  am  being  told  to 
stuff  envelopes  for  them.  I  said  to  myself,  there  is  something  wrong  with  this 
picture  -  we  used  to  call  the  shots  around  here,  and  now  all  we  get  to  do  is 


S\vi-:iri'  ToNR.s  Tkibu  i  i 

Ceorgene,  Georgene,  how  can  this  be? 

You  raised  such  hell  at  SBC 

Broke  all  the  rules  for  your  legacy 

At  our  dear,  old  Sweet  Briar. 

Somehow,  somehow  you  must  have  changed 

For  weren't  we  all  just  a  bit  deranged? 
Now  you're  Distinguished  and  reek  of  fame 
Who  would  have  ever  thought  this  could  be? 

Georgene,  Ceorgene,  we're  all  so  proud 

For  you  are  standing  out  in  the  crowd 

Showing  the  world  without  a  doubt 

The  excellence  of  our  Sweet  Briar. 

(big  ritard  at  end!) 

Ann  Tedards  70,  Song  Leader 


College  in  Amherst,  Massachusetts;  Ann  Tedards,  who 
was  a  Sweet  Tone,  and  also  an  apartment-mate  of 
mine  in  New  York  City  for  years,  continues  to  per- 
form as  a  singer.  She  is  a  professor  at  the  University 
of  Oregon  and  is  now  the  president  of  their  fac- 
ulty senate;  Martha  Brewer  studied  philosophy 
for  a  while  and  then  became  a  doctor,  prac- 
ticing ObCyn  in  New  Orleans.  She  recently 
moved  to  North  Carolina  to  set  up  a  practice 
p   for  women  there;  and  Mimi  Fahs,  who  also 
has  earned  a  Ph.D.,  is  teaching  and  consult- 
ing in  the  health  economics  area  at  Mt.  Sinai 
FHospital  in  New  York  City. 

I  could  go  on  and  on  about  my  friends  whom  I 
have  kept  up  with  and  the  amazing  things  they  and 
my  classmates  are  doing  in  their  lives.  I  asked  the  Alum- 
nae Office  to  send  me  a  list  of  what  my  classmates  are  doing, 
and  it  is  remarkable:  they  are  ministers,  lawyers,  doctors,  busi- 
nesswomen, and  animal  breeders.  They  are  women,  with  children,  who  are 
doing  all  kinds  of  public  service  activities  all  over  the  country.  I  am  so  proud 
of  my  friends  and  classmates,  and  I  know  I  will  be  proud  of  all  of  you. 

I  hope  you  will  all  get  what  you  want  out  of  Sweet  Briar  College,  and  I 
know  you  will.  If  I  made  a  mistake  it  was  in  not  taking  greater  advantage  of 
the  small  classes  offered  here,  and  the  wonderful  teachers.  You  have  the 
opportunity  to  be  in  this  beautiful  setting  for  four  years,  and  to  learn  how  to 
learn  for  life. 

We  all  have  to  figure  out  how  to  make  our  own  way  in  life.  I  certainly 
have  had  my  lumps.  But,  I  got  the  tools  I  needed  while  I  was  a  student  here. 
Obviously,  I  sharpened  those  tools  while  I  was  a  law  student,  and  each  pro- 
fessional experience  enriches  my  life  and  makes  me  a  better  lawyer  and 
teacher.  I  found  my  way,  and  you  too,  students,  will  find  your  way.  You  will 
figure  out  how  to  be  you,  and  figure  out  how  to  do  what  you  need  to  do  to 
have  a  happy,  fun  and  rewarding  life.  I  want  you  all  to  care  about  who  you 
are  and  the  people  all  around  you.  I  want  you  to  learn  how  to  care  and  be 
yourself.  I  want  you  to  go  out  and  do  what  you  can  for  the  world,  your 
country,  and  your  community.  But  1  want  you  to  do  it  your  way.  Margaret 
Thatcher  did  it  her  way;  Princess  Diana  did  it  her  way;  now  we  see  Madeline 
Albright  doing  it  her  way;  and  Mother  Teresa  did  it  her  way;  Justices  Cinsburg 
and  O'Connor  do  it  their  way;  and  I  want  to  see  you  do  it  your  way  too. 

Thank  you  all  for  listening.  It's  an  amazing  honor.  I  am  having  a  ball,  and 
I  hope  to  meet  as  many  of  you  as  possible  during  my  remaining  time  here. 
Thank  you. 


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5  LI  M  M  E  R  /  F  A  L  L     1997 


New  Alunanae  Association  Board  Members 


Thivc  new  Bo:m1  iwmlvrs  :w<.1  Iwo  BlxuxI 
members  assuming  new  Lxxinl  positions  Iv'ian 
their  responsibilities  at  the  October  Alumnae 
Council  meetings. 

New  Members 

Region  II  Chmr: 

Cara  Ardemagni 
LaRoche  '92 

Pittsburgh,  PA 

Upon  earning  her  degree 
in  economics  and 
mallieniatics  from  Sweet 
l?riar,  Cara  worked  in 
the  Admissions  Office  at 
the  College  for  three  years.  Since  moving  to 
Pillsliurgh  m  1995,  slie  has  been  an  Ahmma- 
Admissions  representative.  Cara  holds  the  AI.A.T. 
degree  from  the  University  of  Pilfsburgli  and  a 
teaching  certification  in  matliematics  and  is 
currently  teaching  middle  and  upper  school 
mathematics  at  The  Ellis  School  in  Pittsburgh. 
While  a  student  at  Sweet  Briar,  she  won  numerous 
honors  and  participated  in  many  activities. 

Cara  lives  with  her  husband  Bob.  She  enjoys 
working  with  children  of  all  ages,  playing  the 
piano  and  singing,  reading,  cooking  and  traveling. 

Rkgion  IX  Chair: 

Elaine  Schuster  '58 
Oklahoma  City,  OK 

Nominated  by  the 
Alumnae  Association  as 
Its  representative  to  the 
Board  of  Directors  of 
Sweet  Briar  College  in 
^        .:..o,  1 986,  Elaine  served 

concurrently  on  that  board  and  the  board  of  the 
Alumnae  Association  from  1986-1990. 

A  drama  major  at  Sweet  Briar,  Elaine  holds  an 
M.A.  in  economics  and  the  J.P.  degree,  both  from 
the  University  of  Oklahoma.  She  is  an  attorney-at- 
law  in  private  practice  with  her  own  law  firm. 
Previously,  she  had  worked  both  in  private 
practice  and  as  Assistant  District  Attorney  for 
Oklahoma  Counly;  prior  to  attending  law  school, 
she  was  a  university  instructor  in  economies. 
Active  in  numerous  professional  organizations, 
Elaine  is  an  elected  member  of  the  House  of 
Delegates  of  the  Oklahoma  Ear  Association  and 
serves  on  various  committees  of  the  County  Bar 


Association  and  its  board  of  directors.  She  has 
been  listed  in  Who's  Who  of  American  Women 
since  1965  and  in  Who's  VWioo/'iaw since  1992. 
She  was  honored  for  leadership  contributions  by 
the  AAUW  and  the  B&PW.  Elaine  is  a  member  of 
the  Board  of  Education  for  the  vocational- 
technical  school  district  and  contributes  to  many 
other  church  and  civic  groups. 

Elaine  has  traveled  extensively  Her  other  interests 
are  in  art,  history  (particularly  Oklahoma 
histoiy),  hiking,  and  photography. 

Member-at^Iarge 

(Elected  by  tlie  Class  of  1997) 

Alison  Hall  '97 

Dothan,  AL 

Alison,  who  is  currently 
pursuing  a  master's 
degree  in  public 
administration  at 
Auburn  University, 
graduated  with  a  major 
in  government,  a 
certificate  in  public  administration  and  a  minor  in 
art  history.  At  Sweet  Briar,  her  activities  included: 
voting  member  of  the  Student  Government 
Executive  Committee  and  chairwoman  of  the 
Social  Violations  Hearing  Board,  1996-97.  She 
was  also  active  in  the  Phi  Alpha  Delta  Law 
Fraternity,  Tau  Phi,  SB  Environmental  Club,  the 
Lectures  Committee,  the  Young  Democrats  Club, 
and  was  a  member  of  the  Sweet  Briar  basketball 
team.  Listed  in  Who's  Who  Among  Students  in 
American  Universities  and  Colleges,  Alison  was  a 
Dean's  Scholarship  recipient  all  four  years. 

Board  Members  Assuming 
New  Positions 

First  Vice  President: 

Melanie  Bowen 
Steglich  '78 

Dallas,  TX 

Since  1993,IVlelanie  has 
been  Chair  of  Region  IX 
on  Ihe  Alumnae  Board. 
She  was  also  a  member- 
at-large  on  the  board 
from  1978-80.  She  is 
Ihe  co-president  of  the  Sweel  Briar  Alumnae  Club 
of  Dallas,  was  co-class  secretary  from  1989-93 
and  served  on  lier  class's  1 5lh  Reunion  Gift 


Committee  in  1993.  In  1992  she  was  Cookbook 
Chair  for  Dallas's  Sweet  Briar  Sampler.  Melanie 's 
Sweet  Briar  degree  is  in  religion  and  she  holds  an 
M.R.E.  degree  from  Southwestern  Baptist 
Theological  Seminary.  She  is  Director  of  Direct 
Sales  for  Richard  and  Company,  for  which  she  had 
worked  part-time  for  six  years.  IVlelanie 
volunteers  with  many  community  organizations 
including  the  Junior  League  of  Dallas.  She  helps 
her  husband  Lee  in  his  dental  practice  and  her 
hobbies  are  swimming,  snorkeling,  walking  and 
tennis. 

Treasurer: 

IVlyth  Monnich 
Bayoud  '80 

Dallas,  TX 

A  member  of  the 
Alumnae  Board  since 
1991,  Myth  served  first 
as  Chair  oi  Region  IX, 
then  as  First  Vice 
President.  She  was  president  of  the  Sweet  Briar 
Alumnae  Club  of  L)allas/Ff. Worth  from  1991-93 
and  has  been  co-president  since  1993.  She  has 
been  class  fund  agent  since  1 990,  was  co-chair  of 
the  1993-94  Dallas  Community  Campaign,  is  a 
member  of  the  Boxwood  Circle  Committee,  and 
was  on  her  class's  Reunion  Gifts  Committee  in 
1994-95,  and  also  in  1989-90  when  the  class 
won  the  award  for  highest  Reunion  Giving 
participation. 

Myth  earned  her  Sweet  Briar  degree  in  F'rench 
then  studied  at  the  Tobe  Coburn  School  of  Fashion 
in  N>'C.  She  started  her  career  at  Neiman  Marcus 
in  1981  in  sales,  completed  the  Neiman-Marcus 
Executive  Development  Program,  rose  through  the 
ranks,  and  is  now  Couture  Buyer.  She  is  a  longtime 
volunteer  for  the  Junior  League  of  L^allas  and 
numerous  oilier  civic  groups.  Her  hobbies  are 
snow  skiing,  tennis,  riding,  needlepoint,  French, 
and  organic  gardening.  She  lives  with  her 
husband  David  and  Barney  the  Beagle. 


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National  college  ranking  services  and 
guidebooks  are  once  again  discovering 
what  hundreds  of  young  women  already 
know  -  that  Sweet  Briar  College  is  not  only 
one  of  the  best  higher  education  choices  for 
women  today,  but  also  one  of  the  best  values. 
Sweet  Briar  placed  high  in  college  rankings 
released  by  U.S.  News  &  World  Report  and 
AlojTey  magazines,  as  well  as  receiving  praise 
from  satisfied  students  in  The  Princeton 
Review's  -  Tlie  Best  311  Co/fc^es  guidebook. 


In  the  annual  U.S.  News  rankings.  Sweet  Briar  was  placed  among  the  top 
82  colleges  in  the  "national  liberal  arts"  categoiy  The  rankings  are  based 
on  a  composite  of  statistics  which  reflect  a  college's  academic  reputation, 
retention  and  graduation  rates,  acceptance  selectivity,  academic  profiles  of 
admitted  first-year  students,  and  financial  stability.  Sweet  Briar  was  also 
named  a  best  value  by  U.S.  News,  placing  3 1st  among  all  national  liberal 
arts  colleges. 

For  the  third  year  in  row.  Sweet  Briar  has  been  named  one  of  tlie  best  1 50 
college  buys  in  the  nation,  according  to  Money  magazine's  annual  ranking 
of  America's  top  values  in  four-year  luidergraduate  schools.  The  ranking, 
based  on  academic  quality  in  relation  to  cost,  appears  in  the  1997  edition 
of  the  personal-finance  monthly's  special  Money  Guide:  The  Best  College 
Buys  Now,  due  on  newsstands  later  this  month.  Sweet  Briar  also  was 
ranked  as  the  #2  best  buy  among  the  four  women's  colleges  which  made 
the  top  1 50,  and  was  the  only  Virginia  women's  college  to  do  so. 

For  the  fifth  year  in  a  row,  students  at  Sweet  Briar  College  have  ranked 
their  professors  and  school  among  the  best  of  the  3 1 1  top  colleges  in  the 
country,  according  to  a  survey  of  56,000  students  conducted  by  the 
Princeton  Review  test-coaching  firm  for  the  1 998  edition  of  its  book,  Tlie 
Best  311  Colleges. 

As  in  the  1993  through  1997  editions  of  the  book,  Sweet  Briar  scored 
high  in  areas  related  to  quality  of  life  and  the  personal  attention  paid 
students  by  the  faculty  and  administrators,  a  testament  to  the  academic 
quality  and  strong  feeling  of  connnunity  on  campus. 

Students  rated  Sweet  Briar  among  the  top  20  colleges  in  each  of  the 
followmg  categories: 

•  Quality  of  Life:  "Great  food"  (#G);  "Beautiful  Campus"  {US);  "Happy 
students"  (#13);  "Dorms  like  palaces"  (#10). 


•  Academics:  "Professors  make  themselves  accessible"  (#8). 

•  Administration:  "School  runs  like  butter"  (#14). 

•  School  by  type:  "Stone  cold  sober  schools  (based  on  a  combination  of 
alcohol  and  drug  use,  hours  per  day  studying,  and  popularity  of 
sororities)"  (#18) 

Sweet  Briar  students  also  said  about  the  College: 

"As  one  professor  put  il:  'For  30  grand  a  year,  I  work  for  you.  Use  me.  Ask 
questions.  Turn  in  rough  drafts  and  I'll  help  you  with  them.  Schedule 
meetings  with  me.  I'm  here  for  you." 

"Office  hours  are  all  the  time"  and  "innovative"  professors  "make  tedious 
subjects  seem  fun  and  interesting." 

"The  sciences  are  full  of  opportunities  to  work  with  high-tech 
instrumentation." 

"Sweet  Briar  women  are  really  ambitious  about  their  futures." 


SBC  Professors  I^earn  Ins  and 
Outs  of  "Teaching  on  the  Net" 

More  than  50  Sweet  Briar  faculty  members  took  part 
in  a  series  of  three  workshops  in  June  to  learn  how  to 
use  world  wide  web  sites  in  their  classes.  Professors 
learned  how  to  post  syllabi  on  the  web,  administer 
interactive  tests,  and  use  network-based  communica- 
tion for  discussions  beyond  the  classroom  walls. 

"The  students  are  going  to  be  surprised  this  fall  when 
they  return  to  campus  and  find  most  of  their  courses 
on  the  web,"  said  physics  professor  Carlos  Calle,  who 
organized  the  workshop.  "The  professors  are  really 
excited  about  this." 

The  professors  developed  more  than  60  web-based 
classes,  many  of  which  are  ready  to  be  used  in  the 
fall.  Visit  http://www.phvsics.sbc.edu/ 
WebCourses.html  to  learn  more. 


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S  II  M  M  E  R  /  F  A  L  L     1897 


Second  Star  to  the  Right  and  straight  on  Till  Morning 

S3C  students,  professor  make  radio  maps  of  spiral  galaxies 

Editor's  Note:  For  years,  Sweel  Briar  faculty  have  included  student  assistants  in 
their  research  during  file  academic  year  and  the  summer  montlis.  This 
summer  marked  the  inaugural  season  of  the  Sweet  Briar  College  Summer 
Research  Program,  a  formal  incarnation  of  the  student-faculty  research 
program  involving  a  wide  variety  of  projects  across  various  disciplines. 

A  long  time  ago,  in  a  galaxy  far,  far  away,  a  star  explodes.  Millions  of  years 
later,  evidence  of  the  event  reaches  earth.  Specifically,  it  reaches  the 
ground  tloor  of  the  Guion  Center,  home  of  Sweet  Briar  College's  physics 
department  and  tiie  radio  astronomy  lab  of  Dr.  Scott  Hyman. 

Since  1993,  Hyman  and  his  students  have  been  searching  for  the 
remnants  of  such  supernova  explosions  by  detecting  the  radio  waves  that 
emanate  from  them.  They  produce  high  resolution,  high  sensitivity  radio 
maps  of  nearby  spiral  galaxies  at  multiple  frequencies.  Supernova 
reinnants  and  other  radio  sources  appear  as  discrete  luminous  objects 
along  the  spiral  arms. 

"No  radio  maps  of  these  galaxies  exist  of  tlie  quality  and  resolution  as  the 
ones  we  are  producing,"  said  Hyman. 

The  radio  signals  from  distant  galaxies  are  collected  by  the  National  Radio 
Astronomy  Observatory's  (NRAO)  Very-Large-Array  radio  telescopes  in 
New  Mexico.  The  project  team  receives  the  data  via  the  internet  from 
NRAO  and  from  collaborators  at  the  Naval  Research  Laboratoiy  in 
Washington,  DC  and  at  the  University  of  California  at  Los  Angeles. 

Student  team  members  do  a  great  deal  of  the  actual  research.  Specifically, 
they  "edit"  the  radio  signals  -  which  means  figuring  out  what  is  a  "real" 
signal  and  what  is  just  background  noise.  Then  a  map  of  the  galaxy  is 
synthesized  from  the  data,  revealing  a  variety  of  radio  sources  willun  it, 
including  supernova  remnants  and  regions  of  star  formation. 

"We're  studying  the  regions  with  high  hydrogen  concentrations,"  said  Erin 
Wortley  '98,  one  of  the  students  working  on  the  project.  "The  high 
hydrogen  means  one  of  two  things;  either  it  is  the  birth  of  a  new  star  or 
the  remnants  of  an  exploded  star." 

Wortley,  a  senior  from  Big  Island,  VA,  was  awarded  a  Summer  Research 
Fellowship  by  the  Sweet  Briar  College  Honors  Frogram  to  work  on  the 


Pr"uf.  Scott  Hyman  a' 


■amine  a  new  map  of  the  qalaxy  NOC  H25S. 


project.  The  award,  given  to  six  students  from  various  disciplines,  provides 
$1 ,200  for  students  to  work  four  weeks  during  the  summer  on  a  research 
project  in  their  chosen  field  under  the  guidance  of  a  faculty  member.  She 
will  submit  a  summaiy  paper  on  her  research  which  will  be  later 
published  in  the  Honors  Journal. 

Rounding  out  the  student  team  are  Lesya  Shroades  '98  from  Weirton,  WV, 
Emily  Virkus  '98  from  Sandy  Springs,  MD,  and  Russell  Harrison,  a  visiting 
non -degree  student  from  Appomattox,  VA. 

Six  galaxies  are  currently  being  analyzed  at  Sweet  Briar's  Radio 
Astronomy  Laboratory  using  a  powerful  UNIX  workstation.  Hyman  has 
had  much  success  in  getting  outside  support  for  the  project,  obtaining 
grants  from  the  American  Astronomical  Society,  the  Jeffress  Memorial 
Trust,  and  the  Dunham  Fund  for  Astrophysical  Research. 


Class  of 

Sweet  Briar  welcomed  212  new  students  to  campus  this  fall:  192  first- 
year  students,  10  transfer  students,  and  10  Turning  Point  (adult)  students. 

The  new  students  came  from  1 69  high  schools  from  across  the  country; 
72  percent  were  public  and  28  percent  private;  and  from  37  states. 

The  top  states  represented  were  Virginia,  Pennsylvania,  Maryland,  North 
Carolina,  Kentucky,  Florida,  New  jersey,  California,  Colorado,  Louisiana, 
Massachusetts,  Oklahoma,  and  Texas.  Thirty  one  percent  are  from 
Virginia,  25  percent  from  other  parts  of  the  South,  24  percent  from  the 
Northeast,  11  percent  from  the  West,  and  7  percent  from  the  Midwest. 

Nine  new  international  students  are  from  England,  Belize,  France, 
Botswana,  Germany,  Brazil,  Italy,  lapan  and  Spain. 

SBC's  Class  of  2001 

•  Top  academic  interests  for  the  Class  of  2001  are  maths  or  sciences,  English/ 
creative  writing,  pre-law/government,  history,  modern  languages,  international 
affairs,  music,  and  education 

•  72%  received  significant  academic  awards  and  honors  in  high  school, 
including  National  Science  Merit  Award  Winners,  AT  &T  Science  Merit  Award 
Winners,  a  Minority  in  Medicine  Scholar,  and  valedictorians  and  salutatorians. 


2001 


•  66  were  inducted  into  the  National  Honor  Society 

•  54%  have  plans  to  pursue  a  graduate  degree,  with  medical  school,  veterinary 
school  and  law  school  topping  the  list 

•  73%  participated  in  volunteer/community  service  work  including  Habitat  for 
Humanity,  peer  counseling,  battered  women's  shelters,  elementary  and  high 
school  tutoring,  hospitals,  soup  kitchens,  environmental  groups,  UNICEF,  Girl 
Scouts  and  the  Humane  Society 

•  13  students  have  already  studied  abroad  in  Exchange  Programs  in  Costa  Rica, 
Belgium,  Spain,  Norway,  Italy,  France  and  lapan 

•  45%  held  a  leadership  position  during  their  high  school  career 

•  26%  participated  in  leadership  roles  in  student  government,  including  two  SGA 
presidents 

•  81%  were  employed  while  in  high  school 

•  78%  participated  in  athletics,  with  top  interests  being  riding,  swimming,  tennis, 
soccer,  and  fencing 

•  70%  were  actively  involved  in  the  Fine  Arts  such  as  theater  production, 
orchestra,  band,  choir,  art,  and  dance 

•  11  participated  in  academic  summer  programs  at  other  colleges  including  UVA, 
UMASS,  Bennington,  Emory,  Hollins,  UNC/CH,  Wellesley  and  West  Point 


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Outward  Bound  Program  Highlights  Orientation  Week 


Sweet  Briar  College  opened  its  doors 
to  the  Class  of  200 1  on  Sunday, 
August  3 1 .  Nearly  1 98  first-year 
stiidents  and  7  transfer  students 
participated  in  Orientation  Week 
activities  before  classes  began  on 
Monday,  September  8. 

During  the  week,  students  learned 
the  ins  and  outs  of  campus  life:  using 
the  computer  network  and  electronic 
mail,  conducting  research  in  the 
librai-y,  meeting  with  academic 
advisors,  time  and  stress 
management,  the  Honor  Code  and 
more.  In  addition,  students 
experienced  a  new  outdoor 
component. 

On  Thursday,  September  4, 
professional  instructors  from  the 
North  Carolina  Outward  Bound 
School  conducted  an  Outward  Bound 
Program  for  the  new  students.  This 
outdoor  portion  of  Orientation  sent 
small  groups  into  the  woods  around 
campus  for  adventure  games  and 
teambuilding  exercises. 

"We  had  two  goals  for  the  program,"  said  Lam-a  Staman, 
director  of  the  Sweet  Briar  College  Outdoor  Program 
(SWEBOP).  "First,  we  wanted  the  students  to  connect  with  their 
classmates;  second,  we  wanted  them  to  connect  with  the  land. 
Sweet  Briar's  campus  is  an  outstanding  setting  for  an  active 
lifestyle;  an  outdoor  enthusiast  has  everything  she  wants  right 
in  her  own  backyard." 

Sweet  Briar's  campus  covers  3,300  acres,  including  woodlands, 
nature  sanctuaries,  farmland,  lakes,  a  mountain  outing  cabin, 


the  Rogers  Riding  Center, 
recreational  facilities,  and  trails 
for  hikers,  bicycles  and  horses. 

Each  adventure  group  of  about 
1 6  students  was  be  led  by  an 
Outward  Bound  professional, 
assisted  by  a  faculty/staff 
member,  and  an  upperclass 
student  leader  (resident 
assistants,  orientation  leaders, 
and  SWEBOP  student 
instructors).  Activities  included 
shelter  building.  Spider's  Web, 
trust  walk,  Bear  Tree  and  others. 

"This  was  an  exercise  oi 
'challenge  by  choice,'  "  said 
Staman.  "No  one  was  asked  to  do 
anything  that  she  didn't  want  to 
do." 

Orientation  is  the  first  step  in  a 
new  student's  academic  career.  It 
is  designed  to  familiarize 
students  with  the  campus,  its 
personnel,  services  and 
resources,  while  allowing 
students  to  have  fun  and  develop 

connections  with  each  other,  foster  collaboration  and  develop 

leadership  skills. 

"We  are  excited  about  this,"  said  Susan  Iverson,  acting  dean  of 
co-curricular  life.  "The  Outward  Bound  phase  o{  Sweet  Briar 
orientation  challenged  students  to  take  risks,  a  skill  they  will 
need  to  succeed  in  our  academic  environment. 


The  Outward  Bound  Program  mcludsd  acti\/ifies  like  the  trust  fall^  it 
which  each  team  member  fell  backwards  into  her  teams  linked  arms. 


SWEBOP 


SWEBOP,  the  Sweet  Briar  College  Outdoor  Program,  offers  a 
popular  series  of  outdoor  activities  including  hiking,  rock 
climbing,  Whitewater  canoeing,  rafting,  kayaking,  skiing,  hang- 
gliding,  biking,  and  caving.  Catering  to  students  of  all  skill  levels, 
the  program  offers  both  day  and  overnight  trips,  including  some 
sponsored  with  neighboring  colleges.  Students  may  seek  to 
become  SWEBOP  student  instructors  and  receive  advanced 
training  in  outdoor  activities,  wilderness  medicine,  facilitating, 
group  dynamics,  and  other  skills  necessary  to  lead  SWEBOP 
outings. 


Outward  Bound 

Outward  Bound  is  widely  recognized  as  one  of  the  oldest,  safest, 
and  most  respected  outdoor  education  programs  of  its  kind.  It  is  a 
nonprofit  educational  organization  whose  mission  is  to  conduct 
safe  adventure-based  programs  structured  to  inspire  respect  for  self 
care  for  others,  responsibility  to  the  community  and  sensitivity  to 
the  environment.  Outward  Bound  maintains  schools  in  26 
countries,  including  five  wilderness  schools  in  the  United  States. 
Programs  for  teens  through  adults  cover  a  wide  variety  of  outdoor 
elements  and  settings,  ranging  from  one  month  adventures  to  one- 
day  workshops. 


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1997-1998  CouEGE  Calendar             ■ 

1997 

August  31 

New  students  arrive 

September  8 

Classes  begin  ,* 
Mimi  Garrard  '58  Dance  Company                                                             W^m 

September  1 3 

September  15 

Opening  Convocation  (Distinguished  Alumna  Award  to  Ceorgene  Vairo  72) 

September  18-21 

Board  of  Directors  meetings  &  Recognition  Weekend,  Philadelphia 

October  2-5 

Alumnae  Council  meetings 

October  3 

Founders'  Day  (Outstanding  Alumna  Award  to  Julia  Mills  )acobsen  '45  & 

Dedication  of  the  Byrd  Stone  '56  Memorial)                                                 -^^ 

October  9-22 

Alumnae  College  Travel  Program:  "Along  the  Ancient  Coast  of  Turkey" 

October  1 1 

Oliphant's  New  World  Order:  conference  for  high  school  students  & 

teachers 

October  12-13 

Admissions  Open  House 

October  1 7 

Friends  of  the  Library  meetings  on  campus;  Friends  of  Art  meetings  in  New 

York  City 

October  24-26 

Families  Weekend 

November  9-10 

Admissions  Open  FHouse 

November  16-18 

Board  of  Directors  meetings  on  campus 

November  25 

Thanksgiving  vacation  begins 

November  27-28 

College  closed 

December  1 

Classes  resume 

December  12 

Classes  end 

December  19 

Christmas  vacation  begins 

December  22-26 

College  closed 

1998 

January  5 

Winter  Term  begins 

January  7 

Winter  Forums  Lecture  Series  begins:  "Contemporary  France,"  celebrating 

the  50"'  Anniversary  of  Sweet  Briar's  Junior  Year  in  France  program 

January  14 

Winter  Forums  Lecture 

January  16-30 

Alumnae  College  Travel  Program:  "Egypt  and  the  Red  Sea" 

January  21 

Winter  Forums  Lecture 

January  28 

Winter  Forums  Lecture 

January  30 

Winter  Term  ends 

February  9 

Spring  Term  begins 

March  7-9 

Admissions  Open  FHouse  for  Scholars 

March  20 

Spring  vacation  begins 

March  30 

Classes  resume  mKM 
Admissions  Open  House  for  Accepted  Applicants                                        ^^ 

April  5-6 

April  17 

Friends  of  Art  &  Friends  of  the  Library  meetings 

April  18-26 

Alumnae  College  Travel  Program:  "Nature,  Art  and  Myth  of  the  Four  Corners 

Region  of  Utah,  Colorado  and  Arizona" 

April  23-25 

Board  of  Directors  meetings 

April  24-26 

Alumnae  Association  Board  meetings 

May  2 

Admissions  One-Day  Open  House  for  Juniors  and  Sophomores 

May  15 

Classes  end 

May  23 

Baccalaureate 

May  24 

Commencement 

May  29-31 

Reunion 

June  4-1 7 

"A  Mini  Junior  Year  in  France":  trip  to  France  sponsored  jointly  by  the  Sweet 

Briar  Alumnae  Association  and  the  Junior  Year  in  France  program. 

celebrating  the  50"'  Anniversary  of  the  SBC  program 

July  5-17 

Alumnae  College  Travel  Program:  "Alaskan  Wilderness  and  Glacier 

ffii;:.: 

Expedition"  (including  a  Family  Program) 

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SWEET     BRIAR     A  L  U  M  N!  A  E     MAGAZINE 


How  I  Got  a  Liberal 
Education  at  Sweet  Briar 

3y  Claudia  Chang,  'Professor  of  /Anthropology,  Sweet  Unar  College 


I  became  the  recipient  of  two  major 
grants — a  National  Endowment  for 
the  Humanities  Fellowship  to  write  a 
book  on  the  last  three  years  of  excavations 
at  an  Iron  Age  site  on  the  Eurasian  steppe 
in  southeastern  Kazakhstan,  plus  a 
National  Science  Foundation  three-year 
grant  from  the  Aixhaeology  Program  as 
the  principal  investigator  of  archaeological 
excavations  along  the  Great  Silk  Route  on 
the  divide  between  the  Tien  Shan 
Mountains  and  the  great  Eurasian  steppe 
— ^because  I  was  fortunate  enough  to 
become  liberally  educated  as  a  faculty 
member  at  Sweet  Briar  College. 

Let  me  unwind  that  sentence  for  you.  I 
began  teaching  at  Sweet  Briar  in  1981.  1 
came  from  a  large,  forward-looking  state 
institution,  the  State  University  of  New 
York  at  Binghamton.  I  was  a  specialist  in 
the  archaeology  and  contemporary  culture 
of  the  Eastern  Mediterranean.  I  imagined 
myself  broadly  educated  and  able  to 
communicate  the  best  of  my  graduate 
specialties  in  anthropology  and 
archaeology  to  any  audience.  Sweet  Briar 
College  became  my  proving  ground. 

In  the  years  that  followed,  I  gave  up  my 
disciplinary  blinders.  There  were  two 
other  anthropologists  at  Sweet  Briar  who 
blew  about  my  subject  matter,  but  neither 
was  an  archaeologist.  One  was  a  cultural 
anthropologist  who  studied  circumcision 
rites  in  West  Africa,  another  an 
anthropologist  and  a  nurse  who  studied 
local  Virginian  kinship  and  land  tenure.  At 
best  I  had  an  audience  of  two  and  some 
willing  students.  I  discovered  that  the  two 
people  with  whom  I  could  best  talk  about 
my  academic  passions  were  an  Africanist 
historian  who  studied  1 6th  and  1 7th 

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century  Malagasy  kingdoms  and  a  print - 
making  artist  who  drove  an  old  Checker 
cab  and  collected  junk  she  used  in 
sculptures.  But  my  students  were  even  a 
better  audience.  I  soon  figured  out  that 
they  knew  more  about  how  to  cross 
disciplinary  lines  than  I  did.  I'll  never 
forget  Cornelia,  a  math/physics  major, 
who  told  me  that  an  understanding  of 
Einstein's  theory  of  relativity  was  similar  to 
Claude  I^vi-Strauss'  elementary  structures 
of  kinship.  My  comeback  was,  "You'd 
better  tell  me  how  that  works,  Cornelia, 
because  I  have  no  idea  how  physics  and 
kinship  theory  can  be  connected." 

Cornelia,  together  with  Sweet  Briar's 
small  size  and  liberal  arts  curriculum, 
transformed  the  raw  material  of  my 
specialized  graduate  education  in  a 
narrow  field,  and  provided  me  with  the 
means  for  intellectual  growth.  If  I  was  to 
make  my  academic  passions  accessible  to 
others,  I  would  have  to  communicate 
across  disciplinary  lines.  I  became  liberally 
educated,  in  the  way  1  believed  my 
students  were.  It  was  a  humbling 
experience  and  it  still  is.  So  when  an 
English  professor  recites  William  Yeats' 
poem,  "Why  Should  Not  Old  Men  Go 
Mad,"  I  say  softly  and  with  a  certain 
humility,  "Sorry  but  I'm  a  bit  unschooled 
in  these  matters,  what  is  that  title  again 
and  do  you  think  I  could  try  some  Yeats?" 
He  replies,  "Oh,  yes,  that's  a  good  one;  just 
don't  get  caught  up  in  Yeats'  metaphors." 

This  is  not  dilettantism — but  suggests 
instead  a  continual  willingness  to  learn 
from  others  outside  the  confines  of  my 
discipline.  It  is  no  surprise  that  my 
collaborative  research  work  in  Kazakhstan 
is  multidisciplinary  and  crosses  national 


borders.  I  do  not  think  in  narrow  pigeon- 
hole categories,  but  across  broad,  intuitive 
landscapes.  The  problem  of  how  nomads, 
herders,  farmers,  traders,  raiders,  and 
armies  moved  across  the  steppes,  between 
major  civilizations — Mesopotamia,  the 
Indus  Valley,  China — this  was  the  "stuff" 
of  liberal  education.  How  did  one  culture 
meet  another,  one  great  civilization  (for 
example,  the  rich  agrarian  society  of 
China  or  the  stratified  states  and  empires 
of  Mesopotamia)  encounter  the  steppe 
nomads?  Who  were  the  barbarians?  Were 
they  agents  of  destruction  or  perpetrators 
of  civilization?  Maybe  the  Greek  poet 
Cavafy  was  correct  when  he  wrote  that  the 
barbarians  always  provided  some  kind  of 
solution.  As  I  wrote  the  National  Science 
Foimdation  Grant  Proposal  last  spring,  I 
imagined  myself  on  the  edge  of  a  frontier 
world — not  so  unlike  my  own  ethnic 
background — a  place  where  East  meets 
West,  where  barbarian  meets  bureaucrat, 
farmer,  and  statesman. 

I  designed  "the  dream  team"  with  these 
contrasts  in  mind:  Westerners  and  ex- 
Soviets,  humanists  and  scientists.  Near 
Eastern,  Chinese,  and  Eurasian  specialists. 
Our  international  research  team  includes 
scientists  from  such  fields  as 
geomorphology,  environmental  studies, 
geographic  information  systems,  and 
geobotany.  The  humanities  are  represented 
by  a  generalist  who  combines 
anthropological  theory  with  archaeology, 
an  historical  linguist  who  has  made 
comparative  translations  of  Taoist 
literature  by  way  of  ancient  Chinese  and 
Sanskrit  texts,  anthropologists  who  raise 
sheep  and  run  a  weaving  business  in 
upstate  New  York,  and  an  archaeologist 


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who  Studies  microscopic  cell 

parts  oi'  plants  preserved  in 

ancient  soils.  We  work  closely 

with  our  Kazakh  colleagues  in 

the  newly- independent 

Republic  of  Kazaklistan,  a 

former  Soviet  Republic  that 

borders  China  and  Mongolia  to 

the  east,  the  Russian  Federation 

to  the  north  and  west,  and  the 

Central  Asian  nations  of 

Kirghizstan,  and  Uzbekistan  to 

the  south.  Our  research 

problem  is  to  investigate  the 

exchange  routes  of  Indo- 

Kuropean  languages,  trade 

goods,  metallurgy,  and  cultures 

from  the  Bronze  Age  (3rd 

millennium  BC)  to  the  Mongol 

Period  ( 1 3th  century  AD)  as 

part  of  a  larger  ongoing  social 

evolutionary  process  of  the  growth  of 

villages,  towns,  and  cities  along  the  littoral 

of  the  Eurasian  steppe. 

This  research  project  may  seem  esoteric 
and  arcane,  and  indeed  it  is — until  we  take 
into  account  Central  Asia's  geopolitical 
place  in  the  post-Soviet  world. 
Contemporary  Kazaklistan  is  home  to  over 
1 7  million  people  representing  a 
population  oi  over  100  different  ethnic 
groups,  of  which  the  two  largest  are  the 
Kazaklis  and  the  Russians.  One  third  the 
size  of  the  continental  United  States,  it  has 
large  untapped  oil,  gas,  and  titanium 
reserves.  The  political  and  social  realities 
of  the  Republic  o(  Kazaklistan  cannot  be 
easily  compared  to  its  neighbor  to  the 
north,  the  Russian  Federation.  From  an 
historical  standpoint  the  development  of 
the  early  silk  route  during  the  Iron  Age 
established  the  overland  caravan  trade 
that,  one  might  say,  set  an  historical 
precedence  for  the  cyber-silk  route  of  a 
newly  independent  nation  at  the  end  of  the 
twentieth  centuiy  The  exchange  routes 
between  East  and  West  in  the  post- 
perestroika  era  are  volatile,  as  a  new 
nation  finds  itself  poised  between 
economic  privatization,  democratic 
reform,  and  the  unwieldy  state  apparatus 
of  the  former  Soviet  bureaucracy. 


Professor  Claudia  Ghana 


The  creation  of  a  Kazakli  national 
history  through  the  practice  of 
archaeolcgy,  histoi^,  and  multi- 
disciplinary  studies  is  a  necessary  step 
toward  independent  nation-building  in 
the  post-Perestroika  era.  For  a  nation  to 
embrace  a  new  identity  that  neither 
disenfranchises  ethnic  minorities  nor 
disregards  its  Soviet  past,  borders  and 
boundaries  must  be  blurred — and  in  some 
cases  obliterated.  Ideological,  political, 
cultural,  religious,  and  ethnic  differences 
must  be  understood,  not  as  barriers  but  as 
conduits  for  change  and  reform.  To 
become  a  researcher  in  a  world  like 
Kazaklistan,  1  had  to  become  humfle 
again — willing  to  recognize  the 
consequences  of  having  grown  up  in  the 
shadows  of  Cold  War  history,  where 
never  the  twain  between  capitalism  and 
socialism  should  meet.  I  don't  have 
answers  for  any  of  the  historical  and 
political  dilemmas:  after  all,  I'm  just  an 
archaeologist.  But  1  also  imagine  that  the 
historical  and  contemporary  problems  of 
Kazaklistan  have  been  determined  in  part 
by  geopolitical  realities.  At  this  point  in 
global  history,  my  studies  of  the  ancient 
silk  route  are  by  design  an  extension  of 
the  cataclysmic  tremors  of  the  post-Soviet 
world. 


Let  me  close  with  a  few 
parting  remarks  about  the 
liberal  education  for  both 
teachers  and  students  at  Sweet 
Briar  College.  A  student  or 
teacher  narrowly  focused  in  a 
discipline,  attitude,  or  world 
view,  cannot  and  will  not 
contribute  to  the  ongoing 
reform  of  the  next  millennium. 
This  quiet  campus  with  its 
verdant  beauty,  its  contentious 
and  feisty  academicians  and 
students,  has  provided  me  with 
1 5  years  of  teaching  and 
learning  that  gave  me  the 
intellectual  confidence  to  cross 
disciplines,  boundaries,  and 
national  borders.  I  overcame 
the  stubborn  falsehoods  that 
tend  to  keep  individuals, 
groups,  and  disciplines  isolated  and 
disparate,  rather  than  whole  and  cohesive. 

Our  students  will  face  transitions  of  a 
magnitude  that  none  of  us  can  predict. 
The  world  they  will  face — the  workplace, 
the  role  of  the  U.S.  in  world  politics  and 
economics,  and  the  major  moral  and  social 
questions  of  their  times — will  be  so  vastly 
different  from  what  has  happened  in  my 
life  so  far.  I  remind  you  of  Cornelia,  once 
again.  For  Cornelia,  a  kinship  system 
added  up  to  a  set  of  physical  properties  in 
time  and  space — I  know  she  carries  the 
distinction  of  having  crossed  boundaries 
long  before  I  imagined  it  possible.  I  know 
that  Cornelia  did  not  reduce  eveiy  kinship 
diagram  to  a  formula,  thus  turning  it  into 
solipsistic  mush  (the  charge  often  leveled 
at  interdisciplinaiy  studies).  The  contents 
of  what  we  study — from  Yeats  to 
kinshij^i —  are  essential  to  every  legitimate 
academic  discipline.  What  we  as  educators 
must  provide  are  the  road  maps,  the 
critical  processes  of  learning  and  teaching, 
that  will  allow  a  new  generation  of 
students  to  cross  borders,  boundaries,  and 
disciplines  —  and  thus  to  reform  the  world 
they  will  live  in. 

Ed.  Note:  Professor  Chang's  remarks  were 
delivered  at  the  April  2,  1 99  7  Appreciation 
Liindieon  of  the  Virginia  Foundation  of 
Independent  Colleges,  for  which  she  was  the 
keynote  speaker. 


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Cyo^  ^  io^m^ 


3y  Lee  Viepho.  Sara  Shallenber^er  3rown  'Professor 
of  Enqlish,  Sweet  Uriar  Colleqs 


During  the  spring  of  1997,  Lee  and  wife  Susan  Pieplio,  Professor  of 
Chemistry  at  Sweet  Briar,  went  on  a  study  tour  of  China. 

My  story  begins  and  ends  in  Hong  Kong.  When  Susan  and  I 
stepped  off  the  plane  there,  we  were  greeted  at  once  by  a  hint  of 
that  fragrance  of  flowers  and  spices  that  Joseph  Conrad  described  so 
memorably  in  his  stories.  More  immediately  striking,  however,  was  the 
forest  of  shining  new  office  and  apartment  buildings  that  rise  up 
everywhere  throughout  the  city. 

Like  Hong  Kong,  China  is  changing — rapidly — 
and  for  better  and  worse  its  future  is  tied  up  with 
our  own.  I  was  especially  struck  by  this  fact  after 
spending  three  months  last  fall  doing  research  in 
London.  The  "special  relationship"  with  America 
that  Winston  Churchill  could  still  invoke  so 
movingly  during  World  War  II  is  disappearing  as 
Britain  moves  closer  to  Europe  and  the  economic, 
political,  and  social  interests  of  the  United  States 
lead  us  to  look  south  and  west  as  well  as  towards 
the  east.  Like  tectonic  plates,  deep  forces  are 
increasingly  moving  us  towards  China  and  the  rest 
of  Asia.  As  a  Renaissance  scholar, 

I  had  spent  most  of  my  professional  life  studying 
the  literature  and  culture  of  early  modern  England.  It  was  high  time,  I 
concluded,  to  learn  something  about  a  country  that  is  going  to  be  so 
important  for  my  students. 

With  this  thought  in  mind,  Susan  and  I  embarked  on  a  three-week 
study  tour  that  took  us  to  Hong  Kong,  Shanghai,  and  Guangzhou  (the  old 
Canton),  as  well  as  to  the  universities  at  Kunming,  a  city  in  the  southwest, 
and  Zhaoqing,  near  Guangzhou,  where  over  1 2  days  we  visited  sites  and 
attended  a  series  of  lectures  on  Chinese  politics,  history,  and  culture.  We 
were  never  in  Beijing  or  out  in  the  vast  expanses  of  the  west,  but  this  is 
something  of  what  I  discovered  in  eastern  China,  in  the  land  south  of  the 
Yangzi  River. 

The  scars  of  Mao's  later  years  in  power  are  everywhere  evident  in  the 
lives  of  the  Chinese  people.  The  career  of  one  of  our  lecturers  (Professor 
Cai,  a  professor  of  English  at  the  Guangzhou  University  of  Foreign 
Languages)  had,  for  example,  been  unexpectedly  upset  when,  as  a  young 
man,  he  had  been  sent  to  work  in  the  countryside  and  ordered  to  stop 
reading  English  literature  (he  got  around  this  by  reading  the  collected 

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Professor  Cai  from  the 

Guangzhou  University  of 

Foreicjr)  Lan^ua^es 


works  of  Mao  in  translation).  The  scale  of  the  disaster  that  resulted  from 
the  so-called  Great  Leap  Forward  in  the  late  1950s  is  at  last  being 
officially  recognized.  And  like  blood  oozing  through  a  bandage,  China's 
recent  literature  is  filled  with  memoirs  of  the  lives  of  individuals  and 
families  destroyed  by  the  wave  of  violence  that  accompanied  Mao's 
Red  Guards. 

At  the  same  time,  economically  at  least,  the  government  seems  bent 
on  putting  this  period  behind  them.  Our  first  major  stop  was  Shanghai, 
which  turned  out  to  be  a  dramatic  introduction  to  the  economy  of 
southern  China.  There  was  dust  everywhere  in  the  city  as  the  older 
buildings  are  being  demolished  to  make  way  for  new  offices  and 
apartments.  The  scale  of  all  this  construction  is  difficult  to  comprehend. 
One  night  our  driver  abruptly  stopped  as  he  was  about  to  pull  into  a 
street.  It  simply  disappeared  into  a  two-block-long  hole  that  had  been 
gouged  out  of  the  earth  for  a  series  of  office  buildings. 

It  is  easy  to  overstate  the  scope  of  this  change  for  the  country  as  a 
whole.  Kunming,  a  provincial  capital,  showed  much  less  of  this  sort  of 
building.  And  when  one  travels  in  the  countryside,  one  still  commonly 
sees  peasants  working  the  fields  by  hand.  Nonetheless,  even  here 
improvement  is  evident.  In  one  village  that  we  visited,  raw  sewage  ran 
through  the  streets.  But  the  houses  were  all  built  of  brick  and  equipped 
for  the  most  part  with  electricity  and  running  water. 

Overall,  since  the  coming  of  Deng  Xiaoping,  China  seems  to  be 
committed  to  a  policy  of  industrial  and  agricultural  development  fueled 
by  foreign  trade,  science  and  technology  imports,  and  foreign 
investment.  To  this  end,  a  number  of  special  economic  zones  have  been 
created  throughout  the  country.  It  seems  likely  that  after  being  turned 
over  to  China,  Hong  Kong  will  lose  some  of  its  economic  base  to  these 
new  zones.  At  the  same  time,  the  national  government  will  doubtless  try 
to  maintain  as  much  as  possible  of  the  conditions  surrounding  its 
financial  market  so  as  not  to  destroy  the  prosperity  that  is  so 
conspicuously  evident  in  the  expensive  consumer  goods  that  fill  the 
city. 

The  controversy  involving  human  rights 
in  Hong  Kong  suggests  how  difficult  this 
period  of  change  will  be  for  the  country  as 
a  whole.  Essentially,  the  government  is 
trying  to  loosen  the  reins  of  economic 
development  while  maintaining  political 
control  over  the  country.  We  in  the  West 
are  so  used  to  individual  freedom  that  we 
can  overlook  how  powerful  and  deeply 
rooted  the  autocratic  tradition  is  in  Chinese 
culture.  Ultimately,  acquiescence  to  the 
absurdities  of  Mao's  later  years  is 
explicable  only  when  we  recognize  how 
compelling  respect  for  central  authority  is 
in  China.  The  Harvard  historian  John 
Fairbanks  is  undoubtedly  right  in  this 
respect,  in  seeing  that  in  the  immediate 
future  China's  leadership  will  face  a  major 
challenge  in  coming  to  terms  with  some  of 


Kunming  has  many  faces:  Govern- 
ment Department  Store 


The  City  /Market,  !\iinmn-iq- 


^'hcrc  c^''l:ryone  shops 


the  intellectual  pluralism — the  differing,  sometimes  contradictory  points  of 
view  that  can  accompany  new  ideas — that  will  be  essential  to  sustain  the 
economic  growth  of  the  nation. 

Something  of  the  same  unexpected  (to  Western  eyes)  violence  that 
accompanied  the  crackdown  against  pro-democracy  demonstrators  in 
Tiananmen  Square  marks  the  recent  history  of  organized  religion  in  China. 
Almost  all  the  Buddhist  temples  we  visited  had  been  rebuilt  after  being 
destroyed  or  seriously  damaged  during  the  Cultural  Revolution.  Indeed, 

the  philosophical  materialism 
;  ;■  Ijiriiwi      Qf(g|^  associated  with  Marxism, 
i'TJrf  ^k;      combined  with  a  militant 
^^^        crusade  during  the  Cultural 
Revolution  against  all  things 
traditional  and  old,  may  have 
succeeded  in  obliterating  the 
deep  wellsprings  of  China's 
religious  heritage.  None  of  our 
guides  knew  much  about  the 
temples  and  shrines  they  took 
us  through,  and  a  young 
woman  who  lectured  to  us  on  religions  in  China  had  picked  up  her 
knowledge  from  courses  that  she  had  taken  in  the  United  States.  A  1987 
survey  she  cited,  showing  that  over  90  percent  of  the  Chinese  people  are 
atheists,  probably  overstates  the  case  (one  suspects  that  many  respondents 
told  officials  what  they  wanted  to  hear).  Nonetheless,  there  seems  to  be 
much  to  support  her  conclusion  that  the  large  majority  of  Chinese  are 
ignorant  of  their  spiritual  traditions  and  essentially  worldly  in  their  views 
(Christianity  is  enjoying  something  of  a  revival  largely,  she  fears,  because 
of  its  associations  with  the  successes  of  Western  technology). 

Women's  place  in  Chinese  society  is  both  better  and  worse  since  the 
establishment  of  the  People's  Republic  in  1 949.  A  new  marriage  law  that 
made  women  equal  to  their  husbands  seemed  to  mark  the  dawning  of  a 
new  day.  Only  later  did  it  become  apparent  that  this  new  emancipation 
had  also  left  them  full-time  salaried  workers,  mainly  in  poor-paying  jobs, 
while  at  the  same  time  keeping  them  responsible  for  most  of  the  duties  in 
the  home.  The  female  professor  who  lectured  to  us  on  women  in  China 
had  had  some  of  these  duties  assumed  by  her  husband.  And  for  those  who 
can  afford  the  fees,  pre-schools  (one  of  which  we  visited)  that  take  in 
children  between  the  age  of  two  and  six  can  ease  some  of  the  burdens. 
Nonetheless,  in  the  countryside  in  particular,  where  first  daughters  often 
take  on  many  of  their  mothers'  responsibilities  and  are  therefore  denied 
much  formal  education,  the  lot  of  Chinese  women  can  remain  very  hard 
indeed. 

What,  then,  are  we  to  make  of  the  much-vaunted  prospects  for 
American  trade  with  China?  The  past  can  be  instructive  in  this  regard.  It 
was  only  when  the  British  learned  early  in  the  19th  century  to  sell  goods 
that  the  Chinese  could  not  produce  themselves — kerosene  and 
(notoriously!)  opium — that  they  were  able  to  force  open  a  market  that  up 
to  that  time  had  remained  remarkably  self-sufficient.  An  enthusiastic 
spokesman  that  I  heard  recently  for  one  of  Detroit's  car  manufacturers 
could  learn  a  lesson  here.  The  vast  majority  of  the  automobiles  that  we 
saw  in  China  were  products  of  joint  ventures  between  the  Chinese 


SUMMER,  F..\  LL     1397 


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i     .       the  Zhaot^mq  preschool 


government  and  American,  European, 
and  lapanese  car  producers.  Under 
these  agreements  the  companies 
supplied  the  technology  and  some  of 
the  capital.  In  the  short  run,  they  can 
take  their  share  of  the  profits  out  of  the  country.  Eventually  all  these  plants 
will  go  back  wholly  to  the  Chinese,  however,  and  it  seems  clear  that  as 
much  as  possible,  their  aim  is  to  have  cars  made  in  China,  not  as  in  the 
United  States  to  have  them  imported  from  abroad. 

This  does  not  mean  that  Americans  do  not  enjoy  certain  advantages 
over  European  manufacturers.  At  Kunming,  we  encountered  an  American 
company  that  was  selling  cardiological  technology  to  the  Chinese.  All  the 
salesmen  were  Chinese-Americans,  and  when  they  sat  down  at  a  table,  it 
was  difficult  to  distinguish  them  from  their  potential  customers.  We  hear 
so  much  today  about  the  tensions  and  problems  arising  in  our  increasingly 
multicultural  society  that  it  seems  important  to  stress  the  strength  that  we 
enjoy  in  this  regard  over  our  competition.  In  England  last  fall,  it  was  clear 
to  me  that  the  British  understood  this  advantage.  It  is  only  common  sense 
for  us  to  do  so  too. 

Beyond  trade,  the  links  drawing  us  to  China  and  the  Far  East  promise  to 
help  us  understand  ourselves  more  fully  as  Americans.  All  of  which  brings 
me  back  to  the  subject  of  Hong  Kong.  Going  through  the  municipal 
museum  there,  I  was  saddened  by  its  persistent  inability  to  recognize  the 
city's  relation  to  its  largely-Chinese  population  (of  the  six  million  people 
currently  living  in  the  city,  only  a  hundred  and  twenty-four  thousand  are 
white).  Education,  I  was  told  in  one  display,  was  brought  into  the  colony 
by  the  missionaries  (no  mention  of  the  two-thousand-year-old  educational 
system  in  China).  And  a  series  of  riots  that  rocked  Hong  Kong  in  1 966  had, 
according  to  another  display  card,  nothing  to  do  with  the 
contemporaneous  Cultural  Revolution  going  on  just  beyond  the  city's 
borders. 

Few  people  in  the  United  States  would  now  argue  for  the  once- 
common  view  of  American  culture  as  essentially  an  extension  of  the 
culture  of  Europe.  Nonetheless,  the  often-sorry  history  of  Chinese 
immigrants  in  the  t9th  and  early  20th  centuries  should  suggest  how 
difficult  we  have  found  it  in  practice  to  accept  America's  avowed 
openness  to  racial  and  ethnic 
diversity.  To  understand  another 
culture,  we  must  first  have  the 
vantage  point  of  understanding 
something  of  our  own.  Far 
beyond  trade,  the  greatest  benefit 
that  our  increasing  commerce 
with  China  may  bestow  on  us  will 
be  the  opportunity  to  understand 
better  the  subtle,  often 
unrecognized  influences 
exercised  on  American  life  by  the 
culture  of  this  vast,  ancient,  and 
complicated  land. 


'Planting  nee  by  hand,  in  the  sfiodoiv  of  a 
new  building,  Kunming 


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SWEET    BRIAR    A  L  LI  M  M  A  E    MAGAZINE 


Cornerstones  of  the  Collection: 


iKffi'fifir 


Picasso's  Voilard  Suite,  Two  Women  Looking  at  a  Scuifted  Head 

3y  Kafhryn  Ha\A/  92 


This  article  is  the  first  in  a  series  tliat  will 
highlight  works  in  the  collection  of  the  Sweet 
Briar  College  Art  Gallery. 

The  Pablo  Picasso  (1889-1973)  known 
to  most  of  us  is  the  artist  of 
blockbuster  exhibitions  such  as  the  recent 
show  of  his  portraits  at  The  Museum  of 
Modern  Ai't  in  New  York,  and  the  exhibition 
of  his  early  work  that  left  Washington  in  late 
July  to  travel  to  Boston.  This  is  the  Picasso  of 
Cubism,  the  Blue  and  Rose  Periods,  the  angry 
Demoiselles  d'Avignon  and  the  powerful 
Guernica.  Indeed,  Picasso's  legacy  to  most  is 
that  of  a  great  painter.  Few  people  except 
scholars  of  his  work  recognize  that  he  was  a 
prolific  printmaker  and  draftsman,  and  his 
prints  and  drawings  tell  a  vivid  story  of  his 
development  as  one  of  the  most  influential 
artists  of  the  20th  century. 

More  then  20  years  ago  the  Sweet  Briar 
College  Art  Gallery  took  advantage  of  a  rare 
opportunity  to  purchase  a  fine  Picasso  print 
from  an  important  series  known  as  the 
VoUard  Suite  (figure  1).  This  group  of 
etchings,  diypoints,  and  aquatints,  created 
between  September  1930  and  March  1937, 
includes  1 00  images  of  varying  styles  and 
themes  and  was  released  in  several  editions. 
The  series  is  an  invaluable  document  of  a 
productive  period  in  a  career  that  spanned 
over  70  years.  The  Sweet  Briar  print 
encapsulates  Picasso's  genius  and  artistic 
sensibility  at  this  important  moment  in  the 
1930s. 

Named  for  Ambroise  Vollard  (1867- 
1939),  the  Vollard  Suite  is  a  touching 
souvenir  of  the  relationship  between  Picasso 
and  his  first  serious  patron.  Vollard  was  an 
extremely  important  dealer  and  publisher  in 
early  20th-century  Paris,  and  became  one  of 
Picasso's  three  principal  dealers.  In  1 90 1 ,  he 
had  the  foresight  to  give  the  artist  his  first 
one-man  show,  an  event  that  dramatically 
altered  not  only  Picasso's  career,  but  the  face 
of  the  Parisian  art  world  and,  with  amazing 
speed,  the  international  art  scene  as  well. 
With  the  creation  of  the  Demoiselles 
d'Avignon  only  six  years  later,  Picasso's 


Figure  1:  Vablo  P/cosso,  Tivo  Women  Looking  at  a  Sculpted  Head,  etching. 
Inarch  21  1933,  Sweet  Briar  College  Art  Gallery 


shockingly  innovative  cubist  images  would 
begin  to  transform  ideas  about  painting  that 
had  been  held  in  the  West  since  the  Italian 
Renaissance. 

Indeed,  Vollard  tended  to  patronize  artists 
who  were  pushing  art  in  new  directions, 
including  Van  Gcgh,  Cezanne,  Renoir,  and 
Gauguin.  While  he  seems  to  have  worked 
with  Picasso  less  extensively  after  Daniel- 
Henry  Kahnweiler  became  the  artist's 
principal  painting  dealer  in  1910,  Vollard 
continued  to  purchase  Picasso's  graphic 
work.  In  fact,  he  had  purchased  Picasso 
prints  as  early  as  1904,  and  gave  the  artist 
his  first  major  commission  for  graphic  work 
in  1927,  when  he  asked  Picasso  to  illustrate 


he  Chefd'oeuvre 
inconnu  by  Balzac. 

The  Vollard  Suite  is 
divided  into  six  groups 
of  diverse  themes  that 
dominated  much  of 
Picasso's  work  in  the 
1930s:  the  Battle  of 
Love;  Rembrandt;  the 
Sculptor's  Studio;  the 
Minotaur;  the  Blind 
Minotaur;  and  the 
Portraits  of  Vollard. 
Our  print  comes  from 
the  group  depicting  the 
l^XvH       ,'fe'  Sculptor's  Studio. 

The  plate  for  the 
Sweet  Briar  print  was 
made  in  Paris  on  March 
21,  1933,  as  indicated 
by  the  inscription  in  the 
lower  right  corner  of 
the  image.  (Because  it 
was  printed  from  a 
plate,  the  inscription 
reads  backward  on  the 
actual  print.)  The  image 
shows  two  women 
looking  at  a  sculpted 
head.  Its  subject  matter 
is  similar  to  nearly  half 
of  the  other  etchings  in 
the  suite  (the  Sculptor's  Studio  group 
comprises  some  48  prints  out  of  the  total 
100),  and  the  classical  drawing  style  is 
characteristic  of  virtually  the  entire  suite. 
Typically  in  the  Sculptor's  Studio  series 
(figure  2),  Picasso  included  an  idealized 
image  of  himself  —  admiring  his  creation 
alone  or  with  his  model,  or  perfecting  a  piece 
with  finishing  touches.  In  the  Sweet  Briar 
print,  however,  we  see  only  the  model,  her 
sculpted  image,  and  an  unknown  figure  who 
holds  back  a  thin  curtain  to  reveal  the  artist's 
masterwork.  Yet  the  creator  is  not  totally 
absent;  his  presence  is  forcefully  implied 
through  his  work  and  his  relationship  with 
his  model. 


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Figure  Z  Pablo  Picasso,  Sculptor,  /^odel.  Sculpture,  and  a  Oolddsh. 
efchincj,  /933,  National  Gallery  of  P\rt.  'Rosenwald  Collection 


Tlic  model  for  most  of  the  prints  in  the 
Vollard  Suite  was  the  young  Marie-Therese 
Waher  (she  was  only  1 7  when  she  met  the 
artist  in  1927),  Picasso's  lover  during  the  late 
1920s  and  throughout  the  1930s.  Though 
the  images  in  the  Vollmxi  Suite  are  not  direct 
portraits,  Marie-Therese  was  certainly  the 
inspiration  for  the  model  in  oiu'  print  and  for 
the  sculpted  head  she  admires. 

The  Sweet  Briar  print  is  unusual  in  that  it 
lacks  the  overt  sexual  implications  of  most  of 
the  other  prints  in  the  series.  Nevertheless,  a 
notion  of  fertility  is  clear.  The  sheer  garment 
worn  by  the  model  reveals  hints  of  a 
voluptuous  body  underneath,  and  the 
garlands  of  flowers  on  all  three  heads  may  be 
viewed  as  symbols  of  biological  promise  to  be 
fulfilled  by  the  virile  sculptor,  Picasso 
himself.  Indeed,  Picasso  seems  not  to  have 
been  lacking  in  confidence  in  either  his 
sexual  prowess  or  his  artistic  skill.  His 
creation,  the  sculpture,  is  not  only  the  subject 
of  the  two  women's  mesmerized  admiration. 


but  commands  the  viewer's 
attention  as  well  with  the 
lines  that  radiate  from  it 
like  rays  from  the  sun, 
affirming  its 
monumentality  and 
greatness.  The  image  is  a 
strong  statement  of  the 
artist's  view  of  his  own 
creative  genius. 

Picasso  never  forgot  the 
faith  that  Vollard  put  in 
him,  and  the  two  seem  to 
have  maintained  a  positive 
relationship  until  VoUard's 
untimely  death  in  a  car 
accident  on  July  22,  1 939. 
As  Picasso  typically  treated 
dealers  with  suspicion,  his 
friendship  with  Vollard 
was  particularly  unusual. 
The  three  portraits  of  the 
dealer  that  make  up  the 
closing  group  of  the 
Vollard  Suite  are  a 
testament  to  this 
relationship,  indicating  a 
warmth  and 
unselfconscious  human 
sensitivity  that,  though  largely  absent  in  the 
rest  of  the  suite  and  in  Picasso's  work  as  a 
whole,  make  clear  his  appreciation  of 
VoUard's  decision  to  purchase  and  publish 
the  suite  and  of  his  greater  role  in  the  artist's 
success  (figure  3). 

The  print  in  Sweet  Briar's  collection 
reveals  much  about  the  attitude  of  Picasso 
toward  women  and  toward  his  art,  and  thus 
is  a  fascinating  historical  and  artistic 
document.  As  one  of  the  Volhuxi  Suite,  our 
print  becomes  even  more  instructive  in 
understanding  the  bigger  picture  of  Picasso's 
work  in  the  1 930s,  the  commercial  aspect  of 
his  art,  and,  perhaps  above  all,  as  a  souvenir 
of  Picasso's  relationship  with  one  of  the  great 
figures  of  the  art  scene  in  Paris  during  one  of 
the  most  fertile  periods  in  the  history  of  art. 

Works  by  Pablo  Picasso 

Credit:  "''  1991  Estate  of  Pablo  Picasso/Artists  Pights 
Society  MPS).  New  York 


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and  many  other  famous  artists! 

About  THH  Frh-nps  of  Art 
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brings  together  those  interested  in  art  and  the 
Sweet  Briar  College  Art  Gallery.  Over  the  last  six 
decades,  the  Friends  have  helped  to  build  the 
permanent  collection  by  raising  money  for 
purchases  and  sol  iciting  donations  of  works  of  art 
from  alumnae  and  arts  organizations. 

The  Friends  also  help  support  lecture,  film, 
and  travel  programs,  artists-in-residence,  and 
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newsletter  distributed  to  all  members  twice  a  year. 

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Rebecca  Massie  Lane,  Director  of  College 
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Virginia  24595.  We  hope  to  welcome  you  to  the 
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Figure  3:  Pablo  Picasso. 

Ambroise  Vollard,  etching,  c.  1951.  National  Oallery 

of  Art.  "Rosenwald  Collection 


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e>i 


iot/i/nq  cosfumes.  /913 


ne  day  last  summer  I  walked  to  the  lake.  I  sat  down  on  the  end  of 
the  dock,  put  my  feet  In  the  water,  and  reveled  in  the  beauty  and 
stillness.  Nobody  else  was  there;  it  was  early  on  a  weekday  morn- 
ing. The  cool  of  the  night  was  still  in  the  air,  and  a  bit  of  fog  lingered  over  the 
cove.  The  scene  could  have  been  an  impressionist  painting  from  the  brush  of 
a  master. 

The  lake  was  flat  calm,  with  only  an  occasional  dragonfly 
making  small  ripples  here  and  there.  Two  small  fish  broke  the 
surface  for  an  early  morning  snack.  The  heavy  dark-green 
summer  leaves  along  the  shoreline  cast  dappled  shadows  that 
darkened  the  water  into  liquid  chocolate  designs.  An  uprooted 
tree  opposite  the  boathouse  had  fallen  in  the  water,  and  sev- 
eral fist-sized  turtles  had  climbed  aboard  to  catch  the  early 
morning  rays.  Thoreau's  pond  at  Walden  couldn't  have  been 
lovelier.  It  was  a  transcendental  scene. 

I  thought  of  the  many  activities  taking  place  at  the  lake 
over  the  years.  Old  photos  in  the  Museum  show  happy  gath- 
erings from  the  time  the  lake  was  created;  bucolic  scenes  of 
young  girls  feeding  swans  from  boats,  or  paddling  canoes  in 
dresses  with  high  necks,  or  swimming  in  bathing  dresses  com- 
plete with  bloomers,  their  hair  tied  up  under  bathing  hats. 

I  laughed,  thinking  of  the  wool  bathing  suits  with  long  legs,  belted  with 
wide  canvas  belts  complete  with  brass  buckles — a  far  cry  from  today's  teeny- 
weeny  bikini!  No  sun  could  penetrate  that  early-day  swimming  attire;  I  doubt 
that  it  would  allow  swimming  at  all —  more  likely  just  dipping  and  dunking 
took  place.  Surely  when  wet,  the  heavy  suits  would  have  sunk  the  swimmer 
to  the  bottom! 

Winter  at  the  lake  was  fun,  too:  ice  skating  with  screw-on  skates,  girls 
bundled  in  great,  long,  knitted  sweaters  and  long  woolen  skirts,  swathed  in 
long  scarves  and  knitted  caps.  The  lake  froze  ovec  most  winters  in  the  early 
days  of  the  College.  It  seldom  freezes  now,  but  early  in  the  century,  bonfires 
were  built  on  the  banks  to  warm  cold  hands,  and  hot  chocolate  was  pro- 
vided to  warm  the  innards. 

Canoes  and  rowboats  were  very  popular  in  warm  weather;  there  were 
rowing  and  canoe  clubs.  Some  students  even  brought  their  favorite  oars  or 
paddles  with  them  to  college.  If  motors  had  been  allowed,  they  would  have 
brought  them  also.  Motors  are  still  forbidden  on  the  lake. 

The  girls  would  have  races,  and  classes  were  taught  in  paddling  and  row- 
ing as  part  of  the  physical  education  program.  Before  our  lovely  indoor  pool 
was  constructed,  swimming  lessons  were  given  in  the  "crib,"  a  fenced-in 
area  attached  to  the  dock,  with  a  wooden  bottom.  Still  in  existence,  it  is  five 
feet  at  the  deepest  part.  Many  Sweet  Briar  students  had  to  learn  the  basics 
before  they  could  go  out  in  a  canoe  or  rowboat.  There  were  no  life  preserv- 
ers at  the  College  early  on:  to  go  boating,  one  had  to  learn  to  swim  in  the 
crib. 

Picnics  and  boathouse  parties  remain  popular  to  this  day.  The  boathouse 
was  enlarged  over  the  decades  to  include  two  large  rooms  upstairs;  the  origi- 
nal room  still  has  its  wood-burning  fireplace.  A  deck  outside  these  rooms 
overlooks  the  lake.  Downstairs  are  changing  rooms,  two  docks  and  several 
boat  slips.  Today  the  boat  slips  stay  empty,  as  the  liability  insurance  has  be- 
come prohibitive  for  unguarded,  noncommercial  rowboats.  Canoes  are  locked 


The  Crib.    1915 

in  the  canoe  shed  and  used  only  under  supervision.  During  swimming  sea- 
son, a  raft  is  anchored  toward  the  opposite  shore. 

In  fall  the  many  hardwood  trees  edging  the  lake  turn  to  blazing  reds, 
oranges,  and  gold,  a  complete  canvas  of  riotous  fall  colors.  Local  artists  bring 
their  easels  and  paints;  often  the  regional  art  shows  feature  paintings  of  this 
enchanting  fall  glory. 

Every  season  has  special  attractions.  Migratory  water  fowl  stop  off  on 
their  north  and  south  flights  in  spring  and  fall.  Beavers  build  houses  among 
the  reeds  in  the  cove.  Fishermen  line  the  banks  in  spring  and  summer,  pull- 
ing in  bass — some  weighing  ten  pounds  or  more.  Deer  are  year-round  visitors, 
drinking  from  the  shore  in  the  early  mornings  and  at  dusk.  Small  faculty  and 
staff  children  paddle  around  the  crib  with  water  wings  or  inner  tubes  all 
summer,  while  older  children  and  parents  race  each  other  to  the  raft  or  cook 
hot  dogs  on  the  shore. 

The  distance  from  the  boathouse  to  the  dam  still  offers  a  good  strong 
swim  for  the  energetic;  many  of  these  swimmers  are  quite  startled  when  a 
young  boy  rockets  into  their  paths  from  a  rope  tied  to  a  shoreline  tree.  Stu- 
dents still  take  picnic  lunches  to  the  dam  on  warm  fall  weekends,  and  sunbathe 
on  its  flat  rock  fop.  Those  who  dive  into  the  deep  water  there  always  find  the 
water  cold,  even  on  the  warmest  days;  much  of  the  lake  water  comes  from 
deep  springs  welling  up  from  the  lake  bed. 

The  lake  holds  happy  memories  for  generations  of  Sweet  Briar  people.  It 
also  could  be  a  treasure  hunter's  bonanza.  So  many  have  lost  watches,  rings, 
bracelets,  earrings,  fraternity  pins  and  other  jewelry  in  the  lake's  depths  that 
a  whole  college  education  probably  could  be  financed  from  the  wealth  bur- 
ied in  the  muck  on  the  lake's  bottom.  I,  for  one,  do  not  feel  predisposed  to 
search  for  any  of  it!  I  prefer  to  sit  and  gaze  at  the  scenery  from  the  dock  or  the 
raft  or  the  boathouse  deck — the  cove  in  the  foreground  with  the  misty  blue 
of  Paul's  Mountain  as  a  backdrop. 

Even  the  rainy  season  is  lovely  there.  Most  people  don't  visit  the  lake  in 
the  rain  or  during  a  storm,  but  this  appeals  to  me.  The 
low,  dark,  scuttering  clouds  cast  a  steel-gray  film  over 
the  landscape.  The  lake  churns  with  whitecaps,  and 
lightning  streaks  through  the  surrounding  mountains. 
Trees  dance  and  bend  like  demented  ballerinas  while 
leaves  and  twigs  twist  skyward,  dancing  a  ballet  of  their 
own.  Thunder  shakes  the  ground  and  the  boathouse 
trembles.  A  Niagara  of  water  pours  down  the  glass  in 
the  French  doorsof  the  building.  The  raindrops  hissing 
down  the  chimney  when  a  fire  is  burning  sound  like  so 
many  kernels  of  corn  popping.  A  lot  of  drama  accom- 
panies a  lake  storm.  And  when  the  storm  has  passed, 
thin  strips  of  gauzy  white  cloud  nestle  snugly  into  the 
mountain  folds  like  fluffy  lambs  sheltering  in  their  mothers'  shadows. 

Our  lake  in  its  many  moods  is  never  static.  It  is  ever-changing,  a  constant 
source  of  life,  energy,  beauty,  and  joy  for  the  dreamer,  naturalist,  swimmer, 
artist — even  for  the  most  casual  visitor.  Be  sure  to  say  hello  to  it  the  next  time 
you're  on  campus. 

Photos  from  the  Sweef  3riar  /Museum  collection 


wo  swans  a-swimmmq, 


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Corner 


Washington,  D.C 

February  1997  Event 

Honoring 

President  Muhlenfei,d: 

A  Crowd  Gathered! 


(l-r)  Julia  /^(//s  Jacobien  'H5:  President  /^uhlenfeld;  Phoebe  Brunner  Peacock  ' 


(l-r)  Kate  Haw  9Z  /^nn  Knoke  92;  Donna  Peters 


i!-r)  Posamond  Sample  3rown  ^H;  Elizabeth  Kopper  Schollaerf  CH; 
James  Schollaerf 


(l-r)  Edith  Bramerd  Walter  '^1 
and  husband 


(l-r)  Jane  Hutcheson  Frierson  IH;  Shantmi  Senanayake  79,         (l-r)  Jane  Pamsay  Olmstead  5Z'  Lilt  Gillespie  Billings  SH; 
Patricia  Neithold  Hertzber^  67  Ellen  Clare  Vreyer  S3 


r)  Kathy  Golden  11;  Jane  C^ooney  11; 
Dorothy  Lear  A\ooney  IS 


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(M  3ea  Vmgwell  Loos  '%;  f^ifch  f^oore.  SBC  V,P,  Vevelopment/ 
College  'Relations;  Judy  3aker  VeSouza  C^ 


(/-rj  Alary  I3yrd  Schroeder  95; 
Sonja  0-ruhl  '90 


(l-r)  Naomi  ^am  ( 


-\,:cr  Jarick;  Amy  Woods  95 


Far  left  it-r)  /^arfha  Holland  H  Cissel  Ooft  Collms  11 

Near  left,  top:  il-r)  /Audrey  Lahman  'Rosselot  HS;  /Martha 
/Mansfield  Clement  HS;  Shirley  Sutliff  Cooper  55;  Nancy 
Vaughn  Kelly  HS 

Near  left,  bottom:  (l-r)  Sandra  \Jonetes  75;  Jefferson 
3eaubier.  former  S3C  Assistant  Professor.  Anthropology, 
f^aria  \Jonetes  75 

Above:  (l-r)  Jennifer  Stringfellow  01;  Nancy  Church  11. 
S3C  Vean  of  Admissions;  Nancy  Stringfellow  (Jennifers 

mother) 


(l-r)  Linda  VeVogt  &^.  ^Richmond  Club  President; 
President  f^uhlenfeld 


(l-r)  Katharine  Hart  Belew  '49;  Norma  Neblett  Poadcap  Ik 
tAary  Oillespie  f^onroe  67 


il-r)  Lee  Foley  %  twitch  f^oore.  SBC  UP, 
Development iColleqe  Pelations 


PAut     24 


slimmer;  FALL     1997 


Ciub        Cc>rncr 


(l-r)  Terry  Starke  Tosh  75;  A\ory  Witt  Will  74; 
Sally  Twedell  3aqley  67 


Jennifer  Cros^land  t 


New  York,  NY  -  January  1997  Event 

Luncheon  at  the  home  of  Sarah  Porter  Boehaaler  '65 
WITH  SBC  Student  Interns.) 


1st  row:  (l-r)  Ellen  Weinfraub  II,  Sarah  Porter  Boehmler  Q. 

2nd  row.  [l-r)  Oeor^e  Weiler.  /]nne  3owen  3roadu5  HH:  Jeanne  Weiler.  interns  Jill 

/Meadows  '91  S.  Amena  Hafiz  '%-,  Wendy  Weiler  11;  Alex  /^arco^lou  Tully  'HI 


Dalias,  TX  -  iVlAY  1997  Event 

(At  THE  HOME  OF  Heinz  AND  Aluson  Stemmons  Simon  '63) 


(l-r)  PAelanie  3owen  Ste<^lich  IS.  Alumnae  Board;  President  f^uhlenfeld;  Carol 
t^ctAuriry  Fowler  '57.  Board  of  Directors;  f^yth  f^onnich  Bayoud  SO.  Alumnae  Board 


(l-r)  Helen  Sanford  HZ  Allison  Stemmons 
Simon  63,  hostess 


(l-r)  Susan  Stephens  Oeyer  IH; 
Beth  Bates  Locke  Ito 


(l-r)  Tennessee  Nielsen  76,  Betty  Behlen  Stone  '53;  Jean  Graver  65 


"Ri^ht:  (l-r)  Heinz  K.  Simon,  host; 
Oeor^iana  VePaul  '69 


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l^eumon 


am  was 


predicted  for 


the  entire  weekend,  but 
Reunion  time  was  clear, 
cool,  and  beautiful  until 
Sunday  afternoon,  and 
festivities  went  on  around 


the  clock.  There  were 


picnics,  alumnae  college 
presentations,  artist  and 
author  exhibits,  a 
Saturday  night  Mardi 
Gras  cocktail  buffet,  and 
plenty  of  time  for  just 
enjoying  the  campus  and 
reconnecting  with 
classmates.  A  joyous 


occasion! 


Reunion  photo  coverage  by  David 
Abrams,  Little  Pond  Productions. 


1991  dcrapbook 


Top:  Convocoiion  audience  stands  to  sin^  the  Sweet  3riar  song.  •  Above  left:  Here  for  the 
^"'  'Reunion  were  Wes  Ward  Francis  37  &  Colonel  Donald  Bussey  H  57,  husband  of  Anne 
Laumon  Bussey  37  •  Above  center.  "Refreshment  time!  '  Above  right:  Ann  Young  B/oom 
59,  National  "Reunion  Gifts  Chair,  welcomes  "Reunion  crowd  to  convocation.  •  "Right:  19m 
Reunion  chair  Jane  Warner  Williams  •  3elow:  19 fl  clowns  at  convocation.  Their  gift  goal: 
S&0,000.  which  they  thought  would  never  happen:  they  arrived  with  Si?7,330  and  i5'l.  partici- 
pation.   •    Below  left  Sunday  lunch  in  Prothro. 


SIIMMER.'FALL     1?97 


^Rcunic^n  1991  ^crdjfbook 


r\^-^v^  -^."1    I J  .o  ^■■^^j  ^."    r-  .-^.'rii3  back  for  the  55"'  in  style,  -.'i  ^:^rt.!.^^  I.  0  husbands^  Not  to  be  outdone  by  th^  i'     Ic    :  ..-ur.!^!-:^!  s,  'i^  iooK  the  convocation  stage  to  sinq  Its  HZ, 
from  their  senior  show-    *    Above  ri^ht  Ann  l^eams.  19HZs  class  president,  announced  a  'Reunion  Gift  of  $^,Q&.  with  IH'L  participation. 


Above,  top    left:  19H1  class  otticcrs.  l-r.    Co-fund  agents  K.-". .'  '       "  j.  '  ■/■^asi^er  Osborne.  Luanda  (Cindy)  Conver,     ■  ■  '  ,  '  rfary  Elizabeth  (Liz)  'Ripley  Vavey.  (Not  pic 

tured:  "RO  chair  Jean  Old)    *    Above,  lower  left:  I95Z  class  officers,  l-r  A\ary  3ailey  Izard.  RO  co-chair.  Susanna  (Sue)  Judd  Silcox,  Reunion  chair.  Leila  3oofh  Alorris,  class 
secretary.  (Not  pictured:  Anne  Hoagland  Ketsey.  fund  a^ent  and  RO  co-chair.    •    Above  right  Thirfy-nine  19H1  classmates  returned  for  the  Big  50^^  and  proclaimed  from  stage: 
Excuse  my  militant  demeanor.  I  get  mad  when  I  am  called  a  seniorl 


I95Z  spent  th^  vv^^,'«^;,j  ie//(nq  raffle  tickets  for  a  painting  of  Sweet  3r^u 
House,  an  original  work  by  'Regi  Klein  given  by  Grace  Wallace  3roivn  5Z 
Proceeds  went  to  their  class  gift-$51,9^9-they  won  the  prize  for  partici- 
pation for  classes  celebrating  the  Z5'^-50'^,  with  ^TL 


Above.  The  Class  or  I'/j  i,  prociaiimng   We  don  t  Do  skits, 
announced  a  class  gift  of  $IZ$.^H9.  which  vi/on  them  the  Nancy 
Dowd  3urton  Award  for  the  largest  gift  in  a  "Reunion  year. 
with  ^5t  participation.    •    Left:  Carol  fAcf^urtry  Fowler  & 
Nannette  /^c3urney  Crowdus,  51  RO  co-chairs. 

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Above  left:  I'iGl  spoke  of  jobs,  grandchildren  6,  retirement.  They  presented  53C  with  $%.000.  %  X  participation.  •  Above,  top  ri<ght  19^1  class  officers  l-r.  Ann  'Ritchey  3aruch, 
fund  agent  Parry  Ellice  Adam,  class  secretary.  Adele  Voge/  Harrell.  'RO  chair  *  Above,  lower  right:  I%1  officers,  l-r.  f^aria  Wiglesworfh  Hemminqs.  1^0  co~chair,  Judi  Bensen 
Stiqie.  secretary. 


Above,  top  left:    It  was  easy  to  slip  into  old  habits:  catching  sun  at  the  lake.    *    Above,  lower  left.  Walking  familiar  paths 
ration  from  the  stage.  Their  gift  $Z23^  with  WX  participation. 


Above  right:  UGl  gave  b3C   all  their  love  6.  admi- 


Far  right:   The  Class  of  J91Z  made  the  25'^  decked  out 
05  flower  children:  singing  to  the  tune  of  "Feelin 
Oroovey.   they  threw  flowers  into  the  audience,  and 
declared  themselves  grateful  for  what  Sweet  3riar 
has  given  them.  Their  'Reunion  gift:  an  astounding 
$101,200  &,  501  participation.    •    Near  right  1912  off ic- 
ers.  l-n  Phonda  Griffith  Durham,  RO  co-chair,  /Marion 
Walker,  president.   Susan   Snodgrass 
Wynne.  PO  co-chair,  3arbara 
Tessm  Perry,  secretary. 
3elow:  Flower  children!  Su- 
san Snodgrass  Wynne:  "Rfionc/o 
Griffin   'Durham;   Kathenne 
Upchurch  Takvorian;  Virginia 
Upchurch  Collier. 


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S  LI  \!  M  E  R  /  F  A  I  L     1  ?  9  7 


L?;:>:>^^yi5«iSsSi:\ 


'^Reuynoyt  1991  3cn{jfboc>k 


/]bove  left  1911  found  if  hard  f c  _  _    _ .  _       .  ;.'  y^iors     driving  down  73    to  a  place  which  is  so  sublime,  and  recalled  many  amenities     the  513  laundry,  sit-down  meals,  the 

dairy.  &  homemade  bread!'  Their  ^iff  of  SZO.OOI  reflected  3Z°i  participation.    *    Above,  top  ri^ht:  1911s  prepare  for  convocation.    •    Above,  lower  ri^ht:  1911  officers,  l-n  Kathleen 
(Kathy)  Oolden.  class  secretary:  Vivian  Yama^uchi  Cohn.  president;  Jane  f^ooney.  co-fund  a^ent. 


Above,  fop  left.  VlKl  officers,  l-r:  3rianna  3oswell  3rown  and  Nancy  Vaugherty  Vavidson.  'RO  co-chairs;  Ethel  3urwell  Vowiin^.  president-    *    Above,  lower  left  Alumnae  College. 
"The  Junior  Year  in  Spain  Turns  Thirteen.  tAary  Anne  Wilson  51,  director.  Junior  Year  in  Spain,  lecturer  (^reetin^  guest  far  ri^hf).    *    Above  ng/it:  The  Class  of  I9&Z  president 
recalled  that  SZ  was  always  known  for  enthusiasm  &  love  for  S3C:  classmates  sanq  Holla  Holla  Holla   &  presented  a  gift  of  $23,327,  29Z  participation. 


Above  left   Alumnae  College:  AlumLink  :  viewing  the  Alumnae  Associations  Home  Page. 
•    Above  right:   Alumnae  College:  '"Ralph  Adams  Cram  and  Sweet  3riar"  Aiieen  Laing 
'57,  S3  professor  of  Art  History,  lecturer  (far  right).    •    Right:  Alumnae  College:  "Women 
Succeeding  in  the  Sciences.  L-r.  3iology  Professor  Robin  Vavies.  Julia  frills  Jacobsen 
'H5.  moderator.  Philosophy  Professor  Jody  3art  (Women  and  Oender  Studies) 


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RcmiLoyt  1997  dcntjfboch 


f\bove  left.  The  Class  of  19&1  filled  fhe  sfa^e  with  Hl  cla^^mates  sin^in^.  We  work'  We  worki  They  exceeded  their  g;ft  ^oai.  bnn^in^  m  $mj31.  participation  32Z.  •  Above,  top  n^ht:  19&1 
officers,  l-r.  'Rebecca  f^ichie  fAcVei^h.  RO  co-chair.  Pa^e  Cllen  Franson.  fund  a^ent;  Junie  Speight,  president.  Jean  LecvfS  Ouergai.  class  secretary,  Victoria  Chumney.  "RO  co-chair,  Courtney 
Canton  Alford,  "RO  co-chair.   *   Above,  lower  ri^ht:  Frances  Swift  receives  best  wishes  on  her  retirement  from  the  Alumnae  Staff  from  Ethel  Oqden  3urwell  5&.  president.  Alumnae  Association. 


Above,  fop  left  199Z  officers  l-r.  Cathi^nn.^  Oornto  Freeman.  KL'  ^"o-cnjjr;  Laura  Arceneaux.  Reunion  chair.  Hoh^  ^„^.v^..,  fund  agent  and  RG  co-chair.  *  Above,  lower  left.  199Z 
accepts  participation  prize.  •  Above  right  The  Class  of  1991  numbered  W  for  the  5'^  and  won  the  participation  prize  for  classes  celebrating  the  5'^-ZO*^  'Reunions,  with  a  gift  of$5.Z^. 
Hooray  for  the  fifthi 


Left  Vagmar  Halmagyi  Yon 
51  deserved  a  prize  for  arnv- 
'  ng  at  the  tA.ardi  Oras  party 
dressed  as  the  freshman 
hitching  posti     * 
Near  right,  top: 
Riding:   after- 
noon delight.    * 
Near  right,  bot- 
tom:  Nature 
■    :1k    Satur- 
.  .■■   morning 
•    Far  right 
The      3ook 
Shop  was   a 
popular 
place' 


'^Rcimiovi  1991  dcrajfbook 


.'-iD>_ni_,  fuf  .i_rr  ,-i  -.u  >,.,';  through  OuiSy  s  C"j-''J..  n  *  Above,  center  left  f^ardi  Oras  3uffet.  *  Above,  near  left  Carroll  Weitzel  'Rivers  51  holds  one  of  her  paintings  from  'Reunion 
exhibit  •  Above,  top  right  57s  Nannette  /^c3urney  Crowdus  &•  Sandra  Stingily  Simpson  stand  before  two  of  Sandra s  paintings.  *  Above,  lower  right  Tea  at  Chaplain  Lehnnans 
home  for  the  Class  of  195Z 


Above,  left:  Visitors  enpy  the  13  /'^Xuscun^  \^  ith  Ann  Whitley  HI.  curator.  *  Above,  center.  Tour  of  Sweet  3riar  House 
•  Above,  top  right:  Time  to  draw  the  raffle  winner,  l-r.  Susanna  (Sue)  Judd  Silcox  '52;  President  tAuhlenfeld  •  Center 
right  And  the  winner  was:  Edith  iCdie)  Duncan  Wessel  7Z  Congratulations!  •  Lower  right  f^ardi  Oras  Jazz  3and 
Steve  Howard  Jazz  Club.    *    3elow:  Yes'  Its  t^ardi  Gras  time' 


?.\Cl    A 


SWEET     S  R  I  A  R     A  L  LI  M  N  A  E     VI  A  C  A  2  I  N  E 


l^euni 


In  the  Name  of  God  Who  Has  Given  Us  the  Gift  of  Sabbath 


A  PsAiM  OF  Our  Everyday  I,ife 

CAarjorie  Whifson  Piude  '51 

Great  is  our  God  and  worthy  to  be  praised! 

Praise  God  in  tlie  sanctuary  and  in  tlie  workplace; 
Praise  God  in  tlie  home  and  in  the  place  of  leisure. 
Praise  God  with  speaking,  and  in  silence. 

Praise  God  with  singing  and  dance,  with  trumpet, 

with  cello,  with  bells  and  with  drums; 

with  saxophone,  flute,  oboe,  and  organ; 

with  soprano,  alto,  tenor  and  bass. 
Praise  God  with  ballet  and  polka, 
i  modern, 

with  swirling  and  twirling  and  joy 
Let  the  moves  of  my  body  praise  the  Lord. 

Praise  God  with  fabric  and  color, 

with  crimson  and  lavender,  emerald  and  indigo. 

Praise  God  with  cross  stitch  and  needlepoint, 
with  quihing,  lace  and  embroidery, 
with  straight  seams  and  curved, 
with  knitting,  crochet  and  weaving, 
with  banners,  tablecloths,  robes  and  stoles, 
with  garments  of  beauty  and  warmth. 

Let  the  work  of  my  hands  praise  the  Lord. 

Praise  the  Lord  with  metal;  wood,  ceramics  and  glass; 

with  wrought  iron  and  welding,  with  copper  and  brass, 

with  silver,  pevrter  and  gold. 
Praise  God  with  oak  and  black  walnut, 

with  cherry,  and  curly  maple, 

with  olivewood,  apple  and  butternut, 
Praise  God  with  crystal,  with  mirrors  and  casseroles, 

with  lenses,  windows  and  fiber  optics, 

with  vessels  for  drinking  and  flowers. 
Praise  God  with  flowers  and  gardens, 

with  trilliura  adorning  the  woods, 

with  crocus  and  daffodils, 

hyacinths,  pansies,  lilies  and  daisies; 


RiRiNioN  Chapei.  Sehn'ici;,  June  1,  1997 

The  "Reverend  Susan  Lehman,  Sweet  3riar  College  Chaplain 

^ry  eunion:  a  weekend  rich,  thick,  and  dense.  A  time  set  apart,  unlike  any  other  m  our  day-to-day 

r^  existence.  Different,  other.  Holy  is  the  religious  term.  In  the  life  of  the  College,  I  think  Reunions  are  a 
Sabbath  of  sorts.  We  conclude  each  academic  year  with  this  event,  inviting  into  our  midst  classmates  who 
span  a  60 -or- more  year  period.  We  open  the  doors  and  say:  Come  back,  let  us  show  and  tell  you  who  we 
are,  and  what  we  are  about.  This,  the  college  of  your  formation,  is  both  the  same  and  not  the  same  as  the 
one  you  attended.  Come  meet  our  new  president,  Betsy  IVluhlenfeld,  and  Mary  Lou  Merkt,  our  new  Vice 
President  for  Finance.  Congratulate  Nancy  Church  for  recruiting  one  of  the  largest  classes  in  recent  history, 
expected  to  enter  next  September.  Look  around.  How  do  you  like  the  newly -renovated  dorms — no  small 
undertaking  when  the  goal  is  to  preserve  the  grace  and  beauty  of  an  early-20"'-century  design  while 
upgrading  the  buildings  to  accommodate  all  of  the  electrical  and  plumbing  and  mobility  amenities  we 
expect  as  we  enter  the  IV  century.  In  the  College's  calendar.  Reunion  is  our  time  to  put  the  College  on 
display,  to  stop,  to  reflect  on  our  labor,  to  sit  back  and  enjoy  our  accomplishments  and  evaluate  our 
shortcomings.  It  takes  some  courage  to  open  ourselves  up  to  the  scrutiny  of  those  returning — not  only  the 
scrutiny  of  buildings  and  personnel,  but  of  policies  and  practices  in  the  College.  It  requires  careful 
preparation  and  attention  to  detail,  and  we  approach  your  arrival  with  expectation  and  a  little  fear  and 
trembling.  Not  unlike  the  time-honored  patterns  of  Sabbath  keeping:  rich,  thick,  dense. 

And  what  is  tnie  for  the  College  is  true  for  all  of  you.  Reunions  are  rich  and  intense.  Classes 
reassembling,  renewing  acquaintances  with  classmates  we  may  not  have  known  well  in  our  youth,  and 
with  dear  friends — seeking  in  the  course  of  a  very  brief  48  hours  to  catch  up  with  each  other's  lives  and 
loves.  Once  every  five  years  women  gathering,  bringing  with  tlieiii  friends,  husbands,  children.  This  is  your 
occasion  to  share  with  each  other  who  you  have  become,  your  work  and  families,  your  loves  and  fears, 
disappointments  and  triumphs.  Much  as  we  in  the  College  open  our  doors  and  seek  to  give  an  account  of 
ourselves,  so  do  you.  1  think  it  takes  courage  to  come  back  to  Reunion.  No  one  drives  up  the  long  Sweet 
Briar  entrance  road  without  bringing  with  her  memories  and  moments  of  sorrow  and  disappointment,  and 
yet  from  the  moment  you  register,  you  are  embraced  by  a  schedule  and  set  of  expectations  that  are  marked 
by  celebration  and  festivity,  by  delight,  play,  extravagance.  We  picnic  in  the  quad,  and  transform  Prothro 
into  a  jazz  cocktail  club — and  not  a  little  competition  is  in  evidence.  Only  you  know  all  of  the  preparations 
required  to  attend  this  weekend,  both  the  concrete  and  the  emotional.  Reunion  is  a  rich,  thick  time,  and  it 
has  a  Sabbathlike  quality  to  the  extent  that  it  is  a  holy  time. . .  for  the  musing  and  cherishing  of  all  you  have 
been  given,  and  all  that  you  have  made  of  your  lives. 

What  we  do  this  morning  in  the  context  of  this  Sunday  prayer  service  is  also  rich  and  thick  and  dense. 
We  sing  the  great  hymns  of  faith;  we  confess  to  one  another;  we  hear  the  ancient  commands  of  God.  And 
tills  day  we  hear  new  words,  a  psalm  composed  by  one  of  your  classmates,  Marjorie  Whitson  Aude,  Class  of 
1957:  a  rich,  lavish  hymn  in  praise  of  God.  It  includes  the  familiar:  "Great  is  our  God,  and  worthy  to  be 
praised";  and  then  it  cites  references,  images  new  to  the  ears  of  traditional  piety...  Praise  God  with  the 
polka,  with  needlepoint,  with  cuiiy  maple  and  easseroles,  with  magazines  and  attorneys.  In  language 
ancient  and  contemporary,  a  nearly  exhaustive  recitation  of  the  ways  we  express  our  gratitude  to  God,  it  is 
a  Sabbath  song,  conveying  delight  and  wonder  and  thanksgiving,  a  long  and  leisin-ely  text  to  be  enjoyed. 
And  from  psalm  to  lesson,  we  are  back  in  the  1"  century — a  portion  of  the  gospel  in  Mark.  In  the  economy 
of  this  well-crafted  text,  chapter  two  includes  a  series  of  controversies,  challenges  to  the  perceived  practice 
and  piety  In  the  short  section  from  the  gospel  appointed  in  churches  throughout  the  world  who  order  their 
worship  around  the  themes  of  the  liturgical  year,  we  hear  this  morning  a  Sabbath  story.  One  Sabbath  Jesus 
and  the  disciples  are  going  through  the  grainfields,  and  they  begin  to  pluck  the  heads  of  grain.  In  other 
words,  they  are  harvesting,  working  on  the  day  set  aside  for  rest.  And  when  Jesus  is  challenged:  Why. . .  why 
are  they  doing  what  is  not  lawful  on  the  Sabbath,  we  hear  a  brief  but  complicated  response.  Jesus  cites  first 
an  analogy.  If  one  confines  the  understanding  of  the  Sabbath  to  the  law,  the  command  to  keep  holy  the 


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Sabbath,  tliere  is  in  the  tradition  a  precedent  for  saying  that  a 
law  may  be  broken  if  the  need  is  great — the  analogy  about 
hunger,  eating.  If  that  explanation  were  all  that  we  had  in  the 
text,  we  would  be  at  risk  of  losing  the  principle  of  Sabbath,  that 
most  precious  gift  of  God  given  in  the  very  first  account  we 
have  in  all  of  scripture:  "hi  the  beginning  God  created,"  an 
account  that  concludes  with,  "And  so  God  rested."  God  keeps 
Sabbatli  in  order  to  bless  and  sanctify,  to  make  holy  all  that  is. 
The  challenge  to  the  Sabbath -keeping  practices  is  not  resolved 
by  citing  this  analogy,  for  the  text  immediately  declares  what 
the  Sabbath  is.  It  is  made  for  humankind,  it  is  a  gift  of  God  for 
tlie  humanizing  of  existence.  The  piety  that  challenged  the 
perceived  disregard  of  this  most  fundamental  religious 
principle  knew  Sabbath  as  the  personification  of  what  is  loving 
and  peaceful,  beautiful,  hopeful.  The  day  is  called  the  Sabbath 
bride.  It  is  time  as  an  embodiment  of  delight  and  wonder, 
representing  all  that  we  value  and  cherish. 

In  tlic  last  half  of  the  last  decade  in  this  20*  century,  we  are  in  danger  of  losing  God's  great  gift  of  tlie 
Sabbath.  Many  of  us  work  too  many  hours  on  too  many  days  without  periodic  times  of  rest  for  cherishing, 
blessing  our  own  lives.  Increasingly  we  are  tied  to  a  busyness  and  diversion  that  is  unceasing  and  relentless. 
Car  phones  interrupt  us  even  as  we  seek  for  solace.  Fax  machines  insist  that  we  work  all  the  time.  We  want 
the  convenience  of  full  service  in  grocery  stores  and  sliopping  malls  24  hours  a  day  seven  days  a  week. 
What  we  want,  we  increasingly  want  now,  regardless.  Even  our  forms  of  leisure  and  recreation  are  marked 
by  frenzied,  frenetic  activity.  One  of  tlie  things  that  pains  me  the  most  about  the  lives  of  our  students  is 
their  insistence  on  being  busy  and  productive  and  active  and  stimulated  and  entertained  all  of  the  time. 
And  they  are  so  impatient.  They  are  driven  by  a  nearly  insatiable  demand  upon  themselves  and  others  to 
keep  busy  And  when  they  are  sick,  they  do  not  blow  how  to  rest.  They  almost  cannot  bear  the  time  it  takes 
to  get  better  When  they  feel  bad,  tliey  expect  to  feel  better  immediately.  And  when  there  is  a  death  in  the 
family,  they  want  to  grieve  and  get  it  over  willi  When  they  are  still  crying  some  of  the  time  a  month  later, 
they  think  something  is  wrong  with  them.  It  doesn't  surprise  me  tliat  we  have  so  many  young  people  taking 
heavy-duty  medication  for  attention  deficit  disorder  The  immediacy  and  the  stimuli  that  we  surround 
them  with  in  the  culture  precludes  taking  those  essential  moments  to  cease  from  activity  to  rest,  muse, 
think,  reflect,  and  wonder.  And  of  all  places,  I  see  this  happening  more  and  more  here  at  Sweet  Briar, 
where  one  of  our  greatest  strengths  is  that  we  are  removed  from  much  of  the  frenzied  activity  that  defines 
life  in  America.  We  are  one  of  the  few  places  around  where  there  is  not  a  24-hour-a-day  banking 
macliinc,  a  fact  tliat  is  a  great  source  of  frustration  to  some  of  our  students.  And  we  are  located  on  3,000 
acres  of  truly  beautiful  land,  where  it  is  really  possible  for  a  student  to  take  an  afternoon  logo  for  a  safe 
walk,  sit  down  at  the  boathouse,  and  just  stare  into  the  heavens.  For  the  health  and  for  the  souls  of  our 
students,  I  am  delighted  that  the  strategic  plan  of  the  College  calls  for  a  more  integrated,  purposeful 
curricular/  cocurricular  life,  making  much  fuller  use  of  our  whole  campus,  including  a  special  emphasis 
on  the  outdoors  -  wliat  in  America  may  be  our  last  place  to  blow  Sabbath,  rest,  recreation. 

The  r'  century  was  not  in  danger  of  losing  the  great  gift  of  the  Sabbath,  but  we  are.  That  is  why  I  am 
struck  by  the  fact  that,  despite  the  pace  of  activity.  Reunion  gives  us  a  taste  oi  what  is  promised  by  the 
Sabbath:  a  time  apart  to  tliiiik  about  our  lives;  to  cherish  and  value;  to  give  an  account  of  our  lives  and 
labors;  and  thus  to  share  in  the  activity  of  God  that  blesses  and  sanctifies  our  existence. 

Finally,  in  these  last  few  moments  of  Reunion  1997,  we  pause  from  all  the  busyness  and  frivolity  of  our 
time  together  to  prayerfully  remember  those  who  have  died.  The  list  is  long  this  year — a  testimony  tliat  as  a 
college,  we  have  a  longer  histoiy  To  include  in  our  Sunday  Morning  worship  the  recollection  of  all  those 
who  have  died  in  the  past  year — classmates  we  blew  and  loved,  as  well  as  the  names  of  women — many, 
many  names  representing  those  we  did  not  know  in  the  tlcsh  but  we  know  in  tlie  spirit,  for  they  are  part  of 
us — they  are  the  shoulders  on  which  we  stand  as  a  college  today.  We  recall  each  by  name,  in  sorrow  for 
our  loss,  but  also  in  gratihide  for  the  life  they  shared  with  us.  The  pausing  to  cherish  their  lives,  their 
contributions  to  our  ongoing  existence,  is  perhaps  the  clearest  indication  to  me  that  Reunion  is  a  form  of 
Sabbath...  a  way  for  us  to  receive  God's  first  and  foremost  gift  for  the  blessing  of  our  lives. 


with  forsythia,  lilacs,  dogwood,  and  boxwood; 

with  forests  of  maple,  oak,  walnut  and  pine. 
Let  the  work  of  my  hands  praise  the  Ix)rd. 

Praise  God  with  speech,  sonnet  and  sermon, 
with  lessons  and  studies  and  news, 
with  magazines,  books  and  letters  to  friends. 

Praise  God  with  numbers, 

ordered  and  accurate,  guiding  our  i 

Praise  God  with  words  and  prayers,  spoken  or  silent, 
moving  our  hearts,  expressing  our  thoughts, 
telling  our  feelings,  guiding  our  deeds  and  work. 

Let  the  work  of  my  mind  praise  the  Lord. 

Praise  God  with  lab  and  factory,  farm  and  school; 

with  government,  service  and  healing, 

with  entertainment  and  hospitality, 

with  care  of  the  home  and  of  children. 
Praise  God  with  learning  and  manual  labor; 

with  assembly  of  helpful  devices, 

with  straight  rows  of  tall  corn  and  trees  bearing  fruit; 

with  eggs,  milk  and  meat; 

with  good  laws  and  intelligent  oversight; 

with  caring  touch  and  skillful  hands; 

with  times  of  amusement  and  laughter; 

witlvfood  tor  the  hungry  and  weaiy  and  beds  for  the  tired. 
Let  the  work  of  my  hands  praise  the  Lord. 

Praise  God  for  the  work  of  the  firefighter; 

the  police  and  all  who  safeguard  us; 

for  those  who  transport  us  or  keep  us  from  harm; 

for  doctors  and  nurses  and  all  who  would  heal  us; 

for  counselors,  advocates,  attorneys,  advisors; 
For  children  and  youth; 

for  those  in  their  twenties  and  forties; 

for  those  in  their  sixties  and  eighties; 
for  pastors,  elders  and  deacons; 

those  on  committees  and  those  in  the  pew; 

those  who  are  home  or  away; 

those  who  are  grieving;, 

those  who  are  joyful. 
Let  the  work  of  all  folk  praise  the  Lord. 

Let  the  people  of  God  praise  the  Lord. 


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New  Faces 

Four  New  Admissions  Staff  Members                in  student  activities,  she  served  as  Academic  Affairs 
Katharine  Kendal  Allen,  Assistant  Director  of      Committee  Chair  her  senior  year.  Ann  was  named  to 
Admissions,  received  lier  A. A.  from  St.  Mail's  Col-       Who's  Who  Among  Shulents  in  Anicnain  Unhvrsi- 
legc    in    Raleigh    and    completed    a    B.A.    in       ties  und  Colleges,  was  a  Manson  Scholar,  Dean's 
Communication  Studies  at  the  University  of  North      Scholar,  and  spent  a  Winter  Term  studying  in  Spain. 
Carolina  at  Chapel  Hill.  Kendy  spent  a  year  recruit-      Ann's  major  areas  of  responsibility  are  Club  Programs 
ing  for  St.  Maiy's  College  (her  director  there  was  Dede      (for  Regions  I,  III,  VI,  VII,  and  X),  Alumna -in- Resi - 

Kafhehne  Kendal  Allen          Efizabefh  A  3arfhen 

Connors,  SBC '87,  former  member  of  our  admissions      dence  and  Managing  Your  Life  After  Graduation 
staff)  before  coming  to  Sweet  Briar.                               programs.  Alumnae  Survey,  and  Student  Programs. 

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Elizabeth  A.  Earthen,  Assistant  Director  of  Ad-      Kerri   A.  Rawlings  '97,  Alumnae  Programs  Co- 
niissions,  completed  her  B.A.  in  English  at  Alleglieny      ordinator,  earned  her  B.A.  in  American  studies  with 
College  and  her  M.A.  in  Education  and  Human  De-       a  minor  in  Histoiy  Also  veiy  involved  in  student  ac- 
velopment  in  Higher  Education  Adnunistration  at      tivities,  she  served  as  Orientation  Committee  Chair 
George  Washington  University.  In  graduate  school      her  senior  year.  Named  to  Wlio's  Wlio  Among  Shi- 
Beth  specialized  in  legal  issues  surrounding  affirma-      dents  in  Ameriain  Universities  and  Colleges,  she  was 
live  action  in  admissions,  as  well  as  working  with  low      a  tour  guide  for  Admissions  and  did  an  internship 
income  minority  and  immigrant  students  in  the      with  The  National  Football  League  Players  Associa- 
Washington,  DC  area.                                                   tion.  She  spent  a  semester  studying  in  Australia.  Kerri's 

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Melissa  E.  Salva,  Assistant  Director  of  Admissions,      "^^J^'"  ^'"'^^^  °^  responsibility  are  Club  Prcgrams  (for 
received  her  B.A.  in  Psycholcgy  and  MIA  in  Coun-       Regions  II,  IV,  V,  VIII,  and  L\),  Alumnae  Admission 
selor  Education,  both  from  the  University  of  Virginia.       Representative  Program,  Alumnae  Survey,  and  Stu- 
Origmally  from  Connecticut,  she  graduated  Phi  Beta      '^''■'"'  Pri.>^rams. 

Kappa  from  LfVA,  and  has  extensive  experience  work-       Note:  Sharon  Watts  '9 1 ,  Senior  Alumnae  Programs 
ing  with  undergraduate  students  in  admissions  and      Coordinator,  became  Sharon  Watts  Turner. 
the  Office  of  the  [lean  of  Students  at  UVA.                     Sharon  married  Walter  Turner  in  June  1 997. 

Jennifer  M.  Smith,  Assistant  Director  of  Admis-       Kinney  Joins  Public  Rel\tions  Staff 
sions/Coordinator  of  Multiculhiral  Recruitment,  is      Erin  C.  Kinney,  Assistant  Director  of  Publications, 
a  1996  graduate  of  Sweet  Briar   Named  to   Who's      is  a  1997  graduate  of  Vale  University,  where  she 
Who  Among  Students  in  American  Universities  and      earned  a  B.A.  in  English.  Wlule  an  undergraduate. 
Colleges,  Jennifer  graduated  with  a  B.A.  in  Psychol  -       she  served  ;is  graphic  designer  for  the  Yale  Law  School; 
qgy  She  has  a  range  of  experience  working  both  with      graphic  design  editor  for  Tlie  Yale  Herald,  a  weekly 
young  women  and  with  families  through  her  job  as  a      newspaper;  graphic  designer  for  The  Yale  Drama  As- 
financial  representative  for  American  General  Fi-       sociation;  assistant  in  the  Yale  University  Art  Galleiy; 
nance,  her  work  with  Amherst  County  Youtli  Services,      and  publicity  chair  for  the  Ezra  Stiles  Arts  Festival, 
her  active  involvement  in  Unity  Club  while  at  SBC,      She  worked  with  W^TiC-Radio  (Yale  Broadcasting 
and  her  background  in  peer  counseling  as  an  R.A.         Company)  and  was  on  the  Varsity  Fencing  Team  and 

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Margaret  Ann  G.  MacDonald  '9  7,  Alumnae  Pro-      did  a  summer  internship  in  marketing  at  NahonsBank 
grams  Coordinator,  earned  her  B.A.  Cum  Liiide  in      '"  Charlottesville. 

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Recent  Deaths 

1925-Margaret  Hogue 

(Mrs.  lohn  M.  PlauLz,  |r.) 

1931-Virginia  Cooke 

(Mrs.  Frederick  W.  Rea) 

1932-VlrglniaNalle 

(Mrs.  Virginia  Nalle  Page) 

1935-Natalae  Strickland 

(Mrs.  William  Emory  Waters) 

ACAD-Eleanor  Stone 

lune  11,  1997 

lanuary31,  1997 

lanuary  15,  1997 

lune  29,  1997 

(Mrs.  Chandler  S.  Gates) 

1926-Lois  E.Peterson 

1931-RuthE.Schott 

1933-Margaret  Woods  Imbrie 

1937-Kitty  Wingfield  O'Brien 

May  19,  1997 

(Mrs.  Howard  W.  Wilson) 

(Mrs.  Earl  B.  Benner) 

Augusts,  1997 

(Mrs.  Upshur  T.  Joyner) 

1923-LillianS.Spllman 

April  6,  1997 

February  25,  1997 

1933-Mary  Greenwood  Imbrie 

August  16,  1993 

(Mrs.  Frank  C.  Howard) 
Word  received  May  1997 

1924-Elizabeth  Brewster 

1926-Margaref  Posey 

(Mrs.  Henry  C.  Brubaker) 
luly  11,  1997 

1932-VirginlaHall 

(Mrs.  |.  Van  Lindley) 
February  15,  1997 

August  5,  1997 

1934-Marie  Louise  LePine 

December  21,  1996 

1939-AnneHuddleston 

(Mrs.  lames  H.  Cheek,  |r.) 
luly  20,  1997 

(Mrs.  William  E.  Tempel) 
Word  received  May  1997 

1925-Dorolhy  L.  Herbison 

1929-LoulseW.  Dalley 

(Mrs.  Edward  M.  Sturhahn) 
luly  1996 

1932-DorisMaeHodgdon 

(Mrs.  Frank  |.  Wenning) 
December  9,  1 996 

193S-Barbara  Irene  Benzinger 

(Mrs.  Herbert  P  Lindsley) 
December  27,  1996 

1939-Lucretia  Martin 

June  1997 

1940-Martha  Frost  Rector 

(Mrs.  Howard  T.  Hawkins) 
April  13,1997 

1929-Margaret  Stanhope  Walton 

(Mrs.  Walton  McLesler) 
Word  received  April  1997 

1932-BobbieMusgrave 

(Mrs.  Bryan  Grimes) 
lanuary  11,  1997 

1 935-Margaret  (Peggy)  |ane  Carry 
(Mrs.  Margaret  C.  Durland) 
February  18,  1997 

(Mrs.  Robert  L.  McCee,  jr.) 
March  25,  1997 

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SUMMER/FALL     1997 


In  Memory  of... 

Mabel  Edwards 
Mabel  Edwards  died  on  Octo- 
ber 22,  1996.  The  wife  of 
Ernest  ("Buck")  Edwards, 
Sweet  Briar's  Dorys 
McConnell  Duberg  Professor 
of  Ecology  Emeritus,  Mabel 
was  known  and  loved  by 
countless  alumnae.  She  had  a 
great  interest  ni  wildtlowers  which  she  shared  with 
Sweet  Briar  students.  She  and  Buck  walked  over  the 
campus  and  Mabel  compiled  a  list,  which  she  gave  to 
the  libraiy,  of  vascular  plants  of  the  Sweet  Briar  cam- 
pus. She  compiled  a  separate  list  of  the  1 5  kinds  of 
little  terrestrial  orchids  on  campus,  some  of  which 
are  becoming  quite  rare.  She  helped  her  husband 
enormously  m  his  work  and  taught  with  him  sum- 
mer courses  on  wildtlowers  and  birds. 

At  Sweet  Briar,  Mabel  was  one  of  the  founders  of  a 
local  hiking  group.  She  and  Buck  were  a  familiar  sight 
on  their  early-monnng  walks  around  campus.  Fac- 
ulty and  students  will  also  remember  their 
performances  in  dance  and  rope-spinning  skits  at 
faculty  shows. 

Mabel  graduated  from  Eastern  Kentucky  College  and 
earned  a  master's  degree  in  bacteriology  from  the 
University  of  Kentucky.  She  taught  bacteriology  at 
Florida  State  University  and  later,  worked  for  the  U.S. 
Army  Chemical  Corps  at  Camp  Detrick,  MD,  where 
she  met  her  husband.  The  couple  lectured  for  the 
National  Audubon  Society  and  spent  four  years  in 
Houston  and  five  in  Stockton,  CA,  before  coming  back 
to  Sweet  Briar  in  1965. 

For  her  dedication  to  her  adopted  campus,  and  her 
significant  contributions  to  life  at  Sweet  Briar,  Mabel 
will  be  sadly  missed. 

Evelyn  Dillard  Grones  '45 
Evelyn  ("Lyn")  Dillard  Grones 
(Mrs.  Dow  S.  Grones)  of  Vir- 
ginia Beach,  Virginia,  passed 
away  on  June  10,  1997,  fol- 
lowing a  courageous, 
long-term  fight  against  cancer. 
Affectionately    known    as 


"War"  to  a  legion  of  friends  of  all  ages,  she  was  a 
wife,  mother,  and  friend  fu'st,  and  a  "professional" 
volunteer  second.  She  took  pleasure  in  her  occupa- 
tion as  a  tree  farmer  for  the  family  farm,  "Westfield," 
in  Hanover  County,  Virginia,  as  well  as  her  involve- 
ment in  numerous  community  activities,  and  in  many 
years  of  enduring  service  to  Sweet  Briar  College. 

Lyn  was  a  member  of  Sweet  Briar's  Board  of  Direc- 
tors from  1985  until  1993,  serving  as  secretary  of 
the  Board,  as  chairman  of  the  Buildings  and  Grounds 
Connnittee,  and  as  co-chairman  of  the  Orientation 
Committee.  She  also  worked  diligently  on  behalf  of 
the  Development/Campaign  Leadership  Connnittee, 
and  chaired  the  Planned  Giving  Committee  for  many 
years.  In  1988  she  received  Sweet  Briar's  Outstand- 
ing Alumna  Award.  Her  devotion  to  the  College,  her 
wit,  her  wisdom,  and  her  keen  insight  will  be  missed 
by  all  who  were  privileged  to  know  her. 

She  is  survived  by  her  three  daughters,  Katherine  Carr 
Grones  '79  of  Virginia  Beach,  Elizabeth  Grones 
Leonard  '76  of  Sweet  Briar,  and  Linda  Grones 
Koppenhaver  of  Houston,  Texas;  and  three  grand- 
children, Carey  Koppenliaver,  Kimberly  Koppenhaver, 
and  Dow  Cole  Leonard. 

Dr.  Sarah  Thorpe 
Raawge,  1906-1997 
Sarah  Thorpe  Raraage,  91, 
Frofessor  of  English  Emeiitiif 
at  Sweet  Briar,  died  on  June  10, 
1 997  at  Drinkard  Health  Cen- 
ter in  Lynchburg. 

Dr.  Ramage  was  appointed  as- 
sistant professor  of  English  in 
11^  taught  at  Sweet  Briar  for  inter- 
mittent periods  since  1935.  She  attained  the  rank  of 
professor  in  1961. 

A  Flu  Beta  Kappa  graduate  of  Newcomb  College,  she 
earned  a  master's  degree  at  Newcomb,  a  second 
master's  at  Bryn  Mawr  College,  and  the  Ph.D.  at  Yale 
Llniversity.  She  also  studied  at  Oxford  University  in 
England,  at  the  Llniversity  of  Wisconsin,  and  again  at 
Yale,  several  years  after  she  received  her  doctorate. 
During  World  War  II,  she  taught  at  the  University  of 
Connecticut. 

At  Sweet  Briar,  Dr.  Ramage  was  a  charter  member  of 
the  Phi  Beta  Kappa  chapter  and  served  on  many  com- 


1952,  alter 


laving 


mitt ees.  For  a  number  of  years,  she  was  adviser  to  the 
student  newspaper,  and  for  nearly  a  decade  was  co- 
editor  of  the  college  catalog.  One  of  her  great 
enthusiasms  was  the  every-four-year  Faculty  Show 
production. 

Dr.  Ramage's  sister,  the  late  Dr.  Ethel  Ramage,  also 
taught  English  at  Sweet  Briar  ;  they  were  known  af- 
fectionately as  "Miss  Sarah  T."  and  "Miss  Ethel." 
Perhaps  most  loved  by  the  Class  of  1956,  for  which 
they  were  the  class  sponsors,  they  are  remembered 
by  1956  alumnae  by  the  nicknames  "Red"  (Sarah's 
red  hair)  and  "Black." 

Photo  of  Sarah  T.  'Ramaqe  from  1951  Driar  Patck 

Lois  Peterson  Wilson  '26 
Lois  Peterson  Wilson  died  on 
April  6, 1 997,  in  Toledo  Ohio, 
at  the  age  of  92.  A  very  ener- 
getic and  dedicated  alumna, 
she  was  a  longtime  president 
of  the  Sweet  Briar  Club  of  To- 
ledo and  in  1991,  was  the 
recipient  of  its  Club  Recogni- 
tion Award  "for  many  years  of  love,  loyalty  and 
service."  Lois  served  as  class  fund  agent  for  many 
years,  and  established  the  Lois  Peterson  Wilson  Schol- 
arship Fund  at  Sweet  Briar.  She  also  was  a  very  active 
community  volunteer  in  Toledo.  Lois  was  the  widow 
of  Howard  W.  Wilson,  former  vice  president  of  1st 
National  Bank  of  Toledo. 

A  great  traveler,  Ixiis  was  proud  of  having  crossed 
the  Atlantic  Ocean  4 1  times  and  the  Pacific  nine 
times — agoing,  in  her  own  words,  "as  fast  as  I  could 
for  as  long  as  I  could."  Those  words  could  be  applied 
to  all  of  her  endeavors,  and  Sweet  Briar  is  grateful 
that  she  used  her  marvelous  energy  and  enthusiasm 
in  support  of  her  alma  mater. 

Photo  of  Lois  P.  Wi/son  from  192(,  Briar  Patch 

Dp.  WiLLiAAA  Ralph  Aiken,  Jr. 
Lin  William  Ralph  Aiken,  Jr.,  65,  suffered  a  fatal  heart 
attack  at  his  vacation  home  in  Highlands,  North  Caro- 
lina on  July  1 5,  1 997.  At  the  time  of  this  printing  a 
memorial  service  was  being  held  at  Sweet  Briar  Re- 
marks from  the  service  and  his  obituary  will  be 
included  in  the  next  issue  of  the  Magazine. 


1940-Reba  Smith 

1943-Mary  Page  Ruth 

1948-Martha-Jean  Frye 

1952-|oan  Sydney  Sharpe 

1 961 -Kristin  Merritt 

(Mrs.  George  t-t.  Gromel) 

(Mrs.  lames  W.  Foster,  jr.) 

(Mrs.  William  E.  Nye) 

(Mrs.  Gene  F  Metzinger) 

(Mrs.  lohn  Germany,  Jr.) 

May  4,  1997 

February  17,  1997 

April  18,  1997 

February  1996 

February  25,  1997 

1940-lrene  Elizabeth  Vongehr 

1944-Evelyn  May  Pretlow 

1949-AnnLane 

1953-MaryStagg 

1961-Marta  Walton  Tucker 

(Mrs.  lohn  B.  Vincent) 

(Mrs.  Alexander  W.  Ormiston) 

(Mrs.  Frank  L.  Hereford,  Jr.) 

(Mrs.  Kenneth  B.  Hamblett) 

(Mrs.  William  W.  Stover,  Jr.) 

June  23,  1997 

February  21,  1997 

April  19,1997 

August  29,  1977 

luly  25,  1997 

1941 -Barbara  Clark 

1944-Dorothy  AnnSlagle 

1 949-|oclyn  Tappen 

1954-Magdalen  Barbara  Andrews 

1971-ExnaLindDore 

(Mrs.  Fred  Dickey,  |r.) 

(Mrs.  Paul  W.  Fullerton,  Jr.) 

(Mrs.  Julius  C.  Kern) 

(Mrs.  William  B.Poff) 

(Mrs.  Edmund  M.  Fountain,  Jr.) 

January  16,  1997 

Iune26,  1997 

May  24,  1997 

June  10,  1997 

June  7,  1997 

1943-Mary  Carter  Claybrook 

1945-Evelyn  "Lyn"  Dillard 

1950-Marilyn  Todd  Fisher 

1955-Alice  Emma  Thune 

1 976-Patricia-Jean  Dean 

(Mrs.  Gordon  B.  Booth) 

(Mrs.  Dow  S.  Crones) 

(Mrs.  lohn  M.  Hanford,  Jr.) 

(Mrs.  J.  B.  Riggs  Parker) 

April  1,  1997 

August  1,  1997 

June  10,  1997 

July  1997 

April  23,  1997 

1984-KendyllLeeSievers 

1943-Merriam  (Sandy)  Packard 

1945-Cynthia  Lee  Thompson 

1 951 -Martha  Staley 

1957-)aneDunn 

December  19,  1996 

(Mrs.  Leonard  R.  Sargent) 

(Mrs.  Cynthia  T.  Cowger) 

(Mrs.  John  B.  Marks) 

(Mrs.  Dudley  C.  Godsland) 

July  22,  1997 

Septennber  1 995 

luly  11,  1997 

April  1996 

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SWEET     B  R  I  f\  R     A  L  U  M  \  A  E     M  A  G  A  I  I  N  E 


Mim 


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L-r:  Sally  Strickland  Johnson,  A\ory  Fran  3rown  3allard 
and  /Marilyn  Hopkins  3amborou^h  had  a  wonderful  Class 
of  'H9  mini  in  July  '91.  They  met  at  the  home  of  A\ory 
Fran  5  son  in  Cast  Lansing,  tAI  for  an  LXX  birthday  partyl 


L-r  Preston  H^J^c.  H;ii  on 


.  I^eynolds:  anothe 


Class  of  H9  mini,  this  time  in  Costa  "Rica.  January  91. 


L-r:  'Roommates  from  Class  of  50.  Lola  Steele  Shepherd, 
Ldith  3rooke  'Robertson.  Kay  Lang  Oihson  and  Dolly  Clark 
Rasmussen  gathered  at  Dolly's  house  in  Washington.  DC. 
last  P\pnl. 


After  t>l  years.  H  roommates  from  Class  of  (q)>  got  to- 
gether for  'a  tremendous  week  in  /Mexico  in  April.  L-r. 
^imi  Vogt  f^acht-.  Beth  Hunt;  Eileen  Stroud  Clark:  (^el 
Freese  Cota. 


Impromptu  mini  reunion  tooK  place  at  the  April  regional 
meeting  of  The  Colonial  Dames  of  America  in  Denver.  1st 
row.  l-r.  Virginia  3arron  Summer  HI.  0A\  Preston  Hodges 
Hill  'H9.  CO.  Znd  row:  Tassie  3rooks  Augustine  '%.  KS; 
Eunice  Foss  Sneed  'HI,  CO:  Jean  3lount  Blount  HO,  CO: 
Joanne  Lilly  Abbott  'HI,  CO:  Scottie  Small  Johnson  Zl.  SC 


1951  gathered  tor  a  mini  before  the  310  HO  in  A\oy  at 
Tides  Inn.  owned  and  operated  by  Bob  and  Suzy  Neblett 
Stephens.  Clockwise:  Anne  Wilson  Powe:  Chris  Smith 
Lowry:  Ninie  Laing:  Lee  Haskell  Vest:  /Margery  Scott 
Johnson:  Nannette  t^cBurney  Crowdus:  Carol  tAcf^urtry 
Fowler.  Suzy  Neblett  Stephens;  Sandra  Stingily  Simpson. 


During  July,  several  SBC  grads  worked  at  the  Atlanta 
International  Gift  and  Accessories  tAarket.  L-r.  Caiflin 
Sundby  '9H:  Amy  Waite  93;  Tracy  Oatewood  Lyons  &5: 
Carson  Scheppe  95. 


Oathercd  in  Augusta.  OA  for  Alorch  homes  and  gardens 
tour,  l-r:  Katharine  Phinizy  f^ackie  51:  Isabelle  North 
Ooodwm  '29;  Bertha  Lee  Battey  Toole  Hd:  Helen 
tAurchison  Lane  Hk  f^ary  Barrett  Pobertson  HS. 


Reunion  of  the  60s  at  the  f- ebruary  V.C  Club  Event:  l-r  I''' 
row.  Ellen  Claire  Gillespie  Dreyer  ^3;  Charlotte  Prassel 
Fitzgerald  'Kh  tAorie  Engel  Earnhart  'SZ;  Lili  Gillespie 
Billings  'SH.  Z"'  row:  trolly  Finney  'U;  Kathy  "KP" 
Papadimitriou  SH 


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/QOO  President  and  Acting  Secretary: 
iv'Av'^  Sally  Callison  Jamison 
Even  if  less  vigorously,  the  wings  of  our  29ers  are  slill 
smoothly  flapping  along.  "Whiz"  Weisiger  Proctor  con- 
tinues her  efforts  at  spreading  the  Gospel  to  Asian 
students  at  George  Washington  University.  Though  not 
flying  very  high,  Katharine  Whaley  Willey  is  hoping  for 
improved  health  after  knee  replacement  surgery  Her 
husband  is  retired  from  Harvard,  so  they  no  longer  go 
to  Latin  American  on  archaeological  digs.  Ginny  Chaffee 
Cwinn  lives  in  Bentley  Village  in  Naples,  where  I  spend 
the  winter.  She  is  happily  situated  with  her  bridge  play- 
ing friends  and  enjoying  visits  from  her  family,  many  of 
whom  live  in  the  Tampa  area.  Top-notch  correspondent 
Izzy  North  Goodwin  has  moved  to  Brandonwilde,  a 
life-care  community  in  Evans,  GA  and  is  so  easily  ad- 
justing that  she  feels  she  is  going  back  to  college.  She  is 
expecting  the  9th  great-grandchild  in  May.  She  adds 
that  she  fondly  remembers  the  good  times  at  SBC  and  is 
thankful  that  she  is  able  to  recall  them. 

|o  Tatman  Mason's  husband  Marcus  C.  passed  away 
last  winter,  jo  and  Mase  met  at  my  wedding,  and  the 
four  of  us  returned  to  SBC  for  reunions,  jo  has  a  de- 
voted daughter  Joan  Porter  who,  with  her  husband 
Quigg,  brought  jo  to  Naples  in  April  where  we  had  a 
good  catch-up  visit.  We  are  honored  to  have  Gertrude 
Hickin  Sigmon  as  our  class  poetess.  Her  most  recent 
poem,  "King  Congress,"  was  just  published  in  Best  Po- 
ems of  the  90's  by  the  National  Library  of  Poetry.  Evaline 
Thoma  has  returned  from  an  active  winter  in  Arizona. 
Martha  Jones  says  that  she  is  still  flapping  with  some 
good  health  and  is  planning  a  trip  to  Germany  next  fall 
to  visit  a  niece.  Alwyn  Redmond  Barlow  is  living  in  the 
Martha  Franks  Baptist  Retirement  Center  in  Greenville, 
SC  near  her  daughters,  who  along  with  her  1 7  grand- 
children often  visit  her.  Alwyn  is  recovering  from  serious 
eye  surgery  but  is  a  perky  87.  She  is  the  happy  recipient 
of  a  new  Sweet  Briar  towel.  Claire  Gaver's  responses 
are  always  quotable.  She  says  she  isn't  sure  that  she  is 
still  flapping,  but  she  thinks  of  SBC  as  a  great  place  to 
have  taken  off  from.  She  has  3  great  grands  and  she 
hopes  to  flap  for  them. 

Natalie  Sidman  Smith's  daughter  took  time  off  from 
fox  hunting  tu  send  a  Christmas  message  telling  about 
the  family.  Natalie's  health  is  good,  although  she  is 
wheelchair-bound  now,  living  at  Hunterdon  Care  Cen- 
ter in  Flemington,  N|.  Lisa  Guigon  Shinberger,  who  is 
"well  on  her  way  to  90"  (aren't  we  all),  is  grateful  to  be 
in  her  own  home  cared  for  by  a  splendid  helper  who  is 
also  a  good  driver.  Her  family  from  VA  and  Boston  of- 
ten come  to  see  her.  Helen  Schaumleffel  Ferree  writes, 
"I'm  fine  -  same  house,  same  dog,  same  me.  Greetings 
to  all!"  Sue  Tucker  Yates,  living  in  a  retirement  home  in 
Raleigh,  is  still  very  active  and  teaches  a  Bible  class  of 
12  young  matrons.  Her  4  children  and  15  grandchil- 
dren are  all  fine.  The  2  youngest  are  twin  girls  and  start 
college  in  9/97. 

Again  this  year  I  attended  an  SBC  alumnae  luncheon 
in  Bonita  Springs  hosted  by  Helen  Gwinn  Wallace  and 
Anne  Burough  O'Connor  '41 .  It  was  a  delightful  occa- 


sion where  we  were  entertained  by  Susan  Bonagua  SBC 
2000,  a  gifted  freshman  student.  She  brought  us  up  to 
date  on  the  state  of  academic  and  social  life  in  college. 
Her  ultimate  goal  is  an  MD  degree  in  order  to  follow  in 
the  footsteps  of  many  family  members  in  the  medical 
profession.  Of  interest  was  her  statement  that  each  stu- 
dent may  have  her  own  computer  and  that  students  still 
take  the  honor  pledge. 

A  cheerful  telephone  call  with  Ruth  Ferguson 
Smythe  assured  me  that  her  zest  for  lite  and  her  sharp 
intellect  have  not  been  dimmed  by  the  passing  years.  I 
look  forward  to  seeing  her  and  her  daughter  Merideth 
Grider  SBC  '56  at  Torch  Lake  in  luly  My  grandson  Scott 
Tatman  is  to  be  married  at  that  lake  in  September.  Vir- 
ginia Lee  Campbell  Clinch  has  been  flapping  along  as 
steadily  as  ever.  She  celebrated  her  90th  birthday  in 
Hawaii  with  her  son  and  daughter  and  their  families;  a 
group  of  1 5.  When  at  home  in  Dallas,  Virginia  Lee  of- 
ten entertains  home  guests,  attends  various  civic  and 
social  functions  and  generally  leads  a  busy  life.  She 
claims  that  old  age  isn't  so  bad  after  all! 

Ann  Brent  Winn  called  me  at  home  after  I  had  sent 
in  the  class  letter.  She  said  that  she  is  coping  with  vari- 
ous ailments  as  cheerfully  as  possible  with  the  aid  of 
seven  part-time  helpers,  a  devoted  son  and  many  friends. 
Her  daughter,  Mase,  from  New  Zealand  visits  her  every 
year.  Winnie  West  Morriss  '28,  her  riding  pal  for  many 
years,  is  still  enjoying  riding.  To  keep  in  touch  May 
Queen  Belle  and  I  have  had  many  telephone  conversa- 
tions. She  no  longer  travels  about,  but  she  receives  visits 
from  her  sons  and  families,  some  of  whom  live  and 
winter  in  Vero  Beach.  Her  son  Coleman  Hutchins  and 
family  have  just  moved  to  Williamsburg,  VA.  just  as  this 
letter  was  ready  to  be  printed,  a  letter  came  from  Jane 
Wilkinson  Banyard  in  Bermuda.  I  had  a  great  visit  with 
her  there  last  year.  She  is  in  her  charming  cottage  where 
she  has  a  guest  room  which  is  open  to  any  Sweet  Briar 
friends. 

As  usual,  my  letter  is  made  possible  by  the  aid  of 
my  Sweet  Briar  friend  Maggie  Mohlman  Degler  '54  and 
her  NEC  computer.  While  there  have  been  bumps  along 
the  way,  the  past  year  ended  for  me  with  a  fun  family 
cruise  to  celebrate  daughter  jane  (SBC  '59)'s  60th  birth- 
day, jane  and  Frank,  jane's  three  children  and  their 
spouses  plus  "Old  Lady"  Sally  for  ballast,  made  up  the 
crew.  Aware  of  the  redundancy  of  the  expression,  we 
still  encourage  you  to  "keep  flapping." 

10  Q.  0  President:  Marjorie  Ward  Cross, 
Ik/*0 ^     Secretary:  Virginia  Squibb 

Flynn,  Fund  Agent:  Eleanor 

Wright  Conway 
With  great  sadness  I  report  the  deaths  of  classmates  Ann 
Anthony  Hill  who  died  4/24/96,  Elizabeth  Douglass 
Foote  who  died  12/95,  and  Margaret  Bell  Hare  who 
died  n/2/96.  Ruth  Remon  McRae  died  7/19/96.  Ruth 
was  very  active  in  her  home  despite  poor  eyesight  and 
the  need  for  oxygen. 

Amalie  Frank  Kohn  has  moved  to  Lenbrook  Square, 
Peachtree  Road,  where  she  is  enjoying  new  friends,  in- 


cluding some  Briarites.  Susanne  Gay  Linville  and  Ed 
are  happy  in  a  retirement  community  "Sterling  at  the 
Osborn,"  Rye,  NY.  Eleanor  Wright  Conway  is  active  in 
retiring  at  "Forum,"  Indianapolis  near  some  of  her  fam- 
ily. Jane  Hays  Dowler  enjoys  2  great  grandsons.  Would 
love  to  welcome  "Briarites"  in  the  future.  Mildred 
Larimer  is  full  of  energy  and  blessed  with  good  health. 
She  writes  from  her  house  in  Honolulu  that  she  trav- 
eled alone  to  Greece  and  Turkey,  ending  up  in  San 
Francisco.  Emma  Knowlton  Lytle  still  painting  and  sell- 
ing her  paintings.  Likes  keeping  in  touch  with  Sweet 
Briar  and  me,  Squibby,  your  class  secretary  for  5  years. 
Marian  Malm  Fowler  -  Pat  travels  to  see  her  wonderful 
young  families  and  is  close  in  touch  to  jim  and  me  as 
we  are  to  Hazel  Stamps  Collins  every  vacation  time  in 
Naples.  Fondly,  Squibby. 

lA  O/'*     President:  Mary  Virginia  Camp 
ic^OO     Smith,  Secretary:  Katharine 
Niles  Parker,  Fund  Agent: 
Margaret  Smith  Thomasson 
Lucille  Cox  Jones  died  August  1 6,  1 996.  A  classics  ma- 
jor and  Phi  Beta  Kappa  graduate  of  Sweet  Briar,  she 
also  taught  at  Amherst  County  High  School. 

Elizabeth  Morton  Forsyth  was  recently  honored  as 
an  outstanding  philanthropist  at  the  first  Philanthropy 
Day  Awards  Dinner.  She  was  moved  by  the  many  news- 
paper and  television  pictures  of  homeless  people  to 
contribute  to  start  Miriams  House,  a  shelter  for  the  home- 
less. Her  most  recent  activity  is  to  create  an  Early 
Learning  Center  for  children. 

Martha  Horner  Maxwell's  granddaughter,  Katie 
graduated  from  Sweet  Briar  in  1 995.  Martha  had  planned 
to  go  to  her  60*  reunion  with  her  college  roommate 
Kathleen  McCormack  but  La's  recent  death  spoiled  that 
plan.  Elizabeth  Pinkerton  Scott  of  North  Garden  writes 
that  she  is  traveling  less  and  exercising  more  with  sys- 
tematic walking  and  swimming  to  stay  fit.  She  thinks  it 
would  be  nice  to  "see  the  millennium  in"  and  guesses 
she  has  a  fair  chance  at  it.  At  80  she  sees  more  and 
more  friends  still  going  strong  in  their  90s  but  deliver 
her  from  sticking  around  too  long  and  in  poor  health. 
Marjorie  Wing  Todd  is  enjoying  good  health  and  sees  3 
of  her  4  children  often.  She  recalls  a  play,  the  bird 
Masque  production  at  Sweet  Briar  in  which  she  was 
cast  as  a  red  wing  blackbird. 

Our  class  president  Mary  Virginia  Camp  Smith  lives 
in  Raleigh.  Her  oldest  grandchild  graduated  "magnum 
cum  laude"  from  Duke.  The  next  oldest  is  a  junior  on 
the  dean's  list,  the  third  is  at  juilliard  specializing  in 
ballet.  The  other  4  are  in  Raleigh  schools  and  all  are 
nearby.  Mary  Virginia  would  love  to  travel  but  needs  a 
reliable  traveling  companion.  Lucille  Scott  Knoke  sends 
her  love  to  all  her  classmates.  Emily  Bowen  O'Neil  spent 
a  few  days  with  her  in  July.  Emily  lives  in  Oak  Hill  Har- 
bor, WA.  Margaret  Smith  Thomasson,  our  class  fund 
raiser,  is  in  her  eighties  and  still  hikes  the  Appalachian 
trail.  She  and  Rusty  have  7  grandchildren  and  one  great 
grandchild.  Lots  going  on.  Capel  Grimes  and  husband 
Charlie  are  still  playing  duplicate  bridge  after  57  years 

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together  and  still  do  some  traveling  in  their  motorhome, 
a  month  in  the  spring  to  see  their  daughter.  In  the  fall 
they  go  color  chasing.  They  were  in  London  tor  10  days 
and  saw  11  plays. 

Jane  Shelton  Bowers  and  her  roomie  Mary 
Poindexter  Willingham  still  see  each  other  often.  Anne 
Thompson  Smith  has  8  great  grands.  Two  of  the  fami- 
lies live  close  enough  together  to  see  each  other  often. 
Her  oldest  granddaughter  is  having  a  baby  in  March. 
Marjorie  Caskey  says  her  82  years  are  beginning  to 
show.  She  spends  the  winters  in  Myrtle  Beach  and  the 
summers  in  Winchester.  Traveling  is  more  difficult.  In 
December  1995,  Esther  O'Brian  Windebank  suffered 
severe  stroke,  spent  3  months  in  a  hospital  then  in  a 
nursing  home,  knew  nothing  or  nobody  until  she  was 
sent  home  1 1/7/96.  She  says  she  has  no  news  to  report. 
Sophie  Campbell  Brown  has  celebrated  their  60"'  anni- 
versary and  their  85*  birthdays.  Now  they  are  eagerly 
awaiting  spring  and  the  jonquils  blooming.  Franklin  and 
I  are  happily  retired  in  Wellesley  Hills  and  have  8  great 
grandchildren. 


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Secretary:  Margaret 
Cornwell  Schmidt 


Here's  what  I  gathered  for  this  issue.  Ann  Lauman 
Bussey's  husband,  Don,  wrote  that  Ann  is  not  well,  and 
has  lived  in  a  nursing  home  for  about  ten  years.  They 
have  two  children,  Elizabeth  and  Donald,  |r.,  and  two 
grandchildren,  Allison  and  Tyler.  Lib  Lee  McPhail  has  a 
fifth  grandchild  after  a  gap  of  thirteen  (13)  years!  She 
visits  with  Nancy  Nalle  Genung  via  telephone  occa- 
sionally. Vera  Searcy  McConigle  has  three  children  and 
two  grandchildren.  She  is  now  widowed  and  lives  in 
Corpus  Christie,  Texas.  She  is  not  planning  to  attend 
Reunion. 

Norma  Webster  Cook  was  at  Sweet  Briar  just  one 
year.  She  received  her  B.A.  degree  from  the  University 
of  Alabama.  Now  widowed,  she  lives  in  Mobile,  AL. 
Molly  Cruber  Stoddard  has  been  a  widow  for  five  years 

-  after  fifty  happy  years  of  married  life.  She  sent  a  pic- 
ture of  twin  great-grand-daughters.  Rosalie  Hall  Hurst 
volunteers  in  activities  connected  with  mental  illness. 
Her  husband  had  a  stroke  in  1 996.  His  attitude  is  excel- 
lent and  he  is  almost  back  to  normal.  They  sold  their 
motor  home  after  traveling  over  most  of  North  America. 

May  Weston  Thompson  enjoys  grand-mothering 
and  is  also  active  in  her  church,  library  and  garden  club. 
Each  of  her  three  children  had  a  child  in  the  same  year 

-  and  two  more  grandchildren  have  now  been  born! 
May  stays  in  touch  with  Sid  Gort  Herpers  Frances  Finley 
writes  that  she  and  jimmy  are  still  in  their  house  on 
Virginia  Beach  -  45  years!  They  also  have  a  little  place 
in  Delray,  FL.  She  talked  with  Wes  Ward  Francis.  Wes 
still  plays  a  little  golf  and  bridge  and  does  some  garden- 
ing. She  hopes  to  get  to  Reunion.  She  is  single  again 
following  a  divorce.  She  makes  frequent  trips  to  Europe, 
and  has  been  at  Wimbledon  twenty-eight  times!  Wes's 
two  grandsons  graduated  from  college  Magna  cum 
Laude  and  are  now  working.  Nancy  Nalle  Genung  is 
still  in  Princeton.  She  is  active  in  her  church  and  gar- 
den club  -  and  she  sells  real-estate!  She  has  ten 
grandchildren  who  have  attended  college,  but  none  has 
gone  to  Sweet  Briar.  She  is  in  touch  with  Beda  Carlson, 


Lib  Lee  McPhail,  Lib  Morton  Hodges  and  Peggy 
Cruikshank  Dyer 

Sara  Kirkpatrick  Fearing  had  a  couple  of  hurried 
trips  to  the  hospital.  We  are  glad  that  she  recovered  and 
hope  she  will  stay  well.  Marion  Leggeft  Whyte's  card 
came  from  Boynton  Beach,  FL.  She  and  George  enjoy 
life,  in  spite  of  his  fractured  left  hip  (November  19).  They 
are  both  back  on  the  golf  course  again.  Izzy  Olmstead 
Haynes  heard  from  Nat  Hopkins  Griggs'  daughter  that 
Nat  died  of  lung  cancer.  We  send  our  sympathy  and 
love.  Izzy  is  looking  forward  to  a  trip  to  Denmark  this 
summer.  Biddy  Sicard  Sita  enclosed  a  wonderful  pic- 
ture of  her  twin  great-grand-daughters.  Biddy  still  travels, 
plays  bridge  and  tennis  and  works  for  Colonial  Dames. 
Peter  Dyer  Sorenson  still  lives  in  a  big  house  and  does 
a  lot  of  gardening.  She  sees  Peggy  Dyer  several  times  a 
year  and  also  Nancy  Nalle  Genung.  They  would  all  like 
to  get  down  to  Sweet  Briar  for  graduation  this  year. 

I  am  living  in  a  retirement  community  that  I  like 
very  much.  My  daughter,  Ruth,  who  graduated  from 
Sweet  Briar,  lives  in  Doylestown,  Pa.  Her  daughter  is  to 
be  married  in  August.  Thanks  to  all  who  responded.  I 
hope  those  who  go  have  a  wonderful  time  at  Reunion. 
I  cannot  go,  but  will  be  thinking  of  you.  Maggie 

Ed's  note:  Margaret  Schmidt  is  unable  to  continue 
as  class  secretary,  so  we  need  someone  else  to  do  the 
class  notes  each  year.  Volunteers  please  contact  the 
Alumnae  Office. 

lA/1 /\     President:  Blair  Bunting  Botii, 
I  v  TV/      Secretary:  Polly  Boze  Glascock, 

Fund  Agent:  Betty  Frantz  Roberts 
Sad  to  report  the  following  deaths:  Knox  Turnbull,  jr., 
Eve  Williams  Turnbull's  son  in  early  1997;  Mildred 
Montague  Moon's  husband.  Bill,  Fall  1996;  Beckie 
Pannill  Gwin,  Winter  1996;  Nan  Dickie  Neil,  Spring, 
1 996;  Ramona  Spurlock  Fite,  Summer  1 996.  A  note  from 
Mona  before  she  passed  away  sounded  so  much  like 
her  -  "Why  does  'three  quarters  of  a  century'  sound  so 
much  older  than  75?" 

Jane  Baker  Grant  finds  winters  in  ME  challenging 
but  the  flora  and  fauna  seem  to  take  it  in  stride.  Blair 
Bunting  Both  and  Rich  have  moved  to  a  retirement  com- 
munity, "Crosslands"  at  Kennert  Square,  PA  not  far  from 
former  home  base  of  Wilmington.  Blair  is  still  involved 
in  Hospice  and  a  prayer  group  at  church,  and  Rich  vol- 
unteers  3  days  a  week  in  the  greenhouse  for 
experimental  plants  at  Longwood  Gardens.  They  visit 
Charlotte,  NC  where  daughter  Blair  is  rector  of  St. 
Martin's  Church.  Colorado  Springs  family  came  after 
Christmas  for  a  week,  and  son  Steve  comes  for  dinner 
weekly.  Close  ftiend  Connie  Currie  Fleming  and  El  are 
only  an  hour  away.  Blair  wrote  that  Hug  Schmid  Hardy's 
husband  passed  away.  Blair  advises  that  "having  the 
right  frame  of  mind  makes  retirement  community  living 
work!"  And  Maria  "Phoopy"  Livingston  writes,  "We  are 
moving  permanently  to  "Oak  Hill"  on  the  Hudson  - 184 
Oak  Hill  Road,  Hudson,  NY  12534.  Welcome  one  and 
all." 

Connie  Chalkley  Kittler  and  Kit  journeyed  to  Palo 
Alto  to  visit  son  Fred  and  wife  and  meet  their  new  grand- 
child, and  afterwards  the  Kittlers  took  a  ship  through 
the  Canal  and  stopped  off  for  a  month  inSan  juan.They 


still  live  in  the  Virginia  countryside  and  spend  much 
time  in  Washington  where  they  lived  for  many  years. 
Anne  Conant  Weaver  has  left  30  years  of  Colorado  be- 
hind her  and  moved  to  Reno,  NV  (Sin  City,  she  says), 
but  only  3  hours  drive  to  her  daughter  in  Napa,  CA.  No 
more  plumbers,  no  more  electricians,  no  more  snow  to 
shovel.  Connie  Currie  Fleming  and  El  are  happy  with 
their  move  to  "Willow  Valley,"  retirement  community 
in  Lancaster,  PA  and  have  had  many  visitors,  Blair,  Ellie 
Snow  Lea  and  daughter  and  Ann  Benedict  Swain  '39. 
Jackie  Sexton  Daly  and  Emory  Gill  Williams  suffered 
through  total  hip  replacements  which  prohibited  them 
from  even  nding  in  a  car  for  6  weeks  and  another  6 
weeks  before  they  could  drive.  They  progressed  from 
walker  to  crutches  to  cane,  and  although  I  haven't  seen 
lackie,  I  saw  Emory  recently  and  she  must  have  used 
her  cane  for  kindling.  They  both  were  planning  geta- 
ways -  Jackie  to  FL  and  the  Williamses  to  Provence, 
lackie  will  probably  see  Maggie  Dowell  Kearney  in  Vero 
Beach  where  they  both  stay. 

A  nice  note  from  Lois  Fernley  McNeil  still  in  Ply- 
mouth Meeting,  PA  to  say  how  much  she  enjoyed 
reading  news  of  our  classmates.  Nickie  Gockley 
McLellan  plays  golf  with  Butch  Gurney  Betz  '41  who 
lives  in  the  same  beautiful  house  she  grew  up  in.  Georgie 
Herbert  Hart  wrote  from  her  home  "by  the  sea  at 
Pawley's  Island,  SC  where  a  long  line  of  pelicans  just 
sailed  past  barely  skirting  the  waves."  This  is  in  Dec. 
and  they  expected  to  play  golf  later  that  day.  They  re- 
ceive happy  enthusiastic  news  from  granddaughter 
Alicia  Hart  at  SBC.  "Letters  from  "Hazy"  (Mary  Frances 
Hazelton)  make  Oregon  sound  like  the  place  to  live 
with  theatre,  books  and  time  for  the  great  outdoors." 
The  Harts  saw  Jane  Bush  Long  and  Gene  in  Augusta. 
Betty  Ivins  Haskins  and  Bill  are  still  in  their  wonder- 
fully cozy  house  in  Concord  where  Ivy  is  busy  with  book, 
bridge,  and  garden  clubs  plus  Colonial  Dames  and  a 
"Boston  female  club."  Bill  still  works  at  Harvard  part- 
time  -  oft'spring  are  all  over  the  place  -  Cadisle,  Houston, 
Boston,  and  L.A. 

Cannie  Lancaster  Pasco  and  Merrill  keep  the  road 
hot  between  Richmond  and  Bath  County  with  a  change 
of  scenery  in  FL  and  AZ.  Cannie  keeps  in  close  touch 
with  Kitty  Estes  Johnson  getting  together  2  or  3  times  a 
year.  Ellen  McClintock  Templeton  and  her  husband 
travel  around  the  West  in  their  motor  home  and  cel- 
ebrated their  50""  anniversary  at  Lake  Tahoe.  They  hope 
to  get  to  Reno  to  see  Anne  Conant.  Ellen  enjoys  her 
bridge  club,  woman's  club  and  is  on  the  board  of  the 
local  symphony  association.  Martha  Smith  McGowan's 
big  news  is  that  she  switched  from  aerobics  to  walking 

2  miles  5  days  a  week.  Martha's  youngest  daughter  spent 

3  weeks  last  summer  with  her  husband  in  South  Africa 
working  for  Campus  Crusade  for  Christ.  Granddaugh- 
ter Amy  is  in  her  4"'  year  of  med  school  at  UCLA  and 
grandson  Nathan  is  at  Cal  Tech  on  a  4-yr.  full  scholar- 
ship. Siesta  Key,  FL  has  claimed  Janet  Martin  Bennett 
and  her  husband  for  11  years  with  summers  spent  in 
Indianapolis.  Peggy  Cruickshank  Dyer  '37  is  a  neigh- 
bor. The  year  has  been  filled  with  family  reunions  for 
Ruth  Mealand  Schwartz  and  Laurence  plus  working  to 
promote  and  manufacture  Laurence's  Water-Well 
Planter,  a  self-watering  flower  pot.  Ruth  credits  Dr.  Ames 
of  Freshman  Botany  fame  with  her  gardening  success  - 
"great  therapy  lor  old  bones  and  life  stress." 


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A  card  from  Betty  Menefee  Ahrens  who  was  in  our 
class  only  one  year  and  still  lives  in  Cincinnati,  OH  in 
the  same  house  as  when  she  was  at  SBC.  Elizabeth 
Mercer  Hammond  and  Chris  celebrated  their  59"^  an- 
niversary in  Savannah  with  their  8  grands  and  5 
great-grands.  Libby  keeps  in  touch  with  Anne  Waring 
Lane  who  also  lives  in  Savannah. 

How  is  this  for  a  50"' birthday  celebration?  Florence 
Merrill  Pilkington  took  her  daughter  to  a  spa  for  a  week 
to  be  refreshed  and  renewed!  Florence  and  her  hus- 
band have  traveled  on  the  St.  Lawrence  and  down  the 
Erie  Canal  in  addition  to  the  Florida  break  in  Jan.  Vol- 
unteer work  centers  on  Meals-on-Wheels  and  Altar 
Guild.  Like  mother-in-law  Mildred  Moon  Montague 
("Mrs.  Chattanooga")  like  daughter-in-law  Alice 
Montague  who  is  equally  involved  in  civic  affairs,  work- 
ing to  revitalize  a  downtown  area  of  Chattanooga  by 
opening  a  flagship  business,  the  Southside  Grill,  sev- 
eral years  ago  in  an  old  empty  warehouse  thus  attracting 
other  businessmen  and  women  to  the  once  neglected 
area.  Cynthia  Noland  Young  writes  of  contending  with 
hurricanes  on  the  NC  coast  where  she  and  Karl  live. 
Bright  spot  was  the  arrival  of  a  new  grandson,  Alex 
Young,  in  Boulder,  CO.  Hortense  Powell  Cooper  spent 
Christmas  with  one  of  her  sons,  her  sister  and  a  friend 
in  Rome.  She  keeps  busy  with  board  positions,  garden- 
ing and,  last  year,  the  Tennessee  Society's  Centennial. 
She  is  a  member  of  the  TN  Historical  Commission  and 
the  TN  Humanities  Council.  She  too  has  a  new  grand- 
son, Hayes  Cooper.  She  saw  Mildred  Montague  at  a 
Colonial  Dames  Bi-Centennial  event  and  "she  looked 
great." 

Mary  Miller  Naquin-Sharp  is  a  full-time  volunteer 
President  of  the  U.S.  Federation  of  Friends  of  Museums, 
Vice-President  for  North  America  of  World  Federation 
of  Friends  of  Museums,  both  of  which  offer  fascinating 
opportunities  to  meet  and  share  ideas  with  Friends 
around  the  world.  Daughter  Sue  Naquin  is  professor  of 
Chinese  history  at  Princeton  and  author  of  7  books. 
Other  Naquins  are  Paleo-Botanist,  an  artist,  and  busi- 
ness executive.  Syracuse  University  Press  has  scheduled 
this  year  a  second  edition  of  The  Complete  Cut  &  En- 
graved Class  of  Corning  co-authored  by  Estelle  Sinclaire 
and  lane  Shadel  Spillman,  head  curator  at  the  Corning 
Museum  of  Glass.  Barbara  Smith  Whitlock  Carter's 
children  are  in  various  spots:  Chef  in  Ithaca,  Nancy  in 
Princeton,  David  in  Brooklyn  and  Dr.  lames  at  Stanford. 
Reba  Smith  Gromel's  son,  George  Jr.  of  Hunton  &  Wil- 
liams, was  elected  vice-president  of  the  Bar  Association 
of  the  City  of  Richmond.  Agnes  Spenser  Burke  chats 
with  Stuart  Hensley  Woodward  who  lives  in  nearby 
VA.  Another  author  in  our  class,  Jean  Tyree  Oseth  is 
completing  a  report  on  Lafayette  in  Virginia  in  1824- 
25. In  her  spare  time  she  volunteers  at  the  Smithsonian, 
Tudor  Place  in  Georgetown  and  the  Apothecary  Shop 
in  Alexandria. 

I  wish  I  could  quote  the  entire  letter  from  our  Old 
China  Hand,  otherwise  known  as  Irene  Vongeher 
Vincent.  She  described  a  reunion  she  and  her  husband 
attended  of  the  Kuling  Amencan  School  in  Central  China 
which  the  Japanese  closed  in  1 937  and  which  has  never 
reopened.  The  30-1-  alums  attending  the  reunion  in  Ho- 
nolulu discussed  being  brought  up  in  China  at  that  time 
-  the  20s  and  the  305  •  and  all  agreed  it  was  a  great 


advantage  because  they  learned  self-reliance,  tolerance 
for  other  cultures  and  good  manners  in  addition  to  solid 
basics.  The  Vincents  too  have  a  new  grandchild,  Trevor 
Sebastian,  born  to  lohn  and  Patricia.  Bronwyn's  son 
Johnny  is  teaching  English  in  Japan  and  all  the  other 
children  and  grands  are  thriving.  A  pretty  picture  of  Eve 
Williams  Turnbull  in  the  UVA  magazine  praising  her 
work  at  the  Miller  Center  for  Public  Affairs  following  1 0 
years  as  Rotunda  Administrator.  Miller  Center  Director 
Kenneth  Thompson  presented  Eve  a  plaque  for  distin- 
guished service  and  the  inscription  deserves  repetition: 
"This  day  we  bring  thanks  to  someone  who,  whatever 
her  health  or  the  weather,  brings  class,  dignity  and  good- 
will to  the  Miller  Center  Forums." 

1(A_/1  J     President:  Helen  Littleton 

I  v^    I  I     White,  Secretary:  Cynthia 
Harrison  Drinkwater,  Fund 
Agents:  Barbara  Nevens  Young, 
Jane  Loveland  Byerts 

A  class  secretary  should  be  concise,  not  glib.  Difficult! 

Our  class  remains  active.  Subjects  mentioned  most  were 

grandchildren,  retirement  homes  and  FL. 

Ellie  Damgard  Firth  wrote  FL  had  the  best  weather 
ever.  True,  but  we  returned  home  in  time  for  N.E.'s  big 
April  1st  storm.  Ellie's  entire  family  will  be  in  Juneau  for 
their  56th  anniversary.  Betty  Doucett  Neill  spent  Easter 
with  her  daughter  Misty  '72.  Edge  Cardamone 
O'Donnell  lives  in  FLand  3  of  her  6  children  are  nearby. 
"Tish"  Siebels  Frothingham  debates  whether  to  move 
from  big  house  to  condo  -  a  common  quandary.  Just 
phone  chatted  with  Barbara  Holman  Whitcomb.  She 
likes  her  retirement  home  in  Duxbury,  MA.  Recently, 
she  gave  a  slide  presentation  of  her  SBC  trip  to 
Oberammergau.  Lucy  Parton  Miller  enjoyed  brunch 
with  Helen  Gwinn  Wallace  and  husband.  Piney  Martin 
Patterson  is  working  on  a  genealogy.  She  sees  Ethel 
Gurney  Betz  at  Mt.  Lane  in  the  Adirondacks.  Also  there, 
is  Decca  Gilmer  Frackleton,  Ethel  (Butchie's)  grand- 
daughter is  a  chef  about  to  marry  a  chef  in  her  garden. 
YUM!  Also,  she  cleaned  out  her  attic  and  admitted  toss- 
ing all  photos  of  us.  Helen  Hamilton  Bixby  is  a  Vero 
Beach,  FL  winter  resident.  Charlie  Davenport  Tuttle 
summers  in  Chatham,  MA  and  just  had  her  appendix 
removed.  Cynthia  Falkner  Day,  widowed  for  the  sec- 
ond time,  lives  in  England  with  daughter  nearby.  Her 
step-daughter  in  Toronto  is  a  script  writer  for  CBC.  Mary 
Scully  OIney  is  happy  in  Savannah  and  the  Adirondacks. 
lane  Engh  Lyons  is  coping  with  widowhood  as  is  Shirley 
Shaw  Daniels.  Betsy  Tower  Bennett  has  moved  but  re- 
mains in  Irvington,  NY. 

Can  anyone  top  Jane  Clark  Hartrich's  22  grandchil- 
dren? )udy  Davidson  Walker,  another  doting 
grandmother,  has  one  grandson  at  Yale  and  another  at 
Harvard.  Barbara  Nevens  Young  keeps  in  touch  with 
Wilma  Cavett  Bird  and  Anna  Whitaker  Bartel.  Sadly, 
Anna's  oldest  child  died  recently.  Happily,  Wilma  was 
married  April  19  to  Dr.  John  W.  Records,  friend  and 
neighbor  for  45  years.  Marie  Gaffney  Barry  lives  in  New 
Canaan  and  takes  advantage  of  NYC  for  museums,  the- 
ater and  dining.  Margaret  Stuart  Dickey  visited  her 
daughter  Eugenia  Dickey  Caldwell  '65  who  gave  her  a 
surprise  luncheon  including  Edith  Vongehr  Bridges- 
Cone  and  Pat  Potter  Duncan.  Jane  Loveland  Byerts, 


fitness  guru,  busies  herself  with  family,  bridge  and  hos- 
pital volunteering.  Helen  Littleton  White  is  a  lady  of 
many  interests.  She  has  returned  to  theorem  painting.  I 
needed  a  dictionary  for  that  form.  While  visiting  son. 
Jack,  she  had  dinner  with  Mary  White  Miller. 

So,  we  are  scattered  around  the  country,  but  still  in 
contention.  Your  news  is  great  and  hope  few  omissions 
made.  Two  questions.  Where  is  the  Florida  reunion?  And, 
any  suggestions?  Thank  you  all. 

1Q/1 /I     President:  Anita  Lippitt  Clay, 
IK/    I    I     Secretary:  Phyllis  Tenney  Dowd, 

Fund  Agent:  Betty  Farinholt 

Cockrill 
Our  class  extends  deep  sympathy  to  Connie  Sue  Budlong 
Myrick  whose  husband  died  8/96  and  to  Helen  Crump 
Cutler  whose  husband  died  earlier  last  year.  Connie  Sue, 
along  with  her  loving  Lab,  moved  to  a  new,  smaller 
house  near  daughter's  family  and  hopes  to  make  our 
next  reunion.  Helen  spent  time  following  Jack's  death 
in  Washington,  D.C.  near  2  sons  and  many  friends.  She 
planned  to  spend  the  summer  in  FL,  Ponte  Vedra  area, 
near  other  old  friends.  Barbara  Duncombe  Stolp's 
daughter,  Lindsey  Lang,  wrote  that  her  mother  lived  with 
her  in  MD  6  mos.  before  moving  to  an  assisted  living 
apartment.  She  still  has  fond  attachments  to  SBC  days 
and  friends.  Her  address  is  Apt.  907,  4925  Battery  Lane, 
Bethesda,  MD  2081 6.  Gene  "Pat"  Patton  Odell  visited 
Lauren  McMannis  Huyett  '79  and  her  5  children  in 
Zurich  for  2  weeks  in  Nov.  They'll  be  there  until  6/98 
so  Pat  is  "working  less  and  playing  morel".  This  out- 
look is  shared  by  Marian  Shanley  Jacobs  who  enjoys 
life  at  her  own  pace,  planning  a  trip  to  Bali,  lava  and 
Singapore  this  spring.  She  is  "determined  to  travel  while 
still  able!"  Frances  Longino  "Longe"  Schroder  has  been 
trying  to  get  settled  in  a  new  home,  finding  downsizing 
twice  quite  difficult.  Hughes  and  she  went  to  Egypt  and 
Israel  in  early  '96  for  a  "wonderful  but  stressful  vaca- 
tion". The  Olympics  brought  all  5  children  and  their 
families  to  Atlanta.  In  Oct.  another  reunion  was  held  in 
London  to  celebrate  their  50th  and  Hughes's  75th  birth- 
day Longe  told  the  sad  news  of  the  7/96  death  of  Marty 
Falk  Vallery's  son,  Michael,  resulting  from  a  traffic  ac- 
cident. We  all  send  Marty  and  Harry  our  heartfelt 
sympathy.  Marty  wrote  that  she  was  back  in  their  win- 
ter home  in  Deerfield  Beach,  FL,  keeping  busy  with  a 
"new  toy"  a  computer.  A  rotary  cuff  problem  has  inter- 
fered with  golf  but  not  bridge.  They  planned  to  take  a 
Caribbean  cruise  with  their  daughter.  Like  Longe, 
Catherine  "Tee"  Tift  Porter  found  the  Olympics  a  big 
item  in  their  lives  with  all  5  children  visiting.  In  Aug. 
their  youngest  son  married  in  Washington,  D.C.  After 
40  years  in  the  same  house  Tee  and  James  are  moving 
to  3089  Habersham  Way,  N.W.,  Atlanta  30305.  The  son 
of  Louise  Konsberg  Noll  and  Bill  received  the  Doctor  of 
Ministry  degree  from  N.Y.  Theological  Seminary  5/96. 
Their  oldest  grandson  was  married  in  March.  Penny, 
Chuck,  and  their  2  children  still  live  in  Cazenovia,  NY. 
Emily  Ann  "Em"  Wilkins  Mason  and  Tom  had  a  good 
trip  to  the  Boston  area,  NY  and  Myrtle  Beach  with  daugh- 
ters and  their  families.  One  son-in-law  is  a  librarian  at 
SBC  "and  of  course  lives  it!"  Em  met  and  was  much 
impressed  by  SBC's  president,  Betsy  Muhlenfeld  in  Nov. 
at  a  reception  hosted  by  Edith  Page  Gill  Breakell  '45. 


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Tom  Mason  is  still  pursuing  an  acting  career.  Audition- 
ing paid  off  with  a  role  playing  a  judge  in  a  CBS  TV 
movie,  "Country  justice,"  starring  George  C.  Scott  filmed 
in  Tazewell,  VA,  airing  )an.  1 4.  Eleanor  "Ellie"  LaMotte 
Trippe  wrote  that  her  husband's  2  knee  replacements  in 
Nov.  were  working  wonderfully  well.  After  a  long  wait 
they  now  have  3  little  granddaughters  living  within  a 
mile.  Bridge  and  golf  make  for  a  good  life.  Their  elder 
daughter  is  living  happily  in  Richmond.  Persis  Ladd 
Herold  retired  as  director  of  the  Math  Center  in  Dec. 
and  will  be  moving  to  a  retirement  home  this  year.  Ann 
More  Remington  and  )ane  Rice  McPherson  celebrated 
their  birthdays  Dec.  8  al  a  tea  in  Indianapolis.  Jane  and 
Ann  will  cruise  on  the  Mississippi  in  March.  Betty 
Haverty  Smith  and  Alex  celebrated  their  50th  in  Aug. 
with  all  their  children  at  the  Homestead  in  VA  where 
they  had  spent  their  honeymoon  in  1946.  They  feel 
blessed  to  have  IS  grandchildren,  a  little  Italian  great- 
grandchild and  another  expected.  Ellen  Boyd  Duval 
Miller  and  Bill  are  the  doting  grandparents  of  a  baby 
girl,  adopted  by  daughter,  Dabney,  in  China  in  Nov. 
They  went  to  Philadelphia  to  welcome  her  and  back 
again  for  Christmas.  Betty  "Fence"  Williams  is  still  en- 
joying country  life  in  Warrenton.  She  and  Richard  sailed 
on  a  clipper  ship  in  the  Caribbean  1/96,  then  spent  a 
week  in  Key  West.  They  also  spent  several  weeks  on 
Cape  Cod  with  all  the  family.  Janet  Staples  Munt,  who 
has  won  many  awards  for  her  work  on  behalf  of  chil- 
dren and  families,  wrote  that  though  her  campaign  to 
represent  her  county  in  VT's  State  Senate  failed  she  is 
next  in  line  if  any  of  those  elected  can't  complete  the 
term.  She  feels  good  about  getting  out  the  important 
issues  and  learned  a  great  deal.  "If  Vermont's  legisla- 
ture doesn't  do  better  by  families  and  children  i  may  try 
again  in  2  years!"  Meantime,  she  appreciates  the  sup- 
port of  all  her  SBC  friends  in  her  campaign.  Murrell 
"Ricky"  Richards  Chadsey  had  a  busy  year  remodel- 
ing, etc.  since  moving  to  her  new  house  in  Norfolk.  She 
spent  last  summer  at  her  Vermont  home  and  saw  Janet 
Staples  Munt  in  Burlington.  Ricky  spent  Christmas  with 
her  2  sons  at  the  Equinox  Hotel  in  Manchester  where 
son  Lee  is  v.p.  and  gen'l  mgr.  Louise  Smith  Barry  spent 
a  happy  year  back  in  her  house  in  Locust  Valley,  NY. 
She  continues  interesting  volunteer  work  at  Planting 
Field  .Arboretum  and  L.I.  University  Library.  She  sees 
Sydney  Holmes  Bales  who  is  doing  well  since  Bill  died 
with  the  support  of  many  friends,  and  2  sons  and  their 
families  who  live  nearby.  Louise  hiked  in  VT  in  Oct. 
and  plans  to  go  with  the  same  group  to  walk  in  FL- 
Sanibel  to  Key  West!  Would  that  we  all  had  such 
stamina.  Last  summer  she  visited  Budapest,  Prague  and 
Bedin.  Martha  Lee  Hoffman  McCoy  and  Mac  still  spend 
summers  in  VA  and  winters  in  Marco  Island,  FL.  They 
plan  to  cruise  7/97  from  London  to  St.  Petersburg  and 
return  with  stops  along  the  way.  Norma  "Brad"  Brad- 
ley Arnold  spent  the  winter  of  '96  and  the  summer 
visiting  in  Michigan.  She  planned  to  spend  Jan.  in  Delray 
Beach,  FL  and  to  rent  a  condo  in  La  |olla,  CA  for  Feb. 
and  March.  Daisy  Hill  Bed  and  Breakfast  is  "still  alive 
and  well,"  closed  when  she  leaves.  Anita  "Neet"  Lippitt 
Clay  visited  England  for  5  weeks  with  daughter  Marga- 
ret, the  rest  of  the  summer  with  son  Stuart  and  his  family. 
She  traveled  to  the  NC  mountains  in  Aug.,  to  Italy  in 
Oct  and  Colorado  Springs  for  Thanksgiving.  She  ex- 
pected to  visit  her  other  son,  a  missionary  in  Buenos 


Aires,  in  the  spring.  She  is  still  busy  with  music  -  the 
Crabettes,  recorders.  Margaret  "Peggy"  Gordon  Seller 
and  Bob  looked  forward  to  having  all  their  children  and 
2  little  granddaughters  visiting  for  Christmas.  Louise  is 
happily  situated  nearby  in  Gateway  Farm.  We're  all  so 
glad  Peggy  recovered  from  the  serious  pneumonia  for 
which  she  was  hospitalized  in  early  '96.  Peggy  enjoyed 
2  of  Sweet  Briar's  winter  term  lectures  on  the  Supreme 
Court,  especially  when  she  and  Bob  joined  the  speaker 
and  students  for  lunch  in  the  Alumnae  Office.  Retire- 
ment has  been  busier  than  expected  for  Alice  Lancaster 
Buck  and  Pete.  Highlights  have  been  trips,  one  on  a 
Caribbean  cruise  through  the  Panama  Canal  where  they 
were  struck  not  only  by  the  marvel  of  engineering  but 
also  by  how  many  McDonalds  they  found  everywhere 
in  6  different  cultures.  "Is  ours  out  to  fatten  the  rest  of 
the  world?,"  she  asks.  In  the  fall  they  visited  the  North- 
west, primarily  Whistler,  B.C.,  and  later,  the  Poconos 
and  FL.  They  feel  fortunate  to  have  most  of  their  chil- 
dren and  grandchildren  nearby.  Marjorie  "Snookie" 
Woods  Williamson  remains  busy  in  her  retirement  com- 
munity, Bristol  Village,  where  she  enjoys  a  great  support 
system  since  Rushton's  death  8/95.  Paulett  LongTaggart 
co-hosted  with  Fay  Martin  Chandler  '43  a  SBC  supper 
at  historic  Brighton  Firehouse  Studio  in  Boston.  She  and 
Ganson  had  a  trip  to  CA  and  in  Aug.  joined  other  SBC 
alumnae  and  families  at  the  home  in  Hamilton,  MA  of 
Joanne  Holbrook  Patton  '52  and  George.  Jinnie  Noyes 
Pillsbury,  grateful  that  daughter,  Jacquie,  recovered  from 
surgery  made  several  trips  to  Nicaragua,  one  to  Ireland 
and  to  Morocco  in  Nov.  with  a  group  of  1 6.  She  found 
this  a  fascinating,  beautiful  country  and  the  best  of  all 
the  43  trips  she's  taken.  In  Oct.  Jinnie  was  reelected 
chair  of  Mequon  Landmarks  Commission.  She  also 
serves  on  the  board  of  the  Diocese  of  Milwaukee's  Haiti 
Project  and  the  Nicaraguan  advisory  commission  of  the 
Nature  Conservancy.  She  planned  to  return  to  Nicara- 
gua in  Jan.  and  see  a  fellow  alumna,  '80,  a  native 
Nicaraguan  who  lives  in  Managua.  Kay  Teitgen  and 
Ralph  enjoyed  2  months  in  FL  and  traveling  in  Canada, 
visiting  Montreal,  Quebec,  Ottawa,  Toronto  and  the 
Canadian  Niagara  Falls.  Their  little  granddaughter,  Abby, 
was  the  star  of  a  family  reunion  and  a  sibling  is  ex- 
pected in  Aug.  Sally  Anderson  Bowley  was  hospitalized 
unexpectedly  for  bypass  surgery  in  Dec.  All  went  well 
and  when  I  talked  to  her  she  was  eager  to  resume  ac- 
tivities but  trying  to  be  patient  and  follow  doctor's  orders. 
Marguerite  "Margy"  Brenlinger  Robinson  and  Walt 
went  to  London  5/96  "just  long  enough  to  know  we 
want  to  go  back."  They  lived  through  hurricane  "Fran" 
in  Sept.  (as  did  we!)  and  went  on  to  an  Elderhostel  on 
Tybee  Island,  CA  meeting  "Josephine"  and  touring  Sa- 
vannah in  raging  wind  and  rain.  Their  8  grandchildren 
live  close  by  and  are  their  1st  priority.  They  planned 
spending  Ian.  and  Feb.  in  FL.  Helen  "Gravy"  Cravatt 
Watt  and  Bill  enjoyed  traveling  to  Turkey  in  Oct.,  cruis- 
ing the  Turquoise  Coast,  visiting  Ankara,  Cappadocia 
and  Antalya,  ending  up  in  Ephesus  and  Istanbul.  Good 
weather  was  marred  only  by  a  scary  Aegean  storm.  They 
had  visited  Disney  World  with  their  2  grandchildren 
(just  the  right  age)  and  their  parents  in  March  and  also 
went  to  England  on  the  QE2.  Helen  finds  time  also  to 
volunteer  with  the  Rala  Association,  a  relief  organiza- 
tion. Son  Billy  is  studying  in  France  but  was  home  for 
Christmas.  We  saw  him  when  we  visited  the  Watts  in 


Sept.  in  Lexington.  Our  very  good  visit  was  highlighted 
by  a  private  tour  Bill  gave  us  of  the  Reeves  Collection 
of  Porcelain  and  Paintings  with  its  magnificent  Chinese 
Export  china.  Our  class  extends  deep  sympathy  to  the 
family  of  Evelyn  Pretlow  Ormiston  who  died  Feb.  21, 
1 997.Thanks  for  your  news.  Keep  well  and  have  a  good 
year,  Phyl. 


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President:  Mary  Haskins  King, 
Secretary:  Jodie  Morgan 
Hartman,  Fund  Agent:  Anna 
Mary  Chidester  Heywood 


I  was  thrilled  to  hear  from  so  many  of  you.  Leila  Barnes 
Cheatham  wrote  a  note  as  she  was  vacationing  in  High- 
lands, NC  this  spring.  She  recently  attended  a  gala  in 
Atlanta  honoring  our  new  SBC  president,  Elisabeth 
Muhlenfeld.  Wyline  Chapman  Sayler  dubbed  herself 
"the  invisible  classmate."  She  and  Henry  celebrated  their 
50th  wedding  anniversary  in  March  with  25  family 
members.  They  have  recently  moved  into  a  new  house 
but  are  still  in  St.  Petersburg,  FL.  I  was  pleased  to  hear 
from  Barbara  Bourke  Stovall,  who  still  lives  in  Virginia 
Beach,  VA.  She  recently  spent  three  weeks  in  Turkey. 
Hel  Davis  Wohlers  reported  that  she  bikes  three  days  a 
week  and  has  exercise  class  two  days.  She  is  on  the 
Board  of  Directors  of  Brevard,  NC  County  Library  and 
President  of  the  music  center  there.  In  April  1997  she 
spent  three  weeks  in  South  Africa  and  in  September  1 997 
she  plans  a  walking  tour  in  Switzerland.  Ann  Dickson 
lordan  just  spent  a  week  in  Essex,  NY  at  her  summer 
place  with  Perk  Traugott  Brown.  She  said  that  Perk  al- 
most killed  her  walking  nature  trails  and  bird  watching. 
Perk  and  Hel  Wohlers  should  get  together.  Hedy 
Edwards  Davenport  wrote  from  Ponte  Vedra,  FL  that 
she  went  on  an  opera  trip  last  fall  to  Prague,  Vienna 
and  Budapest  and  she  will  attend  Spoleto  Festival  in 
Charleston,  SC  this  summer.  I  had  a  nice  note  from  Mary 
Kathryn  Frye  Hemphill  and  Anne  Carter  Walker 
Somerville.  All  seems  to  be  going  well  with  them.  I  also 
heard  from  Rosemary  Newby  Mullen  who  lives  in  Rich- 
mond, VA.  She  spends  her  summers  in  Grand  Lake,  CO. 
Diddy  Gaylord  Thompson  wrote  at  Christmas  time  that 
she  was  recovering  from  a  cataract  operation.  Zu  Zulich 
Reuler  and  Don  just  returned  from  two  months  skiing 
m  CO.  She  was  happy  to  report  that  her  daughter,  bus- 
band  and  four  children  are  moving  back  to  Towanda, 
PA  from  CA. 

Edie  Page  Gill  Breakall  has  moved  to  a  new  house 
in  Roanoke.  She  went  to  SBC  for  the  farewell  party  for 
President  Barbara  Hill.  Ellen  Gilliam  Perry  spent  last 
Christmas  with  her  daughter  in  Atlanta  -  her  other  daugh- 
ter lives  in  Maine,  lim  and  I  have  just  come  back  from 
Garden  Week  in  Charlottesville,  VA  and  tried  to  get  in 
touch  with  Ellen  but  she  was  out  of  town.  I  keep  in 
touch  with  Mary  Haskins  King  -  she  had  a  trip  to  CA 
recently  and  spent  the  day  with  Joan  Stover  Kemper  in 
Ojai,  CA  Harriet  Hazen  Harnack  lives  in  Las  Vegas. 
She  plans  to  spend  three  weeks  in  the  British  Isles  this 
summer.  Martha  Helton  Glesser  spent  Christmas  in 
Michigan  with  her  son  Gary  and  his  family.  She  hopes 
to  go  the  Galapagos  Islands  in  May.  Joyce  Livermore 
Foust  had  her  50th  Anniversary  celebration  last  year  at 
The  Greenbrier  Hotel,  WV  with  hvelve  of  her  family. 
She  and  her  husband  still  join  friends  on  Antique  Car 


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Tours.  Anne  Warren  Robinson  writes  "like  everyone  else 
-  one  slows  down  with  the  infirmities  of  age,  but  inside 
one  is  just  the  same."  She  is  living  in  a  small  house  she 
built  two  years  ago  and  has  now  lived  in  UK  for  forty 
years,  lean  Ridlcr  Fahrenbach  look  a  trip  to  Egypt  and 
will  be  moving  to  South  Burlington,  VT  in  lune.  She 
will  have  a  lovely  view  of  Lake  Champlain.  I  enjoyed 
)aye  Skerry  Tepe's  card.  "I  am  pleasantly  engaged  in 
following  and  encouraging  children  and  grandchildren." 
Sarah  Temple  Moore  is  busy  going  to  grandchildren's 
weddings  in  Chicago  and  Cape  Cod  -  families  of  their 
five  sons. 

Julie  Mills  lacobsen  sees  Harriet  Wlllcox  Gearhart 

and  David  in  Bethany  Beach,  DE  in  the  summertime, 
lulie  was  in  Tampa,  FL  recently  and  talked  to  Anne 
McFarland  Clark.  She  also  sees  Antoinette  LeBris 
Maynard,  who  is  still  working  at  the  Library  of  Con- 
gress, lulie  just  returned  from  a  SBC  conference  on 
"Women  Succeeding  in  Science."  She  was  waiting  for 
a  visit  from  her  daughter  with  her  two  year  old  son. 
During  his  last  visit  she  put  his  porta  crib  upside  down 
so  she  could  leave  him  for  a  minute.  Julie  wants  me  to 
ask  how  many  classmates  have  E-mail?  Steve 

Nicolson  Mcllvaine  has  a  daughter  still  living  on  the 
border  of  Rwanda,  Burundi,  and  Tanzania.  She  works 
for  CARE  -  with  the  specific  job  -  trying  to  save  the  for- 
ests. One  son  is  in  Lusaka,  Zambia  and  the  other  son  is 
an  architect  in  LA.  She  had  a  trip  to  Turkey  ending  with 
a  sailboat  trip  up  the  coast.  This  summer  she  and  her 
family  plan  a  barge  trip  in  southern  France.  Harriet 
Porcher  Barnwell  sent  a  card  the  day  she  and  Bob  put 
their  house  in  Camden,  SC  up  for  sale.  They  will  soon 
move  to  Vickers  Landing  in  Ponte  Vedra,  FL. 

PerkTraugott  Brown  is  going  on  another  Elderhostel 
in  the  fall  1 997  to  Vienna,  Salzburg  and  a  Danube  study 
cruise.  She  hopes  to  see  Franny  Estes  Seibels  when  she 
goes  to  visit  her  sister  in  Canada  this  summer.  Harriet 
Willcox  Gearhart  and  David  met  with  Jim  and  me  last 
fall,  1996,  at  Harbor  place,  Baltimore  for  lunch  and  a 
family  gathering  -  Sarah  Gearhart,  Tyler  Gearhart  -  wife 
Kathy  and  baby  Brooks  (Harriet's  second  grandchild)  - 
our  Sarah,  husband  Billy  and  our  "adorable,  first  and 
only  grandchild,  Michael  who  is  now  19  months  old." 
Happy  news  from  Betty  Healy  Cutler  Downing.  She 
was  married  to  Tom  Downing  2/97  and  they  had  a  visit 
with  Cappy  Price  Bass  and  Bruce  in  Delray,  FL.  Betty's 
older  son  Gordon,  a  doctor,  is  moving  to  Indianapolis, 
IN  to  do  research  for  Eli  Lilly.  Cappy  and  Bruce  cel- 
ebrated their  50th  wedding  anniversary  in  Louisville, 
Kentucky  last  fall.  They  plan  to  go  to  the  French  Open 
in  lune. 

I  am  sorry  to  end  this  with  some  sad  news.  Lyn 
Dillard  Grones  died  on  June  1 0,  1 997  (see  her  obituary 
in  the  Recent  Deaths  section  of  this  magazine).  Jean 
Portmann  Allen  died  January  25,  1997.  We  all  have 
happy  memories  of  being  with  her  at  our  50th  Reunion. 
A  very  sad  note  from  Tutti  Hall  Peckham  saying  her 
older  son  Rob  died  in  Atlanta  on  lanuary  9,  1 997  after  a 
brief  illness.  News  from  Sweet  Briar  that  Elaine  Krause 
Anderson's  husband  Charlie  died  May  1997.  I  am  sure 
you'll  join  with  me  in  sending  our  love  and  sympathy 
to  all  these  families. 


Thanks  again  for  keeping  in  touch.  I  appreciated 
hearing  from  all  of  you.  I  regret  that  SBC  has  limited  the 
length  of  my  letter,  so  please  forgive  any  omissions  I 
had  to  make. 

ICi/i  Q  President:  Eleanor  Potts 
/ v'  lO  Snodgrass,  Secretary;  Maddin 
Lupton  McCallie,  Fund  Agents: 
Martha  Davis  Barnes,  Anne 
Ryland  Ricks  Griffin,  Meon 
Bower  Harrison 
Let's  face  it — most  of  us  have  hit  70,  have  had  lots  of 
good  times,  some  bad,  great  trips,  several  children,  lots 
of  grand  children  and  a  few  great  grands  and  warm 
memories  of  SBC  friends  of  53  years.  We  are  grateful  to 
Eleanor  Potts  Snodgrass  for  her  newsy  letter  last  fall. 
We  were  saddened  by  the  news  of  our  Caroline  Rankin 
Mapother's  death  in  Oct.  and  we  will  miss  her  infec- 
tious laugh  and  good  humor  at  reunion.  My  unofficial 
records  say  that  29  of  our  classmates  have  died  since 
1944.  Starting  this  letter  from  that  lovely  corner  of 
Amherst  County,  Vi  Whitehead  Morse  writes  that  her 
41  year  old  daughter  Harriet  presented  the  Morses  with 
a  granddaughter  (Harriet's  first  child)  whose  other  grand- 
mother was  Vi's  roomate  at  St.  Margaret's  in 
Tappahannock.  Helen  Pendar  Withers  and  Marguerite 
Rucker  Elliott  share  grandchildren  and  so  get  together 
frequently.  Helen  and  Burks  drove  from  White  Stone, 
VA  all  the  way  to  Palo  Alto  and  back  to  visit  children 
and  this  spring  will  go  to  London.  Helen  and  Sally  Smith 
Williams  helped  Marguerite  face  her  70th.  Sally's  grands- 
b  girls  and  2  boys-all  live  in  Richmond.  Since  the  death 
of  Bess  White  Gregory's  husband  Charles  5/95  she  has 
spent  time  with  their  two  daughters,  both  married  to 
professors,  one  in  Seattle  and  the  other  in  Atlanta;  there 
are  4  boys  and  1  gid  grands.  Kitty  Doolin  Dickey  has  a 
first  grand-a  little  girl  living  in  Arlington  which  is  close 
enough  to  Huntley  for  grandmother  to  spoil.  We  are 
proud  ol  Betty  Kernan  Quigley  who  was  appointed 
Chairman  of  Board  of  Trustees  of  Virginia  Historic  Pres- 
ervation Society  by  Virginia's  Gov.  Allen.  She  has  visited 
Dr.  )ane  Luke  in  Covington  where  Jane  has  an  active 
retirement  with  summers  in  Cotuit  at  Cape  Cod,  win- 
ters in  British  Virgin  Islands,  spring  walks  among  the 
daffodils  and  autumn  walks  midst  the  colors  of  the  Vir- 
ginia woods.  From  ChaHottesville  Meon  Bower  Harrison 
is  thankful  for  their  good  health  and  enough  energy  to 
do  volunteer  work  and  to  go  visit  their  far-flung  family. 
Wayne  Stokes  Goodall  is  proud  of  her  daughter-in-law 
who  graduated  from  UVA  Med  School  two  months  be- 
fore producing  McChesney  Goodall  IV.  Wayne  went 
back  to  the  same  farmhouse  in  Brittany  last  summer  so 
her  French  must  be  getting  good.  Marjorie  Smith 
Smithey  tonlinues  to  enjoy  life  in  Roanoke.  Martha 
Mansfield  Clement  had  these  thoughts  on  reaching  70 
which  I  shall  quote,  "Haven't  done  anything  exciting, 
haven't  moved  any  mountains!  haven't  won  the  lottery, 
haven't  received  a  Presidential  nomination,  but  con- 
tinue to  push  on  with  the  joy  of  cooking,  of  owning  two 
Labs,  of  driving  the  car,  of  living  independently,  of  hav- 
ing ability  to  do  the  daily  crossword  puzzle.  I'm  truly 
happy  to  be  alive  and  able  to  help  others  in  my  small 
way".  Eleanor  Potts  Snodgrass  so  far  has  only  grand- 
sons-six to  be  exact!  Potlsie  reports  the  travels  of  Peggy 


Addington  Twohy  and  John  to  Turkey  where  Peggy  cel- 
ebrated her  70th  in  town  of  Nessebur.  Indie  Lindsay 
Bilisoly  and  Frank's  trip  to  Italy  included  an  Elderhostel 
stay  in  Verona.  As  your  scribe  focuses  on  news  from  the 
North  we  are  struck  by  the  fact  that  not  a  single  Wash- 
ington correspondent  was  heard  from — Nancy  Vaughn 
Kelly,  Audrey  Lahman  Rosselot,  McCall  Henderson 
Revercomb,  Liz  Barbour  McCrea,  Kax  Berlhier 
McKelway,  Pam  Terry  Sloutenburgh,  Ginny  Wurzbach 
Vardy — what's  going  on  in  your  lives?  Patty  Traugott 
Rouse's  famous  urban  developer  husband  Jim  died  April 
'96  but  Patty  keeps  up  her  spirits  by  trying  to  carry  out 
his  visions  in  working  with  the  Enterprise  Foundation 
in  Columbia,  MD  and  visiting  children.  From  NJ  comes 
a  letter  in  bold  face  type  (thanks!)  from  Evvy  Sharp  Vidal 
who  reports  on  a  unique  experience  at  Thanksgiving. 
Her  daughter  Vickie  (SBC  '85)  married  David  Blum  on 
a  cruise  where  45  guests  joined  them  for  pre  and  post 
wedding  festivities  with  the  formal  ceremony  at  St.  Paul's 
Episcopal  Church  in  Key  West;  then  back  to  the  "Royal 
Majesty"  while  the  newly  weds  flew  off  to  Bora  Bora. 
Evvy  speaks  French  almost  daily  in  her  position  of  Ad- 
vertising and  PR  Mati^ger  for  Durand  International  in 
Millville,  NJ.      i^jgl 

From  the  Carolinas-Connie  Conover  has  toured 
Istanbul,  Athens,  Crete,  Rhodes  and  satisfies  her  "insa- 
tiable appetite  tor  drama"  by  going  to  NY  and  London 
once  or  twice  a  year.  She  is  a  decent  at  the  Ackland 
Museum  and  a  good  grandmother  to  5.  Also  based  in 
Chapel  Hill,  Vickie  Brock  Badrow  spends  spring  in  the 
Keys  and  summer  in  Michigan.  The  Badrows  celebrated 
their  45th  anniversary  with  a  full  family  trip  to  the  is- 
land of  Kauai.  Vickie  has  a  second  GREAT  grandchild! 
Martha  Frye  Nye  lost  her  husband  Bill  to  leukemia  in 
Nov.  '96  but  she  says  their  children  live  nearby  and 
look  after  her  and  encourage  her  to  "go  on  with  her 
life."  Westray  Boyce  Nicholas  from  John's  Island,  SC 
seems  always  to  be  packing  her  bags  for  California  trips- 
this  time  for  son  Stacy's  wedding  in  May.  Liz  Hooks 
Richards  and  Bill  love  their  life  in  Key  Largo,  FL  where 
she  does  fund  raising  for  the  Children's  Foundation  and 
participates  in  the  local  Arts  League.  Ann  Orr  Savage 
should  work  for  the  Chamber  of  Commerce  of  Shell  Point 
Village  near  Sanibel;  they  also  spend  5  months  of  sum- 
mer in  Vermont  and  some  family  time  in  NJ  atChnstmas. 
Martha  Sue  Skinner  Logan  from  Tampa  enjoyed  watch- 
ing her  grandchildren  see  their  first  snow  and  learn  to 
ski  in  Colorado.  I  enjoyed  seeing  Martha  Sue  on  a  Spring 
garden  tour  to  my  next  door  neighbor's  garden,  leanne 
Morrell  Carlington's  sister  died  this  past  fall  so  leanne 
has  not  been  far  from  her  Savannah  home  but  there  is  a 
big  trip  to  Russia  planned  this  summer.  Mary  Barrett 
Robertson  came  from  Augusta  to  surprise  Jeanne  on  her 
70th.  Mary's  card  speaks  of  a  stressful  year,  but  prom- 
ises to  be  upbeat  in  '97  as  her  family  goes  together  to 
St.  Barts  for  vacation.  Suzanne  Hardy  Benson's  two 
daughters  continue  to  be  involved  in  the  dance  theater 
of  Augusta  with  Zanne  Bolton  in  full  charge  of  the  Au- 
gusta Ballet  Co.,  staging  The  Nutcracker  for  SRO 
performances  this  fall  and  planning  a  jazz  performance 
with  Wynton  Marsalis  this  spring.  Bon  Beaufort  danced 
the  role  of  Carmen  in  a  new  ballet  with  much  style  and 
excitement.  Cameron  Benson's  tutoring  work  with 
troubled  youth  gives  him  much  satisfaction.  Suzy  has 
had  some  health  problems  this  winter  which  have 


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slowed  her  down.  Felicia  |ackson  Burns  and  lohn  at- 
tended the  Carmen  ballet  and  Felicia  reported  their 
daughter  Betsy  and  husband  Tim  have  added  another 
son  to  their  tnplet  boys  who  are  now  4,  Nita  IVIinchew 
Robinson  sends  word  her  son  Philip  Faulk  will  be  mar- 
ried in  the  spring.  Ann  Ryland  Ricks  Griffin's  husband 
)ohn  died  in  Atlanta  in  late  lanuary  '97.  Peggy  Sheffield 
Martin,  Martha  Davis  Barnes  and  I  attended  the  me- 
morial service  at  Emory's  Methodist  Church  where  John's 
distinguished  career  as  a  professor,  labor  arbitrator, 
founding  member  of  the  Southern  Regional  Council, 
and  director  of  the  Southern  Education  Foundation  was 
noted  with  praise.  Peggy  and  Tom  were  having  75  for  a 
fund  raising  kickoff  dinner  that  evening  for  the  Atlanta 
Botanical  Garden  so  we  had  only  a  quick  visit.  The 
Martins  have  all  their  grands  living  in  Atlanta.  Martha 
Davis  Barnes,  indefatigable  traveler,  is  now  going  to 
Steamboat  Springs  CO  instead  of  NH  since  daughter 
Sarah  has  moved  there.  One  son  is  in  Atlanta  and  an- 
other in  Birmingham  and  they  will  all  gather  in  Jackson 
Hole  in  |uly.  Columbus,  GA  friends  T.  Snider  Martin 
and  Sally  Davis  Spencer  had  a  super  time  together  in 
Sally's  place  in  France  near  Limoges  last  September. 
From  Nashville  Ann  Rowland  Tuck  travels  overseas  ev- 
ery other  year  with  her  church  choir,  going  to  England 
for  nine  concerts  in  |une.  Last  fall  four  weeks  in  Great 
Britain  gave  the  Tucks  time  to  study  Welsh  music,  early 
church  history,  and  art  museums. 

Diane  King  Nelson,  reporting  from  FHomer,  LA,  has 
already  visited  daughter  Felicia  in  Jakarta  several  times, 
and  this  May  will  spend  a  month  in  Singapore  awaiting 
the  birth  of  Felicia's  third  child.  Eve  Godchaux  Hirsch 
brings  honor  to  our  class  by  serving  on  the  Louisiana 
State  Advisory  Council  for  the  Arts.  The  fabulous  Faberge 
collection  is  a  special  event.  In  our  Class  Notes  in  1989 
Rosemary  Gugert  Kennedy's  book  "Bach  to  Rock"  about 
famous  composers  was  mentioned,  and  now  it  is  in  its 
eleventh  printing  of  5000  copies,  with  Videos,  national 
TV  coverage,  NPR  all  in  the  works.  Rosemary  gives  talks 
around  the  country  and  the  book  is  widely  used  for 
teaching  autistic  children.  Meanwhile  we  send  our 
thoughts  and  prayers  as  her  daughter  Wendy  goes 
through  chemotherapy  treatments.  From  Huntsville 
Twink  Elliott  Sockwell  and  Warren  have  made  another 
trip  to  Switzerland,  northern  Italy  and  the  Rhone  Val- 
ley. Then  they  have  been  to  The  Homestead  and  to 
Branscom,  MO.  Phil  Thorpe  Miller  has  children  spread 
from  Little  Rock  to  Denver  and  Texas-all  "married  and 
gainfully  eniployed-with  4  grands."  She  writes  that 
Nancy  Moses  Eubanks'  husband  Bill  died  summer  of 
'96  but  she  does  have  two  children  there  in  Little  Rock. 
From  Houston  Anne  Harris  Bellows  has  two  offspring- 
one  a  daughter  in  Austin  and  a  son  who  is  an 
anesthesiologist  in  San  Francisco  with  no  grandchildren 
yet.  From  Wichita  Falls,  TX  Helen  McKemie  Riddle  re- 
ports the  death  of  her  husband  of  48  years  in  |une  '96. 
Their  children  live  in  Nashville,  Houston  and  Dallas 
and  are  a  great  help  keeping  her  focused  and  ongoing 
with  her  life. 

Martha  Garrison  Anness  and  Charles  divide  their 
time  between  Cincinnati  and  Naples,  FL  with  wonder- 
ful trips  to  London  and  Dublin  to  see  plays  and  then  a 
week  extra  for  Charles  to  check  out  the  golf  courses.  Jo 
Neal  Peregrine  paints  a  beautiful  word  picture  of 
winter's  beauty  in  Frankfort,  Ml  where  she  still  works  a 


full  day  in  junior  and  senior  high  school  with  240  young 
people  as  their  "At  Risk"  coordinator.  Moore  volunteers 
at  nearby  national  park.  Sleeping  Bear.  One  of  their  chil- 
dren lives  nearby  with  a  new  baby  girl  to  spoil.  Ruthie 
Faulkner  Howe  is  waiting  for  an  arthritic  hip  to  improve 
before  she  takes  another  walking  tour  of  the  Cotswolds, 
but  she  did  have  a  two  week  Elderhostel  trip  to  "Trea- 
sures of  the  Galleries"  in  London.  Her  three  children 
surprised  her  with  a  delightful  English  high  tea  in 
Longmont,  CO  to  celebrate  her  70th  in  deference  to 
her  "Anglophile  proclivity"!  A  phone  chat  with  Ann 
Porter  Mullen  in  Kansas  City  MO  told  of  her  husband's 
serious  illness  and  we  pray  there  is  improvement.  We 
hear  from  two  California  classmates —  Dolly  Antrim 
McKenna  and  jane  Miller  Wright.  Dolly's  daughter 
Claudia  "Dolly"  Powers  won  her  3rd  term  in  the  Con- 
necticut Assembly,  jane  Miller  Wright  and  Howard  were 
headed  to  Antarctica  as  this  letter  was  written-we  pre- 
sume they  were  not  in  their  sailing  vessel. 

At  last  all  correspondence  and  hearsay  has  been 
noted  and  it's  time  to  see  if  it  fits  into  1 500  words.  It  is 
also  time  for  me  to  thank  each  of  you  who  wrote  your 
beautifully  expressed  condolences  on  the  death  of  our 
daughter-in-law.  What  a  bond  of  love  and  understand- 
ing links  us  together  through  all  the  years.  Also  I  must 
take  issue  with  Pottsie's  suggestion  of  not  inviting 
spouses  to  next  year's  reunion — my  David  enjoyed  see- 
ing my  beloved  college  and  meeting  interesting  friends 
and  their  husbands. ..and  getting  to  know  faces  that  fit 
such  names  as  "POTTSIE,  T,  MEON,  RICICIE,  TWINK, 
SCOF,  SKIPPER,  AND  INDIE!"  See  you  next  )une. 
Maddin  Lupton  McCallie 

/0<dO  President:  Fritzie  Duncombe 
/  V  I  v^  Millard,  Co-Secretaries;  Kitty 
Hart  Belew,  Betty  Wellford 
Bennett,  Fund  Agent:  Mary  Fran 
Brown  Ballard 
We  are  distressed  to  report  the  death  of  our  classmate, 
Ann  Lane  Hereford  on  April  19, 1997,  inChadottesville, 
VA.  As  we  enter  our  seventh  decade,  we  continue  to 
travel,  enjoy  our  grandchildren,  and  stay  busy  with  many 
pursuits.  Preston  Hodges  Hill  and  Katie  Cox  Reynolds 
and  spouses  enjoyed  an  Elderhostel  in  Costa  Rica  1/97. 
Preston  and  Gene  will  attend  his  50th  reunion  at 
Princeton  in  June  and  then  go  to  Charleston,  SC  to  visit 
Rutledgc  and  Mary  Lewis  Stevens  Webb.  Stevie,  Alice 
Trout  Hagan,  Patsy  Davin  Robinson  and  Bunny  Barnett 
Brown  met  at  Bunny  and  Walter  Brown's  condo  on 
lohn's  Island,  FL  2/97.  While  there  they  called  Libby 
Truehart  Harris  in  Richmond.  Libby  and  Hiter  have  re- 
cently moved  to  the  condo  next  door  in  Westhani  Green. 
When  Alice  made  one  of  her  frequent  trips  to  Richmond 
4/97,  she  along  with  Betty  Wellford  Bennett,  Kitty  Hart 
Belew,  Marie  Musgrove  McCrone  and  Caroline  Casey 
McGehee  met  at  Libby's  for  a  most  delightful  visit.  Libby 
told  us  that  Ann  Bush  Train  often  visits  Charlottesville 
to  see  her  son  and  grandchildren  and  gets  in  touch  with 
Ann  Fiery  Bryan  while  there.  Ann  and  Dick  Bryan  are 
blessed  with  having  their  daughter  and  three  grand- 
daughters living  nearby.  Their  son's  daughter  will  be 
attending  the  University  of  Richmond  next  Fall  so  we 
expect  Ann  and  Dick  will  be  in  Richmond  more.  Bunny 
and  Walter  Brown  still  visit  Arizona  twice  a  year  and 


see  Yorke  and  Ann  Henderson  Bannard.  In  the  summer 
of  1997  they  will  head  to  the  Maritime  Provinces  of 
Canada  and  hope  to  get  a  glimpse  of  Bertie  Pew  Baker 
in  Nova  Scotia.  Margaret  Towers  Talman  had  a  grand 
trip  to  Scotland  in  the  summer  of  1 996.  Ruthie  Garrett 
Preucel  and  her  daughter  are  taking  a  grand  trip  4/97, 
beginning  in  London,  then  on  to  Cairo,  Luxor,  Istanbul, 
and  Prague.  Ellen  Ramsay  Clark  and  husband,  Ken  went 
to  France  5/97.  They  toured  Normandy,  the  Loire  Val- 
ley, and  ended  in  Paris.  The  Clarks  have  a  new  condo 
on  a  golf  course,  so  much  time  is  spent  golfing  when 
not  with  grandchildren.  When  Carter  Vandeventer 
Slatery  and  her  husband  visited  Memphis  in  1996  they 
saw  the  Clarks.  The  Slatery's  have  seven  grandchildren, 
5  months  to  16  years  old  (5  boys  and  2  girls).  Polly 
Plummer  Mackie  went  to  Mexico  2/97.  Polly  frequently 
trots  between  her  pad  in  New  York  City  and  her  home 
in  Philadelphia.  Caroline  Casey  McGehee  visited  Peru 
11/96  and  toured  Machu  Picchu.  In  2/97,  she  and  her 
family  sailed  on  the  "Star  Clipper"  among  the  islands  of 
the  West  Indies.  She  then  made  a  quick  trip  to  Sweet 
Briar  for  the  lecture  by  Dr.  Gary  Vikan  and  the  exhibi- 
tion of  "Medieval  Matters."  In  6/97,  Caroline  will  go  to 
Cambridge,  England  and  end  the  year  by  going  on  the 
Sweet  Briar  trip  to  Turkey.  In  5/97,  Marie  Musgrove 
McCrone  plans  a  family  reunion  -  16  in  all  -  to  Gulf 
Shores,  Alabama.  Marie,  Caroline  and  Ann  Eustis 
Weimer  had  lunch  together  at  the  fabulous  Faberge 
exhibit  when  it  was  at  the  Virginia  Museum  in  the  Fall 
of  1996.  Ann  then  took  a  fall  and  broke  her  ankle.  She 
is  recovering  nicely.  Jean  Taylor  took  Ann  and  the  new 
president,  Betsy  Muhlenfeld  to  dinner  at  the  Cosmos 
Club  in  Washington.  Judy  Easley  Mak  continues  to  sell 
real  estate  in  Washington,  only  with  a  new  company, 
Pardoe.  She  and  Dayton  had  some  time  down  South  in 
Sanibel,  FL  and  in  Sea  Island,  GA  2/97.  Judy  Baldwin 
Waxter,  in  Baltimore,  stays  busy  with  politics,  church, 
children  and  grandchildren,  vegetable  gardening, 
friends,  and  at  the  bottom  of  the  list,  housekeeping.  Katie 
Cox  Reynolds  is  enjoying  singing  in  a  12-woman 
acapella  group  in  West  Hartford,  the  precursor  to  this 
being  her  involvement  in  the  SB  Sweet  Tones.  Vidmer 
Megginson  Downing  spent  18  days  in  10/96,  in  Israel 
and  Jordan  with  her  son,  Frank.  Then  3/97  she  visited 
Amsterdam.  Lizzy  Hancock  Fritzsche  and  her  husband 
have  retired  to  Amelia  Island,  FL  after  years  in  the  cold 
North.  They  are  restoring  one  of  the  old  Victorian  houses 
there.  Kay  Veasey  Goodwin  and  her  husband  have  vis- 
ited the  Fritzches  when  in  the  South.  When  the  Fritzches 
get  the  travel  bug,  they  go  on  Elderhostels  and 
Smithsonian  tours.  Fritzie  Duncombe  Millard  came 
back  to  Sweet  Briar  for  the  1997  Alumnae  Council  meet- 
ing. She  reenacted  her  undergraduate  days  and  taught 
some  old  songs  to  the  Aint's  and  Asses  and  the  Chung 
Mungs.  Mary  Fran  Ballard  Brown  was  also  there  and 
lean  Taylor  put  in  a  quick  appearance.  Mary  Fran  re- 
ports that  Marilyn  Hopkins  Bamborough  and  her 
husband  have  moved  to  a  retirement  apartment  for  the 
winter  months,  but  return  to  their  cottage  at  Castle  Rock 
■on  Lake  Michigan  for  the  summer.  Pat  Brown  Boyer 
and  Jean  spent  some  time  in  Europe  last  year.  Betty 
Wellford  Bennett,  Kitty  Hart  Belew,  Caroline  Casey 
McGehee,  and  Bunny  Brown  and  Walter  were  delighted 
to  see  Wes  and  Joan  McCarthy  Whiteman  at  the  Board 
of  Directors  meeting  in  Williamsburg,  where  we  met 


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the  new  President,  Betsy  Muhlenteld,  and  all  were  most 
impressed  with  her.  Rosie  Holmes  Wilkinson  continues 
to  practice  medicine  at  The  Institute  lor  the  Achieve- 
ment of  Human  Potential  m  Philadelphia.  She  works 
with  brain-injured  children.  Rosie  enjoys  her  five  beau- 
tiful grandchildren.  Rosie  also  reported  that  her  sister, 
)osie  Holmes,  continues  to  work  and  live  on  Cape  Cod. 
The  newspaper  in  Lancaster,  PA,  The  New  Era,  hon- 
ored Sally  Melcher  Jarvis  by  presenting  her  with  a  fresh 
red  rose  "for  her  service  to  Lancastrians  in  a  number  of 
capacities  over  the  years."  Mentioned  in  particular  were 
her  work  as  assistant  director  of  the  natural  history  mu- 
seum, the  North  Museum,  and  her  invention  of 
"rambles"  -  nature  walks  and  tours  sponsored  by  the 
museum.  The  newspaper  noted  that  today  Sally  is  a  free- 
lance writer  and  a  board  member  of  the  Demuth 
Foundation. 

Please  help  Mary  Fran  by  giving  to  the  Alumnae 
Fund  and  keeping  our  percentage  of  givers  high. 


1952 


President:  Sue  Judd  Silcox, 
Secretary:  LeOa  Booth  Morris, 
Fund  Agent:  Anne  Hoagland  Kelsey 
As  the  class  of  1952  had  its  45th  reunion  in  May  our 
lengthy  class  column  was  mailed  to  each  member  of 
our  class  in  the  spring  to  encourage  class  participation 
for  Reunion.  Thanks  to  the  work  of  Grace  Wallace 
Brown  a  folk  art  painting  of  Sweet  Briar  House  done  by 
artist  Regi  Klein  was  raffled  off  during  Reunion  Week- 
end. Postcards  and  note  cards  have  been  made  from 
the  original  painting  and  they  are  available  through  the 
SBC  Book  Store.  This  is  an  on-going  project  and  profit 
from  these  sales  will  be  returned  to  the  Alumnae  Fund 
as  a  gift  from  our  class.  We  hope  all  alumnae  will  sup- 
port this  project. 

Here  is  our  class  column  again  so  that  other  classes 
can  read  it  too.  Seven  of  us  attended  the  1 0/96  Alum- 
nae Council  meeting  and  enthusiasm  was  high  in  making 
plans  for  our  45th  reunion.  Sue  Judd  Silcox,  Anne 
Hoagland  Kelsey,  Grace  Wallace  Brown,  Ritchie 
Roseberry  Tolleson,  Suzanne  Bassewitz  Mentzinger, 
Laura  Radford  Goley  and  I  all  met  with  Mitch  Moore, 
the  dynamic  Vice-President  for  Development  and  Col- 
lege Relations  and  he  guided  us  through  a  most 
rewarding  Reunion  '97  workshop.  We  were  all  charmed 
with  the  warmth  of  our  new  president,  Betsy  Muhlenteld, 
and  she  is  looking  forward  to  meeting  our  group  at  her 
first  SBC  Reunion  Weekend.  Her  husband  Dr.  Laurin 
Wollan,  was  her  co-host  as  we  toured  Sweet  Briar  House. 
At  the  Council  luncheon  Grace  Wallace  Brown  unveiled 
the  folk-art  painting  by  Regi  Klein  of  Sweet  Briar  House. 
You  will  recognize  some  of  our  classmates  and  teach- 
ers strolling  on  the  lawn! 

Last  Aug.  Anne  Hoagland  Kelsey  and  Jackie  Razook 
Chamandy  gave  a  reunion  year  kick-off  by  hostessing  a 
luncheon  at  Riverside  CT  which  was  attended  by  Trudy 
Kelly  Morron,  Peggy  Moore  Ripley,  Gingie  Sheaff  Liddel, 
Katie  Babcock  Mountcastle,  and  Grace  Wallace  Brown. 
Many  had  not  seen  each  other  since  Sweet  Briar  days. 
In  fact  Trudy  asked  "Whatever  happened  to  Peggy 
Moore?"  and  she  did  not  realize  that  Peggy  Ripley  was 
one  and  the  samel  What  fun  they  had  catching  up. 

In  mid-Aug.  )oanne  Holbrook  Ration  and  George 
hosted  a  picnic  for  SBC  alumnae  at  Green  Meadows 


Farm,  MA  and  she  especially  invited  all  members  of 
'52  for  a  "reunion  countdown"  weekend.  In  attendance 
were  Sue  Bassewitz  Mentzinger  and  husband  Bob  and 
Sue  ludd  Silcox  and  husband  lack.  The  Mentzingers 
were  preparing  to  move  from  New  York  to  Charlottesville 
VA  shortly  thereafter.  On  the  eve  of  the  event  a  huge 
bouquet  of  roses  arrived  from  Pauline  Wells  Bolton  and 
husband  Prestone  who  live  in  TX.  After  callmg  Pauline 
the  three  of  them  called  Marty  Legg  Katz  who  had  hoped 
to  be  with  them  but  was  still  mending  from  radiation 
treatments  and  was  receiving  visits  from  children  and 
grandchildren,  loanne  received  many  notes  from  class- 
mates who  could  not  attend  due  to  travels,  babysitting, 
family  reunions,  etc.  but  all  expressed  a  desire  to  attend 
our  45th  reunion. 

jean  Caldwell  Marchant  had  a  whirlwind  of  trips 
from  their  home  in  Honolulu  but  she  is  working  on  get- 
ting to  reunion.  She  is  still  very  busy  with  horse  shows 
and  she  has  two  big  volunteer  interests  -  the  Hawaii 
Nature  Center  (an  environmental  education  center  for 
children)  plus  the  Humane  Society.  Joan  Stewart  Rank 
and  Bill  are  working  on  a  house  swap  between  their 
home  in  Hawaii  and  Williamsburg  VA  and  she  hopes 
the  timing  is  right  so  that  she  can  attend  reunion.  Pat 
Beach  Thompson  and  Calvin  had  a  trip  to  Thailand, 
Malaysia  and  Nepal  in  Aug.  Pat  trekked  on  to  the  For- 
bidden city  of  Mustang,  leaving  Calvin  in  Chiang  Rai 
with  a  broken  leg!  Pat  is  doing  background  music  de- 
sign for  plays  and  acting  in  some  of  them.  Exotic  and 
wonderful  trips  seem  to  be  the  norm  at  our  age.  Anne 
Hoagland  Kelsey  and  lack  are  going  to  the  Ancient  King- 
doms of  Southeast  Asia  (Vietnam,  Cambodia,  and 
Thailand)  with  layovers  in  Hong  Kong  this  Feb.  Between 
the  two  of  them  they  have  six  grandchildren.  Anne  still 
has  her  home  in  Cape  Cod  where  they  summer.  It's  Vero 
Beach  FL  in  the  winter.  Trudy  Kelly  Morron  traveled  to 
Sri  Lanka  in  Feb.  and  England  and  Scotland  in  July.  Three 
daughters  and  families  are  flourishing.  And  Jane  Ramsey 
Olmsted  traveled  to  Morocco  last  summer  and  painted 
a  few  watercolors  there.  She  works  at  the  Sulgrave  Club 
in  D.C.  planning  weddings  and  parties.  First  grandchild 
arrived  in  Nov.  Benita  Phinizy  |ohnson  and  Tommy  flew 
around  the  world  last  winter  plus  a  trip  to  Holland  and 
Israel.  Celebrated  their  45th  anniversary  in  St.  George's 
Cathedral,  Jerusalem.  On  the  opening  day  of  the  Olym- 
pics in  Atlanta  Tommy  had  emergency  bi-pass  surgery. 
O.K.  now.  They  have  several  trips  planned  for  this  spring 
so  cannot  be  at  reunion.  Pat  Layne  Winks  still  works 
full-time  but  has  terrific  vacations.  Spent  two  weeks  in 
Italy  revisiting  Milan,  Venice  and  Florence  for  the  first 
time  in  30  years.  Will  try  to  make  reunion. 

Mary  John  Ford  Gilchrist  keeps  busy  with  Real  Es- 
tate, tennis,  bridge,  etc.  She  had  a  small  h.s.  reunion 
party  at  her  home  and  both  Polly  Plumb  and  Susan 
Hobson  McCord  were  there.  All  plan  on  coming  back 
in  May.  She  had  lunch  in  Roanoke  with  Mary  Lou 
Kimball  Temple,  Sally  Fishburne  and  Brookey  Morris 
ParrotI  and  they  and  Frances  Street  Smith  all  hope  to 
return.  Frances  and  Gordon  adventured  to  the  Galapagos 
Islands  this  year  plus  other  travels  including  a  trip  down 
the  Rhine  and  Danube  through  69  locks,  Mary  Bailey 
Izard  and  Jack  had  a  visit  with  Millie  O'Neal  Palmer  in 
England  when  they  were  there  for  a  shoot.  Kitchie 
Roseberry  Tolleson  says  she  is  enjoying  the  "perks  of 
old  age".  They  spend  winter  in  Gulf  Stream  FL,  summer 


in  Harbor  Springs  Ml,  and  the  seasons  in-between  in 
Charlottesville.  Her  youngest  son  just  remarried.  She's 
got  all  kinds  of  SBC  connections  and  they  love  her! 

Marty  Legg  Katz  has  her  daughter,  her  two  year  old, 
and  the  nanny  from  Brazil  living  with  her  awaiting  the 
birth  of  a  new  baby.  Marly  has  a  local  show  of  her  sculp- 
ture in  March.  Harriet  Thayer  Elder  visited  with  Marty 
and  Bill  in  Oct.  and  she  says  that  Marty's  sculptures  are 
exquisite.  Mary  Lois  Miller  Carroll  and  her  husband 
spent  a  night  with  the  Rations  in  the  fall  and  then  Mary 
Lois  called  Marty  and  got  caught  up  on  the  last  20  years. 
She's  hoping  to  beat  reunion.  The  Carrol  Is  have  retired 
in  New  Port  Richey  FL.  Sandra  Zelie  Mulinos  spent  last 
year  on  a  sailboat!  This  year  she  is  taking  physics  and 
computer  courses  and  staying  home  in  NH.  She  has  a 
granddaughter  named  Zelie.  Nela  Zinsser  works  part 
time  in  the  chaplain's  office  at  SBC.  She  plans  on  mov- 
ing back  to  New  England,  her  home  country,  eventually 
but  will  still  be  at  Poplar  Grove  this  spring  and  looks 
forward  to  seeing  classmates. 

Nancy  Laemmel  Hartmann  graduated  a  year  ago 
with  an  MA  in  Counseling  and  has  joined  a  group  men- 
tal health  practice  as  a  private  counselor.  Only  took  six 
decades  to  get  there!  She  and  Bruce  bought  a  31  ft. 
sailboat  and  keep  it  at  Pamlico  Sound  NC  where  they 
cruise  the  Outer  Banks  area.  Bruce  is  Professor  of  Eco- 
nomics and  Business  at  TN  State  Univ.  Pal  Rupperl 
Flanders'  husband  died  in  Dec.  '95  and  had  been  rec- 
tor of  the  Episcopal  Church  of  the  Advent  in  Medford 
MA  for  26  years.  Two  months  later  Pat  was  terminated 
from  her  job  and  shortly  thereafter  moved  to  Edgertown 
on  Martha's  Vinyard.  It's  been  a  year  of  adjustment.  She 
looks  forward  to  returning  to  SBC  this  spring.  Keir  Henley 
Donaldson  also  suffered  the  loss  of  her  husband  this 
past  year. 

Nancy  Hamel  Clark  recently  visited  with  Eulalie 
McFall  Fenhagen  and  |im  when  he  was  the  guest 
preacher  in  Linville  NC.  She  also  visited  with  Carma 
Lindsay  Burton  who  summers  near  Linville.  Reunion 
was  the  top  topic,  Nancy  is  planning  on  a  trip  to  Turkey 
in  March.  She  and  daughter  Ann  took  a  trip  across  NC 
from  Manteo  to  Murphy  when  Ann  was  participating  in 
Leadership  NC.  Nancy  had  a  long  letter  from  Janet  Gra- 
ham Scott  from  Australia.  Carma  Lindsey  Burton  has 
sold  Burton  Lines  which  means  she  is  out  of  work!  She 
enjoys  her  9  grandchildren  and  travels  each  year  -  a 
trip  to  China  this  March.  Her  main  hobby  is  painting 
and  attempting  golf  Jane  Matlas  Christian  visited  Aus- 
tralia/New Zealand,  hopes  to  do  more  traveling,  and 
hopes  to  be  at  reunion. 

Another  traveling  couple  were  Donna  Robinson 

Cart  and  Walter  who  had  three  cruises  on  the  "Crystal 
Harmony"  and  they  also  went  on  a  Safari  to  Kenya  last 
winter  and  to  the  Canadian  Rockies  in  the  fall.  Casey 
Black  Underwood  is  seriously  considering  flying  back 
East  for  reunion.  Her  brother  lives  in  Potomac  MD  so 
she  would  visit  him  first.  She  and  her  husband  retired  to 
Arroyo  Grande,  CA  4  years  ago.  She  enjoys  tennis, 
bridge,  church  activities  plus  baby-sitting  and  she  re- 
ally would  like  to  renew  old  friendships. 

Joanne  Holbrook  Patton  and  George  had  a  lively 
summer  with  their  farm-stand  operations  at  Green  Mead- 
ows Farm.  They  opened  on  Mother's  Day  with  a  brunch 
and  later  held  summertime  pick  your-own  plus  hayride 


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events.  They  attended  George's  50th  reunion  at  West 
Point  and  then  joined  a  USMA  alumni  cruise  on  the 
Danube  ending  in  Passau  Germany  where  they  were 
given  a  whirlwind  lour  by  their  son-in-law's  parents  and 
they  had  a  reunion  with  their  daughter  and  her  hus- 
band. Helen  is  still  Theater  Directing  and  expects  a  baby 
in  lune  -  a  typical  two  career  family  I  received  the  happy 
news  that  Sally  Fishburne  Fulton  married  in  Oct.  The 
lucky  groom  is  from  Roanoke  -  Dr.  Charles  (Buck) 
Crockett  -  and  they  are  livmg  in  her  home. 

Grace  Wallace  Brown  has  been  hard  at  work  on 
our  moneymaking  project  but  was  able  to  take  time  out 
for  her  youngest  son's  wedding  in  Dallas  and  a  trip  with 
friends  to  Ireland.  Look  for  more  information  in  the  alum- 
nae magazine  about  the  sale  of  the  cards  and  notes. 
Sue  Judd  Silcox  and  Jack  are  building  a  new  "smaller" 
house  next  door  to  where  they  now  live.  All  of  us  are 
especially  pleased  that  we  do  not  have  to  come  up  with 
a  skit  for  this  reunion.  Those  of  us  at  Alumnae  Council 
felt  that  we  would  like  to  stress  percent  class  participa- 
tion for  our  class  gift  to  the  college.  Anne  Hoagland 
Kelsey  and  Mary  Bailey  Izard  are  hard  at  work  on  this. 
Please  send  a  contribution  no  matter  how  small  (but  a 
large  one  would  be  great!)  to  the  Reunion  Giving  Alum- 
nae Fund.  In  Oct.  Laura  Radford  Goley  hosted  a  dinner 
for  the  Lynchburg  SBC  Alumnae  Club  in  honor  of  our 
lovely  and  gracious  new  president.  Marge  Levine 
Abrams  is  still  working  as  a  paralegal  in  Miami  FL. 
Husband  Len  is  in  Real  Estate  Management.  They  are 
glad  they  moved  south  26  years  ago  as  many  of  their 
NY  friends  are  now  doing.  The  constant  sunshine  has 
kept  them  healthy.  Cynthia  Balch  Barns  keeps  busy  as 
a  part  time  receptionist  in  a  lawyer's  office  plus 
docenting  at  the  museum,  working  for  hospice  and  tu- 
toring inner  city  schoolchildren.  All  seven  children  are 
fine  tho'  marriages  come  and  go!  Gail  Hall  Swearingen 
is  sorry  to  miss  reunion  as  they  will  be  moving  to  a  new 
home  May/june  after  months  of  redoing.  They  have  lived 
in  the  same  house  for  36  years  and  their  entire  family 
came  to  celebrate  their  final  Christmas  in  this  house. 

I  had  several  cards  with  sad  news.  Gabrielle  Maupin 
Blelenstein  sent  news  that  her  twin  sister  Bunny  died 
suddenly  of  a  virus  infection  during  Christmas  holidays 
'96  when  they  were  all  together  at  the  family  home  in 
VA.  Gabrielle  and  Hans  still  have  an  apt.  in  NYC  He 
has  retired  from  his  Chair  at  Columbia  U.  A  note  from 
the  alumnae  office  reported  the  death  of  Jo  Blerhaus 
Barrow  in  Oct  '96. 1  received  a  letter  from  the  daughter 
of  Holly  Hillas  Hammonds  telling  me  that  her  mother 
passed  away  in  Sept.  '96  after  a  blessedly  brief  battle 
with  ALS.  She  sent  a  lovely  remembrance  letter  of  her 
mom  which  I  shall  include  in  our  scrapbook.  Our  sym- 
pathy goes  to  all  the  families  of  these  class  members 
and  their  names  will  be  read  at  the  Alumnae  Memorial 
Service  during  Reunion. 

I  have  not  included  lots  of  info  about  your  children 
and  grandchildren  due  to  limited  space.  You  will  re- 
ceive a  class  questionaire  which  will  be  used  in 
compiling  a  scrapbook  -  so  tell  us  again!  Husbands  are 
cordially  invited  to  reunion.  Jim  and  I  will  both  be  there. 
He  has  been  with  me  for  the  last  two  and  he  was  un- 
done that  I  would  not  take  him  to  Alumnae  Council! 
See  you  at  the  reunion. 


ICiCZQ     President:  Liz  Gibson  Broolcs, 
/\/ V/O     Secretary:  KatUeen  (Katzy)  Bailey 

Nager,  Fund  Agent:  Anne 

Elliott  Caskie 
New  space  restraints  make  it  impossible  for  me  to  give 
everybody  their  due.  Thanks  to  my  great  newshounds 
and  all  of  you  my  cup  runneth  over  with  news.  Will  try 
a  new  format  and  hope  to  get  most  of  it  in. 

Travels  -  Dickie  Wellborn  Hopper  and  Dave  to 
coastal  Alaska,  the  CA  parks  and  Italy  Mary  Kimball 
Grier  and  Bos  to  Grand  Cayman  and  to  FL,  cruising  the 
Intercoastal  Waterway  where  Eleanor  Johnson  Ashby 
and  Garnett  joined  them  for  dinner  aboard  the  'Nan- 
tucket Clipper'.  Mary  Stagg  Hamblett  and  Kent  to 
Hawaii  and  Ft.  Myers.  Liz  Gibson  Brooks  went  to  Paris 
for  her  65th  and  golfing  in  Ireland.  Anne  Joyce  Wyman 
and  Joseph  celebrated  their  30th  and  65ths  in  Tahiti  and 
visited  their  daughter  Anneke  who  works  for  Morgan 
Stanley  in  London.  Betty  Moore  Baker  and  a  friend  of 
Sue  Goodridge  O'Connell's  took  an  American  Museum 
of  Natural  History  trip  to  Costa  Rica  where  they  found 
many  birds,  whales  and  nice  folks.  Ann  King  Dietrich 
and  Beau  were  fascinated  by  the  terra  cotta  army  and  a 
cruise  down  the  Yangtze  in  China.  They  also  toured  the 
parks  of  WY. 

Kirk  Tucker  Clarkson  and  Jack  enjoyed  a  week  at 
Greenbrier,  WV  with  all  their  family.  A  trip  to  France 
will  have  them  visit  Kirk's  Junior  Year  in  France  families 
plus  hiking  and  biking  in  Provence.  Green  thumbs 
Maggie  Graves  McClung  and  David  took  in  the  Phila- 
delphia Flower  Show,  and  they  are  readying  their  Smith 
Mountain  Lake  based  huge  beautiful  boat  for  sailing 
trips.  Gloria  Rawls  Askew,  who  now  lives  in  Houston, 
went  with  a  former  New  Orleans  fnend  to  New  England 
and  Montreal  and  Quebec  for  the  fall  foliage.  Dale 
Hutter  Harris  and  Ted  took  their  Lynchburg  style  hospi- 
tality and  a  large  Sweet  Briar  contingent  to  Brooklyn, 
NY  for  the  wedding  of  their  son  Tim  and  his  lovely  bride 
Margaret.  The  newlyweds  will  be  in  Tucson,  AZ  where 
he  will  do  a  five  year  orthopedic  residency  Later  Dale 
and  Ted  went  to  England  to  baby-sit  for  their  daughter. 
While  there  Ted  gave  his  first  overseas  piano  concert 
featuring  his  newly  acquired  skills  to  the  critical  acclaim 
of  grandsons  Christopher,  7  and  Stewart,  5,  Anne  Elliott 
Caskie  and  Challen  took  the  Sweet  Briar  tour  to  Italy 
and  spent  a  week  in  Florence  on  their  own.  June  Earley 
Holt  and  Tad  spent  Christmas  in  Egypt,  later  drove  to 
California  and  Mexico.  Sallie  Gayle  Beck  did  not  get  to 
Mexico  with  her  family  as  planned.  She  fell  and  broke 
her  hip,  but  will  be  doing  the  Macarena  by  reunion.  M. 
A.  Mellen  Root  (who  said  she  would  try  to  be  as  inven- 
tive with  us  as  she  is  with  the  IRS  seeing  we  have  the 
same  deadline)  and  John  fed  and  patted  huge  manatees 
in  the  Florida  Keys.  She  also  went  to  the  opening  of 
Saks  Fifth  Avenue  in  Hilton  Head  with  Jackie  Lowe 
Young. 

June  Arata  Pickett  and  Bob  will  cruise  Alaska  to 
celebrate  their  40th.  Donna  Andersen  Mullens  and 
David  visited  her  brother  who  is  charge  d'affaires  in 
Hanoi.  They  sailed  at  Ho  Lung  Bay  and  flew  to  Saigon. 
They  found  the  Vietnamese  very  sweet  and  family  ori- 
ented. Midge  Chace  Powell  and  Bill  will  hike  the  Machu 
Pichu  Trail  in  the  Andes.  They  visited  Ann  Lackey  and 
lackie  Grubbs  Crews  in  Tulsa.  Ann  (Kim)  Green  Stone 


and  John  were  in  England  for  John's  geological  work 
and  in  Denmark  to  visit  their  daughter's  in-laws.  Edie 
Norman  Wombwell  and  George  travel  to  Aspen  for  half 
the  year.  George  took  up  skiing  at  62  and  Edie's  role  is 
'former  skier,  the  result  of  being  a  klutz.' Isabel  Grayson 
Parish  and  Havner  looked  stylish  (as  always)  on  their 
Christmas  card  admiring  the  Juayuguau  Pass  at  the  west- 
ern end  of  the  Great  Wall  of  China,  one  of  their  many 
yearly  trips.  Ginger  Timmons  Ludwick  and  Dave  toured 
Hong  Kong,  Singapore,  Malaysia,  then  went  to  Dave's 
1 5th  annual  Scottish  Highland  Fling  en  route  to  Africa. 
Ginger  feels  indulged  on  their  travels  until  she  reads 
about  Isabel  and  Havner  and  then  she  feels  like  a  shut- 
in. 

Accomplishments:  Patty  Tighe  Walden  is  'storylady' 
at  her  library  in  Flemington,  N|.  Daughter  Lisa  is  in 
graduate  nursing  at  U  of  P  Son  Ben  is  associate  in  the 
American  Actuary  Society,  and  daughter  Emily  is  restor- 
ing her  father's  old  house  in  PA.  Kirsten  Johannessen 
Molstad  went  on  to  Barnard  and  Columbia  B.  School 
atter  a  year  at  Sweet  Briar.  She  and  Egil  spend  summers 
in  VT  and  winters  in  Chatham,  NJ.  Flo  Rye  Apy  is  back 
on  the  Little  Silver,  NJ  school  board,  having  decided 
not  to  run  for  re-election  after  24  years  of  service.  An- 
other member  died  and  she  was  re-eniisted.  The  board 
president  said,  "She  has  been  a  fantastic  member,  her 
experience  is  invaluable."  Flo  replied,  "I  hope  I  can 
contribute  whatever  experience  I  have  to  help  provide 
appropriate  education  within  the  restrictions  now  be- 
ing imposed  by  the  state  of  NJ."  She  got  her  refrigerator 
cleaned  and  a  little  travel  done  in  the  interim.  She  will 
retire  next  year  and  looks  forward  to  reunion.  Katty 
Turner  Mears  is  still  with  the  Chesapeake  Bay  Founda- 
tion and  her  garden  clubs.  Martha  White  Feola  retired 
from  teaching  high  school  English  and  Spanish  in 
Buckhannon,  WV.  She  also  worked  with  behavior  dis- 
ordered children,  a  very  stressful  job  where  you  get  the 
children  and  their  families  as  your  family  Now,  to  re- 
lax, she  is  on  the  school  board,  library  board  and  St. 
Joseph's  Hospital  Auxiliary.  Margaret  Long  Parker  has 
treated  Austin,  TX  to  weddings  and  parties  for  20  years 
as  president  of  Austin  Party  Service.  Betty  Boone  Lewis, 
of  Green  Valley,  NVa  suburb  of  Las  Vegas,  played  a  $1 
slot  machine  and  hit  the  jackpot  for  one  half  million 
dollars.  On  tamer  days  she  has  chaired  the  Republican 
Ball  and  volunteers  at  St.  Jude's  Ranch  for  abused  chil- 
dren and  St.  Vincent's  complex  for  the  homeless.  'Market 
with  Midge'  (Chace  Powell)  said  the  p.c.  I  received  from 
Winnetka,  IL.  I  don't  know  which  is  more  beautiful. 
Midge  or  the  homes  she  sells  so  successfully. 

Cinnie  Hudson  Toone,  one  of  my  faithful 
newsgatherers,  e-mailed  Janet  Hamilburg  Churchill 

saying,  "I  need  to  look  good  so  send  me  some  interest- 
ing news  fast."  Janet  did.  She  has  written  a  new  book, 
at  least  her  third,  on  forward  air  controllers  titled.  Hit 
My  Smoke.  She  still  flies  for  the  Coast  Guard  and  does 
real  estate  in  her  spare  time.  She  has  donated  all  of  her 
Sweet  Briar  memorabilia  to  the  library  there,  so  look  for 
it  at  reunion.  Ginger  Timmons  Ludwick's  daughter, 
Leslie,  '80  is  a  VP  of  Corporate  Marketing  for  Bank  of 
America  in  San  Francisco,  not  bad  for  one  year  on  the 
job.  From  Tessita  Wood  O'Daniel  in  San  Antonio,  "The 
first  words  I  learned  in  French  at  Sweet  Briar  were,  'Oh, 
merde.'  Now  it's  old  age,  'Aw,  merde'." 


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SB  Connections:  Ginger  and  Leslie  Ludwick  spent 
a  lovely  day  at  the  Petaluma,  CAhomeot  Burney  Parrott 
Sheeks  '55,  sister  of  our  own  Betsy.  Liz  Gibson  Brooks 
visits  Betty  Betilen  Stone  while  seeing  family  in  Dallas. 
Liz  met  with  Sallie  Wemple  Codman  in  Connecticut 
with  their  spouses  and  found  they  are  both  avid  sailors 
there,  Shirley  Rankin  Dumesnil  serves  on  a  board  with 
Edie  Norman  Wombwell's  son  in  Louisville  and  she  runs 
into  Edie  often. 

Grandchildren:  Many  too  many  to  mention  all  of 
them,  but  our  future  is  well  assured.  Not  surprisingly 
they  are  all  the  most  beautiful,  smartest  people  on  earth. 
1  certainly  hope  that  all  those  who  are  eligible  will  go  to 
Sweet  Briar,  which  excludes  all  of  ours.  However,  I  am 
not  suggesting  it  go  coed  to  accommodate  them.  I  only 
know  the  names  oftwo  of  this  year's  new  crop.  Matheus 
Borges  Nager  was  born  to  our  son  Dwight  and  his  beau- 
tiful  Brazilian  Bia  in  October,  bringing  us  to  four 
grandsons.  The  other  is  |anie  Dawson  Mudwilder's 
grandson,  Robert  Gray  Mudwilder,  born  in  December. 
We  hope  this  softened  the  blow  for  Janie  of  the  sudden 
death  of  her  only  sister  on  New  Year's  Day  We  send 
our  sympathy  to  her  and  also  to  Anne  Clark  Gildea  who 
lost  her  husband  recently.  Anne  has  three  children  and 
is  in  partnership  in  The  Dressing  Room,  which  sells 
designer  clothes  in  Charleston,  SC.  And  all  are  saddened 
by  the  death  of  Dolly  Wallace  Hartman's  delightful 
husband,  jack  in  |une  1 996.  He  practiced  medicine  al- 
most until  his  death.  Dolly's  brother  wrote  eloquently 
in  an  obituary,  "He  gave  strength  to  others  while  his 
own  was  leaving."  A  very  fitting  epitaph.  Dolly  contin- 
ues with  her  art  in  her  lovely  downtown  studio  in 
Charleston,  WV,  which  we  were  fortunate  enough  to 
tour.  She  showed  her  work  at  a  regional  show  in  Hun- 
tington this  year. 

The  volume  of  mail  I  received  indicates  there  is 
much  interest  in  the  Sweet  Briar  connection.  Obviously, 
your  time  spent  there  meant  a  lot  to  you,  be  it  brief  or 
for  the  long  pull.  The  college  is  doing  amazing  things  to 
give  today's  students  the  opportunities  we  had  times 
ten,  which  they  will  need.  It  can  only  happen  with  fi- 
nancial support  from  all  of  us,  so  do  ready  your  reunion 
gift.  And  if  you  want  all  the  news  I  could  not  fit  in,  come 
to  reunion  in  1 998  to  hear  "The  Rest  of  the  Story," 

/'^      President:  Nancie  Howe 
Entemnann,  Secretaries; 
Mereditii  Smytiie  Grider,  Macie 
Clay  Nichols,  Fund  Agent:  Janet 
Monroe  Schumann 
Greetings  from  the  past  reunion  class  of  1 956!  It  was  a 
lovely  one  and  we  exchanged  so  much  —  memories  of 
days  at  SBC,  fates  of  old  friends  and  those  not  present, 
newsof  our  families,  trips,  careers!  So  much  was  famil- 
iar —  the  spring-drenched  campus  with  charm,  dignity 
and  a  country  peace.  The  new  only  enriches  what  was 
there  when  we  were.  There  were  the  expected  week- 
end rain  showers,  but  activities  overcame  them.  The 
lasting  reality  is  that  there  is  that  place,  we  women  and 
our  minds  were  held  in  high  regard,  and  the  gift  of  lib- 
eral education  has  served  us  well  40  years  later!  We 
were  a  fortunate  group. 

Carolyn  Dickinson  Tynes  has  met  with  Mitch  Moore 
who  asked  for  assistance  with  the  landscaping  for  Byrd's 


playground  and  whether  we  would  contribute  monies 
toward  the  landscaping.  Carolyn  suggests  that  we  send 
something  towards  a  tree  by  the  playground  as  a  me- 
morial for  lulie  Jackson.  She  adds  that  Bayard  has  retired 
and  they  have  several  trips  planned  and  intend  to  add 
onto  their  Highlands  house.  Kay  Smith  Schauer  adds 
the  reunion  was  great  and  "Byrd's  yard"  is  already  in 
use.  Ann  Stevens  Allen  is  donating  a  bronze  sculpture 
of  a  young  girl  to  the  playground  that  she  did  some 
years  ago  and  exhibited  at  SB.  What  a  great  thing  to  do 
and  we  can  hardly  wait  to  see  the  finished  area.  Thank 
you  Ann.  She  writes  that  life  on  the  farm  is  most  satisfy- 
ing for  her  and  Tom  and  they  are  in  the  midst  of  adding 
wings  to  her  log  house  and  are  hoping  electricity  will 
reach  them  next  year.  Frances  Gilbert  Browne  compli- 
ments Carolyn  for  a  job  well  done  organizing  the 
reunion.  Frances  has  retired  from  her  job  at  First  Pres- 
byterian and  is  enjoying  serving  on  SB's  Alumnae  Board 
which  provides  a  good  chance  to  keep  in  touch  and 
make  trips  to  campus  twice  a  year.  "Things  are  going 
wonderfully  there.  Our  new  president  is  terrific."  They 
are  enjoying  their  first  Charlotte  grandson  born  7/96  to 
Gilbert  and  lane;  son  Paul  is  practicing  law  there  and 
they  have  long  visits  with  their  Raleigh  grandson.  From 
lane  Street  Steele  a  note  that  they  have  visited  her 
daughter  and  husband  in  England  and  while  there  joined 
a  hiking  tour  of  the  Cotswolds  for  a  week.  "It  was  a 
wonderful  experience,  visually  and  physically!"  It  was 
good  to  hear  from  Joyce  Lenz  Young  that  Hugh  is  prac- 
ticing full  time  again  after  a  setback  a  few  years  ago. 
She  could  not  attend  reunion  because  both  she  and 
Hugh  lost  mothers  at  that  time.  They  have  a  son  in  the 
music  world  in  LA,  a  son  in  Boston  and  a  daughter  on 
Long  Island  getting  a  masters  in  Marine  Environmental 
Sciences. 

Louise  Gault  writes  from  NYC  that  she  does  free- 
lance editing,  travels -Greece,  Italy,  France  and  Belgium 
for  '96  -  studies  language,  cooks,  gardens  and  hangs 
out  at  the  opera  and  ballet.  "We  have  a  nice  SBC  group 
here  in  NY."  Betty  |o  Early  Eberwine  is  also  traveling 
often  and  spends  the  winter  in  FL  where  it's  warmer! 
And  Peggy  Ann  Rogers  was  out  of  Philadelphia  32  of 
52  weeks  last  year,  10  of  that  in  England  updating  a 
book.  Southern  Literary  England,  by  Dr.  Robert  M.  Coo- 
per. She  plans  to  be  in  England  the  summer  of  '97  and 
still  travels  to  campus  for  library  meetings  twice  a  year. 
Iris  Potteiger  Hinchman  still  lives  near  the  ocean  in  NJ 
but  seems  to  be  gone  a  lot!  She  writes  of  having  been  to 
San  Francisco,  Puerto  Vallarta,  Las  Vegas,  and  Dallas 
all  to  see  family  and  enjoy  grandchildren.  Her  notes  are 
full  of  fun  things  she  is  doing.  Nancie  Howe  Entenmann 
and  Dick  were  unable  to  take  the  trip  to  England  after 
reunion  because  he  had  a  serious  illness.  He  must  have 
recovered,  though,  because  they  are  off  to  England,  Ire- 
land and  Portugal  in  spnng  '97.  Nancie  was  standby 
and  supporter  for  &  during  (2  yr.)  Dick's  Masterworks 
Chorale  presidency;  still  involved  on  Memorial  com- 
mittees and  recognition  for  the  original  (V  ever  chartered 
in  the  USA)  Toledo  Girl  Scout  Council  -  85  years  old; 
am  appreciating  updates  from  Prince  and  Ute  about 
Byrd's  playground.  Bet  Forbes  Rayburn  had  a  beautiful 
trip  to  Seattle  and  the  islands  in  '96.  They  are  busy  farm- 
ing and  repairing  their  fishing  and  irrigation  lake  that 
the  '94  flood  took  away,  and  she  is  having  fun  doing 
aerobics.  Louisa  Hunt  Coker  will  have  been  to  Kenya 


and  Tanzania  on  a  safari  by  the  time  you  read  this.  They 
expect  a  4"*  grandchild  in  April. 

Paula  Purse  Pointer  and  Sam  celebrated  38  years 
of  marriage  and  he  is  still  working  on  the  breast  implant 
litigation  that  is  complicated  and  won't  be  resolved  in 
his  lifetime  but  presents  a  legal  and  judicial  challenge. 
They  have  a  14  y.  o.  grandson  living  with  them  and 
Paula  is  on  the  Pastoral  Counseling  staff  of  a  large  ur- 
ban church  in  Birmingham  -  "the  work  seems  to  give 
me  some  balance,  as  well  as  pleasure  and  satisfaction." 
She  mentions  that  Sug  Blanton  Park  lost  her  husband 
after  a  long  illness.  Anne  Willis  Heflage  is  still  working 
at  Washington  Univ.  (St.  Louis)  in  continuing  education 
and  they  welcomed  their  2"''  granddaughter  last  June. 
Martha  Field  File  now  has  1 5  grandchildren!  She  is  plan- 
ning to  build  a  home  in  West  Ocean  City,  MD  near  her 
oldest  daughter  and  that  will  put  her  closer  to  some  of 
her  grandchildren  in  the  summers.  Marty  loves  her  zero 
lotline  FL  home  with  attached  guest  quarters  where  she 
is  in  winter.  Mitzie  Djerf  DeRidder  had  her  first  grand- 
child last  summer  and  is  very  excited.  She  continues  as 
Supervisor  of  Educational  Programs  at  Woodbridge 
Child  Diagnostic  and  Treatment  Center;  spent  two  weeks 
in  Bermuda  and  the  rest  of  the  summer  in  her  garden. 
Jane  Black  Clark  had  a  del  ightful  trip  to  Seattle  and  down 
the  coast  of  CA  to  Santa  Monica  last  summer.  She  and 
David  have  their  1"  'resident'  grandchild  born  to  mom 
Ashby,  SBC  '85,  and  that  makes  #8! 

Dick  and  Karen  Steinhardt  Kirkbride  are  still  with 
the  Dept.  of  Defense  and  have  3  boys,  all  doing  well. 
Steven  works  for  the  Defense  Info.  Systems  Agency, 
Kevin  for  the  Bank  of  Tokyo  in  Manhattan  and  Trevor  is 
in  his  sr.  year  in  h.s.  Mary  Alice  Major  Duncan  and 
Graham  celebrated  their  40"'  wedding  anniv.  and  the 
1 00"'  birthday  of  their  house  with  a  weekend  of  parties. 
They  had  a  family  reunion  -  3  children,  their  spouses,  7 
grandchildren  and  her  parents,  plus  their  wedding  party 
and  all  their  local  friends,  8/97.  Peggy  Pattillo  Beckham 
had  a  busy  '96  having  spent  most  of  the  year  serving  as 
Chair  of  their  Episcopal  Diocese  search  committee  for 
a  Bishop  to  replace  Bp.  Sam  Hulsey  (who  is  a  W&L 
graduate  and  dated  some  SB  girls).  "Has  been  a  time- 
consuming,  but  gratifying  job."  She  has  also  played  a 
lot  of  golf  with  Bob  and  welcomed  grandchild  #11.  Mary 
Anne  McPherson  Oliver  is  enjoying  her  house  on  Dau- 
phin Island  and  teaching  a  weeklong  workshop  on 
spirituality  for  couples  at  the  Church  Divinity  school  of 
the  Pacific  (Episcopal)  in  Berkeley,  CA,  in  the  summer. 
Norma  Davis  Owen  loved  reunion,  as  did  all  who  were 
able  to  be  there.  Norma  has  a  grandchild  nearby  and  2 
in  St.  Louis  which  keeps  her  on  the  road  back  and  forth. 
She  and  Penn  will  take  all  grandchildren  to  Disneyland 
in  FL  in  Feb.  Mary  Ann  Hicklin  Quarngesser  is  excited 
about  making  the  big  move  back  to  NC  where  she  grew 
up.  "Moving  is  awful"  particularly  when  moving  into  a 
smaller  house  and  she  is  going  to  have  to  put  a  lot  into 
storage.  "Now  only  responsible  for  me,  an  adventure 
indeed."  Leona  Chang  Crozier  writes  that  the  year  of 
'96  was  an  emotional  roller-coaster:  the  birth  of  #4 
grandchild;  care-giving  for  her  Mother  who  was  ill  with 
cancer  and  passed  away  in  luly;  daughter  Diane  got 
engaged  and  was  married  in  May;  and  travel  with  Al  to 
Kauai,  HI  for  the  first  time  since  they  lived  there  26 
years  ago.  Ann  Greer  Adams  has  built  a  piano  studio  in 
the  woods  at  their  weekend  country  home,  has  a  new 


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grand  piann  and  is  practicing  daily,  loving  her  return  to 
music.  She  will  be  doing  some  recitals  in  '97.  Their 
daughter  married  a  Presbyterian  minister  who  has  a 
darling,  historic  church  in  Marion,  SC  and  Monnie  is  a 
chaplain  in  a  hospice  there.  They  have  4  darling  grand- 
sons. Ann  Ross  Train  wrote  before  reunion  that  lohn 
retired  3/96  so  they  have  moved  out  of  their  central 
London  apt.  and  back  to  their  house  in  Harefield  (which 
is  still  in  greater  London).  After  reunion  Ann  and  lohn 
went  to  S.  Africa  for  a  i;rand  lour  of  family. 

Parksie  Carroll  Mulholland  had  a  big  year  in  that 
all  3  children  moved  to  new  houses.  Daughter  Randie 
is  head  of  admissions  at  Garrison  Forest  School  and  was 
given  a  house  on  campus,  David  a  house  in  Richmond 
and  left,  wife,  son  and  new  son  (1 1/96)  moved  from  LA 
to  Sewickley,  PA  where  he  has  joined  an  orthopedic 
group.  Parksie  continues  to  judge  horticulture,  play  golf 
and  garden.  Their  dahlias  were  wonderful  this  year  and 
won  many  prizes!  Send  us  a  picture  -  this  would  be 
something  to  see.  From  Prince  Trimmer  Knox  word  thai 
she  attended  a  big  SB  gathering  to  meet  the  new  Presi- 
dent and  was  very  impressed.  Prince  continues  to  lecture 
and  will  do  so  at  the  U.  of  Richmond  and  Virginia  Mu- 
seum and  who  knows  where  else.  Nancy  St.  Clair  Talley 
announces  a  first  grandchild  8/96  to  son  Bill,  an  archi- 
tect in  Richmond.  Trigg  is  with  the  State  Dept.,  Ned 
does  neuro-pharmacological  research  in  Charlottesville; 
Rob  is  a  member  of  a  gov't,  relations  group  in  Alexan- 
dria, where  he  lives  with  his  wife,  Frances.  Her  winter 
schedule  for  '97:  Christmas  in  Alia,  Feb,  in  HI  brushing 
up  on  French  for  June  in  Paris  and  the  Loire  Valley! 
Marjory  Mangel  Lyman  has  been  transplanted  from  New 
Orleans  to  the  top  of  the  mountain  in  Monteagle,  TN,  5 
mins.  from  Univ.  of  the  South  in  Sewanee.  "Heaven  on 
earth."  Her  5  grown  children  are  scattered:  Atlanta,  NY, 
Dallas,  Okinawa,  lapan  and  New  Orieans.  She  and  Guy 
are  looking  forward  to  the  country  living  in  retirement. 
Lots  from  Betsy  Meade  Hastings  but  the  biggest  news  is 
the  gardening  book  that  husband  Don  and  youngest  son 
Chris  have  written  -  Month  By  Month  Gardening  in  the 
South:  What  To  Do  And  When  To  Do  it.  It  is  indispens- 
able for  Virginia  through  Louisiana  and  speak  to  your 
bookseller  to  gel  one.  She  and  Don  had  2  weeks  in 
Kilkenny,  Ireland  and  London.  Don  III  is  4'''  yr.  med. 
school  and  going  into  family  practice  and  probably  will 
become  a  medical  missionary.  Betsy  is  editing  at  Walk 
thru  the  Bibles,  "one  of  my  old  loves." 

As  for  your  scribes,  Meredith  opened  her  "Red  Eye 
Gallery"  in  Alden,  Ml  5/96  as  well  as  an  ice  cream/ 
coffee  shop  called  "Afternoon  Delights."  Son-in-law  and 
daughter  have  "The  Lonesome  Loon"  in  the  same  build- 
ing for  men's  shopping.  It's  a  "learning"  experience  for 
all.  Made  peddles  real  estate  regulady,  serves  on  the 
Ballet  Board,  and  the  Louisville  Presbyterian  Seminary 
Board.  Norma  and  Penn  Owen  spent  a  weekend  in 
March  with  the  Nichols  and  lots  of  fun  was  had.  There 
were  trips  to  FL  to  see  daughter,  son-in-law,  play  golf, 
and  revisit  Key  West.  June  is  our  month  in  Provence  - 
c'est  magnifique! 

Keep  us  informed,  we  will  try  to  do  the  same  on  our 
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President:  Carol  McMurtry 
Fowler,  Secretary:  Marjorie 
Whitson  Aude,  Secretary  Pro 
Tem:  Carol  McMurtry  Fowler, 
Fund  Agent:  Anne  Wilson  Rowe 
There's  a  word  for  it.  SUCCESS!  Again,  the  Class  of  1 957 
received  the  Nancy  Dowd  Burton  Award  tor  making 
the  largest  gift  to  the  Alumnae  Fund  among  classes  with 
reunions:  $  1 28,649,  with  65  per  cent  participation.  Our 
goal  was  $125,000  and  65  per  cent  participation.  We 
won  also  a  new  award:  the  largest  pledge  of  funds  for 
the  coming  five  years,  with  a  total  of  almost  $158,000. 
We  had  39  present.  We  are  gorgeous,  fun,  intelligent 
and  fascinating;  we  appear  currently  focused  on  travel, 
grandchildren  and  retirement;  the  computer  revolution 
hasn't  enticed  many  of  us  to  the  barricades,  though  some 
non-users  express  curiosity.  In  the  things  never  change 
category,  Jody  Raines  Brinl<ley,  Richmond,  kept  her  re- 
union record  perfect,  eight  of  eight,  and  demanded  a 
prize.  Send  her  one,  if  you  feel  so  inclined.  Golf  keeps 
lody  healthy,  fit  and  tan.  Fellow  demon  golfer  Cynnie 
Wilson  Ottoway,  Village  of  Golf,  FL,  is  recovering  from 
a  torn  rotator  cup.  Tiger  Woods  sleeps  more  soundly 
now.  Lee  Haskell  Vest,  New  Canaan,  CT,  winds  down 
her  travel  business.  To  organize  her  life,  Lee  took  a  NYU 
course,  "Letting  Go  of  Clutter,"  graduating  cum  laude. 
Sandra  Simpson  Stingily,  Birmingham,  Carroll  Weitzel 
Rivers,  Hollywood,  SC,  dazzled  us  with  their  paintings 
exhibited  at  the  Alumnae  Art  Show.  Carroll  divides  her 
art  time  with  her  horses;  Sandra  is  a  Road  Warrior,  trav- 
eling frequently  lo  Prague  to  see  son  Karl  and  New  York 
to  see  her  first  grandson,  Forrest.  Carolyn  Swift  Fleming, 
Omaha,  continues  her  nursing  career  and  travels  often 
to  visit  kids  and  grands.  Ginny  Marks  Paget  is  director 
of  the  Individual  MA  Arts  program  at  the  McGregor 
School  at  Antioch  LIniversity,  Has  four  grown  children, 
three  grands.  Jane  Pinckney  Hahahan,  Charleston,  re- 
turned fresh  from  studying  preservation  of  old  buildings 
in  St.  Petersburg,  Moscow  and  Prague.  Retirement  whis- 
pers to  Jane  Campbell  Englert,after  umpteen  years  of 
teaching  high  school  English.  Jane  tests  retirement  wa- 
ters with  a  1997-98  sabbatical.  Mar]  Whitson  Aude, 
Phelps,  NY,  retired  her  farm's  equipment,  allowing  her 
to  square  dance  across  six  states  visiting  her  six  kids 
and  grands.  Hotel-restaurant  czarina  Flo  Barclay  Win- 
ston, Raleigh,  NC,  returned  from  Spain  for  Reunion.  In 
Spain  Flo  tried  unsuccessfully  to  find  Mary  Anne  Wil- 
son, SBC  and  Sevilla,  by  calling  M.  Wilson  in  Madrid. 
Mary  Anne  continues  to  head  SBC's  highly  successful 
Junior  Year  in  Spain  program.  Mary  Anne's  welcomed 
her  first  grand,  who  lives  in  Costa  Rica,  and  helped  with 
her  daughter's  wedding  in  Spain  in  November.  Chips 
Chao  Pai,  retired  from  teaching  after  29  years  at 
Montclair  State  University,  celebrating  with  bonsai-pho- 
tography exhibit,  then  welcomed  a  first  grandson  in 
April;  the  retirement  bug  nipped  Kay  Diane  Moore 
Bowles,  Bethesda,  three  years  ago,  but  Kay  D.  may  re- 
up  her  real  estate  career  soon.  The  jury's  still  out  on 
that  decision.  Mary  Anne  Vandervoort  Large  and  Bob 
moved  into  a  retirement  comnuinity  outside  Richmond, 
but  spend  lots  of  time  abroad,  trekking  recently  to  the 
Mid  East,  British  Isles  and  French  Polynesia.  Dee  Robin, 
classics  professor  at  U  of  NM  in  Albuquerque,  is  the 
quintessential  scholar,  the  savant  with  elan,  an  abiding 
interest  in  people.  Dianne  Duffield  Wood,  t)ak  Brook, 


IL  continues  to  "work  "with  her  book  store,  but  vaca- 
tioned in  Acapiikoand  plans  Baltic,  then  Greek-Turkey 
cruises.  Charlotte  Heuer  de  Serio,  Rosemont,  PA 
throttled  back  travel  some  while  serving  as  centennial 
celebration  president  of  Philadelphia's  Sedgeley  Club, 
but  squeezed  in  Florida,  Bermuda  with  London  next. 
Jane  Fitzgerald  Treherne-Thomas,  Sewickley,  PA,  con- 
tinues picking  up  Ihe  pace  with  gardening,  church, 
friends,  travel,  pets  and  the  Philadelphia  Symphony; 
Babs  Falge  Openshaw,  weathering  a  tough  1 997,  has  a 
vacation  in  Greece  upcoming,  and  has  finally  made  her 
Annapolis  garden  club  understand  that  she  won't  be 
their  President  for  Life;  Dagmar  Halmagyi  Yon,  Poway, 
CA  won  the  ingenuity  award,  arriving  with  a  wondrously 
crafted  Hitching  Post  mask  for  the  Mardi  Gras  dinner. 
Ninie  Laing,  SBC,  created  a  highly  successful  Medieval 
Manuscript  exhibit  in  Pannell,  worked  on  SBC's  new 
Strategic  Plan  while  serving  on  the  architectural  review 
search  for  our  Historic  District.  Early  retirement  has 
claimed  Chris  Smith  Lowry,  Rutherfordton,  NC,  teach- 
ing, and  Betty  Murden  Michaelson,  Virginia  Beach,  law 
practice  and  Janet  Pehl  Ettele,  Sun  City  West,  AZ,  stock- 
broker. Natalie  Wiltich  Morrow,  first  City  Council 
woman  in  Dodgeville,  Wl,  is  going  strong,  running  her 
family  business,  traveling  and  playing  with  grands. 
Nancy  Dowdy  Shuford,  Hickory,  NC,  back  for  the  first 
lime  in  eons  and  looking  glamorous,  has  her  kids  cook- 
ing for  her,  clever  lady.  Nancy  Godwin  Baldwin,  SBC, 
works  way  too  hard,  but  noneof  us  would  survive  with- 
out our  personal  Rock  of  Gibraltar;  Margery  Scotf 
Johnson,  Raleigh,  looking  svelte,  claims  "no  news;" 
Peggy  Liebert  Dobbins,  Callao,  VA  devotes  much  of  her 
time  to  volunteer  teaching;  Day  Gibson  Kerr,  Kansas 
City,  hopes  she  has  restored  her  final  fine  old  area  home; 
Marylew  Cooper  Redd,  she  ol  the  perennial  tan,  has 
moved  to  Delray  Beach  from  Boca;  Anne  Ford  Melton, 
Lookout  Mountain,  joined  27,000  participants  in 
Charleston's  Cooper  River  Bridge  Walk,  topping  it  off 
with  a  plantation  tour,  golf  and  an  historic  district  stroll. 
Stella  Moore  McClintock,  funnier  than  she  was  40  years 
ago,  was  lured  to  Reunion  from  North  Andover,  MA  by 
Char;  Helene  Perry  raced  down  briefly  from  her  teach- 
ing chores  as  associate  prof,  of  physics  at  Loyola  College 
in  Baltimore;  Mary  Landon  Smith  Brugh,  Clifford,  VA, 
rejoices  in  the  fact  that  all  her  kids  are  back  in  Virginia; 
and  Joy  Peebles  Massie's  formula  for  success  is  Jimmie, 
her  kids,  grands,  gardening  and  country  living. 

Prior  to  Reunion,  Suzy  Neblell  Stephens  and  her 
energetic  spouse.  Bob  Lee,  hosted  a  mini  reunion  at 
their  Tides  Inn  resort,  and  contributed  generously  to  the 
Alumnae  Fund  from  guest  fees.  Suzy  and  Bob  Lee,  who 
are  "quasi"  retired  from  their  demanding  business,  kept 
their  long  planned  date  for  Turkey  and  Greece.  Soaking 
up  the  glories  of  the  Northern  Neck  were  Lisa  Morton 
Chute,  Tappahannock,  VA,  an  "old  plants"  gardening 
expert  at  Stratford  Hall,  and  Anne  Wilson  Rowe, 
Fredericksburg,  VA,  our  generously  serving  fund  agent, 
who,  having  had  her  second  cataract  removed,  can  now 
sec  into  tomorrow,  Ninie,  Sandra,  Nancy,  Chris, 
Nannette  McBurney  Crowdus  and  I  partook  of  the 
Stephens'  wonderful  hospitality 

Grandbahies  with  no  sense  of  "Reunion"  timing  kcpl 
Dot  Duncan  Hodges,  Chadotte,  NC  and  Saynor  Johnson 
Ponder,  Macon,  GA  away.  Dot  recently  returned  from 
travels  in  Australia  and  India;  Saynor  and  Buddy  spent 


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a  week  cruising  the  Caribbean  with  Flo  and  Charlie  Win- 
ston. Elaine  Kimball  Carlelon,  Savannah,  stayed  home 
to  ensure  Clint  Eastwood  and  crew  didn't  mess  up  her 
home  in  the  Historic  District,  which  is  l:ieing  used  in 
filming  Midnight  in  the  Garden  oi Good  and  Evil.  Clint 
liked  Elaine  and  Sam's  piano.  Kay  Tilghman  Lowe,  Rich- 
mond, was  cruising  the  French  canals;  Lainy  Newton 
Peters,  Pacific  Palisades,  CA  was  in  Bologna  to  see  her 
astronomer  son  married;  Sydney  Graham  Brady  and 
spouse  Bill,  Galesburg,  IL  were  on  a  European  allitera- 
tion trip,  points  including  Barcelona,  Biarritz  and 
Bordeaux.  Susan  Ragland  Abrahamson,  Washington, 
DC,  "published"  her  novel  /.e.ti/omiti/fe  which  she  wrote 
in  the  1970s,  via  audio  cassette;  call  1-800  752-3199 
for  your  copy.  Mine  came  as  I  left  for  Reunion,  so  no 
review.  Texans  Mary  Miller  Webb,  Houston,  returned 
from  a  European  fling  as  Reunion  started,  while  Ann 
Frasher  Hudson,  Eort  Worth,  was  too  heavily  involved 
in  the  Van  Cliburn  competitions  to  come.  Also  unable 
to  come:  Alice  Barnes  Robertson,  Rocky  Mt,  NC,  stays 
close  to  home  due  to  one  son's  poor  health;  Elizabeth 
"Teeny"  Wilson  Woodruff,  Virginia  Beach,  kept  grand- 
children commitments;  Suzanne  Gipson  Farnham. 
Baltimore,  is  too  involved  as  her  work  in  Healing  Heart 
Ministries  accelerates.  Suzanne  has  authored  two  books. 
Roberta  Malone  Henderson,  Glenview,  KY,  chairs  the 
Scenic  America  Symposium  and  working  very,  very  hard 
to  keep  billboards  from  destroying  our  scenic  views; 
Anne  McGrath  Lederer,  Charlottesville,  another  "no 
news  is  good  news,"  respondent;  Beth  Denny  Candler, 
Sharpsburg,  GA,  has  a  summer  place  on  Cumberland 
island,  GA,  but  didn't  get  an  invitation  tolohn  Kennedy's 
wedding;  his  loss;  Jane  Best  Wehland,  Gaithersburg, 
MD,  hasn't  learned  the  art  of  slowing  down,  but  is  think- 
ing about  it;  Beth  McMahan  Tolbert,  Oklahoma  City, 
has  been  heavily  involved  with  families  and  the  Me- 
morial for  that  city's  bombing  victims;  Elayne  Steele 
Shults,  Amarillo,  traveled  last  year  to  Bosnia  with  a 
Methodist  sponsored  group;  Page  Phelps  Coulter, 
Guilford,  CT  continues  to  write  poetry  and  has  com- 
pleted a  fine  home  in  New  Hampshire;  ditto  June  Heard 
Wadsworth,  Old  Lyme,  CT,  who  hopes  to  move  into 
her  Block  island,  Rl  house  after  three  years  of  work;  Sue 
Roth  Olson,  Atherton,  CA  continues  to  win  awards  with 
her  interior  design;  Patricia  Lodewick,  Dallas,  stays  busy 
with  emergency  room  volunteer  work  and  lobbies  for 
improved  organ  transplant  regulations,  having  received 
a  liver  herself  a  few  years  ago. 

We  have  word  of,  but  no  information  about,  the 
death  of  )ane  Dunn  Godsland  of  East  Craftsbury,  VT  in 
April,  I99f).  jane  is  one  of  nine  deceased  members  of 
1957.  The  others  are:  Ruth  Candler  Lovett,  Bets 
Churbuck  Schroeder,  Frances  Cornwall  Lockarl,  Betty 
Hunt  Adams,  Flo  Potter  Robb,  Marcia  Ryan  Grange, 
Helen  Smith  Davenport  and  Susan  Smith  Friend.  This 
is  included  in  Notes,  because  many  attending  Reunion 
asked  for  the  information. 

My  colleague,  Nannette  McBurney  Crowdus,  re- 
tired from  the  SBC  board  in  April  after  eight  generous 
years  of  service,  but  remains  chair  of  Planned  Giving, 
which  she  can  direct  with  greater  ease  from 
Charlottesville,  where  she  and  Bill  recently  relocated. 
C'ville  is  a  stone's  throw  from  DC  and  their  perfect  grand- 
son. Brace  yourself,  Charlottesville,  for  the  Lady  from 
Atlanta,  Bronxsville,  Chicago,  Grand  Haven  and  at  least 


1 2  other  points.  Myself,  after  the  last  three  years  living 
either  in  Mexico  or  Boston,  I'm  ready  to  slay  put  a  spell 
in  Austin,  help  Dudley  run  our  Riverboals,  watch  grass 
and  grandkids  grow. 

t(A/^/\  President:  Barbara  Bowen 
/v^v)\/  Moore,  Secretary:  Barbara  Beam 
Denison,  Fund  Agents:  Margot 
McKee,  Page  Tucker  McFall 
Ziebold 
My  thanks  to  those  who  responded.  It  is  fun  to  read 
your  news!  Carol  Barnard  Ottenburg  and  Simon  are  in 
DC  for  a  year  while  he  works  for  the  Museum  of  Afri- 
can Arl  and  she  continues  research  on  a  medical 
expenses  study.  Carol  attended  an  SBC  Alumnae  Coun- 
cil  with  )ane  Tatman  Walker  and  Margie  McGraw 
McDonald  and  comments  that  being  "bi-coastal"  is  al- 
lowing her  to  catch  up  with  friends  and  family 
everywhere.  Our  President,  Barbara  Bowen  Moore 
spent  a  month  in  France  in  the  fall  of  '96  and  husband. 
Clay,  takes  painting  trips  to  their  lake  house.  Barba  & 
Clay  had  a  B&B  for  the  Olympics  and  also  helped  an 
Albanian  couple  to  settle  in  the  U.S.  Starr  Bullis 
Lafayette  and  her  husband.  Parky,  use  his  and  hers  trac- 
tors to  work  The  Lucky  Starr,  a  farm  they  bought  five 
years  ago  in  Pikeville,  TN.  They  have  built  one  lake 
and  plan  to  build  their  house  and  another  lake  this  year. 
The  Lucky  Starr  has  become  a  summer  vacation  resort 
for  their  7  children  and  1 4  grandchildren.  Lura  Coleman 
Wampler  is  in  her  10th  year  teaching  chemistry  at  the 
Shipley  School  in  Bryn  Mawr.  Vacations  allow  time  for 
visits  with  her  married  daughter  in  Greenville,  SC  and 
her  other  two  children  who  live  and  work  in  the  Phila- 
delphia area.  Nancy  Corson  Gibbs  and  |oe  traveled  in 
Switzerland  and  France  last  summer,  visiting  friends  from 
her  Edinburgh  University  days  and  barging  for  a  week 
m  Burgundy.  Nancy  attended  her  40th  reunion  at  St. 
Agnes  in  Alexandria,  VA  and  saw  Robin  Ould  Renfsch 
while  there.  Ellie  Crosby  Erdman  and  David  spent  a 
beautiful,  albeit  snowless  Christmas  in  Maine.  When 
not  in  Maine  or  Princeton,  Ellie  can  be  found  "soaking 
up  opera  and  symphony"  in  NYC.  Lee  Cullum  is  still 
writing  a  syndicated  column  based  at  the  Dallas  Morn- 
ing News  and  does  commentary  for  the  "News  Hour 
with  |im  Lehrer"  on  PBS  and  "All  Things  Considered" 
on  NPR.  She  serves  on  the  boards  of  the  Council  on 
Foreign  Relations  and  The  Pacific  Council  on  Interna- 
tional Policy.  She  hopes  to  finish  a  book  this  year  and 
her  first  grandchild  is  due  in  March!  Liz  Few  Penfield 
and  Teddy  Hill  Washer  continue  to  offer  new  "sites  and 
sights"  to  their  clients  traveling  in  Africa.  They've  re- 
cently explored  Madagascar  and  Uganda,  have  become 
certified  scuba  divers  and  will  add  Tanzania's  new  ma- 
rine park  to  their  list  of  destinations.  Teddy  finds  enough 
time  away  from  the  safari  business  to  enjoy  her  four 
grandchildren  -  the  last  -  a  boy,  named  Hill.  Ladies,  the 
Millennium  Safari  to  celebrate  our  40th  reunion  in  the 
year  2000  is  in  the  works.  It  could  be  the  trip  of  a  life- 
time for  all  of  us  -  so  save  time  and  $! 

Betty  Forsyth  Harris  is  an  ABD  grad.  student  at  U.VA 
in  History  of  Art  and  is  researching  set  designs  by  Isamu 
Noguchi  for  Martha  Graham.  Betty  is  Pres.  of  the  Board 
of  the  Va.  Center  for  the  Creative  Arts  at  Ml.  San  Angelo 
across  the  road  from  SBC.  The  VCCA  has  become,  in  its 


25  years,  the  largest  working  retreat  for  artists  in  the 
country.  Betty  encourages  you  to  visit  when  at  SBC. 
Maydelle  Foster  Fason  is  one  of  four  partners  in  Austin 
Career  Associates,  providing  career  advice  and  place- 
ment services  and  says  it  is  far  more  interesting  than  her 
first  career  as  a  chemist.  Anne  Gatling  Honey,  in  Boca 
Grande,  FL,  enjoys  oil  painting,  golf  and  croquet.  While 
visiting  her  daughter  in  Greensboro,  Anne  saw  Jane 
Andrews  Hines  and  Jacki  Mabie  Humphrey.  Shirley 
Hayman  Sudduth  and  lohn  took  many  motor  home  trips 
in  '96  among  them  a  visit  to  Kansas  City  for  her  40th 
h.s.  reunion.  Shirley  has  retired  from  the  Arts  Council 
in  Madera,  CA.  They  enjoy  the  activities  of  their  4  grand- 
children in  Seattle  and  Oregon  and  "good  health, 
happiness  and  pleasure  in  sharing  39  years  together." 
lane  Headstream  Milholland  is  busy  in  Seattle  with 
volunteer  work  and  her  thriving  decorating  business. 
)anet  Holmes  Rothard,  still  raising  and  showing  dogs 
in  Bat  Cave,  NC,  is  adding  English  Bull  Dogs  to  her 
menagerie  and  will  begin  showing  them  this  year,  "just 
looking  at  the  face  makes  me  laugh",  she  writes.  )udy 
jenks  Pearse  was  remarried  in  '96  to  The  Rev.  Frederic 
Montague  Pearse  and  moved  from  Martha's  Vineyard 
to  Monte's  home  outside  Lexington,  VA.  In  the  "small 
world"  department,  she  dated  one  of  Monte's  fraternity 
brothers  when  at  SBC.  Judy's  private  practice  in  addic- 
tion counseling  has  been  well  received  in  Lexington 
and  she  is  the  proud  grandma  of  a  one  year  old. 

Alice  Jones  Torbett  is  on  the  tennis  court  again  fol- 
lowing back  surgery.  Her  daughter,  a  June  graduate  of 
U  TN-Memphis  Medical  School,  is  in  pediatric  residency 
in  Charleston.  Her  husband,  after  a  brief  retirement,  will 
begin  work  in  St.  Paul,  MN,  so  Alice  will  commute  be- 
tween Si.  Paul  &  Knoxville.  Carolyn  King  Ratcliffe  and 
Clyde,  grandparents  to  three  girls,  went  biking  last  May 
in  Holland  at  tulip  time.  Carolyn  recently  co-hosted  a 
brunch  lor  SBC  alums  in  her  area  and  is  doing  volun- 
teer work  while  Clyde  continues  to  do  genealogy  work. 
Kathy  Knox  Ennis  is  working  on  research  papers  for  the 
deacon  studies  program  of  the  Episcopal  Diocese  of 
Southwest  Florida.  Charity  Paul  and  George  and  I  had 
a  great  visit  with  Elizabeth  Meade  Howard  in 
Charlottesville  last  fall.  Elizabeth  has  her  own  produc- 
tion comfjany  and  has  done  documentaries  about  her 
father  and  about  an  intrepid  Italian  immigrant  lady  of 
87.  We  watched  the  latter.. .it  was  beautiful.  "Perhaps 
we  should  produce  a  video  on  the  class  of  1960",  she 
writes. 

Katie  Mendelson  McDonald  had  lunch  with  Carol 
Ann  Kolakowski  Nalewaik  and  her  husband  in  Hong 
Kong  and  urges  anyone  else  traveling  there  to  get  in 
touch  for  a  mini  reunion.  Kalie  and  Jack  visited  Spain  to 
celebrate  the  Chinese  New  Year,  paraglide  and  enjoy 
the  Prado.  Melissa  Meyers  Gibbs  summered  in  Sun  Val- 
ley with  her  granddaughter  who  was  in  the  Ice  Show 
there.  With  the  Order  of  St.  lohn  of  Jerusalem,  Melissa 
visited  the  ophthalmic  hospital  in  lerusalem  that  the 
Order  helps  lo  support.  Fler  many  volunteer  and  cul- 
tural activities  in  NY  and  travels  abroad  make  for  a  full 
schedule.  Barbara  Murphy  Hale  reports  all  well  in  Bal- 
timore bul  nolhing  new  -  just  best  wishes  to  all.  Ginger 
Newman  Bianchard  and  Bob  are  now  the  proud  grand- 
parents of  three  girls  and  two  boys.  Their  son,  Wil, 
married  Ashley  Flynn,  class  of  '90,  at  SBC  last  year  and 


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Ginger  and  Bob  had  a  6-week  tour  of  soulhern  USA. 
Nina  Newton  Farriss  and  Dan  moved  to  their  new  2 
acre  farm  in  Lexington,  VA  last  summer.  They  have  3 
grandchildren  and  Nina  is  busy  with  volunteer  work, 
garden  club  and  golf.  She  sees  )udy  Cowen  |ones  at 
tournaments  around  the  state.  Charity  Paul  began  the 
year  doing  workshops  in  Sag  Harbor  where  she  spends 
the  summers  and  where  she  hopes  to  spend  more  time. 
"The  energy  of  New  York  still  has,  however,  a  dynamic 
pull  for  me",  she  writes.  Patti  Powell  Pusey  and  Bill 
had  three  perfect  weeks  in  Italy,  10  days  on  an  Ameri- 
can Horticultural  Society  tour.  They  are  proud  to  have 
three  grandchildren  and  to  be  newly  installed  on  the 
Internet.  Ellen  Pringle  Read  and  Mayo  still  enjoy  the 
travel  business  -  especially  trips  to  DC  to  see  2  year  old 
grandson,  lohnny  Read,  and  to  London  to  visit  son  Mayo 
and  his  wife.  They've  planned  a  trip  with  Louise  Jenkins 
Maybank  to  the  Galapagos  to  meet  Louise's  husband 
on  the  first  leg  of  his  around-the-world  sail!  From 
Toronto,  Pat  Russell  Howard  visited  DC  last  spring  to 
touch  base  with  her  roots  and  do  research  at  the  Folger 
Shakespeare  Library.  In  July  and  August  she  visited  En- 
gland and  Ireland  doing  research  on  Elizabethan 
Entertainments  and  Samuel  Beckett  and  reuniting  with 
friends.  "Dublin,  however,  was  a  lonely  experience...! 
understood  more  about  Beckett's  void  from  living  there 
than  I  could  learn  in  any  library." 

Elizabeth  "B"  Shwab  Stephen  has  a  grandson  and  a 
nationally  ranked  Rhodesian  Ridgeback.  He  defeated 
91  other  Ridgebacks  at  a  regional  specialty,  bringing 
home  a  5  foot  tall  (Texas  size)  trophy!  William  Robert 
Grady,  Linda  Sims  Grady's  latest  grandchild  was  liorn 
7/13,  just  in  time  to  let  his  parents  use  their  Olympic 
opening  ceremonies  tickets  on  7/1 9.  Linda  still  teaches 
and  now  spends  spare  time  at  a  home  she  bought  in 
Keowee  Key  on  Lake  Keowee  in  Salem,  SC.  Sue  Styer 
Erickson  writes  -  "Went  to  lackson,  WY  3/96  to  ski  with 
Bessie  Bradley  (Elizabeth  Bulkley  '61)  .  .  .  Bessie  had 
spent  the  week  before  in  Telluride  and  met  Harriet 
Nelson  (Sugar  Hurley)  through  friends.  Small  world  • 
sorry  I  missed  Sugar."  Jane  Tatman  Walker  and  Frank 
spend  more  of  the  winter  months  in  Sarasota  now  that 
the  running  of  Walker  Information  has  been  turned  over 
to  their  son.  Travel  to  Turkey  and  Greece,  alumnae  ac- 
tivities, grandchildren,  occasional  business  conferences 
and  efforts  at  improving  her  golf  game  keep  lane  busy. 
Becky  Towill  McNair  and  Bill  will  complete  their  re- 
tirement house  this  year,  although  Bill  has  not  yet  retired. 
Becky  has  enjoyed  visits  with  Ann  Smith  Bretscher  and 
happily  reports  that  Ann  is  recovering  from  injuries  due 
to  a  serious  car  wreck.  Becky  loves  grandmotherhood 
and  visits  with  her  son  and  his  wife  in  Germany  and  a 
daughter  in  Wilmington,  Del.  Isabel  Ware  Burch  and 
Bob  moved  to  Alexandria,  VA  where  Bob  is  Director  of 
Development  and  Alumni/Church  relations  at  the  VA 
Theological  Seminary.  Her  daughter's  baby,  born  in  June, 
is  named  Isabel.  Son,  Allen  and  his  wife  live  in  Ber- 
muda and  son,  Charlie,  is  in  San  Francisco.  Isabel  saw 
Ary  Jane  Lotterhos  Lyie  and  Louise  Jenkins  Maybank  at 
their  40th  St.  Catherine's  reunion  in  April.  Dotty  Westby 
Farquhar  and  jerry,  her  husband  of  two  years,  are  retir- 
ing as  pilots  and  will  consult  for  a  local  company  in  FL 
to  help  get  a  healthy  charter  business  going  to  the  Ba- 
hamas. Meantime,  they  may  cruise  the  Bahamas  by  boat 
themselves.  Dotty  was  the  only  female  Captain  at  Mi- 


ami Air  out  of  77  pilots  -  hooray!  In  the  Fall  of  '96,  Nina 
Wilkerson  Bugg  studied  with  the  Trinity  Episcopal 
School  for  Ministries  in  Israel.  She  finds  studying  far 
more  difficult  back  in  Atlanta  than  in  Israel  where  she 
was  away  from  phones  and  homefront  responsibilities. 

George  and  I  are  ecstatic  grandparents  to  a  one  year 
old  in  Chicago.  Visits  with  children  and  aging  parents, 
George's  lobbying  activities  on  Capitol  Hill  and  my  fram- 
ing, song  &  dance,  volunteer  work  etc.  keep  us  both 
out  of  trouble  and  a  long  way  from  retirement.  Cheers 
and  God  bless  to  all  of  you  -  Beam. 


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President:  Suzanne  Seaman 
Berry,  Secretary:  Elizabeth 
Hutciiins  Sharland,  Fund 
Agents:  Margaret  Wadman 
Cafasso,  Julie  O'Neal  Arnheim 
Hello  to  '61 !  We're  doing  all  sorts  of  fun  and  useful 
activities.  Many  of  us  are  emerging  from  immersion  in 
work  and/or  parenting,  and  have  time  to  expand  into 
our  other  interests.  We're  becoming  more  and  more 
interesting  to  read  about.  Rightfully  enthused  about  our 
children,  we're  absolutely  gleeful  about  grandchildren. 

The  Carnegie  Museums  of  Pittsburgh  celebrated  their 
Centennial,  planned  by  Jane  Arensberg Thompson,  who 
had  a  "fun,  hectic,  rewarding,  unnerving  and  learning 
experience.  "Having  spent  the  last  winter  in  the  "thick 
dust  and  total  chaos"  of  construction  of  an  exercise  pool 
and  new  wing  on  her  house,  newly-retired  Simone 
Aubry  spent  the  summer  totally  relandscaping  her  gar- 
dens, and  now  enjoys  the  autumnal  view  from  her 
light-filled  office.  Fran  Brackenridge  Neumann  was 
honored  with  a  "marvelous  thank  you  ceremony"  when 
she  became  semi-retired.  She  continues  at  Day  One, 
bringing  preventative  health  care  to  the  faith  commu- 
nity, as  well  as  church  outreach,  gardening,  even  "caring 
for  my  aging  bod."  Last  March  Catherine  Caldwell 
Cabaniss  had  an  exhibition  of  prints  and  mixed  media 
pieces,  "Environments,"  in  a  gallery  in  Manhattan; 
Jeanne  Bounds  Hamilton  came  to  the  reception.  Ox- 
ford University  Press  has  published  Manhattanite  Molly 
Haskell  Sarris'  collection  of  pieces  on  women  and  men, 
films  and  feminism.  Holding  My  Own  in  No  Man's  Land, 
a  good  way  to  spend  a  long  winter's  evening.  Lou 
Chapman  Hoffman's  beginning  to  gear  up  for  March's 
annual  Tennessee  Williams/New  Orleans  Literary  Fes- 
tival, at  which  an  SBC  grad.  has  spoken.  Anne  Cone 
Liptzin  is  vice  prez  of  The  Triangle  Community  Foun- 
dation, and  Mike  continues  to  serve  UNC  students 
part-time.  They  travel  the  country  visiting  their  kids. 

Sara  Finnegan  Lycett,  having  labored  mightily  and 
mighty  productively  for  the  College  as  the  first  alumna 
to  head  the  Board  of  Directors,  took  Ike  and  had  a  grand 
time  on  the  SBC  Baltic  trip.  They're  also  taking  the  alum- 
nae association's  October  '97  tour  of  Turkey.  Judy  Greer 
Schuiz  has  an  excellent  group  of  piano  students,  not 
surprisingly,  and  does  showroom  design  in  her  family's 
furniture  business.  She  and  Steve  spent  lune  in  Scot- 
land and  England,  where  they  caught  up  with  Jane  Garst 
Lewis.  Having  fought  the  good  fight  in  an  English  class- 
room for  Skyline  College,  and  lived  on  San  Francisco's 
Telegraph  Hill,  Margaret  Gwathmey  retired  5/96.  She 
cares  for  her  father,  USNA  '23,  and  their  waterside  cot- 
tage and  gardens  south  of  Annapolis. 


Deeda  Hill  Bradford  and  Reed  fill  their  retirement 
with  mission  work  and  travel,  chiefly  to  see  their  Florida 
sons  and  first  grandchild  in  Birmingham.  Linda 
MacArthur  Hollis  and  Bob  look  forward  to  more  vaca- 
tions, now  that  they're  certified  open  water  scuba  divers. 
Linda's  also  certified  as  a  domestic  violence  counselor 
and  works  part-time  in  a  nearby  women's  center.  Her 
daughter,  M.D.,  and  chemist  son  are  fine;  Linda's  really 
anticipating  her  granddaughters'  "trick  or  treat."  Bamby 
lliff,  inspired  by  a  wonderful  snorkeling  cruise  in  the 
Virgins,  bought  her  retirement  home,  in  the  same  Den- 
ver neighborhood,  but  with  a  large  yard  and  a  pool. 
Vice  president  of  the  Kansas  Senate  Alicia  Laing 
Salisbury  is  also  an  executive  with  the  National  Confer- 
ence of  State  Legislatures,  traveling  to  all  regions, 
including  Alaska — "Wow!"  Special  time  is  spent  with 
granddaughter  Brooke,  3.  She's  a  leader:  she  sent  in  an 
Internet  address,  http://skyways.lib.ks.us/kansas/ 
Salisbury 

Attorney  Mimi  Lucas  Fleming  was  elected  a  circuit 
court  judge  for  Pinellas  County,  FL,  and  assigned  to  the 
family  law  division.  Celia  Williams  Dunn  attended  her 
investiture.  Busy  working  and  traveling  for  Sweet  Briar, 
Bee  Newman  Thayer  says  last  spring's  "inauguration  of 
our  new  president  was  wonderful,"  as  are  her  first  grand- 
son and  his  older  sister.  Also  working  for  the  College  is 
Scottie  Small  Johnson  who  led  a  three-generation  fam- 
ily party  featuring  five  grands  to  Disney  World.  Assisted 
by  Kendall  and  James,  George  and  Susie  Prichard  Pace 
threw  a  boisterous  first  birthday  bash  for  Brett.  Another 
clan  planning  a  big  Hallowe'en!  Suzanne  Seaman 
Berry's  Dr.  Fritz  helped  inthedelivery  of  her  third  Fritz, 
hotn  to  son  Fritz  and  Lori.  Suzanne  modestly  says  that 
he's  "unique  among  all  babies — Berry  at  least."  Penny 
Stanton  Meyer's  children  provide  her  with  neat  places 
to  visit  when  first  grade  lets  out  in  Vermont.  Her  son, 
David  Deerfield  married  last  August,  and  is  now  work- 
ing in  Missoula  while  his  bride  gets  her  Masters  in 
environmental  policy  at  the  U.  of  MT.  Daughter 
Susannah,  M.B.A.,  works  in  her  husband's  family  busi- 
ness in  Florida,  where  Penny  tanned  last  winter.  Santa 
Barbara  resident  Mary  Denny  Scott  Wray  continues  to 
visit  Richmond  while  working  on  Poplar  Forest.  She  and 
Michael  added  two  grandchildren  this  summer  to  the 
four  they  already  had.  Janna  Staley  Fitzgerald  works 
part-time  for  the  family  business,  writes  to  her  sons  at 
the  U.  of  KS  and  the  London  School  of  Economics,  and 
waits  with  husband  Robert  for  his  second  kidney  trans- 
plant. All  are  well  in  Winifred  Storey  Davis  and  Tread's 
family.  In  August,  she  and  Tread  did  several  day  hikes 
around  Zermatt,  but  only  one  attempted  the  Matterhorn! 
Both  Winifred  and  Susie  Prichard  noted  that  President 
Muhlenfeld  was  enthusiastically  received  by  alumnae. 
Certainly  the  large  crowd  that  met  her  at  the  Washing- 
ton Club  was  impressed.  In  San  Antonio,  Annabell 
Sweeney  Ames  and  George's  two  sons,  Edward  and 
George,  are  both  students  at  Texas  universities;  Annabell 
runs  two  gift  shops.  Annabelle  Ansley  McCee  and  Wally 
and  Linda  Lewis  McSween  and  Paul  are  also  in  San 
Antonio  with  their  grown  children. 

May  saw  Paige  Wilkerson  Pruitt  busy  as  the  mother 
of  the  bride,  daughter  Lisa.  She  and  Neil  continue  to 
love  traveling.  Hard-working  realtors  Celia  Williams 

Dunn  and  Larry  visited  modern  dancer  daughter  Celia 


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in  Amsterdam  last  May.  Their  son  Laurence  has  a  fel- 
lowship in  interventional  radiology  in  Birmingham. 

One  classmate  wrote  that  she  went  home  and  gradu- 
ated from  her  state  university.  She  sees  classmates  who 
did  the  same.  For  Goodness  Sakes,  Don't  Ever  Think 
"no  one  remembers  me."  Bette  did  immediately.  Each 
of  us  will  be  remembered  by  many  of  us.  We  want  to 
hear  from  All,  because  we're  proud  of  all! 

February  babies  Margaret  Gwathmey,  Bette 
Hutchins  Sharland,  and  Susie  Pace,  with  neighbor  Bar- 
bara Murphy  Hale,  '60,  and  their  peripheral  units,  had 
a  really  fun  mini-Reunion  last  February,  and  will  soon 
plan  next  year's  celebration. 

Best  'til  last!  A  peal  of  Wedding  Bells— With  all  their 
families  present,  Margaret  Storey  married  her  longtime 
special  friend,  Ed  Wasson,  last  February.  Ed  has  two 
married  daughters,  one  of  whom  could  bring  his  18- 
day  old  grandson  to  the  wedding  from  Denver,  and  one 
whose  family  lives  in  Alamagorda,  New  Mexico. 
Margaret's  daughter  Win  and  son  Andrew  both  live  in 
Atlanta  now.  Margaret  hopes  to  cut  back  as  a  full-time 
nurse,  so  "we  can  do  more  fun  things,  like  spend  time 
in  Colorado,  which  we  love." 


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President:  Ginny  deBuys, 
Secretary:  Carrie  Peyton 
Walker,  Fund  Agent:  Susie 
Glasgow  Brown 


"The  best  part  was  getting  to  ride  an  elephant,"  says 
Gail  Anderson  Ramey,  about  her  round  the  world  trip 
with  husband  Bill  to  Asia,  India,  and  "finally  Germany 
to  see  my  son  lohn  who  is  studying  at  the  U.  of 
Nuremberg  this  year."  Peg  Aurand  has  just  moved  to 
my  neighborhood,  Los  Altos,  CA,  where  she  works  for 
West  Publishing,  a  legal  publisher  that  hires  attorneys 
as  sales  reps.  Peggy  graduated  from  law  school  in  1 994; 
son  Dennis,  back  from  2  years  at  the  U.  of  Madrid,  is 
studying  at  Cal  State  Long  Beach;  son  Peter  is  president 
of  the  student  body  at  ChaminadeU.  in  Honolulu.  "Our 
daughter  Catherine,"  writes  Sue  Brown  Clark,  is  being 
presented  at  Idlewild  in  Dallas  this  fall  and  the  Pres.  of 
Idlewild  is  Donna  Pearson  Josey's  son,  Joey  Neuhoft, 
III!"  Daughter  Caroline  and  husband  Rick  have  twin 
daughters,  born  8/3/95.  Christie  Calder  Salomon  is 
working  at  Christies  Auction  House.  Son  David  is  mar- 
ried and  daughter  Joanne  about  to  be;  Tina  is  becoming 
an  actress  and  Jenny,  at  Brown,  spent  fall  term  in  Paris. 
Sheila  Carroll  Cooprlder  is  beginning  her  third  year  as 
Rector,  St.  Gabriel's  Episcopal,  Eastpointe, 
Ml. "Wonderful  things  are  indeed  happening,"  she  writes. 
Lea  Ann  began  an  M.B.A.  at  SMU  fall  '96  and  Kathryn 
is  a  speech  and  language  pathologist.  "Michael  and 
I, "says  V.  M.  Del  Greco  Galgano,  "are  at  the  American 
Historical  Convention  (which  he  co-chaired)  with  Rob- 
ert who  is  getting  his  Ph.D.  at  W  &  M.  Daniel  is  working 
on  L.  F.  Payne's  campaign  for  Lt.  Governor  of  VA  (Mary 
Ball  Payne's  brother)  and  Laura  is  going  to  Ghana  this 
summer  to  do  research  for  her  4th  year  thesis  at  UVa.  I 
still  teach,  teach,  teach..."  Doots  Duer  Colen's  daugh- 
ters are  thriving.  Jennifer  graduated  from  law  school, 
passed  the  PA  Bar  and  is  looking  for  a  job  on  "the  Hill"; 
Ambler  is  back  to  get  a  2"''  degree,  this  time  in  Interior 
Design.  "'95  was  a  big  year  for  the  Oates  children," 
writes  Grace  Mary  Garry  Oates.  Chris  received  his 


Ph.D.  in  physics  from  the  U.  of  Co.  in  May;  Nora  re- 
ceived her  M.D.  from  Stanford  in  June;  and  Cathy  and 
husband  Michael  "produced  a  new  baby  brother,  Kevin, 
for  Nicholas,  7,  and  Sarah,  5."  Grace  Mary  and  Wally 
had  a  wonderful  trip  to  Vienna,  Prague  and  Munich  in 
'95  and  to  Italy  in  '96  and,  nearer  home,  "last  but  not 
least,"  went  to  watch  Cal  Ripken,  |r.,  break  Lou  Gehrig's 
"unbreakable"  record.  Kitty  Griffith's  son,  Foster  Terjen, 
was  admitted  as  a  junior  to  the  U.  of  Ore.  in  Eugene. 
"We  are  feeling  very  lucky  and  thankful  this  year,"  Sally 
Gump  Berryman  says.  "Doc"  has  been  through  diffi- 
cult surgery  but,  "amazingly  enough,  he's  back  riding 
horses  and  walking  18  holes-and  we  have  reentered 
retirement  with  renewed  zest,  vigor  and  gratitude."  "We 
have  moved  into  our  house  in  Provence,"  writes  Nancy 
Hall  Green,  "where  we  plan  to  spend  Christmas  and 
much  of  the  spring.  It  has  been  a  great  adventure  with 
many  joys  and  an  equal  number  of  headaches.  I'espere 
qu'il  vaut  la  peine!"  Fran  Hanahan  is  still  living  and 
working  in  New  York  City  and  also  spending  some  time 
in  Charleston.  "Can't  wait  till  our  next  reunion!"  Diane 
Hatch  writes,  quite  truly,  "as  you  well  know,  the  aca- 
demic life  never  ceases  to  be  hectic  and  demanding 
and  full  of  challenges."  She  says  she  had  "the  pleasure 
of  teaching  a  first-rate  class  on  the  Roman  historian  Livy 
this  fall,  with  only  one  lackadaisical  student  in  the 
group."  Heidi  Haug  White's  son  Tim  graduated  from 
Wheaton  College  (MA)  in  May  and  has  begun  his  jour- 
ney to  becoming  a  music  producer.  Husband  Tom  is 
enjoying  his  second  career  in  real  estate  and  Heidi  her- 
self is  "still  basking  in  the  glow  of  10  glorious  days  in 
Paris  in  October."  Harriet  Houston  Shaffer's  husband, 
Charlie,  was  involved  with  the  Olympics  this  year  (part 
of  the  original  bid  team).  "We  are  very  proud  of  At- 
lanta. The  volunteers  and  Southern  Hospitality  were 
incredible."  Daughter  Caroline  was  married  October 
19.  Lee  Huston  Carroll's  husband,  John,  continues  to 
work  hard  at  the  Baltimore  Sun.  Lee  is  working  on  a 
curriculum  reform  effort  in  6  public  schools  and  has 
"great  hopes."  "Our  youngest,  Caroline  Powell,  will 
graduate  from  W  &  L  in  June."  Genie  Johnson  Sigler 
says,  "my  Ijest  news  is  that  I  had  the  most  wonderful 
visitwith  Johanna  Nicol  Shields  in  November!  We  tried 
our  best  to  catch  up  on  the  30-I-  years  since  we'd  seen 
each  other  and  it  was  like  just  beginning  where  we  left 
off  and  only  a  short  time  had  passed!"  Ram  Larson 
Baldwin  reports  a  busy  year,  with  the  wedding  of  her 
oldest  daughter,  Claudia,  in  April  and  the  arrival  of  "our 
first  grandchild.  Roe  IV,  in  November."  EdI  Lasher  Birch's 
oldest  daughter,  Katherine,  married  in  the  fall  in  an  out- 
door wedding  on  a  plantation  in  Virginia.  Her  sister, 
Suzie,  is  a  special  education  teacher  on  the  Zuni  Reser- 
vation in  NM.  Edi  says,  "The  tennis  team  I  play  on  out 
of  Birmingham  made  it  to  the  nationals  in  CA  and  we 
won  the  whole  thing!  I  decided  to  retire  from  tennis 
after  that;  figured  I'd  quit  while  I  was  ahead."  Vera 
LeCraw  Carvaillo  is  "doing  a  balancing  act  between 
part-time  work  in  husband  Philippe's  company  and  part- 
time  enrollment  in  a  Franco-American  Bible  School, 
which  is  fascinating."  Son  jean-Philippe  is  doing  well 
in  his  2nd  year  of  Finance  Studies  at  the  U.  of  Paris. 
Daughter  Patricia  is  happily  teaching  in  the  English 
Montessori  Nursery  School  "with  our  grand-son  Alexis 
in  the  same  school  and  totally  bilingual  at  4  years"! 
Nancy  Lynah  Hood  reports  from  England  that  she  is  still 


working  with  Oxfordshire  Museums,  but  only  on 
projects  and  development  now:  a  new  building  for  the 
farm  museum,  developing  a  new  public  access  to  the 
collection's  computer  system,  conversion  of  a  disused 
church  to  an  Archive  Store,  and  the  latest  is  the  bring- 
ing back  of  Oxford  Castle/Prison  as  a  museum  and 
Heritage  Centre.  Nancy  is  looking  forward  to  "my  now 
annual  trip  to  Charleston  for  the  Spoleto  festival  of  Arts 
and  Music  in  May,  when  all  the  family  come  at  once." 
Tuck  Mattern  Harvey  writes  that  "Christmas  was  a  whirl- 
wind of  joy  and  fun  with  our  new  (and  first)  grandchild. 
Tucker  Burnett,  born  8/7/96."  "In  March,  Pemmie 
Mercur  Cleveland,  husband  lohn  and  two  daughters 
had  a  whirlwind  trip  to  Italy  combining  business  (the 
sale  of  her  property  near  Siena)  and  pleasure  (the  tour- 
ing of  old  haunts  in  Florence  and  Rome).  Kaycee  (19)  is 
a  sophomore  at  Susquehanna  U.  majoring  in  Political 
Science.  Carrie  (1 6)  is  a  sophomore  at  Bethlehem  Catho- 
lic H.S.  where  she  is  V.R  of  her  class  and  a  varsity  tennis 
player."  Marsh  Melcalf  Seymour  continues  to  run  the 
art  program  in  her  school.  "This  year  a  parishioner  gave 
a  new  kiln  so  I'm  just  one  step  ahead  of  the  children 
who  are  learning  to  work  in  clay."  Marsh  continues  to 
paint,  "my  first  love,"  and  "one  of  my  watercolors  won 
an  award,  jack  and  I  started  the  year  by  traveling  to 
Amherst  to  help  Elizabeth  Sprague  pack  up  for  her  move 
to  Westminster-Canterbury  in  Lynchburg.  Elsbeth  Muncy 
actually  helped  Elizabeth  move  in."  Son  Peter  is  in  Santa 
Monica,  CA,  and  son  Randle  about  to  complete  his 
medical  studies.  Jackie  Nicholson  Wysong  is  excited 
about  her  new  job  at  Prudential  Securities  in  D.C. 
Daughter  Mary,  married  for  one  year,  is  moving  into 
her  first  house;  son  David  is  working  at  various  jobs  to 
see  what  appeals  to  him;  and  Matthew  is  a  sophomore 
at  the  U.  of  Co.  in  Boulder. 

"I'm  going,"  says  Dottie  Norris  Schipper,  "to  Costa 
Rica  this  month  for  two  weeks  to  tag  turtles  with  my 
middle  son,  Robbie-his  service  to  humanity  before  grad 
school.  Jan's  60th  b'day  (Gad!)  is  in  May  and  a  week- 
long  party/tour  of  Holland  will  be  given  in  Holland." 
Dottie  graduated  from  architecture  school  in  May  after 
2  years  of  very  hard  work  with  a  master's  in  Urban  Stud- 
ies. She  says  her  "job  now  is  to  reform  the  ugliest  road 
in  the  country."  Rosamond  Sainple  Brown  is  "still  work- 
ing in  Washington  for  a  lobby/gov't  relations  firm.  Bill 
Clinton's  victory  helps  assure  I'll  be  here  for  another 
four  years.  My  two  sons  are  fine-both  handsome  and 
single-any  eligible  daughters?"  This  from  Leezee  Scott 
Porter  Nitze:  "Erin  Porter  and  her  husband  hope  to 
present  my  first  grandchild  to  the  world  in  late  June  on 
Salt  Spring  Island,  B.C.  where  they  live!  Granny  Porter, 
yes!"  Susan  Shierling  Harding,  Assoc.  V.R  at  Dean  Witter 
in  San  Diego,  was  appointed  by  the  governor  to  the 
State  Commission  on  Aging  and  by  the  mayor  of  San 
Diego  as  a  Funds  Commission  member.  Susan  also 
writes  that  she  was  state  chair  for  a  successful  Califor- 
nia initiative  3/96,  and  that  her  daughter,  a  successful 
film  editor  in  LA,  spent  a  well  earned  vacation  at  Christ- 
mas in  Paris.  Ann  Sims  Fauber  says  she  and  Bip  have 
"hit  some  important  'milestones.'  Two  years  ago  I  sold 
my  retail  business  of  24  years  and  at  the  end  of  96  Bip 
retired  from  30  years  of  banking."  Ann  looks  forward  to 
traveling  a  lot  (beginning  with  a  trip  to  Hawaii)  and  to 
spending  more  time  with  grandchildren;  daughter  Carter 
has  4  and  daughter  Lee  had  a  baby  in  January.  Nina 


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Sledge  Burke's  son  Richard  is  due  to  graduate  from  law 
school  at  the  U.  of  S.C.  and,  she  writes,  "we  helped  our 
daughter  Eleanor  move  into  her  first  home  this  past  fall. 
My  big  project  has  been  to  build  a  barn  in  SC  and  get 
back  into  horses;  Frank  loves  plantation  life  and  goes  to 
town  (any  town)  only  under  great  duress."  Lynne  Smith 
Crow  is  working  hard,  still  "with  the  Guardian,  which 
continues  to  be  a  good  company."  Son  David  is  in  Chi- 
cago working  in  the  commodities  exchange;  Sandy  is 
working  locally;  and  Margaret  is  working  in  Philadel- 
phia." This  has  been  a  difficult  year  for  Susan  Thorndike 
Hunt,  who  lost  her  husband,  Guy,  and  also  her  father. 
"My  daughters  and  I,"  she  writes,  "are  all  in  college. 
Evelyn  going  for  an  M.D.  license,  Carolyn  graduating 
from  Georgetown  Law  School  in  May,  Mary  going  for  a 
degree  in  biology,  and  I  for  a  business  degree.  I  work 
for  Dean  Witter  in  Nashville."  Angie  Whaley  LeClercq 
is  nine  months  into  being  Director  of  Libraries  at  the 
Citadel  in  Charleston,  SC.  Her  new  book.  An  Antebel- 
lum Plantation  Household,  Including  the  South  Carolina 
Low  Country  Recipes  and  Remedies  of  Emily  Wharton 
Sinkler,  sold  out  its  initial  printing  in  20  days.  Husband 
Fred  is  retiring  from  UT  Law  School  5/97.  "The  Theis 
family  is  on  the  move,"  says  Penny  Writer  Theis.  Sons 
leff  and  Tim  are  both  relocating  to  the  New  York  area. 
Daughter  Ginger  graduated  from  U.Va.  last  May  and  is 
now  at  George  Washington  U.  Law  School.  Stu  and 
Penny  themselves  are  building  a  beautiful  new  home. 
As  for  Rick  and  me,  Carrie  Peyton  Walker,  some  years 
ago  we  rode  camels  into  the  sand  dunes  for  an  over- 
night safari  in  the  Great  Thar  Desert  in  Rajasthan.  But 
it's  hard  to  beat  the  terrific  three-hour  dog  sled  ride  we 
had  in  the  mountains  above  lackson  Hole,  WY,  this 
winter.  Eleven  excited  dogs,  temperature  +9  F,  top  speed 
downhill  25  mph,  no  "reins,"  and  the  musher  just  leans 
to  the  side  to  turn  the  thing!  (We  hit  one  tree.)  Thanks  to 
all  of  you  for  writing.  Keep  those  letters  coming!  And 
do  let  me  hear  from  some  of  you  who  didn't  get  a  chance 
to  write  this  year. 


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President:  Sarah  Porter 
Boehmler,  Secretary:  Harriet 


Wall  Martin,  Fund  Agent: 
Brenda  Muhlinghaus  Barger 
The  young  eyes  mentioned  in  my  news-demanding 
postcard  are  now  newly  allergic,  and  I'd  rather  whine 
loudly  in  my  congested  voice  than  quietly  write  these 
notes,  lean  Inge  Cox  questions  the  battle  against  age, 
wondering  from  NYC  if  the  "golden  years"  refer  to  an 
"alchemy  of  this  sort  and  the  expense  therein."  But 
therein  I  cease  any  humor.  I  must  mention  my  sadness 
and  disjointedness  over  the  "unexpected"  death  of  my 
wonderful  brother  (m.  to  Judith  Atkins  Wall  '61),  not 
just  because  of  the  absence  of  our  frequent  6:1 5  a.m. 
telephone  visits  but  because  of  my  new  awareness  and 
deserved  humility  in  recognition  of  what  others,  our 
classmates  in  particular,  have  undergone  before  me. 

But  good  news;  Brooke  Patterson  Mahlsfedt,  though 
struggling  with  aging  parents,  writes  from  Poway,  CA 
that  she  too  had  eye  surgery,  not  my  frivolous  sort  but 
PRK  laser  surgery.  Except  reading  glasses,  she  is  now 
"goggle-free."  Among  new-found  thrills  is  the  ability  to 
see  a  clock  (formerly  indiscernible  through  fogged 
glasses)  on  the  outside  wall  of  her  house,  which  reminds 


her  that  she  has  lazed  sufficiently  in  her  hot  tub.  In  ad- 
dition to  goggles-free,  she  is  husband-free  following  a 
friendly  divorce  last  December.  Son  Doug,  a  double- 
course  Va.  Tech  grad,  spent  the  summer  on  an  organic 
farm;  Andrew,  a  Middlebury  junior,  spent  a  semester  in 
Harbin,  China  but  fortunately  no  longer  wants  to  live 
there!  Pryor  Hale,  psychology  professor,  has  a  "new" 
house  in  Charlottesville  and  writes  that  Lucy  (4)  thrives 
and  has  adjusted  "to  having  the  oldest  living  mother  in 
captivity."  Vicky  Thoma  Barrette  completed  25  years 
with  the  Bayslate  Health  System  in  western  Mass  and 
manages  five  adult  primary  care  practices.  She  and 
Nancy  MacMeekin  continue  their  annual  "Ski  the 
Rockies"  trips,  recently  Sun  Valley!  And  great  news  ("liv- 
ing testimony  to  the  miracles  of  modern  medicine") 
came  about  the  triumph  of  Laura  Haskell  Phinizy's 
daughter  Louise,  now  a  graduate  of  Augusta  State  and 
permanently  employed!  Also  situated  are  daughters 
Marion,  nursing  student  at  Ga.  Med,  and  Laura,  to  marry 
and  move  her  teaching  career  from  Reston  to  Raleigh. 
Alice  Mighell  Foster's  son.  Hails,  and  wonderful  bride 
Lyndsay  will  join  Alice  in  Winston-Salem.  Ashley,  '97 
UNC-CH  Accounting  Masters  Program,  works  at  Coo- 
pers &  Lybrand  in  Charlotte.  Alice  went  to  Ireland  with 
Elvira  McMillan  Tate,  who  writes  of  scattered  offspring: 
Minnie  at  Vogue  in  NYC,  Elvira  in  vet  school  at  Penn, 
Clark  painting  his  last  canvas  for  Georgia,  and  Edward 
studying  government  at  Harvard.  Mary  K.  Lee  McDonald 
continues  her  Richmond  real  estate  business  and  lohn 
his  law  practice  with  Lawyers  Title.  |ohn  III  contem- 
plates business  school  after  learning  with  Circuit  City 
and  Bell  Atlantic.  Bryan,  an  "outstanding  senior"  Va. 
Tech  graduate,  teaches  "English  to  Engineers"  there  as 
he  works  on  a  political  economy  masters.  Lynn  Mor- 
gan Reynolds'  updates  of  children  relate  Brad  in 
Bellmgham,  WA  studying  environmental  science;  Mel- 
issa, Vanderbilt  Law  graduate  now  in  FBI  Academy 
training;  Knstina,  a  teacher,  married  in  June;  and  Wendy, 
1st  grade  teacher  at  Washington  Episcopal  School, 
Bethesda,  where  Lynn  works  both  as  office  manager  and 
"school  nurse."  Wiggle  McGregor  Leon  works  at  the 
Max  Mara  Shop  on  Madison  selling  "those  wonderful 
Italian  clothes"  while  daughter  Olivia  is  studying  and 
fencing  at  Penn.  Fair  Macrae  Gouldin,  STILL  in  Ithaca 
with  Fred,  works  as  Volunteer  &  Tour  Coordinator  at 
the  Cornell  Arboretum  &  Botanic  Garden.  Ann,  NYC 
Bloomingdale's  buyer,  is  engaged  to  Michigan  Law  grad 
Andrew  Kay.  Casey  works  in  NYC  in  Museum  Services 
at  the  American  Federation  of  Arts.  Belle  Williams  Smith 
claims  retirement  (ex-vestry  and  ex-garden  club  presi- 
dent) but  has  gone  on  the  board  of  St.  Mary's  in  Raleigh. 
Elizabeth  completes  a  Tulane  PhD,  Mason  works  at  NYC 
Sotheby's,  and  Ware  111  is  at  Woodberry.  Jean  Murray 
McDermid  teaches  biology  at  St.  Andrew's,  and  both 
children  are  at  Glasgow  University.  Marshall  and 
Kathleen  Watson  Taylor's  children  are  positively  di- 
rected: Carney,  resident  in  Internal  Medicine  at 
Vanderbilt;  Ann  in  Asheville,  NC  in  psychology  research; 
Selden,  VMI  on  the  soccer  team  and  Rat  line  survivor. 
Kathleen  is  recovering  from  foot  surgery  and  "manag- 
ing" arthritis.  Mary  K.  Pederson  Kyser  and  Ross  took 
son  Ross  touring  colleges;  she  and  their  daughter  went 
to  Alaska  aboard  The  Princess,  visiting  classmates  on 
both  trips.  Susan  Strong  McDonald  spent  her  sabbati- 
cal year  in  Asia,  where  she  backpacked  across  India 


with  2  of  her  children,  photographing  numerous  art  his- 
tory sites  for  use  in  lectures  in  Minneapolis.  She's 
working  on  courses  for  an  art  history  PhD  and  relishing 
her  grandson's  regular  visits.  Alice  Perry  Park  rhetori- 
cally asks  "what  more  she  can  say  about  the  baloney 
business  that  has  not  been  said."  She  discloses  that  her 
house  "looks  like  a  motel  for  lack  of  time  and  inclina- 
tion to  do  better."  Their  dogs  and  parrot  control  the  home 
and  watch  their  humans  leave  at  sunup  to  work  at  said 
family  baloney  business  and  return  at  sunset.  Judith 
Howe  Behn  continues  tax-season  work,  sewing,  and 
gardening.  Despite  23  years  in  Chapel  Hill,  she  remains 
a  New  Englander  at  heart  and  spends  golfing  summers 
in  Rhode  Island  with  husband  Bob.  Courtney  Manard 
Kane  is  a  senior  sales  executive  at  Digital  Equipment, 
husband  Scott  a  principal  at  Hagler-Bailley  Consultants 
in  Chevy  Chase.  Son  Scott,  a  Duke  med  student,  mar- 
ries next  spring;  Christine,  "unlike  her  mother"  a  PBK 
Bowdoin  graduate,  works  in  San  Francisco.  Tim  and 
Dabney  Williams  McCoy  will  celebrate  her  father's  80th 
birthday  with  a  trip  to  France.  Their  "baby"  daughter 
enters  UNC-CH,  following  her  father  and  brothers.  Tim 
and  Chris  continue  respectively  as  broker  and  parale- 
gal, with  Chris  hoping  for  '98  law  school.  Dryden  Childs 
Murck  and  Sandy  are  new  grandparents  via  Sandy's  son- 
wife  in  Philadelphia.  Though  neither  feels  old  enough, 
there  are  indications  that  both  are  considered  senior 
citizens.  Sandy  played  the  Georgia.  Sr.  District  Cham- 
pionships while  Dryden  helped  coordinate  and  staff  the 
matches  in  hometown  Savannah.  They  enjoy  extensive 
cruising  with  Dryden's  parents.  Dryden's  daughter  Liz 
is  still  pursuing  the  elusive  recording  contract,  while 
son  Morris  is  in  Los  Angeles  "pursuing."  Natalie  Lemmon 
Parker  declares  her  and  joe's  6-year  love  for  Colorado 
and  the  Western  laid-back  lifestyle.  With  josh  in 
Durango  and  Karen's  move  from  NYC  to  Denver,  all 
are  there.  Natalie  still  manages  the  Boulder  YWCA  Ca- 
reer Services  Program;  joe  is  now  a  business  broker  and 
small  business  consultant.  Babette  Fraser  Hale  is  now 
a  publisher;  their  first  proud  effort.  Home  Spun,  by  Leon 
Hale  due  out  this  fall.  She's  also  playing  competitive, 
"challenging"  tennis  in  3  leagues.  Son  Will  Warren, 
Hamilton  '97,  is  job-seeking  in  NYC.  Alice  Virginia 
Dodd  noted  plans  to  attend  the  W&L  graduation  of  her 
godson,  Harrison  Schroeder,  the  son  of  Betty  Page 
Carlton  '64.  Mona  Thornhill  Armistead,  having  received 
a  '96  MA  in  counseling  psychology  from  Santa  Clara,  is 
now  an  intern  therapist  while  accumulating  experience 
hours  toward  licensing  requirements.  She  and  Bob  try 
couples  golf  while  sons  are  moving  on:  Ashby  (28)  works 
locally  at  Cisco  Systems,  Wode  (26)  will  marry  and  live 
in  Nashville;  Clay  (1 8)  begins  Yale.  Molly  Southerland 
Gwinn  and  Byrd  concluded  7  years  in  Dallas,  their  2nd 
Texas  stmt,  where  Molly  "worked  a  bit"  in  the  Museum 
of  Art  education  dept.  and  "taught  a  bit"  of  art  history  as 
adjunct  instructor.  She  began  the  PhD  program  at  the 
University  of  Texas,  but  Byrd  "was  summoned  to  the 
mothership"  of  the  property/casualty  insurance  company 
in  Warren,  N|.  They  bought  a  home  in  Bernardsville, 
which  should  make  their  David  "a  bit"  nervous  in  its  5- 
hour  proximity  to  Middlebury  College.  Ellie  Crockett 
Jeffers  traveled  to  Portugal  for  the  first  time  smce  the 
'61  summer  before  entering  SBC.  An  interior  designer, 
she  is  involved  in  the  renovation  of  an  1 878  building  at 
Colorado  College,  "about  as  close  to  academia"  as  she 


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gets.  She  claims  2  cute  grandchildren,  daughter  Anne 
in  advertising  (Minneapolis)  and  son  Crockett,  possibly 
graduating  from  Univ.  of  Colo.  She  suggests  that 
Crockett's  dog  might  have  graduated  before  him  had 
the  dog  not  changed  majors  so  often.  Melinda  Musgrove 
Chapman  has  ended  1 8  renter  years  with  the  purchase 
of  a  fine  house,  which  has  helped  her  understand  her 
clients'  perspective.  Son  David  &  wife  Melinda  have 
added  Ashley  to  their  other  2,  for  total  3  grandchildren. 
Bonnie  Chapman  McClure  remains  in  Nimes  where  "la 
vie  est  belle"  and  husband  is  head  of  town  planning. 
She  is  gardening,  riding,  and  "vaguely  looking  for  a  job." 
Betsy  Knodes  Newton  and  her  sister  had  a  Ukraine  ad- 
venture, where  she  visited  a  school,  "an  eye-opening 
experience"  related  to  her  work  with  teachers  in  Florida. 
Susan  Hobbs  Crowder  exhibited  environmental  sculp- 
ture at  the  Toledo  Botanical  Garden  and  hopes  to  visit 
leanie  Shaw  Byrne  in  Princeton  to  see  her  garden  de- 
sign work.  Forgive  my  translations  of  your  wretched 
handwritings  but  splendid  news.  I  will  update  you  on 
my  new  cosmetic  surgeries,  as  well  as  new  allergies.  I 
hope  that  you  are  all  getting  on  well  and  getting  on-line 
(hwmartin@aol.com).  Consider  coming  at  the  end  of 
the  century  to  discover  that  significant  lives  are  behind 
these  condensations  of  condensations. 

,'>  (y      President:  Percy  Clarke  Gwinn, 

Secretary:  Lynne  Gardner  Detmer, 
Fund  Agent:  Cecilia  Bryant 
I  am  saddened  to  report  the  deaths  of  two  classmates 
this  year,  Trina  Jensen  in  February,  and  Eileen  Riley  Shore 
in  December.  I  have  little  information  on  Trina  other 
than  she  had  a  very  difficult  and  much  too  short  life.  A 
Cum  Laude  graduate  of  Sweet  Briar,  Eileen  attended 
graduate  school  at  Florida  State  University.  She  was  a 
member  of  the  junior  League  of  Savannah,  a  board 
member  of  Telfair  Museum  of  Art,  the  Owens-Thomas 
House  and  Chatham  County  Board  of  Health.  She  was 
a  member  of  Christ  Episcopal  Church.  She  is  survived 
by  her  husband,  Carey,  and  her  children,  Eileen  and 
Harry.  We  will  miss  these  two,  as  well  as  our  other  de- 
ceased classmates,  Elizabeth  Nalle  Baty  and  Lesley 
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Adaline  Allen  Shinkle,  Director  of  Admissions  at 
Blake  School  in  Minneapolis,  reports  that  husband  Brad 
is  now  selling  Russian  art.  Daughter  Whitney  is  a  sopho- 
more at  Princeton  and  son  Brian  is  a  sophomore  in  high 
school.  With  their  youngest  of  five  children  in  9th  grade, 
Barbara  Baur  Dunlap  and  Chas  cannot  believe  that  their 
parenting  days  are  almost  over.  They  have  been  busy 
giving  seminars  to  couples  from  six  continents.  This  year, 
Brazil,  Bermuda,  Aruba,  and  Salzburg,  Austria  are  slated 
for  seminars.  Andrea  Beerman  Sonfield  celebrated  her 
50th  with  100  dynamic  women  friends  of  varying  ages. 
They  "fearlessly  faced  what  has  been  and  what  is  to 
come."  Lesley  Bissell  Hoopes  says  that  "if  turning  50 
means  taking  a  family  trip  to  Mexico,  spending  the  BIG 
DAY  watching  the  cliff  divers  of  Acapuico,  and  an  ad- 
ditional celebratory  trip  over  the  summer  with  my  mom 
on  a  Scandinavian  cruise  ...  then  half  a  century  isn't  all 
bad."  Lesley  had  a  good  visit  with  janie  Johnson  and 
her  mother  in  December.  Cecilia  Bryant  has  joined 
SunPharm  Corp.,  a  NASD  Pharmaceutical  company,  as 
Vice  President  and  General  Counsel.  She  has  also  ac- 


cepted a  position  as  Associate  Professor  of  Law  for  the 
fall,  1 997,  with  Florida  Coastal  Law  School.  Highlights 
of  Phoebe  Brunner  Peacock's  year  included  attending 
outgoing  President  Barbara  Hill's  celebration  dinner  at 
Sweet  Briar,  and  "handing  over  the  gavel"  of  SBC's  Alum- 
nae Club  of  Washington  D.C.  after  14  years  of 
involvement,  9  as  president.  Her  divorce  is  final. .."sad 
but  necessary".  She  thinks  it  "feels  great  to  be  50,"  liv- 
ing in  a  giris  "dorm"  with  her  1 6  year  old  twin  daughters. 
Phoebe  continues  as  rare  book  librarian  at  the  Library 
of  Congress.  Kate  Buster's  father  died  just  before  she 
turned  50 — "the  most  emotionally  draining  event  of  my 
life."  She  took  a  marvelous  hiking  trip  to  the  Canadian 
Rockies  and  to  Glacier  National  Park  last  summer,  re- 
cording the  adventure  in  a  slide  show.  She  only  has 
seven  (of  54)  "fourteener"s  left  to  climb  in  Colorado!. 
Elizabeth  Cadwalader  attended  a  reunion  of  300  years 
ofCadwaladers  in  America  last  November.  She  enjoyed 
meeting  5th  cousins!  She  says  that  except  for  a  big  birth- 
day bash,  she  thinks  "50  is  just  50."  Genie  Carr,  after 
23  years  as  a  reporter  and  editor  at  the  Winston-Salem 
lournal,  "took  the  plunge  and  became  a  freelance  writer 
and  editor"  in  the  fall  of  1994.  "Starvation  has  not  yet 
set  in."  As  for  turning  50:  "it's  been  just  fine  so  far.  There's 
a  certain  freedom  in  the  age...something  along  the  lines 
of  'Don't  mess  with  me,  kiddo.'"  Lani  Cooper  Schulte 
has  returned  from  two  years  in  London,  "fabulous  ex- 
perience from  a  personal  and  cultural  perspective."  She 
misses  the  excitement  and  pageantry  of  London,  but  "I 
did  forget  that  there  was  a  sun  up  there."  Francie 
deSaussure  Meade  and  Dave  are  enjoying  life  with  Dave 
retired,  and  Ted  in  third  grade.  Their  daughter,  Mary, 
was  married  in  July.  They  are  spending  a  month  in 
Breckinridge,  CO,  "to  see  how  we  like  skiing  for  a  whole 
month."  Francie  is  "doing  all  the  things  I've  always 
done!."  Mary  Donaldson  deFigard  is  "preparing  for  a 
Los  Medicos  Voladores  trip  to  Mexico  to  serve  and  learn/ 
teach  passantes  there  (doctors  of  public  service)  in  vil- 
lages with  medical  need.  She  says  this  is  a  nice  break 
from  the  "ever-mounting  complexities  and  paperwork" 
in  her  community's  managed  care.  Her  "husband  and 
cat  are  thriving  in  spite  of  my  lack  of  domestic  skills 
and  interests."  Sara  Cranath  is  finishing  her  Ph.D,  while 
also  earning  a  living  as  theatre  critic,  teacher  and 
customer's  services  employee.  She  says  she  doesn't  have 
"time  to  worry  whether  my  dissertation  is  good  enough." 
Judy  Harbottle  Maselli  has  applied  to  the  Master  in 
Public  Health  Program  at  CU's  Health  Sciences  Center 
in  Denver.  She  hopes  "to  hunt  viruses  in  the  tropics  or 
do  some  equally  exciting  research."  Libby  Harvey:  "I 
had  a  wild  and  wonderful  50th  Birthday  Party  over 
Thanksgiving  weekend,  organized  by  my  crazy  girl- 
friends with  500  balloons,  a  live  band,  and  their  surprise 
lip  sync  performance  of  the  Beatles'  Birthday  Song.  A 
December  business  trip  to  Denver/Boulder  allowed  a 
long  visit  with  Penny  Oliver  and  a  short  visit  with  Lizzie 
Miller  to  celebrate  her  50th.  We  expanded  and  moved 
the  Lab  in  1996.  I'm  having  fun  with  the  business. ..now 
I  need  some  fun  in  my  personal  life."  Pembroke  Herbert 
Kyle  cannot  do  without  email.  She  is  finding  50  just 
fine.  Sally  Watkins  joined  her  and  six  other  special 
friends  for  a  memorable  weekend  of  celebration  at  their 
home  on  Nantucket  last  April.  1996  was  their  best  year 
ever  at  Picture  Research  Consultants.  Nancy  Hickox 
Wright  and  family  visited  son  Tim  in  Rennes,  France, 


over  Christmas,  and  she  would  "like  to  spend  the  rest  of 
my  life  there — nothing  else  new."  Anne  Kinsey  Dinan 
is  at  Davis  Polk  &  Wardwell  in  NYC,  and  in  her  "spare" 
time  is  still  working  on  her  children's  book  ideas.  Any 
advice  on  an  editor  publisher  for  same?  Jennie  Lyons 
Fogarty  says  that  "turning  50  was  made  much  easier  by 
sharing  it  with  roommate  Ann  Peterson  Griffin  in  Dal- 
las in  her  gorgeous  new  home."  She  and  Ann  visited 
the  Sixth  Floor,  an  exhibit  of  j.F.K.'s  life,  presidency  and 
assassination  (Conover  Hunt,  Curator).  Sophie 
MacKenzie  Belouet's  elder  daughter  was  married  in 
November.  Sophie  continues  to  work  at  the  OECD,  an 
international  organization  based  in  Paris,  and  does  vol- 
unteer work  for  the  American  Cathedral  in  Paris  and  for 
the  Episcopal  Diocese  of  Europe.  Sally  Paradise  Ingber 
is  "ready  to  start  art  school  or  take  courses  in  horticul- 
ture." She  continues  to  play  tennis,  develop  her 
"Interiors"  business,  and  "struggle  with"  her  small  gar- 
den. Ann  Peterson  Griffin  thinks  50  is  terrific.  She 
enjoyed  sharing  the  festivities  with  Jennie  Lyons  Fogarty. 
Jeannie  Preston  Jacobs  continues  to  sing  with  the  Sym- 
phony Chorus  in  Baltimore.  She  also  works  with  the 
Symphony  Decorator  Showhouse  and  swims  at  the 
Downtown  Athletic  Club.  She  spent  her  BIG  birthday 
in  Paris  and  on  a  trip  through  the  Loire  Valley,  staying 
in  chateaux.  Pembroke  Reed  Hoffmier  and  Tom  are  tak- 
ing several  nice  trips  this  year.  "After  25  years  and  5 
sons,  we  deserve  it!"  She  spends  "her"  time  doing  yoga 
and  gardening.  Most  volunteer  work  is  now  at  the 
church.  She  hopes  to  make  the  next  reunion.  Julie 
Seibels  Northup,  in  her  2nd  year  of  law  school,  made 
the  Washington  Law  Review.  Last  summer  she  worked 
for  a  Texas  Supreme  Court  justice  in  Washington,  D.C, 
and  this  summer  she  will  bein  Atlanta  and  Austin,  work- 
ing for  two  very  different  law  firms.  She  spent  some  good 
time  this  year  with  former  roommates  Ann  Webster  and 
Neil  Keller  Biddle  Amy  Thompson  McCandless  and 
Peter  are  preparing  to  become  "empty  nesters"  when 
their  youngest,  Colin,  goes  off  to  college  in  the  fall  of 
1997.  Amy's  "thrill"  in  1996  was  taking  a  group  of  stu- 
dents from  the  College  of  Charleston  to  England.  Along 
with  a  colleague  in  English,  she  taught  a  course  in 
Shakespeare's  England.  They  saw  plays  in  London,  vis- 
ited country  houses  from  Kent  to  Northumberland,  and 
took  side  trips  to  Wales  and  Scotland.  This  year's  project 
is  coordinating  the  4th  Southern  Conference  on 
Women's  History  to  be  held  at  the  College  of  Charles- 
ton in  June.  Suzanne  Torgan  Weston  says  that  highlights 
of  her  year  included  her  participation  in  another  launch 
of  a  Titan/Centaur  at  Cape  Canaveral,  and  having  nei- 
ther husband  Steve  nor  herself  being  seriously  injured 
in  motorcycle  and  car  accidents.  Michal  Twine  has  had 
a  busy  year  of  interior  design  work  and  travel.  She  is 
now  doing  international  and  commercial,  as  well  as 
residential  design.  She  vacationed  in  OR,  CA,  and  FL. 
Carol  Vontz  Miller:  "When  I  turned  50,  the  whole  world 
celebrated!  Everyone  threw  parties  and  decorated  their 
homes!  There  were  gifts  galore!  oops. ..forgot  to  men- 
tion that  I  turned  50  a  week  before  Christmas.  So  far,  50 
has  been  just  fine.  I'm  happy,  healthy,  and  eager  for 
each  new  day."  Susan  Williams  has  been  "rusticating" 
since  leaving  the  Corcoran  Gallery  of  Art.  She  and  Phil 
have  1 6  animals,  including  "whatever  needs  a  home." 
Phil's  company  has  him  traveling  all  over  the  world  and 
the  family  "tags  along"  whenever  possible.  She  keeps 


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in  touch  with  Donna  Edgerton,  who  has  been  in  Bosnia 
helping  set  up  modern  computer  systems. 

