MAGAZINE VOLUME 85 NO.2 DEAR MEMBERS OF THE SWEET BRIAR COMMUNITY:

s our first semester comes to a close, my wife, Jan, and I wish to thank you all A for the exceedingly warm welcome we have received from alumnae, parents, students, faculty, staff and friends of the College. This has been a banner time for Jan and for me, returning after all these decades back where we were when we were so young. It has been one of our life’s greatest blessings to be sure. The New Year will be pivotal for Sweet Briar as we continue the strategic evaluations of all facets of our College started by Dr. Jo Ellen Parker and the leadership of our sterling Board of Directors. Sweet Briar is certainly not alone in the difficulties it faces: A radically different admissions cohort and the simultaneous shift in demographics pose challenges that single-sex institutions have no choice but to confront. For our College, the research and analysis work continues at a robust pace. I am confident it will be completed on time and the Board of Directors will use the findings to guide our way forward. You may read more about the strategic planning on pages 2-3 of this magazine, and we will continue to keep you updated as we progress. Jan and I hope that the New Year will smile warmly upon one and all. Yours very truly,

James F. Jones Jr. Interim President Sweet Briar College

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Features

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Departments

2-11 26-65 On the Quad Class Notes & Q&A with President Alumnae News Jones, Library Sweet Tones Reunite, Dedication, Speakers Alumnae Awards, on Campus, LARS Lives to Remember Research Station, Skiffle Visits, Holiday Happenings, Riding & Athletics

SBC.EDU | SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE 1 MEET OUR INTERIM PRESIDENT

Interim President James “Jimmy” F. Jones Jr. with wife Jan Sheets Jones ’69 and ”first dog” Colleen at Sweet Briar House

hat is your primary hat inspired you to ould you tell us about Wgoal during your Wdedicate your career to Cthe course that you’ll be tenure at the College? academia? teaching spring semester? I hope to contribute to the ongoing I went to kindergarten at the age of five Why is it important to you to strategic planning work started by and fell in love with school. I consider remain in the classroom? President Jo Ellen Parker and the myself the most fortunate of guys since I leadership of the Board of Directors. have had only two love affairs: one that No sane person would ever choose to Like all but a very few women’s colleges, started when I was five and fell in love be a college president! I always wanted Sweet Briar is today confronted by with the idea of school and the other to be a teacher and a scholar, and even intractable issues that have been building when I was nineteen, when Jan was a after I became president at Kalamazoo, for the past 45-plus years: a radically student at Sweet Briar, and I fell in love I always taught at least one course different demographic environment with her. I am the luckiest guy on the every year. It keeps me grounded in coupled with the massive consequences planet. why I have loved school all my life. I am of coeducation to all-women colleges. looking forward to teaching the honors The work we are undertaking is to help course The Emergence of the Modern us respond to these issues and chart the Mind in the spring. Together, we will best path forward for our College. investigate some of the texts illustrating the evolving construct of modernity in Western civilization, including Descartes, Montesquieu and John Locke. We will combine these readings with analyses of art and music to explore how it is that we know something to be true.

2 SBC.EDU | SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE ou’ve been a college hat do you believe n the Working Group’s Ypresident for nearly two Wis today’s biggest Irecent report, it indicates decades. What is the most challenge facing higher that the research is evaluating important lesson you’ve education? How does that options in both a single- learned from that experience? extend to Sweet Briar? sex and coeducational It would have to be to surround myself Every institution has to make the financial environment. Does this mean with really smart people. There is algorithms work if one’s school does the school is going coed? a perhaps apocryphal story told of not have the massive endowments the Winston Churchill. Someone once told wealthiest institutions today enjoy. This Again, all options are on the proverbial him that he was a great leader and asked is Sweet Briar’s moment in her long table. We cannot rule out anything that what the key to his leadership abilities history writ large. For an institution to might help us steer the ship to a safe was. He is said to have replied that he not only survive but thrive in today’s harbor. That said, we do not pretend had no leadership abilities of any kind, higher education landscape, it must have to know what the research will show that all he tried to do was to keep up enrollment attractiveness, financial aid us and we will not make any decisions with those whom he appointed. I did not dollars galore, dedicated faculty — which until it is complete. We are looking into appoint any of the administrators here we obviously have — and a well-cared- every possible option for a college in our at our College, but I try to keep up with for physical plant. The latter is one of position. To do anything less is to jettison these revered colleagues every day. our own looming issues with the cost our moral obligation to our founder and surrounding deferred maintenance. to all those who have come before us at this beautiful site. hat is the biggest o you believe a liberal difference you’ve found hat is the status of the W arts degree is still at Sweet Briar today versus D research; and when valuable in today’s world? W when your wife, Jan, was a can alumnae expect to know Why? student here? more? I would go back again to the radical shift Absolutely. Our students will change jobs time and again over their adult lives. The work is underway, and our in demographics that colleges, including consultants and administrators at the ours, have seen in the past few decades. To be successful, they need a toolbox filled with excellent communication College are working on it every day. We Financial aid was almost unheard of will continue to update our constituents in 1969, when I was last here. Today, skills, judgment, ethics and a strong work consciousness. Where else is one when more information is gleaned and nearly every student receives some analyses are completed. type of financial assistance, whether it to get such tools but in a liberal arts is a Virginia Tuition Assistance Grant, a environment? Pell Grant or a merit-based scholarship. hat is your favorite Also, our student body today is much aul Rice, chair of the Board Wexperience (so far) more diverse. We have first-generation of Directors, recently as Sweet Briar’s interim students — 37 percent of our first-year P class — and a laudably high percentage shared a report from Elizabeth president? of students of color. Sweet Briar is doing Wyatt ’69, chair of the Of the myriad examples I could cite, I in its own way the equivalent of the Strategic Planning Initiative will provide one. A few Mondays ago, GI Bill: opening doors that had never when Scott Shank, vice president for been opened to students and facilitating Working Group, with the finance and administration, and I were in socioeconomic mobility. It is exactly what entire Sweet Briar community. Prothro to have lunch with our students, higher education should be doing. At the Why is it important the College a member of one of our sports teams, same time, it presents different financial whom I know well, stopped me and told challenges to the College. undertake the current strategic me that she was happy to see that I was planning research that was feeling better. I was startled. I thanked outlined in the report? her but told her that I had not been ill. She said that she and her teammates We have no choice but to find a safe assumed I was sick because Colleen harbor for our institutional ship of state. (“first dog” here at our College) and I The strategic planning research is to find had missed a soccer game that Saturday. the safe harbor and then to find a way I laughed, but then I realized what a to steer the ship of state into that safe compliment she had paid me as the guy harbor. in the president’s office in Fletcher.

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College Celebrates ‘Culmination of a Dream’

FTER TWO YEARS OF CONSTRUCTION TO Interim President James F. Jones Jr. said he was impressed with the Arenovate and expand its historic Mary Helen Cochran library’s business-as-usual operation when he arrived on campus in Library, Sweet Briar College celebrated the completion of the August, while final renovations were still going on. project in November. “I think it was a much bigger challenge than the rest of us who Donors, alumnae, faculty, students and staff gathered in the Rowe don’t run libraries could possibly imagine, and of the people we Periodical Gallery to dedicate the new and updated spaces. The have to thank, we certainly want to thank all the staff here at the ceremony also included the dedication of an outdoor sculpture library,” he said. “How they pulled this off and kept the place designed by 2001 graduate Catherine Peek and commissioned by running is a total mystery to me, but they did it, and we owe them the College’s Friends of Art. an enormous debt, as we owe a lot of donors.” Featuring grass-topped concrete waves rising from the ground, Jones went on to thank the major donors behind the $8.8 million “Uplift” is a land art version of the physical landscape it occupies, renovation, including the late Margot Enright Aghnides ’45 as well as a reference to generations of women lifting themselves (T. A. Divine Room), the late Sally Fishburn Crockett ’52 and their families through education. (Fishburn Classroom), Jane Piper Gleason ’74 (Browsing Room), Preston Haskell (Haskell Learning Studio), the late Elizabeth The sculpture can be admired from the library’s brand-new, glass- Cooke Bramham ’48 (Bramham Special Collections Room), enclosed north wing, where both dedications took place. Lawrence G. Nelson and family (Lawrence G. Nelson Seminar Holding back tears, John Jaffe, director of libraries and integrated Room), Kitty Corbett Powell ’38 (Kitty Corbett Powell ’38 information systems, called the renovation “the culmination of a Reading Room), the late Sally Reahard ’30 (Reahard Learning dream.” Gallery), Josiah P. Rowe III and the late Anne Wilson Rowe ’57 (Rowe Periodical Gallery) and Barbara Smith Young ’71 “I’m really pleased to see you here today,” he said. “You’ve all in (Jean Ruggles Smith Class of 1941 Technology Center). small and large ways made this happen.” He also recognized Jerry Monteith of the Virginia Center for He also took a moment to pay tribute to former library supervisor the Creative Arts for donating a wooden bench in the gallery. Thelma Jordan, who died Oct. 24. Monteith made the bench from the old Fletcher Oak tree that fell “[Her] sixty years of service to the library and the College embody nearly 10 years ago. the fun and joy we have in helping Sweet Briar women learn,” he said. “This facility that we’re here to celebrate today is going to be a standing monument to future generations of learning … and I’m so glad you’re here to share in this dedication.”

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SBC.EDU | SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE Architects/Jon Combs. Architects/Jon Check out this video of the dedication by VMDO A special cake made to look like a stack of books was on display at the dedication. In addition to the stacks (with new space-efficient shelving), the with writable walls, private meeting rooms lower level provides views to the outside. and even more study carrels 7. 8. 7 2 4 6 Entrance hallway and circulation desk Entrance hallway and circulation The Fletcher Oak bench the original 1929 library is seen on The exterior brickwork from the new wing is joined to the building. the right where outdoor Expansive windows let in natural light and provide views. of libraries and integrated information director John Jaffe, systems, welcomes guests to the dedication ceremony. “Uplift,” a sculpture by Catherine Peek ’01 in front of the new by Catherine Peek ’01 in front “Uplift,” a sculpture purpose and sense of place. addition, evokes the College’s 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 1. Image courtesy of Village Health Works

Deogratias “Deo” Niyizonkiza tends to a child at Village Health Works in Kigutu, Burundi.

Niyizonkiza urged Sweet Briar students to use the advantages they have been given to help the less fortunate. FROM THE LECTERN

WEET BRIAR WELCOMED TWO INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED Sspeakers to campus this fall, Deogratias “Deo” Niyizonkiza and Jane Smiley. Niyizonkiza, who survived civil war and genocide in Burundi and Rwanda, is the founder of Village Health Works in Kigutu, Burundi. He is also this year’s y:1 speaker and the subject of the College’s 2014-2015 Common Reading selection, “Strength in What Remains” by Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Tracy Kidder. Niyizonkiza spoke about his journey from refugee to medical student to health clinic founder in one of the world’s poorest countries. Along the way, he met people whose kindness and influence helped him fulfill a goal that began as a childhood ambition and became an imperative as an adult returning to his war-torn country. Smiley, who has a Pulitzer Prize for fiction, read from several works, including two upcoming novels, and spoke at length about the craft of writing. A prolific author whose work is both popular and critically acclaimed, she engaged students on topics such as Jane Smiley read from several works, writing about horses, finding ideas for novels and tips for staying on task. including the first two volumes in a trilogy chronicling 100 years in America through “Good habits I would define as keeping at it,” she said. “Be self-forgiving, but don’t an Iowa farm family. give up.”

6 SBC.EDU | SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE OVER THE SUMMER, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE major Verena Joerger ’15 worked with Professor Tom O’Halloran on setting up Sweet Briar’s Land Atmosphere Research Station. Featuring a 120-foot tower equipped with meteorological instruments and a laboratory housing air quality instruments, the station provides exciting research opportunities for current and future Sweet Briar students.

Scan for a video of the research station.

Image courtesy of Tom O’Halloran

“LACE AT SWEET BRIAR” IS A WEEKLONG RETREAT for bobbin lacemaking held annually at the conference center on campus. Artisans from all over the United States spend the week sharing their craft. Depending on the intricacy of the pattern, each person produces about an inch of lace per hour. Clay Blackwell ’67 is an award-winning lacemaker and enthusiast, and was influential in bringing the annual conference to Sweet Briar. This photo shows detail of a lacemaking pattern with more than 40 bobbins.

SBC.EDU | SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE 7 CONCERT BY MEMBERS OF TRINIDAD’S three times in 2013 to conduct ethnomusicological A famous Skiffle Steel Orchestra marked the fieldwork for an eventual book and collaborative first Babcock Season event of the semester and an music education project. important milestone in a collaboration years in the The latter he envisioned involving Sweet Briar making. students and young Trinidadian musicians, a process Jeff Jones arrived at Sweet Briar in 2012 with a plan that started when about 15 of Skiffle’s 100 or so to establish a sustained relationship between the members visited campus in September. In addition College and Skiffle. Creating Skiffle USA, Sweet to a well-attended public performance, Skiffle Briar’s own steel pan orchestra, in August 2013 was players participated in classroom exchanges with the first major step. Bringing Skiffle to campus this music, religion and international affairs students, fall was the next. practiced and performed with Skiffle USA, and shared activities including horseback riding, soccer Skiffle, based in San and canoeing. Fernando, is known around the world for “[The students] improved as musicians [and] they Skiffle Drums its steel pan music. It learned a lot about the culture of the southern has repeatedly won Caribbean,” Jones says, noting that playing alongside Up Excitement at Trinidad’s prestigious “culture-bearers” makes one better faster. Panorama competition Margaret Raymond ’17 acknowledges the learning in the traditional experience was challenging, but worth it. In class, category and the Sweet Briar Jones typically demonstrates and the students World Steelband follow. With Skiffle, they played at the same time. Music Festival. The music is indigenous to Trinidad and reflects the country’s particular culture and “You have to really focus a lot more and pay history. The orchestra takes its name from the attention to what they’re doing. They move so genre of music known as “skiffle,” defined by the quickly it can be a little bit intimidating at times, but use of found instruments. Today’s steel pans evolved it’s been a really great unique experience,” Raymond from discarded 55-gallon oil drums, long abundant says. in the former British colony where oil and gas are Jones says Skiffle’s week at Sweet Briar enriches his economic mainstays. research in “music community development with Jones, an assistant professor of music, has both an eye toward public policy” to the extent that performed with the group and studied the special it perpetuates his longtime relationship with the role of steel orchestras in Trinidadian society for group, but the biggest “deliverable” was involving his his Ph.D. in musicology. He traveled to Trinidad students in that experience. “Not just intellectually, that they’ve read [about] it, but that they begin to understand how musical activity helps define a community of people, here on campus but also connecting them to community in Trinidad. This community is now from Virginia all the way to Trinidad in a very real way.”

Scan for a video of Skiffle’s visit.

8 SBC.EDU | SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE Celebrating the Season in Song HE MOOD WAS BY TURNS FESTIVE AND SACRED following the traditional order of Nine Lessons and Carols Tin Memorial Chapel on the evening of Dec. 7, when the established in 19th-century England. Sweet Briar community celebrated the season with the annual Choir members sang under Thom Kaley’s direction with Holiday Pops Concert and Christmas Vespers service. Billias’ accompaniment on piano. A sextet from the orchestra Holiday Pops is a sing-a-long program of seasonal standards led also performed, as did soloists Shannon Williams ’15 and Erin by members of the College’s Octavo, Chamber and Concert Geiersbach ’15. Charlotte von Claparede-Crola ’16 was the choirs, along with performances by the Sweet Briar Orchestra and organist. pianist Anna Billias. Assistant professor of music Josh Harris, a The president and his wife, Jan, hosted a dessert reception new member of the faculty, directed the orchestra. Choir director immediately following the service. Marcia Thom Kaley did double duty as a hilarious mistress of ceremonies, getting help from a dancing Frosty the Snowman and an appearance by none other than Santa himself. Watch highlights from Following the concert, Interim President Jimmy Jones and the Vespers service. Chaplain Dori Baker officiated Vespers, a High Church liturgy

FIRST-TIME NOVELIST MARTHA WOODROOF entertained a crowd that included familiar faces from her time working in Sweet Briar’s Book Shop café 20 years ago during her reading and book signing in October. Woodroof set “Small Blessings” at a small Southern college and drew from her experience working at the bookstore.

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The Sweet Briar Intercollegiate Horse Show Association team finished the fall IHSA schedule as the only Zone 4, Region 2 team to earn 32 or more points in every show. With a total of 142, the team holds an eight-point lead in one of the IHSA’s most competitive regions going into the spring schedule. The team is in excellent position thanks to strong performers such as first-year Makayla Benjamin, who earned high-point rider honors in three of four fall shows.

In Their Own Words Photo: Bill Sigafoos

When people find As a community of out that you ride confident women, for Sweet Briar, Sweet Briar is they’re excited. It itself empowering. seems everyone I Being a rider come across has a helps take that to connection to the riding program in some way. In no a whole new level. Every time you step foot into time, you’re talking with strangers about horses that the iron, you are going to learn something. Riding used to be in the program and are given contact at Sweet Briar doesn’t just teach you how to be a information for someone who’s looking to hire in the better rider, it helps to develop you into a better field you want to go into. version of yourself. — Jenny Mix ’15 — Julia Bayliss ’15

10 SBC.EDU | SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE VIXEN SOCCER STOOD out this fall among athletics programs with seven victories and five shutouts, while setting new team marks for conference wins (four) and winning percentage. Kayla Kishbaugh ’17 led the Vixens in scoring (five goals, five assists) this season and was named to the ODAC weekly honor roll on two occasions.

Photo by Pete Emerson SBC.EDU | SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE 11 What part of don’t you understand?

“I confess that hieroglyphic had me at the bunny,” Eric Casey once said to explain his attraction to Middle Egyptian. He began learning it eight years ago while developing a new course on ancient Egypt. The bunny in question, a long-eared hare with two squiggles under it, represents the verb “to be.” Middle Egyptian, as hieroglyphic is formally known, was spoken from about 2100 to 1600 B.C.E. As Late Egyptian started to replace it as the spoken language, Middle Egyptian remained the standard way to write with hieroglyphs and so is often referred to as Classical Egyptian, according to Casey, an associate professor of classics. Scholars can only guess at how it sounded exactly, since no vowel sounds are preserved in the script, he says, but to read it? Ah, both text and art, the language

Photo: “Nice hare” by Karen Green (flickr.com/photos/klg19), licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. is simply beautiful, with its images of everyday objects, birds, animals and people, whole or in part. It’s also Professor Eric Casey and Susannah Higginbotham ’15 work on reading a Middle Egyptian text in Cochran Library. really hard, with vast and complex verb forms, no In Middle Egyptian, a hieroglyph depicting a hare with two squiggles punctuation and elaborate rules for word order such represents the verb “to be.” Using English letters, it is expressed as that similar or identical-looking forms have different “wnn.” No vowel sounds are preserved in Middle Egyptian script. meanings depending on context. Casey’s exuberance for teaching — and learning — ancient languages is palpable. Maybe that’s why

12 SBC.EDU | SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE don’t you understand? – Story by Jennifer McManamay | Photos by Meridith De Avila Khan

the student body has twice bestowed upon him the Like Casey, she was drawn to Middle Egyptian for coveted Excellence in Teaching Award during his 14 its aesthetics, but even more so by its intricacy. years at Sweet Briar. This is a man who catches students “It’s not completely pictorially based as one might walking to class so they chant forms in Latin or Greek think, but in fact very complex, with phonetic values on the way. He also makes them a special offer of a assigned to most of the symbols and a full-fledged verbal lifetime subscription to his Greek and Latin — and now system,” she says. “How little information we have Hieroglyphic — Hotline. makes it even more appealing, as a code meant to be And he loves having someone to mentor. cracked.” Susannah Higginbotham ’15 immediately stood out It bears noting that hieroglyphic was not in his honors course on ancient Egypt in spring 2012. Higginbotham’s first ancient language. She took Homeric Greek after she and some like-minded friends “I always include a ‘hieroglyph of the day’ each lobbied for the less-than-usual class offering at her high class,” he says. “I am trying to give some basics for the school in Brunswick, Maine. language, but also show how the language and culture are inextricably linked. “I guess a combination of reasons,” she says to explain her interest. “Seeing Greek art in museums with “[Susannah] remembered virtually all of the my archaeologist dad, reading illustrated adaptations of linguistic details from the Greek myths as a child, and a movie hieroglyphic sentences. It was of Greek myths like Theseus and obvious that she both was “It’s not every day you the Minotaur that my brother and I talented in languages and also find someone who can watched over and over.” specifically interested in learning more about Middle Egyptian.” read Middle Egyptian or Her father, James Higginbotham, is also a classics professor at Bowdoin He invited her to complete an who’s willing to teach it.” College. Her mother, Janice Jaffe independent study with him the — Sweet Briar libraries director following fall and, to his delight, — Susannah Higginbotham ’15 John Jaffe’s sister — is a Spanish she agreed. After one semester, professor and interpreter at Bowdoin. she was reading inscriptions When Higginbotham was 12, she attended a Spanish- on Egyptian pieces during a visit to the Ancient Art speaking school while her parents were on sabbatical in Collection at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Spain. Today she is fluent enough to have worked with “[That] was very exciting for me at that stage in her mother as a medical interpreter in the Dominican my study,” recalls Higginbotham, whose knack for Republic over the past two winter breaks. languages seems embedded in her DNA.

SBC.EDU | SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE 13 They are beginning to tackle works of literature, such as “The Shipwrecked Sailor” and “The Tale of the Eloquent Peasant.” Casey hopes this might lead to an Honors Summer Research project, perhaps including collaborating on a linguistic and cultural commentary on a section from a classic Middle Egyptian tale. A summer project would punctuate five semesters of study that would otherwise end in the spring when Higginbotham graduates. The longevity and intensity of their endeavor “is exactly the kind of experience that makes Sweet Briar such a rich learning environment,” Casey says. For Higginbotham, the richness is freedom to go beyond the curriculum. “It’s not every day you find someone who can read Middle Egyptian or who’s willing to teach it,” she says. “Working with Dr. Casey allowed me to come into my own and realize new interests and new pathways.” One of those paths may lead back to the Middle East. She studied Arabic partly because of her interest in hieroglyphic. Now she is curious to see where Arabic may take her. Since Higginbotham began the classics major Sometimes it’s students who push faculty in new at Sweet Briar, she has reached advanced levels in directions. Although long fascinated with “all things Greek and Middle Egyptian, intermediate in Latin, ancient Egyptian,” Casey didn’t develop any courses on independently studied Turkish it until some students urged him with anthropology professor to — which led to his learning Debbie Durham for one semester, “There is nothing quite so hieroglyphic. He had six years and become conversational in motivating as to know that behind him when Higginbotham Arabic after spending last semester there will be a talented came along to keep him on his abroad in Amman, Jordan. toes. and dedicated student The time in Amman, where “There is nothing quite so she studied at Princess Sumaya in the classroom several motivating as to know that there University of Technology and times a week asking will be a talented and dedicated taught English classes, is the only student in the classroom several interruption of her independent perceptive questions about times a week asking perceptive study of Middle Egyptian with the material for that day.” questions about the material for Casey since the beginning of her that day,” he says. sophomore year. To date, the pair — Eric Casey Her interest also has prompted has gone through three textbooks, him to expand his work for the started a fourth, and deciphered Dickinson College Commentaries, many inscriptions on art objects. for which he is the Greek editor.

14 SBC.EDU | SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE The Cover Story The project provides free scholarly commentaries online The answer is “to be,” in case you are wondering about our to help navigate the difficult grammar and vocabulary magazine cover. Each word represents the present infinitive in ancient Greek and Latin texts. Casey edits and writes form of the verb in a different language. They are written in commentaries on Greek works and hopes to include different hands and, where possible, by native speakers of Middle Egyptian texts in the near future. the languages represented. For this, we thank our students “The idea for the project is to make these great and colleagues who readily accepted our invitation to works of literature and philosophy more approachable contribute to this effort during one of the most hectic times and rewarding for students reading them in the original of the academic year. Greek or Latin,” says Casey, who speaks ardently on the trouble with translation. The language contributors are listed below in the order they appear on the cover, starting with the top row and reading Some things are impossible to “carry across” — left to right. the meaning of the Latin word translatio — from one language to another, he says. Puns, for example, German by Janika Carey, MMC staff writer typically can’t be fully replicated in English without and marketing specialist a lengthy footnote. That’s unfortunate to Casey, who Chinese by Suri Xia ’15 absolutely, positively cannot resist a good pun. He says language is a “window into another culture’s Latin by Eric Casey, professor of classics thought processes” best understood in its native state: “It French by Maïté Killiam, lets you talk a mile in their footsteps.” professor of French

So, when he hears rumors of new faculty teaching Spanish by Citlali Molina ’16 courses on an ancient tongue he hasn’t yet studied, he pounces before they’re scarcely on campus. He even Turkish by Susannah Higginbotham ’15 has a language wish list. They are, in order: Old Norse, Old English (Anglo-Saxon) by Jill Clements, Coptic and ancient Hebrew. assistant professor of English “If I could become proficient in reading those Middle Egyptian by Susannah Higginbotham ’15 and continue to improve in Middle Egyptian — and maintain Old English and get back to Arabic and Farsi by Fereshta Noori ’18 German — I would be a very happy person the rest of my life.” Russian by Katia Suntseva, constituent systems manager

Old Norse-Icelandic by Jill Clements, assistant professor of English

Ancient Greek by Eric Casey, professor of classics

About the Title The hieroglyphs in the story headline translate as “Do you see what Egypt has done to me?” Higginbotham reproduced the line from an obscure Middle Egyptian text titled “Nilhymnus.”

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The Comic Champion

In the fall of 1971, an almost-11-year-old John Morrissey went to Ermel’s Market in Burnham, Maine, and made a purchase that would change his life: the Amazing Spider-Man #102. Forty-three years later, Morrissey’s comic book collection has grown to include 17,495 curated copies that are tracked in his database, with another 4,000-5,000 waiting to be added. He buys new comic books as they come out each week, adding 60-100 books every month. Despite his vast collection, he still lacks 300-400 back issues, which he says he adds as time and money allow. He makes it a point to stop at local comic book stores whenever he travels, and he attends conventions at least once a year. The professor and chair of biology says it’s impossible for him to pick a favorite among his books, and while some of his issues from the early 1960s routinely fetch up to $60,000 at auction, their monetary value is of little interest to him. “I’ve always viewed my collection as a library, not as an investment,” Morrissey says. “I would never sell it, so knowing its value would serve no purpose.” For him, comic books are not just entertainment. They are an art form to be appreciated — and understood. He wants the elderly artists and writers, many of whom he meets at conventions, to get the respect they deserve after toiling in obscurity for decades, often using pseudonyms to avoid the shame that once came with their craft. “As difficult as it is for me to believe, many people assume the entire art form of comic books is dedicated solely to superhero tales for children. This mistaken notion is really quite absurd,” he says. “Comic books are a medium for storytelling, just like movies, plays or novels … routinely handling such weighty topics as Nazi Germany, spousal abuse, suicide and racism.” Morrissey says he is happy to see comic books beginning to receive mainstream recognition as works of art, noting the books now win Pulitzers and are used in course materials at many colleges, including Sweet Briar. “Some of the pioneers of the medium are living to see their artwork valued and appreciated,” he says. “Others were not so fortunate.”

– Story by Christy Jackson | Photo illustration by Meridith De Avila Khan

16 SBC.EDU | SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE Sweet Briar’s faculty and staff have many avocations outside of their work at the College. Here, a few members of our community share more about their life beyond campus.

The Comic Champion THE DO-IT-YOURSELFER There are do-it-yourselfers in the crafting And she doesn’t limit her jewelry making to metals. Trout world, and then there is Pat Trout. sometimes uses dead wood for The difference between Trout, housekeeper at Sweet her pieces, including a necklace Briar House, and others is she doesn’t just make art: She she made from cut boxwoods makes the tools to make the art. outside of Sweet Briar House. She says she enjoys taking To create jewelry, she often uses found pieces of things others might overlook, discarded metal, including some leftover copper from the such as metal scraps and dead construction of Prothro, or old flatware that she finds at wood, and turning them into garage sales and flea markets. Trout says she was inspired to something beautiful. try metalworking after seeing primitive metal workers in the Far East on television. She figured she, too, should be able Trout is also a talented to “bend and beat stuff,” so she fashioned punches and dies crocheter who combs fleece to make her own yarn, which she from screwdrivers and bolts and installed a 6-by-6 wooden then dyes with natural materials such as walnut hulls, sumac beam to use as a platform in her home workshop, enabling and golden rod. her to manipulate her found metal and vintage spoons into “I have always had a fascination with natural plants,” necklaces and pins. Trout says, “so this was a great way to combine two things “I’ve always loved jewelry,” Trout says. “I don’t wear that really interest me.” it very often, but I do love making it and sharing it with And when she is spinning that wool into yarn? You others.” guessed it: Her spindles are homemade, too. Many current and former employees, including former president Betsy Muhlenfeld, own a piece of Trout’s jewelry. – Story by Christy Jackson | Photos by Meridith De Avila Khan

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SBC.EDU | SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE 17 The Wraith Collector Associate professor of religion Cathy showcasing them. In fact, when she and husband Eric Casey, Gutierrez’s unique collection began as a associate professor of classics, married, they used postcards from the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s exhibition “The gift of encouragement as she finished her Perfect Medium” for their wedding announcements. dissertation. “Most people thought it was fantastic,” she says. “A few really didn’t get it.” A scholar of Spiritualism, the 19th-century movement focused on communicating with the dead, she was delighted Her students, however, definitely get it. when a friend gave her a stereoscopic slide of a “ghost” “I frequently think to myself, ‘The students are going photograph in an effort to cheer her toward the finish line. to love this!’ when I am cleaning out a museum shop at an “Ghost photographs were initially part of the Spiritualist alarming rate,” she says. movement — believers thought photography really proved After she was given her first stereoscope slide, she their claims about the continuation of the dead in the purchased a stereoscope viewer, which she brings to class on afterlife,” Gutierrez says. “Unlike our world now, where occasion — along with other treasures. The ability to share images can be manipulated by pretty much anyone, in these items with her students is half the fun for Gutierrez. the nineteenth century, photography was so new and poorly understood that it seemed absolutely objective: If this picture “You can’t pass around a fragile 19th-century item to looks exactly like Aunt Louise and that one looks exactly a class of two hundred. One of the many perks of having like Aunt Louise, but has a ghost in it, there must be a ghost small classes and knowing my students well is that I am able there.” to do things like that,” she says. “A hand-colored, three- dimensional image of a ghost hovering over a room is not Gutierrez has continued to add to her collection over something you see every day — nor is it something quickly the years, often relying on alerts from her friends and forgotten.” colleagues who know about her interest. She attends gallery showings of private collections and frequently will purchase – Story by Christy Jackson | Photos by Meridith De Avila Khan reproductions of photographs on display or postcards

18 SBC.EDU | SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE THE SKATEBOAR DER

Hank Yochum once smuggled a “It was the first time I’d even skateboard on an 11th-grade field trip thought about it,” he admits. “I didn’t connect physics and skateboarding to Williamsburg. much.” “The notion of not having my That’s changed since then. The skateboard troubled me,” says last few times he taught General Yochum, now director of the Physics at Sweet Briar, Yochum Margaret Jones Wyllie ’45 brought a board into class to Engineering Program at Sweet demonstrate conservation of Briar. momentum. His first skateboard was “I’d stand on a Sure-Grip International the board he bought in seventh and throw grade. a heavy object “I got it, and I in one skateboarded, and I direction, kept skateboarding,” he and then I’d remembers. start to roll away in the opposite Yochum loved the sport so much direction.” that he considered quitting high school to He’d resisted bringing the hobby see where skateboarding might take him into the classroom, but students have professionally. since told him that the lesson helped “I loved learning but didn’t find the make a complicated formula more educational environment in high school to be tangible. particularly positive,” he says. “Studying physics is kind of painful, But after a few minor injuries and a visit to right? It’s hard; nobody’s really good at it. the sport’s epicenter in California, he began to Success comes in these little tiny pieces. realize that the intensity and “stuntman-level” of Skateboarding is kind of the same way.” professional skateboarding were beyond him. Yochum doesn’t skate very often So, Yochum stayed in school, and eventually anymore, but the sport left its mark. earned a Ph.D. in physics. He continued He says he can’t look at “buildings, stairs, skateboarding, too, although it became more curbs, architecture” without imagining how he sporadic over time. would approach it with a skateboard. While physics and skateboarding might “I still look at all of it like a skateboarder.” seem like related pursuits, it wasn’t until graduate school that someone asked him – Story and photo by Meridith De Avila Khan whether they were intertwined in his life.

SBC.EDU | SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE 19 Recalculating Route Life doesn’t always take us where we think we want to go, but its course has a funny way of self-correcting. We spoke to a few alumnae whose careers took a new or unexpected direction. Whether it was a hard turn or a minor adjustment, these women find themselves right where they’re supposed to be.

Amanda Acuff ’97, mounted officer, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Richmond Police Department getting involved, Acuff says. But the experience dissuaded her from pursuing a AMANDA ACUFF’S DAY STARTS WITH ABOUT federal law enforcement career as she’d originally planned. 1,100 pounds leaning lightly on her stooped back as she She felt she could serve the community better by staying picks dirt out of Scooter’s hooves. That’s OK. Once his feet local, she says. are free of debris and he is brushed, combed and “tacked up,” she will depend on him for the next six hours as much In the mounted unit, Acuff’s duties are the same as any as he will on her. Grooming is part of the job, but it’s also a other officer’s, except her cruiser is an American quarter labor of love. horse. If you’re a suspect on foot or bicycle, you can run if you want, but you should know the quarter horse is named Acuff is a 17-year veteran of the Richmond Police for its exceptional speed over a quarter mile. The “original Department — the last three assigned to the mounted unit. ATV,” horses are great for patrolling wooded areas or She graduated from Sweet Briar in 1997 with a B.A. in conducting searches for people or evidence, she says. anthropology. She played lacrosse and was a Bum Chum, both team activities she says helped prepare her for police Her unit covers the entire city, riding or trailering work. The Honor Code ingrained her sense of honor and the horses to the assigned area. From horseback they run integrity. Sweet Briar helped mold a strong, positive sense radar at intersections, answer radio calls and provide high- of self that would let her succeed in a male-dominated visibility patrols. If they need someone’s attention, they occupation, she says. blow a whistle. If they take a suspect into custody, a van provides transport to lock-up. The Connecticut native had always aspired to law enforcement out of a desire to help people and solve Mounted units also handle crowd control. Sitting problems. She joined the RPD six months out of college almost 10 feet in the saddle, they can see into the crowd and spent two years as a patrol officer, followed by 12 with and use the horses to move people in orderly fashion, Acuff the firearms and narcotics unit. As a detective, she took says. Typical events in Richmond include New Year’s Eve, undercover assignments buying street drugs and “making” Fourth of July fireworks, and protests at the state capitol. a few prostitution cases. But Acuff spends the majority of her time in the saddle “Those were entertaining experiences; however, talking to residents. It’s a good way to gather valuable undercover work is extremely dangerous and I needed to be information and it’s usually a positive interaction. constantly alert,” she says. “As a mounted officer, I serve as an ambassador for Despite the risk and sometimes grueling hours, it the city,” she says. “It makes me happy when I am able to was satisfying to shut down a drug house, then watch the talk to the public about the value of police horses. I will neighborhood rebound. It was good to develop a local bust have older citizens approach me who have never even seen into a major case, with the Drug Enforcement Agency or a horse in the flesh before. It’s amazing to see children and

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adults of all ages smile while they are petting our horses.” Acuff grew up riding, but credits Sweet Briar’s program with improving her “seat,” which helps both horse and rider stay balanced. She trained Scooter, now 10, for police work — a lot of basic dressage movements and learning to be calm on noisy, people- and car-filled streets. She tests his abilities daily and the unit trains twice monthly to maintain group skills, she says. When she picked Scooter for her partner, he had 90 days to prove himself. Scratch his neck and give him a mint to munch and he’s a happy boy, says Acuff. But there is a bond between them that has to be there to handle whatever the street can dish. She says she is lucky. “Being able to work with a horse is truly a gift.”

– Story by Jennifer McManamay

Amanda Acuff and Scooter in their official department portrait

Photo by Kathy Thompson

SBC.EDU | SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE 21 Theresa Jorgensen heats the glass in the so-called “glory hole” before forming it into a beautiful bowl (right).

Theresa Jorgensen ’07, assistant “I decided to become a glassblower after trying a class glassblower and teacher, in Charlottesville,” she says. Glass Blowing Austin Raised by two artists — her mother a potter, her father a painter — in a place known for its handmade pottery, she THERESA JORGENSEN ’07 WAS WORKING AS had tried her hand at many different art forms as a child, an environmental planner and zoning administrator in but wasn’t very good at any of them. Amherst County when she discovered her true passion. Unlike her job, it had nothing to do with what she studied “I was the odd one of the family, being good at math at Sweet Briar — environmental science and math. But it and science and never super interested in art,” she says. had a lot to do with her upbringing in the small town of Studying science seemed logical, and Sweet Briar Seagrove, N.C. offered the perfect setting. A tour of the environmental labs

Anne Vogel ’92, chef instructor, baking and pastry arts, New England Culinary Institute When Anne Vogel graduated in 1992, she didn’t have a dream job. A horse fanatic in high school, the New Jersey native came to Sweet Briar because of the riding program. She majored in biology, minored in chemistry, and was on the winning American National Riding Commission team in 1989, as well as on the Riding Council. Then came jobs as a veterinary and pharmacy technician. But it was her love of baking — and everyone else’s love of her creations — that opened up a new career path. “[I was] baking cookies and bringing them to work, to the barn I still rode horses at, or to friends’ homes,” she says. “The fact that I was good at it and people were excited about what I was going to make next really fueled my fire and started the passion.” Vogel decided to follow that passion and enrolled at the New England Culinary Arts Institute. Today, she is a chef instructor in the school’s baking and pastry department,

22 SBC.EDU | SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE and riding facilities sealed the deal for Jorgensen, who also Jorgensen attended Riksglasskolan for one-and-a-half loved the idea of working closely with professors and fellow years, learning various types of glassblowing techniques, students in small, interactive classes. An avid rider, she most of them Swedish. She began to develop her own joined the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association team and unique style, and also learned a lot about herself. was involved in Bum Chums and the Student Government “I am most successful when I have a plan to follow, Association. but I am also laid back enough that if things go As part of her major, Jorgensen worked completely off the plan, I can let the glass be with Professor David Orvos on biosolid usage what it is trying to be,” she says. “My pieces in Amherst County and continued their are inspired by classical shapes with unique joint research after graduation. Her career finishes. I like nature, and the color and path was clear — until that art class in 2008. texture differences you can find in nature.” Once she discovered glassblowing, Jorgensen Today, Jorgensen is an assistant glass was hooked. blower and teacher at Glass Blowing Austin, “It was the first time an art form totally captivated where she continues to fine-tune her artistic me,” she says. “Glassblowing is very unique in that it is very approach. instantaneous. You can make something and see its shape “I am learning to perfect my trade and how to run a and color right away. Your skills are all that can hold you business of my own,” she says. “I hope to learn as much back, it’s a medium where anything seems possible.” as possible and then move back to the Blue Ridge to open After the initial three-hour class, Jorgensen took several my own studio. I want to be able to make my own creative more weekend courses in North Carolina the following pieces, work for local businesses and teach people about year. In 2010, she moved to Orrefors, Sweden, where she this amazing art form.” enrolled in Riksglasskolan — The National School of And she’s getting there. At jorgensenglass.com, visitors Glass. can already admire — and purchase — some of her pieces. “My family is Swedish, so the decision made sense to – Story by Janika Carey me,” she says. Besides, Sweden is known for its glass art.

where she has been teaching for nine years. She still loves making things, but teaching is her favorite part of the job. “I love seeing it ‘click’ with students,” she says. “I love being able to give them a demo and helping them make that item the next time. Watching them hesitate at first, then gaining confidence, and finally being able to handle that recipe or technique without assistance — [that’s] really magical and I know I have succeeded!”

– Story by Janika Carey

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Sweet Briar’s beloved Doughnut Thursday has been a tradition for more than 30 years. Like the dairy milk and yogurt before them, the doughnuts’ sweet, fluffy goodness is a nostalgic taste for generations of alumnae.

Photo essay by Meridith De Avila Khan

24 SBC.EDU | SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE The yeast doughnuts are fried and glazed each week by hand, and are snapped up quickly in the dining hall. And for the better part of 29 years, one woman has been responsible for those melt-in-your-mouth pastries: baker Robin Mays, who started working in dining services (now Aramark) as a waitress but soon moved to the college bakery, where she has been ever since. Every Thursday, Mays arrives at 5 a.m. to begin measuring the ingredients and mixing the dough. She still uses the same old- fashioned doughnut cutter and fryer; the only interruptions are College breaks and twice while the fryer needed repair. Colleague Reuben Smith prepares the glaze and dips each doughnut by hand. Mays hand-cuts and fries at least 135 doughnuts each week, not including doughnut holes or orders for special events. During Commencement week, for example, there’s a standing order of 100 dozen doughnuts. Taking College breaks into account, a conservative estimate still puts Mays at having hand-crafted more than 128,000 doughnuts for the campus community throughout her career. Now that’s a pretty sweet record.

