Commencement Exercises MAY 13, 2012
Front cover The Hampden-Sydney College campus, circa 1820, showing the original buildings of 1776 at the center. Artist’s reconstruction by N. Douglas Payne, Jr. ’94, after a model in the Atkinson Museum.
Inside front cover Commencement Exercises
MAY 13, 2012
1 Title page Saturday, May 12, 2012 BACCALAUREATE SERVICE 5 pm, Venable Lawn
Sunday, May 13, 2012 COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY 10 am, Venable Lawn
COMMENCEMENT LUNCH for graduates and their guests served after the Commencement ceremony from noon until 2 pm Chalgrove Point, behind Settle Hall NO TICKETS REQUIRED
CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE ESTHER THOMAS ATKINSON MUSEUM
student exhibition: Fine Arts Major Thesis Projects May 3 - May 13, 2012 Patrick Leslie Scott Crandol: Insomnia Daniel Ford Franck: What Have They Done to the Old Home Place? John Michael Riva, Jr.: Cured Johnathan Alden Sharp: Occupy Charles Frank Wysor: The Challenge of Contemporary Landscape the draper camera The first fast-action camera in the world was developed by John W. Draper (Professor of Chemistry, 1836-1839) while at Hampden-Sydney. Created from in-depth scientific and cooperative research, the camera is on display in the front gallery of the Museum. By using the camera and a departmental telescope, Draper wrote he took the first astronomical photographs. After leaving Hampden-Sydney College to become a professor at New York University Medical College, Draper was able to take the world’s first true portrait of a living person on September 23, 1839. the saber of latané Also on display are the officer’s saber and scabbard belonging to Captain William Latané, Class of 1853 (in Hampden-Sydney’s Medical Department). His death in the Civil War Battle of Old Church inspired a poem by John R. Thompson and artwork by William Dickenson Washington; engravings of Washington’s iconic painting became popular throughout the South. The saber is clearly visible in the engraving of Washington’s work on display.
2 Commencement Exercises MARKING THE CONCLUSION OF THE COLLEGE’S TWO-HUNDRED-THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR
Dr. Christopher B. Howard Presiding Dr. David A. Klein ’78 Dr. William W. Porterfield Student Marshal Faculty Marshal
* PROCESSION Tielman Susato: Suite from “La Danserye”; Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Prelude in D from “Te Deum”; Jeremiah Clarke: Prince of Denmark March; Henry Purcell: Trumpet Tune and Air PERFORMED BY THE LONDON GABRIELI BRASS ENSEMBLE AND THE LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA BRASS
* INVOCATION The Reverend Dr. David Keck College Chaplain
NATIONAL ANTHEM Mr. Frasher Alexander Bolton ’12
COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS Mr. Verne Lundquist CBS Sports Play-By-Play Broadcaster
ANNOUNCEMENT OF AWARDS Dr. Robert T. Herdegen III Dean of the Faculty
VALEDICTORY ADDRESS
CONFERRING OF DEGREES Mr. Thomas N. Allen ’60 Chairman of the Board of Trustees
CHARGE TO THE CLASS OF 2012 Dr. Howard
* BENEDICTION The Reverend Dr. Keck
* RECESSION Samuel Scheidt: Echo; Monteverdi: Suite from “L’Orfeo,” Tocatta; Monteverdi: Suite from “L’Orfeo,” Lasciate i Monti; Monteverdi: Suite from “L’Orfeo,” Vanne Orfeo; Gabrieli: Canzon Prima Toni; Gabrieli: Canzone Septimi e Octavi Toni PERFORMED BY THE CANADIAN BRASS
* Members of the audience will please stand, as they are able.
3 RECIPIENT OF HONORARY DEGREE AND COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER
VERNE LUNDQUIST Doctor of Humane Letters
Verne Lundquist is the lead play-by-play announcer for CBS Sports’ coverage of college football, alongside analyst Gary Danielson. In addition he serves as a play-by-play announcer for the Network’s coverage of NCAA Basketball, including the NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Championship. He provides commentary for the Masters, the PGA Championship, among other PGA TOUR events. He first joined CBS Sports in 1982. Since then he has broadcast over 20 different sports for the Network, including track and field, swimming and diving, boxing, volleyball, gymnastics, soccer, weightlifting, free-style skiing, archery, horse racing, and horse jumping. He has worked with Terry Bradshaw and Dan Fouts, and occasionally with lead analyst John Madden, on the Network’s NFL broadcasts and was lead play-by-play announcer for CBS’s coverage of figure skating during the 1992, 1994, and 1998 Olympic Winter Games. Lundquist was inducted into the National Sportscaster and Sportswriters Hall of Fame in April 2007. In 2010 he was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Sports Personality – Play-by-Play. Lundquist was sports director at WFAA-TV in Dallas for 16 years and won seven consecutive Texas Sportscaster of the Year Awards (1977- 83). He was inducted into the Texas Radio Hall of Fame in 2003. Along with seven other legendary sportscasters and sports writers, Lundquist was inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame in 2005. It was the first time in the 55-year history of the Texas Sports Hall of Fame that members of the media were inducted. He was named a 2005 Legend of the Sun Bowl by the Sun Bowl Association. He began his career at KTBC-TV in Austin at a station owned by President and Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson. He has played himself in three movies. Born July 17, 1940, in Duluth, Minnesota, he grew up in Everett, Washington, and Austin, Texas. Lundquist earned his bachelor of arts degree in sociology from Texas Lutheran University in 1962 and received that school’s Distinguished Alumnus Award. He is well known in Texas as the long-time radio voice of the Dallas Cowboys (1972-84). He lives in Steamboat Springs, Colo., with his wife, Nancy, and serves on the Board of Directors of the summer chamber music festival, “Strings Musical Festival,” and on the Board of Regents of Texas Lutheran University.
4 RECIPIENTS OF HONORARY DEGREES
PHILIP JOHN ALGERNON SIDNEY ISOBEL TRESYLLIAN SIDNEY Doctors of Humane Letters
The Viscount De L’Isle MBE The Viscount De L’Isle, of Penshurst Place, Kent, England, was born Philip Sidney in 1945, a descendant of the great 16th-century soldier-poet Philip Sidney and of Algernon Sidney, the 17th-century patriot (and eponym of the College). Commissioned in the Grenadier Guards in 1966, he served on Regimental duty in the British Army of the Rhine, Northern Ireland, Belize and Berlin. From 1974-76 he held an operational Staff appointment at Headquarters, 3 Infantry Brigade and was awarded an MBE in 1977. He retired from the Army as a Major in 1979, to manage the Penshurst Place Estate. Succeeding his father, the 1st Viscount De L’Isle VC KG, he sat in the House of Lords from 1991 to 1999. Viscount De L’Isle was Honorary Colonel of the 5th Battalion, The Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment, from 1992 to 1999. Since 1992 he has been a Trustee of Canterbury Cathedral Trust, becoming Chairman in 2007. In 2004-09 he was a Member of the Lord Chancellor’s Advisory Panel on National Records and Archives, and a Kent Ambassador. In August 2006 he was additionally appointed Honorary Colonel of Kent Army Cadet Force. He was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant of Kent in 1996 and Vice Lord Lieutenant in 2002, taking up his appointment as Lord Lieutenant of Kent on 1 September 2011. Viscount De L’Isle married Isobel, née Compton, in 1980. They have two children, Sophia and Philip.
Viscountess De L’Isle Lady De L’Isle was educated at St Mary’s Calne, Wiltshire, and taught cooking at the Cordon Bleu before starting her own cookery school. Subsequently she was Secretary to two Charitable Trusts, before her marriage in 1980. Appointments she has held include Regional Committee Member of the National Trust 1982-1997, Chairman of Rural Development Commission Committee for Kent, Sussex, and Surrey 1991-1997, and President of the League of Friends at Pembury Hospital since 1992.
5 AWARDS PRESENTED AT COMMENCEMENT
Given annually in memory of Dr. Edgar G. Given annually in memory of Robert Thruston Gammon, Class of 1905, pastor of College Church Hubard IV, a member of the Class of 1935 and a 1917-1923, and President of the College 1939-1955, professor of political science from 1946 until 1982, to to the member of the graduating class who has best that member of the faculty or staff most distinguished served the College. Character, scholarship, and for active devotion and service to the athletic ability are considered. College and its ideals.
Given annually to the junior or senior who has Given in memory of Thomas Edward Crawley, shown the most constructive leadership during the Class of 1941, who served the College as teacher, school year. The Harrison Award was established scholar, musician, and dean from 1946 until 1984, through the generosity of the late Mr. Frederick to that professor most distinguished for devoted Nash Harrison of Richmond, Virginia, service to the ideals of Hampden-Sydney College in memory of his mother. and the education of its sons.
. Given annually in honor of its first president, Given by the Eta of Virginia Chapter in recognition Algernon Sydney Sullivan, by the New York Southern of intellectual excellence. The award is made possible Society. This award is given to a member of the by the generosity of the alumnus, Class of 1943, graduating class distinguished for excellence of whose name it bears. character and generous service to his fellows. Other recipients may be chosen from friends of the College who have been conspicuously helpful to the Given annually to “a Hampden-Sydney faculty institution in its effort to encourage and preserve member in recognition of outstanding classroom a high standard of morals. contribution to the education of Christian young men.” The Cabell Award was created by the Robert G. Cabell III and Maude Morgan Cabell Given by the Senior Class at Commencement to a Foundation to assist the College in attracting and member of the College’s faculty, administration, or keeping professors of high ability and integrity. staff who in the eyes of the Class members has contributed during their four years most significantly to the College, its students, and the community.
The Bibles presented to graduating seniors at Commencement were graciously donated by William M. Passano, Jr. ’53 in loving memory of his mother IDA KEMP PASSANO.
