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When Charlotte hosted the Also Democratic National Convention in September, Queens faculty and students grabbed every 2017: Where We’re Headed opportunity to learn about the Ben Jenkins on Art American political process The New HBO (it’s not what you think) Genome Internship I’M READY BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2012-2013

Michael Marsicano, Chair Myrta J. Pulliam ’69 TO EXCEED Sallie Moore Lowrance ’70, Vice Chair Thomas J. Reddin Elizabeth Rivers Curry ’63, Secretary Mary Anne Boldrick Rogers David V. Singer Howard Bissell III Caroline Wannamaker Sink EXPECTATIONS Angeline Massey Clinton EMBA ’01 Michael C. Tarwater Kevin Collins Brent Trexler Marjorie Knight Crane ’90 Cynthia Haldenby Tyson Jesse J. Cureton, Jr., EMBA ’02 Ruth Anne M. Vagt ’69 35 MAJORS David C. Darnell F. William Vandiver, Jr. Donna Jones Dean ’73 Manuel L. Zapata Frances DeArmon Evans ’59 Pamela L. Davies, ex officio Anthony Fox A. Derek Painter ’92, ex officio, Ophelia Garmon-Brown Alumni Association President Kathryn Taylor Grigg ’87 Saray Smalls ’13, Student Liaison Carson Sloan Henline ’81 to the Board Lyttleton Rich Hollowell ’67 Benjamin P. Jenkins III Life Trustees Sandra P. Levine Irwin “Ike” Belk Thomas L. Lewis ’97 Dorothy McAulay Martin ’59 Catherine Parks Loevner ’71 Hugh L. McColl Jr., Chairman Bailey W. Patrick Emeritus David L. Pope Virginia Gray Vance ’49 A. Alex Porter

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EDITORIAL DIRECTOR PRODUCTION AND Rebecca Anderson DISTRIBUTION MANAGER [email protected] Katelyn Lauro MANAGING EDITOR CONTRIBUTORS Laurie Prince Rebecca Anderson ART DIRECTOR/DESIGNER Reena Arora MA ’10 Katie Beirne Paige Gialanella Sara Blakeney GRAPHIC DESIGNERS Adelaide Anderson Davis ’61 KC Preslar Jenn Q. Goddu Daniel Sutton Jamie Grauel Eleanor Hatcher PHOTOGRAPHERS Molly Hedrick Kristen Hines Baker Benjamin P. Jenkins III Michael Blackwell Cindy Manshack KC Preslar Bob Page Jorge Munoz transferred to Queens Daniel Sutton Laurie Prince Dana Robles in the spring of 2009. He’s preparing Jane Williams to graduate in May and has already Miller Yoho PRINTING ON RECYCLED PAPER: received two job offers. He credits The Queens Magazine is printed on a paper which is 10 percent post- consumer waste fiber and 10 percent total recycled fiber. Elemental Queens for giving him great internship chlorine-free pulps, acid-free and chlorine-free manufacturing conditions meet and exceed archival standards. Using 10,341 lbs. of paper for this experiences and all that a vibrant city project, here are the benefits of using post-consumer recycled fiber instead of virgin fiber: has to offer. 26.06 trees preserved for the future 11,069 gal wastewater flow saved 1,225 lbs solid waste not generated Read Jorge’s story or apply to start classes 2,412 lbs net greenhouse gases prevented 18,458,685 BTUs energy not consumed this January at queens.edu/transfer CONTENTS

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Departments Great Minds Think PRESIDENT DAVIES TALKS ABOUT HER 13 From the President 2 PASSION FOR STRATEGIC PLANNING AND HOW THE QUEENS 2017 STRATEGIC PLAN Campus News 3 “RE-IMAGINE EXCELLENCE” WILL MOVE THE UNIVERSITY FORWARD Investing in Queens 10 By Jenn Q. Goddu Happenings 12

Alumni News 21 A Week in the Spotlight Class Notes 24 WHEN CHARLOTTE HOSTED THE 16 DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION Parting Thought 48 IN SEPTEMBER, QUEENS FACULTY AND STUDENTS GRABBED EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT THE AMERICAN POLITICAL PROCESS

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OnRaulston Bogerthe ’13 atCover: the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte in September. Photo by Daniel Sutton.

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Your Letters “Keeping the Faith” was the cover story of the summer 2012 issue, drawing interest and comments from many readers. President Pamela Davies introduced the story in the President’s Letter, in which she commented on both Queens’ establishment by the Presbyterian Church in the mid-1800s and on predecessors who “lived out their commitment to the Christian faith by serving others.” Below are two letters about the story followed by a third responding to an essay by Rebekah Davis Ahrens ’00. Ahrens works in the Foreign Service of the United States Photo by Kristen Hines BakerPhoto by Kristen Department of State. (L. to r.) Michael Marsicano, Benjamin P. Jenkins III, Pamela Davies and Bill Vandiver For a 72-year-old lifelong Presbyterian, it was refreshing to read about what is happening on campus these days. As for Pamela’s comments Dear Alumni and Friends, about the article, it really gave me chill bumps to have her express her faith that way and to have Every fi ve years, the Queens community pauses to refl ect on where confi rmed yet again how glad I am that she has we’ve been and where we want to go. Over this past year our been called to serve Queens as president these trustees, faculty and staff have been hard at work developing our past 10 years. strategic plan for the next fi ve years. To read about the steps we are taking to ensure a strong and vibrant future, please see the story –Martha Woods Mallory ’62, Charlotte, North that begins on page 13. I share my thoughts about the Queens Carolina 2017 Strategic Plan: Reimagine Excellence with writer Jenn Q. Goddu. I am glad to see that Queens is maintaining its Of course, strong leadership will be critical to our success. I Presbyterian roots and focus on Judeo-Christian am delighted to welcome Dr. Michael Marsicano as our new chair. values. Th e focus on service and the strength of Michael is an astute and visionary leader who has already proven to the honor code set it apart from other schools that be a wonderful partner. might otherwise be a choice for students. We also thank our previous chair, Benjamin P. Jenkins III, who served us with passion, intelligence and good humor the past –Dee Gaﬀ ney Malone ’71, PhD, Greenville, fi ve years. During that time Ben also became a student in several South Carolina of Dr. Siu Challons-Lipton’s art history classes. Be sure to read his “Parting Th ought” essay about the joys and challenges of lifelong I really enjoyed the feelings recorded in “Th e learning. Gift of Wanderlust” by Rebekah Davis Ahrens. I, And fi nally, regardless of your political persuasion, I hope too, spent some time “fl eeing abroad to . . . hunt you’ll take time to read about the experiences of our students adventure and exchange American identities at the Democratic National Convention last September. Our for global ones.” Why not, as it is better than location in the dynamic “New South” city of Charlotte is a key remaining in what is familiar. Life becomes an diff erentiator in the minds of prospective students. Th e experiential Odyssean quest, but a long period of absence can learning opportunities, the internships, and in the case of the give “a diff erent perspective.” I was at Youngsan DNC, the front-row seat on the democratic process… all of these military base 45 years ago and visited many of the elements came together to create exactly the type of transformative parks in Seoul, including the ruins of the Russian experiences we can deliver. Embassy Building in Chung-dong near Duksu Palace (old spellings). What a modern city Seoul Best wishes, has become! –Stewart Lillard, Queens Librarian 1978-1985 Silver Spring, Maryland

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Exploring the Human Genome A SUMMER INTERNSHIP AT DUKE UNIVERSITY TAKES AMANDA SEAGROVES ’14 INSIDE THE LAB

itting in a high school biology and small projects. Duke launched the disciplines. “She’s an incredible example class in Tennessee, Amanda institute a dozen years ago to address of a liberal arts student—a renaissance Seagroves had an epiphany. the fast-paced business of genomics. Th e woman,” says Koplas. She notes that S“It was the fi rst time they taught us center not only supports research, but Seagroves undertook an independent genetics,” she explains. Th e application also brings together scientists, business study last year on the British poet John to medicine was obvious. “It seemed leaders and ethicists—to name a few— Milton, “just because she wanted to.” so amazing—what could we do with to examine the tough questions raised Right now she’s working on a special that information?” she recalls thinking. by mapping DNA. research project for psychology. “So much of medicine today is about Seagroves’ assignments included Th e Duke internship gave Seagroves controlling an outcome. With genetics, interviewing families dealing with a new vision. “My ultimate goal is to go you control the problem before it has Bardet-Biedl syndrome, a rare disorder to law school,” she says. “I’m interested an eff ect.” Seagroves entered Queens in caused by genetic mutations. Th e in the patent side of law, the intellectual the fall of 2010 with a serious interest in most common symptoms are vision rights of law.” She’d like to see the gap biology, soon declaring it her major. By loss and obesity. “Each day was a little bridged between the public’s perception her sophomore year, she began looking diff erent,” she says, and usually began of genomic science and the laws that for an internship to learn more about with background research for a faculty govern it. genetics. All Queens students must member. But in the meantime, after she complete at least one undergraduate “Th e Duke internship was perfect graduates in 2014, she might have to internship; many do more. for her because it’s that integrated squeeze in a master’s in psychology. Th e Th is past summer she was one of 15 approach,” says her academic advisor, current research project she’s working n undergraduate students accepted into a Associate Professor Patricia Koplas. on is looking very, very promising. fellowship program at Duke University’s As chair of the biology department Institute for Genome Sciences & Policy. at Queens, she knows Seagroves both For 10 weeks her schedule was crammed in and out of the classroom; she’s seen with research, data analysis, seminars a passion for learning that crosses —Laurie Prince WINTER 2012 WINTER Photo by KC Preslar Photo by KC

Amanda Seagroves spent a whirlwind summer in Durham, N.C., at Duke’s Institute for Genome Sciences & Policy.

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NEWNoted DEANS Queens recently welcomed three new deans. Kevin Burke, PhD, is the new dean of the Blair College of Health. He previously served as chair of the Department of Kinesiology at Towson University and at Illinois

State and East Tennessee State When Carly Fiorina (center) visited Queens in September to present a lecture for the universities. Eric Freedman, PhD, is Learning Society of Queens, she met (l. to r.) Alma Beciragic ’14, Kristin Diemer ’14, the new dean of the Knight School Laura Wolf ’13 and Alexandra Restrepo Osorio ’14. Photo by Daniel Sutton. of Communication. Dean Freedman came to Queens from Florida Atlantic Achievement winner was Margaret explaining how leading companies University. Prior to that he was an Sakowski Moore ’72 for tennis and focus their efforts on new ideas and assistant professor at Duke University. basketball. new ways of conducting business. Ronald Shiffler, PhD, is the new dean of the McColl School of Business. CHAMBER MUSIC VIRTUOSOS WRITING PROGRAM Dean Shiffler was a dean at Georgia RECOGNITION Southern University, where, over the On October 13, the Friends of The MFA in Creative Writing program last 10 years, he expanded the business Music presented the Cavatina Duo, has been ranked fourth among 50 school’s academic programs and an internationally renowned duo low-residency MFA programs by significantly increased enrollment. composed of guitarist Denis Azabagic and flutist Eugenia Moliner, artists- Poets & Writers Magazine. The coveted ranking was awarded by the nation’s ROYALS HALL OF FAME faculty at Roosevelt University in Chicago. The Friends of Music largest nonprofit literary organization. Eight new members of the Royals Hall Chamber Music Series at Queens of Fame were inducted at a ceremony promotes all genres of music in an FRIENDS OF ART on October 6. The honorees included intimate context without a conductor. Friends of Art sponsored a multimedia Nikki Blaha ’95, women’s tennis; faculty show in September. The various Leslie Curtin ’94, women’s basketball; media on display included sculpture, Brian Flebbe ’03, men’s soccer; BUSINESS INSIDER painting, photography, digital design Anna Edwards Gay ’95, women’s Carly Fiorina, the first female to lead and interior design. In October, they tennis; Suzanne McReynolds ’98, a Fortune 20 company and a leader at sponsored a design exhibit featuring volleyball and Marcus Stubblefield several charitable foundations, spoke nonpartisan posters urging people to ’93, men’s basketball. The Dr. Billy O. at Queens on September 27. Presented n vote. Wireman inductee was William “Bill” by the Learning Society of Queens, Thompson, PhD, and the Lifetime Fiorina emphasized innovation, —Dana Robles QUEENS MAGAZINE Kevin Burke, PhD, Dean of the Blair Eric Freedman, PhD, Dean of the Knight Ronald Shiffler, PhD, Dean of the McColl College of Health. School of Communication. School of Business.

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MICHAELNew Season MARSICANO TAKES HELM OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES Photo by KC Preslar Photo by KC Charlottean Michael Marsicano has championed public and private education in his personal commitment to service and leadership.

ongtime civic leader and largest in the United States. The service to UNC Charlotte and Johnson champion of issues that range foundation plays a unique role in the C. Smith University and has also served from education to arts to human region, helping families and individuals as a trustee for the Winthrop University services,L Michael Marsicano became define personal philanthropic missions Foundation and the University of chair of Queens’ board of trustees in and to establish ways to achieve them. North Carolina School of the Arts. July. He follows Ben Jenkins, who It serves nonprofits with a wide range He is a board member of Davidson had served in the role since 2007 and of services, from financial support to College’s Vann Center for Ethics. His oversaw a period of significant capital guidance for building endowments. wife Leslie, also a Duke graduate, is an improvements. The foundation also runs the Center accomplished academic who works at “Michael has a long track record for Corporate Philanthropy, advising Davidson College. as a passionate and effective advocate corporations on how to support “Queens is an innovative university for education,” said President Pamela charitable interests in a tax-efficient immersed in tradition, a university that Davies upon the announcement. “His manner. Marsicano’s work in these three is compassionate and stands behind its expertise, combined with his vision for areas—with families, nonprofits and our region, dovetail perfectly to help us corporations—has given him a national motto of ‘not to be served, but to serve’ advance our plans for the university. We reputation for bringing diverse interests in everything it does,” said Marsicano are fortunate to enjoy his leadership.” together to solve and advance critical about what drew him to Queens. “My

Marsicano is president and CEO civic issues. goal is not only to continue the quality 2012WINTER of Foundation For The Carolinas, a Marsicano’s ties to the world of of education the students can expect Charlotte-based community foundation higher education are as broad as they are but to bring the 2017 strategic planning providing leadership on civic affairs. deep. He holds three degrees from Duke process to a level of unparalleled energy n It distributes more than $130 million University, including a doctorate, and and focus.” in annual grant awards to non-profit has served on its board of trustees for organizations, making it one of the five years. He has received awards for his —Rebecca Anderson 5 CAMPUS NEWS

Playing to Win MEN’S TENNIS SCORES THE HIGHEST GPA OF ALL ROYALS TEAMS

nown for signifi cant wins students must rank in the top 10 of players hailing from foreign countries, on the court, including the percent to be eligible for consideration. including South Africa, Argentina, 2011 Conference Carolinas Induction is the highest recognition Brazil, Norway, France, England KChampionship title, the men’s tennis a business student anywhere in the and Canada. Th ey’re committed to team has also been a force in another world can receive in a business program excellence. “It always makes me grin— area, the classroom. Over the past three accredited by the Association to these guys believed in a vision and have seasons the team has topped a cumulative Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. established an academic standard that grade point average of 3.5, claiming the Th e Queens chapter was established in we will aim to achieve in the future,” he highest team GPA in Royals athletics. 2008. says. “We work as a team and always try Team members credit Head Coach Th at future looks promising. Plans to help each other either in practice or Brett Karpman ’06 with keeping them are in the works to build a much- studying,” says senior Bryce Boothby. on track. Karpman played for Queens as needed tennis center at the Queens A business major from Sudbury, an undergraduate and understands the Sports Complex. Th e university’s tennis Massachusetts, Boothby says the 14 challenge of juggling grueling practices players seek to excel both on and off the and tournaments with long hours in the programs are growing fast, both in court. “We are dedicated to both tennis classroom and demanding internships. recruitment and competitiveness, and and academics; we work hard on the Although the team has scored more the high academic achievement as well court and push each other, and then do than 100 wins, his greatest pride isn’t in as retention rates in both men’s and the same in the classroom,” he says. women’s teams positively infl uence all hearing “game-set-match to Queens.” n Th is past spring, fi ve of the players, “I am more proud of their students. including Boothby, were invited to join academic accolades than their athletic Beta Gamma Sigma, an international achievements,” he boasts. Th e team has —Miller Yoho business honor society. At Queens, the unusual distinction of the majority

The 2012-2013 men’s tennis team poses in front of the Royals Lion at the Queens Sports Complex. QUEENS MAGAZINE

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A New Way to Resume? DANIEL SUTTON GRADUATE STUDENTS DESIGN NEW WAYS TO CATCH AN EMPLOYER’S INTEREST

PHOTOGRAPHY Experience with both digital and traditional film cameras raduate students in the Master of Experience setting up and working on photo shoots

Photo re-touching and Arts in Communication program manipulation skills GRAPHIC DESIGN

Proficiency with the believe the resume of the future Adobe Creative Suite

Extensive experience with will look nothing like a single-spaced page layout and illustration WRITING Thorough understanding of the printing process G Experience writing in AP, chronology of workplace accomplishments. APA and MLA styles Experience designing for web and video “Th e consensus among employers Proofreading skills Some experience writitng for and recruiting fi rms is that the hiring web and printed publications process has shifted almost completely online,” says Kim Weller Gregory, HOBBIES Gamecocks and Carolina Panthers Football OTHER SKILLS assistant professor at the Knight School Sci-fi and horror movies Comfortable with written and spoken Spanish Running of Communication. “Hiring managers Strong communication skills Organizational and Project Search will still use traditional resumes, but Management skills

EDUCATION they also research the total online Go to web address BA, Visual Communications The University of South Carolina - Columbia, 2005-2009 EXPERIENCE presence of the candidate.” MA, Communications Lead Designer - College of Hospitality, Retail and Sport MGMT Queens University of Charlotte, 2011-2014 (Expected) The University of South Carolina - Columbia, 2007-2009 CONTACT Th at presence is now considered Graphic Designer Queens University of Charlotte, 2011-Current 555 Fake Street, Charlotte, NC, 28203 JD 704-555-5555 an online identity—even a brand. www.twitter.com/suttondj www.facebook.com/suttondj ü Proven writing skills Gregory explains that for job ü Project management ü Strategy development applicants, “depicting their career  BA Journalism/Mass ü Leadership ability Communications ü Team partnership visually is a positive way to manage UNC Chapel Hill, 2002  MA Communication their personal online brands.” Queens University of Charlotte, 2014 + Social media friendly Gregory tapped Mike Wirth, + AP writing style Microsoft Office suite + assistant professor of new media + Brand management Communications Manager design in the College of Arts and Company A Video News Producer News14 Carolina Sciences, to share his expertise Manager of Editor Time Warner Cable

Communications and examples of infographic Company B C 2011 Diversity & resumes with her students. Strategic Inclusion Award nominee Planner Communications C 2007 Crescent Moon Instructor Wirth is an award-winning CSB Award recipient 2009 2009 graphic design artist who Junior Interactive Dynamic Orange specializes in information design Volunteer Black Communications Davida Sociable SilverCommunications Car Geek Red Director 2009 - Liasion/Social Specialist Media Tar Heel Blue Jackson 2009 True DESTINY and data visualization. Students Green - Apple Christian Church Anthony Foxx for Highly knowledgable Media Mayor Campaign 24&$ // learned how to use symbols and Professional who exceeds expec expec- [email protected] tations in high-pressured environ environ- visual metaphors to signal strengths ment & the brings workplace. energy/creativity to For more information about this custom build, includingContact: scheduling a test drive, email and themes. [email protected] Social Media “For me, I can see using an Author 2005 2008 infographic on a future interview as 2006 a way to continue the conversation

On-Air Personality with a hiring manager, more so than News Producer Power 92.3 WCNC-TV the fi rst piece of information he or she Marketer Educator sees about me,” says Queens graduate News Producer student Joshua Bassinger. “It could be KWQC-TV6 a great way to distinguish myself from other candidates because the infographic lends a much better format for blending 2012WINTER the professional and personal parts of my n identity.”

