CONVERSEBULLETIN

Editor Beth Farmer Lancaster ’96 Senior Writer Eric Lawson Associate Editor - Alumnae Bobbie Daniel ’71 Graphic Designer Jeanna Hayes Production Assistant Donna Gardner

The Converse Bulletin is published three times a year for alumnae and friends of Converse College by the Office of Communications, 2 Converse College, 580 East Main Street, Spartanburg, SC 29302- 16 12 0006, 864-596-9704. Converse College does not discriminate in admissions or employment on the basis of race, color, sex, national or ethnic origin, age, sexual orientation, religion or disability. Converse admits only women to undergraduate programs and services in accordance with its historical mission.

SUMMER 2004, Volume 116, No. 2 Copyright © 2004 by Converse College

Front Cover: Bitterness and Survival by Sydney McMath ’04 of Woodruff, SC. Sydney was a studio art major and President of the Art Club for 2003-2004.

2 Painting the Sublime by Doug Whittle

6 Spring 2004 Student Art Exhibition 8 Venial Sins and Other Curses by Susan Tekulve 10 Young Writers’ Workshop BFA in Writing Converse Dance Program

12 Success Beyond the Stage by Steven Hunt

14 Ann Ratterree Herlong ’51 Places 3rd in International Piano Competition

18 16 Metropolitan Opera Auditions 26 20 by Tharanga Goonetilleke ’05

18 Converse Commencement 2004 20 Converse News

26 Reunion 2004: Journey of a Lifetime CONTENTS Alumnae News 30 Life Events Class Notes

1 Old Rice Pond—As always, I responded to the major shape relationships of this scene, but the light and color were the main subjects I wanted to paint. The hot, hazy, late summer light filters from back to front so that the distant objects look almost translucent, while the information in the foreground had to be solid, rich in color, yet not too bright. This was a hard one.

As a painter, I am attracted to the complexity of the forms tuned. But not all landscapes are beautiful. In those that are and colors found in the landscape. I look for places that I find not, static or boring shape relationships are usually to blame. peaceful and unspoiled, beautiful in a transitory way, and try In the absence of dynamic visual energy, the human eye will to capture the fleeting sense of light, time, and color. My aim is just keep looking; but when the shapes come together in to paint those places in such a way that the viewer may elegant, lyrical ways that result in a composition that is both experience the same feelings of the sublime when looking at stable and dynamic, most of us will find that confluence the painting that I had when I was in that place. I want them to beautiful. Landscapes containing those types of relationships be mesmerizing in their own, quiet way. This is not an original are the moments that I try to find and paint. It is a very complex desire, and the 19th century in America was rich with artists simplicity, to turn the phrase another way, and capturing it is who achieved what I am trying to accomplish. very difficult.

Those landscapes in nature that make us stop in our tracks, When you look closely at a cumulus cloud you can see it gape-jawed and speechless at their beauty, appear to be orderly change, but you have to really pay attention because it happens and simple but, in actuality, are usually a product of very very slowly and it’s easy to lose your concentration. I want my complex shape, color, and light relationships that appear simple paintings to be as real as that. Not static in a photographic because the harmony between those elements is perfectly way, but so real that you almost feel like that palm frond just

Flooded Field—This composition is a good example of the complex simplicity I look for when choosing a landscape to paint. The basic shape relationships are very simple; a couple of strong horizontals, a couple of diagonals and a large mass on the left, but the amount of information inside one or two of those shapes is extremely complex and densely packed. Clouds in the sky would have added too much information and the whole composition would have been busy and too hard to read. Pasture—Compositionally I like the way the large, blue negative space of the sky pushes the viewer’s eye down through this massive thunderhead, towards the ground where there is, actually, very little information. The cropped nature of the scene expresses the immense size of the clouds, since you know they extend beyond the format. The color challenge here was to generate light in the foreground, because it’s obviously a sunny day, while also making it look dark, since it’s in shadow. Painting the Sublime by Doug Whittle, Associate Professor of Art

2 Focus on: THE FINE ARTS 3 For a long time my prints and my paintings dealt with the same division sign. They are subtle, but they represent Jesus’ words subject matter (man’s inhumanity to land), but when I began to to “go forth and multiply” on the one hand, and the divisive paint straight landscapes I no longer felt that the lockstep was effect his life had, on the other. There are other metaphors and working. As a consequence, I had to come up with a new symbols that I include in the majority of my prints as the medium direction for my prints. My prints have always contained really lends itself to that sort of humor, hidden meaning, symbolism, word play, and irony, so human history seemed like backwards writing, and so forth that makes it a lot of fun and a a rich vein to mine for imagery. I’ve been combining those totally different world than that of my painting studio. In this elements ever since. I have explored series of prints based on last series I’ve also done The Annunciation and The Martyrdom of characters from the Protestant Reformation represented as Joan of Arc with the same protagonist’s point of view, with more contemporary cultural icons; a series based on some of my old to come. They’re fun, challenging and, I hope, interesting on girlfriends that I call the Mis-Prints; I collaborated on a book by both a technical and intellectual level. John Lane from Wofford College called The Dead Father Poems that dealt with the suicides of our fathers; and I’ve also been These two radically different ways of working, the paintings working on a series of prints based on the life of Jesus and some and the prints, somehow work together to keep me mentally of the saints. These take the point of view of the protagonist, balanced, at least artistically, and both sides of my brain active. rather than the standard ‘audience’ viewpoint. In The Crucifixion I don’t think it’s schizophrenic, but some of my students would The Crucifixion of Jesus—One of the difficulties I encountered with this print was getting the point of view as of Jesus the view is from the cross, so you see the mocking guards, probably disagree. I hope that by working in both directions I high as I wanted it to be. If it didn’t look like you were gazing down towards the people on the ground, a viewer may the departing angles, the crowd gathered below, etc. One of the will stay relevant in both fields, and continue to find success not realize that they were occupying the point of view of Jesus. The foreshortening could be more dramatic, but I didn’t want the guards to look like dwarfs. I think it works well enough. guards has a multiplication sign on his chest and the other a in each.

shifted in the breeze or, if you looked away from the painting Most, if not all, of history’s greatest printmakers were also great, Passing Storm—This painting is really about the information in the middle ground as I responded to the rhythm of the spaces in between the trees. The bright, flat light you sometimes see after a long storm passes was also intriguing, but those negative spaces between the trees create such a strong pattern that, in my opinion, for a moment, when you look back, the clouds seem to have great painters and the relationship between the two ways of everything else is there to support their beat. The rhythm is very subtle, but it’s vital. traveled from right to left a little, or the shadows have working is curious. Intaglio can be very direct and line oriented, lengthened, something that gives a clue that the landscape is as in Rembrandt or Picasso, or it can be dense and layered as alive and in motion, but you have to look closely to see it. That’s you see in the work of someone like Jasper Johns. One of the my goal with each painting. It’s a good problem. beauties and vagaries of the process is the indirect, mysterious ways in which you have to build the image. There are acid My undergraduate degree is in painting, but my MFA is resistant grounds, sharp mark-making tools, acids, solvents, actually in printmaking. After spending two years in Zaire with inks, paper, and myriad ways in which to completely blow it the Peace Corps I decided that I would rather have degrees in right in the middle of a print that seemed to be going very two different areas, and printmaking was a subject that well. Everything is reversed, nothing is certain, all the variables fascinated me in college. It is very complicated and is such an are unpredictable, so it’s a very intriguing and exciting way to odd way to make art that I couldn’t help but enjoy the process. work. Not everyone likes it, but if you do it’s great fun.

Doug Whittle is on a roll. An oil painting by the Converse Associate Professor of Art received first place honors at the recent Hub City Juried Art Exhibition, another piece was selected for display

Spartanburg Herald Journal Spartanburg in the main lobby of the Spartanburg Marriott Renaissance Park, and two of his prints were selected to appear in the 17th Parkside National Small Print Exhibition at the University of Wisconsin- Parkside. Whittle has also had works purchased by the Fogg Art Museum at Harvard University, Carolina First Bank, Palmetto State

Photo by John Byrum for the Bank, and Gilchrist & Jenkins, P.A. (Houston, TX).

4 Focus on: THE FINE ARTS 5 Selections from the “REFINED” Rachel Jones ’04 Studio Art Major Spring 2004 Sumter, South Carolina “This piece was included in my senior exhibition. The exhibition concentrates on the changes that Student Art Exhibition people experience in their lives and the way they adapt to those in Wilson Hall changes.”

“BREAKING FREE” Christine McMakin ’04 Art Major “FLEETING MOMENTS” Spartanburg, South Carolina Rachel Schultz ’04 Studio Art Major “‘Breaking Free’ is a soapstone Asheville, North Carolina carving, with copper added to a wooden base. My inspiration for this work was really the rock itself. As a class “‘Fleeting Moments’ is a tryptech. All of my art is sentimental to me. we went to a wooded area and were able to find soapstone Regardless of the subject matter, my art will always remind me of the deposits. In my senior show, I stated that every piece moments surrounding the time I made each piece. Even still, my art is represented a stepping stone in my journey at Converse, not only intaglio prints or photographs or drawings; it extends to my and I think this piece is definitely representative of my everyday life. This year I was the editor of the yearbook, and I found “CARDBOARD LOUNGE CHAIR” senior year—breaking free from school and truly becoming that even developing a theme for the book was an artistic process (not Evie Durant ’04 a young adult in the real world.” to mention designing the layouts and photographing events).“ Studio Art Major Chattanooga, Tennessee

“This past summer, I attended a workshop in cardboard furniture. This chair was produced there. It is a functional chair, and I encourage people to try it out. It is quite comfortable, if I may say so myself, and don’t worry—it will hold you up. Cardboard furniture first became popular in the 70s and is considered more art “SELF-PORTRAIT” than furniture. Most of the cardboard furniture is produced Claire Fisher ’04 on the west coast.” Music Theory Major Kingsport, Tennessee

“In this work, water is a mirror that transcends time. When the reflection in the water is distinctive, it is a face from my childhood and a longing for that simplicity. Uncertainty about the TILL IFE WITH EARS future is represented by the rippled reflections and the “S L P ” “HYMN OF ANGELS” inverted juxtaposition of the pictures. Lastly, the girl is Gerri Dye, Converse II Amanda Shirley ’04 surrounded by beauty in each of the capsules; I think that my Studio Art Major Studio Art Major life is beautiful right now, perhaps because of the difficulties Moore, South Carolina Lyman, South Carolina and the uncertainties. Anne Bradstreet once said, ‘If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if we did not “This is my very first oil painting, and was “‘Hymn of Angels’ (2003) is an altered book. An altered book is an sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so completed during Winter Term. I am a native of artist book that, in this case, was once a hymnal but was transformed welcome.’” Spartanburg but resided in Connecticut for eight years before returning. In and reconstructed into another book. I was inspired to transform this Connecticut, I experienced the wide range of arts in the metropolitan areas. book into a book about angels. It made sense because of the context of the book and my perception of my own spirituality. The hymnal is “While busy at home raising my teenage daughter, I am also producing art to sell something that I have had since I was a child. I have always loved which will hopefully evolve into a proper business. I came to Converse to pursue singing from it, and my conception of angels was always through a lifelong dream of obtaining a degree in the arts, but I’ve gained so much more. song. I feel that by altering the hymnal I brought it to life and I like the person I am, but at Converse, I love the woman I am becoming.” transformed it into something more beautiful than I ever imagined.” 6 Focus on: THE FINE ARTS 7 what I was doing. It wasn’t until I returned from Poland and the magazine. About a month later, the editor wrote back, took a teaching job at Clemson University that I wrote my “We’ll take the story. Why did you send us this envelope?” second published story. Set in Warsaw a year after the wall fell, “In the Season of Light” was a thirty-page love story about Since then, I’ve continued writing, and publishing remains both Venial Sins AND Other Curses a young Polish woman trying to get out of Poland and an a thrill and a confidence-testing event for me. I am tickled by American man who wants to stay and lose himself in this the smallest of publications, and as I work on my second book, How to Get Published Without darkly chaotic country. I worked on this story, off and on, for I staunchly pretend as though I’m not going to send it out for two years. Then one day I gathered enough courage to send it publication so that I can get the writing done. I understand to a journal called Another Chicago Magazine because I’d heard now why Jim Burke was so incredibly kind and encouraging Violating Your Own Writing Process they published fiction set in Central Europe. all those years ago, at the very beginning. He knew what difficulties lay ahead. I also know for certain that if you pardon by Susan Tekulve, Assistant Professor of English Three months later, the editor sent the story back with a single yourself from the temporal affairs of publishing while at work sentence: “We like this, but it seems too long for what it does.” on your fiction, you can release yourself wholeheartedly to After reading this note five or six times, I sped down to the the private mysteries and rewards of the writing process. nearest bar, where I knew I’d find my two best writer friends, . . . to ask them what they thought of it. Along the way to the bar, When I was twenty years old, I wrote my first published short because I spent the next five years trying to figure out how I a police officer pulled me over to ask why I was in such a hurry, Susan Tekulve’s short story collection, story. Titled “Venial Sins,” it was about two Catholic grade wrote the story and why it was a “success.” In my mind, and I said, “I may be about to publish a short story.” The officer Rooms People Live In, was chosen as a school girls from Ohio, Anna and Lee, who acquire a mini- nothing I wrote for a long time after “Venial Sins” could seemed to think this was a pretty good reason for speeding. finalist for the G.S. Sharat Chandra Prize cassette tape recorder and decide to conduct a series of measure up because it had been published. What I didn’t know He congratulated me and let me off with a warning. When I for fiction at BookMark Press in 2002 and interviews on love and marriage. They start with their favorite at the time, and what took me so many years to figure out, is got to the bar, my writer friends and I puzzled over every 2003. It was also a finalist for the 2003 nun at the rectory after school, moving next to a neighborhood that if you choose writing as your vocation, you must split possible meaning of the editor’s note. How long is “too long”? Tupelo Press Prose Award. Her nonfiction bar to interview two bikers about their wives and children. yourself in half. One half of you must exist at private remove. And what, exactly, was this story doing? Will the editor actually and stories have appeared in The Indiana They arrive, finally, at the bedroom of Lee’s older sister, who As the great story writer Eudora Welty once said, “You must take it if I make all these cuts? Should I send the revision back Review, Denver Quarterly, Another recently has returned home, pregnant and single, from be invisible, but not effaced-a very powerful position.” This without a return envelope, or would this be assuming too much Chicago Magazine, North Dakota Washington, DC. As the girls record their findings, they move private self must wake before dawn every morning, make the about its publication? We decided that I should cut nine pages Quarterly, Connecticut Review, Beloit Fiction Journal, Crab closer to understanding the adult answers to their questions. first pot of coffee and go straight to the writing. Unshowered and send the return envelope along with the revision, just in Orchard Review, Literary Review, Book Magazine, and Black and hidden, the private writer self must remain powerfully case the editor didn’t want it. I went home and mercilessly Warrior Review, among others. She is Assistant Professor of Honestly, I didn’t know what I was doing while writing this detached from all the pressures of publishing, free to think only whittled the story down to twenty-one pages. I sent it back to English at Converse College and is finishing a novel. story in graduate school. I went to my professor, the novelist about the story at hand, to take risks, to create. James Lee Burke, and told him all about the two little girls, the nun, and how I wanted to write a story about them. He knew The fiction writer Tom Kennedy once told me, “When you that I needed a way into the story, a voice to tell it in. He swept aren’t writing, work.” The second self is the one who showers his arm around his office and said, “If you were a child, what and faces the public, performing the other kind of “work” Guidelines for 2. Develop a publication record. would you notice in this room first?” I pointed to the deer required of writers. Tough skinned and persistent, she queries It seems like a Catch 22 that some editors won’t look at your antlers hanging on the wall behind his desk, and he nodded. presses, talks to editors, sends out manuscripts for publication. Getting Published manuscript if you’ve never been published. So how do you Then he handed me a copy of The Convict, his first short story And when those manuscripts come back rejected, as they get published if the editors won’t read your work? Send to collection, and pointed out his story “Losses,” which is about sometimes do, she sends them back out as dispassionately as 1. Write a cover letter. smaller, literary journals and contests that will read a little boy and a nun, told through the voice of the boy. He she pays her monthly bills. I think that a cover letter is a necessary introduction to your unpublished authors. You can find editorial addresses for told me to read it. “I went to Catholic school too,” he said. I work. As fiction editor at the South Carolina Review, I sometimes journals publishing in America and Canada in the back of two went home, read his story, and started writing my own story You may ask, “Why go through this toil and conflict?” After received a manuscript without a cover letter. Though I knew well known anthologies: The Best American Short Stories and in the voice of one of those grade school girls. the sun rises and I turn off my computer, I go to my day job at why the manuscript was sent, I found myself feeling slighted The O’Henry Prize series. It is wise to visit websites of the Converse. Here is where a lot of the writing work pays off by the lack of professional courtesy, wondering, “So, who is magazines in order to get a feel for editorial biases and I remember sitting in my office the day after I turned the story because the active practice of writing lends an expertise that is this? And what do they want me to do with this story?” submission guidelines, and to find out whether they publish in for Jim’s workshop. A quick, dusky man from Louisiana, he natural and necessary to the process of teaching people how first-time authors. It’s also a good idea to subscribe to a trade always wore the same black cowboy boots, and I could hear to write. I am a very bad actress, and if I weren’t writing on a A cover letter should be brief and to the point. In the first magazine such as Poets and Writers. Trade magazines announce those boots squeaking down the hall long before he came regular basis, I couldn’t stand in front of my students and paragraph, thank the editor for considering your manuscript. contests and the arrival of new literary journals that may not through my doorway. He leaned across my desk and shook pretend to know what I was doing; I would have no experience If you know someone who knows the editor, it is fine to mention be listed in the back of the anthologies. my hand, saying, “Congratulations. You have honest-to-God to draw from, no examples to give them. In turn, being able to your contact’s name. This may assure that your submission talent. This story is the real thing.” Then, he turned abruptly— spend my days talking about matters of craft with students gets a solid reading. If you don’t have a contact, do not make 3. It is acceptable to simultaneously submit your work. he always knew what he wanted to tell you, and he never said who are excited and actively involved in it can be helpful to one up. I know people who have tried this in moments of That is, it is okay to send a single story out to three or four more than was necessary—and squeaked around the corner my own writing process. It also helps to find a teaching job desperation. Aside from being unethical, it doesn’t work. magazines at the same time as long as you tell the editors that to his own office. After the workshop, Jim encouraged me to that will take you to a faraway place. you have done so, and as long as you notify all the editors send the story to the AWP Intro Award contest. I recall In the second paragraph, list your awards and establish credit immediately when one of those journals accepts your work. wondering why he didn’t tell me what was wrong with my After the publication of “Venial Sins,” two years passed, and with the editor by naming your publications. Don’t clutter your Most journals take six to twelve months to respond to a story; I just knew there was something wrong that would keep then another three. During this time, I married a poet, joined letter with autobiographical details or the fact that one hundred submission, and if you were to send to only one place at a it from publication. Mysteriously, it won the contest and was the Peace Corps and was posted in a tiny Polish village called other magazines have rejected your manuscript. It is tempting time, you might publish a single short story every ten years. published in a literary journal called The Indiana Review. Pulawy, where my husband and I taught English to young local to try the old “getting to know you” tactic, especially if you The down side of simultaneous submissions is that when women in a teacher’s training college. I kept writing fiction, don’t have any credits to list, but biographical facts and pleas everybody does it, the market becomes glutted, causing the This early publishing experience was both a thrill and a curse but I didn’t send it out because I still didn’t feel like I knew for sympathy tend to be a turn off to busy editors. editors to respond even more slowly than before.

8 Focus on: THE FINE ARTS 9 Inaugural Young Writers’ Workshop Held at Converse The Converse Dance Program “I loved the nonfiction workshop. It was a great chance to see resources from our new BFA Converse College that my life stories didn’t have to be fiction. I could just write program in creative and Young down everything outright,” said Leah Massey (left) of Pittsboro, professional writing,” said Rick NC. Claire Beatty of Greenville, SC, discovered that Mulkey, Chair of the English Writers “You can write a good story without using so many Department and director of the Summer Aims High descriptive adjectives and run-on sentences.” workshop. “Our goal is to Brendan Nancarrow of Fort Worth, TX, was establish the workshop as one of Workshop particularly taken with the poetry workshop, the premiere summer programs noting, “The workshop really opened my eyes to a in the nation for high school students.” In the fall of 2001, the Converse dance program merged with and teach younger students about dance. They also went to new area of writing.” And Jessica Miller of the Theatre Department to create the Department of Theatre dance conventions and took classes from guest choreographers. Spartanburg “learned a lot about simple writing For information on the 2005 Young Writers’ Workshop, contact and Dance. The alignment paid off quickly as a dance minor Today, while continuing these traditions, Ensemble Leah Massey versus sophisticated writing.” Rick Mulkey at (864) 596-9099 or [email protected]. was offered in the fall of 2003, under the direction of Jennifer performances are held twice a year: an informal concert in the Spearman. Expanded technique classes are offered in modern fall, incorporating members of the Lawson Pre-College Dance These are just a few responses from the group of 13 high dance, jazz, ballet, and tap at the beginner, intermediate, and Program, and a formal concert in the spring. Both concerts school students who were selected to participate in the advanced levels. Courses in choreography have also been showcase a variety of dance techniques and the versatility of inaugural Converse College Young Writers’ Workshop added to the curriculum. students’ talents. The concerts also serve to feature from June 13–18. The workshop is open to high school choreography from senior members of the ensemble, alumnae, students throughout the nation and is taught by The number of students who want to continue their study of local teachers, and professionals. Auditions for the Ensemble Converse English faculty and guest writers. It is geared dance or try dance for the first time is steadily growing. Plans are held twice a year and give new and returning students a toward a range of interests and designed for writers of for the future include the establishment of a touring company chance to be part of the company all levels and genres. The residential program helps that would be active during the January Term performing for participants sharpen their writing skills through daily local elementary, middle, and high schools. Plans also include The dance program is also beginning to produce alumnae who critique sessions, writing workshops, craft discussions, the production of two formal dance concerts a year-one that are sharing their talents with others: Breanna Plount ’03 teaches panels, and readings. features faculty choreography and one that features student at local studios and with the Lawson Pre-College Program, and choreography. Claire Fisher ’04 will be a guest choreographer for our 2004- “The workshop is a natural fit because we can utilize 2005 Dance Ensemble Concert. The Dance Ensemble has grown as well. Originally formed as a student organization funded through the Student Government Association, the Ensemble produced an annual South Carolina’s Only BFA in Creative and Professional Writing concert and visited local schools to share the members’ talents

Converse College is now offering the state’s only Bachelor of have attained national critical acclaim for their work as Fine Arts (BFA) degree in creative and professional writing. professional writers of poetry and fiction, including Poet The curriculum is designed to prepare students for careers as Laureate of Vermont Ellen Bryant Voigt ’64 who was a finalist professional writers or for other literary professions such as for the National Book Award, and Julia Mood Peterkin 1897, public relations, journalism, publishing, law (for increased the only South Carolinian to win the Pulitzer Prize. Recent ability to analyze and critique), and editing. Converse students have been honored with distinguished national awards such as The Bucknell Fellowship for Younger “In many ways, this BFA program is a natural progression of Poets, The Stony Brook Short Fiction Prize, and the Hub City the English major,” said Richard Mulkey, Associate Professor Writing Awards. Recent graduates have continued their writing of English. “According to information released by the US studies at some of our nation’s finest graduate writing Department of Labor, employment for writers and editors is programs including Brown University, Emerson College, the expected to increase by 21-35% through the year 2010.” University of Pittsburgh, and the University of Massachusetts.

Participating students receive training from distinguished The Converse English Department offers the Coker Visiting visiting writers as well as the award-winning permanent Writers Series, which provides opportunities for Converse writing faculty already at Converse. Major requirements students to interact with writers and scholars from a variety of include 27 hours in writing, 12 hours in literature, and three genres. The Self Distinguished Writer-in-Residence program hours in an additional field of art such as theatre, playwriting, brings a visiting writer to serve on the faculty during January or graphic design. Term to teach a course that combines weekly individual tutorials with a series of master class workshops. Converse also has Converse’s vibrant history of developing writers positions the study/travel programs designed to analyze international College well to seize upon the demand for creative and literature, and a student-edited literary magazine Concept, that professional writing degree programs. Converse graduates publishes original poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and art.

10 Focus on: THE FINE ARTS 11 What struck me most about the entire event was not the applause or the renown of having just performed in front of a Photo and publicity poster from the 2004 live audience, but the overwhelming sense of accomplishment. Theatre/Converse production of Proof The weeks of rehearsal, the hours of work, and the incredible SUCCESS trust that had been built among everyone in the production— from the actors to the directors to the technicians and box office staff—finally came together to produce this performance. BEYOND That experience sparked a new journey that led me to become involved with theatrical productions across the country and their classmates who have accomplished eventually brought me to Converse College. But in all that time, such incredibly demanding jobs as regardless of how many shows I did, I still had the same feeling designing lights, scenery, or costumes. THE STAGE after each show—that I had accomplished something close to Students who thought they would never a miracle. make much of themselves in theatre BY STEVEN HUNT, because they were too stage-frightened ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF THEATRE There are many misperceptions about those who choose to study have suddenly blossomed when they theatre. One is that the only true success is to achieve the status discovered they had a great talent for stage of an award-winning Broadway or film star. I liken this limited management or directing. And playwriting view of theatre to saying that the only true mark of success for students have felt the deepest sense of pride I remember standing backstage at the end of the opening studying political science is to become the President of the United as they heard their words spoken for the night’s performance of a college production of Thornton States. As ludicrous as it may seem, I have found myself time first time by actors in front of an audience. Wilder’s Pulitzer Prize winning play, The Skin of Our Teeth. I and time again trying to change this assumption. The true was a young freshman standing to the side, somewhat stunned rewards of studying theatre are much more varied and much Perhaps most importantly, I have witnessed at what just happened. All around me were people who were richer than just becoming a “star.” I have been fortunate at every one of these students grow in their strangers only a few weeks before, and now were hugging and Converse to work with many talented, artistic, and motivated confidence, critical thinking abilities, celebrating like they were the best of old friends. Some of them students who have proved my point over and over again. leadership, teamwork, and communication had extensive acting credits while others, like me, had never skills. done this before. It was very foreign to me, yet I felt curiously During my fourteen years of teaching theatre to countless a part of it all. I experienced a profound feeling of self worth students at Converse, I have seen that same look in their eyes I remember a technical rehearsal for Theatre/ that seemed to come from the oddest of places—theatre—and that I had on my face just after my first production as a college Converse’s production of a fall musical. I was I felt that what had just occurred over the past two hours was freshman. I’ve seen theatre majors, minors, and those who chose the lighting designer. The demands for a minor miracle. to make theatre an integral part of some other study all benefit lighting any musical can be great but the greatly from their experiences. I have seen students gaze out in need for a competent board operator for this awe at an appreciative audience after acting a challenging role. show was even greater because the manual I have seen immense pride in the backstage crew after control board we had at the time was limited (above) Professor Steven Hunt in the sound and lighting booth of Hazel B. Abbott Theatre performing jobs the audience was never even aware of. I have in what it could do. In order to achieve the Steven Hunt has been involved with theatre companies—academic and Photo and publicity seen looks of terror in the eyes of student directors just before complicated lighting effects that the show professional—throughout the country. In addition to his responsibilities at poster from the 2003 the curtain rises on opening night, and then looks of “I did it!” called for, I would have to depend upon the Converse, he is a member of the Dramatists Guild of America, Inc., the Theatre/Converse production of The as they hear the audience wildly applaud afterwards. quick thinking and dexterity of a young Association of Theatre Movement Educators, the Southeastern Theatre Cherry Orchard freshman, Kelly Wuzzardo ’95. Kelly had Conference, the South Carolina Theatre Association, Scriptwriters of South I have seen students look with admiration and respect upon come to Converse to study deaf education, Carolina, and the Advisory Board for Estreno. In addition, he serves both as but also had an interest in theatre. I was in the South Carolina State Chair and as the Playwriting Chair for Region IV for the audience watching the rehearsal while the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival. Kelly was in the control booth. A headset allowed me to talk with her, but not see her. I wasn’t sure how We have had students who have gone on to become stars and far I could push demands on her, but I carefully asked more and we are very proud of them. But we’ve also had students who more. I will always remember the mixture of fear, excitement, have found satisfying theatre careers in such areas as design, and confidence in her voice as she struggled to execute complex directing, stage management, arts management, technical lighting cues. “Hold on a minute. I think... I can do this,” she theatre, and teaching. There are many others who have taken said. “If I just do this... and then this... just... ok... there!” the skills they gained from theatre and applied them to fields from librarian to lawyer, from chemist to choreographer, and Kelly did it and the show, in part because of her determination, from being a mother to working on a submarine. We hear was a huge success. Armed with the confidence she received time and time again that these graduates brought to their from this experience, Kelly ventured into other areas of theatre careers higher levels of self-esteem and confidence than they at Converse, becoming an actor, a director, a stage manager, might have had if they not been part of “the miracle” that we and a designer. She graduated with the highest GPA in her call theatre. class and with honors in theatre. By the way, don’t think that she gave up her interest in deaf education; her first professional I could go on and on with other stories of students who have job after graduating was with a nationally recognized theatre grown in many ways from a study of theatre. But don’t take for the deaf. my word for it. Just look around you.

12 Focus on: THE FINE ARTS 13 STILL STRIKING THE RIGHT NOTE Ann Ratterree Herlong ’51 Places 3rd in International Piano Competition

by Steven Brown of The Charlotte Observer photo by David Pellevin Mike Irvin photography,

It’s usually a put-down to call someone they said, ‘Third place, Ann Herlong,’ I informal, though. “I never had structured an amateur. If you check the dictionary, was just overcome.” lessons,” Ann said. “She would just sit though, you may get a surprise: It comes with me every night and help me. I used from the Latin word for a person who “I can’t tell you the feeling I had. It was to think, ‘Why can’t I have lessons like all does something out of love. Many of us indescribable... Besides getting married my friends do?’ And now I think, ‘My may have lost track of that. But Ann and having my children, it was the best goodness, look at what I got from her.’” Herlong is here to show us what it means. night of my life. I can’t think of anything that has been more exciting and When Ann was in high school, her Two years ago, she entered a competition meaningful to me.” mother entrusted her to a teacher at for amateur pianists, progressed no Winthrop for lessons. She moved on to further than the first round, and still Obviously, there’s a lot more to this than Converse College as a piano major, and described it as “a wonderful experience.” the $1,000 she got for third place and the before her senior year, her mother So she went back for more. $250 she won with J.S. Bach. escorted her to New York for the summer session at the Juilliard School. Learning From Mom Ann Herlong ’51 performs in the International Piano Competition for The contest—the International Piano Outstanding Amateurs in Fort Worth, TX. Competition for Outstanding Amateurs, Ann got her first tips about playing the Then she began to see how much music an offshoot of the famous Van Cliburn piano when she was small enough to sit can mean. Her mother, by then a widow, contest for pros—rolled around again at the keyboard on her mother’s lap. Her was diagnosed with cancer, and Ann put right for me except playing the piano.” contest, she jumped at the chance to again.’ They set it in Italy, then she had to earlier this month in Fort Worth, Texas, mother, a member of Winthrop off her last year of classes to stay home. apply. Her tape landed her a slot. Getting have it reset when we got back home. and Ann was back. She vied with 71 University’s Class of 1924, was an Piano lessons at Converse were the one “It was hard going back into it,” she knocked out after the first round didn’t But... she was determined, like she is with other pianists. This time, she lasted. accomplished-enough pianist that in her thing that continued. It was all aimed continued. But she lined up lessons with mar the experience. So when the biennial her music. We had a wonderful trip, and senior year she was picked to solo with toward Ann’s senior recital. a Winthrop teacher, who “really made competition rolled around again, she she came back and tended to her arm.” “When I was chosen for the final six, I the Minneapolis Symphony when it me believe that I could play the piano gave it another try. Georgia added, “She’s up and running thought, ‘It can’t get any better than came through Rock Hill on tour. She “From the doctor’s diagnosis, she wasn’t again.” She started performing at the again. I wish I could keep up with her.” this,’” she said. But it could. married and set up shop teaching piano. supposed to live past Christmas,” Ann school occasionally. Even while tending “I was just so thrilled to be a part of that recalled. “But my recital was in March. to her family, she squeezed in up to four week” in 2002, she said. “When I was When Ann got to Fort Worth this time, When she was called onstage at the “A lot of people in Rock Hill—even if She made it to the recital in an ambulance hours a day of practice when a concert accepted this time, I thought it was going being on familiar territory helped her awards ceremony to collect the prize for they didn’t go into music—learned an on a stretcher in March—and died two was coming up. to be wonderful to spend another week feel more comfortable than in 2002. “We the best performance of a Baroque piece, appreciation of classical music because weeks later. She lived for my senior like that with these musicians.” were all there for the same reason-the “I was elated,” Ann said. Then, “As soon of her,” Ann said. recital,” Ann said. “I’ll always think that.” “I would just get up early in the love of music and piano playing. You as I sat down,” she continued, “they morning,” Ann said. “That’s what I still That took preparation, including months didn’t have the feeling of competing. started announcing the winners. And Her only child certainly did. It was all The Long Road Back do. I do all my concentrated practice in of practicing four to five hours a day. It However, I guess we were. Ann went back to Converse to finish her the morning.” tested her resolve. Ann Herlong ’51 receives degree. But she put aside her plan to “I became inspired by hearing the her award from Richard spend another summer at Juilliard. Now her children are grown. They enjoy “She had a recital here in Rock Hill back musicians and getting good comments Rodzinki, President of the Instead, she got married. When she began music, but none of them has made a career in October that didn’t go so well for her,” from people,” Ann said. “I really feel like Van Cliburn Foundation. to have children, Ann recalled, “I more of it. Asked whether her four grandchildren said Ann’s youngest child, Sally my playing got better. It was a good or less dropped the piano.” have taken an interest in music, Ann Herlong. “She even felt like that must feeling. It really was.” practically wails out, “Nooooo!” have been the end of the road for her For a decade or so, she concentrated on performing days. Well, she picked Good enough that Ann is already her five children. Some of them showed But music is still her standby. During the herself back up and gave the Van thinking about next time. The contest’s musical talent, Ann said, and unlike her long illness that took her husband’s life Cliburn competition a chance.” rules forbid the first-place winner to mother—but like many musicians—she several years ago, she continued to return. But anyone else can. sent them to others for lessons. When the practice and perform. “It was a lifesaver,” Another daughter, Georgia Howey, smallest started school, she began to have she said. “It was wonderful therapy. It thought back to an earlier challenge. On “I can’t wait to start on some new a little time on her hands during the day. really helped me get through.” a trip to Italy a few years ago, Ann tripped material,” Ann said. “I’m looking on a cobblestone within hours of arriving. forward to that. I’ve got to sort through “I didn’t play tennis. I didn’t play golf. I When her present-day teacher at things and decide what I’m going to do didn’t like bridge. I tried that. I tried Winthrop, Eugene Barban, told her “She broke her wrist,” Georgia said. “I next. I’m going to start right away. I want everything,” Ann said. “Nothing was about the 2002 edition of the amateur thought at that time, ‘She’ll never perform to get back to the piano.”

14 15 Mike Irvin photography, photo by David Pellevin Mike Irvin photography, Focus on: THE FINE ARTS EDITOR’S NOTE: Students of the Petrie School of Music have a rich history of winning competitions at the state, regional, and national levels. Sri Lanka native Behind the Scenes at the Tharanga Goonetilleke ’05 is included in the current group of outstanding Petrie singers, and takes us on a behind-the-scenes look at her preparation for the Metropolitan Metropolitan Opera South Carolina District Auditions held in November 2003. She was one of three winners to advance to the regional competition in Atlanta Opera Auditions and was also voted Audience Favorite. by Tharanga Goonetilleke ’05

Metropolitan Opera auditions are held and over until I had made some progress. mattered to me from that moment. annually and to be eligible to compete That does not mean that I saw progress one must be a resident or a student in every day. Progress was simply my goal. As always, I had a grand time on stage. It the state of the competition. Although I was wonderful, and I was able to tell that am not a citizen or a resident of the US, I Listening to recordings helped me to the audience was giving me all of their was eligible to enter because of my find what I was doing differently in each attention and having a good time with studies at Converse. It was with the of the arias. But I knew that I needed to me. When I sense the audience enjoying encouragement of my instructor, Dr. stick to my own style and not change the what I sing, I automatically feel more Beverly Hay (Daniel Professor of Voice), vocal color that I own. Dr. Hay always energized, almost as if I draw energy that I applied. Her belief in me gave me guided me to preserve my own vocal from those around me. confidence and determination. characteristics and still get the best out of my voice to suit each of the arias. When the first aria ended, I was no longer According to the requirements, I had to nervous; in fact I was ready to sing more. prepare five operatic arias with The competition was held at the School of At the judges’ request, I sang “The Jewel contrasting style and language. Since I Music of the University of South Carolina Song,” an aria that is very different in was already familiar with a mood and style, but I did my best number of arias because of my y heart was pounding fast, and I to get into character in a moment’s experience with the Converse “M notice. I knew that I could not have Opera Theatre, Dr. Hay and I had took deep breaths to calm myself. done any better. It was a great a variety of arias from which I As usual I prayed constantly asking feeling, and most of all I was could choose. After much thought God for strength.” relieved that the long-awaited and discussion, we decided upon audition had just come to an end. “Chi bel sogno di Doretta” from Puccini’s in Columbia. Dr. Charles Fugo, who is one La Rondine, “Ach! Ich fuls” from Mozart’s of the finest accompanists I have ever After a long wait we were all called on The Magic Flute, “Si, mi chiamano Mimi” worked with, was assigned to me. stage for the winners to be announced. from Puccini’s La Boheme, “The Trees on Everyone was dressed formally and was To my astonishment, I was judged a the Mountain” from Susanna by Floyd, looking their best. I could sense the tension winner at the state level, which meant and “The Jewel Song” from Faust by and the nervousness of those around me moving on to the regional auditions in Gounod. Although I already knew the and in myself. My heart was pounding Atlanta. There was much applause and music and the context in which each of fast, and I took deep breaths to calm cheering, and I was extremely these arias is sung, I realized that there myself. As usual I prayed constantly overjoyed and impatient to break the was much more to be done. I firmly asking God for strength. good news to my parents halfway believe that one can never perform a piece around the world in Sri Lanka. But of music to perfection because there will When I walked on stage, I heard some before that, to add to my surprise I was never be a moment one can say that it applause followed by pin-drop silence. also named the audience’s favorite. I needs no more improvement. Dr. Fugo was at the piano waiting for me had never felt better. It was a wonderful to signal him to begin the introduction to experience of joy and learning. I could I practiced for about an hour and a half per the first aria. After taking a deep breath, tell that everyone on that stage was a day. During practice, I did not sing a full he began to play. I got in the mood for winner as I looked at them. They were aria, but rather the sections that I felt needed “Chi bel sogno di Doretta” and I burst all happy for me, and I thanked God the most improvement. I sang these over into song. As I expected, nothing else for that moment.

16 Focus on: THE FINE ARTS 17 Award Winners from top: Mary Mildred Sullivan Award winners Ellen Rutter (left) and Jane Marion ’04. Converse presents two Mary Mildred Sullivan Awards—one to a community leader and one to a student—who have demonstrated exemplary citizenship. Katharine Claire Fisher ’04 (left), earned the Pi Kappa Lambda Breaking the Mold: Award for achieving the highest academic record in the Petrie School of Music. Amanda Catherine Cartwright ’04 (right) was awarded the Elford C. Morgan Award, for achieving the Converse2004 highest academic record in the College of Arts and Sciences. Class of 2004 Leaves Susan Tekulve, Assistant Professor of English, was presented with the Kathryne Amelia Brown Award which recognizes a Commencement faculty member who has excelled in the classroom. $20,000 Legacy

On May 22nd, Converse conferred 145 degrees Graduates Ask Alumnae for Support during the College’s 112th Commencement exercises. In her address to the Class of 2004, As the Class of 2004 celebrated their graduation Pat Mitchell, President and Chief Executive and set out from Converse to make their way in Officer of Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), the world, they left behind an amazing legacy urged the graduates to look beyond their own and a challenge for other alumnae. dreams. “I am suggesting, with a passionate conviction of belief, that you and all other The class has committed more than $20,000 to young women like you graduating from fine Converse through their senior class gift, their institutions of learning like Converse, are the senior $18.89 gifts, their Young Alumnae caretakers, the dream-makers, the designers pledges, and a matching gift provided by and shapers of a better world, one in which an anonymous donor to inspire their power is not defined by one gender, one party, giving. They, in turn, have extended a one form of government, but is defined by how challenge to other alumnae: many ways that power creates opportunities for all,” she said. For every $5 given Clockwise from right: The traditional forming of the lines for by June 30, 2005, faculty members; Commencement speaker Pat Mitchell (left), for the re-carpeting of President Nancy Oliver Gray, and Susu Phifer Johnson ’65 before leading faculty and graduates into Twichell Auditorium; Graduates Mickel Library, celebrate following Commencement; Dr. Joe P. Dunn (center) gives the Class of 2004 will give $1. a farewell hug to the Poston twins, Erin (left) and Rebecca.

The Class of 2004 is hoping to raise a minimum of $10,000 for the Mickel Library project. These new graduates ask you to join in giving back to Converse in this special way. Your gift will help the College and improve the Library surroundings, inspire others to give back, and improve alumnae participation. Your support will also serve as a tribute to this remarkable class of young women who are giving so generously to Converse. CLUBEVENTS CLUBEVENTS Send your gift to: February 18, 2004 March 11, 2004 Converse College Office of Development Rock Hill, SC Raleigh, NC Attn: Class of 2004 Mickel Library Challenge Grazier Connors Rhea Ward and Charlotte 580 East Main Street ’74 hosted a wine and Smith Purrington ’69 Spartanburg, SC 29302 cheese party for alumnae hosted a cocktail party in in her home in the Rock their home for alumnae Hill area. in the Raleigh area. (above) Rachel Jones, Senior Class President, presents (l to r) Heather Patchett (l to r) Ken Howard, President Nancy Gray with a carpet square just after announcing the Class of 2004 Challenge during (VP for Institutional Martha Beach Howard ’80, Commencement. Advancement), Diane Charlotte Smith Purring- Ansley (Director of ton ’69, Ward Purrington, Planned Giving), and and Julia Jones Daniels ’53 Grazier Connors Rhea ’74

18 19 Carlos Moseley Receives Dexter Edgar Longtime Friendship Inspires Travel

NEWS Converse Award; Music Series Renamed Fund for English Students Converse celebrated the service Because of a friendship formed among conversation when of Spartanburg resident Carlos three Princeton University alumni in the we see each other.” Moseley by presenting him with late 1950s, Converse College English the Dexter Edgar Converse students will have greater opportunity The commitment to Award—the college’s highest to travel abroad. a travel fund reflects honor—during the annual a love for journey

CONVERSE Thousand Thanks Donor Gala. James Wickenden of Princeton, NJ, and felt by all three men. In addition, the Friends of the John Clark of Palo Alto, CA, recently “Each of us had an Petrie School of Music Chamber established the Charles Morgan individual love for Music Series was renamed the Endowed Travel Fund at Converse as a travel to begin Moseley Chamber Music Series surprise way of honoring the man with with,” said Morgan. in his honor. whom they have been friends since their “And throughout halcyon days at Princeton. Morgan is the years, we’ve “We are extremely fortunate to Associate Professor of English at traveled together have had Carlos’ support over Converse. whenever possible. the years and it is a pleasure to But our first trip Charlie and Paula (third from left) Morgan pose with friends just after the surprise announcement of the scholarship in Charlie’s honor. honor him with the Dexter “John and I were inspired by Charlie’s together with our Edgar Converse Award,” said extraordinary service to Converse,” spouses was a 1999 trip to Italy. We had Gifts may be made in honor of Charlie President Nancy Gray. explained Wickenden, founder and such a good time; we would rotate as Morgan by sending them to the attention “Naming the Friends series for President of Wickenden Associates, a tour guide for the group as we explored of the Charles Morgan Endowed Travel Carlos is a beautiful way to Carlos Moseley listens to his introduction as the Dexter Edgar Converse award recipient. consulting firm for independent schools different parts of the country.” Fund, Converse College, 580 East Main unite his life’s work and his throughout the country. “He’s been a Street, Spartanburg SC 29302. service to Converse permanently.” Chamber Music Series season will be held Philharmonic–Symphony Society of member of the faculty since 1965—a Morgan, who has been a regular on September 27 in celebration of New York, Inc. in 2001. commitment that’s very rare in the faculty participant of the Converse Moseley helped to found the Friends of Moseley’s 90th birthday. It will feature the world of higher education—and the London Term, feels that English the School of Music Chamber Music Beaux Arts Trio, who will open their 50th Moseley served on the Converse College student feedback he’s had throughout students in particular can benefit Series in 1983. Members provide anniversary tour that night at Converse. Board of Trustees from 1981–1995 and that time has been extraordinary.” greatly by studying abroad. “I think Converse to funding for student performances and is now a Life Trustee. He has helped that travel by definition is tours, student chamber music and music Moseley enjoyed a celebrated career as secure support for Converse from Morgan, a Spartanburg native, says that education,” he said. “For English Offer Music scholarships while enjoying three black- President and Chairman of the Board of numerous foundations, and his personal the three had little in common when they students in particular, travel is tie concerts featuring internationally the New York Philharmonic. He initiated gifts have impacted the Converse first met. “At the time, Princeton was an invaluable. For example, we read so Therapy Degree renowned musicians each season. New York’s free Concerts in the Park Annual Fund, Mickel Library, Friends of all-male institution. And like most many books that are set in England. Moseley’s professional contacts and series in 1965, and the Carlos Moseley the Petrie School of Music, and the colleges, roommates were assigned to one Hampton Court Palace is an knowledge of the music business were Music Pavilion is used by the New York Lawson Pre-College Series. In 1970, another. John, Jim, and I came from totally extraordinary place, but a reader may The Upstate’s first music therapy key resources that helped not only Philharmonic and Metropolitan Opera Carlos served as the keynote speaker different backgrounds but we all became think of it as just a setting. If you degree program will be offered through attract top performers such as Yo Yo Ma, today to bring free concerts and operas and was honored with an honorary very close. I realize it sounds cliché, but actually visit the site, you see it in an the Petrie School of Music beginning in Charles Wadsworth, and Marilyn Horne to the residents of the city. Moseley was degree during the dedication ceremony our relationship is very easy; it’s as if we entirely different light and are able to 2005. Converse is partnering with to Converse, but also arrange for fees named an Honorary Member of The of the Blackman Music Building. can pick right up in the middle of appreciate it so much more.” Spartanburg Regional Health Services which made that caliber of artists Foundation to provide the program. affordable for the college. The four-year degree will combine music theory, history, and performance “Carlos is a great musician who is revered CLUBEVENTS CLUBEVENTS courses with psychology, education, for his contributions to music both in his March 17, 2004 March 18, 2004 and clinical work. hometown of Spartanburg and also around Winston-Salem, NC Greensboro, NC the world,” said Joseph Hopkins, Dean of “Music is often used as a portal for Roane and Ann Joyner Perry and Polly Butler communication in therapy,” said Joseph the Petrie School of Music. “It was his Cross ’70 hosted a Cornelius ’91 hosted a

vision in recognizing the value of chamber cocktail party for wine and cheese party in Hopkins, Dean of the Petrie School of NEWS music and the love that Spartanburg has Converse alumnae in their home. Music. “When combined with standard for great music that initiated the success their home. medical practices, music therapy can (l to r) Jackie Mapp Farlow improve a patient’s overall well-being of the Friends Series. He has been a Roane and Ann Joyner ’58, Susan Powell Davis and mood. Individuals with just about constant source of inspiration and support Cross ’70 ’01, Polly Butler Cornelius for those who sought the best in music at ’91, Carrie Tucker ’03, any condition—AIDS, cancer, acute and Converse College.” Diane Shope, Janice Mack chronic pain, brain injuries, and ’70, Anna Shope, and Alzheimer’s Disease—have benefited

The first concert of the 2004–05 Moseley Melissa Daves Jolly ’69 from music therapy.” CONVERSE 20 21 Mathews Chosen for Spirit of McCoy Converse Unveils First Statue Depicting

NEWS Converse Upon Retirement Recognized Accomplished American Women At the end of the 2003-04 academic year, Mathews is one of only a handful of presidents, and chief executives of Dr. Spencer Mathews retired from the people to score a victory over the for Faculty several major corporations. His Converse faculty after 37 years of world renowned chess player Bobby sculpture “Exuberance” is on display in service. During the annual faculty/staff Fischer. Dr. Mathews also won the Excellence Spartanburg’s Barnet Park. luncheon, the Associate Professor of South Carolina state championship in Psychology was presented with the 1969 and continues to be one of the Dr. Monica McCoy, Associate Professor Elliot Offner, who is advising in the

CONVERSE Spirit of Converse Award. Each year a highest rated players in the state. In of Psychology and Chair of the selection of the artists for the project, is recipient is nominated and selected by 1989, he was instrumental in bringing Psychology Department, was presented sculpting the likeness of Maria Mitchell, his peers, making it one of the most the US Women’s International Chess with the 2004 O’Herron Award for which will be installed in September. coveted awards for college employees. Championship to the campus of Faculty Excellence. The award provides Offner is past president of the National Converse College. McCoy with a monetary stipend in Sculpture Society and has works in A native of Norfolk, VA, Dr. Mathews addition to her salary for the remainder numerous public collections, including earned his BA, MA and of her tenure at Converse. Established the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture PhD in experimental by the O’Herron Family Foundation, it Garden, the Brooklyn Museum, and the psychology from the is given annually to a faculty member Museum of Fine Arts in Springfield, MA. University of Virginia. who demonstrates exceptional teaching Since joining the Converse effectiveness, creativity, mentoring and The statue of Emily Dickinson will be psychology faculty in 1967, advising, involvement in student- completed by Jane DeDecker, who has Dr. Mathews has served as related activities, and achievement in sculpted over 50 life-size bronze works for Chair of the Psychology research and publication. public and private collections nationwide. Department (1972-98), Athletic Director (1983-91), Students praised McCoy in their Mary Cassatt (1844-1926) is considered to Academic Advisor, and as evaluations with comments such as On April 24, a statue of American-born inspire our students to greatness,” said be one of the most important American a member of the Faculty- “you are the kind of teacher I want to artist Mary Cassatt by renowned sculptor President Nancy Gray. “We hope artists of her time. Born in Pittsburgh, PA, Administration Advisory be” and “your course was the best Richard McDermott Miller was unveiled students will look at the statues as they she settled in Paris, France, in 1866. The Committee and the course I have ever had at Converse.” at the Milliken Fine Arts Building. The walk around the campus and think to only American to exhibit with the French Graduate Fellowships statue is the first in a series of five themselves, ‘I can be a great artist like impressionists, she was awarded the Committee. Dr. McCoy was awarded the Kathryne figurative works depicting prominent Mary Cassatt, a skillful scientist like French Legion of Honor in 1904. She also Amelia Brown Award in 1999 and women in American history. They will be Maria Mitchell, or an accomplished made an important contribution to the Although trained in represented Converse as nominee for the permanently displayed around the writer like Emily Dickinson.’” history of printmaking with an innovative classical experimental Governor’s Professor of the Year in 2000. campus. Poet Emily Dickinson and technique that combined etching and psychology, Dr. Mathews’s Her publication record, as well as astronomer Maria Mitchell have been The statues are being created by some engraving. Cassatt was a strong advocate interest gravitated to the numerous manuscripts in preparation or selected for two of the four remaining of the world’s most respected artists. for the emancipation of women. experimental analysis of review and conference presentations are sculptures, which are gifts to the college. Richard Miller’s commissions number behavior and to applied evidence of her scholarly vitality. in the hundreds and extend throughout (above left) Art students pose with the statue of Mary behavior analysis. In 1997, “The donor, who wishes to remain much of the world. They include Prince Cassatt; (below) 2003-04 Student Government Association President Jane Marion, an art history President Nancy Gray, Spencer Mathews, Monica he spent a sabbatical leave anonymous, hopes that the presence of Philip, the Queen Mother, two Speakers major, posed as Cassatt at the dedication and shared McCoy, and Jeff Barker (Vice President for Academic at UCLA studying early the women in these sculptures will of England’s House of Parliament, US insight into the artist’s life. Affairs and Dean of Arts & Sciences) intervention in autism. He initiated efforts in the Upstate to contribute more research data for the UCLA project, assembling teams CLUBEVENTS CLUBEVENTS of Converse students, graduates and March 25, 2004 April 2, 2004 volunteers to work with local autistic Greenville, SC Nashville, TN children. In six years, he has worked with Elise Wall Johnson ’71 Nashville alumnae met 15 children, most of whom were referred and Jill Rushforth Coker for lunch.

to him through services that help parents ’72 hosted a cocktail NEWS Row 1 (l to r) Dr. Richard seeking therapy for their children. party in the home of Gannaway, former history Greg and Elise Wall professor, and Mrs. Johnson. Dr. Mathews is a member of Phi Sigma Gannaway; Row 2 (l to r) and Sigma Ksi honorary societies and is (l to r) Katie McDonald Susan Ikerd, Shayna a past-president of the South Carolina ’05, Dr. Tom McDaniel, Goering Abrams ’91, Psychological Association. President Nancy Gray, Margaret Wallace Heard Elise Wall Johnson ’71, ’84, Mindy Thompson

An aficionado of chess and sailing, Dr. Professor Charlie Morgan, Orman ’71, and Louisa CONVERSE Jill Rushforth Coker ’72, Holstead Amis ’76 22 and Dr. Jeff Willis 23 “The Flight Patterns of Birds,” a short story Petrie Receives First Steinway Program Piano Faculty and Student by Susan Tekulve, Assistant Professor of English and Director of the Writing Center, was accepted by the Connecticut Review for

NEWS In 2003, the Petrie School of Music attic causing water to pour down publication next year. embarked upon a course to become the directly on the piano. At first, I tried Accomplishments 30th All Steinway School in the world, to cover the piano and bail the water, Dr. Melissa Walker received press coverage joining the likes of The Juilliard School, but finally sawed off the limb and in Tennessee and South Carolina for her new Yale, and Oberlin Conservatory. This covered the hole in the attic.” book, Country Women Cope with Hard Times. summer, Rella King ’60 became the first Faculty “Michelangelo’s St. Mathew,” and “Autumn The book is a collection of oral histories that person to donate a Steinway to the effort. Rella read the recent article in the Mac Boggs, Professor of Art, was invited to in the Blue Ridge” (Connecticut Review), focuses on rural women born between 1890 join artists from throughout the world in the “Devolution Theory” and “Field Theory” and 1940 in eastern Tennessee and western Bulletin about the Steinway program Biennale of Contemporary Art exhibit in (Talking River Review) and “Insomnia” (The South Carolina. Dr. Walker was also elected “This piano carries a lot of history,” said and decided she had found a

CONVERSE Florence, Italy. While there, he was Literary Review). Poetry East, a literary journal to the executive board of the Agricultural Rella. “It’s a Steinway Grand Model ‘M’, permanent home for the piano. “I interviewed by the BBC. He was also invited at DePaul University, will publish “American History Society, an international organization. and was made in 1928. My mother was paid to have it completely to exhibit in an international sculpture Love: Archeological Style” this fall. very serious about my piano lessons, and refurbished so that it looks and exhibition in Switzerland in 2005. Boggs has Students bought it for me in 1946 when I was seven sounds like new,” she said. “Because been appointed to the board of directors of Dr. Monica McCoy, Associate Professor of A research paper authored by Nisbet years old. For 10 years, she drove me 65 I don’t have children, it was the Johnny Lee Gray foundation. Psychology and Chair of the Psychology Honors student Jane Marion ’04 was Department, co-authored a research paper awarded the Margaret C. Watson Award for miles from our home in Manning (SC) to important for me to ensure that the Dr. Jeff Barker, Vice President for Academic titled “The Impact of Extralegal Factors the best undergraduate paper in SC history Columbia for weekly piano lessons.” piano would be taken care of when Affairs and Dean of the College of Arts and (Defendant Sex, Relationship to Victim) in from the Confederation of SC Local I’m gone. I know that it will be used Sciences, gave the keynote address at a Sexual Abuse Cases” with Nisbet Honors Historical Societies. Her work focused on In 1979, Rella brought the piano to her and treated properly at Converse. I conference on “Public Perception of the student Jennifer Gray ’05. McCoy will Matthew Irvine’s treatise about the rage of home on John’s Island, SC. “The piano had think my mother would be proud.” Applications of Genetic Technology,” at the present the paper at the biennial conference Yellow Fever in the South in 1817. a close call in 1989 when Hurricane Hugo University of Linköping, Sweden. After his of the American Psychology-Law Society in blew ashore,” she said. “I stayed in my A brass plaque will be attached to the Alia Lawson, founder of the Pre-College presentation, he continued his research at Scottsdale, Arizona. Casey Addis ’04 and Sarajane LoGuirato ’05 Program of Music and Dance, tries out the Petrie the University of Iceland and at deCODE were invited to take part in the Property and home during the storm just to protect the piano in memory of Rella’s mother, Rea School’s new Steinway just after its arrival. Genetics, in Reykjavík, Iceland. Barker also Teresa Prater, Associate Professor of Studio Environmental Research Center (PERC) Free piano. An oak tree limb came through the Hartwick King. published a review of Allan Gibbard’s book, Art and Chair of the Art and Design Market Environmentalism Seminar in How Then Should We Live? (Harvard Department, had several books in two Bozeman, Montana this summer. Students University Press, 2003), in Choice. national shows. Two of her books were from colleges throughout the country, juried into “An Open Book” at Gallery West, including Dartmouth, Princeton and Mary Helen Garrison Dalton ’46 Designs Dr. Joe P. Dunn, Charles A. Dana Professor Cuyahoga Community College in Auburn, applied for the 25 available slots. of History and Politics and Chair of the Cleveland, Ohio. She was also invited to History and Politics Department, participate in “Life By the Book,” an During the 2004 annual meeting of the SC Medallion for Converse President participated in the Council on International exhibition at the University of Virginia. Academy of Science, biology major Education Exchange International Faculty Gretchen Williams ’04 was named As part of her academic regalia, President An English and history major at Converse, Mary Helen Development Seminar in Amman, Jordan. “Two Lullabies,” a composition by Dr. Scott Outstanding Female Undergraduate Nancy Gray wore a new medallion and began experimenting with jewelry making in 1968. His fifth book, a historical narrative of his Robbins, Associate Professor and Chair of Science Student, won the Overall chain designed by Mary Helen Dalton “Irene Weston Croft (’38) invited me to an Atlanta mother titled A Good and Ordinary Life: A Music History, Theory, and Composition, Outstanding Student Presentation and was ’46 during Commencement exercises in jewelry making workshop she was participating in Memoir of the Rural Midwest, is being was premiered by the Meredith College awarded Best Paper in the field biology May. “The piece is gold and silver because she knew I very much enjoyed other types of published this summer by Southeast Chorale at the College Music Society’s Mid- section for her year-long research into Missouri State University Press. Atlantic Regional Conference in Raleigh, parasites in deer livers. plated,” said Mary Helen, “and is large art such as oil paintings,” recalled Mary Helen. “I liked NC. The Chorale also featured his lullabies enough by design so that audience jewelry making from the start. I worked primarily with Rick Mulkey, Associate Professor of English on their spring tour in Virginia and North Tharanga Goonetilleke ’05 and graduate members can have a clear view of it.” gold until the price went to $800 an ounce, then I began and Chair of the English Department, has Carolina. His work, “AbiyoyOboe”, for students Patricia Crisan, Brandi Icard, working mostly with silver.” had the following works accepted for oboe and electronic sounds was performed Jennifer Mazzell and Leigha Pace have Every other link of the chain is engraved publication: “Gravity,” and “Summer If It at the national conference of the Society of been selected to participate in the 2004 with the names of past Converse Mary Helen Garrison Dalton ’46 presented the new Converse Ends At All, Ends Here” (Poet Lore), Composers, Inc. in Oklahoma. Operafestival di Roma in Italy this summer. medallion to President Nancy Gray during Reunion Weekend 2004. presidents and their The festival includes three weeks of master classes, coaching, and opera rehearsals led years of service. by a distinguished faculty from throughout Cabochon amethyst CLUBEVENTS CLUBEVENTS the US and Italy. and cabochon citrine April 3, 2004 April 6, 2004 are heavily used to Knoxville, TN Roanoke, VA Converse music majors Keeley Causby ‘05, reflect the Converse Jean Loder ’07, Ashley Hoover Piatt ’06, and colors. Dr. Tara Sturdivant ’85 Roanoke alumnae met Hollis Roberts ’06 —known collectively as hosted a coffee in her for lunch at the the Pine Street String Quartet—were selected home. Shenandoah Club. in a juried competition to study with the “For three eight- Juilliard String Quartet at Queens (l to r) Donna Jaccard, (l to r) Diane Ansley, week periods, I University in Charlotte (NC) on April 17. spent one day per Cathy Raff ’87, Susan Howard Patillo, Elizabeth Hendershott, Christine Wilson Patillo ’49, Sara week on the Converse’s reputation for excelling in the Hendershott, and Tara Stonesifer Airheart ’49, Model Arab League program resulted in medallion,” Mary Sturdivant ’85 Nancy Weld Wise ’56, Casey Addis ’04 and Josie Fingerhut ’05 Helen explained. “I Margaret McGowan Rob- had to rent different studios that had the serving as invited guests of Modern Montessori ertson ’52, Joan Westaway High School in Amman, Jordan, to help

proper equipment to make such a piece.” ACCOMPLISHMENTS Alberti ’71, Laura Terry establish a Model Arab League program. Norris ’53, Caroline Lemley 24 Hedrick ’69, and Melissa Daves Jolly ’69 25 Converse Reunion 2004 Journey of a Lifetime

Clockwise from top left: The Golden Club; Alumnae Recital participants; Alumnae register for Reunion 2004; Classmates greet each other on the steps of Wilson Hall; The Class of 1979 at the All-Class Cocktail Party; The Golden Club Luncheon.

DISTINGUISHED ALUMNA AWARD CAREER ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSIC AWARD Katherine Stallings Dunlap ’29 Liselotte Martha Schmidt ’54

More than 500 alumnae and their guests returned to Converse for Reunion 2004. New events this year included mini- classes taught by Converse professors, a silent auction to benefit the Athletic Department, a book signing by professors, dedications of the newly renovated Belk Residence Hall and the MAE KILGO SPIRIT AWARD CONVERSE 100 AWARD Mary Cassatt statue, and special Frances Earle Halford Sanders ’49 Lib Harper Hopkins ’49 reunions for former members of Crescent and participants in London Term. In addition, the weekend’s events included a luncheon for the Golden Club, the All-Class Cocktail Buffet, class meetings, an All-Class Assembly and Memorial Service in Twichell Auditorium, the Awards Luncheon, the alumnae recital—all culminating in individual class dinners on Saturday COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD CONVERSE 100 AWARD night. During the Alumnae Day Margaret Jackson Bundy ’54 Palmer Davison Ball ’84 Luncheon, the 2004 alumnae Achievement Awards were presented (recipients are pictured at left).

CAREER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD STAR AWARD Hannah Stewart-Gambino ’79 Ashley Dover Sorrow ’94

26 27 (This form is available online at www.converse.edu) SCHOOL OF MUSIC Dear Fellow Alumnae, Refer a Student to Converse Come Travel With Us! ALUMNI REUNION Name of student

NEWS January 28-29, 2005 ______Voyage on the Queen Mary 2 Ticonderoga, then bask in the glory of Two special events brought me back to the Street Address ______June 26 - July 2, 2005 your beautiful surroundings in the FRIDAY Converse campus this spring. The first was Berkshire Mountains. Enjoy a visit to the La Boheme, 8:00 pm, Twichell Auditorium our Alumnae Reunion Weekend, which was City ______No doubt you have famed Norman Rockwell Museum and attended by approximately 340 alumnae. With State ______Zip Code ______SATURDAY heard about this new Old Sturbridge Village, a living museum Alumni recital, masterclass, and informal their guests, along with the faculty and staff, Telephone ______luxury ocean liner! of a 19th-century New England town. time with classmates and faculty followed there were more than 500 people in Name of high school Furman University attendance! The weekend was a lovely affair, Contact Melissa Jolly, Director of Alumnae, at by lunch with Joe Hopkins, Dean of the ______ALUMNAE and Converse Col- Petrie School of Music with every detail attended to perfectly by your 864-596-9055 or [email protected] for Year of high school graduation ______lege have teamed up hard-working Alumnae Office staff. I hope that more information. Areas of interest ______to offer this once-in- A special invitation and registration those of you from classes that end in 0’s and a-lifetime trip for the materials will be mailed in the early fall. 5’s are making plans to attend your reunion ______summer of 2005. Sicily – The Cultural Season For more information, call the Alumnae on April 29-30, 2005. I promise you that it ______Office at 1-800-584-9098. Participants will fly December 3-12, 2005 will be a weekend you will thoroughly enjoy. Any relationship to Converse? to London and have the option of ______spending a few days sightseeing or Don’t Miss I also returned to Converse for the ______perhaps going to Wimbledon. They will Commencement Exercises in May. I was ______then go by train to Southampton to board Reunion 2005! fortunate to attend the Senior Candlelight Dinner, hosted by Nancy Bain Coté ’79. the Queen Mary 2 for a seven-day voyage We had a wonderful dinner, which was followed by an exciting announcement that Join the Converse Network to New York. Travelers will have the April 29-30 the Class of 2004 had raised gifts and pledges totaling $9,082 for the Converse option of remaining in New York for a Annual Fund over the next four years! In addition, the class has received a $9,082 Please check areas in which you are interested. few extra days to include the 4th of July! Golden Club, classes ending in matching gift from an anonymous donor and given $2,004 as a challenge class gift 0’s and 5’s, and the Class of 2004 for new carpet in Mickel Library. This class has really raised the bar for all alumnae _____ Alumnae Board The Queen Mary 2 is a perfect marriage with their tremendous show of support for Converse. I hope you will all join me in _____ Development/Fundraising of form and function. She is four city In 1787, the poet Goethe described responding to their generous challenge! Another delightful event that I attended _____ Class Representative blocks long, stands taller than the Statue Palermo as “the most beautiful was the Hats Off party following Baccalaureate. Elizabeth Blanchard Joyce ’89 _____ Converse Clubs of Liberty, and is a veritable city at sea. promontory in the world.” Cradled in a sponsored this event for our seniors and their families. As I always mention in my _____ Serve on an Alumnae Telephone Committee BE OUR message to you, if you have not returned to the Converse College campus recently, Cunard’s ocean liner boasts a wide bay, Sicily’s bustling capital, _____ Assist Admissions with Student Recruitment planetarium, the Canyon Ranch Palermo, is an extraordinary cultural please do so. It has never looked better! GUESTS _____ Provide an Internship Opportunity for SpaClub, virtual reality golf, shops, art crossroads and a living reflection of its rich gallery, cultural programs, ten history. Explore the island’s cultural riches Summer is the perfect time for high school students to look more closely at colleges, Current Students restaurants, and much more! from the ancient archeological site of the Converse-Wofford Couples at and I ask you to join the Converse Alumnae Recruitment Effort (CARE) by letting _____ Host Reception for Prospective Students Valley of Temples, to the Allied landing The Wofford Homecoming Converse know of young women who would benefit from attending our College _____ Attend a College Fair Contact Melissa Jolly, Director of Alumnae, at beaches; from medieval Cefalù to Street Party and by talking to these young women about Converse. Your referrals are key to _____ Call Prospective Students 864-596-9055 or [email protected] if charming Corleone; from beautiful Friday, October 15, 2004 • 8:30–11:30 pm admitting top-notch young women and building enrollment. you are interested in receiving a brochure. _____ Provide Contacts with Hiring Personnel Bagheria to the magnificent mosaics of The Converse College Hospitality Tent will Monreale. Dive into Sicilian culture and Have a wonderful and safe summer! be located at the corner of Alumnae Information Update Fall Foliage of the Northeast tradition with a hands-on lesson in W. Main Street and Magnolia Street. October 12-19, 2005 ceramics, antiques restoration, or cooking. Please include relevant dates and information in order For reservations: (800) 584-9098 or for your life event to be published. Please type or print Converse College and Wofford College are jointly all information. [email protected] Carroll Sibley Clancy ’71, Alumnae Association President planning this trip through AHI. Name (first, maiden, last) CLUBEVENTS CLUBEVENTS ______Class year ______April 6, 2004 April 29, 2004 Street Address ______Richmond, VA Gastonia/Shelby, NC City ______Ham and Dorn Ellison Gastonia and Shelby State ______Zip Code ______Scherer ’69 hosted a alumnae met for lunch cocktail buffet in their at 5 East Restaurant in Home phone ______NEWS Welcome to the glorious beauty of the home. Shelby. Work phone ______New England states just as the leaves are E-mail ______turning! Experience the historic sights of (l to r) Dorn Ellison (l to r) Adelaide Austell Scherer ’69, President Craver, