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inside: The Essence of St. Catherine’s

Spirit Fest Highlights

Alumnae and Parent Authors

1 Blair Beebe Smith ’83 came to St. Catherine’s from Chicago as a 15-year-old boarding student with a legacy connection - her mother, Caroline Short Beebe ’55 - and the knowledge that her great-grand- father had relatives in town. “I didn’t know a soul,” said Blair, today a Richmond resident and kitchen designer with Heritage Woodworks. A younger sister – Anne Beebe ’85 – shortly followed her to St. Catherine’s, and today Blair maintains a connection with her alma

mater through her own daughters – junior Sarah and freshman Blair Beebe Smith ’83 Peyton. Her son Harvard is a 6th grader at St. Christopher’s. Blair recently shared her memories of living for two years on Bacot II: Boarding Memories2 The Skirt Requirement “Because we had to Williams Hotel “We had our permission slips signed wear skirts to dinner, we threw on whatever we could find. and ready to go for overnights at Sarah Williams’ house. It didn’t matter if it was clean or dirty, whether it matched Sarah regularly had 2, 3, 4 or more of us at the ‘Williams the rest of our outfit or not…the uglier, the better.” Hotel.’ It was great.”

Doing Laundry “I learned from my friends how Dorm Supervisors “Most of our dorm supervi- to do laundry (in the basement of Bacot). I threw every- sors were pretty nice. I was great friends with Damon thing in at once, and as a result my jeans turned all my Herkness and Kim Cobbs.” white turtlenecks blue. I’m embarrassed to admit that when we ran out of clean socks, we bought new ones at “Sometimes the bookstore and charged them home.” Late Night Pizza Deliveries we’d order pizza from the hall pay phone after the dorm had closed for the night. When the delivery guy arrived, Sunbathing On Top Of The Arcade “In the we’d lower down a laundry basket with our money in it. spring when the weather was nice, we kept our bathing Obviously, we must’ve been pretty hungry.” suits on under our clothes so we could race up to the Arcade to sunbathe during lunch or a free period.”

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IN EVERY ISSUE FEATURES INSIDE BOARDING MEMORIES FRONT COVER Blair Beebe Smith ’83 recalls her days 14 Getting to the heart on Bacot II. of who we are Learn about the essence of St. Catherine’s and our 4 HEADLINES school’s new ad campaign. The Head of School reveals great news about academic success at St. Catherine’s. 16 Authors Among Us Meet a few alumnae and current parents who have 6 FACULTY PROFILE recently published stories and memoirs. Meet Laura Farrell – Upper School history teacher, yearbook advisor and faculty 49 ST. CAtherine’s Legacies mentoring program director.

7 AROUND THE GREEN News and highlights from around campus. On the cover Sixth grader Kristina Dickey learned team-building skills during the Middle GREAT GIFTS School Challenge Discovery Day. (Page 10) 19 There’s something for everyone Photo by Jim Robb. on this page.

CLASS NOTES 20 Catch up on the latest news about your friends and classmates .

MORE BEYOND 50 Sue Baldwin shares some thoughts about peer relationships.

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Laura J. That is not the case at St. Catherine’s School. Girls are encouraged to engage in every aspect of their learning – Erickson in the classroom and outside of the classroom. They are Head of School participants in every imaginable way. There are no spectators at St. Catherine’s. As a girl growing up in a coed world, I was a rule follower, an avid reader, a precocious writer, and I could color within the We have found the way girls learn best and apply those practices lines – everything my late 1960’s elementary school teachers in every subject area. One only has to look at test results for wanted in a student. proof that the St. Catherine’s approach is successful.

But, I was also a spectator – specifically in mathematics and science. I have never been at a school with such a large percentage of students taking AP Calculus – both AB and BC (which is the The is that education is not a spectator sport. A good, upper level of the course). Last year 36 percent of our girls who sound educational experience requires active cognitive and took an AP exam completed either the AB or BC calculus test. All emotional investment and interaction. It took me years to of those students received qualifying scores of three or higher develop a sense of myself, to gain confident independence, and an impressive 79 percent earned the highest score (five) in to stop being a well-behaved spectator. calculus BC. An equally impressive 69 percent did the same in calculus AB. These results are outstanding and bode well for mission core values

St. Catherine’s, a Church School in To fulfill our mission and pursue our Nurturing spiritual growth: We enable the Episcopal Diocese of , vision, we take these values as core: each person to deepen her faith through offers girls in junior kindergarten worship, reflection, humility and the rec- Pursuing academic excellence: We culti- through twelfth grade a rigor- ognition of God in every human being. vate intellectual habits in which we take ous college preparatory education joy in learning through energetic inquiry, Celebrating individuals: We recognize through a community of teachers analytical and creative thinking, and the unique gifts and potential of each and staff committed to fostering the continual striving to reach new levels. person and help each to recognize the development of the mind, body and strength that comes from differences. spirit. The ultimate aim of the school Developing character: We teach individ- is to prepare girls of diverse perspec- uals to live with integrity, responsibility, Building community: We build up com- tives for leadership and service in a confidence, compassion and respect for munity within and beyond the school global community. themselves and others. through teaching social responsibility, inclusiveness and leadership to prepare each person to serve others and contrib- ute to healing the world.

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our mathematics program, which continues to develop ing the renovated classrooms and gathering spaces in Ellett. innovative lessons designed for girls, with Smartboards and You can find girls working together in the student commons other technology. and the seniors hanging out in their new lounge. They can read announcements, daily schedules, special events, meetings and St. Catherine’s students are not just excelling in math. I am happy birthday greetings from the new digital message board on the to report – and maybe even boast a little – that our girls continue first floor. to excel on testing in all subject areas. St. Catherine’s girls scored well above national averages on SATs – 164 points above the My pride in St. Catherine’s continues to grow and my enthusiasm national average on writing, 134 on critical reading and 120 on is renewed each morning as I cross the Green. I know this new math. Our 111 students taking AP exams averaged 2.32 exams school year will bring us many things to celebrate and I hope you per student and 88 percent of those girls scored a qualifying will join me in continuing to Empower Girls for a Lifetime. score compared to 14.6 percent nationally.

Educational Records Bureau Scores (ERBs) confirm that St. Catherine’s girls outscore suburban and independent schools in all subject areas in grades two through seven, with the gap widening as they progress through St. Catherine’s curriculum. Laura J. Erickson, Head of School Outside the classroom, Upper School students are now enjoy-

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Head of School board of governors, Anne Kenny Urban ‘83 William Jeffrey W. Miller Laura J. Erickson 2008-2009 Katherine M. Whitney ’75 M. Bagley Reid Executive Editor Elizabeth Cabell Jennings ’81 P. Whitworth II Molly F. Tanaka ’73 Theodora M. Miller Chair Director of Strategic Marketing Jane Hall Armfield ’70 governors emeriti/ae advisors Editor and Writer Jewel G. Caven ‘86 Anne Whitfield Kenny ’51 William J. Armfield IV Cathe H. Kervan H. Hiter Harris III Publications and Photography Manager Richard M. Clary Theodore W. Price William E. Collin Wesley Wright, Jr. Contributing Writer Wesley Wright, Jr. Jennifer Harter J. Philip Cornett ex officio Public Relations Specialist Elizabeth Fauntleroy St. Catherine’s NOW is published by the Alumnae, Robert W. Garland Laura J. Erickson Development and Marketing & Communications contact information: Head of School Scott Duncan Gullquist Offices of St. Catherine’s School, 6001 Grove Avenue, Director of Development David H. Charlton Richmond, VA 23226, 804/288-2804. E-mail: H. Hiter Harris III Kim Lebar President of Church Schools [email protected]. St. Catherine’s welcomes George K. Jennison Director of Alumnae Affairs Wayne L. Hunter qualified students without regard to race, religion, or Judy Carpenter Hawthorne ’75 Charles M. Johnson III Foundation President ethnic origin. Ethnie Jones Terry Whitworth Co-Heads of the Campaign Letters to the editor are welcome and encouraged and Debbie Andrews Dunlap ’70 Kathleen Luke Parents’ Association President should include the author’s name, address and day- Sue H. Schutt Jose L. Murillo foundation time phone number. Please send correspondence to: R. Hewitt Pate credits: Wayne L. Hunter Executive Editor, St. Catherine’s NOW, St. Catherine’s Ray M. Paul, Jr. President Photography School, 6001 Grove Avenue, Richmond, VA 23226. Cathe Kervan, Theodora Miller, Woods Garland Potts ’73 Fax: 804/285-8169. Printed letters may be edited for Mary C. Doswell Ashley Miller, Jim Robb, Duane Gib Brockenbrough Staunton ’81 length, content and . Berger, Richmond Magazine Ashby Jennings Hatch ’84 Dee Dee Butler Sutton ’76 Design Peter H. Bowles R. Giles Tucker J H I

5 faculty profile Laura Farrell An Upper School world history teacher since 2002, Laura Farrell began her career at St. Catherine’s as the student writing tutor, after having taught in public schools in Fairfax County and Chesterfield County, Va. She holds a bachelor of arts degree from The College of William & Mary and a master’s degree in education from University. Since 1999 she has lived in Richmond with her husband Tony, a writer; daughter Lucy, a St. Catherine’s second grader; and son Will, a St. Christopher’s kindergartner. In addition to teaching, Laura serves as the faculty sponsor of the Quair yearbook and directs the school’s mentoring program for What experiences or people influenced you to new faculty and staff. become a teacher? I was working at the National Geographic Society in Washington, D.C., after college and had started thinking about graduate school. Having been involved in debate and local politics in high school, I always figured I would end up going to law school. Then one day I drove by my high school, T.C. Williams in Why is it important for our girls to understand history? Alexandria, Va., and started thinking about all the great people I had How do you inspire students who may think history is known and the experiences I had there, and I began wondering what boring? History gives us a context for understanding the world it would be like to be a teacher. Soon after, I enrolled in a teaching we live in today. Because the modern world is so interconnected, internship program at George Washington University. studying the past is more important and relevant now than it’s ever been. I want my students to see the big picture and know the Once I started teaching I realized I loved everything about it – the important questions to ask. So when I teach about a particular intellectual and creative challenge of figuring out how to teach a aspect or moment in history, we look for connections to our world subject, the research that goes into preparing for class, and watching today. Every decisive moment in world history shows us that there as students make connections. As a world history teacher, experi- are different answers to the same questions and challenges we face ences like a Fulbright Scholarship for summer study in India and an today as global citizens. exchange program in Japan through the Close-Up Foundation have helped enhance my teaching. I get to learn new things all the time - What other areas are you responsible for at What could be better than that? St. Catherine’s? As sponsor of the Quair yearbook (with resource teacher Dianne Vaccarino), I get to work with girls more as a coach What is the best thing about teaching St. Catherine’s rather than a teacher. Through this important project, the girls put girls? Our students are confident and open to new ideas, and their own personal stamp on the history of the school, and working their perspectives are refreshing and invigorating. In the class- with them allows me to help write that history. room, I see them make connections and become better writers and more sophisticated thinkers. They are talented athletes, gifted In directing the school’s mentoring program for new faculty and musicians, community leaders, and I enjoy being a part of their staff, it is rewarding to help new teachers and staff during their first lives beyond the classroom. year at St. Catherine’s. I enjoy introducing new people to this vibrant and dynamic place.

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Left: The Mayoral Forum at St. Catherine’s drew 600 students from Richmond area high schools. Right: St. Catherine’s senior Emily Lawrence was interviewed by Richmond television Channel 12.

St. Catherine’s Hosts St. Catherine’s AP government teacher. Mayoral Forum for Area “We have to provide them with the ways High Schools and means to become civically and politically engaged.” More than 600 students representing 17 different Richmond high schools filled St. Each candidate had one minute to Catherine’s Kenny Center on October 6 answer each question. Topics included for “Empowering Tomorrow’s Leaders,” regional cooperation for mass transpor- an impressive, student-led Mayoral tation, handling situations of civil unrest, Forum involving all five Richmond attracting middle class homeowners to mayoral candidates. All St. Catherine’s the city and changing the perception of Spirit Fest and St. Christopher’s Upper School the government. students attended the event. St. Cathe- St. Catherine’s senior Emily Lawrence Spirit Fest 2008 brought students, families, friends, faculty and staff to rine’s students served as student ambas- asked the candidates to explain the campus on October 3 to welcome sadors for the candidates and as greeters biggest issue facing Richmond and how autumn, show support of athletics for students from other schools. The they will resolve it. and celebrate St. Catherine’s vibrant event was sponsored by Capital One. community. The Parade of Saints, led “I believe it’s important for students to by Head of School Laura Erickson, “It’s very important that the voices of the understand what is going on in politics included alumnae and current students students are heard and that they engage because whether they know it or not, decked out in gold and white. The in the political process,” Head of School political decisions affect them,” said school’s a cappella group, the Censa- tions, performed and alumnae played Laura Erickson said. “This forum ensured Emily, a first-time voter. “So, it is impor- a spirited Gold vs. White their questions are asked in their own tant for students to get involved and game. Following student field hockey voices.” understand in order to help politicians and games, the crowd enjoyed a picnic dinner on the Green Students submitted more than 70 different make the right decisions for them.” and danced to questions. Five inquiries were selected The forum concluded with 10 additional the tunes of the band MidLife Crisis. and those students stood on stage and student-generated questions asked by Special thanks to parent and alumna asked the candidates their questions. Capital One Executive Vice President Beth Trice Moore ’80 and her Spirit “It is our task as educators to instill a Katherine Busser, the guest speaker and Fest Committee for planning and executing this annual event. sense of civic duty within our students moderator. Media partners were NBC12 at every opportunity,” said June Lehman, and Richmond Magazine.

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Tom Mast, Mary Jane Greene and Judy McCallum. Row 1: Drew Johnson, Nicole Hood, Amy Roth and Clare Trow. Row 2: Cindy Trask, Gail Heaton, Joe Mahler and Dean Whitbeck. Row 3: Pontus Hiort and Gordon Winn.

New Faces Around Campus degree in business administration from Lisa Heaton – Database Manager, Chestnut Hill College. She worked in Development Office Lisa holds a B.S. degree St. Catherine’s welcomes the following admissions at Villanova University and from Florida State University and previ- new faculty and staff: was most recently co-director of college ously worked at The Steward School. Pam Arciero – Assistant to the Head of counseling at La Jolla Country Day Pontus Hiort – History Teacher, Upper Finance and Operations Pam holds a School in La Jolla, Calif. School Pontus earned a B.A. degree degree in accounting from J. Sargeant Pamela Haner – Math Teacher, Middle in history and German from Uppsala Reynolds Community College and has School Pam holds a B.A. degree in University in Sweden. He holds an M.A. worked at various accounting firms. elementary education from The College degree in history from Murray State Emma Bowles - Spanish and Mandarin of William & Mary and an M.S. degree University and a Ph.D. degree in history Chinese Teacher, Lower School Emma holds in reading from Radford University. from Northern Illinois University. a B.A. degree in international studies of Emily Harrison - Assistant Director of Nicole Hood – Director of Experiential Asia and Chinese from the University of Annual Giving and Staff Liaison for Daisy Learning & International Studies Nicole Richmond. Days Emily holds a B.A. degree from holds a B.A. degree in city planning from Mary Jean Colwell – History Teacher, the University of North Carolina at the University of Virginia and M.A. and Upper School Mary Jean holds a B.A. Wilmington. She was a district scheduler Ph.D. degrees in history from the Univer- degree from Albertus Magnus College and for U.S. Representative Sue Myrick. sity of Michigan. an M.H. degree from the University of Jennifer Harter - Public Relations Specialist Drew Johnson – Religion, Upper School Richmond. She taught at Monacan High Jennifer develops news stories about St. Drew holds a B.A. degree in religion and School in Chesterfield County, Virginia. Catherine’s for the media. She holds a history from Philips University and a Jim Frizzel – Theater Teacher Jim holds B.S. degree in kinesiology from Indiana M.Div. degree from Emory University. He a B.S. degree from Virginia Commu- University and was the public relations is completing a Ph.D. degree in educa- nity University and an M.S. degree specialist at Christian Children’s Fund. tional ministry from Columbia Theolog- from Longwood University. He taught in ical Seminary. Drew also works with the Gail Heaton - Foreign Language Henrico County Public Schools. school’s service-learning program. Department Chair Gail returned to St. Katie Giegerich – Kindergarten Assistant Catherine’s after teaching at The Steward Joe Mahler – Physics, Upper School Katie is a 2008 graduate of Randolph- School. She was an adjunct professor Joe taught at Providence Country Day Macon College, where she earned a B.A. at Randolph-Macon College and the School in , N.C. He holds a B.A. degree. University of Richmond. Gail holds a degree in physics from the University of Mary Jane Greene - Director of College B.S. degree in English and French from North Carolina - Charlotte and an M.Ed. Counseling Mary Jane earned a B.A. Presbyterian College and a master’s degree degree from Walden University. in French from Middlebury College.

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Row 1: Pamela Haner, Tara Mullins and Sally Anne Smith. Row 2: Jim Frizzel and Ray Nelson. Row 1: Tara Seward, Katherine Whitley and Katie Giegerich. Row 2: Emma Bowles.

Tom Mast - Assistant Head, Finance and Ray Nelson – Counselor, Middle and Sally Anne Smith – English Teacher, Operations Tom holds a B.A. degree in Lower Schools Ray holds a B.S. degree in Middle School Sally Anne holds a accounting from Kent State Univer- elementary education from Winthrop B.A. degree and a master’s degree in sity and an M.S. degree in educational University and an M.Ed. degree secondary English education from administration from the University in counseling education from the University. She taught at of Southern California. He served as University of Virginia. Monacan High School’s Center for the business manager at Roads Humanities in Chesterfield County, Va. Jim Robb – Information & Web Services Academy and at . Manager Jim has 20 years of computer Heather Szymendera – Math Teacher, Judy McCallum - Technology Coordinator, experience in the architectural, retail and Upper School Heather holds a B.A. degree Upper School Judy was an instructional museum fields as a design specialist. He in math from Oberlin College. She has technology teacher in Henrico County holds a B.F.A. degree in theatre design been a part-time math teacher and tutor Public Schools. She holds a B.A. degree from Virginia Commonwealth University. at St. Catherine’s and was previously a in psychology from Ladycliff College dorm supervisor. Amy Roth - Dean of Students, Upper and an M.Ed. degree in curriculum and School Amy was associate dean of Cindy Trask – Science Teacher, Upper School instruction from Virginia Common- students at the Cate School. She holds Cindy taught at Collegiate School and wealth University. a B.A. degree in fine arts and anthro- St. Johnsbury Academy. She holds a B.S. Theodora Miller - Director of Strategic pology from St. Lawrence University degree in biology from Dalhousie Univer- Marketing Theodora leads the school’s and a master of social work degree from sity, a bachelor’s degree in science educa- newly expanded marketing and commu- Washington University in St. Louis. tion from St. Mary’s University and an nications office. She holds a B.S. degree M.S. degree in counseling from Lyndon Joe Schinsky - Science Teacher, Upper from High Point University with a State College. School Joe previously taught at the double major in international business Cate School. He earned a B.S. degree in Clare Trow – Associate Director of College and Spanish and has held various biology from the University of Dayton Counseling, Upper School Clare was a leadership positions in the financial and an M.S. degree in biomechanics senior college counselor at the Maggie services industry, most recently as Senior from The Pennsylvania State University. Walker Governor’s School and an assis- Director at Capital One. tant director of admission at Randolph- Tara Seward – Kindergarten Assistant Tara Mullins – Dance Teacher Tara Macon College. She holds a B.A. degree Tara was an assistant teacher at Reveille earned a B.A. degree in dance from James from The College of William & Mary Weekday School and a substitute teacher Madison University and an M.F.A. degree and a M.Ed. degree from Virginia at St. Catherine’s. She holds a B.A. in dance from Arizona State University. Commonwealth University. degree in history and a master’s degree in teaching and social studies from the University of Virginia.

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Row 1: Lisa Williams and Heather Szymendera. Row 2: Pam Arciero and Row 1: Lisa Heaton, Emily Harrison and Chris White. Row 2: Jim Robb, Theodora Lana Valenzuela Miller and Jennifer Harter.

Lana Valenzuela – Human Resources In the Upper School Two other seniors, Sarah Hargrove Manager Lana holds a B.A. degree in and Mary Szymendera, were among Ellett Hall is alive again with Upper social/behavioral sciences and public 20 students statewide to be named School students. The classrooms health from The Johns Hopkins Univer- Wyndham B. Blanton Scholars by the are filled with sunlight, the walls are sity, where she worked in the area of Virginia Historical Society. This selection decorated with artwork and the Student benefits and human resource services. was based on student essays and other Commons provides a comfortable place submitted materials supporting their Dean Whitbeck - English Teacher, Upper to gather between classes. Students learn stance on whether or not World War II School Dean holds a B.A. degree in to use Smart Boards in classrooms and was a good war. English from St. Mary’s College of get announcements and updates from California. He taught English literature the state-of-the-art digital message board In the Middle School and composition in both independent on the first floor. and public schools in the Bay area. Sixth graders climbed ropes, built bridges Senior Lindsay Stone was among seven and solved problems during an outdoor Chris White – Development Office Manager college students and other high Challenge Discovery Day. Out-of-the- Chris holds a B.S. degree in education from schools students honored by Richmond box team-building activities and physical Queens College. She worked for Needle’s Magazine as one of “15 Kids with Really experiences focused on bonding and Eye Ministries and as a volunteer at her Big Ideas” in the Richmond area. Featured cooperating with each other. In the fifth church and in the community. with the other students in the magazine’s grade, students are involved in a similar Katherine Whitley – Lower School October 2008 issue, Lindsay was called in-school program with challenge activities Receptionist Katherine previously worked “A Scientist in the Making” for her current designed around St. Catherine’s core values. in the furniture industry. independent study with chemistry teacher Ryan Warren. Lisa Williams - Kindergarten Assistant Lisa taught at Atlee Christian Academy. She holds a B.S. degree from The College of William & Mary and is working on an M.Ed. degree in reading at the University of Virginia.

Gordon Winn – Spanish Teacher, Upper and Middle Schools Gordon holds a B.A. degree in Spanish from the University of Richmond and an M.A. degree in

Spanish from Middlebury College. Lindsay Stone Mary Szymendera Sarah Hargrove

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New Volunteers Step Forward The St. Catherine’s Board of Governors and the Foundation Board have elected the following new members:

Richard M. Clary Richard is the father of two St. Catherine’s alumnae, Rebecca ’93 and Kathryn ’94, and a current student, Margaret (Class of 2009), and the grandfather of St. Cathe- rine’s kindergarten student Mae Wallace Angus. A graduate of St. Christopher’s, the Virginia Military Institute and the Medical College of Virginia, Richard is a surgeon with Surgical Specialists of Richmond. He served in Desert Storm and is a retired colonel in the U.S. Army Reserves. Sixth graders challenged themselves through outdoor team-building activities.

On their first service-learning trip, seventh In the Lower School Charles M. Johnson graders assisted first graders at Richmond’s III Charles is the First graders studied about Miss Jennie Elementary School with father of St. Catherine’s and the history of the school with Tyler academic-based activities and on another alumna Ann ’08 and Bird Paul ’77, St. Catherine’s archivist, trip learned orienteering, map reading and two St. Christopher’s while second graders learned about problem solving at Sate Park. graduates. A partner oceanography, researched sea animals with Private Advisors, and presented shell projects. Third LLC, he holds an M.B.A. degree from graders raised more than $400 for breast Tulane University and a B.A. degree from cancer research in October and earned the University of North Carolina Chapel the privilege of wearing jeans to school Hill, where he was a Morehead Scholar. in conjunction with the National Jeans Day for Breast Cancer. Gib Brockenbrough Also, students and their families enjoyed Staunton ’81 camping, fellowship and fun under the A graduate of Univer- full moon during the Lower School sity of Virginia, Gib Camp-Out at the Goochland Athletic is director of admis- Fields on Sept. 13. sions for PK – 4 at St. And, the newly-renovated Lower School Anne’s-Belfield School Library was dedicated in honor of Howard in Charlottesville. She currently serves Pugh, former St. Catherine’s director of on the boards of the UVA Curry School Third graders raised money for breast cancer research Foundation and the Farmington Country and celebrated by wearing pink shirts and blue jeans. library services.

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Club and is a past board member of the Center for Environmental and Life Sciences. She has three daughters, St. Catherine’s Ellett-St. Catherine’s Alumnae Associa- She is president of the Poseidon Swimming eighth grader Selina and fifth graders tion, the UVA Alumni Association, the Foundation Board and serves on the board Lillian and Margaret. Jefferson Scholars Foundation and the for Venture Richmond. Boys and Girls Club of Charlottesville. Amy Bice de Venoge The Ellett-St. Catherine’s Alumnae ’87, a 13-year day Dee Dee Butler Board welcomes the following four student, received a Sutton ’76 The new members: B.B.A. degree from mother of two the University of St. Catherine’s Jane Molster Hines Georgia. She worked alumnae, Ginny ‘89, a 13-year day in commercial sales ’01 and Blair ’05, student, graduated for This End Up Dee Dee is the past from the Univer- Furniture before beginning a career in president of the sity of Virginia property management with her family’s Ellett-St. Catherine’s Alumnae Associa- with a B.A. degree company, SECAM, Inc. A past president tion, past chair of Annual Giving and in art history. She of the Richmond Chapter Alumnae Board, past chair of Daisy Days. She graduated worked in New Amy is also an advisor for her college from Mary Baldwin College and has York as an assistant to a travel writer and sorority and assists with Sunday School held numerous volunteer positions at St. for the corporate communications firm at First Presbyterian Church. She has three Catherine’s beyond the alumnae board. Robinson Lerer Montgomery. After living children, Ella, a St. Catherine’s sixth-grader, She is a past board member of The in London for many years, she and her Charlie and Gracie. Steward School and The Sacred Heart husband recently returned to New York Center, and she does volunteer work with their four children, Lilly, 9; Grace, 7; Perry Sinnickson Guy ’64, a 12-year with the Junior League of Richmond. Charlie, 5; and Clarke, 2. day student, is a graduate of Briarcliff New to the Founda- Professional College and Virginia tion Board is Mary photographer Commonwealth C. Doswell, the Helen Hamilton University. The mother of two St. Horsley ’83, national director Catherine’s graduates a 13-year day of government sales - Lindsay ’04 and student, holds for Portrait Brokers Katie ’06 - and three a B.A. degree in of America, Perry is also a founder and current students English from the owner of The Virginia Cotillion and a – sophomore Cabell and eighth graders University of Virginia and a photog- member of the Alexandria Investment Alison and Meredith. Mary is senior vice raphy degree from The Portfolio Center Club, Belle Haven Women’s Club and president of regulation and integrated in . She owns a photography the Garden Club of Alexandria. Perry planning for Dominion Resources, Inc. business specializing in portraits, sports, has lived in Alexandria, Va., for 35 years She has served on the Performance Food homes and gardens and serves on the and has two grown sons, Carrington Group Co. board and is the current Vestry of St. Mary’s Church and the and Claiborne. chairman of the board for the VCU Rice board of The Memorial Foundation for Children.

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Reunion Weekend 2009 f riday, a pril 17 and s aturday, a pril 18

• Put together a foursome for the Athletic Boosters Tournament Friday afternoon • Come for Evensong followed by a cocktail reception Friday evening • Join in the Saints Sprint 5K or Fun Run Saturday morning • Don’t miss the Alumnae Meeting, luncheon and class pictures on Saturday • Re-connect with friends at class parties and Ellett Society Dinner Saturday evening

Grandparents’ Daisy and Special Days Friends’ Day 2009 Thursday, April 16

Saturday, April 25

13 Getting to the Heart of Who We Are

As a working mother of three children, my memory is not as good as it used to be. The The Essence of St. Catherine's beginning of 2008 is a complete blur with a few minor exceptions such as family celebra- tions and brief vacations. This was also the Empowering Girls for a Lifetime year that my husband and I decided to make it a priority to provide our two older children with an independent school education. Educating Enhancing Embracing Girls Excellence Community During the course of our search, I quickly felt a connection with the people at St. St. Catherine’s is in its second century as a recognized leader in educating Catherine’s and St. Christopher’s Schools. girls to reach their full potential and is an active resource to others. Not only did I sign contracts for my daugh- Through innovative teaching, rigorous academics, and expansive course ter to join the 5th grade and my son to join offerings and opportunities, St. Catherine’s continues its dedication to the 8th grade, I too decided to make a career enhancing excellence in every girl. change from the business world to become Our faculty, staff, students, parents, and alumnae work together to foster St. Catherine’s Director of Strategic Marketing. an embracing community where individuality is respected and personal I became captivated by the opportunity to connections are valued. contribute my skills and talents to an organi- zation with a clear mission, where my pro- Whether learning takes place in the classroom or on the field, is expressed through arts or in service to others, St. Catherine’s is empowering girls fessional and personal worlds could collide for a lifetime. in harmony.

By day five on the job in early June, I real- ized that my timing was ideal as the school’s brand and culture study commenced with results from a faculty/staff survey and parent and student focus groups held in the spring. Immediately, I had data and could com- bine my own objective perspective as a new parent, a new employee, and a Richmond transplant from the early 90’s. Time and time again I heard loud and clear what we don’t want our image to be. The Leadership Team and the Design Team (20+ Faculty/Staff representatives) spent time in self-reflection. Together, from the bottom up, we defined “The Essence of St. Catherine’s School”.

Junior Emma Brodeur was one of 14 students featured in the print advertising campaign.

14 As the year progresses, we will more for- “The Essence of St. Catherine’s mally launch our new brand “St. Catherine’s School, Empowering Girls for a Lifetime” on School” is perfectly aligned with the web, in publications, and on stationery and school supplies, etc. In order to be fru- our core values. gal citizens of school funds, we will combine theses updates with other planned improve- ments for various communication channels. By articulating our essence, we now have a girls. We found all of the girls to be artic- We are also excited about having com- way to share a consistent message of who ulate and unique. Each ad captures their pleted several joint marketing projects with we are and what makes us unique. As the own story of who they are, what they like St. Christopher’s School to demystify our saying goes, people will hear what you say, about school and their thoughts and hopes unique Upper School Coordinate Program. but they will believe what you do. We are for the future. Our St. Catherine’s girls have Everyone on the Marketing and Com- now in the final stages of building a com- been featured in a variety of publications. munications Team is committed to creating prehensive action plan to ensure that we This approach paints a complete picture of and promoting a positive image of our continue to build upon our strengths and the St. Catherine’s experience through the school, to share school news, to celebrate tackle challenges with tangible and measur- eyes of our very own students. Our ads also our success and energize school pride. able improvements across several key areas. include an updated More information will be shared with you in look for our school the coming months. name with a font style Everything we do, we do with heart and that is an appropriate soul and you inspire us to do more. With our foundation clearly set and our balance between clas- key priorities identified, we have spent sic tradition and inno- the last few months tackling specific image, vation to match the vitality of St. Catherine’s Thank you for making St. Catherine’s such marketing, communications and admissions School. The response has already been an amazing place and for your continued needs head on. Our goal is to tell you who amazing with double the attendees at our support on our journey! we are, and our “She’s a St. Catherine’s Girl” recent open house and record number print advertising campaign conveys that of applicants. In the spring, we will use a message, one girl at a time. Through teacher similar campaign to showcase our alumnae, Theodora M. Miller nominations, we interviewed 14 amazing master teachers and parents. Director of Strategic Marketing

15 This sampling of recently published books by authors within the St. Authors Catherine’s community provides a quick glance at the wealth of literary talent among alumnae, Among Us parents, faculty and staff. Other published book authors are encouraged

North Carolina native Ann Rothrock Beattie ’88 has pub- to share their accomplish- lished a memoir of her years on a Zimbabwean farm. ments by writing “Tengwe Garden Club – My Story of Zimbabwe,” her unique and endear- to St.Catherine’s NOW ing story that began on an African safari, is set against the backdrop Editor Cathe Kervan at of the increasingly unstable and tyrannical rule of dictator Robert Mugabe. [email protected]. Ann, her family and their community are ultimately forced to make difficult decisions when their lives and lands are endangered by the corrupt political climate in which they live. Ann lands in rural Africa on a tobacco farm, where she deals with many chal- “The world can lenges and pleasures. She gives an open and honest account of wildlife encounters, a charming com- munity life, the many people she came to know and the love of her life, Dave Beattie. know about what “So many times, I have been asked to tell my story,” said Ann, a graduate of the University of North really happened Carolina - Chapel Hill. “I am so pleased to have written it now, so the world can know about my amaz- ing experience, but more importantly, the world can know about what really happened in Zimbabwe.” in Zimbabwe,” Ann recently moved with her husband and son from Wilmington, N.C., back to Africa. (Her by reading Tengwe book can be found at www.lulu.com.) Garden Club.

Margaret Ferguson Gibson ’62, professor emerita at Margaret Ferguson the University of Connecticut and the author of nine books of poetry, published earlier this year her memoir, The Prodigal Daughter: Reclaiming Gibson ’62 an Unfinished Childhood. She returned to St. Catherine’s School last April to present readings from this book to Upper School English students, published The followed by a reading and book signing open to the public. Margaret’s Prodigal Daughter book was available for purchase during the event, and a portion of the proceeds was directed to the St. Catherine’s Scholarship Fund. in March 2008. The 1966 graduate of Hollins College (now Hollins University) also holds a master of arts degree from the University of Virginia. Her book of poetry, One Body, published in 2007, won the Connecticut Book Award in Poetry for 2008. She has been awarded a National Endowment for the Arts Grant, a Lila Wallace/Reader’s Digest Fellowship and grants from the Connecticut Skeletons on the Commission on the Arts. She has earned two Pushcart Prizes and the James Boatright Poetry Prize. Zahara recounts Margaret Gibson grew up in Richmond, Virginia; she now lives in Preston, Connecticut. a 1815 shipwreck on the west coast of Africa.

16 Now You Know is the latest novel by Susan Stafford Kelly ’72. It tells the story of a life-long friendship between two very different women – one a free-spirited Yankee, the other a modest Southern woman - who meet in college in 1947 and enjoy a lifetime of reunions and farewells and a friendship that flourishes through the years. Now You Know Raised in Rutherfordton, North Carolina, Susan went to the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill after graduating from St. Catherine’s. tells the story of She holds a B.A. degree in English and a master of fine arts degree in creative writing from Warren Wilson College. life-long friendship She has twice been a fellow at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts and has taught creative writ- between two very ing for Woodberry Forest School, Salem College, UNCG and the North Carolina Writer’s Network. Her novel How Close We Come won the Carolina Novel Award in 1997, was reissued nationally in 1998 different women. by Warner Books, was an Alternate Selection in the Book-of-the-Month Club, and was published in Russian and German. In 2001 Warner published her second novel, Even Now. Pegasus Books pub- lished her novel The Last of Something in 2006. Susan is a member of the North Carolina Writers Conference, has three grown children, and lives in Greensboro with her husband Sterling.

St. Catherine’s parent Dean King is an award-winning and best- selling author of nine non-fiction books. He is the father of four St. Catherine’s students – Middle Schoolers Hazel, Grace and Willa and 3rd grader Nora. His most recent book, Skeletons on the Zahara: A True Story of Survival, is a national bestseller that recounts the shipwreck of the Connecticut merchant brig Commerce on the west coast of Africa in 1815. After being enslaved by nomads on the Sahara, crewmembers, including Captain James Riley, make their way across 800 miles of some of the harshest terrain on earth and past the inimical tribes of the Atlas foot- hills to Mogador to be ransomed. Skeletons on the Zahara is the winner of the People’s Choice Award, has been trans- lated into 10 foreign languages and is the subject of a two-hour History Channel special documen- tary. Formerly under film development by Paula Weinstein and DreamWorks, the book is currently being developed as a feature film by IFC of London. Dean is a founding board member and former co-chair of Writers, an award- winning nonprofit promoting literary life in Virginia, and a committee chair and secretary of the Library of Virginia Foundation Board. He speaks frequently on his work and on writing.

17 Another current parent, Kathleen Reid, is the author of A Page These women Out of Life, a fiction novel with a scrapbooking backdrop. bond together to Published in April 2008, Kathleen’s novel is about love, friendship, support each other heartbreak and scandal in the fictional city of Belloix, . Ashley is a stressed-out mother of four who gets dragged to a meet- through good ing of the local scrapbooking club by her best friend. Ashley is amazed at the diverse group of women – from Tara, a single grad times and bad. student looking for love, to Libby, a retired schoolteacher whose life is torn apart when her son is involved in a corporate scandal. These women bond together to support each other through good times and bad as they uncover a trail of secrets. A graduate of Mount Holyoke College, Kathleen had a career in corpo- rate marketing in Washington, D.C., and New York City before she began writing full-time. Her first book, Magical Mondays at the Art Museum, was a children’s book based on the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, and was followed by her first novel,Paris Match. Kathleen lives in Richmond with her husband Bagley and their two daughters, Ellie, an 8th grader, and Susanna, a 6th grader.

Kathryn Williams ’99 began writing in a notebook at age 6. Today she is an established writer of young adult fiction. She was on campus in May to speak with Upper School English students about her writing career and her recently published first book,The Debutante. “I realized early in my life that I loved writing, creating characters and expressing myself through language,” she told St. Catherine’s students. Offering advice to other aspiring writers, she said: “Learn how to be a good reader and be persistent – It can be scary, but you have to keep plugging on.” After attending Sewanee University where she majored in English, Kathryn worked as an intern for New York magazine and Newsweek and did freelance Author Kathryn writing. “Internships are a wonderful opportunity to learn and absorb your surroundings,” she told the students. A native of Richmond, Kathryn now lives in Nashville, Tennessee, where she is working on her Williams ’99 second book, part of a two-book deal with Hyperion, owned by Disney. She also does freelance work on movies and TV shows for the Disney Channel. encourages Note: St. Catherine’s sophomore Catharine Cain contributed to this profile. aspiring writers to “be persistent.”

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These St. Catherine’s items make special gifts for birthdays, graduations, and holiday celebrations. Proceeds benefit St. Catherine’s Scholarship Fund. Other items are available for sale directly from the Alumnae Office (Miss Jennie’s) and online.

a. daisy tervis tumbler g. pewter items engraved with school seal Single 16 oz. Tumbler. $14 ($4 shipping) 1. 3 1/2” lined Jewelry Box with domed lid $28 Four 16 oz. Tumbler gift set. $52 ($8 shipping) 2. 8 oz. $20 b. signed parks duffey commencement poster 3. 8 oz. Virginia Cup $24 $50 ($8 shipping) 4. 4 oz. Virginia Baby Cup $27 (All items above are $6 shipping) c. ceramics by dana gibson ’82 5. 6” Virginia Bowl $65 ($7 shipping) Dana’s ceramics are available at fine stores around the country. She creates her 6. Pewter bracelet with seal $18 ($4 shipping) own glazes, so all items are unique. These items were designed especially for St. Catherine’s, and each is adorned with a daisy. Specify pink, yellow, lime, or blue. h. note cards Package of 10 notecards and envelopes. Color reproduction of “Commencement 1. 7” Bud Vase $60 ($12 shipping) on the Green” by Parks P. Duffey, III. $8 ($3 shipping) 1 2. 8” x 5 ⁄4” Rectangular Frame (for 4” x 6” photo) $70 ($12 shipping) i. school motto plates and platters 3. 10” Daisy Chain Bowl. Pale butter yellow Choice of rim colors: pink, light blue, green, turquoise or purple. with raised daisy chain around the rim. $170 ($20 shipping) 1. Plate $55 ($12 shipping) 2. Platter $100 ($15 shipping) d. daisy mouse pad Ingenious mouse pad consists of tear-off sheets featuring the St. C daisy. j. daisy polka-dot flag Perfect for jotting down phone numbers, web information, or doodling! 36” x 57”. Choose either pink or blue background. $120 ($4 shipping) $7 ($3 shipping) k. garden flag e. daisy decal Choose pink or blue background. $35 ($4 shipping) ($1 shipping) Distinctive and bright daisy decal for cars, notebooks, whatever! l. whimsical ceramics by celie gehring 1. Large size (5”) $5 (all designs available in blue, yellow or coral) 2. Mini size (2.5”) $3 3. Mini Daisy Sticker (indoor) $0.50 ($0.50 shipping) 1. Small bowl with raised dots. $28 ($8 shipping) f. indoor daisy magnets 2. Solid color frame (For 5x7” photo). $55 ($12 shipping) 3. Solid color platter. $65 ($12 shipping) Great for refrigerators or lockers. ($1 shipping) 4. Cheese tile with raised dots. $50 ($10 shipping) 1. Large size (5”) $5 2. Mini size (2.5”) $3

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Quarry in Richmond. “Time marches on,” she Bridge! Anne Cowardin West in Camden, ’36 says, referring to the fact that her home of 50 South Carolina, was my next long distance call. Correspondent: Emory Gill Williams, years on Rio Vista was being sold. Gay Gibson She, too, is still in her own home with two of 10014 Cedarfield Court, Richmond, VA 23233 Pinder is “alive and well on the Eastern Shore. her children nearby. A son is in Washington, e-mail: [email protected] Two daughters moved nearby and love it here. DC, practicing law and another is a surgeon in My brother Churchill died, my little brother, Charleston. Much to the happiness of all their and it is very devastating. I keep in close touch children, Anne and her sister, Dorothy Gibson ’38 with Kitty Adams Pinder and she keeps me ’38 have kept their wonderful riverfront house Correspondent: Dorothy Cowardin Gibson, 5 Hampton informed about our class.” Helen Thomas at Gloucester Banks where they spent sum- Commons Terrace, Richmond, VA 23226-2167 Roberts says life is good at Cedarfield in mers growing up. Betsy Brunk Argo is another Richmond, where lots of St. C alumnae live. classmate who continues to be very active. She Well, girls, as this fall issue of St. Catherine’s Helen’s family had a great reunion last April drives back and forth from her house in Bristol, NEWS arrives, I suspect you’re thinking of when her oldest granddaughter, Dr. Molly Rhode Island, to her house on Cape Cod. Her Christmas, even though I am writing from my Roberts, was married in Leesburg, Virginia. two daughters and one son are well known and summer habitat on the York River! As it hap- admired around the country because of their pens, only dear Anne Wigton Hall responded extensive work in the environmental issues. to our request for your activities. She says they Betsy said this all started when they were very are now living in a retirement home in Essex, ’40 young. She added in our telephone conversation Correspondent Frances Bushnell Forsyth, 1600 Connecticut, “where everybody is wonderful that she was having a great summer on the Cape Westbrook Avenue, Apt 408, Richmond, VA 23227 and delighted to have made the move.” From where every day something new is happening. my observations in Richmond, everyone who Carlisle Morrissett Branch and Betsy Cole Just prior to sitting down to write these notes, lives through the nightmarish process is to be Beverley went by train to New York City where your correspondent had a wonderful telephone congratulated, and nine out of ten are pleased they spent several wonderful days in a delight- conversation with Mary Meek Brown Semler. with survival and the decision. Wissie Pervere ful hotel. Carlisle said they thoroughly enjoyed Mary and George bought a ranch style house Anderson writes that she was so sad to miss tea at the Plaza with Betsy’s two nieces. Betsy in Brooklin, Maine, thirty years ago. When she everyone last spring at the reunion, but sends goes north every year to see her sister, Kitty described where she is living I was convinced greetings to all. Mary Leavell Jerman Tompkins Cole Trautmann ’37 and her husband Harry, that she is in one of the garden spots of the U.S.A. made it to Westminster-Canterbury in 2007 and who live on Long Island. With less than a day With a view of the Blue Hill Bay, she looks across felt as if she were back home since her precious before mailing in this class news, I haven’t had to Mount Desert Island. Even though I proudly mother had lived there for many years — until time to make any more telephone calls. Please claim being half-Yankee, I definitely needed help she was 108. Mary Lev has a brother-in-law send me your news because we really want to with her location in Maine. Bar Harbor is on with his own plane who frequently takes the know what is happening in your life. I am liv- Mount Desert Island. Her house is in a scenic family on jaunts, which she thoroughly enjoys. ing at Westminster-Canterbury, and you would rural area 12 miles from the nearest grocery store She plays bridge regularly but complains that be amazed at how many St. Catherine’s girls are in the little town of Blue Hill. There is water all she’s slow. However, she seems not to miss a living here. Quite a number of them are from beat, despite depending on a cane. She enjoyed a around, behind and in front on a point of land. younger classes. Westminster-Canterbury lunch with Elizabeth I loved it when Mary told me she is a Justice of Billups Bowles in July. Since they had not seen the Peace. This summer a grand-niece and one each other in 70 years, it was not a surprise they grandson got married. She didn’t perform the had to be introduced! Your correspondent keeps ceremony but she did step forward and claim ’41 up with Gratia Allen Banks by phone and that “in the state of Maine I declare you are man Correspondent: Audrey Straus Koch, snail-mail. She’s happily ensconced near her son and wife.” In addition to being a Justice of the 13310 Oakwood Drive, Rockville, MD 20850-3410 Larry in Chico, California, and often sees the rest Peace, she has been the Senior Warden at her of her family. They were affected by the smoke church, where her term is drawing to a close We were sorry to learn that Frances Jerman from some of the northern California wild-fires. after two and a half years. Last August her whole Brown’s husband Alan died in early May 2008. She had her summer vacation in Washington family was with her. After they departed she Frances’ nephew Chris Tompkins and her sisters state with son Allen and Barbara, who retired flew to Spain to visit a son and his family. Mary Mary Leavell Jerman Tompkins ’38 and Julia from the Navy in 2007. Gratia’s another Bridge also enjoyed a month’s visit in New York City Jerman Neal ’42 flew in nieceJulia Borden player and recently enjoyed a visit from her San with her sister Cabell Roome ’46. While staying Neal Rose ’67’s plane to Easton, Maryland, for Francisco card-playing friends. I called four of in a suite in the Roger Smith Hotel at 46th and the memorial service and a short reunion of the you dear ones today without any luck. So I’ll end Lexington Avenue, the two of them visited muse- Jerman sisters. with another request for news and wishes for ums, enjoyed theatre productions and walked your blessed Christmas and happy healthy 2009. the Brooklyn Bridge twice to visit two grandsons who live in Brooklyn. Mary has nine grand- ’42 children, four great grandchildren and another Correspondent: Bebe Woolfolk Trice, 506 Tuckahoe ’39 grandchild was expected in November. And last Boulevard, Richmond, VA 23226. 70th REUNION April 17-18, 2009 but far from least, while in New York they called e-mail: [email protected]. Peggy Hutcheson Dorrier, told her they had plenty of room and to get on a train and come Due to a serious accident in the middle of July I Virginia White Brinton spent some time last share their suite. Peggy spent four days with neglected my class correspondent duties. I was summer swimming with friends and relatives them seeing all the sights, and the three went on a two lane when a lady blacked out and in the cool spring water of the Philadelphia together on one of the walks across the Brooklyn came head on. I swerved, resulting in a side-

20 class notes swipe and being turned over. I hung by my seat Miller Phillips had a delightful week at Virginia your move to Los Alamos sounds wonderful, belt for 30 minutes while the firemen cut the top Beach in July with her daughter Judy and son but best of all, I think, are your two daughters of the car off to get me out. I had 18 sutures in Henry and various family members coming and who live there and who are so eagerly anticipat- my scalp but otherwise came out all right. I feel going. Nancy Graham Hitch spent her spring ing your move. Looks like you have proven that I am very lucky to be alive. As a result Scottie and summer renewing her lovely home, putting “you can go home again”. Johnson Haley heard about the accident and glass windows on her screen porch, wallpaper- gave me a call. She sounds like she did 60 some ing, scraping floors, etc. My daughter,Kathy years ago - wonderful! She is again going to be Belew Carr ’83, and I spent a long weekend in ’47 Woodstock, Connecticut, visiting my daugh- the housemother for the KA fraternity at W & NEEDS CORRESPONDENT! ter, Lindsay Belew Paul ’75, and her family L. She is very enthusiastic about a hip replace- Please contact the Alumnae Office if you would at their newly built home with a pool! This ment she had. Two of my grandchildren had like to be a correspondent. a wonderful time getting to know two of Jean was the weekend before Lindsay’s classmate, Wiltshire Lane’s great-grandchildren at Camp Judy Williams Carpenter’s, wedding to Dean Mont Shenandoah this summer. They had come Hawthorne, brother of another classmate, Peel Hawthorne over from Australia for camp. I would welcome , so there was much excitement ’48 about meeting her classmates in Biddeford Pool, word from any and all of you. NEEDS CORRESPONDENT! Maine, for the event. Please contact the Alumnae Office if you would like to be a correspondent. ’43 Jean MacCallum Perrett was sorry to miss last NEEDS CORRESPONDENT! ’46 NEW Correspondent: Betty Vogel Wilde, 1001 spring’s reunion. Her children and their families Please contact the Alumnae Office if you would Oppenheimer Drive, #102, Los Alamos, NM 87544 are concentrated in southern California and like to be a correspondent. Connecticut, so she rarely visits Virginia, but she We are happy to welcome our newest class cor- says “I am so grateful for my experience (two respondent, and encourage everyone to send years) at St. Catherine’s.” ’44 Betty your news. Our deepest thanks to Robin 65th REUNION, April 17-18, 2009 Wardlaw Miller, who has done such a won- derful job of collecting and summarizing your Correspondent: Barbara Evans Davis, 11905 West news for the last 7 and a half years! The following ’49 Briarpatch, Midlothian, VA 23113-2317 is Robin’s final installment:As I write this, I’m 60th REUNION April 17-18, 2009 e-mail: [email protected] wishing happy summer birthdays to those who celebrated in June, July, and August: Dare Correspondents: Jane Cecil, Masters Wrenn, Blissie Whitehead Buford, 2424 Hanover Avenue, Richmond, VA 23220-3406 ’45 Alice Lee Harvie Garey, Page Ryland Parker e-mail: [email protected]; and Correspondent: Kitty Hart Belew, 1600 Westbrook and Betty Bowe Wallace Hendrix and best Peggy Wood Doss, 112 Wynnwood Drive, Ave., Apt. 231, Richmond, VA 23227 wishes to all the other “girls of ‘46” that I did not know about. Certainly I’m sure that Dare had a Wilmington, DE 19810-4428 most memorable day celebrating at a birthday e-mail: [email protected] As I write this, summer is upon us and fam- dinner hosted by Maggie Brydges, daughter of ily and friends are getting together. In June the late Anne Brenaman, our St. Catherine’s Anna Nolde McKenney says all is well. Margaret Towers Talman spent time in classmate. Also, helping Dare celebrate were Grandchildren are in upper, middle and lower Princeton, New Jersey, attending the graduations Hugh Brydges, Anne Brenaman’s son, and Julie schools at St. Cat’s and St. Chris. Henry, age of one granddaughter from high school and one Brenaman ’51, Anne’s sister. I know the entire 15, has Type I Diabetes. His mother and father from middle school. These are the daughters of class of 1946 remembers Anne Brenaman—cute, (daughter, Helen Ilnicky ’80, and son-in-law Nell Talman Haughton ’74. Between gradua- smart, funny and more. It’s nice that some of her Scott) are very active in Juvenile Diabetes tions, Margaret went to Philadelphia to visit Jane classmates remain in touch with her children. Research Foundation and raised thousands of Catlett Ballard and husband. While there she Our love and best wishes go out to Alice Lee dollars biking through Death Valley 100 miles Alice Scott Nalle saw and her husband who Harvie Garey who is recuperating from a bad fall in 110 degrees temperature. Daughter Mary live in the same retirement complex. Ann “Nick” she sustained while vacationing at Wrightsville lives in State College, Pennsylvania, with her Nicholson Adamson spent the month of July Beach. Over the summer your retiring cor- husband Bill, who is dean of the College of Earth at her cottage at Glouchester Banks on the York respondent enjoyed watching granddaughters and Mineral Sciences. They have two daughters, River. Helen Handy Kelly and husband John Mattie and Taylor (St. C Classes of 2015 and ages 11 and 14. Son Stuart lives near Anna and only spend weekends at their cottage just across 2013 respectively) water skiing competitively at works in the sinking stock market. Anna keeps the road from Nick. Grace Addison Fitton, Lake Anna. I had such a nice note from Betty very busy with volunteer work (especially with husband and children and grandchildren joined Vogel Wilde telling me of her recent return to the homeless). Anna and I went to a very sweet an annual Addison reunion at Virginia Beach. Los Alamos, whence she originally came in memorial service for Suzanne Smith Harvie Mary Whit Christian Haycox lives at Virginia 1949. Now, she is returning after some years in who died last summer. Molly Toms Fitzgerald Beach where she still keeps her horse “Rainbow” Albuquerque. She has purchased a large condo and Betsy Dale Gayle met at St. Cat’s gradua- though she doesn’t ride as often as she used to and is enjoying selecting new paint and carpet- tion in June to see their granddaughters graduate. due to church, Garden Club, Dames and social ing. Los Alamos sounds beautiful, situated in the Molly has four grands in Charlottesville, three at life. She has announced that she expects to be northern part of New Mexico not far from Santa UVA and one teaching at a school there. Mary at our 65th reunion coming up in 2010. Nancy Fe, the capital of the state. Betty, every phase of Beth Muhleman Chichester’s daughter

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Anne Lyle ’75 and family almost moved to months of packing and carrying, and she and Center on Friday night for all the reunion classes Richmond from Charlotte but the transfer was Emma, her black lab, are very happy. Before she and all boarding alumnae of the school. It was canceled. Daughter, Molly Welch ’77, and hus- left the old home, her grandchildren came to say great that Peggy Thomas Bird and Judy Hill band Jim live in Ladysmith where she works as goodbye: to each room in the house, and then Lawes were able to make the trip to Richmond a nurse in the Infant ICU at Mary Washington moving outside, to each leaf, flower and rock for all of the festivities. Mary Parke Macfarlane Hospital. Daughter, Beth Pressley ’80, works in the whole garden. And the garden was not Dillard and her husband joined us for dinner at the University of Richmond and loves her job! small! Mary Lyle’s new address: 250 Pantops Mt. Saturday evening. On Saturday, a symbolic Son John and family are still located in Northern Road #6102, Charlottesville, Va. 22911. Mary groundbreaking ceremony for a patio space Virginia. (That’s a lot of good news, Mary Beth. Lyle also organized a gathering of ’51s to visit in front of the Arcade honoring past boarding Thanks!) Eda Williams Martin had her annual James Madison’s home “Montpelier”, in Orange students was held. As part of that event, a few trip to Squam Lake this summer with her daughters County. The house had been owned for many boarders entertained us with interesting stories and families. Ann Brooke Power Mason and years by Marian Dupont Scott and was a famous and remembrances which took us all back to a husband Bob stopped in Richmond on their way horse farm. She started the Montpelier Races in former time at St. Catherine’s. In addition to the south and Janice Lane Young had several mem- Orange County which are still held today. Mary dedication, there were numerous classes and bers of the class to her quarters in the Tuckahoe to Lyle’s daughter Lesslie is married to John Jeanes, talks for us to attend followed by a delicious say hi. I know there is more news but you haven’t director of reconstruction at Montpelier for the luncheon with class pictures photographed sent it. So this is it. Remember what I said about past seven years. The original home of President afterwards. The class of 1953 opted to have din- making things up if you didn’t help me out. Love to Madison had been greatly changed during the ner at the school on Saturday night. This event all, your long-suffering correspondent, Jane. years, with two extensive wings built on either was held in the Lower School Assembly Room side, and other additions to the property. John with other classes who are members of the Ellett gave the group a behind the scenes tour of all the Society (classes celebrating a 50th or greater ’50 work being done. Afterwards, they had lunch at reunion). St. Catherine’s did a fantastic job in the newly opened Visitor’s Center, beside which honoring the Ellett Society members, starting Correspondent: Ann Reeves Reed, is a room with Mrs. Scott’s horse trophies and with cocktails and a pianist providing lovely 8603 River Road, Richmond, VA 23229-8301 memorabilia. A great day with Mary Lyle was background music while we socialized. Our din- e-mail: [email protected] enjoyed by Margaret “Cookie” Cooke Horsley, ner was delicious and nicely presented. This was Please send along your news for the next issue— Mary Stoddard “Toddy” Barnard Trigg, a most enjoyable reunion for those who were we want to hear from YOU! Tommy Richardson Shannon, Martha Munson able to attend. In June, your correspondent Betsy Pollard, Marguerite Davenport Lord, and and husband Latane celebrated our 50th wed- Anne Whitfield Kenny. Roy and I had a great ding anniversary with a small party and a short ’51 trip with Washington and Lee in May to Berlin, trip to Sea Island, Georgia, where we spent our Correspondent: Mary Lloyd-Rees Craig, parts of the former East Germany, down the Elbe honeymoon. I am sure there are many of you in 918 Mangham Road, Babson Park, FL 33827 River and ending up in beautiful Prague. We still our class who have celebrated or will in the near e-mail: [email protected] try to spend some time in the spring, summer future celebrate this big milestone. Let me her and fall at our home in the mountains of North from each of you! Class of 1951: Where are you? Where are you? Carolina, take trips, see our children and eleven Please send me your news…what you did last grandchildren, and try not to get too old! Love to summer…books you love…do you have a great you all, and please write or phone. ’54 grandchild?... volunteer work…your favorite 55th REUNION April 17-18, 2009! things. My address and email are above. Whenever I talk to you, everyone is interested in how their old Correspondent: Ann Rand Perry, 3201 A Stony Point friends are doing and what they are doing. I had ’52 NEEDS CORRESPONDENT! Road, Richmond, VA 23235-2317 a long talk with Jennifer Hilton Mead. In our Please contact Judy Carpenter in the conversation she asked about one of her friends Alumnae Office if you are interested. Patty Winship writes, “I have two items of news. and I told her that I would call. Well, I tried, but the One is sad and one is not. My granddaughter, number was not given out! Jenny has just moved Betsy Dugdale MacIntosh is juggling major Ashley Kesler of Midlothian, died on July 19. She to a condominium and loves it. They also have a volunteer jobs with grandchildren, four born had been a patient at the Massey Cancer Clinic house in Key West where they spend the winters. I within two years. Phoebe Elizabeth Cabell at the Medical College of Virginia (VCU) since told her that our oldest son was born in Key West MacIntosh, 3, and brother Archibald, 1, live in November 2007. She had leukemia and managed when Roy was in the Navy and that we lived at London; Jonathan Cabell, 2, in Pacific Palisades, to defeat that, but then she got meningitis and 1415 Von Phister Street. Jenny has several friends California; and Cameron, 12, and William, 1, live was not able to beat that terrible disease. She was that live on the same street. She is an artist, both a in Northern New Jersey. painter and a sculptor, and a loving grandmother 19 years old. She fought such a good fight. She of three. To see her artwork, go to her website: was a student at Community College www.jennymead.com. I also had a good talk with studying to be a nurse. On a brighter note, I have Ann Taylor Tenser. Their small town of Rockville, ’53 gone back to college. I am taking pre-requisite Virginia, doesn’t have the usual crossroads look of Correspondent: Betsy Jones Ware, courses at the Davidson County Community an aging gas station and general store, but instead 4103 Summit Lane, Richmond, VA 23221-3710 College in Lexington, North Carolina, where I live has an elegant post office and marvelous library. with my younger daughter, her husband and six They enjoy their trips to the beach and visits to Reunion weekend in April was great fun and of my 14 grandchildren. I will have to take eight their children in Orlando. Mary Lyle Valentine we wish more of our class could have attended. courses and then get accepted to Winston-Salem Preston has moved into her cottage, after A large reception was held in the Kenny Fitness University to get my M.A. degree in occupational

22 class notes therapy. I retired from special education with in Schenectady, New York, only in the fall and an M.A. degree in special education from the hopes to come to future reunions. Ruth, who ’58 University of Virginia and taught for 34 years has three children, traveled to Ireland and the Correspondent: Elizabeth Wallace, in Charlottesville, Orange, Monacan and James UK this summer. Lelia Gibson Hendren and 18 South Wilton Road, Richmond, VA 23226-2209 River High Schools in Chesterfield, and in North husband Bill’s daughter Patricia got married e-mail: [email protected] Carolina and South Carolina. I miss working last May in a mini destination wedding near Needs NEW Correspondent! with people.” Winchester and the Wayside Inn. The wed- ding was outdoors near a pond at the Inn at Thanks again to Jean Hill Davenport for our Vaucluse Spring with the reception behind the beautiful dinner last spring and to Suzanne ’55 manor house. Lelia wrote, “We were blessed Sulzer Powers for sending out the pictures from the big weekend. It was great to see Sally Yeatts Correspondent: Louise Daniel Owen, with beautiful weather and an occasion full of Taylor at the 50th Reunion Lunch on Friday 5023 Allan Road, Bethesda, MD 20816-2719 laughter and love.” Polly Dohme Heller has lived in Clearwater, Florida, for the past 36 years and when we were treated to the adorable perfor- e-mail: [email protected] wonders if any of our classmates have retired mance by the Lower School Choir. Since Sally left Needs NEW Correspondent! down that way. She retired last December from for a Danube cruise the next day, we especially working at Morton Plant Hospital in Food and appreciated the effort she made to be with us. It Nutrition Management. Her husband Gary is was also wonderful to have Kit Everhart Paull ’56 a CPA with the Government. Polly’s daughter with us all the way from California. Kit was part NEW Correspondent: Lorraine Woodley, Jennifer lives in Atlanta and has a wonderful job of the special groundbreaking event for a special 1725 Ficus Point Drive, Melbourne, FL 32940. at IBM. Her son Chip and his wife Susan live in space that will be dedicated to boarders, and e-mail: [email protected] Jacksonville with their three children, Anna and shared her recollections of life as a boarder in twin boys Alan and Charles. Chip and Susan the 50s. The sole bit of news came from Susan Please send your news for the next issue! For were both nationally ranked swimmers and met Cunningham Judd who reports that her daugh- now, thanks to Penny deBordenave Saffer and at the University of Georgia, where both had ter Julia and her husband Keith live in Petaluma, Dianne Colter Davis who kindly shared some swimming scholarships. Expressing the senti- California, with Susan’s beautiful granddaugh- tidbits. Penny writes that she loves her new life in ments of many of us, Polly wrote: “The older I ters , 3, and Amelia, nearly 1. And now Tappahannock, Virginia: “The slow lane it is not!” get the more I appreciate my years and friends classmates, I feel it’s time for me to pass the baton She’s still doing a bit of fund-raising consulting at St. Catherine’s. I am very sorry to hear it is no to one of you after a number of years as your and says her title is “Occasional Development longer a boarding school as boarding schools correspondent. Please contact Judy Carpenter Counsel.” Dianne has retired from children’s min- can provide excellent structure and education Hawthorne in the Alumnae Office and let her istry after 20 wonderful years. She spends her for young ladies in need. It certainly did for me.” know if you are interested. It’s a fun way to keep free (?) time with her grandchildren and substi- She would welcome a call if anyone gets down up with fellow classmates and does not take a lot tuting at their school in Pensacola, Florida. As for her way. Olive Blackwood Long remembers of time. your new correspondent, I have taken over the Barbara Rand Richardson as “always the one position of Pastoral Care in my church. I also do to reach out to others, to be a friend to all, and to volunteer work for Vitas and my neighborhood find joy in small things. She had that rare gift of ’59 board. Jim and I celebrated our 62nd wedding making everyone she came in contact with feel 50th REUNION April 17-18, 2009 anniversary in July, and our six grandchildren special and appreciated.” Olive retired from Dana range from 2 to 22 years old. Yoga, Pilates and Hall School in Wellesley, , last year, bike riding keep me on my toes and we watch Correspondent: Nancy Moss Hahn, 1305 Rye Street, and she and her husband Dick are now living Houston, TX 77029 e-mail: [email protected] launches from our back yard. We are permitted in Baltimore. Susan Cone Scott escaped the to live in Florida even though we do not (gasp) heat and humidity of the Virginia summer with I can’t believe it and I know I am not that old, but play golf. I hope to hear what the rest of you are a “magical trip to Orcas Island in Washington we are going to celebrate the 50th anniversary of doing, so please e-mail, call or write. State.” She also spent time in Seattle and got to our graduation April 17-18, 2009. I hope most fly a float plane and found that she remembered of the class will be there. Jane Gregory Loving a great deal even though she gave up her pilot’s writes that she is in court almost every day and ’57 license 35 years ago. Susan’s son Fredric lives in loves it. They took a great trip last fall to Turkey Correspondent: Barbara Lane Jowaisas, Austin, Texas, “finishing his study of computer and Greece on the “Wind Star” a four masted 6161 River Road, #15, Richmond, VA 23226 design work for things mechanical.” Her daughter sailing ship and she recommends it to everyone. e-mail: [email protected]; Alexandra is winding down her performances in Chasie Allen Harris has a new grandson Turner and New York. Susan says she is contemplating mov- born to their daughter Chase and her husband Ellen Michaux Gower, 786 Drift Road, ing to Austin after 45 years in Charlottesville. It John, who returned from 1-½ years in Beijing Westport, MA 02790-1232 was good to hear from classmates from whom just in time for the delivery. That makes a total e-mail: [email protected] we’ve not heard that often in recent years. Your of six grandchildren for Chasie and she says correspondent Barbara will try to put together they are lots of fun. Betsy Eagles has recently Lydia Ferrell-McVay wrote that “with gas an e-mail “net-working” list so you can stay in moved to Wilmington, North Carolina. Judy Cox prices so high I am not planning much travel- touch. When I say “try,” we’re talking about an Hollohan enjoyed a reunion with the American ing this summer and will concentrate my efforts effort coming from an oldie 19th century gal, Red Cross Overseas Association in Portland, on music and my home.” Ruth Stevenson who still thinks formica is just as good as granite Oregon. Judy enjoyed summer in the Blue Ridge was sorry to miss our 50th Reunion. In the and communication is just as good with a 25 Mountains at Wintergreen. Beppy Schilling future she will be teaching at Union College cent stamp and a telephone call. Johnson is enjoying retirement; she and her

23 class notes husband divide their time between Birmingham busy 2008 with the renovation of their Sarasota and Rosemary Beach, Florida. In her blended home. They spent two months in Louisville, ’60 family of 15 grandchildren she has two in the Kentucky, in their new condo and then another Correspondents: Janie Elliott Norfleet, second year of college and another in his senior month at a friend’s condo in Sarasota during 325 Oak Lane, Richmond, VA 23226-1638 year, and at the other end of the stick a new baby the renovation. They did manage to squeeze in e-mail: [email protected]; was born this year! Frenchie Hewitt Richards a week cruise to Rome in March. Betsy writes and writes that she is still married to Robert with their that she is looking forward to seeing everyone Anne Ferneyhough Simmons, 39 Old Mill Road, 48th anniversary coming up. Frenchie is still in April. Last April four members of the class Richmond, VA 23226 e-mail: [email protected] working at her year round Christmas store in of 1959 were together at Mary Baldwin College City Market. Both Frenchie and Robert are very to celebrate their 45th reunion: Betsy Evans Classmates! Everyone seemed to be out of town involved in two mission churches. They also find Baxter, Ann Booker Darst, Mary Rutherfoord or hard to reach when your correspondent Janie time to enjoy their mountain log home in Wolf Mercer Ferguson and Emily Tyler. Mary was putting together these notes. I only have Laurel, near Asheville, North Carolina. Martha Rutherfoord and Emily both received awards, one bit of information for the class of ‘60. Sue Cole Glenn has been busy with her Golden Mary Rutherfoord the Leadership Award and Eve Fowlkes wrote to say that she is the proud Retrievers. She had the honor of participating Emily the Career Award. Also hon- grandmother of Christian Reid Fowlkes, born in the Master National Retriever Club’s annual ored last spring was Penny Latham Cabell who June 21, 2008. He is the first grandchild for Sue event last fall and her dog Cannon (SR Sandhau’s was named Waynesboro’s Outstanding Woman. and Mert. Congratulations Sue! I hope everyone Suspend the Rules CDX, RN, MH, WCX) got Penny was cited for all the tireless volunteer had a relaxing summer and a wonderful fall. through five of the very tough six series. Her work she has done for the community over Please send in information for the next issue. We young Golden Chase (Trifecta’s Steeplechase Bet) the past four decades. Penny says they haven’t need to hear from the class of ‘60. is with professional trainers and will be partici- taken any trips but have river property, dogs, pating in the big time — field trials. She planned grandsons and grand dogs and a big vegetable to go to Vermont in September to train before garden to keep them busy during the summer. entering him in the qualifying stake at the Golden Ellen Kolipinski Jones writes that she is still ’61 Retriever National Specialty in Connecticut. Correspondents: Anne Boleyn Pole, working as a school secretary for a psychology Martha Cole now has plans to spend three win- 302 Berwickshire Drive, Richmond, VA 23229-7302 educational program which involves children ter months at a small house she bought in the e-mail: [email protected]; with severe mental or behavioral issues. She historic area of Thomasville, Georgia. Chase will and Jack have two children and five grands so and be with his professional trainers down there. they stay busy. She had a great visit with Martha Sara Riley Gibson, She recently had dinner with Greta Gibson Cole who visited them in Atlanta in March. She 1318 Loch Lomond Lane, Richmond, VA 23221-3807 (Anthropology professor at USC) who was is hoping to make the reunion. Kate Farrar e-mail: [email protected] teaching a course in DC and went to Wintergreen Taffs called and said all was well with her and with Judy Hollohan for a weekend. Kate her family. Maggie Chase Hager’s son mar- It seems everyone who responded was in favor Harwood Gooch was in Papua, New Guinea, ried Jenna Bush last spring. Katherine Parrish of a “preview of the classnotes via e-mail so we’ll for a month this summer. This was a major Shelburne has been extremely busy. She is play- be more up to the minute on class news and can departure for someone who has lived in the ing six times a week and got to the finals then enjoy the notes at leisure when the publica- same neighborhood all her life. Kate writes that of the National Tennis Tournament and won tion arrives, so PLEASE, if you haven’t provided she and Robert are very lucky in that their oldest the State Platform tennis tournament level B. your e-mail address to St.Catherine’s, please do son, his wife and three children (12, 4 and 2) are so! You can update all of your information and in the same neighborhood. Their younger son She is still working and has two jobs in the UNC even submit classnotes on the website: www. lives in Nashville and he and his wife just had Hospital Schools where she has been in one job st.catherines.org. If you are unsure how to a baby girl named Katherine. She’s the first girl 43 years and the other for three years. She also log on to the St. Catherine’s website just call or in the Gooch family in five generations.Linkey has had art published in two books. With all this e-mail the development office.Page Harrison Booth Green and husband David continue to going on she also has time to do spinning! Gene Pragoff is still traveling a lot with her husband sponsor one of the International Fellows at the Brumfield Edmunds and Spencer just returned and volunteering at Coverdale Farm teaching Army War College. Linkey does Canine Freestyle from a Disney Cruise with their four sons, wives grade school children about farm life and soil. Dance with her labradoodle Molly. They don’t and 12 grandchildren. That sounds like lots of Page is excited about becoming a grandmother in compete but love going to nursing homes and fun. Gene is retired from the jail chaplaincy but early ‘09!! Janet Herring Thompson and Ann community events to entertain with their group, still volunteers there every week. Buddy is still The Steppin’ Woofs. Linkey is in her second year working hard. Gene plans to be at the reunion Armistead Scott traveled to Russia this fall as president of the Carlisle Newcomers Club and in April. Your correspondent Nancy Moss Hahn to “celebrate their 29th birthdays.” Sarah Rand is still a board member for Carlisle Theatre’s On had a wonderful week in Provence in April with Braddock and Jim moved to North Carolina last and Off Stage for Kids. Patsy Davis writes that her sister, cousins and friends. I am still work- December after 30 years in Atlanta. She says, “Our she is looking forward to seeing everyone at ing full time in the family chemical business and beach house was home for a few months, but the reunion. Jackie Jackson Deeds writes that George and I are very fortunate to have our son we realized early on that we needed more space. she has been blessed with seven grandchildren, George, Jr. working with us. Daughter Laura is We moved eight blocks away and have settled four boys and three girls, ranging in age from a Captain with United Airlines and commutes (not completely unpacked!) into a more livable 15-year-old twins to a 1-year-old. Jackie was from Houston to San Francisco. George and I year round home.” Knox Bramlette Pierson’s honored with induction into the Jacksonville have seven grandchildren and are very lucky to children Drew and Sara and their families also live WBA Hall of Fame in 2000 and she continues have them all living in Houston so we can spend in Wilmington, and have four children between to be involved with bowling. Betsy Chambers time with them. I am looking forward to seeing them, ages 4-18. Drew is in a marine business and Shindlebower and husband Wolf have had a everyone in Richmond April 17-18, 2009!! his wife Frankie in real estate, while Sara and her

24 class notes husband own and operate “Marc’s on Market”, a restaurant from which he recently won “Top Chef in Wilmington”. Conway Hancock sent in this interesting bit: “My ‘news’ this time is not about me, but about my aunt Edith Hancock Moseley ’37, who died July 10, 2008. (Some of you may remember her son, my dear cousin Jack.) She too was a St. C girl. Like many of us, she was fortunate to live a multi-faceted life, but one of her experiences made LIFE magazine in 1938, and not only caused an uproar in Richmond, but highlights how much the world has changed in her and our lifetimes: After leaving St. C, “Ely” went to Villa Collina Ridente Center for International Study in Florence, Italy. (It was—is —what was called a fine young ladies’ ‘finishing school) In 1963 Classmates Emily Woodson Hanano, Lucille Moore Ackerly, Sally Haskell Richardson, Sarah Handy Pillsbury, Anne Warren Holland, Dixie Epes Hoggan and Katherine Kirby Gibson gathered last spring at Emily’s home. March 1938 she went with two fellow students to Vienna. While Hoover was repeatedly saying we summer and his wife Simone is getting ready me for a continuing education leave in Turkey would NOT have war, Hitler was sweeping across to graduate from Engineering School at the recently. We have two very cute grandsons!” Austria, and his triumphant military entry into University of Nebraska.” You can see some of Emily Woodson Hanano writes that she has Vienna coincided with the three young women’s Isabel’s paintings at www.absolutearts.com/ retired after 40 years as a physical therapist. She’s visit. Their picture, captioned with full names and issyco. Dabney Williams McCoy and hus- looking forward to more writing, reading, long home towns, appeared in the March 28, 1938, band Tim had a wonderful two week trip to walks and especially more traveling to see her issue—which­ I have. They are shown “heiling Switzerland and England in May with daughter daughter in Wilmington, North Carolina. On Hitler” with the Nazi salute! You can imagine the Catherine ’97 and her husband James Driscoll. her way to our reunion she stopped by to see reaction in Richmond. What LIFE did not choose Catherine and James moved back to Richmond Bucky Fletcher Slater, who, she says, was a to mention was that —out of camera range—there as of October, happy to be home but very sad judge at a horse race that weekend. Bucky takes was a row of Nazi soldiers behind the spectators to be ending this chapter of their life as world time off from her law practice and her horses in with GUNS POINTED AT THEIR HEADS to travelers! Tim is still working and they enjoy their Duck, North Carolina. Your correspondent has compel enthusiasm!” What a story Conway! Susu vacations in Maine. Your correspondent Sara been to the New York Gift Show to find unusual Woodward Ravenel writes that she continues Riley Gibson and Lang enjoyed a Baltic cruise treasures for the Ware Neck Country Store. No to paint as much as possible and enjoys her twin this summer, and your other correspondent loitering there! Please, please let me hear from grandsons who are 2. Susu says, “It is a great joy Anne Boleyn Pole was so very sad to hear from you all. to have my son Bright and his wife Allison living Nancy Winters Mullins that her husband David back in Charleston. At least we have one out the died from a heart attack while biking earlier five collected children nearby!True Gregory this summer. I had a great visit with Nancy and ’64 Applegate ’62 and I have sons who grew up David when they were in the area this spring. 45th REUNION April 17-18, 2009! together and now we each have grandchildren Nancy and David had worked with the Elisabeth doing the same thing. That’s very special!” Susu Kubler-Ross Foundation and I know Nancy will Correspondent: Sally Guy Lynch Brown, writes of Kathy Ravenel’s birthday celebra- continue this work as she goes forward with our 1410 Lane, Alexandria, VA 22302 tion at nearby Edisto Island which was attended very heartfelt condolences. e-mail: [email protected] by Sallie McPherson Sinkler ‘60. Patsy Jamerson Williamson took part in the North I hope your fall has been a grand one. Summer American Bridge League’s national tournament sounded good for those classmates who sent in Las Vegas this summer. “Too competitive for ’62 Correspondent: Gwen Brannon Weeks, news. Perry Sinnickson Guy rented a house in me!” she said, “But, I did have a great time at the 6601 Magnolia Point Drive, Land O Lakes, FL 34637 East Hampton with a pool in June and had many Blackjack table — I brought home $500 and a classmates visit. Great fun! Perry has joined e-mail: [email protected] par t ia l Master point.” Patsy ’s son Dav id married the Ellett Board, which is the national alumnae Allison Guptill on August 9, 2008 in Center board for St C. Carter Blackford Filer is a new Conway, New Hampshire. They are both cur- member of The Garden Club of The Northern rently in grad school; she is at Antioch College, ’63 Neck where she has renovated her home there working on an M.A. degree in Education; he is at Correspondent! Sue Morck Perrin, P.O. Box 28, and is an active Master Gardener as well as a Amherst, pursuing an M.A. degree in Hospitality Ware Neck, VA 23178 e-mail: [email protected] busy grandmother. Ellen Goodridge Barry, Management. Isabel Rawlings Cohen writes whose mother passed away recently, moved that Carl retired in November. They bought a Greetings from Ware Neck, Virginia, the back- into her mother’s home on Albermarle Avenue place in Indian Rocks Beach, Florida, and will water of Tidewater, where loitering is encour- in Richmond. Laney Morrell Kaminer, when be snow birds for some years from Omaha. She aged. We hear from Rev. Gale Hodkinson not touring Egypt with her sister or traveling says, “I am happily painting away and the dog- Cooper, “I continue as Associate Rector of St. with her husband often visits her daughter and gies love it too! We have a dock so will probably John’s Episcopal Church in Charlotte. We’re a grandchildren in Arlington, Virginia. Cacky have a boat before long! Josh got married this big family – 3,000 members now. Elliott joined O’Ferrall Winfree teaches Mah Jong AND

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to and from Jamestown, North Carolina, and stays busy with her family land management business and various family and volunteer activities. According to Emily, “the most beauti- ful sailing vessel that Frances Gravely, her sister Susan and their company, Vietri [tableware], have booked for the 25th anniversary voyage is none other than the ancient and venerable (and gorgeous) Sea Cloud which was commis- Members of the Class of 1964 met in Colonial sioned in the 20s by Margarie Merriweather Williamsburg for lunch last summer. Row 1 - Carter Post and EF Hutton. I can tell you for sure that Blackford Filer, Ashby Whitney Roberts, Cacky O'Ferrall Winfree, Susan Rand Hazell, Cabell Goolsby West, Nancy it is the most beautiful ship I have ever seen, Schneider Bugg ’65 and Harriet Winn Ragsdale. Row as I was a passenger in 2006 when Vietri made 2 – Sally Guy Lynch Brown, Ellen Goodridge Barry, Jeanie its first trip. I have already booked passage on Vertner and Laney Morrell Kaminer. the NEXT trip which will be in the Adriatic in Elizabeth (Buff) Haynes Thomas ’65 (second from left) and the fall of 2009.” Earlier this year, I was fortu- family at the wedding of Buff’s daughter Anna last spring. Bridge in Richmond and is quite the expert, I nate enough to share a weekend with Kathy hear, on both. Jeanie Vertner is still enjoying her Barnes Hendricks when she visited Virginia driving services. If you have family members or but the biggest thing was that Sarah Lambeth for a national garden club event. Her devotion friends who could use assistance, she would love Sinnickson and I finally caught up. Sarah, Ted to Stratford Hall as Georgia’s board member is for you to get in touch with her. Courtney Gibb and I laughed for two days - looked at old pic- a huge asset to the Lee family historic site and had a busy year with trips to Japan, Korea and tures and had a great time”. All is fine with your I look forward to visiting her there when she Germany for work, and to Ireland for play! Your correspondent, having undergone (successful) comes north again. Lynn Keith tells me Taisie correspondent handed the gavel and the title Berkeley brain surgery last February. The entire family will be exhibiting her photography of of President of the Garden Club of Virginia to India this fall. Lynn, who also chose India as the went to Cabo in July to celebrate daughter Firth’s Cabell Goolsby West in May with many class- subject of her work, will have an exhibit at the 30th birthday. I spent five months in our place mates and St. C. graduates in attendance, includ- same time at LaGrange College in Georgia. She in Hot Springs, Virginia, (from May through ing Jeanie, Perry and Cabell’s sister, Ann Rawles and husband Taylor have been non-stop travel- October) and enjoyed being “back in the hills,” Goolsby Huske ’60. The GCV Annual Meeting ing this spring and summer. Taylor celebrates having grown up in Charleston, West Virginia. was held at the Jefferson Hotel in Richmond. I his 50th reunion at the U.S. Naval Academy this Please let us hear from you next time! hope to hear from many of you with your news fall and they will be my houseguests while in for next time!! town. Cindy Parke Beukema writes that her older son and his wife are living only minutes ’66 from her in Minneapolis and her other son is ’65 Correspondent: Louise Hayman, also returning there after several years’ theatrical Correspondent: Louise Firth, 1 Cumberland Court, Annapolis, MD 21401-1605 work in New York. My p.r. consulting business 5260 NE 28th Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33308 e-mail: [email protected] is going well, and I’m currently dividing my e-mail: [email protected] time between two principal clients. I have been As I write this, I am almost packing for our appointed one of Maryland’s two members of Sending out good wishes to you all! Please send class’s communal 60th birthday gathering over the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s an e-mail to me and share your news. It only Columbus Day Weekend in the San Francisco advisory board, so that organization’s annual takes a minute and we would love to hear from area. Alice Caldwell Steele, Ding Galligher conference in Tulsa is on my travel schedule as is you. Elizabeth LeSueur is still spending time in Murphy and Lynn Hornor Keith have worked my trade association’s in Detroit. But first, a plea- St. Simon’s, Georgia, closing out her aunt’s estate. hard to put together a time to never forget with sure trip to England. My daughter, still an editor Fran Davis Ward is in Columbia, Maryland, activities galore and lots of down time for catch- with Chesapeake Life magazine, began graduate working for the Department of Defense (her ing up. Needless to say, more will be reported in school in pastoral counseling this summer. I 34th year). She writes that “yoga, biking, garden- this space in the next edition of our classnotes. continue and spoiling my lab. Does time ing and walking keep me sane, centered and Speaking of birthdays, Jane Cross Hamlin sur- seem to go faster? Until the next issue… content.” Her son went to summer school at prised me with a phone call just before my big Salisbury University, where he is a junior. Buff day this spring. She sounded fine and continues Hanes Thomas’ daughter Anna was married to be happily at home with husband Ric in ’67 last spring. Buff reports it was “a beautiful May Richmond. Since my last dispatch, I spent an Correspondent: Corbin Cowart Bettencourt, wedding at a private ranch in the Napa Valley, amazing weekend on Figure Eight Island, North P.O. Box 5555, Foxcroft School, Middleburg, VA 20118 California.” Buff and Janet Battaile took the Carolina, with Emily Borden Ragsdale and e-mail: [email protected] train to Philadelphia to visit Sandy Cadwalader Frances Gravely. And, no, we didn’t just exercise in June. Janet says “the place is really beautiful. our jaws: we biked, performed water aerobics, Blair Barrett Curdts had a great family And so colorful, full of Sandy’s extensive col- walked the beach and byway and thoroughly vacation to the Galapagos Islands and says, lections of textiles, ceramics and various crafts.” caught up. Emily’s newly completed house with “Everyone should pack their bags immediately Margaret Eppes Curtis went to Costa Rica both inland waterway and Atlantic Ocean views and go play with the sea lions, penguins, iguanas, and caught five sailfish. “That was really fun is as spectacular as its setting. She commutes tortoises, sharks, rays, etc.”

