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BrtdgevvaterTHE blAG. FEATURES EDITOR CMbCubuwA A RT DIRECTOR 12 A New Nininger D.ML sk·so The transformation ofNiningerHall includes 15,000 CLAS S NOTES ED ITR llluyK.yHt-J to 16,000 square feet of additional space and a EDITORIAL ASSISTANTS complete renovation of the eisting structure- and Mu Ly &v.� Olo-i-.A Shu comes with a $9 million price tag. Svry byKarf DIRECTOR OF MARKETING & COMMUNICATION S Dss Bowman '1 AbPQt DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT & A LUM NI RELATION S Ell. Bwkol l ' A LUM NI AS SOCIATION OF FICERS 18 Journey oP a LiPetim e AmHJ�te'8-P�t How 2012 alumnus Bradley Wells found his way to W.FituBW.6- P�tEt Min.E. W�'5-S.«tvy Afric, the Peac Corps and some of the ha rd est, D.bMycAl.A '78- PtP�t most rewarding work of his life. Stor by Charles PRESIDE NT OF BRIDGE\ATERCOLLEGE Culbertsn De D.vi W. BU BOA RD OF TRUSTEES De D. Co&y� De� Ko� 21 Ministry Through Education 'IMli.G.St�� DcM.MK.lfb MN.NaMyMBoWKaA McJ.AL.y- For Jeff Carter '92 the leap from a 20-yea r meer Mc W. G�& Bmyb Mc NltMAH MiJw Mc J.R�BNA Mc Wli«IE. lkn. as a pastor to his new role as president of Bethany M.S-LCAU. McRoMliE.SiAk Theologicl Seminary is a natural progression of a llh 1""'1D. O..J llh lob«d S,J., lifelong passion for eduction. Story by Jren Dss McMi'D.DdGiu� MN.�1ATottd Mc Wl s Eut MN.D A P. '14.J.ku Bwmn '1 McCulR.F McJ�H '14.hl. DcMuyG.Gvk DcG.B�j � McA V'GAv�VI McJ�L. w� llh S�L Hol Im,, KthyG. Wi, 22 C'est Watt? 1kR<.. L�,·-� M.Jo hNoA Bridgewater's march toward sustainability takes B1-Jt�U t"b by tMO� ofbwti.Ag& another step with its acuisition of an elecric- Co��toM.Co��Box 16.BM-teV' 2812 veh ide charging station. Stoy byCharles Culbertson �@bmgcw�o" I 1��«" CoM«t wW BJV throu: D��� 23 A Fight Por Survival ADDRESS/ll!AJINO ONOS,S�.Sl8·S� atl�bt�td.�Ol Bridgewater's onvos are usuallywell attended, but the appearance of Eliza beth Smart in February 81ie� i publihed fll wih1t spring and spcil (repr(l pa eed two auditori urs and could have flled a b B1Kge1a1r (ollge, 402 E.(ollge St, Bridgewa\( VA 2312, bralurm� pre nu, fum) stf and fr�nds of the cd third. Story byEmily Sharrer lge.P1o(al pge pK atL)'nchbuig, VA and aditbnal oes(UP6�6). 02013 BrKg Ml( 2 Acrosstie Moll 29 Memoru� --,__,-- 25 A�mni Brllge 32 limeliies 26 Um Nit.es Let: vew ofCm pus maN dung clss cha,ge in the lt wek ofSp ;g smester Belw: ColeUaN en C. ( Ph01 b &bHande lrr n) 1fflllr ACROSStheMAll Bridgewater Graduates 301 at Commencement Exercises: VirginiaSupreme CourtJustice Mims Urges Grads to Remember Virtues As Bridgewater College's graduating seniors and their families Mims grew up in Harrisonburg, Va,, and was educated in the celebrated on the campus mall May 18, Virginia Supreme Court Harrisonburg public schools, He received a degree in history from Justice William C. Mims urged the 301 graduates to remember the College of William and Mary where he also completed graduate society's timeless virtues and to build meaningful lives, work in public administration, He earned law degrees from George Mims, who became a member of the court on April 9, 2010, pre Washington University and Georgetown University, viouslyserved as the chief deputy attorney general under Virginia His address, «Afterthe Revolution: spoke to various social and Attorney General Bob McDonnell, and as attorney general when technological revolutions throughout history and asked the ques McDonnell resigned to pursue his gubernatorial campaign, He also tions, «What comes afterthe revolution? What fillsthe vortex?" served in the Virginia House of Delegates (1992-1998) and Senate He told Bridgewater's graduates that they, living in the midst of (1998-2006), the Internet revolution, must come to grips with answering those questions, and that the answers can best be found in the «timeless virtues, rooted in antiquity and nurtured by this modern college," «Tomorrow your horizons will expand; Mims said, «Your hopes and dreams and challenges will grow, So many things will change, But always remember that the timeless virtues apply equally to all persons at all times in all places, They are not circumstantiaL They will not change, After the revolution, they will stand," Of the 301 members of the class of 2013, 275 received degrees May 18, and 26 will Te Rev. Carl Fie '78 Virginia Supreme Court Justie Wiliam C.Mims addresses graduates. complete degree requirements by Aug, 2, 2 SPRING-SUMMER 2013 ------acrossthemall The May 18 graduate, comprisedI 00 been instrumentalin raising fundt recruitingand organizing traveling who e,:med bachelor of,:m degree, constructionte ,:ms md building the facilities for Uni dad Univer,it)\ md 175 who earned bachelor of Prado,, a drug md alcohol rehabilitationhome which house, upto SO ,ciencede grees. Thecollege', inteiim patients,and most notablytwo orphanages. presidentuntil June I. Roy Ferguson Jr., conferredthe degrees at the ceremony. Eightmembers of the cla" graduatedrumrna cum laude - the top academic honor which requires at least a 3,9 gradepoint averageon a 4.0 scale. Fivegr aduatese,med magnacum laude honor,- a 3.7 or better average.Onn laude honort requiring a 3.4 grade point average. weree,med by 64 graduate,. The Rev. Ca.IFilo,78. pastor ofthe Oak ParkChurch ofthe Brethrenin Oalclmd.Md., deliveredthe me"age at the baccalaureate serviceon May 17 in Nininger Hall. He spoke on "Settingthe Right Goal, in Llfe:• Fike has served as president of the local Chamberof Commerce, chairman ofthe Garrett County Salary Study Commissionand was a founding directormd treasurer ofthe Garrett County Memortal Hospital Foundation. He served as a directorof the Garrett National Bankin Oalclmd.Md., 'WMBmcorp in Onnberlmd.Md., Keystone Bankin Harrt,burg, Pa., md as a regionaladviser for M&T Bmkin Rochester,N Y. . Fike has also beenactive in foreign rni"ions. Hi, travel,have talcen him to severalcountiies with most ofhi, workhavingbeen done in Sucre , Bolivi>. where he has traveled formore than 20 year,. He ha, BRIDGEWATER 3 acrossthemall LEFT TO RIGHT: Ivan and PeggyMason '5 l;J. Christopher Obenshain '00;Aubrey and Esther Knight '18;and Ronald Cox '59. Not pictured are Emily Knight Wilson '05 and Justin Knight '08. Photos� Holly Donahue '14 College Honors Eight During Alumni Weekend Eight Bridgewater College alumni were honored as part of the college's annual Alumni Weekend celebration April 19-21. At the annual banquet of the Ripples Society on April 19, Ivan J. Mason and Peggy Glick Mason, both class of 1951, received 2013 Ripples Society Medals. The class of 1 %3, which was inductedinto the Ripples The Ripples Society comprises alumni who graduated fromthe college 50 or more Society duringAlumni Weekend festivities inApril, years ago. presented Bridgewater College with a class donation The class of 1963 was inducted into the Society that evening. of S 182,853.07. Pictured with the symbolic check are At the Alumni Awardsceremony on April 20, the Distinguished Alumnus Award (from left) Harriet Flora Rader '63, then-Interim Presi was presented to Ronald V. Cox, class of1959. The Young Alumnus Award was dent Roy Ferguson and Lula Belle Barnhart Wood '63. presented to J. Christian Obenshain, class of 2000, and the West-Whitelow Hu Photo byTommyThompson manitarian Award was presentedto Aubrey and Esther Elswick Knight, both class of 1978, and their children, Emily Knight Wilson, class of 2005, and Justin Knight, class of 2008. Three Faculty Recognized on Founder's Day Bridgewater College celebrated the 133 years since its found ing on April 2, presenting three awards during the Founder's Day Convocation in the Carter Center forWorsh ip and Music. Then-Interim President Roy W. Ferguson Jr. recognized three faculty membersfor excellence in teaching and scholarship. Holly Caldwell Ratwani, associate professor of business administration, received theMartha B. Thornton Faculty Recognition Award; Dr. Randall C. Young, associate professor ofpsychology, received the Ben and Janice Wade Outstanding Teaching Award; and Dr. Lori A. Gano-Overway, associate pro fessorof health and exercise science, was presented the Faculty Scholarship Award. CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: Holly Caldwell Ratwani, Dr. The Founder's Day observance at Bridgewater commemorates Lori A. Gano-Overwayand the April 3, 1854, birth of Daniel C. Flory, who at age 26 began Dr. Randall C. Young a new school at Spring Creek in Rockingham County in 18 80. Photos by Holly Donahue '14 The school, first known as Spring Creek Normal School, moved to Bridgewater two years later and changed its name to Bridge water College on July 12, 1889. 