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volume 86 no. 2 Dear Alumnae and Friends,

ollowing the closure announcement last March, a series of miracles followed. All of them were predicated on very hard work, sacrificial efforts and generous gifts. Practi- cally unprecedented in American higher education, the alumnae saved their college. A miracle. Faced with the daunting circumstances of no faculty, staff and students and Fwith many programs closed or transferred, the College needed another miracle to open in just 6 weeks. It happened. Needing still another miracle, the College asked its alumnae to contribute an additional $10 million for operations. The alumnae responded with the funds. As a result, the Col- lege spent no endowment for the first time in memory. We have celebrated digging out of the deep hole we did not create. We made far more progress last year than anyone could have expected. Having entered our second academic year, we are thrilled that 156 new students enabled us to meet our projections for total enrollment this year. We expect to grow by an even larger number in each of the coming years. Some of our star faculty, having left after the closing announcement, returned. All programs remain open; the calendar is full of athletic contests, concerts, plays, special events and traditional activities. Sweet Briar College is alive and well! Last year, when the seniors came to Sweet Briar House for the traditional champagne toast, I invited them to sign their names on the back of a large banner I keep in the library. It bears the statement I made in my first message to the community after becoming president, “At Sweet Briar College, the impossible is just another problem to solve.” I had written at the top “We Were Here Making History: Class of 2016.” Some were in tears as they inscribed their names. All our alumnae were also making history, and you continue to make history as we make our way out of the financial hole caused by the closing efforts. This year, as last, and during the next few years, the alumnae will need to carry the load of assuring that their college survives while the enrollment is built back to more stable levels. Whether volunteering to weed flower gardens, polish, paint etc., participating on a committee, offering counsel or contributing financially, the alumnae have always been there for Sweet Briar. Since this is the “place for miracles,” I know you will continue to do what is necessary to save your college. We are not only making history; we are preserving a magnificent institution. I am sincere when I respond to proffered compliments of my leadership by saying that the alumnae do all the hard work, I simply have the privilege of riding in the Vixen Cart. Thank you for affording me that honor; thank you especially for your friendship, encouragement and support. We must continue to be One Team, preserving Sweet Briar College forever.

Yours truly,

Phillip C. Stone President

B SBC.EDU | SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE volume 86 no. 2 Contents SWEET BRIAR COLLEGE MAGAZINE POLICY Sweet Briar Renaissance 4 The magazine aims to present interesting, Tapping Silicon Valley Expertise 10 thought-provoking material. Publication of material does not indicate endorsement of Outstanding Alumnae Awards 12 the author’s viewpoint by the magazine or College. The Sweet Briar College Magazine Academic Awards 13 reserves the right to edit, and when necessary, Annual Financial Results 14 revise all material that it accepts for publication. Contact us at any time. Case for Support 2017 16

MAGAZINE STAFF Alumnae Alliance—5 Things Alumnae Can Do 20 Phyllis Watt Jordan, editor-in-chief Alumnae Relations and Development Staff 22 Clelie Steckel, assistant director of annual Gifts with a Twist 24 giving/Sweet Briar Fund Nancy Marion, lead designer Coming Home 26 Cassie Foster, photographer Finding a Home 33 Jane Dure, editor Alive Again 34 Contributors: Catherine Bost, Jennifer McMa- namay, Janika Carey, Cecilia Mahan and Photography Students Learn from a Master 36 Maggy O’Donnell Shopping Sweet 41

Contact information Reunion 2017 Inside back cover Office of Alumnae Relations and Development P.O. Box 1057 Sweet Briar, VA 24595 (800) 381-6131 Departments: On the Quad 2 Phillip C. Stone, President Planned Giving 25 FIND SWEET BRIAR ONLINE In Memoriam 38 Class Notes 42 sbc.edu

SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE | SBC.EDU 1 Qon uadthe News and Notes Around Campus Sweet Briar Riders Dominate U.S. Team When Team USA showed up for an international student equestrian competition in Ireland this September, two out of the three riders were Sweet Briar students. Courtney Barry ’18, who went to Ireland as a volunteer, joined engineering major Makayla Benjamin ’18 of Leesburg on the team after one of its three members had to drop out. Barry, a business major from Aspers, Pa., ended up placing 13th in the dressage competition and 21st overall— the best showing for the American team. The competition was a qualifying event for the AIEC Student Riding Nations Cup world finals later this year. Benjamin was a Silver League winner in the finals in From left: Makayla Benjamin ’18, Chris Johnson of Purdue Germany last year. University, and Courtney Barry ’18

Renovated Library “A huge storm in Recognized as “New Landmark” March did enormous damage to the The renovation of the Mary Helen Cochran Library has won three awards overwintering area recognizing the successful effort to add modern features while preserving the his- in Mexico, and toric features of the building. In October, Preservation Virginia recognized VMDO the government Architects with its 2016 Gabriella Page has authorized Preservation Award for the “outstanding rehabilitation.” extensive salvage In September, the renovation project received one of three New Landmark logging through Library Honorable Mentions from the October, which is Library Journal. And last year, American Libraries magazine listed it in its 2015 very troubling.” Library Design Showcase. The original building dates to 1929 and is included on the National Register of Historic Places. The renovation, dedicated in November 2014, refurbished the original rooms and re-opened a vaulted gallery for use as a 24-hour study area. It also added an airy reading room, a café area and a modern stacking system.

2 SBC.EDU | SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE Presidential Search

ll otte y T ourte is Well Underway The committee searching for a replacement for retiring President Phillip C. Stone was hard at work

P hoto b y err throughout the summer and is even busier this fall. After holding numerous meetings with constituents Archaeology Student Digs on campus and three webinars with alumnae, the committee sent out a survey to which more than the Iron Age 1,300 alumnae responded; all of this feedback Archaeology and classics double-major Claire Zak spent her summer digging was incorporated into the “Position Profile,” which for artifacts 7,000 miles away from home. Sweet Briar anthropology professor describes the challenges and opportunities facing the Claudia Chang and Chang’s husband, archaeologist Perry Tourtellotte, invited College and the qualities desired in a new president. the rising junior from Saint Cloud, Fla., to assist them at an Iron Age site just It is posted at sbc.edu/presidential-search. outside Almaty, Kazakhstan. Since then, the focus has been on recruiting candi- Dating back to 400 B.C., the dig site, Tuzusai, is in the Talgar region of south- dates to lead Sweet Briar in this next, important chap- eastern Kazakhstan. Chang has returned to the area on and off for more than ter. “The Committee has been very pleased with the 20 years to continue her research on the country’s farmers and herdsmen. A strong level of interest shown in this search, allowing National Science Foundation grant brought her back in 2011. And in 2015, us to attract a very talented and diverse pool of candi- Chang and Tourtellotte spent the fall semester doing research in Kazakhstan dates,” reports Teresa Pike Tomlinson ’87, who chairs and traveling to India, Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia. both the search committee and the Board of Directors. This time, Zak got to experience an archaeological dig firsthand. Her days The Committee has started to interview semifinalist looked like this: five to six hours of field excavation followed by another five candidates and then, into winter, plans to interview to six hours in the lab. In addition to helping with Chang’s dig, she conducted finalists and perform due diligence, including check- her own project — “analyzing the forms and function of Iron Age ceramics by ing references. Chairwoman Tomlinson is pleased quantifying them and placing them in a functional typology.” that the search is “on track and going very well” and hopes to announce the new president in early spring.

he plight of the monarch in Mexico, and the government has Professor butterfly appears to be grow- authorized extensive salvage logging Ting worse, with the 2016 fall through October, which is very trou- migration numbers expected to be the bling,” he said in an interview. “The Warns of “lowest ever,” according to research March storm almost certainly was one by Sweet Briar Research Professor of of the worst setbacks we have wit- Biology Lincoln Brower. nessed. I predict this fall migration will More Trouble An internationally known expert on be the lowest ever. Reports on the Web monarchs, Brower has visited the indicate that numbers are way down in for Monarch monarchs’ winter retreat in the high many areas. Our Amherst and Nelson mountains of central Mexico more county censuses are way down from than 50 times since 1977, most recently n or m a l .” Butterfly in February 2014. He has established a Brower has been investigating the feeding station at Sweet Briar. biology of the monarch butterfly for In an October lecture to the Associa- most of his life. Many widely known tion of American University Women, facts about monarchs have come out of he presented a first-person account his research on the butterflies’ chemical of his field expeditions and lab ex- defense against predators and the eco- plorations, and described the current logical chemistry of their interactions conservation issues that threaten the with their milkweed host plants. butterflies’ unique migration and win- The monarchs’ migration and over- tering biology. wintering biology are now threatened While a December 2015 report on the by logging in the winter roost areas. endangered butterflies indicated an Brower began conservation work with encouraging uptick in numbers, 2016 WWF-Mexico, government agencies brought more bad news, says Brower. in Mexico, the U.S. and Canada, and numerous colleagues, that continues to “A huge storm in March did enormous the present day.

P hoto b y l inda fin k damage to the overwintering area

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Renaissancehe students filed up Monument picture has stabilized to the point that S&P students, more faculty and, frankly, more Hill, seniors wearing their grad- Global raised the College’s bond rating money. It will also take adapting the curric- uation robes for the first time, three full levels in September. ulum to the realities of a new generation of others sporting white dresses, all Perhaps the greatest success story lies women, while continuing to embrace what Tcarrying daisies to honor the family who with the alumnae, who after saving Sweet has worked for the generations that came founded Sweet Briar College 115 years ago. Briar from a closure attempt in 2015 before them. The traditional Founders’ Day ceremony in followed up by donating thousands of vol- President Phillip C. Stone and others September came amid a flurry of good news unteer hours and increasing their annual have made clear they have no plans to for the College: Enrollment is up, with two giving fivefold. The more than $18.8 mil- abandon the qualities that make Sweet Briar full floors of honors students in this year’s lion raised last spring and the funds from inimitable: a residential campus offering the first-year class. Key administration spots Saving Sweet Briar, Inc., made it possible best of the liberal arts to women. In fact, are filled, ensuring the College is attracting to hire back professors and bring in top Stone would like to see Sweet Briar become new students, raising money and engaging students, all without spending a penny of “the best women’s college in America.” alumnae. the endowment. That doesn’t mean nothing will change. Faculty members are returning, includ- That, put succinctly, is where Sweet Briar “It is not enough to have a college built on ing critically acclaimed novelists who are stands now. nostalgia,” Stone said at the Founders’ Day teaching creative writing and math profes- But when alumnae took back the keys Convocation. “We are not a museum.” sors who, with the help of Google advi- to the College 16 months ago, the promise sors, are rewriting the nexus between the was forever. Getting from now to forever, liberal arts and the tech world. The financial administrators and staff say, will take more

4 SBC.EDU | SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE “It is not Sweet Briar enough to have a college built on nostalgia,” Stone RenaissanceEmbracing Assets “This week we had Step Singing, a crazy little ritual but a great bonding experience, said at the Stone came to Sweet Briar in July 2015 as a beautiful thing,” Stone says. “Guys aren’t part of the legal settlement that spared the going to be as good about stuff like that. College from closing. He plans to turn over Founders’ Day And frankly women are not going to be as the reins next summer to a new president good about it when guys are around.” “ who will lead Sweet Briar into the future. Despite the recent troubles, the Col- Convocation. Stone often recounts how he arrived on lege’s reputation remains intact. “We have a campus to find no students, no staff and no cachet,” he says. “Sweet Briar is well known. faculty. But he quickly identified the assets “We are not a You’ll even see us referred to in fiction. that would help turn around the College There is a certain image of Sweet Briar and make it resilient going forward. women as being educated and sophisti- The stunning campus, always near the museum.” cated. And we’ve had such distinguished top of the nation’s beautiful campus lists, alumnae.” helps draw new students and create an envi- The faculty remains strong, with the ronment conducive to learning, he says. Its small band of professors who remained residential nature, with students and many on campus last year now being joined by professors living on campus, also encourag- those returning from one-year contracts es what Stone calls “a special bonding.” So elsewhere. Math department chair Jim does the woman-only experience. Kirkwood was one of 13 recipients of a 2016 ”

SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE | SBC.EDU 5 Outstanding Faculty Award from the State arrived. A few returned to campus to fill The alumnae Council of Higher Education for Virginia. critical gaps for professors and coaches. Pam DeWeese, who serves as dean and Sweet Briar clubs and alumnae across vice president of academic affairs, recalls the country organized 28 events featuring were highly how the remaining faculty members met Stone and his team, raising an average in the library through the summer of 2015, $100,000 from people at each event. Class creative, brainstorming how to fill gaps in staff- officers reached out to classmates to dig ing and how to ensure the College could deep for Sweet Briar with remarkable continue offering a great education. What results. Participation doubled to about 55 highly emerged was a deeper emphasis on interdis- percent of alumnae in the 2016 fiscal year. ciplinary studies and collaboration among A quarter of them were new donors. Giving departments. Dance, music and theater totals increased, too. The class of 1966, motivated and professors now function as an arts division. for instance, raised just $47,000 for its last Computer science, physics and engineering reunion, but gave more than $1 million for put it together staffs are adopting a similar approach. its 50th in June. This interdisciplinary emphasis has It’s not all about money, of course. The always been a critical part of the Sweet Briar Alumnae Alliance is developing a men- so fast. It was experience, and it shows in what alumnae toring network to help connect students did to save the College, DeWeese says. “The to graduates in their field. It’s creating a amazing to alumnae were highly creative, highly moti- series of Lifelong Learning webinars where vated and put it together so fast,” she says. alumnae can learn new skills or study new “ “It was amazing to watch. I think that’s the subjects. And at the 2016 Reunion, the watch. I think best proof of what we do here.” Alliance organized and ran an engagement fair complete with carnival games for adults that’s the best Engaging Alumnae (think ring toss over wine bottles), prizes Stone agrees that the alumnae base rep- and lots of pink-and-green cupcakes. resents Sweet Briar’s best asset. As many as “We’re really changing the paradigm proof of what 600 alumnae signed up to attend college of how alumnae are interacting with the fairs or connected with prospective students College,” says Debra Elkins, a ’93 graduate we do here. last year, helping Sweet Briar achieve a who is co-chair of the Alumnae Alliance record number of applications. Dozens Council. “It’s nice to see us heading in the turned up this summer to help weed, paint right direction.” ”and clean the campus before the students

6 SBC.EDU | SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE Securing the Future nancial ditch. By the time alumnae stopped the closing, most prospective students In some essential ways, Sweet Briar’s sur- In some had settled on another college, and many vival depends on simply doing a better job existing students had transferred. The 230 with the basics. Student recruitment, for students on campus last year didn’t provide essential ways, instance, had slumped in recent years after enough tuition dollars to sustain operations. the College lost its full-time admissions This year the number on campus is up to director. Similarly, fundraising was sluggish Sweet Briar’s 329, but Stone projects Sweet Briar needs without a full-time development director. about 800 to break even. Ultimately he’d like With those positions now filled, Sweet Briar to see Sweet Briar grow to 1,500 to 1,800 has seen an upsurge. survival students. The faculty is still far smaller than The recruitment efforts extend beyond it was, and will need to grow as enrollment the increased emphasis on college fairs. rebounds. Thus for the next few years, fund- depends on Sweet Briar is bringing high school girls raising is critically important. onto campus for day-long programs in At the same time, Stone and his team engineering and environmental science. simply doing a are stressing better fiscal stewardship: Last And Stone asks tour guides to bring every year, they cut department budgets and prospective student by his office so he can pension contributions across the board, better job with greet them personally. progams that have since seen increases. The Likewise, the development team, led by college came in $2 million under budget. Vice President for Alumnae Relations and the basics. While past administrations spent millions Development Mary Pope M. Hutson ’83, from the College’s endowment, the funds has expanded its outreach to foundations went untouched last year. Negotiations are and corporations as it deepens its efforts underway with banks to bring down debt among alumnae. That led to the success costs. And the recent bond ratings upgrade of last spring’s $10 million Next is Now takes some pressure off the College. initiative. With money from the Saving Faculty members and alumnae have be- Sweet Briar effort and restricted funds, the gun to feel more secure about the College’s grand total for the past fiscal year was $18.8 resilience. million. In the next phase, Sweet Briar Now “I absolutely believe that what happened and Forever, the College plans to raise $20 before will never happen again, that kind million by the end of June 2017. of trauma, that kind of abrupt decision,” Stone and others point out that the says John Gregory Brown, who returned attempted closure put the College in a fi- A Living Environmental Lab t was a classic Sweet Briar scene with sunlight $500,000 if the College can raise matching funds. glinting off the Boathouse roof and the lake beyond So far, the development team has raised $156,000 it. Except for the drone hovering overhead. Katie toward that goal. Ferguson ’17 was using the drone to measure the The initiative, funded by the Judith Haskell Brewer Fund growth of the invasive weed hydrilla in the Lower of The Community Foundation Serving Richmond and ILake and to determine whether carp were eating their Central Virginia, will allow the College to expand way through the problem. environmental learning by supporting faculty members, Environmental science is a natural at Sweet Briar, with internships and on-campus learning. It will also encour- its 3,250-acre living laboratory. Students run a feeding age environmental stewardship of the land; the grant station for monarch butterflies on the long journey from includes $50,000 toward the community garden. Mexico to Canada. They experiment on the acres of Students worked in the garden during orientation this switchgrass being sold for biofuel. And they measure fall as part of their community service projects. air quality at a land-atmosphere research station. For her summer honors research project, Ferguson, of As Sweet Briar reimagines its future, environmental Hampstead, N.C., chose to examine the hydrilla prob- studies stands to play a big role. The nationwide push lem in the Lower Lake. The administration introduced for sustainability and alternative energy has made the sterile carp to the waters to deal with the invasive science and policy of the environment popular among weed that is clogging the lake. Ferguson paddled out students. And the sprawling rural campus affords many in a canoe to check the extent of hydrilla’s growth. opportunities for demonstrating solutions. Working with the Engineering department, she pro- Recognizing this, a Sweet Briar family gave the grammed a drone to take aerial shots that would show College $500,000 in February and promised another the weed’s footprint.

SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE | SBC.EDU 7 to Sweet Briar this fall to reclaim his post The environmental sciences also offer leading the creative writing department. opportunities for growth, given the current “The question is whether the College will be emphasis on sustainability and climate able to construct a mission, an enrollment, change. A $500,000 grant from a Sweet all those things that make it a healthy, thriv- Briar family will support equipment, faculty ing institution. That’s the great challenge and endowment for program operations. for alumnae. It’s the great challenge for the The donor—the Judith Haskell Brewer Fund And it seems institution in general. It’s the great challenge of The Community Foundation Serving for the next president who comes in.” Richmond and Central Virginia—offered another $500,000 if donors can match it. to me that Adapting to a New Generation The Fund’s additional $50,000 gift will help Ultimately the future of Sweet Briar will revitalize Sweet Briar’s community garden. until our depend on more than just improving upon Stone is also recommending a series of its past. The interests of today’s students, the master’s programs, building off the success realities of the 21st century economy and of a five-year education degree students society is in the connections across the globe demand can now receive. Such programs would that the College adapt and evolve. keep students on campus longer and offer better shape Stone resists the idea of developing them unique opportunities to emerge with pre-professional programs for specific jobs, a bachelor’s and a master’s in just five years. given the rapid changes in the economy. Some of the degree progams could include than it is Instead he is arguing for an approach that programs in fine arts, business, conserva- incorporates the liberal arts into emerging tion and nonprofit management. today, there’s fields. Sweet Briar is also expanding its out- Take computer science, for instance. reach to young women across the world, Sweet Briar dropped its major in 2008 but hoping to recruit more students from Asia, a desperate has just submitted an application to accred- Africa and the Middle East for what Stone itors to reestablish it. The new major, devel- calls a “global forum for women’s leader- “need for oped with input from advisors at Google, ship.” He and others cite a critical need for will include classes that bring in all students, developing leadership skills among young not just those involved in STEM—Science, women, here and abroad. Sweet Briar. Technology, Engineering and Math. And “There’s still a glass ceiling out there, so the major leaves plenty of time for students having women develop this self-confidence to pursue a variety of liberal arts classes. in a special environment is important,” “Businesses specifically say they want not Stone says. “They need this opportunity to just students who can do the engineering study in an environment with special bond- but who can write about it, talk about it, ing, this creativity, this liberal arts education relate to other people,” says Steve Wassell, that makes them more cultured, educated the math professor who just finished draft- and fulfilled so they can go out and lead and ing the new computer science curriculum. serve. “So it’s not just STEM that people need, it’s “And it seems to me that until our soci- STEM with those qualities that we foster ety is in better shape than it is today, there’s here. There’s no question in my mind that a desperate need for Sweet Briar.” it ties in with the whole college atmosphere ” and raison d’etre.”

8 SBC.EDU | SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE | SBC.EDU 9 resident Phillip C. Stone and a team of Tapping math and engineering professors from Sweet Briar met with leaders in Sili- con Valley this summer to talk about preparing students for jobs in the tech Silicon Valley Pworld. What they heard delighted them. “We found out when we talked to Google and Expertise Facebook and some others in Silicon Valley, they say, ‘Of course you must have them ready for what we need them for. They need to code, they need to know these skills. What we like about what you’re doing is you also have them educated well enough they can be managers, executives, leaders,’” Stone recounts. “And that is a rare commodity, to have both the skill preparation and the liberal arts.” With that advice in mind, Sweet Briar professors have proposed a computer science major that incorporates writing and critical thinking with the programming skills needed. Before sending the proposal to the regional accredit- ing board, math professor Steve Wassell shared it with Google advisors, who recommended tweaks. Google is now considering sending a recruiter to Sweet Briar for National Engineering Week next spring. A visiting professor’s spot could

President Stone with Sidnie Davis, follow. Wassell described the partnership as a Women’s Outreach Specialist at Google “win-win” for the College and the industry. “These companies have not done so well in di- versity metrics, both gender and race, so they’re actively recruiting,” says Wassell, who will head What we like about the College’s computer science program. “It’s im- what you’re doing is portant for them to be seen as reaching out.” Wassell believes the revived computer science you also have them major will be a big draw for recruiting students. educated well enough “We think that there’s a big pool of graduating seniors from high school who see a future in they can be managers, high tech and, for women, recognize there’s still a executives, leaders. huge gender gap.” “There are really great jobs in computer science and software engineering. That’s where the “ growth is. That’s where students want to major.“

10 SBC.EDU | SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE Marina Biel ’18 is an engineering major

Bob Chase teaches Java

SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE | SBC.EDU 11 Outstanding Alumnae Awards Debra Elkins ’93 and was really good. We began convening all the alumnae are giving back to Sarah vonRosenberg ‘72 lots of groups of alums from then on. the College in professional hours, it’s – co-chairs of Sweet Briar’s Alumnae Then in August, when they said all quite a bit comparable to the $10 mil- Alliance Council—were named the right you guys, figure out how to start lion a year in annual gifts that alums 2016 Outstanding Alumnae at the a Council, [Board Member] Alice already do. Founders’ Day convocation, recognizing Dixon pulled five or six of us from The Alliance has accomplished a lot. “outstanding service to Sweet Briar in a alumnae groups. What do you feel proud about? volunteer capacity.” The announcement, Sarah: She said we needed to pull Sarah: I feel proud about the alums; which caught both by surprise, reflects Council members from several the countless hours they’ve spent working it has been extraordinary to me that constituencies. And the ones that these 14,100 alums represent truly the with a set of working groups that assist immediately came to mind were the the College with everything from admis- best in liberal arts education. This old Alumnae Board, members of the group has been able, with their di- sions to fundraising. VonRosenberg, a Saving Sweet Briar effort, and Sweet health policy analyst from Texas, and verse talents, to come together for the Briar 2.0 members. I don’t know, good of Sweet Briar, to support Sweet Elkins, a government division director in maybe we were the loudest ones. the D.C. area, sat down with magazine Briar in her recovery. editor Phyllis Jordan to discuss their work. Probably. Debra: We’ve got 600-some alums Tell me how you came to be here, Debra: We went through storming signed up as admissions reps. You heading up the Alumnae Alliance. and forming very quickly to get to a look at the clubs, and the officers have high-performing team. We started all stepped up to run events on their Debra: I served on the past Alumnae those conversations in July or Au- own to help raise the money. I think Board, and when the announcement gust, and by October we were up and Sweet Work Weeks is pretty neat as a of Sweet Briar’s closure went down, running as a fully formed council. program. You hear the phrase—time, I think we were all shocked and sur- Sarah: Immediately, you and I were talent and treasure. And the time and prised. A lot more alums reached out. talent alums are actually able to give Sarah was one of the earliest who on the phone for hours on end trying to figure out how we might think to the College, our clubs, our class said, hey, this isn’t right and we need officers, the development team is to bring the alumnae groups together. about doing this. And that is when the flat organizational model with extraordinary. Had you been involved in any alum- several working groups seemed to Sarah: To see how selflessly these al- nae groups before? make a lot of sense because it could ums have given. And much of it will Sarah: I really had not. Years and impact and involve the greatest num- never be known. These alums aren’t years ago, I’d gone to the Houston ber of alums. doing this for personal recognition. club meetings. But after the closure About how many hours do you think They’re doing it because they love announcement, I wrote an irate you spend a week doing Alumnae Sweet Briar. letter, and I got some responses by Alliance business? Debra: What I’d like to see is in five email. I answered the phone one years, people look at us as the business night and this person says, “This is Sarah: For me, it’s about 30 or 40 a week. model of this deep and rich alumnae Debra Elkins,” in what I now know to engagement and say, “We want to be be a typically Debra response, “and I So basically another full-time job. like the Sweet Briar model.” just want to let you know that …” and Sarah: Early on, I’m scared to even I’m thinking, who is this woman? think how many hours it was. But it was very productive. When was that, Debra? Debra: At one point, the staff asked us how much do you think you guys Debra: It was right in March when are doing, and when we put the the announcement came out, and it hours up and looked at how much

12 SBC.EDU | SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE Academic Awards Honor Sweet Briar Students at Founders’ Day Convocation The following academic scholarships and awards were presented to outstanding Sweet Briar students at the College’s 2016 Founders’ Day Convocation on Friday, Sept. 23:

The Emilie Watts McVea The Laura Buckham Book Award The Loren Oliver Award Scholarship Bryanna Nirwana Colvin ’18 and in Studio Art Holly Evelyn Rueger ’17, Kathleen Allison Arienna Rebecca Groves ’18 Mary Stuart McDevitt ’17 Hurley ’18 and Rachel Elizabeth Bestowed upon rising juniors who are French Established by Mary Jane S. Oliver Hubbard Moser-Hardy ’19 majors in recognition of their excellence in the in memory of her husband, who served as Each year, the College recognizes aca- language professor of studio art from 1958 until his demic achievement by conferring upon the retirement in 1993. The award is presented highest-ranking member of each class the The Julia Sadler DeColigny annually to a senior studio art major who honorary title of Emilie Watts McVea Scholar, Award excels in creative productivity and promise. a designation that bears the name of the Jessie Ruth Schuster ’17 second president of Sweet Briar College. An annual prize to outstanding majors in The Rickards Award music and English in alternate years Caroline Margaret Thomas ’19 The Alumna Daughter-Legacy Established in 1974 by Frances Murrell Rick- Scholarship The Kenmore Scholar ards, Class of 1910, in memory of her son, Samantha Jay Schwartz ’18 Susan Page Bingham ’17 who died in World War II, and her husband, Established in 1974 by the board of the Representing the continuation of generations this award is given to one or more members Alumnae Association to honor an alumna leg- of commitment to excellence in education, of the rising acy student in either the junior or senior class Mr. and Mrs. J. Wilson Newman and their sopho- who has demonstrated, while at Sweet Briar, daughters and sons-in-law established the more class the traditions of sound learning and social Kenmore Fund at Sweet Briar in 1975. The who best responsibility, which have characterized the scholarship is awarded to a student who is demonstrate alumnae of the College since its founding recognized by the faculty of the government potential for program for academic excellence. leadership, The Nancy Godwin Baldwin ’57 academic Scholarships The Rebecca Tomlinson Lindblom excel- Hannah Casey Beall ’17, Marina Renee Biel Award lence and ’18, Jordyn Linsay Elliott ’17, Kiley Mineko Jolicoeur ’17 community SGA president Kiley Jolicoeur ’17 Rachel Michelle Higgins ’18, Jessie Ruth Established by the Rev. William L. Lindblom involvement, and senior Jessie received the 2016 Schuster ’17 and Baylee Anne Worth ’18 in honor of his wife. The award is given to a which have Schuster ’17 Rebecca Tom- received several linson Lindblom Awarded for the first time in 2015 in memory student or students who demonstrate academ- distinguished awards. Award. of Nancy Godwin Baldwin ’57 for her ded- ic excellence in philosophy and religion, as the College ication and service to her alma mater for 54 well as in the application of their principles to throughout its years. The scholarship is awarded to students daily living. history. who have made major contributions to the school and community through their leadership The Manson Memorial The Mary MacKintosh and demonstration of academic excellence. Scholarship Sherer Award Jessie Ruth Schuster ’17 Emily Blair Hawk ’18 The Mary Kendrick Benedict Established by the alumnae in memory of Established by friends of Mary MacKintosh Award N.C. Manson Jr. to give recognition to an Sherer to recognize a rising junior who is a Marina Renee Biel ’18 upperclasswoman of high academic standing leader and scholar and who demonstrates the Established in 1945 by former students, col- who shows qualities of leadership and makes outgoing and cheerful qualities long associat- leagues and other friends of Mary Kendrick a constructive contribution to student life. ed with Mary MacKintosh Sherer Benedict, the first president of Sweet Briar College, to honor an upperclasswoman of The Irene Mitchell Moore The Lucile Barrow Turner Award high academic standing and personal integri- Scholarship Amber E. Boyer ’17 ty who has shown a purpose for service in her Janetta Louise Green ’17 This annual scholarship is presented to a college experience. Established by Mrs. Moore, Class of 1942, senior majoring in music or drama. this scholarship is awarded to students of The Jean Besselievre Boley the Center for Civic Renewal who intend to The Lucile Umbreit Award for Award pursue careers in public service with a goal Excellence in Music History Lydia May Gullicksen ’18 of fostering the habits of effective citizenship Kelsey Elizabeth Sowers ’17 Established by the parents and husband of engagement. This award is presented only when an Jean Besselievre Boley ’35, to encourage outstanding candidate is nominated by music interest in creative writing. The prize is award- faculty. ed to the student submitting the best short story entered in the annual competition.

SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE | SBC.EDU 13 pon completion of the 2016 fiscal year, Sweet Briar College released strong budget, fundraising and enrollment numbers for the 2016 fiscal year. The College exceeded its fundraising goal of $10 million in just 10 months as part of the Next is Now special initiative. The $10 million is Uneeded to cover millions of dollars in costs associated with the attempted closure of the College, including severance payments and lost tuition. “2016 was a rebuilding year,” President Phillip C. Stone said. “We took over a mostly shuttered institution and could not start recruiting a new class until September of 2015, six months later than other institutions. The fact that we will have a student body of this size in such a short time is one more Sweet Briar miracle.” President Stone noted that the College came in $2 million under budget in FY2016 and, for the first time in its history, did not withdraw a penny from its endowment. “We are proud that the College spent less than it budgeted,” President Stone said. “The endowment was not touched. That is simply amazing when you consider we had a student body of only 40 percent of its previous size, were required by the settlement agreement to pay almost $5 million of severance to faculty and staff, and incurred more than $30 million of other costs due to the attempts to close.” When President Stone took over the Sweet Briar presidency last July, most faculty and staff had been terminated and all students had transferred to other colleges. The riding and study abroad programs had also been transferred. All athletic contests had been can- 2016 celed; memberships in athletic associations and professional consortia had been surren- dered. Even the food service was gone. In six weeks, a new senior team was put in place, transferred programs were brought Annual back to the College, a new food service was retained, faculty and staff were reemployed, and classes began on schedule. In addition to fielding every athletic team, two new sports Results were added for the coming year. The Alumnae Alliance was created to mobilize alumnae around the world to help build sustainability for the College. President Stone concluded, “We learned so much this year. But above all, we learned that small liberal arts institutions must reject fatalism and discover creative, innovative ways for the entire campus community to be involved in nurturing their college. Sweet Briar is well positioned for a bright future.”

We are proud that the College spent less than it budgeted. “ The endowment was not touched.

14 SBC.EDU | SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE Revenues 2015–2016 Category Budget Actual Revenues Net tuition and fees $5,287,511 $4,333,192 Category Budget Actual Gifts and grants* $10,207,190 $10,801,395 Net tuition and fees $5,287,511 $4,333,192 Saving Sweet Briar, Inc. contributions** $7,084,500 $7,363,644 Gifts and grants* $10,498,787 $10,801,395 Endowment spending allocation $3,785,000 Saving Sweet Briar, Inc. Contributions** $7,084,500 $7,363,644 Auxiliary enterprises $4,418,430 $4,187,525 Endowment spending allocation $3,785,000 Auxiliary enterprises $4,418,430 $4,187,525 Other sources $375,952 $816,297 Other sources $375,952 $816,297 Total revenues $31,158,583 $27,502,053 Total revenues $24,074,083 $20,138,409 Total revenues and other support $31,158,583 $27,502,053 Expenses 2015–2016 Category Budget Actual Total Payroll and Benefits $14,363,356 $13,794,408 Total Department Operations $8,810,766 $8,899,315 Revenues RevenuesInterest $1,000,000 $1,020,404 2016 Revenues: Budget Category CategoryBudget Actual Budget Actual2016 Revenues: Actual Expenses Net tuition and fees Net tuition and fees$5,287,511 $4,333,192 $5,287,511 $4,333,192 Gifts and grants* Gifts and grants*Total$10,498,787 Operations/Maintenance$10,801,395 $10,498,787 Plant$10,801,395 $4,712,620 $4,527,891 Category Budget ActualSaving Sweet Briar, Inc. Contributions** Saving Sweet Briar, Inc. Contributions**$7,084,500 $7,363,644 $7,084,500 $7,363,644 1% Endowment spending allocation Endowment spending allocationContingency$3,785,000 $3,785,000 $1,465,899 Total Payroll and Benefits $14,363,356 $13,794,408Auxiliary enterprises Auxiliary enterprises$4,418,430 $4,187,525 $4,418,430 $4,187,525 Other sources Other sourcesTotal$375,952 Expenses$816,297 $375,952 $816,297 $30,352,641 $28,242,018 Total Department Operations $8,810,766 Total revenues$8,899,315 Total revenues$24,074,083 $20,138,409 $24,074,083 $20,138,409 Interest $1,000,000 Total revenues and other support$1,020,404 Total revenues and other support$31,158,583 $27,502,053 $31,158,5833% $27,502,053 14% 17% Total Operations/Maintenance Plant $4,712,620 $4,527,891 16% 15% Contingency $1,465,899 2016 Revenues: Budget 2016 Revenues: Budget 2016 Revenues: Actual 2016 Revenues: Actual Total Expenses $30,352,641 $28,242,018 2016 Revenues: Budget 2016 Revenues: actual 1% 1% 3% 3% Net tuiQon and fees 14% 17% 14% 17% 16% 16% Net tuiQon and fees 15% 15% Net tuiQon and fees Net tuiQon and fees Expenses Category Budget Actual GiRs and grants* GiRs and grants* GiRs and grants* GiRs and grants* 12% Total Payroll and Benefits $14,363,356Expenses $13,794,408 Net tuiQon and fees Net tuiQon and fees Category GiRs and grants* Budget Actual GiRs and grants* Total Department Operations12% $8,810,76612% $8,899,315 Saving Sweet Briar, Inc. Saving Sweet Briar, Inc. Saving Sweet Briar, Inc. ContribuQons** Interest $1,000,000Total Payroll and Benefits$1,020,404 Saving Sweet Briar, Inc. ContribuQons** $14,363,356 $13,794,408 Saving Sweet Briar, Inc. ContribuQons** ContribuQons** Saving Sweet Briar, Inc. ContribuQons** ContribuQons** Total Department Operations $8,810,766 $8,899,315 Total Operations/Maintenance Plant $4,712,620 $4,527,891 Endowment spending allocaQon Endowment spending allocaQon Endowment spending allocaQon Endowment spending allocaQon Contingency $1,465,899Interest $1,000,000 $1,020,404 2016 Expenses Budget Endowment spending allocaQon Total Operations/Maintenance PlantAuxiliary enterprises $4,712,620 $4,527,891 Auxiliary enterprises 2016 Expenses Actual Endowment spending allocaQon Total Expenses $30,352,641 $28,242,018 Auxiliary enterprises Auxiliary enterprises Contingency Other sources $1,465,899 Other sources 27% 27% Auxiliary enterprises Total Expenses33% $30,352,64133% $28,242,018 Auxiliary enterprises 39% Other sources 39% Other sources 23% 23% Other sources 27% Other sources 33% 5% 2016 Expenses Budget 2016 Expenses Actual 2016 Expenses Budget 39% 2016 Expenses Actual 23% 2016 expenses: Budget 16% 2016 expenses: actual 16% Total Payroll and Benefits 5% 5% Total Payroll and Benefits 16% 16% 16% 16% 4% Total Department OperaLons 4% 4% Total Department OperaLons 3% Total Payroll and Benefits Total Payroll and Benefits Total Payroll and Benefits Total Payroll and Benefits 47% 3% 3% Total Department OperaLons Total Department OperaLons Total Department OperaLons Total Department OperaLons 47% 47% 49% 49% 49% Interest Interest Interest Interest Interest Interest

Total OperaLons/Maintenance Plant Total OperaLons/Maintenance Plant Total OperaLons/Maintenance Plant Total OperaLons/Maintenance Plant ConLngency ConLngency ConLngency Total OperaLons/Maintenance ConLngency Total OperaLons/Maintenance 31% 31% Plant 29% Plant 29% ConLngency 31% ConLngency 29% * Including an allocation for spending from the Carrington Trust.

** Saving Sweet Briar, Inc. contributed $12 million in total to Sweet Briar College, with $5 million in fiscal year 2015 and $7 million in 2016.

SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE | SBC.EDU 15 Sweet Briar NOW and Forever:

Case for Support

weet Briar College has a long history in exposure to a broad range of intellectual of producing alumnae who lead lives and cultural subject matter, cultivation of 2016 Fiscal Year Sof significance in their careers and different interests, and an expectation to Success Stories communities. In the spring of 2015, the question, express points of view, and appre- Enrollment College’s alumnae reminded the world of ciate different perspectives. Today’s students In the fall semester of 2015, the College the relevance of a women’s liberal arts ed- are engaged in the same development of opened on time with 236 students: 25 ucation, and of a Sweet Briar education, in these habits of mind, and they are taking first-years, 66 sophomores, 60 juniors, the world today. Over the past 18 months, on campus leadership roles, finding their and 85 seniors (and an additional 75 the College has emerged as a rallying point voices, and discovering their own passions. students enrolled in the College’s ju- for an extraordinary community, an exam- Having successfully averted attempted nior-year abroad programs). The 92 faculty ple to sister institutions, and a beacon for a closure in March 2015, Sweet Briar College members crafted a rigorous curriculum, new generation of women seeking to lead is charting a course for distinction — and with some professors teaching up to five lives of significance. for good reason: a women’s college educa- classes a semester to ensure the students’ Women’s college graduates make up tion works. academic needs were met. Eight students 2% of the college graduate population, yet The College’s first fiscal year after the participated in the 2016 Honors Summer comprise more than 20% of women in the attempted closure started off with great Research Program, analyzing topics as United States Congress and 33% of the uncertainty and myriad challenges. A varied as transient objects in the center of women on Fortune 1000 boards, according reasonable but responsible budget had to our galaxy, invasive hydrilla in Lower Lake, to the Women’s College Coalition. Sweet be created while faculty and staff were still and women in combat. This past spring, 81 Briar alumnae are no exception. Sweet being rehired, students were still being seniors graduated. Briar women are mayors, entrepreneurs, called back, and essential services and scholars, innovators, and committed com- programs were still being reestablished. By Financial Stewardship munity volunteers. the end of the fiscal year, June 30, 2016, the The College managed expenses wisely, Prepared for a lifetime of success wher- challenges had been met, and out of the coming in under budget. There was no ever their passions take them, Sweet Briar uncertainty emerged a flawless academic draw on endowment, allowing it to grow. alumnae possess habits of mind developed year, a reinvigorated sense of purpose, and This fiscal discipline has stabilized the in an educational environment grounded a momentum toward a promising future. College’s financial picture to the point

16 SBC.EDU | SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE You Make the Difference

that S&P Global raised the College’s bond More than 600 alumnae signed up to be for best batting average, on-base per- rating three full levels in September. Alumnae Admissions Representatives centage, and slugging percentage in all of (AARs) to work with the Admissions Division III softball. All of the College’s Programmatic Success Office to attend college fairs, connect with sports teams took the field, with help from In December, family advisors of the Judith prospective students, and reach out to high classmates from other sports and, in some Haskell Brewer Fund of The Community school counselors. The Admissions Office, cases, from students who had never com- Foundation Serving Richmond and Cen- with the help of the AARs, recruited 156 peted before. tral Virginia awarded the College a two- new students, of which 134 are first-year Passion for the Possibilities part grant for the environmental science students for this fall semester. Of those The success of the Admissions Office and program: $500,000 outright over 3 years, a students, 22 are transfer students from $500,000 challenge grant, plus $50,000 to the AARs in growing the student body by other institutions and 63 qualify for the some 100 students, the successful collab- revitalize the College’s community garden. Honors program. Among the first-years are Throughout the year, President Phillip oration of the faculty in a make-it-work 8 international students from 7 countries, year, the interest of Silicon Valley compa- C. Stone and Mary Pope M. Hutson ’83, indicating a return of an important interna- vice president for alumnae relations and nies in partnering with the College, and tional presence on campus. In addition, the the continued extraordinary support from development, had successful meetings master’s program in education, which had with Silicon Valley companies interested alumnae have infused the campus with only 1 student last year, has 11 students this an energy and a desire to innovate and in partnering with the College in reestab- year. lishing the computer science program. Far actualize the unrealized potential of Sweet from being a drawback, the fact that Sweet Athletic Victories Briar College. There is a noticeable passion Briar College is a women’s liberal arts The Equestrian Team won the Old Domin- for the possibilities among faculty, staff, college remains an attraction. ion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Equestri- administration, and students alike. Rescue an Team title for the second year in a row, is over. Recruiting its third title in the past 5 years. Forty-six Sweet Briar’s Renaissance begins. Alumnae engagement in the life of their student athletes were named to the ODAC college continued with the same passion All-Academic Team. Nene Jones ’16 was continue >> displayed in their fight to save Sweet Briar. honored by the NCAA, winning awards

SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE | SBC.EDU 17 across the world will contribute to that The Path Forward: growth. Theresa Capule was appointed in 2017 May as director of international students to smooth their transition to Sweet Briar. Budget President Stone is also examining new pos- The new budget includes rehiring of re- sibilities for our master’s programs beyond turning faculty and adding new faculty: education, possibly including programs in • to bolster our liberal arts curriculum business, conservation, fine arts, nonprofit management, and entrepreneurship. • to maintain rigor and excellence in our Honors programs Opportunity • to enhance our environmental science In her Commencement speech, Board program, and member and founder of Task Rabbit, Leah Professor Linda Fink teaches her Biology 111 • to reestablish our computer science Busque ’01, told the Class of 2016 to have students about monarch butterflies at one of program. “big hairy audacious goals . . . goals so the butterfly gardens on Sweet Briar’s campus. outrageous, so ambitious, that it is almost The budget also addresses some of the crazy to consider them,” invoking the deferred maintenance of the past and the fundraising heroics of Saving Sweet Briar, resumption of the College’s contribution Inc., which made the rescue of the College to the employee retirement plan, reflect- possible. ing a commitment to two of our greatest Throughout the past year, alumnae have assets: our people and our landmark built asked, “What is next for the College?” The environment. alumnae and friends of the College have a The new budget also includes an belief in the relevance of a women’s liberal industry standard 5% draw on the endow- arts education in general, and specifically ment—with the expectation of a continued in the value of a Sweet Briar education fiscal discipline of staying within bud- based on the strength of our faculty. That get—and only a 4% increase in tuition. belief, and the alumnae’s own Sweet Briar The College will continue to work toward education, empowered them to save the attracting additional summer camps and College. What’s next for the College is programs and improving the use of the as audacious as that successful effort. Florence Elston Inn and Conference Cen- Building from our values and strength, our ter to generate auxiliary revenue, as well as audacious goal is not only to return Sweet increasing support from foundations. Briar to its preeminence as a top wom- Enrollment en’s liberal arts college but to make it the The College will continue to grow the stu- leading women’s liberal arts college in the dent body, using innovations in enrollment country, and a global forum for women’s and the passion and energy of the AARs. learning and leadership. An expanded outreach to young women Our Path to Sustainability

Figures in parentheses are projected student enrollment Income

FY ’16 Actual (228) 1.6 M 10.2 M 7 M (SSBI)* (grants) 0 4.2 M 2.1 M 4.3 M

FY ’17 (309) 20 M 3 M 5 M 1 M 4.7 M Sweet Briar Fund FY ’18 (450) (gifts and grants)

FY ’19 (556) Endowment Auxiliaries FY ’20 (682) Tuition & Fees FY ’21 (697) Other Endowment draw-down rate is 5% each year after 2017. Five-year growth in revenue from tuition, fees, grants and auxiliary enterprises will lead to decreasing reliance on the Sweet Briar Fund for operating expenses. Increasing budgetary health will allow us to grow our endowment and meet future capital needs. *Saving Sweet Briar, Inc. ($12 million total: $7 million in FY 2016, $5 million in FY 2015)

18 SBC.EDU | SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE The results of last fiscal year’s fund- on this path to a bright and solid future. How YOU Can raising initiatives included a total of $18.8 In addition to honoring the commit- Make the Difference million: ment to the classes of 2017, 2018, 2019 and The generosity of alumnae and friends • Gifts of $10.2 million for the Sweet 2020 your contribution to the Sweet Briar of the College made the successes of this Briar Fund (Next is Now). Fund will also support these initiatives of past year possible. Sweet Briar needs your the College: • Restricted gifts and grants of $1.6 generosity to continue; the new budget • Growing an even stronger enrollment; requires contributions in the amount of million. $20 million. As of October 2016, we have • Saving Sweet Briar, Inc., gifts of $7 • Developing a comprehensive interna- raised $3 million toward fiscal year 2017. million deposited by September 2015 tional recruitment plan to complement Though the College recruited 134 (in addition to the $5 million deposited the International Women’s Leadership first-year students in the Class of 2020 in FY15). Program, which recruits students from China; and experienced high numbers of transfer Highlights of our FY16 special initiative students this past spring and for the fall se- giving include: • Enhancing our academic vision focused mester, the number of students in each of on the liberal arts, including bolstering the classes of 2017, 2018, and 2019 is well • Gifts from current and former Board our Honors Program and using Sweet under the target for adequate enrollment. members exceeded $2 million. Briar’s 3,250 acres as a learning labora- The truth of the matter is, we must carry • Four classes gave more than $1 million. tory; the financial load for those classes to grad- The classes of 2016, 2017, and 2019 had • Reestablishing a computer science uation. We recruited these young women a 100% participation rate. program tied to our core liberal arts after the rescue of the College; they placed curriculum, open to all students;** their faith in Sweet Briar and enrolled in The participation rate of degreed the fall of 2015, allowing the College to alumnae was 37.7%; when you include the • Examining new possibilities for our maintain accreditation and remain open. non-degreed alumnae (those who attended five-year master’s programs; and Over the next 4 years, as Sweet Briar SBC), participation jumps to 54.6%. Espe- • Asserting Sweet Briar’s place in the grows enrollment, achieves greater cially with regard to degreed alumnae, we world as a global forum for women’s economies of scale, and enhances have work to do in encouraging more alum- leadership. auxiliary revenue, the reliance on alumnae nae to not only join us but also put Sweet Your gift will help the College empower contributions toward supporting these Briar first in their philanthropic giving. and educate young women to build and classes will decrease. We are on the As the chart on page 18 demonstrates, reshape the world however their passions right path, but it is a long path. In the our path to sustainability is multifaceted. lead them, inspire and develop leaders who meantime, this year we have to honor the As we increase revenue from tuition, auxil- will take accountability for their commu- commitment to the students in classes iary services and build our endowment, we nities and their environment, leaders who of 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020 to provide will become less reliant on contributions. will bring the genius of Sweet Briar to bear them with the Sweet Briar education and However, in the coming year, your on a world in desperate need of their gifts. experience the alumnae fought so hard to contributions still represent a majority of In short, to continue to produce women save. Alumnae and friends of the College our operating budget. As much as your gifts like the alumnae of Sweet Briar College. are again being asked to put Sweet Briar were needed to save the College from clo- first in their philanthropic giving. sure, they are needed now to keep us moving ** Pending approval by accreditors Make Sweet Briar your number-one philanthropic priority in 2017 and beyond. Invest in women’s education. Make a gift today by visiting sbc.edu/give, calling (800) 381-6131 or by mail to the Office of Alumnae Relations and Development, PO Box 1057, Sweet Briar, VA 24595. This year’s incoming students, including first-years, transfer students, and international students.

SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE | SBC.EDU 19 RECRUIT: Sweet Briar’s most important priority is rebuilding Alumnae Alliance 1. our student body. By the end of the decade we hope to raise enrollment to 800. You can help by volunteering to be an Alumnae Admissions Recruiter who visits college fairs or 5 Things connects with prospective students through email, phone and text. You can also reach out to your local high school counselors to make sure they have the latest information. Last year, more Alumnae than 600 alumnae signed up to recruit and contact prospective students, helping us bring in a record number of applications.

Can Do MENTOR: The success of Sweet Briar depends on the success 2. of our graduates. The Alumnae Alliance is setting up networks Looking for a way to where women in the workforce can help new graduates and other alumnae. Go to sbc.edu/alumnae-development/alumnae-profiles/ help Sweet Briar — to share your professional bio in a database that students can now and forever? access. Go to sweetbriar.alumnifire.com to sign up for Alumni- Fire, another way to connect with students and with each other. If The Alumnae you have an internship or an entry-level job to offer, contact Barb Alliance offers these Watts, director of career services, at [email protected]. five ideas: ENGAGE: Join the Sweet Briar Alumnae Club in your 3. community and attend events. If you don’t have a local club, work with other local alumnae to start one. Volunteer to raise money with a team of classmates. Participate or contribute an item for the virtual auction that will start in the spring and culminate at Reunion. Join the new Lifelong Learning webinars the Alumnae Alliance will be rolling out soon.

GIVE: With the successful $10+ million Next is NOW initiative, 4. alumnae increased their annual giving fivefold over past year If you want a bigger averages. We’re now launching the next phase of fundraising and dose of campus life, will raise $20 million. You’ll be hearing from the College and from join us for Sweet Work Weeks, classmates. Make your most significant gift and ask others you tentatively set for July 3- Aug. love — your parents, your siblings and/or your children — to sup- 18, 2017. You’ll spend your port the Sweet Briar Fund. If you’re planning your will, consider days painting, gardening or a gift to Sweet Briar. For information on major gifts or bequests, cleaning up the campus, then contact Claire Griffith at [email protected] or 434-381-6479. spend your nights reliving college in the dorms. And of COME HOME: Reunion is set for June 2-4, 2017, so save the course, if you have a teenag- 5. date! The weekend is open to all classes, but we will honor those er who might be interested in classes ending in 2s and 7s. We’ve also started a Sister Classes Sweet Briar, bring her for a tour program that connects women at Reunion from classes 20 years apart. The Alumnae Alliance is looking for volunteers to help plan or an overnight stay. The Elston and coordinate Reunion. Inn is always open.

SBC Alumnae Alliance Council

Michelle Badger ’06 Amy Leigh Campbell ’97 Sarah Clement ’75 DeDe Conley ’72 Debra Elkins ’93 Sally Mott Freeman ’76 Meg Guegan ’92 MichelleLBadger@gmail. [email protected] [email protected] DeirdreConley@bellsouth. [email protected] SallyMottFreeman@ [email protected] com net gmail.com

20 SBC.EDU | SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE Working group areas in the Alumnae Alliance You can volunteer by contacting the co-chairs of the different Working Groups!

Alumnae Admissions Recruiters financial projects, annual and reunion (AARs): (Co-chairs Michelle Badger and giving, future capital campaigns, founda- “The Sweet Briar Julia Schmitz) This group coordinates the tion and corporate proposals, major gift work of alumnae with the College’s Ad- cultivation, and affinity/friends groups College Alumnae missions Office as Alumnae Admissions fundraising. Recruiters (AARs), who represent Sweet Briar at college fairs and in talking with Media, Marketing and Communica- Alliance promotes prospective students. tions: (Co-chairs Meg Guegan and Sally Mott Freeman) This group provides programs and services Class Acts / Reunions: (Chair Phyllis expertise, advice and research, and exe- Jordan) This group works with class cutes assignments from Sweet Briar’s staff that connect alumnae presidents, secretaries and social media in spreading the word about the College, leads, as elected by classes, to support as well as in reaching out to the media. organizing class reunions, managing the to the College and class notes publication cycle, creating “The Network” and Career Develop- Pinterest class boards, managing Face- ment: (Co-chairs Katie Schellhammer to each other to book pages, raising class donations and Sarah Clement) This group connects and, most importantly, updating alumnae alumnae across the generations, support- sustain Sweet Briar in contact information. ing student internships and the Senior Class Campaign (welcoming graduating Clubs / Geographic: (Co-chairs Cady seniors to the Alumnae Alliance), career perpetuity.” Thomas and Kathryn Yunk) This group networking and graduate school advis- coordinates geographic alumnae clubs ing. It also connects alumnae via affinity and supporting regions. Club officers groups, like Sweet Work Weeks and will continue to be elected by their continuing educational programs. constituents. Areas that are being rebuilt may begin by term appointments until Council Strategic Initiatives: (Co-chairs constituents are re-engaged. These units Sarah vonRosenberg, DeDe Conley, and will serve as points of contact for multiple Debra Elkins) This group assists in re- objectives in supporting the College’s search and development by assignment, mission. with a focus on priorities for the College including alumnae engagement, brand- Development: (Co-chairs Lisa Longino ing, global outreach, recruiting, land use and Lea Harvey) This team supports the and sustainability, partnerships, academ- College’s fundraising efforts for oper- ics, student life, women’s education and ating-expense management, special other initiatives as identified.

Lea Harvey ’90 Phyllis Jordan ’80 Lisa Longino ’78 Katie Schellhammer ’95 Julia Schmitz ’03 Cady Thomas ’98 Sarah vonRosenberg ’72 Kathryn Yunk ’91 [email protected] PhyllisWJordan@hotmail. [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] SvonRosenberg@smoote. Kathryn.Yunk@med. com com ge.com

SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE | SBC.EDU 21 Priscilla Carroll ’87 Named Director of Alumnae Relations

riscilla Newton Carroll spent years as a litigator and was looking for a new challenge, one that would have meaningful impact. When she learned Sweet Briar was looking for a new Director of Alumnae Relations, she knew she had found what she was looking for. P“The position interested me right away as a unique challenge, working with so many people and on so many different projects, but all with the common goal of securing and advancing Sweet Briar’s future,” said Carroll, who started in her new post on October 24. “I felt that my experience in case evaluation and management and skills in problem-solving through advocacy, persuasion, and negotiation would translate well into the role of helping to develop and manage many alumnae programs.” Mary Pope M. Hutson ’83, vice president for development and alumnae relations, said she was delighted to have Carroll on board. “Priscilla brings with her a deep love of Sweet Briar, as well as many years of advocacy and collaborative leadership experience,” she said. Carroll, who moved to campus from Crofton, Md., has dedicated most of her professional life to serving the public sector. Most recently, she served as an assistant attorney general representing the Maryland Department of the En- vironment, working to enforce the state’s environmental laws and regulations [email protected] to protect public health and the environment. She has practiced civil, criminal and administrative law, has vast experience in litigation, and has resolved thousands of cases. “As alumnae, we “Priscilla has a proven ability to bring groups together, engaging many to know that Sweet find solutions and common ground,” said President Phil Stone. “Her love of Sweet Briar coupled with her desire to continue to foster connections among Briar is a unique and alumnae and students to work toward their future success will serve her well in this position.” valuable institution. Her return to Sweet Briar coincides with her daughter Ellis’ decision to The devotion of our join this year’s freshman class. The college search process brought Carroll to campus again and again, giving her a chance to reconnect with professors and alumnae reflects how meet students, faculty and staff. deeply formative our “I was so impressed with all of them and moved by their commitment to Sweet Briar,” she recalled. “I found the campus filled with positive energy, Sweet Briar years enthusiasm, and determination on every visit.” were in our becoming She sees alumnae as essential to the College’s future. “As alumnae, we know that Sweet Briar is a unique and valuable institu- strong, confident and tion. The devotion of our alumnae reflects how deeply formative our Sweet Briar years were in our becoming strong, confident and thoughtful leaders in thoughtful leaders our personal and professional lives,” Carroll said. in our personal and “The Sweet Briar community is filled with energy, enthusiasm and purpose right now, as her mission of empowering young women is renewed to gen- professional lives.” erations, and her future is aimed at becoming the finest women’s liberal arts college in the country. I believe that strong relationships, good communication and celebrations of success and community with my fellow alumnae are key components in propelling the College toward her future success.”