6 AWARDS PRESENTED TO SENIORS AT FINAL CONVOCATION APRIL 26, 2012
THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY JAMES MADISON AWARD AWARD Christopher James Turpin Richard Andrew Whitt THE SHELLEY A. MARSHALL WILLARD F. & ETTA SAWYER HART BLISS SHORT STORY AWARD HISTORY AWARD Christopher Hunt Griggs John Livingston Gibson IV MINTER AWARD CECIL RICHARD BOWMAN ’67 M.D. Crawford Brewton Simpkins AWARD Austin Meade Blackwell ROBERT H. PORTERFIELD DRAMA AWARD BROWN TEACHING FELLOWSHIPS Patrick Leslie Scott Crandol Cameron Darnell Adams Marlowe Job Vilchez
THE COHEN CITIZENSHIP AWARD PSYCHOLOGY DEPARTMENT AWARD Christian Wiley Yow Andrew Wesley Nance Frank Robert Rose DUNNINGTON DEDICATION AWARD FOR BASEBALL RHETORIC 310 BEST SPEAKER AWARD Allan Dorr Brownell Tyler Mackenzie Heslop
GEMBORYS-CHOATE-BOUIN-SWENSON THE GRACE AND HASSELL SIMPSON AWARD FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES PRIZE FOR EXCELLENCE IN ENGLISH Wiley Lloyd Narron Christopher Hunt Griggs
HARDY CROSS AWARD KEARFOTT STONE MEMORIAL William Hemphill Graf MUSIC AWARD Frasher Alexander Bolton THE SALLIE WRIGHT HARRISON Andrew Wesley Nance POETRY AWARD Christopher Hunt Griggs THE McCLINTOCK VISUAL ARTS AWARD Daniel Ford Franck WILLIAM HENDLEY AWARD IN ECONOMICS WALL STREET JOURNAL Everton Nascimento Batista STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Tad Michael Grenga JAMES R. T. HEWETT BIOLOGY AWARD JOSHUA WARREN WHITE Osric Anthony Forrest SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD Kevin Michael Anderson DR. WEYLAND THOMAS JOYNER, JR. ’51 PHYSICS AWARD DAVID C. WILSON Shihao Tian MEMORIAL GREEK AWARD Jordan Keith Hock
7 SENIORS ELECTED TO ACADEMIC HONOR SOCIETIES PHI BETA KAPPA ALPHA PSI OMEGA PHI ALPHA THETA (Scholarship & Character) (Theater) (History) DesRaj McCree Clark Patrick Leslie Scott Crandol William Clark Reed Osric Anthony Forrest Christopher Hunt Griggs Timothy Victor Tse-Ming Shen Steven Barron Frazier Marlowe Job Vilchez Joseph John Tritico III John Livingston Gibson IV Ian Christopher Giles ETA SIGMA PHI PHI SIGMA IOTA Tad Michael Grenga (Classics) (Foreign Languages) Christopher Hunt Griggs Kyle Hamilton Gilbert Andrew Luke Hargroder Kyle Matthew Harshey Jordan Keith Hock Raynier Guillermo Romero Andrew Evens Kastenbaum Thomas William Massey, Jr. Thomas William Massey, Jr. CHI BETA PHI Andrew Wesley Nance PI MU EPSILON (Science) Nay Min Oo (Mathematics) William Riley Boone Christian A. Pritchett Paul Travis Cottrell Paul Travis Cottrell Daniel Cartwright Reed Kyle Eugene Fox Osric Anthony Forrest Frank Robert Rose Kyle Eugene Fox Kevin Komson Sidney PI SIGMA ALPHA Steven Barron Frazier Shihao Tian (Political Science) Ian Christopher Giles Christopher James Turpin Kevin Michael Anderson Thomas William Massey, Jr. Joseph Larry Wilson II Thomas Andrew Calderwood Carter Jack Mavromatis William Henry Mileur Jones Stewart Joseph Neifert OMICRON DELTA KAPPA Shawn Derrick Maxwell, Jr. Arthur Duncan Wells Oliphant (Leadership) Cody Thomas Murphey Raynier Guillermo Romero Kevin Michael Anderson Nay Min Oo Shihao Tian Frasher Alexander Bolton Ibn Akbar Talut Salaam Richard Andrew Whitt Damian O’Shay Booker Austin Jon Sheppard DesRaj McCree Clark Robert Baird Taylor III PSI CHI Osric Anthony Forrest Joseph John Tritico III (Psychology) Steven Barron Frazier Christopher James Turpin Rayne Allen Delong John Livingston Gibson IV Joseph Larry Wilson II Kyle Matthew Harshey Kyle Hamilton Gilbert Vincent Connor Winstead, Jr. Zachary Fitzgerald Hudson Ian Christopher Giles Bryan Perry Hughes Tad Michael Grenga SIGMA TAU DELTA Andrew Wesley Nance Christopher Hunt Griggs (English) Wiley Lloyd Narron Kyle Matthew Harshey Christopher Hunt Griggs Frank Robert Rose Tyler Mackenzie Heslop Tyler Mackenzie Heslop Marlowe Job Vilchez Stewart Joseph Neifert Christopher Meredith Mossler NaVadda Slade Weldon Adam Francis O’Donnell Joseph Taylor Pierce Nay Min Oo Marlowe Job Vilchez SOCIETY FOR COLLEGIATE Joseph Taylor Pierce Tyler J. Wilson JOURNALISTS Frank Robert Rose (Journalism) Ibn Akbar Talut Salaam PHI ALPHA DELTA Cameron Darnell Adams Neil Winston Smith (Pre-Law) Frasher Alexander Bolton Christopher James Turpin Bryant Alexander Lemieux Christopher Hunt Griggs Vincent Connor Winstead, Jr. Joseph John Tritico III Jared Christian Harris Tyler Mackenzie Heslop Christopher James Turpin
8 THE SENIOR GIFT: THE CLASS OF 2012 ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP IN HONOR OF DEAN JASON M. FERGUSON ’96
SENIors Casey Christopher Gay Kyle Patrick McClenaghan Cameron Darnell Adams John Livingston Gibson IV Morgan C. Meadows A. Clark Ambrose Kyle Hamilton Gilbert Joseph Walton Milam III John Christopher Avellana Ian Christopher Giles Kenneth Russell Miller Everton Nascimento Batista James Arthur Goodson James Berkley Mitchell David Michael Beman William Hemphill Graf James Canter Morton August David Berling James Edward Green Robert Harrison Moss Kevin Robert Besserer Tad Michael Grenga Christopher Meredith Mossler Austin Meade Blackwell Dustin Walter Watson Grey Wiley Lloyd Narron Frasher Alexander Bolton Christopher Hunt Griggs Stewart Joseph Neifert Allan Dorr Brownell Jon Eppes Gwaltney, Jr. Timothy William O’Connor Kevin Edward Calhoun Matthew Devier Hamblin Adam Francis O’Donnell Nicholas Riordan Caporale Joshua Brian Hamilton Nay Min Oo William Grant Carter Wyndam Patrick Hannum Gregorio Celestino Pacheco Sean K. Cavanagh Andrew Luke Hargroder Dereck Onofre Parada Scott Connelly Cheney Jared Christian Harris George Ryder Parrish, Jr. Matthew Sung-tae Chung Charles Harrison Hecht John McCreagh Parrish Benjamin Sumner Clarke Tyler Mackenzie Heslop Joshua Wayne Phipps Nathan Clark Cohee Andrew Reed Hines Joseph Taylor Pierce Anthony Vincent Conigliaro Charles Edwin Horton III Mark Stephen Poydence Citrone Zeb Robertson Cope Jeffrey Wayne Horton Christian A. Pritchett Garrison Rashad Coward Zachary Fitzgerald Hudson David Robert Prizzia William Stansbury Lucas Crocker Mitchell Scott Huzek Justin Walker Proffitt William Staples Cronly General Dakota Jenkins Robert Dale Pully Nathaniel Whitney Cundy Bennett William Jessee William Clark Reed Rayne Allen Delong Jackson Dean Johnston Austin Riggs Roberson John Matthew Devine II William Henry Milneur Jones John Thomas Roberts Makel Le’Mar Dickerson Nicholas Aubrey Joyce Benjamin Todd Rogers William Daniel Dittmar III Andrew Evens Kastenbaum Kirk Montgomery Rohle Steven James Ellmann William Old Kitchin Raynier Guillermo Romero Gregory Bowman Farrar Travis John Lane Ibn Akbar Talut Salaam Paul Italo Ferramosca, Jr. James Colby Linkenhoker Zane Alexander Sampson Osric Anthony Forrest Reilly Stewart Loflin Thomas Marshall Schlegel Kyle Nathan Foust Harrison Whitten Long Max Ryan Thomas Seay Kyle Eugene Fox Emmett Allen Luck Johnathan Alden Sharp Daniel Ford Franck Patrick John Lynch Timothy Victor Tse-Ming Shen Steven Barron Frazier Matthew Gregory Maloney Austin Jon Sheppard Benjamin David Fritter Brock Thomas Martin David Gant Shuford, Jr. Ronnie Eugene Fultz III Thomas William Massey, Jr. Kevin Komson Sidney Jonathon Michael Gammon Carter Jack Mavromatis Crawford Brewton Simpkins Frank McEnery Garrett, Jr. Shawn Derrick Maxwell, Jr. Neil Winston Smith Matthew Flynn-Mahon Gates Ryan Dale McClain Malik Jamal Springer