Thanks  to  you  all  for  the  news!  Jim  and  I  LOVE 
Williamsburg,  and  are  delighted  to  have  landed  here. 
We  are  making  wonderful  new  friends,  and  keeping  the 
old  ones  (easy  place  to  visit,  hint!).  We  are  involved  in 
our  new  community;  we  are  closer  to  all  our  children; 
and  we  are  doing  more  traveling.  Best  trip  was  our  first 
cruise.. .on  the  Wind  Spirit  (a  large  sailing  vessel)  in  the 
Caribbean .  50  is  the  start  of  the  second  half  of  my  life! ! ! 

)A/^A      President:  Nancy  Crawford 
/ v'Ov'      Bent,  Secretary:  Ginny  Kay 

Baldwin  Cox,  Fund  Agent:  Lynn 

Pearson  Russell 

Thanks  for  ""showing  me""  the  news.  Geographically 
from  V  to  C  we  begin  in  VA  with  Lynn  Pearson  Russell 
at  the  NCA  in  DC,  and  living  in  Alexandria  with  hus- 
band Dr.  Bill,  Emily  (who  accompanied  mom  to  London) 
and  teenager  Mudgie  (who  accompanied  the  family  to 
ME),  lane  Merriam  Hildt  in  Arlington  attended  a  2  week 
seminar  on  Community  Development  at  the  Kennedy 
School  of  Government  at  Harvard,  emptied  her  nest  with 
Patrick  returning  to  |MU  and  Amanda  at  UVA  playing 
varsity  soccer,  flew  to  San  Francisco  to  celebrate  her 
50th  with  4  friends,  and  went  full  time  at  HUD.  Melissa 
Griffith  Manning  manages  a  health  food  store  in 
Hamilton,  is  starting  a  home  church,  and  is  home  school- 
ing Thomas  (6th  grade).  Son  Duane  (1 8)  graduated  from 
HS  and  daughter  lean  (14)  was  accepted  at  Foxcroft.  In 
Madison  Heights,  Anne  Richard  Camden  works  at  PIP 
Printing  and  Automated  Conveyor  Systems  and  is  a  first 
time  grandmother  with  the  arrival  of  Noah  to  daughter 
Tracy  (SBC  '93)  and  husband  Adam  Wilburn.  Daughter 
Erin  is  at  MBC  and  son  Todd  is  a  trouble  shooter  in  the 
electronics  field,  ludith  Daniel  Adams  and  husband 
Wayne  left  Amherst  to  visit  daughter  Robin  in  Valencia, 
Spain,  on  Longwood's  jr.  year  abroad,  and  planned  to 
visit  son  Sam,  a  grad  student  in  Paris  on  the  USC  MIBS 
program.  Kent  and  Sherry  Irving  Titus  are  great  empty 
nesters  in  Richmond  with  daughter  Austin  (25)  in  WA 
waitressing  and  designing  jewelry  and  Cathenne  (20) 
atC.U.  Boulder,  leaving  Kent  time  to  keep  up  with  man- 
aged care  in  medicine  and  play  golf,  and  Sherry  time  to 
ride  her  horse  and  garden.  Also  adjusting  to  an  empty 
nest  are  Tom  and  Carolyn  |ones  Elstner  in  Fredericksburg 
where  Carolyn  works  lor  Tom  and  is  on  the  Catholic 
Charities  and  Friends  of  the  Wilderness  Battlefield 
Boards.  Son  Peter  graduated  as  HS  salutatorian,  attends 
Gettysburg  College  as  a  presidential  scholar,  and  worked 
for  the  NPS  in  the  summer.  Daughter  Meg,  back  at  W&M 
after  an  internship  in  Manhattan,  studied  art  in  Italy  in 
the  summer  and  also  models.  Dr.  Claudette  Harloe 
Dallon  al  Charlottesville  UVA  med  school  oversees  all 
2nd  year  students  doing  a  "community  preceptorship" 
and  all  pre  surgical  admissions  activities,  lobbies  and 
chairs  committees  for  Medical  Society  of  Virginia,  is 
president  of  the  county  medical  society,  and  is  research- 
ing a  book  about  the  1st  woman  UVA  med  school 
graduate.  Her  son,  a  Beta,  kayaker,  and  history  major  is 
W&L'98.  Your  secretary  in  Poquoson  continues  teach- 
ing at  the  Primary  School,  Tommy  is  lawyering  and 
fishing,  and  the  girls  are  coming  and  going,  Elizabeth 
(W&L'97  sunima  cum  laude)  in  Manhattan  at  Colum- 


bia, Katie  at  Hollins  after  a  summer  as  counselor  at  Camp 
lllahee  in  NC,  and  Ann  Stuart  a  HS  sophomore.  In  TN 
Tom  and  Liz  Beach  Baker  are  in  Memphis  where  Tom  is 
executive  vice  president  of  First  TN  Bank  and  Liz  is  in 
interior  design.  Daughter  Carrie  (W&L'95)is  a  media  rep 
for  American  Petroleum  Institute  and  in  grad  school  at 
American  U,  daughter  Hunter  (SMU'98)  did  summer 
study  in  France,  son  Frazier  is  a  sophomore  at  Mem- 
phis University  School  and  all  Bakers  vacationed  in  ME 
together.  Happy  in  Nashville  Nancy  Wendling  Peacock 
lovesher  jobasasongpluggeratMakin'Music,  Inc.  and 
had  a  song  picked  up  by  Bell  South  for  the  '96 
Paralympics  in  Atlanta.  Daughter  lenni  is  UNC'98  and 
son  josh  '98  at  Father  Ryan  HS,  plays  electric  guitar  and 
is  an  artist.  Nanner  sees  Kay  Hutton  Berry  and  Mary 
Nelson  Wade  all  the  time.  Also  in  Nashville,  Ginny 
Stanford  Perdue  is  in  her  4th  year  of  organizing  HS  re- 
unions, took  her  mom  on  a  theater  trip  to  London, 
husband  John  bought  a  small  market  research  company 
and  taught  a  marketing  class  at  Belmont  U.,  daughter 
Meredith  (C.  of  Chadeston'95)  is  a  rehab  teen  counse- 
lor, son  Chandler  is  at  U.  of  Utah,  and  energetic 
stage-struck  Emily  is  a  HS  sr.  All  5  Perdues  camped 
(Ginny?)  and  snorkeled  on  St.  John's  Chnstmas  '96.  In 
TX  Giana  DePaul  works  for  Haynsworth  Photography 
in  Dallas,  has  her  91  year  young  mom  as  her  compan- 
ion, dividing  time  between  Dallas  and  FL,  and  her 
boyfriend  was  recovering  from  brain  surgery.  In  PA 
Marianne  Burtis  Moorer  and  Bob  have  moved  to  West 
Chester  where  Bob's  daughter  Kristin  (16)  joined  them 
in  May,  along  with  golden  retriever  puppy  Dixie  and 
Marianne  hopes  to  learn  to  garden.  She  celebrates  19 
years  with  CoreStates  Bank  in  Philadelphia,  Bob's  re- 
covery from  heart  attack  and  triple  bypass,  and  a  second 
home  on  Seabrook  Is.,  SC.  Dr.  Phyllis  Girard  was 
awarded  the  Annie  Sullivan  Award  for '96  by  the  Bucks 
County  Intermediate  Unit  for  being  the  Outstanding 
Teacher  of  the  Year.  She  lives  in  Oreland,  teaches  the 
gifted  program  at  Bristol  Borough  HS,  and  has  authored 
two  books.  Theater  and  Drama  for  theCifted  ar\d  Mak- 
ing Connections.  In  White  Haven,  Kathy  Montz  Miller 
became  a  mother-in-law,  a  grandmother,  turned  50,  sees 

2  of  her  sons  weekly  (for  laundry!),  has  third  son  at  home, 
and  was  college  hunting  with  daughter  Kiki  in  DC  where 
she  saw  Pam  Noyes  at  Georgetown.  Mary  Mahan  Marco 
in  Doylestown  is  teaching  college  math  and  a  technol- 
ogy resource  person,  travels  with  oldest  son  HS  jr.  Rob, 
a  licensed  bicycle  racer,  to  races  every  weekend.  Son 
lohnd  3)  is  taking  college  computer  courses,  son  Todd 
(12)  draws  and  rollerblades,  and  the  Marco  family  va- 
cationed in  Cape  Cod,  Quebec,  and  NH.  Ann  Moore 
in  Columbus,  OH,  was  promoted  to  Access  Services 
Manager  at  the  Upper  Arlington  Public  Library  and  at 
home  does  art,  quilts  and  paints.  In  Athens,  Joan 
Adrience_Mickelson  is  her  household's  manager  and 
the  HS  tennis  coach.  Daughter  Sera  (C.  of  Wooster'97) 
is  job  hunting  with  a  biochemistry  major,  daughter  Kelly 
('99  Denison)  spent  the  summer  in  Charlottesville  at  the 
UVA  tennis  and  enrichment  camp,  Christopher  (14) 
plays  soccer,  hockey,  tennis.  In  celebration  of  25th  an- 
niversary and  50th  birthdays,  the  Mickelsons  traveled 
to  HI  Christmas  '96  where  loan  reconnected  with  Sue 
Bloomer  Rice  who  lives  in  Kona  on  the  Big  Island  with 

3  adorable  daughters  (2  middle  school,  1  HS)  and  inde- 
pendent master  carpenter  husband.  New  NC  residents 


Dr.  Martha  Brewer  and  Peggy  are  in  mountainous  Sylva 
where  Martha  will  start  a  brand  new  OB-Gyn  practice 
and  get  back  into  Whitewater  canoeing  or  kayaking  as 
soon  as  she  is  rehabilitated  from  a  bicycle  accident  ro- 
tator cuff  injury.  On  the  coast  in  Wilmington  Frere 
Murchison  Gornto  is  City  Manager  and  visited  Lynn 
Russell  at  the  NGA  while  in  DC  with  her  city  council 
members  for  meetings  on  Capitol  Hill.  Blair  Josephs 
Rohrer  and  Kathy  BIythe  Southerland  are  both  in  Char- 
lotte. Blair,  a  residential  realtor,  and  Ivon  spend  lots  of 
time  at  their  mountain  cabin.  Ivon  III  (19)  isaMorehead 
Scholar  at  UNC  and  Anna  Blair  ( 1 8)  is  at  NC  State.  Kathy, 
a  portrait  broker,  is  looking  for  reps  in  other  areas  (inter- 
ested?). Husband  Bill  left  construction  and  has  a  new 
business  venture  in  career,  life  planning,  "The  High- 
lands Program"  ("hardhats  to  berkinstocks"!).  With 
daughter  Liza  married  and  son  ||  a  senior  at  Sewanee, 
life  does  not  calm  down.  Bertie  Zotack  Baigent  moved 
to  Stoney  Brook,  NY  in  '93  where  she  is  a  placement 
counselor,  husband  Peter,  a  VP  at  SUNY,  received  his 
doctorate,  daughter  Blair  (17)  attends  Stony  Brook 
School,  son  Philip  (1  3)  is  a  licensed  lobsterman.  With  2 
girls  in  college,  Jan  Huguenin  Assmus  and  Gert  toured 
Bordeaux  by  bike  and  spent  time  in  ME,  and  celebrated 
her  50th  with  Janet  Abney  Moore  (MD)  and  Jeannette 
Bush  Miller  (SBC'71 )  and  husbands  with  dinner  in  Bos- 
ton. Daughter  Marion  graduated  from  Duke  in  '97,  and 
daughter  Julie  isatC.  ofWooster  in  OH  where  Jan  hap- 
pened to  see  Joan  Mickelson  as  they  were  moving  In 
their  respective  daughters.  Keithley  Rose  Miller  left  St. 
Louis,  MO,  in  July  to  celebrate  her  50th  at  the  Green- 
brier with  St.  Catherine's  friends  and  loves  golf,  bridge 
(22  points  shy  of  being  a  life  master)  and  work  (just 
finished  a  hunting  lodge  in  IL).  DaughterTory(16)  went 
to  SBC  Dennis  VanDeMeer  tennis  camp,  to  British  Co- 
lumbia with  Keely  Fox  (May  Humphreys  Fox's  SBC'70 
daughter),  and  to  the  Missouri  State  HS  Tennis  Champi- 
onship. |an  Sheets  Jones  has  first  lady  duties  as  husband 
jimmy  is  President  of  Kalamazoo  College  in  Kalamazoo, 
Ml,  and  represented  K.C.  at  SBC's  presidential  inaugu- 
ration, but  still  consults  for  "Chicago  Math"  with  the 
Everyday  Learning  Corp.  Daughter  Jennifer  is  UVA'97, 
lustin  is  HSC'OO,  and  Jason  is  in  8th  grade. 

In  Sherborn,  MA,  Nancy  Crawford  Bent  is  due  to 
become  a  full-time  school  nurse,  daughter  Adele  is  a 
senior  at  Dana  Hall,  son  Charles  is  full-tilt  sports,  hus- 
band Peter  plays  drums  and  considers  retirement  and  a 
Virgin  Gorda  trip  at  Christmas  '97  to  celebrate  50th  birth- 
day. On  Martha's  Vineyard,  EMT  Betsy  West  Dripps  and 
Craig  enjoy  their  house  with  5  acres  and  respective 
teaching  coaching  jobs,  math,  soccer,  lacrosse,  youth 
ice  hockey,  basketball,  baseball  with  son  Perry  (9).  Wes 
(26)  in  DC  as  hydrologist  for  Earth  Satellite  Corp,  will 
finish  his  PhD  in  geology,  Marion  (24)  is  teaching  kin- 
dergarten in  Boston,  Heidi  is  a  jr.  at  Middlebury  C.  and 
plays  3  varsity  sports.  In  MD,  Darlene  Pierro  has  left 
Maret  School  and  is  the  new  Head  of  McLean  School 
(K-9,  independent). 

Also  in  MD  Beth  Beckner  is  semi-retired  since  her 
USAID  contract  in  Egypt  ended.  With  husband  Doug, 
she  traveled  to  Europe,  Egypt,  U.S.  states,  and  China. 
From  Louisville  KY,  Cafhy  Hall  Stopher's  daughter 
Marshall  and  son  Charles  are  both  at  UVA  leaving  Cathy 
time  to  work  on  her  tennis  and  golf.  Marshall  worked 
for  Sen.  Mitch  McConnell  in  DC  in  the  summer  and  the 


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family  vacationed  with  friends  at  Sea  Island.  In  Atlanta, 
CA,  Haden  Ridley  Winborne  celebrated  her  SOth  with 
a  luncheon  and  a  little  help  from  her  friends  Ann 
Arnspiger  Canipe,  Missy  Sumner  Muggins,  Less  Guthrie 
Keller  (Chicagol,  Mabry  Chambliss  DeBuys  (Seattle)  and 
Ginny  Stanford  Perdue  (Nashville).  Missy  and  Haden 
both  have  daughters  at  Georgetown  LI.  who  will  both 
be  in  Florence  in  spring'97.  Carolyn  Mapp  Hewes  and 
Lem  left  Atlanta  to  visit  the  Stophers  in  Louisville  for  the 
Kentucky  Derby,  and  have  a  full  time  job  keeping  up 
with  all  their  children,  2  sons  at  UVA,  one  son  (16)  at 
home,  i  grown  children  (27-32)  and  one  granddaugh- 
ter. Avis  Brown  YounI  and  family  left  Augusta  for  a  UT 
skiing  trip  and  to  take  daughter  college  visiting  in  VA 
and  NC.  Brooks  and  Meny  Hill  Peltit  moved  to  a  new 
older  home  in  Tallahassee,  FL,  requiring  extensive  re- 
modeling but  situated  on  a  pristine  lake.  They  traveled 
to  Greece;  daughter  Rachel'g?  at  FSU,  son  Coleman'99 
at  Davidson  and  4  grandchildren  in  Tallahassee.  In  |ack- 
sonville,  Jane  Davis  St.  Jean  loves  her  job  as  Executive 
Assistant  lor  the  President  and  CEO  of  At&T  Universal 
Card  Services.  She  and  husband  Mick  celebrated  25th 
anniversary  at  Grand  Cayman  Island,  daughter  |ulie  (23 
and  U.  of  FL'96  with  high  honors)  married  in  May  and 
is  in  masters  program  at  U.  of  N.  FL,  son  Bill  (21)  is  '97 
at  U.  of  N.  FL.  In  DC,  Hattie  Coons  Babbitt  sends  ""old 
news":  Bruce  is  still  Secretary  of  the  Interior  and  FHattie 
is  US  Ambassador  to  the  OAS,  sons  are  still  at  Stanford, 
but  they  are  adjusting  to  the  loss  of  their  beloved  dog,  a 
vizsia  named  Maggie.  Since  Allee  Walker's  husband 
retired  in  January,  they  are  spending  most  of  their  time 
at  the  "weekend"  place  in  VA,  and  Atlee  is  entrenched 
in  her  new  life  as  an  artist,  with  an  article  published 
about  one  of  her  dolls;  another  doll  traveled  the  coun- 
try in  an  exhibit.  Kay  Giddens  Glenday  is  in  DC  taking 
courses  at  GWU  in  art  history  to  enhance  her  docent 
work  at  the  NCA,  and  also  in  NYC  with  husband  lan's 
work,  but  was  leaving  for  Paris  when  I  talked  with  her 
to  move  lan's  son  Nigel  to  Lawrenceville.  )ean  Rushin 
Brown  is  in  CT,  but  wrote  from  VT  where  son  Rob  was 
attending  a  ski  instructor  clinic.  He  has  sea-kayaked, 
hiked  the  Appalachian  Trail,  is  on  the  Honor  Roll  and 
has  varsity  letters  in  soccer,  skiing  and  lacrosse.  Jean 
volunteers  with  various  clubs  and  Jonathan  works  at 
Usertech,  a  company  that  does  documentation  and  train- 
ing  for  computer  systems.  The  CA  contingent  includes 
Tessa  Predmore  Caddis  in  San  Rafael  where  she  is  head 
librarian  at  .3n  independent  K-8  school,  married,  mother 
of  3,  grandmother  of  I ,  has  2  dogs,  an  indoor  fish  pond 
and  green  eyes,  and  asks  Peggy  Gibbs  to  please  write. 
In  San  Francisco,  Pat  Winton  Newmark  attended  her 
husband's  Beverly  Hills  HS  reunion  and  works  on  her 
golf  game.  Daughter  lennifer  (UVA'97)  will  work  a  year 
and  then  attend  law  school.  Her  50th  was  celebrated 
with  an  "incredible  trip  to  all  of  my  favorite  places  in 
the  world,"  ending  with  a  surprise  visit  from  her  best 
friend  at  a  Bobby  Short  performance  in  NYC.  Anne  Rhett 
Taylor  Merrill,  husband  Tony  (retired  Navy)  and  sons 
Zan  (12)  and  Rhett  (15)  are  in  "lovely"  Santa  Barbara 
where  Tony  manages  a  private  organization  and  Rhett 
attends  Woodbury  Forest  during  the  school  year.  Mary 
Lee  Bell  Coffey  wrote  from  Huntington  Hospital  in  Pasa- 
dena where  she  was  up  to  her  ears  in  trauma  patients 
and  Shelby  was  in  the  same  situation  with  his  newspa- 
per, but  was  looking  forward  to  a  VA  trip  to  search  for  a 


"little  bit  of  paradise"  in  the  Charlottesville  area  as  part 
of  their  retirement  planning.  Daughter  Alison  (26)  is  a 
writer  and  artist,  and  son  Charles'  college  graduation 
present  was  a  trip  to  japan. 

Muchas  gracias.  Adios  until  next  year. 


BIZ 


President:  Marion  WalJcer, 
Secretary:  Barbara  Tessin  Derry, 
Co-Fund  Agents:  Susan 
Snodgrass  Wynne,  Rhonda 
Griffith  Durham 
Here  goes  my  last  set  of  class  notes  -  thank  you  for  writ- 
ing so  faithfully  over  the  last  five  years.  Hard  to  believe 
that  by  the  time  you  read  these  our  25th  reunion  will 
have  come  and  gone! 

Kate  Williams  Cox  has  3  children,  17,  13,  and  7, 
and  works  as  a  fundraiser  for  Court  Appointed  Special 
Advocates  (CASA)  in  Talbot  County,  MD.  She  visited 
Charia  Leonard  Reynolds  fall  '96  and  reports  all  well 
with  Charia  and  her  family.  Kate  also  sees  Ginger 
Upchurch  Collier  at  their  children's  sailing  class.  In  the 
northeast,  Pam  Drake  McCormick  keeps  busy  with  vol- 
unteer activities,  three  children,  and  a  new  puppy. 
Tucker,  her  oldest,  is  a  junior  in  h.s.  and  beginning  the 
college  tour;  Tim  is  a  freshman  in  h.s.  and  Molly  is  in 
5th  grade.  Kathy  Walsh  Drake,  still  in  Maine,  has  gone 
back  to  work  after  all  these  years  for  her  husband  who 
bought  a  business  last  winter  manufacturing  bird  and 
bat  houses  and  bird  feeders.  With  her  four  girls  Kathy 
reports  that  life  is  more  hectic  than  ever!  Susan  Norton 
Allen  wrote  from  NYC  where  she  has  lived  since  gradu- 
ation with  her  husband  John  and  two  sons.  Christian 
(1 4)  and  Peter  (11).  She  is  busy  with  tennis,  yoga,  school 
volunteer  work  and  the  Carnegie  Hill  Neighbors  Land- 
scape Committee  which  is  responsible  for  the  planting 
and  upkeep  of  her  neighborhood's  trees.  This  commit- 
tee is  recognized  as  the  most  successful  volunteer  tree 
group  in  the  city.  Susan  has  recently  seen  Marilyn 
Pritchard  Harvie  who  now  lives  in  England  and  has 
three  children  and  Cissy  Cott  Collins  and  her  husband 
who  live  outside  of  Washington,  D.C.  Edie  Duncan 
Wessel  is  a  newly  single  parent  of  three  children,  17, 
14,  and  11  in  Pittsburgh,  PA.  Her  life  is  challenging, 
crazy  and  a  "bit  overwhelming"  at  times. 

Our  sympathy  goes  to  Kathy  Uochurch  Takvorian 
and  Ginger  Upchurch  Collier  whose  mother  died  of 
cancer  3/96.  I  know  most  of  us  remember  Mrs. 
Upchurch  and  her  neverending  enthusiasm  for  SBC. 
Kathy,  Tak,  and  their  three  children  -  Sam  (12),  Kate 
(11),  and  Sarah  (9)  were  able  to  go  to  Europe  last  sum- 
mer. Kathy  writes  that  being  a  physician  in  1997  is 
challenging  in  a  way  that  could  not  have  been  antici- 
pated when  we  graduated  from  college. 

If  I  can  count  correctly,  Candace  Curran  Heyward 
has  six  children  -  the  youngest  in  kindergarten  and  the 
oldest  a  sophomore  at  the  U.  of  Colorado  at  Boulder. 
Her  daughter,  a  senior  in  h.s.,  is  also  interested  in  col- 
leges out  west  and  the  other  three  are  "busy  being  kids." 
In  the  understatement  of  the  year,  Candace  says  she  and 
her  husband  jimmy  are  busy  being  full-time  parents. 
Dale  Shelly  moved  from  Raleigh,  NC  9/95  to  the  Wash- 
ington, D.C.  area  where  she  began  the  search  for  the 
"perfect"  house.  After  renting  for  months,  she  and  her 


family  moved  in  during  the  blizzard  of  '96,  complete 
with  moving  vans  stuck  in  the  snow  and  lawn  furniture 
lost  in  drifts.  Dale's  daughter  Lily  is  in  2nd  grade;  her 
son  Fielding  is  in  4th  grade  at  Landon  School  with  Grace 
Sherfy's  son.  Susan  Snodgrass  Wynne  sends  her  thanks 
for  everyone's  support  and  enthusiasm  for  her 
fundraising  efforts  on  our  class's  behalf.  She  and  Rhonda 
Griffith  Durham,  class  fund  agents,  have  discovered 
that  their  children  have  become  friends  at  Princeton. 
Susan's  son  John  is  a  junior;  Rhonda's  daughter  Caitlin 
is  a  freshman.  Susan's  son  Brad  is  a  freshman  at  Norfolk 
Academy.  Carter  Frackelton  is  busy  with  her  business, 
garden  club,  friends,  and  family  1  caught  a  glimpse  of 
her  last  spring  here  in  Richmond;  she  has  also  seen 
Marty  Neill  Boney  for  a  summer  visit  and  a  Christmas 
shopping  rendezvous  in  Raleigh,  NC  and  Mary  Heller 
who  came  from  DC  for  the  Montpelier  Races  in  Or- 
ange, VA.  Carter  spent  Christmas  Eve  with  Ginnie  B. 
Payne  Sasser  and  her  family  In  Northern  Virginia, 
Charlene  Sturbitts  renovated  a  house  in  AHington  and 
went  hiking  in  Glacier  National  Park  and  in  northwest 
England  and  Wales.  Janet  Nelson  Gibson  keeps  busy 
with  Jonathan,  3,  and  enjoys  her  garden  and  some  other 
things  she  never  had  time  for  when  she  owned  a  busi- 
ness. Rosie  Brache  Leparulo  checked  in  from 
Tallahassee,  FL  for  the  lirst  time  in  25  years.  She  mar- 
ried William  Leparulo,  our  former  Italian  professor,  12/ 
74;  they  have  two  boys,  Willy  (2 1)  and  Robert  (1 9),  both 
of  whom  attend  Florida  State  U.  where  William  is  a  pro- 
fessor. Rosie  got  her  Ph.D.  in  French  and  has  been 
teaching  at  North  Florida  Community  College  for  the 
past  1 0  years.  Bev  Home  Dommerlch,  Soccer  Mom  of 
the  Year,  has  been  traveling  around  FL  going  to  various 
tournaments;  her  oldest  son  John  was  on  four  teams  at 
one  point,  keeping  Bev  on  her  toes  keeping  up  with 
practices,  games,  and  tournaments.  Her  younger  son 
Stephen  also  plays  soccer  and  Bev  and  her  husband 
John  play  tennis. 

Marion  Walker  has  renovated  her  home  of  1 7  years; 
a  painful  but  worthwhile  experience.  Her  law  practice 
continues  to  grow  and  she  hired  an  associate  last  year. 
She  still  plays  golf  and  sails  when  she  gets  the  chance. 
Susan  Waller  Nading  and  family  are  happy  and  healthy 
in  Birmingham,  AL.  Susan's  daughter  Murray  is  a  sopho- 
more at  Tulane,  Alex  was  accepted  early  decision  at 
U.Va.,  and  Will  is  in  9th  grade.  From  Montgomery,  AL, 
Elise  Webb  Neeland  reports  that  her  daughter  LesI  ie  has 
been  accepted  early  decision  at  Yale;  younger  daughter 
Elizabeth  is  1 6  and  will  be  able  to  drive  herself  to  ten- 
nis lessons.  Her  husband  David  did  a  mini-fellowship 
in  mammography  in  Sweden  last  fall.  Deborah  Wilson 
Hollings  and  family  are  in  Columbia,  SC,  where 
Deborah  is  teaching  French  full-time  to  lower  schoolers. 
Her  son  Christopher,  15,  has  discovered  acting  after  a 
sports  injury  sidelined  him  temporarily  Ellen  Apperson 
Brown  has  a  new  job  and  a  new  lifestyle.  She  and  her 
husband  separated;  her  children  Kate  (15)  and  David 
(14)  are  living  at  the  boarding  school  where  their  father 
is  the  school  chaplain.  Ellen  is  enjoying  her  new  job  as 
the  Executive  Director  of  the  Council  on  Aging  for 
Henderson  County  and  has  kept  up  her  singing  with  a 
church  choir.  She's  looking  forward  to  a  Sweet  Tones 
reunion.  From  Wilmington,  NC,  Marty  Neill  Boney  re- 
ports that  her  daughter  Kristen  is  having  a  "blast"  learning 
what  Yankee  culture  is  all  about  at  Wellesley,  complete 


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with  peeks  of  Hilary  Rodham  Chnton  and  Gloria 
Steinem.  Her  son  Andrew  is  a  freshman  in  h.s.  and  is 
interested  in  computers,  piano,  and  violin.  One  of  the 
highlights  of  Marty's  year  was  her  two-day  Christmas 
shopping  marathon  with  Carter  Frackelton.  Carol  Cody 
Herder  is  in  Houston,  TX  with  Sarah,  13,  who  is  into 
basketball,  flute  competitions,  and  hanging  out  with  her 
friends.  Charles,  1 0,  also  loves  sports  and  camping  out. 
Carol's  husband  Charlie  is  a  volunteer  coach  on  all  of 
Charles's  teams.  The  Herders  enjoy  waterskiing  on  sum- 
mer weekends.  Carol  volunteers  at  her  children's  school 
and  I'm  sure  captured  many  of  our  own  sentiments  when 
she  wrote:  "I  wish  I  could  bottle  up  and  keep  all  of  these 
wonderful  times!"  Also  in  Houston  is  Sarah  von 
Rosenberg,  who  finally  finished  her  Ph.D.  and  is  still 
working  at  Baylor.  Sarah  keeps  in  touch  with  Margaret 
Lyie  Jones  who  just  finished  her  nursing  degree.  Sarah's 
boys  are  21  and  18  and  tall!  Rhonda  Griffith  Durham 
has  an  empty  nest.  Her  oldest,  Trevor,  has  finished  col- 
lege; her  daughter  Caitlin  is  a  freshman  at  Princeton: 
and  her  youngest,  Jonathan,  is  a  freshman  at  Groton 
School.  Rhonda  visited  with  Mercedes  Cravatt  Crandin, 
Kathy  Upchurch  Takvorian,  and  Ginger  Upchurch 
Collier  last  fall  in  Massachusetts.  She  writes  that  all  of 
their  children  are  precious  and  smart  (no  surprise  there). 
Another  empty  nesler  is  Irish  Neale  Van  Clief  whose 
children  Danny  and  Helen  are  both  happy  at  U.Va. 
Danny  is  a  sophomore  and  Helen  a  freshman. 

From  the  midwest,  Emily  McNally  Brown  is  leav- 
ing her  full-time  job  and  will  teach  2  classes  closer  to 
her  home  in  Brighton,  Ml  so  that  she  can  home-school 
her  son  Chris,  a  junior  in  h.s.  Her  oldest  son  Peter  is  out 
of  college  and  working  with  Rage  Steel  in  Dearborn; 
her  husband  jim  is  with  Ford  and  travels  back  and  forth 
to  Brazil.  Gail  Garner  Resch  is  busy  with  Garner,  in  5th 
grade,  and  a  new  puppy.  She  has  also  joined  a  preci- 
sion skating  team  after  not  skating  for  25  years.  Her  team 
is  going  to  3  out-of-state  competitions  this  winter  -  can 
the  Senior  Olympics  be  far  behind?  Speaking  of  Olym- 
pics, Marcia  Wittenbrook's  dog  Oscar  valiantly  finished 
a  one-mile  "Doggie  Dash"  (without  Marcia  who  only 
made  it  to  the  first  fire  hydrant)  in  last  place  but  got  a 
trophy  for  being  the  smallest  dog  to  participate.  Marcia 
is  still  working  in  commercial  real  estate  and  serves  on 
the  executive  committee  of  CREW,  the  local  commer- 
cial real  estate  women's  group.  Stephanie  Harmon 
SImonard  has  a  flourishing  tax  practice  in  Paris  and  is 
active  in  the  DAR  chapter  there.  Her  oldest  daughter 
Sophie  will  graduate  from  SBC  in  1997.  Vanessa  is  a 
h.s.  senior  in  the  throes  of  college  applications.  Emilie 
is  in  first  grade.  In  London,  Holly  Smith  publishes  a  mini- 
magazine  for  Kensington  and  Chelsea's  garden  squares 
and  is  looking  forward  to  a  wonderful  1997. 

Finally,  I  am  sorry  to  report  that  our  classmate  Mary 
Moser  died  in  June,  1996,  She  will  be  remembered  at 
the  alumnae  memorial  service  over  our  reunion  week- 
end this  May.  I  have  really  enjoyed  hearing  from  all  of 
you  and  have  been  honored  to  serve  as  class  secretary. 
Keep  in  touch! 


/0'*7  *3     President:  Kathleen  Cochran 
iC'  /C/      Schutze,  Secretary:  Louise 

Blakeslee  Gilpin,  Fund  Agent: 

Janice  Keith 
In  Omaha,  NE  Cindy  Bekins  Anderson  is  celebrat- 
ing the  completion  of  house  renovations  after  almost 
two  years.  Managing  her  childrens'  soccer,  ballet  recit- 
als and  sleepovers  keeps  her  busy.  The  summer  of  '96 
found  Pascale  Boulard  Dutilleux,  her  husband  and  4 
children  in  the  US  for  a  month  visiting  Kathy  Upchurch 
Takvorian,  Suzanne  Garrison  Hoder,  Melinda  Williams 
Davis,  Deborah  Ziegler  Hopkins  and  Gary  Davis  King. 
Pascale's  oldest,  Carole,  spent  two  months  with  Gary 
tutoring  students  in  French.  Visits  to  France  within  the 
past  year  from  Kathy,  Suzanne  and  Andrea  Niles  lones 
inspired  Pascale  to  note,  "the  French  House  is  still  work- 
ing." In  Monte  Sereno,  Ca  Mary  Buxton  and  Ron  are 
"having  a  wonderful  time  with  our  son,  William."  Betsy 
Cann  Akers'  older  two  boys,  Scott  and  Morgan  are  at 
Episcopal  HS  (senior  and  freshman  respectively);  Will- 
iam is  in  7th  grade  and  George  in  5th.  Betsy  gave  a 
luncheon  to  welcome  Gypsie  Bear  Van  Antwerp  to  At- 
lanta and  it  was  an  SBC  special  with  Emily  Garth  Brown 
from  Chattanooga,  Robin  Harmon  O'Neil  and  Susan 
Craig  from  Columbia,  jane  McCutcheon  McFaddin  from 
NH,  Andrea  Niles  Jones  and  the  Atlanta  group  all  there. 
The  circle  has  come  around  with  Freida  Carpenter 
Tucker's  daughter.  Heather,  being  accepted  to  SBC  early 
decision.  Freida  looks  forward  to  seeing  SBC  "the  sec- 
ond time  around."  In  Bellevue,WA Peggy  Cheesewright 
Garner  is  celebrating  20  years  of  marriage  and  1 4  years 
of  teaching  her  "Supersitter"  class.  She  is  in  two  garden 
clubs,  a  book  group  and  does  substitute  teaching.  Hav- 
ing just  been  asked  to  sub  in  a  HS  Spanish  class  after 
taking  12  years  of  French  and  1/4  of  Spanish,  Peggy 
says  that  "flexibility  is  the  code."  Her  daughter  Whitney, 
7,  loves  1st  grade.  As  national  wine  manager  for  Marie 
Brizard  Wine  &  Spirits,  USA,  Dede  Conley  tours  the 
country  helping  area  sales  reps  sell  more  wine.  She  is 
building  a  wine  portfolio  and  spent  a  month  visiting 
suppliers  in  France,  Spain,  Portugal  and  Bermuda  last 
summer.  Dede  celebrated  |uly  4th  with  Liz  Clegg 
Woodard,'72,  and  her  family  at  Amelia  Island,  FL  and 
saw  Liz  in  Houston  in  October.  Susan  Craig's  and 
Wayne's  boys,  10  1/2  and  9,  are  "fabulous  and  fun  and 
life  is  good  for  us."  Other  classmates  at  the  Atlanta  lun- 
cheon were  Lisa  Marshall  Chalmers,  Carter  Heyward 
Morris,  Jenny  Stockwell  and  Lee  Addison.  Mac  Cuthbert 
Langley's  oldest.  Will  finishes  at  Knox  and  enters  Emory 
and  Henry.  Hibernia  plays  the  cello  with  the  youth  or- 
chestra and,  according  to  Mac,  is  "as  athletic  as  a 
Langley  can  be."  Cuthbert  plays  the  piano  with  visions 
of  performing  on  Broadway  in  some  capacity  possibly 
with  his  mother  who  is  taking  tap  lessons  -  "not  a  pretty 
sight  but  I  love  it."  lohnny  is  losing  his  original  pediat- 
ric partner  and  is  on  a  search  for  a  replacement.  From 
Fort  Gordon  near  Augusta,  GA  Sue  Dern  Plank  writes 
that  after  retiring  from  the  army  in  late  summer,  David 
plans  to  use  his  skills  as  Dir  of  Public  Works  somewhere 
in  the  civi  1  ian  world.  They  were  able  to  see  the  Masters 
tournament  in  4/96.  In  October  they  visited  SBC  with 
Elena,  1 2,  who  is  "ready  to  start  now."  With  the  death 
of  her  father,  a  1 06  yr  old  aunt  and  several  other  rela- 
tives. Sue  is  now  her  family's  "older  generation."  After 
1 5  years  with  TRW,  Glenys  Dyer  Church  is  working  on 


a  new  project  with  an  IRS  contract.  Doug  is  with  First 
VA  Bank  where  he  has  been  since  graduation.  |ohn  and 
Douglas,  1 2  and  1 6,  enjoy  Boy  Scouts,  soccer  and  swim- 
ming. Christine  Eng  Leventhal  does  volunteer  work, 
teaches  Sunday  school  and  teaches  a  wide  variety  of 
fitness  and  dance  -  a  demonstration  would  be  fun  at 
our  25th!  Peter  owns  two  natural  food  stores  and  does 
nutritional  counseling  and  martial  arts.  In  June  Amy,  17, 
finishes  at  Hyde  School  in  Woodstock,  CT;  Nick  and 
lonathon  are  in  8th  and  5th  grade  in  Wilton,  CT.  Sally 
Flieger  Moore  was  elected  to  the  Board  of  Directors  of 
the  Percheron  Horse  Assoc,  of  America,  the  second 
woman  in  their  history  to  serve  on  the  board.  Sally  and 
her  husband,  Roddy,  breed  and  show  Percherons  and 
Percheron  Thoroughbred  crosses.  Their  3  yr  old.  Iron- 
wood  Beauregard,  was  Grand  Champion  Stallion  at  the 
Nat'l  Percheron  Show  in  Indianapolis,  The  Great  Lakes 
Int'l  in  Detroit  and  the  Royal  Winter  Fair  in  Toronto.  In 
Pacific  Palisades,  CA  Lisa  Fowler  Winslow  is  the  co- 
pilot for  her  15  yr  old  who  is  learning  to  drive.  Suzanna, 
10,  plays  the  violin,,  takes  tap  and  loves  sports.  Bill 
continues  to  prosper  in  his  law  practice.  Lisa,  feeling 
great,  has  just  returned  from  a  ski  trip  to  Sun  Valley,  ID. 
In  August,  Robin  Harmon  O'Neil  and  lohn  leave  for  a 
year  of  playing  and  painting  in  Aix-en-Provence  with 
10  yr  old  Robin  and  lots  of  canvas.  |ohn  has  retired 
which  delayed  this  trip  a  year.  Chris  Hegarty  Savage 
works  in  the  medical  technology  field  full-time  now 
along  with  doing  transport  for  Clay  and  Brendan,  15 
and  1 2,  to  swim  team,  baseball  and  music  lessons.  Chris 
expressed  her  relief  and  worry  that  Clay  will  be  driving 
next  year.  Kris  Howell  made  a  trip  to  the  Amazon  just 
before  Hurricane  Fran  "all  but  blew  us  away  -  repairs 
still  m  progress!"  Additional  adventures  included  the 
Olympics,  New  OHeans  and  a  ski  trip  to  Aspen.  Karol 
Kroetz  Sparks  is  a  partner  at  an  Indianapolis  law  firm 
specializing  in  counseling  banks  when  antitrust  issues 
arise  and  helping  design  products  for  bank  customers 
such  as  annuities,  insurance  and  mutual  funds.  She  is 
the  vice  chair  of  a  long  range  planning  task  force  of  the 
ABA's  banking  law  committee.  As  a  computer  teacher 
for  grades  K-8,  Ann  Major  Gibb  scrambles  to  keep  up 
with  the  changing  uses  of  technology  in  schools.  Her 
daughter  Emily  will  be  at  UVA  in  September;  David  just 
finished  his  freshman  year  of  HS.  Ernie  enjoys  both  golf 
and  sailing  and  they  will  be  at  the  US  Open  Golf  tour- 
nament in  lune  -  just  as  spectators!  Chris  Mendel  Prewitt 
and  her  daughter  Whitney  enjoyed  the  SBC  sponsored 
tour  of  Rome  in  February.  In  June  they  are  leaving  Eu- 
rope and  moving  to  Minneapolis  where  Chris  will  be 
commanding  a  recruiting  squadron  and  Darwin  will 
continue  flying  for  Northwest  Airlines.  Their  children 
are  flourishing.  Betsie  Meric  Gambel  is  finally  back 
enjoying  long  distance  bike  rides  after  breaking  her  arm 
on  labor  day'96  in  a  biking  accident.  She  blames  the 
long  healing  time  on  middle  age!  She  remains  at  the 
Academy  of  the  Sacred  Heart  doing  marketing  and  PR. 
Meric  finished  his  freshman  yr  at  Jesuit  HS  and  is  driv- 
ing. Gregory  finished  his  sophomore  yr  at  Villanova  and 
will  be  an  intern  in  DC  for  his  fall  term.  He  brought 
friends  home  for  Mardi  Gras  which  reminded  Betsie  of 
her  trips  with  SBC  ftiends.  Betsie  sees  Dessa  Rutter  and 
Lisa  Slatten.  Wendy  Hoilman  Mitchell  earned  an  MS  in 
Horticulture  from  VA  Tech  5/96  and  has  been  with  the 
VA  Dept  of  Agdculture  for  20  yrs.  Josh,  18,  lustin,  12, 


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and  Elizabeth,  7,  are  fine.  |oe  is  going  to  Peru  in  5/97 
on  a  Smithsonian  venture  to  the  rainforest  where  only 
indigenous  folk  live.  Preparations  included  many  shots 
and  m'alaria  pills.  Linda  Moscato  Buell  moved  from 
Chicago  to  Springfield,  IL  to  accept  a  position  with  the 
EL  Commerce  Commission  as  Exec  Asst  to  one  of  the  5 
commissioners.  She  is  currently  involved  in  the  deregu- 
lation of  both  the  telecommunications  and  electric 
industries.  Recent  trips  have  taken  her  all  over  the  world 
scuba  diving,  mountain  climbing,  biking,  rock  climb- 
ing and  hiking.  Betsy  Oakley  Smilh  and  Smitty's  oldest 
son  Harrison  begins  at  W  &  L  in  the  fall  so  they  will  be 
able  to  visit  SBC  regularly.  William  is  in  8th  grade,  Rob- 
ert in  5th.  Last  June  Scottie  O'Toole  started  a  human 
resources  consulting  firm,  O'Toole  and  Associates, 
where  she  is  the  managing  director.  She  is  currently  re- 
cruiting consultants  for  Ernst  &  Young  in  Atlanta,  a 
company  she  worked  for  in  Houston.  Scottie  and  Nancy 
Haight'75  are  season  ticket  holders  at  Theatre  in  the 
Square  in  Marietta,  GA.  Living  happily  in  the  OR  coun- 
tryside, Debbie  Pollock  Arce's  sons  Cory,  Ross  and  Reed 
are  12,  10  and  7.  Instead  of  relaxing  with  them  all  in 
school  full-time,  Debbie  teaches  computer  classes  at 
their  school  1 0  hours  weekly  and  volunteers  additional 
time.  When  not  chauffeuring  the  boys  to  music,  sports 
and  scouts,  she  gardens.  Roger's  business  is  doing  well. 
Debbie  has  volunteered  to  compile  a  73  e-mail  ad- 
dress list.  If  interested  send  her  your  name  (including 
maiden  name),  address  and  e-mail  address  to  Debbie 
Arce,  1 6906  SW  Edminston  Rd,  Wilsonville,  OR  97070 
or  djarce@aol.com.  Carol  Anne  Provence  Gallivan  spent 
6  weeks  in  the  hospital  fighting  a  blood  clotting  disor- 
der which  caused  a  heart  attack,  stroke  and  multiple 
surgeries.  Her  doctors  have  called  her  recovery  miracu- 
lous and  Carol  Anne  feels  that  it  was  harder  on  her  family 
than  on  her  for,  as  Mill  says,  she  "got  the  mind  altering 
drugs!"  Anne  Genevieve  is  at  Converse  College;  Henry 
and  Harriet  (9th  and  8th  gr)  play  every  sport.  |une  '97 
marked  the  publication  of  Nancy  Richards  Akers'  1  bth 
book  with  the  next  due  5/98.  Married  with  3  children, 
Nancy  is  active  in  Irish  famine  projects  and  invites  any- 
one interested  to  contact  her.  Chris  Sherwood  Warner 
and  David  write  that  they  may  be  the  oldest  "new  par- 
ents" in  the  class  with  their  adopted  girls:  sisters  ages  5 
and  6.  In  the  past  6  months  Chris  claims  that  more  ce- 
real has  passed  through  their  lives  than  in  the  last  25 
years!  David  is  at  RISD  in  Providence,  Rl  and  next  |anu- 
ary  will  take  students  to  Rome.  Chris  and  the  gids  hope 
to  join  him  for  a  week.  Renee  Sterling  splits  her  money 
management  business  between  TX  and  CA.  She  is  mak- 
ing another  trip  to  Italy  and  writes  that  she  is  hooked. 
Carol  Stewart  Harper  is  a  fulltime  carpool  driver  and  is 
being  trained  as  a  Amer.  Cancer  Soc.  volunteer.  Doug 
is  teaching  bth  gr  English  in  middle  school.  Alison  fin- 
ished her  first  yr  at  UVA;  Elizabeth  is  in  8th  gr.  jenny 
Stockwell  Ferguson  also  wrote  about  the  wonderful 
Atlanta  reunion  to  welcome  Cypsie  to  town.  She  was 
unable  to  contact  Blanchette  Chappell  and  would  love 
to  find  her.  Cathy  Towers  Hardage  received  her  Mas- 
ters in  Counselor  Education  5/96  from  the  LIniv  of  FL  -  a 
6  yr  process  juggled  around  work  and  family.  She  works 
at  Grace  Epis.  School  in  Ocala,  FL  as  the  guidance  coun- 
selor and  elem.  religion  teacher  and  will  be  the  asst 
principal  next  year.  Bobby  is  a  jr  math  major  at 
Dartmouth;  Charlie  graduates  from  hs  this  year  and  is 


uncertain  about  his  plans;  Susan  is  a  hs  freshman.  Hus- 
band Bob  continues  in  his  radiology  practice  in  Ocala. 
Kathy  Waters  Marshall  and  Lawson  have  lived  in 
Bridgewater,  VA  for  6  yrs  where  they  started  2  weekly 
newspapers.  Jessie,  20,  is  in  her  2nd  yr  at  William  & 
Mary;  Laura,  17,  is  a  jr;  lohn,  14,  enters  bs  next  fall. 
Ginger  Woodward  Cast  has  begun  the  college  search 
with  the  older  children  who  are  17  and  15.  The  younger 
two,  8  and  b,  do  ballet,  tap  and  gymnastics.  Ginger  tu- 
tors children  in  reading  at  home;  Paul  is  a  trademark 
attorney  with  the  government.  Lucinda  Young  Larson's 
son  Robert  is  in  bth  gr  at  Dexter  (MA)  and  her  younger 
son  Andrew  is  in  1st  gr  at  Milton  Academy.  Lucinda 
plays  on  a  golf  team  at  Dedham  Country  &  Polo  Club. 
Last  spring  she  and  her  family  visited  Tricia  Barnett 
Greenberg  '74  in  Florence,  SC.  Deborah  Ziegler 
Hopkins,  in  Covington,  LA,  works  as  a  law  clerk  for  an 
appellate  judge.  Last  summer  she  and  George  had  a 
wonderful  visit  with  Betsy  Perry  and  her  family  in 
Camden,  ME.  Alice  Mclnnis  also  saw  Betsy  6/97.  Alice 
took  a  leave  of  absence  from  practicing  medicine.  Her 
father  had  a  stroke  and  she  is  his  primary  caregiver.  She 
is  opening  a  retail  clothing  store  9/97.  Alice  writes  that 
she  is  well,  with  therapy  and  medication,  and  that  Ken- 
neth, 1 7,  and  Sarah,  1 4,  are  doing  well  under  the  custody 
oftheir  lawyer  father.  Alice  completed  Leadership  Okla- 
homa City,  sings  in  the  church  choir,  is  remodeling  an 
old  house  for  OKC,  and  learning  to  garden  and  use  her 
computer!  Kathy  Pretzfelder  Steele  is  looking  at  col- 
leges. Tracy  (17)  and  Kelly's  (1 4)  dream  of  being  a  marine 
biologist  inspired  their  spnng  trip  to  the  Bahamas  to 
"swim  with  the  dolphins."  Kathy  planned  a  company 
party  in  lunefor  1100  oftheir  best  customers.  1998  will 
not  only  mark  our  SBC  25"'  Reunion;  it  is  also  Kathy's 
25"'  wedding  anniv,  her  25"'  year  at  her  company,  Tracy's 
hs  graduation,  and  her  parent's  50"'!  An  unidentified  e- 
mail  sent  the  news  that  "?"  and  |ohn  moved  to 
Philadelphia  after  1 5  yrs  in  FL.  And  I,  Weezie  Blakeslee 
Gilpin,  still  live  at  Milton  Academy  and  work  at  Walnut 
Hill  School.  Alexa,  20,  just  finished  her  first  yr  at  the 
College  of  Wooster  (OH)  and  is  coming  back  East  to  do 
City  Year  or  attend  Bridgewater  State,  Blake  starts  Yale 
in  the  fall,  and  Christopher  rides  the  roller  coaster  of 
being  15.  Bob  juggles  teaching  and  his  growing  num- 
ber of  clients  who  are  taking  time  off  from  school.  I 
have  a  nagging  feeling  that  I  misplaced  one  of  your 
postcards  so  if  your  news  is  missing,  blame  me.  I  look 
forward  to  our  25th  next  May  and,  until  then,  be  well. 


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"^      President:  Tennessee  Nielsen, 
Secretary:  Deborah  Mutch 
Olander,  Fund  Agents:  Cissy 
Humphrey,  Janet  Durham  Sam, 
Gail  Ann  Zarwell  Winkler 
Relocations,  new  occupations,  family  additions,  engage- 
ments, loads  of  reunions.  We  just  "can't  say  no." 

Catherine  Adams  Thompson,  newly  engaged,  has 
two  teenagers,  works  at  a  friend's  apparel  shop,  volun- 
teers and  takes  classes  toward  a  degree.  Dede  Alexandre 
LeCompte,  Ion  and  four  children  operate  "Hotel 
LeCompte"  for  foreign  visitors/relatives  between  trips 
(FL,  Europe,  MD.)  She's  President  of  the  Nursery  School 
Board,  Co-Chair  of  Admissions  for  the  jr.  League  and 
Chair  at  Parkway  School  in  Greenwich,  CT.  She  has 


May,  2001  on  her  calendar.  Kari  Andersen  Shipley's  busy 
in  Delray  Beach,  FL  with  |ohn,  three  sons,  outdoor  ac- 
tivities, volunteering  and  tennis  (5  club  championships 
this  year.) 

Ann  Brown  Davidson  teaches  kindergarten  in 
Nelson  Co.,  VA  and  began  her  Master's  at  UVA.  Wendy 
Bursnall  Wozniak's  soccer  mom  for  Allison,  8  and  ner- 
vous for  Aubrey,  1 5  (she's  driving.)  Family  trips  include 
FL  Keys  and  HI.  Wendy's  reviving  her  career  authoring 
children's  books.  Becky  Burt  changed  jobs  twice  and 
left  Valic  after  14  years  to  consult,  then  accepted  a  prod- 
uct support  representative  position  with  BMC  Software 
in  Houston.  She  bought  a  townhome  for  herself,  two 
XLG  cats  and  inventory  of  Native  American  jewelry/ 
artifacts.  Becky  still  plays  Softball,  wishes  for  a  vacation 
and  hopes  to  make  our  25th.  Chris  Carr  Dykstra  re- 
settled in  Auburn,  AL  with  her  "extra"  dog,  cat  and  horse 
this  past  year.  Veterinary  school's  more  relaxing  than 
medical  school,  but  says  research  is  exciting,  Chris  hopes 
to  get  pharmaceuticals  to  clinical  trials  soon.  Daughter 
Susan,  14  is  "all  flute,  horses  and  nail  color."  Chris  puts 
time  into  dressage  and  is  "getting  somewhere  finally." 
Candi  Casey,  happily  back  in  the  USA  (Chicago)  after 
10  years,  continues  travel  to  Switzerland  and  Italy  in 
institutional  equity  sales  and  says  it's  the  best  of  all 
worlds.  Tricia  Cassidy  Higgins  continued  as  an  assis- 
tant county  attorney  in  Westchester,  NY  but  planned 
private  practice  with  a  local  firm.  Daughter  Katie  is  a 
freshman  at  St.  Lawrence  Univ.  and  son  Timothy  is  a 
cadet  at  the  NY  Military  Academy.  Tricia  is  engaged  to 
Supreme  Court  |udge|ohn  DiBlasi  (9th  ludicial  District 
NYl  after  11  years  of  singlehood.  Busy  Lochrane 
Coleman  Smith  organized  a  cocktail  party  for  SBC's  new 
President  in  December  —  over  a  hundred  people  at- 
tended. Lochrane  contacts  Margaret  Milnor  Mallory, 
and  successfully  arranged  Margaret's  father's  love  life. 
Lochrane  deserves  all  our  well  wishes  after  her  cancer 
surgery.  Teesie  Costello  Howell  and  Chris  celebrated 
their  20th.  Son  lackson,  9,  and  daughter  Suzannah,  5, 
attend  the  same  Catholic  school  Teesie  attended.  Teesie 
continues  in  mortgage  banking.  The  family  attended  a 
sleep-over  at  Elliott  Graham  Schoenig's  ranch  after  re- 
union, along  with  other  '76ers.  Melanie  Coyne  Cody's 
working  as  an  executive  recruiter,  and  chauffeuring  two 
daughters.  The  family  vacationed  in  MD  (to  visit  Missy 
Briscoe  McNatt),  Paris,  the  Bahamas  and  Rockport,  TX. 
Melanie's  "up  to  her  eyeballs"  in  school  volunteering, 
church  and  Evanston  Women's  Club. 

Jean  Dailey  (Greensboro,  NO  left  Roche  Pharma- 
ceuticals after  12  years  to  start  her  own  Herbal  Health 
business  specializing  in  women's  health  issues.  Marian 
Dolan  moved  to  Atlanta  just  before  the  Olympics,  to 
teach  and  conduct  at  Emory  University.  Her  second  CD's 
out,  a  collection  of  international  choral  music  performed 
by  her  former  choirs  at  Bryn  Mawr  and  Haverford  Col- 
leges. IShe  also  facilitated  seminars  at  SBC  this  year  as 
Alumna  in  Residence. I  Calvin  Gentry  continues  as 
Assoc.  Director  of  Cedarcroft  School,  gives  lessons  in 
riding  and  driving  horses,  and  aims  for  the  Single  World 
Driving  Championships  with  stallion  Brie.  Keedie 
Crones  Leonard  gave  birth  to  son  Cole  last  August  — 
one  cute  boy! 

Mary  Beth  Hamlin  Finke  reuned  with  Meg  Shields 
Duke,  Peggy  Weimer  Parrish  and  Margot  Mahoney 

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makes  it  a  yearly  tradition.  She  reports  several  great  trips, 
complete  with  horseback  riding.  She  and  family  (2  chil- 
dren) vacationed  in  Sea  Island,  GA  and  Niagara  Falls. 
Ookie  Hays  Cooper  moved  to  Nashville  and  gave  birth 
last  year  to  son  Hays  who  joins  Mary  lb)  and  |amie  (5). 
The  Coopers  like  life  outside  politics.  Cissy  Humphrey, 
ever  informative,  takes  care  of  her  mother  and  is  learn- 
ing more  than  desired  about  assisted  care  living  facilities. 
Cissy  temps  for  AT&T,  hoping  for  full-time  employment. 
Cissy  reports  Beth  Bates  Locke's  busy  with  two  chil- 
dren (10  and  5),  and  supporting  Claude's  independent 
film  business. 

Ainslie  Jones  Uhl  has  a  commuter  marriage  with 
Robert  INY  and  Raleigh,  NC).  Children  Colbert  and  Hart 
(8),  Everett  (5)  and  Henry  (18  mos.)  are  "such  interest- 
ing people!"  Ainslie  closed  her  children's  clothing 
business  in  favor  of  volunteer  work,  honing  her  black- 
and  white  portrait  photography  skills  and  "doing  the 
mom  thing."  Lynn  Kahler  Rogerson  visited  Norris  Judd 
Fergeson  in  Houston  over  Christmas.  Lynn  organizes 
art  exhibitions  and  has  a  major  show  from  the  Vatican 
Museums.  She's  also  showing  her  '53  Packard.  Kate 
Kelly  Smith,  a  wondert'ul  surprise  at  our  20th,  returned 
to  Hearst  Magazines  as  Advertising  Director  for  House 
Beautiful.  Kate  wants  "to  continue  to  reconnect  with 
our  classmates"  in  the  course  of  business  travels.  Kate, 
Elliott  and  Isabel  (9)  live  in  NYC.  Ann  Kiley  Crenshaw 
moved  to  Winchester,  VAbut  kept  her  getaway  place  in 
Virginia  Beach.  Husband  Clarke  loves  his  job  at  White 
House  ("Please  buy  White  House  apple  juice  and  re- 
lated products.")  Sons  Clarke  (13)  and  Cordon  (8)  attend 
Powhatan  School  with  Ann  Stryker  Busch's  nephews. 
Ann's  happily  returned  to  private  law  practice. 

Margot  Mahoney  Budin  had  her  "miracle  baby" 
Michele  in  |une  and  couldn't  be  happier  as  full-time 
mom  after  a  rewarding  career.  Diana  Michael  Cignavitch 
and  family  relocated  to  Charleston,  SC.  They  have  an 
ambulance  service  and  purchased  their  4th  vehicle.  She 
participated  with  the  garden  tour  there,  concurrent  with 
the  SBC  conference  and  saw  both  Drs.  Peipho  and  some 
Weilers.  Margaret  Milnor  Mallory  has  a  new  real  estate 
career  and  is  working  very  hard  in  Memphis.  "Hi!  Big 
news"  from  Marilyn  Moran  Gocrler  who  adopted  "a 
beautiful,  blond-haired,  blue-eyed  little  boy"  over  the 
summer.  Steve,  a  self-employed  computer  consultant, 
took  the  family  to  St.  Croix  to  celebrate.  They  live  in 
Katonah,  NY  on  4-plus  acres  along  with  3  cats.  Sally 
Mott  Freeman  has  doubled  her  family!  Sally  and  new 
husband  |ohn  have  four  children  (8  to  18),  plus  dog, 
bought  a  home  in  Bethesda  and  "are  settling  in  as  the 
Brady  Bunch."  Sally's  Director  of  Public  Relations  for  a 
Telecom  Trade  Association. 

Tenessee  Nielsen  has  another  Brady  Bunch  of  S  with 
new  husband,  Mike  Tankersley.  They  vacationed  in 
Crested  Butte,  CO  with  Kelsey  Canady  Criffo's  family 
where  Tennessee  challenged  ski  slopes  for  the  first  time. 
Bcthy  Partlow  Short  enjoys  husband  Roland,  2  chil- 
dren and  being  a  Birmingham  housewife.  Susan  Ray 
Karlson  (Elkton,  MD),  Ron  and  two  sons  are  doing  well. 
Ron's  two-year  book  project  means  Susan  must  "work 
and  mother"  and  provide  much  support.  She  ran  into 
Kari  Andersen  at  her  son's  summer  camp!  Karina  Schless 
still  rides  "Kody"  and  lives  in  Phoenixville  PA.  Karina's 
a  1 5-year  employee  at  Wyeth-Ayerst  Labs.  She  plans  to 
ride  at  Bitterroot  Ranch  in  the  Shoshone  Mountains. 


Linda-jean  Smith  Schneider  loved  our  20th.  Husband 
Lee's  with  ABB  in  Allentown  and  she's  Library  Director 
for  Drinker,  Biddle  &  Reath.  Choral  singing's  her  "cre- 
ative outlet."  Virginia  Spangler  Polley  relocated  to 
Lookout  Mountain,  TN  where  life's  great.  She's  show- 
ing her  4-year-old  American  Saddlebred  mare.  Ginna 
and  David  took  a  London  vacation,  dropped  off  Frank 
(9)  and  headed  to  Paris  for  her  birthday  "in  the  same 
hotel  we  honeymooned  in." 

Marsha  Taylor-Delain's  ENGAGED  to  mysterious 
Bobby!  She  spent  a  week  in  Hawaii  with  family,  and 
had  a  wonderful  year  with  her  "Doo-Wop"  concerts. 
(Late  news:  Marsha  and  Bobby  got  married  May  10, 
'97!)  Amy  Troxell  Stein  was  sworn  in  as  Manatee  County 
(PL)  Commissioner  last  November  after  leaving  pnvate 
law  practice.  Amy  ran  as  a  staunch  conservative  and 
defeated  a  conservative  incumbent  to  achieve  the  of- 
fice. Go,  girl!  She's  lived  in  FL  5  years,  Peggy  Weimer 
Parrish  teaches  accounting  and  spent  Christmas  in 
Cleveland.  Carol  Wilkinson  Lee  in  Alaska  unwound  in 
Thailand  for  three  weeks  after  home  renovations.  Ann 
Works  Balderston  went  to  Maine  in  August,  Jackson 
Hole,  WY  (sans  kids),  Casparilla  Club  in  FL  (with  kids) 
and  is  active  at  her  children's  school  (they  are  5,  9,  11 
and  1 5).  Ann  claims  it's  paddle  tennis  and  the  treadmill 
for  her! 

Thanks  to  Andie  Yellott  for  secretarial  duties  these 
last  five  years.  Andie's  "full-time  mom"  to  Benet  and 
Andrew  (7  and  4),  part  time  writing  tutor,  part-time  event 
rider,  and  "full-time  wife  —  with  no  time  of  my  own," 
but  there's  still  joy  in  all.  She  remains  in  contact  with 
Ann  Works  Balderston,  and  couldn't  say  no  to  reunions: 
Holly  McGlothlin  (78)  Robin  Behm  ('79),  and  jane 
Mooney  ('77).  Gail  Ann  Zarwell  Winkler,  stalwart  Mem- 
ber of  the  Alumnae  Board,  moved  also.  Unpacking  no 
fun,  but  enjoyed  decorating  the  new  house  in  Neenah, 
Wl.  Two  children  (11  and  9)  make  Gail  Ann  a  skating 
and  music  lessons  chauffeur.  Between  doing  and  driv- 
ing, she  planned  a  trip  to  Arizona.  Liz  Farmer  jarvis, 
free-lance  curator  and  archivist  in  Philadelphia,  and 
husband  (architect)  have  3  children;  all  are  active.  Jill 
Wentorf  Wright  assists  Liz  with  garden  design  which 
Jill  studies  at  Radcliffe.  Cheryl  Lux  and  John  Cobb,  with 
2  children  in  Montana,  still  divide  time  between  the 
ranch  and  the  legislature.  Logging  lumber  and  much 
hard  work  continue  toward  their  new  home  on  the 
ranch.  Cheryl  plans  to  see  Sally  Berriman  Brown  in 
Denver. 

Thosewhoknowme,  your  class  secretary,  will  won- 
der why  my  usual  wit  has  not  prevailed  in  these  class 
notes.  The  answer  is:  no  space!  There  is  a  word-count 
limit. 

We  thank  so  many  powers  and  people  that  Bill  is, 
as  of  today,  cancer-free.  The  prayers  were  sent  up,  and 
worked.  The  joy  here  is  indescribable.  Debbie. 


iSll 


President:  Vivian  Yamaguchi 
Colin,  Secretary:  Sally  Bonham 
Mohle,  Fund  Agents:  Janet  Myers 
Dean,  Peggy  Haley  Sheehan 
Our  notes  this  year  are  based  on  the  Reunion  question- 
naires. Those  who  attended  our  20  year  reunion  are 
noted  with  an  asterisk.  I  wish  more  of  you  could  have 
attended.  It  was  great  fun! 


First,  congratulations  to  classmate  Nancy  Church' 
who  is  SBC's  dean  of  admissions!  Keep  up  the  good 
work,  Nancy! 

Peggy  Haley  Sheehan*  brought  husband  Chris  to 
reunion.  Their  four  kids  (Mary  Helen-8;  Juliana-5; 
Catherine-2;  Christopher-12m.|  stayed  home  in  Den- 
ver, where  Peggy  is  a  mom  with  her  hands  full.  Debbie 
Koss  McCarthy*  came,  but  left  David  at  home  with 
Courtney  (16)  and  Alex  (13).  Debbie  is  now  teaching  at 
Durham  Academy  in  Durham,  NC  and  is  involved  in 
The  Calling  Chords,  church  and  classes.  Becky  Mayer 
Gutierrez  is  teaching  4th  grade  in  MA,  while  also  rais- 
ing George  (13),  Anthony  (10)  and  Michael  (6),  with 
help  from  hubby  Merejildo.  Maggie  Shiver*  is  working 
for  Merrill  Lynch  in  Washington  and  enjoys  fox  hunting 
and  charity  work.  Vivian  Yamaguchi  Cohn*  wrote  our 
reunion  poem  and  had  pink  and  green  sashes  made  for 
us  to  wear.  She  brought  hubby  Stuart  and  pictures  of 
her  4  adorable  boys  (Claylon-10;  Clifford-8;  twins 
Charlie  and  William-3).  Libby  White  Drbal*  is  a  home- 
maker  and  mother  to  Andrew  (7)  and  Tyler  (5).  She  still 
enjoys  riding.  Elaine  Griffin  Bracewell  is  a  homemaker 
in  Houston,  TX  and  mother  to  Bradley  (141,  Laynie(12), 
Mollie  (10)  and  Edward  (4).  Kathy  McDonald  jenevein 
is  a  homemaker  in  Dallas,  in  addition  to  volunteering, 
playing  tennis  and  church  activities.  Her  kids  are  Katy 
Jane  (8.5),  Callie  (7)  and  Lila  (5).  Glenn  King  Springer  is 
executive  dir.  of  The  Steeplechase  at  Callaway  Gardens 
in  Columbus,  GA,  in  addition  to  taking  care  of  Lil  (14), 
Haden  (1 2)  and  John  (7).  Jane  Mooney*  announced  our 
reunion  gift  and  was  still  raising  money  right  up  to  1  am 
the  night  before!  She  is  a  banker  in  Falls  Church,  VA 
and  enjoys  hiking  and  backpacking.  Ellen  Sullivan  sent 
a  darling  picture  of  Erica  (6).  She  is  in  DE  and  enjoys 
reading,  walking  and  bike  riding.  Tricia  Waters*  is  in- 
volved in  choral  singing  and  raising  children  Lucy  (6) 
and  Will  Neer  (4).  Phooi-Ching  Lai  is  in  Singapore, 
where  she  is  a  lecturer  at  Nanyang  Techn.  Univ.  and  is 
mother  to  Zhenling  (11)  and  Zhenhua  (9).  Cora  Snyder 
volunteers  for  the  American  Cancer  Society,  while  be- 
ing a  freelance  editor  in  N|.  Ann  Crossingham  Cannon 
is  a  consultant  for  Spencer's  Inc.  children's  wear  and 
keeps  busy  with  Leslie  Ann  (16)  and  Will  (14).  Frances 
Redmond  Malone  is  a  picture  framer  in  Columbus,  GA. 
She  also  enjoys  fox  hunting,  gardening  and  reading. 
Carolyn  Williams  Seeling*  works  for  Columbia  World 
Affairs  Council  in  SC,  while  parenting  Justin  (10)  and 
Sarah  (4).  Barb  Bernick  Peyronnet  is  a  homemaker  in 
Midlothian,  VA  and  enjoys  golfing,  volunteering  at  the 
school  of  Maggie  (7)  jwith  sister  Annie-2]  and  reading. 
Missy  Flanigan  Clark*  is  minister  of  Religious  Educa- 
tion in  Norfolk,  VA,  while  parenting  Lauren  (15)  Patrick 
(12)  and  Philip  (7).  Caria  Kinney  Reiniger  is  admissions 
director  for  ManorCare  Health  Svts  in  FL,  with  children 
Heather  (9)  and  Mollory  (2).  Molly  Reeb  Nissman* 
brought  daughter  Nancy  (16),  but  left  Andrew  (4)  and 
Matthew  ( 1 )  at  home  with  hubby  Har\'ey  She  is  a  stock- 
broker with  Paine  Webber.  Ellen  Sellers  McDowell*  is 
a  part-time  children's  cooking  teacher  and  full-time  mom 
to  Emily  (1 1 ),  Cinny  (1 0),  Mary  Susan  (7)  and  Kate  (5)  in 
Dallas,  TX.  Ebel  Little  Stevens*  brought  husband  Bob 
to  reunion  and  left  Elizabeth  (12),  Anne  (10)  and  Robby 
(5)  at  home  with  Bob's  mother.  Ebet  is  recruiting  tech- 
nology employees  from  her  home.  Cathy  Goodhart 
Henson  is  in  Atlanta,  volunteering,  selling  real  estate 


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and  being  mother  to  Catherine  (1 6),  Susie  (14)  and  Laura 
(11).  Sue  Faisf  lagger'  convinced  freshman  year  room- 
mate Elaine  Wanerka*  to  attend  reunion.  Sue  brought 
daughter  Emily  (10).  Also  attending  reunion  were:  Barb 
Clark  McLaughlin*  who  is  in  Fairfax,  VA  with  four  chil- 
dren; Becky  Frost  Good*  who  brought  daughter  Beverly 
(14)  and  a  friend  from  Dallas;  |anet  Myers  Deans*  who 
brought  hubby  Rob  and  Caroline  (9)  and  Robert  (/)  from 
NY;  Kathy  Golden'  from  Springfield,  VA  and  Dee 
Hubble  from  Lynchburg.  Renee  Hanson  Crowder  is  in 
Falls  Church,  VA,  working  as  a  self-employed  intelli- 
gence analyst  and  marketing  strategist  for  community 
recreation  facilities.  Son  Drew  is  1 6.  Vera  Blake  Thiers 
remains  in  Germany,  with  Katharina  (12)  and  Paul  (9). 
She  is  free-lancing  as  regional  leader  and  translator  for 
an  au-pair  agency.  Robin  Holman  Mills  is  an  elemen- 
tary teacher  in  Paducah,  KY.  She  plays  on  a  USTA  adult 
tennis  team  and  tends  to  daughter  Jordan  (15).  Kate 
McElhinney  Montgomery  is  making  movies  in  FHolly- 
wood!  Besides  taking  care  of  Suzanne  (10)  and  Delano 
(5),  she  has  three  movie  projects  in  the  works,  Mary 
Greaves  Hodge,  in  Fairway,  KS,  is  a  volunteer  and 
mother  to  Caroline  (8),  Chase  (6)  and  Lissy  (3).  When 
time  permits  she  does  needlepoint,  gardening  and  deco- 
rating. Debi  Butteri  Akers  is  a  banker  with  NationsBank 
in  Atlanta.  Son  Freddie  is  8.  Christine  Weerasingha 
Hand  writes  from  Australia,  where  she  is  a  lecturer  at 
Old  Univ  of  Tech  Foundation  Programmes  and  travels 
extensively.  Sebastian  is  1 4  and  Rachel  1 1 .  Jane  Barnhill 
Bechtel  teaches  gifted  students  grades  4-8  in  Fairview 
Park,  OH.  Kids  Chris  (21)  and  Chip  (19)  are  both  in 
college.  Debby  Epperson  Sizer  is  engaged  to  |ohn 
Stringer  in  Galax,  VA.  She  is  still  owner  and  general 
manager  of  WWW|  radio.  Her  children  are  Brian  (20), 
Steven  (16)  and  Virginia  (13).  Jill  Howell  Dunbar  is  a 
wife  and  mother  (to  Louis-15;  Jillian-13;  Harry-6  and 
Sam-3)  in  Jacksonville,  FL.  Libby  White  Drbal  and  Doug 
got  together  with  Vivian  Yamaguchi  Cohn  and  Stuart  in 
Chicago.  Vivian  and  Libby  are  still  riding  horses.  Vivian 
also  completed  her  first  triathlon  this  year.  Vivian  con- 
tinues her  work  as  General  Counsel  at  Chicago 
Underwriting  Group,  Inc.,  a  position  she  has  held  for  7 
years. 

I,  Sally  Bonham  Mohle*,  am  still  in  Fairfax,  VA,  in  a 
new  job  at  George  Mason  Univ  since  last  year.  I'm  still 
involved  with  my  personality  business  and  take  care  of 
Pete  and  our  cat  when  they'll  let  me. 


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Presidents:  Lillian  Sinks 
Sweeney,  Janet  Hughes  Wiles, 
Secretary:  Katherine  Taylor 
Erickson,  Fund  Agents:  Toni 
Santangelo  Archibald,  Fran 
McClung  Ferguson,  Catherine 
Flaherty,  Missy  Gentry  Witherow 
Francie  Root  has  settled  into  a  new  apartment  in  NYC. 
Susan  Ludeman,  |ill  Steenhuis  Ruffato,  Lind  Robinson 
Bussey,  Georgia  Schley  Ritchie  and  Missy  Gentry 
Witherow  have  en|oyed  their  visits  with  her!  Carson 
Freemon  Meinen  and  Ed  were  on  the  go  last  year.  NC 
for  the  holidays,  Atlanta  for  the  Olympics,  The  Green- 
brier in  W.VA.,  then  back  to  NC  in  luly,  and  NYC  in 
early  December!  She  keeps  in  touch  with  Susan 
Mengden  Ellis.  Georgia  Schley  Ritchie  is  a  successful 


Art  Dealer  in  London.  She  has  organized  several  art 
exhibitions,  one  being  the  "Young  Masters"  which  has 
40  different  artists.  As  if  not  busy  enough,  she  also  keeps 
up  with  Addison  (4)  and  India  (D!  Wendy  Woodward 
Guarisco  has  a  new  daughter,  Emilia  Francesca,  born 
6/1 3/96!  She  said  the  cat,  horse,  and  dog  have  adjusted 
to  their  new  addition.  She  is  still  at  CNN  in  Atlanta. 
Silky  Hart  has  a  new  car,  job,  and  home!  She  is  Direc- 
tor of  Professional  Affairs  at  Sante  Center  for  healing  (a 
polyaddiction  program  geared  towards  impaired  pro- 
fessionals) doing  marketing,  PR,  alumni  relations,  etc. 
She  also  co-chairs  a  dance/movement  festival  called: 
Dance  for  the  Planet.  She  enjoyed  her  visit  to  SBC  Spring/ 
96  to  facilitate  2  creativity  workshops.  Diane  Delledera 
is  busy  taking  Robert  (9)  and  Dylan  (7)  to  football,  bas- 
ketball, cross-country  and  cub  scouts!  Rob  is  still  running 
his  computer  brokerage  business  and  is  active  in  Habi- 
tat for  Humanity.  Isaac  (4)  waits  for  his  brothers  to  come 
home  from  school  while  doting  on  his  new  sister.  Au- 
tumn! (8/20/96).  Finally  a  girl!  Tish  Longest  Tyler  and 
Mike  bought  9  acres  in  rural  Powhatan  County  (VA) 
and  hope  to  build  their  "dream  home"  in  3-4  years! 
They  vacationed  several  times  in  Myrtle  Beach,  SC,  and 
love  it  there.  Tish  keeps  up  with  Carolyn  Birbick  Milam 
in  Wilmington,  NC.  Her  son,  Paul,  is  almost  four.  Muffit 
Sinks  Sweeney  writes  from  Pittsburgh  that  things  are 
hunky-dorey!  Taylor  is  quite  a  character  at  4,  loves 
school,  especially  music!  Her  job  and  motherhood  are 
a  constant  challenge  but  balancing  well.  Anyone  on- 
line can  look  up  her  address-ASRI.admin(Sweeney). 
Looking  forward  to  25th-WOW!  Betsy  Thomas  Rook 
and  Roger  have  a  son,  Wiley  Evan  (3)  who  is  in  pre- 
school. She  is  auditioning  for  plays  and  films,  and 
continuing  her  writing  projects  in  Glendale,  CA.  Roger 
is  busy  with  acting  career  and  they  traveled  to  Dallas, 
Oklahoma  and  Arizona  last  year.  Vivien  Guttridge  Olsen 
is  graduating  from  Kansas  State  Univ.  with  a  degree  in 
English  and  has  applied  to  several  law  schools  in  the 
midwest.  She  says  she's  doing  well  raising  her  2  young 
boys  (Caleb  and  Luke)  after  her  divorce,  but  adds  to  the 
growing  rank  of  single  parents.  She  would  like  to  see 
SB  alums  if  you're  in  the  area!  (Manhattan,  KS)  Susan 
Patricia  Smith  Kemp  is  living  in  Houston  with  Michelle 
(5),  Ford  (3)  and  Tricia  (16  mo).  She  sees  Anne  Darden 
Self  daily  since  their  children  are  in  school  together! 
The  mild  winters  are  great  compared  to  Oklahoma  City. 
Robin  Bayless  writes  from  Bellevue,  NE.  She  is  still 
working  at  the  Univ.  of  Nebraska  Medical  Center.  Her 
e-mail  is  Bubba@radiks.net,  please  contact  her!  Sandra 
Rappaccioli  Padilla  says  everything  is  fine,  but  hectic 
with  an  election  in  Nicaragua.  Max  C.  (9),  Jorge  A.  (7), 
Sandra  L.  (4)  and  Violetu  (3)  were  treated  to  a  new  sur- 
prise-Felipe lose  born  1/1/97!  Their  home  is  really  busy 
now!  Chic  and  Keedie  Grones  visited  last  year.  Sandra 
is  working  from  home  providing  outside  services  (per- 
sonal mgmt.)  to  multi-nationals  such  as  Xerox  and  IBM. 
Sandra  and  Max  also  import  Catholic  books  and  hope 
to  open  a  book  store!  She  hopes  to  visit  Atlanta  this 
summer!  Fran  McClung  Ferguson  has  found  time  to 
clean  her  Roanoke  home  since  Carol  (K)  and  Robert 
(2nd)  are  both  in  school.  She  is  doing  free  lance  writing 
and  a  lot  of  volunteer  work,  and  enjoyed  catching  up 
with  Flo  Powell  last  Fall.  (Ferguson@roanoke.infi.net) 
Susan  Mengden  Ellis  and  Peter  joyfully  announce  the 
birth  of  Clay  Crawford  on  11/22/96.  HissisterCatherine 


(1  yr)  is  excited!  Susan  has  a  new  job  as  a  Child  Psy- 
chologist at  Brooke  Army  Medical  Center  in  San 
Antonio,  TX.  Sally  Syfan  Thompson  and  husband  Rich- 
ard teach  riding  and  operate  a  boarding  stable  in 
Kerrville,  TX!  They  have  3  children,  Morgan  (11),  Amy 
(8)  and  Clayton  (3).  Things  are  busy!  Carolyn  Hallahan 
is  back  at  IBM  as  a  network  architecture  consultant.  She 
is  engaged  to  Robert  Solomon  and  will  be  moving  to 
Frederick,  MD  to  completely  redo  a  1 920's  house  with 
plenty  of  room  for  2  kitties  and  a  new  black  lab  puppy! 
Life  is  great!  fudi  Wright  Noel  is  still  enjoying  the  beau- 
tiful town  of  Bedford,  VA.  Her  flower  shop  (Frederic's 
Flowers)  is  growing  every  year!  She  joined  the  Rotary 
Club  and  was  elected  Vice  President  of  the  Bedford  Area 
Chamber  of  Commerce.  |udi  played  the  female  lead  in 
South  Pacific  (Spring  96)  in  their  local  theater  group! 
Beth  Newberry  Phillips  had  an  eventful  year  in  NYC. 
They  bought  and  renovated  a  new  apartment  and  two 
days  later  Sydney  Newberry  was  born!  (11/19/96).  Her 
mother,  husband,  and  friends  unpacked  while  the  con- 
tractors finished  their  work.  They  love  having  a  little 
girl!  Susan  Boline  Thompson  was  busy  with  Rebecca 
(6)  and  hvins  lohn  and  Stephen  (4)!  She  is  a  full-time 
mom,  and  just  celebrated  their  tenth  anniversary  with 
Gregg!  They  also  braved  a  family  vacation  to  Lake  Tahoe 
last  Christmas  and  lived  to  tell  of  it.  Eithne  Broderick 
Carlln  moved  to  Sandwich-the  oldest  village  on  Cape 
Cod.  Candace  (5)  is  in  Kindergarten  at  the  Wing  School, 
and  John  (4)  is  still  at  Northside  Pre  &  Day  School!  The 
restaurant  is  going  strong  and  Dennis  has  plans  for  D.j.'s 
#2  with  Eithne  decorating  and  maintaining  the 
homefront!  Missy  Witherow  keeps  her  posted  on  the 
news!  Come  visit  if  you're  in  Cape  Cod.  Catherine 
Flaherty  was  promoted  to  management  of  a  1 5  State 
territory.  Her  life  is  busier  than  ever  with  Killian  (2)  and 
Callaghan  (1)!  Jimmy  is  busy  completely  remodeling 
their  home  on  Medicine  Lake,  MN,  so  they  were  living 
with  her  sister.  Lots  of  vacations  -  FL  in  February  with 
entire  family  (19)  total,  March  brought  Twins  spring  train- 
ing in  FL,  then  skiing  with  Amy  Campbell  Lamphere  in 
Breckenridge,  and  finally  the  Super  Bowl !  Lisa  Schneider 
Thornton  says  everything  is  fine  in  Fairtield,  CT.  Tim  is 
7  and  Brian  5.  Kevin  is  gainfully  employed  and  Lisa  is 
working  part  time  with  Rosmine  Chlala  ('721  She  ran 
info  Mitch  Baruch  and  did  some  catching  up.  Jamila 
Champsi  finished  her  fellowship  with  infectious  disease 
at  Stanford  and  is  working  for  Kaiser  (HMO)  and  teach- 
ing Stanford  medical  students!  She  married  Dr.  Randal 
Wong,  a  general  dentist,  and  they  expect  their  first  child 
9/97!  Leslie  Ludwick  celebrated  two  years  in  San  Fran- 
cisco and  has  loved  it!  Her  new  career  in  corporate 
marketing  for  the  Bank  of  America  is  very  exciting!  She's 
in  the  heart  of  the  financial  district,  rides  the  cable  cars 
from  her  Pacific  Heights  home,  and  works  on  numer- 
ous corporate  client  marketing  projects  for  her  CEO  Vice 
Chairs  and  Sr.  Mgmt.  She  also  has  a  beau  who  works 
for  the  bank!  Myth  Monnich  Bayoud  and  Tinsley  Place 
Lockhart  visited  last  year  and  she  welcomes  more  visi- 
tors in  the  future!  Ellen  Clement  Mouri  and  Richard  are 
enjoying  Warrenton,  VA.  She  is  busy  with  show  horses 
and  dogs,  along  with  Sarah  and  Cameron!  They  were 
reacquainted  with  Lisa  Zuke  Kline  ('82)  when  they 
bought  a  horse  for  Sarah  -  horse  people  always  recircu- 
late it  appears!  Weekly  activities  include  tutoring 
children  at  Canis  Elem.  School.  Richard  works  and  trav- 


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els  a  lot  for  Oracle  Corp.  Mimi  VValch  Doe's  book,  W 
Principlei  lor  Spiritual  Parenting  will  be  released  this 
Fall!  She  gives  workshops  across  the  country  to  parents 
and  educators  on  how  to  nourish  the  inner  lives  of  their 
children!  Her  own  daughters,  Whitney  (9)  and  Lillie  (6) 
are  a  constant  source  tor  her  inspiration.  Tom  is  an  in- 
vestment advisor  in  their  hometown  of  Concord,  MA. 
She  will  be  going  on  a  book  tour  and  would  love  to  see 
any  SBC  alumnae!  E-Mail  MiDoe@AOL.com.  Brooke 
Hardin  Randall's  second  son,  Bruce  was  born  last  March. 
Older  brother.  Jack  (6)  also  keeps  her  busy.  Lisa  Ward 
Connors  (Godmother)  came  for  the  Christening  with  her 
4  children  and  husband  Kevin.  Brooke  is  a  Manager  for 
Human  Relations  Information  Services  in  Sparks,  MD. 
Jill  Steenhuis  Ruffato  will  be  the  Honored  Artist  for  the 
Hunlsville,  AL  Art  Museum!  She  and  Serge  will  go  for 
the  5/2  ball  and  the  auction  of  her  paintings  for  their 
fundraiser!  |ill  will  have  a  showing  at  the  Swan  Coach 
House  Gallery  in  Atlanta  5/8  -  6/8!  She  is  painting  all 
the  time  needless  to  say.  Their  3  boys  are  doing  great 
and  growing  up  fast!  Jill  also  lectured  about  her  work 
and  art  philosophy  in  Vicksburg,  MS  in  5/96.  She  would 
love  to  see  SBC  alum's!  Marilyn  Scherb  from  Phoenix 
is  doing  well,  but  having  a  hard  time  tracking  down  her 
first  roommate  at  SBC.  If  anyone  can  help,  please  write 
Marilyn,  P.O.  Box  44525,  Phoenix,  AZ  85064.  Thanks! 
Ann  Vandersyde  Malbon  and  her  husband  Frank  are 
busy  with  their  3  children  in  Virginia  Beach.  They  were 
in  Arizona  last  Sept.  when  her  USTA  tennis  team  went 
to  the  National  Championships.  They  didn't  win,  but 
sure  did  have  fun!  Garrow  Hudson  Crowley  is  still  in 
Spartanburg,  SC.  Her  children  Elsa  (11),  Marc  (8)  and 
Kathleen  (6)  are  all  in  school.  They  will  be  on  Nan- 
tucket for  the  month  of  July  1 997.  Ann  Connolly  Reagan 
bought  a  house  in  West  Newbury  and  has  had  more 
fun  furnishing  it!  Hannah  (7)  is  excited  since  she  has 
bunk  beds.  Ann  went  to  Club  Med  Cancun  for  vaca- 
tion. She  also  won  the  women's  singles  tennis 
tournament  there!  At  home,  she  and  her  partner  are  the 
#1  spot  on  the  B  team.  Still  working  at  Dragon's  Nest 
toy  store  in  Newburyport.  Anne  Cretzmeyer  Bloch 
moved  into  a  new  home  in  Stamford,  CT.  She  works 
with  husband,  Greg,  in  their  own  business  (Trind  Art 
Group)  as  art  dealers  and  art  publishers.  They  have  four 
beloved  cats  and  built  a  large  separate  art  gallery  and 
offices  in  their  home.  Pam  Leuzinger  Williams's  busi- 
ness. Design  Resources  Inc.,  is  doing  well!  Although 
Will  (11)  and  Trip  (3)  keep  her  busy,  she  finds  time  to 
teach  Sunday  school  and  do  fundraising  for  local  chari- 
ties. They  spent  Christmas  in  Naples,  FL  with  her  parents. 
Shannon  Thompson  Eadon  is  busy  with  Logan  (6)  and 
Tucker  (4),  but  still  finds  time  to  play  a  lot  of  paddle! 
She  has  become  "the  bus"  driving  kids  all  over  Rumson, 
N).  Gordie  is  traveling  a  lot.  Shannon  plans  to  see 
Francie  Root  in  early  1997.  Amy  Campbell  Lamphere 
is  doing  well  in  Lincoln,  NE,  trying  to  figure  out  how  to 
get  to  cabins  in  Colorado  and  Minnesota,  lake  is  mak- 
ing her  a  "soccer  mom"  and  Sarah,  3,  is  challenging. 
She  loved  the  reunion,  and  hopes  to  see  SBC'ers  in 
Breckenridge.  Her  good  friend  from  MPLS  has  just  been 
"installed"  at  Barlow's  house  at  faculty  row!  (Her  hus- 
band teaches  Religion!)  E-Mail:  AMY/WTP@aol.com. 
Charlotte  Gay  Gerhardt  and  Paul  have  moved  to 
Williamsburg  and  love  it!  They  both  spend  a  fair  amount 
of  time  commuting  but  say  it's  worth  it.  Catherine  (9) 


and  Augusta  (7)  and  Ann  Burton  (5)  are  adjusting  well. 
LaQuela  Scaife  Barnett  and  husband  celebrated  their 
6th  anniversary  by  going  on  a  cruise  to  St.  Thomas.  Lexi 
(2)  has  started  playschool  and  loves  it!  LaQuela  has  taken 
over  the  helm  as  President  of  Music  Inc.  and  travels  a 
great  deal,  one  trip  with  the  Chicken  Pox!  She  heard 
from  Kim  Horner  Creiner  '79  who  is  expecting  her  4th 
child  in  April,  lanajoustra  is  still  with  Bersen-Marsteller 
and  commutes  between  the  NYC  office  and  the  Miami 
office  where  she  is  head  of  their  Latin  affairs,  jana  and 
her  boyfriend  will  visit  over  Valentines.  LaQuela  hopes 
to  get  back  for  a  reunion,  and  realizes  how  wonderful  it 
is  to  take  the  time  to  get  together  with  old  friends.  How 
true!  I  am  still  teaching  Pre-K  at  a  Church  Pre-School, 
co-chairing  our  swim  team  and  the  Art  Auction  at  our 
children's  school  in  the  Fall.  Jon  is  doing  fine  with  his 
Law  practice,  and  Katie  (9)  and  Brian  (7)  keep  us  busy 
with  all  their  sporting  activities!  I  saw  Hollis  Hutchens 
Volk  last  year,  she  and  Chris  are  doing  well!  Her  chil- 
dren Emma  and  Chambers  are  adorable!  Thanks  for 
sending  in  all  your  news! 

/O  J?  /        Presidents:  Allison  Roberts  Greene, 

/  Z'KJ  I         Carol  Hays  Hunley,  Secretary:  Jane 

Terry,  Fund  Agents:  Nancy  Golden, 

Nancy  Webb  Corkery,  Molly 

Rogers  Cramer 

Thanks  to  everyone  for  a  great  return.  I  work  for  a  writer/ 

speaker  (Jeffrey  Gitomer)  as  a  booking  agent  and  travel 

a  good  bit.  My  boys  and  I  are  traveling  to  the  beach  and 

FL  this  summer.  Enjoyed  seeing  everyone  at  the  reunion! 

Quinne  Pokes  is  building  "Quinne  Designs"  and 
wants  e-mail  from  you  all  at  Quinne  @  NBN.com.  She 
will  see  Anne  Goebels  (Bain)  of  '82  this  month. 
Stephanie  Fortunato  is  enjoying  a  new  business  ven- 
ture called  Desserts  in  a  Flash  while  Henrietta  White 
Palmer  is  busy  having  another  boy  named  Thomas 
Preston  on  3/5/97  as  well  as  Terrell  Harrison  with  her 
third  Ijaby  girl  on  8/10/95  in  Richmond.  Kearsley  is 
getting  married  to  Peter  Walsh  (no  relation!)  in  luly  and 
she  frequently  sees  Stephanie  Fortunato,  Mara  Eckert, 
Carrie  Nichols,  Claire  Purnell,  and  Harriet  Anderson. 
Jane  Losse  Momberger  is  busy  bungy  jumping  in 
Singapore  with  her  14-year-old  son  and  sees  a  lot  of 
Felicia  Nelson  Baker  who  lives  in  Jakarta  and  is  expect- 
ing a  baby  in  June.  Liecie  Rowland  Hollis  is  back  in  San 
Antonio  with  her  husband  Nick,  Ash(6),  and  Henry(2  1/ 
2).  Both  Karol  Lawson  and  Stephanie  Stitt  are  working 
at  the  Columbus  Museum  and  the  Smithsonian  Muse- 
ums respectively.  May  Carter  Barger  enjoys  her  new 
business.  Sidekicks,  which  takes  her  to  NY,  LA,  and  At- 
lanta while  still  finding  time  to  spend  with  friends-Jane 
Terry  and  Allison  Roberts  in  Barrington  for  New  Years. 
Her  new  son  is  expected  8/8/97.  Allison  Roberts'  new 
son  Andrew  Carson  was  born  on  3/26/97  and  Kathy 
Levi  Hoover  announces  the  birth  of  their  new  daughter 
Anna  Marshall  on  12/5/95.  Suzanne  is  thrilled  to  wel- 
come Alexander  Pierce  in  12/96  to  join  brothers 
Zach(lO),  Andrew(8),  and  lsabella(5).  Mary  Schwartz 
works  for  the  Urban  Land  Institute,  and  Anne  Crosvenor 
Evrard  writes  that  her  husband  has  changed  from  work- 
ing for  the  French  to  the  Germans!  Back  in  grad  school 
at  Clemson  and  in  her  6th  year  as  counselor  at  Banks 
Co.  High  School,  K.  Hagan  keeps  in  touch  with  Jane 


Ward  Moore,  Barbara  Wray  Tamarri,  Holly  Silsand, 
Presley  Neithammer  Schwinn,  Letha  Dameron 
Zackowski,  Sandy  Meads  Jeffries,  and  Julie  Brooke 
Davis.  Hedley  Sipe  Bethuke  sees  Holly  Silsand  from 
Richmond  and  works  as  a  nurse  practioner  at  Planned 
Parenthood  in  Charlottesville.  Her  son  Edie(2)  is  nick- 
named "go-go  Edie."  On  the  island  of  Saba,  Sarane 
McHugh  and  John  learned  to  draw  and  watercolor  over 
the  winter.  Both  Jane  Ward  Moore  and  Olivia  Baker 
enjoy  staying  home  with  their  children.  Olivia's  chil- 
dren are  Mary  Chaplin(4),  and  twins  Hal  and 
Elizabeth(18  months).  She  loved  seeing  Nan  Loftin, 
Henrietta,  and  Mary  Snow  last  May.  Cornelia  Kennedy 
Suskind  only  lives  a  few  blocks  away.  Jane  Ward  Moore 
and  her  sister  are  marketing  pots,  purses,  and  glassware. 
Angle  Wright  had  her  first  child(David)  last  summer  and 
Nell  Stephens  sent  the  cutest  bunting  from  her  new 
company  Settlin'  Down,  Inc.  in  Baltimore.  From  Florida, 
Mary  Kate  sold  her  car  for  a  cycle  and  adopted  a  stray 
lab  named  Sugar.  Alison  Lyons  is  living  in  Lincoln,  VA 
with  her  son  Charles(l )  and  is  working  as  a  consultant 
for  Loudoun  Co.  Schools.  Hillary  Lewis  is  still  teaching 
school  in  DC  and  saves  time  for  traveling  places  such 
as  the  Galapogos  Islands  and  hiking  the  Inca  Trail.  Joan 
Hibbard  Prescott,  broker/salesperson  in  real  estate,  lives 
in  Pensacola,  FL  with  her  husband  Richard  and  chil- 
dren Amanda(8),  Vincent(4),  and  Lauren(l).  Sophie 
Chrysler  Hart  works  at  the  Colonial  Williamsburg  Foun- 
dation as  a  public  relations  manager  and  teaches  a 
course  in  government  at  William  &  Mary.  Susan  Russell 
is  moving  from  Sewickley,  PA  to  Richmond  this  sum- 
mer with  children  ages  7,  5,  and  3.  Carol  Hays  Hunley 
waits  for  reunion  2001  and  has  two  careers  and  3  chil- 
dren: Barbie(9),  Chrissy(6),  andTommy(l).  Susie  Wilson 
Lyons  has  a  thoroughbred  farm  in  Kentucky  and  has  4 
boys-WilKl  2),  MichaeKB),  Chris(7),  and  Sam(3).  Sharon 
McGrath  Gardner  is  going  back  to  school  to  become  a 
licensed  large  animal  vet  technician  and  she  and  her 
daughter  Betsy  are  showing  horses  in  local  shows. 
Stephanie  Rinaldi  Charlip  sees  Harriet  Bielitski  Ander- 
son and  Anne  Sargeant  Rosenthal  and  has  three  children 
named  Allie,  Annie,  and  Jeffrey  who  keep  her  busy  do- 
ing volunteer  work  at  school.  Harriet  Harrison  Leavell 
says  all  is  well  in  Houston.  She  enjoys  the  Junior  League, 
church,  and  school  activities  with  her  kids.  Carrie 
Maynard  Nichols,  a  busy  "school  mom",  and  family 
are  doing  fine  in  NYC  spending  afternoons  in  Central 
Park  often  with  Rhonda  Harris  Irwin  '82  and  son  Carrick 
and  periodically  runs  into  Heather  Riegel  Harper  '83 
and  Nancy  Weinberg  and  her  daughter.  She  keeps  in 
touch  with  Blair  Redd  Barnes  '83,  Kearsley  Rand  Walsh, 
and  Anne-Marie  Pagli.  Nancy  Webb  went  to  visit  Lisa 
Evans  '79  and  she  and  her  family  are  in  full  swing  with 
golf.  Lisa  Schneider  Thornton  '80  visited  in  Webber  in 
February.  Settling  in  Kansas  City,  Dana  Painter  Parkey 
met  SBC  alum  Susan  Andrews  Cruess  '79  as  their  kids 
attend  the  same  school  and  husbands  work  at  Utilicorp 
United.  She  stays  in  touch  with  Harriet  Harrison  Leavell 
and  Nancy  Brown  Cerner.  Still  busy  raising  an  eight- 
year-old  daughter,  Liz  Winson  Sweeney  is  a  proud  board 
member  of  Planned  Parenthood  of  W.  PA,  and  her  hus- 
band, Tom,  is  practicing  law  where  her  dad  worked  for 
30  years.  Julie  Brooke  Davis  loves  her  new  job  with  the 
law  firm  of  Foley  &  Lardner  as  special  counsel  yet  still 
has  time  for  Brooke(6)  and  Susan(4).  Lynn  Reeves  just 


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finished  theirvacation  home  in  Lexington  and  welcomes 
any  visitors.  Still  loving  Philly,  Susan  Graham  Campbell 

ran  her  first  marathon  in  Tucson  last  Dec.  and  is  busy 
with  Sarah(10)and  is  active  with  Sarah's  Friends  Select 
School. 


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Co-Presidents:  Penny  Parker 
Hartline,  Elizabeth  Harley 
Wiliett,  Secretary:  Patsy  Roby 
Gotfredson,  Fund  Agent:  Liz 
Rodgers  Boyd 
Liz  Rodgers  Boyd  is  busy  with  her  two  boys,  Tommy,  4 
1/2  and  Louie  2  1/2,  and  finds  time  to  serve  as  Vice 
President  of  the  board  of  The  Coffee  House  Press,  a  small 
non-profit  publisher.  She  escapes  the  cold  MN  winter 
by  spending  the  month  of  March  in  FL  with  her  parents. 
Diana  Crandall  Nielsen  and  Clark  had  a  second  child 
on  7/22/96,  lames  Newland;  their  daughter  Claire  is  now 
2.  They  are  in  Alexandria,  VA  and  Diana  is  a  full-time 
mom.  Exciting  days  are  ahead  for  Kathryn  Marion  and 
her  husband,  Mark  Meyer,  who  have  been  preparing 
for  the  adoption  of  a  baby  girl  from  China  since  last 
March.  They  travel  to  China  in  February  or  March  to 
pick  her  up  and  will  have  to  stay  for  2  weeks  until  the 
adoption  is  finalized.  CarlaPellegrino  Cabot  and  Carlton 
have  bought  a  home  in  Brookline,  MA,  which  has  a 
nice  big  yard  for  their  3  children.  Chip  5,  Lilli  3,  and 
Anne  2,  The  house  is  currently  under  major  renovation 
and  with  Carla's  taste  it  promises  to  be  a  beautiful  home. 
Elizabeth  Cahill  Sharman  and  Jack  had  a  baby  girl, 
Mathilde  Trueheart  Sharman  on  1/1 9/97.  Baby  and  mom 
are  doing  well.  Cathy  Cash  Mays  and  her  husband  Neal 
look  forward  to  welcoming  their  second  child  in  6/97. 
Big  brother  Jason  has  enjoyed  attending  nursery  school 
and  kindergarten  on  the  Sweet  Briar  campus.  Cathy,  now 
Associate  Director  of  Development,  has  enjoyed  hav- 
ing him  close  by  to  share  lunches  and  special  occasions. 

Elizabeth  Harley  Willetl  and  her  husband  celebrated 
their  1 0th  wedding  anniversary  with  a  trip  to  Spam  last 
lune  and  a  Napa  Valley,  CA  trip  in  August.  Marguerite 
Kramer  Kircher  and  Stephen  have  finally  finished  the 
construction  on  their  home  in  Massapequa,  NY.  They 
are  expecting  their  first  child  in  August.  Sister  Mary 
Leanne,SND  (Lee  Hubbard)  is  teaching  Spanish  and 
Religion  at  Notre  Dame  Academy  in  West  Los  Angeles. 
She  is  Assistant  Principal  of  Student  Activities  and  is 
studying  through  the  University  of  San  Francisco  for  a 
Masters  in  Private  School  Administration.  She  gives  re- 
treats, leads  2  choirs  and  hikes  in  the  Santa  Monica 
mountains  for  fun.  Newie  Hamlin  Carapezzi  (Lisa 
Schneider)  and  Ron  had  a  baby  girl,  Grace  McKenna, 
on  10/28/96,  "Gracie".  Benjamin  is  now  3.  Newie  and 
Ron  had  a  wonderful  trip  to  China  and  FHong  Kong. 
Quite  a  year  for  the  Carapezzi  family.  Erika  Dorr 
Marshall  writes  from  Beaufort,  SC  where  she  and  Bobby 
had  their  third  child,  Elise  Martin,  born  9/27/96,  Wilsy 
is  5  and  Foster  4.  Erika  sees  Barbara  Wray  Tamari  '83. 
She  ran  into  Lizzie  Pierpoint  Kerrison  and  Cathy  Toomey 
Gregorie  in  Charleston.  Colleen  Kuebel  Berthelot  and 
lackie  are  in  New  Orleans,  with  Colin,  8.  They  traveled 
to  Monaco,  Southern  France  and  Southern  Italy  where 
they  ran  into  Ann  Pritchett  Van  Horn  '74.  Colleen  vis- 
ited Cathy  Toomey  Gregorie  in  Charleston.  Colleen  is 
in  commercial  Real  Estate  and  is  about  to  sell  a  1  mil- 


lion square  foot  development.  She  hopes  to  see  Penny 
Parker  Hartline  with  new  baby  this  summer. 

Ann  Alleva  Taylor  and  Carter  are  living  in  Atlanta. 
Anne  is  an  Account  Supervisor  in  advertising.  They  have 
seen  Henry  and  Ann  Frierman  Sewell  and  are  enjoying 
seeing  other  old  SBC  friends.  Janet  Lewis  Shepherd  and 
Ion  had  Emilie  Grace  on  9/1 2/96.  Their  son  Robert  is  3; 
the  two  keep  |anet  busy.  She  and  |on  traveled  to  Ber- 
muda last  Spring  and  enjoyed  the  Olympics  in  Atlanta 
last  Summer,  lanet  was  in  Katie  Grosvenor's  '83  wed- 
ding in  April  and  loves  getting  together  with  all  the  SBC 
friends  in  Atlanta  and  Birmingham,  Sharon  Ingham 
Brown  and  loel  are  in  Wilmington,  DE  enjoying  their 
son  Davis,  2  1/2.  Sharon  is  a  Vice  President  in  the  Fi- 
nancial Services  department  of  Alexander  &  Alexander. 
Caroline  Reece  Aquino  is  in  Charlottesville,  VA  work- 
ing at  the  Barracks,  coaching  at  UVA  and  taking  students 
to  horse  shows.  She  is  Chairman  of  the  ANRC  this  year, 
which  promises  to  keep  her  very  busy. 

Tricia  Dolph  Fallon  and  Michael  are  in  Beverly,  MA 
and  at  the  time  of  this  writing  Tricia  was  on  bed  rest 
awaiting  the  birth  of  their  second  child,  due  3/97.  Tricia, 
when  not  on  bed  rest,  is  still  working  full-time  with 
Brown  Brothers  in  the  Global  Custody  department.  Their 
daughter  Christina  lane  is  2.  Shannon  Young  Ray  and 
her  family  of  5  children  have  outgrown  their  home.  They 
will  be  moving  2/97  and  will  still  be  in  the  Fort  Worth, 
TX  area.  PegTwohy  DeVan  and  Bob  had  a  baby  girl  on 
2/22/96,  during  the  only  blizzard  of  the  year.  Peg  is  Audit 
Manager  at  Roaring  Fork  Redi-Mix  and  also  working 
part-time  with  the  Aspen  Ski  Co.  in  the  winter.  She  saw 
Ann  Watkins  Templeman  during  Thanksgiving  with  her 
twin  boys.  Nancy  O'Brien  Albus  and  Tom  are  busy  with 
2  girls,  jenny,  9  and  Chelsea,  7.  Nancy  is  active  at  the 
girls'  school  where  she  chaired  the  auction  fund  raiser. 
Nancy  is  also  President  of  the  hospital  auxiliary  where 
Tom  is  on  staff.  She  plays  golf. 

Mary  Earle  McElroy  Robertson  and  Ted  are  in  Rich- 
mond, VA.  They  are  busy  with  two  boys,  Stokes,  2  and 
Andrew,  9  months.  In  her  spare  time,  Mede  is  in  sales/ 
management  with  Mary  Kay  Cosmetics  and  manages 
the  nursing  care  for  her  two  93  year  old  grandmothers. 
Kristen  Void  Larsen  and  Kris  welcomed  Eleanor  Kate 
into  the  world  on  9/1 0/96.  They  live  in  Chicago,  IL  where 
Kristen  works  with  an  Interior  Design  firm.  They  are 
restoring  their  turn  of  the  century  home.  Lili  Gillespie 
Billings  and  |on  are  in  Chevy  Chase,  MD  with  Marjie  8, 
|eb  7,  lulia  4  and  Matt  2.  Marjie  and  Jeb  are  playing  ice 
hockey  this  winter.  Tracy  Glaves  Spalding  and  Randy 
are  in  CO  where  Tracy  is  home  with  her  two  children 
Emma,  3  and  Preston,  1 .  She  is  busy  with  the  children's 
activities  and  their.  League.  Elizabeth  Keeleyand  Henry 
B.  FitzPatrick  111,  were  married  in  9/96.  They  live  in 
Haverford,  PA  where  Elizabeth  is  the  owner  of  Eliza- 
beth G.  Keeley  Interior  Designs.  Elizabeth  received  a 
Masters  in  Interior  Design  from  Drexel  Univ  in  Phila- 
delphia. Susan  Dickinson  Lindner  and  her  husband  are 
in  Winston-Salem,  NC.  Susan  plans  to  get  together  with 
Holly  Pflug  Allport  and  Margaret  Dempsey  in  New  Or- 
leans in  Feb.  Ginger  Reynolds  Davis,  in  Spartenburg, 
SC,  is  busy  with  her  two  boys  Jeffrey,  8  and  Carter,  6. 
She  spends  any  free  time  on  the  tennis  court.  Anne 
Hutchison  Pede  and  Church  are  in  Charlottesville,  VA 
where  Church  is  working  at  the  jag  School  and  Anne  is 


home  with  Nathan,  2.  Sharon  Doss  Stowe  and  David 
were  transferred  from  the  Naval  Weapons  Station  in 
Charleston,  SC  to  the  Naval  Training  Center  in  Orlando, 
FL.  Sharon  is  still  doing  sculpture  and  showing  at  a  gal- 
lery in  Charleston  and  a  gallery  on  "Mercado"  in 
Orlando.  Theirson  Dave  attends  the  College  of  Charles- 
ton. Wendy  Hyland  Warren  and  Stephen  had  Emily  in 
1 2/95.  She  joins  Elizabeth,  6  and  Christopher,  4.  Wendy 
and  Stephen  also  opened  up  a  gallery  at  Studios  on  the 
Square  in  Roanoke,  VA  where  Wendy  is  selling  stained 
glass. 

Leslie  Caroline  Kirkby  is  in  New  York,  NY  with  her 
husband  Richard  Wardwell  and  their  son  Ian  Alexander 
Wardwell.  Leslie  is  working  in  photography  and  branch- 
ing her  business  into  corporate  and  advertising  along 
with  weddings.  They  have  a  busy  year  ahead  with  trav- 
els to  Boca  Raton,  FL,  where  she  hopes  to  see  Ellen 
Weintraub,  then  off  to  Germany  in  the  summer  and 
England  in  the  winter.  Chris  Svoboda  is  still  in  Los  An- 
geles, CA  where  she  is  now  working  with  |ohn  Carpenter. 
Chris  is  opening  a  private  night  club  "Privato"  in  March. 
Interview  magazine  will  sponsor  the  big  opening  night 
bash.  Chris  is  writing  songs  with  Kris  Carter.  She  is  still 
active  with  the  program  she  started  in  Watts  6  years  ago 
and  is  very  excited  about  the  success  of  a  young  girl 
she  has  been  mentoring.  La  joya  Howlett.  La  joya  is 
now  starring  with  Annie  Potts  on  ABC's  "Dangerous 
Minds".  Chris  had  dinner  with  Molly  Johnson  a  few 
months  ago  and  ran  into  Eli  Jones  and  Shannon  Wood 
in  Sept.  while  in  Aspen. 

Staci  Skufca  has  moved  into  a  house  in  Boca  Raton, 
FL.  She  is  busy  with  work  and  recently  saw  Anne 
Frierman  Sewell.  Michelle  Kocik  Drag  and  Alan  are  in 
their  newly  built  home  in  Ottawa,  IL  and  are  busy  deco- 
rating. They  both  work  for  their  family  business.  Ann 
Reisner  Bonney  has  taken  a  new  job  with  GMAC  Com- 
mercial  Management  which  moved  them  to 
Doylestown,  PA.  They  are  living  in  a  200  year  old  house 
in  town.  Ann  keeps  busy  riding  and  showing  her  horse 
and  having  fun  with  her  2  jack  Russells.  Selby  Phillips 
Smith  and  her  husband  are  in  Suffolk,  VA  with  their  two 
girls  Anne  Harvard,  10  and  Sheppard,  7.  Both  girls  are 
riding  and  Anne  Harvard  and  her  Arabian  pony  have 
qualified  for  Youth  Nationals  in  Oklahoma  in  July. 
Catherine  Mass  Gordon  is  busy  with  her  Interior  De- 
sign business  and  working  on  their  home.  She  and  her 
husband  took  a  trip  to  Europe  last  summer.  Catherine 
saw  Chris  lones  '86  recently.  Sophie  Desprez 
Whitehouse  is  in  MA  with  Alexandre,  1 0  and  Eve  Marie, 
8.  They  are  busy  with  the  children's  activities  and  Sophie 
is  substitute  teaching.  They  had  a  wonderful  trip  to 
France  to  visit  Sophie's  family.  Elizabeth  Proctor  Valega 
and  Tom  are  in  Houston  with  two  children,  Gus  2  1/2 
and  Ellie  1 .  Elizabeth  works  full-time  as  the  Director  of 
the  Children's  Museum  of  Houston.  Margaret  Dempsey 
earned  her  PhD  in  Psychology  from  LJniversity  of  Texas 
at  Austin.  She  finished  her  residency  at  Michigan  State 
and  is  an  assistant  professor  in  Psychology  at  Tulane 
University  in  New  Orleans.  Her  golden  retriever  keeps 
her  company. 

Thank  you  all  for  staying  in  touch.  Life  here  in 
Burlingame,  CA  is  busy.  Ed  and  I  were  blessed  with  the 
birth  of  Teddy  7/1/96.  I  am  at  home  full-time  and  it  is 
wonderful,  these  are  days  to  treasure.  As  always,  I  would 
love  to  hear  from  anyone  who  is  visiting  San  Francisco. 


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P  R I  A  R    ALUMNAE    MAGAZINE 


ICiS  C      President:  Elinor  Warner, 
l<>J^\y      Secretary:  DeAnne  Blanton, 
Fund  Agents:  Lenetta  Archard 
McCampbell,  Kim  Knox  Norman 
Wedding  bells  ring  once  more  for  the  Class  of  '85 .  Clair 
Clancy  Ramsay  married  Rick  in  the  Spring  of  '95,  so 
she  now  has  a  "Brady  Bunch"  family  -  his  are  Jim, 16 
and  Liz,12;  hers  are  Alexandra,!!  and  Clancy,9.  Clair 
started  her  own  advertising  specialties  company  in  Little 
Rock,  Arkansas.  Lauren  Swayllk  Keenan  married 
Michael  on  8/10/96  in  an  outdoor  ceremony  in  Spring 
Lake,  N|.  They  honeymooned  in  Anguilla,  next  door  to 
Sharon  Stone! 

I  heard  through  two  grapevines  that  there  has  been 
a  second  Key  West  wedding-  Vicki  Vidal  married  David 
Blum  there  in  12/96.  Vicki  also  received  her  JD  from 
the  George  Mason  University  School  of  Law.  Martha 
Shorter  Lanier  reports  that  she  changed  her  mind  and 
did  not  get  married  after  all.  She  is  president  of  the  SBC 
club  in  Birmingham,  Alabama  and  works  for  an  HMO. 

Marriage  brings  babies,  of  course.  Susan  Scagel 
Young  welcomed  her  third  child,  Susannah,  2/96:  she 
joins  Callie  and  Marshall,  Jr.  Karia  Kennedy  Newman  is 
now  a  "full-time,  not-for-profit  child  care  provider"  in 
Winston-Salem,  NC,  after  the  birth  of  her  twin  boys, 
William  Roberts  and  David  Kennedy,  on  5/12/96.  The 
boys  join  Rebecca, 3.  Ginger  Ryon  Church  reports  that 
she  is  at  home  in  Lynchburg,  VA,  "doing  more  work  for 
less  pay,"  since  the  birth  other  son.  Chandler  Dickinson, 
6/1/96.  Daughter  Alexandra  is  now  in  preschool. 

A  second  child,  Christopher  Clayton,  was  born  to 
Caroline  Clayton  Tufts  6/26/96;  she  delivered  the  baby 
at  home!  The  Tufts  family  bought  a  Victorian  house  in 
Baltimore.  A  daughter,  Sally,  was  born  to  Kim  Knox 
Norman  8/13/96.  Kim  is  a  freelance  graphic  designer 
in  Atlanta.  A  son,  James  Eaton,  was  born  to  Renala 
Leckszas  Davis  8/1 5/96.  Renata  is  also  active  in  the  Jun- 
ior League.  Ashby  Clark  Hopkins  delivered  Eliza  Brooke 
1 0/1 6/96.  Ashby  is  in  Virginia  Beach,  working  for  CIGNA 
Insurance  Company.  On  1/8/97,  Jill  Redpath  Noland 
gave  birth  to  Austin;  he  joins  Madison, 5  and  Bryan, 2. 
Jill  is  active  in  the  junior  League  and  with  the  junior 
Group  of  Symphony  in  Dallas.  In  her  farmhouse  in  the 
Netherlands,  Cathrien  de  Kruyff  de  Liagre  Bohl  gave 
birth  to  her  first  child,  daughter  Annigje,  on  2/2/97. 
Cathrien  enjoys  being  a  full-time  mom,  and  finding  time 
for  gardening.  |eanie  Guthans  Wilkins  is  also  a  full-time 
mom  in  Mobile,  AL,  after  the  birth  of  her  third  son,  Jo- 
seph Michael,  on  2/18/97.  He  joins  Richard, 7  and 
Christopher,4.  Heidi  Belofsky  Turk  of  Vienna,  VA, 
proudly  announces  the  birth,  also  this  past  February,  of 
a  prospective  member  of  the  Class  of  2019,  Sydney 
Katherine  Elizabeth. 

By  the  time  these  notes  are  published,  more  little 
ones  will  have  arrived.  Patti  Dolan  Stuebe,  in  Stam- 
ford, CT,  expected  her  second  child  in  the  spring.  Her 
first,  Owen,  was  born  2/96.  Mimi  Godfrey  Hockman, 
in  Singapore,  resigned  from  her  job  as  an  editor  of  an 
interiors  magazine  to  await  the  arrival  of  her  second 
child,  also  due  in  the  Spring.  Her  first  baby,  Jack,  is  do- 
ing well.  Reinette  Rivers  Boucher  is  back  in  England 
after  a  year  in  Wilmington,  NC.  Her  second  child  was 
expected  in  May;  her  first  child,  Alexander,  is  now  2. 
Suzanne  Weaver  Zimmer  expected  her  second  child  in 


June;  her  first,  Joshua,  is  2.  Suzanne  was  a  bridesmaid 
in  Vicki  Vidal's  wedding.  Frances  Clardy  Hooper,  who 

also  has  a  two-year-old,  Bobby,  expected  twins  at  the 
end  of  August.  She  lives  in  Alexandria,  VA  and  runs  her 
own  special  events  company.  Perry  Liles  Lucas  is  en- 
joying motherhood  in  Charlotte,  NC  with  sons  Robsy,  3 
and  George,  1 .  Barbara  Tragakis  Connor  is  also  enjoy- 
ing motherhood  with  Margaret  and  Nicholas.  The 
Connor  family  is  planning  to  relocate  to  Alexandria,  VA. 
Betty  Saylor  moved  from  Washington,  DC  to  San  Fran- 
cisco and  is  loving  the  new  lifestyle.  Kama  Boswell 
Koudelka  and  her  husband  have  bought  a  new  house 
in  Dallas,  TX.  Also  in  Dallas  is  Melissa  Schoen  Hitt, 
who  is  happily  raising  Katie,  3,  and  looking  forward  to 
teaching  her  to  ski.  Louellen  Brooks  Meyer  is  in  Austin, 
TX,  raising  her  two  kids,  Vic  and  Vivian,  and  is  organist 
and  coordinator  of  children's  music  at  her  church.  Also 
in  Austin  is  Laura  Groppe,  who  runs  Girl  Games,  Inc., 
an  interactive  entertainment  company  for  girls.  A  CD- 
Rom,  "Let's  Talk  About  Me,"  was  recently  released.  Dale 
Banfield  Banning  also  has  the  entrepreneurial  spirit, 
having  started  a  home-based  business  selling  gifts  and 
party  supplies  in  Newport  News,  VA.  She  has  two  chil- 
dren, Will, 4  and  Mary  Webb,3.  Ro  Gambrill  Holman 
started  a  new  architectural  job  5/96  in  Birmingham,  AL, 
where  she  lives  with  her  husband,  two  cats  and  a  dog. 

Life  is  busy  in  Crownsville,  MD  for  Leanne  Weber 
Kreis.  She  still  works  as  a  furniture  representative,  and 
enjoys  raising  Philip,  3  and  Katie,  1.  Elizabeth  Kelly 
Ravitz  is  having  fun  in  Belle  Mead,  N),  with  Alexander,3, 
and  Rebecca,  1.  Elizabeth  is  back  to  work  with  AT&T. 
Jennifer  Campbell-Koehl  still  works  for  Disney,  and  is 
living  in  a  18th  century  farmhouse  in  France,  which 
she  and  her  husband  are  renovating,  along  with  chil- 
dren Jordan,4  and  Gillian, 1.  Julie  Allen  is  in  New  York 
working  as  a  stockbroker,  and  riding  her  horse  in  the 
Bronx!  Julie  reports  that  Claire  Pfister  Paradice  is  living 
in  Australia  with  her  husband  and  baby  boy.  Nancy  Ness 
IS  also  living  and  working  in  New  York,  where  Dale 
Banfield  Banning  and  Ruthann  Holland  Zins  joined  her 
recently  for  a  mini-reunion  weekend  of  shopping  and 
martinis. 

The  career  news  continues!  Kara  Grady  Godfrey 
was  promoted  to  Documentation  Manager  at  the  inter- 
national data  communications  software  company  she 
works  for  in  Atlanta.  She's  also  been  showing  her  horse 
and  winning  championships.  Lenetta  Archard 
McCampbell  was  recently  promoted  to  Director  of  Com- 
munications at  Amoco  in  Chicago.  She  is  also  going 
back  to  school  for  her  MBA  at  the  University  of  Chi- 
cago. Debbie  Fischer  Oleisky  teaches  chemistry,  and 
volunteers  for  the  Junior  League  in  Owings,  MD.  She  is 
mom  to  Sarah,  3,  and  a  dorm  parent  to  40  girls!  El 
Warner  is  teaching  at  Lafayette  College,  and  owns  Op- 
timal Athletic  Company.  She  recently  adopted  a  cat. 
Linda  Manley  Darling  is  teaching  part-time  at  Randolph- 
Macon  Women's  College. 

Patsy  Kraeger  opened  her  own  law  firm  in  Phoe- 
nix, and  won  a  nationally  important  immigration  case. 
She  is  also  the  SBC  Club  president,  is  active  in  the  Jun- 
ior League,  and  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Ballet  Arizona. 
Roshani  Gunewardene  also  has  her  own  law  practice, 
in  Altamonte  Springs,  FL,  and  won  a  difficult  deporta- 
tion case.  She  also  serves  on  the  Florida  Bar  Ethics 
Committee  and  as  vice-chair  of  the  Orlando  Human 


Relations  Board.  Cecily  Schulz  Banks  is  practicing  law 
in  Newport,  Rl. 

There  is  only  one  mystery  alum  this  year  She  is 
living  in  Sacramento,  CA,  where  she  bought  a  house 
and  lives  with  her  Siberian  Husky.  She  was  promoted 
to  Executive  Officer  at  the  EPA's  Department  of  Toxic 
Substances  Control. 

My  husband  and  I  continue  to  renovate  our  house; 
we  now  have  a  new  kitchen.  We  think  that  all  the 
projects  wil  I  be  done  about  the  same  time  the  mortgage 
is  paid  off!  I  thank  everyone  who  sent  in  news  this  year; 
it's  been  great  fun  to  hear  from  all  of  you. 

I^QQ      Presidents;  Stacey  Sickels 
IJOO      Hedei,  KeUy  Mereditii 

lacobelli,  Secretary:  Tracy 
Tigerman  Thompson,  Fund 
Agents:  Cameron  Cox  Hirtz, 
Stephanie  Sprouse  Macoy 
Jeanne  Rovics  Mexic  and  husband,  Scott  moved  back 
to  D.C.  after  2  years  in  Indianapolis.  Ellyn  Palermo 
Theophilopoulos  is  a  professor  in  Pediatrics  at  the  Univ. 
of  Florida  College  of  Medicine.  Husband,  Dean  is  about 
halfway  through  his  Neonatology  Fellowship.  Susan 
Howard  got  married  9/1 4/96  in  Buffalo,  NY  and  is  now 
Susan  Mecca.  She  and  husband,  Michael  are  going  on 
their  3"*  year  living  in  Los  Angeles,  CA.  Susan  is  still 
working  as  an  RN  in  newborn  intensive  care  (N.I.C.U.) 
at  Santa  Monica/UCLA  Medical  Center.  Michael  is  an 
electrical  computer  engineer  and  designs  electronic 
musical  instruments  (i.e.  synthesizers,  drum  machines, 
etc.).  Susan  Detweiler  taught  rock  climbing  for  Colo- 
rado Outward  Bound  and  the  National  Outdoor 
Leadership  School.  She  and  partner,  Nick  are  progress- 
ing on  their  "environmentally  correct"  Earthship  house. 
Lisa  Thompson  is  developing  her  legal  practice  with 
Collins,  Brown,  and  Caldwell  in  Vero  Beach,  FL.  Lisa  is 
concentrating  in  commercial  transactions,  commercial 
litigation  and  real  property  law.  Beth  Bennett  is  plan- 
ning her  wedding  for  6/14/97  in  New  Odeans.  She  has 
been  living  in  London.  Fiance,  Chris  Haga,  is  from  NC 
and  is  working  in  London  at  Lehman  Brothers.  Paige 
Apple  Montinaro  is  expecting  her  first  baby  in  April. 
Grace  Quirk  Thompson  is  happy  in  Kansas  City  help- 
ing Jeff  market  his  orthodontic  practice.  The  girls 
Caroline,  2  and  Georgia,  1  keep  them  both  busy. 
Stephanie  Dee  Harden  O'Brien  is  not  teaching.  I  am 
sorry  for  that  mistake.  She  is  living  in  London  and  had 
been  doing  freelance  PR  and  Marketing.  She  is  now 
managing  an  account  for  a  Pan-European  advertising 
campaign  for  an  ad  agency,  Denise  Landau  Blind  still 
finds  time  to  travel  and  work  part  time  while  keeping 
up  with  Tyler  (2).  Fred  spends  his  free  time  coaching 
Tyler  at  his  golf  game.  Jennifer  Crawley  Lewis  and  Max 
have  moved  to  Raleigh,  NC.  They  are  collaboratively 
working  on  2  other  companies  in  their  spare  time.  One 
is  a  mail  order  catalog  business  and  the  other  is  Com- 
pliance Resource,  Inc.  (a  consulting  firm  Jennifer  has 
started  with  a  bank  examiner  for  NC).  Heather  Shettle 
Witherspoon  and  Bill  now  have  two  daughters.  They 
have  a  law  office  in  Baltimore  and  Heather  is  able  to 
work  part  time.  Katie  Keogh  Snelling  has  2  boys:  Jake, 
4  and  William,  2.  She  stays  home  with  them.  Katrina 
Evans  Gatti  and  Paul  moved  back  to  Wilmington,  DE. 


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She  is  redecorating  and  keeping  up  with  Mary  Claxton 
(born  11/29/96).  Paige  Shiller  started  a  new  job  at  KSK 
Communications.  She  is  an  Account  Executive  and 
worl<s  on  high  technology  accounts  in  the  P.R.  dept. 
She  continues  to  keep  busy  with  |r.  League,  being  one 
of  the  co-chairs  of  the  Provisional  Committee.  Paige  also 
works  as  a  docent  at  a  museum.  Gussie  Harrison 
Dunstan  and  husband,  Woody  welcomed  Millicent 
Grace  Dunstan  into  the  world  10/12/96.  Kathryn 
Ingliam  is  still  in  Wilmington  DE,  teaching  4"^  grade 
(and  loving  it)  and  looking  at  graduate  schools.  Cecilia 
Moore  is  teaching  in  the  Dept.  of  Religious  Studies  at 
the  Univ.  of  Dayton,  OH.  She  finished  her  doctorate  in 
Religious  Studies  from  the  Univ.  of  Virginia  at  the  Univ. 
of  Dayton.  She  teaches  Intro,  to  Religion,  U.S.  Catholic 
History  and  African  American  Religious  History. 

I  regret  to  inform  you  that  Pamela  Pargellis  passed 
away  11/14/96  after  an  extended  illness.  I  encourage 
all  of  us  to  remember  Pam  and  send  thoughts  out  to  all 
of  us  who  knew  and  loved  her.  Pam,  we  all  miss  you. 

lulie  Martin  Collins  loves  staying  at  home  with  her 
son,  Christopher.  Polly  Saltier  is  working  in  Atlanta  for 
a  non  profit  organization,  Southface  Energy  Institute. 
They  have  completed  a  demonstration  home  and  of- 
fices for  energy  efficiency  and  environmentally  friendly 
technologies  that  are  aesthetically  pleasing.  Stacy  Vilar 
Csoplar  recently  started  her  own  company  called  Cre- 
ative Confections.  She  specializes  in  custom  made 
wedding  cakes.  Stacey  Sickels  Meckel  and  family  con- 
tinue to  be  very  busy.  Kent,  age  2,  keeps  Stacey  and 
David  busy.  David  is  now  with  Host-Marriott.  The  Na- 
tional Cathedral  is  home  for  Stacey  full-time.  Heidi 
Metzger  Potter  had  her  2"''  child,  Collin  Metzger,  born 
9/1  7/96.  Andrew  (4)  now  has  someone  to  play  with. 
Heidi  is  actively  involved  with  the  |r.  League  of  York 
and  other  volunteer  organizations.  Laura  Dean  still 
works  at  Radford  Univ.  Printing  Services.  Cameron  Cox 
Hirtz  and  husband,  Tony  attend  regularly  the  VMI  foot- 
ball games,  since  Tony  is  an  '86  graduate.  Denton 
Freeman  Kump  and  husband  Cyrus  accompany  them 
since  Cyrus  is  also  a  VMI  graduate  from  the  class  of 
1986.  Whitney  Bolt  will  marry  Edmund  Lewis  6/97  in 
Highlands.  Whitney  earned  a  doctor  of  veterinary  medi- 
cine degree  from  the  Univ.  of  GA  in  Athens.  Edmund 
graduated  from  Ga.  Tech.  and  earned  an  MBA  from  GA 
State  Univ.  in  Atlanta.  He  is  employed  by  Interstate 
lohnson  Lane  in  Charlotte,  NC.  Amy  Gould  Pilz, 
Madeline  and  Josef  moved  to  Orlando,  FL  to  the  new 
Disney  town  called  Celebration.  |osef  is  the  Exec.  Chef 
at  the  Hyatt  Orlando  and  Amy  is  at  home  with  Maddie. 
Stacy  Meadows  Apter  and  Tom  are  still  living  outside 
Atlanta  and  expect  their  P' child  1/23/97.  Stacy  is  still  a 
consulting  pension  actuary  for  Coopers  and  Lybrand. 
Kelly  Brown  Varga  and  Geoff  have  a  boy,  josh  jozsef  (7 
mos.)  and  enjoy  their  new  home  in  the  mountains  of 
Bridgewater,  Nj.  Eden  Zuckerman  Brown  and  Bill  still 
live  in  Arlington,  VA.  They  are  about  to  open  a  private 
practice.  Kelly  Meredith  lacohelli  is  now  the  Market- 
ing Communications  Manager  for  their  newly  tounded 
consumer  products  division.  If  you  see  anything  about 
Purell  Hand  Sanitizer,  you  can  bet  she  wrote  it.  She  will 
finish  her  MBA  in  marketing  from  Case  Western  Reserve 
Univ.  in  May.  Stephanie  Wilt  Sage  is  getting  ready  to 
move  to  Park  Slope,  Brooklyn.  She  is  still  at  Donna  Karan 
Beauty  Company,  just  got  promoted  to  Sr.  Manager  of 


Public  Relations.  Caroline  Reu  got  married  3/9/96  to 
Ric  Roladev.  They  live  in  Atlanta  and  are  building  2 
houses  -  one  to  live  in  and  one  to  sell.  Ric  is  a  builder 
and  Caroline  is  the  architect. 

As  for  Danny  and  myself,  we  are  enjoying  chasing 
after  Ryan,  now  1 6  months  old.  I  am  still  teaching  and 
Danny  is  still  farming.  We  are  still  wondering  when  we 
will  have  the  money  to  sit  down  and  really  talk  about 
building  a  house.  Stay  healthy  and  happy  and  don't  for- 
get about  REUNION  May  29-31,  1998! 

President:  Kim  Kline, 
Secretary:  Emmy  Leung,  Fund 
Agent:  Beth  Roland 
Wow,  what  a  busy  year  everyone  has  had  -  lots  of  new 
adventures,  weddings  and  bab/es!  Abby  Carter  checks 
in  via  email  from  Copenhagen,  Denmark!  She  is  run- 
ning the  US  Embassy  Commissary.  Husband,  Eric,  is  still 
working  for  the  OSCE  Parliamentary  Assembly.  Abby 
can  be  reached  by  email  at  abbycarter@dk-online.dk. 
Raquel  Hickman  Thiebes  has  moved  to  Stuttgart,  Ger- 
many, where  her  husband  is  stationed.  Their  first  child 
was  due  in  July.  Raquel  remains  in  the  Army  Reserves 
and  has  written  a  book  on  basic  training  due  out  at  the 
end  of  the  year.  Amy  Ottaway  Zambetti  and  husband. 
Kirk  (HS-C  '90),  have  returned  to  Atlanta,  GA,  from 
Belgium.  Their  second  child  was  due  4/97.  She  attended 
Christen  Anderson's  wedding  7/1 2/97,  along  with  sev- 
eral other  classmates.  Leslie  Braginetz  was  married  1 2/ 
28/96,  to  Michael  Lemish.  Leslie  is  a  computer  systems 
engineer  for  EDS  in  Herndon,  VA.  Mick  is  a  higher-edu- 
cation consultant  with  offices  in  Fairfax,  VA,  and  San 
Francisco,  CA.  They  have  purchased  a  home  in  Great 
Falls,  VA.  Stacey  White  married  Benjamin  Law  10/7/ 
95,  in  Atlanta,  Susan  Bliss  Causby  and  Benjamin  Wil- 
son were  married  6/18/96,  in  Charleston,  SC.  Melissa 
Walker  is  working  on  her  MA  in  English  and  is  a  teach- 
ing assistant  in  the  English  Dept,  at  UNC  Charlotte.  She 
will  be  teaching  her  first  Freshman  Composition  class 
this  Fall.  Lee  Webster,  armed  with  her  SBC  education 
and  a  BA  from  Southern  Methodist  Univ.  in  Dallas,  TX, 
has  started  her  own  business.  Blue  Chip  Stables!  She 
will  be  training  horses  and  riders  in  Napa,  CA.  Lee  was 
a  bridesmaid  in  Melissa  Piper  Murray's  ('87)  wedding 
5/96.  Wesley  Powell  was  married  1 1/9/96,  to  Hal  Lassen. 
She  is  an  assistant  buyer  for  a  store  called  Parisians. 
Monica  Mahoney  opened  her  own  art  studio,  9/27/96. 
The  studio  exhibits  her  acrylic  abstracts.  Melissa  Reed 
Hammond  and  husband,  Andrew,  are  enjoying  their  new 
house  on  Martha's  Vineyard.  Their  first  baby  was  due  4/ 
97.  Regina  Sances  Volman  and  family  have  moved  back 
to  Richmond.  Kevin  and  a  friend  from  HS-C  bought 
Charley's  Stony  Point  Cafe  in  Richmond,  and  Charley's 
Waterfront  in  Farmville!  Regina  works  at  MCV  Hospi- 
tals as  a  RN  on  the  thoracic  surgery  floor.  Coleburn  (5), 
is  starting  1st  grade  and  their  daughter  will  turn  one. 
Laura  Lawson  Trevey  and  Sam  are  still  in  Richmond. 
Their  baby  was  due  5/97.  Laura  manages  Omega  World 
Travel,  They  attended  Karen  Cole's  wedding  6/97.  An- 
drea Williams  Oakes,  husband,  and  daughters  laclyn 
Marie  (3)  and  Alexandria  LuRae  (2),  live  in  Staunton, 
VA.  Andrea  works  for  Cincinnati  Insurance  Co.  Dana 
deHoll  Lesesne  and  husband  David  are  living  in  Co- 
lumbia, SC.  They  had  twins,  Madlen  Lyie  and  Teresa 


"Tess"  Lyn,  1 2/26/96!  Margaret  Frazier  is  living  in  Mem- 
phis and  working  at  the  Memphis  Botanic  Garden.  She 
also  keeps  busy  with  volunteer  work  and  traveling. 
Christine  Hostelley  is  in  her  fourth  year  working  for 
C)'Neill,  Finnegan  &  Jordan,  an  employee  benefits  con- 
sulting firm  in  Boston,  MA.  |ill  Causby  Skerlak  and 
husband,  Michael,  have  relocated  to  Southern  CA. 
Michael  accepted  a  position  as  Decorative  Bath  Mer- 
chandiser for  the  Home  Depot/West  Coast  Division.  Jill 
works  part-time  for  Talbots,  plays  in  a  women's  tennis 
league,  and  is  active  in  the  Junior  League.  Latane  Spen- 
cer moved  to  Boulder,  CO,  3/18/97.  She  married  J  Hill 
in  Sundance,  UT,  11/19/96.)  is  a  graduate  of  Duke  Univ. 
and  received  his  MBA  from  FUQUA.  Clara  Green  con- 
tinues to  pursue  her  acting  in  the  DC  area.  She  has 
appeared  in  several  plays  and  has  begun  to  direct  and 
produce.  Deborah  Schmidt  is  VP  of  Trusts  and  Estates 
at  Sotheby's  in  New  York.  Tish  Markey  Hutter  and  hus- 
band, Rob  (W&L  '88),  live  in  Minneapolis  with  children, 
Harrison  (3),  and  Katherine  (1).  Brooke  Haw  Spencer 
has    finished    renovating    an    1830's    house    in 
Charlottesville.  She  loves  being  at  home  with  Elsie  (3). 
She  expects  baby  #2,  9/97.  Pauline  Hanson  Palm  still 
teaches  at  a  small  Christian  school  in  Forth  Worth,  TX. 
She  also  works  at  the  Kimbell  Art  Museum  on  the  week- 
ends. Deana  "Bunny"  Catana  Lemert  and  her  husband 
had  a  baby  girl,  7/97.  They  live  in  Tampa,  FL.  Bunny 
works  as  a  mutual  funds  sales  rep.  in  St.  Petersburg. 
Betsy  Howie  is  still  Executive  Director  of  Keep  Texas 
Beautiful,  the  grass  roots  arm  of  the  Don't  Mess  With 
Texas  anti-litter  campaign.  She  sees  Shelly  Brashear 
Tomlin  who  is  expecting  baby  #2,  Suzanne  Mason  is 
leaching  at  Heritage  High  School  in  Lynchburg.  Beth 
Gottleib  lives  in  Atlanta,  where  she  works  at  Donaldson 
K  Assoc,  as  an  institutional  stock  broker.  Twig  Odeil 
Tucker  and  limmy  live  in  Richmond  with  son,  Jack(5/9/ 
95).  Their  second  son  was  due  6/97.  In  April,  they  trav- 
eled to  FL  to  visit  lill  Needham  Dunn  and  her  new  baby 
boy  Helen  Bradley  Tarbutton  and  Charles  still  live  in 
Sandersville,  GA.  Their  baby  was  due  6/97.  Tracy  Carter 
Warren,  husband,  Andy,  and  daughter  Caroline(2),  still 
live  in  Ridgefield,  CT  A  beagle  and  two  tabby  cats  round 
out  the  household.  Mary  Ann  Kramlich  and  husband, 
Tom,  had  a  baby  boy  5/97.  Their  daughter,  Abbie,  is 
one,  Lynne  Pate  Galligan  and  Michael  are  still  in 
Fayetteville,  NC.  Lynne  works  for  a  mortgage  company. 
Michael  is  in  the  Air  Force  and  has  made  several  trips 
to  Kuwait.  Sarah  Anderson  Stanton  is  busy  with  her 
music  studio  and  the  farm.  Her  horse.  Sister,  had  a  filly 
6/96.  JoAnn  Bogolin  has  left  her  job  to  become  a  full 
time  student  once  again.  She  is  working  on  her  Master's 
in  Actuarial  Science.  She  still  lives  in  Atlanta,  with  her 
greyhound,  Danielle.  Gina  Pollock  is  still  a  financial 
manager  with  Visa  International  in  San  Francisco.  Tracy 
Worthington  Ginn  and  Robert  finished  building  their 
house  and  are  all  moved  in.  Their  first  child  was  due  6/ 
97.  Sara  Stone  Mueller  and  James  were  also  expecting 
their  first  child  in  June.  Whitney  Bay  is  the  Executive 
Assistant  to  the  VP  at  Maritz  BGT  in  Livonia,  Ml.  Eton 
Academy  is  her  pet  charily,  and  this  year,  she  will  be 
writing  the  catalog  with  the  help  of  another  volunteer. 
Whitney  traveled  to  Paris  with  her  mother  in  May.  Kim- 
berly  Kline  Malone  and  David  live  in  Annapolis.  Kim 
still  works  in  Baltimore.  Molly  Currens  Gaskins,  Bob, 
and  son,  Adam  (3),  have  decided  to  stay  in  the  North- 


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ern  VA  area  lor  a  while.  They  had  a  new  addition  to  the 
family  in  late  April/May,  so  have  had  to  househunt  tor  a 
larger  place.  Sarah  Weigel-Rodriguez  and  Bob  are  fin- 
ishing the  construction  of  their  summer  home  in 
Cozumel,  Mexico.  Their  baby  boy,  Bradly  Mason,  was 
born  in  |uly.  Beth  Roland  has  moved  to  Richmond  and 
is  job  hunting.  Kelli  Longworth  bought  an  1860  house 
in  upstate  NY.  She  planned  to  visit  relatives  in  Turkey, 
4/97.  Edie  Rue  is  now  an  assistant  professor  of  chemis- 
try at  CA  Stale  Univ.,  Monterey  Bay.  She  has  her  own 
webpage:  http.www.monterey.edu  (look  under  faculty). 
Her  email  address  is:  eden_rue@monterey.edu.  Beth 
Hodgkrns  Green,  Brad,  and  Michael  Joseph  (1),  will  be 
moving  to  Framingham,  MA.  Beth  works  at  home  do- 
ing computer  consulting  for  a  local  advertising 
executive.  Ellen  Duffle-Fritz  was  promoted  to  Sr  Media 
Buyer  for  Circuit  City  in  Richmond.  Her  daughters, 
Amanda  (4),  and  Brittany  (2),  keep  her  quite  busy!  Stacey 
Hannan  reports  in  from  Boca  Raton,  FL.  She  has  re- 
turned to  Siemens  Stromberg-Carlson  as  a  Principal 
Technical  Writer.  She  will  be  married  on  11/15,  to 
Michael  Quinn.  Michelle  Beauvais  Malseed  will  be  in 
the  bridal  party.  Hildee  Williams  Wilson  works  for  the 
Arts  &  Culture  Program  at  the  |ohn  S.  and  lames  L.  Knight 
Foundation  in  Miami,  FL.  SheandAlistair  are  busy  with 
Emily  DeLane  (2).  Hildee  keeps  up  with  Sarah  Weigel 
Rodriguez  and  Kathryn  Seriso  Schwartz  who  also  live 
in  Miami  and,  when  business  takes  her  to  DC,  visits 
with  Audrey  Mullen. 

1  have  changed  jobs  yet  again.  I  am  now  a  mer- 
chandiser for  Spar  Marketing  Force.  I  handle  Warner 
Home  Videos,  Gallant  Greeting  Cards,  and  misc.  smaller 
accounts.  I  still  work  as  an  equine  sports  massage  thera- 
pist on  the  weekends.  Thanks  for  all  your  wonderful 
news!  Keep  it  coming,  and  don't  forget  to  send  pictures 
for  the  scrapbook!  Until  next  time! 


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President:  Laura  Arceneaux, 
Secretary:  Charlotte  Bonini, 
Fund  Agent:  HoUy  Caswell 
Felicia  Carmouche  Hill  writes  that  1996  has  been  ex- 
citing. Fie  and  her  husband  Keith  finished  their  house 
in  suburban  Houston  and  are  expecting  their  first  baby 
in  March!  Fie  also  made  the  journey  to  DC  to  be  in 
Tracy  Steele's  wedding.  Tracy  married  Chris  Scileppi  4/ 
96.  She  is  busy  with  work,  law  school  fundraising  and 
getting  her  husband  through  law  school.  Ann  Knoke  is 
a  staffing  coordinator  for  Tempworld  Staffing  Services. 
She  saw  quite  a  few  SBCers  at  Karen  Holland's  wed- 
ding in  June  at  SBC.  Kelly  Brown  Esles  had  a  baby  boy 
in  August,  Charles  Benjamin.  Kelly  manages  to  continue 
teaching  second  grade  and  sees  Heather  Metzler  Allen 
and  her  little  gid  occasionally.  Stacey  Simpson  Ritschard 
writes  that  she  is  still  happily  married  and  rides  horses 
all  day.  Heather  Daly  lives  in  NYC  with  Kimberly 
Willock  ('891.  Heather  is  a  compensation  &  manage- 
ment development  analyst  for  Philips  Electronics.  She 
also  completed  the  NYC  Marathon  in  Nov  and  loved  it! 
Lisa  Newman  is  also  in  NYC,  working  for  Escada  and 
has  done  loads  of  traveling  -  FL,  Pittsburgh,  Seattle,  and 
OK  to  name  a  few.  On  her  trip  to  Seattle  she  saw 
Stephanie  Edens  and  in  FL  Lisa  visited  with  Erin  Guthrie. 
Lisa  reports  that  both  of  them  are  great!  Catherine 
Driskill  Hindman's  son  was  1  in  Dec  and  Tabitha  will 


be  5  in  Feb.  Cathy  says  they  are  happy  to  be  stateside. 
She  is  going  to  get  her  teaching  certificate  from 
Lynchburg  College.  Trienel  Ahearn  moved  to  Denver 
and  is  still  working  for  Labat-Anderson.  Tree  is  going  to 
school  at  UCD  and  has  had  some  pretty  hair-raising 
experiences!  Ask  her  about  them  at  reunion!  Amy  Ghiz 
has  officially  become  an  adult.  She  bought  her  first 
home!  Amy  is  a  marketing  manager  for  Loadmaster  Sys- 
tems in  Norcross,  CA.  She  keeps  in  touch  with  Sonia 
Haddad  Salfity,  Kelly  Gardner,  Pauline  Hanson  Palm, 
Mary  Lanford,  and  Tory  Hutcheson.  Kristina  Glusac  has 
moved  to  Chicago  and  is  working  for  a  SF  residential 
architecture  office.  Kristina  has  had  fun  climbing  roofs 
to  do  inspections!  Letty  Romo  is  back  at  SBC  teaching 
in  the  Romance  Language  Dept.  During  j-term  she  taught 
a  course  on  Magic  Realism.  Letty  took  27  students  from 
NC  State  to  Mexico  for  5  weeks  -  what  an  adventure!! 
Julie  Brideweser  is  working  at  the  Children's  Hospital 
in  Akron  and  loving  it.  Harriet  Farmer  is  finishing  her 
art  certification  credential  in  Boulder  and  starts  student 
teaching  in  January.  This  summer  she  will  be  kayaking 
or  working  in  outdoor  education.  Somehow  she  found 
the  time  to  run  in  her  first  marathon  and  raise  money 
for  the  Leukemia  Society.  Fantastic  Harriet!!  LizOzmen 
left  the  World  Bank  in  Sept  to  pursue  a  joint  double 
degree  (MA/MBA)  at  the  Forestry  and  Env  Studies  and 
Management  Schools  at  Yale.  She  hopes  to  complete 
her  course  in  3  years  and  then  return  to  the  World  Bank. 
She  has  kept  in  touch  with  some  SBCers  through  e-mail 
and  encourages  others  to  get  in  touch  with  their  details. 
Dabney  Ledyard  Hopkirk  and  Ian  are  expecting  their 
first  baby  in  February  -  they  think  it  is  a  boy!  Dabney 
saw  Kelly  Morton  Robinson  in  June  for  Andrew's  first 
birthday.  Kelly  is  expecting  her  second  baby  in  Feb.  Leise 
Scheppe  Hammer  is  working  at  First  Llnion  National 
Bank  in  lacksonville  in  the  capital  management  group. 
Kate  Haw  is  beginning  a  job  search  in  NYC.  She  re- 
ceived a  fellowship  from  the  National  Gallery  that 
enabled  her  to  travel  to  London,  Paris,  and  Dijon  to 
pursue  her  own  research!  She  is  working  on  an  article 
about  Veronica's  veil  in  1 5th  c.  Northern  European  paint- 
ing. Kathy  Hughes  finished  her  MA  and  is  in  her  second 
year  of  a  DVM/PhD  program  at  the  Virginia-Maryland 
Regional  College  of  Vet  Medicine.  She  also  writes  that 
she  will  be  a  bridesmaid  in  Stephanie  Brundage's  Aug 
wedding.  Jennifer  Valentine  Van  Ness  is  living  in  Rich- 
mond and  loving  married  life.  She  is  selling  real  estate, 
but  finds  the  time  to  coach  at  St.  Catherine's.  Ginger 
Marks  Collier  married  Dabney  Collier  (W-n-L  '92)  in 
Sept.  Quite  a  few  SBCers  were  there,  Ashley  Cellis, 
Muffin  Steers,  Tisa  Delaney,  Elizabeth  Roane,  Holly 
Caswell,  Margaret  McClellan  Driscoll,  and  Professor  Tim 
Lytle.  Liz  Roane  ran  into  Cricket,  Elkin,  and  Judy  Currie 
at  a  party.  Liz  is  an  international  sales  executive  for  an 
exhibition  and  conference  co.  Catherine  Gornto  Free- 
man still  loves  life  in  New  Orleans.  She  has  a  new  job 
as  assistant  to  the  Director  of  Development  for  Longue 
Vue  House  -  a  decorative  arts  museum  and  gardens. 
Jennifer  McCallum  Brose  is  busy  as  the  foster  coordi- 
nator for  the  Greyhound  Rescue  Society  of  North  Texas 
and  training  ex-race  horses  to  be  regular  riding  horses, 
lennifer  keeps  in  touch  with  Amy  Peck  and  Alii  Ditton 
('93).  Jennifer  and  Christian  love  living  in  Texas.  Amy 
Johnson  is  still  working  for  Anderson  Consulting  in 
Houston.  She  has  transferred  from  change  management 


into  human  resources.  Amy  married  Michael  Thomp- 
son 1 2/28.  They  plan  on  living  in  Houston.  Kelly  Arden 
works  at  the  Memorial  Hospital  of  Tampa  as  a  mental 
health  coordinator  during  the  week.  In  her  off  time  Kelly 
works  in  contract  counseling  with  children  in  the  home, 
as  a  behavioral  therapist.  She  is  also  involved  in  the 
Junior  League,  Delta  Delta  Delta  Alum,  and  M  of  FL 
Alumni  Assoc.  Wow!  Amy  Dickson  Riddell  wrote  about 
the  birth  of  their  daughter  Lauren  Jeannette  Riddell  8/ 
96.  They  are  in  New  OHeans  while  Tim  completes  his 
residency  at  Ochsner  Hospital.  Amy  is  busy  with  the 
baby  and  working  for  herself  selling  Pampered  Chef 
products.  Amy  Peck  has  been  kept  busy  by  the  SBC 
admissions  office.  Her  travels  have  taken  her  to  CA, 
CO,  CT,  and  NY  to  name  a  few!  Abby  O'Steen  married 
Tim  Reeder  8/96.  They  are  living  in  Asheville,  NC.  Tim 
is  a  mechanical  engineer  and  Abby  is  finishing  her  MA 
in  English.  Lori  Saraniero  married  Dr.  Lee  Butterfield 
(W-n-L  '91)1 2/96.  Quite  a  few  SBCers  were  there:  Jen- 
nifer Toomey  Driscoll,  Meg  Moss,  Trienel  Ahearn,  Cara 
Ardemagni  LaRoche,  and  Julie  Brideweser.  Lori  and  Lee 
are  living  in  CT  while  Lee  finishes  his  residency  at  Yale. 
Kimberly  Olmstead  is  an  assistant  buyer  for  the  Savvy 
Dept  at  Nordstrom.  Kimbo  has  kept  her  social  calendar 
busy  with  lots  of  SBC  weddings  and  get-togethers.  Brett 
Haltiwanger  is  half  way  through  her  graduate  school 
program.  Occasionally  she  sees  All  Doyle,  but  her  job 
keeps  her  very  busy.  Meg  Moss  will  finish  her  MA  5/97. 
She  still  works  for  McKinsey  &  Co,  but  has  transferred 
and  is  now  a  graphic  artist.  Cricket  is  working  for  an  ad 
agency,  specializing  in  medical  advertising.  She  is  pur- 
suing her  Masters  in  Library  and  Information  Sciences. 
Cricket  still  lives  in  NYC  and  loves  it!  Cara  Ardemagni 
LaRoche  had  a  busy  holiday  season  in  between  India- 
napolis, Pittsburgh  and  Boston  for  the  holiday.  She  says 
they  are  busy  with  school  and  work.  Sally  Croker  is  still 
managing  two  art  galleries  in  Breckenridge  through 
April.  Then  she'll  travel  back  home  before  trekking 
through  CO,  MT,  and  WY.  Kathleen  Davis  wrote  of  her 
4/96  wedding  in  Atlanta.  She  is  living  in  CT  and  work- 
ing in  NYC  handling  special  events  and  promotions  for 
various  national  clients.  Caroline  Newton  married 
Marion  Smith  9/96  in  Cashiers  NC.  Margaret  McClellan 
Driscoll  and  her  husband  Sean  moved  to  Atlanta  last 
summer.  Margaret  is  working  for  the  United  Way  and 
Sean  is  a  financial  consultant.  They  bought  a  house  in 
Buckhead  and  have  a  puppy  named  Gracie.  Diana 
Bradford  is  working  for  Donna  Karan  in  the  interna- 
tional section.  Life  is  great  for  her  in  NYC.  She  frequently 
talks  to  Susie  Ceorgie  aka  Bucker  in  Ml.  Well,  that  brings 
me  to  the  end  of  this  year's  update.  Thanks  for  all  of 
your  cards.  I  could  never  have  done  any  of  this  without 
your  help.  I  am  still  in  Scotland  trying  to  finish  my  PhD 
in  architecture.  I  had  my  first  paper  accepted  for  publi- 
cation and  hope  to  go  to  Paris  in  June  to  present  it.  If  I 
was  not  at  Reunion  this  is  the  reason  why.  Everyone  I 
have  heard  from  is  very  excited  about  our  summer  gath- 
ering at  SBC.  May  the  next  five  years  be  as  fantastic  as 
the  last!! 

/OO  ^  President:  Ellen  Ober,  Secretary: 
l\JU*0     Marissa  Ashe  Cole,  Fund  Agent: 

Cat  Jantiik 
Stephanie  Turner  works  at  the  World  Trade  Center,  AZ 
and  loves  it.  Laticcia  Andresen  is  at  Amerindo  Invest- 


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ment  Advisors,  NY.  She  married  Bill  Slattery  and  has 
two  step-children,  Billy  (8)  and  Kaitlyn  (4|.  Kafie  Abel  is 
an  account  executive  with  a  staffing  service  in  FL  and 
recently  saw  Melissa  Cramner  McManus  in  Key  West, 
Katie  sees  Dana  Varnado  Campbell  and  Amanda 
Depricst.  Sherani  A  is  in  the  Ph.D.  program  at  the  U  of 
MN  and  looking  forward  to  Shaina  jetha's  wedding. 
Heather  Greaves  is  busy  with  her  house  and  dog  and 
will  complete  her  MS  5/98  at  U  of  FL,  Gainesville. 
Wendy  Stevenson  will  graduate  with  a  MA  in  Physical 
Therapy  5/98  from  U  of  MD  at  Baltimore.  She  ran  the 
Cherry  Blossom  10  mile  race  in  DC  and  can't  wait  to 
run  again.  Kate  Watson  works  at  the  Meridell  Achieve- 
ment Center,  a  residential  treatment  center  for  children 
in  Austin.  |ohanna  Kelleher  decided  to  stay  another  year 
in  lapan.  She  has  traveled  to  Vietnam,  El  Salvador,  Gua- 
temala, Australia,  Nepal  and  trekked  the  hiimalayas.  She 
teaches  M.S.  English  as  part  of  the  |ET  Program  and  will 
return  to  SBC  5/97  for  her  sister's  graduation.  Diane 
Hayes  works  for  Systems  Techniques,  Inc.,  an  Informa- 
tion Technology  consulting  firm  in  Buckhead,  GA.  She 
recently  moved  to  Decatur  with  Bill,  whom  she  will 
marry  9/28/97.  Heather  Swenberg  will  complete  her 
MA  from  Columbia  5/97  and  was  accepted  for  a  doc- 
toral program  in  Environmental  Psychology  at  CUNY. 
Heather  also  coaches  Columbia's  equestrian  team  and 
represents  SBC  at  IHSA  shows.  She  keeps  In  touch  with 
Melissa  Thomason  O'Toole  and  Camille  Crawford.  Tori 
Milner  Is  In  VA  working  for  The  Greenway  Croup  as  a 
marketing  associate.  She  is  training  for  the  DC  Aids  ride 
6/97,  a  350  mile  bike  ride  from  NC  to  DC.  Nora  Wagner 
transferred  from  Atlanta  to  Seattle  4/1/97  to  work  for 
Starbucks  Coffee  Company  as  a  Real  Estate  Manager. 
Erin  Currie  Reilly  and  lohn  are  in  lA.  Erin  works  for  the 
local  Girl  Scouts  Chapter  In  fund  development.  The  big 
news  -  a  baby  due  11/97!  |en  Mooney  is  In  New  Or- 
leans as  a  senior  consultant  for  Arthur  Anderson.  Laura 
Hammer  Goebel  Is  In  lA,  her  son  will  turn  2  8/97  and 
she  Is  expecting  again!  First  Lieutenant  Katherine  I. 
Polevitzsky,  USMC,  stationed  at  Camplejeune,  NC,  Is 
executive  officer/operations  officer  of  Alpha  Company, 
8th  communication  Battalion,  2nd  surveillance  recon- 
naissance and  intelligence  group. 

Susan  Messikomer  is  planning  her  wedding  5/3/97. 
Patti  Doran  Walczak  Is  matron  of  honor  and  Kaci 
Chandor  DelPlato  Is  a  bridesmaid.  Laurel  Bryant  and 

her  daughter  Rachel  spent  time  In  lerusalem.  She  mar- 
ried Brian  Byrd  and  Is  now  sul»tltute  teaching.  Alex 
Alexander  graduated  from  FL  Atlantic  U  with  a  MA  in 
Ocean  Engineering.  She  works  for  Lockheed  Martin  as 
a  systems  engineer  In  Manassas,  VA.  During  Christmas 
she  will  go  to  India  for  HarpreelBedi's  wedding  12/28. 
Pret  is  a  corporate  attorney  for  Cisco  Systems,  Inc.  She 
and  Santlndee  Glarcha  will  live  in  San  Jose.  Ashley  Cells 
is  in  her  final  year  at  the  Medical  College  of  GA  and 
looking  forward  to  Muffin  Steers'  wedding  to  lohn  Farese 
9/97.  Muffin  will  graduate  law  school  5/97  and  then 
join  lohn's  family  law  firm  in  Ashland,  MS.  Carolyn 
Imperato  McCammon  is  enjoying  motherhood.  Garri- 
son was  born  8/19/97.  She  and  her  husband  are  busy 
planning  a  move  from  GA  to  CA  for  her  predoctoral 
Internship  In  LA.  Kay  Pierce  left  her  job  at  Price 
Waterhouse  to  work  for  Berger  &  Co.,  a  small  consult- 
ing company  In  Dallas,  lust  so  you  know  things  have 
not  changed  much,  I  will  let  Kerry  O'Donnell  and  Tracy 


Stuart  say  their  due.  Tracy  recently  moved  from  Nash 
Vegas  to  CT  to  become  a  freelance  writer  for  the  music 
Industry.  Recent  highlights  Include  dating  the  lead  singer 
of  Delatanile  and  smoking  with  Willie  Nelson.  Kerry  Is 
a  professional  party  planner  in  the  office  of  special  events 
at  the  National  Gallery  of  Art.  Tracy's  version:  Kerry  Is 
running  a  party  store  at  Alcohol  Distribution  Center  and 
a  part-time  kick  boxer  instructor,  call  her  at  202-79- 
PARTY! 

