and Lee University Al ington umni M ash agaz he W ine T Fall 2015 A Spectacular ·• LI ~01 Capital Campaign: Thank You
President Lee: 150 Years
New Courses, New Coffee House Snapshot
DEPARTMENTS 2 Campaign Celebrities 3 Speak Letters to the Editor 4 Along the Colonnade New classes in Arabic, re-naming renovated spaces, Friday Underground, Convocation, Shakespeare 2016!, new trustees, presidential search, books and noteworthy 12 Generals’ Report Hall of Fame welcomes new members 13 Lewis Hall Notes More renovated spaces unveiled, and Loren Peck ’16L argues before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
ALUMNI PROFILE 26 Fan on the Run: Dave McLean ’78 —> By Julie Campbell 28 Milestones Reunions, alumni president’s message, Annual Fund message, Beau Knows, alumni news and photos, President Ruscio’s column
FEATURES 14 A Campaign of Affirmation Honored Our Past, Built Our Future 18 President Lee: 150 Years A Summons from the Shenandoah —> By Jonathan Horn A Yearlong Celebration: Talks, Exhibitions, Special Events A Missing Piece of W&L History Finds Its Way Home —> By Sarah Tschiggfrie On the Cover: The Colonnade and Lee Chapel. Photo by Morgan Harris ’09
This page: A misty fall morning on campus. Photo by Patrick Hinely ’73
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Celebrities Volume 91 Number 3 Fall 2015
Julie A. Campbell EDITOR
Louise Uffelman MANAGING EDITOR & LAW EDITOR
Brian Laubscher SPORTS EDITOR
Jennifer Mero, Laney Fay ’17 CLASS NOTES EDITOR
Wonhee Lim Patrick Hinely ’73 Kevin Remington UNIVERSITY PHOTOGRAPHERS
t the Oct. 9 gala celebrating the success of Honor Our Past, Build Our Wesley Sigmon ’16, Sarah Tschiggfrie Future, these four members of the Class of 2016 shone as they expressed CONTRIBUTORS their gratitude with words and music. A Bart Morris Mary Woodson GRAPHIC DESIGN
Mary Woodson DIRECTOR OF PUBLICATIONS
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Brian H. Eckert EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Julie A. Campbell ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS
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Lexington, Virginia Read more about the campaign on pp. 14–17.
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J J Commending amples: “OK guys, pair up in threes; r Recent Decisions OK, line up alphabetically, according I want to commend two recent deci- to height; 95 percent of all fly balls
sions affecting the W&L commu- are hit in the air.” You remember Speak nity. First, it was correct to remove many. One of my all-time favorites the Confederate battle flags from was when he addressed a group of us as pitchers, “Right handers over Volume 91 Number 3 Lee Chapel. That flag should not be here, left handers over there, and the Fall 2015 in a place of worship or on a univer- sity campus anywhere outside of a rest of you come with me.” In early June this year, Venditte (an Oakland Julie A. Campbell museum. Lee Chapel is not a shrine to EDITOR the Lost Cause. pitcher with a great name) pitched right-handed to one Red Sox batter Second, it is correct to refuse Debt Practices Louise Uffelman use of Lee Chapel to the Sons of and left-handed to another!! Amaz- MANAGING EDITOR & LAW EDITOR The financial report (Winter 2015) Confederate Veterans. Although that ing stuff! A literary giant headlined made for some interesting reading. organization professes to be benign, I his news article, ”Amphibious pitcher Brian Laubscher Most notably, the debt levels are SPORTS EDITOR believe it is, in fact, highly divisive. At makes debut.” Obviously, he is a stu- rising sharply, 27 percent in a single the very least, it has conducted itself dent of Joe Lyles, since I don’t think year. The report also notes that the Jennifer Mero, Laney Fay ’17 in such a manner that it is generally the pitcher swam to the mound. So CLASS NOTES EDITOR university will most likely add debt perceived to be divisive, if not worse. there you have it, Joe’s influence is far in the next two years in support of It would behoove W&L to dis- and wide. Patrick Hinely ’73 the capital program, principally the T. Haller Jackson III ’73 tance itself from the Confederacy, the Kevin Remington construction of third-year hous- Shreveport, Louisiana UNIVERSITY PHOTOGRAPHERS Civil War and the Lost Cause as W&L ing. I sincerely hope that the Board looks to the future. The university of Trustees carefully considers the Heart and Soul Wesley Sigmon ’16, Sarah Tschiggfrie does not benefit from these associa- CONTRIBUTORS ramifications of this plan. Whatever I am biased for sure, but I continue tions. It should reach out to all classes happened to the notion of utilizing to believe W&L has the best alumni of society free from symbols, trap- Bart Morris ready cash to pay for projects, or, magazine in the country. I really Mary Woodson pings or vestiges of oppression. Only if funds are insufficient, to forego enjoy the vision provided by the GRAPHIC DESIGN then will the university grow to its full projects? Are third-year housing president, and all the stories of the potential. Robert E. Lee envisioned Mary Woodson and a new pool essential items? I am students. The photos are terrific. I the potential of Washington College. DIRECTOR OF PUBLICATIONS curious about the debt levels, say, 40 look at every little detail. I loved the He would have been the last to mold years ago. Did the school have any lectern piece (Summer 2015, p. 2). it as a Confederate shrine. Published by Washington and Lee University, Lexington, debt in those years, or is this is a new To me, that’s the essence of W&L. I My great-grandfather, Oscar VA 24450. All communications and POD forms 3579 should be phenomenon? Western societies remember a lot of luxury cars being Adam Stephenson, served in Com- sent to Washington and Lee University, Alumni Magazine, appear to be infected with the virus driven by students during my time pany C, 14th Virginia Cavalry; he is 7 Courthouse Square, 204 W. Washington Street, Lexington, VA of Keynesian economics, albeit in a there. But the heart and soul of the Class of 1871 (though I don’t think he 24450-2116. Periodicals postage paid at Roanoke, Va. form altered from its original con- place comes from less flashy corners finished his degree). Oscar’s son, my cept. I can only hope that Washing- of campus. Thank you for showing grandfather, is Roscoe Bolar Stephen- ton and Lee does not fall prey to such what matters. son (1909 law). My father is Roscoe University Advancement misguided thinking. Pat Lopes Harris ’91 Bolar Stephenson Jr. ’43, ’47L. Sean Smith ’79, ’83L San Jose, California Dennis W. Cross I want W&L to achieve Robert Brooklyn, New York VICE PRESIDENT FOR UNIVERSITY ADVANCEMENT E. Lee’s vision. In my judgment, these Correction two recent decisions promote the Brian H. Eckert Remembering Joe Lyles In an obituary in the Summer issue EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS University and that vision. I played baseball at W&L under Joe for Charles Rowe ’45, ’50L, we ac-
AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS Roscoe B. Stephenson III ’81L Covington, Virginia Lyles in the early 1970s, and for all cidentally omitted the class year of of us who played a sport coached his brother, Josiah P. Rowe III, who is
Julie A. Campbell Class of 1948
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS by him, rest his soul, his spirit lives a member of the . Our on. His “Lyleisms” are legendary. Ex- apologies to Mr. Rowe. AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS ,
Waller T. Dudley ’74, ’79L EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ALUMNI AFFAIRS / By Mail: By E-Mail: All letters should be signed and include [email protected] Editor the author’s name, address and daytime Write phone number. Letters selected for publi- Washington and Lee Univ. By Fax: cation may be edited for length, content 7 Courthouse Square (540) 458-8024 and style. Signed articles reflect the views 204 W. Washington St Web site: Lexington, Va 2445-2116 of their authors and not necessarily those Now! magazine.wlu.edu of the editors or the University.
Fall 2015 magazine.wlu.edu 3 W&L Debuts Arabic Classes r ______,,
ntoine Edwards, that there are several visiting assistant different Arabic dialects, Aprofessor of and that linguists group Arabic at W&L, has reas- these according to the sured his students that major capital cities in the his own initial encounter region. The Syrian dialect with the language came is based on the language as a first-year student. in the capital, Damascus. “My first words, my first While most of these class, were as a freshman, dialects are mutually un-
Along Colonnade the and I didn’t know any derstandable, differences J Arabic or even a Semitic emerge the farther you language,” he said. “But move from the capital. it’s not difficult if you put To help students enough time into it.” gain more experience This is W&L’s first in speaking Arabic, year of Arabic language Edwards is already en- courses on campus; pre- Visiting Professor Antoine Edwards teaching an Arabic class. couraging them to apply viously, students wishing in 2016 to the Critical to study it attended Language Scholarship classes at Virginia Military Institute. The new classes are Program, an overseas language and cultural immer- part of W&L’s comprehensive plan to infuse global learn- sion program for American undergraduate and graduate ing into students’ experiences across curricula, disciplines students. He also has plans for a 2017 Spring Term course and schools. In addition to Edwards, who will teach for on Arabic language and culture in Jordan that will examine three years, W&L also recruited Ismail Slitine Alaoui, from what makes the language and place uniquely Jordanian. Morocco, who is a one-year Student Fulbright Foreign Edwards also studies literature and has a syllabus for Language Teaching Assistant. a course on Arabic literature (read in English translation) Suzanne Keen, dean of the college and the Thomas that he will offer in winter term 2016. In the meantime, he Broadus Professor of English, called the reaction of stu- plans to organize an open-literature night since “poetry dents to the new classes “very positive.” The initial offering readings and the orality of language performance are very of one course section for 18 students filled up immediately, important in Arabic culture. I would like to introduce that so W&L added a second section, which accommodated an to the student body and to the W&L community,” he said. additional 12 students. Other cultural events will include an Arabic conversation Edwards recently completed his doctorate in Middle table in W&L’s dining facility, movie nights in Arabic and a Eastern languages and cultures at the University of Texas cooking night. at Austin. He has lived in Egypt, Syria, Yemen and Jordan, “We were very lucky to recruit Antoine Edwards, and has taught Arabic in Morocco. “I think it’s important since he was our first choice, and we were very fortunate to to learn to speak Arabic and learn about the cultures and successfully apply for a native language speaker in a com- people of the region, because it enlarges your perspective petitive situation,” said Mark Rush, director of international on the diversity of the world,” he said. “Also, there’s a lot of education. “Arabic really is one of the most important global economic, political and cultural awareness that needs to languages right now, and this is a region where our graduates happen regarding the Middle East.” will certainly be working. It is our mission to provide stu- Edwards will teach both Modern Standard Arabic (the dents with a complete global education. It is exciting to see written, formal language that is not used on a daily basis the new energy of the younger faculty who are really coalesc- for communication) and the Syrian dialect. He explained ing around a region and new areas of study and teaching.” —Sarah Tschiggfrie
Suzanne Keen, dean of the college and the Thomas Broadus Professor of English, called the reaction of students to the new classes “very positive.” The initial offer- ing of one course section for 18 students filled up immediately, so W&L added a second section, which accommodated an additional 12 students.
4 W&L Alumni Magazine N to student collaboration, three with the renovation. Thespace isdedicated alumniandparents supported sors, of the Williams ofAdvi- Board School Gallery. Current members andformer Williams andthe McCarthy School Fran, showsinthe curated art whohas andhiswife, andPolitics, Economics, of the Williams ofCommerce, School the just-retired Peppers, dean Larry Huntley Hall. ofcourse, It honors, of the in renovatedreadingroom name isthe new Room Reading residenceyear hall. inthe recentlyevents renovatedfirst- gatherings informal and for studying, aid. It isalarge, elegant used room president ofadmissionsandfinancial W&L’sfor 37years andvice dean inhonorofBillHartog, is nownamed months. inafew atrio become will —aduo campus figures retired that Boetsch, Hartog, Peppers Lend Their Names LendTheir Names Peppers Hartog, Boetsch, great conversations over specialty cups ofcoffee.”great conversations cups overspecialty “FridayScott, and nowallowfor nights liveperformances othera setting than the usualfraternity party. According to to well hangoutin as as playing aninstrument, or bysinging talents cal their musito- showcase for students opportunity Underground offers an Matt ’17,Friday Carl ScottKassie ’18and Park. in Davidson ation andCulture house - Recre night at the Arts, Friday placetakes every andcoffee and food popular, welcoming “200to 300students over the S The L The G Friday Underground Offers Coffee and Entertainment Coffee Friday Offers Underground for twolegendary, recently renovatedspaces named visit ext timeyou’re oncampus, Th Or Underground is an event featuring live music, free Underground featuring free isanevent livemusic, andentertainment onFriday Friday nights. socializing this year,tarting students have another optionfor arry and Fran Peppers andFran Peppers arry aines Hall commons area Hallaines commons area ganized by by ganized us far, Friday quite Underground been has education, the post from which he from which he the post education, suite ofthe director ofinternational office grace the new will languages, ’69,professor ofRomance Boetsch Larry the nameof isfinished, Learning ous artists. andfeatures- ofvari theevents works and alarge has also areafor meetings conference for rooms study. group It A s soon as the Center for Global the Center as fors soon Global student performers, including individual singers, poets, poets, singers, including individual student performers, from the Committee. Executive in the future, Friday Underground allocations will receive student the organization by Committee, and Executive aformally recognized Underground became Productions October,a generous grant In fromStudent Affairs. Friday course ofanevening.” F riday Underground has featured a wide variety of of riday Underground featured variety has awide
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5 Along the Colonnade Law Professor Murchison Celebrates r the Liberal Arts at Convocation n “The Liberal Arts in Practice,” his address to the Sept. tory, sociology, biology, poetry, literature and written and 9 opening convocation of the 2015–2016 academic oral communication. Iyear, Brian C. Murchison told the audience of first- Murchison touted the critical role that writing plays year students, undergraduate seniors and third-year law in a liberal arts education. “The clinical experience was students that the liberal arts at very much an engagement W&L are about “the enlarge- with writing,” he remembered. ment of mind and soul, the “Not just things we had to process of questioning and dis- read, but sentences we had to covering the meaning and worth write.” of things, and ultimately about On that topic, he related defining what it is to be human an anecdote from his own Along Colonnade the and what it is to take up civic senior year, at Yale University. J and moral responsibility.” “When it comes to writing,” Murchison, the Charles S. Murchison said, “in some Rowe Professor of Law, has corner of my soul is the voice taught at W&L’s School of Law of a man I learned from in since 1982. His subject mat- college, William Zinsser.” ter includes administrative The renowned journalist and law, mass media law, jurispru- Friends and colleagues: Uncas McThenia ’58, ’63L, nonfiction writer, who died dence, torts, and contemporary the James P. Morefield Professor of Law Emeritus, and in May of this year, taught problems in law and journalism. Brian Murchison, the Charles S. Rowe Professor of Law, nonfiction writing at Yale and He served as the acting dean of celebrate Murchison’s convocation address. was the master of Murchison’s the School of Law from 2006 to residential college. Although 2007. he had not taken a class Calling it “a product of liberal arts collaboration at its from Zinsser, Murchison sought his advice when he was best,” Murchison used as his touchstone this year’s 20th pondering whether to keep going with school, to teach or anniversary of the W&L Black Lung Clinic, wherein law to enter the Peace Corps. Zinsser asked him, “Which of students represent coal miners and their survivors who these things would present the most challenge?” are pursuing federal black lung benefits. He served as a “I suppose [that] is always the question of the liberal supervising attorney for the clinic from 1996 to 1999. arts,” said Murchison. “Where can you best enlarge your Murchison told the audience, which also included the mind, your sympathies, your participation in the world?” faculty, how the clinic took root in the early 1990s with a He chose the Peace Corps, where he enlarged his mind W&L law course taught by Andrew “Uncas” McThenia “so much that it hurt,” he said. ’58, ’63L, the James P. Morefield Professor of Law Emeri- “I credit Zinsser in large part with helping me ask the tus. The course, which Murchison attended, examined right question. And of course, that is what writing does. a West Virginia mine disaster from 1969, a subsequent To write a sensible sentence requires understanding your strike, and the eventual passage of a law to compensate topic, asking questions about it until you’ve asked the miners with occupational lung disease. The students right one. And in the Black Lung Clinic, that act of writing and Murchison learned that nevertheless, 20 years later, is the vehicle for bringing everything together in coherent, disabled coal miners rarely won such cases against their persuasive words.” former employers. Echoing Murchison’s theme of liberal arts collabora- “Liberal arts learning can be like this,” said Murchi- tion, the ceremony also included the University Singers son. “It can begin with an intensive study of facts or ideas, performing “The Lake Isle,” by Ola Gjeilo, under the direc- and the encounter with the reality of a time and place can tion of Shane Lynch, associate professor of music. The stick in your mind. Sometimes, when the class is done composition contains stanzas from the poem “The Lake and the semester is over, it’s not really done, it’s not really Isle of Innisfree,” by W.B. Yeats. Marc Conner, W&L’s as- over. A liberal arts experience can haunt a student whose sociate provost and the Jo M. and James Ballengee Profes- mind has been opened, even a crack. We were definitely sor of English, gave a mini-lecture about the Yeats piece. haunted.” “This, then, is a poem that longs to go back home,” he said, After the conclusion of the course, McThenia and “certainly an experience that many a college student will other law professors pursued the establishment of the experience, whether in her first week on the new campus Black Lung Clinic at W&L to handle the coal miners’ or at other moments during the college season.” claims. They realized that the participating students You may watch the entire convocation at http:// would have to dive into many fields besides the law: his- livestream.com/wlu/fall-convocation-2015.