9 Robert Baird Taylor III Dr. Jennifer M. Dirmeyer Andrew Michael Noble ’15 Martin Alexander Teig Joseph William Druhan ’15 Aleksandar Obradovic ’14 Andrew Marshall Thacker Jefferson Clay Easley, Jr. ’15 Nathan Osborne Ott ’14 Alexander Lee Tharp Matthew Scott Eckess ’15 Matthew James Parker ’96 Edward Franklin Thomas III Jacob A. Epstein ’15 Jordan Clarke Pecht ’15 Collin Thomson Tinsley Thomas J. Ewing, Jr. ’13 Christopher S. Pedraja ’14 Joseph John Tritico III Mr. & Mrs. Martin A. Favret The Pheon Society Christopher James Turpin Jason Matthew Ferguson ’96 Sean Wilburn Powley ’15 Matthew Scott Vail Steven Beau Flinchum ’13 Ms. Mary A. Prevo & Brock William Van Selow Keith Barrett Flynn III ’15 Dr. James Robert Munson Sidney Hyatt Vermilya Robert Thomas Fulton ’14 Patrick A. Rowe ’09 Marlowe Job Vilchez Joshua Ryan Gatti ’15 Connor Alan Rund ’13 NaVadda Slade Weldon Matteau Keith Alexander Gerald ’15 William Douglas Russell, Jr. ’15 Bryan Gregory Wharton Ievgen K. Goncharov ’13 Robinson Sagar ’15 Bradford Duane Williams Justin Bruce Gordon ’13 Walker Reinhard Schutze ’13 Herbie Antwain Williams Walker Chase Shipp Grogg ’13 Liang Shu ’15 Tyler J. Wilson Jaron Lamar Gross ’15 Samuel Miller Silvernail ’15 Jordan Kendall Wind Michael Edward Gubbins ’14 Mr. Walter Simms Vincent Connor Winstead, Jr. William Joseph Hancock III ’15 Lt. Col. & Mrs. Lawrence Rucker Dabbs McGregor Woodfin Dr. Kristian M. Hargadon ’01 Snead III ’81 Charles Frank Wysor Benjamin James Hartnett ’14 Robert Booker Steele ’15 Patrick Michael Young James McKenzie Hazel ’11 Kevin Patrick Strecker, Jr. ’14 Christian Wiley Yow William Courtland Henry ’14 Shawn M. Stum ’15 Daniel Ryan Hopkins ’14 David Louis Thalhimer ’15 OTHERS Dr. Christopher B. Howard & Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth N. Townsend Anonymous Mrs. Barbara Howard Mr. & Mrs. Jared E. Traylor ’06 Patrick Austin Adams ’13 James William Kasza ’14 William Izard Valentine ’15 Frederick Louis Antoine ’14 Dr. & Mrs. Herbert L. King, Jr. ’94 Michael Stephen van Reekum ’13 Mr. & Mrs. Charles Frank Archer, Jr. ’73 Erik Andreas Koroneos, Jr. ’09 Tyler Lee Van Selow ’11 Grant Davis Ascari ’14 Chad M. Krouse ’02 Diego Rolando Velasco ’14 Benjamin Haywood Barnes ’15 Mr. Wesley S. Lawson ’04 & Jonathan Michael Wade ’15 Matthew Lee Boschen ’13 Ms. Amy Lee Hunt Lawson Seth Edward Wagner ’14 Mrs. Mary M. Brooks Berkeley Cameron Leonard ’07 Andrew Alexis Ward ’15 Joshua Dillan Burks ’15 Gregory Jabril Lewis ’15 Mr. Malcolm Warneford-Thomson & Rickman Chase Brown ’14 Travis Myles Luck ’14 Ms. Martha C. Clements Edward Davis Carter ’15 Kyle Christopher Marron ’14 Brinson Carter White II ’13 Matthew David Chapman ’15 Cameron Tyler Marshall ’13 Jordan Vann White ’13 Chad Winston Conner ’14 Ryan Christian Martin ’13 Hart Turner Wiggins Jr. ’13 Spencer B. Conover ’10 Edward Valentine Massey ’14 Harry Lee Williams III ’96 Grayson Joseph Cooke ’15 Pierson Zachary Mattei ’15 William Davis Correll ’13 Marshall Thomas McClung ’11 Ryan Christian Cowen ’15 Richard Andrew McPherson William Lawton Craighill ’13 Mark Garnett Meitz ’95 John Benjamin Davis ’13 Preston Foster Moore ’15 Daniel Cowan Deck ’13 Roland Christopher Munique ’96 Dylan Joseph DelliSanti ’14 John Bradbury Murray III ’12 John Adams Dille IV ’13 Justin Zeak Naifeh ’96
10 CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES MAY 13, 2012
DOCTORS OF HUMANE LETTERS
VERNE LUNDQUIST PHILIP JOHN ALGERNON SIDNEY ISOBEL TRESYLLIAN SIDNEY
BACHELOR OF ARTS
Cameron Darnell Adams Cabot Kirkpatrick Fredericksburg, Virginia Armentrout Stafford Senior High School Bent Mountain, Virginia Psychology Cave Spring High School Minor in Rhetoric Economics Minor in Classical Studies A. Clark Ambrose Richmond, Virginia Seth Convery Austin Mills E. Godwin High School Hampton, Virginia Economics & Commerce Poquoson High School Minor in Rhetoric Spanish Minor in International Studies Kevin Michael Anderson Midlothian, Virginia John Christopher Avellana Cosby High School Richmond, Virginia Government Trinity Episcopal School Minor in Military Leadership & National Security Economics Minor in History Patrick Fowler Andrews Charlotte Court House, Virginia Everton Nascimento Batista Randolph-Henry High School Alexandria, Virginia Economics St Stephens & St Agnes School Economics & Commerce Cum Laude
11 David Michael Beman Allan Dorr Brownell Alpharetta, Georgia Herndon, Virginia Alpharetta High School Herndon High School Economics & Commerce Economics & Commerce Cum laude August David Berling Richmond, Virginia Thomas Andrew Calderwood Benedictine High School Manassas, Virginia Economics & Commerce Brentsville District High School Minor in Rhetoric Foreign Affairs Minor in Military Leadership & National Security Kevin Robert Besserer Cum laude Potomac Falls, Virginia Potomac Falls High School Kevin Edward Calhoun Government Richmond, Virginia Minor in History Mills E. Godwin High School History Austin Meade Blackwell Minor in Latin Emporia, Virginia Brunswick Academy Nicholas Riordan Caporale Economics & Commerce Raleigh, North Carolina Minor in History Mills E. Godwin High School Economics & Commerce Frasher Alexander Bolton Lynchburg, Virginia Andrew Van Carlucci E. C. Glass High School Chesapeake, Virginia Economics StoneBridge School Minor in Rhetoric Foreign Affairs
Damian O’Shay Booker William Grant Carter Lynchburg, Virginia Richmond, Virginia Heritage High School The Steward School Economics & Commerce Economics & Commerce Minor in Military Leadership & National Security Scott Connelly Cheney Thomas Andrew Browne Thomasville, Georgia Fairfax, Virginia Brookwood School Jakarta International School Economics English Minor in Creative Writing Matthew Sung-tae Chung Suffolk, Virginia StoneBridge School Economics & Commerce Minor in Asian Studies
12 Benjamin Sumner Clarke Patrick Leslie Scott Crandol Virginia Beach, Virginia Hampton, Virginia Norfolk Academy Peninsula Catholic High School History Fine Arts Minor in International Studies Nathaniel Whitney Cundy Nathan Clark Cohee Midlothian, Virginia Richmond, Virginia James River High School Trinity Episcopal School Economics Economics Minor in History Ryan Neil Davis Roanoke, Virginia Anthony Vincent Conigliaro Cave Spring High School Glen Allen, Virginia Psychology Deep Run High School Psychology Rayne Allen Delong Amelia, Virginia Zeb Robertson Cope Powhatan High School Advance, North Carolina Psychology Davie High School Minor in Rhetoric Economics & Commerce Makel Le’Mar Dickerson GARRISON RASHAD COWARD Gretna, Virginia Richmond, Virginia Gretna High School J. R. Tucker High School Economics Economics Minor in Rhetoric
This circa-1850 view shows the Union Seminary building (now Venable Hall, before which the graduation ceremony takes place) and two professors’ houses. The sketch from which this lithograph was made was perhaps done from memory (not unusual in those days), since it is correct in large details but inaccurate in small ones.