—Bob Page Queens graduate students created these prototypes of resumes styled as infographics. Key information is represented graphically. 7 CAMPUS NEWS

COMMUNITYIn the Classroom HEALTH NURSING NURS 402

Nursing alumni Fabio DeSouza gets down to eye level with a young patient. Photo by Jason Fararooei.

lthough most people associate nursing with Marcia Stanhope and Jeanette Lancaster hospitals, Assistant Professor of Nursing Ruth Stephenson is equally passionate about a lesser ASSIGNMENTS INCLUDE: Aknown—but emerging—role for nurses: serving the • Progressive community assessment—students focus community. on one area of public health, measuring an issue’s Community health nurses serve primarily as impact on community wellness. For example, teachers and counselors, though they also help to address a neighborhood’s supply of fresh and healthy food the spread of illnesses and disease. Their focus is the choices may be evaluated. If shortages are found, improvement of the health of a specific geographic area. students explore what can be done to address In her six-hour course, Professor Stephenson the problem. emphasizes the need to “reach beyond the walls of the • Health education project—students educate the hospital to see nursing as part of the larger health care broader community about health-related issues, delivery system.” selecting a target audience such as a high school athletics team or a church group. Participants learn PROFESSOR: the systemic and interconnected nature of health Ruth Stephenson is assistant professor in the Presbyterian issues, including consequences if ignored. School of Nursing and the coordinator of the RN-to- • Community resource exploration—students assess BSN program. She earned both her bachelor’s and health-oriented resources available to Charlotteans, master’s degrees in nursing at the Medical College of including those for lower-income communities. Georgia. Her nursing background includes positions • “Web of a Problem” paper—students start with a in medical and neonatal intensive care units, family why question, such as “Why is adolescent pregnancy planning, maternity clinics and public schools. She has such a large problem?” Students use research to also worked on a Native American reservation in South determine potential reasons the problem exists Dakota and with the criminally insane. Prior to joining and outcomes if it persists. Queens in 1991 she worked in research at the School of • Volunteer service—students serve in a community Public Health at UNC Chapel Hill and taught nursing health theater, such as an assisted living home n at UNC Charlotte. or health clinic. ASSIGNED TEXT:

QUEENS MAGAZINE Nursing in the Community: Community-Oriented Practice, —Rebecca Anderson

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Developing School Principals HUNTER-HAMILTON A NEW ACADEMY GROOMS Love of Teaching Award ADMINISTRATORS FOR ADVANCEMENT There is much n innovative collaboration between the undiscovered McColl School of Business and the Cato potential within School of Education has led to a new each of us, which, programA for aspiring school principals. if inspired by the right Designed to accelerate the flow of qualified leaders to K-12 schools, the School Executive teacher, can Leadership Academy (SELA) is a rigorous, change the world. 14-month program. It welcomed its first cohort Clockwise from right: The late Dr. James this past summer. Pressly Hamilton, Grey Hunter Hamilton Participants began with an intensive summer ’62, daughter Isabel Hamilton Owen ’92 experience in a simulated school setting, designed and son Hunter Hamilton. to replicate the real challenges a school principal faces. Unlike traditional graduate programs, this unique program is highly experiential Call for Nominations and immediately relevant. The summer course is followed by a residency year under the The Hunter-Hamilton Love of Teaching Award seeks out supervision of a trained mentor principal. Faculty and honors those teachers who uniquely inspire the potential provide group and individual coaching sessions of students. This award is given to a Queens faculty member and classes to extend needed support as novice by his or her peers for having displayed an exemplary love of principals transition into their jobs. teaching. According to SELA participant Christina We invite your detailed letters of nomination, Forney, “I really found the collaboration between recommendation and support for a faculty member who the Cato and McColl school faculty to be a has conveyed a love of teaching. The most compelling letters special and appealing part of the program. In will provide testimony to support the selection of the faculty addition, a lot of the other programs I looked at member to be honored in 2013. focused on theory, while the SELA curriculum The award consists of $15,000, half of which goes to really focuses on practice. Now I feel more the faculty member and half to an academic department comfortable leading in an executive manner. It’s or program selected by the recipient. The three most recent been a transformational period for me.” winners were Cherie Clark (2012), Roger McGrath(2011), The program was approved by the North and Jane Hadley (2010). The award will be announced at Carolina State Board of Education, and credit commencement in May. hours may be applied toward other master’s n The deadline for nominations is March 1, 2013. Alumni, degrees. faculty and current students may send letters of nomination to Hunter-Hamilton Teaching Award, Office of Academic —Rebecca Anderson Affairs, Queens University of Charlotte, 1900 Selwyn Avenue, Charlotte, NC 28274. Please include your class year. Letters may also be sent via email to the following address: [email protected], or through a Web nomination page at www.queens.edu/Hunter-Hamilton. A list of the faculty eligible for the 2013 Hunter-Hamilton Love of Teaching Award is also available on the Web. This award is made possible by a gift from the late Dr. James Pressly Hamilton and Grey Hunter Hamilton ’62

in honor of their parents, Buford Lindsay Hamilton and 2012WINTER Frances Pressly Hamilton, servants of their Lord for 42 years as missionaries in Pakistan, and Richard Moore Hunter and Isabel Reid Hunter. Their faith, hope and love for their Students in the School Executive Leadership Academy children had no bounds. practice coaching skills and learn how to apply them in an educational environment.

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Residents of the Hall-Brown-Overcash Residence Hall fondly refer to their dorm as “HBO.” Jan Hall Brown and her husband Ed, along with Christa Overcash, supported the Investing in Queens’ Future campaign with a $2 million gift.

A Friendship Transforms Charlotte, and Queens PAT HALL AND REECE OVERCASH EXEMPLIFIED THE VALUES OF THE GREATEST GENERATION, AND THEIR FAMILIES CARRY ON THEIR LEGACY OF DEDICATION TO THE CHARLOTTE COMMUNITY

ineteen-sixty-nine was a big years as mayor saw the construction and Christa met as soon as he returned year in the history of our of Charlotte’s first convention center from the war, when she was a nursing nation, and even as the Vietnam and SouthPark Mall, the expansion of student at Mercy Hospital. He was NWar and the civil rights movement Charlotte Douglas Airport and a 30 eager to start his career, but she refused dominated the world stage, local events percent increase in the city’s population. to marry him unless he enrolled in were transpiring in Charlotte, North And in the center of the growing city, college. So he attended the University Carolina, that would shape the future of Pat and Hope Hall’s daughter Jan (now of North Carolina at Chapel Hill while the Queen City and of Queens. Jan Hall Brown ’73) enrolled at Queens she worked in the university’s infirmary. John Montgomery Belk decided College, just down the road from her Each marriage lasted a lifetime and to run for mayor, and he recruited his family’s home on Sharon Road. resulted in four children. friend and local entrepreneur Earl The two men’s personal legacies “Neither Reece nor Dad grew up Patterson “Pat” Hall to manage his had just as great an impact, if less public with any money, but they were both so campaign. They needed a treasurer, and than John Belk’s. Both were native full of drive and ideas,” Jan remembers, John said he had just the guy—Reece Charlotteans who served their country “and at that time if you worked hard, A. Overcash, Jr. of American Credit in World War II, Reece in Italy and you could really achieve something.” Corporation. “I’ve never heard of him,” Pat in England. Shortly after returning Reece Overcash started his career in Pat responded, “and we need a name.” home, both met and married the loves the accounting department at Home But John insisted, and from their first of their lives. Finance Group but asked to be moved meeting Pat Hall and Reece Overcash Pat and Hope barely missed into the field when he saw that was where became fast friends. That bond extended meeting each other on December 7, the real opportunities lay. He took a pay to their wives, Hope Hall and Christa 1941, when they both attended the cut to make that move, which proved Overcash, and to each couple’s four North Carolina vs. South Carolina to be a smart one when he was named children, and it continues today. football game at Memorial Stadium... chief executive officer in 1974; by then, Reece and Pat were easy to spot on but the stadium emptied when the company had merged and become the campaign trail as the two tallest men the bombing of Pearl Harbor was American Credit. He later served as

QUEENS MAGAZINE in the room, and their political work announced over the loudspeakers. Pat chairman and CEO of Associates led to John Belk’s election. His eight enlisted in the army the next day. Reece Corporation of North America. Pat Hall 10 INVESTING IN QUEENS was a born entrepreneur. After a modest Bank at Bank of America, and today, gift to establish the Reese A. Overcash start driving an ice truck, his business president and CEO of Hendrick Fellowship. Her relationship with evolved to acquiring and reconditioning Automotive Group. Christa says, “Ed Queens extended to a new generation textile machinery, then to real estate shares the wonderful qualities that Pat when her granddaughter, Alice Jenkins development and business recruitment. and Reece had. He is a self-made man, a ’10, chose to attend Queens. His Arrowood Industrial Park brought true leader, and he cares so much about In 2011, Jan and Ed came together more than 20,000 jobs to Charlotte. people.” with Christa to make an extraordinarily In 1962, Pat’s entrepreneurial spirit Both Pat and Reece passed away generous gift of $2 million to support was captured when he saw Disneyland far too young: Pat Hall in 1978 at just the Investing in Queens’ Future cam- on a business trip to California. He 57 years old, and Reece Overcash in paign and to rename West Residence told his children that he was going to 1995 at 68. Their families’ bond remains Hall as Hall-Brown-Overcash. Queens build them a park just like that, and in strong, and their legacy has inspired a students, who sometimes fondly refer to 1973 he opened Carowinds—a 73-acre remarkable generosity to Queens over their dorm as “HBO,” celebrated with amusement park straddling the border many years. Jan has supported Queens popcorn and movie nights. It is a fitting of North and South Carolina. Jan, then a since her graduation in 1973, and in legacy of fun for two families whose senior at Queens, took dozens of friends 1984 she and her family established the bond was born in friendship. Pat Hall to visit the park as it was constructed. Hope and Pat Hall Scholarship to honor and Reece Overcash proved the value In 1989, Jan married Edward J. their parents. Ed and Jan have continued of lifelong friendship, and with Hall- “Ed” Brown, who carries on the families’ to increase the scholarship fund, Brown-Overcash, their families have traditions of leadership and service. while also supporting other university created a place at Queens where those Like his father-in-law, he came from a priorities. Christa first got to know lasting relationships will be born for modest background and rose throughout Queens as a donor to the Hope and Pat generations to come. his career to take the role of president of Hall Scholarship, which she supports the Global Corporate and Investment to this day; in 2000 she made a major —Eleanor Hatcher WINTER 2012 WINTER

Pat Hall (left) and Reece Overcash confer during a 1968 campaign gathering for John Belk. The successful campaign launched Belk’s eight-year career as mayor of Charlotte. 11 H APPENINGS

PANTHERS ne year after the Carolina Panthers challenged the students, faculty and staff of Queens University of OCharlotte to perform 75,000 hours of community service throughout the 2011-12 academic year, it was announced in September that Queens did indeed meet... and exceed...that goal. Living its motto “Not to be served, but to serve,” the entire Queens community came together—from undergrad and graduate students to alumni to faculty and staff—to make a difference in Charlotte and CHALLENGE the world. Here’s how we did it.

TOTAL HOURS SERVED 80,535

ALUMNI IN 1 YEAR

4,876 ROYALS HOURS

FACULTY & STAFF 12,882 HOURS

STUDENTS 62,777 QUEENS HOURS

1 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 0 05 04 03 1 02 TRADITIONAL55,886 UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT HOURS 688 TOTAL ORGANIZATIONS SERVED 4,000 187 HOURS SERVED AT SEDGEFIELD ELEMENTARY ORGANIZATIONS 7,347TOTAL 13COUNTRIES SERVED IN SERVED MECKLENBURG GRADUATE COUNTY STUDENT

QUEENS MAGAZINE HOURS To read more about service at Queens, check out the Center for Active Citizenship at Queens.edu. 12 THINKGreat Minds PRESIDENT DAVIES TALKS ABOUT HER PASSION FOR STRATEGIC PLANNING AND HOW THE QUEENS 2017 STRATEGIC PLAN “RE-IMAGINE EXCELLENCE” WILL MOVE THE UNIVERSITY FORWARD

By Jenn Q. Goddu

Photo by Kristin Hines Baker

trategic planning is a passion for President Pamela Davies. Good thing. Queens University of Charlotte’s Strategic Plan 2017: Re-imagine Excellence is the third five-year plan rolled out in her tenure. In a recent discussion in her Burwell office regarding the latest efforts to re-envision Queens, she began her statement withS an “if,” but quickly caught herself and corrected to a “when.” “When we achieve this plan,” she explained, “Queens will have reached a new level over the course of a 15-year period, and the university will be poised for a very bright future.” Davies has held the vision for that bright future in mind since she became president in 2002. In the edited conversation that follows, she lets us in on the crafting and implementation of the current plan, along with her own proclivity for long-term thinking aimed to ultimately garner student success.

How does strategic planning advancing toward that long-term vision. end of the day, the people who believe in facilitate Queens’ success? It is all about preparing students for you and believe in the vision are the ones Higher education is very competitive. success. Whether it is career readiness, or that come along with you to go there. We have to compete for outstanding being prepared for graduate school, or for faculty, students and staff. You’re better an MBA student to make a job transition, How has your background in equipped to attract talent if you have a our work is entirely about student success. strategic planning shaped the 2012 WINTER clear vision for where the university is process? headed. What are the challenges you My PhD is in strategic planning, It’s almost an affliction for me; I’m face trying to get everyone to and my area of focus was in competitive a long-term thinker. I don’t get bogged share that vision? strategy. So, I have a predisposition to down so much with the current struggles Certainly having a shared vision understanding the industry and what of the day because I am always looking requires lots of communication, other people are doing, and looking at the longer term and how we are participation and crafting. But, at the for ways to capitalize on our unique 13 strengths and capabilities. What are the challenges of 30,000 students and employees and the It’s a way of thinking. It’s not an being a long-term strategic city had about 30,000 people. So, it was action. It’s more strategic thinking than thinker? a university town. Th e university was the strategic planning. primary employer and economic driver. You never get there if you are Once every fi ve years we put it down My uncle was a professor. My father always thinking long-term. You have on paper and set some goals, but I spend was a developer. So the idea of building to surround yourself with people who a lot of my time thinking about strategic something, whether it was a university are more motivated by the day-to-day outcomes and how to execute strategy program or a home, has always appealed execution. and how to incent the right actions. to me. I see strategic planning at Queens A CEO, or a president or someone as a building project. who runs an organization has three When a plan is set down, is it primary jobs. First is to set the vision. something that has already been Second is to hire really talented people You were lead author on a text taking shape in your mind for to develop and drive the strategy. Th ird on this topic, Management: years? is to make sure they have the resources Challenges for the 21st Century. Th e long-term vision to be a to do it. What are the qualities of a premier comprehensive university—one strong strategic plan? that takes advantage of our being located What interested you in strategic You have to have the ability to think in a very dynamic and vibrant city—has planning in the fi rst place? long-term with the patience to deal been in my mind since I came here. My real interest was economics, with the day-to-day progress toward As to what Queens can be, each but it was not a promising career path. that long-term. You have to have great fi ve years, we’re taking the ball forward What interested me about strategy was talent, and you have to have resources. toward that vision. You can never be too its economic dimensions. I came from a A successful strategy requires that all of premier. Th ere’s always a place to go from family of entrepreneurs, so business was the elements be aligned. here. But, sitting down and articulating a natural path for me. You have to be totally passionate the specifi c strategies to get there, that is about the mission. Our mission is the process. And they will change. Th ere Where else do you see overlap transforming lives through education. are ideas in this plan that seem to make I’ve always been proud to be an educator a lot of sense right now, and two years between your job right now and affi liated with an institution from now they may not make sense or and your entrepreneurship committed to helping young people maybe we didn’t execute on them well. I background? prepare for meaningful and productive truly believe in the philosophy: If you’re I grew up in Columbia, Missouri. lives. not failing, you’re not trying. Back then the university had about Education has been the heartbeat

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“2007 STRATEGIC PLAN,” 2002 – 2007 14 BREAKING DOWN THE PLAN of what I do. Queens, frankly, is my while we implement our 2017 plans. life’s work. Th e role of president suits We’re going to have to be fl exible and Th ere are fi ve imperatives in the 2017 Strategic me so well, in my opinion, because I agile and willing to change as the world Plan. Here, President Davies comments on love casting the vision and bringing continues to change around us. what they mean to her. together the people and the resources PRIORITIZE FOR EXCELLENCE. to achieve the vision—it feeds me. What can alumni do to help? Queens Th ey can tell their family and will focus “its resources on those areas where What are the strengths of the friends about the good work going on we are strong and can serve the best,” she says. 2017 plan? at Queens. Th ey can send us highly “Th e realities of higher education in 2012 Th e title captures it; the name of capable, high energy and passionate demand that we prioritize for excellence.” young people who are interested in the plan is Re-imagine Excellence. FOCUS ON ACADEMIC QUALITY. We have historically had an innovative an education. Th ey can help us fi nd curriculum in our CORE program, our internships and career opportunities in “Once we have prioritized for excellence international studies, our internship their communities for our graduates. and understand what we do best, how do program, but the time is right to re- Plus, they can defi nitely help by we strengthen the quality of those academic imagine those signature programs in supporting the Queens Fund and our experiences and in particular our signature light of a changing demographic, a new fundraising initiatives around programs?” scholarships. changing society, globalization, and in BE A PREMIER INTELLECTUAL AND light of all the realities of the twenty- CULTURAL EDUCATION RESOURCE. fi rst century. How will you measure the “While students are at the core of our mission, What challenges do you success of this strategic plan? the idea of the student can be very broad, and Th ere are broad-based goals and we have a responsibility to be an intellectual envision in implementing the very specifi c objectives associated with and cultural resource in our city.” new plan? this plan, and lots of measures along We are going to be doing it at a the way to ensure that we’re making STRENGTHEN OUR ACADEMIC time when our industry is in such progress. REPUTATION. Not to be confused with a great state of change and fl ux. Yet, at the end of the day, the strengthening academic quality, Davies says Th at’s being brought about by rising success of the plan will be known by the this imperative is about building Queens’ tuition costs, a fragile economy and quality of our faculty and staff , and the profi le. “Th is is really about building technological innovations that are quality of the students we are attracting awareness of the important work that is going changing the landscape on a daily basis. and graduating, and their success in on at Queens University of Charlotte.” So, the world is not going to hold still life. Th at’s the ultimate outcome. SUPPORT OUR FACULTY AND STAFF. “I’ve always said the quality of an organization will never exceed the quality of the people who comprise it,” Davies says. “So, we have

Coffee to continue to invest in and develop our most Fall: House opens in important attribute and resource, and that’s Everett Library our people.”

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“QUEENS 2012: BUILDING A LEADING 15 COMPREHENSIVE UNIVERSITY,” 2007 – 2012 Senior Serena Ghaemizadeh poses at the ABC News desk inside of Time Warner Cable Arena, where she interned during the convention. A�Week�in�the�Spotlight WHEN CHARLOTTE HOSTED THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION IN SEPTEMBER, QUEENS FACULTY AND STUDENTS GRABBED EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT THE AMERICAN POLITICAL PROCESS By Rebecca Anderson and Jennifer Johnson As the world looked on this fall, Charlotte became a key player in American politics when it hosted 35,000 visitors for the Democratic National Convention. As early as spring 2011, Queens President Pamela Davies was asked if she would delay the start of school to avoid the commotion of the convention. “Absolutely not!” she said. “We knew right away the convention was going to be our classroom, a sort of living laboratory that would give our students a front row seat on the American electoral process.” And it was. For months prior to the event, faculty used the upcoming DNC to discuss everything from foreign policy to world trade to social justice. Guest speakers and authors fl ocked to campus to share their perspectives. When the convention began, more than 100 students from across the university—in communication, art, political science, history, business, digital media and more—were there to take part in the experience of a lifetime.

Here are some of their stories.

The�Prep “We voted unanimously to bring down the walls of QUEENS MAGAZINE QUEENS MAGAZINE Th e faculty of the Knight School of Communication saw our school during the DNC to allow our students to learn the convention as a means to explore the changing nature of together about the communicative power of events,” said John 16 communication in an increasingly digital age. McArthur, assistant professor of communication. “We wanted Hitting the Streets of our students to be connected to Tampa for the RNC our city and to experience it at a unique point in its history.” Knight School students took a special course focused on digital citizenship in the days before the convention. Called “COMM 360: Charlotte and the Convention,” the intensive two-day class featured experts from across the community. ey covered the history of conventions; the intersection Senior John Cappello snapped this image of Mitt of race, faith and social justice; Romney making his acceptance speech at the RNC. and the way the “second screens” of social media were bound to a ect the story of the n the weeks prior to the DNC in convention. Charlotte, senior John Cappello was in Tampa, Florida, at the Republican During the week of the con- National Convention. vention, students interned with a I A history major with minors in variety of media outlets in lieu of philosophy and education, Cappello plans regular classes. Armed with the to be a teacher. “I wanted to be able to teach tools of 21st century commu- civics from a rst-hand perspective, to talk nication—Twitter, Instagram, with my students about what it’s really like to Facebook and YouTube—they be part of the democratic process.” lit up the social media channels He earned a spot in the Washington with rst-person reports of de- Center’s elite Campaign 2012 Academic mocracy in action. Seminar Series, which enriches students’ perspectives on civic engagement through The�Internships participation in the conventions. Cappello spent two weeks in Tampa; Seniors Raulston Boger and Anna Kirwan interned with the Democratic during the rst he participated in a series A�Week�in�the�Spotlight National Convention Committee, the team responsible for executing the entire of academic seminars and small-group convention. discussions led by former and current elected Working from early in the morning until late at night, they escorted o cials, government leaders and media. One delegates and dignitaries from the security perimeter to network news sets and of his favorites was former CNN anchor meetings. Along the way, they talked with some of the nation’s most in uential Aaron Brown. “He wanted us to understand politicos. that when we’re watching the conventions, “We escorted Stephanie Cutter, President Barack Obama’s deputy it’s all scripted television. But after Clint campaign manager, to each of the news agencies for brie ngs of the day’s Eastwood took the stage I had to wonder if events,” said Kirwan. that’s always true!” quipped Cappello. e long hours yielded perks, including oor seats and backstage credentials During the convention itself, he helped to the speeches given by President Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, as well in numerous locations downtown. He was as Vice President Joe Biden and former President Bill Clinton. struck by the variety of people engaged in the Boger watched other speeches, including Newark, New Jersey, Mayor Cory convention, including two young men from Booker’s. “I was sitting behind his speech writers, watching them follow along. Europe who were taking 100 days to travel After the mayor was done, his speech writer turned and asked me for my opinion!” across the U.S. to document the American It was one of many unexpected moments that shaped her understanding of the electoral process. inner workings of politics. His experiences in Tampa made Cappello “ is was a once-in-a-lifetime experience,” she says. New media tools had reconsider his own role in the democratic 2012 WINTER an immediate impact. “I learned how to share it with others by tweeting. It has process. “Everyone we talked with reminded a more powerful e ect than talking about it after the fact,” she explained. us that each vote really can make a di erence. She wasn’t alone. In a September 15, 2012, article, the Charlotte Observer Today we have so much access to information, reported, “When President Barack Obama gave his acceptance speech at the there’s really no excuse for being uninformed. DNC in Time Warner Cable Arena on Sept. 6, Twitter saw the most tweets per All of us have to take responsibility; if we’re minute ever on any political topic.” politically aware, if we get engaged, we can be a force for change.” At e Daily Show with Jon Stewart, senior Bryce Boothby worked 17 —Rebecca Anderson exhausting hours before, after and during the convention. But suites doing their jobs.” he says it was worth every minute. “I really learned how much As a runner for ABC News producer Dawn Piros, detail goes into putting a show together.” Ghaemizadeh helped set up ABC’s convention booth and Boothby spent the days before the DNC learning rst- o ces within the Time Warner Cable Arena, learning a lot hand how to transform a children’s library (Charlotte’s about the lighting, sound and technology required to run a ImaginOn) into the set and o ce space of e Daily Show. remote broadcast. “I saw a lot of the other side of TV that’s “ ey wanted every detail to be as much like their New not necessarily glamorous.” York o ces as possible.” Everything from the position of the She served as a stand-in during rehearsals and got to editing table to the type of co ee machine used—a Keurig— work alongside ABC News anchors, including Diane Sawyer. was duplicated. When one of the other interns was red for not answering He was pleasantly surprised by the team environment. her phone, Ghaemizadeh knew she’d need to be on her toes if “ e reporters and even Jon Stewart worked together and she wanted to distinguish herself. She worked from noon to interacted with everyone. ey didn’t separate themselves.” midnight, accumulating 110 hours of work in just two weeks. Boothby, a communication minor, compared his Daily “I was paid but I would have done it for free!” Show experience with what he’s learned through coursework. Ghaemizadeh has long hoped to pursue a career in “ is was so di erent from news. For e Daily Show, we entertainment law, and the DNC experience con rmed her would go through several takes and hours of footage just to interest in the eld. It also gave her a set of great contacts in nd the perfect quote. at was my job. You don’t have time to New York. get it so perfect in news.” “I was there on the set for two weeks, and I developed At her internship with ABC News, senior Serena really close relationships with the producers,” she said. She Ghaemizadeh witnessed rst-hand how hectic a news set got a celebrity-style birthday surprise when Piros presented can be. “It was mad chaos in the production room during our her with a cake for her birthday. “It was like family. Dawn live shots,” she explained. Correspondents used a single suite, came to my parents’ restaurant in South Carolina to visit me which meant cramped quarters during news reports. “ ere before she left.” were, at times, multiple correspondents doing live shots at the same time,” she said, “with people running in and out of the The�Research When Assistant Professor of Political Science Maggie Commins decided to have the students in her Protest, Polls and Politics class interview demonstrators during the DNC, she knew it would be an eye-opening experience. Commins grew up in Washington, D.C., during the protest era of the 1960s and ’70s. Her students, on the other hand, haven’t had the same exposure. “We all have preconceived notions, especially students in this generation, when it comes to protesters,” she said. “We tend to think they’re crazies or hippies.” So she partnered with her colleagues in sociology and psychology to develop a survey asking demonstrators about their income levels, religion and reasons for protesting. “ e DNC gave us an opportunity to expose our students to the real work of political scientists,” she said, “and one of the things we do is take surveys.” She also invited two key visitors to talk with her students in class: a representative of the Occupy Charlotte movement and the city attorney responsible for writing the protest ordinance that governed demonstrations. Over the three days of the convention, teams of political science and sociology students fanned out looking for interview subjects. To build a representative sample they surveyed at di erent times of day and in di erent locations throughout the convention zone. Sophomore Charlotte Bian-Lingle was surprised by some of the people she met. “One of the protesters I interviewed was a priest,” she said, “and another was a media consultant. Neither of them t my stereotype.” One day freshman Evan Ruhling found himself on the periphery of a large group of protesters encircled by police. QUEENS MAGAZINE Charlotte Bian-Lingle (right) surveys a woman who was part “ ere was a lot of anger because some protesters were of the Occupy Charlotte movement at Marshall Park. being allowed inside the perimeter while others were not,” 18 he said. “ ey didn’t feel they were able to exercise their rst WINTER 2012 WINTER