Britf  Ellison  is  in  Belmont,  MA  working  for  Arnold 
Communications  as  an  account  manager  in  the  public 
relations  division.  Laura  Hall  Is  a  paralegal  In 
Charlottesville  and  busy  with  3  teenagers.  Carolyn 
Bloxsom  married  Paul  Pritchard  4/20/96,  sold  Bellany 
Farm  4/96,  moved  to  Cherry  Hill  Road  in  Amherst  and 
Is  now  taking  law  classes.  Beth  Cilkeson  will  be  at  ABI 
4  years  5/97.  She  saw  Christina  Andert  Hoy  and  her  3 
month  old  son  Connor  In  LA  3/97.  Beth  went  to  a  baby 
shower  for  Tracy  Camden  Wilburn,  due  4/97.  Christina 
enjoys  motherhood  and  continues  to  work  with  youth 
and  various  boards  on  the  marine  corps  base  where  she 
and  her  husband  live.  Camelot  Lindauer  is  in  Law  School 
in  OR  and  plans  to  spend  the  summer  in  Florence  study- 
ing Art  Law.  Kendra  McGeorge  is  In  Boston  working  for 
Fidelity  Investments  as  a  manager  In  the  Legal  Dept. 
She  and  her  boyfriend.  Ken,  went  to  the  Dominican 
Republic  for  vacation.  Lilly  Anderson  continues  to  work 
for  NinCon  in  Seattle.  She  Is  a  graphic  artist  for  Happy 
Puppy  Games,  the  first  Gaming  Site  on  the  internet. 
Ashley  File  works  for  the  cardiovascular  intensive  care 
unit  in  Charleston,  SC  and  plans  to  enter  the  certified 
registered  nurse  anesthetist  program  at  MUSC.  She 
spends  all  her  free  time  with  her  golden  retrievers  and 
partying  with  Izzy  Harder! 

Kristen  Swenson  will  marry  David  Sloop  10/11/97. 
Bridesmaids  include  Johanna  Kelleher,  Brilt  Ellison, 
Karen  Valanzano  and  Stephanie  Brown.  Debra  Elkins 

continues  with  her  Ph.D.  In  Operations  Research  at 
Texas  A&M.  Her  dissertation  will  be  on  aidine  industry 
optimization  problems.  She  keeps  an  SBC  web  page, 
so  check  it  out  http://hababero, tamu.edu/-elkins.  Erin 
Glenn  is  working  in  bilingual  education  at  Long  Beach 
Elementary,  where  she  attended  4th  and  5th  grades. 
Pamela  Subranni  Berman  is  in  Margate  with  her  twin 
girls,  Colby  and  Logan  who  turn  2  on  5/1 7.  She  started 
an  interior  consulting  business  and  speaks  with  Eleanor 
Guild  Coghill.  For  the  past  3  years,  Polly  Crawford  has 
been  working  for  Lord  &  Taylor.  The  company  trans- 
ferred her  from  Atlanta  to  Fairfax,  VA  7/96.  Sutapa 
Mukherjee  and  her  husband  jIm  relocated  to  Palo  Alto, 
CA.  She  is  a  software  engineer  at  Electric  Software  Prod- 
ucts. Meredith  Alpert  DeSantis  and  lames  bought  a  new 
home  close  to  the  water.  She  continues  to  teach  2nd 
grade  and  can't  wait  for  summer  vacation.  Patti  Sagasti 
Suppes  is  finishing  her  MA  in  Spanish  at  UNC-Chapel 
Hill  and  will  start  Ph.D.  work  In  the  fall.  She  and  left 
built  a  home,  enjoy  bird  watching  and  gardening.  Julie 
Skilinski  Brooks  earned  her  MA  1 2/96  and  is  now  sub- 
stitute teaching.  She  and  Dennis  have  traveled  to  see 
Laurie  Palmer  at  Disney  and  Maine.  Sally  Estes  Vigezzi 
moved  Into  a  new  home  with  husband  lohn  In  Sleepy 
Hollow,  IL.  Norma  Bulls  Valentine  and  Nancy  Bulls  have 
been  teaching  and  training  horses  in  Richmond.  They 
recently  had  a  visit  from  Tracy  Imse  and  plan  to  spend 
the  summer  with  Melinda  Junker. 


Ashley  Maxwell  Pietsch's  mother,  McNair  (SBC'63), 
wrote  Ashley  graduated  from  Scripps  In  93,  married  Paco 
and  now  has  a  six  month  old  named  Avalon.  The  music 
business  keeps  them  in  Mexico  City;  Paco  Is  the  lead 
singer  of  a  band  under  contract  for  MCA-Universal 
Records.  Cretchen  Smith  Finley  has  been  a  paralegal 
in  Boulder  since  graduation.  She  married  leremy  and 
welcomed  Mallony  Louise  11/3/96.  Holly  Witt  Aitken 
and  Randy  (W&L  Law  '90)  bought  a  home  in  Powhaton, 
VA  7/96.  She  works  as  the  Drug  and  Alcohol  Testing 
Coordinator  for  Chesterfield  County.  Jaki  Loy  Canaday 
married  Brian  at  SBC,  bridal  attendants  Included  Michele 
Gibbs  and  Tanya  Gupta.  Michele  Is  a  manager  of  a  Vet 
Clinic  specializing  in  horses.  Beth  Davis  is  in  Austin 
acting  in  commercials  and  television.  Look  for  her  In 
The  Newlon  Boys.  She  plans  to  head  towards  LA  to  work 
on  her  MA  in  acting.  Amy  Densford  left  the  National 
Gallery  of  Art  for  the  position  of  Coordinator  of  Photog- 
raphy at  the  Smithsonian  Institution's  Hirshhorn  Museum 
and  Sculpture  Garden.  Courtenay  Cranford  lives  in  VA 
Beach  with  husband  lohn,  12/30/95.  Bridesmaids  in- 
cluded roommates  Tutti  Foshay,  Maura  Hutchens  and 
Amy  Larsen.  Meighan  Templin  graduated  Notre  Dame 
Law  School  5/96,  took  the  bar  and  now  practices  in 
Chicago.  Stacey  McClain  Is  a  consultant  with  Cobra 
Technologies,  a  co.  that  specializes  in  Lotus  Notes-based 
solutions  and  Internet-related  services.  (Have  you  seen 
the  "Work  the  Web"  commercials?)  She'll  manage  a 
nationwide  project  for  Prudential.  Still  based  in  Jack- 
sonville. Email  address;  smcclaln@cobratech.com 
Stacey  talks  almost  daily  with  Lesley  Byers  and  Sabryna 
McClung  -  "you  would  think  we  were  still  on  campus 
together,  not  In  FL,  GA  and  AZ."  An  unsigned  note,  I 
think  from  Maria  Bergh  In  San  Antonio.  She  Is  doing 
admission  work  for  an  independent  boarding  school  and 
talks  with  Bonnie  Insalaco  Abrahms,  Ashley  Cells  and 
Hopie  Carter  (94).  She  sees  Beth  James  who  is  also  in 
San  Antonio. 

Lisa  LaLonde  Is  In  NYC  living  with  Ashley 
Henderson  '94  and  working  for  a  fashion  showroom. 
She  Is  busy  traveling  to  Italy  and  around  the  U.S.  as  a 
sales  rep  for  Glanfranco  Ferre  Jeans.  Patti  Doran 
Walczak  is  married  and  living  in  Palm  Beach,  FL  with 
her  husband  Paul  and  their  2  labs.  She  keeps  busy  teach- 
ing 1"  grade  and  renovating  their  home.  Danielle 
Tedesco  returns  from  Uganda  after  completing  her  2-yr. 
Peace  Corps  tour  in  Africa.  Michelle  MacMurlrie  Con- 
stable is  in  Charlotte,  NC  teaching  3"'  grade.  She  Is  also 
very  active  in  the  SBC  alumnae  group  there.  Melany 
Joe  Ellinger  Is  in  her  first  year  of  Law  School  at  U  of 
Baltimore  and  working  as  a  research  assistant.  Nalini 
Mani  Clement  married  Stephen  5/96.  They  live  In  DC 
with  2  dogs.  Nallnl  was  promoted  to  Vice  President 
(Change  Management)  with  Pragma  International.  She 
keeps  in  touch  with  many  SBCers  including  Kristina 
Kukk  who  Is  in  grad  school  at  the  Univ.  of  Dundee  In 
Scotland,  and  Marie  Edith  Jedla,  the  visiting  student  from 
England  who  completed  her  masters  and  works  in  Lon- 
don. 

Ellen  Ober  Is  teaching  2nd  grade  in  Falls  Church 
and  working  with  youth  group  teenagers.  Ellen  will  be 
a  bridesmaid  along  with  Lisa  LaLonde  when  I  marry 
Andy  Cole  7/26/97.  We  recently  bought  a  home  in 
Doylestown.  I  still  love  my  job  In  tax  accounting.  I  was 
promoted  1/97,  so  tax  season  was  even  crazier  this  year! 


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Thanks  to  all  who  wrote.  Sorry  so  much  of  your  info 
had  to  be  cut  because  of  magazine  space  restrictions.  I 
look  forward  to  seeing  you  all  at  reunion  May  29-31, 
1998. 

IQQ/^      President:  Laura  LechJer,  Vice 
I  v'v' v)      President:  Jesse  Duriiam, 

Secretary:  Catharine  King,  Fund 
Agent:  Tracy  Walters 
Wonderful  to  hear  from  so  many  of  you.  Paige  Vaught 
is  living  in  Ml  and  working  as  a  Manager  of  Rent-To- 
Own  business.  She  has  seen  |ill/|enn  Trzupek  who  is 
employed  at  Barnes  )ewish  Chnstian  Hospital  in  St.  Louis 
and  talks  to  Mary  Copeland  who  recently  got  engaged 
to  Tyler  in  CA.  Claire  Christensen  also  got  engaged  in 
December  to  Chris  Powell  IVMI  '96)  and  is  living  in 
Fairfax,  VA  while  working  at  the  National  Science  Foun- 
dation. She  keeps  in  touch  with  several  classmates 
including  Kelly  Walker  who  is  in  law  school  at  UMD  in 
Baltimore,  IVIelissa  Snyder  who  is  also  a  law  student 
and  is  attending  WVU,  and  Cindy  Rakow.  Cindy  got 
engaged  in  November  to  Steven  Prewitt  and  plans  to  be 
married  3/98.  She  works  at  Ernst  &  Young  in  DC  and 
keeps  in  touch  with  Leah  Jorgensen.  Leah  works  in  Re- 
sources Development  at  the  National  Trust  for  Historic 
Preservation  in  DC  and  coached  a  girls  fall  lacrosse  clinic 
in  Arlington,  VA.  She  has  talked  to  Alex  Hiribarne  in 
Boston  who  works  at  a  hospital  in  their  Early  Interven- 
tion Program  as  a  teaching  assistant  and  lives  with  Kate 
Mulligan.  Eileen  MacMurtrie  has  been  in  touch  with 
several  alums  also  since  moving  to  Dusseldorf,  Germany 
in  August.  She  is  a  nanny  for  five  children  and  has  been 
traveling  throughout  Europe.  Laura  Lee  Rihl  got  mar- 
ried on  July  6th  and  had  many  SBC  alums  and  current 
students  there.  Melissa  McLearen  and  Laura  Swope 
Townsend  '95  were  bridesmaids.  Laura  Lee  is  currently 
in  Med.  School  in  GA.  April  Collins  is  also  in  Med. 
School,  studying  anatomy  at  Tulane  in  LA.  She  welcomes 
any  alums  for  Mardi  Cras!  Gigi  Ostrow  is  pursuing  her 
master's  in  biology  at  Idaho  State  University  and  en- 
joyed seeing  several  classmates  at  Tracy  Walters'  new 
townhouse  in  Sterling,  VA.  Tracy  works  for  EDS  in 
Herndon  as  a  Technical  Recruiter  and  lives  with  Ana 
Simic.  Heather  Basket!  works  as  a  veterinarian  assis- 
tant and  bartends.  She's  planning  on  going  to  school  in 
Washington  to  become  a  veterinary  technician.  Heather 
Plank  works  in  SBC's  Admissions  Office  and  has  talked 
to  Lisa  Haas  who  had  a  baby  girl  12/9.  Sarah  Dennis 
also  works  at  SBC  in  the  Office  of  Residence  Life  and 
Housing.  She  and  Hayden  are  still  dating  and  she  and 
Hilary  Carlson  enjoyed  attending  Laura  Billings'  wed- 
ding in  September.  Sarah  Reidy  finished  working  for  an 
interior  designer  and  has  moved  to  Singapore  with  her 
parents  where  she  plans  on  pursuing  a  career  in  Asian 
art.  She  saw  Mary  Margaret  Dixon  who  lives  in 
Fredericksburg,  VA  with  janeen  Sharma.  They  both  work 
at  the  Naval  Surface  Warfare  Center  in  Dahlgren. 
Imogen  Slade  also  lives  in  VA  and  is  managing  barns. 
She  plans  on  moving  to  FL  in  February.  Lynn  Davis  is  a 
programmer  analyst  at  Computer  Sciences  Corporation 
in  Steding,  VA.  She  is  in  touch  with  Jennifer  Smith  who 
works  in  Richmond  at  the  American  General  Finance, 


Inc.  Christie  Cardon  also  lives  in  Richmond  and  lives 
with  Lee  Foley.  They  are  both  legal  assistants  at  McGuire, 
Woods,  Battle  &  Boothe  along  with  Sarah  Chaffee  who 
lives  there  with  Ion  Paris  (HSC  '96).  Katie  Campbell  is 
in  Richmond  too  and  is  a  case  clerk  at  Hunton  &  Will- 
iams. She  often  sees  Amelia  Dudman  who  lives  in 
Charlottesville  and  works  for  SNL  Securities,  a  financial 
research  company.  Beth  Ike  also  lives  in  Charlottesville 
and  is  the  Director  of  Sales  at  Dionis,  Inc.  She  sees  Lynn 
McEachern,  Leigh  Mason,  Ashley  Harper,  and  Marga- 
ret Brodie  '97  often.  Laura  Lechler  lives  in  VA  Beach 
and  is  substitute  teaching  at  her  alma  mater.  Cape  Henry 
Collegiate.  Elizabeth  Groves  is  yet  another  alum  living 
in  VA.  She  is  employed  by  Kaiser  Associates,  a  man- 
agement consultant  firm  as  an  associate  consultant.  Erin 
Oliver  graduated  from  Millsaps  College  in  May  with  a 
BS  in  Elementary  and  Special  Ed.  and  is  now  in  Grad. 
School  at  UT-Austin.  Laura  McGlamery  is  also  in  Grad. 
School.  She's  at  UNC-Chapel  Hill  studying  City  and 
Regional  Planning.  Kelly  Knappenberger  is  in  MN, 
nannying  and  riding  horses.  Next  fall  she  will  attend 
the  U.  of  Puget  Sound  in  WA  for  the  MAT  Program.  Sue 
Whitehead  finished  an  internship  for  a  publishing  com- 
pany where  she  was  an  editorial/publishing  assistant. 
She  plans  on  moving  to  upstate  NY.  Lisa  Aumiller  is  in 
her  second  year  of  Veterinary  School  at  VA  Tech  and 


just  bought  a  trailer.  Natalie  Brown  is  in  CA  working  for 
Dynalloy,  Inc.  in  Irvine  with  the  Product  Development 
and  Quality  Control  departments.  Amy  Daugherty  is 
also  in  CA,  employed  as  a  Loan  Processor  for  Plumas 
Bank.  CA  is  also  home  for  Lindsay  Mactavish  who  is  in 
Grad.  School  at  Loma  Linda  U.  She's  studying  Interna- 
tional Health  and  preparing  to  join  the  Peace  Corps  in 
1998.  Angela  Conklin  works  with  Coastal  Realty  as  a 
licensed  agent  and  is  living  at  home  on  Chincoteague 
Island,  VA  with  her  parents,  "the  best  parents  in  the 
world!  I  hope  in  the  next  couple  of  years  to  have  a  busi- 
ness of  my  own  and  remain  an  active  resident  on  the 
Island.  I  am  working  with  the  town  government  in  com- 
piling an  Economic  Report  on  Chincoteague  Island,  and 
am  the  chair  of  the  Stewardship  committee  for  my 
church." 

lesse  Durham  and  Abby  Phillips  are  sharing  an 
apartment  in  Alexandria,  lesse  is  the  Executive  Assis- 
tant at  Thompson  &  Company,  a  lobbying  firm,  and  Abby 
is  a  Finance  Assistant  at  the  Democratic  Senatorial  Cam- 
paign Committee.  I  am  living  with  Jen  Beck  in  Falls 
Church,  jen  is  a  Medical  Assistant  at  HealthSouth,  and 
I  am  the  advertising  coordinator  for  a  monthly  travel 
magazine  in  DC.  I  hope  to  hear  from  more  of  you!  Please 
e-mail  me  at:  cking@buses.org 


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William  Waxii;k  a\i^  Julia  "Judy"  Baldwin  Waxt  i  r  '49: 
An  iNTRopukiioN  TO  Alua;nae  Economics 


t's  official.  The  Julia  B.  Waxter  Environmental 
Studies  Foi'uni  is  on  its  way  to  becoming  a  notable 
addition  to  the  Sweet  Briar  calendar  of  events. 

While  the  community  anticipates  the  forum's  debut  in  the 
Spring  oi  1 999  ,  the  Waxters  are  already  enjoying  the  income 
and  tax  benefits  generated  by  their  recent  gifts  to  the  College. 

It  all  began  when  the  Waxters  found  themselves  in  a 
quandaiy  over  the  prudent  disposition  of  highly  appreciated 
stock. 

As  Judy  recalls  the  story,  "Bill  initiated  the  idea  by  asking 
me  if  I  wanted  to  do  something  for  Sweet  Briar.  He  has  a 
fondness  for  the  College,  going  back  to  the  days  when  he 
traveled  dowTi  from  New  Haven  to  join  a  group  of  dates  who 
called  themselves  the  Sweet  Briar  Army,  every  trip  was  a 
campaign,  complete  with  battle  ribbons. 

"I  told  Bill  I  wanted  time  to  think  about  it,  to  see  if  I  wanted 
to  make  an  unrestricted  gift  to  the  College  or  earmark  the 
funds  for  a  special  purpose." 

Judy  graduated  in  1 949  with  a  degree  in  government  and 
economics,  and  a  strong  interest  in  the  sciences.  It  was  a 
background  she  decided  to  apply  to  a  lifelong  career  in 
education  at  the  elementary  school  level. 

"I  left  Sweet  Briar  with  a  firm  set  of  values  and  skills  which 
1  was  eager  to  pass  on.  Teaching  young  children  —  really 
giving  students  a  good  start  —  seemed  the  best  way  to  be 
useful." 

In  1951,  two  years  after  graduating,  Judy's  mother  gave  her 
a  three-part  series  of  articles  in  the  A'^ew  Yorker  magazine 
written  by  a  44-year-old  marine  biologist  named  Rachel 
Carson.  The  series,  which  became  part  of  Carson's  book  Tlie 
Sea  Around  Us,  drew  on  many  of  Judy's  interests  as  a  liberal 
arts  graduate,  educator,  and  mother. 


"The  beautiful  prose  and  the  science  were  thrilling.  The 
whole  subject  of  the  connection  between  all  things  grabbed 
my  attention  and  has  held  it  ever  smce." 

Judy's  recent  decision  to  approach  the  College  with  the  idea 
of  sponsoring  an  environmental  studies  forum  could  not  have 
been  better  timed. 

In  the  process  of  creating  a  strategic  plan  for  Sweet  Briar  in 
the  next  century,  proper  land  use  management  has  emerged  as 
a  priority  issue.  It  is  also  important  to  expose  the  growing 
number  of  young  women  in  the  sciences  at  Sweet  Briar  to  the 
implications  —  the  economic,  political,  and  international 
realities  —  that  may  someday  surround  their  work. 

The  timing  of  Judy's  decision  also  worked  out  well  for  the 
Waxters.  Through  the  Development  Office,  Judy  and  Bill  were 
able  to  arrange  a  meeting  with  Sweet  Briar's  down-to-earth 
financial  consultant,  Winton  Smith. 

"Winton  reviewed  our  family  situation,"  says  Bill,  "and 
opened  our  eyes  to  the  lifetime  income  and  tax  advantages  of 
establishing  a  charitable  remainder  trust.  Our  particular 
arrangement  enabled  us  to  make  Sweet  Briar  a  major 
beneficiary  among  the  several  other  schools  and  charities  we 
washed  to  support.  And  we  were  able  to  do  all  that  in  addition 
to  sponsoring  the  forum.  With  Winton's  help,  we  ended  up 
accomplishing  more  than  we  initially  imagined  we  could  do." 

"I  really  want  to  emphasize  the  advantages,"  adds  Judy.  "  I 
don't  want  people  to  tliink  we're  incredibly  generous  or  self- 
sacrificing.  Setting  up  a  trust  is  a  smart,  practical  matter  — 
and  interesting.  It's  a  nice  feeling  to  sign  a  few  papers  and 
make  so  much  happeni  And  it  is  also  a  way  to  express  my 
gratihide  for  Dean  Lyman  and  all  of  my  Sweet  Briar  friends." 

For  Aioiih:  ;,v/o/.',H.-ir/o\,  rii.\sh  lOnv/il  /; 

AiiTcni:ii.  L.  MooKi,  Vici   /'«(:>( /vivv  lOR  i''r\ •(/oriuA'T 

P.O.  Bo.\  G 

S\.\i:i:r  Briak  Cou.ii.i 

Si\i:i:r  Briar,  Virc,ini\  J4595 

804-?8l-6161 


Sweet  Briar  Alumnae  College  Travel  Program  1998 


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Egypt  and  the  Red  Sea:  including  a  cruise 

ABOARD  the  PRIVATE  YACHT,  HaLCYON 
Januarif  )6-30.  I99S 

This  journey  combines  a  very  thorough  tour  of  all  the  main  sites  of  Egypt 
with  a  cruise  on  the  Red  Sea;  it  also  takes  advantage  of  being  in  this  part  of 
the  world  by  including  excursions  to  the  Lost  City  of  Petra  in  lordan,  and  to 
St.  Catherine's  monastery  in  the  Sinai  Peninsula. 

The  Great  Southwest:  Nature,  Art  and  M^TH 

OF  THE  Four  Corners  region  of  Utah, 

Colorado  -and  Arizona 

A^prd  lS-26.  1998 

Nine  days  exploring  these  stunning  landscapes  and  millennia-old  Native 
American  cultures  with  naturalist  and  archaeologist  guides.  Highlights  in- 
clude 4  nights  in  Cortez,  CO;  Monument  Valley  Navajo  Tribal  park;  2  nights 
on  the  South  Rim  of  the  Grand  Canyon;  Flagstaff;  and  Oak  Canyon.  Travel 
in  comfortable  vans  in  a  congenial  group  of  about  16  fellow  alumnae  and 
friends,  staying  in  very  good  hotels  and  inns.  There  will  be  quite  a  bit  of 
walking  (1  -3  miles  daily  at  a  leisurely  pace). 

A  Mini-Junior  Year  in  France 
June  4-/7,  1998 

Retrace  (in  luxury!)  the  Queen  Elizabeth  /voyage  of  early  jYF  participants: 
an  exceptional  trip  to  France  to  celebrate  the  50th  anniversary  of  the  Sweet 
Briar  College  junior  Year  in  France.  The  tour  will  be  accompanied  by  the 
president  of  Sweet  Briar  College,  Elisabeth  Muhlenfeld,  with  her  husband 
Laurin  Wollan  and  Emile  Langlois,  director  of  the  junior  Year  in  France.  Sail 
to  Southampton  on  the  QE2,  travel  from  London  to  Paris  via  the  Chunnel. 
Or  join  the  group  in  Paris  for  the  6-night  program  in  France  (3  nights  in 
Tours,  4  in  Paris).  Open  to  all  Sweet  Briar  and  JYF  alumnae/i  on  a  first-come 
first-serve  basis. 

Alaskan  Wilderness  and  Glacier  Expedition 

(includes  a  Family  Program) 

JuUf  5-n.  1998 

An  exciting  land  program  from  Fairbanks  to  Anchorage,  followed  by  a  7- 
night  cruise  on  Holland  America's  Noordam  from  Seward  to  Vancouver, 
The  Family  Program,  divided  into  three  age  groups,  offers  special  activities 
for  children  supervised  by  counselors.  Highlights  include  a  train  journey  in 
the  glass-domed  cars  of  the  McKlnley  Explorer  from  Fairbanks  to  Denali 
National  Park  where  we  will  spend  2  nights;  and  sweeping  vistas  and  up- 
close  views  of  massive  Hubbard  Glacier,  haunting  Misty  Fjord,  and  the  Inside 
Passage.  We  will  travel  with  other  institutions  including  the  University  of 
Virginia,  the  University  of  Chicago,  and  Dartmouth. 


Alumnae  College  Tour,  'Ireland's  Historic  Houses  and  Hidden  (Gardens'  hosted  by 

President  /^uhlenfetd  and  her  husband,  Laurin  Wollan,  Jr,  June  '97;  1^  alumnae 

were  m  the  S3  qroup  of  30  enjoying  tnsh  hospitality.  V''  row.  Alice  Trout  Haqan  H9: 

Patricia  Vavin  Pobinson  '49;  Douglas  Woods  Sprunt  HZ  (slightly  behind},  Wayne 

Stokes  Ooodall  '%.  2"^  row:  Audrey  Lahman  Posselot  V&;  /Margery  "Davidson 

Pucker  5/;  heverly  Smith  Uragg  '5H:  Catherine  Tift  Porter  'W.  !>"'  row.  Caria  de 

Creny  freed  51:  Gail  Davidson  V>azarre  55;  Kathleen  Peeples  Pendleton  55:  fAary 

Carter  Pichardson  ^^3;  Janet  /Martin  3irney  53;  Anne  Lile  3owden  HI. 


Islands  of  the  Gods: 

Greece,  the  Greek  Islands  and  Turkey 

October  5-18.  1998 

Explore  the  best  of  the  Creek  Islands  aboard  the  lovely  sailing/motor  yacht, 
Panorama.  Several  nights  in  Athens  are  followed  by  a  7-night  cruise  visiting 
both  well-known  Greek  islands  and  en- 
chanting, out-of-the-way  islands  that  only 
fishermen  and  yachtsmen  know.  Ports  of 
call  include  Delos;  Mykonos;  Santorini; 
Crete;  Rhodes;  Patmos;  and  Symi.  Our 
cruise  concludes  in  Kusadasi,  Turkey  for 
a  tour  of  Ephesus  and  we  continue  to 
Istanbul. 

The  Panorama  is  the  ideal  ship  for  this 
voyage.  Its  size  allows  it  to  enter  coves 
and  navigate  waterways  that  are  inacces- 
sible to  larger  vessels,  while  its  passenger 
capacity  of  45  guests  fosters  an  intimate 
atmosphere  ashore  as  well  as  on  board. 


All  dates  and  itineraries  are  subject  to 
change.  For  further  information, 
contact  Noreen  Parker,  our  travel 
coordinator  in  the  Alumnae  Office. 
Tel:  804-38 1-6131:  fax:  804-38 1  -6  /  32; 
e-mail:  nparker@sbc.edu 


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B\'  Dr.  Ajv\ber  Benneit  Moncure  '91,  Visiting  Assistant  Professor  of  Anthropology,  Sweet  Briar  College 


archaeological  evidence  of  the  Sweet  Briar  Plantation. 
Mornings  will  be  spent  in  conversation  with  noted  authorities 
on  the  region's  history  and  on  Soutliern  plantation  cultures. 
Afternoons  will  be  spent  in  the  field,  working  with  College 
faculty  conducting  archaeological  survey  of  the  property. 

The  Summer  Field  School 
IN  Historical  Archaeology,  Summer  1998 
The  Summer  Field  School  in  Historical  Archaeology,  which  begins 
this  coming  summer,  will  appeal  particularly  to  those  alumnae 
who  are  teachers.  These  four-week  programs  (June  8  -  July  3  and 
July  G-31)  will  expose  participants  to  the  method  and  theoiy  of 
historical  archaeology,  offering  opportunities  to  conduct 
archaeological  reconnaissance  survey,  archaeological  excavation, 
and  laboratory  processing  of  artifacts.  The  Summer  Field  School 
offers  3  units  of  college  credit  which  can  be  used  as  part  of 
teacher  recertification.  Teachers  particularly  focus  on  the  ways  in 
which  archaeology  can  be  used  in  their  classrooms.  In  addition  to 
field  work,  we  will  visit  several  historical  sites  in  the  area  and  will 
speak  with  historians  and  archaeologists  of  the  region. 

Note:  The  Summer  1998  Program  is  also  open  to 
daughters  and  sons  of  alumnae,  age  16  and  above. 

This  is  an  exciting  time  for  the  College  as  we  begin  to  prepare 
for  our  centennial  celebrations  in  200 1 .  What  better  way  to 
prepare  for  those  activities  than  to  seek  the  campus'  vevy  tangible 
past?  Once  identified,  the  campus'  archaeological  resources  will 
provide  details  of  the  lives  of  those  who  shaped  the  vevy  land  on 
which  the  College  stands. 

If  you  wish  to  learn  more  about  our  summer  archaeological 
programs  or  have  questions  about  archaeology  on  campus,  please 
give  me  a  call  at  804-381-6127,  e-mail  me  at 
nwncure(a'sbc.edii.,  or  write  to  me:  Department  of  Anthropology, 
Sweet  Briar  College,  Sweet  Briar,  VA  24595. 
Plan  now  to  shake  in  a  very  personal,  firsthand 


lijah  Fletcher  wrote  to  his  brother  in  March  of  1831, 

"/  have  lately  bought  me  a  Plantation  which  Maria 
talks  of  settling  and  spending  her  summers  at... 
It  lies  this  side  of  Amherst  Court  House. . .  with  a 
large  brick  house  on  it,  containing  about  WOO 
acres  of  pretty  good  land.  It  cost  about  $7000." 
The  Fletcher  family  settled  at  its  new  "rural  establishment" 
and  set  about  making  the  estate  its  own,  enlarging  and 
renovating  the  plantation's  mansion  and  its  gardens,  adding  to 
the  estate's  acreage,  and  farming  a  variety  of  cash  and 
subsistence  crops,  all  with  the  aid  of  an  enslaved  African - 
American  community  which  at  times  numbered  upwards  of 
115  persons. 

The  people  and  the  activities  of  Sweet  Briar  Plantation  left 
behind  substantial  traces  in  the  soil,  evidence  of  outbuildings, 
slave  cabins,  gardens,  and  trash  dumps.  In  archaeological  work 
beginning  in  the  summer  of  1 998,  students  and  faculty  of  the 
College  will  seek  to  recover  some  of  these  traces,  hidden  for  a 
centui"y  beneath  the  red  clay  of  the  campus.  The  first  summer's 
work  will  focus  on  the  areas  nearest  Sweet  Briar  House,  in  the 
lawns  and  gardens  surrounding  the  mansion  and  in  the  Hunt 
field  behind  the  mansion.  In  these  areas  we  expect  to  locate 
several  archaeological  features,  including  rows  of  slave  cabins, 
outbuildings  associated  with  the  activities  of  the  farm  and  the 
house,  and  concentrations  of  artifacts  tossed  out  as  trash  by 
both  the  Fletchers  and  their  slaves. 

Allimnai;  Archaeological  Field  School,  Suaameh  1999 
As  the  project  director  of  summer  archaeology  at  Sweet  Briar,  I 
invite  you  and  your  family  to  become  involved  in  archaeology 
at  Sweet  Briar  We  will  be  offering  a  special  program,  the 
Alumnae  Archaeological  Field  School,  in  which  you  may 
participate  during  the  summer  of  1999,  date  to  be  announced. 
In  the  Alumnae  Archaeological  Field  School,  you  and  your 
family  may  spend  a  week  investigating  the  historical  and 


experience  of  Svvllt  Briar', 


S   HISFORY! 


TABLE        OF        CONTENTS 


2-6  Celebrating  Founders'  Dh\  1997 

1997  Outstanding  Alumna  Julia  Mills  Jacobsen  '45 

By  Ethel  Ogden  Bunvell  '58,  President  of  the  Alumnje  Association 

Julia  Jacobsen  Accepts  the  1997  Outstanding  Alumna  Award 

Ralph  Adams  Cram  And  Sweet  Briar 

Founders '  Day  Address  by  Dr.  Aileen  Laing  '57,  Professor  of  Art  History,  Sweet  Briar  College 

Dedication  of  Byrd's  Nest 


7-10 


12- 


VVeekend  in  Philadelphia 
Allimna-1n-Residence  Program 

Helping  Students  to  Help  Themselves  Make  the  Alumnae  Connection  -  Fall  1997 

By  Ann  MacDonald  '97.  Alumnae  Programs  Coordinator,  Sweet  Briar  College 

From  Daisy  to  d.\Ci 

Sweet  Briar  Alumnae  at  the  dance  and  the  Child  international  Festival  in  Kuopio,  Finland 

By  Ella  Magruder  '75,  Associate  Professor  of  Dance,  Sweet  Briar  College 


Kemembering  Daisy  on  Founders  Day. 
OcfolDer  3,  1991 


14-15 


16-17 
18-20 

21 

22-23 
24-25 


26-40 

40 

special  section 


Frlihling  in  Wien; 
\\\  Springtime  Soiourn  in 
Austria,  hlLlNGAR^,  And 
Germany 

By  Betsy  Butler  '91 

Vignettes  From  a  Time  Capslile 

By  Ann  Marshall  Whitley  '47,  Curator,  Sweet  Briar  Museum 

Club  Corner 

Alumnae  Association  Board  Announces  Winners! 

Mini  Reunions 

Alumnae  Tra\'el;  Trips  and  Tips 

Transitions 

In  Remembrance  of  Ralph  Aiken 

Tributes  delivered  by  colleagues  at  his  memorial  service 
September  13,  1997  in  the  Sweet  Briar  Chapel 

Recent  Deaths 

Class  Notes 

(Note:  This  winter/spring  issue  carries  class  notes  scheduled  for  winter 
issue.  Next  issue,  spring/summer,  will  include  class  notes  scheduled  for 
spring  issue.) 

Notices 

Sweet  Briar  College  Honor  Roll  of  Donors 


Cover  pfioto  by  Vavid  ftbrams.  Little  Pord  Productions:  Founders'  Day  Waft  to  the  Monument 


Sweet  Briar  Alumnae  Magazine  Policy 
One  of  the  objectives  of  the  magazine  is  to  present 
interesting,  thought-provoking  material.  Publication 
of  material  does  not  indicate  endorsement  of  the 
author's  viewpoint  by  the  magazine,  the  Alumnae 
Association,  or  Sweet  Briar  College.  The  Sweet  Briar 
Alumnae  Magazine  reserves  the  right  to  edit  and, 
when  necessary,  revise  all  material  that  it  accepts  for 
publication. 

The  Alumnae  Office  Staff 

Louise  Swiecki  Zingaro  '80,  Director,  Alumnae 
Association,  Managing  Editor,  Alumnae  Magazine; 
Sharon  Watts  Turner  '91 ,  Senior  Alumnae  Programs 
Coordinator;  Ann  MacDonald  '97,  Alumnae 
Programs  Coordinator;  Kerri  Rawlings  '97,  Alumnae 
Programs  Coordinator;  Sandra  Maddox  AH'59, 
Assistant  to  the  Director;  Nancy  Godwin  Baldwin 
'57,  Editor,  Alumnae  Magazine;  Noreen  Parker,  Asst. 
Editor,  Alumnae  Magazine,  Class  Notes  Editor,  Tour 
Coordinator;  Bonnie  Seitz,  Computer  Operator, 
Secretary 

Contact  us  any  time! 

Boxwood  Alumnae  House,  Box  E,  Sweet  Briar,  VA 
24595;  (804)  381  -61 31 ;  FAX  804-381  -6132; 
E-Mail:  1)  (Office)  alumnae@sbc.edu; 
2)  (Magazine)  sbcmagazine@sbc.edu 

Alumnae  Association  web  site  address: 

httpy/www.alumnae. sbc.edu 

Sweet  Briar  web  site  address:  www.sbc.edu 

Sweet  Briar  Alumnae  Magazine  Production 
Sweet  Briar  College  Alumnae  Magazine  (ISSN  0039- 
7342).  Issued  four  times  yearly;  fall,  winter,  spring, 
summer  by  Sweet  Briar  College.  Periodicals  postage 
paid  at  Sweet  Briar,  VA  24595  and  Lynchburg,  VA 
24506. 

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22902. 

Graphic  design  by  Catherine  S.  Bost,  Director  of 
Publications,  Sweet  Briar  College. 

Send  form  3579  to  Sweet  Briar  College,  Box  E,  Sweet 
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1997  Outstanding  Alumna  Julia  Mills  Jacobsen  '45 

Introduction  of  Julia  Jacobsen  at  Folinders'  Day  Convocation,  October  3,  1997 

3y  E^thel  Ogden  Harwell  5&,  President  of  the  Alumnae  Association 


s  president  of  the  Alumnae  Association,  it  is  my 
great  privilege  and  special  pleasure  to  present  the 
Outstanding  Alumna  Award,  one  of  Sweet  Briar's  highest 
honors.  This  award,  established  in  1968,  recognizes 
alumnae  who  have  given  outstanding  service  to  the  College 
in  a  volunteer  capacity.  This  year's  recipient,  Julia  IVlills 
Jacobsen  of  the  Class  of  1945,  has  certainly  done  that  in 
spades.  We  are  delighted  that  she  is  here  to 
accept  the  award,  and  that  her  husband, 
Jake,  and  one  of  her  granddaughters,  Joanna 
Leigh  Jacobsen,  are  here  today  to  see  her 
honored. 


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Julia  has  given  of  her  time  and  multiple 
talents  to  Sweet  Briar  from  the  very 
beginning.  When  she  was  a  student  here,  she 
sang  with  the  Glee  Club,  helped  to  found  the 
Studio  Club  for  the  fine  arts  and  the  Friends 
of  Art,  and  was  the  art  editor  of  the  Sweet  BrinrNews,  of 
the  Briar  Patch,  and  of  The  Brainbler,  the  student  literary 
journal. 

After  graduating  as  an  art  hisfoiy  major,  Julia 
immediately  volunteered  as  fund  agent  for  her  class.  She 
soon  became,  and  still  is,  an  active  and  enthusiastic 
member  of  the  Washington,  D.C.  Alumnae  Club,  serving  as 
president,  bulb  chairman  (a  huge  job  during  the  many 
years  that  selling  flower  bulbs  was  the  Alunniae 
Association's  major  fund  raiser  for  student  scholarships), 
and  doing  a  wonderful  job  as  an  alumnae  admissions 
recruiter  of  prospective  students.  (You  notice  that  she 
brought  Joanna  down  with  her  today!)  She  has  taken  many 
of  the  Sweet  Briar  family  members  under  her  wing,  and 
has  worked  tirelessly  to  find  internships,  jobs,  and  housing 
in  Washington  for  both  st;idents  and  alumnae.  We  are 
indeed  fortunate  to  have  our  own  "Washington  Insider" 
who  not  only  is  familiar  with  the  D.C.  scene,  but  has  always 
been  so  generous  in  putting  her  expertise  to  work  for  the 
College. 

Sweet  Briar  continues  to  benefit  from  Julia's 
professional  expertise.  She  is  widely  recognized  as  an 
authority  on  obtaining  monies  for  grants  and  has  been 
quoted  in  Tlie  Chronicle  of  Higher  Education  and  the 
professional  journal,  CASE  Currents,  as  well  as  Tlie  New 
York  Times  and  The  Waslungton  Post.  From  1968  to  1990, 
she  served  Sweet  Briar  as  director  of  government  relations 
and  sponsored  programs,  identifying  for  the  College  both 
government  and  foundation  grant  possibilities  and  then 
preparing  the  proposals  to  win  them.  Thanks  in  large  part 
to  her,  Sweet  Briar  has  a  remarkable  record  of  winning 
grants.  Also,  she  and  former  Sweet  Briar  biology  professor, 
the  late  Jane  Belcher,  co-authored  a  book  on  the  subject 
which  is  still  widely  consulted,  titled  From  Idea  to  Funded 
Project:  Grant  Proposals  Tliat  Work. 

In  her  early  years  after  graduation,  while  busy  being  a 
wife  and  mother  to  two  children,  she  honed  her 
professional  skills,  especially  in  fund  raising  and  public 
relations,  teaching  and  working  in  development  for 
Holton-Arms,  a  Washington  independent  secondary  school. 
Eventually,  she  formed  her  own  fund-raising  and  public 
relations  firm  to  help  other  schools,  non-profit 
organizations,  and  government  agencies. 

Julia  always  has  been  a  person  who  could  easily  handle 
multiple  tasks.  While  she  was  working  part-time  in  her  job 


at  Sweet  Briar,  she  managed  to  serve  as  project  director  of 
the  Title  1  HEA  Project  "Central  Virginia  Tomorrow,"  to 
accept  a  presidential  appointment  as  acting  chairman  and 
treasurer  to  the  National  Advisory  Council  of  Education 
Professions  Development,  to  be  the  special  assistant  on 
contracts  and  grants  for  the  Lhiiversity  of  Southern 
California,  to  serve  as  a  consultant  to  the  Council  of 
Independent  Colleges  of  Virginia,  and  to  be  a  director  of 
the  College/University  Resource  Institute,  Inc.,  an 
organization  which  she  co-founded  and  of  which  she 
currently  is  chairman  of  the  board.  This  institute  has 
strong  ties  to  Sweet  Briar  through  its  "New  Pathways  to 
Chemistry"  project,  a  program  for  high -school  students  in 
which  our  own  Professor  Susan  Piepho  is  heavily  involved. 
We  talk  about  forming  multi-college  consortia  today;  Julia 
was  way  ahead  of  us!  From  1 970- 1 978,  she  served  as 
coordinator  of  government  relations  for  the  Tri-College 
Center  of  Virginia,  consisting  of  Sweet  Briar,  Randolph - 
Macon  Woman's  College  and  Lynchburg  College  and  she 
collaborated  again  with  Professor  Belcher  to  write  the  book 
Consortia:  Two  Models,  Guides  to  Inter-College 
Cooperation. 

As  the  television  ads  say,  "But  wait.  There's  more!"  Julia 
never  seems  to  need  to  catch  her  breath.  She  is  still  writing, 
having  published  numerous  books,  articles,  and  guidebooks 
on  a  variety  of  subjects.  She  has  given  hours  of  volunteer 
time  to  community  service,  has  served  and  continues  to 
serve  on  numerous  boards,  councils  and  advisory 
committees,  often  chairing  them.  Besides  her  leadership 
and  commitment  to  the  area  of  government  relations  and 
higher  education,  her  interests  are  as  diverse  as  serving  on 
the  board  of  the  Visiting  Nurses'  Association  of  Washington 
and  on  the  board  of  trustees  of  Anna  iVlaria  College  in 
Worcester,  iVlassachusetts,  where  former  SBC  Associate 
Dean  Cynthia  Patterson  is  now  the  dean.  She  has  been  a 
director  of  the  Latin  American  Institute,  and  has  served  as  a 
governing  commissioner  of  the  Town  of  Bethany  Beach, 
Llelaware,  where  the  Jacobsens  now  reside  for  most  of  the 
year.  And  listing  all  this  is  only  scratching  the  surface!  A 
vast  number  of  organizations  and  projects  have  received 
great  benefit  from  this  remarkable  woman. 

I  don't  know  where  she  finds  the  time,  but  she  actually 
has  several  hobbies,  among  which  are  painting,  restoring 
antique  furniture,  and  reading  mystery  books.  But  even 
while  pursuing  her  hobbies,  Julia  thinks  of  Sweet  Briar.  The 
Jacobsens'  love  of  mystei^  books  has  made  them  active 
members  of  the  Dorothy  L.  Sayers  Society  They  often 
attend  society  meetings  in  Umdon,  staying  at  Number  2 
Audley  Square,  the  address  Dorothy  Sayers  gave  to  her 
fictional  hero.  Lord  Peter  Wimsey  The  address  now  is  the 
home  of  the  University  Women's  Club:  Julia  was 
instrumental  in  starting  an  exchange  agreement  between 
the  Club  and  our  own  Elston  Inn,  so  that  now  members  of 
the  Sweet  Briar  community  may  enjoy  staying  there,  right 
in  the  heart  of  Mayfair. 

We  are  most  grateful  that  Julia  has  reserved  .so  much  of 
her  time,  knowledge,  energy,  and  thoughtfulness  to  benefit 
Sweet  Briar  College.  The  Outstanding  Alumna  Award  is  a 
token  of  our  pride  in  all  that  she  has  accomplished,  and  of 
our  enormous  appreciation  of  her  ongoing  contributions  to 
Sweet  Briar. 


Julia  Jacobsen  Acchpts 
THE  1997  Outstanding  Alumna  Award 


f|]!yTiaiik  you,  President  Muhlenfeld,  Ethel  Burwell,  and 
ty  all  of  you  who  had  a  hand  in  this.  This  is  truly  a  great 
honor  and  totally  unexpected. 

Over  the  years,  I  have  spent  a  lot  of  time  speaking  at 
meetings,  hearings,  and  political  arenas.  That  seemed  easy 
compared  to  speaking  to  this  gathering  of  faculty,  alumnae, 
students,  and  I'riends.  I  asked  my  granddaughter  what 
advice  I  should  give  students.  Slie  said,  "fenpei"  ubi  sub 
iibi."  You  all  know  what  that  means,  so  next  I  asked  a 
student  what  1  should  talk  about  in  approximately  five 
minutes.  She  said,  "Tell  us  what  it  means  to  be  a  Sweet 
Briar  alunma."  1  will  try. 

My  first  experience  as  a  graduate  was  a  visit  from  one 
of  my  history  professors.  Dr.  Eva  Matthews  Sanford.  She 
had  been  particularly  supportive  wlien  all  kinds  of 
unhappy  things  were  going  on  during  the  WWII  years.  She 
arrived  with  some  lovely  biee-high  booties  for  our  son, 
aged  six  months.  She  remained  a  friend  of  my  family  until 
she  died.  1  rarely  meet  alumnae  who  do  not  have  lifelong 
friends  from  the  faculty  they  knew  as  students. 

The  first  time  I  returned  to  Sweet  Briar  was  to  show  off 
my  newly-acquired  husband  and  to  meet  the  fiancees  of 
two  classmates.  Anne  Gaiy  Pannell  was  president.  My 
husband  Jake  asked  her  how  many  alunmae  tliere  were  on 
the  Sweet  Briar  rolls?  Mrs.  Pannell  replied,  "About  7,000." 
Jake  said  that  must  be  wrong  because  he  had  met  twice  that 
many  whom  he  assumed  had  been  in  school  with  me.  Well, 
he  was  not  quite  riglit  but  I  am  sure  he  felt  that  way 
Wherever  we  went,  whatever  we  were  working  on.  Sweet 
Briar  alunuiae  turned  up  doing  good  things  in  the 
community,  or  for  Sweet  Briar,  and  welcoming  the  younger 
generation  - 1  was  one  of  them  once. 

I  remember  once  we  were  lying  on  the  beach  watching 
the  children,  when  out  of  the  surf,  folder  in  hand, 
appeared  Mary  Ann  Robb  Freer  '54,  to  turn  over  the  Bulb 
Project  files.  Coming  out  of  the  surf  was  a  joke,  but  the 
Bulb  Project  was  not.  Literally  hundreds  of  alunuiae 
worked  selling  Dutch  bulbs  lo  endow  scholarships.  This 
means,  as  an  alumna,  you  will  always  be  raising  funds  for 
Sweet  Briar. 

Somehow  SBC  alumnae  always  turn  up  when  they  are 
needed.  I  was  trying  to  get  some  new  faces  on  our 
Washington  Visiting  Nurses  board.  Where  did  I  turn?  To 
Sweet  Briar  graduates  Anne  Colston  Leonard  '47  and  Janet 
Amilon  Wagner  '47.  And  now  1  see  this  great  organization 
has  Maria  Ward  Estefania  '69  as  president  of  the 
Washington  Club.  This  means  there  is  always  a  competent 
SBC  alumna  out  there  ready  to  help  you,  and  to  help  the 
community.  Taking  responsibility  for  your  community  was 
a  binding  obligation  when  I  was  a  student;  this  has 


influenced  all  of  the  52  years  since  I  sat  where  you  are 
sitting  now. 

Alaiiy  good  things  have  happened  at  Sweet  Briar 
because  generous  alumnae  gave  of  their  time  and  effort. 
We  had  one  of  the  first  Challenge  grants  from  the  National 
Endowment  for  the  Humanities.  Professor  Greg  Armstrong 
agreed  to  co-direct  the  project.  I  think  the  philosopher- 
fund-raiser  team  got  NEH's  attention.  It  involved  a  traveling 
"road  show"  to  raise  matching  funds.  A  slide  show  on 
interdisciplinary  studies — what  was  being  taught  and  how 
it  was  taught — was  taken  all  over  the  countiy.  For  some 
reason,  the  professor  doing  the  slide  show  and  talk  had  left, 
and  a  new  group  of  people  wanted  to  see  it.  As  1  remember, 
we  were  in  the  home  of  Jane  Merkle  Borden  '65  in  Denver 
Jake  was  left  with  the  clamoring  people  and  the  slide 
projector  still  on  so  he,  being  a  well-trained  or  conditioned 
SBC  husband,  carried  on.  We  met  the  challenge  and  1  never 
confessed  to  Ninie  Laing  '57  (SBC  professor,  art  history), 
the  author  of  the  work,  that  we  had  "carried  on."  As  an 
alumna,  this  means  that  you  will  always  be  a  fund  raiser — 
not  only  for  Sweet  Briar,  but  for  those  local  community 
needs.  The  campaign  for  the  Honors  Program,  a  creation  of 
Alix  higher,  SBC  professor  of  Spanish  and  Bob  Chase,  SEC 
professor  of  mathenialical  sciences,  was  very  importaiil  for 
Sweet  Briar 

The  Science  Initiative  campaign  was  equally  important. 
It  turned  out  to  be  even  more  important  to  me.  If  1  had  not 
agreed  to  chair  the  Washington  campaign,  1  would  never 
have  had  a  reason  to  tell  the  chairman  of  the  Science 
Initiative  campaign,  Ginger  Upchurch  Collier  '72,  in  a  fax, 
that  my  husband  had  acute  nephritis  and  was  not  getting 
better  The  phone  rang.  Ginger  asked  if  our  doctor  had  ever 
suggested  a  new  drug  called  "epogen."  I  asked  the  doctor 
the  next  morning.  He  wanted  to  taiow  where  I  had  heard 
about  it.  When  I  mentioned  Dr  Collier,  lie  acknowledged 
her  expertise  and  said  that  he  would  try  it.  1  do  not  think 
Jake  would  be  here  today  if  Ginger  hadn't  gone  the  extra 
mile  and  picked  up  the  phone  to  call  me. 

Life  never  takes  us  quite  where  we  expect.  There  will  be 
good  times  and  bad  times,  and  we  have  had  some  very  bad 
times  in  the  past  several  years.  My  extended  Sweet  Briar 
family  helped  me  through  those  times.  You,  too,  will  have 
an  extended  family  of  Sweet  Briar  friends  all  of  your  life. 
They  will  be  there  for  you  in  the  workplace,  in  your 
community,  and  as  you  continue  to  learn  and  grow,  trying 
to  figure  out  where  you  are  going  in  this  life.  (I  am  still 
working  on  that.) 

Our  door  is  always  open  to  the  Sweet  Briar  family, 
faculty,  staff,  students,  and  alumnae. 

Thank  you. 


Julia  Jacobsen  with 
husband  Jake  and  their 
granddaughter,  Joanna 
Leigh  Jacobsen,  on 
Founders  Day 


RnciPitNT.s  or  the  Out- 
standing AiuAANA  Award 

1 968-SBC'S  FIRST  GRADUATES,  ClASS  Of  1 91 0: 

ANNf  Cumnock  Miiur',  Eugenia  Griefin 
BuRNEn',  Louise  Hooper  Eweu*,  Frances 

MuRRElt  RiCKARDS*,  AnNIE  POWEIL 

Hodges' 

1969-EdnaLeeGuilchrist'26' 

1970-Gladvs  Wester  Norton  '30 

1 971 -Mary  Huntington  Harrison  '30' 

1972-PhoebeRowe  Peters '31' 

1973-EDm  DuRREii  Marshali  '21* 

1974-FiORENCE  Freeman  Fowler  '19*  and 
Helen  H.  McMahon  '23 

1975-EiiZABETH  PRESCon  Balch  '28' 
1976-|uLiET  Halliburton  Burneh  Davis  '35 
1977-Martha  von  Briesen  '31  and 

Jacquelvn  Strickland  Dv^eile  '35' 
1978-DoROTHV  Nicholson  Tate  '38* 
1  979-Martha  Lou  Lemmon  Stohlman  '34 
1980-DALEHunER  Harris '53 
1 98 1  -Ann  Marshall  Whitley  '47 
1982-Preston  Hodges  Hill '49 
1983-Mary  Elizabeth  Doucett  Neill  '41 

1984-Nancy  Dowd  Burton  '46*  and 
jane  roseberry  ewaed  tolleson  '52 

1985-luLiA  Sadler  de  Coligny  '34* 

1986-ADfLAiDE  BozE  GiASCOCK  '40  and 
Sarah  Adams  Bush  '43* 

1987-juLiA  Cray  Saunders  Michaux  '39 

1988-EvELYN  DiLLARD  Grones  '45* 

1  989-Anne  Noves  Awtrey  Lewis  '43  and 
Catharine  Fitzgerald  Booker'47 

1  990-Marcaret  Sheffield  Martin  '48 

1 991  -Sara  Shallenbercer  Brown  '32 

1  992-Catherine  Barnett  Brown  '49 

1993-Ann  Samford  Upchurch  '48' 

1994-Qare  Newman  Bianchard  '60  and 

Mildred  Newman  Thayer  '61 
1995-Helen  Murchison  Lane  '46  and 

Adeline  |ones  Voorhees  '46 
1996-Alice  Gary  Farmer  Brown  '59 
1997-)ulia  Mills  Jacobsen '45 

'DECH5ED 


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R\LPH  Adaa\s  CrAiW  and  Sweet  Briar 

Founders'  Day  Convocation  Address,  October  3,  1997 

Gy  Pr-  Aileen  Lo/ng  57.  'Professor  of  Art  History,  S\A/eet  Unar  College 


'Professor  Ailsen  Lainq  57 

* . . .  /  have  commenced 
building. . .  two  Towers  to 
this  house  —  one  at  each 
end— three  stories  liigh. 
Tiiis  is  a  project  of  my 
Daughters. 

(April  18,1851) 

. . .  My  Daughters  remain 
with  me  tliis  summer, 
wishing  to  stay  and 
superintend  their  building 
in  which  they  take  much 
interest  and  about  which  1 
permit  them  to  exercise 
their  own  taste. 

(August  20,  1851) 


/?^  is  a  tradition  that  we  remember  the  founders  of 
t_yoiir  college  on  this  date.  Usually  this  means  focusing 
on  the  family:  Elijah  Fletcher,  his  daughter,  Indiana  Fletcher 
Williams,  and  Indiana's  daughter,  "Daisy."  Elijah  Fletcher 
believed  in  the  importance  of  educating  women — as  a 
young  man,  he  sent  part  of  his  meager  teacher's  salai7 
liome  to  help  with  the  education  of  his  sisters.  His  two 
daughters  also  received  excellent  educations,  and  on  their 
return  from  Europe  they  began  the  renovation  of  the  farm- 
house on  their  plantation,  turning  it  into  the  first  Tuscan 
Revival  house  in  the  area.  References  to  the  remodeling  are 
sprinkled  through  Elijah's  letters  to  his  brother,  Calvin:" 

Today  however,  I  want  to  focus  on  another  group  and 
especially  on  one  man:  the  architect  who  brought  the  Col- 
lege into  being  in  a  physical  sense — Ralph  Adams  Cram. 
Indiana  Fletcher  Williams,  familiarly  biown  as  "Miss 
Indy,"  died  in  October  1900.  By  the  terms  of  her  will. 
Sweet  Briar  College  was  founded.  She  didn't  leave  detailed 
instructions  about  the  architecture — in  fact,  she  left  no  in- 
structions at  all.  But  she  had  left  a  legacy  of  excellence  in 
the  form  of  her  house  and  the  condition  of  her  land,  not  an 
easy  task  given  the  economic  situation  after  the  War 
between  the  States. 

The  four  trustees  of  her  will  (three  of  whom  are  com- 
memorated in  our  earliest  dormitories — Gray,  Carson  and 
Randolph)  added  three  men  to  their  number  and  became 
the  first  Board  of  Directors.  One  of  the  new  members,  Dr 
jolin  McBryde,  the  young  president  of  Virginia  Polytechnic 
Institute,  was  charged  with  selecting  an  architect  for  the 
College.  On  the  basis  of  an  article  in  Tlie  Churclwtan  by 
Ralph  Adams  Cram,  McBiyde  contacted  the  architect  and 
ultimately  selected  him  for  the  fledgling  institution.  Cram 
was  to  provide  plans  for  two  dormitories,  an  academic 
building,  and  a  refectoiy  The  model  he  presented  to  the 
College  has  been  on  view  on  the  lower  level  of  the  Pannell 
Gallery;  many  of  you  undoubtedly  have  seen  it.  It  has  re- 
cently been  sent  off  for  restoration,  but  on  its  return,  I  hope 
you  will  stop  by  to  look  at  it,  noting  the  care  with  which  it 
was  constructed.  Honesty  and  excellence  are  two  qualities 
which  Cram  insisted  on  in  his  work. 

When  Ralph  Adams  Cram  was  selected  as  the  College 
architect,  he  was  probably  the  leading  Gothic  Revival  archi- 
tect and  theoretician  in  the  United  States,  and  the  Gothic 
style  was  popular  for  collegiate  architecture.  Cram  had 
built  other  campuses  m  the  Gothic  style:  the  I'niversity  of 
Richmond  and  West  Point  are  only  two  examples.  Imagine 
our  campus  in  gray  stone  vidth  turrets,  circular  stairs  and 
gargoyles?  Why  didn't  he  use  this  fashionable  style  here? 

In  his  autobiography.  My  Life  in  Architecture,  published 
in  1936,  Cram  reminisced  that  it  was  "easy  to  determine 
the  stylistic  basis...  of  Sweetbriar  [sic]  College  in  Virginia... 
where  histoiy,  tradition,  and  architectural  style  predeter- 
mined the  course  to  follow."  The  traditional  architectural 
style  in  Virginia,  blown  as  Georgian,  is  characterized  by 
the  use  of  red  brick  constructed  in  Flemish  bond,  hipped 
roofs,  and  sash  windows  flush  with  the  facade.  Georgian 
buildings  emphasize  symmetry,  from  the  overall  propor- 
tions of  the  building  to  the  placement  of  windows  and 
doors. 

In  a  paper  entitled  "American  University  Architecture," 
which  Cram  delivered  at  the  Royal  Institute  of  British 
Architects  in  I9I4,  he  provides  other  clues  to  the  choice  of 
Georgian  architecture  for  our  college.  "Georgian,"  he  says, 
"...  has  established  itself  as  a  determined  rival  to  the 
'Oxford  Mixture'  (i.e.  primarily  Gothicl  and  some  of  its 


products  are  not  only  logical  and  lovely,  but  genuinely 
scholastic  as  well."  "In  Virginia...  we  are  slowly  construct- 
ing a  great  college  for  women. ..."  |in  the  Georgian  style). 

Cram's  ideas  about  the  role  architecture  plays  in  our 
lives,  as  revealed  m  this  paper,  are  of  even  greater  impor- 
tance. "For  one  thing  we  hiow,"  he  says,  "is  that 
architecture  is  no  matter  of  fashion  or  predilection,  no  vain 
but  desirable  amenity  of  life,  but  rather  an  unerring 
though  perishable  record  of  civilization,  more  exact  than 
written  history,  and  the  only  perfect  showing  of  the  civili- 
zation of  a  time."  He  singles  out  "the  residential 
college--the  early,  the  perfect,  the  indestructible  type-- 
else where  abandoned...  with  great  loss...  in  character- 
building...  for  which  no  intensive  scholarship  can  ever 
make  amends."  Clearly  Cram  believed  that  ardiitecture 
provided  more  than  a  roof  over  one's  head.  Towards  the 
end  of  this  paper,  he  concludes  "...  deep  in  our...  con- 
sciousness... is  the  solid  conviction  that,  after  all,  there  are 
but  three  real  things  in  the  world — the  home,  the  school, 
and  the  Church —  and  that  when  we  are  dealing  with  eter- 
nal verities  honest  and  enduring  construction  is  alone 
admissible." 

"Good  architecture...  is  primarily  a  matter  of  form, 
proportion,  composition,  well  chosen  materials  and  abso- 
lute honesty  of  construction."  "False  construction  is  simply 
a  lie  told  for  reasons  of  penury  or  ostentation."  This  latter 
statement,  which  was  first  serialized  in  Tlie  Cliurchnian, 
may  have  been  what  drew  Cram  to  the  attention  of  John 
McBryde.  Dr.  McBiyde,  too,  had  strong  feelings  about  the 
importance  of  excellence  in  one's  architectural  surround- 
ings. He  said,  "Attractive  surroundings  and  artistic 
buildings  have  a  profound  and  lasting  influence  on  the 
hearts  and  minds  of  young  girls  just  emerging  into  woman- 
hood." Generations  of  Sweet  Briar  alumnae  attest  to  the 
truth  of  this  statement  in  their  references  to  tlie  influence 
the  beauty  of  the  campus  and  its  buildings  has  had  on 
them. 

Cram  and  McBryde  made  a  formidable  team  in  the  cre- 
ation of  an  architectural  masterpiece  in  the  open  fields  of 
rural  Amherst  County,  an  achievement  which  has  recently 
been  acbiowledged  by  listing  the  campus  on  the  National 
Register  of  Historic  Places,  an  achievement  only  a  few  col- 
lege campuses  can  claim.  Ralph  Adams  Cram  came  to 
Virginia;  he  and  John  McBrdye  walked  the  land  to  deter- 
mine the  site.  Almost  immediately  a  dilemma  appeared: 
should  the  buildings  be  in  red  or  yellow  brick?  McBiyde  fa- 
vored yellow  because  he  didn't  like  the  idea  of  what  he 
referred  to  as  "red  splotches  on  the  landscape."  Sweet  Briar 
House,  also  in  brick,  was  painted  yellow,  so  perhaps  this 
isn't  as  far-fetched  as  we  might  think.  Samples  of  clay  were 
taken  to  Blacksburg  and  made  into  bricks,  the  soft  red  hue 
of  which  satisfied  both  Cram  and  McBiyde,  so  red  brick  it 
was!  1  mention  this  because  it  indicates  the  importance  of 
attending  to  the  smallest  detail  as  well  as  the  overall  effect 
of  planning. 

Both  men  clearly  wanted  the  best  for  the  College  and 
felt  that  the  physical  setting,  both  the  architecture  and  the 
landscape,  must  be  of  the  highest  quality.  How  well  have 
their  ideas  been  honored  and  their  work  preserved? 

1  want  to  take  you  on  an  imaginaty  tour  of  the  campus, 
pointing  out  a  few  of  the  changes  which  have  significantly 
altered  Cram's  plan  and  modified  the  ideals  of  both  men 
for  this  "great  college  for  women,"  as  Cram  called  it. 


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bVVttI     HKIAK    ALLIMNAt    MAOAilMtWINItK'SKRIXG    WVS 


Cram  provided  an  elaborate  formal  plan  in  the  Beaux 
Arts  tradition  with  a  major  axis  running  east-west  to  cul- 
minate in  the  chapel  on  the  east,  and  two  minor 
north-south  axes,  one  culminating  in  the  Refectory  and  the 
other  ill  Commencement  Hall  (ultimately  tlie  site  of 
Cochran  Library).  The  buildings  were  to  be  connected  by  a 
series  of  arcades  linking  all  of  the  functions  of  the  College 
and  encouraging  an  inward  focus— on  the  fornud  garden 
he  also  envisioned.  Of  the  latter,  only  the  Gray  bell  tower 
and  the  terrace  and  steps  in  front  of  Benedict  survive.  As 
the  campus  has  evolved,  the  formality  of  Cram's  design  has 
been  replaced  with  the  more  informal  open  sweep  of  space 
from  the  buildings  on  the  crest  of  the  hill  down  across  the 
open  fields  and  wooded  areas  of  the  farm.  Instead  of  the 
cloistered  inward  emphasis  of  the  initial  plan,  a  more  open 
relationship  with  nature  has  evolved. 

In  1913,  the  construction  of  Crammer  initiated  the  de- 
velopment of  the  southern  side  of  tlie  campus  according  to 
Cram's  master  plan.  But  the  first  major  change  came  soon 
after,  wlien  Reid  was  built,  cutting  off  the  western  axial 
line  to  the  Refectory  and  further  enclosing  that  end  of  cam- 
pus. 

At  about  the  same  time  ( 1  f>23),  Fletcher  was  built.  A 
comparison  of  this  building  with  Benedict,  one  of  Cram's 
initial  buildings,  clearly  reveals  the  reduction  in  quality. 
The  shift  from  hand-kilned  brick  made  from  Sweet  Briar 
clay  to  a  commercial  brand  may  have  been  a  matter  of  eco- 
nomics. One's  preference  for  one  over  the  other  is  purely 
personal,  but  if  you  look  closely  at  the  two  buildings,  you 
will  soon  see  other  cost-cutting  measures.  Fletcher  lacks  the 
attention  to  architectural  detail  which  makes  Benedict  such 
a  satisfying  building  aesthetically:  wood  has  replaced  stone 
for  the  detailing,  there  is  no  dentil  molding  at  the  cornice 
line,  and  the  pilasters  in  the  inside  of  the  colonnade  are  ab- 
sent. As  built,  Fletcher  did  have  a  colonnade  across  the 
roofline,  but  that  has  been  missing  for  several  years,  leaving 
the  building  looking  a  bit  naked;  one  can  only  hope  that 
there  is  a  plan  to  return  it. 

Cram  and  a  generous  donor  attempted  to  return  archi- 
tectural excellence  to  tlie  campus  in  1929  with  the 
construction  of  the  Mary  Helen  Cochran  Library.  While  the 
building  doesn't  command  the  same  attention  that  Cram's 
domed  Commencement  Hall  designed  for  the  same  space 
would  have,  use  of  the  Corinthian  order  (the  richest  of  the 
classical  architectural  orders  and  the  only  place  on  the 
campus  where  it  is  used),  "stone"  quoining  (actually  it  is 
cement)  on  the  corners,  the  elaborately  pedimented  en- 
trances and  the  placement  of  a  formal  retlecting  pool  (later 
filled  in)  bordered  with  boxwood  in  front  of  the  building 
all  conspire  to  alert  the  viewer  to  the  importance  of  the 
building.  Yet  even  here  the  impact  is  softened  as  the 
Library,  set  back  from  its  "flankers"  (Fletcher  and 
Benedict),  loses  its  dominance  when  viewed  from  below  the 
crest  of  the  hill. 

All  of  these  changes  took  place  while  Ralph  Adams 
Cram  was  still  the  architect  of  record,  although  the 
Lynchburg  firm  of  Clark  and  Crowe  gradually  exerted  a 
greater  influence.  After  Cram's  death  in  1 94 1 ,  they  became 
the  College  architects. 

In  more  recent  years,  there  has  not  been  a  supervising 
architect,  resulting  in  a  loss  of  focus  in  both  siting  and  con- 
struction of  buildings.  Babcock,  where  we  now  stand  (or  sit 
as  the  case  may  he)  and  Meta  Glass  dormitoiy  were  the  last 
buildings  constructed  by  the  Lynchburg  firm.  In  Babcock, 
the  use  of  poor  materials  and  bad  design  resulted  in  a 
building  with  neither  character  nor  true  usefulness.  Until 
the  installation  of  laundiy  facilities  this  year.  Glass  has 
been  at  the  bottom  of  the  list  for  student  housing.  Excel- 
lence is  not  a  word  to  be  used  in  conjunction  with  either  of 
these  structures. 


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Dedication  of  Byrd's  Nest 

ry^n  additional  celebratory  event  on  Founders'  [lay  was 
?>d^the  dedication  of  the  Campus  School's  new 
playground,  in  memory  of  Byrd  Stone  '56,  honoring  her 
dedication  to  generations  of  Campus  School  and  Sweet 
Briar  College  students.  The  complete 
renovation  of  the  play  area  and  the  new 
equipment  were  made  possible  through 
tlie  gifts  of  Byrd's  classmates,  past  and 
present  students  and  their  families,  and 
friends.  The  classes  of  1956  and  1996 
were  preeminent  m  making  this  dream 
come  true. 

President  Muhlenfeld  presided  over 
the  service,  welcoming  the  many 
participants  and  introducing  tributes 
from  Eva  Lee  Shober,  Jennifer  Smith  '96, 
and  Nancie  Howe  Entenmann  '56.  A 
special  song  for  the  occasion  was  sung 
by  current  Campus  School  students.  Chaplain  Lehman 
offered  the  prayer  oi  dedication. 

Eva  Lei;  Shober,  Chair  of  Sweet  Briar's 
Department  oe  Education: 

Each  of  us  here  holds  special  memories  of  this  place  and  of 
the  one  whom  we  honor  today.  We  may  have  been 
classmates;  personal  friends;  colleagues;  former  students  in 
the  Campus  School  or  in  teacher  preparation  courses  as 
college  students;  co-workers;  parents  of  students 
(grandparents,  even);  or  associates  in  tlie  broader 
community  of  educators.  Byrd  Stone's  life  and  work  here 
touched  many  lives. 

In  my  work  with  the  public  schools  and  with 
educational  organizations,  Byrd  and  I  were  associated  in 
many  ways  for  almost  20  years.  We  attended  Delta  Kappa 
Gamma  meetings  together  whenever  she  could  free  herself 
from  Saturday  responsibilities  on  a  residential  campus.  We 
always  found  time  to  chat  during  breaks  while  attending 
state  kindergarten  conferences.  I  rememlier  an  AAUW 
(American  Association  of  L'niversity  Women)  meeting  in 
her  apartment  in  the  building  which  now  houses  Public 
Relations  and  Development.  We  planned  course  work 
together,  using  the  expertise  of  Amherst  County  teachers, 
and  scheduled  the  placement  of  student  teachers.  In  all  of 
these  associations,  her  concern  and  dedication  to  the 
students,  both  Campus  School  and  College,  were  clearly  the 
guiding  force  in  her  life.  The  perpetuation  of  her  work  is 
carried  out  on  these  grounds  each  day  for  liotli  groups  of 
students,  a  lab  school  for  the  education  of  future  teachers, 
and  a  place  for  the  enrichment  of  the  lives  of  young 
children. 

We  attempt  in  early  childhood  education  courses  to 
facilitate  the  learning  and  growth  of  the  whole  child  in  all 
areas  of  development — emotional,  social,  cognitive,  and 
physical.  This  playground  is  invaluable  to  us,  as  it  provides 
that  essential  component  of  our  total  prcigram  of  child 
development,  a  safe  and  happy  place  to  grow  and 
experience,  a  place  for  young  children  to  test  their  skills, 
and  to  learn  to  share  and  take  turns.  As  I  recognize  those 
who  have  made  this  playground  possible,  I  am  reminded  of 
Oscar  winners  who  have  so  many  to  thank  for  their 
achievement.  Many  have  worked  with  diligence  toward  this 
day:  Maurine  Harrison  who,  as  director  of  the  Campus 
School,  saw  the  need  to  update  and  make  safe  the 
equipment  which  was  here,  became  a  "gadfly"  in  pressing 
for  a  new  facility  She  spent  many  hours  planning,  studying 
possibilities,  meeting  with  suppliers,  and  conferring  with 
the  Campus  School  faculty  to  determine  appropriate 


Presenters  and  53C  Nursery 

School  and  Kindergarten 

students  view  the  plaque 

unveiled  durinq  the  dedication 

ceremony.  Inscription  on  plaque 

appears  helovj. 


This  playground  to  be 
known  as 

Byrd's  Nest 

is  given  in  loving 
memory  of 

Byrd  Wimbedy  Stone 

Class  of  1956 

faculty  member  and 
director  of 

the  Campus  School, 
by  her  many 

friends  with  special 
gifts  from 

the  Class  of  1956 

and 

the  Class  of  1 996 

Octobers,  1997 


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'Little  &irl' 

This  charming  statue  of  a 

happy  child  sits  on  the 

edge  of  the  3yrds  Nest 

sandbox,  dangling  one  foot 

in  the  sand.  She  was 
created  and  given  to  the 

playground  in  Byrd  s 

honor  by  classmate  and 

close  friend,  sculptress 

Ann  Stevens  Allen  of 

Columbus,  NC.  and 

Spartanburg,  5C. 


The  Campus  School  students  sang, 
to  the  tune  of  Ive  3een  Working  on 
the  'Railroad": 

We've  been  playing  in  the 
playground 

All  the  morning  long; 

We've  been  playing  in  the 
playground. 

Having  fun  and  singing  songs; 

Climbing  ropes  and  swinging 

swings. 
Going  through  tunnels  and 

down  slides, 

Dig  in  sand  and  ride  our  bikes, 
The  Byrd's  Nest  is  alive! 

Photo  by  Vavid  Abram% 


slrucliires;  Mitcli  Moore,  vice  president  for  development/ 
college  relations,  a  mover  and  shaker,  handled  input  and 
oiitj;o  and  saw  it  all  to  completion.  When  reviewing  with 
education  faculty,  parents  of  current  students,  and  other 
community  members  the  final  draft  of  our  playground 
rules,  Mitch  suggested  that  we  have  a  contest  to  name  the 
playground.  His  nomination  was  "Byrd's  Nest."  The  contest 
stopped  right  there!  We  all  concurred;  the  Class  of  1996, 
"Kids  at  Heart,"  dedicated  a  large  portion  of  their  senior 
class  gift  to  this  effort;  and  finally,  Bergen  Hall,  Class  of 
1995,  a  studio  art  major  who  also  received  teacher 
certification  in  Elementary  Education:  her  talent  for 
bringing  young  children  to  life  on  canvas  was  demonstrated 
in  her  sketches  for  her  Senior  Art  Show.  She  came  up  from 
Richmond,  where  she  teaches  kindergarten,  last  Saturday  to 
pain!  the  silhouettes  on  our  playground  sign.  Bergen  was  a 
member  of  the  last  Winter  Term  Nursery-Kindergarten 
Teaching  class  which  Byrd  taught. 

"A  teacher  affects  eternity."  Certainly  Byrd  Stone  is 
doing  just  that  as  the  faculty  of  the  Campus  School 
continues  to  provide  the  best  practices  in  early  childhood 
education,  truly  a  lab  school  for  our  Sweet  Briar 
community. 

|hnnifer  Smith,  SBC  Assistant  Director 

OF  AoAtlSSIONS,  FOR  THE  ClASS  OF  1996: 

It's  truly  hard  to  believe  that  in  the  fall  of  1979,  my  friend 
Yolanda  Pavis  and  I  entered  through  those  gates  as 
preschoolers,  and  in  the  spring  of  1996,  we  graduated 
from  this  wonderful  institution.  And  now  I  am  back  as  an 
assistant  director  of  admissions.  It  looks  as  if  Sweet  Briar 
will  never  get  rid  of  me! 

Because  of  my  histoiy  with  Sweet  Briar  College  long 
before  I  enrolled  as  a  first-year  college  student,  I  can  say 
that  1996's  senior  class  campaign,  "Kids  at  Heart,"  meant  a 
great  deal  to  me  personally  because  it  gave  me  the 
opportunity  to  express  my  appreciation  to  the  school  that 
played  a  major  role  in  molding  me  into  the  person  1  am 
today 

As  a  class,  we  felt  that  it  was  important  to  leave 
something  behind  that  would  be  valued  and  appreciated  by 
the  community  Something  that  would  say  "thanks"  to  the 
institution  that  gave  us  so  much.  It  wasn't  a  difficult 
decision.  Many  of  us  had  the  opportunity  to  work  in  the 
Campus  School.  At  times  the  preschoolers  sei-ved  as  a 
getaway  from  our  academic  stress.  When  we  spent  time 
with  them,  we  realized  that  we  were  "Kids  at  Heart." 

Those  who  received  their  teaching  certificates 
appreciated  how  wonderful  it  was  to  have  a  campus  lab 
school.  The  skills  and  experience  gained  were 
immeasurable,  and  have  allowed  many  to 
leave  Sweet  Briar  well  prepared  to  teach. 


Our  class  realized  just  how  much  the  Campus  School  and 
the  children  had  enriched  our  lives  throughout  our  four 
years. 

As  a  result,  our  class,  along  with  the  Class  of  1956, 
decided  that  a  new  playground  in  honor  of  a  beloved 
alumna,  Byrd  Stone,  would  be  an  ideal  gift.  I  am  very 
happy  to  say  that  the  "Kids  at  Heart"  campaign  was  very 
successful,  with  7G  percent  class  participation;  we  raised 
$11,433! 

This  gift  is  small  compared  to  the  many  lives  that  Byrd 
Stone  touched  while  she  was  with  us.  I  hope  she  knows  that 
her  dream  of  renovating  the  school  playground  has  become 
a  reality,  and  that  others  are  walking  in  her  footsteps  to 
enhance  the  lives  of  those  who  will  be  the  leaders  of 
tomorrow. 

1  am  honored  to  be  a  part  of  this  dedication  pr«;ram, 
not  only  as  a  representative  of  the  Class  of  1 996,  but  also 
as  a  representative  of  a  much  younger  class  that  began  its 
education  after  walking  through  those  gates  to  enjoy  the 
unique  opportunity  to  learn  from  a  remarkable  woman 
who  was  a  devoted  teacher  and  warm  friend. 

Nanlii:  Howt  Emen.waw,  Pi!E.>;ipe\t,  Cuss  of  1956: 
Byrd  Wimberly  Stone  was  a  very  humble  person  who 
probably  wouldn't  want  all  this  fuss — but  we're  doing  it 
anyway  aren't  we?  As  noted  under  her  name  in  the  '56 
Briar  Patch,  she  was  a  member  of  Paint  &  Patches,  reported 
for  the  Sweet  Briar  News,  was  the  Auditorium  Fund  chair, 
and  was  a  member  of  the  Personnel  Committee. 

Within  P  &.  P,  she  expressed  her  artistic  and  technical 
abilities.  In  the  newspaper,  she  crafted  stories,  and  from  the 
auditorium  and  personnel  work,  she  developed  lier 
"people"  and  administrative  skills. 

Now,  let's  learn  about  what  wasn't  written  in  the 
yearbook:  she  loved  to  laugh,  loved  to  clown.  Especially  we 
remember  her  caveman  antics,  and  her  roars  for  "Stella!" 
Ill  class  plays.  Another  vision  I  have  is  of  Byrd  wildly 
flapping  the  arms  of  her  black  robe — not  at  all  the  serious 
senior. 

She  listened  well,  calmly  handling  situations  and  always 
remaining  unflappable.  She  moved  fast  and  efficiently.  She 
had  a  special  playful  way  that  just  wa^Bmi  Stone,  or 
"Oiseau  Pierre"  as  we  called  her. 

Byrd  was  friendly  to  everybody,  but  also  had  her  very 
special  friends.  In  fact,  the  statue  of  the  "Little  Girl"  was 
sculpted  and  given  to  this  playground  by  one  of  these  good 
friends,  classmate  Ann  Stevens  Allen. 

Let  us  celebrate,  and  remember  Byrd  for  her  love  of  life 
as  we  dedicate  our  Byrd's  Nest! 


SWEET  BRIAR  ALUMNAE   MAC/ 


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he  off-campus  Board  of  Directors 

meetings  were  held  in  conjunction 

with  Sweet  Briar's  September  1997  Recognition 

Weekend  in  historic  Philadelphia,  the  Revolutionary  War 

capital  and  site  of  the  first  Continental  Congress.  Guests 

enjoyed  the  elegant  hospitality  of  the  Four  Seasons  Hotel. 

The  weekend  was  filled  with  sight-seeing  opportunities  inckiding  tours  of 
the  exclusive  Barnes  Foundation  collection  of  post-Impressionist  art;  historic 
Philadelphia  and  Society  Hill;  the  Rosenbach  Museum, 
a  Civil  War  period  mansion;  the  Philadelphia  Museum 
of  Art;  Winterthur's  outstanding  decorative  arts 
museum;  the  Brandywine  River  Museum;  beautiful 
Longwood  Gardens;  and  a  special  tour  of  the  Lagakos- 
Turak  Gallery,  owned  by  SBC  alunuia  Penelope  Lagakos 
74  and  husband  George  Turak. 

History  buffs  were  delighted  with  "the  most  iiistoric 
mile  in  the  country,"  where  they  viewed  the  Liberty  Bell, 
Independence  Hall  where  the  Declaration  of  Independence 
was  adopted,  the  site  of  Benjamin  Franklin's  house  and  print 
shop,  and  the  Betsy  Ross  House,  then  lunched  at  the  City  Tavern, 
a  reconstruction  of  tlie  place  John  Adams  once  called  "the  most  genteel  tavern  in  the  colonies." 

Friday  evening,  the  Pliiladelphia  Alunuiae  Club  hosted  a  cocktail  buffet — "A  Festive  Philadelphia 

Block  Party" — at  the  historic  City  Hall.  And  Saturday  evening,  the  Board  of  Directors  entertained  with  a 

sumptuous  Recognition  Dinner  at  the  Franklin  Science  Museum,  an  exploratory,  hands-on  museum  featuring 

a  celebration  of  the  wonders  of  science.  Dinner,  a  menu 

of  gourmet  delights,  was  served  in  the  shadow  of  one  of      "iUSlOnS 

America's  greatest  inventors,  Benjamin  Franklin. 


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Katie  Oumerson  97, 
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Science  Aluseum. 


1<'cqisirafion  for  A  Festive  Philadelphia  3lock  Party :  Seated:  Nina  Harris.  53C 

secretary  to  director  of  development;  A\/m/  3orst  Quillman  1&:  Oinny  de3uys  'CH. 

Standing:  Cannte  Crysler  Shafer  1&:  Anita  tAcVey  O'Connor  73;  Den/se  tAcDonald, 

SB>C  director,  development:  t^onica  Vean.  S3C  director,  public  relations. 


Walter  H.  3rown  H'H9.  former  chairman.  30V:  Peg^y  Sheffield  /Aartin  H&;  Tom 

f^artin;  Nannette  AlcBurney  Crowdus  51.  A3,  chair.  Planned  Oivinq  Advisory 

Council. 


Angela  Scully  11. 


■Kilmer  F rackelton  HI.  3etsy  Oilmer  Tremain  HZ; 
Veccas  daughter  Carter  Frackelton  72. 


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Wes  Ward  Francis  37;  Colonel  Vonold  Bussey  H'37. 


Carter  Bussey  (daughter.  f\nr\e  Lauman  3u5sey  37J; 

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Woelfel  Bston-Beemer  'Zl\  Martha  f^ansfield  Clement '%. 


Judy  Sorley  Chalmers  59;  Keppel  Simpson;  Wmnie  Leigh  Hamlin  5S; 
Winnies  sister.  Vr.  /Margaret  Leigh  73. 


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Orc^cj  Petersmeyer,  30V;  Oeorcje  Weiler,  Kitchey 
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Vr-  Barbara  Perry,  SBC  associate  professor, 

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Alumna-in-Residence  Program 


Hklping  Students  to  Help  Themselves  Make  the  Aluaanae  Connection  -  Fall  1997 

Gy  ^nn  /Aac'Donatd  91,  Alumnae  Programs  Coordinator,  Sweet  3nar  Collecje 


Thel  997-98  Alumna-in-Residence  program  was  launched 
in  September  by  Georgene  "Georgie"  Vairo  72,  recipient 
of  the  1 997  Distinguished  Alumna  Award.  Professor  of 
Law  and  Rains  Fellow  at  Loyola  Law  School  in  Los  Angeles,  and 
Chairperson  of  the  Dalkon  Shield  Claimants  Trust,  she  shared  her 
experiences  as  an  educator  and  law  professional  with  Sweet  Briar 
students  and  faculty  in  an  impressive  number  of  ways.  She  was 
guest  speaker  in  three  classrooms:  Professors  |im  Alouf  and  Eva  Lee 
Shober's  "Foundations  of  American  Education";  Dr.  Barbara  A. 
Perry's  "Constitutional  Law";  and  Professor  Jody  Bart's 
"Introduction  to  Women  and  Gender  Studies."  She  dined  with 
members  of  Tau  Phi  and  then  with  members  of  Phi  Alpha  Delta 
Law  Fraternity,  and  participated  in  a  "Careers  in  Law"  lunch 
discussion  along  with  fellow  law  professionals  and  good  friends 
Sarah  P  Clement  '75,  and  Marion  F.  Walker  '72.  She  enjoyed 
coffee  and  dessert  at  Chaplain  Lehman's  home  with  members  of 
the  Executive  Committee  of  SCA,  and  later  attended  the 
committee's  regular  7:45  p.m.  meeting  in  Wailes  Student  Center. 
Georgie  sipped  mochacino  with  students  during  her  Boxwood  Cafe 
discussion,  "Women  in  a  Man's  World:  Principles  of  Power,"and 
concluded  her  return  to  SBC  by  offering  career  advice  to  students 
during  individual  and  private  sessions  at  the  Office  of  Career 
Services. 

During  October,  four  more  alumnae  came  to  campus:  Myth 
Monnich  Bayoud  '80,  Ann  Henderson  Bannard  '49,  Jane  Merkle 
Borden  '65,  and  Lee  Cullum  '60.  Myth  Bayoud  is  Buyer  Couture  1 
for  Neiman  Marcus  in  Dallas.  In  between  her  Alumnae  Board 
meetings,  she  delivered  a  Neiman  Marcus  recruiting  process 
presentation  for  students  and  alumnae  interested  in  the  fashion 
industry,  and  followed  it  with  nine  official  interviews  with  students. 


Also  participating  in  the  Alumnae  Council  meetings,  Jane 
Borden  took  time  out  to  participate  in  the  program.  Visiting  Market 
Specialist  with  Borden  and  Affiliates  in  Denver,  she  held  individual 
meetings  with  students  to  critique  their  resumes  and  to  share 
information  about  living  and  working  in  Denver.  She  also  ate 
dinner  with  students  in  the  Bistro  while  discussing  "Networking  in 
the  Marketplace,  and  Help  with  Resumes." 

Ann  Bannard  '49,  artist  and  sculptress  from  Tucson,  was  back  at 
Sweet  Briar  to  select  a  campus  site  for  a  sculpture  she  is  creating, 
which  will  be  given  to  the  College  by  Catherine  "Bunny"  Barnett 
Brown  '49  and  husband  Walter  H.  Brown  H'49  in  honor  of  the 
Class  of  1 949's  50th  Reunion  in  1 999.  While  here,  she  generously 
offered  her  time  to  the  Alumna-in-Residence  program,  hosting  a 
"Careers  in  Art"  lunch  discussion,  and  speaking  with  students  in 
Professor  Brett  Greider's  "Religion  and  the  Fine  Arts"  classroom. 

Lee  Cullum  '60,  a  syndicated  newspaper  columnist,  and 
television  and  radio  commentator,  also  from  Dallas,  currently 
writes  for  The  Dallas  Morning  News.  She  appears  regularly  as  a 
political  commentator  on  National  Public  Radio's  "All  Things 
Considered,"  and  PBS's  "The  News  Hour  with  Jim  Lehrer."  Lee  was 
brought  to  campus  through  the  auspices  of  the  Alumna-in- 
Residence  program  and  the  Office  of  Co-Curricular  Life's  Extended 
Classroom  Speakers  Series,  which  was  made  possible  by  the 
Petersmeyer  Campus  Enrichment  Fund.  Lee  spoke  to  two  sections 
of  government  students  in  Dr.  Barbara  A.  Perry's  "The  American 
Political  System,"  and  delivered  the  afternoon  Gallery  Talk  for  the 
Pat  Oliphant  exhibition:  "Oliphant:  The  New  World  Order  in 
Drawing  and  Sculpture,  1983  -  1993."  She  closed  her  visit  to 
campus  by  individually  meeting  with  students  interested  in  the 
fields  of  television,  radio  journalism,  and  communications. 


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Sweet  Briar  Alumnae  at  the  dance  and  the  Child  international  Festival 
IN    Kuopio,  Finland,  JuL^  27-Augu.st  3,  1997 

3y  Clla  Hanson  /Aagruder  15,  Associate  'Professor  of  'Dance,  Sweet  Uriar  College 


L-n  Cila  Hanson  /^agruder  75, 

^Anne  Oreen  Oilbert  ^9;  Oene 

l^ing  Leyden  CI. 

Keep  a  dancing  hearf' 


remarkable  thing  liappened  this 
past  sununer:  700  diildren  from 
around  the  world  and  300  dance  educators 
from  over  30  countries  as  diverse  as 
Argentina  and  Sweden,  converged  by  a  lake 
m  the  lovely  city  of  Kuopio,  Finland  to 
dance.  They  arrived  to  talk  about  dance,  to 
teach  dance,  and  to  dance  and  perform  for 
one  another  hi  the  middle  of  this  grand 
assembly  of  motion  were  three  Sweet  Briar 
alumnae:  Anne  Green  Gilbert  '69,  Gene  King 
Leyden  '67,  and  Ella  Hanson  Magruder  '75. 
These  three  represented  both  coasts  of  the 
L'nited  States;  they  came  from  Washington 
state,  Oregon,  and  Virginia  to  share  what 
they  had  created,  to  learn  in  the  company  of 
dancers  from  all  around  the  planet,  and  to 
participate  in  the  7th  dance  and  the  Child 
niternational  idaCi)  conference.  The  daCi 
conference  title  was  "The  Call  of  Forests  and 
Lakes."  Sweet  Briar  College's  legacy  of 
education,  and  respect  for  the  land  and  those 
young  and  old  who  live  on  it,  shone  in  the 
presentations  and  participaHon  of  each 
alumna. 

What  is  daCi?  daCi  as  an  acronym 
capitalizes  the  word  "Child"  in  its 
abbreviation.  With  this  focus  it  reveals 
itself  as  an  organization  which  places  the 
interests  of  children  first  and  foremost 
in  its  mission.  The  aim  of  daCi,  dance 
and  the  Child  international,  is  "to 
promote  eveiything  that  can  benefit 
dance  and  the  child,  regardless  of 
race,  color,  sex,  religion,  national  or 
social  origin;  and  that  this  aim 

H  shall  be  carried  out  in  the  spirit  of 
peace  and  brotherhood."  daCi  is 
an  autonomous  international 
organization  which  is  a  member 


of  the  Conseil  hiternational  de  la  Danse  UNESCO 
Paris.  It  has  29  active  chapters  around  the  world, 
and  SBC  alumna  Anne  Green  Gilbert  is  the  newly- 
elected  president  of  the  USA  chapter. 

Anne  Gilbert  brings  a  light  into  every  dark 
corner  with  lier  lively  manner  and  quick, 
engaging  smile.  When  Anne  attended  Sweet  Briar, 
she  danced  and  choreographed  constantly.  She 
fondly  remembers  her  SBC  dance  professor, 
Sandra  Robertson  Norton,  and  even  dedicated  her 
most  recent  book.  Creative  Dance  for  All  Ages,  to 
Norton.  W  was  in  Anne's  last  year  at  Sweet  Briar 
that  I  saw  her  in  a  dance  I  remember  to  this  day, 
entitled  "Pliiik  Plank  Plunk,"  a  musical,  whimsical 
piece  which  exuded  her  enthusiasm  for  life  and 
for  dance.  She  has  kept  this  enthusiasm.  In  Seattle, 
finding  no  dance  schools  which  encouraged 
children  to  create  or  choreograph,  and  having 
three  children  of  her  own,  Anne  created  the  dance 
school  she  wanted. 

In  1981,  she  founded  her  scliool,  the  Creative 
Dance  Center,  and  a  children's  performing  group, 
the  Kaleidoscope  Dance  Company.  Through  the 
years,  the  school  grew;  currently  Anne  directs  its 
large  faculty,  teaches,  and  in  the  summers,  offers  a 
two-  week  teacher-h'aining  session  for  those  who 
are  interested  in  her  approach  to  dance. 

Anne  believes  that  children  have  important 
and  worthy  things  to  say  through  the  arts  and 
through  dance  in  particular.  In  the  school  and  in 
her  performing  group,  Kaleidoscope,  the  children 
learn  and  create.  Kaleidoscope  is  a  modern  dance 
company  of  young  people  aged  8-14.  The 
company  performs  nationally  and  internationally 
for  public  schools  and  professional  theatres.  It  is  a 
repertory  company  performing  works  by  Anne 
and  by  guest  choreographers,  and  also  beautiful 
and  sensitive  works  chorecgraphed  by  the 
children  themselves. 

In  Kaleidoscope's  outstanding  participation  in 
Kuopio,  the  yoimg  company  of  21  dancers 
performed  flawlessly  One  piece  which  touched 
the  audience's  collective  heart  and  conscience  was 
a  dance  about  South  Africa  and  apartheid 
chorecgraphed  by  a  young  girl.  At  the  dance's 
premiere  in  the  United  States,  a  woman  walked  up 
after  the  performance  and  angrily  accused  Anne 
Gilbert  of  choreographing  dances  about  subject 
material  which  was  "over  the  children's  heads," 
referring  to  the  dance  about  apartheid.  Anne 
responded  that  it  had  been  choreographed  by  a 
child  in  Anne's  company  Anne  believes  that 
children  feel  wrongs  deeply  and  are  keen  in  their 
expression  of  injustice.  Her  philosophy  is  to  make 
dance  fun,  but  at  the  same  time  to  allow  a  full 
expression  of  the  children's  range  of  ideas. 


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williout  Irivializing  the  very  real  experiences  of 
their  childhood. 

And  such  excellent  experiences  those  2 1  young 
performers  had  this  summer!  After  the  brilliant 
Kuopio  performance,  tlie  Kaleidoscope  dancers 
participated  in  two  workshops  taught  by  Anne, 
based  on  her  clearly-articulated  teaching  methods 
in  children's  dance.  Author  of  another  book 
called  Tt;aching  the  Three  R's  Through  Movement, 
Anne  led  her  group  through  a  series  of  joyful  and 
creative  dance  activities  for  the  international 
audience  of  educators,  who  clearly  regarded  her 
work  on  the  cutting  edge  of  dance  for  children. 
Her  second  workshop  on  how  to  encourage  boys 
to  dance  dealt  with  issues  that  concern  teachers  of 
dance  in  many  of  the  western  countries.  But  after 
hearing  a  discussion  following  one  keynote 
address  on  the  subject  of  men  and  boys  in  dance, 
it  was  clear  that  in  many  countries,  such  as  South 
Africa  and  parts  of  hidia,  there  is  an  opposite 
problem;  in  some  areas  in  those  countries,  it 
remains  difficult  to  get  girls  to  dance.  However, 
since  Kaleidoscope  is  a  company  with  2 1  very 
active  girls  afidboys,  Anne  Gilbert  had  much  to 
offer  about  involving  all  children  in  dance!  After 
their  tour  to  Finland,  Anne,  her  physician  husband 
David,  and  the  many  parent  chaperones  and 
Kaleidoscope  dancers  went  on  to  St.  Petersburg, 
Russia  where  the  company  performed  again. 

hi  a  quieter  way,  but  with  no  less  valuable  a 
presence.  Gene  King  Leyden  arrived  at  ciiO'  to 
soak  up  the  experience  and  to  bring  back  skills 
and  approaclies  to  her  innovative  work  in  dance 
with  her  students,  who  range  from  toddlers  to  the 
vei7  elderly  Representing  the  best  college  tradition 
of  lifelong  learning.  Gene  is  a  woman  who  readily 
takes  on  a  challenge.  Not  a  dancer  when  she  was 
at  Sweet  Briar,  Gene  later  enrolled  her  daughter 
Lorien  in  a  local  dance  studio  run  by  a  friend  in 
Ashland,  Oregon.  When  the  friend  had  to  relocate. 
Gene  found  herself  with  a  dilemma;  either  Ixirien 
would  have  to  give  up  dance  or  she,  Gene,  would 
have  to  teach  the  class.  Wanting  the  best  for 
Lorien,  and  not  one  to  refuse  a  challenge.  Gene 
began  teaching  herself  and  her  young  pupils 
creative  dance.  Her  workplace,  I  Can  Dance 
Studio,  is  a  testimonial  to  her  success  as  a  quick 
learner  and  an  inspiring  teacher. 

Today  Gene  loves  her  work  with  her  three- 
year-old  students,  and  also  finds  great  satisfaction 
in  her  work  with  Alzheimer's  patients.  Only  a  true 
child  of  Terpsichore,  the  Greek  goddess  of  dance, 
or  a  veiy  warm  and  giving  person  would  face  that 
kind  of  teaching  challenge  with  such  a  quiet  and 
understated  manner.  Gene's  avocation  became  a 
vocation — one  of  extraordinary  service. 


Gene  and  kirien,  now  1 7,  attended  the  daCi 
conference  together  Lorien,  who  helps  her  mother 
teach  at  the  studio  in  Oregon,  participated  fully 
and  at  an  astonishing  pace  in  the  dance  activities 
for  young  delegates  to  the  conference.  She  was  one 
of  the  hundreds  who  danced  in  the  rainbow  of 
the  many  cultures  represented  in  daCi. 

Dance  for  the  young  participants  ranged  from 
the  massive  opening  ceremony  dance  through  the 
streets  of  Kuopio,  reminiscent  of  Olympic-sized 
dance  events,  to  smaller  technique  classes,  and 
creative  dance  classes.  Everyone,  young  and  old, 
watched  performances  from  all  over  the  world. 
Nicaraguan  street  children  danced  traditional 
Nicaraguan  folk  dances  in  colorful  costumes. 
These  children  had  been  rescued  by  a  Nicaraguan 
charitable  organization  which  fed,  clothed,  and 
housed  children  who  were  parentless  and 
destitute.  The  children  were  educated,  and  also 
learned  dances  to  perform.  A  Mexican  dance 
company,  the  Olliii  Group,  composed  of  five 
young  handicapped  people  and  four  professional 
dancers,  told  a  poignant  tale  through  dance. 

Finally,  there  were  the  professional 
performances  for  children.  One  exciting  group 
was  Balangandanca  Cia  from  Brazil,  a  fantastically 
colorful,  musical,  and  outstandingly  creative 
presentation  performed  by  four  energetic  dancers 
who  took  as  their  idea  a  broken  TV:  what  were 
children  to  do  with  no  television?  (One  hears  the 
mutual  sigh  of  consternation  that  echoes  now 
across  the  world  as  parents  everywhere  worry 
about  their  children  watching  too  much  TV.) 

Then  there  was  Menagerie  Dance  Company,  a 
duet  dance  compiany  which  has  been  sponsored  by 
the  Virginia  Commission  for  the  Arts  in  the 
Performing  Arts  Touring  Program  since  1985. 
During  that  time,  they  have  performed  for  over 
100,000  children  and  adults.  My  husband  Mark 
and  1,  the  performer/choreographers  of  the 
company,  are  associate  professors  of  dance  at 
Sweet  Briar.  We  have  received  grants  for 
performances  and  workshops  for  children  from 
the  Wisconsin  Arts  Board,  the  Montana  Arts 
Council,  the  North  Dakota  Arts  Council  and  Green 
Giant  Corporation. 

Menagerie's  performance  at  daCi  focused  on 
different  areas  of  natural  science  and 
interrelationships  in  nature.  In  EVOS,  the 
signature  work  of  the  company,  there  were  two 
sections:  "Environs"  where  the  performers 
metamorphose  forms  within  tubular  fabric;  and 
"Symbiosis,"  a  blend  of  partnering,  lifts,  and 
balances  pushed  to  witty  extremes.  EVOS  was 
choreographed  by  A^ark  with  music  by  Dartanyan 
Brown  and  Mark,  and  was  danced  by  Mark,  Ella 


and  Mia  Magruder  (our  ten-year-old  daughter), 
who  made  her  international  debut  at  the  end  of 
the  dance  in  insect-like  movements  across  the 
stage  and  onto  the  top  of  a  human  tower 
composed  of  her  parents.  Our  1 7-year-old  son 
Conan  helped  with  technical  setup  and  ran  sound, 
so  it  was  a  family  effort  of  some  sort  for  all  of  us 
Sweet  Briar  alumnae  who  came  to  daCi. 

In  addition,  Mark  and  I  taught  a  creative 
dance  workshop  for  the  teachers  of  children.  This 
workshop  reflected  our  belief  that  dance  is 
important  for  children  because  it  links  the 
intellectual,  creative,  visual,  and  physical  in  an 
intrinsic  way  Our  workshop,  which  was  titled 
after  an  old  proverb,  "Tell  me,  I  forget.  Show  me,  1 
remember.  Involve  me,  I  understand,"  was  a 
retlection  of  our  passion  for  dance.  It  was  also  a 
statement  about  what  we  have  seen  in  our 
teaching  and  touring  for  the  past  1 5  years  as  we 
have  taught  creative  dance  to  children  of  all  ages, 
economic  backgrounds,  and  levels  of  ability  We 
have  seen  children  thrive  in  the  kind  of  dance 
environment  that  encourages  them  to  fee! 
comfortable  and  free  in  their  expression.  After  our 
presentations,  it  was  a  pleasure  to  hear  the 
positive  comments  about  both  our  performance 
and  our  teaching  ideas.  When  one  of  the  keynote 
speakers,  Morten  Hansen  of  Denmark,  asked  if  he 
could  "steal"  our  ideas,  we  said  "Sure!  Why  not?" 
daCi  was  an  affirmation  of  our  own  love  of 
dance,  and  our  need  to  share  and  exchange  ideas 
with  kindred  spirits  from  around  the  world. 

What  fun  it  was  this  summer  to  meet  and  to 
get  to  blow  other  Sweet  Briar  alumnae  wlio  teach 
and  help  guide  others  in  that  most  profound  art  of 
expression,  the  inimitable  creative  act  of  dance.  As 
we  left  the  beautiful,  surreal  closing  ceremony, 
which  had  taken  place  by  another  of  Kuopio's 
lovely  lakes  (the  ceremony  was  made  a  little  more 
real  by  700  children  singing  and  running  past  like 
water  sprites),  we  wished  that  every  one  of  the 
Sweet  Briar  alumnae  who  teaches  children  dance 
could  be  there  to  share  that  magic  moment  with 
us.  If  you  would  like  to  be  with  us  at  the  next  daCi 
conference  in  Regina,  Canada  in  2000,  or  could 
let  us  know  what  you  are  doing  with  dance  now, 
please  call  or  write  the  SBC  dance  department,  or 
email  emagruder@sbc.edu. 

Remember,  above  all,  to  keep  a  dancing  heart! 


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Friihling  in  Wien:  My  Springtime  Sojourn 
in  Austria,  Hungary  and  Germany 


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figure  promoting  the 
hubert  festival  in  Vienna 


s  a  member  of  the  Columbus 
Damenchor,  a  local  organization  that 
promotes  German  culture  through  song,  I  have 
become  fond  of  a  Viennese  medley  that  is  part  of 
our  repertoire.  One  of  the  songs  in  that  medley 
proclaims  the  glory  of  springtime  in  Vienna.  Now 
that  I've  just  returned  from  a  delightful  springtime 
sojourn  in  Austria,  Hungary,  and  Germany,  that 
song  conjures  up  all  sorts  of  wonderful  memories 
for  me. 

After  over  a  year  of  careful  planning  and  eager 
anticipation,  I  was  one  of  50  Damenchor  singers 
who  traveled  from  Columbus,  Ohio  to  Vienna, 
Austria  to  represent  the  Nord  American 
Saengerbund  at  the  International  Schubert  Choir 
Festival  to  celebrate  composer  Franz  Schubert's 
200"^  birthday.  Accompanied  by  a  fan  club  of 
about  75  family  members  and  other  fellow 
travelers,  we  were  bound  for  what  promised  to 
be  an  unforgettable  adventure. 

Being  part  of  an  international  singing  festival  was  a  once-in-a- 
lifetime  experience.  We  joined  250  international  choirs  for  the  four- 
day  festival,  singing  a  sacred  concert  at  a  Viennese  church,  performing 
a  secular  concert  at  the  Mozartsaal,  and  participating  in  Schubert's 
Holy  Mass  at  St.  Stephen's  Cathedral  and  in  the  closing  ceremony  held 
at  the  Rathausplatz.  Vienna  was  a  city  of  song  for  those  days,  with 
choirs  performing  throughout  the  city  and  other  tourists 
enthusiastically  donning  provided  Schubert  Festival  top  hats  as  they 
listened! 

Together  with  other  singers,  I  kept  well  fortified  for  our 
performances  by  sampling  irresistible  desserts,  from  Apfelstrudel  to 
megacaloric  bombs  like  Esterhazy  torte,  a  confection  of  nuts,  eggs,  and 
whipped  cream  topped  off  with  sugar  and  chocolate.  And  a  trip  to 
Vienna  wouldn't  be  complete  without  ordering  Wiener  schnitzel,  a 
signature  breaded  and  fried  veal  cutlet — and  I  had  mine  at  the  Gosser 
Bierklinik,  a  Viennese  restaurant  specializing  in  the  beer  of  a  Styrian 
brewery.  And  we  had  the  good  fortune  to  participate  in  a  Heuriger,  a 
traditional  dinner  at  which  the  new  wine  of  the  season  is  served, 
accompanied  by  a  tremendous  buffet  of  local  specialties. 

I  lost  no  time  in  getting  reacquainted  with  the  city  I  had  last  visited 
when  I  was  nine  years  old.  Vienna  boasts  marvelous  sightseeing,  with 
its  palaces  and  museums,  churches  and  parks.  I  circled  the  Ringstrasse, 
marveling  at  the  Opera  House  where  the  famous  New  Year  concerts  of 
Strauss  waltzes  are  held.  I  visited  spectacular  Schonbrunn,  the  summer 
residence  of  the  royal  Hapsburg  family,  and  joined  two  friends  to  visit 
the  Hofburg  palace,  the  2600-room  former  winter  residence  of  the 
Hapsburgs.  There,  we  marveled  at  the  Silberkammer,  an  unbelievable 


array  of  the  Imperial  silver  collection  dating  from  the  1  5"'  century. 
From  the  cookware  used  in  the  court  kitchens  to  centerpieces  of  gilt 
bronze  and  porcelain  dessert  services  decorated  with  detailed 
paintings  of  Austrian  flowers,  it  was  an  incredible  way  to  gain  insight 
into  the  household  of  Emperor  Franz  josef  and  his  wife,  Elisabeth,  the 
last  reigning  monarchs  of  the  Austro-Hungarian  empire. 

There  was  also  plenty  of  time  to  wander  down  the  Kartnerstrasse, 
Vienna's  main  boulevard,  and  enjoy  the  elegant  shops  and  coffee 
houses  for  which  the  Austrian  capital  is  known.  One  friend  and  I  made 
a  special  trip  to  Loden  PlankI,  one  of  Vienna's  most  well-known 
boutiques  specializing  in  Austrian  Trachten,  the  native  costumes  of 
which  dirndls  and  Geiger  boiled-wool  jackets  are  a  part.  Peeking  in 
the  window  of  Demel's,  probably  one  of  Vienna's  most  well-known 
coffee  houses,  allowed  us  glimpses  of  decadent  marzipan-covered 
delicacies.  Whatever  the  purchase,  conversing  with  the  natives  was 
relatively  easy,  thanks  to  the  good  German  instruction  I  received  from 
Professor  Horwege  when  I  was  a  senior  at  Sweet  Briar! 

While  staying  in  Vienna,  I  had  the  opportunity  to  drive  through  the 
surrounding  countryside  of  Burgenland  to  Eisenstadt,  where  Haydn  is 
buried,  and  Lake  Neusiedl,  Austria's  largest  lake.  And  our  excursion  to 
the  Vienna  Woods  included  a  visit  to  the  Cistercian  abbey  of 
Heiligenkreuz  and  Mayerling,  the  hunting  lodge  where  Crown  Prince 
Rudolf  committed  suicide. 

We  left  the  city  of  our  dreams  on  Mother's  Day,  bound  for 
Budapest.  But  our  form  of  transportation  was  unique,  for  we  were 
embarking  on  a  six-day  cruise  on  the  Danube  on  the  M/S  Delta  Star. 
We  sailed  past  Bratislava,  Slovakia,  waking  up  the  next  morning  to  the 
strains  of  a  Strauss  waltz  piped  into  our  cabins.  Shortly  after  breakfast, 
we  arrived  in  Budapest.  After  exploring  the  city,  we  prepared  for  our 
concert  in  the  Inner  City  Parish  Church.  Then  we  enjoyed  spectacular 
views  of  the  city  by  night,  and  slept  well  after  having  sampled  plenty 
of  goulash  during  a  performance  of  Hungarian  folk  dances.  While  in 
Hungary,  we  passed  the  old  Roman  settlement  of  Aquincum,  visited 
the  artists'  village  of  Szentendre,  famous  for  its  embroidered 
handicrafts  and  the  museum  of  ceramic  artist  Margit  Kovacs.  As  we 
traveled  through  the  countryside,  we  had  a  great  view  of  the  knee  of 
the  Danube,  and  we  rejoined  the  Delta  Star  at  Esztergom,  the  largest 
church  in  Hungary. 

That  night  was  particularly 
unforgettable.  After  working 
my  way  through  the  usual  four- 
course  dinner  served  by  our 
attentive  waiter,  Romeo,  and 
the  rest  of  our  Romanian  crew, 
my  tablemates  and  1  decided 
we'd  adjourn  to  the  panorama 
bar  before  turning  in.  The 


The  25,000  A\e/ssen  porcelain  tile  frieze  of  ti 
procession  of  princes  of  Saxony  in  "Dresder 


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The  AI/5  Ve/to  Star  in  Eszferg. 


evening  s 
entertainment  was 
the  election  of  Miss 
Olta  Star,  the 
c|ueen  of  the  ship. 
Before  I  knew  it,  I 
had  been  named  a 
contestant, 
completed  the 
competition  amid 
lots  of  laughter,  and  much  to  my  surprise  and  disbelief,  was  officially 
crowned  with  a  crepe  paper  and  silver-star-studded  tiara.  There  were 
some  official  royal  duties  to  attend  to  during  the  rest  of  the  cruise,  and 
I  rewarded  myself  by  indulging  in  my  prize:  a  heart-shaped  box  of 
delectable  Austrian  chocolates  called  Mozartkugeln.  I  don't  think  I'll 
ever  live  that  one  down. 

After  retracing  our  way  to  Vienna,  we  were  ready  to  explore  new 
Austrian  territory  on  the  Danube.  Spectacular  scenery  and  perfect 
weather  kept  us  entertained  until  we  arrived  in  Weissenkirchen,  where 
we  disembarked  to  sing  with  a  local  choir  at  the  1 6'''-century 
Teisenhofer  Hot.  The  next  morning,  we  departed  for  Melk,  where  we 
visited  a  900-year-old  Benedictine  monastery.  Situated  high  atop  a  hill, 
it  provided  a  glorious  view  of  the  Wachau,  the  region  of  Austria 
known  for  its  wine.  After  singing  in  the  spectacular  Baroque 
surroundings  of  the  abbey,  we  enjoyed  an  organ  concert  before  taking 
a  walking  tour  of  nearby  Durnstein  before  sailing  to  our  final 
destination:  Passau,  Germany. 

Our  last  day  on  board  was  perfect.  We  went  through  several  locks, 
a  fascinating  experience  which  helped  to  lift  the  Delta  Sfar  along  the 
Danube.  Since  I  sat  on  the  sundeck  during  passage  through  one  of  our 
last  locks,  I  was  cautioned  by  the  captain  and  crew  to  stay  seated, 
warned  not  to  stand  up  until  directed  to  do  so.  With  that,  the  area 
which  housed  the  steering  controls  descended,  and  we  passed 
underneath  a  bridge  which  just  cleared  the  boat.  I  couldn't  resist  - 1 
raised  my  hand  and  touched  the  bottom  of  the  bridge! 

After  a  farewell  dinner  of  Veal  Wellington,  white  asparagus,  and 
Baked  Alaska,  I  turned  in  for  my  final  night  in  what  I  had  dubbed  the 
bathtub  quarters.  Comfortably  housed  on  the  appropriately-named 
Danube  deck,  I  was  lulled  to  sleep  in  my  low  cabin  by  water  sloshing 
against  my  windows! 

We  left  the  Delta  Sfar  behind  in  Passau,  where  my  mother  met  me 
for  the  next  leg  of  our  trip.  This  was  the  end  of  our  official  Damenchor 
tour,  so  before  saying  goodbye  to  most  of  my  fellow  singers,  we  all 
enjoyed  an  organ  concert  at  Passau's  cathedral.  With  its  233  stops  and 
1  7,774  pipes,  the  organ  is  the  largest  church  organ  in  the  world.  The 
cathedral  boasts  five  separate  organs  which  are  operated  either 
mechanically  or  electronically,  and  we  marveled  at  the  sound  which 
came  through  an  ornamental  ceiling  aperture  and  what  seemed  like 
every  other  imaginable  place.  I  had  never  heard  such  an  impressive 
blast  of  sound! 

After  everyone  went  their  separate  ways,  my  mother  and  I  left  for 
our  six-day  visit  to  the  former  East  Germany.  As  we  drove  on  the 
Autobahn  headed  for  Dresden,  we  learned  that  the  fields  of  pretty 


yellow  flowers  which  flooded  the  countryside  were  actually  fields  of 
rape,  a  plant  which  is  used  both  as  a  natural  fertilizer  and  as  the 
principal  ingredient  of  canola  oil! 

Once  called  the  Florence  of  the  North,  Dresden  is  on  the  rise 
again.  After  much  of  the  magnificent  city  was  destroyed  by  Allied 
bombers  in  a  devastating  fire  in  February  1945,  what  remained  was 
then  subjected  to  more  than  four  decades  of  communism.  What 
survived  was  left  to  decay.  Now,  seven  years  after  Germany's 
reunification,  we  wanted  to  see  how  this  former  capital  of  Saxony 
located  on  the  Elbe  river  was  being  rebuilt. 

Our  trip  to  Dresden  was  something  of  a  pilgrimage  to  see  the  1 8"'- 
century  Frauenkirche  (Church  of  Our  Lady),  which  is  being  rebuilt 
stone  by  stone,  using  as  much  of  the  original  as  possible,  in  time  for 
Dresden's  800""  anniversary  in  2006.  We  were  amazed  at  the  orderly 
rows  of  stone  and  ornamentation  patiently  awaiting  inclusion  in  the 
slowly-rising  walls  of  the  church. 

Smaller-scale  sights  also  were  worth  the  trip.  We  visited  Pfund's 
Milchladen,  a  dairy  shop  which  reopened  in  1995  after  meticulous 
renovation  of  its  dazzling  Art  Nouveau  tiled  interior.  A  visit  to  the 
Gemaldegalerie  Alte  Meister  (Gallery  of  Old  Masters)  revealed  the  two 
familiar  angels  from  Raphael's  "Sistine  Madonna."  The  auspicious 
25,000  Meissen  porcelain  tile  relief  of  a  procession  of  the  princes  of 
Saxony  from  the  1 2""  to  1 9'''  centuries  was  a  prelude  to  the  skilled 
crafts  of  the  area,  which  we  discovered  during  our  visit  to  nearby 
Meissen  and  the  factory  where  its  world-famous  porcelain  is  made. 
Authentic  pieces  are  marked  with  the  trademark  curved  and  crossed 
cutlasses,  and  we  saw  many  intricately-painted  examples  of  this 
brilliant  white  porcelain. 

Berlin  was  our  next  and  final  city  to  visit.  The  city  which  has 
practically  doubled  in  size  since  the  wall  fell  in  1989  offers  plenty  at 
which  to  marvel.  Construction  cranes  mark  Berlin's  skyline,  a 
testament  to  the  incredible  work  going  on  to  rebuild  Berlin  as  the  new 
capital  of  Germany.  And  no  matter  where  we  were,  we  could  see 
haunting  reminders  of  the  wall  and  what  it  stood  for.  The  gold-leafed 
Goddess  of  Victory,  the  TV  tower,  the  Brandenburg  Gate,  Checkpoint 
Charlie,  the  Olympic  Stadium,  and  the  Unter  den  Linden,  the  most 
famous  street  of  what  was  once  East  Berlin,  were  all  unforgettable 
sights.  Window-shopping  along  the  KurfCirstendamm,  Berlin's 
prominent  boulevard,  led  to  a  visit  to  Kaufhaus  des  Westens,  the 
department  store  with  a  food  hall  that  rivaled  London's  Harrods! 

Our  last  day  in  Germany  took  us  to  Potsdam,  where  the  Armistice 
ending  World  War  II  was  signed  in  1945.  We  visited  beautiful  Sans 
Souce,  built  by  Frederick  the  Great.  Among  the  best  examples  of 
Rococo  architecture  in  Germany,  the  palace  is  where  the  king  of 
Prussia  liked  to  relax  "sans  souci,"  or  free  from  cares.  Vineyard 
terraces,  a  Chinese  tea  house,  and  an  orangery  surrounded  the  palace, 
where  Frederick  is  buried  in  the  company  of  his  beloved  greyhounds. 
We  also  strolled  in  the  gardens  of  Cecilienhof  Palace,  the  site  of  the 
Potsdam  Conference. 

Springtime  in  Austria,  FHungary,  and  Germany.  I  couldn't  have 
asked  for  a  nicer  vacation! 


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everal  years  ago,  Betsy 
Markgraf  Waring  '50  brought 
me  her  mother's  Sweet  Briar  photo 
album.  Elizabeth  Hodge  Markgraf  '  1 9 
was  a  careful  and  steady  photographer 
Elizabeth  was  also  my  mother's  Sweet 
Briar  roommate. 

The  albiun  contains  many  grand 
photographs  of  my  mother,  Edith 
Durrell  Marshall  '21,  Elizabeth  and 
Edith's  mutual  friends,  campus  views, 
the  old  railroad  station,  picnicking 
events,  and  various  other  shots  of  life  at 
Sweet  Briar  during  the  World  War  I 
period. 

One  photo  in  particular  seems  to  leap 
at  me  from  the  page.  It  shows  Edith  in 
her  riding  ensemble  with  a  rather  slab- 
sided  old  horse  named  Frank.  When  I 
was  a  little  girl,  I  was  told  the  stoi-y 
about  the  day  Edith  rode  Frank  to  the  top 
of  High  Peak  on  Tobacco  Row  Mountain. 
The  photo  was  taken  as  she  was  leaving 
on  the  trip. 

Eighty  years  ago  Sweet  Briar  did  not 
have  a  riding  stable  or  a  riding  program 
of  any  sort.  In  those  days,  most  students 
knew  how  to  ride  or  drive  buggies, 
because  most  families  didn't  have  cars, 
and  still  used  horses.  Edith's  family  had  a 
small  Morgan  horse,  so  she  knew  how  to 
ride,  as  well  as  how  to  hitch  up  and  drive 
a  carriage,  before  she  came  to  Sweet 
Briar  in  1917. 

"Frank"  was  one  of  a  pair  of 
undistinguished  horses  that  were  used  to 
pull  the  "Jewel  Box" — a  wagon  to  cart 
students  and  luggage  between  the 
College  and  the  railroad  station. 
"Maude"  was  the  other  horse  of  the 
team — a  rather  amiable  old  mare, 
according  to  Edith. 

When  Frank  and  Maude  were  not 
being  pressed  into  college  service,  they 
could  be  borrowed  by  Miss  Eugenie 
Morenus,  professor  of  mathematics,  for 
students  to  ride  when  accompanied  by 

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Miss  Morenus  on  her  personal  mount. 
Miss  Morenus  invited  Edith  and  another 
freshman  to  ride  to  the  summit  of  High 
Peak  one  glorious  fall  Saturday.  They 
carried  sandwiches  packed  by  cooks  in 
the  Refectory. 

On  Edith's  last  visit  to  my  home  in 
1989,  her  health  was  failing.  She  had 
moved  into  a  retirement  complex  in 
Cincinnati  and  seemed  to  sense  that  this 
would  be  her  last  trip  to  her  much -loved 
Virginia.  She  sat  dejectedly  at  my  dining 
room  table  the  day  before  I  was  to  drive 
her  home,  staring  out  of  my  picture 
window,  which  framed  High  Peak.  She 
was  90  years  old.  "Did  you  know  that  I 
rode  to  the  top  of  that  mountain  when  I 
was  a  freshman?"  she  asked.  I  answered 
"Yes,  but  tell  me  the  story  again,  because 
it  was  a  long  time  ago."  Her  eyes  lit  up  as 
she  reached  back  in  memory  70+  years 
to  that  long-ago  day: 


Gxi^^tA^  6' fj^t^^^?^.- 


/^i  was  such  a  perfect  day.  The  first 
t_^^colors  of  fall  were  beginning  to 
tint  the  trees.  There  were  mostly 
hardwoods  then  in  the  Amherst 
mountains.  All  of  these  pines  have  been 
planted  since  my  day.  We  went  up  the 
old  dirt  road  behind  the  Monument.  A 


High  Peofc  fodoy-  Photo 
by  CalhertnuS.  liosf.  SBC 


lot  of  our  friends  saw  us  off  because  we 
were  the  first  freshmen  to  ride  up  the 
mountain.  I  wonder  if  the  girls  still  ride 
up  there;  I  guess  they  drive  now.  The  old 
road  wound  over  to  Faulconerville,  and 
it  was  as  good  as  the  main  road  going 
past  the  College,  because  the  main  road 
was  narrow,  and  wasn't  paved  either.  All 
the  roads  aroimd  Amherst  County  were 
just  rutted  dirt  in  1917. 

Faulconerville  had  a  feed  and  grain 
store  then,  and  a  few  houses.  There  was 
also  a  watering  trough  for  horses.  It  was 
Saturday  and  there  were  dozens  of 
farmers  there  buying  their  weekly 
supplies;  we  had  to  ride  around  a  lot  of 
horses,  mules,  and  wagons  blocking  the 
road. 

From  the  grain  store,  we  picked  up  a 
cross-country  trail  that  wound  around 
through  scattered  farms,  but  the  land 
was  open  as  we  headed  toward  the  foot 
of  High  Peak  several  miles  away.  The 
horses  waded  across  some  shallow 
streams  and  we  saw  many  deer.  There 
were  a  few  small  cabins  along  the  way, 
all  with  corn  patches.  The  corn  was  still 
drying  in  the  stalks,  the  fanners  hadn't 
put  it  up  into  shocks. 

Frank  must  have  been  hungiy;  he 
kept  trying  to  get  into  the  corn  rows  to 
grab  an  ear  or  two.  He  really  had  a 


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tough  old  mouth,  hi  fact,  he  was  old  all 
over.  He  might  even  have  been  one  of 
Mrs.  Williams'  horses  from  the 
plantation  days.  Maude  could  have  been 
a  leftover  too,  but  both  went  along  very 
well.  They  seemed  to  like  going  on  the 
trail.  Miss  Morenus  was  riding  her  fine, 
high-style  horse.  It  was  a  bay  animal, 
and  very  spirited,  but  it  had  been  well 
trained  and  had  good  trail  manners.  It 
didn't  push  us  slower  mounts  at  any 
time  on  the  whole  trip. 

Miss  Morenus  told  us  that  she 
thought  those  farmers  close  to  the 
mountains  had  corn  patches  so  that  they 
could  make  white  lightning.  She  thought 
they  drank  more  corn  than  they  ate  or 
fed  their  stock.  I  looked  for  a  still 
because  I  had  never  seen  one,  but  Miss 
Morenus  said  the  bootleggers  hid  their 
stills  in  the  woods  on  the  mountainsides 
because  of  the  revenuers.  She  also  said 
that  bootlegging  in  Amherst  County  was 
big  business.  Sweet  Briar  girls  were  not 
supposed  to  know  about  such  things,  as 
we  never  drank  and  Sweet  Briar  was  dry. 
We  weren't  allowed  to  smoke,  either,  but 
all  the  little  farm  patches  we  passed  also 


4  her  horse  Photo  from  the  SBC  /Museum 


grew  tobacco.  Miss  Morenus  thought 
smoking,  chewing,  and  drinking  were 
simply  filthy  habits  and  told  us  never  to 
succumb  to  such  things.  My  daddy 
smoked  cigars  and  I  liked  the  smell,  but  I 
didn't  tell  her  that. 

We  saw  a  lot  of  little  graveyards, 
mostly  in  the  yards  near  the  houses. 
There  weren't  any  doctors  around — if 


you  got  sick  and 

couldn't  get  well  on 

yoiu-  own,  you  died. 

A'lany  children  died. 

Some  old  farmers  had 

had  three  or  four  wives; 

Miss  Morenus  said  they 

just  wore  the  poor 

women  out.  They  biu'leJ 

them,  one  after  the 

other,  in  the  yard.  Peopli 

died  from  all  sorts  of 

things — childbearing, 

snakebite,  lockjaw, 

tuberculosis, 

gangrene — ^^just  awful  things.  Life  was 

hard.  I  didn't  want  to  think  about  it.  I 

was  really  sorry  they  couldn't  have  real 

tombstones.  Most  graves  were  marked 

with  fieldstone  markers,  so  you  could 

never  tell  who  was  buried  there. 

We  came  to  the  foot  of  the  mountain 
and  took  a  twisting  trail  up  through  the 
forest.  Some  of  the  trees  were  huge,  as 
that  land  had  never  been  timbered  over. 
There  were  lots  of  elms  and  chestnuts 
then;  they  are  all  gone  now  from  disease. 
There  were  also  hickory  and  tulip  trees, 
and  many  trees  1  didn't 
recognize.  It  was  veiy  quiet  in 
the  forest;  the  only  noise  was  our 
horses'  hooves  hitting  rocks.  The 
trees  were  so  tall  the  sky  looked 
far  away  in  little  azure  patches. 

Halfway  up  we  were  hungry, 
so  we  found  a  little  flat  spot 
where  there  were  some  fallen 
timbers  and  a  cool  stream.  The 
cooks  had  packed  us  cheese 
sandwiches,  apples  from  the 
Sweet  Briar  orchard,  and 
cookies.  There  was  nothing  to  drink,  so 
we  drank  from  the  stream.  The  water 
was  clear  and  unpolluted  then,  and 
nobody  had  ever  heard  of  acid  rain — I 
guess  it  hadn't  been  invented.  The  water 
tasted  wonderful  as  we  drank  from  oiu- 
cupped  hands. 

It  took  another  hour  to  reach  the  top. 
I  had  never  been  that  high  in  my  life. 
The  mountain  was  nearly  3,000  feet  up. 


Edifh  and  frank  on  f  .,.h  Peak  in 

19/7.  Photo  from  the  SliC  Museum  collection. 


collection 


Somebody  had  cleared 
off  a  spot  on  the 
summit,  and  nothing  I 
had  ever  seen  in  my  life 
was  as  beautiful  as 
what  I  could  see  in  all 
directions  from  up 
there.  It  seemed  we 
could  see  at  least  100 
miles.  The  sky  was  very 
clear  and  blue,  but  so 
were  the  moimtains.  It 
was  then  I  knew  why 
they  are  called  the  Blue 
Ridge:  range  after  range 
as  far  as  I  could  see,  in  all  shades  of 
blue,  and  purple,  and  lavender. 

Nothing  was  in  the  sky  but  a  few 
buzzards  circling  over  the  land  'way 
below.  There  were  no  airplanes  to  leave 
long  trails  in  the  sky.  Actually,  I  had 
never  seeii  a  plane  up  close.  Planes  were 
still  in  the  birthing  stage,  and  the  Wright 
brothers  were  still  alive. 

I  did  see  a  plane  up  close  the  next 
year:  one  landed  in  the  Quad  the  day 
after  Armistice  Day  in  191 8.  President 
McVea  let  all  of  us  out  of  class  to  go  look 
at  it.  We  thought  it  the  eighth  wonder  of 
the  world,  and  when  it  took  oi'i'  and 
swooped  up  over  Paul's  Mountain,  we 
yelled  and  cheered  and  clapped.  It  was 
terribly  exciting  for  us  innocents.  I  think 
I  remember  that  the  pilot  was  the 
brother  of  a  junior.  I  didn't  know  then 
that  one  day  I  would  fly  back  and  forth 
to  Sweet  Briar  and  even  across  the 
Atlantic.  Who  would  have  believed  such 
a  thing  then?  Oh,  my!  I  have  lived  a  very 
long  time. 

We  stayed  on  top  of  High  Peak  for 
half  an  hour  to  rest  the  horses,  then  rode 
back  the  way  we  had  come.  I  will  never 
forget  that  day.  It  was  one  of  the  loveliest 
days  of  my  life  during  my  college  years.  I 
learned  a  lot  that  day  but,  you  know,  I 
have  never  seen  a  still  yet! 

Edith,  who  was  a  recipient  of  the 
Outstanding  Alumna  Awaixi  in  1 9  73, 
Uved  to  be  96  years  old. 


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1  \  O    lyi:-!? 


Corner 


•  Nofe:  all  photo  identiflcatioi 
otherwise  noted. 

/Abbreviations:  30V  =  Board  of  Directors  member: 
A3  =  /Alumnae  3oard  member. 

AiuMNAE  Association  Board 
Announces  Winners! 

The  first  winners  of  the  Alumnae  Board  Chal- 
lenge to  increase  percent  of  participation  in 
the  Alumnae  Fund:  tlie  Peninsula  Club  of  VA 
(Williamsburg,  Yorktown,  Newport  News)  and  Re- 
gion III  (VA,  WV,  D.C.).  Faith  Rahmer  Croker  '54,  AB, 
chairman  of  Region  111,  led  her  club  to  60%  partici- 
pation and  her  region  to  49%— both  far  surpassing 
the  national  average  (43%). 

Who  will  win  in  '97-'98?  The  Association  Board 
awards  the  club  with  highest  percent  partici- 
pation $1,000  for  its  endowed  scholarship  or  a 
scholarship  of  its  choice,  and  the  region  $  1 ,000  for 
the  Alumnae  Daughter  Scholarship  Even  if  your 
area  has  no  club,  your  region  can  win  if  you 
help.  Please  accept  the  challenge:  send  your 
gift  todayl 


Dock  row.  Deborah  Oabriel  Olascock   75:  Edwina   Wheats   Young  Call  %.  Jane  Vildy  Williams  55;  3effy  Braxton  Preston  'H3  (hidden);  Kathenne  Porter  Pead  39;  Puth  Will 

3eckh  'W,  Betty  Healy  Vowning  'H5.  /Middle:  Betsy  3ethea  Cam  Q.  Janet  Cook  Stephens  Q;  Charlotte  Gay  Oerhardt  SO.  Front:  Catherine  Adams  /filler  'SZ  Lynne  Gardner 

Vetmer  (A;  Ann  fAacDonald  '91,  53C  alumnae  programs  coordinator;  f^ary  Leigh  Seaton  /^arston  '3/;  f^ary  Jane  Poos  Fenn  5H;  Faith  Pahmer  Croker  5H. 


New  Orleans,  IA  —  October  1996 

(Dinner  buffet  at  the  home  of  Pauline  Dickey  Beiwult  '69.) 


Nancy  Church  11.  SBC  dean,  admissions;  Jennifer  /Aooney  93; 
Lucy  de  Oliveira  Bosworth  95.  co-club  president. 


Catherine  Oornto  Freeman  '92, 
co-ciub  president. 


Pauline  Dickey  Berault;  mother  /Margaret  Stuart 
Wilson  Dickey  'HI. 


Back  row:  t^ana  Ward  Fstefania  ^9,  club  president;  Nelly  Branson  15;  Jesse 
Durham  9Q,  tAary  Byrd  Schroeder  95.  Front  row:  Claire  Chnstensen  '96;  Tracy 
Walters  %;  Sarah  Peidy  %;  Catherine  King  %  Jen  Beck  %;  Holly  Elkms  95. 


Baird  Shinberger  Bell  'Gl;  Bill  Bell. 


/Meriwether  Ha^erty  Pumrill  59. 


P,\GE   18 


bWttI     BKIAK    ALUM\At    M/\OA^I\t\VINItK/b»'KINU    lyyS 


Ciiib     Corner 


Launn  A  WoUar..  ^■: ,  J'.;.:,y  Barneft  Brown  W\  fA\\ch  f^oore. 

SBC  vice  president,  development/college  relations:  President  /Auhlenfeld: 

Waiter  H.  Brown  HH9.  former  chairman.  BOV. 


Betty  Stanly  Gates  0.  BOU 


June  Arata  Pickett  '53;  Pobert  Pickett. 


Nancy  Church  11.  SBC  dean,  admissions; 
Lee  /Montague  Watts  39. 


Helen  /^urchison  Lane,  hostess;  President  /^uhlenfeld; 
Katherine  Lindsey  9H,  club  president. 


Charlotte,  NC  —August  1997 


<UNCHEON  FOR  NEw/rETURNING  STUDENTS,  PARENTS 


3F  Betsy  Smjth  White  'S9,  BOD.) 


Sarah  Vorminey  '99;  Brandt  Whitley  '99. 
A\eg  Eubanks  'Oh.  Oregor  Lee  00:  Jill  Tnana  ' 


Charlotte  fathers!  Dave  Vorminey,  chair  couple. 

SBC  Parents  Steering  Committee; 

Tony  Tnana;  Thomas  Eubanks. 


Betsy  Smith  White,  hostess;  Kern  'Rowlings  '91.  SBC  alumnae 
programs  coord;  Kaky  Connors  Cassada  &^.  club  president; 
Elizabeth  'Dunck  Hayes  95;  Frances  Gilbert  Browne  %,  f\B, 


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Jessica  Venni^  99;  Juiie  3aer  %-.  Come  Bake  '9Z  Airs,  Wt^^inton  imofher  of  Knsta 

n  Middle:  Undsey  Neef  '99.  hostess;  1^obm  'Ro^er  Heller  '%  Seated,  chairs:  Ethel 

Oqden  Burweil  5S.  BOV.  president,  Aiumr]ae  Association:  f^rs.  Pennjg  (mother  of 

Jessica);  PAary  Hannah  Q;  Serena  Ailes  Stevens  30;  Sheila  Carroll  Cooprider  ^H. 

Floor.  A\rs.  Neef  (n^iother  of  Lindsey);  Haley  Neef 


Back  row:  Frances  Oiiberf  Browne  54  AB;  Oinia 

Zenke  &I.  club  president;  Caroline  S.  Tutile 

/Murray  II.  Front:  Kern  'R.awlm^s  91,  SBC 

alumnae  programs  coordinator.  tAary  Haskins  Km^ 
'H5;  Lucy  Charles  Bendall  '%. 


Seated:  Cameron  Theodores  QO; 

Christine  Bump  00.  Standing:  Kate  Hoisch  00; 

Natasha  White  '99. 


New  England  —  August  1997 

(PicNic/OuTiNG  Day  for  New  England  Aluaanae,  Student 

AND  FAMILIES  AT  GrEEN  MeaDOWS  FaRM,  SoUTH  HAMILTON, 

MA,  HOME  OF  Joanne  Holbrook  Patton  '32.) 


Joanne  Holbrook  Paffon.  hostess;  Paulett  Ta^garf  'W;  E-mily  Poore  '99; 
Dawn  Everett  9&. 


Jerry  and  'Robin  Christian  Pyan  IH.  f\B;  sons  Christian  (L).  Stuart. 


fAelanie  Bowen  Steglich  1&.  AB>;  Kerri  Pawiings  91.  SBC  alumnae  programs 

coordinator.  Jill  Sfeenhuis  Puffato;  A\ytfi  Alonn/cfi  Bayoud.  hostess; 

Cissy  Humphrey  76- 


Jennifer  Lampion  Ol;  Christine  Bump  '00;  A\rs.  Bump: 
Leslie  Ludwick  'SO  (standing},  f^argarefta  Colangelo  SI. 


Kelly  Bowman  9&  tells  of  her 

SB  experience  and  career 

plans.  'Dynamite  girl! 


A  0  E   20 


SPECIAL   SECTION 


Sweet  Briar  Coeeege 

1996-1997 

Honor  Roee  of  Donors 


Foreword 

Because  of  the  loyalty,  dedication,  and  generosity  of  Sweet  Briar's 
alumnae,  parents,  and  friends,  the  iggd-gj  fiscal  year-end  totals 
reflect  the  most  successful  fund-raising  year  to  date.  Our  success 
continues  to  come  from  the  commitment  of  individual  donors. 

Our  1996-97  cashflow,  the  best  in  the  College's  history,  totaled 
$11,40^,339.  Additional  irrevocable  life-income  gifts  with  a  portion 
of  the  remainder  coming  to  Sweet  Briar  amounted  to  $1,997,642, 
bringing  our  grand  total  to  $13,402,981. 

Unrestricted  gifts  amounted  to  $225,000  more  than  last  year's  final 
figure  ($1,786,792  compared  to  $1,561,898),  an  increase  of  12.5 
percent.  Reunion  giving  set  a  new  record,  with  unrestricted  cash 
receipts  totaling  $583,602. 

Thanks  to  all  who  helped  to  make  the  1996-97  fiscal  year  so 
successful.  This  strong  vote  of  confidence  in  the  direction  and 
mission  of  the  College  bodes  well  as  we  move  toward  Sweet  Briar's 
hundred-year  anniversary. 


Mil 


Vice  President  for  Development 
and  College  Relations 


IK  ■■-■„»  V..W>Vt.'J,< 


« !•  A'.'  X^'  . 


Jn  1996-1997, 
Reunion  classes, 
under  the  direction  of  Ann 
Young  Bloom  '59,  National 
Reunion  Gifts  Chair,  raised 
$583,602  —  an  all-time  high. 

The  Class  of  1957  raised 
$128,649,  winning  the  Nancy 
Dowd  Burton  Award  for  the 
largest  gift  in  a  Reunion  year. 

The  Class  of  1952,  with  69 
percent  participation,  won  the 
Participation  Award  for  Classes 
Celebrating  the  2 5th- 50th 
Reunion. 

The  Class  of  1992,  with  31 
percent  participation,  won  the 
Participation  Award  for  Classes 
Celebrating  the  5th-20th 
Reunion. 


The  1996-1997 
Alumnae  Fund  Committee 

Ann  Ritchey  Baruch  '62 

Alumnae  Fund  Chair 

Ann  Young  Bloom  '59 

National  Reunion  Gifts  Chair 

Lochrane  Coleman  Smith  '76 

National  Reunion  Gifts  Chair-Elect 

Mary  Johnson  Nelson  '64 

Boxwood  Circle  Co-Chair 

Jo  Ann  Soderquist  Kramer  '64 

Boxwood  Circle  Co-Chair 

Evelyn  Manov  Sprinsky  '71 

Fund  Agent  Chair 

Nannette  McBurney  Crowdus  '57 

Planned  Giving  Chair 


1996-1991  'Reunion  CLa55 
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Total  Gifts 

1 947 $  87,330 

Reunion  Gifts  Chairmen:  Jane  Warner  Williams,  lean  C.  Old 

1952 57,969 

Reunion  Gifts  Chairmen:  Anne  HoaglancI  Kelsey, 
Mary  Bailey  Izard 

1 957 1 28,649 

Reunion  Gifts  Chairmen:  Carol  McMurtry  Fowler, 
Nannette  McBurney  Crowdus 

1962 46,000 

Reunion  Gifts  Chairman:  Adele  Vogel  Harrell 

1967 22,568 

Reunion  Gifts  Chairmen:  Gretchen  Builard  Barber, 

Maria  Wiglesworth  Hemmings 

1 972 1 07,200 

Reunion  Gifts  Chairmen:  Susan  Snodgrass  Wynne, 
Rhonda  Griffith  Durham 

1977 20,001 

Reunion  Gifts  Chairmen:  Jane  D.  Mooney, 
Toni  Bredin  Massie 

1982 23,327 

Reunion  Gifts  Chairmen:  Brianna  Boswell  Brown, 
Nancy  Daugherty  Davidson 

1987 14,137 

Reunion  Gifts  Chairmen:  Rebecca  Michie  McVeigh, 
Victoria  Chumney,  Courtney  Banton  Alford 

1992 5,260 

Reunion  Gifts  Chairmen:  Holly  P.  Caswell, 
Catherine  Gornto  Freeman 


Participation 
Rates 

65% 


69% 


65% 


46% 


44% 


50% 


32% 


29% 


32% 


33% 


DONORS 


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Total 
Gift  Totals 


Unrestricted 
Gift  Totals 


Total 
Participation  Rates 


Unrestricted 
Participation  Rates 


1948 


$5,008,276  1957. 


Fund  Agents:  Marion  Bower 
Harrison,  Martha  Davis  Barnes, 
Anne  Ryland  Ricks  GrilYin 


1945 


.  $2,259,785 


Fund  Agent:  Anna  Mary 
Chidester  Heywood 


1931. 
1921. 
1957 


.$605,800 
_ $351, 442 
_  $231,120 


Reunion  Gifts  Co-Chairmen: 
Carol  McMurtry  Fowler, 
Nannetle  McBurney  Crowdus 

Fund  Agent:  Anne  Wilson 
Rowe 


1943. 


$129,451 


Fund  Agents:  Mary  Love 
Ferguson  Sanders,  Margaret 
Swindell  Dickerman 


1933 


1972 


$118,314 


Reunion  Gifts  Co-Chairmen: 
Susan  Snodgrass  Wynne, 
Rhonda  Griffith  Durham 

Fund  Agents:  Susan  Snodgrass 
Wynne,  Rhonda  Griffith 
Durham 


1947. 


_$  90,407 


Reunion  Gifts  Co-Chairmen: 
Jane  Warner  Williams,  Jean  C. 
Old 

Fund  Agents:  Lucinda 
Converse  Ash,  Katharine 
Weisiger  Osborne 


1952 


.$  77,764 


Reunion  Gifts  Co-Chairmen: 
Anne  FHoagland  Kelsey,  Mary 
Bailey  Izard 

Fund  Agent:  Anne  Hoagland 
Kelsey 


.$128,649  1942. 


Reunion  Gifts  Co-Chairmen: 
Carol  McMurtry  Fowler, 
Nannette  McBurney  Crowdus 

Fund  Agent:  Anne  Wilson 
Rowe 


1972 


_$1 07,200 


Reunion  Gifts  Co-Chairmen: 
Susan  Snodgrass  Wynne, 
Rhonda  Griffith  Durham 

Fund  Agents:  Susan  Snodgrass 
Wynne,  Rhonda  Griffith 
Durham 


1947 


Reunion  Gifts  Co-Chairmen: 
Jane  Warner  Williams,  Jean  C. 
Old 

Fund  Agents:  Lucinda  Converse 
Ash,  Katharine  Weisiger 
Osborne 


$123,240  1952 


$  57,969 


Reunion  Gifts  Co-Chairmen: 
Anne  Hoagland  Kelsey,  Mary 
Bailey  Izard 

Fund  Agent:  Anne  Hoagland 
Kelsey 


1964 


$  52,901 


Fund  Agent:  Susan  Glasgow 
Brown 


1962 


$  46,380 

Reunion  Gifts  Chairman:  Adele 
Vogel  Harrell 

Fund  Agent:  Patsey  Carney 
Reed 

1945 $  45,209 

Fund  Agent:  Anna  Mary 
Chidester  Heywood 

1942 $  44,393 


Fund  Agent:  Florence  Bagley 
Witt 


1960 


$  42,446 

Fund  Agents:  Margot  A.  McKee, 
Tucky  McFall  Ziebold 


1930 


$  37,239 


Fund  Agent:  Florence  Bagley 
Witt 


.  79% 


1949 


77% 


Fund  Agent:  Mary  Fran  Brown 
Ballard 

1945 76% 

Fund  Agent:  Anna  Mary 
Chidester  Heywood 

1944 75  % 


Fund  Agent:  Betty  Boyd 
Farinholt  Cockrill 


$88,717  1943. 


Fund  Agents:  Mary  Love 
Ferguson  Sanders,  Margaret 
Swindell  Dickerman 

1952 


73% 


Reunion  Gifts  Co-Chairmen: 
Anne  Hoagland  Kelsey,  Mary 
Bailey  Izard 

Fund  Agent:  Anne  Hoagland 
Kelsey 


_73% 


1948. 


72% 


Fund  Agents:  Marion  Bower 
Harrison,  Martha  Davis  Barnes, 
Anne  Ryland  Ricks  Griffin 


1957 


69% 


Reunion  Gifts  Co-Chairmen: 
Carol  McMurtry  Fowler, 
Nannette  McBurney  Crowdus 

Fund  Agent:  Anne  Wilson 
Rowe 


1939 


.68% 


Fund  Agent:  Jean  Oliver  Sartor 


1947 


68% 


Reunion  Gifts  Co-Chairmen: 
Jane  Warner  Williams,  Jean  C. 
Old 

Fund  Agents:  Lucinda  Converse 
Ash,  Katharine  Weisiger 
Osborne 


1942. 


79% 


Fund  Agent:  Florence  Bagley 
Witt 

1944 75  % 

Fund  Agent:  Betty  Boyd 
Farinholt  Cockrill 

1945 75% 


Fund  Agent:  Anna  Mary 
Chidester  Heywood 

1952 69% 


Reunion  Gifts  Co-Chairmen: 
Anne  Hoagland  Kelsey,  Mary 
Bailey  Izard 

Fund  Agent:  Anne  Hoagland 
Kelsey 


1949 


73% 


Fund  Agent:  Mary  Fran  Brown 
Ballard 

1943 73% 

Fund  Agents:  Mary  Love 
Ferguson  Sanders,  Margaret 
Swindell  Dickerman 

1 948 71  % 


Fund  Agents:  Marion  Bower 
Harrison,  Martha  Davis  Barnes, 
Anne  Ryland  Ricks  Griffin 


1957 


65% 


Reunion  Gifts  Co-Chairmen: 
Carol  McMurtry  Fowler, 
Nannette  McBurney  Crowdus 

Fund  Agent:  Anne  Wilson 
Rowe 


1947 


.68% 


Reunion  Gifts  Co-Chairmen: 
jane  Warner  Williams,  Jean  C. 
Old 

Fund  Agents:  Lucinda  Converse 
Ash,  Katharine  Weisiger 
Osborne 


1939. 


67% 


Fund  Agent:  Jean  Oliver  Sartor 


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The  Sweet  Brisr  Circle  honors 
donors  who  make  unrestricted 
gifts  of  $10,000  or  more.  Thank 
you  tor  the  70  gifts  of  this 
magnitude  (up  from  66  in  1995- 
96).  which  were  received  in  1996- 
97  from  these  Sweet  Briar  Circle 
members: 

*Mr.  and  Mrs.  Homer  I.  Altice 
^Gertrude  0.  Anderson  '21* 

Lisa  Haggart  Arnold  '88 
*)ean  van  Home  Baber  '33* 
*Ann  Ritchey  Baruch  '62 
^Gordon  C.  Beemer  H'21 
*Audrey  T.  Betts  '45* 
*Clare  Newman  Blanchard  '60 
#Mr.  and  Mrs.  |.  Bruce  Bredin 
#|oanne  Raines  Brinldey  '57 
*Alice  Gary  Farmer  Brown  '59 
#Laura  Lee  Brown  '63 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  Walter  H.  Brown  H'49 

(Catherine  Barrett  '491 
*Col.  and  Mrs.  Donald  S.  Bussey  H'37 

(Anne  Lauman  37) 
wRuth  Simpson  Carrington  '21* 

Richard  C.  Carrott* 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  lohn  R.  Childress 

Nancy  Hancock  Coe  '31* 
Virginia  Upchurch  Collier  '72 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  W.  Ford  Cramer,  |r. 
*Sally  Fishbum  Crockett '52 
^Nannette  McBurney  Crowdus  '57 
wCharlotte  Heuer  de  Serio  '57 
*Dr.  and  Mrs.  William  H.  L.  Dornette 
*Ernest  R  Edwards 
*Fannie  Fletcher* 
*Carol  McMurtry  Fowler  '57 
■^Ann  Paxson  Gail  '48 
*Nancy  Hall  Green  '64 
*Evelyn  Dillard  Crones  '45* 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bradley  Hale 

(Anne  Sheffield '54) 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  Victor  W.  Henningsen,  Jr. 

(Mayde  Ludington  '48) 
*Kathryn  Trogdon  Hightower  '67 
#Nevil  Crute  Holmes  '33 
*Mary  Bailey  Izard  '52 
*Helen  Murchison  Lane  '46 
*Frances  Griffith  Laserson  '70 
^Frances  Childress  Lee  '57 
*Mary  )ane  Luke  '48 
*Sara  Finnegan  Lycelt  '61 

Cordon  E.  Mallett 
*)ulia  Groves  Martin  '42 
*Antonia  Bredin  Massie  '77 
^Mary  Lee  McGinnis  McClain  '54 
*Lois  Fernley  McNeil  '40 
*Norma  Patteson  Mills  '60 


*Mr.  and  Mrs.  C.|.  Nager,  Jr. 

(Kathleen  Bailey  '53) 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  Alvin  B.  Nordhem 

(Shidey  Hauseman  '42) 
*Nancy  McVay  O'Neill  '43 
*Jean  C.  Old  '47 
wKatharine  Weisiger  Osborne  '47 
wMr.  and  Mrs.  John  P.  Ottaway,  |r. 

(Cynthia  Wilson  '57) 
Clifton  W.  Pannell 
wjoanne  Holbrook  Patton  '52 
wMargaret  Eggers  Perry  '44 
wC  Gregg  Petersmeyer 
wFrances  Gregg  Petersmeyer  '43 
wAllison  Stemmons  Simon  '63 
■sStephanie  Bredin  Speakman  '68 
'«^Sara  Davis  Spencer  '48 
*Serena  Ailes  Stevens  '30 
#Katherine  Upchurch  Takvorian  '72 
^Evaline  Edmands  Thoma  '29 
*Ann  Samford  LJpchurch  '48* 
*lrene  Vongehr  Vincent  '40* 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  D.  Waxter  III 

(lulia  Baldwin  '49) 
Cornelia  Murray  Weller  '33* 
^Florence  Barclay  Winston  '57 
wMargaret  |ones  Wyllie  '45 
wSusan  Snodgrass  Wynne  '72 


The  President's  Circle 


Fifty-Seven  President's  Circle  gifts 
(between  $5,000  and  $9,999) 
were  received  during  the  last 
fiscal  year.  Grateful  thanks  to  each 
of  these  benefactors: 

Anonymous 

loan  Moore  Biddle  '64 
wCatharine  Fitzgerald  Booker  '47 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Anthony  H.  Browne 
(Cay  Kenney  '82) 
*Ethel  Ogden  Burwell  '58 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  J.  Cabaniss,  )r. 

(Catherine  Caldwell  '6/,) 
*Ann  Arnspiger  Canipe  '69 
*Mary  Whipple  Clark '35 
wMaryStoll  Cross  '57 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  David  H.  Dorminey 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Paul  W.  Dudman 
*Rhonda  Griffith  Durham  '72 
*Lella  Burnett  Felker  '45 
%'Elizabeth  Morton  Forsyth  '36 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Eric  G.  Friberg 
*Margarel  Troutman  Harbin  '42 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  L.  Parker  Harrell,  Jr. 
(Adele  Vogel  '62) 
\  *Vesta  Murray  Haselden  '38 
*Gladys  Wester  Horton '30 
wMargery  Scott  Johnson  '57 

Peggy  Jones '65 
^Louise  Corrigan  Jordan  '39 
*Donna  Pearson  Josey  '64 
wKathleen  A.  Kavanagh  '74 
;%Anne  Hoagland  Kelsey  '52 
lS!Sarah  Tams  Kreker  '39 
^Elizabeth  Bramham  Lee  '48 

Martha  Love 
wMary  Fitzhugh  Miller  '64 
*Vaughan  Inge  Morrissette  '54 
*Jane  Tomlinson  Myhre '50' 
!      Linda  J.  Odum  '72 
^Alpine  Martin  Patterson  '41 
wMeredilh  Slane  Person  '47 
wAnn  Hauslein  Potterfield  '42 
^^Margaret  Craighill  Price  '41 
^Patricia  Powell  Pusey  '60 
*Margaret  W.  Redfern  '47 


Qift  Club5 

*Susan  Van  Cleve  Riehl  '47 
*Anne  Wilson  Rowe  '57 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Manuchehr  A.  Saman 
(Elaine  Altice  '75) 
^Virginia  Nelson  Self  '56 
*Mary  Lyon  Stedman  '30 
*ChaHotte  Snead  Stifel  '52 
*Anne  Allen  Symonds  '62 
^Mildred  Newman  Thayer  '61 
'^Margaret  Smith  Thomasson  '36 
*Jane  Roseberry  Tolleson  '52 
*Ceorge  F.  Walker 
*Lee  Montague  Watts  '39 
■c^Mr.  and  Mrs.  George  H.  Weiler,  Jr. 
wElizabeth  Smith  White  '59 
*Cecil  Butler  Williams  '47 
'Sjane  Warner  Williams  '47 

loan  O'Meara  Winant 

Diane  Duffield  Wood '57 

T.  Evans  Wyckoff 


The  Boxwood  Circle 


The  1996-1997 
Boxwood  Circle  Committee 

|o  Ann  Soderquist  Kramer  '64 

Co-Chair 

Marylohnson  Nelson  '64 

Co-Chair 

Julie  O'Neil  Arnheim  '61 

Mary  Fran  Brown  Ballard  '49 

Myth  Monnich  Bayoud  '80 

Ann  Young  Bloom  '59 

Marguerite  Smith  Boyd  '71 

Anne  Mcjunkin  Briber  '43 

Evelyn  Day  Butler  '66 

lean  Shaw  Byrne  '65 

Margaret  Wadman  Cafasso  '61 

Elizabeth  Stanly  Gates  '63 

Martha  Mansfield  Clement  '48 

Nancy  Webb  Corkery  '81 

Molly  Rogers  Cramer  '81 

Ruth  Hemphill  DeBuys'41 

Lynne  Gardner  Detmer  '68 

Mary  Hamlin  Finke  '76 

Virginia  Del  Greco  Galgano  '64 

Nancy  Hall  Green  '64 

Lura  Litton  Griffin  '78 

Darrel  Ann  Humphrey  '76 

Donna  Pearson  |osey  '64 

Kathleen  A.  Kavanagh  '74 

Claire  Hughes  Knapp  '64 

Louise  Aubrey  McFadand  '54 

Courtney  Gibson  Pelley  '59 

Nancy  Mortensen  Piper  '74 

Ann  Morrison  Reams  '42 

Audrey  Lahman  Rosselot  '48 

lanet  Monroe  Schumann  '56 

Caroline  Rudulph  Sellers  '46' 

AnneSinsheimer  '51 

Lochrane  Coleman  Smith  '76 

Anne  Hinshaw  Vanderweil  '68 

Elizabeth  Smith  White  '59 

HediHaug  White '64 

The  Boxwood  Circle  honors  those 
who  contribute  $1,000  to  $4,999. 
There  were  471  members  in  1996- 
97,  compared  to  414  in  1995-96 
and  399  in  1994-95. 

Anonymous 

Susan  Ragland  Abrahamson  '57 
wCarolyn  Sample  Abshire  '51 
wPatricia  Sorensen  Ackard  '41 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  A.  Marshall  Acuft',  Jr. 
*Eugenia  Burnett  Affel  '42 
*|ean  Love  Albert  '46 


Beverly  Alexandre 
*Hazel  Sterrett  Allen  '40 
wSusanne  Sirassburger  Anderson  '35* 

Mary  Barbara  Annan  '67 
^Martha  Garrison  Anness  '48 
*Dr.  and  Mrs.  Gregory  T  Armstrong 
'*|ane  Lauderdale  Armstrong  '78 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Truman  Arnold 
■^Eleanor  Johnson  Ashby  '53 
■feMarjorie  Whitson  Aude  '57 
a?Mr.  and  Mrs.  Cuiltord  C.  Babcock 
*Alberta  Pew  Baker  '49 
*Dorothy  Tobin  Baldwin  '44 
wNancy  Godwin  Baldwin  '57 
ssMary  Fran  Brown  Ballard  '49 
*Anna  Whitaker  Bartel  '41 
^Barbara  Rockefeller  Bartlert  '63 
^Catherine  Price  Bass  '45 
*Mary  Brush  Bass  '62 
wMyth  Monnich  Bayoud  '80 
wSally  Skinner  Behnke  '44 

Polly  Benson-Brown  '58 
^Suzanne  Hardy  Benson  '48 
*Bryan  Alphin  Bente '69 

Marianne  Pownall  Billings  '74 

Nancy  Schmitt  Bishop  '66 
*Nancy  Alexander  Blaney  '47 
*Ann  Young  Bloom  '59 
^Carolyn  Martindale  Blouin  '30 
*Sarah  Porter  Boehmler  '65 

Letitia  Ord  Bonbright  '43 
*Blair  Bunting  Both  '40 
^Elinor  Plowden  Boyd  '74 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  W.  Waldo  Bradley 
*Alletta  Bredin-Bell  '74 
*Anne  Mcjunkin  Briber  '43 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Richard  A.  Brodie 
#Margaretta  Bredin  Brokaw  '70 
^Frances  Bailey  Brooke  '38 
«feBrianna  Boswell  Brown  '82 
*Grace  Wallace  Brown  '52 
#Mary  Lanman  Brown  '50 

Sharon  White  Brown  '72 
^Frances  Gilbert  Browne  '56 

Margaret  Hayes  Brunstad  '72 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Carter  B.  Bryan 
*Ellen  Newell  Bryan  '26 

Helen  Anderson  Bryan  '40 
*Nina  Wilkerson  Bugg  '60 

Robert  S.  Bush 
^Shannon  Wood  Bush  '87 
*Evelyn  Day  Butler  '66 
*Carla  Pellegrino  Cabot  '84 
^Margaret  Wadman  Cafasso  '61 

Ann  Walsh  Cahouet  '54 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  Craig  |.  Cain 
^Eugenia  Dickey  Caldwell  '65 

Mary  Altgelt  Campbell  '62 

Barbara  Hastings  Carne  '69 
^Emily  Schuber  Carr  '47 

Mary  Miller  Carroll  '52 

Pauline  I.  Carroll 

Donna  Robinson  Cart  '52 
^Elizabeth  Frenzel  Casalini  '82 
*Holly  R  Caswell  '92 
^Elizabeth  Stanly  Gates '63 

Philip  G.  Cavanaugh 
^Murrell  Rickards  Chadsey  '44 
^i^Fay  Martin  Chandler  '43 
wHilda  HudeChapin  '45 
wLeila  Barnes  Cheatham  '45 
^Barbara  Dert  Chenoweth  '38 

Natalie  Hall  Chisholm '47 
'ft'Margaret  Robertson  Christian  '47 

lohn  Christiensen 
ajClaire  Cannon  Christopher  '58 

Victoria  Chumney  '87 


Janet  Hamiiburg  Churchill  '53 
wjeanne  Posselt  Clear  '41 

Mary  Lee  Bell  Coffey  '69 
wLouisa  HuntCoker '56 
wMr.  and  Mrs.  Thomas  N.  Connors 

Uocelyn  Palmer  '62) 
*Nancy  Jenkins  Copeland  '72 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  Albert  B.  Cord 
wNancy  Webb  Corkery  '81 
*|ean  Inge  Cox  '65 
*Susan  Bronson  Croft  '64 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  |oe  M.  Crutcher 
wRebecca  Manning  Cutler  '27 
*Sarah  Davis  Daniels  '82 
wHarold  R.  Dann 
*Alice  Edwards  Davenport  '45 
*Nancy  Daugherty  Davidson  '82 
*juliet  Halliburton  Davis  '35 
*Winifred  Storey  Davis  '61 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bradley  W.  Day 
wRuth  Hemphill  DeBuys  '41 
wDebrah  L.  Denemark  '70 
*Elise  Wachenfeld  de  Papp  '55 
wBarbara  Tessin  Derry  '72 
wCatherine  Newman  Detering  '76 
wLynne  Gardner  Detmer  '68 
wMargaret  Swindell  Dickerman  '43 

Eleanor  Griggs  Diemar  '66 

lanet  Broman  Dingle '51 
wAlice  Warner  Donaghy  '62 
*Carol  Goodman  Doty  '87 
^^Mary  Treadway  Downs  '39 
wKathleen  Walsh  Drake  '72 
wNancy  Pingree  Drake  '43 

Elizabeth  Wann  Duff '72 
*Kemp  V.  Dwenger 
^Frances  Early  '62 

Joan  McCoy  Edmonds  '47 
*Lucy  Boyd  Lemon  Edmunds  '63 
'i^Martha  Meehan  Elgar  '67 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robert  E.  Ellison 
wMichela  A.  English  '71 
*C.  Lee  Essrig  '72 

Maria  Ward  Estefania  '69 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  H.  Clyde  Evans 

lill  Maple  Fallon '82 
wBeryl  Bergquist  Farris  '71 
wMarianne  Hutton  Felch  '79 
wFrances  McClung  Ferguson  '80 
wAlice  Johnson  Fessenden  '44 
wKatherine  Guerrant  Fields  '53 

EliseMorley  Fink  '27* 
*'Mary  Hamlin  Finke  '76 
'sMary-Fleming  Willis  Finlay  '66 
'^Frances  Johnson  Finley  '37 
wMarian  R.  Finney  '82 

Mary  LaVigne  Fletcher  '82 

Frances  Biggers  Flock  '79 
wVirginia  Squibb  Flynn  '32 
a?Linda  Knickerbocker  Ford  '59 
*Chloe  Fort  '62 
*Decca  Gilmer  Frackelton  '41 
wMary  Carter  Frackelton  '72 
wElinor  Ward  Francis  '37 
wRuth  Hoopes  Frangopoulos  '69 
wRebecca  Young  Frazer  '35 
wClara  Call  Frazier  '40 
^*'Mary  Ann  Robb  Freer  '54 
*Dorothea  M.  Fuller  '53 
*Forrest  L.  Gager,  Jr. 

Ann  Mountcastle  Gamble  '51 
wBonilee  Key  Garrett  '43 

Allison  Moore  Garrott  '62 

Mrs.  William  B.  Gillies,  |r. 