13 William Daniel Dittmar III Benjamin David Fritter Charlottesville, Virginia Mechanicsville, Virginia The Covenant School Hanover High School Government Psychology Minor in Spanish Ronnie Eugene Fultz III Grant Michael Douglas Martinsville, Virginia Richmond, Virginia Carlisle School Mills E. Godwin High School Economics Economics Minor in Chemistry
William Clayton Draughon Frank McEnery Garrett, Jr. Kenansville, North Carolina Glen Allen, Virginia Harrells Christian Academy Deep Run High School Economics Economics Minor in History Gregory Bowman Farrar Minor in Rhetoric Oakton, Virginia Oakton High School Matthew Flynn-Mahon Gates History Pamplin, Virginia Fuqua School Paul Italo Ferramosca, Jr. History Richmond, Virginia St. Christopher’s School Samuel Taylor Gibbs English Richmond, Virginia Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School Nicholas Kambitsis Foster English Farmville, Virginia Tennessee High School John Livingston Gibson IV History Virginia Beach, Virginia Norfolk Academy KYLE NATHAN FOUST History Midlothian, Virginia Minor in Military Leadership & National Security James River High School Summa cum laude Economics Honors in History History Cum laude James Arthur Goodson Ridgewood, New Jersey Daniel Ford Franck Forsyth Country Day School Martinsville, Virginia Economics Carlisle School Religion Fine Arts—Visual Arts Minor in History
14 James Edward Green Andrew Luke Hargroder Lynchburg, Virginia Baton Rouge, Louisiana E. C. Glass High School Episcopal High School Economics & Commerce History Minor in Military Leadership & National Security Tad Michael Grenga Minor in French Suffolk, Virginia Honors in History Norfolk Academy Economics Kyle Matthew Harshey Minor in Spanish Leeds, Alabama Summa cum laude Shades Valley High School Psychology Dustin Walter Watson GreY Magna cum laude Cumberland, Virginia Fuqua School Lain Martin Healey Economics & Commerce Summerville, South Carolina Quaker Valley High School Carter Fitzgerald Griggs History Williamsburg, Virginia Minor in Military Leadership & National Security Jamestown High School History Charles Harrison Hecht Gloucester, Virginia Christopher Hunt Griggs Hampton Roads Academy South Hill, Virginia History Park View Senior High School Minor in Spanish English Minor in Creative Writing Frederick John Herrmann IV Minor in Biology Glen Allen, Virginia Minor in Fine Arts—Theatre Deep Run High School Summa cum laude Government Honors in English Tyler Mackenzie Heslop Jon Eppes Gwaltney, Jr. Spotsylvania, Virginia Richmond, Virginia Riverbend High School Mills E. Godwin High School English Economics & Commerce Minor in Creative Writing Minor in Fine Arts—Visual Arts Minor in Rhetoric Cum laude Joshua Brian Hamilton Honors in English Sterling, Virginia Herndon High School Psychology
15 Andrew Reed Hines Bryan Perry Hughes Mechanicsville, Virginia Moseley, Virginia Hanover High School Cosby High School History Psychology Religion Minor in Religion
Jordan Keith Hock Mitchell Scott Huzek Hampton, Virginia Mechanicsville, Virginia Hampton High School Hanover High School Classical Studies Economics
Adam Gregory Hodges General Dakota Jenkins Rocky Mount, North Carolina Rice, Virginia Rocky Mount Academy Amelia Academy Economics History Minor in Rhetoric Gregory Baxter Hollingsworth John B. Jennings Yorktown, Virginia Hackettstown, New Jersey Hampton Roads Academy Hackettstown High School Economics History
Charles Edwin Horton III Bennett William Jessee Norfolk, Virginia Midlothian, Virginia Norfolk Academy Cosby High School Spanish Economics & Commerce Minor in History Minor in Military Leadership & National Security Jackson Dean Johnston Martinsville, Virginia Jeffrey Wayne Horton Carlisle School Creedmoor, North Carolina History South Granville High School Economics William Henry Mileur Jones Minor in Rhetoric Ahoskie, North Carolina Minor in Asian Studies Christchurch School Government Zachary Fitzgerald Hudson Minor in History Arlington, Virginia Cum laude Yorktown High School Psychology Andrew Evens Kastenbaum Richmond, Virginia Collegiate School History Magna cum laude
16 Micah James Wesley Keller Matthew Gregory Maloney Powhatan, Virginia Johns Creek, Georgia Christchurch School Blessed Trinity Catholic High School Economics Psychology
William Old Kitchin Brock Thomas Martin Virginia Beach, Virginia Fredericksburg, Virginia Norfolk Academy Fredericksburg Academy History Foreign Affairs
Travis John Lane Thomas William Massey, Jr. Richmond, Virginia Richmond, Virginia Mills E. Godwin High School Trinity Episcopal School Economics Economics & Commerce Cum laude Summa cum laude
Bryant Alexander Lemieux Shawn Derrick Maxwell, Jr. Winchester, Virginia Glen Allen, Virginia Millbrook High School Hermitage High School Government Government Minor in Rhetoric Minor in Military Leadership & National Security Cum laude James Colby Linkenhoker Suffolk, Virginia Ryan Dale McClain Nansemond River High School Glen Allen, Virginia Government J. R. Tucker High School History Reilly Stewart Loflin Minor in Rhetoric Virginia Beach, Virginia Norfolk Academy Kyle Patrick McClenaghan Economics & Commerce Midlothian, Virginia Minor in History Midlothian High School Economics Harrison Whitten Long Magna cum laude Richmond, Virginia St. Christopher’s School Andrew Gordon McCullagh History Raleigh, North Carolina St. David’s School Patrick John Lynch Religion Williamsburg, Virginia Minor in History Jamestown High School Economics & Commerce
17 Morgan C. Meadows Cody Thomas Murphey Farmville, Virginia Ashland, Virginia Fuqua School Patrick Henry High School Economics Government Minor in Environmental Studies Minor in Military Leadership & National Security Minor in History Joseph Walton Milam III Cum laude Danville, Virginia Woodberry Forest School Andrew Wesley Nance Economics Clinton, North Carolina Minor in Public Service Harrells Christian Academy Psychology Kenneth Russell Miller Summa cum laude Strasburg, Virginia Honors in Psychology Strasburg High School Government Wiley Lloyd Narron Smithfield, North Carolina James Berkley Mitchell Greenfield School Fredericksburg, Virginia Psychology Christchurch School Minor in Classical Studies History Magna cum laude Minor in Religion Nathan Andrew Norbo James Canter Morton Waterford, Virginia Dripping Springs, Texas Loudoun Valley High School Austin Waldorf School Government Government Minor in History Timothy William O’Connor Alexandria, Virginia Robert Harrison Moss T. C. Williams High School Fredericksburg, Virginia Economics Woodberry Forest School Minor in History Psychology Adam Francis O’Donnell Christopher Meredith Nashville, Tennessee Mossler Ensworth High School Farmville, Virginia Economics Prince Edward Co. High School Magna cum laude English
18 Nay Min Oo Gregorio Celestino Pacheco Mandalay, Myanmar Montclair, New Jersey No. 6 Basic Education High School Montclair High School Foreign Affairs Economics & Commerce Minor in Public Service Minor in Spanish Summa cum laude Dereck Onofre Parada Thomas Bagby Orange, Jr. Alexandria, Virginia Glen Allen, Virginia West Potomac High School Patrick Henry High School Foreign Affairs Spanish Minor in Public Service Minor in International Studies Charles Lewis Parrish Zachary Tyler Ortwine Newport News, Virginia Maidens, Virginia Hampton Roads Academy Hanover High School Economics Economics & Commerce Minor in Rhetoric George Ryder Parrish, Jr. Richmond, Virginia Collin Wight Owens St. Christopher’s School Summerfield, North Carolina Spanish Northwest Guilford High School Minor in History History
New College was the result of the crusading fund-raising efforts of President Jonathan Cushing; it is now named in his honor. Begun in 1822 and completed in 1833, it replaced the 18th-century buildings and set a new north-south orientation for the campus. This woodcut, the earliest known image of Hampden-Sydney College, appears in Henry Howe’s “Historical Collections of Virginia” (1845); the drawing probably dates to his visit in 1843.
19 ARTS, CONT’D
Joshua Wayne Phipps David Robert Prizzia Hamilton, Virginia Jacksonville, Florida Loudoun Valley High School Episcopal High School Economics Economics & Commerce
Joseph Taylor Pierce Justin Walker Proffitt Pfafftown, North Carolina Earlysville, Virginia Forsyth Country Day School Albemarle High School English Economics & Commerce Minor in Creative Writing Minor in Rhetoric Robert Dale Pully Raleigh, North Carolina Barrett Nash Polan N. B. Broughton High School Greenwich, Connecticut History Greenwich High School Economics Daniel Cartwright Reed Washington, District of Columbia Mark Stephen Poydence Landon School Citrone History Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania Minor in Asian Studies Seneca Valley Sr High School Summa cum laude Economics & Commerce William Clark Reed George Christian Fitz-Henry Norfolk, Virginia Prendergast Norfolk Academy Charlotte, North Carolina Economics & Commerce Myers Park High School Minor in History Government John Michael Riva, Jr. Christian A. Pritchett Beverly Hills, California Fincastle, Virginia Wildwood Secondary School Community High School Fine Arts—Visual Arts History Minor in Rhetoric Joshua Erick Rivera Magna cum laude El Paso, Texas Senior Fellow Manchester High School Honors in History and Rhetoric Psychology
Andrew Whitney Pritzlaff John Thomas Roberts Castle Rock, Colorado Leesburg, Virginia Kent Denver School Loudoun County High School Economics & Commerce Economics & Commerce Minor in International Studies
20 Frank Robert Rose Timothy Victor Tse-Ming Gloucester, Virginia Shen Gloucester High School Henrico, Virginia Psychology Roanoke Catholic School Minor in Military Leadership & National Security History Summa cum laude Minor in Creative Writing Honors in Psychology Minor in Asian Studies Third Honor Austin Jon Sheppard Ibn Akbar Talut Salaam New Bern, North Carolina Midlothian, Virginia New Bern High School Midlothian High School Foreign Affairs Government Minor in Military Leadership & National Security Minor in Public Service David Gant Shuford, Jr. Thomas Marshall Schlegel Richmond, Virginia Norfolk, Virginia Collegiate School Norfolk Academy Government Economics Minor in Spanish