6 W&L Alumni Magazine player year.the 2010-11school Men’s tennis athlete awards for the firsttimesince the ODAC conference’s top scholar- Washington athletes swept andLee literature.man Realist travel in19th-century Ger portrayed map ofrailway creating aweb-based Professor College, to present their work with —at created — which Davidson they search inthe Humanities symposium Undergraduategural Network for Re- of the Year inAthletics. Kappa’s Omicron Delta named Leader Award. Berkley Katterhagen was also undergraduate. inphysics byan ing achievements Apker Award,- outstand recognizing Physical LeRoy Society’s American physics major, isafinalist for the Educational Foundation. fellowships fromthe Virginia SPJ,SDX summer one oftwo2015journalism Katterhagen ’15 Katterhagen Eric Schwen ’15 Schwen Eric ’17 Stanton Lizzy ’17 Lenny fall, Enkhbold The Athena (Yue) ’16 Cao Christa Bowden Christa of art, exhibited “Maternal Instincts,”of art, while track andfield athlete Award, Jopson “Doc” G. the Harry ◗ ◗ ◗ ◗ ◗ ◗
30 students have received federal Pell grants t 35 students are the firstmembers of families their to at ri International students represent Nige mostly- Brazil, China, Florida and York. New f 39 states represented, with the largest delegations coming 48 percent the receives of class direct grant aid from W&L 455 students matriculated —214women and 241men Christopher Hu’15 FACULTY STAFF AND rom Virginia, Texas, Jersey, New Georgia, Carolina, North end college a, Pakistan, South Korea Vietnam and South Pakistan, a,
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7 Along the Colonnade r Shakespeare 2016! year-long celebration of William Shakespeare's legacy, Shakespeare 2016!, is being observed this academic year at Washington and Lee with special Aevents, performances, public lectures and courses. The year 2016 marks the 400th anniversary of the Bard’s death. The array of special offerings kicked off this summer and continues through May 2016. All events are open to the public, many with free admission. In addition, SHAKESPEARE 2016! English and writing professors are offering several Shakespeare courses, and other WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY professors are presenting their favorite movie versions of Shakespeare's plays. For updates and more information, see http://www.wlu.edu/shakespeare-2016.
Along Colonnade the FEB. 4-6 — “Murdering Marlowe,” drama by Charles 2015 Markowitz J JULY 12-17 — “Shakespeare’s Kings,” an Alumni College — “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” performed course FEB. 15-21 by Actors From The London Stage OCT. 11-13 — “Desdemona, A Play about a Hand- –Katherine Maus, “Caesar’s Will” kerchief,” comedy-drama by Paula Vogel MARCH 3 MARCH 9 — “The Tragedy of John Wilkes Booth,” a OCT. 26 — Ben Crystal, “The Once and Future Shake- staged reading of a new play by W&L Professor Chris speare” Gavaler OCT. 27 — The Concert Guild presented Chanticleer, — Brian Levack, “Demonic Possession and British vocal group MARCH 17 the Theater in Shakespearean England” NOV. 1 — “Believe None of Us,” original adaptation of — Winter Choral Concert featuring Shake- “Hamlet,” by W&L’s Professor Jemma Alix Levy MARCH 22 spearean music, University Singers NOV. 3 —University Wind Ensemble, Music from the — Special exhibition, Staniar Gallery English Renaissance APRIL-MAY APRIL — Student Soliloquy Slam, W&L Shakespeare NOV. 12-14 —James Shapiro, “Shakespeare in America” Society NOV. 12-19 — “Love’s Labors Lost” APRIL 1-3 — W&L Repertory Dance Company Concert DEC. 9-11 — Student-choreographed dance concert APRIL 2 — University Orchestra Concert, “Variations on an Elizabethan Theme” APRIL 6 — Quentin Skinner, “Why Shylock Loses His 2016 Case: Judicial Rhetoric in ‘The Merchant of Venice’ ” JAN. 24 — Recital: Greg Parker, baritone, and Tim Gaylard, APRIL 25–MAY 27 — Shakespeare’s England: Prints from piano the Folger Collection, Staniar Gallery, Wilson Hall
Denny ’83 on Killing Giants
Stephen Denny ’83, marketing consultant and the author of “Killing Giants: 10 Strategies to Topple the Goliath In Your Industry,” gave the keynote address at the fourth annual Entrepreneurship Summit, held on campus on Sept. 26. Denny graduated with a degree in East Asian studies and went on to earn an M.B.A. from the University of Pennsylva- nia’s Wharton School of Business. He spent 20 years working in marketing for technology companies such as Sony, Onstar, Iomega and Plantronics. As a consultant, Denny helps emerg- ing brands define their competitive positioning, communica- tion strategies and implementation plans. His visit was sponsored by the Connolly Center for Entrepreneurship, the Contact Committee and the Johnson Lecture Series.
8 W&L Alumni Magazine Foundation, W&L’s supported which has Term Spring and developer. ofthe director andtreasurer Dyson as He serves company, andheisacommercial andresidential realestate Kissner-Moran international aprivately holding owned, Corp., the adirector with is also Dyson- in 2003and2011.Dyson Championship, MansSeries Le won the American IMSA twice andhehas major race wins, several claimed 2002, hehas the top in categories debut in his driving country. Since making inthe teams racing car the top-rated sports- oneof Racing, Dyson for director anddriver sporting president, isthe vice laude. Dyson in history, cum magna aB.A. from W&Lwith Dyson ’00 Dyson Christopher Charles W meeting. the board’s May 2020 at the conclusion of and ending meeting 7-8,2016, October commencing the with Childress ’70to athird,J. Donald four-year rector, as term Mason Grist ’18, Grist Mason James D. Farrar Jr. ’74 , Waller T. ’74,’79L, Dudley ’94, Hixon Davis Blair P’11, Choksi C. Mary ’70 , Childress J. Donald , Bond Johanna E. ’89, J.Bolden Dana Chair: ofpress time,more than as 1,600re andreceived, groups - withKen many Ruscio campus ’76.The met committee has conduct the national search for the successor to President Childress ’70appointed the to J.Donald group Rector and astudent isonthe for lookout W&L’s 27th president. faculty,A committee comprising administrators trustees, THE COMMITTEE: THE Board ofTrusteesWelcomesNewMembers the StudentBody tothe President Senior Assistant Affairs Oct. 8–10. The board also unanimously reelected board unanimously also reelected 8–10.The Oct. ofTrustees Board its meeting, the board during fall to members welcomed twonew andLee ashington B. Craig Owens ’76, Owens Craig B. graduated graduated President of the Executive Committee of Committee of ofthe Executive President Professor ofLaw Professor Trustee Trustee Trustee Secretary of the University and ofthe University and Secretary Rector of the Board ofTrusteesRector ofthe Board Presidential Search Committee Trustee Executive Director ofAlumni Director Executive Christopher Dyson ’00 (left) andChristopher David Lehman ’99 ’00(left) Dyson '------Pimintel & Associates, is supporting the committee. issupporting Pimintel &Associates, ofthe executive partner searchStorbeck/ managing firm Nov. closed 2.)Shelly 15,andthe W. survey Oct. Storbeck, (Nominations andapplications were due andfriends. bers community mem- neighbors, trustees, plus alumni,parents, and staff, faculty to W&Lstudents, open to asurvey sponses Robert A. Strong, A. Robert Angela M.Smith, Angela Jr. Miller B. Marshall ’71, ’86, McAlevey R. Michael Helen I’Anson, Janine M.Hathorn, York, their with three children, anddaughters Nicholas son He Joy, andhiswife, sion Program. liveinPleasant Valley, New aco-chair as ofhisalumnichapter’sserved AlumniAdmis hehas avolunteer for W&L, As Center for GlobalLearning. Connecticut. andtheir twochildren liveinOldGreenwich, Laura, his wife, York the city’s largest Cares, volunteer He organization. and onthe ofdirectors ofNew board He serves division. securities co-head ofthe inthe mortgage tradingoperations he was Management ofthe GSBank member Committee. Previously, co-chair ofthe StructuredFinance Committee anda Capital Professor ofPolitics Professor for Ethics ofPhilosophy,Professor ofthe Mudd Director Center Research Science Physical and Athletics Recreation Education,
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Along Colonnade the During halftime at the Sept. 12 football game, Athletic Director Jan Hathorn (left) cheered on the J new inductees into the Athletic Hall of Fame, l. to r.: Kelly Taffe Lynn ’04, Lindsay Hagerman Sibal ’05, Rich Redfoot ’89, Karen Crytzer (widow of inductee Jim Crytzer ’77) and Charlie Gummey ’63.
Athletic Hall of Fame Adds a Stellar Quintet BY BRIAN LAUBSCHER
Charles F. Gummey Jr. ’63 each program. Graduated as the all-time leading goal scorer
Generals’ Report : Football, Lacrosse, Swimming. Three-year letterwinner and served as a captain of all three and overall scorer in both sports. Had 34 goals and four as- sports. Received the first-ever W&L Outstanding First-Year sists for 72 points in field hockey and 182 goals and 56 assists Athlete Award. Was among the football teams’ top rushers, for 238 points in lacrosse. Three-time All-ODAC honoree in leading the 1961 team in scoring en route to earning Honor- field hockey, also earning all-state and all-region accolades. able Mention All-America honors. Was a top midfielder for Also a three-time all-conference honoree in lacrosse, garner- the lacrosse team, earning Honorable Mention All-America ing first team all-region and Second Team All-America acco- laurels as a junior. Helped the swimming team to a 23-6-1 lades as a senior. Received the W&L Outstanding First-Year record and was a member of the record-setting 400 medley Female Athlete Award in 2001 and the W&L Outstanding relay team. Senior Female Athlete Award in 2004.
Jim Crytzer ’77: Wrestling. Four-year letterwinner and Lindsay Hagerman Sibal ’05: Tennis. Four-year letterwin- two-year captain for the wrestling team. Graduated as the ner and a team captain as a senior. Three-time All-ODAC program’s all-time wins leader with a 65-33-5 overall record. honoree and the ODAC Player of the Year as a junior and Was invited to participate in the NCAA Tournament three senior. Finished as the program’s all-time wins leader in both times, including his senior season, when he set a W&L singles (117-17) and doubles (108-17). Named the Co- record for season wins, going 25-6 overall. Went undefeated National Rookie of the Year in 2002 and the National Senior in ODAC competition as a senior in earning the ODAC Player of the Year in 2005. Earned All-America honors a Championship Outstanding Wrestler Award. total of seven times, winning the NCAA Division III Singles National Championship as a senior. Was named a finalist Rich Redfoot ’89: Wrestling. Three-year letterwinner for for the Honda Award, the Walter Byers Scholarship and the the wrestling team. Posted a 56-15-1 career record with 20 NCAA Woman of the Year as a senior. Received an NCAA pins. Finished as the NCAA Southeast Regional runner-up Postgraduate Scholarship and was an Academic All-Ameri- at 177 pounds as a sophomore and was the runner-up in the ca. Also received the Marjorie Berkley Award as the ODAC’s East Regional as a senior at 190 pounds. Went to the NCAA top female scholar-athlete and the W&L Outstanding First- Championship both seasons, finishing fifth as a senior to Year and Senior Female Athlete Awards. become the first All-America wrestler in program history. Read the complete citations and view videos of the acceptance Kelly Taffe Lynn ’04: Field Hockey, Lacrosse. Four-year speeches here: http://www.generalssports.com/information/ letterwinner for both sports and was a two-year captain for hall_of_fame/index
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13 Lewis Hall Notes Along the Colonnade A Campaign of Affirmation HONORED OUR PAST, BUILT OUR FUTURE
PHOTOGRAPHS BY PATRICK HINELY ’73 AND KEVIN REMINGTON
n June 30, Washington and Lee concluded its seven- year capital campaign, raising $542.5 million, 8 percent more than the $500 million goal. On Oct. 9,O more than a thousand students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends gathered in Lexington to celebrate that spectacular success. 14 W&L Alumni Magazine SPEAK
Honor Our Past, Build Our Future: appreciation for all those who made the cam- ’53, ’55L,” their generosity “was an inspiration The Campaign for Washington and Lee is paign a success. “We have much to celebrate,” to me and, I am quite sure, to other trustees believed to be the second largest by a liberal he said. “The generous support of our alumni and alumni. This is one of the reasons that arts college. W&L launched it during one of and friends demonstrates both their loyalty to despite the clouds of that November, we were the country’s worst economic periods but and confidence in the University.” motivated to go out and ask people to invest in successfully followed its original timeline and On Oct. 9, under a giant tent on Can- Washington and Lee’s future.” blueprint. nan Green and inside a transformed Warner Stephens continued, “In the end, our “We were confident in our plan Center, supporters toasted that success with decision to move forward was based on our and potential,” said Dennis W. Cross, vice a campus-wide luncheon, an open house shared belief in the strength of our university president for university advancement. “The showcasing campaign accomplishments and and the uncommon devotion that alumni and university’s 2007 strategic plan was not going a black tie gala, all highlighted by student friends have for this institution.” away and, in fact, became more important musical performances, testimonials, a moving In his keynote address, Ruscio said, than ever. We knew hesitating would hurt video and fireworks. (See go.wlu.edu/ “For me, then, this has been a campaign of momentum and would delay or sidetrack the campaign-celebration-slideshow for a look at affirmation, rather than transformation — of fulfillment of strategic priorities.” the big day.) change, to be sure, but the kind of change that Rector Emeritus Philip W. Norwood Rector Don Childress ’70 presided over preserves what has made us so strong. What ’69 and Trustee Warren A. Stephens ’79 the evening gala, along with the campaign co- has served us so well throughout our history served as campaign co-chairs. chairs, Norwood and Stephens, and President will serve us well into the future. The campaign focused on five areas: Ruscio. Norwood and Stephens welcomed the “I thank all of you for the sacrifices you scholarships and financial aid; faculty support crowd, recalling the planning days of the cam- have made these past few years. I thank you on and competitive compensation; programs paign in 2008 and the economic conditions behalf of many future generations of students. that foster learning, engagement and charac- that caused them to question the feasibility of I thank you for the inspiration your com- ter; selected renovations and new facilities; the fundraising quest at that time. But, said mitments have given to me personally. And, and growth of the Annual Fund. Stephens, “With two magnificent gifts in hand finally, I send my congratulations to all who President Ken Ruscio ’76 expressed his from Rupert Johnson ’62 and Gerry Lenfest honored our past by building for our future.”
