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FROM THE BOARD PRESIDENT

elcome to our 74th Mississippi Opera Wseason. We have ten events scheduled, with a couple more pending, to be thrown in for good measure. The season starts with a bang in August with An Evening in St. Petersburg and ends with Charles Gounod’s classic Romeo and Juliette. In the middle we have Satchmo: A Tribute to Louis Armstrong, we have our national vocal competition winners’ concert Stage Stars of Tomorrow, we have Screaming, Screeching and Caterwauling (obviously named by someone not an opera fan). In December we have our annual Christmas event Amahl and the Night Visitors, followed shortly thereafter by our New Year’s Day Viennese Opera Brunch. Springtime brings us Mr. Showmanship: An Extravagant Liberace Tribute (it’s an incredible show), My Funny Valentine with Ora Reed, and Take Five – Celebrating the Dave Brubeck Centennial. You gotta’ have a calendar to keep up with it all.

Take time to appreciate what is going on with opera, all at the same time – the vocals, the orchestra, the chorus, the choreography, costumes and props, and the tale being told – this is what makes opera the most inclusive of the musical arts. We can thank our artistic director Jay Dean and Tippy Garner for pulling all this together for us.

We also thank our donors who are mentioned in this program for enabling us to have opera here in Mississippi. Like all opera companies, our ticket sales only cover a fraction of the operating and production costs. Culturally cognizant, community minded individuals, businesses and other entities do their part to fill the gap with their donations – we need you to become part of that distinguished group. It is as easy as writing a check; you can do it! Your opera company is part of what makes life good in Jackson and Mississippi, and we owe a debt of gratitude to you who support us. Please join with our supporters and help us keep going strong. Thank you again for coming to this event and for supporting Mississippi Opera.

Elbert Bivins, Board President Mississippi Arts Commission 2017 Governor’s Arts Awards Recipients The Mississippi Opera Association–Artistic Excellence

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FROM THE GENERAL AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Dear Opera Friends, Welcome to the 74th season of the Mississippi Opera. We’re not just opera anymore; we present a wide variety of musical performances for your year-round entertainment! This season you will see and hear exciting cabarets, revues, and operatic productions such as Shattering the Glass and Roméo et Juliette. You will hear some of the best singers that our country has to offer, and we are so glad that you are with us this year.

Beginning in 1945, as the Jackson Opera Guild, Mississippi Opera enjoys a long and distinguished history. Mississippi Opera is different from most major American opera companies because it was founded by local residents who had a common cultural interest, opera. These culturally minded citizens wanted to create an arts organization for the city, but Mississippi Opera has now become more than that; we are a true regional opera company. Also, one of our rare qualities as an organization is our multi-generational connection: some of our audience members, chorus members, board and Guild members have Mississippi Opera ties that go back several generations.

Our mission is to enhance Mississippi’s cultural and economic development by presenting high quality opera performances in an accessible manner; to identify and develop regional operatic artists; and to promote the understanding and appreciation of Opera through education, outreach, and audience development. Thus, we are committed to the professional presentation of traditional operas as well as advancing the art form by embracing new venues and programming. We also place a great deal of value on education and community outreach, and it is our goal to expose every citizen in Mississippi, young and old, to this great art form called opera.

As we collectively shape the future of Mississippi Opera, we should keep in mind that great things do not happen by themselves; they happen because of dedicated people. No great work of art was ever created by accident; it was the vision and work of a talented, dedicated human being whose time and effort created that work. Just like the individual, no great organization will ever be successful by accident, its success will be because of the collective work of the people who create, execute, and support the vision of that organization. We want you to be part of our vision.

Thank you for being here, and thank you for being our ambassadors. We are proud to have you as a part of the Mississippi Opera family.

Sincerely,

Jay Dean, General and Artistic Director

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Elbert Bivins President Hogan Allen Treasurer Anthony Cloy Secretary

Matt Allen Scott Newton David Trigiani Sid Davis Sharon Pratt Shannon Warnock Merina Hansen Mona Reddy Megan West Mark Henry Barbara Travis Lynn Wentworth

Mississippi Opera Guild Mary Atchley President

PAST PRESIDENTS

Founder Mrs. John T. Caldwell, Jr. Chairman in Perpetuity Dr. Samuel B. Johnson

H. M. Addkinson, Jr. P. N. Harkins, III Mrs. E. B. McGehee J. Michael Ainsworth Robert E. Hauberg, Jr. Charles L. Mortimer John Alexander Mrs. Robert Hearin Lamar Nesbit Hogan Allen Ralph Hester, Jr. W. L. Norton Elbert Bivins John R. Hutcherson Mrs. Alexander S. Payne Kim Breese Mrs. Peggy B. Johnson Don Potts George Bria A. Charles Jackson, M.D. James L. Robertson Carroll Brinson Mrs. Samuel B. Johnson W. Albert Simmons Sandra Person Burns Dr. Samuel B. Johnson Mrs. Heber Simmons Mrs. Frank Cabell Earle F. Jones Patsy Tolleson Mrs. John T. Caldwell, Jr. Mrs. H. K. Kent Mrs. T. Arnold Turner, Jr. M. L. Cashion, Jr. Mrs. Edward J. Killelea O. Edward Wall Chandler Clover Mrs. Dorothy H. Kitchings Mrs. Cecile Wardlaw Mrs. Armand Coullet Mrs. Wilbur H. Knight Louis H. Watson Eric Eaton Gus Leep Joshua J. Wiener Richard M. Fountain J. Jasper Lowe Jonell B. Williamson A. Spencer Gilbert, III Lee Ann Mayo Richard B. Wilson, Jr. Dr. Guy Gillespie, Jr. Charles J. McCool James W. Woolridge Mrs. William F. Goodman, Jr. Jack W. McDaniel Monroe M. Wright

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JAY DEAN GENERAL/ARTISTIC DIRECTOR pera has always been part of Jay Dean’s career. OThis special world into music has given him the opportunity to perform with such eminent artists as Plácido Domingo, Renée Fleming, Denyce Graves and Roberta Peters. His serving as assistant conductor for the Austin Lyric Opera shows his engagement to this music’s field. And now, after performing with the Mississippi Opera as guest conductor in several concerts, Dean became its new artistic director.

Considered a musical ambassador for Mississippi, Dean was state president of the National Opera Association and served on the board of the Mississippi Opera Education Committee in which opera joins together with one of the greatest passions of Dean, education. includes performances, produced by Dean, with Dean received his DMA in orchestral conducting internationally known classical icons such as Itzhak from The University of Texas at Austin. Before Perlman, Yo-Yo Ma, Sir James Galway, Joshua Bell, coming to The University of Southern Mississippi Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, Manuel Barrueco, John – whose orchestra he has been conducting for more Browning, Christopher Parkening, Edgar Meyer, than twenty years – he was music director of the and many more. Dekalb Youth Symphony Orchestra in Atlanta, the Mercer University/Atlanta Chamber Orchestra, the Dean’s commitment to education has caused him to Columbus State University Orchestra, the Atlanta be involved in many institutions and activities. He Festival Orchestra and Chorus, the Austin Civic has been the executive director of the Professional Orchestra and the Southwest Chamber Orchestra. Resource Institute of Musical Excellence, president of the Mississippi Orchestra Teachers Association His work as a conductor has reached many orchestras and president of the Mississippi Music Educators in Europe, the United States and Latin America. In Association Orchestra Division. He served as the addition, he has directed performances with major representative from the Mississippi Institutions popular artists such as Doc Severinsen, The Pointer of Higher Learning on the advisory board for the Sisters, Patti La Belle, Dionne Warwick, Patti Austin, formation of the Mississippi School of the Arts and Ricky Skaggs and Sandy Patty. he has been the regional membership chair for the International Conductors Guild. Dean’s skills as a producer and artistic manager enable him to work music in a much broader Since 1988, Jay Dean has been the music director context. He is the Founding Artistic Director of of The Southern Mississippi Symphony Orchestra. Festival South, a multi-week, multi-genre music During his tenure, the orchestra has risen to enjoy festival and General Director of the Hattiesburg an international reputation that enhances not only Concert Association. He has been the executive the university, but also the state and region. His director of the Vicksburg International Chamber recruiting efforts have turned that organization into Music Festival, the artistic director of the Southern a multinational conglomerate that includes students Arts Festival as well as the music coordinator for from over fifteen countries. Dean´s skilled leadership four international art exhibitions presented by created unique partnerships that allow members of the Mississippi Commission for International the orchestra to provide musical performances in Cultural Exchange. every school and senior center in Hattiesburg.

In 2009, Jay Dean and the University of Southern Jay Dean affirms that his central mission “is to Mississippi Symphony Orchestra received the provide life-changing experiences for his students and Governor’s Award for Leadership in the Arts, raise the quality of life in the community and state of a reward for his intense and clear vision for which he is a part.” bringing the world to Mississippi. This vision

MISSISSIPPI OPERA 9 10 MISSISSIPPI OPERA Monday, September 9, 2019 Sponsor Cabaret @ Duling Hall Series • 7:30 pm Admission: $25 in Advance | $30 at Door | Cash Bar | Doors open at 6:00

Louis Armstrong continues to be one of the most Bobby Rush, Nanette Workman, Pine Top influential worldwide figures in Jazz and beyond. Perkins, David Banner, and the Spinners. He has also recorded with The Williams Brothers, The A trumpet player with a career that spanned Jackson Southernaires, and has been featured on 5 decades, “Satchmo,” known for his rich many Blues and Gospel recordings. and gravelly voice, was one of the first truly popular African-American musical artists whose talents catapulted him to the top echelons of musical society.

Kimble Funchess is a versatile trumpeter. He has performed with some of the nation’s greatest artists in Jazz, Gospel, Blues and R&B, including: Kimble Funchess B. B. King, The O’Jays, Wilson Pickett, Charley Pride, The Temptations, The Four Cabaret @ Duling Hall Tops, The Fifth Dimension, Paul Overstreet, Series Sponored by Mavis Staples, Brandy, Dorothy Moore, Lionel Hampton, David “Fathead” Newman,

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Monday, October 21, 2019 Duling Hall • 7:30 pm Admission: $25 in Advance | $30 at Door | Cash Bar | Doors open at 6:00

The Stage Stars of Tomorrow Gala Concert features six of the most talented young singers in America. They are this year’s winners of the John Alexander National Vocal Competition, named for internationally known opera tenor and Mississippi native, John Alexander.

The competition, now in its sixth year, seeks to identify and recognize outstanding opera and musical theatre talent.

Come enjoy these immensely talented artists singing favorite selections from the worlds of opera and musical theatre. John Alexander (1923 - 1990)

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No other art form has as many stereotypes and caricatures as opera. We have all seen the comic portrayal of sopranos on stage in armor and helmets with horns screaming at the top of their lungs. However, opera has another side, that of Paul Houghtaling Susan Williams beautiful & dramatic arias that bring tears to Baritone, Director Soprano your eyes no matter how many times you hear them. Such is the stuff of opera! Opera’s sister art form, musical theater, contains that same breadth of emotion; from tender moments of love and intimate joy to episodes of hilarious comedy Peter Lake Alexis Davis-Hazell and ferocious conflict. Tenor Mezzo-Soprano

Join us for this evening of opera and musical highlights that will take you on a beautiful, funny, and wild roller coaster ride of musical emotion.

Kevin T. Chance Piano

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A treasured Mississippi Opera tradition and for her son. She was stopped by the kings’ page. one of the most popular operas of all time – When Amahl awakened to find the page grabbing Celebrate with the whole family. his mother, he attacked the page. Seeing Amahl’s defense of his mother and understanding the Sung entirely in English and composed by Gian motive for the attempted theft, the kings allowed Carlo Menotti in 1951, our story opens just after her to keep the gold. Filled with shame, the the birth of Christ, near Bethlehem, where lives a mother asked the kings to take back the gold. young crippled boy named Amahl. Each day his She also wished to send a gift to the child, but mother worried that he would become a beggar. lamented that she had nothing to give. Amahl, One evening, there was a knock at their door too, had nothing to offer except his crutch. When and when Amahl answered, he was shocked to he offered it to the kings, his leg was miraculously see three Kings. The Kings told Amahl and his healed. Amahl then departed with the kings to see mother that they were on a journey to bring gifts the Christ Child. to a very special child, and could they please stay at their home for the night. While the kings slept, the mother attempted to steal some of their gold

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A salute to Wladziu Valentino Liberace, This season, we pay tribute to Liberace through perhaps the best known virtuoso pianist of the his spiritual successor, David Maiocco. Dressed twentieth century. in similar flashy fashion, Maiocco embodies Liberace’s flamboyant style from the second he “Liberace” embraced a wildly flamboyant lifestyle walks on stage! both on and off the stage. He “didn’t just give concerts, he put on a show,” and was best known for making classical music more fun and accessible for his raving fans.

