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SWEET BRIAR COLLEGE MAGAZINE POLICY FIND SWEET BRIAR ONLINE the Magazine Aims to Present Interesting, Thought-Provoking Material MAGAZINE VOLUME 85 NO.1 DEAR FRIEND S: n this issue of the magazine you will read about women of character, courage and commitment. ISeveral stories feature alumnae in military life where, prepared by their Sweet Briar educations, they have embraced many challenges and adventures. For example, this year was a reunion year for the marvelous class of 1944: We celebrate the anniversary of the commissioning of several classmates in this issue. What an inspiration it was to spend time with members of this class on campus! Other stories continue the theme of challenge and adventure outside the military; in this issue you can share in the adventures experienced by students in the Outdoor Program and the intellectual challenges currently motivating our wonderful faculty. Perhaps I am especially taken with this issue’s theme of challenge and adventure because, as many of you know, I am about to embark on a new professional adventure myself. In August, I will assume the presidency of the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh as the first woman to lead that distinguished organization. One theme that I have consistently heard from Sweet Briar alumnae since I arrived five years ago is that life is full of surprises — and that a liberal arts education prepares Sweet Briar women to embrace whatever comes their way with character, courage and commitment. Certainly, the opportunity to extend my career as an educator and non- profit leader into the world of museums and public education came unexpectedly to me. After all, as I told the Carnegie recruiters when they first contacted me, I already had a dream job as president of Sweet Briar. But, for very fortunate people, life sometimes has more than one dream job in store, and the opportunity for continued learning and growth is always enticing. And so I reflect that I am without doubt among the very most fortunate of women. It has been my great good fortune — and an honor, and a privilege — to serve Sweet Briar and to come to know her people. Taking my leave is bittersweet, but in the true spirit of Sweet Briar women, I have found the next challenge irresistible. And so, with gratitude and deep respect, I say farewell. Please know that I will always be glad to see my Sweet Briar friends at the museums! If you visit, please do let me know. Sincerely, Jo Ellen Parker, President SWEET BRIAR COLLEGE MAGAZINE POLICY FIND SWEET BRIAR ONLINE The magazine aims to present interesting, thought-provoking material. Publication of material does not indicate endorsement of the author’s sbc.edu viewpoint by the magazine or College. The Sweet Briar College Magazine Twitter: sweetbriaredu MAGAZINE reserves the right to edit and, when necessary, revise all material that it VOLUME 85 NO.1 accepts for publication. Contact us anytime. Facebook: sweet.briar.college MAGAZINE STAFF YouTube: youtube.com/sweetbriarcollege Christy Jackson, director of media, marketing and communications Jennifer McManamay, editor/writer Janika Carey, editor/writer Meridith De Avila Khan, photographer Catherine Bost, designer Contact information Offce of Media, Marketing and Communications PO Box 1056, Sweet Briar, VA 24595 (434) 381-6262 [email protected] Visit sbc.edu/magazine. SWEET BRIAR COLLEGE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Paul G. Rice, chair Please see sbc.edu/about/board-directors for the full Executive Committee and board members. ON THE COVER: We honor those who SWEET BRIAR COLLEGE ALUMNAE BOARD serve by telling some of their stories Sandra Taylor ’74, president beginning on page 18. Please see sbc.edu/alumdev/current-board for the full board. Printed by Progress Printing Company Contents Sweet Briar Magazine | Summer 2014 Features 14-17 18-29 30-31 32-37 In the Spotlight Those Who Serve Salamander Lives New Heights Awards and honors Character, courage and Art and science unite An Outdoor Program celebrate Sweet Briar’s commitment in the to tell amphibians’ adventure challenges faculty SBC community story students to reach for the top Departments 2-13 42-80 50-51 On the Quad Class Notes & Because of You Parker Bids Farewell; Alumnae News Devoted Donor Taking the Helm; A Distinguished Refects on Wartime Campus Art; On Alumna; Out in the Career Stage; History in 3D; Elements; West Coast Green Future; Medals Wine Queen and Pearls; Riding High; A Century of Lacrosse sbc.edu | sweet briar Magazine 1 Parker Becomes First Woman to Lead Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh RESIDENT JO ELLEN PARKER HAS ANNOUNCED Pshe has accepted the presidency of the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, becoming the frst woman in the museums’ almost 120-year history to hold the post. In this role, she will oversee four distinguished institutions: the Carnegie Museum of Art, the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, the Carnegie Science Center and Te Andy Warhol Museum. Her last day at Sweet Briar will be Aug. 15. Parker originally told museum recruiters she was not seeking new opportunities. “I had a job I loved, and I clearly expressed that,” Parker said. But the museums persisted, confdent she had the background and skills they sought, and after a while, Parker began In addition, a multimillion dollar renovation of Mary Helen to consider this “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.” Cochran Library is slated for completion this fall. Leaving Sweet Briar is bittersweet, according to Parker, who views During Parker’s tenure, the campus also has seen growth in her new appointment as a testimony to both the liberal arts and the diversity of its student body. When she arrived in 2009, women’s colleges. 11 percent of the frst-year class identifed themselves as members of underrepresented races or ethnicities. In 2012, the number was “My career trajectory is evidence of the power of a liberal arts 29 percent. Numbers of frst-generation college attendees and education at a women’s college to prepare graduates for leadership students eligible for Pell Grant support have grown similarly. For in many diferent felds,” Parker said. “I have been a scholar and Parker, this is a point of special signifcance. teacher, led an educational technology organization, served as a college president, and now, I begin my tenure as president of the “Making sure that women from across American society have access Carnegie Museums. My education in the liberal arts at a women’s to a Sweet Briar education extends our proud tradition of changing college was the foundation of every achievement of my career and lives,” she said. prepared me to have not just one dream job, but several.” Under her leadership, the College has also reduced its operating James F. Jones Jr., retiring president of Trinity College in budgets, reorganized administrative units and reviewed its Hartford, Conn., will succeed Parker as interim president. instructional stafng plan. “President Parker has advanced the College’s mission with “It has been my privilege to serve Sweet Briar College alongside intelligence, business smarts, wit and kindness,” said Paul Rice, its remarkable faculty and staf,” Parker said. “I am proud of what chair of the Sweet Briar College Board of Directors. “We regret her we have accomplished together to give students an exceptional departure, but we wish her and her husband, Rick Manasa, well on educational experience, and I remain confdent in the direction this exciting new journey.” we are moving. I leave knowing that Sweet Briar is poised to take another step toward an inspiring future.” Parker became Sweet Briar’s 10th president in July 2009. Under her leadership, the College developed “A Plan for Sustainable Prior to her appointment as Sweet Briar’s president, Parker served Excellence” and has made signifcant progress in key strategic as executive director of the National Institute for Technology in initiatives since its adoption in 2011. Liberal Education and as president of the Great Lakes Colleges Association. She also has served as a faculty member and Approximately $10 million has already been raised in support of administrator at her alma mater, Bryn Mawr College, and taught in the strategic plan, funding additional scholarships for students, the English department of Swarthmore College. the renovation of 15 classrooms, and the Fund for Educational Excellence and Innovation to encourage faculty-led initiatives to Parker earned her A.B. in English from Bryn Mawr, her M.A. in enhance instruction and curriculum. English from the University of Kansas and her Ph.D. in English literature from the University of Pennsylvania. 2 sbc.edu | sweet briar Magazine PRESENTED TO JO ELLEN PARKER JUNE 7, 2014 BY THE SWEET BRIAR COLLEGE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Founded 113 years ago and nurtured by generations of talented, dedicated and committed women and men, Sweet Briar College has been sustained primarily through the accomplishments of a handful of leaders whose selfess dedication to its core values and educational mission has seen the College through the challenges of war, depression, fnancial constraints and societal change. By combining an unwavering commitment to liberal learning with a 21st-century response to new demographic, pedagogical and technological realities, we are confdent that you, Sweet Briar’s 10th president, deserve to be recorded among a select number who have left an indelible mark on our College. Leadership comes in diferent forms, but it is not a process through which one person pulls and others follow. You reminded us that Sweet Briar can only move forward when there is a shared sense of purpose and agreement on a common destination. Successful leaders refect and shape this consensus and, yet, their vision must encompass the community of the present and of all possible futures. You have led with decisiveness, wisdom, integrity and courage, and have wholeheartedly dedicated yourself to sustaining our College. You inspired our creativity and innovation and quickly became the embodiment of Sweet Briar women of all generations, social and cultural backgrounds.
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