Max Ryan Thomas Seay Crawford Brewton Simpkins Sacramento, California Baltimore, Maryland El Camino Fundamental High School The Miller School Economics Economics & Commerce Minor in Rhetoric Minor in Rhetoric
Curran Mark Shaffrey Neil Winston Smith Charlottesville, Virginia Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania The Covenant School Slippery Rock Area High School Economics Philosophy Minor in Public Service Johnathan Alden Sharp Fredericksburg, Virginia Jacob Bruce Sommerville Stafford Senior High School Mechanicsville, Virginia History Lee-Davis High School Fine Arts—Visual Arts Economics Minor in Rhetoric Malik Jamal Springer BRADFORD ALAN SHAVE, JR. Blackstone, Virginia Virginia Beach, Virginia Nottoway High School Norfolk Academy Economics Economics
21 Robert Baird Taylor III Christopher James Turpin Lynchburg, Virginia Virginia Beach, Virginia Virginia Episcopal School Ocean Lakes High School Government German Foreign Affairs Martin Alexander Teig Minor in Military Leadership & National Security Chesapeake, Virginia Summa cum laude Alliance Christian Schools Government Matthew Scott Vail Roanoke, Virginia Andrew Marshall Thacker William Byrd High School Glen Allen, Virginia English Deep Run High School History Brock William Van Selow Smithfield, Virginia Alexander Lee Tharp Nansemond-Suffolk Academy Richmond, Virginia History The Steward School Economics & Commerce Kyle Vernon Vance Onley, Virginia Edward Franklin Thomas III Broadwater Academy Birmingham, Alabama Psychology Altamont School Religion Sidney Hyatt Vermilya Minor in Military Leadership & National Security Lynchburg, Virginia Virginia Episcopal School Collin Thomson Tinsley History Lynchburg, Virginia Minor in Military Leadership and National Security Virginia Episcopal School Economics & Commerce Marlowe Job Vilchez Minor in Rhetoric Riverdale, Maryland Cum laude High Point High School Fine Arts—Theatre Joseph John Tritico III Psychology Statesville, North Carolina Magna cum laude Forsyth Country Day School Senior Fellow Government Honors in Psychology & Fine Arts Minor in Public Service Minor in International Studies Taylor Douglas Warren Minor in Latin Richmond, Virginia Honors in Government & Foreign Affairs Mills E. Godwin High School Economics Minor in History
22 THOMAS HANS WEISEL Jordan Kendall Wind Gloucester, Virginia Tappahannock, Virginia Gloucester High School Essex High School History History Minor in Military Leadership and National Security Vincent Connor Winstead, Jr. NaVadda Slade Weldon Nags Head, North Carolina Tappahannock, Virginia First Flight High School Essex High School History Psychology Government Magna cum laude LaRushell White Richmond, Virginia Dabbs McGregor Woodfin Lloyd C. Bird High School Austin, Texas Economics & Commerce A. N. McCallum High School History Bradford Duane Williams Religion Richmond, Virginia Collegiate School Charles Frank Wysor History Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Minor in Rhetoric Myrtle Beach High School Fine Arts—Visual Arts Herbie Antwain Williams Minor in Mathematics Ringgold, Virginia Honors in Fine Arts George Washington High School Economics Patrick Michael Young Fredericksburg, Virginia Joseph Larry Wilson II Courtland High School Portsmouth, Virginia Foreign Affairs Alliance Christian Schools Minor in History Government Minor in Military Leadership & National Security Minor in Public Service Summa cum laude Christian Wiley Yow Springfield, Virginia Tyler J. Wilson South County Secondary School Roanoke, Virginia Economics Hidden Valley High School Minor in Religion English Cum laude Minor in Public Service Cum laude
23 BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
William Riley Boone Paul Travis Cottrell Durham, North Carolina Richmond, Virginia Riverside High School Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School for Physics Government and International Studies Minor in Astronomy Applied Mathematics Minor in Computer Science Nicholas David Bowling Port Orange, Florida William Staples Cronly Spruce Creek High School Richmond, Virginia Biology St. Christopher’s School Minor in Environmental Studies Applied Mathematics Minor in Chemistry Alexander R. Davidovich George Wesley-Henry Butler Colleyville, Texas Bumpass, Virginia Winston School Louisa County High School Biology Computer Science Minor in Environmental Studies Minor in Mathematics John Matthew Devine II Joshua Jin-Yong Chung Waterford, Virginia Leesburg, Virginia Loudoun Valley High School Loudoun County High School Physics Physics Minor in Mathematics Steven James Ellmann Roanoke, Virginia DesRaj McCree Clark Roanoke Catholic School Danville, Virginia Mathematical Economics George Washington High School Biology Aaron Micah Fisher Minor in Chemistry Cocoa Beach, Florida Summa cum laude Jefferson High School First Honor Biology History Charles Tanner Clements Richmond, Virginia Chase Logan Floyd Mills E. Godwin High School Madison Heights, Virginia Mathematical Economics Amherst County High School Minor in International Studies Physics
24 Osric Anthony Forrest Portmore, Jamaica Matthew Devier Hamblin Campion College Chesterfield, Virginia Biology Manchester High School Minor in Chemistry Biology Summa cum laude Honors in Biology Charles Whalen Hammond Virginia Beach, Virginia Kyle Eugene Fox Salem High School Manassas, Virginia Biology Osbourn Park Sr. High School Computer Science Wyndam Patrick Hannum Applied Mathematics Richmond, Virginia Cum laude Mills E. Godwin High School Chemistry Steven Barron Frazier Norfolk, Virginia Jared Christian Harris Norfolk Academy Chestertown, Maryland Biology Queen Anne’s County High School Summa cum laude Computer Science Senior Fellow Honors in Biology & Anthropology Nicholas Aubrey Joyce Second Honor Powhatan, Virginia Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot Jonathon Michael Gammon Biology Danville, Virginia Dan River High School Emmett Allen Luck Biology Richmond, Virginia Minor in Chemistry Monacan High School Biology Ian Christopher Giles Minor in Religion Roanoke, Virginia Northside High School Carter Jack Mavromatis Chemistry Virginia Beach, Virginia Biology Cape Henry Collegiate School Minor in Rhetoric Biology Summa cum laude Cum laude Honors in Chemistry Stewart Joseph Neifert William Hemphill Graf Palmyra, Virginia Wayne, Pennsylvania Fluvanna County High School Conestoga High School Biology Physics Minor in Military Leadership & National Security Minor in Chemistry Cum laude Minor in Astronomy 25 Honors in Biology Raynier Guillermo Romero Columbia, South Carolina Colin William Nickerson Blythewood High School Newport News, Virginia Computer Science Warwick High School Spanish Computer Science Ian Michael Sammler Arthur Duncan Wells Petersburg, Virginia Oliphant Prince George High School Annapolis, Maryland Biology Annapolis Senior High School Biology Zane Alexander Sampson Cum laude Gainesville, Virginia Battlefield High School Jonathan Daniel Park Biology Mechanicsville, Virginia Atlee High School Kevin Komson Sidney Biology Alexandria, Virginia Minor in Chemistry West Potomac High School Honors in Biology Mathematical Economics Magna cum laude Christopher Matthews Senior Fellow Rhodes Honors in Economics & Mathematics Gloucester Point, Virginia Hampton Roads Academy Logan Alexander Spraker Biology Salem, Virginia Homeschool for Virginia Gregory Mark Robertson Mathematical Economics Richmond, Virginia Douglas S. Freeman High School Shihao Tian Biology Lucheng, China Minor in Chemistry ChangZhi Second High School Physics Computer Science Summa cum laude
26 Bryan Gregory Wharton Richard Andrew Whitt Glen Allen, Virginia Danville, Virginia Deep Run High School George Washington High School Biology Chemistry Minor in Classical Studies Cum laude Honors in Chemistry
Watkins Bell Tower was built in 1934 to mark the geographical center of campus, halfway along the axis between Cushing and Venable Halls. Designed by Courtenay S. Welton, Class of 1919, architect of several other College buildings, the Bell Tower was named for Asa D. Watkins, a beloved professor of English. It incorporates bricks from the homes of Founders and early Trustees of the College. The bell is still rung to signal the change of classes each day.
27 CANDIDATES FOR DEGREES AUGUST 29, 2012 (Degree requirements will be completed after May 2012)
JAMIL ABDUR-RAOOF NICHOLAS LAWRENCE LEGGIERI Rockville, Maryland Alexandria, Virginia Thomas S. Wootton High School West Potomac High School Psychology Economics and Commerce
Thomas Luke Booth John McCreagh Parrish Richmond, Virginia Richmond, Virginia Mills E. Godwin High School St. Christopher’s School Economics History
SEAN K. CAVANAGH AUSTIN RIGGS ROBERSON Midlothian, Virginia Martinsville, Virginia Clover Hill High School Martinsville High School Psychology Foreign Affairs
William Stansbury Lucas BENJAMIN TODD ROGERS Crocker Mechanicsville, Virginia Darlington, Maryland Hanover High School Charlottesville High School Economics History Kirk Montgomery Rohle CASEY CHRISTOPHER GAY Mechanicsville, Virginia Disputanta, Virginia Hanover High School Tidewater Academy Biology Economics and Commerce Minor in Visual Arts Adam Christopher Sammons Vinton, Virginia Kyle Hamilton Gilbert Northside High School Portsmouth, Virginia Economics StoneBridge School Physics SCOTT ANDREW SHEPHERD Philosophy Charlottesville, Virginia The Covenant School KEVIN WILLIAM LAFFOND Economics Earlysville, Virginia Albemarle High School GREGORY SCOTT TYNER Psychology Richmond, Virginia Collegiate School History In this advertisement of September 1, 1775, founding president Samuel Stanhope Smith declared the College’s enduring mission: “to form good men and good citizens.”