Laura  Hand  Glover  '86 
wLaura  Radford  Goley  '52 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gustavo  E.  Gomez 

'SSDonor  tor  past  five  years 
*  Deceased 


19  9  6-199 


Valerie  Cordon-|ohnson  74 

Karen  Greer  Coss  '89 

Linda  Sims  Grady  '60 
^Patricia  Paterson  Graham  '79 

Jane  Powell  Cray  '72 

Allison  Roberts  Greene  '81 
*Dianne  Verney  Greenway  '55 
^Mr.  and  Mrs,  Philip  Greer 

Lura  Litton  Griffin  '78 
*Claire  Dennison  Griffith  '80 
*Helen  Carruthers  Hackwell  '35 

lane  Eastin  Hager  '67 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Frank  P  Hall  III 
^Virginia  Moomaw  Hall  '42 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  Thomas  W.  Halligan 
*Winborne  Leigh  Hamlin  '58 

Mrs.  Myran  H.  Hanz 
*Sarah  McDuffie  Hardaway  '46 

Margaret  Nelson  Harding  '52 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Paul  E.  Harju 
*Ann  Pegram  Harris  '59 
^Elizabeth  Trueheart  Harris  '49 
*Mary  Lawrence  Harris  '79 

Rhoda  |.  Harris  '82 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Richard  |.  Harris,  |r. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  George  C.  Hart 
*Ann  Petesch  Hazzard  '51 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  James  C.  Healey,  |r. 
■^Mary  Groetzinger  Heard  '63 

Roberta  Malone  Henderson  '57 

Paula  Brumni  Hennessy  '77 

Elizabeth  Knapp  Herbert  '47 
^Dorothy  Marks  Herbruck  '51 
^Anne  Day  Herrmann  '64 
^Anna  Mary  Chidesler  Heywood  '45 

Katharine  Pauley  Hickok  '72 
*Betty-Potter  Kinne  Hillyer  '43 

Mary  Marshall  Hobson  '24* 
*Esther  left  Holland  '43 

Lucie  Stephens  Holland  '82 
*Martha  C.  Holland  '72 

Kerry  Holmberg 
^Margaret  Millender  Holmes  '63 
*Lesley  Bissell  Hoopes  '68 

Ella  Phillips  Hotchkiss  '29* 
*Anne  Sluckle  Houston  '46 
*Kathy  Jackson  Howe  '78 
^Nathalie  Ryan  Hoyt  '72 

Ann  Frasher  Hudson  '57 

Still  Hunter,  jr. 
*Belle  Brockenbrough  Hutchins  '29 

Wendy  Igleheart  '78 
*Dorothy  Keller  lliff '26 

Anna  M.  Moore  and  jack  Janetatos 
^Elizabeth  Washabaugh  Jarvis  '75 
^Lucy  Gordan  leffers  '39 

Nancy  Kegley  Jenkins  '42 
*Logan  Phinizy  Johns  '36 
^Shirley  Levis  lohnson  '47 
wRose  Montgomery  Johnston  '56 
*Dallis  Johnson  Jones  '54 
*Nancy  Parsons  Jones  '36 

Charlotte  Lykes  lorgensen  '72 
*Martha  Legg  Katt  '52 
*Mary  A.  Kelley  '70 
^Mr.  and  Mrs.  lames  S.  Kemper  III 
'^Jane  Johnson  Kent  '48 

Mariella  Gibson  Kerr  '57 
*Nancy  Hudler  Keuffel  '62 

James  F.  King  III 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Glen  E.  Kitchen,  Jr. 
*CorneliaChalkleyKittler'40 
*jo  Ann  Soderquist  Kramer  '64 
wMr.  and  Mrs.  William  A.  Kroh 
^Elizabeth  Todd  Landen  '50 
*Mary  Anne  Van  Dervoort  Large  '57 

Drs.  Oscar  and  Rosario  Laserna 

Ella  lesse  Latham  '33 
^*Dr.  and  Mrs.  George  H.  Lenz 

Diane  M.  Leslie  '73 


*Kate  Sulzberger  Levi  '38 
*Anne  Noyes  Lewis  '43 
*Sara  McMullen  Lindsey  '47 
*Susanne  Cay  Linville  '32 
^Elizabeth  Hanger  Lippincott  '42 
*AnneConeLiptzin  '61 
^Pamela  Sullivan  Livingston  '67 
*Edna  Osmanski  Loftus  '72 

Elizabeth  Wray  Longino  '78 
^Frances  Graham  Macllwinen  '63 
*Kathrina  Howze  Maclellan  '33 
^Marjorie  Willetts  Maiden  '44 
*Mary  Virginia  Grigsby  Mallett  '49 
*Rebecca  Douglass  Mapp  '37 
^lean  Caldwell  Marchant  '52 
*Robert  G.Marshall 

Dr.  and  Mrs.  A.  Dallas  Martin,  |r. 
^Margaret  Sheffield  Martin  '48 
*Emily  Wilkins  Mason  '44 
^'Joy  Peebles  Massie  '57 
^Cornelia  Long  Matson  '58 

Martha  Hornor  Maxwell  '36 
wMcNair  Currie  Maxwell  '63 

Allison  Jennings  McCance  '64 
*Deborah  Koss  McCarthy  '77 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  0.  Kenton  McCartney  III 

Stella  Moore  McClintock  '57 

Bonnie  Palmer  McCloskey  '70 
^Margaret  Graves  McClung  '53 
*Carol  Blanton  McCord  '47 
^Martha  Hoffman  McCoy  '44 

Margaret  Hoy  McFadden  '72 
^Louise  Aubrey  McFadand  '54 
^Caroline  Casey  McCehee  '49 
*Aimee  Des  Pland  McCirt  '47 
^Dorothy  Woods  McLeod  '58 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  R.  McLeRoy 
(Sherrie  Snead  74) 
*ElizabethLeeMcPhail'37 
*Ruth  Remon  McRae  '32* 
^Joanna  Fink  Meeks  '34 
*Helen  Sim  Mellen  '31 
^Carolyn  Foster  Meredith  '61 
*julia  Gray  Saunders  Michaux  '39 
^Gertrude  Robertson  Midlen  '39 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Douglas  A.  Milbury 
wBarbaraBolles  Miller '43 
^Martha  Jean  Brooks  Miller  '41 

Warren  Moore  Miller  '72 

Fontaine  Hutter  Minor  '62 
^Virginia  Gates  Mitchell  '63 
'*^Sue  Lawlon  Mobley  '55 

Helen  Molton 

Marl  Monahan  '78 
*jane  D.  Mooney  '77 
^«lrene  Mitchell  Moore  '42 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  Mitchell  L.  Moore 
^Makanah  Dunham  Morriss  '66 
'^'Frances  Kirven  Morse  '68 
*Anne  Webb  Moses  '47 
^Miriam  Molander  Moss  '62 

Katharine  Babcock  Mountcastle  '52 

Elisabeth  S.  Muhlenfeld 
*Evelyn  D.  Mullen  '31 
*Grace  Bugg  Muller-Thym  '42 

Lysbeth  Muncy 
'^Ernestine  White  Murray  '44 
wSusan  Waller  Nading  '72 
wElizabeth  Doucett  Neill  '41 
^Elizabeth  Schmeisser  Nelson  '43 
*Jane  W.  Nelson  '66 
■^Mrs.  Lawrence  G.  Nelson 
#Mary  Johnson  Nelson  '64 
^Patricia  Smith  Nelson  '48 
*Theda  Sherman  Newlin  '32 
wMr.  and  Mrs.  J.  Wilson  Newman 
Alindsay  Smith  Newsom  '67 

Anne  Walker  Newton  '38 
SByron  Niniocks 
*Molly  Reeb  Nissman  '77 


*Anne  Borough  O'Connor  '41 
*Jane  Ramsay  Olmsted  '52 
*Mary  Scully  OIney '41 
*Alice  Perry  Park  '65 

Marie  Gilliam  Park  '50 
^^Helen  Addington  Passano  '55 
^Courtney  Gibson  Pelley  '59 
*Edna  Syska  Peltier  '42 
*Kalhleen  Peeples  Pendleton  '55 
*Elaine  Newton  Peters  '57 
*Ellen  Gilliam  Perry  '45 
*Creta  Barksdale  Brown  Peters  '66 
*Dr.  and  Mrs.  Cornelius  W.  Pettinga 
*Terry  Faulkner  Phillips  '51 
■^Virginia  Noyes  Pillsbury  '44 
*Mr  and  Mrs.  C.  Cotesworth  Pinckney 

(Helen  Raney  '661 
■S-Mr.  and  Mrs.  Vernon  W.  Piper 
*Susan  Dern  Plank  '73 
*Ruth  Myers  Pleasants  '34 

Marie  Chapin  Plumley  '57 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Kevin  H.  Pollard 
*Elisabeth  Scott  Porter  '64 

Dr.  Nancy  Dutton  Potter 

Anne  Litle  Poulel  '64 
^Barbara  Golden  Pound  '47 
^Elizabeth  Perkins  Prothro  '39 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  Mark  H.  Prothro 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Richard  Quickel 
wBetty  lohnson  Ragland  '48 
wAnn  Wesley  Ramsey  '75 
*Patsey  Carney  Reed  '62 

Dr.  and  Mrs.  Mitchell  Reese 
'ft'Elizabeth  Zulich  Reuter  '45 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  Billy  D.  Rhoades 

Christoph  Ringier 
■*Carroll  Weitzel  Rivers  '57 

Lisa  Nelson  Robertson  '76 
^Audrey  Lahman  Rosselot  '48 
*Dorothy  Rouse-Bottom  '49 
^Patricia  Traugott  Rouse  '48 
'A'Mary  Moore  Rowe  '34 
^Frances  Morrison  Ruddell  '35 
^Elizabeth  Moore  Rusk  '26 
^Christie  Calder  Salomon  '64 
ABetty  Van  Dusen  Samson  '44 
■"^Mary  Love  Ferguson  Sanders  '43 
*Helen  J.  Sanford  '42 
■^Yvonne  Leggett  Sanford  '39 
^Merriam  Packard  Sargent  '43* 
^Gloria  Sanderson  Sartor  '42 
sEllen  Harrison  Saunders  '75 

Tracy  G.  Savage '70 
^Frances  Dornette  Schafer  '70 
*Helene  P.  Schewel 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  Andrew  j.  Schroder  II 
*Mary  Barge  Schroder  '39 
*Janet  Monroe  Schumann  '56 
^Elizabeth  Pinkerton  Scott  '36 

Vivian  Butler  Scott '59 
'^Caroline  Rudulph  Sellers  '46* 
wEleanor  Bosworth  Shannon  '47 
^Frances  Bell  Shepherd  '55 
S'Susanna  ludd  Silcox  '52 
a?Stephanie  Harmon  Simonard  '72 

Sandra  Stingily  Simpson  '57 
wSusan  Hendricks  Slayman  '60 
^Frances  Street  Smith  '52 
*Lochrane  Coleman  Smith  '76 
*Mary  Virginia  Camp  Smith  '36 
wAlice  Allen  Smyth  '62 
*Suzette  Morton  Sorenson  '47 
*Nancy  Salisbury  Spencer  '56 
*Evelyn  Manov  Sprinsky  '71 
■sDouglas  Woods  Sprunt  '42 
*Agnes  Cleveland  Stackhouse  '31 

Shelby  Staples '91 
^Melanie  Bowen  Steglich  '78 
*Elynor  Neblett  Stephens  '57 

Melissa  McDowell  Stevens  '71 


ludith  Bensen  Stigle  '67 
*Nan  Hart  Stone '47 
^Valeria  Parker  Storms  '58 

Mrs.  Waller  E.  Siracey 
#Rulh  Lowrance  Street  '27 

Blanche  Quincey  Stubbs  '24* 

lulia  K.  Sutherland  '78 
wPaulett  Long  Taggart  '44 
^Margaret  Cromwell  Taliaferro  '49 
*Elvira  McMillan  Tate  '65 
*|ohn  A.  Tate,  |r. 
*Ann  Sheldon  Taylor '51 
*Jean  G.  Taylor  '49 

Mary  Morrison  Thomas  '72 
^Isabel  Gaylord  Thompson  '45 
*|ane  Arensberg  Thompson  '61 

Ray  Henley  Thompson  '62 
wNewell  Bryan  Tozzer  '55 
*Jane  Fitzgerald  Treherne-Thonias  '57 
#Betsy  Gilmer  Tremain  '42 

Saravette  Royster  Trotter  '47 
■S'Margarel  Addington  Twohy  '48 

Georgene  M.  Vairo  '72 
*Margaret  West  Valentine  '55 
*SallySchall  Van  Allen '42 
*PatriciaNealeVanClief'72 
*Anne  Hinshaw  Vanderweil  '68 
'ADorolhy  Barnum  Venter  '35 

Elizabeth  Haskell  Vest  '57 
*Linda  Mae  Visocan  '87 
^Adeline  Jones  Voorhees  '46 

Marion  F.  Walker  72 
*|udith  Atkins  Wall '61 

Edith  Brainerd  Walter '42 
WMargaret  Storey  Wasson  '61 
*Helen  Gravatt  Watt  '44 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  Richard  D.  Webb 
*WendyC.  Weiler'71 
wjane  Bradley  Wheeler  '64 

Alice  Stansbury  White  '52 
*Connie  Burwell  White  '34 
*Hedi  Haug  White  '64 
SKaren  Kniskern  White  '43 

Kenneth  S.  White 
*Ann  Marshall  Whitley  '47 
'^Elizabeth  Colwill  Wiegers  '59 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  lames  C.  Wigginton 
^Marjorie  Woods  Williamson  '44 
■^Courtenay  Sands  Wilson  '66 

Gail  Zarwell  Winkler  '76 

Nancy  Hardt  Winter  '74 

Melissa  Gentry  Witherow  '80 
^Florence  Bagley  Witt  '42 
*Ariana  Jones  Wittke  '46 
^Camilla  Crocker  Wodehouse  '71 
A'Helen  Davis  Wohlers  '45 
WJohanna  Yaple  Wolski  '70 
^Elizabeth  Bond  Wood '34 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robert  C.  Wood  III 
IMina  Walker  '62) 

Elizabeth  Clegg  Woodard  '72 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  lames  A.  Woods 
'A'Dorothy  Malone  Yates  '42 
^Barbara  Smith  Young  '71 
*Cynthia  Noland  Young  '40 

Marion  Mundy  Young  '42 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Elwin  J.  Zarwell 
^Louise  Swiecki  Zingaro  '80 
^A'lane  Lewis  Zollicoffer  '50 


The  junior  Boxwood  Circle 


The  junior  Boxwood  Circle  honors 
those  young  alumnae  who 
contribute  $100-$800,depending 
on  class  year 


Trienel  K.  Ahearn  '92 
lulieA.  Baer'96 
Rebecca  P  Baker '94 
Jennifer  L.  Beck  '96 


Charlotte  D.  Bonini  '92 

Amy  A.  Bowman  '96 

Diana  |.  Bradford  '92 

Wanda  D.  Brockman  '96 

Judith  J.  Brown  '96 

Kim  Conte  Burnett  '94 

Eleanor  Guild  Coghill  '93 

Virginia  Marks  Collier '92 

Michelle  MacMurtrie  Constable  '93 

Polly  C.Crawford '93 
*Sally  L.  Croker  '92 

Stephanie  E.  Cullom  '96 

Elizabeth  Robinson  Dean  '91 

Jennifer  Toomey  Driscoll  '92 

Margaret  McClellan  Driscoll  '92 

Amelia  E.  Dudman  '96 

Debra  A.  Elkins  '93 
*Kimbedey  McGraw  Euston  '92 

Heidi  A.  Faulconer  '96 

Heather  L.  Forrester  '94 
'^Catherine  Gornto  Freeman  '92 
*|aimie  Del  Monte  Galbreath  '92 

Kelly  K.  Gardner  '93 

Elizabeth  A.  Gilkeson  '93 

Carlene  L.  Harper  '94 

Kate  L.  Haw  '92 

Gwendolyn  Hickey-Babcock  '95 

Alexandria  Hiribarne  '96 

Maura  E.  Hutchens  '93 

Odavia  B.  Hyland  '96 

Elizabeth  E.  Ike  '96 
*Keeley  Sullivan  lurgovan  '92 

Laura  Baker  Knights  '93 

Shannon  Callison  La  Shell  '95 
^Cara  Ardemagni  LaRoche  '92 

Ann  E.  Lindquist  '92 

Katherine  K.  Lindsey  '94 

Megan  C.  Maltby  '95 

Katherine  |.  Maxwell  '95 

Janna  E.  McLarty  '96 

Sutapa  Mukherjee  '93 

Christie  C.  Newman  '95 

Kimberly  C.  Olmstead  '92 
*Liz  Ozmen  '92 

Annie  Pankoski  '96 

Charlotte  Prothro  Philbin  '95 

Erin  Currie  Reilly  '93 

Leslie  J.  A.  Rodgers'94 

Amy  Biathrow  Ross  '94 

UteK6hlerSartin'97 

Kelly  B.  Schmitt  '94 
Piracy  Steele  Scileppi  '92 

Jennifer  M.  Smith  '96 

Karalyne  D.  Sperling '92 

Beverley  C.  Stone  '95 

Greta  Eustace  Sullivan  '94 

CaitlinN.Sundby'94 

Kristen  B.  Swenson  '93 

Amy  Johnson  Thompson  '92 

Laura  Warren  Underwood  '93 

Norma  Bulls  Valentine  '93 

Katherine  G.Warner '95 

Sarah  Clifford  Weaver  '95 

Katherine  V  Whitby  '95 
*Kathleen  Davis  Willis '92 

Amy  M.  Woods  '95 

Sigrid  A.  Zirkle  '93 


The  Golden  Stairs 


Donors  ol  gifts  between  $500 
and  $999  are  recognized  by 
membership  in  The  Golden  Stairs. 
This  year's  membership  reached 
271,  a  leap  beyond  the  1995-96 
membership  of  236! 

*Mr.  and  Mrs.  Leif  Aagaard 

(Teresa  Win  '87) 
*AnneElliceAdam  '62 
Elizabeth  Addison 


^  Donor  for  past  live  years 
'  Deceased 


jiiiSiSiii 


^ 


Courtney  Banton  Alford  '87 

Mary  L.  Altgelt 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ted  0.  Anderson 
^Victoria  L.Archer '81 

Jan  Huguenin  Assmus  '69 

Sarah  G.  Babcock  '83 
#Nancy  Thompson  Baker  '50 

Gretchen  Bullard  Barber  '67 
#Merrill  Underwood  Barringer  '54 

Marcia  Rhodes  Berglund  '55 
*Elizabeth  Gillespie  Billings '84 

Lee  Brown  Billingsley  '58 
*|anet  Martin  Birney  '5.3 
*Elaine  Davis  Blackford  '47 

Elizabeth  Coleman  Blackwell  '78 
*Suzanne  Edinger  Boas  '68 
*Martha  Neil!  Boney  '72 
*Mary  Morris  Gamble  Booth  '50 
*)ane  Merkle  Borden  '65 
*Nancy  Hotchkiss  Boschen  '34 

Nancy  Fleshman  Bowles  '62 
*Deborah  Price  Bowman  '82 

Kenneth  W.  Bradt 
*Phyllis  Herndon  Brissenden  '55 

Claire  Cieszko  Britt '83 
*Rhoda  Allen  Brooks '71 

Nancy  Dixon  Brown  '63 
*Ann-Barrett  Holmes  Bryan  '49 

lean  Shaw  Byrne  '65 
*Dr.  Anthony  Caprio 
*Mary  House!  Carr  '38 

loseph  F.  Carroll 

Victoria  McCullough  Carroll  '84 
*Elsie  Prichard  Carter  '59 
*Jane  Mattas  Christian  '52 
*Nancy  E.  Church  '77 

Ellen  Ramsay  Clark '49 
*Margina  Dunlap  Cogswell  '67 
*Vivian  Yamaguchi  Cohn  '77 
^Eleanor  Wright  Conway  '32 
*Carol  D.  Cooper  '71 
^Catharine  Spessard  Cooper  '57 

Virginia  Baldwin  Cox  '69 
■^Louise  Martin  Creason  '72 
*Faith  Rahmer  Croker  '54 
*Marcia  Morrison  Curtis  '34 
*|aquelin  Ambler  Cusick  '57 

Lucy  Call  Dabney '42 
*Diane  Dalton  '67 
*Sally  Dobson  Danforth  '59 

Roberta  T.  Daniel 
*Diana  C.Dent '50 
^Katherine  Munter  Derr  '47 

Carol  Anne  Dickson  '86 
*Anne  Forster  Dooley  '52 

Nancy  Shuford  Dowdy  '57 
*Elizabelh  While  Drbal  '77 
*Elizabeth  Avery  Duff  '45 

Diane  Dunaway  '82 
*Loti  Kennedy  Dunn  '62 

jane  R.  Dure  '82 
'ifelulie  Micou  Eastwood  '51 

lanet  Pehl  Ettele  '57 
*Mary  Rich  Ewing  '36 
*Elizabeth  Weil  Fisher  '47 

Roscoe  W.  Fitts 
^Constance  Currie  Fleming  '40 
*SallyBianchi  Foster '50 
*judy  Mundy  Fowler  '66 
*Page  E.  Franson  '87 
^Catherine  Gornto  Freeman  '92 

Mrs.  Robert].  Friedlander 

Sarah  Dabbs  Fryer  '72 

Gay  Hart  Gaines '59 
^Caroline  Chobot  Garner  '54 
*Ann  Gateley  '70 
*Nancy  Nalle  Genung  '37 
*Cynthia  Livingstone  Gibert  '63 

Mary  Waterman  Gildehaus  '69 
*AnneKilbyGilhuly'55 


Robert  M.Gill 
■"^Mary  McGuire  Gilliam  '47 

Barbara  Paulson  Goodbarn  '83 

Mary  Ann  Gosser 

John  I.  Goulde 

EIna  Green 

Madeleine  F.  Green 

Cecelia  Williamson  Gnnstead  '68 

Isabelle  Viguerie  Gsell  '86 

Ann  Young  Habliston  '82 
^Annette  Hagens  '33 
*Metta  Streit  Halla  '55 
*Jane  Pinckney  Hanahan  '57 
*Mary  E.  Hannah  '62 
wMrs.  Adelaide  H.  Hapala 
^Georgia  Herbert  Hart  '40 
^Margaret  Dawson  Hellyer  '47 
*Susan  Moseley  Helm  '66 
^Maria  Wiglesworth  Hemmings  '67 
*Kathryn  Yeager  Herreid  '84 
*Patricia  Neithold  Hertzberg  '67 
■^Virginia  Heizer  Hickenlooper  '38 

Penelope  M.  Hill 

Betsey  Sawyer  Hodges  '50 

Linda  McArthur  Hollis  '61 
*Martha  Bugg  Hughes  '72 
*Darrel  Ann  Humphrey  '76 
'»'|acqueline  Mabie  Humphrey  '60 

Carol  Hays  Hunley  '81 

Susan  Scales  Hunt  '87 
#Marian  Shanley  Jacobs  '44 
'*'Julia  Mills  lacobsen  '45 

Kathleen  Hsu  Jeong  '64 
wRosemary  Bjorge  Johnson  '40 
*Katherine  Doar  Jones  '43 
^Ellen  Sullivan  Jurgovan  '92 
*Briggett  |.  Keith  '72 

Adele  Laslie  Kellman  '67 

Carol  Gamberg  Kenyon  '77 
*SallyOldKitchin'76 

Susan  Walton  Klaveness  '76 
*Janet  Hiestand  Koller  '63 

Michael  S.  Koppisch 

Alice  Johnson  Krendel  '72 
^Elizabeth  Landen  Krone  '81 
*Melvin  R.  Lane* 
*Margaret  Johnson  Laney  '62 
*lane  Lawder  '35 

Dorothy  Moore  Lawson  '59 
*Mr,  and  Mrs.  William  M.  Lechler 
*Ruth  Willingham  Lentz  '74 
*Ann  Colston  Leonard  '47 

Betsy  Bell  Liles  '82 

Jane  Perry  Liles  '53 
^Elizabeth  Johnston  Lipscomb  '59 

Patricia  Lodewick  '57 

Valerie  Stoddard  Loring  '59 

Perry  Liles  Lucas  '85 
*Mary  Stollenwerck  Lynch  '63 
^Patricia  Sparks  Lyndon  '68 

Brooke  Hamilton  MacKinnon  '62 

Marion  MacRae  '67 
^Gertrude  Lewis  Magavern  '31 
*Meta  Bond  Magevney  '63 
*Nanci  Hay  Mahoney  '54 
*Nancy  Blackwell  Marion  '74 
«^Anne  Stupp  McAlpin  '68 

Pamela  Drake  McCormick  '72 
'AMarie  Musgrove  McCrone  '49 
^'Sarah  Kennedy  McGroarty  '77 

Rebecca  Michie  McVeigh  '87 
^Elizabeth  Medaglia  '69 
^Suzanne  Bassewitz  Mentzinger  '52 
*Lee  Mackubin  Miller  '66 
*Margarel  Sandidge  Miller  '37 
*Mary  Webb  Miller '57 

Marianne  Vorys  Minister  '52 
*Nancy  P  Moody  '54 
*Dorolhy  Lear  Mooney  '78 
*Ann  R.  Moore  '69 


*Dorothy  Myers  Morehead  '42 
*Virginia  Van  Winkle  Morlidge  '28 
■^Rosemary  Newby  Mullen  '45 
■^Constance  Budlong  Myrick  '44 
■^Louise  Konsberg  Noll  '44 

Virginia  lllges  Norman  '47 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Peyton  Norville 
*Martha  Frye  Nye  '48* 
^Katharine  Mockett  Oberteuffer  '66 
*Dorothy  Campbell  O'Connor  '40 
^Susanna  Bernard  Odence  '55 
*Lamar  Ellis  Oglesby '54 
^Barbara  Falge  Openshaw  '57 
*Susan  C.  O'Toole  '73 

Stacy  Lee  Pae  '87 
^Isabel  Grayson  Parish  '53 
*Ann  N.  B.  Parks  '39 
*Barbara  Searles  Parrett  '41 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  S.  F.  Pauley 
*Barbara  Sloan  Pearsall  '49 
*RuthMagee  Peterson  '51 
#Bonnie  Blew  Pierie  '67 

Jeannelte  Pillsbury  '72 
*Andria  Calhoun  Plonka  '67 

Janice  E.  Pogue  '71 
*Ruth  Pfingsten  Polster  '38 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  George  W.  Poncy 
*Catherine  Tift  Porter  '44 
*Robin  Rutter  Price  '72 
^Louise  Weston  Rainey  '74 
*Gail  Anderson  Ramey  '64 
*Mary  Belle  Scott  Rauch '62 

Nancy  Messick  Ray  '52 
"«;Virginia  Cooke  Rea  '31* 
*Ann  Morrison  Reams  '42 

Patricia  |.  Reardon  '72 

Mary  McDuffie  Redmond  '47 
*Page  Munroe  Renger  '67 
^Louise  Lembeck  Reydel  '41 
^Catherine  Cox  Reynolds  '49 
#Mary  Hudgins  Rice  '47 

Kathryn  B.  Richardson  '89 
*Barbara  Collis  Rodes  '56 

Lynn  Kahler  Rogerson  '76 
^Frances  A.  Root  '80 

Victoria  Wolf  Rosenfield  '86 

Lynn  Pearson  Russell  '69 

Nathalie  M.Ryan '42 
*Jo  Schneider  Samp  '77 
*Jean  Oliver  Sartor '39 
*Anne  Parker  Schmalz  '62 

Kelly  B.  Schmitt  '94 
*Patricia  Hassler  Schuber  '47 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  H.  Scott 
*lekeOsinga  Scully  '78 
^Beverly  Benson  Seamans  '50 
^Harriet  Houston  Shaffer  '64 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Om  P  Sharma 

lane  Russo  Sheehan  '52 

Virginia  Dunlap  Shelton  '53 

Rebecca  Patton  Shepard  '63 
wLola  Steele  Shepherd  '50 

Deborah  Snead  Shrader  '78 

Bliss  Simmons  '87 
*Anne  Kleeman  Sites  '47 
*Blandina|onesSkilton  '35 

Betty  Haverty  Smith  '44 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Charles  W.  Smith 
*Ellen  S.  Smith  '87 
*Emily  Pleasants  Smith  '65 
^Caroline  Birdsall  Sory  '61 

June  I.  Speight  '87 

Lillian  King  Springer  '77 
^Margaret  |ones  Steuart  '54 
wBonnie  Moe  Stook  '72 

Janet  Storey-Honick  '73 
'ifeAnn  Percy  Stroud  '62 
^Virginia  Burgess  Struhsaker  '44 
*Josephine  Reid  Stubbs  '30 
*Helen  Allen  Stupp '38 


*Marie  E.  Sushka  '67 
*Nancy  Conkle  Swann  '66 
■^Margaret  Robinson  Tallmadge  '81 
*Ann  Collins  Teachout  '54 

Douglas  Dockery  Thomas  '62 
*|anel  D.  Thorpe  '39 
Janet  Smal  ley  Todd  '78 
Elizabeth  McMahan  Tolbert  '57 
Greyson  Shuff  Tucker  '72 
Pamela  Tnmingham  Van  Dyck  '68 
*AnnMayVia'54 
*Maria  Carozza  Voipe  '62 
*Jane  Tatman  Walker  '60 

John  Wallace 
*Christine  Devol  Wardlow  '63 
#Patricia  Whitaker  Waters  '44 
Amelia  M.  Watkins  '87 
Mary  Bryant  Watkins  '49 
Ann  K.  Weigand 
Charles  M.  Weis 
*Mrs.  Richard  C.  Weiss 

Sally  Smith  Williams '48 
*Mary  Anne  Wilson  '57 
*KayLeroyWing'50 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sang  H.  Won 
Cornelia  R.  Woodworth  '86 
Kathleen  Harris  Wray  '63 
*Margaret  Mapp  Young  '67 


The  luNiOR  Bench 


The  )  996-97  junior  Bench 
welcomed  397  members  [up  from 
338  in  1995-96!)  who  sent  gifts  of 
$250-$499. 

Elizabeth  Smith  Abse  '56 
*Heather  Pirnie  Albert  '82 

Ann  Stevens  Allen  '56 

Holly  PflugAllport '84 

Wendy  Birtcher  Anderson  '84 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Richard  S,  Andert 

Mona  Thornhill  Armistead  '65 
*Norma  Bradley  Arnold  '44 
■^Barbara  Gracey  Backer  '71 
*SallyTwedell  Bagley '67 
*Dr.  and  Mrs.  lames  L.  Baldwin 
*Ethel  Green  Banta  '55 

Joanne  Harrier  Barker  '60 
*Patricia  Levi  Barnett  '49 
*Mary-Baird  Shinberger  Bell  '67 

Frances  Manlho  Belliveau  '82 
*Sally-Ann  Sells  Bensur  '79 

Malinda  Bradley  Bergen  '87 
#|anet  MacFarlan  Bergmann  '38 
*Suzanne  Seaman  Berry  '61 
*Ethel  Gurney  Belz  '41 
^Frances  Weil  Binswanger  '34 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  lames  H.  Black  IV 

Jean  Blount  '40 
*Louise  Cobb  Boggs  '61 
*Patricia  McClay  Boggs  '55 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robert  M.  Bolz 
wCatherine  Sims  Boman 
^Virginia  Quintard  Bond  '31 


Susan  Desmet  Bostic  '72 
*Desiree  M.  Bouchal  '83 
#Anne  Lile  Bowden  '47 
*Maria  Tucker  Bowerfind  '47 
*Elizabeth  Rodgers  Boyd  '84 
*Dr.  and  Mrs.  Joseph  B.  Boyd 
*Elizabeth  Bulkley  Bradley  '61 

David  A.  Bradt 
*Diane  Ball  Brendel  '78 

Alison  F.  Briber 

Ann  E.  Briggs  '47 
*Betty  Suttle  Briscoe  '34 
*Mary  Dame  Stubbs  Broad  '50 
*Anne  H.  Brooke  '33 

Sue  H.  Brooke '29 

Virginia  Cunningham  Brookes  '35 

Judith  Hartwell  Brooks  '62 
*Martba  Ake  Brouse  '36 
*Ellen  Moseley  Brown  '71 
*EmilyMcNally  Brown '72 
*|ean  von  Schrader  Bryan  '82 
*CeciliaA.  Bryant'68 
*Alice  Lancaster  Buck  '44 

Barbara  Cochrane  Buckley  '67 
^Lurline  Tolbert  Buppert  '65 

Frances  Simmons  Byerly  '43 
*Mary  Swift  Calhoun  '31 
*Anita  Crossingham  Cannon  '77 
*Anne  Sniffen  Gates  '71 

Elizabeth  Brewer  Caughman  '70 
wlane  Reeb  Chadwick  '74 
wElena  Quevedo  Chigas  '83 

Glenys  Dyer  Church  '73 
*Lisa  A.  Church  '82 
'*?Lucy  Canary  Church  '61 
wAnne  Macfadane  Clark  '45 
*Laura  Morrissette  Clark  '85 
*Nancy  Hamel  Clark  '52 

Dr  and  Mrs.  Terrence  T.  Clark 
-•;Mr.  and  Mrs.  David  R.  Clayton 
sBetty  Farinholt  Cockrill  '44 
-.»?Mr,  and  Mrs.  W.  H.  Cogswell  III 
^Alexandra  Carpenter  Cole  '58 
wEleanor  Myers  Cole  '46 

Dr.  and  Mrs,  Malcolm  H.  Cole,  Jr 
wHazel  Stamps  Collins  '32 

Ansley  Merritt  Conner  '87 

Kim  Patmore  Cool  '62 
*ShirieySutliff  Cooper '55 

Martha  TisdaleCordeir82 
*Paula  Ayotte  Corwin  '67 

Bronier  L.  Costas 

Molly  Rogers  Cramer '81 
*Mr.andMrs.  K.  H.Crandall.Jr. 

Bonnie  Loyd  Crane  '50 

Margaret  A.  Craw  '72 
■ajVirginia  Ramsey  Crawford  '59 
*Marjorie  Ward  Cross  '32 
^Caroline  Gibbes  Crosswell  '71 
^Frances  Gardner  Curtis  '47 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  Peter  V.  Daniel 
^Carolyn  Conley  Danley  '46 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bruce  S.  Darney 

Jane  R.  Davenport  '70 
^Elizabeth  Ripley  Davey  '47 
^Garland  Hunter  Davies  '50 
*Deanne  M.  Dawson  '86 
*Monica  F.  Dean 

Janet  Myers  Deans  '77 
*Ruth  Frye  Deaton  '54 

Calvert  G.deColigny,  Jr. 

Virginia  Carpenter  Delgado  '67* 
wBetty  Emerick  Dethlefs  '43 
*Margaret  Huxley  Dick  '36 
wCathleen  Gilmore  Dietz  '75 
*Peter  B.  Dirlam 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Foster  E.  Dixon 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  Joseph  M.  Dixon,  Jr 

Mary  Phillips  Donohoe  '72 
*Anne  Quarles  Doolittle  '78 

^  Domr  tor  pasf  live  years 
'  Deceased 


19  9  6- 


HONOR 


DONORS 


*Cynthia  Abbott  Dougherty  '42 

Virginia  Stanley  Douglas  '67 
^Elizabeth  Healy  Downing  '45 
Ellen  Cillispie  Dreyer  '83 
Margaret  McClellan  Driscoll  '92 
Amelia  E,  Dudman  '96 
#Marie  Shields  Duke  '76 
Cathleen  Brooke  Dunkle  '85 
Celia  Williams  Dunn  '61 
lesse  W.  Durham  '96 
Shannon  Thompson  Eadon  '80 
9ePutnam  Mundy  Ebinger  '70 
sisMary  Evans  Edwards  '64 
j^lessie  Strickland  Elcock  '46 
*WendyWorthen  Elliott '79 
*Helen  Hartman  Ellis  '56 
sijBettina  Bell  Emmons  '39 
wMr.  and  Mrs.  lames  D.  Ericson 
^Stuart  Bohannon  Evans  '61 
*Patricia  Dolph  Fallon  '84 
Karla-Beth  Liebl  Faulconer 
Sarah  Kalber  Fiedler  '66 
^T.  Richard  Fishbein 
^Elizabeth  Glenn  Fisher  '83 
^Frances  Butt  Fisher  '66 
Charlotte  Prassel  FitzGerald  '82 
Margaret  A.  Fogarty  '87 
*Sarah  Tomlinson  Foscue  '38 
^Marion  Malm  Fowler  '32 
Mr  and  Mrs,  Harvey  C.  Fruehaul,  jr. 
Penn  Willels  Fullerton  '66 
wNatalie  Roberts  Funk  '66 
^jaimie  Del  Monte  Galbreath  '92 
wCarol  Provence  Gallivan  '73 
^Mary  Goodwin  Camper  '78 
Elizabeth  Moore  Gardner  '58 
?i^Mary  Davis  Garone  '81 
*Toni  Naren  Gates  '67 
*Anne  Christovich  Gay  '73 
^Karen  Greer  Gay  '74 
^Eileen  P  Gebrian  '72 
^Capel  Grimes  Gerlach  '36 

Constance  Hancock  Getman  '48 
^Elizabeth  C.  Gibson  '48 
Penelope  Walsh  Gilbert '72 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  |.  Kevin  Cilgan 
*Anne  Cooke  Gilliam  '40 
wMarion  P  Girard  '69 
^Adelaide  Boze  Glascock  '40 
Nancy  Goldbarth  Glaser  '42 
*jane  Piper  Gleason  '74 
*Rebecca  Frost  Good  '77 
^Barbara  Ross  Goode  '62 
*Lucy  Regester  Goode  '51 
Karen  Nielsen  Grammaticas  '73 
Judy  Wilson  Grant  '66 
Anne  Lee  Gravely  '62 
Marion  Gregory  Graves  '52 
■i^Catherine  Smart  Crier  '46 
*Mary  Kimball  Crier '53 
'A' Ann  Peterson  Grift'in  '68 
*M.  Keating  Griffiss  '60 
Mavis  Ray  Griffith  '78 
SKatherineC.  Crones  '79 
jean  Lewis  Guergai  '87 
jean  Mann  Hardesty  '72 
^Virginia  Hardin  '37 
^Harriet  Hazen  Harnack  '45 
*Lynn  Prior  Harrington  '58 

Eleanor  Magruder  Harris  '74 
^Elisabeth  Wallace  Hartman  '53 
*Diane  Hatch  '64 

jane  M.  Hatcher  '61 
wKatherine  Powell  Heller  '78 
tfejanet  Maynard  Henderson  '60 
*Sarah  Easter  Henderson  '50 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  C.  W.  Henning  III 
Gwendolyn  Hickey-Babcock  '95 
Sarah  Battle  Hitch  Hill  '63 
?tiris  Potteiger  Hinchman  '56 


*Lucy  F.  Hoblitzell  '35 
?feLinda  Schwaab  Hodges  '65 

Katherine  M.  Holiner  '84 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  David  K.  Hollis,  jr. 

Kathryn  Levi  Hoover  '81 

Nancy  Kaulmann  Hudec  '72 

Arthur  F.  Humphrey  III 
■sHallam  Hurt '67 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  Arthur  Hutchison 

Alicia  Markey  Hutter  '89 
?^Lauren  MacMannis  Huyett  '79 

Octavia  B.  Hyland  '96 
wKathleen  Meredith  lacobelli  '88 
3>;Barbara  Cart'orth  lackson  '55 

Mary  Wilmer  lacobs  '76 
^Arnold  Susong  Jones  '36 
sAnne  WImbish  Kasanin  '59 

Pamela  Ford  Kelley  '67 

Keenan  Colton  Kelsey  '66 

Patricia  Cox  Kendall  '62 
a^Margaret  Waters  Keriakos  '67 
*Wistar  Walts  King  '46 

Polly  Shriver  Kochan  '75 

Marilyn  K.  Kolb  '71 
'Slime  Shipman  Kuntz  '58 

Marc-Olivier  Langlois 
wBlair  Walker  Lawrence  '68 
wKarol  A.  Lawson  '81 
■sEmilie  Emory  Leary  '34 

Anita  Clarendon  Ledsinger  '73 

Ann  Tremain  Lee  '69 
?feCalharine  Bracher  Leggett  '43 
wDeirdre  A.  Leiand  '68 
wElizabeth  Crones  Leonard  '76 
^Lynda  Overly  Levengood  '64 

Nancy  Palermo  Lietz  '86 

Nancy  Robinson  Lindberg  '78 

Linda  Lipscomb  '73 
wjudith  Perkins  Llewellyn  '48 
*jean  Morris  Long  '54 
^Beatrice  Dingwell  Loos  '46 
wKatharineTilghman  Lowe  '57 

Virginia  Bramlett  Lowrance  '54 

Elisabeth  Fletcher  Lubin  '80 
^Frances  Matton  Luckett  '45 

Clair  Falcon  Maasbach  '81 
*Sandra  B.  Maddox  '59 

Teresa  Pike  Majors  '87 
wjulia  EasleyMak  '49 
wPeachey  Lillard  Manning  '50 

Elaine  Deshler  Marshall  '70 
*Alice  E.  McBee  '41 
^Elizabeth  Parker  McCoir63 
*Mr  and  Mrs.  Norman  E.  McCulloch 
SMarjorie  McCraw  McDonald  '60 
*Mary  K.  Lee  McDonald  '65 
^Carter  Donnan  McDowell  '57 
wEllen  Sellers  McDowell  '77 

Joan  M.  McCettigan  '83 

Mary  Beeler  Meadows  '69 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  W.  H.  Meadows  III 
^Carson  Freemon  Meinen  '80 
a^AnneMilbank  Mell  '71 

jean  Chaloux  Miani  '72 
?5Lucy  Chapman  Millar  '83 

Carol  Vontz  Miller  '68 
??jeannette  Bush  Miller  '71 

Ruth  Courand  Miller  '53 

Dr.  and  Mrs,  Roger  M.  Mills,  jr. 

Mildred  Moon  Montague  '40 
^Louise  P  Moore  '50 
^Marie  L.  Moore  '70 
*Charlolte  Orr  Moores  '55 
wCarter  Heyward  Morris  '73 
wMarilyn  GarabranI  Morris  '66 
wlanet  Trosch  Moulton  '39 

Catharine  Adams  Murphy  '72 
?^Helen  Turner  Murphy  '56 
wPatricia  jenney  Nielsen  '48 
wLossie  Taylor  Noell  '41 


lulia  A.  Northrup  '70 
*Martha  Bulkley  O'Brien  '59 
Denise  Wisell  O'Connor  '71 
jane  Carter  Ogburn  '52 
*Mary  lane  Schroder  Oliver  '62 

Michelle  L.  O'Neill '85 
^Elizabeth  Farmer  Owen  '62 
wAnna  Chao  Pai  '57 
*Mildred  O'Neal  Palmer  '52 
Nancy  Keen  Butterworth  Palmer  '51 
Kathleen  Papadimitriou  '84 
wViola  Graveure  Patek  '66 
Barbara  Behrens  Peck  '78 
*joy  Garcia  Pegues  '71 
^Elizabeth  Few  Penlield  '60 

Deborah  Haslam  Peniston  '66 
AAnne  Allen  Ptlugfelder  '54 
i'Valerie  Fannon  Phillips  '73 

Bonnie  L.  Pitman  '68 
■^"■Magdalen  Andrews  Poff  '54* 
^Elizabeth  Tyson  Poslles  '31 

Judith  B.  Powell  '69 
?feCynthia  Vaughn  Price  '31 
^Elizabeth  Gate  Pringle  '62 
*Mary  Ann  Hicklin  Quarngesser '56 
^Elizabeth  D.  Rawles  '75 
Victoria  Clarendon  Richter  '80 
Lynn  Mitchell  Riddick  '52 
*Peggy  Moore  Ripley  '52 
*Olive  Wilson  Robinson  '63 

Caroline  Reu  Rolader  '88 
wDoris  Brody  Rosen  '51 
'•■Frances  Meek  Rowe  '42 
Charlotte  Garber  Rudulph  '43 
Cynthia  Sinclair  Rulhert'ord  '54 
K'Margaret  Christian  Ryan  '74 
Ruth  Frame  Salzberg '58 
Margaret  Mackie  Sanders  '71 
wjudith  Welton  Sargent  '59 

UteKbhlerSartin'g6 
*Noma  Greene  Satterfield  '46 
'^jEvelyn  Ware  Saunders  '30 
5»;Ann  Orr  Savage  '48 
wCecil  Collins  Scanlan  '63 
Kathryn  Smith  Schauer  '56 
L.  Angelyn  Schmid  '87 
^Margaret  Cornwell  Schmidt  '37 
Linda-lean  Smith  Schneider  '76 
*Tracy  Steele  Scileppi  '92 
*Nancy  Pendergrass  Scott  '67 
wSarah  |.  Scott  '77 

Josephine  Sibold  '52 
KAnne  Sinsheimer  '51 
'•'Sarah  Garrison  Skidmore  '56 
Virginia  Borah  Slaughter  '62 
'A'Wylie  Jameson  Small  '83 
^Margaret  Lotterhos  Smith  '54 
'«Wendy  Weiss  Smith  '71 
Kathleen  Keogh  Snelling  '88 
Marion  Brown  Snider  '38 
'^'Caroline  Hawk  Sparrow  '81 

Elizabeth  Flanders  Spencer  '63 
^Katharine  Osborne  Spirtes  '75 
lane  lohnson  Stanek  '68 
Ann  MaricleStetano'78 
*janet  Cook  Stephens  '61 
^Catherine  Lawder  Stephenson  '39 
'sNedra  Greer  Stimpson  '51 

Gracey  Stoddard  '67 
'«Betty  Behlen  Stone  '53 

Marta  Tucker  Stover  '61  * 
#Ann  Anderson  Sluckey  '62 
#Cindy  Sorenson  Sutherland  '74 
'•Grace  E.  Suttle  '60 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Thomas  C.  Swales 
^•jMartha  Madden  Swanson  '66 

Marie  Holman  Swayze  '47 
■KNancy  St.  Clair  Talley  '56 
st'Margarel  Towers  Talman  '49 
*Martha  Owen  Thatcher  '48 


Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robert  S.  Thomas 
'^'Margaret  Lee  Thompson  '31 
■wPatricia  Beach  Thompson  '52 
'd^loan  Vail  Thorne'51 

Ashley  P  Thorner  '96 
^Eleanor  St.  Clair  Thorp  '58 
wSherilyn  Irving  Titus  '69 
*Ruth  Ulland  Todd  '22 
wMary  Kelso  Treanor '31 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Anthony  j.  Triana 
^Sandra  Schwartz  Tropper  '73 
*Gail  Rothrock  Trozzo  '64 
9^Carolyn  Dickinson  Tynes  '56 

Linda  R.UihIein '77 
'«?Susan  P  von  Rosenberg  '72 

A.  Mina  Von  Voss  '87 
*Anne  Souder  von  Weise  '86 

Anne  Rubel  Waddell  '77 

Laura  Campbell  Walker  '68 
*Helen  Gwinn  Wallace  '41 
*Betty  Byrne  Gill  Ware  '55 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  W.  A.  Warrick,  jr 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Dennis  P  Weiner 
'^Dorothy  C.  Westby  '60 

Dr.  and  Mrs.  Cus  S.  Wetzel  II 

Barbara  Holman  Whilcomb  '41 
*Helen  Littleton  White  '41 
*Wendelin  A.  White  '74 
^Margaret  Ballard  Whitehurst  '39 
*joan  McCarthy  Whiteman  '49 
^Catherine  Cranston  Whitham  '75 
^Margaret  Richards  Wiederseim  '78 
^Patricia  Calkins  Wilder '63 

Elizabeth  Stoebner  Wiley '87 

Roselise  Holmes  Wilkinson  '49 
*Eleanor  Claflin  Williams  '39 
*jane  Dildy  Williams  '55 
wMildred  Gill  Williamson  '38 

Hildee  Williams  Wilson '89 

Margaret  Street  Wilson  '64 
'A'Claire  Giesecke  Wingo  '30 

Barbara  Boiling  Woodward  '64 

Wendy  Bursnall  Wozniak  '76 
o^Anne  Joyce  Wyman  '53 
*AnnBenetYellott'51 
^Marthalyn  Rushing  Yocum  '44 
*|acqueline  Lowe  Young  '53 
'iPage  McFall  Ziebold  '60 


The  Hitching  Post 


Contributors  oi $100  to  $249 
became  members  of  The  Hitchirig 
Post.  This  largest  gift  club 
welcomed  1,674  members  in 
!9%-97,  surpassing  the  1,304 
membership  total  in  1995-96. 

^Eleanor  Goodspeed  Abbott  '44 
'^Louise  Brandes  Abdullah  '54 
seMary  Dohs  Acey  '60 

Mrs.  Victor  Ackermann 

Erin  McLoud  Adams  '96 
'A'lanice  Wiley  Adams  '38 

Trienel  K.  Ahearn  '92 
*Ralph  Aiken' 

Elsuko  Aiura  '96 
'cfeDeborah  Butteri  Akers  '77 
'c!t?Martha  Williams  Alday  '44 
'JeKristy  Alderson  '73 
wMargaret  Ryan  Ale  '76 
*Shiriey  Haywood  Alexander  '38 
<*?Diana  Stout  Allen  '42 
'AKathleen  Ward  Allen  '40 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Mark  A.  Allen 
wMary  Armstrong  Allen  '29 

Sara  Bryan  Allen  '43 

Jennifer  L.  Alphin  '72 
*Beverley  Sharp  Amberg  '65 

Mary  Gary  Ambler  '67 
*joan  Motter  Andersen  '51 


Elaine  Krause  Anderson  '45 
*|ana  Bekins  Anderson  '59 
*jean  Cole  Anderson  '31 
Helen  Walton  Andrae  '38 
Cynthia  Alley  Andrews 
*Harriette  Hodges  Andrews  '53 
*Elena  Doty  Angus  '33 
wjuliette  M.  Anthony  '62 
^Elizabeth  Kurtz  Argo '67 
*Anne  Fomon  Armstrong  '77 
^Carolyn  Scott  Arnold  '57 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Edwin  R.  Aronhalt 
Kyoko  Ohara  Asakawa  '62 
«^Lucinda  Converse  Ash  '47 
?&Susan  Wilson  Ashcom  '66 

Ann  Belser  Asher  '50 
a'Mrs.  George  Austen,  jr. 
wMrs.  Quincy  C.  Ayres 
lean  Duerson  Bade  '51 
julieA.  Baer'96 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Raymond  A.  Bahret 
'•'Mary  Trombly  Bailey  '66 
Susan  Lazarus  Bailey  '85 
■sisGray  Baird  '62 
Mary  Newell  Baird  '44 
Katherine  Tams  Bairstow  '80 
Felicia  Nelson  Baker  '81 
Rebecca  P.  Baker  '94 
'•'Victoria  j.  Baker  '67 
Ann  Works  Balderston  '76 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  David  W.  Balding 
?^Myra  Carr  Baldwin  '36 
'sPamela  Larson  Baldwin  '64 
'•'Sydney  Holmes  Bales  '44 

Dorothy  Bortz  Ballantine  '29 
^Cecilia  MacKinnon  Ballard  '40 

Marsha  Ballard 
'sMary  Handy  Ballentine  '59 

Rachel  C.  Baltus  '96 
*Helen  Hanson  Bamlord  '34 
'ii^Patricia  Carroll  Bankenstein  '74 

Cecily  Schuiz  Banks  '85 
'*Ann  Henderson  Bannard  '49 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Julian  W.  Banton 
Martha  Barchowsky  '76 
Jeanne  Stoddart  Barends  '54 
Roberta  Nelson  Bargamin  '58 
wBrenda  Muhlinghaus  Barger  '65 
Catherine  M.  Barker '50 
Henry  M.  Barker 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  Donald  A.  Barkley 
Laura  E.  Barkley  '96 
Nella  Gray  Barkley  '55 
wBrooks  Barnes  '43 
wVicky  Thoma  Barrette  '65 
^Clara  McDonald  Bass  '52 
Mary  Alice  Bennett  Baumberger  '42 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gerd  R.  Baur 
Bridget  G.  Bayliss  '96 
wGail  Davidson  Bazzarre  '55 
^Kathryn  Beard  '55 
Cynthia  C.  Beart 
Ann  M.  E.  Beatty  '90 
Jennifer  L.  Beck  '96 
Nell  Orand  Beck  '52 
Peggy  Patlillo  Beckham  '56 
'*Harriotte  Bland  Beckwith  '48 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  H.  Beebe,  jr. 
Sjudilh  Howe  Behn  '65 
'•'Phyllis  Carr  Beinhorn  '41 
Judith  Rives  Beir72 
Katharine  Spaatz  Bell  '41 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Frank  P  Bellan 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  C.  E.  S.  Bellows  III 
wSophie  MacKenzie  Belouet  '68 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  L.  Bender 

Josephine  Benedek 
'A'lanel  Martin  Bennett  '40 
Linda  Hatten  Bennett '71 
#Mrs.  William  Bennett 


S  Donor  for  [}ast  five  years 
Deceased 


19  9  6-1997         HONOR       ROLL       OF       DONORS 


Deborah  Kocik  Benton  79 
Constance  Clevenger  Berg  '47 
Suzanne  Wells  Bergmann  '87 
Norman  D.  Bernstein 
Mary  lane  Berry  73 
Robin  L.  Bettger  '96 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gary  N.  Betz 

^Mr.  and  Mrs.  CaH  S.  Biathrow 
Ann  L.  Bice 

Lisa  Henderson  Bice  '82 
Eliza  Lloyd  Biederman  '54 
Indiana  Lindsay  Bilisoly  '48 
Laura  D.  Billings  '96 
Barbara  Baker  Bird  '52 
Drusilla  Hall  Bishop  78 
Sadie  Allen  Blackburn  '45 

wBarbara  Blair 
Patricia  H.  Blanchard 

wAnne  McNeer  Blanken  '50 

^DeAnne  Blanton  '85 

*Nancy  Dicks  Blanton  '36 
Lynn  Carol  Blau  '63 
Linda  Rowland  Blount  '87 

^Muriel  Crymes  Blumenlhal  '43 
Patricia  Ashby  Boesch  '58 
Carol  Searles  Bohrer  '82 
Allison  Akeson  Bond  '86 
ChaHotte  D.  Bonini  '92 
Betty  B.  Booker  '66 
Mildred  Pickett  Bost  '30 
Saralee  Cowles  Boteler  '79 

^Marion  Coulter  Bowditch  '48 

^Laura  Hailey  Bowen  '56 
Kay  Diane  Moore  Bowles  '57 

^Mary  Anderson  Bowley  '44 
Amy  A.  Bowman  '96 
Evelyn  Pringle  Boyd  '62 

#Mr.  and  Mrs.  lames  N.  Boyd 
Rachael  Boyd  '96 

wPatricia  Brown  Boyer  '49 
Diana  ].  Bradford  '92 
Mary  jane  Bradley  '96 
Sarah  Longstreth  Bradley  '77 

*Sydney  Graham  Brady  '57 

^Barbara  A.  Brand  '71 
Nelly  Osinga  Branson  '75 

*Edilh  Page  Gill  Breakeir45 
Virginia  McGuire  Brent  '42 

wCrace  Lanier  Brewer  '42 
AnneS,  Briber '69 

wEdilh  Vongehr  Bridges-Cone  '41 
Rachel  A.  Briers  '96 
Susan  Davis  Briggs  '58 

?^|ulia  A.  Bristow  '46 
lane  Bryan  Brockenbrough  '62 
Wanda  D.  Brockman  '96 
Lisbeth  Gibson  Brooks  '53 

*Lucy  Oliver  Brooks  '33 
Leslie  Wilkinson  Brotman  '78 
Karen  T.  Brott 

^Barbara  Rhodes  Brown  '35 
Betsy  Smyth  Brown  '45 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bobby  L.  Brown 

*Eden  Zuckerman  Brown  '88 
ludith ).  Brown  '96 

*Mary  Traugott  Brown  '45 
Natalie  |.  Brown  '96 

*Pauline  Hudson  Brown  '43 

?fePeggy  Kennedy  Brown  '67 

*Rosamond  Sample  Brown  '64 
Sarah  Tedeschi  Brown  '86 

'isSusan  Glasgow  Brown  '64 
Virginia  Gowen  Brown  '44 

'A'Dorothy  Gilbert  Browne  '38 
Virginia  Weed  Browne  '57 
jane  Patton  Browning  '66 

*Shidey  Poulson  Broyles  '54 

*Helen  Bauer  Bruckmann  '78 
Nancy  Hagar  Bruelsch  '72 
Alicia  Parker  Brusenhan  '87 


wMyra  Marshall  Brush  '30 

Karen  A.  Bryan  '87 
SSara  H.  Brydges  '67 

Nancy  K.  Buckey  '86 
wMarlha  Hedeman  Buckingham  '55 

Mary  Simpson  Bulkley  '39 

Constance  G.  Bump  '96 
*Elisabelh  Chambers  Burgess  '59 
*Nina  Sledge  Burke  '64 
*Kathrin  Burleson 

Kim  Conte  Burnett  '94 
asSusan  Jackson  Burns  '48 

Terese  DeGrandl  Busch  '76 
^Margaret  Lloyd  Bush  '36 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Frederick  Butcher 
^Virginia  Claus  Buyck  '83 
wjane  Loveland  Byerts  '41 
^Victoria  Campo  Byrd  '91 

jeanette  Rowe  Cadwallender  '79 

Beda  Carlson  Calhoun  '37 
wRuth  Ellen  Green  Calhoun  '57 

Rushton  Haskell  Callaghan  '86 

Virginia  Shipe  Cameron  '75 

Rose  Thomas  Camp  '74 
■i-Anne  Estill  Campbell  '50 

Judith  Franklin  Campbell  '59 

Katherine  L.  Campbell  '96 

Lin  Campbell  '66 
#Mr,  and  Mrs.  William  A.  Campbell 
wSarah  Van  Winkle  Campbell  '66 
wNancy  Hanger  Canada  '81 

Beth  Denny  Candler '57 
«>Suzanne  Jones  Cansler  '63 
^Susan  M.  Capozzoli  '80 
wBetty  Noland  Caravati  '63 

Christie  L.  Cardon  '96 

Hallie  Powell  Cardwell  '78 
*Lucy  Kreusler  Carey  '50 
wElaine  Kimball  Carleton  '57 
^Martha  Burnet  Carlisle  '59 

Hilary  H.  Carlson  '96 
^Elizabeth  Carnes  '30 
a?Victoria  White  Carpenter  '72 
#Mary  Woltz  Garrison  '70 
jSpGeorgia  Graham  Carroll  '66 
wMr,  and  Mrs.  William  R.  Carson,  jr. 

Michelle  Martinez  Cartel  '82 
wAnne  Babson  Carter  '61 
wAnne  Russell  Carter  '34 
^Barbara  Smith  Carter  '40 

Mrs.  Hanlord  A.  Carter 

Candida  M.  Casey  '76 
#Marjorie  Griffin  Caskey  '36 
wAnne  Elliott  Caskie '53 
*ElizabethGantt  Castles '82 

Dr.  and  Mrs.  Rodolfo  Cells 

Sarah  T.  Chaffee  '96 

Marydee  Wimbish  Challant  '60 
wjudith  SoHey  Chalmers  '59 

Jacqueline  Razook  Chamandy  '52 
wBettye  Thomas  Chambers  '62 
sClara  Sasscer  Chandler  '40 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Christopher  B.  Chandor 
'.ijLynn  Mather  Charette  '86 

Ruth  Rundle  Charters '37 
^«Katharine  Earnhardt  Chase  '67 
^Cynthia  Manning  Chatham  '75 

Mary  Montgomery  Childers  '72 

Dorothy  Montague  Cholnoky  '50 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Samuel  L.  Chriscoe 

Claire  A.  E.  Christensen  '96 
wSharon  Bradford  Christhilf  '65 

Virginia  Walker  Christian  '47 
'.•jMrs.  John  A.  Clark 

Mary  Pierce  Clark  '51 
wCarolyn  Monteith  Clarke  '42 
wKatherine  Wood  Clarke  '65 

Sally  SeaHe  Clarke '49 
•AKirkland  Tucker  Clarkson  '53 
wMartha  Mansfield  Clement  '48 


Sarah  P  Clement  '75 
ifeVirginia  Skeppstrom  Cline  '48 
^Patricia  Snowden  Cloetingh  '79 

jeannette  Singleton  Cloyd  '75 

Katherine  Mikell  Cochran  '76 

Eleanor  Guild  Coghill  '93 
*Martha  Corretti  Coghlan  '82 

Alice  G.Cohn  '74 

Martha  Sweet  Colangelo  '63 

Lucy  Darby  Cole  '78 

Wvnn  Cole  '96 
?feRodes  Estill  Coleman  '51 
^Mary  Duer  Colen  '64 
■^Louise  Wilbourn  Collier  '46 

Virginia  Marks  Collier  '92 
*PamelaWeiler  Colling '79 

Anita  Berkele  Collins  '96 

Carole  Thrash  Collins  '87 

Julie  Martin  Collins  '88 

Kelly  A.  Collins '96 
*Mary  Gott  Collins  '72 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Michael  E.  Collins 

Michael  j.  Collins 
^Nancy  Lenihan  Conaty  '73 
^Anne  W.  Cone 
*Henry  Conkle 

Angela  j.  Conklin  '96 
wFrances  Ulmer  Conley  '47 

Barbara  Tragakis  Conner  '85 

Michelle  MacMurtrie  Constable  '93 

Gail  Robins  Constantine  '67 
^Barbara  Bush  Cooper  '81 
^Deborah  Freeman  Cooper  '50 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  Edward  H.  Cooper 
^Hortense  Powell  Cooper  '40 

Mr.  and  Mrs,  Ronald  V,  Cooper 
SSheila  Carroll  Cooprider  '64 

Mary  Catherine  Copeland  '96 
^Mr.  and  Mrs.  James  M.  Corcoran 
*Mr5.  Robert  0.  Costa 

Caroline  Webster  Cotter  '81 

Page  Phelps  Coulter  '57 
ie\ine  Ellis  Covington  '60 

Evelyn  Carter  Cowles  '73 

Julia  Holt  Coyle '47 
ssMary  King  Craddock  '67 

Sandra  Taylor  Craighead  '74 

jean  Craver  '65 
•^U.  Col.  and  Mrs.  John  I.  Craw 

Polly  C.  Crawford '93 
■SAnn  Kiley  Crenshaw  '76 

Cutler  Bellows  Crockard  '72 

Barbara  Engh  Croft  '42 
*Sally  L.  Croker  '92 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  Paul  D.  Cronin 
^Margaret  Reeder  Crosbie  '64 
^Martha  Stewart  Crosland  '71 
'i^lennifer  E.  Crossland  '86 
?^Mr  and  Mrs.  W,  Howard  Crossland 
SEIeanor  Crossley  '67 
wCarol  Turner  Crosthwait  '57 

Lynne  Smith  Crow  '64 

Jessica  R.  Crowley  '96 

Leona  Chang  Crozier  '56 

Susan  Andrews  Cruess  '79 
wLaura  L.  Crum  '79 

Sherrill  Milnor  Crump  '70 

Mrs.  R.  Godwin  Crysler 

Stephanie  E.  Cullom  '96 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  M.  Cullom 

LeeCullum  '60 

Carter  Burns  Cunningham  '71 

Mary  Via  Cuoco  '87 
^Jean  Hedley  Currie  '42 
^janeGuignard  Curry  '23 

Pamela  Miscall  Cusick  '87 

Robin  R.  Cutler  '66 
'sjudith  Harris  Cutting  '61 

Suzanne  Gay  Dailey  '83 
wChesley  Johnson  Dale-Amurius  '43 


^Jacqueline  Sexton  Daley  '40 

'^Shirley  Shaw  Daniel  '41 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Frank  Darden 

■isRosemary  Ashby  Dashiell  '46 
Mary  Simpson  Daugette  '55 
Amy  M.  Daugherty  '96 

■j^Katherine  Robison  Davey  '83 
Carolyn  Foster  Davis  '75 

*Mr.  and  Mrs.  Corbin  j.  Davis 
Deborah  Wood  Davis  '42 
Janet  Housloun  Davis  '42 

#julia  Brooke  Davis  '81 
Kerri  L.  Davis  '96 
Margaret  Royall  Davis  '40 

^Marjorie  Thaden  Davis  '38 

*Mary  Boyd  Davis  '59 

■^Virginia  Cummings  Davis  '42 
William  L.  Davis 
Yolanda  L.  Davis  '96 

wAnna  Gilbert  Davy  '32 
Judith  Barthold  De  Simone  '66 
Christine  Witcover  Dean  '68 
Elizabeth  Robinson  Dean  '91 
Col.  and  Mrs.  lames  N.  Dean 

■j^Direxa  Dick  Dearie  '67 

wLaurinda  King  deBeck  '63 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  j.  Roy  Dee,  jr. 

?^Margaret  Mohlman  Degler  '54 

?%Ceorgia  Riley  de  Havenon  '68 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robert  Del  Monte 
AnneAdare  Wood  Denkins  '70 
Sarah  |.  Dennis  '96 

«^Beverley  Birchfield  Derian  '59 
James  F.  Dicke  III 

^^Margaret  Stuart  Wilson  Dickey  '41 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Haskell  Dickinson 

*Ann  King  Dietrich  '53 
Elizabeth  Smith  Dingwall  '72 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Allan  D.  Dittmer 
Emily  Pitts  Dixon  '71 
Mary  Margaret  Dixon  '96 

^Beatrice  Dodd  '58 

*Vincent|.  Doddy 

^Mary  Talcott  Dodson  '38 
Swee-Lan  Wong  Dolan  '80 
Gary  Dollard  '80 

*Keir  Henley  Donaldson  '52 

?^Ann  Thomas  Donohue  '54 
Palmer  Lane  Dorn  '73 
Julie  G.Dorsett '87 

'S'Phyllis  Tenney  Dowd  '44 

*Vidmer  Megginson  Downing  '49 

*joan  Lamparter  Downs  '58 

■j^Diana  Muldaur  Dozier  '60 

^Michelle  Kocik  Drag  '84 

?^Maud  Tucker  Drane  '38 
Eulalie  Jenkins  Draper  '52 
Jennifer  Toomey  Driscoll  '92 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Charles  W.  Dubenezic 

l%|osephine  Gibbs  Du  Bois  '31 

*Lois  Means  Duchene  '73 
Carole  Dudley  '65 
Stephanie  H.  Dudley  '96 

«^Virginia  Decker  Dudley  '45 
Christopher  R.  Dumont 
Mimi  Galloway  Duncan  '42 
Patricia  Potter  Duncan  '41 
jeannette  Mandle  Dunlap  '42 
Cynthia  Ellis  Dunn  '50 

*Elizabeth  Space  Dunn  '59 

wHelen  C.  Dunn  '64 
Lucy  Frost  Dunning  '59 
Margery  Cruikshank  Dyer  '37 

wjane  Spiegel  Eakin  '45 

wElaine  Johnson  Edwards  '46 
Patricia  Thornhill  Edwards  '66 
Rebecca  N.  Edwards  '96 

'iSjAnne  Wrightson  Efird  '63 
Thomas  A.  Ehrgood,  jr. 
Margaret  Holding  Eil  '72 


*Grace  DeLong  Einsel  '52 
TisDeborah  Hart  Eisede  '74 
wMary  Ellen  Beach  Ela  '42 

DebraA.  Elkins'93 
'^Caroline  Robinson  Ellerbe  '56 
'^Margaret  Ross  Ellice  '34 
Dana  Dotten  Endacott '78 
loan  Chamberlain  Engelsman  '54 
Eleanor  Crosby  Erdman  '60 
wBarbara  Duffield  Erskine  '69 
wMary  Eriksen  Ertman  '51 
Nancy  Cornell  Esposito  '60 
Cecile  Waterman  Essrig  '44 
wKimberley  McGraw  Euston  '92 

Carol  Brewer  Evans  '75 
wCarolyn  Cannady  Evans  '49 
wElizabelh  Cassidy  Evans  '33 
Patricia  A.  Evans 
Melinda  Brown  Everett  '68 
Heather  Colson  Ewing  '90 
wGladden  Adam  Falivene  '90 
wSue  Wakeman  Farquhar  '63 
Heidi  A.  Faulconer  '96 
Sarah  Norman  Faulconer  '44 
Teresa  Lioy  Faulkner  '71 
Lisa  Faulkner-O'hara  '80 
Nancy  Banfield  Feher  '64 
Eulalie  McFall  Fenhagen  '52 
wMary  lane  Roos  Fenn  '54 
wElizabelh  Ball  Fensom  '37 
wjennifer  Stockwell  Ferguson  '73 
*Mary  Berkeley  Fergusson  '50 
Helen  Schaumleffel  Ferree  '29 
*Coralie  Kahn  Ferro  '40 
wjune  Eager  Finney  '49 
wGrace  Jones  Fishel  '52 
Genevieve  Marsh  Fisher  '38 
Susan  Croker  Fisher  '84 
wLinda  Fite  '67 

■slsabel  Anderson  Fitzgerald  '55 
Margaret  Handly  Fitzgerald  '67 
Catherine  Flaherty  '80 
Carey  Johnson  Fleming  '78 
Carolyn  Swift  Fleming  '57 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  James  L.  Fletcher 
Megan  B.  Fletcher  '96 
a^Moselle  Worsley  Fletcher  '38 
wMr.  and  Mrs.  Joseph  P.  Foley 

Lee  A.  Foley  '96 
wCarolyn  Irvine  Forbes  '48 
■sjeanne  Brassel  Ford  '68 
wPatricia  Lynas  Ford  '51 
Heather  L.  Forrester  '94 
Pauline  Boswell  Fosdick  '43 
William  W.  Foshay  jr. 
wAlice  Mighell  Foster  '65 
wjoanne  O'Malley  Foster  '52 

Shannon  E.  Fountain  '96 
'•'Virginia  Watts  Fournier  '44 
'•'Barbara  Childrey  Fowler  '61 
Anne  Gwinn  Fox  '57 
Ellen  George  Frampton  '39 
Daun  Thomas  Frankland  '74 
Stephanie  P  Franz  '96 
'•iloanne  Williams  Eraser  '51 
*Patricia  Carlin  Friese  '51 
'sMary  Hancock  Fritzsche  '49 
'•jBarbara  Ripley  Furniss  '42 
•wBeverley  Hill  Furniss  '35 

Elizabeth  Worrell  Gallagher '58 
'•i'loan  Fisch  Gallivan  '56 
'.•'Marianne  Schultz  Gait  '68 
'^Elizabeth  Meric  Cambel  '73 
wDr.  and  Mrs.  Robert  C.  Garcia 
Kelly  K.  Gardner  '93 
Ellie  Garner-Rhodes '80 
Elza  Long  Garnett  '72 
wMary  Moore  Garrison  '78 

Lynn  Frazier  Gas  '67 
?feCarolyn  Cooper  Gates  '55 


a  Donor  tor  pj5!  li\e  w'Jf^ 
Deceased 


HONOR       ROLL       OF       DONORS 


*ElizabethDershuckGay'49 

Mary  Bryan  Gay  72 

Harriet  Willcox  Gearhart  '45 

Louise  lones  Geddes  '84 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  loseph  Geller 

Patricia  Mast  George  '70 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ronald  K.  Gheen 

Ann  Gladney  Gibson  '45 

Mary  Ware  Gibson  '83 
*Anne  Green  Gill^ert  '69 
*Linda  MacPherson  Gilbert  '58 
*Nancy  Hawbaker  Gilbert  '58 
*)oseph  A.  Gilchrist,  jr. 
*Mary  Ford  Gilchrist  '52 

Elizabeth  A.  Gilkeson  '93 
*|illBerguidoGill'67 
*Elisabeth  Elmore  Gilleland  '50 

Kathleen  Button  Ginn  '55 
*Paul  W.  Girard 
*Ellen  Wilkerson  Given  '50 
*Suzanne  Lockley  Glad  '51 

Sara  Bryan  Glascock  '47 
#Nancy  Jameson  Glass  '43 
*Alice  Williams  Clover  '42 

Barbara  Davis  Godbout  '71 
^Suzanne  Wright  Godfrey  '75 
*Donna  Reese  Godwin  '52 
*Wayne  Stokes  Goodall '48 
^Mr.  and  Mrs.  lohn  K.  Goodwin 
*Mary  Murchison  Gornto  '69 
*Anne  Evans  Gorry  '64 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  lohn  H.  Gottsche 

Suzanne  Taylor  Gouyer  '61 
SPriscilla  Mullen  Gowen  '34 

Kathryn  Keys  Graham  '72 
*|oGulickCranl'50 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Randall  Gravley 
^Elizabeth  S.  Cray  '33 

Elizabeth  Duggins  Green  '86 

Catherine  Frowery  Greer  '59 

Mary  Shine  Gregg  '62 
^Evelyn  Christison  Gregory  '56 
^Frances  W.  Gregory '36 

Mary  E.  Gress  '68 
*Anne  Ricks  Griffin '48 

Katherine  Griffith  '64 
■ftMarie  Pickering  Grose  '61 

Betsy  Shure  Cross  '62 

Elizabeth  H.  Groves  '96 
^Caroline  Mauck  Grumbine  '72 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  Peyton  Grymes,  |r. 

William  D.  Gumerson,  )r. 
^Elizabeth  Cumnock  Gunn  '38 

Suzanne  Collins  Gurley  '78 
*BrigitleCH.Cuttstadt'52 

Sally  R.Haas '72 
#Alice  Trout  Hagan  '49 
*Katherine  E.  Hagan  '81 

Derrill  Maybank  Hagood  '55 
*Margot  H.  Hahn 

Nancy  H.  Haight  '75 

Margaret  Mueller  Haldeman  '45 
^Barbara  Jones  Hale  '43 
^Barbara  Murphy  Hale  '60 

Judith  Burnett  Halsey  '47 
*MaryStaggHamblett'53 
^Jennie  Bateson  Hamby  '76 

Dorothy  Candler  Hamilton  '56 
*Tracy  Drake  Hamilton  '81 

Lois  Streett  Hamrick  '66 

Elizabeth  Wood  Hancock  '63 
*Marilyn  Fisher  Hanford  '50* 
*5udie  Clark  Hanger '42 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  E.  Harbour 
^Margaret  May  Harden  '73 
*Katharine  C.  Hardin  '79 

Susan  Negaard  Hariey  '78 

Ashley  Harper  '96 

Carlene  L.  Harper  '94 

Heather  Riegel  Harper  '83 


Sandra  Elder  Harper  '58 
^Margaret  Thouron  Harrell  '64 

Terrell  Luck  Harrigan  '81 

Patricia  Harrington 
*|ane  Hardy  Harris  '43 
*|eannine  Davis  Harns  '80 
*Alice  King  Harrison  '42 
*)oan  Cabaniss  Harrison  '58 
*Marian  Martin  Harrison  '58 
9&Marion  Bower  Harrison  '48 

Penelope  A.  Harrison  '61 

Barbara  Baker  Hart  '57 
^Henriette  Minor  Hart  '39 
^Elizabeth  Williams  Hartley  '83 
^Penelope  Parker  Hartline  '84 
*Lenora  Fiducia  Hartmann  '55 
^Martha  Baum  Hartmann  '62 

Karen  |.  Hartnett  '70 
*)ane  Clark  Hartnch '41 
*|oy  Bennett  Hartshorn  '54 
^Alexandria  Francis  Haruda  '74 

Anne  Mobley  Hassett  '87 
^Bonney  McDonald  Hatch  '34 
*Kim  Hershey  Hatcher  '78 

Evelyn  Sanders  Haugen  '55 

Kate  L.  Haw  '92 
^Imogen  Brock  Hawley  '38 

Elizabeth  Brown-Serman  Hayes  '41 

Isabel  Olmstead  Haynes  '37 
*KatherineA.  Hearn '85 

Stacey  Sickels  Heckel  '88 
^Nancy  Bean  Hector  '43 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Donald  L.  Hedrick 
^BeveHey  Crispin  Heffernan  '75 
^Barbara  Cain  Hegarty  '73 
*Diana  Greene  Helfrich  '42 
*Susan  Calhoun  Heminway  '58 
*Mary  Frye  Hemphill  '45 
*Anne  lohnson  Henderson  '62 

Mary  Brewer  Henderson  '39 
*Helen  Closson  Hendricks  '34 

Kathryn  Barnes  Hendricks  '70 

Catherine  Goodhart  Henson  '77 

Hillary  L.  Herbert  '82 
^Harriet  Daniel  Herd  '38 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Aaron  B.  Herman 
^Margaret  Pulls  Herrick  '62 

Helen  Chapman  Herring  '61 

Sandra  Herring  '74 

Lucy  Hervier 
*Carolyn  Mapp  Hewes  '69 

Mary  Halligan  Hibbard  '70 

Ann  Ramsey  Hill  '78 
*Debra  Bogdan  Hill  '73 
*lrene  McDonnell  Hill '45 

lane  Burnett  Hill  '40 
*Margaret  Hodges  Hill  '49 

Pauline  Woodward  Hill  '31 

Theodora  Hill  '60 
*Mary  Wheeler  Hilliard '43 

Alexandria  Hiribarne  '96 
*EveGodchaux  Hirsch  '48 

Katherine  Cole  Hite '88 

Melissa  Schoen  Hitt  '85 

Renate  Weickert  Hixon  '60 

Emily  lones  Hodge  '27 
*Dorothy  Duncan  Hodges  '57 
^Elizabeth  Carper  Hoffman  '54 
*Louise  Chapman  Hoffman  '61 

Mary  M.  Hogan 
*Helen  Stanley  Hollifield '51 

Deborah  Wilson  Hollings  '72 

Paula  Hollingsworth-Thonias  '74 

Diane  Holloway  '69 
^Bridget  O'Reilly  Holmes  '83 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  lohn  F.  Holmes 
^Dorothy  Ayres  Holt '31 
*Emily  Moravec  Holt  '70 

lessica  L.  Holzer '70 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bernard  I  Hoogland 


Frances  Clardy  Hooper  '85 

Betsy  Benoit  Hoover  '65 
^)ane  Haldeman  Hope  '60 
^Mr.  and  Mrs.  Joseph  E.  Horak 

Kathleen  M.Horan '71 
*KarenT.  Hott'91 
*lna  Hamilton  Houck '58 

Douglas  K.  Hoverkamp 

Dr.  and  Mrs.  Byron  L.  Howard 
#Margaret  Sharp  Howell  '70 
*'Jing  Wang  Huang '68 

Deborah  S.  Hubble  '77 
*Rebekah  L.  Huber  '35 
*Ellen  Warner  Hudson  '50 
^Janet  Rakoczy  Hudson  '78 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Arthur  G.  Hug 
^Frances  Chichester  Hull  '41 

Dayna  Avery  Hulme  '86 
^Marguerite  F.  Hume  '43 

Page  Anderson  Hungerpiller  '54 
^Barbara  Plamp  Hunt '55 
*Betty  Folmar  Hunt  '57 
*Elizabeth  Hamilton  Hunt '35 

Mary  Chesnutt  Hunt  '69 

Louise  Lambert  Hunter  '77 

Allen  W.  Huszli 

Maura  E.  Hutchens  '93 
^Camilla  Alsop  Hyde  '27 
*Sally  Wright  Hyde '65 

Elizabeth  E.Ike '96 

Janice  T.  Ikenberry 
^lane  Taylor  Ix  '48 

Fanchon  Lewis  Jackson  '50 
*Sara  Callison  Jamison  '29 
^Barbara  lastrebsky  '87 
*Eve  Altsheler  Jay  '56 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gary  Jay 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Francis  P  lenkins,  Jr. 

Sandy  K.  lennings-Nablett  '96 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Michael  Jesson 
*Nancy  Carter  Jewell  '50 
^Catherine  Vance  lohns  '48 

Benita  Phinizy  Johnson  '52 

lane  Moore  Johnson  '36 

Katharine  Bennett  lohnson  '81 

Nicole  L.  Johnson  '96 

R.  Lianne  Johnson  '74 

Dr.  and  Mrs.  Richard  L.  Johnson 
*Vicky  Toof  lohnson  '54 

Irving  Brenizer  Johnston  '47 

Laura  Rihl  Joiner  '96 

Anne  Smith  Jones  '61 
*Mrs.  Cad  A.  Jones 
*Dona  Van  Arsdale  Jones  '64 

Judith  Cowen  Jones  '60 
*Lucy  Kiker  Jones  '43 
^Margaret  Lyie  Jones  '72 
*Mary  Sexton  Jones  '53 

Norvell  M.  Jones  '67 

Roberta  A.  Jones 
^Suzanne  Little  Jones  '68 

Clark  Jordan  '96 
*Martha  Black  Jordan  '53 

Leah  A.  Jorgensen  '96 
^Patricia  Damron  |oy  '48 


'^Phyllis  A.  |oyner'55 

Stephanie  Snead  Juarascio  '81 

Drew  Hardy  Jubert  '87 

Susan  Groub  )udd  '72 
*Ellen  Nichols  lump '60 
*Monika  Kaiser  '82 

Gwen  Speel  Kaplan  '60 

Patricia  Swinney  Kaufman  '70 

Mary  H.  Keating  '81 

Nell  Greening  Keen  '50 
*Ruth  Harman  Keiser  '39 
*Alice  Mitchell  Keister  '70 

Katlin  D.  Kelety  '67 

lanet  Sheppard  Kelleher  '75 

Elizabeth  Rountree  Kellerman  '26 
*Nancy  Vaughn  Kelly  '48 

Mary  Willis  Kempe  '35 
*Anna  Piatt  Kemper  '64 

Elizabeth  Bean  Kenny  '66 
*|ean  Felty  Kenny  '53 

Holly  Weaver  Kenreich  '76 
*Mary  Fontaine  Keown  '63 

Karen  D.  Kerlin  '83 
*|aclyn  Tappen  Kern  '49* 
^Dorothy  Barnwell  Kerrison  '60 
^Elizabeth  Pierpoint  Kerrison  '83 

Melissa  McGee  Keshishian  '71 
*Anne  Rogers  Killefer  '61 
*Beveriy  Bassett  Kimmel  '69 

Emma  Kyle  Kimpel  '50 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  Aubrey  C.  King 

Catharine  R.  King  '96 
*Mary  Haskins  King '45 
^Michaelle  Connors  King  '87 
*Susan  I.King '78 
*Virginia  MacKethan  Kilchin  '59 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Richard  R.  Kline 

Kelly  L.  Knappenberger  '96 

M.  Frances  Knight  '64 

Laura  Baker  Knights  '93 

Christina  M.  A.  Knowles  '87 
^Louise  Conklin  Knowles  '28 
^Rebecca  Faxon  Knowles  '55 

Ella-Prince  Trimmer  Knox  '56 
^Mr  and  Mrs.  Herman  S.  Kohlmeyer,  |r. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jan  Koper 

Emily  T.Kuchar '96 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jospeh  J.  Kucinski 
*Joan  Lawson  Kuhns  '57 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  Charles  |.  Kurtz,  Jr. 

Mary  Pederson  Kyger  '65 

Denise  Y.  Etheridge  LaCour 
#Shapleigh  Donnelly  LaPointe  '86 
*Cara  Ardemagni  LaRoche  '92 

Shannon  Callison  La  Shell  '95 
*Aileen  H.  Laing'57 
^Muriel  Wikswo  Lambert  '66 

Priscella  Bowdle  Lamont  '57 
^Amy  Campbell  Lamphere  '80 
^Mary  Evans  Landrum  '46 
*Ms.  Rebecca  Massie  Lane 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robert  S.  Lang 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Monro  B.  Lanier  II 

Willie  Newbury  Lansing  '62 

Catherine  R.  Lanier  '96 

Kirsten  Void  Larsen  '84 
*Wesley  Powell  Lassen  '89 
*LindaMcGuireLast'58 

Catherine  C.  Latimore  '96 
^Alice  F.  Laubach  '35 

Elizabeth  Blackwell  Laundon  '69 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  |.  Lawlor  III 

Virginia  Tyson  Lawrence  '58 

Denise  Alexandre  LeComte  '76 
^Eleanor  Snow  Lea  '40 

Cecilia  Garcia-Tunon  Lear  '78 

Laura  S.  Lechler '96 

Anne  McGrath  Lederer  '57 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robins  H,  Ledyard 

Carol  Wilkinson  Lee  '76 


Mr.  and  Mrs.  Do  Hui  Lee 
*Nancy  Fink  Leeds  '57 

Mr,  and  Mrs.  Woodruff  W.  Leeming 
^Jacquelin  Jacobs  Leffers  '49 

Carroll  Morgan  Legge  '52 
^Margaret  W.  Leigh  '73 
'*Mr.  and  Mrs.  Stanley  Leming 

Natalie  Roberts  Lemon  '31 

Michelle  A.  Lennane '89 
*Nancy  Newell  Lennon  '64 

Sarah  Webb  Lent  '50 
*Chada  Botchers  Leon  '81 
*Dorothy  Wood  Letts  '50 

Janet  T.  Letts 
*Anita  Loving  Lewis  '41 
^Elizabeth  Lewis  '69 
■^Margaret  Sibley  Lewis  '46 

Natalie  N.Liberi '96 
*VirginiaSheaffLidder52 
*Sue  Taylor  Lilley  '51 

Carolyn  Caldwell  Lindau  '76 

Susan  Dickinson  Lindner  '84 

Ann  E.  Lindquist  '92 

Katherine  K.  Lindsey  '94 
^Barbara  Benzinger  Lindsley  '35* 
*Marcia  Pace  Lindstrom  '66 

Shelley  Gearhart  Lindstrom  '67 
*Miriam  Wyse  Linsky  '50 
*Anne  Corbitt  Little  '34 

loan  Hulley  Liverman  '64 
*June  Krebs  Liversage  '49 
^Maria  Burroughs  Livingston  '40 

Robert  B.  Lloyd 

Elizabeth  Bates  Locke  '76 
*Peggy  Fossett  Lodeesen  '58 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Patrick  P  Loftus 
*Martha  Skinner  Logan  '48 
*Eve  Jackson  London  '78 

Lillian  Dugger  London  '73 
*Mrs.  Albert  Long 

Randi  Miles  Long  '66 
*David  L.  Longfellow 

Karin  Lawson  Look  '74 
*Ann  McLean  Loomis  '45 

Margaret  A.  Lord 
^Virginia  Page  Love  '50 

Doris  Crane  Loveland  '33 
^Christine  Smith  Lowry  '57 

Mildred  Brenizer  Lucas  '44 
^Jerry  Dreisbach  Ludeke  '54 

Barney  Walker  Lutsk  '65 

Lynn  LyIe  '67 

Rebecca  LyIe 

Catherine  Lynn  '64 

Elizabeth  Francke  Lynn  '74 
*Nancy  Coppedge  Lynn  '61 

John  D.  Lyons 

Tracy  Calewood  Lyons  '83 
*Christina  Savage  Lytle  '88 
*AnneMacClintock'6S 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  ChaHes  P 
MacDonald  III 
*Mary  Steketee  MacDonald  '62 

Veronica  A.  Macdonald 
*Nancy  E.  MacMeekin  '65 

Margaret  Holcomb  MacMillan  '37 

Eileen  R.  MacMurtrie  '96 

Sally  Myers  Mactavish 

Michael  J.  Madden 
*Linda  Poole  Maggard  '75 

Margaret  D.  Magistro  '96 

Helene  Bauer  Magruder  '57 
^Dorothy  Campbell  Maher  '43 
*Katherine  Cooley  Maher  '68 

Alice  Benton  Major  '79 

Ann  South  Malick  '75 

Megan  C.  Maltby  '95 
#Anne  Williams  Manchester  '55 

Susan  Jahn  Mancini  '64 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  Joseph  I,  Mancusi,  jr. 

^ Donor  lor  past  live  years 
'  Der:easeri 


*Anne  Baldwin  Mann  78 
^Melissa  Griffith  Manning  '69 

Lucetta  Gardner  Mannion  '63 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  B.  Maraffi 
*)oan  Teetor  Marder  '50 

Patricia  ).Marl< '96 
*ManhaSlaley  Marks '51' 

Dr.  and  Mrs,  Virgil  H.  Marshall 
*Harriet  Wall  Martin '65 

Jamie  Planck  Martin  '81 

ludith  Powell  Martin  '67 
*Mary-Ellen  Martin  '67 
*Susan  Elder  Martin  '57 
*Beth  Thomas  Mason  '40 

Elizabeth  P.  Mason  '90 
^Eleanor  Cilmore  Massie  '66 

Kathleen  M.  Lorenz  Mastrangelo 
^Elinor  Vorys  Matchneer  '54 
^Valerie  lones  Materne  '43 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  James  R.  Mather 
#Mr.  and  Mrs.  Linwood  5.  Mather,  |r. 
*ElizabethW.  Matheson'64 
*Ann  C.  Mathews  '69 
*Kathryn  Carroll  Mathewson  '66 
^Barbara  Offutt  Mathieson  '70 

Constance  Somervell  Matter  '48 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Richard  V.  Maltingly,  |r 

Genevieve  Maxon-Stark 

Katherinej.  Maxwell  '95 
^Louise  lenkins  Maybank  '60 
*DorothyUlf  Mayer '59 
^Antoinette  LeBris  Maynard  '45 
*Calhy  Cash  Mays  '84 
*EmilyDickMcAlisler'78 
*Ann  McAllister  '87 
*Erlend  Carlton  McCaffree  '54 

Lenetta  Archard  McCampbell  '85 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Adrian  L.  McCardell 

Caroline  Miller  McClintock  '43 

lean  S.  McClure 
*|anet  Baldwin  McColloch  '79 
^Margaret  Katterjohn  McCollom  '40 

Susan  Hobson  McCord  '52 
*Martha  Bachman  McCoy  '26 

Mary  Barbour  McCrea  '48 
*Nancy  Moss  McDaniel  '65 
^Harriotte  Dodson  McDannald  '65 

Robert  L.  McDill 
*Ms.  Denise  A.  McDonald 
*NancyM.  McDonald '53 

Barrie  leffrey  McDowell  '81 
*Nancy  B.  McDowell  '63 

Lynn  M.  McEachern  '96 

Sorrel  Mackall  McElroy  '59 

Charles  N.  McEwen 
*Jane  McCutchen  McFadden  '73 

loan  Livingston  McFall  '50 
^Dorothy  Courington  McGinley  '72 

Laura  E.  McClamery  '96 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Norman  F.  McCowin,  jr. 

Martha  E.  McGrady 
*Thelma  Houk  McCrory  '57 

Grace  Robinson  McCuire  '39 

Mary  Boyd  McCuire  '89 
*Sarane  McHugh  '81 
*Alice  Nicolson  Mcllvaine  '45 

Alice  Mclnnis '73 
*Evelyn  Graham  Mclnnis  '65 
*Cynthia  McKay  '78 

Margot  A.  McKee  '60 

Linda  A.  McKeever 
^Claudia  Antrim  McKenna  '48 
*|oan  Baggs  McKenzie  '58 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  G.  McKoy 

janna  E.  McLarty  '96 

Barbara  Clark  McLaughlin  '77 
^Elizabeth  Gockley  McLellan  '40 
*Lynne  PottharsI  McMillan  '69 

Sallie  Armfield  McMillion  '59 

Cynthia  Moorhead  McNair  '53 


*Rebecca  Towill  McNair  '60 

loan  McClure  McNamara  '67 

Martha  McKenzie  McNeill  '71 
^Frances  deSaussure  Meade  '68 
*Karen  Medford  '72 

Miriam  Washabaugh  Meglan  '71 
*Anne  F.  Melton  '57 
*Mary  Watt  Messer  '83 

Karen  Gill  Meyer  '63 
;   MuthOddy  Meyer '51 
^Frances  Mallory  Meyers  '64 
*Pelsy  Cautier  Mezey  '55 

Lucille  Greene  Michel  '38 
SBetty  Murden  Michelson  '57 
*Fredda  Duncombe  Millard  '49 
*Charlotte  Taylor  Miller  '55 
*Ellen  Duval  Miller '44 

Frazier  W.Miller '96 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  J.Clifford  Miller,  |r. 

Keithley  Rose  Miller  '69 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lowell  E.  Miller 

Phyllis  Thorpe  Miller '48 

Pamela  L.Milne '79 

Katharine  Crommelin  Milton  '62 

Fred  B.  Minnich 
*Nancy  Ettinger  Minor  '56 
*Katherine  Oglesby  Mixson  '33 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ben  E.  Mobley 
SSarah  Bonham  Mohle  '77 
*Mary  Davis  Molander  '69 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  lack  G.  Mondel 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  C.  Robert  Monnich 

Dianne  Chase  Monroe  '58 
#Mary  Gillespie  Monroe  '67 

Margaret  Cook  Montgomery  '60 
■^Marion  Saunders  Montgomery  '44 

Elizabeth  Braden  Moody  '67 
^Barbara  Bowen  Moore  '60 

Margaret  Preston  Moore  '42 
^Mary  Kelley  Moore  '62 

Mary  Kennedy  Moore  '47 

Marianne  Burtis  Moorer  '69 

Elizabeth  Glaser  Morchower  '67 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  lohn  L.  Morgan  III 
*Kelli  Ketchum  Morgan  '89 

Danielle  DePaul  Morgenthaler  '85 

lacquesMorin 
*Karen  Terstappen  Morr  '72 
*Leila  Booth  Morris  '52 
*Miriam  Baker  Morris  '83 

Margaret  Moran  Morrow  '67 
*Natalie  Wittich  Morrow  '57 
*Myrtle  Alston  Mott '51 
*Lydia  Plamp  Mower  '55 
*|ane  Dawson  Mudwilder  '53 

John  C.  Mueller 

Barbara  Pearsall  Muir  '62 

Sulapa  Mukherjee  '93 

Kathryn  L.  Mulligan  '96 
^Valeria  Murphey  '71 
^lean  Blanton  Murphy  '44 
*Mary  Petree  Murphy  '70 
*Bettina  Patterson  Murray  '64 
^Caroline  Tuttle  Murray  '71 

Christine  Kulczycki  Murray  '68 

loan  Douglas  Murray  '75 

H.  Claire  Myers  '96 
*]uliette  Rollins  Napier  '46 

Laura  Conway  Nason  '61 
*DianeKing  Nelson  '48 

Melanie  A.  Nelson  '87 
*Mellie  Hickey  Nelson  '67 
*Mrs.  Stanley  Nemser 

lane  Shoesmilh  Newcomb  '48 

Christie  C.  Newman  '95 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  James  W.  Newman,  Jr 
^Louise  Cooke  Newton  '82 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  Waller  R.  Nexsen 
*Martha  Clay  Nichols '56 

Barbara  Ashton  Nicol '74 


wFrances  Stith  Nilsson  '72 
Nancy  Nix-Karnakis  '63 

*Mr.  and  Mrs.  Charies  H.  Noble,  |r. 
Laura  L.  Noble  '82 

^Lindsay  Grumpier  Nolting  '42 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  David  M.  Nollon 
Kimberiy  K.  Knox  '85 

*Nancy  F.  Norman 

^Margaret  Swann  Norris  '45 

*|ule  Seibels-Northup  '68 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Thomas  E.  Nott  IV 

*Beth  Slayman  Nubbe  '84 

*|ean  Gantt  Nuzum  '62 

#Anne  Cayle  O'Beirne  '41 
Sarah  Whitener  O'Connor  '63 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Kevin  |.  O'Dea 

^Angela  Cardamone  O'Donnell  '41 

*Nan  E.  O'Keeffe  '53 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lawrence  K.  O'Mara,  |r. 

*Barbara  Callahan  O'Neill  '84 

*Ann  Shipper  Oates  '71 

*Crace  Mary  Carry  Oates  '64 

*Mary  Robison  Oates  '87 

*Gene  Patton  Odell  '44 
GiselaBeneckeOdeir58 
Martha  Query  Odell  '49 
Emily  Fitzhugh  Ogden  '61 
Carolyn  Staman  Ogilvie  '38 
Michael  J.  Olecki 
Kimberiy  C.  Olmstead  '92 

#Sue  Roth  Olson  '57 
Robyn  Bailey  Orchard  '86 
Leslie  Ludington  Orendorf  '72 

^Katharine  Wilson  Orton  '75 
Mary  A.  Osborn  '73 
Janet  Williams  Osborne  '77 
Anne  L.  Osterholm  '96 
Dejerianne  T.  Ostrow  '96 
Mr  and  Mrs.  loseph  A.  Oswald,  Jr. 
Carol  Barnard  Ottenberg  '60 

*Norma  Davis  Owen  '56 

^Harriett  Tavenner  Owens  '44 

*Nezahat  F.  Ozmen  '92 
Elizabeth  Conner  Pace  '86 
Catherine  Coxe  Page  '52 

*Robert  G.  Page 
Virginia  Marks  Paget  '57 
Annie  Pankoski  '96 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  H.  Gary  Pannell 

*Leila  Kucewicz  Parham  '63 

*Alice  Dabney  Parker  '32 

*Dr.  and  Mrs.  lerry  L.  Parker 

*Katharine  Niles  Parker  '36 

#Mary  Booth  Parker  '49 
Elizabeth  Wilson  Parrish  '87 
Margaret  Weimer  Parrish  '76 
Betty  Morris  Parrott  '52 
Mary  Hamilton  Parsons  '78 

*Carrington  Lancaster  Pasco  '40 
Virginia  R.  Pascoe  '87 
Kathleen  Caldwell  Patten  '63 
Florence  Fitch  Patton  '52 

■SMary  |udd  Patton  '39 

#Olivia  Cantey  Patton  '53 

#Cathryn  Gray  Paul  '69 
Barbara  |.  Payne  '71 
Nancy  Wendling  Peacock  '69 

*Alix  Sommer  Pearce'71 
Sarah  W.  Pearre  '48 

*Lucretia  Crater  Pearse  '55 

^Clarice  Hancel  Pearson  '32 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Larry  E.  Pearson 
Mary  Welles  Pearson  '39 
Virginia  Shultis  Pearson  '90 
Beverly  Ayers  Peck  '61 

*Alma  Hall  Peckham  '45 
Robin  K.  Peckol  '96 

^Hannah  Mallory  Perkins  '44 
Elizabeth  C.  Perkinson  '78 
Elizabeth  Graves  Perkinson  '48 


Cecil  Herr  Perry  '47 

Elizabeth  C.  Perry  '73 

Dr.  and  Mrs.  Ralph  A.  Pesiri 
^Barbara  Bell  Peterson  '60 

Almena  Hill  Pettit '69 
^Barbara  Bernick  Peyronnet  '77 
^Margaret  Hogue  Pfautz  '25' 
^Christine  Weiss  Pfeil  '74 
*Lee  Carollo  Pforsich  '78 

Charlotte  Prolhro  Philbin  '95 

Abigail  E.Phillips '96 
*Kay  Parham  Picha  '70 

Diana  Cecil  Pickering  '79 
*|une  Arata  Pickett  '53 
*Mr.  and  Mrs,  E.  Lee  Piepho 
*lda  Todman  Pierce  '38 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  R.  C.  Pierce 

Darlene  B.  Pierro  '69 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robert  G.  Pike 
^Elizabeth  Brawner  Pittman  '59 
*Ruth  Carpenter  Pitts  '58 
^Kathryn  Spencer  Pixley  '63 
#Claudia  Forman  Pleasants  '70 

Bowdre  Budd  Poer  '46 
^Elizabeth  Hicks  Pollak  '45 

Mr.  andMrs.  DaleW.  Polley,  Sr. 
^Eleanor  lohnson  Ponder  '57 
*Eleanor  Cain  Pope  '58 

Elizabeth  Dykes  Pope  '83 

Katherine  Phillips  Pope  '28 

Catherine  Porter  '68 
*Rozelia  Hazard  Potter '43 

Katharine  B.  Pottertield  '70 
*FlorenceA.  Powell '80 
*Jeanne  Forsyth  Powell  '68 
*M.AnnePoweir88 
*Annabelle  Forsch  Prager  '43 
*Jean  Countryman  Presba  '31 

Ruth  Garrett  Preucel  '49 
^Eleanor  Wallace  Price  '39 
*Mary  K.  Pringle  '34 

Margaret  Leonard  Proctor  '42 
^Virginia  Stevens  Purcell  '72 

Patricia  Owens  Purvis  '50 
*Sarah  Rick  Putnam  '35 

Leslie  Heye  Quarrier  '62 
^Elizabeth  Kernan  Quigley  '48 

Wallis  Wickham  Raemer  '70 

Carolyn  Rogers  Rainbow  '70 

Cynthia  L.  Rakow  '96 

Bonnie  Damianos  Rampone  '75 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  Donald  A.  Ramsay 

Elizabeth  Saunders  Ramsay  '30 
*Jean  Ferrier  Ramsay  '47 
^Kimberiy  Riccardi  Ramsey  '73 

Yvonne  Worley  Randall  '50 
*Milbrey  Sebring  Raney  '65 
*|oan  Stewart  Rank  '52 
*Eloise  English  Rankin  '42 

Sarah  Massey  Rankin  '68 
*Carolyn  King  Ratcliffe  '60 

Katherine  Rose  Rawls  '75 
*Betty  Forbes  Rayburn  '56 
*Ellen  Pringle  Read  '60 

Katharine  Porter  Read  '39 
*Sally  Reahard  '30 
*Ellen  Robbins  Red  '46 

Marylew  Cooper  Redd  '57 
*Gretchen  Armstrong  Redmond  '55 

Elizabeth  Sheets  Reed  '82 
^Marion  Sim  Reid  '36 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gerald  P  Reidy 

Sarah  E.  Reidy  '96 

Katherine  Willcox  Reiland  '54 
*DianeDaleReiling'73 

Erin  Currie  Reilly  '93 
*|ulie  Smith  Rentschler '80 

Gail  Garner  Resch  '72 
*Emory  Hill  Rex  '41 

Anne  Leavell  Reynolds  '63 


wCharIa  Leonard  Reynolds  '72 
^Marguerite  Morgan  Reynolds  '65 

Anne  L.  Richardson  '90 

Louise  Winslett  Richardson  '60 

Celia  Loving  Richeson  '58 

Jennifer  L.  Richmond  '96 

Elizabeth  Gawthrop  Riely  '67 
^Lynne  Riley-Coleman  '64 
^Mary  Cosby  Rinehart  '61 

lohn  C.  Risher 
^Georgia  Schley  Ritchie  '80 
^Frances  L.  Robb  '48 
^Charlotte  Battle  Robbins  '73 
*Betty  Frantz  Roberts  '40 
■^Marion  Mann  Roberts  '39 

Mary  Lineberger  Roberts  '58 

Sylvia  Schively  Robertshaw  '48 
*Edith  Brooke  Robertson  '50 
'#|ane  Nexsen  Robertson  '69 

Diana  Robin  '57 

Captain  and  Mrs.  Evan  D.  Robinson 

H.  Therese  Robinson  '83 
^Lindsay  Coon  Robinson  '49 
^Marguerite  Brendlinger  Robinson  '44 

Patricia  Davin  Robinson  '49 
*Ann  T  Rockwell  '80 

Leslie  |.  A.  Rodgers '94 
*Emma  Matheson  Roe  '57 

Lee  Carroll  Roebuck  '87 
*Ann  Venable  Rogers  '54 

Margaret  A.  Rogers  '56 

Rebecca  Yerkes  Rogers  '52 
^Rosemary  Frey  Rogers  '34 
*SallyWalke  Rogers '42 
*Mn  and  Mrs,  Samuel  H.  Rogers,  |r. 

Virginia  Rogers-Gould  '73 
*Susan  Castle  Rolewick  '74 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  Clyde  H.  Roman 

William  D.  Romey 
#Mary  Ann  Mellen  Root  '53 
*Nan  Locke  Rosa  '53 

David  Rosenbloom 

Anne  Sargeant  Rosenthal  '81 

Amy  Bialhrow  Ross  '94 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gary  W.  Ross 
^Elizabeth  Mayfield  Roughton  '34 
^Lillian  Simmons  Rountrey  '35 
*Cary  Maxwell  Rousseau  '56 

AlisaYust  Rowe'71 
■^Elizabeth  Beltz  Rowe  '48 

Victoria  Nalle  Rowland  '66 

Eileen  M.  Rubien  '74 
■^Traylor  Rucker  '65 
*Mr.  Raymond  G.  Ruff 

|ill  Steenhuis  Ruffato  '80 

Santina  L.  Russell  '96 

Susan  Clay  Russell  '81 
*Susan  Criste  Russell  '78 
*Suzanne  Wilson  Rutherford  '35 

Mary  Leith  Rutrough  '52 
*Betty  Jackson  Ryan  '48 

Mary  Elizabeth  Ryan  '78 

Margaret  M.  Sabo 
^Patricia  Halloran  Salvadori  '50 
*Magdalena  Salvesen  '65 

Fernanda  Caslelli  Sammis  '62 

lane  Hubbard  Sams  '79 
wAnn  Temple  Samson  '35 

Annie  Lanier  Samuels  '58 

Margaret  Craig  Sanders  '50 

lane  M.  Sandlin 
*Lee  Addison  Sanford  '73 

Virginia  Payne  Sasser  '72 
*Lucie  Wood  Saunders  '49 
■SSallie  F.  Scarborough  '75 

Elizabeth  Stone  Scerbo  '35 
wCraceTredwell  Schild  '82 
*KatherineA.  Schlech'70 

Deborah  A.  Schmidt  '89 

Dr.  and  Mrs.  |.  T  Schriempf 

^Donor  for  past  five  years 
'  Deceased 


SECTION 


19  9  6-1997 


ROLL 


^Frances  Longino  Schroder  '44 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  George  E.  Schultz,  Sr. 

Lark  Schulze  '63 
*Elizabeth  Hall  Schwartz  '43 

Nancy  Hatch  Schwartzmiller  '79 
^Elizabeth  Shepherd  Scott  '43 

Prudence  Sanditer  Scott  '59 
*lsabel  Scriba  '35 

Angela  Averett  Scurry  '82 
^Caroline  Parrish  Seager  '45 

Elizabeth  Duke  Seaman  '59 
^Barbara  Bradshaw  Sedgwick  '56 
*Mary  Lou  Morton  Seilheimer  '63 

Sara  D.  Selby  '96 

Anne  Darden  Self  '80 

Pamela  Dickens  Sellars  '83 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  L.  Senecal 

Marshall  Metcall  Seymour  '64 
*Cannie  Crysler  Shafer  '78 
*Lisa  Brundage  Shapiro  '77 

Elizabeth  Hutchins  Sharland  '61 

laneen  K.  Sharma  '96 

Elizabeth  Cahill  Sharman  '84 

Katherine  Street  Sharp  '47 

Mary  Miller  Sharp  '40 

Enid  Winkelman  Sharpe  '57 
^Esther  Cunningham  Shay  '45 
■SMargaret  Haley  Sheehan  '77 

Burney  Parrott  Sheeks  '55 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gilbert  H.  Sheinbaum 

Margaret  Shelly  '72 
*Cotten  Skinner  Shepherd  '33 
^Marguerite  Stephens  Sheridan  '34 

Mary  Alexander  Sherwood  '53 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  G.  Shillestad 
^Lisa  Guigon  Shinberger  '29 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  Kenelm  L.  Shirk 

Fayth  Mueller  Shirkey  '39 

Beverly  0.  Shivers 

William  W.  Shoaf,  |r. 
^Marjorie  Shugart  Short  '43 

Abby  Patterson  Shultis  '66 
*Karen  Norris  Sibley  '43 

loan  B.  Sill 
^Catherine  Parker  Silverman  '43 
*Anne  Smith  Simet  '63 

Ana-Marija  Simic  '96 

Amy  Simmons  '86 
^Margaret  Lawrence  Simmons  '49 
^Beatrice  Backer  Simpson  '48 
*Diane  Richmond  Simpson  '51 

Martha  L.  Simpson 
*Estelle  F.  Sinclaire  '40 

Mary  Todd  Singh  '59 

Cameron  Clark  Sipe  '87 
^Elizabeth  Sicard  Sita  '37 

Elizabeth  Gallo  Skladal  '58 

Imogen  M.  Slade  '96 

Ha  Miller  Sloan '72 

Jonathan  Small 
^Catherine  Brownlee  Smeltzer  '59 
*Adel  Shinberger  Smith  '62 

AnneG.  Smith  '86 

Barbara  Hahn  Smith  '51 
*Belle  Williams  Smith '65 

Hallie  Darby  Smith '67 

Helen  Oakley  Smith  '73 

lennifer  M.  Smith  '96 

Julie  Littleton  Smith  '89 

Karen  McKenzie  Smith  '59 
*Laura  Howe  Smith  '31 

Marsha  Phillips  Smith  '74 
*Martha  C.  Smith  '47 
*Maude  Adams  Smith  '27 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Phillip  E.  Smith 

Ruth  Sanders  Smith  '54 
*Sheila  Haskell  Smith  '61 
*Teresa  Powell  Smith  '82 

Lauren  D.  Smithers  '96 

Elizabeth  Shelton  Smolens  '75 


*Susanne  Williams  Snead  '64 
*Eleanor  Potis  Snodgrass  '48 
*Elaine  Norton  Snook  '65 

lanel  Wynn  Snyder  '58 
*Helen  Elliott  Sockwell  '48 
^Virginia  Sortor-Sumner  '62 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  Furman  South  111 
*|udith  Dunn  Spangenberg  '64 
*Cynthia  Hubard  Spangler  '63 

Ava  Spanier  '86 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  Richard  T.  Sparks 

Anne  Garrity  Spees  '79 

Brooke  Haw  Spencer  '89 

Karalyne  D.  Sperling  '92 
*Cora  Morningstar  Spiller  '50 

Joan  Hobbs  Spisso  '72 
*Diane  Doscher  Spurdle  '59 

Carol  Leslie  St.  lohn  '75 

Ivey  St.  John 

Katherine  laschen  St.  lohn  '87 
*Winilred  Hagberg  St.  Peter  '38 

Nancy  Coler  Slacey  '47 
^Elizabeth  Selden  Stainbrook  '33 

Brent  Stait-Gardner 

Sharon  A.  Staley  '87 
*Bette  Smith  Stamals  '54 
^Ann  Henderson  Stamets  '75 

Anne  Stanley  '64 

Gary  Stanton 
#Nancy  Sanders  Starr  '46 
*Sally  Hamilton  Staub  '61 

Caroline  Coleman  Stautberg  '62 

Helen  Rae  Stebbins  '37 
*|ane  Street  Steele  '56 
^Kathleen  Pretzfelder  Steele  '73 
*Linda  Lucas  Steele  '75 

Barbara  H.  Steiner 

Ellen  R.Stelling '73 
*Elizabeth  Little  Slevens '77 
*|esse  A.  Stewart  '74 

Kimberiy  Louis  Stewart  '79 
*Marlha  Maupin  Stewart  '29 

Cheryl  L.  Stipp  '77 

Cordelia  Lambert  Stites  '47 

Anne  Stoddard  '68 
*Audrey  Stoddard  '55 
*|ean  McKenney  Stoddard  '39 
*Margaret  McCarthy  Stoettel  '81 
^Martha  Lou  Lemmon  Stohlnian  '34 

Barbara  Duncombe  Stolp  '44 
*Anne  Green  Stone  '53 

Beverley  C.  Stone  '95 
#Bonnie  Wood  Stookey  '34 

Catherine  Hall  Stopher  '69 
^Catharine  Munds  Storek  '53 
^Barbara  Bourke  Stovall  '45 
*|essie  Marr  Strahman  '42 
*Sally  C.  Strain  '63 

Grace  Sherfy  Siraszheim  '72 

Karen  Adelson  Strauss  '76 
*Lynn  Gullett  Strazzini  '67 
*Katharine  Bonsall  Strong  '39 
*Mary  Lee  Ryan  Strother  '34 
*Nan  Stuart  '75 
*Sue  Graves  Stubbs  '33 
*Louise  Warfield  Stump  '52 

Elizabeth  Nelson  Suhr  '87 
^Elizabeth  Hemenway  Sullivan  '78 

Ellen  Sullivan  '77 

Greta  Eustace  Sullivan  '94 
*Mary  Lane  Bryan  Sullivan  '58 

Virginia  Barron  Summer  '47 
'S'May  Waters  Summerour  '75 

Caitlin  N.  Sundby  '94 
*Dorothy  Denny  Sutton  '44 
^NancyGatchSvien  '39 
^Anne  Benedict  Swain  '39 

Kristin  Amylon  Swain  '74 
'^Lillian  Sinks  Sweeney  '80 

Kristen  B.  Swenson  '93 


'^Rebecca  Trulove  Symons  '79 

Maria  Gregory  Tabb  '47 
*|o  Ann  Roderick  Tankard  '90 
^Harriet  Wilson  Tarbert  '31 
*Helen  Bradley  Tarbutton  '89 
*Carol  Moseley  Tash  '69 

Claire  Kinnett  Tate '71 
^Kathleen  Watson  Taylor  '65 

Lydia  Taylor '62 
^Margaret  Wayland  Taylor  '33 
*Mary  Herbert  Taylor  '45 

Mary  Felice  Ludington  Taylor  '76 
^Katherine  Mensing  Teitgen  '44 

Kathryn  Teller  '74 
*Mary  R.  Templeton  '35 
*Deborah  L.  Thacker  '77 

Elizabeth  Ball  Thagard  '60 
*Penelope  Writer  Theis  '64 
^Caroline  Keller  Theus  '64 

Cynthia  Kendree  Thieringer  '77 

Vera  Blake  Thiers  '77 

AmoretG.  Thissell  '82 

Kay  M.  Thomas  '96 
^Melissa  Sanders  Thomas  '67 

Alice  Wood  Thompson  '59 

Amy  Johnson  Thompson  '92 
*Cathy  Weiss  Thompson  '74 
^loanne  Bossert  Thompson  '59 
*Susan  Boline  Thompson  '80 

MaryLibVickThomhill'47 

Christopher  Kilcullen  Thudow  '65 

Patricia  Smith  Ticer  '55 

Dr.  and  Mrs.  William  VTillery  III 

Dr.  and  Mrs.  loseph  Tokaruk 

Marjorie  Holthaus  Tomaso  '88 
*Bertha  Lee  Toole  '46 
^Virginia  Hudson  Toone  '53 
^Cynthia  B.  Topping  '65 
*Alice  Jones  Torbett  '60 

Carol  Rolston  Toulmin  '51 

Linda  W.  Towers  '96 

Phuong  T.  Tran  '96 

Elizabeth  H.  Traylor  '96 
*Patronella  SykesTreadwell  '58 

Aracely  Trejo  '96 
?^Rosemary  Dunaway  Trible  '71 

Mary  Murray  Trussell  '55 

lennifer  M.  Trzupek  '96 
*Ann  Rowland  Tuck  '48 

C.  Wayne  Tucker 
^Eleanor  Marshall  Tucker  '30 

Susan  Tucker  '67 
^Alexandra  Marcoglou  Tully  '47 
*Evelyn  Williams  Turnbull  '40 
^Kathleen  Stevenson  Turner  '64 

Pamela  Myre  Turner '75 

Carol  Wooldridge  Tuttle  '87 
^Charlotte  Davenport  Tuttle  '41 

Hazel  Fellner  Tuttle  '44 
^Patricia  Williams  Twohy  '58 

Bettie  Golden  Tyler  '47 

Ainslie  lones  Uhl  '76 

Laura  Warren  Underwood  '93 

Cheryl  Viar  Upchurch  '74 
*Barbara  Clark  Utiey  '44 

lames  W.  Utt 

Ellen  Byrne  Utterback  '79 

Norma  Bulls  Valentine  '93 
*Mary  Einhaus  Vallen  '72 
*Marlha  Falk  Vallery  '44 
*LJrsula  Reimer  Van  Anda  '51 

Gypsie  Bear  Van  Antwerp  '73 
*Margaret  White  Van  Buren  '47 
*Mary  Walker  Van  de  Water  '44 

Ann  Pritchett  Van  Horn  '74 
*Kenan  Myers  Van  Vranken  '58 
*Lucy  Dennington  Van  Zandt  '73 

Melissa  Pruyn  Vaughan  '83 

L.  Paige  Vaught  '96 
*Sigrid  Carlen  Veasey  '81 


Michelle  E.  Venema  '84 
*|ane  Richardson  Vieth  '46 

Hollis  Hutchens  Volk  '80 

lerrold  R.  Voss 
*Elizabeth  Wade  '77 
^Virginia  loachim  Wade  '63 

|une  Heard  Wadsworth  '57 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gary  R.  Wagner 

Karen  H.  Waldron  '75 

Star  Hollis  Waldron '86 
*Naomi  Sirna  Waldstein  '51 

Mary  Brown-Serman  Waike  '38 
*Ashley  lones  Walker  '68 
*AlLee  Walker '69 

Gale  Young  Walker '60 
*Elizabeth  Fleet  Wallace  '62 

Alison  C.Wallis '96 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gary  M.  Walters 
*SarahEsler  Walters '41 

Theresa  L.  Wallers  '96 
*Carolyn  lones  Walthall  '71 

Anne  Newton  Walther  '66 
#Dawne  Cotton  Ward '81 
*Sloan  Hawkins  Ward  '44 
*Anne  English  Wardwell  '65 
*Zola  Garrison  Ware  '49 

iulia  Lowry  Warfel  '71 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Douglas  G.  Warner 

Katherine  G.  Warner  '95 

Malloy  Wright  Warren  '48 

Mary  Grate  Warren  '52 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Roger  D.  Warren,  Sr. 

Patricia  Anderson  Warren  '61 

Diana  Duffy  Waterman  '83 
*Patricia  Waters  '77 
*Sarah  Watson  '70 
^Elizabeth  Andrews  Wafts  '74 

Sarah  Clifford  Weaver  '95 
*KatharineMcCardellWebb'70 

Barbara  Chase  Webber  '54 
#Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lester  H.  Weekes 
^Pamela  5.  Weekes  '83 
*iane  Best  Wehland  '57 

Deborah  Davison  Weidner  '78 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gerald  F.  Weigle 
*Ann  Eustis  Weimer  '49 

Lynne  Rynders  Welch  '62 
*Elder  Witt  Wellborn '67 
*|anice  Fitzgerald  Wellons  '43 
*Ann  Denton  Wells  '67 

Anne  Pope  Wells  '52 
*)oan  Darby  West  '46 

Gale  Hull  Whetzel '71 

Katherine  V  Whitby  '95 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  Alan  |.  White 

Carolme  W.  White  '79 

Frances  Shroder  White  '72 

lesse  A.  White  '86 
*|oyce  Smith  White  '49 

Nancy  C.White '79 
*Nancy  Storey  White  '50 

Susan  M.  Whitehead  '96 

Patricia  Davis  WhitehursI  '67 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Richard  C.  Whitley 
^Margaret  Robertson  Whitney  '36 
^Margaret  Gearing  Wickham  '42 

Pamela  Hellmuth  Wiegandt  '64 

Herbert  N.  Wigder 
^Marianne  Vandervort  Wiggishoff  '73 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Stephen  L.  Wilcoxson 
*Sarah  MacFarlane  Wiley  '70 

Cynthia  L.  Wilkerson  '96 
*Ashby  lenkins  Willcox  '51 

Elizabeth  HarleyWillett '84 

Charlotte  Moore  Williams  '67 
*Eleanor  Keen  Williams  '68 
^Elizabeth  Plunkett  Williams  '48 
*Emory  Gill  Williams '40 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  lames  C.  Williams 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ronald  W.  Williams 


Susan  Whitlen  Williams '78 

Wanda  Hunt  Williams '68 
■"^losephine  Happ  Willingham  '38 
■^Kathleen  Davis  Willis '92 
*LillianNeely  Willis '39 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  George  |.  Willock  III 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  Charles  B.  Wilson 

Elizabeth  B.  Wilson  '70 

Margaret  Sefeldt  Wilson  '73 
*Nancy  Ray  Wiltshire '86 
*Emily  Coxe  Winburn  '55 
*Betty  Leffel  Wingate  '48 
*Camille  Mitchell  Wingate  '84 

Patricia  Layne  Winks  '52 

Betty  Bentsen  Winn  '53 
*Lavalette  Dillon  Wintzer  '35 
*Helen  Pender  Withers  '48 
*MaryWitt'74 
*Marcia  G.  Wittenbrook  '72 
*HelenB.Wolcott'35 
*Edith  Norman  Wombwell  '53 

Barbara  Ballard  Wommack  '54 

Thi  Nguyen  Woo  '75 
*Dorothy  Wallace  Wood  '48 
*Keitt  Matheson  Wood  '63 
*Mimi  Etheridge  Wood  '44 

Dr.  R.  H.  LangleyWood 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  David  K.  Woodbury 

Olivia  Rhodes  Woodin  '41 
^Lindsay  Prentis  Woodroofe  '30 

Amy  M.  Woods  '95 
*Dana  Dewey  Woody  '58 

William  C.  Wooldridge 

Anne  Little  Woolley  '83 

Phoebe  Sweney  Woolley  '45 
*Nancy  lones  Worcester  '49 

Rosalie  Barringer  Wornham  '51 
^Amanda  Parsley  Worth  '45 
*Mary  Denny  Scott  Wray  '61 

Betty  Cocke  Wright  '45 

lillWentorf  Wright '76 
#|oan  Broman  Wright  '56 

Mary  Aiken  Wright  '76 
^Barbara  Wuehrmann  '71 

Bernard  |.  Wunder,  |r. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Alipio  Yabar 
*Susan  Tucker  Yankee  '50 

Ann  H.  Yauger '78 

Marshalyn  Yeargin-Allsopp  '68 
*Lizora  Miller  Yonce '59 
*Anne  Kendig  Young  '63 
9feBarbara  Nevens  Young  '41 

Susannah  Scagel  Young  '85 

Barbara  McNeill  Yow  '43 
*Capt.  and  Mrs.  Terrence  L.  Zackowski 

Donna  Martin  Zahorik  '66 
^Amanda  Ottaway  Zambetti  '89 

lean  Romanske  Zaniewski  '77 

lanis  Thomas  Zeanah  '52 

Deborah  Carroll  Ziegler  '49 
*Suzanne  Weaver  Zimmer  '85 

Marie  Brede  Zimmerman  '24 

Cornelia  Perkins  Zinsser  '52 

SigridA.  Zirkle'93 


'^Donoriorpail  me  yean 
'  Deceased 


aw  MUM  ■■  '" mtmmmmm 


Alumnae  Qix^in^  bi/  Ciass 


Warmest  thanks  to  each  alumna 
who  sent  a  gift  to  the  College 
during  1996-97.  It  is  because  oi 
your  strong,  ongoing  support  that 
Sweet  Briar  continues  to  stand  at 
the  iorefront  ot  American 
education  today. 


Academy 


1996-97  TND: 1 

TND  Participation: ...  7% 

TND  Dollars: $25 

1996-97  UND: 1 

UND  Participation: ..  7% 

UND  Dollars: $25 

Martha  Steele  McNaghten 

1996-97  TND: 2 

TND  Participation: ...  67% 

TND  Dollars: $351,442 

1996-97  UND: 1 

UND  Participation: ..  33% 

UND  Dollars: $0 

^Gertrude  0.  Anderson* 
*Ruth  Simpson  Carrington* 
^Gordon  G.  Beemer  H'21 


1996-97  TND: 

TND  Participation:. ..33% 

TND  Dollars: $300 

1996-97  UND: 1 

UND  Participation:  ..33% 

UND  Dollars: $300 

*RuthUllandTodd 

1996-97  TND: 3 

TND  Participation:. ..33% 

TND  Dollars: $203 

1996-97  UND: 3 

UND  Participation:  ..33% 

UND  Dollars: $203 

*|ane  Guignard  Curry 
^Fitzallen  Kendall  Fearing 
Virginia  Thompson  McElwee 


1996-97  TND: 4 

TND  Participation:. ..33% 

TND  Dollars: $2,160 

1996-97  UND: 3 

UND  Participation:  ..25% 

UND  Dollars: $160 

Mary  Marshall  Hobson* 
Blanche  QuinceyStubbs' 
Nelle  Brewer  Wood 
Marie  Brede  Zimmerman 


1996-97  TND: 2 

TND  Participation:. ..20% 

TND  Dollars: $120 

1996-97 

No.  of  Donors: 2 

UND  Participation: ..  20% 

UND  Dollars: $120 

^Margaret  Hogue  Pfautz* 
Mary  I.  Sturgis 


1996-97  TND: 

TND  Participation:  ...53% 

TND  Dollars: $3,789 

1996-97  UND: 8 

UND  Participation: ..  53% 

UND  Dollars: $3,689 

*Helen  Carter  Bailey 
*RuthWillBeckh 
'^Margaret  Posey  Brubaker* 
wEllen  Newell  Bryan 
*Gertrude  Collins  Calnan 
*Dorothy  Keller  lliff 

Elizabeth  Rountree  Kellerman 
^Martha  Bachman  McCoy 
^Elizabeth  Moore  Rusk 


1996-97  TND: 8 

TND  Participation:. ..40% 

TND  Dollars: $5,988 

1996-97  UND: 7 

UND  Participation:. .35% 
UND  Dollars: $2,289 

Daphne  Bunting  Blair 
^Rebecca  Manning  Cutler 

EliseMorley  Fink' 

Emily  Jones  Hodge 
wCamilla  Alsop  Hyde 
*Maude  Adams  Smith 
'^Ruth  Lowrance  Street 
*Nar  W.Taylor 


1996-97  TND: 7 

TND  Participation:...  30% 

TND  Dollars: $770 

1996-97  UND: 7 

UND  Participation:  ..30% 

UND  Dollars: $770 

^Marion  Jayne  Berguido 

Dorothy  Bunting 
*Madelyn  Markley  Clark 

Alice  Babbitt  Hackley 
^LouiseConklin  Knowles 

Phyllis  Walker  Leary 
^Virginia  Van  Winkle  Morlid 

Katherine  Phillips  Pope 

Bonnie  Mathews  Wisdom 


1996-97  TND: 19 

TND  Participation:  ...49% 

TND  Dollars: $13,668 

1996-97  UND: 19 

UND  Participation:  ..49% 

UND  Dollars: $12,255 

*Mary  Armstrong  Allen 

Dorothy  Bortz  Ballantine 

lane  Wilkinson  Banyard 

Sue  H.  Brooke 

Helen  Schaumleffel  Ferree 
^Claire  Hoyt  Gaver 
*lsabelle  North  Goodwin 
^Virginia  Chaffee  Gwynn 

Ella  Phillips  Hotchkiss' 

*  Belle  Brockenbrough  Hutchins 
*Sara  Callison  Jamison 
^Gertrude  Prior 

*  Dorothea  Paddock  Seeber 
*Lisa  Guigon  Shinberger 

Gertrude  Hickin  Sigmon 
*Ruth  Ferguson  Smythe 
*Martha  Maupin  Stewart 
*Evaline  Edmands  Thoma 

Jessie  Exiey  Wooten 

Susie  Tucker  Yates 


1996-97  TND: 22 

TND  Participation:. ..51% 

TND  Dollars: $38,754 

1996-97  UND: 20 

UND  Participation:  ..47% 

UND  Dollars: $37,239 

^Carolyn  Martindale  Blouin 

Mildred  Pickett  BosI 
*Myra  Marshall  Brush 
^Elizabeth  Carnes 

Emilie  Turner  Cowling' 
^Elizabeth  Williams  Gilmore 

*  Elizabeth  Gorsline 
sSMerritt  Murphey  Green 

*  Charlotte  Brown  Harder 
*Gladys  Wester  Horton 
^Adelaide  Wampler  Kundahl 
^Frances  Harrison  McGiffert 

Elizabeth  Saunders  Ramsay 
*SallyReahard 
*Mary  Burks  Saltz 
*Evelyn  Ware  Saunders 
*Mary  Lyon  Stedman 
^Serena  Ailes  Stevens 
^Josephine  Reid  Stubbs 
^Eleanor  Marshall  Tucker 
*Claire  Giesecke  Wingo 

*  Lindsay  Prentis  Woodroofe 
Winogene  Springer  Yost 


1996-97  TND: 27 

TND  Participation:. ..59% 

TND  Dollars: $605,800 

1996-97  UND: 26 

UND  Participation: ..  57% 

UND  Dollars: $7,400 

*Jean  Cole  Anderson 
^Virginia  Quintard  Bond 
*Mary  Swift  Calhoun 

Nancy  Hancock  Coe* 
'^Josephine  Gibbs  Du  Bois 
*Mary  Cannaday  Gore* 

Pauline  Woodward  Hill 
*DorothyAyresHolt 

Natalie  Roberts  Lemon 

*  Gertrude  Lewis  Magavern 
*Mary  Seaton  Marston 

^* Helen  Sim  Mellen 
wEvelyn  D.  Mullen 
^Marion  Murphy  Munz 
^Elizabeth  Tyson  Postles 
*]ean  Countryman  Presba 
SCynthia  Vaughn  Price 
*Gillette  Hilton  Pritchard 
^Virginia  Cooke  Rea* 
Ellen  Eskridge  Sanders 

*  Laura  Howe  Smith 
*Agnes  Cleveland  Stackhouse 
^Harriet  Wilson  Tarbert 
^Margaret  Lee  Thompson 
*Mary  Kelso  Treanor 

Helen  Lawrence  Vander  Horst 
^Martha  von  Briesen 


Fund  Agent: 

Eleanor  Wright  Conway 

1996-97  TND: 22 

TND  Participation:. ..54% 

TND  Dollars: $8,857 

1996-97  UND: 21 

UND  Participation:  ..51% 

UND  Dollars: $7,702 

Henrietta  Bryan  Alphin 
*Ha2el  Stamps  Collins 


1%  Eleanor  Wright  Conway 
'^'Marjorie  Ward  Cross 
^Margaret  Bennett  Cullum 
*Anna  Gilbert  Davy 
^Jane  Hays  Dowler 

Elizabeth  West  Etheredge 
^Virginia  Squibb  Flynn 
*Marion  Malm  Fowler 
^^ Sally  Ainsworth  Glass 

Roberta  Drane  |ones 
*Amalie  Frank  Kohn 
^SusanneGay  Linville 
*Ruth  Remon  McRae* 
*Eugenia  Ware  Myers 
*Theda  Sherman  Newlin 
*Alice  Dabney  Parker 

*  Clarice  Hancel  Pearson 

*  Barbara  Munter  Purdue 
Gertrude  Buist  Robert 
Frances  Sencindiver  Stewart 


1996-97  TND: 30 

TND  Participation:. ..43% 

TND  Dollars: $123,240 

1996-97  UND: 28 

UND  Participation:  ..40% 
UND  Dollars: $19,411 

*  Elena  Doty  Angus 
*Jean  van  Home  Baber' 
*Sara  Houston  Baker 

*  Blanche  Davies  Barloon 
*Mary  Patton  Bromfield 
#Anne  H.  Brooke 
*Lucy  Oliver  Brooks 
*ElisabethRatcliff  Bryan 
*Mary  Barnhart  Carlton 

Alice  Martin  Cooper 

*  Gertrude  Raymond  Dempster 

*  Elizabeth  Cassidy  Evans 
^Elizabeth  S.Gray 
*Annette  Hagens 

Margery  Gubelman  Hastert 
^Nevil  Crute  Holmes 
*Marjorie  Ris  Hyland 

Doris  Crane  Loveland 
*Kathrina  HowzeMaclellan 

*  Katherine  Oglesby  Mixson 
^Frances  Neville  Newberry 
*|ane  Martin  Person 
*Mary  demons  Porzelius 

*  Helen  Persise  Roberson 
*Cotten  Skinner  Shepherd 
^Elizabeth  Selden  Stainbrook 
?feSue  Graves  Stubbs 
^Margaret  Wayland  Taylor 
*CharlotteTamblyn  Tufts 

Cornelia  Murray  Weller' 
Betty  Workman  Wright 


1996-97  TND: 38 

TND  Participation:  ...60% 

TND  Dollars: $15,612 

1996-97  UND: 37 

UND  Participation: ..  59% 
UND  Dollars: $7,262 

*  Helen  Hanson  Bamford 

*  Edith  Hagen  Benson 
^Frances  Weil  Binswanger 
*Nancy  Hotchkiss  Boschen 
*BettySuttle  Briscoe 
*Anne  Russell  Carter 
*Marcia  Morrison  Curtis 
^Margaret  Ross  Ellice 

*  Eleanor  Cooke  Estedy 

*  Dorothy  Turno  Gardner 


/  996-9/  TND  =  Total  Number  of  Donors 
19%-97  UND  =  Umeslricted  Number  ol  Donors 


SPECIAL     /2     SECTION 


*Priscilla  Mullen  Gowen 
■SBonney  McDonald  Hatch 
■^  Helen  Closson  Hendricks 
w Emilie  Emory  Leary 
Rebekah  Strode  Lee 
'j?Dearing  Lewis 
*AnneCorbitt  Little 
*Mary  McCandlish  Livingston 
*Lydia  Goodwyn  Lorentzen 
^Marjorie  Westcott  Mackey 
■^Elizabeth  Scheuer  Maxwell 
^Satilla  Franklin  Means 
^Joanna  FinkMeeks 

*  Emily  Marsh  Nichols 

*  Dorothy  Prince  Oldfield 
*Ruth  Myers  Pleasants 
*Mary  K.  Pringle 

*  Rosemary  Frey  Rogers 
^Elizabeth  Mayfield  Roughton 
^Mary  Moore  Rowe 

Victoria  Parsons  Saunders 
^Marguerite  Stephens  Sheridan 
SMartha  Lou  Lemmon  Stohlman 

*  Bonnie  Wood  Stookey 
*Mary  Lee  Ryan  Strother 
^Connie  Burwell  While 
^Elizabeth  Bond  Wood 

Amy  Davies  Yingling 


1996-97  TND: 38 

TND  Participation:. ..49% 

TND  Dollars: $17,648 

1996-97  UND: 36 

UND  Participation:  ..46% 
UND  Dollars: $15,498 

*  Marion  Walker  Alcaro 
*Susanne  Strassburger  Anderson* 
*Lois  Vanderhoef  Benner 

Virginia  Cunningham  Brookes 

*  Barbara  Rhodes  Brown 
*Mary  Whipple  Clark 
*]uliet  Halliburton  Davis 
*Mary  Honeywell  Dodds 

Mary  Hastings  Dunfee 
Jacqueline  Chappelle  Everett 

*  Frances  Meeks  Ford 

*  Rebecca  Young  Frazer 

*  Beverley  Hill  Furniss 
*Helen  Carruthers  Hackwell 

Allyn  Capron  Heintz 
^Cynthia  Harbison  Heye 
*LucyF.  Hoblitzell 

*  Rebekah  L.  Huber 

*  Elizabeth  Hamilton  Hunt 
Mary  Willis  Kempe 

*Alice  F.  Laubach 
*jane  Lawder 

*  Barbara  Benzinger  Lindsley* 
^Eleanor  RustMattern 
*Sarah  Rick  Putnam 
^Harriet  Williams  Rand 
^Lillian  Simmons  Rountrey 

*  Frances  Morrison  Ruddell 
^Suzanne  Wilson  Rutherford 
■SAnn  Temple  Samson 

Elizabeth  Stone  Scerlio 
^Alice  McCloskey  Schlendorf 
*FrancesSpiller  Scott 

*  Isabel  Scriba 
*Blandina  Jones  Skilton 
s&Mary  R.  Templeton 

*  Dorothy  Barnum  Venter 
Evelyn  Martin  Williams 

^Lavaletle  Dillon  Wintzer 
*HelenB.  Wolcott 


is  Dor)or  for  pail  five  years 
'  Deceased 


19  9  6-1997 


HONOR       R 


DONORS 


Fund  Agent: 

Margaret  Smith  Thomasson 

1996-97  TND: 36 

TND  Participation:  ...53% 

TND  Dollars: $16,510 

1996-97  UNO: 35 

UND  Participation:  ..52% 

UND  Dollars: $14,860 

wMyra  Carr  Baldwin 
*Nancy  Dicks  Blanton 
*Martha  Ake  Brouse 
*Sopliia  Campbell  Brown 
^Margaret  Lloyd  Bush 
*Marjone  Griffin  Caskey 
*Lillian  Steele  Cook 
*Mary  BIythe  Cunningham 
*Maria  Valentine  Curtis 
^Margaret  Huxley  Dick 
*Mary  Rich  Ewing 
^Elizabeth  Morton  Forsyth 
*Lillian  Cabell  Gay 
*Capel  Grimes  Gerlach 
^Frances  W.  Gregory 
*Mary  Vogdes  Haines 

*  Eleanor  Francisco  Hood 
^Jacqueline  Moore  Hoofnagle 

*  Logan  Phinizy  lohns 
lane  Moore  lohnson 

*Arnold  Susong  Jones 

*  Nancy  Parsons  lones 
Lucille  Scott  Knoke 

^Abigail  Lesnick  Leibowitz 
Martha  Hornor  Maxwell 
Constance  Warner  McElhinney 
*Margaret|.  Mencke 
*Carol  Straus  Ney 
^Katharine  Niles  Parker 
*Marion  Sim  Reid 
*Elizabeth  Wall  Saunders 
^Elizabeth  Pinkerton  Scott 
^Mary  Virginia  Camp  Smith 
^Margaret  Smith  Thomasson 
^Margaret  Robertson  Whitney 
*Mary  Poindexter  Willingham 
■^Adela  Cocke  Winfree 


1996-97  TND: 25 

TND  Participation:  ...53% 

TND  Dollars: $61,539 

1996-97  UND: 24 

UND  Participation:  ..51% 

UND  Dollars: $10,408 

*Ann  Lauman  Bussey 

Beda  Carlson  Calhoun 

Ruth  Rundle  Charters 
*Helen  Williamson  Dumont 

Margery  Cruikshank  Dyer 

Sara  Kirkpatrick  Fearing 
*Elizabeth  Ball  Fensom 
^Frances  lohnson  Finley 
^Margaret  Bradley  Forsyth 
*Elinor  Ward  Francis 

Nancy  NalleGenung 
^Virginia  Hardin 

Isabel  Olmstead  Haynes 
*RosalieHall  Hurst 

Margaret  Holcomb  MacMillan 

*  Rebecca  Douglass  Mapp 
*ElizabethLeeMcPhail 

Mary  Agnew  Merrill 
^Margaret  Sandidge  Miller 
*Mary  Cochran  Nicholson 

*  Dorothy  Price  Roberts 
*)eanette  Bowen  Runyan 
*MargaretCornwell  Schmidt 
*ElizabethSicardSita 

Helen  Rae  Stebbins 

*  Marion  Leggett  Whyte 

1996-97  TND  =  Total  Number  of  Donors 

1 996-97  UND  -  Unrestrtcted  Number  oi  Donors 


1996-97  TND: 59 

TND  Participation: ...  66%i 

TND  Dollars: $16,409 

1996-97  UND: 59 

UND  Participation:  ..66% 

UND  Dollars: $16,174 

*|anice  Wiley  Adams 
wShirle/  Haywood  Alexander 

Helen  Walton  Andrae 

Emma  Glass  Beasley 
wjanet  MacFarlan  Bergmann 
^Frances  Bailey  Brooke 
*Dorothy  Gilbert  Browne 
*Mary  Housel  Carr 

*  Barbara  Derr  Chenoweth 
^Virginia  Guild  Colmore 

*  Florence  Caven  Crosnoe 
*Susan  Gibson  Davenport 
*Marjorie  Thaden  Davis 
*lsabelleFranke  DeGraaf 
*Mary  Talcott  Dodson 
*Maud  Tucker  Drane 

*  Janet  Forbush  Fead 
Genevieve  Marsh  Fisher 

sMoselle  Worsley  Fletcher 
*Sarah  Tomlinson  Foscue 
^Elinor  Wilson  Gammon 
*Lillian  Williams  Grymes 
^Elizabeth  Cumnock  Gunn 
wVesta  Murray  Haselden 
w  Imogen  Brock  Hawley 
wHarriel  Daniel  Herd 
'^Virginia  Heizer  Hickenlooper 
JBMarion  Fuller  Kellogg 

*  Kate  Sulzberger  Levi 
Llewellyn  Griffith  Longstaff 

*  Elizabeth  Lockett  Lord 
*jane  Gregory  Marrow 

losephine  Sutton  McCandlish 
*Anne  Old  Mercer 
Lucille  Greene  Michel 

*  Bessie  Garbee  Mitchell* 
Anne  Walker  Newton 

seLucy  Taliaferro  Nickerson 
Carolyn  Slaman  Ogilvie 

*  Elizabeth  Bowley  Phillips 
wIdaTodman  Pierce 
«Ruth  Pfingsten  Polster 

*  Louisa  Grace  Prince 
wBarbara  Cross  Reese 
*ElizabethWillcox  Riddle 
wElizabeth  Burks  Ridenhour 
wMary  Hamilton  Schuck 
*Margaret  Weimer  Shepherd 

Marion  Brown  Snider 
^Winifred  Hagberg  St.  Peter 
*Helen  Allen  Stupp 

*  Pauline  Womack  Swan 
Elizabeth  Hopper  Turner 
Mary  Brown-Serman  Waike 

*Mildred  Gill  Williamson 
^Josephine  Happ  Willingham 

Lucy  Winston  Works 
wlustine  Domhoff  Wright 

Gertrude  Alexanderson  Young 


Fund  Agent: 

jean  Oliver  Sartor 

1996-97  TND: 56 

TND  Participation:  ...68% 

TND  Dollars: $27,383 

1996-97  UND: 55 

UND  Participation:  ..67% 

UND  Dollars: $25,288 

Clotilde  Palmer  Baker 
Elizabeth  Barnes  Bird 
Mary  Simpson  Bulkley 
Anne  Dearslyne  Cornwell* 


^Elizabeth  Vanderbilt  Crampton 
*Mary  Treadway  Downs 
*Bettina  Bell  Emmons 

Ellen  George  Frampton 
*Sarah  Belk  Gambrell 
*Henriette  Minor  Hart 

Mary  Brower  Henderson 

julia  Ridgely  Howe 
wLucy  Gordan  leffers 
wjean  Black  lennings 

*  Louise  Corrigan  lordan 
*Ruth  Harman  Keiser 
*Sarah  Tams  Kreker 

Martha  Fuller  Leys 

*ElsieDay  Suthedin 
Grace  Robinson  McGuire 

*Suzette  Boutell  McLeod 

*Julia  Gray  Saunders  Michaux 

^Gertrude  Robertson  Midlen 

*)anet  Trosch  Moulton 

*Ann  N.  B.  Parks 
;'  *Mary  |udd  Patton 

Mary  Welles  Pearson 
■;  ^Eleanor  Wallace  Price 

^Elizabeth  Perkins  Prothro 
Katharine  Porter  Read 

^Marion  Mann  Roberts 
'   *Yvonne  Leggett  Sanford 

*|ean  Oliver  Sartor 

*Mary  Barge  Schroder 
I  Fayth  Mueller  Shirkey 
[      Lillian  M.  Smith 

^Audrey  Siebert  Snyder 

sCatherine  Lawder  Stephenson 

«)ean  McKenney  Stoddard 
:    ^Lois  Lear  Stoops 

^Katharine  Bonsall  Strong 

'A  Nancy  Gatch  Svien 

ft'Anne  Benedict  Swain 

^■;)anet  D.  Thorpe 

*  Patricia  Balz  Vincent 
*Anna  Davies  Volwiler 
*jean  Moore  von  Sternberg 
*Lee  Montague  Watts 

Natalie  Hartis  Wheatley 
*Margaret  Ballard  Whitehurst 

Elizabeth  Cheney  Widhelm 
^EleanorClaflin  Williams 
*LillianNeely  Willis 

Shirley  Jones  Woodard 
*Lottie  Lewis  Woollen 
*Mary  Mahan  Zimmerman 


Fund  Agent: 

Betty  Frantz  Roberts 

1996-97  TND: 60 

TND  Participation:. ..61% 

TND  Dollars: $68,607 

1996-97  UND: 60 

UND  Participation:  ..61% 
UND  Dollars: $21,469 

Betty  Menefee  Ahrens 
s Hazel  Sterrett  Allen 
*  Kathleen  Ward  Allen 
wCecilia  MacKinnon  Ballard 
wlanet  Martin  Bennett 

lean  Blount 
*Blair  Bunting  Both 

Helen  Anderson  Bryan 
^Barbara  Smith  Carter 
*ClaraSasscer  Chandler 
^Marjorie  Stock  Clemens 
*Hortense  Powell  Cooper 
^Margaret  Woodward  Countess 
'^lacqueline  Sexton  Daley 

Margaret  Royall  Davis 

Mary  Kilhani  Davis 
*Coralie  Kahn  Ferro 
^Constance  Currie  Fleming 


*Clara  Call  Frazier 
*Anne  Cooke  Gilliam 
^Adelaide  Boze  Glascock 
^Georgia  Herbert  Hart 

Elizabeth  Ivins  Haskins 
^Virginia  Allison  Haywood 

lane  Burnett  Hill 

Rosabel  Robbins  Hutcheson 

Shirley  Nalley  Irving 
^Rosemary  Bjorge  Johnson 
*Katherine  Estes  lohnston 
*Helen  Cornwell  Jones 
^Margaret  Dowel!  Kearney 
^Mariana  Bush  King 
*Cornelia  Chalkley  Kittler 
*Eleanor  Snow  Lea 
*Maria  Burroughs  Livingston 
*Beth  Thomas  Mason 
*Marion  Daudt  McBride 
^Margaret  Katterjohn  McCollom 
*Anne  Burr  McDermott 
*ElizabethGockleyMcLellan 
*Lois  Fernley  McNeil 

Mildred  Moon  Montague 
*Muriel  Barrows  Neall 
^Louise  Partrick  Newton 
^Dorothy  Campbell  O'Connor 
*Jean  Tyree  Oseth 
*Carrington  Lancaster  Pasco 
^Florence  Merrill  Pilkinton 
#Polly  Poe  Richmond 
*Betty  Frantz  Roberts 
*Ruth  Mealand  Schwartz 

Mary  Miller  Sharp 
wEstelle  F.  Sinclaire 

Helen  W.  Taylor 
*Evelyn  Williams  Turnbull 
*lrene  Vongehr  Vincent* 
*Anne  Conant  Weaver 
*Emory  Gill  Williams 
*LouisePugh  Worthing 
*  Helen  Patton  Wright 
*Cynlhia  Noland  Young 


Fund  Agents: 

Barbara  Nevens  Young 
lane  Loveland  Byerts 

1996-97  TND: 65 

TND  Participation:  ...67% 

TND  Dollars: $30,799 

1996-97  UND: 65 

UND  Participation:  ..67% 

UND  Dollars: $30,424 

*Patricia  Sorensen  Ackard 
*Helen  Carmine  Barber 
*Doris  Albray  Bardusch 

Marie  Gaffney  Barry 
*Anna  Whitaker  Bartel 
'«; Phyllis  Carr  Beinhorn 

Katharine  Spaatz  Bell 

Betsy  Tower  Bennett 
*Ethel  Gurney  Betz 
*Wilma  Cavett  Bird 
a^Elizabeth  Hudson  Boba 
*Edith  Vongehr  Bridges-Cone 
*Jane  Loveland  Byerts 
j^ Jeanne  Posselt  Clear 
^Shirley  Devine  Clemens 
*Anne  Smith  Clow 
*BetteFawcett  Collier 
*Betty  BarteltCroasdale 
*Shirley  Shaw  Daniel 
^Josephine  Harlan  Darby 
*Ruth  Hemphill  DeBuys 
^Margaret  Stuart  Wilson  Dickey 
*Cynthia  Harrison  Drinkwater 

Patricia  Potter  Duncan 
*Katherine  Estes 
*Decca  Gilmer  Frackelton 


SPECIAL     ]3 


Laetitia  Seibels  Frothingham 

Jean  Ruggles  Hall 
*Jane  Clark  Hartrich 

Elizabeth  Brown-Serman  Hayes 
^Frances  Chichester  Hull 
^Patricia  Eaglesfield  Kirchhoffer 
*Anita  Loving  Lewis 

Sylvia  Pethick  Maltby 
*Alice  E.  McBee 

Ann  Pickard  McCarry 

Lucy  Parton  Miller 
wMartha  Jean  Brooks  Miller 

Elizabeth  Harrison  Monroe 
^Elizabeth  Doucelt  Neill 
*Lossie  Taylor  Noell 
*AnneGayleO'Beirne 
*Anne  Borough  O'Connor 
^Angela  Cardamone  O'Donnell 
*Mary  Scully  OIney 

*  Barbara  Thompson  Parker 
'*' Barbara  Searles  Parrett 
^Alpine  Martin  Patterson* 
^Margaret  Craighill  Price 
*Emory  Hill  Rex 
*Louise  Lembeck  Reydel 
SLinda  Boyle  Richardson 

Marion  Webb  Shaw 

*  Eunice  Foss  Sneed 
^Gertrude  Marill  Stanchfield 
^Lillian  Fowlkes  Taylor 
wCharlotte  Davenport  Tuttle 
*Judith  Davidson  Walker 
^*Helen  Gwinn  Wallace 
^Caroline  Des  Granges  Wallis 
*SarahEsler  Walters 
'^Elizabeth  Lancaster  Washburn 

Barbara  Holman  Whitcomb 
*Helen  Littleton  White 
Olivia  Rhodes  Woodin 
Marietta  Solon  Woolverton 

*  Barbara  Nevens  Young 


Fund  Agent: 

Florence  Bagley  Witt 

1996-97  TND: 80 

TND  Participation:  ...79% 

TND  Dollars: $46,624 

1996-97  UND: 80 

UND  Participation:  ..79% 
UND  Dollars: $44,393 

*  Daphne  Withington  Adams 

*  Eugenia  Burnett  Aflel 
^Marion  Robbins  Alexander 
*Diana  Stout  Allen 
^Margaret  Cunningham  Allen 

Mary  Alice  Bennett  Baumberger 

Beatrice  Brown  Borden 
^Jessamine  Boyce  Bowles 

Virginia  McGuire  Brent 
*Grace  Lanier  Brewer 
*Edna  Swann  Carter 
^Elizabeth  Chamberlain 
*Betty  BlackmerChilds 

Katherine  Coggins  Clark 
*Carolyn  Monteith  Clarke 

Barbara  Engh  Croft 
*Mary  Wheat  Crowell 
^Jean  Hedley  Currie 

Lucy  Call  Dabney 
^Virginia  Cummings  Davis 

Janet  Houstoun  Davis 

Deborah  Wood  Davis 

*  Dorothea  Hutchings  Donley 
*Cynthia  Abbott  Dougherty 

Mimi  Galloway  Duncan 
Jeannette  Mandle  Dunlap 

^Elizabeth  Dunn 

*Mary  Ellen  Thompson  Beach  Ela 

^Barbara  Ripley  Furniss 
Nancy  Goldbarth  Glaser 

*  Dorwr  lor  past  ii\/e  years 
'  [deceased 


1  9  9  t.  - 


HONOR 


*  Alice  Williams  Glover 

*  Virginia  Moomaw  Hall 

*  Sudie  Clark  Hanger 

*  Margaret  Troutman  Harbin 

*  Frances  Caldwell  Harris 

*  Alice  King  Harrison 

*  Diana  Greene  Helfrich 

*  Susan  Greer  Hendrick 

*  Laura  Graves  Howell 
Nancy  Kegley  Jenkins 
Anne  Bundy  Lewis 

*  Elizabeth  Lewis  Lewis 

*  Elizabeth  Hanger  Lippincott 

*  lane  Taylor  Lowell 

«  Genevieve  Mundy  Lyttle 

*  lulia  Groves  Martin 

*  Vive  Walker  Montgomery 

*  Irene  Mitchell  Moore 
Margaret  Preston  Moore 

*  Dorothy  Myers  Morehead 
w  Grace  Bugg  Muller-Thym 

*  Lindsay  Grumpier  Nolling 

*  Shirley  Hauseman  Nordhem 

*  Edna  Syska  Peltier 

*  Ann  Hauslein  Potterfield 
Margaret  Leonard  Proctor 

*  Eloise  English  Rankin 

*  Ann  Morrison  Reams 

*  Nancy  Davis  Reynolds 

*  Sally  Waike  Rogers 

*  Frances  Meek  Rowe 
»  leanne  Buzby  Runkle 

Nathalie  M.  Ryan 

*  Helen  |.  Santord 

*  Gloria  Sanderson  Sartor 
s  Douglas  Woods  Sprunt 

*  leanne  Sawyer  Stanwood 
«  Jessie  Marr  Strahman 

Virginia  Wilkinson  Swanson 

*  Ruth  jacquot  Tempest 
S  Betsy  Gilmer  Tremain 

*  Pattie  Early  Trippet 

*  Sally  Schall  Van  Allen 
Edith  Brainerd  Walter 
Lucy  Case  Wendel  ken 

*  Margaret  Gearing  Wickham 

*  loanne  Oberkirch  Willis 

*  Florence  Bagley  Witt 

*  Dorothy  Malone  Yates 
Marion  Mundy  Young 


Fund  Agents: 

Mary  Love  Ferguson  Sanders 
Margaret  Swindell  Dickerman 

1996-97  TND: 74 

TND  Participation:. ..73% 

TND  Dollars: $129,451 

1996-97  UND: 74 

UND  Participation:  ..73% 

UND  Dollars: $28,941 

Sara  Bryan  Allen 

»  Brooks  Barnes 

« Jeanne  Turney  Benjamin 

*  Muriel  Grymes  Blumenthal 
Letitia  Ord  Bonbright 

*EtfieSiegling  Bowers 
'is  Anne  Mcjunkin  Briber 

*  Virginia  White  Brinton 

*  Pauline  Hudson  Brown 

*  Cynthia  Smith  Brutzman 
Frances  Simmons  Byerly 

*  Fay  Martin  Chandler 

*  Carol  Tanner  Cover 

is  Primrose  lohnston  Craven 
*Chesley  Johnson  Dale-Arnurius 
*BettyEmerickDethlefs 
*Margaret  Swindell  Dickerman 
*NancyPingree  Drake 
Pauline  Boswell  Fosdick 

1996-97  TSD  -  ToUl  Number  o(  Oonore 

1 9%-97  WD  s  Umeithaed  Number  olDonim 


*  Bonilee  Key  Garrett 

*  Nancy  lameson  Glass 

*  Barbara  |ones  Hale 
Harriette  Morris  Haller 

*  lane  Hardy  Harris 

*  Nancy  Bean  Hector 

*  Mary  Wheeler  Hilliard 

*  Betty-Potter  Kinne  Hillyer 

*  Esther  jett  Holland 

*  Marguerite  F.  Hume 
Byrd  Smith  Hunter 

*  Dolores  Cheatham  James 
'«   Katherine  Doar  |ones 

*  Lucy  Kiker  lones 
Ruth  Willis  Leaman 

*  Catharine  Bracher  Leggett 

*  Anne  Noyes  Lewis 

*  Dorothy  Campbell  Maher 

*  Valerie  Jones  Materne 
w  Clare  Eager  Matthai 

Barbara  Perkins  Maxwell 
Caroline  Miller  McClintock 

*  Barbara  Bolles  Miller 
'^  Jane  Gregory  Moore 

s  Mary  Christian  Mulligan 

*  Elizabeth  Schmeisser  Nelson 

*  Louise  Moore  Nelson 

*  Nancy  McVay  O'Neill 
Marjorie  Bloch  Owens 
Ann  Jacobs  Pakradooni 

*  Harriet  Pullen  Phillips 

*  Rozelia  Hazard  Potter 

*  Annabelle  Forsch  Prager 

*  Betty  B.  Preston 

*  Mary  Carter  Richardson 
Charlotte  Carber  Rudulph 

*  Mary  Love  Ferguson  Sanders 
w  Merriam  Packard  Sargent* 

*  Roselle  Faulconer  Scales 

*  Elizabeth  Hall  Schwartz 
«  Elizabeth  Shepherd  Scott 

*  Marjorie  Shugart  Short 

*  Karen  Norris  Sibley 

*  Catherine  Parker  Silverman 

*  Elizabeth  Dichman  Smith 
Mary  Kinkle  Sullivan 

'«  Suzanne  Douglas  Terry 

*  Frances  Taylor  Trigg 

*  Anne  Williams  Tuley 

S  Peggy  Roudin  Weinberger 

*  lanice  Fitzgerald  Wellons 

*  Karen  Kniskern  White 

*  Fayette  McDowell  Willett 

*  Mary  Steiger  Wingerd 
Barbara  McNeill  Yow 


Fund  Agent: 

Betty  Boyd  FarinholtCockrill 

1996-97  TND: 82 

TND  Participation:. ..75% 

TND  Dollars: $22,475 

1996-97  UND: 82 

UND  Participation:. .75% 
UND  Dollars: $22,025 

*  Eleanor  Goodspeed  Abbott 

*  Martha  Williams  Alday 

*  Norma  Bradley  Arnold 

*  Martha  Rugeley  Bachman 
Mary  Newell  Baird 

*  Dorothy  Tobin  Baldwin 

*  Sydney  Holmes  Bales 

*  Louise  Smith  Barry 

*  Sally  Skinner  Behnke 

'* Elisabeth  Vaughan  Bishop 
*DorothyBeuttellBlakeman 
*Mary  Anderson  Bowley 
^Carlisle  Morrissett  Branch 
*Ann  Seguin  Britt 
Virginia  Gowen  Brown 


Mildred  Faulconer  Bryant 

Alice  Lancaster  Buck 

Murrell  Rickards  Chadsey 

Anita  Lippitt  Clay 

Betty  FarinholtCockrill 

Phyllis  Tenney  Dowd 

Cecile  Waterman  Essrig 

Sarah  Norman  Faulconer 

Alice  lohnson  Fessenden 

Virginia  Watts  Fournier 

Dorothy  Slagle  Fullerton' 

Elizabeth  Williams  Gookin 

Persis  Ladd  Herold 

Carol  Myers  Hunter 

Marian  Shanley  Jacobs 

jean  Ryan  Kehl 

Mildred  Brenizer  Lucas 

Marjorie  Willetts  Maiden 

Emily  Wilkins  Mason 

Martha  Hoffman  McCoy 

Jane  Rice  McPherson 

Ellen  Duval  Miller 

Marion  Saunders  Montgomery 

Janet  Staples  Munt 

lean  Blanton  Murphy 

Ernestine  White  Murray 

Constance  Budlong  Myrick 

Sarah  Hollerith  Nietsch 

Louise  Konsberg  Noll 

Gene  Patton  Odell 

Mary  King  Oehmig 

Harriett  Tavenner  Owens 

Hannah  Mallory  Perkins 

Margaret  Eggers  Perry 

Virginia  Noyes  Pillsbury 

Dorothy  Devore  Piatt 

Catherine  Tift  Porter 

Alice  Hepburn  Puleston 

Shirley  Coombs  Ramsour 
'  Ann  Moore  Remington 
'  Marguerite  Brendlinger  Robinson 

Anne  Hynson  Rump 
'  Betty  Van  Dusen  Samson 
'  Muriel  Abrash  Schapiro 
'  Frances  Longino  Schroder 
'  Margaret  Gordon  Seller 

Louise  Hesson  Shelburne 

Betty  Haverty  Smith 
'  Patricia  Stickney 

Barbara  Duncombe  Stolp 

•  Virginia  Burgess  Struhsaker 
'  Dorothy  Denny  Sutton 

'  Pauletl  Long  Taggart 

■  Katherine  Mensing  Teitgen 

Hazel  Fellner  Turtle 
'  Barbara  Clark  Utiey 
;  Martha  FalkVallery 
'  Mary  Walker  Van  de  Water 

•  Sloan  Hawkins  Ward 
•Patricia  Whitaker  Waters 
-  Helen  Gravatt  Watt 

'  Mabel  Breese  Wellinghoff 

•  Marjorie  Woods  Williamson 
^Mimi  Etheridge  Wood 

^  Helen  Cantey  Woodbridge 
Grace  Woodard  Wysor 
'■"Marthalvn  Rushing  Yocum 


Fund  Agent: 

Anna  Mary  Chidester  Heywood 

1996-97  TND: 67 

TND  Participation:  ...76% 

TND  Dollars: $2,259,785 

1996-97  UND: 66 

UND  Participation:  ..75% 

UND  Dollars: $45,209 

Elaine  Krause  Anderson 
*Catherine  Price  Bass 
*Lile  Tucker  Bell 


Audrey  T.  Belts' 
Sadie  Allen  Blackburn 
Edith  Page  Gill  Breakell 
Betsy  Smyth  Brown 
Mary  Traugott  Brown 
Hilda  HudeChapin 
Leila  Barnes  Cheatham 
Anne  Macfarlane  Clark 
Alice  Edwards  Davenport 
Ann  Parsons  Davis 
Elizabeth  Healy  Downing 
Virginia  Decker  Dudley 
Elizabeth  Avery  Duft" 
jane  Spiegel  Eakin 
lean  Ridler  Fahrenbach 
Leila  Burnett  Felker 
Joyce  Livermore  Foust 
Harriet  Willcox  Gearhart 
Ann  Gladney  Gibson 
Martha  Holton  Clesser 
jane  Lesh  Could 
Elizabeth  Gray  Gray 
Evelyn  Dillard  Crones' 
Margaret  Mueller  Haldeman 
Harriet  Hazen  Harnack 
Joanne  Morgan  Hartman 
Mildred  Carothers  Healy 
Mary  Frye  Hemphill 
Anna  Mary  Chidester  Heywood 
Irene  McDonnell  Hill 
Julia  Mills  jacobsen 
Anne  Dickson  lordan 
Mary  Haskins  King 
Ann  McLean  Loomis 
Frances  Matton  Luckett 
Antoinette  LeBris  Maynard 
Alice  Nicolson  Mcllvaine 
Dale  Sayler  Morgan 
lane  Clarke  Morrow 
Rosemary  Newby  Mullen 
Margaret  Swann  Norris 
Ann  Richey  Oliver 
Mia  Hecht  Owens 
Alma  Hall  Peckham 
Ellen  Gilliam  Perry 
Margaret  Booth  Pierce 
Elizabeth  Hicks  Pollak 
Elizabeth  Zulich  Reuter 
Wyline  Chapman  Sayler 
Caroline  Parrish  Seager 
Frances  Estes  Seibels 
Esther  Cunningham  Shay 
Anne  Walker  Somerville 
Alice  Gearhart  Stinson 
Barbara  BourkeStovall 
Mary  Herbert  Taylor 
Jeanne  Skerry  Tepe 
Isabel  Gaylord  Thompson 
Ellen  Dodson  Wightman 
Ellen  Gray  Wilson 
Helen  Davis  Wohlers 
Phoebe  Sweney  Wool  ley 
Amanda  Parsley  Worth 
Betty  Cocke  Wright 
Margaret  lones  Wvllie 