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Rockin’ it at the Sweet Tones Reunion; see more about it on page 64.

chapel service. The list included Sally Catherine Price Bass will be 91. Skinner Behnke, “Tony” Hart Moore, 1945 She has 8 grandchildren and 5 1942 Peggy Gordon Seiler, Pat Whitaker Dale Sayler Morgan great-grandchildren. Ann Morrison Reams Waters, Mabel Breese Wellington 486A Beaulieu Ave. 771 Bon Air Circle Betty Gray lives in a retirement com- and Grace Woodward Wysor. We’ve Savannah, GA 31406 Lynchburg, VA 24503 munity and enjoys exercise classes, lost 3 wonderful friends since May: [email protected] a pool and other activities. She has [email protected] Helen Gravatt Watt on 6/15/14, Mary Haskins King moved to a 3 daughters, 4 grandchildren and 4 Hannah Mallory Perkins on 6/19/14 great-grandchildren on the East Coast. and Frances Longino Schroder on Greensboro retirement home 2 Mary Herbert Taylor wrote: “At age 90, 7/20/14. I received a note from Pat years ago. Her son and a daughter 1944 the news is scanty,” no significant trips in Jan., just a few weeks before her live nearby, and another daughter is Alice Lancaster Buck or events except grandchildren’s wed- [email protected] death, saying she treasured her time in Asheville. She and Mary Perkins dings. She and her husband, 98, play at SBC. Phyllis Tenney Dowd sent a let- Traugott Brown stay in touch by phone. tennis every day. They have been mar- How proud we were in 1944 when 7 ter to the College for Reunion. Martha Perk Brown lives at Westminster ried 68 years. classmates were sworn into the ser- Lee Hoffman McCoy and Harry were Canterbury in Richmond. She has 3 vice of our country, and how fitting not able to attend due to health is- sons in the area and 9 grandchildren. Wyline Chapman Sayler and Henry cel- they were honored on the Sweet Briar sues. Thank you, Anita and Paulett She uses a walker since knees and ebrated Thanksgiving at home with Magazine cover for Summer 2014. Long Taggart, Betty Farinholt Cochrill, hips have given out—too much hockey 29 other Saylers: 10 great-grand- We were delighted to see the arti- Hazel Fellner Tuttle and others who and lacrosse at SBC! babies, 3 nursing mothers, 9 out of cle about Anita Lippitt Clay as well as shared though they could not attend. Jean Ridler Fahrenbach from 10 grandchildren, 3 out of 4 sons, 4 1 on “Reflections from the Class of We missed you all and appreciated Burlington, VT, writes she’ll be 90 in daughters-in-law! 1944.” We shared thoughts about war your communication! Oct. She does some traveling in the Mildred Caruthers Healy is in a retire- years at our 70th Reunion in May. Our Ann Moore Remington is in a retire- US. She went to a family reunion in ME ment community in Ponte Vedra, FL. group included Louise Smith Barry, and learned she’ll be a great-grand- She’s blessed with 8 grandchildren, Catherine (Tee) Tift Porter, Betty ment community room to ensure care since her stroke in Oct. 2013. She en- mother. She works out 3 times a week, 7 boys and 1 girl, and 16 great-grand- Williams Gookin and Richard, Virginia loves living on Lake Champlain and children, 8 boys and 8 girls. Her hus- (Dyke) Watts Fournier and me. Louise joys watching the birds outside her window, playing bridge, playing Words goes boating with her daughter and band died 4 years ago after 64 years and I spent a night in Ashburn and son-in-law. of marriage. drove with Carolyn Cannady Evans, with Friends, reading her emails and Margaret Swann Norris has been re- Dale Sayler Morgan: I turned 90 in Preston Hodges Hill and Judy Easley novels, and Kindle Skyping. She has tired for 16 years. She lives in a retire- late May celebrating with my chil- Mak ’49. Tee and I saw the reno- been at Broadmead for more than ment complex and enjoys the indoor dren, grandchildren and 4 great-grand- vated classrooms donated by al- 15 years and has served on many pool. She also enjoys lifelong learning children. I stay busy each day with ums including Tee and Betty Haverty committees. classes at Vanderbilt. Two children live some activity: meetings, garden club Smith. Deceased classmates’ names in Nashville. were read during the Sunday morning

26 SBC.EDU | SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE programs, friend luncheons, needlepoint, More class notes online: non-fiction reading, bridge and iPad. I am 1949 1951 sbc.edu/magazine fortunate to be in my house with Sheltie Carolyn Cannady Evans Patty Lynas Ford (9) and Magnolia (Maggie). I hope that 21045 Cardinal Pond Terrace, Apt. 119 Spring Lake Village we have a classmate or 2 at our 70th Ashburn, VA 20147 5555 Montgomery Drive, #23 Reunion. [email protected] Santa Rosa, CA 95409 have just now ceased blooming, and bal- Alice (Hedy) Edwards Davenport stays [email protected] Preston Hodges Hill, Caroline Casey let class continues. busy and is grateful for good health. She Brandt, Judy Easley Mak and I drove to Julie Eastwood: I’m recovering from gall Mary Pease Fleming: The Cedarfield went to Spoleto last June, Aspen Music our 65th Reunion in June. 69% of our bladder and hernia surgery. We still en- Retirement Community motto is Festival 7/4/14 and recently a family class contributed to our $35,358 gift. We joy being in Rossmoor but have slowed “Whatever you do, don’t fall!” So what did wedding in Jackson Hole. Thanksgiving were 4th highest in percentage of par- our activities. Dick has given up his mar- my sweet Rivo do? He fell and fractured she was at her son’s at Plantation and af- ticipants. A highlight was seeing Patricia velous cooking, which I can’t begin to du- his hip. After successful surgery, com- ter Christmas, Ponte Vedra. Levi Barnett’s daughter, Trish Barnett plicate, but he is happy. He does the daily plications arose. Rives died on the day Greenberg. She and husband Dr. Phil crossword puzzle and reads sometimes. of our 63rd wedding anniversary in July. Greenberg sought us out to share that I do prints for the camera club shows and I have been overwhelmed by consoling 1946 my grandson will be in their son’s com- hope to return to swimming soon. wishes from our SBC friends. Annie Moo Mary Vanderventer Saunders ing wedding. She reported that Patty’s Sue Lockley Glad: I spent the summer at Blechta’s brother, Frank Mountcastle, 955 Harpersville Road, Apt. 309 health is good. Black Butte Ranch. As much of the fam- and wife Deanne recently moved to Newport News, VA 23601 The memorial service Sunday morn- ily as could gathered for a week of fun Cedarfield. I hope Annie will visit them ing included Virginia Anderson Simons and games. The 6 grandchildren were so I can catch a glimpse of her. I see Ann and Anne Eustis Weimer. Sadly, Ann scattered around the country (MA, TX, AZ Sheldon Taylor Campbell often. Ann was 1947 Henderson Barnard died 2 weeks after and CA) either studying or working for the great to visit Rivo so often—always with Linda McKoy Stewart Reunion. summer. Bill’s son (17) plays professional a smile. 18 Osprey Lane Mary Fran Brown Ballard, our diligent soccer with Real Salt Lake and needs to I’ve been at Spring Lake Village since July Rumson, NJ 07760 fundraiser, and husband Don moved to finish HS this year, so he is in UT! 2013 and survived our 1st earthquake [email protected] Beckett Retirement Home in Austin, TX, MJ Ertman: Thanks for the note, though easily. The cottages are well built! Our in Sept. They will be near their daugh- it contained sad news about Mary Pease big excitement was a trip to Maine in July We are saddened by the passing of ter, extended family and a grandson in Fleming’s husband. Did you see Joan with members of my cousin’s family. We Suzanne Fitzgerald Van Horne’s husband, college. Vail in the Sunday Times March 16? Her spent time reading, talking and taking the William E. Van Horne, on 9/5/14. occasional sail. On 1 of the outings, we Catherine (Katie) Cox Reynolds is in The photo is in the Styles section attend- saw Julia Child’s summer place. Acadia Better Half Notes, an a cappella group ing a Women’s Project Theater dinner. In National Park is not too far away, so we of “peppy old ladies.” She and Phil took July, daughter Martha and I flew to Lake drove up there. And Bar Harbor is delight- 1948 family members to Aspen, CO, to hear Forest, IL, to spend a few days with Sue ful. Many thanks to you all who contrib- Margaret “Peggy” Sheffield their grandson perform at the Aspen Ostrander Hood’s husband, Lloyd, and ute. I’d love to hear from more of you. Martin Music Festival. They were visiting Preston family, since I couldn’t get to Sue’s fu- [email protected] Hodges Hill. She adopted a dog named neral in April. Sally Hood Mahan took me Lacey. to my old hometown, Highland Park, and Thanks to Maddin Lupton for serving as to the Chicago Botanical Garden nearby. Marilyn Hopkins Bambrough is historian 1952 class secretary for many years and keep- She and I stopped in Evanston to visit the ing us connected. She carried out the job for the Holland, MI, resort area. A sailor Jane Russo Sheehan Cradle, the adoption agency I came from; 600 S. Main St. beautifully, and we will all miss her. I will for 30 years, she races small boats at her and Northwestern, where our grandson, Mansfield, MA 02048 try to fill Maddin’s shoes, but I need to yacht club. Henry, will be a freshman this fall. He’s [email protected] hear from lots of you. Sad to learn that Ann Doar Jones lost a musician, playing mallets, drums and Wayne Goodall Stokes spent July and husband Francis in Jan. She is back in oboe, and composing. A highlight of my summer was attend- her childhood area of Tappahannock and ing Joanne Holbrook Patton’s annual SBC Aug. at the old family cottage in VA Beach Annie Moo Gamble Blechta: Glad you got hopes classmates pass her way. alumnae picnic in Aug. Only Joanne and and saw Indie Lindsay Bilisoly for lunch in touch with Mary Pease Fleming. Many I represented our class, but there was a at her cottage at Sandbridge. She lives at Four ’49 classmates meet regularly at were out for Rives’ funeral. My only news wonderful mixture of alumnae, current Harbor’s Edge in Norfolk. It seems all of Westminster-Canterbury in Richmond for is my trip to London in July. Sixty years students and prospective ones. Missy Norfolk lives there, and Indie calls it “the dinner. ago, Bob Gamble and I lived in London. Witherow and husband were there to home.” Wayne lives in Camden Park in Margaret Towers Talman moved to as- We went for the graduation of a grand- catch us up on the state of the college. Fearrington. sisted living. Still the American history daughter from U. of Durham and to have The next morning Joanie and I had coffee Jane Shoesmith Newcomb writes that scholar, she says her children plan to en- a look at Oxford, where she will study and caught up on our own news. Joanne she is still involved in community ac- grave “Gone to Class” on her tombstone. next year. also gave me a copy of Polly Plumb de tivities, enjoys family and friends, and Elisabeth Trueheart Harris is also at Angie Vaughan Halliday: We perk along Butts’ recently published book, “Brain keeps memories of her 4 years at Sweet Westminster-Canterbury. She says, about the same—Bob with his water- Gone Wild.” Polly shares the 25 years Briar. Jane is a phone coordinator for “Going to doctors is my social life!” color painting and I with my account- that she and son John have coped with the Caregiver organization, which ar- Caroline Casey Brandt, alert and ac- ing and tax work. We recently flew into a mystifying disease. Joanie also told ranges rides to medical appointments. tive, drove a younger class member to Barcelona, drove through the Pyrenees me about her reunion with Pauline Wells She also is membership chair and secre- Reunion and travels to different miniature to Belves, France. We had a house there Bolton in Houston. I did not realize that tary for the local natural history museum, book society functions. for 2 weeks with our daughters, Jane and Paulie lost her husband in 2011. along with church activities, her Thursday Marion, and son Malcolm and his partner, Margaret Lawrence (Larry) Simmons Anne Hoagland Plumb Kelsey wrote in Club and a book club. She is expecting Tom. Our musician children even made a sums up her life as pleasant but not excit- early July that she planned to be on the her 2nd great-grandchild in March. First bit of music while there. great-grandchild Alex and granddaughter ing: “Meals on Wheels on Tuesday, read- Jersey Shore and on Cape Cod this sum- Janet Broman Dingle: Life here at Hamlet Heather live in Fort Leavenworth, where ing to a 3rd-grade on Thursday, cook- mer with lots of family. She has 2 grand- Retirement Village is filled with activi- Heather, a major, will be studying at the ing dinner for a dear 99-year-old friend children in college, 1 at Lafayette in ties and meals in our lovely dining room. Army Command General Staff College. on Wednesday and Saturday!” This sum- PA and another grandson, who is also mer she also spent 3 days renovating her I’m in good health and fortunate to have Polly Plumb de Butts’ nephew, entering As for me, I am blessed to have most house, garage, car and pool. many visits from family members. I will Williams this fall. She also mentioned of my family living in the Atlanta area: 2 spend the holidays with my daughter’s that our class president, Joanne Holbrook sons and 2 daughters-in-law, 4 grand- Sally Melcher Jarvis is a freelance cor- family in Corning, NY. Patton, received honorary degrees from children and 7 great-grandchildren! I play respondent for a local newspaper, vol- Ann Benet Yellott: My younger dog has Endicott College and Salem State, both bridge and volunteer at Atlanta Botanical unteers at the local school and visited a just joined a pet therapy group so will here on the North Shore of MA. Garden. Please get in touch. Just a line or grandson in Australia. She shares, “Isn’t be visiting at a local retirement home 2 would be great. it great to be in your 80s and say what Pat Layne Winks and Henry were in NYC you want to say?” shortly. What would we do without our in May, where she had breakfast with 4-legged friends? Soon after our SBC Reunion we had an Ginger Dreyfus Karren. They shared their Evans family reunion at Lake Logan, NC, Lynne McCullough Gush: I’m sorry to interests in music and theater and in spanning 4 generations. hear of Mary Pease’s loss. I well remem- late-life relationships. Pat’s granddaugh- ber her senior recital when she wore a di- ter Carmen Altes is in Paris with the SBC aphanous blue dress. Kensington is fun. Junior Year in France, just as Pat was. I have stayed busy teaching. Nancy and I Martha Yost Ridenour is related to both are playing Liszt and Brahms. My orchids of the infamous Hatfield and McCoy clans

SBC.EDU | SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE 27 through her grandfather, Perry Cline, who and articles about naval, educational, sports. She is survived by her beloved 4 Mary Anne Bowns Bell and husband was sheriff during the time of the feud. women’s and church history, including children, 7 grandchildren, sister Marion don’t travel anymore as his Parkinson’s Recently she had a local TV crew at her “Serving Proudly: A History of Women in Harris and dog Sugar. progresses. But they are active in Vero house filming some of her furniture and the U.S. Navy” (2001). She was longtime Caroline (Kobo) Chobot Garner sent Beach still, enjoying theater, lectures, pictures. She is doing PT for a kneecap president of the Williamsburg Historic a note on the death of her husband movies and books. Two of their daugh- that keeps sliding out of place and had Records Association and church historian of Parkinson’s disease. “Thom died ters have condos there too, so they get to to have an eyelash removed that grew for Bruton Parish Church. 8/27/14. His body was donated for med- see family. into her eye. She is enjoying her life in Lucinda (Cindy) Shaw Sangree, who was ical education and research. Burial of Here in SC, Bill went on the Honor Flight Pikesville, despite annoying tourists. vice president of our freshman class, ashes next spring in a family cemetery in for WWII veterans to DC. They were over- Pat Beach Thompson and Calvin have died 2/23/2014 in Rochester, NY. After Franklin County, TN. Laurie, Gailor and I whelmed by the reception they received, had a rocky 2 years. After parting with leaving SBC at the end of freshman year shall carry on with lots and lots of pleas- topped only by the welcome home they their farm in Millerton, NY, they found she attended Southern Methodist U. and ant memories.” Kobo was not able to at- got here in Charleston, with bands, their 5-story Victorian in Mount Kisko the U. of AR. She earned a master’s de- tend 60th Reunion but did write and send scouts, military, bikers and more than was also a bit much. Son Thaddeus found gree at U. of Chicago and a Ph.D. in soci- her love to those there. 2,000 flag-waving people who turned out them a house just a mile away that re- ology at U. of Buffalo. She taught sociol- Anne Brooke wasn’t able to come to to say thanks. minded them of the farm. They were ogy at SUNY Genesco. She was a Quaker Reunion either because she was in Wales Our 60th SBC Reunion was great! We ready to move in when the house burned and an activist as well as a published doing research, but she remembers were a small group of 8, but we had a on 1/24/14. Now they are rebuilding. poet. She was survived by 2 daughters, SBC fondly. Others who missed Reunion grand time taking up where we left off Prior to this, Calvin fell, broke a rib and a daughter-in-law and her companion of were Shirley Poulson Broyles, who was in all those years ago. Attending besides pierced a lung. Then on 10/31/13, Pat 31 years. Europe with the family celebrating Norris’ me were Mary Jane Roos Fenn, Faith had open-heart surgery. Now for the good Not wanting to end on a sad note, I birthday; and Dallas “Dilly” Johnson Rahmer Croker, Bee Pinnell Pritchard, news! Calvin had his 90th birthday bash emailed our class president, Ginnie Jones, who doesn’t travel much anymore. Maggie Mohlman Degler, Sally Gammon in June, and they celebrated their 75th Hudson Toone. She was heading to Page Brydon Leslie said she hadn’t heard Plummer, Helen Smith Lewis and Jerry wedding anniversary in July. Pat is doing Kansas City for a 3-day weaving class from SBC in years and wondered when Driesbach Ludeke. Jerry was back to SBC some gardening but no tennis. They look and was loading her car with her loom, the Reunion was but had no other news. for the 1st time. Mary Jane continues as forward to moving into the new house as step-stool and supplies. She also enjoys Peggy Jones Steuart explained why she class president, and I will plow on as sec- soon as it is finished. raising tomatoes, peppers and eggplant, couldn’t make it. “I have 3 graduations retary—hopefully both of us will last an- Sally Fishburn Crockett died on 4/13/14. and says all is well in Carrollton, MO. in 1 week plus a luncheon here for my other 5 years. There are only 3 pictures of Her obituary cited her as a Roanoke civic Patti Tighe Walden wrote she moved in Junior League Garden Club, for which any of our group in the 528 shots posted leader who constantly broke barriers for May in NJ. Her 1st great-grandson was I am working like crazy. Also I am busy about Reunion on the college website. women. She served on many boards, 1 of born on 5/27/14 in Kent, WA. Patti con- planning our 60th anniversary at our If anyone would like to see more of us, which was SBC’s. Her family said that she tracted shingles in June. She is healing home at Half Moon, Jamaica, with the en- email me, and I’ll respond with a couple was most proud of being named “Mother slowly, so visits to the new great-grand- tire family. Our grandchildren range in age shots of the group. of the Year” by Roanoke College after 13 son will have to wait. from 3 to 27, so it should be lots of fun.” years of board service. Mary Hill Noble Caperton missed Reunion A belated notice of the death of Eulalie because of a granddaughter’s pre-wed- 1955 McFall Fenhagen reached me in July. 1954 ding celebrations. Mary Hill has moved Emily Hunter Slingluff Eulalie died 11/7/2005. Bruce Watts Krucke to a condo at University Village in 1217 North Bay Shore Drive I just heard that Anne Garst Strickland 7352 Toogoodoo Road Charlottesville and was in the process of VA Beach, VA 23451 died on 8/29/14 after a long illness. After Yonges Island, SC 29449 selling her 200-year-old cottage. She lost [email protected] Anne earned a master’s degree in pub- her longtime partner, Tom Hughes, after [email protected] Betty Sanford Molster died on 10/2/14. lic health from UNC, she married US Navy an extended illness, and the university She was a loved member of our class but Capt. George Strickland. They lived all Clare Tretter Rosegger died nearly a held an international symposium in his left us to marry Chuck Molster. Patricia over the world, wherever his career took year ago. Here’s some of her obit: “Clara honor after his memorial service. He was Kilmer Norris died on 3/9/2013, and them. During their time in the US they Louise Tretter Rosegger 5/26/32- buried in PA, where he had lived in the fa- Sally Gillespie Coe on 5/6/2013. We lived in Bethesda and Baltimore, MD. In 10/27/13 was the beloved wife of the mous Robert Venturi’s iconic Mother’s send sympathy to their families. 2008 they moved to Lexington, VA. Anne late Gerhard Rosegger, Ph.D., adored House. mother of 4, and cherished Omi of 9 Our 60th Reunion will be May 29-31, is survived by her husband of 54 years, 3 Logan Bentley Lessano doesn’t drive any- grandchildren. Clara is also survived by 3 1915. SBC can have someone meet sons, 4 grandchildren and 3 brothers. more but still comes to Charleston some adopted sisters, Krista of Germany and planes and trains. Also, they can provide Please let me hear from you—note, to see her doctors. She writes: “Last sum- Karin and Ingrid, both of Austria. Clara wheelchairs as well as trolleys on cam- Christmas card, whatever. mer I got a free balcony trans-Atlantic was a friend to countless and a master pus. There will be a dinner Friday, and on trip on the Queen Mary to go to Sweden silversmith and enamelist. Along with her Saturday, Betty Byrne Gill Ware is plan- and work on a movie about Enzo Ferrari, husband, Clara was a world traveler and ning a cocktail party just for our class. whom I met many years ago when he in- a lifelong member of Heights Christian For more about Reunion, call or email 1953 vited me to travel with his team the whole Church.” Betty Byrne at 804-282-7156 or bettyb- Florence Pye Apy Formula 1 season, which then led to my 40 Riverside Ave., Apt. 6Y [email protected]. Ann May Via, 81, died on 5/7/14 at her writing a regular column for Autoweek Red Bank, NJ 07701 home, Hob Knob Farm in Free Union, VA. This past summer, several of us met at [email protected] and also an Italian auto racing magazine. Ann is survived by her husband of 61 I interviewed folks from my racing days High Hampton Inn in the NC mountains I am sad to report that 3 classmates who years, Harold A. “Sonny” Via Jr., 4 chil- and learned from his former private sec- to remember our time at SBC. Kathleen did not graduate with us passed away in dren and 7 grandchildren. Ann was raised retary that I was 1 of 3 people he (Enzo Peebles Ballou and husband Dennis, the last 2 years. in VA Beach and later attended The Ferrari) considered to be his mentors. Not Betty Byrne and husband Hudnall, Anne Madeira School and SBC. Ann and Sonny Williams Manchester and husband Eli, Carolyn Damp Shannon died in March bad for somebody who flunked out at SBC married following his 4 years in the Navy Emily Hunter Slingluff and friend Doug 2013. She left SBC to study English at after 1 semester, no?” and raised their family in Richmond and Mackall and Jane Feltus Welch spent 3 Barnard College and later graduated from Lynn Morrissey Strike and her husband VA Beach before retiring to Hob Knob days and nights talking, hiking and play- Tobe Coburn School in NYC. She became celebrated 56 years of marriage in June Farm in 1985. Ann enjoyed walking with ing bridge. We also saw Derrill Maybank a fashion merchandiser with Bonwit Teller 2014. She writes: “We have 6 children, 6 her dogs, hunting, gardening and trav- Hagood and husband Ben at their moun- and worked in radio for ABC Studios. spouses, 17 grandchildren and 1 great- eling. She also attended athletic events tain house there. They still mainly live in She was also an accomplished painter. granddaughter. We all live within MD, VA in support of her children, grandchildren Charleston. Predeceased by husband Dr. James M. and DC area.” and her beloved VA Cavaliers. Ann and We had a brief glimpse of Mary Boyd Shannon and her eldest son, she was Margie Morris Powell hurt her back gar- Sonny enjoyed touring in their antique Murray Trussell, who came for lunch at survived by 2 daughters, a daughter-in- dening 3 days before Reunion so had to automobiles, steeplechasing and own- High Hampton Inn 1 day with a group law and 13 grandchildren. cancel. She sees Doreen Booth Hamilton ing Good Night Shirt, 2-time winner of the of her husband’s GA Tech friends. And Susan Hall Godson lost a battle to lung occasionally on the Eastern Shore. Eclipse Award and recent inductee into Derrill had Vaughan Inge Morrisette ’54 cancer in April 2013. During her marriage Margie would love to have news of her the VA Steeplechase Hall of Fame. at her house, an added treat. she lived in Isfahan, Iran, and Kampala, other roommates, Ellie Vorys Matchneer Barbara (Snooks) Matthews Holley was a Uganda. Once her 4 children attained and Lindy Lineberger Steele. Margie is re- Kathleen said their highlight of 2014 so longtime member of Church of the Good school age she resumed her education, tired after 20 years as executive director far has been our SBC gathering in NC! Shepherd, an active member of the Junior earning a bachelor’s degree from George of the MD House and Garden Pilgrimage She enjoys playing bridge and life in gen- League and a community volunteer, par- Mason U. and master’s and doctoral de- but is still active on the board. Her 7 eral. They travel often and spend time at ticularly in the Metropolitan Ministry. She grees from American U. As a historian in grands are mostly out of college and their Atlanta condo, in Macon and at their loved playing tennis, bridge and watching Williamsburg, VA, she authored books spread all over the map. house in the mountains.

28 SBC.EDU | SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE Anne and Eli live on the ocean just south and Lou hope to visit Joan Broman Wright Alan just after Christmas. They met on a lived 30 years, after visiting family on the of Boston. Their 2 daughters and their in FL in 2015. blind date when Mimi was a junior and East Coast. families live nearby. Anne said they have Rose Montgomery Johnston and Mary were married 56 years. She credits her In Denver, Enid Slack keeps on the move: 5 grandchildren, all teenagers. They also Ann Hicklin Willingham enjoyed the SBC 3 children with helping her through this to Ontario for a staff reunion of a maga- have a house in VT, where they ski, and trip to Cuba. Each stays busy with chil- most difficult transition. Her new address zine she wrote for in the 1960s, then on they travel to the islands in the winter. dren, grandchildren and traveling. Rose is 3828 N. Tazewell St., Arlington, VA. to New England, with stops in ME, CT and Betty Byrne and Hudnall spend 3 months continues her practice as a psychologist. Joy Peebles Massie lost her Jimmy. Both MA. Enid continues her study of French each winter in Naples, FL, and some time Bunny Nesbit continues to enjoy her life Alan and Jimmy had falls that led to their and does a “petite” bit of volunteering. each summer at their place at Smith at The Glenridge on Palmer Ranch in deaths. The Massies gave their wonderful Marje Whitsun Aude relayed that she and Mountain Lake, VA, but live mainly in Sarasota, FL. farm, Dungeness, to their daughter and Fritz play the card game Euchre in up- Richmond. A grandchild is going to UVA family, and moved to a retirement commu- state NY. Fritz also plays “geezer bas- this fall. nity in Richmond. In Aug. Joy traveled to ketball,” half court like we had at SBC, Jane is enjoying life without acting in England to see James P. Massie 4 marry farms, and travels out of state to help 1957 “a lovely girl” he met studying at Oxford. plays these days. She is an outstand- Carol McMurtry Fowler build and repair homes in WV. Marje is ing gardener and still lives in Louisville 10 Woodstone Square Notes from 3 who have not sent word in extremely proud of her children and just but continues to spend some time at her Austin, TX 78703 ages: Jeanne Fenrick Beddell, Cambridge busted Babs Falge’s record of grand- apartment in NY. [email protected] MA; Joanie Grafmueller Grier, Denver; children, with 14. Other challengers out I am still in my house on Linkhorn Bay and Mary Anne Vandervoot Large, there? in VA Beach and loving it. Daughter Time has stolen some of us. Most re- Richmond. Zipping to the Bay Area, Barbara Tetzlaff Molly and husband live just 16 houses cently were Marylou Cooper Dorn, Alice Jeanne recalled a conversation our 2nd reports 15 seconds of “shakin’ and away. One granddaughter was married Barnes Robertson and Nancy Godwin year about the German march to the movin’ “when the late Aug. earthquake this summer with reception at Molly’s Baldwin, whose memorial in late Oct. Marne in WWI. This year evokes mem- hit. She continues to practice solo law, house. My new book, “Parenting Without 2013 will be covered later. ories of 1914 and the Great War for with “no plans to retire.” She plays bridge, Punishment,” is selling well, and I gave And Bill Crowdus, husband of Nannette Jeanne, who found the spot in Sarajevo is collecting master points and recalls a talk recently called “Why Parenting McBurney Crowdus. His love and support where Princip stood with his gun. Travel is playing bridge with Mr. Caldwell, our night Without Punishment Helps All of Us.” The of SBC added to her energy as class fun- still a modus vivendi: Burma, the Balkans watchman and keeper of the giant flash- book is available at bookstores, includ- draiser extraordinaire. Nannette decided and India in Oct. light with a large red light. ing SBC Book Shop, and also through to remain in Madison, VA, after Bill died. Joanie and Bill are enjoying their 42 years Anna (Chips) Choa Pai, scientist and pho- Amazon. My website is She lunches with classmates in the area, in Denver, spend summer in ME and tographer, is writing her autobiography. www.parentingwithoutpunishment.com. went to Italy twice in the past year and other months in Carmel, CA. They are in- That and playing bridge several times Cheers to all classmates and hope to plans another trip soon. volved in PBS and produced 3 jazz con- a week, seeing that David’s world runs hear news from you by email, mail or After 28 years in Kansas, Baba Conway certs for them. They are now working on properly, keeping up with an over-the-top phone. Debicki left the plains dust behind her, a series of People of the Community ad- corgi that unscrewed the top of a food moved to Nashville and now lives a mile verts. Joanie starred in 1 as the Downton container and stuffed himself silly, play- from 1 daughter, 2 hours from another, Abbey grannie. Maggie Smith, are you ing a bit of golf down in Davidson, NC, 1956 with numerous grands and her sons looking over your shoulder? and doting on a talented family. Frances Clardy close by. Mary Anne and Bob, also 56-year matri- Susan Ragland Abrahamson emailed [email protected] When Page Phelps Coulter wrote, her monial vets, have 2 hobbies: travel and that she and Jim had a terrific summer: entire family was with her in NH. Page grandchildren. She penned a note from Greece in June, Paris in July, then home Nancy Salisbury Spencer has hiking planned for England with a Chicago O’Hare en route to Japan, hav- to have major surgery, but she planned to [email protected] daughter, another later on her own in the ing returned 3 weeks prior from Europe. be well by Christmas. Azores. Page not only hikes but continues After raising 3 daughters, she is proud of Anne Ford Melton continues to call We are sorry to inform everyone that to write her poetry and recently published 5 grandsons and 1 granddaughter. She Lookout Mountain home and flourishes Hazel Herring Beshers has died. another book of poetry, “Squam River.” pledges a return to the 60th Reunion, 1st writing poetry. She just completed a Our next Reunion is in 2016. Please Priscilla Bowdle Lamont retired for the to make such a declaration. “chapbook”—a small collection of po- make a note in your calendar now. 2nd time and notes, “Winter looms ahead Funny note from Charlotte Heuer Watts, etry—about the seashore and started a Classmate Nancy Salisbury Spencer with no special assignments but lots of who retains a fine sense of humor after book on Sullivan’s Island, SC. has received an outstanding award. good visits with our kids and their kids.” she and Bob experienced different health Dee Robin keeps an apartment in Frances Shannonhouse Clardy learned Pris spent many years as a school psy- problems, canceling long-made travel Chicago but travels to Rome, Naples, the from Nancy’s daughter, Betsy Blue in chologist, retired and returned to work plans. Char had a right hip replaced on Ems canal, Nord Sea and Borkum Island. Charlotte, NC, that Nancy received with smaller schools in special services. 8/20/14, is off her walker/cane and is She continues working on her book the Wava Howard Award for Lifetime She volunteers in a pre-K program and at looking for a job as a pole dancer. I swear on the life and letters of 15th century Achievement from the Garden Club her local NJ animal shelter. that is what she wrote. Ippolita Sforza. Her 2 children presented Council of Winston-Salem. Nancy has a Sandra Stingily Simpson, artist, gar- Another note of wit from Gail Haugan her with 4 grands whose residences spectacular garden, and she welcomes dener and gorgeous grannie, remains in Holley, still tanning in FL. “I would say I cover 3 of the 4 corners of the nation. touring groups and visitors. She has also Birmingham. Her 4 grands range from live alone,” she writes, “but in reality 2 Jane Campbell Englert, longtime PA girl, shared her skills at her church as chair- college-bound to infants. She is with me cats allow me to share a home.” The cats finds her family drifting south to NC, with man of the grounds committee. She de- in ME each summer and spent a week approved Gail’s getting into jewelry de- 2 great-grands near Charlotte, a grand- signed a beautiful entrance garden for with my sister and me at a cooking school sign and creation, at which she appears daughter planning to marry on the Outer Kanuga, the NC Episcopal Conference in Spain. to thrive and has enough time to work in Banks and a son also living “down there.” Center, in memory of late husband Bob Carolyn Swift Fleming says her life “is her gardens raising healthful herbs. Another daughter lives close to Jane, but Neill. Nancy and husband Jim were plan- ever busy” with 3 children and 7 grands A note from Diane Duffield Woods, still liv- the 2nd son is in KS. Jane tutors kids and ning a Danube River cruise for Oct., and in Omaha. She reprised a 1986 visit to ing in Oak Brook, IL, relayed that she suf- spends time mastering the smart phone: she is looking forward to her grandson’s China last fall, sings in the choir, gardens fered a 2nd stroke in 2013 after an ear- no texting, no communication. wedding next June. and is a Life Master in bridge. lier stroke, in 2011. She is in a retirement Elaine Kimball Carleton and spouse Sam Joan Broman Wright is living with daugh- Split between NC summers and community. I managed to lose her note, continue to hang out in Athens, GA, a ter Elise in Coral Gables, FL, while her Charleston winters, Carroll Weitzel Rivers which included a new email, so Duffy, perfect spot for 2 classicists. Daughter house is being renovated. She enjoys says she is “happy and lucky.” She boasts please send again, and I will email every- Elizabeth lives in Asheville working with family and longtime friends in FL, where 4 grands, a daughter in England whom she one we knew. autistic persons of all ages, while son she lived with late husband Jim. saw recently on her annual trip there and Flo Barclay Winston in Raleigh also had a George and wife remain in Portland, OR. Karen Steinhart Kirkbride has a new a son in Charleston. I am unsure if she still stroke but is recovering, she says, and is Emily Richardson is still rides, hunts, en- grandson, who joins his 3-year-old sister. rides, but a granddaughter does and rode working on snapping her castanets with ters endurance competitions and carries Karen and husband were planning a trip well in a “3’9” event,” Carroll reports. both hands. Those who missed her art- at teaching load. Carpe diem was coined in Kauai, HA, this fall. Karen’s brother, Babs Falge Openshaw has 13 grands. ful dodging with the castanets on 2nd with her in mind. Richard A. Steinhardt of Deer Harbor, One recently toured the world on a cargo Randolph missed an incredible show. WA, passed away in July. He was a re- Fran Childress Lee fractured her tib- ship, 2 are at ME Maritime Academy in Jane Rather Thiebaud, calling Vancouver, tired professor of cell and molecular biol- ial plateau and went through multi- Castine, and 1 is an artist, following in WA, home, returned to a 1st love, music, ogy at UCB. ple surgeries including a new knee, but Babs’ footsteps. She continues to call and is playing piano at the veterans hos- she is back in her paradise of Jackson, Mimi Thornton Oppenhimer continues to Annapolis home. pital there. She is also active with the lo- WY. Despite all, she and Lewis man- live in Richmond. She sees Lou Galleher Counting myself, 3 in our class are recent cal Community on Aging. She planned to aged a cruise to view the Chilean fjords, Coldwell and Helen Turner Murphy. Mimi widows. Mimi Chapin Plumley lost her travel this fall to Switzerland, where she

SBC.EDU | SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE 29 drove to several national park areas “out and opera thrown in, along with 2 French granddaughter Erin Clark, who is at U. of ’85, is married to Laura and is president west” this summer and drove home to bulldogs. OR and broke a 33-year record for the and general manager of Cigna Carolinas. Jacksonville, FL, after stopping in Frisco, Jane was among several of us—Nannette, 300m run. Their son Charlie, a graduate of Harvard, TX, to visit their daughter. Sophie Ames White, Ann Gwinn Fox, Susan Day Dean had a visit from Edie is a 2nd -year med student at Wake Carolyn Westfall (Westie) Monger has had Ninie, Mary Landon Smith Brugh—who at- Knapp in Aug. They had a chance to catch Forest, and daughter Elizabeth is a se- 7 orthopedic surgeries in the past sev- tended Nancy Baldwin’s memorial service up on news of classmates, compare nior at Princeton. The 4 Carpenter sib- eral years for her arthritis, but her tone at the college last Oct. Chips gave the memories of the years following gradu- lings have multiplied to 66. Since they are is always upbeat. Can’t you just see that eulogy, and I was honored to read from ation and “sharing reactions to this, our so scattered, they meet once a year for a great smile? Ecclesiastes. My niece, Polk Green ’82, 7th decade of life—the surprising free- week on the Gulf Coast. Several years back, I named 1 of us Class a favorite of Nancy’s, through her guitar doms and the predictable restrictions.” Cornelia Long Matson and Dick sold their Baby, ignoring Saynor Johnson Ponder rendered the Ashokan Farewell, a haunt- Adele Scott Caruthers leads a busy life, vineyard estate in Le Cleret, France, in as a potential claimant. She inserted her ing melody much loved by Nancy. Her 2 from ushering at music concerts to plein 2013 and have moved to Hound Ears, claim for this run of Notes with a DOB of nieces took wonderful care of our class- painting—and exhibiting her works—to NC, between Blowing Rock and Boone. 7/20/36. I know Joy Massie is in the run- mate, whose ashes rest on Monument traveling. Her latest excursion was to New They bought a mid-century modern lodge ning, but she has yet to respond with Hill overlooking SBC. Brunswick and Nova Scotia with a friend with 5 stone fireplaces, an indoor pool her natal date, and Elizabeth (Teensy) A number of regular respondents, us- from Wellesley. They stayed in B&Bs, and an elevator! It will take 2 to 3 years to Wilson Woodruff turned 78 on 8/5/36. ing maiden names as more memorable— feasted on seafood and learned about renovate the property. Cornelia loves the If Joy would let us know, I would declare Suzanne Gipson, Suzy Stephens, Chris the Acadians. Adele has 2 children and mountains and Dick, the golf. They return a winner. Reading Saynor’s email, I can Smith, Ruth Ellen Green, Carolyn Scott, 2 grandchildren, is a retired hand thera- to Sarasota when the weather gets cold. hear and see her—bubbles and smiles all Jackie Ambler, Judith Ruffin, Carolyn pist and lives in Santa Fe, NM. At the time Cornelia chairs a fundraiser there that around. Buddy retired 20 years ago and Scott, Dagmar Halmagyi, Pee Wee Smith of her letter she was looking forward to she initiated 16 years ago, “High Tea at is happy with golf and volunteer work. and Marguerite McDaniel—were no shows the Indian market, where thousands of High Noon,” with a fashion show to bene- Their condo on St. Simon’s Island re- this round. Nor did I hear from Cynnie Native Americans and tourists have a fi- fit Planned Parenthood. MD/ER son David places the charms of Macon, GA, much of Wilson Ottaway but was with her in Cuba esta week. and family are near Chapel Hill, grand- daughter Mackenzie at Wake Forest and the year, and an annual winter cruise re- in Jan. Cynnie was replacing a shoulder Winnie Leigh Hamlin and husband Davis 2 more at EHS. Her Seattle granddaugh- places both spots. They have 9 grands, after leaving Havana. of Dallas, TX, took their family—3 sons ter is at Vassar. 4 in Southern colleges or universities. To Priscilla Vermooten Baldwin, Anne and their wives and 15 grandchildren—to Teensy keeps busy in VA Beach working in McGrath Lederer and K.D. Moore Bowles, the Galapagos in June 2013. At the time Betsy McCutchen Williams was 1 of the her church gift shop, at another gift shop my abject apologies. You each wrote of the trip the 3 youngest children were 9; 15 ladies from 1958 who attended our where duties include peeling peanuts, promptly, but somehow I let your notes the oldest, Winborne Leigh Hamlin, was 55th. She is an associate professor and walks in a pool with a friend. go astray. I have asked for each to send 18, and Liza and Parker, 16. Although and research librarian at Appalachian Ceci Dickson Banner, writing from Port a copy. they all live in TX, the youngsters are look- State at Boone, NC. She has published a book and is working on another for next Royal, SC, calls herself blessed with the My life has been a bit snarky with the ing at colleges in VA and the Southeast. year. The 1st is a diary, “Appalachian 3 children she and Roger produced, plus death of Dudley, my wonderful friend and Sue Rosson Tejml of Copper Canyon, Travels by Olive Dame Campbell,” and 5 stepchildren who produced both chil- husband of 50 years, in late May. Then TX, near Dallas, is serving her 10th year the 2nd is a biography of her husband, dren, grands and great-grands for her to leukemia returned in my favorite sister, as mayor of the town, “a labor of love” John Campbell, an important figure in enjoy and to fill the gap Roger left with his Rosemary. I had a few weeks in ME and since she is a volunteer. She has been Appalachian history. They are both from death 4 years ago. Ceci hints at an Austin spent late Aug. and most of Sept. with accepted in a class of 30 to participate unpublished manuscripts Betsy is editing visit someday if she goes to see a cousin her at MD Anderson, where she is par- in the Leadership North TX program and for University Press of KY. who lives in a small town nearby. ticipating in a clinical trial. We enjoyed hopes to start something similar in her Patricia Lodewick, who spent 2 years our 4th consecutive cooking trip, mainly town. Sue recently had a horrific acci- Ina Hamilton Hart has moved back to at SBC before finishing at U-OK, lives in with Mainers, this time in Spain. Multiple dent; she was crushed between 2 vehi- Shaker Heights, OH, to be near her 2 Dallas. On a Garden Club visit to Mobile, trips are planned for 2015. I will hang out cles. She said that due to adrenaline and sons and their families; she is in a nearby she was hosted with 20 other attendees most of next summer in my favorite ME years of weight training she was able to apartment. Ina has taken some interest- by Vaughn Inge Morrisette at her place bit of heaven, Camden, so email me if you push enough to slide out. She suffered ing trips through an organization called on Mobile Bay. Vaughn was a senior when pass my way. 4 broken bones in her pelvis, but after a Road Scholar, including 1 to Cuba with former husband John Houck. They also we were freshmen. Aside from spending See you at the 60th! week in ICU and 6 weeks in rehab, she time viewing gorgeous gardens in Mobile was able to walk out on a walker but with- went to the Grand Canyon. and Asheville, Patricia travels, volunteers out a limp. Mini Garrard writes that she continues to at Baylor Hospital and seldom misses a Dorothy (Poogie) Wyatt Shields is re- create dance for video shown at festivals rubber of bridge. 1958 markable; despite Parkinson’s, she sol- in the US, Europe, Africa, Asia and South Jane Shipman Kuntz America. She recently completed her Elaine (Lainy) Peters Newton and 70 like- 4015 Orchard View Place diers on. For the last 2 summers she and minded people under the auspices of the her family—4 of her kids with spouses 138th half-hour program for Manhattan Powell, OH 43065 Neighborhood Network streamed live in- Smithsonian flew around the world on a [email protected] and 7 grandkids—have gone to Emerald chartered jet. Highlights included Easter Isle, NC, where they rent a duplex on the ternationally. Mimi studies yoga and chi Island, Angkor Wat and Petra. She ended From Burlingame, CA, was a note from ocean. She said despite a small turnout gong, and practices meditation. She is her trip with a cruise off ME’s rugged Mary Taylor Swing. She has retired as for our 55th Reunion, it was wonderful— looking forward to visits from Susan Day coastline. a financial planner and is now free to “an enthusiastic and cohesive group.” Dean and Alice Morris Gaskell (’59) this fall. To see Mimi’s creations, email her at Ninie Laing relates that she broke her leg travel with Bill on his business. He is She notes that Julie Booth Perry is try- [email protected]. last Oct. but did not discover the break founder and president of United Religions ing to round up classmates Dianne Chase until Dec., tossing it off as a deep bruise Initiative (URI), which operates in 86 Monroe and Pinkie Matheson Roe, who Beth Mears Kurtz is recovering from the from an “awkward” dismount from her fa- countries. They were in Warsaw for the skipped ahead of us at SBC, for the St. death of husband Ed last year; she says, vorite gelding. Ninie is going to Holland dedication of the Museum for the History Agnes School’s 60th Reunion. Poogie “Work is the best medicine.” Beth contin- and Belgium next spring with an SBC of Polish Jews. They also visited Krakow, lives in Crozet, VA, where she raised her ues to teach ballet. One of her students group led by Betsy Muhlenfeld H’57 and Auschwitz and Bergenau and made a family; she plays mah-jongg and spends a (12) performed in “Matilda” on Broadway. husband Larry Wollan. Judith Ruffin stop in Prague. They have also had trips lot of time exercising. Beth also paints in her studio near Times Anderson is making the trip, as are to England, Ireland and Scotland. Mary Ruth Carpenter Pitts, Birmingham, AL, Square and shows her work in Greenwich Sandra Simpson, Suzy Neblett Lee and says they stay busy with their 3 grand- lost husband Bill in 1992 due to a rup- Village. Beth’s photos from SBC while in Bob Lee. children, their house, garden and cook- tured aneurism. She recently retired as residence are available online and any ing. On a recent visit home to Richmond, classmate may add to them; contact her Jane Pinckney deButts continues to love a media escort hosting authors on tour. she saw Ginny Tyson Lawrence and Tibby for the URL and login. Beth continues to her VA country life with husband Hunter Daughter Berrie ’82 received her mas- Moore Gardner. She also sees Mary be in touch with Judy Bell, who lives on but finds time for visits in Charleston, ter’s in counseling and is married to Johnson Campbell, who travels to CA her daughter’s farm in VT, and Teeny and where she lived for many years. They Edward Bamberg; their daughter, Ruth with husband David, and Eleanor St. Clair Jay, who are still in Cambridge. keep an apartment at the corner of East Berrien McVay, received a law degree Thorp, whose daughter lives nearby. and South Battery, which allows Jane to from U. of the South and is working in Our retiring class president, Lanny Tuller see her 2 children and 5 of her 6 grands. Susan Avril Schneider wrote just after ar- Atlanta for Bank of America. Ruth’s son, Webster, restated that Reunion was fun, riving home from a trip to Sri Lanka and Bill, Sewanee ’84 and married to Kim, is but her great news was about our gifts to Janie Fitzgerald Treherne-Thomas keeps was recovering from the long flight in senior executive vice president of First the College: Our 5-year total is $465,522, Sewickley-Pittsburgh on its toes and the Menlo Park, CA. Commercial Bank in Birmingham. Their with a life total of $1,938,698. We are Pittsburgh Symphony in tune with her son, William, is a senior at Birmingham 130% over our goal of $30,000, and we trustee efforts. After 32 years of ser- Edie Knapp Clark, Portland, OR, went Southern, and daughter Maggie is a se- had 72% participation! Molly Archer is our vice, she is now a distinguished trustee to Cuba in Jan. 2013 on a People to nior at U. of AL. Ruth’s son Charlie, W&L new class president, and yours truly will emeritus. So life continues with theater People exchange trip. Edie sent news of continue as class scribe.

30 SBC.EDU | SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE I am sad to report classmates’ deaths: looks and is a super athlete, but the best Polly Space Dunn: All is well with us. Still More class notes online: Nancy Milan Alexander, Feb. 2013; Judith is he has a heart of gold.” playing golf except when my back is “out.” sbc.edu/magazine Graham Lewis, Sept. 2013; Sally Kendall Elizabeth Johnston Lipscomb: Lloyd and Val Stoddard Loring: Was busy with June Bundy, Oct. 2013; Sarah Benton Halsey, I are leaving for our train trip across graduations. Two grandsons headed Dec. 2013; Elizabeth “Dede” McFarland Canada early tomorrow morning. for college this fall—Davidson and Wilson, Dec. 2013. Their names were Sandy La Stati Sylvia: Hello! Please note Dickinson. Three 11th grade granddaugh- read at the church service at Reunion. If and save my new email address, sssyl- ters are looking at colleges but all want anyone would like to see an obituary, let [email protected]. co-ed. Sorry, SBC! As Steve and I ap- 1960 me know. proach 80, we are looking at retirement Virginia Mackethan Kitchin: Our son Elizabeth Howard My dear husband, Eddie, died in April communities. [email protected] Cameron, who has been director of the 2013. Since I sold my MI cottage I’ve had Brooks Museum of Art in Memphis, will Susan Taylor Montague-Reese: I did time to start my 1st garden from scratch, on Oct. 1 start as the new director of the manage to take the grandchildren to Carol Barnard Ottenberg and I’m pleased with the results. I con- [email protected] Cincinnati Art Museum. Wouldn’t Miss Rehoboth for a week in July, between tinue volunteering at St. John’s Episcopal Barton be pleased that 1 of her art his- chemo, surgery and radiation. I finished From NY City, Lucy Martin Gianino wel- Church. My daughters are busy with tory majors has a son like that! 7 weeks of daily radiation and feel like comed her 4th grandchild, Sebastian their lives: Lee in Clarksville, TN, Martha I have been liberated. I hope I am done Thom Gianino, last Dec. In June, he was in Ashburn, VA, and Anne right here in Lizora Miller Yonce: I enjoyed seeing with doctors and hospitals for a while. baptized on the Fire Island beach near Powell. My latest grandchild, Martha’s Alice Cary and Lee at Fishers. Quickly Tabb Thornton Farinholt: The book group Lucy’s family home. On the acting front, Cole, has just entered VA Commonwealth. saw Tabb and Tricia at a memorial ser- is convening at Sorrel’s in Chestertown, Lucy reports: “This spring, I shot a pi- Her daughter Katie is baking at Panera vice in Richmond in July. All is well. Back MD, farm, Fair Hope, 2 nights and days. lot with Tracy Morgan, which we are hop- while she looks for a position in the arts; to Boca Grande the end of Oct. but re- ing will go, even though everything came Lauren oversees the consignment shop turn to Greenwich for Thanksgiving and Ann Turnbull Lowry: Life in Austin is pretty to a halt with his car accident. It should at Paxton Campus, a facility for special Christmas. swell while we struggle to deal with ex- be on FX and called “Death Pact.” It is a needs students. Lee’s Scott is working for Judy Nevins Lehardy: Our oldest grand- treme drought conditions in TX. I en- dark comedy in which I play a 90-year- Enterprise Car Rentals in sales. It broke daughter, Sara, was married this year joy bridge, Pilates, an afternoon with a old daffy, racist grandmother on a walker my heart to miss Reunion, but I had a cal- and is going to present us with our 1st grandson, and Tim and I attend continu- whom they are always trying to kill off.” endar conflict I couldn’t change; I sure great-grandchild, a boy, in Oct. in L.A. ing education seminars at the U. of TX. I thought of you. Our youngest son, Peter, and wife Becky am in a book club, we have season tick- New Yorker Norris Smith remembers in Annapolis are expecting again in Jan. ets to university basketball games, and I Patricia Russell Howard: “She had a bril- Our 2012 West Point graduate grandson, still do a fair amount of cooking and gar- liant mind and a generous heart, also a Barrett, is an Army diver in the Corps of dening. SBC friends include Maydelle deep, hidden stubbornness that must 1959 Engineers and is stationed at Fort Eustis, Foster Fason, who is in our book club, have served her well in academia. She Ali Wood Thompson VA, which allows us to see him often. In was my little sister at SBC, and we have loved drama—Shakespeare and Beckett 89 Pukolu Way July we took 3 teenage grandsons on a children who are married to each other. especially—and her classes at the U. of Wailea, HI 96753 5-day cruise to Bermuda from Bayonne, Judy Weldon Sargent is a regular in our Toronto must have been terrific. I was 808-874-8028 NJ. We still are loving retirement near the bridge group. I spoke with Betsy Salisbury also sorry to learn of the death of Jeannie [email protected] Chesapeake Bay. Ward and I have been Creekmore this week about my grand- Young, Gale’s little sister, whose hu- It is always fun hearing from all of you. working with a professional editor and son, who is considering Ole Miss. She will mor and energy brightened up our se- have a freshman granddaughter there nior year.” Passings: I had a letter from SBC that have come out with a 3rd edition of our at the same time if all goes according to Elizabeth Letzerich Boyer died on book, ”Once Around,” describing our sail- Lura Coleman Wampler (Wayne, PA): Fred our plan for them. Going back to my SBC 11/28/05. boat circumnavigation 1991-1996. It will and I are in the long process of rebuilding be available on Amazon. What a wonder- days, I have a passion for NY, and my an 18th century tool barn on our place. Notes: Sandy La Stati Sylvia has new ful time those of us who went had at the daughter and daughter-in-law treated me I’m also involved with my garden club, email, [email protected]. Susan 55th Reunion this year. We parted hoping to a few days there this spring. Can’t get serving as a judge of horticulture and Hight Rountree’s address changed to for a great turnout in 5 years! enough traveling, but it’s slowing down a photography at local flower shows. I sit 339 Little Tower Quarter Williamsburg, VA bit. I have only the fondest memories of Ann Pegram Howington: I just now stag- on the worship commission at my church, 23185, phone 757-229-0909. my 2 years at SBC and of many of you. gered in from 2 weeks at Sea Island. which will soon celebrate its 300th an- Pat Davis Sutker: All is well and happy in Daughter Martha stayed an extra week Judy Welton Sargent: I had my right hip niversary. The rest of my time is spent Naples FL. My life has been graced with so she could drive me back, so thought- replaced on March 31 and have made savoring my 7 grandchildren whenever a wonderful husband of 54 years and ful. I am taking a small selection of my a great recovery. While I was in the hos- possible! 2 happy and productive kids who have grown chirren on a Danube River cruise in pital, my home in Wilmington finally Barbara Beam Denison (Bethesda, MD) given us 4 precious grandchildren. Nov. Cathedral’s terrific antique show is sold after being on the market for 4 celebrated her 54th wedding anniver- Alice Cary Farmer Brown: Thank you next Jan.-Feb, and again I get to arm-twist years, a great relief. On July 16 I flew to sary on Aug. 27th and daughter Heather’s for taking all those superb pictures at my guild into staffing 1 day. Miss Ann GA Wilmington to attend a memorial ser- marriage in July to Scott Tucker in MT af- Reunion and getting them to us. I felt as Trust does a ramble 2 times a year to vice for a friend. On July 17 I missed the ter 6 years of widowhood. “George is still though I had been there. The campus some town. I get to go with friends in Oct. bottom step on a stairway at a friend’s lobbying on Capitol Hill, and I am painting looks so beautiful, and I realized all over to see Americus. Again I am hosting my home, falling onto the marble floor in the as much as I can—selling some, but it’s again how much I loved SBC and how Habersham history class this month. foyer and breaking my left hip, requir- not the 2nd coming of G’ma Moses.” much my diploma means to me. ing a full hip replacement. I returned to Susan Perry Farmer: I am looking forward Heading south last winter, Ginger Austin Aug. 8. The silver lining was the op- Mary Ferris Kelly: In June I was recog- to a trip to Charleston and Savannah in Newman Blanchard and Bob moved from portunity to see and catch up with many nized by the Chief John Ross Chapter of Oct. Maybe next time I can tell you how NJ to VA. “We are thrilled to be in Amherst Wilmington friends. I hope this is the the Daughters of the American Revolution we enjoyed the grits and shrimp! and are pretty well settled. It was a great with the DAR’s highest award in the arts, last orthopedic adventure for me. If any- Rew Price Carne: We were on a cruise in cleansing process in NJ, as we had attic the American Heritage Award for Women one comes to Austin, give me a call at the Baltic. I am going to Bandon Dunes, and basement plus several barns to be in the Arts. 302-229-8067. OR, for golf, then on to France with my emptied. We would love to have the class Ali Wood Thompson: I just got back a few Penny Fisher Duncklee: John writing an- daughter over Thanksgiving week. We’re come for tea and cookies at Reunion as days ago from Kona on the big island, other wonderful novel, me editing, paint- so hot and dry here—send water, as much we have done in the past. We look for- where we competed in the Senior Hula ing every now and then. Last month we as you are able. ward to seeing everyone in May 2015.” Festival competition. We didn’t place but took our camper van up to Ouray, CO, to Norma Patterson Mills and Olan Mary Blair Scott Valentine: Three grand- had a wonderful time. Keep me abreast eat fresh peaches and write and sketch. (Chattanooga, TN) made a spring visit to children in school in VA. None live in of all address, phone and email changes. You can find John’s books on Amazon. Amherst and had “a delightful visit with the state. Taylor Redd from FL enter- If you want me to resend the address The latest, “To the Harvest,” explains the Ginger Newman Blanchard and Bob over ing Episcopal HS in Alexandria, Mary list, drop me an email. And don’t forget! good side of Mexican migrant workers lunch at Kenmore. I look forward to see- Grace Bowers from South Carolina en- My new email address is travisnali808@ and the farmers who stayed home. ing everyone and celebrating each other tering UVa, Scott Philips from NC in 2nd gmail.com. Meriwether Hagerty Rumrill: My oldest year at W&L. Stukie Philips from NC is at Reunion next May.” grandson, Christopher (Nellie Morison entering Chapel Hill. Tee Bowers gradu- Lee Del Greco Wood (Charlottesville, VA): was his father’s godmother), as a recent ated in May from College of Charleston. “I enjoy Caton Company board meetings, HS graduate had written about him in the Campbell Bowers graduated in May with seeing friends and grand-girls and son yearbook, “Most Likely to Find a Cure for master’s in teaching elementary ed., and Del up the hill.” Cancer.” His friend’s mother said to me at Stuart Bowers is a senior at College of After living in Atlanta for 32 years and the his graduation party, “Chris has smarts, Charleston. Cooper Redd is a 7th grader Outer Banks for 10 years, Martha Boyd in Gulf Stream School in Delray, FL. McFadden recently moved to Richmond

SBC.EDU | SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE 31 to be closer to her children and grandchil- and grandchildren. “I’m happy see Jean anniversary with a family group of 17 on some years ago. Ann is happy to catch dren. She shares her new home with her Morris Stevenson in the mountains. Hope a Baltic cruise. She and Frank enjoy “fam- glimpses of SBC friends, especially Bee 5-year-old malti-poos, Jasper and Tiger. everyone is signing up for Reunion 2015 ily times at Lake Wawasee in IN, winter Newman Thayer. “It needs a bit of work but should all be because it is such a blessing to be able to in the Sarasota area and pursuing fam- Mary Hunter Kennedy Daly is recovering completed soon and is right between my stay in touch.” ily history, reading, golf and connecting much more slowly than she’d hoped be- grandchildren’s schools, so I’ll look for- Teddy Hill and Liz Penfield still divide with friends.” cause of side/after effects of treatment ward to their dropping by. We had an Aug. their time between their marsh house in Peggy Cook Lunt (Santa Fe, NM) reports but is getting better. family reunion at Wintergreen, lots of hik- Savannah and a mountain cabin in CO, an Aug. visit from Heidi Huddleston on Judy Harris Cutting and her sister, Punch ing on those gorgeous mountains!” “jumping from having everything done for her western tour. Heidi, her daughter, Harris Wray ’63, gathered their clan at Now also settled in Richmond, Mary Ellen us to having to do our own cooking, clean- granddaughter and a friend drove from Pawleys Island, SC. She and husband Dohs and husband Basil enjoy life at the ing, etc.” Side trips include NYC, Santa KY to CO and AZ en route to Santa Fe. Tom enjoyed their TX grand-triplets and Cedarfield Retirement Community and Fe and next Feb. to Laos, where Teddy’s Carol Barnard Ottenberg and Simon her other 2 grandchildren from Madison, being closer to their son and his family. granddaughter Sophie has a fellowship spent a June week on Haida Gwaii WI. Her yoga classes keep her centered. Their daughter, Claire, lives in Seattle. “It at an NGO. “No Kenya this year, maybe north of Vancouver, BC, via small plane. Margaret Wadman Cafasso sold her NY has been an incredible and delightful ex- next,” writes Liz. “Sensational landscapes and vibrant na- house (after over 40 years) and planned perience catching up with VA and friends Nancy Corson Gibbes (Columbia, S.C.) tive culture made for a trip with special to reside in Delray Beach, FL. By mid- after 50 years! Gwen Speel Kaplan in- wrote from Gainesville, GA, where she meaning. I will be at our 55th Reunion July, the heat drove her north to the cluded me in an SBC spring lunch at the cheered on granddaughter, Kota (14), and hope to see many others there too.” Berkshires. She planned to return south VA Museum of Fine Arts along with Grace competing in the Kayak Nationals. Gale Young Walker traveled to Portland, via SBC. Suttle, Anne Rienecke, Anita Perrin Towell Grandson Corson (17) made Eagle Scout OR, with her choir for its international Alicia Laing Salisbury and John in Topeka, and Patti Powell Pusey.” and won best in state as a cross coun- choral festival. “Evocative scenery, splen- KS, are looking forward to a visit to Japan Anne Rienecke Clarke, still in Wilton, CT, try runner. Nancy flew to Morocco in Feb. did singing by many choirs from far- in April. recalls the Richmond reunion as well: and in Sept. to the Silk Road, from China off Slovenia, Russia, Kenya and nearby Last Feb., Linda MacArthur Hollis and “In May I visited Gwen Speel Kaplan. to the Caspian Sea. At home, she’s off to Portland.” In June 2013, Gale tracked Bob were in Paradise Valley, AZ, visiting Great fun catching up. Everyone lives in tennis and art openings. down Grace Suttle and friends in Berlin Bob’s brother and wife and enjoyed the Richmond except Grace, who recently Ellen Pringle Read (Charleston, SC) wrote for “4 days of more history, then splendid new Musical Instrument Museum. Last moved to Charlottesville.” from Chautauqua, NY, where she and music in the evenings.” Nov., they cruised the Antarctic and saw Anita Perrin Towell takes a pottery Mayo were having “a fabulous week with Still in Charlottesville, I enjoy being the lots of penguins—continuing to celebrate class and volunteers at the VMFA. She Ken Burns as the star attraction, mov- art editor of Streetlight Magazine (online) their 50th anniversary. They live in a re- and Richard visited family on the West ing programs on the Central Park 5, and volunteering with the International tirement community where Bob is presi- Coast this summer and planned a trip to Vietnam and the Roosevelts.” They also Rescue Committee. Delighted that Grace dent of the resident council. Linda volun- England in the early fall. ”Looking forward had a week at Pawley’s with 4 grandchil- Suttle has moved to Charlottesville and teers in the assisted living unit and is a to Reunion.” dren. “The most foolish thing we’ve done to have seen Suzanne Reitz Weinstein, hospice volunteer. Patti Powell Pusey reports: “Big news— lately was to buy a Corgi puppy, Beezie. Mary Reid Dunn Barrow, Ellen Pringle Faith Bullis Mace recommends Facebook the July marriage of our 1st grand- He’s adorable but naughty and driving Read, Teddy Hill and Liz Few Penfield. I as a way for us to keep in touch. son, W. Anderson Pusey III, to Makenzie us crazy.” look forward to a spring sighting at SBC. Susie Prichard Pace spends time with her Mercer. They met while performing with Linda Sims Grady Newmark (Salem, SC) The class mourns the loss of Patricia family and her deceased older sister’s a Richmond acting group and are now at- this year took trips to China, Italy’s Lake Russell Howard. A full obituary and class- daughter. tending Liberty U. for its professional act- District and London/Paris/Lucerne with mates’ memories can be found at sbc. ing company. Hope next May will find her grandson. She plays golf and sees edu/magazine. Eleanor Briggs is a photographer working many of us back for our 55th.” Nina Wilkerson Bugg and Ann Crowell with the Wildlife Conservation Society. Jane Ellis Covington wrote en route from Lemmon on trips to Highlands and She helped establish a preserve in Richmond to ME for a summer retreat Atlanta. “I hope we’ll have good turnout Cambodia, for which the Cambodian gov- with family and friends: “I don’t see SBC for our 55th.” 1961 ernment awarded her a medal in 2008. Bette Hutchins Sharland Lynne Nalley Coates recently had a mys- classmates enough and am always re- Ann Crowell Lemmon (Atlanta): “Phyz and [email protected] juvenated by that gorgeous campus! I both have new hips and celebrated with tery novel, “To Protect the Innocent,” This could be our last chance to touch a W&L trip to France in June.” Our class enjoys visiting each other and published. It takes place at a HS in the old friendships that were SBC-born and Kathy Knox Ennis (Naples, FL) lost Dick, our grandchildren. Tidewater. Lynne taught special educa- fostered. The College is most likely in a her husband of 50 years, to mesothe- Winifred Storey Davis and Tread had tion for 33 years, and her husband is a huge transition. Being on campus, we will lioma at the end of 2011. Kathy has a visit with Suzie Babcock Philion and psychology professor. not only hear the news from the horse’s moved to a gated community with her Huston in the NC mountains. While there, Julie O’Neil Arnheim is active in mouth but participate in formulating the companion greyhounds, having retired they had dinner with Robert and Scottie Charleston, and, after her husband’s move forward. See you there!” from the diaconate of her Episcopal Small Johnson and Ed and Margaret death last June, is happy for contacts Isabel Ware Burch (Williamsburg, VA) in church. She continues to add content to Storey Wasson. “It didn’t seem possi- back in Knoxville and from SBC. June went to Westwood, MA, to the HS a website of inspiring quotations. “Best ble it’d been over 50 years since being Laura Conway Nason (AZ) spends time at graduation of her namesake and old- wishes to all my classmates. I will always at SBC.” home assisting Jack, who has back pain est grandchild, the only granddaughter remember Patricia Russell for helping me Marion Lucas Fleming and Celia Williams and neuropathy in his feet and eyes. They of 7 grandchildren. Isabel will attend the with an ancient history/ancient civiliza- Dunn got in a visit at Savannah Country went to Seattle to visit their new grand- U. of Tampa to major in early childhood tions course. I will never forget her kind- Day School’s graduation. Mimi was there daughter with their son John’s red hair, education. “I continue to be involved at ness and her remarkable mind.” for her grandson, a singer, Alexander blue eyes and sweet disposition. Their Bruton Parish Church, where I’m head- Maydelle Foster Fason (Austin, TX): “I Fleming, now at GA Tech. Celia was there other son, Ted, and Laura’s sister and her ing the committee planning a yearlong have retired from my practice in ca- for her nephew, Woodie Williams, now at husband visited last fall. celebration for the 300th anniversary. reer counseling and from serving on var- U. of GA. Bette Hutchins Sharland enjoys the book Founded in 1674, it is a vibrant place to- ious environmental boards. Sam has After successful surgery last year, Susan club associated with her church. day with approximately 2,000 members. also retired after 46 years of practicing Cone Scott moved to Austin to live near Penny Stanton Meyer is back on MD’s The bishop of London will kick off our cel- oral maxillofacial surgery. We have been her son and from where she can visit her Eastern Shore, working part time and vol- ebration. I am looking forward to our 55th traveling (a month in France, birding in daughter in New Orleans. After 51 years unteering at the local library and elemen- class Reunion. I hope many of our class- Panama, cooling off in MI), taking classes in Charlottesville, leaving her friends and tary school, and golfing. She visits her mates will return!” at U. of TX or enjoying our grandchildren familiar life is sad, but starting a new life son and his family; he teaches history Judy Barnes Agnew (Durham, NC): “We who live in Manhattan and Austin. Our “is exciting.” and rock-climbing at CO Rocky Mountain lead a pretty quiet life these days—lots of son, an anesthesiologist, lives in Austin, From Brooklyn, Ann Gregg McIver writes School. Daughter Susannah, who teaches reading for pleasure and for 2 book clubs, and our daughter, soon to graduate from that she divorced years ago, happily. 5th grade near Tampa, has 2 youngsters. a little garden club activity, hours of jig- NYU Nursing School, lives in NYC.” After many years in NYC government “All perfect grandchildren, of course!” saw puzzles and bird watching, a weekly Janie Haldeman Hope (Louisville, KY) and 15 running a non-profit, she retired game of bridge, keeping up with our 3 Maria Garnet Hood hopes to see lots of writes that as of last Dec. she sports a 2 years ago. All her family is still in the daughters and their children. I was sad- us at 55th Reunion next year. She and new knee, the better to work for Sen. area, including 5 grandchildren. Daughter dened to hear of Julia Scott Todd’s death. Bob are planning for another season of Mitch McConnell’s replacement and cli- Kathryn is NYC commissioner of sanita- She and I roomed together in Atlanta our their boys camp in the WV mountains. mate change. tion, Melanie a schoolteacher, Matthew 1st year out of SBC but had lost touch in With 12 grandchildren plus steps, much Jane Tatman Walker (Indianapolis, working with NYC after-school programs, recent years.” time is spent following sports and awards IN) celebrated an early 35th wedding Molly working for a London art organiza- ceremonies. Becky Towill McNair and Bill (Charlotte, tion and, sadly, Elizabeth passed away NC) enjoy jaunts and visits with children

32 SBC.EDU | SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE Alumnae Awards She Who Has Earned the Rose …

Distinguished Outstanding Alumna Award Alumna Award This award is given to graduated alumnae who have been out of college for at least 15 This award honors years in recognition of outstanding service to alumnae who have Sweet Briar in a volunteer capacity. brought distinction to themselves and to Frances McClung Sweet Briar College Ferguson ’80 through outstanding accomplishment in a Education: B.A., volunteer or professional capacity. mathematical economics, Sweet Briar College; MBA, Carolyn Marie Leddy ’98 UNC Chapel Hill Education: B.A., international relations, Sweet Briar Professional: Director of College; M.A., Columbia University School of General development, Virginia Studies Museum of Transportation Select professional history: Current senior professional Select alumnae service: Alumnae Board, Reunion staff member, U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee; Gifts Committee, Board of Directors, Parent Steering former national security policy advisor to U.S. Sen. John Committee Kyl, Republican whip; visiting fellow, National Institute for Defense Studies; director for counterproliferation Frances Anne Root ’80 strategy, National Security Council; senior advisor for Education: B.A., American international security and nonproliferation, history and literature, U.S. Department of State Sweet Briar College Professional: Director/ Alumna senior portfolio manager, Citi Investment Daughter Management, Citi Private Scholar Bank This award honors Select alumnae service: Board of Directors, Friends of an alumna’s relative, Art Board, Investment Committee, Alumnae Board in either the junior or senior class, who has demonstrated while at Sweet Briar the traditions of sound learning and social responsibility that have characterized the alumnae of the College since its founding.

Ashley Baker ’15, sister of Jessica Marie Baker ’09 Major: Chemistry Select accomplishments: Anne Gary Pannell Merit Scholar, Creative Endeavors grant recipient, two-time Academy of American Poets award recipient, member of Alpha Lambda Delta honor society, dean’s list recipient, intern at the American Chemical Society and the Good Housekeeping Research Institute

SBC.EDU | SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE 33 home in Lookout Mountain, Stevie and Courtney and his family in Istanbul, where and Turkey. I spent a day in Palo Alto with 1962 Lee Kucewicz Parham walk together sev- she has 2 grandsons, Emir (6) and Rayan Carrie Peyton Walker and husband Rick Parry Ellice Adam eral times a week. Lee’s husband, John, (2). Sallie will have cataract surgery on in July. I am spending summers and part 33 Pleasant Run Road recently acquired a pacemaker and a new both eyes this fall and is “looking for- of winters in San Diego and love having Flemington, NJ 08822 lease on life. ward to seeing again.” She keeps up with guests in both Dallas and SD. I look for- [email protected] Laura Lee Brown reports, “I have been Barbara Yocum Miller and Jack, who have ward to seeing many of you in Oct. 2015 on a family island in Ontario mostly by a vacation house at Sandbridge nearby. for a mini-reunion in the Asheville, NC, Anne Allen Symonds and Taft summer area.” in Park City, previously in Crested Butte, myself this delicious summer. I’ll hook SBC board member Karen Gill Meyer from June to Sept. Their 2 grandchildren up with Ginger Cates Mitchell and Mary was asked to assist on the new Arts and Carrie Peyton Walker sent an account of (11 and 13), came from CA for Taft’s 75th Groetzinger Heard in Cincinnati in Sept., Sciences national initiative for Phi Beta her and husband Rick’s trip in July and birthday. Jocelyn Connors and Tom at- then Ginger and I go on to Bentonville, Kappa. She and Jim spend their summers Aug. to Albania, Italy and London, where tended as well. AR, to visit Steve’s and my 3rd hotel and in Coronado, CA. they fell in love with Claridge’s Hotel and its art and Crystal Bridges. Going to Brazil its high tea, a paradise for a tea collector Gwen Weiner from Tucson writes: “I just Here in Snowmass Village, CO, Heinz and in Oct. to look at art and for a TED confer- I have enjoyed a cool, restful summer and like Carrie! They visited Rome, which re- want to say hello to the Class of 1962. I ence. I’m still painting portraits and doing minded Carrie of her 1st trip there years live in Colorado Springs in the summer the gorgeous fall foliage. We don’t plan photography.” to return to TX until Oct., when it cools ago with Wendy Svarna Wilkens and her and am still running the family business, family and Lynne Smith Crowe. and painting and sculpting.” Prue Gay Stuhr and Ed took their annual off! We had a visit from Keitt Matheson summer trip to Williamstown, MA, to see Wood, Frank and their daughter, Helen, Genie Johnson Sigler writes: “After our Mina Walker Wood and Robin spent an- plays and enjoy the Berkshires. They at- who lives in Denver. Keitt and Frank are wonderful reunion in May, I went back other reunion in Chapel Hill with Betsy tended baseball and softball games to off this fall for a European river cruise. to Elston and SBC a month later to go Cate Pringle and Johnny, who had just cheer on their grandchildren. Their 2 We will be cruising down the US East to a Massie family reunion at Pharsalia gotten back from a 5-week trip to New Dalmations keep Prue “up and moving.” Coast and into the Caribbean on Crystal in Nelson County. What fun it was to get Zealand—to help with new grandchild, in Nov. Keep your news coming—send me back to VA and SBC after all these years. Ellen Perry Pringle. Labor Day weekend Lynn Carol Blau and Jeffrey had “all chil- dren, grandchildren and golden retriev- an email any time! Bill and I just got back from a month in was spent at Alice Allen Smyth’s house in MI, where the temperatures and ambi- Brevard, NC. Alice has seen lots of Patsy ers” for the summer and were heading to Delray Beach to see Lynn’s mom (96), ence are much better than here in AR Carney Reed, Maybelle Scott Rauch and in Aug.! We are going on a Danube river Ann Ritchey Baruch. They also hope to who still plays bridge daily. In Sept. they 1964 planned to spend weekends in NYC. cruise in Oct., and then we are through see Ray Henley Thompson and Mike. Virginia (Ginny) deBuys traveling for a while.” They headed north to visit Mina’s sister, Irene Pschorr Belknap’s mom is turning H16 Shirley Lane Barney Walker Lutsk ’65, who has just 103! Irene reports a 2nd grandchild on Lawrence Township, NJ 08648 Mollie Johnson Nelson loved seeing ev- retired from CT to Belfast, ME. Ann and the way. She is involved with her paint- [email protected] eryone at Reunion and missed those who ing and working on a series, “Physics and could not join us. She was flabbergasted Mina give favorable reports on our SBC Hello, Class of 1964! Like 60-some oth- interim president. Other Possibilities.” by the response to our campaign for the ers, I loved our 50th Reunion! I agree class gift. Mollie is planning on 2 of the Mary Lou Morton Seilheimer gets the with Scottie Newell Lennon, who writes, SBC trips next year: Holland/Belgium in prize for short and to the point: “We are “Amazingly, you can feel 21 again return- April and northern Italy in June. off to Italy in a few minutes. No time for ing to your alma mater after 50 years!” 1963 Dona Van Arsdale Jones was sorry to notes.” VM Del Greco Galgano, JoAnn Soderquist Allie Stemmons Simon miss the reunion because of conflict- Julia Fort Lowe has moved to Nashville Kramer, Mollie Johnson Nelson, Ginny de- 3701 Guadalajara Court ing events, including the birth of her 1st and encourages friends to visit. She was Buys and Lynne Smith Crowe deserve all Irving, TX 75062 grandchild, Molly Shaw Jones, on May 30. looking forward to a safari to Kenya and the praise for their diligence and hard [email protected] Shaw was the middle name of her hus- Tanzania in Sept. work to make our return so seamless and I must start with sad news. SBC has been band, who passed away 3 years ago. Kathy Caldwell Patten and Bryan have enjoyable.” notified of the deaths of 2 of our class- Dottie Norris Schipper spent 4 days in been remodeling his family estate and Grace Mary Gary Oates writes about the mates, Janet Clark Knudsen (6/25/12) NY last spring with Caroline Keller Theus, traveling to visit grandchildren. Kathy reunion, “Thanks to Lynne, who every and Martha Kirchheimer Culbreth who danced a solo tango with the lead was off to Asheville, NC, to help out her year misses some of the fun because she (4/11/14). Our sympathy goes out to their in the Alvin Ailey’s Revelations. She was daughter with 3 children while their dad is recording all the fun the rest of us are families. mobbed for autographs afterward. “I am hikes the John Muir Trail in CA. having. Her marvelous videos have be- Betty Stanly Cates sent news of the lastingly jealous. I have my own dance Mary Ann Utterback Burritt fell and broke come a traditional part of our reunions.” death of Nancy Caldwell Briggs’ husband, troupe of 23 kids from 6-18 who will com- her hip and femur last spring, canceling Bobby, of a heart attack (8/26/14). Betty Lynne writes she has just returned from a pete in World Productions Ballroom com- all summer plans. “Rods and pins later,” was in Atlanta in June for the wedding of cruise down the Adriatic for 2 weeks and petition Sept 14. In my real life, I babysit she is starting to walk unassisted. If all Nancy Dixon Brown’s daughter and was is looking forward to a family wedding in as many grandchildren who will have me.” goes well, she and Jim plan to go to Chile Oct. Never idle, she suggests:“Would any- anticipating a trip to MI and Toronto in Leezee Scott Porter sold her furniture in Feb. one be interested in doing a short survey Sept. Following the wedding Nancy and leasing company and has been spend- with information about our life and fam- 27 family members traveled to La Jolla, Pat Calkins Wilder says photography still ing half her time in Washington and half ily the way it is now? This should also in- CA. occupies most of her life and has taken on Salt Spring Island, BC. She leaves her to Mexico, Greece and Guatemala. clude those who were not able to attend Susan Scott Robinette and Lamar were some time for Portland, OR, where Erin She and Mike will soon celebrate their for 1 reason or another.” Ladies? spending time in Pawleys Island, SC, be- and Jesse and Ella (17), Tajo (13) and 50th wedding anniversary. “I look back at fore the marriage of his daughter, Kate, in The “came from farthest” award at Lukas (12) live. She is getting hooked on our innocent times at SBC and am grate- Charleston in Oct. In Feb. they plan to be Reunion would have gone to Vera Le the place but has no intention of leaving ful that we all had that experience.” in Los Cabos. Craw Carvallo, attending for the 1st Salt Spring! time. Husband Philippe insisted that she Katherine Haskell Subraminian and Ken Mary Ball Payne Morton’s mother, Harriet Reese Jensen writes, “All fine with couldn’t miss our 50th. Living in France, spent the summer hiking in Valley Forge Elizabeth (Dolly) Payne, passed away this me and my family in Denmark. I enjoyed she had to wait for retirement to be free Park, enjoying off-road trails close to their past spring. She was 96 and had lived a a Seabourn cruise through the Baltic in to come. She laughed the most when home. Katherine does medicinal aroma- great life in the Amherst/Lynchburg area. June with 5 friends from Wilmington, DE. she and Grace Mary Gary Oates met therapy, enjoys organic gardening and Mother was a 1st-grade teacher, and My daughter, her beau and her 3 children up for the umpteenth time in the dorm traveling. She and her sister planned to several SBC students, including Dootsie and I are planning a trip to DC in Oct. that bathroom. After leaving SBC, they spent go to Croatia in Sept. and to Mexico in Duer Colen, did their practice teach- will include VA with a quick visit to SBC.” 5 weeks crossing the country visiting Dec. Ken stays home to dog-sit. ing in her class. Mary Ball and husband Valerie Elbrick Hanlon sent greetings to friends. A highlight was a stop with Ginny Jean Meyer Aloe visited her older daugh- John planned to spend most of Sept. in all from upstate NY, “where 9 cousins un- Hamilton Ammon and husband on their ter in Abu Dhabi in April. Her 2 grand- Sonoma County, CA, where they have a der the age of 9 are visiting from England, ranch outside Denver. sons (5 and 8) are learning Arabic. The son involved in organic farming. Mary Ireland, Philadelphia, Brooklyn and family rented a 1790 farmhouse outside Our new class president, Rosamond Ball’s life in Wilmington, DE, is busy with Gettysburg!” Valerie continues to live be- Lexington, VA, for a week in July. Jean Sample Brown, writes, “Our reunion was fundraising for local non-profits, Junior tween Paris and the US and encourages planned to attend a weeklong poetry 1 of the best, although we will always League book group and classes at the classmates to look her up in Paris. workshop in NC in Sept. She is treasurer miss Claire Hughes and her skits. My year Lifelong Learning Institute. Son Jack lives Stevie Fontaine Keown and Mark were of the National League of American Pen has had sorrow and joy. My beloved hus- in Bethesda, MD, and she sees him, his driving to visit friends and family from Women, metro DC branch. band, David Banks, died suddenly last wife and grandson Jake (12) often. TN to ME and hoped to stop by SBC. Dec. We had 5 happy years together. The Sallie Yon Williams lives in VA Beach and Grif (Kitty) Griffith’s husband died in Son Clarke (44) was getting married in joy was the engagement of my older son stays on the road visiting son Whit and March. Her Atlanta family wants her to Knoxville in Sept. In Oct. they planned to a lovely woman. I am traveling as often granddaughter Allegra (11) in NYC, where come home. Although she will miss her to travel to Italy and Croatia. When she’s as time and purse permit: Africa, Greece Allegra is starting 6th grade; and son NYC friends, she will start looking for a

34 SBC.EDU | SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE place when she’s in Atlanta for a family Susan Hobbs Crowder was preparing com. She is grateful that her 11 grand- Istanbul. “Anastasia, our eldest daugh- wedding in Oct. an SBC exhibition of her drawings and 1 children live and thrive in the same time ter, has a terrific little boy, Gary (1/1/2). V.M. Del Greco Galgano, along with large floor sculpture. The show, Future zone—4 in Atlanta, 3 on Long Island, 4 She finished her family medicine resi- the rest of us, wants to thank Margie- Nature, was to open with a reception on in Boston. dency in Portland, ME, and has moved Kala Fleigh for the wonderful SBC no- 9/18/14 and run through 11/19/14. with her husband to the St. Louis area. tecards she created for us! She would Classmates were welcome. Our eldest son, Phelps, is a 2nd-year fam- like to buy more. So Margie, how do we Helen Scribner Euston notes that the SBC 1966 ily medicine resident in Phillipsburg, NJ. do that? Speaking of Margie, she re- Magazine article about Gen. Patton’s He and his wife have a beautiful daugh- Keenan Kelsey ter, Simone (3). Peter, our youngest son, cently set off on her own for a long week- family failed to include the fact that his [email protected] end in Montreal for the 1st time. It’s only daughter, Ruth Ellen Patton, married is in his 4th year of medical school and is in NYC.” 285 miles from her home here in New Gen. James W. Totten, and their daugh- Penn Willets Fullerton Paltz, NY. ter, Beatrice Totten Britton, was in our [email protected] Jane Nelson writes from Culpeper, Nancy Lynah Hood is enjoying retirement class. Scribbie says the SBC Mafia in “In late May, after 16+ years, I retired in Oxford and writing 2 books on Fisher Jacksonville is a real power, and Susan Jane Nelson from my chaplaincy at Westminster Row and Oxford’s waterways, and hopes Strong McDonald and others who spend [email protected] Canterbury. I had a great 2-week vaca- to find a publisher for her expanded the- time there should look them up because tion to points north in June and 2 visits sis on painter Il Sodoma. She enjoys tak- they run the place. Susan Sudduth Hiller with the SBC roommates: Susan Sudduth ing people around the Bodleian Library Trudy Dowd Hatch says life is good and [email protected] Hiller, Penn Willets Fullerton and I met and looking after grandson Jay. She and concurs with me that she has avoided in Charleston, SC, in Feb. In July I visited Sally Kalber Fiedler reports, ”We’re doing Roger have visited Costa Rica and Puglia Facebook at all costs! Penn and Keenan Colton Kelsey in CA for well, enjoying Jay’s retirement to the full- the birthday celebrations of Penn and this year as well as a family holiday in Elizabeth Sutton Healy’s husband, Jay, is est. Had 2 lovely trips this year—a barge husband George. Also was able to see Cornwall. retiring after 40 years of government ser- trip from Bruges to Paris in the spring- Randi Miles Long.” Peggy Aurand: I retired 3 years ago and vice but staying in his lumber business. time and then this summer a month- Mary Anne Calhoun Farmer reports the am just finishing a move to Santa Clarita, Bunny has retired from Park School. long driving trip cross country, spend- birth of 7th grandchild Caroline Calhoun CA, from GA. The move is in response to Son Eben is a teacher/coach at Suffield ing time with family in Colorado Springs Breaux, who joins big sister Mary Anne. my son, Dennis’s, cancer surgery. Thank Academy in CT and was married last sum- and then on through CO and over to see Youngest daughter Katharine and hus- heavens he is in remission and feeling mer to Ruby, a pediatrician from the UT’s 5 national parks. Son Lee, Caryn band Matt are the proud parents and live well. It’s delightful to be 15 minutes from Philippines. Daughter Elizabeth, a vet and the adorable grandson Alex (11) are in Montclair, NJ. “We have been criss- 2 of my 4 grandchildren. tech in CO, will be married next summer in Portland, OR. Julie and husband Kamil crossing the country to see our families; atop the Rockies to Colin, who handles in- are at Fort Riley, KS.” surance issues for Vail Resorts. our daughters are in VA, CO and NJ!” Tom From Marsha Dumas O’Connor: “In 1966 retired from real estate, and they hope Sarah McCrady Hubbard has enjoyed her 1965 I graduated from Sophie Newcomb, which to go to South America this winter. She 70th year, including a month in Uganda Sally Hubbard was a women’s college, part of Tulane U. saw Laurie Saunders Spratley and Helen and subsequent successful fundraiser [email protected] until after Katrina. My husband, Henry Raney Pinckney in April when visiting el- to buy a van for a school for orphans O’Connor Jr., is a real estate attorney in Septuagenarians, unite! There is only 1 dest daughter Mamie ’91 in Richmond. and other vulnerable children. Sally vis- New Orleans. We still live there but spend chance to attend your 50th college re- From Marcia Pace Lindstrom: “Jeannie ited cousins in N. Ireland with brother 5 to 6 months at our home in Highlands, union, so save the dates, May 30 to June Jackson Exum and I have loved meet- Waring and niece in July. Canon Gideon NC.” The have 3 children and 8 grandchil- 1. We have reserved Grammar Dorm and ing at several duplicate bridge tourna- Byamugisha, the priest who inspired her dren in Manhattan, Memphis and Mobile. scheduled a picnic at the library for our ments this year. We played in Hilton trip to Uganda, was to return to Sewanee They graduated from Dartmouth, Denison class dinner. We have a 1965 Facebook Head; Highlands, NC, where we played in Oct., and Sally means to focus ongo- and UVa undergraduate and law school. page: https://www.facebook.com/ ing volunteer efforts on the needs of his with Nancy McLean Parker ’67; and Mary Meade Gordon Winn in Roanoke SweetBriar1965. school and HIV ministry. Birmingham. We enjoyed meeting Virginia writes, “My sister Anne moved in May to Eugenia Dickey Caldwell and husband Pennell Brooks for dinner while we were Mary K. Lee McDonald is still helping cli- live with me, and we are trying to stay out Peter are adding a 3rd story to their there.” She and Fred had just returned ents make good real estate decisions of trouble!” Her 4 children and their chil- house. Instead of having hours of lei- from a cruise from Paris to Normandy and is caregiver for husband John, who dren (10 grands) celebrated her “signifi- surely retirement, they have moved out and a visit to Highclere Castle (Downton has health issues. Son John, wife (Mary cant birthday” at the Greenbrier in June. and are having to make hundreds of de- Abbey) and Bleinheim Palace. Baldwin alum) and daughter Stella (8) live In May, all attended 3rd son Andrew’s cisions in too little time. But work is pro- Natalie Roberts Funk says, “We cele- in Richmond. Son Bryan and wife (Yale graduation from Georgetown Medical gressing, and it will be beautiful when brated my 70th with friends and family grad) both teach at Penn State and have School. Her oldest grandchild is a HS se- finished. at the Williamsburg Winery last year. Our a son, Jed (4). nior this year, and the youngest, Mary great-niece, Stephanie, graduated last Melinda Musgrove Chapman is look- Milbray Sebring Raney says all is well with Meade Gordon Adams, is 18 months. year from SBC. This makes her our 3rd ing forward to seeing us at Reunion and her family. She recently had a visit with She is renovating a duplex a few streets generation. (Aunts Natalie and Bess were wants everyone to show up! She had to Pryor Hale. over for daughter Meredith, Justin and move after her apartment flooded in Jan. the first.) Jeff and I are leaving shortly Carol Reifsnyder Rhoads and retired hus- their 3 little ones when they visit from but now enjoys more space, great neigh- for a trip to UT to visit my last remaining band Bob still travel to LA but are spend- Jackson Hole. A cruise through the Greek bors and closeness to her 2 granddaugh- aunt. We’re planning to drive out to see ing more time in CO. She enjoys good Isles with Anne was planned for Oct., a ters. Her son and his family have moved national parks, historic sites and Carol health, bridge, gardening, singing in 2 family reunion over Thanksgiving, a WY to Dallas after 4 years in Frankfort. His Stokes Steinet ’68 in Denver. Then we’ll church choirs, ringing tower bells and vis- Christmas then to Vero Beach, where “I oldest son is a junior at U. of FL; his old- be in Williamsburg with my stepdaughter iting their children in NC, AZ and AR. look forward every year to seeing Marilyn est daughter will have a semester in and 4 of the grandchildren.” Chris Kilcullen Thurlow and husband Garabrant Morris and this year will also London and then start at Northeastern; welcome Marty Rogers Brown.” Katie Barrett writes, “My brother died un- the 2 youngest are in HS. Steve celebrated their 45th anniversary. expectedly in Feb. and my mother at 94 in Gracie Butler Johnson writes that Jotham Their children Katie and Mike, spouses June. My adorable grandson turned 2 in Foy Roberson Cooley, CEO of Access Self is recovering from cancer. Son Alex is and 6 grand-monsters (7-11) all live June, and I have a granddaughter on the Storage, travels with husband Ken to ski, a partner with E&Y in Boston and with within 15 minutes of them, so they at- way. I am still working in the philosophy fly fish and hike. Two grandchildren live Andrea manages a farmhouse with chick- tend sports events from lacrosse to ten- department at UK. Besides taking care nearby. She tutors a homeless HS school ens, and a condo at Killington where nis, soccer, golf, etc. Chris is in charge of of Mom until her death and helping out dropout and facilitates a grief group. kids Gabriel (7) and Victoria (5) are ex- resident life for 202 frail residents of a with Bobby (grandson), most of my time They live in a NYC suburb and would enjoy pert skiers and are home schooled. Son skilled-nursing facility in Greenwich. Six is spent mowing grass and taking care of meeting classmates in the Big Apple. Tom and wife Leigh both teach and coach residents are older than 100. Steve, pres- Mom’s 3 dogs and my 7 to 9 cats.” Mary Ellen Freese Cota takes and ident of the CT Chapter of the NFL Alumni, at The Hill School in Pottstown, PA, and Judy Wilson Grant is back on the SBC teaches yoga. She and Alberto sing in is involved with the concussion issue are “raising our granddaughter Harper board as chair of development and head- their choir, but his macular degeneration and participates in fundraising for kids Grace (2).” Daughter Sarah plans to wed ing up the Mesa Verde Foundation. has progressed so that he can no lon- at risk. Quoting Chris, “What the heck is Joshua Hendrick next summer. “Having Central City Opera also takes up a good ger see the music or the words, and they Facebook? I’ll ask the grandchildren.” just helped my husband celebrate his have to make huge copies. Son Alberto, bit of time, as does the Garden Club of Meredith Leslie Welch and husband Bill 50th at Princeton, I am looking forward to wife and 3 girls (10, 6 and 7) visited from Denver. The children are scattered from Costa celebrated their 15th anniversary catching up with classmates at our 50th CT. Beto works in NYC. Mel’s son Memo in 2016!” Santa Fe to Boston to Denver, with 2 in Panama and visited Tanzania. After grandchildren in CO and 1 on the way in (a bachelor) and daughter Vicky and fam- Muriel Wikswo Lambert continues to 6 years in Savannah, she has launched Boston. “Newell and I attended his 50th ily (son 13, daughter 11, baby 8) live in do research and teach at Rutgers NJ an eagle cam project in partnership with Dartmouth reunion this June, so I got lots Mexico City. Medical School. She and Clark do a lot Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Check out her of ideas for our gathering in 2016! The website, thelandingssavannaheaglecam. of traveling—last summer in Athens and

SBC.EDU | SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE 35 family did surprise me with a 70th birth- at book group and Margo Langenburg Little Rock friends—and, of course, our for a family gathering. She made a trip day week in Charleston in April.” for vegetarian lunches. For fun: http:// precious Cardigan Corgi Finian. Penn to Memphis to visit sister Ellen, who was Rab Willis Thompson reports: “I alter- www.robinrcutler.com/2014/08/ (daughter, not roomie) is an employment running for a judgeship in Shelby County, nate between The Plains, VA, my husband the-gourmet-cows-of-tilden-park/ attorney in Manhattan and lives with her and visited Pam Ford and Brendan Kelley George’s home country, and Columbia, Sharon Healy says, “Still in CA! Oakland children in Brooklyn. I have taken a num- in Newport, RI. She reports, “My barn SC, where I have lived for many years, since 1998. Prior to that: Berkeley, where ber of trips to NYC, most recently for burned down on Good Friday, cause un- with time in ME in the summer.” She is I raised my kids. Retired 6 months ago the U.S. Open Tennis. I spend time as a determined, but no one was (seriously) still riding and enjoys having grandchil- from a career in health care administra- grief counselor, hospice volunteer and hurt.” dren ride with her. Though retired from tion. Whew! Since March I have traveled lay chaplain. Chuck and I had a ski trip Barb Tillman “had a great trip to the professional biology, she still attends a bit: Spain, Yosemite, Taos, NY. Hoping to Snowmass again this year—no broken Galapagos in March and then in Aug., seminars and enjoys gardening and coun- to find some socially meaningful work (cli- bones this time! He is still enjoying re- Amsterdam and a river cruise from try life. “We had a super trip with UVa mate change, health care, schools.)” She tirement: visiting his children, taking pi- Prague to Budapest.” They visit their son alumni to the Galapagos this summer.” keeps busy traveling and helping out with ano lessons and being a “gentleman and wife in NYC and son in Charleston, farmer” on our property. The visit with Keenan Colton Kelsey shares, “I am won- 2 grandchildren. “Would love to touch SC. Their daughter and husband are Penn Willets Fullerton and Jane Nelson in dering how each of you is facing 70. base again with Sharon Price, Jeannie nearby in Birmingham, where Barb vol- Charleston was wonderful. I, too, look for- It was a hard one for me. The decade (last name?), Laura P., Marsha Dunham, unteers for the Assistance League, gives ward to our 50th. It won’t be long! change inspired me to clean up and clean Jody Nolan.” tours to students at the history mu- out, so I completely re-did my house and Nancy Conkle Swann informs, “David and seum and ushers at the local commu- went through books and belongings, won- I are off tomorrow on a trip to Istanbul nity theater. dering what my kids will want or not want. and then a Windstar cruise on the Black 1967 Carroll Randolph Barr reported from MI, After I emptied drawers and files and Sea. We are enjoying our grands, 3 boys Gail Robins O’Quin where they spend their summers. “We sifted through stuff, I did the same with and 1 girl (11, 7, 3 and 2). All the best to [email protected] had the whole family here for almost my thoughts and emotions and habits— everyone.” 2 weeks. Have talked to Lisa Braden Eleanor Crossleys writes, “I am en- threw out some, kept some, hated some, Moody. We are here until mid-Sept. be- From Kathy Sheahan Reid we read, gaged to a wonderful man, and I am cherished some. Then I took my family (2 cause we have Australian friends com- “Kemble (White, W&L’66, W&L Law ’69) happy again. My husband died in 2011 kids, 2 kid-spouses, 3 grandkids) to HI, ing to visit us here. In March we went to and I live in Santa Barbara, CA, where and about a year later I met this hand- came home and had 50 people on my Australia for the MacKenzie Ladies Golf I grew up. We travel often, and Kemble some Welshman, David Rees, and we deck to a potluck. Now I am able to say, Gathering at Royal Melbourne. Hated has his law practice here. Our favorite have been together ever since.” In Sept. ‘Yep, I am 70. Get over it!’ “ it that Peggy Minis Trethewey had just places are Carmel and Santa Fe. We are they planned to visit England, Wales and been there about 2 weeks before we ar- Lee Mackubin Miller says, “I enjoy my taking my son, Jim Reid, 29, and Marisa Switzerland, then a 2-week cruise from rived. She and Peter have moved to family (3 children, son-in-law, 3 grandchil- on a cruise in Oct. on the Pacific Coast Harwich to Ft. Lauderdale. “I can’t believe Palm Beach, FL, but have an apart- dren and my husband) each and every with the Princess Lines. Other adult chil- that at almost 80 I have found this de- ment in Sydney.” Carroll spent 3 days at day. I love being active in an ongoing min- dren are in Austin and Houston, and 5 lightful man. The 80-year-old part is be- the US Open in NYC, visited goddaugh- istry to the poor and mentally impaired.” grandchildren.” cause, when I started SBC, Jim and I had ter Elaine Musselman and son Wes in From Sidney Turner we hear, “I am doing Pamela Jones Brown writes, “In Nov. I 3 preschool children, and I was 10 years Washington Park, followed by a 2-day well after my kidney transplant last year. will turn 70! Joe and I have 48 years in older than the rest of you. It was hard to visit with Michael, Ali, Eloise and daugh- The only classmate I keep in touch with is our marriage and still go to all UVa and be the first married student, but getting ter-in-law Erin. former roommate Julie Bush Youngman. W&L reunions. My Stoneprints Jewelry a SBC education was 1 of the best things I am taking a keen interest in local adult Business is going well, as I share duties I did in my life.” BTW, Eleanor, we need Dorothy (Dottie) Dana King writes, “The communities and focusing on downsiz- with my beautiful daughter-in-law, Tina. your new name! highlight of my summer was a Disney Cruise to AK with my son, his wife and ing and getting my home ready to sell in 5 Joe still practices law, and we adore our Peggy Pittman Patterson has had a won- their 3 children (9, 6 and 3), who live in to 10 years.” grands (5, 6, 6, 17 and 18). Claira be- derful year as a parish priest at Church NYC. We all had a wonderful time!” Randi Miles Long cannot believe her gan USF in architecture, so we are having of the Holy Faith in Santa Fe, NM, where oldest granddaughter is a freshman at my birthday in Sonoma! One of our dear- she “retired” as an Episcopal priest. Virginia F. Carpenter Delgado reports George Washington U. ”It seems like yes- est friends is a fellow SBC graduate, Alice “I now have 5 grandchildren and had from Madrid that she spent a weekend terday I was at SBC.” She and Herb tu- Fessenden ’43. Greatest news for last: fun traveling around seeing them this there with Glory McRae Bowen in May. tor at an inner city school and volunteer I entered a Fishtrap Yearlong Class this year. Also made it to my 50th HS re- In June a childhood friend visited for 2 with Audubon’s Eco Ed program. She is summer in OR and was 1 of 12 students union in Columbia, SC, and had dinner weeks. July was spent in Breckenridge, vice moderator for deacons at their lo- writing their memoirs. Mine is ‘Through with SBC roommate Anne Kern Uher in CO, with her sister, and she took grand- cal Presbyterian church. She is tracing the Garden Door.’ “ Berkeley CA. Hope my suitemates, includ- son Alvaro (13) for his 1st experience in her roots and writes, “We are traveling Martha Swanson reports both children ing Margaret Williams Hurt and Judith the US. They went to Cheyenne Frontier to find relatives dead or alive.” She sees are happy and healthy. Daughter Sarah Haskell McCarthy, are gearing up for Days in WY, saw the USAF Thunderbirds Penn Willets Fullerton and also her SBC won an Emmy for the NFL promotion with 2017!” and went to the Denver Nature and Science Museum. She spent 2 weeks roommates, and hopes to see Makanah Deion Sanders that she did for the Super Jo Wiens MacMichael reports, “My hus- in Asturias on the north coast of Spain Dunham Morriss and Susie Moseley Helm Bowl. “She treated me to a nice weekend band, Skip, has been cancer-free for 15 and planned to go to the beach south of at Chautauqua next summer. in Santa Monica for my 70th birthday. months! Because of his bosses’ phenom- Valencia for a week in Sept. with friend Makanah Dunham Morriss tells us, “Betty We’ve had 2 family weddings this year, enal support, he continues to work for the Pepa. Booker Morriss and I are currently at in Bermuda and NH. We spent 10 days Amtrak Office of the Inspector General.” the Outer Banks of NC with our respec- at Cape Cod following the NH wedding. At the end of May she ended her 36-year Ginny Stanley Douglas says, “I went to tive husbands, Dabney and Bob (who are Other destinations were the Canadian career with the Department of Defense Marrakech, Barcelona, Avignon and Paris brothers), enjoying end-of-summer ocean, Rockies on the Rocky Mountaineer train with a retirement ceremony with Skip, 2 with some girlfriends in April, and then dolphins, beach and sound. Betty contin- and Alaska on a cruise. “We continue to sisters, both sons and their wives, and Bill and I were off to Tunisia, Malta, Sicily ues both with her painting as well as writ- raise funds for our school in Kenya for 2 of 6 grandsons attending. “My grand- and Rome with Becky’s godparents in ing occasional articles for Boomer mag- AIDS orphans. Already looking forward to son’s fiancé, who graduated from VA June. Local travels to Carmel, Tahoe, azine. I am busy with volunteer work as our 50th.” Tech 2 days later, sang the national an- Berkeley and Napa.” Ginny also sends well as enjoying our ‘farm’ life in Forest, Penn Willets Fullerton says granddaugh- them; my youngest grandson (9) led the health news: “I was diagnosed with atrial VA.” ter Penn turned 1 in Aug. As recounted pledge of allegiance. Ellen McCarthy, the fibrillation around Christmas and suc- cessfully shocked out of that in Jan. Then From Robin Cutler: “I just returned from above, she and roomies Jane Nelson and National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency diagnosed with cancer of the uterus in Berkeley, CA, where daughter Liz Maw, Susan Sudduth Hiller had a reunion in COO, was the speaker.” May and had a complete hysterectomy in husband Gabriel Rogin and their boys Charleston. The 4th of the group, Keenan Maria Wiglesworth Hemmings claims she Aug. Robotic surgery is great and makes Alex (6) and Will (4) live. Liz is still CEO Colton Kelsey, was unable to attend. may finally retire in 2015. Jeff and she recovery much easier. Now I’m planning of Net Impact in San Francisco. Her sis- However, Jane and Keenan participated went with their church to Kenya for a mis- a big family trip to the Big Island of HI for ter Carlyn lives in Pasadena with her in the celebration of Penn’s 70th and sion trip. She reports that all parts of the Thanksgiving week.” partner, Tod Kurt. Carlyn is an adjunct husband George’s 80th. trip were wonderful. Stephanie Lucas Harrison still loves prac- professor (electronics) and curriculum This is from me, Susan Sudduth Hiller: Linda Fite sends “mostly good news— ticing law and taking ballet lessons. “We consultant at Pasadena City College. The highlight of my year was the celebra- all 3 kids fine, all 6 grandkids ditto, their just spent the summer taking care of our I’m delighted to have a new agent for tion of my 70th in mid-July! My daughter spouses, ditto. My own health, wealth granddaughter (6 1/2). We also have 3 ‘Such Mad Fun: Ambition, Glamour and her family, Katie (12), and Andrew, and happiness are all in good condition.” grandsons—2 in LA and 1 here. We are in and Seduction in Hollywood’s Golden (7), Penn’s fiancé Christopher and his son This year she went back to Key West, the process of renovating a larger house Age’ (working title).” She also is in a Ethan (7) were there, as were my brother, then to Wales for a wedding in late April, we plan to be in by Christmas. The idea writer’s group and mentors at Hunter his wife, my sister-in-law, her husband, then a side trip to Cornwall (England) to is to be the go-to place for children and College. She sees Ginny Lee Butters my husband Chuck and a number of dear visit old friends, and Bethany Beach, DE,

36 SBC.EDU | SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE grandchildren without having to trip over around in the kitchen’! I spent a rare few of you have offered to chain mail your More class notes online: them. In the meantime, we are off to days at the beach in June with all of my friends. If you’d like to join in, please let Rome for 10 days.” family—son, daughter and spouses and 6 me know at [email protected].” sbc.edu/magazine Anne Stuart (Brown) Swann sends a warn- grandchildren.” The Richmond Times-Dispatch an- ing: Don’t crash into door frames when Mellie Hickey Nelson continues to nounced that Sally Twedell Bagley will be you are barefoot! Her little toe was the work full time as a lawyer doing disabil- honored as Philanthropist of the Year by forgiveness and sharing her story. F2F casualty. “Thank heavens it was summer, ity rights work at the US Department of the Central VA Chapter of the Association seeks to redeem and restore those sexu- for I’m just now able to wear closed-toe Justice. She and Paul traveled to South of Fundraising Professionals. “Bagley was ally assaulted. It partners with hospitals, shoes. Having a broken toe at 69 is a tri- Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Zambia nominated for the Spirit of Giving Award universities and communities to provide fle handicapping.” and Namibia, then back to South Africa by the Children’s Museum of Richmond after-care kits, called F2F Kits. to Cape Town for a few days. They made for her leadership and hands-on service. Kat Barnhardt Chase says, “Bob has Betty Duson reported that husband Al a family beach trip in June to Ocracoke She’s been a board member and a regu- been retired from SBC as a physics and was retiring at the end of the summer, but Island, NC, and a visit with friends in Aug. lar volunteer.” mathematical sciences professor since she’ll continue to work. They just got back on the coast of ME—lobster was $4.25 a 2010. As part owner of Rebec Vineyard, As for me, we’re in Baton Rouge with our from a trip to AK—a week on land and pound, she reports! “We caught up with home of the Garlic Festival every Oct. 2 remaining hens and trying to keep our a week at sea. She enjoyed a visit from Pat Neithold Hertzberg and Mike over (20,000 people over 2 days), Bob stays 3 geriatric dogs going. Last May Bill and Jacquie Penny earlier this year. busy. Our older daughter, Leslie ’04, lives Labor Day weekend, when they visited us I went on a river cruise in France. We’re Mimi Fahs has a string band named in Lynchburg and is a case manager for at our house in St. Mary’s County, MD.” still active in our local community, es- Mudflats, and they have performed at lo- Horizon Behavioral Therapy. Her son has Jane Stephenson Wilson continues to en- pecially with Mary Bird Perkins Cancer cal events in Orient, Long Island. She started at E.C. Glass HS. Our younger joy retirement and time spent with her 3 Center—my daughter had Hodgkin’s at also played fiddle at Ashokan Music and daughter, Alison, has just become a certi- grandsons. age 19, and Bill has prostate cancer. In Dance camp for Southern Week and for fied Bikram Yoga instructor in Lynchburg. Nov. we went with Friends of the Zoo to Susan Sumners Alloway is “still trying Western and Swing Week. She traveled to Bob and I had a super trip to the Loire Kenya, and I took my grandson (11) back to learn the differences between great WV from NYC for the Clifftop string band Valley in France and to Barcelona, Spain, on the exact same trip this past May. white herons, snowy egrets and regu- festival in July. Earlier in the summer she this spring. I continue as parish coordina- If you’re ever in the Baton Rouge/New lar old egrets down here on the TX Gulf helped set up her son with his first studio, tor and deacon at Ascension Episcopal Orleans area, please give me a ring. I’ll be Coast.” She writes, “After being retired which overlooks the Hudson River and Church. It has been a delight to know in touch about support for our 50th and from the Presbyterian Church for 3 years, North Cove. She is still a professor and Stephanie Ewalt’s half-sister through our for SBC.” I’ve surprised myself—and totally stunned research director at City U. of NY School church connection. Bob and I would love my family—by going back to work, this of Public Health, Hunter campus. to share with you Endstation Theatre time in a Unity Church. This challenge Carol Remington Foglesong finished Company, a summer residential troupe makes me grateful for Miss Sarah Thorpe 1968 her 1-year stint of breast cancer drug at SBC, now in its 8th year. My family cel- Ramage, who taught me I could think.” Lynne Gardner Detmer Herceptin in June. She thanks all the re- ebrated my 70th birthday in June with a Because she preaches only twice a week, [email protected] searchers who work and find new treat- party at the Elston Inn and Conference she has time to see her son and grand- ments that have changed the face and re- Center.” son on Puget Sound. alities of cancer. Page Munroe Renger writes, “Had a won- Betsy Kurtz Argo reports from Northern Liz Glassman, writing from an airport derful cruise in June to the Greek Isles MI, “We just had 25 guests over the sum- 1969 lounge, was looking forward to 2 weeks and Turkey. Spent about a month at mer, including invasions of children, Nancy Crawford Bent [email protected] exploring modern design and architec- Myrtle Beach. My sister and all her mar- grands, siblings, and my brother and his ture in Finland, followed by a few days in ried children live there, so it’s always a wife while we all celebrated my mother’s St. Petersburg. July found her at the in- wonderful time with family. Will be back 100th birthday. They came from OH, AZ, duction ceremony for the Baseball Hall of down for 2 weeks over Labor Day. I see CA, NC, FL and Portland, ME. I’m a dea- 1970 Fame in Cooperstown, NY. She watched Jean Miller Sullivan, as she lives up the con in our church and treasurer of Antrim Stuart Simrill a few White Sox players make the grade. street from me. Had hoped to catch a County Republicans, and Jimmy was a [email protected] White Sox—a following developed in 2009 glimpse of Margaret Mapp Young when delegate at the Republican Convention Kim Mitchell Bethea wrote in through the when she attended a perfect game and traveling to and from Rehoboth Beach, in Aug.” DE, and going along the Eastern Shore of alumnae website: “We are still living in that same season caught a foul ball. Pam Ford Kelly reports a summer sailing VA, but it didn’t work out.” Madison, WI; I went from IT director to IT Susan/Sioux Greenwald reported SBC trip with 4 friends on a chartered boat in faculty part-time and am enjoying the ex- Friends of Art arranged a day trip from Mary Gillespie Monroe reports that she Stockholm with the owner and his wife. tra time to explore reading, being in book NYC to the Storm King Arts Center in will be among the ranks of the unem- “We were in Sweden during midsummer clubs, training dogs and running a small Oct. 2013. She had a picnic lunch with ployed at the end of academic year 2014- celebrations. After sailing in the archipel- search-engine optimization business, Amanda Megargee Sutton and Wendy 15. “I have been teaching basic human ago we flew to Helsinki and took an over- Agathallc. Our daughter was married last Weiler; caught up with Wendy Smith and anatomy and vertebrate histology at VCU. night ferry to St. Petersburg for a 3-day Oct. and is a doctor at Mass General, so Gill in Berlin at the end of Oct. 2013; Prior to coming to VCU I taught biology visit. In late Aug. we joined a sailing group we will be planning lots of trips to Boston. and has had visits with Robi Randolph at Richard Bland College in Petersburg. we belong to for a cruise to Desolation Hope to see everyone at the May 29-31, and Kris Herzog ’70 in the past year. It has been fun, but now I would like to Sound, a remote part of British Columbia. 2015 Class Reunion! I am at kimbethea@ She hoped to see Dee Kysor and George spend more time with the grandchildren, In between trips I had a visit from (Linda) gmail.com.” Crafts this fall on their way to Nova Vake and Gil Martin, and Mary Frances Fite, and we vowed to do it again in Oct.” and Nelson Rivera.” Scotia. Mimi Harrison Vickers missed the GA Linda Hill Krensky shared a memory of Victoria Baker and friend Lee have had mini-reunion but is keeping up with every- Carol Cooper: “That girl typed all of my “a tumultuous half year.” In the spring one. “For more than 25 years, I have lived 1971 Carol Remington Foglesong papers during freshman year with me Lee had surgery on his cervical spine. on an antebellum farm east of Atlanta. [email protected] dictating them to her, and she often got Recovery, with complications, has been My husband, Gary, planted dahlias about ahead of me.” Linda and husband Steven slow. About the same time Victoria’s fa- 10 years ago, and today there is about Anne M. Mell welcomed their 8th grandchild, Talia, on ther (97) passed away, and she and her a half-acre of beauty to enjoy each fall. [email protected] 7/17/14. There is only 1 boy and 7 girls sister moved their mother (95) to an as- I also grow vegetable and fruits that I now: “We are all about girls in this gener- sisted living facility. Victoria and Lee are sell to local markets. Gary died almost 4 Beverly Van Zandt ation.” Steven is still keeping up with his now back to ballroom dancing and re- years ago, but I am still maintaining the [email protected] business and his true passion, art. She cently enjoyed an AK cruise. farm and a small business that does re- is the administrator of their business and SBC classmates Diane Mann Lankford, work and repair for the apparel indus- Kristi Bettendorf retired a year ago after does bookkeeping for several clients, in- Melissa Sanders Thomas and Susan try. I can reconnect with other GA class- 35 years as a prosecutor. A lot more time cluding her dad (92). They were off to Tucker celebrated an early 50th reunion mates, including Susan Tucker, Melissa for her art, volunteering at church and Mexico for a summer break in Puerto at Kay Trogdon Hightower’s Lake Rabun, Sanders Thomas, Kay Trogdon Hightower, travel. She went in late Aug. to daughter Vallarta. GA, home. Unable to join them were Mimi Diane Mann Lankford and Flossie Collins Elisabeth’s wedding in CO. Son Stephen Harrison Vickers, who was cruising the Mobley.” is an RPA (drone) pilot in the Air Force, Jill Lowery Wiemer wrote that being a grandmother, bridge, golf and her new Danube River, and Flossie Collins Mobley. Judi Bensen Stigle visited her old home- stationed in NM. favorite, golf croquet, keep her active. Wonderful times at Kay’s at Lake Rabun town of Madison, CT, for 6 weeks from FL Rosemary Dunaway Trible lets us know Her entire family helped her celebrate have been a tradition since 1964. to attend her niece’s wedding in VT and about her organization, Fear 2 Freedom The Big 65 on a weeklong Disney cruise. Hallie Darby Smith writes that she stays grandson’s wedding in MA. She stayed (F2F). At age 25 years, she was raped at They were excited about the arrival of busy helping with grandchildren and with Bonnie Blew Pierie and Tim before gunpoint. In her book, “Fear to Freedom,” grandchild #7 in Sept. and planning a cooking. “I spent most of my life hating to driving back south. “All classmates will Rosemary recounts her journey to free- Christmas market tour in Dec. along cook and now, belatedly, I love ‘messing be hearing from me re our 50th, as many dom from this tragic experience through

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SBC.EDU | SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE BRIAR SWEET | SBC.EDU PICTURE THIS 10 7 1 11 14 2 15 12 3 8 1. From left: Caroline Heltzel ’12, Lydia Marsh Mindling ’12 and Martha Schley Kemp ’12 at Lydia’s wedding 2. Christie Sears Thompson ’05 with son Patrick Asher Thompson, born 7/14/14 3. Anne Ortengren ’01 married Ernesto Guillermo Miranda in Cuernavaca, Mexico, 5/17/14 4. Brittany Deane ’08 and Briana Deane ’08 attended the 2014 Twins Days Festival in Twinsburg, Ohio. 5. Karen Medford ’72 at Versailles on a trip to France with Mary Heller ’72 4 5 6 6. Mary Heller ’72 shopping for “Sweet Briar” shoes in Paris 7. Eleanor Barton, daughter of Natalie Batman Barton ’08, and Virginia Dozier, daughter of Caroline Byrd Dozier ’08, holding hands in Virginia Beach, where their families got together during the summer 8. Class of 1972’s five-day mini reunion in Point Clear, Ala. Front row, from left: Pam Drake McCormick, Gail Garner Resch, Charlene Sturbitts. Second row, from left: Kathy Walsh Drake, Lee Essrig, Marion Walker. Third Row, from left: Marcia Wittenbrook and Louise Martin Creason 9. Georgene Vairo ’72 (left) married Jean Kennedy in California, 8/16/14. In attendance were Martha Brewer ’69, Chris Svoboda ’84 and Sarah Clement ’75, who 9 also gave a hilarious toast/roast. The couple then did a bike tour of Tuscany. 10. Catherine Sobke Cole ’05 married Raymond Eugene Cole III in Charlotte, N.C., 5/31/14 11. Kathy Keys Graham ’72 and husband Bill in Alsace with the town of Eguisheim, France, in the background during a tour of France and Germany in June 12. Caroline King ’11 (left) enjoyed a mini reunion with Sarah Jones ’11 in Paris 13. Enjoying the hospitality of Kay Trogdon Hightower ’67 (back left) at her Lake Rabun, Ga., home were Melissa Sanders Thomas ’67 (front left) Diane Mann Lankford ’67 (front right) and Susan Tucker ’67. 14. From left: Beth Ike ’96, Susie Gross Leroy ’96 and Margaret Brodie Williams ’97 13 15. Britt Sheinbaum ’98 (left) and Joelle Jackson ’98 in Las Vegas 16. Laura Ann Wheatley Russell ’11 with son Grayson Charles 17. Laura Ann Wheatley Russell ’11, husband Ethan and son Grayson before Ethan’s deployment to Afghanistan with the Marine Corps

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SBC.EDU | SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE BRIAR SWEET | SBC.EDU PICTURE THIS 26 30 18 21 31 22 32 27 23 19 18. Patricia Russell Howard ’60 at Reunion 2005 19. Patti Borda Mullins ’82 married the Rev. Walter Earl Mullins at All Saints’ Episcopal Church in Frederick, Md., officiated by the Right Rev. Robert Ihloff, retired bishop of the Diocese of Maryland (center). Wedding party from left: Patti’s daughter Virginia Borda, maid of honor Mary Ames Booker ’82, groom’s son Scott Mullins and Patti’s brother Joseph C. Snodgrass III. 20. Anna Lee Ainsworth Wright, baby girl of Elizabeth Finch Wright ’01, born 8/14/14. Photo by Kathryn Whitworth Photography.

20 21. From left: Sarah Faurbach ’07, Tiffany Corbin Broyles ‘07 and Meagan Chenault Jackson ’07 holding daughter Scarlett Marie Jackson, reunited on 8/10/14 for Tiffany’s baby shower. 22. Scarlett Marie Jackson, daughter of Meagan Chenault Jackson ’07 and Matt Jackson, born 5/14/14 23. A mini Class-of-2011 reunion selfie at Edisto Beach, S.C., in March with Ebie Baker, Ashley Winters, Kristen Anderson, Maggie Balderston, Nell Malbon and Cassidy Jones 24. Aili McGill ’10 married Davey Jones on 12/28/13. 25. Aili McGill Jones ’10 and maid of honor Mary Rachel Taylor ’10 at Aili’s wedding, 12/28/13 26. Blake Potter Crumbliss ’98 (left) and Chantel 24 25 Bartlett ’98 in Alexandria, Va. 27. Attending the wedding of Sarah Goldstein Taylor ’09 to Chad Taylor in Oct. 2013 are Meredith Newman ’09 (from left), Meghan Kaminski ’09, Kitty Keister Roberts ’07, Sloan Howell Loving ’07, Murphy Horne Fletcher ’09, Sarah, Hayley Kaminski ’11, Shannon O’Rourke ’11 and Ellie Donahue Boyd ’08. 28. Heidi Trude ’07, seen here with Andrew Keller, principal of Skyline High School, received the 2014 Rotary Teacher of the Year Award for Warren County Public Schools in May. 29. DeDe Conley ’72 at Gorges de Verdonin, France 30. Katie Fish Lohr ’09 and husband Christoph visited Thingvellir National Park in Iceland in 28 29 April 2014. 31. MaryLea Martin Harris ’98 (left) and Astrid Liverman ’98 and daughters in Bend, Ore. 32. Kate Rinehart Eskew ’98 (left) and MaryLea Martin Harris and daughters in Denver, Colo. 33. Mindy Wolfrom in front of the British Museum, London, June 2014 34. Mary Friberg ’98 married Bob Wilson on 5/17/14.

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SBC.EDU | | SBC.EDU PICTURE THIS SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE BRIAR SWEET 42 46 38 35 47 48 43 39 36 35. Ariana Kateryna Wolynec-Werner ’01 and Dr. Frank DiMeo Jr. at their wedding in New Orleans, May 2014. Photo by Mike Lirette Photography. 36. Catherine Peek ’01, Amanda Campbell Wright ’01, Ariana Kateryna Wolynec- Werner ’01 and Kim Schmidt Miscavage ’01 at Ariana’s wedding in New Orleans, May 2014 37. Janika Carey ’10 with husband Mark and sons Fynn (10) and Ewan Wilder Carey, born 7/11/14. Photo by Bella Baby Photography. 38. Ann Works Balderston ’76 and her family in Jackson, Wyo., from left: John, Biv, Ann and 37 Maggie Balderston ’11 39. June Wade, baby daughter of Anna Meres Wade ’98, born May 2014 40. Kelsey “Luna” Dellaporte ’08 with husband Aram Lund at their wedding 41. 2001 classmates in Moorehead City, N.C., Aug. 2014, from left: Leigh Harpel, Ashley Moring Voss, Angela Browning Montgomery and Julia Kientz Ambersley with Emily Moring Buckland (front) 42. Anne-Claire Wackenhut Kasten ’98 (left) and children with SBC roommate Kindle Samuel Barkus ’98 and son in D.C. 43. From left: Madeline Artibee ’16, Linzy Dunn ’13, Allison Stansberry ’11, Lydia Ethridge ’15 and Victoria Bradley Gentry ’12 in Nashville, Tenn. 40 41 44. James Morris Moffett, son of Amanda Watts Moffett ’05, born 4/5/14 45. Amanda Watts Moffett ’05, husband James Moffett and baby James Morris Moffett 46. Mini Class-of-1976 reunion in Dallas, Tex., Oct. 2013, clockwise from left: Tennessee Nielsen, Mary Beth Hamlin Shannon, Beth Bates Locke and Cissy Humphrey, with Jim Shannon 47. Sarah Herndon Sydnor ’01, with son Everette James Herndon Sydnor, and Katherine Moncure Stuart ’02, with one of her twin girls, were neighbors in the hospital, April 2014. 48. Dori Rucker Finger ’09 married Kevin Finger on 4/26/14. 49. 1966 classmates from left: Marty Rogers Brown, Marilyn Garabrant Morris and Ellie 44 45 Gilmore Massie enjoying the pool at Marty’s in Virginia Beach 50. Courtney Morgan Harris ’98 (left) and Leslie Farinas ’98 in Brussels

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49 50 the Rhine, 3 days in Paris to celebrate Anne Wiglesworth Munoz traveled to Sandie Schwartz Tropper writes, “I have from Georgetown, and Ross works for George’s birthday, then on to Stockholm South Africa and Zimbabwe in Jan. She’s been selected to be a member of the retired Gen. Wesley Clark. It’s nice to to visit his son, who is working on a post- working on pieces for a show in April-May Personal Property Resource Panel of the have them both in the same place after Ph.D. program in Sweden. 2015 sponsored by the Salt Lake City Appraisal Foundation, an organization Frank’s 3-year sojourn in Peru with the After 2 years, Lynne Manov Echols com- Arts Council. She needs to get at least that provides standards and establishes Peace Corps. John and I are preparing pleted extensive renovations on the 20 new pieces done before then. It was qualification for appraisers of real prop- to leave New England after many years house she and new-ish husband Frank a beautiful summer with Milton’s mother erty, personal property and business ap- and are selling our RI house. We live in bought when they married. She is in- there and visits from Maya and Aliria. praisers. I was also elected to the Board Punta Gorda, FL, from Oct. through May terim director of the West Branch Healing Beryl Bergquist continues to practice US of Governors of the American Society and hope to see more of our SBC friends Room. She and Frank enjoyed a 3-week visa, green-card and citizenship law, and of Appraisers. After teaching valuation when we head south again.” trip to Rome and Tuscany in spring 2014 enjoys being a hand-puller with Fernbank courses this past summer in Chicago, Jane Garland Lucas writes, “After sell- and were looking forward to a trip to Forest Restoration removing non-native I drove to Springfield, IL, to seeLinda ing my interior design firm in Boston in Eastern Europe, Austria and Germany in and invasive plants. Moscato Wagner for the weekend.” ’08 and our move to Austin, TX, I have the fall. She promises to bring Frank to Alisa Yust Rowe wrote that Denver daugh- Kris Howell writes, “I went on a trip in continued my teaching career at UT and Reunion ’16. ter Meredith, husband Greg and young Peru in Feb., adopted a new kitty, had a The Art Institute of Austin. This summer I Maggie Mather Feldmeier writes that Alisa moved back to Houston this sum- big Howell family reunion in July, swam was honored to be elected to The College younger daughter Julie was married mer. She is amazed to be 65 when she with whale sharks off Mexico in Aug, go- of Fellows of The American Society of in Cazenovia on 09/20/14. Jake and vividly recalls being 18 at SBC. She ing to see my relatives in Germany in Interior Designers, 1 of 3 in the coun- Maggie are both still working. He started is feeling well after last year’s breast Sept, HI in Nov.— whew! My poor fiancé try this year, with celebrations in LA and a manufacturing business a couple years cancer. can barely keep up! It’s been a great year. Boston. My husband, Carmen Garufo, I’m still living in Key West.” and I live on the ME island for 6 months, ago, and she helps him, as well as doing Beverly Van Zandt wrote that, like Alisa, which brings us ‘home’ to New England to consulting for Carlisle. They were off to she remembers traveling to SBC and her Renee Sterling was voted in 4 of last 6 see family and friends (including Creigh China in Oct. for a 3-week trip. first walk up the steps from the Manson years to 5 Star: Top 100 Wealth Manager; Casey Krin and Janet Masterton). Our Amanda Megargee Sutton reports parking lot as a new student. All was article in Aug. TX Monthly magazine. western travels take us to CO to see sons Frances Barnes Kennamer spent a night well in San Miguel, and she was driv- She was also voted a Top Metroplex and grandchildren.” last June. Brooke Thomas Dold became a ing back to TX to see Beverly and Tom in Investment Manager in “D” Magazine, grandmother to Noel O’Sullivan. His mom Dallas, then flying to NYC to see Roberta which will be in Nov. issue. Ann Major Gibb: ”Our son is getting mar- is Amanda’s goddaughter, Lindsay Dold and Chris, who had a TX/NYC wedding Robin Harmon O’Neal: ”I am painting ried in Nov. in L.A., and Ernie and I will O’Sullivan. Amanda became an advanced in March. Beverly was applying to med the portrait of a teacher of mine and my celebrate our 41st wedding anniversary master gardener last fall and volunteers schools, so she will see her and Tom be- daughter’s as a gift to our grade-school next week. Recently enjoyed a trip to at the Bartlett Arboretum. Between that, tween interviews. Bev also planned to alma mater! He was much adored at our Block Island with our son. Saw our twin the church, the Garden Club, the Y and visit friends in Lexington, KY, and join school and is quite ill. He was jealous 15 grandsons and daughter in Philadelphia constantly knitting, she’s pretty busy! friends for a “girls’ week” on the Outer years ago when I painted a portrait of the on our way up to CT.” Todd Moseley Brown says she and hus- Banks. She was heading back to San retiring headmaster. It was time to make Kristy Alderson “Tegwyth finished her band Bill stay active with friends and Miguel de Allende for Day of the Dead. this happen and has given him great 1st year at Dartmouth. Mark and I had travel. One stepson, his wife and 2 boys pleasure—me, too!” a great summer with her and spent 3 (8 and 10) live in Louisville (where Todd Ginger Woodward Gast: “I’ve been to FL weeks in NYC seeing as many plays as we is), and 2 stepsons and their wives live in 1972 twice this summer to play with my ador- could. I teach HS math in St. Petersburg, CO along with a granddaughter (1). Todd able twin grandbabies and am going back FL, so my summer has come and gone all Jill Johnson too quickly.” had a knee replacement in Nov. She got [email protected] with family for their 1st birthday over tired of doing committee work so is “de- Thanksgiving. About to start my last year Diane Dale Reiling reported from south- committing” gradually. She is still active Reminder: If you’re not receiving emails, of teaching kindergarten (yea) but will get ern OR, “We just spent this last week- in her church choir and other activities then I don’t have your correct address. a brief break due to hip replacement sur- end with our son, Steven, and his girl- there. She was looking forward to a week Please provide it at your earliest conve- gery the end of Dec. I plan to read lots, friend, who live in Seattle. Steven is with in Aug. in Chautauqua, NY, where she nience. Another tip: Many of us are post- continue studying Italian to prepare for Amazon. Daughter Erica came up from planned to get together with sister Suzy ing on Facebook in our private group, my next visit, and cross stitch baby bibs, L.A. and introduced us to her serious ’66 and classmate Louise Jackson and “SBC Class of 1972.” You don’t have to pictures, etc.” boyfriend. She works for Landry Design “do” Facebook, but you do have to sign friends from the Shreveport area. Carter Heyward Morris says nothing excit- Group.” Diane has a new puppy, Talisker, up to join the group. As the administra- Liz Mumford wrote in early Aug. that she’d ing to report, but she is “A-OK.” a West Highland white terrier. tor, I make sure it’s just us ladies. Think just survived Bobby Kennedy’s wedding Renee Sterling: “Attended May 2014 about sharing your news with us. Sue Dern Plank writes that she makes right next door. She went to Italy in Jan. monthly trips to visit their daughter in TN Reunion for class of 1974 that I trans- to prep for teaching a class on Italian art while her husband is deployed, plus trips ferred into. I gave a presentation mod- at her Cape Cod Museum of Art school. in Jan. and May to Belize. “Of course I ule on ‘Estate Planning and Tax Benefits’ She’s also teaching drawing there. Those 1973 don’t mind traveling to TN, as it’s great in the new gorgeous wing of the li- hours of art history with Miss Barton Evelyn Carter Cowles fun playing with our granddaughter (2). brary. Visited with Boyd Zenner ’74 in have paid off. [email protected] The Nashville Zoo is a must-see every Charlottesville and Wendy White ’74. Jacque Penny had a great 1st year as di- time we go.” Have spent time at my 2nd home in CA Jane Knutson James writes, “Today is and time in July in Aspen—keeping cool rector of Boxwood Circle and can work re- Marion McKee Humphreys writes, Michael’s final day at work, so we are and out of the TX temps!” motely. In Aug. she moved back to her entering a new phase of life. He will be “Hunter and I now have 4 grandchildren home in FL but will be back on campus the unemployed man I met and fell in (6 1/2, 4, 3 and 15 months). My old- Jane Potts “had a great time with Deb often. She loves working for the College love with in ’72 again! We are going to est son and family moved to Nashville Ziegler Hopkins in Cashiers, and we had and hopes to do so for years to come. Yosemite to celebrate!” when he was hired by Dollar General. dinner with Harriet Broughton Holliday— Wendy Norton Brown stayed with Rex and My younger son and his family live in so it was a repeat of last summer, but fun Cindy Bekins Anderson writes from as always!” Kathy Lamb for a law school reunion. She Omaha, “I loved seeing all of you at Memphis. He has been teaching and has seen Jacque a few times this year Reunion last year, and I know I’ll never in administration in 2 different char- I just learned that Lisa Marshall Chalmers and loves that Jacque is working for SBC. forget the experience and those 17-year ter schools after a master’s in urban ed- passed away last summer. They are still enjoying their grandson (3) cicadas! Our youngest graduated from ucation and now teaching at the pri- As for my news, I have had a busy year and granddaughter (1). college, and both kiddos are here in town. vate school he attended. My husband is so far—back and forth from MT and a trip Brooke Thomas Dold sends greetings My stepson, stepdaughter and fami- still practicing law and teaching at the through Grand Canyon with a rafting com- from Houston. This is their year of grand- lies are here also. We are taking a cruise law school in Memphis. I am teaching a pany. Spent some overdue time with my parenting. Lindsay gave birth to Noel along the Danube this fall. We will spend chronological Bible study and helping out nephew from Boston, his wife and their Wylie O’Sullivan on 3/31/14, followed some time with our ‘other daughter,’ our with the grandkids.” girls (3 and 4 ½ months) teaching them by the birth of Benjamin Thomas Dold exchange student from 10 years ago, in Linda Lipscomb writes from Dallas, “I about country living. It’s great getting a to Thomas and wife Gisele on 8/21/14. Hamburg.” am enjoying my work as a consultant for sneak preview of all news. Thank you to Brooke is working as a paralegal at Mary Buxton: ”I spend my time on planes nonprofits. Highlights of the past year in- Evelyn (Evie) Carter Cowles. Radcliffe Bobbitt Adams Polley PLLC (a to Miami Beach to see my mom (88), on cluded a trip to London with my sister and change of firm name as of 6/1/14) and Lake Tahoe paddling in SUP and kayaks, 3 nieces. Just returned from a visit with beginning to think about retirement. She and at work 3 days a week. My yoga birth- Jane Potts.” chatted with Amanda Megargee Sutton day is Oct. 18!” Susanne Garrison Hoder reports, “Our and hopes to see her on her next visit to 2 sons live in DC, where Frank just re- CT to see her mom and brothers. ceived his master’s in foreign service

44 SBC.EDU | SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE Mahoney Budin get together several been quite the journey adjusting to life work with DHS. She and husband John 1974 times a year in DC to attend Arena Stage back home after all of her medical is- celebrated 22 years of marriage in Oct. Rosalind Ray Spell Theater series. Margot’s oldest daugh- sues. She was planning to start a mixed His management consulting business, [email protected] ter was heading to Claremont McKenna media art class in the fall. She attended The Clearing, is doing well; he has also College as a freshman this year. MB SBC Day at the home of Marsha Decker started a side business in specialty floor- also sees Peggy Weimer Parrish, who Power ’75. ing products. They are still loving their 1975 still has her Victorian home in Danville Lori Neasham Keegan says most of us 2nd home in Dewey Beach. Johna Pierce Stephens but is condo shopping in Richmond. MB turn 60 this year, and she eased the Barb Bernick Peyronnet: “We have had [email protected] saw Elliott Graham Schoenig at husband transition by letting her sons take her to a busy summer traveling to Canada for a Jerry Schoenig’s funeral. But good news Positano, Italy. She is an executive for family reunion, to Macon, GA, to move our from Elliott is that she became a grand- Macy’s at South Coast Plaza in Orange son-in-law into an apartment to begin his mother. MB also had a visit with Teesie County, CA. SID at Mercer U. and a girls’ trip with el- Costello Howell, Joella Schneider Samp 1976 Sally Old Kitchin is a new grandmother! dest daughter Maggie to Ireland. Younger ’77 and Alix Colley Wilson. MB sees Cathy Cissy Humphrey Daughter Maria ’04 and husband had a daughter Annie spent a month in a tree [email protected] Slatinchek Prillaman, who lives in her boy, Preston Jr., in Jan., and son James at a Young Life camp in Saranac, NY, fa- neighborhood. Slats is riding dressage. Catherine Adams had a summer trip to and wife had a boy, James IV, in Feb. cilitating the ropes course. Doug and I Liz Jenks Cardin and husband Herb live a Nantucket with her brother and his fam- are looking forward to some quiet time block from MB during the spring/summer Karina Schless went to Switzerland, ily, and a family reunion. She planned to this fall.” and in St. John’s Island for the winter. France and Italy with her brother in May. go to Machu Picchu in Nov. with Sierra Cindy Kendree Thieringer: “Still teaching MB is trying to keep 1 foot in Winnetka She went back to Jackson Hole, WY, Club to celebrate her 60th birthday. 5th grade and am now taking students to maintain 35-year-old friendships and for her 60th in Sept. Karina is at Shire abroad in the summer. I am working with Beth Bates Locke and husband Claude to keep in touch with daughter Caroline Pharma in HR/audit (4+ years now) and the American Council of International are celebrating 1 year since daugh- (26), who works in Chicago. Sally Old still has her quarter horse, Angus (23), Studies, and this past summer I took a ter Becky received her new heart parts. Kitchin and MB haven’t missed a reunion and cat Remy (11). HS group to Costa Rica. We brought sup- Becky is now in school full time. Beth’s yet, so she hopes to see all of the 76ers Cynde Seiler Eister writes from plies to an orphanage and then swam in lake house, Locke’s Landing at Cedar in May 2016! Williamsport, PA, that her 2nd grandson, the geothermal pools, to do a canopy zip Creek Lake, hosted a family reunion July Samuel Jack Stratton, was born in March Bobbie Hauck Gribble sends greetings line, to kayak on Lake Arenal and to ride 4th week with all 3 children and 5 grand- to daughter Sarah and husband Steve. from VA Beach. horses into the cloud forest. I took my children. Dallas SBC friends Kay Ellisor She and husband Ron love traveling back Felice Ludington writes from the San 2nd HS group on a London, Loire Valley Hopkins, Tennessee Nielsen and Cissy to VA to see them. Ron is enjoying regular Francisco area that she works for an as- and Paris trip. My 4 children are all fine. Humphrey have made an effort to cel- hours in family practice after 20 years of sociation management firm that pro- No weddings yet.” ebrate each person’s 60th birthday to- shift work in the ER. Cynde has been ap- vides support services to 1,200 nonprof- gether—friends for 42 years! pointed to the city planning commission, Kathy Roantree Renken: “I became a its. Daughter Leslie (26) has been out of Sherry Buttrick Reback works for the VA dabbles in real estate and loves horse- nana for the first time, but they live in GA grad school for 2 years and is engaged Outdoors Foundation, and she and her back riding. while we still live in TX. There have been to her longtime beau. Felice remains en- many trips to babysit and get kisses. husband just finished building a house Gina Spangler Polley says husband David gaged to Peter Lee—longest engagement I also finished my master’s in curricu- (1840s style) near Charlottesville. had his hip replaced in Aug. and is better on record! They attended a Lee family re- lum and design with a specialty in de- Candi Casey is still enjoying her work as than new. They went to Israel in March for union in Estes Park, CO, in July. Felice sign and technology. Husband Jeff is financial advisor and equity specialist at the bar mitzvah of their oldest grandson. went to Long Beach Island, NJ, in Aug. for still at Lockheed Martin. Emily is a mar- Morgan Stanley Wealth Management in They took a Black Sea cruise in June and a Ludington reunion and shuttles back to keting manager for a Ugandan univer- Chicago. She and husband Rich Beatty saw Dracula’s castle in Transylvania. Gina NY every few months to see her parents sity, Livingstone International, and Tim is have enjoyed being first-time grandpar- is still showing horses and has her dog in (91). She saw Kelly Smith this summer working on his metallurgical engineering ents to Trey (Richard III). Son Rich, wife rally obedience. and also keeps up with Mary Henningsen degree in SD.” Kelly and Trey have moved to Tulsa, OK. Collins ’75. Ann Works Balderston and Biv will cele- Molly Reeb Nissman reports all is well Candi’s brother Kevin lives in Austin, TX, brate their 30th anniversary in Dec., and Cheryl Lux Cobb had daughter Elizabeth in VA Beach. Son Matt (18) was off so maybe we can get Candi to come to Ann had her 60th in June. She spent May home for the summer in MT. Elizabeth to William & Mary as a freshman on the Southwest now! to Oct. in Jackson, WY, where they plan to spent summer 2013 interning in DC in 8/22/14. Andrew (21) is a senior at Melanie Coyne Cody and husband Bob spend most of the year when Biv retires. the Senate. But poor Cheryl slipped off a Dickinson College majoring in history. made a trip to Paris and Normandy in Ann’s daughter Sarah Balderston ’09 is gate, landed on knee and tore the ACL. Daughter Nancy is married and still living May 2013 to visit friends and a fall 2013 a nurse at the local hospital, and Maggie She had surgery in July, was doing well and working in Northern VA. trip to Tuscany. This year, they spent and was determined to wear high heels Balderston ’11 is a wrangler at a dude Vivian Yamaguchi Cohn: “The twins (20), most of vacation time in Green Lake, by Thanksgiving! Cheryl talked with Sally ranch. Son John just graduated from St. my youngest, are juniors in college, 1 at WI. Missy Briscoe McNatt spent July 4th Berriman’s husband, Steve Brown, who Lawrence U. and is exploring job opportu- CO College and the other, U. of Denver. with Melanie at the lake. Daughter Caitlin had a knee replaced the same day as nities back home in Pittsford, NY. Christy In Jan. we took a family trip to Japan to is a VP director of strategic planning at her ACL surgery. Sally is busy with volun- Carter Sauer ’77 spent a few days with visit an older son who works for Rakuten, Digitas in Chicago. Daughter Sarah is the teer work and Master Gardening. Sally’s Ann this year, and Andie Yellott is always an e-commerce company in Tokyo. My EA to the CEO of Terlato Wines in Lake stepson Matt Douglas has High Country in touch. mother (89) and mother-in-law (86) trav- Bluff, IL. Roses in Denver. They sell the eglantine Andie Yellott is still working for CTY/JHU eled with us. I saw Maggie Shriver when Sharon Coe Glen lives in Hampshire, or SBC rosebush! in the Distance Online Writing Program, she was in Chicago and also in VA, where England, but spent Aug. in the US. If any- as is husband Ben. Both boys are living at Margaret (Maggie) Milnor Mallory and Libby White Drbal and I enjoyed a girls’ one is near Hampshire, she says, give her home. Benet (24) works at Panera Bread. husband Bart are retired and staying at weekend in Maggie Shriver’s new home a call or stop by. Andrew (21) is trying to make it as a mu- their vacation home on a trout-fishing and also rode horses in VA hunt country. I sician/audio and video engineer. He re- Marian Dolan still works with The Choir river in the Ozarks—guests welcome! They met Libby and her husband in Lexington, turned to England this summer to tour Project in Naples, FL, and had 2 proj- went to Spain in April to see their Navy KY, in April to watch the Rolex 3-Day and then play at a 4-day festival. Andie’s ects to keep her busy: an Aug. a trip to son, who was on deployment. Two days Event, an international equine compe- mom, Ann Benet Yellott ’51, is still rid- Argentina to adjudicate and teach at after they arrived, he left for N. Africa. tition. We also saw retired SBC Director ing her Andalusian, and Andie still has the International Ansilta Choral Festival He is now back in his home port of San of Riding Paul Cronin. In June I went on her Irish Cob, McBlarney O’Pony, and and in Feb. 2015 to speak at the TEDx Diego. Their other son lives and works a hiking trip to Glacier National Park and her Bluetick-Treeing Walker Coonhound Coconut Grove event. in Atlanta. Maggie frequently thinks of Waterton Lakes, Canada. I am still on the cross, Brosif. She and Andie keeps in Mary Beth Hamlin Shannon writes from our freshman class and writing the song, SBC Visiting Committee of Riding, serv- touch with Ann Works Balderston. Richmond that her 1st year of married “We’re Just a Class that Won’t Say No!” ing again on the SBC Alumnae Board and life to Jimmy Shannon has been bet- Happy 60th birthday to everyone! also 1 of the Alumnae Board representa- ter than great! MB and Jim took her son Mare Moran Goerler celebrated her 60th tives on the SBC Board of Directors.” Hollis (21) to Cuba on vacation. Hollis in Vegas. She is retired, building a home 1977 Libby White Drbal: “The first half of 2014 had a blast since he’s a cigar lover. Next in Murrells Inlet, SC, near the beach and Sally Bonham Mohle was filled with SBC classmates, Broadway trip was to St. Barth’s and St. Martin with hoped to be moving in Sept. Son Chris is [email protected] and horse events. In late Jan., Vivian a Randy Mac friend and her husband. working as a photographer and will go to Beth Wade retired from IBM after 32 Yamaguchi Cohn came to NY for a meet- MB had a 60th birthday celebration with a photo institute in MA next year. ing and got us tickets to see “Beautiful” some ’76 classmates, including Terese years and was taking the summer off to Word is that Sally Mott Freeman is chair- help with college visits for daughter Ellie on Broadway. In late April, Doug and DeGrandi Busch. Next was a road trip to woman of the Writer’s Center for 2014 -15. I went to the Rolex 3-Day Event in VA Beach to see Sally Old Kitchin, who (17) and with various activities of son Debbie Mutch Olander writes from Ponte Lexington, KY, to watch our niece ride in has a home on the water. MB and Margot Noelly (13). She planned to do part-time Vedra Beach, FL, that the past year has consulting in the fall for companies doing the Pony Club exhibition and met up with

SBC.EDU | SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE 45 Vivian again. We briefly connected with his mom and dad (our son James and 4.0 teams in MA and NH and planned to Paul Cronin. In May, I went to Alexandria, wife, both architects). Our other son, 1980 go to Hilton Head in Nov. VA, to see Maggie Shriver and her new Chris, (sales director for Transperfect) Fran McClung Ferguson Jeannine Davis Harris lives in Princeton, home and attend the Gold Cup Races lives in Yardley, PA, with his wife. Our [email protected] NJ, and works at J. McLaughlin. Daughter with her. We were joined by Vivian, who daughter, Jenny (marketing director for Leigh lives in Atlanta, Reid is a junior at was in DC for a meeting. Our last day to- Harvest Records, part of Capitol), and Phyllis Watt Wilson Miami of OH, and Brad is at Woodberry gether, the 3 of us rode in the Blue Ridge husband live in NYC. Jenny and Luke lived [email protected] Forest. She had a visit with Fannie Mountains, just like the good old days in Lexington, VA, for 3 years (until 2013) Missy Gentry Witherow had a busy sum- Zollicoffer Mallonee, Barbara Wesley at Sweets. I rode Maggie’s horse, Leroy. while he went to W&L Law. He just com- Bagbey and Ginny Faris Hoffman. Three weeks later, I was at the Devon pleted his clerkship in DE and will begin mer with weddings, graduations, vaca- tion and seeing Susan Posey Ludeman, Ginny and husband Alan are ready for Horse Show (PA) where I spent a bit of his new job at Weil, Gotshal & Manges fewer bedrooms and less grass to cut! time with show manager Meg Richards in NY in Sept. I keep busy with volunteer Anne Darden Self, Francie Root and Eithne Broderick Carlin. Missy’s daugh- Their girls are living and working on St. Weiderseim ’78. Am back riding once a travel (with Surgicorps) and volunteer Thomas, and their son is in Blacksburg. week and loving it. Doug and I are await- work in NH, golf, tennis, painting, and ters, Somer and Wallace, are both in col- Claire Dennison Griffith works with stu- ing 1 last year of college tuition payments traveling with Jim and visiting kids. I see lege. Missy and Louise Swiecki Zingaro dents on the ACT, SAT and PSAT and pro- before a final graduation from Dickinson Sally Ann Bensur and Laura Evans in FL are at SBC waiting for us to come back for motes Direct Hits vocabulary books. College in PA, where I will see Molly Reeb and sometimes Umbria. Sally Ann played Reunion in May! Nissman. She will be there watching her with me in our member-guest golf tourna- Karen Black Meredith is in Santa Fe work- True Dow in NH, desk-bound for 12 years, son graduate.” ment in NH.” ing as a Realtor for Keller Williams and is back to the service industry: catering events, weddings and parties, and bar- Sigrid Soderberg Pinsky: “I am still hap- Beth Bogden: “I saw Amy Smith, Brandy was president of the Santa Fe Chapter tending. She continues to paint, though pily in Palo Alto, CA. Eldest daughter Stina Wood ’80 and Leslie Forbert. I am still liv- of the Women’s Council of Realtors this her canvases are large (80’x9’ was her is a freshman at American U. in DC. Twin ing in Hanover County in the Richmond past year. She and husband Robin took most recent) and odd (a friend’s mailbox). daughter and son Fraser and David are in metro area and working at Henrico a 3-week trip to Australia in March. She Both sons are in college. Wednesday 7th grade. I am active on myriad nonprofit Area Mental Health & Developmental welcomes visits from anyone passing nights are her a capella group, Amare boards and in Girl Scouts, our church and Services.” through NM! Cantare. www.amarecantare.org community association, and some politi- Piper Allen Severns: “I am starting my 5th Nancy Bade Fuller and husband Drew Lillian Sinks Sweeney recently made a cal efforts. Husband Jim works at Citrix.” year of teaching 1st grade. Our daugh- live in San Antonio and are grandpar- career change too. She left end-of-life Debbie Falcigno Carr: “I am a happy re- ter (13) spent 3 weeks this summer at ents! Their daughters and husbands live care for a company called naviHealth tired boomer! Jed and I are settled back the American Ballet Theater Summer in Houston. Caroline has son Tripp (2 ½), (Nashville), which provides health-care into our FL house, but I miss Alexandria. Intensive Program at U. of AL. My Keith and Elizabeth was due in Sept. Son Craig navigation for those who need post- I continue my work to support the devel- is city manager of Belle Isle, where we is a senior at GA and president of SAE. acute care. Son Taylor is in his last year opment of a new national public health live (suburb of Orlando.) We bought a Felecia Bernstein founded Roses Fund at Kenyon. emergency preparedness and response condo on the beach at New Smyrna in for Animals 6 years ago, a charity that network. I also enjoy swimming, reading April. Hope all is fine with all the ’79ers helps pay vet bills and was named best Life is crazy for Carson Freemon Meinen the WSJ, gardening and trying new reci- out there!” charity in Monmouth County, NJ, 2 years in TX. They took a family trip to Italy, France and Spain in May and came home pes. We are looking forward to traveling Clara Jackman: “I am still teaching kin- in a row! www.rosesfund.org. with a new soon-to-be son-in-law. The and experiencing new cultures.” dergarten at Dumbarton Elementary. Beth Blair is practicing law at the wedding is next Oct. in NC. This is my 11th year, also my 11th year Estrogen Palace. Her paralegals and as- in my house in Glen Allen, VA. I am lucky sociate have begun to shoulder part of Carolyn Hallahan Salamon is working as 1978 to have my parents living close by. Last the case management. Mac is in DC and a project manager at Wells Fargo Bank year I traveled to England with them, tour- loves working on the Hill. Maggie is mar- in Frederick, MD. Thomas is a HS sopho- Suzanne Stryker Ullrich more, and Meaghan is in 8th. The 2 dogs [email protected] ing the Lake District and meeting some ried, in CA and works a nurse practitio- relatives. My children are out of college. ner. Beth reads like a fiend, cusses like a and 3 cats are well. She and her daugh- Megan is working for an accounting firm sailor and laughs as much as possible. ter planned to take the SBC cruise in Oct. Michelle Tarride Frazier on the Adriatic Sea and were looking for- [email protected] and is living with me. Stuart is doing sea- Eithne Broderick Carlin says all is well sonal work at Glacier National Park. At on Cape Cod. Two graduations this year: ward to it! home we have horses, goats and a corgi.” Candace from Providence College and Pam Koehler Elmets and husband Doug Mary (Robbie) McBride: I am living in John from Merrimack College. Eithne’s took their youngest to college this fall at 1979 and husband Dennis’ 2nd restaurant is in U. of AZ. Pam attended an SBC recep- Mary (Robbie) McBride Pittsburgh, PA, and working at The Carnegie Museum of Natural History. Son its 2nd year in Falmouth, and the Hyannis tion in San Francisco and enjoyed hearing Bingham William is a sophomore at Upper St. Clair location is 25 years old. They have about campus. [email protected] HS (my alma mater), and oldest son Sam squeezed in visits to Ft. Lauderdale to Along with the rest of us, Tish Longest Page Brekell Beeler: “My son just started is a freshman at U. of NM. He is study- see her parents and have had visits from Tyler and Carolyn Birbick Thomason are business school at Emory U. Daughter ing engineering and has a job with Sandia Missy Gentry Witherow, Amy Campbell planning for Reunion. Tish has worked for Kathryn and husband moved to Columbia National Labs in Albuquerque. I see Jo Lamphere and Mary Sharpe ’79. 31 years in the VA attorney general’s of- in May, and daughter Jennifer and her Ellen Parker, former SBC president— Amy Campbell Lamphere moved to fice as a paralegal. She travels to France husband live 2 doors down from us in she is our new boss. We had a great Minneapolis in Sept. She shares a city several times a year for vacation and is Martinsville, VA. Husband Ben and I are Reunion.” with Catherine Flaherty again—their hus- busy with a Shetland Sheepdog, Chief (1), enjoying traveling and visiting our out-of- Connor Kelly: “Eldest son Patrick is a se- bands work in the same building. Amy’s with a mind of his own! town children. We have 4 grand-dogs and nior at Colorado State U. with a major in daughter Sarah had an internship this Fran McClung Ferguson is grateful for the 1 grand-cat.” engineering and minor in math. He plans summer with a social media company. lizard son Robert left behind, or the nest Karen Jaffa McGoldrick: “Lawrence to graduate in May with general and en- Jake is in Omaha, working with autistic would be totally empty. Carol ’12 is a min- and I still have our small horse farm in gineering honors. The youngest, Teague, youth and pursuing a master’s in behav- ister intern in NC. Fran is looking forward Alpharetta, GA. I ride every day. I plan is finishing HS. He plays bassoon, alto ioral analysis. Last spring Amy worked to adding a new alumna relative when to have my 3rd novel out by year’s end. sax and piano, is a debater, does the- with SBC seniors and internship-bound her nephew marries Kate Gorman ’11 It is the final book of ‘The Dressage ater and is also good in academics. I did underclasswomen doing “dress for suc- this fall. That will make 7 SBC alumnae in Chronicles.’ I also have a couple of short not attend Reunion because I was plan- cess” makeovers. the family! stories up on Kindle. Lawrence is still ning a US trip in Aug. to MT for my niece’s Megan Coffield Lyon and Frank sold their Catherine Mills Houlahan is adjusting working as a labor and employment attor- wedding. I had family time in MT and house and moved to a highrise in down- with middle child Shelby (18) now at VT. ney with Fisher & Phillips LLP in Atlanta. then Louisville. My parents (84 and 85) town Austin. She had a trip to Greece and Connor (20) is at Millsaps College in her My SBC roomie Prue Saunders Pitcock celebrated their 60th anniversary. I am London last spring and over the summer hometown in MS. Just Rose (13) and new sometimes trailers her horse over from still practicing dance/movement ther- to visit with Mary Sharpe ’79 and Emily puppy Tuna, a chow-lab rescue, are still Rome, GA, for a ride. We then do lunch apy and teaching in Auckland. Both Steve Quinn McDermott. Megan’s son David is at home. Catherine works as an executive and a shopping trip to Dover Saddlery.” and I swim, and he continues working a HS junior. They added to their house- assistant for a local entrepreneur and on as a psychologist with the district health Betsy Burn Utterback: “Sorry to have hold an international student from China. the freelance editing staff for a company board. We had a family summer vacation missed Reunion. We were moving from Ann Connolly Simpson is selling toys at based in India. at the Coromandel Coast with a stop in Miami that weekend. We are spending The Dragon’s Nest. Hannah (25) is now a Emily Quinn McDermott is a member Hobbiton.” the summer in our NH home until we de- 2nd year social studies teacher and HS of the Representative Town Meeting in cide where we might move for the win- cross country coach. Ann plays tennis on Darien, CT, on the board of the YWCA ter months. 2013 was a big year—2 wed- and volunteers at school. She loves the dings and our 1st grandbaby! We have gym, the pool, her book club and trips to a grandson (9 months) in Brooklyn with RI. Daughter Elizabeth is a sophomore

46 SBC.EDU | SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE at Denison, plays on the squash team and Phyllis went along on painting ex- Pasadena this summer. Wiley (21) is in Daniel Webster College with a degree in and is Pi Beta Phi. Faith is a HS junior, peditions in the Provençal countryside. Salt Lake City. Airline Management. plays on the tennis team and sings in the Later in the summer, Phyllis saw Lisa Kim Wood Fuller is in OK working at Susan Graham Campbell lives in choir. Husband Ed is a lawyer in NYC and Ward Connors when Miranda went to a Journey House and DermaMedics, and Philadelphia and works for PNC. Daughter an avid fly fisherman. They occasionally writing camp at Sarah Lawrence. Lisa traveling—to France, Greece and Istanbul Sarah (28) is living locally and attending ski in VT and spent last spring break in and husband Kevin are empty nesters this fall. She had a mini-reunion in NYC West Chester U., majoring in psychology. Southern CA. now. Phyllis’ children are still at home: in Feb. with Sally Gray Lovejoy, Janel Sarah is co-owner of Timbey Juice, which Toni Santangelo Archibald is in her 11th Miranda is a HS senior, and Jake (15) is a Hughes Wiles and Lisa Faulkner-O’Hara. makes organic juices and smoothies. She year working at her HS alma mater, sophomore. Lisa’s daughter just started her soph- also works at Kimberton Whole Foods. School of the Holy Child, in Rye, NY, as di- Lisa Sturkie Greenberg in Atlanta has a omore year at Fordham, and her son is She has a new horse, Romeo, a chest- rector of special events and parent liai- legal recruiting business, and Steve prac- working on Wall Street. nut gelding, “another hunter, in addition son. Son Johnny is engaged to be mar- tices law. Julia moved to San Francisco Cindy Stover Motyka’s twins left for dif- to Ben,” she writes. Susan hoped to visit ried in Denver in July 2015. Francis lives and is a recruiter placing people in sales ferent colleges on the same day. Adam is Santa Barbara with friends in the fall. in NYC and works as a project coordina- and marketing positions with tech start- studying engineering and Amanda, busi- Barbara Bush Cooper moved to St. tor for Plaza Construction. Sara (22) grad- ups. Libby graduated from UNC in May ness. The nest is empty, but Cindy is en- Michaels, MD, in 2010 with daughter uated from Loyola U. in May and is intern- and moved to Nashville, where she is joying her new-found freedom! Sophie to care for her mother during can- ing at Alcade & Fay in DC. Toni sees Hollis teaching and is engaged to be married Can’t wait to see everyone back at the cer treatments. She writes, “My nonprofit Hutchins Volk when she visits NYC. in June. Christopher is a 3rd year at UVa. Briar for Reunion, May 29-31, 2015! fundraising work was replaced with full- Jill Steenhuis Ruffato paints, draws and Lisa enjoyed seeing Sandra Rappaccioli time care giving while my husband, Doug, teaches workshops, with shows in France Padilla and her daughter Violeta, who is worked in DC and traveled to be with us and the US. Husband Serge and son at SCAD. Lisa and Martha Fruehauf vis- on the weekend.” Both Barbara and Doug Sergio, both sculptors, often join her. Her ited Laurie Newman Tuchel last spring 1981 have now lost their mothers. Sophie is a son, a SCAD graduate, help her on tours on Grand Bahama Island, and Lisa en- Claire McDonnell Purnell 10th grader at The Gunston School, and in America, and many SBC alums par- couraged Martha and Laurie to exhibit [email protected] Barbara is co-president of the parents their art together with Jill Steenhuis ticipate in her workshops and help her Jane Lauer Maddox passed away on association. They are renovating their Ruffato! The exhibit, Finding Joy, will be with shows. Her youngest, James Lee, 5/31/14 at her home in Sandy Springs, St. Michaels home. Doug started a new in Philadelphia next April and benefit the is starting his 2nd year at King’s College GA. Her obituary said she battled cancer chapter in his commercial real estate de- Mann Center for the Performing Arts. (London), and her oldest is running a for 6½ years. Jane left behind husband velopment career. Barbara enjoyed sail- fashion house in Marseille. Jill didn’t Betsy Thomas Rook is working on a book Lamar and sons Clarke and John. ing with Tania Voss Ryan and husband mention her beautiful new book, “Art, she hopes to finish soon and tackled an- Steve and attended the launch of his Sam Masters Durham and Buck are in Soul and Destiny: An Artist’s Journey from other literary project that she will an- novel, “The Madonna Files.” Corpus Christi, TX, where Buck is the America to Provence.” Breathtaking! nounce on Facebook. Husband Roger en- pediatric cardiac surgeon for Driscoll Bobin Bryant Williams in Richmond joys fishing, shooting at the local range, Phyllis Watt Jordan’s mother, Helen Children’s Hospital. Sam is event coor- writes, “Our son Rowdy (17) is a se- refurbishing his 1961 Plymouth Valiant Gravatt Watt ’44, died in June at age dinator for the TX State Aquarium. They nior, and Ginx (15) is a sophomore tear- and the occasional residual check from 91. She kept in touch with SBC friends have a grandchild, Colby Miles McGowan. ing up the turf in lacrosse and field his acting career. Son Kirby (17) is in for most of 7 decades. Phyllis’ daughter Arch (31) won salesperson of the year for hockey.” Alice Dixon was her coach last the 11th grade and loves basketball. He Miranda (17) took Jill Steenhuis Ruffato’s the medical device sales company where year. They spend weekends at Rowland’s worked with children at a youth camp in painting workshop in Aix en Provence, he works. Rob (24) will graduate from family place on the Corrotoman River.

The Benefits of Charitable Gift Annuities Anna “Chips” Chao Pai ’57 and her husband, David, are supporting Sweet Briar College’s Department of Biology through a charitable gift annuity. Anna, a biology major, established a distinguished teaching, research and academic career in developmental genetics, eventually serving as a professor of genetics and embryology at Montclair State College, where she now holds the title of professor emerita. The Pais’ gift not only leaves a legacy at Sweet Briar, but it also empowers their financial plan. A charitable gift annuity provides a fixed lifetime income and many tax benefits: a current income tax deduction, lower capital gains taxation and reduced estate taxes. For more information on the mutual benefits of Sweet Briar charitable gift annuities, contact Margie Lippard, director of major and planned giving, at [email protected] or (434) 381-6538.

SBC.EDU | SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE 47 Bobin keeps in touch with Wendi Wood yoga practice. She would like to return to and leadership executive. They are in TX in June and have enjoyed exploring the McAfee, Sarah Huie Coleman and Ansley Mysore, south India, to practice Ashtanga but hope to escape the heat next year NC coast and reconnecting with old camp McKenzie Browning, and visited Cary at the main shala again. and move west. friends. Nichol Noyes on Cape Cod last year. Leslie Hertz Firestone moved back to Las Sally Peek plays tennis a couple of days Martha T. Cordell found out in June that May Carter Barger is still painting. She Vegas for retirement and was still wait- a week and works other days. She has 3 she has breast cancer. She had surgery writes, “Now that Josie (19) has returned ing for half of her stuff to get there. She’s college kids who were looking forward to in July, followed by radiation and drug to SMU and Ben (17) has begun his ju- at the opposite end of the city from where being back at school after being home for therapy. She feels blessed to have won- nior year, things should calm down.” They Bob and she used to live when they the summer. Anthony works in NYC. She derful friends and a supportive family. are hosting an exchange student from moved there for his retirement. “Everyone visited him in Aug. Son Ryan (22) graduated with honors Germany. Nan Dabbs Loftin also has an better contact me when they plan a trip Rosemary Hardy contracted out sev- from Tulane. exchange student, from Brazil, “and we to Vegas,” she says. eral home improvement projects. She Deborah Price Bowman got divorced, re- plan to take the guys on a couple of trips Monika Kaiser bought a 4-bedroom went back to work as an autism/behav- tired from Morgan Stanley and bought a together.” house in Miami that they’ll rent to U. of ior specialist in the Shawnee Mission home in Short Hills that she is renovating. Leslie MacNeil Dobbins and husband Miami students. Son Julius will live there. School District. She hopes all is well with Son Kessler is in 8th grade, and daugh- Helm are empty-nesters in Danville, VA. It needed a lot of work, so she was busy ’82 classmates and wishes Kansas City ter Kate is a freshman at the School of Leslie’s daughter Courtenay graduated getting everything up to code. In between and SBC didn’t have so many miles in Visual Arts in Manhattan. Deborah went from UVa in 2012. After being co-chair for she subbed at her kids’ old HS. Alexa between. to Newport and Miami to the tennis tour- her class giving, she was assistant to the just booked the part of Judy in “A Chorus Lee Watson Lombardy’s Georgia (17) is a naments this year. She hopes to do some development and marketing directors for Line” as well as an ensemble member in senior in HS. College visits, applications writing now that she has more time. Stratford Hall. In May she moved back to “Kiss Me Kate.” In Aug. Monika visited and decisions are in their future. Lee vis- About all Lisa Bice can think of to say is Charlottesville, where she works with the her mom in Germany. When she’s back in ited Lucile Redmond Flournoy in July. that, with both kids now out of the house, Thomas Jefferson Foundation as a devel- Coral Springs she will continue subbing Heather Pirnie Albert and Michael are she’s really beginning to feel like an opment officer for Monticello. Son Mac is and volunteering for Coral Glades HS. outside Dallas, TX. She is a district man- empty nester! She’s been painting a little in his 3rd year at UVa and is a member of Ginny Parker and her husband’s boys ager, and he is teaching 4th and 5th and enjoying this new stage. St. Anthony Hall, majoring in history. He started their senior year of HS this year. grade. They took short trips to San Mary Ames Booker in Wilmington, NC, at- spent his summer working in DC for the Her son, Tom, is looking at colleges in the Antonio in the spring, spending time with tended Patti Borda Mullins’ wedding in National Center for Policy Analysis. Northeast, Chicago and CA. This sum- Lollie Noble. They also took a cruise to April. In Aug. a couple of her friends from Mary Kate Ferguson has moved out of mer Tom worked on a reading project for the Caribbean and spent time going to grad school got together for a weekend Baltimore and is living in Phoenix, MD. teens at the Boys & Girls Clubs. Augusta, GA, to see her parents in a re- in Charleston, SC. On the home front, She traded neighborhood views for corn- Claude Becker Wasserstein is living in tirement community. Oldest, Rebecca, Mary Ames had a large drain installed in fields, horse farms and country roads. NYC and is a single mom of 3 teens, Jack, is a paralegal, married and living in the yard to move excessive water to the She lives near the Loch Raven Reservoir Dash and Lucy. They are all in HS and Atlanta. Youngest, Samantha, is a finan- street. Friends on the hurricane coast and Gunpowder Falls State Park. keeping her busy. cial analyst and lives in Memphis. They’re will understand! She continues to en- Kearsley Rand Walsh organized an SBC Anne Woodward has 3 boys (28, 21 and planning a family reunion in Atlanta at joy keeping in touch with SBC friends on lunch in Arlington, VA. Besides Kearsley, 13). She lives in Colonial Williamsburg Christmas. Facebook and through the SBC in the Brendy Reiter Hantzes, Mara Ryan and loves jogging through William & Mary After SBC, Eman Surani got her mas- Whiteman Years group. Eckert, Lori Faust Williams, Marie Engel every day with her 2 Weimaraners. She ter’s degree from Marymount U. and went Debbie Harvey’s daughter graduated this Earnhart, Molly Finney Grenn, Nancy went back to school 2 years ago and be- on to work at U. of Toronto. She discov- spring from William & Mary with a ma- Daugherty Davidson and Leslie Horner came a pharmacist tech. She recently re- ered her calling in international develop- jor in studio art and minor in environmen- were there. connected with Nan Dabbs Loftin (81’) ment and worked with the World Bank, tal policy. Her son graduated last year My news is that I am taking a certifica- and still is trying to find Virginia Carabelli. Canadian International Development from UVa with a dual major in econom- tion course for Web design. The graphic Ethel Burwell Dowling and husband Ben Agency, International Development ics and Chinese. He spent the past year design work that I have done for years have sent son Peter to the Ole Miss Research Centre and is currently working in Nanjing, China, with the Johns Hopkins has been printed materials. I am hoping School of Engineering. They live across at Status of Women Canada. As an aside School of Advanced and International to up my game. It is a lot of work, but so the mountain from SBC in Lexington, VA, to her full-time job, she is seeking con- Studies doing graduate work. To cele- far, so good. and enjoy seeing Anne Edmunds Hansen sulting assignments in the Middle East brate their graduations and Debbie’s and Francie Mantho Belliveau around (native Arabic speaker) and Southeast 30th anniversary with husband Gary, the town and at HS events. Asia, where she grew up. On a personal family spent 3 weeks touring China and level, she got married, divorced and had a Tibet with their son as translator. After Anne Bortz is working on the launch of 1982 son, Nader (23). She recently vacationed 12 years with Syracuse Research Corp. her hard card line in the US, Canada and Jennifer Rae in Cuba for a week and hopes to travel to in Charlottesville, she’s transitioning to [email protected] the Caribbean. She plans to travel to FL Malaysia and Indonesia in the winter. a new subsidiary, SRC Cyber. Deb is also [email protected] during the holidays to spend time with taking courses in cybersecurity risk man- family and friends. Angela V. Averett is enjoying a 4th year I continue to enjoy being the Class of of retirement in Jaco Beach, Costa Rica. agement from UVa. Jean Bryan is in Norfolk, VA. They headed 1982 secretary. I thank you all for the They will celebrate their 10th wedding Rolfe Joyner DeShazor and Tony have to Sanibel, FL, for 2 weeks in Aug. wonderful support and compliments. The anniversary in 2015 with all the kids in been married almost 35 years and are in best part is that so many personal emails Liz Hoskinson’s many projects include Jamaica. NC. Oldest daughter Carrie’03 was get- continue back and forth. teaching, training, riding, the investiga- Beth Reid is excited that sister Jan ting married in Oct. and lives in Chapel tion of a retirement/equine-therapy barn, Cynthia Hewitt’s eldest son is working for Sheets Jones ’69 and brother-in-law Hill. Both boys attended VMI—classes reading and watching TV series. She is in the US Supreme Court and plans to at- James F. Jones Jr. have returned to SBC. of ’04 and ’05—and are both employed a creative writing class, kept up with her tend Yale year after next. Her youngest She hopes we will all have the opportu- by Norfolk Southern. Older son Christian summer gardens and enjoyed events in son will be a sophomore at UNC this fall. nity to meet Jan and Jimmy during his in- and his wife had a baby boy in May, and NYC. She hasn’t seen anyone from SBC Her daughter left Hollins to find her way terim presidency! younger son Will and his wife had twins and is a marvelously talented artist. For but says Reunion will be that opportunity! in April. The 1st 3 grandchildren within Torie Lee Adams’ older son, George, classmates who journey new passages in Lucie Stephens Holland took son Carter 2 weeks! The twins live nearby, and graduated from Elon U. in May and has life, she writes, “Whatever should we call to College of Charleston for his freshman the grandson is in AL. Middle daugh- moved to Atlanta for a job with Turner it? Not midlife, not golden girls. I vote for year. She’s looking forward to more travel ter Mary Kate attended Salem College in Broadcasting. They had lunch with Sally ‘time of faith and growth and joy in sim- and golfing with her husband as they get Winston-Salem and joined an account- Shapard Peek in the summer while they ple things; self-nurture, restoration, hope, ready to celebrate their 33rd anniversary. ing firm after graduation. She has been were in Atlanta. Younger son Will has prayer and rest.’ “ living in CA for the past 2 years with her Mary LeVigne and daughters visited started his junior year at High Point U. husband. Their youngest daughter at- Anne Goebel Bain and Mark celebrated friends in Botswana who own a horse- Henry and she are enjoying being empty tended VA Tech and is a CPA in DC. Rolfe 20 years of marriage last April. They live back safari company. The girls got to nesters. in Silicon Valley and work for tech-re- meet the star of “River Monsters,” who loves to sew. She made her daughter’s Brenda Barozzi is still living in Manhattan lated companies. Their house in Palo Alto was filming with their friends’ son. Back and daughters-in-law’s wedding dresses and working in advertising. She adopted always seems to have a BBQ or dinner at school, Eugenia will be a sophomore and was finishing up Carrie’s dress. She a senior dog, Mia. party going on. Travel has been mostly at U. of AR, and Henley will be a new stu- hopes to make Reunion. for work, but Mark and she did take a trip dent/junior at Oldfields School. Diane Dunawy Boles’ husband Jim is Lele Frenzel Casalini reports Eli is in at UNC-Greensboro as chairman of the to Cambodia and Thailand at Christmas Robin Wetherbee says Jim finally retired his 2nd year of med school. Liza and Marketing, Entrepreneurship and Tourism 2013. She had planned a trip to Japan end of 2013. He was with the Navy for 28 Ethan are busy with daughter Harper (11 Department. He took the position in Jan., but had to cancel due to breaking a hip years, spending 20 with NASA. In 2005 months). Sophie is in nursing school and and she stayed in GA for the end of the while mountain biking. Her healing well he went on the speech circuit for 2 years, engaged to Bobby. They plan to marry in school year. Daysha and she joined Jim she credits to her 6.5 year Ashtanga then went into the oil industry as a safety SC in May. Lele has a new farm, 2 Creek

48 SBC.EDU | SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE Hollow, and is building her beef cattle Margaret and husband Alex just cele- More class notes online: herd, baling hay and soon possibly grow- 1985 brated their 1st wedding anniversary. ing row crops. She plans to build a house Ellen Reed Carver Son Kit works as a residential advisor at sbc.edu/magazine there next spring using barn siding. She is [email protected] a boarding school in NH. still teaching Pilates and yoga and work- Save the dates May 29-31, 2015, for our Caperton Morton reports she married ing on her 2nd 500-hour YTT. She vis- 30th Reunion. My personal goal is to get Christopher Scott Smith on Memorial teach religious ed. for Catholic children ited Dirt in Virginia and met Jean at SBC 100 of us back. Is it possible? Day in Portland, OR. Son Eli and brother in local public schools and also volun- last spring. Dirt’s daughter, Lydia, shows Zinn joined them for exploring the wine teers. She is starting her 7th year sing- Romeo, Liza’s horse. Ellen Reed Carver writes she is living in country. In July, they moved with daugh- Norfolk, VA, single parenting Sophia Rose ing with the Carolina Master Chorale and Pam Warren still lives in Topsfield, MA. ter Berit Andersson (18) to Weston, Burlingame (10) and running a nonprofit is active in sports, especially tennis and Thomas and she celebrated their 26th MO. In Aug. Berit transferred to Horizon called AYUDA. The organization trains horseback riding. She keeps the home for anniversary in June. Daughter Abigail is Academy, a school for students with young volunteers interested in global her husband, a surgeon, and 3 kids, who a senior at Cornell studying economics learning differences. Son Elijah Caperton health inequities to work with children are there at least half the year. Tate grad- and Spanish. Son Grant is a freshman Scott (25) graduated from Appalachian with Type 1 Diabetes in Latin America. uated from W&L with a B.S. in physics at MA College of Art and Design. They State in 2011 with a degree in anthro- and engineering in 2013 and is applying Allison Pishko and husband live in made a family trip to Sevilla and southern pology and Spanish minor. He contin- to be a Navy flight officer. Tim is a soph- Chatham, NJ, and are raising Anna, a Spain last winter. Pam is a clinical reim- ues with his band, Nomadic, and works omore at The Citadel. He plays lacrosse sophomore at U. of SC studying pub- bursement nurse coordinator for Genesis at Grand Bohemian Hotel’s Red Stag Grill and is studying chemistry in preparation lic health; and Sarah, a freshman in HS. Healthcare. She visited with her dear in Asheville, NC. Caperton is enrolled in for med school. Kayla is an International Allison is a public relations consultant friend Anne Workman (’81) twice this Duke U.’s Certificate in Documentary Arts Baccalaureate senior in HS. year, first in Boston and then in Santa in the pharmaceutical industry. She had program. Clair Clancy Ramsay writes, “Rick and I Monica. an NYC weekend last year with Laura Also from Caperton: “While Chris and I Morrissette Clark, Ellen Claire Gillespie are still in Little Rock, where Rick prac- Patti Borda Mullins reports that SBC were in Portland getting married, Mitzi Dreyer and Lili Gillespie Dreyer. tices law and I am a paralegal. Have roommate Mary Ames Booker was the Morgan sent me an email saying she had spent much of the last few years traveling Ann Gonya lives in Baltimore, MD, and matron of honor at her wedding on seen my FB postings from Portland and in his capacity as president of the AR Bar celebrated her 28th wedding anniver- 4/27/14 to the Rev. Walter Earl Mullins. that she was marrying her Chris at the and then as president of the Southern sary with Jeff this past June. Daughter He is the interim rector at All Saints’ Cape Perpetua in Yachats, OR, the week- Conference of Bar Presidents.” Their Caroline graduated from UVa in 2013 and Episcopal Church in Frederick. She is se- end before our Monday wedding! She and daughters both graduated from U. of AR, is living and working in Los Angeles and nior reporter for the Frederick News-Post. her Chris had eaten lunch at the Kennedy where they were Tri Deltas. Firstborn Alex studying for the LSATs. Son Jay (16) at- Rhoda Harris’ eldest son, Carrick Irwin, School, an artsy Portland hotel where my lives nearby and is marketing director tends Friends School, plays football and is a freshman at Hampden-Sydney in VA. Chris and I had been staying. We had just and treatment coordinator for a prosth- wrestles. They spend weekends in VA at They said goodbye to him after a vaca- missed each other!” odontics group. Baby girl Clancy, an art- their cottage in Keswick, and she sees tion in Cancun and at The Greenbrier. Two Cathleen Brooke Dunkle writes that ist, lives in Dallas with husband Joe and SBC friends often. She sells property and more boys to go in NJ. she and Kurt have been married for baby girl Jon Brymer. Clair keeps up with casualty insurance at Maury, Donnelly, & 27+ years. After practicing law for 15 many SBC friends. Gracie Tredwell Schild writes that Parr and plays golf in her free time. Christoph (HS junior) and Gracie are do- years, Kurt was ordained a priest in Debbie Fischer Oleisky says, “I am still Ashby Clark Hopkins writes: “Jim and I are ing well. He had his 1st job this summer, the Episcopal Church. Last year, he be- teaching chemistry and living on cam- still happy to be in Winston-Salem, NC. working for an AV company. He is run- came dean and president of the General pus at Garrison Forest School. We en- Our oldest daughter, Eliza, is a senior at ning cross country and played #1 for the Theological Seminary in NYC. They trav- joy spending time with family and going RJ Reynolds HS and working on college Santa Fe Prep tennis team last spring. eled to Ireland, England and Scotland to our beach house on Kent Island, MD. apps. Tommy is in 9th grade at Summit Gracie continues to play tennis. In her in May and are back and forth between Linda Miller and I see each other often.” School, and Cackie is in the 6th grade at 2nd USTA tournament in July, she came home near Jacksonville, FL, and the sem- She and Jonathan are parents of Sarah, Triad Academy at Summit School.” in 3rd in her division—out of 4! She works inary. Older daughter Caroline gradu- a junior at Kenyon College (alma mater in the advancement office at the Institute Ellen Carver sends an update on Barbara ated from U. of FL in May, is working for of Lee Piepho) who is attending the SBC of American Indian Arts. They had a visit (Baba) Fountain Love, who left after soph- C1 Bank in St. Petersburg and living in JYS program in Seville, Spain. Emily is at with Charlotte Prassel Fitzgerald and son omore year, studied in Italy, then trans- Tampa. Maddie is a junior at Wofford Garrison Forest. “Hopefully we’ll have a James in March when they visited DC on ferred to graduate from Boston College. College in Spartanburg, SC. chance to visit SBC for an Engineering spring break. They were also in Nashville After a career in public radio and TV, she Cathrien De Liagre Böhl: After a divorce weekend.” now works remotely for WGBH Boston and Bowling Green, KY, visiting friends. 2 years ago, she rents a house on a Dale Banning writes, “Scott and I have as senior director of national sponsor- Alice Dixon is starting her 5th year of farm with 60 dairy cows, about 20 cat- a senior at Hampden-Sydney, hope- ship sales. In 2006 she married Louellen teaching chemistry at Collegiate School tle, 60+ sheep, countless cats and some fully headed to medical school, and a ju- Brooks Meyer’s brother, Chip Love. in Richmond. She also coaches field dogs. Sometimes she helps with birthing nior at Sewanee about to go abroad to They live in Marfa, TX, and spend week- hockey and lacrosse. She just got a new the lambs and calves. She has a daugh- study in Germany. We live in Newport ends at the Love ranch. Baba, Chip and black lab puppy, Jackson. She went to ter (17), twin boys (16) and a boy of 14. News, VA, and spend lots of time on the Louellen are godparents to Ellen’s daugh- Carol Searles Bohrer’s children’s gradu- She writes, “If anyone is in Holland, come Eastern Shore. I work at a furniture con- ter Sophia (10). ations: Price from W&L and Emily (bound visit!” signment shop here. We are co-chairs for Wofford) from Greensboro Day School. Also from Ellen about Louellen Brooks Catty Hubbard Andry and Michael have of the Parents Council at H-SC. I had a Meyer: “Louellen left us after sophomore Libby Lee Gantt Castles and Guy cele- lived in Asheville, NC, for 13 years. fab mini-reunion with Ruthann Zins and year to graduate from SMU in Dallas. She brated their 28th wedding anniversary Children Becker (14), Ras (12) and Jane Nancy Ness.” is living in San Angelo, TX, with her hus- this summer, and they spent time boating Emerson (10) are all at Carolina Day DeAnne Blanton: “I’m still in Arlington, VA, band, OB/GYN Robert Meyer, of 28 years. and playing golf (separately). Their oldest School. Becker is in 9th, runs cross coun- still at the National Archives and still a Louellen went back to UT-Austin at 50 daughter is in clinical year of PA school try and is working on becoming an Eagle single mom. My son turns 16 and will be for a 2nd or 3rd graduate degree in mu- at Medical U. of SC. Son and next daugh- Scout. Ras is in 5th, plays soccer and is driving soon. I’m terrified. The highlight sic.” She has a career in piano and or- ter are a senior and junior at Clemson. also involved in Scouts. Jane Emerson of my life is Thursday martini night with gan performance and education, leading And their triplet sons and daughter are is in 5th at the Key School at Carolina Heidi Belofsky Turk.” the music programs at several churches Day, a program for students with dys- seniors in HS. Libby still enjoys her Bible El Warner: “I’m as pedantic as ever. in San Angelo. They have 2 grown chil- lexia. Michael is in private banking with study and is mentoring underprivileged Also, turning 50 has meant a regimen of dren: Victery, who graduated in June from Wells Fargo for about 4 years. Catty is families, getting in some golf and work- salves, emollients, unguents and balms TX Christian and is working in Dallas; and president of a women’s antiques club, ing in the yard. such that I don’t think I’ll have time to Vivian, who is living and studying in Austin. chair of the scholarship committee at make it to our 30th. I’m living, well-mois- “About 10 years ago we re-introduced her garden club and loves to sew, can, turized, in PA, still doing marketing com- our other sophomore quadmate, Baba cook, Scrabble, read, needlepoint and munications and serving on my municipal 1983 Fountain, to Louellen’s brother, Chip, and Facebook. She and Patti Dolan Stuebe city council.” Cary Cathcart Fagan a new kind of sisterhood was born.” celebrated 50th birthdays last year in [email protected] Barbara Tragakis Conner: “I just started Amelia Island, FL. She sees Jane Cox Elizabeth Kelly Ravitz: “I’m still living in my 5th year as director of college coun- Murray often and caught a glimpse of the Princeton, NJ, area and working at seling at Foxcroft School in Middleburg, Ellen Reed Carver this summer. A high- AT&T (28 years!) I have 3 great kids— 1984 VA. I am on a number of committees and light was a week in the mountains with Alex, junior at U. of SC; Rebecca, fresh- Debbie Hodgkinson Jones present at various conferences. I am in Sydney Marthinson Coffin ’87. man at Davidson College (playing soccer); and Jessica, sophomore in HS. I am also [email protected] my 2nd year of a 3-year term as a del- Cheryl Fortin Young is on the steer- newly single.” egate for the National Association for ing committee for a new local HS, St. College Admission Counseling.” Daughter Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic. She helps

SBC.EDU | SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE 49 Elizabeth Sher is living between St. Julie Hickman Thompson lives in and my youngest is a freshman at TX Nancy Finley Worcester: “Jim and I are Helena Island near Beaufort, SC, and a Alexandria, VA, with her 5 children: qua- A&M. I keep busy in the nonprofit world empty nesting in VA Beach. Katie is fin- renovated Airstream in Bluffton, where druplets (8) and middle-schooler David and love it!” ished with college. Lauren is in her 3rd she works with Celia Dunn Sotheby’s (13). She has developed a commercial Madge Hall Vosteen: “After our return year and Michael, his 1st. I am enjoying International Realty. She enjoys foxhunt- solar energy business, SUNNunlimited. from 5 years in Germany, close to the bor- my work for the library in Early Literacy ing, country sports and photography, and com, which matches solar clients and in- der of Switzerland and France, we find Outreach on the Bookmobile.” has gallery space in Charleston for her vestors in the mid-Atlantic, and helped ourselves these last 3 years living on Perry Liles Lucas: “Bob and I live in art photos. She has renovated a dozen write the Governor’s 2014 Energy Plan. another border, WV and VA,” in Clifton Charlotte, NC. We have 3 kids. Robby is houses and kept 7 as rentals. Her next “I test-drove the new all-electric BMWi3 Forge, VA. Both daughters graduated a junior at Vanderbilt in Nashville. I get to project is an Airstream hotel in Saluda, for fun recently! Heidi Belofsky Turk has from Chatham Hall; 1 is a sophomore at see Mimi Kitchell DeCamp when we go NC. “No kids or serious relationships at been the best at NoVa SBC outreach and James Madison U. and the other a fresh- visit. Our middle guy, George, just started the moment. Instead I have wonderful get-togethers.” man at U. of Richmond. She and Paul cel- his freshman year at Duke. Baby girl Janie friends from all over the world and have Kama Boswell Koudelka: “I am still in ebrated their 24th wedding anniversary is a freshman at Charlotte Latin. She traveled to some amazing places.” Dallas. My 3 sons are all well. The oldest in May. She is working in nonprofit ad- plays field hockey, having been coached Perry Liles Lucas reports that Frances is a senior at Princeton, #2 is a sopho- vancement and grant writing, and home well the past 2 years by Mary York Oates Clardy Hooper is in MA though not for more at U. of TX- Austin, and #3 is a soph- schooling their 8th grade son. She at- ’87.” They spend time at their house long. “I think she and Bobby are heading omore at St. Mark’s School of TX. I hope tended the 100-year celebration of wom- at Grandfather Mountain, where Perry to Romania in the new year. Their oldest to make a brief appearance at Reunion en’s lacrosse at SBC and writes, “Maybe planned to host SBC buddies to celebrate (my godson) is a national champion rower on my way to NJ for Bobby’s graduation.” next year I can make it to the Old Lady her birthday. She is busy with volunteer and just started his freshman year at Karla Kennedy Hicks became a bride match!” activities at their church in Charlotte. Her Hobart. The twins, William and Woodard, again at 50, marrying Jeffery Hicks, U. Maha Kanoo: “I am still living in Dubai SBC mom is still doing well in Concord. are at Tabor Academy.” of IL undergraduate and law school, at and working for my family. I have been Reem Saifi Murad moved back to the US Heidi Turk is still in Tysons Corner, VA. Hilton Head Island this summer. Stacy traveling and hope to meet up with my from Jordan in April 2012 and lives in Grant (14) is a freshman boarding stu- Zackowski Lukanski and Martha-Shorter SBC friends soon.” McLean. Daughter Lara graduated from dent at West Nottingham Academy in Lanier Dougherty attended. Daughter Martha Boxley Creasy: “Grimes and I are Georgetown. Second daughter Aya grad- MD. Sydney (17) is a senior in HS along Rebecca is a senior at Clemson. Sons in Roanoke, where he has been prac- uated from McGill. Both are in the DC with Carter (20), who is in a special ed William and David (18) are doing well, ticing law since moving from Richmond metro area and are working on master’s program. Heidi hosts a weekly SBC mar- “but every day is an adventure with au- in 1995. Our 2 boys, Grimes and Mead, degrees. Son Sam (10) is in 5th grade and tini night. DeAnne Blanton ’85 and April tism.” Karla started working 4 years ago are at Ole Miss, and daughter Claiborne active in swimming, soccer, basketball Adelson ’86 are founding members. All al- at Vanguard and was promoted to invest- is a sophomore in HS. I see Betty Sayler and drum line. Husband Khaled works ums are welcome. “My riding is now lim- ment consultant. They live in Fort Mill, Youles at The Homestead a couple of overseas and travels back and forth. ited to fair weather saunters; my fox- SC, outside Charlotte. times a year and keep up with Lesly Allen Renata Leckszas Davis’ son Kyle just hunter just turned 30. Now that my Katie Hearn: “I am national Reunion giv- Bell, Frances Clardy Hooper, Perry Liles graduated from Rollins College and is a children are older I have been lucky to do ing chair, which means I would greatly ap- Lucas, Susannah Scagel Young, Susan Marine. Son James just graduated from more traveling.” preciate if the Class of ’85 rocks it out Lazarus Bailey, Mimi Hockman and Clair HS and was recruited to row for Hobart Jane Cox Murray: “I live near Asheville, in terms of our Reunion gift!” She lives Clancy Ramsay.” College. Son Andrew is a sophomore in NC, with my 2 boys (9 and 14). I’m di- in Baltimore, is senior VP of Redgate Maryjo Ellis: “After SBC, I got an associ- HS and rows and sails. Daughter Morgan rector of communications for Carolina Real Estate Advisors, plays lacrosse ate degree in civil engineering technol- is getting married and is an adjunct pro- Day School, where I feel fortunate to “in an old lady league” and still goes to ogy, started working for Cives Steel Co. fessor of music at Rollins. Bill (W&L ’79) see much more of my goddaughter, Jane Bruce Springsteen concerts. She went and have been there for 24 years—the is in his 33rd year with Merrill Lynch. “I Emerson Andry and her mom, Catty to JazzFest with Kim Knox Norman and last 20 as safety manager. My work has continue to substitute teach 2 days a Hubbard Andry.” saw Christine Corcoran Trauth; and had sent me to other divisions and project week at Crofton Middle School. We travel Jeanie Guthans Wilkins and Richard are a girls’ weekend in Charlottesville in June sites. My favorites have been Winchester, quite a bit and will be going to Argentina still in Mobile. They have 3 sons: Richard with Ann Gonya, Karen Gonya Nickles, VA, Thomasville, GA, Boston and ID Falls. and Chile in Nov., Turkey in the spring and (24), working in DC for Congressman Nancy Buckey Rothacker, Missy Duggins I’ve been engaged to Chris for a while but France next fall.” DesJarlais from TN; Christopher (21), a Green, Jennifer Frost Holden and Anne we’re not in a rush at our age. He has 2 Simone Peyton: “I live in Palm Beach! junior at U. of AL, where he is a DKE like Smith. She was heading to Kansas City grown sons and a few grandchildren. I Come visit, SBC friends!” this fall to see the Vixens from the Show his daddy; and Michael, 17, a senior in still live in Potsdam, NY, but am open to Stacy Zackowski Lukanuski: “Greg and I Me State. HS and applying for early decision to VMI. relocating.” live in Richmond, VA. We have 2 daugh- “I am learning to play golf, painting a lit- Kim Knox Norman, in Atlanta since 1990, Martha Swanson: “I only went to SBC ters and a son. Olivia is a junior at VCU tle and traveling some. Please check and Bart are the parents of daughter freshman year, but I have great mem- majoring in creative advertising, Anna out on Facebook or the Web a little non- Sally, a freshman at GA College and State ories—especially of the girls on 3rd Janay is a freshman at SBC majoring in profit project that we started here called U. this fall, and son Joseph, a HS fresh- floor Reid. I graduated from Vanderbilt engineering and biology, and Samuel is Autism Avenue/A2A.” man and avid soccer player. In 2013, she and moved to MI and then Melbourne, a sophomore in HS. I have my own small Jennifer Lockton Barker: “After leaving joined the staff at the GA Archives as con- Australia. Eventually I got back to the DC dental practice in Richmond. I’m still play- SBC, I finished my B.A. in anthropology at servator and now preservation manager. area, where I met my husband. We live in ing tennis, kayaking and now mountain U. of NH. Our friend Suzy Podesta Cozzi “I loved JazzFest-New Orleans this year Northern Virginia with 2 great kids, 1 in biking. Greg is still a prosecuting attorney was also there.” She lived and worked in with Katie Hearn and Christine Corcoran middle school and another in HS.” for Richmond City and working in a wine Trauth and wondered, why was it my 1st Boston from 1985-87, then moved back Maura Horodyski Rodway lives near the shop for fun.” time there?” home to Indianapolis. She and husband Bethel, ME, Sunday River ski area. She Susan Lazarus Bailey: She and Jim live Andy have been married 13 years and Laura Morrissette Clark in Mobile had El and husband Peter have practiced law in Roanoke, VA, and celebrated 26 years have son Charlie; a Cardigan Welsh Corgi Warner for a visit in May, joining Suzanne together in Portland, ME, for almost in June. They have 3 girls. Tyler (22) is named Bode; and 2 fat, lazy cats, Katie Weaver Zimmer and Jeanie Guthans 24 years. Son Pete (22) is at U. of CO- in Savannah, GA, at SCAD. Carrington and Cheeto. Jennifer works at Eli Lilly in Wilkins for a lunch on the bay. She works Denver. Son Mike (18) is applying to col- (18) is at Ole Miss, and Lizzie (16) is procurement. Andy is an attorney. Last at Brownell Travel with fellow SBCers leges and wants to go into film. home schooled so she can chase the summer they went to Italy for 3 weeks. He Heather Willson Freeman and Caroline Michelle Cox Fish left SBC sopho- horse show circuit. Susan has been sell- plays golf, and she practices yoga, walks Trask Wallace. Son Lee and Kristen will more year and went on to Northeastern ing real estate for the past 8 years and and reads. Charlie enjoys golf, tennis and be married 3 years this fall and are in in Boston. After college, she was PR writes, “I’m never too busy for your refer- cooking. Mobile. Son Tee is in Nashville, where he and marketing director for a theater in rals. Lizzie and I were at SBC in July for has lived since college. She and Burton Jill Redpath Noland: “I am still living in Youngstown, OH, where she met her the USHJA emerging athletes program.” celebrated 20 years in Oct. Laura cele- Dallas, and William and I celebrated 26 1st husband. They moved to Cleveland, She sees Martha Boxley Creasy, Bobbie brated turning 50 many times in 2013. years together in Aug. We have 4 chil- where son Dylan, now a HS senior, was Serrano Black and Paige Cole Rock, and “One highlight was a NYC evening with dren: Madison (23) is a corpsman with born. “I had my own PR business for plays Words with Friends with Ann Gonya. Alison Bennett Pishko, Lili Gillespie the Navy, stationed in Okinawa, Japan. about 15 years and my own band. I was Suzanne Bowers Isaak lives in Newnan, Billings and Ellen Clare Dreyer, then Bryan (19) is a sophomore at Ole Miss— a blues singer playing the circuit in north- GA, with Stephen, husband of 22 years. on to CT for a fabulous 20 hours with we have loved spending time in Oxford. eastern OH. Bob Fish and I married in Since college she has worked in com- Heather Willson Freeman and son Paul, Austin is a senior in HS and is quarter- 2007 and moved Dylan and our dog, puter hardware and software sales, been my godchild.” SBC grad Melissa Cope back for his football team. Madeline, my Little Squirt, to East Lansing, MI, where a licensed optician and an emergency Morrissette lives next door, and Laura baby, is now a freshman in HS. I have he had founded a chain of cafes called nurse. “We have been avid animal fos- sees Jeanie Guthans Wilkins often. been working full time the past 4 years Biggby Coffee. We travel a lot and are ters and lost count around 300 of the an- selling residential real estate with Virginia Linda Yeager in Wichita Falls, TX, writes, getting ready to celebrate my 50th with a imals we have rescued and placed over Cook Realtors.” “My oldest son is a junior at the U. of MI, walking tour through Provence!” the past 25 years. We only have 2 old

50 SBC.EDU | SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE dogs of our own, and we have 2 kids who the bookstore and ate lunch in the din- junior at TCU in Ft. Worth. Meme and rowing team. The highlight of her sum- are in their senior and sophomore years ing hall. They spent time at the boat- David are hopeful for an SBC-H-SC mini- mer was a VT Bike Tour in Tuscany to cel- in college. I realize how lucky I am to have house soaking in the sun, but only Nancy reunion in Birmingham in Feb. ebrate her 50th birthday. gone to SBC and to have known some and Missy were brave enough to swim in Terry Cerrina Davis and family enjoyed a Rushton Haskell Callaghan just joined the of you. Meeting up with with Suzanne the lake! summer trip to Disney World with daugh- SBC Board of Directors and expects to be Weaver Zimmer in Biloxi actually brought Ann Bruce Faircloth Porter is in Auburn, ter Lindsay (12), whose dance school per- on campus a lot more in coming years. me to tears.” AL, and glad football season is under formed in 2 shows as part of the Disney Suzanne Weaver Zimmer: “Jeff and I live way. Daughter Brucie is a junior in HS and Performing Arts Program. They also had on the eastern shore of Mobile Bay, AL. beginning to think about colleges. Time beach time and day trips. Terry hung up We have 2 boys. One is a sophomore at goes by too fast! her PTO president hat but is still busy 1987 Auburn in the architecture program, and with Girl Scouts and other volunteer or- Pamela Miscall Cusick Elizabeth Lindsey was between editing [email protected] the other is a senior in HS. We love lo- jobs, and husband Ken was between min- ganizations. She reconnected with fresh- cal music and spend lots of time going ister jobs. Through the summer, Elizabeth man roomie Sara Morrison this year on to shows. I saw Laura Morrissette Clark, Facebook. Lee Caroll Roebuck installed a 10’ by 20’ patio by herself and [email protected] Jeanie G. Wilkins and El Warner back was proud of that! Diana Everitt Boxall writes from the U.K. in the spring, and got a quick visit with Burke Morrow hiked 192 miles across that, as her girls reach 11 and nearly 13, Heather-George Finly in July.” England on the Alfred Wainwright Trail to she has a management stint at Oxford Whitney Machnik: “My husband and I live celebrate her 50th. “Strenuous, relaxing U. Her husband climbed “the 3 peaks” in 1988 in the outskirts of Montpelier, VT, with and living off the grid for 2.5 weeks. What Aug.: Ben Nevis in Scotland, Scafell Pike Christine Ans 16812 Falconridge Road our 2 Australian cattle dogs and raise a way to enjoy England.” in England’s Lake District and Snowdon fun things like bees, shiitake mushrooms in Wales. Diana and family live about Lithia, FL 33547 Karen Fennessey Ketola and family are and lots of fruits and vegetables. We both an hour from Heathrow and would be [email protected] in mid-MI, where Karen works for Dow work in local school systems, I as a math pleased to see any friends from SBC who Chemical and husband Barry is with Dow Denise Landau Blind reported that teacher and Dave as a food service direc- are passing through. Corning. Morgan is in her senior year, and she and her husband were traveling to tor. So far, I am loving my 50s!” they are in the thick of the college hunt. Bella Viguerie Gsell lives in Houston with Murfreesboro, TN, at the end of Sept. Karen is hoping to soon get an SBC swim- her husband and 3 children. Two are in to visit Julie (Martin) and Jerry Collins. ming reunion together. boarding school near SBC, so she is in Denise writes that all is well in Glen Rock, the area often. She hoped to attend the NJ. Son Tyler is a sophomore at Fairfield 1986 Jennifer Mitchell is enjoying working side Sweet Tones reunion at the end of Oct. U., and daughter Chelsea is a junior in HS. April Adelson Marshall by side with husband Jeffery at their and hoped to see classmates. [email protected] store, Culpeper Cheese Co. in Culpeper, Kelly Brown Varga was named director of VA. They won the status of 2nd-best Melissa Halstead Baugher has been in her town’s art studio this year. Her oldest Leigh Ann White cheese shop in VA, tying Wegman’s! They Atlanta since 1997 as senior counsel for son is in his 1st year at Rutgers U. and is [email protected] give special discounts to Vixens, so be Georgia Pacific. She and husband Jim cel- studying materials engineering, just like ebrated their 7th anniversary in May. Son his dad did. With Rutgers now in the Big April Adelson lives in Tyson’s Corner, VA, sure to stop by. Jennifer recently had her Chris started at GA Southern in mid-Aug., 10, the family is having fun tailgating. where she rents the lower level of Heidi 50th birthday and was surprised when aiming for a degree in sports manage- Their daughter (16) plays field hockey and Turk’s (’85) home. She continues to con- Susanne (Gonge) Bashkin showed up to ment. Melissa’s stepdaughter Brittany, a hopes to play in college. Their youngest tract at Fannie Mae as a recruiter, is in- play “soccer mom” so she could cele- graduate of Wofford College and College son (10) is looking forward to being an volved in leadership for the singles com- brate with Jeffery. of Charleston, teaches elementary school “only child” in 2 years! munity at McLean Bible Church, enjoys Leigh Ringler (Lisa Bennett) is busy in Charlotte, NC, and stepdaughter Sarah biking and was planning to meet up with on the farm and reports that daugh- Amy Gould Pilz reports that all is well in (following in her father’s footsteps) is a a group of Vixens for a ride to Mt. Vernon ter Sydney Taylor Bennett is a fresh- Bonsall, CA. Her daughter is in her 1st chef in Columbia, SC, after getting her de- and lunch in Alexandria. Daughter Lily is man at SBC! Bob was awarded Farmer year at Lake Erie College in OH. Amy says gree in restaurant and hospitality man- a senior at Savannah College of Art and of the Year by the Chester County the transition was hard. It had been just agement at U. of SC. Melissa’s parents Design (SCAD), and son Hayden trans- Commissioners and the Agricultural the 2 of them for 8 years, since the di- have retired to Richmond, so she returns ferred as a junior to American U. in the Development Council. vorce. She still manages the family busi- to VA at least once a year. She keeps up ness in Miami, takes care of her mom School of International Service. Ava Spanier sends an open invitation with SBCers on Facebook and loves see- and works part time. She was starting Ashley Bright and Edgar still live in New to visit her in Scottsdale AZ, where she ing how friends are tackling their 50s. Melt Method certification in Oct. in NYC. Orleans. Ella works in Dallas for Ernst has lived for 3 years. The film she co-pro- Louanne Woody is retired from teach- & Young, Gordy is a senior at Wesleyan duced is finally in the can, and she hopes Jeanne Rovics Dees is working for Hilton ing and busy traveling on the East Coast. U., and Walker is a HS senior at Country to make the festival rounds this com- Worldwide. She met up with Maia Jalenak Home base is still the Outer Banks of NC. Day. Ashley keeps in touch with Meme ing year. Free in Oct. in Oxford, MS, for Ole Miss Laura Glover had a major health issue this vs. LSU game. They had a great time in Boulware Hobbs, Holly McGovern Barber, Robyn (Bynnie) Bailey-Orchard started past year but said she will be fine. She fol- The Grove catching up. She has also seen Elizabeth Sheehan Hamrick and Bella a 2nd master’s degree, in gifted educa- lowed a call to the ministry and is pastor Kristen Petersen Randolph. Viguerie Gsell, and she recently ran into tion, before seeing off son Jem to W&L. to a United Methodist church in rural OK. Dorothy Miller at Country Day. She is a so- She still teaches English and is drama Kelly Meredith Iacobelli is still living in She started seminary this fall. cial worker in New Orleans and has twins director, newspaper advisor and foren- Marietta with her husband, daughter (7th at their school! sics coach. Susan Swagler Cowles reports that daugh- grader, gymnast and hopefully SBC class ter Elli (21) is a senior finance major at U. of 2024) and spoiled English bulldog. Alis VanDoorn (Piper) in Columbus, GA, Catherine McNease Stevens and fam- of AL, where son Jake (18) is a freshman She enjoys her job at Coca-Cola, teach- is working in the legal field while trying to ily enjoyed a summer trip to WY and SD secondary ed major and Susan just com- ing Sunday school and leading her daugh- transition into the nonprofit sector. She is with Catherine’s parents, her siblings pleted her 13th year in the career center. ter’s Girl Scout troop. She recently saw healing from the unexpected death of her and their families. Son Henry (14) is run- Susan started when Jake was in kinder- Mary Halliday Shaw at a GA Shakespeare husband, Judge H. Haywood Turner III. ning cross country and playing soccer. garten! She is hoping her checkbook will Festival play where Mary’s sons’ band She has Sophie (7), who has giant ears, Catherine and Nelson attend his matches survive 2 kids in college so she can travel played. 4 paws and the heart of a vixen! Piper and games, and she manages to squeeze this year and reunite with SBC friends. volunteered for Teresa Pike Tomlinson’s in some time on her horses. Stacey Sickels Locke’s oldest, Kent, is off Jesse Ann White lost her husband to to college (Principia). She and husband (’87) re-election campaign. Teresa was Mimi Holland Dinsmore had a summer cancer and is in process of beginning Lyn’s home is on the market. They work to starting her 2nd term in Nov. as mayor of visit with Meme Boulware Hobbs and hus- again. She still lives in her home in North travel, visiting Germany, Switzerland and Columbus, GA. Piper spent a week at the band David, Hampden-Sydney College Thetford, VT, and works as a school psy- France this summer. Stacey looks for- beach with Star Hollis Waldron in June, ’86, at the Greenbrier Resort and hoped chologist in Barre, VT. She hopes to at- ward to seeing more of Heather Shettle then time in Hahira, GA, with Star, Archie to see them again this winter. Mimi en- tend next Reunion and was sad to miss Buerger this year as her daughter, Mandy, and children Lily, Alex and Hollis. Lily, the joys her art consultancy business, based our 25th. She supposes that at 50 we is attending U. of MD, where Stacey is a oldest and Piper’s godchild, just gradu- in WV, and plans to expand. Son Mac is are all grown up, but she still sees us as senior director. A highlight for Stacey pro- ated from U. of GA and started her 1st studying abroad at U. of Bologna, Italy. young and energetic. fessionally this year was closing the larg- job in Dallas. Star is running her family’s Mimi and husband Tyler were planning a est gift in the history of the university for banks as well as the farm. trip to Italy over the holidays to visit Mac Maureen Mahoney Deppman has lived a new computer science building. There Missy Duggins Green saw Karen Gonya, and tour. in Middlebury, VT, for 18 years. Son Jack started HS this year, and daughter Lydia was an SBC connection. Stacey met the Jennifer Frost, Nancy Buckey, Ann Smith, Meme Boulware Hobbs and husband is in her last year of elementary school. donor’s aunt, Martha Holland, 20 years Ann Martin Gonya and Katie Hearn in David plan to spend more time in TX now Maureen teaches HS and says 1 of her ago when she worked in development. July for a weekend in Charlottesville at that child #2 is in college there. Whit former advisory students is now a junior Another SBC moment was attending Ann Gonya’s weekend cottage. They graduated from Woodberry Forest in May drove to SBC, where they shopped at at SBC. Maureen coaches her school’s Lea Harvey’s wedding to longtime part- and is at SMU in Dallas, and Libby is a ner Kiki.

SBC.EDU | SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE 51 Wendy Hastings just celebrated her 8th together while Gretchen’s daughter students to Mexico as part of a course on anniversary with husband Yefri Lobo and 1992 Mallory babysat! Mesoamerican culture and history. “We lives in Eagles Mere, PA, with 28 sheep, 8 Charlotte Bonini Luke (Amy) Mulock: “I go by Luke now also traveled as a family to Peru, where goats and a beloved Cockapoo. She is in [email protected] since I’ve transitioned my gender to we visited family and traveled to Cuzco her 4th term as county coroner and 22nd male. For the last 14 years, I’ve worked and the surrounding areas.” year in EMS. Amy Peck Driscoll for Federal Express as a driver and live Kristen Swenson Sloop got together Laura Ferrazzano started a job in June [email protected] in Norwalk, CT, with my girlfriend and 2 with Johana Kelleher Hoofnagle and her with SunEdison in the project finance cats.” family at Pawleys Island, SC. She also group. She lives in DC with her partner Nalini Mani is living in DC and enjoys saw Jen Mooney Risey and her family in and 2 dogs, goes to Nats games and to 1993 food, wine, good friends, old classmates, Raleigh while they visited for a tennis the Eastern Shore of MD fixing up their Lauri Leann Dabbieri travel, World Cup soccer viewing and tournament. cottage and kayaking. She sees Chris [email protected] work. Tracy Meier Mason is enjoying 11 years Svoboda ’84 and Bryan Brendle (H-SC Debra Elkins texted her update: “I’m in- of marriage to Derek and the crazy life ’88), Karen Gonya ’86 and Katie Hearn Ellen Ober Pitera loves farm life with Rob sane and still working at the Department with Jake (2), who has her energy and ’85. Laura looks forward to the alum- and watching Charlie (6) and Douglas (3) of Homeland Security in DC, running the stubbornness. nae lacrosse game at SBC each spring grow like weeds. She’s happy their farm national risk assessment.” She joined the Norah (Wagner) Smith: “I have worked and says it’s always nice to be back on businesses are growing (www.rounton- Alumnae Board as the Annual Fund chair. for Whole Foods running their real estate campus. farm.com). Send your annual fund contribution so for over 11 years now. I live in Atlanta, After 16 years in the Pacific Northwest, Sabryna Roberson’s family took a month- she doesn’t have to hunt you down! and I have a little girl, Marion (3 1/2). We Jennifer (Roach) Childs is relocating to long, 6,121-mile road trip from Northern Amy Larsen West reports she has kept love Edgartown and just bought a house Austin, TX, so kids Ty (12), Kian (10) and CA to Lake of the Ozarks, MO, north to up her Italian in Sicily and shares, “Thank there. If anyone is visiting, please let me Hope (6) can grow up with grandpar- Door County, WI, and back through SD you, marvelous Dr. Ascari!” She bilingual know. I’m there from May–Sept. We spent ents, aunts, uncles and cousins nearby. to Mt. Rushmore and Crazy Horse. They homeschools Winston (5) following the Halloween 2013 with Alexandra Knight Husband Mike left Intel and now works moved to Rocklin, CA, where a guest French CP curriculum. She thanks SBC and her family. She has 2 little boys, Ike for Samsung Austin Semiconductor. room awaits Vixens. They sell a season- for helping to make that possible! She and Fitz. I also keep up with Katherine Jennifer says they hope a more central lo- ing called Geasoning. They are knee- enjoys life in DC with her husband and Zeringue (Schuppe) and Lucy Bosworth cation will bring more visitors their way! deep into 2 soccer seasons and are son, nibbling and sipping up and down (Deolivera).” Kathryn Deriso-Schwartz reports that pleased their children are enjoying school as 1st and 6th graders. On their jour- 14th Street and retiring to their U Street Norma Valentine spent Sept. in Kacki is in Philadelphia beginning post- pied-à-terre. Montalcino, Italy, where she got engaged graduate work, and the twins are in col- ney they visited Renee Rose Flowers and Carolyn Imperato ran her 1st long race, and is planning a wedding. She and sis- lege. Webb just received his state EMT Tyrone Flowers in Kansas City, MO. Check the Broad Street Run in Philadelphia, ter Nancy Bulls still do real estate in license and is looking forward to Fire out their organization at www.higherm- in May, staying over with Margaret Wellington, FL. College. Chandler is a sophomore in pact.org. Frederick. Her whole family traveled to Amanda DePriest Ott was promoted to Business Strand at her HS. Dana Varnado Campbell’s part-time job at Sydney, Australia, enjoying time together business manager at Cassidy Turley’s Susan Detweiler and Ned planned to be Franklin Street Partners is flexible, so she is able to manage her family’s busy high-, before Garrison (18) started at Ursinus Nashville office (commercial real estate), in Antarctica this fall guiding scientists College. They went to Hershey Park and took a trip to Rome, went to Hilton Head for Suz’s 11th season. Last year “post- middle- and elementary-school sched- ules and traveling. She visited Catherine took the youngest (3) to see Bruno Mars. Island for the first time and adopted a ice” they rented sailboats with friends in Evelyn (15) is involved in the HS drama 3-year-old. NZ and the BVI. Last summer they guided Jannik Downey, Lauri Dabbieri, Amy department and was planning a French Laurel D. Byrd is principal at the mid- climbers in Grand Teton National Park. Edwards and Carolyn Imperato. exchange program. Ashlyn (11) dances, dle school in Mathews, VA. She and her She notes that Jennifer Childs has moved Sherani Amarasinghe lives near Boston plays the trumpet and performs in plays husband are enjoying “the empty nest.” to Austin, TX, and Suz enjoys keeping in enjoying the theater and other cul- and musicals. Donovan (9) does bas- Daughter Rachel is a senior this year at touch with other classmates too. tural activities. She works in clinical ketball, break dancing and some acting. compliance and monitoring for Boston SBC! One of her stepdaughters married, I am feeling a little empty nested here in Carolyn writes, “I work as a psychologist and her twin sister will marry. They aren’t the Tampa Bay area. Daughter Amanda Scientific. The job involves travel to north- in 2 elementary schools and love getting eastern hospitals—an opportunity to see taking many trips because they are pay- is now at U. of Central FL, while my son to see my 2 youngest at work sometimes. ing for weddings! is pursuing his M.A. in Russian and East favorite cities and visit SBC classmates. I also have my private practice.” Julie Skilinski Brooks: “I have been sick European affairs. I am still involved with “I visit with Nadia Zoha, husband Raj and Tracie Allen Webber writes: “My children for the past year and eventually traveled Rotary and Usborne Books & More. Raina, Amy Ghiz and Gretchen Petrus are now 15 (George), 11 (Porter) and to the Mayo Clinic in MN for 2 weeks. Would love to see you all. Holla, holla! when in NYC. Visit sisters Nora and Erin Oney and Nalini Mani when in DC. A high- 10 (Anna-Margaret). I am still in the im- I have some answers and am stron- light was seeing Sutapa Mukherjee port business, started a line of children’s ger but will always be dealing with these Tooley in NYC. Amy Ghiz and I met during clothing line and created a gift and home new health issues. I moved from middle 1989 her stay, and the years just melted away!” decor line that we manufacture in the US. school math to teach 2nd grade for the Emmy S. Leung She has traveled to Europe and makes Lee and I just celebrated 21 years of mar- last school year. Summer 2013 involved [email protected] yearly visits to Sri Lanka to spend the hol- riage. He has his own law practice that is a trip to visit Laurie Palmer in ME. We had mostly creditors’ rights litigation. I am ex- a great time at her camp, and I swam in Elizabeth Fokes wrote in through the SBC idays with family and friends. cited to serve as alumnae board associ- the lake like a little kid.” website: “I completed an MSIT degree Elizabeth (Izzy) Harder Botzis in ation president of my HS. I loved seeing Tori Milner: “My wife, Sarah Rae Garrett, and security certificate from Southern Greenville, SC, says Kerry O’Donnell vis- Stacey McClain on our way to SeaWorld and I were excited to welcome our twins Polytechnic State U. I was awarded ited them at their Edisto Island house, and Dianne Hayes Doss when I was in (a boy and a girl) into the world in early Upsilon Pi Epsilon membership (interna- and son Reid (9) thinks she is the coolest Atlanta.” tional honor society) and will be delivering chick ever! She had a great lunch catch- Sept. Anyone with twins experience, Tish Andresen Slattery writes that she, a conference paper in the fall. Currently ing up with Amy Waite Riley on Sullivan’s please contact me at torimilner@yahoo. husband Bill and Jack (13), Madelyn (11) in residence at SPSU in a dual role until I Island. They got a King Charles Cavalier com, as I can use advice. I recently vis- and James (9) traveled to Africa for Feb. obtain a fellowship to continue research puppy named Reid’s Sweet Virginia Rose, ited Carey Bates (’91), who is already break. “We spent the 1st half of our trip at the Ph.D. level at UNC-Charlotte.” but they call her Ginger. rooting for our little girl to go to SBC!” in Uganda visiting schools and villages. Harpreet Bedi writes that Satinder sur- Kc Chandor DelPlato in Doylestown, PA, We worked closely with the Water Trust vived a severe head injury while in says they are adding a 2nd story to their (thewatertrust.com).” The trip ended Marrakech. They welcomed their 4th 1950s ranch home: “Lots of dust and de- with a safari to Tanzania. “The elephants 1990 child, Nanaki. SBC roommate Alex and cisions.” She saw Lisa LaLonde Hamaker, charging our jeep on Day 1 may have Kelly Wood Erickson daughter Lily came to visit in L.A., “where [email protected] Amy Waite Riley and Karen Hott in New been a highlight.” Tish and Bill took a 2½ we medicated and injected our way Orleans and on Kiawah Island, SC, and week sailing trip from Rye to Nantucket, through a pertussis scare—always a fun hopes to see more SBC gals this year. and the kids went to sleep-away camp for time with the Bedi-Garchas!” Catherine Jannik Downey goes to col- 3½ weeks. 1991 Beth King: “Tracy Camden Wilburn and I lege every day as a librarian at Georgia Patty Sagasti Suppes writes from Lorraine Haire Greer had a fantastic time on our trip to Parris Gwinnett College outside Atlanta. She Roanoke that their oldest, Sebastian, is [email protected] Island, SC, to see Kate Polevitzky’s and husband Marc are kept busy by in HS, playing soccer and in the marching change of command ceremony. I left my Jacob (6) and Sydney (4), who are try- band, which will travel to HI this year to twins with my husband, and Tracy left her ing out every sport but really loved when play at the Pearl Harbor Memorial. Their 3 teenagers with her husband. Our visit Catherine coached their soccer teams. youngest, Adrian, has started middle with Kate was short, but we all had great She sees Gretchen Smith Finley regularly. school and travels with his soccer team. time. I’ve decided to get my master’s in They attended a James Taylor concert Patty teaches at Ferrum College and took

52 SBC.EDU | SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE nonprofit studies; classes start Aug. 26. products. “Visit me at brittellison.beau- Liz keeps in touch with Amelia McDaniel a trail ride near Middleburg! Holly@ray- The continued joys in our lives are our tycounter.com.” Johnson, Parslee Robyn Barto, Lia smithlaw.com twins, Sarah and Alex (4).” From Lauri Dabbieri, class secretary: Colbert and Ashley Henderson Swigart. Liz Homoki Titus left the HHS Office of Dianne Hayes Doss reports that her fam- “Jerry, my significant other, and I have Katherine Schupp Zeringue decided to the General Counsel in ’09 to move from ily consists of husband Bill, son Dan and been dividing our time between our change jobs, which led to a host of other DC with husband Paul and girls Zeda (8) daughter Jenny, as well as dog Sophie, home in Arlington, VA, and our family changes. Having worked for the past and Elizabeth (6) to Albuquerque, NM. cats Athena and Lili, and bearded place at Kingsmill in Williamsburg. It’s 8 years for FEMA on Hurricane Katrina Leaving behind her position as a super- dragon Bob. Dianne has been at Cox been hard finding time, between my job Recovery, she joined FEMA headquarters vising senior attorney, she and Paul de- Communications for 8+ years, recently teaching Latin at Fairfax and Woodson and moved to DC. She has enjoyed being cided she would stay home with the girls. promoted to senior manager. Bill works HS, studying at U. of MD for a mas- closer to SBC friends, including Dorothy She volunteers for education-based non- in software development and has started ter’s in Latin, and Jerry’s shop. We trav- Bailey. profits and her church. She also helps a book. Dan, who started HS in Aug., en- eled to Las Vegas for the annual Shot Katherine Cook is a critical care para- out in her girls’ classrooms and with the joys traveling (Paris and London), outdoor Show, a firearms and tactical gear trade medic in Madison County, VA. She lives PTO. Liz says she enjoys being “retired” adventures and rowing. Jenny, 5th grade, show. I spent only 2 weeks at my apart- with a bunch of formerly lost, stray or and is recovering from her 8 years as an is into soccer (goalie and striker), voice ment in Italy this year. Hope to hear from abandoned cats, dogs and guinea pigs. attorney! and piano lessons. Dianne keeps up even more of you for next edition of class She moved her mother into a retirement/ Amelia McDaniel Johnson writes that with Sabryna McClung Roberson, Stacey notes!” assisted living community and writes, Wyly (13) is in 7th grade and is beginning McClain Folwell and Tracie Allen Webber. “When Mom is settled in a new home, I her career as a babysitter. Jed (9) is in She traveled to ME, DC and Tybee Beach plan to sell my house in Orange, VA, and 3rd grade and is determined that Amelia this summer and hopes to go to Canada 1994 then transition into a tiny house. And will learn to love watching him play in 2015 for women’s World Cup soccer. Mary-Linda (Molly) Morris when I say ‘tiny,’ I mean less than 200 sq. sports! Wooten is still working in Boston. Stacey McClain started a part-time job ft.” In the meantime, she enjoys frequent The dogs are busy testing the limits of as technical inventory coordinator at Flasche visits to SBC. Amelia’s vacuum’s capacity and her pa- [email protected] SMT/IDS, which provides technology and Amy Biathrow Ross loved seeing every- tience. She is an aide to a preschool stu- broadcast solutions for sports events one at Reunion and asks those who didn’t dent with learning differences and still such as Wimbledon, the French Open and Caitlin Sundby Russell selling real estate. She caught up with [email protected] attend to please consider coming to the most golf majors. She was headed to the 25th! Amy’s kids are Kate (10), 5th grade, Mary Jane Bradley Flowers ’96 and is US Open in NYC to meet with tech part- Heather Roby and boyfriend Steve wel- and Reid (8), 3rd. Amy was recently pro- looking forward to the next Reunion. ner IBM. Daughter Ever is in 4th grade. comed son Cooper Quinn Mitchell on moted at Red Hat. She is still managing Lucia Marks writes that she is still work- Husband Bob had a loss in his field of vi- 3/30/14. Heather loves getting visits international compliance issues but now ing at the CDC in Atlanta and loved at- sion, but he can still see and is adjusting from Dorothy Bailey, Katherine Schupp has specialists reporting to her. An ad- tending Reunion with daughter Lily (5). to the change. She and Bob were cele- Zeringue, Kim Szuszczewicz Snead, Jodi dition to the family is Zoey (4 months), a Kelly Schmitt Molique and husband brating their 16th wedding anniversary. Szuszczewicz McGee and Christy Young Bergamasco Sheepdog. Mark celebrated 12 years on 5/14/14. McCain. Pamela Berman celebrated 10 years with Kelleigh Smith Sommer lives in Bulverde, Elizabeth (11) and Erik (9) both started husband John. Twins Colby and Logan are Molly Morris Flasche and husband Chuck TX. She and husband Richard have been a new school this year. Elizabeth was in- sophomores at Lehigh U. and Penn State. adopted Edwin (Eddie) Douglas Flasche. married 18 years. Son Sam (14) is a vited to be on a competitive swim team, Daughter Jordyn is in 4th grade and son Molly writes that he was small at birth freshman in HS and plays tennis and and Erik plays soccer. Mark is an attor- Blake, 2nd grade. She is on the board of and was in a neonatal intensive-care trombone. Kelleigh works part time do- ney at a firm in Phoenix, and Kelly worked the Children’s Crisis Treatment Center unit in Cleveland for a few days, “but he’s ing bookkeeping and quilting. She and as political fundraiser for the governor’s in Philadelphia and its Development growing quickly and is completely per- Richard are building a house down the race in AZ. Kelly spent a few weeks in OH Committee, also on the committee fect!” Molly decided to stay home for a street from their current one and hope to and MI this past summer, which included for CCTC’s 14th Annual Roundup at few years, so no more Delta Gamma for move in Feb. both a family reunion and time at the The Franklin Institute on 12/5/14 in a while. The adoption will be finalized Kim Bramely Estep is building an Internet beach. If anybody is planning a trip to AZ, Philadelphia. She is chairing an event in Dec., and Molly is looking forward to startup while also running her existing let her know! this winter at Har Zion Temple and on bringing Eddie to SBC for 25th Reunion. company, Branig Capital Markets. She Betsy Lanard McCafferty is an elemen- the committee for the Leukemia and Laura Greene Silsbee was sad to miss says the new venture will be a player in tary music teacher for the Philadelphia Lymphoma Society’s Red and White Ball Reunion. She has been busy with her the professional networking space, and school district. Her girls are Bridgette in Philadelphia. She is on the Butterfly boys (4, 6 and 8). Laura and Mead cel- she will be looking to hire IT people in 4 (2), Brooke (4) and Marley (9). Betsy had Ball committee for Living Beyond Breast ebrated their 18th wedding anniver- to 6 months. Daughters Morgan (13) and a wonderful time visiting Caitlin Sundby Cancer. Summer was spent between sary this year. Summer was super busy Ryleigh (12) are in middle school. Morgan Russell in Atlanta this past summer. She Longport, NJ, and Rehoboth Beach, DE, with lots of trips to the beach, lake and had an 8-week experience at away camp. and her family also took a trip to Disney with John, the kids and standard poodle mountains. Ryleigh spent 4 weeks at camp but World. Patrick. She runs into Michelle Constable Katie Blaik James’ daughter Elizabeth wouldn’t miss the week in St. John, USVI, (MacMurtrie), who lives on the Main Line Alexandra Stewart Manwarren says started kindergarten this year. Katie is at the family timeshare. Kim adopted 2 as well. Reunion was a blast. She loved being on still doing legal work for friends and fam- kittens rescued from her work parking campus, especially with roomies Katie Laura Warren Underwood moved back ily but wears a new hat as a real estate lot. Scott works as COM (Chief Operations Blaik James and Susan Perdue Thornton. to VA Beach last year with her 3 girls: broker. She is a board member for sev- Manager) of the Estep household. Kim It was her 1st time back in more than Christine (13), Katherine (10) and eral nonprofits, a member of her school’s says he is her rock and the best dad out 15 years! She had a busy summer riding Charlotte (7). She works with students alumni board and a sustaining advisor there. She was sorry to miss Reunion but and working. She and Adam were busy on the autism spectrum. She went back in the Junior League of OK City. She and is now chair of the Boxwood Committee with their boys, who play golf and base- to school to get her Ed.S. in educational John will celebrate 10 years of marriage and will be working with other alumnae to ball, and swim and more. Alex is looking leadership. She recently enjoyed a day in 2015. Conner (15) is a freshman and raise funds for SBC. to re-establish the Philadelphia alumnae trip to SBC and occasionally sees Amy is learning to drive. Jackson (12) is in 7th Shannon Hetcel Dykes reports that she chapter, so if you are in the area, look for Peck Driscoll ’92 and Jaimie DelMonte grade and loves school. and Jim are still living by the beach in event notifications. Galbreath ’92. Nellie Kan Zamborsky enjoys being a Melbourne, FL, and will celebrate their Allison Vollmer Douglass writes from Susan Messikomer Horenkamp, hus- stay-at-home mom to her daughter (3), 19th anniversary soon. Son Carter (17) Westchester that their 3 kids keep them band Matt and children Trevor (12), Lily who takes private swimming lessons. is a senior this year and is visiting and busy. Kate is in 8th grade, Abby is in 5th, (9) and Ryan (7) moved to Dubai, United Nellie went to Reunion and loved see- applying to colleges. Shannon is back and Will is in kindergarten. She says they Arab Emirates, for Matt’s job. The kids at- ing everyone. She and Mtesa Cottemond teaching elementary school after a few are mildly intense swim and soccer par- tend GEMS World Academy International Wright were able to catch up just before years teaching HS. She couldn’t make it ents, but at least they can admit it. She School. They traveled to South Africa, Reunion. to Reunion but says it looks like it was was sorry to miss Reunion but keeps up Turkey, Oman and India, and plan to see Liz Gilgan reports that she and her family a blast! with SBC on Facebook. Egypt. “Really enjoying the ex-pat way of are doing well in MA. Nicholas (6) is in 1st Holly Rachel Smith lives in Marshall, VA, life,” she writes. Amy Ross Hanna reports that in April she grade and won a 3-hole golf tournament. on a small horse farm and is involved and Gary were in Mexico. Summer was Britt Ellison moved back to Concord, MA, He also won a tennis medal. Isabella in VA steeplechase racing. After almost busy with activities for the boys, who her hometown, and is working with her (5) started kindergarten. She plays ten- 13 years in private law practice, she be- are in 1st and 3rd grade: Kumon, ten- mom in real estate. She just passed the nis but prefers swimming in the ocean came the lead energy attorney at the nis, piano and violin. They traveled to Los MA Realtors exam and is building a client and has been looking for mermaids. Liz National Association of Regulatory Utility Angeles to see her sister and nephew, base. One kid in preschool and 2 in ele- writes, “Do you have any idea how cold Commissioners. She is a frequent lec- and went to Disneyland. Their big sum- mentary school keep her busy. She was the ocean is in northern MA and ME? turer on environmental and energy law mer trip was to the U.K. for 2 weeks in certified last summer as a health coach I think it is the cold water that is mak- and policy. She looks forward to the next London. They ended summer with a trip and also sells BeautyCounter skin-care ing her think she is seeing mermaids.” SBC hunt country gathering. Come out for to New Orleans. Amy is teaching 2nd

SBC.EDU | SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE 53 Lives to Remember The Sweet Briar community mourned the loss of several longtime members in recent months. We recall their lives and honor them here.

Gregory T. Ross Hutcheson Dabney Armstrong Nov. 1, 2014 oss Dabney, professor emeritus of English, died July 2, 2014 RNov. 1 in Easton, Md. regory Armstrong, Dabney taught at the College from 1973 to 1998. GCharles A. Dana Two of his daughters, Joan Dabney Clicker ’91 and Professor of Religion Barbara Dabney Hohenlohe ’88, attended Sweet Briar. emeritus, died July 2. According to his obituary, Dabney was born June 10, Armstrong taught at 1934, in Dallas, Texas, to Lewis Meriwether Dabney and Sweet Briar from 1968 Crystal Ross Dabney. He graduated summa cum laude to 1996 and lived in from Princeton University Amherst County for 40 years, where he was an active in 1955 and later earned volunteer and leader in the community. He brought the a Ph.D. in English same dedication and stewardship to Sweet Briar, said his literature from Harvard good friend and colleague Ron Horwege. University. He taught “Throughout his tenure at Sweet Briar, Greg was as a college professor a leader among the faculty,” said Horwege, a recently at Smith College, the retired German professor who joined the faculty a few University of Virginia and years after Armstrong. Mount Holyoke College before coming to Sweet The two men worked closely together, Horwege Briar, where he retired in recalled, noting they had mutual interests: Armstrong 1998. Dabney published earned his Doctor of Theology at Heidelberg University a critical work on the and they shared a love of Germany. novels of Charles Dickens, sailed log canoes for 30 years, “He took on many committee tasks and was always and enjoyed the outdoors with his dogs. He also played prepared to be a spokesman for his colleagues and to the classical guitar, spoke several languages and read confront administrators and demand justification for prodigiously. administrative actions,” Horwege said. “He commanded Associate professor of English Marcia Robertson respect from all with whom he worked, both at the says her first memory of Dabney was formed even before College and within the local community.” she came to Sweet Briar. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Edna Stagg “Stanley Elkin, the novelist who taught at Armstrong; his daughter, Edna Montague, and husband, Washington University, had given a reading at Sweet Paul; and his daughter, Beth Roncace, and husband, Briar and had brought back the story of Ross shooting Jim; two grandsons, James Montague and Evan a skunk underneath [Sweet Briar professors] Lee and Roncace; his brother Philip and many extended family Susan Piepho’s house, which was next door to Ross and members.

54 SBC.EDU | SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE Charlotte’s,” she remembers. “So, I had a vivid preview At Sweet Briar, of the man who would be my colleague for years.” Johnson’s research Lives to Remember interests were human Robertson came to know Dabney as a kind and at learning, memory, times dramatic colleague who loved opening his home and especially animal for department parties. behavior, for which he “I will always associate the word ‘great’ with Ross traveled extensively. Dabney,” she says. “He was committed to teaching He enjoyed the the great works of English and Russian literature — outdoors, including Dickens, Tolstoy, Turgenev, for instance — what he hunting and fishing, and considered to be the very best that literature could offer; was an accomplished he was impatient with works that did not fall into this marksman in competitive category. He had an absolutely eidetic memory; he rifle matches, according to the obituary. In his later could and did recite whole swaths of prose and poetry years, he enjoyed taking art classes and painting. — sometimes in German — in class, in department meetings, on the sidewalk to Benedict.” Johnson and his wife, Jan Pettypool Johnson ’74, stayed in the Lynchburg area after his retirement. He Dabney had many interests outside of academia, as was a member of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, where he well. served on the vestry and as a lay reader and chalicist. “I will remember him driving his Morgan roadster, His survivors include his wife; son, Kerke A. kayaking down the Cow Pasture River, making apple Johnson and wife, Lynne; son-in-law, Ivan Boatner; wine from windfalls gathered from gnarled trees near and granddaughters Haley, Peyton and Margaret. His the Appalachian Trail,” Robertson adds. “Most of all, I parents, Bethel and Catherine Johnson; a daughter, will remember his torrent of talk, his passionate energy, Elizabeth Johnson Boatner; and a brother, Andrew C. his friendship with Ralph Aiken, and his adoration of Johnson, preceded him in death. his wife, Charlotte.” Dabney is survived by his wife of 54 years, Charlotte Gmelin Dabney; his daughters, Susan Dabney, Barbara Hohenlohe, Joan Clickner and Dr. Frances Faro; 12 Thelma grandchildren; and his brother, Lewis M. Dabney III. Banks David A. Johnson Jordan Oct. 24, 2014 Nov. 12, 2014 helma Jordan, the avid Johnson, professor of psychology emeritus, TCollege’s longtime Ddied Nov. 12. interlibrary loan Johnson, born Sept. 12, 1933, in Joplin, Mo., supervisor, died Oct. 24. taught at Sweet Briar from 1969 until his retirement. Jordan first came to Sweet Briar in October 1954. Before entering academia, he worked in his father’s She worked in the Information Center, taking brief manufacturing business after receiving his B.A. from the times off for the births of her children, Veronica and University of Tulsa, according to his obituary. He earned Tyrone. In September of 1962, she began working at his master’s at Pittsburg State University in Kansas and Mary Helen Cochran Library. his Ph.D. from Oklahoma State University.

SBC.EDU | SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE 55 Jordan supported generations of students and faculty in their research, and has been Patricia Smith Wright acknowledged in numerous books and articles for the invaluable services she provided. She also July 4, 2014 was a mother to many students, providing advice, atricia Wright, counsel and motivation to achieve success. In 2005, Pprofessor emerita she received the Student Government Association of library science, Award for Excellence in Service. died July 4. “She was the most constant presence in the Wright worked library and in many people’s lives for years,” said at the College’s John Jaffe, director of libraries and integrated Cochran Library for information systems, who worked with Jordan since 30 years, retiring he arrived at the College in 1979. “That smile and in 1997 when she greeting the first thing in the morning could make and her husband, anyone do wonders.” professor emeritus In addition to Jordan’s warmth and the wisdom of classical studies she shared freely with the many student workers Kenneth Wright Jr., moved to their home in she supervised, he described the pride she took in a Towson, Md. In a Baltimore Sun news obituary, job well done. As the interlibrary loan supervisor, she was remembered for her love of scholarship, Jordan would locate a library that had whatever travel, music and sports. She was a particular fan the researcher needed — be it a book somewhere of her hometown Major League Baseball team, the in Virginia or a manuscript at the Vatican in Rome Orioles, and a patron of the Baltimore Symphony — and deliver the material to the student or faculty Orchestra. member. And she did it even when they weren’t Wright’s Sweet Briar friends recalled her sure what they were looking for, Jaffe said. enthusiasm for baseball as well, but also an excellent “Thelma would make sure of exactly what was librarian with a gentle sense of humor. needed and provide it, no matter how slight the “She was a wonderful colleague and was always clues were.” ready with a lovely understated humor to ease Among those who preceded Jordan in death everyone’s day,” said John Jaffe, director of libraries were her husband, Roger, and daughter, Veronica and integrated information systems. René Jordan. Her son, Tyrone Anthony Jordan of “She truly loved her hometown of Baltimore Washington, D.C., survives her, along with her and was a gifted librarian,” Jaffe said. sister, brother, aunt and many nieces, nephews, In addition to her husband of 57 years, other family and friends. survivors include daughter Katherine Baumgartner; son Kenneth T. Wright III; brother Michael Smith; and sister Ann Shelton.

56 SBC.EDU | SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE 1946 1954 1969 Emily Albert Hanahan Barbara (Snooks) Katherine (Katinka) April 24, 2013 Mathews Holley Kibbee Paterson Mary Upshaw Pike May 23, 2014 Oct. 16, 2014 In May 22, 2014 Nancy Moody Norma Coopey Welborn Jan. 3, 2013 1971 July 22, 2013 Carol Cooper 1955 July 5, 2014 Memoriam Sally Gillespie Coe Jayne Larsen Griffith 1947 If you wish to write to the family of someone Helen Hardy Browning May 6, 2013 Jan. 3, 2013 recently deceased, please contact the alumnae May 10, 2014 Betty Sanford Molster office, (800) 381-6131, for the address. Martha Budd Shelnutt Oct. 2, 2014 1972 June 25, 2014 Patricia Kilmer Norris Katherine Bradt McVey March 9, 2013 June 22, 2014 1948 Barbara Hepler Jefferson 1956 1973 1932 1941 Oct. 29, 2013 Hazel Herring Beshers Elise (Lisa) Marshall Chalmers July 12, 2013 Mary Rennie Goodykoontz Patricia Eaglesfield Kirchhoffer Marjorie Smith Smithey Dec. 5, 2013 May 23, 2014 June 28, 2014 Oct. 26, 2013 Mary Elizabeth (Betty) Bess Pratt Wallace 1957 1977 1934 Doucett Neill June 29, 2014 Alice Barnes Robertson Cecile Shackleford Taylor July 7, 2014 Mary Moore Rowe July 11, 2014 June 11, 2014 June 18, 2014 Judith Davidson Walker 1949 Marguerite Stephens Sheridan Oct. 26, 2014 Ann Henderson Bannard 1963 1981 Aug. 18, 2013 Olivia Rhodes Woodin June 14, 2014 Martha Kirchheimer Culbreth Jane Lauer Maddox April 11, 2014 May 31, 2014 Oct. 7, 2014 Emily Pruitt Jones 1935 Oct. 3, 2014 Marie Brumby Folwer 1942 1964 2008 Feb. 18, 2014 Alice King Harrison 1950 Anne Whaley LeClercq Elizabeth Ashley Anderson June 19, 2014 Sept. 16, 2013 Mary Frances Willis Kempe Aug. 24, 2014 Ann Belser Asher June 4, 2014 Anne Bundy Lewis June 9, 2014 Sept. 22, 2014 Barbara Van Ness 1965 1936 March 28, 2014 Grayson Harris Taylor June 26, 2014 Phyllis Teed Wafle 1943 Nov. 8, 2013 Karen Norris Sibley 1951 Aug. 3, 2014 Patricia Carlin Freise 1968 1937 July 20, 2014 Katharine Poer Clendenin June 22, 2014 Nina Cauthorn Jarvis 1944 Oct. 1, 2014 Harriett Tavenner Owens 1952 Patricia Skarda Sept. 2, 2014 Jeanette Bowen Runyan June 8, 2014 Anna Garst Strickland Feb. 26, 2014 Hannah Mallory Perkins Aug. 29, 2014 July 19, 2014 1938 Frances Longino Schroder 1953 Jane Townsend Herlihy July 20, 2014 Susan Hall Godson Dec. 27, 2013 Betty Haverty Smith April 23, 2013 Mildred Gill Williamson Sept. 14, 2014 Carolyn Damp Shannon June 1, 2014 Helen Gravatt Watt March 16, 2013 June 15, 2014 1939 Murrell Rickards Werth Virginia Waer Dawson Oct. 7, 2014 Aug. 22, 2014 Mary Brower Henderson 1945 June 22, 2013 Lella Burnett Felker Mary Judd Patton July 27, 2014 Aug. 25, 2014 Ruth Longmire Skelton June 21, 2014 Alice Gearhart Stinson July 4, 2013 Ellen Gray Wilson April 30, 2014

SBC.EDU | SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE 57 grade. She and Gary will head back to and will graduate next spring. “Last fall Pearson Bannan, Leighton Barrett Strong MaryLea Martin Harris and family moved New Orleans in Dec. I got to hang out with Kaba Berhanu ’97 and Katy McCartney Gilliam, all Class to Bend, OR, for Geoff’s new job with Allison Chance Carter says daughter and attend Tracy Walters’ wedding, and I of ’97. Hayden Homes in Oct. 2013. Emma is Blair (6) is in 1st grade and son Jack (4) frequently hang out with Angela Williams starting middle school (6th grade), and is in pre-K. She works at Northern Trust ’97.” Claire is in 2nd grade this fall. MaryLea in Atlanta as a senior trust advisor. She Melissa McLearen married Andrew 1997 is taking a break from kids craft blog- misses seeing SBC friends. Schotz on 4/1/14 and had a post-wed- ging (PinkandGreenMama.com) to fo- Amy Leigh Campbell cus on her fine art career and had a solo Amy Davis writes, “Since the publica- ding celebration on 7/5/14. Laura Lee [email protected] art show scheduled at Lumin Art Studio tion of my 2nd book, ‘Handsome Heroes (Rihl) Joiner and family, including parents in Tumalo in Oct. She is also teaching and Vile Villains: Men in Disney’s Feature Bob and Jordy Rihl, joined them. “Laura art classes at her daughter’s school. Animation,’ I’ve been busy organizing Lee is still quite the dancer. She lasted MaryLea caught up with Astrid Liverman an academic conference, ‘Discussing the whole night!” 1998 and family in Bend in June, and the Harris Disney,’ at U. of Hull, U.K. (where I Beth Ike writes from Charlottesville, “On Chantel Nicole Bartlett [email protected] family in Denver, CO, in July. Their girls teach).” It took place in Sept., and she 9/7/14 Susie Gross Leroy, Margaret had a blast at the Denver Zoo and loved writes, “I’m both excited about it and ex- Brodie Williams ’97 and I took our kids Anna Meres Wade started a new job at exploring Astrid and Taylor’s home in cited for it to be done!” She planned to to see Willie Nelson at the Lockn’ Music U. of TN in Dec. ’13 and gave birth to a the mountains. MaryLea also saw Kate attend a film and music conference in Festival in Arrington, VA, so close to SBC beautiful baby girl in May 2014. Baby Rinehart Eskew and her 2 girls in Bend Nijmegen, Netherlands, during a semes- that we could have had dinner at the June arrived 5 weeks early but was “as in July. They went to the High Desert ter of study and to come home to the US bistro!” healthy as could be.” Husband Patrick is Museum. Kate and MaryLea attended for a research trip. She has a few papers director of the Pat Summitt Foundation Ardas Khalsa writes she is busy in MI. MUSE Camp, a yoga and creativity retreat in the pipeline to be published and is raising money for Alzheimer’s care, a mis- “The kiddos are 6 and 2, the husband is for women. starting work on her 3rd book. beginning his family medicine residency, sion close to Anna’s heart. Kelly Bowman Greenwood and Dana Lenora Farrington-Sarrouf writes that she and I’m getting my MBA. It’s my 2nd mas- Cynthia Bumgardner Puckett visited Bordvick Poleski spent time together recently had a short story published in ter’s, so I guess I just love school! I also Anna and baby June, and Joelle Jackson at the beach in Emerald Isle, NC; Britt Morpheus Tales. still love to teach Kundalini Yoga and this summer. She is homeschooling her Sheinbaum and Joelle Jackson in Vegas; meditation.” They plan to move back to kids (9, 7, 5, 2) and is a leader in VA’s Susan Margaret Barrett is a teaching as- and Courtney Morgan Harris and Leslie NM in 3 years. American Heritage Girl Scout troop. sistant at St. Andrew’s Episcopal School, Farinas in Brussels. where her children are in 3rd grade Tracy Walters Fox turned 40 this year and Cynthia has caught up with Brigette Laib Engagements: Joelle Jackson to (Charlie), 2nd (Benjamin) and kindergar- was married in Oct. 2013 to Daryl Fox. Mattox and Alison Burnett. Sherdrick Doss; Joanne Hopkins to ten (Lily Margaret). Her husband also She has been in touch with Angie Abell, Alison Burnett shared news that Thomas Thomas Stark. works there as a college counselor. In Ana Beskin, Lisa Aumiller, and saw Jesse (Tommy) Jack Burnett was born on their off hours, Susan Margaret is still a Durham at a Jennifer Nettles concert. 10/15/13 at 7 pounds, 1 ounce and 19.5 Diana Jordan (DJ) Avery reported that, af- photographer, and her husband is a tal- Tracy is working in biotech for Genzyme inches. She writes, “He enjoys the out- ter 9 years as a stay-at-home mom, she ented musician. specializing in MS. She, husband and doors, laughing, a nice meal and leading accepted a job as a regulatory control an- alyst with SunTrust Mortgage in early Aug. Caitlin Sundby Russell and husband Scott their 2 labs enjoy boating and are house a life of leisure.” She and Brent took the kids to Disney celebrated 11 years together this year. hunting. Sam Brodlieb Platner reports she and World in May. Meredith is in 4th grade Eva (9) is in 4th grade at Holy Innocents’ Christie Cardon writes, “Darryl and I have other Vixens attended Mary Friberg’s this year, and Aaron is starting kinder- Episcopal School. She enjoys singing in 2 healthy and happy boys. Alexander is al- wedding to Bob Wilson on 5/17/14 in garten. Diana and Chantel Nicole Bartlet St. Philip’s Episcopal Cathedral choir as most 5, and Joey is 16 months. We love Charleston, SC. It was a mini-reunion had a mini-reunion over dinner when the well as playing soccer. Julia (6) is in 1st Houston and both have commercial liti- attended by Sam, Carol Skriloff Starr, Avery family was visiting DC. grade at their neighborhood elementary gation practices. I am at King & Spalding, Hobby Holmes Cole, Gannon Hunt, Kate school. She sings in the young children’s and Darryl is at Norton Rose Fulbright.” Bryan McCulley and Jessica Brandrup Chantel Nicole Bartlett accepted a new position in the trade association for home choir and takes ballet and tap. Scott is Lee Foley Dolan writes from Richmond Smith. Mary Friberg moved shortly after builders in May. She also started a busi- a consultant with Midtown Consulting that Henry (12) is in middle school, Mattie her wedding to the San Francisco area af- ness venture and has partnered with the Group in Atlanta. Caitlin has her own (almost 10) is in 4th grade, and Fred (6) ter 8 years in Los Angeles. She continues doctors who created Proactiv as a Rodan dietetics and health coach practice, started kindergarten. She coaches and to work as PR director for beauty brand + Fields consultant. “My skin hasn’t Russell Nutrition. She enjoyed spend- cheers at football, baseball, soccer and Hourglass Cosmetics. In Nov. 2013, the been this great in a long time!” Chantel ing time with Betsy Lanard McCafferty basketball games, and is PTA president Platner family moved to Millburn, NJ, af- keeps in contact with Candice Broughton in Atlanta over the summer. Caitlin says for the elementary school. They took sum- ter living in NYC for 15+ years. Sam con- Maillard and Kim Izquierdo. Kim planned it was wonderful seeing so many class- mer trips to the beach, lake and river, and tinues to consult with fashion brand La to be in the DC area to attend the mates at Reunion. Set 2019 on the calen- she had a weekend with Laura Lechler in Perla on PR and marketing strategy. 10/4/14 wedding of Joanne Hopkins to dar for our 25th! July to help her after shoulder surgery. ”I Virginia Blair Moss retired from George Thomas Stark. Chantel ran into Blake turned 40 in May and feel great!” Mason U. in 2012. She and husband Potter Crumbliss at her 20th HS reunion. George now live in Irvington, VA. To ac- Melissa Snyder Giggenbach writes from Blake is best friends with a classmate of commodate visits from a large blended 1995 Morgantown that her boys are in 4th and Chantel’s—small world! Beverley Stone Dale 7th grades and are active in local sports. family, they are building a home and [email protected] Bader’s law practice is going well, and planned to move this fall. Leisure activi- Melissa also continues to practice. She ties include extended visits from grand- is in her 2nd year as an adjunct at WVU kids, golf, sailing and working at the free 1999 College of Law, working with the WV clinic. Lindsey Neef Kelly 1996 [email protected] Sarah Reidy Ferguson Innocence Project. Katherine Carr took a vacation to na- [email protected] Amy Daugherty Michel reports that tional and state parks up and down both Xander (7) started 2nd grade, Owen sides of the Sierra NV range, wearing her Kelly Collins Lear (4) preschool, and Octavia turned 2 in pink and green out on the trails and re- 2000 [email protected] Oct. Amy was taking her first trip with- ceiving comments on her Vixen ball cap! Marilen Jordas Crump out children in Sept. to visit Paige Vaught Katherine also visited San Diego on [email protected] Mary Margaret Dixon Biss writes, “Andy, Campion in NC. They planned to spend Comic-Con International weekend. The Monica Signoretti completed her Ph.D. Anna and I are living in Gothenburg, a few days in Wake Forest with her fam- people-watching downtown was fantas- and lives in London. Her new profession Sweden, for 1 year due to an opportunity ily and a couple of days at her beach tic, even without a badge to attend the is making jewelry and crafts, and she with Andy’s job.” house, just the 2 of them. A family road convention. credits SBC for her new passion. Sarah Dennis Roberts writes, “I am pres- trip was planned for fall break, driving Anne-Claire Wackenhut Kasten, husband ident of the kiddos’ school’s Parent from Tucson to Fort Leavenworth, KS, to Scott and son Jacques (3) relocated to Evangeline Easterly Taylor will be matron Teacher Fellowship group. Also on visit friends. DC in Aug. 2013 so Scott could attend of honor for Amanda Ankerman, who will be married in Jan. 2015 to David Miller. the board of directors for Wes Welker Sarah Reidy Ferguson writes, “My life- Johns Hopkins U. as a Ph.D. student in Evangeline will throw a pink and green Foundation, Sunbeam Family Services style blog and vintage décor business, modern European history. Anne-Claire bridal shower for Amanda in Alexandria. and ReMerge of OK County.” Duchess Fare, continue to grow and came back to Capitol Hill Day School, Ana Beskin reports from Great Falls, VA, evolve. Pleased to be included with sell- where she had taught previously, and is Gregor Lee planned to say her nuptials “Jonathan and I celebrated our 17th anni- ing through Chairish and featured on teaching 2nd grade. On 1/28/14, they 9/27/14 to Thomas Monroe Pickral Jr. at versary this year. We have 3 fun kids, Ian, Domaine.” She joined a mini-reunion welcomed Geneviève to the family. In July, The Basilica of St. Lawrence in Asheville, Megan and Stefan, and a Goldendoodle, in Lakeville, CT, in Aug. with Jen Lister, she and roommate Kindle Samuel Barkus NC. Marilen Crump was attending with Cooper.” She is getting an MBA from UVa Courtney Lammers Hemmer, Maia visited and met each other’s kids. husband Kenneth. Marilen is working her business (www.ARTINSPIRED.com)

58 SBC.EDU | SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE and is on the Reunion committee along Sarah and her 9th grade niece stay with Center and Foundation in Chicago. More class notes online: with Christine Bump. She is also on the Dawn while her niece visits SBC as a po- She enjoys being home with Mack (14 Boxwood Circle Committee. tential college. months) during the week. sbc.edu/magazine Lucy Thomas and husband Mike wel- Rami Heers is teaching German at UT Katherine W. Morse celebrated 8 years comed Henry Ruhl Thomas on 01/24/14. State U. after a 3-year break. She ran 2 with the Jekyll Island Club Hotel She grad- He is a sweet baby and super-loved by half marathons within 3 weeks and got a uated from College of Coastal GA in May Meg Anderson Richburg started her 11th siblings Norah (4) and Will (2). PR of 2:10 hours. with a B.S. in psychology. M.K. Wellington year teaching HS this fall and is Social Brandi Cash Watts and Les celebrated Sarah Herndon Sydnor welcomed her 3rd Art is growing, and Katherine was look- Studies Department chair. Son Aaron (4) their 10th wedding anniversary this sum- child, Everette James Herndon Sydnor, ing forward to having a booth at the Jekyll started preschool this year, while Qieran mer. She is back to teaching 2nd grade on 4/24/14. Her neighbor in the hospital Island Shrimp & Grits Festival in Sept. turned 1. Meg saw Nicole McDaniel this year and has daughter Audrey at her was Katherine Moncure Stuart ’02, who She hopes to go to grad school in fall Stamant in Atlanta and had fun watching school as a 1st grader who sports her welcomed twin girls 2 days prior. 2015. Katherine drove through SBC twice their boys play together. in 2014. She and Sarah Peterson ’03 saw “Vixen in Training” T-shirt with pride! Nia Ravenstahl is enjoying her 4th year Brook Buck, Kelly Monical Goossens, each other a few times this year. She also Renee Dupre married Patrick Dugan this as the lead of the special education de- Maria Thacker Goethe, Lori Smith Nilan saw Natalie Delvoie Benton and husband summer and lives in Houston, where she partment at Cherry Run School in Burke, and Ashley Johnson McGee ’03 took Ray last spring. is an in-house counselor at Anadarko VA. She was looking forward to visiting a vacation to Punta Cana, Dominican Petroleum. her niece, Jessica Gajeski ’17, on cam- Chanel Smith Williams, husband Steve Republic, in Aug. and Daniel welcomed baby Ella in Aug. Kimberly Harden Fella and husband Chad pus last fall. If you want to be included in the class 2013. In June, Steve completed his sur- returned to the US from Germany in fall Jana Putnam Sayler was expecting baby notes but are not receiving our emails, gical residency in NYC, and they moved 2013. Chad joined the USS James E. #3 on 10/24/14. Erik, Jana, Eleanor and please send us your updated email ad- to Orlando, FL. They are adjusting to the Williams as executive officer (2nd in com- Kirk were looking forward to welcom- dress, or follow our class Facebook page. warm weather and invite anyone who mand). The ship deployed in May off east ing him. comes to the area to stop by! Africa and will return to Norfolk in winter/ Ariana Kateryna Wolynec-Werner was Ashley Moring Voss and husband Jason spring 2015. Kimberly is renovating her married on 5/31/14 to Dr. Frank DiMeo are expecting their 2nd child in the home in Macon, GA, where she is a grant- Jr. at Holy Name of Jesus Church in 2003 spring. In Aug., Ashley, Leigh Harpel, Kristin Bergquist funded counselor in the Macon school New Orleans, LA. Their reception was Angela Browning Montgomery and I got [email protected] system. She is on our 15-year Reunion at Arnaud’s Restaurant, followed by a together in Morehead City, NC, to cele- committee and hopes to see a lot of 2nd-line parade down Bourbon Street. This summer Claire Affleck competed in brate Ashley’s birthday. Emily Keating classmates in May! Amanda Campbell Wright was ma- her 1st Grand Prix Show Jumping event, Haag gave birth to 2nd son Patrick Gavin Wendy Bramlett Jolly is excited to be con- tron of honor, and Amanda’s daughter just a year after breaking her back in a in June. Nicholas (2 ½) loves being a big nected again with science, joining the Campbell was flower girl. Also attending riding accident. Claire is back in the sad- brother. Stephanie Sherrard, Angela, nonprofit research foundation of Howard were Catherine Peek and Kim Schmidt dle and looking forward to more Grand Leigh and I were traveling to Philadelphia Hughes Medical Institute as director of Miscavage. Ariana and Frank spent their Prix adventures! for Patrick’s christening, where Angela compensation, benefits and HRIS. honeymoon with a Habitat for Humanity and Leigh would serve as godmothers. Leslie Sidwell O’Neal and husband wel- Christine Bump is excited about Reunion housing build in Moss Point, MS. Ariana comed daughter Erin Gray O’Neal on Anne Ortengren married Ernesto in May. She says it would be wonder- has since moved to Frank’s house in 7/28/14. They live outside Baltimore, Guillermo Miranda in Cuernavaca, ful if everyone in our class could return Tysons Corner, VA. They are expecting MD. If any SBC ladies are in the area, Mexico, on 5/17/14. They live in Short to celebrate our 15th. She is helping out their 1st child in mid-March. she’d love to meet up! Hills, NJ. with Reunion and on the Boxwood Circle Megan Thomas Rowe is a physicist Heather Cole Kraft and daughter Esther Committee. for the Navy. She juggles marriage, As for me, Julia Kientz Ambersley, I re- enjoyed a visit with Courtney Yerdon 3 kids and a full-time job and says at signed from teaching in Moore County Gleason and family. She and Esther took least things are never boring. Daughter schools in May to spend more time with a quick trip to SBC. She hadn’t seen Madelyn is in 2nd grade. Sylvie is in pre- Robbie and Gus (8). We spent the sum- either Courtney or SBC in 11 years! 2001 mer with trips to the beach, Gus’s first Julia Ambersley school, and Thomas is a busy 1-year-old. Heather’s wife, Kathryn, is now Dr. She recently went to New Orleans and re- week at Camp Seagull and plenty of re- Kathryn Kraft. [email protected] laxing. I was offered a job teaching 4th membered stories from classmate Amy Lisa Renfrow is in San Francisco. She We have lots of news to share! Sherman. Megan sees Angela Rodriguez grade at the O’Neal School in Southern Pines and love my new position. Gus is in runs customer support operations for a After almost 12 years in the US Navy, Newman regularly. She visits campus ev- a classroom just a few doors down from startup called Better Finance and trav- Cristina Maria Paolicchi completed her ery fall for Homecoming. mine. els to El Salvador and Manila to visit call 1st year as a project engineer for Wood Mariana Souza is practicing law in Rio de centers. She planned a vacation in Oct. to Group Mustang in Houston, TX. She re- Janeiro, Brazil, and expecting a baby boy. Eastern Europe, where she was meeting cently visited with Andrea Hidalgo, Tia Felipe will be her 2nd child—Beatriz is 5. Michelle Badger ’06 in Croatia. Trout-Perez and Tamara Trout Murphy at Mariana, Humberto and Beatriz are really 2002 Courtney Pfaff Kimble and husband Tamara’s wedding in June. excited about it! Margaret Brooks Tucker Buck Chance announced the birth of son Lori Kovatch Long and husband are in Lauren Kaplan enjoyed seeing Alison [email protected] Benjamin Mason Kimble on 7/2/14. Massanutten, VA. She works for Merck Brown Breene this year in Dallas. Lauren Courtney practices as an emergency and recently took an interim role as di- also enjoyed a girls’ weekend when Lori Smith Nilan room nurse at Martha Jefferson Hospital rector of quality operation. Second child Elizabeth McGovern Brann came to visit. [email protected] in Charlottesville and is working toward Bryson Caleb is 5 months and grow- In June, Lauren and daughter Ava (10) Michelle Dunn has owned and operated a becoming a director with Mary Kay. ing fast. His big sister is 2 ½ “and just visited Christy Ziegler and Ron. Ava loved wellness clinic in Lindale, TX, for 4 years. Carolyn Eney Miller and husband an amazing little girl. She loves pink and meeting Henri, Christy’s baby boy. After getting married in 2011, she and Matthew welcomed daughter Annabelle green.” Ameka Reeves Cruz and family moved her husband had their first fur baby, a McGowan Miller on 6/24/14. Jess McCloskey moved from Blackpool to Greer, SC, in June 2013 for husband standard poodle named Lightning, who Angela Grisby Roberts celebrated her to Ware, England, for a job promotion in Scott’s job. She teaches mathematics at just turned 1 and is spoiled rotten. baby shower with Megan Gaillardet Essex (London). She is a senior psycho- a local HS and just got certified in mid- Liz Waring McCracken and husband Steiner and Tiffany Williamson Norwood logical wellbeing practitioner supervising dle level math. Daughter Timbre (11) is in Chris, a family medicine doctor, live in April. Angela and husband Gregory therapists in brief intervention/low inten- 7th grade, and son Jeremiah (7) is in 2nd in Boone, NC, where she just started welcomed their 1st child, daughter Blair sity therapy. She still works for the NHS. grade. Ameka misses all her SBC friends as an adjunct professor of dance at Avery, on 6/9/14. She commutes an hour in to work, so but connects with everyone through Appalachian State U. Children Isadora (5) she’s “driving a dinky little Smart car, just Facebook. and Athena (2) are growing like weeds. like a proper European.” Jess has also Katherine Woodson Bates and husband Serena Basten Kachinsky moved back to taken up roller derby as a hobby. 2004 Mike are expecting their 1st child, a son, VA from CA. She will start the family nurse Kate Talaber Butler celebrated her 5th in Feb. Katherine has been working for Virginia Wood Susi practitioner M.S.N. program at Simmons [email protected] wedding anniversary to Michael in Sept. Northrop Grumman for 12 years and U. in Jan. She had a baby boy, Paul, in April 2014. looks forward to many more years with Natasha Ungerer Dillaman plans to The class of 2004 was represented by He was welcomed by big sister Natalie, the company. open a small-animal veterinary practice, more than 45 members at our 10th who will be 3 in Jan. Kate is enjoying stay- Sarah Diefenderfer Hogan and husband Clarendon Animal Care in Arlington, VA, reunion in May. ing at home with the kids. Geoff Hogan welcomed 1st child Gavin this winter. She lives in McLean, VA, with In June, Michelle Badger ’06 and Sarah Dawn Martin was looking forward to see- William Hogan on 2/17/14. her husband and 2 little girls. Ruff rode the Trek Across ME together, ing Sarah Houston Kenning this fall. Natasha Nickodem Stevens started 180 miles to support the American Lung a part-time job at the Ed Paschke Art Association.

SBC.EDU | SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE 59 Brienna McLaughlin Pruce, husband and Catherine Sobke Cole was married on this June! I can’t wait to bring her to the Dawn Slekis started a job in Aug. as son moved to HI. They are excited about 5/31/14 in Charlotte, NC, to Raymond next Reunion and share SBC with her.” the environmental scientist for Ryan hiking volcanoes and swimming with sea Eugene Cole III. She lives in West Palm Heidi Trude was named 2014 Rotary Environmental LLC in Bridgeport, WV. The turtles. Brienna loves teaching yoga as Beach and is an attorney with the Palm Teacher of the Year for Warren County company works with the oil and gas in- they travel and continues sharing her art Beach Law Group, where she practices in Public Schools. In July she traveled to dustry in WV, OH and PA. at brienna.net various areas, including equine law. France and Spain for 2 weeks with her Caroline Tade hiked the Havasupi Falls in Kimberly Sandver Reese and husband Brentz Basten East works at API Funds students. She celebrated her 30th birth- the Grand Canyon last Sept. with Jennie Mike welcomed daughter Caroline Ruth as a portfolio manager and still plays ten- day by going bungee jumping with friends Frazier ’09 and her boyfriend, Stephen. on 3/4/14. They live in Houston, TX, and nis. She and husband Matt just cele- from school. She was presenting at the They ended the trip in Vegas, where she enjoyed seeing other alumnae at the brated their 8th anniversary. They have Foreign Language Association of VA con- attended a prolotherapy conference. back-to-school event. 2 children, Rosa (6) and William (3). ference this fall. In Oct., she planned to Amanda Wisz Keener is finishing up Jozanne Summerville had a summer of Rosa dreams of becoming a scientist, welcome Nicolas Houpert and students her Ph.D. in microbiology and immu- travel! The SBC Black Pearls event was and William wants to race cars. Brentz from Lycée Bazin to Front Royal, VA, and nology from UNC-Chapel Hill and work- a huge hit at the dean’s house during is looking forward to seeing everyone at take them to SBC during their visit. ing as a freelance science writer out of Reunion. Then she went to Brazil for the Reunion! Danielle Briggs-Hansen continues to Greensboro, NC. During the summer she World Cup and traveled the Blue Ridge Christie Sears Thompson had her 1st work for Systems Planning and Analysis was an intern at Nature Medicine in NY, visiting wineries. child, Patrick Asher Thompson, on Inc. but in a new role. She is now the com- writing about science and medical news. Adrienne Arnold Ciccarello and husband 7/14/14. She has her own private prac- munications specialist. Amanda was in Brandon Agnew Clarke’s Philip live in Charlotte, NC. She recently tice, Trade Winds Therapy, in Wheat Morgan (Roach) Viña is a policy ana- AL sheep farm wedding with fellow got a job as a multi-classroom leader at a Ridge, CO. She is excited to use her mar- lyst at the US Senate Foreign Relations bridesmaids Allison Hancock Kijak and middle school, where she coaches teach- riage and family therapy degree to help Committee. She and Carolyn Leddy ’98 Courtney Culbreth. ers and teaches 7th graders. Adrienne others. were looking forward to hosting Stephen Isabelle Jacqueau Zanoto’s 1st baby girl, and Philip are expecting their 1st child in I, Mindy Wolfrom, had a 7-week summer Bragaw and his students in Washington Alice, was born on 7/28/14. April ’15 and are excited! trip in Rome! I studied art history and ar- this fall. In May, Morgan and husband Alex DiFeliceantonio is working as a Nicole Basbanes Claire oversaw her chaeology at the American Academy in Stephen celebrated their 1-year anniver- post-doctoral research fellow at the Max 3rd summer reading program at Upton Rome, learning about the material re- sary in NY. Shortly after, they welcomed Planck Institute for Metabolism Research Town Library in Upton, MA, while squeez- mains of ancient Rome, the develop- a Corgi puppy, Jackson, to the family. In in Cologne, Germany, and at Yale U. She ing in weekend getaways to NYC and ment of Christian Rome and even about Aug., Morgan and Stephen traveled to lives in both Germany and the US. She Cape Cod. She and husband Billy, an art Fascist architecture and Mussolini’s (neg- Spain. Ryan Roach ’10 proved an excel- was getting married on 10/18/14 and ea- teacher, had a relaxing week on Martha’s ative) impact on the Roman landscape. lent puppy sitter while they was away. ger to see Alison Carr and Kirsten Porter- Vineyard. Nicole invites all Vixens to es- I also went to London for a few days to Meagan Chenault Jackson and husband Stransky ’09, who were attending. visit the Parthenon Marbles in the British cape the Southern heat and visit them at welcomed their 1st child, Scarlett Marie Emily Vermilya Phillips married Zach Museum and ventured to Oxford to see Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard or their lake Jackson, on 5/14/14. Phillips, H-SC ’09, on 9/7/13 in artifacts at the Ashmolean Museum. Now house in Marlborough, open all year! Jennifer Wolf in Jackson Hole, WY, has Lynchburg, VA. SBC grads present in- my task is to bring all that I learned into Erin Coleman in Los Angeles has pro- been director and owner of a preschool cluded Lindsay Rice, Sarah McLemore, my Latin and Greek classes that I teach duced several projects for the VLT and child care for almost 4 years. She Blythe Lloyd ’07, Anna Fure Schnetzler, at St. John’s School in Houston, TX. I am YouTube channel, including season 2 of resigned as chair of the local Ducks Jessica Abramson, Hallie Watson, Ginny looking forward to a reunion with Molly “The Tiffany and Erin Show” and the on- Unlimited chapter but was looking for- Moncure, Natalie Batman Barton, Kristin Mitchell ’06 in Queretaro, Mexico, for line magazine “Motherboard.” You can ward to this year’s duck hunting sea- Chapdelaine, Mary Dance Berry and Thanksgiving this year, and I cannot wait see her work on www.videolettuceto- son. Jennifer had a visit from former SBC Jennifer Milby Gutierrez. They live in DC. to see you all at Reunion 2015! mato.com. She continues her foray into Chaplain Adam White and family. They Rachel Gotwalt has been a software en- standup comedy, doing several shows performed together at the hootenanny in gineer at Raytheon Missile Systems in a month. She also travels with Lizzie Grand Teton National Park. She traveled Tucson, AZ, since Jan. 2011. Personal in- and the pups and was happy to see your 2006 to Nepal in 2013 and met up with Kristen terests include Japanese and ballet. beautiful faces at Reunion! Chapdelaine ’08 in Dubai. Nicole E. Brandt Markieta Rose Torrence is a program [email protected] Diana Marshall is living on Cape Cod and Megan Meighan was a Presidents Club manager of mental health case manage- enjoyed a lovely summer at the beach. Charis Lease-Trevathan Chase reports recipient at her company for being the ment in Lynchburg, VA. She and her hus- Dee was excited to see classmates at that she, husband Chris (VMI ’06) and #2 producer in sales. She has been trav- band were approaching the 4th anniver- Reunion and enjoyed rooming in the daughter are still in Clarksville, TN, while eling most of the year and was excited sary of their fall wedding at SBC in 2010. Green Village with Rachel Pottmeyer Chris is stationed at Ft. Campbell. She to spend the next couple of months in They have lived in Forest, VA, for just over Moncure and family. Diana also visited works at Centerstone, the largest pro- Panama, closer to her nephews. a year and have a French bulldog puppy, with Sarah Parsons Breeden ’05 and her vider of mental health in TN, as an in- Emily Fitzpatrick is living in VA Beach and Brie. kids, and Andrea Hidalgo ’01 while stay- tensive in-home therapist for children in her 2nd year of teaching at Courthouse Kelsey (Luna) Dellaporte and Aram Lund ing at Lake Monticello after Reunion. with problems such as PTSD or depres- Montessori School. She writes, “This year tied the knot on the 6/29/14. They have Sara Gredler in Austin, TX, works at an ar- sion. “It’s challenging, but I really enjoy I am teaching preschool ages 3, 4 and 5. been together since Nov. 2008 and chitecture-engineering firm. In July she what I do.” Love my class!” chose a small, private ceremony. Kelsey attended a weeklong genealogy institute Joelle Andrews was promoted to prod- Tiffany Corbin Broyles writes, “My hus- and Aram were planning a family din- and spoke at a national genealogical con- uct marketing manager at Citrix and mar- band and I are expecting our 1st child ner celebration and flying to CA in Nov. to ference in Aug. She was giving presenta- ried fiancé Mark on 10/12/14. Her SBC this Sunday, 9/21/2014. I was able to meet Aram’s family. They have an apart- tions in the Austin area this fall. friends were excited about having a mini- celebrate with Meagan Chenault Jackson ment in Bucks County, PA. reunion at the wedding. and Sarah Fauerbach at my baby shower Rebecca Penny and fiancé are planning Jessica Mercier Andryshak is living in on 8/10/14. We are excited to meet our their wedding for 4/18/15 in Swannanoa, 2005 Charles Town, WV, with husband Mike baby boy and plan to stay in Richmond, NC. This fall she is teaching an introduc- Mindy Wolfrom and daughter Jordan. They are expecting VA.” tory biology course at IN U., which has [email protected] baby girl #2 in Dec. pushed her dissertation defense into the spring. “Almost there!” Amanda Watts Moffett and James wel- comed baby James Morris Moffett into 2008 Laura Tanner Bowrey started her 1st their family on 4/5/14 (6 pounds, 8 2007 Mary Berry teaching job this fall. She is teaching 2nd ounces). Amanda is back to work full Emily Olson [email protected] grade and loves it! time. Macaroni, their puppy, took fondly 1601 Little St. Emily Clifton Stump saw Amanda Johnson Amelia Villacorta is engaged. She reports, to her new baby brother. Amanda can’t Copperas Cove, TX 76522 ’14 and Amy Kvien ’15 at her workplace “My lovely fiancé asked at our condo in wait for 10th Reunion! [email protected] this summer and says it was gratifying to Alexandria. I am looking forward to plan- ning the wedding for next summer 2015! Torrey Shallcross is vice president, ex- I graduated in May from Pacific U. in OR see SBC women in internships supporting ternal affairs, for the national non- the US Navy in aviation research and ac- Brittany and Briana Deane will be 2 of the with my M.A. in teaching. In June I met up bridesmaids.” profit Women Against Prostate Cancer, with Kimberley Battad while she was vis- quisition. Emily is a systems engineer for based in Washington, D.C. While living in iting Portland. We enjoyed reminiscing the US Navy Seahawk Helicopter program Attorneys Brittany and Briana Deane at- Georgetown, Torrey catches up with Lisa and catching up over dinner. after 4 years doing physics research for tended the Twins Festival in Twinsburg, Lussier ’03 and never misses a chance to NAVAIR Avionics. She planned to attend OH, in Aug. The annual event is the Laura Schaefer writes, “Devon Grace and visit Alexandra Lussier Kohlberger. the Sweet Tones reunion this fall and in- world’s largest gathering of twins and I are proud to share that our daughter, vites anyone who is in southern MD to multiples. They would like to shout out Margaret (Maisie) Louise Grace, was born give her a call or find her on Facebook. to their SBC Big Sisters, twins Kim and

60 SBC.EDU | SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE Kathy Wilson ’06, and their SBC Little I, Jenny Walkiewicz Dill, am working as a Place, Dupont, WA 98327; Allison (Bailey) Deborah (Debby) Willis lives outside NYC Sisters, Lisa and Petra Weisbrich ’10. contract manager for Portland General Barnhardt, 5469 Courage Drive, New and works in the financial district as a se- Laurel Sanders Berry and Christopher Electric. Husband Jonathan and I live in Albany, OH 43054; Aili (McGill) Jones, nior talent acquisition specialist. Berry, H-SC ’07, are expecting a baby Tigard, OR, with our German shepherd, 290 Halladay Road, Middlebury, VT Ebie Baker is director of education and girl in Jan. Laurel was the Felix-Rutledge Eve (5). We are looking forward to a trip to 05753, [email protected], 802- outreach for the Historic Polegreen Fellow in Gynecologic Oncology for Sept. Greece with my family this fall. 989-1279; Courtney Cunningham, 207 Church Foundation and a project re- at MD Anderson in Houston, TX. She Staffel St., San Antonio, TX 78210; searcher for H-SC. Amelie Drake, 109 Canterbury Place, planned to return to Asheville, NC, to Sarah Kammerer welcomed baby Amelia Williamsburg, VA 23188, drake10@sbc. complete her OB/GYN residency. She Jane Kammerer with her husband (H-SC 2010 edu, 434-249-5743. plans to graduate in May ’16 and pur- Alaina McKee ’07) on 7/25/14. sue a fellowship position in gynecologic [email protected] Stephanie Jasper is an international flight oncology. Sarah Strapp is engaged to Philip Andrew attendant and Japanese translator. She Stephen and I, Mary Dance Berry, have Dennison and planning a small Christmas 2011 lives in Dallas, TX. relocated to Durham, NC, where I started wedding. Ashley Corren Hinkle Elise Stine married Brian Dolinar the master of divinity program this fall at 2640 South Veitch St., #203 on 8/30/14. She works and lives in Duke. While it’s a big change from what Aili (McGill) Jones was married on Arlington, VA 22206 Winchester, VA, and just purchased her I’ve been doing since graduation (college 12/28/13 to Davey Jones, a specialist [email protected] 1st home. admissions and government contracting), in the US Army. Mary Rachel Taylor was Kate Gorman married Marshall McClung, it’s been a long time coming. Stephen her maid of honor, and Allison (Bailey) Elisabeth (Liz) Masonis lives in H-SC ’11. They moved to Jacksonville, got a job with Quintiles in May as a digital Barnhardt and Amelia Drake made it to Hagerstown, MD, and works as a com- FL, this summer. Her address is 4622 project manager. We miss DC, but we are VT to celebrate with Aili. munity employment specialist for a men- Wadham Lane, Jacksonville, FL 32210. loving our new adventure here! Zehra Asghar married Noah Bonsey on tal health center. She was married on 6/21/14 at Boonsboro Country Club Kelsey Smith got engaged to Tal 9/27/14. in Lynchburg, VA. It was a cross-cul- Covington, H-SC ’11. This summer they Emily Davies lives in New Haven, CT, and tural affair representing both Zehra’s bought their first house, in Chesapeake, works for the US Coast Guard as a marine 2009 VA. science technician. Jenny Walkiewicz Dill Indian-Muslim heritage and Noah’s [email protected] Southern-Episcopal heritage. Following Ashley Hinkle graduated with an M.A. in Isa Bryant graduated in May with a mas- the wedding, Zehra moved to Beirut, exhibition design from Corcoran College ter’s in natural resource management Bethany Melendy took a job in Japan Lebanon, where Noah had been living. of Art and Design in DC in May. She is from VA Tech. She lives in Herndon, VA, teaching English through the Des Moines, She returned to CUNY Law in Jan. to com- working as a freelance exhibition and and works as an environmental scientist IA, Sister City Kofu Exchange Program. plete her degree. The couple have trav- graphic designer. for an engineering firm and teaches at She is blogging about her adventures at eled to Cyprus and Barcelona, and honey- Caroline King lives in Paris and works for Rock Creek Park Horse Center in DC. thevixenandthediaspora.blogspot.com. mooned in Greece in Sept. an international events logistics planning Cabell Bondurant Harvey was expect- Brooke Agee is an assistant manager at Katie (Dodge) Taylor works at Autism organization. ing 2nd son Cole. She and her husband DuCard Vineyards and recently started a Home Support Services as a behavior an- Kristen Anderson’s new address is 1001 opened a restaurant, Pie 5 Pizza Co., in business in social media marketing. She alyst providing in-home therapy to chil- Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA 22209. Richmond, VA, and planned to open 7 spent a month in New Zealand and Napa, dren. She celebrated her 3-year wedding Kayt Colburn graduated with an M.S. more in the area. CA, exploring the wine industry. anniversary on 6/18/14. from U. of Redlands in geographic infor- Sarah Jennings lives in Lake Monticello, Meredith Newman is the new head wom- Andria Pasquel is a project accoun- mation systems. She works as a GIS de- VA, and is working on her master’s in sys- en’s lacrosse coach at Augustana College tant for CH2M Hill. She bought a house veloper for Oceaneering International in tems engineering at UVa with plans to after building women’s lacrosse at Beloit with her boyfriend in Leesburg, VA, and Houston, TX. graduate in May. She is engaged to Greg College over the last 3 years. Meredith they are enjoying decorating and being Annie Colpitts is co-founder and manag- Harper and plans to be married in March. and border collie Tilly (2) have moved to homeowners. ing director of TheatreLAB, in Richmond, Emily Barton will begin nursing clinicals Rock Island, IL. Meredith is also hoping to Allie (Garrison) Bridges was promoted VA. TheatreLAB has raised more than in Jan. and plans to become a registered become involved with the riding program with State Farm. She has been vol- $25,000 for the renovation of a dedi- nurse first assistant. at Augustana. unteering with the Junior League of cated venue called The Basement, set to Laura Ann Wheatley Russell spent a year Meghan Kaminski is working at VA Charlottesville and will be working with open later this year. acting in LA and then worked at a YMCA Business Systems in marketing and the Boys & Girls Club. Alexandra Herrera is at George after-school childcare site. Son Grayson teaching riding lessons at Haverhill Courtney Cunningham received an M.S. Washington U. studying for a master’s Charles Russell was born on 4/14/14 Equestrian. In Oct. Meghan attended the in library and information science from of tourism administration in event and while husband Ethan Russell was de- wedding of Sarah Goldstein Taylor and UNC Chapel Hill in 2012. She moved back meeting management, and plans to grad- ployed to Afghanistan with the Marine Chad Taylor. She and Sarah were able to San Antonio, TX, and started a job as uate in May. She works at a local dance Corps. Corey Latta is his godmother. to join Hayley Kaminski ’11, Shannon the Web specialist for the North East studio, managing and producing its 2 an- O’Rourke ’11 and Murphy Horne Fletcher Emily Maycock became engaged to John Independent School District. She volun- nual productions. Aniolowski in Jan. They were to be mar- in NYC the last 2 years. teers with 2 animal rescue and adoption Carolyn Vaccaro moved to Hoboken, NJ. ried on 9/12/14 in Oahu, HI. Katie Fish Lohr and husband Christoph groups. She works in home care with children in live in Phoenix, AZ. Last year they trav- Amelie Drake is working toward becoming NYC and for a school for autism in Long eled to the Mayan Riviera and started a national board-certified teacher. Island City, NY. this year with a trip to Iceland. Katie Deborah Slutz is an emergency services 2012 and Christoph attended the wedding of Brittney Bolin graduated with her mas- Elizabeth Martin Davey mental health clinician for Riverside Alexandra Hiniker in Stillwater, MN, in ter’s in behavior analysis from Simmons [email protected] Emergency Services. She recently fin- Sept. College. She works for Commonwealth ished classes to become a volunteer Autism Service coaching special ed The class of ’12 continues to conquer the Lucy Hankinson is a legislative assis- chaplain for disaster relief with the teachers in Staunton City Schools. real world. From the wedding of Martha tant for Congresswoman Betty McCollum Baptist Convention of New England. Schley Kemp in Nov. to the Peace Corps Autumn Zack-Taylor graduated with her and lives in Arlington, VA. She had a visit adventures of Seanne Weekes, teaching Lisa Weisbrich has worked at Aetna for M.S. from Johns Hopkins U. in biotechnol- from Lindsay Eneguess Paulette ’11 this English in Costa Rica, these Vixens strive 3 years for the northeast region and was ogy. She works as an ORISE research fel- summer. for excellence. recently promoted to underwriter. low for the FDA Center of Drug Evaluation Katie Miller Stevens was married on Laura Jones Davis and husband Ryan, and Research in Silver Spring, MD. On 6/14/14, Lydia Marsh Mindling wed 7/5/13 in Waynesboro, VA. She has fin- Timothy D. Mindling Jr. on her family farm H-SC ’12, welcomed son John Grady MaryAnne Haslow-Hall is a process engi- ished a 2nd B.A. as well as an M.A. in in the Shenandoah Valley of VA. Caroline Davis on 7/2/14. neer with Glad Manufacturing in Amherst, criminal justice. She and her husband re- Heltzel and Martha Schley Kemp were 2 Jami Kontkanen received her M.A. in ar- VA. She moved to Monroe, VA, and enjoys cently started their own business. of 6 lovely bridesmaids. Tim, a commer- chaeology of the Roman world at U. of weekends on the lake with her dad on the Elizabeth Zukerman spent July in WI. cial pilot aircraft mechanic, and Lydia Leicester, England. She spent 3 weeks in pontoon boat they restored together. She, Jessica Baker, Julia Patt and Cheryl work at Dynamic Aviation and live in Italy taking part in an archaeological ex- Seaver were getting together later this Morgan Harmen Wilkins is still in Bridgewater, VA. cavation near Naples this summer. Winston-Salem, NC, and has moved year for the MD Renaissance Festival. Mary Rora welcomed son Kiwi Pascal Celeste (Rustom) Winslow got back from downtown with husband Scott. Morgan Dori Rucker Finger married Kevin Finger Alexander to the world on 8/5/14. her deployment last Oct. Welcome home! was promoted to account executive at on 4/26/14. They honeymooned in Wildfire Ideas, where she leads several Alexandra Grobman accepted a posi- Dubrovnik, Croatia, and now live in VA Address updates: Lisa Weisbrich, 1 client accounts and internal teams, and tion as development associate with Beach. Dori is the supplements buyer for Hoskins Road, Apt. 3A7, Simsbury, CT spearheads development of the agency’s Vineyard Theatre, a Manhattan-based Whole Foods Market. 06070; Celeste Winslow, 1221 Burnside social media practice. nonprofit off-Broadway group. Alex was a

SBC.EDU | SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE 61 bridesmaid for SBC sister Sara Jennifer Gray is in grad school at Buttine ’11 in Charlottesville in May. 2013 Simmons College in Boston for library sci- Caroline Heltzel is in Richmond, VA, has Jackelinne Montero ence and archives management. The col- Please submit worked at Optima Health for over a year [email protected] lege’s archives program is #1 in the coun- and was recently promoted to EAP client try. Jennifer received a scholarship and is Annamarie Lichtenberg is at U. of employed as a graduate assistant. your notes to specialist. Pittsburgh School of Law working toward Sarah (Sissy) Winstead received her B.S. in a master’s in legal studies. Julia Green was moving to Williamsburg to begin her master’s in accounting at nursing from UNC-Chapel Hill in May and is Jackelinne R. Montero is an admission [email protected] an operating room nurse in Cary, NC. William & Mary and is studying to take counselor for SBC. the CPA exam at the beginning of 2015. We wish Emily Jones the best of luck as Brianna Belter works in admissions at Alexandra Davidson started a business in as follows: she begins her 2nd year teaching 6th SBC and is excited that Jackie has joined grade in King George Public Schools. May selling horses in Wellington, FL. She the team! has sold to Frank Madden and Kenneth Last winter, Eleanor Bryant spent time • Summer 2015 notes Emily Sickelbaugh moved to Charlotte, Wheeler. Lexi Markmann ’17 interned for in Austria and traveled to Slovakia, NC, to pursue a 2nd degree, in baking her this summer caring for the horses Czech Republic, Vietnam, Cambodia and due March 1, 2015 and pastry arts and restaurant and food and showing. Thailand. For Thanksgiving she spent 25 service management from Johnson & Ashley Hester Harris lives in Surry, days rafting the Grand Canyon, a 280- Wales U. • Winter 2015 notes mile trip. In May she celebrated the wed- VA, with husband Neilan Harris, baby ding of her sister. After 5 years in AK as a Elizabeth Hansbrough is on the girl Caroline and dog Reese. Ashley due Sept. 1, 2015 wilderness expeditionary guide focused BB&T commercial banking team in worked as a management assistant for in Glacier Bay National Park, she is now a Chesapeake, VA. She adopted a dog Enterprise Inc. until July, when she left to flight paramedic in AK and will be working named Daisy. spend some more time with her daugh- Note: All submissions to class notes in Baja this winter as a guide. Danielle (Dani) Humphrey is living in Dana ter. She started a business venture with Nerium International as an independent are subject to editing for style Emily Prince is heading to U. of Miami to Point, CA, where she is a professional brand partner, which gives her the flexibil- and length. When submitting a begin her Ph.D. program. She will be part swim coach at San Clemente Aquatics. ity to work from home. She and her hus- of a joint program in clinical and devel- She is engaged to Tim Daniels and will be photo, please ensure the file is at band purchased their 1st house in April, opmental psychology while living in Coral tying the knot in May 2016. least 4x5 inches with a resolution had their daughter on 5/12/14 and have Gables, FL. She was a bridesmaid of Gina Alyssa Berkeley is the education facili- of 300 DPI. As a result of space tator at Rightmire Children’s Museum’s been settling in. Miraglia ’11 in Sept. and Corey Leigh limitations, not all submitted Latta ’11 in Oct. Amazement Square and works with VA Yuliya Rigg is a senior admissions coun- selor at Gardner-Webb U. She is living Greer Gordon is in her 2nd year at Wayne schools. photos can be used. in Shelby, NC, and enjoying the warmer State U. working on her M.A. in teaching Katherine (Kate) Macklin moved to weather! for secondary education, with English as Lynchburg, VA, and is the interim direc- her major and English as a 2nd language tor of outdoor programs at SBC. She was as her minor. She is substitute teach- looking forward to puppy-sitting for Jackie ing at Cranbrook for middle and HS and while she travels in the fall to meet pro- coaching intramural sports. spective SBC students! Melissa Raymond is approaching her Stacie Wilson put grad school on hold 2-year anniversary of living in NYC and and was accepted to World Race, a mis- working at VaynerMedia, a social me- sionary program to work in 11 countries dia marketing agency. She has been pro- in 11 months. She departs in Jan. and moted to assistant account executive. On will be traveling to Peru, Bolivia, Chile, a birthday trip out West, she reconnected India, Cambodia, Nepal, Malaysia, with Rachel Cassou and Lena Morrill ’11. Thailand, Vietnam, Zambia and Malawi. Victoria Bradley Gentry reunited with She will be posting regularly on her blog, friends Madeline Artibee ’16, Linzy staciewilson.theworldrace.org Dunn ’13, Allison Stansberry ’11 and Sarah Lindemann works as a regula- Lydia Ethridge ’15 in Nashville, TN, to cel- tory technician at Wetlands Studies and ebrate the end of summer with bowling. Solutions Inc. in Gainesville, VA. Elizabeth (Libby) Hannon graduated with Ann Roach shares an apartment in an M.A. in English from UNC-Wilmington Arlington, VA, with Julie Moorhead. She and is teaching composition and litera- had an amazing internship in Rome and ture at UNC-W this fall. just started graduate school at George Mary Catherine Hawley Thornton Washington U. in art therapy. teaches preschool at a private school in Birmingham. She married Brandon Thornton, an electrical engineer, in April.

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Katie Craig ’16 Sadé Fountain ’15 Student Government Association president, admission ambassador. Class of 2015 president, Sweet Tones president, choir president, Member: Sigma Beta Delta (International Honor Society for Common Ground mentor. Member: Sweet Spirits, QVs, Taps ‘n’ Toes, Business, Management and Administration), Alpha Lambda Sweet Tones and Minority Student Union. First-year Emerging Delta (National Honor Society for First-Year Students), Leadership Leader 2012. Certificate Program, Honors Program, QVs, Taps ‘n’ Toes and Sweet Tones. Student representative for dance on the Performing Arts Committee. First-year Emerging Leader 2013.

Your gift to Sweet Briar provides opportunities for students like Katie and Sadé. Give your most generous gift today. Future leaders are waiting. Visit sbc.edu/gift or call toll-free (800) 381-6131. wenty-five alumnae came together with 18 students for a TSweet Tones Reunion weekend Oct. 31-Nov. 2. All 43 singers lifted their voices together at the Saturday night marquee concert in Memorial Chapel. Representing states from Oregon to Virginia and spanning five decades, the group performed a cappella arrangements from across eras and genres, including “The Sweet Briar Song” and the current

64 SBC.EDU | SWEET BRIAR MAGAZINE Sweet Tones’ rendition of this summer’s viral hit “All About That Bass.” While little is written about the Sweet Tones’ origins, the story goes that in the fall of 1953, a student began to sing while waiting with classmates for the Refectory to open for dinner. Another started to harmonize and then another. In that moment, Sweet Briar history was made. After that night, nine women began to perform as the self-described “cute and quirky” Triple Trio, garnering invitations to parties, to sing for guests of the president and even a local TV appearance. Cute and quirky to this day, we know them as the Sweet Tones. Non-Profit Org. Box 1056 U.S. POSTAGE Sweet Briar, VA 24595 PAID PPCO

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