ST. MARy’s ColleGE of Maryland fall 2013 2013 WRITING INVITATIONAL the WRITING ISSUE Alumni and Students Share their Fiction, Creative Nonfiction and Poetry [ page 6 ] PhilanthroPist DANA GREENE Keeper of the Past, Cultivator of the Future [ page 20 ] st. Mary’s College CONTENTS of Maryland fall 2013 SMCM ALUMNI COUNCIL JULy 2013 – June 2014 FEATURES Executive Board page 6 Danielle Troyan ’92, President 2013 Writing fall 2013, vol. xxxiv, No. 3 Todd Purring ’86, Vice President Angie Harvey ’83, Secretary Invitational www.smcm.edu/mulberrytree Alice Arcieri Bonner ’03, Parliamentarian The magazine’s first writing Jim Wood ’61, Treasurer Editor Lee Capristo invitational yielded submissions Elected Voting Members Alumni Editor from alumni and students in fiction, Mary Wheatman Body ’79 Kathy Cummings creative nonfiction, and poetry. Emily Brown ’10 Design Camille Campanella ’12 Skelton Design Debbie Craten Dawson ’94 [ page 6 ] page 20 Photographer Donna Denny ’81 Bill Wood Barbara Dinsenbacher ’56 The Philanthropy Editorial Board Laurel Tringali Eierman ’84 of Dana Greene Karen Anderson, Mary Wheatman Mark Fedders ’74 Body ’79, Lee Capristo, Kathy Cummings, Missy Beck Lemke ’92 Historian and biographer Elizabeth Graves ’95, Nairem Moran ’99, S. Jae Lim ’09 Karen Raley ’94, Maureen Silva Dana Greene adds philanthropist Ryan McQuighan ’05 to her achievements. Publisher Laurie Menser ’01 Office of Advancement Jeremy Pevner ’09 St. Mary’s College of Maryland 18952 East Fisher Road Allan Wagaman ’06 St. Mary’s City, Maryland 20686 DEPARTMENTS Student Member Bill Sokolove ’14 2 President’s letter The Mulberry Tree is published by St. Mary’s College of Maryland, Maryland’s public hon- 3 College News ors college for the liberal arts and sciences. It is Chapter Presidents [ page 12 ] produced for alumni, faculty, staff, trustees, the Annapolis: 22 Alumni Connection local community, and friends of the College. Erin O’Connell ’91 30 Philanthropy The magazine is named for the famous Baltimore: mulberry tree under which the Calvert colonists 32 From the archives signed a treaty of friendship with the Yaocomico Dallas Hayden ’06 people and on the trunk of which public notices Jayson Williams ’03 were posted in the mid-1600s. The tree endured long into the 19th century and was once a popu- Boston: lar meeting spot for St. Mary’s students. The Tashia Graham ’09 illustration of the mulberry tree on the cover was drawn in 1972 by Earl Hofmann, artist-in- Black Alumni: residence when St. Mary’s College President Brenda Robinson ’85 Renwick Jackson launched the magazine. D.C. Metro: Copyright 2013 Matt Schafle ’10 The opinions expressed in The Mulberry Tree Southern Maryland: are those of the individual authors and not necessarily those of the College. The editor Cathy Hernandez Ray ’77 reserves the right to select and edit all material. [ page 16 ] Western Maryland: Manuscripts and letters to the editor are en- couraged and may be addressed to Editor, The Kristi Jacobs Woods ’97 Mulberry Tree, St. Mary’s College of Maryland, Cover: 18952 E. Fisher Rd., St. Mary’s City, MD 20686. Staff Ted Pugh ’14 is an English major from Photographs and illustrations may not be David Sushinsky ’02 Lexington Park, Md. He was photographed reproduced without the express written Beth Byrd in the reconstructed State House at Historic consent of St. Mary’s College of Maryland. Lawrence MacCurtain ’11 St. Mary’s City. Photo by Bill Wood. opposite: The start of memories: a new student poses for a family photo during move-in weekend. Photo by Lindsay Edward. St Mary’s College | THE MULBERRY TREE | fall 2013 | 1 A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT CoLLEgE AN ATTAINABLE GOAL NEWS am delighted to have an “St. Mary’s has a great Editor’s Note opportunity to introduce myself story to tell, and I Ryan Breymaier to you, and to provide you with ike an ember hidden under ’97, who finished I feel fortunate to have cold ashes, that when dislodged, fifth in last year’s a report on the summer activities at St. become part of the L offers up heat in a renewed effort doublehanded Mary’s. In mid-June, I was appointed community and to be to make a flame, I write. Mostly my at- Barcelona race to fill the vacancy created by the tempts lack the passion to combust, but I given an opportunity keep at it because of the possibility of fire. around the world, resignation of President Urgo. I came to tell that story.” I believe that this persistent urge is recently announced to St. Mary’s through The Registry, an the “fire in the belly” fueling many writ- his intention to academic “temp agency” that places ers to keep at their work or keep coming back to it, despite the odds that anything compete in the next retired college administrators into in- they produce will end up with an isbn Vendee Globe Race. terim positions. When I was appoint- tag on the jacket. ed, I told the Board that it was my intention to have the admissions issues, and For more than a year, the magazine’s othmar Blumencron’s Dame Blanche editorial board has been interested in was named the best in fleet and awarded the resultant financial issues, behind us by the time a new president takes over. HOTOBOAT.COM featuring writing by students and alumni. P the Waldschmidt Trophy. This goal is, in my view, attainable. We decided on a writing invitational as PHOTO: It was clear to me that the shortfall in students that had prompted the a way to solicit their work. After much discussion over genres to include in the Governor’s Cup Yacht Race ALUMNUS DISCOVERS administrative changes was the first order of business. Although I did not invitational, we agreed on the three that officially begin until August 1, I worked with Chip Jackson, who served wonder- are most often taught by the current St. Makes its 40th Run 17th-CENTURY VESSEL fully well as interim president until my arrival, to arrange for the immediate Mary’s faculty: fiction, creative nonfic- Ideal conditions made for smooth sailing during the 40th Archaeologist Scott Tucker ’08 uncovered tion, and poetry. new discoveries at the bottom of the St. running of the Governor’s Cup Yacht Race, August 2-3. With appointment, through The Registry, of Joel Wincowski as interim dean of admis- We were pleased by the response from Mary’s River as part of his doctoral work with sions. Over the summer, Joel worked with the admissions staff on processes and St. Mary’s students and grads to our one leg leaving from Annapolis and another from Dahlgren, University of Southampton in the UK. After Va., 131 boats in all participated in the event. World-class two years of study and underwater excava- outreach. Through their solid work, the enrollment picture improved greatly; by first Mulberry Tree writing invitational this summer. Their work was read by a shorthand sailor Ryan Breymaier ’97 crewed aboard the Col- tions, Tucker brought to the surface new the time classes began, they had increased the number of new students to 384, faculty panel from the English Depart- lege offshore team’s vessel, Yellow Jacket, skippered by Jake artifacts from the site of a ship’s remains off what was once the shoreline of 17th-century plus 97 transfers, compared to last year’s 418 plus 81 transfers. This is a far better ment. What you’ll see in these pages is a Wolf ’15. Breymaier, who finished fifth in last year’s double- St. Mary’s City, Maryland. His findings indicate that the vessel glimpse into the writing lives of some of result than first forecast. Early indications for next year are very positive. There is handed Barcelona race around the world, recently announced was likely involved in the tobacco trade between Maryland and those whose “fire in the belly” may ignite his intention to compete in the next Vendee Globe Race. England in the mid-to-late 1600s and marks the first ship of its much to do, but we have a very good team. something in yourself. kind from the period to be identified. St. Mary’s has a solid foundation, wonderful students and faculty, and loyal Please don’t overlook the magazine’s alumni, all of whom are determined that the College will prosper. Our rank- website (www.smcm.edu/mulberrytree) Fulbrights Charles Musgrove (history) was – many other submissions are posted Awarded awarded a Taiwan Fellowship ings continue to be high. Our graduation rates are the third highest in the na- there that weren’t selected for the print for his project, in which he will tion for public colleges. St. Mary’s has a great story to tell, and I feel fortunate magazine. Louis Hicks (sociology) is a Ful- investigate the development of to have become part of the community and to be given an opportunity to tell Lee Capristo, editor bright Scholar teaching Ameri- liberal democracy on Taiwan from 1945 to 2000. In the past that story. I look forward to reporting good news as the year progresses. can Studies at Kwansei Gakuin University in Japan in 2013-2014. five years, seven Fulbright grants His co-authored chapter, entitled have been awarded to St. Mary’s “The United States: Chang- faculty. Additionally, Danielle ing Recognition of Racial and Doubt ’12 was a Fulbright Stu- Ethnic Diversity” appears in a dent Program awardee for 2012- Ian Newbould new book, Multicultural Variations: 2013 and spent the year teaching President, St. Mary’s College of Maryland Social Incorporation in Europe and English in Turkey. Doubt now North America (McGill-Queen’s works as an admissions coun- University Press, 2013).