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and running the clock, a good relaxing job after ’68 a day’s work at Newsweek. Helen sends her love ’69 Correspondents: Elsie Dickinson Hovis, to everyone. Annie Souder has been here twice, 40th REUNION April 17-18, 2009! 322 Greenway Lane, Richmond, VA 23226-1632 for the reunion and for Ginger Tripp’s wedding. e-mail: [email protected]; She loved seeing so many of her friends, and, she Correspondents: Catherine Stuart Bosher, Helen Harrison Tripp, says: “Helen and Guy really know how to throw 222 East Hickory Street, Hinsdale, IL 60521-3712 5810 Road, Richmond, VA 23226-2337 a fabulous wedding!” She also spent a wonderful e-mail: [email protected]; and e-mail: [email protected]; weekend with her parents in Maine where the Laura Leake Brown, and weather was terrific and the lobsters even better. 820 Pepper Avenue, Richmond, VA 23226 Ginger Harrison Adamson, Kate Withers Oates writes: “I enjoyed seeing all e-mail: [email protected] 4607 Leonard Parkway, Richmond, VA 23226-1335 who came to the reunion. I thought the whole e-mail: [email protected] weekend was wonderful and that our class party We are sad to report the death of Melinda at Dede’s was the best ever. Everything from her Williams Davis’ husband John in December Thanks to all who came to our great reunion new house (with wide screen tv in the basement 2007 after a courageous battle with cancer. from far and near, and thanks to Mary Atkinson for the husbands [and many of us girls] to watch We are also sad to report the death of Maria Stone and Dede Deane Irwin for opening their ) to the fabulous dinner was spectacu- Harrison Reuge’s mother Maria Sheerin homes to us. We were particularly delighted lar. Only thing missing was a lot of our class. I Harrison ’47 in August 2008. Tassie Bosher to have Cathy Cauthorne Closter, who came hope in five years (our 45th...yikes) we’ll have has taken up golf when she is not taking care from Hancock, New Hampshire, and our long more. Fortunately, all has been calm in my life of everyone else. Her husband Pepe spent the distance winner, Susan Nash McClellan, who since then. My grandchildren are beautiful, and summer training for an iron man in Columbia, flew in from La Jolla, California. We were so life is great.” Sally Brydon Booth’s son Teddy Maryland, in September - that is a 2.5 mile swim, pleased to have two surprise guests, Ellen Hall graduated in May from Virginia Tech Pamplin 112 bike ride and a 26 mile run. Tassie checked and Molly Gilliam McCluer, who were both here College of Business with a degree in finance, the numbers and these are not typos. Tassie with their mothers. What a treat to see them after minoring in real estate. He started work as an writes “I have no idea why someone would want all these years. Everyone looked fabulous—we investment advisor for Elder Law Management to punish themselves to do this!!” SHE is up to rock!!! Susan Ellett writes: Mo, Zach, 8, and I in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on July 2. Sally is still walking five miles a day however!Kim Meyer just got back from Mexico where we did a zip painting (watercolors) at Crossroads Art Center Ford sent this news long ago but it did not make the notes—our apologies! Kim and husband Jim’s line canopy tour through the jungle—I was ter- once a week, which she greatly enjoys! She regu- three adult children are all over the world. Chris rified at first, but Zach, a second grader, had larly exhibits her artwork with the James River has been in Baghdad as an Army 1LT, with a no fear. One of our best vacations ever! From Art League in the Richmond area. In October degree in economics from Penn State. Dave is a Betts Carpenter Reed: ” I am still living in she hopes her artwork will be accepted into Fisheries Biologist with USGS in Columbia River Huntington, West Virginia, working at the medi- the art show at “Art at the Mill” at the Burwell- Gorge, Washington, using his Environmental cal school here as a pathologist. Bill sold his Morgan Mill in Millwood, Virginia, sponsored Science degree. Ann is in Thailand coordinat- CPA business last year and is now working for a by The Clarke County Historical Association. ing a group of students for Experiment in firm in Charleston, about a 50 minute commute. Sally says, “I enjoyed seeing those who attended International Living, using her M.A. degree in Timothy is now 11, in fifth grade, and decided to the 40th reunion dinner at Dede’s. My 40th at International Relations. Kim wrote “I am still play football this year. I am very nervous about St. Margaret’s was fun! I finally convinced my teaching Special Ed and love my team.” Page it - hopefully everything will be okay. I would roommate to return to SMS after 40 years. I told Murrell Woltz got two for the price of one – really love to see everyone—it seems really hard her she wouldn’t be traumatized and she wasn’t. grandchillin’s that is. Son William and Katie gave to get to Richmond. But hopefully, sometime Of course, now we can drink! Cheers!” Judy birth to twin boys, Will and Jack Woltz in June soon.” Marilyn Muhleman Rausch’s son Kent Halsey writes that she and her husband Steve 2008. They were certainly anxious to get here is a sophomore at William & Mary. She spent Vanze are very happy for their daughter Shaw as they were not due until September! As of this summer riding her horse, and working on fixing and her new husband Kenli Okada. Shaw is in writing (August 15) they are doing very well in up the house. I wish I had some big news, but all her second year of law school at the University the neo-natal unit in Winston-Salem and are up is well, which that in itself is a good thing. Helen of Pennsylvania, and Kenli has recently returned to three pounds and breathing on their own. The Doris Blackwell Stimpson, Harrison Tripp’s daughter Ann ’04 graduated from the Peace Corps in Kenya. They were prognosis is good. Lisa Wickham Haskell and Susan Dabney from the University of Mary Washington in May married in early June at Judy’s home in Chevy Smith traveled to Jackson Hole over the 4th of and is staying another year for an M.A. degree Chase. Judy’s son Griffin is in the Peace Corps in July to visit with Doris’ son Thomas and Susan’s in Education. Ginger ’01, her middle chick, got Namibia, Africa. Steve planned to see Griffin’s daughter Hilary and grandson Sam. Lisa was just married in June to Judson McAdams, a great guy village and students, the mud hut where he lives along for the ride. Lisa and Doris also ended up and maybe some animals on a visit in August. from Charlotte. They live in Richmond where he together at Squam Lake, New Hampshire, in late Thanks to those who sent in news. Please know is working for SunTrust, and she is teaching first July when they were visiting with their respective grade at St. Christopher’s. Laura ’98 is married that it is very helpful to us to have something families there. Girls we have a big reunion com- and living in NYC, having a great time teaching for the publications and we greatly appreciate ing up this spring. Lisa Haskell, Holly Materne fourth grade and has been persuaded to coach anything you write! For those in town over the Antrim, Andy Harrison Bennett, Lacy the fifth grade boys and girls basketball teams holidays, don’t forget our annual Boxing Day Williams and your correspondent Laura met this year! Her husband Matthew Philips (St. Chris luncheon at Miss Jennie’s. It is a great way to at St. Catherine’s in June to start talking about ’97) has even been conned into helping run drills relax after Christmas. our reunion plans and to meet and hear from

27 class notes our new head, Laura Erickson. There are a lot of still working but looking towards retirement her. Bonnie stays busy with her ever growing things to be excited about as far as what is going (as are some husbands), some of us are deal- family (and new grandbaby) near and far. She is on there today and the education our young girls ing with elderly parents...but no matter what, it still very involved at her church, in the medical are receiving. It will be fun to see and learn more seems that we all enjoy dreaming back to our St. arena and in the theatrical arena. Molly Sprouse in April 2009 and it will be great to see everyone Cat’s days and think of ourselves as those same and her family traveled to the beaches of North again. Please e-mail any of us with any sugges- gawky, immature girls whose greatest nightmare Carolina last summer for a fun reunion. Mary tions and/or plans. The in-town gals are happy was getting rid of that pimple before the dance Minor Satterfield Taylor is also radiating a to organize the dinner for Saturday night. We Saturday night. Will we ever grow up? Not “new bride” aura and spent most of her summer want to have a great turnout so please try to fit a likely!! Back in the real world, Tracy Shenkman at Cape May while Kathy Barger Conrad and visit to Richmond into your plans for next April, (who has a way of giving us a humorous twist her family vacationed at their new beach house while you can still get here! A good time will be on our otherwise hectic lives) writes, “ Life at at Pawley’s Island. Tighe, always with a smile had by all. To give you added incentive, word the funny farm is just like always...hello to all of to share, stays very busy with her precious new comes to us all the way from England from Anne my ‘old’ friends - how can H.E.ers be old!? Not grandson and is still teaching Bikram yoga. Your Bell Parker: “My husband and I are planning to possible.” For those of you who have given up correspondents Bitsy and Frere took a few days visit Richmond as part of our vacation next year, your brain to Alzheimers like us, H.E. refers to during the summer to make their annual trek to include reunion weekend. It’ll be the first time the hood excursion group at St. Cat’s...we think. to McLean, Virginia, to visit the “Sprouse Spa,” he has accompanied me to reunion, but not the Her children Ben, 19, and Mills, 16, certainly so named because Molly and her husband Jim first time in Richmond. We are planning to spend keep Tracy hopping (she says, “I remember being wine and dine us so luxuriously every time we a fortnight away from home, and spend the rest 16- OMG”). Mills worked on a church mission visit. We even got in a little shopping!! For next of our time touring Virginia and the surround- trip in the Dominican Republic last summer time, we would like a few of you to enlighten us ing countryside. Is it really 40 years since we all which gave Tracy and her husband that window on the escapades of the “H.E.ers” in the good old walked down the Green! Looking forward to see- of time to....relax in an exotic place!! Annabel days, or maybe you boarders could share your ing you all next April.” So girls, if Anne can make Moses Pougnier writes that her daugh- late-night excitement descending down the trees it from across the pond, won’t you make plans to ter Caroline graduated Phi Beta Kappa from to meet your “late date” from St. Chris. Look at be with us too? Stamford and now works for Boston Consulting your Quair and live back to those moments, then Group. WOW- talk about brilliance trickling on write us. We would love to hear from you! down - congratulations!! And, while we are on ’70 Boarders (which, Day Students please notice, Correspondents: Frere Sands French, beat you by a mile in this issue), Kristin Rehder ’71 554 Hill Grove Road, Manakin Sabot, VA 23103 writes that she is still based in Saratoga Springs, Correspondents: Julie Gamble Grover, e-mail: [email protected]; New York, and has been working exclusively 401 Overlook Circle, Lexington, VA 24450 and with Marquette University in Milwaukee on a e-mail: [email protected]; Bitsy Perry Marshall, series of campaign projects. She is planning to and 113 Seneca Road, Richmond, VA 23226-2331 take 2009 off to travel to , Northern Rosamond Lawson, e-mail: [email protected] Italy, and Paris. She writes “must brush up on 342 Coinbow Drive, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464 my French—Miss Kendrick, where are you when e-mail: [email protected] Hello flashers. By the sound of your e-mails, I need you?” Our resident author Kate Horsley you are staying busy with family, jobs, parents, Parker had a wonderful conversation with your On a hot July night in Richmond last summer, children, grandchildren, dogs, cats...where does correspondent Bitsy last summer. She still lives Tricia Totty Sauer and husband Conrad hosted the time go?? We are all nearing that age (except in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and is work- a beautiful summer supper (every detail, perfec- for you, Tracy Charles Shenkman and Janie ing on a new book. She will be traveling with tion!) in honor of the visit of Robin Upchurch Hall Armfield) when we are just beginning to Morgan (remember, her high school squeeze? Allen and her husband Steve from Savannah. envision that light at the end of the tunnel. Our He’s still in her life!!) to Italy to play and do some Susan Stevens and her husband Temple, Peggy kids are nearing the end of their college years documentation for her book. In her free time, Spilman Crowley ’70 and husband Mike, and (and massive tuitions), some are married, some she volunteers with hospice and helps an elderly Richard and Ann Fowle Rumble had such have given us grandchildren; some of us are neighbor. Never a dull moment with Kate!! On fun. Topping the evening (not that you can top to Richmond, Cinnie Condit Judd dutifully Tricia’s cooking) was Conrad’s grandmother’s writes that she is finally undertaking her life-long carrot cake recipe, a surprise for Richard from PHOTOGRAPHY POLICY dream of playing the piano (shooting for Molly Ann’s recipe archives. Randy Anderson Carpenter Sprouse’s status) and is even com- Trainor’s new ski buddy is her 4-year-old We welcome your photos for the class notes, posing some pieces. Cinnie, your creativity and granddaughter Lily. Randy’s son is an aviation either in digital or print form. ambition never cease to amaze us!! You are our officer in the U.S. Army at Fort Rucker, Alabama; Digital photos must be of good quality: at least 3 X 5 ’’ and 300 dpi. Please email class hero, showing all of us that we are never too old her daughter is headed to Colorado to teach ski- notes photos to [email protected]. and that excitement and new challenges are the ing. Randy is the head of the Franchise Owner’s Prints will not be returned unless specifically name of the game. Cinnie was with quite a crew Association for INTERIORS by Decorating Den. requested. Please mail them to: last summer at a “St. Cat’s bookclub” dinner at After 30 years in Virginia Beach, Kathy Black St. Catherine’s School, Tighe Easterly Antrim’s, joining Mary Palmer Powell and Rob moved to nearby Irvington 6001 Grove Avenue, Richmond, VA 23226, Trice Legare and Bonnie Keyser Livick, among off the Rappahannock River two years ago. Attn: St. Catherine’s Now others. Mary Palmer radiates happiness, showing Daughter Page lives in Virginia Beach and all of us that marriage certainly does agree with daughter Nancy graduated from VCU and

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Her business Shades of Light now has three stores — Richmond, an outlet store and Virginia Beach. Sally Williams Wittkofski reports that won- derful clients with fun projects continue to keep her busy as a landscape architect.

’72 Correspondent: Susan Stafford Kelly, 522 Woodland Drive, Greensboro, NC 27408-7532 e-mail: [email protected]

My desperate, grovelling e-plea struck several bull’s eyes. Thank you amigos and the rest Tricia Totty Sauer ’71 and husband Conrad, Robin Upchurch Allen ’71 and husband Steve, Susan Stevens ’71 and hus- of you, feel remorseful and fret not: there are band Temple Cabell, Peggy Spilman Crowley ’70 and husband Mike, and Ann Fowle Rumble ’71 and husband Richard. some of us still alive and kicking, to wit... Sally Blanchard Rawls headed for the Big Apple last summer. Jane Danish girl. Carrington is delighted to finally has been remodeling an Catlett and Mike enjoyed a trip to California last get a girl in her family of five boys, four male old house (c. 1920) in Suffolk for over a year summer to visit relatives and have fun! Polly dogs, and four male horses! Louise Rennolds and moved there in August. All three sons Dickinson Wall’s youngest is a 10th grader, Friday is running an outboard motor sales and are out of the nest: Matt is at Pepperdine in and she also has a freshman in college. It is fun repair business with her husband in Urbanna, Law School. Stephen is the area director in having her two older college graduates back in Virginia. Her daughter graduated from the Lexington, Virginia, for Young Life and Michael Richmond. Polly has become certified as a mas- University of Colorado in Boulder, and her son is a sophomore at JMU. Gayle Johnson started sage therapist. Sarah Gayle Carter has moved is in Richmond working as an engineer. Louise a new business called Ecobuilders of Virginia to Maine. She has been asked to write a journal had a fabulous trip to Egypt last January. She LLC, and wrote, “When I first got out of college, with weekly installments for a Web site geared enjoys seeing the other river rats: Kathy Black I got certified as a “Master Conserver” by the for women over 50 called Vibrant Nation. Go Powell, Elizabeth Parker Coughter, Polly Washington State Energy Extension and I built to www.vibrantnation.com and find the link Wall, Lucy Higgins, and Gayle Lingamfelter a passive solar home addition. I’m now shar- for Sarah’s journal. Lina Gillies has been on the Miller. Elizabeth Small Lipscomb and friends, ing my knowledge of alternative energy to help road — to Chattanooga, Tennessee, New York including Jane Potts ’69, spent New Year’s Eve other people build energy efficient, green, and City and California for family weddings and to in Cashiers, North Carolina. Following in friend healthy homes. My website, www.ecobuild- Sydney, Australia, to visit her sister Patience Rosamond Lawson’s footsteps, Liz passed her ersva.com provides tools to help homeown- Laws ’76. She stopped off in Honolulu en route national boards and received her certification as ers and contractors make informed choices.” to see her sister Tippy, a member of the Greater a school counselor. Last summer she planned a Meanwhile, Holly Eason Holden reports that Richmond Chorus Of Sweet Adelines, compete trip to Ireland at the end of July, where she trav- their circa 1803 Farmington, Connecticut, house in an international competition. Lina is now a eled with her sister and her husband. Then back has been included in Rizzoli’s book Great Houses great auntie again, and sister Molly Sprouse ’74 at work with new students, new challenges, and of New England (Blackburn/Gross, publisher). has moved to Nantucket. Julie Johns Saunders her favorite — college football! Marshall Souder Holly’s going to be a first-time grandmother is a nanny for three kids, ages 4-9. The step- Lawson is proud to be a Co-Chairman of the (first grandmother in the class of ‘72 perhaps? grandkids enjoy school and summer camp. Garden Club of America’s 2009 Annual Meeting Someone out there feel free to disabuse me of Christine Kjellstrom Douglas writes that her in Providence, Rhode Island–her home for the this pronouncement) in November and is taking girls were taking trips last summer. One was in past 18 years. Retirement is still fun for Gray Granny-ish name suggestions. Jane Blanton Europe, and the other was in Africa! Christine Payne! After a snow-filled of skiing and Garland teaches at St. Catherine’s. Jane’s daugh- is playing tennis, teaching refugees English, and snow shoeing in Maine, Gray had a fun spring ter Molly ’04 graduated from UVA in May and is in the thick of the college search. Rosamond in Virginia, where it was nice to connect with St. is teaching for a year in Tampa, Florida, before Lawson entertained Boo Bugg Stauffer, Anne C friends. She and Tom are back in Maine—sailing, going to med school (hopefully). Son Rob is a Wilson Fafara and Julie Gamble Grover kayaking, golfing and gardening. Thomas, a rising second year at Elon. Rae Ann Lindberg Puff at her family’s cottage on Sullivan’s Island, senior, played lacrosse for Sewanee on the inau- has just finished a run as Anna inThe King and South Carolina, for a long weekend in June. gural D-III team and interned with a hedge fund I with a local community group, which proves Preston Lee Gomer has been really busy with in Chattanooga before heading to Oxford to study that apples don’t fall far from the high school her interior design work. Daughter Charlotte for the rest of the summer. Catherine ’02, still tree. Her son Adam is a financial analyst with volunteered at Maymont and at the Valentine works for Potomac School in development/ JanneMontgomeryScott, and married a forensic Museum last summer. Charlotte is starting the alumni relations and is working on her M. A. scientist a year ago. Her daughter Tori graduated college search, and last summer they visited degree in PR/Corporate Communications at cum laude from Muhlenberg College in May. Gray Thomas Payne and Tom in Maine. Chuck Georgetown University in DC. Ashton Williams A dancer, she’s now hitting the audition trail, and Preston have a new grandson—Matthijs Harrison’s daughters are both in Virginia col- and Rae Ann writes, “If anyone has any con- (Tace) August Park Wittink. Carrington Pasco leges –Aynsley is third year at UVA and Marsi is tacts in the dance world, or the Disney world Brown’s oldest son Lawrence got married an entering freshman at JMU. Ashton and David (she’d love to work there) please have them in Bath County in September to a wonderful like to travel and go to their home at Wintergreen. contact me!” New Yorker Leigh MacDougall

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Gage has a freshman daughter at Tufts and a senior son at Earlham College. Connie Keyser has two married children, Morgan and Taylor, living in Frankfort and Lexington, Kentucky, respectively, and her youngest son Landon lives in Vero Beach, Florida. It will surprise no one that Connie is still playing tennis, and is add- ing golf to her athletic repertoire. Sine Johnson Anahita loves Alaska with double exclamation points, but I’ll add another since she has been awarded a National Science Foundation research grant to research women in the science, technol- ogy, engineering, and math disciplines at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, where Sine is 1974 Classmates Elizabeth Wagner Baskin, Jennie Wysor Hynson, Susan Bosher Amini, Elva Mapp and Jackie Harrison an associate professor of sociology, the elected Mason celebrated Elva’s birthday. chair of the Department of Sociology and coor- dinator of the Women’s Studies Program... and sophomore at the Purchase Conservatory of she thanks St. C for the “smart girl education” Dance at SUNY-White Plains. Husband Charlie ’74 that made her a feminist activist. She and her still practices law with a special interest in 35th REUNION April 17-18, 2009! partner own 70 acres on the edge of the Alaska Eldercare, Trusts and Estates, but his real love is wilderness, and live in a real log cabin. Winter the new garden he put in their back yard. Susan Correspondent: Kendall Thomas, temps are 40 below, but the summer days are Christian Coogan’s son Hank graduated from 1206 Hyde Lane, Richmond, VA 23229 21 hours long. Sine writes, “The aurora borealis University of Richmond where he played base- e-mail: [email protected] dances overhead almost nightly from October ball for four years; he now works in Ft. Worth for The news is finally flowing from the Class of through March. Life in Alaska is definitely good Texas Rangers . Her daughters Meg and ’74! Mare Oliver Fromyer writes that she is still to me.” Anna Leake Smith is with M & T Bank Emma are at UVA and St. C respectively, and (over 21 years) working at International Business in Baltimore, overseeing Private Client Services Susan has returned to work as development Government Counselors in Washington and that for Maryland and Greater Washington, despite director at Richmond Ballet. As for yours truly, her daughter Lucy is attending Ohio University, claiming that she barely passed math at St. C I have a daughter at UNC-Chapel Hill, two while her son is a senior in high school. Scottie (The teacher’s fault, no doubt). Her daugh- sons working in Charlotte and Honduras, and Ginn and Pat have finished building a log home ter Blanton has moved after graduating from a plethora of neuroses and mid-life crises. My in the Adirondacks and I am sure they would Denison University to Winston-Salem as mar- fourth novel, Now You Know, will be out in trade welcome us all for a visit. Cyane Gresham and keting director for PRG Real Estate, and Wynn paper in February 2009, and despite suggestions her husband headed off on an international Tanner has been a huge help with rolling out from several classmates that as a fiction writer journey, having sold their incredible house, the welcome mat. Son Middleton spent a year in I just make up juicy news, to my knowledge known as the Smylack House in Worthington, England coaching lacrosse and is now working everything in this column is true. Ohio. Betty Massie Jenkins shares the news in commercial real estate in Baltimore. Kudos to that her oldest son Thomas is a lacrosse playing Sarah Herrick Naradzay, who has been pro- sophomore at Washington and Lee after spend- moted by nationally-based The Mentor Network ’73 ing the summer in Jackson Hole working at a to manager of the Intensive In-Home Therapy NEEDS CORRESPONDENT! dude ranch. Youngest son Taylor is a senior at St. program for Moore County, North Carolina, a Please contact the Alumnae Office if you would Christopher’s where he too plays lacrosse. Betty program designed to promote family preserva- like to be a correspondent. is holding down the fort as husband Matt travels tion for families with children having a mental on business. And “who would have guessed it”, health diagnosis and who are at risk for out Ellen Gill Ball wrote to say what a wonderful Margaret Thompson Shinall is working as a of home placement due to behaviors/circum- reunion everyone had last spring, and “thanks, church administrator, “hardest job I ever loved”. stances related to the diagnosis. This fall Sarah Gussie, for a great dinner!” Stacey Arnold Cox While visiting in Richmond from her home in St. will become a full Licensed Clinical Social Worker agreed: “What a great time we had at our 30th Paul, MN, Susan Bosher Amini just happened and will then begin completing substance abuse reunion! We missed those who couldn’t make upon the birthday celebration for Elva Mapp. treatment certification.Liz Kern Nance reports it. I would love to hear from any classmates, Susan plans to attend our 35th reunion in April that she loves her job handling healthcare mar- especially if they are planning to visit the west and says she can’t wait to see everyone! She keting in the Richmond area for the Bon Secours coast! [email protected]” Mary Crenshaw is currently publishing books on ESL, specifi- Health System, is still singing in the bluegrass/ Barbati sends word from Milan, Italy, that her cally geared towards those pursuing a nursing Americana band Oak Lane, and performing oldest son Andrea Barbati is attending Douglas profession. Jackie Harrison Mason enjoyed a Broadway, Irish and Holiday programs with a Freeman High School in Richmond this year as girls weekend at the beach in September with pianist. Her older daughter Caroline is a senior an exchange student. He is living with his uncle classmates Anne Larus Hardwick and Barbara at VCU majoring in interior design, with a focus and aunt, Bill and Judi Crenshaw. 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care of people’s pets in their own homes. Kenan Lewis White is celebrating by insisting that her kids be more mindful of what it means to be members of a family.