Turn the page for an astounding list of the campaign accomplishments. Depicting our treasured past, our current innovations and our shining future, these photos illustrate the depth and breadth of those accomplishments.
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◗ Secured gifts and commitments for W&L’s endowment, accounting for ◗ Established through new endowments the Roger Mudd Center 61 percent of the total raised. The university’s ranking in endowment per for Ethics and the J. Lawrence Connolly Center for student increased from 38 to 25 among all American colleges and universities. Entrepreneurship. The market value was $1.485 billion at the end of May 2015. ◗ Revitalized the Spring Term, when undergraduates take one intensive, ◗ Increased the role of philanthropy in the university’s budget. Income from four-week course that might include international study. endowments and annual giving now account for 48 percent of the annual ◗ Created the Integrative and Quantitative Center to foster state- operating budget, compared to 38 percent from net tuition and fees. of-the-art collaborative and interdisciplinary teaching and research. ◗ Improved access and affordability for students through the growth in ◗ Renovated Wilson Field, home of W&L football, track and field, and endowments for scholarships. Contributions increased W&L’s financial men’s lacrosse; the main floor of Leyburn Library; and law school aid 2.25 times from the start of the campaign. The largest campaign goal was space in Sydney Lewis Hall. financial aid. The campaign secured more than $156 million for financial ◗ Built the W&L Hillel House and the Center for Global Learning. aid. ◗ Enhanced indoor athletics and recreation space, including the future ◗ Increased faculty compensation to the mean of W&L’s peer institutions, renovation of Doremus Gym, a new facility on the Warner Center the top 25 national liberal arts colleges. Faculty compensation was 15 percent site, and the current construction of the natatorium. less than peer colleges at the beginning of the campaign. ◗ Renovated and restored the five buildings of theColonnade , the ◗ Received the university’s first endowed and named deanship; 20 new historic core of campus. The Colonnade goal of $50 million, including an named, endowed professorships, of which 15 benefited existing faculty endowment for future maintenance, joined indoor athletic facilities as the positions; and 10 named, endowed term professorships recognizing largest facility goal of the campaign. outstanding mid-level faculty. ◗ Increased Annual Fund contributions 46 percent during the ◗ Built support of the School of Law’s innovative Third-Year Program. campaign and exceeding record $7, $8, $9, and $10 million goals. Annual The School of Law exceeded its $35 million goal in the campaign. undergraduate participation in giving increased from 49.9 percent to ◗ Endowed the Shepherd Program for the Interdisciplinary Study more than 54 percent, and 77 percent of solicitable undergraduate of Poverty and Human Capability, the nation’s first undergraduate alumni and 63 percent of law alumni made at least one gift during the program focused on poverty studies. campaign.
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Fall 2015 magazine.wlu.edu 17 A Summons from the Shenandoah By JONATHAN HORN
From the book “The Man Who Would Not Be Washington: Robert E. Lee’s Civil War and His Decision That Changed American History,” by Jonathan Horn. Copyright © 2015 by Jonathan Horn. Reprinted by permission of Scribner, a Division of Simon & Schuster, Inc.
In the summer of 1865, Robert E. Lee, eager to escape Richmond, had moved his family up the James to a four-room cottage a friend offered. “We are all well & established in a comfortable but small house, in a grove of oaks,” he wrote. Around then and there, a traveler from the Shenandoah Valley appeared. He wore a new broadcloth suit he had borrowed specially for the errand. The men he represented had heard Lee needed a job, and had sent him to convey a bold offer: Would Lee accept the presidency of l Washington College? That het South’s most famous son would consider accepting the presidency of an insignificant institution in the backlands behind the Blue Ridge stunned some of the college’s friends, not Robert E. Lee on Traveller, a carte de visite by to mention Lee’s. A church official counseling Lee remembered Lexington photographers White & Kelley, ca. feeling “chagrin” and “revulsion” when hearing about the offer. 1865. This image has been long thought to be “The institution,” the bishop told Lee, “was one of local interest, Lee at Petersburg, Virginia, during the Civil and comparatively unknown to our people.” War. The identification of the photographers as Washington College would hardly have been unknown to White & Kelley, however, may prove this to be someone like Lee, who had read Edward Everett’s biography of George the earliest known image of Lee in Lexington. Washington and thus learned how the Father of His Country had once Collection of Lee Chapel & Museum. plucked the small school in the Shenandoah Valley out of obscurity.
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During the Civil War, the distinctive colonnade of white pillars it demanded that he equip them for peace. “So greatly have lining the campus’s brick buildings in Lexington had survived a those [educational] interests been disturbed at the South, and Union raid. The bluecoats had settled for smashing the windows so much does its future condition depend upon the rising and pelting the statue of George Washington staring down from generation, that I consider the proper education of its youth one the cupola. “But the damage done by the invader to the . . . external of the most important objects now to be attained,” he wrote. parts of the buildings is trifling, compared with what was done His tenure as superintendent of West Point after the Mexican- inside,” the faculty reported. The laboratories presented “a scene American War had provided experience running a college, albeit of desolation and destruction”; half the books belonging to the a more prestigious institution. Whether this new opportunity library and literary societies had disappeared. The school had little was worthy of his stature, however, never troubled him. What left other than its name and the stock its namesake had bestowed. troubled him was the opposite question: Was he worthy of it? In 1865, the old James River shares accounted for more than half On August 24, he wrote the trustees a letter listing his concerns. the school’s investments. Rare amid the ruins of war were students “The proper education of youth requires not only great ability, who could afford tuition, and no more than 45 had attended but I fear more strength than I now possess, for I do not feel able during the past year. to undergo the labour of conducting classes in regular courses of It was in desperation that on August 4, 1865, the trustees instruction. I could not therefore undertake more than the general elected Lee president. Silence had followed the vote. “How could administration & supervision of the Institution.” they announce to the world that they had elected to the presidency Of greater concern to Lee was that Northerners might censure of a broken-down college not only the greatest man in the South, Washington College for its association with him. “It is particularly but in many respects the greatest man in the world?” wondered incumbent on those charged with the instruction of the young, the board members. They need not have worried. To the bishop to set them an example of submission to authority, & I could not who demeaned the offer, Lee countered, “The cause gave dignity to consent to be the cause of animadversion upon the College.” Then, the institution, and not the wealth of its endowment or the renown just when the trustees reading Lee’s response might have lost hope, of its scholars.” his letter shifted tone. “Should you however take a different view, And the cause was near to Lee’s heart. For four years, boys & think that my services in the position tendered me by the Board who might otherwise have enrolled in classes had enlisted in will be advantageous to the College & Country, I will yield to your his army. Duty had required him to arm them for battle; now judgment & accept it.”
President Lee’s oath of office, Oct. 2, 1865 Collection of Leyburn Library Special Collections & Archives.
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Surely not to Lee’s surprise, the board did take a different cottage where Lee had left “View of Washington view. The advantages Lee’s name brought for attracting donations his family, but the lack of rail College.” The campus as it and students outweighed the risks. Other ventures that had no access made the distance feel looked midway through Lee’s need for Lee’s services would have employed him for the use of farther. Getting to the nearest presidency. On display for the his name alone. That Lee summarily rejected those more lucrative train station required either first time, this carte de visite opportunities but ultimately accepted the summons from the an uncomfortable 23-mile by Lexington photographers Shenandoah spoke to his belief that his service there might be stagecoach ride or a 50-mile Boude & McClelland, ca. 1867, useful. George Washington had praised higher education as canal trip. The Lees considered is a recent gift to W&L from an “efficacious remedy” to sectionalism. Across the Blue Ridge the canal “the easiest way of James H. Redford ’76. and south up the valley, Lee rode alone to Lexington to test that reaching Lexington from the Collection of Leyburn Library proposition. outside world,” though the route Special Collections & Archives. On Oct. 2, the president-elect took the oath of office after a was far from easy given those ceremony that he insisted on keeping short and solemn. Among 50 miles took 12 hours. Much as Lee cherished the mountain the few speakers Lee allowed was a pastor who prayed for the scenery, it walled Lexington off from the Tidewater society his president of the United States. Within hours of taking office, family had called home. “Lexington I fear is a long way off from Lee signed another oath, which unbeknownst to him earlier had many old friends,” Mary Custis Lee wrote as she contemplated been necessary for his amnesty application. “I, Robert E. Lee,” it joining her husband. read, “do solemnly swear, in presence of Almighty God, that I will Where Lexington was situated hardly made any difference to henceforth faithfully support, protect and defend the Constitution impoverished Southern families desperate to enroll their sons in of the United States.” “General Lee’s College,” as they called it. From across the South “And here we leave him,” a New York Herald correspondent came letters like the one from a Mississippi man worried about covering Lee’s inauguration wrote, “in his home that is to be his nephew’s future. “His education has been greatly neglected secluded and shaded and hedged about by imposing mountains, owing to difficulties in our schools during the first years of the war, and miles away from railroads, and with never a longing thought, and the fact that he was a soldier in our armies in 1864 & 1865 doubtless, for the great outer world and its more enticing and — I scarcely now hope for him an extended, liberal education splendid prizes.” Only 108 miles separated Lexington from the becoming a gentleman.” But the writer hoped the boy could still
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learn proper morals. “I believe this latter main object can be best from the mumps heard Lee feign concern that his beloved horse allowed by placing him in your college where I feel assured your would catch the disease. “What shall I do if Traveller gets the character will emulate the students to a high, healthy moral tone.” mumps?” he exclaimed. He claimed that riding freed his mind. Still Enrollment tripled during Lee’s first year. Students came from as friends saw “sorrow” on his face and wondered where his thoughts far away as Texas and Florida. traveled. One day, while talking with Lee, a student at the college Their families begged Lee to look after their children, and he described himself as “impatient” to compensate for time “lost” in did. He looked for them at the services he attended each morning, the Confederate army. Lee snapped, “However long you live and read their progress reports during the six hours of office time he whatever you accomplish, you will find that the time you spent in held each day, and attended their oral exams. Boys falling short the Confederate army was the most profitably spent portion of of standards would receive a summons to his office and, often your life.” But the same young man later heard Lee say, “The great with weepy eyes, would pledge to reform when reminded of mistake of my life was taking a military education,” without which, how their families had sacrificed. Lee understood their parents’ of course, he would never have become the general in chief of the plight; his application to West Point had contained a note saying Confederacy. When the cadets from the nearby Virginia Military he could “lose no time in selecting the employment to which his Institute marched to a beat, Lee “consciously avoided keeping future life is to be devoted.” Not surprisingly then, Lee looked step,” or so it seemed to Washington College students who found beyond the traditional classical curriculum to more practical his discipline “just the opposite of what one would naturally expect offerings for “the commercial, agricultural, & mechanical from a man who had received military training and had exercised classes” of society, people whose needs most colleges to date military authority for many years.” had ignored. “Such a course of instruction is requisite to meet Rather than force his students “to do their duty,” Lee present wants of the country; and to enable those young men encouraged them to do it on their own accord. Rather than . . . to enter at once upon the active duties of life,” Lee told the worry about setting regulations, Lee emphasized just one rule Virginia-born but Chicago-based inventor Cyrus McCormick. at the college: “every student must be a gentleman.” Rather than “To you, who are so conversant with the necessities of the impose academic requirements, Lee believed that “every student country, and its vastly underdeveloped resources, the benefit should be allowed to pursue the study of his choice.” Under his of applying scientific knowledge and research, to agriculture, leadership, the college developed, as one writer puts it, “one of mining, manufactures, architecture, and the construction of the first elective systems in the country.” Lee expanded offerings ordinary roads, rail-roads, canals, bridges &c., will be at once in modern languages, applied mathematics, and practical apparent.” McCormick agreed and donated $10,000. sciences; paved the way for the annexation of a law school; In exchange for his labors, Lee drew an annual base salary called for creating schools of agriculture and commerce; and of $1,500. The job also offered a perquisite: a house. The Herald proposed scholarships for young men interested in pursuing a reporter described the portico and pillars in front of the brick career he detested — journalism. house [today’s Lee-Jackson House] as “massive,” but, of course, At the end of the 1868 school year, enrollment surpassed 400 they looked minuscule compared with Arlington’s grandeur. and included some students from above the Mason-Dixon line. Still, Lee looked “bright and even gay” the December morning Construction finished on a new chapel that same year and a new his youngest son escorted Mary off a canal boat and into the house for the president the next. Even Mary contributed to the president’s house for the first time. “We were all very grateful improvements around town. The miniature portraits she colored and happy — glad to get home — the only one we had had for and sold of George and Martha Washington raised money for the four long years,” Rob Jr. recalled. local church she favored. People remembered Lee during his later years taking long By early 1870, faculty members advised Lee to ease his workload. rides on Traveller. Outwardly he kept his humor. A girl recovering They worried about his health and recommended he travel south. Doctors described him as “habitually sad and depressed.” One PHOTO BY ELLEN M. MARTIN, 540-464-5687 MARTIN, M. ELLEN BY PHOTO Lee used this inkwell during professor heard Lee say that, “If he did not get better, he would be his presidency. His daughter obliged to resign his position as President.” Just walking campus — Mary later presented it from the chapel to the president’s house — exhausted his breath to Henry Louis Smith, and aggravated the pain he had experienced in his chest since the president of W&L attack near Fredericksburg. His back and breastbone ached. His from 1912 to 1929. body took cold more frequently and recovered more slowly. His Collection of Lee Chapel pulse weakened. His heartbeat softened. His thoughts drifted ever & Museum. closer to death. “My interest in time & its concerns is daily fading away & I try to keep my eyes & thoughts fixed on those eternal shores to which I am fast hastening.” Lee’s last active day as president of Washington College was Sept. 28, 1870, when his final illness took hold. He died two weeks later, on Oct. 12. •
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President Lee: 150 Years Robert E. Lee took the oath of office as the president of Washington College 150 years ago, on Oct. 2, 1865. The university has been commemorating the anniversary in multi-faceted ways.
Exhibitions March 23: The items illustrating the previous story, “A Summons from David E. Johnson, Lee Chapel Annual Spring Lecture, the Shenandoah,” are on view in these two exhibitions, along “Freeman’s Lee,” about biographer Douglas Southall Freeman. with many other treasures from the university’s collections.