4 SPRING-SUMMER 2013 ------acrossthemall GRANT FUNDS PROFESSOR'S CHESAPEAKE BAY WATERSHED PROJECT Prof. Scott Jos�an associ ate professor of art at Bridge water College has received a grant to photograph river and strem origins and conflu ences in the Chesapeke Bay Wtershed. Jost received a 2013 Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges (VFIC Mednick Fel lowship for his reserch proj ect,"Source and Cnfluence: Exploring the Chesapeke Bay Wtershed." He will spend three weeks photographing wateray origins and confluences along the West Branch Susquehanna and Juniata Rivers and the estern shores of Maiyland, Delaware and Virginia. Jost will present his work in a one-person show in the Fine Confluenceof the Shenandoct,and Fotomac RWers,Har,:ersFe11y, W:Va. Arts Center Galleries at Blue Ridge Cmmunity College in January 2014. and to improve their acdemic competence through fellow The Maurice L. Mednick Memorial Fellowship was creted to ships for reserch and advanced study. honor a Norfolk industrialist and his strong interest in higher Founded in 1952, the VFIC is a nonproft fund-raising part eduction. Administration of the fund is vested in the VFIC to nership that supports the programsand students of the 15 encourage the professional development of college techers leding private colleges in Virginia, of which Bridgewater is one. Bridgewater College Adopts New Athletic Logo Bridgewater College's athleticte,ms are stillname d the Eaglet buta new athletic logo adoptedinMarch r,presentsa fresher,more streamlinedbird that college offi:ialssay is more modem and betterr,presents today's Bridgewater Coll ege. "The process of designing a new athleticslogo began more than a yearago," said Abbie Puldru,s,; director of marketingmd communications at Bridgewater. "Working with PhoenixDesign Works out of Maplewood.N.J., we sought to freshen up what had become a tired md dated symbol md to coordinate the creationof an athleticbrand for Bridgewater College:' Parkhurst said the suiteof logos were chosenby a committee of facult)\ staff student-athletes,coachet athleticsadministrators and ,lurnniwho vetted hundreds of optionsmd pieced together elementsfrom various designs to arrive at the new eagle. "While playing offthe past. this is a drastically modernized md poli shed logo;'Parlchurst said. "We wantedit to look both professional md 'fierce; which the talons,redeye md open mouth help to do." She noted that secondaryimages werecreatedfrom the primary logo foruse in a variety of ways. BRIDGEWATER 5 acrossthemall GRANT IMPROVES CAMPUS RECYCLING EFFORTS As part of its ongoing commitment to environmental steward Molalenge said one requirement of the grant is that the college ship and the reduction of waste, Bridgewater College secured a establish a system to track the amount of recycling that goes $7,000 grant from the Alcoa Foundation for the installation of into the bins. He said this requirement will provide a learning 75 new recycling containers on campus. opportunity for student interns. Bridgewater is one of 35 colleges and universities to receive "Overall, the grant will strengthen the college's commitment to funds through Alcoa's Recycling Bin Grant Program, which oper environmental stewardship and sustainability and its goal to re ates in partnership with Keep America Beautiful Inc. and the duce waste and increase efciency on campus,'' Molalenge said. College and University Recycling Coalition. The college installed 25 60-gallon containers and 50 23-gallon containers at various campus locations. "The large bins will give us the ability to expand our recycling program into the athletic felds where we currently have limited He added that Alcoa's recycling bin grant program helps schools recycling collection," said Teshome Molalenge, Bridgewater's increase recycling throughout the year and boosts their results director of sustainability. "Also, the smaller ones will be stra during its annual RecycleMania competition, in which Bridge tegically placed in academic and administrative buildings to water College has been a participant since 2007 (see story improve recycling eforts in those areas." below). Bridgewater College took top honors in the state for Bridgewater participated in three categories - pa its collection of corrugated cardboard during Recy per, corrugated cardboard and bottles/cans - and cleMania 2013, a 10-week challenge to determine collected a total of 27,845 pounds of recyclables. which schools could reduce, reuse and recycle the In addition to snagging frst place statewide in the most campus waste. corrugated cardboard category, Bridgewater ranked More than 520 colleges and universities - including seventh in its collection of paper and ffth in its col institutions from Canada - competed in the contest lection of bottles and cans. and collectively recovered 90.3 million pounds of RecycleMania was launched in 2001 as a friendly recyclables and organic materials, preventing the challenge between Ohio University and Miami Uni release of 121,436 metric tons of carbon dioxide versity to increase recycling on their campuses. equivalent into the atmosphere. 6 SPRING-SUMMER 2013 acrossthemall BC Participates in 11Walk for Hope11 For the second year, local institutions of higher education united to raise aware ness of- and to offer hope to people affectedby- depression and suicide. Students, faculty and stafffrom Blue Ridge Community College, Bridgewater College, Eastern MennoniteUniversity and James Madison University, along with their school presidents, participated in the "Walk for Hope: Colleges Unite for Depression and Suicide;' on March 23 at JMU's Godwin Field. "Suicide prevention and depression awareness are key concernsfor our campuses;' noted the area school presidents in a joint statement. "We fully support initiatives thatdraw attention to these pressing mental health issues, and are committed to providing support for the people affectedby them." The event included music, speakers, refreshments, arts and other activi ties. Teacher and music facilitator MikeDeaton of Harrisonburg demonstrated the art of drumming. The "Walk for Hope" is made possible by the Austin Frazier Memorial Fund, which was established in memory of a JMU student who died by suicide in Octo ber 2009. The Corporationfor National and Commu Bridgewater College nity Service (CNCS) recognizedBridgewater College as a leader among institutions of higher Receives National education for its support of volunteering, service-learningand civic engagement. Recognition for Bridgewater College was named to the 2013 President's Higher Education Community Community Service Service Honor Roll forengaging its students, facultyand staffin meaningful service that achieves measurable results in the community. The CNCS, which has administered the Honor Roll since 2006, admitted a total of 690 colleges and universities fortheir impact on issues such as literacy, neighbor hood revitalization and the support of at-risk youth. Of that total, 113 received the recognition of Honor Roll with Distinction and five received the Presidential Award. This is the second year that Bridgewater has been named to the Honor Roll. Campuses named to this year's Honor Roll reported that 3.1 million of their students engaged in service learningand contributed more than 118 million hours to community service - a contribution valued at $2. S billion. ''Admission to the president's honor roll pays high tribute toBridgewater Col lege and its ongoing commitment to community service:' said Roy Ferguson Jr., then-interimpresident ofBridgewater. "Our students, faculty and staffhave done an exemplary job of helping to mitigate, through service, some of the tough social chal lenges our communities face,and I applaud them for their effortsand forthis formal recognition of a job well done." Recent service-learning projects that have involvedBridgewater College students, faculty and staffinclude operating sports camps forchildren fromimpoverished backgrounds; volunteering at Special Olympics events; the "Read With an Eagle" program; food drives; trail maintenance for natural reserves; and Relay for Life fund raisers for the American Cancer Society. The CNCS is a federal agency that engages more than fivemillion Americans in service through its Senior Corps, AmeriCorps, and Learnand Serve America pro grams, and leads President Barack Obama's national call to service initiative, United We Serve. BRIDGEWATER 7 a c rossthe ma II Phillip C. Smne '6S.president mun'tus of BridgewaterCollege , headlined the college', Scott Symposium onBu,ine" Ethic,March 19. 'The topic ofhi, Phillip addre" was "'The BetterAngel, of Our Nature:• 'The ScottSymposium on Busine"Ethic, is narnedin honor Bridgewaterstudents andemployee, participated in a number 8 SPRING-SUMMER 2013 ------acrossthemall BELOED CHEF RETIRES Bridgewater's Billy RobinSn, who pre pared President-elect manythousands of outstanding Davi W, Bushman meals for Bridgewater students, talks with an alumna faculty and staf retired in 2013 af during the college's ter 4 years on the job. A reception Alumni Weekend was held in the Eagle's Nest for festivities in April. Robinson, who ca me to Brid gewa A0 ltjTo rThoron ter in 1969. In the photos (below), Robin son is thanked for his service and congratulated on his retire ment b Regj Webb, vice president for enrollment man - agement (left) and Ronnie Bo-, campus safety offcer. ""°""1 Tomny Thompoo and Char�, Cu I bnson BRIDGEWATER 9 acrossth em al I II "Shenandoah slaves got punished like everybody else did. Tueyran oPP like everybody else did. They couldn't lea.ve. They couldn't quit. Noted They got whipped, They got sold." & .. uoted., II "Daniel-Day Lewis was as close to Abraham Lincoln in real l'fe as you 1. Dr.James Josefson could image. And I don't like movies. "Pumped up Obama takes "He has made I don't go to them. I'm hard to tougher line with D series of reforms" noises that he is impress." New Zealand going Herald to gie up his Jan. 21, 2013 old theor of the 2. 'flPassion forHis- presidency and he is tory" Daily News-Record going co now use it as a Jan. 23, 2013 'bully pulpit:" 3. Dr. Stephen Longenecker "History of Slavery in the Valley" WHSV-TV3 Feb, 12, 2013 4. Dr.Phillip C.Stone 'flBirthday to Remember" gallery director, said (Debra) Sheffer was Daily News-Record II Michael Houff, Feb, 13, 2013 chosen as the March artist because her work stands out among 5, "Outdoor Artisan" "plein air" painters ... Shenandoah "She has a gift in terms of how she Journal sees the world, how she manipulates color, how she March 19, 2013 6, CBS captures it. Her work is really fresh. It's really warm." "Let's Make a Deal" Aprff 23, 2013 rJI Wayne Brady: While some may only know "Hello, Michele, II (Nick) Picer no nice to m eet you. as the badge-toting What do you do for a man in blue on Bridgewater l'v"mg?" College'scampus - he's Dr. Michele Strano: chief of the BC police force "I am a professor at MICHELE STRANO, ASSOCIATE - his work as a Civil PROFESSOR OF COMMUNICATION Bridgewater College War expert has STUDIES in Virginia:' brought him equal Wayne Brady:"I recognition in the know where that °. history realm. It's ·m Virginia:' 10 SPRING-SUMMER 2013 to members of the Codicil Club l,1, forhelping to secure thejuture of Bridgewater College. The Codicil Society represents those alumni, parents, .friends, staffand faculty of Bridgewater College who have remembered Bridgewater College in their individual estate planning through a charitable trust, charitable gift annuity or bequest. The Hon. & Mrs. G. Steven Agee Mr. & Mrs. Merrill C. Flory Mr. & Mrs.William 8. Lu dwick The Rev. Carl F. Smith Mr. & Mrs. Ira R. Albaugh,Jr. Mrs. Marie Mason Flory Ms. Laura S. Mapp Mrs. Miriam R. Smith Mrs. Barbara Metzger Anderson Mr. & Mrs. YanceyW. Ford, Jr. Mrs. Betty Blough Martin Dr. & Mrs. J. Douglas Smith Mr. & Mrs. C. E. Armbruster Mr. & Mrs. Paul 8. Foster Mr. & Mrs. Ivan J. Mason Ms.Janet E. Smith Mr. & Mrs. Harold W. Armstrong Dr. & Mrs. J. Randolph Gambill, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Marion E. Mason Mr. Rodney I. Smith Mrs. Hilda L. Ausherman Mr. & Mrs. Michael A. Gardner Mr. & Mrs. Rodney E. Mason Mrs. Elizabeth H. Snyder Mrs. Laura S. Baker Mrs. Nora Bollinger Garman Dr. & Mrs. Stephen 0. Mason Mr. & Mrs.Wayne E. Spangler The Rev. Martha E. Beahm The Rev. & Mrs. Glenn S. Garner Dr. & Mrs. Carl McDaniels Mr. & Mrs. Eldon R. Steiner Ms. Elizabeth L. Beard Dr.Wayne F. Geisert Dr.W. Robert McFadden Ms. Janet Waring Stevens The Rev. & Mrs.Wallace J. Bieber Mr. & Mrs. Paul H. Geithner, Jr. Ms. Nell S. Mciver Dr. & Mrs. Phillip C. Stone Dr. & Mrs. Emmert F. Bittinger Mr. Steven M. Gilner Ms. Faye C. Miller Dr. & Mrs. Owen G. Stultz The Rev. & Mrs. J.Willard Bowman Mr. & Mrs. Ray E. Glick John L. &Janet C. Miller Mr.William R. Swecker James 0. & Sylvia Kline Bowman Mrs. Nina Goodridge Mr. & Mrs. Nathan H. Miller Mr. & Mrs. RobertTayman Mrs. Virginia K. Bowman Mrs. Ruby Hockman Grossnickle Dr. & Mrs. Floyd H. Mitchell Mrs. Evelyn Ritchie Tower The Rev. & Mrs. Fred M. Bowman Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd D. Haag Ms. Mildred F. Mundy Mrs. Mary V. Trexler Dr. & Mrs. Byron A. Brill Mr. & Mrs. Howard N. Hahn, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. L. Manning Muntzing Mrs. Nancy G. Trout Mr. & Mrs. Robert 0. Burkholder Mr. & Mrs. R. L. Halterman, Jr. Wilfred E. & Joyce A. Nolen Mrs. Sue Hartley Valentine Dr. & Mrs. L. Daniel Burtner Mr. & Mrs.W. Wallace Hatcher Mr. & Mrs. F. Gary Osborne Mr. & Mrs. Richard S. Val laster, Ill Mr. & Mrs. Edward A. Byrd Dr. & Mrs. E. Bruce Heilman Mr. & Mrs. MarvinW. Ostberg Dr. & Mrs. Ben F.Wade The Revs. L. Clyde & Karen Carter Mr. & Mrs. John C. Heisel Ms. M. Louise Owen Mr. & Mrs. Stephen H.Walker Mrs. Helen Chan Chan Mrs. Gray Rowell Henry Dr. & Mrs. Paul W. Petcher Mr. & Mrs. CharlesW. Wampler, Jr. Mr. JohnW. Clayton Ms. Allegra H. Hess Dr. & Mrs. Richard M. Petre Dr. & Mrs. D. Eugene Wampler Mr. & Mrs. Alfred R. Cline Mr. & Mrs. Bingham W. Higgins Mr. Nicholas P. Picerno Dr. & Mrs. J. PaulWampler Lawrence R. & Joyce P. Cline Mr. Charles J. Hoke Mrs. Margaret Flory Rainbolt Mrs. Josephine S.Wampler Mr. & Mrs.William Z. Cline Mrs. Miriam Mason Holl Mr. & Mrs. James E. Reid Mrs. Shirley Fulcher Wampler Mr. & Mrs. Ronald V. Cox Mr.W. Edward Homes, Ill Mr. & Mrs. R. Coleman Reid Mr. & Mrs.William D.Wampler Mr. James E. Craig, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Jesse E. Hopkins,Jr. Mrs. Lois May Rhodes Dr. & Mrs. Gerald L.Weaver The Rev. & Mrs. 8. Merle Crouse Mr. & Mrs. John L. Hopkins, Ill Mr. John F. Richards The Rev. & Mrs. Forest 0.Wells Mr. & Mrs. Brydon M. DeWitt Mr. John C. Horsley Mr. & Mrs. Herbert L. Ridder Mrs. Helen MooreWetsel Mrs. Carolyn Garst Dinst The Rev. & Mrs. Bruce E. Huffman Dr. & Mrs.Jesse D. Robertson Mrs. Janet EstepWhetzel Dr. & Mrs. Frederick D. Dove Mrs. Margaret H. Ikenberry The Rev. & Mrs. Jimmy R. Ross Mr. & Mrs. John E.White Dr. & Mrs. Garner H. Downey Dr. & Mrs. Charles 8.Johnson Mr. & Mrs. James M. Russell, Jr. Mr. JohnW. Whitmore Mrs. Sharon S. Driscoll Dr. Helen E. Jordan Mrs. Marilee M. Sackett Mr. & Mrs. N. PaigeWill Mr. & Mrs. 0. Kermit Early,Jr. Mr. & Mrs. James L. Keeler Ms. Ruth E. Sanger Mrs. Kathleen Miller Williar Mrs. Doris Cline Egge Mr. & Mrs. Ronald L. Kershner Mrs. LeVerle H. Sappington Mrs. Charlene Wilson The Rev. & Mrs.Wendell C. Eller Mr. James A. King, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Albert L. Sauls Mr. & Mrs. Franklin C.Wilson Mr. T. Duke Fancher Dr. Otis D. Kitchen The Rev. & Mrs. John E. Sayre Mrs. Gloria BohnWilson Mr. AndrewW. Fike Mrs. Virginia Robertson Kline Mr. & Mrs. Joseph K. Scott The Rev. & Mrs. Jacob C.Wine Mr. 8. Ray Fike Mrs. Brenda D. Lipscomb Ms. Ina Mason Shank Mr. & Mrs. Joe A.Wine The Rev. Earle W. Fike, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Garland C. Liskey Kenneth E. & Dr. Anne L. Shifflet Mrs. Carol A. Yetzer The Rev. & Mrs. J. Rogers Fike Mr. & Mrs. Russell S. Liskey Dr. & Mrs. Ralph L. Shively Mr. Edgar A. Flora Mr. & Mrs. James 0. Lohr Dr. & Mrs. Carl N. Shull Please contact the ef/ice ofinstitutional advancementfor details on making a planned gift orbequest to Bridgewater College: Robert P. Armbruster 540-828-8002 Todd D. Lilley 540-828-5759 Stephen T. Young 540-828-5636 Or email: [email protected] a player on themen, baslcetball team. Brtdgewater junior' David Lmonspend, a lot of timeoutside of classes in Nininger H,11 -from pr,cticesto workout, to DivisionIII games. Lmonwas thrilledwhen he foundAout that the buildingwill be getting a m.Jceover,and antici, pates that the expansionand transformation of the athleticfacilities will be a bright spotand sourceof entlru,iasmfor the entirecampus community. "Thi, just remind,me of how everyonehas a new outlookandev, eryone,feeling better once sprtngfimlly ariives, and I think that', what these changes at Nininger are goingto do for Brtdgewater;' said Larson,a busine"administration and Spanishdouble major from Fairfax.Va. TmeEited about it. Ilove the gym - it', gotalot B Karen Doss Bwman '91 BC's Athletic Facility to Get Facelift and Larger Footprint. 12 SPRING-SUMMER 2013 ofhistoryin it -but its in needof modernization.It will be a great offices,workout spaces change." - whatever we needed - The transformationof Nininger Hall -home to Bridgewater', �nd we have no more fee athleticprogram, and the department of health and human sci, space." e ences,the colleg , largest academicd eputment - comes witha The new Nininger will $9 million prtce tagand indude, IS,OOOto 16,000 square feetof feature eventspace, a ilenble locker room ,:reato accommodate addition,! space. as well as a complete renovationof the existing multiple spomand a celebrationarea for the Athletic Hall of Fame. structure. Faculty officetdassroom,, lockerroom,, strengthand conditioning Built in 1958.Nininger is the oldest student athletics facility in facilitiet and the team room will be refurbishedand equipped with the Old Dominion AthleticConference and was last renovatedin upgradedequipment to meet2 1st century,tandud,.1hegymna, 1988. Sincethat time, the student body has grownby79 percent, sium will get a stylishnew look accented by permanent bleachers, and the numberof intercollegiate team,has expandedfrom 14 to 22, including the recentaddition of women•s golf and men•s lacrosse. "The building is veryoutdate d. and wlvern�dit out.'1 said athletic di.. rector and head baseball coach Curt Kaid,!!, "We've taJc..neverynook - CURT KENDALL '81, ATHLETIC DIRECTOR ANO HE and cranny ofthe building and put in BRIDGEWATER 13 The Campaign for a New Nininger AT A GLANCE [ Project Overview] Bridgewater College is conducting splashesofcxim,on and gold color,,and prominent display, ofthe a multi-year campaign to help fund Eagle, logo. Jop,on Field ,1,o is included in the m.Jceover,with a the growth and revitalization of turf field and lightsbeinginst,lled. Nininger Hall, home to the college's The addition,! square footage ,1,o will be large enough to brtng 22 NCAA Division 111 athletic togetherfaculty and coaching stafffrom the athletic, department programs and department of health and the department of health and human,er vices, who currently and hum an sciences. Bridgewater are spread outin various locationsacross campus. hopes to complete the project in ')I,,facult)\ we will see our students more frequently because August 2014. they oftenuse the athleticfacilities;' sai d Barbara Long, ch air of the department ofhealth and human service,and directorof athletic training. "That certainlygives u, the opportunityto be acce.,ible to [Features] themand to maintain close relationshipswith them." The firstphase of the project - the addition to Nininger', • New event space southwest corner overloolcingJop son Field - is set to begin after • Turf feld with lights commencementin Ma)\explained Anne �ler, vicepresident for Fully renovated basketball venue finance and treasurer.That sectionis scheduled for completion by Updated classrooms and theendof thi,ye11.After baslcetb,ll season ends in M11ch2014. the I aboratory for the health and second phase will beginand i, expected to be completed by the time human sciences program students returnto campus in August. Renovated faculty offces "The building will stay in use during the entireprocest ,o there Renovated locker rooms, will be some inconvenience,noise md disruption. md it will be training/rehab center, strength/ uncomfortable throughout the procest"Keeler said. "It will require conditioning facility and team patience andtolerance from the facult)I staffand studentswho use room the buildingfrequentl)\ but everyoneis ,o excited about the expan, ,ion and ren ovationthat theyre ready to putup withthe temporary Renovated offces for coaches in dis turbmces," 22 sports New, multi-sport, fie xi bl e I ocker Projecting Excellence room The expansionmd renovationare more thm simply construction New building fa�ade and lobby projectsto enhancethe physical plant. In fact, the effiirt to update New Hall of Fame celebration the campus athleticcenter is closelyaligne d with the college, area emphasison a holisticeduc ation thatembraces academict co-cur., ricularactivities and community. ')\, Brtdgewatereducat ion focuses onthe whole person. and the [Cost] student-athlete componentof that is important." said �ler.point, $9 million ing out that one-third of Bridgewater', studentsare involved in intercollegiateathletic,. "We want our student-athletesto be able to work out in a sound and high quali tyfaci lit)\and for ourstudents [Donate] in health and human sciencesto have acce" to updated equipment in minviting env ironment," http:/lwww.bridgewater.edu/ Though the projectalready is moving forwmi�ler expre.,ed n ini nger-cam pai gn gratitudefor alumni and friend,of the college who continue to BRIDGEWATER 15 provide financial supporL The support for Nininger continues to be dated building into a more accurate representation of the quality a key fund-raising goal, as contributions are crucial in relieving the of education taking place within its walls, Thatpositive image may need for financing and reducing the college's debt burden, boost recruitment efforts, allowing Bridgewaterto keep pace with "Even though we're moving ahead with the project, support the competition, from our alumnicontinues to be very important: Keeler said, "We "You can sell your school and the academic pr ograms and the especially hope that alumni who were athletes can appreciate what beautiful, well-kept campus, but for athletes who spend a lot of time our student athletes need today, We're hopeful that these former in the weight room or on the field, thosefacilities make a difference student athletes, and others who love Bridgewater, willstep forward in how they view the campus," Kendall said, "The new Nininger will to support this project: be a big selling point for pr ospective students who are interested in Nininger Hall's value extends beyond athletics, as the building athletics," also is an important gathering place for the entire camp us com Added Keeler: "There's something to be said for campus pride, munity,It serves as the location for numerous events, including Nininger is a home base for all of our student athletes and the teams baccalaureate services, commencement exercises and convocations, they play for, and they want to have pr ide in that building-both "Our athletic center tends to be a focal point for a lot of activi when they use the facility and when visitors come to play here," ties on campus: said Keeler, "The student body gathers there quite Karen Doss Bowman '91 is a freelance writer living in Bridgewater, Va, often, so i t becomes a touch po int and symbol of the campus," Plans for the new Nininger will transform the currently out- The student-athletes of Bridgewater College are counting on us. 16 SPRING-SUMMER 2013 L/(lumni Gymnasium toNini nger Hall Before its enlargement in 1979-80 by the addition of a swimming pool, more classrooms and other facilities, the Nininger Hall Health and Physical Educa tion Center was known as the Alumni Gymnasium (constructed in 1956-58). The building, further enlarged in 1988-89, was renamed in 1981 for R. Douglas Nininger '28 and his wife, Ruth Miller Nininger '30, benefactors of Bridgewater College. Photos courtesy of Special Collections, Alexander Mad< Memorial Library BRIDGEWATER 17 JOURNEY OF A LifetimeB Charles Culbrtson n 2011, Bridgewater College junior Bradley Wells sat in the I back of an auto rickshaw absorbing the sights and sounds of Agra, India. Taking a weekend break from his BCA study abroad duties in Pondicherry, he had traveled alone to New Delhi and Agra for some sightseeing and cultural immersion. Aftervisiting all the traditional tourist sights in Agra, Wells was asked by his driver, Kaka, ifhe would like to see the "real" India. "When I answered yes, he drove me offto a shanty town where all I could see was hole-ridden canvas stretched across large sticks to form shelters:' Wells said. "Kaka went on to inform me that this was how most of the people in India were living and that what we saw in the cities was what the govern ment had cleaned up to make things appealing to tourists." In that moment, he said, he felt called to join the Peace Corps. ► 18 SPRING-SUMMER 2013 Rural Agriculture Promotion -the feld in which Wells spends the bulk of his efforts -is designed so that volunteers serve in remote villages that are sometimes as far as 37 miles from an asphalt road,and act as extension agents for the Zambian Department of Fisheries. Volunteers undergo an intensive, 11-week training period in which they are schooled about sustainable fsh farming and the native fshes of Zambia. Here, Wells helps the volunteers harvest a pond that the owner had managed for six months. PhotaCOUrt>?s)'ofBradle)'and Lee¼\?Hs After having studied aquatic ecology at Bridgewater, I saw this as the natural positfon fr me. Despite having to rearrange hovv things are typically done in the Peace Corps Masters International (PCMI) program, I made it work to embark on this journey of a lifetime:' - BRADLEVWELLS '12 Toda}\ Well, has realized that c,lling and will >fterpre-service Fisheries, Volunteers undergoan intensive, I !,weektr>ining period trainin& work in the rural village ofKalichero, Zambia, as part of in which they are schooled about rust>inable fishfarming and the the PeaceCorp, Masters International (PCM!) program, Whilehe native fi,he,of Zambia. A, many as eight local languages are ,l,o works specific,llyon the promotion PeaceCorps work. with the e:ooeption de gree, who speaks Nyanja in addition to sever,lother langu ages, including Aftergr ad uat, English."hesaid, "What has am,zedme mos t aboutAm>iGertrude ingin2012, -amai i, theword for'morn in Nyanja -has beenher resilienc}\ Well, moved drtve and love for thismzungu - white man -who was dropped to Houghton. offby the PeaceCorpt couldn't speak a lick courseworkand research of a master',de gree, Althoughstu dent,in when I am gone. ,hewill be lonely:' PCM I normally spend a year of courseworkat MTUbefore going Well, said everyonehe has met, in fact.seem, receptive to the into the fieldas a volunteer, Well, was ofli,redthat opportunity in Peace Corp,.He noted that they are ,ll curious about what they are November2012. doing in Zambia, love to 1,lk with volunteer, in the loc,l l anguage ''.Afterhaving studied aquatic ecology at Bridge water, I saw this as and are generally ,hocked that a 'mzungu" can speaktheir language the natural position for me,"he said, "Despite having to rearrange andi, actuallytr}'ing to do ,o. how thing,are typic,lly donein the PCM! program,I made it Anotherhigh pointin hi, Peace Co,:p,sojourn was an Easter work to embark on this journeyof a lifetime," servicein whichhe got to meet the seniorchieftaines, similarto India, and I was verye:ooited,"he said, "I quiclclylearned. she shook my hand.her eyes got bright and hersmile ev en bigger. however, that while there are similaritiet Zambia is vastly different. She then thanlced me andmoved on. It has come to quiclclywin myhe ar,:• "Gettingto have that interaction tohave herthank me felt lilce Rur,l Agrtculture Promot ion -the fieldin which Well, spend, quite an honor as itsn ot everyday that a 'mzungu gets total kto the bulk ofhi, effort, -is designed ,o that volunteer,serve in