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SHEPHERD COLLEGE M a g a z i n e Volume 9, No. 1 • Fall 2003 F o u n d a t i o n A l u m n i A s s o c i a t i o n OFFICERS Herbert Clark Daniel C. Starliper ’69 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Aimee Gibbons ’92 James Davis ’59 Hagerstown, MD Martinsburg Donald Jones ’71 & ’97 Washington, D.C. President President Rippon Daniel DePalma J. Randall Thompson ’93 Shepherdstown Paul Hillyard ’58 Charles Town Boonsboro, MD Winchester, VA James Moler ’30 John Wolff ’88 Immediate Past Deborah Dhayer ’74 Larry Togans ’81 Vice President William Knode ’58 President Berkeley Springs Charles Town Hamilton, Virginia Sharpsburg, MD Charles Town Timothy D. Haines ’95 Sarah Townsend David Rickard ’56 Lynn Leatherman ’92 William Knode ’58 Shepherdstown Martinsburg Treasurer Falling Waters Vice President Greensboro, NC Sharpsburg, MD Jane Ikenberry-Dorrier ’65 DIRECTORS-AT-LARGE Neville Leonard ’59 Scottsville, VA David L. Dunlop Chris Wooten ’87 Shepherdstown Sallye S. Price ’53 & ’54 Shepherdstown Financial Consultant Secretary Jerry Kerr ’68 Bel Air, MD Betty Lowe ’52 Shepherdstown Winchester, VA Donald Jones ’71 & ’97 Shepherdstown Shepherdstown James A. Watson E. William Johnson M. Rebecca Linton Executive Director Tripp Lowe ’95 Treasurer Martinsburg HONORARY DIRECTORS Kearneysville Shepherdstown Harpers Ferry James A. Butcher Eugene M. Lugat ’83 Shepherdstown Melissa Allen James Omps ’57 Monica Lingenfelter Reisterstown, MD Alumni Director Winchester, VA Executive Vice President Sara Helen Cree Martinsburg Hagerstown, MD Allen Lueck ’67 Shepherdstown Sallye Price ’53 & ’54 Shepherdstown Michael Athey ’62 Shepherdstown James A. Watson Lavely Gruber Shepherdstown VP for College Susan Mentzer-Blair ’72 Pikesville, MD Larry Strite ’60 Advancement Knoxville, MD Denny Barron ’73 Shepherdstown Martinsburg Hazel Hendricks Shepherdstown David Newlin ’76 Shenandoah Junction Charles VanMetre ’56 D. Frank Hill III ’75 Winchester, VA Scott Bradford Sharpsburg, MD Legal Counsel Jessie Hendrix Doleman ’95 Shepherdstown Charlotte Painter Shepherdstown Charles Town Robert Wantz ’55 Martinsburg Hagerstown, MD BOARD OF DIRECTORS Ruth Thacher Ben Ellis ’66 Ramon Alvarez ’62 Cinda Scales ’81 Shepherdstown Bunker Hill Shepherdstown Martinsburg Gloria Eshelman ’72 Jason Best Michael Smith ’89 Shepherdstown Shepherdstown Winchester, VA James R. Fleenor ’74 Martinsburg B o a r d o f G o v e r n o r s Andrew D. Michael ’75 Anders Henriksson Barbara Pichot ’71 & ’81 COVER: Shepherd College’s Little House on Prin- Chair Faculty Representative Kearneysville cess Street was built during the summers of 1928 Hedgesville Harpers Ferry and 1929 as part of a miniature one-acre farm Brent Robinson which was operated by students under the direc- Lacy I. Rice III Jill McKay Morgantown tion of Florence Shaw and Edith Thompson, su- Vice Chair Student Representative pervisors of observation and teaching. The Little Bethesda, MD Shepherdstown John M. Sherwood House was used as a summer laboratory for fu- Charles Town ture teachers to observe children who worked the Manny Arvon ’74 Robert A. McMillan Secretary Martinsburg Daniel Starliper ’69 miniature farm and played in the house. The Little Martinsburg Classified Employee Barn is shown in the background on the right. Sarah Payne Naylor Representative See the story on page 26 about employee vol- Lauri Bridgeforth ’87 Shepherdstown Martinsburg unteers who take care of the Little House. Winchester, VA Photo by Timothy D. Haines 2 Shepherd College Magazine C o n t e n t s F r o m t h e P r e s i d e n t Shepherd Today 130th Commencement highlights ........................................ 4 Our primary mission Perry receives President’s Award .......................................... 5 With so many exciting activities and projects taking Library dedication set .......................................................... 5 place at Shepherd College, it is sometimes necessary to Best-selling novelist Morgan is writer-in-residence .............. 6 sit back and reflect on Shepherd’s primary mission—a Frugal facelift for campus dining ......................................... 7 quality education at a reasonable price. On numerous McMurran Scholars named ................................................. 8 Screenwriter teaches communications students ................... 9 occasions we have been nationally recognized as pro- NCATE continues College’s education accreditation ........ 10 viding one of the outstanding values in higher educa- tion. This accomplishment is not easy in times of de- Alumni clining budgets; nevertheless, our faculty and staff have Outstanding alums honored .............................................. 11 Gary Kable David L. Dunlop continued the tradition of high quality within an envi- Class notes ......................................................................... 12 ronment of fiscal austerity. Births, Deaths .................................................................... 13 The heart of our education is found in our academic departments. And the Weddings, Engagements ..................................................... 14 Doyle receives honorary degree ......................................... 15 strength of our departments is a reflection of our dedicated and talented faculty. Golf tournament set ........................................................... 15 We currently have approximately 140 full-time faculty members and about 190 Homecoming events ........................................................... 16 adjunct faculty members providing the instruction for 65 academic programs, Membership drive underway ............................................. 17 39 concentrations, and 15 secondary education fields. These programs are housed Emeritus Club inducts Class of 1953 ................................. 18 within 19 academic departments which, in turn, are organized into four schools. Alumni receptions planned for fall .................................... 19 Additionally, our Community and Technical College has about 20 associate de- Celebrating 130 years of alumni ........................................ 20 gree programs and 27 concentrations. Athletics Many of our programs and concentrations have developed in cooperation Women’s soccer raises visibility ......................................... 21 with one or more of the many federal facilities operating in our region or have Hall of Fame to induct five ................................................ 22 been implemented to meet a regional need. Graphic design, aquatic science, en- vironmental studies, environmental chemistry, Civil War and 19th-Century Development America, nursing, pre-medicine, commercial recreation/tourism, Spanish, and Hedges establishes scholarship in honor of parents .......... 23 entrepreneurship and small business management all are examples of programs Foundation presents $500,000 check ................................ 24 with a regional context. Scarborough Society’s first year hailed a success ............... 25 Little House committee formed ......................................... 26 Each of our departments is active in its own way, and each has faculty mem- Dunlops host McMurran Society ....................................... 26 bers who are committed to improving the education of its students. As an ex- ample, I will highlight one of our departments—music. Our music department The Shepherd College Magazine is published by the Of- strives for excellence and provides outstanding opportunities for its students. fice of External Affairs, the Office of College Advance- The jazz ensemble has recently returned from a successful tour of Europe includ- ment, and the Shepherd College Foundation for the Shep- ing performances at the world-renowned Montreux Jazz Festival, and the choir herd College community—alumni, donors, students, par- performed in such hallowed venues as St. Paul within the Walls in Rome. ents, prospective students, staff and faculty, and friends As part of its uniqueness, the music department has declared 2003-04 to be of the College. A portion of the production cost is under- written by the Shepherd College Alumni Association and the Year of the Piano. The Year of the Piano will feature outstanding perfor- the Shepherd College Foundation. mances and master classes by world renowned performers including Anton Nell, our own Scott Beard and Laura Renninger, Lize Keiter-Brotzmanand, and, on EDITOR AND ART DIRECTOR Valerie Owens April 18, the incomparable Marvin Hamlisch who will perform a solo recital on a one-of-a-kind, handmade Italian Fazioli piano. Hamlisch is Barbara Streisand’s CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Monica Lingenfelter, James A. Watson accompanist/conductor and is the Pops conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra. He has won three Oscars, four Grammys, four Emmys, one Tony, CONTRIBUTORS THIS ISSUE three Golden Globes, and the Pulitzer Prize! With the help of the Friends of Timothy D. Haines, Melissa Allen, Marcyanna Millet, Chip Ransom, Cathy Nevy, Sharon Henderson, Music, the music department is using the Hamlisch concert as a fund-raiser to Gary Kable, Susan Franklin, Joy Drohan, assist in the acquisition of a Fazioli piano so that our students will have access to Savannah Zoeller, Sylvia Bailey Shurbutt, an instrument that would distinguish Shepherd from other institutions. Mary Reynolds, and Al Henderson I wish that I had the space to highlight each of our outstanding departments Send class note information to Alumni Office, Shepherd for you. But since I do not, I am recommending the next best thing: