ALUMNI MAGAZINE WINTER 2019 STEEL CITY STYLE: << KIYA TOMLIN ’96 KNOWS FASHION THE LEGACY OF COACH JIMMYE LAYCOCK ’70 2019 ALUMNI MEDALLION AWARDS Scholarships empower me to lead. “I plan to utilize my academic and athletic talents to help improve lives worldwide. My scholarship has given me the opportunity to continue my education at a prestigious institution. Join the movement. Be Bold. Support student scholarships at William & Mary. Nathan Knight ’20 ForTheBold.wm.edu/scholarships PHOTO: ERIC LUSHER PHOTO: Winter 2019 VOLUME 84, NUMBER 2 FEATURES 23 OUR MOST PRESTIGIOUS AWARD Craig W. Broderick ’81, P ’16, Nancy Burgess Gofus ’75, Cynthia Casson Morton ’77 and Christopher B. Powers ’73, P ’15 are honored with the Alumni Medallion. By Claire De Lisle 32 THREADED IN COMFORT Fashion designer Kiya Winston Tomlin ’96 creates stylish clothing with a relaxed fit for the everyday woman on the go. By Ashley K. Speed 40 LAYCOCK’S LEGACY After 39 years at the helm of Tribe Football, Jimmye Laycock ’70 retires. By Ben Kennedy ’05 IN EVERY ISSUE 4 Alumni Focus 6 From the Brafferton Rowe thinks forward and reflects back with the W&M community. 8 By & Large Saving seagrass, honoring the first woman law student with a namesake scholarship, ascending the business school rankings and casting votes for the alumni board. 48 Tribe Julie Shackford ’88 leads Women’s Soccer, Alumni Service Award winners motivate, a Tribe dynasty inspires and W&M women blaze trails. 65 Class Notes 94 In Memoriam COVER PHOTO: KAELA SPEICHER CONNECT AND SHARE: magazine.wm.edu and @wmalumni instagram facebookTwitter-squarelinkedin PHOTO: ALFRED HERCZEG 2 W&M ALUMNI MAGAZINE IT’S A BIRD, IT’S A LION, IT’S THE GRIFFIN During Homecoming & Reunion Weekend 2018, William & Mary Athletics unveiled the new Tribe Plaza, a gathering place for alumni and fans at the entrance of Walter J. Zable Stadium. The focal point of the plaza is a 7-by-5-foot bronze griffin sculpture, resting on a 6-foot-high concrete and brick plinth. The statue, which was purchased at auction with private funds via the Tribe Club, is a replica of a pair of bronze statues cast in 1861 to adorn a palace in Berlin, Germany. FALL 2018 W&M ALUMNI MAGAZINE 3 W&M WINTER 2019 VOLUME 84, NUMBER 2 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Susan Manix ’79, President Carla S. Moreland ’81, J.D. ’83, Vice President David T. Scott ’93, Secretary Scott Kelsey ’06, M.Acc. ’07, Treasurer D. Bruce Christian ’73; George Cruser ’84; ALUMNI FOCUS AnnaMaria DeSalva ’90; Megan Burnley Dorward ’07; Jewell Lim Esposito ’87, P ’19; Anna Hatfield ’96; Michael S. Hoak M.A. ’02; Gerald “Jeb” Jeutter ’82; Tina Reynolds Kenny ’92; Sophie K. Lee ’90; Starting in this issue, the Alumni Focus column will feature the Dennis Liberson ’78; Mark J. Linaugh ’84; voices of engaged alumni from the William & Mary community. Pamela Brown Michael ’65; Natasha Moulton-Levy ’95; Todd W. Norris ’86, P ’18; Janet McNulty Osborn ’85; William M. Richardson ’74; John Cole Scott ’00; Kirsten Shiroma Quackenbush’05; William C. Smith Jr. ’04, J.D. ’09 Howard J. Busbee ’65, J.D. ’67, M.L.T. ’68, P ’90, P ’04, Olde Guarde Council To Affinity and Beyond ... Anna Mahalak ’12, Young Guarde Council Nick Thomas ’20, Students for University Advancement BY KIRSTEN SHIROMA QUACKENBUSH ’05 ALUMNI MAGAZINE STAFF Regional Engagement Committee Chair, Alumni Association Board of Directors Executive Director: Marilyn Ward Midyette ’75 Editors: Mitch Vander Vorst, Jennifer Page Wall Art Director: Michael D. Bartolotta Senior Graphic Designer: Jessica A. Flannery o you miss seeing your sorority sister or college roommate? Looking Graphic Designer/Photographer: Alfred Herczeg Online Editor: Tiffany Broadbent Beker M.S. ’06 Communications Managers: Claire De Lisle, for a volunteer opportunity? Want more William & Mary in your Sara K. Eskridge, Ashley K. Speed Interns: Noah Petersen ’19, Mona Sharaf ’19 life? I did, and I found answers in my involvement with my local Contributing Writers: John Kane, Ben Kennedy ’05, David Morrill, Sara Piccini, Katherine A. Rowe, D Kirsten Shiroma Quackenbush ’05 alumni chapter. To me such engagement is meaningful in two major ways. Contributing Photographers: John Henley, J. Hunter Hall, Eric Lusher, Skip Rowland ’83, Becky Thurner, First, it allows me to continue connections with other local alumni, meet Kaela Speicher Contributing Illustrator: Bruce Morser Spot Illustrator: Chris Wormell alumni I previously did not know and plan future events. In particular, I stay current with W&M happenings. would like to help organize or attend ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Second, I feel that it is what I owe to some of the events from the unique Contact Information: One Alumni Drive • P.O. 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And, Views expressed in the William & Mary Alumni Magazine do not necessar- if so desired, you can take your ily reflect the opinions of the William & Mary Alumni Association, William groups in their geographic regions, & Mary or the editorial staff. demographics and sizes. involvement one step further and Chapters and affinity groups can participate as a chapter board or look to the ARAs for ideas as they committee member. 4 W&M ALUMNI MAGAZINE WWW.WMALUMNI.COM FALL 2018 W&M ALUMNI MAGAZINE 5 the need for more experience gathering data and ana- lyzing it critically. All stress the value of thinking and communicating exceptionally well, in a global context. Four essential capacities stand out in their comments: tolerating ambiguity, reflecting deeply, appreciating cultural differences and lifelong learning. Employers emphasize all of the above. “Current students will need to be able to adapt to future changes — that requires flexibility of mind and the ability to continue to learn new skills,” one alum reported. “Critical thinking skills will be cru- cial here.” By some estimates, within a decade, half of the FROM THE BRAFFERTON jobs students graduate into will be entirely new. Our alumni will reinvent and reimagine their roles many times during their careers. Learning how to manage change and solving problems collabora- Moving Forward Together tively: these are the success factors many empha- size in feedback sessions. Many students arrive at William & Mary as flu- BY KATHERINE A. ROWE ent users of digital communication tools, yet hunger William & Mary President for the sophistication required to navigate them as professionals and engaged citizens. Graduates who illiam & Mary’s 326-year history is impressive. Through can confidently relate data and emerging technol- ogies to deep domain knowledge in a humanistic wars and depredations, William & Mary has risen to way will be valued in every organization. This work invariably requires effective team-building and col- national recognition as a premier institution of higher edu- laboration. The advantage goes to those who ques- W tion their own assumptions, disagree respectfully cation. Our path has been full of turns, some swift, some long. Along the way, and appreciate skills and experiences that diverge from their own. William & Mary has changed in order to sustain and realize what we value most. Exploring the “Future of Service” Students, faculty, staff and alumni value William & Mary as That approach to change has long inspired me: in the process of transforma- a place that forges deep, human connections. Our tion, we discover and clarify shared values; via transformation, we deliver on commitment to the idea that “you belong” is an those values. I have had this mantra at front of mind this semester as — together important and lovely aspect of this community that with many members of our community — I have explored William & Mary’s all seek to strengthen.