the SeniorChieftain ne.,," remotevillages that are sometimes as far as 37 mile, from an asphalt Well,will return fromAfricain May 201S. He i, worlcing to road. and act as extension age nts for the Zambian Departmentof achieve hi, master',at MTUby May2016, 20 SPRING-SUMMER 2013 BridgewaterGraduate to Lead BetlianyTheological Seminary Ministry ThroughEaucation By Karen Doss Bowman '91 or JeffCmer, the leap froma 20-}"ar careeras a pastor to hi, new role as presidentof Bethany Theological Seminaryis a natur,l progression of a lifelongpassion for education.As he ad pastorF at Manassa , Churchof the Brethren since2003. Carter already has worked extensivel ywith you ng adultt mentoring college students as well as students from Bethmy. �•1 seemy new role as a natural conne:tionto what I've already beendoing as pastor:• "id Carter,a 1992 graduate ofBridgewater who came to Manassas in 1995 as the congregation,associate pastor."It will be a much different role, but there, that ongoingc ommit, ment to edu:ation.which I hope is truefor studentsat Bethan}\ those in the pastorate and thosein the congre, wherehe represented the denorni, gations." nation, position,through collabo, Carter,who graduatedfrom Bethanyin 1998 and ration with government official, earned a doctorate in ministryfrom Prtnceton Theologi -JEFF CARTER '92 and organizations.Amember of cal Seminaryin 2006, take,the helm of the Clrurchof thedenomin ation,Standing Corn, the Brethrenseminary in Richmond.Ind. on July I. In mittaeof district delegate, to An, hi,newrole,he hopes toprom ote the value of a theo, nu,l Conference,Carter also has logical edu:ationfor all people.re gardie" of profe.,ion. servedon the BrethrenHousing Corporation Board ofDirectort "Having some spir itu,l formation allow, people to reflecton who on the Mid-Atlantic DistrictBoard and as districtmoderator. theyare. how they understand their worldand how they under, Carter has ,hared hi, giftsandl eadershipbey ondthe denomi, stand God in the world. and thento put those piece, together;' nation. Ihm 2003 to 20 I0, he was the Churchof the Brethren Carter "id. "I think that', an important part of theologic,leduca, representative to the WorldCouncil of Chu rches and servedon the tion.It snot just to produce pastors;itsreallyabout a holistic Conference of the worl d Cowlcilof ChurchesBoard ofDirectors. understandingof who we are," He currently servesas lead chaplain for the Department of Fire and Carter believe,hi, edu:ationat Bridgewater, as well as hi, study Rescue of Prince William Countyin Virginia.He and hi, wife, Kirn abroadexperience in Cheltenham, England.through Brethren Col, Flora Carter,'94, have threedaughter,, Anna, Grace and Julie. leges Abroad, contributed to hi, own personal andspiritu,l growth. Carteris looking forward to the challengeshi, new role will Though he enrolled as an undecided major, Carter took an early brin& particularlythe experienceof working with a faculty for interestin internationalstudies and politic,,as well as philosophy the first time.Ashe begins.he expects to do a lot of listening, and and religion. eventu,llyhopes to r,ise the profileof the seminaryas a vital place ''.A.,a liberalarts college, Bridgewaterprovided an opportunity of'learning,engagement andexploration"for Brethren and in the to explore a number of different interests -both Jmmmtom e as broader ecumenical community. I startedmyundergraduate education,and thosethat developed "My hope is that we as a denominationwill not be afr>idof along the wa}i'said Carter."I believe that the interestthat some of diversity and change.bur will find way, in which we can embrace my profe.,ors tookin me called forthdifferent gifts an died to op, it;' Carter ,>id. "I also hope to get out to the Brethrencolleges and portunities to ptn'ruenew opportunities," universitiesmd to really engage with students. I want to talk to Afterearning a bachelor', degree in international studies from them about calling and how they seethemselves making a difference Bridgewater, Carterwas a legislative aide with the Churchof the in the world-and how Bethany can equip and empower themto BrethrenWashington Office through BrethrenVolunteer Service. do that." BRIDGEWATER 21 LEFT T RIHT: Thro-/noerro PresidrotRoyFergu!,OnJr., Teshome Mob/N!geandDr. Ken Over"")'. Phc � Tanny Thompn t's not veryimposing -just a sleek. •ourhope is that others will b electricvehicles," s>id TeshomeMolalenge. slenderobelisk that lc.oepsa lonelyvigilat director 22 SPRING-SUMMER 2013 Smart drewstrength from her memories of friends and family, particularly her mother's promise to love he alway, no mter what. "I realized that it was something worth living for. It was something worth surviving for:' "I am so gratefulthat I lmow what its like to bein that position ii}\she said. particularlyhermother's promise to love heralways. no so lean sa}\ 'yet thats a problem. we needto do somethingabout matterwhat. it,"' Smut said. "I am so grateful thatI can be a voice forchil d "I realized that it was something worth livingfor;' Smut said. "It advocacy:' was somethingworth survivingfor," Dr. JeffreyH. Pierson.professor of communication studies and For the next nine monthta maln ou rished Sm,rt was r apedregu, organizerof the event,said he wasnt expectingthe luge crowd larly and traveledin public wearing a long robe and a veil alongside that lined up outside of Cole Half,doors by6:IS p.m. for the7:30 hercaptors, who threatened to lcill her and herfamily if she tried to p.m. event. After the main venuein Cole H,ll filledup, audience escape ordidn't obey theirrules. memberswere dire:ted to a room where the speechwas shol'lll.on a Through their travelsthe trio ended up in Californiaand as ,creen.By 7:20 p.m, those ,rriving werebeingturned away. Mitchelland Barzee tallcedof movingto Boston or Philadelphia, "I e,pecteda few people in line, but not half the college in line;' Smut strokedMitchell's egoand manipulatedthem to move back Pierson saidbefore introducing Smut. to Sa lt LalceCit� Audience members loolcedon as Smutrecounted her nightm,re "I thought. I'm not going to bere,cued.If I want to be rescued I fromthe beginning,when on the night of JuneS, 2002, as she was have to get back to Utah." she said. sleepingin bed with her youngersister, she heard a voice. One day after they hitchhilcedbackto Utah. severalpeople re, "I just couldn't believe it. It had to be in my dream,it had to be ported seeing Smmwallcing with two people . She was rescued later that da}\ Much 12, 2003, At firstreluctant to identifyherself to police,still fe ,ring a baclc lash fromher captor t Smartwas sep,rated from Mitchell and B,rzee,identifiedherself and was reunited with herfamily. "I remembersitting (in the police station) wondering what was going to happento me next;' Smm said. "The door flewopen and my dad came runninginto the room andfor a secondhe stopped andloolcedat me. He came overand he grabbed me. He said, 'Eliza, beth,isthat reallyyout Bothof us just stmed to cryour ey es out:' Mitchellis now serving lifein prison for his crimesand B,rzee was sentencedto IS ye,rs for her in volvement in the lcidnapping. Smut testified aboutwhat happenedto her at Mitchelfs trial.To, da}\ Smutlives by oneimport ant pieceof advice givento her by her a nightm,re,"she said. "ThenI he,rd thevoice again and this time mothershortly ,fterher return. I realized it was not pm of my dream.It was very real. He said.'I "My mom said to me, 'What thismanhas done to you isterrible have a knifeat your neck.dont malcea sound.get up and comewith and there ,rent wordsstrong enough to de,cribe how terribleand me: I feltthe knifelying acrossmy neck; I couldfeelits edge onthe wiclcedheis;" Smut said. "This will go on throughthe courrs and tipof my skin:' some lcindof sentencing will be ruled.. The best punishmentthat Smart was led up into the Utah mountainside where her abdue, youcouldevergive himis to be happ)\is to follow your dreamt to tor, Brian David Mitchell and wife Wanda B,rzee, lived in a do exactly what you want to do:• malceshiftcamp. On the firstda}\ Mitchell "m,rrie d:' Smart, raped For Smart. that meant m,rrying her'prince churning" Matthew herand tied her up soshe couldn't e,cape. Gilmour a ye,r ago, graduatingfrom Brigham YoungUniversity ''I'll neverforget how I felt lying on the floor,"Smart said. and empoweringothers through the work she does to endchild "Feeling lilceI was worthiest I was filth}\ like there was no point victimization. in continuingon .. .I rememberfalling asleep thinking about (child ''We always have a choice."she said. ''We cm chooseto move rape and murder victims) and thinlcinghow lucky they werethat for w,rd, we can chooseto be happ)\ we can chooseto lc.oepgoing." they weredead . Theydidn't have to feelworthless or unlovable. 7hisst,yorigi>a"apre in teUFTi!nb(g, \a.Daily News-Reooldon They werethe lucky ones," Fe 2,2013,and wa ,ep,int with pm,issin. Emi� Sar,er ia staf writr But Smart drew strengthfrom hermemories of friendsandfam, wjh tenewsppr. 24 SPRING-SUMMER 2013 get involved BC Alumni Association (BCAA) promotes the interest and welfare ofBridgewater College through its Bridgewater Alumni alumni. 