19 Bryce Boothby and Calvin Lescault on the set of The Daily Show, which broadcast from Charlotte’s ImaginOn. amendment rights.” Remarkably, both the police and the protesters kept their cool. “Th e police we talked to were from all over the country and they’d come here to help protect the democratic process and keep Charlotte safe,” he said. “It was an amazing opportunity to see democracy in action.” The�Scholars Juniors Taylor Pinckney and Emmie Horadam are self- described political junkies. Both are majors in political science. Both have been interested in politics for as long as they can remember. And both are active as political volunteers in Charlotte. Encouraged by their professors, they applied for two coveted spots with Th e Washington Center’s elite Campaign Taylor Pinckney in the convention’s media center. 2012 Academic Seminar Series, a program that fosters civic engagement through “behind the scenes” participation in the political conventions. videos and, as the convention progressed, even did some Th ey spent the week prior to the convention in a series on-camera interviews. Horadam worked in a booth serving of academic seminars, small-group discussions, and site national and international media requests, and she helped visits, including a back-stage tour of the Time Warner Cable support a major volunteer appreciation party. Arena. All were led by former and current elected offi cials, “I thought the host committee wouldn’t have anything to government leaders and media. do once the convention started,” Horadam said. “But it was Pinckney loved the discussions, which ranged in topic busier than ever. I saw how much planning goes into this kind from the inner workings of the Electoral College to the nuts of event but also how much we had to adapt to the unexpected and bolts of polling to the role of the media. “It’s great to be as we went along.” surrounded by other people who are passionate about politics,” As the convention wrapped up, Horadam found that she she said. “You can tell they really care about our country.” couldn’t stop smiling. “I’m a nerd at heart,” she said. “I love Th en, during the convention itself both women served learning and everything came together for me during the in volunteer fi eldwork positions, Pinckney with the Christian convention: my class work, my volunteer work, the insights Broadcasting Network and Horadam with the DNC Host from the Washington Center seminars and my internship. It Committee. was enthralling, and now, when I think about my future, I can’t Pinckney scouted good locations for fi lming, logged imagine a life without politics.”

Social�Chatter

nstagram and Pinterest served as valuable storytelling tools for snap photos from their cell phones, then share them on a variety Queens’ students during the DNC. Th ey used these growing of social networks, including Facebook, Twitter, foursquare, and social media platforms to share images from their internship Tumblr. Pinterest is a web-based pin board where Iexperiences with the world as part of their COMM 360 course. users can organize and share photos, From standing amongst the crowds gathered in Uptown Charlotte whether taken by them or to watching politicians and celebrities inside Time Warner Cable someone else, and integrate Arena, students like Jorge Munoz, Jessica Rooney, and Carmen them with other social media. McIver captured valuable moments from their once-in-a-lifetime To see hundreds of pictures from internship experiences. Queens students who participated Jorge was tasked with Tweeting updates on behalf of in the Knight School course titled Charlotte’s CBS affi liate, WBTV, during the DNC. Jessica met Charlotte and the Convention, journalist Diane Sawyer while working behind the scenes for ABC visit their class Pinterest board at News, and Carmen was among several students who spent time pinterest.com/COMM360. with the Congressional Black Caucus, where she met actress Alfre Woodard (pictured at right). Instagram is a popular mobile application that allows users to Reena Arora

20 ALUMN I ROYALS ALUMNI WEEKEND

Queens alumni and their families returned to campus Friday and Saturday, October 5-6, for the second annual Royals Alumni Weekend. A busy schedule of events kept alumni entertained and connected throughout the weekend, from the Royals Golf Clinic and Tournament to alumni games and the Royals Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. WINTER 2012 WINTER

Clockwise from top left: Brittany Philip ’12 played in the annual alumni lacrosse game. Volleyball and basketball alumni Nancy Klish Martin ’97, Suzanne McReynolds Scott ’98, Michelle Ring Fagan ’98 and Shana Hazelwood Midkiff enjoyed reuniting. Men’s soccer alums Matt Gwilt ’12, Bruce Mottern ’06, Oliver Carias ’04 and David “DJ” Short ’10 spent the day at the Royals Golf Clinic and Tournament. Women’s soccer alumni Sara Beth Jones ’12, Tamara Diaz-Matosas ’08 and Katherine Johnson ’10. Alumni athletes and friends Oliver Carias ’04, Lacey Levandowski, Jazmin Hazbun, Jonathan Lowe ’04, Jeannie King (director of athletics), Michael Spisso ’01 and Juliane Spisso ’02 caught-up at the reception in Burwell Hall. 21 ALUMNI NEWS

Keeping the Earth EMILY HANSON SCOFIELD ’97 RECEIVES TOP HONORS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL WORK

njoying the outdoors is green has garnered her two outstanding therapy for the human soul. recognitions this year—she was named Free medicine is available to the Charlotte Business Journal’s “40 “Ejust by breathing fresh air and soaking Under 40” list and to the Women of up the sunshine,” declares Emily Distinction by the local chapter of the Hanson Scofield ’97. As executive Girl Scouts, for significant achievement director of the Charlotte chapter of the in environmental leadership. U.S. Green Building Council, Emily Even as a teenager, Emily knew is on the frontlines of making sure the what kind of career she wanted. “I outdoors stays that way. The nonprofit arrived at Queens knowing that I wanted organization is a leader in promoting to pursue a career in environmental construction practices that protect the protection, so at the time, biology was Emily Scofield was named to “40 Under 40.” environment. Emily’s passion for going the best option,” she explains. Two

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professors made a big diff erence in her Charlotte and worked on three Habitat “Th e recognition this year has really life. “I was very fond of Dr. Rebecca for Humanity of Charlotte homes, in- motivated me to work that much Jann and Dr. Kent Rhodes and stayed cluding the organization’s fi rst LEED- harder in environmental sustainability,” in touch with them for many years certifi ed home. She hopes the future she says. In her words, “Sustainability after graduation.” After completing will be shaped by the hard work she is a simple math equation: the amount her Queens degree, she went on to and others are investing now. “I want we (the human race) take must be the University of Georgia, earning to see building codes that incorporate equal to or less than the amount that is the Master of Science, Environmental environmentally-friendly construction replaced.” Health Science, in 1999. as a minimum performance standard. Her passion continues outside of As our population continues to grow, her career. In 2012 she spearheaded our dwellings must become more effi - the Mayoral Proclamation for En- cient to preserve our resources.” —Sara Blakeney, Executive Director of vironmental Sustainability Week in Th ere’s more work to be done. Alumni Relations

REUNION 2013

Save the Date The Classes of ’38, ’43, ’48, ’53, ’58, ’63, ’68, ’73, ’78, ’83, ’88, April 19-21 ’93, ’98, ’03 and ’08 will celebrate special Reunions. All alumni are welcome! Check out the preliminary schedule at www.queens.edu/reunion. Questions? Contact the Offi ce of Alumni Relations at [email protected] or 704-337-2256. WINTER 2012 WINTER

23 CLASS NOTES

Thank you to everyone who sent a note to stay connected with classmates. Queens alumni love updates! You’ll see that this is the first issue to publish notes from all years, rather than from alternating odd or even years. We are excited about the improvement and hope it will keep alumni more current. Please let your classmates know what’s new by submitting a note for the next issue (Summer 2013) by February 1, 2013. To submit your class note, go to: www.queens.edu/class-notes. Questions or comments? If you would like to contact the Office of Alumni Relations, call 704-337-2256 or email [email protected].

1933 husband died in 2005. She has a daughter, son and Bergamo, Italy, and Gray in Jacksonville, and one grandson in Concord. Her other daughter lives in grandchild, Shelby, at UCF, Orlando. Virginia Anderson Ables celebrated her 100th Raleigh. birthday on November 8. She often recalls her Donnie Rhodes Yandle moved to Wilmington, college days at Queens, where she majored in N.C., to be near a lot of her children. She has French and Latin and made lifelong friends. She 1945 found friends in Wilmington but still misses and her four sisters all graduated from Queens. Harriet Wilcox Mitchell lives in Friends Homes, Roanoke, Va., where she lived for 38 years. a Quaker facility in Greensboro, N.C., with 1934 apartments, assisted living and skilled nursing available. She is in assisted living but does not 1948 65th Reunion - April 19-21, 2013 Alma Orr Cordle turned 99 on April 14 and is need much assistance. Daughter Happy and her Billie Morton Clark went on a Queens trip to in good enough health. Plans are under way to family live nearby. Germany last May. celebrate her 100th!

Florence Robinson Vaught and her husband, 1946 since moving to the beach, spend time traveling 1938 75th Reunion - April 19-21, 2013 Helen Davis Morrison, 86, and husband Don, 87, and having company. Between them, they have live in Denver, Colo. Don’s 65th year in business four children, seven grandchildren and three 1941 was on July 1. He was honored in August by great-grandchildren. Sinclair Refining Co. as a customer for 65 years. Nina Dellinger Christian, 90, lived for one year Daughter Nancy is vice president of global with an aunt and uncle at 1540 Queens Road and campuses at New York University. Susan works in 1949 walked to Queens as a day student for business brand development, and Wendy works in interior The class expresses sympathy toCarolyn Short classes. During WWII, she worked for the AAF. design. Holding on the death of her stepmother, Virginia After the war, she worked for the VA, married, quit Lea Short ’38, who passed away on July 15. work and had two daughters. She is a widow. She discovered a great hobby, beading. 1947 Eloise Hardin McKenna’s husband, Jack, died last Kathryn Patton “Pat” McDonald and husband year after 57 years of marriage. Two of her children The class expresses sympathy to Judith Killian Bill have lived in Chapel Hill for more than 30 live in the Chattanooga, Tenn., area and the third Gadsden on the death of her husband, Cecil years and celebrated their 60th anniversary in lives in Houston. She has seven grandchildren. Maurice Gadsden, who passed away on February 16. August. Pat retired from teaching. She and Bill enjoy friends, family, six grandchildren and four The class expresses sympathy to Virginia Gray 1942 great-grandchildren. Vance on the death of her daughter Mary Alice Vance Suitt, who passed away on August 12. Mary Elva Smith Caffey regrets that she was The class expresses sympathy to Martha unable to be at her Queens 70th reunion. Scarborough McGeachy on the death of her husband, Robert Hayward McGeachy, who passed 1950 The class expresses sympathy to Ruth Edmiston away on January 25. Marianne Permenter Hibbard and husband Hunter on the death of her sister-in-law Lucielle John celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary in Gwaltney Hunter ’40, who passed away on April 10. The class expresses sympathy to Doris Turner December. Marianne looks forward to the 65th Thomas on the death of her husband, Daniel Queens reunion. (Dan) Thomas, who passed away on April 29. 1943 70th Reunion - April 19-21, 2013 They had been married more than 61 years. Doris The class expresses sympathy to Frances Harris Helen Hendley Griffin volunteers, plays bridge will eventually move from Brunswick, Ga., to Kennedy on the death of her brother-in-law and participates in water aerobics. She is the

QUEENS MAGAZINE Westminster Woods in Jacksonville, Fla. They William Dickson Varker, who passed away on proud great-grandmother of four, ages 2 to 6. Her have three children: Drew in Raleigh, Emily in November 19, 2011.

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A Londoner WHETHER AMONG THE CROWDS OUTSIDE KATE AND WILL’S WEDDING OR WALKING THE HALLS OF A SCHOOL CHARTERED BY THE FIRST QUEEN ELIZABETH, JENNIFER GARNER ’92 SAVORS LIFE IN ENGLAND’S GREATEST CITY

very weekday morning, Jennifer Garner takes a train to the leafy southwest London suburb of EKingston, and after a short walk down the Th ames River, arrives at Kingston Grammar School. Just last year, the school celebrated its 450th anniversary, Jennifer Garner ’92 enjoys afternoon tea with Claudette Brown Hall ’65 in London for the which she helped plan. From her 2012 Summer Olympics. hometown of Greensboro, North Carolina, Jennifer has traveled far. pond to work in alumni relations at those alumnae from when Queens was In 1992, Jennifer graduated from King’s College London all women,” Jennifer says. Queens and landed her fi rst job with After four years at King’s, she Life in London has given her former Queens president, Dr. Billy O. accepted a position as director of exciting opportunities. In 2011 she Wireman, as a speechwriter. During development at Kingston Grammar watched the royal wedding procession her tenure in the president’s offi ce, she School, enabling her to remain in outside Westminster Abbey. She’s gained a better understanding of the London. On March 1, 1561, Queen participated in festivities marking the administrative side of universities. Th at Elizabeth I put her seal to a charter Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and most launched her career into university which established the “free grammar recently, the 2012 Summer Olympics, admissions and alumni relations. After school of Queen Elizabeth, for the when she welcomed visitors Claudette working at three universities stateside, education, training and instruction of Brown Hall ’65 and Tamara and she decided to live out Dr. Wireman’s boys and youths in grammar.” Since Jeremy Burrell (Tamara works in the motto and become a “global citizen” that time the school has produced president’s offi ce at Queens). herself. alumni like Edward Gibbon, the Jennifer enjoys traveling all “I wanted an adventure—to live eighteenth-century author of Th e over Europe and writes about her somewhere besides Charlotte and see Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, experiences for Charlotte Viewpoint the world,” she says. Great Britain and twentieth-century playwright R.C. Magazine, charlotteviewpoint.org. seemed an easy place to start because Sherriff . “Kingston was a boys’ school, there was no language barrier. So in so it’s interesting to meet alumni who ——Sara Blakeney, Executive Director 2007, Jennifer made her trip across the in some ways share similar stories to of Alumni Relations

Th e class expresses sympathy to Grace Childs Barbara Schweizer Crawford, 83, volunteers at a 1952 Kirkpatrick on the death of her sister June wildlife refuge near Starkville, Miss. She stays in Th e class expresses sympathy to Pou Harris Varker Childs Alexander ’41, who passed away on the visitor center and greets guests. She travels a on the death of her husband William Dickson August 25. great deal. Varker, who passed away on November 19, 2011.

Th e class expresses sympathy to Mary Kinney 2012 WINTER 1951 Randall on the death of her cousin Mary Lou 1953 60th Reunion - April 19-20, 2013 Th e class expresses sympathy to Rainey Gamble Johnston Wayne ’55, who passed away on April 18. Billie Mancin Little and Norris expected their Bernhardt on the death of her sister Rachel ninth great-grandchild in September. Th ey Gamble Yandell ’46, who passed away on Th e class expresses sympathy to Betty Pratt traveled for 10 days to Switzerland, hiking in the March 15. Sutton on the death of her husband Jack Sutton, Alps! who passed away on November 27, 2011.

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Kathryn Hickman McCrary stays busy despite Brandon Taylor Stephens moved on August 31 The class expresses sympathy to Evelyn Christopher retirement. She spends time in church/presbytery to Baton Rouge, La., where her oldest daughter Fooshe on the death of her son John Wesley work leading worship, substituting as a pianist/ lives. She looks forward to being a grandmother Fooshe, who passed away on October 26, 2011. organist, preaching and chairing committees. She and a gardener! received a Life Membership from Presbyterian Susanne Branch McCaskill and husband Bill Women. She loves being with her two hosted the Western Carolina Queens Alumni on granddaughters! 1956 July 19 at their home in Montreat. Two Davidson Barbara Watkins English works for her church. grads (husbands) wore their red and black shirts Janet Lawrence Morris is on the board of the She went to San Francisco and Lake Tahoe to help with parking. Adelaide Anderson Davis Beach Shaggers Hall of Fame Foundation, which with son Brian and daughter Karen and traveled ’61 and Sara Blakeney gave an inspiring program. offers assistance in crisis situations to members to Panama City with daughter Karen and of the shagging community. She resides in North granddaughter Lauren. She went to Orlando with Dorothy “Dot” Baker Moss and a friend attended Myrtle Beach and has four children and 10 son Michael, his wife and three children. She spent grandson Timothy’s wedding in May in Colorado grandchildren. a week in Aruba with friends. Daughter Renee is Springs, Colo. Another grandson, John, was moving back to the Philadelphia area. married the end of June in Cary. Grandson Mark is home after six-and-a-half weeks of mission 1954 Mitzi Plonk Folk and the Charlotte Queens service in Niger. Peggy Phillips Baird had left knee replacement in 1956 class committee enjoys lunch together once July. Recovery went well. a month. They would love to hear from you. Please The class expresses sympathy to Jeanne Fleming remember The Queens Fund and the Class of 1956 Reynolds on the death of her grandson Matthew Joan Farabow McMurray is a retired professor Scholarship Fund by June 30. We are working to Wright, who passed away on January 28. and administrator from the University of Puerto build up our fund, so it will be more meaningful Rico. She enjoys a leisurely life in Puerto Rico, re- for a student! The class expresses sympathy to Martha Shaw reading many old classics and new novels. She and on the death of her cousin Hughla McCollum husband George will probably move in the future Emmie Hay Hancock is still not retired, providing Holman ’34, who passed away on April 13. to Davidson. executive coaching, custom leadership training and organizational development to corporate clients Sarah-Ann Smith’s novel Trang Sen portrays a nationally and internationally. She took a trip of young Vietnamese woman struggling to find her 1955 a lifetime to Greece. Her family of six children identity during and after the Vietnam War. All Mary Lois Ridings Bynum and husband Dick and 12 grandchildren keeps her busy, along with Queens alumni, faculty and staff can obtain a 10 enjoyed trips this past year to Greenbrier, W. Va., church work. This summer, she spent a couple of percent discount by ordering directly from Pisgah and their grandson’s high school graduation in weeks in Montreat. Press, PO Box 1427, Candler, NC 28715-1427 or Wilmington. They spent two weeks with all of pisgahpress.com, indicating Queens connection, their family (17) at Sunset Beach, N.C. The group The class expresses sympathy to Frankie or from createspace.com/3787083, indicating included Lesley Bynum Swartz ’87 and Lisa Compton Spencer on the death of her husband, discount code Z9B9VVKZ. Bynum ’91. Mary Lois and Dick celebrated their Klein Spencer, who passed away on December 10, 55th wedding anniversary in August. 2010. They had 54 years of a loving and productive life together. In addition to Frankie, he is survived 1958 55th Reunion - April 19-21, 2013 The class expresses sympathy toLouise Hobson by three sons and daughters-in-law and 10 Betty Bell Brown, who lives in Wilmington, went Callaghan on the death of her sister Carolyn grandchildren. It was a tremendous loss for all. to paint with friends in Italy. They were in a small Hobson Cartwright ’46, who passed away on village named Corciano in Umbria and spent time February 20. The class expresses sympathy to Barbara Myers in Rome. Whitson on the death of her husband, Ron Gaye Sanders Fisher’s gallery at 124 Church Wayne Whitson, who passed away on March 18. Jo Holland Hardwick and husband Taylor Street, Charleston, S.C., is celebrating 15 years. celebrated their fourth wedding anniversary on Gaye’s new work is titled “The Henry River Mill August 16. Taylor, who had no grandchildren Village” and is based on an abandoned cotton mill 1957 before, is adapting to having nine grandchildren village. Betty McGeachy Ernst passed away on July 26. and one great-granddaughter. Alexis was born last She and husband Dick enjoyed theater and writing September and is the granddaughter of daughter Carolyn Moffat Ireland is retired in Idaho Falls, workshops. She liked to read and brag about her Julia and the daughter of grandson Sam, who is Idaho. She took her annual trip to the Oregon eight grandchildren. Jacob, 19, loved his first year currently serving in Afghanistan. coast with three children and spouses and only at Davidson. At reunion, Betty was so impressed grandchild. Last year, she visited Eloise “Cooter” that she brought her oldest granddaughter, Blair, Susan Sharpe Houg performs original songs Gettys Watson, who lost both her husband and a 16, for a campus tour. An endowed scholarship has locally in churches, clubs and theater. You can

QUEENS MAGAZINE daughter in the last year and is in assisted living in been established at Queens in Betty’s name. preorder her first CD at snowflowermusic.com Camden, S.C. at substantial discount. She basks in the successes