’77 Correspondent: Margaret Talman Corwin, 8009 Thom Road, Richmond, VA 23229 e-mail: [email protected]

’78 The children of Lindsay Belew Paul '75 are Natalie, The wedding of Judy Williams Carpenter ’75 to Dean Correspondent: Missy Littleton Carr, Chappie and Sam. Hawthorne: Row 1 - Emory Gill Williams '36, Dabney Williams McCoy '61, Judy Carpenter Hawthorne '75, 316 Indian Springs Road, Williamsburg, VA 23185-3943 ing to be a character in a Jane Austen movie Melinda Carpenter ’08 and Annie Mackey ’08. Row e-mail: [email protected] every Wednesday night! She’s excited about 2 - Susan Williams Jones '73, Mary Mason Williams ’01, Melinda Williams Davis '69, Lucy Leake '75 and Peel reunion and hopes everyone will come! As for Hawthorne '75. Row 3 - Mary Kincannon McDonald What a wonderful 30th reunion we had last your correspondent Kendall, I welcomed my '75, Carroll Blair Keiger '72, Lindsay Belew Paul '75 and April! Events included Evensong in the chapel, first grandchild, William Tucker Slabaugh, into Kathleen Will Mackey '78. Row 4 - Maria Williams Swindell '81, Anne Whitfield Kenny '51, Kathryn Kenny Codd '85, Head’s Reception at the Kenny Center, reunion the world on April 28, 2008. My son Alan and his Sarah Williams '83 and Debbie Andrews Dunlap '70. programs, and a lovely luncheon. These wife Jen have not stopped beaming! Please keep events were organized in part by Kathleen the news coming, and don’t forget we have a big Will Mackey and Liz Williams Bisset, with Judy and Dean just before the big event REUNION coming up this spring! both members of the Richmond Chapter of in Biddeford Pool, Maine, where both Molly Ellett-St. Catherine’s Alumnae Association. and Judy spent summers as children. Joyce Congratulations go to Kathleen as past presi- Thompson was in Richmond in August and dent and to Elizabeth as president- elect. Great ’75 had lunch with recently retired Howard Pugh. job! We were also treated to a beautiful cocktail Correspondent: Eleanor Deane Bierbower, Also in August, the newly minted Mr. & Mrs. party hosted by Anne Howell McElroy and 8101 Merrick Road, Bethesda, MD 20817-3835 Hawthorne enjoyed the gracious southern hos- her charming husband, Mac. Many of our e-mail: [email protected] pitality and hilarity of Ceya Lowry Stevenson classmates came from far and wide to attend and husband Leslie. The Stevensons’ beautiful the weekend festivities. Among those who trav- The class of 1975 is eagerly anticipating its big lake house in Camden, South Carolina, served as eled the farthest were Carrie Coker Haley from 35th reunion just around another corner in the Base Camp when Judy’s daughter Melinda ’08 Dayton, Ohio, Meredith Owen Holbrook from spring of 2010, so start planning girls! We want was moving in at University of South Carolina, St. Louis, Missouri, Sarah Carter Grey from a big turnout on the Green. In the meantime, we in Columbia. It’s hot and humid in the mid- Denver, Colorado, and Susan Dowd Barrett have been busy. Lots of us are getting together Atlantic as this is being written, and many of us from San Mateo, California. It was great to see so regularly that it hardly seems like news these have been busy getting children packed off to all who came - whether from down the street days, but we do want to hear who has seen who college, but when you read this it will be cold (Terry Dorsey Dalton!) or across the country! and what you are doing. Molly Fowler has and wintery. Warm up by sending an e-mail with Mikyung Lee looked wonderful and very happy a documentary movie in the making that will your news, thoughts and who you are wonder- at our reunion. No wonder! She and husband touch close to home for many of us. It follows ing about from the 70’s at St. Catherine’s. several high school seniors around the country Wayne were married on a private beach in Maui! She said they chose the site the day before and as they consider and apply to college. That is decided on a lovely spot with beautiful volcanic another milestone! Lucy Leake reports that she ’76 mountains in the background. Mikyung had her sees Mary Kincannon McDonald regularly at Correspondent: Lisa Pratt, 299 Park Avenue, Belmont wedding dress custom made and it was finished the Boston Design Center and somehow Mary Shore, CA 90803-1754 e-mail: [email protected] just in the nick of time before they jetted off to has managed to shave a few years off her age. Hawaii! Mikyung and Wayne make their home Mary, Lucy, Lindsay Belew Paul and Peel Blazing a trail for ’76-ers is Dr. Indy Burke in Vienna, Virginia, and both work at the Library Hawthorne were in Maine for the July wedding who reports taking a job with the University of Congress in Washington, DC. Mikyung is with of Judy Williams Carpenter and Peel’s brother of Wyoming as Director of the Ruckelshaus the Congressional Research Service. I am hoping Dean. Talk about class unity! Word has it that Institute of Environment and Natural Resources to meet Wayne when Mikyung brings him to visit well after they left the reception and returned to and the Haub School of Environment and Williamsburg – her old stomping grounds from their place of lodging, some of those guests car- Natural Resources. She’ll also have an endowed law school days! It was great to see Stephene ried on until the wee hours dancing to Motown chair in the Botany department. In this year Major as well. She is living in the big city of tunes and reliving high school days. Nothing many of us are celebrating our 50th birthdays. Atlanta, Georgia, and is working with Wells Fargo like getting together with old friends to bring Sue Goodale celebrated by jumping off of in the mortgage area. Mary Macintire Sanger out the fun! Although she was not able to be waterfalls in Havasu, Arizona. Ginny Williams lives with her family in beautiful Boca Grande, at the wedding, Molly Elmer Wooden and her Poole is celebrating with a new business taking Florida. At the reunion, I loved seeing pictures of husband Andrew were able to have a quick visit her two very handsome and very blonde boys,

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Andrew and Jackson! Both are great athletes; Andrew plays soccer and Jackson is a golfer. Mary reports that she and her family spent summer vacation in Maine and also visited her home town of Lewes/Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. I enjoyed chatting with Sarah about how she loves living in Colorado. She recently completed a hiking trip through the Grand . What a great feat! Also on the active list would be Ann Morse Abdella and husband Steve, who cross country ski their way around snow covered Jamestown, New York. They both look fit and trim!Missy Way Goode was looking spry at the reunion having just completed the ! Way to go! I always enjoy seeing Missy and her husband Tom at Camp Mont Shenandoah where her daughter, Emmy attends summer Madeline Hutcheson Mayhood ’80 with new husband Clay at Waterfront Park in Charleston, S.C. St. C friends Agnes Frazier camp with my girls, Addie Rodes and Emaline. Richard ’80, Sarah Martin Herguner ’77, Vicki Wickham Levering ’80 and matron of honor Susan Martin Mitchell ’80. Marty Pollard Easton’s girls Susie and Molly and more than a few strolls down memory lane also attend the camp. So it is a nice mini reunion Spartanburg Day School, and Carrie is in eighth for all of us! Before hosting all of us in her lovely grade. Lucy Leverty Bernard writes that she is made for an unforgettable afternoon in Bacot Richmond home, Anne McElroy had completed still working full time as an analyst for the State Hall. Susan Martin Mitchell and I have enjoyed two mission trips with St Stephen’s Episcopal of Virginia. She says her work is challenging and a bit of transatlantic travel recently. We landed Church. In November, she traveled to Oman, never boring! Her lovely daughter Katie is in ninth in London this spring and enjoyed the hospital- Jordan, and Qatar. In March, she returned to grade. Lucy says it just seems like yesterday that ity of Janie Larus McShane ’79 who lives there Jordan. The purpose of both trips was to promote she cried as she dropped her off at kindergarten. with her family. On another completely selfish interfaith dialogue and reconciliation. The intent Apparently Katie is quite the social butterfly. Lucy note, your class correspondent finally tied the was to build bridges of understanding and trust had to buy a mini van just to accommodate Katie knot in June! Yes, Clay Mayhood and I were between Christianity and Islam. Anne said it was and all her girlfriends! Boys are a whole other engaged on Valentine’s Day in Charleston, South a challenging and fascinating journey. Suzanne problem, Lucy says! Please keep the news com- Carolina, in the most amazing, over-the-top, Gralow still enjoys living in our nation’s capital, ing. I’d especially love to hear from those who Hollywood-worthy proposals ever scripted. We having just purchased a condominium in the couldn’t attend the reunion. returned there for an absolutely perfect summer Tony McLean Gardens area. She is currently wedding with his three children Sean, 23, Colin, director of recruiting and professional personnel 21 and Carly, 17, and our loving and enormous for Kelley Drye and Warren, LLP in DC. Suzanne ’79 collection of family and friends in tow. It was invited me to stay with her if I run the Marine 30th REUNION April 4-5, 2008 low-key and small...traditional and unusual, all Corps Marathon! Hmm, I’ll have to think about in one. My dear friend Chris Knapp (an EHS that invite! Post reunion, Carrie Coker Haley Correspondent: Lisa Galleher Claiborne, and Williams College alumnus) came in from spent some time in Michigan over the summer 102 Gun Club Road, Richmond, VA 23221-3308 Houston to officially walk me down the aisle; with her family. Her girls, Elizabeth (eighth grade) e-mail: [email protected] Susan Mitchell was my matron of honor and and Caroline (sixth grade) attended Camp Seafarer Clay’s daughter Carly was my maid of honor. in North Carolina. Her son Charlie is a senior at Vicki Levering, Agnes Frazier Richard and Episcopal High School and son John is a sopho- ’80 Sarah Martin Herguner ’77 were also a part of more at Woodberry Forest School. Ellen Efird the festivities. Sarah won the award for traveling Gould Correspondent: Madeline Hutcheson, sends news about her bevy of girls! Katie all the way from Istanbul, Turkey! A month later is a junior at Wofford College and Lauren Ellen 4020 Chevy Chase Street, Richmond, VA 23227 to the day, Clay and I had a big post-wedding is a freshman at Sewanee. Elizabeth is a junior at e-mail: [email protected] bash at my river house. Janie McShane and her Kudos to classmate Vicki Wickham Levering, family came in from London; and my new sailing pal, Janet Selph Moyers ’79 and her husband PHOTOGRAPHY POLICY who published her first children’s book "Postcards from the Pound" last spring. Ever Doug tooled over from their house in Deltaville We welcome your photos for the class notes, the dog-lover, Vicki’s inspiration came from for the afternoon. And last but not least, my dear either in digital or print form. neighborhood canines as well as the four-legged Aunt Peggy (Margaret Hutcheson Dorrier Digital photos must be of good quality: at ’40) and my father’s twin sister made the trip least 3 X 5 ’’ and 300 dpi. Please email class members of her own family. She’s had a number notes photos to [email protected]. of book signings and readings in the area and all the way from Wilmington, Delaware, to her beloved “Lone Acre” for the festivities at the sum- Prints will not be returned unless specifically enjoys the challenge of promoting and marketing requested. Please mail them to: her work. Many thanks to Jan Joel Starnes for mer house where she grew up along the banks St. Catherine’s School, organizing an absolutely lovely spring luncheon of the Ware River in Gloucester County. It was 6001 Grove Avenue, Richmond, VA 23226, for retiring St. C teachers Barbara Robertson an unforgettable day in many ways! Please send Attn: St. Catherine’s Now Carper, Howard Pugh and Bob Hiett. A fantastic your news—of any variety—to me. Your class- class turnout, wonderful weather, delicious food mates would love to hear from you!

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kind of experience!” Lorre White enjoyed “visit- something to see these relationships extend into ’81 ing with Martha Prewitt Levy in Atlanta and a second generation.” Elizabeth’s two older Correspondent: Maria Williams Swindell, going out to her lovely yacht on Lake Lanier on daughters were there for six weeks while her 414 Alabama Road, Baltimore, MD 21204-4307 weekends. We have had some great laughs and youngest enjoyed being Queen of the House for e-mail: [email protected] pulled out the old Quair for a trip down memory the summer and had fun participating in all six lane.” Lorre is very busy getting the Luxury weeks of Cat’s Cap. Elizabeth is very enthusias- What a great response! Thanks everyone for send- Channel (Web TV) video podcasts going, and tic about the recent renovations of Ellett and the ing me your updates! Here we go… Definitely the said they can be found on iTunes and Zune. As a upcoming renovations of Bacot. She said there proud and excited mom, Welby Whiting Fairlie result of a fun-filled family vacation to Sanibel is a wonderful plan for a courtyard to honor all wrote “I’ve finally got some news to report...it’s not Island last spring, Emily Irby Grimes shared that of the boarding alums and a very exciting plan the same ol’, same ol’ around here anymore. We she now has a “granny like passion for shuffle- to renovate Washington, enlarge the dining hall came home March 8 with our newly adopted son board” - in fact, she is the proud owner of her and enlarge and renovate Mullen Hall (the sci- from Uralsk, Kazakhstan!! is now a big own equipment! Emily and her boys (first and ence building). Elizabeth is also enjoying work- sister! We spent six weeks in the country, learning second graders) started the summer early by ing with Gib Brockenbrough Staunton, who Russian when we could…which didn’t amount to missing the end of school so they could follow joined the Board of Governors of St. Catherine’s, saying much more than hello, how are you?, Dad to Canada for a Formula One race (work for bringing her professional experience in school goodbye, and 5 p.m. (that’s fun to say in Russian, him, fun for the rest of the family). They loved admissions as well as her long-time attachment just kinda rolls off your tongue!) So it was impor- the “high class noisy race”, touring Montreal, and to the school. Although I unfortunately wasn’t tant to do things at 5 p.m. just so I could say it! Just visiting Vermont where they learned how to milk able to make it to Gib and Platt’s daughter kidding. One of my husband’s proudest moments a cow! Emily had a blast at a family reunion at Merrill’s June wedding, the report from Nancy was when he walked into the local convenience Fishing Bay in June where she got to see Messina was that it was a wedding which store, and speaking only Russian, bought matches! Elizabeth Covington, her husband John and “trumped all others.” Nancy said that everything We all have our little achievements! So now we are son Marshall. The Grimes family enjoyed spend- from the perfect setting at Goat Hill Farm over- home with James Sabit Fairlie, who just celebrated ing a good part of the summer at the river catching looking the James River, to the spectacular tent, his first birthday June 16.” Congrats to the Fairlies! fish and crabs, playing cards and games, swimming to the perfectly choreographed thunderstorm, Cecelia Faulkner Soscia and her family had a and riding bikes together. Seeing St. C alums is one and, of course, the stunningly beautiful couple wonderful Easter with her mom Martha Alsop of the bonuses of being in Fishing Bay. In addition made it an unforgettable evening! Nancy and Faulkner ’54 at Cat Island in the Bahamas. to spending time with her mom and sister, Emily her boys sounded like they were having a fan- Cecelia also enjoyed a 4th of July camping trip in also got to see Susan Trigg ’79 and Honey Trigg tastic summer spending a lot of time on Highland County, Virginia, with family and Sachs ’75. As I write, Emily is “bacheloretting it Martha’s Vineyard with her husband Darren friends including Julia Michael Given and her (plus two kids)” while husband Tom is in China for and his family. Carrie Reid Russell and family family. Julia and Cecelia had so much fun partici- five weeks working at the Olympic Games spon- had a “glorious white water rafting trip down the pating in the Richmond Marathon and at Cecelia’s sored by his company Lenovo. Simone Peyton Salmon River in Idaho” in the midst of a great Mom’s after party last November that they Smith was excited to announce that her bou- planned to do it all over again this fall! Cecelia summer of sailing, kayaking and weekend trav- (who enjoys running quite a bit, but admits she’s tique Peyton Hall was moving to Stony Point, a els. She visited Liz Reynolds Daus in DC and not as intense about it as Julia) was happy to luxury boutique mall in Richmond. Sarah Cecelia Soscia in Virginia Beach. Mason Hester report that she improved her time by about an Gibson’s daughter Ella ’07 is now a sopho- Graham, husband Dave and daughters Mary hour compared to her 1996 marathon run—you more at JMU, son Coleman, a freshman at Ole Wells, 13, and Ellie, 5, are happy living in Keswick go, girl! Susan Gaddy had a good time preparing Miss and daughter Sally is an eighth grader at (just outside of Charlottesville). Mason just began and planning her cross-training summer adven- St. Catherine’s (reminds Sarah of her days in Ms. her sixth year of selling commercial real estate ture of leading a team of Daniel Island tennis Presson’s math class!) Sarah has only recently which she has greatly enjoyed. She recently took women for the NYC Half-Marathon on July 27. taken up the game of golf, yet she has accom- a trip to Las Vegas for the International Speaking of running, y’all should be in touch with plished what most golfers only dream about…. Convention for Shopping Centers and is working Kelly Worth Mitchell whose triathlon/mara- yes, you guessed it - she had a hole-in-one! As on her CCIM designation, which is employing all thon apparel company, Athlete3, is doing great! those of us who have been playing for years of the math talents learned from Mrs. Bass in Kelly reports that although it flew by, she had a know, this is no easy task­—Congratulations!! great summer, spending time in the North Margaret Coker Galloway said “life is good!” Carolina mountains as well as the coast. Mary She is still living in Greenville, South Carolina, PHOTOGRAPHY POLICY Margaret Smithers Kastelberg and daughter decorating part time. Her daughter Eleanor Bridget were in Boston with the St. C fourth grade graduated from Episcopal and is at Vanderbilt, We welcome your photos for the class notes, either in digital or print form. this summer. Mary Margaret said that although and son Rob is in the 10th grade at Woodberry. they didn’t get to see each other, it was great to Coker said she and Stacy Benner Lendrim Digital photos must be of good quality: at least 3 X 5 ’’ and 300 dpi. Please email class catch up over the phone with Nancy Jordan have been in touch a lot lately. Elizabeth notes photos to [email protected]. Cabell Jennings Messina who lives in Concord, just outside of said “Parents’ weekend at Prints will not be returned unless specifically Boston. Mary Margaret and her family also Camp Mont Shenandoah was like a mini St. C requested. Please mail them to: enjoyed a cruise in the Mediterranean which reunion; I saw Jen Cox Evans, Mary Coyle St. Catherine’s School, 6001 Grove Avenue, took them to many interesting places, including Evans and Susan Crenshaw Cary—and that Richmond, VA 23226, the island of Santorini where “we rode donkeys was just from our class! 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’83 25th REUNION April 4-5, 2008

Correspondent: Lynn Broos Grassell, P.O. Box 6, 96 Willow Lake Road, Pinedale, WY 82941 e-mail: [email protected]

After bugging all of y’all with my e-mails your correspondent was finally able to get just a small bit of information from SOME of you! Thanks for keeping me updated and NO…your lives are Matthew (center), Lucy and Chris are the children of Lisa Pearse ’82, a medical doctor with the U.S. Army, and Annette Williamson McLaughlin ’82 and her husband her sons Sean (13), Patrick (10) and Michael (15). not boring! The reunion was fantastic. We all Michael. hope to see those who could not attend at our next! Helen Hamilton Horsley says she and high school! Mason said it was great catching up ’82 Garrett thoroughly enjoyed seeing everyone who with Janie Covington ’83 who happened to be Correspondent: Maura Maguire Gaenzle, came to our class party. It was especially great to in her last class. Jen Cox Evans keeps in touch 1835 Monument Avenue, Richmond, VA 23220 have Cleland Moore Threipland and Anne with Mason and stopped by the Grahams’ on e-mail: [email protected] Brockenbrough join me as the three gals who her way to deliver her daughter Peyton to Camp traveled the farthest (London, Texas and Mont Shenandoah. Mason said Jen seems to be Cassell Barnard FitzHugh had a very busy Wyoming)! Cleland’s daughter Mary Carter is quite happy with her career, her three children, summer after the May 7 birth of William Mason now 7 and is in year three which is second grade in America. Lewis is 4 and in Reception which is and living in Louisville. Your correspondent FitzHugh. Mason joins his three sisters, Peyton, pre-school. Over the summer vacation they Maria spoke with Louise Sloan and hoped to Campbell and Cassell, and they are all so happy traveled to Scotland (Edinburgh) for 10 days and see her over the summer as we are only about 15 and excited! While McKenzie Reed van Meel then to Northern Germany (Hamburg and minutes apart in Maine. Louise has been the psy- was in Richmond visiting family and friends, she Berlin). Glad your world travels brought you to chology editor at Ladies’ Home Journal since caught up with both Norma Littleton Shepard the reunion Cleland! Reunion thanks to: January. Louise has a couple more book projects and Kathryn Thurman LeBey and their girls. Margaret Wood Atwood who worked hard to in the works. She wouldn’t mind eventually Kathryn ran into Cassell’s husband John and make the wonderful DVD that helped us remem- working exclusively from home which would also Margaret Street Cochrane at Camp ber the “Glory Days” and Anne Noel Jones give her the flexibility to spend more time with Greystone in Zirconia, North Carolina, where Dawson for her tireless work fund raising for her son Scott, who turned 2 in June. As if her job, they all had daughters attending the August ses- our Reunion gift. Congratulations to Dina Farley writing books and Scott aren’t enough to keep sion. It turned out that Margaret’s and Kathryn’s Foster who received the “Distinguished Alumna her on her toes, Louise told me she rented out 10-year-old daughters were even bunk mates! Award.” She is so humble and deserving. Sallie her apartment as a location for the cop film McKenzie is going to participate in a photog- O’Connor Wright is very sorry to have missed Brooklyn’s Finest starring Richard Gere. She said raphy exhibit for breast cancer survivors in the reunion. Sallie says, “Funny you should men- “My place is where Gere’s character, a cop, lives Greenwich in the fall and continues to be a great tion ‘what are you reading?’ I’m actually reading in a loveless marriage with a banker wife. They crusader for early detection. As part of this char- Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld and it is really taking me were shooting last Wednesday. I got to see ity event, she is also going to be modeling as a back to my St. Catherine’s days. Although, of Richard attempt suicide in my bedroom. Nice. survivor in the annual fashion show sponsored course, the school in the book is co-ed—that’s a Why not a sex scene, for crying out loud?! They by a Greenwich retailer. Patty Eichner Mouer tad different. But still, so much of it boarders can painted my bedroom to look all depressing, so has been staying busy. Along with all the activi- relate to. I have one daughter—she’s 7 and her I’m breathing in paint fumes as we speak since ties for their two sons, Jim, age 13, and Wade, name is Sarah Clay. She’s an animal lover like her they had to paint it back. There were scenes in age 10, Patty is the Rector of St. Luke’s Episcopal mom and we have two dogs, Dixie and Molly, a my kitchen/breakfast nook and in my living Church in Asheville, North Carolina, and her cat named Skittle and a fish named Spike. We sort room, too. And my toothbrush (among other husband Joe is the Academic Dean at Christ of live in the country-in-the-city. Our house is belongings) appears in the film as ‘Richard’s School, an Episcopal boarding school for boys on a 9-acre pond and we therefore have several toothbrush’.” Now, for a small world story…we just outside of Asheville. Rick and I had dinner other informal pets throughout the year like were invited to a Baltimore friend’s house to with Annette Williamson McLaughlin and her frogs, caterpillars, and the like. My husband watch the Kentucky Derby along with some of husband Michael and had a great time catching Ricky is quite the yard-guy (thank goodness!) their “DC friends.” Well, we walked in and discov- up. Annette continues to work in New York City and loves this time of year with all his new plant- ered that one of the “DC friends” was the one and as director of human resources, learning and ing projects, etc. I work as a knowledge adminis- only Anne Douglas Freeman Levine! What a development for a professional recruiting firm. trator with Circuit City. I totally love my job, as I great surprise to see her, and how exciting to find It was lucky that Annette happened to have a get to write and edit all day long, and do a little out that we are lucky enough to have the same photo of their children, Matthew, age 9, Lucy, age web design. Margaret Atwood says “Eric and I great friends in common! The world gets smaller 7, and Chris, age 2-½, to share with all of you. are reading Christopher Moore—we fight over and smaller every day! Who have you run into Annette hopes you will call her if you get to the who gets to start the new book from the library! that might have unexpected St. C connections? Big Apple! Hope you have a great fall and please He’s reading Fluke, and I’m reading Lamb: The Let’s hear from some of you quiet ones out there! send news and photos. Gospel According to Biff, Jesus’ Childhood Friend.

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Hilarious and very interesting...could have hap- a nurse practitioner in a practice that does not pened that way, who knows! I love to hear about deal with insurance— cash only —and she loves new authors. Have you gone through the Janet not having to play by insurance rules. Her Evanovich Stephanie Plum series (One For the youngest Cason is in middle school this year and Money, Two for the Dough,...) set in New Jersey? her oldest Kenneth started driving this summer. Stephanie is a really bad but lucky bounty Ken continues to teach at NC State University. hunter. Can you tell I love fun action books? Jayne Honey had a great time catching up with One summer I went through the whole Nero everyone at our reunion, and only wished that Wolfe series. I remember my parents reading more people could have made it back for the fes- them — detective novels set in the 20s in NYC! tivities. She is teaching Pre K instead of practicing Spending my time playing with the boys (Mason, law, and lamented the end of another fun Florida 3, Archer, almost 2, Eric, 44!) and photographing summer with her husband, and sons Thomas, weddings and special events. “ Anne Noel sixth grade, and Will, third grade. She took Sallie O’Connor Wright ’83 and husband Ricky Dawson’s life has been busy. Her mother had another walk down memory lane when they major surgery in May but is recovering and is spent the fourth of July week with her family in determined to get back to “normal.” Anne Noel Virginia Beach (including Kyle Honey, class of has been in and out of Richmond a lot since 2010), and both of her boys learned to surf. Jayne April, and is almost on a first name basis with the says she was a nervous wreck: “the waves were people at the rental car place. She took a family extra large thanks to Hurricane Bertha, but they vacation to London for a week: “had a great time had a blast!” If anyone travels through Tampa, and our kids really enjoyed it, especially all the please give her a shout. Preston Berry gory history stuff, saw several plays and went Blackburn says her 12-year-old kept writing her shopping, mostly window given the exchange from camp this summer telling her she wasn’t rate, though somehow we seemed to come home writing enough. “Her letters are great, filled with with about 20 pounds of books all purchased on all the cool stuff she is doing — what am I sup- the last day. Several small world experiences - posed to tell her: ‘today we walked the dog and Helen Hamilton Horsley ’83 and her family visited class- my daughter ran into one of her classmates in a then we went to the grocery store’??? How bor- mate Lynn Broos Grassell and her family last summer in Pinedale, Wyoming. store (being 8 they were very nonchalant about ing can I BE!!!???” Preston was at a family reunion running into each other), I saw a friend from col- at her parents’ house on the Piankatank River lege and most importantly ran into Anne Kenny “when this beautiful enormous motor boat Urban and family on Jermyn Street (in the midst pulled up to the pier — it was Frances Talley of our book buying extravaganza.) It was our Herrington and her husband Preston and their last day and they had just arrived.” Liz Grymes three kids in their gorgeous new boat. Which I Anderson went on a wonderful family vacation feel partially like we ought to help pay for since with husband Richard’s side of the family to Lake their 10 year ‘let’s get a new boat’ plan turned Norris, Tennessee, in the mountains. They still into a ‘get one now’ plan when the last time they live in Charleston, South Carolina, and love it, pulled up to the pier, their old one conked out on but had a great time escaping the summer the way home. I think Frances and Preston humidity and heat on that trip. She and daughter enjoyed a first weekend away in it for their anni- Kate Lee had a visit to Richmond in August and versary going up the bay. You would think I planned to see Kathy Belew Carr and Anne would see Channy Austin Franko more often Harp Vaeth and their families. Laura Waddell since our husbands work together, but we are Anne Noel Jones Dawson ' 83 (left) and her daughter Custer graduated from nursing school in March pathetic too.” Lisa Pearse says that her boys Katherine visited with Anne Kenny Urban '83 (center), her mother Anne Whitfield Kenny '51 and her two daughters, and passed her state boards. She is working as a (Michael, 15, Sean, 13 and Patrick, 10) keep her Amelia (2021) and Lily (2020) in London last summer. registered nurse at Henrico Doctors on the gen- busy. “They are hip deep in Boy Scouts, and eral surgery floor and loves it. Her 16-year-old when they aren’t out on some adventure they son got his drivers license this summer and she eat. And eat. And did I mention that they eat? was a complete wreck with him out driving! Kevin and I are both still working full time Time goes by so fast...he actually took behind the (Kevin at Walter Reed, me with the Armed Forces PHOTOGRAPHY POLICY wheel at St Catherine’s from Coach McGinnis - Medical Examiner System), if for no other reason We welcome your photos for the class notes, do you all remember him? He taught many of us than to keep the groceries coming in fast enough either in digital or print form. some years back. Anne Kenny Urban writes that to keep up with the guys.” Thanks to Kathleen Digital photos must be of good quality: at her biggest excitement is that her younger Hubbard Erwin who wrote that she finished her least 3 X 5 ’’ and 300 dpi. Please email class notes photos to [email protected]. daughter Amelia joined her big sister Lily at St. C psychiatry residency and has opened a private

Prints will not be returned unless specifically this fall. They are in Kindergarten and first grade practice, as well as doing some hospital work and requested. Please mail them to: respectively. Stephenie VanderMeer Brinson VA outpatient (lots of recently-returned vets in St. Catherine’s School, finally e-mailed that she celebrated her 20th this area). Her family all moved to Carlsbad 6001 Grove Avenue, Richmond, VA 23226, wedding anniversary in Rome, Florence and (about 40 miles north of San Diego), and she’s Attn: St. Catherine’s Now Venice, Italy for 10 days with her wonderful hus- enjoying hanging out with her sister’s family band Ken. She continues to practice medicine as around the corner — including a toddler nephew

35 class notes who calls her “Va-Va.” “Maybe he knows I’m her life and live with a better quality of life sur- bridal bouquet out of hydrangeas from the gar- from Virginia? My stepdaughters are 10 and 12, rounded by loving friends and family. Mary den, freesia, roses, and lilies. Numerous St. C honors students, becoming expert skiers and Chapman Boyd has such wonderful memories grads were here. After the event everyone dined beach bums. Upcoming plans include a trip to of her days at St. Catherine’s, especially now that in the restaurant on shrimp martinis, lobster, New Zealand.” Lucinda Kellam Jones lives in she has entered the teenage years with her chil- scallops, and steak with our famous fresh baked Winston Salem, North Carolina, with husband dren Austin, 15, and a sophomore at Episcopal Maine blueberry pie, (all cooked by me!) and Chris and three kids: Bennett, 15, Isabelle, 12, and High School; Hugh, 13; Crawford, 11; and Anne blueberry ice cream! The ceremony was beautiful Emma, 7. She can’t believe that she is old enough Morrison, 8. If anyone finds herself in South and culminated in the singing of Jerusalem to have one in boarding school – Bennett’s a Carolina, call her! Ellen Dennis Garrabrant which all St. C grads happily and confidently sophomore at Episcopal High School. She keeps had a really great time at the reunion and was belted out!” As for your correspondent, my hus- in touch with Amy Watkins Tankard who lives amazed at how we have all changed since high band Chopper and I enjoyed an all too brief visit on the Eastern Shore of Virginia where she grew school. She is very glad that she decided to with Helen Horsley and her beautiful family in up, and is very happy with her two girls and attend for that reason, especially with being able Wyoming this summer. We hiked, boated, ate… horses. Ginger Broaddus and her husband to spend time with Lisa Pearse and her family and ate…and ate…and all had a wonderful time. continue to cherish every second of daughter briefly. Ellen’s son is in third grade at St. Chris It was great to see them all! In a post-visit e-mail Mary Blair Whytsell’s toddler-hood (although as and was selected to be published in a young Helen wrote, “We got our sweet puppy today! she turned 3 in November, that’s aiming towards poets volume for Virginia much to her surprise, Ella is an 8 week old black lab. Ali, our other lab, “little girl hood”!) She enjoys her work as assis- since English was never one of her favorite sub- is 5, and seems to love her as much as we do. We tant vice president for academic affairs at Trinity jects. She and her husband are helping raise three got a call on Monday saying we could get her, in Washington, DC. Trinity is part of the nieces so she has been frantically reading multi- and the next call was from the rug company. Women’s College Coalition, since the undergrad- ple parenting books including Lawrence Cohen’s They were letting us know that all of the rugs we uate College of Arts and Sciences is a women’s Playful Parenting that has been helpful in trying sent to be cleaned and repaired in June were college. On Ginger’s fridge, courtesy of Trinity is a to put play back in interactions with all of the ready. Garrett and I think we may leave them sticker with a picture of four young girls. The kids. She recently decided to “try the role of stay- there for as long as possible! (December sounds caption: “Expect the best from a girl. That’s what at-home parent with hopes of keeping our about right!)…It’s 91 degrees here and I got you’ll get.” It’s a constant reminder for them of domestic life cleaner, to no avail.” She is ready to about 20 mosquito bites playing with Ella after what to expect from Mary Blair, but it resonates return to work as a mental health clinician with a dinner. What a change from the 38 degrees our so with Ginger, “for after all, that’s what St. local jail population! Amy Tankard lives on a car registered as we passed Granite Hot Springs Catherine’s expected from all of us and what, I farm in Virginia with two young daughters ages on route to the airport in the early a.m.” Chopper like to think, it got.” Janie Covington said she is 5 and 7. Jenny Schuh Stallings is living in Las and I are still enjoying the west with our children, sorry she missed the reunion and heard it was Vegas and working with Mandalay Bay Resort Will, 14, Megan, 13, and Mary Margaret, 8, who fun! She said she is just doing the same old thing. and Casino. She has had lots of visitors - way are happy and healthy! We are treasuring every Laura Custer and Anne Matthews Dailey got more than when they lived in Virginia. She minute! Let me hear from you for the next issue!! together for drinks at the Jefferson Hotel with guesses Vegas is more fun to visit. HA! Their old- Jeannie Lane Ballentine a few weeks after est daughter is in her senior year at VCU in reunion when Jeannie, who is currently living in graphic design and will graduate this spring. She ’84 Australia, was in Richmond for a brief visit. “We is already planning on moving out to Vegas as 25th REUNION April 17-18, 2009 had a great time catching up and shared lots of soon as she graduates. Finally from Sarah laughs -it was just like old times!!!” Jeannie Williams comes this report: “I have been reno- Correspondent: Elizabeth Camp Hanson, moved to Sydney six months ago. She lives vating properties in Washington, DC, mostly at 6 Westham Pkwy., Richmond, VA 23229. across the street from the beach, which is beauti- the Watergate Apartments but also up in Maine e-mail: [email protected] ful. They’ll probably be there for a few years, if where my family and grandmother’s family anyone wants to come visit! They are heading to (Fanny Braxton Miller Williams, Class of 1907) Mark your calendars! Reunion is just around the the Great Barrier Reef in October. Betsy Macon has been summering for many generations…I corner. Please make plans to join us the weekend Dotterer sent in a threat that I had better have committed to and am running a seasonal of April 17 for a grand party to celebrate our include in these notes her thanks to yours truly restaurant in the property we have bought and 25th. Thanks to everyone who has stepped up to for being the sole representative for the boarders recently renovated in my summer hometown in help out in some fashion. I’m sure more of you at our reunion. Betsy’s dad took her family for an southern Maine... (never wanted a restaurant... will be called upon soon to help ensure this is idyllic trip to the Bahamas this summer. just inherited one with the property. It has been the best reunion ever. On the news front, Temple Daughters Sara and Townsend (St. C seventh and quite a challenge to say the least, but, after St. C, I McNeer reports that after a six-year hiatus, to second graders) enjoyed getting up close and think I have been prepared to face any challenge stay home with her daughter Lilly Grey, she is personal with sharks! Dearest Scottie Guinn thrown my way, although at the moment, I am back teaching elementary art in the Seattle Public has had a lot going on this past year, some of thinking being a neurosurgeon might have been Schools and loving it. Additionally three lost which is very emotional, so she has stayed in a bit easier!..My cousin Judy Williams alums have been located. Jennifer Wyer Bull touch with who she can and is just trying to get Carpenter ’75 was married here July 30. She is in Atlanta playing violin. Kit Flynn is running settled. She has moved back East from LA to had a pre wedding party outside at our restau- her own design firm, Kit Flynn Creative, from Richmond. She is studying landscape design and rant (with stunning weather!) and sunset over- Portland, Maine. Talbott Hoskins Roche is in plans to continue her career in production too. looking the water and it was a huge success! California looking forward to all our reunion Most of all she is happy to start a new chapter in Between my breakfast and lunch shift, I made her plans. See you soon!

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Surf's up for Ashley Brinson Cusack '85 and Dede Keyser Basil ("Beau"), son of Sarah Spencer Hurst ‘86, was born Harry and Bill are the sons of Amy Taylor Belcher ’88. Davis '85. Sept. 2, 2008. love the mountain scenery and are big poker amazement. The size of her shadow on the trees fans. She stays in touch with Cary Ballou and ’85 below was miniscule.” As Dede says, 40 IS the Cary Marshall. In , Stephanie Correspondent: Windy Campbell, new 20! Liza continued her adventures stateside Rosanelli Faul is adapting to her new last name 204 Seneca Road, Richmond, VA 23226 this past summer, when she and her husband and enjoying married life, having recently cel- e-mail: [email protected] Drew took their four kids on a 21 day RV trip ebrated her first anniversary. Her niece started through Grand Teton, Yellowstone and Glacier St. Catherine’s in the fifth grade this year. Time Mary Rucker Sherman Radford and Michelle National Parks. “It was awesome and such an marches on! Overseas: people are busy too! Liz Briere Finn met up in Washington, DC, in May incredible learning experience for everyone!” Gilbert is now living in Kenya, dividing her time to walk in the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer. says Liza. Kemper Williams Thornton has spent between writing a new book and working on After training for four months, they walked 39.3 the last 10 years volunteering for the Children’s community projects at her fiance’s lodge. She miles in two days, spending the night in tents Home Society of Virginia – a statewide adop- has just opened a new shop at the lodge work- in between. Their team raised $42,000 towards tion agency – and they loved her so much, they ing in partnership with the Maasai (check it breast cancer research and programs in the handed her a job in their development office this out at www.shompolecollection.com.) Deming DC area, and the DC walk as a whole raised year! Rosalyn Tanner Orr also is doing more Herbert is still in Montpellier, France, and is $8.1 million. It was an incredible experience good deeds, running The Barnabas Network, a planning to defend her dissertation by the end of for both of them, one that they shared with nonprofit organization in Greensboro helping the year. In the meantime, she continues to teach Michelle’s daughter Caroline’s fourth grade families and individuals who are experiencing English at the Université Paul-Valéry as well as class at St. C. “We talked to the girls about the a crisis or setback by giving furniture, transpor- French to American exchange students through importance of the St. Catherine’s motto,” Michelle tation and job training. Thanks everyone for the university’s International Relations depart- wrote. “We also wanted them to see how far writing in and sending pictures. It’s always fun ment. And Mary Frances Overton Ludolph their St. Catherine’s friendships could someday to hear what classmates are up to so please con- brought her three kids back to Virginia for a take them, telling them our story of our friend- tinue to write!!! family reunion, and toured the state during the ship over 30 years, and counting! The fourth summer before returning to Hamburg, Germany. graders were extremely moved and wrote us My co-correspondent, Sally Yowell Barbour, thank you letters of encouragement which we ’86 manages to find the time to train for triathlons with three kids. And as for me, my job at SOM shared with our teammates on the walk. Mary Correspondents: Sally Yowell Barbour, keeps me busy traveling around the world; when Rucker and I are so grateful to all of our St. 10346 Nash, Chapel Hill, NC 27517 I am home, I don’t train for anything, but rest Catherine’s friends who supported us for the e-mail: [email protected]; with family, which we all should do every now walk this spring, we could not have done it with- and and then! out them.” Ranjitha Kurup and her husband, Ashley Power O’Connor, Robert Munn, celebrated their successful year 207 South Lee Street, Alexandria, VA 22314 of their San Diego-based software develop- e-mail: [email protected] ment firm, Emergent Path (www.emergentpath. ’87 com). They celebrated by taking a well-deserved Greetings classmates! Many thanks to all of you Correspondent: Leigh Wafle Stoffel, trip to Europe – while their daughter Shala who wrote to share your news. As our lives 109 Woodland Road, Fredericksburg, VA 22401 attended Cat’s Cap at St. Catherine’s this summer get busier, with families and travel and writ- e-mail: [email protected] while staying at the home of Ranjitha’s parents. ing and teaching, I know it becomes harder to Ashley Brinson Cusack, Liza Kenan Howell, find the time, but for those who did write, your Hi friends and fellow classmates turning Courtney Overcash Kilpatrick, Dede Keyser classmates appreciate it! For your bookshelf: 40. Copeland Sakowski Casati writes that Davis and their spouses celebrated the girls’ 40th Sara Ruffin Costello, the creative director at she is busy with her businesses: copeland casati birthdays in Costa Rica last year. Courtney and Conde Nast’s Domino magazine, has written media c3, Green Modern Kits, Green Cottage Kits, Liza were happy to be landlubbers while Ashley The Domino Book of Decorating, published by “and…something launching this fall.” She is hap- and Dede braved the waves surfing. Dede says Simon and Schuster and coming out October py to have begun construction on her own net- Liza “daringly was the first to take off on the 15. Out West: Pam Talley Lancaster and her zero home. Congratulations! Copeland enjoys world’s longest zip line while we all watched in husband Geoff are living in Las Vegas. They seeing ReRe Lawrence Bernstein whenever she

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William Haynes is the son of Walker Wilson ’88. Gray Hamilton is the daughter of Mallory Wood Norvell ’89. Sam is the son of Breene Farrington Wesson ’89 and Mackenzie is the daughter of Key Giles Michel ’89. is in town. Michelle Gelardi Carpino had a great big brother Harry is nearly 3. Both are really summer off from teaching world geography busy — boys through and through – running, and world history at Kempsville High School jumping, climbing. Katy Dew Amling is doing in Virginia Beach. She spent extra time with well, still splitting time between New York and her four children: Richard, 13, Catherine, 12, Palm Beach. Penny Penniston reports that Caroline and Elizabeth, 9. She’s busy plan- in May, Cammie Covington Mackie and her ning another girls’ outing with good friends family stayed with Penny for a Chicago visit. Justin Summey Yurkon and Crystal Cochrane They did a whirlwind tour of the city complete Stephen to top their last trip together! Clarke with a Cubs game, a Chicago Improv show and Anderson Osborne shared that she and hus- Millenium Park. Also last spring, Penny got to band Nick spent baby Harry’s first birthday at see Grayson Gillespie Butterfield, Meridith Charlotte and Caroline are the daughters of Breene Wrightsville Beach. Wesie Liggett Sprunt Rentz, Gaye Gregory and Sarah Paul Cabalu Farrington Wesson ’89 and Giles is the daughter of Key ’88 and her three girls were eating cupcakes for a weekend in Gloucester, Virginia. Back in Giles Michel ’89. with them and taking care of baby Harry. Clarke Chicago, Penny’s daughter Zoe is starting pre- also saw Julie Caldwell, Jennifer Cleveland school in the fall. Penny optioned a screenplay and it discusses her life in Zimbabwe during the Elam and Dorothy Shuford Lanier ’89 at to a producer that she met through the Tribeca tyrannical rule of a dictator. To find the book, go a party. Clarke is still working at Nissan and Film Institute, and next spring, Theater Wit will to www.lulu.com. reports that Nick has a movie coming out be doing the world premiere of her new play next March called All About Steve and star- Spin. Carrington Mangum Angel saw Meg ring Sandra Bullock. Jennifer is heading up the Brown Parobeck in Richmond this spring and ’89 St. Cat’s national Alumnae Board, the “Ellett reports that Meg’s boys are adorable. Carrington 20th REUNION April 17-18, 2009 Board” this year, as well as working at her new is now in private practice with Johnston, Allison job as assistant director of St. Michael’s Parish & Hord, a medium-sized firm in Charlotte. She Correspondents: Mary Birgel Dehnert, Day School (her daughter’s preschool). It is too has boys — Carter is now 5, and Davis is 1201 Hammel Road, Greensboro, NC 27408 almost 3. Also in “Boy-Land” is Walker Armfield part-time with most of the summer off, and e-mail: [email protected]; Wilson, whose son Jack is enjoying being the big Jennifer basically runs the business end of the and brother to new brother Wil, born in April. Jane school. As for your correspondent, I am great in Breene Farrington Wesson, Hodges is living in West Seattle, not too far from Fredericksburg, Virginia, where the most exciting 22 Plymouth Road, Summit, NJ 07901 the water. She still enjoys being a freelance writer, thing last summer was the discovery of the actu- e-mail: [email protected] mostly writing about real estate and business al foundation of George Washington’s (Wall Street Journal, Seattle Times, MSNBC.com Farm boyhood home. Come visit and see! I have had the pleasure this summer of see- and such) but also, occasionally, fun stuff (she ing lots of my St Catherine’s friends, and my has an astrology column in Southwest’s airline favorite thing is how we don’t miss a beat when magazine). If anyone travels west, look her up! we see each other again, even if years have ’88 [email protected]. Last, but certainly not passed. Regrettably each visit was too short, Correspondent: Susan Grymes Lafferty, least Ann Rothrock Beattie has recently pub- but I loved seeing everyone and catching up. 608 Beverley Drive, Alexandria, VA 22305 lished a memoir called Tengwe Garden Club — When in Richmond in July, I saw Melisa Dray e-mail: [email protected] My Story of Zimbabwe. Ann was living in NYC Hudson, who was visiting from her home in after college and went on safari in Zimbabwe, Tokyo with her 2-1/2-year old daughter Adell. Margaret Siewers Hunter got a vacation from where she met a guide, fell in love and moved We met at the playground with Kennon Stout her three and headed to Bermuda this summer. there a few months later. Ultimately she married Ibbeken and her two adorable little girls. I also They got stranded there because of Hurricane and had a son with her husband Dave, a tobacco saw Elizabeth Davenport Edmonds, who is liv- Bertha, but Margaret was not complaining! farmer, but with all the political unrest in the ing in Richmond with her family (Jack, 7, Annie, Amy Taylor Belcher is just trying to keep up country they had to return to the US. This is the 4, and Charlie, 1). I was sad to miss Suzanne with her two boys. Bill turned 1 on May 31, and story of her time in Zimbabwe and the story of Wishnack Morris, since she lives in Richmond, how she and her husband met and fell in love, but she was away for a family vacation on a lake

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in Michigan. I was happy to see Eve Grandis Virginia. They had been in Tampa, Florida, Campbell and her adorable new baby Hatcher before that. Her oldest child Liza is a second (big brother Walker was at home), Marshall grader at St. Catherine’s. Liza, Ned and Mason Trow Lynch, Jane Wright Hunter and Paige have made great friends with the children of Hazell Ames. Back in New Jersey, I am for- other ‘89 families, such as Donnan Thompson tunate to see Key Giles Michel and her family O’Keefe’s children and Elizabeth Edmonds’ three. (Giles 3-1/2, Mackenzie, 1) often, and to see Biz and Kirk enjoyed a UVA reunion with Key Anne Rhodes Huneke down at the beach with Michel and her husband Rich at the beginning her children Reid, 3, and Ted,1-½, and hus- of the summer and saw Dorothy Shuford band Ben. I was also happy to hear from many Lanier and Jane Molster Hines at the beach more of you than last time! Blair Whitley in August. Dorothy and her clan also caught up reports that she recently started a new job at a with Mary Birgel Dehnert at Figure Eight this production company called BES Television in summer. Dos is still designing for DOSTY and In attendance at the wedding of Brandy Wood ’89 and Richmond and loves it! Blair and Katrin Cisne living in NYC with her husband Cliff and two Bart Lewis were Jennifer Toone Taylor, Lesly Shepardson, Currens were extras in a movie called The Box children. She has been spending some time with Heather Morgan Zifchak, Brandy Wood, Blair Whitley and Meghan Stone Thomas, all members of the Class of ’89. starring Cameron Diaz and James Marsden, Jane Hines and her clan since they moved back which should be released later this year, stateside from London. Jane and her husband and Blair trained to run her third marathon, the Whitfield have four children and are living in Richmond Marathon, in November. Meghan Manhattan. Leslie Abercrombie Noland Stone Thomas is now chasing three kids, 3 and is still in Fairfield, Connecticut, where she also under as she had her third baby, Eliza Corbett has a chance to see Dos every now and again. Thomas, who joins a big brother and sister. She Leslie’s husband Pat and their three kids William, loves it. The family moved into a bigger home Hallie and Christopher have been in Fairfield in Arlington last summer too. Meghan has now about five years and love being so close to enjoyed several trips back to Richmond includ- New York. Leslie was in Athens, Georgia, visit- ing the Ampersand Reunion at St. Cat’s last ing some old college friends and spent some October. Brandy Wood is as colorful as ever! time with Donnan O’Keefe who was also in on She got married on the 4th of July to her “long the girls’ weekend. Mallory Wood Norvell time sweetheart” Bart Lewis in a fabulous dress is loving life with baby Gray who turned 1 in Nora Penelope, born June 22, 2008, is the daughter of Rebecca Britt Phelan ’90. that had the stars and stripes on it. She was mar- September. Mary Katherine Owen Redd ried in her father’s yard in a ceremony of their has three children and lives in Memphis. She own creation. St Catherine’s was well represent- still gets home to Tunica quite often when she ed by our teacher, Jane Howells, and Meghan is not busy chasing after her brood. Cobby Thomas, Jennifer Toone Taylor, Lesley Young Witherington and her husband John Shepardson, Blair Whitley, Ursula Howells are in the midst of building a new house in and Brandy’s super star bridesmaid, Heather Alabama, which is keeping Cobby very busy Morgan Zifchak. Brandy is an associate pro- along with working and raising three children. ducer on the Newport Jazz Festival and the JVC Mary Dehnert and her husband Rick are still in Jazz Festival New York, and is also doing promo- Greensboro. Mary spent a week in France last tions for festivals in Whistler, Miami Beach and spring sightseeing with her sisters and visiting Jackson Hole. Her husband continues to produce old family friends. Mary’s daughter Anne is in and arrange albums and has been writing songs first grade at Canterbury School while Helen Katrina Elaine, daughter of Susan Tatum Hochgesang ’90, for a new group in NYC which Brandy says has one more year of preschool. Mary also had was born April 24, 2008. reminds her of all the wild hair metal bands she a chance to catch up with Walker Armfield used to see in high school. Heather Zifchak, hus- Wilson ‘88 while at the beach and meet her new band Pete and daughter Mary Elizabeth still live baby Will. Cindy Levinson Lefkoff and family in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She writes rented a beach house in Virginia Beach where that “life is a race when you are chasing a tod- they saw Margaret Siewers Hunter ‘88 dler!” She enjoys coming onto campus twice a and her extended family. Cindy’s sons Jonah, year for Ellett Alumnae Board meetings. Blanche 5, and Asher, 3, also had a fun play date with Eve Toms Bruns and her husband Jon took their Campbell, her husband Hank and their two boys children to Jackson Hole, Wyoming, last sum- Walker and Hatcher. Back in Richmond, they mer for a family wedding, and then took the got together with Suzanne Morris and her chil- kids to Old Faithful in Yellowstone where they dren Ramsey and Georgia. Cindy also enjoyed got engaged nine years ago! They had so much a fun girls’ night out with Suzanne, Paige Ames fun being there again and showing Sophie, 7, and Elizabeth Edmonds. Back in Boulder they and first grade, and Henry, 5, in kindergarten, finished out a fun and busy summer with lots of Sarah Jarrett Sweeney and Elizabeth Flynn Sweeney, twin daughters of Sallie Smith Sweeney’90, enjoyed Memorial where Jon proposed! Biz Elder Read moved to rock climbing and swimming. Cindy continues Day Weekend 2008 in Cape May, N.J. Richmond in the summer of 2007 from Culpeper, doing development work for the boys’ school,

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Morgan Hardage Engel, Duval Reams Fisher, and Melissa Kennedy Whitley enjoyed an outing with other 1991 classmates. Lilly is the daughter of Duval Reams Fisher ’91. and the whole family is gearing up for ski season! to senior counsel at NBC Universal Studios, Finally Jane Wright Hunter is still enjoying and her son Dylan started walking this summer. ’91 Charlotte and the crazy life of raising three kids. Both milestones are keeping her even busier! I Correspondents: Morgan Hardage Engel, She recently launched a new online gift boutique received a fascinating and extensive update from 120 Kennondale Lane, Richmond, VA 23226 called Organica Deluxe with a St. Chris alum and Rosie Lokhorst, which I’ve had to condense so e-mail: [email protected]; his wife. Check it out at www.organicadeluxe. that I could include news from other classmates! and com —they have some great stuff! Rosie currently lives in both Zug (Switzerland) Alice Gold Sharp, 4914 Evelyn Byrd Road, and Berlin (Germany). She works for Microsoft Richmond, VA 23225 e-mail: [email protected] as a global service executive for the company ’90 ABB (Asea Brown Boveri – they produce energy Hi, Classmates - I hope you are all having a nice fall! It has been a very busy one for your cor- Correspondent: Mary Kathryn Large Hoffmann, plants, robotics, etc. and have 100,000 employ- respondent and family as we moved back to 12408 Chadsworth Place, Glen Allen, VA 23059. ees). She writes: “It is very interesting, as my Richmond, and spent the summer unpacking. It e-mail: [email protected] customer is huge and all over the world, so I travel a lot and have a large international team has been so nice to be here, and I have run into many old St. Catherine’s friends around town. I If you see a tired stork flying around, it’s because that works with me, which gets me to use my am especially excited to report that my daugh- our classmates have kept him busy over the languages and experience new cultures.” When ter Isabelle is in St. Catherine’s Kindergarten. past year!! Lisee Goodykoontz Sherrill and Rosie isn’t working she busies herself with vari- Even more exciting, she is joined by Vaughan her family welcomed baby number four, a ous other endeavors: “I also own a company on boy named Mac, who joins sister , 7, and the side that does international finance advice Sanderson (Lane Hoofnagle Sanderson’s brothers Gordon, 5, and Luke, 2. Lisee spent a for environmental and humanitarian projects, daughter), Ivy and Carrington Sharp (Alice weekend this summer at Virginia Beach with i.e. in Africa…And lastly, I am part of some orga- Gold Sharp’s twin daughters) and Lila Ford Caroline Wallace Delaney, where they met up nizations that focus on enabling and motivating (Hampton Harrell Ford’s daughter). I have with Lee Addison Lesley and Francine Brown more women to pursue information technology enjoyed meeting and getting to know these Mathews. They enjoyed catching up while their careers. In Switzerland we are partly funded by adorable girls and catching up with their families played in the sun. Meghan McAuley companies like Hewlett Packard and Microsoft, mothers at the same time. I also ran into Cary Davis, husband Paul and older brother McAuley and partly by the government, and are build- Jamieson at Lowe’s in late June. Cary was welcomed a baby boy Porter in November ing up mentoring programs and are holding married to Andrew Miller on June 14 and had 2007. Daughters and first children were born speeches at schools and universities. I also the reception at Berkeley plantation. I viewed a to: Susan Tatum Hochgesang (Katrina Elaine started to write screenplays. I have written a few few of her wedding photos on Facebook, and in April) and May Mountcastle Webb (Grey short animation stories that got published on TV she looks gorgeous (and the groom is cute too!) Winburn in March) and Rebecca Britt Phelan here and have spent three months working as a I have spent some time with Larkin Willis (Nora Penelope in June). May and her family production assistant on a children’s movie in Los Nash in both New York and in Richmond. still reside in NYC, and she returned to her job at Angeles.” Your correspondent and family relo- She has been busy finding and moving intoa HBO in late July following her maternity leave. cated to Richmond from Atlanta at the beginning new apartment in Manhattan and getting her Sallie Smith Sweeney is keeping busy with of last summer. It’s wonderful to be back in my 2-year-old son Oliver successfully enrolled into 14-month-old twin girls, Sarah Jarrett and hometown, close to my parents and my sister preschool in the Big Apple (both of these things Elizabeth Flynn, and her daily commute from Elizabeth Large Lee ’89. I’ve reconnected with are huge accomplishments in New York - think Baltimore to DC, where she works for NASA. a few classmates since my return and would love The Nanny Diaries!) Betsy Trible Reid received Monique Cheng Joe was promoted last spring to catch up with more of you! her M.A. degree in educational leadership from

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VCU last June. This degree will allow her to pur- t he c lass par t y on Sat urday evening; it was t he sue opportunities in school administration. She per fec t venue to catc h up w it h ever yone. Class is “thrilled about having no more night classes of ’93 families are continuing to expand. Charles and relieved that my kids and husband can have Anderson Clark joined Dory Jenkins Clark, real dinners again and not Ukrop’s pizza twice a her husband Chad and big sister Claibor ne in week.” Congrats, Bet-C! Betsy also got to have a October. Coincidentally, Margie Ford Smith quick visit with Laura Underhill Norment and and her daughter McLean happened to be in her son Tait when Laura was on her way through Washing ton, DC, t hat weekend to c heer on Richmond for a horse show last summer. Betsy Mary Ford ’95, who was r unning t he Marine reports that Laura looks fabulous and seems very Cor ps Marat hon, so Marg ie and McLean got to happy in New Bern with her family and her horse meet Charles in t he hospita l. Charles a lso has business, Graham Place. Duval Reams Fisher enjoyed meeting Anna Katherine, the daughter says that she loves being a Mom to her daughter Colin Charles and sister Avery are the children of of KK Harris McCart. KK and her husband Rachel Easterly Gagen '94. Lilly, who turned 1 last April. One of Lilly’s favorite are bac k f rom t heir advent ures in Ita ly and are living in Alexandria, Virginia. Marion playmates in Raleigh is Ben Brewer, the son of need to turn the direction of the class notes to our Stephens and her husband Har per a lso have Lucy Tanner Brewer ’93. Melissa Kennedy dear classmate and friend Leslie Butrico Waff. a new addit ion to t heir fam i ly, w it h Marion Whitley and I got to go out with Maria As most of you know Leslie and her husband Jud Gra ham arriv ing in Febr uar y. Marion, Har per, Spalding Hadlow for a Bon Voyage dinner in lost their daughter Mary unexpectedly in May just mid-July. Maria and her family have moved to St. baby Gra ham and big brot her Har per moved before her third birthday. Mary was the light of Louis with Wachovia Securities. We were sad to f rom Mana k in-Sabot to Ric hmond over t he their lives and brought joy to everyone who had see her go! Maria says that Seth, her 5-year-old summer. Letitia Harris Amey, her husband the precious opportunity of knowing her. Never son, has been a wonderful big brother to daughter Glenn and son Logan welcomed anot her boy was a little girl so sweet and full of life and losing Lucy Parker Blair Hadlow, born on April 24. The move Miles in June. Henry DeWitt Brewer, son of her is nothing short of tragic. She will forever be in Tanner Brewer and her husband Josh, a lso from Richmond to St. Louis was a cross-country our lives and I reach out to you to help her mem- made his appearance at the end of June, joining car trip (including the dog) which was the acid ory live on in the Mary Sivils Waff Scholarship big brot her Ben. In add it ion to a new baby (Mar y test of family togetherness. Elizabeth Ross Fund. This important endeavor will provide the Gaughan arrived in November, joining big sis- Fitzgerald reports that she had a fun summer opportunity for a young girl to experience St. ter Elizabeth), Page Boyette Curtin and her between a family beach trip and a trip with friends Catherine’s as we did, who otherwise would never husband Chris relocated to Pa lo A lto, Ca l ifor nia, to Northeast Harbor, Maine. Elizabeth and her have had that chance. I can think of no better way in late August. On a final note, a beautiful cof- husband Rob have also started a program with to honor the daughter of our fellow alumna than fee table book, Private Gardens of Georgia w rit ten the March of Dimes and Seton Hospital in Austin, to establish a St. Catherine’s Scholarship in her by Helen Mattox Bost and her mot her Pol ly Texas, to give all families who lose an infant a name. What we keep we lose and only what we Mat tox , is a lready in its second print ing. It can be special heart necklace and grief information. The found on Amazon.com for those of you who are program is doing very well and just received a give remains our own. interested in c hec k ing it out. $10,000 grant to help fund the NICU program for 2008. Thanks for all of the news and look forward To contribute to the Mary Sivils Waff Scholarship to hearing from you next time! Fund, please send your contribution to: St. Catherine’s School, Attention: Development ’94 Office, MSW Scholarship, 6001 Grove Avenue, 15th REUNION April 17-18, 2009 Richmond, Virginia 23226. You can also go to ’92 Correspondents: Armistead Talman Ramsey, Correspondent: Townshend Addison Fonville, www.st.catherines.org, follow the links to “Giving” 3060 Kenmore Road, Richmond, VA 23225 201 Santa Clara Drive, Richmond, VA 23229 and “Make a Gift Online,” and make a donation via e-mail: [email protected]; e-mail: [email protected] a secure server. Please be sure to type “Mary Sivils Waff” in the “In Memory of” box. and Julie Ann Raymer Wash, Thanks to those of you who have been keeping 4106 Park Avenue, Richmond, VA 23221 your fellow St Catherine’s alumnae up to date on e-mail: [email protected] your lives. Alison Monroe Martin made a career ’93 move from practicing law with O’Hagan Spencer Correspondents: Page Boyette Curtin, Guest correspondent: Megan Robertson to working for the Virginia Public Defender’s 784 South Oakland Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91106-3723 Lowden. Armpie sweet-talked me into com- e-mail: [email protected]; Office. For many years Alison has been inter- piling the class notes this go-‘round, so here’s ested in working with the underprivileged and I and what we gathered: Lots of moving and babies. know we can all agree she’s just the person our Nell Pittman Sutlive, 951 Dean Drive, NW, Whitney Dalton Melton is in Richmond keeping public courts need. Alison - Good luck to you! Atlanta, GA 30318 e-mail: [email protected] up with a very busy and adorable 18-month- After having her second son Douglas in the fall old boy named Booker and second son Towles of 2007, Lisa Page Vincent Carter has returned It was g reat to see so many fol ks in Apri l English Melton, born in September. Whitney is to teaching. Lisa Page is working part-time for a at Reunion. Despite the 15 years that have also a new member of the Richmond alumnae home school co-op, Westminster Academy, teach- passed, some t hings never c hange – what a board of St. C. Elizabeth Tilghman Valentine is ing biology. Congratulations to Lisa Page for both f un weekend ! A specia l t han ks to Mr. and Mrs. enjoying motherhood in DC with 9-month-old little Douglas and for jumping back into teaching. I Feat herstone for opening up t heir home to host Stella Tilghman Valentine who is quite a cutie.

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Rachel Easterly Gagen says son, Colin Charles Colonials. Clair Parrish is unable to report her Gagen, born in June, seems to be adjusting well own status as she is somewhere in the woods ’95 despite the occasional “headbutt” from his big out West. Not sure where, but rest assured, she is Correspondent: Sophie Milam, sister, 2-year-old Avery. The Gagens are happily having the time of her life as an instructor with 1905 17th Street, NW, Apt. B, Washington, DC 20009 settled in Lynchburg, Virginia, and in regular NOLS. Virginia Welford Taylor Miracle and e-mail: [email protected] contact with Martha Freitag Carpenter. The husband Jed have finally settled in Washington, Carpenters are living in Chattanooga, Tennessee, DC. They relocated so that Virginia could take a Sarah Tune Price and family spent the summer with their two children. Mary New Dalton job in Digital Word of Mouth Marketing, which in the Adirondacks. They moved houses within is also feathering her nest in Lynchburg. She is is what she has been focusing on for the last Richmond. Sarah is enjoying a bigger kitchen thoroughly enjoying the renovation of a beauti- four years or so. Jed is working at the National and more yard for Kathryn, who is 2, and ful old home, and putting her creative stamp Cathedral, and they are both enjoying keeping up Teddy, who is 4. Anne Wilkins is still work- on every decision. Rumor has it that Ashley with 1-year-old Fletcher. The best part is that they ing as a Pediatric PT in Richmond. She sees McCowen will be joining the orthopedic group named their child after the Chevy Chase char- Kelly Dalch Spraker and Anne Hulcher in Lynchburg. Karrie Burnham Southall is in acter “Fletch.” Virginia says that Jed pulled a “Jedi Tollett periodically around town, as well as Richmond, having dodged a move to St. Louis mind trick” on her by calling the baby Fletch “in Marie-Claire Bouquet Ayers. Anne just with Wachovia. Instead she joined a start-up utero.” Regardless, Fletch is a fabulous name. Julie competed in the XTERRA eastern champi- onships with a relay team for the adventure registered investment advisory firm called Ann Raymer Wash’s daughter Anne Kinsey triathlon. Anne was the swimmer for the “Riverfront Investment Group.” She is enjoying is a great help to her mom who is still managing team, covering a little more than one kilome- motherhood with her nearly 4-year-old son to successfully run a children’s clothing busi- ter in the James River downtown in under 24 Richmond, and her 1-year-old daughter Keagan. ness, www.kikicollection.com. Anne Kinsey also minutes. Her team of all “seal team” physical Sarah Coffey Elliott and her husband Rhett enjoys being a big sister to brother Ned, born in training members came in third for women’s have found their way back to Charleston, South July. Armpie Talman Ramsey is keeping herself relay teams. Congratulations Anne! Marie-Claire Carolina. Sarah loves the travel perks associated busy chasing 5-year-old Talman and 2-year-old and husband Mason’s son James is glad to be with her position as the sales manager for a local Shepard around. In early August, Anne Harper in the same preschool with Kelly Spraker’s catering service. Sarah also passed the first level Charity married James Christopher Hudley in a son Charlie, and Laurin Merrick Armfield’s sommeliers exam. She enjoyed catching up with special ceremony at her parents’ home in Varina. daughter Hatherley. Sarah Wayland Bell, many boarders at Christian Swiers Marini’s Anne and Chris live in Williamsburg where Anne who was married last May, lives with hus- fun wedding and bachelorette party. Heath and is assistant professor of English and Linguistics band Geoffrey in Lynchburg, Virginia. Ashley Sara McGeorge Galloway’s son Wint, born at The College of William & Mary, and Chris is a DiYorio Slemp has been teaching ballet at in May, is constantly showered with kisses from child and family therapist. Anne was awarded a the King George Ballet Company & School in his big sister, 2-1/2-year old Holland. Sara is three-year appointment as Sharpe Professor of King George, Virginia, for almost two years. enjoying a break from her law career and loving Community Studies that will allow her to focus She has five classes of girls and boys ranging every second with her babies! Laura Ferrell her teaching on service learning courses. She has in age from 2-1/2 to 9. Last December they Gardner celebrated her graduation from U of written a book chapter with her sister, Renee performed The Nutcracker. More recently, R Business School this spring and continues to Charity Price ’96, chair of the history depart- Ashley’s students preformed The Little work at Davenport. She and husband David ment at St. Catherine’s, which suggests ways to Mermaid, for which Ashley choreographed have a gregarious terrier named Gruff who foster African-American girls’ participation in and taught four of the pieces. In addition to keeps them on their toes. Julie Betts has finally classroom discussion. The chapter will appear teaching, Ashley has started taking classes and come back to the U.S. after a two plus year stint in an edited collection on African-American performing again herself: she performed on in London. She is still working with the invest- women’s language. Anne is also currently co- pointe for the first time in 15 years! Ashley’s ment firm Greenhill & Co., but lives in New York. authoring a book for educators with Christine oldest daughter Adriana is one of her best Shelby Harrell Geyer has been in Jacksonville, Mallinson on language variation and change. students and was in both The Nutcracker and Florida, for a couple of years, but the family, You can learn more about Anne’s work here: The Little Mermaid. Her younger daughter including two dogs, two cats, and 15-month-old http://web.wm.edu/sharpe/faculty/sharpeC- Katherine is starting to pick up some of the daughter Mary were readying for a big move Sminorprof.php?&=&svr=www. And I, Megan moves too. Talent runs in the family! to Marblehead, Massachusetts. Shelby and her Robertson Lowden, am thoroughly enjoying husband Rory were trying to figure out how to living in Richmond with my wonderful husband accomplish the move without losing their minds. Vie and the light of our lives, 19-month-old Elizabeth Marston Bollinger reports that her Francis Viele Lowden V, “V.” I started my own PHOTOGRAPHY POLICY family has also moved recently to the Houston, business, Lowden Design Consulting in January. We welcome your photos for the class notes, Texas, area. Nina Luxmoore is “doing noth- I am working full-time as a design consultant either in digital or print form. ing exciting in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.” Sounds helping local interior designers with all aspects of Digital photos must be of good quality: at least 3 X 5 ’’ and 300 dpi. Please email class like an oxymoron to me! After seven years of their businesses from office organization, market- notes photos to [email protected]. teaching at St. Catherine’s, Christy Fairman has ing and corporate identity, to fabric and furniture Prints will not be returned unless specifically gone back to school. She lives in Williamsburg selections. One last note. It seems that most requested. Please mail them to: with her adorable dog Weezie and is work- people I heard from mentioned a love for/addic- St. Catherine’s School, 6001 Grove Avenue, ing on an m.s. degree in biology at William & tion to facebook.com...I won’t name any names, Richmond, VA 23226, Mary. She is particularly interested in the history but I will say that I think it is an excellent tool to Attn: St. Catherine’s Now of Williamsburg and feels a kinship with the get back in touch!

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Alice Buchanan ’97 was married to Ashley Scott. Henry James is the son of Abby Rhodes Brown ’97. The wedding ceremony of Windsor Jones ’97 and Drew Betts included Addie Wood (2019) and Frost Wood (St. Chris 2017). in the woods on the peninsula in Washington a ’96 few summers ago. Georgia and her husband live film is the result of a Fulbright scholarship that Correspondent: Laura Spratley Birdsey, in New York City and she works as an elemen- sent her to Vestmannaejar, a tiny beautiful island 1575 Beau Pre Lane, Charlottesville, VA 22901 tary and ESL middle school teacher. Alexandra off the southern coast of Iceland, which happens e-mail: [email protected]; Ellen Ebrahim is also in NYC and has been to have the largest breeding colony of puffins and traveling and entertaining visitors. At the end in the world. Maria also has a short web video Robyn Melzig, 1724 17th Street NW #26, of June she stayed with Louise Irwin Welch in on ocean dead zones up on her work website, Washington, DC 20009 London before she continued on to a work trip NASA.gov, check it out! Also see http://www. e-mail: [email protected] in Nice, France. Highlights were Wimbledon and inrich.com/cva/ric/search.apx.-content-articles- a concert in Hyde Park with Betsy Robbins RTD-2008-07-22-0118.html With so many of us on facebook, your cor- Michau. After that her sister Catherine Ellen respondent Robyn was able to find some long ’98 visited her in NYC. They had a great time in lost friends and liven up the class notes. Anna the city and also enjoyed relaxing in the suburbs ’97 Martin Maas is living in lovely Louisville, of Morristown, New Jersey, where Alexandra’s Correspondents: Ali Braswell, Kentucky. Her husband Ben is the rector of St. in-laws live. After that Molly Starke Martin, 4008 B Brook Road, Richmond, VA 23227 Andrew’s Episcopal Church in the Highlands. Elizabeth Cane and Maria Tucker Frostic e-mail: [email protected]; They have two sweet kids, Elliott, 3, and Lauralee, came to visit. They had a blast shopping in Soho, dining in Central Park and touring the NYSE! If and 1. She’s served on the board of the Louisville anyone else plans on coming to NYC, please let Whitney Dunlap, 8402 Spring Ridge Way, Historical League for the last five years and edited her know. Hobby Williams is still living it up in Richmond, VA 23229-7269 their publications. She recently served as assistant NYC having left Charlotte Moss and started her e-mail: [email protected] editor and staff writer of Competitions magazine, own interior design business, Hobson Design, which covered international architecture com- with projects in and out of the city. She moved Brett Golladay Degnan and Dan’s daughter petitions, but now works as an architectural uptown and is so happy to be near my fellow Erin “loves her new role as big sister” to Leap historian and preservation planner for John correspondent Laura Spratley Birdsey and Day baby boy Keller John, who Brett says “is a Milner Associates Architects and Archaeologists. her husband Robert. Hobby loves catching up very friendly and easygoing baby.” Elizabeth Her nieces Mikaila and Sarah Casasnovas attend with fellow STC girls over Facebook! Katherine Chapman Arguelles graduated from Virginia- St. Catherine’s in seventh and eighth grades; Austin Vest Smith and husband Sidney moved Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Sarah had Renee Charity Price for a teacher back to Charleston last January and had twin Medicine with a DVM last May. She and Dave last year and Mikaila has her this year! Amanda girls in February! Kendall Howard Tidey and welcomed their first child, Everett Chapman Menendez lives in Seattle where she helps small her husband Will also have a new little one Arguelles on August 23. Both mom and baby are artisan and trade based businesses grow through named Henry. Congratulations Katherine Austin well. The first weekend in May was a blockbuster. her own consulting business. She loves her work and Kendall! Emily Pastore Abell’s adorable Asheley Ashbridge Jewett and Mathew’s and her clients are amazing, brilliant and creative son Wyatt will be 6 in September. Austin Lane daughter Madison Elizabeth was born May 2, folks who inspire her daily. She’s also launching Kane moved to Alexandria and is now a policy and Abby Rhodes Brown and Dave welcomed a second business (Dez Designs, Inc.) designing specialist at the National Wildlife Federation. Henry James on May 3. Also on May 3, Alice and fabricating products. Before Seattle, Amanda Maria Tucker Frostic’s puffin film which she Buchanan married Ashley Scott at St. Stephen’s was traveling around China directing videos. shot in Iceland last year has aired on National Episcopal Church. They celebrated their nup- She ran into Georgia Heyward Youngquest Geographic’s PBS show, Wild Chronicles. The tials at the Country Club of Virginia. Many St.

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lives in DC and teaches at The Barrie School. She worked last summer to create a new 12th grade humanities curriculum based on the question “What does it mean to be human?” Sarah took a group of her students to India in May, directed a production of Godspell at Shrine Mont’s Music and Drama camp last summer, and enjoyed out- side theatre productions in NYC. Burns Ackerly and Weezie Hood spent a year teaching in Honduras. Burns taught kindergarten and Weezie taught first grade. It was an amazing experi- ence for both of them that they will not soon forget. Burns is now back in Richmond teaching kindergarten at Beulah Elementary School in Chesterfield. Weezie has moved to Wilmington, North Carolina, where she teaches elementary school. Ashley Holmes is also living in North Carolina. She has been teaching, but is now in law school at UNC. Annie Byrd Hamnett lives in Charleston, steadily growing her PR and Mona Amelie is the 1-year-old daughter of Leila Haddad Archer is the son of Bettie Antrim Dansby ’99. Abou-Assi ’98. marketing business, ByrdHouse PR. She is the proud mother of a Bluetick Coonhound puppy Catherine McCoy Driscoll and James moved Catherine’s and St. Christopher’s alumnae were Birdie who is keeping her very busy. Ashley back to Richmond from Switzerland in October. in attendance. Jenni Grandy was a brides- Sauer Oswalt left Charleston and moved to Stephanie Stahl is the senior relationship bank- maid, Elizabeth Sartoris was maid of honor Mobile where she is a preschool teacher. Marnie er at RBC Bank in Atlanta, Georgia. and Elizabeth Green Blanton was matron Wilson left Knoxville and moved to Richmond of honor. After the wedding Alice and Ashley to be a business development manager with The honeymooned in Costa Rica. Alice has left her BOSS Group. Audrea Watlington moved back job at the University of Richmond to pursue her ’98 to Columbia, South Carolina, where she works MBA full time at the University of Richmond. Correspondent: Laura Tripp Philips, in public accounting and has bought a house. After Cameron Miller completed her first year at 215 W. 95th Street, Apt. 17 M, New York, NY 10025 Meg Roach is still living in NYC but started a job UVA’s Darden School she interned for a venture e-mail: [email protected] at Columbia University working in undergradu- philanthropy firm in San Francisco. She is enjoy- ate academic affairs advising students who are ing working with Whitney Parker Kestner It has been a busy few months for everyone in applying for fellowships. Carrington Alvarez ’94 on the Darden Admissions Committee. our class. The foundation that Rachel Hiner also lives in NYC. She is teaching 10th grade Sara Litchult Spring and Ada Montague started in San Diego called Sun Strides has English, going to grad school at night, and loving made the trip to Fernie, British Columbia, in the received nonprofit status! She and her group Brooklyn. Your Correspondent Laura is enjoying Canadian Rockies where Sarah Thompson went to Arusha, Tanzania, for their first project. life in Manhattan and excitedly planning over- married Chuck Bird on July 12. Sara is working “The plan is to install solar panels on a school night environmental ed. trips for my fourth grade as an Environmental Consultant for ENCAP, and this trip is to get everything set to be com- students. I hope everyone is enjoying the fall! Inc. in Sycamore, Illinois. Caroline Tilghman pleted in January 2009.” Kira Siddall was work- married Trey Packard on August 2, and they ing with Rachel in Arusha for the entire two are living in Charlottesville while he attends the month trip. Westbrook Johnson has moved to ’99 business school at the University of Virginia. Portland, Oregon, where she has a job with the 10th REUNION April 17-18, 2009 Claudia Giacomini got married on September Multnomah County Circuit Court. She would 27, 2008 in Bardonecchia, a small town in the love to have visitors. Sarah Evans Hogeboom Correspondent: Lindley Harding Stakem, Alps. She moved from downtown to the hills lives in Austin, Texas, and works with corpo- 219 Hartmans Mill Road, Charlottesville, VA 22902 quarter in Turin with her husband Paolo Cavallo. rate communications and public affairs for e-mail: [email protected] Carlene Kirby is happy that one of her reviews the public relations agency, Edelman. Teisha was included in her college alumni magazine Smith-Harrison lives in Pittsburgh and has I’m proud to announce we have caught up with (Haverford College). In addition to her intern- one more year in law school. She worked with the social networking revolution and ship/ course of sorts on the foreign exchange immigrants this summer for a non-profit law formed a St. Catherine’s Class of ’99 Facebook market, she has been volunteering through New firm.Andrea Budzinsky Garvey got married to group. Look us up and join if you haven’t York Cares in between catching up with friends a Navy Commander/Senate Foreign Relations already! There will be announcements and info in the area. Jessica Jacobs Roussanov and her Committee staffer named Patrick Garvey in as we prepare for our reunion this April. In the husband love living in Philadelphia where he Washington, DC last summer. She works for meantime, we’re staying busy: Carrie Emerson is a professor at Wharton business school at Mayor Fenty in D.C. and is in charge of publish- Coyner and her husband Matt welcomed their the University of Pennsylvania. She is work- ing all of the rules, regulations, laws, etc. for the second son, Mason Alexander, in August. Carrie ing on her Ph.D. in medieval history. Their son government of DC. “If anyone is in Washington reports they are all very happy and adjusting Peter Jacob Nikolaevitch turned 2 in September. I would love to see them!” Sarah Redmond also to being a family of four. While getting her M.A.