29 SENIORS PARTICIPATING IN GLOBAL EDUCATION AND STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS Seth Convery Austin...... Spain Shawn Derrick Maxwell, Jr...... Argentina David Michael Beman...... Spain Ryan Dale McClain...... Spain August David Berling...... England Kyle Patrick McClenaghan...... Ecuador William Riley Boone...... Semester at Sea James Berkley Mitchell...... Costa Rica Nicholas David Bowling...... Costa Rica, Ecuador, Christopher Meredith Mossler...... England, France, Singapore, Trinidad Morocco Thomas Andrew Browne...... England Andrew Wesley Nance...... Scotland Andrew Van Carlucci...... France Wiley Lloyd Narron...... Greece, Scotland, Turkey William Grant Carter...... Bahamas Timothy William O’Connor...... Spain Benjamin Sumner Clarke...... Spain Thomas Bagby Orange, Jr...... Costa Rica Charles Tanner Clements...... Costa Rica, England Collin Wight Owens...... France Paul Travis Cottrell...... South Korea George Ryder Parrish, Jr...... Argentina, Spain Nathaniel Whitney Cundy...... Spain Joseph Taylor Pierce...... England John Matthew Devine II...... Scotland Barrett Nash Polan...... Bahamas Makel Le’Mar Dickerson...... Honduras, Belize George Christian Fitz-Henry Prendergast...... Belize, Spain William Daniel Dittmar III...... Argentina Andrew Whitney Pritzlaff...... Spain William Clayton Draughon...... Costa Rica, England, Greece, Turkey Christopher Matthews Rhodes...... Argentina Osric Anthony Forrest...... England, Germany John Michael Riva, Jr...... Germany Nicholas Kambitsis Foster...... England, Greece, Turkey Austin Riggs Roberson...... Spain Steven Barron Frazier...... England John Thomas Roberts...... Costa Rica, Semester at Sea Ronnie Eugene Fultz III...... Belize Zane Alexander Sampson...... Ecuador Matthew Flynn-Mahon Gates...... Spain Johnathan Alden Sharp...... Italy Carter Fitzgerald Griggs...... Greece, Turkey Austin Jon Sheppard...... Costa Rica, Spain Christopher Hunt Griggs...... England Kevin Komson Sidney...... Costa Rica Andrew Luke Hargroder...... France Crawford Brewton Simpkins...... Bahamas, Belize Lain Martin Healey...... England Neil Winston Smith...... Bahamas Charles Harrison Hecht...... Argentina Robert Baird Taylor III...... India Tyler Mackenzie Heslop...... Germany Joseph John Tritico III...... Czech Republic, France, Greece, Turkey Charles Edwin Horton III...... Argentina Christopher James Turpin...... Germany Jeffrey Wayne Horton...... China Sidney Hyatt Vermilya...... England Zachary Fitzgerald Hudson...... Ecuador Marlowe Job Vilchez...... England General Dakota Jenkins...... Honduras Charles Frank Wysor...... Italy Bryant Alexander Lemieux...... Honduras Thomas William Massey, Jr...... Greece, Turkey
30 HONORS SCHOLARSHIPS HELD BY GRADUATING SENIORS
THE D. MAURICE ALLAN SCHOLARSHIP THE PATRICK HENRY SCHOLARSHIP DesRaj McCree Clark Kevin Michael Anderson Daniel Cartwright Reed Frasher Alexander Bolton Vincent Connor Winstead, Jr. Benjamin Sumner Clarke Paul Travis Cottrell THE RICHARD MORTON VENABLE Osric Anthony Forrest SCHOLARSHIP Kyle Eugene Fox Zeb Robertson Cope Ian Christopher Giles Steven Barron Frazier Tad Michael Grenga John Livingston Gibson IV Kyle Matthew Harshey Christopher Hunt Griggs Gregory Baxter Hollingsworth Christian A. Pritchett Charles Edwin Horton III Kevin Komson Sidney Thomas William Massey, Jr. Andrew Wesley Nance THE MADISON SCHOLARSHIP Stewart Joseph Neifert William Riley Boone Nay Min Oo Wiley Lloyd Narron William Clark Reed Adam Francis O’Donnell Frank Robert Rose Christopher James Turpin Shihao Tian Richard Andrew Whitt Marlowe Job Vilchez Joseph Larry Wilson II Charles Frank Wysor
31 ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIPS HELD BY GRADUATING SENIORS
THE ARENA FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP THE W. RANDOLPH CHITWOOD, SR. ’41, M.D. Morgan C. Meadows SCHOLARSHIP Thomas William Massey, Jr. THE GEORGE SLOAN ARNOLD SCHOLARSHIP THE JAMES D. CHRISTIAN, JR. ’40 Aaron Micah Fisher SCHOLARSHIP Patrick John Lynch THE PAUL TULANE & ESTHER THOMAS ATKINSON SCHOLARSHIP THE CLASS OF 1953 SCHOLARSHIP Austin Meade Blackwell Matthew Devier Hamblin
THE GEORGE F. BAKER SCHOLARSHIP THE CLASS OF 2006 SCHOLARSHIP Charles Lewis Parrish Jordan Kendall Wind
THE T. KYLE BALDWIN FAMILY THE AYLETT B. COLEMAN, SR. SCHOLARSHIP SCHOLARSHIP Jacob Bruce Sommerville General Dakota Jenkins THE CRAIGIE INCORPORATED SCHOLARSHIP THE STEWART BELL, JR. ’31 SCHOLARSHIP Andrew Wesley Nance Bryant Alexander Lemieux THE THOMAS EDWARD & ROBERTA A. THE BRANCH BANKING & TRUST CRAWLEY MEN’S CHORUS SCHOLARSHIP SCHOLARSHIP Frasher Alexander Bolton A. Clark Ambrose THE CROCKETT-FLANNAGAN-WEAVER THE J. ROBERT BRAY ’60 SCHOLARSHIP SCHOLARSHIP Colin William Nickerson Thomas William Massey, Jr.
THE DR. GERALD M. BRYCE SCHOLARSHIP THE EDMUND BAKER DAVENPORT Matthew Scott Vail SCHOLARSHIP Bryan Gregory Wharton THE ROBERT C. & DORA J. BUNTS SCHOLARSHIP THE DAVIS FELLOWS SCHOLARSHIPS Kyle Matthew Harshey Everton Nascimento Batista Ian Christopher Giles THE IRENE W. GOODMAN & JOSHUA W. CHAPMAN ’96 SCHOLARSHIP THE LEWIS HARRISON & NELLIE John Livingston Gibson IV PEYRONNET DREW SCHOLARSHIP Joseph Larry Wilson II THE WILLIAM CARROLL CHEWNING, JR. MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP THE JESSIE BALL duPONT MEMORIAL Paul Travis Cottrell SCHOLARSHIPS Nicholas David Bowling David Robert Prizzia
32 THE ANDREW H. EASLEY & ANNE O. THE THOMAS O. GWALTNEY III EASLEY SCHOLARSHIP SCHOLARSHIP James Edward Green Tyler J. Wilson
THE W. ROBERT (BOB) EASON & ANNA THE FRED H. HANBURY, JR. SCHOLARSHIP BELLE EASON SCHOLARSHIP Dustin Walter Watson Grey Martin Alexander Teig THE H. HITER HARRIS SCHOLARSHIP FOR THE ALLEN MEAD FERGUSON EXCELLENCE IN MATHEMATICS SCHOLARSHIP OR ECONOMICS Jon Eppes Gwaltney, Jr. Tad Michael Grenga
THE JULIA BOLTON FLEET SCHOLARSHIP THE HARRISON INTERNATIONAL Kevin Robert Besserer SCHOLARSHIPS Thomas Andrew Browne THE BRAD S. FOREHAND SCHOLARSHIP Charles Tanner Clements Ian Michael Sammler William Clayton Draughon Nicholas Kambitsis Foster THE COLONEL GUSTAV H. FRANKE, JR. SCHOLARSHIP THE ANNA CARRINGTON HARRISON Micah James Wesley Keller LEADERSHIP SCHOLARSHIP Stewart Joseph Neifert THE WILLIAM LUCKE GARLICK MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS THE HOWARD WESLEY HITE MEMORIAL Thomas William Massey, Jr. SCHOLARSHIP Ryan Dale McClain Jonathon Michael Gammon Kyle Patrick McClenaghan Wiley Lloyd Narron THE WARREN W. HOBBIE SCHOLARSHIPS Joseph John Tritico III IN BUSINESS ETHICS Frasher Alexander Bolton THE PHILIP M. GRABILL, JR. ’71 MEMORIAL Nathaniel Whitney Cundy SCHOLARSHIP Jeffrey Wayne Horton Kenneth Russell Miller Vincent Connor Winstead, Jr.
THE HORACE A. GRAY FAMILY THE GLADYS J. HOLLAND SCHOLARSHIP SCHOLARSHIP Kirk Montgomery Rohle LaRushell White THE ANNA BLACK & C. RANDOLPH THE PAUL L. & ELEANOR M. GRIER HUDGINS, JR. ’46 SCHOLARSHIP SCHOLARSHIP William Clark Reed Neil Winston Smith THE HURT SCHOLARSHIP THE CHARLES CALLAWAY GUTHRIE Kevin Michael Anderson SCHOLARSHIP Allan Dorr Brownell J. MONROE JOHNS SCHOLARSHIP Matthew Flynn-Mahon Gates
33 THE ALBERT SIDNEY & VIRGINIA PARLETT THE DR. RICHARD A. MICHAUX JOHNSON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP SCHOLARSHIP Emmett Allen Luck Kyle Matthew Harshey
THE SAMUEL S. JONES THE FRED MAY MORTON & MARY PHI BETA KAPPA SCHOLARSHIP MORTON PLATT SCHOLARSHIP IN THE NATURAL SCIENCES Jared Christian Harris Arthur Duncan Wells Oliphant THE HEBER JONES MORTON THE JOHN G. KIEFER SCHOLARSHIP SCHOLARSHIP Crawford Brewton Simpkins Steven Barron Frazier
THE ROBERT WATKINS KING THE WALLACE C. NUNLEY SCHOLARSHIP SCHOLARSHIP Nathan Clark Cohee Zane Alexander Sampson THE THEODORE G. OFFTERDINGER, JR. & THE KIRBY INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS VIRGINIA C. WILLIAMSON SCHOLARSHIP SCHOLARSHIP Christopher Hunt Griggs Osric Anthony Forrest THE HINTON BAXTER & EMMA RESSLER THE WILLIAM WEBSTER LUCADO OVERCASH MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP William Riley Boone Johnathan Alden Sharp THE TRUMAN ALFRED PARKER THE JAMES J. MARSHALL, JR. SCHOLARSHIP SCHOLARSHIP Andrew Wesley Nance Jordan Keith Hock THE PATTERSON SCHOLARSHIP THE SAMUEL McDOWELL MARTIN Frasher Alexander Bolton & VIRGINIA K. MARTIN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP THE WILLIAM C. PEAKE ’51 SCHOLARSHIP Barrett Nash Polan George Wesley-Henry Butler
THE ELIZABETH LONG MAYES THE PHILIP MORRIS SCHOLARSHIPS SCHOLARSHIP Andrew Reed Hines Ian Michael Sammler Jonathan Daniel Park
THE THOMAS T. & MARTHA L. MAYO THE PREMED SCHOLARSHIP SCHOLARSHIP Steven Barron Frazier Christian A. Pritchett THE READ-LANCASTER MEMORIAL THE MCGUIRE-BOYD SCHOLARSHIP SCHOLARSHIP Zeb Robertson Cope William Stansbury Lucas Crocker
THE MCVEY MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS THE SAMUEL MACON REED Frederick John Herrmann IV SCHOLARSHIP Ibn Akbar Talut Salaam Paul Travis Cottrell
34 THE TINA RICHARDSON SCHOLARSHIP THE EVELYN FITTS THOMAS Logan Alexander Spraker SCHOLARSHIPS Ian Christopher Giles THE JOHN B. & PEGGY C. SCHUG Richard Andrew Whitt SCHOLARSHIP Travis John Lane THE GRAVES H. THOMPSON ’27 SCHOLARSHIP THE SCOTT & STRINGFELLOW Thomas Hans Weisel INVESTMENT CORP. SCHOLARSHIP John B. Jennings THE KATHERINE S. & PAUL S. TRIBLE SCHOLARSHIP THE FRANK J. & MARY ALICE SIMES Joseph Larry Wilson II SCHOLARSHIP Shawn Derrick Maxwell, Jr. THE UNIVERSAL LEAF FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP THE WILLIAM E. SIMON SCHOLARSHIP Dereck Onofre Parada Nicholas Riordan Caporale THE VERIZON SCHOLARSHIP THE REGINALD GILBERT SMITH Ryan Dale McClain SCHOLARSHIP Ronnie Eugene Fultz III THE VIAR SCHOLARSHIP Adam Francis O’Donnell THE RICHARD OWEN “RICK” SNYDER ’74 MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP THE H. EWING WALL SCHOLARSHIP Mark Stephen Poydence Citrone Brock Thomas Martin
THE IRMA CHAPPELL & WILLIS THE ALLEN GOOLSBY WEST McCOLLUM SPRINKLE SCHOLARSHIP SCHOLARSHIP DesRaj McCree Clark Paul Italo Ferramosca, Jr.