Oct. 1: Oct. 1 Oct. 1, 2015– Aug. 31, 2016: “150 Years Later: Lee’s Lasting Vision,” David Brooks, author and New York Times columnist, at Lee Chapel & Museum “The Future of Higher Education in America” Oct. 2, 2015–April 16, 2016: “The Beginning of a Great Legacy: Commemorating the 150th Anniversary of Robert E. Lee’s Acceptance Oct. 6: of the Washington College Presidency,” President Ken Ruscio ’76, in Leyburn Library Special Collections & Archives “The State of the University,” a webcast from his office. Watch it at http://livestream.com/wlu/ state-of-the-university-2015/videos/101272027. Talks Jan. 19: Jan. 19 James C. Cobb, the award-winning author, historian and B. Phinizy Spalding Distinguished Professor in the History of the American South, at the University of Georgia, delivered a talk titled “Would the Past Be Better Off Dead?” to the Founders Day/Omicron Delta Kappa Convocation. In May, at Commencement, W&L bestowed upon Cobb an honorary degree. Watch or listen to his Jan. 19 talk at new.livestream.com/ wlu/founders-odk-2015.
March 20-21: The Institute for Honor Symposium,sponsored by the Class of 1960, “From Civil War to a Civil Society: Achieving Peace with Honor,” featured author Richard Brookhiser on Lincoln and the founders, historian H.W. Brands on Lincoln and Grant, and historian Gary Gallagher on Lee.
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Oct. 12 Talks Continued Oct. 12:
Jonathan Horn, author and former speechwriter and special assistant to President George W. Bush, the Remembering Robert E. Lee lecture, “Lee at Washington College: The Link and the Legacy.” An excerpt from his book about Lee appears on the preceding pages.
Special Events Lee Chapel News Sept. 19: • Lee Chapel completed the installation of an upgraded safety- detection system and a fire-suppression system in March. Traveller Day at Lee Chapel featured family activities and visits from Nora • The Friends of Lee Chapel, which supports the endowment, Brooks, who is an interpreter of Mildred Lee, collections, conservation and general needs of the historic one of the president’s daughters, and from Zeus, facility, welcomes new members. For more information, see a therapy horse that also portrays Lee’s horse http://www.wlu.edu/lee-chapel-and-museum/support-the-museum Traveller at historical re-enactments. or call (540) 458-8410.
Sept. 19
New Additions to the Collections • The James Clarence and Mary Griset Holland Collection comprises 29 vintage prints and original graphics depicting Lee at Appomattox. The images are of immaculate museum quality and include two original works by artists of the period. The university will make the collection available for study and occasionally exhibit it. • A letter dated Oct. 31, 1865, from Lee to his old friend and quartermaster, Major John Harman, inquiring into the whereabouts of his horse Lucy Long, who had disappeared into the confusion that reigned in the final months of the Civil War. She was returned to Lee Oct. 11: in December 1865, and he stabled her with the better-known Traveller on the Washington College campus. Bobby Horton, a renowned authority on mid-19th-century music, gave a concert, • A rare photograph of President Lee and his faculty; turn the page “Songs and Stories of the Civil War,” for the image and the story behind its return to W&L. • in Lee Chapel.
Fall 2015 magazine.wlu.edu 23 In the center: President Robert E. Lee. Note his signature.
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A Missing Piece of W&L History Finds Its Way Home By SARAH TSCHIGGFRIE
This original composite of images of President Lee and 20 faculty members of Washington College, shown here at close to its actual size, sat in an attic for approximately 100 years. Then a man in Flagstaff, Arizona — a descendant of Harry Estill, an assistant professor of math during Lee’s tenure, who does not want to be identified — inherited the family heirloom. Recognizing its importance, he contacted Tom Camden ’76, head of Leyburn Library Special Collections & Archives.
“We thought that he was describing a small, 2.5-inch-by- explained that the composite is a collage of small, hand-cut, oval 4-inch, carte de visite (visiting card) photo,” recalled Camden. albumen images encircling a larger photograph of Lee, all pasted “We have a number of these images in the W&L collection. But on period card stock. The image of Lee is one of the rarest photos the dimensions of his example didn’t match up. At 14 inches tall, of him in existence. Only two other copies of this perspective of this new discovery dwarfed our carte de visite examples. The bell the president are known, both in carte de visite format, and both went off, and we realized, with excitement, that this was, in fact, in private collections. likely the missing large-format master compilation.” According to McCormick-Goodhart, the renowned The enterc image of Lee is one of the rarest photos of him photographer Michael Miley created this larger master composite in existence. Only two other copies of this perspective of the and then re-photographed it in order to create smaller copies, the president are known, both in carte de visite format and both in cartes de visite, which he offered for sale in his studio, on Main private collections. Street in Lexington. “We knew we had something very special — a missing piece Camden noted that the composite dates to the 1867–1868 of Washington and Lee University history,” said Seth McCormick- academic year and speculated that the faculty, trustees or Goodhart, senior library assistant in Special Collections. He President Lee may have ordered it. “At some point, Professor Harry Estill acquired the composite, but no one knows how he obtained it,” he said. “Perhaps he bought it from Miley or received it as a parting gift when he left the college the following year.” Outer ring, starting with the image underneath Lee’s and Back home now, the composite photo is on display in Special proceeding clockwise: John W. Fuller (librarian), Thomas T. Eaton Collections until April 16, 2016, part of the exhibition titled (mathematics), Charles S. Dod (mathematics, Latin, modern “The Beginning of a Great Legacy: Commemorating the 150th languages), Jacob Fuller (Latin), Richard S. McCulloch (natural Anniversary of Robert E. Lee’s Acceptance of the Washington philosophy), James J. White (Greek), John L. Kirkpatrick (moral College Presidency.” philosophy, belles lettres), Alexander L. Nelson (mathematics), William Allan (applied mathematics), Edward A. Moore (Latin), David Rodes Massie (modern languages, English, clerk of the For their assistance with this entire feature, the editors faculty), Milton W. Humphreys (Latin). thank their colleagues in Leyburn Library Special Collections & Archives (Tom Camden ’76, Byron Faidley, Inner ring, starting with image below and to the left of Lee’s: Seth P. McCormick-Goodhart, Lisa McCown) and in Frank Preston (Greek), Harry Estill (mathematics), William Preston Johnston (history, English literature), University Collections and Lee Chapel & Museum Carter J. Harris (Latin), John L. Campbell (chemistry, geology), (Patricia Hobbs, Cassie Ivey, Lucy Wilkins). Edward S. Joynes (modern languages), Judge John W. Brockenbrough (law), C. Powell Grady (Latin).
Several of the men were also alumni of Washington College.
Fall 2015 magazine.wlu.edu 25 PHOTO DAVE BY OF COURTESY KIM. MJ MCLEAN.
On June 23, several denizens of W&L trekked from Lexington to Charlottesville for a memorable concert by Paul McCartney. Along with everyone else, they ap- plauded when Sir Paul invited a member of the audience on stage to celebrate the fan’s 100th McCartney concert. Turns out that lucky man was Dave McLean ’78, and his moment of glory was splashed on McCartney’s Facebook page. Fan on the Run: Dave McLean ’78
BY JULIE CAMPBELL The first McCartney show for the lifelong Beatles fan oc- “Sixty? You hardly look like you’re 60.” curred in May 1976, when Dave was wrapping up his sopho- Other perks pop up now and then. “When I hit 90 shows, more year at W&L. It was part of the Wings Over America tour, his sound guy said, ‘See me after the show,’ and gave me the set at the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland. “As a sophomore, list.” Since then, Dave tries to stand near the soundboard to add I didn’t have much disposable income, or I would’ve done more,” more set lists to his collection. “And his personal assistant gives he said. me guitar picks from time to time,” he added. So the second — and third and fourth — shows had to Along what the cognoscenti know as the Macca Trail wait for 13 years, until 1989. The Paul McCartney World Tour (Macca being a nickname for McCartney), Dave has befriended was playing a multi-night stand many other Fans on the Run, as in Los Angeles, where the they call themselves (after “Band McLeans were living. The first on the Run,” the 1973 album by night, his wife, Tammy, stayed Paul McCartney and Wings). “If home with their new baby, Opposite: it’s a regular tour, I’m going to Emily; the next night, Tammy know three or four people in the accompanied Dave; the night Dave McLean and Sir Paul audience.” after that, “I risked my marriage,” As for his big moment at he joked, and went alone. McCartney on June 23 in the June 23 show in Charlot- On that fateful night in tesville, “I didn’t know it would 1989, Dave wound up in the Charlottesville. Since then, happen until it happened,” said front row, about eight feet from Dave. McCartney only occasion- the star. McCartney made eye Dave has racked up his 101st and ally brings fans on stage. When contact and, “with a grin as wide 102nd shows, where, he said, it does occur, “they pull you out as a Cheshire cat,” gave Dave a during the first encore. It’s Paul’s thumbs-up. “I was hooked,” he “I got to properly thank the inner call.” At the Charlottesville sound said. “That started it. Since then, check, “there was talk it could I have tried to go to the first and circle for the special treatment happen. The security guy knew last shows in the U.S. of every of my strong desire.” When Mc- tour.” afforded me in Charlottesville.” Cartney acknowledged his 100th Dave also has traveled to concert from the stage, Dave was England, Canada and Spain You can see Dave’s big moment thrilled. “Honestly, I thought that for McCartney shows. His 100 was it. That was kind of cool. But concerts include one-offs, like on McCartney’s Facebook page there was still a hope.” a 1993 Earth Day concert with Then came het encore, and Ringo Starr, and a 2010 Sirius and on YouTube. hope became reality. The staffer XM gig at the historic Apollo “gave me the high sign,” and up Theater. (That night, to his on stage Dave went, poster in surprise, Dave ended up sitting hand, for a handshake and a hug next to Nancy Shevell, McCartney’s then girlfriend, now wife. from McCartney — plus a shout-out from Dave to Tammy, who He found out later that he had one of McCartney’s staffers to was in the audience, and to McCartney’s inner circle. thank for the prime placement.) In 2014, he was lucky enough to Dave found out about his Facebook fame the next morn- attend the 50th-anniversary celebrations of the Beatles’ first ap- ing, when he and Tammy were driving back home to New York pearance in the U.S., at the Grammys and at the television show and Dave was catching up with work e-mail. To his delight, as “The Beatles: The Night That Changed America — A Grammy his McCartney friends and W&L friends became aware of the Salute.” Facebook photograph, personal e-mails flooded his inbox. Along the way, Dave started taking oversize signs to con- “In the meantime,” he said with a laugh, “I actually have a certs, modifying them for each occasion. At a 2005 show at New life, a job, a family.” He hails from New Jersey and obtained a York City’s Madison Square Garden, Dave took his son, Michael, B.A. in politics from W&L. He and Tammy have been married for the then teenager’s first McCartney experience (and first for 30 years, and children Emily and Michael are in their 20s. rock concert of any kind). Dave’s sign listed all the shows he’d An attorney with a J.D. from Georgetown University Law attended. It must have been an impressive list, for it elicited the Center, Dave is a partner in the New York office of Latham first time McCartney spoke to him from the stage. “You have & Watkins L.L.P. He serves in the litigation department and way too much information on that sign,” the legend joshed. practices international arbitration, employment law, securities With all that concert-going, Dave has gotten to know litigation, and professional liability and insurance coverage litiga- McCartney’s staff — “the inner circle,” he calls them — be- tion. He will start a new chapter at the end of this year, when he cause he often holds the ticket that permits attendance at the retires. pre-performance sound checks. There the interaction with That should give him even more time to hit the long and McCartney continues. At Dave’s 60th show, McCartney said, winding road with Paul McCartney. • Fall 2015 magazine.wlu.edu 27 r
JReunion
The class of 2005 at Young Alumni Weekend
Five Star Generals
Executive Director of Alumni Affairs Beau Dudley '74, '79L Celebrating Special Weekends Alumni Celebrating (left) and President Ken Ruscio ’76 (right) with the recipients of the Distinguished Alumni Award: Dr. Watson A. Bowes Jr. '55 and the Hon. Paul H. Weinstein '55. Bowes boasts a lifetime of accomplishments in medicine, contributions to scholarship in his field, commitment to the ethical practice of medicine and support of W&L. Weinstein is equally renowned for his law, civic and judicial contributions, and his support of his alma mater. See a detailed description of both men’s careers at http://alumni. blogs.wlu.edu/celebrate-our-distinguished-alumni.
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28 W&L Alumni Magazine reception in Lenfest Center ’s Center Gallery Lenfest Kamen in reception Young Weekend Alumni Multicultural Young Weekend Alumni Tailgate on the Law School Lawn the School on Law The The classat of 2010 Young Alumni Weekend celebrate-our-distinguished-alumni. Dudley. Read http://alumni.blogs.wlu.edu/ more at Worthy, all ’05,with President Ruscio and Beau Beshore, Emily Wolfing, Salander,Kiersten Tom Distinguished Young Award Alumni Brent recipients
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29 Celebrating Special Alumni Weekends Reunion r Honor Our Past, Build Our Future, Indeed BY GUY KERR ’75, ALUMNI ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT Milestones hat a very special year now provides over $10 million to J for our great univer- the operating budget. Income from Wsity! We celebrated the endowments and annual giving now successful completion of a capital compose 48 percent of W&L’s an- campaign and had a group of events nual operating budget, thus decreas- to honor the 150th anniversary of ing pressure to increase tuition. Robert E. Lee’s taking the oath in This campaign, like others 1865 to serve as our president. He before it, was grounded in the could not have known what lay fundamental principle that we will ahead. honor our past as we build our In 2008, during incredibly promising future. Without George challenging economic times in Washington’s gift of stock and Lee’s U.S. financial history, our trustees unselfish and visionary service as made a bold statement by electing You can contact Guy Kerr president, would we be celebrat- to proceed with Honor Our Past, at [email protected]. ing today? Would we even exist? Build Our Future: The Campaign During President Lee’s tenure, a for Washington and Lee, seeking very tenuous and financially weak to raise $500 million by June 30, Washington College grew academi- 2015. We raised $542.5 million, the endowed professorships. We have cally, physically and financially. The second largest amount ever for a renovated beautifully almost all of simple concepts of civility, honor, liberal arts college in the U.S. I write the Colonnade and other academic respect and trust that took root 150 to reflect and give thanks for the spaces. Signature endowments for years ago under Lee left an indelible incredible generosity and commit- the study of ethics, global learning, mark on our school. ment of alumni (over 85 percent of entrepreneurship and the nation’s On behalf of all living alumni, all money raised!), parents, friends, first undergraduate poverty studies I thank the Board of Trustees, staff and other supporters. The program are fully funded. More than campaign co-chairs Phil Norwood campaign exceeded its goal by 8 $35 million will enhance the Law ’69 and Warren Stephens ’79, percent, thereby assuring an even School. Important upgrades to first- President Ken Ruscio ’76, University brighter future for our 266-year-old year housing are finished, and in one Advancement staff and all alumni institution. year we will open our new and im- for having the vision, courage and The campaign benefits go pressive housing for upper-division passion to conceive and conclude where they belong, including undergraduate students. We have this historic effort. Onward to an $156 million for student financial dramatically improved our athletic exciting and stable future for Wash- aid, meaningful improvement in facilities and built the Hillel House. ington and Lee. faculty compensation and 19 new The Annual Fund grew steadily and Go, Generals! •
In 2008, during incredibly challenging economic times in U.S. financial history, our trustees made a bold statement by electing to proceed with Honor Our Past, Build Our Future: The Campaign for Washington and Lee, seeking to raise $500 million by June 30, 2015. We raised $542.5 mil- lion, the second largest amount ever for a liberal arts college in the U.S. I write to reflect and give thanks for the incredible generosity and com- mitment of alumni (over 85 percent of all money raised!).
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31 Milestones previously served as a Seattle Munici- U.S. Navy Commissions Marcie, successfully completed the IB pal Court judge for 15 years. the USS John Warner Diploma program at the American International School of Bucharest, In August, former U.S. Sen. John W. Romania in May 2015. She com- Warner ’49 witnessed the commissioning r of his namesake submarine, the USS menced her undergraduate studies at J. Francis Rose was named a senior 1971 John Warner (SSN-785) at Norfolk the University of Edinburgh, Scotland fellow at Columbia University School (Virginia) Naval Station. “Let them in September, pursuing a degree in of the Arts. A member of Columbia’s know of your presence and your international relations. Digital Storytelling Lab, he is faculty determination to defend freedom,”
Milestones co-leader of a seminar in digital story- Warner told the audience of sailors telling strategy that is co-sponsored by at the ceremony. One of the newest J the School of the Arts and Columbia Virginia-class submarines, the sub is Dr. Lester S. Johnson was inducted the only one of its type to be named 1986 Business School. as a Fellow in the American College after a person. Warner, who served Virginia for 30 years as a U.S. senator, of Radiology (ACR) in May. It is one is a World War II Navy veteran and of the highest honors the ACR can served in the Marines during the Korean bestow on a radiologist, radiation on- Patrick Hinely 1973 , university photog- War. He became undersecretary of the cologist or medical physicist. Johnson rapher, has an on-campus exhibition Navy in 1969 and took the top post in is a partner and chief of nuclear medi- in the Kamen Gallery at the Lenfest 1972. He began his first of five terms in cine and PET/CT at Medical Center the U.S. Senate in 1978, and when he Center through December. The pho- Radiologists in Virginia Beach. He is tographs are all excerpted from W&L retired in 2009 was the second-longest- serving senator from Virginia in Senate chairman of the department of radiol- calendars over the years. history. The John Warner will be the ogy and radiology residency program 12th Virginia-class attack submarine director at Eastern Virginia Medical in the fleet. Warner’s wife, Jeanne, is the School (EVMS) in Norfolk and medi- sponsor of the ship, which will be cal director for nuclear medicine and Dr. Stephen K. Patteson retired 1975 based in Norfolk. PET/CT at Sentara Norfolk General from the University of Tennessee Hospital in Norfolk. Johnson belongs Medical Center, Knoxville, Tennessee, to the ACR and the Virginia Chapter in July 2014. He was an associate pro- of the ACR and has served for years fessor of anesthesiology and director Square Capital Partners. He serves as an examiner for the American of obstetrical anesthesiology and had as managing director of finance and Board of Radiology. served on the medical staff there since administration, where he oversees 1989. He practiced in a private group, and coordinates the finance and ac- University Anesthesiologists, and counting functions across all Franklin served as the group’s business director. Square entities. 1988Major Michael D. Webb (’00L) is considering a 2016 candidacy as a Earle S. Greene Jr. will continue to Republican for Congress in Virginia’s work at the United States Embassy 8th District, located in northern Michael J. McDonough, direc- 1976 in Bucharest until August 2016, after Virginia. If he runs, he will be the first tor at KeyBank in New York City, which he plans to retire. He will have multicultural alumnus to seek a seat in is celebrating 39 years in the bond served nearly 32 years with the federal the United States Congress. business. He and his wife, Bernadette, government. His youngest daughter, reside in Madison, New Jersey, where he enjoys travel and golf. He has three adult children.
1979Grant E. Leister and his Pi Kappa Phi brother, Robert “Dutch” Wald- bauer ’81, recently competed in the 2015 Virginia State Trapshooting Championships in Winchester. Dutch won his class in the clay target cham- pionships, and Grant won his class in the preliminary singles event. Dutch also traveled to Dubai in February to compete in the Nad Al Sheba Dubai Desert Clay Shooting Competition. Dr. Herwig R. “Johnny” Brandstetter is still doing humanitarian work. He transfers used ambulance cars of the Austrian Red Cross and also donated medical instruments and medicines to Ukraine. The picture shows him (with tie) at the transfer of the sixth used ambulance car to a delegation from Ukraine, which took Philip M. Browne was promoted 1982 place on July 31. The woman on the far right is Irena, their interpreter. from the management committee to the executive committee at Franklin
32 W&L Alumni Magazine 1994 1993 1991 1989 this summer when ran he classmate into Mark Millar. He said, “Our families ended up children. children. Julianne, andhave liveinDecatur two General’s He andhiswife, Corps. inthecaptain Army Judge Advocate a as Atlanta served andpreviously Day Jones with He in isapartner of the Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit. court judge superior Nathan as Deal see, Florida. Florida. see, law.ployment He inTallahas resides andem- oflabor of 2015,inthe areas Lawyers Super Elite andFlorida Legal Trend’s to Florida named been 2015 Firm, Law has theholder with Radey can School in Japan. inJapan. School can director ofadvancement at the- Ameri herhusbandwith to the work first as Constitution. Constitution. at aneditor theas Atlanta Journal- strategy,manager/news 17years after senior as AirLines Delta based communications at team Atlanta- Erin M.Nelson D.Neumann John Boulee Jean-Paul “JP” Honorable The Lunny Christopher B. T.Charles Gay years atyears Day. Jones 15 after LawLLC, law Neumann firm, W&L Lax pinny.”W&L Lax From l. r.: to Edith and Mark Millar, Paul and Julia Youngman, doing a12-milehike daughter the my to due of together wearing coincidence a Paul Youngman was in Yosemite professor German of ’87,associate W&L, at was appointed by Govenor appointed byGovenor was joined the corporate the corporate joined is moving to Tokyo ismoving started his own hisown started , ashare- and (front) Lily Youngman. - 1997 1996 Members of the of Members Class 1965 —Bruce of Jackson, Livingston Dick and — Pat Robertson founded and owned by andowned founded ConsultingGroup, Sequoia joined has Jersey. New to Summit, David moved policy initiatives and activities. initiatives andactivities. policy the CAQ’s andpublic regulatory playShe role will apivotal inleading director ofprofessionalsenior practice. Center for Audit as (CAQ) Quality Catherine A. Nance A. Catherine ’96 Kesmodel Hall David Fosgate H. at Sequoia. at Sequoia. ’94 by his friend andfraternity brother,by hisfriend introduced to Sequoia He was fornia. office ofCali- andfirstoutside office , to open their first New their, to firstNew open Yorkcity held their annual mini-reunion the at summer retreat Bill of Price and family have have andfamily , who also works works , whoalso joined the the joined Greg Golub Golub Greg in Snowmass, in Colorado.
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33 Milestones Gray M. Borden was selected 2001 Hilary Nelson ’14 by the judges of the United States Weddings to Darrin J. Bond District Court for the Middle District on Dec. 29, 2014, in Hiawassee, Geor- r gia. Melissa Derby ’14 and Angelica of Alabama to fill the United States magistrate judge vacancy. He will Tillander ’14 served as bridesmaids, serve an eight-year term and can be and Nathaniel Hayes ’14 attended reappointed. the celebration. The Bonds reside in Houston, Texas. JMilestones 2002C. Baxter Lee was named chief fi- nancial officer at Entrada, a Nashville- Births and based health-care technology com- AdoptionsLouis P. McFadden Jr. ’76, ’79L pany. He most recently served as vice and his wife, Michelle, a daughter, president of finance and strategy for Tess, on March 27. She joins her three Emdeon. He is also an advisor to three Fraternity brothers Scot Brower ’70 and Henry Fleishman ’70 traveled through brothers, two sisters, grandfather Lou Nashville-based startups and is an ac- Alaska together. McFadden Sr. ’79L, and two uncles, tive mentor in the Jumpstart Foundry Kevin McFadden ’79 and Michael startup accelerator program. McFadden ’81. The family lives in immersion program in the Anchorage Northfield, New Jersey. (Alaska) School District. Susannah J.L. Craib-Cox ’96 2004Dr. Paul A. Sibley is a hand and upper-extremity surgeon at Lehigh and her husband, Jason Rosenblatt, a daughter, Minka Felicity Lea, on April Valley Health Network in Allen- Laura A. Pattillo Mary 2012 joined the FMKB 11. The family resides in Chicago. town, Pennsylvania. His wife, Group at Merrill Lynch as a financial Aldrich Sibley ’05, is an emergency advisor in Washington, D.C. She is Kelly Horan Florio ’96, ’99L medicine physician through the same and obtaining her C.F.P. and enjoys helping network, where she did her residency. her husband, Rick, a daughter, Ana- individuals and families plan for their They have two daughters, Helen and bella Maria, on Oct. 27, 2014. Bella financial future. When she is not in Lily. joins brother Jake. The family lives in the office, she loves running around Brooklyn, New York. D.C. with fellow W&L alums. Alison Simmons Boyd ’97 and her 2005Bradford J. Gower, an attorney at husband, Oliver, a daughter, Katherine Smith, Moore, Leatherwood L.L.P., Avery, on April 23. She joins brother Michael S. McGuire accepted a Dil- 2013 Mason. The family resides in Denver. was selected by Greenville Business lard Scholarship, a full-tuition award, Magazine as a 2015 Legal Elite. The to attend the University of Virginia awards are divided into 20 legal- and School of Law. He will enter in the fall (Births continued on p. 38) business-related categories and are of 2016 and will continue marketing voted on by attorneys across the state. consultant work until then.
2008M. Courtland Nexsen of Charlot- tesville, Virginia, is a portfolio manager at Hayek Kallen Investment Manage- ment LLC, which was voted one of the best financial firms by Virginia Living for the second year in a row. Eric Kallen ’90 is the president and chief investment officer.
Lauren Sapikowski Summersgill completed her Ph.D. in humanities and cultural studies at Birkbeck Col- lege, University of London, and relo- cated to the San Francisco Bay area. Bob Rathbun, Doug Scovanner, Denny Gaultney and Barc Hunter (all Class of 1977) got together for a weekend at Squam Lake, New Hampshire, in September to celebrate 2010Sarah R. Engstrom is a full-time their 60th birthdays and plan for their upcoming 40th reunion in 2017. second-grade teacher in a Russian
34 W&L Alumni Magazine Academy Charter Schools. Academy Schools. Charter York teachers Success with school Cityandare elementary both liveinNew They man),SoRelle Peat ’12(bridesmaid). ’14(best ski - Seredin Andrew Gilleran ’11,Keaton Fletcher ’13(groomsman), ’12,Matt Clarkethe Morrison bride, groom, Simpson ’12,Sam Yadlin Shiri ’12, ’13(bridesmaid), Morrison livan ’12,EmilyLeary Pictured (l.to r.): California. Sul- ’13,Erin Doss Mariposa, Sasha Aria VainsteinAria ’12,’16L ’13 Ritter Jennifer and Camden Smithand Camden ’12. ’12,Alex Matt Sturges Bartini ’12, ’16L, ’13 ’12,Hank Ingram Stirling ’12,Nico ’12,Roger Strong Gioioso ’12,BrandonAllred Jeff Katherine Vigness row: Back ’11L andMary Clarke ’12L. ’14, EmilyFoggo Wilkes RobbieClarke ’14,Zach ’06, ’12,’15L, Notari Edmonds’12,Matt ’12,Eric Sears tendon ’12,Lindsey Rountree ’13,Angela Tuminno ’12, Riffle Crit ’13, Olivia Havlin Charlie ClarkeHal Clarke ’05,DanBinder ’12,Molly ’73,’76L, ’11,Macon ’92,Katieegar Miles Hatfield ’12, MichaelOoms ’10, ’12,Keith SarahVin Mike Jaworski Decembrino row: ’11,’14L, - Anne Vardaman ’13,AnneVesoulis Wilkes Middle ’12,’15L. ’13,Mary Kantwill ’15,Olivia Christian ’12,Elizabeth Harris row): Kirsten Kyne Hosler ’12,Kelly Ben ’13,NanClarke ’76L, (front included andfriends family ’13.Other and Hank Ingram Wilkes ’12,Zach Matt Bartini ’12,’15L ’12,’16L, Brandon Allred Vesoulis Wilkes Havlin Crittendon ’12,’15L, ’12,Kelly ’12, Harris MaryAnne included party The wedding Vardaman ’13,Anne byfellow surrounded Generals. 24, 2014,inAtlanta, Georgia, to to Keith Trump ’14 to to Robert J. Allan ’12 Allan J. Robert on Dec. 27, 2014, in 27,2014,in onDec. on May onMay - - Triolo Person Lance ’13L. ’12L, Jake ’12L, Reynolds Lily Mueller Rae Katherine ’12L, Clarke ’12L, Mary Katie Gray ’13L, ’13L, EmeraldBerg bie Clarke ’06,’11L, Dr. ’13L(groomsman), Saeed Rob- Kate Norby ’06 (bridesmaid), Bou Chris ’06,Mike Furlano ’13L, JenMcQueen Hendricks ’13L, Evan ’12L, Zawadzki Marianne KimStreff ’13L, Holland ’13L, Steve Alexandra Price ’12L, ’13L, McDougal Chloe Jamar ’12L, Trent Hanna Amy ’13L, Nerino Conant ’10, ’13L, ’13L, LaLima Meg Jamie ’13L(groomsman), Marr ’13L, Bower Rockwell ’13L, ’07,Jon Ferro TiffanyMoody ’13L, Garrett Greiner ’06, Todd Elyse ’06(bridesmaid), MinaAzodi ’13L, maid), Alex Michev ’06(brides Barrineau ’06,Erin Camphill ’06,Clark Barrineau WeintzBecky Polloway ’06,AlliFoley ’06,Amy ’06,Lindsey Mc ’07, Price Blackford ’73,Melissa ’06, Clarke Gold ’06,Karlyn ’06,CorbinJuterbock Blackford Riggs ’68,Clayton Spann ’69,Ben Richard Salmon’06,Hank ’13L(groomsman), Johnson Chris in the ’12L, celebration, Harper Steve including Alex ’13L, Sugdza Jersey. Manyon July New 12,2014,inFar joined Hills, Generals DenUyl ’07, Joe Ehrlich ’04. Ehrlich ’07,Joe ’04. DenUyl ’07,Katie Dennis Ehrlich Dadak’08,Padrick Christopher ’06,Clark ’07, theNoahStayton bride, ’07,David Graves ’07,the groom, (l. to r.): Blair, ’02,Beverly Price Blair Cole’06,Justin Christine Cole Pictured greatweather andplenty ofGenerals. andfriends, family with loving blessed May daywas 30,at wedding Ault Park. The ’07 Blake Anderson ’07 Gray Jack Douglas Dua ’13L Dua Douglas Hardie ’09,Mitchell Carlson ’05L. Greggs ’09,SarahAtkinson ’09, Ball ’07,Erik Ball the Jared Meyer bride, Davis ’07,Tom Davis ’07),Chris Chris Coleman’82,the groom, to r.: L. Alabama. ’06,Julia Sparks Wheeler Trechsel of Davis (wife
married Ginger Carroll on Aug. 2inTuscaloosa, onAug. Ginger Carroll married and to Kelly L. Anderson in Cincinnati, Ohio, inCincinnati, Ohio, Anderson to Kelly L. Lis Juterbock ’06,’12L Lis Juterbock Fal l 2015 mag were married were married azine.wlu.edu - - r J
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J Katherine Sinks ’10 to James V. Baird ’10 on April 25, in Lee Chapel. Festivities that followed in Charlottesville included a large Harriet R. Kilgore ’09 to John H. Scully ’09, ’12L on Aug. contingent of Generals. The couple resides in Boston, Mass. Pictured 16, 2014, in Greenville, South Carolina. Among the numerous (l. to r.) from bottom: Jerry Baird ’78, Jim Baird ’75, P’06, P’10, the W&L alumni in attendance, family members and the bridal party groom, the bride, Hannah Schwartzstein ’10, Alex Caritis ’10, Kim included Stephen Scully ’76 (father of the groom), Chris Scully Poissant ’10, Virginia Baird Thomas ’06, Jean Rose Cross ’07, Whitney ’75, Patrick Scully ’12, Lizzy Mann ’12, Kate Zawyrucha ’06, Laura Fleschler ’08, Nelson Bunn ’08, Collin Peck ’10, Steve Diverio ’10, Sanders Boles ’09, Shannon Williams Sanders ’09, Reilly Ward ’09, Jennie Norcini ’11, Liz Goodin, Brooks Vardell ’10, Chad Thomas ’06, Brittany Simpson ’09, Erika Rost ’09, Noah Walters ’09, Chaz Klaes Camie Carlock ’13, Teddy Grover ’10, Ben Goetsch ’10, Ryan Moling ’09 ’12L, Hagood Morrison ’09 and Coleman Nalley ’09. ’10, Tanner Moussa ’10, Larkin Wilson ’10 and Will Brice ’10. Wedding ScrapbookWedding
Shelley M. Meyer ’04 to Kevin Sonnonstine, May 3, 2014, George E. Morgan, IV ’10 to Kelsey M. Wright ’10 on Aug. in Horseshoe Bay, Texas. Alumni in the bridal party included 8, in Richmond, Virginia. The wedding party included James Wolff Amanda Basham Atkinson ’04, Lisa Miller Large ’06 and Laura ’10, Paul Schaufele ’10, Will Wilkerson ’10, Ellie Simmons ’10, Samuels Taylor ’04. W&L guests included Will Atkinson ’02, Zack Natalie O’Dell ’10, Jessica Vercellino ’10, Caroline Helms ’11 and Taylor ’05, Lisa Mobley Miller ’04 and Nicholas Miller ’04. After the groom’s sister, Sarah Morgan ’15. Over 40 alumni were pres- a honeymoon in Santorini, the couple returned to Fort Worth, ent, including 20 members of the class of 2010. George and Kelsey Texas, much to the delight of their four-legged children Scamp live in Charlottesville and serve as co-presidents of the Blue Ridge and Tucker (Generals) and Ranger and Ashley (horned frogs). Alumni Chapter.
Erica Regester ’11 to Philip D. Jackson ’12 on April 25, at House Mountain Inn in Lexington. Emily Shu ’13 served as a brides- maid. John Grigsby ’12, Robert Uhlman ’12 and Michael Fazzone ’12 Bruce Potter ’85 to JoAnn Meyers on July 17, at Sunset Hills served as groomsmen. Stewart Jackson ’80, father of the groom, was Vineyard in Loudoun County, Virginia, before a small group of in attendance. Crystal Spencer Fain ’11, Maya Iyengar Brasher ’11, family and friends. The couple lives in Ashburn and has five chil- Maddison Wilbur ’12, Christopher Browning ’11, Tamar Oostrom dren between them (ages 10 to 20). Bruce is chief operating officer ’13, Angela Tuminno ’13, Stephen Deyarmin ’13, Anna Pobletts ’12, of Northern Virginia Media Services, which publishes newspapers Eleanor Kennedy ’12, Dean David Leonard, Dean Tammy Futrell, and websites throughout the region, as well as a parenting maga- Professor Harlan Beckley and Professors Bill and Elizabeth Oliver all zine, Washington FAMILY. attended the celebration. The Jacksons reside in Arlington, Virginia.
36 W&L Alumni Magazine bookending their taken photo afew Otesaga Hotel that laughing evolved to Otesaga over “old W&Ltales of years gone by…and only some were about Coach Verne.” by…and wereCoach only years gone of some about Brothers Jay ’79and Neil ’74Lutins Washington in the Hotel Roanoke, posed beside a portrait of George George of aportrait beside posed M. Scott WoodM. Scott Jr. achancemeeting cocktail ’72at the at years ago with the Robert E. Lee years ago with Lee E. the Robert Pictured (l. r.): to Wood, Chuck Treadgold ’81and Mike portrait in the hotel.portrait These four alumni These as presidentserved have Belleof HavenClub in Country Alexandria, Virginia. From r. l.: to Clint Robinson ’90,TimDerringerCaulley ’74, Thompson ’86’82. and Mike Fogarty Hutcherson ’85. Hutcherson details theirto create passion andthe ultimate tireless living efforts landscape. filled withof pages photographsof 270 the Hubbards’ exquisitegardens, and Hudson award-winning and images by photographer Roger Foley. is book The The Evolutionof a Garden,”gardenby writerfeaturing text and essays Kathy listed in the Smithsonian Archives of American Gardens. and regional It’s garden tours. even destination for prestigious national and regional and magazines is a that in national featured has been transformed their asite garden into Blumel (a.k.a. the King Grasses) of with the internationally known Kurt themselves. Their latercollaboration much the of early planting and design and Penney anddid A.C. project, theas of one finest Maryland.in whatBaltimore recognized is into now transforming their garden in two-acre Hubbard ’59,’62Lstarted and A.C. It’s almost been 50years since Penney more about themore about projectonwalnuthill.com. and at order the book admissions volunteer.private school and community director You read can investment management executive. Penney teacher, is retired a school public Wal A.C. i A.C. The Hu nut Hill began as afamilynut Hill began s atrustee emeritus W&Land of has retired from his career as an bbards’ “On gardenWalnut is the book, anew of subject Hill: place in June.place From l. r.: to ’99,Lauren Quirk DrewHiggs ’07, An Orange County, California, gathering of alumni took took alumni of gathering California, County, Orange An
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37 Milestones Sarah Nash Bumpas ’00 and her equine veterinarian, and JP as a horse husband, Alex, a daughter, Jane Nash, show manager. on April 15. She joins sister Frances. Brandon DuMonde, Sarah earned a Ph.D. in education Emma Thomas Dean ’03 and of the Lenfest Center r and social change from Bellarmine Gavin R. Dean ’00, a son, Jonathan University on May 9. The family lives in James, on July 12. Brandon DuMonde, who had worked Louisville, Kentucky. at the Lenfest Center as assistant Charles R. Boisky Jr. ’04 and Denis technical director since 2003, died Paul N. Downey ’00 and his wife, P. Riva Jr. ’97, twins, James “Jim” Rich- on Aug. 6. Her career encompassed
Milestones Liza, a daughter, Betsy, on Aug. 31. She ard and Margaret “Mamie” Rose, on work as a musician, a songwriter, an J joins brother Daniel, who turned 3 in Aug. 4. The family resides in Richmond. actor, a playwright, a director and October. even a professional clown. She also Meghan Hayde Bollens ’04 and her worked behind the scenes for many Dr. Christopher P. Johnson ’00 husband, Ken, a girl, Amelia Florence, Lime Kiln productions and pre- and his wife, Lynn, a son, Henry on May 6. Millie joins sister Lucy. The miered several of her original plays Thomas, on July 8, 2014. He joins family lives in Pittsburgh. in the local community. She had an brother Emerson. M.F.A. in playwriting from Hollins Sarah Stanton Craft ’04 and her University and just last year had Allison Bruneau Edwards ’01 and husband, George S. Craft ’05, a returned to the Hollins Playwright’s her husband, Raymond, a daughter, son, Thomas Casey “Tommy,” on Aug. Lab, part of the first class of a certifi- Sarah Josephine Mary, on April 30, 14. He joins siblings James and Mary. cate program in new play directing. 2014. She joins brothers David and James. The family lives in London, Katie Wall Podracky ’05 and her England, where Allison works for Bank husband, David, a son, Miles David, on of America Merrill Lynch. March 5. in Guadalcanal. He served as Orange County solicitor and then presiding Michael Navalkowsky ’01 and Dal- Kristine Holda Gilbert ’06 and her judge of the Criminal Court of Orlando ey Fomby Navalkowsky ’04, a son, husband, Justin, a daughter, Alexandra until 1972, when he moved to Bonifay, James Bohdan, on June 22. The family “Lexie” Berlin, on April 5. Grandfather Florida. In the mid-1990s, he retired resides in Annapolis, Maryland, while is Kenneth Holda ’76. The family as a circuit judge of the 14th District Michael works as the director of clinical resides in Brunswick, Ohio, where Court, Florida. He served as vice support for Correct Care Solutions Kristine works for PNC Bank, and president of Kiwanis International and LLC out of Hanover, Maryland, and Justin is a first officer with Republic provided over 50 years of dedicated Nashville, Tennessee, and Daley works Airlines. community service with the Kiwanis as a talent consultant for entreQuest in Club of Florida. He was great uncle to Baltimore. David D. Croushore ’07, and his George D. Johnson III ’05 and Susanna wife, Maggie, a son, Reid Francis, on P. Johnson ’06. He belonged to Kappa Amanda Cannon Lake ’02 and her March 22. The family lives in Alameda, Alpha. husband, Michael, a son, Brantley Can- California. non, July 2. He joins brother Jameson Charles L. Guthrie Jr. ’39, of Lex- and sister Genevieve. They live in Erin Vaughn Ewell ’08 and her hus- ington, Virginia, died Aug. 3. He served Cincinnati, Ohio. band, Tyler, a girl, Clara June, on Dec. 1, in North Africa and Italy with the 2014. The Ewells relocated to Lex- Army during World War ll. He com- Justin P. Novak ’02 and his wife, ington, Kentucky, from Falls Church, pleted graduate work at the University Sara, a son, Keegan Ellis, on May Virginia, in June of this year. of Virginia and began a lifelong career 31. The family continues to reside in teaching English and coaching golf. Charleston, South Carolina, where He taught in Department of Defense Justin practices law with Howser, New- schools in Germany and Spain for the man & Besley LLC, and Sara works as a remainder of his career. He belonged to Charles O. Wills ’38, of Lynchburg, freelance writer for numerous national Obituaries Phi Kappa Sigma. Virginia, died May 6. He served in the publications. Air Force during World War II. He Alexander M. Loeb ’39, of Merid- taught in the elementary schools of Laura Bruno Black ’03 and her ian, Mississippi, died May 14. He Bedford and Campbell counties. He husband, Marty, a daughter, Hallie Ann, served as a communications officer was employed at Lynchburg Training on May 6. Hallie joins sister Lydia and during World War II. For many years, School and Hospital, now known as brother William. he helped run the family department Central Virginia Training Center, for 25 store, Alex Loeb Inc. In 1960, he and his Dr. Kimberly Kreider Borde- years. He belonged to Delta Tau Delta. brother sold their interest in the store leau ’03 and bought Marks Rothenberg, one and her husband, JP, a son, The Hon. Warren H. Edwards Jonathan Philip, on April 11. The family of the oldest and largest department ’39, ’41L, of Greenwood, Florida, died lives in Lexington, Kentucky, and Wel- stores in the state. He retired after sell- May 6. He was a retired U.S. Marine lington, Florida, where Kim works as an ing that store to a large national chain. Corps colonel. He served in World He belonged to Zeta Beta Tau. War II with the 1st Marine Division
38 W&L Alumni Magazine He belonged to Pi Kappa Phi. toHe PiKappa belonged Phi. Field, Island,to Long Paris. Roosevelt flight historic from onits Louis of St. Lindbergh’sA. ofCharles takeoff Spirit the On May 20,1927,hewitnessed printing company in1858. founded afifth-generation,family-owned Inc., president ofThe HempteadSentinel War and owner He as II. retired World inthe during Navy He served of Lexington, Virginia, July died 2. Ethelbert S. Roby Jr. S. Ethelbert ’40L Evan Alevizatos ChrissEvan ’42 Alevizatos VanKenneth B. Water de Jr. ’41 ’41 Lehr E. Ralph the Maryland State Bar Association. State Association. Bar the Maryland of andestatechaired the section trust of Trust andEstate Counsel and 1976 fellow College inthe American a elected He was ofAppeals. Court character committee ofthe Maryland andonthe Association City Bar executive committee ofthe Baltimore on the lawBaltimore served He firm. Feinblatt &Rothman, adowntown at1953 founder Gordon, andpartner a He alieutenant was grade. as senior in1946 service military He left Pacific. inthe Guinea inNew landing craft Navy, commanding anamphibious WorldDuring War inthe heserved II, April died 27. Maryland, Baltimore, to Pi Kappa Phi. to PiKappa Phi. ’70andbelonged Ethelbert RobyIII S. fatherfrom 1949to to 1954.He was mayor as the council town andserved the Central South Fair. to He belonged ofLunenburg oftheboards Bank and Fertilizeroperative Plant, andonthe presidentand as ofthe Farmers Co- onthe executive committee he served affairs, his retirement. Active incivic Roby’s operated also Farm Store until He ofthefarm. over operation family to Kenbridgelege, hereturned to take Virginia,bridge, July died col 24.After - Alpha Epsilon. Alpha Epsilon. Lehr Jr.E. to Sigma ’73andbelonged father to He Ralph was institutions. He at volunteered many local years. mortgage loansbrokerage for over34 general realestate and and appraising, activeinrealestate counseling He was the realestate andmortgage business. hisbrotherSan Antonio, in hejoined ters ofthe 20th AirForce onGuam.In management control at the headquar inthecaptain AirForceof inthe office War a as culminating II, hisservice Texas, inWorld June died 8.He served , of San Antonio, , ofSanAntonio, , ofKen- , of , of - , Sigma. U. Scott to ’77. He Kappa belonged Scott ’79and uncle to Dr.R. James father toretirement. He Dr. was David Tax Committee before for his 18years to the and belonged Federal sociation, ofthe Michiganmember CPA As anactive He was for over30years. accountingand hadhisown firm accounting ofPrice firm Waterhouse He for worked lieutenant. the a senior in1946as and completed hisservice anensign intheHe as enlisted Navy May died 31. Carolina, North thews, W. ’42 Daniel John ’86. Alevizatos tos ’56 anduncle to Dr. A. Christen brother- to Dr. Aleviza C. Aristides ’74 andTimothy ’72, Chriss D.A. Chriss father J.A. toHe Andrew was William J. Scott Jr. Scott J. ’42 William to Kappa Sigma. to Kappa Sigma. Daniel ’54,’58Landbelonged John L. cousin to He was Gardens. Botanical at for 20years theteered Huntsville and Emmaus Community andvolun- FarmCouncil, Club Bureau, Kiwanis active inthe MississippiEconomic Waste He Incinerationwas Corp. Co.andEnergy &PineLand Delta &Mitchell, forworked Peat, Marwick Theater, He as alieutenant. ending the European Theater and the Pacific Worldin the during Navy War in II 11.He Aug. served died Alabama, Kappa Alpha. Kappa Alpha. to Museum. He andthe belonged Co.,the Getty Corp. Norton Certain-teed ance Co.andSaint-Gobain Corp., andonthe ofthe boards Corp., SarahLee ofWestminster chairman as U.S.A., NationalFidelity Bank Union LifeInsur York New Fey served until hisretirement the next in1982.During twodecades, Vermont, in ofthe chairman thenofthe board as Equitable AssuranceSociety as president into first ofNationalLife Insurance the Co.of world ofbusiness, mont andpresident ofthe University ofWyoming. moved In1966,hiscareer clerk ofthe School, Law U.S. president of the Supreme University Court, ofVer Washington ofGeorge dean as He served andbusiness. education government, 1952, herelocatedto Washington, spanning D.C., alongcareer where hebegan Washingtonat George aJ.S.D. obtaining in1949.After fromYale School Law in legislature anadjunct professor from1946to 1950andbecoming the Maryland to practice law in Maryland, in1947.He continued hispractice whileserving to in1970.He Cumberland, returned colonel Reserves intheCorps Marine inthe Theater. captain Pacific artillery anMarine a as as Feyretired he served World University in1942.During fromHarvard in 1940andanMBA War II, fromthe UniversityUniversity anLLB ofMaryland ofMaine before receiving andthe fromW&Lin1978.Heattended also oflaw UCLA doctor degree John T. Fey ’39,ofTucson, April died anhonorary 29.He received Arizona, T.John Recipient Degree Fey ’39,Honorary , of Huntsville, , ofHuntsville, , ofMat
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39 Milestones William Alexander Jenks ’39, William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of History Emeritus r William Alexander Jenks ’39, the William R. Kenan Jr. Professor graduate school. “I’ve been much happier in teaching medieval of History Emeritus, died Oct. 12. He was 97. He taught here for history for a while, then teaching the 17th century for a while, 37 years, from 1946 until his retirement in 1983. teaching the French Revolution and Napoleon for a while — just “A fellow alumnus once told me he had majored not so moving around with a great deal of freedom. . . . Some of the much in history but in Jenks,” said President Ken Ruscio ’76. “I best students I’ve had have gone on in other fields.”
Milestones know exactly what he meant. He also served as a visit- J Bill Jenks infused generations ing professor of history at the of students with a passion University of Virginia, Duke for learning. His devotion to University, the University of teaching undergraduates will Maryland, Virginia Military continue to inspire his succes- Institute and Virginia Tech. sors. We are so grateful for his Jenks belonged to the long life and for his many gifts Phi Eta Sigma, Phi Beta Kappa to our community.” and Omicron Delta Kappa Jenks was born on Jan. 20, national societies. As a student, 1918, in Jacksonville, Florida, he was a member of Sigma Nu to Thomas W. and Marjorie social fraternity. As a scholar, G. Jenks. He graduated in 1939 he belonged to the American with a B.A. in history, magna Historical Association. cum laude. He held an M.A. In 2007, “. . . Ending with a (1940) and Ph.D. (1949) in Eu- Flourish: A Collection of Essays ropean history from Columbia Celebrating William A. Jenks University. — Teacher, Scholar, Mentor, During World War II, Friend” gathered tributes from Jenks served in the U.S. Army, such admirers and former rising to the rank of captain, students as Roger Mudd ’50, and in the Office of Strategic founder of the Mudd Center Services. In 1946, he worked at for Ethics; J. Holt Merchant ’61, the Department of State. professor of history emeritus; Jenks joined the faculty in Larry Boetsch ’69, professor of 1946. He became the depart- Romance languages and former ment head in 1970 and was ap- director of the Center for Inter- pointed the William R. Kenan national Education; benefactor Jr. Professor of History in 1971. Gerry Lenfest ’53, ’55L; and Jenks taught a range of President Ruscio. subjects under the umbrella of “Of the heroes of my European history. His students W&L years as student, teacher, who went on to their own and administrator, Jenks is the scholarly careers were known one whom I identify as a precise as the “Jenks Mafia.” embodiment of this school’s ideal professor,” wrote Robert E.R. From 1964 to 1966, he sat on the President’s Advisory Huntley ’50, ’57L, former president of W&L, in the book. Committee during the committee’s supervision of the univer- In 2009, Jenks received the Distinguished Alumnus Award sity’s institutional self-study. at his 70th class reunion. Jenks wrote four books: “The Austrian Electoral Reform Friends and former students established the William A. of 1907” (1950), “Vienna and the Young Hitler” (1960), “Austria Jenks Award in History for W&L graduates undertaking gradu- Under the Iron Ring, 1879–1893” (1965) and “Francis Joseph ate work in history. The William A. Jenks Scholarship benefits and the Italians, 1849–1859” (1978). He contributed scholarly students of unusual academic merit with a strong interest in articles and book reviews to many publications, including the history. And the Class of 1954 William A. Jenks Scholarship Austrian History Yearbook, Journal of Modern History, Ameri- was established by members of that class as part of their 50th can Historical Review and the Slavic Review. reunion. The family requests that memorial gifts go to one of Jenks studied in Italy and Austria under the auspices of these funds. the Fund for the Advancement of Education and the Fulbright His wife of 54 years, Jane Irving Jenks, died in 2003. The Program; in Austria under a Social Science Research Council hospitable couple were renowned for opening their home to grant; in Austria and Italy with a fellowship from the American students. Their son, Thomas W. Jenks II, died in 1996. Jenks is Council of Learned Societies; and in Italy and England under a survived by his daughter, Elaine Jenks Emerson, of Lexington; his Ford Foundation Humanities Grant. daughter-in-law, Natalie Land Jenks; his granddaughter, Kendra In 1978, Jenks wrote of his preference for teaching at a Emerson Kilburn ’07, and her husband, John Kilburn; and his small undergraduate institution like W&L instead of a large great-granddaughter, Addison Paige Kilburn.
40 W&L Alumni Magazine He served his country as a master amaster as hiscountry He served Bluefield, West died July 25. Virginia, with Planned Parenthood. Parenthood. Planned with andvolunteered assessor atax mark as the ofChil- town He served of sales. vice-president ing the senior world as travel Kennecott Corp., with Copper - broker ametals as had alongcareer April died 30.He ven, Massachusetts, Theta. Theta. Supply. to He Phi belonged Delta United Fruit Marine Co.andKansas tion fromCornell. He for worked The inhotel administra- adegree received science fromthe academy. He also innaval degree hisB.S. and received inWorldand Mediterranean War II Academy. inthe Atlantic He served attended the Merchant Marine the Merchantjoined and Marines May died 10.At 18,he Louisiana, John F.John ’45 Burger WehnckeJohn ’44 James M. Godwin Jr. M.Godwin James ’46 P students. ofcommunity space, sense for and atrue green first-year coming upWashington view anew fromtown, Street student residential decades. life few overthe past Wilson inour Field.structures represent ashift new These impressively housingisrising division onthe plainabove things are brandnew. high.Several at Upper- anall-time forward. moves areas work critical inthese Rush, RobStraughan andSallyStone Richmond,andthe aid. financial We have welcomed Mark their successors, vice president ofadmissionsand andBillHartog, School; Family ofthe Williams Dean the Crawford Peppers, tion; Larry the- director ofinternational educa ’69, Boetsch have Larry retired: Lee to Washington ofservice cades and highlights. our faculty and students make that vision come true. and studentsour faculty make that come vision true. be excitingwill see high, andit to very seems The upside ofthis writing. inas framed andrenovated) isalmost ted
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41 Milestones Lawrence E. Jarchow ’50, of He played a major role in directing trial magistrate for Allegany County Chicago, died June 12. His military the grant making of the Sunderland and police magistrate for the city of experience included service at a hos- Foundation, leading the foundation Cumberland. For Allegany County, he pital in Baumholder, Germany, during as president for over 30 years. He served as deputy state’s attorney and as r the Korean War. He worked as an belonged to Kappa Alpha. state’s attorney. He resumed private law associate editor for Science Research practice in 1974, retiring in 1994. Associates for 25 years. He belonged James C. Lee ’51L, of Chattanooga, to Phi Gamma Delta. Tennessee, died July 19. He served in Richard T. Pruitt ’51, of Anderson, World War II in the Army Combat South Carolina, died Jan. 7. During
Milestones James P. Sunderland ’50, ’52L, of Engineers in the Pacific Theater and World War II, he served in the Navy as J Prairie Village, Kansas, died May 27. was part of the first unit of troops an aviation machinist’s mate 3rd class, He served in the Army during the Ko- to occupy Japan. He retired in 2000 crew member and nose gunner with a rean War. He began his law career at after 50 years of practicing law. He B-24J Liberator dive bomber squadron. the Stinson, Mag law firm before join- belonged to Sigma Alpha Epsilon. He belonged to Sertoma, SPEBSQSA, ing the Ash Grove Lime and Portland Four Sparks Barbershop Quartet and Cement Co., serving as president and Donald W. Mason ’51L, of the city planning commission, and chairman. Active in his community, he Cumberland, Maryland, died Feb. 6. served on the Anderson School District served on several bank and corporate He served in the Coast Guard during Board. He belonged to Kappa Sigma. boards and worked with nonprofit World War II. He began private law organizations. He was a co-founder of practice in Cumberland and served Norfleet R. Turner ’51, of Memphis, the Greater Kansas City Community as administrative assistant to State Tennessee, died May 11. He was founder Foundation and was honored by the Senate Minority Leader Robert B. and chairman of Data Communications Missouri Chamber of Commerce as Kimble in the Maryland Legislative Corp. A former board member of First the Missouri Businessman of the Year. for five sessions. He also served as Tennessee Bank and Concord EFS, he
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42 W&L Alumni Magazine Delta. Delta. library. to He Phi belonged Gamma to the andsupport ofservice years for hismany Friends ofthe Library John Rogers Award fromthe W&L the In2014,hereceived Ballet. sota co-president ofthe Friends ofSara- andas Ballet oftheboard Sarasota onthe HeWiley served Publishers. McGrawing included HillandJohn inpublish- Hiscareer gence Corps. inthe Army Intelli- 20. He served May died Florida, University Park, to Delta Upsilon. to Upsilon. Delta inpublicrelations. He belonged career Press International before hislifelong for the ajournalist United as worked World during Marines War He II. inthe July died 3.He served Georgia, Henry G. Edmonds Jr. Edmonds G. Henry ’52 to AlphaEpsilon. Sigma belonged Jr. cousin to Boyle J.Bayard was ’58and and the Hugo Dixon Foundation. He andGardens Dixon Gallery Memphis, College,Future Rhodes Hospital, rial York,Association-New Memo Baptist - Foundation, Opera the Metropolitan Appreciation the Arts Cross, Red phis AreaChapter ofthe American for the Mem positions - leadership in He served Memphis. Carnival from leadership andcivic business Halle the Awardreceived Cook for Edwin A. Streuli Jr.Edwin A. ’52, ’52 III Walter Maytham J. Dr. Austin Hunt’52 J. Jr. Hartley Lee E. ’52 2012. He belonged to Beta Theta Pi. Pi. Theta to2012. He Beta belonged 28, Ellicott City, Dec. died Maryland, rector. to He Kappa belonged Sigma. undergraduate di- and as program provost orassociate assistant ing as serv wellResidential as College,as ofSouthwest master/director was Amherstand sity ofMassachusetts professor ofEnglishat the Univer Force assistant inEngland.He was the well U.S. as as Air Arkansas, Texas,Fort Bliss, andFort Chaffee, on-Avon. inthe Army at He served UniversityBirmingham at Stratford- from the Institute Shakespeare of his doctorate hereceived drama, a Fulbright to Englandto study Virginia, Julyherst, died 26.With officer on the USS Blackwood in officer Blackwood on USS the engineering inthe as Navy served Tennessee,phis, June died 24.He , of Rome, , ofRome, , ofAm- ofMem- , of , of , of , of - - sioner andchair. Lehighand former County commis president Foundation ofthe Burn Authority. the founding He was the with L.V.he served Airport and ofAssociation, College Board and president ofthe Muhlenberg ofthe chairman Unitedpaign Way presidentincluding- as andcam onmany boards, Trucks. He served Motors andlaterGeneral Mack He for worked Firestone Tire and inthe Pacific. in theCorps Marine World23. During War heserved II, June died lentown, Pennsylvania, Donald R. Miller ’53L Miller R. Donald David R. Murphey III ’54 III Murphey David R. including serving as the southern the southern as including serving (NASD), Dealers tion ofSecurities - activeinthe National Associa was he the 1970s, During Celtics. Boston ofthe owner a minority He was andE-WiseInc. Investments Inc. Capital and president ofMurphey Pierce, Wulbern Corp. &Murphey dent ofthe investment firm banking inthe Army. presiserved - He was Tampa, July died 2.He Florida, Little Furniture Rock Manufactur the Atlantic Theater. He worked for belonged to AlphaEpsilon. Sigma belonged stockbroker Bradford at Co.He J.C. Furniture Manufacturing Coanda president ofMemphis ing Co.,was grandfather to Dr. to ’06.He Phi Dickinson belonged Epsilon Pi. Ian R. father Wynn to Sinskey He Patricia was ’82Land instruments. surgical several andinvented lens(IOL) intraocular J-loop patented Sinskey hismodified pia. EyeSinskey Institute isthe largest inAddis Ethio charitable Ababa, hospital - Foundation; Robert onthe ofthe its board ASCRS Fame in2005.Heserved also Hall of Ophthalmology into inducted the ASCRS andwas Foundation (ASCRS) Surgery andRefractive ofCataract president Society as ofthe American served He monograph. arevised well andtextbook as as articles chapters, 30 journal more engagementsHethan worldwide. published and hadover200speaking andsurgeon inmore faculty than 100symposia guest as He served California. John’s andonstaff at EyeSt. Institute at UCLA CenterHealth inSanta Monica, Lion’sfornia Eye Institute, at professor clinical ofophthalmology the Jules Stein - director emeritus Cali ofthe Southern medical He was service. the eye opened Two and instructor victims. full-time the first later, years hebecame at UCLA, Japan, ofbombing sion inHiroshima andNagasaki, where the hestudied eyes to Commis the AtomicFrom Casualty assigned Bomb 1951to 1953,hewas there. residency hisophthalmology andperformed ofMedicine School Duke pioneer, mentor andinnovator surgery. incataract hisM.D. He received from a fromW&Lin2010.He was ofscience degree doctor anhonorary received onJune died 21.He Dr. California, ’45,ofSanta Monica, M.Sinskey Robert Recipient Degree Dr. M.Sinskey ’45,Honorary Robert , ofAl- , of , of
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43 Milestones James W. Whitehead, Co-Founder and Director of the Reeves Center Emeritus r James Walter Whitehead Sr., co-founder and Director of the linens that featured designs from the porcelain collection and Reeves Center Emeritus, died on Aug. 20, in Houston. He was 93. arranged for another company to reproduce in porcelain a few Arriving in 1958, Whitehead served W&L for 34 years, pieces from the Reeves collection. as director of university relations, assistant to the president for Whitehead’s renowned hospitality also embraced Joella and administration, director of development, treasurer, secretary of Stewart Morris, of Houston, Texas, who generously underwrote the Board of Trustees and chair of the American Revolution Bi- the restoration of the 19th-century home on campus that is now Milestones
centennial Committee. From 1982 the guest quarters known as the PHOTO BY PATRICK HINELY ’73 J to 1992, he headed the Reeves Morris House. Whitehead also Center, full time after 1987. made possible the Marian Carson “Jim Whitehead was one of Collection of George Washington W&L’s legendary figures of the late prints, the John G. Hamilton 20th century. He spent 34 years Program Fund and the Watson serving W&L, and not just in one Pavilion, which houses a Japanese position, but in several, and often tearoom. at the same time,” said President He belonged to Omicron Ken Ruscio ’76. “We owe him an Delta Kappa and received an hon- enormous debt of gratitude for orary LL.D. from the University his work with university rela- of Tampa in 1954. Whitehead tions, fund-raising and the Board twice received the Ring-tum Phi of Trustees. Perhaps his greatest Award from the student body, in gift to us, however, is the Reeves 1975 and 1979, and, with Celeste, Center.” the Lynchburg Citation, in 1976. Whitehead was born on Oct. It read, in part: “His devotion to 20, 1921, in Columbus, Georgia. Washington and Lee is as strong He received a B.S. in business and as carefully thought out as administration and sociology from that of our most ardent real alum- the University of Tampa in 1942. n u s .” He served in World War II as an In 1991, the Gulf States aviator with the U.S. Naval Re- Paper Corp. established the James serve. He married Celeste Dervaes W. and Celeste Whitehead Fund — also an aviator — in 1945. to care for the William Winstan- Before W&L, Whitehead ley painting of George Washing- was the director of public relations ton, which was a gift from Jack for the University of Tampa, the Warner ’40, CEO of Gulf States. national finance director for the In 1992, an anonymous donor National Conference of Christians and Jews, and the executive created the James W. Whitehead Reeves Center Endowment director of the Empire State Foundation of Independent Liberal to honor Whitehead’s W&L career. The family requests that Arts Colleges. memorial contributions go to either fund. In 1967, thanks largely to the Whiteheads’ friendship with Whitehead’s wife, Celeste Dervaes Whitehead, died in Euchlin Reeves ’27L and his wife, Louise Herreshoff Eaton 2010. He is survived by sons James Walter Whitehead Jr. ’68 Reeves, the Reeveses gave to W&L their important collection and Paul Dervaes Whitehead; grandchildren James Walter of Chinese export porcelain. Together the Whiteheads cleaned, Whitehead III (and wife Elizabeth Munson Whitehead ’99) and cataloged, exhibited and promoted the collection; it forms the Carson Key Whitehead; and great-grandchildren Claire Dervaes nucleus of today’s Reeves Center, which opened in 1982. Whitehead and Graham Horn Whitehead. The Reeveses had kept their price- less pieces in two overflowing homes in Providence, Rhode Island. When the movers packed up the treasures, they showed Whitehead framed artworks that were so grimy, he thought they could be useful only for their frames. Whitehead later discovered that they enclosed what he called “beautiful, brilliant paintings.” The artist was Louise Herreshoff Eaton Reeves. Whitehead became a champion of her work, arranging an exhibition at the Corcoran Gallery of Art. In the mid-1970s, Whitehead issued a license to Wamsutta to produce bed Celeste and Jim Whitehead