Fund  Agent: 

Caroline  Rudulph  Sellers" 

1996-97  TND: 54 

TND  Participation:. ..51% 

TND  Dollars: $22,861 

1996-97  UND: 53 

UND  Participation:  ..51% 

UND  Dollars: $14,652 

*|ean  Love  Albert 
*  Katherine  Brooks  Augustine 
^  Ruth  Houston  Baker 
*Lucy-Charles  Jones  Bendall 
*)ulia  A.  Bristow 


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*  Sarah  Bubb  Bruch 

*  Edwina  Young  Call 

*  Eleanor  Myers  Cole 
Louise  Wilbourn  Collier 
Florence  Taylor  Corse 
Flora  Cameron  Crichton 

.    Carolyn  Conley  Danley 
';    Rosemary  Ashby  Dashiell 
"    Elaine  Johnson  Edwards 
"   Jessie  Strickland  Elcock 
„    Helen  Craeff  Ellerman 

*  Harriet  Inge  Fillmore 
"   Mary  Vinton  Fleming 

*  Catherine  Smart  Grier 
".'   Emily  Albert  Hanahan 

*  Sarah  McDuffie  Hardaway 

*  Mary  Holland  Hardin 

.    Mary  Taylor  Hollowell 

*  Anne  Stuckle  Houston 

*  Wistar  Watts  King 

*  jean  Pollard  Kline 

"   Mary  Evans  Landrum 
"  Helen  Murchison  Lane 
1'  Margaret  Sibley  Lewis 
';  Elinor  Clement  Littleton 
"  Louisa  B.  Lloyd 
"  Beatrice  Dingwell  Loos 

*  Jennie  Keeling  Mansfield 
"  Palmour  Holmes  Mclntire 
V  Elizabeth  Fruit  Metzenthin 
"  Juliette  Rollins  Napier 

Julia  jerman  Neal 
.   Bowdre  Budd  Poer 

*  Ellen  Robbins  Red 

"  Legare  Thompson  Robertson 
';  Noma  Greene  Satterfield 
"  Mary  Vandeventer  Saunders 

Marjorie  Christian  Schley 
"  Caroline  Rudulph  Sellers' 
"  Margaret  Coffman  Smith 
~"  Nancy  Sanders  Starr 

Catherine  Evans  Stroud 

*  jean  Carter  Telford 

'■_'  Leila  McLaughlin  Thompson 
"  Bertha  Lee  Toole 
"  lane  Richardson  Vieth 
"  Adeline  Jones  Voorhees 
V"  Joan  Darby  West 
"  Ariana  lones  Wittke 
"  Virginia  Q.  Wynn 


Fund  Agents: 

Lucinda  Converse  Ash 
Katharine  Weisiger  Osborne 

1996-97  TND: 71 

TND  Participation: ...  68% 

TND  Dollars: $90,407 

1996-97  UND: 71 

UND  Participation:  ..68% 

UND  Dollars: $88,717 

"  Lucinda  Converse  Ash 
.  Constance  Clevenger  Berg 

*  Elaine  Davis  Blackford 

"  Nancy  Alexander  Blaney 
■;  Anne  Burckhardt  Block 
'.'  Catharine  Fitzgerald  Booker 
"  Anne  Lile  Bowden 
"  Maria  Tucker  Bowerfind 
.  Ann  E.  Briggs 

*  Emily  SchuberCarr 

.  Natalie  Hall  Chisholm 
"  Margaret  Robertson  Christian 
,  Virginia  Walker  Christian 
"Frances  Ulmer  Conley 
.  Julia  Holt  Coyle 
"  Frances  Gardner  Curtis 
"Elizabeth  Ripley  Davey 
*'Katherine  Munter  Derr 
loan  McCoy  Edmonds 

*  Donor  lor  past  ii\e  years 

•  Deceased 


DONORS 


*  Elizabeth  Weil  Fisher 
*MaryMcGuire  Gilliam 

Sara  Bryan  Glascock 

)udith  Burnett  Halsey 
*Jane-Arthur  Etheridge  Hamlin 
*Margaret  Dawson  Hellyer 

Elizabeth  Knapp  Herbert 
^Shirley  Levis  lohnson 

Irving  Brenizer  lohnston 
^Gloria  Gamble  Jones 

*  Ann  Colston  Leonard 
*Sara  McMullen  Lindsey 
*Carol  Blanlon  McCord 
*Aimee  Des  Pland  McGirt 

Mary  Kennedy  Moore 
wAnne  Webb  Moses 

Virginia  lllges  Norman 
*Jean  C.  Old 

*  Katharine  Weisiger  Osborne 
Cecil  Herr  Perry 

*  Meredith  Slane  Person 

*  Barbara  Golden  Pound 
w)ean  Ferrier  Ramsay 
^Margaret  W.  Redlern 

Mary  McDuffie  Redmond 

*  Isabel  Zulick  Rhoads 
*Mary  Hudgins  Rice 

*  Susan  VanCleve  Riehl 

*  Patricia  Hassler  Schuber 

*  Eleanor  Bosworth  Shannon 
Katherlne  Street  Sharp 

^Anne  Kleeman  Sites 

*MarthaC.  Smith 

*Suzette  Morton  Sorenson 
Evelyn  White  Spearman 
Nancy  Cofer  Stacey 

*Wenllian  lenkins  Stallings 
Linda  McKoy  Stewart 
Cordelia  Lambert  Stites 

wNan  Hart  Stone 
Virginia  Barron  Summer 
Marie  Holman  Swayze 
Maria  Gregory  Tabb 
Mary  Lib  Vick  Thornhill 
Saravette  Royster  Trotter 

A  Alexandra  Marcoglou  Tully 
Bettie  Golden  Tyler 

^Margaret  White  Van  Buren 

^Suzanne  Fitzgerald  Van  Home 

*Ann  Marshall  Whitley 

*Cecil  Butler  Williams 

#|ane  Warner  Williams 


Fund  Agents: 

Marion  Bower  Harrison 
Martha  Davis  Barnes 
Anne  Ryland  Ricks  Griffin 

1996-97  TND: 91 

TND  Participation:  ...72% 

TND  Dollars: $5,008,276 

1996-97  UND: 89 

UND  Participation:  ..71% 

UND  Dollars: $23,813 

*Kathryn  Fulton  Alston 

*  Martha  Garrison  Anness 
^Annabell  Brock  Badrow 
*Harriotte  Bland  Beckwith 
*Suzanne  Hardy  Benson 

Indiana  Lindsay  Bilisoly 

*  Marion  Coulter  Bowditch 
^  Susan  lackson  Burns 
*|ulia  Blakey  Butler 

*  Martha  Mansfield  Clement 
^Virginia  Skeppstrom  CIme 
^Constance  V.  Conover 

*  Martha  Shmidheiser  DuBarry 
w  Marguerite  Rucker  Ellett 

Nancy  Moses  Eubanks 
^Carolyn  Irvine  Forbes 

1996-97  WD  =  foul  Numter  0/ Donors 

1 996-97  DND  =  Unrestikted  Number  oi  Donors 


*Ann  PaxsonGail 
*|eanne  Morrell  Garlington 

Constance  Hancock  Getman 
w Elizabeth  C,  Gibson 
*Wayne  Stokes  Goodall 

*  Elizabeth  Anderson  Gorrell 

*  Elizabeth  While  Gregory 
SAnne  Ricks  Griffin 
*Marion  Bower  Harrison 

Avery  Draughon  Helm 
*Mayde  Ludington  Henningsen 
*EveCodchaux  Hirsch 

Mary  Humphries  Hook 

*  Elinor  Taylor  Hough 
Ruth  Faulkner  Howe 

w lane  Taylor  Ix 

*  Murray  Armstrong  lames 
^Catherine  Vance  Johns 

*  Patricia  Damron  joy 

*  Nancy  Vaughn  Kelly 

*  lane  lohnson  Kent 

*  Elizabeth  Bramham  Lee 
*|udith  Perkins  Llewellyn 

*  Martha  Skinner  Logan 
w  Mary  jane  Luke 

*|o  Vestal  Lyon 

*  Margaret  Sheffield  Martin 
Constance  Somervell  Matter 

'«  Faith  Mattison 
*Maddin  Lupton  McCallie 

Mary  Barbour  McCrea 
wKatherine  Berthier  McKelway 

*  Claudia  Antrim  McKenna 
Phyllis  Thorpe  Miller 

*  Elvira  Whitehead  Morse 
*Ann  Porter  Mullen 

s  Diane  King  Nelson 
w Patricia  Smith  Nelson 

lane  Shoesmith  Newcomb 
*Westray  Boyce  Nicholas 

*  Patricia  lenney  Nielsen 

*  Martha  Frye  Nye* 
Sarah  W.  Pearre 

*  Josephine  Neal  Peregrine 
Elizabeth  Graves  Perkinson 
Emily  Loflis  Peters 

*Ardis  Fratus  Porter 

w  Elizabeth  Kernan  Quigley 

*  Betty  lohnson  Ragland 

w Elizabeth  Hooks  Richards 
*HelenMcKemie  Riddle 

*  Frances  L.  Robb 

Sylvia  Schively  Robertshaw 
*Mary  Barrett  Robertson 
^Audrey  Lahman  Rosselot 

*  Patricia  Traugott  Rouse 
*ElizabethBeltzRowe 
"S  Betty  lackson  Ryan 
wAnn  Ort  Savage 

*  Beatrice  Backer  Simpson 
^Caroline  Haskell  Simpson 

*  Eleanor  Potts  Snodgrass 
'«  Helen  Elliott  Sockwell 
wSara  Davis  Spencer 

w  Martha  Owen  Thatcher 
*Ann  Rowland  Tuck 
^Margaret  Addington  Twohy 
*Ann  Samford  Upchurch' 
^Virginia  Wurzbach  Vardy 

*  Bess  Pratt  Wallace 
Malloy  Wright  Warren 

*  Elizabeth  Plunkett  Williams 
Sally  Smith  Williams 

*  Betty  Leftel  Wingate 
w  Helen  Pender  Withers 

*  Dorothy  Wallace  Wood 


Fund  Agent: 

Mary  Fran  Brown  Ballard 

1996-97  TND: 68 

TND  Participation:. ..77% 

TND  Dollars: $68,709 

1996-97  UND: 64 

UND  Participation:  ..73% 

UND  Dollars: $28,689 

;•  Alberta  Pew  Baker 
SMary  Fran  Brown  Ballard 
^Marilyn  Hopkins  Bamborough 
*Ann  Henderson  Bannard 

*  Patricia  Levi  Barnett 

*  Katharine  Hart  Belew 

*  Elizabeth  Wellford  Bennett 

*  Patricia  Brown  Boyer 
^Catherine  Barnett  Brown 
*Walter  H.  Brown  H'49 

,   *Anne  Fiery  Bryan 
*Ann-Barretl  Holmes  Bryan 
Ellen  Ramsay  Clark 
Sally  Searle  Clarke 
Elizabeth  Ruth  Cleaver 
Alice  Dahm  Crane 

*  Nancy  Frantz  Davies 
Mary  Geer  DiRaddo 

'i  Vidmer  Megginson  Downing 
'«  Carolyn  Cannady  Evans 

Frances  Pope  Evans 
■slune  Eager  Finney 
wMary  Hancock  Fritzsche 
'A' Elizabeth  Dershuck  Gay 
*Katherine  Veasey  Goodwin 
«  Alice  Trout  Hagan 

*  Elizabeth  Trueheart  Harris 

*  Margaret  Hodges  Hill 
'.•.Carolyn  Aubrey  Humphries 

Sarah  Strickland  lohnson 
*Ann  Doar  lones 
'ftEmily  Pruittlones 
*|aclyn  Tappen  Kern* 
*jacquelin  lacobs  Leffers 

Maud  Powell  Leonard 
Klune  Krebs  Liversage 
I  *  Polly  Plummet  Mackie 
*|ulia  EasleyMak 
wMary  Virginia  Grigsby  Mallett 
sSue  Corning  Mann 

*  Marie  Musgrove  McCrone 
w  Caroline  Casey  McGehee 
>;Fredda  Duncombe  Millard 

Martha  Query  Odell 
*Mary  Booth  Parker 
■^Barbara  Sloan  Pearsall 

Ruth  Garrett  Preucel 
s  Catherine  Cox  Reynolds 

*  Lindsay  Coon  Robinson 
Patricia  Davin  Robinson 

*  Dorothy  Rouse-Bottom 
'«  Lucie  Wood  Saunders 

Alice  Dulaney  Sheridan 
.   *  Margaret  Lawrence  Simmons 
j   W  Carter  Van  Deventer  Slatery 

*  Gratia  Boice  Smith 
wMargaret  Cromwell  Taliaferro 

*  Margaret  Towers  Talman 
*|ean  G.Taylor 
*Anne  Bush  Train 
>:Zola  Gartison  Ware 

Mary  Bryant  Watkins 
W'lulia  Baldwin  Waxter 
'•;Mary  Stevens  Webb 
*Ann  Eustis  Weimer 
wloyce  Smith  White 
Sloan  McCarthy  Whiteman 

Roselise  Holmes  Wilkinson 

*  Nancy  lones  Worcester 
Deborah  Carroll  Ziegler 


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Fund  Agent: 

Mary  Mortis  Gamble  Booth 

1996-97  TND: 72 

TND  Participation:  ...58% 

TND  Dollars: $20,640 

1996-97  UND: 71 

UND  Participation:  ..57% 

UND  Dollars: $19,165 

Ann  Belser  Asher 

*  Nancy  Thompson  Baker 
Catherine  M.  Barker 

*Anne  McNeer  Blanken 
#Mary  Morris  Gamble  Booth 

Elizabeth  White  Bradley 
*Mary  Dame  Stubbs  Broad 

Edith  Tanner  Broughton 
*Mary  Lanman  Brown 
*Anne  Estill  Campbell 
*Lucy  Kreusler  Carey 
*jane  Munnerlyn  Carter 

Dorothy  Montague  Cholnoky 

lulia  FreelsChwalik 
*Anne  Peyton  Cooper 

*  Deborah  Freeman  Cooper 
Margaret  Murchison  Corse 

'S  Carolyn  Tynes  Cowan 

Bonnie  Loyd  Crane 
*Carland  Hunter  Davies 

*  Diana  C.  Dent 
Cynthia  Ellis  Dunn 

*Mary  Berkeley  Fergusson 
*Sally  Bianchi  Foster 
^Caroline  Bailey  Fritzinger 
Genevieve  Hammel  Geer 
*Mary  Davis  Gettel 

*  Elisabeth  Elmore  Gilleland 
*Ellen  Wilkerson  Given 
*|oGulick  Grant 
*Nancy  Franklin  Hall 
^Marilyn  Fisher  Hanford* 
*Sarah  Easter  Henderson 

Betsey  Sawyer  Hodges 
*Ellen  Warner  Hudson 
Fanchon  Lewis  lackson 

*  Nancy  Carter  lewell 
Nell  Greening  Keen 
Emma  Kyle  Kimpel 

« Elizabeth  Todd  Landen 
Margaret  Gee  Lawes 
Sarah  Webb  Lent 

*  Dorothy  Wood  Letts 
ife  Miriam  Wyse  Linsky 

Helen  Missires  Lorenz 
^Virginia  Page  Love 

*  Nancy  Drake  Maggard 
*Peachey  Lillard  Manning 
*|oan  Teetor  Marder 

Barbara  Favill  Marshall 

*  Elizabeth  Hutchens  McCaleb 
Joan  Livingston  McFall 
Mary  Roberts  Mellow 

w  Louise  P.  Moore 
*|ane  Tomlinson  Myhre* 
Marie  Gilliam  Park 
Patricia  Owens  Purvis 
Yvonne  Worley  Randall 
Catharine  Clark  Rasmussen 

*  Edith  Brooke  Robertson 
^Virginia  Luscombe  Rogers 
'*' Patricia  Halloran  Salvadori 

Margaret  Craig  Sanders 

*  Beverly  Benson  Seamans 

*  Diane  Dietrich  Shepherd 

*  Lola  Steele  Shepherd 
Louise  Streeter  Smith 

*Cora  Morningstar  Spiller 
Ann  Preston  Vick 

*  Nancy  Storey  While 


'A' Kay  Leroy  Wing 
*  Susan  Tucker  Yankee 

Virginia  Mann  York 
'^|ane  Lewis  Zollicoffer 


Fund  Agent: 

Anne  Sinsheimer 

1996-97  TND: 67 

TND  Participation:  ...63% 

TND  Dollars: $19,035 

1996-97  UND: 66 

UND  Participation:  ..62% 

UND  Dollars: $19,010 

^Carolyn  Sample  Abshire 

*  Joan  Motter  Andersen 
lean  Duerson  Bade 
Patricia  A.  Barton 
Mona  Wilson  Beard 
jean  Randolph  Bruns 

*Grace  Crisler  Buchignani 

Marie  Ironmonger  Bundy 

Mary  Pierce  Clark 
»;RodesEslill  Coleman 
*joan  St.  John  Curtner 

Janet  Broman  Dingle 
*St.  Claire  Hayden  D'Wolf 
*|ulie  Micou  Eastwood 
wMary  Eriksen  Ertman 
*' Patricia  Lynas  Ford 
wjoanne  Williams  Eraser 
!^  Patricia  Carlin  Friese 

Ann  Mounlcastle  Gamble 

Margaret  Works  Gibbs 
^Suzanne  Lockley  Glad 
*Lucy  Regester  Goode 
*Mary  French  Halliday 

Angle  Vaughan  Halliday 
*Ann  Petesch  Hazzard 
*jean  Stapleton  Hellier 

*  Dorothy  Marks  Herbruck 
*Helen  Stanley  Hollifield 
wSusan  Taylor  Hubbard 

w  Louise  Coleman  Jones 

Joan  Kuehnle  Kaufman 
*Georgia  Dreisbach  Kegley 
*Sue  Taylor  Lilley 
^Katharine  Phinizy  Mackie 
*Monna  Simpson  MacLellan 
*Martha  Staley  Marks' 
*joan  Widau  Marshall 
« Eugenia  Ellis  Mason 

Ann  Van  Norden  McDuffie 

*  Ruth  Oddy  Meyer 
■ft  Joan  Hess  Michel 
*Mary  Street  Montague 
»|aneC.  Moorefield 
wMyrtle  Alston  Mott 

*  Frances  Browder  Nibley 
Nancy  Keen  Butterworth  Palmer 

*  Ruth  Magee  Peterson 
S'Terry  Faulkner  Phillips 
wMary  Kraus  Pierson 

Margaret  Seaman  Pinkos 
*Audrey  Breitinger  Post 
wAnna  Coolidge  Richardson 
«  Doris  Brody  Rosen 

*  Margery  Davidson  Rucker 

*  Diane  Richmond  Simpson 
wAnne  Sinsheimer 

Barbara  Hahn  Smith 
*Nedra  Greer  Stimpson 
*Ann  Sheldon  Taylor 
*|oan  Vail  Thorne 

Carol  Rolston  Toulmin 

*  Ursula  Reimer  Van  Anda 

*  Naomi  Sirna  Waldstein 
*Ann  Kil Patrick  Webster 
*Ashby  Jenkins  Willcox 

Rosalie  Barringer  Wornham 
*Ann  Benet  Yellott 


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Fund  Agent: 

Anne  B.  Hoagland  Kelsey 

1996-97  TND: 95 

TND  Participation: ...  73% 

TND  Dollars: $77,764 

1996-97  UND: 95 

UND  Participation: ..  73% 

UND  Dollars: $57,288 

Phoebe  DeFoe  Adams 

*  Cynthia  Balch  Barns 

*  Clara  McDonald  Bass 
Nell  Grand  Beck 
Barbara  Baker  Bird 

*Ruth  Edgerlon  Boyer 

*Grace  Wallace  Brown 
Mary  Miller  Carroll 
Donna  Robinson  Cart 
Jacqueline  Razook  Chamandy 

*|aneMattas  Christian 

*  Nancy  Hamel  Clark 
K,  Guthe  Coffey 

^SallyFishburn  Crockett 

Polly  Plumb  deButts 
ifeKeir  Henley  Donaldson 
*Anne  Forster  Dooley 

Eulalie  Jenkins  Draper 

*  Grace  DeLong  Einsel 
Harriet  Thayer  Elder 
Eulalie  McFail  Fenhagen 

*  Grace  lores  Fishei 
Patricia  Ruppert  Flanders 
Edith  Marsh  Fonda 
Pride  Binger  Forney 

9^ Joanne  O'Malley  Foster 
^Cynthia  A.  Fowie 

*  Barbara  McCullough  Gilbert 
sfeMary  Ford  Gilchrist 

9^  Donna  Reese  Godwin 

*  Laura  Radford  Coley 
Marion  Gregory  Graves 

*BrigitteC.  H.  Cuttstadt 

Mary  Cesler  Hanson 

Margaret  Nelson  Harding 
W  Nancy  Laemmel  Hartmann 
3eCornelia  Dumas  Herit 
SMary  Barcus  Hunter 
*Mary  Bailey  Izard 

Benita  Phinizy  Johnson 
?feGinger  Dreyfus  Karren 

*  Martha  Legg  Katz 
*Anne  Hoagland  Kelsey 

Carroll  Morgan  Legge 
S  Virginia  Sheaff  Liddel 
w  Betty  MundyLittrell 

Nancy  Morrow  Lovell 
SS Edith  Bell  Lyon 
^)ean  Caldwell  Marchant 

Susan  Hobson  McCord 
^Suzanne  Bassewitz  Mentzinger 

Marianne  Vorys  Minister 
^  Katharine  Shaw  Minton 

*  Leila  Booth  Morris 
Gertrude  Kelly  Morron 
Katharine  Babcock  Mountcastle 
Lillian  Pham  Nguyen 

lane  Carter  Ogburn 
*|ane  Ramsay  Olmsted 

Catherine  Coxe  Page 
wMildred  O'Neal  Palmer 

Betty  Morris  Parrott 

Florence  Fitch  Patton 
*)oanne  Holbrook  Patton 
*Louise  Kelly  Pumpelly 
*)oan  Stewart  Rank 

Nancy  Messick  Ray 

Ann  Trumbore  Ream 

Lynn  Mitchell  Riddick 
Ife  Peggy  Moore  Ripley 

Rebecca  Yerkes  Rogers 

mii-97  TND  =  Toul  Number  oi  Donors 
1996-97  UND  =  UnreiUiaed  Number  of  Donors 


Mary  Boyd  Ronald 
Nancy  Hinton  Russell 
Mary  Leith  Rutrough 
Ellen  Caley  Scher 
lane  Russo  Sheehan 
Josephine  Sibold 

*Susanna]uddSilcox 

^Frances  Street  Smith 
Elizabeth  Stamp 

*CharlotteSneadStifel 
.   ^Louise  Warfield  Stump 
Gail  Hall  Swearingen 

*Mary  Kimball  Temple 

*  Patricia  Beach  Thompson 
*)ane  Roseberry  Tolleson 

Carolyn  Black  Underwood 
Helen  Bugg  Vaughan 
Mary  Grafe  Warren 
Anne  Pope  Wells 
Alice  Stansbury  White 
Patricia  Layne  Winks 

*  Nancy  Trask  Wood 
janis  Thomas  Zeanah 
Cornelia  Perkins  Zinsser 


Fund  Agent: 

Anne  Elliott  Caskie 

1996-97  TND: 66 

TND  Participation:. ..55% 

TND  Dollars: $23,885 

1996-97  UND: 63 

UND  Participation:  ..53% 

UND  Dollars: $10,778 

^Katherine  Amsden 
*Harriette  Hodges  Andrews 
^  Nancy  Bomar  Andrews 

Florence  Pye  Apy 
^Eleanor  lohnson  Ashby 

Eleanor  Hirsch  Baer 

Elizabeth  Moore  Baker 
*SallieGayleBeck 

Mary  Littlejohn  Belser 
*|anet  Martin  Birney 

Lisbeth  Gibson  Brooks 

Patsy  Phillips  Brown 

Lynne  Kerwin  Byron 
*Anne  Elliott  Caskie 

Janet  Hamilburg  Churchill 
^Kirkland  Tucker  Clarkson 

Sallie  Wemple  Codman 
^Ann  King  Dietrich 

Jeanne  Duff 
*JaneYoeDuggan 
^Katherine  Cuerrant  Fields 

*  Dorothea  M.  Fuller 
*Sara  Ironmonger  Greer 
*Mary  Kimball  Crier 
*Mary  Stagg  Hamblett' 
*Dale  Hutter  Harris 

Janet  Widau  Harris 
9SEIisabeth  Wallace  Hartman 
*Ann  Leonard  Hodges 
^Virginia  Earley  Holt 

*  Nancy  Ord  Jackson 
*Mary  Sexton  Jones 
^Martha  Black  Jordan 
*Jean  Felty  Kenny 

Jane  Perry  Liles 
ife Virginia  Timmons  Ludwick 
*Alice  Triick  McClements 
*Margaret  Graves  McClung 

*  Nancy  M.  McDonald 
Cynthia  Moorhead  McNair 
Ruth  Courand  Miller 

I  *|ane  Dawson  Mudwilder 
;  ^Kathleen  Bailey  Nager 
[  *NanE.O'Keeffe 
j  *  Isabel  Grayson  Parish 
I  *Olivia  Cantey  Patton 
*JuneArata  Pickett 


^Caroline  Moody  Roberts 
^Josephine  Wells  Rodgers 
*Mary  Ann  Mellen  Root 
*Nan  Locke  Rosa 
Virginia  DunlapShelton 
Mary  Alexander  Sherwood 
*Jane  Collins  Sjoberg 

Carolyn  Smith 
^Anne  Green  Stone 

*  Betty  Behlen  Stone 
^Catharine  Munds  Storek 
^Virginia  Hudson  Toone 
^Carol  Exnicios  Tucker 

Constance  Werly  Wakelee 
*PatriciaTighe  Walden 
Douglas  Phillips  Whitmarsh 
Betty  Bentsen  Winn 

*  Edith  Norman  Wombwell 
#Anne  loyce  Wyman 
^Jacqueline  Lowe  Young 


Fund  Agent: 

Faith  Rahmer  Croker 

1996-97  TND: 79 

TND  Participation:. ..63% 

TND  Dollars: $51,845 

1996-97  UND: 77 

UND  Participation:  ..61% 

UND  Dollars: $29,901 

^Louise  Brandes  Abdullah 
*BettyOrr  Atkinson 

Jeanne  Stoddart  Barends 
^Merrill  Underwood  Barringer 
*Mary  Bowns  Bell 
wjoan  Potter  Bickel 

Eliza  Lloyd  Biederman 
*Jo  Nelson  Booze 

*  Beverly  Smith  Bragg 
*Anne  C.  Brooke 
j^Shidey  Poulson  Broyles 
sfe Sarah  M.  Bumbaugh 

Ann  Walsh  Cahouet 
»Mary  Noble  Caperton 

Judith  R.  Catlin 
4 Nancy  H.  Cornwall 

*  Faith  Rahmer  Croker 

*  Barbara  Wilson  Daniell 
*Mary  Hitchcock  Davis 

*  Barbara  P  Day 
*Ruth  Frye  Deaton 
^Margaret  Mohlman  Degler 

Page  Croyder  Diehl 
?feAnn  Thomas  Donohue 

Joan  Chamberlain  Engelsman 
aeMary  lane  Roos  Fenn 
#Susan  Bassett  Finnegan 
^Mary  Ann  Robb  Freer 
^Caroline  Chobot  Garner 

Marion  Brice  Griffey 

Margaret  Van  Peenen  Grimes 
?^  Anne  Sheffield  Hale 
^Doreen  Booth  Hamilton 
*Joy  Bennett  Hartshorn 
^Elizabeth  Carper  Hoffman 

Page  Anderson  Hungerpiller 
*Joan  Anson  Hurwit 
^Vicky  Tool  Johnson 
^Dallis  Johnson  Jones 

*  Bruce  Watts  Krucke 
*Ann  Henry  Lake 
^Elisabeth  Helm  Lawson 
*Page  Brydon  Leslie 
*Jean  Morris  Long 

Virginia  Bramlett  Lowrance 
^Jerry  Dreisbach  Ludeke 
*Nanci  Hay  Mahoney 
^Elinor  Vorys  Matchneer 
^Erlend  Carlton  McCaffree 
*Mary  Lee  McGinnis  McClain 


w  Louise  Aubrey  McFarland 
9SAnne  Maury  Miller 
9^  Nancy  P.  Moody 

*  Vaughan  Inge  Morrissette 
?fe Lamar  Ellis  Oglesby 
*Kay  McLaughlin  Patrick 
«  Anne  Allen  Pflugfelder 
^Sally  Gammon  Plummer 

*  Magdalen  Andrews  Poff* 
?^ Margaret  Morris  Powell 

Mary  Barber  Read 
Katherine  Willcox  Reiland 

*  Margaret  Ewart  Riter 
wAnne  Davis  Roane 
wAnn  Venable  Rogers 

Cynthia  Sinclair  Rutherford 
Susan  T  Scott 
■^Margaret  Hobbs  Shaw 

*  Margaret  Lotterhos  Smith 
Ruth  Sanders  Smith 

wBette  Smith  Stamats 
Harriette  Lineberger  Steele 

»  Margaret  lores  Steuart 
Hattie  Hughes  Stone 

wAnn  Collins  Teachout 

*Ann  May  Via 
Barbara  Chase  Webber 
Barbara  Ballard  Wommack 

«|ane  Henley  Zahner 
Nancy  Campbell  Zivley 


Fund  Agent: 

Audrey  Stoddard 
1996-97  TND:  66 

TND  Participation:  56% 

TND  Dollars:  $19,672 

1996-97  UND:  65 

UND  Participation:  56% 

UND  Dollars:  $19,332 

*  Ethel  Greer  Barta 
Nella  Gray  Barkley 

SCail  Davidson  Bazzarre 
^Kathryr  Beard 

Marcia  Rhodes  Berglurd 
^Patricia  McClay  Boggs 

*  Phyllis  Herrdor  Brisserden 
Chase  Lane  Bruns 

^Martha  Hedeman  Buckingham 

^Susan  Hayward  Collins 

*ShiHeySutliff  Cooper 
Mary  Simpson  Daugette 
Diane  lohnson  DeCamp 
Gary  Fox  Fisher 

*  Isabel  Ardersor  Fitzgerald 
^Carolyn  Cooper  Gates 
*Anne  Kilby  Cilhuly 

Kathleen  Button  Ginn 
s^Virgmia  Chamblir  Greene 
^Dianne  Verney  Greenway 

Derrill  Maybank  Hagood 
^Constance  Hill  Hall 
*Metta  Streit  Halla 

leanette  Kennedy  Hancock 
^Lenora  Fiducia  Hartmann 

Evelyn  Sanders  Haugen 

*  Barbara  Plamp  Hunt 

*Mary  Amanda  McThenia  lodice 

*  Barbara  Gart'orth  lackson 
s^ Phyllis  A,  Joyner 
^Rebecca  Faxon  Knowles 

*  Diane  Hurt  Lawrerce 
■^Anne  Williams  Manchester 
^Petsy  Gautier  Mezey 
*Chariotte  Taylor  Miller 
*Sue  Lawtor  Mobley 
*BettySanfordMolster 

Derry  Williams  Moore 

Margaret  Space  Moore 
^ChadotteOrrMoores 
'ifeLydia  Plamp  Mower 


BHI  !^^B 


*FredenkaMerrimar  Naylor 
w  Judy  Trevor  Nettles 

*  Patricia  Kilmer  Norns 

W  Susanna  Bernard  Odence 
w Helen  Addington  Passano 
wRenis  Siner  Paton 
sLucretia  Crater  Pearse 
w  Kathleen  Peeples  Pendleton 
»Gretchen  Armstrong  Redmond 
^Elizabeth  Miller  Sayler 

Burney  Parrott  Sheeks 
wFrances  Bell  Shepherd 
«  Audrey  Stoddard 

Betsy  Stevens  Sutton 

Barbara  Teller  Thompson 

Patricia  Smith  Ticer 

*  Newell  Bryan  Tozzer 
Mary  Murray  Trussell 

^Margaret  West  Valentine 
*Betty  Byrne  Gill  Ware 
Pamela  Compton  Ware 
^lane  Dildy  Williams 
s  Emily  Coxe  Winburn 
^Camille  Williams  Yow 
*Elise  Wachenfeld  de  Papp 


Fund  Agent: 

Janet  Monroe  Schumann 

1996-97  TND: 70 

TND  Participation:  ...53% 

TND  Dollars: $17,808 

1996-97  UND: 66 

UND  Participator:  ..50% 
UND  Dollars: $16,871 

Elizabeth  Smith  Abse 
wAnr  Greer  Adams 

Sally  Whittier  Adams 

Ann  Stevens  Allen 

Peggy  Pattillo  Beckham 
86  Laura  Hailey  Bowen 

Pryde  Brown 

*  Frances  Gilbert  Browne 
Joan  Phelps  Burkett 

*  Frances  Shannonhouse  Clardy 
«|ane  Black  Clark 

*  Barbara  Darnall  Clinton 
«  Louisa  HuntCoker 

Louise  Galleher  Coldwell 

Harriet  Y  Cooper 

Leora  Chang  Crozier 
9^Susan  Clay  Disharoon 

Mary  Major  Duncan 
^Caroline  Robinson  Ellerbe 
«Helen  Hartman  Ellis 
*Nancie  Howe  Entenmarr 
*Helen  Wolfe  Evans 
wjoan  Fisch  Gallivan 
*Ellen  Bordley  Gibbs 

Louise  Mandeville  Grant 
*Evelyr  Christisor  Gregory 

*  Lottie  Lipscomb  Guttry 
#Mary  KoonzGynn 

Dorothy  Candler  Hamilton 
*lris  Potteiger  Hinchman 

lanet  Caldwell  Irwin 
*Eve  Altsheler  Jay 
*Rose  Montgomery  Johnston 

Ella-Prince  Trimmer  Knox 

Gwen  Hoftman  Lamb 

*  Barbara  Bernhard  MacLea 
*SallyHydeMcMillin 

Catherine  Lotterhos  Mills 

*  Nancy  Ettinger  Minor 
*Anne  Carroll  Mulholland 
*Helen  Turner  Murphy 
*Martha  Clay  Nichols 
*Mary  Thornton  Oppenhimer 
*Norma  Davis  Owen 
*Lucy  Blanton  Park 

*  Donor  tor  pail  live  years 
'  Deceased 


ROLL 


DONORS 


Allison  Boykin  Parsons 

Elizabeth  Parker  Paul 

Paula  Purse  Pointer 
*Mary  Ann  Hickim  Quarngesser 
*)ane  Eiser  Rather 

*  Betty  Forbes  Rayburn 

*  Barbara  Collis  Rodes 
Margaret  A.  Rogers 

*Gary  Maxwell  Rousseau 

Kathryn  Smith  Schauer 

*|anet  Monroe  Schumann 

*  Barbara  Bradshaw  Sedgwick 
^Virginia  Nelson  Self 

Anne  lacobson  Shramko 
#Sarah  Garrison  Skidmore 

*  Nancy  Salisbury  Spencer 
*|ane  Street  Steele 

*  Nancy  St.  Clair  Talley 
Leila  Thompson  Taratus 

*Sarah  Sharp  Taylor 

Gretchen  Stauffer  Torres 
^Carolyn  Dickinson  Tynes 

*  Dorothy  Urner 
^Marguerite  Geer  Wellborn 

Elizabeth  Hodgin  Williams 
*|oan  Broman  Wright 
*|oyceLenz  Young 


Fund  Agent: 

Anne  Wilson  Rowe 

1996-97  TND: 91 

TND  Participation:. ..69% 

TND  Dollars: $231,120 

1996-97  UND: 91 

UND  Participation:  ..69% 
UND  Dollars: $127,723 

Susan  Ragland  Abrahamson 

Judith  Rulfin  Anderson 

*  Carolyn  Scott  Arnold 
^Marjorie  Whitson  Aude 
SNancy  Godwin  Baldwin 

Kay  Diane  Moore  Bowles 
^Sydney  Graham  Brady 
^Joanne  Raines  Brinkley 

Virginia  Weed  Browne 
SMary  Landon  Smith  Brugh 
j^Ruth  Ellen  Green  Calhoun 

Beth  Denny  Candler 

*  Elaine  Kimball  Carleton 
Louisa  Morton  Chute 

^Catharine  Spessard  Cooper 

Page  Phelps  Coulter 
*Mary  Stoll  Cross 
*Carol  Turner  Crosthwait 
^Nannette  McBurney  Crowdus 
*|aquelin  Ambler  Cusick 
^Charlotte  Heuer  de  Serio 

Margaret  Liebert  Dobbins 

Nancy  Shuford  Dowdy 
*|ane  Campbell  Englert 

lanet  Pehl  Ettele 
^Suzanne  Gipson  Farnham 

Carolyn  Swift  Fleming 
*Carol  McMurtry  Fowler 

Anne  Gwinn  Fox 
*)ane  Pinckney  Fianahan 

Barbara  Baker  Fiart 

Roberta  Malone  Henderson 

*  Dorothy  Duncan  Hodges 
Ann  Frasher  Hudson 

'  Folniar  Hunt 
/  Scott  lohnson 

Mariella  Gibson  Kerr 
Sjoan  Lawson  Kuhns 
*Aileen  H.  Laing 

Priscella  Bowdle  Lamont 
*Mary  Anne  Van  Dervoort  Large 

Anne  McCrath  Lederer 
^Frances  Childress  Lee 
*Nancy  Fink  Leeds 

1 9%-97  TND  =  Total  Number  al  Donors 
1996-97  UND  =  Umestriclfd  Number  o(  Donors 


Patricia  Lodewick 

*  Katharine  Tilghman  Lowe 

*  Christine  Smith  Lowry 
Helena  Bauer  Magruder 

j^Susan  Elder  Martin 
*|oy  Peebles  Massie 

Stella  Moore  McClintock 
^Carter  Donnan  McDowell 
*Thelma  Houk  McCrory 
*Anne  F.  Melton 

*  Betty  Murden  Michelson 
*Mary  Webb  Miller 

*  Carolyn  Westfall  Monger 

*  Natalie  Wittich  Morrow 
*Sue  Roth  Olson 

*  Barbara  Falge  Openshaw 
*Cynthia  Wilson  Ottaway 

Virginia  Marks  Paget 
*Anna  Chao  Pai 
Helene  Perry 

*  Elaine  Newton  Peters 
^MarieChapin  Plumley 

*  Eleanor  Saynor  lohnson  Ponder 
Monica  Ballard  Porter 

*Averala  Paxton  Poucher 

Marylew  Cooper  Redd 
^Carroll  Weitzel  Rivers 
wAlice  Barnes  Robertson 

Diana  Robin 
w  Emma  Matheson  Roe 

*  Anne  Wilson  Rowe 
Enid  Winkelman  Sharpe 

*Elaine  Steele  Shults 
Sandra  Stingily  Simpson 

*EnidW.  Slack 

*Elynor  Neblett  Stephens 
Barbara  Medert  Sylvester 
Elizabeth  McMahan  Tolbert 

*Jane  Fitzgerald  Treherne-Thomas 
Elizabeth  Haskell  Vest 
June  Heard  Wadsworth 

*)aneBestWehland 

*Mary  Anne  Wilson 

*  Florence  Barclay  Winston 
^Marguerite  McDaniel  Wood 

Diane  Duflield  Wood 
^Dagmar  Halmagyi  Yon 


Fund  Agent: 

Peggy  |.  Fossett  Lodeesen 

1996-97  TND: 88 

TND  Participation:. ..56% 

TND  Dollars: $22,470 

1996-97  UND: 86 

UND  Participation:  ..54% 
UND  Dollars: $19,867 

*  Sarah  Austen  Adams 
Letha  Wood  Audhuy 

*Cecile  Dickson  Banner 
Roberta  Nelson  Bargamin 
Polly  Benson-Brown 
Lee  Brown  Billingsley 
Patricia  Ashby  Boesch 
Amelia  White  Booker 
ludith  Bell  Boucher 
Susan  Davis  Briggs 

^Marietta  Eggleston  Burleigh 

*EthelOgdenBurwell 
Mary  lohnson  Campbell 

^Claire  Cannon  Christopher 

*  Edith  Knapp  Clark 

*  Alexandra  Carpenter  Cole 
^Marion  Thorington  Conover 

Elizabeth  Fairfield  Creighton 
*BettySivalls  Davis 
*Shidey  McCallum  Davis 

jean  Lindsay  de  Streel 
^Carolyn  Mclvor  Dews 

*  Beatrice  Dodd 


*|oan  Lamparter  Downs 
ludith  Kingman  Driskell 
*|uliet  Tucker  Dudley 
*Ann  Plumb  Duke 
*Carol  McClave  Duncan 

*  Barbara  Elliott  Eddins 
Mary  Sample  Edmonds 

*Ann  McCullough  Floyd 

SRuth  MackieGabay 
Elizabeth  Worrell  Gallagher 
Elizabeth  Moore  Gardner 

*  Linda  MacPherson  Gilbert 

*  Nancy  Hawbaker  Gilbert 
SWinborne  Leigh  Hamlin 

Sandra  Elder  Harper 
*Lynn  Prior  Harrington 
*|oan  Cabaniss  Harrison 
^Marian  Martin  Harrison 

Virginia  Griffin  Hartrampf 
*Susan  Calhoun  Heminway 

*  Suzanne  Brown  Henry 
Floride  Buchanan  Heyward 

'i^lna  Hamilton  Houck 
*|ane  Shipman  Kuntz 
Elizabeth  Meats  Kurtz 

*  Linda  McGuire  Last 
Virginia  Tyson  Lawrence 

:    *|udith  Graham  Lewis 
■   *  Peggy  Fossett  Lodeesen 
j  ^Cornelia  Long  Matson 
5      Olivia  Benedict  Maynard 
#|oan  Baggs  McKenzie 

*  Dorothy  Woods  McLeod 
Dianne  Chase  Monroe 
Emma  Coggeshall  Nock 

;   *LettieHudbert  North 
Gisela  Benecke  Odell 
#Mollie  Archer  Payne 

*  Ruth  Carpenter  Pitts 
*Sara  Gait  Pollard 

*  Eleanor  Cain  Pope 
^Stephanie  Butan  Profaci 

Celia  Loving  Richeson 
Annette  Tatlow  Ritchie 
Mary  Lineberger  Roberts 

*Anne  A.  Robinson 
Ruth  Frame  Salzberg 
Annie  Lanier  Samuels 

w Betty  Phillips  Sanford 

*  Dorothy  Wyatt  Shields 
Elizabeth  Gallo  Skladal 
lanet  Wynn  Snyder 
Elizabeth  Smith  Stone 

^Valeria  Parker  Storms 
*Mary  Lane  Bryan  Sullivan 
SMary  Taylor  Swing 

*  Betsy  Robinson  Taylor 
Sue  Rosson  Tejml 

*EleanorSt.  Clair  Thorp 
#Patronella  Sykes  Treadwell 
*Patricia  Williams  Twohy 

*  Kenan  Myers  Van  Vranken 
#|aneOxner  Waring 
*Langhorne  Tuller  Webster 

Elizabeth  Kemper  Wharton 

*  Elizabeth  McCutchen  Williams 
Louise  Dunham  Williams 

*  Dana  Dewey  Woody 


Fund  Agents: 

Ann  Young  Bloom 
Elizabeth  Smith  White 
Courtney  Gibson  Pelley 

1996-97  TND: 84 

TND  Participation:  ...58% 

TND  Dollars: $55,898 

1996-97  UND: 83 

UND  Participation:  ..58% 
UND  Dollars: $24,683 


*|ana  Bekins  Anderson 
*Mary  Handy  Ballentine 

*  Karen  Herschbach  Bates 
#Ann  Young  Bloom 
^Alice  Gary  Farmer  Brown 
*|ulia  Watts  Buchanan 

*  Elisabeth  Chambers  Burgess 

*  Patricia  Chandler  Burns 

*  Ethel  Bruner  Campbell 
ludith  Franklin  Campbell 

^Mary  Cooke  Carle 
*Martha  Burnet  Carlisle 

*  Elsie  Prichard  Carter 
^ludith  Sorley  Chalmers 

■    *  Virginia  NassibCollett 
l   *  Virginia  Ramsey  Crawford 
■f      Betsy  Salisbury  Creekmore 

*Sally  Dobson  Danforth 

*Mary  Boyd  Davis 
i   *  Beverley  Birchfield  Derian 
'      Anne  Fisher  Duncklee 

*  Elizabeth  Space  Dunn 
Lucy  Frost  Dunning 

*Tabb  Thornton  Farinholt 
Susan  Perry  Farmer 

^Catherine  Watjen  Flemings 
:    *Linda  Knickerbocker  Ford 
Gay  Hart  Gaines 

*|ane  Wheeler  Garcia 
Patricia  Frawley  Gates 

w  Rachel  Bok  Goldman 
Catherine  Frowery  Greer 
Suzanne  Hater  Hambrick 

#Ann  Pegram  Harris 

#Ann  B.  Hearin 
Mary  Payne  Hester 
Evelyn  Moore  Horton 
.    *Anne  Wimbish  Kasanin 

*Carol  Tumbull  Kidd 

*Snowdon  Durham  Kisner 

^Virginia  MacKethan  Kitchin 

*Cornelia  Fitzgerald  Lange 
lane  Kroegar  Larimore 
Dorothy  Moore  Lawson 
|udy  Nevins  LeHardy 

*  Lucia  Woods  Lindley 

*  Elizabeth  lohnston  Lipscomb 

*  Elizabeth  Meyerink  Lord 
Valerie  Stoddard  Loring 
Marcia  Brown  Lyie 

^Sandra  Maddox 

Kathleen  Mather 
^Dorothy  Ulf  Mayer 

Sorrel  Mackall  McElroy 

Sallie  Armfield  McMillion 
*Jane  Jamison  Messer 

Sarah  Murdock  Moore 
,      Eleanor  Morison 
,i   *MarthaBulkley  O'Brien 
:   sICourtney  Gibson  Pelley 
!    ^Elizabeth  Brawner  Pittman 
*Susan  Hight  Rountree 
SMeriweather  Hagerty  Rumrill 
*|udith  Welton  Sargent 
*Sarah  Mayfield  Schreiner 

Prudence  Sandiler  Scott 

Vivian  Butler  Scott 

Elizabeth  Duke  Seaman 

Mary  Todd  Singh 
*Sara  Beattie  Sinkler 

loann  Derrickson  Slights 
^Catherine  Brownlee  Smeltzer 

Karen  McKenzie  Smith 

Gertrude  lackson  Smither 

*  Diane  Doscher  Spurdle 
*|acqueline  Hekma  Stone 
^Patricia  Davis  Sutker 

Alice  Wood  Thompson 
*|oanne  Bossert  Thompson 
Mary  Blair  Scott  Valentine 


r 


Patricia  Coxe  Ware 
Barbara  Lewis  Weed 
*Cay  Ramey  Weimer 

*  Elizabeth  Smith  White 

*  Elizabeth  Colwill  Wiegers 
*Lizora  Miller  Yonce 

Fund  Agents: 

Margot  A.  McKee 
Tucky  McFall  Ziebold 

1996-97  TND: 73 

TND  Participation:. ..50% 

TND  Dollars: $46,361 

1996-97  UND: 69 

UND  Participation:  ..48% 

UND  Dollars: $42,446 

*Mary  Dohs  Acey 
*|udy  Barnes  Agnew 

loanne  Harrier  Barker 
#Clare  Newman  Blanchard 
*Mollie  McDonald  Brasfield 

Ann  Smith  Bretscher 
*Nina  Wilkerson  Bugg 

*  Isabel  Ware  Burch 
Nancy  Beekman  Carringer 
Marydee  Wimbish  Chalfant 

^Anne  Rienecke  Clarke 

*  Elizabeth  Quaile  Clement 
*]ane  Ellis  Covington 

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*  Diana  Muldaur  Dozier 
^Kathy  Knox  Ennis 

Eleanor  Crosby  Erdman 

*  Suzanne  Styer  Ericksen 
Nancy  Cornell  Esposito 
Maydelle  Foster  Fason 

*Lucy  Martin  Cianino 

Linda  Sims  Grady 
wM.  Keating  Griffiss 
*Anita  Perrin  Grymes 

*  Barbara  Murphy  Hale 

*  Dorothy  Grant  Halmstad 
Betty  Forsyth  Harris 

*|anet  Maynard  Henderson 

Adrianne  Massie  Hill 

Theodora  Hill 

Renate  Weickert  Hixon 
^Anne  Catling  Honey 
*)ane  Haldeman  Hope 

Elizabeth  Meade  Howard 
*|acqueline  Mabie  Humphrey 

Margaret  Kistler  lackson 

Gaye  Gardner  Jacob 
*Mary  Claiborne  Johnston 

ludith  Cowen  lones 

*  Ellen  Nichols  lump 
Gwen  Speel  Kaplan 

*  Dorothy  Barnwell  Kerrison 
lane  Riddle  Lancaster 
Ann  Crowell  Lemmon 

*Gail  P  Lloyd 

*  Deborah  Lane  Lyon 

*  Louise  Jenkins  Maybank 
Maline  Gilbert  McCalla 

*Marjorie  McGraw  McDonald 

Margot  A.  McKee 
*RebeccaTowill  McNair 

lane  Headstream  Milholland 

*  Norma  Patteson  Mills 
Margaret  Cook  Montgomery 

*  Barbara  Bowen  Moore 
Betsey  BelisleMoreland 
Harriet  Hurley  Nelson 
Carol  Barnard  Ottenberg 

^Elizabeth  Few  Penfield 
^Barbara  Bell  Peterson 

*  Patricia  Powell  Pusey 
*Carolyn  King  Ratcliffe 
*Ellen  Pringle  Read 

*  Dorwr  lor  past  live  year^ 
'   Deceased 


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19  9  6- 


O  N  O  R 


OF       DONORS 


Louise  Winslett  Richardson 
•;  Susan  Hendricks  Siayman 
•Elizabeth  Shwab  Stephen 

lean  Morris  Stevenson 
*Shidey  Hayman  Sudduth 
*Grace  E.  Suttle 

Elizabeth  Ball  Thagard 
wAlicelonesTorbett 
'ff  Sarah  Underbill  Viault 

Gale  Young  Walker 
wlaneTatman  Walker 
«Lura  Coleman  Wampler 
*  Dorothy  C.  Westby 
«PageMcFall  Ziebold 


Fund  Agents: 

Faith  A.  BullisSebring 
Margaret  Wadman  Cafasso 

1996-97  TND: 65 

TND  Participation:. ..41% 

TND  Dollars: $37,273 

1996-97  UND: 62 

UND  Participation: ..  39% 

UND  Dollars: $28,248 

Barbara  Billo  Alexander 

^^Simone  Aubry 

?eSuzanne  Seaman  Berry 
Annabel  Pagan  Blakey 

*  Louise  Cobb  Boggs 
Marjorie  Hill  Bradford 

*  Elizabeth  Bulkley  Bradley 
'«  Anne  Worboys  Buske 
^Catherine  Caldwell  Cabaniss 
w  Margaret  Wadman  Catasso 
sAnne  Babson  Carter 
«|ulia  Johnson  Chapin 
'«Lucy  Canary  Church 

Diana  NalleyCoates 
«  Dale  A.  Cooper 
Sludith  Harris  Cutting 

Mary  Kennedy  Daly 
^Judith  Rohrer  Davis 
^Winifred  Storey  Davis 

Celia  Williams  Dunn 
.'Stuart  Bohannon  Evans 
.•lanna  Staley  FiLzgerald 

Suzanne  Carr  Fitzgerald 
«  Barbara  Childrey  Fowler 
^Marion  Moltz  Funkhouser 

Suzanne  Taylor  Gouyer 
«Marie  Pickering  Grose 

Margaret  Whyte  Gutherz 

Nancy  E.Hall 

Penelope  A.  Harrison 

Jane  M.  Hatcher 

Helen  Chapman  Herring 

*  Louise  Chapman  Hoffman 
Linda  McArthur  Hollis 
Elizabeth  Pease  Hopkins 

wMarybelle  L.  Iliff 

Sallie  Small  lohnson 

Anne  Smith  lones 
*Anne  Rogers  Killefer 
«  Anne  Cone  Liptzin 
■sSara  Finnegan  Lycett 
w  Nancy  Coppedge  Lynn 

Barbara  Stanford  Mason 

Annabelle  Ansley  McCee 
'*' Carolyn  Foster  Meredith 

Patricia  Stanton  Meyer 
•Nell  L.  Morlidge 

Laura  Conway  Nason 

Francisca  Brackenridge 
Neumann 

Emily  Fitzhugh  Ogden 
■feLucy  Israel  Oliver 
*Ann  Prichard  Pace 

Beverly  Ayers  Peck 

Betty  Yeager  Powell 

1996-9"  TND  =  TmI  Number  ofOoims 
1996-97  UND  =  Unreslriaa)  Number  ol  Donors 


Sally  Mathiasen  Prince 
s  Mary  Cosby  Rinehart 
Elizabeth  Hulchins  Sharland 
1  *Sheila  Haskell  Smith 

■  *Caroline  Birdsall  Sory 
sSSally  Hamilton  Staub 

Lucinda  Lowry  Stein 
^Virginia  Lutz  Stephen 
Planet  Cook  Stephens 

■  Marta  Tucker  Stover" 

■  *Mildred  Newman  Thayer 

I   *Jane  Arensberg  Thompson 
Elizabeth  |ones  Turner 
*|udith  Atkins  Wall 

Patricia  Anderson  Warren 
'.•'Margaret  Storey  Wasson 
AMary  Denny  Scott  Wray 


Fund  Agent: 

Patsey  Carney  Reed 

1996-97TND: 81 

TND  Participation:. ..53% 

TND  Dollars: $67,876 

1996-97  UND: 78 

UND  Participation:  ..51% 

UND  Dollars: $46,380 

«Anne  Ellice  Adam 
«)uliette  M.Anthony 

Kyoko  Ohara  Asakawa 
«Cray  Baird 
wAnn  Ritchey  Baruch 
*Mary  Brush  Bass 
Ann  Powell  Bowen 
Nancy  Fleshman  Bowles 
Evelyn  Pringle  Boyd 
lane  Bryan  Brockenbrough 
ludith  Hartwell  Brooks 
Mary  Altgelt  Campbell 
*Bettye  Thomas  Chambers 
3fe|ocelyn  Palmer  Connors 

Kim  Patmore  Cool 
*Alice  Warner  Donaghy 
*Loti  Kennedy  Dunn 

*  Frances  Early 
Chloe  Fort 

Allison  Moore  Garrott 

*  Barbara  RossGoode 
Anne  Lee  Gravely 
Marilou  j.  Green 
Mary  Shine  Gregg 
Betsy  Shure  Gross 

«Marv  E.  Hannah 
*Adele  Vogel  Harrell 
^Martha  Baum  Hartmann 
S?Anne  lohnson  Henderson 
*Margaret  Pulis  Herrick 
Molly  Harris  lordan 
Patricia  Cox  Kendall 
*Nancy  Hudler  Keuffel 
^Margaret  lohnson  Laney 
Willie  Newbury  Lansing 
Reyhan  Tansal  Larimer 
Laura  Connerat  Lawton 
Page  Nelson  Loeser 
*Marv  Steketee  MacDonald 
Brooke  Hamilton  MacKinnon 
Deborah  Glazier  Michael 
Katharine  Crommelin  Milton 
Fontaine  Mutter  Minor 
Sarah  Adams  Model 
^Mary  Kelley  Moore 
^Miriam  Molander  Moss 
Barbara  Pearsall  Muir 
Margaret  deLashmutt  Newlyn 
*lean  Gantt  Nuzum 
*Mary  jane  Schroder  Oliver 

Josephine  Wheatley  Overbey 
•  Elizabeth  Farmer  Owen 
Frances  Oliver  Palmer 


Sally  Sharrett  Perryman 
^Elizabeth  Gate  Pringle 

Louise  Durham  Purvis 

Leslie  Heye  Quarrier 
*Mary  Scott  Rauch 
*Patsey  Carney  Reed 
^Catherine  Grinnan  Ritter 

Fernanda  Castelli  Sammis 
*Anne  Parker  Schmalz 

lane  Roulston  Schottker 
*julia  Shields 
wCracia  Walker  Slater 

Virginia  Borah  Slaughter 
*Adel  Shinberger  Smith 

*  Alice  Allen  Smyth 
^Virginia  Sortor-Sumner 

Caroline  Coleman  Stautberg 
:•;  Ann  Percy  Stroud 

*  Ann  Anderson  Stuckey 
'«  Anne  Allen  Symonds 

Lydia  Taylor 

Douglas  Dockery  Thomas 
Ray  Henley  Thompson 
*Maria  Carozza  Voipe 

*  Elizabeth  Fleet  Wallace 
Gwendolyn  Weiner 
Lynne  Rynders  Welch 
Mina  Walker  Wood 


Fund  Agent: 

Nancy  Dixon  Brown 

1996-97  TND: 91 

TND  Participation: ...  55% 

TND  Dollars: $60,792 

1996-97  UND: 91 

UND  Participation:  ..55% 

UND  Dollars: $25,785 

■wSusan  R.  Alexander 
^Jean  Meyer  Aloe 
Wlane  Yardley  Amos 
wLucy  Otis  Anderson 
wLea  Osborne  Angell 

*  Barbara  Rockefeller  Bartlett 
Jean  Young  Behan 

«Melissa  Lohr  Berge 
Lynn  Carol  Blau 

*  Harriet  McCormick  Babbitt 

*  Laura  Lee  Brown 
Nancy  Dixon  Brown 
Linda  Reierson  Burchard 

'% Sharon  Fitzgerald  Burchard 
■s Suzanne  Jones  Cansler 

*  Betty  Noland  Caravati 
wElizabeth  Stanly  Gates 

Catherine  Dillingham  Cavedy 

Martha  Sweet  Colangelo 

Katharine  Blackford  Collins 
iSChristine  Strous  Conner 
wMary  McClure  Conway 
wPaula  Wirtzman  Craighill 

Martha  Kirchheimer  Culbreth 
^Laurinda  KingdeBeck 

Natalie  Griess  Deupree 
*Lucy  Boyd  Lemon  Edmunds 
>:Anne  Wrightson  Efird 
.•  Sue  Wakeman  Farquhar 
.•;Anne  Pinckney  Gay 
wCynthia  Livingstone Gibert 
W  Elizabeth  Wood  Hancock 
'i^Mary  Croetzinger  Heard 

Sarah  Battle  Hitch  Hill 
*Margaret  Millender  Holmes 

Harriet  Reese  lensen 
-•-  Mar\'  Fontaine  Keown 

Janet  Clark  Knudsen 
.r'Janet  Hiestand  Koller 
w  Kate  Myer  Ledbetter 
wDearing  Ward  Lewis 

Elizabeth  Randolph  Lewis 


Ellis  B.  Long 
« Julia  Fort  Lowe 

Mary  Stollenwerck  Lynch 
'^Frances  Graham  Macllwinen 

*  Meta  Bond  Magevney 
Lucetta  Gardner  Mannion 

'}!  McNair  Currie  Maxwell 

*  Elizabeth  Parker  McColl 
s Nancy  B.  McDowell 

Karen  Gill  Meyer 
wMary  Trabue  Meyer 
ft' Barbara  Yocom  Miller 

Virginia  Corwin  Millo 
^Virginia  Gates  Mitchell 
«Julia  Arnold  Morey 

Judy  Gutches  Needham 
sljoan  Newhall 

Nancy  Nix-Karnakis 

Margaret  MacKenzie  Nowacki 

Sarah  Whitener  O'Connor 
s  Leila  Kucewicz  Parham 

Kathleen  Caldwell  Patten 
sCarolyn  Clark  Pegg 
wKathryn  Spencer  Pixley 

Ann  Benson  Reece 

Anne  Leavell  Reynolds 
wOlive  Wilson  Robinson 
'•Cecil  Collins  Scanlan 

Lark  Schuize 
'«Mary  Lou  Morton  Seilheimer 

Rebecca  Patton  Shepard 
*Anne  Smith  Simet 
sAllison  Stemmons  Simon 
wCynthia  Hubard  Spangler 

Elizabeth  Flanders  Spencer 
wSallyC.  Strain 
w  Prudence  Gay  Stuhr 

Katherine  Haskell  Subramanian 

*  Judith  Johnson  Varn 
wVirginia  Joachim  Wade 
w  Barbara  Noojin  Walthall 

Barbara  Sullivan  Wanamaker 

Jessica  Bemis  Ward 
^Christine  Devol  Wardlow 
wPatricia  Calkins  Wilder 

Sallie  Yon  Williams 

Sarah  Hitt  Winston 
§  Keitt  Matheson  Wood 
»  Nancy  W.  Wood 

Kathleen  Harris  Wray 
'ft  Anne  Kendig  Young 


Fund  Agent: 

Susan  Glasgow  Brown 

1996-97  TND: 88 

TND  Participation:. ..53% 

TND  Dollars: $63,663 

1996-97  UND: 86 

UND  Participation:  ..52% 

UND  Dollars: $52,901 

'«  Elizabeth  McGuire  Appel 

Geraldine  R.  Bailey 
'«  Pamela  Larson  Baldwin 

Brenda  Bareika 

Susan  Dwelle  Baxter 

Joan  Moore  Biddle 

Edith  Lasher  Birch 

Anne  Booth 
«Mary  Green  Borg 
'«  Rosamond  Sample  Brown 
■w  Susan  Glasgow  Brown 
s  Nina  Sledge  Burke 

Lee  Huston  Carroll 
w  Barbara  Little  Chuko 
iSMary  DuerColen 
« Sheila  Carroll  Cooprider 
*  Susan  Bronson  Croft 
wMargaret  Reeder  Crosbie 

Lynne  Smith  Crow 


^^ 


^SS^ 


w  Emily  Ward  Gulp 

Diana  Davis 

Virginia  S.  deBuys 
w  Helen  C.  Dunn 
s  Mary  Evans  Edwards 
wAnne  Pruitt  Everett 

Nancy  Banfield  Feher 
«  Virginia  Del  Greco  Galgano 
«Nancy  Gillies 
J,  *Anne  Evans  Gorry 

*  Nancy  Hall  Green 
Katherine  Griffith 

'* Margaret  Thouron  Harrell 
;  «  Diane  Hatch 
•  sAnne  Day  Herrmann 
Kathleen  Hsu  Jeong 

*  Dona  Van  Arsdale  Jones 
Jillian  Cody  Jones 

w  Donna  Pearson  Josey 
'sAnna  Piatt  Kemper 

Sarah  Strother  King 

M.  Frances  Knight 
« Jo  Ann  Soderquist  Kramer 
*Anne  Whaley  LeClercq 
^  Nancy  Newell  Lennon 
'*:  Lynda  Overly  Levengood 

Joan  Hulley  Liverman 

Catherine  Lynn 

Susan  Deasy  Maguire 

Susan  lahn  Mancini 

Martha  Benn  Martin 
'•'Elizabeth  W,  Matheson 

Linda  Lee  McAndrew 

Allison  Jennings  McCance 
'•'  Frances  Mallory  Meyers 
I  *' Mary  Fitzhugh  Miller 
'   ^Alice  MacKroth  Minassian 

Mary  Payne  Morton 
'i'Carol  Lowdon  Mullis 

DagmarStoll  Murphy 
sBettina  Patterson  Murray 

Katherine  Johnston  Myatt 
'*  Mary  Johnson  Nelson 
«  Grace  Mary  Carry  Gates 

*  Elisabeth  Scott  Porter 
I,      Anne  Litle  Poulet 

*  Gail  Anderson  Ramey 
« Lynne  Riley-Coleman 
s  Barbara  Burns  Roper 
sChristie  Calder  Salomon 

*  Dorothy  Norris  Schipper 
Elizabeth  Kopper  Schollaert 

?,  Betty  Carlton  Schroeder 

Marshall  Metcalf  Seymour 
«  Harriet  Houston  Shaffer 
sSusanne  Williams  Snead 
*' Judith  Dunn  Spangenberg 
Anne  Stanley 
Alice  Fales  Stewart 
w  Carol  Eckman  Taylor 
w  Penelope  Writer  Theis 
^Caroline  Keller  Theus 
wGail  Rothrock  Trozzo 
w  Kathleen  Stevenson  Turner 
'   sfeCarolyn  Peyton  Walker 
wjane  Bradley  Wheeler 
*Hedi  Haug  White 
Pamela  Hellmuth  Wiegandt 
Margaret  Street  Wilson 
Barbara  Boiling  Woodward 


Fund  Agent: 

Brenda  Muhlinhaus  Barger 

1996-97  TND: 74 

TNDParticipahon:...44% 

TND  Dollars: $20,440 

1996-97  UND: 74 

UND  Participation:  ..44% 
UND  Dollars: $13,325 

#  Donor  ior  pdsl  m^  years 

•  Decedsed 


19  9  6- 


HONOR       ROLL      OF       DONORS 


*)ulie  Bearden  Adams 
*Beverley  Sharp  Amberg 
Augusta  Marshall  Andrews 
Mona  Thornhill  Armistead 

*  Nancy  Moog  Aubrecht 
Abby  Slarke  Balrd 

?«Brenda  Muhlinghaus  Barger 
^Vicky  Thoma  Barrefte 
wludith  Howe  Behn 
wSarah  Porter  Boehmler 

lane  Merkle  Borden 

Beatrice  Totten  Britlon 
*Margarel  Cuthberl  Broaddus 
^Lurline  Tolbert  Buppert 

lean  Shaw  Byrne 
« Eugenia  Dickey  Caldwell 
wMargaret  Rand  Chapman 

Melinda  Musgrove  Chapman 
^Sharon  Bradford  Christhilt 
*Katherine  Wood  Clarke 

Mary  Duncan  Clement 

Foy  Roberson  Cooley 
*|ean  Inge  Cox 

lean  Craver 

Susan  Hobbs  Crowder 
*Alice  V.  Dodd 
^Patricia  Markle  Dresden 

Carole  Dudley 
*Alice  Mighell  Foster 

Virginia  Brent  Hailes 

Gabrieile  Fraser  Fiale 

Pryor  FHale 
*|uliet  Young  Hancock 
sLinda  Schwaab  Hodges 

Betsy  Benoit  Hoover 
*Sarah  McCrady  Hubbard 
*Sally  Wright  Hyde 

Peggy  lones 

Mary  Pederson  Kyger 

*  Elizabeth  Hanger  Luther 
Barney  Walker  Lutsk 

SAnneMacClintock 
s^  Nancy  E.  MacMeekin 

Evelyn  Snyder  MacMillan 
s  Brooke  Patterson  Mahlstedt 
^Harriet  Wall  Martin 
*Nancy  Moss  McDaniei 
*Harriotte  Dodson  McDannald 
^Mary  Lee  McDonald 
*Susan  Strong  McDonald 
*Aline  Rex  McEvoy 
SEvelyn  Graham  Mclnnis 
*|oan  Messenger  Merchan 

Susan  Fedeler  Mills 

Betsy  Knode  Newton 
wAlice  Perry  Park 

Carol  Cole  Pelzer 
*Laura  Haskell  Phinizy 
'^Milbrey  Sebring  Raney 
^Marguerite  Morgan  Reynolds 
^Caroi  Reifsnyder  Rhoads 
*Alice  Haywood  Robbins 
«Traylor  Rucker 
«Magdalena  Salvesen 
*Belle  Williams  Smith 
'«Emily  Pleasants  Smith 
*Saralyn  McAfee  Smith 
s^Elaine  Horton  Snook 
*)ane  Hamill  Sommer 
;;%Elvira  McMillan  Tate 
^Kathleen  Watson  Taylor 

Christopher  Kilcullen  Thurlow 

Payson  leterTilden 
«Cynthia  B.  Topping 
wKatharine  Weinrich  Van  Geel 
*Anne  English  Wardwell 

Meredith  Leslie  Welch 


I996-9"  TND  =  Toul  Number  ot  Donori 

1 996-97  UNO  =  Unremicled  Number  oi Donon  . 


Fund  Agents: 

Evelyn  Day  Butler 
Deborah  Haslam  Peniston 

1996-97  TND: 80 

TND  Participation:  ...42% 

TND  Dollars: $19,481 

1996-97  UND: 79 

UND  Participation:  ..42% 
UND  Dollars:  $18,426 

Pearl  Riggan  Adamson 

Margaret  Bloch  Ahearn 
*Susan  Wilson  Ashcom 
*Linda  Wallace  Bailey 
wMary  Trombly  Bailey 

jeannie  Campbell  Barquin 

Nancy  Schmitt  Bishop 

Frances  Watson  Bond 

Betty  B.  Booker 

H.  Pennel  Brooks 

Margaret  Rogers  Brown 

Pamela  Jones  Brown 

lane  Patton  Browning 
^Evelyn  Day  Butler 
^Virginia  Lee  Butters 

Lin  Campbell 
*Sarah  Van  Winkle  Campbell 
^Georgia  Graham  Carroll 

Robin  R.  Cutler 

Clare  Loyd  Davison 

Judith  Barthold  De  Simone 

Eleanor  Griggs  Diemar 

Patricia  Thornhill  Edwards 
*Mary  Anne  Calhoun  Farmer 
^Laura  Penick  Felt 

Sarah  Kalber  Fiedler 
*Mary-Fleming  Willis  Finlay 
^Frances  Butt  Fisher 
*|udy  Mundy  Fowler 
*Penn  Willets  Fullerton 
^Natalie  Roberts  Funk 

|udy  Wilson  Grant 

Gail  Harrison  Gregson 

Lois  Street!  Hamrick 

Katie  Pritchett  Harris 
wSusan  Moseley  Helm 

Gayle  Needham  Hill 

Grace  Butler  lohnson 

Keenan  Colton  Kelsey 

Elizabeth  Bean  Kenny 
;%Muriel  Wikswo  Lambert 
wMary  Behnke  Larsen 

Mary  Entwistle  Limbert 
^Marcia  Pace  Lindstrom 

Randi  Miles  Long 
ft'julie  Whilehurst  MacKinlay 
'^'Eleanor  Gilmore  Massie 
*Kathryn  Carroll  Mathewson 
wSarah  Dean  McGill 
^Dorothea  Campbell  McMillan 
*Lee  Mackubin  Miller 

Margaret  Henning  Minnick 
^Marilyn  Garabrant  Morris 

Susan  Parker  Morrison 
*Makanah  Dunham  Mornss 

Marguerite  McKee  Moss 

Margaret  Gillmer  Myers 
*|ane  W.  Nelson 
*Katharine  Mockett  Oberteuffer 

Marsha  Dumas  O'Connor 
w;|osephine  Noland  Old 
■^Vioia  Craveure  Patek 

Deborah  Haslam  Peniston 

Andrea  Pearson  Pennington 
SGreta  Barksdale  Brown  Peters 
*Sarah  Raney  Pinckney 

Victoria  Nalle  Rowland 
*Diana  Simrell  Savory 

Abby  Patterson  Shultis 
*Penelope  Steketee  Sidor 


^Eileen  Hodges  Small 

Laura  Saunders  Spratley 
*|eannine  Corbett  Squires 

*  Annie  Ward  Stern 
*Harriette  Horsey  Sturges 

*  Nancy  Conkle  Swann 
wMartha  Madden  Swanson 

Katharine  Baker  Sydnor 

Brooke  Tucker 
*Sidney  Turner 
^Victoria  Chainski  Verity 

Anne  Newton  Walther 
*Courtenay  Sands  Wilson 

Donna  Martin  Zahorik 


Fund  Agent: 

Sally  Twedell  Bagley 

1996-97  TND: 94 

TND  Participation:  ...50% 

TND  Dollars: $51,458 

1996-97  UND: 91 

UND  Participation:  ..48% 
UND  Dollars: $22,168 

Susan  Sumners  Alloway 

Mary  Gary  Ambler 

Mary  Barbara  Annan 
wElizabeth  Kurtz  Argo 
wSally  Twedell  Bagley 
^Victoria  j.  Baker 

Gretchen  Bullard  Barber 
*Carroll  Randolph  Barr 
*Mary-Baird  Shinberger  Bell 

AnneCarr  Bingham 

loan  Breier  Brodsky 
w  Peggy  Kennedy  Brown 
*Sara  H.  Brydges 

Barbara  Cochrane  Buckley 

Mary  T.  Burnette 
^Katharine  Barnhardt  Chase 
*Margina  Dunlap  Cogswell 

Stephanie  Ewalt  Coleman 

Gail  Robins  Constantine 

Alice  Haden  Cooper 
wPaula  AyotteCorwin 
^Mary  King  Craddock 
*EleanorCrossley 
*Diane  Dalton 
^Direxa  Dick  Dearie 

Virginia  Carpenter  Delgado 

Virginia  Stanley  Douglas 
^Martha  Meehan  Elgar 
wLinda  Fife 

Margaret  Handly  Fitzgerald 

ludy  Schlatter  Fogle 
S!;Susan  Soriero  Galbreath 

Lynn  Frazier  Gas 
*Toni  Naren  Gates 
*|ill  BerguidoGill 

lane  Eastin  Hager 

Dixie  Thompson  Hanes 
*Maria  Wiglesworlh  Hemmings 
s^Patricia  Neithold  Hertzberg 
stKathryn  Trogdon  Hightower 
*Sarah  Haskell  Hulcher 
*Hallam  Hurt 

Norvell  M.  lones 
'^Victoria  Jones 

Katlin  D.  Kelety 

Pamela  Ford  Kelley 

Adele  Laslie  Kellman 
^Margaret  Waters  Keriakos 
^Dorothy  Dana  King 

Shelley  Gearhart  Lindstrom 
*Pamela  Sullivan  Livingston 

Lindee  Henderson  Lucas 

Lynn  Lyle 

losephine  Wiens  MacMichael 

Marion  MacRae 

ludith  Powell  Martin 


*Mary-Ellen  Martin 
Janie  Willingham  McNabb 
loan  McClure  McNamara 
^Mary  Gillespie  Monroe 
Elizabeth  Braden  Moody 
Elizabeth  Glaser  Morchower 
Lucille  Orr  Morrison 
Margaret  Moran  Morrow 
Carole  E.  Munn 
*Mellie  Hickey  Nelson 
^Lindsay  Smith  Newsom 
*Britton  Hassell  Nielsen 
^Kristin  Amundson  Ogiey 
Ms.  Neil  Orloff 
Margaret  Pittman  Patterson 
Susan  Morck  Perrin 
Virginia  Young  Phillips 

*  Bonnie  Blew  Pierie 
*Andria  Calhoun  Plonka 

*  Pamela  Pryor 
*PageMunroe  Renger 

Elizabeth  Gawthrop  Riely 

Eugenia  Bull  Ryner 
*Nancy  Pendergrass  Scott 

Stella  Renchard  Seamans 
^Elizabeth  Brown  Sebren 

Rose  Smith  Sharp 

Hallie  Darby  Smith 

Martha  McKellar  Steele 

ludith  Bensen  Stigle 

Gracey  Stoddard 
^Lynn  Gullett  Strazzini 
s^Marie  E.  Sushka 
*Melissa  Sanders  Thomas 

Susan  Tucker 

Anne  Dearborn  Vance 
*Elder  Witt  Wellborn 
s^Ann  Denton  Wells 

Patricia  Davis  Whitehurst 

Charlotte  Moore  Williams 
*]ane  Stephenson  Wilson 
wMargaret  Mapp  Young 


Fund  Agent: 

Cecilia  A.  Bryant 

1996-97  TND: 80 

TND  Participation:. ..43% 

TND  Dollars: $71,872 

1996-97  UND: 78 

UND  Participation:  ..42% 

UND  Dollars: $21,310 

Elizabeth  Pennell  Bedrosian 
^«Sophie  MacKenzie  Belouet 
Jacqueline  Israel  Blakeslee 
^Suzanne  Edinger  Boas 
^Cecilia  A,  Bryant 
■^Marilyn  Meyers  Buckey 
^Octavia  Wood  Cooper 
Susan  Brush  Croft 
Electa  Hoffman  Culver 
Christine  Wilcover  Dean 
Mary  Donaldson  De  Figard 
s^Georgia  Riley  de  Havenon 
*Lynne  Gardner  Detmer 
Anne  Kinsey  Dinan 
Melinda  Brown  Everett 
lennie  Lyons  Fogarly 
*|eanne  Brassel  Ford 
*MarianneSchultzGalt 
Kathleen  Obenchain  Glass 
Susan  Hill  Glick 
Elizabeth  Miller  Green 
KatherineLaRoc he  Greer 
Mary  E.  Gress 
*Ann  Peterson  Griffin 

Cecelia  Williamson  Grinstead 
wAnn  Clarke  Gwinn 
Elisabeth  Sartor  Harden 
Elizabeth  D.  Harvey 
Ann  Matthews  Hemphill 


Rickey  L.  Hendricks 
*Ann  Banks  Herrod 

*  Lesley  Bissell  Hoopes 
*Jing  Wang  Huang 
^Conover  Hunt 

Alice  Preston  |acobs 
^Suzanne  Little  lones 

*  Susan  Herbert  Kyle 

*  Blair  Walker  Lawrence 
*Deirdre  A.  Leiand 

Candida  Connard  Low 

*  Patricia  Sparks  Lyndon 
Tonia  W.  Macneil 

*Katherine  Cooley  Maher 
^Melanie  Stembal  Mathews 
a^AnneStuppMcAlpin 
*Amy  Thompson  McCandless 
Francine  Frate  McNeill 

*  Frances  deSaussure  Meade 
Susan  Somerville  Menson 
Carol  Vontz  Miller 

*  Frances  Kirven  Morse 
Christine  Kulczycki  Murray 
Margaret  K.  Newton 

^|ule  Seibels-Northup 

Bonnie  L.  Pitman 

Catherine  Porter 
t*|eanne  Forsyth  Powell 

Barbara  lohnson  Prickett 
*Martha  Bennett  Pritchett 

Sarah  Massey  Rankin 
*Marguerita  Chandler  Riggall 
^Christina  Bacchiani  Schieffelin 

Adaline  Allen  Shinkle 

Lorna  Allen  Sorley 
^Stephanie  Bredin  Speakman 

jane  lohnson  Stanek 

Kathleen  Israel  Starnes 

Celia  Newberg  Steingold 

Anne  Stoddard 

Michal  S.  Twine 

Pamela  Trimingham  Van  Dyck 
wAnne  Hinshaw  Vanderweil 
c*; Ashley  lones  Walker 

Laura  Campbell  Walker 
wSuzanne  Torgan  Weston 
wEleanor  Keen  Williams 

Wanda  Hunt  Williams 

Margery  lackson  Wingenbach 
5sBetsy  M.Wolfe 

Nancy  Hickox  Wdght 

Marshalyn  Yeargin-Allsopp 

Ellen  Wakefield  Yenawine 


Fund  Agent: 

Lynn  S.  Pearson  Russell 

1996-97  TND: 78 

TND  Participation:. ..45% 

TND  Dollars: $25,485 

1996-97  UND: 77 

UND  Participation:  ..45% 
UND  Dollars: $23,710 

Ian  Huguenin  Assmus 
*Anne  Crawford  Bent 
*Bryan  Alphin  Bente 

Marcia  Bernbaum 

Frances  Robinson  Boyer 

Loraine  Kneip  Bradley 

Anne  S.  Briber 

Rosemary  Warner  Bristol 

lean  Rushin  Brown 

Anne  Richards  Camden 
«Ann  Arnspiger  Canipe 

Barbara  Hastings  Carne 

Lucile  McKee  Clarkson 

Mary  Lee  Bell  Coffey 

Virginia  Baldwin  Cox 
*Carolyn  lones  Elstner 
^Barbara  Duffield  Erskine 

*  Dorror  for  past  five  years 
'  Deceased 


19  9  6-1997 


ONOR       ROLL       OF 


Maria  Ward  Eslefania 

Cynthia  Hays  Finley 
*Ruth  Hoopes  Frangopoulos 
*Susan  Roessel  Gibson 
*Anne  Green  Gilbert 

Mary  Waterman  Gildehaus 
*Marion  P.  Cirard 
*Mary  Murchison  Gornto 

Elizabeth  Taylor  Hamilton 

Adele  Perry  Hart 
^Carolyn  Mapp  Hewes 

lane  Merriam  Hildt 

Diane  Holloway 

Carolyn  Hollister  Holmtelt 

Edna  Cunningham  Horning 

Sally  Boucher  Hovermale 
*Alice  Powers  Hudson 

Mary  Chesnutt  Hunt 

Kimberly  |ohnson-5mith 
*|oan  Sheets  lones 
*  Beverly  Bassett  Kimmel 
*Melville  Douglass  Krebs 

Dianne  Cassedy  Lambert 

Elizabeth  Blackvvell  Laundon 

Sally  Dahl  Lecomte 

Ann  Tremain  Lee 
«Elizabeth  Lewis 

Melinda  Koesler  Lopez 

Virginia  Taylor  Lopez 
?feMelissa  Griffith  Manning 

Mary  Mahan  Marco 

Suzanne  Perry  Masiello 
seAnn  C.  Mathews 
*Lynne  Potlharst  McMillan 

Mary  Beeler  Meadows 
^Elizabeth  Medaglia 
?fe|oan  Adriance  Mickelson 

Keilhley  Rose  Miller 
sMary  Davis  Molander 
wAnn  R.  Moore 
Planet  Abney  Moore 

Marianne  Burtis  Moorer 
seCarol  Osborn 
*Cathryn  Cray  Paul 

Nancy  Wendling  Peacock 

jane  Banks  Petrey 

Almena  Hill  Pettit 

DaHene  B.  Pierro 

ludith  B.  Powell 

Bettye  Hobbs  Pruitt 
*'|ane  Nexsen  Robertson 

Nancy  losephs  Rohrer 

Lynn  Pearson  Russell 

Elizabeth  Maunsell  Smith 

Catherine  Hall  Stopher 

Diana  Carmichael  Styers 
^Pamela  Sinex  Subalusky 
*Carol  Moseley  Tash 
^Elizabeth  Smith  Taylor 
ifeSherilyn  Irving  Titus 

Sally  Cipson  Tully 
*AtLee  Walker 

Suzanne  Thompson  Watkins 
«Haden  Ridley  Winborne 

711 

Fund  Agents: 

Kathy  Barnes  Hendricks 
Carey  Cleveland  Swan 

1996-97  TND: 84 

TND  Participation:. ..43% 

TND  Dollars: $25,955 

1996-97  UND: 82 

UND  Participation:  ..42% 

UND  Dollars: $13,365 

Loring  Harris  Amass 
Elizabeth  Edwards  Anderson 
Laura  Sickman  Baksa 
*Laura  Hawkins  Brady 
*Margaretta  Bredin  Brokaw 

l"'^ri  't-  riVO=  Total  Number  of  Donon 

VD  =  UnKStriaed  Number  of  Oorwr^ 


*Linda  Williams  Buttrill 
^Suzanne  Yates  Cahill 
*Mary  Woltz  Garrison 

Katherine  Cummings  Catlin 

Elizabeth  Brewer  Caughman 

Candace  Buker  Chang 
*Jonna  Creaser  Clarkson 

Heather  Tully  Click 
w  Emily  Gooch  Crenshaw 

Sherrill  Milnor  Crump 
*Susan  Holbrook  Daly 

jane  R.  Davenport 
*Debrah  L.  Denemark 

AnneAdare  Wood  Denkins 

Tauna  Urban  Durand 
^Virginia  Eldridge  Eaton 
^Putnam  Mundy  Ebinger 
*Lucy  Lombardi  Evans 
*Elsa  lones  Forter 
*May  Humphreys  Fox 
^Fielding  Clark  Gallivan 
*Ann  Gateley 

Patricia  Mast  George 
*Sydney  McCampbell  Glass 

larrett  Dudley  Goodwin 

Frances  C.  Gravely 

Karen  |.  Hartnett 

Connie  G.  Haskell 

Kathryn  Barnes  Hendricks 

Kristin  E.  Herzog 

Mary  Halligan  Hibbard 

*  Emily  Moravec  Holt 
lessica  L.  Holzer 

^Margaret  Sharp  Howell 
^Carolyn  Barr  Hoyt 
*Deborah  L.  Jones 

Patricia  Swinney  Kaufman 
*Alice  Mitchell  Keister 
*MaryA.  Kelley 
^Barbara  LaLance  Kelly 

Patricia  Calhoun  Kelly 

Kathryn  Waldrop  Kerkering 

PageM.  Kjellstrom 
^Frances  Griffith  Laserson 

Mary  Scales  Lawson 

Allen  Lybrook 

Elaine  Deshler  Marshall 
'»  Barbara  Offutt  Mathieson 

Bonnie  Palmer  McCloskey 

Bobbie  Bell  McCotter 
*Mar|orie  Rebentisch  McLemore 
^Marie  L.  Moore 
*Mary  Petree  Murphy 

Mary  Blencowe  Murray 

Mary  Kyger  Norman 

lulia  A.  Northrup 

Lindsley  Brown  Oehlert 
*Kay  Parham  Picha 
^Claudia  Forman  Pleasants 

Katharine  B.  Potterfield 

Anne  D,  Purinton 

Wallis  Wickham  Raemer 

Carolyn  Rogers  Rainbow 

Mary  Clemens  Randolph 

Mary  Kendig  Rankin 

losephine  Shaw  Robinson 

*  Betty  Rau  Santandrea 
Tracy  G.  Savage 

'*' Frances  Dornette  Schafer 
*KatherineA.  Schlech 

Carroll  Bryan  Shannon 

Carey  Cleveland  Swan 

Sally  A.  Taylor 
'•;Katy  Warren  Towers 

Susan  Hampton  Vernooy 

Phyllis  BIythin  Ward 

*  Sarah  Watson 

*  Katharine  McCardell  Webb 
Elizabeth  McLemore  White 

*Sarah  MacFarlane  Wiley 


Elizabeth  B.  Wilson 
«|ohanna  Yaple  Wolski 


Fund  Agents: 

Lynne  Manov  Sprinskey 
Marguerite  L.  Smith  Boyd 
Barbara  A.  Brand 
Ellen  Todd  Moseley  Brown 
Susan  Sellers  Ewing 
Beryl  Bergquist  Farris 
Frances  S.  Barnes  Kennamer 
Barbara  E.  Smith  Young 
Anne  S.  Milbank  Mell 
Wendy  C.  Weiler 
Amanda  C.  Megargee  Sutton 
Denise  M.  Wisell  O'Connor 

1996-97  TND: 91 

TND  Participation:. ..44% 

TND  Dollars: $17,094 

1996-97  UND: 87 

UND  Participation:  ..42% 
UND  Dollars: $15,875 

Mary  Oakey  Aiken 

Nancy  Wood  Ambrosino 
^Barbara  Gracey  Backer 
«Mary  H.  Barnes 

Linda  Hatten  Bennett 

Rene  Roark  Bowditch 

Rebecca  Randolph  Boyers 
w Barbara  A.  Brand 

Dorothy  Wetzig  Brand 
sRhoda  Allen  Brooks 
^Ellen  Todd  Moseley  Brown 
^Wendy  Norton  Brown 
wAnne  Snift'en  Gates 
sAnne  Helms  Cooper 
«Carol  D.  Cooper 
^Martha  Stewart  Crosland 
^Caroline  Gibbes  Crosswell 

Carter  Burns  Cunningham 

Ruth  Allen  Dadington 

lanM.  Dickel 

Emily  Pitts  Dixon 

Carolyn  Thomas  Dold 
sMichela  A.  English 

Robbin  Richardson  Falls 
sBeryl  Bergquist  Farris 

Teresa  Lioy  Faulkner 
s  Margaret  Mather  Feldmeier 
^Frances  Woltz  Fennebresque 

Carol  Remington  Foglesong 

Exna  Lind  Dore  Fountain* 

Patricia  I.  Fuller 

Laura  Mink  Gardner 

Barbara  Davis  Godbout 

Lendon  F.  Gray 

Susan  E.  Greenwald 
«Carol  Johnson  Haigh 

Marjorie  Montgomery  Hebard 

Kathleen  M.  Horan 
*  Deborah  Proctor  III 

Karen  Murphy  Ireland 

Elizabeth  Proctor  lennings 
«  Frances  Barnes  Kennamer 

Melissa  McGee  Keshishian 

Linda  Whitlow  Knight 

Marilyn  K.  Kolb 

Linda  Hill  Krensky 
*F.  Lodi  Kysor 
*Sally  Uptegrove  Lee 

Alison  lones  MacEwan 

Margaret  L.  McElveen 

Louise  Dempsey  McKean 

Gertrude  Slade  McKnight 

Martha  McKenzie  McNeill 

Rebecca  Bottomley  Meeker 

Miriam  Washabaugh  Meglan 
*Anne  Milbank  Mell 
^"Beverly  Van  Zandt  Mickley 


*|eannette  Bush  Miller 

Katharine  Fisher  Morland 
isAnne  Wiglesworth  Murioz 
^Valeria  Murphey 
^Caroline  Tultle  Murray 
*Ann  Shipper  Oates 

Denise  Wisell  O'Connor 

Mary  Bell  Parks 

Barbara  |.  Payne 
«Alix  Sommer  Pearce 
*|oy  Garcia  Pegues 
■sjacqueline  Penny 

lanice  E,  Pogue 

Cynthia  Gridley  Pruden 

Mary  Lyman  Ray 

Alisa  Yust  Rowe 

Margaret  Mackie  Sanders 

Patricia  A.  Schwalm 
#Amanda  Thrasher  Segrest 

Sarah  Thorndike  Shepherd 

Marilyn  Boyd  Silar 
sWendy  Weiss  Smith 
>;  Evelyn  Manov  Sprinsky 

Melissa  McDowell  Stevens 

Amanda  Megargee  Sutton 

Claire  Kinnett  Tate 

*  Elizabeth  Tyree  Taylor 
Martha  Roton  Terry 
Elodie  Taylor  Thompson 

*  Rosemary  Dunaway  Trible 
wNancy  Liebowitz  Voss 
^Carolyn  lones  Walthall 

lulia  Lowry  Wartel 
wWendy  C.  Weiler 

Ellen  R.  Weintraub 

Gale  Hull  Whetzel 

Elizabeth  Mumlord  Wilson 
^Camilla  Crocker  Wodehouse 

*  Barbara  Wuehrmann 

*  Barbara  Smith  Young 
Diana  L.  Zeidel 


Fund  Agents: 

Susan  Snodgrass  Wynne 
Rhonda  Griffith  Durham 

1996-97  TND: 100 

TND  Participation:  ...52% 

TND  Dollars: $118,314 

1996-97  UND: 99 

UND  Participation:  ..52% 

UND  Dollars: $104,049 

!sCecilia  Albert 
sSusan  Norton  Allen 

jenniter  L.  Alphin 

lean  M.  Andrews 

Judith  Rives  Bell 
^Martha  Neill  Boney 

Susan  Desmet  Bostic 
^Elizabeth  Williams  Bowman 
>; Emily  McNally  Brown 

Sharon  White  Brown 

Nancy  Hagar  Bruetsch 

Margaret  Hayes  Brunstad 
'♦'Victoria  White  Carpenter 

Mary  Montgomery  Childers 

Rosinne  KaliffChlala 
^Virginia  Upchurch  Collier 
*MaryGott  Collins 

*  Nancy  lenkins  Copeland 
*Kate  Williams  Cox 

Margaret  A.  Craw 

*  Louise  Martin  Creason 
Cutler  Bellows  Crockard 

?;  Barbara  Tessin  Derry 
Elizabeth  Smith  Dingwall 
Mary  Phillips  Donohoe 

..i;  Kathleen  Walsh  Drake 
Elizabeth  Wann  Duff 

*Rhonda  Griffith  Durham 


Margaret  Holding  Eil 
*C.  Lee  Essrig 
«Abby  E.  Flynn 
*Mary  Carter  Frackelton 

Sarah  Dabbs  Fryer 

Betty  Works  Fuller 

Elza  Long  Garnett 

Mary  Bryan  Gay 

*  Eileen  P.  Gebrian 
*|anet  Nelson  Gibson 

Penelope  Walsh  Gilbert 

Kathryn  Keys  Graham 
^Mercedes  Gravatt  Grandin 

lane  Powell  Gray 
^Caroline  Mauck  Grumbine 

Sally  R,  Haas 

lean  Mann  Hardesty 

Candace  Curran  Heyward 

Katharine  Pauley  Hickok 
seMarthaC.  Holland 

Deborah  Wilson  Hollings 
^■Nathalie  Ryan  Hoyt 

Nancy  Kaufmann  Hudec 
*Martha  Bugg  Hughes 
^Margaret  Lyie  Jones 

Charlotte  Lykes  lorgensen 

Susan  Croub  |udd 
wBriggettl.  Keith 

Alice  lohnson  Krendel 
wEdna  Osmanski  Loftus 

Pamela  Drake  McCormick 

Margaret  Hoy  McFadden 
w  Dorothy  Courington  McGinley 
w  Karen  Mediord 

lean  Chaloux  Miani 

Warren  Moore  Miller 

Mary  Varn  Moore 
?;  Karen  Terstappen  Morr 

Catharine  Adams  Murphy 
9feSusan  Waller  Nading 
^Frances  Stilh  Nilsson 

Linda  |.  Odum 

Leslie  Ludington  Orendorl 

Lucinda  Lawrence  Pierce 

jeannette  Pillsbury 
«  Robin  Rutter  Price 
^Virginia  Stevens  Purcell 

Patricia  ].  Reardon 

Gail  Garner  Resch 
«Charla  Leonard  Reynolds 

Cathenne  Howell  Riordan 

Virginia  Payne  Sasser 

Margaret  Shelly 
wStephanie  Harmon  Simonard 

Ha  Miller  Sloan 

loan  Hobbs  Spisso 
wBonnieMoeStook 

Grace  Sherfy  Straszheim 

*  Katherine  Upchurch  Takvorian 
Caroline  Busby  Talbot 

Mary  Morrison  Thomas 

lane  Twohy  Tirrell 

Greyson  Shuff  Tucker 

Ceorgene  M.  Vairo 
*Mary  Einhaus  Vallen 
*Patricia  Neale  Van  diet 
sSusan  P  von  Rosenberg 

Elizabeth  C.  Walbridge 

Marion  F  Walker 

Frances  Shroder  White 
^Marcia  G.  Wittenbrook 

Elizabeth  Clegg  Woodard 

*  Susan  Snodgrass  Wynne 


^^^ 


*  Donor  lor  past  tiw  years 
'  Deceased 


1996-1997         HONOR       ROLL       OF       DONORS 


Fund  Agent: 

Janice  G.  Keilh 

1996-97  TND: 87 

TND  Participation:. ..38% 

TND  Dollars: $9,856 

1996-97  UND:  86 

UND  Participation: ..  38% 
UND  Dollars; $9,251 

*  Kristy  Alderson 
^Cynthia  Bekins  Anderson 

Deborah  Pollock  Arce 
Mary  lane  Berry 
*|eanne  Schaefer  Bingham 
Joan  Eltonhead  Bromley 
Glenys  Dyer  Church 
Susan  Bundy  Clark 
Nan  Robertson  Clarke 
Elizabeth  Thayer  Clough 

*  Nancy  Lenihan  Conaly 
*DeirdreS.  Conley 

Evelyn  Carter  Cowles 
Susan  M.  Craig 

*  Laura  Montague  Cross 
Palmer  Lane  Dorn 

*  Lois  Means  Duchene 
|udy  Loving  Dudley 
Susan  Hancock  Duke 

^Clementina  Virgin  Durkes 

Chloe  Briscoe  Ewalt 
*|enniferStockwell  Ferguson 

Betsy  Buchanan  Fishback 

*  Rachel  Mays  Fitzgerald 
*Carol  Provence  Gallivan 

*  Elizabeth  Meric  Gambel 
*AnneChristovichGay 
*Ann  Major  Gibb 

*  Louise  Blakeslee  Gilpin 
Karen  Nielsen  Grammaticas 

*  Margaret  May  Harden 
*Alice  Stewart  Harper 

Dorothea  Buck  Hardson 

*  Barbara  Cain  Hegarty 
Gillian  M.  Heptinstall 

*DebraBogdanHill 

Mary  Garrison  Hoder 

Sarah  Dalton  lacob 

Jane  Knulson  James 

Mary  Williams  Johnson 
wAndrea  Niles  lones 
*Hibernia  Cuthbert  Langley 

Lucinda  Young  Larson 

Anita  Clarendon  Ledsinger 
^Margaret  W.  Leigh 

Diane  M.  Leslie 
^Christine  Eng  Leventhal 

Linda  Lipscomb 

Lillian  Dugger  London 

Molly  Dunn  Martin 

Anne  Billings  McDougall 
*Jane  McCutchen  McFadden 

Alice  Mclnnis 

Wendy  Hoilman  Mitchell 
^Carter  Heyward  Morris 
^Langhorne  King  Murray 

Laurel  A.  Norris 

Anita  McVey  O'Connor 

*  Roberta  Harmon  O'Neil 
^ Susan  C. O'Toole 

Mary  A.  Osborn 

Susan  Rockwell  Patten 
*Susan  Kirby  Peacock 

Elizabeth  C.  Perry 
*Valerie  Fannon  Phillips 
*Susan  Dern  Plank 
*Kimberly  Riccardi  Ramsey 

Pamela  |.  Rasche 
*Diane  Dale  Reiling 
*Charlone  Battle  Robbins 

Virginia  Rogers-Gould 

1 996-97  TND  =  ToUl  Number  ol  Donors 
1996-97  UND  =  Unreslrlcled  Numbei  cl  DonoK 


*  Odessa  Rutter 

*  Lee  Addison  Santord 

*  Kathleen  Cochran  Schutze 
Helen  Oakley  Smith 

Jean  Piatt  Spencer 

*  Kathleen  Pretzfelder  Steele 
Ellen  R.  Stelling 

Janet  Storey-Honick 

'S  Sandra  Schwartz  Tropper 
Freida  Carpenter  Tucker 
Gypsie  Bear  Van  Antwerp 

*Lucy  Dennington  Van  Zandt 
Marye  Taylor  Wagner 
Mary  Van  Gundy  Waller 

^Madanne  Vandervort  Wiggishoff 
Slephania  Paparozzi  Williams 
Margaret  Sefeldt  Wilson 
Patricia  Wood  Wingfield 

*Lisa  Fowler  Winslow 


Fund  Agent: 

Nancy  Morlensen  Piper 

1996-97  TND: 75 

TND  Participation:. ..32% 

TND  Dollars: $18,846 

1996-97  UND: 71 

UND  Participation:  ..30% 

UND  Dollars: $16,473 

« Patricia  Carroll  Bankenstein 
Victoria  Bates 
Marianne  Pownall  Billings 
Katherine  Amundson  Boase 

*  Elinor  Plowden  Boyd 
Ellen  Bass  Brady 

*Alletta  Bredin-Bell 

Deborah  Ryan  Cairns 

Rose  Thomas  Camp 
*Jane  ReebChadwick 

Sara  F.  Clary 

Alice  G.  Cohn 

Elizabeth  Meyer  Costello 

Linda  Kemp  Couch 

Sandra  Taylor  Craighead 

*  Deborah  Hart  Eiserle 
Daun  Thomas  Frankland 
Moira  Fulton 

^Elizabeth  Redwine  Garner 

*  Karen  Greer  Gay 
■^Jane  Piper  Cleason 

Nancy  Nields  Gordon 

Valerie  Cordon-Johnson 

Eleanor  Magruder  Hards 
^Alexandria  Francis  Haruda 

Elizabeth  Biggar  Hellmuth 

Sandra  Herring 
^Leslie  Elbert  Hill 

Alice  A.  Hodges 

Paula  Hollingsworlh-Thomas 
«  Nancy  Lea  Houghton 
*Wanda  Cronic  Howell 

R.  Lianne  Johnson 

*  Kathleen  A.  Kavanagh 
Sarah  Johnston  Knoblauch 
Alethea  F  Lee 

*Ruth  Willingham  Lentz 

Karin  Lawson  Look 

Elizabeth  Francke  Lynn 
*Nancy  Blackwell  Marion 
*Marcia  Brandenburg  Martinson 

Emory  Furniss  Maxwell 
^Sherrie  Snead  McLeRoy 

Barbara  Ashton  Nicol 

Mary  Bush  Norwood 
^Christine  Weiss  Pteil 

Catherine  B.  Pritchett 
^Louise  Weston  Ralney 

Sarah  Rebentisch  Randolph 

Mary  Reid  Roach 
^Susan  Castle  Rolewick 


Eileen  M.  Rubien 
^Margaret  Christian  Ryan 
Joan  Buckley  Saunders 

*  Katherine  Vuicich  Schinasi 
Kelly  Borrowman  Slobodian 
Ann  R.  Smith 

Marsha  Phillips  Smith 

Rosalind  Ray  Spell 
*Jesse  A.  Stewart 

Margaret  Myers  Sullivan 
*Cindy  Sorenson  Sutherland 

Kristin  Amylon  Swain 

*  Deborah  Griffin  Tanner 
Kathryn  Telfer 

*Cathy  Weiss  Thompson 

*  Meredith  Thompson 
Cheryl  Viar  Upchurch 
Ann  Pritchett  Van  Horn 

*  Elizabeth  Andrews  Watts 
*Wendelin  A.  While 

Mary  Holman  Williams 

Nancy  Hardt  Winter 
*Mary  F.  Witt 

Mary  Satterfield  Worrell 
*Cecilia  Kirby  Wraase 


Fund  Agents: 

Maria  lones  Tisdale 
Elizabeth  Brooks  Jones 

1996-97  TND: 67 

TND  Participation:. ..33% 

TND  Dollars: 14,450 

1996-97  UND:  67 

UND  Participation:  ..33% 
UND  Dollars: $9,450 

Dolores-May  Scott  Arias 

Joanna  D.  Arias 

Constance  Crocker  Betzendahl 

Nelly  Osinga  Branson 

Virginia  Shipe  Cameron 
^Cynthia  Manning  Chatham 

Amanda  Weber  Clark 

Sarah  P  Clement 

Jeannette  Singleton  Cloyd 

Mary  Henningsen  Collins 

Carolyn  Foster  Davis 

Mary  Dubuque  Desloge 
?&Cathleen  Cilmore  Dietz 

Ann  Mason  Dunn 

Mary-Somers  Knight  Estrada 

Carol  Brewer  Evans 

Linda  Frazier-Snelling 
^Heather  MacLeod  Gale 

Sharon  Mendelson  Gallery 
*Suzanne  Wright  Godfrey 

Kathie  Shirk  Conick 

Patricia  WadeGoolsby 

Nancy  H.  Haight 

Marybeth  Connor  Hamlin 

*  Beverley  Crispin  Heffernan 

#  Elizabeth  Washabaugh  Jarvis 
^Elizabeth  Brooks  lones 

Janet  Sheppard  Kelleher 

^Catherine  Crier  Kelly 

^Elizabeth  Scott  Kimmel 
Polly  Shriver  Kochan 
Abigail  Bradley  Ledbetter 

*Linda  Poole  Maggard 
Ann  South  Malick 
Linda  Carroll  Matthews 
Cecelia  Clark  Melesco 
A.  Elizabeth  Montgomery 
Denlse  Montgomery 
Elizabeth  Burdge  Murphy 
Joan  Douglas  Murray 
Christina  Hoel'er  Myers 

^Katharine  Wilson  Orion 
Gray  Thomas  Payne 
Cecilia  Robertson  Queen 


Bonnie  Damianos  Rampone 

*  Ann  Wesley  Ramsey 
*ElizabethD.  Rawles 

Katherine  Rose  Rawls 

Wendy  Wise  Routh 

Elaine  AlticeSaman 
*Ellen  Harrison  Saunders 
*Sallie  F  Scarborough 

Anne  Ross  Shipe 

Elizabeth  Shelton  Smolens 
■"^  Katharine  Osborne  Spirtes 

Cynthia  Smith  Spotswood 

Carol  Leslie  St.  John 
*Ann  Henderson  Stamets 

*  Linda  Lucas  Steele 

*  Nan  Stuart 

*May  Waters  Sunimerour 
Barbara  Tafel  Thomas 

*  Maria  Jones  Tisdale 
Gary  Anderson  Trainor 

*Nancy  Wilson  Tucker 

Pamela  Myre  Turner 

Karen  H.  Waldron 

Elissa  C.  Walker 
*Nancy  Cunningham  Watson 
^Catherine  Cranston  Whitham 

Worden  Willis 

Thi  Nguyen  Woo 


Fund  Agents: 

Darrell  Ann  Humphrey 
Janet  Rose  Durham  Sam 
Gail  Ann  Zarwell  Winkler 

1996-97  TND: 67 

TND  Participation:. ..36% 

TND  Dollars: $13,329 

1996-97  UND: 63 

UND  Participation:  ..34% 

UND  Dollars: $10,133 

*Margaret  Ryan  Ale 
*Nursatl.  Aygen 

Ann  Works  Balderston 

Martha  Barchowsky 

Catherine  J.  Barrier 
*PhyllisSchulmanBell 

Laura  Lee  Bost 

Margot  Mahoney  Budin 
#Susan  Gaiser  Burke 

Terese  DeGrandi  Busch 

Candida  M.  Casey 

Katherine  Mikell  Cochran 

Catherine  Catlett  Collins 

Martha  Hays  Cooper 

Anna  M.  Coroneos 
*Ann  Kiley  Crenshaw 
^Catherine  Newman  Detering 
*Marie  Shields  Duke 
*Mary  Hamlin  Finke 

Galvin  M.  Gentry 
*Melanie  Archer  Craetzer 

Kelsey  Canady  Griffo 
^Jennie  Bateson  Hamby 
*Robin  Rodger  Heller 

Hilary  Speare  Hewitt 

Pamela  McDonnell  Hindsley 

Dianne  Powell  Hope 

Margaret  Ellisor  Hopkins 

Mary  Costello  Howell 
s^Darrel  Ann  Humphrey 

Mary  Wilmer  Jacobs 

Jane  De  Butts  Kates 

Holly  Weaver  Kenreich 
*SallyOldKitchin 

Susan  Walton  Klaveness 

Denlse  Alexandre  LeComte 

Carol  Wilkinson  Lee 
^Elizabeth  Grones  Leonard 

Carolyn  Caldwell  Lindau 

Elizabeth  Bates  Locke 


^^I 


Cheryl  Lux 

*Marilyn  K.  McClelland 
Caroline  Bickel  McLoughlin 
Mary  Briscoe  McNatt 
Adele  P.  Neal 

^^ Tennessee  Nielsen 
Deborah  Mutch  Olander 
Margaret  Weimer  Parrish 
Susan  Verbridge  Paulson 
Carol  Fiske  Piatt 
Virginia  Spangler  Polley 

*  Norma  Neblett  Roadcap 
Lisa  Nelson  Robertson 
Lynn  Kahler  Rogerson 
Virginia  Freeman  Roper 
Donna  Daniels  Rubin 
Linda-Jean  Smith  Schneider 
Elliott  Graham  Schoenig 

*Rowena  Van  Tuyl  Schubert 
Kari  Andersen  Shipley 
Mary  Partlow  Short 
Maureen  O'Hearn  Slowinski 
Katharyn  Kelly  Smith 

*Lochrane  Coleman  Smith 
Nancy  Romm  Stone 
Karen  Adelson  Strauss 
Mary  Ludington  Taylor 
Deborah  Massie  Thurman 
Ainslie  Jones  Uhl 
Cynthia  Wattley  Washburn 
Alexandra  Collie  Wilson 
Gail  Zarwell  Winkler 
Anne  Brown  Wise 
Mary  A.  Woodford 
Wendy  Bursnall  Wozniak 
Jill  Wentorf  Wright 
Mary  Aiken  Wright 

*Ann  L.  Yellott 


Fund  Agents: 

Jane  Dixon  Mooney 

Anne  Patrice  Rubel  Waddell 

Lucy  Darby  Cole 

J996-97TND: 56 

TND  Participation:  ...34% 

TND  Dollars: $25,021 

1996-97  UND: 56 

UND  Participation:  ..34% 

UND  Dollars: $18,815 

*  Deborah  Butted  Akers 
^Martha  Branch  Alexander 
*Anne  Fomon  Armstrong 

Mary  Palmer  Blackmon 

Sarah  Longsfreth  Bradley 
*Anita  Crossingham  Cannon 
*Nancy  E.  Church 

Florence  Flanigan  Clark 
^Vivian  Yamaguchi  Cohn 

Emien  J.  Cote 

Gloria  F.  Cowan 

Renee  Hanson  Crowder 

Janet  Myers  Deans 
^Elizabeth  White  Drbal 
^Rebecca  Frost  Good 

Helen  Milner  Gordon 

Paula  Brumm  Hennessy 

Patricia  Wornom  Henry 

Catherine  Goodhart  Henson 

Deborah  S.  Hubble 

Louise  Lambert  Hunter 

Martha  Crowe  Jones 

Kristy  A.  Judson 

Carol  Gamberg  Kenyon 

Phooi-Ching  Lai 
*Antonia  Bredin  Massie 

*  Deborah  Koss  McCarthy 
*Ellen  Sellers  McDowell 
*Sarah  Kennedy  McGroarty 

Barbara  Clark  McLaughlin 

^  Donor  tor  pasf  live  years 
'   Decejserf 

BIIIIIIIIIIHMMIHIIIIIII 


19  9  6-1997 


O  N  O  R 


*  Sarah  Bonham  Mohle 
.•'  lane  D.  Mooney 

Kristi  Karpinski  Mutschelknaus 

*  Molly  ReebNissman 

*  Loretla  Fitzgerald  Nowlan 
Janel  Williams  Osborne 
Ellyn  Tellow  Pannone 

^  Barbara  Bernick  Peyronnel 

Katherine  F.  Rodgers 
*|o  Schneider  Samp 
*Sarah|.  Scolt 
wCarolyn  Williams  Seeling 
*Lisa  Brundage  Shapiro 

*  Margaret  Haley  Sheehan 

*  Maggie  Shriver 
Lillian  King  Springer 

*  Wendy  Congdon  Stanton 

*  Elizabeth  Little  Stevens 
Cheryl  L.  Stipp 

Ellen  Sullivan 

*  Deborah  L.  Thacker 
Cynthia  Kendree  Thieringer 
Vera  Blake  Thiers 

Linda  R.  Uihiein 
Anne  Riibel  Waddell 

*  Elizabeth  Wade 

*  Patricia  Waters 
Lucinda  A.  Webb 

lean  Romanske  Zaniewski 


Fund  Agent: 

Lucy  Darby  Cole 

1 996-97  TND: 71 

TND  Participation: ...  33% 

TND  Dollars: $19,581 

1996-97  UND:  70 

UND  Participation:  ..33% 

UND  Dollars: $15,410 

*Priscilla  Powell  Adams 

*  jane  Lauderdale  Armstrong 
Kathryn  Renaud  Baldwin 
Leslie  Anderson  Battle 
Anne  larrell  Berry 
Drusilla  Hall  Bishop 
Elizabeth  Coleman  Blackwell 

*|ulie  Pfautz  Bodenstab 

*  Diane  Ball  Brendel 
*Allison  Egbert  Brokaw 

Leslie  Wilkinson  Brotman 

*  Helen  Bauer  Bruckmann 
*Susan  Heitniiller  Busch 

Hallie  Powell  Cardwell 

Anne  Clement 

Lucy  Darby  Cole 
^Elinor  Humphrey  Comer 

Mazeppa  M.  Costa 

Virginia  S.  Craig 

Lisanne  Purvis  Davidson 
*AnneQuarles  Doolittle 

*  Marietta  lones  Eddy 
Dana  Dotten  Endacott 
Rebecca  Dane  Fvans 

*Anne  Riordan  Flaherty 
Carey  Johnson  Fleming 

*  Leigh  McDonald  Forrester 
*Mary  Goodwin  Camper 
*Mary  Moore  Garrison 

*  Elizabeth  Freeman  Goelz 
Eelen  Humphrey  Cora 
Lura  Litton  Griffin 
Mavis  Ray  Griffith 
Suzanne  Collins  Gurley 
Susan  Negaard  Harley 

*Kim  Hershey  Hatcher 

*  Katherine  Powell  Heller 
Ann  Ramsey  Hill 

*  Kathy  lackson  Howe 
Sjanet  Rakoczy  Hudson 

Wendy  Igleheart 

J996-97  TND  =  TMl  Number  olDonon 
l9%-97  UND  -  Umslricted  Number  oi  Donors 


Paula  Brown  Kelley 

*  Susan).  King 

Cecilia  Garcia-Tunon  Lear 
Nancy  Robinson  Lindberg 

*  Eve  Jackson  London 
Elizabeth  Wray  Longino 
Anne  Simonds  Lowe 

iSAnne  Baldwin  Mann 

*  Emily  Dick  McAlister 
*K.  Holly  McGlothlin 

*  Cynthia  McKay 

Mary  Mulvihill  McKenna 
Marl  Monahan 

*  Dorothy  Lear  Mooney 
Cathy  Finley  Order 
Drucilla  Springer  Oswalt 
Mary  Hamilton  Parsons 
Barbara  Behrens  Peck 
Elizabeth  G.  Perkinson 

*LeeCarollo  Pforsich 
Meredith  BorstQuillman 

*  Susan  Griste  Russell 
Mary  Elizabeth  Ryan 

*lekeOsinga  Scully 
*CannieCryslerShafer 

Deborah  Snead  Shrader 

Ann  Maricle  Stefano 
*Melanie  Bowen  Steglich 
*Mary  Page  Stewart 

*  Elizabeth  Hemenway  Sullivan 
lulia  K.  Sutherland 

lanet  Smalley  Todd 
Claire  Cartwright  Vaughan 
Deborah  Davison  Weidner 

*  Margaret  Richards  Wiederseim 
Susan  Whitten  Williams 

Ann  H, Yauger 
Lauren  Place  Young 


Fund  Agents: 

Ashley  Wilson  Brook 
Pamela  Weiler  Colling 

1996-97  TND: 55 

TND  Participation:  ...28% 

TND  Dollars: $14,735 

1996-97  UND: 52 

UND  Participation:  ..26% 

UND  Dollars: $10,393 

Caro  Lawrence  Bahnson 
*PageBreakell  Beeler 
*Sally-Ann  Sells  Bensur 
Deborah  Kocik  Benton 
Mary  McBride  Bingham 
lody  N.  Booze-Daniels 
Saralee  Cowles  Boteler 
Ashley  Wilson  Brook 
jeanette  Rowe  Cadwallender 

*  Laura  Bowen  Carmichael 

*  Patricia  Snowden  Cloetingh 
*Pamela  Weiler  Colling 

Louise  Mueller  Cook 
Susan  Andrews  Cruess 

*  Laura  L.  Crum 

*  Wendy  Worthen  Elliott 
Sarah  Colhoun  Engram 
Louise  Wright  Erwin 

^Marianne  Hutton  Felch 

Frances  Biggers  Flock 
*Clara  jackmanGarbett 

Deborah  Parker  Gibbs 

*  Patricia  Paterson  Graham 
*KatherineC.  Crones 
*Kristina  Furches  Harcum 

*  Katharine  C.Hardin 
Catherine  E.  Harold 

*Mary  Lawrence  Harris 
*Elizabeth  G.Hester 

Phyllis  Shelton  Higginbotham 

LisaC.  Hite 


*  Lauren  MacMannis  Huyett 

*  Elizabeth  C.Kelly 
Alice  Hagan  Kliefoth 
Sally  Byron  LaBarre 
Celia  Brown  Lee 
Susan  Anthony  Lineberry 
Alice  Benton  Major 

*janet  Baldwin  McColloch 
Karen  laffa  McGoldrick 
Pamela  L.  Milne 

*  Pamela  Ramsdell  Mitchell 
Mary  Pittman  Moore 
Hannah  Craighill  Morehead 
lane  Clark  Morrison 
Diana  Cecil  Pickering 
Corby  Hancock  Pine 

^Prudence  Saunders  Pitcock 
lane  Hubbard  Sams 
Nancy  Hatch  Schwartzmiller 
Cynthia  Lee  Sinchak 
Grace  Groacci  Slimak 
Anne  Garrity  Spees 
Cathy  Calello  Staples 
Kimberly  Louis  Stewart 

*  Rebecca  Trulove  Symons 
Beth  BogdanTetrault 
Ellen  Byrne  Utterback 
Caroline  W.  White 
Nancy  C.  White 

^ 

Fund  Agents: 

Missy  Gentry  Witherow 
Fran  McClung  Ferguson 
Toni  Marisa  Sanlangelo  Archibald 
Cathy  M.  Flaherty 

1996-97  TND: 55 

TND  Participation:  ...31% 

TND  Dollars: $13,969 

1996-97  UND: 54 

UND  Participation:  ..31% 
UND  Dollars: $12,935 

Barbara  Wesley  Bagbey 

Katherine  Tams  Bairstow 

LaQuela  Scaife  Barnett 
*RobinL.  Bayless 
*Myth  Monnich  Bayoud 
*Susan  M.  Capozzoli 

Sally  Dow  Datilio 

Lisa  Heisterkamp  Davis 

Mary  Walch  Doe 

Swee-Lan  Wong  Dolan 

Cary  Dollard 

Shannon  Thompson  Eadon 

*  Pamela  Koehler  Elmets 
Katherine  Taylor  Erickson 
Lisa  Faulkner-O'hara 

w  Frances  McClung  Ferguson 
Catherine  Flaherty 
Wanda  McGill  Fry 
Kimberly  Wood  Fuller 
Ellie  Garner-Rhodes 

*  Charlotte  Gay  Gerhardt 
^Claire  Dennison  Griffith 

Martha  Gose  Griffith 
*Jeannine  Davis  Harris 

Pamela  Willett  Hauck 
^Catherine  Mills  Houlahan 

Lindsey  Meadows  Hundley 

Lynn  Howard  Hurley 

*  Susan  Smith  Kemp 

*  Amy  Campbell  Lamphere 
Elisaoeth  Fletcher  Lubin 
Ann  Vandersyde  Malbon 
Emily  Quinn  McDermolt 

*Carson  Freemon  Meinen 
Nancy  Holdsworth  Moore 

*Ellen  Clement  Mouri 
Judith  Wright  Noel 
Sandra  Rappaccioll  Padilla 

*  Florence  A.  Powell 


*  Elizabeth  Hardin  Randall 
*Ann  Connolly  Reagan 
w|ulie  Smith  Rentschler 

Victoria  Clarendon  Richter 
A^  Georgia  Schley  Ritchie 
wAnnT.  Rockwell 

*  Frances  A.  Root 

Jill  Steenhuis  Ruffato 
lulia  Grosvenor  Sanford 
Anne  D.  Secor 
Anne  Darden  Self 

*  Leslie  Williams  Summers 
Elizabeth  B.  Swearingen-Edens 

^Lillian  Sinks  Sweeney 
'* Susan  Boline  Thompson 
« Elizabeth  Schneider  Thornton 
Hollis  Hutchens  Volk 
Melissa  Gentry  Witherow 
w  Louise  Swiecki  Zingaro 
sDianne  Dellederj 


Fund  Agents: 

Molly  H.  Rogers  Cramer 
Nancy  Y.  Webb  Corkery 
Nancy  L.  Golden 

1996-97  TND: 54 

TND  Participation:. ..27% 

TND  Dollars: $9,191 

1996-97  UND: 52 

UND  Participation:  ,.26% 
UND  Dollars: $8,385 

*  Victoria  L.  Archer 
Felicia  Nelson  Baker 
Rebecca  Carter  Barger 
Lisa  Allison  Barnhart 
Ellen  Hagan  Brown 
Diane  Towler  Burroughs 

■»  Susan  Graham  Campbell 
« Nancy  Hanger  Canada 

*  Barbara  Bush  Cooper 

*  Nancy  Webb  Corkery 
Caroline  Webster  Cotter 
Molly  Rogers  Cramer 

*|ulia  Brooke  Davis 
Marlene  Weber  Delledera 
Margaret  Medlock  Fitzgerald 
Stephanie  Stitt  Fitzpatrick 
Sharon  McGrath  Gardner 

*Mary  Davis  Garone 
Allison  Roberts  Greene 

*  Katherine  E.  Hagan 
Anne  Dougherty  Hamblett 

*Tracy  Drake  Hamilton 

Terrell  Luck  Harrigan 

Sophia  Crysler  Hart 

Kathryn  Levi  Hoover 

Sarah  F  Huie 

Carol  Hays  Hunley 

Katharine  Bennett  lohnson 

Stephanie  Snead  luarascio 

Mary  H.  Keating 
« Elizabeth  Landen  Krone 

Florence  Baldwin  Langford 

Virginia  Donald  Latham 

*  Karol  A.  Lawson 
*Charla  Borchers  Leon 
*NancyDabbsLoftin 

Clair  Falcon  Maasbach 
Nina  Brown  MacDonald 
lamie  Planck  Martin 
Wendilynn  Wood  McAfee 
Barrie  Jeffrey  McDowell 

*SaraneMcHugh 
Christina  O'Leary-Rose 

*Henrietta  White  Palmer 
Claire  McDonnell  Purnell 

*  Susan  P  Richeson 
Anne  Sargeant  Rosenthal 
Susan  Clay  Russell 


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:i^^ 


Mary  Boehling  Schwartz 
Catherine  Cassidy  Smith 

*  Karen  Battle  Smith 
Naomi  Weyand  Smith 

'« Caroline  Hawk  Sparrow 
w  Margaret  McCarthy  Stoeffel 
^Margaret  Robinson  Tallmadge 
^Sigrid  Carlen  Veasey 

*  Dawne  Cotton  Ward 
Angelyn  Odom  Wright 


Fund  Agent: 

Rhoda  lean  Harris 

1996-97  TND: 67 

TND  Participation:  ...36% 

TND  Dollars: $22,437 

1996-97  UND: 66 

UND  Participation:. .36% 

UND  Dollars: $22,029 

'«;  Victoria  Lee  Adams 

*  Heather  Pirnie  Albert 
Frances  Fowler  Bauerle 
Frances  Mantho  Belliveau 
Leslie  Bergman 

Lisa  Henderson  Bice 

Carol  Searles  Bohrer 
'S  Deborah  Price  Bowman 
*Brianna  Boswell  Brown 

Gay  Kenney  Browne 
*|ean  von  Schrader  Bryan 

Michelle  Martinez  Cartel 

*  Elizabeth  Frenzel  Casalini 

*  Elizabeth  Gantt  Castles 
*Lisa  A.  Church 

Elizabeth  Laubach  Claflin 

*  Martha  Corretti  Coghlan 
Martha  TisdaleCordell 
Cynthia  McMechan  Curry 

*  Sarah  Davis  Daniels 

*  Nancy  Daugherty  Davidson 
Anne  Morris  Dickerson 
Alice  E.  Dixon 

*  Ethel  Burwell  Dowling 
Diane  Dunaway 
lane  R.  Dure 

Marie  Engel  Earnhart 
lill  Maple  Fallon 
^Marian  R.  Finney 
Charlotte  Prassel  FitzGerald 
Elizabeth  Engelsmann  Flanigan 
Mary  LaVigne  Fletcher 
Lucile  Redmond  Flournoy 
Mary  P.  Green 
Ann  Young  Habiiston 
Anne  Edmunds  Hansen 
Rhoda  I.  Harris 
Deborah  R.  Harvey 
Hillary  L.  Herbert 

*  Lucie  Stephens  Holland 
Elizabeth  B.  Hoskinson 
Lynn  Hanna  Ingram 
Kelly  ludson  lenkins 

*KatharineN.  lohnson 

Molly  K,  lohnson 
^Monika  Kaiser 

Alicia  Zuke  Kline 

Betsy  Bell  Liles 

Gay  Loudon-King 

Cheryl  A.  Luque 

Elizabeth  Pitts  McVay 

Catherine  Adams  Miller 
w  Louise  Cooke  Newton 

Laura  L.  Noble 

Sally  Shapard  Peek 

Jennifer  Rae 

Elizabeth  Sheets  Reed 

Sarah  Ashburn  Robinson 

Patricia  Whelan  Schenck 
A'Grace  Tredwell  Schild 

*  Donoi  tor  p,nl  five  yeon. 
'  Deceased 


199  6--  1997         HONOR       ROLL       OF       DONORS 


Angela  Averett  Scurry 
Aimee  Nelson  Smith 
*Teresa  Powell  Smith 
*Patti  H.  Snodgrass 
Cina  Parish  South 
AmoretG.  Thissell 
*Dorinda  Davis  Trick 
Pamela  Walsh  Warren 
Robin  Piatt  Wetherbee 
Barbara  Bryant  Williams 


Fund  Agent: 

Virginia  Claus  Buyck 

1996-97  TND: 51 

TND  Participation:. ..27% 

TND  Dollars: $6,520 

1996-97  UNO: 51 

UNO  Participation:  ..27% 
UND  Dollars: $6,520 

Sarah  G.  Babcock 

Carol  V.  Barlow 

Katherine  C.  Barrett 

Leslie  Malone  Berger 
^Desiree  M.  Bouchat 

Claire  Cieszko 
^Virginia  Claus  Buyck 

Eleanor  Wells  Carter 

Ellen  B.  Chaney 

*  Lee  Anne  MacKenzie  Chaskes 

*  Elena  QuevedoChigas 
Suzanne  Gay  Dailey 

*  Katherine  Robison  Davey 

*  Emily  Kitchel  DeCamp 
Ellen  Gillispie  Dreyer 

*  Elizabeth  Glenn  Fisher 
Mary  Ware  Gibson 
Barbara  Paulson  Coodbarn 
Heather  Riegel  Harper 

^Elizabeth  Williams  Hartley 
Ethel  A.  Holladay 

*  Bridget  O'Reilly  Holmes 
Amy  Painter  Hur 
Karen  D.  Kerlin 

se Elizabeth  Pierpoint  Kerrison 
Marguerite  Young  Kock 

*Alice  Cutting  Laimbeer 
Grayson  Harris  Lane 
Jeanne  H.  Lewis 
Tracy  Gatewood  Lyons 
Nancy  Cunningham  Mauck 
loan  M.  McGettigan 

*  Mary  Watt  Messer 
*Lucy  Chapman  Millar 

Rebecca  Campbell  Moravek 
!^  Miriam  Baker  Morris 
# Elizabeth  Sprague  O'Meara 
Barbara  Rose  Page 
Nina  Pastuhov 
Elizabeth  Dykes  Pope 
Diane  White  Ramsey 
H.  Therese  Robinson 
Laura  Mixon  Rodriguez 
Elizabeth  Taylor  Seifert 
Pamela  Dickens  Sellars 
^Wylielameson  Small 

*  Elizabeth  Clark  Smith 

*  Margery  Johnson  Springer 
Melissa  Pruyn  Vaughan 
lulia  Snodgrass  Walker 
Diana  Duffy  Waterman 

*PamelaS.  Weekes 
)oan  Wright  Wood 
Anne  Little  Woolley 
Barbara  Pratt  Zerega 


Fund  Agent: 

Elizabeth  Rodgers  Boyd 

1996-97  TND: 47 

TND  Participation: ...  23% 

TND  Dollars: $7,520 

1996-97  UND: 46 

UND  Participation:  ..23% 
UND  Dollars: $7,335 

Nancy  O'Brien  Albus 

Holly  PflugAllport 

Wendy  Birtcher  Anderson 
« Elizabeth  Gillespie  Billings 

Kimberly  Hofmann  Bird 

*  Elizabeth  Rodgers  Boyd 
« Elizabeth  McShan  Budd 
*Carla  Pellegrino  Cabot 

Victoria  McCullough  Carroll 
^Gertrude  G.Collins 
Margaret  Twohy  DeVan 

*  Margaret  T  Dempsey 
^Michelle  Kocik  Drag 

*  Patricia  Dolph  Fallon 
Anne  Butler  Ferguson 
Susan  Croker  Fisher 

*  Heather  Willson  Freeman 
Louise  lones  Geddes 

*  Penelope  Parker  Hartline 
Mary  Patterson  Hatcher 

*Kathryn  Yeager  Herreid 

*  Karen  Goodspeed  Hertiein 
Katherine  M.  Hoffner 

*  Marguerite  Kramer  Kircher 
Kirslen  Void  Larsen 
Susan  Dickinson  Lindner 

*Kathryn  Marion 

*  Cathy  Cash  Mays 
Margaret  Evans  McCluskey 
|oy  Reynolds  Mouledoux 
Diana  Crandall  Nielsen 

*Beth  Slayman  Nubbe 
Melissa  Darden  Odom 

*Barbara  Callahan  O'Neill 
Kathleen  Papadimitriou 
Alicia  Fairris  Petrone 

^Shannon  Young  Ray 

*  Elisabeth  Burwell  Reichard 
Anne  H.  Richards 

^Mary  McElroy  Robertson 
Jennifer  A.  Rotman 
Jennifer  Kirby  Savin 
Elizabeth  Cahill  Sharman 
Janet  Lewis  Shepherd 
Patricia  S.  Skufca 
Annelies  K.  Smith 
Tracy  Claves  Spalding 
Michelle  E.  Venema 
Maria  Lyons  Wells 
Elizabeth  HarleyWillett 

*Camille  Mitchell  Wingate 


Fund  Agents: 

Lenelta  A.  Archard  McCampbell 
Kimberly  Knox  Norman 

1996-97  TND: 38 

TND  Participation:  ...21% 

TND  Dollars: $3,517 

1996-97  UND: 38 

UND  Participation:  ..21% 
UND  Dollars: $3,133 

Caperton  Morton  Andersson 

Susan  Lazarus  Bailey 

Cecily  Schuiz  Banks 
^^DeAnne  Blanton 
^  Laura  Morrissette  Clark 

Barbara  Tragakis  Conner 

Susan  Podesta  Cozzi 

Cathleen  Brooke  Dunkle 


Mary-)o  S.  Ellis 
Kelley  Manderson  Fitzpatrick 
*Ann  Martin  Gonya 

*  Katherine  A.  Hearn 
Melissa  Schoen  Mitt 
Frances  Clardy  Hooper 
Ashby  Clark  Hopkins 
Paula  M.  Horning 

^CatharineT  Hubbard 

Ellen  Raineloyner 

Kimberly  K.  Knox 
*Kama  Boswell  Koudelka 
^Leanne  Weber  Kreis 

Maura  T.  Landry 

Martha  Shorter  Lanier 
^Brigid  McGlynn  Lengyel 

Perry  Liles  Lucas 

Whitney  W.  Machnik 

Lenetta  Archard  McCampbell 

Louellen  Brooks  Meyer 

Danielle  DePaul  Morgenthaler 

Nancy  E.  Ness 
*GaleS.Oertli 

*  Deborah  Fischer  Oleisky 
Michelle  L  O'Neill 
Allison  Bennett  Pishko 
Haifleigh  Hall  Pritchard 
Elizabeth  Kelly  Ravitz 
Maura  Horodyski  Rodway 
Sharon  Booth  Shanahan 

^Christine  Corcoran  Trauth 

Madge  Hall  Vosteen 
^Jean  Guthans  Wilkins 

Susannah  Scagel Young 
^Suzanne  Weaver  Zimmer 


Fund  Agents: 

Carol  Anne  Dickson 
Beth  Ann  Trapold  Newton 

1996-97  TND: 45 

TND  Participation:. ..20% 

TND  Dollars: $5,820 

1996-97  UND: 42 

UND  Participation:  ..18% 

UND  Dollars: $5,795 

Mary  Molyneux  Abrams 
Harriet  McNair  Alexander 
Allison  Akeson  Bond 
Diana  Everitt  Boxall 
Ashley  Simmons  Bright 
Mary  Jo  Biscardi  Brown 
Sarah  Tedeschi  Brown 
Nancy  K.  Buckey 
Rushton  Haskell  Callaghan 
*Lynn  Mather  Charette 

Christina  Babcock  Chase 
^Jennifer  E.  Crossland 
Melissa  A.  Davison 
^DeanneM.  Dawson 
Linda  C.  DeVogt 
Mary  Farinholt  Denious 
Carol  Anne  Dickson 
^Drusilla  Davis  Fadus 
Sarah  Engleby  Farrell 
Patricia  S.  Click 
Laura  Hand  Glover 
Elizabeth  Duggins  Green 
lsal)elle  ViguerieGsell 
Elizabeth  Nott  Hall 
Colleen  A.  Handle 
?^Mary  Boulware  Hobbs 
Dayna  Avery  Hulme 
Elizaljeth  Gallagher  leffrey 
Shannon  H.  Kuehlwein 
^Shapleigh  Donnelly  LaPointe 
Nancy  Palermo  Lietz 
Maureen  A.  Mahoney 
^Mariah  Smith  Malik 
April  Adelson  Marshall 


*  Elizabeth  Maraffi  Michaud 

•jS  Beth  Ann  Trapold  Newton 
Karen  Gonya  Nickles 
Robyn  Bailey  Orchard 
Mary  Beth  Miller  Orson 
Elizabeth  Conner  Pace 

^Jennifer  Memmott  Rosenberg 
Victoria  Wolf  Rosenfield 
Catherine  Callender  Sauls 
Amy  Simmons 
AnneG.  Smith 
Ava  Spanier 
Elizabeth  Doyle  Teare 

*Anne  Souder  von  Weise 
StarHollisWaidron 
Julie  Weyand  Watson 
lesse  A.  White 
lulia  Pesek  Williamson 

*Nancy  Ray  Wiltshire 
Cornelia  R.  Woodworth 
Louanne  Pahel  Woody 
Alexandra  Bernard  Wyllie 


Fund  Agent: 

Page  Ellen  Franson 

1996-97  TND: 61 

TND  Participation:. ..32% 

TND  Dollars: $14,289 

1996-97  UND: 61 

UND  Participation:  ..32% 

UND  Dollars: $13,688 

*  Teresa  Witt  Aagaard 

Courtney  Banton  Alford 

Katherine  Fons  Barkley 

Gloria  Cole  Bauer 

Malinda  Bradley  Bergen 

Suzanne  Wells  Bergmann 

Linda  Rowland  Blount 

Alicia  Parker  Brusenhan 

Karen  A.  Bryan 
^Shannon  Wood  Bush 

Anna  Gallant  Carter 

Kristen  Kreassig  Carter 

Victoria  Chumney 

Carole  Thrash  Collins 

Ansley  Merritt  Conner 

Mary  Via  Cuoco 

Pamela  Miscall  Cusick 

Julie  G.  Dorset! 
*Carol  Goodman  Doty 

Margaret  A.  Fogarty 
*PageE.  Franson 

Amy  Tetteh  Griffin 

lean  Lewis  Guergai 

Anne  Mobley  Hassett 

Susan  Scales  Hunt 
«  Barbara  Jastrebsky 

Julie  Geddes  lohnson 

Drew  Hardy  Jubert 
^Michaelle  Connors  King 

Christina  M.  A.  Knowles 

Deborah  Brennan  Leslie 

Mary  Paton  Lewis 
*Ann  McAllister 

Louise  Gilliam  McGrady 

Rebecca  Michie  McVeigh 

Melanie  A.  Nelson 
*Mary  Robison  Oates 

Katharine  McQueen  Oelschig 
^Caroline  Owen-Houde 

Stacy  Lee  Pae 

Elizabeth  Wilson  Parrish 

Virginia  R.  Pascoe 

Lezlie  Varisco  Pinto 

Lee  Carroll  Roebuck 

Hilary  Harris  Salley 

L.  Angelyn  Schmid 

Bliss  Simmons 

Cameron  Clark  Sipe 


(996.97  TND  =  Total  Number  ol Donors 
1996-97  UND  =  Unreslricled  Number  oi  Donors 


Blair  Beebe  Smith 
*EllenS.  Smith 

June  |.  Speight 

Katherine  Jaschen  St.  John 

Sharon  A.  Staley 

Elizabeth  Nelson  Suhr 

Teresa  PikeTomlinson 

Charlotte  Hudson  Tucker 

Carol  Wooldridge  Tuttle 
*LindaMae  Visocan 

A.  Mina  Von  Voss 

Caroline  Trask  Wallace 

Amelia  M.  Watkins 

Ann  Moorberg  Wentworth-Stanley 

Elizabeth  Stoebner  Wiley 

Victoria  A.  Willson 

Evan  C.  Wright-Faser 

Mary  T  Ziebold 


Fund  Agents: 

Cameron  M.  Cox  Hirtz 
Stephanie  Sprouse  Macoy 

1996-97  TND: 27 

TND  Participation:  ...18% 

TND  Dollars: $31,996 

1996-97  UND: 26 

UND  Participation:  ..17% 
UND  Dollars: $1,896 

Lisa  Haggart  Arnold 
*Eden  Zuckerman  Brown 

Julie  Martin  Collins 

Lee  Ann  E.  Conard 

Caroline  Corum 

Laura  L.  Dean 

Susan  C.  Detweiler 
*L.  Lloys  Frates 
■ifeAmyGould-Pilz 

Stacey  Sickels  Heckel 

Susanna  Broaddus  Hickman 

Katherine  Cole  Hite 
*  Kathleen  Meredith  lacobelli 
*JulieLindauerJacobson 

Mala  Free  lalenak 

Amanda  Hines  Kastner 

Beverly  Freeman  Kump 

Ana  M.  Liddell 
^Christina  Savage  Lytle 
^Katharine  E.  McCoid 

Brenda  Childress  Payne 
^M.  Anne  Powell 

Caroline  Reu  Rolader 

Jennifer  Bach  Rosen 

Jeanne  Rovics-Mexic 
^Stephanie  Wilt  Sage 
*MaryISattler 

Paige  A.  Shiller 

Kathleen  Keogh  Snelling 

Grace  Quirk  Thompson 

Tracy  Tigerman  Thompson 

Marjorie  Hollhaus  Tomaso 

Sara  Animar  Whitt 

E.  Carrick  Winkler 


Fund  Agent: 

Beth  K.  Roland 

1996-97  TND: 40 

TND  Participation:. ..20% 

TND  Dollars: $5,010 

1996-97  UND: 37 

UND  Participation:  ..19% 
UND  Dollars: $2,690 

A.  Whitney  Bay 

Krista  S.  Biggs 

Madeleine  L.  Blanchard 

Kathryn  B.  Bolton 

Nancy  Quinones  Chancier 

Patricia  F.  Christian 

Sandra  L.  Compton 

*  Donor  lor  pan  five  years 
'   Deceased 

■■°"-°""*~~— — ' 


HBSH 


19  9  6-1997 


DONORS 


Roberta  Durtie  Fritz 

Karen  Greer  Goss 
*StaceyM.  Hannan 

Alicia  Markey  Hiitter 

Lisa  M.  K00I3 

Mary  Kramlith-Nash 
^Wesley  Powell  Lassen 

Michelle  A.  Lennane 
wEmmy  S.  Leung 

Nancy  L.  Lumpkin 

Ruth  Taul  Magnusson 
^Monica  C.  Mahoney 

Kimberly  Kline  Malone 

Mary  S.  Mason 

Mary  Boyd  McGuire 

Mary  Smith  Mergenhagen 

*  Donna  Meyer-Hodgert 
*Kelli  Ketchum  Morgan 
*Sarah  Consolino  Murphy 

Kathryn  B.  Richardson 
Kathryn  B.  Robinson 
Eden  L.  Rue 
Amy  E.  Sanidas 
Deborah  A.  Schmidt 
lulie  Littleton  Smith 
Anne  Haw  Spencer 
Latane  Spencer 
*Sarah  Anderson  Stanton 

*  Helen  Bradley  Tarbutton 
Laura  Lawson  Trevey 
Whitney  Odell  Tucker 
Coralee  D.  Webster 
Kimberly  K.  Willock 
Hildee  Williams  Wilson 

*  Amanda  Ottaway  Zambetti 

2 

Fund  Agent: 

lean  L.  Spillane 

1996-97  TND: 34 

TND  Participation:. ..20% 

TND  Dollars: $1,725 

1996-97  UND: 33 

UND  Participation:  ..20% 
UND  Dollars: $1,520 

Leslie  Carson  Albizzatti 

Sarah  L.  Andres 

Hope  E.  Bartlett 

Ann  M.  E.  Beatty 
^Amanda  Priddy  Berkey 
^Ashley  Flynn  Blanchard 

Elizabeth  Babbitt  Bovven 

lenniter  A.  Brennan 

Mary  E.  Brodie 

Julie  B.  Brooks 

Karen  L.  Brown 
*Amy  E.  Burton 

Heather  Colson  Ewing 
^Gladden  Adam  Falivene 

Lara  A.  Fieve 

UlrikeM,  Fischer 

Kathleen  Sams  Flippen 

Brandi  Beck  Fowler 

Dolly  M.  Garcia 

Cheryl  Bishop  Gilman 

Laura  C.  Gredys 

Olivia  S.  Grymes 

Laurel  L.  Harvey 

Cecilia  Schultz  Haynie 

StachelleCilmore  Hicks 

LuAnn  Haag  Hunt 

Nancy  Dodge  Kershner 
*Amy  |.  Kroeger 

Irtan  Kiratii  Latimer 

Elizabeth  P  Mason 

Rachel  Renzy  Meima 

Virginia  Shultis  Pearson 
*MaryNaffPhilpott 
^Allison  Richards 

Anne  L.  Richardson 

IW6-9"  TND  -  Total  Number  oi Damn 
1996-9-  UND  =  Unrestricted  Number  of  Donon 


Nina  C.  Rowles 

Rebecca  Finkbeiner  Streett 
y:\o  Ann  Roderick  Tankard 

Dena  Burnham  Wong 

Christine  Carriere  Zazulak 
wAmy  Calandra  Zechini 


Fund  Agent: 

Elizabeth  lean  Hensley  Martin 

1996-97  TND: 21 

TND  Participation:...  14% 

TND  Dollars: $985 

1996-97  UND: 21 

UND  Participation:  ..14% 
UND  Dollars: $965 

Suzanne  Petrie  Brady 

Amy  C.  Bryan 
*  Elizabeth).  Butler 
^Victoria  Campo  Byrd 

Elizabeth  Robinson  Dean 

Susan  Sickels  Dyer 
wMaryAnne  Farmer 

Nicole  Cauthier 

Kathyrn  Johnson  Glass 

Kana  Roess  Goldsmith 

Katherine  Cooper  Hoffman 
wKarenTHott 

Stacey  Lawrence 

Megan  Read  Lindberg 

Michele  Williams  Lusby 

Elizabeth  Hensley  Martin 

Ashley  Quarrier  Moran 

Sarah  E.  Pitts 

Mary  Lanford  Price 
«  Patience  Richeson 

Emily  Leming  Rospond 

Charlotte  R.  Sanders 

Susan  ].  Spurrell 

Shelby  Staples 

Kathryn  Hagist  Yunk 

Suzanne  M.  Ziesmann 


Fund  Agent: 

Holly  Patricia  Caswell 

1996-97  TND: 51 

TND  Participation:  ...32% 

TND  Dollars: $5,590 

1996-97  UND: 50 

UND  Participation;  ..31% 
UND  Dollars: $5,051 

Marilyn  L.Adams 

Trienel  K.  Ahearn 

Laura  M.  Arceneaux 

Barbara  A.  Baisley 

Kristen  A.  Beauvais 

Charlotte  D.  Bonini 

Diana  J.  Bradford 

lenniter  B.  Brodlieb 
*Holly  P.  Caswell 

Virginia  Marks  Collier 
sSally  L.  Croker 

lenniter  Toomey  Driscoll 

Margaret  McClellan  Driscoll 
wKimberley  McGraw  Euston 
*|ill  S.  Fahy 

Harriet  H.  Farmer 

Laura  Davis  Fiochetta 
^Catherine  Gornto  Freeman 
^laimie  Del  Monte  Galbreath 

Amy  C.  Ghiz 

Margaret  M.  Gibson 

Kristina  A.  Glusac 

Carolyn  E.  Griffin 
*  Brett  M.  Haltiwanger 

Leise  Scheppe  Hammer 

Kate  L.  Haw 

Catherine  Miller  Hennig 

Margaret  Ledyard  Hopkirk 


wKeeley  Sullivan  Jurgovan 

wAnn  E.  Knoke 

*Cara  Ardemagni  LaRoche 
Ann  E.  Lindquist 
Julia  Hanneken  Linza 
Lindsay  lenkins  Matthews 
Canice  A.  McClynn 

sSheila  M.  McWilliams 

sCaroline  E.  Newman 
Kimberly  C.  Olmstead 
Nora  S.  Oney 

*NezahatF.  Ozmen 
Amy  A.  Peck 
Abby  O'Steen  Reeder 
Amy  Dickson  Riddell 
Kelly  Morton  Robinson 
Kathryn  R.  Savage 
Susan  G.  Schmidhauser 

*Tracy  Steele  Scileppi 
Sarah  M.  SoRelle 
Karalyne  D.  Speding 
Amy  lohnson  Thompson 
Jennifer  Valentine  Van  Ness 
Melinda  S.  Wick 

*Kathleen  Davis  Willis 


Fund  Agent: 

Catherine  M.  lannik 

1996-97  TND: 26 

TND  Participation:  ...14% 

TND  Dollars: $1,677 

1996-97  UND: 25 

UND  Participation:  ..14% 
UND  Dollars: $1,647 

lenniter  |ar\'is  Ballard 

Dana  Varnado  Campbell 

Eleanor  Guild  Coghill 

Marissa  Ashe  Cole 

Michelle  MacMurtrie  Constable 

Polly  C.  Crawford 

Debra  A.  Elkins 

Melony  ].  Ellinger 

Thomasin  A.  Foshay 

Kelly  K.  Gardner 

Elizabeth  A.  Gilkeson 

Heather  Bowers  Hockman 

Maura  E.  Hutchens 

Catherine  M.  jannik 

Laura  Baker  Knights 

Sabryna  A.  McClung 

Sutapa  Mukherjee 

Ellen  E.  Ober 

Laurie  A.  Palmer 

Kay  Pierce 

Kerry  A.  Pollock 

Erin  Currie  Reilly 

Wendy  D.  Stevenson 

Kristen  B.  Swenson 

Laura  Warren  Underwood 

Norma  Bulls  Valentine 

Patricia  Doran  Walczak 

Sigrid  A.  Zirkle 


Fund  Agent: 

Ashley  Henderson 

1996-97  TND: 24 

TND  Participation:...  18% 

TND  Dollars: $1,605 

1996-97  UND: 22 

UND  Participation:  ..16% 
UND  Dollars: $1,010 

Ginger  M.  Amon 

Rebecca  R  Baker 

P  Robyn  Barto 

Kim  Conte  Burnett 

Lenora  L.  Farrington 

Heather  L.  Forrester 

Chandra  D.  Garcia 


Cadene  L.  Harper 
Ashley  A.  Henderson 
Zeda  E.  Homoki 
Lori  Harris  Johnson 
Elizabeth  Thigpen 
Katherine  K.  Lindsey 
Kathryn  A.  May 
Kimbedy  |.  Mounger 
Rebecca  H.  Nelson 
Elizabeth  A.  Riccobono 
Leslie  I.  A.  Rodgers 
Amy  Biathrow  Ross 
Amy).  Ross 
Kelly  B.  Schmitt 
Katherine  W.  Schupp 
Belinda  Smith  Struckmeyer 
Greta  Eustace  Sullivan 
Caitlin  N.  Sundby 
Vinca  Swanson 


Fund  Agent: 

Beverley  C.  Stone 

1996-97  TND: 18 

TND  Participation:...  12% 

TND  Dollars: $1,687 

1996-97  UND: 17 

UND  Participation:  ..11% 
UND  Dollars: $1,537 

Heather  L.  C.  Aspinwall 

English  E.  Griffith 

Bergen  M.  Hall 

Gwendolyn  Hickey-Babcock 

Shannon  Callison  La  Shell 

Megan  C.  Maitby 

Katherine  |.  Maxwell 

Christie  C.  Newman 

Slavica  Olujic 

Chadotte  Prothro  Philbin 

Beverley  C.  Stone 

Laura  Swope  Townsend 

Katherine  G.  Warner 

Sarah  Clifford  Weaver 

Katherine  V  Whitby 

Meredith!.  T.  Williams 

Amy  M.  Woods 

Sarah  E.  Young 


Fund  Agent: 
Sara  D.  Selby 

1996-97  TND: 66 

TND  Participation:  ...50% 

TND  Dollars: $3,395 

1996-97  UND: 66 

UND  Participation:  ..50% 
UND  Dollars: $1,718 

Erin  McLoud  Adams 

Etsuko  Aiura 

lulie  A.  Baer 

Rachel  C.  Baltus 

Laura  E.  Barkley 

Bridget  C.  Bayliss 

lenniter  L.  Beck 

Robin  L.  Bettger 

Laura  D.  Billings 

Amy  A.  Bowman 

Rachael  Boyd 

Mary  lane  Bradley 

Rachel  A.  Briers 

Wanda  D.  Brockman 

Melissa  C.  Broderick 

Judith  |.  Brown 

Natalie).  Brown 

Constance  G.  Bump 

Katherine  L.  Campbell 

Christie  L.  Cardon 

Hilary  H.  Carlson 

Sarah  T  Chaffee 


Claire  A.  E.  Chrislensen 
Wynn  Cole 
Anita  Berkele  Collins 
Kelly  A.  Collins 
Angela ).  Conklin 
Rachel  A.  Cooper 
Mary  Catherine  Copeland 
lessica  R.  Crowley 
Stephanie  E.  Cullom 
Amy  M.  Daugherty 
Kerri  L.  Davis 
Yolanda  L.  Davis 
Sarah  |.  Dennis 
Mary  Margaret  Dixon 
Stephanie  H,  Dudley 
Amelia  E.  Dudman 
lesse  W.  Durham 
Rebecca  N.  Edwards 
Heidi  A.  Faulconer 
Megan  B.  Fletcher 
Lee  A.  Foley 
Shannon  E,  Fountain 
Stephanie  P  Franz 
Jessica  L.  Gindlesperger 
Elizabeth  H.  Groves 
Ashley  Harper 
Alexandria  Hiribarne 
Octavia  B.  Hyland 
Elizabeth  E.  Ike 
Sandy  K.  lennings-Nablett 
Nicole  L.  lohnson 
Laura  Rihl  loiner 
Clark lordan 
Leah  A. lorgensen 
Catharine  R.  King 
Kelly  L.  Knappenberger 
Emily  T.  Kuchar 
Catherine  R.  Lanter 
Catherine  C.  Latimore 
Laura  S.  Lechler 
Natalie  N.  Liberi 
Eileen  R.  MacMurtrie 
Margaret  D.  Magistro 
Patricia  |.  Mark 
Lynn  M.  McEachern 
Laura  E.  McGlamery 
lanna  E.  McLarty 
Frazier  W.  Miller 
Kathryn  L.  Mulligan 
H.  Claire  Myers 
Anne  L.  Osterholm 
Dejerianne  T.  Ostrow 
Annie  Pankoski 
Robin  K.  Peckol 
Abigail  E,  Phillips 
Cynthia  L.  Rakow 
Sarah  E.  Reidy 
lenniter  L.  Richmond 
Santina  L.  Russell 
Ute  Kdhler  Sartin 
Sara  D.  Selby 
laneen  K.  Sharma 
Ana-Marija  Simic 
Imogen  M.  Slade 
lenniter  M.  Smith 
Lauren  D.  Smithers 
Melissa  |.  Snyder 
Kay  M.  Thomas 
Ashley  P.  Thorner 
Linda  W.  Towers 
Phuong  T.  Tran 
Elizabeth  H.  Traylor 
Aracely  Trejo 
Jennifer  M.  Trzupek 
L.  Paige  Vaught 
Kelly  K.  Walker 
Alison  C.Wallis 
Theresa  L.  Walters 
Susan  M.  Whitehead 
Cynthia  L.  Wilkerson 

*  Donor  lor  past  /ii«  years 
'  Deceased 


1  y  y  / 


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5wee(  Bnar  Seniors  pledged  more 
than  $12,000  to  the  College. 

The  Class  of  1997  raised  $12,505 
to  be  split  between  the  College's 
Annual  Fund  and  a  special 
endowed  fund  for  future  projects. 

Additional  funds  from  a  $5,000 
challenge  grant  brought  the  Class 
of  1997  Senior  Pledge  Campaign 
total  to  $17,505. 

The  Class  of  1997  set  new  records 
for  campaign  participation  with 
100  seniors  (88  percent!  making  a 
pledge.  The  previous  participation 
record  was  set  by  the  Class  of 
1996  with  76.9  percent  of  its 
membership  making  pledges  in 
1995-96. 

The  class  voted  to  create  The 
Class  of  1997  Endowment  Fund  as 
a  way  to  give  hack  to  the  College 
so  as  to  benefit  future  generations 
of  Sweet  Briar  students. 

"The  purpose  of  the  senior  gift  is 
to  reach  beyond  ourselves  and 
into  the  future,"  said  Class 
President  Margaret  Jenkins.  "Our 
gift  will  continue  to  grow  with  the 
years,  enabling  us  to  accomplish 
things  yet  unimagined." 

A  group  of  anonymous  donors 
was  so  impressed  with  the  Class  of 
1997's  campaign  that  they  made  a 
challenge  grant,  offering  $5,000  if 
the  class  met  its  $10,000  goal. 
The  class  surpassed  that  goal, 
raising  $12,500  which,  when 
added  to  the  challenge  money, 
gave  them  a  grand  total  of 
$17,500. 

The  Class  of  1997  Endowment 
Fund  will  be  spent  on  future 
College  projects  as  determined  by 
the  class.  A  percentage  of  the 
interest  income  earned  from  the 
fund's  principal  will  be  used  to 
fund  special  projects,  while  the 
rest  will  be  reinvested  into  the 
pnncipal.  This  allows  the  fund  to 
perpetuate. 
Here's  to  1997! 

Amanda  M.  Acuff 
Landis  E.  Addison 
Nessim  A.  Al-Yafi 
Alicia  Allen 
Susanna  M.  Bader 
Ann  E.  Barrett 
Patricia  H.  Baughman 
Natalie  K.  Beidler 
Heather  E.  Benhard 
Christina  A.  Benson 
Sarah  L.  Betz 
Katrina  Balding  Bills 
Lucretia  C.  Bock 
Virginia  L.  Brundage 
Alison  A.  Burnett 
Courtney  I.  Burt 
lill  E.  Butcher 
Melissa  A.  Cameron 
Amy  L.  Campbell 
Melanie  L.  Chriscoe 
Catherine  L.  Clarkson 


Kerry  E.  Coleman 
Sharon  R.  Colquitt 
Amy  E.  Cook 
Heather  L.  Cushman 
Elizabeth  F.  DuCharme 
Annette  C.  Dusenbury 
Amy  C.  Earehart 
Amy  E.  Everett 
Kacey  Farber 
Thea  A.  Galenes 
Stephanie  |.  Garcia 
lillE.Gavitt 
lessica  D.  Grass 
Katherine  Gumerson 
Renee  E.  Gunn 
Alisons.  Hall 
Mary  L.  Harbour 
Kristen  McCowan  Hartley 
Susan  C.  Healey 
lessica  M.  Hiveley 
Elizabeth  L.  Hunter 
lulia  Ingelido 
Holly  B.  lames 
Michelle  M.  laniak 
Margaret  H.  lenkins 
Katherine  L.  Johnston 
Robin  Sayre  luliana 
Sophia  Kassim 
Nicole  M.  Kelleher 
Tanya  R.  Ketchum 
Courtney  B.  Lammers 
Ronda  |.  Lehenbauer 
Jennifer  M.  Lister 
Kathryn  Hall  Lombard! 
Conner  C.  Louis 
Amy  T.  Louthan 
Margaret  A.  MacDonald 
Katherine  M.  McCartney 
Elizabeth  M.  Mcintosh 
Stacy  E.  McKimm 
Gail  J.  Mesdag 
Virginia  R.  Miller 
Rebecca  D.  Moats 
Christina  L.  Muir 
Susanne  E.  Nifong 
Catherine  A.  Osuna 
Stephanie  M.  Pappanikou 
lanine  Paris-Mesanko 
Bhavi  N.  Patel 
Paige  E.  Peabody 
Maia  E.  Pearson 
Lucinda  L.  Polley 
Laura  M.  Powell 
Kerri  A,  Rawlings 
Lindemann  M.  Rollenhagen 
Reneca  R.  Rose 
Ute  Kbhier  Sartin 
Sara  E.  Schmalz 
Katherine  K.  Seder 
Sophie  L.  A.  Simonard 
Ethel  B.  Stewart 
Tasha  M.  Swales 
Jennifer  |.  Swisher 
Vaianal.  Teriitehau 
Heather  M.  Terry 
Kerry  E.  Thacker 
Cassandra  L.  Thomas 
Martha  H.  Tinnell 
Courtney  L.  Totushek 
Desiree  E.  Valenzuela 
Kara  R.  Vlasaty 
Melanie  E.  Vracas 
Jennifer  M.  Wagner 
Kathryn  Black  Watson 
Angela  R.Williams 
Leigh  C.  Wilson 
AnneC.  Wingfield 
Amy  D.  Yakubinis 


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Tarent  QMn^ 


The  Society  of  Families 


Steering  Committe  Members 
1996-97 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  David  H.  Dorminey 

Co-Chair  Couple 

Dr.  Nancy  Dutton  Potter 

Co-Chair 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Carter  B.  Bryan 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Marvin  C.  Burdette,  |r. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bradley  Day 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Thomas  Eubanks,  jr. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Eric  Farber 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robert  Fonow 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Eric  Friberg 

M.  and  Mrs.  Edward  Godsalve 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  H.  Graves  III 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Glenn  Haeberle 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  George  Hart 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  Horbatt 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lee  Houston,  Ir. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Fred  Hunker 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  A.  Kientz  III 

Dr.  and  Mrs.  Larry  Lipscomb 
Dr.  and  Mrs.  A.  Dallas  Martin,  jr 

Mr.  Arthur  McDougal 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wayne  McOwen 

Mr  and  Mrs.  Thomas  Moring 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  |ohn  B.  Morse,  jr 

judge  and  Mrs.  Richard  Reeh 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gary  Ross 

Mr  and  Mrs.  Manuchehr  Saman 

ludge  and  Mrs.  Robert  L.  Simpson,  jr. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Charles  W.  Smith 

The  Society  of  Families 
contributed  $148,711  of  the 
$1,677,537  Annual  Fund  total  in 
1996-97.  Sweet  Briar  College  is 
most  grateful  for  the  generosity  of 
the  parents  listed  below: 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  A.  Marshall  Acuff,  jr. 

Elizabeth  Addison 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  James  W.  Addison 
wLt.  Col.  and  Mrs.  John  L.  Alderson 

Mrs.  William  W.  Alexander 

Beverly  Alexandre 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Mark  A.  Allen 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  Homer  I.  Altice 
sMr.  and  Mrs.  Ted  0.  Anderson 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Truman  Arnold 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Edwin  R.  Aronhalt 
'SMr.  and  Mrs.  Clavio  F.  Ascari 
•kMt.  and  Mrs.  Edward  L.  Ashe 
*Mrs.  George  Austen,  |r. 
*Mrs.  Quincy  C.  Ayres 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  Guilford  C.  Babcock 

Sharon  M.  Bagg 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  Raymond  A.  Bahret 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robert  W.  Bake 

lean  S.  Baker 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  David  W.  Balding 
*Dr.  and  Mrs.  James  L.  Baldwin 

Marsha  Ballard 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Richard  P.  Banis 
sfeMr.  and  Mrs.  Julian  W.  Banton 

Henry  M.  Barker 
5sMr.  and  Mrs.  Donald  A.  Barkley 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Guy  E.  Barnes 
*Mrs.  Arthur  S.  Bates 
*Mr.  and  Mrs,  Gerd  R.  Baur 
'f>Mr.  and  Mrs,  Charles  Beach,  jr. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Frank  H.  Beard 

Mr,  and  Mrs.  Tom  M.  Becherer 
•isMi.  and  Mrs.  William  H.  Beck,  jr. 
*Mr.  and  Mrs,  John  H.  Beebe,  jr. 
*Mrs.  Henry  Behnke 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Frank  P.  Bellan 
wMr.  and  Mrs.  C.  E.  S.  Bellows  III 

|oy  A.  Belzer 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harold  C.  Bender 
wMr.  and  Mrs.  John  L.  Bender 


*Mrs.  William  Bennett 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Francis  H.  Bergh 
#;Mr.  and  Mrs.  Melville  j.  Berry,  Sr. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gary  N.  Betz 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  Carl  S.  Biathrow 

Ann  L.  Bice 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gerald  G.  Black 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  lames  H.  Black  IV 
^Patricia  H.  Blanchard 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robert  M.  Bolz 

General  William  C.  Bond 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robert).  Bonini 
^Dr.  and  Mrs.  G.  M.  Boswell,  jr. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Viorel  Botea 
?^Mrs.  Donald  C.  Bounds 

Deryle  A.  Bourgeois 

Linda  S.  Bourgeois 
a^Dr.  and  Mrs.  j.  Barry  Boyd 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  James  N.  Boyd 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  W.  Waldo  Bradley 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Blair  A.  Brandrup 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  j.  Bruce  Bredin 
^Mr.  and  Mrs.  Leonard  1.  Bregman 
ssMrs.  Owen  W.  Brodie 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Richard  A.  Brodie 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bobby  L.  Brown 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  David  K.  Brown 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Carter  B,  Bryan 
'«?Dr.  and  Mrs.  Phillips  R.  Bryan 
wMr.  and  Mrs.  John  L.  Burkhardt,  |r. 