26 CLASS NOTES of daughters Liz Zarr (teacher) and Sara Zarr 1960 Adelaide Anderson Davis and Ned celebrated Hultberg (author). She enjoys periodic contact their 50th wedding anniversary with a trip to Lucy Davis Christopher is involved in with Ed’s daughters, grands and great-grands in Paris in August. They visited Professors Emeriti OccupyWNC, attending general assemblies the San Fransisco Bay Area. Jane and Charles Hadley and Wayne Smith ’98 weekly in a nearby town and in direct action and new bride Eida. Adelaide reports that English in three counties. The major efforts have been Mary Moore Mason retains homes in London professor Dr. Dougald McDougald Monroe MoveToAmend, toward a 28th Amendment and Virginia. She is soon to become a grandmother passed away on June 30 at age 91. His book, to clarify that corporations are not people, that for the first time. Mark and wife Wendy are due to The Life and Times of Mac Monroe, has a chapter money is not speech, and MoveYourMoney, with have a baby in early January. She has four step- devoted to Queens. goal to move county government monies to main grandchildren, two in London and two in Berlin. street banks. Helen Cranford Farson is passionate about oil Stella Dross Matalas and husband Nick painting, teaching workshops in her Greensboro Lynne Nichols Collins and husband Jim celebrated celebrated their 54th anniversary in June in New studio and showing in galleries (www.helenfarson. their 50th wedding anniversary on June 9. York City. They saw two plays, discovered the Frick com). She had a private show of her work in Collection and watched the Yankees beat the Mets Potomac, Md., and two paintings accepted into Mary Allred Crews has visited with new-found in Yankee Stadium. The best part was an afternoon the Annual Show of Women Painters of the cousins on the Oregon coast and at her home in with Nick’s cousin whose restaurant across from Southeast in Jacksonville. Helen is blessed with a Charleston, S.C. Her grandchildren are ages 8 to the former Twin Towers was destroyed on 9/11. wonderful family. 29. She had four poems place in the NC Poetry Society’s annual contest, with one winning the top Louise Cannon Whitley and husband Jim moved Henrietta Taylor Filer and husband Bruce enjoy honor, the Poet Laureate’s Award. She is finishing to Park Pointe Village, a retirement community, coastal living in Hampstead and Surf City, N.C. a poetry chapbook (working title of Shadow Lines). in Rock Hill. Their farm in Virginia is for sale. Henrietta volunteers helping second graders In July, they were in New Orleans for their eldest improve their reading skills. They get to see their Gertrude “Bonnie” Huske Huntley and cat granddaughter’s wedding. Their 13th grandchild three grandchildren often who live in Hampstead. Fred have moved to a retirement home. Her new was born last July. address is Morningside House, 5330 Dorsey Hall Gwen Corbett Fox and husband Bill celebrated Drive, Apt. 231, Ellicott City, MD 21042. She is their 50th anniversary in July with family and not far from daughter Ann. She went to the beach 1959 friends. They enjoyed time at North Litchfield in July with son Bill and family. Harriet Brown Isbell is a retired Presbyterian Beach, S.C., with their three children and spouses, minister in Boulder, Colo. She spends her days plus six grandchildren. Sue Reid Terrell and husband Bill took their volunteering at St. Andrew Presbyterian Church. children and spouses and five grandchildren in Oldest daughter and family live in Boulder. Lynn Woodward Jenkins and daughter Nicole July on a three-week trip to Switzerland. They Youngest daughter lives in Greensboro with attended the DAR Continental Congress in traveled by plane, car, train, boat, cog rail, funicular husband and son, 3, and was expecting a baby in Washington, D.C. They then spent a week in and gondola as they explored. Highlights were the September. Virginia, touring colonial plantations. Lynn and Matterhorn, Jungfrau and a chocolate factory. her family went on their annual “couch potato” Jane Wayburn McMillan was called back in May vacation. She took a two-week trip with her friend The class expresses sympathy to Martha Poag to work the short session of the North Carolina Marcie to New England. Lynn thanks the Class of Upshur on the death of her sister Rebecca General Assembly, House of Representatives, for 1961 for their faithful giving to The Queens Fund! Caroline Upshur Bull ’54, who passed away on Representative Timothy Spear from Washington August 2. County. She sees Caroline Holt Stirling ’79, who Susan Brooks Kirkland rafted down Oregon’s also works for the House. Jane does volunteer Rogue River in August. She enjoys the North activities in Raleigh and attends ball games for her 1961 Carolina mountains and Maw’s Produce in only grandchild, Ryan, 12. Foscoe, N.C. She loved visiting Queens and its The class expresses sympathy to Pat Payton Bell magnificent campus in the spring. on the death of her husband John H. Bell, who Mary Stenhouse Myers and husband Al passed away on June 22, 2011. celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary this Polly Thompson Marshall and husband Robert’s summer with a two-week trip to Italy with their five granddaughters attended Camp Mont Marianna Christian Broaddus and husband sons, daughters-in-law and granddaughters. Shenandoah in the mountains of Virginia. Abby

Scott have been busy this year celebrating Scott’s 2012 WINTER Marshall, 10, was a first timer; the rest were repeat 55th high school reunion and taking a trip to Ellen Forester Perkinson stays busy with her campers and counselors. They are third generation England, Scotland and Wales. In June, they interior design work. Husband Bun consults at legacies as Polly and her two daughters attended. canoed with friends in Ontario. In September, colleges and universities in the advancement area. In September, Robert and Polly went on a 15-day they rented a villa in Tuscany with Chi Omega Their four sons are involved with their various river cruise, starting in Paris and ending in Prague. friends from Queens. careers. This spring, they will attend the wedding of their grandson.

27 Jane Myers Maupin and husband Dave are retired Linda Goodman Heilig enjoyed the 50th reunion and have lived in Taylorsville, N.C., since 1975. and was proud of its representation at Queens. She They have two adult children, who are married, subs in a preschool, does volunteer church work and one grandchild, 5. They have lived out their and enjoys her family. lives in quiet appreciation of their surroundings In July, the Queens Club of Asheville met at the Montreat, of family, friends, forest and fauna, both domestic Katherine “Kitty” Hobbs Hord thought the 50th N.C., home of Bill and Susanne Branch McCaskill ’57. and otherwise. Jane remains the liberal iconoclast. reunion was wonderful and enjoyed seeing old friends again. Martha Woods Mallory made it all Gail Carter Presson Nichols and husband Baylor happen. We all give her many thanks for the many live in the river community of West Point, Va., hours making everything so special. and are retired educators. They are artists and active in the community art organization, Arts Genie Vance Kilday and husband Bill were Alive. Between them, they have seven children, 14 17 going on 18 when they started dating. To grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary, they got to “pretend-dance” at the gazebo in Salzburg, Austria, where the “Sixteen Going on Seventeen” Left: Jeannie Simms Barnwell ’67 and Carol Anderson 1962 scene was filmed for The Sound of Music. She also Rothenberg ’67 began a 1,939-mile hike of the Nancy Gray Cook’s fiber artwork will appear in got to celebrate at the fantastic 50th Queens Appalachian Trail in Georgia in June. The pair planned to several exhibitions in North Carolina in 2013: reunion. hike to Mount Katahdin, Maine. the North Carolina Arboretum in Asheville, Right: Cassie Edwards Sauer ’69 and Susan Staaf January 12-April 7; the Caldwell Arts Council in Ruth Scholten Lynch exclaims our 50th reunion Fisher ’69 celebrated Cassie’s 65th birthday with an Lenoir, May 3-June 2 and the Maria V. Howard was a success! Everyone was thrilled to see April trip to Paris. Here, the two visit Versailles, France. Arts Center at the Imperial Centre for the Martha Woods Mallory receive the Alumna Arts and Sciences in Rocky Mount, September Service Award. Another highlight was seeing 2013-January 2014. Check them out if nearby. Ann Bloodworth Rhodes’ oil painting hanging Nancy’s website is nancygcook.com. in the den of President Davies’ home. Adelaide Anderson Davis ’61 provided her home for a class Margaret White Flintom enjoyed the 50th party with many favorite professors. reunion. Martha Woods Mallory made it all come together. Martha, Linda Goodman Heilig and Martha Woods Mallory and husband Roswell Flora McNair Price came in June for a sleepover. had lunch in July in Atlanta with Rae Ellen Beebe Young and Ann Bloodworth Rhodes, (l. to r.) Myrtle Emerson-Heery ’68, Leigh Barnett Walker Doris Beam Francis got to reunion registration reconnecting with Rae Ellen after 50 years. Rae ’68, Linda Mackintosh Parks ’65 (their freshman dorm early, so she played the organ for a couple of Ellen and Ann say they will drive up together for president), Parker Norman Call ’68 and Nancy Dashiell Fanning ’68 in June on Oak Island, N.C. hours in Belk Chapel, where she spent most the next reunion in 2017! Rae Ellen has done a lot of her college experience. It was bittersweet. of interesting things over the years. Her melancholy disappeared after she went to the Queens president’s home and had some Becky Shaffer Peters has recovered from total champagne with her classmates. hip replacement and is now facing repair surgery on the other hip. She takes watercolor classes, Sarah “Sadie” Jennette Grantham is well in plans to travel again (hopefully China) and keeps Pawleys Island. They had an adventure in June in her youngest granddaughter, 6. She and Flora Colorado. Oldest son Jeff ’s wedding venue had McNair Price are in the same Sunday school class to be moved four days before due to the High and church circle. Becky goes to Florida every year Betty Cobb Gurnell ’69, Connie Thomas Bull ’69, Park fires. They found a vacant mountain lodge in February. Peggy Thomas Hibbert ‘69 and Marsha Miller Harper in Evergreen. The wedding itself was held in a ’69 visit over books and lunch in June 2012 at meadow by a babbling brook with a herd of elk Alacia Lee Rhame thought reunion was beyond Litchfield Beach. watching! any expectations. The evening at the home of Adelaide Anderson Davis ’61 was the icing on the Friends from the Class Jane Tallman Hausch received a great surprise at cake. She wishes everyone could have made it. If of 1970 gather in June at Ocean Isle Beach, N.C. the reunion luncheon. It was announced that her any of you are in the mountains around Cashiers, Front row: Luna Lambert brother Sam Tallman (Davidson ’69) is funding a N.C., give her a call at 828-743-6576. Levinson ’70 and Joanie scholarship for two years at Queens in Jane’s name. Lippett Varney ’70. Back Our class is so happy for her and for Queens! Ann Bloodworth Rhodes and husband Tom have row: Annelle Johnston Coble ’70, Susan Darby sold their 100-year-old house and are moving two Parrish ’70, Carolyn 28 Sakowski ’70 and Sterling Kephart Lloyd ’70. CLASS NOTES

blocks away to Hanover House, 4F, 147 Fifteenth Alice Henderson Dickson’s oldest grandchild, gardening and community/church activities. She Street, Atlanta, GA 30309. Condo life is going to Doug Long, is attending the University of South has six wonderful granchildren. be an adjustment, but good for the long term. Carolina, pursuing a career in nursing, hopefully as an ER nurse. Grandson James Dickson lives in Carolyn King Walker enjoyed seeing Nancy Virginia Rose Whittington thought it was a Indiana and had his second open heart surgery on Clotfelter Hildreth, Kent Anderson Leslie, joy to see all of those who attended reunion, and June 12. Her other two grandchildren are fine. Phoebe Pierce Martin, Fran Milton Patterson not just those in our class! Roswell and Martha and Diana Churchill Rector at the Atlanta alumni Woods Mallory hosted Genie Vance Kilday and Marty Duerson Halyburton works with refugees reception. Nancy, Fran, Carolyn and Peggy Hagler Virginia for the long weekend. Queens did a great and immigrants from Myanmar, Bhutan, Vietnam, Lynch got together for dinner. Alice Henderson job with the 50th. Iraq, Afghanistan and a number of African Dickson sends Carolyn articles about Queens countries. She coordinates a women’s group that appear in Charlotte newspapers. Carolyn and called Crafty Conversation, tutors citizenship husband Larry have four grandchildren: Jane, 6, 1963 50th Reunion - April 19-21, 2013 preparation students and sponsors three refugee Tessie, 4, Ian, 4 and Eli, 1. The class expresses sympathy to Ann Sutherland families. She serves on the following boards: Ballenger on the death of her husband, Ottis Church World Service-Greensboro, Children of Moss Ballenger, who passed away on February 2 of Vietnam, Guilford Horticulture Society and NC 1965 ALS. Ottis was a 1962 graduate of Davidson and a Unit Herb Society of America. Ann Shaffer Bagwell and husband Fred welcomed neurosurgeon. They were married for 48 years and a grandson on June 6. Joseph Timothy Bagwell were blessed to travel all over the world. Ann has Nancy Clotfelter Hildreth is active with her was born to son Todd and wife Kate, who recently three married children and five grandchildren. interior design business and has started a new moved to Richmond. They are excited to have company, Jolly + Rogers. She designs cards and Tim and big sister Evelyn, 2, close by. Daughter The class expresses sympathy toCarolyn Shelley invitations and is developing a website to show Catherine and family moved to Hamilton, N.Y., Creasey on the death of her daughter, Laura her artwork. She enjoys tennis, running, going to where she teaches at Colgate University and Creasey, who passed away on June 7. the North Georgia mountains and spending time husband Doug is provost. with family and friends. Nancy hopes to see her Beth Rivers Curry and husband Ravenel still live classmates at the next reunion! The class expresses sympathy toCelia Hunter in New York City. Eagle Capital keeps her busy. Dickerson on the death of her mother, Lucielle Their three children live nearby (one not far from Kent Anderson Leslie is mending well after Gwaltney Hunter ’40, who passed away on Janet Judd Barrett). Marshall is a documentary a hip replacement. She gathered with Allison April 10. filmmaker and presented a lecture and showing James, Martha Lamb, Martha Watson, Suzanne at Queens. They have seven grandchildren, DaVega Gibbins ’65, Joy Johnson Kiser ’68 The class expresses sympathy to Barbara Allen ages 18 months to 9 years. Beth, Jane Lawther and Margaret James Wilbanks ’69 for a visit to Grimes on the death of her mother, Dorothy Hill MacLennan ’64 and Eleanor Randolph ’64 went Rhett Sapp Thurman’s ’65 gallery in Charleston, Jeffery, who passed away on January 9. to see Nora Ephron’s play, Love, Loss and What I S.C. Kent and Elizabeth Rucker met in July Wore. in Knoxville, Tenn., for a conference on Jung’s Jean Swart Harris got all new parts, ready for our interpretations of dreams. 50th. Harkness and Scott have a 9-year-old chess Catherine “Bonnie” Currie Gilbert reports champ and a 6-year-old diva. Nat III is a FedEx growing excitement over the 50th class reunion. Carolyn Lawall Merck and husband John live pilot and has two red-headed babies. Taylor is As reunion chair, she previewed 1962’s reunion in Old Town Alexandria, Va., where they reared a partner in a dumpster business and has a new and its success. She and husband Michael recently three children and participate in civic affairs. In bride, who is a specialist in neuro modulation. All welcomed their sixth grandchild, Eleanor Anne. 2002, she retired after 20 years on Capitol Hill in Nashville is sweet. She stays busy with the Queens alumni board, as a legislative specialist with the Congressional church work and grandchildren. She hopes to see Research Service. They enjoy three young Linka Oelsner Lewis and husband Chip have everyone in April! grandsons, working on Virginia Democratic retired to Vermont and love visitors! Last March, campaigns, politics, reading, gardening and fitness they headed to Sanibel, Fla., and visited Lee Cynthia “Cindy” Trobaugh and Linder Carter walking. Braman Haines and husband George. While Tucker were planning an October cruise, just to there, they had a fun evening with Judy Isaacson have an opportunity to reconnect. Kathryn Oehler Sellers’ husband, Sid, passed Dammers and Steve. They went home via away on December 9, 2011, after a long illness. Washington, D.C., and spent time with former WINTER 2012 WINTER Kathryn is finding a new normal with volunteer roommate Sally Lawyer Coleman. 1964 work and grandchildren. Ruth Causey Deaton welcomed grandson James Linda Arnette Riehl married Wayne Riehl of Parker Deaton on July 5, born to proud parents Lynn Scroggs Vance retired in 2006. She lives Ohio on May 1, 2010. They live at Little River, Neal and Carey Deaton. near family in University Place, Wash. (home S.C., in the North Myrtle Beach area. of 2015 US Open). She enjoys hiking, biking,

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Fran Sours Turner and Eleanor Judd Tucker the Northeast (New York City and Villanova, for “one summoned to comfort, the Holy Spirit”). traveled in July to Budapest, Vienna and Prague. Penn.) for 40 years. She loves being back in the They were heading up the California, Oregon and Fran’s granddaughter, 12, from Colorado loved South, closer to her family and reconnecting with Washington coastline and into the San Juan and going with them and visiting her uncle, Fran’s longtime friends. After 20 years in residential real Canadian Gulf Islands. younger son, who is working in Budapest for 18 estate, she is not sure if she will work or play, or months. Eleanor and Fran had a great visit with something in between. Cathy Condon Nail and Keith McKenna Linda Mackintosh Parks in North Carolina. Pension embarked in July on a trip to Scandinavia Michele Prestera Craig thought reunion was and the Baltic on the Wind Surf cruise ship. They beyond expectations. She and Eloise Pierson still enjoy each other’s company after all these 1966 Mason went together. She had not been in touch years. Carol Settle Baskin’s daughter Dawn has now with Dottie Detrick Hemphill in years and so joined her in her practice of law. Carol is the co- enjoyed reconnecting. Michele filled inLynn Connie Gill Rogers, in 2012, took a Caribbean founder, with her deceased husband, of their firm, Faulk Murray on reunion and plans to see her cruise, attended a family reunion in Austin, Baskin & Baskin, P.C. Dawn has been practicing soon. She hopes we will keep April 2017 clear for Texas, and went to the Queens reunion. Connie law for the last 15 years. our 50th reunion! visited grandchildren in California and traveled to Sedona, Ariz. She had a suite reunion in St. Nancy Dorrier had two miracle trips. She went Bonnie Chappell Dove’s first grandchildren were Augustine, Fla., with Long freshman roommate to Haiti to work on economic development with a born in May. Twin girls! They are helping to fill Cynthia Hale Gross and suitemates Denny client who is working on building a resort, library the great big hole left by her husband’s death in Hubbard Mecham and Susan Storey Stanton. and retirement center on the beach. The other December 2010. She lives back in Charlotte after She is still waiting to move to Charlotte. trip was to the French countryside for a weeklong a six-year retirement to Florida. silent writing retreat with writer Natalie Goldberg. Nancy Okerson Schulhoff welcomed her fourth Jeanne Greer Hughston [email protected] was sorry grandchild in July. Reunion was so much fun, The class expresses sympathy toEleanor Pepi to miss reunion. In retirement, Jeanne is launching and she had a chance to catch up with Martie Downey on the death of her mother, Blanche her sole proprietor business booking individuals on McDonald Martin ’69, her little sis at Kappa Frampton Pepi, who passed away on February 17. tours through Collette Vacations and coordinating Delta. tours through Piedmont Technical College. Check Sue Barker McCarter retired on June 29 after out jeannestraveladventures.com, and contact her Betty Simpson Smith sends thank-yous to the 23 years with the UNC Chapel Hill TEACCH via email for more information. Jeanne works on reunion committee and a big thank-you to Sally Autism Program. Sue and husband John celebrated her Mary Kay business, reads, exercises and enjoys O’Rourke Morris ’66 who hosted our class as 46 years of marriage in September. They have three her grandchildren. “honorary member.” Kudos to all who assisted married children and four grandchildren. Sue is in reaching the June 30 goal to meet the $25,000 eager to get back to more quilting and to renew Mary Clark Jeter had a wonderful time seeing grant match. Her new small business venture, friendships from the past. and visiting with old classmates at reunion. They iArrive@YourDoor, involves going to homes are friends forever. It was especially nice, because of 55+ year-olds to assist them with today’s Betsy Fuehrer Scherer retired after 45 years five years ago, she suffered from a brain aneurysm technology. in education. She and husband Ray, a retired that ruptured. She is back to normal now (or as minister, celebrated with a European river cruise. close as she will get). Susan Storey Stanton retired at the end of Upcoming travel plans include Disney World March. She served as an academic dean at with the grandchildren and Tuscany. Betsy and Anne Johnson Lineberger welcomed a fifth Emory University and was registrar for the last Ray sing, cook, exercise and attend cultural events. grandchild. All live close by except for her son 24 years at Westchester Community College in Together, they have four grandchildren, ages 2 who is in Abu Dhabi for the year. Tina Surrency New York. She and husband Norman celebrated months and 5, 6 and 8 years. Winter was in the United Arab Emirates and took with a month-long river cruise from Amsterdam Anne’s son out for supper. Anne stays in touch to the Black Sea. Her two daughters and three with Lanie Price Woodard. Anne is in business, grandchildren are in Atlanta and San Francisco. 1967 pixels2Pages, with 11 women from Australia and Jeannie Simms Barnwell and Carol Anderson the United States. The class expresses sympathy to Dottie Strain on Rothenberg began their 1,939-mile hike of the death of her mother, Blanche Reed Strain, who the Appalachian Trail in Georgia in June. They The class expresses sympathy toMarbury Allen passed away on June 16. expected to arrive at Mount Katahdin, Maine, Little on the death of her mother, Dorothy Hill before the snows. Along the way, they planned Jeffery, who passed away on January 9. to stop off to visit Carolyn McLeod Noland in 1968 45th Reunion - April 19-21, 2013 Roanoke, Va., and other Queens friends. Jackie White McGrath had a wonderful time Tilda Todd Balsley had her fourth children’s book, at reunion. On August 1, she and husband Bill Oh No, Jonah!, released on September 1 by Kar-Ben,

QUEENS MAGAZINE Judith Anderson Cheston moved back to embarked on their second ocean cruise in their a division of Lerner Publishing. Also look for Soo’s Charlotte in November 2011 after living in 50-foot Puget Trawler named Paraclete (Greek Boo-Boos, a counting book, in the spring. 30 CLASS NOTES

Elise McClung Barksdale manages Encore Lynn Woodward Lindberg retired in September The class expresses sympathy to Kathy Fristoe Catering, the revenue generating arm of the 2012. During this past year, she and husband Lyle Tronco on the deaths of her father, John W. nonprofit Community Culinary School of have been on trips to Punta Cana, Dominican Fristoe, on December 5, 2011; mother, Ruth Charlotte. She volunteers for First Presbyterian Republic, to Flagstaff, Ariz., and the Grand Conner Fristoe, on December 31, 2011 and Church, where she is moderator for Presbyterian Canyon and on a Megabus trip to Atlanta. Lyle father-in-law, Joseph A. Tronco, Sr., on May 11, Women, and babysits one of her grandchildren. plays golf. Lynn is busy with Zumba classes, 2012. She is grateful for so many years with her Elise and husband Brian have six grandchildren church projects and quilting projects. parents, 92 and almost 90, and Joe’s dad, 93. with a seventh scheduled to arrive in December. Margaret Barnes Peery’s son Pen was chosen Leigh Barnett Walker’s retirement has given her Pat Bagg Cole lives in Colorado Springs, Colo., but as the minister of First Presbyterian Church in and husband Vince more time to visit with family, travels often to Richmond to see granddaughter Charlotte. In September, he and his family moved especially their young granddaughter in North Natalie, who turned 2 on December 10, and to to Charlotte. Carolina. She enjoys volunteer work, exercising Columbia to see grandson Henry, 9. They had regularly and singing in the church choir. Leigh a fun week last spring on the Outer Banks with Janie Hamilton Radcliffe spent four days last enjoys having time to travel and reconnect with Henry. Please come visit Colorado as the recent May in New York City with granddaughter Nora, her old Queens friends. fires have been devastating to tourism and to many 7, celebrating their birthdays. In the summer, they individuals. went to Nebraska, camping with their grandkids Sharon Wisell retired after 35 years as program/ in a “See The USA” camper. In August, they social events director for Girl Scouts USA. She The class expresses sympathy toSusan Richardson volunteered at the PGA Championship in Kiawah received North Carolina induction into the Order Dion on the death of her son, Thomas Walker Island, S.C. They enjoy their place in Denver, Colo. of the Long Leaf Pine by Governor Mike Easley. Dion, who passed away on July 4. She enjoys shelling and kayaking trips. Ellen Robinson Rolfes’ daughter Ellie and her Myrtle Emerson-Heery traveled in June from husband, Rev. Ollie Rencher, moved in September San Francisco to North Carolina to visit with to Charlotte as he became the rector of St. Peter’s 1969 Parker Norman Call, Nancy Dashiell Fanning Episcopal Church. Ellen is so happy for their new Ursula Alexander has had a rough 10 years but and Leigh Barnett Walker. Much time was journey as they are together making a difference in is now on the move. The brownstone in Brooklyn spent hunting for car keys and glasses, as well as their community and the world. went on the market, and they moved this summer bemoaning the cruelty of gravity. The highlight to their place in East Hampton, N.Y., for a year, was reconnecting with freshman dorm president Karen Seay is approaching retirement as an or forever. Max is looking for a new school. She Linda MacIntosh Parks ’65. attorney with Esurance, cutting back to half time finally has her studio, and the pups love the at the end of the year. Husband Ted Allen works gardens. Visitors welcome! Sallie Jo Guess enjoys retirement, volunteering with United Healthcare. Daughter Emilia is back in the community, taking part in an emerging in the Twin Cities after five years in Boston as a Becky Beck Bovell attended her father’s amazing Christianity book group and singing with the theater and opera stage manager/director. Emilia ceremony last January at Arlington National Columbia Choral Society. She enjoys water spent her second summer in Arezzo, Italy, with the Cemetery and was honored that Elizabeth Barr aerobics, kayaking, hiking, concerts, theater, Oberlin in Italy opera program. Johnson ’68 attended. Although retired, Becky symphony, art and movies. She has two lively cats. is busy with film festival coordination, as an She enjoyed a trip to Italy with the USC Concert The class expresses sympathy to Elizabeth Miller endowment trustee for the Visual Arts Center and Choir and Christmas visits to Rhode Island with Slate on the death of her mother, Mary Stevens with writing a book about her dad. In December, Jeanne Saum Wine. Miller ’40, who passed away on May 22. she planned to go with Elizabeth on the Queens trip to New York. Marilyn Houser Hartness teaches at Wingate Ellen McCulloch Styles and Brooks live in University in the Department of Fine Arts. Summerville, S.C. She recently retired from Carolyn Williams Bricklemyer and husband She received a promotion this year to associate teaching. Her latest venture was teaching English Keith are blessed with three grandchildren, professor. During the fall semester break, she took as a Second Language to all ages. They enjoy two boys and one girl. They added one more in 26 undergraduate students to Italy. The program spending time in Hendersonville, N.C., and September, another boy. is called W’International. Marilyn and husband visiting their grandchildren. Her new goals are to John have five grandchildren. travel and to renew her scuba training. Ginger Conkle Calloway’s son Nathan is doing his residency in otolaryngology at UNC. He and

Anne Propst Hodges and husband Dee have time Anne-Lynn Stahl Teal is now officially retired. wife Mary Owen have a 7-month-old, Wilson 2012 WINTER to spend with their six grandchildren, all under 4, She loves riding the roads on her Honda Pierce Calloway, Ginger’s first grandchild! now that Dee has retired. They love to travel and Goldwing. Life is definitely better on two wheels! Ginger got together with Marie Boatwright go to their mountain home in Linville, N.C. Anne Last March, she was in Florida and met up with Edwards. She gathered with Charley Carlock has enjoyed being a director of NewDominion Janey Hester Dougherty, whom she had not seen ’70, Margaret Hackett Murphy ’70 and Molly Bank and playing bridge again. She looks forward in 30 years. Marvin Schroeder ’70 at her mountain house. to seeing everyone in April! They visited with Dr. Shealy in Winston-Salem.

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Karen Clayton Carey is senior vice president street, one daughter who will be around the corner in some very important ways, including dancing for Association Management & Marketing in a year and other daughter in Tampa, Fla. She across the kitchen while cooking when the music Resources, a privately-owned consulting firm, shuttles back and forth between Kennebunkport, catches her. along with husband Steve. Karen serves on the Maine, and Gainesville, Fla. Visitors welcome! Board of Visitors for the Children’s National Kathy Wilson Cockrill and husband Bill bought Medical Center in Washington, D.C., and raises Katherine Barker Sims retired in 2011 after over and are renovating a house in Montreat. They two Cavalier King Charles dogs. Only daughter 30 years in healthcare. She and husband Pat moved look forward to grandson Will having wonderful Stephanie “Stevie,” 20, is a junior at Trinity to the Franklin, Tenn., area. They enjoy being memories of Mimi and Papa’s mountain home. College in Connecticut. closer to their two boys and three grandchildren in North Carolina and Tennessee but were sad to Lyn Henderson Fabacher and husband Bob live Kay Chandler sells real estate in Sarasota, Fla. leave their daughter back in Texas. Kathy enjoys in New Orleans. They have two daughters, both She has two smart and beautiful grandchildren, traveling and finishing long-awaited projects. graduates of Rhodes College. Older daughter Charlotte, 4, and Andrew, 6. She hopes anyone in Lawton is in New Orleans and has worked with the area or visiting Sarasota will give her a ring. The class expresses sympathy to Rebecca King children in counseling and teaching jobs. Younger Speir on the death of her mother-in-law, Mildred daughter Caroline works in Washington, D.C. Susan Staaf Fisher and Cassie Edwards Sauer Carmichael Speir, who passed away on May 5. Retired from Delta Air Lines, Lyn loves traveling celebrated Cassie’s big birthday with an April trip and enjoys decorating. to Paris. Susan and Marion Spann Spivey ran Theckla Donsbach Sterrett’s daughter Theckla into Nancy Eaves at an art show in Seaside, Fla. was married in June 2011 to Beale Pope, and they Ann Rhea Ham has officially retired after 32 years They caught up on the past 45 years while Marion bought their first house. She and Tate work and of teaching high school math (13 years coaching and Susan shopped for earrings in Nancy’s booth. enjoy their lake house and time with the grandkids. tennis). The past 20 years were at Bearden High View Nancy’s unusual jewelry at conceits.net. She has seen Ruth Anne Maxwell Vagt, who School in Knoxville, Tenn. She and husband John comes to Charlotte more now as a member of the plan to keep busy enjoying tennis, gardening, Leslie Davis Guccione’s beach read, The Chick Queens Board of Trustees, and Carolyn Griffith hiking and their twin granddaughters. Palace, her 31st book and first foray into eBooks, Dodd, who lives in Yorktown, Va. hit #1 on Barnes & Noble last January. It is about Margaret Hackett Murphy has new wisdom for former “Selwyn College” roommates, now lakeside Annette Smith Stilwell hosted Paula Brown the transition from middle-aged to elderly: avoid neighbors. She has enjoyed reconnecting with Demosthenes, Peggy Street Heflin, Caroline becoming bitter as a result of the slings and arrows classmates and even has a Facebook group. Visit Gayle Kennedy, Gail Ness Richardson, of life and aging. So far, so good. She recently had her blog at lesliedavisguccione.blogspot.com/. Chris Limehouse Walsh and Margaret James the inside of her right knee replaced by the best Wilbanks for a week in May at her home on orthopedic surgeon in the Southeast, Dr. Brian Margaret “Peggy” Thomas Hibbert was Pawleys Island. The trip was declared better than Burnikel in Greenville, S.C. diagnosed with ALS in September 2011. a week at a spa. Classmates and friends have raised funds to name Carolyn Sakowski, Luna Lambert Levinson, a new tennis court for Peggy at Queens. Peggy has Betty Tribble retired in August after 26 years with Sterling Kephart Lloyd, Susan Darby Parrish thrived on reminiscing and hearing about Queens. United Way, where she served as a member of and Joanie Lippett Varney gathered at Annelle Daughter Jennifer has put up a CaringBridge their leadership team. She had a grand retirement Johnston Coble’s house at Ocean Isle Beach, website; her son and husband have been wonderful party that was everything she wanted it to be—a N.C. Luna is retired from the US Department caretakers. celebration of a career she loved with family and of Education. Sterling works part time for the friends. [email protected] Presbyterian diocese in Richmond. Joanie works Paxon McLean Holz went for a week with a part time as a nurse and commutes between group of 40 from her church to Appalachia to Ann Lambdin Young and husband Jimmy live Frederick and Sherwood, Md. Susan shuttles make homes “warmer, safer and drier.” Her team, in Jackson, Miss., and have three children and back and forth from Gainesville to her husband’s led by a contractor, built handicap ramps at two six grandchildren. Her daughter, Sarah Bisland farm in Michigan. Annelle spends time with different homes. She hopes to go again. Young Biggers MBA ’04, lives in Charlotte. Ann her grandchildren in Charlotte and Richmond. keeps up with roommate Julie Marshall Bahnson Carolyn works for John F. Blair, Publisher. Sally Nelson Poole and husband Jerry have retired and visits her and husband Fred in Brevard, N.C. from teaching and spend their time volunteering, Polly Schlaefer Watt celebrated the Japanese/ traveling, seeing doctors and doing things they American wedding of youngest son Douglas have put off for ages. Both Emily and David have 1970 to Mitsue Hamada, on December 31, 2011, in married wonderful people. No grandchildren yet. Charley Carlock, as she moves closer to her 64th Atlanta. Douglas lives in Tokyo, where he works year, wonders who is that old woman in the mirror. as a translator for a Japanese corporation. Lessons Katie Seashole Pressly has three granddaughters She works at acceptance and can even stretch that that she learned from Dr. Hadley about theatrical and another expected at the end of December. She to sincere appreciation at times (maturity does productions came in handy for hosting family and

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32 1971 to their lake house in upstate South Carolina. Son Will is an attorney in Atlanta. John is in finance Mary Lou Bell and her two children took a two- in New York City. Edie has written Adored Dogs, Left: Sherrill Altman Whetsell ’72, Jane Tallman Hausch week trip to Kenya to celebrate her remission with ’62 and Adelaide Anderson Davis ’61 on June 23 at St. a book with stories and watercolor portraits of ovarian cancer. She has retired from teaching AP Mary’s Episcopal Church in Blowing Rock. They came to many of the dogs she has painted. It is available see Jane’s brother Sam Tallman ordained as an Episcopal US History and is enjoying time to read and play. at ediefagan.com. priest. Sherrill’s husband Heyward was a classmate and good friend of Sam’s at Davidson. Parham Berryman Cain’s grandson Hunt Warren The class expresses sympathy toSandra Schute Right: Debbie Sibley Mitchell ’80, Calli Sullivan Bailey Cain was born on April 30 to youngest son Hunt Lacy on the death of her husband, Benjamin Rice ’79 and Patty Patterson Peelen ’79 in November 2011 in and wife Casey. Hunt is a fire captain with the Lacy IV, who passed away on July 16. Florence, Italy. They visited Patty’s daughter Sarah Peelen Charleston (S.C.) Fire Department. Oldest son at Florida State University’s freshman-year abroad. Francis Marion Cain IV, who is a police detective Susan Byers Manning had a wonderful time at in Edmond, Okla., was named Police Officer of the 40th reunion. She and husband Bob traveled in the Year for the state of Oklahoma. He and wife late May to Seattle and Alaska and went in August Heather have three children. to the Cotswolds, England, to celebrate Bob’s birthday. They welcomed their 11th grandchild, Cathie “CH” Henson Holcombe went this Emily, born to their youngest daughter on June 20, summer on the Prairie Home Companion Cruise and enjoyed visits from grandchildren who live in to Amsterdam, Tangier, Vigo and Barcelona. She the Raleigh area. shared a cabin with Adele Hagood, who worked The Phi Mu Classes of 1981-1983 Pink and White in the admissions office and office of the dean of Reunion was held at the home of Dee Perry ’81 near Margaret Sakowski Moore was inducted into the Atlanta. Front row (l. to r.): Becky Lobrano Strickland ’84, students (Ms. Gebhardt) when we were freshmen Queens Athletics Hall of Fame in October. Mary Nethercutt ’83, Cathi Wilkinson Litcher ’83 and at Queens. Diana Bitter Pannier ’82. Back row: Mary Ann Lee Saag ’84, Debbie Springfield ’81, Rebecca Garity DePalma ’84, Christine Wink MacKay ’84, Elizabeth Dickens Liz Aberle Propst and Nancy Lancaster Landry, 40th Reunion - April 19-21, 2013 1973 Kiernan ’84 and Dee Perry ’81. freshman/sophomore-year roommates, and Jan Hall Brown and husband Ed live in Charlotte spouses, planned a short trip together in Florida as well as Napa, Calif. After Ed retired in 2004, that morphed into a two-week cruise to the Holy they bought 20 acres in Napa and then planted Land. Their cabin door signs were photos from a 10-acre vineyard of Cabernet Sauvignon grapes the Queens 1968 yearbook. They both enjoy in 2007. This year will be their third harvest. They being grandmothers and volunteering. sell their grapes to other vintners.They will bottle a few cases under their own label for themselves. Susie Patton Robinson and husband Jim have retired to Florence, Ala., after living in Memphis, Sally Atkinson Duncan looks forward to catching Tenn., for 20 years and in Princeton and Jersey up with everyone at the 40th reunion. City, N.J., for 20 years. Son Jay married Amy (L. to r.) Amy Tope Vandenberg ’85, Beth Erwin Ford ’88, Paige Ferguson Burgess ’85, Nikki Wilson ’87, Stacy Reinhardt and lives in Atlanta. Son Wes lives in Ginger Crook Haas retired from teaching in June. Powell Shakley ’87, Stephanie Hilleson Safrit ’86 and Newark, N.J. She looks forward to spending more time with Kristin Wade ’90 gathered at Ocean Isle, N.C. in May their three grandchildren and getting their house 2011. Peyton Potter White lives in Atlanta but mostly ready to sell before moving in the summer to Lake works in the Commonwealth of Virginia in her Keowee, S.C. Son Tom opened his first restaurant, position with the College Board. She gets excited to 525 at the Berry Burk, this year in Richmond! finally visit some of those hometowns where many of her Queens friends were from in Virginia. The Angeline Neal retired on July 6 as a business analyst ultimate treat will be to reconnect with some of you! for Kaiser Permanente after 23 years of service. A celebration took place with family, friends and co- workers on the Baltimore Inner Harbor cruise ship, Left: Whitney Harris Wallace ’99 in Kampala, Uganda, 1972 a division of Spirit Entertainment Cruises. serving alongside Operation Christmas Child volunteers Beth Beaty Carpenter said it was a great turnout and staff. Judy Smith finally retired in early 2012 and is WINTER for the 40th reunion. All the activities were fun, Right: It’s never too early to wear a Queens tee, as proud and she was so glad that everyone stayed and had a certainly not bored yet, just enjoying what comes parents Allison Hart ’00 and husband Tim Koch prove good time at her house for the class party. with each day. She was fortunate to be able to with son Will. make the plunge. She had expected to wonder Edie Showalter Fagan and husband Bill have what to do with herself but instead wonders how Kyle French ’03, Valerie Evans French ’05 she did everything! moved to a new home in Orlando but head often and their three boys reunite on July 15, after Kyle’s first overseas 33 deployment to Kuwait and Afghanistan. CLASS NOTES

Nora Tubbs Tisdale teaches preaching at Yale two children, Allie, 3, and Sam, 1 month. Son job as a history teacher and girls basketball coach Divinity School. She finished writing her ninth Alex, 30, works in Athens, Ga. Jane accepted a at Forney High School in Forney, Texas. book and spent part of her sabbatical as a visiting new position as special assistant to the president of scholar in South Africa. Husband Alfred is an Piedmont College in Athens and Demorest, Ga. The class expresses sympathy to Ettie Minor Episcopal priest. They have two granddaughters, Luckey on the death of her mother, Kathreen ages 1 and 3. She stays in touch with Nadia Annette King made a pilgrimage last April to Massie Minor ’43, who passed away on March 24. Rasheed Black, Margaret McEver Cobb, Mary Oxford, Miss., to see the William Faulkner home “Trauma” Eaddy, Helen Keller, Kathy McKee and soak up the attendant southern ambience. The class expresses sympathy to Helen Church and Jacquelyn DeBerry ODell. She visited the local cemetery and found the real Peery on the death of her mother, Mary Burnside ambience: bottles of whiskey and a pen which Briley, who passed away on June 6. Martha Dyer White’s daughter, Brittany White adorned his tombstone, no doubt to assist him in ’12, received a second bachelor’s degree, in interior the next life. The class expresses sympathy to Charlotte Cooper design, in May. This one was from Queens! Her Ranson on the death of her mother, Erna Seifart first degree, in communications, was in 2006 from Connie Malone Sharenko enjoyed a visit in Cooper, who passed away on April 1. UNC Wilmington. July from freshman-year roommate Anne Poole Wethington. Anne saw Connie’s workplace, A Classy Clutter, an antique and vintage shop in 1977 1974 historic Roswell, Ga. Carole Harris Mitchell’s Debbie Poindexter Hunter’s oldest child, Patrick, The class expresses sympathy toMary Stuart daughter married in 2011, and Connie and graduated last May from UNC’s law school and Hankins Hunter on the death of her aunt sister Cathie Malone Brown ’69 did the table got married in August. He and wife Sara plan to Lucielle Gwaltney Hunter ’40, who passed away decorations. Cathie and Connie do arts and crafts live in Asheville. Youngest child Mollie graduated on April 10. shows together in the Atlanta area. in May from Elon University and works as a photographer. Life is good for younger son Alex, Gerry Matthews Larkin attended Air Venture Rebecca Ricketts Yarbrough, an Episcopal who lives in Folly Beach, S.C. She and Randy 2012 in Oshkosh, Wis. She and husband Lynn deacon, led clergy and lay leaders from North enjoy life in New Bern, N.C. rendezvoused there with son Preston, who lives in Carolina last spring to the Episcopal Diocese Steamboat Springs, Colo. They have gone to this of Costa Rica. The group and Costa Rican Nancy Pate McKenzie and husband Hayden event for almost 30 years, volunteering for the past peers participated together in an outreach were expecting their second grandchild, Briggs, in 16. Daughter Sunny lives in Denver, Colo., and is project. Daughter Kathy is co-captain of UNC November. He joins big brother Banks. Daughter getting married in May. Gerry works part time at Wilmington’s swim team. Daughter Nancy was Laura and husband Ben are trying to relocate from a nursery and is indirectly involved with family inducted into the pre-med honor society at USC. Raleigh to High Point. Son Jesse has moved back furniture biz. Husband Dave teaches at UNC Charlotte. to High Point and works for his dad at North State Communications. Husband Hayden planned to Tara Luther Schmohl retired from Delta Airlines retire at the end of the year. in 2004. Husband Bob retired in 2010. They moved 1976 to Broomfield, Colo., with dog Cody. They bought Clinton Corbett shared a wonderful cross-country Janet Preyer Nelson had a fun reunion week at a house in Anthem Ranch. They love the dry and road trip this summer with family, including her the beach in South Carolina with Louise Shuford beautiful climate and enjoy outdoor activities. She handicapped mother. She has been Skyping with Brice and Anne Creed. Janet enjoyed being with is planning to make the 2014 reunion and would longtime pal Dee Thomas ’74. Clinton designed 1976 and 1977 class friends in early 2012 at Patty love to hear from you. five books of play scripts by the Czech playwright Nickell Griffin’s in Charlotte. Vaclav Havel and advertising graphics for the New York productions of The Soap Myth and The Lathe Mary Beth Nichols Williams had a terrific time 1975 of Heaven. at last year’s reunion. Seeing friends and the Melinda Oberle Brown lives in Fleming Island, beautiful campus was heartwarming. Let’s not Fla. Husband Keith has his own construction Ann Marie Kaiser Forsberg’s daughter Natalie wait another five years to get together again! company. Melinda retired from Delta Air Lines graduated from Clemson the same weekend her after 27 years. She was recently named circuit twin, Elise, graduated from Presbyterian College. director for the Fourth Judicial Circuit of the The family left the following day for a trip to Italy, 1978 35th Reunion - April 19-21, 2013 Guardian ad Litem Program. Daughter Natalia, which included experiencing the earthquake! Ethel Canon Allison is in her 12th year with dog Lexi and cat Mariel round out the family. Republic Services and enjoys singing with the Karen Terrana Long’s daughter Blair works at Festival Singers in Charlotte. She and husband Jane Vandiver Kidd and husband of 38 years JCPenney. She got to work the Oscars and go Henry celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary David built a new “old” house in Crawford, to some fun meet-and-greets. Blair’s husband is last year with a trip to San Francisco. Ga. Daughter Elizabeth, 34, and husband Dr. in his third year at dental school and doing great