22 SBC.EDU | SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE Alumnae Relations & Development Staff

Mary Pope Maybank Hutson ’83 Rachel Pietsch Claire Dennison Griffith ’80 VP for Alumnae Relations and Development Executive Assistant Director of Major and Planned Gifts [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Donna Dodd ’15 Clélie Steckel Sarah Lewis Assistant Director of Alumnae Relations Assistant Director of the Sweet Briar Fund Stewardship Manager [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Bonnie L. Seitz ’01 Paula Eanes Wanda Vest Assistant Director of Advancement Services Advancement Services Coordinator Data Coordinator [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE | SBC.EDU 23 Gifts With a Twist

Beyond the incredible outpouring of support for the Sweet Briar Fund, alumnae are finding unique ways to give back to the college they love.

Concert Recording Benefits Sweet Briar with highlights including “#41,” “Lie In Our The lyrics to the iconic Dave Matthews Graves,” “Seek Up” and “#36.” Band song “Crash into Me” give a hint to To purchase the CD and T-shirts, visit his inspiration: davematthewsband.com or the Sweet Briar Book Shop at shopsweet.sbc.edu. Sweet like candy to my soul. Sweet you rock Sweet you roll Light Up the World, Vixens Brightens Campus Dave Matthews performed that song in the Sweet Briar Dell in April 1996 with An anonymous donor, with a more his future wife Ashley Harper ’96 in the sustainable future in mind, has given the audience. Matthews has now released an College the money needed to change all of album of that solo concert, “Live at Sweet the street lights on Sweet Briar’s campus to Vixen Napkins Raise Money Briar College 4.14.1996” and a T-shirt LED lights, which last longer and use less for Tennis Courts commemorating the event. He and Harper energy than other types of bulbs. have agreed that net proceeds from the sale The Light Up the World, Vixens project When the College launched a campaign of both items will benefit the College. will replace 133 lights from 250 watt Metal to rebuild its tennis courts this summer, This special, uncirculated Dave Mat- Halide to 54 watt LED lights. The gift was Amoret Thissell Jorgensen ’82 jumped thews solo acoustic performance was donated in honor of Genie Whiteside into action. Sparked by an idea from Cin- recorded just before the release of the band’s Winton ’38. dy Conroy ’74, she had already teamed up sophomore album, Crash. The show is inti- with Jane Sullivan ’78 to fund the perfect mate and carefree, and Dave item: paper cocktail napkins bearing the takes his time sharing Vixen logo, designed years ago by late stories regarding the athletics director Jennifer Crispen. place of inspiration A package of 50 napkins sells for $20 for “Crash Into each, and all proceeds will benefit the ten- Me” (a dorm nis courts. Jorgensen and Sullivan’s order within viewing of 720 napkin packages could raise $14,400 distance of the stage) and towards the $275,000 price tag. a recent trip to Africa. This The Vixen napkins are available at the rare performance features Book Shop now and online at shopsweet. beautiful solo acoustic ren- sbc.edu. ditions of full-band songs

24 SBC.EDU | SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE Start Planning Your When we can— Legacy Now to whatever we can— Contribute to let’s do it! Sweet Briar’s Future The time was n 1899, Indiana Fletcher Williams founded Sweet Briar through a visionary planned gift. never as good as Indiana’s vision of a college for the education of young women inspired her to establish a trust of land and other assets Ithat became her enduring legacy. This planned gift has provided transformational educational opportunities for generations of women for over 100 years. Please join us as a Williams Associate to ensure that her legacy will prosper—in perpetuity. now. Making a planned gift is an easy process that has a lifelong benefit to Sweet Briar. For Nella Gray Barkley ’55, it’s a simple way to leave a legacy, in addition to making an annual gift. Nella chose to name Sweet Briar College as the sole benefi- ciary when she purchased a life insurance policy many years ago. “It was simply a very manageable way for me to provide a larger contribution to Sweet Briar. So, now I pay the premium each year and, at my demise, Sweet Briar will receive 100% of the corpus of the policy. It’s a good device, particularly for those of us who have a lot of other obligations currently and yet, we want to contribute in a substantial way. Of course we do both a policy and give beyond that annually. When we can—whatever we can—let’s do it! The time was never as good as now.” Sweet Briar is so grateful to Nella for her generosity and her contributions to Sweet Briar’s future. If you have questions about planned giving, please contact Claire Dennison Griffith ’80, director of major and planned gifts at [email protected] or 434-381-6479.

Nella Barkley was born in Texas to a Virginia family, raised in Canada Harvard University’s School of Business Administration Advanced and settled in Charleston, SC. Nella is president and co-founder of the Management Program; her ability to find new solutions to problems Crystal-Barkley Corporation, an organization through which Nella has resulted in her consulting services being sought by industry as serves as an advocate for living life to its fullest—and offers a process well as branches of government. She also developed a low-income to enable everyone to do just that. Nella initiated a center for juvenile housing rehabilitation program for the City of Charleston and was the delinquents early on in life, where the program helped these young first general manager of the Spoleto Festival, USA, a major, annual offenders to redirect their lives into productive activity. Nella completed international arts event.

We’re pleased to announce the launch of our new planned giving website sbc.edu/alumnae-development/planned-giving where you can learn how to make a planned gift. Be sure to visit our site, where you can: • Download a free estate planning kit, • Use a charitable gift calculator to help find the gift that benefits you and Sweet Briar the most, • Find sample language to use in your will, • Get news about the latest in planned giving, and • Learn about an IRA Rollover gift, one of the most tax-smart ways to make a planned gift.

SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE | SBC.EDU 25 Coming Home Scattered to different schools and jobs after the attempted closure in 2015, many of Sweet Briar’s professors and students came home this fall to find a revived campus, a renewed spirit and a common purpose. Alumnae, too, came back for teaching and coaching positions, hoping to be part of rebuilding the College they love. They came from bigger campuses, co-ed classrooms and urban settings, But they all knew where they wanted to be. As one student put it, “Ultimately, your spirit knows where home is.”

26 SBC.EDU | SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE John Gregory Brown Director of Creative Writing, Julia Jackson Nichols Professor of English

Carrie Brown Margaret Banister Writer-in-Residence The Browns, both published novelists, came to Sweet Briar in 1994 and raised three children on the campus. Amid the closure attempt, John Gregory secured pro bono legal representation for the faculty and helped negotiate the settlement that kept the College open. But he and Carrie had already accepted jobs in Massachusetts. John Gregory Brown: By the time Sweet Briar was saved, we had already committed to go to Deerfield. So we left, grateful to have found positions together at such late notice, thinking we would never come back. Carrie Brown: It was terribly sad. And it was heartbreaking for our kids, all of whom are grown adults; they had grown up on the campus and they felt the loss of it keenly, even though none of them live at home anymore. We left behind many, many, many good friends and a place that we loved, and we never thought we would come back. It’s not that we didn’t imagine that the College might survive. It’s that we didn’t imagine that there would be an opportunity—a way—for us to return. John Gregory: We missed it very much. We discovered after leaving how much this felt like home in a way that we hadn’t thought about before. And we felt really good about what [Pres- ident] Phil Stone had done, what the alumnae had done. And about the College’s chances. We decided that it was worth getting back here and trying to be a part of what was going on. When Carrie and I came back, we kind of expected the campus to look a little more ragged because of the challenges, but it looked beautiful. I know there are issues—there are always issues with a place this large and this complicated. But we felt heartened by how beautiful it looked. We’re sorry we missed last year, because I think it must have been an extraordinary thing to have been here. We did what we thought we had to do. And I so admire those who did stay. Carrie: I’m very aware of the degree to which we are setting the reset button. John Gregory built a creative writing program over 20 years, which for a college the size of Sweet Briar was quite extraordinary: The publication record of the faculty, the number of faculty members in the department, the number of faculty members publishing in different genres, an international writers series that brought absolutely the most distinguished writers to interact with students. Returning to campus, I’m acutely aware of the damage that was done by the effort to close it, of how we’re rebuilding work that took 20 years to come to fruition. The alumnae are really engaged now, and there are so many of them; I don’t think they’re going to let the College fail.

—carrie brown SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE | SBC.EDU 27 I think that people who come back feel what we feel, which is a tremen- Janetta Green dous level of excitement about the opportunity for the College to re-imag- Environmental Studies and Government major from Delaware ine itself, to reinvent itself, to have a kind of renaissance that is truly dramatically different from the college it used to be, even as it retains its Green, a senior, transferred to Mills College near San essential character. At the same time, I know that many people feel that Francisco after the closure announcement, then came they’ve been sent back to Go without collecting their $200, and they’re back to Sweet Briar after one semester. starting all over with more constraints and fewer resources. I knew I wanted to still stay at a small liberal arts col- John Gregory: As difficult as things have been, there have been many lege, and I wanted to stay at a women’s college. Mills was people who have given of themselves. For the alumnae, it’s just amazing. one of the schools that had reached out to Sweet Briar Carrie and I have a real awareness that, if not for the effort of the alumnae, and said, “We want to help your students.” we would not be back here. The faculty did what they could, the lawyers I liked being in California overall. It was definitely really did what they could, but the truth of it is, the real force was the alumnae, different to go from rural Virginia to being in a city; so their efforts, their raising money, their spreading the word. I definitely liked that aspect. The professors were really Carrie: The alumnae are really engaged now, and there are so many of nice, but it just didn’t feel right being there. I was never them; I don’t think they’re going to let the College fail. A new president fully comfortable. will need time. Things don’t happen overnight. That person will need to When I came to Sweet Briar the first time, I had the im- figure out how this college is going to distinguish itself, beyond being a mediate feeling that this was home, this is where I need women’s college. How is it going to pull in students? And I think the alum- to be. But when I got to Mills, I felt like, this isn’t it. So I nae are going to give that person, give the community, the necessary time. decided, I’ll try it out, I’ll see how it fits. I’ll go to classes, I talk with my students often about the fact of Sweet Briar’s survival. It I’ll join clubs, I’ll meet people, I’ll see how it goes. By comes up naturally, as they’re aware of the role they are playing not just as the time October rolled around, I knew this definitely students but as architects of the College’s present and its future. isn’t it. So I was on the phone with Sweet Briar, asking how do I come back? By November, just about every- John Gregory: I’ve really changed by mind about something. For my 21 thing was in place. years here, I had never cared that much about any of the tap clubs, any of those activities. Now I’ve begun to recognize the ways in which these It was really nice to come back. It definitely felt like things create the students’ sense of the institution. And creating that sense home. I missed all my friends, and it was great to see of the institution is so instrumental in their continued investment in it. them. The campus was definitely quiet, with so few people, which was weird. The first time I came into Prothro, I was just amazed at how many students, how many alumnae, were invest- I was thinking, “Where is everyone?” ed in saving the school. That says to me that all those things that I hadn’t paid attention to, that they all matter to the students. There’s some com- Sweet Briar is a really good mix, between how beautiful ponent to it that solidifies their investment in the institution, that makes the campus is, the really supportive community, having it so profound for people who 30 years later still feel that it’s part of their those professors who you feel like you can just go sit and formation. That’s an amazingly successful institution. have lunch with them. It’s like that missing puzzle piece of you that just clicks when you get here.

It’s like that missing puzzle piece of you that just clicks when you get here.

—Janetta Green

28 SBC.EDU | SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE Mattie Nicholson When I came Government major from Pennsylvania Nicholson transferred to Lynchburg College after her freshman year, but came back as a back, it felt like I junior this fall. She wore a ghost pin, signaling her initiation into the Chung Mungs. was never gone. I met an alum of Sweet Briar who I did a shadow with, and we clicked right off the bat. And she says, “Mattie, you have to look at Sweet Briar.” So she literally made me get —Mattie Nicholson on the computer right there and request information, and I was, like, wait, this is an all-women’s school. There’s no way I’m going here. But she got me to visit, and on the drive up the campus to the gate, I was, like, “I’m going here. I don’t need to see anymore. This is where I’m going.” It was so beautiful. That’s when I became Sweet Briar crazy. Then freshman year I came, and the unexpected happened. That night, everyone started applying to colleges. I ended up picking Lynchburg. I think in my heart I knew I was going to come back if Sweet Briar stayed open, and I wanted to stay close. I was here all the time. On the weekends, I would have my friends from here come pick me up and go wherever they were going, and hang out with them. Lynchburg is a great school, but Sweet Briar is such a one-of-a-kind place, and you really can’t find that community relationship anywhere else. I decided I was coming back after the first semester, but wanted to finish the year at Lynchburg. Something I noticed in co-ed schools is that females don’t speak up, and even I didn’t. It’s an intimidating atmosphere, and it shouldn’t be, when men are added to the group. I don’t know why. Coming back, I actually thought I missed all the tap club experiences and I had kind of resolved that in my head. But when I came back, it felt like I was never gone. All my friends are still here. It just feels like home.

SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE | SBC.EDU 29 Raina Robeva Now that I’m back, there is a lot of energy, a lot of excitement. Everyone is pulling Mathematical Sciences Professor together. There’s this energy that wasn’t Robeva, who came to Sweet Briar in 1996, here before, at least to this extent. It’s a spent the 2015-16 school year teaching at remarkable place to be at this moment. Randolph-Macon College in Ashland and I’d really like to see mathematics and returned to campus this fall. computer science connecting to biology, For a while I thought I wasn’t coming back. because mathematical and computational I actually accepted a job there. But it didn’t biology is the next big thing in mathe- take me long to decide something just matics. There is so much information wasn’t right. these days that is coming from biology; 2003 is when the genome was complete- You go through this experience, first we’re ly decoded. Since then, the things that closing and then we fought and then we have happened in biology border with won. It didn’t look initially like we were science fiction. And biologists generate going to win. And then we did. And just so much data and so much information, when everything was coming together, I mathematics can provide a framework for was not here to pull my weight. I started that. Mathematical models can be used to feeling like I’m missing out on all the fun, describe, simulate, and control biological too. systems; they can also be used by biolo- I was reading absolutely everything about gists to generate and tests new hypotheses. what Sweet Briar was doing, every scrap of publication or social media, and it became pretty clear that if I had my say, I really wanted to come back. We can make this place stronger. Now that I’m back, there is a lot of —steve wassell energy, a lot of excitement. Everyone is pulling together.

—Raina Robeva

30 SBC.EDU | SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE programming. Steve Wassell Meredith Newman Director of Computer Science Lacrosse Coach My dream for a very long time was to work for the government and do program man- Newman graduated in 2009 and worked as Wassell had spent 25 years at Sweet Briar agement, data analysis. Those are skill sets a women’s lacrosse coach at three Mid- when the attempted closure was announced. I have that I really enjoy using, but I didn’t western colleges before joining the Sweet He took a one-year appointment at Ran- feel as connected to the mission or the Briar faculty this fall. She assists with the dolph-Macon College in Ashland and purpose of my day to day. I really enjoyed cross-country team. returned to Sweet Briar this fall. coaching. So what I would ideally do is I never wanted to leave. I have been at Megan Behrle merge the two into a youth development Sweet Briar since 1990, and I have come to Cross Country Coach program, which is pretty much here. think of the faculty and students as family. Behrle is a 2009 graduate and worked at the Meredith: It became very real very early, I’m just happy for the opportunity to come International Monetary Fund in Washing- but it took a long time to make it happen. back home. I was thrilled when I was of- ton, D.C., before joining the faculty this fall. I always had faith because I felt like this is fered the position back. My wife and I kept She assists with the lacrosse team. what was meant to be. I feel so much more our house in Amherst. complete and happy and satisfied with my Meredith Newman: I’d been away from job and my choice. Coming back, it was certainly different home, which is Charlottesville, for a few from that horrendous closure year, the years, and I’d been looking for a position There’s really something to be said for year the closure was announced. That at- so I could be closer to family. And I be- the intrinsic beauty of the place. I think mosphere was terrible. We were all trying came aware of the opening at Sweet Briar that coming to work every single day and to support the students and support each in October 2015. I called Megan and I being surrounded by such serenity really other, and obviously trying to fight it. It said, “Do you know about this Sweet Briar helps one’s mood and attitude. I think that was just a very painful year. Coming back lacrosse job opening up?” We reconnected translates to the professors, the staff and was so much better. and started talking on a daily basis about the students, as well. Everyone seems to be We really have the seeds to have a very what was happening at Sweet Briar and happy with what they’re doing. It becomes strong STEM program that is tied to liberal what we could do to help. So we cooked up much more of a labor of passion, whereas arts—they can both grow together and this plan, where Megan was going to leave most other places I’ve been, it’s been just that’s the whole point. It’s not a zero sum her job in D.C. a job. game. We can make this place stronger. Megan Behrle: I was at the International And I think you’re invited to the table for Monetary Fund. I was in finance. But I pretty high-level conversations and deci- was involved in club sports and youth sion making here. continue >>

Megan Behrle (left) and Meredith Newman

Coming to work every single day and being surrounded by such serenity really helps one’s mood and attitude.

—meredith Newman

SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE | SBC.EDU 31 Megan: I went to a small liberal arts college for graduate school, Clark College in Worcester, Mass., and I’ve met people from all over, and I have yet to meet anyone who received the level of education that I did or felt as connected to their college. I feel like on this campus we value community so much more than anyplace else. That’s across campus. If you talk to students, they value their professors, and they value their coaches. We come together better as a community on this campus, which is a rare quality that helps drive the passion. Coming here was a huge change in my life. I went from living in downtown D.C. for four years, not owning a car—to here. A pretty dramatic change, but I don’t regret us. It felt like the rug had been pulled out it one bit. Every day, I wake up and I’m ex- Adrianna Carpenter cited to go to work. And I’m excited to see History major from Richmond, Virginia from under me. So I got really involved what we’re going to get into and what we’re in Saving Sweet Briar in Richmond. I did going to build. There are very few jobs that Carpenter started Sweet Briar in 2008, but phone-a-thons; I did fundraisers. I came I feel I would be at work at 6:30 and stay took time off to work and get married. In to campus and helped hand out roses to until 10:30 or 11 o’clock at night. 2015, she volunteered with Saving Sweet everyone. I sat with some students and Briar, Inc. to rescue the school, then re- helped them advocate. Meredith and I coming back, we were really turned as a junior in fall 2016. more excited to help build back the College We were able to save our school and when as a whole, rather than just focus on the After a few years of working, I really ex- that announcement happened, my best athletic department. That’s a huge point of plored what I wanted to do with my career friend was, like, “You have to get married what we’re doing. So whether that’s taking and got to the point where I was ready here.” So I did in June, and I was just so a weed whacker out to the trails to do trail to come back. But I wanted to get myself lucky to come back this August. I’m a maintenance or us building a leadership caught back up academically, so I enrolled history major, and I’m hoping to go to law program, we’re doing those things, and I’m in my local community college. school. really excited about it. Then that March, we heard the announce- I am very different from my first time here. ment that they were going to try to close I am such a better student. I am so excited

Your spirit knows where home is. Carly Cahill International affairs major from Powhatan, Virginia —carly cahill Cahill transferred to the University of Richmond after the closure announcement, then came back to Sweet Briar as a junior this fall. There’s a certain Sweet Briar charm that extends to the people who work here. Everyone is incredibly kind here. They will go out of their way for you in a way that is very uncommon. And it was a little bit shocking to be at another school after a year of getting used to the Sweet Briar treatment, to be at a place where I just felt a little bit more like a number, just another student. A lot of my friends stayed here, and they were all having wonderful experiences. They were enjoying their departments, and a lot of the professors I really liked had stayed here as well.

32 SBC.EDU | SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE I wanted to finish, because someone Finding a Home tried to tell me I International Student Fits Right In couldn’t. at Sweet Briar —Adrianna Carpenter

for all my classes. I don’t have to drag myself out of bed. I don’t find myself saying, “I’ll just blow this class off.” Part of that is my commitment to the subject matter, but the other part of it is, I broke that habit by having to go to work. My first year here I treated this a lot like high school, where this was an obligation, whereas having left and come back, I’m treating it a lot more like a job and like a privilege. We worked so hard to save Sweet Briar, and I wanted to be a part of this. I wanted to finish, because someone tried to tell me I couldn’t, told me girls my age don’t value this. Narangerel Boldbaatar First-year student from Mongolia On her computer in Mongolia, Narangerel Boldbaatar set out to look for an American college. She wanted some place small that could offer her a liberal arts education and My parents were encouraging about me financial support. Above all, she wanted a peaceful place to earn her bachelor’s degree. trying another school just for stability, but Naraa found Sweet Briar and started her first year this fall, one of eight international as I realized that Sweet Briar was where I students on campus in what administrators hope will turn into a global forum for supposed to be the whole time, they were women’s leadership. so happy that I was making a choice that made me happy. Naraa, 19, says she’s delighted by what she’s found here. The College offers flexibili- ty in choosing classes and majors that she couldn’t find in Mongolia, she says. She’s Some of my friends at the University of planning to major in business and management. Her favorite classes are biology and Richmond didn’t understand it. I guess in calculus. a way it looks like giving up on the new school. But for me, it was a brave choice, “The things that we learn in class are really useful not only for the specific major that because I had to choose to leave the status we choose, but also for life,” she says. “The teachers’ teaching techniques are great. I quo and go back to where I love. love my professors. I would like to call them family rather than teachers, because even when you feel homesick or troubled they are ready to help you anytime.” We just had Step Singing, and it’s one of those traditions that I think is so important Naraa went to high school in her native Mongolia, a land-locked country between to the culture of Sweet Briar. You have all Russia and China. Unlike many students, she couldn’t easily visit campuses. So she these people doing different things, but logged onto collegeboard.org and started searching for the right school. She applied to then they all come together for this mo- several places, and had three offers of admissions. “My parents talked and decided to ment, and there we are as a school. send me to Sweet Briar because they think that Virginia is a really suitable and peaceful environment to study,” she recalls. “And now I am glad that I am here. I’m so happy to be back. I had a lot of very good experiences at the University of Rich- “If I were to pick the best thing about Sweet Briar it would be people. All people, in- mond. But ultimately, your spirit knows cluding staff, teachers, alumnae, and students, are so great—really helpful and caring. where home is. I feel like I am at home here.”

SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE | SBC.EDU 33 Alive Again

34 SBC.EDU | SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE Sweet Briar College, which came back from the brink of closure in 2015, has been named one of the best women’s colleges in the country. As Town & Country reported on its Website, educational institution data company Niche, which last week released its ranking of the best women’s colleges across the country, says its numbers are “based on key statistics and student reviews using data from the U.S. Department of Education.” One of our juniors wrote: “Sweet Briar allows students to balance a rigorous academic course load with extracurriculars and internship and research opportunities. This college prepares students for success in the ‘real world.’ ”

SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE | SBC.EDU 35 Photography Students Learn from a

t’s a gray, overcast day at Sweet Master Briar, not a great time for photo- graphing wildlife, but Medford Taylor is headed out with his camera, anyway. After decades traveling the globe on assignment Ifor such publications as TIME and National Geographic, after years of creating books of his nature photography, Taylor is teaching his art to students at Sweet Briar. His first class, Introduction to Digital Photography, has 10 students learning the basics of camera work and developing pho- tographic projects this fall. Next semester’s class has a waiting list. Only one of his current students, he notes, is an art major. “I understand we’re not going to get a career photographer out of this class, though I’d welcome it if we did,” he says, “but it could be an avocation later, no matter what they do, whether they’re lawyers or engineers.” Taylor’s connection to Sweet Briar always wanted to teach, didn’t hesitate. apartment on Faculty Row. He says he feels started more than a decade ago, when he “I am excited and feel so fortunate to be at home on campus, already. began working with Professor Lincoln on the faculty at this propitious moment in “I grew up in a small town in North Car- Brower to photograph monarch butterflies the life of Sweet Briar College,” he said. “I olina, and this is like being in a small town,” in Mexico. Taylor gave lectures on campus truly believe that Sweet Briar is destined to he says. “The other night, about sunset, in 2009, while he had a fellowship across be stronger and even more relevant than at there were 10 deer in the front yard.” the highway at the Virginia Center for the any time in its 115-year history.” He often finds himself roaming the Creative Arts. He says the aftershocks of the attempted campus, shooting pictures of wildlife. “I’m Shortly after, Sweet Briar hosted an closure can still be felt on campus. “The shooting all the time. I have to take pictures: exhibition of his work in Babcock Gallery: conversation always comes back to that,” it’s part of my DNA.” “ ‘Silent Journey’: A Photographer and he says. In a career that spans more than 30 Millions of Butterflies Travel to the Heart of “There’s a certain dynamic on this years, Taylor has covered events, people Mexico.” campus because of what’s and places all over the world, But nothing could have fueled his pas- happened. They had a ranging from the civil rights sion for Sweet Briar quite as much as the birthday party for President movement to Mexico’s mon- events of 2015, after the College announced Stone the other week. It was vedo arch butterfly migration to plans to close. a surprise. They brought the Australian outback. “I watched the video of Mayor Teresa him into the area outside Bren t C a Born in North Carolina Tomlinson’s commencement address at the dining hall. That place and a graduate of High Point Sweet Briar and I was hooked,” he recalls. was packed with students University, Taylor served “This was such an inspiration for me in my and faculty. It was quite five years as a naval officer, own life, that I knew I would be a supporter emotional.” including in Vietnam, before of SBC from that day on.” Taylor’s home is in discovering his passion for After the College remained open, Taylor Richmond, but he and his photography after attending was asked if he would consider teaching in cat, Cool Hand Luke, spend the University of Missouri the studio art department. Taylor, who had three nights a week in an Medford Taylor Photojournalism Workshop.

36 SBC.EDU | SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE Monarch butterflies at Sweet Briar. Photo by Medford Taylor. Cool Hand Luke

Medford Taylor in Mexico. Photo by Lincoln Brower.

Following a brief stint in the university’s graduate program, he launched a lifetime career in photography, first as a staff photographer for the Houston Chronicle and later the Virginian-Pilot in Norfolk. Taylor soon moved on to freelance, completing numerous assignments for Na- tional Geographic Magazine, NG Travel- er, TIME, Newsweek, GEO, Air & Space magazine, Turner Broadcasting and many other organizations and publications. His work appears worldwide in periodicals, books and on the Web. His book Saltwater Cowboys: A Photo- graphic Essay of Chincoteague Island was published in 2002. Taylor says he feels fortunate to have “lived a life in photography,” but he’s excited about the next stage in his career. People ask me, “When are you going to retire,” he says, “and I don’t even know the meaning of the word.” With that, he took his camera and left the Art Barn to shoot photographs on a gray, overcast day.

SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE | SBC.EDU 37 In Memoriam If you wish to write to a member of the family of someone recently deceased, please contact the Alumnae Office for name and address.

1932 Jean Tyree Oseth Anne Woods Guzzardi 1949 Jeanne Ford Tandy Ruth Thompson Lathrop March 23, 2016 May 19, 2016 Patricia Levi Barnett 1991 August 28, 2007 June 1, 2016 1941 Ellen Boyd Duval Miller Patricia Brown Young Annetta Robertson Miller Joanne Lilly Abbott May 18, 2016 Elizabeth “Betty” Ruth May 6, 2007 Date unknown November 1, 2015 Cleaver Katherine Steil Neese 1952 July 5, 2016 1933 Jane Clark Hartrich October 17, 2015 Hope Reynolds Conte Madeline Hawes February 27, 2016 Carolyn Aubrey August 17, 2005 Adeline Taylor Nunez August 15, 1980 Humphries Alice McBee February 14, 2014 Dorothy Allen Hirs July 26, 2016 1934 November 26, 2012 January 17, 2016 Gene Patton Odell Bettina Silva Callaway Patricia Burke Phelps Angela Cardamone April 19, 2016 Martha Legg Katz August 26, 2015 April 8, 2016 O’Donnell September 14, 2016 1945 Elizabeth Philips Hastings March 24, 2016 Evelyn Kagey Taylor Lee Joyce Livermore Foust Anna Irvin O’Brien May 11, 1997 May 17, 2016 Mary Scully Olney January 3, 2016 August 4, 2016 Elizabeth Spray Henson June 24, 2016 1950 Suzanne Brown Little 1953 March 27, 2002 Mary Illges Brown Virginia Smith August 19, 2006 Lisbeth Gibson Brooks January 21, 2002 1935 June 16, 2009 August 6, 2016 Ellen Dodson Wightman Ina Bradley Anne Johnston Cook Sarah “Sally” Esler June 20, 2016 Patricia Tighe Walden July 18, 2011 August 15, 1999 Walters April 15, 2016 Margaret “Peggy” Jones 1936 March 2, 2016 Louise McCord Faulconer Wyllie 1954 Lillian Cabell Gay August 24, 2016 1942 July 13, 2016 Mary Anne Bowns Bell May 6, 2016 Grace Lanier Brewer Phyllis Baum MacDonald May 30, 2016 1946 1937 August 25, 2016 June 29, 2008 Margaret Stafford Gould Dallis “Dilly” Johnson Dorothy Price Roberts Frances Claiborne Guy November 25, 2014 Mary Hull Old Jones August 22, 2016 June 20, 2016 June 8, 2014 June 24, 2016 Shields Jones Harris Elizabeth Sicard Sita Elizabeth Hanger February 17, 2016 Linda Bartlett Thompson Margaret “Peggy” Hobbs February 11, 2013 Lippincott Date unknown Shaw Jennie Keeling Mansfield Betty Lewman Wrightman August 19, 2016 April 30, 2016 March 29, 2016 1951 December 10, 1997 Julia Groves Martin Catherine Miles Baxter Harriette Lineberger 1947 March 2, 2016 November 15, 2013 Steele 1938 Elizabeth “Becky” Knapp Charlotte Rice Adkins June 25, 2016 Florence Bagley Witt Herbert Margaret Fitzsimons January 11, 2014 August 2, 2016 September 6, 2016 Jones 1955 Mary Ann Housel Carr March 26, 2016 Harriet Adelson 1943 Joan Matheis May 30, 2016 October 7, 2014 Anne Mitchell Albyn May 16, 2016 Sue Whitaker Lyon 1939 May 30, 2016 March 1, 1985 Linda Adams Ahlquist Mary Kennedy Moore Augusta Saul Farrier Date unknown Anne Tweedy Ardery July 13, 2016 Deborah McClure Moritz June 6, 2016 August 5, 2016 Date unknown Margaret “Meta” Space 1948 1940 Moore Betty Braxton Preston Marguerite Rucker Ellett Ann Klepinger Mueller Ardean Alexander Casey June 7, 2016 February 17, 2016 June 15, 2016 December 13, 2010 November 2, 2014 Robin Hiester Najarian Mary Kinkle Sullivan Elinor Stuart Taylor Elizabeth Browder Nibley Jacqueline “Jackie” January 21, 2015 August 29, 2013 Hough March 5, 2016 Sexton Daley March 21, 2016 Susanna Bernard Odence August 15, 2016 1944 Doris Brody Rosen August 30, 2016 Ann Seguin Britt September 27, 2014 Kathryn Lubs Furber March 27, 2016 Patricia Meyer Robinson February 16, 2008 Margery Davidson Rucker January 3, 2016 August 5, 2016

38 SBC.EDU | SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE 1945 Alumna who Endowed Wyllie Engineering Program has Died

he Sweet Briar alumna newest technology, and support our Ex- ary in Charlottesville’s Daily Progress. for whom the College’s plore Engineering outreach events for The two married in 1947. Jesse Wyl- Margaret Jones Wyllie ’45 high school women.” lie went to work for Gulf Research and Engineering Program is As to the endowment’s impact on Development Co. in Pittsburgh, where named has died. “Peggy” bringing more women into the field, he eventually became president. They TWyllie passed away Wednesday, July 13, he’s emphatic about that, too. bought a small Pennsylvania farm and 2016, at her residence in Troy, Va. She “I strongly believe the Wyllies’ gift raised their family while Peggy pur- was 92. sued interests in horseback riding and When Wyllie entered college in 1941, another passion she shared with her her dream of being an engineer seemed husband: auto racing. She raced in the beyond her reach. In those days, univer- 1950s and 1960s, then continued work- sities with engineering programs rarely ing on Jesse’s pit crew, according to the admitted women and no women’s col- obituary. lege in the country offered the degree. Jessie Wyllie’s career as a scientist Today, there are only two, and Sweet and executive in the oil industry took Briar is one of them. them to England, the Middle East, Tex- In early 2010, the College announced as and California before his retirement that Wyllie and her husband, the late in 1978. They bought Cumber Farm in Malcolm Robert “Jesse” Wyllie, had Fluvanna County, where they raised given Sweet Briar $3 million to endow Angus cattle and boarded horses. A life- a fund to support the then 5-year-old long equestrian, Peggy Wyllie told Vir- program. In recognition of the gift, it ginia Business magazine in 2010 that became the College’s first named aca- she continued to ride until she was 75. demic program. Peggy Wyllie’s legacy is She is survived by her son, Ashton that it continues to thrive. Robert Jesse Wyllie, and daughter, Peta The ABET-accredited (Accredita- Jean Wyllie. tion Board for Engineering and Tech- In addition to Sweet Briar, Wyllie also nology, Inc.) Bachelor of Science degree supported a number of organizations, in- in engineering helps distinguish Sweet cluding Martha Jefferson Hospital and Briar among small liberal arts colleges. the Charlottesville Senior Center. It also allows the College to contribute The Wyllies’ endowment wasn’t to nationwide efforts to increase partic- their first gift to Sweet Briar engineer- ipation of women and other minorities ing: From 2005 to 2007, they contribut- in STEM fields through outreach such ed substantially to the nascent program as the Explore Engineering camps for for laboratory renovations, equipment, high school girls. computers and software. Wyllie director Hank Yochum, a pro- has helped increase the number of Peggy Wyllie had wanted to be an fessor of physics and engineering, says women in engineering careers,” Yo- engineer like her father, but felt denied he could “go on and on” about what the chum said. by the circumstances of her day. At 86, gift to name the program has meant to Peggy Wyllie, born Feb. 27, 1924, in she gave Sweet Briar $3 million to cre- Sweet Briar engineering. Charleston, W.Va., to Claude and Mar- ate opportunities for women that she “It’s had a dramatic impact on our garet Jones, decided to major in chem- didn’t have. success,” he said. “Earnings from the istry at Sweet Briar. She then earned a Because of her, Sweet Briar contin- Wyllie endowment provide scholar- master’s in chemistry at Johns Hopkins ues to offer young women who are in- ships to help attract talented engineer- University, where she met Jesse. She terested in engineering, math and sci- ing students, help purchase equipment was doing post-graduate work in a lab ence another choice for pursuing their to keep our students working with the across from his, according to an obitu- own dreams.

SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE | SBC.EDU 39 Florence Evans Semple 1958 1962 Elizabeth Wilson 1984 January 30, 2015 Julia McCullough Shivers Ann Meredith Hilgeman July 30, 2016 Patricia Ruggie Conley May 28, 2016 August 2, 2014 July 16, 2015 1956 1971 Catherine Vest Duffey 1959 1964 Judith Shaner 1993 November 15, 2008 Priscilla Milburn Laura Denman Cutick November 14, 2011 Mila Gaetano February 14, 2016 Date unknown Date unknown LeRae Hehl Dwight Bliss “Candy” Gilmore August 17, 2016 1960 Wendy Wilkens Warner 1996 Gaye Gardner Jacob August 22, 2016 June 19, 2016 Mary Healy Ritzo Dorothy “DeDe” Candler May 30, 2016 February 28, 2016 Hamilton 1965 1975 September 7, 2016 Dorothy Barnwell Dorothy Boettcher Susan West Best 2008 Kerrison Sullivan March 18, 2016 Dawn Rene Martin Janet Caldwell Irwin April 3, 2016 December 6, 2015 July 6, 2016 February 24, 2016 Lynn Norris Pfeiffer Rebekah “Brownie” Lee 1967 July 10, 2016 2015 Mariann Wilson Lyon September 27, 2015 Carolyn “Lyn” Milton Claire Shaw March 15, 2016 1977 Cooper August 13, 2016 Marjorie “Marjie” Sally Minetree Virginia Nelson Rainer May 4, 2016 McGraw McDonald May 18, 2016 March 18, 2016 February 13, 2016 Elizabeth Steele 1978 1957 Date unknown 1961 Maria Rixey Gamper Mary Stoll Cross Jane “Tita” Hatcher 1970 March 24, 2016 February 5, 2016 August 8, 2016 Priscilla Hudson 1981 Marianna Hedlund May 22, 2016 Alison Dwyer Didricksen October 14, 2015 November 25, 2009

artha Lou Lemmon Stohlman ’34 passed away From Martha Lou’s obituary, published in Town Topics, Princ- in October 2015. She was 101 years old. After eton’s weekly newspaper: graduating from Sweet Briar College magna A woman of great talent and curiosity, she was always active. In cum laude, she received her Ph.D. in psychol- Princeton, she was one of the founders of the Princeton Study Cen- ter. An elder and, for two years, director of Christian Education, ogy from Cornell University, and then went on she was always involved in the life of Nassau Presbyterian Church. Mto teach at Colorado College for nearly a decade. While abroad Serving on the Environmental Commission of the Borough, she with the Foreign Service, she met her late husband, W. Frederick was involved with studies on noise, traffic congestion, and excess Stohlman, on leave from the Department of Art and Archaeolo- mail. gy at Princeton University. They are survived by two daughters, Martha Lou was an avid participant as an alumna of Sweet Julie Stohlman and Suzanne Stohlman. Briar College, serving in many areas including the Board of In 1954, the executive board of the Alumnae Association un- Overseers as well as receiving many awards for her efforts. derwrote a project to create a composite picture of the College’s The Presbyterian Church commissioned her to write “John first 50 years. Martha Lou was finishing her term as chairwom- Witherspoon: Parson, Politician, Patriot” on the occasion of the an of the Alumnae Fund, and “her loyalty to the College as well nation’s bicentennial. The Lemmon Tree is her unpublished as her ready wit and skill of expression had memoir of growing up in the Ozarks. She been ably demonstrated,” according to Julia also wrote many articles for various publica- Sadler de Coligny ’34. Approached by the tions. executive board in 1955, Martha Lou agreed An avid reader, she was never without to write what would become The Story of two or three books, covering a variety of sub- Sweet Briar College, postponing a trip to jects. Beginning with a trip to South Ameri- Switzerland with her husband to work on ca in 1937, her great sense of adventure took the project. Working with a committee who her to many places in the world. Always ac- acted in an advisory and critical capacity, the tive, she loved the outdoors and visiting her initial manuscript was completed in August many friends. With a keen eye for art, she 1955, edited by the committee, and published made beautiful photographs and was an ac- in 1956. complished pianist. Her final two decades This important work not only tells the sto- she lived at Pennswood Village in Newtown, ry of Sweet Briar but serves as a continuing Pennsylvania. Martha Lou will be remem- example of Martha Lou’s love and dedication bered as a remarkable woman in all that she to her alma mater. For this, the College and did, with a keen intellect, a generous spirit, its alumnae are eternally grateful. and a quick wit.

40 SBC.EDU | SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE Shopping Sweet: Alumnae, Students and Staff Partner to Revamp the Book Shop

eloved by generations of alumnae, tiple platforms so other offices on campus The center room now has space for seating, the Book Shop is among the favorite could use it. The new system was ready to as well as apparel displays. Many alumnae campus institutions receiving some launch in time for Reunion 2016. Prof- and friends may remember when the Book long overdue attention. its increased, and the Book Shop stayed Shop was in a small building behind the BAs part of a larger project to improve within its budget, working with alumnae to library (now called the Sales Building), the College’s e-commerce transactions, the establish some consignment relationships which had the feel of a boutique. The new Book Shop teamed with Shop Sweet—the and purchasing at cash-and-carry markets layout replicates that experience. Business Department practicum for stu- to avoid buying in bulk. The summer volunteers also weighed dents—and Daisy’s List, which sells items Students in the Shop Sweet Business each item to calculate shipping costs, and produced by alumnae as fundraisers for practicum evaluated what items sold best photographed them for the shop’s website. clubs or classes, to consolidate into a single from which areas of the shop to help the This fall, Shop Sweet students are focusing point-of-sale and online marketplace. The retail team identify the most popular mer- on updating product descriptions and technology in both the retail and online chandise and create an improved layout for optimizing the website, as well as virtual shopping venues were sorely out of date. the Book Shop. tagging of the merchandise with different The checkout and inventory management During Sweet Work Days in August, online search terms. systems, for instance, had not been updat- volunteers rearranged the shop to fit that By Reunion 2017, the team expects to ed since 1988! layout. The main entrance to the shop still complete its major upgrades, just in time The team began by determining the houses a table showcasing items connected to launch new product lines in anticipa- Book Shop’s primary shoppers: students, to alumnae, faculty and staff. Home décor tion of serving more than 500 students on alumnae and community members. Team items are on display there and in the next campus once again. members realized the new e-commerce room, along with jewelry, gift items and system would need to connect with mul- old favorites, like car magnets and stickers.

Would you like to volunteer to help or do you have a terrific idea for a product the Book Shop should carry? Email [email protected], and drop by to see the changes and shop sweet next time you’re on campus! Until then, shop the full inventory online at shopsweet.sbc.edu!

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Joan Davis Warren ended up driving an article called “Sally’s Story,” which me and Ann Sheldon Campbell and beautifully tells the story of Sally Mill- 1951 Annie Moo back to Richmond, and 1952 er Gearhart. It is well worth reading Patty Lynas Ford Joan spent the night here at Cedarfield Jane Russo Sheehan for those of you who are computer Spring Lake Village with me (on a cot in my living room!) 600 So. Main St. oriented. Sally has spent many years 5555 Montgomery Dr, Apt 23 before returning to Villanova, PA. We Mansfield, MA 02048 living and working in San Francisco. Santa Rosa, CA 95409-5597 all agreed the trip to SBC for the day [email protected] Now retired, she is a Professor Emeri- was well worth it. I have heard that tus at San Francisco State University. Lynne McCollough Gush: The Barbara Birt Dow has joined me in Nice to be back in magazine format. Speaking of San Francisco, Pat Summer That Got Away. Never having becoming a GREAT GRANDMOTHER Can you believe our 55th Reunion is Layne Winks thanks all who wrote her had an accident nor been sick, in May with a baby girl being born to Barbie’s next June? Put the date on your calen- messages of sympathy for the loss of I fiddled with the hated seat belt and son’s daughter! (It’s a challenge to dar, June 2-4, 2017. It would be great beloved companion Henry. She says he totaled my car. Physiotherapy ensued, keep the generations straight!) All is if as many of you who are up to the trip loved being at our last reunion with her followed by a diagnosis of cancer— well here in Richmond. can make it. and she will try to get to our 65th. lung, of course. Never saw a cigarette I Julie Micou Eastwood: I am We have had a tiny get-together Nancy Hamel Clark congratulated did not like. I was so pleased to sched- settled in at Westmont of Brentwood, in July at Betsy Wilder Cady’s Joanne Holbrook Patton on her ule chemotherapy so conveniently that I having been here for over a year retirement community, Lasell Villages at daughter Margaret being made Sub raced into the studio and tripped on an and, except for a current quarantine Lasell College in Newton, MA. Joining Prioress of her convent. She said, “If acrylic pad. Broke the right hip. I had a because of an illness that has stopped her for lunch were Joanne Holbrook you didn’t cry, I did” in her comment partial “replacement” early in July and all activities and requires us to have Patton, Phoebe Defoe Adams and about the nuns serenading Joanie on a bit of rehab. Neighbors adopted Kenzi meals brought to our rooms, it is a husband Park, Martha Legg Katz her visit with “You’re the One” from our (Kensington, her Weimaraner) for the well-run place. That too will pass, and I and husband Bill, and me. There was Senior Show! duration. I am now totally mobile—no will be back to playing bingo and other lots of wonderful story telling about our Polly Plumb deButts is still “walker,” no cane, but no 2-mile-a-day pleasant activities. SBC days. I will cherish the memory working for DC tour companies, tours. Neighbors are doing the Kens- Patty Lynas Ford: Reunion was because we recently had word that averaging 6-8 miles walking showing ington walkies, had 4 of the 6 chemo splendid. Who would have thought, Marty had passed away. She had found off monuments and memorials. More sessions and am doing very well they when we graduated in 1951, that out only 3 weeks before her passing power to you, Polly. Even after my knee say. Cat scan next week will affirm some of us would return in 65 years to that cancer had spread through much replacement I doubt I could keep up this I assume. Anyway, I was never celebrate and to express our gratitude of her body. It is so sad for Bill and the with you. nauseated—but I’m bald and have 2 for the saving of our Sweet Briar. It was 4 children. A memorial service was Clara McDonald Bass’s new wigs. My driver is driving me nuts, so wonderful to see so many after not slated for Oct. 24 in Weston, MA. Bill’s address is 148 Prospect Hill, Nashville, I must buy a car. That is the next goal. having seen them since graduation! address is 11 Sunset Rd, Weston, MA TN 37205 Teaching continues (piano)—although The weather was perfect, various ac- 02493. Pat Beach Thompson had open- many got lost this summer. Love to all, tivities were worthy and the meeting in The New England Alumnae again heart surgery; a deer went through Lynne. [I talked with her a few days Babcock demonstrated how fortunate were invited to Joanne Holbrook Pat- Calvin’s windshield and Calvin had 14 ago and she is doing fine. Marvelous we are to have President Stone at the ton’s farm stand at Green Acres Farm pieces of glass taken out of his eyes. spirit! P.F.] helm. He has done so much. on Aug. We were delighted to meet Despite all the disasters of the past 4 Annie Moo Gamble Blechta: I Those at our 65th Reunion were: President and Mrs. Phillip C. Stone and years, they are both in reasonably good was 1 of the 11 who attended Reunion, Betty Brawner Bingham, Ann Mary Pope M. Hutson ’83 of the de- health, have 3 great-grandchildren, see driving over with Joan Davis Warren Sheldon Campbell, Joan Warren velopment team. Our classmates who their children quite often, are enjoying and Ann Sheldon Campbell and Davis, Mary Pease Fleming, Patty attended were Pat Beach Thomson the new house, and wake up each Mary Pease Fleming. Lynas Ford, Carla deCreny Freed, and husband Calvin, Phoebe Defoe day with enthusiasm. Pat will update Joan Davis Warren: I am so glad Ann Mountcastle Gamble, Angie Adams and Park, Nancy Morrow our Class Scrapbook for Reunion if I went to Reunion!!!!! It was fun to Vaughan Halliday, Susan Taylor Lovell, our furthest traveler, and classmates send her current bios and see that beautiful campus again AND Hubbard, Georgia Dreisbach Keg- SURPRISE guest Thu Pham Nguyen photos! classmates 65 (OMG) years later. We ley, Joan Davis Warren. We made (Lillian) from Falls Church, VA, and Laura Radford Goley asks if any- had fun and talked a lot. We should a phone call to Ann Sinsheimer in of course, Joanne and me. Phoebe’s one has Ellen Sher’s address that they probably meet every year. California. The Alumnae Office gave us granddaughter Catee has applied to send it to SBC. She has been in touch Mary Pease Fleming: I am happy a lovely meeting space. We had asked SBC and came with her parents and a with her by phone, and Ellen wants to that the alumnae news will again be in for a space with an elevator as some friend who is an incoming freshman! It get Reunion information. print! I think the only news that I would of us needed more than our 2 feet to was interesting to compare notes with “Kitchie” Roseberry Tolleson is have is our 65th Reunion gathering, meet on the second floor. They were alums from other years who came from “keeping on” and planning to come to but I am sure you have a count on that. most accommodating. as far as ME and NYC. Everyone is so Reunion. impressed with Phil Stone and all he The Alumnae Office only learned has accomplished under the most diffi- in May that Hope Reynolds Conte cult circumstances. SBC has been very died on Aug. 17, 2005. She was a lucky to have him, and I hope whoever retired Emeritus Professor at the Albert succeeds him has many of his same Einstein College of Medicine. Her B.A. qualities. Joanne Patton has hosted us was from Adelphi University, M.A. from for more years than I can count, and Hofstra, and Ph.D. from NYU. She we all appreciate her hospitality. wrote and co-authored several books Anne Hoagland Kelsey was of psychology. having a busy summer with family that Ginger Dreyfus Karren Lerner she was looking forward to, and wrote likes reading about all her friends in that she wouldn’t be able to join us. our newsletters. Unfortunately, she has written to Jo- Dorothy Grace Allen Hirs of anne recently that on Sept. 20 husband Fairhope, AL died on Jan. 17. She is John passed away after a long decline. survived by a sister, 3 sons, and 4 They were in FL, but the memorial will grandchildren. be in NJ at a later time. While Googling the Internet under 1951 Sweet Briar College I came across

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some of the ones I have information She worked as a school librarian and at the UGa, where she obtained her on, not in any order. I have edited the as a technical librarian at Oak Ridge teaching certificate and was a member 1953 obituaries, leaving out times and places National Laboratory, the Office of of Kappa Kappa Gamma. During that Florence Pye Apy of service since they are long past. Scientific and Technical Information, year she met G. Paul Jones, Jr. of 40 Riverside Ave., Apt. 6Y They are from as far back as the spring and the Institute for Energy Analysis Macon, GA ,and they were married Red Bank, NJ 07701 of 2015. These class members are at Oak Ridge Associated Universities. on 7/2/55. She taught first grade at [email protected] also listed in the magazine and their In addition to Bill, Sibyl is survived by Ellsworth Hall School. She was active names are read at the spring memorial their 5 children and their spouses, Nell in the Alumnae Association of SBC. It’s been quite a trip since Sweet service. Our class sends sympathies Nestor and Steve Yeldell, Bonnie Nestor Dilly was predeceased by husband G. Briar almost closed, and so much and condolences to their families. and Charles Crume, John Nestor and Paul Jones, Jr. and son, G. Paul Jones positive has happened in such a short Ruth Frye Deaton passed away in Theresa Donahoe, Will Nestor and III. She is survived by her daughters, time. Congratulations are in order to Jan. 2016. Born 10/23/32 in Hickory, Karen Oakley, and Anne Nestor and Sanford McAllister and Louise Jones those who have put so much work into NC, Ruth graduated from Hickory High Alan Cady, and 4 grandchildren. Geddes ’84, and 6 grandchildren: bringing Sweet Briar back to life. How- School and earned her B.A. from SBC. We lost Jane Keating Taylor in Charlie Geddes, Giles Geddes, Lucia ever much is still to be done. Please Ruth is survived by her husband of 59 February of this year. Jane was born Geddes, Walker McAllister, Patrick continue your support. SBC is in such years, Hugo L. Deaton; her sister, Mary 4/5/33 in Los Angeles. She graduated McAllister, and Connor McAllister. competent hands now. Kathryn Hemphill of Hickory; and her from Dana Hall School and SBC. Jane She is also survived by numerous My best communication from a children, David H. Deaton, Sarah D. went to NY and entered the advertising nieces, nephews, and cousins and their classmate came from Nan Locke Jones, Barbara D. McManus, Elizabeth field, becoming a leading copywriter families. [Dilly’s daughter Louise is Rosa last year. She and her daughter D. Easton; and 11 grandchildren. and creative director, working for very active in the Atlanta SBC club and Mary-Nelms Parsons ’85 visited SBC Elizabeth Wilson Brown died many prestigious firms. She married has been instrumental in fundraising in Aug. 2015 and were amazed at after a long illness in March 2015. Lib Robert E. Taylor in 1959, and in 1961 and finding students for the College. the progress that had been made: 2 was born and raised in Savannah, GA. she and Bob bought a farmhouse on —B.K.] dorms were on the renovation list, the Following a distinguished career in the Mountain Rest Road in New Paltz, NY, Margaret “Peggy” Hobbs stables were in business, and a new classroom at the Pape School and Mt. and they had a home there ever since. Shaw died in April 2016, in Oakland, food service company signed on. The Vernon Seminary, she went to SBC. While on family vacation in Scotland CA. She was born on 12/13/32 in campus was still beautiful and excite- There she met a UVa student, Frank E. in 1976, Jane and Bob came upon a Baltimore, MD. She attended Garrison ment was in the air. Elston Inn was in Rutan, III. After their grand marriage in spectacularly situated old manor house Forest School and graduated from operation. They stayed in a lovely room Savannah, they moved to PA, where in the Highlands that was for sale. They SBC. She married Henry M. Covington with balcony overlooking “nothing more their children Eleanor, Frank IV, and opened Ardsheal House, a gracious and on 9/10/55 in St. Thomas Episcopal than delightful quiet woods.” And that Will were born. Lib put her ambition, comfortable country house hotel that Church in Baltimore County, MD, was a year ago. So much has been wit and intelligence to excellent use served some of Scotland’s most inno- settling first in NYC and then Westport, achieved since then. in a fulfilling and successful career in vative food. They retired in 1994 and CT. They had 3 children: Margaret Unfortunately during this hiatus, marketing for Wyeth Laboratories. Lib returned to live in New Paltz full time. Leigh Covington, Sally Wyeth Covington we have lost some of our classmates: was remarried to Ralph Brown, Jr. in She is survived by husband Bob, sons and Edward Spencer Covington. In Martha Black Jordan, Eleanor 1975, and they remained together until Brigham and Jason Taylor, daughter- the 1970s, Peggy was the Medical Johnson Ashby, and Patricia Tighe Ralph’s death in 1997. She is survived in-law Stella Deen, and grandchildren Education Coordinator at Norwalk Hos- Walden. Anne Joyce Wyman’s by her children. Claire and Luke Taylor. [Dilly Johnson pital, where she managed residency husband, Joseph passed away. He Margaret “Peggy” Garner Jones, Ann Collins Teachout, Ruth- recruitment. Her second marriage, in was her caregiver. Our sympathy goes Gustin passed away in April 2015 ie Frye Deaton, and husbands stayed 1980, to Thomas Shaw brought her out to all their families. in Kansas City, MO. Peggy was born at Ardsheal House on one of their ultimately to Naples, FL, in 1988. Peg- Chet and I just returned from 2/21/1932. She attended SBC and the group vacations and said Jane and Bob gy was a volunteer for many causes, southern UT, where we saw grandson University of Missouri, where she was were terrific hosts. —B.K.] and a caregiver to the sick and dying. Christopher (10) in lead roles in “Peter a member of the Pi Beta Phi sorority. Mary Anne Bowns Bell died Peggy is survived by her children, her Pan” (Michael Darling) and “Tarzan” Peggy married Albert (Bert) Lyman 5/30/16. She was born in Brooklyn, NY brother Robert B. Hobbs, Jr., and 6 (son of Tarzan) at a regional theater Gustin III on 2/6/54 and moved to on 5/29/32 and lived in Vero Beach, grandchildren. near Zion National Park. Chris was out Kansas City, where Bert was affiliated FL, for 21 years, coming from Guilford, Harriette Lineberger Steele of his northern CA school for 6 months with the Gustin-Bacon Manufacturing CT, Wilmington, DE, Charleston, WV, passed away in June 2016. She was during the run. His dad took a leave of Co. Peggy was a devoted community Columbus, OH and Mendenhall, PA. born on 7/29/32 in Charlotte, NC. She absence from his job to stay with him. volunteer, mother and grandmother. She was originally a member of Trinity was predeceased by her husband, Jeanne Duff and I still have lunch Peggy was preceded in death by Bert Church and sang in the choir for 10 William Little Steele, III, and sister, regularly during the year. She has been in 1986. She is survived by brother years. She was a member of Commu- Mary Louise Lineberger Roberts of spending a lot of time (and money) James L. Garner, Jr. (Hjordis Barr), nity Church the past 11 years, attended Atlanta. Survivors include sons William updating her house while keeping up daughter Lyndon Gustin Chamberlain, St. Margaret’s School and SBC, where Little Steele IV, John Caleb Steele, and with her extensive community activities. son-in-law, Richard Hunter Cham- she was one of the founding members Patrick Linehan Steele. She is also PLEASE write and tell me what is going berlain, and grandson Hunter Gustin of Sweet Tones. She is survived by her survived by grandchildren Kathryn on in your lives. Chamberlain. husband of 60 years, Daniel; daughters Lineberger Steele and Harrison Linehan Sibyl Whelchel Nestor died Mary Ann Bell, Jr., Lila Hartman, and Steele; sisters Lillian Lineberger McKay in July 2015 in Gallatin, TN. Born in Cecilia Huggins; and grandchildren, (Dee Dee), Jane Lineberger Huffard; Gainesville, GA, Sibyl grew up in Co- Steven, Brian (Megan), Chase, Thomas, and brother, Archibald Caleb Lineberger 1954 lumbia,TN. She graduated from Brenau Daniel, and Troy. The family held a III, and several nieces and nephews. Bruce Watts Krucke Academy and attended SBC. She private service at the John’s Island Harriette was raised in Belmont and 201 West 9th St. North, Unit 184 married Bill Nestor, Jr., in September Cemetery in Vero Beach, FL. graduated from Chatham Hall and SBC. Summerville, SC 29483 1952, and they lived in Oak Ridge, Dallis Johnson “Dilly” Jones Mary Jane Roos Fenn, our class [email protected] TN, until he finished the Oak Ridge died in June 2016. Dallis was born in president, writes that grandson Colin School of Reactor Technology. Sibyl LaGrange, GA on 12/13/1932. She was married in May. Colin is one of Yay! SBC Magazine again! I know you was an active volunteer, and when graduated from LaGrange High School her late daughter, Pamela’s, twin sons. are so glad that SBC survived the crisis the youngest of their 5 children began and then went on to graduate from Daughter Susan’s daughter, Dana, is and I hope you all did your bit to help kindergarten, Sibyl enrolled at the SBC. While at SBC she was president being married on April 15th next year and are continuing to do so. But after University of Tennessee and completed of the Student Government Association and plans are under way. Dana lives in nearly a 2-year absence, sadly, there a B.A. in art education and an M.A. and a founding member of the Sweet Santa Barbara, CA, and the wedding are a lot of obits for our class. Here are in library and information science. Tones. She attended graduate school will be at a winery in Santa Ynez. There

SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE | SBC.EDU 43 Class Notes is a lot of excitement about this in Mary children and spouses from London to summer we got a German Pinscher time this summer on Fire Island, which Jane’s family. She has had a nice but Barcelona in Oct. Our last Hurrah over named Rudi. They are ancestors of she said is a magical place and where quiet summer, no trips lately. All is well. seas (maybe)!! We live in Atlanta, but Dobermans and half the size, but they she was joined by her children and Sissy Morris Long and her hus- still have the house at Hilton Head and have a terrier temperament, and he’s grandchildren. Some of her grandchil- band are very active in their retirement an apartment in Baltimore, where we quite a challenge. We went to Roanoke dren are in college at Williams College, community. Sissy is our renaissance go whenever we need to be there! Oth- in Oct. to visit my sister Virginia Watts UGa, and NYU Film School. Also one is woman. She wrote: “I continue to paint erwise, we went to Seattle and Victoria Fournier ’44. now working with a political campaign. in our art class here, where we have with the Atlanta Botanical Garden in Okay, if you don’t see your name here, I think often of the old historic house excellent instructors and have loved Aug. and had a real Chihuly experi- you know why. Please free to email at where Ethel lives in Natchez and of it. I am finally editing and preparing to ence! Still walkin’ and talkin’!!” [Shirley any time with any news whatsoever. how she seems to personify the gra- publish that second book that I wrote and I ‘talk’ on Facebook—are any ciousness of the grand old South. long ago about growing up on a farm others of you on Facebook? Jeanne Jeannette Kennedy Hancock during the Depression and it’s historical Stoddart Barends and Ruth Sand- writes from Birmingham that husband significance. Mrs. Eaton (remember, ers Smith are, but not very active. Was 1955 Jimmie is leaving his office as US the SBC writing teacher?) is often sorry to hear that Ruth’s husband Norm Emily Hunter Slingluff District Judge. They love the condo over my shoulder! I am still on the died last year after a long battle with 1217 North Bay Shore Drive they bought 4 years ago, and she says Symphony League Board and enjoy Parkinson’s. Her son Glenn lives very Virginia Beach, VA 23451-3714 it is near their children and shopping our wonderful Symphony Orchestra near Ruth in FL.] [email protected] and that also they “see beauty out of making a grand comeback with a new Ann Thomas Donahue writes every window which is amazing.” I like conductor, Robert Moody. We have 9 that she and Tom are still kicking, but We are back with class notes! While her appreciation of life! She said they grandchildren who have spread out to not very high. Tom has been ill and at Reunion in 2015 and after talking walk to almost every place they need to Washington DC, Columbus, SC, Atlanta requires full time nurses. Ann has with most of our classmates there, be. She sees wonderful Frances Bell and Nashville with the college and heard from Karen Looker Hyde, who I felt that all the conversations were Shepherd often and their children are graduate work. We’re proud of them lives in WA now. She sold her house particularly interesting, and so figured good friends, too! all. Anne White Connell lives right in the woods of Vesuvius, VA, to two out the reason! I think every one of our Betty Byrne Gill Ware and across the street and has been a real ladies who run it now as a hostel for classmates was smart and also kind Hudnall are enjoying their house in joy to me. She drove to Austin to her Appalachian Trail hikers. Did you know and attractive, too. What a realization! Richmond, their place on Smith Moun- grandson’s wedding in Sept. She is that property was once part of 100 We do have sad news, however. tain Lake near Roanoke, and the winter very active, quite a good painter and acres owned by SBC? Ann, like all of So many have died since our last class months at a house in Naples, FL. We especially enjoying her granddaughter, us, is so pleased with the phoenix-like notes. This is the list: just spent a few days with them, and I Kate (9). Betty Gene Orr Atkinson rise of SBC. We can take great pride 10/7/14 Harriet Adelson was astounded that Betty Byrne looks is living where we are but is in the that we helped. 1/21/15 Robin Hiester Najarian so young! hospital at this point and needs our Jerry Driesbach Ludeke even 1/30/15 Florence Evans Semple From Atlanta, Camille Williams love and support. Anne “Peaches” took Amtrak to San Francisco to hear 5/23/15 Evelyn Sanders Haugen Yow writes that she is excited to be Davis Roane stays active too and President Stone speak. She, like others, 11/27/15 Ann Jeffers Hogarty moving in several months. I thought, enjoys a good life still in her own home. was very impressed. 1/3/16 Patricia Meyer Robinson oh, no, as I remember her beautiful We had a birthday party together for a I heard from Logan Bentley Les- 6/7/16 Meta Space Moore big house in Buckhead and her pretty friend in Sept. Every day is a gift, and sona who is still in Jacksonville, NC, garden, too. But ... important here ... we treasure all of them.” but may be moving to Charleston next 8/30/16 Susanna Bernard Odence Camille writes that she is moving to A nice note from Mary Hill Noble year. She comes here to the Med. U. for Of course, we send sympathy to their a high rise on Peachtree, only a few Caperton brings this news. “I still love her cancer treatments and follow-ups families, and we, too, are saddened. blocks away and the feeling for her living at University Village in Charlot- and will have a nephew here that Some good news is that Mitzi is “cathartic”! So that is really good! tesville, VA in my condo with mountain she could stay with. We hope to have Streit Halla is doing such a super And she mentioned that wonderful views in winter from my 2nd floor apt lunch together when next she comes job as our class president. She is Mary Boyd Murray Trussell and her ,where I enjoy a garden below, which to Charleston. She is still working on a very organized and her husband said husband are coming for a visit in the I don’t have to work in though I am book: “Leaving Rome: After 40 years to her that she is enjoying it all, too! next few weeks. So many classmates on the grounds committee. I keep of Dolce Vita.” Her friend Gay Talese We are fortunate to have her as our do keep up with each other! Are we very busy what with walking my dog and his publisher wife have been president. She and husband Roman unique? and several other committees as well. discouraging her. live in McLean and have a daughter Phyllis Herndon, a native Virgin- Love the people here including two Bill and I are still enjoying our cot- with her family living nearby and a son ian, but now long time resident of NYC, other SBC folks. Kitchie Roseberry tage in the retirement community, The with his family living in Chapel Hill, NC. writes that she just had a procedure Tolleson ’52 and Wayne Stokes Goodall Village at Summerville. There are so I saw a photo of the grandchildren and done on her eye that is making an ’48. This is not a huge place, so you many things to do that we have trouble they look darling and so happy! Mitzi enormous difference. She is thrilled pretty much get to know everybody scheduling them. Bill leads meetings is also busy with her travel business with that. Phyllis is such a good thinker. eventually. Plenty longtime Charlottes- when the chaplain can’t be there and but seems able to do all with ease and I like connecting with her! And I am not ville folks and many who came here I’m on the Residents Council. We’ve happiness. alone in feeling that way! because of children in the area. Good gotten to know some lovely people with Mitzi told me that she recently Nella Gray Barkley writes that mix from all over. We are way up on a such interesting backgrounds too. Our heard from Anne Williams Manches- she and friend Bill are headed to the hill overlooking the city, and from the health is still good—Bill had a couple ter who said she and her husband Grand Canyon to enjoy it on ground upper floors you see the SW mountains of scares, but all is well now. We didn’t have been living on the coast of the level! Nella has 2 grandchildren at UVa; and Monticello Mt. in one direction and go to North Topsail Island this summer Atlantic Ocean in MA for many years so we sometimes see each other in the Blue Ridge in the other. Just a mile for the first time in 16 years, since no and their children and grandchildren Charlottesville, which is grand! from UVa and 2 miles from downtown one in our family could go; so we really live nearby and they see them often. Kathleen Peeples Ballou and C’ville. I am so lucky to live here. And haven’t had any trips at all this year. The attractive Manchesters were husband Dennis have moved from I’m lucky to have all 3 of my children We did have a big celebration in June among a group I was with not long Atlanta back to Macon, Kathleen’s in the area and my 2 step-daughters in for Bill’s 90th birthday. Nearly all of ago, and what a good time we all had hometown! She had always kept a Richmond. I’m so proud of what SBC his relatives came and we went on for together, relaxing and probably thinking house there as well as their place in is doing. Wish I could help more, but it several days, beginning with a big party back some, too, but I believe we were Atlanta, and I think also they have a seems to be in good hands now.” for all the Village residents in the dining all mostly thinking of the fun of the place in the mountains. Kathleen has From her iPhone, Shirley Poulson room here. Our 9th Doberman died in present time in life. been playing lots of bridge and is a Life Broyles says, “Norris and I will take the spring of 2015. This little house Ethel Green Banta writes from Master, no surprise for us who know (if there are no terrorist problems) his really needed a smaller dog; so in the Natchez that she had such a good she has such a good brain!