THE SPRINT FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP THE JASPER DENNIS WILSON Rayne Allen Delong SCHOLARSHIP Garrison Rashad Coward THE STAMPS SCHOLARSHIP Charles Edwin Horton III THE EDWARD W. WOLCOTT SCHOLARSHIP THE C.V. STARR SCHOLARSHIPS Kyle Hamilton Gilbert Kyle Matthew Harshey Vincent Connor Winstead, Jr.
THE SULLIVAN SCHOLARSHIP Adam Francis O’Donnell
THE SYDNOR FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP Marlowe Job Vilchez
35 ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIPS HELD BY GRADUATING SENIORS
THE ARAMARK SCHOLARSHIP FOR THE CLASS OF 2005 SCHOLARSHIP STUDENT EXCELLENCE Bennett William Jessee Malik Jamal Springer THE CLASS OF 2006 SCHOLARSHIP THE BERNARD E. AND EDNA B. BAIN Frank Robert Rose ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP Andrew Reed Hines THE NELSON W. COE III MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP THE BRAND BANKING COMPANY Thomas Andrew Calderwood SCHOLARSHIP David Michael Beman THE ELLIS FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP Reilly Stewart Loflin THE BRUSH SCHOLARSHIP Charles Frank Wysor
THE BURROUGHS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP Steven Barron Frazier Martin Alexander Teig Christopher James Turpin
VFIC SCHOLARSHIPS HELD BY GRADUATING SENIORS These scholarships are funded through the Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges.
Damian O’Shay Booker (Altria Scholarship) Damian O’Shay Booker (Wells Fargo Scholarship) Paul Travis Cottrell (HRH Charitable Scholarship) Makel Le’Mar Dickerson (OMNIPLEX Scholarship) Grant Michael Douglas (Nunnally Family Scholarship) Steven James Ellmann (Appalachian Scholarship) Ronnie Eugene Fultz III (Vulcan Material Company Scholarship) Gregory Mark Robertson (Dominion Scholarship) Bradford Alan Shave, Jr. (Beazley Scholarship)
36 ACADEMIC REGALIA
The pageantry and dress of the academic procession standing. It is black for all degrees, with pointed have been inherited from the medieval universities sleeves for the bachelor’s degree, long closed sleeves of the 11th and 12th centuries. Academic life as we with a slit at the arm or wrist for the master’s degree, know it today began in the Middle Ages, first in the and full bell double sleeves for the doctor’s degree. Church, then in the guilds. In the teaching guild Bachelor’s and master’s degree gowns have no the master of arts was the teacher and the bachelor trimming. For the doctor’s degree, the gown is faced was the apprentice of the master; their dress was the down the front with velvet and has three bars of outward sign of privilege and responsibility. velvet across the sleeves in the color distinctive of the Principal features of academic dress are the gown, faculty or discipline to which the degree pertains. the cap, and the hood. Since the 15th century, The Cap:Under Roman law a freed slave won the both Cambridge and Oxford have made academic privilege of wearing a cap. The academic cap is a dress a matter of university control, even to its sign of freedom of scholarship and the responsibility minor details, and have repeatedly published and dignity with which scholarship endows the revised regulations. American universities agreed wearer. Old poetry records the cap of scholarship as on a definite system in 1895. In 1932 the American square to symbolize a book. The color of the tassel Council on Education presented a revised code sometimes denotes the discipline of the degree. which, for the most part, governs the style of The Doctoral Hood:The doctoral hood is trimmed academic dress today. with one or more chevrons of a second color on The Gown:The flowing gown comes from the 12th the ground of a primary color. The color facing century. While it originally may have been worn as the hood denotes the discipline represented by a protection against the cold of unheated buildings, the degree; the color of the lining designates the today it has become symbolic of the democracy of university or college from which the degree was scholarship, for it covers any dress of rank or social granted.
Maize ...... Agriculture Green ...... Medicine White ...... Arts, Letters, Humanities, Pink ...... Music Commerce, & Accountancy Apricot ...... Nursing Drab...... Business Silver Gray ...... Oratory (Speech) Lilac ...... Dentistry Olive Green ...... Pharmacy Copper ...... Economics Dark Blue ...... Philosophy Light Blue ...... Education Sage Green ...... Physical Education Orange ...... Engineering Peacock Blue ....Public Administration Brown ...... Fine Arts, Architecture Salmon Pink ...... Public Health Russet ...... Forestry Golden Yellow ...... Science Crimson ...... Journalism Citron ...... Social Work Purple ...... Law Scarlet ...... Theology Lemon ...... Library Science Gray ...... Veterinary Science
37 A BRIEF HISTORY OF HAMPDEN-SYDNEY COLLEGE
Hampden-Sydney College’s heritage is deeply rooted in at Hampden-Sydney and occupied the south end of the the history of both Colonial America and the Presby- present campus for some seventy-five years before relo- terian Church. The founders of the College chose the cating to Richmond. The Medical College of Virginia name Hampden-Sydney to symbolize their devotion to was established (1837) at Richmond as the medical the principles of representative government and full civil department of Hampden-Sydney. and religious freedom which John Hampden (1594- The College matured physically and academically 1643) and Algernon Sydney (1622-1683) had outspo- through the first half of the nineteenth century, enjoying kenly supported, and for which they had given their the services of some remarkably gifted leaders. Jonathan lives, in England’s two great constitutional crises of the P. Cushing, a Dartmouth man and the first layman to seventeenth century. They were widely invoked as hero- be president, oversaw the abandonment of the College’s martyrs by American colonial patriots, and their names original buildings in favor of the handsome Federal were immediately associated with the cause architecture which still distinguishes the campus. The of independence championed by James world-renowned chemist, Dr. John W. Draper, built the Madison, Patrick Henry, and other first camera in America and used it to take the world’s less well-known, but equally vigorous, first astronomical photographs while he was a professor patriots among the College’s early at Hampden-Sydney from 1836 to 1839; he later took Trustees. Indeed, the original stu- the first photograph of a living person. dents eagerly committed themselves During the Civil War the students to the revolutionary effort, orga- organized a company, with President J. nized a militia company, drilled M. P. Atkinson as captain. Officially regularly, and went off to the named the “Hampden-Sydney Boys,” defense of Williamsburg and of Peters- they saw action only in the battle of burg, in 1777 and 1778 respectively. Rich Mountain (June 10-11, 1861); Their uniform of hunting shirts—dyed John captured as a body, they were purple with the juices of pokeberries— Hampden paroled by General McClellan on and grey trousers prefigured the College’s the condition that they lay down traditional colors, garnet and grey. their arms and return to their First proposed in 1771, the College was formally studies. organized in February 1775, when the Presbytery of After the Seminary moved to Rich- Hanover, meeting in Nathaniel Venable’s Slate Hill plan- Algernon mond in 1898, a most generous alumnus, tation (about two miles south of the present campus), Sidney Major R. M. Venable, bought its buildings accepted a gift of one hundred acres for the College, and gave them to the College. elected Trustees, and named as Rector (later President) Throughout the twentieth century, handsome and the Rev. Mr. Samuel Stanhope Smith, valedictorian of practical buildings (among them, most recently, as a the Princeton class of 1769, who had been actively pro- result of a successful campaign that raised over $100 mil- moting the idea of establishing a college in the heavily lion, a new 83,000-square-foot library, a new stadium, Scotch-Irish area of south-central Virginia since he began and an expanded athletic center) have been added to his ministry there in 1772. Within only ten months, the campus, while Hampden-Sydney’s academic, social, Smith, intending to model the new college after his own and cultural programs have been continually enriched alma mater, secured an adequate subscription of funds and expanded, strengthening the coherent tradition of and an enrollment of 110 students. Students and faculty liberal arts education which remains the hallmark of the began gathering in the fall of 1775; the first classes were College. Its success in forging good men and leaders is held on November 10. The College completed its first widely recognized. full year in 1776 and has never suspended operations. Hampden-Sydney looks into its third century with a In 1783, Hampden-Sydney’s viability, severely tested wholesome optimism, bred of a sober integrity of mis- by the Revolutionary War, was ensured by the grant of sion coupled with a history of sound development, and a charter from the General Assembly of Virginia. Union made possible by an extraordinary succession of leaders Theological Seminary of Virginia (1822) was founded and benefactors of rare ability, commitment, and vision.