44 W&L Alumni Magazine ’96 and belonged to Delta Upsilon. toUpsilon. Delta ’96 andbelonged father to Margaretwas Lunger Lefevre ofWaynesboro. Board Services ties He United Way andtheA.R.C., Disabili- onthe of board He served schools. tions fromthe Waynesboro public director ofinstruc in1998as retired He School. Kate CollinsElementary in Waynesboro; of andvice principal HighSchool ofRosenwald principal teaching at Waynesboro HighSchool; Forge ofClifton principal HighSchool; vice as serving included ing career Virginia,boro, May died 22.Histeach- Mason shoes. shoes. Mason representativea sales for Knapp and insurance andrealestate agent and an as Heworked also of Maryland. extension agent for the University and biologist amarine 2011. He was 10, Dec. died Maryland, chanicsville, Tau Delta. company.sales to He Delta belonged supplyandadspecialty pharmacy agent anindependent andoperated June alife insurance 15.He was died Saint Simons Island,Georgia, toHe Phi belonged Kappa Psi. for Bay Packaging. salesman Green at Ft. Knox inKentucky. a He was inthe ROTCserved andreserves 3.He Aug. Michigan, died Rapids, Rudyard C. Abbott ’56 Abbott Rudyard C. Jr. Ritchie E. ’55 Douglas James B. Lunger ’56 Lunger B. James T.Milton ’56L Herndon Frank T. ’56,’58L Hardwick Fisher ’56 H. Henry Sigma Nu. Nu. Sigma Air National Guard. to He belonged andfor theIndustries Connecticut He for worked Arrow Hart/Cooper Division. 11th Airborne Regiment, try - inthe Infan 503rd Airborne served May 28.He died Connecticut, to Thomas K. Herndon ’89. ’89. K. Herndon to Thomas father He was for more than 20years. Virginia inWills, Trusts andEstates inWest Lawyer Best voted He was partner. managing as where heserved McNeer, andHerndon, Emerson Campbell, the of Bagley, firm Woods, promoted tojoined He firstlieutenant. Army inthe Korean War andwas U.S.Battalion, 45th Division, 8th lieutenant inthe 145th Anti-Aircraft second acommissioned 27. He was Huntington, West Virginia, June died , ofSimsbury, , ofWaynes , of Grand , ofGrand , of , of , ofMe- , of , of - - belonged to Zeta Beta Tau. Beta to Zeta belonged vice first president. He andas sales for Lynch at in Merrill ananalyst, as Hein the worked Army inKorea. July died 8.He served Connecticut, mittees and political activities. activities. andpolitical mittees boards and com- non-profit between ter. avolunteer activeas He remained Wit forworked Dean Morgan Stanley Washington, July died 22,2014.He E. Rawson Foreman Rawson ’62 E. ’62 M.Corwin Alan W.Norbert ’61 Irvine Jr. R. Oakley Thomas ’60 ’60 Glaser Frank S. ’57 Clark B. Lawrence cousin to Robert M. Harper Jr. M.Harper cousin to Robert ’72. Thomas Wolfe was Auditorium. He Center Civic and for the Asheville the box as worked officealso manager He ofPublicInstruction. Department consultant for the Carolina North arts the visual as College, andserved andat Atlantic High School Christian He taught at McLean media. mixed Washington Post. He later in worked the andthe Denver National Bank Fifthof Saks Avenue York, inNew including those corporate collections, more for than and private 4,000prints printmaker,silkscreen heproduced May 1.A died Carolina, North ville, Miss Hall’s School. Rawson served the Miss Hall’s the served Rawson School. and ofPaideia School atrustee was Park Beautification Foundation. He onthe of the board Ansley and served Association Park Civic in the Ansley active also Alliance.Midtown He was the Atlanta Center and Preservation president as of served Rawson zations, numerous organi- charitable andcivic Change. ActiveNonviolent in Social Lutherthe Martin KingCenter for Award a Community Service from andreceived Atlanta AidSociety Legal president as ofthe Bird. He served Bird, &Howell andAlstonJones, & inthe law apartner of firms was June died 23.He Atlanta, Georgia, enna, Virginia, June died enna, 21,2014. Civil Engineers. Civil a Fellow of Society ofthe American from Mansfield University. was He planningandconstruction of facilities ton University. director He as retired managementand project at Washing- a manager for contract administration June died 10.He as worked Ala., ville, , of Riverside, , ofRiverside, , of Olympia, , ofOlympia, - , ofAshe , ofWilson- , of , of , ofVi-
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45 Milestones a chiropractor. He founded Holistic who practiced in Dover-Foxcroft, shop foreman, died June 19. His wife, NYC, a private natural health care Maine; Ogden, Utah; and Bennington, Carolyn W. Black, is also a W&L clinic in Manhattan. He belonged to Vermont, until his retirement in 2002. retiree. Zeta Beta Tau. He was father to Matthew K. Hemm r ’07 and brother to Andrew M. Helen S. “Dixie” Covey, who Richard E. Israel ’67L, of Annapo- Hemm ’76. retired after 20 years as the house di- lis, Maryland, died July 20. He briefly rector for Lambda Chi fraternity, died practiced law in Lexington and Alex- July 22. Her son is J. Dow Covey ’95L. andria. He worked for the Congres- Heline Cortez Harrison Milestones sional Research Service of the Library Other Deaths, who re- Maria Julie Bernwardine Zoe of Congress and for the Maryland tired in 1993 after 17 years as a library von Kielmansegg Colvin died J assistant, died on June 2. Department of Legislative Reference Sept. 4. She had worked as a secretary as counsel to the Senate Committee in the foreign language departments Christine Bowen Wills on Constitutional and Public Law. In , who re- and was the widow of Professor 1978, he became an assistant attorney tired in 1982 after 37 years as a library Milton Colvin, who taught political general in Annapolis. He was active in assistant, died on June 15. science at W&L for 30 years. numerous civic organizations. Henry Hutton Black , who worked Kathleen Little Painter, who David S. Cumming ’70, of Sara- as an electrician at W&L for 26 years retired in 1986 after 24 years as a sota, Florida, died May 8. He began before retiring in 1992 as electrical switchboard operator, died on Oct. 13. his career in the hotel industry at the Plaza Hotel Food & Beverage. He worked as personal assistant to Barry Manilow, opened the first East Coast casino resorts and worked at Foxwoods Casino. He later became a personal banker. He belonged to Sigma Chi.
J. Neal Rassman ’71, of Wilm- ington, North Carolina, died June 7. He became a landscape architecture professor at Texas Tech University and a professor of landscape architecture at Kansas State University, where he received the Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award in 1985. In Charleston, South Carolina, he taught landscape architecture as an adjunct profes- sor and lectured at the College of Charleston. He was uncle to Tyler Bates Novak ’00 and brother-in-law to Edward E. Bates Jr. ’67. He belonged to WE WANT YOU Sigma Alpha Epsilon. AND YOUR CLASS NOTES! Walter S. Blake ’72 , of Winston 1. Class Notes should be submitted by you or by an official representative Salem, North Carolina, died Aug. 10. of your organization. He worked on various real estate and 2. We will check with you before publishing a Class Note submitted by construction ventures spanning the someone else, such as a family member. East Coast to Texas. He belonged to 3. Your digital photos must be at least 500 KB to 1 MB in file size (300 dpi) Zeta Beta Tau. and in a JPG or TIFF file. Peter P. Homans ’72, of Cam- 4. Your prints of photos, sent through the U.S. Postal Service, work just bridge, Massachusetts, died Sept. fine too. No originals, please. 8, 2014. He spent over 30 years as a HOW TO SUBMIT A CLASS NOTE: Boston-based securities adviser to individual and institutional clients. He Enter it online: colonnadeconnections.wlu.edu was a gifted musician and accom- Send us an e-mail: [email protected] plished composer. Send it via the U.S. Postal Service: Editor Washington and Lee University Dr. R. Mark Hemm ’73, of Flag- 7 Courthouse Square staff, Arizona, died May 29. He was a 204 W. Washington St. primary care internist and geriatrician Lexington VA 24450-2116
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The University Singers inspired attendees at the Oct. 9 gala celebrating the success of the capital campaign. An Intergenerational Bond BY PRESIDENT KEN RUSCIO ’76
n his classic novel, “The Leopard,” This has been a campaign of moment when we took our measure Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa affirmation — of change, to be sure, of the place and found it nearly per- Itells of a time in the late 1800s in but the kind of change that preserves fect in every way. The Colonnade was Italy, when a monarchy was giving what has made us so strong. What framed just right by the trees during way to a republican, egalitarian order. served us throughout our history will a late-afternoon winter sunset; a It was not easy. There’s a scene where serve us well in the future. faculty member had just opened our a young man confronts his beloved As I think of this campaign, I am eyes to a new set of ideas; a friend uncle, who is trying desperately to reminded of the intergenerational had just helped us through a rough make sense of all that is happening bond that defines Washington and patch, and we came to understand around him. “Uncle, “ the young man Lee. Our inheritance from the past just what friendship truly means. calmly explains, “if you want things becomes our obligation to the future. And at that moment, we counted to stay as they are, things will have to With this campaign, we have helped ourselves fortunate to belong to the change.” fulfill that obligation. Washington and Lee community, It is tempting to describe as I am reminded as well of my and our affection for this place was transformational Honor Our Past, conversation many years ago with a implanted forever. Build Our Future: The Campaign first-generation student from Hawaii, Yet, we also understand the for Washington and Lee, which Pat Lopes Harris ’91, who had been logically contradictory truth that is described on pp. 14–17. How out early that morning for a run. She defines this university. As perfect as could a $542.5 million campaign described her wonder at seeing the it may have been at that moment in be anything but transformational? Colonnade in the fog and mist of the time, it gets better with each passing But our story is more complicated. Shenandoah Valley. She realized at day, each passing year, each new During a time when most colleges that moment, with a mixture of awe generation of students. If there is one and universities have compromised and gratitude, how fortunate she was message of this historic campaign, it or even abandoned their missions, to be here at this time in her life, and is that. In order to preserve the time- when the economic headwinds have wondered what combination of luck less values of Washington and Lee, forced others to alter their course, we and circumstance and fate had made we must always make it better. If we have strengthened and enhanced our it possible. want things to stay as they are, some deeply held values. Each of us can recall a similar things will have to change. • 48 W&L Alumni Magazine A Special Place in My Heart: Dave Redmond ’66, ’69L
“For me, W&L was the perfect school. It combined exceptional academics with athletics and a wonderful social environment, which includes the fraternity system.”
“Like many of my classmates, W&L holds a special place in my dent of Sigma Nu and co-captain of the soccer team. He continued heart,” said Dave Redmond ’66, ’69L. “Even though I knew only one his involvement with soccer during law school, when he coached the other person when I arrived on campus, within the first couple of freshman team and officiated at games. Redmond met his favorite months I had made lifelong friends and knew I wouldn’t be returning person in the whole world — his wife, Gigi (Hollins ’68) — on a blind to New England.” After a stint in the Army, Redmond spent his life date. They spent their first year of marriage in Lexington while he in Richmond practicing law as a land use and commercial real estate finished up law school, where he was editor of the Law Review. attorney with Christian & Barton L.L.P., heading the firm’s real estate Redmond’s involvement with W&L continued after graduation. department. Their son, Scott, graduated in 1994, and in 2004, Redmond was the “For me, W&L was the perfect school,” he said. “It combined first person from the Class of 1966 to be inducted into the W&L exceptional academics with athletics and a wonderful social environ- Athletic Hall of Fame. ment, which includes the fraternity system.” Redmond became presi- In gratitude for all he has gained from his university experience — both personally and professionally — Redmond has consistently supported the school both financially and with his time by serving on the Law Council, the Alumni Board and the Richmond Chapter Board. “I know I can’t give back to W&L what it has given to me,” he said. “It gave me an exceptional platform for life.” In addition to serving as co-chair of his class’ 50th Reunion Committee, Redmond again demonstrated leadership by supporting the university through a planned gift. A life insurance policy benefi- ciary designation, which will be divided between the College and the School of Law, allows Redmond the flexibility to support his alma mater while also continuing to support other organi- zations, such as his church and St. Joseph’s Villa in Richmond, where he chairs the board. “I understand that many organizations have valid claims on our charitable giving,” he continued, “but I would remind my classmates that the 50th reunion is a time to seriously consider making a planned gift, and when thinking about that, to reflect on what their W&L experience has meant to them and to give what seems appropriate.” Redmond added, “Most of all, though, I hope that we have the largest turnout for our 50th reunion this com- ing spring. Then, in addition to renewing old friend- ships, my classmates can see for themselves that W&L continues to attract an upstanding student body, with men and women who will look you in the eye PHOTO BY PATRICK HINELY ’73 and say hello.”
In 1996, Dave Redmond (in the makeshift rickshaw) and E. Neal Cory II ’77 served as president of, respectively, the Law Alumni Association and the Alumni Association. The law alumni had outraised the undergrad alumni, so Redmond won a ride from Cory to the annual meeting of the Alumni Association. Non Profit Org The Washington and Lee University U.S . Postage Alumni Magazine Paid 204 W. Washington Street Permit N o . 78 Lexington , Virginia 24450 Roanoke, V a www.wlu.edu PHOTO BY PATRICK HINELY ’73 Last Look
The renovation and restoration of the Colonnade would not have occurred without Harriet and Warren Stephens ’79 and their children, Laura ’12, John and Miles. In recognition of the family’s support and in honor of Warren, the university has named this walkway the Warren A. Stephens Colonnade Walk. L. to r.: Laura ’12, Warren ’79, Harriet and John Stephens.