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I, Emily Hunter Slingluff, am heat (80’s and 90’s) for this time of home front, our oldest grandchild (26) appy here in Virginia Beach. Our year. Still lots of wind and rain and earned a M.A. in art history in May daughter and her husband live just an occasional hail storm. My garden and already has a terrific job in NY. 3 a few houses away and son is doing is blooming out of control. One of my other grandchildren are out of college surgery and cancer research at UVa. mares had a colt the night before and working, 3 are still in college and Grandchildren both recently happily Easter, and that is like having a new 1 is still in boarding school. Of course, married! I have been on many national grandchild. He has a bit of the devil in they all give us tremendous pleasure. radio shows since my newest, short him. He and his mom are turned out When Lee turns 80 in Aug., we will all book, “Peace” has come out. Sweet every day into a field with other mares celebrate at Fishers Island—quietly, he Briar is mentioned favorably in it, pages and colts and the “guys” chase and hopes! Love to all our classmates! 13 and 14! My latest topic on a radio run and roll around just like all young Penny Fisher Duncklee: Not show was “Preventing Violence: Does males do. What a joy to watch. On a much going on with me. I laughed Pat Frawley Gates and Doug on Peace Begin in the Crib?” Several sad note, Priscilla Milburn who was and laughed when I had my birthday their way to Chestertown, MD for months ago, I made up a word for the in our freshman class, passed away on March 28th. 79-years old/young! the annual “Tea Party Festival” in best way for a parent to treat a child in Midland on Valentine’s Day. I hadn’t It seemed like a big joke. I am still May 2016. They continue to enjoy and that word has been spreading and been in touch with her for a while, and subscribing to my sentence I came so many activities in the historic I hope is helpful in reminding parents I am sorry for that. So for all of the up with a couple of years ago—the town on the Chester River and at to work with the child instead of members of the class of 1959, I want more years that are given to me, the Washington College. against the child. (More on my website, to say thank you for your friendship more like a kid I dare to be! Luckily, I’m parentogethering.com) So, life is full, and for making my years at SBC such quite healthy. I do have “new eyes”— but I still have some time for lovely a great adventure. The memories are cataracts removed a couple of years solitude! good! ago—and “ear helpers.” Pretty much I Most of us are keeping in touch Fortunata Azores Gunter: Few only need the tiny hearing aids when I with other classmates and surely 59ers will probably remember me am listening to TV. A month or so ago, we appreciate that we had not only because I was at SBC only for my I learned that on my TV the sound is wonderful, stimulating friends at Sweet junior and senior years. I was in Spain better on regular, not high-definition Briar but also such good teachers, an last May to do a 10-day Camino setup. So, I guess I am still learning incredibly beautiful campus, nice meals Walk pilgrimage tour from Leon to stuff! I am so happy SBC still exists. I Betsy Colwill Wiegers: A crumby served to us in the lovely Refectory, and Santiago de Compostela. I went with do hope the next president is a woman. photo but the cast of characters is so much more in those 4 years. And, 20 other pilgrims, mostly from New We’ve got to set the example that gals Jackie Hekma Stone, Di Doscher surely all of those influences, added to York. Since I’m living in the Philippines, can do anything they choose. Spurdle on the left and on the right other influences, have made us what I met the group at the Madrid airport. Gay Hart Gaines: I was elected to Claire Devener and Betsy Colwill we are today, and we are thankful. After Spain, I spent a couple of weeks be a delegate to the GOP convention Wiegers–taken Spring 2016. A ton in Orlando. Before returning to the from Palm Beach County in Cleveland. I of laughs! Not much news at my age Philippines, I had a few days layover in have been working hard on a series for is good news! Burlingame, CA and had a chance to next winter here in Palm Beach on “The 1959 meet up with Min Ho Kwaan ’60, who Founders and Us: The Relevance of Our home at The Cape. In late Sept., 6 SBC Ali Wood Thompson lives in Palo Alto. She came to visit me Origins.” I am thrilled that Pulitzer Prize roommates are meeting in Scituate, 89 Pukolu Way, Wailea, HI in Manila last Aug. and I couldn’t wait winners have agreed to speak—Joe MA for a seaside rendezvous. This 96753-7710 to see her again. Ellis, Gordon Wood, Ron Chernow and includes Mary Davis, Sarah Moore, [email protected] Lucia Carozza Morrison: I am David McCullough as well as Lynne Sandra Sylvia, Polly Taylor, Erna still managing to take care of my large Cheney, former head of the National Westwig and myself. I am editing the Thank you to everyone who wrote in! gardens here and in Rehoboth Beach, Endowment for the Humanities. I am last scene of my 3-act play entitled You can see what a difference pictures DE and playing tournament bridge. thrilled! Since so many institutions of “Conversations with Queen Alienor of make—so keep on sending them. I Betsy Duke Seaman: Peter, my education are no longer teaching about Aquitaine.” She is my 29 generations think that I will just go ahead and start wonderful, loving husband for 56 years, our founding fathers, it is so important into the past grandmother—yes, really! this newsletter. So-o-o, Aloha to all of died in July 2015. He had been in that we try in other ways to bring our I have enjoyed bringing her into my you!! health care for several years—mobility incredible and unique history alive. century and together, returning to her From her obituary: Priscilla Ann issues and dementia—so his death Stanley and I are suffering from certain century as we visit 6 locations that are Milburn of Midland, TX passed away was a blessing for him, but a loss age-related problems, but grateful for important in both of our lives. Funny on 2/14/16, in Odessa, TX. A graveside for me. Fortunately, our 2 unmarried every day we wake up and put our feet how many weird and funny family/ service was held at Fairview Cemetery children live in Richmond and our on the floor! world subjects we find to discuss! on 2/17/16. Priscilla was born on Aug. married daughter lives in Baltimore, so Elizabeth Johnston Lipscomb: Virginia MacKethan Kitchin: 29, 1937 in Corsicana, TX to Claude I have a strong support system. I will The Lynchburg newspaper continues No momentous changes since last L. Milburn, Jr. and Isla A. Milburn. After also have a grandson and granddaugh- to report good news from SBC. It’s year. I am sorry I missed Reunion. I’m graduating from Midland High School, ter nearby at W&L this fall. The other especially encouraging to read about busy with Sandbridge Beach in the she attended SBC. She also attended grandson will be at Sewanee. Our ’59 the search for a new president—evi- summer with family and friends, church the University of Arizona, Oklahoma book group continues to meet monthly, dence that our college truly does have activities, docent at the Chrysler and University, and University of Colorado. which is a joy! We welcome visits from a future. Many of us have helped make Priscilla traveled extensively in pursuit classmates! this possible with financial support of her passion for genealogy. Priscilla Alice Cary Farmer Brown: I am and personal enthusiasm. Lloyd and I also had a passion for acquiring oil sending greetings to everyone from continue to enjoy our life at Westmin- and gas interests. She was known by Austria, where we will be headquar- ster Canterbury. I am pleased to be all the courthouse clerks throughout tered June and July. We’ve invited serving on our board and learning more West Texas. She is survived by brother President Stone to our apartment here about the benefits of continuing care Claude L. Milburn, Jr. of Pasadena, TX in Vienna when he brings his family institutions. Keeping up with our busy and his wife, Jean. She is also survived from SBC sometime this summer. We sons and our 4 grandchildren, now by niece Kristina Lewis and great niece hope his visit will not coincide with our ranging in age from 7 to 17, remains Kara Lewis. new adventure—an 8-day riverboat our greatest delight. Lizora Miller Yonce and family on Jane Belkins Anderson: The cruise with a group of friends up Jini Jones Vail: As usual we a Thanksgiving hike to Mary’s Rock Pacific Northwest is beautiful as the Rhine from Amsterdam to Basel. spend most of June and most of Sept. in VA. always. We have had record breaking Has anyone else done this? On the at our daughter Heather’s summer

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Fleming Parking Rutledge: This is a photo of me with the stunning mayor of Columbus, GA–the new chair of the SBC Board of Directors–Teresa Tomlinson. She and her husband came to Trinity Church in Columbus when I preached there. I think she, more than any other single person, was the major impetus behind the SBC revival. I feel as if my news is very repetitious. It’s all about my new book. I can’t remember if I sent the photo of me and Dick when I won my award. You can readily find it by scrolling down on my home Mary Blair Scott & her husband, page www.generousorthodoxy.com. I don’t think I have any newer photos of us. Stukie Valentine with son-in-law Carter Dick and I worry about our memories, but we are healthy and active. We have Redd in between greatly enjoyed the outstanding theater season in New York, including Hamilton, but for me the standout was Lupita Nyong’o in Eclipsed–a powerful play about Liberian women enslaved during the Liberian civil war. This play is revelatory. Secretary’s Note: The Academy of Parish Clergy, Inc. proudly announces that the 2015 Book of the Year Award is awarded to Bearing the Unbearable: Trauma, Gospel, and Pastoral Care, written by Deborah van Deusen Hunsinger and Barbara Sampson Borsch ’59 and published by Eerdmans. The Book of the Year Award is given to the best book her husband The Rt. Rev. Frederick published for parish ministry in the previous year. In addition, the Reference H. Borsch, retired Episcopal Bishop of Book of the Year Award is awarded to The Crucifixion: Understanding the Death Los Angeles of Jesus Christ, written by Fleming Rutledge and published by Eerdmans. Debbie Von Reischach Swan & husband Don Snyder. working all the time selling real estate. I anyone else seen it or read her book? some grandchildren here with us. East Coast to see family and then fly don’t feel too old for it! I hope potential Rew Price Carne: Nothing new Kathy Tyler Sheldon: We are off to Greece to tour the Greek isles for clients agree! here. Volunteer activities, golf and grateful to be well and hoping to get off about 12 days. Sorrel Mackall McElroy: We some travel. sailing again next week. We do have are going back and forth to MD and Virginia Ramsey Crawford: our granddaughter near us in the sum- just about finished restoring an old I now have 6 grandchildren and 2 mer theater in Gander and will get in farm house. The last restoration of the great-granddaughters! Other news to see her productions soon. Warmest 1960 bathrooms was 1937—fun and crazy is that I sailed up the Saint Lawrence wishes to all our friends. Lura Coleman Wampler to have this project! River on a fantastic cruise with Holland Jane Wheeler Garcia: Love these 1406 Thomas Road Ann Pegram Howington: I did America. golden years, which leave lots of time Little Place Farm go to Cuba last winter and it was Debbie Von Reischach Swan for family, friends, and reading! Want Wayne, PA 19087-1318 moderately interesting. I got more from Snyder: Don and I are going to Hong to give a shout out to our beloved [email protected] the great book “Waiting For Snow in Kong in Oct. and stopping in Maui for classmate, Fleming. I have spent the Havana,” by Carlos Eire. He was a child a week. Picture is the 515 lb. pumpkin last 6 months reading and studying her Linda Sims Newmark: My grand- refugee here in the 1960s and now is a we grew for the Damariscotta, ME book “The Crucifixion, Understanding daughter, Mary Grace Williams, is a Yale professor. There was no contact on fair. Going to try for a bigger one this the Death of Jesus Christ.” This is a freshman at SBC, Class of 2020. I am the trip with real Cubans. There were year. Life is good. We are in Boothbay beautiful book, deeply moving and looking forward to family (formerly par- Communist propaganda billboards Harbor, ME 5 months; Naples, FL 7 straight from the heart of God. If you ents) weekend in Oct. Her graduation about it. I had a wonderful time though! months. President of our 21’ sailboat haven’t read any of Fleming’s books, will be our 60th reunion year—hope I am still hoping SBC will prevail and association in ME keeps me very busy. I suggest you start with The Bible and we all make it. I was in PA in June, get even better than before. Everyone Getting a little creaky racing the boat the New York Times! Grace and Peace where I had a grand visit with Margot send money! Everyone send girls! I but love it. to everyone. McKee. I am still in SC enjoying golf- don’t seem to have tons of one or any Barbara Sampson Borsch: We’re Anne Wimbish Kasanin: I spent ing, boating, reading, and bridge (skill of the other. Living Room Learning, a still commuting, LA to Philadelphia a month this spring in Sri Lanka and honed at SBC). project of Atlanta SBC alumnae, is a THINKING about moving to the East Southern India, and had a wonderful Patti Powell Pusey: I am so proud huge success. It has now moved into Coast. I do go to FL, NY and Worcester time. This summer I went to Ponte of all that SBC has accomplished this Atlanta History Center in the winters. (the MA family has 16 mo. old twins.) Vedra Beach, FL to visit Winkie, and year. Here’s to staying the course and There are 400 or so attendees—all All good reasons to do the dreaded on to Virginia for a family reunion. Hope seeing the enrollment grow to sustain enthusiastic and wonderful!! I am so “downsizing.” The closets are alarm- you all had a very nice summer. the College!! Westminster Canterbury proud! I talked to Betsy Brawner ing!Cheers. Ali Wood Thompson: Feb. was is the perfect “senior dorm” for me. Pittman yesterday. She has had a Mary Blair Scott Valentine: the successful replacement of the However, I can’t yell “man on the good time redoing her condo. Swimming in Anguilla, where I try to aortic valve (it was a cow valve—ap- hall,” because men live here. Lots of Susan Perry Farmer: We are still findClaire Devener and dinner with parently they are more flexible than pig interesting and fun neighbors who like alive and upright, but don’t have a lot Stukie and Carter Redd, son-in-law. My valves) in Plano, TX, where we stayed to party. Went to Ecuador and Peru in to say other than that Jerry and I still 3rd daughter and her husband, Carter at son Tarn’s townhouse. May was a March and Vienna, Austria in July. Life enjoy traveling, although it’s hard to Redd (son of Mary Lew Cooper Redd trip to ME to see daughter Lynne and is good!! understand why we would leave San ’57) are moving to Charleston, SC. Two then to see my eldest granddaugh- Nancy Corson Gibbs: I am still Diego. He recently went to Wimbledon of their daughters will be attending EHS ter graduate from a college in NH. I playing tennis, roaming art galleries with 2 of our sons while I went to Pitts- in Alexandria, VA. Hope to see them am now doing Cardiac Rehab at our and traveling overseas. Took a great burgh to help my mother celebrate her lots. hospital and am enjoying it—building trip last summer zigzagging up the East 104th birthday. We go to Switzerland to Polly Space Dunn: No new news up my endurance and muscles. At the Coast to ME. Just me & my GPS. One visit another son at least once a year, except that I lost my sister (Class of moment I am practicing for the big visit to Carolyn and Clyde Ratcliffe’s, and in March we had a heavenly R&R 1955). Very sad. We’re doing well and Senior Hula Festival in Kona which where we kayaked on the Chesa- in Hawaii. I discovered a good review of playing lots of golf. takes place every year in Sept.—I just peake. Really fun. Visited Robin Ould Fleming Parker Rutledge’s book in Tabb Thornton Farinholt: Over hope I remember all the moves! Then Rentsch on way home at their new The Weekly Standard this spring. Has July 4th weekend. We had children and after that, Travis & I will head for the retirement home in DC and went back

46 SBC.EDU | SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE Class Notes in the fall for another visit, this time toured both Eastern Europe and AK, tive, and should be required reading for joined by Elsie Burch. Such fun Robin, which she loved. In Aug., Hans had a all engaged in public service. Religious Elsie & I together once more. Then the heart valve replaced, using a new TAVR 1962 groups, service learning programs, 1,000-year flood came and things are procedure. He was out of the hospital Parry Ellice Adam university classes in theology, social not yet the same! Columbia, SC still within 2 days, and soon back to regular 33 Pleasant Run Road work, international development, public has bridges and roads out. activity. The next trip is to Galveston, Flemington, NJ 08822 service, etc. are using it. Friends have Lucy Martin Gianino: Jack & I en- to visit their children at Thanksgiving. [email protected] bought it for their grandchildren and joyed summer at our Fire Island home Back in Williamsburg, they garden and others have bought it for retirees in the with children and five grandchildren she does yoga. Martha Baum Carlton is planning executive service corps. So I hope SBC (ages 10 months to 12 years) coming Celia Williams Dunn sent a a trip to Japan, and learning the alums will take a look and spread the and going. I spent a busy last winter & long and very fond remembrance of language, to visit her son and his family word. I welcome feedback. Also, send spring doing my real estate; however, classmate Tita Hatcher. She and Larry (he is head of the Walmart Japan Divi- the stories of your personal experience now that fall is here I put back on my continue their real estate business in sion). Her twin grandchildren (8) attend to the website blog at doinggoodsay- acting hat and just shot an episode Savannah and SC. Their 2 children the American school there. She and swho.com. of Showtime’s “The Affair.” Also, my have given them grandchildren aged 8 Mary Hannah are going on an SBC Thanks for these responses on movie “37” will have its first screening years, 3 years, and one month. She’s cruise from Spain to Rome. Martha will such short notice. Do start planning to in a few weeks and I will be starring in visited SBC 3 times in the past year then go to Paris for a week to visit a attend our 55th Reunion next year. We “Driving Miss Daisy” at the Bristol river- and a half and, like all of us, is “so longtime friend/boyfriend she met on have so much to celebrate! side Theatre in PA in Jan. A lot of lines proud of what has been accomplished her Junior Year in France! to learn!!! Meanwhile, Lura Coleman there by so many.” Mary Hannah loves being retired Wampler & I continue to be your class Rue Wallace Judd reported the and free to travel. A river cruise from representatives; so I will be shooting off sad death of husband Ardon back in Budapest to Amsterdam, a week in some SBC info emails. (Come on, you April. Up in ME for the summer, she NYC, and a visit to FL (saw Martha 1963 know you like to read them). I’m still so spent lots of time in “the extraordinary Baum Carlton and Faith Bullis Allie Stemmons Simon thrilled over the way you all rose to the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens,” Mace) were all great. At home, she 3701 Guadalajara Ct. money-raising occasion last May-June where she remembers biology with is a docent at Greenfield Village, sorts Irving, Texas 75062 making us the non-reunion class win- Dr. Sprague. She visited Nancy books for the local library book sale, [email protected] ners with the largest dollar donation. Coppedge Lynn in Brunswick, and and “climbs the family tree.” BRILLIANT! What a class! they got to see Stuart Bohannon Barby Ross Goode and family are Greetings to the Class of 1963! Thanks Lura Coleman Wampler: I so Edwards. Rue looks forward to getting doing well. One of their oldest grand- to all who responded to my request for enjoyed meeting President Stone at together with SBC friends in NYC in the children is 23 and working in Nashville. news! I’ll start with a couple of notes a local reception at the Devon Horse fall. Judy Harris Cutting met her Tom The other 6 range in age from 24, 22 that arrived too late for my March 2016 Show in PA in the spring; I liked at SBC and reports his sudden death in (twins), on down to the “caboose” who publication. everything about him, especially his Jan. 2015. “A terrific shock to me and is 8; all of them live in Charlotte. She Chris Devol Wardlow wrote, “What love for SBC and his firm conviction the children. One certainly grows up has had several surgeries over the past seems to keep us busy is changing that our college will triumph. After our fast after such an event.” She reports 8 years, but keeps on trucking! Alice houses. We sold our Littleton, CO Reunion last year, Fred and I celebrated “great support from family and friends Allen Smyth and Barby do deep-wa- house of 37 years almost 2 years our 50th anniversary: first in Williams- and the Richmond community” and ter aerobics at the YMCA four days a ago and moved to Castle Rock, CO. burg with family and then at a fantastic plans to stay in her home in the “Fan week—fun for both! We have also sold our home in Kauai, party in July with all our local friends. District.” Bettye Thomas Chambers has HI that we had for about 15 years Now, after a rather leisurely summer, Lou Chapman Hoffman also re- recently moved back to Lynchburg! and have traded it for a home in Vero my activities with my school, church, ceived a visit from Stuart. She, Celia, Fran Early: You really can teach Beach, FL, where we will spend the garden club and judging are back in and Mimi Lucas Fleming hope to get old dogs new tricks! If you’d ever told winters. Also in the mix is a farmhouse full swing. As always, my favorite times together soon, either in Savannah or Connie Newton, my co-writer, or me in MO built by my husband’s grandfa- are when grandchildren visit us at our the NC mountains. that we’d write a book, we would have ther in 1933. It needs a lot of TLC after farm, where they delight in the animals. FeeFee Mathews Tingley spends happily bet against ourselves. Now af- having been rented for many years. half her year in Wilmington, NC, to ester 8 years, “Doing Good...Says Who?” Children and grandchildren (OR, WA cape the cold in CT. She wrote from an is out and getting great reviews. It and CO) are all doing well.” airport on her way to an annual senior grew out of sheer passion as we were Katharine Blackford Collins 1961 women’s golf event in which 8 North both in Guatemala watching volunteers apologized for her late submission, Bette Hutchins Sharland American women play 8 continentals, come and go, doing wonderful and not “I was in the midst of returning to 1724 Aberdeen Circle this time near Calais. She’s “no longer so wonderful things, but all with good Seattle after 3½ months in Mexico AND Crofton, MD 21114-1618 a ‘player’ but a co-captain, as those intentions. We decided to try to share moving into my darling little casita, [email protected] baby seniors for 50 are a tad more what we wish someone had told us, less attractively known in this country flexible!” In Ireland in June, she, her and what we knew could help others as a “mother-in-law,” in my younger At Sweet Briar Reunion in June, 10 husband and three couples walked 8 “do good better.” The 5 short stories son’s back yard. Though by no means classmates enjoyed each other’s com- courses in 9 days, ending up in Dublin are composites of over 400 interviews a spacious, place my new home does pany. Elected as co-presidents were for the Curtis Cup Match (which the in Guatemala with volunteers, donors, have 2BR/2BA, and I welcome guests.” Maria Garnett Hood and Kate Groat US lost). On her return, she’ll continue nonprofits ... and most uniquely and This time around Katherine made Henchman. Bette Hutchins Shar- work with the USGA Museum out in importantly, the intended beneficiaries the deadline and updated her news. land and Julie O’Neil Arnheim were Milwaukee. Like all of us, she’s proud of all their goodwill. The result is that “Although I spend most of my time in chosen co-secretaries. Bee Newman of what SBC has done to surmount its the reader experiences the opportuni- Seattle, I write now from WY, where I Thayer and Mary Cosby Rinehart difficulties. ties and challenges that happen on the am soldiering on without my beloved continue as Class Fund Agents. Susie Prichard Pace’s grandson ground when you work across cultures, mate, John. I initially thought I would Faith Bullis Mace: This FL resi- James graduated from VMI last June. whether at home or abroad. Through never again engage in our favorite dent enjoyed seeing Susie Philion She sends greetings to all. story telling, humor, practical advice activity, backpacking in the Wind River Babcock at the Yacht Club in St. Pete. Bette Hutchins Sharland and and a discussion guide, 5 key concepts Mountains, but my friends convinced She plays tennis 4 days a week and Jean continue working with her town’s emerge that help readers evaluate their me otherwise. Since arriving in WY in bicycles 2, tryin’ to keep her right leg in umbrella civic organization. The fall motivations, question assumptions and mid-July, I’ve done one 2-day stint and shape—“It has neuropathy and doesn’t project was a “candidates’ night. turn good intentions into positive out- two 4-day treks. I am about to depart know it!” comes. Folks are telling us it’s a good for Peru to hike around Ausangate Janna Staley Fitzgerald: She read, provocative while remaining posi- on a 5-day trek. The passes, up to

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17,000 feet, are the challenging part.” forward to getting back to some “pain Lee Kucewicz Parham checked Obviously turning 75 has not slowed free” tennis and stitching eventually. in at 9:00 PM on deadline day—and Katharine down one bit! More power For those who might need it, I recom- says she really doesn’t have much 1964 to her! mend the new endoscopic procedure news. She and Stevie Fontaine Ke- Peggy Aurand In June I had a great note from for this—tiny incision and very little own walk as often as they can, but the 26387 Oak Plain Dr. Lucy Otis Anderson, who was spend- discomfort.” Surgeries are popular! summer heat and humidity have been Santa Clarita, CA 91321 ing some family time on the beach at From Rinda King deBeck, “My big tough. They helped out at a college fair Pawleys Island, SC with David, daugh- news is I finally had some long overdue for SBC in Aug. and report they still 19 Hanapepe Place ters Lucy and Shirley, Shirley’s husband cataract surgery and I can see again! I have to explain that SBC is alive and Honolulu, HI 96825 Norm and two sons, Anderson (5) and was a danger behind the wheel the last well. [I have heard this from several [email protected] Stewart (2), as well as her brother and few months! There is a gaggle of 12 others—speak up for us whenever you sister-in-law. They were all planning friends I grew up with here in Greens- have the opportunity!]. Lee ordered and 1964 Milestones since last publication: a 3-day weekend Disney cruise in boro, now widely scattered, and we read Irene Pschorr Belknap’s moth- July—per Lucy, “Mickey Mouse should are convening in a couple of weeks in er’s memoirs and highly recommends Marriage: run for cover!” Asheville to celebrate our 75th birthday the book. Fascinating! Ginny deBuys to Jerry Johnson In Aug., on my way to a board year. As for the class of ’63, Happy Finally just under the wire I head meeting at SBC, I had lunch with Jane Birthday to us all!” from Mary Ann Utterback Bur- Deaths: Goodridge in Richmond. Jane is in Barbara Sullivan Wanamaker ritt—“Jim and I have had a great year Mary “Dootsie” Duer Colen temporary quarters until construction reports that she is still working, running compared to the last couple (due to Genie Johnson Sigler is complete on the new condo she has her own real estate company, a small medical complications). We went to Angie Whaley LeClercq bought and is enjoying reuniting with boutique office in Huntington only a Amsterdam, Paris and the Cham- Wendy “Svarna” Wilkens old friends and making new ones. Her year and a half old with 20 agents pagne Region for 3 weeks this spring real estate agent was Mary K. Lee and enjoying not being involved in the and have spent the summer on our Ginny deBuys Johnson writes: McDonald ’65—as she says, “the old big corporate empires of real estate. boat going south to Beaufort, NC and “Here’s the best news I’ll ever offer girls’ network in action!” Oldest daughter Amy is an agent in north to Philadelphia.” All their family you! Jerry L. Johnson and I got married And now to the most recent re- her company. Amy and husband Joe gathered for the 4th of July, and her on Aug. 27, 2016 at my sister’s house sponses and current news. Margaret have three boys (14, 12 and 9). Son daughters, Cheri and Kiendel, treated on Cape Cod, near Woodshole. It was a Millender Holmes writes “My news Dave sells real estate in NYC, and other her to a week at Seabrook Island for very small wedding—22 in all. Libby is that I’m healthier than I have any daughter Laura lives in Forest Hills her 75th. Now they are planning a trip Kopper Schollaert ’64 (freshman right to be considering that I really and works at Penguin Random House to Australia and New Zealand early year roommate) and Milbrey Sebring prefer living on red wine, peanut butter in NYC. Barbara says, “Not too much next year. Mary Ann’s daughter (and Raney ’65 (senior year roommate) were sandwiches and chocolate chips. Still excitement on my end, but maybe at my goddaughter) Cheri has been a tre- with us. It was a beautiful weekend. riding, but not as far nor as fast as in our age that’s not a bad thing!” mendous help with “Saving SBC” and Sisters Judy (aka Louise) and Laura years past. One lame horse is becom- Cynthia Livingston Gibert sends particularly trying to make the Elston gave me away, and brother Bill per- ing my walk/trot companion and I’m the sad news that husband Steve died Inn a profit center for the College. formed the ceremony. It was the first finding it something of a relief to have earlier this year. We certainly send her Heinz and I (Allie Stemmons time my nieces and nephews had all an excuse for slowing down. Now isn’t our sympathy. Cynthia continues to Simon) have spent a peaceful summer been together in a very long time and that a bummer!” Regardless, Maggie work at the Veterans Medical Center in Snowmass Village, CO and dreaded they got to spend time with their nieces still intends to ride at our 55th Reunion in DC and “trying to decide what to do returning to 90 degree heat in TX. It and nephews ranging in age from 3 to in 2018! going forward.” was absolutely beautiful with the as- 5. It was a grand occasion all around Harriet Reese Jenson sends Nancy Dixon Brown had a fab- pens all yellow and gold and a brilliant that would not have happened without greeting to classmates from Denmark. ulous trip to Italy in May, visiting many contrast to the evergreens. Despite my sisters and niece Liz’s experienced “I am keeping ‘active’ and enjoying life. of the old hill towns. She continues saying that we would not budge from and loving efforts. Jerry and I have I traveled to Sicily in April with friends to tutor a group of Hispanic kids at a the USA this year, we have decided sold our respective houses in NJ this from Wilmington. DE, for a wonderful program at her church. to fly to Lisbon in early Dec. and float past year and are now in FL full time. 10 days of touring, etc. In July I took a Keitt Matheson Wood and Frank across the Atlantic to Ft. Lauderdale Contact information has been updated trip with my daughter and her beau and recently traveled to Nova Scotia, New on the Seabourn Quest, arriving home with SBC. If you come this way, do let 3 children to Boston and Cape Cod. Brunswick and Prince Edward Island just before Christmas. It took me 6 us know.” It was great to see the many historic where it was “beautiful and COOL!” months to complete all the paperwork Grace Mary Gary Oates lost her places and for me to show them to Their daughter Helen recently cele- of closing my business, but now I am spouse and our class’s unofficial “Best some of my grandchildren was extra brated her 50th birthday with a trip to finally completely retired. Husband,” Wally on Oct. 30, 2015. special. We ended our trip in Martha’s Italy [and was kind enough to call and I was at SBC for a board meeting in A funeral mass was held in DC on Vineyard visiting Reese’s cousins. Aside ask my advice on the subject—once a Aug. and continue to be so impressed Feb.20, 2016 and was attended by from my travels, there is still tennis travel agent, always a travel agent!]. with the work that is being done to several classmates. and golf on the program, plus bridge Prue Gay Stuhr writes, “Ed and restore the College to its former prom- Jo Ann Kramer, upon hearing games, history of art courses and book I saw plays this summer in William- inence. The alumnae did an awesome the news that SBC’s credit rating has club. My 21-year-old granddaughter stown, MA. We were amazed at the job of representing us at college fairs been boosted 3 levels by Standard and has started studying political science at production of Tennessee Williams’ across the country, and we had a Poor’s, rejoices: “Great news ... Lots of the Univ. of Arhus this Sept., which is “Rose Tattoo” with Marisa Tomei. record number of applications. There work and continued belief in the im- exciting for her—and for me!” Another play called the “Cost of Living” will be a continued push for money as possible required going forward!” And Ann Funkhouser Strite-Kurz had wonderful performances with we try to overcome the deficit that the lots of work and belief in the impossible says, “Not much to report other than actors who were physically challenged. “closing” caused. Overall, SBC is doing by Jo Ann has been instrumental in we are taking a 2-week cruise down The last play is slated to go to NY, a well and forging ahead, and I must getting our alma mater to this point! the Mississippi on a brand new paddle musical called “Poster Boy” about tell you it is an honor and a privilege Margery “Kala” Fleigh writes: wheeler with American Cruise Lines. cyberbullying. Of our 5 grandchildren, 1 to work with our amazingly dedicated “Not really news, just enjoyment of and This has turned out to be an ideal way is in year 2 of college, 1 in high school, board and Pres. Stone. As you all prob- gratitude for my life with Bob, family, to recover from carpel tunnel surgery. 1 in middle school and 2 in elementary. ably know, he will be leaving us in June friends, art and writing, Qigong prac- My left hand was done in June, but I We attend their school and athletic after we have secured a new president tice, garden with lots of eat and freeze, saved the right hand for Aug. knowing events when possible. We celebrat- and the search committee is hard at duplicate bridge, our cat, and bushels I would miss having its use far more. ed Ed’s 80th birthday with a joyous work. We owe him much, because of blessings.” Simple things like brushing one’s teeth whale watch and dinner with family in without him this whole endeavor might Margery and I both share the are quite clumsy initially, but I look Gloucester, MA.” have been fruitless. sentiment that we are overwhelmed at

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them! Her daughter Anna (50) is a caregiver in San Francisco. Son Hayne 1965 (49) is VP of Internet Sales for Mouser Sally Hubbard Electronics and lives in Fort Worth. 47 Parsons Green Circle, Sally had a short and sweet visit with Sewanee TN 37375 Laura Phinizy Haskell in July. Sally [email protected] and stepdaughter Annette will visit Guanajuato, San Miguel de Allende, Eugenie Dickey Caldwell and Peter and Mexico City, and spend Thanks- did a 3-week birding safari in Kenya giving with Mel Freese Cota and her and Tanzania in July. The mammals family in Queretaro. up close and unafraid were at least as Peggy Jones is retired from prac- wonderful as the 414 species of birds. ticing law and enjoys horsing around She sends her love especially to Mel and messing with growing stuff at and Alberto. her family farm in MS. She is trying to Mary Ellen Freese Cota celebrat- reconnect with Molly Pool, Melinda ed Mexican Independence Day 9/15 Musgrove Chapman and Sudie with daughter Vicky and her family. Mel Donovan. New email is shoca246@ and Alberto will celebrate their 50th gmail.com. anniversary on Oct. 8. Mel met Alberto Saralyn McAfee Smith and on the Queen Mary in Sept. 1963 en Hamp celebrated their 50th wedding route to her Junior Year Abroad. They anniversary in June and are in daily kept running into each other in Paris contact with their 2 granddaughters and had just enjoyed soupe a l’onion Sierra and Cheyenne. Saralyn is the in Les Halles and started back to the recording secretary for the Dodge City Peggy Aurand celebrating finishing her hand-done mosaic in the bottom of her home she was sharing with Eileen Chapter of the DAR and has enjoyed pool in Hawaii. Stroud Clark when the taxi driver told recent DAR conventions. She and them about Kennedy’s assassination. Hamp traveled to NJ for her 55th high Vicky’s paintings are in the University school reunion and also to exhibit of Mexico facilities in Chicago this fall the 200-year-old sampler stitched by and Vicky attended the Sept. festivities. Hamp’s great-great-grandmother in Mel’s older son lives in Norwalk, CT Princeton’s Morven Museum exhibition and works in NYC. He has 3 lovely and of NJ school-girl samplers. talented daughters (8, 9 and 12). Her Alice Mighell Foster Ficken sad- younger son lives and works in Mexico ly reports that husband Charles died City. Alberto is troubled by macular unexpectedly on March 19th of this degeneration, but Mel is well and year. She and Chuck were married for continues teaching yoga twice weekly 13 years, and she is grateful for their in Queretaro, where they retired 15 wonderful, happy, fun life together. years ago. Carol Reifsnyder Rhoads says Mary K. Lee McDonald sends that she and Bob sold their house in congratulations to all of our classmates Shreveport after 24 years and are who helped SAVE SBC! She is looking building in Clemmons, NC near Winston forward to our next reunion. In June her Salem. They will be close to their family had John’s burial service with daughter’s family (3 grandsons). While full military honors at Arlington National Ginny deBuys and Jerry Johnson with (L) Libby Kopper Schollaert ’64 exploring NC options, they visited with Cemetery, a moving and awe-inspir- Brenda Muhlinghaus Barger and (freshman year roommate) and (R) Milbrey Sebring Raney ’65 (senior year ing event. She is grateful that Jane roommate) Hugh in Davidson. While the new home Merkle Borden and Lynn Morgan is under construction they are staying Reynolds were able to be there for in their CO house. Carol and Bob our recently deceased classmate and Founders’ Day, and this year’s Reunion. support. Mary K. keeps busy with celebrated 50 years of marriage with friend, Wendy “Svarna” Wilkens’s It was great to watch freshmen arriving travel, real estate activities, and family, their 3 kids, spouses and grandchildren accomplishments. When we are all on campus this year. I have also had and sends hugs to all. in Maui in June. gone, I hope someone puts all our the pleasure of getting to know alums Laura Haskell Phinizy and 11 Foy Roberson Cooley and obituaries together. The things Sweet from several decades and of spending family members convened at Kanuga in husband Ken (88) went to Copenhagen Briar graduates accomplish is stagger- time with a number of our classmates. the NC mountains for a week; daughter for the wedding of their son Eric (Air ing. Especially enjoyed working with V M Laura and her twins stayed a second Force para rescue special ops) and the Martha Tucker Harvey shared Galgano, Lynne Crow, and Alice week. The grandchildren are at fun oldest daughter of the Danish au pair this news: “I am joining Grace Mary Stewart at this year’s Sweet Work stages, from 10 to 13 years. Laura is who took care of him when he was 8. Gary Oates for a week in Rome this Weeks. Exciting things are happening thankful for the good times. The bride’s mother hiked with Foy in fall. Just a warning to all that we are at Sweet Briar. It is great to be part Sally McCrady Hubbard the beautiful Dolomite mountains in NE loose together. Further installments to of it. downsized a year ago and moved Italy near Austria. Foy and Ken have come. Ralph (husband) and I are now Your scribe has spent a highly into a duplex in the Sewanee village fished in Patagonia every year for 18 spending six months in TX and summer unusual year traveling back and forth within walking distance of church, years but expect this year to be the months at our lake place in VA. We still from Santa Clarita (Los Angeles) to brother, concerts, lectures. She chairs last. Foy was in San Francisco in May call TX home but wait until the weather Honolulu, remodeling the family home. a caregiver group and frets year-round and had dinner with Mona Thornhill cools there before returning in the fall. If you are heading to Hawaii, come visit. how best to fundraise for the school Armistead—pretty and smart as ever. The best of both worlds.” There wasn’t a lot of time between in Uganda that she visited in 2014. Foy has retired from retirement and M.C. Elmore: I am enjoying spend- notice and deadlines. My apologies for This year’s effort will include a bicycle is now a better CEO of their company ing about half the year in Culpeper, any errors and omissions. ride and a silent auction of African art than ever, enjoying the best years of all. VA, giving me the opportunity to go to objects, jewelry, etc. If you have any Milbrey Sebring Raney and Bev Sweet Briar for Sweet Work Weeks, languishing in a closet, please donate sold their Austin home after 26 years in

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TX and moved to the mountains of NC. contribute. Morriss!) She certainly “showed her about heart attacks in women, “as no Bev is “tar-heel born and tar-heel bred” Abby Patterson Shultis: Spirits stuff” as one of 3 class leaders in the one was more surprised than me to and the pull was irresistible. Mibs had were high and a feeling of great relief Reunion Chapel Service of Remem- experience on June 2. The beauty of a lovely reunion with Elvira McMillan compared to last years’ Reunion. We brance. Makanah is ordained in the a SBC education is that we all keep Mannelly in Sept. in Atlanta. Best to are a very lively, interesting group! I like Unitarian Universalist Church. Kathy learning and growing and I’m grateful all! the idea that we can go back now to Carroll Mathewson is an Episcopal that spark is continuing for other young any “post 50th reunion” and not wait priest, and I (Keenan) am a Presbyte- women because we saved our school 5 years to see each other. President rian minister. All of us now retired but and all the memories.” Stone’s dynamic manner and plans active clergy. Rev. Harriette Horsey Another author is Robin Cutler. 1966 really impressed me. I was also tickled Sturges led our moving class memori- “Such Mad Fun: Ambition and Glamour Keenan Colton Kelsey to tears that our class was honored for al service Friday night. in Hollywood’s Golden Age” was just 101 Hawthorne Avenue our fundraising results. Harriette writes of having gone published to positive initial response Larkspur, CA 94939-1305 Penn Mullin Fullerton: To renew from Harriette Elizabeth Horsey to from a starred Kirkus review, good [email protected] old friendships and make new ones Harriette Horsey Sturges or Mrs. Con- mention in Vanity Fair, and a lovely was so affirming.Keenan and I got to rad B. Sturges, Jr. to The Rev. Harriette review from Betty Booker Morris Jane Nelson share a room with Pearl Riggan Ad- H. Sturges. Now she just prefers (“Coming from Betty it was hum- 407-C North Hamilton Street amson and just loved this, since being “Harriette.” She writes, “I have some- bling.”) It’s now for sale online and in Richmond, VA 23221-2026 in different dorms, we had never really times wished I landed somewhere that bookstores, (probably by order). Robin [email protected] gotten to know her as well. Inspiring to Women’s Rights were being discussed says, “If you happen to buy the book see how we are all centered on living and challenged. However, I may have and read it please consider a review on (Caveat: Some editing was required our lives to the fullest NOW, trying new been too preoccupied with other inter- Amazon, Goodreads or Barnes & No- for space purposes, please forgive things, totally embracing computer ests, some which seem trivial. I also ble.” She and husband have daughters what was mangled or omitted!) Every technology, enjoying extended years of realize that being with mostly women and their husbands and 2 grandsons, check-in received talked of Reunion, working. for 4 years had more influence on my all thriving in California ( Pasadena and even those who (sadly they say) missed Peggy Gillmer Myers : Although abilities and confidence than I was outside of Berkeley). They will be in FL it! It was fun and awe inspiring. Lots I could attend only the Friday activities aware of. The friends I made at Sweet or CA this fall and winter, although she of promises to stay in touch and “stay of our 50th Reunion, I thoroughly Briar have lasted 50 years so far, and continues to mentor students at Hunter the course.” And lots of kudos to the enjoyed the evening, which included this has been one of the best things in College and loves seeing old friends Reunion team and especially to Gracie an entertaining skit of our years at SBC my life. Marcia Pace Lindstrom kept and classmates in NYC. Butler for spearheading class fund- (remember those portable hair dryers) writing us letters even after she left Evie Day Butler and Geoffrey raising. As of July, our Class giving was and the brief but informative summary SBC and kept this lifeline going.” and celebrated their 50th wedding $1,283,720, with 45% participation. of the amazing rebirth of our college Jeannie Jackson Exum keeps in anniversary in July with a Viking Ocean Compare this with 48% participation at (hurrah to all who made the miracle touch with Harriette and with Sheila Cruise in the Baltic! In May they had Reunion 45, with $47,904 of donation. come true!). Everyone on the campus Nolan Fuller. She and Marcia often gone to Geoffrey’s 50th reunion at Rab Willis Thompson: I was deeply looked so proud and happy! play at duplicate bridge tournaments, W&L on the way to a Lee Society of moved by the warmth and kindness Martha Madden Swanson: I and the 2 couples will travel together in Virginia meeting in Williamsburg. While of my classmates, as well as the good was very encouraged for the future of Jan. for a cruise through the Panama both were fun, it was too soon to turn cheer and humor. I am so glad I went. the College. It was lovely to be back in Canal. “Feb. will take Joe and me to around and return to Sweet Briar’s Marcia Pace Lindstrom: Cheers such beautiful, peaceful surroundings, Vero Beach, FL to a mini reunion with Reunion. They did recently make a to our class for the awesome response especially with all the hate so prevalent Jody Noland Old and husband Randy, special, rewarding effort to visit the to the Next Is Now campaign! Our Re- in the world. along with a few other classmates campus. The have 3 sons and 3 lovely union was put in jeopardy when the de- Jane Nelson: A wonderful 50th in the area. Doesn’t THAT sound like daughters-in-law; each couple has a cision to close the College was made a Reunion. It was so good seeing and fun!!” son and daughter ranging from 21 to 8 year earlier. Having a campus to return reconnecting with those of you there Pamela Jones Brown was sad years old. Having just sold their Angel to and celebrating a year of miracles and with those of you by phone prior to miss Reunion but grateful for the Fire, NM house, which hosted family was an unforgettable experience. It was to. College updates were very positive, packet that was sent with program holidays for many years, the family a joy to be with old friends, to connect impressive, and promising—a remark- and book—it made her feel included. will all gather in Miramar Beach for with classmates, and to meet dynamic able leadership group. She is still creating and selling her Thanksgiving this year. In their 50 years alumnae from all classes who care In other news, Makanah Dunham Stoneprints Jewelry and loved donating of marriage, they have spent 9 in CT, deeply about Sweet Briar. I received a Morris received an honorary Doctor of to the SBC online auction and talking 6 in Louisville, 6 in Memphis and 23 Vixen Kit as an Alumnae Admissions Divinity degree from Meadville Lombard with the lucky bidder. She finished her in Fort Worth. They bought a home in Recruiter to use at college fairs in my Theological School in Chicago in May memoir in 2015 but still writing each FL in 2010. She retired about 15 years area. It’s great to have another way to (which makes her Rev. Dr. Makanah day and hopes to publish an article ago and thinks Geoffrey is finally retired

50 SBC.EDU | SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE Class Notes after 3 failed attempts. think of Sweet Briar and all of you with on a beach with sand blowing at 35+ Evie has stayed in touch with El whom I have reconnected over the last mph.” Griggs Diemar, her roommate junior months,” writes Lee Mackubin Miller. Natalie Roberts Funk and Jeff 1967 and senior years. She and Bob are Her youngest daughter, married and now have 4 graduates starting careers Gail Robins O’Quin still in Bedminster, NJ, and were both living in London, has been diagnosed and 5 grandchildren in college. One 2651 Kleinert Ave were at the 40th Reunion. In recent with an auto-immune disease that of those graduates was an SBC 2013 Baton Rouge, LA 70806-6823 years she has seen Laurie Saunders has not been fully described as yet. business major, so they are now cgrobins@ix.netcom.com Spratley and Helen Rainey Pinkney This has generated travel for husband 3-generation SBC family. Natalie and in Richmond; Mary Entwistle Andre- Rick and herself, as well as worry and Jeff are still traveling around the east- Here we are with actual Class assen, Sally Van Winkle Campbell, frustration with the health programs ern half of the country, mostly to visit Notes—who would have “thunk” a Betsy McElwain Johnston at our in the UK. Closer to home, they have National Parks (they highly recommend year or so ago we’d be publishing as Louisville Collegiate School reunions; “3 beautiful little granddaughters that several days for Acadia) and to see a school again! Thanks to everyone Courtenay Sands Wilson during Jr. keep us constantly enthralled with their historic places or visit family. They had who submitted news! Stephanie League days. bright and happy spirits.” a wonderful summer trip to VT and ME Ewalt Coleman said it all: “I now feel Sally Kalber Fiedler and Jay Jane Utley Strickler is busy in followed by a trip French Lick, IN. confident we’ll actually celebrate our also celebrated their 50th at the Atlanta working part-time, going to Sally Thomas Hoffman is still 50th at good old resilient SBC, and it end of June (married 3 weeks after ballet, playing tennis, going to the NC gardening near Snohomish, WA, and puts tears in my eyes and a lump in graduation). Son Lee, his wife Caryn, mountains in Highlands on weekends. watching over 5 acres of wood. That my throat!” and son Alex (13) are in Portland, OR; She is “truly blessed” to have the love joy includes wildlife such as eagles, Here’s a typical report from Linda and daughter Julie and her husband of 2 beautiful daughters and 4 smart bobcats, ravens, deer, etc. As an active Fite, who is still the same person we Kamil are currently at Fort Leonard grandchildren. member of the American Sewing Guild, knew 50+ years ago: “Class notes? Wood, MO. “Feeling very blessed and Marilyn Garabrandt Morris loved she uses pattern-drawing software to I can’t remember when I last sent in fortunate!” being picked up for Reunion by Ellie make clothes. Travel includes visiting any news! So I’ll just do a quick sweep Mary Anne Calhoun Farmer is Gilmore Massie at Richmond. They relatives across the US, with hopes for of what I can remember from the past already planning for Reunion 55, “God had plenty of time to catch up, but she Europe and/or AK next year. months (the “remember” part being a willing that I will be around, and able to also feels fortunate to see Ellie, Mary Martha Madden Swanson and challenge, koff koff). “In Jan. I went to travel to VA.” She has 2 SBC graduates Meade Gordon Winn, and Marty David try to stay active despite the usu- FL for a couple of weeks. Stayed on besides herself: daughter Mamie ’91, Rogers Brown every winter as they al problems of “advanced” age (knee Anna Maria Island for the first time, who lives with her family in Richmond; spend time in Vero Beach (only an hour replacement, a knee repair ). They still accompanied by my ol’ pal Joanne Tu- daughter Harriet ’92, who lives with away from her). She has 2 Manhattan travel as much as possible, including molo Bario ’68, one of my sisters and her family live in Breckenridge, CO — grandchildren: Whitney, 3, and Graham, Ireland for a family wedding, London a couple of my kids and their families the older Rockies, at 10,000 ft., with 1. Granddaughter, is Olivia, 2½, close for daughter Sarah’s 40th birthday cel- coming and going in shifts. And who moose and bear in their backyard! by in FL. Activities center on golf and ebration (she works there now for the should ALSO be on AMI but Pam Ford Youngest daughter Katharine and fam- book clubs—their Atlantic Classical NFL), Copenhagen and a Baltic Cruise. Kelley! We had big fun despite pretty ily have settled in Atlanta, just in time Orchestra has a new conductor/artistic The trip included a 2-day private tour in crappy weather. I love that whole Tam- to welcome newest grandchild #8. She director who is currently conductor of St. Petersburg. “Absolutely amazing!!” pa-St. Pete-Bradenton-Sarasota sec- and Tom recently had a real Canadian the Delaware Symphony, where Marilyn Family events included a wedding in tion of FL ... lots to see and do. Went to Rockies’ Adventure: Lake Louise, Jas- worked as Education Director for 5 NH, a big family reunion in Pittsburgh, Memphis to see one sister in Feb., then per, and Banff. Majestic scenery and years! a chance to see Georgetown win 2 na- to Madison, WI, to visit another sister dramatic peaks, and “the lakes really “So great to see everyone who tional sailing championships in Norfolk in May, then to Italy in June. I still get are a deep turquoise blue!” came to Reunion,” writes Randi Miles and San Diego. There was also an Oct. a kick out of travel, love to fly (despite Jane Nelson hosted SBC friends Long. “With illness impacting the trip to see friends in Lake Garda and the, um, conditions). I still have my little in Culpeper before Reunion. She lives of so many friends, the words Cetona and then on to London for a work-at-home part-time job as a copy continues to enjoy and be very busy in ‘Seize the day’ have started making NFL game and to see Sarah. Activities editor for a local bi-weekly newspaper. retirement; looking forward to an Oct. me be more intentional on how I spend at home include theater, sporting I still don’t have TV (no cable, no dish, trip to India through the Richmond fine each day all the while remembering events, classes for seniors at George- no nothin’, and it is a blessing in this arts museum. the concept of balance. Tutoring one town and fundraising for a school in election season!) [How right you are, Rab continues to try to live in 2 night weekly in a homeless shelter the Kibera slum in Nairobi. Martha was Linda.] Still have my Mini Cooper (227k great places: Columbia, SC and The has meant a lot to me. Still love being elected president of the newly formed miles) and my low-IQ poodle, Leon. Still Plains, VA. No longer a college genetics involved in our local Presbyterian School of Hope Foundation, which will fat. Still loving life. Oh! I ran into a great teacher she still tries to keep up with church, traveling with Herb, participat- coordinate fundraising in the US. quote on that subject: “Until death, it is this fast moving field. Still riding and ing in a multi-faith group of 15 ladies, Susan Sudduth Hiller was all life.” (Cervantes, “Don Quixote”) And hunting “quietly.” She and George and of course treasuring time with renewed by reunion! Travel and grief to that I say Amen!! Looking forward to travel a lot and do a good bit of conser- family (even though grandchildren and counseling and faith journey and family our BIG Reunion.” vation activity. daughter are on East Coast while our make for a full life. She recently from Connie Quereau Graf is working Abby’s summer highlight: visiting son is still in CA with his wonderful a wonderful trip to NH to celebrate her with her church, which is offering 2 grandchildren in Seattle for a week. girlfriend)” brother’s 80th birthday. support after the disastrous floods that She has several fun carriage-driving An end-of-summer family beach For me, Keenan, I sometimes do have taken place all over the US this things coming up this fall and a few trip to the Outer Banks (Duck, NC) was not know what keeps me busy, but year. She graciously supported our LA day trips planned. “Cannot believe I touted by Betty Booker Morriss, or- busy I am! Still preaching around, efforts with a personal contribution; the have been in NC 15 years!” chestrated by Makanah with husband, active in politics (how could I not, church adopted Ellicott City near Balti- Penn says, “Life very full and busy Bob; son, Jeff; grandchildren, Justen this year?), involved with kids and more, which experienced devastating here in CA, with 7 grandkids. George and Mila; and husband Dabney (Bob’s grandkids, all local. I am on a couple floods in July. She claims not to have and I are traveling a lot, but still try to brother). Two birthday celebrations and of boards and I read and I write and much news, but she did catch up with find time for fly-fishing and backpack- one tropical storm (Hermine) made this I see friends for lunch or dinner or a Putzi Von Rebhan Olsen and three ing. I am still enjoying teaching creative year’s trek one for the books. “The two movie or theater. All is well, except for other friends from their early days in writing part-time in our local schools geezin’ brothers were complimented inevitable body aches and pains (back DC in Chicago last June. They enjoyed and in my home. And it’s wonderful by a young guy who admired their and hips, of course). good food, good laughs and Frank being able to connect with Sweet Briar body surfing skills in pre-storm waves. Lloyd Wright houses. A fun time was friends like Randi and Keenan out Everyone and everything were safe, but had by all! here!” if y’all are thinking about dermabrasion, Maria Wigglesworth Hemmings “Never a day goes by that I don’t an alternative treatment is standing just cannot seem to retire, but she

SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE | SBC.EDU 51 Class Notes and her husband have been traveling. USO, my former school to tutor, and instantly revealed my tiny, stage 1A barge trip in The Netherlands. Other- She reports, “We are traveling too food pantry. I am truly blessed to be breast cancer, because of the brand- wise, I enjoy reading, wine, and seeing much, enjoying every minute of it and so lucky. Looking forward to our 50th new technology of 3D imagery. I didn’t my 6 grandchildren.” when I am in CT, I am working per Reunion. Hope to see everyone there!” know that I had dense breasts, and the Norvell Jones writes that she diem at the hospital where I used to Carroll’s news certainly does not sound old mammography would never have and husband Bob Reecer continue to be an employee. Hospital gives me trite to me! What a blessing—50 spotted the tiny tumor. A second 3D divide their time between their house sanity. When I skied last winter, my years!!! And thank heaven no ruin and mammogram last Dec. revealed that in the woods near Petersburg, WV and new best friend became Advil. Age 70 devastation! there was ‘no evidence of cancer’ in a high-rise condo in Falls Church near is tough on my body, which wants to One can hear the joy in Lynn either breast. [Congratulations, Jill!] Bob’s children and the 7 grandchildren. do 20-year-old things. And can’t!!” [Is Lyle’s e-mail. “Jamie and I have been The support of my family and friends “The oldest grandchild is a freshman that the pain reliever Advil or the name together now for 5 years. Life is so has made this journey much easier for at Virginia Tech this year, and the of her new best friend? I seem to have sweet. We celebrated the anniversary me. Another lucky break was that the youngest just started 1st grade. How an intimate relation with Advil myself!] this summer at The Hedges on Blue chemotherapy I underwent is known time flies. I am continuing to read vora- Stephanie Lucas Harrison and I Mountain Lake in the Adirondacks. In to cause permanent hair loss, but my ciously all the stuff I missed when I was were able to visit Lynn Milton Walker the summer we live at his house in hair has been growing fine, and is now working and am in a wonderful little before she passed away in May after a Cape Vincent, NY, where Lake Ontario almost to my shoulders again. I had book group that has no assignments— long illness. We mourn the passing of a flows into the St. Lawrence River in the started getting some gray hair before we just report on what we have been vibrant savvy lady of many talents.” The Thousand Islands. In the winter we are the cancer treatment, but all the new reading, share recommendations, and entire class joins you in mourning Lynn at my house in Raleigh, NC. I am very hair is my regular medium brown! lend books back and forth, and of and sending condolences to her family. much looking forward to seeing many [Wow, but we cannot recommend course spend a lot of time talking about Carroll Randolph Barr writes, “I of you at our 50th.” cancer to counteract the aging process. life in general. Current reads—“The feel very trite to be sending my news Beth Gawthrop Riely is “greatly All classmates, do be sure to get your Revolution in Virginia” and some Robert because it is the opposite of ruin and looking forward to seeing many of you mammogram regularly.] “This summer, B. Parker—I, who never got into history devastation, but it is a celebration of classmates at our 50th reunion. A great I was able to keep up with my flower at SBC and turned up my nose at noir. 50 years of marriage as so many in our celebration it will be! “When I thought and vegetable gardening by moving the In my spare time, I am playing dolls class are doing this year. We were mar- SBC was going to close two springs planting beds closer to the house on and volunteering as a work-a-day co- ried in June ’66, but started celebrating ago, I visited the campus with my son our property. I plan to stick to this plan chair of the 2017 Sasha Festival to be in March with a fun trip to Charleston Andrew who was living in Washington. in the future! Husband Bruce, who has held near DC in July. Fingers crossed and Kiawah with another couple from He remembered it as a little child, on a little time to spare from his duties as that I will make it to our 50th. I’d love Powhatan also celebrating 50 years hayride around the beautiful campus. director and curator of Historic Harriton to see you all and the beautiful SBC, of marital bliss. We stayed at the On this recent visit it seemed forlorn, House, has been wonderful throughout which won’t be abandoned!” Wentworth Mansion and did all of the but since then Phil Stone and you my ordeal. Son Tim Clement, who lives Janie Willingham McNabb has fun touristy things you do in Charleston, alumnae have performed a miracle. nearby, has also been a big help. I am downsized. “In 2014 I moved from my including visiting Jacquelin Steven- Much more work to do, of course, but I very proud of his accomplishments as old home, built by my father in 1936, son Bennett’s gardens … we had a am greatly heartened that our Reunion policy director of Parity Track at the into a “garage apartment,” which I built lovely visit with her. Mike and I then will be on the SBC campus: a living, Thomas Scattergood Behavioral Health on the site, sort of, out of the detached went to Kiawah, where we watched breathing college. We All share your Foundation in Philadelphia. Parity old dirt-floor garage and connecting NCAA basketball in a bar with lots of sentiments, Beth! Track is a collaborative project of the apartment. My daughter and hubby, other fans and played golf with friends “Both my sons are here in New Kennedy Forum and the Scattergood Meg and Steve, moved into the big at the River course. We continued to England now. Andrew has left teaching Foundation that works to monitor and house, with her remodeling beginning celebrate this summer in MI and at the at National Cathedral School in DC advance equal treatment for those with while I was still moving out. Needless Keltic Lodge in Nova Scotia, where we to return to graduate school, at Clark mental disabilities throughout the US. to say, it was a very traumatic year, but culminated a fabulous golf trip with MI University in Worcester. He is studying In spite of his busy schedule, Tim visits now it is heavenly. Lanny and I have friends. We started in Inverness, Nova urban geography but can often be with me every Saturday.” the place on the mountain where I Scotia at the golf Mecca of the world— found climbing in the White Mountains. Gracey Stoddard, president of the can have my gardens (vegetable and Cabot Links and Cabot Cliffs—the Older son Christopher is a watershed African Dream Academy Foundation, flower), enjoy my grandchildren and not most amazing and beautiful golf cours- forester in RI, with a strong interest in wants to encourage more of our class worry about any of the upkeep (lawn, es in the world, such dramatic vistas conservation and natural resources. to return to campus for our 50th! She broken whatever, trash to the road, and great fun golf. Weather was lovely. His daughter Sylvia (3½), my first reports, “My life continues to be one of even feeding the dogs etc.). Lanny has It only drizzled rain at the very end of grandchild, is already a seasoned hiker. daily challenges raising funds for our his hideaway cabin about 20 minutes each round, and we had so much fun She is adorable; I love having them all school of 500 children in classes from away in Dunlap, where I spend the just golfing and meeting other people within reach. I am still singing in my Pre-K through 8th Grade located in weekends (and more) with him. He es- who love to golf. We left the Cabot chorus, The Boston Cecilia. We are Monrovia, Liberia, and working with a capes to scenic Dunlap and the antique courses today and drove the Cabot about to perform Handel and Mozart board of 16 very fine individuals. I find cars he tinkers with while I enjoy my 15 Trail—also amazing—around the top in Boston’s Jordan Hall, with period the work both very stimulating and sat- grandchildren on the mountain during of NS to the Atlantic side for one more orchestra and soloists. Very exciting isfying, and fortunately, it still leaves me the week, especially in the summer, round of golf and then home to VA. The to be singing in that gem of a concert time to enjoy my own children, friends, when they feel free to invade of our trip started for me in Larchmont, where hall! And I have just signed on to write and family. I even stole away 2 weeks mountain place at will. Son J.B (wife I joined Erin, Angus’s wife, to babysit a book on cod, the fish that was so im- this fall to visit both the Galapalos Wendy) and daughter Anna (husband Michael and Ali’s 2 children while they portant to the development of the North Islands in Ecuador and Machu Picchu Talley) also built within walking distance went on a lovely trip to Lake Tahoe Atlantic and other parts of the world. in Peru with friends, both incredibly from the home place in 2014 and other with college friends. Unfortunately, Sustainability is a big part of the story beautiful places.” daughter C.C. (husband Bobby) have a our trips overlapped so I had to leave now, with overfishing, climate change, Hallie Darby Smith’s life is fairly summer home up the hill. I now have Erin on Sat., but she managed quite and other threats. The book will have quiet right now. As she says, “I guess all children and grandchildren close well with the 2 on her own. I hated to lots of illustrations and recipes, both that is a good thing at our age! As enough to see them often, take walks, leave those 2 precious grandchildren old and contemporary. You’ll hear more most of us, I love to travel and this year and help drive to activities (or some- but am hoping for more chances to from me on this in due course.” went to a cooking school in Normandy, times they drive me), and all family babysit in the future. [Somehow, I think Jill Berguido Gill has had some all about Apples. Afterwards, I drove “events” now take place at their homes there will be plenty more opportunities challenges these last 2 years. “I have to Cancale, Brittany to visit Sophie (not mine!!) to which I gladly take a if your children are like ours!] Still been blessed with a good measure MacKenzie Belouet ’68. I have dish. [I’ve heard about the children loving retirement as it involves lots of of luck. My regularly scheduled recently taken up bicycling and look doing the events but so far I’ve had no golf, tennis, Pickleball, volunteering at mammogram, back in Jan. 2015, forward in the spring to a bike and such experience—but Bill and I keep

52 SBC.EDU | SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE Class Notes hoping.] Lanny’s four children and 5 almost over the top of the roof); they She runs a lovely bed and breakfast— mance. So proud of SBC and our class grandchildren live in Atlanta, Nashville, still have a smile on their faces, as do Butler Greenwood—and has published for rallying last year. Let’s do it again! Miami and Thailand, so we see them most folks having to start over. The over a dozen books; she’s one more Amy Thompson McCandless: In less often—usually when we go to fun part is that we have a Southern talented woman, but everyone who has July 2016 I retired as graduate dean them. It was excruciating getting rid of University college sophomore with ever known her is aware of that fact. and professor of history at the College 45 years of accumulation and moving us, a darling girl—almost makes me Thanks to everyone who helped of Charleston. It is great having more from 4600 sq. ft. to essentially 1800 wish for those days when my children with our class fundraising efforts. We time to travel with my significant other, (don’t count the attic), but now I am were that age, but not for very long! have the second highest participation Steve Wilson (including visiting son liberated. I am working on taking each My son has recovered nicely from his rate in the 60’s classes—Yeah for ’67! Alastair in South Lake Tahoe and hiking grandchild, after their 17th birthday, on motorcycle accident. Thank you for all We could not have done it without all of with son Colin in the UK), but finding a trip of their choosing anywhere in the your prayers. We are the proud parents your support. Our class president, Judi room for the 25+ boxes of books I US (except HI). Since everyone wanted of a 5-month-old standard poodle Bensen Stigle, wants to encourage brought back from the office was a real to go to Hawaii, my brood (25 people) named Lucye. We lost our old dog in everyone to come to our 50th Reunion challenge. I will continue to write about are taking our annual family S.C. beach June, and I was bound and determined to be held on campus June 2-4, 2017. South Carolina women and history, trip to Hawaii instead next summer, to get another family member to grow Please put those dates on your cal- volunteer at Grace Episcopal Church, with a 7 day cruise of the islands. I am old with us. Bill insisted that we were endar and make every effort to come. organize pilgrimage walks in Europe, praying for everyone to be healthy and too old for a puppy but, although he We need as many of our class there and take groups to the UK to explore strong. With 3 grandchildren trips com- was correct, we’re both smitten. Now, if as possible so that we can crow about Royal Britain. pleted so far, 2 grands have chosen she’d just learn to tell us when she has our participation level as well as exhibit Penny Oliver Hawkins Chapell: NYC and 1 LA and 3 more, Alaska, the to go outside. We’re leaving for South our overall support for SBC. Reunion A hearty thank you to our class leaders. Grand Canyon, and San Francisco on Africa the first of Nov. Bill is active promises to be an absolute blowout; a I am looking forward to seeing every- the drawing board. Love my life with with the Baton Rouge Zoo and that’s good time will be had by all!!! one at our 50th Reunion! my time, energy and finances going to the group sponsoring the trip—we’re Carter Hunter Hopkins: Living in things I love to do without all the stress. definitely getting excited! Staunton, VA but spending a lot of time Hobbies are photography, videography, “Jill, you do need to come visit us. in northern VA with daughter Courtney, gardening and grandchildren. I am Bill is on the board of Mary Bird Perkins 1968 her husband Michael and my grandson, hoping to get over to Atlanta for a Cancer Center; I’ve just retired from Anne Kinsey Dinan Graham (born on 10/27/15)! Son Hunt- mini reunion with Diane Stephenson the Cancer Center Foundation board. 8 Peter Cooper Road er works in Lynchburg for Genworth. Lankford, Melissa Saunders Thom- We definitely understand the ravages of Apt 11-F Remarried in 2014. Retired in 2010. as and several others. Talked to some cancer as well as the advances that are New York, NY 10010-6711 Happily spending time as a Master of them last year when I was trying to being made daily in the treatment of [email protected] Gardner, volunteer, and watercolor fill a table for an Atlanta fundraiser, but the disease. Our prayers are with you. student-painter. Happy and busy at this none were available then. Apparently, Also, Bill is very involved in the mental What a terrific response from class- stage of life! they get together for lunch and I asked health initiatives to help those with mates; thank you so much. I hope Lorna Allen Sorley: Amazingly to be notified next time. Hopefully, it will disabilities get proper living accommo- everyone will enjoy all the news and enough, I have not retired. Still enjoy work out. Hope to see everyone next dations and care rather than be thrown then make plans to attend our 50th in working at Invesco in Houston, and love year at Reunion (if it doesn’t conflict in the penal system. Unfortunately, with 2018! speaking with people around the world. with some grandchild graduation or the flood recovery efforts some of the Emmy Savage: I moved to CO in Mike and I love our condo at the beach major family occasion). initiatives might have to be put on the 2011, where I built a studio and took on weekends. We’ll celebrate our 30th Barbara Tillman Kelley claims back burner but the support will come.” up hiking. Last summer I participated anniversary soon! I see Suzanne Little that she has ‘not much news’ but they As for SBC contacts, I discovered in the Santa Fe Plein Air festival and for lunch every few weeks, which is are all happy and healthy! What more Lang Lloveras on Facebook. She did painted at Ghost Ranch for a week. great fun. could you ask? “Just wanted to add not give me any info to post, but she’s I’ve done a backpack in UT and one in Bonnie Pitman: Bonnie Pitman that I can’t wait for our 50th and to still alive and kicking! CO this year, along with ongoing high joined the University of Dallas at Texas see how great we all look. After all, Also Toni Naren Gates was altitude hikes. Loves of my life are as a Distinguished Scholar in 2012 70 is the new 50 in my mind! Our last scheduled for a trip to New Orleans son John who was married last Sept. with the responsibility to research trip was to AK for 2 weeks and Carlton next year, but her husband opted for a and my red heeler-collie and hiking and develop relationships between and I climbed a mountain with 8 rope museum trip to Montreal—poor choice companion Sarah. I’ll be working at a UTD and other educational, cultural courses to get to the top! The other if you ask me, but he didn’t! mission in Nogales, Mexico this winter and health-related institutions. She 3 people with us were 25 years old! Madeleine Long Tellekamp and and am trying to revive my Spanish. currently leads initiatives to bring art Triumphant photo taken at top!” (As I correspond via e-mail. She and her Looking forward to seeing everyone in history and the art of observation into well it should have been. Ok, girls, we husband, a veterinarian, are in Tampa, 2018. the curriculum of medical schools. A have the challenge: We’ve all got to FL., enjoying their granddaughter. Susan Grinberg Kahn: I only at- former director of the Dallas Museum look 50 years old so schedule your I see Blair Kornegay, Anne Mercer tended SBC for 2 years, transferred to of Art, Bonnie is a nationally recognized face lift now!) Kornegay’s ’66 son frequently; he’s my University of Michigan, but I have lots leader in the museum field for her work Ginny Stanley Douglas is “so son by another mother—we do have of memories of SBC. I am particularly in fostering public engagement with excited about our 50th Reunion; Ellie good times together with him and my interested in getting in touch with art. Son David Gelles is a reporter for Spivey Decker and I are already children, Uncle Blair to the grandchil- Ashley Jones and Vicky Pitts, 2 the NY Times. He and wife Ali have 2 planning to be roommates! Travel this dren! classmates I remember well. I live in adorable children, Franny and Clark. year has been fun with trips to Mexico, Also Adelaide Russo ’68 and I are west central NH, near the VT border. Europe and Scotland. Body holding in a wine society together, so you can I am a psychotherapist. I received my Frances Kirven Morse: Husband up with a replacement part (cataract just imagine the fun times that we’ve MSW from U Conn and my Ed.D. from John and I moved from the Boston area surgery) in early Nov. Miles and Genna had—no tall tales, I can assure you. UMass. Regards to all of the Class of to Redwood City, CA in 2002. Improved (grandchildren) are so much fun and She’s director for the LSU program in ’68 as we turn 70! Seems unbeliev- weather! Been retired since 2004 from 4 blocks down the street. Hugs to comparative literature, but everyone is able. a career in educational technology, everyone.” on equal footing with a glass of wine Conover Hunt: Enjoying life on the Bay focusing on gender. Spend my time Gail Robins O’Quin: Bill and I are in hand! in Hampton with part-time fundraising taking piano lessons, trying to keep my still here in Baton Rouge contending Anne Butler ’65 lives in St. Fran- and writing work for Soundscapes, an body from succumbing to old age, and with recovery from our once-in-a- cisville, about 40 miles north of Baton after-school education and intervention leading wildflower walks and monitor- thousand-year flood. We have 2 friends Rouge; we keep up via email (I’m organization teaching at-risk children ing bluebird boxes in Edgewood Natural living with us. Their house was totally ashamed to admit that we don’t see how to succeed in mainstream society, Preserve. Love being a grandmother underwater (a 2-story house with water each other in person more frequently). using intensive music study and perfor- (Gramen) to Ella (12) and Levi (9). They

SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE | SBC.EDU 53 Class Notes keep us young (and tired!). Spent a fun that job. Happy 70th to all! Sara Granath: I retired from my Blair Walker Lawrence, who lives week with them on a dude ranch in AZ Nancy Hickox Wright: Gil and I job as an assistant professor of litera- in Warranton, VA. We have vacation last summer. Wish I had taken riding moved 12 years ago to Jacksonville, FL ture at Södertörn University, Stockholm, homes in WA, VA and Aspen, CO, in lessons at SBC! to be closer to my father and absolutely last Feb. Since then I have worked a bit case any classmates are nearby. I love it—although it is too far away at the University of Gothenburg, mainly credit SBC with instilling in me a love Rickey Hendricks: I have written from our children and grandchildren! with writing courses (criticism). I keep of learning and reading and have many some books, continue being a com- I went from teaching 2nd grade at a my job as a theatre critic at the Svens- happy memories of our times together munity activist in the San Francisco high-powered private school in Boston ka Dagbladet. Otherwise, I spend quite there. Bay Area, and received a Ph.D. in US to teaching in an inner city high school a lot of time outdoors, at the summer Suzanne Little: I am still in Hous- history. Yet my most important roles rated 2nd lowest performing in FL— house by a lake, where there is an ton, retired, playing bridge, knitting, are being the mother to 2 fabulous there were some “interesting” times but opera at the northern end. I help out reading, drinking wine with friends and daughters, mother-in-law to 2 wonder- I loved the kids! Thank you dear 68ers selling programs. I have written a chap- exercising madly, trying to ward off the ful men, and grandmother to 2 boys for your wonderful support of SBC! ter on teaching writing at the university detrimental effects of all the above. (8 and 10). Older daughter Adrienne Michal Twine: Still in Portsmouth, for a book that will be published soon. lives in Australia with her New Zealand Pembroke Herbert Kyle: I am so NH. Semi-retired after 30 years of My SBC experience is mentioned. husband and 2 Kiwi children. Abigail proud of SBC and grateful to all. Bill & I my own Interior Design business, but Libby Harvey FitzGerald: Fun married a German computer scientist, are smitten with our 1st granddaughter, starting something new in the same times with Frances Kirven, Nancy and they currently live in Mountain Nell Graham Kyle, 16 months. We fling field with another colleague—exciting! Hickox, Judy Harbottle in SF area View, CA, little more than an hour from ourselves from Boston to San Francisco Very active in skiing, local affairs, family when we were ‘Saving SBC’! John & I Larkspur, my present home. to be with her, and double the fun & friends. Can’t believe all the time that continue to volunteer with community, seeing Francis Kirven Morse and Francie deSaussure Meade: has gone by! school, mentoring projects through John. We will be in DC in Oct. for Sally Still in Burke, VA, with all 3 children Percy Clarke Gwinn: Husband our Rotary club . . . and still bicycling, Lawrence Watkins’s 70th birthday. and their families nearby, happily for Michael and I “retired” to Pinehurst, hiking, kayaking, exploring, traveling I completed two triathlons in the last me. Loved reconnecting with so many NC, leaving the “rat race” of Northern to visit family, friends. Come visit us in 2 years, then opened my garden for of you a year and a half ago, and was VA almost 7 years ago. Son William and Sonoma County, CA! surrounding towns in July. Just finished re-warmed by the ties we made during his family live in Apex, NC. William has Harriet Buford Ristevski: Hello, a wonderful project: image research for our SBC years, many of which have a Ph.D. in Immunology and is with a di- Class of ’68. After 2 years at SBC, I a book on John Singleton Copley with endured and some of which have even vision of NIH. His wife Trish is a lawyer returned to TX to receive my degree. Harvard Professor Jane Kamensky. We grown. Hope we stay in touch and can with AON, a London-based insurance My wonderful husband, Zivko (Gino) love our time on Nantucket and invite see each other in 2018. Best to all, and company. We have 2 beautiful grand- and I have been married for 45 years. anyone coming our way to visit. thanks, Anne! daughters Amelia (8) and Sara (6) who Our precious daughter, Krstina (correct Ann Biggs Jackson: Busy life are our greatest joy! Michael and I have spelling!) is married and lives in Mary Matheson: After thirty these days. The horses, yes, they win a lovely summer home in Jonesport, Houston. I taught French for 30 years!! plus years in NY and CT, where I occasionally, usually over fences—the ME . . . “way downeast.” We love going I have fond memories of you. Thank doted on my goddaughters, Kinsey Maryland Grand National and Maryland on golf adventures . . . life is good!!! you! God, through Christ, has forgiven and Ashley Dinan (children of Anne Hunt Cup for Raven’s Choice, my star! Phoebe Brunner Peacock: In and blessed me so. May God bless Kinsey Dinan), I have now returned Boogie Feeva broke his maiden over June 2014, I downsized once again. each of you. to my hometown, Mooresville, NC. I fences as a 3-yr-old and now is facing I now live in a one-bedroom apart- Barbara Baur Dunlap: All is enjoy spending more time with nearby tougher company as a 4-yr-old. I have ment in Watergate South. Hot and well in AZ as my husband and I cheer cousins as well as traveling to favorite 2-yr-old Flash Jackson getting ready to cold running help. No more plumbers, on the great work of rebuilding SBC. locations, old and new. Now I am start next spring, a yearling going to the electricians, roofers for me! Daughter We visited in June 2015 and re-fell also looking forward to reconnecting Oct. sales and mares, foals and ponies Anne, Ph.D. in human rights law, lives in love with the treasure that is SBC. with old friends at our upcoming 50th for grandchildren Sophie and Dillon. across the courtyard and works at the This summer Marianne Schultz Galt, Reunion. See you in 2018! And travel—France, Wyoming, Palm State Dept. Her identical twin, Mary, a Anne Stupp McAlpin, Kathy and Constance (Connie) Williams Beach, Key West, etc. Also too busy veterinarian, lives in Philadelphia with Jackie Israel, and I celebrated 70th de Bordenave: Last year, Tad and I with Garden Club of America. And did I her musicologist husband who teaches birthdays at a St. Louis gala complete downsized to a condo and moved from mention romance . . . at UDE, and my 2 grandchildren, with cannon fire! The class of ’68 the Chesapeake Bay to Richmond, Jule (Julie) Seibels Northup: Wilfred and Amelia. I see all the above is looking pretty good. We are busy near all our children and grandchildren. Still practicing employment/civil rights as often as possible. Am thoroughly en- with 13 grandchildren, teaching bible It has been a pleasure to return to law, but spending several months in joying life post retirement from Library study, playing a little golf, and caring Richmond and renew old friendships. the Virgin Islands and on the road in of Congress, as LC’s classics specialist. for my 95-year-old Mom. Happy trails Tad has retired and spends time our Winnebago. Fred is president of My SBC Latin major at work. to all until we meet again at our 50th kayaking, baking bread, and getting Athletes for a Better World. Son Fred Pam Boyd Daniel: I am so re- Reunion! together with friends and family. I am is a charity auctioneer and entertainer lieved and pleased that SBC has been Elaine Batchelder Emerson: I part of a vibrant arts community here in Seattle (100 auctions a year!) with 2 rescued from the brink and will be able moved back to Lexington after 35 years in Richmond, plus I have the added children; Temple is now Director of the to continue its mission of educating overseas, and now I’m making the benefit of living just down the street Valenti School of Communications at women for excellent jobs and positions big move to a retirement community. from Ann Webster and Jane Nelson the University of Houston with 1 child. in society. In my case, my SBC degree I should be grateful since I had a big ’66. We are in good spirits and find Singing in Asheville Choral Society and opened countless doors. Without my cancer scare 3 years ago. Just glad to ourselves grateful to have landed in keyboard/vocal for Why Not in VI. education, which included student be alive, even if old. I still like to travel such a good place. Greetings to you all. Lizzie Miller Green: Suggested teaching (as well as a substitute math a lot; does anybody else out there feel Come visit anytime! topics don’t fit. Still living in the same teaching position my junior year), I nev- that way? Katey Buster: I have become house, enjoying husband, son, grand- er would have landed such a diverse Catherine Porter: My husband, quite the birder in the last 3 years. I children, gardening, quilting, watercolor number of teaching positions in public Jim Fuller, and I live in DC, as does am trying to see how many birds I can painting, all my friends—especially the and private schools in the States, daughter Terrell (31). After retiring from find in North America. I’ve done birding SBC 1968 buddies right here in flyover Japan, and England. I will always be Agilent Technologies, I opened my trips to AZ, TX, FL, WV, KY, and CA, country. I worked at Tattered Cover, a grateful for my years at SBC and will own consulting business and am now where I am doing a solo car-camping big independent bookstore here, for remember them fondly. executive director of the TIE Coalition, trip, including Yosemite, Sequoia, Kings 20 years and finally stopped this year. Mary Gress: I am truly enjoying lobbying on international tax issues. Canyon, and Sunset Beach Parks, as Between the thousands of books and retirement, with the beach, new friends, I’ve served on the boards of a number well as the Monterey birding festival. I the staff and customers, it was like a and activities on St. Simons Island, GA. of community nonprofits and DC’s found my 500 life bird in North Amer- party every day. I was lucky to have Best wishes to all. Metropolitan Club. I occasionally see ica earlier this year. I am retired and

54 SBC.EDU | SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE Class Notes currently living in Grand Junction CO. are stocking more gift items! all the Virginians who have joined them. Grand Junction makes a fabulous place Deborah Ohler Bowman has also Elsewhere in VA, Betty Glass for traveling in all kinds of directions. 1970 been volunteering at SBC, but since Smith writes, “I am now officially I wish everyone in the class my very Kristin Herzog she lives in Lynchburg, she’s been retired! After 45 plus years of em- best. 4028 Heatherstone Court helping out in Admissions all year long, ployment with various entities, I made Lesley Bissell Hoopes: I guess Fairfax, VA 22030-7444 in addition to her many other non-cam- it official at the end of Aug. We sold the most momentous event this year [email protected] pus volunteer projects. I was able to our home in Richmond and are in the has been one that I share with most catch up with her, too, in early Sept. process of selling my husband Bill’s of the class of 1968—turning 70! Mardane Rebentisch McLemore as we met for the Lynchburg monthly homestead, too. Our ‘retirement’ home Yikes—how did that happen??? I 719 Jones Street Friday night Gallery Walk. I was aston- at Weems in the Northern Neck of continue to take pleasure in giving Suffolk, VA 23434-5706 ished at the large crowds showing up VA, is under renovation but should be tours at the Met, specializing in Egypt [email protected] for the art scene. It was a wonderful completed very soon. Enjoyed seeing and America. Husband Toby spent 2 happy busy evening, and 1 of the 5 classmates at our 45th Reunion in months sailing in Labrador, wearing From Kris: galleries we visited featured a solo 2015, that infamous year when our 6 layers of clothing, while those of us Hi All,-- show reception for SBC art prof Laura beautiful SBC was in limbo. And now it in the city sweltered! Daughter Elliott Greetings from the Washington, DC Pharis’s beautiful, mysterious work. It looks like we WILL have our 50th there, continues her career as an event metro area where it’s still nice and was great fun to do the Art Walk with too! Hope to see ALL of you then!” planner at 2 museums in Chicago, and warm, even though we are in October. Debbie as she seems to know just Moving a little farther south to son Bud works in a nursing home in Of course in our nation’s capital city about everyone in Lynchburg. Chapel Hill, NC, we find recently trans- La Jolla. I’m happy to report that my during an election year one can never May Humphreys Fox and Katie planted Sandy Hamilton Bentley: mother, Gina Bissell (Westover class of quite be sure what is causing the warm McCardell Webb also volunteered this “Following Bob’s retirement from Intel ’39) is going strong, playing bridge 3 air. summer on campus, but I arrived too (30 years!), we left Portland, OR and times a week! Here in my neck of the woods late to catch up with them. May writes now live in a lovely community on a Blair Walker Lawrence: Bob and is fellow artist Jane Gott. She has that she and Katie are still in Richmond golf course. Neither of us plays golf, I enjoyed a wonderful mini-reunion at spent the last 4 years as primary and May is still lobbying, but also but we like the view and landscaped SBC with a dozen ’68ers, right in the caregiver for her parents, who are now enjoying being a grandmother. “We spaces, cared for by someone other middle of the chaos. The faculty and deceased. After her mother’s passing are so fortunate to have 3 wonderful than me. Our 2 sons and their families staff we saw were amazingly positive, in April, Jane has begun restructuring grandchildren with 2 more in the oven! each live within a hour of us. We have and hopefully, the future bodes well for her life. This summer included reunions We get together every year with ‘carpe 6 grandchildren, ages 6 months to 12 our well-loved school. I encourage ev- with long-time friends, including SBC diem,’ our SBC group members: Mary years, all within easy spoiling distance, eryone to come back for our Reunion; it roommate Barbara Offutt Mathie- Jane Hipp Brock, Katie McCardell plus daily direct-flight service from promises to be special. son. Jane volunteers extensively Webb, Wallis Wickham Raemer, the local airport to London, making Sophie MacKenzie Belouet: I with Potomac Valley Watercolorists, Lori Harris Amass, Connie Haskell, visits to Bob’s family much easier. We have been out of touch for so long that serving as co-program chair and past Jessica Holzer, and Frances Grave- have just returned from 2 weeks of here is a summary of my life since co-president. One of her watercolor ly. Next year we will be celebrating family visits interspersed with days SBC: Married Frenchman Christian paintings was published in Potomac entering our 70th year!! Wow. Last year wandering around our favorite English Belouet in 1968, 2 daughters Caroline Valley Watercolorists Celebrating 40 the group met at Wallis’s home in Palm gardens—especially Wisley, Penshurst, (1972), professor at Johns Hopkins, years 1974-2014. Needless to say, Springs.” and Sissinghurst. I’ve joined the local and Anne-Laure (1981), pharmacist. since it included Jane’s work, all the A short hop from campus, in Ship- Garden Club here and am learning how Retired after career as an administrator hard copies sold out, and it is now man, VA, you’ll findJonna Creaser to cope with clay soil, heat, humidity, at OECD, international organization only available as an e-book. You can Clarkson who retired from Nelson and various other new (to me) garden in Paris. Spend time between homes see Jane’s wonderfully colorful art on County elementary school teaching and pests. We hope to meet up with Fran- in Sceaux (Paris suburb), Cancale on Facebook, too! counseling in 2012 after 42 wonderful ces Dornette Schafer next month in Brittany coast and Portsmouth, VA. Also in our DC area is Kate years of working with little ones. She Williamsburg.” Would love to catch up with anyone Schlech, whom I caught up with on immediately registered for Spanish And also in NC, Randleman, is Kay visiting France. campus, on the last day of the SBC classes at SBC and thoroughly enjoyed Parham Picha. “First,” Kay writes, “I Anne Kinsey Dinan: Terry and I Work Weeks in Aug. She and Ann being a student again, especially with want to say how thankful I am for our are still in Manhattan, loving retirement, Gateley again weeded and pruned all all the fabulous SBC professors and classmates who took a lead in saving and happily spending lots of time with 3,000 acres of campus and painted a students. Over 11 years ago, she SBC. They worked very hard, and contin- our darling grandchildren—Evie (10) few more campus buildings. Kate got and John began a 501(c)(3) youth ue to do so. All gave their unique talents and Sebastian (8). Have learned more sunburned. Gateley had to wrangle mission in rural El Salvador to serve in the effort.” Kay is right, we should than I ever wanted to know about soc- a ribbon snake from the boxwoods impoverished native communities. She compile a journal of all the big and small cer, computer games, and Star Wars outside Sweet Briar House as President is now thrilled to be able to com- ways our classmates contributed to Legos, and have loved teaching them Stone was a bit apprehensive about municate with the local people and saving the College. Many worked behind about dollhouses, polymer clay, and serpentine sightings every morning. better assess their needs. Those have the scenes and many sent in money. Harry Potter! Other highlights are visits Skipping the work part of Sweet varied from fundraising for building Even though she was laid up, Kay was a and calls with Mary Matheson, Ann Work Weeks, I showed up the last their first church, operating a medical huge help with updating class addresses Biggs Jackson, Bonnie Pitman, night to partake in Happy Hour and eat clinic, creating clean water systems, and sending in money for the Save Nancy Hickox Wright, Frances dinner with them at Prothro. I can say setting up a community corn grinder, Sweet Briar projects. She also worked Kirven Morse, and Candy Connard firsthand the food gets rave reviews all building latrines and irrigation systems, with Heather Click to print, stuff en- Low. around. And if you miss mealtime, Dai- sponsoring children for educational velopes and mail our class letter. There Eagerly awaiting Reunion 2018! sy’s Café next to the Book Shop carries opportunities, purchasing a truck for are still many ways to help the school locally roasted coffee, a good variety of community use, doing sustainable food rebuild, so anyone who has an idea snacks, and panini, too. So one need projects, and providing clothing, shoes, should put it forward. Kay also notes, never go hungry on campus. Another books and school supplies. At least “With my 50th high school reunion project the Sweet Weekers undertook once a year, she and John lead teams approaching, I am happy to be here, this summer was reorganizing the of youths from VA to stay with people and happy to experience the memory Book Shop. It is completely restocked, in the village, establishing amazing glitches that are a part of life. I am doing cheerful and inviting. The website has relationships. The mission has not only well after bilateral knee replacement been totally revamped, too, making on- been life changing for the Salvadoran surgery a year ago. This summer I spent line ordering much easier. If you need people who know they are no longer a lot of time at Ocean Isle Beach, NC holiday presents, check it out—they forgotten, but also for Jonna, John, and and in Seattle visiting family. I enjoy my

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Ann Gateley says, “Hey, President From the L : Katie McCardell Webb, Joan Dabney Clickner ’91, Phil Stone, Ann Gateley, left, and Kate Stone expressed apprehension about Ann Gately, May Humphreys Fox and Alexa Schriempf ’97. Schlech at one of the many Work this critter basking occasionally on Week happy hours in August. his small boxwoods…so being the field biology maven I am…I captured years. it and traipsed down to some lower Meanwhile, I’ve been gloriously fields with it. A ribbon snake.” happy in my painting career, and buzz- ing around like crazy. Last Dec. I visited grandchildren (3, 4 and 5); and when Sioux Greenwald ’71 in NYC to do I spend time with them, the days are museums, and then in Jan. stayed with long, but the years are short! Husband painter friends in Naples, FL. In late David is mostly retired, and our children March I flew into Amsterdam, just a few Amanda and Tom have taken the reins days after the Brussels attack, on my at the company. We have been lucky to way to a month-long artist residency travel a lot through the years, and now in beautiful, rural, very chilly Plüchow, we plan to stay home awhile to care for formerly part of East Germany, where a new puppy. I stayed with 4 other European artists, Then heading on to Fulshear, TX, a pack of alpacas and 8 cats. We lived we all have a hearty invitation from in a very grand Schloss near the Baltic Karen Hartnett, who says she is Sea, and painted away to our hearts’ still happily working after all these content. Then I spent 3 weeks traveling years—great HR consulting clients in in The Netherlands, (apparently just non-profits and the energy sectors! Fun missing Gateley who was also there), time in ME with Carol Fowler. Spent a Back row: Wallis Wickham Raemer, Jessica Holzer, Lori Harris Amass, catching the 500-year anniversary week with all 5 grandkids in Santa Fe Connie Haskell, Mary Jane Brock. Front row: Katie McCardell Webb and Hieronymus Bosch exhibition, along in July—it is a special joy to see them May Humphreys Fox. with every other art museum I could grow and flourish. “George and I are find. I adored The Netherlands. The living the good life on our ranch, aptly caused me to lose touch with most is still a joy. I still have my condo in Jan. trip inspired me to yet again pull named the GK Ranch—y’all come see everyone.” Hope we all can reconnect Bethany Beach, DE, which I rent out in up roots and head to Naples, FL next us in Texas!” with Jean! the summer and enjoy some weekends spring, so in July I gathered packing And while in the Lone Star State, Even farther out west, we have during the shoulder seasons of fall and boxes and began the daunting and don’t miss Jean McKee Carmichael a lone voice from Kim Bethea: “Hi! spring. Still doing my garden club, boxer tedious task of downsizing. Three in Fort Worth who retired 1½ years We’re still fine in Madison, WI and dog club, Main Line Animal rescue. weeks into that project, I was awarded ago from the YMCA. A 37-year-long The Villages, FL. We finally made it to Some fun weekends with friends in DC, a fabulous month-long art residency career took her from Charlottesville to Alaska, Denali. Had great fun at the and I extended an IBM convention in at VCCA, across from SBC. I gathered Dallas to L.A. to Santa Maria, CA and reunion!” Las Vegas to San Francisco, Napa, the every blank canvas in my house, left back to Fort Worth, TX. What a great That’s it from the West! Now we Hearst Estate at San Simeon and trip Princess KoKo on my neighbor’s door- adventure! She’s now keeping busy on go to PA, where Nia Eldridge Eaton down the Pacific Coast Highway. Life is step with a box of cat litter, gleefully the National Board of YMCA Retir- retired from IBM on 12/31/2013 and good and rich with friends—I wish the abandoned the boring packing boxes, ees—can’t seem to get it out of her joined a UK-based company 1/1/2014. same for all of you.” and made it to Amherst just in time blood. Youngest son Ross and his wife TikkerTape handles IBM incentives for And we end up in the East again, in to catch up with Kate Schlech and Amanda live a close 15 minutes away IBM business partners, and she was Brewster, MA, with yet another wonder- Ann Gateley on the last Happy Hour with rescue Rottweilers and the 20+ hired to open North America—another ful classmate artist, Laura Sickman and dinner of Sweet Work Weeks. So horses Amanda breeds and raises; so company that has found a profitable Baska: “Since retiring from newspaper from mid-Aug. until mid-Sept. I was Jean gets her dog and horse fix often. niche leveraging the complexities of work I have been busy doing stone back on campus several times a week, Oldest son Ian and wife Janis and 2 working with IBM. Nia reports, “I broke mosaic projects for gardens, which can visiting students and just keeping an grandsons live in Woodland Park, CO my femur in March 2015 tripping on be seen on my website: LauraBaksa. eye on things. I met Carrie Brown, and her grand-daughter is married and a throw rug that I had down to prevent com.” If you haven’t seen her gorgeous whose books I have enjoyed, and her living in Canada (smart girl!). Not too the dog from breaking his foolish neck mosaics on Facebook, you really do husband, John Gregory Brown, whose exciting, she says, “but then a glass zipping around—instead I broke a leg. want to check out Laura’s website. artwork I love, and personally thanked of wine or 2 every day is exactly the I spent 2 months in rehab until I could Her mosaics are a delight. Laura and them for deciding to return to campus kind of excitement I look forward to. put weight on the leg and walk with her partner Joan have taken some this year. We are so lucky to have them It will be fun catching up with other a cane. All is well now, I’m happy to wonderful trips to Amalfi Coast, Italy back! They are delightful. My stint at classmates. I have to admit moving to say—no cane. My boxer dog Stormy with Laura’s daughter Erin the last few VCCA was wonderful. We had an artist Spain for 8 years after graduation really couple from Croatia, artists from The

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Netherlands, and Austria, and a fabu- thereafter to join the 3 in CA. She feels Lynne Manov Echols is still fighting lous warm, interesting group of writers/ so lucky that childcare has taken up a to heal from Hashimoto’s health roll- poets/playwrights, 3 musicians, more lot of the summer. In between, she and er-coaster. Today she’s UP, TBTG! She US artists and an explosion of bunnies. John spent 3 glorious weeks in Spain: is still directing the West Branch Valley There were bunnies everywhere. Now Madrid, Andalusia, and Barcelona. Healing Room, a member of the Inter- I’m back home staring at boxes again. In Aug. they had a wonderful family national Association of Healing Rooms Once I’m transplanted, I’ll have to re- reunion in NH. Anne was sorry to miss (www.heaingrooms.com) and linking up linquish my coveted SBC license plate, our June Reunion but is planning on with Welcome Home Initiative, a ministry Virginia. So if anyone is interested let attending our 50th! that really does help veterans with PTSD me know and maybe we can work out Laura Mink Gardner was also heal from their devastating experiences. a deal! sorry to miss Reunion, especially since Get in touch with WHI at www.ctkcenter. she lives an hour and half away, but org FMI or if you know a vet who needs she has so enjoyed catching up with help in this way. God’s blessings on all! everyone via Facebook. Laura is now The most flattering photo I can find of 1971 a grandmother for the first time, to me: Wedding day 2012. Mary Frances Oakey Aiken granddaughter Charleston, son Tready’s 475 Putter Point Drive daughter, born last Nov. She couldn’t Naples, FL 34103 be a happier or prouder Grandma! men who love our college. She urges is due in Feb! Recovery from recent [email protected] Unfortunately, they live in Baton Rouge, everyone to try to come if you haven’t. rotator cuff surgery is progressing, and so she doesn’t see them as often as We need to work hard for our 50th; she is seeing light at the end of that Anne Milbank Mell she’d like. Daughter Faith was married it will be here much sooner than we tunnel. 16 Valley View Avenue in Feb. to an Army 2nd Lieutenant, think! Jacque Penny is pretty much Summit, NJ 07901-2327 and they are stationed in El Paso for Wendy Norton Brown and retired after her SBC job. “My daddy [email protected] several years. She doesn’t see them Lee are enjoying their 3 precious died in June (AND my good friend and nearly as often as she’d like either! grandchildren, 5 and under, who live former husband) and I look after my Beverly Van Zandt She is still singing with the Roanoke in town! They are so blessed! Wendy Mum. Not sure what the next chapter 220 North Zapata Hwy No 11 Symphony chorus and running every LOVED going back to SBC for our in my life will be but open to change— Laredo, TX 78043 day, though her stamina is not what 45th in June—and we all agreed that trying to grow old with dignity and brain [email protected] it used to be! Husband Marvin has we want a huge turnout for our 50th! intact. Enjoyed seeing a small group Carolyn Jones Walthall reports that retired as a clergyman, but still has a Please consider coming back in 2021 of classmates at Reunion, and we are it seems that her time is spent traveling psychology practice and is trying to and renew friendships, catch up on all working toward our 50th, which will be to see sons and loved ones in faraway cut back gradually. They were sorry to of our news, and renew and rejuvenate here in 2021, which seems like ages places (Siena and Albany, NY), helping see summer go, as they spend most yourselves on our magnificent campus! but it won’t be—can you believe it?” raise funds for a small community weekends at Smith Mountain Lake on What an amazing story we all have! library in Newbern, AL in the heart of their live-aboard sailboat. Mary Frances Oakey Aiken has the Black Belt, and trying to make food Amanda Megargee Sutton’s had a good year! SBC has been saved and exercise choices to stay ahead of only big change at home is Henry, her and roses still bloom! Returning to the 1972 the aging process (very hard work!). adopted Corgi. His picture is on Face- campus for Reunion last spring was Jill Johnson Anne Milbank Mell never realized book! She did a Sweet Work Week of both fun and invigorating. John and she 2012 Wolftrap Oaks Ct that her life would become busier when service this summer at SBC and loved still divide their time between Naples, Vienna, VA 22182 she officially retired last April. Two of every minute of it and, most of all, the FL and Richmond, VA. The 6 grandchil- [email protected] her children produced grands shortly time spent with the other women and dren in VA keep them busy and another For the past year or so, Georgene (“Georgie”) Vairo has been spending most of her time flying and back and forth between Santa Barbara, CA and SBC, and serving on the SBC Board of Trustees as its vice chair. She is happy to have reconnected with so many of her ’72 friends, and encourages all of you to go to our 45th Reunion, and to contribute as generously as possible to what she is confident will be the highest Reunion class gift ever! The husband of Gracejanelle Sherfy Straszheim died in 2015; they had been married for 39 years. He died from combined effects of stroke, Alzheimer’s Disease and Lewy Body Disease. Her career-long experience in trust and estate administration was a timely balm in dealing with death’s aftermath, as well as the timely arrival earlier in 2015 of her first full-fledged grandchild, who lives only 3 miles away. Gracejanelle continues to practice estate and trust law in DC. She is also a golfer and continues with her love of horses. She, Mary Phillips Carrera and Debora Price Utsinger remain fast friends with regular beach and farm get togethers.

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Dale Shelly Graham and James lovely home in beautiful Santa Fe, NM. are living a quiet life in St. Louis and They spent almost a week together invite any SBCers travelling that way to reminiscing, catching up, and having a come visit. Children Fielding and Lily blast. This has become a yearly ritual are not married yet, but are doing well and becomes more and more precious with wonderful jobs (Fielding in Dallas to the 4 former Carson and Randolph and Lily in NY) and lovely significant suitemates. The then and now photos others so life is good. speak for themselves! Carol Cody Herder is having Happy to see that her years of hard a busy and wonderful year. Her first work are finally beginning to pay off, grandchild, a darling little girl, was Ellen Apperson Brown has a book born in April. And then the fun began! coming out this spring, with Arcadia Between buying toys and clothes and Publishers, showcasing her great un- getting to babysit when she visits cle’s Adirondack photographs taken at Boston, she has loved joining the Lake George, NY, in the early part of the grandparent club! Carol was recently 20th century (“John Apperson’s Lake installed as the regent of her DAR George”). Ellen moved from Roanoke, chapter and has really enjoyed working VA to Asheville 2 years ago to be closer with the wonderful women who are to her children and grandchildren, and actively involved. She and husband to try and find a place for herself within Charlie are spending their summers Asheville’s lively cultural scene. So far and part of each winter at their home in she has taught courses at the Osher CO. Carol loves living in such a sunny Lifelong Leaning Institute, at UNC-A, and cool place and playing golf, biking developed a pilot project based cur- and fly-fishing with Charlie! They even riculum for 4th grade students, called ski some! They feel truly blessed! Surviving on the Colonial Frontier, and DeDe Conley is enjoying her work joined a task force to make Western NC to support SBC with the Alumnae “Dementia Friendly.” Her other interests Alliance Council as co-chair for include serving in the Advisory Board Strategic Initiatives, collecting Alumnae of the Thomas Wolfe Memorial, singing bios currently a big project. She spent in a church choir, and publishing and 3 weeks on campus this spring for maintaining her own brand of digital Left to right: Kathy Leibell Pasternak, Cindy Miles Martinez, Leslie graduation, Sweet Work Weeks and archives, as a way to share her history Armstrong Ramsey, and Rosie Brache Leparulo Reunion, watching spring bloom, research with other scholars. Daughter reconnecting with alumnae and helping Kate Walters teaches at Carolina Day out at Alumnae House. She was also School, and son David Brown plays able to have lunch when home in FL bass and guitar with a successful Indie with Ellen Weintraub ’70 and Monika band, Rising Appalachia. Kaiser ’82 (Miss Vixen Watch!). In the last 2 years Marion Walker The last 2 years Dede and husband sold a house, moved to the lake, Gerard have spent lots of time on the bought a house—renovated—and road with 2 amazing 5-month trips moved back to town. She is looking for to India, Nepal, Cambodia, Vietnam, anyone who wants to buy a lake house Myanmar and Bali. Gerard has posted outside of Birmingham!? Marion was a few videos on his YouTube chan- stunned like all to learn SBC might nel vandrareg2. Cambodia was a close and helped where she could. She highlight with Angor Wat and the many is still amazed at the gifts of time and incredible temples in this Unesco World money committed by so many to save Marion Walker with her four nephews Heritage site. Dede was also able to SBC! Marion’s law practice is on-going, use her Peace Corps TEFL experience and she is happy to report, she is by volunteering to teach English in a going on happily! ... so far. Marion’s contact with other humans but a few school in Siem Reap. Dede is now in beautiful niece Mary Kathryn Walker interesting contacts with brown bears France and planning their next adven- was married to Alexander Avery in who caused no difficulties! ture, to China and Korea. Aug.—she knew his parents and they Jane Powell Gray, Raleigh, NC, Jeannette Pillsbury continues to are still wonderful. A photo of Marion reports that she and Frank have been teach at Luther (Iowa) and coordinate with 4 of her nephews at the wedding traveling and spending as much time the assessment and accreditation work is attached. She says, “Life is Good.” with their grandsons as possible. They for the Education Department there. In And it shows! Marion is looking forward have stayed in the US this year after a addition to the schoolwork, as an or- to seeing us all at our 45th Reunion. glorious month in Tuscany last fall. Two dained priest, she is an active member Vivian Finlay continues to enjoy trips to NYC so far with 2 more planned of her church’s Ministry Development living in Homer, AK with husband Clyde in 2016. Disney World with grandsons, Team. She looks forward to retirement Boyer. She spends time at her rustic Hunter (5) and Reid (20 months)— in fewer than 3 years. Right now, she cabin near a salmon stream about their parents and other grandparents is challenged and energized by the 300 miles from where she lives, and included—is in Oct. after a long responsibilities of being our class’s she regularly travels internationally, weekend in Blowing Rock earlier in the fund agent! She especially enjoys the or to the continental US. During the month. Then a week in Antigua in Jan. opportunities to communicate with so summer, she took a remote canoe trip Where to next?!! Frank is still working many members of our class. with Clyde, who was the guide, and 1 to support Jane’s travel addiction, but Vivian Finlay and husband Clyde In Oct. 2015 Rosie Brache Lep- other couple from the UK, and spent 9 she thinks retirement is great! Finally, Boyer arulo, Kathy Leibell Pasternak and days and 8 nights on the Noatak River Jane wanted to share how proud she is Cindy Miles Martinez visited with in the Gates of the Arctic National Park, of the SBC community and especially Leslie Armstrong Ramsey at her above the Arctic Circle. There was no the Class of ’72 in keeping the College

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open and moving forward. enjoying reading whatever she wants, Sarah vonRosenberg works in participating in a yoga group, and a small forensic psychology practice, preparing a collection of family letters, serving a variety of clients, principally photographs, and memorabilia for law enforcement. She also works eventual archives and museum dona- full-time on a volunteer basis for SBC, tion. Their daughter Mary is the COO serving alumnae in the Alumnae Alli- of Hack the Hood, located in Oakland, ance. Sarah serves her community on CA, an award-winning non-profit that the board of her local community foun- introduces low-income youths of color dation. She lives with husband Stan to careers in tech by hiring and training Smoote in the country near Houston, TX them to build websites for real small on 6 acres filled with pecan and citrus businesses in their own communities. trees, and she greatly enjoys watching Will is pursuing a master’s in Interna- their children and grandchildren thrive. tional Affairs at the School of Global They are trying to figure out how and Policy and Strategy at UC–San Diego, when to retire, while continuing to where he will graduate in June 2017. serve the community and SBC. Holly Smith reports that she is on Cissy Gott writes her time is no a good streak at the moment—she longer her own as she’s taken on the was recently promoted to the patron’s full-time volunteer job of president of committee of the Natural History the Smithsonian Women’s Committee Museum in London and is enjoying her (they put on 2 nationally recognized work as a trustee of the influential civic shows to raise funds that they then group called the Kensington Society grant to Smithsonian museums and and of Sulgrave Manor, George Wash- bureaus, almost $12 million so far). ington’s ancestral home. Her magazine This is a 2-year stint and in addition to Garden Square News continues to the SWC responsibilities, she’s now on prosper, and husband Neil Osborn Holly Smith with panda friend in China the National Board—such fascinating is involved in several new business people, and she gets to be part of the ventures. Retirement is nowhere on the inside workings of this amazing global horizon. She adds, however, that they institution. Good timing meant Brian are both having to scramble to keep up and Cissy were able to be part of the with “tech.” opening of the National Museum of Having been retired from teaching African American History and Culture, for 10+ years, MarySue Morrison along with President Obama, Michelle, Thomas continues to be involved as Oprah and a few other luminaries— the manager of her family’s commer- yes, she’s star struck. In June—just cial property business. She feels very after she started her tenure—Brian fortunate to be actively involved in and Cissy went to Ireland for 2 weeks caring for her 94-year-young mother, of fly-fishing, Guinness, awe-inspiring whom she readily credits with “finding” ancient history, wonderful people, food the beautiful SBC campus in the late and, of course, music. Had a blast. 1960’s. MarySue is still pleased to Still keeping her little business afloat be co-secretary of the Class of ’72 (though not much time to do paying and to oversee (somewhat!) the class work with all the Smithsonian duties) Facebook page and blog. Aside from and being caregiver for her mother the class mini-reunion in Aug. 2015, who is quite happily (thank God) in a she has returned to campus on 2 other memory-care facility close by. occasions and encourages all to make Janet Nelson Gibson celebrated a special effort to return to SBC at our in May at son Jonathan’s graduation 45th Reunion in June 2017. Notwith- from UVa Engineering School. Jonathan standing the obvious beauty of the is now a computer engineer with a campus, she wishes to emphasize that minor in integrated systems. He is it is just so much more meaningful to working for the Dept. of the Navy at share this time and place with friends Dahlgren, VA. Janet retired from her and classmates from years gone by! reading specialist position to spend Retirement? HA! So says Jill time with her mother, and then settle Johnson, who writes that getting her mother’s estate. Husband JoJo ready for retirement sometime in retired at the same time, and they are the distant future is a full-time job. spending their time traveling to visit She and partner Jim Mattix still keep family and enjoying Hilton Head Island, their company, International Satellite SC. They are planning a trip to Italy Information Services, on the front next fall as a graduation present for burner. (ISIS, LLC—they had it first!) Jonathan. She’s hoping to spend more To keep away from shopping and all time with SBC friends now that she has other fun distractions, Jill also teaches some free time. business and marketing courses for Betty Works Fuller and husband a couple of schools—on campus and Frank, both Episcopal priests, have online. Two Labs, Lily and Loki, a yellow “retired” in Corpus Christi, TX, where and a chocolate, rule the household. they are currently preaching and They often go to their cottage in the L-R: Claire Dennison Griffith ’80,Sarah vonRosenberg, Mary Pope M. Hutson leading worship in the Coastal Bend Blue Ridge Mountains in Syria, Madison ’83, Debra Elkins ’93 of Texas. The rest of the time, she is County, VA, where Jill continues to play

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the organ/piano at the little church their own histories and celebrated the by the river. Scenic, peaceful, and a revival of SBC. Cinda still resides in necessary respite from the hectic DC Friday Harbor, WA, but enjoys traveling suburban life in Vienna, VA. extensively and has written 5 one-act Being co-secretary with Mary- plays that have been selected for pro- Sue has been a joy. Plus it provides duction in her local theater. She enjoys an avenue to connect with so many visits with her grandchildren who have classmates. Still, she tries to keep moved closer to her in Vancouver, WA. in-person dibs on Carter Frackelton, Karen has “retired” and has relocated Mary Heller, and Martha Holland, to Marco Island, FL. She continues with short visits whenever they are to travel around the country teaching not traveling between houses or off technical writing to government em- on international adventures. Vicarious ployees and visiting her 5 grandchil- living through friends. dren. Dottie lives in her hometown, Susan Snodgrass Wynne and Savannah, GA, where she continues husband Dubby welcomed their 6th to practice real estate law. Cutler is grandchild, Lee, in June. Five girls and still in Houston, enjoying her Galveston 1 boy! They feel fortunate to live near Beach house and her 5 grandchildren. their 2 sons, daughters-in-law and Penny lives in Rye, NH, still producing their families in Virginia Beach. Susan beautiful art, but also loves traveling to and Dubby continue to stay involved in SE Asia and Europe and to her home their community and enjoy travel. Since in Jackson Hole, WY, each summer losing her brother in May, Susan has for hiking and fishing as well as each become more involved with a city pro- winter to ski. Jeanie Mann Hardesty gram helping those with mental illness joined them via Facetime because she to honor her brother’s struggle with was in Wilmington, NC, helping care for schizophrenia. Unfortunately, she will newborn grandson, Ben. not be able to attend our 45th Reunion Carter Frackelton is making as she will be attending Dubby’s 50th some big changes in Fredericksburg, at Princeton with their family. VA. After 22 years in her home “above Sue Shields White and husband the” (now University of Mary Washing- Bruce are still living in Arlington, TX and ton), she is moving to a larger home a feel fortunate that sons Brandon and few blocks away. There she will have Clarke are living and working close by. the conveniences of first-floor living, They celebrated their 45th anniversary space for her family pieces to show in Aug. 2016 by traveling to Portugal beautifully and plenty of room upstairs to revisit the places they saw on to be surrounded by friends and family Susan Snodgrass Wynne and Dubby with their 6 grandchildren at home in their honeymoon. They are enjoying — a new lease on life, for sure! Carter Virginia Beach, Virginia, celebrating a chaotic Christmas! retirement by traveling as much and as has enjoyed being reconnected with often as they can and by spoiling their many classmates with Saving SBC granddaughters. projects and the ’72 Scholarship com- Charleston, SC, was the setting mittee, where we can continue to make for a late Sept. reunion of ’72 class a positive and lasting contribution. members Cinda Lawrence Pierce, Karen Terstappen Morr, Dottie Courington, Cutler Bellows Crock- ard and Penny Walsh Gilbert. While 1973 enjoying the sights, sounds, history and Evelyn Carter Cowles food of Charleston, they caught up on PO Box 278 Free Union, VA 22940-0278 [email protected]

Debbie Pollock Arce: I’m still enjoying life in OR, where I see Diane Dale Reiling occasionally. Had a great visit from Kathy Pretzfelder Steele last year, and met up with Mary Danford for lunch. I’m still working part-time and enjoying my grandchildren Eva (2) and Will (1 month). They are daughter Cory’s kids. Son Ross lives 90 miles away and manages a farm-to-table restaurant. Son Reed is a Navy Ensign, training to be a pilot in Corpus Christi. Enjoying travel periodically and hope to Back left to right: Lee Essrig, Louise Martin Creason, Marion Walker, Front left to right: Cinda Lawrence see you all at Reunion in 2018! Charlene Sturbitts, Marcia Wittenbrook, Barbara Tessin Derry. Front left Pierce, Penny Walsh Gilbert, to right: Pam Drake McCormick, Trish Neale Van Clief, Gail Garner Resch Dottie Courington. and Kathy Walsh Drake, all ’72ers Back left to right: Cutler Bellows Crockard and Karen Terstappen Morr, all ’72ers

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Teesie Costello Howell had a great time at Reunion, seeing so 1975 many classmates, and so much Vixen Anne Cogswell Burris spirit! Then enjoyed a mini SBC reunion 1437 Headquarters Plantation lunch in Richmond at the VA Museum Drive of Fine Arts with Sally Old Kitchin, Johns Island, SC 29455-3120 Mary Beth Hamlin Shannon, [email protected] Margaret Milnor Malloy, Cathy Slatinshek Prillaman , and Peggy Mary Debuque Desloge: All is well Weimer Parrish. She participated in in St. Louis! Two sons married & my a Richmond Alumnae event sponsored divorce! All good!! Next week I am by the YMCA to help underprivileged headed down to Highlands, NC with kids shop for school clothes at Target. 3 STL buddies to take in the Smoky What a wonderful way to celebrate Mountains. I love being in the South, March 2015: 1st Meta Glass First Floor Freshmen Roommate Reunion after 44 Sweet Briar! Teesie wrote: “Every time especially this time of year! All the best years in Florida!! Patti Tucker O’Desky, Chris Hoefer Myers, Wendy Wise someone learns I went to SBC, they to everybody!! Routh, Ann Wesley Ramsey, Anne Cogswell Burris and Gray Thomas congratulate us on saving the school. Ann Wesley Ramsey: I am thrilled Payne. Never underestimate the power of a to be connected to a school with such determined group of women, especially loyal alumnae, who support and love ed Feb., now cancer free. Christopher, and enjoy my volunteer flower arrang- if they went to SBC!” their school with a passion! Living in oldest son, just gave us 1st grandchild, ing at our church and at the National Tennessee Nielson joined the VA affords me the opportunity to visit a girl named Callaway in Houston. Our Cathedral. Daughter Caroline recently legal department of Sirius XM Connect- SBC, which I try to manage a few times youngest, Graham, in Denver, getting volunteered me to do the flowers for ed Vehicle Services in March 2015. a year. It is always a bit like going married in June 2017. We are blessed. her girlfriend’s wedding. So I guess I She hosted a mini-reunion with Cissy home, and I encourage more visits I am gardening, playing bridge, learning am a bit in the business, although a Humphrey, Kay Ellisor Hopkins, to SBC from classmates! We have an golf—plan to travel much more. whole wedding was more than I had and Beth Bates Locke when Karen old growth forest that is so welcoming Wendy Wise Routh: Southamp- expected. Fresh flowers cannot be Adelson Strauss visited Dallas this and distinguishes our school from ton was gorgeous this summer. We done too far ahead. past spring. any other place. Husband Rocket and had a brief visit from Lon Burris, but “I continue to spend summers on Treacy Markey Shaw attended I have been occupied with chasing a no Anne. Lexie and John Carlos are Cape Cod in the family house and sail 40th Reunion in June with group of grandson (1) around, and since this healthy, happy and independent. Tinker, my Grandfather’s classic wooden Wian- very distinguished alumnae. She en- one lives in Richmond, we have lots of Charleston and Memphis are the 3 labs no Senior as well as play golf on, what joyed the opportunity to catch up, see time with him. Our other 3 grandchil- who keep Carlos and me company. We I consider, the most beautiful course. the campus and walk down memory dren are in Greensboro, but we had an miss Belle, but she was pretty old and We have 2 children. Our daughter is lane. Roomie Sally Mott Freeman extended visit from them this summer tired. Our time spent in FL is better married and lives close to us in DC and received thanks for her dedication to in Manchester by the Sea, Mass. Life is than ever, and we are so happy to be our son is a junior at Trinity in Hartford.” save SBC. Treacy spent a busy summer good! Other than some golf and travel, missing blizzards. Looking forward Amy Troxell Stein Fucini is oil painting and preparing for a Planta- I am busy with a few pet causes. The to our 2nd MG Freshmen Roommate enjoying retirement from legal practice tion Wildlife Arts event in Thomasville, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts Reunion at Isle of Palms, SC in 4/2017 and politics as a 3-term county com- GA this fall, and celebrated 37th anni- is located at the old Mt. St. Angelo, with Chris Hoefer, Ann Wesley, missioner in FL and taking cruises to versary with husband Mark. She enjoys across from SBC, and is an artist Anne Cogswell, Patty Tucker and Hawaii, the South Pacific, Italy, Greece, lots of lake time with family, friends and retreat, where some fine creative work Gray Thomas. Turkey, Central America, Mexico and children Morgan & Mike, Mark Jr. and is produced. Another Virginia institution Gray Thomas Payne: Loves living the Caribbean, where they are going Clay all back and living in Atlanta. Great is Stratford Hall Plantation, located on in Camden, ME with husband Tom. again to celebrate husband Peter’s time with Cathy Slatinsheck and sev- the Potomac River, and is a wonderful Both children live in Nashville, which 70th birthday in Oct. and their 11th eral alumnae from the Class of ’77 at place to visit and stay at the the lovely makes visiting a lot easier. Thomas was wedding anniversary in Nov. They are Paula Brumm Hennessy’s daughter’s Inn. Please come visit and I’ll meet you married this summer in Charlottesville. also enjoying their newest boat, a wedding in Atlanta. And while Treacy there! Catherine and Patrick are busy chasing tricked-out 44’ Sea Ray Sundancer! did not mention it, she donated several Elizabeth Montgomery: I got James (2) around. Life is good. Tom Amy offered: “If you are near Punta beautiful paintings to the SBC auction nuttin’—Same Ole Same Ole here! Life and I enjoy our times sailing around Gorda Isles, FL, look us up!” (Her first held in May. of a little ole lady in sneakers whose Camden on our boat Heron, and we husband, James T. Stein, whom some Kari Anderson Shipley is bones creak and her 13-year-old cat’s look forward to a beautiful fall! of you knew, passed away in 2003.) happily still doing non-profit work for 4 bones creak—no husband, no kids, Debbie Mutch Olander reported charities and her church. Her husband no grandkids to crow about! LOL (Note that she doesn’t have much in the way just announced his retirement, so they from Class Secy—“Beth,” as we all of news, but is just still enjoying the will be spending more time during the remember her, is living the life as “Liz 1976 after-effects of our class reunion. She summer in Lake Toxaway, NC. She Montgomery” in Burbank, CA. As much Peggy Weimer Parrish writes: “Honestly, it was a wonderful remains busy running a household in as she thinks her life is ho-hum, she 862 Main Street weekend—a true joy to see everyone Delray Beach with lots of houseguests, has done some exciting and memora- Danville, VA 24541-1808 and be back at Sweet Briar. It was a life dogs, family and friends, painting ble things in the past few years. She [email protected] event that I didn’t think I would be able in her studio and building another is card-carrying SAG member and has to experience ever again, and here I am guesthouse. She enjoyed a wonder- been in commercials and TV shows Caroline Bickel McLoughlin wrote now, hoping to do it again!” ful recent family trip to Ireland and over the past several years. She spent from Paris, where she and her husband As of Aug. 2016, Sharon Buttrick England with her 3 sons, stepdaughter 6 months in France and made a trip were starting their stay of several has worked for Virginia Outdoors Foun- and her mother horseback riding, golf, to Africa as well in the past couple of weeks in France. “My husband Hollis is dation for 25 years, protecting open fly fishing and sightseeing. She also years!!) now retired, and we will be taking an space land such as farms and forest loved hosting the SBC swim team last Suzanne Wright Godfrey: I run organized bike trip through Provence land through conservation easements. season! my family business. Husband Ed retired and then afterward driving down the She continues to hunt the Farmington Jennie Bateson Hamby retired last year. Surprised him with 70th southeast coast of France, ending Beagles near Charlottesville, which from a real estate career in 2013. She birthday trip to Pebble Beach with our in Barcelona before returning to DC, she enjoys with husband Forbes and and her husband, Lou, (UVA ’76, UVA 2 boys. Back home Ed diagnosed with where we have lived for the past 27 others. Beth Ike ’96 also comes out Law ’79), bought a house in Charlot- HPV throat cancer. Treatment complet- years. I continue to play a lot of tennis with them. tesville near their son and daughter-in-

SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE | SBC.EDU 61 Class Notes law. First grandchild is due New Year’s Amazon. After 10 years of digging running between my antique shop, Eve! They still live in Florida, where and writing and more digging and B2 Antiques in Ponchatoula, LA, and Lou is in his 38th year of law practice rewriting, this family story is finally in my latest venture, B2 Estate Sales. (Palm Beach), but travel to Charlot- production—a thrill. She will be on and Plus I’m still teaching several classes tesville often, along with their 135 lb. off book touring next summer and fall, in Metal Jewelry techniques in New Newfoundland dog, since Lou can work hoping to hit Sweet Briar somewhere Orleans. Believe me, these keep me from their home there. along the way! running! Lochrane made me promise to Melanie Coyne Cody works as Sally wrote, “Two of our 4 ‘children’ be back for our 45th; so here’s hoping the VP Director of Talent of Young & are married with children (5 grands!). everyone makes it back.” Rubicam Brands. She had a great My younger two boys are holding Bobbie ‘Hauck’ Gribble has lived time at Missy Briscoe McNatt’s out (at this writing...) but loving their in Virginia Beach for 31 years and has daughter’s wedding at a gorgeous ven- careers (Christopher—real estate 3 children, who are all happily engaged ue—Briscoe riverfront lawn. Missy also finance, Bobby—neuroscience biotech) in their lives. She wrote, “I am retired, visited Melanie in Green Lake, WI over and life. All are thriving, happily. I am in studying to be a homoeopathist and Labor Day—many s’mores consumed. touch with several classmates and had just got accepted to the Chrysler Mu- Larkin Barnett is an innovator in Melanie wrote, “Visited Portugal & the opportunity to catch up with many seum 10-month docent program. Life the field of movement education. Spain in Fall 2015. Sailed a 48’ Cat of them, and other alums, in the past is wonderful! My oldest (and dearest She is an award-winning author of with friends in the BVI in May ’16. Still year including Megan Morgan, Trea- friend) is still Marsha ‘Decker’ Powers six published books and winner of working & playing hard. Am also on cy Markey Shaw, Kate Kelly Smith, ’75, who I met my freshman year!” top “AthleticKinetics(c): Pilates and the Board of Directors of the Woman’s Margot Mahoney Budin, Caroline Margaret Milnor Mallory wrote: Performing Arts Aesthetic” DVD Club of Evanston. Bob has taken up Bickel McLoughlin, Mary Beth “LUCKY ME for getting to spend time and companion Manual by Pilates 1-20 racing. Caitlin is a VP Director of Hamlin Shannon, Sally Old Kitchen, in Vero Beach w/ Cathy Slatin- Style Magazine. Larkin is currently Creative Strategy at Digitas & Sarah is Peggy Weimer Parrish, Elliott Gra- shek Prillaman last March & then co-authoring a book with pulmonary EA to the CEO of Terlato Wines. Life is ham Schoenig, Sarah Clement ’75, Teesie Costello Howell & Mary Beth oncologist Dr. Gregory Loewen and good.” and Cathy Slatinshek Prillaman to Hamlin Shannon on their home turfs teaches her breathing techniques Kay Ellisor Hopkins and her hub- mention a few. We had a great turnout in Richmond in June. Enjoyed 40th to lung patients with COPD, lung by Joe celebrated their 38th anniver- for our 40th last June as well, which reunion & catching up with classmates. cancer, asthma, etc. She is a nation- sary this year. Two of the joys of their we kicked off with a class dinner at the Thanks again to Anonymous classmate al speaker including on the faculty lives are granddaughters Harper and Briar Patch—truly memorable and a who treated us all to dinner Friday of Balanced Body’s Pilates on Tour Taylor (3 and 1); they make frequent blast of an evening! “ night. Hopefully everyone donated the rehabilitation summit. trips from Dallas to the Houston area to Norris Fergeson has been amount they would’ve paid for dinner see them. Kay has been with Neiman working as adjunct curator for the past to SBC. Thanks to those who had Marcus for 28 years. Kay enjoys talent and treasure to save our beloved 3 years for Dorothy Hood: El Color de conflicts but came for 1 night or even seeing Tennessee Nielsen, Cissy alma mater. Russ lent his skills in some Ser/ The Color of Being , a retrospec- just a few hours. I encourage everyone Humphrey and Beth Bates Locke important ways, too. I was fortunate tive exhibition. The originating museum who reads this magazine to give for girls’ nights out and they had a to be close to ground zero, so I could is the Art Museum of Corpus Christi, something—anything—to SBC & see mini-reunion with Karen Adelson visit campus frequently and attend in Corpus Christi, TX. This has never if, for once, the Class of ’76 could be Strauss at Tennessee’s house, when the major court days. I also worked before occurred in TX, a one-person the one with the highest percentage of she was in Dallas this past April. some with local and national media show for an artist in the state of this donors. C’mon!! Connie Radford Butler is still and helped plan and execute several magnitude... 80 paintings, 50 draw- “I am blessed to still have my teaching preschool (27th year), but off-campus reunion fundraisers. I was ings, 34 collages and a big monograph 98-year old father, who is the most has yet to have children of previous further honored to help plan and co- by Susie Kalil. upbeat person I know. He’s still sharp children. Son Robert and his wife have chair Sweet Work Days in July and Aug. When she wrote, Tricia Cassidy as a tack & although he is not playing moved back to Louisville; he finished 2015. I was able to volunteer with that O’Callaghan was getting ready for son competitive tennis or golf anymore, he his residency in emergency medicine effort a bit more this year in May, and Timmy’s wedding the next weekend does read medical journals online every in June in Providence. Her daughter in March I served on a career services in Nantucket. He is marrying a great night & sends around links to what he Austin, husband, and 2 adorable panel for the humanities. A highlight woman, Liz Conner from Hingham, MA, considers important health issues & grandsons live less than a mile away. of last summer was meeting many of who also went to Holy Cross and Tricia breakthroughs. AND he tells GREAT Connie wrote: “We are blessed to the Fletcher family at their reunion. I is thrilled. Timmy is at Goldman and Liz jokes! I spent 3 weeks in John’s Island, have them in our lives almost every enjoyed just being a cheerleader and is at Cocoran Group—a NYC couple! FL with my father, which is where day—hopefully they keep us young working quietly behind the scenes in Tricia recently returned to Law School I caught up with Slats & also Liz and not wear us out!! My father passed other ways. Reconnecting with old to get her L.L.M. in environmental Thomas. Then Bart & I cruised from away in June of last year, so at least friends and connecting with many new law. After prosecuting child abuse and Miami to Spain last spring.” 5-year-old Charlie will have memories ones among alumnae, students, faculty neglect for 15 years and currently As for Mary Beth Hamlin of him—they live down the street, and and staff at SBC was an incredible ser- organized crime, Tricia decided she Shannon, I’m letting her submission still adore and visit my stepmother, by endipity of the battle. I made it to both needed a change of direction for her speak for itself: “Our family took a trip bike and stroller.” Reunions (enjoyed seeing some of my “swan song.” So she is back at law just after Christmas in Jan. 2016 to Debbie Massie Thurman is classmates) and a few other celebra- school at night getting more educa- New Orleans. Jim and I visited Cathy semi-retired now, still doing some tions and events on campus.” tion!! Her husband has been ill with (“Slats”) Slatinshek Prillaman and freelance writing, which frees her up Sally Mott Freeman just returned Parkinson’s but is managing well. They Bo and Liz Jenks Carden and Herb to write another book but no spoiler from Ireland, where they drove all over still live in Rye, NY and Nantucket and at their homes in Vero Beach/ Johns alerts. Her hubby Russ is approaching County Cork (from which some of her have a place in Hobe Sound, FL. In her Island in Feb.. (Cardens and Prillamans full retirement, but is also cutting back and husband John’s Irish ancestors free time she plays golf and travels to live near us in Richmond when they are on his schedule. They have one grown hail) and then on to Dublin for a grand different courses. Tricia stays in touch not “snow birds”). Then the Prillamans granddaughter and one adorable tour of Irish literary figures and eve- with Treacy Markey, Kate Kelly and and Shannons visited the Cardens 7-year-old step-granddaughter, and nings of Irish music and dance. Each Janet Grainger. again at their lovely home at Lynch enjoy traveling when they can, having day they made a spontaneous decision Becky Burt wrote, “Although there Point on the Potomac River during the visited New England, GA, and DC this on where to go and stay and it was were some missing, it was great to see summer. Just before Thanksgiving year. fun, gorgeous, and oh so green. Sally’s everyone who was at the Briar for our 2015, Jim and I had the honor and Debbie wrote, “As for the Saving upcoming book, “The Jersey Brothers,” 40th (gasp!— no, no, we just can’t be privilege of attending Slat’s parents Sweet Briar saga, like many, I plunged will be published by Simon and Schus- that old) Reunion in June. Sweet Briar Interment at Arlington National Ceme- in fully from day one, giving of my time, ter in May 2017, but is already up on is still home. Since Reunion, I’ve been tery on a lovely clear, crisp fall day. (We

62 SBC.EDU | SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE Class Notes fondly remember Mary and Frank from most monthly for my theater subscrip- Ainslie Jones Uhl reported, I particularly enjoyed seeing and catch- school.) Also with us at the incredibly tion groups and dear book club pals, ”Robert and I moved back to Raleigh, ing up with Melanie Holland Rice moving ceremony (with full military now together for 17 years! And this NC after 7 years in Del Mar, CA.—we and Lori Neasham Keegan—it had honors: 21-gun salute, horse-drawn Dec. Jim, the children and I will host missed our East Coast life and our been many, many years since we had caisson, presenting of the American our 16th Annual Christmas Eve coat families. Robert is continuing as man- been together. Tom and I welcomed a flag—to our Slats— on behalf of a and tie sit-down dinner at our home aging director for Westwicke Partners, granddaughter to our family this year grateful nation) were Meg Shields with the same 37 friends we have been with a regular bicoastal commute. I and enjoy visiting every chance we get. Duke and Jamie, Margot Mahoney ‘caroling and turkeying’ with since our am working on the renovation of our Our family spent a week at the beach Budin, Lisa Nelson Robertson, Sally family moved to Winnetka! We all love dilapidated 1926 house and training in Corolla, and I am currently taking Old Kitchin, Sally Mott Freeman and the tradition and I intend to keep it up our rambunctious curly coated retriever a Master Gardener class, which I am John, Maggie Shriver ’77 and Becky for a few more years (being a ’76er— Stella. Youngest son Henry is a junior thoroughly enjoying.” Dane Evans ’78. who ‘can’t say no!’)” (philosophy major) at the University Ann Works “Workado” Balder- “Jim and I were in ME twice (once Here’s Andy Yellot’s submission, of Miami, oldest son Hart just got his ston wrote, “I am at the tail end of 4 visiting Gray Thomas Payne ’75 and verbatim: “Howdy! So sorry I couldn’t master’s in Columbia University’s SIPA months at our place in Jackson, WY. Tom in June in charming Camden and get to our big 4-0 Reunion last spring, program, youngest daughter Everett Lots of hikes, riding, animal sightings, again in the fall with my Winnetka but I didn’t have any Pink and Green works in DC in sustainable energy, and and best of all, time with our 2 daugh- Book Club in Kennebunkport. While in clothes, so I figured I wouldn’t be oldest daughter Colbern works in NYC in ters Sarah ’09 and Maggie ’11, who ME I discovered my relative Hannibal allowed on the campus. :-) Anyway, culinary media/branding. Now that we’re live here. I am anxiously awaiting Biv’s Hamlin’s beautiful gravesite in Bangor life continues to roll along. I’m still back, I am very happy to be able to get retirement so that we can both be here and his eponymous dormitory at working at Johns Hopkins University’s together with Ebet Little Stevens ’77 for for at least 6 months. If anybody heads University of ME. (Little known Hannibal CTY Online Programs (along with my lunch and cocktails on a regular basis!” this way in the summer, be in touch was Lincoln’s first Veep, Governor, U.S. husband, Ben) supervising a number Kelsey Canady Grice submitted with me. Would love to see you! Will be Congressman, and U.S. Senator from of writing courses/instructors/students the following: I’m sitting here in my home and in Rochester soon and look- ME and Ambassador to Spain.) In mid- in distance education. And, because home in Virginia Beach waiting for ing forward to getting to NYC to see Aug., Margot Mahoney and I spent Ben and I work in Academia, we can Bruce Fisher, UVa, Theta Delt, to arrive son John, who works and lives there. a few delightful days in NYC (stayed in never retire. I routinely help out my 87 from NJ with wife Beth, as he will be a Was so sorry to miss our reunion, but the much updated, now chic boutique y/o mom, who moved to a wonderful guest lecturer at the business school things get busy in Wyoming with family hotel we lived in as students during J retirement community 15 months ago at William and Mary Monday! How and friends!” term our sophomore year studying with and is still living independently with we have come full circle! Some days Lisa Nelson Roberts is still very Mr. James). She and I saw “Hamilton” her 2 dogs but, unfortunately, not her I’m so grown up, and yet there are active in her community. She founded on Broadway— couldn’t believe how car, which she totaled a month after still some days I’m the same kid that Changing Seasons, a speaker series. A FAB it is! Jim and I took a “heaven on she moved in, thereby necessitating 4 arrived at SBC clueless. variety of nationally known inspirational earth” Tauck river trip up The Danube months in Rehab; I am now her official “We are well, and enjoying the end speakers to share their stories of hope in Sept. I don’t think we will ever forget chauffeur. I have two Coonhounds, of summer. I work as a yacht broker and joy with the women of Va. Beach those special memories… Brosif and Caper, who are Therapy in the family brokerage on the ICW and Norfolk community. Richmond now “If you find yourself anywhere near Dogs spreading love, joy, and comfort in Chesapeake. The fall is extremely has their own series and Liz Jenks Scott Stadium on game day, we hope at retirement communities, schools, busy, and the weather spectacular, Carden helps lead it there. Liz and you’ll join us at our tailgate, where colleges, and wherever else they so we love it now, less so in Jan. Son Lisa must have been inspired by their Jim’s passion for UVa keeps us busy might be needed. I also still have my Parker has joined the business, and time at Sweet Briar. You can check it during much of the fall. (His license Irish Cobb, McBlarney O’Pony (O’Pie), we are thrilled. It is a joy to have him out at www.changing seasons.com. plate is DBLHOO.) In fact, he and I who spent the past year-plus (at the with us everyday. Daughter McKenzie She remains involved leading Faithful both celebrated Reunions the same same time mom was recovering) at is still performing on Royal Carribbean Beginnings—a school readiness weekend this past June. As much fun death’s door fighting a mysterious Cruise Lines, currently on the Brilliance, guide to help children ages 0-5. Faith as it was being back on our beautiful illness, the cause of which was never just completed summer in the Baltic, foundations are partnered with school campus, and as terrific as the Class fully diagnosed. I have recently begun and home for a short visit. Husband readiness activities. It is designed to of ’76 Friday night dinner was, we riding him again, and have my fingers Chuck and I had unexpected renovation help parents and grandparents prepare departed for Charlottesville Saturday, crossed that he will remain healthy. of our home this summer and really their children as they learn how to and I was sad to miss seeing some of Between my mother and my pony, I embraced the 104 degree days as learn. Lisa also remains involved in you and our class picture; first one I have learned a huge amount about we grilled dinner daily outside. We teaching a women’s Bible study at her have not been in! human and equine medicine over the travel up and down the East Coast for church. Her children are spread around “I’m very fortunate to have both past year. Both my sons, Benet and work accompanied by Emma Divine, the country, LA, NJ, DC and Va. Beach. my parents still alive and in relatively Andrew, are still my little boys, despite our golden. We had a lovely break at She has 6 grandchildren and her sec- good health. Mother and Dad will turn their protestations to the contrary; I’m the Costa d’esta in Vero Beach, FL ond daughter, Elizabeth, is expecting 90 this year. Mother had a cochlear sure all you moms can relate! Thus, I’m and they were wonderful to our pup. twins girls any day (she has a 3 and 1 implant, which has improved her life officially a member of the Sandwich If you travel with your dog, we highly year old). Tim and Lisa will celebrate and ours! I get to see them a couple Generation, worrying about both my recommend the Estebans’ hotel on the our 40th anniversary in 2017. Time times a year in Akron and Naples, FL. mother and my sons, whilst working beach, and the town in general. That’s flies when you are having fun, and she Both my children (Caroline 28, Hollis full-time. I’ll get a vacation some year. it! We work hard, we play hard, and we is having fun with family and friends. 23) are out of school and employed as Maybe. In the meantime, I still revel in try to stay in touch.” She regularly sees “Saint” Sally Old I write, whew! the fact that our beloved Sweet Briar is Virginia Spangler Polley wrote, Kitchin and her growing family, and “I spend the rest of my time as a alive and well!” “David and I are recovering from son “Kevin”—the grandmother name for passionate volunteer at The Virginia Becky Wilson McDonough is the Frank’s wedding in June. He and his Ann Kiley Crenshaw. Lisa’s alias is Home—a wonderful residence (these CEO of the Hopewell/Prince George bride have both started MBA pro- “Honey.” They have been known to lovely folk hold a special place in my Chamber of Commerce & Visitors grams—she at Wharton in Philadelphia, “Whine and Wine”—a favorite time for heart) for permanently disabled people Center, a recently expanded commu- and he at the Stern School of Business all of them. in my new town of Richmond. I was nity role. She and Steve live on the in NYC. I am still showing horses, Asimina Coroneos wrote, ”My elected to the board or trustees in James River farm in PG County, VA; and David and I are traveling. We just 2nd son, James, got married in May 2015. I’ve joined The Woman’s Club are empty-nesters with weddings on returned from a river cruise in the south to a wonderful young lady, Kiki. He has and The Tuckahoe Woman’s Club and the horizon for kids. She stays in close of France. We are busy and well.” served as a Marine, 4 years active and am getting into the swing of things in touch with Missy Briscoe McNatt, Trish Talbot Reed remarked that 4 years reserve. My 3rd son, Theo, is our new home. But I haven’t broken Melanie Coyne Cody, Adele Patricia “seeing so many people at our 40th starting his own wood making busi- ties with Chicago, still going back al- Neal, and Jody Anderson Wharton. Reunion was a highlight of the summer. ness. His specialty is coffee tables and

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end tables with inlaid agates, that are anyone’s in England and we’ll put more so the press is on—SATs, graduation LLC, continues to prosper with inter- LED lighted from beneath. His adorable bits back on our 13th-century village pictures, college applications—I’m esting jobs restoring original windows. daughter will be 6 in a few weeks! I am house!” sure you all remember those days! We do other work as well, but window the luckiest Grandmom, for they live Cheryl Lux wrote, ”Even though Daughter Jasmine is in her last year restoration is our specialty. Horace with me! My daughter, Anastasia, loves cattle commodity prices have fallen 50 of junior high. She was just selected moved from Denver, where he was working with animals. In 2011, God to 55 percent, our year has been good, co-president of the Business Profes- teaching computer programing, head- called my oldest son, Anthony, home we had actually the best bull sale this sionals Association at her school. It’s ing to LA, where his girlfriend is in 2nd at the young age of 28. Maureen past spring, and we’ll just roll with the ironic that both Sam and Jazz are year of med school, with a detour to NY, O’Hearn Slowinski and I keep in changes. Nothing ever stays the same. interested in business. Sam wants to programming for the DNC on Hillary’s touch with each other.” I was elected as the Region 1—the be a stock broker! Husband Bobby is campaign. McCormick moved back to Sharon Coe Glen wrote, “Greet- 5 Northwest states—representative still enjoying his work at the Social Se- Montgomery from Birmingham just in ings from the Heart of Hampshire! I am for the breeders of our national cattle curity Administration. He’s also decided time to help us pull off restoration of still working as a music communication breed association, the Charolais (the to delve into real estate! I’ll keep you 30 c.1930s windows at a local military consultant for autistic children and sing big white cattle). I get to the gardens posted on that! I am in my 4th year base. Oh, and I have two new hips. with three choirs; currently rehearsing spots in the US for customer visits, as dean for the College of Education, Found out in Feb. I had no cartilage left for my Carnegie Hall debut in Nov.! MO, OK, and I really just love TX. We Health and Public Policy at Delaware in either one. I’m just grateful it was Jonathan and I celebrated our 35th will probably never retire until we State University. The university is in a something they could fix!” wedding anniversary this year, and I die, as the ranching business is too period of growth, so these are exciting Our fantastic class president, Lynn received my British citizenship and Eu- interesting, too demanding, too busy, times! In addition, I just completed an Kahler Rogerson, is recovering from ropean passport just in time for Brexit. to just leave it. We have the great good A.D. in Biblical Studies. It was exciting a broken leg, which left her house- Three great kids all grown and on their fortune to be doing exactly what we to be the one receiving a diploma (as bound all summer! Her daughter Olivia, way, with actress daughter Grace in want to do on the place in MT, where opposed to the one giving them out! who joined her at our 40th Reunion, is Los Angeles engaged this month, so we want to live. “ Smile).” a senior in high school, and she and we will be planning a transatlantic Marsha’ Taylor Horton reported, Here’s the news from Hilda Dent, Lynn have been making college visits. wedding next year. Let me know if “Son Samuel is a senior in high school, “My business, Old House Specialists, Lynn remains hopeful that SBC will be

64 SBC.EDU | SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE Class Notes her ultimate trajectory. What a wonderful trip—the vacation Peggy Weimer Parrish is living of a lifetime! The cruise was ever so in Richmond, VA but spends as many relaxing and we ate so many delicious weekends as possible at her historic foods and met many interesting people. home in Danville, VA, and is looking The 7-hour tour of Denali and seeing forward to retirement some day so she all the animals was outstanding— can be there permanently. After 25 bears, moose, ptarmigan, an arctic years, she is still teaching accounting, mouse, dall sheep, eagles, sea otters starting her 3rd year with John Tyler and elk. The other highlight was Glacier Community College and serving as de- Bay, with many sightings of whales and partment chair. Her mom is 86 and still all the spectacular glaciers. I highly living independently, so Peggy spends recommend a trip to all. some time each week with her. Jay Dee Hubble Dolan is so proud of (27) is serving in the Special Forces all her SBC sisters and their support of in the Middle East and Alexander (23) the College for Daisy and all alumnae. works for Capital One in Richmond, She writes: “All is well at Paradise and remains on call to assist her Farm in Powhatan, VA. I am downsizing when needed for household and other the herd and will retire in a few years. emergencies! Returned from a 19-day It is a different place to be without trip to Spain to attend Reunion and parents, husband or children, but will had a wonderful time. When the stars allow me to visit all my SBC friends in and calendars align, she enjoys seeing the near future!” Elliott Graham Schoenig, Mary Becky Mayer Gutierrez: Life Beth Hamlin Shannon, and Teesie is blessed. Three fantastic sons, 4 Howell Costello. awesome grandchildren and still love Linda Guardabassi Michael: Hi class of ’77. SBC has certainly gone through Thanks to all of you who wrote! I teaching. My oldest son loves his job as bad times and now good times! My applause to those who made it happen! As know the deadline was extremely short, a farmer, my middle son is getting mar- of Sept. 2015 the 3rd of our 3 kiddos is now married. Now we’re grandparents and I had conflicting email lists, which ried next June and my youngest son to 2 grandsons—Zeb (2) and Boone is a newborn. He’s doing well! Doug is the may have caused some of you to not is still in the Army and all are happy. busiest retired guy you’ve ever seen. Besides consulting he is a very active court- receive all 3 emails. In addition, my Cannot ask for more. Hoping to retire appointed special advocate caseworker. I keep on with teaching ESL to refugees apologies to our classmates who aren’t in 2020—started teaching late. I had & immigrants. One Iraqi has accepted Christ. I’m a bible study facilitator at our on Facebook or email; the deadline a fantastic week at Old Orchard Beach church. I try to be flexible for grandchildren and adult “kid” things. Krista, our was too short for the College to provide with the family in Aug. My principal is daughter, is a personal trainer working out of our souped up gym at our house. postcards to mail off. Finally, I KNOW a 1983 SBC grad, and we attended Doug and I are her most faithful clients and are seeing great results. I’m loving I was an English major, despite this Reunion in 2015. SBC looked great and my new sport—Pickleball. Anyone else a Pickleball enthusiast? Doug and I, and submission, but I wanted to make the had its own exit! Times have changed. sometimes our adult kids, have done some great traveling including 2 Viking deadline…That’s my story and I’m Hard to believe 40 years this spring. cruises—1 from Hungary to Germany with a Prague add-on and the other river sticking to it! Finally, thanks to Marga- Mary Palmer: The big news trip to Normandy and all the way to Avignon. This past summer we did a Regal ret Milnor Mallory for submitting the around here is that my sweet baby Princess Baltic cruise which included the 4 Scandinavian countries, and Tallinn, pictures from Reunion. Kate married the most divine Tyler Estonia, and St Petersburg, Russia. In Nov. Doug and I go with our church to Israel. Braddy in Maui on June 7th. They It will be my 2nd trip there. Next summer we’ll go to Alaska. We have future plans eloped by themselves—no mama for other international destinations. I pray all is well with the rest of Class of 1977 in tow—and came home and we ladies! 1977 celebrated with family and their friends Sally Bonham Mohle here at home. It was a wonderful night 5039 Lewisetta Drive including pink and green lanterns pregnant with her second baby and We have focused on healthy cooking Glen Allen, VA 23060 hanging from the trees. A little nod due in Oct. Her first child is named with gluten-free and paleo cookbooks [email protected] to the great parties we had in Meta Hannah (2) and they live in Northern as well as cultural cooking with a Glass! My mom is doing great. She VA, which is not too far away. My son Mexican theme. Rex is still traveling Vera Blake Thiers: I am still working just got back from Scotland on the Matt (20) is a junior at William & Mary back and forth to work in AL, so I have full-time at the big international school big hunt with my niece for any and in the business school. My other son affiliated with the Montgomery Colonial here and don’t plan on retiring soon—I all things to do with Outlander. At 87, Andrew (23) works for the Virginia Dames Society. Last week at the new love my job. I did ask for more vacation this was quite the feat for her and she Symphony Orchestra here in Norfolk. members’ orientation I got to see some time though, as my husband is retiring loved every minute of it! If any 77’ers I am thrilled to have him in the same SBC women, Nancy Canada ’81 from soon and I have a lot of fox hunting I come through Nashville, please get city! All is well with me. Playing tennis Birmingham and Vaughn Morrisette still want to do. Next stop is back in VA in touch. Would love to see you. Love and still loving my job as a financial from Mobile and her daughter Laura in Nov. In fact, I will be at the Rappa- Facebook for how it has brought all of advisor with UBS in Norfolk. Tell all of Morrisette Clark ’85. I’m still active at hannock, where I rode Buck all those us together. our SBC classmates to come visit me Church of the Incarnation, where I see years ago. Yippee. My kids now have Frances Redmond Malone: My in Virginia Beach/Norfolk! Go Vixens! Lisa Wray Longino ’78. I’m also hosting partners they seem serious about, but sister Lucile Redmond Flournoy ’82 Ellen Sellers McDowell: All is a Jill Steenhuis ’80 art workshop here no wedding bells or christenings yet. and I continue with our frame shop/gal- well with us in Dallas. Went to Spain in in a few weeks and will love seeing all Are we not having our 40th Reunion lery Two Sisters Gallery in Columbus, May to see daughter Ginny, who was the Dallas Sweet Briar friends while she soon? GA. Booth, my husband, is on the board living with a family in Madrid and en- is here. Hope to see many classmates Elvira Cash Pecora: All the of the American Academy of Equine art rolled in a Spanish immersion program. next June at Reunion. family is well with our 2 sons loving and met Carrie Griscom Nygren last Also traveled to see daughters Emily in Libby White Drbal: With Tyler, their jobs—one (27) in Philly and the fall at the AAEA Fall Show in Lexington, Portland, OR and Mary Susan in San our youngest son, graduating from other (30) in Durham, NC—traveling KY. Carrie won the American Academy Antonio, TX. Youngest daughter Kate Dickinson College in PA last May, we in Canada and US. Husband Chip still of Equine Art Sporting Art Award at is working in Dallas but lives across are officially empty nesters. Doug’s job refs soccer and works for Fed Ex and their 2016 Fall Show in Kentucky with town, so we have to schedule dinners in the companion animal veterinary had to hold the fort this summer as I her artwork. to see each other. I have added a new industry required a lot of travel to the took my 94-year-old mom to AK on a Molly Reeb Nissman: My big twist to my cooking activities by hosting west coast, so we fulfilled a dream— cruise and tour of Denali National Park. news is that my daughter Nancy is cookbook clubs at the Cooking School. we packed up 20 years of living in NJ

SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE | SBC.EDU 65 Class Notes and moved to the Denver metro area of your time to help spiff the campus Mary is having fun trying to stay fit, house rehab keep them busy, along July 2015! With his time in the air to up during the past two summers of walking once or twice a week with with weekends spent with friends and call on clients drastically reduced, we Sweet Work Weeks, stuffed envelopes, Mary Page Stewart and their dogs. family for sailing trips, holidays or just can explore our new environment. We made phone calls (of all sorts), made “Three miles in the morning, and the hanging out! They are looking forward love the area and our new neighbors. sure we were represented at as many rest of the day seems like a breeze!” to their upcoming 20th anniversary in Lots of hiking, skiing and exploring. I’ve college fairs as possible or had the Mary also loves taking care of her the Virgin Islands! started a bunco club, am active on the know-how to challenge the status quo, grandchild, and is totally excited with Toni Christian Brown and Jim Wildlife Committee, garden and book it all helped, and is greatly appreciated No. 2 due to arrive in Feb. Mary added still live on their farm in Lexington, VA, Clubs. Still looking for a stable to ride, by so many! The numbers of incoming that she still misses Maria, especially raising grass-fed beef, while both also but that will come. It’s been a challeng- students made a big jump from last fall since Maria’s son Charles had a baby manage their real estate firm. Toni was ing year as I’ve flown to Boston almost to this year’s entering class, and it is all daughter in early Sept., Alice, who recently re-elected to the VA Associa- monthly since the spring to help out in part due to the passion that we all would have been her first grandchild. tion of Realtors Board of Directors for with an ill aunt who passed in July. This share. Continue to share the story, stay Down to GA, where Katherine a second term. Lynn Spillman Wil- sad event was tempered with the ex- connected, so that we won’t have to go Powell Heller reported their oldest liams and Muffy Hamilton Parsons citing news that Drew, our oldest son, through this again, all while realizing daughter, Laura Flynn, married a UVa got to catch up with Toni after “Spilly’s” will be marrying his college sweetheart how fortunate that we all are to have classmate (at UVa Chapel) in 2015. daughter’s wedding in Charlottesville. in Sept. 2017. So, the family grows. An these bonds between us! That being Carey Johnson Fleming, her hus- Toni’s two grandchildren live just 10 advantage to living in the “Ski Mecca” said, on to the news! band and sons were all there as well to minutes away, and they enjoy seeing is that Vivian Yamaguchi Cohn Lee Corollo Boyes is still teaching help celebrate! Laura and new hubby them as much as possible. I would bet and I attended a Ladies Ski Camp at HS chemistry and, while she is still lov- Jamie (charter school kindergarten that the grandchildren love to come to Breckenridge together last Feb.! We ing it, she is thinking of slowing down teacher and attorney) moved to Atlanta, see the new horse and puppy that Jim had a blast and I love the fact I will see to part-time, going from 160 to 130 so Katherine gets to see them often. gave Toni this year as well! “Life is full more of her since one of her sons will students! Her son and daughter-in-law Youngest daughter Hannah recently of training when I am not at work.” be working at Breckenridge this winter. have moved back to CA from WI, so finished a top advertising grad program From VA to ME … Cassandra SBC’ers please come visit! Lee is happy about that! Lee and her in Atlanta and was on the verge of Smith Babbitt enjoys reconnecting Patti Wornom Arnold: My 2nd SBC roomie, Trish, keep up through FB. getting a job. While spending a lot of with ‘the great class of ’78” from grandchild was born in July. I now have Katie Renaud Baldwin, and 7 time going back and forth to VA to outside of Bangor. She is the proud a granddaughter named Sarina Henry of her HS girlfriends, got together in help her dad and uncle (Sadly lost in grandmother of 1 little girl, with a and a grandson named Quentin Henry, CA for a summer 6-0 celebration, all June), Katherine said that her “happiest second on the way! It was a busy sum- both born to my son Chaz! My daughter of them coming from different states! time of 2016 was celebrating my ‘big’ mer for Cassandra, as she was able Ashley is now an oncology nurse Sounds like a great time! Before birthday in Italy on a phenomenal river to have visits from Nancy Robinson practitioner at MD Anderson Hospital in settling back at home in OR this fall cruise planned by my wonderful (and Lindberg, Paula Brown Kelley, Houston. Rene and I are still working, (spending time processing all of their thankfully same) husband. So life is Becky Dane Evans, Sue Griste Rus- although I am ready for retirement! I goodies from the garden, and subbing good.” A trip to OH in early Oct. was to sell, Suzanne Stryker Ullrich and want to spend more time with those at her old school), Katie was in the join Carey and David at the wedding of fellow Mainer (or Maineiac~) Cecilia grandbabies! Outer Banks with her brothers and a their eldest son, David. Garcia-Tuñon Lear. “Everyone is And I, Sally Bonham Mohle, am cousin, and then back to MI to see Ellen Quinn Jones is still living coming to Maine!” She was also able to still happily ensconced in Glen Allen, her parents, other HS friends, and in Madison County with her husband see Jane Hemenway Sullivan at the VA. I refused to go to Reunion in 2015, Martha Miller Boudreau ’79 during the of 34 years, working as a school Boston SBC summer picnic. saying that I would wait for our 40th summer. While official retired, Katie is counselor in Culpepper County, VA. Holly McGlothlin writes from the in 2017. Then I spent months after still learning how to balance her time Ellen still teaches Jazzercise, a good San Francisco area that she was able the March “letter of closure” willing, between reading (which she loves) and thing, since she has 6 grandchildren, to catch Cannie Chrysler Shafer hoping, praying and sending money to her “steps, miles and activity in each all living in VA as well (Luray, Richmond in March when Cannie was out for a get SBC back on track. I expect many, day! I hope to balance it all out soon!” and Leesburg). Long cross-country conference. They were able to do a lot many of us did that! Kudos to President From the MD crew, Mary Page motorcycle rides are a joy, but “we of catching up. It was a quiet summer, Stone and all alumnae and friends who Stewart became a grandparent in are looking at trailers so our dogs except for when husband Mike suffered helped. June, when her daughter had a set can come along!” Bet the motorcycle a mild heart attack. “They put in a stint, of twins, a boy AND a girl. “As others comes in handy going back and forth he has quit smoking after 35 years, who have gone before us in the great to see the grandkids! “Anyone who is in and is doing well.” Good thing, as they ‘grandparent adventure’ have said, the area, look me up!” had a trip scheduled to go to London 1978 they sure do touch a new place in your Sue King is also still living in and Edinburgh in Oct. to see the sights, Suzanne Stryker Ullrich heart!” Everyone needs to add a trip to Alexandria, VA practicing law, mostly as well as to watch the Redskins play! 820 Waverly Road the Canadian Rockies to their Bucket corporate/mergers and acquisitions, After getting back from that, there were Kennett Square, PA 19348 List, if they haven’t already! Mary but finds time to ride during the week- 100 pounds of peaches waiting for her! [email protected] and Bob took a trip there during late ends, is on the boards of a therapeutic “Jam anyone?” (If she offers, just say summer (“Fantastic”), and Mary was riding center, and the DC/Baltimore YES! It is delicious!) Michelle Tarride Frazier anticipating a mini reunion with Lisa chapter of the MIT Enterprise Forum. Also in CA is Deb Davidson Klein 6135 Longmont Drive Wray Longino, Barbara Behrens She had a great mini reunion with who writes that daughter Whitney Houston, TX 77057-1815 Peck, Deb Davidson Klein, Cannie Susie Heitmiller Busch and Becky was married in Atlanta last Fall (’15). [email protected] Chrysler Shafer, Kathy Jackson Mulvihill McKenna at Susie’s house ‘It was so fun to have Mary Page Howe and Dru Springer Oswalt. in Richmond in advance of the 2015 Stewart and Kathy Jackson Howe So … It’s been a while! But what Mary Goodwin Gamper contin- SBC reunion and was able to visit more to celebrate with!” Although it was very “awhile” it’s been! The emotional roller ues with her hiking and beekeeping, with Susie this past summer as Susie’s sad when Deb traveled to Baltimore for coaster that we all went through, the sharing her hobby addiction with fellow daughter had a summer internship the memorial service for Maria Rixey pulling together to realize (and share SBC buddies, Mimi Borst Quillman in Alexandria. Sue also spent 2 great Gamper, “the one blessing was seeing with others) how truly special our time and Ginny Craig. They hiked part of hot, sweaty, filthy dirty days doing all of our SBC friends.” Deb’s eldest, at SBC was, and what a shame it the Appalachian Trail this past summer, landscaping at SBC during 2015 Sweet Bo, got engaged and will be married would have been should that special spending a night at Galehead Hut. “Hik- Works Weeks. “So worthwhile!” next March in Laguna Beach, while time been denied the many generations ing with packs up a waterfall was great Cindy Whitley Auman is still “re- her youngest, Peter, is in Northern CA. of young women to come! “Con- fun!! ??” A summer day at the beach tired” while husband Dave remains a Deb still rides, showing her “wonderful” gratulations!” and “Thanks!” to all of with Meg Richards Wiederseim was partner at his company working on bio- mare Zula in the AA Jumpers, as well us—whether you gave financially, gave also fun for all. Meg “looks fabulous.” metric security. Two bouncing labs and as continuing in real estate in Laguna

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Beach with Terry. “Come visit!” chaplain. She now works for the Re- at UNC-Chapel Hill!!! This SBC grad in St. Louis to complete her Master’s in From PA, Mimi Borst Quill- habilitation Institute of Chicago—soon obviously caught the bug for learning! Counseling, while her son is a law in- man—“No marriages, no grand- to be called Ability Lab—the #1 rehab Cathy also adds, “I’m always interested tern and pr director at Sindel, Sindel, & children,” which leaves time to travel hospital in the US! Her son is working in helping SBC grads and students Nobel law firm. There were many boat last July to NH with Mary Goodwin in the White House, “thank heavens not interested in developing their marketing trips this summer, with an annual trip to Gamper and Billy, and Ginny Craig. a political appointee!” and “contributing careers.” Gotta love the SBC Network! Minocqua, WI with family. Mellow also Dick Gamper (Maria’s husband and in ways I can’t even talk about!” He From NYC Jane Sullivan Hemen- gets to see Ann Key Lucas frequently. Mary’s brother-in-law) joined them all has a significant other that Anne loves way sends good health reports! “My Also from St Louis, Becky on a hike in the White Mountains to very much as well. As for visitors, Anne family is doing better on the health Mulvihill McKenna writes, “We are Galehead Hut and Mt. Garfield. Mimi says she was spoiled this summer by front: Jay just passed the 2-year mark moving along! We had 1 wedding last gets to see Meg Richards Wieder- former Bio-buddies! Lu Litton Griffin, for his prostate cancer battle, and year, our middle daughter, Maggie. seim when they walk their Corgis stat- her husband and Anne had dinner in I just had my 5-year anniversary of Tons of sweet and wonderful, family ing, “hers are always better behaved!” Greektown one night. “It wasn’t’ that being cancer free from breast cancer. memories were made throughout that Mimi and Scott’s son Ian lives in long ago when I flew down to NC and We both owe it to MSK (Memorial summer! Oldest daughter Katie has Federal Hill in Baltimore, while working was putting place cards on the tables Sloan Kettering). If anyone needs just begun her 4th year of medical in DC for the Coast Guard; while Travis for their wedding reception!” Suzanne help or guidance in either one of residency in Family Medicine, Rural lives in Haverford, PA and works at SEI Stryker Ullrich was in town briefly those areas, we play TV doctors really Under-served, in Portland, OR. She is Investments. Mimi also had a “first” when her husband was in the area for well!” Daughter Elizabeth is a junior at finally able to have a little more time to this past May when she attended (and business as well. (Ed. Note: That was Williams College (Jay’s alma mater) breathe and enjoy family and friends camped out!) at Delfest Music Festival the longest glass of iced tea!) and son John will be graduating from again. Youngest daughter Erin is the with six friends from Georgia. “Forgot Speaking of Lu Litton Griffin, The Masters School (Dobbs Ferry, NY) only one to stay in St Louis, doing what it’s like to be around people who great news from Valdese, GA! BOTH this year. “We are actively looking for impressive clinical social work with literally party all night—but the music children will be finishing up their edu- a liberal arts college for John—so teens who have experienced different was incredible!” A trip to ME in Sep- cation on Mother’s Day Weekend 2017! ideas welcome!” Jane has been VERY kinds of trauma. My husband, Ken, has tember provided lots of time for hiking (That’s a great gift!) Sarah will be involved in the SBC New York City continued to develop his Irish musician on Mount Dessert Island, a boat tour of graduating from Campbell U. College of group, SBC Alumnae Recruiters, Capital skills, adding the Irish pipes to his long historic lighthouses out of Bar Harbor, Pharmacy and Health Sciences with a Campaign Major Donors group, etc. list instruments. He plays any chance and a visit to Camden ME. Catching up PharmD and an MBA from Campbell U. “If anyone hasn’t been asked to give he can and loves every minute of it! I with other alumnae from many classes Lundy-Fetterman School of Business. more, and why they should give to have continued to develop my therapy in the Philadelphia area club is always Son Ivey will be graduating from NC SBC—call me! I have a million rea- experiences with some wonderfully fun as well. And then there is still time State with a degree in computer sci- sons.” She just finished a Crispen Vixen talented colleagues. I feel lucky to enjoy for her to learn the art of beekeeping ence and a minor in mathematics. They paper cocktail napkin project (Amoret my work and to carve out more time from Mary Goodwin Gamper! She both have jobs…Happy Parents! Lu Thissell Jorgensen, Cindy Conroy and to explore my interests and visit family “is a great teacher” but no honey this got to see Sue Griste Russell when Jane were involved with this great and friends. It was such a treat to see year~. Sue was attending her niece’s wedding fundraiser.) ALL of the proceeds go to my former roomies, Susie in Richmond Ieke Osinga Scully is in CT, nearby, as well as Anne over July 4th in the tennis court renovation. (These can and Cecie in Bangor!” where “life consists of volunteering Chicago. “It had been years!” be ordered from the SBC Book Store Anne Taylor Quarles Doolittle at our local historical society (No, I Carrie Ruda Clark started out by website.) Jane was able to answer has a grandchild on the way, due early did not major in history, but it sure is saying how proud she is of ALL of her the call this summer when there was Nov. She splits her time seasonally be- fascinating!) and church.” She is also SBC sisters and what was accom- an unexpected vacancy on the SBC tween Nashville and Cape Cod, and is keeping up with her bookkeeping skills plished! She is still with the American History tour—WWI & WWII Battle still riding, as well as painting, sewing by doing a little part-time work. Ieke Banker’s Association working in Mem- sights and memorials—in 7 countries or writing a poem now and then. Bob is in love with her little farm, complete ber Communications. “The voice of the all over Europe. “The professors were is a happy retiree, and they travel once with a barn and stable for the miniature ABA! I work on producing a number of wonderful (Dr. John Ashbrook and Dr. a year. This Fall it was to the Panama horse and miniature donkey, and the publications and e-bulletins for confer- Katherine Chavigny) and the students Canal! She loved going to Reunion and flock of chickens! Fresh eggs?? Oldest ence marketing collateral!” She is also were delightful. I had a BLAST! They catching up with classmates when son Brennan is living and working involved at her church, serving on Alter needed one more participant or they making calls. (for Deloitte) in Chicago but took time Guild and the Hospitality Committee. would have to cancel—so—I HAD to Kathy Jackson Howe “is feeling to head to Santa Cruz to do a half Carrie’s son had been working in volunteer for the trip!” Jane also stated, 60, for sure!” with a torn bicep and Ironman, with Mom and Dad cheering Wilmington, NC, interning with Historic “If anyone is in New York City—please “arth-i-ritis,” as well as being a mem- on! Second son William was ‘launched’ Wilmington and the Bellamy House, call!” ber of the Sandwich Generation, “deal- and is now teaching math and physics, but has moved to the Bethesda/DC Lisa Wray Longino has also been ing with aging parents, working chil- and well as coaching crew, at The area to work with a full-service dog extremely involved with making sure dren, and grandchildren that you take Hill School in Pottstown, PA. “He is so walking service company, Wagabout. SBC stays strong! But, along with the care of! “Patience, patience and more happy in a boat and loves the kids!” As Andrew is preparing to become a “highs” came a few “lows.” Sadly, patience is my new mantra.” Children Third son Kirk is a sophomore at the certified dog trainer, Carrie chimes after a wonderful trip to FL with other are scattered—Trey is in Greenville, SC U. of Denver and will be in a ski film in “Move over Cesar Milan!” Her son classmates last Nov., we lost Maria as chief resident in general surgery and that was to be premiering this fall at a John, 33, received his MBA at UNC Rixey Gamper. It is hard to lose a looking for fellowships for further train- couple of places! Ieke has been very and is working in venture capital with roomie and dear friend. Lisa also spent ing; Khaki is still living the dream in UT active, working for SBC anywhere she recent “ventures” in Terra’s Kitchen some good times with Betsy Ryan in an HR department, while youngest, can (on campus for Sweet Work Weeks and Tessa May salad dressing, both in Glenn, who lost her husband last Feb. Janie, is married in Shreveport, LA with … “Anyone else want to give it a try?”), Baltimore. Her niece was expecting a baby in Oct. one child and another due Oct 4… while hubby Mark continues to be ac- Cathy Lumsden travels exten- and daughter Fleming is engaged to “Yes, 10-4, Good Buddy!” Hubby, “Root, tive with sustainable energy concerns sively while focusing on her role as be married next May! Lisa continues is looking to retire before 65, but then in his spare time. “Never a dull moment industry marketing director for a large to volunteer a lot, “especially for SBC,” I will have to find a job!” Kathy also in this Empty Nest!” international software development and travel with George, for 33 years! writes that Eve Jackson London’s Anne Stelle returned to Chicago company. She received her MA in Mellow (AKA Cathy Mellow son was married in Sept. and that “Eve as a single person a decade ago after national security affairs from the Golterman) decided to go back to a looked beautiful—sporting short hair realizing that marriage didn’t agree Naval Postgraduate School, and MS full nest. All 3 kids are back home! and a fabulous dress.” A final note from with her. Things took a 180° from be- in technical communications from NC Catherine is a Dr. Assistant and Kathy…“Love the way SBC has rallied ing a money manager, when she went State and has begun her MBS studies nannying on the side, Christen is for the cause. May the terrific leaders to Seminary and became a hospital at Kenan-Flagler School of Business nannying and going to Webster College keep their enthusiasm and the alums

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Travels with Rick this Pittsburgh, PA 15241-2243 Dallas, TX 75214 y’all in the near future!” She is so past summer did provide the oppor- [email protected] [email protected] proud “of my SBC sisters of all classes tunity to go to Fallingwater (designed and what we accomplished saving our by Frank Lloyd Wright, WAY ahead of Tricia Paterson Graham: Son Pater- Lisa Sturkie Greenberg: Just a few beloved alma mater!” his time with some of those ideas!), son is in his 4th year of medical school. notes about my life which has been From a few living “across the along with stopovers in Columbus, He got married on 7/9/16 in Mobile, super busy. Both daughters recently pond”: Jamie Murray enjoys life in OH, where I got to see and catch up AL. I have a wonderful daughter-in-law. married, one lives in San Francisco and Portugal with her husband and their with Muffy Hamilton Parsons and In June, husband Duane, and I travelled the other Nashville. Christopher gradu- dog and loves entertaining international Cindy McKay…a complete riot!! On to Boston—wonderful place. We will be ated in May from UVA and has moved visitors with travel around the area. to Chicago from there for Rick’s busi- traveling to Canada to ring in 2017. My to NYC to work for PWC. I enjoyed stay- Jamie spent a month in the US with her ness, where I got to go on the really mother will be joining us. She still lives ing and visiting with Martha Fruehauf sister and family on Cape Cod and in wonderful Architecture Foundation Tour in NJ. I am enjoying being a realtor in after graduation for a few days. Loved Norfolk, CT. She continues to ride and by boat (so much history of the area!) Mobile, AL. I am still playing tennis. Life having Sandra Rappaccioli Padilla play tennis. and have that very long glass of iced is good. We have been blessed. stay with us in April for our 40th high Leigh Ramsay Simmons is tea with Anne Stelle. During travels Piper Allen Severns: I am still school reunion. WE are truly empty happily retired for the past 3 years hither and yon, I’ve been fortunate to teaching 1st grade at a local K-12 nesters now! in SW France, and she and husband catch up with Jean Beard Barden charter school. It is wonderful and Leslie Ludwick Bires: I am going were about to become homeowners when she is between classes at the exhausting at the same time! I have on 4 years with Bank of the West in in their village of Cintegabelle …”a Culinary Institute of America in Hyde taken up yoga to add a bit of balance San Francisco and loving it. We have very big step!” They love being close to Park, NY, where she literally gets to to my busy life. My other new passion an amazing new CEO who brings their 2 children and 3 grandchildren, live on campus again, while pursuing a is stand-up paddle boarding. What’s tremendous energy and enthusiasm to teaching the little ones English, doing long passion for cooking. Nancy White SUP? Our daughter is a high school her role—really inspiring team mem- a lot of gardening, cooking for fun, fine ’79 is also fun to catch up with when sophomore and doing all the typical bers to take their customer focus to the tuning their French, traveling, etc. “We trekking along I 95, especially when it things—studying, socializing, sports next level. I feel so fortunate to work are headed to the US for a good part isn’t at 5 a.m.! With recent trips to the and driving! So glad SBC is alive and for her and to have had a previous CEO of Nov. to catch up with family and Boston area, Lauren McManus Huyett well. who was fantastic too! My boys Alex friends—maybe I’ll even get in a quick ’79 and hubbies were all able to catch Martha Miller Boudreau: Life and Colin are growing before my eyes. trip to SBC!” up over cups of coffee. Travels south to is good in Annapolis, MD, where I Alex, is now driving, loves baseball Betsy Moore Conti also spends a see Ned in AL provided time for a very live with husband Peter. Our two and theater. Colin, a seventh grader, lot of time going back and forth to Italy! quick pop into campus during Reunion, daughters, Madeleine (24) and Louise also a baseball and theater fanatic, is (Something over there that we should as well as a trek over to Lexington with (22), are building their careers while I doing so well in school, thank heaven, all know about? OR Maybe we need to Muffy to see Toni Christian Brown continue to enjoy mine. I am the chief it frees me up to focus on my soon to plan a reunion, European-style! ) and Jim, Kennett Square mushroom communications & marketing officer at be college-bound junior! You’ll perhaps As for me, I have spent a fair in tow! No matter where we go, it is AARP in DC, which keeps me busy and remember the LA home of my parents, amount of time making sure that you always fun to try to touch base with traveling. We enjoyed our annual holi- Ginger and Dave. After 50 years in all got the pertinent info regarding SBC classmates, near and dear. day at our cottage in Ontario, Canada what really was the “Ludwick museum” during all of the challenges, as well And now, for a special “shout-out” this summer and were joined by Katie they’ve opted to move full time to as taking some classes at Longwood to my little committee! Thank you, to Renaud Baldwin ’78. Palm Desert and lease the family Gardens (where I get to see Julie Muffy, McKay, Lisa, Anne Taylor Elizabeth Connor Kelly: 2016 homestead. It meant downsizing 50 Pfautz Bodenstab fairly often) in their Quarles Doolittle and Ann Ram- has been an eventful year, as we left years of lovingly collected and created horticulture program. People ask me say Hill for all of their support and New Zealand and moved to Guam, life memories, which was an amazing what I am going to do with the certif- participation this past summer. We are where my husband is a school psy- job for my 84 year old mom, but she icate when I finish. Who knows? For trying, and will continue, to reach out chologist on Andersen Air Force Base. managed it—with a little help from now it is just for me, and I love it. by phone, email and snail-mail, to each We are scuba diving, and now have our dad, Wick and me! Traveling to see our youngest, Ned, classmate, whether they graduated advanced open water certification. Pat- Suzy Smith Kemp: Hi to All! We in AL fits in nicely with Rick’s frequent from SBC or not. We don’t want to lose rick (24) is studying for his master’s in are enjoying empty nesting. Our oldest, travels to Savannah for business, but touch with any of you! I couldn’t make aerospace engineering at Stanford. He Michelle, is working for an Interior now we are pulled in the opposite all of the calls myself. These ladies interned for Boeing in Long Beach, CA. Decorator in Fort Worth. Our son, Ford, direction to Boston, where our second were fast to jump in with their help, Teague (19) is a sophomore at Oberlin works for a bank in Houston and our son, Andrew, and wife Esther, as well and I am so appreciative of their time College, studying computer science youngest, Tricia, is a senior at TCU in as our 1st grandchild, Laurel (9/1/16) and efforts on SBC’s behalf. and circus! I teach yoga and DMT. Fort Worth. Brad and I are still living in live. We timed a vacation in ME per- With all of the turmoil of last year, Nancy White: 2016 has been a Oklahoma City. fectly to coincide with Laurel’s arrival, some couldn’t remember if the notes good year. John turned 75, and we had Tish Longest Tyler: I’m still work- heading home to PA on Sept. 3rd. The from Winter 2015 went out. Yes, they a wonderful celebration with his kids ing at Virginia’s office of the Attorney trip to ME also meant seeing Cecilia did, but only to those who I may have and grandkids, and then I surprised General (32 yrs) and still enjoy my Garcia-Tuñon Lear—SO impressed had correct emails for. (If you would like him with tickets to the Late Show work. Have had great fun this year with with the renovations of her and Steve’s another look at them, just let me know.) with Stephen Colbert. The Flower Bar you and Carolyn Birbick Thomason! place in Bangor, This Old House wor- Always keep me posted on email/ad- continues to grow. Jan Honick ’71 I’ll be in Paris in November. Busy with thy!—as well as a fun lunch with Ceci dress changes, if you would like to be organized a perfect vacation in Mexcio. my 2 dogs and retired husband! and Cassandra Smith Babbitt. Eldest added to the FB page for our class, etc. We also won a 2-day trip on the Rocky Janel Hughes Wiles: My oldest son Alex and wife Kellie live relatively Please don’t lose touch! It is always Mountaineer in Canada, which we 2 sons each just celebrated their first nearby, but as the story goes, we never great to hear from so many of you! turned into a 10-day trip, including 3 wedding anniversaries and we love get to see any of them as often as well Finally, stay in touch, as there are days in Vancouver, 2 days in Banff and their brides! Both boys are lawyers, one like! plans afoot! We still have our 40th a visit with my sister at her 2nd home in DC and one in Atlanta. My third son Rick still travels all over the place, Reunion to look forward to in 2018— in Montana. I’m also having fun taking graduated Auburn and is working in and I wish I could join him more but why wait until then? 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DC. interviewing in NY for international Thankfully she’s is doing well now! Bill this fall, and her sister Elizabeth is a sketching and seeing the sites. I paint asset management and just came back and I are looking forward to spending senior at Denison. I’m still ‘involved’ as much as I can, and I’m excited to be from backpacking for a month in China. this Thanksgiving in Atlanta where our in our community serving on 2 local an artist in residence in New Mexico for Quincy just started UGA is a Tri Delt oldest son, Wiliiam (27), is living now. boards as well as being a member of the month of February 2017. I planned and loving attending SEC football. She Matthew (25) is looking for a job in our town’s legislative body. Looking to see Jill Steenhuis Ruffato when and I celebrated high school graduation Geophysics, but I am hoping he will still for more action though as the nest is she comes to Dallas this fall with a trip to Mexico. John and I have be able to join us for our family fun in awfully quiet! Anne Secor: Still in Quebec, with been travellng a lot. Cruised Alaska November. Miss getting together with Susan Posey Ludeman: I am our twin girls, grade 5. Our family (Lisa Sturkie Greenberg ‘s mom was SB friends! still living in St Louis but get back to business is going well with cellworx.ca, in the cabin next to ours which was Lisa Heisterkamp Davis: I felt Virginia as often as I am able. A recent perfecting commercial and residential so fun! ). Saw Sally Gray Lovejoy in very proud to be a Sweet Briar “girl” empty-nester enjoying found time cell service. I’ve been taking on design Charleston and Jill Steenhuis Ruffato through our recent struggle and suc- spent with family and friends. Most ex- projects, still looking for a great full in Atlanta. Myth Monnich Bayoud cess! I have tender feelings towards my cited about an upcoming mini-reunion time spot, trying to get back fully into has become quite a golfer, and she and 17- and 18-year-old Sweet Briar selves with Lillian Sinks Sweeney, Francie the work force after having kids and I played 2 days in Atl. Been on a few from my perch 40 years later, and Root, Eithne Broderick Carlin and being (ahem) a touch more mature. mini reunions with Sally, Kim Wood glad to connect with all of you. After Missy Gentry Witherow in Pittsburgh Husband Steve had 2nd heart attack Fuller and Lisa Faulkner-O’Hara. a long career in Human Resources, I this October. in Feb, then went on Bill Clinton’s diet, Love to all. Call anytime in Atl!! am now work in my private practice as Amy Campbell Lamphere: now has lost 60 pounds. My 80-year- Ann Connolly Simpson: Got to a psychotherapist and counselor, and Winding down a gorgeous summer old mom (in Philly) has found the love see Phyllis Watt Jordan a couple enjoy my family, reading, theatre and in Lakeland Minneapolis, excited for of her life and they have been together weeks ago when she was dropping her travel. Holla, Holla! the change of seasons and a beautiful for 2 years now. daughter off at college in Boston—so Martha Fruehauf tells every fall that includes a trip to Virginia (and Jill Steenhuis Ruffato: Still paint- fun! My daughter Hannah (27) is a 6th one hello! She is on the Board of the Sweet Briar) in October. Enjoying partic- ing after all these years. Still love my grade social studies teacher and living College!! Holla holla Martha!!! Martha ipating in college fairs with the local Sweet Briar sisters after all these years. in Boston—loving it! I’m still selling says she is very busy with Sweet Briar Sweet Briar team of AARs and lunching Cheering Sweet Briar onward with all toys at The Dragon’s Nest in Newbury- right now! with Catherine Flaherty now that she my heart. I am going into a second port and picked up some work at H&R Cari Thompson Clemens: Happily has shipped her boys off to college and printing of my book “Art, Soul & Desti- Block for tax season, too—went to cherishing every minute of life with law school! ny—An Artist’s Journey from America Indian Wells for a tennis tourney this my 3 girls, son in law & grandson! Florence Rowe Barnick: I’m to Provence.” Revamping my website spring and Ireland in May—gorgeous! Caroline (28), Rob and grandson Hays retired from the media biz and working www.artinprovence.com this fall. I Francie Root: Looking forward to live on the Eastern Shore of MD & part —time for the YMCA, but trying to love my tours in spring & fall when I seeing Lillian Sinks Sweeney, Susan own a restaurant & Inn. Va (25) lives spend more time making quilts. Twin trek across the US, having shows and Posey Ludeman. and Missy Gentry in Baltimore (near us) and is a nurse sons (25) planning to return to college enjoying seeing so many friends from Witherow in Pittsburgh this fall. We on the neuro acute care unit at UMD in 2017 and youngest doing entre- Sweet Briar. The most special visits are are hoping to try hula-hoop yoga and Medical Center. Eliza (21) is a senior at preneurial things at only 18. Enjoying when you come see me in Aix. My door driverless cars. Vanderbilt, plays Division I lacrosse and amateur genealogy and research for an is open. Ginny Hoff: I’m just catching my is NYC bound in 2017. I am thrilled to historic cemetery in Fredericksburg. Tinsley Place Lockhart: We breath after a lovely month-long visit be in daily contact with my faithful SBC Phyllis Watt Jordan: I’m still liv- remortgaged to buy a pied a terre from my daughters who are living on friends! I am still at Second Chance ing in DC, where I work as a freelance in Richmond west London. I told the St. Thomas, USVI, where they take INC! Cheers to Life! Stay humble. writer and my husband is a maritime bank that I’d be working until I’m 75. landlocked people like me out on Georgia Schley Ritchie: After lawyer. One of my assignments, near It feels great to be mid-career! To catamaran sailing adventures. It’s hard 22 years of practicing law, I joined the and dear to my heart, is editing this that end, I passed the UK Investment having them so far away, but this visit travel world in 2014! I am an indepen- magazine. My daughter is a sophomore Management Certificate and am in Risk was great for re-connecting. My son is dent affililate of Century Travel and lov- at Emerson College in Boston, and my for Lloyds Banking Group, Insurance planning to move to the island to join ing career #2. Call me if you have any son is a senior in high school. I caught Division. I’m currently doing a stint in them later this year. My hubby, Alan, travel needs!! Had a fun mini-reunion up with several classmates this fall: digital and learning about FinTech. Saw and I just celebrated our 30th anniver- with Fannie Zollicoffer Mallonee, Ann Connolly Simpson near Boston, Martha Fruehauf in Virginia, Francie sary, standing on the same spot outside Barbara Wesley Bagbey, Jeannine and Lisa Ward Connors and Cindy Root in NYC and Laurie Newman an inn on Ocracoke Island, NC, at the Davis Harris, Lillian Sinks Sweeney Stover Motyka on the Eastern Shore. Tuchel in Edinburgh. same time we were married there in and Carol Williamson Jenkins re- Silky Hart Michero: Enjoyed our Myth Monnich Bayoud: I have ’86. Our three grown-up kids stood cently. Saw Francie in NYC in July. Two mini reunion at the Dallas event last been busy with Charlie, who is a senior with us, sharing a bottle of champagne children in university and one a junior November. In March, my husband and in high school this year. As for Sweet and watching the sunset. Lots of my in high school. Moved from house last I visited Laurie Newman Tuchel at Briar—-I am on the “retail team” for Sweet Briar buds were there in ’86. year to mid-town Atlanta—can walk her gorgeous home on Grand Bahama the Book Shop along with Sharon Watts SBC blessings still abound. to the museum and restaurants. Life is Island. We had a marvelous week Turner ’91. We have been to market Carolyn Hallahan Salamon: I good and busy! am still in IT Project Management and Carson Freemon Meinen: It was hopeful one day meet a great guy. The so much fun seeing everyone from all kids are growing up and out, Thomas the classes at Reunion 2015, especially is graduating high school this year the ones from our class who hadn’t and is an MIT early decision hopeful. come before. October 2015 my daugh- Meaghan is a sophomore and equally ter got married in my hometown in NC as bright. Both are great kids. Would at the same time hurricane Joaquin love to see anyone near Frederick, MD decided to come to town. Everyone got or better yet, let’s have a class cruise! there safely and the sun was shining of Leslie Williams Summers: Saturday until about 10 minutes after Keeping busy tutoring and substituting the reception started. Still waiting on at Fort Worth Country Day School. grandchildren. During my spare time I’m helping Emily Quinn McDermott: I’m and having fun with my mom, who an empty nester! Not sure how I feel broke 2 hips and her femur during a about that yet. 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proudly drives her car complete with EP, P&P, and other SBC insignias. The SSBC writings on the windows have since washed away. Son Addison (21) was on Professor John Ashbrook’s SBC history course in Europe this summer— “Industrialized Killing”— studying WWI and WWII. Allison Roberts Greene and Car- son had a lovely barge trip in Burgundy, France last May. They enjoyed lots of Claire Dennison Griffith, Myth Monnich Bayoud, Carson Freemon Mein- wine and cheese! Allison writes: “It was er, Silky Hart Michero great fun to see my fellow classmates at Reunion this year. We had the best hospitality room with our private chef, Eve Devine. I think we need to plan some mini-reunions—five years is way too long for our group laughs. Summer Betsy Rook: I published my biogra- has been busy with the kids. We had a phy on Senator Elmer Thomas,D-OK, family trip to Vail to enjoy the Colorado in October of 2015. Senator: Mountains. It was nice to have a break 1876-1965 The Life and Career of from the extreme heat at home. Fall Elmer Thomas. My web site is www. schedule continues to be busy with a etrook.com. trip to Ireland and England. Also, I look forward to my first meeting with the SBC Friends of Art Board in NYC at the in Atlanta and Dallas to fill the Book end of Oct.” Shop with goodies. Recently I have Carrie Maynard Nichols and Tom Anne Secor’s twin daughters, Naia Tinsley Place Lockhart outside of seen Brianna Boswell Brown ’82, Kama are in Charlotte, NC. She writes: “I had and Romy (10) Venice this summer. Boswell Koudelka ’85, and Susan Bo- a great time at Reunion! It was won- line Thompson in Dallas. I have seen derful to see everyone. My double knee Carolyn Birbick Thomason and Tish replacement surgery went well, and I Longest Tyler in Lexington, VA. am getting used to my new titanium If you think that we do not have knees. Life is getting back to normal your correct email or don’t even have and I’m looking for a new job. I saw an email for you please send it my Carol Hayes Hunley, who recently way!! [email protected] moved to Charlotte, at an SBC event in Aug. If anyone is traveling through Charlotte, please feel free to call.” Nancy Palme is living in Hamilton, 1981 MT, in the lovely Bitterroot Valley. She’s Claire McDonnell Purnell still working as a biosafety officer at an 4 Thompson Street National Institutes of Health lab in Mon- Annapolis, MD 21401-3833 tana. Highlight of this year was travel- [email protected] Mary Pat Jones Rodriguez ’08, Beth Bates Locke ’76, Jill Steenhuis ing to DC to meet with the President’s science policy advisors. Husband Joe Ruffato ’80, Brianna Boswell Brown ’82, Kama Boswell Koudelka ’85. It has been almost two years since you stays busy with corgi Holly, and both Back row-Ellen Sellers McDowell ’77, Cissy Humphrey ’76, Silky Hart have received class notes so there is are very involved with their church. Son Michero ’80, Ann-Stuart McKie Kling ’74, Renee Sterling ’73, Melanie some catching up to do. I hope that you Brad (26) will graduate in Dec. with a Bowen Steglich ’78, Myth Monnich Bayoud ’80 enjoy reading about your classmates. degree in commercial design, so they Sadly, we lost two classmates, Tracy will be traveling to Florida for that and on 7/18/15 and Drake Hamilton to visit with Joe’s family.” Alison Dwyer on 10/14/15. Tracy Sarah Martin is living in Rich- graduated with us in 1981. Alison fin- mond, VA ,where she enjoys working ished her undergraduate studies at St. at St. Catherine’s School. She writes: Lawrence University, but once a Vixen, “I break for SBC luncheons, and always a Vixen. If you would like to read visits with Mary Stuart Smith and either of their obituaries, please contact Nancy Gayle Jackson ’82. Both of my me and I will send them to you. “children” are in DC. Levent (23) is And now, onto our other news….. at George Washington Law, and Lale says that life is too Vickie Archer (20), who attended our 30th Reunion, boring so she is reporting on her kids is a junior at American University. My and their SBC connections. Vic and newest hobby is ‘Rosa,’ a 14-month- husband, Tad Imbrie’s, daughter Annie old German shepherd.” ’14 (25), has travelled the world. First Class President Brendy Reit- stop, South Korea where she taught er Hantzes: I’m going to take this English to kindergartners and tutored opportunity to thank my classmates high school students. In Feb. 2017, An- for an amazing year of generosity. nie will join the Peace Corps and work Your contributions of money and time in San Jose, Costa Rica. Son James Sandra Rappaccioli Padilla, Beth Marchman, Jill Steenhuis Ruffato, to SBC are greatly appreciated. In my (23) graduated from Juniata College Anne Jarrell Berry ’78, Kathy Love Erickson at Swan House, Atlanta, April free time, besides work and SBC ,I in 2016. While Annie is overseas, he 2016 pretty much just play tennis. I spent a

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in Williamsburg and join the Sweet prepared with her stash of M&Ms!” at our 35th!” Briar Nation in defending our beloved Barbara Bush Cooper: Our Ansley McKenzie Browning had College against closure. Now, after daughter Sophie (17) is a senior at The a ball with Bobin Bryant Williams fulfilling a year on staff at Alumnae Gunston School and thus we are in the at the 35th Reunion. Ansley lives in House, I am returning to my nonprofit final stretch of college applications. I Winston-Salem, NC, with William—her service roots by moving to Richmond to only wish she would have considered husband—who is the structured trade take a position with Red Cross Disaster a single sex school! Doug and I are still finance lender with BB&T. Ansley owns Services, and looking forward to con- living on both shores in Arlington, VA, Adornment Needlepoint Boutique. tinuing to serve my alma mater though and St. Michaels, MD, and contemplat- Daughter Liz (26) lives with husband the Richmond Sweet Briar Alumnae ing the next phase with the empty nest! Nick White in Dover, MA. Her son Club. Onward! Please call me if your travels bring you Tanner (24) manages two vineyards Kearsley Rand Waggoner: I got to the Eastern Shore. in Dobson, NC, and is completing a married on leap day, Feb. 29, to Ed Eve Devine is living in Baltimore, viticulture program at Appalachian Waggoner—3rd time’s a charm! We MD. She writes: “I’ve spent the last State. Ansley’s nephew, Beau Stegall are in Old Town Alexandria, so anyone several months since Reunion trying (19) graduated from RJ Reynolds High Leap Day Wedding in the area, give me a call. Angus (26) to “out fox” Brendy Hantzes with School last spring and will take a gap Kearsley Rand Waggoner: I and Duncan (24) are both employed fox-themed purchases. Not sure who year with Americorps in Sacramen- got married on leap day, Feb. 29, to and off the health and cell phone is winning. Newest scoop on my life to, CA. Empty nesting will be very Ed Waggoner–3rd time’s a charm! plans—a parent’s dream. Duncan’s is that a major project is coming to a enjoyable. To help the Saving Sweet We are in Old Town, Alexandria, so in DC so I see him a lot, and Angus is conclusion. I have been working on the Briar movement, Ansley worked with an anyone in the area, give me a call. in Florida and I don’t see him enough, Commissioning Committee of the USS artist to create a needlepoint ornament Angus (26) and Duncan (24) are although I have seen him twice this Zumwalt DDG 1000—a ship that is series that is available through the both employed and off the health month. I want to add that I have met the first of its kind. Commissioning was Book Shop. The project enabled Ansley and cell phone plans–a parent’s many cool alums not in our class set for Oct. 15 during Fleet Week in to reconnect with SBC and fellow dream. Duncan’s in DC so I see him and thank Saving Sweet Briar for the Baltimore. Go Navy!” Vixens. a lot and Angus is in Florida and I introductions. Molly Davis Garone and husband In 2000, Cathy Cook Leinert don’t see him enough, although I Carol Hays Hunley and husband, John are living in northern NJ. Molly Whitehead founded a nonprofit dog have seen him twice this month. I Tom, relocated to Charlotte from received a merit scholarship to the Art rescue, Cathy’s Rottie Rescue, which want to add that I have met many Boston in early 2016. Carol is deputy Students League in NYC—one of the has saved over 500 dogs. Roger—her cool alums not in our class and chief compliance officer at Ally Bank. oldest art schools in the country—last husband—says that she is the hardest thank Saving Sweet Briar for the Carol writes: “I was diagnosed with year and continued her studies in por- working woman he knows who does introductions. MS 2 years ago and we were looking traiture & figurative work. She writes: not get paid. It is truly a labor of for an easier life style, and we found “I’m still busy fitting in competing in love. Cathy, a certified vet tech, has it! We are loving Charlotte and thanks triathlon and playing golf. Our daughter mentored many young women who to Carrie Maynard Nichols, I have Maddie works in NYC in the stationery have become vet techs or attended reconnected with SBC alumnae at business and our son is in his final year vet school. Cathy also has horses— several local events. I would have at Bates College. My husband John all warmbloods. She is Master of loved to be at our Reunion, but that stays very busy supervising the North- Foxhounds for Tanheath Hunt Club near was our moving weekend!” Daughter east division for Wells Fargo. So all in Mystic, CT, and she loves her duties. Barbie (28), works for Tessemae’s All all, life is good for the Garone family, Due to her busy schedule, personal Natural Dressings in Baltimore, MD, and we’re very grateful for that!” travel gives way to work travel. Cathy and daughter Chrissy (25) is a mental Stephanie Skinner Daney: Wow, has attended Masters of Foxhounds health counselor in Boston. Another 35 years ago we graduated from SBC! Association seminars in KY, FL, VA benefit of moving to NC is being I am delighted to report, I am happy and NYC. Cathy visited SBC and was closer to son Tommy (21), a junior at and healthy! Our priorities change as amazed at the changes. She would love University of South Carolina, as well as we age—when I was in SBC it was to hear from other “childless by choice” Tom’s brother and his young family and important to get to class on time, know Vixens who have chosen “the path Brendy and husband Nick’s 33rd his sister. how to dance at boat house parties, less traveled,” or who are making a anniversary selfie Anne Grosvenor Evrard and safely commute to W&L and never difference in the world! Or anyone else! husband Walter are living in Biarritz, miss a meal! My sons Drew (27) and Cathy plans to retire in VA hunt country few days at Sweet Work Days with Eve France. They enjoy going back to Paris Corey (25) and husband Chris are also near the Blue Ridge Mountains. Devine. Nick and I celebrated our 33rd from time to time to visit their children. happy and healthy! Stephanie and Anne-Marie McAndrews Pagli anniversary in Sept., our boys are good, Ann writes: “Constance, our third Chris participate in many 5K’s, 10K’s was thrilled to attend our 35th Reunion and Molly had a healthy year. daughter, is expecting her first child and half marathons. Stephanie works and reconnect with classmates. Her Helen “Sam” Master Durham around Christmas, and we are so ex- for Phoenix Services, a steel industry husband, John, came along. He adores works and loves life at the Texas State cited about becoming grandparents for company dedicated to helping metal the beautiful campus and traditions. Aquarium and has been promoted the first time! I am still tutoring English producers minimize their impact on Anne-Marie still lives in Madison, CT, to event manager. She writes “This down here on the coast to keep my the environment. She has coached and has been a real estate agent with fall I completed a 2-year program in language going. Walter is now retired youth sports for the YMCA for the last William Raveis for many years. She is International Association of Venue but we have taken up golf—there are 7 years. very involved in the community as a Manager’s Facility Management 6 courses in town! We have joined a Bobin Bryant Williams: All’s good member of the board of directors of School. It feels great to complete things beautiful spa to keep us in shape, so all here in Richmond—knock on wood! the Chamber. John is with a hedge- you start! In Oct., Buck and I will be is well. Please write is you are in town!” Our son Rowdy (20) is in his 2nd year fund based in NYC and basically works traveling to Richmond, VA, to celebrate Liz Winson Sweeney and her at Savannah College of Art and Design from home. They celebrated their 31st the wedding of my oldest son Arch! husband, Tom, are in Pittsburgh, PA. majoring in visual effects and our anniversary in Italy visiting Tuscany, We are loving being grandparents of Liz writes: “My husband and I continue daughter Ginx (17) is a senior at the Florence and Rome. Their four sons are Colby Miles (2). Life is good in Corpus to love our winters in West End Village, Collegiate School. She is on the Varsity busy. Alexander (28, Fordham 2010) Christi, TX.” Roatan, Honduras and this past Feb. Field Hockey, Track, & Lacrosse teams. works in NYC for Citi Habitats—an DJ Stanhope: Having completed was extra special as Claire Purnell Wendi Wood Mcafee and I had a fun apartment rental firm. Christian (26, almost five years with the USO in joined me for a week of old-fashioned girls’ weekend in NYC this Aug. which Syracuse 2012) played lacrosse in Kuwait, Afghanistan and Germany, I girl time—hours of conversation, lots included lunch with Elaine Arozarena! college and is working for Bank of returned to the US to sell my home of laughter and of course Claire came I so enjoyed catching up with everyone America in NYC. His brother, Alexander

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Greta (22, High Point University rest, reflect and plan and dream for the 2016) is Betsey’s assistant teacher for future. I have no idea what I want to Tiffin Hartman Fox and husband Trent (L and R of) son William and his bride one semester. Eliza (26) lives in NYC do next and am enjoying the unknown. at their Sept. 2015 wedding. Tiffin’s sister Kate Hartman Klein ’90 (far right) and works for North Face. Husband Open to any suggestions and ideas!” with daughter Jessie. Tom works hard, too. Parents still Sarah, her daughter, is living in Phila- healthy. “It was SO nice to see every- delphia again and working for a digital one in May! Everyone was so nice to be media company. Susan spends lots of with Liz is so easy and I could do it for tend the same ashtanga yoga program with and looked wonderful!” time with her horses, including Romeo hours. The week flew by. that I did 4 years ago. Followed by train Tiffin Hartman Fox met husband a 15.3 hand, chestnut, thoroughbred Our classmate DJ Stanhope was to Tamil Nadu to see the temple towns, Trent (H-SC grad) at Sweet Briar. They gelding. She hopes to take Romeo to busy at the Reunion. She was there as stay at an ashram for a big festival, and have lived in Germany for 25 years and Ocala in Feb. an alum and as a member of the SBC fly home. By myself—should be an ad- have raised 4 boys there. Trent is an The highlight of Mary Kate Fer- team who made Reunion so good. DJ venture. I’m not working anymore after attorney. He travels often, and with the guson’s year was the week she spent worked hard all weekend and did a my mountain bike fall, but helping my boys grown, Tiffin travels along. Tiffin at a working cattle ranch in Montana. great job. Now that she is working in husband promote his new electronic is an LPC with a master’s in counsel- Mary Kate writes: “I rode horses all day, Richmond, perhaps she can relax at drum product. Exciting stuff! ing psychology. In addition to being learning to herd, cut and sort cattle. our next reunion. Thanks DJ. Liz Hoskinson: It’s been a pretty involved in her kids’ school, she is VP I took scenic mountain trail rides, ate Our 35th reunion was great fun. good year, with the one un-pink and of the board and a volunteer counselor fabulous meals and made many new Brendy Reiter Hantzes worked hard green hitch: not being able to attend at a crisis pregnancy clinic. Tiffin helps friends. My heart and spirit are still to make it special for everyone. Our the ’16 Reunion, but the ’17 should be with an after-school program at their there.” Mary Kate is living in Phoenix, Vixen-themed class hospitality suite even more interesting. I’ve been contin- German church. She is on the board of MD, with her dog Hogan. She is plan- was in Greene Village and we could be uously busy with the horses, riding and the local DAR serving as historian and ning another trip later this year just for a noisy as we wanted. On Saturday, teaching and wishing to get back in the chaplain. Tiffin joined a sports club in the two of them. Brendy and Eve Devine hosted a show ring. Served as co-chief dressage her village. Quinne Fokes visited Paris and delicious lunch. We were treated to steward at Millbrook Horse Trials and Margaret Robinson Tallmadge Normandy with her father and cannot huge, award-winning crab cakes from stewarded at NEDA. My herb garden and Dan both enjoyed the Reunion wait to return. She wishes that every Faidley Seafood in Baltimore. Faidley has proven to be an education and last June. Margaret writes: “I work American would visit the sites, mu- Seafood is owned and run by Eve a reprieve. I think of SBC often, and part-time as an adjunct professor at seums and cemeteries related to the Devine’s family. even more so at the moment, with the a branch campus of the University D-Day invasion. Quinne writes: “I have Thank you classmates for sending fall weather reminding me of walking of Cincinnati teaching chemistry and so much gratitude for those who made your news. across the quad. also have my own consulting business such huge sacrifices in WWII. With a Lucie Stephens Holland: Best doing technical writing and helping de- different outcome then, our lives would wishes to the Class of 1982! I am still velop training manuals and videos for not be the same today.” Quinne has a in Old Town Alexandria, VA, working a chemical instrument company. Dan dual career, as a professional artist— 1982 part time at The Potomack Company, Jennifer Rae and I enjoy being empty nesters and just delivered another commissioned an art and antique auction house 1013 DeBeck Drive rediscovering local theatre and music piece—as well as a branding and user founded by SBC alum Elizabeth Rockville, MD 20851 performances.” Their son Douglas (20) experience professional, and is close Haynie Wainstein. Son Carter is at [email protected] is a junior at Dartmouth and majoring to completing a master’s in human the College of Charleston, and we love in physics. He received a Stamps computer interaction (HCI). She helps a to visit him there. Husband Steve is a Deborah Price Bowman: I am trainer with horses and “manages” her political correspondent for Reuters and Foundation Scholarship and will pursue happily retired from high finance. Con- precocious cat. She would love to see has been covering Donald Trump most a research idea. Douglas landed three sidering my next passionate endeavor, any of you who visit the Bay area, is in of the campaign season. really different internships.” but meanwhile spending as much time touch with fellow Californian Gay Ken- Martha Tisdale Cordell: I’m still Ginia Zenke worked in jewelry as possible with my son Kessler, who ney Browne ’82, and Tresy Robinson working at TU Law as Associate Dean sales and joined family-owned interior is 15 and a sophomore in high school. ’83 who is well though saddened by of Student Affairs, and I’m very involved design firm, Zenke Design, in 1983. My daughter Kate is a junior at the New the loss of her amazing mother. with Tulsa Lawyers for Children and the Although Ginia’s father passed away School in NYC majoring in Art History. Now that we are empty-nesters, Oklahoma Bar Foundation. David and in 2000, the family business carries Vacationed in St Kitts this past year and John and I are downsizing and going I play a lot of tennis in our spare time on. In 2008, they moved her mother’s looking forward to Delray Beach and condo in Annapolis, MD. Daughter, and frequently go to New Orleans to house out of the way of the expanding other adventures this coming year. Guilford County Jail. Learn more from Mary (22, University of Delaware 2015) see Ryan (24) and Mary Louise (22), Lizbeth Kauffman: Keith & I live Ginia’s blog, Save the Zenke House. is living in Telluride, CO, teaching who both attend Tulane Law. We are in Charleston, SC. Rhoda Harris and Spanish to preschoolers and tutoring busy building a home on the Missis- After moving the house, they spent family came to visit, which was won- high school students. She hopes to get sippi Gulf Coast with the anticipation of three years renovating and one year derful! Missing my Dad so much but a full-time teaching job. Lizzie (19) is some day retiring! moving in. They continue to care for hoping to do a book and have another a sophomore studying business with Lee Watson Lombardy: My her mother. Outside of work, Ginia bred art exhibition in his honor. Looking a minor in art at Fordham University. husband, Warren, and I are adjusting and raised about 50 Tennessee Walk- forward to my race filly “Flying Vixen” She loves Fordham and New York. Last to life as empty nesters. Our daughter ers, joined Diane Moran in Vienna for starting training for next year. 2 winter terms, married & divorced, Feb., I visited Roatan, Honduras, cour- Georgia is a sophomore at USF-St. Anne Goebel Bain: I’m headed to tesy of . It was Petersburg. We are traveling to stay got her commercial sailplane pilot’s Liz Winson Sweeney Mysore, South India, for 5 weeks to at- license, sang in the Greensboro Choral wonderful, fun and relaxing. Talking busy, most recently to Ireland. I enjoyed

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I work at MEDITECH, and 2017 will ing time with Deidre Smith and her her other alma mater, SBC! be my 30th year. I am teaching ice husband, who are also in FL, and she Catherine McNease Stevens skating. I love to watch kids master has also been able to visit with Ann and family are still in southern Virginia. the skills. I am making plans to be at Alleva Taylor ’84. She hopes to see Her son, Henry, 16, has started the IB Reunion 2017. more SBC friends. program at Galileo High School and is Melodie Goodwin is the Principal April Adelson made a brave & running cross country. He amazes his of Newfield School in Greenfield, MA. dramatic life change! She moved to parents with his courage and tenacity. Hilton Head, SC, last year, saying, and Catherine and husband Nelson both “Best decision ever!” After 30 years work for the Southern Virginia Higher she’d had enough of DC metro traffic & Education Center in South Boston. 1985 constant commotion. She is loving the Catherine loved seeing SBC classmates Paula Horning slower pace, the beach and now kay- who came to Reunion this year. Every- 39955 Pablo Apiz Way aking! She just bought a kayak and is one looked wonderful! Catherine also Murrieta, GA 92562-8433 having so much fun, making it a point wanted to share a little secret: Coming Anne Bain at the top of Black [email protected] Mountain, Silicon Valley to try & experience new things. Not back to campus for Sweet Work Weeks knowing a soul when she moved there, is the bomb! She’s hoping to see y’all Nancy Worcester Finley: Jim and I she is busy making new friends. April there! live in Virginia Beach where I work for got together with Rushton Haskell Christine Jones writes, “Many attending reunion with my sister, Lynn the library in early literacy outreach. Callahan, who is only two hours away thanks to all in our SBC communi- Watson Norfleet ’74 in June. It was I drive the bookmobile to preschools and gets together with Vixens visiting ty—and especially our awesome 1986 a great opportunity to reconnect with and daycares in our city providing story Hilton Head/Savannah. She had an community—for everything you’ve classmates and to hear about and see times and picture books for the 3- to absolute blast at Reunion, ending with done to get us to this point. Amazing firsthand the exciting things happening 5-year-old crowd. I have enjoyed con- “I love my Vixen sisters!” women, all of you!” She still lives in on campus. I’m still volunteering as an necting with classmates on Facebook Ava Spanier says 2016 was a London with her husband and lovely AAR and looking forward to Reunion and look forward to my next visit to great year! She loved that she got to kids, aged 23 (working), 20 (university), next June. I also enjoyed catching campus! see many peeps at SBC Reunion. She and 18 (gap year). They feel lucky to up with Lucile Redmond Flournoy also moved into her dream house, see Jackie Denu Millman and her during a recent visit to my hometown, built from scratch. She also saw her gorgeous daughter, Sophie, and loves Columbus, GA. first full-length film get picked up for that their kids are close friends. She Jennifer Rae: Thrilled that campus 1986 distribution and started work on a sec- also loves and misses SBC! is printing a printed magazine again. Piper (Alis) Van Doorn ond film, witnessed the opening (and Elizabeth Lindsey and Ken Well done! Getting ready to move 1896 Park Dr sadly the closing) of a ground breaking moved to Indianapolis after 14 years in back to Westchester County, NY, home Columbus, GA 31906-3564 musical she helped bring to Broadway. Nashville, TN. She spent the summer after living in Maryland for 30 years. [email protected] And she got to work in Tucson for a learning how to install quarter rounds Husband is a trooper, but age and month at AZ’s only LORT’S theatre on in their new home, a skill she hopes illness is catching up with him faster Alis (Piper) Van Doorn had a the first American-cast production of never to have to use again. She’s still than anyone wants it to. I am strong, fabulous time road tripping to SBC, King Charles III. Her family is healthy, getting settled into their new home focused and have as much fun with for our 30th Reunion with Star Hollis happy. and trying to find her way around an friends and family. In touch with several Waldron and Sophie the wonder dog. Beth Conner Pace and husband unfamiliar city, feeling like it’s a good classmates and other alum weekly. Arriving at SBC after 20 years to the Pat still live in Brownsville, TX. Their day with only two wrong turns! Elsinore Best thing I ever did was go to SBC and welcoming arms of Leigh Ann White daughter, Allison, is in graduate school Basset, her hospice pet-therapy go to our 30th reunion in 2012. Hugs was awesome. Hilarity ensued as they at Columbia University, and son, Con- partner, died of old age last summer, and kisses! were reunited in Green Village with ner, is a senior at St. Joseph Academy. and Charlie Basset seems happy being roomie and bestie Ingrid Weirick She is delighted to serve as a volunteer an only dog. Squires. Piper loved spending time for SBC; it’s been incredible working Ingrid Weirick Squires is still with El Warner ’85 and Brody at with so many outstanding alumnae. teaching in Virgina Beach, but is now 1983 Reunion, which was PERFECT! Except She loved being back on campus for back in 1st grade. Yay! Her son is Cary Cathcart Fagan not quite long enough. In July, Piper got Reunion and reuniting with so many a high school sophomore, and the 329 Kelford Lane to see the fabulous Rushton Haskell wonderful friends. college search has begun. Pretty scary! Charlotte, NC 28270-2201 Callahan in Ponte Vedre where she Ingrid loved seeing all the zany Vixens [email protected] Beth Ann Trapold Newton and Richard, her British fiancée from says she loved seeing everyone who at Reunion, especially old roomies 30 years ago, were vacationing for a was able to come to Reunion; what Star Hollis Waldron and Piper Van Read about Patty Sheehy Rogers week. She is looking forward to Octo- Her stomach hurt for days from in the Summer 2016 issue of Pony & a wonderful time our class had! In Doorn. ber, when she will be seeing Richard laughing, but she still can’t wait for the Style Magazine, a national equestrian addition to Reunion, her summer was again in Columbia, SC ,for her niece’s next get together. publication. The magazine selected packed: Her son, Gus, graduated from wedding at the Governor’s mansion has Patty for its Trainer Spotlight feature. Christopher Newport University this Jennifer Green Mitchell and having 6 of her short stories pub- been working for Bernard Data Solu- The national attention of the magazine summer (one tuition bill gone, yay!) She lished in a national anthology, due out tions for over a year and a half now. piece comes on the heels of state rec- and Robert also got to go to Chicago in early November. Piper enjoys seeing She enjoys helping nonprofits manage ognition, when the Ohio Hunter Jumper to watch their older daughter, Bonnie, Teresa Pike Tomlinson ’87, usually as their data and traveling the country. Association named Patty its trainer of perform at Second City where she was they pass each other walking in their She still helps her husband with their the year. Patty is an Ohio trainer whose doing comedy studies this summer. “A neighborhood! cheese shop in Culpeper, VA, as she riders compete at the top national very surreal experience!” Now Bonnie Alyson Carey Goods has a son, can. Jennifer really enjoyed her trip to competitions. An award-winning rider is back at college for her senior year. Jack, graduating from Marquette Uni- SBC in June for a tennis clinic. Lots herself, Patty is training, nurturing and They also spent most of the summer versity this year. She has 2 daughters, of memories strolling the campus at shaping the next generation of world- traveling around with youngest child, Avery, a sophomore at Northwestern, sunset! class riders—and future SBC Vixens? Annie, on the “travel lacrosse” circuit, and Claire, who is in that stressful ju- culminating in a week at Nationals in Judy Bell Huot has loved talking Page Franson: I have been playing nior year in high school outside Buffalo, to and being in touch with so many ice hockey and softball. This past IN. Annie is now a freshman at The NY. She has come full circle, dating her of the class of ’86, saying “Last year spring, my team won our league. This Madeira School, BA’s alma mater, and closest friend from Hampden-Sydney! really pulled us together!” Her kids are summer, my softball team won playoffs where Beth Ann started her fundraising He is in FL, so Alyson spends half her getting big, 23, 24, 25 and 26, very in Dennis, MA—I was the playoff MVP. career. She is thrilled that Annie loves it time there. She and Rick enjoy spend- and has fingers crossed she might like soon they will be leaving the nest.

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They are in the process of building a year! Life is good! house—downsizing of course! Judy Karen Gonya Nickles and Lance says it’s been a lot of fun designing are empty nesters now that Claire what they want; often they get a pizza graduated from college in May 2016. and go picnic on their land. Garrett graduated in 2013. She’s been Julia Andrews Milstead is still doing lots of fun things she hadn’t had plugging along as a TV reporter for the opportunity to do—trips with SBC WRAL in Raleigh, but says by far her friends and taking Italian classes. Karen best assignment has been their little loves walking and is looking to increase boy (8). “He keeps us young-or feeling her mileage in the coming years so that Missy Duggins Green, Karen rather old, depending on the day!” She she can hike parts of the Appalachian Gonya Nickles, Jennifer Frost loved attending Reunion, happy to see Trail. (Let’s hope and pray they have Holden, Anne Smith at Reunion. so many friends! Julia is still amazed caught the Appalachian Clown Killer by how quickly we can slip back into our then!) Rudy and Vick, Karen’s beyond Leigh Ann White is in her second college days, and she can’t wait for the compare dogs, continue to entertain year teaching economics at SBC. next one! Karen, Lance and all of us! She reports the students are smart, relocated Karen Harcum Levy and Eric June Lee Richardson energetic, and the school is doing well. last year back to San Francisco after will celebrate their 30th anniversary Tricia Lonick Vergel de Dios is Brian, LA’s husband, is patient and living in the desert in Palm Springs in London this October. They have thrilled to be having a class update supportive back in Boston. Big news: for the past 10 years. She is still one daughter in VA, and 2 kids in MD. with SBC thriving instead of closing, Leigh Ann began riding again last sum- going strong with the same company, When she’s not at work, she is driving and thankful for such an inspiring mer after 25 yrs. off. Next step: buying Sodexo, 28 years now, and now GM/ south, hence the 224,000 on her Hon- turnaround! She’s enjoying life on a fancy and safe hunter who can take consultant in school service segment. da! Karen is also busy renovating their Maui with her husband and kids. her back to the show ring. Much ap- June visited her sister, Stacy Pae ’87 smaller, empty nest home and playing They are busy with soccer, baseball, preciation to all whom have supported in Seoul, Korea this year. June is on in the garden… She is also thrilled basketball, Boy Scouts, hip hop and Leigh Ann while she’s at SBC! her 5th year of her health and fitness to be serving as our class president breakin’. Their life is good and all Mary Beth Miller Orson is still journey, running a half marathon in and hopes to speak, email and/or see is well. living in AZ with her husband, Carl, and April and scheduled to run again next everyone soon! children, Caroline and Eric. She had a wonderful time at our 30th Reunion seeing our beautiful campus and so many dear friends. Ava Spanier lives close by and they are now getting to know each other many years after graduation. Mary Beth organizes SBC Alumnae events in AZ and hopes any visitors out west will get in touch. Mary Jo Biscardi Brown thoroughly enjoyed seeing the great number of classmates who attended our 30th Reunion in June 2016, and says “What fun we had! Those who could not make it, please consider coming next time!” Her husband retired in Sept 2015, so they downsized and moved from Richboro, PA, to Ft. Myers, FL, partly because they love the warmth and partly to be near Mary Jo’s aging parents for the 6 months or so they are in FL. MJ is giving retirement a flutter also, and so far she’s loving it; discovering new interests, volunteering, and meeting some great people! Piper is hoping to visit her soon, hopefully with Star and Ingrid! Mimi Holland Dinsmore still lives in Charleston, WV, with husband, Tyler Dinsmore (H-SC 87). Son Mac graduated from Dickinson College in May 2016. She was sad to miss Reunion, but was moving Mac to West Hartford, CT, where he is in a financial leadership program with Aetna. She is enjoying the freedom of having an art consultan- cy instead of the art gallery grind. Mimi has loved running into so many SBC friends at The Homestead resort. Olivia Hardin Pettifer had a blast at Reunion in June 2016 and loved seeing everyone! Olivia traveled over the summer and spent time in the North Carolina mountains with her

74 SBC.EDU | SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE Class Notes husband, Andrew, and son, Alexander. law in Atlanta (commercial real estate (Her favorite place to be.) They will be investment, with focus on hotels and moving into the house that she grew up 1987 resorts) and have been fortunate that in and that her parents’ designed and Pamela Miscall Cusick work has afforded me several inter- built 40 years ago; she is busy putting 1328 Rayville Road esting travel opportunities in the past a design scheme together. Olivia is also Parkton, MD 21120-9056 few years, mostly in South America. planning a trip to New York to meet her [email protected] In 2010, I spent 3 months working at husband’s family from Great Britain. a law firm in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Last She loves being a Mom to Alexander Lee Carroll Roebuck year, I enjoyed turning 50 while on a (11) and is celebrating 21 years of 11423 Mays Chapel Road trip to Easter Island in the Pacific, one marriage with Andrew in early 2017. Lutherville, MD 21093-1816 of the most remote place on earth. Robin Baily-Orchard is directing [email protected] I’m also thrilled that my goddaughter “A Christmas Carol” this fall—30 years Ellis Carroll—daughter of Priscilla after she directed it during her first Julie Dorset: Celebrated 22nd anni- Newton Carroll—is a member of the versary of private practice of law at the Teresa Pike Tomlinson ’87: I am year of teaching! And although she was Class of 2020! relishing the joy of being Chair of sorry to miss Reunion, she got to meet firm I founded in 1994 since we last Mary Yorke Robinson Oates: published notes. I am thrilled that SBC the Sweet Briar College Board of up with Kim Houtman ’87 for a glorious Happy to report all is well in the tree Directors, working with amazing 2-week vacation in Sonoma County lives on after a brush with death. Hats city—Charlotte, NC! I still work at off to all who made it possible! professionals and watching this and San Francisco. Charlotte Latin School coaching field tremendous institution thrive. Sally Engleby Farrell and Chris Mary Sue Cate Mayes: I cele- hockey and working in admissions. I brated lots of “firsts” this year. I’m a Halfway through 2nd term as Mayor have recently moved from their home work with two other SBC grads—Gin- of Columbus, GA and loving my Trip, of 22 years in Bedford, NY, to Exeter, member of the 25-year club at Iowa ger Tripp McAdams ’05 and Mary Ware State University. Larry and I celebrated my husband, who loves Sweet Briar NH. Sally took a job as associate for Gibson ’83. We were so happy to host and supports all this. Christian formation and parish life at our 29th wedding anniversary and as classmate and board chair Theresa Christ Church Exeter. Her twins headed an added bonus, Andy, our oldest child, Pike Tomlinson and President Stone off to college in August, one at Se- graduated from Simpson College and in Charlotte. It was so fun to take our wanee in TN and the other at University married his college sweetheart this daughter, Annabelle, to visit Sweet Briar of NH, coincidentally, 20 minutes down summer. Jenny, our youngest, spent last spring! 1988 Christine Diver Ans the road! (She practices great restraint her May term in Paris and is loving Dena Driver: I’m still living in 16812 Falconridge Road at not driving over for lunch!) college. The house is definitely quiet, Brooklyn, NY, with my husband Greg Lithia, FL 33547-5823 Spunk Kuehlwein is enjoying but we’re enjoying the next chapter. Morcroft. Daughter Emma is finishing [email protected] planning her honeymoon as her 2-year Maggie Fogarty: For the past her senior year at Belmont University wedding anniversary approaches. She 9 years, I have been working for the in Nashville, and son Liam is a junior Jennifer Lewis Crawley: The family reports, “Life has been wonderfully American Friends Service Commit- in high school at the New York Harbor moved to Jacksonville, FL last fall so busy and happy!” Spunk has also tee, a Quaker-founded human rights School. I am now working as a real that Diana can attend and swim for The enjoyed reconnecting with fellow Vixens organization. I am the co-sirector of estate broker in Brooklyn for Stribling Bolles School. We love Jacksonville! I through Facebook. the New Hampshire program, and my and Associates and have my own small guess I love it so much because I find Stephanie Jones Renfro has work includes advocacy for immigrant property management firm called Croft myself along with Nancy Wright and been living in Pacifica, CA, for the past rights and affordable housing. Tim and Property Management. Michelle Klimt as co-chair of the Jax 6 years, working in San Francisco as I have been married for 21 years and Rebecca Michie McVeigh: Char- alumnae. Michelle planned to rep SBC an operating room RN, and Jim is a have 2 children. Danny (18) is enjoying lie and I have been married 24 years at the North Florida college fair in Oct. new product developer with Corning in his freshman year at Haverford College and Emory Harris, our daughter, is a Stacey Locke Sickels: Saving Palo Alto. They will celebrate their 29th and Mary (15) is a happy sophomore at freshman at Virginia Tech and loving it. Sweet Briar! We all need to keep SBC anniversary Dec. 19. Their daughter Phillips Exeter Academy. Charlie, our son, is at EC Glass work- as a top priority. My article “Saving lives in Montana, and their son is Stephanie Harden-O’Brien: We ing hard through the dreaded junior Sweet Briar” which appeared in CASE hoping to move out. “Empty Nest, here have lived in San Francisco since 2000 year. I do a great deal of family and Currents magazine won an Excel we come!” and before that lived overseas for 10 wedding photography, which is so fun, Award. Katie Keough Widener and sends love years. Kevin and I celebrate our 22nd and I also sell Worth clothing. I enjoy Susa Finn Adams I are still serving. Professionally, I from Williamsburg, VA. Sue says it is anniversary! We have 3 kids—2 high both immensely as I enjoy the creativ- am a fundraiser at the University of a busy time, with daughter Elizabeth schoolers and a 5th grader. I have been ity. I am looking forward to seeing you Maryland. On a personal note, my two graduating as a radiology tech and a full-time parent, volunteering and all—what a year SBC has had! sons are now both college age and making Dean’s List and son Ben a chairing countless events and boards Pam Miscall Cusick: Ted and I launching their adult lives. Lyn and I senior in high school. She and Michael at the kids’ schools. I am now taking have been married for 21 years, and are enjoying our “empty nest” with our celebrated a 25-year anniversary in an amazing course to discover ‘What’s are just about to celebrate our 30th doggie Beckham. Atlantic Beach, NC, and were able to Next’ in my career/life journey. So “dating” anniversary in October. Conor get back to Long Island this summer special to reconnect with SBC! and Colin are both at Calvert Hall High for her family reunion. Sue is still Deborah Brennan Leslie: After School in Maryland and doing great. I working and enjoyed visiting SBC a few 2 years in Atlanta, my husband was recently took a new position as VP of transferred to Irvine, CA, in Aug. We 1989 times this year. business development at Rare Patient Emmy Leung have been exploring the area, getting Terry Cerrina Davis was over- Voice which has been fantastic. So 7102 Wynnewood Court the kids settled in schools and finding joyed that she was able to attend our excited to celebrate our 30th Reunion Richmond, VA 23235-5619 the perfect little house. The West Coast 30th Reunion in June; what a way to at SBC this spring! [email protected] start off the summer of 2016! Terry was the final area of the US that I have not experienced living—lived in East loved riding to VA with Karen Harcum In 2013, JoAnn Bogolin married her (NY and CT), Midwest (MI and IL) and Levy, rooming with Susan Mann long-time partner, Charlie Hyatt, while South (VA and GA), in addition to a few Levy and reconnecting with so many they were in Boston, celebrating with years overseas. Besides missing the alums and friends. Terry wanted to a spectacular weekend. JoAnn and turning of the fall leaves, I am enjoying convey her thanks to all who give so Charlie’s brood has whittled down to my time here—of course, waiting to much of themselves to keep SBC going one dachshund, Daisy, who is now 17! see if I say that after I experience my and moving into the future! Also at the beginning of 2013, JoAnn, first earthquake. started her own healthcare consulting Ellen Smith: I am still practicing practice with three colleagues, called

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Bolton Health Actuarial, Inc., and and was re-elected to the Staunton and Courtney is 17).She’s ecstatic specializes in health care actuarial City Council. She has been with The that Courtney is interested in SBC and consulting services. JoAnn is still in Cincinnati Insurance Co. for 26 years. would love for her to hear about engi- 1991 Atlanta, while her three colleagues are Her oldest daughter, Jaclyn studied neering & sciences and theater at SBC. Allene (Al) Doucette in Denver. In October, JoAnn attended abroad in Australia and graduated from She’s serving as PTA secretary, spirit 1501 E Lloyd Street a mini-reunion with other 89ers in RandolphMacon College in Ashland, wear chair for the high school band, Pensacola, FL 32503-6056 Northern Virgina. VA, with a major in biology and a minor and editor of the sustainer newsletter [email protected] Beth Hodgkins Green lives in chemistry. She was also in the for the Junior League of Collin County. in Hilton Head Island, SC. She has Miss Virginia pageant. Her youngest Gwen Bombay Hess is loving Suzanne Petrie Liscouski still lives in enjoyed almost 2 decades as a music daughter, Alexandria, is a senior at life with the love of her life, Greg. They Leesburg, VA, and is enjoying running specialist! Beth is in her 18th year of RMC and is majoring in psychology and are empty nesters and life is good. their horse farm. She is VP for federal teaching family musical enrichment minoring in political science with her They went on their first mission trip civilian agencies for a Homeland and piano lessons at her studio, is sights set on law school. Her son, Ry- this summer and were humbled and Security contractor during the week director of music and/or drama at land, is in 8th grade and loves to go to blessed. They will definitely do more and says the fun part are her horse several schools, hosts music therapy Comic Con. Her husband of 24 years, of those. They are looking forward to weekends. She and Bob celebrated applications for special needs children Kenneth, is still with the Best Buy Corp. their first trip to Hawaii in December their 10th anniversary in Riviera Maya, and elderly populations, and serves as and serves as director of operations for to commemorate the 75th anniversary Mexico. Their son Bobby is 8 and is children’s choir director at church. Beth the distribution center in Staunton. of Pearl Harbor. She worked her first into soccer, lacrosse, piano and riding. is a certified teacher trainer and will Elizabeth Fokes is living in the college fair as an alumnae and loved it. Life is good! earn her master trainer credential upon Atlanta area, and working in infor- This has been a year of firsts! Life in Charlottesville is good for receiving her MEd, with a specialty mation security. She has earned her Sharon Bittner is still in England. Joan Dabney Clickner! Husband in integrated teaching through the MSIT, Upsilon Pi Epsilon from Southern She is at the University of Portsmouth Bobby is still happily practicing Chinese arts. She also delved into the field of Polytechnic State University. She says Library working with distance learners. medicine, Ian is in 10th grade and voiceover five years ago, a path she she is happily single and loving life. She has been in historical re-enact- Georgia in 4th. After working 4 years loved sharing with her retired-actor Twiggy O’dell Tucker still lives in ment for 11 years with the Ermine as office manager for a talented dad, whom she lost last summer. She Orono, MN. She sees Tish Hutter of- Street Guard, an educational charity goldsmith, Joan has decided it’s time is continuing to follow in his footsteps, ten, as she also lives there and Penny depicting the late 1st century AD to move on and plans to pursue a producing web narration, phone trees Burnett recently moved to Minneap- Roman Army in Britannia to the highest master’s degree in health and wellness and other IVR telephony for local and olis. She visited Karen Greer Goss a historical standard. She has also coaching. She enjoys seeing alumnae national companies and character/nar- few times last year in San Francisco worked with her villages drama group. at regular visits to campus and on her rative voices for children’s audiobooks and is hoping to see Amy Ottaway This was a challenging year for me! health-minded Facebook page, The Fit and apps; you can hear Beth in her Zambetti soon. Twiggy’s 2 oldest With the fight to save our alma mater, I Vixen. most recent project, the 6th iteration boys are both attending W&L. Jack is finally joined Facebook so I could keep Penelope (Penny) Tadler has as the voice of Kiko the Fox in the chil- a senior, and Will is a sophomore. Her up with all that needed to be done. I did started her 26th year of teaching and dren’s learning app by kikolabs.com, a daughter, Katie is a sophomore in high my best to keep all of you in the loop. is still loving her job! She has become project supported by the US Depart- school and is playing lots of soccer. This on top of a very busy year at work, a certified Kagan trainer and is now ment of Education. Having been a Navy Husband, Jimmy, is now working for a caring for aging parents, and having training teachers in her school in wife, Beth is soon to be a Navy mom, MN based airline and is loving his job. my nephew diagnosed with a rare can- cooperative learning structures. When as son Michael enters the service. Beth She is anxious to work again and is cer. My nephew is now cancer-free and not teaching, Penelope has done some is blessed to spend a lot of time with thinking about a few different options all is looking good! From the bottom editing for the educator magazine, her elderly mother who is in her care. but nothing definite yet. of my heart, I thank you all for your Teaching Children Mathematics. She She wishes her fellow Vixens well and Stacey Hannan Quinn can’t support of SBC and me personally! is also on the Scholastic National would love to hear from you! believe that she’s been in Frisco, TX, Love and hugs! Advisory Board. She has been back to Andrea Williams Oakes graduat- for 6 years. Husband Mike and she Sweet Briar twice in the past 2 years. ed from Liberty University with an MBA have 2 daughters (Caitlin is nearly 14 This year Julia Brooks and Penelope

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76 SBC.EDU | SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE Class Notes started the Sweet Teacher Facebook She is so pleased with Sweet Briar’s Canyon, fishing for Cod in Canada, in my capacity as practice manager for page open to all Vixen teachers. successes! seeing AC/DC and The Phantom of the the new combined firm. We will have Amy Lemieux loved seeing so Erin Katz Winegar is married to Opera live, dining out on a regular ba- offices in Lynchburg and Amherst. I many of us at our 25th Reunion that Andrew Winegar and just moved from sis and enjoying adult beverages from am grateful to all of the alumnae who she is already working on a surprise Clearwater,FL, to Laguna Beach, CA, to time to time. She is still cool and sexy! have helped us along the way! Outside for the 30th. Would you please email be closer to family. Erin is a urologist, Beth Martin is living in El Paso, TX of work and tennis, my two Siamese photos from our 5th, 10th,15th, 20th specializing in female urology, inconti- with her son Tyler (17) and daughter kittens and great Dane keep me busy. I and 25th reunions to aj.lemieux@ nence and pelvic reconstruction, (and Katherine (21). Her husband of 23 am so proud that we saved SBC! gmail.com? If you weren’t able to worked in Florida the past 10 years) years just took a job in Virginia. She will Nicole Gauthier: All is well in attend that year please send a picture and just joined a private practice group join him once her son graduates from northern Cali. I continue to travel both of what you were up to in 1996, 2001, in Southern California. They just got a high school in 2018. Katherine will professionally and personally. Claire 2006, 2011 & 2016. Email her if you chocolate lab puppy named Doxie and return to Sweet Briar in January after Batson ’92 and I went to Rwanda in want to share through Dropbox or need are having fun playing in the ocean with being on medical leave. Beth is looking May to hike with the mountain gorillas. a mailing address. her and going to local dog parks. Her forward to selling their houses in Texas It was amazing to see them in their Elliott Pitts is enjoying life in sister Lisa, ’91 lives in Dublin, Ireland and returning to the East Coast. natural habitat and to experience Portland, ME, when she is the regional with her husband Barry and son Nathan. Laura Martin had a great time walking with them in Volcano National director for Children’s Miracle Network Since Reunion, Emily Lemming visiting with everyone at our 25th Park. Also just got back from a much Hospitals, raising funds and aware- La Jeunesse, Jayme, Parker and Alec Reunion! Laura and Chris are still in needed girls’ weekend in New Orleans ness for 18 children’s hospitals in the moved back to her home town of Sum- Dothan, AL, and have 2/3rd’s of an with both Claire Stapleton Batson ’92 Northeast. When not traveling for work, mit, NJ. The boys are attending schools empty nest. Kyle is a 2nd year at VMI, and Melinda Wick Aufmuth ’92. Trying she is busily renovating her home, “The that their grandmother and mother at- so they get up to Virginia a few times a to plan the next one already! Castle of Deferred Maintenance,” and tended. They also have a new addition year. Nathan is a sophomore at Auburn, Jennifer Vance: Jennifer Vance is organizing and managing wellness to the family, Winston, a beagle hound and Elizabeth is a high school junior doing great! Happy home, family, dog, conferences for the national Episcopal mix puppy. Holla Holla everyone! who is starting her college search. 21 horses and a farm in West Chester, Church. Elliott spent July 4th in lovely Karen Hott has had a busy She’s not sure if SBC is in her future, PA — if you are ever in the neighbor- Downeast Maine with Beth Robinson summer at Karen Hott Interiors with but it’s on the short list. hood look me up! Blue Rock Farm. Dean and her crazy family. She is still projects in Fernandina Beach, Raleigh Laurel LeStrange is currently Rock on, class of ’91! recovering, and recently met up with and Atlanta. She represented SBC at working as a child forensic interviewer Sonia Haddad Salfity: Enjoying Penny Tadler in lovely Long Island, NY. a Savannah college fair in August and and investigative consultant on child my 8th year working part-time with Word on Facebook is that on Sept. took the opportunity to antique (the abuse, neglect and maltreatment for my husband, Marwan in his cardiac 16, 2016 Dawn Monahan Nelson verb not the adjective) and to learn the state of North Carolina She is en- office. On Dec. 23 we’ll be celebrating went to an Alabama concert in Wynd- more about the city. She has new gaged to her grad school sweetheart. our 23rd wedding anniversary. This ham, VA, with husband Morgan and still projects in Urbanna, VA, and Dublin, Last year, about 12 of the Class of past May our oldest daughter, Shereen, likes watermelon rind pickles, pepper GA, and went to SBC Work Weeks with 1991 got together for what we thought graduated from Rockhurst University in relish and wine. Stacey White Law ’89 where she had might have been our last Reunion, and Kansas City where our son Shareef is a The past year has seen Suzanne a blast meeting amazing alumnae! Fall she’s thrilled to report that so many junior this year. Our youngest Matthew Ziesmann riding regularly for the first is off to a great start finishing up two more attended our 25th. Holla Holla! is in 8th grade keeping us young! time in a long time. She travels all over kitchens and Fall Steeplechase in Aiken As for me, Allene (Al) Doucette, I’m now officially a trained Stephen Amherst and Nelson county to ride the coming up with Georgianna Conger I am thankfully still living in Pensacola, Minister at Christ Community Church in beautiful Virginia trails. On a riding trip Wolcott ’87. Florida with my wonderful husband Omaha, NE, so I’m keeping very active to Maryland last year, she stopped on Tori Hutcheson is still teaching Billy who is now, after 20 years of in this awesome ministry in addition the way back to visit Paul Cronin at riding lessons at Misty Brae Farm LLC service, retired from the Marine Corps to the Women’s Bible Studies and his home in Middleburg. They had a and Pony Club Riding Center in Aldie, and working as an offshore search and volunteering in north Omaha as part nice chat and then he put her to work VA. Her horse show travels and lessons rescue helicopter pilot in the Gulf of of our church’s initiative of getting out building jumps for a lesson! have brought her back into contact Mexico. I stay way too busy volunteer- of the seats and into the streets with a Mary Lanford Price greatly with Amy Ghiz and Amy Larson ing my time, organizational and artistic city-wide campaign. It’s united about enjoyed attending Reunion with her West. She hoped to see Mary Price abilities in the hopes that Alastair, now 50 different churches to join together 11-year-old twin daughters, Ginny and and Laura Martin in Lexington, VA, at 10, will become a productive member to better the lives of those living in Elaine Price, SBC Class of 2027 (possi- a show in October. She’s been enjoying of society with a good sense of humor. underprivileged areas (Everybodywins. bly)! She loved catching up with all who sharing what she loves with her Kathryn Hagist Yunk: Great net). Check it out! I’m also writing two attended. Mary works in the commu- students but especially loves that her seeing everyone at our 25th! Love monthly columns in a family magazine nications and marketing department daughters also enjoy the horses. catching up with my classmates. I’m that is published in Jordan. at VMI in Lexington and, when she’s Since graduating from Sweet Briar, thinking of going to reunion in 2017 for Roberta Robie Fagan: I left not there, she’s most likely driving kids Connie Gehrman is still working at some Alumnae Alliance activities, and it SBC after my sophomore year. I had around. She also enjoyed visiting with Willis Towers Watson, having survived would be great to have some company. a life changing experience at SBC; Tori Hutcheson DiMichele at the 3 mergers. She finally made the move Hope to see you there. Everyone is the women I met, I roomed with, took Virginia Horse Center in recent years. to Southwest DC, having lived the last welcome every year. classes with, road tripped with are part After four years in the US, Lea 18 years in Cleveland Park (DC). It’s Karen Holland Carlisle: Things of my history and cherished memories. Renee Gardner Tikka and her family a short 15-minute walk to the Nats are going well in Florida. I still work at I went on to pursue at BA at Rhode have recently returned to their home on Baseball Stadium and lots of new Chico’s and my son started 4th grade Island College, married, had 2 beautiful the west coast of Finland. restaurants on the waterfront. She will this year. Went to Reunion with Elise children. My career path lead me a few From Brooklyn, NY, Carey Bates be making another move to Raleigh, Scott Kepus—good to catch up and different ways...as a funeral director/ writes that she is enjoying her new NC, some time in the new year. meet her little guy Breck. If anyone is in embalmer and now a lobbyist for the role as technical writing manager for Squiffy Walker Christopher still the Fort Myers area, look me up. Bioheat/home heating oil industry Information Builders. She is singing lives in Richmond and is still married Rachel Elkins Thompson: I have in the Northeast. I love catching and in the Brooklyn Conservatory Chorale and teaching pre-school. Her oldest, had an exciting summer! After 17 keeping up with old SBC friends on and enjoying time with her family. She Wizzie, is freshman at SBC! She loves years on our own, the accounting firm Facebook and would love to reconnect spent a week in Maine this summer going to visit and see Donna Meyer that my husband and I started recently at a Reunion in the future. and has stayed connected to Amber Hodgert. Her other daughter is a merged with a firm in Lynchburg Melanie Duke: Life in the Vellenga, Penny Tadler, Suzanne sophomore in high school. owned by old friends and colleagues. Bluegrass state is as smooth as the Petrie Liscouski, Kathryn Hagist Susan Spurrell’s life is far from Our new combined practice makes us bourbon, as fast as the horses and as Yunk, and Jill Fahy over the years! boring. Hiking and rafting the Grand the largest in central VA. I will continue beautiful as the people (Interchange

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Dana Varnado Campbell writes that she and Jamie celebrated their 20th Braedon, Jason, Heather, and Christina Andert Hoy, Mimi Wroten, Lauri Dabbieri, Ellen Ober Pitera, wedding anniversary with an unexpect- Lucas Craft Debra Elkins, Dianne Hayes Doss ed trip to Hawaii (couldn’t turn it down when Jamie’s work was sending him summer at her farm near Portsmouth, rity Studies from the in National War generally remained very busy people. In to Oahu!). Dana is still working part NH. She is still a real estate broker, College June 2016 and is currently July 2016, Catherine earned the rank time as an administrative assistant for working with her sister, , assigned as the assistant chief of staff, of associate professor on the faculty at Franklin Street Partners, but recently Nancy Bulls in Wellington, Palm Beach. She has a communications to the Commanding Georgia Gwinnett College. added another part-time job as an farm in South Carolina and continues to General of Marine Corps Installations Dianne Hayes Doss writes from academic learning facilitator for a local work for SBC as an AAR, and hopefully Command. She has enjoyed catching Atlanta, “Bill and I celebrated our 19th tennis club’s tennis academy. silent auction chair again. She hopes to up with Beth Gilkeson King and wedding anniversary this September. Sabrina McClung Roberson is make it a great annual event leading up Debra Elkins this year. She writes, Our son, Dan, turned 17 in October, enjoying life in Northern California near to Reunion. She was happy to catch up “Overall, I am very proud to be a is an eleventh grader and rower, and Sacramento with husband Greg (OR- last spring with , member of Class of 1993! Powerful beginning to look seriously at leaving ACLE), two children (13, 8), and new Tracy Imse Thomson who showed her horses in Florida. women who lead from the front to Save home. I mean, going to college. Our fur-child Bella Briar—Vixens welcome Norma was recently asked to be on the SBC! Now, we move forward to an even daughter, Jenny, turned 13 in Septem- to visit! Staying true to liberal arts, she board of a fashion line. brighter future with great students and ber, and is rocking 7th grade and var- is currently studying the Bowen Tech- writes, “The incredible alumnae! Ohh Rahh!!!” ious choral opportunities. Visited with nique (gentle-touch relaxation and pain Tracy Meier Mason best part of the last 2 years has been Tracy Parker writes that she is Tracie Allen Webber in Atlanta, and management modality, aka Bowen- connecting with old SBC friends and working as a team administrator and Kay Pierce Sugarbake in Houston.” work in the US), has a Cottage Food making new ones! Saw business partner with V P & J Services Patricia Sagasti Suppes is Operators permit to sell her spice blend Sherani Ama- , working with adults with intellectual living in Roanoke and loves it. Oldest GEASONING, and loves working at her rasinghe Wendy Stevenson Lucia, and and developmental disabilities. Her son son, Sebastian, is a junior in high local Chamber of Commerce! She is so Dianne Hayes Doss Carolyn Im- this summer when Dianne and graduated high school in 2015. school and is very involved in school very proud of alumnae and the entire perato her family were in Boston. It had been Heather Swenberg Craft checks and sports and beginning to look at SBC community for our major coup in 20 years since some of us connected! in from Charlotte: “I can’t believe it, colleges. Younger son, Adrian, is in 8th 2015! Holla! Holla! Finally left the restaurant business so but the Craft family has been living in grade and also doing well in school and Renee Rose Flowers writes, that I could spend more time with my Charlotte, NC, for a little over 9 years sports. Husband, Jeff, still works from “I’m still keeping busy working with husband and son (4).” I know that I now. I am still working as an HR/D&I home for a title insurance company urban youth in Kansas City through our enjoy following the escapades of her executive and riding horses. My based in Chapel Hill. Patty recently nonprofit, Higher M-Pact. Although I son Jake! husband is now a full-time architecture achieved tenure at Ferrum College, and haven’t been able to attend the past has finally stopped graduate student. Our 2 boys are grow- has been busy growing the Spanish few Reunions, I’ve enjoyed connect- Debra Elkins living in boxes and bought a condo in ing up too quickly, as Braedon is 10 program there. Last summer she ing with SBC sisters Cheryl Bishop Arlington VA/Courthouse. As Alumnae and Lucas is 7 years old. We spent the taught in Seville for a month and got Gilman, Sarah Machinist, Cape Alliance co-chair, Deb invites others to summer in Italy for Jason’s program to spend time with Belén Ortíz Ariza Morton and Day Kerr throughout the come to Reunion for a great time any and vacation...we didn’t want to come and her family. year. Not sure how I’ve been able to year, but says “start making plans to back!! Our parents are fabulous, also Sisi Zirkle Carroll and family took find time but I’m also back in school attend our 25th!” living in NC. I have loved seeing SBC a break from Montana this summer working on an EMBA. Looking forward reports, friends through reunions, horse shows, and spent the time in Virginia and to finishing in May 2017.” Laura Warren Armstrong “I am still living in Virginia Beach where AAR events and SBC gatherings!” Maine. She saw quite a few SBC Christina Andert Hoy loves I am the assistant director for a regional Kristen Swenson Sloop writes, friends, such as Jennifer Murphy catching up with classmates the past special education program serving “We still live in Raleigh, NC. Kids are Boelter, Kate Haw ’92; Lynn Russell couple years! Currently, she is savoring children on the autism spectrum. busy and growing up too fast! John and Rusty Lilly. The fall finds them moments of her daughter’s senior year. Christine is in 10th grade, Katherine is in (15) is in 10th grade, Eliza (13) is in 7th back in Montana with William (10); Her son, Connor, returned from the 6th and Charlotte is in 4th. I married Tim and Katherine (10) is in 5th (high, mid- Andrew (9) and Chappy (7) back in US Army, and is heading into studying Armstrong in September and now have dle and elementary ...tired mommy). I school. She is still managing her fami- coding at UNCC, then into his bache- a wonderful son and daughter-in-law. teach preschool 5 days a week. David ly’s winery (Richard Böcking) US/export lor’s degree. Husband, David, enjoys Tim proposed at SBC!” and I will celebrate 20 years next year.” business which keeps her quite busy owning Primal Brewery and attending Exciting news from Catherine Jannik Downey, her selling their wines around the country. VMI games when he can. Christina Eleanor : She and her husband are husband Marc, Jacob (8), and Sydney Beth Gilkeson King reports, “I am advocates for NC teachers at the state Bozoyan thrilled to be expecting their first child, (6) moved a little further out of Atlanta enjoying my (relatively) new position at level with the help of Raleigh alumnae a little boy, scheduled to arrive right to Suwanee, took a trip to Disney Randolph-Macon College in Ashland. I (dignifyteachers.org) and sits on a around Christmas! World, played and or coached baseball, am their executive director of campus nonprofit board that provides books to softball, soccer, tennis, football, and relations and summer programs. I will students. Lt. Col. Katherine Polevitsky earned a master’s in National Secu- they hiked, swam, biked, camped, and have been there a year at the beginning Norma Bulls Valentine spent the

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ation of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Washington, DC, and is looking forward to the challenges of working to make the world a better place in an election year. In her non-work life, she express- es gratitude for the love and compan- ionship of her husband, step-daughter, and French bulldog Balthazar. Jill Goolsby Baumhover recently relocated from Austin, TX, to Ann Arbor, MI, with husband Brian and two busy kids, Aubrey (11) and Henry (8). Susan Wooldridge Yeatts is back home in Lexington, SC, after a summer of intense travel for work. She writes she “spent 6 weeks in Bangkok, a few days in Kuala Lumpur and ended it with Dianne Hayes Doss and crew a few weeks in Auckland, NZ. Exciting places to do relatively boring work (tax- es!). It was a great experience traveling alone and immersing myself in the cultures. Now my biggest problem is my addiction to Thai food—I am having to learn to make it myself! I hope to return to Bangkok for a few months after the new year.” Daniela Ricci says “DC has been good to me over the past couple of decades! Still working for Susan Gage Pamela Subranni Berman reports: “I am happily married, living in Merion, Caterers and loving the variety of Pa. Our twins, Colby and Logan, will be graduating from Lehigh and Penn State events I get to plan every day (literally). universities in the spring and our daughter Jordyn is a 6th grader and our son Celebrated 10 years of marriage last Blake is now in 4th grade. I am a board member of The Children’s Crisis Treat- year, renovated our house in Petworth ment Center and co-chair of Development. I am also a member of the Do-Good- and adopting a shelter pup soon. Life ers, which is a small group of women in Philadelphia who make a difference in The Carroll boys’ first day of school, is good!” the lives of those with fewer resources. You can find me on Facebook!” 2016 Jennifer Cumby is the writer/ editor for Lynchburg College, a school of November. I left my position at Boston, MA, for 16 years in December. board member for Amherst County University of Richmond last year after She started a new job on Sept. 12 with and a contributing editor for a number nearly 11 years. Because of my longer 1995 Akelius, an international rental prop- of online literary endeavors—most commute, we are building a house in Katie Maxwell Schellhammer erty development firm, as the kitchen notably the award-winning Dead the West End of Richmond. We hope 22914 Goldenrod Drive planner for North America (DC, NYC, Housekeeping. A park ranger husband to be in it by May, and I look forward to Brambleton, VA 20148-6967 Boston & Toronto properties). She is (20 years!), three kids (17, 14, 8), three cutting my commute by more than half.” [email protected] looking forward to winter with ski trips dogs (10, 6, 2) and “far too many cats As for me, Lauri Dabbieri, this planned to Jackson Hole & Tahoe with (at some point, you just stop keeping year was a great one! Last year, I Kimberly Roda Moorhead reports her boyfriend. track). You can sometimes find me on left public school after 22 years, and “after six years in TN, we moved to Tina Carlton reports “after 8 years Twitter at @greenasphodel.” began teaching Latin at Sidwell Friends Cary, NC! Tim is still employed with Hu- with Coca-Cola, I took a new position Jane Rabadi reports that she and School in DC in both the upper and mana. I am enjoying my second career with PPG Industries as their territory her partner “relocated from Anchorage, middle schools. It was great catching as chauffeur, chef and conflict-resolu- manager in East Texas. I will be repping AK, where we lived for four years, to up with Amy Edwards in August while tion manager in residence for our three Olympic Paints and Stains as well as Santa Monica, CA—talk about the her kids were in camp at Sidwell. In girls ages 7, 10, 13. In the last year, our Liquid Nails and Homax lines at 7 definition of polar opposites! While June, I spent time at my apartment I’ve been busy editing op-ed pcs, sev- Lowes stores in this area. Mary and I in Alaska, I worked as the director of in Italy with friends to recharge my eral books, and web content for various will celebrate 16 years together in Jan- design at the Anchorage Museum and batteries. In July, my boyfriend of four web sites. I’ve also been volunteering uary and still have our farm of rescue got to travel for work to amazing places years, Jerry Rapp, and I went on safari at the girls’ schools coaching Elemen- babies to keep us entertained. If you’re like Siberia, Iceland, Barrow and other in South Africa for two weeks. We got tary Science Olympiad. I loved catching ever in East TX, give us a holler!” wonderfully cold places. I am now engaged in Cape Town after being on up with Nicole File and Carlene Sarah Young Bass writes “Hi working as an independent graphic a Hop-On-Hop-Off bus tour. Anyone Harper Sumner this last year.” 1995 Vixens! My husband and I moved designer on projects in various places who knows me knows how much I love Gwen Hickey Babcock continues from our home in Colorado Springs around the country. I continue to make a Hop-On-Hop-Off bus tour, so Cape her job as assistant varsity swim coach to Denver over the summer. We are art and am in the beginning stages of Town is a tour I shall never forget! We at Dallastown Area High School. She easing into a simplified life, enjoying writing and illustrating a book called, will marry at the Inn at Mt. Vernon in and Devin will be married 20 years in condo living in Cherry Creek. I took Adventures of Viking Hen. Stay tuned! Virginia on June 10, 2017. October! Kaeden is now 14 and Rory on a new role as division director of janerabadi.com” And, bringing up the rear, Ellen is 8. Thank you for all your prayers human resources for a Fortune 500 Tricia Lynn is happily living at the Ober Pitera, our fearless leader writes and concerns and help for Kaeden. energy company, which is hectic and beach while working in her new job as from Orange, VA, “Working hard keeping Everyday Kaeden is getting better and fun. I loved seeing everyone at our 20th an associate professor of developmen- up with Charlie (8) and Douglas(5) as better. Reunion in 1995, and staying connect- tal education at West Palm Beach State well as managing our family farm. Life Kelly Hall worked in Antarctica ed via Facebook. Holla holla!” College. She is enjoying listening to her is full and busy and crazy and good. again last year and finished her PhD in Shana-Tara Regon O’Toole is en- new Dave Matthews CD while watching Very proud of our class for great annual English literature. joying her 8th year as a criminal justice the sunrise over the ocean. Her next giving participation! Keep it up ’93!” Cat Ehlen is happily living in policy director at the National Associ- adventure will be a trip to New Zealand

SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE | SBC.EDU 79 Class Notes in March 2017. Elizabeth Groves Aycock has Nancy Weigle, MD, is an assistant moved to Charlottesville and is excited professor at Duke University School of to see Beth Ike from time to time. Medicine where she directs the family She loved seeing everyone back in medicine clerkship. She also directs the June and offers that if anyone comes Practice Course, a 3-year longitudinal through C-ville on their way to SBC to introduction to doctoring course that please let her know—she’d love to teaches patient interviewing, physical see them! examination and clinical reasoning. Stephanie Cullom Pauly reports She was recently honored with the that her twins (a boy and girl) just Professionalism Award by the Duke turned 13!! She also completed her law School of Medicine Class of 2018. She degree (holla holla), and husband Jeff lives with her husband, Jay H-SC ’92, is 14 years cancer free!! and 2 children in Durham, NC. Ashley Wheeler Glass is excited Sarah Clifford Weaver loved announce that she is a founder of the spending time at the 20th year Reunion National Estate Sale Association, along last year! It was great seeing everyone! with 9 other estate sale companies Sarah is the director for the fine and nationwide. After almost 10 years of Kelly Walker (with Eric and Emmy) resides in Newtown Square, PA. She is the performing arts at Osbourn High School providing estate sales services and Office Manager for The Axelrod Firm in Philadelphia. Kelly’s husband Eric is the in Manassas. She received Teacher antique appraisals in Atlanta, she is ex- head golf professional at Overbrook Golf Club in Villanova, PA and was named of the Year Award for MCPS School cited about the growth of this industry, Golf Professional of the Year for the Philadelphia area. Their daughter, Emerson, Division. Her two sons and hubby are and to share her passion with others is now 4 and loves annual trips to Cape May, NJ and Beaufort, SC. well. RJ (17) is involved in robotics and around the United States. It was so 3D printing. Tyler (14) loves spending good to see everyone at Reunion and time at her parents’ home, fly fishing looking forward to more!! in Montana. Jen Beck Locke shares that she Maren Howard Leggett lives and Hunter has been married for 18 in Bethesda, MD. She sees Meredith years!! She also tells us that Hunter (Williams) Erikson often and their chil- is the new director of supply for the dren even go to the same school. She southeast for WestRock and is enjoying also keeps in close touch with Carson his new job. They’re still living it up in Scheppe Hobby (Jacksonville, FL) and St. John’s, FL, but we are expecting to Eileen Yates Von Herbals (Boise, ID). move next summer. She enjoys being Maren has been writing screenplays a stay-at-home mom, and homes- over the last couple of years and one chooling daughter Marte (13) and son was accepted into the Spotlight on Thomas (10) while Trae (8) attends Screenwriters catalogue put together public school. They are involved in by a member of Women in Film DC. many extra-curricular activities and As for me, Katie Maxwell Schell- spend most of their free time traveling hammer, I am living in Ashburn, VA, (including several trips with SBC with my three kids, guinea pig and hus- friends). They absolutely love life and band Scott of 17 years. After a career spending as much time as possible of grassroots lobbying for the restau- with friends and family. rant and floral industries, I became a Amy Daugherty Michel and stay-at-home mom keeping busy with family moved from Arizona to Kentucky volunteering for the kids’ schools, com- this past summer, where they bought a Beth Ike just started her new position as Development Chief of Staff for the munity and SBC. I occasionally meet up house on five acres. Xander (9) started Southern Environmental Law Center and loves it. She says, “The SELC uses the power of the law to protect the South’s environment, and all the people who de- with Heather Aspinwall Chiles and 4th grade, Owen (6) is in 1st grade, her adorable daughter Charlotte—as and Octavia (nearly 4) is hanging out pend on it for their health and well-being; please check us out!” She’s attached the above picture of 3 boys with SBC moms: beginning with the blond 2nd from well as Anna Reilly and Kelly Hall. I at home. Sam now works from home, have enjoyed keeping in touch with you and Amy is still a freelance editor. In left, and moving right are Hudson, who belongs to Margaret Brodie Williams all this past year. Thanks for tolerating June, she traveled to North Carolina, ’97, Willie, who is Beth’s, and August, Ashley Harper’s son, on the far right. It was a very happy Fourth of July!! my many email updates! Expect more! where she spent a week with Paige Vaught Campion, including attending our 20th Reunion at SBC. She had a Monica Paul Dennis has been wonderful time reconnecting with so busy in Michigan. She and Matt 1996 many friends! have been married for 20 years, and Eileen MacMurtrie Zuckerman New class president Sarah Reidy they now have 3 teenagers!! Oldest 42 Rose Lane Ferguson had an absolute blast at our daughter Carson is a senior in high Glen Mills, PA 19342 20-year Reunion, and was responsible school, and is being recruited to play [email protected]. for many of the beautiful pictures field hockey and possibly lacrosse. SBC edu posted that weekend. She was thrilled is on her list but Wellesley, Washing- to see our friend Maia Pearson Bannan ton & Lee and Williams are her top I hope this note finds you happy and ’97 there as well. She continues to choices. Son Wyatt is in 10th grade, healthy. It was a BIG year at our be- write her lifestyle blog, Duchess Fare, and often sails with Matt on the big loved SBC, and many of us were lucky coupled with writing articles for home sailboat which he loves; son Lloyd is enough to make it back on campus design magazines, and selling vintage in 8th grade and keeps them laughing after 20 years to celebrate our friends, decor through One Kings Lane and and on their toes. Monica is substitute reminisce about our years on campus, Chairish. She’s looking forward to being teaching every day in the Grosse Pointe Maia Pearson Bannan ’97 (left) and plan for the future. If you weren’t back on campus for Reunion 2017 to Public School District, in addition to and Kelly Collins Lear ’96 in the able to make it, know that we were visit with dear friends from the Class coaching the Varsity Field Hockey team Book Shop during Reunion 2016. thinking of you!! of 1997! at Grosse Pointe South. She also enjoys

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agent for equine, farm & ranch markets. Unit—one of the oldest, continuous Husband Chip (VMI ’95) is an appraiser mounted units in the country. My for the US government, and children partner, Scooter, is 16-hand quarter Isabelle (8) and Connor (6) are enjoying horse. We have been working together riding ponies and playing soccer. since 2011. When I’m not doing patrol, Natalie Brown Adee, husband search and rescue, crowd control or Jon and their 5 wonderful boys moved community relations, I am kept busy to beautiful Greenwich CT a year ago. with photo shoots as a hand model. She was bummed she couldn’t make I keep in touch with Julia Ingelido, it to Reunion, but her 5th little guy was Molly Dreux, Cakki Namorato ’96 and only a week old then! Tiffiney Graham ’98. Lindsay Mactavish Vogt Christina Benson Stanton: has had a busy year! She and her Holla! It’s been a busy here for us in husband, their two young daughters Connecticut. I went back to work at and dog moved from Harrisburg, PA, the beginning of the year — running to Deephaven, MN, in Dec. 2015. She development and partnerships for the was fortunate to be able to maintain Center for Clean Air Policy. My boys the same job from PA, but now working are growing up. Jack is in 2nd grade from home. She also became a local and Ridley is in 1st. And my big guy coordinator of the Healthy Kids Running is still the love of my life! Hope to see Series in Deephaven. everyone back on campus soon! Eileen MacMurtrie Zuckerman: Kathryn Black Watson: I’m still As for me, I was married to Seth in teaching pre-k and loving life. Allen and coaching in the Futures Program which August 2015. My Joseph (8) gained I are celebrating our 20th anniversary is the US Olympic Development pro- 3 siblings, Erik (15), Helena (14), and in June, my baby turned double digits, gram for field hockey. Each year, she’s Aaron (6), plus a funny black, cat and my middle is about to get her lucky enough to see Abbie McCammon named Nana. We brought the whole permit, and my oldest graduates from Jeremiah ’98, husband Bill and their 2 crew to Reunion this June, and as high school during Reunion, so I’ll miss cuties, Baker and Mallorie. If anyone is expected, they all fell in love with our everyone! Laying it all out there I realize heading to Michigan feel free to give SBC. They were able to meet new my life isn’t boring to me, quite active a jingle! aunties, including Meg Magistro in fact, but nothing Earth shattering Catherine Lanter Carrick writes Arcadia, Cindy Rakow Readyhough beyond my four walls! “our 20th Reunion was so much fun and Leah Jorgenson. Life is busy Kerry Coleman-Proksch: and staying in the dorms was an abso- with a party of 6, but we’re up for the Steven and I are in Woodbridge, VA. lute riot.” Catherine especially enjoyed challenge!! We celebrated our 14th wedding horseback riding on the grounds with Please continue to keep in touch anniversary in July. I work for Northern other alumnae, and sharing her love for via Facebook, email, snail mail, or Virginia Community College with the SBC with her then-fiancé, John Carrick. whichever communication platform Pathway to the Baccalaureate program Catherine loved reconnecting with suits you! Here’s wishing everyone at the Woodbridge campus as retention alumnae and meeting President Stone. a safe and joyful Fall and Holiday counselor. My son, Jack, is in 5th grade Amanda Acuff ’97 and Scooter Catherine and John were married a Season!! and loves robotics, plays baseball, and working with Richmond Animal Care few weeks later on June 25, 2016 at is learning the cello. My son, Patrick, and Control to get the word out the Parish of St. Matthew in Pacific is in 2nd grade and plays baseball and about animals that need adopting. Palisades, and a reception at Shutters loves Pokemon and Legos. We visit Guess what—that cute little pup got Hotel in Santa Monica followed. She 1997 Amy Cook Rexrode in WV. Molly Cameron Dreux adopted! and John have planned a honeymoon Lisa DuCharme Elwell: So 11601 Coachmans Carriage Place to Bora Bora scheduled in December. excited to be sending in class notes Glen Allen, VA 23059-8511 Ardas Hiribarne Khalsa and once again! I am currently living in [email protected] her family moved back to their true London, England with my husband and home in Santa Fe, NM, after 6 years in two boys, Evan (7) and Edward (4). I Amanda Acuff: I am living in Michigan. Her family, including children work part time at Fidelity International Richmond, VA. I patrol the streets as Dharam Inder (8) and Gian Kamal (4), and the boys keep me busy! Please let part of the Richmond Police Mounted are happy to be back with friends that me know if any Alumnae are ever in are like family and the spectacular NM nature. Husband DP is currently serving Katrina Balding Bills ’97: Our family in Kuwait as a doctor, and they hope he is rockin’ and rollin’ with Kenny a can return to complete his residency Black Belt in TaeKwon Do, a Boy locally so they can all be together Scout and in 7th grade; Keara is a again. Ardas is assisting people in Brownie and in 1st grade. Our dogs transforming their homes into peaceful Urbi and Choco are loveys. Fella is still and uplifting spaces, and teaching yoga around gratefully, as he approaches and meditation. She is also working on 30! My new gal Pimms, would be a book that combines these two arts a Vixen were she human. Keara’s that are close to her heart. Happy and Kenny’s Odie are beloved. Nicole Johnson Kaler has been Kevin is superdad while growing his in Oklahoma real estate for 10 years brewery and working full time for and loves it! Son Ryland (3) is reading Sprint, volunteering w/ Boy Scouts kindergarten-level books and having a and leading the band for Teen Mass. I blast playing soccer! Life is good! Imogen Slade Rex is enjoying am a Sales Director with MK, foxhunt- Amanda Acuff, Molly Cameron Dreux, Cakki Latimore Namorato ’96, living in Sisters, OR, and is an insurance ing and a volunteer at schools. Tiffiney Whitmire Graham ’98, and Julia at SBC Reunion

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London, I would love to meet up! ing, the hard working fellow sisters Annette Dusenbury: I am loving saved our beloved Sweet Briar. Since living in Charlottesville and have graduating, I have received a M.A. in enjoyed being close to SBC and be French Lit along with a science degree. able to visit often! I continue to work I, along with my brother, have taken as a team lead physical therapist at over the family business, being the 3rd UVA-Healthsouth and my other “job” generation in our hometown of Romeo. has been gradually renovating my I recently married and we spend much house. My free time is often spent in time golfing at the club, traveling and the great outdoors on a bike. I joined raising monies for our foundation, a local race team, and also volunteer which has raised $365k in three years with Jr. teams and with the Boys and time. Girls Club cycling challenge event. In Kerry Rawlings Burtner: Chris Molly Cameron Dreux: The last year was filled with excitement as we moved and I continue to hold on by our Aug 2015, I proudly became an aunt to into the city of Richmond. Mark and I have 3 girls: Lillie Kate, Charlotte and Emsley Grace Dusenbury and I have al- fingertips as we raise Abby (13) and Eli Virginia. Being in the city means we get the added benefit of seeingAmanda ready started talking about Sweet Briar. (12). Dance, soccer, baseball, football, Acuff on duty with Scooter in our neighborhood. I work at CapitalOne on the church, scouts and skiing keep us Based on her squeals of joy, she’ll be Bank strategy team. On the side, I mentor Jobs for Life candidates on how to busy, and since SBC instilled in me a there in 2037! interview and tutor a 4th grade Egyptian boy with Christian Arabic Church. Life need to be involved in everything possi- Amy Everett Carter: I’m a stay is good! (above) Charlotte, Lillie Kate, Molly, Virginia, and Mark Dreux at our new ble, I’m also soccer booster secretary, at home mom of here kids (10, 8, 7). home. I homeschool our son (10) as he has team mom for football & baseball, and Asperger’s syndrome and ADHD. My vice president of the county library husband and I celebrated 15 years of from time to time (what I did before of being in the Olympics. She was board of directors. Best of all, I am marriage this year. I keep in touch with kids) and volunteer at our daughters’ recently featured in a Lifetime movie loving my work as a freelance writer! Elizabeth McIntosh Schwartz. I run school. about Gabby Douglas. Xander became Lindsy Rollenhagen Zook: After for fun, moonlight as an event planner Jill Gavitt: Living in Staunton, VA, a YouTube sensation for his skate- over 10 years of marriage, Jimmy and with my husband and 2 dogs. I teach boarding and now has two corporate I were VERY unexpectedly blessed with high school Spanish and also coach sponsors. Evie has been modeling for twin sons through adoption. We trav- the school’s drama club. I have enjoyed national kids catalogs since she was 2. eled from Lancaster, PA,to St. Louis, getting to know a few more alumnae in I own a fitness center, am a personal MO, returned Dec. 23, 2015, with our the area over the past year and a half. trainer to celebrities and coach teens in precious sons, Pablo and Xavier! They Can’t wait to see everyone at our 20th! beauty pageants. This year, I am excit- were born July 8, 2014. They have Alison Hall: I am currently the ed to enter the Miss Colorado contest. brought much joy into our lives and community and special programs #girlyoubetterwork! we are extremely blessed! During our director for the City of Auburn, AL. It’s Holly James Trent: I’m still in stay in St. Louis we spent time with a shame the Parks and Recreation Lynchburg! I’m vice president and Erin Vlasaty Cooper ’99. We were able show went off the air; I could provide general counsel for Centra Health, and to have a special two days with Kara so many stories for new scripts! I I serve on the board of Girls on the Vlasaty Smith who surprised me by Julia Ingelido enjoying a sweet graduated from the Leadership Lee Run. Georgianna Brooke is a second moment with darling Evie inviting Katie Gummerson Altshuler County program in 2015 and I am still grader—hard to believe! I keep in to join us from Oklahoma City. an active board member for the United touch with Nicole Kelleher Linkonis, Reneca Rose-Levine: Hello Class Way of Lee County. I’m the proud aunt Kristen McCowan DeLargy and of 1997. Since my last update I was of two very active boys: Trevor (8) and Gina Brown. living in Richmond, VA, taking care of Preston (6) I am looking forward to Alicia King Anderson: My work my handsome son Jabari Alexander, seeing the ENTIRE class at our 20th at WebMD has taken off. This year, whom is now 15 and attends The Reunion! Holla Holla and War Eagle! I’ve spoken at 2 SEO conferences, and Steward School in Richmond. In 2013, Kate Hall: I’m working as a stylist attended meetings at Google. I was I relocated to Raleigh, NC, got re-marin Midlothian. My daughter, Grace, is also delighted to hire Sam Yew ’18 ried to a wonderful man name Charles now driving and starting to look at col- as an intern this summer. (She did an Levine and had a beautiful baby girl leges. My son, Max, is in 6th grade and amazing job, of course!) Writing in my in 2015 named Charli-Simone Rose seemingly preparing for his political free time, I’ll have a non-fiction essay Levine; we call her Charli. I currently career. Life is crazy busy but I manage published in MayDay Magazine next work for Wells Fargo Home Mortgage to squeeze in visits with Melanie month, and am still working on my Company. Life is really good. I am so Vracas and Lisa Hoffman McGeorge novel(s). I’m also a volunteer supporter blessed!!! Hope to see everyone at the Kathryn Cunningham McMahon: when I can. of Girls Rock Camp Atlanta and dab- next Reunion. This October, Casey and I will cele- Jessica Hiveley: I live in Little bling with my ukulele! Dr. Alexa Schriempf: Hey every- brate our 2nd wedding anniversary Canada, a suburb of St. Paul, and work Virginia Miller Brown: I’m one! I’ve just left a 15-year career at in Zurich. He recently joined Mettler at Travelers as the director of benefits currently at home with our three boys Penn State in philosophy, instructional Toledo and is enjoying the fast accounting. I enjoy my job, but I enjoy (3, 6 and 9). We live in a suburb of design and accessible technology con- pace. This November marks three my travels more—I visited over 40 Rochester and love it!! We miss CT sultant, split up with my partner of 12 years for me as Executive Director Civil War sites from 2011-2015, and I but visit regularly. I’m the chair of years, and moved back to Alexandria, of the Tryon Riding & Hunt Club. have only a few states left to get to 50 the preschool board and active in the VA, where I am reconsidering options Our annual equestrian events and states by age 50! I’m also having fun PTSA. Marc and I just celebrated our while I play keeper for a local soccer fundraising efforts keep me busy playing soccer several times a week in 10-year anniversary with an adult-only team (Thanks to Jess Hiveley’s and engaged with the community. different leagues. I’ve been lucky to go vacation to Key West! I manage our encouragements!). Looking forward to We fostered a teenager in our home back to SBC for work weeks the past 2 families vacation rental property on our 20th next spring! for 9 months, whom we just saw summers, and I hope I get to continue Great Cranberry Island ME, and we Dr. Jennifer Swisher Lynes: We off to Converse College. That was the new tradition in the years to come! went to stay there for the first time in are living in my hometown, Tallahassee, a rewarding experience. Earlier this Julia Ingelido: I am living in Col- several years. FL. At the end of November I will be year we traveled to Barcelona to visit orado Springs, CO. I have three sweet We love to ski and bike as a family. We taking a position as assistant medical with Casey’s brother, Patrick. It was and busy kids; Joie, Xander and Evie. even survived a family camping trip!! director of Big Bend Hospice. I am a fantastic trip! Joie is a rockstar gymnast with dreams C. Loie Muir-Murphy: Amaz- super excited about this change from

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Me too, Sam! Cynthia Bumgardner Puckett 1998 and husband Darrin continue to shep- Chantel Bartlett herd their flock of 5 kids now, hanging 7775 Tiverton Drive on to each other and to the Lord Springfield, VA 22152-2021 for dear life! She homeschools and [email protected] co-leads an American Heritage Girls troop, while wishing for more minutes Louise Jones Geddes ’84, Alicia King Anderson ’97, Samantha Yew ’18, Greetings to the Class of 1998! in the day to keep up! She’s adding two Claire Dennison Griffith ’80. It’s pretty exciting that the printed graduate courses to her plate to renew magazine has been resurrected, as her teaching license...just in case. They well as our class notes. It’s so special reside 10 minutes north of Louisville, to be able to find out the happenings KY, in Southern Indiana. Cynthia—you in everyone’s lives. And there’s nothing better be bringing the whole family to “too boring” or “not exciting enough,” Reunion! etc. to share! We want to hear from According to Carolyn Pyle-Weise- everyone! man Kennedy (formerly known as Sara Wilcoxson Bond continues “TC”) stated that, God’s plan and his to serve the City of Lynchburg as a se- grace are amazing. Through cir- nior officer with the Police Department, cumstances that are too crazy to be and now acts as a training officer, anything but providence, she found as well. She is in her 3rd year on the her lost faith. Additionally, she reverted board of the Central Virginia YWCA, and to her birth name of Carolyn—no is serving as board president this year. more T.C. Carolyn, her husband and Our organization runs multiple pro- three kids are great. She works as a grams in the area, including operating treasury management professional in the only local domestic violence shelter. Atlanta. In April, Carolyn and her mom Life is busy but good! visited Israel for 2 weeks, and she said Catherine Zahrn and her wife, that it was like falling in love. Carolyn Shannon Bazar Zahrn ’99, and their 3 continues the Vixen legacy by sending Virginia Miller Brown and family daughters are living in Austin where the daughter of her best friend to SBC, she teaches creative movement and and she’s a freshman this year! Holla! music to children. Holla! Way to continue HERstory! Dr. Jennifer Swisher Lynes and Diana Jordan Avery and her Astrid Liverman reports that her family family have had a very busy summer— son Loïc will be 2 in January. Apolline they had an addition put onto their is in a French immersion junior kinder- house and she’s loving all the extra garten in Denver and loves it. Astrid full time ER. We have 3 beautiful girls, space—the kids are especially excited is still with the Colorado State Historic Morgan (8), Madison (5.5) and Mont- to have their own bathrooms! Meredith Preservation Office overseeing the gomery (2). My husband, Richard, is a (11), started ice skating last fall and National Register of Historic Places and super stay-at-home father who teaches has joined the Richmond Synchro statewide preservation planning. Astrid, occasionally at the girls’ school and Team. There will be several competi- maybe we’ll be neighbors soon… volunteers a ton. tions in the coming months. Diana and More on that to come. Cassandra Thomas-Sheehan: Dair Collins met up for coffee recently Pam Fine Auble launched College Tim and I sold our house this year. The where they caught up on each other’s Coloring Books in January 2016 and timing was impeccable because right latest news. released the SBC adult coloring book C. Loie Muir-Murphy after we made the decision to list it, Tara Day, after 13 years in North- in April. She has released 28 additional I became ill and we eventually found ern Virginia, moved back to Cleveland, titles to date. Pam has several business out I had a brain tumor. I have had OH, in 2014. She works from home as partnerships with other Vixens and surgery to remove it but likely will have a trademark paralegal for Markery Law, loves being able to work with women to undergo chemotherapy, as well. I am a women-owned boutique trademark who share the same drive and motiva- currently not working although I feel firm based in DC. She is engaged to tion we learned at SBC. Pam still lives okay most days, just still very tired. We her boyfriend, Michael Toth, and they in Herndon, VA, with her husband Brent are in a rental looking for a more per- will get married next year in California. and 2 kids, Joshua and Ellie. manent place. Lexi is 11 and still living Congrats Tara! Last fall, Dawn Everett Grobe with her Dad in Lynchburg. Timothy Sam Brodlieb Platner and her and her family moved across town to (Tim’s son) lives with us. Miss you all! family also relocated not long ago to the house next to her childhood home. Carolyn Hepperle Richardson: Fairfield, CT. Sam says that she loves Dawn said that being right next to After years abroad working for the being near the Long Island Sound her parents has been fantastic for the State Department, I’m back stateside again! Just before their 2nd daughter boys, Jackson (7) and Henry (3 1/2) with 2 beautiful daughters, husband Eloise (16 months) was born, Sam and her parents (married 50 years this Tim, I’ve decided to give it all up and decided to stay home with her precious year). This year found Dawn moving have entered the mermaid program at girls. After working in the fashion out of the computer lab after 17 years, Weeki Wachee in Weeki Wachee, FL. industry for nearly 17 years, staying and she will be teaching small math Stay tuned for further developments! at home has been an adjustment, but and reading groups. Her classroom Lindsy Rollenhagen Zook and she is brilliantly settling into the role. is green and (of course) she’s adding family Madeline (5) just started kindergarten. pink accents. The family continues Sam continues her love of riding and the tradition of traveling each summer has been lucky to ride with neighbor to Star Island, NH. They’re hoping to who has a horse nearby. She said this visit Montreal this spring. Dawn says recalls fond memories of SBC. She’s that if anyone visits New England, they looking forward to the next Reunion! better let her know! Oh, Dawn, happy

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anniversary to your parents. 50 years is 2014, Melinda was named a Northern a tremendous accomplishment! Colorado Forty under 40 honoree. Anne-Claire Wackenhut Kasten Melinda—we might be neighbors too! updated us that her family continues (more coming) to enjoy the hustle and bustle of life in The past few years have been a the nation’s capital. Jacques (5) is in whirlwind for Joanne Hopkins. She kindergarten at Capitol Hill Day School, married Tom Stark in fall 2014, gave where she teaches 2nd grade, while birth to a son Andrew in 2015 and a Geneviève (2) is at home with the au few days later moved from VA to PA. pair, who is from France. The family is Now they’re expecting another baby doing their best to infuse life with more in Feb. 2017. So many wonderful French language... Scott is starting the changes! dissertation process at Johns Hopkins, Things in Ohio are going well which will keep the family in DC for a for Cyndi Hague Hineline and her Emily Virkus Calle and Pam while longer. family. Cyndi is currently working on a Fine Auble enjoying a girls’ Heather Thomas Armbruster: community theater production of 1776 weekend in London The Puckett family: Joshua She spent spring and summer develop- (as Abigail Adams). She is also looking (4), Eliza (6), Abram (9), Darrin, ing hybrid versions of her classes (lec- forward to returning to sing with the Natalie (1), Cynthia, and Virginia ture online, meet for tests and lab). It Toledo Opera Chorus this winter! (11) has allowed her to double the number Cyndi recently opened a voice studio, of classes she teaches and still only focusing on vocal health and singing be out of the house 2 nights a week. for students interested in musical the- On the fun side, Heather has learned ater. In her spare time, she is an AAR to quilt. She completed 2 quilts this Regional Chair for SBC! She shares the spring for the boys and has become thought of “How time flies,” as her son absolutely addicted to sewing/ quilting. started middle school this year, and she Heather says that quilting is her escape and her husband, Shawn, celebrate 12 from the world. Will there be a SBC years of happy marriage in November! inspired one in the works soon? Happy Anniversary Cyndi! Our fearless president, Cady Leslie Farinas messaged that Thomas, reports that things in Raleigh she is doing very well. She had the are as crazy as ever. She has played a opportunity to visit with three Vixens significant role in reactivating the Trian- who came to Ibiza, Spain this summer: gle Club and have been raising money Blake Potter Crumbliss, Amanda and working on getting perspectives. Diamond Ring, and Alexandra Stark Cady recently attended a college fair (class year unknown) Leslie also here with Jill Triana ’97. There was shared that she is expecting princess Carolyn Pyle-Weiseman Kenne- a mini reunion with Susan Barney, #2. Congrats my friend, I hope you can dy and Rylee Runyon ’20 Lindsay Culp and Bronwyn Beard in bring the family to reunion! August. Cady has been traveling a great And finally, updates from me,Chan - deal and renovating her home at the tel Bartlett. I am still very happy at my same time. She feels this might not have work with the National Association of been the smartest move! However, this Home Builders. I’ve been in this position Geneviève and Jacques at the fall Cady will be in CA, FL, IL, SC, DC for 2 1/2 years now. It’s so wonderful U.S. Capitol and Cuba. She said that if she has the feeling like I don’t need to look for time, she will be calling SBC ladies! another job (for now). Additionally, my Dr. Stephanie Belk Loter, side business of being a Rodan+Fields husband Tom and their 3 kids (Abilene, consultant is going so well. I truly see Benjamin, Caitlin) are living in Hillsbor- the potential and know that I’ll be able ough, NC. Stephanie works for Elanco to use this business as a vehicle to Animal Health out of Greenfield, IN. achieve some major financial goals for The Loter family recently expanded myself. Earlier this year, the plan was to their family with the adoption of a Blue celebrate the big 4-0 in Paris—because Heeler whom they’ve named Douglas. that totally makes the most sense for Speaking of dogs, Melinda me—but I realized that I needed a Brown, shares that she loves spending new car and that was the responsible time with her two fur-babies, Spencer financial decision to make. Some big Joanne Hopkins, Andrew Pam Fine Auble’s coloring book and Cole, when she’s not in the changes are coming… My mom is and Tom on vacation to Glacier and wine office running her business. Melinda selling her childhood home in Seattle National Park launched her own events business in and making the permanent return to August 2015, after using her event Virginia where she will move in with to do some exploring. Having been a planning skill set in both the higher me. This is exciting because change Northern Virginian my entire life (outside education and nonprofit arenas for two can always be good, but it’s very sad as of college), I’m super excited about this decades. Congrats Melinda! In her free that house has been in our family since possible new chapter in my life. Now to time, Melinda is an avid community my great-grandmother gave it to my just find a job (hint, hint). It also won’t volunteer. She greatly enjoys devoting grandparents as a wedding gift in 1936. hurt being just a bit closer to my SBC her time and creative energy to helping Another big change on the horizon bestie ! homeless animals through her role as is that my mom and I are seriously Candice Broughton Maillard I hope that everyone has May 2018 on a board member for a local shelter, as considering a move to Colorado, likely their calendars for our 20th Reunion! well as volunteering with local organi- the Denver or Colorado Springs area. We We’ll begin the planning sooner than we zations such as Junior League of Fort will be driving across country from Se- can imagine! Collins and Leadership Fort Collins. In attle in a few weeks and will make time

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Kelly Turney Gatzke and fam- Evangeline Easterly Taylor: During ily recently completed their 4th Saving Sweet Briar, I led the state cross-country move from Washington representatives mass mailing campaign to Alexandria, VA! Kelly and Amelia around the US and published 2 papers helped during Sweet Work Days and on SBC STEM alumnae. While in Mos- Leslie Farinas and Blake Potter had so much fun! They are thankful cow, Russia classmate Kim Harden Brumbliss the Army brought them closer to Sweet Fella visited. I also hosted study Briar, friends and family. abroad student Taneal Williams’16 Rachel Bratlie and husband Chris while she was at the prestigious Mos- remain in Hamilton, New Zealand, with cow Art Theater Program. This summer sons Zachary (5) and Jake (2). Rachel we moved to our next embassy assign- continues to work as a psychiatrist for ment in Managua, Nicaragua. Kim Harden Fella and Evange- the local health board, but has recently Josie Beets: After moving to DC line Easterly Taylor standing in accepted a new position that combines with my family in 2015, I began work front of St. Basil’s Cathedral in Red home-based treatment, consultation-li- at the Chief Financial Officers Council Square Moscow, Russia. aison and teaching medical students. and President’s Management Council, She and Chris are looking forward to where I work closely with leadership a 2-week road trip around the South across government to implement Island next month. policies to improve efficiency. This Brenda Elze and her husband year, I am also serving as president of have finally settled in Tampa, FL, for the Military Spouse JD Network, a bar her husband’s US Air Force job and association and nonprofit for military Alexandra Stark and Leslie were anticipating the birth of their spouses who are attorneys. In DC I get Farinas daughter mid-October! Brenda loved to connect with an amazing community going to this past year’s Reunion of SBCers! and seeing many dear friends and Alison Stockdale: I celebrated Ellen Ober Pitera ’93, Evange- professors. She is thrilled that she has the birth of daughter number 3 in line Easterly Taylor, and Kathy been able to connect with many more July 2016. I’m still working for federal Papadimitriou ’84 at the end of SBC friends who have vacationed in government in Washington, DC. Saw Sweet Work Weeks 2015. Florida throughout the past year, such Alissa Harris ’00 this past summer who as Jill Stromberg, Sarah Lester, visited from Los Angeles. Kim Schmidt-Miscavage, Sarah Kimberly Harden Fella: Chad years, Wiesbaden this time. We are Elkins-Ince and more. She is looking and I made the move this summer planning to travel to locations we didn’t forward to seeing Abby Schmidt-An- to his next duty station with the US get to go to last time we were here zalone and Sarah Lester in the next Navy—Yokosuka, Japan! He will be and also return to some of our favorite Amanda Diamond Ring and places from before. I hope to meet up Leslie Farinas few months! the assistant reactor officer on board USS Ronald Reagan until June 2019. with Caroline Heltzel Overstreet ’12 as I will divide time between our home in she is Germany too. (Her husband is Macon, GA (when the ship is deployed) also a VMI grad Army officer.) Any other and Japan (when the ship is in port)— Vixens want to come visit? visitors welcome! I plan to spend my Amanda Atkinson: In July 2015 time in Macon each year working on Noah and I welcomed our son, Murphy home renovation projects. Smith Atkinson, into our family. He joins Amy Hess Snawder: Jared and our three other sons: Arlo (6), Gus (6) I are back in Germany for another 3 and Harvey (2). We still live on campus in a residence hall with 500 first years

Renee Dupre Dugan ’00 and her husband, Patrick, live in Houston with their son, Patrick Kelly. Renee is in-house counsel at Resource Environmental Solutions, LLC, a wetlands, stream, and species mitigation company. She also Brooke Linville ’04, Evangeline Taylor, Teresa Pike Tomlinson ’87, and serves on the Steering Committee and Executive Committee of Women of Shannon O’Neill Beasley ’02—June 24, 2015, celebration in the Dell that Wardrobe, supporting Dress for Success Houston. SBC was saved!

SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE | SBC.EDU 85 Class Notes at the University of Pennsylvania in Georges County. She completed her to SBC to participate in Sweet Work Philadelphia. In addition to working full M.Ed. with a concentration in Elemen- Weeks, and Julia was just promoted time, in fall 2016 I began a doctoral 2002 tary Reading in October 2014 through to associate professor at Piedmont program in Educational Leadership and Margaret Tucker Buck Grand Canyon University. Rachel and College. Management at Drexel University. 4708 Carmel Vista Ln her husband Toby celebrated their Amanda Tyree Goodwin and Charlotte, NC 28226 10th anniversary this year, and their her husband Bruce have had a new [email protected] daughter Cristina started 1st grade addition to their family. Savannah Grace this Fall. Rachel is still active with the Goodwin was born 10/20/15 and is 2001 Lori Smith Nilan Sandy Spring Volunteer Fire Depart- getting ready to have her 1st birthday. Meredith Eads 14600 Windjammer Dr ment, where she just celebrated her A future SBC girl in the making! 1905 Vandover Road Midlothian, VA 23112 14th anniversary. In Oct. 2016 she Courtney Pfaff Kimble lives in Henrico, VA 23229 [email protected] celebrated her 2nd year as a Origami Charlottesville with her husband and 3 [email protected] Owl independent jewelry designer, and children: Addison (almost 8), Caleb (5) Liz Waring McCracken is happily was introduced to the company by and Benjamin (2). She is an emergency Megan Thomas Rowe’s husband, teaching as a dance professor at Appa- Stacey Armentrout Fallah. She was room nurse and just submitted her Matt Rowe (HSC ’03) is running for lachian State University in Boone, NC. planning to spend time with Stacey and application for a doctorate as nurse US Congress in VA’s 1st district. This Liz and her husband Chris are celebrat- her family in October at Stacey’s baby practitioner. This September, she and year has been busy keeping up with ing 10 years of marriage this winter; shower. her husband celebrated their 10th the campaign. All 3 kids—Madelyn their two girls, Isadora and Athena Mary Tassone Dunlevy moved wedding anniversary! (9), Sylvie (6), and Thomas (3)—are are 7 and 4 this year. She is looking to Indiana, PA, with her family in June Sarah Peterson has relocated to doing great. Megan visited Angela forward to Reunion in the spring! 2015. She loves western PA, but is Brookhaven, GA, since living in Wash- Rodriguez Newman and her family Natasha Ungerer Dillaman lives amazed by how cold and snowy it is. ington, DC, and recently enjoyed dinner in Iowa in Aug. for the Iowa State Fair. in McLean, VA, with her husband and Her older daughter, Ariana is 6 and her with Katherine Morse ’01 and Karen The slogan “Nothing Compares” is 2 daughters (2 and 4). She opened younger daughter, Lorien is 2. She is Temple Hott ’91. She currently runs quite accurate. Megan loved seeing her own veterinary practice, Clarendon keeping very busy trying to keep up her family’s wedding venue called Salt classmates at the 15-year Reunion Animal Care, in Arlington in 2015, and with them. They both swim, and Ariana Rose Farm on the Maine coast. in May. The Sweet Briar experience would love to meet any SBC alumnae also dances and plays soccer. Mary Anna Fines Herbert and her fam- doesn’t end at graduation. Thanks for with their furry family members. has been taking yoga and ceramics ily are all happy and healthy in Ches- the journey ladies! Margaret Tucker Buck (Brook) for the last year and is enjoying both! apeake Beach, MD. She’s the deputy Natasha Nickodem Stevens and her husband Trey welcomed their Though she hasn’t had a “job” in years, program manager and lead cybersecu- and her husband Matt welcomed their sweet little boy James Clifton Buck she never seems to have any free time. rity analyst for a DoD contractor. Lisa daughter Marietta Louise Stevens in IV on Nov. 25, 2015. He was a turkey Renfrow owes her a visit, and Becky April 2016. baby for sure. She writes that it has Middle owes her a camping trip. Jessica McCloskey: I’ve com- been a learning curve but being a pleted the first year of my doctorate parent is great! Shortly after he was 2003 in clinical psychology—a three-year born, Brook traveled to see Lori Smith Kristin Bergquist program—and I’m starting my spe- Nilan for her baby shower. It was PO Box 451129 2004 cialist placements in forensic settings. great getting together with Denise Atlanta, GA 31145-9129 Ginny Wood Susi It’s been a long time dream of mine to McDonald Gentry, Kelly Monical [email protected] 7975 Dunstable Cir do this course here in England for the Goossens, Maria Thacker Goethe Orlando, FL 32817 National Health Service, so I couldn’t and Ashley Johnson McGee ’03. She Nicole Crowder had a daughter, [email protected] be happier! I’ve been living abroad for can’t wait to see everyone at Reunion Marissa, in February 2015 and recently the past 14 years, with my little black next year. published a scientific journal article Brooke Linville lives in Boise, ID and dog, and all continues to be well. Denise McDonald Gentry started based on work done in her lab at the is known to regularly post on Facebook. Katherine Wellington Morse: This a new job as a staff accountant for University of Mary Washington. Kelli Bergmann Thomasson past summer, I was promoted to the PeakLogix, Inc., a material handling Caroline Diaz Williams went on is still teaching online high school position as development coordinator and distributor and system integrator a mountain climbing expedition in the AP Government and is settling at social media for Morningstar Children company. Pyrenees and has patented two new home with her newly adopted son and Family Services, Inc. I am now Amy Mullen still lives in Arlington, products with the Linkemann Group, from China, Walter Edward Chengyun in charge of fundraising, community VA, with her husband Luke and son which she owns. Thomasson. In addition to teaching AP development and involvement, volunteer Bruno. Her first board book, The Lisa Renfrow lives in San Fran- Government, she is currently an online coordination and the social media, as Colors of Ancient Egypt, was recently cisco and works for Fitbit Customer fitness coach and is homeschooling her well as the website. My art business, published by PomegranateKids (Sept. Service as the operations manager in daughter, Eleanor. M. K. Wellington Art, is steadily growing, 2016). Her second board book is slated charge of the Central and South Ameri- Stacey Maddox, husband John and I currently have note cards in three for Spring 2017, Colors of the Pacific can contact centers. She spends about and daughter Beatrice welcomed store on Jekyll Island. Northwest, with Duopress. half her time traveling to Nicaragua, Zinnia Lyanna on July 28, 2016. Six When possible, Sarah Peterson ’03, Stacey Armentrout Fallah has Colombia, El Salvador and Guatemala, weeks after Zinnia’s birth, Stacey and comes to visit me. I travel home as of- been enjoying life as a very busy stay- and she loves her job! John had their official Catholic Church ten as I can to see my niece,Rosie (2). at-home mom. Her son Jackson keeps Danielle Ross Oberg and her wedding in Moneta, VA on Sept 13. her on her toes with his school, sports husband bought a house in Newtown, Elizabeth Killiam ’08 was a bridesmaid and Cub Scout activities. He is being CT, and are enjoying small-town life. and Jenine Bonnet Hutton ’03 came promoted to the role of big brother if all This past summer she took a trip down with her family to celebrate. It continues to go well, as she is expect- to Alexandria, VA ,to see Megan was a lovely day! She is still working as ing a baby girl in November. Baby girl Doughtie and Virginia Uchello Lyon. an internal medicine resident physician comes as a very special blessing after Danielle was also training for her first in Danville, VA, and scheduled to finish nearly 8 years of trying for a second half marathon in October! in December 2017. They are planning child. And of course, they are already Julia Schmitz and Laura Ison on moving back to Alaska when she’s saving up for her SBC tuition. Russell visited Katy Kummer finished. Rachel Roth Allred just started Varughese and met her daughter, Ella Tiffany McCabe Carr is in her her 3rd year of teaching 5th grade Varughese (Class of 2038) in New York 13th year of teaching music at two Math and Science in Hyattsville, MD. City. Julia, Laurel Speilman Rodgers elementary schools in Southampton This is her 10th year teaching in Prince and Jenny Smith Hargett traveled County, VA. She lives in Franklin with

86 SBC.EDU | SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE Class Notes her husband Joseph, two sons, David Prague with Pia Cho ’09. She also took 1st grade at Charlotte Latin School. altogether including her 2 step-kids, (7) and Charlie (1), and two dogs (Lola a trip to Canada, Tuscany and Iceland Brentz Basten East reports that who are now in college) and is also and Ruger). with her family & friends. She is finally it’s been a crazy start year. Husband preparing to launch her new business, Schyler Ellis Burke and husband starting her first consulting gig through Matt and she celebrated 10 years of Vie Meal Planning Services, in the Peter welcomed a baby girl, Cassi- her company in mid-October. marriage this past June. William (5) bustling and always-inspiring Charlot- dy Harper, in May 2015 to join her Beth Goldring is happy at home in just finished preschool and started Kin- tesville, where she is also a local chef, siblings: John, Victoria and Marin. They Annapolis. She works for a mechanical dergarten, where he is enjoying telling recipe developer and cooking instruc- enjoyed Thanksgiving 2015 with Diana contracting firm and helps with the his mom about “Letter Land” and how tor. Find out what’s going on with her Marshall in Oklahoma City. management of Spring Landing Farm, many vertices are in each shape. He is by visiting both her food/lifestyle blog, Tasha Purcell Gillum is still training with Scot Evans. Work and keeping Brentz busy with violin, soccer Dinnerdivide.com and her new startup, working at SBC in the Office of Student horses keep her busy, but she tries to and golf. Rosa (8) is in 3rd grade and [email protected]. Life. Students are keeping her busy, as see her SBC ladies whenever possible! enjoyed 2 weeks at overnight camp is her 15-month-old daughter Indianna Elli Vawter McBride reports that this summer (Camp Alleghany for Girls). Mae Gillum. She hopes to see you 2016 has been a great and exciting She now thinks she can take on any- ladies on visits to campus. year. She had her first child in March, thing by herself. She keeps her mom 2006 Kelly Gibbons got engaged on a baby girl. Her husband and she have busy with swimming and violin. Then Victoria Chappell Harvey March 26, 2016 to Walter Schell. He spent the past six months really en- add in puppy Hiccup, work, tennis and PSC 50 Box 1245 proposed at Sweet Briar on Monument joying being new parents. They reside being the PTO President of William’s APO, AE 09494 Hill. Their wedding will be on April 1, in Virginia by the Rappahannock River school, and Brentz is out of hours in [email protected] 2017 in Easton, MD. and spend their free time on the water the day. But there is always time in the Ginny Wood Susi procreated with family and friends. busy schedule for a lake weekend or a Sarah DeLeo Ostrow: I am living in again. She, her husband, and her Megan Bowling has also had a DC trip with her SBC girls. Raleigh, NC with my husband, Dan, and 4-year-old daughter welcomed year full of excitement and new begin- Sarah Kidd Burchett is now in three children. We had our son, Emil, Nicholas Edmond Susi a few days after nings! She graduated from Lynchburg rotations in Florida to become a physi- on Aug. 31, 2016. Big sisters Grayson Christmas. She is in high demand for College’s accelerated 2nd degree B.S. cian’s assistant. She plans to graduate (4) and Quinn (20 months) love him stage managing gigs and from her son. in Nursing program in May, then moved in Aug. 2017 and hopes to move back already! I am working for my local She lives in Orlando. to Charlottesville to begin her journey to Richmond, a city dear to her heart Susan G. Komen affiliate part time and as an RN with the Thoracic Cardiovas- with many wonderful friends, to finish also have my real estate license. cular Post-Operative ICU at UVA. She out rotations and settle down. Victoria Chappell Harvey: In the says, “The kids are loving their new Lynsie Watkins Steele is stuck in 2005 home and being in a city full of exciting the middle of chaos and pure bliss! She Lynsie Watkins Steele things! Best part of it is that we are just welcomed her 4th child (and 6th 2691 Free Union Rd. only 45 minutes away from the most Charlottesville, VA 22901 beautiful campus in the country where [email protected] Lynsie Steele and I like to let all of our crazy kiddos frolic in the dell! Hope Christina Marchetti-Berry and her everyone is well.” husband relocated from Sydney, Aus- Erin Gibbs is still living outside of tralia, back to Washington, DC, where Aspen, CO, and loving it. She recently they are business strategy consultants completed a thru-hike of the 500-mile for Booz Allen Hamilton. They are build- Colorado Trail and is gearing up for ing their first home together due at the fall ultra-marathons and ski season. end of this year and will finally be able Lauren Wade visited this summer, to adopt a dog! She would be happy and they had a great time hiking and to connect with local alums whenever rafting! This past spring, she was able possible! to spend a week in Virginia visiting Kimberly Gibson-McDonald is the usual suspects: Karen Dennehy Kara Davis Mongello, Abigail First day of preschool for Annabelle, still residing in good ol’ Lynchburg, VA Godsey, Kerry Martin Spruill, Lau- Adams-Moffet, and Jenn Wiley daughter of Stephanie McCallister and teaching high school Studio Art ren Wade and Dana Ripperton. She Schmidt at Abigail’s bridal shower Scherer. and now taking on a video production says, “Life certainly has taken me in a career tech course. On top of teaching different direction than expected after four different courses, she successfully college, but it has been a positive one. turned field hockey into a varsity sport I love Colorado and can’t imagine living at E.C. Glass High School after seven anywhere else!” years of running it as a club, and oh, Amanda Moffett Watts: My fam- wait, she had her second little baby, ily is doing well. My daughter turned 1 too! His big sister is overjoyed. Life is in August and has started walking! My busy but beautiful. son is 2.5 years old and loves learning Samira Hossain took a little about everything and will talk your “sabbatical” from the working world ears off. We moved to Fairfax Station after 11 years starting in May, primarily last year. I recently switched jobs, but so that she could focus on starting her I still am in forensics and still work for own consulting firm with her husband. the federal government. I also had a Sygma Point Consulting is a man- wonderful time catching up with Katie agement consulting firm specializing Barker and Joyce Scott over a long in advisory, accounting and financial weekend back in April! analysis services. In the meantime, she Ginger Tripp McAdams and also took the opportunity to travel with husband Judson are still in Charlotte, some SBC friends, attending Diana NC. They just welcomed their 3rd child Boncheva’s ’05 wedding in Bulgaria, Sept. 20. George “Wicker” McAdams visiting Petra Dacheva ’09 hometown joins an excited sister Eliza and brother in Ruse and going on a girlfriend trip to Tripp! She continues to love teaching

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New Year, I will be moving to San Anto- working on additional endorsements around the corner from Cara Cherry. alumnae Laura Jane Schaefer ’07 and nio, TX after living overseas for the past (in English as a Second Language and Stephanie McCallister Scherer: I Rachel Reynolds Baxtresser ’07. I have 8 years (England and Japan). I have Gifted Education) to my M.Ed. Elemen- just celebrated 10 years at my job that been Collection Maintenance Coordina- loved the experiences and especially tary Education through UVA’s online keeps me super busy, but I love it: barn tor at McKeldin Library at the University the visits from some of my SBC sisters! program. I have plans to get together manager and school program manager of Maryland since June 2013. Since It will be very exciting to be back in the soon with new alum Kate Bessette ’16, at Stonehouse Stables. And I’m loving our perfect five-person wedding in States full time, and I hope to catch up who is also a teacher in the Mayan life with my daughter Annabelle (2). Life 2014, my wife Lauren and I are settling with some of you in the near future! Riviera area of Mexico. is non-stop! in to our home in Greenbelt, MD, with Michelle Badger: It was great to Katie Myers Vaughn: I had baby Maureen McGuire recently met our newly rescued dog, Phryne. see so many of you at Reunion! I am girl Allison Jane Myers on July 24, with fellow alumnae from central Flori- Abigail Adams-Moffet: I finished still working at the Academy and living 2016. Our future Vixen will get to expe- da. They look forward to meeting again my Master’s in May 2015 and became in Plymouth, MA (if you are up here let rience Sweet Briar for the first time at in January 2017. a pediatric nurse practitioner in June me know). I am up for election in the the fall Friends of the Library meeting Molly Mitchell continues to live in 2015. I have been working on a pri- Spring for my third term on the School in October. I am still serving as Chair of the colonial city of Queretaro, Mexico. mary care practice since August 2015. Committee. If you are not on Facebook, the Friends of the Library and happy to This year she started her own jewelry and passed lactation boards in April. I the only change is that I have a 2-year- chat to anyone interested in joining. company called Belle Starr. Her collec- married in May 2016 in Jamaica. Jenn old Boston Terrier, Eleanor “Ellie” Nicki Brandt and Brian Turner tion is inspired by the tale of a female Wiley Schmidt was a bridesmaid. Roosevelt. Remember to sign up to be will be tying the knot in May 2017. In heroine from 1800s Texas. In May, Attended Lindsey Cline’s ’07 wedding an Alumnae Admissions Rep or another 2015, Nicki left Georgia for nomadic Maureen McGuire visited and they with Jodie Weber Kavanah, Jenn volunteer role. Not sure how you can wanderings: training in San Francisco traveled to Mexico City and San Miguel. Wiley Schmidt and Joanna Meade. help SBC? Send me an email or FB as a Forrest Yoga teacher, backpacking This November, Mindy Wolfrom will Spend time with Jenn, Linds and Jo message and I will connect you. Europe with her little sister, biking Wis- make her annual visit for Thanksgiving whenever possible. See Kara Davis Virginia Robinson: I am living consin with SpokeFolk (missions), and (with pecan pie in tow). Molly is so Mongello ’07 often. in Tulum, Mexico, teaching Math and out to Washington and Alaska before thankful for her Vixen sisters! Gwen Reyes: The last few years English at Tulum International School, landing in Colorado, to begin a job with Margaret Loebe: I celebrated have been busy! My company, Fresh after several years of teaching for the National Park Service. For a few receiving my MLS in May 2016 with Fiction, continues to grow and celebrat- Arlington Public Schools. I am also glorious months, her desk was right family and friends including fellow ed 12 years in business in 2016. I do

Abigail Adams-Moffet and Chanel Williams ’01, Judith McCarthy ’67, Maureen McGuire ’06, Betty husband, Andrew Moffett on their Gilleland ’50, Lee Lombardy ’82, Andrea Bateman ’71 wedding day

Megan Meighan ’07 and sister, Brianna Meighan de Hanna ’05 with Brianna’s children, William and Sara DeLeo Ostrow, Anne Wise Staat, Sara Martinez Harrington, Amy Julian, at the baptism of Julian Philip Hubbard, Miriam Choi Cave, Gwen Reyes, Renee Modzelewski Jauregui Hanna in Panama in October 2014. Melissa Bellan ’00, Gwen Reyes

Alicia Gorman, Laura Ann Humphress Toussaint, Olivia Ungerer Mar- Laura Jane Schaefer ’07, Marga- schall, Chris Murphy Vaughn, Sara Coffey, Michelle Badger, Phil Stone, ret Loebe, and Rachel Reynolds Charis Lease-Trevathan Chase. Jenny Jones, Alex Blair, Joelle Andrews, Sarah DeLeo Ostrow and family Baxtresser ’07 Hollylane Riley, Shanthi Ramesh

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TV appearances weekly on the Dallas academic year concluded, Megan Development Office on keeping young ABC affiliate discussing my favorite traveled extensively as the SE regional alumnae engaged in SBC. In April 2016 books. I am a proud member of the sales manager for a medical software she was chosen as one of six facilita- Television Critics Association. I stay in company based out of Pennsylvania. tors for the TELL Summer Institute. In touch with Sara Ostrow Deleo, Elsa In Dec. 2013 Maggie Saylor May she was chosen to participate in Mittleholtz Cannon ’07, and Melissa Patrick was excited to finish her LangTALKS. She will be creating short Bellan ’00. I’m planning trips to Disney master’s in Political Science at Miami professional development videos for World in December and NYC in 2017. University. She writes, “The Sweet Briar world language teachers (similar to TED influence showed through—my thesis Talks). Mostly recently, she was named focused on the roles women play as the Region IV Teacher of the Year and political leaders during revolutions, and she was to find out in mid October if 2007 how they can be most successful in she is selected as Virginia’s Teacher of Emily Nicole Olson affecting substantive change in new the Year. 1119 SE O’Donnell Lane governments. I haven’t been using my Danielle Briggs-Hansen visited Port St Lucie, FL 34983 degree directly, but I do volunteer with Lynchburg in September to see the [email protected] some women’s leadership groups and opening art show of SBC’s Professor it’s fun to see how the ideas I learned Laura Pharis at Rivermont Studios. She Kimberley Wadelton Natarajan in grad school can translate to different will be spending a week at a painting Ashley Ruffead ’05, and Heidi got married this year! She writes, “On contexts.” She and her husband Martin workshop at beautiful Bjorklunden in Trude ’07 representing SBC at a 2/28 I married my best friend, Ajay have moved back to Minnesota and Door County, WI, in October college fair in 2016. Natarajan in a big fat Indian wedding in she is working in the annual fund at Atlanta, Ga. Ajay and I met taking Salsa Carleton College. “We just bought our lessons, we became dance partners for first house and it has lots of room for three years and now we are partners visitors, so we hope to see you soon for life. The wedding was a multi-day here in MN or next spring at Reunion!” affair going from Thursday to Sunday Ferrell Lyles is back in Baghdad, with parties and events for our family Iraq, until mid September. She’s plan- and friends. We had a great time intro- ning on being stateside for our 10-year ducing everyone to Indian food and cul- Reunion! She writes, “I’ve spent more ture. Alumnae in attendance included than most of the last year in Iraq for Cynthia Beller ’04, Heather Bowen, work. I’ve been doing a bit of personal and Megan Maloney ’08.” travel between work trips, specifically In a pretty quick turn of events, this visiting my Junior Year in France host fall Natalie Pye left behind both law family in Paris in late April. Other than and DC to start working for Betterment that it’s been all work all the time! I in New York. She writes, “I’m looking can’t wait to see everyone!” forward to reconnecting with NYC Heidi Trude has been very busy! Vixens and meeting new ones!” In March 2015 she became the first 2014 was a great year for Megan female teacher to be a Google Certified Meighan. She traveled extensively, Educator in Warren County, Va., and in spending four months living in Panama June was named Coach of the Year for and loved spending her time with her Skyline High School. In the summer, nephews, William and Julian, children she traveled to Italy and Greece with of sister, Brianna Meighan de Hanna students from her high school, traveled ’05. After receiving the devastating to France and vacationed in Jura. announcement on 3/3/15. Megan got She also became a Google Certified and her husband, Ajay Natarajan, were mar- to work creating the #SaveSweetBriar Educator Level 1 and Level 2 and then Kimberly Wadelton Natarajan ried on 2/28/2016 in Atlanta, GA. Keychain, which provided numerous in the fall presented several sessions donations to SBC. Once we had saved at the FLAVA conference. In February our college, that keychain was retired 2016 she was selected as one of ten and the new and improved Sweet Briar French teachers from across the U.S. College 2.0 Keychain was created and for the AATF Future Leaders Fellow- is still available in her Etsy boutique at ship program. She returned to Sweet www.MegEBespoke.Etsy.com. Since Briar’s campus at the end of March to the dust has settled and another work with the Alumnae Relations and

President Stone with Alumnae from Northern Virginia.

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Kimberley Battad moved to Port- Memory Care, a living facility for land, OR, in 2014 and loves it. Since seniors with Alzheimer’s and dementia. moving there, she has been able to It can be challenging work, but so reconnect with Laura Schaefer, Erin rewarding and I love the ways I can be Rogers ’08, and Rebekah McSpad- creative with music and art therapies den Burger, and she has met several and really make a difference in the other wonderful Vixens through the quality of life for my residents. I am re- adventures of Saving Sweet Briar. She ally looking forward to our reunion this writes, “I have been working as a life spring and seeing many of you again to enrichment coordinator for Maryville celebrate our class and all the success Sweet Briar has had over the past year. Take care all, and Holla, Holla!” Allison Shaw Camper writes, “Ian and I welcomed our daughter, Adeline, at the end of May. She joins her big Thomas Walker Armistead Boyd, Chelsea Capizzi-Walsh Lomicka brother, Liam. I am still teaching middle born to Ellie Donahue Boyd and and Christian Lomicka (VMI ’08) school science in Roanoke, VA.” her husband, Peter, on February 16! In Jan. Laura Jane Schaefer surprised her husband, Devon, with a cat, Juniper, completing their happy family! She visited Maggie Saylor Patrick in Northfield, MN, in September 2016 and was happy to host Maggie Mae Nase ’10 for a game night last summer; she is planning to host Ashley Baker ’15 after her official move to the area soon. “I’m unusually good friends with Martha Loftin Snell and her hus- Stacy Ludington’s ’12 husband, Mike, band, Adam Christopher Snell, were on Twitter. Stacy is great too (obviously) married on 6/11/2016 in Blowing and we’re slowly making SBC a main Rock, NC. component of the Portland Sustain- ability Scene. Kate Eskew ’98 hosted Whitney Towler Carpenter, Erin Coyne Lanier, and Jennifer Milby Guti- me and my family and Stacy and Mike errez back in 2015 and her little girls were wonderful hosts to Maisie—sharing their tree swing and baby dolls! I really loved the college fair with Kimberley Battad a few months ago and am excited to see what the Portland crowd drums up with the fair coming up next month! In May 2016 I flew back to Maryland to celebrate Margaret Loe- be’s ’06 graduation with her family and I visited with Natalie Pye and Rachel Reynolds Baxtresser. I cannot wait to schlep Maisie and Devon to SBC for our 10th Reunion!” Lauren Guyer Thomas ’09, Megan Behrle ’09, Alison Carr, Sarah Jones Martha Carol Loftin and Adam ’11, and Alison Sims Courtney ’09 with bride Diana Simpson and her Christopher Snell were married on husband, Steven Spitzer June 16, 2016 at St. Mary of the Hills Episcopal Church in Blowing Rock, Heidi Trude traveling in France in of years so I haven’t been able to do Springfield, MA. Katie writes, “We have summer 2015. NC. Several SBC alumnae were in attendance, including Martha’s mother much traveling to visit other Vixens, but a small, but fun and dedicated group of Nan Dabbs Loftin ‘81, Olivia Chaplin I’m definitely saving my pennies for SBC alumnae in the area. Let me know Baker ‘81, May Carter Barger ‘81, reunion this year! I hope to see many if you’re passing through!” Allison Roberts Green ‘81, Rachel of you there! Rebecca Penny Humphrey Moretta, Kitty Keister Roberts and writes, “I spent last academic year as Jane Terry ‘81. Following a honeymoon a visiting assistant professor at Hollins to Savannah, Martha and Adam have University. I loved being down the road settled in Charlotte, NC. 2008 from my alma mater and was happy to After completing my master’s in Mary Dance Berry participate in a career services panel June of 2014, I, Emily Olson, moved 501 Mayfield Circle with Megan Maloney, Melanie Stine to Port St. Lucie, FL, the following Durham, NC 27705 ’07, and Morgan Franke ’13. In March, October to teach and direct theatre [email protected] I accepted a tenure track position at Aquinas College in Grand Rapids, MI. SBC Professors John Morgan at Treasure Coast High School. It’s a Katie Beth Ryan lives in Western My husband and I moved to MI in July and Laura Pharis with Danielle tough job that keeps me very busy with Massachusetts and earned her and are happily settling in.” Briggs-Hansen at Professor Pharis’ a full load of theatre classes, in addition master’s in Library and Information Diana Simpson got married on art show opening at Rivermont to directing after school productions Science from Simmons College in May. Aug. 20, 2016, in Cambridge, MD, to Studio in Lynchburg in Sept. 2016. and sponsoring the school Thespian Troupe. But I love that I’m working Later this month, she will begin a new Steven Spitzer! in my field and (hopefully) making a job as information literacy librarian Dr. Amanda Wisz Keener shares, difference. It’s been a crazy couple at American International College in “I’m still living in Winston-Salem, NC

90 SBC.EDU | SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE Class Notes with my husband, Justin where I work to Simon Lehtinen in Oct. She will from home as a freelance science writ- continue her work in foreign language er. This year, I tackled some tough sto- 2009 education and is looking forward to ries related to neurobiology, and got to Jenny Walkiewicz Dill connecting with fellow alums in the delve into the world of face transplants 12245 SW Marion St. Charlottesville area. and the immunology of tumor radiation. Tigard, OR 97223 Kathryn Brock Hankinson I love my job. This summer, Justin and [email protected] married Ryan Hankinson on 06/25/16 I shared our home with a 10-year-old at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, girl from Belarus, which was super fun Brooke Agee is continuing her work CO. Bridesmaids included classmates and challenging.” as assistant manager at DuCard Natalie Renaldo Mariani and Alison Emily Clifton Stump writes, “My Vineyards. She has a daughter, Sims Courtney. House party members husband Charles and I are expecting Harper-Page (1). Kimberly Shrader included Megan Behrle, Jenny our first child Nov. 21. It’s a girl! I am Butterfield and her husband, Jeremy, Walkiewicz Dill, and Emily Wiley ’07. still working as an engineer for the welcomed their daughter, Ruby Mae, The happy couple have relocated from Naval Air Systems Command, Surface/ in 07/15. Ruby loves hanging out with Atlanta to Fort Worth, TX. Kathryn is Aviation Interoperability Laboratory. I all her SBC Aunties! Kim also recently working as the vice president of Visiting primarily support the unmanned carrier accepted a position with the Virginia Angels Fort Worth and Southlake. aviation program, known as MQ-25, Cooperative Extension, becoming the Lucy Hankinson is the assistant Kristin Barnes and Tanner Bowrey, family & consumer science agent for and also oversee several science and son of Laura Tanner Bowrey director of admissions at Sterling Col- technology development efforts. I will Roanoke and Salem. lege in Craftsbury, VT. She is also the complete a graduate certificate in Lead Laura Cromwell is now living assistant ski coach for the Nordic team in Denver, CO, working at Cabela’s and a select board member in the town Corp. Office doing SEO work. She of Hyde Park, VT. self-published a novel, The Long Way Jessica Lile Hudson and her hus- Home, and is planning to write another. band, Matt, recently moved from DC to She has the opportunity to visit with Georgia and celebrated their son’s first fellow classmate Mallory Sherwood birthday! Jessica is planning to be a full Engelstad and welcomes other visitors time mom until their son starts school to Denver! and is loving every minute of it. Mallory Sherwood Engelstad is Ashlee Mays Kidd and her currently living in Denver with her hus- husband, Adam, welcomed their band, Jeffrey. They are busy remodel- first baby, Skylar, into their family on ing their 800 square foot home as they 02/24/16. Future Vixen Class of 2038! prepare to welcome a baby boy in Jan. Katie Bird Lischick and her Mallory owns and operates Poco Post, husband, Peter, recently moved to Heather Coley, cousin, and Meg Laura Tanner Bowrey with a small batch illustration company that Annapolis, MD, after spending 2 years Hammock at Chelsea Capiz- 6-month-old son Tanner Bowrey specializes in custom paper goods. She in NC while Peter pursued an MBA at zi-Walsh Lomicka’s wedding recently started incorporating a series Duke. This summer, they visited the of workshops into the business which west coast and caught up with Jessi- Briar roommate Kristin Barnes lives allows her to use her teaching skills. ca Gregg in San Francisco and Kate Systems Integration in March 2017. I close by and is a wonderfully adoring Mallory and Jeffrey celebrated their 5th Lydin in Seattle. They are enjoying life am planning to begin pursuing a M.S. honorary aunt. Kristin became a real wedding anniversary by renewing their in their new city with their cat, Kittums, in systems engineering through the aunt in September when her nephew vows in the Rocky Mountains. and miniature dachshund, Minion. Katie Naval Postgraduate School beginning Henry arrived 7 weeks early. Thankfully Julia McClung Ferrintino works in public relations. In attendance next summer.” he was healthy and strong and was recently changed roles at Vanguard at her 05/15 wedding in Easton, MD, Chelsea Capizzi-Walsh Lomicka able to go home in just under two Investment Company and moved into were Gregg, Lydin, Helen Bradshaw is currently doing emergency man- weeks. leadership. She and her husband, ’10, Alysha Wiegand, Emily Schutze agement for Johns Hopkins School of And I, Mary Dance Berry, am Pete, are expecting their first child, a ’11 and Gretchen McDonough ’08. Public Health, and she writes, “Hubby in my last year of divinity school at daughter, in Jan. While honeymooning in Jamaica, Katie and I have just bought our first home Duke. I have loved the program but Rebecca Girten recently spent 3 bumped into Rebecca Penny Humphrey near Annapolis MD. Just celebrated our am anxiously anticipating returning to months on North Island, Seychelles, ’08. 3rd wedding anniversary but never sent a life without homework! My husband, doing sea turtle conservation after Mary Ungerer Mazgaj and her in photos! Two of my bridesmaids were Stephen, started an MBA program at leaving her job of 3 years doing com- husband recently moved to Lakewood, SBC sisters Heather Coley and Mary the UNC, and we are working on a munications for the ACLU of Delaware. NY, after 6 years in DC. Mary is working Margaret Hammock.” house we bought this summer outside Rebecca is now working at SBC in the as a nurse practitioner in internal medi- Ellie Donahue Boyd writes, “Peter of Durham, NC, so life is busy! We are physics & engineering department with cine. Her two kids, Avery (2.5) and Jack and I welcomed our son Thomas Walk- enjoying completing household projects classmate Kaelyn Leake. This past (16 months) keep her on her toes! She er Armistead Boyd on Feb. 16. Walker (or, in some cases, hiring other people summer Rebecca had a mini-reunion is expecting her third child in Feb. She is a happy boy who loves country living to complete our household projects). with classmates Megan Behrle, Julia got to catch up with classmates Paige and our dog, Julep. I am the alumni Thank you for sending updates, and I McClung Ferrintino, Lauren Guyer Cantfil, Julia McClung Ferrentino, relations coordinator at Trinity Episcopal look forward to receiving future news! Thomas, Paige Cantfil, Dori Rucker Kimberly Shrader Butterfield and School, and Peter works for Moran Finger, Kim Schrader Butterfield, Dori Rucker Finger at the baby Towing Corporation on a tugboat in Pia Cho, Caroline Chappell Hazari- shower for Megan Combs Veney Norfolk. We live in Charles City, VA, on an and their families at Smith Mountain hosted by Lauren Guyer Thomas in an old plantation property that we hope Lake. Rebecca was also on hand to VA earlier this year. to restore.” receive the $10M Laurene Powell Jobs’ Doreen McVeigh married Kenneth Laura Tanner Bowrey and hus- XQ Institute award for top 10 schools Fincham at SBC on 05/21/16, with band Tim welcomed their first child in on the cutting edge of rethinking high many alumnae and faculty in atten- February, a boy named Tanner. They re- school, at Delaware Design-Lab High dance. 3 weeks later, she successfully port being overwhelmingly in love with School, which she helped open. defended her Ph.D. dissertation in him, and Laura is really enjoying her Sarah Hall was planning to move marine science at NC State University. new role as a full-time mom. Sweet to Charlottesville, VA, after her marriage She recently participated in an inten-

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The wedding of Kathryn Brock Hankinson to Ryan Hankinson on 06/25/16 in Colorado Springs, CO. Left to right: Megan Behrle, Alison Sims Courtney, Jenny Walkiewicz Dill, Kathryn Brock Hankinson, Natalie Renaldo Mar- iani, Emily Wiley ’07, Julia McClung Ferrintino, and Jane Wiley ’11. Kimberly Shrader Butterfield with her husband, Jeremy, and their daughter, Ruby Mae (1).

Brooke Agee (right) and her mother, Launi Agee, with Brooke’s daughter, Harper-Page (1).

Wedding of Katie Bird Lischick to Peter Leschick in Easton, MD, in 05/15. Mallory Sherwood Engelstad From Left to Right: Helen Bradshaw ’10, Kate Lydin, Katie Bird Lischick, with her husband, Jeffrey, at their Jessica Gregg, Alysha Wiegand, Emily Schutze ’11 and Gretchen Mc- 5th wedding anniversary vow Donough ’08. renewals in the Rocky Mountains.

Jessica Lile Hudson with her husband, Matt, and their son (1).

Jenny Walkiewicz Dill with hus- Caroline Sapp Heather Theunis- The marriage of Jessie band, Jonathan, and daughter, Alexa, while traveling in sen atop Old Rag Waitt Miller to Mike Miller at Newberry Caldera in Bend, OR. Vietnam Mountain in VA. in 10/15.

Ashlee Mays Kidd with her husband, Adam, and their daughter, Skylar.

The wedding of Doreen McVeigh The wedding of Stephanie Altoff The elopement of Kristen Por- The wedding of Lauren Schwartz to Kenneth Finchman in SBC’s Mills (left) to Lindsay Mills on ter-Stransky and Hays Watson in to Brice Lazaro in Lahinch, Ireland Memorial Chapter in 05/16. 11/07/15 at Willowdale Estate in Forsyth Park in Savannah, GA. on 09/24/16. Topsfield, MA.

92 SBC.EDU | SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE Class Notes sive deep-submergence chief scientist horse farm in Alpharetta, GA, with plans director of commercial and community training program through Woods Hole to move there as soon as work is com- relations at the Washington Interna- Oceanographic Institution and looks plete. Maggie and classmate Amanda tional Horse Show (WIHS). This is 2011 forward to leading oceanographic Strickland visit each other regularly Heather’s third year with WIHS and she Heather Marianne McTague expeditions in the future. She now since Amanda’s move to Oxford, AL, in enjoys working with talented national 1065 Brennan Drive lives with her husband and two cats in 01/16. and international riders throughout the Warminster, PA 18974-2124 Canterbury, England. Julia Patt successfully defended year! Heather is also a USHJA Certified [email protected] Jessie Waitt Miller obtained her her master’s essay on Frankenstein Trainer and teaches lessons on the M.S. in food science and technology and Emile at St. John’s College this weekends in Potomac, MD. Heather Kennedy Munro relocated to her from VA Tech and is currently assisting summer. Classmates Cheryl Seaver likes to spend time outdoors, hiking, hometown of Salem, CT, in August, international companies meet US FDA and Jessica Baker were in atten- paddle boarding, rock climbing and but continues to work for Connecticut compliance in food safety and food dance. She teaches composition at U spending time with loved ones. Conference of Municipalities in New regulations. Jessie married her college of Maryland University College and is I, Jenny Walkiewicz Dill, am Haven. In the past year, Kennedy has sweetheart, Mike Miller, in 10/15. the volunteer communications manager living in Tigard, OR, with my husband taken on the newly created position of Brooke Agee, Madeleine MacIntire for the Starfish Foundation, Inc., which Jonathan. We recently welcomed managing special projects and reports ’10, Dr. Linda Fink, and Dr. Lincoln offers resources and academic support our first child, Alexa Anne, to the for the non-profit. Kennedy’s spare time Brower attended the wedding. Jessie to low-income students in Ecuador. world on 4/21/16. I am now a full- has been focused on traveling, trying and Mike are living in Williamsburg, VA, Kristen Porter-Stransky married time, stay-at-home-mom, and I am new things and having adventures. with Tarzana the horse, Sophie the dog, her college boyfriend, Hays Watson, thoroughly enjoying it. I had the great Morgan Garrison started a new and Jasmine and Sebastian the cats. earlier this year. They had a beautiful privilege of attending Kathryn Brock job in April and moved to Cleveland. Stephanie Altoff Mills married elopement in Forsyth Park in Savannah, Hankinson’s wedding on 06/25/16 in classmate Lindsay Mills on 11/07/15 GA. They are currently living in Atlanta, Colorado Springs and had a wonderful at Willowdale Estate in Topsfield, MA. where Kristen is working as a postdoc- visit from Megan Behrle in 08/16. Maggie Nicholson began working toral fellow in neuroscience at Emory 2012 as an Event Producer for Wits’ End University. Ebet Davey 2000 Monroe Place, Apt 7411 Productions in 03/16. She was also Caroline Sapp is living in Wash- elected to join the board of directors ington, DC and working as a sanctions 2010 Atlanta, GA 30324 of Generation Green, where she held licensing officer at the US Department Rosie Morgan Louis [email protected] the 2016 (and will hold the 2017) of Treasury. Last year she adopted Wat- 42 Whittlesey Avenue From weddings to graduate degrees, Verde! chair position. She is also in the son, a boxer/pointer mix, from a local Wallingford, CT 06492 the class of 2012 is constantly reach- process of renovating a house on a shelter. Earlier this year Caroline was [email protected] ing new heights. From an academic a bridesmaid in Doreen McVeigh’s standpoint, we have many to congrat- wedding and recently returned from a Jasmine Jones moved to Atlanta, GA, ulate. recently gradu- two-week vacation to Vietnam. and is pursuing a master’s in divinity at Carol Ferguson ated from Union Presbytery and moved Lauren Schwartz was married to Emory University’s Candler School of to Kentucky to begin a call as the Brice Lazaro on 09/24/16 in Lahinch, Theology. pastor of Crescent Springs Presbyterian Ireland. Kaitlyn Wieditz ’10 was the Molly McLemore moved to Church, which is just south of Cincin- Maid-of-Honor. Montgomery, AL, after spending several nati. They are lucky to have you, Carol! Rachel Sullivan was granted Aus- exciting years in NYC. She is pursuing a In 2014, finished tralian citizenship 2 years ago and left nursing degree. Stacy Ludington her master’s in community and regional her home in Boston for Sydney where Lindsey Davis graduated from planning, then spent a year working she has been ever since. She is cur- veterinary school. She currently resides for the Department of Environmental rently working as an accountant at the in Brooklyn, NY, and is working as a Quality and a year in AmeriCorps ser- University of Technology Sydney, which small animal veterinarian. vice. She is now a sustainability analyst Tina-Rose Tolpa married Brandon has an urban campus in the center of Mandi Ryan Hudson gave birth with Clackamas County in Oregon, McGuire (H-SC 2011) in Canada on the city, very different from SBC! She to a beautiful baby girl, Sophie Rose near Portland. She aids the county with Sept. 5, 2015. In attendance were loves the quality of life in Sydney and is Hudson, on April 28, 2016. education and outreach for residential Lindsay Arnold ’10 and Maggie having a fantastic time. recycling and resource conservation. McNamara ’11. The happy couple Heather Theunissen is the lives in Powhatan, VA. Additionally, Tina graduated with a degree in chemical engineering from VCU in 2015.

Peter Branch Diehl Smith, son of Martha Schley Kemp Smith Sweet Briar sisters in attendance at the wedding of Martha Schley Kemp Martha Schley Kemp Smith and and Zach Smith at their wedding Smith Zach Smith, at his baptism in Highlands, NC.

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Matt Manzo and Melissa Clough Manzo at their Caroline Heltzel Overstreet and Franklin Overstreet wedding in Georgetown. at their wedding reception at the Commonwealth Club in Richmond, VA

Saving Sweet Briar event at Rebec Vineyard during Reunion Weekend Lydia Marsh Mindling, Martha Schley Kemp During Melissa’s reception at Top of the Town, from May 2015, Melissa Clough Manzo Smith, Caroline Heltzel Overstreet, and Emily left: Emily Boggs ’11, Jessie Edington ’13, Melissa with sisters Joan Voss ’85 and Kate Jones Dent enjoying each other’s company and Caro- Clough Manzo, Allison Stansberry ’11, and Ilisa Markham ’85 line’s wedding reception. Weinberg ’14.

She and her husband, Mike, recently town in DC. They had their reception at 1/2 years old and learning something bought a house and are enjoying life Top of the Town in Arlington, VA, which new each day. ann091311@yahoo. with their cat, Snickers, and their is owned by twin sisters and Sweet com. Shetland sheepdog, Tucker. Way to help Briar alumnae Joan Voss ’85 and Kate Cody Ann Anders Gross is a 2nd keep the world clean, Stacy! Markham ’85. Martha Schley E. lieutenant in the NC National Guard Many other swans are also Kemp Smith married 2009 Hamp- and strength manager at the 449th enjoying their careers. Greer Gordon ton-Sydney grad Zachary E. Smith in TAB. She got married this fall to 2LT has accepted a position teaching Highlands, NC on Nov. 1, 2014 with a Seth Gross, an active duty infantry 8th grade English at the Cranbrook reception following at the Old Edwards officer at Fort Benning, GA. They are Kingswood Middle School for Girls. Way Farm. Bridesmaids included Lydia currently stationed at Fort Bragg, NC. to empower girls to change the world, Marsh Mindling, Farrah Peak and [email protected]. Greer! She also saw fellow Vixens Caroline Heltzel Overstreet. On Julia Green graduated with her Lindsey Eneguess ’11 at the wedding Nov. 3, 2015, Zach and Martha Schley master’s in Accounting from William of Lindsey’s sister was visited by Grace welcomed their first child, Peter Branch & Mary in May 2015, and moved to Caskey ’14, and has reconnected with Diehl Smith. They are enjoying life in Anchorage, AK, after graduation. She Victoria Trudeau ’11 and others at the Richmond, VA, where Martha Schley is happily developing her career in metro Detroit SBC alum event. Isabel- works for the Virginia War Memorial public accounting as an experienced la Formento living in Port Lucille, FL, Foundation and Zach is employed with is celebrating her 1-year anniversary BB&T. Congratulations to all newlyweds at CV Technology as the administrative and new parents! and materials ssistant. She is enjoying With all class of 2012 swans men- scuba diving, craft brew festivals and tioned and not, we continue to change being with Fallon Nieson when she the world one step at a time! Tim Daniels and Dani Daniels wed Brian Winston in Oct. So glad life is treating you well, Isabella! Fallon is not the only one with a 2013 recent wedding. Mrs. Caroline Heltzel Jackie R. Montero Overstreet married 2013 VMI graduate [email protected] Franklin Overstreet on June 25, 2016 in Richmond, VA. Her bridal party included Jackie R. Montero is an assistant Emily Jones Dent, Lydia Marsh director of admissions at St. Margaret’s Mindling, and Martha Schley Kemp School, an all-girls’ college preparatory Smith, with Elise Stine-Dolinar ’11 also day and boarding school. She has also in attendance. Caroline worked for Op- started leasing an OTTB named Woogie tima Health in Richmond before moving and is hoping to show him in the to Germany, where she and Frank are hunters next summer. currently stationed. Ashley Hester Harris is still a Melissa Clough Manzo married stay-at home mom. Since the last 2012 Lynchburg College graduate set of notes Ashley and her husband, Cody Ann Anders Gross and her Neilan have added one more to their Matthew J. Manzo on Nov. 22, 2014 at husband after his Infantry school Ashley Royal ’15, Dani Daniels, Holy Trinity Catholic Church in George- family. Clayton “Clay” Randolph Harris graduation at Fort Benning, GA was born on April 16. Caroline is now 2 Lauré Herzog ’15

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Neilan, Ashley, and Caroline Caroline and Clayton Harris Harris

Sweet Briar Women (from the left) Sloane Victor, Katherine Clark, Bridget McGinley, Elizabeth Kilgallin, and Caroline McMillian reunited at the Virginia Gold Cup on Oct. 24, 2015. Judges and Auditors at Miss Alaska 2016 pageant (Julia Green, Keith Ward and judges) Cushman & Wakefield / San Antonio in admissions at Columbia College, a Commercial Advisors. jgough4591@ women’s college in South Carolina, gmail.com Katherine Decker moved back to Dani Humphrey Daniels married central Virginia. She is currently the her USA Swimming teammate, Tim admissions and marketing manager at Daniels (UMW), on July 2. With two of Mountainside Senior Living, in Crozet. her SBC swim teammates by her side, She and her boyfriend, Adam and their the wedding was a winning event! German shorthaired pointer puppy, The couple recently purchased their Boone, now reside in Fishersville, VA. first home in Historic Smithville, NJ. [email protected]. 2015 Lea Gray 2014 12460 Richards Ride Angelina McCahey King George, Va. 22485 312 2nd SE [email protected] Washington, DC 20003 At the 2016 Bridge Builder’s Gala: Alex Powell, Julia Green and Amanda [email protected] Verena Joerger: I’m currently working Keates on M.S. in atmospheric science at Meaghan Hogan: I’ve moved to Cornell University and plan on gradua- associate at BDO USA, LLP in the audit Richmond, VA, and have been working tion in May 2017. Outside of graduate department. She’s had the opportunity at a local nonprofit, Commonwealth school, I also ride my horse, Soleil (also to volunteer for organizations such as Autism, for just over a year. I have just a 2015 SBC graduation) and volunteer Bridge Builders and Miss America. She been elected to secretary for Historic as a tutor at Tompkins Learning Part- is still working towards obtaining her Richmond Foundation’s Junior Board. ners in Ithaca, NY. CPA by 2018. [email protected] I have been traveling up and down the DJ Gallagher: I just started my Alyssa Berkeley recently East Coast with boyfriend Joe Stiles second year at the University of Rich- accepted a job as a special education (H-SC ’10)! mond School of Law. This past summer teacher at Forest Elementary School in Elizabeth Kilgallin is living and I interned at the Bedford County Juve- Bedford, VA. She will be getting married working on Capitol Hill in DC. She nile and Domestic Relations Court, and to William Logan Doneghue in June serves as the scheduler for Rep. John then I studied abroad at the University 2017! [email protected] Katko. In her free time, Elizabeth of Cambridge. While I was there I trav- Katie Bitting is currently a PhD cheers for her Washington Nationals eled to Edinburgh and Dublin, and also Candidate at Duke University studying and volunteers as a member of the met up with two classmates, Sixtine organic chemistry in the Wang Lab. Junior League of Washington. Abrial and Lizzie Newhart. She has recently published a paper in Melanie Rinehart: I graduated Emily Rogers: After I spent a year the journal Organic Syntheses and has from Indiana University in May with a traveling around the world and working, received a federal teaching fellowship Elizabeth Kilgallin (left) was a masters in library science, archives I was accepted into NYU’s Gallatin for designing new undergraduate bridesmaid for her fellow Sweet specialization, and recently moved back School of Individualized Study for my chemistry courses. [email protected]. Briar sister Olivia Hurt Herndon, East to begin a three-year position with master’s degree! I’m now living and Jenness Gough graduated from who was married on Sept. 10, 2016 the New York Historical Society as an studying in New York City, working on the University of the Incarnate Word in Charlottesville. assistant archivist on the Time, Inc. an interdisciplinary thesis in anthropol- with her MBA in May 2016 and started Archive! ogy and environmental studies. working as a marketing coordinator for After wrapping up a year working Kait Goodwin: I’m currently work-

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Rebecca Matheson, Julia Bay- Dr. James Alouf, Arielle Sperrazza Marissa McCord: Engaged at the Jessica Sheleg: My new city— liss, Arielle Sperrazza Biltmore House Neijiang, China ing in the children’s room at the Roch- Airella Sperrazza: I just started done with my nursing degree and will Georgia Archives being mentored by ester Public Library in Rochester, NH, working as a special education teacher be graduating in May 2017! SBC graduate, preservation services and loving it! Employee of the Month in Amherst County. It’s my first year Haley Elder: I am finishing up my manager and conservator Kim Norman for the City of Rochester in May 2016. teaching and so far it is not as bad first year in the M.S. program in reha- ’85. Freelance Web Developer at kaitgood- as student teaching and master’s bilitation and mental health counseling Caitlin Daniel: I am currently living win.com Book Blogger & Reviewer at (however it was so amazing being able at VCU in Richmond, VA, as well as in Mechanicsville, VA, outside of Rich- kaitgoodwin.com/scintillatingreads to graduate from Sweet Briar again). working full-time as a clinical assistant mond. Since graduation, I have been Sixtine Abrial: I attended Heriot I am living in Madison Heights (much for a vascular surgeon. I am currently a heavily engrossed in volunteer work Watt University (Scotland) in 2015- nicer than Lynchburg. I know, who board member for the Richmond Area for numerous organizations, including 2016 for a M.S. in interpreting and would have guessed) with Rebecca Counselors Association and volunteer Sweet Briar College and a congres- translating, with graduation in Novem- Matheson. for the National Alliance on Mental sional campaign. I have also been ber 2016. I’m currently working at the Jax Bullett: I am currently working Illness. leading the Vixen-to-Vixen outreach Language Centre of the Université de as a HR representative. Leah Humenuck: For the past group for the Alumnae Alliance. In Bourgogne (University of Burgundy) in Jessica Sheleg: I took a year off year and half, I have been pursuing September, I traveled to the West Coast Dijon, France. work to teach English in China. I hope pre-program experiences to qualify for for the wedding of my best friend and Lea Gray: I’m currently attending to explore my interests before returning Art Conservation master’s programs. former roommate, along with several the William and Mary Mason School of to school for my master’s. These experiences have taken me to other Sweet Briar ladies; we enjoyed a Business for my master’s of Account- Marissa McCord: Since gradua- internships and research opportunities mini-reunion. ing, with an expected graduation date tion, I got engaged to my high school with the Library of Congress, Smith- Hannah Kowitz: I’ve settled in of May 2017. After that I plan on get- sweetheart, on June 16, 2015. I moved sonian’s Archives of American Art and Richmond, VA, with a great group of ting my CPA and beginning my career. back to my hometown, Asheville, Museum Conservation Institute, the alums, and work as a legislative aide to Annie Rich: I’m recruitment coor- NC, so I could pursue my dream of Naval History and Heritage Underwater state Sen. Siobhan Dunnavant. dinator at LifeBridge Health. becoming a nurse! I’m over halfway Archaeology Unit and currently at the

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