For Liberace, the performance was most important thing and showed it by wearing exotic costumes and performing on glitzy, rhinestone pianos that David Maiocco were topped with a candelabrum.

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Enjoy an evening of heartfelt songs that showcase A native Mississippian, Ora is a graduate of the vocal and keyboard talents of Ora Reed. Jackson State University. She has performed in Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France, Japan, Germany, Her programs always include songs that evoke Malaysia, Norway, United Arab Emirates, and memories, or embrace jazz standards from the throughout the United States. American songbook. Selections such as “When I Fall in Love,” “Why Did I Choose You,” and “Tenderly” will leave you breathlessly awaiting more. Jazz is her forte, but gospel and spirituals tell her story. An inductee into the Mississippi Musicians’ Hall of Fame, a four-time cancer survivor, and a member of First Baptist Church Jackson, Reed was appointed Mississippi’s Ora Reed Cultural Ambassador by Governor Haley Barbour, which allows her to share the diversity of southern Cabaret @ Duling Hall culture wherever she travels. Series Sponored by

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Dave Brubeck is considered to be one of the foremost performers of “cool jazz,” an American icon of composition and jazz piano, and has achieved global recognition in his field.

His style ranged from refined to bombastic, Sam Bruton Larry Panella reflecting both his classical training and his Piano Saxophone extraordinary improvisational skills.

His compositions are known for employing unusual and complex rhythms and harmonies. He also a composed orchestral, sacred, and television David Pellow Peter Wehner music. Everyone knows the most famous musical Bass Percussion work ever recorded by his quartet, Paul Desmond’s Cabaret @ Duling Hall “Take Five.” Series Sponored by

The Sam Bruton Quartet invites you to this centennial celebration of a jazz legend!

MISSISSIPPI OPERA 21 22 MISSISSIPPI OPERA Saturday, April 25, 2020 • Thalia Mara Hall • 7:30 pm Reserved Seating: Platinum Rows A -O and Loge $60 in Advance | $65 at Door Gold Rows P - LL $45 in Advance | $50 at Door • Silver All Balcony $30 in Advance | $35 at Door

Bitter enemies, the two noble families of Verona escalate their conflict when Roméo, a Montague, and Juliette, a Capulet, fall desperately in love.

Stacey Trenteseaux Cody Laun André Chiang The young lovers exchange secret vows, but within Juliette Roméo Mercutio hours a fight has broken out between the two families. Seeking to avenge the death of his friend, Mercutio, Roméo challenges Tybalt, the nephew of Count Capulet, to a duel and kills him. Roméo is then exiled by The Duke. Juliette plans with Kimberly Sogioka Luke Scott Michael Nansel Frère Laurent to fake her death with a sleeping Stéphano Frère Laurent Count Capulet potion to avoid marrying Paris. Roméo, having not received the Frère’s message, secretly returns and thinking Juliette truly dead, kills himself before discovering the truth.