Jeanne  E.  Burton 

Robert  S.  Bush 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  Frederick  Butcher 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Duncan  M.  Butt 
'isMr.  and  Mrs.  Craig  j.  Cain 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Roland  E.  Gale,  jr. 
'S  Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  A,  Campbell 
^  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ferdinand  L.  Carangelo 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Michael  T.  Carr 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  R.  Carson,  jr 
*Dr.  and  Mrs.  Rodolfo  Cells 
*Mrs.  Steven  W.  Chaffee 

Mr  and  Mrs,  Christopher  B.  Chandor 

Dr.  and  Mrs,  Yung-Feng  Chang 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  R.  Childress 
»Mr.  and  Mrs.  C.  Lynch  Christian,  jr. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Chan  Cho  Chung 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Joseph  A.  Cicotello 
*Mrs.  John  A.  Clark 

Dr.  and  Mrs.  Terrence  T.  Clark 
sMr.  and  Mrs,  David  R.  Clayton 
'•;Mr.  and  Mrs.  Walter  G.  Clinchy 
•.Mr  and  Mrs.  William  H.  Cogswell  111 

Dr.  and  Mrs.  Malcolm  H.  Cole,  jr. 
*Nancy  B.Cole 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Michael  E.  Collins 

Michael  j.  Collins 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  B.  Colquitt 
a' Anne  W.  Cone 
w  Henry  Conkle 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Alexander  Cook 
wMr.  and  Mrs,  Edward  H.  Cooper 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ronald  V.  Cooper 
?^Mr.  and  Mrs.  James  M.  Corcoran 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  Albert  B.  Cord 
*Mrs.  Robert  0.  Costa 
wMr.  and  Mrs.  W.  Ford  Cramer,  jr. 
wMr.  and  Mrs.  K.  H.  Crandall,  |r. 
'cSMr.  and  Mrs.  Page  D.  Cranford 
sfeLt.  Col.  and  Mrs.  lohn  1.  Craw 
3^Mr  and  Mrs.  W.  Howard  Crossland 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  |oe  M.  Crutcher 
wMrs.  R.  Godwin  Crysler 
sMr.  and  Mrs.  William  M.  Cullom 
wMr.  and  Mrs.  Thomas  M.  Cummings 
w  Mr.  and  Mrs.  lohn  T  Cunningham  111 
wMr.  and  Mrs.  Orison  B.  Curpier 
wMr.  and  Mrs.  Hilton  B.  Currens,  |r. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  David  F.  Cushman 

Roberta  T.  Daniel 
'*?Mr.  and  Mrs.  Edwin  R.  Daniels 
*  Harold  R.  Dann 


wMrs.  Watson  Darby 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Frank  Darden 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bruce  S.  Darney 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Michael  C.  Daugherty 
•^'Mr.  and  Mrs.  Corbin  j.  Davis 
wMrs.  Ernest  G.  Davis,  jr. 

William  L.  Davis 
^Dr.  and  Mrs.  William  R.  Davison 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bradley  W.  Day 
SMr.  and  Mrs.  G.  Richard  Day 

Col.  and  Mrs.  James  N.  Dean 
^Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robert  Del  Monte 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  j.  Dennig 
wjudy  W.  Dennis 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gregory  L.  DePriest 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Haskell  Dickinson 
*Dr.  and  Mrs.  lohn  R.  Dickinson 

Nancy  Dingman-Cobb 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Allan  D.  Dittmer 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Foster  E.  Dixon 
wMr.  and  Mrs.  Joseph  M.  Dixon,  jr. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jesse  H.  Dize 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Loc  Doan 
SMr.  and  Mrs.  Robert  B.  Donald 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  David  H.  Dorminey 
*Dr.  and  Mrs.  William  H.  L.  Dornette 
w  Dr.  and  Mrs,  Serge  R.  Doucette,  jr. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Charles  A.  DuCharme  111 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Charies  W.  Duhenezic 
wMr.  and  Mrs.  lames  S.  Dudley 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Paul  W.  Dudman 

Mr  and  Mrs.  Donald  S.  Dusenbury 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  D.  Dwarzski 

Dr.  and  Mrs.  Norman  R,  Edwards 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Allen  S.  Elliott,  Ir. 
*Dr.  and  Mrs.  William  T  Ellison 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  James  D.  Ericson 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robert  Eriebach 
'A'Mr.  and  Mrs.  H,  Clyde  Evans 

Patricia  A.  Evans 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Charles  R.  Eveler 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Dart  Weed  Everett  II 

Mr  and  Mrs.  lonathan  W.  Fairbanks 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  R.  Ferrantino 

Rosalyn  S.  Fielding 
wMr.  and  Mrs.  William  R.  Fink 

Martin  R.  Flannery 

Sheila  Flannery 
wMr.  and  Mrs.  Joseph  P  Foley 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  P.  Eons 

William  W.  Foshay  jr. 
wMr.  and  Mrs.  Paul  E.  Franson 
*The  Rev.  Dr.  and  Mrs.  A.  W,  Frailer,  jr. 
*Dr.  and  Mrs.  ChaHes  A.  Free 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Eric  G.  Friberg 
wMr.  and  Mrs.  A.  Thomas  Friend 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harvey  C  Fruehauf,  jr 
9;Mr.  and  Mrs.  Dwight  A.  Fry 
^SDr.  and  Mrs.  Robert  C.  Garcia 
'A  Mrs.  Douglas  I  Geddes 

Thomas  W.  George 

Janelle  H.  Gerber 

Elsa  Gettleman 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ronald  K.  Gheen 

Harvey  Ghiz 
*Dr.  and  Mrs.  Thomas  D.  Christ 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Leonard  H.  Gilbert 
ssMr.  and  Mrs.  J.  Kevin  Gilgan 
*Mrs.  William  B.  Gillies,  jr. 
*PaulW.  Girard 

Nina  K.  Gonzalez 
'^'Mr.  and  Mrs.  C.  Wallis  Goodwin 
wMr.  and  Mrs.  John  K.  Goodwin 
'jjDr.  and  Mrs.  James  P  Goolsby,  Jr. 
'JeMrs.  Arthur  C.  Gorman,  Jr. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  H.  Gottsche 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Randall  Gravley 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jim  B.  Green 
wMrs.  William  R,  Griswold 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  Peyton  Grymes,  jr. 

William  D.  Gumerson,  jr. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  T.  Gunn  111 

*'  Donor  tor  past  live  years 
'  Deceased 


19  9  6-1997 


ONOR       ROLL       OF       DONORS 


Estelld  R.  Hager 
*Mrs.  William  N.  Hale 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  David  L.  Hall 
^Mr.  and  Mrs,  Thomas  W.  Halligan 
*Mrs.  Harry  R.  E.  Hampton 

Mr.  and  Mrs,  Douglas  P.  Hamshaw 

Mrs.  Myran  H.  Hanz 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  E.  Harbour 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Roger  A.  Hard 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robert  C.  Harden 
•S^Dt.  and  Mrs.  Byron  B.  Harder 
wDr.  and  Mrs.  H.  M.  Hardy 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Paul  E.  Harju 

Linda  A.  Harrigan 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Michael  A.  Harris 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Richard  j.  Harris,  |r. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  George  C,  Hart 

Merel  0.  Hawkins 
wlohn  T.  Hayes 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Timothy  K.  Hayes 

Mrs.  Omar  Hays 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Richard  M.  Hays 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Donald  L.  Hedrick 
i:  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Louis  C.  Henderson,  |r, 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Clarence  W,  Henning  III 
s  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Victor  W.  Henningsen,  |r. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Aaron  B.  Herman 

Dr.  and  Mrs.  Rafael  E.  Hernandez 

Linda  C.  Hicks 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  lohn  T.  Higgins 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  L  Hildebrandt 

Penelope  M.  Hill 

Hilda  C.Hite 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sigel  I.  Hoffman 

Mary  M.  Hogan 
«Mrs.  Lloyd  R.  Hoilman 
*Mr.  andMrs.  David  K.  Hollis,  |r. 

David  L.  Holmes 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  |ohn  F.  Holmes 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sidney  C.  Holthaus,  |r. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bernard  |.  Hoogland 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  Joseph  E.  Horak 

Douglas  K.  Hoverkamp 

*  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Byron  L.  Howard 
Still  Hunter,  |r. 

*Mr.  and  Mrs.  Arthur  Hutchison 

*Sara  L.Ike 

s  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Frederick  T.  lackson,  |r. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  George  L.  lackson 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harry  V.laffa 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gary  Jay 

*  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Francis  R  lenkins,  |r, 
*Mrs.  lack  E.  Jensen 

Cretchen  W.  lohnson 
Mrs.  Irving  A.  lohnson,  |r, 
*Col.  and  Mrs.  Kenneth  W.  lohnson 
Dr.  and  Mrs.  Richard  L.  lohnson 

*  Mrs.  Albert  N.  lones 
*Mrs.  Carl  A.  lones 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  David  M.  lones 

*  Dr.  and  Mrs.  E.  Palmer  lones 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gary  D.  lones 

&Mr.  and  Mrs.  Meredith  C.  lones,  |r. 

Susan  C.  lordan 

Col.  and  Mrs.  Matthew  A.  Kayson 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  F.  Keating 

Nancy  |.  Keese 
wMr.  and  Mrs.  lames  S.  Kemper  III 
*Mr.  and  Mrs,  Aubrey  C.  King 
wCapt.  and  Mrs.  |ohn  |.  Kingston 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  Cenap  Kiratii 

Nancy  A.  Kirby 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  H.  Donald  Kistler 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Glen  E.  Kitchen,  jr. 

*  loan  S.  Kline 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Richard  R.  Kline 
;•'  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Winfield  S.  Knoke 
'A' The  Rev,  and  Mrs,  Peter  N,  Knost 

*  Mr,  and  Mrs,  Herman  S.  Kohlmeyer,  |r, 
Mr,  and  Mrs.  jan  Koper 

Gerald  Kottke 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  A.  Kroh 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Peter  R.  Kubler 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  loseph  j.  Kucinski 
ifcMr.  and  Mrs.  Robert  E.  Kuehlwein 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  lames  E.  Kuhns 


«Mr.  and  Mrs.  Charles  |.  Kurtz,  |r. 

*Melvin  R.  Lane* 

*Mr.  and  Mrs.  Monro  B.  Lanier  II 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  R.  L.  T.  Larus,  |r. 

Drs.  Oscar  and  Rosario  Laserna 
wMr.  and  Mrs.  David  S.  Latimore 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  lohn  |.  Lawlor  III 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  M.  Lechler 
a;  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robins  H.  Ledyard 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Do  Hui  Lee 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Woodruff  W.  Leeming 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ronald  E.  Lehenbauer 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  Stanley  Leming 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  W.  F.  Lenoir 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Samuel  R.  Lester 

Dr.  and  Mrs.  Wendell  M.  Levi,  |r. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  lack  C.  Lewis 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bryan  T.  Lloyd,  |r. 
wMrs.  Albert  Long 
'A'Mr.  and  Mrs.  lohn  W.  Losse,  |r. 

Rebecca  Lyie 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Charles  RMacDonald  III 
wMrs.  Franklin  H.  MacGregor 

Sally  Myers  Mactavish 
w  The  Rev.  and  Mrs,  Charles  F  Magistro 

Cordon  E,  Mallett 
'};Mt.  and  Mrs,  loseph  |.  Mancusi,  |r. 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  |ohn  B.  Maraft'i 
wDr.  and  Mrs.  Virgil  H.  Marshall 

Dr.  and  Mrs.  A.  Dallas  Martin,  |r. 
wMr.  and  Mrs.  Norman  Mason 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  lames  R.  Mather 
'i^Mr.  and  Mrs.  Linwood  S.  Mather,  |r, 
w  Genevieve  Maxon-Stark 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  loseph  K.  McCammon 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Adrian  L.  McCardell 

Mr.  and  Mrs,  0.  Kenton  McCartney  III 

Mr,  and  Mrs,  Steven  E,  McCauley 
w  Margie  P.  McClure 

Robert  L,  McDill 
*  Captain  loseph  M.  McDowell 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Norman  f.  McGowin,  |r. 

Mrs.  Robert  S.  McKay  II 

Linda  A.  McKeever 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Edward  E.  McKimm 
wMr.  and  Mrs.  William  G.  McKoy 
wMr.  and  Mrs.  Colin  A.  R  McNease 
'«Mrs.  lames  S.  McNider,  jr. 
wMr.  and  Mrs.  S.  loseph  Meelan 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  C  Richard  Melvin,  |r. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Richard  W.  Meres 
■ft  Mrs.  Richard  H.  Meyer 
ft  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robert  Milbank 

Mr,  and  Mrs,  Douglas  A,  Milbury 

Mr,  and  Mrs,  Russell  B,  Millar 
ftMr.  and  Mrs.  I.CIiftord  Miller,  |r. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lowell  E.  Miller 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  G.  Miller 
"^Mn  and  Mrs.  Samuel  R.  Mmk,  |r. 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ben  E.  Mobley 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  David  T.  Monacelli 

Mn  and  Mrs.  lack  G.  Mondel 
ftMr.  and  Mrs.  C  Robert  Monnich 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Samuel  Moore,  |r. 
ft? Mr.  and  Mrs.  lohn  L.  Morgan  III 

Mrs.  Frank  A.  Morris,  |r. 
ft;  Mr.  and  Mrs.  |oel  T.  Morton 

Mr,  and  Mrs,  Timothy  R,  Mourer 

Mr,  and  Mrs,  Robert  C,  Mulligan 
ft;  Mr,  and  Mrs,  Edwin  M,  Mulock  III 
*Mr,  and  Mrs.  |.  Wilson  Newman 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  lames  W.  Newman,  |r. 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  Walter  R.  Nexsen 

Natalies.  Nielsen 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Everett  E.  Niewoehner 
ft; Mr.  and  Mrs.  Charles  H.  Noble,  |r. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  David  M.  Nolton 
ft:  Nancy  F.  Norman 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Peyton  Norville 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  |.  O'Brien 
ft;  Mrs.  lames  E.  O'Hearn 

Dr.  and  Mrs.  lohn  C.  O'Loughlin 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Donald  R.  Ober 

Dr.  and  Mrs.  W.  Levi  Old,  |r. 
*Mr.  andMrs.  C.  D.OImstead 

Mrs.  Prime  F.  Osborn 


ft;  Mr.  and  Mrs.  |an  Y.  Osinga 
ft;  Mr.  and  Mrs.  jerold  M.  Ostrow 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  lames  D.  Osuna 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  loseph  A.  Oswald,  |r. 
Christine  E.  Ottersberg 
ft; Mrs.  Elmer  H.  Owens 
ft;  Robert  G.  Page 
i-iMr.  and  Mrs.  Carmen  |.  Palermo 
ft;Mr.  and  Mrs.  David  R.  Palmer 

Mary  Ann  Pappanikou 
ft;  Dr.  and  Mrs,  |erry  L,  Parker 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  S.  F.  Pauley 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Larry  E.  Pearson 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  H.  Pelree 
ft'  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Cornelius  W.  Rettinga 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Danny  E.  Pfeiffer 
ftMr.  and  Mrs.  R.  C.  Pierce 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robert  G.  Pike 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ballard  RRinkard,  jr. 
ft  Vernon  W.  Piper 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Kevin  H.  Pollard 
Mr.  andMrs.  Dale  W.PolleySr. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  George  W.  Poncy 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  David  M.  Poore 
Dr.  Nancy  Dutton  Potter 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Donald  |.  Prem 
ft' Mr.  and  Mrs.  Dean  W.  Proctor 
ft; Mr.  and  Mrs.  Mark  H.  Prothro 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Steven  R.  Pugh 
ft'  Mr.  and  Mrs.  W.  F  Quesenberry  |r. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  0.  Rakow 
ft;  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Donald  A.  Ramsay 
ft'Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  Raney 

David  R.  Rawlings 
ft'Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gerald  P.  Reidy 
ft;Mr.  and  Mrs.  Walter  A.  Reiter,  |r. 
;ftMr.  andMrs.  Billy  D.Rhoades 
ft;  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Renzo  Ricci 
ft'Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  |.  Riccobono 
lulie  Ann  Richmond 
Linda  L.  Richmond 
ft;  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Michael  |.  Rieder 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lawrence  M.  Riegel 

Christoph  Ringier 
ft'Mr.  and  Mrs.  lohn  H.  Robison,  |r. 
ft' Mrs.  Milton  L.  Roessel 
'ft  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Samuel  H.  Rogers,  |r. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  lames  I.  Rognmoe 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ronald  |.  Rogowski 
ftMr.  and  Mrs.  Clyde  H.  Roman 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gary  W.  Ross 
;•;' Raymond  G.  Ruff 
ft;  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Guy  L.  Schless 
The  Rev.  and  Mrs.  Daniel  M.  Schmalz 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  R.  Denny  Schmidt 
Dr.  and  Mrs.  |.  T.  Schriempf 
ft  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Andrew  |.  Schroder  II 
'•:'  Mr.  and  Mrs.  George  E.  Schullz,  Sr. 
ft'Mr.  and  Mrs.  Charles  P.  Scott 
;»;Mr.  and  Mrs.  lohn  H.  Scott 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Rick  Seyfarth 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Madan  M.  Sharma 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Om  Parkash  Sharma 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Daniel  Sharretts 
;>;Mrs.  Richard  C.  Shaw 
Mr.  and  Mrs,  Cilberl  H.  Sheinbaum 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Darrell  G,  Shields 
:ftMr.  and  Mrs.  Richard  A.  Shiller 
sMr.  and  Mrs.  lohn  G,  Shillestad 
ft; Mr.  and  Mrs.  Kenelm  L.  Shirk 
ft;  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Frank  C.  Sidles 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Charles  H.  Sinex 
ftDr.  andMrs.  William  H.Sipe  II 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Leonard  E,  Skoglund 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Charles  W.  Smith 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Phillip  E.  Smith 
Robert  M.  Smith,  |r. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Stephen  E.  Smith 
;r;Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  W.  Smith 
a'Capt.  and  Mrs.  |.  C.  Snodgrass,  |r. 
;«Mr.  and  Mrs.  Furman  South  III 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  C.  E,  Spangler,  |r. 
ftMr,  and  Mrs.  Richard  T.  Sparks 

Reid  M.  Spencer 

ft'Elizabeth  E.Stafford 

Carole  H.  Stalling 


William  D.  Stark 

w  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gerry  U.  Stephens 
Ivey  St.  lohn 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Kevin  M.  Siockdale 
Mrs.  Walter  E.  Stracey 
Richard  E.  Stromberg 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Barry  S.  Swain,  Sr. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Thomas  G.  Swales 
Mr.  and  Mrs,  Douglas  L.  Swanson 

ft'  Dr.  and  Mrs.  lames  A.  Swenberg 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Peter  |.  Swenson 

*Mr.  and  Mrs.  Fred  F.  Szak 

^lobn  A.Tafe,  |r. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robert  L.  Taylor 

#Dr.  and  Mrs.  Nelson  S.  Teague 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  B.  Thacker 

ftMr.  and  Mrs.  Calvert  Thomas 

ft  Emily  B.  Thomas 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robert  |.  Thomas 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robert  S.  Thomas 
Dr.  and  Mrs.  William  V  Tillery  III 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Truman  T.  Tillotson 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Mark  |.  Timberlake 
Dr.  and  Mrs.  loseph  Tokaruk 
Mn  and  Mrs.  loseph  H.  Toler 

ft;  Mr.  and  Mrs.  lohn  M.  Trask,  |r. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Anthony  |.  Triana 

*Mrs.  Ralph  R.Triplette 

ftMr.  and  Mrs.  William  H.  Tucker 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  O'Neill  Turney 
lames  W.  LJtt 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Kim  Albert  Van  Duzer 

ftMr.  and  Mrs.  Wilfred  C  Varn 

ftMr.  and  Mrs.  Roy  B.  Varnado 
Mr.  Arthur  L.  Vasconcellos,  |r. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Richard  D.  Visocan 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Frederic  B.  Voght 
lerrold  R.  Voss 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bernard  W.  Wackenhut 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gary  R.  Wagner 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gary  M.  Walters 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  I.  T.  Walters 

ft;  Mr.  and  Mrs.  W.  A.  Warrick,  |r. 

ft' Mrs.  L.  Bradford  Waters 

;ftMrs.  lohn  I.  Watson 

:ftMr.  and  Mrs.  Andrew  D.  Weaver 

ftMr.  and  Mrs.  Richard  D.  Webb 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robert  C.  Webb,  |r. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wilbur  C.  Webb 
Lorene  Weber 

ft;  Mr.  and  Mrs.  lohn  A.  Webster 

ft'  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Albert  A.  Weckerle 

ft; Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lester  H.  Weekes 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gerald  R  Weigle 

ft;  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Edward  L.  Weilbacher 

*Mr.  and  Mrs,  George  H.  Weiler,  |r, 

?^Mr.  and  Mrs.  lay  M.  Weinberg 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Dennis  P.  Weiner 

ft;  Mrs.  Richard  C.  Weiss 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  lohn  H.  Wells 
Alice  G.  and  Curtis  G.  West 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  lerry  M.  West 
Dr.  and  Mrs.  Gus  S.  Wetzel  II 

ft'  Mr.  and  Mrs.  George  W.  Whitby  |r. 

ftMr.  and  Mrs.  Alan  |.  White 

ftMr.  and  Mrs,  lames  W,  White 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Richard  G.  Whitley 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  lames  C.  Wigginton 
Mr.  and  Mrs,  Matthew  C.  Wiherle 

ft  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Stephen  L.  Wilcoxson 

*Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ronald  W.  Williams 

^Mr.  and  Mrs.  George  |.  Willock  III 

*Mr.  and  Mrs.  Charles  B.  Wilson 

*Mr.  and  Mrs.  Roland  M.  Witt,  |r. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sang  H.  Won 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  David  K.  Woodbury 

ft  Mr.  and  Mrs.  lames  A.  Woods 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Henry  B.  Wright,  |r. 
Bernard  |.  Wunder,  |r. 
Mr.  andMrs.  AlipioYabar 
Ruth  R.  Voder 

;ft  Capt.  and  Mrs.  Terrence  L.  Zackowski 

;ftMr.  and  Mrs.  Elwin  |.  Zarwell 

ft;  Cynthia  Zirkle 
W.  Denman  Zirkle 

ft;  Mr.  and  Mrs.  loseph  Zuckerman 


Faculty  and  Staff 
Giving 


Most  f^r.itftul  thanks  to  members 
of  the  iaculty  and  staff  who  gave 
support  to  Sweet  Briar  College 
during  1996-97  with  a  total  of 
42  gifts. 

ft;  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Leif  Aagaard,  |r. 

Rosalia  C.  Ascari 
*  Nancy  Godwin  Baldwin  '57 

Dawn  M.  Blankinsbip 
ft  Nancy  E.  Church  77 

lennifer  L.  Cnspen 
ft;Mr.  and  Mrs.  Paul  D.  Cronin 
ft  Monica  R  Dean 

RoscoeW.  Fitts 

lohn  I.  Goulde 

EIna  Green 

Kenneth  D.  Grimm 

Eliana  C.  Hermann 
^Gloria  A.  Higginbotham 

Allen  W,  Huszti 
wDr.  and  Mrs.  Scott  Hyman 
ftlohnG.  laffe 

loan  R.  Kent 
ftAileen  H.  Laing'57 
ft  Rebecca  Massie  Lane 
ft  Dr.  and  Mrs.  George  H.  Lenz 
S  Elizabeth  Grones  Leonard  '76 
^Sandra  Maddox  '59 

Aaron  Mahler 

Cheryl  Mares 
ft  Cathy  Cash  Mays '84 
ft;Denise  A.  McDonald 
ft  Reuben  G.  Miller 
ftMr.  and  Mrs.  Mitchell  L.  Moore 

Elisabeth  S.  Muhlenfeld 
ftMr.  and  Mrs.  E.  Lee  Piepho 

Anne  H.  Richards  '84 

Ute  Kobler  Sartin  '97 

Margaret  Scouten 

Deborah  Snead  Shrader  '78 
ft' Margaret  Stanton 
ft  Robert  A.  Steckel 

Laura  Symons 
ftAnn  Marshall  Whitley '47 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Paul  G.  Wiley  II 
ft; Mary  Anne  Wilson  '57 
ft  Louise  Swiecki  Zingaro  '80 

Cornelia  Perkins  Zinsser  '52 


vDonor  lor  past  live  yean 
Deceased 


1996-1997         HONOR       R 


L       OF       DONORS 


^Fricnb5  CjiK^Lvt^ 


Friends  of  the  College  made  a 
grand  total  of  260  gifts  during 
1996-1997,  up  from  244  during 
1995-96.  Warmest  thanks  to  each 
of  the  following: 

Laurence  E.  Ach 
Mrs.  Victor  Ackermann 

*  David  P.  Adams 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  L.  E.  Adams 

*  Ralph  Aiken* 
Kathy  S.  Aitken 
ludith  M.  Alperin-Fried 
Cynthia  Alley  Andrews 
lohn  F.  Aniello 

*  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Gregory  T.  Armstrong 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Neil  Baldwin 
Cynthia  C.  Beart 

^Gordon  G.  Beenier  H'2] 

Josephine  Benedek 

Sally  C  Benoist 

Norman  D.  Bernstein 
w  Barbara  Blair 

Kendall  T.  Blake 

*  Catherine  Sims  Boman 
Roger  |.  Bourdon 
Beverly  B.  Bowman 
David  A.  Bradt 
Kenneth  W.  Bradt 
Alison  F.  Briber 
Karen  T,  Brott 

lames  T.  Brown 
wWalterH.  Brown  H'49 

Sharon  R.  Bryant 

Stacy  Burke 
*Kathrin  Burleson 

Richard  C.  Burroughs 
w  Dr.  Anthony  Caprio 

Joseph  F.  Carroll 

Pauline  I.  Carroll 

The  Estate  of  Richard  G.  Carrott* 

Mrs.  Hantord  A.  Carter 

Maculey  Carter,  |r. 

Louise  C.  Cash 

Philip  G.  Cavanaugh 

Roslyn  V.  Cheagle 

Dr.  and  Mrs.  R.  Meade  Christian,  |r. 

lohn  Christiensen 

Kelli  A.  Cohen 

loan  Cooper 


Mr.  and  Mrs.  Luis  F.  Corea 
Bronier  L.  Costas 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Roger  P  Craig 
Peter  B.  D'Amario 

C.  F.  Damon,  |r. 
Mary  M.  Dantorth 

*Mr.  and  Mrs.  Peter  V.  Daniel 
F^arriet  P  Davis 
Calvert  G.  deColigny,  |r. 
M.  Elaine  deColigny 
Dr.  Myrna  Delson-Karan 
Ethel  Devol 
lames  F.  Dicke,  III 
Ruth  T,  Dickens 
Mrs.  W.  j.  Dickens,  |r. 

*  Peter  B.  Dirlam 
^Vincent  |.  Doddy 

Lynn  L.  Dodge 

Christopher  R.  Dumont 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  Rodman  H.  Durfee 
*Kemp  V.  Dwenger 

*  Ernest  P  Edwards 
Thomas  A.  Ehrgood,  |r. 
Karen  Eidelman 

Alan  M.  Engler 

Elizabeth  B.  Farriss 
^Carma  C.  Fauntleroy 

Scott  and  Barbara  Fegan 

Diana  F  Feinberg 

Jonathan  Fielding 
*T.  Richard  Fishbein 

The  Estate  of  Fannie  Fletcher* 

lohn  C.  Ford  II 

Bryant  C.  Freeman 

Mrs.  Robert  |.  Friedlander 

*  Forrest  L.  Cager,  |r. 
Mary  B.  Garbee 

D.  Philip  Garmey 
Mitchell  E.  Garner 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  loseph  Geller 
'sloseph  A.  Gilchrist,  )r. 
Robert  M.  Gill 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gustavo  E.  Gomez 
Mary  Goodwin 
Charlotte  L.  Gose 
Mary  Ann  Gosser 
Sally  H.  Graham 
Carole  A.  Grunberg 
Eve  S.  Guth 


*MargotH.  Hahn 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Frank  P  Hall  111 

Anne  R  Hamer 

Daphne  lohnson  Hanrahan 

ludith  A.  Hansen 
wAdelaide  H.  Hapala 

Patricia  Harrington 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  H.  Harris 

Donald  R.  Hart,  |r. 

Mel  Hartsough 

Elizabeth  H.  Hayes 

Angela  Rose  Heffernan 

Lucy  Hervier 

Kerry  Holmberg 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ronald  W.  Hopkins 

KillisT.  Howard 

Meighan  Howard 

Eliane  Hughes 

Arthur  R  Humphrey  III 

Alexandra  Hunt 

lanice  T.  Ikenberry 

loshua  laffe 

Henry  lames,  |r. 

Mildred  C.  lamison 

Anna  M.  Moore  and  lack  lanetatos 

Mrs.  Edward  S.  lohnson 

*  Benjamin  H.  lones 
Roberta  A.  lones 
Arnold  loseph 

*  Barbara  A.  Kelly 
Caroline  I.  Kennett 
lames  F.  King  III 
Mrs.  lohn  S.  Klein 
Michael  S.  Koppisch 
Susan  Kotta 

Allison  Thomas  Kunze 

Peter  M.  Labombarde 

Laura  Lacchia-Rose 

Denise  Y.  Etheridge  LaCour 

Mary  Ruth  Lancaster 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robert  S.  Lang 

Arelia  S.  Langhorne 

Marc -Olivier  Langlois 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Fred  H.  Laughter 

Harriet  Lawrence 

Robert  W.  Lawson,  |r. 

Charles  S.  Layne,  |r. 

Susan  f.  LeBlanc 

lanet  T  Letts 


Anne  Shullenberger  Levy 

Robert  B.  Lloyd 
s David  L.  Longfellow 

Margaret  A.  Lord 

Martha  Love 

Helen  R.  Luntz 

lohn  D. Lyons 

Veronica  A.  Macdonald 

Michael  |.  Madden 
^Robert  G.Marshall 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Stephen  C.  Martin 

Mrs.  C.  R.  Massey 

Kathleen  M.  Lorenz  Mastrangelo 

lean  S.  McClure 
^Mr.  and  Mrs.  Norman  E.  McCulloch 

Charles  N.  McEwen 

Helen  G.  McEwen 

Martha  E.  McGrady 

Lynn  M.  McWhood 
•;Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  H.  Meadows  III 

Jack  Mendelsohn 

layne  M.  Milanovich 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robert  A.  Miller 

Fred  B.  Minnich 

Stephen  Mirabella 

Helen  Molton 

Anna  Marie  Moore 

lacques  Morin 

Scott  M.  Morris 

Edwin  H.  Morse 

lohn  C.  Mueller 

Lysbeth  Muncy 

Angle  C.  Myers 
eMrs.  Lawrence  G.  Nelson 
^Mrs.  Stanley  Nemser 

Jessica  Newmark 
^  Byron  Nimocks 

Marilyn  A.  Nowogroski 

Michael  |.  Olecki 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lawrence  K.  O'Mara,  Jr. 

Clifton  W.  Pannell 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  H.  Gary  Pannell 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  lohn  Pelissier 

Robert  Perron 

Elmer  Peterson 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Richard  Quickel 

Dr.  and  Mrs.  Mitchell  Reese 
s  Frederick  W.  Renshaw 

Helen  C.  Richards 

John  C.  Risher 

Chadotte  M.  Robinson 

Captain  and  Mrs.  Evan  D.  Robinson 

Phyllis  K.  Rohrlich 

William  D.  Romey 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Michael  D.  Rooney 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Richard  Rosen 

David  Rosenbloom 

Patricia  M.  Rosenthal 

Richard  C.  Rowland 

Margaret  M.  Sabo 

laneM.  Sandlin 

leffrey  Schaider 
^Tom  M.  Schaumberg 
s  Helene  P.  Schewel 

Antoinette  F.  Seymour 

Beverly  0.  Shivers 

William  W.  Shoaf,  |r. 

June  Siegel 

Joan  B.  Sill 

Martha  L.  Simpson 

Jonathan  Small 

Alice  W.  Solomon 

Katherine  A.  Spindle 
? Elizabeth  F.  Sprague 

Brent  Stait-Gardner 


Gary  Stanton 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  James  G.  Steele 

Barbara  H.  Steiner 

Patricia  Carry  Stewart 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Walter  Storozum 

William  R.  Studenmund 

Ivan  R.  Sygoda 

Susan  A.  Talbot 

James  E.  Terrell 

Dr.  and  Mrs.  Graves  H. 

Thompson 
Lynn  H.  Thompson 
Calvin  K.  Towie 
C.  Wayne  Tucker 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  L.  Tuttle 
Patricia  Vail 
Daniel  Vaillancourt 
Rosamond  Van  Arnam 
John  K.  Vandervelde 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Paul  W.  Vestigo 
George  K.  Visich 
George  F.  Walker 
John  Wallace 
Pamela  W.  Wallace 
John  G.  Webb,  Jr. 
Ann  K.  Weigand 
Charles  M.  Weis 
James  M.  Wells 
Pauline  Bader  Wenzl 
Nan  Tull  Wezniak 
t'Dr.  andMrs.  H.  B.  Whiteman,  Jr. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  J.  Edwin  Whitesell 
H,  P.  Whiteside,  |r. 
Ms.  M.  Lyndon  Whitmore 
Herbert  N.  Wigder 
Linda  W.Will 
Mrs.  Fran(;oise  |.  Williams 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  lames  G.  Williams 
Winifred  B.  Wilson 
loan  O'Meara  Winant 
leanne  L.  Windsor 
Dr.  R.  H.LangleyWood 
William  C.  Wooldridge 
T.  Evans  Wyckoff 


^Donor  tor  past  five  years 
•  Deceased 


19  96-1997         HONOR 


Qift5  anb 


Life  Income  Gifts 


The  lollowing  donon  entered  into 
lite-income  arrangements  with  the 
College  during  1996-97.   These 
donors  continue  to  receive 
income  (or  themselves  and/or 
others  while  realizing  immediate 
income  and  estate  tax  benefits. 

Gertrude  0.  Anderson  '21* 
lean  van  Home  Baber  '33* 
Robert  E.  and  Clare  Newman 

Blanchard  '60 
Ruth  Simpson  Carrington  '21 
Mary  Whipple  Clark  '35 
W.  Ford  and  Reginal  Cramer  iParents) 
Ernest  P.  Edwards  (Retired  Faculty) 
Mary  lane  Luke  '48 
Gordon  E.  Mallett  (Parent) 
Alvin  B.  and  Shirley  Hauseman 

Nordhem  '42 
Margaret  Eggers  Perry  '44 
Ann  Hauslein  Pottertleld  '42 
Stephanie  Bredin  Speakman  '68 
Serena  Ailes  Stevens '30 
Margaret  Smith  Thomasson  '36 
Ann  Samtord  Upchurch  '48* 
William  D,  and  ludy  Baldwin  Waxter  '49 
Florence  Barclay  Winston  '57 
Charles  R.  and  Dorothy  Malone 

Yates '42 


Bequests 


During  /  996-97,  Sweet  Briar 
received  bequests  from  the 
estates  of: 

Susanne  Strassburger  Anderson  '35 

Audrey  T.  Berts  '45 

Richard  C.  Carrott  (Friend  at  the  Collegel 

Nancy  Fi.Coe  '31 

Emilie  Turner  Cowling  '30 

Elise  Morley  Fink  '27 

Fannie  Fletcher 

(Friend  of  the  College) 
Mary  Marshall  Hobson  '24 
Ella  Phillips  Hotchkiss '29 
Ruth  Renion  McRae  '32 
Blanche  Quincey  Stubbs  '24 
Cornelia  Murray  Weller  '33 


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The  Inbuma  "Tletckcr  ^L[[iam$  A$$ocLate$ 


The  Indiana  Fletcher  Williams 
Associates  recognizes,  during  their 
lifetimes,  those  individuals  who 
state  in  writing  that  Sweet  Briar 
College  is  a  benefactor  in  their 
wills,  participate  in  a  life-income 
arrangement,  create  a  life  estate, 
or  name  the  College  as  the 
beneficiary  of  an  insurance  policy 
In  1996-97.  there  were  285 
members,  compared  to  276  in 
1995-96.  Thanks  to  each  one! 

Eugenia  Burnett  Affel  '42 
Kathleen  Ward  Allen  '40 
lean  Cole  Anderson  '31 
Carolyn  Scort  Arnold  '57 
Carole  Gilkeson  Baker 
Nancy  Godwin  Baldwin  '57 
Brooks  Barnes '43 
Marie  Gaffney  Barry  '41 
Elizabeth  M.  Beale  '63 
Ruth  Will  Beckh  '26 
Polly  Benson-Brown  '58 
Deborah  Kocik  Benton  '79 
Pauline  Dickey  Berault '69 
Clare  Newman  Blanchard  '60 
Ann  Young  Bloom  '59 
Carolyn  Martindale  Blouin  '30 
Catharine  Fitzgerald  Booker  '47 
Barbara  Sampson  Borsch  '59 
Patricia  Brown  Boyer  '49 
loanne  Raines  Brinkley  '57 
Betty  Suttle  Briscoe  '34 
Mrs.  Owen  W.  Brodie 
Eleanor  Alcott  Bromley  '34 
Alice  Gary  Farmer  Brown  '59 
Nancy  Dixon  Brown  '63 
Catherine  Cage  Bruns '55 
Ellen  Newell  Bryan  '26 
Mary  Simpson  Bulkley  '39 
Sarah  M.  Bumbaugh  '54 
lulia  Thomas  Burleigh  '28 
Carl  W.  Calandra 
Eugenia  Dickey  Caldwell  '65 
Mary  Swift  Calhoun  '31 
Anne  Russell  Carter  '34 
Lynn  Mather  Charette  '86 
Ellen  Ramsay  Clark  '49 
Mary  Whipple  Clark  '35 
Martha  Mansfield  Clement  '48 
Anne  Stelle  Cole  '78 
Kim  Patmore  Cool  '62 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  W.  Ford  Cramer,  |r. 
Sally  Fishburn  Crockett  '52 
Susan  Bronson  Croft  '64 
Faith  Rahmer  Croker  '54 
Paul  D.  Cronin 


1996-1997  Planned  Giving  Report 


Membership  in  the  Indiana  Fletcher  H'////anis  Associates  tor  1996-97  stands 
at  285.  For  the  1996-97  fiscal  year,  the  College  received  the  following: 

Cash  Received   Bequests $2,929,032 

Life  Income  Gifts 5,471,683 

Subtotal    $8,400,715 

.     Life  Income  Gifts   Gift  Annuities $44,986 

Received  tor  Management 

by  Sunlrust  Bank    Charitable  Remainder  Unitrusts 926,656 

Subtotal  Managed  by  Suntrust       $971 ,642 

Charitable  Remainder  Trust 

Managed  by  Others $1,026,000 

Subtotal    $1,997,642 
Grand  Total  Gifts  and  Pledges  $10,398,357 


Nannette  McBurney  Crowdus  '57 
Mary  Wheat  Crowell  '42 
laneGuignard  Curry  '23 
Diane  Dalton  '67 
Lydia  C.  Daniel 
Peter  V.  Daniel 
luliet  Halliburton  Davis  '35 
Ruth  Hemphill  DeBuys '41 
Monica  F.  Dean 
Andrea  Denson-Wechsler  '62 
Elise  Wachenfeld  de  Papp  '55 
Margaret  Huxley  Dick  '36 
Margaret  Stuart  Wilson  Dickey  '41 
Carol  Anne  Dickson  '86 
Wilma  Dotson 
Patricia  Potter  Duncan  '41 
Ernest  P.  Edwards 
Mary  Ellen  Thompson  Beach  Ela  '42 
Nancie  Howe  Entenmann  '56 
Eleanor  Crosby  Erdman  '60 
Mary  Rich  Ewing  '36 
Tabb  Thornton  Farinholt  '59 
Fitzallen  Kendall  Fearing '23 
Katherine  Guerrant  Fields  '53 
Frances  lohnson  Finley  '37 
Elizabeth  Glenn  Fisher  '83 
Constance  Currie  Fleming  '40 
Elizabeth  Morton  Forsyth  '36 
Carol  McMurtry  Fowler  '57 
Elinor  Ward  Francis  '37 
Rebecca  Young  Frazer  '35 
Clara  Call  Frazier  '40 
Barbara  Ripley  Furniss'42 
Lynn  Crosby  Gammill  '58 
Stewart  Gammill  III 
Alfred  G.  Genung 
Nancy  Nalle  Genung  '37 
Anne  Cooke  Gilliam  '40 
Adelaide  Boze  Glascock  '40 
lane  Piper  Gleason  '74 
Virginia  Chamblin  Greene  '55 
Frances  W.  Gregory  '36 
Lura  Litton  Crift^in  '78 
Alice  Trout  Hagan  '49 
Anne  Sheftleld  Hale  '54 
Virginia  Hardin  '37 
].  Stanley  Hare 
Mary  Belle  Hare  '32 
AdeleVogelHarrell'62 
Elizabeth  Trueheart  Harris  '49 
Jeanne  Harris  '40 
George  I  Harrison 
Marion  Bower  Harrison  '48 
Vesta  Murray  Haselden  '38 
Katherine  Powell  Heller  '78 
Mayde  Ludington  Henningsen  '48 
Victor  W.  Henningsen,  |r. 
Dorothy  Marks  Herbruck  '51 
W.  Cibbs  Herbruck 
Kristin  E.  Herzog  '70 
Anna  Mary  Chidester  Heywood  '45 
lane  Burnett  Hill  '40 
Preston  Hodges  Hill  '49 
Esther  |ett  Holland  '43 
Martha  C.  Holland  '72 
Anne  Catling  Honey  '60 
Kathleen  M.  Horan  '71 
Anne  Stuckle  Houston  '46 
Belle  Brockenbrough  Hutchins  '29 
Wendy  Igleheart  '78 
MarybelleL.  Iliff'61 
Mary  Bailey  Izard  '52 
Marian  Shanley  lacobs  '44 
lulia  Mills  lacobsen  '45 
Elizabeth  Cox  lohnson  '27 
Helen  Cornwell  lones  '40 
Lucy  Kiker lones '43 
Gwen  Speel  Kaplan  '60 
Kathleen  A.  Kavanagh  '74 
Nancyellen  Keane  '78 


lane  lohnson  Kent  '48 
Nancy  Hudler  Keuffel  '62 
Ernest  N.  Kirrmann* 
Sarah  Tarns  Kreker  '39 
Helen  Murchison  Lane  '46 
Frances  Grift'ith  Laserson  '70 
Alice  F.  Laubach  '35 
Rebekah  Strode  Lee  '34 
Natalie  Roberts  Lemon  '31 
Ann  Colston  Leonard  '47 
Anne  Noyes  Lewis  '43 
Elizabeth  Hanger  Lippincott  '42 
Anne  Corbirt  Little '34 
ludith  Perkins  Llewellyn  '48 
Lydia  Goodwyn  Lorentzen  '34 
Mary  lane  Luke  '48 
Sara  Flnnegan  Lycett  '61 
Mrs.  William  W.  Lynn,  |r. 
Katherine  Macdonald 
Meri  Hodges  Major  '54 
Mary  Virginia  Crigsby  Mallett  '49 
Mary  Seaton  Marston  '31 
Margaret  Sheffield  Martin  '48 
Buckley  A.  Maynard 
Ona  C.  Maynard 
Maddin  Lupton  McCallie  '48 
Mary  Lee  McGinnis  McClain  '54 
Aimee  Des  Pland  McGirt  '47 
Vera  Searcy  McGonigle  '37 
Mrs.  Peyton  F.  McLamb 
Dorothy  Woods  McLeod  '58 
Helen  McMahon  '23 
Anne  Milbank  Mell  '71 
Suzanne  Bassewitz  Mentzinger  '52 
Julia  Gray  Saunders  Michaux  '39 
Lee  Mackubin  Miller '66 
Margaret  Sandidge  Miller  '37 
Mildred  Moon  Montague  '40 
Catherine  Taylor  Moore  '78 
Louise  P.  Moore  '50 
Margaret  Preston  Moore  '42 
Makanah  Dunham  Morriss  '66 
|oy  Reynolds  Mouledoux  '84 
lanet  Trosch  Moulton  '39 
Lysbeth  Muncy 
lohn  B.  Nason  III 
Laura  Conway  Nason  '61 
Muriel  Barrows  Neall  '40 
Antoinette  D.  Nelson 
Elizabeth  Schmeisser  Nelson  '43 
Mary  lohnson  Nelson  '64 
Lindsay  Smith  Newsom  '67 
Anne  Walker  Newton  '38 
Alvin  B.  Nordhem 
Shirley  Hauseman  Nordhem  '42 
Denise  Wisell  O'Connor  '71 
lean  C.  Old  '47 

Katharine  Weisiger  Osborne  '47 
Anna  Chao  Pai  '57 
Katharine  Niles  Parker  '36 
Ann  N.  B.  Parks  '39 
Joanne  Holbrook  Patton  '52 
Gray  Thomas  Payne  '75 
Kathleen  Peeples  Pendleton  '55 
Ellen  Gilliam  Perry  '45 
Margaret  Eggers  Perry  '44 
Frances  Gregg  Petersmeyer  '43 
Cornelius  W.  Pettinga 
Susan  Dern  Plank  '73 
Ruth  Myers  Pleasants  '34 
Catherine  Tift  Porter '44 
Ann  Hauslein  Pottert'ield  '42 
Patricia  Powell  Pusey  '60 
Elizabeth  Kernan  Quigley  '48 
Sally  Reahard  '30 
Ann  Morrison  Reams  '42 
Bettie  Katherine  Arnold  Reed  '64 
lanice  L.  Renne  '74 
Catherine  Cox  Reynolds  '49 
Rosemary  Frey  Rogers  '34 


Elizabeth  Maylield  Roughton  '34 
Frances  Meek  Rowe  '42 
Helen  |.  Sanlord  '42 
Yvonne  Leggett  Sanford  '39 
Betty  Rau  Santandrea  '70 
Ellen  Hanison  Saunders  '75 
Kathryn  Smith  Schauer  '56 
Margaret  Cornwell  Schmidt  '37 
Patricia  Hassler  Schuber  '47 
E.  Elaine  Schuster  '58 
Isabel  Scriba  '35 
Harriet  Houston  Shatter  '64 
Eleanor  Bosworth  Shannon  '47 
loseph  F.  Sherer,  |r. 
Mary  Alexander  Sherwood  '53 
Martha  McBroom  Shipman  '31 
Deborah  Snead  Shrader  '78 
|.  Thompson  Shrader 
Susanna  |udd  Silcox  '52 
Allison  Stemmons  Simon  '63 
Sandra  Stingily  Simpson  '57 
AnneSinsheimer '51 
Mary  Virginia  Camp  Smith  '36 
Marion  Brown  Snider  '38 
Anne  Haw  Spencer  '89 
Evelyn  Manov  Sprinsky  '71 
Agnes  Cleveland  Stackhouse  '31 
Robert  A.  Steckel 
Serena  Ailes  Stevens  '30 
Martha  Lou  Lenimon  Stohlman  '34 
Bonnie  Wood  Stookey  '34 
Virginia  Burgess  Struhsaker  '44 
Virginia  Barron  Summer  '47 
Dorothy  Denny  Sutton  '44 
Katherine  Upchurch  Takvorian  '72 
lean  G.  Taylor  '49 
Wilhelmina  Rankin  Teter  '30 
Douglas  Dockery  Thomas  '62 
Margaret  Smith  Thomasson  '36 
lanet  D.  Thorpe  '39 
lane  Roseberry  Tolleson  '52 
Sarah  Everett  Toy  '28* 
Katharine  Tracy  '26 
Alexandra  Marcoglou  Tully  '47 
Lucy  Dennington  Van  Zandt  '73 
Birdsall  S.  Viault 
Sarah  Underbill  Viault  '60 
Martha  von  Briesen  '31 
Adeline  lones  Voorhees  '46 
Marion  F.  Walker  '72 
Helen  Gwinn  Wallace  '41 
lessica  Bemis  Ward  '63 
Betty  Byrne  Gill  Ware  '55 
Barbara  K.  Warner  '46 
loan  Davis  Warren  '51 
Woodward  A.  Warrick,  |r. 
PatticiaWhitaker  Waters '44 
lulia  Baldwin  Waxter  '49 
Mary  Stevens  Webb  '49 
Gwendolyn  Weiner  '62 
Anne  C.  Whinery 
Connie  Burwell  White  '34 
Helen  Littleton  White  '41 
Kenneth  S.  White 
H.  B.  Whiteman,  |r. 
Ann  Marshall  Whitley  '47 
Patricia  Calkins  Wilder '63 
Carrington  Williams,  |r. 
Emory  Gill  Williams  '40 
Mary  Anne  Wilson  '57 
Florence  Barclay  Winston  '57 
Mary  F.  Witt  '74 
Helen  B.  Wolcott  '35 
Elizabeth  Bond  Wood  '34 
Keitt  Matheson  Wood  '63 
Wendy  Bursnall  Wozniak  '76 
Dorothy  Malone  Yates  '42 
Frank  |.  Yeager 
Kathryn  Prothro  Yeager  '61 
lacqueline  Lowe  Young  '53 


HONOR       ROLL       OF       DO 


Club  Gifts,  Club 
Scholarships,  amd 
Endowment  Funds 


Each  year,  Alumnae  Club  gifts 
provide  significant  scholarshiii 
aid  for  Sweet  Briar  students. 
The  College  is  grateful  for  the 
dedication  and  work  which 
makes  this  generous  level  of 
support  possible. 

Amherst  and  Nelson  Counlies,  VA 

Atlanta,  GA 

Austin,  TX 

Baltimore,  MD 

Birmingham,  AL 

Boston,  MA 

Central  Ohio 

Charlotte,  NC 

Charlottesville,  VA 

Chattanooga,  TN 

Chicago,  IL 

Cincinnati,  OH 

Cleveland,  OH 

Dallas,  TX 

Denver,  CO 

Fairfield  County,  CT 

Greensboro,  NC 

Houston,  TX 

Hunt  Country,  VA 

Indianapolis,  IN 

Long  Island,  NY 

Louisville,  KY 

Lynchburg,  VA 

Montgomery,  AL 

Nashville,  TN 

New  York,  NY 

Northern  New  Jersey 

Peninsula  of  Virginia 

Philadelphia,  PA 

Pittsburgh,  PA 

Richmond,  VA 

Roanoke,  VA 

Rochester,  NY 

Southern  California 

St.  Louis,  MO 

Tidewater  Area,  VA 

Washington,  DC 

Westchester  County,  NY 

Wilmington,  DE 

Winston-Salem,  NC 


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The  Friends  of  Art  1996-97 
membership  of  187  (compared  to 
Ibb  in  l995-9b)  made  gifts  to  the 
galleries  and  the  arts  program. 
Our  special  thanks  to  all  who 
supported  the  Friends  of  .Art  this 
past  fiscal  year 

*  Barbara  Gracey  Backer  71 
Amanda  E.  Baker 

*  Nancy  Godwin  Baldwin  '57 

*  Pamela  Larson  Baldwin  '64 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  Donald  A.  Barkley 

*  Barbara  Rockefeller  Bartlett  '63 
wAnn  Rilchey  Baruch  '62 
^Barbara  Blair 

Virginia  W,  Blair 
*AshleyFlynnBlanchard'90 
•SsMrs.  Donald  G.  Bounds 
«Mr.  and  Mrs.  lames  N.  Boyd 
*Anne  Mclunkin  Briber  '43 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Richard  A.  Brodie 

lulie  B.  Brooks  '90 
« Frances  Gilbert  Browne  '56 

*  Margaret  Lloyd  Bush  '36 
^Catherine  Caldwell  Cabaniss  '61 
*Mr  and  Mrs.  William  A.  Campbell 

Pauline  I.  Carroll 
*Murrell  Rickards  Chadsey  '44 

*  Barbara  Derr  Chenoweth  '38 
^Claire  Cannon  Christopher  '58 
*Anne  W.  Cone 

Gail  Robins  Constantine  '67 
^Catharine  Spessard  Cooper  '57 
Susan  M.  Craig  '73 

*  Faith  RahmerCroker  '54 
*Mr  and  Mrs.  Paul  D.  Cronin 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  Peter  V.  Daniel 
^Katherine  Robison  Davey  '83 
seluliet  Halliburton  Davis '35 

Tara  Mane  Day 

*  Ruth  Hemphill  DeBuys '41 
lames  F.  Dicke  III 

w  Nancy  Pingree  Drake  '43 
Stephanie  H.  Dudley  '96 
Celia  Williams  Dunn  '61 

*Carma  C.  Fauntleroy 

^Marianne  Hutton  Felch  '79 
Stephanie  Stitt  Fitzpatrick  '81 

«  Elizabeth  Morton  Forsyth  '36 

wClaraCall  Frazier '40 

*  Dorothea  M.  Fuller  '53 


*SarahBelkGambrell'39 

*  Karen  Greer  Cay  '74 
lessica  L.  Gindlesperger  '96 

*Adelaide  Boze  Glascock  '40 
*|ane  Piper  Gleason  '74 
?fc Nancy  Hall  Green  '64 

Allison  Roberts  Greene  '81 

Tonya  Nicole  Grudier 
wMr.  and  Mrs.  David  L.  Hall 

Lois  Streett  Hamrick  '66 
*Dr.  and  Mrs.  H.  M.  Hardy 

Patricia  Harrington 

Betty  Forsyth  Harris  '60 
'•'Elisabeth  Wallace  Hartman  '53 

*  Vesta  Murray  Haselden  '38 
laneM.  Hatcher '61 

Kate  L.  Haw  '92 

Kristin  E.  Herzog  '70 
■S Dorothy  Duncan  Hodges  '57 
^Margaret  Millender  Holmes  '63 
*Lesley  Bissell  Hoopes  '68 
S'lacqueline  Mabie  Humphrey  '60 
'.•Sally  Wright  Hyde '65 

Maia  Free  lalenak  '88 
'A  Barbara  lastrebsky  '87 
;•;  Phyllis  A,  |oyner'55 
;•:■  Anne  Wimbish  Kasanin  '59 
'«  Martha  Legg  Katz  '52 

Melissa  McGee  Keshishian  '71 
'.•Marguerite  Kramer  Kircher  '84 

Susan  Walton  Klaveness  '76 

Ella-Prince  Trimmer  Knox  '56 
K  Bruce  Watts  Krucke '54 
AAileen  H.  Laing '57 

Grayson  Harris  Lane  '83 
w  Helen  Murchison  Lane  '46 

*  Rebecca  Massie  Lane 

A  Margaret  lohnson  Laney  '62 
Virginia  Donald  Latham  '81 
'ifeMr.  and  Mrs.  David  S.  Latimore 
wKarol  A.  Lawson  '81 
9sMr.  and  Mrs.  Stanley  Leming 
*Dr.  and  Mrs.  George  H.  Lenz 
^Ann  Colston  Leonard  '47 

*  Elizabeth  Grones  Leonard  '76 
^Susanne  Gay  Linville  '32 

Astrid  M.  B.  Liverman 
'•: Beatrice  Dingwell  Loos  '46 
Helen  Missires  Lorenz  '50 
Catherine  Lynn  '64 


*  Nancy  E.  MacMeekin  '65 
*Mary  Virginia  Grigsby  Mallett  '49 

Antonia  Bredin  Massie  '77 

Autumn  L.  Mather  '97 
SB  Caroline  Casey  McGehee  '49 
wSaraneMcHugh  '81 
'A  Rebecca  Towill  McNair  '60 
*SheilaM.  McWilliams'92 
wlulia  Gray  Saunders  Michaux  '39 
*]eannette  Bush  Miller '71 

*  Norma  Patteson  Mills '60 
Elisabeth  S.  Muhlenfeld 

*Susan  Waller  Nading  '72 
w  Diane  King  Nelson  '48 
w  Elizabeth  Schmeisser  Nelson  '43 
'*  Lindsay  Smith  Newsom  '67 
'«  Roberta  Harmon  O'Neil  '73 

*  Mary  lane  Schroder  Oliver  '62 
'* Katharine  Weisiger  Osborne  '47 

*  Susan  Kirby  Peacock  '73 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Larry  E.  Pearson 
Maia  E.  Pearson  '97 
Virginia  Shultis  Pearson  '90 
Barbara  Behrens  Peck  '78 
wEdnaSyska  Peltier '42 
■s Elizabeth  Few  Penfield  '60 

Bonnie  L.  Pitman  '68 
w  Susan  Dern  Plank '73 

*  Ruth  Myers  Pleasants '34 
Anne  Litle  Poulet  '64 

'*ElizabelhCatePringle'62 
w Elizabeth  Perkins  Prothro  '39 
'« Barbara  Munter  Purdue  '32 
'«Ann  Morrison  Reams  '42 

*  Frederick  W.  Renshaw 

'* Susan  Van  Cleve  Riehl  '47 
'ifeMarion  Mann  Roberts  '39 
H.  Therese  Robinson  '83 
Nancy  losephs  Rohrer  '69 

*  Anne  Wilson  Rowe '57 
lill  Steenhuis  Ruftato  '80 
Lynn  Pearson  Russell  '69 

■ffMagdalena  Salvesen  '65 

'*  Helen  |.  Sanlord  '42 

'«|ean  Oliver  Sartor '39 
Deborah  A.  Schmidt  '89 
Elizabeth  Kopper  Schollaert  '64 
Marshall  Metcalf  Seymour  '64 

s  Susan  Hendricks  Slayman  '60 


Emily  Pleasants  Smith  '65 
Helen  Oakley  Smith  '73 
Marsha  Phillips  Smith  '74 
Alice  Allen  Smyth  '62 
Brent  Slait-Gardner 
Annie  Ward  Stern  '66 
Ann  Percy  Stroud  '62 
Shirley  Hayman  Sudduth  '60 
Greta  Eustace  Sullivan  '94 
Grace  E.  Suttle  '60 
Ray  Henley  Thompson  '62 
Susan  Boline  Thompson  '80 
lanet  D.  Thorpe  '39 
lane  Roseberry  Tolleson  '52 
Linda  W.  Towers  '96 
Sandra  Schwartz  Tropper  '73 
Ellen  Byrne  Utterback  '79 
Irene  Vongehr  Vincent  '40' 
Patricia  Balz  Vincent  '39 
Kara  R.  Vlasaty  '97 
Patricia  Doran  Walczak  '93 
ludith  Atkins  Wall '61 
Pamela  W.  Wallace 
Patricia  Waters  '77 
Patricia  Whitaker  Waters '44 
Helen  Gravatt  Watt  '44 
Sarah  Clifford  Weaver '95 
Pamela  S.  Weekes  '83 
Wendy  C.  Weiler  '71 
Gwendolyn  Weiner  '62 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  |ohn  H.  Wells 
Dorothy  C.  Westby  '60 
KatberineV  Whitby '95 
Helen  Littleton  White  '41 
Nancy  C.White '79 
Patricia  Calkins  Wilder '63 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  lames  G.  Williams 
losephine  Happ  Willingham  '38 
Mary  Anne  Wilson  '57 
Helen  Davis  Wohlers  '45 
Barbara  Boiling  Woodward  '64 
Louise  Swiecki  Zingaro  '80 
Georgia  Riley  de  Havenon  '68 
Martha  von  Briesen  '31 


Friends  of  Art  Collector's  Circle 


Friends  of  Library  Life  Members 


lean  van  Home  Baber  '33' 
Laura  Lee  Brown  '63 
lean  Walker  Campbell  '64 
Cordelia  Penn  Cannon  '34* 
Fay  Martin  Chandler  '43 
Claire  Cannon  Christopher  '58 
Mary  Whipple  Clark '35 
Anne  W.  Cone 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Thomas  N.  Connors 

(locelyn  Palmer  '62) 
lean  Inge  Cox  '65 
luliet  Halliburton  Davis '35 
Marianne  Hutton  Felch  '79 
Lynn  Crosby  Gammill  '58 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Philip  Greer 
Betty  Forsyth  Harris  '60 
Elisabeth  Wallace  Hartman  '53 
Victor  W.  Henningsen,  Sr.* 
Lesley  Bissell  Hoopes  '68 
lacqueline  Mabie  Humphrey  '60 
Donna  Pearson  |osey  '64 
Melissa  McGee  Keshishian  '71 


Mary  Seaton  Marston  '31 
Antonia  Bredin  Massie  '77 
Caroline  Casey  McGehee  '49 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  William  H.  Meadows  III 
Irene  Mitchell  Moore  '42 
Ruth  Myers  Pleasants  '34 
Anne  Litle  Poulet  '64 
Nancy  Pesek  Rasenberger  '51 
Lynn  Kahler  Rogerson  '76 
Mary  Lou  Morton  Seilheimer  '63 
Mary  Virginia  Camp  Smith  '36 
Elynor  Neblett  Stephens  '57 
Penelope  Lagakos  Turak  '74 
Wendy  C.  Weiler  '71 
Connie  Burwell  White  '34 
Nancy  C.  White  '79 


lean  Love  Albert  '46 

layAlbrecht' 

C.  Waller  Barrett* 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  |.  Bruce  Bredin 

Keene  C.  Brown* 

Fay  Martin  Chandler  '43 

Dorothy  H.  Crosby 

Laura  Lynn  Crum  '79 

luliet  Halliburton  Davis  '35 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Michael  R.  Flock 

(Frances  Biggers  '79] 
Lynn  Crosby  Gammill  '58 
lane  Piper  Gleason  '74 
Pamela  Cogghill  Graham  '74 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Philip  Greer 
Evelyn  Dillard  Crones  '45* 
Gladys  Wester  Horton  '30 
Marjorie  Ris  Hyland  '33 
Harold  Leggett' 
Mrs.  William  W.  Lynn,  jr. 
|ohn|.  Marquis,  |r. 
Dr.  and  Mrs.  Gerhard  Masur' 


Caroline  Casey  McGehee  '49 

Evelyn  D.  Mullen  '31 

Mrs.  Lawrence  G.  Nelson 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  |.  Wilson  Newman 

Mrs.  1. 1.  Perkins" 

Dr.  and  Mrs.  Cornelius  W.  Pettinga 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Vernon  W.  Piper 

Elizabeth  Perkins  Prothro  '39 

Nancy  Pesek  Rasenberger  '51 

lohn  C.  Risher 

Margaret  A.  Rogers  '56 

Anne  Wilson  Rowe  '57 

Anne  Cummins  Schutte  '  1 9 

Elizabeth  Pinkerton  Scott  '36 

Catherine  C.  Seaman 

Mary  Virginia  Camp  Smith  '36 

Stephanie  Bredin  Speakman  '68 

Anne  Pannell  Taylor  H'10* 

Mrs.  Robert  C.  Tyson' 

Constance  Lane  Vucurevich  '69 

lane  Miller  Wright '48 

Margaret  |ones  Wyllie  '45 


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ROLL       OF       DONORS 


'cnh^  of  £ibrar^ 


During  1996-97,  218  members  of 
The  Friends  of  Sweet  Briar  College 
Library  added  to  the  Library's 
collections.  The  Library  gratefully 
acknowledes  the  all-important 
support  of  this  group. 

*Ralph  Aiken* 

Leslie  Carson  Albizzatti  '90 

Mrs.  William  W.  Alexander 
'iS'Marlha  Garrison  Anness  '48 
*Dr.  and  Mrs.  Gregory  T.  Armstrong 

Rosalia  C.  Ascari 
*Nursat  I.  Aygen  '76 
^Nancy  Godwin  Baldwin  '57 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Neil  Baldwin 
*Mary  Fran  Brown  Ballard  '49 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  lulian  W.  Banton 

Marie  Caftney  Barry  '41 
*Ann  Ritchey  Baruch  '62 

Mrs.  Arthur  S.  Bates 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  |ohn  H.  Beebe,  |r. 
^Barbara  Blair 
^Catherine  Sims  Boman 
^Catharine  Fitzgerald  Booker  '47 

Dr.  and  Mrs.  G.  M.  Boswell,  |r 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  lames  N.  Boyd 
^Patricia  Brown  Boyer  '49 
^Beverly  Smith  Bragg  '54 
wEdith  Vongehr  Bridges-Cone  '41 
*Rhoda  Allen  Brooks '71 
^Catherine  Barnett  Brown  '49 
*Emily  McNally  Brown  '72 
^Frances  Gilbert  Browne  '56 
*Dr,  and  Mrs.  Phillips  R.  Bryan 

Sharon  R.  Bryant 
^Margaret  Lloyd  Bush  '36 
^Margaret  Wadman  Cafasso  '61 
*Mary  Swift  Calhoun  '31 

Rushton  Haskell  Callaghan  '86 
'^Mt.  and  Mrs.  William  A.  Campbell 
^Suzanne  lones  Cansler  '63 
^Emily  SchuberCarr  '47 
*Bettye  Thomas  Chambers  '62 
^Katharine  Barnhardt  Chase  '67 
^Barbara  Derr  Chenoweth  '38 
wClaire  Cannon  Christopher  '58 
sfeMr.  and  Mrs.  Walter  G.  Clinchy 
*Mr  and  Mrs.  William  H.  Cogswell  III 
^Eleanor  Wright  Conway  '32 
*Mary  King  Craddock  '67 
*Ll.  Col.  and  Mrs.  lohn  1.  Craw 
^Virginia  Ramsey  Crawford  '59 
*Faith  Rahmer  Croker  '54 
•SiMt.  and  Mrs.  Paul  D.  Cronin 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  Edwin  R.  Daniels 

Ethel  Devol 
^Margaret  Huxley  Dick  '36 

Ruth  T,  Dickens 
*Dr.  and  Mrs.  Serge  R.  Doucette,  |r 
^^Nancy  Pingree  Drake  '43 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robert  Eriebach 
*|ean  Ridler  Fahrenbach  '45 

Scott  and  Barbara  Fegan 
AMary  Vinton  Fleming  '46 

Kathleen  Sams  Flippen  '90 

Frances  Biggers  Flock  '79 
*)eanne  Brassel  Ford  '68 
ssElizabeth  Morion  Forsyth  '36 
*Decca  Gilmer  Frackelton  '41 
*ClaraCallFrazier'40 
*Dorothea  M.  Fuller  '53 
*Sarah  Belk  Gambrell  '39 

D.  Philip  Garmey 
•ftBonilee  Key  Garrett '43 

Thomas  W.  George 

Amy  C.  Ghiz  '92 


*Dr.  and  Mrs.  Thomas  D.  Ghrist 
^Elizabeth  C.  Gibson  '48 
^Joseph  A.  Gilchrist,  |r. 
*Mary  McGuire  Gilliam  '47 
*Marion  R  Girard  '69 
*Paul  W.  Girard 

Barbara  Davis  Godbout  '71 
*Laura  Radford  Goley  '52 

larrett  Dudley  Goodwin  '70 
?!iio  Gulick  Grant  '50 

Judy  Wilson  Grant  '66 
j^Nancy  Hall  Green  '64 
^Frances  W.  Gregory  '36 
*Mrs.  William  R.  Griswold 
^Elizabeth  Cumnock  Gunn  '38 
*Anne  Sheffield  Hale '54 
^Adelaide  H.  Hapala 
*Dr.  and  Mrs.  H.  M.  Hardy 
*Ann  Pegram  Harris  '59 

Betty  Forsyth  Harris  '60 
^Georgia  Herbert  Hart  '40 

Deborah  R.  Harvey  '82 
*Mary  Groetzinger  Heard  '63 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  Victor  W. 
Henningsen,  |r. 

Patricia  Wornom  Henry  '77 

Melissa  Schoen  Hitt  '85 

Alice  A.  Hodges  '74 
??Mrs.  Lloyd  R.  Hoilman 
*Esther  lett  Holland  '43 
'^Margaret  Millender  Holmes  '63 
?feLesley  Bissell  Hoopes  '68 

Eliane  Hughes 

Still  Hunter,  |r. 

Allen  W.  Huszti 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  Arthur  Hutchison 
*Mr  and  Mrs.  Frederick  T  lackson,  |r 
Slohn  G.  laffe 

Henry  )ames,  |r. 

Catherine  M.  lannik  '93 
?feMrs.  Carl  A.  lones 
jfeLucy  Kiker  lones  '43 
*Mary  Sexton  lones  '53 
seLouise  Corrigan  lordan  '39 
sAnne  Wimbish  Kasanin  '59 

loan  R,  Kent 
wCapt.  and  Mrs.  lohn  |.  Kingston 
'^Marguerite  Kramer  Kircher  '84 
*Bruce  Watts  Krucke '54 
SHelen  Murchison  Lane  '46 

Arelia  S.  Langhorne 
s^Karol  A.  Lawson  '81 
sAnne  Whaley  LeClercq  '64 
^Abigail  Lesnick  Leibowitz  '36 
wMr.  and  Mrs.  Stanley  Leming 
aSDr.  and  Mrs.  George  H.  Lenz 
#Anne  Noyes  Lewis  '43 
*Susanne  Gay  Linville  '32 
*Elizabeth  lohnston  Lipscomb  '59 

Catherine  Lynn  '64 
AMary  Virginia  Grigsby  Mallett  '49 
wMr  and  Mrs.  loseph ).  Mancusi,  )r. 

Cheryl  Mares 
*Mary  Seaton  Marston  '31 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Stephen  C.  Martin 
^Barbara  Olfutt  Mathieson  '70 
*Maddin  Lupton  McCallie  '48 
*SaraneMcHugh'8! 
■S Dorothea  Campbell  McMillan  '66 

Mrs.  lames  S.  McNider,  |r. 
wElizabeth  Lee  McPhail  '37 
*|eannette  Bush  Miller  '71 
^Reuben  G.  Miller 

Stephen  Mirabella 
*Bessie  Garbee  Mitchell  '38* 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  C.  Robert  Monnich 

Anna  Marie  Moore 


Elisabeth  S.  Muhlenfeld 
'(^Evelyn  D.  Mullen  '31 

Margaret  Gillmer  Myers  '66 
*Diane  King  Nelson  '48 
^Elizabeth  Schmeisser  Nelson  '43 
*|ane  W.  Nelson  '66 
jljMrs.  Lawrence  G.  Nelson 
^Frances  Stith  Nilsson  '72 
*Beth  Slayman  Nubbe  '84 
*Grace  Mary  Garry  Oates  '64 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ian  Y.  Osinga 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  Carmen  |.  Palermo 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  H.  Gary  Pannell 

Mr,  and  Mrs.  Larry  E.  Pearson 
'^Elizabeth  Few  Penfield  '60 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  E.  Lee  Piepho 
^Virginia  Noyes  Pillsbury  '44 
*Vernon  W.  Piper 
*Susan  Dern  Plank  '73 
^Magdalen  Andrews  Poff  '54* 
^Catherine  Tift  Porter '44 
*Elizabeth  Tyson  Postles  '31 
^Margaret  Craighill  Price  '41 
^Barbara  Munter  Purdue  '32 
*Ann  Morrison  Reams  '42 

Anne  H.  Richards  '84 

lohn  C.  Risher 
'^Ann  Venable  Rogers  '54 
^Rosemary  Frey  Rogers  '34 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Michael  D.  Rooney 
^*Anne  Wilson  Rowe  '57 

Richard  C.  Rowland 
*Helen  |.  Sanford  '42 
*Merriam  Packard  Sargent  '43* 
*Dr.  and  Mrs.  Guy  L.  Schless 

L.  Angelyn  Schmid  '87 
9>'Mr.  and  Mrs.  George  E.  Schultz,  Sr. 
jeEleanor  Bosworth  Shannon  '47 
*Susan  Hendricks  Slayman  '60 

Marsha  Phillips  Smith '74 

loan  Hobbs  Spisso  '72 
^Elizabeth  F.  Sprague 
^Margaret  Stanton 
*Sarah  Anderson  Stanton  '89 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  lames  G.  Steele 
^Virginia  Burgess  Struhsaker  '44 
*Marie  E.  Sushka  '67 
*Grace  E.  Suttle  '60 
A'Katherine  Upchurch  Takvonan  '72 
i*(Deborah  L.  Thacker  '77 
*Emily  B.  Thomas 
SMargaret  Smith  Thomasson  '36 
*)anet  D.  Thorpe  '39 

George  K.  Visich 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  W.  A.  Warrick,  |r. 
*Sarah  Watson  '70 
*HelenGravattWatt'44 
*Mr.  and  Mrs.  Andrew  D.  Weaver 
'A'Mrs.  Richard  C.  Weiss 

James  M.  Wells 

Mr,  and  Mrs.  lohn  H.  Wells 
'.•'Margaret  Ballard  Whitehurst  '39 
*Dr.  and  Mrs.  H.  B.  Whiteman,  |r. 

Sallie  Yon  Williams '63 
;*;|osephine  Happ  Willingham  '38 
AMary  Anne  Wilson  '57 
^Elizabeth  Bond  Wood  '34 

Dr.  R.  H.  Langley  Wood 
A'lustine  Domhoff  Wright  '38 

Susannah  Scagel  Young  '85 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Elwin  |.  Zarwell 
wLouise  Swiecki  Zingaro  '80 


■ 1 

'       MemonaL  Qcfts 

Many  alumnae,  parents,  and  friends  make  gifts  to  Sweet  Briar  for 

capital  or  current  support  in  the  form  of  memorials.  Listed  below  are 

the  names  of  those  in  whose  memory  gifts  were  made  in  I99b-97. 

Ann  Eckel  Aiken 

Marvin  Lemon 

Susanne  Sirassburger  Anderson  '35 

Virginia  Hall  Lindley  '32 

Thomas  L.  Baldwin 

Ion  S.  Lodeesen 

Lois  Ballenger 

Caroline  Rankin  Mapother  '48 

Marilyn  Ackerson  Barker  '50 

|une  Allen  Maton  '45 

Mary  Catherine  Mckinney  Barker  '50 

Dianne  Stafford  Mayes  '58 

lane  Belcher 

Frances  McCamish  McNeel  '26      " 

Josephine  Barrow  Bierhaus  '52 

Ruth  Remon  McRae  '32 

lulia  Craig  Brooke  '58 

Barbara  Belcher  Mericle                ; 

Sarah  Adams  Bush  '43 

William  Montague                       j 

Helen  Smith  Davenport  '57 

lames  0,  Moore 

Patricia  Dean  '76 

Anne  Brinson  Nelson  '47 

Barbara  Austin  Doss  '50 

Evelyn  Pretlow  Ormislon  '44 

Phoebe  Pierson  Dunn  '36 

Marvin  Perry 

Mabel  Edwards 

losephine  Rucker  Powell  '33 

Florence  Woellel  Elston-Beemer  '21 

Sarah  T.  Ramage 

Gunnar  Eng 

lacqueline  Murray  Sanner  '47 

Nenah  Fry 

Anne  Horak  Shafer  '64 

Dorothea  Reinburg  Fuller  '26 

Blanche  Vandenburg  Shoaf  '31 

Janet  Lowrey  Cager 

Sue  R.  Slaughter 

Margaret  Kelly  Gardiner  '42 

Eleanor  Crumnne  Stewart  '47 

Natalie  Hopkins  Griggs  '37 

Louise  Watson  Steele '56 

Reba  Smith  Gromel  '40 

Byrd  Stone  '56 

Evelyn  Dillard  Crones  '45 

Rebecca  Yount  Tallmadge 

Dianne  Gumerson 

Charles  Taubert 

Ashley  Hammond  '93 

lackie  Schreck  Thompson  '47 

Milan  E.  Hapala 

Walter  Turno 

Dr.  lohn  Hartman 

Ann  Samford  Upchurch  '48 

Dorothy  Herbison  Hawkins  '25 

Michael  Vallery 

Ann  Lane  Hereford  '49 

lohn  Vonetes 

Mary  Marshall  Hobson  '24 

lean  Gillespie  Walker  '54 

Susan  Rusniisel  Ide  '62 

Nida  Tomlin  Watts  '40 

C.  Robert  Irwin 

Alice  Sweney  Weed  '42 

LucileCox  lones '36 

Lois  Peterson  Wilson  '26 

Lorraine  Kelly 

Ernest  Winter 

Jaclyn  Tappen  Kern  '49 

Virginia  Vesey  Woodward  '33 

Dr.  John  Knox 

Lyie  Glass  Young  '36 

Virginia  Brown  Lawson  '34 

Deborah  Carroll  Ziegler  '49 

Corporations  and  Foundations 


Gifts  from  corporations  and  four)dations  represent  an  important 
commitment  to  academic  freedom  of  choice  and  the  continued 
strength  of  independent  liberal  arts  colleges.  We  are  grateful  to  the 
following  for  gifts  during  1996-97: 

American  Electric  Power 

Bristol-Myers  Squibb  Foundation,  Inc. 

C.  B.  Fleet  Company 

Central  Fidelity  Bank 

Charles  A.  Frueauff  Foundation,  Inc. 

Andrew  Horsley  Easley  and  Anne  Owen  Easley  Charitable  Trust 

First  Colony  Life  Insurance  Company 

First  Federal  Savings  Bank 

leffress  Foundation 

Larue  Carter  Hospital 

Lettie  Pate  Whitehead  Foundation,  Inc. 

Litman  Law  Offices,  Ltd. 

Lowe,  Brockenbrough  &  Tattersall,  Inc. 

Montague-Betts  Company 

Taylor  Brothers,  Inc. 

Virginia  Foundation  of  Independent  Colleges 

Virginia  Academy  of  Science 

W,  D.  Campbell  Insurance 


v  Donor  lor  pdsf  live  )t3rs 
Deceased 


19  9  6- 


OF       DONORS 


CorjwatLom  arih  "founlatbrn       "Vlr^imd  "founlatm  of  Inlcjmilcnt  Col[ec]C5 


Which  Matched  Individual  Gifts  in  1996-1997 


3M 

AON  Corporation 

ARCO  Foundation,  Inc. 

AT&T  Foundation 

Abbott  Laboratories  Fund 

Aetna  Foundalion,  Inc. 

Air  Products  Foundation 

Akzo  Nobel,  Inc. 

AIco  Standard  Foundation 

Alexander  O'Neill  Haas  &  Martin 

Allied-Signal  Foundation,  Inc. 

American  Express 

Andersen  Foundation 

BT  Foundation 

Bank  of  New  York 

Bank  One,  Louisiana 

Barnett  Banks,  Inc. 

Bell  Atlantic  Foundation 

Bellcore 

Bemis  Company  Foundation 

Boeing  Company 

Bristol-Myers  Squibb  Foundation 

Brown-Forman  Corporation 

Burlington  Northern  Santa  Fe 

Foundation 
CIGNA  Foundation 

CNA  Insurance  Companies  Foundation 
CPC  International,  Inc. 
CSX  Corporation 

Carolina  Power  and  Ligbt  Company 
Caterpillar  Tractor  Company 
CertainTeed  Corporation  Foundation 
Champion  International  Corporation 
Chase  Manhattan  Foundation 
Chesapeake  Corporation  Foundation 
Chevron  Companies 
Chicago  Title  And  Trust  Company 
Chrysler  Corporation  Fund 
Chubb  And  Son,  Inc. 
Citibank 

Coca-Cola  Company 
Coopers  and  Lybrand 
CoreStates  Financial  Corporation 
Corning  Incorporated  Foundation 
Crestar  Bank 
Crum  and  Forster,  Inc. 
Dominion  Resources,  Inc. 
Dow  Chemical  Company 
Dow  lones  and  Company,  Inc. 
Dun  &  Bradstreet  Corporation 
Eli  Lilly  and  Company  Foundation 
Ericsson 

Exxon  Education  Foundation 
FannieMae  Foundation 
Federated  Department  Stores,  Inc. 
first  Maryland  Foundation,  Inc. 
First  Union  Corporation  of  NC 
First  Union  Foundation 
First  Virginia  Banks,  Inc. 
Ford  Motor  Company  Fund 
Freeport-McMoRan,  Inc. 
CE  Fund 
GTE  Foundation 
Georgia  Power  Company 
Goldman  Sachs  &  Company 
Guardian  Life  Insurance  Company 

of  America 
H  &  R  Block  Foundation 
H.  |.  Heinz  Company  Foundation 
Harrah's  Entertainment,  Inc. 
Hercules,  Inc. 

Hershey  Foods  Corporation  Fund 
Hewlett-Packard  Company 
Honeywell  Foundation 
IBM  International  Foundation 
IFG 

INCO  United  States,  Inc. 
ITT  Hartford  Insurance  Croup 

Foundation,  Inc. 


Imasco  Holdings,  Inc. 
Independent  Insurance  Group 
International  Paper  Company 

Foundation 
|.  R  Morgan  &  Company,  Inc. 
Johnson  &  Higgins  of  PA.,  Inc. 
KPMG  Peat  Marwick  Foundation 
Kansas  City  Southern  Industries 
Knight  Foundation 
Lawyers  Title  Insurance  Company 
Lockheed  Martin  Corporation 
Lucent  Technologies 
Maritrans 

Marsh  and  McLennan  Companies,  Inc. 
Master  Builders,  Inc. 
McGraw-Hill  Foundalion,  Inc. 
Mellon  Bank 

Merck  Company  Foundation 
Merrill  Lynch  and  Company 
Michie  Company 
Mobil  Foundation,  Inc. 
Monsanto  Fund 
Morgan  Stanley  Foundalion 
Motorola  Foundalion 
NYNEX 

Nahonal  City  Bank 
Nationsbank  Corporation 
Nationwide  Insurance  Foundation 
Neiman-Marcus  Group 
The  New  England 

New  York  Times  Company  Foundation 
Niagara  Mohawk  Foundation 
Norfolk  Southern  Foundation 
Norgren 

Northern  Telecom,  Inc. 
Olin  Corporation  Charitable  Trust 
Openaka  Corporation,  Inc. 
PNC  Bank  Foundation 
PPG  Industries  Foundation 
Pennzoil  Company 
People's  Bank 
Pepsico  Foundalion 
loe  and  Lois  Perkins  Foundation 
Pfizer,  Inc. 

Philip  Morris  Companies,  Inc. 
Phoenix  Home  Life  Insurance  Company 
Price  Waterhouse  LLP  Foundation 
Procter  and  Gamble  Fund 
Providian  Corporation 
Prudential  Foundation 
R|R  Nabisco  Foundation 
Raytheon  Company 
SC  lohnson  Wax  Fund,  Inc. 
Salomon  Brothers 
Sedgwick  lames.  Inc. 
Shell  Oil  Company 
Southern  New  England  Telephone  Co. 
Stanley  Works 
State  Street  Bank  &  Trust 
Struever  Brothers  Eccles  &  Rouse 
SunTrust  Bank,  Atlanta  Foundation 
T.  Rowe  Price  Associates  Foundation 
Teledyne,  Inc. 
Texaco  Foundation 
Texas  Instruments 
Time  Warner,  Inc. 
Times  Mirror 
Towers  Perrin  Company 
Tropicana  Products,  Inc. 
UPS  Foundation 
Virginia  Power/NC  Power 
W.  W.  Norton  &  Company,  Inc. 
Wachovia  Bank  of  North  Carolina 
Washington  Post 

Western  Asset  Management  Company 
Weslinghouse  Foundation 
Wheat  First  Butcher  Singer  Foundation 
Z.  V  Pate  Foundation,  Inc. 


Sweet  Briar  College  is  most 
grateful  tor  the  continuerl  annual 
support  received  through  the 
Virginia  Foundation  for 
Independent  Colleges  (VFIC). 
During  1996-97,  the  College 
received  $194,347.86.  Such 
support  represents  the  awareness 
of  the  business  community  of  the 
importance  of  higher  education  in 
Virginia. 

1997  Leadership  Contributors 
(These  names  provided  by  the  VFIC) 


$150,000  AND  ABOVE 


E.  Claiborne  Robins  Endowment 
E.  Claiborne  Robins  Estate 
lessie  Ball  duPont  Fund 
lessie  Ball  duPont  Fund  Endowment 


$100,000  AND  ABOVE 


Bell  Atlantic-Virginia 
Chesapeake  Corporation 
Norfolk  Southern  Corporation 
Philip  Morris  Companies,  Inc. 


$50,000  AND  ABOVE 


Anonymous 

Bassett  Furniture  Industries,  Inc. 

Beazley  Foundation,  Inc. 

CSX  Corporation 

Camp  Foundations 
Camp  Foundation 
j.L.  Camp  Foundation 
Ruth  Camp  Canipbell  Foundation 
Camp  Younts  Foundation 

Crestar  Financial  Corporation 

Ethyl  Corporation 

Krasnow  Estate 

NationsBank  of  Virginia 

North  Shore  Foundation 

The  Teagle  Foundation 

Virginia  Power  Company 


$30,000  AND  ABOVE 


Barnhart  Endowment 
Warren  W.  F^obbie  Trust 
Mars  Foundation 
The  Perry  Foundation,  Inc. 
George  A.  and  Lorraine  Snell  Fund 
United  Parcel  Sereice/Foundation  for 
Independent  Higher  Education 


$25,000  AND  ABOVE 


Central  Fidelity  Bank 
Clark-Winchcole  Foundation 
First  Union  National  Bank  of  Virginia 
Landmark  Communications,  Inc. 

The  Virginian-Pilot 

The  Roanoke  Times 
Massey  Foundation 
Reynolds  Metals  Company  Foundation 
Earle  Miles  Tunison  Estate 
Universal  Corporation 


$20,000  AND  ABOVE     ■   $5,000  AND  ABOVE 


American  Electric  Power 
First  Virginia  Banks,  Inc. 
Foundation  for  Independent 

Higher  Education 
The  Fiomeslead* 
Maurice  L.  Mednick  Memorial  Fund 
Signet  Banking  Corporation 


$15,000  AND  ABOVE 


Allied-Signal,  Inc. 

The  Beirne  Carter  Foundation 

Robert  B.  Claytor/Nortolk  Southern  Fund 

First  Colony  Life  Insurance  Company 

The  Flagler  Foundation 

Coleman  A.  &  Emily  S.  Hunter 
Charitable  Trust 

Media  General  Foundation 
Charlottesville  Daily  Progress 
Lynchburg  News  &  Advance 
Richmond  Times-Dispatch 

E.  Claiborne  Robins,  |r. 

Wm.  H.,  John  G.  &  Emma  Scott 
Foundation 

Union  Camp  Corporation 

Wheat  First  Butcher  Singer 


$10,000  AND  ABOVE 


Belk  of  Virginia 

Coopers  &  Lybrand 

Ernst  &  Young 

Gottwald  Foundation 

The  Lane  Company,  Inc.  (The  Lane 

Foundation) 
Mobil  Foundation 
Roanoke  Electric  Steel  Corporation 
Ukrop's  Super  Markets,  Inc. 
Washington  Forrest  Foundation 


$7,500  AND  ABOVE 


Eugene  M.  Bane  Charitable  Trust 
Burlington  Industries  Foundation 
Carpenter  Company  Inc. 
Craddock-Terry  Foundation,  Inc. 
Mrs.  Bruce  G.  Gottwald 
|.|.  Haines  &  Company  Inc. 
Home  Beneficial  Life  Insurance 

Company 
lefferson  Bankshares,  Inc. 
KPMG  Peat  Marwick 
Markel  Corporation 
The  Pittston  Company 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  W.  Snow 
Vulcan  Materials  Company 
Washington  and  Lee  University 
Westvaco  Corporation 
The  Wilton  Companies 


Albemarle  Corporation 

Sydney  E.  Albrittain 

American  Filtrona  Corporation 

Anonymous 

Mrs.  lane  Parke  Batten 

William  E.  Betts,  |r. 

Booz,  Allen  &  Hamilton,  Inc. 

Canon  Virginia,  Inc. 

Capital  One 

Christian,  Barton,  Epps,  Brent  & 

Chappell 
Commonwealth  Gas  Services,  Inc. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  G.A.  Gutchins  III 
Deloitte  &  Touche 
DIMON,  Inc. 
Empire  Machine  &  Supply 

Company,  Inc. 
English  Foundation-Trust 
Ferguson  Enterprises,  Inc. 
Hunton  &  Williams 
Irvin  Payne  &  Sons 
Kennametal  Foundation 
A.  J.  Lester  III 
Mary  and  Daniel  Loughran 

Foundation,  Inc. 
Charles  Lunsford  Sons  and  Associates 
McGuire,  Woods,  Banle  &  Boothe 
H.P.  McNeal 

Nationwide  Insurance  Companies 
Noland  Company  Foundation 
Owens  &  Minor,  Inc. 
Price  Waterhouse 
CE.  Richardson  Benevolent  Foundation 
Richfood,  Inc. 

Rouse-Bottom  Foundation,  Inc. 
Sam  Moore  Furniture  Industnes,  Inc. 
The  Honorable  &  Mrs.  Elliot  S.  Schewel 
Shenandoah  Life  Insurance 
Snell  Construction  Corporation 
Southern  Slates 
South  Trust  Bank  of  Alabama 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robert  H.  Spilman 
Tredegar  Industries,  Inc. 
The  United  Company 
Wachovia  Corporation 

'In-Kind  Contribution 


Donor  tor  past  iive  vean 


dw'eet  ^brCar  College  "^boarb  of'Oirector$,  1996-1991 

Sara  Finnegan  Lycett  '61 

Bradley  Hale 

Joanne  Holbrook  Patton  '52 

Chairman 

Vice  Chairman 

Secretary 

Ann  Ritchey  Baruch  '62 

Lee  A.  Foley '96 

Mary  Johnson  Nelson  '64 

Jane  Merkle  Borden  '65 

Carol  McMurtry  Fowler  '57 

C.  Gregg  Petersmeyer 

Ethel  Ogden  Burwell  '58 

Madeleine  F.  Green 

C.  Cotesworth  Pinckney 

William  J.  Cabaniss,  )r. 

Nancy  Hall  Green  '64 

Mark  H.  Prothro 

Eugenia  Dickey  Caldwell  '65 

L.  Parker  Harrell,  Jr. 

Patricia  Powell  Pusey  '60 

Nannette  McBurney  Crowdus  '57 

Mary  Lawrence  Harris  '79 

Stephanie  Bredin  Speakman  '68 

Paul  W.  Dudman 

Katherine  K.  Lindsey  '94 

Mildred  Newman  Thayer  '61 

MichelaA.  English  '71 

Norma  Patteson  Mills  '60 

Elizabeth  Smith  White  '59 

Mary-Fleming  Willis  Finlay  '66 

Vaughan  Inge  Morrissette  '54 

Meredith  J.  T.Williams '95 

Elisabeth  Showalter  Muhlenfeld 

Robert  C.  Wood  III 

Sweet  Briar  College's  fiscal  year  runs  from  July  1  to  June  30.  The  1996- 1997  Honor  Roll  of  Donors  reflects  the  College's 
abiding  gratitude  for  gifts  sent  by  members  of  the  Sweet  Briar  family  between  July  1,  1996  and  June  30,  1997.  Warmest 
thanks  to  each  donor  from  all  of  us  at  the  College. 

This  report  has  been  prepared  by  the  Division  of  Development  and  Public  Relations.  We  have  taken  great  care  to  ensure  that 
complete  and  accurate  listings  appear.  However,  due  to  the  large  munber  of  donors,  to  whom  we  are  most  grateful,  a 
mistake  may  have  gone  unnoticed.  Should  you  find  an  error  or  omission,  please  bring  it  to  our  attention.  Please  note  that  an 
individual's  name  may  appear  on  several  lists,  and  also  that  some  donors  have  requested  that  their  gifts  be  anonymous. 


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190  celebrated  two  spr:-   ,    '     "■  '■.  reunions  in  Aftanfa.  First  reunion  included 

(l-r)  Betty  Stanly  Gates.  30V  (front):  Sarah  Hitch  Hill.  Back:  Ohve  Wikon  'Robinson: 

Perry  Pamplin  Peeves:  Judy  Johnson  Varn. 


Second  Atlanta  reunion  included:  il-r)  Sue  Jones  Cansler:  Perry  Pamplin  Peeves: 
Nancy  Vixon  3rown:  3etty  Stanly  Gates.  30V. 


Highlands.  NC.  August  97:  it-r)  Glaire  Vennison  OriHiih  iO.  A3.  Pe^^y  Sheffield 
fAartin  %;  Shirley  Poulson  Broy/es  5H. 


Bay  Head.  NJ.  Yacht  Glub.  September  91:  il-r)  Barbara  Smith  Carter  "iO  {seated  L) 

joins  H9-er5  Patsy  Vavin  Pobinson  (seated  P):  Bunny  Barnetf  Brown,  tAory  Louis 

Stevens  Webb:  Alice  Trout  Haqan. 


Indianapolis.  October  91.  at  home  of  Jane  Tatman  Walker  W.  A3: 

(l-r)  Wendy  Igleheart  IS.  AB:  Jane  Pice  f^cPherson  '^H:  Alary  Virginia  Ori^sby 

i^allett  'W;  Judy  Brown  Fletcher  11  (standing). 


Commencement  1991.  Jill  Butcher  \A/ith  sister  Sarah  Butcher  95  we  missed 
them  on  the  biq  day.  but  their  parents  supplied  us  with  a  photol 


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^^   c  c  I    o  ft  I  A  ^    .A  L  u  M  i\  /\  c    m  i\  k 


•\  \j   I  r  r  p 


Alumnae  "Trax/eL 


Tnp$  anb  "Tcp^ 


I  rips: 


Junior  Year  in  France 

50™  Anniversary  Trip 

June  4-17,  1998 

Alaskan  Wilderness 

AND  Glacier  Expedition 

July  5-17, 1998 

Islands  of  the  Gods:  Greece, 

THE  Greek  Islands,  and  Turkey 

October  5-18,  1998 


/]lumnae  College  Travel  Program  -  Sixteen  travelers,  indudin^  Professor 
Ore^ory  Armstrong  as  guest  lecturer,  enjoyed  the  October  91  tour  'Alon^  the 

Ancient  Coast  of  Turkey"  "Reception  at  the  Hotel  Kismet.  Kusadasi.  Turkey  (l-r}. 

Ann  'Ritchey  3aruch  Q:,  Dorothy  Woods  f^cLeod  5^;  Joan  tAossey  Thomas  56; 
Joan  Varby  West  HQ,  Sara  Finneqan  Lycett  O;  Caroline  Casey  CAcOehee  ^° 


ALUMNAE  College  Tour  Reading  Iists 

Whether  you  are  preparing  for  an  Alumnae  College  tour,  or  |ust 

ENJOY  traveling  VICARIOUSLY,  THERe's  GOOD  READING  HERe! 

Junior  Year  in  France  SO™  Anniversary  Trip 
June  4-17,  1998 

Guide  Books 

•  Michelin  Creen  Guides:  Chateaux  of  the  Loire;  Paris;  Normandy 

Books 

•  )ohn  Ardagh,  France  Today.  New  York:  Viking  Penguin,  1996 

•  Richard  Bernstein,  Fragile  Glory:  A  Portrait  of  France  and  the  French, 
New  York:  NAL/Dutton,  1991 

•  Raymonde  Carroll,  Cultural  Misunderstandings:  the  French-American 
Experience,  Chicago:  University  of  Chicago  Press,  1990 

•  James  Corbett,  Through  French  Windows:  An  Introduction  to  France 
in  the  Nineties,  University  of  Michigan  Press,  1 994 

On  the  Web 

•  Hapax  French  resources  on  the  Web:  World  wide  website  maintained 
by  Sweet  Briar  Professor  Angelo  Metzidakis  at 
http://hapax.be.sbc.edu 


Alaskan  Wilderness  And  Glacier  Expedition 
July  5-17,  1998 

Books 

•  Berton,  Pierre.  Klondike  Fever:  the  Life  and  Death  of  the 
Last  Great  Gold  Rush. 

Informative  and  fascinating  history  of  the  Cold  Rush. 

•  Coates,  Peter.  The  Trans-Alaska  Pipeline  Controversy. 

Puts  the  story  of  the  Alaska  Pipeline  into  f/ie  broader  context 
of  U.S.  history. 

•  Ewing,  Susan.  The  Great  Alaska  Nature  Fact  Book. 

Poctef  encyclopedia  of  facts  and  figures. 

•  London,  Jack.  Call  of  the  Wild,  White  Fang,  and  Other  Stories. 

More  classic  Alasl<a  stories. 

•  Lopez,  Barry.  Arctic  Dreams. 

A  masterful  observation  of  the  Arctic  region,  including  Alaska. 

•  McPhee,  |ohn.  Coming  into  the  Country. 

About  frontier  life  in  Alaska. 

•  Miller,  John  and  Kirsten.  Alaska  Stories:  Tales  from  the  Last  Frontier. 

Collection  of  Alaska  tales  from  classic  and  contemporary  writers. 

•  Muir,  |ohn.  Travels  in  Alaska. 

Classic  travel  book. 

•  Naske,  Claus-M.  and  Herman  Slotnik.  Alaska: 
A  History  of  the  49'' State. 

•  Scott,  Shirley.  National  Geographic  Field  Guide 
to  the  Birds  of  North  America. 

The  best  volume  for  serious  birders. 


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Islands  of  the  Gods:  Greece, 

THE  Greek  Islands,  and  Turkey 

October  5-18,  1998 

Here  is  a  selection  of  favorite,  new,  and  liard-to-find  books  on 
the  world  of  the  Aegean,  a  comprehensive  introduction  for  the 
traveler  to  the  archaeology,  history,  and  cultures  of  Greece. 

Essentia!, 

•  Zofia  Archibald,  Discovering  the  World  of  the  Ancient  Creeks,  1 991 , 
hardcover,  192  pp. 

This  handsomely-produced,  large  volume  presents  the  archaeology  of  Greece, 
a  look  at  the  people,  and  a  brief  gazetteer  of  major  sites.  Illustrated  throughout 
with  maps,  archival  and  contemporary  photographs  and  art,  the  book  is  an 
accessible  overview  of  the  Greek  world  and  how  we  came  to  discover  it. 

•  Peter  Green,  Ancient  Greece,  A  Concise  History,  1979,  paperback. 

An  illustrated  history  of  Greece  from  the  Stone  Age  to  the  death  of  Alexander 
the  Great  in  192  pp.  With  good  maps,  a  bibliography  for  further  reading,  and 
hundreds  of  black-and-white  photos  of  sites  and  objects.  Short,  well-written 
chapters  are  devoted  to  the  culture  of  Minoan  Greece,  Mycenean  traditions, 
and  the  Homeric  legends. 

•  Dana  Facaros,  Cadogan  Guides:  The  Greel( 
Islands,  1 995,  paperback,  606  pp. 

A  comprehensive  look  at  the  islands  from  the  respected 
British  guidebook  series,  with  insightful  cultural  and 
historical  background  and  up-to-date  practical 
information.  The  heart  of  the  book  is  an  island-by- 
island  description  of  the  region.  With  some  illustrations 
and  excellent  maps. 

•  Henry  Miller,  The  Colossus  ot Maroussi,  1941, 
paperback,  249  pp. 

The  soul  ot  Greece  circa  1939.  Miller  captures  the  spirit 
and  warmth  of  the  resilient  Greek  people  on  a  wartime 
journey  from  Athens  to  Crete,  Corfu,  and  Delphi  with 
his  friend  Lawrence  Durrell.  In  this  book,  one  of  the 
great  travelogues  about  Greece,  he  offers  thoughtful, 
humorous  commentary  on  the  timelessness  of  the  land 
and  people.  Miller  at  his  most  inspired. 

•  Richard  Stoneman,  A  Literary  Companion  to 
Travel  in  Greece,  1 994,  paperback,  347  pp. 

Poetry,  prose  and  literature  over  the  ages,  arranged 
geographically  with  an  excellent  introduction  and 
commentary.  Stoneman  artfully  weaves  together 
hundreds  of  short  excerpts  from  the  likes  of  Homer, 
Byron,  Twain  and  Kazantzakis,  drawing  heavily  on  19"'- 
century  British  literature. 

•  Reise  &  Verkehrsverlag,  Greek  and  Turkish  West  Coast,  Map. 

A  colorful,  shaded  reliet  map  of  the  Aegean  (scale  1 :800,000j,  covering 
Greece,  the  islands,  and  the  west  coast  of  Turkey,  including  Istanbul. 

Also  Recomaaended 

•  John  Freely,  Crete,  1 989,  paperback,  272  pp. 

A  definitive  guide  to  the  island  and  its  archaeology,  with  background 
information  and  detailed  site  plans. 

•  Helmut  Baumann,  The  Greek  Plant  World  in  Myth,  Art  and 
Literature,  1993,  hardcover,  252  pp. 

Greek  culture  redefined  humankind's  relationship  with  the  natural  world,  and 
the  classic  literature  is  filled  with  references  to  the  botanical  environment  of 


Joan  A\ossey  Thomas  %  tries  her  hand  at 

Hakki  Kasap  Sirca  pottery  in  Avanos.  "filong  the 

Ancient  Coast  of  Turkey. 


the  Aegean.  This  volume  cleverly  explores  the  relation  Ijetween  the  ancient 
Greeks  and  the  plants  they  used,  feared,  and  worshipped  in  medicine,  religion, 
and  mythology.  Baumann  combines  hundreds  of  color  photographs  of  the 
trees,  shrubs,  and  herbs  of  the  Aegean  with  well-written  passages  on  herbalistic 
lore  and  belief.  As  enjoyable  to  read  as  it  is  to  use  in  the  field. 

•  Knopf  Guides,  Athens,  1995,  paperback,  400  pp. 

A  stunning  volume  in  the  new  series,  packed  with  color  photographs,  maps, 
and  illustrations.  It  presents  a  wealth  of  background  information  on  history  and 
the  arts,  along  with  elaborate  street  maps  and  a  practical  section  on 
restaurants,  shopping,  and  excursions. 

•  Patricia  Storace,  Dinner  w/t/)  Persephone,  1 996,  hardcover,  398  pp. 

An  American  poet  fluent  in  Greek,  Storace  is  a  wonderfully  literate,  perceptive 
guide  to  the  pleasures  and  complexities  of  contemporary  Greece.  She  has 
received  well-deserved  acclaim  for  this  new  book. 

Literature,  Hlstory  ,\nd  Art 

•  Roland  Etienne,  The  Search  for  Ancient  Greece,  1 992,  paperback,  1 75  pp. 

An  encyclopedia  that  tits  in  your  shirt  pocket.  This  5"  \  7"  volume  features 
hundreds  of  color  photos  and  paintings,  a  chronology,  and  excerpts  by  the 
great  archaeologists.  A  portrait  of  the  history  of  archaeology  and  a  fascinating 
look  at  the  meaning  of  ancient  Greece  to  our  civilization. 

•    Alexandre  Farnoux,  Knossos:  Searching  for  the 
Legendary  Palace  of  King  Minos,  1996, 
paperback,  158  pp. 

An  insightful  look  at  the  work  of  the  English 
archaeologist  Arthur  Evans  and  how  he  pieced 
together  myth  and  evidence  to  recreate  the  world  of 
Knossos.  A  volume  in  the  acclaimed  Discoveries 
series.  Take  it  with  you  to  Crete. 

Homer,  The  Iliad,  paperback,  704  pp. 

Translator  Robert  Eagles  captures  the  poetry  and 
power  of  Homer's  Iliad,  the  astonishing  tale  of  Trojan 
war  and  rage  of  Achilles  that  is  one  of  the  foundations 
of  Western  literature.  His  1990  translation  is  praised 
for  its  expressiveness  and  clarity  Eagles  has  just 
completed  a  lively  new  translation  of  The  Odyssey,  the 
epic  poem  and  rousing  tale  olOdysseus's  1 0-year 
adventure  home.  Available  in  hard-cover.  A  fine 
translation  of  The  Odyssey  by  Richard  Lattimore  is  in 
paperback. 

Robert  Graves,  Greek  Myths/Illustrated  Edition, 
1992,  paperback,  225  pp. 

An  illustrated  collection  of  myths  by  the  master 
storyteller  and  brilliant  scholar  Robert  Craves— who 
probably  has  done  more  than  anyone  else  to 
communicate  the  power  and  value  ot  those  wonderful 
ancient  tales. 

William  F.  Russell,  Classic  Myths  to  Read  Aloud,  1989, 
paperback,  264  pp. 

A  compendium  of  short  stories  presented  in  clear  language,  designed  to  be 
read  to  children.  Each  is  introduced  by  highlights,  reading  time,  and 
commentary  on  Greek  words  that  have  found  their  way  into  our  everyday 
language.  Makes  for  good  reading  for  adults  too. 

Mary  Renault,  The  King  Must  Die,  1 968,  paperback,  330  pp. 

A  highly-charged  tale  of  Theseus,  slayer  of  the  minotaur.  Known  for  her 
exhaustive  research,  Renault  is  an  acknowledged  master  for  those  who  like 
their  history  fictionalized.  In  this  passionate  novel,  much  of  the  action  is  set  in 
Athens  and  Crete. 


P  .\  G  E  23 


mtions 


In  Remembrance  of  Ralph  Aiken 


^p. 


WiuiAiu  R\ii'H  AiKEN,  Jr.,  65, 
iiicrcd  a  fatal  heart  attack  at  his 

3<»-Tr::-  vacation  home  in 


Highlands,  NC  on 
July  15,  1997.  He 
had  retired  from 
Sweet  Briar  in 
1996  as  professor 
of  English. 

A  native  of 
Camden,  NJ, 
Professor  Aiken 
lived  at  Sweet  Briar 
most  of  his  life.  He 
came  to  the  College  in  1962,  and  served  as 
assistant  professor  of  English  until  1965; 
associate  professor  of  English  from  1965- 
1972;  and  professor  of  English  from  1972 
until  his  retirement.  After  retiring,  he 
continued  to  live  at  his  campus  home  on 
Woodland  Road. 

In  1954,  he  received  a  B.A.  from  Williams 
College,  graduating  magna  cum  laiide.  He 
earned  a  B.A.  honors  degree  (1956)  and  an 
M.A.  (1960)  from  Exeter  College,  Oxford 
University,  and  the  Ph.D.  from  Duke 
University  in  1962.  During  his  service  at 
Sweet  Briar,  Professor  Aiken  was  the  recipient 
of  numerous  grants  and  awards,  including  the 
Flo  Cameron  Kampmann  Award  for 
Excellence  in  Teaching.  He  also  served  on 
many  departmental  committees  and  advisory 
groups,  and  was  an  active  member  of  the 
American  Association  of  University  Professors, 
the  Modern  Language  Association,  and  Phi 
Beta  Kappa. 

He  was  preceded  in  death  by  his  wife,  Ann 
Eckel  Aiken,  also  a  longtime  member  of  the 
Sweet  Briar  community.  She  came  to  Sweet 
Briar  in  1962  to  serve  as  assistant  academic 
dean,  resident  counselor,  and  part-time 
English  instructor  A  member  of  the 
Committee  on  Admission,  she  was  financial 
aid  director  from  1978-1980.  Ann  Aiken  died 
of  cancer  in  1986. 

Dr  Aiken  is  survived  by  two  sons,  William 
Edward  ("Will")  of  Richmond,  VA,  and 
Andrew  Philip  ("Andy")  of  Madison  Heights, 
VA;  one  granddaughter,  Ashley  Aiken  of 
Madison  Heights;  and  two  brothers,  John  T. 
Aiken  of  Stone  Mountain,  C.A,  and  Edward  J. 
Aiken  of  Gainesville,  GA. 

Memorials  may  be  made  to  the  Ann  Eckel 
Aiken  Scholarship  Fund  or  to  Friends  of  llie 
Library. 

Photo  of  Ro/p/i  Aiken  from  19S2  Bnar  Patch 


Tributes  deli\tred  by  colleagues  at 
his  memorial  service  september  13, 
1997  IN  THE  Sweet  Briar  Chapel 

Ross  H.  Dabney,  Professor  of  English, 
Sweet  Briar  College 

1  first  met  Ralph  in  the  spring  of  1973,  when  1  came 
here  for  a  job  interview;  he  was  the  first  Sweet  Briar 
person  1  met — a  burly  man  with  a  buzz  cut  and  large 
dark  eyes.  In  those  days,  Ann  was  alive  and  healthy, 
and  Will  and  Andy  were  small  boys.  A  lot  of  water 
has  gone  down  the  James  since  then.  Now  Ralph  is 
dead  and  we  are  remembering  him.  How  should  we 
do  this?  One  of  my  colleagues  recently  pointed  out 
that  as  Ralph  was  a  very  complicated  man,  people 
who  knew  him  well  were  apt  to  have  complicated 
reactions  to  him.  Another  colleague  said  he  thought 
of  Swift's  epitaph  in  connechon  with  Ralph — "He  lies 
here  where  savage  indignation  can  no  longer  lacer- 
ate his  heart" — what  Yeats  calls  the  greatest  epitaph 
in  history.  Ralph  did  indeed  have  the  savage  indigna- 
tion, but  he  was  in  many  ways  much  more  rational 
and  fair-minded  than  Swift,  and  1  imagine  much 
kinder  Like  Swift  and  Pope  and  other  of  the  Augustans 
he  relished  and  esteemed,  Ralpli  thought  things  were 
going  to  the  dogs.  Of  course  he  was  to  a  large  extent 
right  about  this  and  it  is,  after  all,  a  useful  position 
for  a  criHc  and  educator  to  take — one  swims  harder 
if  one  thinks  one  is  swimming  against  the  tide.  What 
Ralph  loved  and  feared  for — learning  that  is  accu- 
rate, wide-ranging,  acute,  and  sensitive — has  always 
been  threatened  by  things  both  outside  the  academy 
and  inside  it — by  ignorant  worldliness,  by  pedantiy, 
by  careerism,  by  intellectual  fashion — including  the 
intellectual  fashions  that  undermine  serious  and 
widespread  literacy — by  economic  stresses.  From 
Ralph's  perspective  the  attack  had  become  fiercer  and 
more  pervasive  in  his  lifetime;  the  defenders  fewer 
and  weaker  There  are  many  ways  of  looking  at  these 
things;  1  am  tiying  to  explain  Ralph's  point  of  view, 
which,  along  with  his  devastating  personal  loss — 
Ann's  death — and  his  miserable  health,  helps  us  to 
understand  his  increasing  bitterness. 

Ralph's  approach  to  students,  to  colleagues,  and  to 
literature  was  not  seriously  hampered  by  this  bitter- 
ness. Anyone  who  has  been  here  awhile  knows  that 
although  some  students  claimed  to  be  terrified  of 
Ralph,  many  loved  and  esteemed  him.  He  took  end- 
less trouble  with  their  work;  he  took  the  time  to 
prepare  each  class  rigorously,  to  organize  and  order 
and  time  his  presentation  of  the  reading  being  con- 
sidered, to  know  and  assess  his  students  accurately 
and  sensitively.  He  understood  that  however  good 
one's  memory  is — and  his  was  excellent — one  must 
always  read  everything  one  teaches  the  night  before 
one  teaches  it.  He  was  very  bright  and  very  hard- 


working, honest,  organized,  insightful;  he  was  also 
very  kind.  He  used  to  talk  about  the  Jesus  factor — 
although  so  and  so's  work  was  dreadhil,  one  must 
temper  the  wind  to  the  shorn  lamb,  or  some  such 
thing.  This  will  perhaps  surprise  some  of  his  col- 
leagues outside  the  English  Department  who  may  be 
used  to  thinking  of  Ralph  as  merciless. 

Ralph  was  kind  to  his  colleagues.  All  of  us  in  the 
English  Department  can  think  of  occasions  in  which 
he  thought  of  ways  to  make  our  burdens  lighter  by 
taking  up  a  subject  that  was  outside  the  fields  of  his 
concentration  and  working  it  up.  He  was  generous; 
he  was  thoughtful;  he  did  not  spare  himself.  Ralph 
was  an  excellent  administrator — in  most  ways  a  much 
better  chairman  than,  for  instance,  1  have  been  (1  can 
hear  my  colleagues  muttering  "That's  not  hard").  His 
ability  as  an  administrator  had  a  dual  effect  in  his 
attitudes  towards  administrators  and  the  administra- 
tion. On  the  one  hand  he  respected  more  tlian  most 
of  his  colleagues  wliat  they  did — that  is,  administra- 
tion; on  the  other  hand  he  had  utter  confidence  in 
his  criticisms  of  their  inefficiencies,  their  indifference 
to  what  he  conceived  the  academic  mission,  lost  mo- 
tion, and  busywork.  He  liked  to  sit  at  the  table  of  the 
great;  he  enjoyed  chairing  important  committees.  He 
even  liked  chairing  the  English  Department.  Sharing 
the  small  vanities  of  executive  power,  he  was  less  dis- 
dainful of  them  than  some  of  his  colleagues  were. 

Ralph  was  an  extreme  Anglopliile;  partly  this  was  loy- 
alty to  his  subject,  which  he  tended  to  understand 
more  as  hterature  by  Englishmen  and  Englishwomen 
than  as  literatare  in  English — even  Conrad  was  evi- 
dently outside  the  gates,  and  1  was  unable  to  convince 
him  that  Melville's  poetry  was  worth  reading. 
Whitman,  of  course,  he  regarded  as  almost  beneath 
contempt.  Partly  it  was  his  experience  at  Oxford  and 
the  English  friends  he  made  and  kept,  partly  it  was 
his  impression  (which  may  not  be  entirely  in  error) 
that  English  academics  tend  to  write  somewhat  bet- 
ter prose  than  American  academics,  particularly  in 
being  less  given  to  pedantic  abstraction.  One  reason 
for  being  an  Anglophile  which  1  think  was  certainly 
among  Ralph's  reasons  is  that  if  one  is  a  Toiy,  one 
searches  pretty  much  in  vain  in  our  countiy  for  a 
tradition  and  an  establishment  to  which  one  can  at- 
tach oneself  as  Tories  like  and  need  to  attach 
themselves.  Ralph  was  a  Tory;  American  academics 
tend  to  he  either  Whigs,  romantic  anarchists,  sub- 
scribers to  an  authoritarian  abstraction,  or  mixtures 
of  the  three.  Tories  tend  to  think,  as  Swift  and  Pope 
did,  that  there  is  a  thing  precariously  in  being,  civili- 
zation, which  is  probably  doomed,  but  which  depends, 
for  whatever  time  it  may  survive,  on  various  liuman 
institutions,  traditions,  and  disciplines.  Its  principle 
of  authority  is  human,  personal,  specific,  rather  than 
abstract,  rational  and  legalistic.  Understanding  that 
Ralph  was  a  Tory  helps  one  to  understand  why,  un- 


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like  most  of  tlie  rest  of  us,  Ralph  did  not  consider  it  a 
bad  thing  to  inherit  prejudices  of  various  sorts,  but 
also  why,  when  confronted  by  a  specific  human  in- 
stance that  showed  his  prejudice  to  be  in  error,  he 
immediately  ceased  to  apply  that  prejudice  m  that 
instance. 

I  enjoyed  being  with  Ralph.  I  would  go  to  his  house 
and  he  would  make  me  one  of  his  huge  drinks,  and  1 
would  try  to  remember  not  to  finish  it,  because  if  I 
did  he  would  give  me  another,  etcetera.  Wine,  whicli 
1  enjoy,  gave  Ralph  a  headache.  Although  most  of  his 
best  friends  were  women,  he  also  liked  me;  I  like  re- 
membering that.  Ralph's  conversation  was  full  of 
malicious  gossip,  but  curiously  what  sticks  in  my  mind 
from  it  is  not  the  contempt  that  he  lavished  on  so 
much  of  what  he  saw  around  him,  although  this  con- 
tempt— usually  exaggerated  for  effect — was  an 
important  element  in  Ralph's  wit  and  humor,  which 
all  of  his  friends  enjoyed.  Rather  it  was  his  essential 
acumen — the  quickness  and  accuracy  of  liis  judg- 
ment, the  keenness  of  his  insight — that  when  I 
presented  to  him  a  problem  or  a  choice,  he  was  able 
to  focus  immediately,  with  clarity,  practicality,  and 
fairness,  on  the  concrete  issues  and  implications. 

Finally,  to  remember  Ralph,  1  would  remind  you  of 
the  famous  passage  in  Swift's  letter  to  Pope,  Septem- 
ber 29,  1725:  "1  have  ever  hated  all  nations, 
professions,  and  comnumities,  and  all  my  love  is  to- 
ward individuals:  for  instance,  I  hate  the  tribe  of 
lawyers,  but  I  love  Counsellor  Such-a-one,  and  Judge 
Such-a-one;  so  with  physicians — I  will  not  speak  of 
mv  own  trade — soldiers,  English,  Scotch,  French,  and 
the  rest.  But  principally  I  hate  and  detest  that  animal 
called  man,  although  I  heartily  love  John,  Peter, 
Thomas,  and  so  forth.  This  is  the  system  upon  which 
1  have  governed  myself  many  years,  and  so  1  shall  go 
on  until  I  have  done  with  them."  Ralph  has  done  with 
them,  now.  God  bless  him. 

Cheryl  J.  Mares,  Professor  of  English, 
Sweet  Briar  College 

If  Ralph  had  written  these  remarks  himself,  they 
would  be  elegant,  pointed,  precise,  and  perfectly  ap- 
ropos. Every  phrase  would  be  well-turned,  every 
allusion  apt,  eveiy  sentence  periodic.  Admirably  dis- 
ciplined parallel  constructions  would  fall  info  line, 
one  after  another,  the  whole  length  of  the  page.  He 
would  make  it  seem  easy.  It  would  all  sound  perfectly 
natural,  coining  from  Ralph. 

For  he  was,  among  other  things,  a  consummate  styl- 
ist, the  resident  rhetorician.  I  used  to  turn  to  him 


myself  sometimes  when  I  had  to  write  something  per- 
suasive, but  diplomatic.  L^id  1  get  the  lone  right?  Am  1 
way  out  of  line  here?  Too  informal,  impertinent,  in- 
discreet? Ralph  was  never  too  busy  to  note  my 
transgressions  and  offer  his  advice.  Indeed,  it  was  hard 
to  write  these  remarks  without  him.  Not  that  I  always 
followed  the  advice  he  so  freely  gave  me.  "Your  prob- 
lem," he  used  to  say,  "is  that  you're  too  independent." 
Perhaps  he  was  right,  since  1  took  that  as  a  compli- 
ment. 

Ralph  often  seemed  to  be  tiyiiig  to  rein  me  in,  for  my 
own  good,  as  he  saw  it — and  the  department's.  He 
also  tried  to  improve  my  taste.  He  was  a  great  reader 
and  was  always  reconunending  books  to  me  and  talk- 
ing about  what  he'd  been  reading.  I  read  most 
eveiything  he  suggested.  It  was  all  good.  Sometimes 
he  read  something  I  suggested.  Usually  he  didn't  like 
it  much. 

"Lessing  has  no  sense  of  humor";  "Gordimer  doesn't 
know  how  to  write";  "DeLillo  does,  but  wastes  his 
talent  on  sordid  little  fellows  like  Lee  Harvey  Oswald." 
Whitman?  "Barbaric  yaw^s  is  right."  The  only  con- 
temporary American  fiction  writer  I  ever  heard  him 
praise  was  Cormac  McCarthy — for  77je  Crossing, 
though,  not  All  The  Pretty  Horses  ("too  derivative;  a 
mix  of  Faulkner  and  Hemingway,  both  bad  to  begin 
with.")  Oh,  and  he  liked  John  Gregoiy  Brown's  book. 
Decorations  in  n  Rumed  Cemeteiy.  "Very  moving,  the 
voices  convincing. ..." 

I  could  go  on  and  on.  I  didn't  really  care  whether 
Ralph  liked  what  1  liked.  I  enjoyed  talking  with  him 
about  books,  listening  to  him  talk.  That  doesn't  hap- 
pen among  academics  as  often  as  one  might  think. 
"Read  Joanna  Trollope."  That  was  the  last  thing  he 
said  to  me.  It  was  late  June,  in  front  of  the  campus 
post  office.  He  had  Thomas  Pynclion's  huge  new  novel 
Mason  S:  Dixon  under  his  arm.  He  was  gathering  up 
books  to  take  with  him  to  North  Carolina.  Summer 
reading. 

"My  idea  of  heaven,"  Virginia  Woolf  wrote,  "is  one 
continuous,  unexhausted  reading."  Ralph  didn't  seem 
especially  religious,  but  that  might  be  a  Heaven  after 
his  heart.  Woolf  expands  on  the  idea  at  the  end  of 
her  essay  "How  Should  One  Read  a  Book."  "Are  there 
not  some  pursuits  that  we  practise  because  they  are 
good  ill  themselves,"  she  writes,  "and  some  pleasures 
that  are  final?  And  is  not  reading  among  them?  I  have 
sometimes  dreamt,  at  least,  that  when  the  Day  of  Judg- 
ment dawns  and  the  great  conquerors  and  lawyers 
and  statesmen  come  to  receive  their  rewards — their 


crowns,  their  laurels,  their  names  carved  indelibly 
upon  imperishable  marble — the  Almighty  will  turn 
to  Peter  and  say,  not  without  a  certain  envy  when  He 
sees  us  coming  with  our  books  under  our  arms,  'Look, 
these  need  no  reward.  We  have  nothing  to  give  them 
here.  They  have  loved  reading.' "  1  can  imagine  Ralph 
at  ease  m  a  Heaven  of  that  sort,  one  that  has  its  val- 
ues straight. 

Would  he  be  surprised  to  look  down  on  this  occasion 
and  see  me,  "a  feminist  with  a  chip  on  her  shoulder," 
as  he  once  called  me,  trying  to  speak  in  memoiy  of 
him,  the  patriarch  of  the  English  Department,  if  there 
ever  was  one?  1  doubt  it.  He  knew  I  respected  and 
cared  about  him,  and  I  think  he  knew  that  over  time 
he  succeeded  in  inculcating  in  me  a  deeper  sense  of 
what  we  owe  one  another,  in  spite  of  our  differences, 
and,  yes,  of  what  the  living  owe  the  dead. 

If  Ralph  had  written  these  remarks,  at  this  point  he 
would  provide  us  with  a  sense  of  an  ending.  Some 
Miltonic  echo,  perhaps.  Ralph  could  take  up  lines  that 
coming  from  any  one  else  would  sound  hopelessly 
hackneyed  and  make  them  resonate,  resound.  If  I  close 
my  eyes,  I  can  hear  him...  All,  yes.  From  "Lycidas." 
"At  last  he  rose,  and  twitched  his  mantle  blue;/  To- 
morrow to  fresh  woods,  and  pastures  new."  Ralph 
loved  those  lines. 


News  of  recent  deaths 
OF  Dr.  Judith  Elkins, 
Dr.  Chester  A^rkle, 

AND  Dr.  Fontaine 

Belford,  will  appear  in 

the  next  issue  of  the 

magazine. 


Recent  Deaths 

1928-Mary  Louise  Bell 

September  16,  1997 

1928-Anne  Shepherd 

(Mrs.  ]ohn  L.  Lewis,  jr.) 
Iuly21,  1997 

1929-)anet  Bruce 

(Mrs.  Lindsley  R.  Bailey) 
October  19,  1997 


1929-Anne  F.  Gochnauer 

October  19,  1997 

1930-ElizabethCopeland 

(Mrs.  Fillmore  Norfleet) 
September  11,1997 

1930-Alice  Musgrave 

(Mrs.  E.C.Mclnnis) 
Februarys,  1997 

1933-Virginia  Brewer 

(Mrs.  William  E.  Cobey) 
February  9,  1997 


1 939-Anne  Dearstyne 

(Mrs.  lames  L.  Cornwell,  |r.) 
August  1997 

1 940-1  reneWyckoff 

(Mrs.  David  B.  Custafson) 
March  1997 

1941 -Alpine  Martin 

(Mrs.  Eugene  F.  Patterson) 
Word  received  August  1997 

1944-Susan  Somervell 

(Mrs.  |ohn  Griswold) 
September  30,  1997 


1946-CarolineRudulph 

(Mrs.  Philip  A.  Sellers) 
November  13,  1997 

1946-Mary  Walton  Wright 

(Mrs.  Mary  Walton 
Caldwell  Scott) 
October  9,  1997 

195S-Mary  Anne  Love 

(Mrs.  Garner  Morgan) 
January  12,  1997 


19S8-Carolyn  Holmes 

(Mrs.  Bill  Dalphon) 
November  26,  1996 

1980-)ulieWebb 

(Mrs.  Scott  Poole) 
September  6,  1 997 


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The  daughters  of  Jane  Pratt  Betts  wrote  that  lane,  "who 
has  always  loved  Sweet  Briar"  was  very  touched  by  the 
flowers  she  received  from  the  Alumnae  Association  on 
her  100*  birthday,  7/15/97. 

Editor's  note:  We  regret  that  the  6/14/94  death  ot 
Cornelia  Carroll  Gardner  was  mistakenly  reported  in 
the  class  notes  ot  her  daughter,  Frances  Gardner  Curtis 
'47,  instead  of  in  the  notes  for  the  class  of  1918. 

/O  *2^     Secretary:  Elizabeth  Williams 
UsJV     Gilmore 

As  of  1997,  the  class  of  1930  has  54  active  members, 
102  deceased,  and  44  lost.  The  54  live  up  to  their  clas- 
sification, and  your  secretary  received  interesting  notes 
from  them.  Life  is  slower  for  most,  but  they  are  still  busy 
with  family,  hobbies,  and  activities  in  their  communi- 
ties. 

Serena  Ailes  Stevens,  from  Petosky,  Ml,  writes  of 
the  arrival  ottvvin  girls  to  her  eldest  son.  Gladys  Wester 
Horton,  in  Delray,  FL,  is  legally  blind,  but  keeps  travel- 
ing- latest  trip  to  Lake  Louise  and  Banff,  via  Canadian 
Pacific  R.  R.  Dougle  Lyon  Stedman  has  moved  to  a  larger 
apartment  in  Bryn  Mavvr,  PA,  and  intends  to  return  to 
the  golf  course.  Francis  Harrison  McGlffert  sadly  re- 
ports the  death  of  "Turk",  remembered  by  many  of  us, 
in  1996.  She  lives  in  her  comfortable  home  in  Duluth, 
MN  near  her  family.  Liz  Copeland  Norfleet,  in 
Charlottesville,  VA  received  a  prestigious  award  from 
Woodbury  Forest  School  (the  only  woman  to  receive  iti 
for  her  work  as  the  school's  biographer-  three  books  on 
the  subject.  Winogene  Springer  Yost  (Cherokee  Village, 
AZ)  reports  8  grandchildren,  all  college  graduates. 
Adelaide  Wampler  Kundahl  traveled  to  Alaska.  Notes 
came  from  Elizabeth  Carnes,  Tampa  FL,  Emma  Riely 
Lemaire,  Hightstown,  N|,  Scootie  Gorsllne,  Richmond 
VA,  and  Carolyn  Martindale  Blouin,  S.  Berwick,  ME. 
All  doing  nicely,  and  interested  in  class  news.  Then  there 
is  Teresa  Atkinson  Greenfield,  content  in  her  retirement 
apartment  in  Atlanta,  GA-  aspiring  to  "grow  old  with 
fun  and  grace."  So  do  we  all! 

1Q  O  4     President:  Alcott  Bromley, 
Iv'^^  T    Secretary:  Martha  Lou  Lemmon 
Stohlman,  Fund  Agent: 
Elizabeth  Bond  Wood 

while  others  here  at  Pennswood  moan  over  excess  third 
class  mail  your  responses  to  my  card  enable  me  to  toss 
my  head  and  go  off  with  a  pile  of  notes  written  by  live 
people  whom  I  really  wanted  to  hear  from.  I  do  thank 
you.  Helen  Hanson  Bamford  has  relinquished  Florida 
to  mind  the  store  in  Mauniee  where  book  work  for  the 
farm  and  keeping  up  with  her  four  families  occupy  her. 
Ruth  Myers  Pleasants  reads  a  lot  and  recommends  books 
by  Ian  Karon.  Preparing  for  a  visit  to  Taos  in  Fall  she's 
into  Lisle's  biography  of  O'Keeffe.  Ann  Corbitt  Little, 
also  a  reader,  recommends  N.  Sparks's  The  Notebook. 
Ann  spent  two  months  recovering  from  fall  ing  face  down 


on  her  patio  but  is  now  rarin'  to  go  on  a  cruise  down 
the  Po  River.  She  has  a  great-grandchild,  as  do  Dot  Turno 
Gardner,  Marjorie  Lasar  Hurd,  and  Marite  Stephens 
Sheridan  who,  please  note,  has  seven.  Marjorie  is  in 
the  swing  of  the  '90s  with  a  Chinese-Hawaiian-Cauca- 
sian grandson.  Lib  Scheuer  Maxwell  is  another  traveler, 
planning  to  sample  wine  and  acquire  more  history  in 
Sicily  and  the  Eolian  Islands  on  a  trip  led  by  her  son.  Jo 
Fink  Meeks  watched  whales  in  Baja  and  went  the  whole 
length  of  the  Amazon  with  a  daughter  and  her  husband. 
Bonney  McDonald  Hatch  is  in  Westminister  Village  with 
|o  in  Muncie,  Indiana.  An  unsigned  card  tells  of  a  mother, 
"a  little  frail  but  in  her  own  house"  who  has  four  chil- 
dren and  six  grandchildren.  Detective  work  points  to 
Uarda  Garrett  Coley  whom  we're  glad  to  hear  of  in  El 
Dorado,  AR.  Marjorie  Thuma  Kotte  and  Hal  are  aiming 
for  Ireland  in  the  Fall.  Her  son's  birthday  shows  the  kind 
of  world  we're  in:  he  got  his  wish  for  a  boar's  head. 
Presented  to  him  in  Cincinnati  one  afternoon,  it  was  on 
his  wall  in  New  York  by  six  that  night,  and  Marj  re- 
ceived a  fax  photo  of  it  at  eight.  Jane  Morrison  Leak 
reports  a  happy  reunion  luncheon  in  Charlotte  with  Vir- 
ginia Battey  Etheridge  and  Ruth  Myers  Pleasants 
followed  by  a  visit  to  the  restored  900-acre  Rosedale 
Plantation.  Nancy  Russell  Carter  still  goes  strong  on 
tennis,  golf,  camping  and  canoeing,  often  with  the  three 
children  and  grands  nearby  her  at  Wake  Robin  in  Ver- 
mont. Connie  Burwell  White  hopes  that  parts  of  her 
that  she's  given  up — a  hip  joint  and  a  lens — will  get 
properly  reassembled  on  judgement  Day.  Meanwhile 
she  and  Bill  garden.  Unlike  Dot  Gardner's  family  (and 
doubtless  others)  who  are  deep  into  computers,  Tinka 
Strauss  Solmssen  keeps  her  distance  from  them.  She's 
at  Meadow  Lakes  in  Nj  and,  alas!  I  narrowly  missed 
seeing  her  on  my  last  visit  to  Princeton  friends  there. 
Smut  Mayfield  Roughton  says  that  her  retirement  com- 
munity is  soon  getting  and  giving  lessons  on  a  computer. 
(Not  clear  that  she's  going  to  use  it.)  She  and  Peter  are 
off  for  the  British  Isles  in  August.  Margaret  Ross  Ellice 
works  in  her  church's  consignment  shop  and  is  a  do- 
cenl  at  the  Franklin  Pearce  homestead,  besides  keeping 
house  and  gardening.  Lydia  Goodwyn  Lorentzen  is  now 
at  2300  Cedarfield  Parkway,  Richmond,  VA  23233- 
1 941 .  After  playing  tennis  3  times  a  week  and  a  bit  of 
golf  until  she  was  80,  she  had  both  knees  replaced. 
Before  she  was  fully  recovered  her  husband  died.  Then 
she  was  threatened  by  fibrillations  and  has  gone  into  a 
retirement  home.  Our  valiant  May  Queen:  consolations 
to  you.  Dearing  Lewis  not  only  uses  a  computer  but  she 
has  an  article  on  Internet,  address:  www.luc.edu/publi- 
cations/keatsshelley/lewis.htm.  Dearing's  Aunt  lulie 
Fauntleroy  left  a  letter  of  Keats  among  her  effects  at 
"Avoca,"  the  family  home  near  Lynchburg.  In  it  was  the 
earliest  dated  copy  of  Keats's  poem,  "Lines  on  the  Mer- 
maid Tavern."  Dearing's  full  story  about  it — its 
provenance  and  why  it  lav  hidden  for  nearly  a  century — 
will  appear  in  the  Keats-Shelley  journal  in  1998.  The 
$70,000  it  brought  through  a  sale  at  Christie's  was  di- 
vided among  Dearing  and  her  cousins.  What  a  way  to 
cap  the  career  of  an  English  professor!  Congratulations, 
Dearing. 


I've  had  my  share  too  of  word  processing,  reading 
and  traveling.  My  daughter  Suzanne  and  I  scouted  Turks 
and  Caicos  in  February  and  I've  just  had  a  week  in  Se- 
attle with  my  daughter  lulie.  I've  been  fascinated  by 
Angela's  Ashes,  The  Shipping  News,  and — something 
else  I  can't  remember,  but  it  sure  was  qood!  And  with- 
out my  computer  I'd  never  get  these  notes  down.  Warm 
wishes  to  all. 


B3S 


President:  Janet  McFarlan 
Bergmann,  Secretary:  Frances 
Bailey  Brooice 


Thanks  a  million  for  the  wonderful  response  to  the  class 
postcards.  It's  great  to  hear  good  news  from  so  many 
near  and  far. 

Jo  Happ  Willingham  doesn't  let  a  little  deafness  keep 
her  from  volunteer  work  with  her  church  in  Macon.  She 
stays  in  touch  with  Molly  Dodson  and  Rose  Hyde  Fales' 
family.  She  travels  to  Europe  and  to  Berkeley  to  see  her 
son  Joe.  Carolyn  Slaman  Ogilvie  attended  the  Wash- 
ington and  Lee  graduation  of  two  grandchildren  in  June. 
Wish  I'd  known  you  were  in  Lexington.  A  spring  trip  on 
the  American  Queen  in  June  and  a  July  visit  to  Groton, 
Conn,  for  the  commissioning  of  the  submarine  Seawolf 
will  occasion  a  family  reunion,  as  Carolyn's  daughter 
Margaret  Dalton  will  be  prominently  featured  at  the 
ceremony- 
Pauline  Womack  Swan  writes  that  they  are  back  in 
Michigan  at  their  lake  cottage  for  the  summer  and  are 
near  their  three  married  daughters,  seven  grands  and 
two  new  great-granddaughters.  They  are  near  their  son 
in  FL  during  the  winter. 

Bobbie  Derr  Chenoweth  says  their  routine  is  the 
same;  Oct-May  in  Birmingham  at  a  Retirement  Com- 
munity, then  May-Oct.  in  NC  at  their  summer  cottage 
in  the  Smokies.  Arthur  had  a  slight  stroke  last  fall,  but 
doing  well  with  therapy.  They  plan  to  spend  the  Fourth 
of  |uly  in  Northern  New  Mexico  with  most  of  their 
family. 

Like  many  of  us,  Vesta  Murray  Haselden  can't  be- 
lieve it's  almost  time  for  our  60th  Reunion!  They 
celebrated  Eddie's  90th  birthday  with  a  glorious  family 
reunion  at  Sea  Island,  CA.  Their  oldest  granddaughter 
was  married  in  May.  Ida  Todman  Pierce  is  enjoying  re- 
tirement life  at  Cedarfields  in  Richmond,  but  says  it's 
hard  to  find  time  for  all  the  entertainment  planned  for 
them. 

Fergie  Hill  says  she  has  it  made — Stuart.  Fl.  in  the 
winter  and  Cape  Cod  in  the  summer.  Still  playing  ten- 
nis and  golf  and  volunteering  on  the  Hospice  Board. 

Kitty  Corbett  Powell  is  happy  in  her  new  location — 
senior  citizens'  apartment  house  in  Houston.  She  is 
planning  a  North  Cape  Cruise  in  June  and  hopes  for 
cooler  weather.  The  Mississippi  Queen  was  enjoyed  in 
June  by  Isabelle  Franke  DeGraaf  as  she  sailed  from 
Memphis  to  Chattanooga.  She  and  Carolyn  Staman 
Ogilvie  on  the  ,-\n7er/can  Queen  may  have  passed  in 
the  night!  Nancy  Old  Mercer  is  busy  with  the  Altar 
Guild,  bridge,  and  Meals  on  Wheels,  also  the  Arts  Foun- 


r  \  0  L 


dation.  Daughter  Anne,  SBC  '66,  and  grandson  Bryan, 
SMU  '94,  reside  with  Nancy.  Anne  is  Head  of  Upper 
Scliool  of  Episcopal  School  of  Dallas.  Granddaughter 
Anne  (Bitsy)  is  with  Dep't  of  Continuing  Education  at 
Southwestern  Medical  School  in  Dallas. 

Our  deepest  sympathy  to  Janice  Wiley  Adams  who 

writes  that  her  husband  George  died  in  March.  She  is 
grateful  for  a  memorable  visit  to  SBC  sometime  earlier. 
Kate  Sulzlierger  Levi  l<eeps  in  touch.  The  Cape  (P.  0. 
Box  74,  E.  Falmouth,  MA  02536)  is  Mary  Ann  House! 
Carr's  address  from  May  through  October,  and  Con- 
cord the  rest  of  the  year.  She  enjoys  being  a  neighbor  of 
Fergie's  on  Cape  Cod. 

Maud  Tucker  Drane  calls  our  attention  to  the  men- 
tion of  Rose  Hyde  Fales  as  Katherine  Grahams'  "best 
friend"  in  her  new  book,  and  includes  a  picture  of  their 
graduation  at  Miss  Madeira's  School.  Maud  attended 
her  granddaughter's  graduation  in  Conn.;  her  older  sis- 
ter had  just  returned  from  her  jr.  Year  at  St.  Andrews 
and  Maud  was  thrilled  with  her  pictures  and  account, 
bringing  back  many  fond  memories.  She  and  Hardy  are 
off  to  a  family  reunion  near  Staunton,  VA  in|uly  and  are 
planning  a  trip  on  the  Danube  the  end  of  August.  They 
are  enjoying  their  new  coop  apt.  in  their  old  Cleveland 
neighborhood.  She  checks  in  with  Margaret  Weimer 
Shepherd  from  time  to  time. 

Our  sincere  sympathy  goes  to  )osephine  Sutton 
McCandlish  whose  husband  Bob  died  in  March,  1996. 
|o  lives  at  Westminster-Canterbury  in  Winchester  and 
sees  Mary  left  Welles  Pearson  there.  She  is  frequently  in 
touch  with  Ida  Todman  Pierce  at  Cedartields.  jo's  son 
Charles  is  a  lawyer  in  Winchester  and  she  has  two  grand- 
children there  and  two  in  Marblehead.  Granddaughter 
Sarah  graduated  magna  cum  laude  from  Wellesley  in 
June  and  grandson  Charles  rows  on  the  crew  at  Bucknell. 
Mary  Brown-Serman  Waike  has  moved  to  a  new  ad- 
dress at  William  Hill  Manor  in  Easton,  MD.  She  had  a 
knee  replacement  in  January,  and  while  recovering,  her 
children  moved  her  to  her  new  cottage.  She  is  planning 
to  go  as  usual  to  Raquette  Lake  where  she  is  determined 
to  get  in  and  out  of  her  canoe!  Good  luck,  Mary! 

lanet  MacFarlan  Bergmann  is  off  to  the  Cape  where 
she  hopes  to  connect  with  Fergie  this  year.  She  hopes 
their  four  grandchildren  will  get  to  the  Cape  this  sum- 
mer, Marjorie  Thaden  Davis  writes,  "Lots  of  bridge, 
meetings  here  and  there,  and  a  full  and  happy  life  at 
80."  She  traveled  to  Nashville  with  daughter  Ann  for 
the  N.  American  skating  championships,  to  VT  to  visit 
daughter  Linda  and  her  family,  and  to  the  Jersey  shore 
to  visit  daughter  Suzanne.  She  also  went  to  ME  with  her 
local  travel  club.  Marion  Brown  Snider  had  a  trip  to 
Nova  Scota  and  the  Canadian  Maritimes  last  fall.  She 
gets  around  with  a  3-wheeled  "walker"  and  spends  her 
mornings  exercising.  "Brownie"  is  already  scheming 
al50ut  bringing  son  Robert  and  his  wife  Suzi  to  Reunion 
and  if  possible,  taking  in  her  Bob's  60"'  West  Point  re- 
union also.  Molly  Talcott  Dodson  and  Grif  have  a  new 
granddaughter,  Julia  Allan  Dodson,  and  Molly  writes, 
"I'll  have  to  hang  in  till  103  to  see  her  graduate  from 
Sweet  Briar!" 

Shirley  Haywood  Alexander  and  I  are  in  frequent 
correspondence,  and  she  is  recovering  nicely  from  a 
second  knee  replacement.  Her  grandson  Haywood 


graduated  from  Woodbury  Forest  in  May  and  will  at- 
tend LINC  at  Chapel  Hill.  She  has  a  congenial  group  of 
bridge  friends  and  travels  as  much  as  she  can. 

George  and  I  had  a  delightful  Delta  Queen  cruise 
last  April  and  attended  our  youngest  grandson's  gradu- 
ation at  Trinity-Pawling  School,  NY  in  May.  He  is  going 
to  Hampden-Sydney  College  in  September.  Two  other 
grandsons  live  in  Charlotte,  another  is  married  and  our 
only  granddaughter  is  the  mother  of  our  precious  great- 
granddaughter  Emily  Brooke  Jackson  living  in  San 
Antonio.  We  are  in  good  health  and  planning  to  leave 
in  five  days  for  a  North  Cape  cruise  if  I  can  get  these 
notes  in  on  time! 

I  am  deeply  saddened  to  report  the  death  of  our 
former  Class  Secretary  Pollyanna  Shofwell  Holloway 
on  luly  13,  1996.  She  and  Bob  attended  our  reunion 
regularly  and  will  be  greatly  missed.  Our  sincerest  sym- 
pathy goes  also  to  the  families  of  Bessie  Garbee  SiegrisI 
Mitchell  who  died  on  Sept.  3,  1996  and  Martha  Asher 
Friedberg  who  died  recently  (date  unknown).  The  names 
of  all  three  were  read  during  Reunion  this  past  May. 
Keep  our  60th  Reunion  dates  in  your  minds  and  on  the 
calendar:  May  29-31.  You'll  be  hearing  more  later. 

lQ/1  O  President:  Ann  Morrison  Reams, 
/ v    I  A     Secretary:  Douglas  Woods 

Sprunt,  Fund  Agent:  Florence 

Bagley  Witt 
"Hi  folks!  We're  back!"  said  our  chic  sleek  Helen 
Sanford  as  1 942  tottered  onto  the  stage  at  Convoca- 
tion. "For  55  years  we  have  been  telling  you  of  our  story 
of  the  olden  days"  she  began,  moving  gracefully  on  to 
praise  the  changes  "in  our  beloved  alma  mater  without 
diluting  the  beauty,  charm,  and  character  that  won  our 
hearts  when  we  first  came  here  in  the  fall  of  1938."  Her 
words  were  just  right-  funny,  short,  touching.  We  were 
home  again.  As  fund  raising  results  were  being  an- 
nounced, Ann  Reams  rose  promptly  to  point  out  that 
our  1 992  50"'  anniversary  gift  had  set  the  all-time  record. 
That  has  been  topped.  Our  class  participation  was  79%. 
Mad  applause  followed.  All  in  all  we  were  treated  roy- 
ally. 

One  thing  hasn't  changed  a  bit,  that  scruffy  door  in 
front  of  Grammer.  No  paint,  cluttered  with  notices  of 
lost  books,  keys,  scraps  of  paper,  nails,  thumb  tacks, 
somebody's  belt  on  the  door  knob.  Did  we  have  scotch 
tape?  They  do.  But  inside,  air  conditioning!  There's  a 
slipcover  on  that  sofa  in  the  parlor  where  that  cross  old 
lady  used  to  scold  us  about  our  morals  and  sloppy  foot- 
notes. And  there's  an  elevator!  On  the  third  floor  were 
all  those  dear  familiar  faces,  in  alphabetical  order. 
Eugenia  Burnett  Affel,  Toppin  Wheat  Crowe!!  and  Tom, 
Lucy  Call  Dabney,  Deborah  Wood  Davis,  Barbara 
Ripley  Furniss  and  Todd,  Gee-Gee  Moomaw  Hall  and 
Bill,  Sudie  Clark  Hanger  and  Bill,  Betty  Hanger 
Lippincott,  Grace  Bugg  Muller-Thym,  Ann  Hauslein 
Potterfield  and  Tom,  Ann  Morrison  Reams  and  Bernie, 
Stony  Moore  Rutherford,  Douglas  Woods  Sprunt,  Belsy 
Gilmer  Tremain  and  Mike,  Peggy  Gearing  Wickham 
and  Henry. 

We  stood  around  the  water  cooler,  tooth  brushes  in 
hand,  singing  "Te-ell  me  wh-i  the  ivy  twines"  and  the 
May  Queen  song  "with  roses  red  roses"  but  we  didn't 
run  through  the  halls.  Helen  rendered  the  serenade, 


"When  the  Blue  Ridge  Mountains  fade  away,  when  the 
sun  no  longer  wakes  the  day...  then  Sweet  Briar  will 
forget  Miss  Meta  Class."  Then  things  got  serious,  our 
instructions  said  we  had  to  have  a  class  meeting.  So  we 
elected  our  eternal  President  Anne  Somebody  You  know 
the  one  who  can  do  everything  and  has  that  lovely  smile. 
She  didn't  look  any  too  pleased,  muttered  a  few  things 
I  didn't  catch,  and  then  said  we  needed  to  elect  a  fund 
agent  and  a  secretary.  Suddenly  the  room  was  empty. 
Not  a  soul  in  sight.  She  caught  me  on  the  fire  escape 
and  announced  that  I  was  elected  secretary.  I  was  so 
relieved  it  wasn't  the  fund  job  I  gratefully  accepted  this 
one.  Now  here  I  am  with  100  postcards  I  can't  read,  but 
if  I  can  make  out  the  signature,  each  of  your  little  18 
year  old  faces  comes  to  my  mind. 

The  class  scrapbook  was  carefully  and  beautifully 
done  by  Sally  WaIke  Rogers  with  Betsy  Tremain's  help. 
Si  was  not  at  Reunion  as  she  was  recovering  from  a 
stroke  she  had  in  the  Spring  in  the  Bahamas.  She's  okay 
now,  I  just  talked  to  her-  sounds  fine  and  back  in  busi- 
ness. 

Diana  Stout  Allen  wins  the  postcard  prize,  "My  big- 
gest news  is  that  I'm  still  here!"  In  fact,  we're  a  sturdy 
bunch.  At  the  memorial  Chapel  service  ours  was  al- 
most the  only  class  from  the  '40s  or  '50s  with  no  deaths 
reported.  A  beautiful  psalm  was  written  and  read  by 
Marjorie  Whifson  Aude  '57  -  it  was  printed  in  the  sum- 
mer/fall magazine. 

There  is  sad  news  of  deaths  of  four  husbands:  Ruth 
lacquot  Tempest's  "IB",  jean  Sawyer  Stanwood's  Chris, 
Alice  Williams  Glover's  "lake",  and  Jessie  Marr 

Strahman's  Herman.  But  lean,  Alice  and  Jessie  all  re- 
port they  are  busy  with  family  and  friends  helping.  Alice 
has  taken  on  building  a  new  house  in  Linville  NC  and 
lessie  is  deep  into  the  Navaho  world,  studying  in  their 
college  and  canyons,  also  in  France  using  her  SBC  art 
major  following  Impressionist  homes,  gardens,  and  stu- 
dios. 

Barbara  Ripley  Furniss  wrote  "Reunion  was  a  joy 
to  me  especially  since  I  was  able  to  walk  around  cam- 
pus, a  big  change  for  me  since  my  45"'."  On  that  happy 
health  note,  I  must  explain  that  I'm  not  listing  all  of  our 
broken  bones  and  ailments,  believing  by  the  time  this  is 
printed  present  problems  will  be  forgotten.  One  excep- 
tion, Irene  Mitchell  Moore  and  Bev,  who  have  been  so 
loyal  to  Sweet  Briar,  are  both  having  a  rough  time-  her 
eyes,  his  back.  Anne  Bundy  Lewis  "has  made  the  ac- 
quaintance of  a  number  of  doctors,  but  all  is  well  now!" 
I  hope  that  goes  for  all  of  us. 

Bundy  leads  to  the  next  subject  with  "happiness  is 
being  a  grandmother."  Well  your  heartless  new  secre- 
tary has  put  all  the  grandchildren  in  a  box  in  the  garage. 
If  you  forget  their  names,  birthdays,  parents,  awards, 
number  of  teeth,  professions  or  why  they  won  the  Nobel 
Prize  call  me.  I  have  the  information,  if  I  can  remember 
where  I  put  the  box.  What  a  population  explosion!  It's 
wonderful  that  these  hundreds  of  brilliant  upstanding 
citizens  have  arrived  to  save  the  world,  and  just  in  time. 
One  exception:  Great  grandparents  Bobbie  Engh  Croft 
and  Croswell,  with  Bobbie's  mother  alive  until  March, 
at  1 01 ,  were  a  5  generation  family. 

Sally  Schall  Van  Allen  and  Bill  on  a  Greece  and 

Turkey  Smithsonian  trip,  were  singing,  "flower  fair"  with 


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some  younger  SBC  alumnae  in  all  the  right  places.  The 
Hangers  had  a  major  family  Mediterranean  cruise  and 
Eloise  English  Rankin  and  Gene  cruised  from  Italy 
through  Greece  to  the  Holy  Land.  They  are  now  off  to 
China.  There  they  may  see  Debbie  Davis  on  her  4'" 
China  trip.  This  one  is  the  Northern  Silk  Route,  starting 
where  the  Great  Wall  ends  and  crossing  the  Gobi.  By 
camel  of  course.  Marion  Robbins  Alexander,  "a  travel- 
ing widow"  she  says,  is  cruising  the  British  Isles;  through 
her,  fellow  Texans  Carolyn  Monteifh  Clarke  and  Polly 
Chilton  Phillips  say  "hi  '  Betty  Lippincott  reports  "golf 
gardening  church  etc."  in  Rl,  October  Paris  and  Bur- 
gundy. Diana  Allen  and  Richard  had  a  special  family 
Christmas  cruise,  and  Margaret  Preston  Moore  and 
grandchildren  a  June  Caribbean  cruise.  Ann  Potterfield 
and  Tom  have  plans  for  South  Africa  with  a  chanilaer 
music  group,  and  next  spring  France! 

".  .  on  the  home  front  "Bill  and  I  are  in  fine  health 
doing  our  usual  FISH  community  and  church  volunteer 
work.  Big  year  for  company  (grandchildren,  greats  and 
cousins.)  Built  in  town  but  have  Ijoat  and  camper  on 
Lake.  Sleeps  7  extra."  This  from  Ginnie  Wilkinson 
Swanson.  Ginny  Thayer  Boothby  inear  Betsy  Cham- 
berlain in  Greensbrae,  CA,  touring  eastern  colleges 
stayed  at  SB  Inn  (note  from  DWS,  don't  miss  it!)  Had 
dinner  with  Laura  Graves  Howell,  who  postcards  her 
love.  Eddie  Syska  Peltier  is  frisking  from  Wisconsin  to 
Long  Island  to  Martha's  Vinyard,  lives  in  Naples  Fl.  In 
Asheville  Ruthie  Hensley  Camblos  and  )osh  had  a  big 
family  weekend.  When  you're  in  the  Smithsonian,  look 
for  losh's  lifelong  collection  of  bird's  eggs  which  he  pre- 
sented a  few  years  ago.  Eugie  Affel  and  Herman  stayed 
with  Debbie  Davis  recently  for  a  Burnett  niece's  wed- 
ding. Debbie  lunched  in  Conn,  with  Barbara  Bull  Peake, 
whose  son  is  in  Bosnia  with  the  Red  Cross.  "B"  looks 
terrific  says  Debbie,  as  does  Cynthia  Abbott  Dougherty. 
Cynthia  travels  grandchildren,  keeps  up  a  house  and 
garden  the  family  all  love  and  writes  "somehow  the  life 
I  lead  doesn't  seem  to  me  to  qualify  as  'news'."  Perhaps 
we  all  feel  that  way,  but  I  have  the  impression  we  are 
paddling  our  current  boats  very  well.  The  Tremains  plan 
an  October  Chicago  celebration-  midway  between  Va. 
and  Ca.  with  their  spnnkled  around  family  Eliot  Jeffords 
("Jeff")  Townsend,  headed  for  the  Mississippi  Queen, 
writes,  "Although  I  was  only  at  Sweet  Briar  one  year  I 
do  enjoy  reading  class  notes."  Another  one-year-only 
classmate  Betty  Brown  Borden  sends  news  that  she  and 
Dick  have  retired  from  world  travel  and  wildlife  filming 
to  live  in  Santa  Barbara.  Her  twin  Mary  Griggs  and 
Bayliss  are  joining  them  there.  Virginia  McGuire  Brent, 
Lucy  Dabney,  and  Frances  Claiborne  Guy  are  well  and 
busy  with  family  and  good  works  in  Richmond.  I  last 
saw  Frances  presiding  in  great  splendor  as  The  Regent 
at  Mt.  Vernon. 

Bambi  Ryan  is  doing  major  fund  raising  and  exhibi- 
tions at  the  Toledo  Museum,  K  Coggins  Clark  in  the 
Pasadena  Symphony,  DAR,  Republican  Women  and 
more.  Daphne  Withington  Adams  is  a  Deacon  in  Rye 
Presbyterian  Church  where  she  seems  to  be  doing  ev- 
erything. Lucky  Rye.  Mary  Alice  Bennett  Baumberger, 
from  the  depths  of  household  maintenance  chaos,  says 
hello  from  Southampton.  Bless  her  heart.  Army 
(Lucy)Case  Wendelken  wrote  "nothing  new  from  Kan- 
sas", so  on  that  note  I'll  end.  Must  add  that  I  went  on 


SBC's  June  trip  to  the  houses  and  gardens  of  Ireland.  It 
was  one  of  the  best  trips  ever,  made  stupendous  by  the 
addition  of  our  new  President,  a  real  winner,  Betsy 
Muhlenfeld,  her  great  husband  Laurin  Wollan  and  his 
attractive  mother  Louise  Wollan. 

My  best  to  each  of  you,  and  in  closing  I  quote  Bar- 
bara Furniss  again:  "Sweet  Briar  just  gets  more  and  more 
impressive.  What  a  wonderful  college." 


1946 


^  Co-Presidents:  Bea  DingweU 
Loos,  Ade  Jones  Voorhees, 
Secretary:  Polly  Vandeventer 
Saunders,  Fund  Agent:  Caroline 
Rudulph  Sellers 
Greetings!  This  letter  will  be  shorter  and  will  have  fewer 
comments.  No  room  for  "cuties"- all  business.  We  have 
a  limit  on  words.  Here  goes:  Margaret  Tish  Rockwood 
(Columbus,  OH)  wrote  a  very  nice  note.  She  liked  the 
50th  reunion  book  and  said  how  much  it  meant  to  her: 
"How  well  I  remember  almost  all  of  you  after  only  one 
year  at  SBC.  The  year  spent  with  you  enriched  my  life. 
What  a  very  special  group  you  are  and  what  a  great 
group  of  women  you  have  become."  That's  real  ly  some- 
thing, Margaret.  Thank  you!  (I  remember  you  well.)  Bea 
DingweU  Loos  (Chevy  Chase,  MD)  visited  the  Hewsons 
in  Merritt  Island,  FL,  where  Betsy  was  preparing  for  a 
recorder  concert.  In  May  Bea  and  Dick  spend  three 
weeks  in  France  and  recently  returned  from  Norway  for 
a  visit  with  their  son.  They  have  sold  their  house  of  43 
years  and  moved  to  a  townhouse  in  the  Chevy  Chase 
area.  Ellen  Robbins  Red  (Houston,  TX)  writes  that  after 
50  years  of  trying  to  see  the  famous  glass  flowers,  she 
finally  saw  them  in  Boston,  "a  botanist's  dream."  Later 
she  went  to  Nova  Scotia  and  Newfoundland  where  she 
saw  birds,  whales  and  icebergs,  lean  Love  Albert  and 
jack  cruised  to  the  Malaysian  peninsula  and  up  the  east 
coast  for  3  fabulous  days  in  Bangkok.  They  packed  up 
again  for  Seattle  in  April,  a  reunion  in  Annapolis  in 
August  and  through  the  Panama  Canal  in  October.  (One 
question:  is  it  because  we  were  grounded  at  SBC  dur- 
ing most  war  years  that  this  class  is  infected  with  the 
travel  bug?  We  have  it  bad!)  Our  most  exotic  traveler  is 
)ane  Pickens  Church  (Sonoita,  AZ)  who  traveled  from 
tJsituaia,  Argentina,  to  Plymouth,  England  on  a  small 
Russian  boat;  she  went  around  Biffin  Island  on  a  Rus- 
sian icebreaker,  had  a  barge  trip  down  the  Shannon  River 
and  plans  for  a  few  weeks  in  Mali  in  November  and 
Rajasthan  in  February.  "It's  obvious  I  have  excellent 
help."  (I  might  add,  excellent  health!)  Leila  Fellner 
Lenagh  had  a  back  operation  but  is  doing  fine  now.  She 
recently  spent  3  weeks  in  England  with  daughters  Maddi 
and  Jessie.  She  will  leave  shortly  for  a  Williams  College 
cruise  to  Turkey,  Greece,  and  Italy.  (She's  brushing  up 
her  Homer.)  Betsy  Gurley  Hewson's  company,  Bea  and 
Dick  Loos,  was  a  real  highlight.  Recently  the  Hewsons 
returned  from  Bermuda  and  they  plan  a  trip  from 
Barcelona  to  Miami.  Pat  Groesbeck  Gordon's  2  sons 
live  in  the  Bay  area  (San  Francisco)  so  they  see  them 
and  their  6  grandchildren  often  (#7  on  the  way).  They 
visited  Charleston  and  Hilton  Head  in  February  where 
they  had  hoped  to  see  some  Briarites.  Catherine  Smart 
Crier's  children  have  discovered  a  grand  way  to  keep 
up  with  each  other.  They  have  mini  reunions  with  one 
another.  Their  places  to  meet  include  Raleigh,  NC,  the 


Blue  Ridge  mountain  area,  a  South  Carolina  beach,  the 
Lynchburg  area,  the  Richmond  area  and  2  neighbor- 
hoods in  Chadotte,  NC.  (Parents  are  invited!)  She  and 
joe  recently  re-landscaped  their  backyard  (I  am  sure  it's 
a  garden  by  now).  Cholly  |ones  Bendall  still  enjoys  her 
job  at  the  tourist  center  on  295  outside  Danville.  She 
will  be  looking  for  us.  She  recently  talked  to  Larry 
Lawrence  Katsidhe's  son  about  Larry.  Larry  had  been 
moved  to  a  rehab  center  associated  with  the  hospital  in 
Doylestown,  PA  where  she  worked  for  so  many  years. 
Physically  Larry  is  fine  but  she  has  no  memory.  Anna 
Hill  Edwards  and  Grif  recently  had  a  family  reunion. 
There  were  50  of  them!  After  resting  up  they  will  travel 
to  The  Netherlands  and  Italy.  Candy  Greene  Satterfield 
visited  Virginia  Wynn  in  Louisville,  KY  in  May  where 
she  was  wined  and  dined  and  spent  a  day  at  the  races. 
She  then  went  to  FL  to  baby-sit.  In  July  she  rented  a 
cottage  at  VA  Beach.  Among  her  guests  were  son  )im, 
my  daughter  Liza,  the  Dashiells  (Rosie  Ashby)  and  the 
Saunders  (Bob  and  Polly).  After  the  beach  she  met  her 
daughter  Caroline  in  Blowing  Rock,  NC.  In  August  she 
will  meet  her  cousin  for  a  Canadian  trip.  (I  am  breath- 
less!) Ade  lones  Voorhees  has  had  a  busy  year.  Three  of 
her  children  have  moved  into  new  homes.  "We  now 
have  an  empty  attic."  She  and  Coerte  are  starting  their 
next  50  years  with  a  bang.  They  are  taking  a  walking 
trip  to  Tuscany  in  September.  Marge  Sibly  Lewis  en- 
joyed a  riverboat  cruise  of  the  Dutch  waterways, 
finishing  with  a  tour  of  Brussels  and  a  train  ride  to  Lon- 
don via  the  "chunnel."  In  London  they  "made  a  proud 
bet  on  a  long  shot  and  watched  him  romp  home  to  win 
-  big  thrill!"  Sue  Criswell  Bornschein  moved  into  her 
new  condo  in  Traverse  City,  Ml.  She  loves  it  and  the 
swimming  pool  across  the  street  for  members.  Her  el- 
der daughter  Heidi  was  married  in  October.  All  four 
"children"  live  in  Transverse  so  she  sees  them  and  the 
five  grands  often.  Lynn  Hannah  Crocker  writes  that  they 
have  moved  to  Ponte  Vedra  Beach,  FL,  and  they  love  it. 
"A  big  plus  here  is  the  nearness  of  Helen  and  Ed  Lane 
who  have  been  very  dear  to  us. ..we  have  also  met  so 
many  new  friends  here."  Ade  mentioned  that  Flo 
Cameron  Crichton  had  invited  her  to  come  to  Santa  Fe 
for  the  opening  of  the  Georgia  O'Keefe  museum.  Flo  is 
on  the  National  Advisory  Committee  for  the  museum. 
(Quite  an  honor!)  Nice  to  hear  from  Sally  Bubb  Bruch. 
It's  been  a  long  time.  Sally  and  John  are  still  in  business 
in  Williamsport,  PA.  They  are  insurance  agents  and  bro- 
kers. They  have  3  "children",  Susan  Muir,  John  Bruch, 
and  Anne.  Susan  has  2  "adult"  children  (I  really  have 
trouble  with  what  to  call  all  the  offspring)  and  John  has 
3  "little  ones."  Anne  is  a  NYC  marketing  consultant. 
They  are  going  to  their  Wyoming  ranch  for  the  23rd 
year.  They  ride,  fish,  play  tennis,  etc.  Later  in  August 
they  are  returning  to  Greece  for  2  weeks  aboard  a  friend's 
yacht.  In  October  they  go  to  Naples,  FL.  Louisa  Lloyd 
writes  from  Fairfax,  VA  that  she  is  still  involved  in  her 
church.  She  loves  belonging  to  the  church  of  the 
Apostles.  It  is  like  a  family.  She  isalso  working  with  her 
1 01  year  old  lady.  She  visited  a  friend  in  Roanoke  and 
then  her  brother  and  wife  in  Blacksburg.  Caroline 
Rudulph  Sellers  sent  a  card  from  Ballycotton,  Ireland 
(County  Cork)  where  she  and  all  family  members  (in 
rotation)  are  having  a  ball!  Don't  forget  to  give  your 
support  to  Rudy,  our  new  fund  agent.  Let's  show  her 
how  easy  her  fund  agent  job  is! 


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I  have  some  distressing  news  of  Elinor  Clement 
Littleton's  grandson,  )amle  Knight,  lamie  was  manag- 
ing a  Friendiy's  store  in  Richmond  one  night  when  an 
intruder  shot  and  killed  him.  We  read  about  most  in- 
credibly awful  things  but  they  seldom  come  so  close.  If 
anyone  might  want  to  write  to  Ellie  I  am  enclosing  her 
address:  Mrs.  Frederick  Littleton,  Box  24,  Chilmark,  MA, 
02535. 