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Doris Mills Davis, as a former “returning Fun Music Co. in South Australia. Carol’s songs The class expresses sympathy to Margo student,” is so grateful to Queens for being there are also featured in Whiteboard Music Lessons: Hollingsworth on the death of her mother for her with the right combination of nurture and Introduction to Music and Whiteboard Music Margaret Harrill Hollingsworth ’46, who passed academic excellence at a time when she needed Lessons: Music Jam. She has three other children’s away on August 25. both. May the solid traditions of this institution song books soon to be released. stand firm, and future generations be so blessed! Tracy Allen Hysaw lives in Pennsylvania with husband Stanley and their Corgi named TJ. She The class expresses sympathy to Frances Woltz 1981 is celebrating her 28th year with Deutsche Bank. Fennebresque on the death of her mother, Betsy McCrary Bedini is a busy mother of Tracy was excited about coming south again for Frances Elizabeth “Betty” Winborne Woltz, who daughter Sarah, 10, who is in fifth grade. Betsy was the first time in 20 years when she attended her passed away on July 13. elected a deacon of her church last year and works nephew’s September wedding in Raleigh. for RTI International. She and her family finished The class expresses sympathy toHolly Strawn out the summer with a trip to the Grand Canyon. Dee Perry is the director of corporate sales for Riley on the death of her husband, John Edward Peterbrooke Chocolatier in Atlanta. She enjoys the Riley, Jr., who passed away on April 18. Beverly Hudson Branton spent last spring with social events sponsored by her company, especially son Dustin, 16, at several Clemson events. Dustin those with Tree Sound Recording Studio, which got to meet idol C.J. Spiller, now an NFL player. represents top hip-hop artists. She spent last 1979 Last May, her nephew welcomed his second child. Christmas with Julia Hixson Graham in Jamaica Ellen Clark and Lisa Beckum Naquin had a The summer brought reunions with old high and plans to do so again this year. She enjoyed fun visit in July. Ellen enjoyed showing Lisa her school friends. Beverly’s daughter is a senior in hosting her Phi Mu Pink and White Reunion hometown of Tarboro, N.C. high school. Beverly’s cancer came back for the Party and plans to make it an annual event. fourth time, and she is taking a leave from work. Barbara Earle Hunter’s granddaughter, Baillie Wendy Price lives in Los Angeles and is a film Hunter ’12, graduated last May. She loved Queens Andrea King Dobbs is in her 20th year of production accountant. and plans to stay in Charlotte. teaching. Oldest daughter Natalie got married last November and is a preschool teacher. Youngest Debbie Springfield has been working hard this daughter Allyson works and hangs out a lot at past year and caring for her sister Sherry as she 1980 Karen Stenger Tillman’s house. Allyson recently battles debilitating arthritis. She recently went to JC Cleaveland Dwiggins and husband Fred have helped Karen remodel her basement. a Phi Mu Pink and White Reunion Party at Dee become grandparents! In July, Grady and wife Perry’s ’81 house. Tiffany welcomed baby Cooper. Daughter Anna Lisa Smith Donini sold her house in Buckhead is finishing her nursing degree this year at Chapel (Atlanta) and has downsized to a condo in Little Lynn Trueman Thompson and Kathryn Bean Hill. Fred is a chemical engineer in Mooresville, Five Points. Lisa’s sister Annette Smith Stilwell Belisle enjoyed a week’s vacation together in and JC owns the Butter Braid Pastries franchise ’69 is expecting her sixth grandchild. Maine. Lynn recently got together with Charlene in North Carolina. Miller in Ft. Walton Beach, Fla. Lynn and The class expresses sympathy toEmily Elyea Kathryn are both empty nesters now and plan to Libby Strange Mahaffey and husband Peyton Gardner on the death of her father, Charles Elyea, spend more time together before grandchildren live in Northern Virginia. She is a part-time who passed away on January 13. innundate them! dental hygienist, working in the same office for 31 years. Son Peyton works in Washington, Debbie Seuntjens Greer is in her 29th year Karen Stenger Tillman moved in summer 2011 D.C., for LivingSocial. Daughter Megan has one in the Marion County school system as a high from Nashville to Atlanta. She spent most of more semester at Auburn. Her parents are still in school counselor and is counting the years until last fall remodeling her basement so her father Danville, Va., so they visit often. She catches up retirement. Over the summer, she spent a weekend could move in. Daughter Savannah, a senior in with Martha Evans Ray on those visits. with Jennifer Smith ’83 in St. Simons, Ga. high school, plans on attending college back in Tennessee. Son Christian is in eighth grade. Karen Sally Wyeth McLaughlin completed her year Tucker Tonissen Hicks lives in Minneapolis with and Ted went this summer to Telluride, Colo., for as 2011-2012 president of the Rotary Club husband Mike. She works as a receptionist for an her nephew’s wedding. of Sandy Springs, Ga. She is a member of the animal hospital. Youngest son John, 21, is a junior 2012 Leadership Sandy Springs class. Sally is an at Villanova University. Michael, 24, is working in The class expresses sympathy to Brenda attorney in Georgia and resides in East Cobb. Minneapolis at SPS Commerce. Tucker planned Bowers Wittwer on the death of her mother, 2012 WINTER a trip in September to North Carolina for her Betty Byerly Bowers ’51, who passed away on Carol Troutman Wiggins was a major composer nephew’s wedding and was hoping to connect November 30, 2011. of children’s music for the international educational with Susan Westphal Harbert and Diana Bitter music publication, Fun Choir Warm-Ups: The Secret Pannier ’82. of Choral Directors Worldwide, published by the

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1982 ’14, on the death of Lori’s husband, Charles by the accounting classes she attended as a day Marterella, who passed away on April 23. student. Dr. Claire Brooks was her guidance Tonya Wertz-Orbaugh stays busy writing and counselor. Susan worked as a tax accountant, serving as the coordinator of first-year writing at Mary Anne Lee Saag is in Haines City, Fla. retiring about five years ago. She would love to UNC Charlotte. She and her husband of 22 years, Oldest son Rob graduated from the University of know how the classmates she met have fared. Dave, are active in mission work at Assurance Louisville. Stephen, 20, studies video game design. United Methodist Church. They have two Jack Alex, 13, is in seventh grade. Matthew, 11, started Russell rescues, Eli and Pippa. middle school. She attended a Phi Mu reunion at 1986 Dee Perry’s ’81 Atlanta home. In July, she visited The class expresses sympathy to Helen Randall Dr. Elizabeth Dickens Kiernan and son Bradley Moore on the death of her cousin Mary Lou 1983 30th Reunion - April 19-21, 2013 in California. Johnston Wayne ’55, who passed away on April 18. Ann Goldman Lewis lives in Topsham, Maine. Daughter Becca is a freshman at the University Catherine “Cathy” (Kaliana) Flagg Schmidt is Stephanie Hilleson Safrit works as a fiduciary of Maine in Orono, studying marine biology. expanding her career as her two children are now officer for First Citizens Bank. She enjoys reading Daughter Jess has been an active Phi Mu at in college (Appalachian State and UNC Chapel and her book club. Her three children are 21, UMO. Ann and husband Niel celebrated their Hill). Her passions are growing her company, 19 and 5. Husband Boyd is a chemical engineer 25th wedding anniversary in November. She loves spending time with her husband and family and and an avid cycler. Stephanie keeps in touch with keeping in touch via Facebook! diving further into the art of self care through about 12 Queens grads in Charlotte and hopes for nutrition, exercise and relaxation. Her career an annual beach weekend with them! Mary Nethercutt and Cathi Wilkinson Litcher specializes in writing books and teaching others had a wonderful time at the Phi Mu classes of about “Foods & Moods.” Lori Lumbard Smith’s husband Mick has retired 1981-1983 reunion at the home of Dee Perry after 28 years in the US Army and is starting a ’81 near Atlanta. The reunion was organized to Helen Williams finished her 10th year of teaching new career. The family is in the process of moving celebrate the memory of Erin Ryan Sizer, dear Spanish at Lake Norman High School. She is one to Huntsville, Ala. They look forward to returning friend and sister, who passed away earlier in 2012. of the originals who opened the school. to the South and hope to reconnect with friends The Erin Ryan Sizer Scholarship at Queens has in the area. been established in Erin’s memory. 1985 Deborah Sauer-Farrand is associate professor of The class expresses sympathy to Donna Gordon 1987 voice at Fresno Pacific University, Calif., where she Elyea on the death of her father-in-law, Charles The class expresses sympathy to Kelly Lovelace has been vocal coordinator and the primary voice Elyea, who passed away on January 13. Atkinson and Carol Lovelace Carstarphen professor since Januaury 1992. She also teaches on the death of their brother-in-law, Charles lyric diction, vocal pedagogy, opera workshop and Sonya Taylor Loper and husband Gene celebrated Marterella, who passed away on April 23. two general courses in American popular music 23 years of marriage. Daughter Meredith is a and musicianship. freshman at Mississippi State University. Son Carolyn Jenkins Carter is adjusting to being an Gene enjoys the freedom of his driver’s license empty nester. Brennan, 21, took fall semester off Judi Walker Swords was named Teacher of and excels as a Cutco Knife salesman. Daughter to join the National Guard Reserves and is in the Year at Linwood Elementary in Perry, Ga. Carrie Ann, 12, competes on cheerleading squads. Missouri in boot camp and military police school. Husband Mark gave Judi a great surprise for their Sonya and Gene hope to one day participate in the Grant, 18, is in his freshman year at Mississippi 29th anniversary. While on Sanibel Island, Fla., glamorous trips with Queens alumni! State. Brennan and Grant will be back together Judi was surprised by the appearance of oldest in January. She loved catching up with everyone son Chance and wife Megan, both in the US The class expresses sympathy to Heyward Rogers at reunion. Coast Guard. It was Chance’s first trip home in on the death of her father, William F. Rogers, who three years. Youngest son Matthew is at Georgia passed away on March 14 at Hospice Atlanta. Kay Berrien Cunningham keeps busy with her College & State University. Heyward bought a precious bungalow just outside three little ones. Her youngest, Jackson, entered of Athens, Ga. She is engaged to her dearest friend kindergarten. She is active as president of her 1984 Jerry Barnett. Heyward loves to keep her hands in homeowners association and is involved with food the clay with her pottery and sculpture. allergy advocacy as one of her 8-year-old twins is Allison Gilbert Holmes has twin boys, 13, who allergic to eggs, peanuts, tree nuts and raw garlic. keep her busy. She is also back working and The class expresses sympathy to Lea Barnes selling South African wines to wine stores and Taylor on the death of her father, Frank S. Barnes Gina Rogers Hutchison loves her new job with restaurants. Jr., who passed away on February 19. Silpada Designs Jewelry. She is also marketing director for Chick-fil-A Woodbrook in The class expresses sympathy toLori Lovelace Susan Spach Welfare, although she was the “great Charlottesville, Va. Son Chase is a junior at the Marterella, and daughter Kristin Marterella

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Working Abroad IN PARIS, WAYNE SMITH ’98 BRIDGES EAST AND WEST

ayne Smith arrived at Queens in 1994 from an international magnet high Wschool in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. His interest in diff erent cultures was sparked by the diversity around him, and would eventually lead to a career in international business. Today he is vice president for the Asian division of Lafarge, a French company, managing strategic planning, development and mergers/acquisitions in 11 countries. Raised in a single parent Jane (front left) and Charles (back right) Hadley and Adelaide Anderson Davis ’61 household, Wayne learned the value (front right) visit Wayne and Eida Smith in their Paris home. of hard work at an early age. “My mom was a key infl uence on me and taught me about a strong work ethic,” He graduated from Queens in last year in Malaysia and, after a year he says. Th e family worked in retail, 1998 and went on to earn an MBA at in Beijing, currently reside in Paris. and he developed a natural interest in Harvard. “I knew I wanted a job that Wayne credits his Queens business. fi t the following criteria: the company professors for teaching him the Th e fi rst person in his family to makes something that I understand, importance of the journey, not just go to college, Wayne was recruited by they are people-oriented, and they the destination. “Th e professors take Queens and awarded scholarships. As provide professional development as students on a journey and provide a business major, he was fortunate to well as the opportunity to work in- ‘tough love’ when you need it. Queens land an internship with NationsBank ternationally.” He traveled extensively had a signifi cant impact on my life,” in London. He gained valuable in his new job with Lafarge, a world he says. “It helps elevate people in insights about life outside of the leader in building materials. such a caring way. It was the best United States. “When you live abroad, One of his destinations was Kuala decision of my life to go there.” you’re not a tourist anymore and can Lumpur. On his fi rst day there, he peel back the layers of why people are met the woman who would become —Katie Beirne, Executive Director, the way they are in diff erent cultures.” his bride. Wayne and Eida married Annual Giving

high school senior. Gina’s sister Paige and father 16, 13 and 10. Marian has worked 21 years for Julie Bell graduated in May from the University Wilmer are battling cancer. She encourages her Cone Health as a registered nurse. Marian and at Buff alo with a master’s degree in library and Queens sisters to support cancer causes! daughter Taylor traveled in June to Guatemala information science. She is looking for a job. on a church mission trip and met their sponsored She hopes to see everyone at reunion and cannot child while there. believe it has been almost 25 years! 1988 25th Reunion - April 19-21, 2013 Th e class expresses sympathy to Cynthia Karen Bengston Hughes had a great reunion Suzanne Manzer Muskin’s stepson Saul Williams Goodhouse on the death of her in June with Nellie Henderson Davant, Lisette completed his international baccalaureate diploma husband, Karl Edmund Goodhouse, who passed Hasbun and Molly Waldrup Johnson in in May and is at McGill University in Montreal, 2012 WINTER away on March 27. Charlotte. Th ey were at the high school graduation Canada. Suzanne and husband Joshua purchased a party for Lisette’s son Kyle. Molly even had her house in Switzerland that has sections dating from Marian Huntley Hogan and husband Pat have miracle baby boy, Billy, with her. He had a heart the 1600s. Th ey moved into the house, located in lived in the Greensboro area since 1991 and keep transplant at birth and always amazes with his love a village on Lac de Neuchatel, in June. Visitors busy with the activites of their three girls, ages of life! welcome!

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1989 1991 at Easter Seals UCP. She had a blast seeing everyone at the 20th reunion and hopes many Linda Warren Gerdes is in Pinehurst, where she Ann Wilson Brennan sent her firstborn son off more come out for the 25th! teaches preschool. Husband Ian retired this fall to West Point US Military Academy on July 2. from the US Army after 25 years of service. Son She hoped that the training she was putting in for Jennifer Garner lives in London and enjoyed Karl is at NC State. Daughter Kaylan is a high the Beach2Battleship Ironman in the fall would an exciting summer with the Queen’s Diamond school junior. take her mind off how much she was going to miss Jubilee and the Olympics. She went to watch the him. She is the editor and wearer of all hats at Jubilee flotilla on the Thames and saw the Queen LeAnn Warren Otterbein is married to Kyle beyondlimitsmagazine.com. there and at the Epsom Derby race. Jennifer is the and works part time as an elementary school director of development at a private high school paraeducator in the Iowa City Community Paige “Duffy” Lewis lives in Charleston, S.C. and looks forward to trips this year to Croatia and School District. Daughter Madelin is a freshman She works in theater as a stagehand and teaches Turkey. at Vanderbilt University. Son Micah is in 10th history as an adjunct at lowcountry colleges. She grade. She chaperoned her children’s summer is also a freelance writer covering theater, music, Dawn Carfagna Lyons and her family moved church choir trip to St Louis, Mo., and was history and politics for the Charleston city paper in summer 2011 to Germany. She is earning surprised to run into Stephanie Kerns Kreuser. and other publications. her educational specialist degree in educational leadership and will finish up right before they Sally Wheeler-Maier, husband and two boys, 8 Adrienne McCormick published “Lucille move again next summer. Dawn volunteers with and 5, live in New York City. She had wonderful Clifton’s Communal ‘I’” in a book titled, Eleven the Officer’s Spouses Club and at her son’s school. visits with Rhonda Ball Egan, Mary Hallett More American Women Poets in the 21st Century. She loves having the opportunity to travel around Washer and Meg Freeman Whalen. Over the She teaches English and chairs her department at Europe. 2011 holidays, she saw the Hadleys (her son SUNY Fredonia. She took a group of 18 students Liam’s godparents) and Adelaide Anderson to study literature in London. She has fond Tovi Fitch Martin was recently named Davis ’61. She is proud of Lisette Hasbun’s memories of her 1990 study trip to England with communications manager at Crisis Assistance ’88 and Katie Downey Heidegger Marsh’s ’91 Dr. Goode and Kim Matthews Bream, Jenny Ministry in Charlotte, where she lives with recent graduates, Kyle and Kenny. Morton Hatfield, Kim McCarty Love, Andrea husband Kevin and daughter Ellen, 4. McCrary and Amanda Knox Vestal.

Beth Barber Poydock is pursuing her master’s The class expresses sympathy to Julie Thomas 1990 in education with a concentraton in teaching Walton on the death of her mother-in-law, Ruby Sara Jenkins Collins has taken a marketing/ English to speakers of other languages. She lives in Knight Sigman Walton, who passed away on communications position at Rodgers Builders. Lexington, N.C., and attends UNC Greensboro. December 6, 2011. Sara serves as board chair of Hands On Charlotte Her two children, Anna, 8, and Abby, 3, enjoy and has steered it through a simultaneous strategic having their mommy home more. planning process and leadership transition. She and cat Simone live in south Charlotte. 1992 Alicia Gunter Bookout began a new role last 1993 20th Reunion - April 19-21, 2013 January with Troy University as the district Wendi Bryant Diamond loves life in Asheville. Larissa Bennett Bortz, husband Walt and son director of Northwest Florida. Alicia oversees They have bought an older home and guest Nathan welcomed Lillian Lorraine into the the academic and adminstrative activities of six cottage on three-and-a-half acres. After losing world in June 2011. Larissa keeps busy teaching satellite teaching locations. She has been with over 50 pounds, Wendi feels like she is starting AP English literature at the Academic Magnet Troy University for eight years and lives in over. Daughter Olivia Faith, 13, continues High School in North Charleston, S.C., and Destin, Fla. horseback riding. Husband Josh is with Eaton with two kids under 3. She had a wonderful visit Corp. They have three dogs and one cat, all with Erin Lehn Floresca ’93, husband Patrick Mimi Corn Cotton lives in Albemarle, N.C., rescues. and daughter Nico. Look her up if you are in with husband Rick and three children, Milly, 12, Charleston. Carolyn Cook Maiden [email protected] Kate, 9, and Sam, 5. Having a middle schooler, fourth grader and a kindergartner keeps her busy and husband Chris welcomed the births of their Courtenay Neff Brack enjoys balancing family along with carpooling to soccer, gymnastics and daughters Sydney and Olivia in January 2011, life with husband Andy and two daughters, Avery basketball. She teaches high school English and three months early! Carolyn enjoys being at and Ellie, and her growing property management has been the yearbook adviser for the past six home with them in Charlotte. Stepson Taylor business, Charleston Green Commercial, in years. is pursuing a career in the air force. Husband Charleston, S.C. She attended a Queens alumni Chris works for Microsoft. Carolyn would love oyster roast earlier in 2012 in Charleston. This Michelle Wilder Dabek lives in Raleigh with to hear from her Queens friends and Phi Mu summer, she visited with Amanda Fairbanks and husband Chris and two children, Wesley, 10, and sisters via email. Colby McKnight Nicholson. Anna, 6. In May, she became the benefits manager QUEENS MAGAZINE

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Evelyn “Kristy” Creekmore Buttermore married instructor. They have two grandchildren, Brynnley, Jennifer Del Checcolo [email protected] Paul Buttermore on December 10, 2011. 3, (Tessa’s) and Ari, 2 (Todd and Cassie’s). recently returned to the United States from Montevideo, Uruguay, where she was living and Michelle Maples Colindres says, “Comment ça teaching English. She is in the San Francisco va?” from the Bayou State! Daughter Betty was 1995 Bay Area, where she loves having visitors. Please accepted into an advanced academy school for Robin Bagby (Hayworth) is a self-taught artist. email! sixth grade. Both Juan Jr. and Betty have earned She grew up making greeting cards, writing poetry several ribbons and have achieved the rank of and sewing gifts for family and friends. She found Jennifer Gentry welcomed a baby girl, Abigail Young Marine Private First Class. She stays busy her second home and love, the ocean, on vacation Block, on October 19, 2011. Both mother and in activities with her veterans at the Southeast with friends in the Outer Banks. Visit her website daughter live in Anthem, Ariz. Louisiana War Veterans Home. at robinbagby.net. Patrick Morgan and wife Jennifer welcomed Erin Lehn Floresca [email protected] their first child, a daughter named Elliott Virginia has lived in Portland for the past eight years. She 1996 Morgan, on New Year’s Eve 2011. They reside is married and has a darling girl, 3. She is a voice Alice Hendricks Arwood teaches preschool in Charleston, S.C., where Patrick works as an actor and a freelance writer and editor. Erin was music at Allison Creek Preschool in York, S.C. archaeologist and Jennifer is a university professor. excited about the fall release of her self-published This is her fifth year at the preschool and her travel memoir, Little Snowbirds: A Love Story on second teaching music. Kris Lindemann Seek works with the project Wheels. She would love to connect with Queens development team at Guthmann Construction, a alumni via email. Corrie Ter Mors Cole, husband and two design-build firm in Charlotte. She and husband boys, 9 and 6, relocated to the Dallas, Texas, Ken will celebrate their sixth wedding anniversary Angela Rushton is employed as associate general area from Michigan. Corrie is the owner and this year and are the proud parents of Matthew, counsel for labor, employment and compliance editor of the website “Cents”able Momma, 4. Kris volunteers with Elevation Church in at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company. She centsablemomma.com. Charlotte and AndyBooks Outreach. and her four children, Sarah, 12, Emily, 10, Mary Katherine, 5, and Jack, 3, live in Greenville, S.C., Kevin Considine, after almost 10 years of and spend most Saturdays at the soccer field. running the legal recruitment divisions of two very 1998 15th Reunion - April 19-21, 2013 successful search firms, has taken the plunge and Leigha Basini and husband Alex, after spending Kyra Norwood Valadie lives on Anna Maria opened his own search firm. Considine Search, several years practicing law in upstate New York, Island, Fla., with husband Arthur and three considinesearch.com, works primarily with top moved to the Washington, D.C., area. Leigha children, Madeline, 14, Luke, 12, and Lance, global and national law firms and Fortune 500 works on implementing the Affordable Care 7. She is now a certified spin (indoor cycling) in-house legal departments to procure all levels of Act at the Department of Health and Human teacher. In December 2011, she caught up with talent from attorneys to staff. Services, where she directs health insurance Kenan Donaldson Ashurst, Erin Norton Bates, exchange policy. Kathryn Winsman Black, Jennifer Lawrence Karen Hartsell hopes to become an author Grennan and Leigh Williams at the wedding of within the next two years. She has started a Ollie Chandhok and wife Kenna married in Evelyn “Kristy” Creekmore Buttermore. book concerning the future of our country 2007 in Charleston, S.C., with many from should our personal freedoms be taken away, our Queens in attendance. They have two children, debt quadruple and the middle class disappear. daughter Olivia and son Ace. Ollie is a business 1994 Comments are welcome. development consultant and The Charlotte Business Amy Murrell Godley and husband Mark reside Journal chair at Engage Charlotte. He serves on in Charlotte with their two children, Callie, 4, and Katie Porter Mantooth [email protected] the Charlotte Chamber Board of Visitors. Ashton, 2. Amy is an active NC/SC broker and and her family relocated this summer to Murray, co-owns a small consignment shop. She teaches Ky., for her husband’s job. In late July, she started Ashley Smith Conk and husband Aaron looked self-defense courses and is NRA certified. She is as a career counselor at Murray State University. forward to welcoming a baby boy to the family in active in church, local and national organizations She enjoys the nearby activities at the Land October. Daughter Elizabeth was excited about and enjoys traveling and spending time with Between the Lakes and loves connecting with becoming a big sister! family and friends. Queens friends via email. Dan McBrayer lives in Washington, D.C., and

Linda Williams Wilson and husband Greg works for the National Cancer Institute in the 2012 WINTER both enjoy careers with Momentive Performance 1997 Office of Management, Policy and Compliance. Materials. Daughter Tessa works for WVC Credit Heather Honeycutt Bostic and husband David His new hobbies are making fine meads flavored Union. Son Todd is a staff sergeant in the US welcomed their first child, Hank Montgomery with local ingredients and identifying edible, Air Force. Daughter-in-law Cassie is pursuing Bostic, on November 15, 2011. They celebrated wild plants. her art education degree and career as a language their 10-year wedding anniversary in September.

39 Rachel Gittner Rice lives in Atlanta with her Todd Burrell is the PGA head golf professional husband of five years, Brandon, and son, Ethan, at Carolina Lakes Golf Club in Indian Land, S.C. Allison Payne Gnilka ’06 married Dr. Alexander Gnilka on 3. She works with the Georgia Superior Court He is the owner of The Golf Shop at Carolina April 28, with a reception held at Queens. Allison’s mother Clerks’ Cooperative Authority. Rachel travels Lakes and has co-hosted ESPN radio’s 730AM (pictured in pink dress) is Donna Payne ’06 (Hayworth). around the state coordinating and conducting show, The Golf Shop, several times over the past few training sessions for court clerks. Rachel enjoys years. He lives in uptown Charlotte. visiting with friends and family and taking trips back to Charlotte. Laura Langley Hash and husband Brian decided last year to adopt a child out of foster care. They Melanie Parker Robinson and husband Dave spent months completing their home study and, welcomed their second child, son Noah Lane an amazing 18 hours later, received a call about Robinson, on June 19. Noah joins big brother 3-week-old twin girls. This was made even more Jordan, 5. They reside in Madison, Ala., where amazing by the fact that Laura’s mother and father Melanie works for the HudsonAlpha Institute for are both twins. They adopted Brianna and Lily Kristin Reinhold ’07 married Stephen McCool on May 26. Alumni in attendance included (l. to r.): Chris Barlow Biotechnology in the genomic services laboratory Hash on May 11. ’06, Rebecca Sorenson ’05 (maid of honor), Rachel and Dave is the business office manager for Murdock ’06 and Valerie Evans French ’05. CarMax. Jewelia McKendry Jacobs and Jason Bradley Jacobs ’00 live in Augusta, Ga., with their two Suzanne McReynolds Scott lives in California daughters, Imani, 8, and Nadia, 6, and adopted with husband Matt, son Tyler, 2, and daughter puppy. Jewelia teaches piano and guitar lessons Chloe, 3. She teaches special education but is and works part time as the children’s program taking a few years off to raise her babies. She plays director at their church. Jason is the training competitive beach volleyball again. She would like manager for a childcare resource and referral to make a trip back to Charlotte to visit Queens, agency. old friends and, of course, Bar Charlotte. Matt Smith and Allison Walsh Smith live in Wayne Smith married Asrida “Eida” in June Durham, N.C. Allison stays home with their Left: Sarah Schoenals ’10 lives in Jackson, Wyoming, 2011 in Penang, Malaysia (her hometown). They three children, Tobin, 6, Evan, 3, and Lauren, 1. wrangling, riding, and enjoying the great outdoors. were proud to host several international guests, Matt is English department chair at Riverside Right: Rebecca Nuenzig Wall ’10 PSN and Bryan Wall wed including Gabe Neville and Henry Okoth and High School. In summer 2011, they embarked on May 12 at Owl’s Eye Vineyard & Winery in Shelby, N.C. wives. They recently moved from Beijing to Paris, on a five-week, 5,000-mile road trip adventure where Wayne took on an expanded role leading to visit family and friends in Georgia, Louisiana, strategy and development for Lafarge’s businesses Wisconsin and Kentucky. in all of Asia. Rob Spidle has returned from Thailand to the United States where he hopes, with the help of 1999 angel investors, to begin a chain of muffler and Shaun Brown has launched a nonprofit exotic dance parlors. Should that fail, he expects organization for the community that specializes in to continue life with his wonderful wife-ish and keeping youth fit and active while strengthening his cat/dog duo and to work as a network Swiss Allison Weatherford Fiske ’08 (center) married Ian David Fiske ’05 in February in Key West. Alumni in attendance the family core. Brown Athletic Division, Army knife for a spice manufacturer in Richmond. included: (l. to r.) Amanda Banks McGrath ’06, Ellie affectionately called B.A.D., has been steadily Seriously, Rob is a network administrator for CF Ramm ’09, Keatin McKenzie ’09 and Elisabeth Podair ’09. growing and thriving in uptown Charlotte. Visit Sauer Company. BrownAthleticDivision.org. Whitney Harris Wallace lives in Boone, N.C., Shayne Rodgers Buchanan returned to Nove with husband Travis Wallace ’95 and son Zamky, Slovakia, for a third summer teaching Nathaniel, 9. Whitney works for the ministry of English to primary school students using a Samaritan’s Purse through Operation Christmas vacation Bible school format. This time also Child (OCC) as a curriculum and training included four days of rest and relaxation in specialist. She spent an incredible week serving Budapest before traveling to Cluj, Romania, where alongside OCC volunteers and staff in Kampala, she taught English to high school students in an Uganda. McColl School 24 Hours of Booty Team. Back row: overnight camp setting. She hopes to return in non-alum, Janeen Golomb Moore ’05, John Ponder ’10, Ed Coambs ’09, Franz Lorio ’02, Matt Favreau ’03, summer 2014. Andrew Newsome and non-alum. Front row: non alum, non alum, Carrie Coulson ’05, non-alum, non-alum, non-alum and Dawn Newsome ’07. On ground: Ann and40 Blaine Coambs. Not pictured: Bob Woods ’01, J Dewar ’11 and Nancy McNelis (faculty). CLASS NOTES

2000 Pamela Miller Swanson and husband Todd selected as a graduate student representative for welcomed a son, Ian Matthew Swanson, on July 3. the McColl School Alumni Association’s board. Amber Huthmaker Dixon and husband John He was nine pounds and 20.5 inches long. celebrated the birth of their second child, Viviana Chris Kolobow, Colleen, Colette and baby boy Noelle, in June. Big sister Isabella is excited to (who was due in September) decided it was time have a new baby sister to call her best friend. The 2002 for a change. After a lifetime on the East Coast, family lives in Atlanta. Christopher Ammon and Kristen Kelly Ammon they moved west to Boise, Idaho. Chris is pursuing celebrated 10 years of marriage by renewing their his family nurse practitioner at Georgetown Allison Hart lives in Charlotte and works as a vows, followed by a second honeymoon to St. University (online) while working as an operating web content manager and lead copywriter for Martin. Kristen is a nurse manager of a pediatric room registered nurse. Red Ventures. She and Tim Koch welcomed son specialty clinic at Duke Children’s Hospital. William James Koch on March 23. Christopher is still rockin’ it out at home with Julia Blevins Mercabi received her master’s in Elias, 6, and Ethan, 2. Elias is in first grade. school leadership in May from Gardner-Webb Cameron Rogers Helms and husband Trey University. She teaches in Charlotte. welcomed a son, Worth McLendel Helms IV, Erica Brady Angert and Jack Angert recently on December 2, 2011, at 12:34 p.m. He was moved from Louisiana to Richmond, Va., for Jack Justin Stahl and Shelby Deats Stahl ’00 have two 22 inches long and weighed nine pounds, 14 to take an actuarial job with Genworth Financial. children, Evan, 3, and Hadley, 8 months. Justin ounces. They enjoy being closer to family. They have two works at Bank of America, and Shelby is a stay- boys, Kent, 5, and Dean, 2. at-home mom. Paula Ronkko Naeff [email protected], husband Stefan and son Noah, born in March 2011, moved Jill Brumer is a nonprofit coordinator for Kirsten Trowbridge, after receiving a master’s at into a brand new house in March. Paula works Workshop Houston, where she teaches sewing UNC and teaching biology at Bennett College, is part time at Black Diamond as head of credit and screenprinting to inner-city middle school working on her doctorate in environmental health. management and teaches Pilates on the side. students. This fall, she celebrated five years She sings with a couple of bands and is pregnant Come visit in Switzerland! teaching in the drama department of San Jacinto with a little girl! College. 2001 Roxanne Reynolds Crawford lives in Matthews 2003 10th Reunion - April 19-21, 2013 Shawn Bowers Buxton is a professor for Queens, with husband Scott and daughter Charlie. She Ernest Cox is the director of guidance and where she teaches CORE and English. She and is preparing for her PMP certification in project counseling for Judson Independent School husband Bo were expecting twins in December. management. She enjoyed catching up with District in San Antonio, Texas. He and wife classmates at the 10th reunion and is hoping an Elizabeth welcomed their third child, William Heather Kirstein Clements is thrilled to idea that came up at reunion comes to fruition: Ernest “Liam” Cox, on June 16. Sofia and Stella announce the arrival of her third child, William YAP reunion! love their little brother. Liam is still waiting Lafayette Clements, on November 11, 2011. He on visits from uncles Troy Meisner ’04, Chris joins big sister Gracie, 3, and big brother John, 6. Kristin Whitley Haas works at Belk, Inc. as a Mothershead ’04 and Elliott Willson ’05. Heather and husband Casey teach in the Wake senior financial analyst doing sales planning, County Public School System. competitor analysis and innovation. On December Kyle French spent the last year on his first overseas 17, 2011, she and her husband welcomed Jacob deployment to Kuwait and Afghanistan with the Tracy Reid Huneycutt married John Huneycutt Ryan Haas, who loves playing with older brother 233rd Transportation Company serving as platoon on February 19, 2011. She moved from Charlotte Owen David Haas. They reside in Waxhaw and leader. He was reunited with his family on July 15 to the Winston-Salem area, where John accepted love spending time at their new beach house in at Fort Knox. Kyle was able to come home during a position as a youth/associate pastor for a Hilton Head Island. the deployment to welcome his third son, Timothy Methodist church. She works in the department Michael French, on March 1. of neurosurgery at Wake Forest Baptist Health Misha Heard works as a federal civilian in the and stays active within her church community. nation’s capital for the US Navy. She recently Janice Gabriel is a substitute teacher who does a Tracy and John were expecting their first child in completed work on her master’s degree in peace lot of theater. She is the executive director of an October. operations. outdoor theater in Danbury, Conn., and recently had the opportunity to perform her dream role of

Tracy Kaylor Miller works full time as a mom 2012 WINTER Nicole Kenney Joseph married Robert Joseph on Sister Robert Anne in Nunsense. Janice recently to three boys, 5, 3 and a baby born in November, July 16, 2011. She works as a learning consultant moved to Danbury. and part time as a hospitalist in a large downtown for Bank of America, supporting training hospital in Louisville, Ky. This has afforded her initiatives for Merrill Edge. This fall, she hoped John Horton and wife Lauren welcomed a son, opportunities to volunteer in faith-based clinics to complete a master of science in organization Nash Warren Horton, on June 7. in the area. development at the McColl School. She was

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Adam Hyatt and wife Kari Arthur Hyatt Sarah Hennessy has made her exodus from Chevalier ’06, and Whitney Hensen ’09. The celebrated their eighth wedding anniversary in “cubicle farming” in the aerospace industry and couple honeymooned for two weeks in Hong July. Both Adam and Kari continue to teach for is pursuing a freelance career in web design. Kong and Thailand. They reside in the Charlotte Franklin County Public Schools. Son James began Her sole proprietorship, theRoadthere Designs, area where Chad works for KPMG LLP in kindergarten in August, and their daughter is a theroadthere.com, specializes in logo design, web financial management and Natalie teaches at mini diva. design and layout. Winthrop University.

Joan Brown McCarthy and husband Kevin Alison Kendrick accepted a promotion as Britné Stubbs resigned in July from her five-year bought their first house in Orange County, Calif. marketing specialist at Mood Media Muzak, stint as the head softball coach at Brevard College They celebrated their fourth wedding anniversary where she has worked in inside sales/client to take the head assistant softball coaching position this fall. Joan’s career took an exciting turn to relations since March 2011. She has also been at Utah State University in Logan, Utah, and in production, and she assisted a producer and lending her vocal chords to Mood’s Voice Talent NCAA Division I, Western Athletic Conference. director as they prepared for a fall release of their department, which provides customized on-hold first motion picture, Black November. She was able and in-store productions for businesses around the Lindsay Tice graduated in 2011 from UNC to get a cameo in the film! country. Charlotte with a master of arts in gerontology. She lives in Charlotte and is the director of the Healthy Heather Winecoff Todd is employed with Taryn Rimland lives and works in Italy for USA Generation Program at the Laurels in Highland Carolinas Healthcare System as the supervisor of Girl Scouts Overseas. She is planning several trips Creek. Last April, Lindsay, Amy Henry Hanna, molecular pathology. She and husband Jason enjoy this year to Ireland, Spain and Kenya. The plan is Sarah Beth Harkless Mulet, Melissa Verea and family time with daughter Haidyn, who turns 2 in to move back in April to the States, but things Samantha Simmons West had a mini-reunion February 2013. could always change. when Katie Rae Goodman Caruso visited from her new home in Canada. Annie Kendall Williams lives in Charlotte with husband Steve. She works in marketing at Central 2005 Melissa Grove Wilson is finishing her master Piedmont Community College and was recently Devon Grenda Carley and husband Darrell of arts in ethics and applied philosophy at UNC promoted to assistant director of marketing. welcomed their first son, Preston Grenda Carley, Charlotte. She is working on her thesis and on December 15, 2011. assisting Dr. Rosemarie Tong with the fourth edition of Feminist Thought, used in universities 2004 Ian David Fiske and Allison Weatherford Fiske throughout the country. In fall 2013, she plans to Emily Benton received a master of fine arts ’08 were married on February 26 in Key West. begin pursuing her juris doctorate at CharlotteLaw. in creative writing in May 2011 from UNC Amanda Banks McGrath ’06, David Box ’08, Greensboro, where she also edited poetry for Vinny Iorio ’08, Keatin McKenzie ’09, Elisabeth Kelly Quave Work is a stay-at-home mom to two The Greensboro Review and taught full-time in Podair ’09 and Ellie Ramm ’09 were members of girls, Blakely, 3, and Sydney, 1. She and husband UNCG’s English department. She moved in fall the wedding party. Ian practices as an attorney Chris bought a home in Cornelius, N.C. Kelly is 2012 with her longtime boyfriend to Hilo, Hawaii. for the Department of Homeland Security in maintaining her music therapy board certification They both write and share a plantation house with Arlington, Va. Allison is a teacher in Washington, and plans to return to the field in the future. their two cats. D.C.

Aaron Brantly and wife Nataliya welcomed a baby Valerie Evans French has been a stay-at-home 2006 boy in 2011. Aaron is completing his doctorate mom to two little boys while husband Kyle Devin Baranowski is customer care coordinator in international relations at the University of French ’03 is on his first deployment to Kuwait for Oreck Corporation. She is involved with Georgia. and Afghanistan. During the middle of R&R, the various local philanthropic events and serves as family welcomed their third little boy, Timothy advisor for the local chapter of Alpha Delta Pi. In Kellie Joplin Caudill and husband Jason Michael French, on March 1. August, she finally visited Ireland. welcomed their second child, daughter Maris Lindsey Caudill, on June 25. She joins big sister Cerena Beltran Hardney and Adam Hardney ’07 The class expresses sympathy toKatherine Bilbro Lucy Cate, who turned 2 in October. Kellie enjoys reside in Florida, where they continue to work and on the death of her grandfather John Woodrow being a stay-at-home mom. enjoy son Noah, 1. Davis, who passed away on March 16.

Kristin Garber started graduate school in fall Chad Hensen ’02 and Natalie Kotowski Hensen Colleen Morton Chevalier married Michael 2011 at UNC Charlotte and bought her first ’05 married July 14 at St. Peter’s Catholic Church Chevalier on October 22, 2010. They welcomed home in May. She works full time as a research in Charlotte. In addition to the many Queens Kinsleigh Jo Chevalier on April 10. coordinator at Levine Children’s Hospital in alumni in attendance, the wedding party included Charlotte, working on an NIH grant. Jason Fennemore ’02, Michael Hensen ’06, Johanna Clifford moved to Baton Rouge, La., for

QUEENS MAGAZINE Brittany Smith Lindberg ’05, Colleen Morton a job as an associate for ENVIRON International

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Corp., after earning a master of science in from DePaul University in Chicago. Her thesis Elizabeth Minei is finishing her dissertation environmental engineering at the University of was titled, “US Foreign Policy During the Nixon titled, “Communication and Leadership Issues Central Florida. Her technical paper, “A 2009 and Ford Administrations Toward Chile.” within the Stagnancy/Growth Phase in the Mobile Source Carbon Dioxide Emissions Organizational Life Cycle of Small Businesses.” Inventory for the University of Central Florida,” Caitlan Greene Parker moved in February to She won the 2011-2012 Outstanding Graduate will be published in the Journal for the Air & Waste New York City. She works as an English as a Student of the Year Award for the University of Management Association. Second Language teacher at two language schools. Oklahoma. She graduates with a doctorate in She will start graduate school at the School for May 2013. Allison Payne Gnilka married Dr. Alexander International Training Graduate Institute in Gnilka on April 28 at Central Church of God, Brattleboro, Vt., for a master of art in teaching Jessica Burke Mulkey and husband David live in with the reception held at Queens. Allison’s English to speakers of other languages. Raleigh. They welcomed their first child, Regan mother is Donna Payne (Hayworth). Kathleen Mulkey, on October 6, 2011. Jessica Deborah Jackson Popour, after enjoying three works with the NC Turnpike Authority and The class expresses sympathy to Susan Vaughan years as an army wife in Fort Bragg, has moved enjoys playing tennis leisurely with her husband. Guthrie on the death of her mother, Jane Choate to the Huntsville, Ala., area with husband Bill and They enjoy going to the beach and cannot wait to Cook, who passed away on September 21, 2011. son Garin, 4. She has spent the past year teaching show Regan around the Queens campus. Susan is the executive director/director of client preschool and training in leadership as the lead services for SeniorBridge in Charlotte. teacher at the local Sylvan Learning Center. Dana Rizor graduated from The University of Alabama School of Law in May and planned to Shaun Hogan, after opening a nonprofit art Chrissy White Santos married Delano Santos on take the Alabama bar exam in July. She is excited education company, Occasio, had a project picked August 11. She is the owner of Chrissy’s Custom to announce her engagement to Taylor Burton ’05. up by NPR and featured on Charlotte Talks. The Creations, a business for personalized gifts for project showed accessibility issues in Charlotte events such as graduation, weddings and birthdays, Neal Woodworth and wife Erin Crager faced daily by people in wheelchairs. as well as a full line of baby shower registry items. Woodworth ’06 live in Olathe, Kan. Neal She and Delano built a home in Charlotte. graduated in December 2010 from the University Elizabeth McGuire serves as associate pastor at of Kansas School of Law and works as an attorney Salisbury Presbyterian Church of Midlothian, Va. Michael Wynne is pursuing his law degree at for Polsinelli Shughart PC. Erin works for Fred She and husband of three years, William, were Elon University School of Law. Wife Caroline Pryor Seminars, a seminar planning company, as a expecting their first child, a boy to be named John Bist Wynne ’05 is the director of marketing for meeting planner and contract administrator. They Howell McGuire, on December 3. Truenorthlogic, an education software company. were expecting their first child, a boy, this fall. They reside in Cary with 4-year old Bloodhound Cynthia McDonald graduated in June from the Charlie, named after Michael’s mentor and retired University of Denver with a master’s in social Queens professor, Dr. Charles Reed. 2008 5th Reunion - April 19-21, 2013 work. She returned to school after volunteering in Brittany Clark lives in Charlotte and works the Peace Corps in Ukraine from 2007 to 2009. in the accounting department at New Market 2007 Waste Solutions. She is getting married to Brett Beverly Snyder Mickey and son Nelson traveled The class expresses sympathy to Jane Wardlaw Hullander in April 2013. They met through her on August 28 to Moshi, Tanzania. They spent Coulter on the death of her son Henry Carrington Queens classmates. two days as ambassadors at the Amani Children’s Coulter, who passed away on February 29. Home. On September 3, they began the 53-mile Alyssa Knowles Cox married Shawn Cox on Mt. Kilimanjaro climb, led by Charlotte author Mary Strayhorne Day lives in Northern Virginia May 12. Macon Dunnagan, followed by a three-day safari. and works with a real estate title company. She They also spent three days in Amsterdam. graduated in December 2011 from Thomas Goode Amanda Leggett is in her final year of doctoral Jones School of Law and plans to take the Virginia studies at Pennsylvania State University and Alese Wilson Monahan and husband Brandon bar exam in February. beginning the job search. celebrated their second anniversary in July. They have moved to North Chesterfield, Va., and added Thomas Lewis graduated from medical school Amber McClain graduated in May from the a new member to their family. Audrey Louise on May 17 at the Medical University of South Florida State University College of Medicine with was born in February. They also have two sons, Carolina, where he remained to complete a her medical degree. She will be at Arnold Palmer Bayden Thomas, 7, and Talan Michael, 5. All three residency in adult psychiatry. His research Children’s Hospital in Orlando to complete her 2012 WINTER children were baptized into the Catholic faith on interests include addiction psychiatry as well as residency to become a pediatrician. June 30. interprofessional healthcare teams. Hayley Pasko is working toward the completion Rachael Murdock received a master of arts in Kristin Reinhold McCool married Stephen of her master’s degree in counseling at George international studies, with distinction, in April McCool on May 26. Washington University. In June, she got engaged