Patrick Jacobs Jay Dean Stage Director Conductor

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ississippi Opera wishes to express gratitude for the thoughtful and generous support from the following patrons who have contributed to the company. Without these contributors, we could not exist. Please consider adding your name to this list. MWe greatly appreciate the generosity of our donors and apologize for any omission due to deadlines or oversight. PLATINUM CIRCLE BENEFACTOR William Fortenberry $10,000+ $1,000 – 1,499 Mr. and Mrs. Henry Giles Anonymous Butler Snow O’Mara Stephens Martha Hammock Sid and Kathy Davis & Canada Mr. and Mrs. Tom Harmon Meyer and Genevieve Falk Chisholm Foundation Mark Henry Endowment Fund for Michael E. and Mary G. Mrs. Peggy B. Johnson Culture and Arts of Jabaley Lee Ann Mayo the Community Mary & Gary Atchley Charlotte McNeel Foundation of Greater Jackson Mississippi Opera Melanie Middleton Robert M. Hearin Support Endowment Fund Mary Frances O’Neal Foundation Don and Becky Potts Carole and Steve Peterson Foundation for the MidSouth Leland Speed, Jr. Robin and Connie Roberts H. F. McCarty, Jr. Family Collins and Margee Wohner Robert Soukup Foundation Jane Woosley and James Sumner Mississippi Arts Commission Patrick McAllister Barbara Travis David Trigiani GOLDEN CIRCLE PATRON Jeanette Waits $5,000 – 9,999 $500 – 999 Summer Ward BlueCross BlueShield Jean Brewer/Turner Family Shannon Warnock of Mississippi Properties Ralph Wells Feild Co-Operative Association Dr. and Mrs. Ching J. Chen Greer Whitacre St. Dominic Health Jay Dean Lynn Wentworth Services, Inc. Greater Belhaven Residential Josh & Judy Wiener The Walker Foundation Bobbye and Bill Henley Margaret Wodetzki & Ellen Harvey McLean Richard Johnson SILVER CIRCLE Janet and Tom Scott Betty Wong $2,500 – 4,999 Tzedakah Charitable Fund of H. M. Addkinson, Jr. the Community FRIEND Beckham Custom Jewelry Foundation for Mississippi $25 – 99 Company Amazon Smile The Cirlot Agency SPONSOR Sue Burkhalter Tippy and Bob Garner $250 – 499 John & Barbara Collier Greater Jackson Arts Council Sophia Anzordegan Quinton Dickerson Merina Hansen Susan and Tommie Cardin Danelle Garraway Hinds County Board Dale Danks Kathleen Leitner of Supervisors Network for Good Robin Smith Sanderson Farms Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hauberg Mimi Speyerer Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Sullivan Gloria Walker Alec & Kay King Valentine William Watkins GRAND BENEFACTOR CONTRIBUTOR $1,500 – 2,499 $100 – 249 SPECIAL THANKS – ARTISTS Elbert and Betty Bivins Hogan Allen HOSPITALITY Dr. Anthony Cloy Mr. and Mrs. Royce Boyer Elbert & Betty Bivins Lynda Ann Costas Mrs. Glenn Bush Anthony Cloy Entergy Dr. and Mrs. Ching J. Chen Sid and Kathy Davis Lefoldt & Company, P.A. Mr. and Mrs. James K. Child, Jr. Merina Hansen Mrs. Sharon S. Pratt Mr. and Mrs. Kane Ditto Laura Magee Vladimir and Galina Eliseev Ellen Harvey McLean The T. H. Etheridge Trust Mississippi Opera Guild Maxime Freeman Jane Woosley & Patrick McAllister Give a voice to opera! Consider leaving a legacy to Mississippi Opera. The gift of a life insurance policy, IRA, other retirement plan or an estate gift will help insure Mississippi Opera in the future.

24 MISSISSIPPI OPERA Mississippi Opera Association Diamond Jubilee Society In 2005, Mississippi Opera celebrated its Diamond Jubilee – 60 consecutive seasons of great performances. It was an incredible opportunity to demonstrate, for generations to come, patrons’ commitment to the beauty, the art, the music, the laughter, the drama and the splendor of the Mississippi Opera. Because of their special contributions to the Diamond Jubilee Society, the following donors will be recognized in all future programs printed for performances of the Mississippi Opera – not just for the special anniversary year, for the life of the Mississippi Opera.

We thank them for their generous support of Mississippi Opera.