My  most  recent  news  is  husband  Bob's  retirement 
from  50  years  of  law.  We  are  in  the  process  of  adapting 
to  each  other  in  this  new  role!  My  1 00  year  old  mother 
died  in  May.  We  have  another  grandchild,  Grace.  We 
are  leaving  tomorrow  (August  9)  for  Maine  for  several 
weeks!  In  October  we  hope  to  go  to  Prague.  Plan  to  just 
settle  down  then.  Will  that  travel  bug  ever  give  us  some 
peace?  (Hope  not!)  Love  to  you  all,  Polly. 

10  ^{^     President:  Mary  Waller  Berkeley 
/vV/V/     Fergusson,  Vice  President: 

Louise  Moore,  Secretary:  Lola 
Steele  Shepherd,  Fund  Agent: 
Mary  Morris  Gamble  Booth 
Guess  who  turned  up!  Sis  Dunnington  Ohrstrom  lives 
in  The  Plains,  VA,  was  flying  to  Istanbul  to  join  friends 
on  their  boat  on  the  coast  of  Turkey,  on  to  the  Aegean 
Sea,  the  south  of  France  to  paint  and  visit  friends.  Has  6 
grandchildren  -  "a  blessing".  link  Springs  is  a  bride  of 
6  months.  Married  |ohn  Pervis  Milnar,  a  cardiologist, 
12/96.  Living  in  the  house  she  built  in  Memphis  and 
asks  to  keep  in  touch. 

Peachey  Lillard  Manning  says  widowhood  is  mak- 
ing her  learn  spreadsheets  and  how  to  deal  with  lawyers. 
Still  plays  lots  of  tennis  and  has  reached  the  1 6th  C  of 
Russian  history  preparing  for  the  |uly  SBC  trip  to  the 
Waterways  of  Russia.  Lucy  Kreusler  Carey,  our  Russian 
expert,  has  REALLY  retired  to  home  and  garden.  First 
from  the  state  dept.  of  Social  Services  in  1 994,  then  as 
part-time  Russian/Polish  interpreter  at  the  International 
Services  of  Johns  Hopkins  Hospital.  It  was  Alaska  in 
'96,  now  back  from  2  weeks  in  Italy.  Lucy  has  been 
studying  French  part-time  and  interprets  "as  needed" 
for  various  offices  and  courts.  Their  son  David,  is  a  law- 
yer and  budding  politician  on  the  City  Council  in  Bel 
Air. 

Jody  Livingston  McFall  sold  her  house  in  lackson- 
ville,  FL,  and  bought  a  nearby  town  house.  Loves  the 
easy  living.  In  luly,  will  be  in  Brittany  at  the  manor  house 
her  daughter,  Gardner,  and  family  have  rented,  just 
missed  Elsie  Landram  Laytonon  her  June  visit  to  France 
with  husband,  daughter  and  8  yr  old  grand-daughter  - 
all  named  Elsie.  "Complicates  the  tickets."  They  flew  to 
Biarritz,  picked  up  a  car,  spent  a  week  with  French  fami- 
lies in  the  Basque  country,  then  on  to  Cannes,  Antibes, 
and  Nice.  Mary  Waller  Berkeley  Fergusson  leaves  the 
grandchildren,  4  boys  and  girl,  for  France  in  August. 
Saw  Muffet  Murchison  Corse  in  C'ville  and  Betty  Todd 
Landen  visiting  in  Richmond  from  Cincinnati.  LJnder- 
stating  her  accomplishments,  as  always,  Betty  says  she 
merely  "maintains  her  balance  as  the  world  turns." 
Waller's  other  news:  "Proud  owners  of  a  new  oil  tank 
and  an  inexplicable  dump  hole  in  the  front  yard  about 
which  to  haggle  the  city".  Edith  Brooke  Robertson  and 
Peyton  will  take  a  fall  canal  trip  to  France.  In  the  sum- 
mer they  stay  at  their  VA  Beach  house  where  grandson 


Nevada  visits  from  NYC  along  with  other  family  mem- 
bers. Frances  Martin  Lindsay  and  Harvey  were  in  France 
in  the  spring.  Moe  Gamble  Booth  sang  her  way  through 
3  NATO  countries  with  the  Lynchburg  chorus  of  35  sing- 
ers and  1 7  groupies.  Prague,  Krakow  and  Budapest.  She 
highly  recommends  the  "wonderful  thrilling  cities  and 
handsome,  gracious  people".  This  was  her  second  Eu- 
ropean singing  tour.  Grandchild  #5  arrived  along  with 
termites  in  the  kitchen.  Ah,  August  at  VA  Beach. 

Kay  Leroy  Wing  winters  in  Naples,  FL,  and  sum- 
mers in  her  cottage  on  Lake  Michigan.  In  between,  a 
Danube  cruise  and  trips  to  Chicago  to  see  children  and 
grandchildren.  Has  her  first  granddaughter,  born  to  son 
Doug  and  wife  Laura  who  already  have  a  son  Conner. 
Her  son  Terry  has  a  son  and  4  teenage  stepchildren. 
Did  Jane  Lewis  Zollicoffer  go  to  Italy?  Pat  Halloran 
Salvadori  had  to  cancel  her  summer  plans  for  Italy.  In- 
stead, they  will  go  to  London,  Geneva,  and  Italy  in  the 
fall.  Henrietta  Hill  Huhbard  packed  for  a  June  trip  to 
the  Riviera.  In  the  spring,  they  studied  Southern  writers 
at  an  Elderhostel  in  Mississippi.  Travel  in  '98  will  be  the 
250th  anniversary  W&L  cruise.  At  home,  their  eldest 
daughter  Eleanor  graduated  and  is  off  to  the  U  of  AL, 
Henrietta  is  Pres.  of  Hospice  of  Montgomery,  and  the 
whole  family  is  very  active  in  the  Episcopal  Church  of 
the  Ascension.  Now  hear  this:  Henrietta  is  taking  up 
golf.  AND,  she's  on  the  Internet. 

No  Internet  for  Anne  Peyton  Cooper  who  reported 
they  went  into  reverse,  immersing  themselves  in  Medi- 
eval Renaissance  Art  and  History  while  staying  a  month 
in  Italy,  part  of  the  time  in  a  1 2th  C  fortified  castle-  "defi- 
nitely La  Dolce  Vita."  B.C.  Elmore  Gilleland  also  in  Italy 
in  August  challenged  "those  volatile  Italians  on  the 
Autostrada"  through  Umbria  and  the  Tuscany  hill  towns. 
B.G.  reports  Nancy  Storey  While's  many  interests  make 
retirement  a  good  time  of  life  and  Nell  Greening  Keen 
is  finally  an  "empty  nester".  In  July,  she  and  Nell  will 
get  together  in  Anna  Maria  Island  (Sarasota).  B.G.'s  93 
yr.  old  mother  came  for  a  visit  and  broke  her  hip,  "like 
the  man  who  came  to  dinner".  Still  spunky  and  making 
good  progress.  Of  course  there's  the  "granny"  role  in 
Palm  Beach  Gardens  for  her  expecting  youngest 
daughter's  yr.  old  son.  Helen  Missires  Lorenz  and  hus- 
band were  in  Greece  for  2  wks.  in  August  renting  an 
island  home  and  sightseeing  in  Athens.  Home  to  Dallas 
for  a  French  visitor  before  school  begins.  "Plus  ^a 
change,  plus  (;a  reste  la  meme".  Trains  AP  teachers,  re- 
cently Rice  U. 

The  two  Lewises,  Margaret  Lewis  Furse  and  Fan 
Lewis  Jackson  spent  a  day  in  Austin  while  Fan's  doctor 
husband  had  a  meeting,  lunched  and  shopped  the  Mall. 
Fan,  "the  fashion  consultant,"  advised  the  RIGHT  shoes 
for  Margaret  to  wear  at  son  Austin's  wedding  at  St.  Tho- 
mas Episcopal  Church  in  NYC.  Margaret  et  al  went  to 
London  again  for  the  Yale  Theater  program  and  were 
delighted  to  discover  Diana  Dent's  sister  and  husband 
(Edith  and  Gene  Moore)  in  attendance.  Diana  is  "fine, 
fit  and  thankful,"  and  full  of  praise  for  Dorothy 
Montague  Cholnoky  whom  she  saw  receiving  the  Rose- 
mary Hall  Alumnae  Award  at  Choate  Rosemary  Hall 
for  outstanding  service  to  community  (Greenwich,  CT), 
extensive  volunteer  work  and  9  years  of  sensitive,  intel- 
ligent and  productive  service  on  the  Board.  Pat  Owens 
Purvis  and  Tom  left  in  June  with  daughter  Lisanne  and 


husband  Doug  for  England  and  Wales.  Earlier  Pat  trav- 
eled the  CA  coast  from  Carmel  to  Orange  Ct.  to  visit 
Lisanne  and  their  2  sons  soon  moving  back  to  the  Ft. 
Worth  area.  All  the  while  her  camera  films  grandchil- 
dren at  Little  League,  baseball,  soccer,  swim  and  theater 
activities. 

Verified  personal  sightings:  Sally  Lane  Johnston  in 

DC  looks  marvelous.  All  children  doing  well.  She  and 
Walter  spend  the  summer  at  Rehobeth.  Nancy  Drake 
Maggard  and  lock  came  from  FL  for  lock's  50th  VMI 
reunion.  Yes,  she's  as  witty  as  ever.  Interior  decorator, 
divinity  degree.  They  summer  in  NY.  Kay  Lang  Gibson 
and  Gib  were  coaxed  to  stop  by  on  the  way  south  to 
Savannah.  Kay  is  active  in  the  newly  built  island  church, 
thought  up  a  unique  memorial  garden.  There's  a  new 
granddaughter  to  visit  in  NY,  as  well  as  their  banker 
daughter. 

The  DC  group  includes  |ohn  and  Dolly  Clark 
Rasmussen  who  gave  her  room-mates,  Kay,  Edith  and 
moi  a  house  party  with  husbands  in  the  spring.  Time 
stood  still.  Talk  talk  talk.  Ann  Belser  Asher  and  Norman 
spend  the  summers  in  Nantucket.  "Old  friends  depart 
and  new  ones  fill  the  gap."  There's  gardening,  (chief 
flower  person  at  St.  David's  Episcopal  Church  in 
Bethesda),  bridge,  golf,  and  "2  drink  laugh  time  before 
dinner".  Debbie  Freeman  Cooper  met  SBC  Pres.  Betsy 
Muhenfeld  and  husband  on  St.  John's  Island  in  Veto 
Beach,  FL,  and  heard  her  lecture  on  the  Civil  War.  "She's 
a  winner  and  SBC  is  lucky  to  have  her".  Dottie  Barney 
Hoover  in  Hilton  Head  has  a  daughter  graduating  as  an 
LPN,  then  after  a  yr.'s  work  off  to  be  an  RN.  Youngest 
daughter  is  on  Amelia  Island,  FL,  hoping  to  work  for  the 
Ritz-Carlton.  Oldest  son  is  an  executive  recruiter  in  CT, 
and  youngest  is  in  Atlanta  recruiting  doctors  for  hospi- 
tals and  selling  medical  insurance  plans.  Dottie  plays 
tennis,  hooks  rugs,  and  needlepoints.  Also  there  is  gar- 
den club  and  the  herb  society. 

Mary  Dame  Stubbs  Broad  still  skis,  'tho  closer  to 
home  in  VA  with  the  grandchildren.  Went  to  Mission 
Ridge,  WA  in  Feb  to  find  almost  too  much  snow.  Ava- 
lanche warnings.  Did  enjoy  visiting  B.C.  Not  sailing  as 
much  as  Doug  had  shoulder  surgery,  yet  sailing  to 
Irvington  on  Labor  Day.  "Just  had  8  &  5  yr.  old  grands 
for  5  days  &  running  on  empty."  When  Bill  Bailey 
Fritzinger  leaves  the  farm,  she  doesn't  mess  around. 
Last  time  it  was  to  South  America,  this  time,  it's  a  safari 
in  Oct  to  Zimbabwe  and  Botswana.  This  is  after  an  Au- 
gust canoe  trip  and  visit  with  Nancy  Nelson  Swiggett 
and  Bob.  Oh,  and  taking  care  of  the  animals  and  grand- 
children visiting  in  August.  Bev  Benson  Seamans  travels 
when  networking  on  commissions  for  her  bronze  sculp- 
tures. In  '96  they  were  on  the  "Polaris"  visiting  Germany, 
Poland,  Russia,  Lithuania,  Latvia  and  Estonia.  Back  to 
cruise  Maine  and  come  ashore  for  a  sculpture  show. 
Ackie  Easter  Henderson  came  for  a  week  in  Sept  and 
they  drove  up  to  meet  Mary  Lanman  Brown  in  Maine. 
Off  to  New  Zealand  for  the  5th  time  in  Feb  and  March 
to  see  friends  and  hike.  Another  walking  trip  in  Scot- 
land. Mim  Wyse  Linsky  came  for  a  visit  in  June.  Saw 
the  USS  Constitution  sail  into  Marblehead  Harbor,  then 
cruised  the  Maine  coast  once  more.  Two  children  and 
3  grandchildren  6,  10,  and  15  fine  and  flourishing.  Bev 
didn't  mention  that  Mary  has  a  new  address  in  Teton 
Village,  WY.  Closer  to  Mary  Ellen  Davis  Gettel  in  Wl 


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now  enjoying  her  25th  yr.  of  teaching  Spanish  at 
Marquette  U.  Once  a  week  she  sits  with  2  granddaugh- 
ters, 5  &  7.  Swims  a  lot.  The  drive  to  the  Black  Hills  was 
long  in  an  RV  with  4  cousins.  Fascinating  scenery  was 
worth  it.  Emma  Kyle  Kimple,  the  photographer,  left  her 
Land  of  Enchantment  to  visit  the  children  on  Cape  Cod, 
CT  and  CA.  Enjoys  retirement.  Gardens  in  the  clean 
desert  air  with  cool  nights  and  high  mts.  at  the  back 
door. 

Life  at  Sally  Blanch!  Foster's  is  best  described  as 
'loading  the  dishwasher'.  It's  the  year  of  the  clean-up 
and  spice-up  of  the  house  of  40  yrs.  inhabited  by  a  lousy 
housewife  and  a  man  who  never  throws  anything  away. 
In  fall  '98,  they  move  to  Crane's  Mill,  a  lifetime  care 
retirement  community.  Sally  is  reliving  college  days, 
young  motherhood  and  middle  age  employment  as  she 
selects  treasures  to  keep  for  the  golden  years.  The  only 
trips  are  to  the  attic  and  cellar  Georgetown  Press  pub- 
lished daughter  Dr.  Kate  Foster's  book.  Son  Andy  is  a 
partner  in  Phila  law  firm,  Dricker,  Biddle  and  Reath. 
Daughter  Meg  resumed  teaching  French  in  elem.  school 
when  their  last  child  entered  kindergarten.  Sally  had 
dinner  at  Ann  McNeer  Blanken's  with  )o  Gulick  Grant 
down  from  NH.  Right  here  in  Lexington,  Louise  Moore 
retired  from  her  law  practice  about  which  the  local  pa- 
per wrote  glowingly  for  WHOLE  page.  Now  she  is 
footloose  with  trips  to  Charleston  and  the  beach.  Cora 
Jane  Morningstar  Spiller  had  a  phone  call  from  her 
roommate  1 946-47,  Alicia  Iznaga  Mazzeo,  asking,  "Re- 
member me?"  Alicia  returned  to  Cuba  in  the  late  '40's. 
Now  home  is  Parkland,  FL,  where  Cora  jane  visited  them 
over  the  4th.  Alicia  has  had  a  rough  time  recovering 
from  a  brain  tumor.  Thankful  for  a  wonderful  husband 
and  5  beautiful  grandchildren. 

We're  still  riding  the  trails.  Went  to  CA  and  assured 
ourselves  we  made  the  right  move  to  VA.  Wait  for  friends 
to  stop  in  so  we  can  holler,  "Y,all  come  back!"  Susan 
Tucker  Yankee  took  me  up  with  a  phone  call  during  the 
W&L  Alumni  College.  Kata  Edwards  Grain  after  a  com- 
puter course  in  the  fall  will  contact  us  and  the  world  on 
the  Internet.  In  August,  we  board  our  English  friends' 
boat  and  head  for  France  to  see  our  daughter  living  in 
Paris.  My  e-mail  address:  shepl@rockbridge.net. 

10  'a^  President:  Mary  Jane  Roos  Fenn, 
I V  V/  r  Secretary:  Bruce  Watts  Krucke, 
Fund  Agent:  Faith  Rahmer  Croicer 
The  class  sends  its  sympathies  to  the  family  of  Mag 
Andrews  Poff  who  died  in  early  June  1997.  And  also  to 
)erry  Driesbach  Ludeke  and  her  family,  jerry's  husband, 
John,  died  right  after  Christmas  last  year. 

Jerry  is  continuing  with  her  busy  experiences:  went 
to  Costa  Rica  to  see  son,  Kevin,  and  also  to  Russia  with 
her  sister  and  mother  to  celebrate  the  latter's  90th  birth- 
day! There  have  been  lots  of  backpacking  and  camping 
trips  as  well  as  many  church  activities,  and  involvement 
with  various  groups  at  Bakersfield  College.  Is  everyone 
that  busy?  I've  recently  retired  from  one  gallery  stopped 
garden  guiding  at  Middleton  Plantation,  and  given  up 
the  monthly  article  on  backyard  birding  that  I  wrote  for 
the  local  Audubon  group.  All  this  was  in  an  attempt  to 


have  more  time  to  paint,  but  it  hasn't  seemed  to  work. 
The  majority  of  time  is  still  spent  in  marketing.  I  was 
accepted  into  the  Art  Buyers  Caravan  in  Atlanta  in  Sep- 
tember— my  first  big  trade  show — I  may  be  a  babe  in 
the  woods — or  a  roaring  success — who  knows. 

loan  Potter  and  Henry  Bickel  enjoyed  a  visit  by  Sally 
Bumbaugh  during  one  of  their  trips  to  Florida.  Barbara 
Tompkins  Ames  was  in  the  area  also  and  they  had  such 
a  good  time  that  they  planned  to  do  it  again  this  year. 
The  Bickels  had  a  big  family  reunion  including  German 
cousins  and  may  go  there  in  1997.  Doreen  Booth 
Hamilton  planned  to  take  a  Lewis  &  Clark  trip  with  the 
Univ.  of  Va.  Doreen  said  that  Bette-Baron  Smith  Stamats 
came  to  Chevy  Chase  to  speak  to  their  Garden  Club  on 
container  gardening,  and  was  one  of  the  best  speakers 
they'd  ever  had! 

Caroline  Chobot  and  Thorn  Garner  went  all  over 
the  East  in  1996,  from  Boston  to  Florida.  One  highlight 
was  Thom's  preaching  the  sermon  at  the  25th  anniver- 
sary of  his  first  curate.  They  also  made  it  through  three 
hurricanes  with  tree  damage,  but  no  harm  to  their  house. 
Cynthia  Sinclair  Rutherford  has  become  Director  of 
Graduate  Studies  at  Newman  College.  She  is  really  en- 
joying helping  the  program  grow  and  is  surprised  that 
administration  is  as  interesting  as  teaching  had  been. 
Cindy  fulfilled  a  childhood  dream  with  their  first  trip  to 
Great  Britain  this  summer. 

Ruth  Sanders  Smith  and  Norman  have  retired  and 
are  spending  most  of  their  lime  in  West  Palm  Beach. 
They  went  to  Hawaii  last  summer  and  planned  an  Afri- 
can trip  for  this  year.  I  hope  they  loved  it  as  much  as  we 
do.  We  are  going  again  in  February  of  '98 — to  Botswana 
and  Zimbabwe.  Our  traveling  companions  will  be  Ann 
Thomas  and  Tom  Donohue.  They  have  become  regular 
jet  setters — going  to  Machu  Picchu  with  Karen  Looker 
and  Nelson  Hyde  this  September.  We  aren't  doing  so 
bad  either.  We  went  to  New  Zealand  last  spring  with 
my  sister  (Virginia  Watts  Fournier,  SBC  '44)  and  her 
husband. 

The  office  heard  from  Kay  Coffelt  Trautschold  for 

the  first  time  in  a  long  while.  She  was  a  freshman  with 
us  and  then  finished  at  SMU  and  got  a  Masters  at  Baylor. 
Kay  retired  in  1990  after  35  years  as  a  teacher  She  has 
one  son.  Merl  Hodges  Major  had  a  wondert'ul  time  on 
the  SBC  Scandinavian  cruise,  which  she  went  on  with 
Kitty  Guerrant  Fields  (SBC  53).  Anne  Sheffield  and  Bra- 
dley Hale  were  on  the  trip  too.  Meri  keeps  very  busy 
doing  flowers  for  weddings  and  parties  and  having  over- 
night guests  at  Belle  Air.  An  artist  friend  and  I  stayed 
there  on  the  way  home  from  a  show  in  the  DC  area  and 
had  a  wonderful  visit.  Meri  threatens  to  give  up  Belle 
Air  for  an  easier  life  sometime  soon.  She  has  four  grand- 
daughters and  the  one  named  after  her  plays  often  with 
the  twin  grandsons  of  Helen  Smith  Lewis. 

As  you  can  see,  not  many  of  you  put  any  notes  on 
your  fund  flap,  so  most  of  this  is  pretty  old  stuff.  Please 
put  down  a  few  lines — it's  not  bragging,  just  interesting 
to  know  how  active  we  all  are  in  this  the  year  of  our 
being  Socially  Secure! 


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President:  Eleanor  Humpiireys 
Schiidbel,  Secretary:  Jane 
Shipman  Kuntz,  Fund  Agents: 
Marcia  Jones  Currie,  Peggy 
Fossett  Lodeesen 
It  seems  as  if  I  just  wrote  class  notes  a  few  months  ago 
and  here  we  are  again.  Many  thanks  to  all  who  wrote. 

Elizabeth  Gallo  Skladal,  Anchorage,  AK,  swears 
she'll  retire  from  teaching  next  year.  She  planned  to  sing 
with  the  Alaska  Chamber  Singers  in  Washington  DC  in 
July  after  she  and  husband  George  visited  Lynchburg. 
George  is  teaching  and  taking  art  lessons.  They  look 
forward  to  visiting  youngest  son  Joe  who  has  a  beauti- 
ful home  in  Houston,  complete  with  pool.  He  and  his 
wife  expect  their  first  child  in  Dec.  Their  other  son 
Wayne,  with  wife  Linda  and  their  twins,  visited  in  mid- 
|uly.  Elizabeth  added  that  Celia  Loving  Richeson  and 
Carolyn  Mclvor  Dews  visited  them  in  May. 

Katie  Epsen  Millhiser,  Piedmont,  CA,  has  written 
after  years  of  silence!  According  to  a  brochure  from  the 
Virginia  Museum  of  Fine  Arts,  Katie  is  a  nationally  rec- 
ognized floral  historian  and  flower  arranger  who  lectures 
for  museums,  garden  clubs  and  antique  associations 
throughout  the  U.S.  She  is  on  the  national  speakers'  list 
for  the  GCA.  Katie  adds  that  she  spoke  last  year  at  the 
Walters  Museum  in  Baltimore  and  "had  a  big  alumnae 
turn-out." 

After  30-1-  years  of  teaching  h.s.  science  at  an  inde- 
pendent school  in  Portland,  OR,  Edie  Knapp  Clark  is 
down  to  half-time.  She  also  does  some  tutoring  In  the 
publ  ic  elem.  schools.  Husband  Rog  is  also  down  to  part- 
time  and  they  hope  to  go  to  "zero  time"  in  a  year  or  so. 
Son  Jim  works  for  the  Oregon  Shakespeare  Festival  in 
Ashland  and  Andy  is  an  assistant  county  counsel  in  Al- 
bany (OR).  He  and  his  wife  Susan  have  Erin,  2-1/2  and 
Nathan,  I.  Edie  plans  to  come  to  our  40th.  BeedyTatlow 
Ritchie  says  she  and  her  3  children  are  "happy,  inde- 
pendent and  single!"  They  gathered  in  Scarsdale  in  Aug. 
to  celebrate  her  mother's  90th  birthday.  Beedy's  job  at 
the  American  Film  Institute  keeps  evolving — with  lots 
of  travel  on  both  coasts.  Betty  Rae  Sivalls  Davis,  Mid- 
land, TX,  is  a  faithful  correspondent.  She  and  husband 
Paul  continue  to  be  avid  bird-watchers  and  went  birding 
to  Nova  Scotia  and  Newfoundland  this  summer. 

From  Argyle,  TX,  Sue  Rosson  Tejml  caught  me  up 
on  her  family.  She  and  husband  Emil  had  a  golfing  ex- 
pedition to  Ireland  and  Scotland  with  their  best  friends 
from  Atlanta.  They  are  so  proud  of  their  daughter  and 
son-in-law  Tamara  and  Camp  Culhrell  111  who  just  won 
a  $  1  3M  jury  verdict  against  Ford  Motor  Co.  Son  Emil  Jr. 
and  his  wife  are  expecting  twins.  They  are  pleased  that 
son  John  is  transferring  from  New  Odeans  to  the  Dallas 
area;  Emil  Sr  looks  forward  to  a  great  golf  partner  and 
Sue  anticipates  a  companion  for  investment  seminars. 

I  was  thrilled  to  hear  from  Bell  Tucker  Dudley  after 
a  long  silence.  She  and  husband  Phil  live  in  Corpus 
Christi,  TX,  where  Bell  is  program  director  for  Parents 
Anonymous,  a  division  of  the  local  family  counseling 
'  service.  While  Phil  was  on  one  of  his  numerous  trips 
back  home  to  WV.  he  had  dinner  in  Columbus,  OH 
with  Judy  Kingman  Driskell  and  Tom.  Judy  sent  Bell  her 
first  daffodil  of  the  spring  and  it  survived  the  trip  back 
toTX! 


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Winnie  Leigh  Hamlin's  card  was  all  about  her 
grandchildren.  She  and  Davis  attended  their  youngest 
son  Frank's  graduation  from  Harvard  B.  School  in  |une; 
Frank  carried  his  new  daughter,  Liza  Wilkes  Hamlin,  in 
his  arms  to  receive  his  diploma  and  she  was  awarded  a 
bear  in  a  crimson  jacket  emblazoned  with  "Harvard." 
Liza  was  born  4/28,  in  Boston  and  the  Hamlins'  oldest 
son's  son  was  born  in  Dallas  4/29 — their  third  grand- 
child. 

Adele  Scott  Caruthers,  Santa  Fe,  NM,  has  connected 
with  Betsy  Robinson  Taylor,  also  now  in  Santa  Fe;  they 
managed  to  recognize  each  other!  Adele  met  her  sister 
Carolyn  Scott  Arnold  ('57)  in  Louisville  to  celebrate  their 
aunt's  90th  birthday.  Adele  continues  to  live  life  on  the 
edge  with  a  rafting  trip  on  the  Colorado.  Her  daughter 
is  in  Chimayo,  close  enough  for  them  to  see  each  other; 
her  son  works  for  a  TV  station  in  Boston.  Adele  still 
loves  the  west  and  looks  forward  to  the  opening  of  a 
new  Georgia  O'Keefe  Museum. 

June  Neighbors  McAllister  and  her  husband  moved 
to  Alto,  NM,  and  built  a  small  house  just  outside 
Ruidoso — across  from  the  ski  area  In  the  pines  and 
mountains.  "Our  door  is  open!"  Annie  Laurie  Lanier 
Samuels  is  also  on  the  move  -  going  to  Lyruni  in  the 
Netherlands.  I  believe  she  will  continue  as  an  invest- 
ment consultant  with  BancOne  Securities — what  she 
had  been  doing  in  Shreveport.  Her  husband  Harvey  will 
join  her  there  after  Christmas.  The  Samuels'  son  Ben, 
his  wife  Rhonda  and  their  22  month  old  Madeleine  have 
moved  to  Mobile,  AL.  Annie  Laurie  says  she  will  miss 
the  baby-sitting! 

A  quick  note  from  Marietta  Eggleston  Burleigh, 

Memphis,  told  of  her  son  Doug  Carpenter's  wedding 
on  June  7.  Ruth  Carpenter  Pitts,  her  daughter  and  grand- 
daughter and  twin  Alex  Carpenter  Cole  and  her  two 
sons  attended.  Marietta  and  Robert  saw  Peggy  Smith 
Warner  and  lohn  in  Nashville.  Marietta  raved  about  how- 
fabulous  Peggy  looked  and  what  a  role  model  she  is.  I 
can  second  that  since  Peggy  and  John's  son  Sloan  is 
married  to  my  niece  )ane  Shipman,  and  I  see  Peggy  from 
time  to  time.  They  expect  their  first  grandchild  in  Octo- 
ber— courtesy  of  Sloan  and  Jane  who  live  in  Lexington, 
KY,  where  Sloan  is  a  surgeon.  The  Warners  spend  a  lot 
of  time  in  their  wonderful  new  home  in  Cashiers,  NC. 
The  Budeighs  now  have  5  grands  with  #6  on  the  way. 

Ann  McCullough  Floyd  wrote  about  )ane  Osner 
Waring  and  Charles'  daughter's  wedding  in  Charleston, 
SC,  the  end  of  May.  Sandra  Elder  Harper  and  Tom  came 
down  from  Burlington,  NC,  to  go  with  the  Floyds.  They 
also  saw  Eleanor  Cain  Pope  and  Betsy  McCutchen  Wil- 
liams. Ann  has  been  taking  care  of  her  mother  in 
Tennessee,  who  at  age  92  had  major  surgery.  Husband 
Jack  and  their  daughter  were  bicycling  in  France — 
through  Burgundy.  The  Floyds'  son  Clark  and  his  wife 
expect  a  baby  in  October — their  first  grandchild.  Golf 
and  tennis  at  Murrell's  Inlet  keep  Ann  busy. 

Betsy  McCutchen  Williams  is  a  reference  librarian 
at  the  College  of  Charleston — "a  long  time  dream  of 
mine!"  She  got  her  masters  while  working  full  time,  then 
moved  to  Charleston  from  Columbia,  SC.  Betsy's  daugh- 
ter and  her  family  live  there  and,  of  course,  she  has 
jane  Oxner  Waring  to  look  after  her  Jane  is  beside  her- 
self planning  2  weddings  in  6  months — May  and 
November.  Betsy  says  that  "to  console  herself,  Jane  has 


gone  on  a  3  weeks  'Rose  Tour'  to  England  and  to  play 
bridge  in  Scotland.  Sandra  Elder  Harper  also  wrote 
glowingly  of  the  Waring  wedding. 

Lots  of  news  from  Richmond.  Louise  Dunham  Wil- 
liams and  Harold  enjoyed  his  40th  reunion  at  UVA; 
Louise  said  they  were  glad  to  see  Patty  Williams  Twohy 
and  Edward  there.  The  Twohys'  daughter  Patricia  and 
her  husband  are  good  friends  of  the  Williams' son  Harold 
and  his  wife  in  Atlanta.  The  younger  Williams  have  two 
children — Drew,  4,  and  Caroline,!.  Louise  and  Joan 
Nelson  Bargamin  have  tickets  together  for  the  theater 
season  at  the  Virginia  Museum.  Joan  is  still  in  the  an- 
tiques business  with  three  booths  in  three  different  malls. 
She  and  husband  Paul  work  as  a  team.  The  Bargamins 
go  to  Las  Vegas  in  Sept.  and  in  Oct.,  will  attend  the 
Horatio  Nelson  family  reunion  in  England.  Joan  will 
speak  on  his  naval  battles  and  the  sites  that  she  has 
visited.  Their  grandchildren — Alexis,  4,  and  Matt,  2 — 
are  a  delight.  Mary  lohnson  Campbell  writes  that  one 
of  Tibby  Moore  Gardner's  sons  is  to  be  married  10/4 — 
but  no  news  about  her  family.  Dorothy  "Poogie"  Wyatt 
Shields  is  now  in  an  inner  city  apartment  in  Richmond, 
"learning  to  know  my  neighbors — exciting!"  Her  son 
married  Patty  Phillips  in  August.  Poogie  has  one  grand- 
child, Julia  Britt,  in  Greenville,  SC. 

Peggy  jean  Fossett  Lodeesen,  Bethesda,  MD,  had  a 
marvelous  trip  to  Italy  with  her  Latin  students  from 
Sidwell  Friends  School.  The  Mimi  Garrard  Dance  Com- 
pany performed  at  SBC,  9/97.  The  company  members, 
under  Mimi's  direction,  also  gave  classes  with  live  mu- 
sic. The  group  will  perform  in  Lima,  Peru  in  the  spring 
and  is  also  planning  other  national  and  international 
lour  dates. 

)une  Berguido  James  has  had  a  roller  coaster  time. 
Her  "S.O.,"  whom  she  had  anticipated  "growing  old 
with,"  died.  I'm  sure  we  all  send  her  sympathy.  But  in 
Ian.,  her  first  grandchild  was  born  and  her  mother's 
(Marion  layne  Berguido,  '28)  first  great-grandchild. 
Marion  is  90  and  "going  strong."  Josephine  Claire  is 
June's  older  daughter  Rebecca's  child;  Rebecca  is  tak- 
ing a  leave  of  absence  from  her  job  at  a  newspaper  in 
Ithaca.  Rebecca  wrote  a  series  about  her  pregnancy, 
the  last  being  about  the  birth.  Younger  daughter  Molly 
and  her  husband  live  in  Arlington,  VA,  where  she  is  a 
lawyer  in  the  firm  founded  by  |ulie  Boothe  Perry's  fa- 
ther— McGuire,  Battle  and  Boothe.  June  had  a  wonderful 
two  weeks  in  Malta  in  Feb. 

Speaking  of  Julie  Boothe  Perry,  she  "hangs  out"  in 
Maine  in  the  summer,  gardening  and  quilting  "with  some 
serious  passion" — also  studying  astronomy/astrology. 
Julie  just  got  back  from  Ireland  and  the  Perrys  spent 
Christmas  in  Australia  with  daughter  Katherine  and  her 
family.  Their  son  is  in  Alabama,  "another  nice  place  to 
visit." 

Our  classmates  do  travel  to  fascinating  destinations. 
Ruth  Frame  Salzberg  and  Bob  went  to  China  to  see  the 
Yangtze  River  gorges  before  the  new  dam  is  built.  Their 
1  7  day  trip  covered  Hong  Kong,  Beijing,  Xian,  Shang- 
hai and  Guilin — many  contrasts.  They  loved  the  Li  River 
in  Guilin  with  "incredible  scenery."  They  visited  in  pri- 
vate homes,  took  Tai  Chi  exercises  with  locals,  sailed  in 
sampams  and  fished  with  cormorants.  The  Great  Wall 
was  their  greatest  thrill.  Ruth  said  they  were  glad  to  get 
home  and  see  their  children  and  grandchildren.  She  was 


awaiting  the  return  of  22  rolls  of  film  of  the  trip! 

Ruth  Mackie  Cabay  shared  the  sad  news  of  her 
husband's  recent  death  from  cancer;  we  all  send  our 
condolences.  Ruth  continues  to  teach  computers  at  a 
school  in  Mendham,  NJ.  Her  youngest  son  just  gradu- 
ated from  Duke,  was  commissioned  in  the  Navy  and 
started  flight  school  in  Pensacola.  Olivia  "Libby" 
Benedict  Maynard  and  her  husband  welcomed  their 
8th  grandchild,  William  Cooper  Lund.  Libby  is  a  Re- 
gent for  the  University  of  Michigan. 

Mary  Lane  Bryan  Sullivan  enjoyed  being  pari  of  the 
welcoming  parties  for  SBC's  new  president.  The 
Sullivans' daughter  Keeley  S.  Jurgovan  ('92)  lives  in  At- 
lanta and  keeps  M.L.  in  touch  with  SBC  friends.  M.L. 
and  John  are  spending  more  time  at  Sea  Island,  GA; 
saw  Eleanor  Cain  Pope  and  Bill  there  in  Feb.  Also,  M.L. 
has  been  in  contact  with  Lanny  Tuller  Webster;  she  adds 
that  she  is  so  proud  of  Ethel  Ogden  Burwell,  president 
of  the  SBC  Alumnae  Assn. 

Ethel  says  there  are  so  many  wonderful  things  go- 
ing on  at  Sweet  Briar.  She  and  Armistead  play  lots  of 
tennis  and  enjoy  swimming  and  biking  when  not  in- 
volved in  volunteer  projects.  They  have  become  "snow 
bunnies"  since  they  go  to  Perdido  Key,  FL,  for  March. 
Daughter  Lisa  Reichard  ('84)  has  3  children  and  Ethel 
Dowling  ('82)  has  one  with  another  expected  in  Jan. 

I'm  embarrassed  to  say  that  I  haven't  seen  Eleanor 
Humphreys  Schnabel  although  she  and  Hank  moved 
to  the  Cincinnati  area  last  year;  I  have  talked  to  her 
though.  Hank  loves  his  position  as  Exec.  Dir.  of  the  His- 
torical Society  of  Southern  Ohio;  Ellie  was  working  for 
Federated  Stores  but  has  quit  to  go  to  Richmond  to  de- 
fend her  doctoral  thesis.  I  guess  we'll  have  to  call  her 
Dr.  Hump!  Their  girls  are  well — one  in  Mass.  sailing 
and  the  other  in  Richmond  in  design. 

I  have  sad  news  of  three  deaths:  Julia  Olive  Craig 
Brooke  died  10/2/96  in  Jacksonville,  FL;  Carolyn  Ann 
Holmes  Greer  Dalphon,  Dallas  TX,  had  lung  cancer 
and  died  11/26/96;  and  Evelyn  Wendelbo-Pedersen 

Gebauer,  Darien  CT,  also  died  of  cancer,  6/4/97.  Each 
of  us  is  diminished  by  the  deaths  of  our  classmates  and 
I  send  our  thoughts  and  sympathy  to  their  loved  ones 
on  behalf  of  everyone. 

The  Kuntz  family  is  well.  Our  daughter  Martha 
Schenck  and  her  husband  Don  and  their  3  children  are 
now  in  Windhoek,  Namibia  where  Don  is  Regional 
Security  Officer  for  the  State  Department;  Martha  is  spe- 
cial assistant  to  the  ambassador  and  the  DCM.  I  hope  to 
visit  them  after  Christmas,  for  a  month.  Lee  Eckerman 
and  son  Scottie,  7,  are  in  Clarksville,  TN,  where  Lee 
continues  as  a  victim-witness  counselor.  Anne  is  on  the 
last  leg  of  her  master's  and  loves  her  job  as  director  of 
aftercare  services  for  the  leading  funeral  business  in 
Dayton.  I  can't  get  Eddie  to  even  think  of  retiring  from 
the  commercial  real  estate  business  but  he  does  get  away 
on  jaunts.  I  was  with  Mother  (Martha  McBroom 
Shipman,  '31)  in  Michigan  this  summer  and  last  fall  we 
visited  my  brother  and  his  wife  at  their  new  home  in 
Orleans,  MA.  I  am  co-leading  a  trip  to  the  Stratford, 
Ontario,  Shakespeare  Festival  for  the  Art  Institute,  and 
plan  to  join  the  Dayton  Opera  group  again  to  go  to 
NYC  for  opera  and  theater.  I'm  still  active  in  the  Car- 
den  Club  of  Dayton,  choir,  altar  guild.  Habitat  for 


P  .A  G  E    31 


Humanity  and  the  Dayton  Philharmonic  Orchestra  Cho- 
rus. And  I'm  writing  all  the  time  for  our  paper — generally 
feature  articles.  If  any  of  you  are  so  inclined,  my  E-mail 
address  is  shushu@erinet.com. 

I  encourage  each  and  every  one  of  you  to  come  to 
our  big  4-0  reunion,  May  29  to  31,  1998.  Plans  are 
already  under  way  to  make  it  just  great.  Also,  please 
give  to  our  class  gift  when  you  are  contacted;  it's  im- 
portant to  support  the  College  and  percentage  of 
participation  li  almost  hut  not  quite  as  important  as  the 
amount!  I'd  love  to  see  all  of  you  who  have  written. 
Y'all  come! 

/O/'^  O     President:  Jocelyn  Palmer 
Iv^OA      Connors,  Secretary:  Parry  EUice 

Adam,  Fund  Agent:  Adele  Vogel 

Harrell 

Reunion  '97  was  wonderful  and  we  missed  those  who 
couldn't  be  there.  The  participants  were  Patsey  Carney 
Reed,  Parry  Ellice  Adam,  Lizzie  Fleet  Wallace,  Chloe 
Fort,  lean  Gantt  Nuzum,  Leslie  Heye  Quarrier,  Nancy 
Hudler  Keuffel,  Peggy  lohnson  Laney,  Anne  Carter  Lee 
Gravely,  Mimi  Molander  Moss,  Ann  Ritchey  Baruch, 
Mary  Jane  Schroder  Oliver,  Bettye  Thomas  Chambers, 
Adele  Vogel  Harrell,  and  Mina  Walker  Wood. 

Anne  Allen  Symonds  is  still  doing  Garden  Club  of 
America  work,  plus  at  the  National  Wildflower  Research 
Center  in  Austin.  Summer  in  Crested  Butte  included  hik- 
ing with  Anne  Ritchey  Baruch  in  July.  Anne  was  in 
England  during  Reunion  where  Taft  has  a  new  venture. 
Allen  (30)  graduated  from  Rice  with  a  masters  in  archi- 
tecture. Jonathan  (29)  graduated  with  an  MBA  from 
Cornell  and  works  for  Coopers  and  Lybrand  in  S.  F  David 
(23)  graduates  from  TCU  in  December.  Juliette  Anthony 
missed  Reunion  due  to  shoulder  injury.  She  moved  to 
San  Rafael  where  she  sings  in  the  St.  Paul's  Episcopal 
church  choir  and  participates  in  their  outreach  ministry 
to  teenagers.  She  tutors  Vietnamese  and  Latin  Ameri- 
cans in  English  and  still  works  on  the  board  of  the 
Coalition  for  Clear  Air.  Juliette  and  her  sister  took  the 
alumnae  trip  to  Costa  Rica  in  December  which  she  said 
was  fabulous. 

Mariha  Baum  Hartman  and  Helmut  celebrated  their 
first  anniversary  July  1.  Son  Mattew  Sikes  has  been  in 
lapan  since  January  studying  Japanese  and  appearing 
as  an  extra  on  Japanese  TV  and  movies.  He  returned  to 
U.  S.  in  August  to  begin  law  school.  Daughter  Suzanne 
IS  slill  in  Morocco  in  the  Peace  Corps  until  May  '98. 
Martha  enjoys  bluegrass  banjo,  guitar,  and  dulcimer. 
Jane  Bryan  Brockenbrough  has  a  retail  leather  goods 
store  and  wholesale  candy  store.  She  is  retiring  from 
the  board  of  Va.  Student  Aid  Foundation  and  served  on 
the  board  of  St.  Catherine's.  Patsey  Carney  Reed  went 
to  Nantucket  for  an  art  seminar  and  to  Little  Rock  for 
Journey  into  Wholeness  lectures  and  workshops. 

LauraConneratLawtonhada  mini  reunion  in  Hilton 
Head  with  Fran  Oliver  Palmer,  Rosalie  Smithy  Bradham, 
Sally  Scherer,  and  Lydia  Taylor.  Laura  plays  clarinet  in 
a  jazz  band,  the  Crabettes,  which  got  a  small  part  in  the 
movie  "Midnight  in  the  Garden  of  Good  and  Evil."  She 
also  completed  the  CD  Rom  on  Savannah.  Anne 
Dismukes  Shepard's  daughter  Sarah  (serving  in  the  Peace 
Corps  in  Bolivia  with  fiance)  will  be  married  in  Novem- 


ber in  St.  Simons,  Ca.  Anne  visited  them  in  June  with  a 
side  trip  to  Peru.  Older  daughter  Moirie  is  at  home 
working  on  masters  in  nursing.  Elizabeth  Farmer  Owen's 
daughter  will  be  married  mid  October.  In  June,  the 
Owens  hosted  a  family  trip  to  Bermuda.  Since  not  ev- 
eryone could  attend,  they  look  forward  to  a  repeat 
performance.  Jean  Gantt  Nuzum's  oldest  daughter 
graduated  from  Harvard  and  spent  the  summer  in  Paris 
for  an  internship  with  Associated  Press.  Her  son,  while 
a  sophomore  at  Harvard,  competed  for  the  "pre-elite" 
National  Crew  which  raced  in  July  in  Milan.  Jean  urges 
everyone  to  purchase  Suzy  Rusmisel  Ide's  poetry  book 
which  is  available  at  the  Book  Shop  for  $12.50. 

Brooke  Hamilton  MacKinnon  was  busy  with  fam- 
ily and  friends  in  Atlanta  and  also  their  SC  mountain 
home.  She  is  still  teaching  ESOL.  Brooke  and  Gillis  vis- 
ited Key  West  and  shopped  for  a  retirement  location  in 
Cape  San  Bias,  FL.  She  welcomes  visitors  to  Atlanta. 
Mary  Elizabeth  Hannah  chairs  the  Psychology  Dept.  at 
the  University  of  Detroit,  and  received  an  award  for 
source  to  school  psychologists.  She  visited  Hungary  and 
Nova  Scotia.  Nancy  Hudler  Keuffel  had  such  a  good 
time  at  Reunion  that  she  is  already  planning  for  2002. 
It's  never  too  soon  to  rally  the  troops!  Peggy  Johnson 
Laney  and  Jim  have  restored  their  1900  house  m  Look- 
out Mountain  and  are  starting  on  the  gardens.  Anne 
Parker  Schmalz,  retired  nurse,  volunteers  at  Edgerton 
Greenhouses  (a  Hispanic  children's  gardening  program), 
AIDS  Hospice  and  the  League  of  Women  Voters.  She 
and  Bob  were  in  South  Africa  in  January  studying  cur- 
rent governmental  reform  with  some  natural  science 
breaks.  She  is  taking  courses  at  NY  Botanical  Garden  in 
landscape  design.  Louise  Russell  and  Anne  met  at  Key- 
stone (PA)  College  for  Suzy  Rusmisel  Ide's  memorial 
garden  dedication. 

Kim  Patmore  Cool  is  now  a  full-time  reporter  for 
the  Venice  (FL)  Gondolier.  She  was  in  Lausanne  for 
World  Figure  Skating  competition  and  is  leading  the  US 
Precision  Judges  which  will  take  her  to  San  Diego  in 
March.  She  is  searching  for  a  publisher  for  her  Bargello 
book.  Betsy  Pearson  Griffin  was  in  Paris  on  business 
and  pleasure  during  Reunion.  Her  work  in  cross-cul- 
tural training  for  business  purposes  is  a  challenge  as  are 
the  French-speaking  countries  in  Africa.  Her  husband 
attended  the  Paris  Air  Show.  Betsy  also  worked  at  the 
Clear  Lake  Texas  venue.  She  credits  her  success  to  her 
SBC  liberal  arts  education-  don't  we  all!  Ceci  Pogue 
Sanders  is  still  in  Cincinnati  but  spends  much  time  in 
Sun  Valley  to  be  with  daughter  Celeste  and  Michael 
Earls  and  granddaughter  Isabelle  (3).  The  Earls  edit  and 
publish  Sun  Valley  Magazine  and  the  Boise  Magazine. 
Daughter  Susie  graduated  from  W.  Henberg  and  son 
Dave  from  Xavier  U.  ytf^ 

Ann  Ritchey  Baruch  is  enjoying  her  work  on  the 
SBC  Board  and  the  strategic  planning  process.  Alice 
Allen  Smyth  and  Ross  visited  Ann  in  Snowmass,  CO 
and  will  hike  to  Crested  Butte.  Julia  Shields  is  still  teach- 
ing at  Charlottesville  HS.  She  spoke  with  Mary  Louise 
Kelley  Moore  who  had  a  great  trip  to  Italy.  Adele  Vogel 
Harrell's  daughter  Logan  lives  in  S.  F.  and  works  for 
Sallie  Mae.  Daughter  Glenn  has  3  children.  They  were 
all  on  Nantucket  in  June  where  they  partied  with  Chloe 
Fort.  Alice  Warner  Donaghy  spends  much  time  in 


Rehoboth  Beach,  De.  Older  son  Rob  graduated  from 
Franklin  and  Marshall  in  '95  and  works  in  Wilmington. 
Son  Charlie  is  a  junior  at  Dickinson  College. 

We  send  our  deepest  sympathy  to  Effie  Castelli 
Sammis  who  lost  her  son  Brett  to  a  skiing  accident  in 
Sun  Valley  in  February. 

As  I  write  this  column,  we  are  preparing  for  daugh- 
ter Aubrey's  ('89)  wedding  to  Jim  Barron  August  3 1st  at 
home-  lots  of  "digging  in  the  dirt."  Gladden  ('90)  and 
Phil  still  live  in  Hoboken  and  work  in  NYC. 

Many  thanks  to  all  who  shared  in  this  news. 

"^'^      Presidents:  Abby  Patterson 

Shultis,  Katiiarine  Baker  Sydnor, 
Secretaries:  Keenan  Colton 
Kelsey,  Penn  Willets  Fuilerton, 
Randi  Miles  Long,  Susan 
Sudduth  Hiller,  Fund  Agent: 
Evelyn  Day  Butler 
The  response  has  been  amazing!  Thank  you  for  return- 
ing the  postcards.  But  please,  friends,  SIGN  your  cards! 
Some  are  still  not  identified!. 

The  longer  I  live,  the  more  appreciative  I  am  of  good 
friends  and  ongoing  relationships.  We  of  SBC  '66  have 
shared  a  formative  stage  of  life,  and  we  are  fortunate 
indeed  to  be  able  to  remain  connected  to  that  experi- 
ence, that  bond. 

By  now  you  should  have  received  a  direct  Fall  news- 
letter chronicling  some  of  our  individual  adventures. 
Here  are  further  adventures .  .  . 

Probably  the  most  exciting  news  is,  for  many,  old 
news.  On  Nov.  3,  1996,  in  a  tiny  ceremony  in  Con- 
necticut, our  own  Linda  Reynolds  married  famed  violin 
virtuoso  Isaac  Stern.  Although  Linda  sees  herself  as  sim- 
ply a  woman  in  love,  we  see  her  as  our  new  local 
celebrity!  They  have  a  farm  in  Connecticut  and  an  apart- 
ment  in  NYC,  when  they  are  not  traveling. 
Congratulations! 

Another  wedding  to  celebrate  is  that  of  Susan 
Sudduth  Oodson  to  Dr.  Charles  Hiller.  She  and  Chuck 
were  married  in  May  in  Little  Rock;  Keenan  Colton 
Kelsey  and  Penn  Willets  Fuilerton  attended.  After  so 
many  years  of  widowhood,  it  is  a  joy  to  see  her  so  happy 

In  fact,  many  of  us  have  had  weddings  this  year  — 
not  our  own,  but  our  children's.  Georgia  Graham  Carroll 
and  Marvin  saw  their  daughter  Margaret  married  on  Aug. 
9th  to  Rev.  William  Lamkin.  She  has  been  "consumed 
with  wedding  plans,"  but  loving  every  minute.  She  and 
Marvin  celebrated  their  30th  anniversary  last  spring! 
(Nancy  Conkle  Swann  and  David  also  celebrated  30 
years  of  marriage  this  year,  as  well  as  son  Chris'  receipt 
of  a  master's  degree  from  Univ.  of  Missouri!).  Jeannie 
Jackson  Exum's  son  Manning  was  married  this  lune. 
Jeannie  was  also  able  to  help  Harriette  Horsey  Sturges 
with  clever  party  ideas  for  her  son  Boyd's  wedding  over 
Labor  Day.  Harriette  is  excited  about  getting  a  daughter 
at  last  (son  Richard  is  still  in  Hollywood  working  as  a 
set  designer  and  art  director).  Pam  Jones  Brown  had  a 
daughter  marned  in  1996,  and  now  is  a  grandmother! 
Mary  Anne  Calhoun  Farmer's  daughter  (SBC  '91)  is 
married  to  an  aspiring  lawyer;  her  second  daughter  (SBC 
'92)  is  teaching  art  in  Breckenridge  CO;  her  third  daugh- 


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ter  transferred  from  SBC  to  Rhodes  College  in  Mem- 
phis, TN,  and  loves  it.  "Coon"  sends  love  to  all  —  she  is 
fine,  busy  with  tennis  and  aerobics.  The  son  of  Martha 
Madden  Swanson  was  married  lune  7,  in  Louisa,  VA,  a 
beautiful  wedding  with  a  lakefront  reception.  She  had 
"double  whammy"  with  her  daughter  graduating  from 
Georgetown  in  May.  Sarah  is  going  to  teach  English  in 
Thailand  for  a  year;  parents  plan  a  trip  to  Australia  to 
rendezvous  next  Spring.  The  daughter  of  Dianna  Yeager 
Rankin  graduated  from  Tulane  Law  School  and  promptly 
married  her  beau  from  Toronto,  Canada.  Sharon  Price 
Quill  and  her  husband  )im  attended  the  wedding. 
Dianna  still  rides  every  day  and  competes  regularly  in 
dressage.  Gretchen  Miller  Wintersteen  also  had  a  son 
married  this  fall. 

Graduations  are  another  milestone  that  we  share, 
again,  not  ours  but  our  children's.  Vicki  Chainski  Verity 
is  proud  mother  of  a  1997  U.Va.  graduate  —  a  double 
major  in  environmental  science  and  religious  studies 
(her  own  two  main  interests  at  SBC  were  religion  and 
biology;  it's  all  in  the  gene  pool!).  |eff  Morris,  son  of 
Makanah  Dunham  Morris  and  Bob,  graduated  from  the 
University  of  Delaware  and  went  off  to  SUNY  in  Buf- 
falo for  a  masters  in  computer  science  —  awarded  full 
tuition  and  a  teaching  stipend!  The  ministries  of  both 
Rev.  Morrises  (LJnitarian  LJniversalist)  continue  well. 
Peggy  Gillmer  Myers'  son  was  also  in  the  1997  gradu- 
ating class  at  U.Va.  with  a  degree  in  civil  engineering. 
Child  #1  is  working  is  Lexington;  Child  #  3  is  in  her  3rd 
year  at  U.Va.,  Child  #4  is  a  senior  in  high  school.  Vi 
Graveure  Patek's  daughter  Emily  graduated  from 
Harvard  with  a  magna  in  biology!  Daughter  Shelia  is  in 
her  3rd  year  in  a  doctoral  program  at  Duke;  Sarah  has 
her  first  job  as  a  teacher  in  California.  Vi  continues  as  a 
Latin  teacher,  Mark  is  still  with  IBM.  Peggy  Henning 
Minnick's  son  is  a  high  school  graduate,  now  at  Duke. 
#1  son  is  a  senior  at  Williams,  so  daughter  Margaret, 
16,  is  "home  alone."  Ellie  Gilmore  Massie's  youngest 
son  also  graduated  from  high  school,  so  she  is  an  empty- 
nester.  With  both  sons  in  college,  traveling  and  taking 
classes  are  in  her  plans.  Evie  Day  Butler  is  in  her  sec- 
ond year  as  an  empty-nester,  and  enjoys  being  able  to 
travel  with  husband  Geoffrey,  who  has  survived  his  first 
year  as  ISAS  Executive  Director.  Evie  is  also  a  grand- 
mother to  2-year-old  Nicole. 

Randi  Miles  Long  celebrates  a  different  kind  of  mile- 
stone: the  birth  of  her  first  grandchild!  Amanda  will  be 
a  year  by  now.  Randi  was  in  the  delivery  room  and  says 
that  despite  all  the  technological  advances,  childbirth 
is  still  a  miracle!  They  are  enjoying  their  completely 
remodeled  home.  Herb  is  in  his  29th  year  with  Chev- 
ron. Randi  is  in  her  8th  year  teaching  at  Bentley  School, 
but  is  moving  to  part-time  so  she  can  get  back  to  the 
piano,  and  into  gardening.  Mary  Meade  Gordon  Winn 
is  also  a  new  grandmother!  Life  is  hectic  even  after  kids 
are  all  out  of  the  home:  Husband  Tom  has  added  two 
partners  to  his  OB-GYN  practice  and  is  learning  the 
dance  of  managed  care.  Tom  and  Sara  are  new  parents; 
Gordon  teaches  Spanish  while  completing  his  MA  at 
Middlebury,  and  plays  and  sings  in  local  clubs;  Andrew 
has  signed  a  contract  with  RCA  and  is  on  the  road  full 
time  with  his  band  "Agents  of  Good  Roots";  Meredith 
loves  teaching  at  Chatham  Hall.  Mary  Meade  sends 
word  that  Marcia  Pace  Landstrom  looks  great  and  is 
"still  as  nice  as  ever." 


)ody  Moore  Griffin  moved  with  her  husband  to 
Sweden,  where  he  is  General  Manager  for  Scandina- 
vian Kodak.  But  lody  will  commute  to  Miami  where 
she  has  opened  her  own  educational  consulting  busi- 
ness. Talk  about  ambitious!  This  is  a  change  after  her 
20  years  of  work  in  Mexico  City  and  throughout  Latin 
America  with  Institute  of  International  Education  and 
US  Information  Agency!  Jody  lost  her  Mother  last  year, 
and  we  send  sympathy.  Tracy  Bean  Kenny  spends  a  fair 
amount  of  time  commuting  between  Princeton  and  her 
parents'  home  in  Lynchburg.  She  passes  by  and  through 
SBC  and  never  fails  to  be  impressed.  She  visited  daugh- 
ter Erin  in  Budapest  last  year,  found  the  city  fascinating. 

Sally  Thomas  Hoffman  has  retired  from  Boston  Sci- 
entific. That  company  bought  Heart  Technology,  where 
she  was  an  engineering  manager,  and  Sally  missed  the 
small  company  mentality  and  vitality.  She  will  travel 
more  and  take  more  time  with  husband  and  friends. 
Her  mother  is  now  in  a  retirement  home,  which  was  a 
difficult  but  good  decision.  She  was  at  SBC  over  Spring 
Break!  She  writes,  "So  far  there  is  not  enough  time  to 
do  all  I  want  to  do!"  I  think  we  all  know  that  feeling;  it 
shows  we  are  vital,  involved  women!  Sally's  is  a  re- 
minder to  appreciate  our  lives!  Muriel  Wikswo  Lambert 
is  working  on  two  different  NIH-funded  research  projects 
on  genetic  diseases;  Clark  continues  to  teach,  do  re- 
search, see  patients,  and  write  books!  One  child  is  a 
senior  in  high  school,  another  in  9th  grade,  the  third  in 
6th  grade.  The  older  two  both  "are  into"  fencing,  among 
other  activities!  Andrea  Pearson  Pennington's  children 
are  not  quite  ready  for  graduations.  Katy  is  a  senior  in 
high  school,  having  participated  in  Girls  State  this  sum- 
mer; Anna  will  be  a  freshman  in  high  school.  Andrea  is 
in  her  15th  year  as  court  referee  at  Strickland  Youth 
Center  and  assistant  judge  in  juvenile  Court;  Al  does 
legal  research;  they  love  tennis  and  out-of-doors. 

Barbara  Dublin  Van  Cleve  writes,  "We  are  well  in 
the  face  of  major  changes."  Her  daughter  Chrissie  had 
a  stroke  in  April  1996,  and  requires  a  considerable 
amount  of  special  care.  However,  with  fine  live-in  care- 
givers, Christina  and  husband  Tom  are  living  in  their 
home,  near  Barbara,  and  are  coping  well.  Meredith 
Aldrich  and  husband  Dunbar  have  come  home  to 
Martha's  Vineyard  after  an  extended  stay  in  South  Af- 
rica. They  have  "retired"  to  a  little  house  adjacent  to 
the  campus  of  Hobart  William  Smith  and  welcome  com- 
munication and  drop-by's  "for  auld  lang  syne."  Rab 
Willis  Finlay  has  enjoyed  her  involvement  on  the  SBC 
Board,  and  is  so  pleased  with  our  new  president  and 
the  grand  SBC  faculty!  She  has  visited  with  Gretchen 
Miller  Wintersteen,  who  "looks  wonderful"  and  sees 
Gary  )udy  Weathers  and  Ann  Dreher  fairly  often.  She 
also  keeps  up  with  Ann  Kerr  Preaus,  who  has  proven  to 
be  a  good  friend  to  Rab's  daughter  who  moved  to  New 
Orleans  as  a  bride. 

Speaking  of  church  involvement,  it  is  a  thrill  to  an- 
nounce the  ordination  of  Kathryn  Carroll  Mathewson 
to  the  Sacred  Order  of  Deacons  in  Christ's  One  Holy 
Catholic  and  Apostolic  Church.  This  happened  July 
1996,  and  we  assume  she  is  doing  well.  If  she  is  like 
me,  she  is  awed,  overwhelmed,  humbled,  thrilled,  and 
working  very  very  hard!  Ministry  has  no  time  limits,  I 
was  ordained  Minister  of  Word  and  Sacrament  in  the 
Presbyterian  Church  on  Dec.  1,  1996.  I  am  Associate 


Pastor  at  Church  of  the  Roses  in  Santa  Rosa,  (although 
that  Call  is  ending  and  I  will  soon  be  seeking  a  new 
Call).  My  children  suffer  from  my  commute  and  long 
hours,  but  I  love  what  I  do! 

Suzy  Moseley  Helms  is  enjoying  her  freedom  from 
class  notes,  but  really  missing  all  the  connections!  They 
had  another  excellent,  stimulating,  wonderful  summer 
at  Chautauqua,  NY  (like  SBC  with  no  papers,  tests,  or 
required  classes!).  She  asks,  "What  happened  to  Anna 
Bartel  Cox?"  And  Mary  Entwistle  Limbert  asks  for  word 
of  Mary  Emma  Carmichael  and  of  Kim  Allison  Mary 
says  her  kids  are  wonderful  and  she  is  still  a  senior  para- 
legal. 

Sally  Thomas  Hoffman  says  her  favorite  movie  from 
1996/97  was  Lone  Star.  What  about  yours?  Blessings 
on  us  all.  Class  Secretary  (one  of  four),  Keenan  Colton 
Kelsey,101  Hawthorne  Ave.,  Larkspur,  CA  94939  e-mail 
kkelsey@waonline.com 

JQ'^/A      Presidents:  M.J.  Hipp  Brock, 
IJ  IV     Katie  McCardell  Webb, 

Secretary iKate  ScMech  (E-mail: 
itatherine.sciilech@usdoj.gov), 
Fund  Agents:  Kathy  Barnes 
Hendriclcs,  Carey  Cleveland  Swan 
Kudos  to  those  who  wrote,  and  40  lashes  to  the  rather 
large  number  who  didn't.  I  swear  next  year  I'll  start 
making  things  up.  And  no  excuses  now  that  I  have  e- 
mail  (address  above) — you're  forewarned! 

This  year's  news  is  presented  geographically,  just 
for  a  change.  Starting  in  that  hot  bed  of  liberalism,  the 
Far  West,  Barbara  Offutt  Mathieson  is  on  sabbatical 
from  teaching  lit.  at  So.  Oregon  U.  to  do  some  com- 
puter-based special  projects  sandwiched  Ijetween  a 
family  Grand  Canyon  rafting  trip  and  a  two-month  Zen 
retreat  in  S.F.  Sandy  Hamilton  Bentley  is  also  enjoying 
the  north  woods  of  OR,  having  just  celebrated  her  25th 
anniv.  with  Bob  (who's  still  at  Intel).  She  is  a  nearly  full- 
time  volunteer  at  her  youngest  son's  h.s.,  coordinating 
the  college  and  career  centers  and  writing  grants  (some 
of  which  I  hope  is  funding  her  oldest  boy's  Duke  tu- 
ition). Lalita  Shenoy  Waterman  and  Rick  moved  back 
to  San  Rafael,  CA  to  be  closer  to  daughter  Tara,  a  jr.  at 
Stanford  (who  interned  last  summer  at  the  White  House). 
They  remain  active  volunteers,  but  still  find  time  for  the 
wine  and  gastronomy  clubs.  Though  she  wrote  from 
Baltimore  where  she's  helping  her  Mom  plan  retirement, 
Sally  Taylor  is  still  based  in  S.F  covering  international 
markets  for  Publisher's  Weekly.  They've  added  Brazil 
to  her  list,  so  Sal's  learning  Portuguese  to  add  to  her 
palette  of  foreign  tongues. 

Debbie  Warren  Rommel  wrote  from  the  vast  South- 
west, Houston,  where  Ross  is  lawyering  and  Debbie  is 
teaching  K'garten  when  not  monitoring  the  activities  of 
her  own  brood,  Emily  (at  U.T.),  Andy  (18)  and  Sadie 
(14)  (both  in  h.s.).  Ann  Gateley  checked  in  (finally)  from 
the  Land  of  Enchantment  and  is  back  to  full  speed  run- 
ning after  an  injury-plagued  2  years.  (Physician  heal 
thyself?)  She's  ready  for  50  only  cuz  it  bumps  her  into  a 
different  racing  age  group.  When  not  racing,  Ann  pre- 
tends to  be  still  playing  the  field. 

Reasonable  minds  can  differ  on  how  to  delineate 
the  Great  Midwest,  but  there  can  be  no  doubt  that  Dav- 


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enport,  Iowa  is  somewhere  there,  or  so  Marty  Paul  sovs. 
She  recently  shifted  from  teaching  special  ed.  to  basic 
history  (and  trying  to  stay  out  of  hallway  brawls).  Daugh- 
ter Kate  (great  name!)  is  a  jr.  at  U.  of  No.  Iowa  and  Hans 
is  a  h.s.  sr.  Also  somewhere  there  is  Debbie  )ones  who 
still  travels  weekly  from  Stow,  OH  surveying  medical 
training  programs  for  accreditation.  Debo  now  has 
THREE  granddaughters.  The  only  other  alleged  Midwest- 
erner  to  report  in  was  Tauna  Urban  Durand  who's  just 
moved  from  Springfield  to  St.  Louis,  MO  where  Doug 
will  be  Dean  of  the  Biz  School  at  U.M.  (St.  Louis)  while 
Tauna  looks  for  a  teaching  job.  Son  Rob  is  a  jr.  at  SMSU 
and  son  Ted  is  a  professional  magician. 

Starting  from  deepest  Dixie  and  heading  north,  we 
first  come  to  Atlanta  where  Kathy  Barnes  Hendricks  sent 
the  kids  off  to  camp  and  put  her  "too  many"  board  po- 
sitions and  garden  design  projects  on  hold  so  she  could 
work  on  the  log  cabin  she's  building  in  the  mountains 
of  NC.  Heather  Tully  Click  checked  in  at  Xmas  96  (with 
cute  pic)  to  report  that  her  hatchlings,  Amanda  and  Ben, 
continue  to  thrive  and  that  Richard  has  returned  to 
copiloting  for  Delta.  Congrats  to  Heather  on  her  10- 
year  service  pin  for  her  RN  work  at  the  local  hospital. 
Also  from  Atlanta,  Sydney  McCampbell  Glass  says  she's 
relying  on  her  1 1  -yr-old  to  keep  her  young,  but  with  her 
oldest  at  21  and  the  middle  boy  1  7,  it's  getting  harder 
to  deny  the  impending  big  5-0,  (loin  the  club! I  Across 
the  border  in  Charlotte,  Betsy  Edwards  Anderson  says 
she,  too,  is  ignoring  the  passage  of  time.  Son  Charlie 
graduated  from  UNC-CH  and  has  gone  off  to  Sin  City, 
NY  to  work;  Claire  is  a  jr.  at  UNC-CH,  but  is  studying 
(Hah!)  in  Florence  (Italy,  I  presume)  and  Carolyn  (15) 
headed  west  for  the  summer.  Betsy  added  that  she  went 
to  an  SBC  alum  party  at  which  John  Gregory  Brown 
spoke  and  that  he  was  terrific.  Distressing  news  from 
FranCravely-on  Friday  9/1 3/96  her  Chapel  Hill  house 
burned  to  the  ground,  mercifully  no  injuries.  They  are 
rebuilding  in  the  area,  but  with  a  daughter  at  Rhodes 
Coll.  and  a  1 5-yr-old  boy  and  architects  and  landscap- 
ers  crawling  all  over  the  new  house,  an  early  retirement 
from  her  import/export  company,  VIETRI,  ain't  in  the 
cards.  Mary  Jo  Petree  Murphy  and  Frank  are  finally 
emptynesters  in  Winston-Salem,  but  between  volunteer 
work  at  Young  Life,  construction  of  a  second  home  on 
Kiawah  Island,  and  a  menagerie  of  four-legged  critters, 
it  probably  doesn't  feel  so  empty.  M|  keeps  up  with  Katie 
Lou  Warren  Towers.  Had  a  real  LETTER  from  Kay 
Parham  Picha,  now  in  Randleman,  NC,  where  she  and 
David  celebrated  their  25th  anniv.  and  continue  to  own 
and  operate  Classic  Dyestuffs,  David  as  prez  and  Kay 
as  money-maven.  Amanda  is  a  sr.  at  Duke  and  spent 
the  summer  on  Capitol  Hill;  Tom  is  a  jr.  at  UNC-CH 
majoring  in  fun  stuff.  Kay  planned  to  meet  Karen 
Hartnett,  Sue  Lykes  Mueller,  and  Pam  Piffath  Still  in 
NH  to  plan  their  joint  50th  bash  for  98. 

From  southern  VA,  I  also  got  a  LETTER  from  Mardane 
Rebentisch  McLemore  who's  acquired  a  passion  for  golf 
(take  note  Tracy)  and  complains,  tho'  I  suspect  with  a 
certain  amount  of  maternal  pride,  that  her  kids  are  "pow- 
erful money-sucking  machines, — one  son  entering  law 
school,  another  just  finished  the  U.S.N.A.  and  oft'to  see 
the  world,  as  the  ads  say,  and  the  "baby"  starting  6th 
grade,  jim  still  practicing  law  when  not  at  work  on  his 
third  genealogy  tome.  Mardane  said  she'd  heard  from 
Christy  Love  who's  flitting  about  in  WY  and  St.  Louis, 


also  doing  some  genealogy,  and  from  Betty  McLemore 
White  who  still  lives  in  Poquoson,  VA  where  her  hus- 
band is  a  partner  in  his  CPA  firm.  Betty  Mac  keeps  busy 
with  her  daughter,  lane,  and  a  plethora  of  community 
activities.  Up  in  Richmond,  Betty  Glass  Smith  has 
changed  careers  yet  again,  leaving  biz  management 
analysis  and  returning  to  "systems  consulting"  (a  de- 
scription only  a  CIA  spy-master  could  have  dreamt  up). 
Bill  still  golfing  and  playing  with  his  antique  cars,  while 
Wes  (15)  and  Corbin  (141  are  in  h.s.  May  Humphreys 
Fox  and  Katie  McCardell  Webb  graduated  their  first- 
borns last  June — May's  George  from  St.  Kit's  and  Katie's 
Tatem  from  St.  Cat's.  May  has  also  seen  Wallis  Wickham 
Raemer  in  R'mond  and  visited  M.J.Hipp  Brock  and 
Charlie  in  NYC. 

I  don't  know  exactly  where  the  Mason-Dixon  line 
is,  but  I  think  of  this  next  group  as  the  Mid-Atlanticists 
(or  MidAtlanticians?!,  Baird  Hunter  Campbell  and  Bill 
are  still  on  MD's  Eastern  Shore,  Baird  has  "retired"  from 
hospital  fund-raising,  but  wants  to  get  back  into  teach- 
ing which  somebody  told  her  might  be  more  compatible 
with  the  schedules  of  three  busy  teenagers.  (Are  you 
kidding?)  Louise  Hayman  wrote  from  Annapolis  that  she 
is  hip  deep  in  historic  preservation,  leadership  and  p.r. 
ventures  with  not  enuf  time  for  fun  or  travel  or  even 
planning  her  50th.  Her  daughter  (age  27)  is  a  produc- 
tion assistant  for  ESPN's  world  saillioat  race  series.  Louise 
had  heard  from  Corbin  Kendig  Rankin  and  Barbara 
Waters  Larson,  Claudia  Forman  Pleasants  still  keeps  a 
brutal  sked  chasing  after  Casey  (age  2)  while  serving  as 
a  nat'l  delegate  to  Commercial  Real  Estate  Women  and 
juggling  the  family's  real  estate  development  biz  in 
Clarksburg,  MD,  and  trusteeships  at  George  Mason  U 
and  Hospice.  Claudia  reports  the  very  good  news  that 
son  Ross  (1 8)  has  mended  from  a  very  serious  car  acci- 
dent in  1996  and  has  applied  to  UVA,  his  Dad's  alma 
mater. 

Jane  Gott  and  Ron  are  still  based  in  No.  VA,  tho' 
lane  is  traveling  quite  a  bit  with  Sanofi  Pharmaceuticals 
as  it  launches  some  new  drugs,  jane  and  Ron  content- 
edly garden  (probably  a  lot  more  successfully  than  I  do) 
and  Jane  took  a  watercolor  course  in  flower  painting. 
After  1  5  years.  Sue  Holbrook  Daly  still  teaches  real  es- 
tate classes,  but  wants  to  do  less  selling.  On  the  other 
hand,  she  took  a  long  "sabbatical"  to  cope  with  daugh- 
ter Andrea's  large,  formal,  no  doubt  beautiful  lune 
wedding  and  probably  has  a  few  bills  to  pay.  Stephanie 
is  a  sr.  at  UVA,  and  already  has  the  LSATs  and  a  DC  law 
firm  internship  behind  her.  (Is  she  nuts  or  just  an  over- 
achiever?!)  Page  Kjellstrom  is  in  DC  but  traveling  mucho 
for  work — Monaco  (where  she  actually  met  Prince 
Albert),  Singapore,  Bangkok,  Shanghai  and  Tokyo.  We 
should  all  be  so  lucky!  Recreational  travel  included 
Wimbledon  with  her  Dad  and  Disneyland  with  her 
nieces.  Page  said  that  Louise  Biibro,  still  working  for 
Arab  Banking  Corp.  in  NYC  but  living  in  New  Canaan, 
Conn.,  married  William  Connell  last  Jan.,  and  also  that 
Lorie  Harris  Amass'  son  is  headed  for  Colgate. 

Continuing  up  the  coast.  Mary  Jane  Hipp  Brock 

wrote  from  NYC  that  she  was  oil  to  Paris  en  route  to 
delivering  Susanna  (13)  to  school  in  Switz.,  while  her 
son  is  learning  sea-kayaking.  Trip  to  Lake  Como  planned 
with  Chuck  for  July.  M.j.  reminds  all  that  this  is  her  first 
real  trip  in  20  years.  Believe  it?  Also  in  NYC  is  Fran 


Griffith  Laserson  who  still  loves  the  Marketing  Common, 
job  at  Moody's  and  her  non-profit  work,  when  she  and 
Steve  aren't  traveling  with  Tenley  (17,  the  dreaded  col- 
lege search)  and  Galen  1 1 3).  She's  had  recent  visits  with 
Carter  Burns  Cunningham  and  Corbin  Kendig  Rankin 
and  Tom.  Fran  is  planning  a  gals  only  Whitewater  raft- 
ing trip  out  West  for  the  50th.  Up  in  New  England,  Mary 
Beth  Halligan  Hibbard  was  back  in  summer  school  at 
Middlebury,  VT  working  on  her  masters  in  Spanish,  also 
doing  court  translations  in  drug  cases  which  she  finds 
fascinating.  Daughter  Lindsay  off  to  Tampa  for  college 
(after  miraculously  escaping  injury  when  she  rolled  her 
car  early  in  the  summer)  and  M.B.'s  son  continues  in 
his  role  as  super-jock,  good  at  absolutely  everything 
(except  Spanish).  The  northernmost  prize  goes  to  Betty 
Rau  Santandrea,  who  has  discovered  the  particular  joys 
of  silk  longiohns  in  Concord,  NH  (worn  from  Hallow- 
een till  well  after  Easter).  Betty  manages  a  senior  center 
in  Pittsfield,  coping  with  everything  from  the  Meals  on 
Wheels  program  to  activity  planning.  Husband  Bob 
survived  a  year  of  Franklin  Pierce  Law  School  and  hopes 
to  go  into  patent  law.  They  still  find  time  for  sailing  on 
one  of  those  cold  lakes. 

The  news  this  time  seemed  on  the  whole  rather 
upbeat.  Life  has  been  good  to  me  as  well — a  job  I  love 
(still  at  DO))  that  pays  enough  to  get  by  on,  good  health 
(tho'  still  battling  the  demon  weed),  interesting  hobbies 
(for  no  good  reason,  I  collect  antique  political  cartoons 
dealing  with  antitrust  laws  and  monopolies),  and  enough 
time  off  for  some  travel  to  relatively  mundane  locales 
to  visit  family  and  friends.  Nothing  exciting,  but  con- 
tentment usually  isn't. 

Two  entries  in  the  almost-didn't-get-to-me-in-time- 
category.  Kim  Mitchell  Bethea  was  headed  to 
Cambridge,  England  for  a  couple  of  weeks,  with  Emily 
(1 3)  in  tow,  to  "supervise"  David's  research  for  his  new 
book  on  Pushkin.  Kim's  still  a  technology  manager  bur- 
ied in  projects  due  to  the  Web  craze,  but  hopes  to 
engineer  a  mini-reunion  with  roomies  Kitty  Litchfield 
Seale,  Pat  Swinney  Kaufman,  and  Maggie  Cooper  Tyner. 
Our  southernmost  rep  is  Kris  Herzog  who  wrote  from 
Gainesville,  FL  that  her  artwork  has  been  well  received 
in  shows  around  the  country,  and  she  received  the  Leila 
Garden  Sawyer  award  at  the  National  Arts  Club  in  NYC. 
Her  family  of  cats  is,  as  always,  totally  wacko. 

PS — Take  a  minute  to  read  through  this  list  of  "lost" 
classmates,  and  if  you  know  their  whereabouts,  please 
drop  me  a  line  or  e-mail  so  I  can  let  SBC  know:  Tatiana 
H.  Anderson;  Kendra  M.  Baile;  Laura  A.  Bartels:  Susan 
L.  Bates  (Mrs.  Gilbert  Marc  Rebillet);  Ian  M.  Bates;  Me- 
lissa Bennett  (Mrs.  Charles  H.  Volz  III);  Lynne  S.  Brantly 
(Mrs.  Wilkins);  Dr.  Elizabeth  L.  Britton;  Diane  M. 
Callison;  Dorothy  A.  Compton  (Mrs.  Woodsfellow); 
Elizabeth  Harlin;  Ann  Harwood;  loanne  B,  Hicks  (Mrs. 
Paul  A.  Robblee,  )r);  Jan  C.  Hull:  Susanne  E.  Kallusch; 
Alison  A.  King  (Mrs.  Jim  Deter);  Linda  F.  Kinnaird  (Mrs. 
Ninian  Beall,  Jr.);  Catherine  A.  Lucas;  Susan  R.  Malcolm 
(Mrs.  Glenn);  Elizabeth  B.  Marvin  (Mrs.  George 
Chapmanl;  Beth  McConkey;  lean  McKee  (Mrs.  Norman 
Carmichael);  Cynthia  A.  McWilliams  (Mrs.  H.  Michael 
Greenfield);  Cynthia  D.  Murray;  Karen  L.  Olsen  (Mrs. 
William  H.  Howard  lll);Thomasia  A.  Phillips  (Mrs.  C.A. 
Phillips,  |r);  Margaret  C.  Pearson;  Cathleen  C.  Pulliam; 
Linda  S.  Rodgers  (Mrs.  Charles  Bull);  Mary  E.  Roth  (Mrs. 


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Ralph  W.  McCraw);  Lynne  A.  Sabetti;;  Lydia  D.  Starnes 
(Mrs.  Williams);  Sarah  Shirley  (Mrs.  Gary  C.  White); 
Suzanne  K.  Solberg  (Mrs.  Nagle);  Sandra  P.  Starrett; 
Pamela  D.  Walker;  Helen  D.  (Happy)  Watts  (Mrs. 
Charles  Strauss);  and  Hope  Wright  (Mrs.  Louis  E.  Buehn). 

lA'^/l      President:  Jane  Reeb  Chadwick, 
l^  It      Secretary:  Marcia  Brandenburg 

Martinson,  Fund  Agent:  Nancy 

Mortensen  Piper 

Another  busy  year  tor  our  class.  We're  sending  children 
to  college,  going  back  to  school  ourselves,  and  some  of 
us  are  still  having  children!  Many  of  us  have  discov- 
ered the  joys  of  email  and  agree  it's  the  only  way  to 
correspond!  I  have  included  email  addresses  in  paren- 
theses after  a  name.  So  on  to  our  news... 

Elizabeth  Andrews  Watts 

(EAW@episcopalhighschool.org)  works  in  the  Develop- 
ment Office  at  Episcopal  HS.  Husband,  Bobby,  became 
the  Director  of  Admissions  on  luly  1st.  Rob  17,  is  a  sr., 
and  Betsy  15  will  be  a  soph,  at  EHS.  Barbara  Ashton 
NIcol  (BANicol@iuno.com)  had  a  job  change.  She  is 
still  at  the  U.AI.  but  now  in  the  college  of  Arts  &  Sci- 
ences as  an  academic  advisor.  She  has  two  sons  turning 
16!  Betsy  Biggar  Hellmuth  spent  the  summer  looking 
at  colleges  with  son,  T|.  She  has  one  already  in  college 
and  one  starting  h.s.  Betsy  chaired  the  after  prom  party 
and  is  still  working  for  Doncaster.  Sally  Brice-O'Hara 
completed  a  masters  in  National  Security  Strategy  from 
the  National  Defense  University.  She  is  now  assigned 
to  Strategic  Planning  Staff  at  Coast  Guard  HQ  in  Wash- 
ington, D.C.  Sally  and  husband,  Bob,  are  renovating 
the  1 00  year  old  home  of  Sally's  grandfather.  Mary  Lee 
Burch  Doering  and  family  moved  to  Dublin,  OH  where 
husband.  Dean,  has  a  new  sales  territory.  Four  children 
ages  15,9,7,  and  1 9  months  keep  her  busy  Mary  Bush 
Norwood  (OneCallSys)  is  now  in  her  fifth  year  with  One 
Call  which  you  can  locate  on  the  web  at 
www.onecallweb.com.  Alice  Cohn  is  training  race 
horses  in  Kentucky  during  the  summer  and  New  Or- 
leans during  the  winter.  Mary  Coombs  had  a  blast  this 
past  year  as  a  Brownie  leader  with  her  7  year  old  daugh- 
ter and  27  Brownies.  Bonnie  Chronowski  Brophy  is 
playing  a  lot  of  golf  and  traveling  with  husband,  jim. 
Chris  19,  loved  his  first  year  at  UVA.  Meghan  11,  is 
away  at  camp  for  the  summer.  Bonnie  is  involved  in 
ministry,  volunteerism,  skiing,  and  chauffeuring.  Blaine 
Converse  says  greetings  from  Southern  California  where 
she  has  just  completed  work  on  two  films.  She  is  cur- 
rently working  for  a  small  studio  in  Burbank  as  VP  of 
Business  Administration.  Wanda  Cronic  Howell  cel- 
ebrated her  first  anniv.  as  a  Buick-Pontiac-GMC 
Truck-Plymouth-Jeep-Eagle  dealer  in  Griffin,  CA.  She 
and  husband,  Lee,  traveled  to  Rome  and  Florence  last 
August  for  a  sales  contest  they  won.  Lee  says  he's  ea- 
gerly awaiting  our  25th  Reunion!  Jane  Hutcherson 
Frierson  works  for  Logicon  doing  Web  Internet  appli- 
cations for  the  CIA.  Son,  Lawrence  is  a  sophomore  at 
Episcopal  High  where  he  is  classmates  with  the  chil- 
dren of  Elizabeth  Andrews  Watts  and  Harriet  Broughton 
Gruber'73.  lane  attended  the  Preakness  with  Emily 
Furniss  Maxwell  and  sees  Sally  Clary,  Sally  Rebentisch 


Randolph,  and  Karia  Kline  Bradshaw  at  weekly  bridge/ 
chat  sessions.  Laurie  Epstein  (Phibet@aol.com)  has  been 
repairing  a  large  log  cabin  which  she  owns  near  her 
permanent  residence.  Her  business  continues  to  per- 
form well  and  there  was  an  article  about  her  in  the  local 
paper  in  March.  Gardening,  aerobics  and  weight  train- 
ing, and  the  hospital  auxiliary  fill  her  spare  time.  Fairlie 
Foster  Strickland  and  husband  John  have  moved  in  with 
her  parents  to  be  helpful  with  Fairlie's  mother  who  is 
ill.  Fairlie  is  home  schooling  Kathryn  1 2,  Emily  9,  and 
Andrew  7.  Andria  Francis  Haruda  (haruda@pol.net)  is 
still  at  CTB/McGraw-Hill  as  a  senior  project  director. 
They  released  their  latest  educational  achievement  test 
in  Sept  '96  called  TERRANOVA.  Daughter,  Ashleigh  1 2, 
was  recognized  by  the  lohns  Hopkins  U.  for  scoring 
well  above  the  mean  on  the  Scholastic  Aptitude  Test. 
Sarah  Johnston  Knoblauch  has  taken  a  new  job  teach- 
ing art  at  Ruffing  Montessori  School.  Her  family  is 
planning  a  trip  out  West  to  CO,  AZ,  and  NM.  They  plan 
to  hike  to  the  bottom  of  the  Grand  Canyon  where  they 
will  camp.  Alethea  Lee  is  involved  in  the  art  commu- 
nity in  the  Peekskill,  N-Y  area.  She  attended  a  healing 
conference  in  Rutland,  VT  this  past  summer.  Terry  Lear 
Evans  had  a  baby  girl,  Sara  Maddalena,  11/1 8/96.  She 
is  looking  forward  to  enrolling  Sara  at  Sweet  Briar  with 
Nancy  Mortensen  Piper's  daughter,  Elizabeth.  Terry 
teaches  in  a  preschool  special  ed.  class.  Nancy 
Mortensen  Piper  (Nancy.Piper@mail.house.gov)  an- 
nounces the  birth  of  daughter  Elizabeth  Nancy  on  1/8/ 
97.  Big  sister,  Katie  9,  is  going  into  4th  grade  and  will 
attend  sleep-away  camp  for  the  first  time  this  summer. 
Nancy  sees  Linda  Kemp  Couch,  Sharon  Mangus,  Cindy 
Conroy,  and  a  host  of  others  on  a  regular  basis.  Ann 
Stuart  McKie  Kling  says  this  has  a  been  a  good  year 
business-wise.  She  is  still  involved  with  accounting. 
Visits  to  The  Cloister  on  Sea  Island,  GA  for  her  mom's 
70th  birthday  and  Newport  Beach  were  highlights.  |an 
Pettypool  Johnson  has  moved  in  Lynchburg,  VA. 
Hannah  Pillsbury  (hannahp@execpc.com)  is  a  project 
manager  for  Financial  Institutions  installing  ATM's  and 
implementing  debit  card/ATM  programs  for  their  cus- 
tomers. She  emails  with  lane  Maloney  and  talks  to  Ann 
Smith  often.  Mary  Ann  Reese  Moses 
(AnriM9999@aol.com)  spends  most  of  her  afternoons 
driving  to,  from,  or  observing  her  children's  sporting 
events.  Rebecca  13,  and  Elicia  17,  play  field  hockey 
and  Edward  1 5,  plays  football.  All  three  play  soccer  and 
lacrosse.  Mary  Ann  is  working  on  her  masters  degree. 
The  family  will  be  the  guests  of  Premier  Tobin  (Canada) 
at  the  Tatoo  in  Halifax,  NS  in  luly  )ane  Reeb  Chadwick 
(iCHAD525@aol.com)  moved  to  VA  Beach.  She  has  a 
new  life  as  a  stockbroker  for  Paine  Webber  and  has  a 
new  single  status.  She  sees  Sandra  Taylor  Craighead, 
Mary  Witt  Will,  and  |ere  Mundy.  lane  celebrated  her 
45th  birthday  in  Paris  in  May.  Janice  Renne 
(jLRDesign@aol.com)  has  her  own  design  business,  lann 
met  her  birth  mother  for  the  first  time  this  past  year. 
Debbie  Ryan  Cairns  works  as  an  Attorney  Coordinator 
and  Customer  Service  Supervisor  of  a  pre-paid  legal 
insurance  company.  She  lives  in  Jacksonville,  FL  with 
husband  Scott,  Sam  16,  Elizabeth  14,  and  Allison  9. 
Katherine  Vuiclch  Schinasi  has  visited  her.  Each  sum- 
mer the  family  heads  north  where  Debbie  catches  up 
with  Cindy  Craighill  Archer,  Pam  Hughes  Ganse,  and 
Taffy  Moffett  Litz  at  Bethany  Beach.  Patty  Shannon, 


daughter  Katie  10,  and  son  Scott  4,  have  moved  back 
to  Portland,  OR.  They  have  an  older  home  on  a  gor- 
geous acre  lot.  Patty  is  quickly  learning  the  art  of  home 
repair  and  improvement.  Winton  Smoot  Holladay's 
daughter.  Brook,  graduated  from  Holton-Arms  School 
and  will  be  attending  Lehigh  U.  Jessie  16,  Fitz  15,  and 
Addison  12,  are  still  at  home.  Dunng  the  school  year 
Winton  splits  her  time  between  serving  as  a  trustee  at 
the  girls'  school  and  the  National  Museum  of  Women 
in  the  Arts.  Julie  Shuer  (sdavis@loop.  corn)  says  her  kids 
Benji  10,  Gaby  7,  and  Sofia  4,  know  more  about  the 
computer  than  she  does.  Julie  works  part-time  as  an 
occupational  therapist  consulting  to  the  LA  United 
School  District.  Lay  leadership  at  her  synagogue  and 
the  kids'  activities  keep  her  busy.  Sherrie  Snead 
McLeRoy  (smcleroy@texoma.com)  finished  her  11th 
book  and  has  received  a  grant  to  work  on  number  1 2. 
She  received  the  Gold  Award  of  Merit  in  Writing  and 
Publishing  from  the  Daughters  of  the  Republic  of  TX 
(one  of  only  10  in  the  entire  state).  Daughter,  Ann,  is 
growing  like  a  weed.  Sherrie  visited  with  Jane  Piper 
Cleason  in  St. Louis  in  May. 

Susan  Stephens  Geyer's  three  children  are  away  at 
a  Christian  sports  camp  for  a  month  this  summer.  All 
three  children  are  involved  in  sports  and  play  the  pi- 
ano. The  family  will  travel  to  Colorado  for  vacation  after 
camp.  Susan  sees  Leslie  Elbert  Hill  regularly.  Daun  Tho- 
mas Frankland  says  life  in  Paris  is  wonderful!  Daughter 
Leslie  3,  attends  bilingual  Montessori  school  after  be- 
ing on  a  6  month  waiting  list.  Daun  and  family  enjoyed 
having  SBC  exchange  student  Chantel  Bartlett  '97  as  a 
baby  sitter.  Meredith  Key  Thompson  went  fly  fishing  in 
England  in  June.  She  toured  the  northern  coastline  and 
most  of  the  castles  in  Cornwall.  Rossie  Ray  Spell  and 
family  will  visit  with  Meredith  in  August  and  a  rodeo  is 
definitely  on  the  agenda.  Lee  Wilkinson  Warren's 
(leeww@msinets.com)  nest  becomes  empty  sooner  than 
expected.  Daughter  Paige  heads  to  Chatham  Hall  for 
the  final  two  years  of  h.s.  while  son  Cam  is  at  Roanoke 
College.  She  joins  those  of  us  on  the  hot  dog  and  water 
budget!  (anyone  have  any  creative  recipes?)  Lee  is  very 
involved  in  lay  ministry  and  has  started  leading  spiri- 
tual retreats.  Lynn  Watson  Norfleet  married  Ian  Norfleet, 
a  college  friend  from  UVa,  on  2/1/97.  They  live  with 
their  three  children  Dan  14,  Drew  14,  and  Katie  12,  on 
60  acres  in  King  George  County,  VA.  Mimi  Wilk  has  a 
teaching  contract  in  the  Paradise  Valley  School  District 
after  a  year  of  substituting.  She  has  two  teenagers  at 
home-7th  grade  daughter,  Liz,  and  9th  grade  son.  Beau. 
Life  is  busy!  Suzanne  Williams  sends  greetings  from 
Greensboro-Raleigh  where  she  is  doing  well  with  lob- 
bying and  working  in  development  with  Duke  Children's 
Hospital.  Suzanne  is  lobbying  for  interesting  clients:  pork 
farmers,  tobacco  companies.  Blue  Cross,  rest  homes. 
Sprint  and  others.  Mary  Witt  Will  and  husband  Fritz 
are  looking  forward  to  a  September  trip  to  Phoenix,  the 
Grand  Canyon,  Bryce  Canyon  and  Las  Vegas.  They  have 
been  doing  a  lot  of  maintenance  work  on  their  home  in 
Richmond.  Finally,  Marcia  Brandenburg  Martinson 
(MCAT175@aol.com)  is  still  working  for  Amencan  Ex- 
press TRS.  My  husband  Terry  just  celebrated  the  25th 
anniversary  of  his  ordination,  and  25  years  at  Old  South 
Union  Church.  The  town  selectmen  proclaimed  a  day 
in  his  honor,  and  the  church  held  a  marvelous  celebra- 
tion for  us.  We  took  40  Youth  Group  members  and  10 


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adult  chaperones  on  a  trip  to  Zion  Nat'l.  Park,  Bryce 
Canyon,  the  North  Rim  of  the  Grand  Canyon,  Hoover 
Dam  and  Las  Vegas  in  |uly.  Hope  you  will  lake  advan- 
tage of  the  e-mail  addresses.  Try  sending  a  Sweet  Briar 
postcard  (on  SB  website)  to  one  of  your  friends! 


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President:  Dorothy  Lear 
Mooney,  Secretaries:  Cannie 
Crysler  Shafer,  Mary  Page 
Stewart,  Fund  Agent:  Lucy 
Darby  Cole 
We'll  s(/7/  be  great  in  '98!  Thanks  to  all  of  you  who 
wrote  thanking  us!  Doing  these  notes  is  lots  of  fun  for 
Mary  and  me  because  we  feel  we're  "talking"  with  you! 
All  of  you  reading  this  ...  please  plan  to  make  the  re- 
union ...  so  we  can  re-share  special  times  from  20  years 
ago  and  reform  or  make  friendships  again  at  a  very  spe- 
cial place! 

Leslie  Anderson  Battle  (Miami,  FL)  is  studying  for  a 
masters  in  marriage  &  family  counseling  at  U.  of  Mi- 
ami. Her  girls  (11  &  10)  keep  her  busy  but  they  enjoyed 
summer  vacation  at  Grandfather  Mt.,  NC.  Carol  Baugh 
Webster  (Hendersonville,  TN)  and  her  husband  cel- 
ebrated their  first  anniv.  and  took  a  trip  to  the  Bahamas 
with  his  son.  They  have  a  "house  in  the  woods"  and 
therefore  lotsof  yardwork!  She  is  still  International  Busi- 
ness manager  for  a  company  she  has  been  with  9  years 
and  travels  a  lot  to  Europe.  Barbara  Behrens  Peck 
(Greensboro,  NC)  is  moving  because  her  husband  ac- 
cepted a  transfer.  They  are  sad  to  leave  Chatham,  N| 
with  their  two  daughters  (7&  3)  after  1 0  years  but  are  in 
a  neighborhood  full  of  children!  Tracy  Bregman  (Ocala, 
FL)  has  a  horse  business  in  sunny  Florida  now.  She  sees 
Karen  Jaffa  McGoldrIck  at  clinics  and  shows  in  GAand 
went  on  a  horse  hunting  trip  in  Ocala  with  SBC  faculty 
member  Paul  Cronin.  MImi  Borsf  Quilltnan 
(Wyomissing,  PA)  reported  on  a  lot  of  classmates-  she 
and  Leith  Colton  Dcrish  (Armonk,  NY)  ate  dinner  with 
Ginny  Craig  before  Ginny  ran  in  the  NYC  Marathon 
(Ginny  is  a  trust  portfolio  manager  in  Naples,  FL).  Mimi 
saw  Mary  Goodwin  Gamper  (Towson,  MD)  at  Christ- 
mas and  vacationed  at  Lake  Saranac,  NY  with  Meg 
Richards  Wiederseim  (Devon,  PA)  and  family.  Melanie 
Bowcn  Steglich  (Dallas,  TX)  wrote  that  work  is  great 
and  that  she  is  busy  with  all  sorts  of  volunteer  activities, 
including  the  Alumnae  Association  board  and  being  co- 
president  of  her  SBC  Alumnae  club!  Her  mother  just 
found  her  SBC  ring  which  she  had  lost  right  after  gradu- 
ation, in  a  kitchen  drawer  while  packing  to  move  from 
their  family  house!  Melanie  said  she'd  have  it  on  at 
Reunion! 

Great  to  hear  from  Mary  Weeks  Cofer  Barbot  (Rich- 
mond, VA)  after  many  years!  She  is  an  oncology  nurse 
part  time,  has  a  daughter,  10,  and  a  son,  6,  and  in  her 
spare  time  continues  her  art  interest.  She  has  heard  from 
Debra  Litlleton  McClosky  (Boeme,  TX)  about  Debra's 
new  baby  boy.  Carol  Cordell  Mullins  (Denver,  CO)  is 
teaching  law  after  10  years  of  practice.  The  flexible 
schedule  gives  her  more  time  for  her  "busy  8  year  son" 
and  the  family  has  enjoyed  snorkeling  and  beaches  in 
Mexico.  Lucy  Darby  Cole  (Tampa,  FL)  wrote  of  an  en- 
joyable visit  from  Janet  Smalley  Todd  (Atlanta,  GA)  in 
Jan.  Deb  Davison  Weidner  (Newport  Beach,  CA)  is  a 
carpooling  mother  of  3,  making  the  circuit  between  barn. 


golf  course  and  pool.  They  run  into  a  lot  of  East-Coast- 
ers which  always  makes  them  a  little  homesick.  Deb 
mentioned  that  Doug's  father  died  in  May  Dana  Dotten 
Endacott  sent  a  postcard  of  Nevada  and  said  she  has 
finished  her  Navy  isolated  tour  of  duty  at  Guantanamo 
Bay,  Cuba  and  transferred  to  NAS  Fallon,  back  to  her 
family.  She  has  a  daughter,  7,  and  a  son,  2. 

Christine  French  Pope  (Granby,  CT)  is  a  soccer 
mother  to  two  daughters  (13  &  11)  on  travel  teams  ... 
look  for  CT  Emeralds  and  CT  Topaz  at  tournaments! 
She  is  also  a  teaching  assistant  (K-2nd  grade)  and  goes 
to  their  beach  place  in  Ogunquit,  ME  when  she  can. 
When  you  read  this  juliann  Frosch  (Nellysford,  VA)  will 
have  a  masters  in  psychiatric  nursing  from  UVA 
(Aug.'97).  She  lives  in  Nelson  County  with  her  husband 
and  children  (1 6,  9  and  2)  and  has  a  daughter  a  college 
soph. 

Mary  Gearhart  (NYC,  NY)  sent  a  postcard  of  an 
opening  reception  (July)  in  "The  Mary  Gearhart  Gal- 
lery." She  is  still  working  with  Sarah  Skaggs  (SBC'79) 
Dance  Co.  as  lighting  designer/photographer  as  well  as 
managing  her  own  photography  gallery  (252  Mott  St.) 
She  still  retreats  in  the  summers  to  work  at  Raquette 
Lake  in  the  Adirondacks. 

Drusie  Hall  Bishop  (Nashville,  TN)  proudly  an- 
nounced the  arrival  of  her  daughter  1/97.  Muffy 
Hamilton  Parsons  (Columbus,  OH)  reported  that  her 
"office  has  become  her  car"  with  two  sons  (9  &  6)  go- 
ing to  sporting  events  and  her  house  under  renovation. 
Susie  Heitmiller  Busch  (Richmond,  VA)  had  a  visit  from 
Becky  Mulvihill  McKenna  (St.  Louis,  MO)  this  summer. 
All  of  their  children  had  a  great  time  together  ...  ages 
3,4,5,9,11  and  13  and  never  a  dull  moment  until  the 
McKennas  left!  Susie  says  the  visit  put  her  back  in  touch 
with  Cecie  Garcia-Tunon  Lear  (Vienna,  VA)  and  Bar- 
bara Mendelssohn  Price  (Chevy  Chase,  MD).  Kim 
Hershey  Hatcher  (Fasten,  MD)  had  happy  and  sad  news. 
She  lost  a  daughter  in  '93  to  a  brain  hemorrhage  at  age 
1 1  and  spoke  of  their  grief  but  also  of  the  new  joy  of  a 
daughter  born  in  '94.  They  also  have  a  son,  12,  and 
continue  with  their  successful  car  dealership.  They  visit 
SBC  to  check  the  dogwood  trees  they  planted  at  the 
corner  of  Cuion  in  memory  of  their  daughter. 

Kathy  Jackson  Howe  (Charlotte,  NC)  sent  a  card 
from  an  Alaskan  fishing  expedition  she  took  with  hus- 
band "Root"  and  their  oldest  child,  son  Trey.  Daughters 
Khaki  and  lamie  stayed  home  from  this  one!  Nancyellen 
Keane  Smithers  (Richmond,  VA)  had  a  baby  girl  last 
summer  joining  her  son,  now  7.  They  will  vacation  in 
Topsail,  NC  this  summer  and  Nancyellen  is  now  Deputy 
General  Counsel  of  a  subsidiary  of  Circuit  City  called 
CARMAX.  Jane  Lauderdale  Armstrong  (Atlanta,  GA) 
writes  that  they  get  to  Virginia  often  for  husband  Mike's 
alumni  work  at  W  &  L.  Her  son  (81  and  daughter  (5) 
now  attend  Westminister!  Maggie  Laurent  Gordy  (St. 
Augustine,  FL)  had  "a  lotto  report"  with  her  own  activi- 
ties and  her  husband's,  a  construction  project  at  home 
and  her  daughter  (1  31  and  son  (10)!  She  said  she  is  tak- 
ing piano  lessons  with  her  children  and  that  fortunately 
the  teacher  is  very  patient.  She  attended  her  mother's 
50th  reunion  at  Wellesley,  "a  wonderful  experience", 
followed  by  a  trip  to  Maine!  Marybeth  LIpinski  McAdoo 
(Albuquerque,  NM)  attended  Liz  Williams' (Middleburg, 
VA)  wedding  last  year  and  took  pictures  with  Paula 


Brown  Kelley  (Fairfax,  VA)  and  Carey  Johnson  Fleming 

(Murrells  Inlet,  SO.  She  passed  her  "L"  exam  and  is  now 
a  Dressage  judge  at  that  level. 

Cindy  McKay  (Columbus,  OH)  humorously  reported 
she  received  the  "World's  Meanest  Official"  award  hav- 
ing to  officiate  some  of  her  8  year  old  son's  swim  team 
meets  this  summer.  Cindy  and  her  husband  Ken  are  still 
renovating  their  "old  house"!  Jeannette  Mehl  (Garcia, 
Mexico)  wrote  during  a  visit  to  NYC  en  route  on  a  trip 
to  Canada  and  then  Texas!  While  there  she  and  her 
daughter,  7,  were  to  meet  with  former  SBC  Art  History 
faculty  member.  Dr.  loan  Marter  and  her  daughter, 
leannette  still  teaches  aerobics  but  has  cut  back  due  to 
trouble  with  her  knees.  Sadly,  she  wrote  of  her  mother's 
sudden  death  last  year  and  how  difficult  that  adjust- 
ment has  been  for  her.  She  does  keep  in  touch  with 
Mary  Moore  (Malibu,  CA).  Cathy  Mellow  Goltermann 
(St.  Louis,  MO)  was  a  counselor  tor  her  children's  day 
camp  this  summer.  Her  twin  girls  (7)  and  son  (5)  all 
attend  Cathy's  alma  mater,  Mary  Institute-St.  Louis  Coun- 
try Day  School.  She  is  modeling  and  will  also  teach 
movement  class  at  a  pre-school.  Hubby  Chris  has  a  new 
Harley!  Barbara  Mendelssohn  Price  (Chevy  Chase) 
spoke  of  "life's  bulk"  consisting  of  her  two  boys' (8  &  6) 
busy  schedules.  Her  2  year  old  business  project  has 
taken  her  to  Bangkok  and  keeps  her  more  than  busy. 
Her  horse  is  training  in  England  and  will  return  Spring 
'98. 

Katherine  Nesbit  (Gainesville,  VA)  was  happily  re- 
locating back  to  VA,  still  with  AT  &  T  but  a  new  job. 
She  will  live  with  her  mother  (Bunny  Nesbit  '56)  until 
her  new  house  is  ready  in  Sept.  leke  Osinga  Scully  (Co- 
logne, Germany)  and  husband  Mark  are  enjoying 
Germany  but  will  be  ready  to  move  back  to  the  States 
in  summer  '98.  Her  boys  (7,5  &  1)  keep  her  busy  and 
the  older  ones  correct  her  on  her  German.  Elizabeth 
Perkinson  (Winston-Salem, NC)  was  helping  to  plan  for 
a  VA  colleges  party  for  the  W-S  area.  She  is  excited  about 
her  upcoming  term  as  president  of  the  local  association 
of  realtors.  She  mentioned  the  sad  news  of  the  death  of 
Pat  Dean  '76.  She  and  Cissy  Humphrey  '76  attended 
the  funeral.  Pat  had  a  3-year  battle  with  cancer  and  Perk 
hopes  classmates  will  consider  a  gift  to  Pat's  scholar- 
ship fund.  Pat's  family  felt  that  Pat's  happiest  years  were 
at  SBC.  Julie  Pfautz  Bodenstaub  (West  Chester,  PA)  said 
all  were  enjoying  their  summer  with  no  schedules  and 
having  been  to  Maine  and  the  beach  with  her  boys. 
One  son  moves  into  middle  school  and  the  other  into 
h.s.!  Katherine  Powell  Heller  (Atlanta,  CA)  added  a 
puppy  just  when  it  seemed  things  had  calmed  down- 
both  daughters  (10  &  6)  in  same  school,  house  renova- 
tions and  landscaping  finished!  Now  they  are 
baby-proofing  the  house  again  and  curtailing  travel!  She 
was  going  to  Baltimore  for  an  Assoc,  of  Medical  Illus- 
trators Meeting.  She  saw  Carey  Johnson  Fleming  and 
family  in  Hilton  Head,  SC  before  they  move  to  Dallas, 
TX.  Hallie  Powell  (Austin,  TX)  married  Dr.  David 
Cardwell  in  May  and  has  two  wonderful  stepsons,  ages 
21  and  13.  Lizanne  Purvis  Davidson  (Dove  Canyon, 
CA)  is  an  attorney  with  the  FDIC.  She  and  her  husband 
Douglas  visited  Helen  Bauer  Bruckman  and  her  hus- 
band, David,  at  their  home  outside  London.  They  also 
saw  Helen's  daughter  in  her  school's  outdoor  symphony 
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Anne  Taylor  QuarlesDoolittle  (Nashville,  TN)  wrote 

about  her  MFA  wt)rk  in  poetry  writing  through 
Bennington  College.  Her  daughter  (12)  enjoyed  a  visit 
with  Janie  Clarke  Morrison's  79  daughter  who  is  13. 
lanie  also  has  two  boys.  ATQ  will  be  a  grandmother  in 
Dec,  as  her  husband  Bob's  daughter  is  expecting!  Janet 
Rakoczy  Hudson  (Fairfax,  VA)  is  looking  forward  to  see- 
ing everyone  at  the  Reunion!  Katie  Renaud  Baldwin 
(Petersburg,  AL)  still  teaches  swimming  (1  sl-5th  grades) 
to  380  students.  She  had  her  daughters  (11  &  7)  on  va- 
cation to  Bend,  OR  visiting  family.  Last  year  on  a  summer 
trip  home  to  Ml  she  saw  lots  of  h.s.  friends  and  Martha 
Miller.  Anne  Riordan  Flaherty  (Wausau,  Wl)  has  a  gang 
to  keep  her  busy  (8, .S, 4, and  3)  and  driving.  She  has  been 
on  some  business/pleasure  trips  that  keep  her  sane  incl. 
Catalina  island  and  San  Francisco  this  fall.  She  sees  her 
sister-in-law,  Catherine  Flaherty'80  often.  Carrie  Ruda 
Clark  (Washington,  DC)  wrote  about  her  boys  (1 3  &  9) 
as  well  as  her  interest  in  genealogy  since  a  trip  2  years 
ago  to  London.  She's  sorry  she  didn't  know  while  at 
SBC  that  much  of  her  family  started  in  AlbemaHe  County 
She'll  go  this  Aug.  to  London  and  the  Scottish  High- 
lands and  will  visit  her  husband  lack's  ancestral  home. 
Lucy  Smith  Rogers  (Houston,  TX)  is  occupied  with  her 
household  of  three  (12,8  and  2)!  Annie  Stelle  Cole  (Dal- 
las, TX)  moved  to  Texas  in  March,  She  is  remarried  and 
at  home  with  her  son  who  has  become  an  avid  sailor. 
She  sees  Lisa  Wray  Longino  a  great  deal. 

Catherine  Taylor  Moore  (Winter  Park,  FL),  after  a 
challenging  pregnancy  that  required  6-1-  months  of  bed 
rest,  announced  the  birth  of  her  healthy  daughter  in 
April,  joining  her  8  year  old  brother.  Cindy  Whitley  (Falls 
Church,  VA)  was  married  in  Nov.  and  honeymooned  in 
the  BVI.  She  is  still  "archaeology'ing"  for  Parsons  Corp. 
She  and  husband  Dave  are  into  antiquing  and  restora- 
tion and  home  renovation!  Lisa  Wray  Longino  (Dallas, 
TX)  spent  a  lot  of  summer  time  at  their  lake  house  in 
CA.  Her  daughter  Fleming  (10)  went  to  camp  at  Sea- 
farer and  still  loves  to  ride.  Husband  George's  daughter 
will  be  married  in  Sept. in  CA.  and  both  boys  are  out  of 
school  and  working.  They  had  a  great  trip  to  a  winter 
dude  ranch  in  CO  and  will  return  this  year!  AnnYauger 
(Basking  Ridge,  NJ)  suggested  email!  Next  lime. ..She 
enjoys  traveling  and  hosting  delegations  from  all  over 
the  world  as  Chief  of  Protocol  for  AT&  T.  This  fall  she 
will  host  her  first  "Head  of  State"  visit  when  the  Presi- 
dent of  China  visits.  Not  so  difficult  was  a  visit  this 
summer  from  Jane  Lauderdale  Armstrong  and  family 
and  she  also  saw  Pam  Jefferson  Dorsey  in  DC. 

I,  Cannie  Crysler  Shafer  (Haverford,  PA)  am  also 
juggling  the  full  time-i-  job  as  Head  of  Lr.  School  at  Epis. 
Academy  and  myfamily  (children  ages  10  &  7).  It's  full 
of  driving,  lessons,  soccer,  lunches  and  ironing.  What 
goes  is  a  clean  house  and  keeping  up  with  friends.  The 
Philadelphia  Alumnae  Club-well  led  by  our  Meg 
Richards  Wiederseim-always  has  a  great  party  at  Christ- 
mas and  the  '78ers  make  a  lot  of  noise-including 
Suzanne  Ullrich,  )ulie  Pfautz  Bodenstaub  and  Mimi 
Borst  Quillman.  While  in  Virginia  over  Spring  Break  I 
had  a  /ongand  really  fun  lunch  with  Lynn  Spllman  Wil- 
liams. My  husband.  Win,  loved  his  sabbatical  from 
teaching  this  year.  He  finished  his  masters  in  counsel- 
ing and  traveled.  Win's  family  continues  with  their  third 
generation  summer  camp  business  at  Camp 
Susquehannock  (near  Binghamton,  NY)  which  is  a  lot 


of  fun  but  full  time  work  as  well!  I  am  truly  looking 
forward  to  reuniting  with  lots  of  '78ers  in  May! 

1C\Q0      Presidents:  Diane  Dunaway, 
/ V^O  A      Heatiier  Pirnie  Albert,  Secretary: 
Betii  Sheets  Reed,  Fund  Agents: 
Ann  Morton  Young  Habliston, 
Carol  Searles  Bohrer 
Hard  to  believe  it  is  already  over  1 5  years  since  we  left 
the  hills  of  SBC.  Be  assured,  those  of  you  who  were 
unable  to  attend  the  reunion,  the  energetic  and  boister- 
ous few  who  represented  the  class  tried  their  best  to 
make  it  seem  as  if  graduation  had  only  been  a  year  ago. 
As  we  begin  the  march  toward  our  20th  reunion  I  will 
do  my  best  to  keep  you  informed  on  what  our  class- 
mates are  doing. 

A  cruise  to  Bermuda  in  8/97  was  being  planned  by 
Heather  Pirnie  Albert  and  husband  Mike.  Heather  is  a 
manager  at  H&R  Block  and  has  two  daughters,  Rebecca 
(13)  and  Samantha  (8).  Ruth  Fowler  Bauerle  was  await- 
ing the  arrival  of  #2  son.  She  is  working  part  time  at  a 
medical  office  and  is  a  slave  to  her  garden.  Lisa 
Henderson  Bice  and  family  moved  into  a  new  house  in 
Birmingham  last  spring.  She  is  now  in  the  taxi  stage  of 
motherhood  for  Michael  (5)  and  Caroline  (3).  A  new 
house  in  Richmond  was  also  the  news  from  Carol 
Searles  Bohrer.  Children  Price  (6)  and  Emily  (2)  keep 
her  busy.  Carol  is  excited  to  have  Susan  Clay  Russell 
('81)  moving  close  by.  Deborah  Price  Bowman  spent 
her  summer  on  the  jersey  shore  with  husband  Jeffrey, 
daughter  Katie  and  5  other  families.  Brianna  Boswell 
Brown  is  busy  in  Dallas  with  her  three  children,  Hannah 
(8),  Sarah  (5),  and  Matthew  (2).  Her  husband.  Randy 
has  changed  firms  and  is  now  with  Akin  Gump  Strauss 
Hauer  and  Feld.  lean  von  Schrader  Bryan  and  family 
left  Ohio  and  are  now  settled  in  Ponte  Vedra  Beach,  FL. 
Betsy  (6),  George  (5),  and  Anne  (4)  love  their  new  home. 
Husband  Peter  is  now  with  American  Heritage  Life  In- 
surance Co.  A  busy  fall  for  Mimi  Evans  Bylund.  She  and 
Bill  celebrated  anniversary  #4  and  son  Evan  Scott 
William's  first  birthday. 

From  Italy  came  news  of  Consuelo  Michelle 
Martinez  Cartel.  Consuelo  "Michelle"  has  a  new  posi- 
tion at  an  Import/Export  Corporation  as  area  manager 
for  Asia  and  finds  it  very  interesting.  Sheand  Alessandro 
welcome  any  visitors  coming  through  Florence.  In  our 
last  class  notes,  Lucy  wrote  that  Libby  Lee  Canit  Castles 
was  expecting  triplets.  We  know  that  Libby  Lee  and  Guy 
are  busy  now!  They  have  finished  the  attic  to  make  more 
room  since  the  child  count  now  totals  6  with  Mason 
(6),  Guy  (4),  Mary  Etta  (3),  Gantt,  Ray,  and  Clara  (1). 
Another  classmate  on  the  move  is  Nancy  Daugherty 
Davidson.  She,  Michael,  Meredith  and  Katherine  moved 
to  D.C.  and  hope  to  be  there  awhile.  Nancy  sends  thanks 
along  with  Brianna  and  the  Reunion  Gifts  Committee 
for  everyone's  generous  support.  Many  thanks  to  Dirt 
and  Brianna  for  a  job  well  done!! 

Marie  Engel  Earnhart  is  busy  with  Mary  Whitney 
(5)  and  Chandler  (3).  She  sends  news  of  Linda  Barrow 
and  husband  Rick  Hughes'  new  baby  girl,  Rhiana,  born 
5/97.  And  of  Lisa  Blake's  marriage  to  Michael  Prinster. 
A  new  position  for  |ill  Maple  Fallon  who  was  appointed 
last  spring  as  Director,  Communications  for  Duracell 
North  Atlantic  Group,  lill,  husband  John,  and  son  jack 


live  in  Sandy  Hook,  CT.  Beth  Engelsman  Flanigan  spent 
last  summer  in  Chalevoix,  Ml.  Her  son  Drew  is  in  7th 
grade,  daughter  Lacey  in  1  st.  By  the  time  this  is  in  print 
life  should  be  settled  down  for  Mary  LaVigne  Fletcher 
and  husband  Eric.  In  July  Eric  was  off  to  China,  hope  he 
was  back  in  time  for  their  move  to  a  new  house  on  8/1 . 
Mary  was  due  to  have  baby  #2  on  8/15,  who  joins 
Eugenia  (2).  Celia  Warren  Fowler  is  still  with  Four  C 
Oil  &  Gas  Corp.  as  Assistant  Controller.  She  and  hus- 
band Bob  are  expecting  their  first  child  1/6/98. 

Life  is  going  well  for  Polk  Green  in  Bedford,  VA. 
She  continues  to  study  Mechanical  Engineering  and 
hopes  to  be  finished  by  the  20th  reunion.  Rachel  Giles 
Gronsky  is  a  full-time  mom  to  Jonathan  (8),  Connor  (4), 
and  Jordan  (3).  She  volunteers  at  school  and  still  finds 
time  for  hiking,  skiing,  running  and  working  in  the  gar- 
den. Ann  Morton  Young  Habliston  is  busy  overseeing 
the  renovations  and  enlargement  of  their  historical  home 
in  Old  Town,  Alexandria,  VA,  while  also  keeping  up 
with  Caroline  (1 0),  Chazzo  (7),  and  Bennett  (3).  She  too 
volunteers  at  the  children's  schools.  Anne  Edmunds 
Hansen  is  expecting  baby  #4  on  1/1/98.  Lucie  Stephens 
Holland  and  husband  Steve  are  enjoying  parenthood 
of  son  Carter,  1 .  Lucie  is  working  part-time  as  director 
of  the  Boyhood  Home  of  Robert  E.  Lee  in  Alexandria, 
VA.  Nanq'  Trimble  Howell  and  family  are  well  in  Hous- 
ton. Nancy  is  back  in  school  for  her  masters  in  education 
at  U.  of  Houston.  Her  daughter,  Devin  (6)  is  involved 
with  piano  and  riding  lessons.  Nancy  is  so  glad  SBC 
has  a  website  and  says  Debbie  Elkins'  alum  page  is  re- 
ally nice.  Kelly  judson  Jenkins  is  settled  in  Lake  Forest, 
IL.  She  keeps  busy  with  their  house,  jr.  League,  volun- 
teering at  son  PL's  (6)  school  and  keeping  up  with  the 
twins  Windsor  and  Britton  (5).  In  NC,  Kit  Johnson  is 
building  a  wholesale  plant  farm  catering  to  local  gro- 
cery and  garden  stores.  Monika  Kaiser  had  lots  of  visitors 
from  Europe  this  year  and  plans  to  spend  summer'98 
over  there.  Husband,  Richard  is  with  PEPSI  CO.  and 
Monika  keeps  busy  with  children  Alexa  and  Julius.  Lex- 
ington, KY  is  now  home  for  Liz  Kauffman.  She  reports 
that  her  filly  is  racing  well  and  that  her  jockey  silks  are 
pink  &  green.  Lee  Watson  Lombardy  continues  to  prac- 
tice law  in  Orlando,  FL.  She  and  husband  Warren 
welcomed  their  first  child,  Georgia  Ann  in  11/96.  Anne 
Pridgeon  Mason  is  President  of  her  own  corporation 
and  a  published  author  having  written  two  children's 
books.  Greetings  from  Priscilla  Ream  McPheeters  in  SC. 
She  and  Chip  are  doing  well  as  son,  Jamie  begins  fresh- 
man year  in  h.s.  and  daughter.  Heather,  4th  grade. 
Priscilla  is  at  USC  getting  her  MA  in  Teaching.  Cathy 
Adams  Miller  continues  to  work  as  a  clinical  staff  phar- 
macist and  has  started  showing  at  horse  shows  again. 
Madeline  (4)  and  All  (3)  keep  Cathy  and  David  busy. 
Berrie  Pitts  McVay  is  a  tenured  school  counselor  at 
Homewood  H.S,  in  Birmingham.  Her  daughter,  Ruth 
Berrien  is  in  5th  grade  and  very  athletic.  Jennifer  Rae  is 
enjoying  life  in  MD.  She  and  Luigi  are  celebrating  12 
years  together  and  she  has  become  quite  fond  of  the 
Italian  culture.  Debbie  Rundlett  spent  last  summer  on 
sabbatical  and  enjoyed  her  time  off.  She  visited  with 
Carol  Searles  Bohrer  and  Valerie  Youree.  Debbie  con- 
tinues to  love  parish  ministry,  where  she  and  husband, 
Dick  Greenwood  serve  together.  Gracie  Tredwell  Schild 
sends  a  correction  —  she  was  not  publishing  her  third 
book,  her  husband  was.  Gracie  was  teaching  last  year 


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at  U.  of  Bonn  in  the  English  Dept.  tor  a  semester.  After 
taking  all  of  their  vacations  stateside,  they  are  finally 
taking  a  vacation  to  Ireland  and  England.  Angela  Averett 
Scurry's  business,  Parents  First,  Inc.  continues  to  do  well. 
She  and  husband  William  moved  to  a  new  home  6/97. 
Angela's  children,  Daniel(lO),  Claire(8)  and  Catherine!?) 
love  their  new  home  and  new  stepdad.  Heidi  Slavin 
teaches  special  ed.  and  was  on  her  way  to  Australia  for 
a  vacation  and  to  teach  on  an  international  exchange 
program.  Aimee  Nelson  Smith  is  still  in  Baltimore.  She 
and  husband  Christopher  are  trying  to  survive  the  house 
selling  experience.  She  is  involved  with  their  3  chil- 
dren and  church  activities,  Patti  Snodgrass  had  a  visit 
from  Mary  Ames  Booker  Sheret  when  Mary  Ames  was 
in  VA  last  summer.  Patti  enjoyed  telling  her  all  about 
the  reunion.  Patsy  Griffith  Van  Etten  has  started  the  Trin- 
ity Sporthorse  Farm  tor  breeding  and  boarding  in 
Townsend,  MA. 

As  tor  me,  Bryan,  Kate(ll),  Matt(9)  and  I  are  enjoy- 
ing Birmingham  after  11  winters  in  the  mountains  of 
Maine.  Since  we've  been  here  I  have  gotten  together 
with  Berrie  and  Lisa  and  have  run  into  Harriet  Pascoe 
McFadden  and  Leigh  Register  Fulllngton.  I  am  teach- 
ing pre-school  and  volunteering  at  Kate's  and  Matt's 
schools.  When  not  driving  my  children  all  over  cre- 
ation for  every  various  activity  I  can  most  likely  be  found 
on  the  tennis  court.  We  had  one  mystery  writer  this  year 
who  forgot  to  sign  her  card  but  was  on  a  wondertui 
motor  cycling  trip  in  France  with  her  husband  Tony. 
Thank  you  to  all  of  those  who  sent  their  cards  back.  To 
those  of  you  who  couldn't  write  due  to  changing  dia- 
pers, cutting  deals,  and/or  traveling  to  exotic  locations, 
let  us  hear  from  you  next  year! 

'^  President:  Jennifer  Crossland, 
Secretary:  Mary  Jo  Biscardi 
Brown,  Fund  Agents:  Beth  Ann 
Trapold  Newton,  Carol  Anne 
Diclcinson 
Greetings!!  Everyone  is  busy  with  family  life,  careers, 
home  refurbishing,  and,  of  course,  keeping  up  with  SBC 
classmates!  Thank  you  for  your  up-dates  and  well 
wishes.  I  will  do  my  best  to  update  you  on  the  awe- 
some Class  of  '86!  Susan  Finn  Adams,  Michael,  and 
Elizabeth  (3)  relocated  to  Williamsburg,  VA  8/96  due  to 
Michael's  new  job  with  Motorola.  Second  child,  Ben- 
jamin Warwick,  was  born  5/29.  Harriet  McNair 
Alexander  and  Chris  await  the  arrival  of  their  second 
child,  due  1 0/97.  Kirsten  Bailey  Atkinson  is  the  Execu- 
tive Director,  Dispute  Settlement  Center  of  Cape  Fear. 
She  attended  Maureen  Mahoney's  wedding  in  July, 
where  she  saw  Gail  Glifort,  Nancy  Ray  Wiltshire,  and 
Martha  Barnett  Stephens.  Suzanne  Craft  Bailey,  Drew 
and  Christopher  (2)  enjoy  life  in  Charlotte,  NC  and  en- 
joyed a  vacation  this  year  in  Wild  Dunes,  SC.  Suzanne 
continues  working  as  a  realtor  for  Prudential  and  Drew 
as  Assistant  V.P  (Environmental  Offices)  with  First  Union. 
Tracy  Pryba  Baugham  and  Graham  celebrated  FHayley 
Erin's  1  St  birthday,  5/27.  Tracy  left  her  job  as  a  chemist 
for  Whitehall-Robins  to  be  a  full-time  mom.  Leigh 
Ringler  Bennett  heads  the  Infernal  Communication 
Dept,  for  CSC  Consulting.  She  keeps  busy  with  her 
daughter,  Sydney  Taylor  (18  mos.)  and  her  new  horse, 
FHypadia.  Ashley  Simmons  Bright  is  adjusting  to  life  with 


3  children.  She  and  Edgar  welcomed  Walker  Earling 
Simmons  Bright  on  8/21/96.  Rushlon  Haskell  Callaghan 
and  Charles  had  a  baby  boy,  Charles  Hampton 
Callaghan,  5/21/97.  Rushton  will  return  to  Episcopal 
H.  S,  lacksonville,  FL,  as  Director  of  Alumni,  and  hopes 
to  get  right  back  into  triathlons.  Lynn  Mather  Charette 
is  a  busy  full-time  mom  to  Tucker  |ohn  ( 1 1  and  Ben  (3), 
She  also  does  volunteer  Finance  Committee  work,  Eliza- 
beth Wharton  Charles  and  Nick  are  expecting  their 
second  child  3/98.  Sarel  Cousins  moved  from  PA  to 
Columbia,  NM,  where  she  is  still  a  territory  manager  in 
sales  for  Pfizer  Animal  Health.  Any  local  SBC  alumnae, 
please  call  her.  jenny  Crossland  traveled  to  Norway  and 
Denmark  last  spring  to  visit  her  sister,  Lolly  ('90),  and 
brother-in-law  who  live  in  Oslo,  lenny  sees  Linda 
DeVogt  and  saw  Ingrid  Weirick,  last  summer.  She  re- 
ports Ingrid  is  doing  well;  she  teaches  1st  grade  in 
Virginia  Beach  area.  Corrine  Cunningham  is  renovat- 
ing a  newly  purchased  house  in  the  Buckhead/Midtown, 
GA  area.  Corrine  loves  being  a  District  Advertising  Man- 
ager for  Southern  Accents  Magazine.  Terry  Cerrina 
Davis  and  her  husband  purchased  their  first  home  and 
are  making  it  their  "new  project".  Carol  Dickinson  has 
a  consulting  job  with  the  Smithsonian  and  is  working 
on  a  special  exhibition  of  Mural  Studies  that  will  open 
at  the  new  National  Postal  Museum  this  winter.  The  year 
1 997  has  been  action-packed  for  Anne  Merriman  Duffy. 
Daughter,  Chapin  Alexander,  arrived  in  |an.  Anne  ex- 
hibited solo  photography  of  hand-colored  black  and 
white  photos  and  infrared  pictures  for  six  weeks.  She 
and  her  husband  have  purchased  a  38  acre  farm  in 
Amherst,  MA.  Cara  Heard  Ellicott  is  married,  living  in 
Manasquan,  Nj,  and  enjoying  daughter,  Bailey  Ellen  (II 
mos.).  Cara  is  the  Relocation  Director  for  a  real  estate 
company.  Druscilla  Davis  Fadus,  loseph  and  Margaret 
Lauren  (3)  are  still  in  Atlanta.  Druscilla  enjoys  her  work 
at  The  Federal  Home  Loan  Bank.  Debby  Klepac-Gaskill 
is  in  her  6th  year  of  teaching  math,  grades  5-8,  in 
Margate,  Nj.  Debby  and  Greer  enjoy  spending  time  with 
daughter,  Lillian  (3).  Alyson  Carey  Goods  and  Bob  wel- 
comed daughter,  Avery  Ann  in  July.  She  joins  brother 
jack  (2).  Laura  Hand  Glover  is  busy  with  her  children. 
Amber  ( 1 6)  and  Patrick  (2),  lots  of  volunteer  and  theater 
work.  She  traveled  extensively  in  '97.  Would  enjoy  hear- 
ing from  anyone  in  the  Houston  area.  Missy  Duggins 
Green  has  a  new  position  in  Human  Resources  with 
her  employer,  Columbia  Healthcare,  and  is  involved 
with  the  Kansas  City  Jr.  League.  Missy  looks  forward  to 
being  in  Nancy  Buckey's  5/98  wedding.  Bella  Viguerie 
Gsell  and  Gordon  welcomed  their  first  child,  Christo- 
pher Laan  Gsell,  1 0/22/96.  They  moved  to  a  new  home 
last  summer  Michelle  Miller  Haddad  and  Sam  still  live 
in  Austin  where  Michelle  leaches  h.s.  Spanish  part-time. 
Betsy  Nott  Hall  gave  birth  to  Roger  Griffin  Hall  6/10/ 
97.  She  teaches  3rd  grade  at  The  Brentwood  School  in 
Los  Angeles.  Eve  Hill  is  a  Supervisory  Attorney  with  the 
Civil  Rights  Division,  Department  of  lustice,  supervis- 
ing 11  investigators  enforcing  the  Americans  with 
Disabilities  Act.  She  loves  living  in  Washington,  DC  and 
often  sees  Jennifer  Green  Mitchell  and  husband,  Jeff, 
who  live  in  Alexandria  and  are  expecting  their  first  child 
1 0/97.  She  also  hears  from  Mary  Beth  Miller  Orson  and 
husband,  Carl,  in  Scottsdale,  AZ.  Meme  Boulware 
Hobbs  enjoys  the  "child  raising  business"  and  hopes  to 
visit  Holly  McCovern  Barber  in  Tampa,  fall  '97.  Dayna 


Avery  Hulme  began  working  for  Columbia/HCA 
Healthcare  11/96.  She  and  Tom  celebrated  their  Uth 
anniv.  in  Maui.  Deanne  Dawson  lames  married  South 
Aftican  David  James  on  10/4,  in  NM,  Karen  Fennessy 
Ketola  and  Susan  Mann  Levy  were  bridesmaids  and 
many  SBC  friends  attended,  Deanne  and  David  will  take 
a  3  month  trip  at  the  end  of  1997  and  will  be  moving 
back  to  the  US  in  '98,  probably  Charlotte,  NC,  Karen 
Fennessy  Ketola  and  Barry  built  a  new  home  and  deco- 
rated the  nursery  for  the  arrival  of  their  first  child  in  July. 
Shannon  "Spunk"  Kuehlwein  is  living  in  VT  and  last 
winter  became  a  Deputy  Sheriff.  Shannon  hopes  to  be- 
come a  better  correspondent  with  SBC  ftiends.  Karen 
Harcum  Levy  and  Eric  are  still  renovating  their  104- 
year-old  farmhouse  and  taming  the  acre  woods.  Their 
third  child,  and  first  boy,  Clayton  Mattis,  was  born  1/ 
31/97.  Susan  Mann  Levy  retired  from  the  practice  of 
law  and  the  litigation  work  she  did  for  the  past  3  years, 
to  spend  time  with  daughter  Preston  (2).  Nancy  Palermo 
Lietz  is  in  Charlotte,  NC  with  husband,  Tim  and  daugh- 
ter, Claire.  Nancy  is  a  practicing  OB/CYN.  Elizabeth 
Lindsay  and  husband  Ken  moved  to  Hebron,  IN,  fol- 
lowing completion  of  Ken's  MDiv  degree  at  Princeton 
Theological  Seminary.  He  is  the  minister  at  a  small 
church.  While  in  N|,  Elizabeth  earned  her  Masters  in 
Financial  and  Emotional  Support  (MFES),  and  worked 
as  a  technical  writer  for  Merrill  Lynch  and  as  a  proof- 
reader for  ETS  in  Princeton.  Tricia  Lonick  in  Maui,  HI, 
has  been  employed  by  the  Hyatt  Regency  Maui  as  the 
Wildlife  Manager  for  11  years.  Her  work  has  been  noted 
3  times  in  "The  Gazette",  an  international  game  bird 
magazine.  This  past  year  she  raised  3  baby  penguins 
and  2  Australian  King  parrots.  She  hears  from  Susan 
Swagier  Cowles,  who  lives  in  AL  with  her  husband  and 
2  children.  Lee  Malley-Lowe  and  her  husband  are  still 
in  Vienna,  VA  and  enjoying  life  with  son  Jack  (2).  Lee 
left  her  job  at  Aetna  after  10  years  and  joined  Arthur 
Andersen,  in  their  healthcare  consulting  division. 
Maureen  Mahoney  relocated  to  Middlebury,  VT  and 
married  Benj  Deppman  on  7/26/97.  Kirsten  Bailey 
Atkinson,  Nancy  Ray  Wiltshire  and  Martha  Barnett 
Stephens  attended  the  wedding.  Maureen  works  at  the 
Chamber  of  Commerce  as  Regional  School-to-Work 
Coordinator  Mariah  Smith  Malik  had  just  moved  into  a 
very  cute  "cape  cod"  home  in  NC  in  9/96,  when  hurri- 
cane Fran  knocked  5  trees  down  on  it.  Luckily  the 
damage  was  slight,  but  it  was  a  shocking  "Welcome"  to 
her  new  home!  Liz  Maraffi  Michaud  and  Joe  are  doing 
well  in  NH.  They  both  work  for  PC  Connection,  where 
Liz  has  been  promoted  to  Corporate  Sales  Supervisor. 
They  are  remodeling  their  home.  Lisa  Marks  enjoys 
Wilmington,  NC  and  working  for  Parke-Davis  Pharma- 
ceuticals. She  is  busy  with  the  |r.  League  and  working 
out  at  the  gym.  Lisa  saw  Quinci  Stevenson  Velie  and 
Elizabeth  Wood  Kleppe  in  Wilmington  for  their  semi- 
annual "Giri's  Weekend".  April  Adelson  Marshall  enjoys 
being  Sales  Manager  for  computer  based  training  sys- 
tems at  Lewis  and  Zimmerman  Associates  in  MD.  The 
Marshalls  moved  to  a  new  home  in  Potomac.  Rebecca 
Young  Metro  and  Joe  had  a  baby  girl,  KathrynMardell, 
5/27/97.  Rebecca  is  enjoying  maternity  leave  from  her 
part4ime  job  as  an  ICU  nurse  at  Arlington  Hospital. 
Burke  Morrow  attended  American  Wilderness  Leader- 
ship school  in  Jackson  Hole.  She  will  teach  at  a  new 
school  this  year,  Scott  Middle  School,  in  NE.  Karen 


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Conya  Nickles  continues  teaching  emotionally  dis- 
turbed and  learning  disabled  children  and  is  working 
on  a  2nd  masters  degree,  this  time  as  a  Reading  Spe- 
cialist. Elizabeth  Stevens  Norman  made  the  tough 
decision  to  leave  her  job  to  stay  home  with  her  chil- 
dren, Wren  (5)  and  William  (1).  Robyn  Bailey  Orchard 
has  been  working  as  a  long-term  substitute  and  sum- 
mer school  teacher  of  English.  She  is  involved  with  the 
Indiana  Players,  a  community  theater  group.  The  Or- 
chard family  was  in  England  for  2  weeks  visiting  family 
and  friends  and  hoped  to  see  Royal  Holloway  and 
Bedford  College,  where  Robyn  and  Chris  met  13  years 
ago.  Stephanie  Pesakoff  lives  in  NYC,  where  she  owns 
her  own  business  -  an  agency  representing  commercial 
artists.  She  attended  Lewis  Lagrone's  wedding  last  10/ 
96  in  Maine  and  keeps  in  touch  with  loan  Collins  ('85), 
Karen  Gonya  Nickles,  Shannon  Wood  ('87).  Richelle 
Hayes  Poffenbarger,  her  husband  and  dog  live  in  Or- 
lando, FL,  where  Richelle  works  at  Florida  Hospital's 
Physician  Hospital  Organization  as  a  Manager  of  the 
Provider  Relations  Dept.  She  earned  a  masters  in  health 
service  management.  Ann  Bruce  Faircloth  Porter  and 
Billy  had  a  busy  summer  awaiting  the  arrival  of  their 
first  child,  who  was  due  in  August.  Stephanie  Jones 
Renfro  is  busy  being  a  mom  to  Cavon  (3)  and  Helen  (6) 
in  Colorado  Springs.  Helen  (6)  finished  2  years  of  che- 
motherapy for  leukemia  6/97.  (On  behalf  of  the  Class 
of '86,  best  wishes  to  Helen  in  herrecovery!)  Vicki  Wolf 
Rosenfield,  Stuart,  Emily  (2),  and  Will  (1)  spent  a  few 
weeks  m  Martha's  Vineyard  over  the  summer.  Vicki  looks 
forward  to  visiting  McKenzie  Reed  in  Amsterdam  in  fall 
'97.  On  April  5,  Mary  Johnson  Ryan  married  Kevin  D. 
Ryan  in  Portsmouth,  VA.  Sharon  Beard  Testa  was  Ma- 
tron of  Honor  and  Julie  Pesek  Williamson  bridesmaid. 
They  reside  outside  Philadelphia,  where  Mary  works  as 
a  Personal  Investment  Consultant  lor  Mellon/Dreyfus 
Investment  Services.  Catherine  Callender  Sauls  reports 
they  enjoyed  their  1  st  year  in  CO,  but  still  miss  the  east 
coast.  Catherine  swims  with  her  local  Masters  Swim 
Team  and  swam  in  the  Colorado  State  Masters  meet  in 
April.  Catherine  McNease  Stevens  and  Nelson  moved 
to  a  farm  in  Cedar  Grove,  NC  -  in  an  effort  to  accom- 
modate their  4  horses,  3  dogs  and  1  cat.  Catherine  works 
in  health  services  research  at  UNC-CH.  Sharon  Beard 
Testa,  Scott  and  dog,  Luke,  had  an  enjoyable  summer 
traveling  out  west,  where  they  saw  Julie  Pesek 
Williamson.  Kay  Redmond  Teague  had  twins,  a  boy 
(Redmond)  and  a  girl  (Anne),  who  join  older  brother 
jensie  (4).  Kay  will  be  teaching  an  American  Art  course 
at  Queens  College  in  fall  '97.  McKenzie  Reed  Van  Meel 
and  Kees  are  renovating  their  1878  townhouse  in 
Amsterdam.  Through  this  whole  process  McKenzie's 
Dutch  vocabulary  has  greatly  improved.  Valerie 
Winborne  has  left  the  Urban  Bush  Women  Dance  Co. 
after  6  years.  She  traveled  all  over  the  world  with  the 
company  and  had  some  wonderful  experiences.  She  is 
currently  doing  freelance  dance  work  in  NYC.  She'll  be 
working  with  Ms.  Celli  from  SBC  in  the  near  future! 
Jesse  While  lives  in  Baltimore  County,  NM  and  is  a 
school  psychologist.  She  would  like  to  receive  calls/ 
visits  from  any  "SBCers"  in  her  area.  Louanne  Woody  is 
selling  real  estate  full-time  on  the  Outer  Banks  of  NC 
and  loving  if.  As  for  me,  I  live  in  Weston,  FL  with  my 
husband,  Frank  and  our  2  dogs.  I  volunteer  for  several 
organizations  and  work  part-time,  from  my  home,  for 


an  insurance  adjuster.  I  look  forward  to  hearing  from  all 
of  you  -and  even  moreof  you- next  year.  All  the  best  in 
1998! 


1990 


Secretary:  Cheryl  Bishop  Gihnan 


On  behalf  of  the  class  of  1990,  our  deepest  sympathies 
to  Stacy  Gilmore  Hicks  and  Hailey  (2).  Stacy's  husband 
died  suddenly  9/96.  She  sends  her  thanks  to  all  who 
attended  Jim's  funeral.  Gladden  Adam  Falivene  reports 
"nothing  new  in  Hoboken,  Nj."  She  looks  forward  to 
her  sister's  wedding  (Aubrey  '89)  in  8/97.  In  Fairfax,  VA 
Sarah  Andres  still  teaches  I"'  grade.  She  started  her 
masters  in  education  with  an  endorsement  as  School 
Library  Media  Specialist.  She  hears  from  Meg  Caulk, 
Jill  Straughan,  and  Chris  Anne  Spehar.  If  anyone  is  trav- 
eling to  Europe,  call  Sarah;  she  will  go  along.  Joan 
Armstrong  Abbington,  William  and  William  IV  6/2/97 
return  to  the  US  1 0/97.  It  is  tough  raising  a  baby  in  Port- 
land. They  hope  to  move  to  Chicago  or  Memphis.  Jill 
Armstrong  Tracy  delivered  Olivia  Anne  4/14/97.  Jill 
asks,  "How  do  I  occupy  Kristin  (2)  during  a  long  win- 
ter?" Beth  Babbitt  Bowen  spent  3  weeks  in  Greece  with 
John  2/97.  While  John  finishes  pouring  a  dam  in  Wyo- 
ming Beth  is  building  their  log  cabin  in  Buena  Vista, 
CO.  They  expect  #1  10/97.  Catherine  Bagwell  Hook 
and  Hampton  are  raising  Forrest  (3),  Sara  Catherine  (2), 
&  George  (9  months)  in  her  hometown,  Montgomery, 
AL.  Ann  Beatty  spent  a  week  in  Cancun,  Mexico  with 
Jean  Spillane,  Dolly  Garcia,  &  Amy  Kroeger.  Ann  is  a 
network  coordinator  for  Corporate  Interiors.  She  looks 
forward  to  Reunion  2000.  In  West  Hollywood,  CA 
Brandi  Beck  Fowler  works  on  her  doctorate  in  clinical 
psychology.  She  &  Darryl  ran  their  first  marathon  in 
Alaska.  After  teaching  "Intro  to  Dance  Movement"  dur- 
ing SBC's  j-Term  Brandi  visited  Stacy  Gilmore  Hicks, 
Heather  Colson  Ewing,  Tisa  Delaney  Pearce  &  Eliza- 
beth Mason.  Jen  Brennan  is  an  account  exec  with  Tuition 
Management  Systems  in  Newport,  Rl.  She  handles  all 
the  colleges,  universities,  &  prep  schools  in  New  En- 
gland. For  vacation  she  traveled  to  Holland,  Belguim, 
and  Germany.  Dena  Burnham  Wong  and  Tony  moved 
into  a  new  house  with  3  dogs  and  a  cat.  She  works  at  a 
hospital  in  Warrenton,  VA.  In  Lynchburg,  VA  Amy 
Calandra  Zechlnl  is  busy  with  Nicholas  Scott  10/20/ 
96,  &  home  projects.  Leslie  Carson  Albizzatti  and 
Nicholas  moved  to  Atlanta.  He  has  a  new  job  with  Ernst 
&  Young  Consulting.  They  expect  baby  #1  12/97.  Leslie 
spent  luly  4"'  with  Stacy  Gilmore  Hicks  and  her  daugh- 
ter in  Kiawah  Island,  SC.  Christine  Carrlere  Zazulak 
was  the  matron  of  honor  for  Squiffy  Walker's  wedding. 
Joie  Roderick  Tankard  &  Meg  Caulk  attended,  too.  Chris- 
tine expects  baby  #3  2/98.  Meg  Caulk  is  still  in 
Washington  DC  working  in  events  planning.  Mary  Beth 
Ashe  Wise  traveled  from  New  York  to  visit  her.  Daniel 
was  born  to  Jennifer  Chambers  Glenn  &  Steve  1 0/3/96. 
She  loves  staying  at  home.  Candace  Collins  Preston  & 
Peter  traveled  to  Prague,  Holland  &  Mexico.  She  has 
been  a  prosecutor  with  the  State  Attorney's  office  for  4 
years  in  Inverness,  FL.  She  talks  to  Claire  Williams  who 
lives  in  Phoenix,  AZ.  In  Longmont,  CO  Kristin  Reider 
Costello  started  a  gift  Ijasket  company  "Market  Baskets." 
Megan  is  14  months.  Kristin  earned  her  real  estate  li- 
cense &  works  for  the  Contracts  Grants  Dept.  at  U  of 


CO-Boulder.  In  Memphis,  TN  Stephanie  Dance  Tancredi 

taught  pre-k  last  year.  She  expects  a  baby  boy  8/97. 
Tisa  Delaney  Pearce  had  Madeline  Larsen  7/1 5/97.  She 
gave  up  her  job  to  stay  at  home!  Becki  Finkbeiner  Strett 
is  at  home  with  daughter,  McKinley  &  expects  #2  1/98. 
She  is  the  godmother  to  Anne  Crow  Galanides'  ('91) 
daughter.  Rickie  Fischer  is  learning  her  4'*'  language, 
Dutch.  She  spent  2  weeks  in  Japan  with  the  Foreign 
Ministry.  For  the  past  3  years  Anne  Galbreath  Jenkins 
has  lived  in  Cambridge,  UK.  Ron  practices  law.  She  is  a 
fundraiser  for  an  international  charity.  Last  summer  she 
spent  a  month  in  India.  Fall  '97  Esther  Goldberg 
Harrison  begins  her  job  as  a  principal.  Preston  (4)  has  a 
natural  talent  for  riding.  Grace  turned  1  year  6/97.  Sonja 
Gruhl  works  at  a  corporate  law  firm  &  volunteers  at  the 
burn/surgery  unit  at  Children's  Hospital.  LuAnn  Hunt 
will  be  president  of  Lynchburg  Kiwanis  Club  10/97-9/ 
98.  Son,  Chris  (20)  is  a  junior  at  UNCA,  studying  me- 
teorology. Daughter,  Candace,  (1 7)  is  a  freshman  at  UVA 
studying  pre-law.  LuAnn  &  Larry  celebrate  their  22  year 
wedding  anniversary  12/13/97.  In  4/97  LuAnn  visited 
Madeline  Blanchard  '89.  Jacqueline  Hanephin  gradu- 
ated from  UT-Austm  in  '91.  In  '93  she  married  Sam 
Hanephin,  '94  Stacy  was  born,  '95  Nathan  was  born. 
She  writes,  "Life  is  good."  Nici  Hlusko  Brooks  and  Ray 
enjoy  George  Clay  born  4/16/97.  Ray  is  a  private  eq- 
uity investor  in  Greenville,  SC.  Liz  Jones  Greenhaigh  & 
Ty  built  a  home  on  the  water  in  Englewood,  FL.  Gunter 
turned  1  year  7/1 7/97.  They  are  active  in  their  church. 
Rosanna  Jones  Thurman  is  a  clinical  psychologist  in 
Iowa.  Johnathan  (7)  &  Derek  (1)  keep  her  busy  Hus- 
band, Danny,  will  attend  the  World  Benchpress 
Championship  11/97.  They  welcome  any  visitors.  Marie 
Kettler  Green  &  Kevin  had  Alexander  Thorton  9/21/96. 
She  plays  in  a  women's  tennis  league.  After  Christmas 
they  are  cruising  the  Eastern  Caribbean.  For  5  years  Taki 
Kinoshita  Austin  &  Alastair  have  lived  in  London.  She 
is  an  administrator  at  the  Royal  College  of  Surgeons. 
She  saw  Beth  Brodie  &  Gwen  Fisher  ('91)  this  year  & 
hears  from  Nancy  Kershner.  In  Phoenix,  AZ  Amy 
Kroeger  took  her  nurse  practitioner  certification  exam. 
She  hopes  "to  move  on  to  new  things."  Kristin  Langdon 
Whilesides  &  Mark  moved  to  San  Francisco.  He  starts 
his  2"''  yearof  med  school.  She  is  still  "crunching  num- 
bers" as  a  Financial  Analyst.  She  and  Kelly  Langdon 
('91)  traveled  to  Istanbul,  Turkey  with  their  mother.  In 
Boston,  MA  Cata  McDonald  teaches  and  is  getting  her 
2"''  masters  in  Elementary  Education.  She  spent  a  month 
in  Hong  Kong  for  the  Big  Hand  Over  event.  She  says  "It 
is  thrilling  to  be  living  history."  Ellie  Myers  Kenworthy 
married  5  years  ago.  She  lives  in  Atlanta  with  Will  (1)  & 
expects  baby  boy  #2  12/97.  Mary  Ellen  Naff  Philpott 
enjoys  gardening  &  Emily  (2).  Our  sympathy  to  Mary 
Ellen  who  lost  her  father  in  a  tragic  farming  accident. 
She  hears  from  Amy  Burton  who  will  be  a  giant  sock 
promoting  McKenzie-Childs  in  a  NYC  parade.  Rachael 
Renzy  Meima  teaches  horseback  riding  in  Chevy  Chase, 
MD,  works  in  event  planning  in  DC,  runs  her  own  busi- 
ness, "Elixir,  Teas,  and  Aromatherapy  Ltd.",  and  can't 
live  without  yoga  classes.  Allison  Richards  traveled  with 
Sarah  VanDeventer  Monahan  to  Southwest  France.  Joie 
Roderick  Tankard  had  Grace  Heathcote  1/97.  She  & 
Richard  skied  in  Utah  &  Wyoming.  Cecilia  Schultz 
Haynie  &  Harrison  enjoy  Alexandria,  VA.  She  hears  from 
Liesel  Farrell  &  Laura  Gredys  Parker  Shultis  Pearson 


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was  promoteH,  enabling  her  to  buy  a  new  horse.  She 
shows  him  regularly  with  great  success.  She  was  a 
bridesmaid  for  Heather  Service  ('91)  &  |ill  Armstrong 
Tracy  in  4/97.  Tracy  Thomas  Jones  &  Jonathan  spent  a 
month  in  France  &  Tunisia  on  behalf  of  Reformed  Theo- 
logical Seminary.  They  will  return  to  France  with 
"Missions  to  the  World."  Rini  Weingarten  would  like  to 
hear  from  classmates.  She  completed  her  undergradu- 
ate at  Denison  U  &  received  her  MBA  from  Case  Western 
Reserve  University.  She  is  with  National  City  Investments 
in  Cleveland,  OH  Carole  Witherington  Lumpkin  had 
Raleigh  Albert  10/26/96.  Bert  is  the  executive  chief  at 
Holiday  Inn  in  Athens,  GA.  Carole  works  part-time  as 
an  analyst  at  Morgan  Keegan.  She  enjoys  being  in  the 
US  again.  Slaige  Grymes  is  still  at  Child  magazine  in 
NYC,  but  looking  for  a  change  of  scenery.  As  for  my- 
self, our  kids  are  Jenna  (5),  Luke  (4),  &  )eb  (2).  In  7/97  I 
won  my  1"  women's  5 K  road  race.  In  Aug.  '97  I  ran  the 
Annapolis  Ten  Miler.  Scott  &  I  bought  another  business 
in  Baltimore.  In  '98  we  will  open  a  special  events  com- 
pany. I  spoke  with  Irfan  Kiratii  Latimer.  She  works  at 
the  Key  School  in  Annapolis,  MD.  I  saw  Julie  Brooks  at 
Jane-Ellen  Byrne's  wedding  6/97.  Thanks  to  all  those 
who  responded.  I  hope  to  hear  from  more  of  you  next 
year. 

f  AA /I      President:  Erica  Q.  Clayton, 

/  v' v'    I      Secretary;  Susan  Margaret  Barrett, 

Fund  Agent:  Ashley  Henderson 
Andrea  Buck  writes  from  London  that  she  is  now  the 
Alumni  Officer  for  University  College  London.  Previ- 
ously she  had  been  working  at  Cambridge  University. 
She  still  lives  in  Cambridge  and  commutes.  Andrea 
misses  SBC  and  hopes  to  visit  in  '98.  She'd  love  to  hear 
from  classmates  via  e-mail.  Her  address  is 
a.buck@ucl.ac.uk 

Cram,  continued  from  page  5 

Lest  you  think  that  there  has  been  a  deliberate 
attempt  to  deny  the  lofty  goals  of  Cram  and 
McBryde,  it  is  important  to  keep  in  mmd  the  high 
cost  of  construction.  The  College  records  read  like 
a  litany  of  expenses  for  construction  exceeding  the 
funding  available,  despite  the  generous  gifts  of 
alumnae,  friends,  and  foundations.  Our  mistake, 
however,  has  been  to  lose  sight  of  tlie  goal  estab- 
lished for  us  by  Ralph  Adams  Cram:  "Good 
architecture...  is  primarily  a  matter  of  form,  pro- 
portion, composition,  well  chosen  materials  and 
absolute  honesty  of  construction."  "False  con- 
struction is  simply  a  lie  told  for  reasons  of  penury 
or  ostentation." 

I  hope  that  I  have  enticed  you  to  go  and  really 
looka\  our  campus,  both  the  buildings  and  the 
planning — or  lack  of  plamiing. 

We  are  at  an  exciting  point  in  our  architec- 
tural hisloiy  right  now.  Stinuilated  by  admission  to 
the  "greats"  on  the  National  Register  of  Historic 
Places,  and  led  by  a  president  and  a  Board  of  Di- 
rectors who  want  to  see  excellence  once  again  in 
our  campus  architecture,  an  architectural  histo- 
rian has  been  assessing  the  condition  of  our 
historic  buildings,  and  a  new  master  plan  tor  the 
campus  is  being  created.  IF  we  insist  on  the  BEST, 
as  those  who  created  Sweet  Briar  in  the  early  20th 
cenhtry  did,  we  can  enter  the  21st  centui7  in  ful- 
fillmeiU  of  Cram's  1914  statement  that  "we  are 
constructing  a  great  college  for  women." 


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Audrey  Teal  'D>etfs  H5    (fourth  from 
left,  front  row)  attending  a  ndinq 
clinic  in  1950  with  Captain  Vladimir 
Littauer  (second  from  right,  front 
row)  and  Harriet  Howell  'Rogers  (first 
1^  on  right,  second  ro\A/). 


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Thk  Audrey  Teal  Bett.s  Challenge  to  Endow  the  Riding  Program  at  Sweet  Briar  College 


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idrey  Teal  Betts,  a  member  of 
■  Class  of  1 945,  loved  Sweet 
Briar  College,  particularly  its  Riding  Program. 
An  accomplished  equestrienne,  Audrey  enjoyed 
the  vast  campus  trails  as  a  student  and  an 
alumna.  As  a  freshman,  she  was  appointed 
"Riding  Leader,"  and  in  her  sophomore  year 
"Jumping  Leader,"  a  rank  conferred  on  advanced  riders.  Audrey  was 
President  of  the  Riding  Council  her  senior  year,  and  an  active 
participant  in  the  instructional  program.  She  received  the  Blackwell 
Challenge  trophy,  given  to  the  student  who  demonstrated  exceptional 
horsemanship  and  sportsmanship. 

After  graduation,  Audrey  kept  in  touch  with  Harriet  Howell  Refers, 
Sweet  Briar's  longtime  Director  of  Riding,  visiting  the  campus  often  to 
participate  in  Riding  Center  activities.  In  the  1970s,  Audrey  assisted 
Riding  Director  Paul  Cronin  in  developing  a  library  of  teaching  slides 
still  used  in  the  instructional  program. 

Audrey  died  in  1994.  Sweet  Briar  was  the  primai7  beneficiaiy  of 
her  estate,  with  a  substantial  portion  earmarked  for  the  Riding 
Program.  She  also  wanted  to  encourage  others  to  give  generously  to 
help  create  a  more  self-sustaining  program  for  the  benefit  of  future 
riders.  In  helping  to  fulfill  Audrey's  wish,  the  College  announced  the 
Audrey  Teal  Betts  Challenge  to  Endow  the  Riding  Pribram.  This 
$  1 ,000,000,  three-year  challenge  began  on  July  1 ,  1997,  and  ends 
June  30, 2000. 

Crii'i:i<l\  fob  Gifts  to  be  Matched  by  the  Betts  Challenge 

The  primary  purpose  of  the  Betts  Challenge  is  to  increase  the 
incomplete  Harriet  Howell  Rogers  Riding  Center  endovmient.  All  gifts 
to  this  endowment  will  be  matched  one-to-one. 

Other  Riding  Center  endowed  funds  are  eligible  for  the  Betts 
Challenge  provided  that  gifts  are  made  within  the  following 
guidelines: 

f  Gifts  or  pledges  to  endowments  made  from  July  1 ,  1 997  through 
December  31, 1998  will  be  matched  doUar-for-dollar. 

•  Gifts  or  pledges  to  endowed  funds  itiade  from  January  1,  1999  llirougli 
June  30,  2000  will  be  matched  30  cents  for  every  dollar  raised. 

•  Any  challenge  money  remaining  after  July  1,  2000  will  be  returned  to 
the  College's  uiu-estricted  endowment. 


Riding  Program  Incomplete  Endowed  Funds 
Eligible  for  the  Betts  Challenge 

1 .  The  Harriet  Howell  Rogers  Riding  Center  Endowment  Fund 

Provides  unrestricted  budget  relief  for  the  operation  of  the  Riding  Center. 

2.  Terri  Fentress  Thompson  Endowment  Fund 

Provides  scholarship  assistance  for  riding  fees  for  students  with  financial 
need  who  demonstrate  a  high  degree  of  academic  achievement  and  who 
have  made  a  contribution  to  the  Riding  Program. 

3.  The  Marion  Walker  Neidlinger  Endowment  Fund 

Provides  scholarship  assistance  for  riding  fees  for  first-year  students  who 
demonstrate  a  high  degree  of  academic  achievement  and  wlio  have 
shown  tlie  potential  to  make  a  contribution  to  (he  Riding  Program. 

4.  Tlie  Wilmer  and  Pauline  Blackwell  Endowment  Fund 
Provides  financial  assistance  to  support  riding  to  hounds. 

5.  Robin  S.  Cramer  Endowment  Fund 

Supports  a  unique  range  of  educational  riding  opportunities  for  program 
enrichment  including  curriculum  development,  guest  instructors  for 
mounted  work,  guesf  lectures,  and  special  competitions  and  activities. 

6.  The  V.S.  Littauer  Endowed  Chair  in  Riding 

An  incomplete  chair  for  tlie  Riding  Program  started  in  honor  of  Captain 
Vladimir  Littauer.  tlie  noted  author  and  horseman  wlio  taught  clinics  at 
Sweet  Briar  College  for  more  tluiii  50  years.  He  was  a  valuable  resource  to 
Harriet  Rogers  in  the  instructional  program. 

•  Matching  gifts  from  the  Betts  Challenge  will  be  made  to  the  Harriet  Howell  Rogers 
Riding  Center  Endowment  for  any  outright  gift  made  to  the  Riding  Center. 

•  Approved  iii-kind  gifts  to  the  Riding  Program  are  eligible  for  the  Betts  Challenge. 

•  Pledges  should  be  paid  within  three  years  of  the  original  date  of  commitment. 

•  Life  Income  gifts  are  eligible  for  match  at  the  charitable  remainder  value  of  tlie  gift. 

Betts  Challenge  Committee  A^embers 
Margaret  Jones  Wyllie  '45,  Chairman 

IVlr.  and  Mrs.  W.  Ford  Cramer,  Jr.,  Parents  Chaircoiiple 

Stephanie  Brediii  Speakman  '68  and  Mary  Fleming  Finlay  '66, 
Leadership  Gifts  Co-Chairmen 

Makanah  Dunham  Morriss  '66  and  Katherine  Baker  Sydnor  '66, 
Special  Gifts  Co-Chainnen 

Paul  D.  Cronin,  Director  of  the  Riding  Program 

For  further  information,  please  contact  any  member  of 

the  Committee  or  Mitchell  L-  Moore,  Vice  President  for 

Development/College  Relations,  Box  G,  Sweet  Briar 

College,  Sweet  Briar,  VA  24595,  (804)  381-6161. 


Reunion  -  May  29-31,  1998 


Friday,  May  29 

1-8  p.m. 


2-5  p.m. 
6:30-8:30  p.m. 


9-midnight 


Reunion  Schedule 

Note:  This  is  not  Memorial  Day  Weekend 


Registration  in  Babcock  (After  8  p.m.  register  at 

Information  Center) 

Lunch  available  in  Bistro  (Dutch  Treat) 

Open  Houses  on  Campus 

Class  Picnic  for  All  Classes  except  50"^  and  Daisy 

Chain  members 

Special  Picnic  for  Class  of  1973's  25"'  Reunion 

Cocktails  &  Dinner  for  Class  of  1948  and  Daisy  Chain 

members,  honoring  the  Class  of  1948's  50"^  Reunion 

Bistro  Bop 


Saturday,  May  30 

7-8:30  a.m. 

9  a.m. 

9:30-11 :30  a.m. 


11:45  a.m.-12:15  p.m. 
12:15  p.m 
1:30-3  p.m. 
3-7  p.m. 


6-7  p.m. 
7  p.m. 


Breakfast 

Update  on  the  State  of  the  College 

Alumnae  Convocation 

Class  Reports 

Class  Meetings 

Luncheon 

Alumnae  College 

OPTIONS: 

Swimming,  Tennis,  Golf 

Tours  of  Campus 

Exhibits 

Open  Houses:  Museum,  Academic  Buildings 

Class  Photos 

Cocktail  Buffet  with  Faculty,  Staff  &  Retirees 


^ardt  Oral 
Cocktail  Baffetl 

Photo  by  Vo'.'   -' 

Abrams.  L'ff'c  Por.- 
Product. :  • 


Save  the  Date!!! 

Alumnae  Council  1998, 
September  24-27:  All  Welcome!!! 


Sunday,  M\y  31 

7:30-9  a.m.  Breakfast 

9:30-10:30  a.m.  Chapel  Service 

II  a.m. -noon  Alumnae  College 

noon  Luncheon  in  Sweet  Briar  Gardens 


Special  Reunions 

1928;  70'^•  1933:  65'*';  1938:  60'^  1943:  SS'*'; 
1948:  50*;  1 953:  45'^  1958:  40th;  1963:  35"' 
1 968:  30th;  1 973:  25*;  1 978:  20th;  1 983: 1 5'^  J 
1988:  10th;  1993:  5* 


/Aardi  C-ras  Cocktail  Huffetl 

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