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People First KIM HENDERSON EMBA ’12 KEEPS THE CHARLOTTE BOBCATS CONNECTED

hen you ask Kim Henderson her secret to success she will tell you, W“It’s all about building relationships and treating everyone you meet with respect.” She demonstrated her advice when she emerged on the Charlotte business scene 10 years ago, landing a job she found through a neighbor. She moved up the ladder at Novant Health, beginning as a special events Kim Henderson (right) joins Charlotte Bobcats guard Matt Carroll for an interview by Eryn coordinator. Four promotions later, Gradwell, social media coordinator for the Charlotte Bobcats at a Bobcats Season Ticket she was senior director of corporate Holder golf outing. relations. “My first office was next to the morgue; when I left, my office was Kim is thrilled with her new the Arts & Science Council and next to the CEO,” Kim says. career endeavor with the Bobcats; she Woman Executives. Husband Patrick One of her greatest accomplish- believes in the vision and leadership McLoughlin helps her keep family ments during her tenure with Novant of the organization. The position is first in the midst of a busy schedule, Health—a not-for-profit network of one of 30 in the country. The Cats especially regarding their 3-year- hospitals and medical services in Vir- Care Foundation directly impacts old daughter, Evelyn. “Without the ginia, Georgia and the Carolinas—was its Charlotte neighbors—last year partnership Patrick and I have at managing its relationship with the during the Thanksgiving holiday, team home, I would not have been able to Charlotte Bobcats. She spent eight members participated in Put the Full take on new career roles and academic years building the partnership and ne- Court Press on Hunger. During nine challenges,” she says. Kim graduated gotiating with the Bobcats leadership events over 10 days, they rallied to feed from the EMBA program in May team, including Michael Jordan. It the hungry by doing such things as and was a recipient of the Woman in was this relationship that landed her collecting canned food and giving out Business scholarship. a role as vice president of community 200 turkeys. affairs for the Charlotte Bobcats and Kim herself believes in community executive director of the Cats Care involvement and has given her — Jamie Grauel, Director, Alumni & Foundation. time and talent to the United Way, Development, McColl School of Business

to John D. Hannon ’07! They plan to get married Lauren Brown Shepherd earned a master of arts a new job as a project manager at Wier Stewart, an in the summer of 2013. They are loving their time in literary studies in 2011 from the University of advertising and creative agency. in Washington, D.C., with their two dogs, Isabelle Tennessee at Chattanooga. She lives in Manhattan and Tuna. and works as an associate with the workforce Gabriel Davis is an operating room registered communications and change practice of Mercer, nurse with Novant Health, specializing in Sairy Sanchez received a master’s degree in an international consulting firm. Lauren married emergency nursing. He volunteers as an assistant architecture in May from UNC Charlotte. During Chris Shepherd (Illinois State University ’06) on girls varsity basketball coach for his hometown her last year of graduate school, she completed May 12. Chris is a teacher and coach in the South team. He works at his church, Providence Baptist, a graduate thesis and worked as the graduate Bronx. helping coordinate youth sports. Gabriel enjoys teaching assistant for the structures course. She biking around Charlotte and traveling. lives in Charlotte and has recently become part of Ardrey Kell High School’s coaching staff for the 2009 Ashton Hill works for Quality Health Care men and women’s cross-country teams. Sarah Burt left Emagination Unlimited as Services as a full-time nurse case manager for a

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CAP/C and part time as a private duty nurse welcomed a son, Elijah Richard Kleinmann, on Leslie Pitman is seeking her master’s degree in specializing in respiratory distress. In July, Ashton January 30. higher education from the University of South began the family nurse practitioner program at Carolina. This summer, she interned in South South University in Savannah, Ga., and anticipates Amanda Valbert lives in Charlotte and is the Korea at Sookmyung Women’s University. She completing her degree in fall 2014. director of Carolina Juniors Volleyball at Sports plans to pursue a career in international education/ Connection, a family entertainment center. She study abroad. Molly Hogan lives in Charlotte and works as a has been there for almost a year. In December, staff writer at the SportsBusiness Daily. Amanda expected to complete her master’s at Jessica Lynn Walsh is a project controller Argosy University, Atlanta. She would like to (consultant) for technology companies. She is Andrea “Drea” Janssen resides at the Jersey enter the field of human resources, consulting or looking for permanent opportunity and working Shore and works as the social media manager at executive coaching. on Project Management Professional certification. Masterminds Advertising. Check out her latest She continues to pursue her GRE/master’s degree. project: The Greater Maker at Facebook.com/ Rebecca Nuenzig Wall has worked at Forsyth She resides in suburban Pennsylvania. Her groups PoconoTourism. Medical Center in Winston-Salem since July of interest to keep American studies alive are The 2011 as a registered nurse in the behavioral health Fund for American Studies and the American Elisabeth Podair, for over two years, has been at department. She married Bryan Wall on May 12. Studies Association. the SouthPark marketing agency, Spark Strategic They honeymooned in Thailand. Bryan, originally Ideas, as an account executive. She also writes for from Davidson, is a teacher out of Gaston County The Charlotte Observer. She enjoyed celebrating Schools. They met while getting their CDL 2012 Allison Weatherford Fiske’s ’08 special day with licenses. Their next step is to get a farm. Ben Brink began working in August with The Ian Fiske ’05 in Key West. Trinity Center Sound to Sea Program, teaching Courtney Williams has relocated from Pittsburgh, school groups about the environment, in Pine Katie Walsh began her second semester in August Penn., to Charlotte with her boyfriend of three Knoll Shores, N.C. of her second year of law school at CharlotteLaw. years, Nathan. Courtney is the senior project She works for a law firm uptown and this fall manager at Accrinet Corporation, a digital agency Walter Broadhurst married Anne DeLuca worked with CharlotteLaw’s Access to Justice in Charlotte, where she has worked since March Broadhurst ’10 on November 19, 2011. program at the Self-Serve Center in the county 2011. In fall 2011, she served as a fellow with the courthouse. She enjoys playing with her Labrador Michael Scott Mater Foundation, a local nonprofit Amber Huthmaker Dixon welcomed a daughter, Retriever-mix named Sawyer. organization promoting sustainable solutions. Viviana Noelle Dixon, on June 28.

Brittain Williams is a registered nurse at Paige Fisher began pursuing her master’s degree the Medical University of South Carolina in 2011 in biostatistics in the fall at Drexel University’s Charleston. She works in the operating room Arden Bullard lives in Santa Barbara, Calif., School of Public Health. specializing in trauma, transplant and orthopedic with dog Monte and works as the marketing surgery. She is also working on her adult nurse coordinator for RingRevenue, a technology Elisabeth Gonzales works as a data analyst at practitioner degree. company whose platform provides call-based Tire Intelligence in Charlotte. She enjoys working marketing solutions. Arden backpacked through with people from all over the world and the Europe for two months. She hopes to take on international culture within the office. 2010 Southeast Asia next. Anne DeLuca Broadhurst married Walter Lakisha Hawkins got her dream job in the Broadhurst ’12 on November 19, 2011. Whitney Everhart Danso was recently married neonatal intensive care unit at Presbyterian and resides in California, where she is working on Hospital. After her son was born at 25 weeks Sarah Crawford is moving to Lake Charles, La., her doctorate in clinical psychology. weighing one pound five ounces, she had a burning with Joel Ferdon ’12. Sarah will be working for desire to become a nurse in the NICU. Her goal is Pearson. Joel will be attending graduate school. Ely Friedman is taking on the CFA, one of the to provide the best care possible to the neonates most challenging things he has ever done. He and compassionate support to the families. Ashley Davis Holland married Thomas Lee would like to give a big thank you to Queens and Holland on July 14. all friends and family for supporting him. Jamie Kreber works full time as a kennel assistant at South Park Animal Hospital and hopes to get a Carol Jean Deason lives in Charlotte, working as Sara Parks works in Dearborn, Mich., as a veterinary tech license in the future. 2012 WINTER a registered nurse at Carolinas Medical Center. financial analyst in Ford Motor Company’s She travels in her time off. IT department. As part of the distinguished Carlton Long has accepted a position as rotational program Ford offers, she has never felt a registered nurse with Novant Health at Joan Kleinmann is a recreation and music more fortunate and motivated for what is in store Presbyterian Hospital for the Cardiovascular therapist for Presbyterian Hospital. Joan for the future. Institute residency.

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Ndiagna Long is an oncology nurse at Adam Starr is employed as a CPA specialist at Presbyterian Hospital Main in Charlotte. Carolinas Healthcare System in the corporate In Memory patient information access department. Hughla McCollum Holman ’34, 4/13/2012. Brittany Philip is manager of customer service at Atlantic Trading, LLC. Jaime Torres works for Allstate in Charlotte and Louise Holland Thompson ’36, 3/17/2012. is a full-time mommy to son Brayden Lane Torres, Chelsea Schilling, with a degree in political 16 months. Betty Baker Bean ’38, 3/17/2012. science, accepted a paralegal position for an Josephine McDonald Rees ’38, 3/21/2012. immigration law firm in Charlotte. Virginia Lea Cathey Short ’38, 7/15/2012.

Elizabeth “Lib” Green Holmberg ’40, 5/29/2012. GRADUATE PROGRAMS Lucielle Gwaltney Hunter ’40, 4/10/2012.

Richard Warner MAT ’94 credits his exceptional physician services. She is a certified Six Sigma Mary Lib Stevens Miller ’40, 5/22/2012. Queens training for his successful career in Black Belt. Zoe Strawn Webster ’40, 6/23/2012. education. Rick is employed in the Fort Mill school district, where he was recently promoted Charles Robbins’ MFA ’07 latest nonfiction June Childs Alexander ’41, 8/25/2012. to director of instructional technology. He book, The U.S. Senate, a collaboration with is especially proud that his son Caleb began former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, is Gentry Burks Bielaski ’41, 7/21/2012. attending Queens this fall, pursuing a bachelor of scheduled for publication on January 22, 2013, June Burks Reeves ’41, 5/14/2012. science in nursing. through Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin’s Press. Charles’s political novel, The Accomplice, Iris Mayhew Pollard ’42, 3/30/12. Iris Cumberbatch EMBA ’00 was named vice was published in September. president of public affairs for Cleveland Federal Dorothy Meyers Slaughter ’42, 3/24/2012. Reserve Bank. Clay Lewis MBA ’09 celebrated 10 years with Betty Sue Goforth Cisne ’43, 7/12/2012. Bank of America in July, shortly after receiving Linda Pitts Nelson EMBA ’00 relocated back a promotion to staffing executive within the Lucy Hassell Davis ’43, 9/11/2012. to Charlotte from Hilton Head Island. Linda is global staffing organization. He chairs the employed by Nuance Communications. Billy O. Wireman Memorial Tournament and Kathreen “Cassie” Massie Minor ’43, 3/24/2012. volunteers at The First Tee of Charlotte. He Jeffery Hess MFA ’05, following the award- enjoys spending time with daughter Caroline, 3, Mary Nixon Taylor ’43, 4/22/2012. winning anthology of military stories titled, and son Sanders, 1. Home of the Brave: Stories in Uniform, is editing Jane Grey Torrey ’43, 4/5/2012. Home of the Brave: Somewhere in the Sand. The Gustavo Montenegro EMBA ’10 has been busy Nancy Baker Brown ’44, 8/25/2012. new anthology will focus on America’s military working overseas. He is almost never in Charlotte involvement (directly or indirectly) in Iraq and but is always glad to hear news from his classmates. Dora Lybrand Eason ’44, 4/5/2012. Afghanistan. To submit a story for consideration or to preorder your copy, go to press53.com/ Merrilee Campbell Bridgeman MAT ’11 is Margaret “Peggy” Bradford Hyland ’44, HomeoftheBrave.html. teaching at The Epiphany School of Charlotte, 5/30/2012. a private school in Matthews for children grades Annye “Bettye” Welch Atteberry ’45, Vicky English MAT ’06 received her National second through eight with high-functioning 3/23/2012. Board for Professional Teaching Standards autism and Asperger’s syndrome. Certification in November 2011 and was one of Frances Kornegay Kimbrell ’45, 7/8/2012. only 26 teachers in Gaston County to receive this Kim Henderson EMBA ’12 was recently named Carolyn Hobson Cartwright ’46, 2/20/2012. prestigious honor. She was also selected by her to the Charlotte Bobcats executive team. Kim is colleagues at Sadler Elementary as the 2011-2012 vice president of community affairs and executive Edith Curlee Grenzebach ’46, 8/15/2012. Teacher of the Year. director of Cats Care Foundation. Margaret Harrill Hollingsworth ’46, Janice Gasaway MSN ’92 joined Cone Health Jonnie Martin MFA ’12 is shopping her novel 8/25/2012. System in September 2010 as the quality Wrangle, set on a Texas Quarter Horse ranch Ginner Neill Keith ’46, 3/25/2012. performance manager for LeBauer HealthCare in the 1970s. Jonnie regularly writes a weblog, and the Cone Physician Network. In March, she jonniemartin.com, about authors, fiction and the Doris Skirrow Leese ’46, 6/7/2012.

QUEENS MAGAZINE was promoted to director of quality and safety for literary world in general.

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Lorraine Goodman Wallace ’46, 8/24/2012. 2012-2013 Alumni Association Board of Directors Rachel Gamble Yandell ’46, 3/15/2012. Executive Committee: Ann Emerson Ranson ’48, 7/20/2012. Derek Painter ’92, President Shirley Lee Kolbe ’49, 5/11/2012. Dee Gaffney Malone ’71, Secretary Bonnie Currie Gilbert ’63, Reunion Chair Hazel Anne Fraser Sims ’49, 5/23/2012. Judy Berry Fouche ’65, Reunion Chair-Elect Sherry Dunn Borgsdorf ’97, Clubs & Admissions Chair Erna Seifart ’50, 4/1/2012. Jennifer Lawrence Grennan ’93, Clubs & Admissions Chair-Elect John Horton ’03, Annual Giving Chair Sara Lee Baxley ’51, 5/24/2012. Fernando Ycaza ’05, Annual Giving Chair-Elect Nancy Thacker Poole ’51, 7/22/2012. Members-At-Large: Jean English Mercer ’52, 3/20/2012. Kristen Kelly Ammon ’02 Erin Pitts ’98 Jean Taylor Blaylock ’60 Gail Ness Richardson ’69 Evelyn “Evie” Lyons Shay ’53, 4/1/2012. Ercel Carter ’97 Lynn Fricks Rogers ’60 Nancy Dorrier ’66 Stephanie Hilleson Safrit ’86 Rebecca Urban Upshur Bull ’54, 8/1/2012. Evelyn Christopher Fooshe ’57 Michael Spisso ’01 Patsy Harmon Troutman ’54, 7/14/2012. Betty Cobb Gurnell ’69 Ray Warga ’08 Elaine Hallman Henderson ’75 Connie Weber ’92 Mary Lou Johnston Wayne ’55, 4/18/2012. Christine Wink MacKay ’84 Jo DeWitt Wilson ’59 Staci Benson McBride ’92 Cindy Vanderford Wolfe ’88 Sharon Burkhard Barnum ’57, 8/19/2012. Mary Nethercutt ’83 Kevin Yearick ’98 Alice O’Toole ’07 Bryan Seaford ’07, Ex Officio – Elizabeth “Betty” McGeachy Ernst ’57, Ginger Burch Owen ’65 McColl School Alumni Board Chair 7/26/2012. Advisory Board: Robert Lineberger ’57, 3/26/2012. Christopher Ammon ’02 Elizabeth “Betsy” Watson Little ’57, 6/13/2012. Claudette Brown Hall ’65 Ann Hinson ’72 Jane Vick Robinson ’57, 7/12/2012. Susan McConnell ’83

Margaret Jones Woods ’57, 8/27/12. 2012-2013 McColl School Alumni Association Mary-Jo Wooten Spaugh ’59, 7/2/2012. Board of Directors Mary Jac Vaughan Chambers ’61, 4/16/2012. Executive Committee: Eloise Smith ’65, 6/7/2012. Bryan Seaford, PMBA ’07, Chair Paul Carmichael, EMBA ’08, Vice Chair Susan Herb Crocker ’68, 6/1/2012. Casey Zaitz, MSOD ’09, Secretary Ann Lefferts Guthridge ’68, 6/15/2012. Jennifer Lovett, PMBA ’08, Treasurer J Dewar, EMBA ’11, chair, Alumni Connections Committee Elizabeth “Beth” Jacober Harvey ’73, 2/1/2012. Eric Lovell, EMBA ’09, chair, Career Services Committee John Luebke, EMBA ’07, chair, Events Committee Shelley Barbaree Taylor ’77, 4/18/2012. Jon Elliott, EMBA ’07, chair, Fundraising Committee Margaret Jane Willoughby, PMBA ’08, chair, Marketing & Branding Committee Virginia Allison ’79, 7/22/2012. Rex Backes, PMBA ’02, chair, Nominating Committee

Suzanne Freeman ’91, 5/26/2012. Members-At-Large: Keith Campbell, EMBA ’12 Dawn Newsome, PMBA ’07 David Scott ’95, 8/8/2012. Madelon Capozziello, MSEC/MSOD Student John Ponder, EMBA ’10

Ed Coambs, PMBA ’09 Jill Pritchard, PMBA Student 2012 WINTER Shannon Martin Hunter ’96, 3/15/2012. Matt Favreau, PMBA ’03 Mark Spaulding, PMBA ’05 Anne Marie Wicker ’09, 5/15/2012. Nathan Foster, EMBA ’12 Sarah Stewart, PMBA ’08 Ric Hinson, PMBA ’05 Dianne Thomas, PMBA ’95 Dr. Dougald McDougald Monroe, Jr., English Nicole Joseph, MSOD Student Tom Walker, EMBA ’08 professor, 6/1/2012. Clay Lewis, PMBA ’09 Reyn Wheeler, EMBA ’95 Franz Lorio, PMBA ’02 Bob Woods, EMBA ’01 Mark Munson, EMBA ’06 47 P ARTING THOUGHT

Making the Grade WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A BANK EXECUTIVE SIGNS UP FOR ART HISTORY ALMOST FOUR DECADES AFTER HIS LAST BUSINESS CLASS? BEN JENKINS TELLS HIS STORY

By Benjamin P. Jenkins III

y wife and I were on the sixth day of a wonderful trip to Italy with some good Charlotte friends.M We were enjoying great scenery, fine art, wonderful food and yes, good wine. As we stood in a church in a small Tuscan village admiring a 17th–century painting, I mentioned that I loved art but knew nothing about it. “You’ll be retiring in a few months,” one said. “You should take some art history courses at Queens.” taken full notes on each day’s lecture great stories with feeling. That night, I I laughed a little at that, but off and on and participated rather nicely in all class researched the musician’s early life and for the remainder of the trip I thought discussions, my test score left room for found that it was much like Turner’s. about it. Eight months later, I enrolled improvement, a point Dr. Challons- Bruce Springsteen turned out to be the in my first college course since finishing Lipton noted on the first page of my test mirror image I needed. business school in 1971: 19th Century book. On day 13 I crafted the paper, European Art. Shortly after this quiz, we began to demonstrating my thesis by matching In late August of 2010, I arrived at work on the term paper. “The completed three examples of Turner’s greatest Queens for the first day of class. Finding paper will answer your own thoughtful masterpieces with three Springsteen the classroom on the first floor of the question about your subject,” Dr. tunes. My writing project was complete! Watkins Building, I went in and sat Challons-Lipton explained. I wish I could say I finished the class down. The kids were great and put me With a real lack of current library with flying colors. The final exam was at ease. and web research experience, I nervously again a challenge. I was somewhat better When the professor arrived, things began my work. We had two weeks to prepared and more focused, and my grade became quiet. Dr. Siu Challons-Lipton complete the paper. I decided to write on that exam showed improvement. But asked students to introduce themselves about J. M. W. Turner, a landscape painter as my wife said not so long ago, “Once a and then gave an overview of the course, who is a magician with color and light. C student, always a C student.” I’m sure I including the number of quizzes and He is arguably Great Britain’s greatest got the grade I deserved. papers to be written and the need to artist, and his landscapes tell dramatic, But I also got a lot that I didn’t: a participate in class discussions. Even emotional stories often taken from real second chance, 40 years later, to learn though I was not taking the course for life experiences. For the paper I would about a subject that I love. college credit, I could just tell that I find a mirror image of Turner in the was in for a lot of work. My professor field of music, someone who produces Ben Jenkins is a trustee had earned a doctorate from Oxford the same energy, drama and emotion in of Queens University University on this subject. I hoped I music as Turner does in his paintings. of Charlotte, serving wasn’t in over my head. I examined the best of the period: five years as chair of In the days that followed, each Bach, Beethoven, Debussy and others, the Board of Trustees. class was like being at the Metropolitan but I could not find a fit. With two days He retired in 2009 Museum of Art in New York, listening to left before the paper was due, I was— as vice chairman and a world class art historian. This was just frankly—in a mild panic. head of Wachovia’s what I wanted. Late that day I heard a musician general bank and more recently as senior But my skills as a student were rusty. on the radio whom I have always loved. advisor and managing director of Morgan

QUEENS MAGAZINE On about day 12, we had our first quiz, His music affects me emotionally the Stanley. He lives in Charlotte with his and while I had attended all classes, had way Turner’s pictures do—they tell wife, Marianne. 48 AUTUMN AT QUEENS

aking advantage of a beautiful fall day, Assistant Professor Morri Creech expounds on literature Toutside the Trexler Student Center. A nationally-acclaimed poet whose work appears in notable anthologies, Creech teaches creative writing in both graduate and undergraduate programs. at is, when he’s not riding his motorcycle or eating Eastern North Carolina barbecue.

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