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Mary Trinity Episcopal School but graduated with Catherine Bain made the move to Washington, her M.A. degree in teaching in May and moved DC, from Charleston, South Carolina, and enjoys from fourth grade back to second grade. Julia her job with US News & World Report as the Ogden is an HR generalist at VCU exhausting all Class of 2000 Friends Ibbie Hedrick, Elizabeth Irwin and business development manager for health and the school has to offer by taking classes towards Catie Keiger spent last Memorial Day together. science. After graduating from UVA law school an M.A degree in adult education. She visited in May, Abi Huitt Mackenzie and her husband Abi Mackenzie in New Zealand over Christmas moved to Queenstown, New Zealand, where she break. Carter Worrell moved to Charleston, ’00 Correspondent: Elizabeth Sinclair Irwin, practices with a local firm. Lizzie Ellen had a South Carolina, in early 2008 working for Garden 95 MacDougal Street, Apt. 3A, New York, NY 10012 busy May, graduating from MCV with an M.D. & Gun Magazine, but is on the move again. As of e-mail: [email protected]; degree and marrying Alex Holtan, a J.D./M.B.A. August, she and her boyfriend are spending a year and student at UVA. She’s doing her internal medicine in Australia while she’s training to become a certi- Grey Hardin Taylor, 118 Torrington Avenue, internship at VCU Health Systems and plans fied Pilates instructor and working as a freelance Fletcher, NC 28732 e-mail: [email protected] to spend summer 2009 in Georgetown doing writer. Maggie McCaa married Leeland Simmons her anesthesiology residency. Jessie Palmore last April and they are living in New Zealand for Yancey studied Shakespeare in Oxford, England, the next three years. Margaret Crews finished After spending several years in Atlanta with fellow for her master’s program last summer. She earned law school at Catholic College in Washington, classmates Maggie Temple, Nicole Dicharry her M.A. degree in August, and then headed back DC, and moved to Charlottesville. Also in and Molly Leatherman, Becca Logue flew to Nashville for another year of teaching English. Charlottesville, Ann Whitham received her M.A. the coop and moved to Charlotte with her After four great years, Lara Gilman left her job in degree in urban and environmental planning in chocolate lab Mowgli! Still working with Lee Boston doing cost of living research and headed May 2007 from UVA and works as a transporta- Addison Lesley ‘90 for TurqJewelry, Becca to France for her business degree —- she might say tion and community planner. Lauren Glass is in is planning a trip to Puerto Rico this fall – too she’s going for the excellent cheese and wine in New York working for an educational consulting bad that Ashley Taylor will no longer be there France instead! Evie Grosenick is in her second company. She’s taking in all the Big Apple has to to show her around! Ashley moved to NYC at year of University of the Pacific law school in offer. “New York has been really interesting and the end of August to participate in Columbia’s Sacramento, California. Sarah Gillespie started I am slowly starting to adjust to it. It is a good Teachers College. She can be sure to run into fel- physical therapy school at MCV this fall. Ann place to be for now, but I look forward to eventu- low classmates, as Elizabeth Irwin and Lindsay Chandler Pastore graduated from SCAD a few ally returning to a less crazy pace of life.” Laird Cowles have been talking about organizing years back with her M.A. degree in interior design Roach is still in NYC, but has moved downtown a St. Catherine’s mini-reunion of sorts! After and historic preservation. About a year ago, she to the West Village. She’s coordinating PR/event being promoted to senior account executive at moved to Charleston, South Carolina, to work as planning for Harrison & Shriftman. She has a Alberta Ferretti at the beginning of 2008, Lindsay a designer. She’s with Haute Design working on Pomeranian puppy named Charlie. Kathryn is managing sales for all of the U.S. retailers and projects for residential, small-scale commercial, Jefferson married Michael Pruitt in November managing their own mono-brand stores in New retail and some hospitality design for new, old 2007 at a beautiful ceremony and reception at York and Los Angeles. Even with her adorable little and/or historic construction. Between the writ- the Turks & Caicos Islands. Katherine Jennrich French bulldog named Mimi, Lindsay has been ers’ strike and some tough decisions, Lassiter finished up grad school in May 2008 after com- a traveling fiend – Milan for Fashion Week in the Wall decided to end four great seasons working pleting a dual-degree program with an M.A. spring, summer weekends out in Amagansett at on the set of One Tree Hill and moved back to degree in Environmental Management from the beach, LA to see Kate Marshall, Charleston Richmond. She’s working at Rainmaker Studios Duke University and an M.B.A. degree from UNC to see Megan Gross, Atlanta/Charlotte to see as the studio coordinator and really enjoys being Chapel Hill. She was quickly hired by Wal-Mart Becca Logue... Lindsay is everywhere! Oh, and back in Virginia close to friends and family. Way “at their headquarters in Bentonville, Arkansas. her hairless hamster business has taken off as down south, Julia DuVal got a new gig run- I’m on the Energy team, doing sustainability and well – where does she find the time?! Lindsay’s ning the marketing department at Paramount energy efficiency, primarily working with our not the only one who spent the summer trav- Real Estate Services in Jupiter, Florida. It appears supply chain.” Jill Hutchens graduated from eling. Irwin spent Memorial Day weekend in Nashville, Tennessee, is suiting Kathryn Williams University of Richmond Law School in May, then Richmond and hung out with Catie Keiger quite well. Her book, The Debutante (published spent the early summer preparing for the Virginia and Ibbie Hedrick. Two weeks later she was by Hyperion Books for Children) hit bookstores Bar in July...”not sure what I will be doing after in Bethesda, Maryland, with her mother Dede May 20 and she spoke to the Upper School on that, but that’s about all I can handle right now Deane Irwin ‘68 and aunt Eleanor Deane May 16. In addition, her gift/humor book titled, anyway!” As for your gossip consolidator, I’m Bierbower ‘75 for cousin Ricky’s graduation "Roomies: Sharing Your Home with Friends, safely settled in Charlottesville with the hubby, from high school. Irwin completed her first (and Strangers and Total Freaks," was published by dog and cat. I’m still traveling to Princeton, New potentially last!) sprint triathlon in Philadelphia Chronicle Books in September. Tucker Bayliss Jersey, and NYC every other week for work, so at the end of June, heading the next weekend to is at Style Weekly in Richmond as an account look me up. I never know where I’m gonna be! 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feet of Quandary Peak, then out to Chicago for a week away from the office before spending a weekend in Debordieu, South Carolina, with her dad and his family! In August Elizabeth was in Richmond to celebrate her mom’s birthday and then back again in September to see Louise Irwin Welch ‘96 during her vacation to the States from her home in London. Still based out of NYC, Elizabeth Clinard spent the summer doing a production of Bye Bye Birdie at North Shore Music Theatre outside of Boston. As though that were not enough, Elizabeth also set up a website that includes photos and info about all of the shows she’s been working on – www. elizabethclinard.com – check it out! When Katie Brinkley Persson wasn’t kept busy tracking a viral outbreak in NY about an hour outside Members of the Class of 2001 and other alumnae gathered for the wedding of Ginger Tripp ’01 and Judson McAdams. Manhattan, she’s been working on the condo she Row 1 – Kendall Priddy, Alexis Martirosian, Natalie Martirosian and Olivia Cronly Wages. Row 2 – Linda Southworth, and her husband Jonas bought in West Philly. Debbie Andrews Dunlap ’70, Sally Brydon Booth ’68, Lucy Trice ’05, Laura Tripp Philips ’98, Ann Tripp ’04, Ginger Tripp See, the day after they got it, they gutted the McAdams, Ginny Sutton, Kit Murphy, Molly Newcomb ’06, Sloan Howell ’03 and Margaret Norfleet ’02.Row 3 – Ann Souder ’68, Anne Taylor Leitch Moorman ’68, Elsie Dickinson Hovis ’68, Sally Cooke Newcomb ’65, Blair Dunlap, Ida kitchen themselves... and ever since they’ve been Trice, Helen Harrison Tripp ’68, Jackie Harrison Mason ’74, Laura Moore Harrison ’35, Meredith Williams Squire ’73, Dee putting it back together again! Helena Bell came Dee Butler Sutton ’76 and Mary Atkinson Stone ’68. to visit the happy couple in late July, becoming fast friends with Katie’s adopted pit bull Belle. State in Consular Affairs, focusing in Passport Katie and Alex O’Keefe headed back to their Services - Office of Legal Affairs. Ibbie Hedrick ’01 second year of vet school this fall. Camilla Wells has been keeping it real in DC, working hard Correspondents: Evan Garrison, celebrated her April move to Alexandria, Virginia, but having fun. She took a 10 day break in July 670 Wyndham Woods Circle, Harrisonburg, VA 22801 by getting her very own puggle puppy in July. I to go to Krakow, Poland, for her brother’s wed- e-mail: [email protected]; can confirm that Leela is about as cute as can be ding — Nazdarovia! Last May, Adrienne Taylor and (I saw pictures) though Camilla could work a little received her M.A. degree in education from UVA Ida Trice, 2218 Tunlaw Road, NW, Washington, DC on the photo distortion software she was using! with Laurie Douglas ‘99 sitting just two seats 20007 e-mail: [email protected] Camilla is working as the program manager over! Ceremony couldn’t compete with alma for Outreach for the NSEP Boren Scholarships mater camaraderie, and the two had a quick chat Congratulations are in order for many 2001 and Fellowships at the Institute of International mid-procession! Adrienne is very excited about Saints. Britt Childs and Brendan Staley mar- Education in DC. There are lots of St. C classmates her achievement, and not just because she doesn’t ried at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church followed in DC for Camilla to hang out with. After putting have to drive to Charlottesville each week! After by a reception at The Country Club of Virginia, on a successful World Taxpayers Associations five years in Charlottesville and a brief stint in James River Clubhouse. After a honeymoon at conference, Elizabeth Terrell joined the David Philadelphia, Ann Robertson Vaughters and The Homestead, Britt and Brendan are living in All Group, L.L.C., a modern media strategies her husband Charlie are back in Houston, Texas, Rosslyn, Virginia. They are considering visiting agency. During her first week, Elizabeth ran into and loving it! Ann started her pediatrics residency Mary Childs ’04 in Egypt as their Honeymoon Catherine Mason (on her way to the Center at Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children’s Part II. Your correspondent Evan really enjoyed for Strategic and International Studies) on the hospital in June. For the next three years (and seeing several old classmates at Britt’s wedding metro. While Stephanie Sharer still enjoys perhaps for a fellowship after that!) that’s where and watching Brendan and his groomsmen bopping around town in her Rav4 listening to they’ll be! Ann loves working with her co-resi- perform a choreographed dance to “Soldier Boy.” Fighting Gravity’s greatest hits, she spends most dents and the children, and she’s really excited to Holly Dew and Tommy Roper were married at of her time working at the U.S. Department of have moved into this career path! Anyone who Historic Christ Church in Urbanna, Virginia, fol- wants to come down for a some real Tex-Mex, or lowed by a reception at the Indian Creek Yacht maybe even to catch a country music show and Club. Bridesmaids included Emily Valentine, go line dancing, give Ann a call! Moving back to Blair Dunlap, Mary Davenport Williams, PHOTOGRAPHY POLICY Birmingham in April was great decision for Katie Kathleen Gehring, Meghan Durham, Louise We welcome your photos for the class notes, Rutledge, who is now working at the University Hallberg, Sarah Lawson and Virginia either in digital or print form. of Alabama at Birmingham as a genetic counselor. Satterfield. Mary Williams and husband Digital photos must be of good quality: at Her grandmother gave her a grand welcome with Neal went to Bermuda for their first wedding least 3 X 5 ’’ and 300 dpi. Please email class notes photos to [email protected]. parties to make sure she felt right at home and anniversary. 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Prints will not be returned unless specifically met lots of people... including, apparently, the Second Degree Nursing program at VCU School requested. Please mail them to: unofficial Elizabeth Irwin fan club comprised of of Nursing. Ida Trice bought a condo in Glover St. Catherine’s School, college friends who are long-overdue a visit – it’s Park in DC and started in the Family Nurse 6001 Grove Avenue, Richmond, VA 23226, a good thing that Katie has a guest room, because Practitioner Program at Georgetown this fall. Attn: St. Catherine’s Now Irwin might need to come down for a visit some- Candace Domayer is finishing up her last year time soon! of grad school at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore.

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’05 Correspondents: Cameron Brickhouse, 8353 Charing Lane, Glen Allen, VA 23059 e-mail: [email protected]; and Elizabeth Taylor Jeffreys, 817 Mill Road, Goldsboro, NC 27534

Last May, Elspeth Berry graduated with honors (general & departmental) from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. Elspeth received the Research Fellowship Medal along with 15 other scholars during a special ceremony at the Johns Hopkins The wedding of Mary Frances Newton ’03 and Preston Bannard: Row 1 - Gussie Johns Bannard ’73, Elizabeth Lahendro ’03, Mary Frances Newton Bannard, Carter Southworth ’03 and Whitney Adams ’03. Row 2 - Julie Johns Saunders ’71, University Club. She returned to Hopkins in Ruthie Hill Klinck ’80, Jeanne Johns Cassin ’70, Page Cassin, Preston Bannard, Scottie Caldwell ’03, Emily Jumet ’03, the fall to begin graduate school in the Classics. Keenan Caldwell’03 and Maria Blackwell ’03. Katie Boykin led a group of William and Mary students on a mission trip to Honduras. The Blair Dunlap changed jobs at the beginning for children with developmental disorders. group taught Bible stories and health education of the year and now works for the advertis- Caroline Harmon is in her second year of law in secluded villages in the country. Let us hear ing agency RTC Relationship Marketing in school at University of Virginia. In July Thursty what exciting things the rest of you are doing! Washington, DC. She thoroughly enjoys her Taliaferro began working as a media planner job as an account executive and working in the at Special Ops Media. She had been working heart of Georgetown. Julie Griffith as always on the advertising accounts of Digital Universal ’06 has either a new show or project going on. Mary Music and First Look Cinemas. Laura Bojarski Correspondents: Janie Coleman, Williams, Laura Fiery and I loved her fund- continues to work for Accenture and lives in 17 Clarke Road, Richmond, VA 23226 raising show Underworld which spotlighted Charleston, South Carolina. Kristy Matthews e-mail: [email protected]; and many of Broadway’s understudies. served as a board substitute in Henrico County Jennifer B. Taliaferro, 1444 Tanglewood, in spring 2008. Now, she is excited to be teach- Abilene, TX 79605 e-mail: [email protected] ing her first full year of kindergarten in Henrico ’02 County. Sarah Garnett married Jonathan Winks (St. Chris class of 2002) in March. Mary Correspondent: Courtney Keriann Boone, Chandler Touhey has published a novel! 1101 Haxall Point, Unit 602, Richmond, VA 23219 ’07 The Lady and the Moon was published by Correspondents: Charlotte Harvey, e-mail: [email protected]; PublishAmerica last summer. As for me, Keriann 832 Wren Road, Gastonia, NC 28056; and Boone, I traveled to Thailand in April/May, and and Margaret Norfleet, 222 W. 20th Street, then finished up my year living and teaching Apt. 15, New York, NY 10011 Margaret Shaia, 11413 Barrington Bridge English in Okayama, Japan. At this writing I am e-mail: [email protected] Court, Richmond, VA 23233. planning to return to California in September e-mail: [email protected] and apply for law school there. Sara Kane has just returned to Washington, DC, from a stay in Ireland and Italy. She visited Not much news from our class other than a Aline Rau in Dublin, who is currently studying few transfers. Eliza Blackwell is at Clemson; at the Royal College of Surgeons. In Italy, she ’03 Ashley Davey and Maria Wyllie are at UVA; studied and performed opera. There, she saw two Correspondents: Whitney Adams, and Katherine Gray is now at the University of fantastic operas, and the Verona Opera Arena, 1410 North Scott Street, #742, Arlington, VA. 22209 Richmond. Please send us your news! where Carmen was performed in an old gladiator e-mail: [email protected]; arena. She is teaching music at St. Thomas More and Cathedral School and singing at Stars Bistro on Vaughan Gallins, 5100 Pecos River Trail, Apt. 1907, ’08 weekends in Dupont Circle. Caitie Mattingly Fort Worth, TX 76132 e-mail: [email protected] Correspondents: Caroline Kasper, Dennison moved to Carrboro, North Carolina, and is in the University, 7204 Slayter Union, Granville, OH 43023. third year of graduate school for a joint M.Ed. e-mail: [email protected]; degree in community and school counseling. ’04 and She also works as a school counseling intern at a 5th REUNION April 17-18, 2009 Andrea Williams, 941 Morton Street, local middle school. Karen Rossi got married to Camden, NJ 08104. Miguelangel Burdier on September 7, 2007. Last Correspondents: Joan Barnard, May, she received a B. A. degree in psychology. 4807 Pocahontas Avenue, Richmond, VA 23226; Correction: Allie Baylor is at UVA this year. (St. She’s back at graduate school for an M. Ed. degree and Catherine's NOW apologizes for incorrectly listing in special education and general education while Mimi Kennedy, 3020 Belvedere Avenue, Charlotte, her in the Summer 2008 issue as being enrolled at working as a teacher and therapy coordinator NC 28205 e-mail: [email protected] Sewanne University.

47 for the record

1993 KK Harris and Kevin McCart, Sylvia Gregory Foley ’41 and Catherine Gregory Marriages a daughter, Anna Katherine Wood ’45 on the death of their sister, Lib Gregory 1975 Judith Williams Carpenter Gephart Gardiner ’36. to Dean Hawthorne 1994 Martha Freitag and Christopher Carpenter, a daughter, Caroline Marianne Patricia Moncure Sharpe ’50 on the death of her 1984 Selene Kaye Deike husband, who was the father of Betse Sharpe Rachel Easterly and Ryan Gagen, to Christopher S. Swezey Trice ’73 and Ashby Sharpe ’77 and the grandfa- a son, Colin Charles 1989 Elizabeth Ranson Wood to Bart Lewis ther of Ida Trice (2001) and Lucy Trice (2005). Whitney Dalton and Tad Melton, Janet Trevvett McGrath ’53 on the death of her 1991 Judith Cary Jamieson to Andrew Miller a son, Towles English husband in May. 1995 Margaret Alice Reynolds Julie Ann Raymer and Paul Wash, a son, Norma Brawley Dugger ’57 on the death of her to Richard M. Livingston Paul Edward I I I “Ned.” Ned was incorrectly mother, Norma Bryan Brawley ’31. 1997 Claudia Giacomini to Paolo Cavallo listed in the last issue as the son of Alice Sharp ‘91. Susan Cunningham Judd ’58 on the death of her Sarah Binford Thompson to Chuck Bird 1996 Katherine Austin Vest and Sidney husband. Smith, twin girls, Effie Robinson Caroline Harrison Tilghman and Mary Motley Ann Lemon Mumford ’58 on the death of her to Trey Packard husband in August. Kendall Howard and Will Tidey, 1998 Andrea Alexis Budzinsky to Patrick Garvey a son, Henry William Harriet Dick Brown ’59 on the death of her mother. 1997 Abby Rhodes and David Brown, Elizabeth Boyden Eagles ’59 on the death of Births and a son, Henry James her mother. Beth Flowers and Jason Byrd, Nancy Winters Mullins ’61 on the death of her Adoptions a daughter, Alice Elizabeth husband. 1986 Sarah Spencer and Basil Hurst, a son, Asheley Ashbridge and Mathew Jewett, Susan L. Klaus ’63 on the death of her mother. Basil Leonard IV “Beau” a daughter, Madison Elizabeth Missy Jenkins Ryan ’64 on the death of her mother. 1987 Shannon Conner and Megan Holley, 1999 Carrie Emerson and Matt Coyner, Maria Harrison Reuge ’69 on the death of her a son, Samuel Nowka a son, Mason Alexander mother, who was the sister of Elizabeth Sheerin 1988 Walker Armfield and Christopher Wilson, Palmedo ’53. a son, William Haynes “Will” Memorials Florence Augustine Chaffin ’70 on the death of 1989 Mallory Wood and Frank Norvell, Alumnae her mother, who was the grandmother of Carter a daughter, Gray Hamilton 1931 Norma Bryan Brawley Augustine (2004). Meghan Stone and James Thomas, 1933 Virginia Thomas Bell Hilary Heistand Long ’71 and Virginia Redmon a daughter, Eliza Corbett Heistand ’79 on the death of their father. 1936 Elizabeth Gregory Gephart Gardiner 1990 Meghan McAuley and Paul Davis, Anne Wrenn Poulson ’73 and Ellen Wrenn ’76 on a son, Owen Porter “Porter” 1943 Nene Cowan Davis the death of their father. Missy Rainey and Jay Ferguson, 1947 Maria Sheerin Harrison Lyles Neal Perkins ’76 and Virginia Neal ’87 on a son, Gordon Blair 1951 Joan Waddell Martin the death of their father. Susan Tatum and Volker Hochgesang, 1955 Mary Child Latimer Kate Roberts Henry ’79 on the death of her father a daughter, Katrina Elaine last year and her mother in July. Faculty and Staff Rebecca Britt and Matt Phelan, Julia Jeffreys Gill ’80 on the death of her father. a daughter, Nora Penelope Milorad Miljevic Leslie Abercrombie Noland ’89 on the death of Lisee Goodykoontz and Richard Sherrill, Board of Governors her grandmother. a son, Richard McKinnon “Mac” Rt. Rev. Joseph T. Heistand Melissa Schutt ’93 and Anne Schutt Loveless ’96 Sallie Smith and Bill Sweeney, twin girls, on the death of their grandmother. Sarah Jarrett and Elizabeth Flynn Helen Walker ’96 on the death of her grandmother. May Mountcastle and Brad Webb, Condolences a son, Grey Winburn St. Catherine’s was saddened to receive word of the deaths Lindsay Jessee ’98 and Sara Jessee (2003) on the of many members of our extended community. We death of their grandmother. 1991 Vanessa Howells and Tony Lin, extend our deep sympathy to the following alumnae: a daughter, Alice Lishu Alexandra Wurlitzer (2003) and Katherine Susan Gibson Davenport ’34 and Gay Gibson Wurlitzer (2006) on the deaths of their 1992 Courtney Page and Wortie Ferrell, Pinder ’39 on the death of their brother. grandparents. a daughter, Rosie Page Helen Thomas Roberts ’39 on the death of her Cecelia Sompayrac Parrish (2008) on the death of Leslie Butrico and Joseph Waff, sister, Virginia Thomas Bell ’33, who was the her grandmother. a son, George Judson great grandmother of Cameron Dickinson (2003).

48 st. catherine’s legacies

Kindergarten Legacies Row 1: Mary Carter Curry, great-granddaughter of Henrietta Massie Williams ’27 (deceased); Amelia Whitfield Urban, daughter of Anne Kenny Urban ’83 and granddaughter of Anne Whitfield Kenny ’51.Row 2: Ivy Julia Sharp, daughter of Alice Gold Sharp ’91; Maria Harrison Claiborne, granddaughter of Maria Sheerin Harrison’47 (deceased) and Catherine Robertson Claiborne ’46 and great-granddaughter of Virginia Christian Claiborne ’12 (deceased) and Mary Taylor Robertson ’17 (deceased); Olivia Betts Wallace, daughter of Liza Betts Wallace ’87, granddaughter of Lucy Davenport Wallace ’55 and great-granddaughter of Mary Dunn Wallace ‘25 (deceased); Lila Covington Ford, daughter of Hampton Harrell Ford ’91; Flora Blair Ukrop, granddaughter of Barbara Berkeley Ukrop ’58; and Isabelle Morgan Engel, daughter of Morgan Hardage Engel ’91. Row 3: Alexa Louise Macaulay, granddaughter of Amanda Tevepaugh Macaulay ’56; Mary Chandler Franko, daughter of Channy Austin Franko ’83; Alice Carrington Sharp, daughter of Alice Gold Sharp ’91; Elizabeth Vaughan Sanderson, daughter of Lane Hoofnagle Sanderson ’91, granddaughter of Mikal Bralley Hoofnagle ’64 and great-granddaughter of Jacqueline Moore Hoofnagle ’32 (deceased); and Elizabeth Campbell Miller, daughter of Ashley Stout Miller ’86. Row 4: Anne Claiborne Rhodes, granddaughter of Anne Gregory Rhodes ’60; Elizabeth Lucille Dennison, daughter of Susan Perrin Dennison ’90 and great-granddaughter of Archer Coke Miskimon ’33 (deceased); Katherine Annelise Hanson, daughter of Elizabeth Camp Hanson ’84; Mary Madison Bowles, granddaughter of Jane Southall Bowles ’53; and Margaret Claire Cole, daughter of Claire Cockrell Cole ’88.

Lower School Legacies Peyton Anne Randolph, daughter of Jane Anne McJunkin Randolph ’87; Charlotte Vaughan Dudley, daughter of Isabel Frischkorn Dudley ’83; and Helen Bryan Turnage, daughter of Natalie Bocock Turnage ’79, granddaughter of Roberta Bryan Bocock ‘55, great-granddaughter of Gertrude Hobson Bryan ‘28 (deceased) and Elizabeth Scott Bocock ‘19 (deceased), and great-great-granddaughter of Gertrude Skelton Hobson ‘02 (deceased).

Middle School Legacies Mary Buford Turnage, daughter of Natalie Bocock Turnage ’79, granddaughter of Roberta Bryan Bocock ‘55, great-granddaughter of Gertrude Hobson Bryan ‘28 (deceased) and Elizabeth Scott Bocock ‘19 (deceased), More Legacies Olivia Barrett Ruffin, granddaughter of Elizabeth McMullan and great-great-granddaughter of Gertrude Skelton Hobson ‘02 (deceased); Blair Ruffin ’50 (deceased);Virginia Lee Blackmer, daughter of Amy Jackson Blackmer Neil Cavanaugh, daughter of Lynley Rosanelli Cavanaugh ’80; and Sarah Randolph ’81; Georgia Bass Morris, daughter of Suzanne Wishnack Morris ’89; and Elizabeth Doss, daughter of Mary Spratley Doss ’78 and granddaughter of Virginia Harrison Hollandsworth Akers, daughter of Shelly Clinger Akers ’80. Spratley ’47.

49 More Beyond

More Beyond. St. Catherine’s first school ring depicted the We welcome your submissions. If you would like to submit an Gates of Castile and was engraved with these words. Translated essay for More Beyond, please send it to St. Catherine’s School, Plus Ultra in Latin, it was an early motto that Miss Jennie chose 6001 Grove Avenue, Richmond, VA 23226, or email it to Cathe for herself and for her students. We’ve chosen this pithy pair Kervan, the magazine’s editor, at [email protected]. of words for a new column in St. Catherine’s NOW: one final We are looking for personal essays (600-800 words) that thought from the perspective of an alumna, parent, student or touch on some aspect of St. Catherine’s. faculty member.

Peers and Friendships The chapters dealing with the effects of peer relationships reveal some interesting facts. Michael Thompson, Ph.D., co-author of Best Friends, Worst Enemies, • Many of the successful women in the study did not view Understanding the Social Lives of Children, says “friends broaden our horizons, themselves as socially successful during middle school and share our joys and secrets, and accompany us on journeys to ever-wider high school. worlds.” Friendships can be a safe place to explore identity, practice autonomy, and learn social norms. Friends motivate girls to study harder, • Many indicated a feeling of loneliness and a feeling of being become community volunteers, play sports, join a performing arts group, different. or participate in affinity groups that focus on passion for the environment, • Several described their high grades as a “social cost” they politics, entrepreneurial adventures, the world of visual art and more. had to pay. • More than half of the women reported that the friends they Friends accompany us on did have valued learning and good grades, just as they did. • 60% of the women indicated a fairly homogeneous peer journeys to ever-wider worlds. group in terms of religious and cultural values, as well as achievement level. • Many women in the study alluded to the social sacrifices Observing these patterns over the course of more than 25 years in the they made to maintain their intellectual integrity. Middle School, the value of friendship between girls is well documented. In fact, this is one area of Middle School life that remains relatively In their second book, a how-to guide for girls, the Rimms reviewed their unchanged. We understand that friendships allow students to practice and research findings and concluded that peers matter for better or worse foster the social skills necessary for future success while also reinforcing because the friends described by successful women tend to be like-minded character values and support during periods of adolescent challenges. peers who value learning and achievement.

Peers who become friends tend to have lots of things in common. Friends At St. Catherine’s, friendships develop with similar interests and similar academic standing enjoy doing the same and endure for a lifetime. Traditions things and tend to gravitate toward one another. In 1999 and again in 2001, shared through various developmental Dr. Sylvia Rimm, noted child psychologist and contributing correspondent stages help define us as a community. to NBC’s Today show, collaborated with her daughters Dr. Sara Rimm- Collaborative learning activities, team Kaufman, assistant professor of educational psychology at UVA, and Dr. sports, leadership opportunities, and Ilnna Rimm, a pediatric oncologist, to research and publish two books, See membership in a wide variety of interest Jane Win and How Jane Won. They reported on their three-year survey of groups draw us closer to those with 1,000 successful women, exploring in detail the women’s childhood and whom we work toward common goals. progression to adulthood. The results of their work have been helpful in We are connected in ways that empower guiding girls through the turbulent middle school and high school years. us to succeed, and the friendships that grow are among our most cherished memories of this school. Sue Baldwin, Middle School Director

50 Charitable Gift Annuities: A Good Option for Today’s Investor

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One thing St. Catherine’s teaches is critical thinking, how to evaluate alternatives.

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