H. Muller Addkison, Jr. Feild Co-Operative Association River Oaks Health System Bancorp South Gertrude C. Ford Foundation Linda and Jimmy Robertson BankPlus Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. In memory of Martha Royalty Mr. and Mrs. Elton G. Beebe Fountain St. Dominic Hospital BellSouth Mr. and Mrs. A. Sanderson Farms, Inc. Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Spencer Gilbert Greg and Jennifer Schulmeier Berman Mrs. William F. Goodman Mrs. Jane W. Seward Blue Cross and Blue Shield Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Mr. and Mrs. John L. Sewell of Mississippi Hauberg, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. McKamy Smith Kim and Katie Breese Mrs. William J. Herm Mr. and Mrs. Leland Speed Mr. and Mrs. William J. Herman Hines Mr. and Mrs. Howard Stover Chester Brewer Mr. Alvis Hunt Mr. and Mrs. Jerry M. Troy and Robin Browning Herb and Becky Ivison Sullivan, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Warren Mike and Mary Jabaley Mr. and Mrs. Douglas A. Trimble Burns Dr. and Mrs. A. Swayze Jean B. Butler Charles Jackson Time Warner Cable Butler, Snow, O’Mara, Stevens Jackson Iron and Metal Trustmark Bank & Cannada, PLLC Company Foundation Paul and Susan Tsimortos Mildred S. Caccamise Irene and Earle Jones University of Southern Dr. and Mrs. Ching J. Chen Charitable Fund Mississippi Symphony City of Jackson Phil and Dana Lang Orchestra The Clarion-Ledger Alan Mann and Kate Ford Bill and Cecile Wardlaw The Chandler Clover Family Mrs. H. F. McCarty, Jr. Nell L. Weiss Community Foundation of Mr. Michael McRee Marsha and Terry Wells Greater Jackson Dr. and Mrs. Henry Mills Dr. and Mrs. Ralph P. Wells Lynda Ann Costas Mississippi Arts Commission Dr. and Mrs. Greer Whitacre Mike Cronin Mississippi Health Partners The Julian and Kathryn Scott and Karen Davis Mrs. Ellis Moffitt Wiener Foundation Richard Minta Dunn Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Mounger Kathryn L. Wiener East Group/Parkway The Opera Fund/ Mrs. Earl Wilson Foundation Opera America Dr. and Mrs. William B. The Edison Walthall Hotel Cullam and Mandy Pope Wilson Mac and Lyla Elliott Don and Becky Potts Mr. and Mrs. J. Collins Mrs. James P. Evans Rainbow Signs and Services Wohner, Jr.

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1945-54 Mrs. John T. Caldwell, Jr. 1985-86 Mrs. Raymond Thompson, Jr. 1955 Mrs. James W. Wooldridge 1986-87 Mrs. Donald Clark, Jr. 1956 Mrs. E. C. McGehee 1987-88 Mrs. Vaughan McRae 1957 Mrs. Wilburn H. Knight 1988-89 Mrs. Glen Bush 1958 Mrs. Robert Hearin 1989-90 Judith M. Wiener 1959 Mrs. Edward J. Killelea 1990-91 Jonell B. Williamson 1960 Dr. Samuel B. Johnson 1991-92 Mrs. James Holland 1961 Mrs. Frank Cabell 1992-93 Mrs. Robert Muller 1962 Mrs. T. Arnold Turner, Jr. 1993-94 Mrs. J. Collins Wohner, Jr. 1963 Mrs. Alexander S. Payne 1994-95 Scot and Lee Ann Slay 1964 Mrs. Peggy Johnson 1995-96 Kim and Trey Porter 1965-66 Mrs. Armand Coullet 1996-97 Rick Fountain 1967 Mrs. Dorothy H. Kitchings 1997-98 Mrs. F. Scott Bauer 1968-69 Mrs. Samuel B. Johnson 1999-00 Mrs. David Dunbar 1969-70 Mrs. H. K. Kent 2000-01 Mrs. William Daryle Heath 1970-71 Mrs. W. F. Goodman, Jr. 2001-02 Mrs. Merina Dillard 1971-72 Mrs. Arthur St. Clair 2003-03 Mrs. Cecile Wardlaw 1972-73 Mrs. Douglas A. Swayze 2003 Jane Alexander 1973-74 Mrs. Chandler Clover 2003-05 Missie Broyles 1974-75 Patsy Jones 2005-07 Mrs. Patti Sullivan 1975-76 Mrs. Robert W. King 2007-09 Nancy Riser 1976-77 Mrs. Carolyn Clements 2009-11 Mrs. Merina Dillard 1977-78 Mrs. Robert L. Berman 2012 Marlane Dove and Betty Bivins 1978-79 Mrs. T. Wade H. McKoy 2013 Ouida Holland 1979-80 Mrs. Doyle Smith 2014-16 Betty Bivins 1980-81 Mrs. O. Edward Wall 2016-17 Arne Greaves 1981-82 Mrs. William J. Herm 2017-18 Mary Atchley 1982-83 Mrs. James K. Child, Jr. 2018-19 Mary Atchley 1983-84 Mrs. Clifford Ammons 2019-20 Mary Atchley 1984-85 Mrs. A. Spencer Gilbert, III

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