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Bridgewater, VA 22812 Bridgewater College challenges every student 540-828-5448 KEEP CONNECTED WITH OTHER BC ALUMNI AT BRIDGEWATERALUMNI.COM on births, deaths, marriages, job changes, achievements, etc., to [email protected] I Office of Alumni Relations, College Box 40, Bridgewater College, Bridgewater, VA 22812 Remember to include your name, maiden name, class year, spouse's name and class year if applicable, mailing address, phone and email address. (Please avoid using abbreviations.) We look forwardto hearing from you! afer 39 years, he coached his fnal tor in KPMG Company's advi- 1945 basketball game. During his career, sory practice, where he will assist JEAN E. OXLEY of Middletown, he also coached cross county, clients with government health Md., writes that she is a retired sec track and sofball. He also served care IT matters, as well as serve in ondary home economics teacher. as assistant athletic director at the company's health and human She volunteers for Frederick Me Strasburg High School. services practice. Before joining morial Hospital and knits afghans KPMG, he was associate deputy for troops at Fort Detrick. 1973 assistant secretary for IT and SHELLEY GLICK LINGAMFEL deputy chief information ofcer 1960 TER of Woodbridge, Va., teaches of the Health and Human Services BERCHIE ISENBERG LARKINS kindergarten in the Prince William Department. of Kingsport, Tenn., writes that County Public Schools. Shelley she is"enjoying retirement:'She writes that she is enjoying the 1978 volunteers with hospice and the C.S. Lewis Institute Fellowship for In February, EDWARD GIBBS of Red Cross. She is enjoying her four Christian Discipleship. Richmond, Va., received the 2013 Dr. Wolfgang Drechsler '85 children, grandchildren and great Lifetime Achievement award from received an honorary doctorate grandchildren . 1974 the Metropolitan Business League, from Corvin us University of Buda CHERYL PRICHARD HOLDEFER which serves minority, small and pest, Hungary, in recognition of 1966 of Columbia, Md., has published women-owned business. Edward distinguished and internationally MARY "MISSY" LANTZ MAIDEN her frst novel, Victoria' Run, avail is director of procurement at recognized academic achieve of Richmond, Va., retired afer 25 able on Amazon.com. She is a for Virginia Commonwealth University ments in public policy and man years at Commonwealth Catholic mer Spanish and French teacher, and was recognized for his and agement. He is professor and chair Charities, where she was an adop former adjunct faculty member VCU's work in setting a high stan of governa nee at Tallinn University tion social worker. at Johns Hopkins University and dard for inclusive procurement. ofTechnology in Estonia. is currently an assistant principal 1970 at a high school in Montgomery 1984 1987 NANCY CARTER MODRAK of County. Her experiences as a In January, CRAIG MILLER and On April 8, CHRIS BROWN Gainesville, Va., retired in June former marathon runner, cross his wife, Nancy, were recognized became the full-time attorney for 201 1 afer 31 years with ASCD (an country coach and race organizer by the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Harrisonburg, Va. Previously he international education asso add to the credibility of her book. Chamber of Commerce as the was senior assistant attorney for ciation), where she had served as LAWRENCE "LAURIE" MILLER Farm Family of the Year fr their Albemarle County. He ea med his publisher for the last 10years. of Harrisonburg, Va., is the care of the land. They completed a law degree from the University of conservation stewardship program MARY CHRISTIAN QUEEN and new director of the Fitness and Virginia School of Law. through the Natural Resources M. CHARLES QUEEN JR. 74 have Recreation Center at Blue Ridge Conservation Service and Cargill. seven grandchildren age six and Community College. Previously, he 1995 The family received national under. They live in Shenandoah, Va. was director of student programs KIRK MOYERS, who has taught attention in 2012, when two of and recreational sports at Eastern world history at Harrisonburg High their turkeys, Cobbler and Gob 1971 Mennonite University. He earned School for the past 15 years, will bler, were pardoned by President a M.Ed. from James Madison visit China during the summer of In 1971, MILLSON FRENCH of Ba rack Oba ma during the annual University. 2013 for an experiential learning Strasburg, Va., was hired by the Thanksgiving turkey pardoning M. CHARLES QUEEN JR. (see trip with 50educators from around Shenandoah County School Board ceremony at the White House, MARY CHRISTIAN QUEEN '70). the U.S. The trip is made possible for a teaching position at what which the Millers attended. was then Strasburg Middle School. by a scholarship through Virginia He also coached junior varsity 1975 School-University Partnership and 1985 Education First. Kirk will travel to teams in football and basketball JOHN TEETER of Chester, Md., DR. WOLFGANG DRECHSLER Beijing, Xi'an and Shanghai, and at Strasburg High School. In 2013, has been named managing direc- 26 S P R ING - S UM M E R 2 0 1 3 see historic landmarks including the Great Wall of China, the Forbid den City, Terracotta Warriors and class '13 the Jade Buddha Temple. alumni weekend 1997 Class oP 1948 JOHN BARROW and Megan have ROW 1: Ermina MillerPetcher, a son, Tyson Mills, born Jan. 3. The Ina Mason Shank, Esther Landis Bittinger ROW2: Har family lives in Greensboro, N.C. old Petcher, Louise Bowman CHAD CONLEY and Tifany have Callahan, Wendell EllerROW a son, Parker Branson, born Jan. 3: Leon Rhodes, Glenn Suter, David Flora 10. The family, which includes a daughter, Kendall, lives in Har risonburg, Va. 1998 HARVEY LEDDY of Eden, N.C., was licensed to the Christian min istry on April 7 at Eden Church of the Brethren. On March 1, he be gan an interim pastorate at Jones Chapel Church of the Brethren in Martinsville, Va. GARV MINNICK of Lima, Ohio, has been promoted to commercial lender at First Federal Bank. In his new role, he will be responsible for small-business loans, commercial industrial loans and commercial real estate loans. He is currently a member of the board of trustees for the Lima Allen Council for Com munity Afairs, chair for the United Way Young Leaders Society and a member of the board of trustees Class oP 1953 for Marimor Industries Inc. ROW 1: Helen Wine Shickel, BarbaraSellers Roller, Janet Smith ROW 2: Wayne Spangler, Doris MoyerWhitmore, J. Willard Bowman ROW 3: Howard Mason, Marion Mason, Charles Simmons CLARK A. RITCHIE of Broadway, Va., has been appointed as an associate director for the second time by the DuPont Community Class oP 1958 Credit Union board of directors. He ROW 1: Ralph Webster, Faye is chief deputy commonwealth's ByerlyDavenport, Loretta Hart man Lohr, Dawn SpanglerJeffries attorney for Harrisonburg and ROW2: Ed Jeffries,Kitty Garber Rockingham County, Va. He earned Puffenberger,Fred Swartz ROW his juris doctorate from West 3: Kenneth Smith, Gary Osborne, Virginia University College of Law. John Miller He serves on the boards of the Col lins Center and the Rockingham Education Foundation. In Sept., D. STERLING TURNER of Richmond, Va., joined ARCA DIS as an environmental project manager. B R I D G EWA TE R 27 class 113 alumni weekend AnnClass Foster oP Brwn, 1968 Carolene Grossnickle Perry, Nancy Frambes Gleich Sam Zigler Camden Jonah, born March 12. AMANDA STOUT DOSS and 1999 2003 Nathan is associate pastor at Mill David have a daughter, Ashlynn, ALISON COFFMAN MARKOW KIM WOODRING LEE and Aaron Creek Church of the Brethren. The born in December 2010. In 2009, and Brant have twin daughters, have a daughter, Teagan Paige, family lives in Broadway, Va. Amanda received her nursing Emma Susanne and Jenna Marie, born Jan. 6. The family lives in DEIRDRA TATE JONES and Doug degree and married her husband, born Aug. 7. Alison is director of Richmond, Va. a have a son, Dylan Uriah Douglas David. The f mily lives in Roanoke, children's programs for Prevent ROBB SHIPP of Boones Mill, Va., Jones, born April 21. The family, Va. Blindness Mid-Atlantic. The family, was named Teacher of the Year for which also includes a daughter, which includes two sons, Isaac and Altavista Combined School at the Alexis, lives in Lynchburg, Va. Wyatt, lives in Midlothian, Va. 2008 Altavista Area Chamber of Com- AARON COSNER (see APRIL merce's annual dinner on Jan. 26. JOHNSON COSNER '06). He is director of the school's music 2006 2000 APRIL JOHNSON COSNER and NATHAN HOLLENBERG (see ROBERT GASSER and ERIN program, as well as the concert Aaron Cosner '08 have a son, Aus- KATE BLACKMAN HOLLEN- BUE NG GASSER '02 have a band, pep band and marching tin, born July 25, 2011. The family BERG '05). daughter, Madeline Elizabeth, band. lives in Tampa, Fla. born Jan. 4. The family, which includes a son, lives in Lima, Ohio. KRISTIN NOEL FELDENZER 2009 2004 MCQUIDDY and Frank have a In December 2012, LARA WIL· TIFFANY CAULEY MYERS and son, Levi Thomas, born June 8, SON of Mount Airy, Md., received Mark have a daughter, Hannah 2001 2012. The fmily, which includes a a master of science in counseling WILLIAM "BILL" CIESLAK and Jeanine, born Feb. 7. The family, daughter, Haley, lives in Newport, studies from Capella University. In Rachel Wyant were married in Sep- which includes two sons, Hunter R.I. February 2013, she was promoted tember 2004. They have two sons, and Caleb, lives in Hot Springs, Va. to a lead bridge therapist at The William, born in July 2009 and EMILY NORTH CATRON and Shafer Center for Early lnterven- Ethan, born in September 2011. Mike have a daughter, Claire Grace, 2005 born Dec. 29. The family lives in tion, a private company shaping The family lives in Carmel, Ind. DR. KASEY L. GARRISON earned Luray, Va. the behavior of children on the DAVID MUSIL JR. has been a Ph.D. in curriculum and instruc- autism spectrum. named associate director of athlet- tion at Old Dominion University in ics for communications at Saint Norflk, Va. Her dissertation was 2007 Peter's University in Jersey City, "This Intense Desire to Know the In September 2012, CHRISTO· 2012 CARINA BOTTERBUSCH of N.J. He spent the past nine years as World: Factors Infuencing the Se- PHER BEAHM of Harrisonburg, Johnson City, Tenn., is pursuing assistant sports information direc- lection of Multicultural Children's Va., joined VBS Mortgage, an a master's degree in social work tor at Mount St. Mary's University Literature!'ln the spring of 2013, afliate of Farmers and Merchants from East Tennessee State Univer- in Emmitsburg, Md. she began a three-year lecturer Bank, as a mortgage advisor. sity. She assists homeless students position at Charles Stu art Univer- RACHEL JENKINS BRANT and in her feld work and is a resident sity in Wagg a Wagga, Australia. Justin have twin sons, Miles Lewis 2002 director at the university. ERIN BUENG GASSER (see ROB· KATE BLACKMAN HOLLEN· and Wyatt Russell, born Jan. 31. The ERT GASSER '00). BERG and Nathan Hollenberg family, which includes another son, '08 have their frst child, a son, Henry, lives in Oak Harbor, Wash. 28 S P R ING - S UM M E R 2 O 1 3 lier and Beaverdam schools, and cal Seminary. He also did graduate 31, at the age of 88. She taught Memorials at Ashland Public Library until her study in psychology and sociology elementary school in Florida, retirement in 1986. She is survived at Northern Illinois University and Maryland and Virginia. She was a by her brother, BC Athletic Hall of additional studies in ministry to member ofTerrace View Church of FRANCES UTZ MOYERS '33 of Fame member JamesW. Myers 'SO the aging at Lancaster Theological the Brethren in Forest, Va. Among Harrisonburg, Va., died Jan. 28, at of McGaheysville, Va. Also among Seminary and Yale Divinity School. her survivors is a brother, Hubert the age of 100. After earning a B.A. her survivors are two daughters, He served as pastor of a number of "Hugh"Whitten Jr. '49 ofBridge degree from Bridgewater College, Patricia Ann Miller Langer '63 Church of the Brethren congrega water, Va. she attended Columbia University ofWestBloomfeld, Mich. and tions in Virginia, West Virginia, in New York City. She was a high LOWELL VICTOR SHARPES Sue Ellen Miller Patterson '65 of Maryland, Illinois and Ohio; as well school teacher in Rockingham JR. '45 of Boonsboro, Md., and Haymarket, Va. Miller's generous as Methodist and United Church County for 15 yea rs. She was a formerly of Broadway, Va., died of Christ churches. During his 60 member of Linville Creek Church Feb. 11, at the age of 88. Afer years of ministry, he led many of the Brethren, where she taught attending Bridgewater College, revivals, retreats, workshops and Sunday school and was a deacon he served in alternative service seminars. He was a camp coun for many years. She enjoyed as a smoke jumper in Montana, selor, teacher and moderator of tending her flower and vegetable and three voyages to Europe as a local and district churches. In 1974 gardens, traveling, reading and oil sea cowboy fr the Heifer Project. he became a certifed chaplain and painting. He was a poultry man and retired created the Chaplaincy Program at Kathryn Myers Miller'38 from Holly Farms. CHARLES J. HOKE '34 of El Do Lewis-Gale Hospital in Salem, Va. THE REV. J. WELDON MYERS rado, Ark., died Dec. 30, fllowing He served as chaplain at numerous support of Bridgewater College in '46 of Roanoke, Va., died Jan. 6, at a fall on Dec. 28. He was 97. other institutions. He was a mem cluded stock valued at $50,000 to the age of 89. In response to World THE REV. RAYMON E. ELLER '36 ber of the Bridgewater Church of help build the Funkhouser Center War II, in keeping with his faith of North Manchester, Ind., died the Brethren. fr Health and Wellness. regarding non-violence, he served Feb. 7, at the age of 102. He earned MARGARET FRIDDLE BOWMAN DR. JOSEPH WILLARD BAKER in Civilian Public Service where he a bachelor of divinity degree from '41 of Amelia Island, Fla., died '45 of Kirkwood, Mo., died Jan. 3, worked on theBlue Ridge Park Bethany Seminary in Chicago. March 20, at the age of 93. at the age of 88. He earned a Ph.D. way. He graduated from Houghton He was a retired clergyman with in organic chemistry from the College in 1949 and afer attend the Church of the Brethren. He REBECCA ELIZABETH MORRIS University of Virginia. He was a se ing seminary was ordained in 1952 served congregations in Kansas, HICKMAN JUDY '41 of Clermont, nior group leader in the Research and elevated to the eldership at Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Fla., died March 8, at the age of95. Department of Monsanto for more Hollins Road in 1955. He served as Virginia. He served as moderator of She earned a master's degree from than 33 years and held 127 U.S. pastor to several Brethren Church several district conferences. Since the University of Missouri Col- and foreign patents. es. In recent years, he served the 1980, he has completed seven lege of Education. She moved to RUTH ARGENBRIGHT LINE Church of theBrethren disaster interim pastorates. He received Columbia and taught special edu WEAVER '45 of Mount Crawford, relief team, RAM (Roanoke Area Bridgewater College's Outstanding cation at M.U:s laboratory school. Va., died Jan. 12, at the age of 90. Ministries) House chaplain at Lewis Service Award in 1993. He wrote She also served as associate edu She retired after 26 years from Gale Hospital and ca re provider many poems, including a book of cation director at Missouri United the U.S. Forest Service, where she fr his great-granddaughter. He poems and proverbs, Refreshing Methodist Church and director worked as the frest supervisor's is survived by his wife of 63 years, Springs, published in July 2001. of special education services for administrative assistant. She was Marion. Also among his survivors He received the Editor's Cho ice Columbia Public Schools before re a member of the Bridgewater are two sisters, Amy Myers Ericson Awa rd for Achievement in Poetry tiring in 1979. She volunteered at Church of the Brethren, where she '48 of Gaithersburg, Md., and Patri from the International Library of TheWardro be, the American Red served as a deacon and Sunday cia Myers Uhler '54 of Ashburn, Va. Poets. He hosted six tours to the Cross, the Oakland Church Sewing School teacher, and in many roles Bible lands. He was a member Circle and through the Retired and ALMA MOYERS LONG '48 of Ada, supporting Christian education. of the Manchester Church of the Senior Volunteer Program. Ohio, died July 31, at the age of She and her husband, Carl, who Brethren, where he sang in the THE REV. CARL HUFFMAN ZI 86. She began her teaching career survives, recently celebrated their Ecclesia Choir. GLER '43 ofBridgewater, Va., died in the last one-room school in 70th wedding anniversary. Also Preston County, W.Va. She taught KATHRYN MYERS MILLER '38 of April 7, at the age of 95. He was an among her survivors is a daughter, chemistry, biology and earth Ashland, Va., died April 24 at the ordained elder and minister in the Sue Lineweaver Hutchinson '74 of science fr 30 years in the Upper age of 96. She was predeceased Church of theBrethren. He earned Bridgewater, Va. Scioto Valley School System. She by her husband of 58 years, L. Paul a master of arts degree in theology PAULINE BAKER PINDER '45 of received the Acker Teaching Award Miller '29, a long-time professor at Earlham School of Religion Frederick, Md., died Jan. 29. and led many successful Chemistry at Randolph-Macon College. She in Richmond, Ind., and a master Quiz Bowl teams. She was active was a teacher at Henrico High of sacred theology in pastoral VIRGINIA WHITTEN POLLARD in the Church of theBrethren at School and a librarian at Montpe- counseling from United Theologi- '45 of Bridgewater, Va., died Jan. B R I D G EWA TE R 29 Cl ass oP 1963 ROW 1: B. Ray Fike, ErnieMay, Stuart Suter, BeckyBeech May, Nancie Bollinger Wolfe, Mary Kay Thomas Rhodes, Esther Janney,Betty Lou Rickman Davis, Kenny Bowman ROW 2: Wit Nolen, Doug Jones, Harriet Flora Rader, Barbara class '13 Winters Huffman,Joann Painter Reid, Mandy Dixon Pence, Ann Anderson Scott, Nancy WerkingPoling ROW 3: James Wood, alumni weekend Lula Belle BarnhartWood, ErnieMistr, Jane Meadows, Betty Glover Mist,; Henrietta Kiracofe Fralin, GeorgeMidd lekauffROW 4: John Garber, Vernon Wingert, Tom Fralin, Wayne Mitchell Philip Ritchie, Ralph Kline, Norman Sulser, Donnie Cubbage the local, district and national World War II. He was retired from medical degree from the Medical MELVIN LEE WAMPLER '57 of levels. She was instrumental in the