38 PRESIDENTS OF THE COLLEGE
SAMUEL STANHOPE SMITH, B.A., D.D., LL.D...... 1775-1779 JOHN BLAIR SMITH, B.A., D.D...... 1779-1789 DRURY LACY, D.D. (Vice President and Acting President) ...... 1789-1797 ARCHIBALD ALEXANDER, B.A., D.D., LL.D...... 1797-1806 WILLIAM S. REID, D.D. (Vice President and Acting President) ...... 1807 MOSES HOGE, D.D...... 1807-1820 JONATHAN P. CUSHING, B.A., A.M. (Acting President) ...... 1820-1821 (President) ...... 1821-1835 GEORGE A. BAXTER, D.D. (Acting President) ...... 1835 DANIEL LYNN CARROLL, B.A., D.D...... 1835-1838 WILLIAM MAXWELL, B.A., LL.B., LL.D...... 1838-1845 PATRICK J. SPARROW, D.D...... 1845-1847 S. B. WILSON, D.D. (Acting President) ...... 1847 F. S. SAMPSON, D.D. (Acting President) ...... 1847-1848 CHARLES MARTIN, A.B., LL.D. (Acting President) ...... 1848-1849, 1856-1857 LEWIS W. GREEN, B.A., D.D...... 1849-1856 ALBERT L. HOLLADAY, M.A. (Died before taking office) ...... 1856 JOHN M. P. ATKINSON, B.A., D.D...... 1857-1883 RICHARD McILWAINE, B.A., D.D., LL.D...... 1883-1904 JAMES R. THORNTON, A.M. (Acting President) ...... 1904 W. H. WHITING, JR., B.A., A.M., LL.D. (Acting President) ...... 1904-1905, 1908-1909 J. H. C. BAGBY, M.A., M.E., P.D. (Acting President) ...... 1905 JAMES GRAY McALLISTER, B.A., B.D., D.D., LL.D., D. L...... 1905-1908 HENRY TUCKER GRAHAM, B.A., B.D., D.D., LL.D...... 1909-1917 ASHTON W. McWHORTER, B.A., A.M., P.D. (Acting President) ...... 1917-1919 JOSEPH DuPUY EGGLESTON, A.B., A.M., LL.D...... 1919-1939 EDGAR GRAHAM GAMMON, B.A., B.D., D.D., LL.D...... 1939-1955 JOSEPH CLARKE ROBERT, A.B., A.M., P.D., L.D., LL.D...... 1955-1960 THOMAS EDWARD GILMER, B.S., M.S., P.D., D.S...... 1960-1963 WALTER TAYLOR REVELEY II, B.A., B.D., P.D., LL.D., D.L...... 1963-1977 JOSIAH BUNTING III, B.A., B.A. (Oxon.), M.A. (Oxon.), D.L...... 1977-1987 JAMES RICHARD LEUTZE, B.A., M.A., P.D...... 1987-1990 JOHN SCOTT COLLEY, B.A., M.A., P.D., L.D. (Provost & Acting President) ...... 1990-1991 RALPH ARTHUR ROSSUM, B.A., M.A., P.D...... 1991-1992 SAMUEL VAUGHAN WILSON, B.A., LL.D...... 1992-2000 WALTER MICHAEL BORTZ III, B.S., E.D., LL.D...... 2000-2009 CHRISTOPHER B. HOWARD, B.S., M.Phil., M.B.A., D.Phil...... 2009-
39 ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS OF THE COLLEGE Thomas N. Allen ’60, Chairman Christopher B. Howard, President W. Glenn Culley, Jr., Vice-President for Business Affairs and Treasurer of the Board Richard P. Epperson III ’79, Director of Athletics Anita H. Garland, Dean of Admissions Robert T. Herdegen III, Dean of the Faculty V. Dale Jones, Vice-President for Strategy, Administration, and Board Affairs H. Lee King ’94, Vice-President for Institutional Advancement David A. Klein ’78, Dean of Students
TRUSTEES OF THE COLLEGE John B. Adams, Jr. ’71, Richmond, Virginia John E. Mansfield, Jr. ’78, Alpharetta, Georgia Michael H. Blackwell ’01, Charlotte, North Carolina David J. McKittrick ’67, Richmond, Virginia J. Robert Bray ’60, Portsmouth, Virginia Charles V. McPhillips ’82, Norfolk, Virginia Orran L. Brown ’78, Richmond, Virginia W. Sheppard Miller III ’79, Virginia Beach, Virginia Charles L. Cabell ’74, Richmond, Virginia Bartow Morgan, Jr. ’94, Lawrenceville, Georgia Charles L. Capito, Jr. ’76, Charleston, West Virginia G. Michael Pace, Jr. ’79, Roanoke, Virginia W. Birch Douglass III ’65, Richmond, Virginia Jon A. Pace ’82, Charlotte, North Carolina John W. Drescher ’70, Virginia Beach, Virginia William L. Pannill ’77, Martinsville, Virginia John C. Ellis, Jr. ’70, Virginia Beach, Virginia Charles W. Payne, Jr. ’88, Fredericksburg, Virginia Andrew W. Freitas ’92, Vienna, Virginia Frank W. Roach ’73, Richmond, Virginia John L. Gibson III ’82, Virginia Beach, Virginia Myron L. Rolle, Hamilton, New Jersey H. Hiter Harris III ’83, Richmond, Virginia William T. Saunders, Jr. ’60, Hampton, Virginia M. Peebles Harrison ’89, Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina Gordon D. Schreck ’65, Charleston, South Carolina Scott M. Harwood ’65, Farmville, Virginia John B. Schug ’52, Charlotte, North Carolina Everett A. Hellmuth III ’75, Alexandria, Virginia Thaddeus R. Shelly III ’75, New York, New York John Hillen, McLean, Virginia Robert D. Taylor ’73, Richmond, Virginia John W. Kirk III ’72, Roanoke, Virginia Kevin L. Turner ’03, Montgomery, Alabama Frederick C. Larmore ’74, Richmond, Virginia Joseph F. Viar, Jr. ’63, Alexandria, Virginia Keith W. Lewis ’78, Baltimore, Maryland Anne Marie Whittemore, Richmond, Virginia James F. Lipscomb ’66, Richmond, Virginia Donnan Chancellor Wintermute, Alexandria, Virginia
TRUSTEES EMERITI Raymond B. Bottom, Jr. ’51, Hampton, Virginia George B. Cartledge, Jr. ’63, Roanoke, Virginia Robert W. King, Jr. ’52, Charlotte, North Carolina Willette L. LeHew ’57, Norfolk, Virginia Henry H. McVey III ’57, Ware Neck, Virginia William F. Shumadine, Jr. ’66, Richmond, Virginia Henry C. Spalding, Jr. ’60, Richmond, Virginia
CHAIRMEN EMERITI PRESIDENTS EMERITI William C. Boinest ’54, Richmond, Virginia Walter M. Bortz III, Charleston, South Carolina W. Sydnor Settle ’55, Newport, Rhode Island Samuel V. Wilson, Rice, Virginia
40 THE COLLEGE SYMBOLS
The Hampden-Sydney College seal symbolically Through the generosity of the F. M. Kirby Founda- combines liberty, religion, and academics—all tion, Inc., the College was granted an authentic essential elements in the formula for a successful coat of arms and other armorial bearings from the college career. College of Arms, an office of the Royal Household, In 1783, the Trustees ordered a corporate seal as part of the College’s bicentennial celebration in for Hampden-Sydney, “to be engraved with proper 1972-1976. The Kirby Foundation has designated devices,” for use on its diplomas; the die for the seal the Achievement of Arms a gift in honor of Profes- was first engraved in 1784. The seal is a circle divided sor John L. Brinkley ’59, who was the liaison with into three sections: an upper half and two lower Mr. John Brooke-Little, the Richmond Herald, in quadrants. Although the figures within the seal have designing the arms. been changed somewhat since the original, the sym- On either side of the shield are two blue pheons bolism still exists. In the lower right-hand quadrant, (spearheads) against a gold background; this feature an orator preaches; in the lower left-hand quadrant, is from the Sydney arms. At top and bottom are a man kneels on a rock in front of an open book blue eagles against a silver background; this feature (originally the word “Liberty” appeared below the is from the Hampden arms. The Hampden and book, but has since been deleted). In the top half Sydney quarters are separated by a red saltire—a of the seal, on the right, there is a table with books St. Andrew’s cross—representing the Church of and, on the left, a rolled diploma and pendant seal. Scotland, the spiritual parent of Presbyterianism. In Samuel Stanhope Smith, the founding presi- the middle is an open Bible with the Greek words of dent of the College, explicitly claimed that he John 8:32: “Ye shall know the truth.” was basing its course of education on that of the With understated irony, the Latin text of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University), Letters Patent conferring the arms is dated July 4, the alma mater of the first two presidents, the first 1976, and Mr. Brooke-Little, who with the Queen’s faculty members, and some early Trustees. There special permission appeared in full herald’s uniform, is considerable evidence that he also modeled the made the presentation on Yorktown Day, October Hampden-Sydney seal after the College of New 19, 1976. (The Letters Patent are on display in the Jersey seal, with significant additions like the word Atkinson Museum of Hampden-Sydney.) “Liberty”—a gesture consistent with Smith’s choice The Presidential Medallion, worn around the of revolutionary eponyms for the institution. neck as a symbol of office, is a reproduction in bronze of the coat of arms, surrounded by a banner with the words “Hampden-Sydney College” and the date “1776.”
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Here’s to old Hampden-Sydney, The Garnet and the Grey, And her sons by the thousands Who revere her name today.
Our old alma mater, We’ll e’er be true to thee And we’ll spread with song and story The fame of H-SC!