U.S. Postal Service and was a College ofVirginia and served Grottoes, Va., died April 3, at the establishing BrethrenVolunteer pitcher fr the New Market Rebels his internship at Lancaster (Pa.) age of 81. He was a farmer and Service, which was the model for baseball team. He was a member General Hospital. He served as a attended Cornerstone Church in the Peace Corps. She was the frst of Rader Lutheran Church. surgeon for nine years in Maharas- Harrisonburg, Va., and Port Repub- female moderator for the Northern JAMES HARMAN ROADCAP JR. tra, India, at the Brethren Mission lie United Methodist Church. Ohio District of the Church of the '51 of Harrisonburg, Va., died Jan. Hospital in Dahanu. Returning to JOHN DENNIS HARMAN '58 of Brethren. Along with her husband, 14, at the age of 88. He served the U.S. he practiced fve years at Copper Hill, Va., died Feb. 17, at Urban, who survives, she was a in the U.S. Marine Corps during Appalachian Regional Hospital in the age of 77. He served in the U.S. District youth counselor for many World War II as a crew chief on South Williamson, Ky. Beginning Marine Reserves. He became an years. She was instrumental in a B-25 bomber, participating in in 1973, he practiced at Johnson educator at Check High School and establishing Inspiration Hills Camp the consolidation of the Northern County Hospital in Mountain City, Floyd County High School, and and served on its board. She was a Solomon Islands. He spent fve Tenn. After its closing, he moved earned his master's degree from deaconess, Sunday School teacher years with the State Health De- to Jefferson, N.C., and worked at Radford College during this time. and lay leader at County Line partment's Lexington-Rockbridge Ashe Memorial Hospital from 1990 After serving the Floyd County Church of the Brethren. She was an County ofce. In 1956, he joined until his retirement. He was an ac- Schoo I System for 18 years, he avid gardener and grew roses. the State Water Control Board tive member of the Church of the became a full-time farmer raising CHARLES JACKSON"JACK" in Richmond, Va., as a pollution Brethren, having served as a past beef cattle. He was a member of ASHBY '51 of Morristown, Tenn., control engineer and then as moderator of the Southeastern Copper Hill Church of the Brethren, died Feb. 25, at the age of 83. He assistant director of sewage abate- District. He was a member of the where he served as treasurer, dea- earned a master's degree in phar- ment. In 1971, he was appointed Bridgewater Church of the Breth- con, trustee and Sunday School macy from the Medical College as Harrisonburg-Rockingham ren. He is survived by his wife, the teacher. former Josephine Spangler, '53. ofVi rginia. He worked in several Regional Sewer Authority's frst NORMAN LEE TOLAND '58 of capacities for Drug Fair, which later executive director, a position he NELSON OLIVER WINE '55 of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Dec. 25, evolved into Rite Aid. He retired in held until his retirement in 1986. Daleville,Va., died Feb. 23. He at the age of 76. He began work- 2002 afer almost 50 years. He was He was an avid reader with a par- served in the U.S. Army during ing at Rockwell Collins in 1959 and a deacon in his church and served ticular interest in Civil War history World War II. His work career was retired in 1991. He was a member as an after-school tutor. and genealogy. He is survived by concentrated in sales of home- of Hillside Wesleyan Church. He EVERETTE WILLIAM "PETE" his wife, Mary Alice. improvement projects in New enjoyed traveling and history, CLEM '51 ofTimberville, Va., died DR. FREDERICK W. WAMPLER York, Charlotte, N.C., and Roanoke, working in his vegetable garden Jan. 16, at the age of 88. He was '53 of Bridgewater, Va., died April Va. He was a member of St. Phi Ii p and tending his berries. He is a veteran of the U.S. Navy during 13, at the age of 80. He earned his Lutheran Church. He is survived by survived by his wife, Karol. his wife, Evelyn. 30 S P R ING - S UM M E R 2 0 1 3 memorials EMERYBOWARD HEATWOLE ementary schoos. For many years, papers for more than 35 years and Editor1 Noe:ln the Wi�er2013 JR.'60 of Harrisonburg, Va., ded she served as organist and choir was a broadcaster for many years edition ofBridgewtermagazine, th meorial fr F Everette Sith '37, Jan. 26, at the age of 8. He served directo at Cooks Creek Presbyte for area sporting events. He served incorrectly listed hi brother Dr. Bobb in the U.S. Army. He owned and rian Chrch. She served as a board on th Bridgewater College board Lon Sith 119, as his son. operated the family business for member with the Rockingham of trustees from 2002 -207. He Also, the memorial for DonaldAllen attened the Grove Street United more than 40 years, Heatwole Harrisonburg SPCA. She was Carpenter '6� inorrect listed the Tile Co. He enjoyed working in involved with the Virginia Angus Methdis Curch He is survived dass yeais of his brothers. Th correct his vegetable garden, trips to the Association, where she and her by his wife, Irma. liting for hs brothrs isLarrM. Carpenter 71 ofDayton, Va., and Dr. family cabin in the mountains and husband, George, who survives, re RUSSELL S. LISKEY '63 of Hedg fshing. He is survived by his wife, ceived the Hall of Merit Award. An Joh Carpenter 77 of CharlotesVle, esville, WVa., died Dec. 28. He is Va. Ellen. Also among his survivors is a avid tennis player, she was active survived by his wife, Harriett. sister, Delores Heatwole Hoak '56 with Harrisonbug Tennis Patrons. We regret a( inonvenence ths ma BRUCE P. KUBERNUK'73 of Mo hve caused. of Harrisonburg Va. Among her survivors is a sister, El risville, Pa., died Jan. 28. Prio to len Byerly Adams '70 of Four Oaks, CHARLES B. HAM MO ND' 62 of his retirement, he was employed N.C., and two brothers, Tom Byerly Covingon, Va., died Jan. 6. He is as a tool-and-die maker with GM '6 of Mt. Solon, Va., and Jim Byerly SLlived b his wife, Karen. Also Fischer Guide Division for 25years. '67 of Merced, Calif. among his survivors is a twin He was an aid golfer and a Phillies brother, Howard R. Hammond '62 THE REV. HAROLD DAVID GAR fan. He enjoyed gardening, cook of Covington, Va. BER '63 of Petersburg, W.Va., died ing, traveling and photography. He LO BYERLY ALDHIZER '63 of Jan. 22, following a battle with is survived by his wife. Terry. cancer. He received a MEd. fro Harrispburg. Va., died Feb. 18. KENNETH LEEBARNET T '95 of James Madison Universty and She graduated frp the Chicago Dallas, died Feb. 5, after a short worked in the Grant County School Conservatoy of Musi� where battle with cancer. He was 39. He System fo 33 years. He served as she majored in organ. She taught earned a master's degree from the a pasto for more than 25 years, music at Spotswood and Keister el- University o Phoenix. was a historical writer for the local HALL OF FAMER RAYMOND L. SHULL '56 PASSES AWAY AT 3 RAYMOND L SHULL '56, of Swoope, Va., died April 17 a the age of 80. Shull, who was born May 12, 1932, in Augusta County, Va., was a member of the Bridgewater College Athletic Hall of Fame, having been inducted in 2001. He also was a member of the Wilson Memorial High School sports hll of fame. He was a self-employed businessman for more than 60years. Shull was one of the top all-aroL11d athletes during his era at Bridgewater, earning 11 athletic letters during his career. He plaed basketball and baseball for four years and football three seasons while at BC. He also helped lead Bridgewater to the championship in the Virginia State Fast Pitch Softball College Tourament in 1952. Following graduauon Shull was a legend in area softball circles, playing the sport for two decades. In 1952, he was voted te outsanding pitcher in the sate fas-pitch tounament an, 20years later, he was again named the outstanding pitcer in the state as he led his team to the sate slo-pitch championship. He is survived by his wife, Pats (Wampler) Shull, two sons, seven grandchildren, two great-grand children and a sister. Pllotofrom Rif 1956 BRIDGEWATER 31 he May Day festival( since 1923 ), which was plannedand directed by Ma Da Tthe social committee, was an important annual occasion at Bridgewa y y ter College. During most of the years of Warren D. Bowman's presidency 1963 ( 1949-64), the crowning of the queen, the wrapping of the Maypole by the dancers and the pageant (dramatizing a particular theme) took place on the "East Lawn" between Cole and Rebecca halls. Beginning in 1959, a formal ball in the evening concluded the day's merry and colorful activities. (Photo courtesy ofSpecil Cofections, Alexander Mack Memorial Library) 32 SPRING-SUMMER 2013 ,. I "• i. t,O !, L � -�.. ,_ _p ...... Join alumni& friends for a trip led by Prof.EmeritusSteve \Vatson. May 23-June 7 Make plans now to join Pro£ EmeritusSteve Watson and fellow alumni and friends of Bridgewater College foran excursionto beautiful Spain and Portugal in 2014. While on tour, you will visit the famous cities and sites of southern Portugal, Madrid, Toledo, Seville, Granada, Valencia, Barcelona and sites in between. For moreinformation or to sign up, call the officeof alumni relations at 540-828-545 I or 800-4 76-4289 , ext. 545 I or email [email protected]. 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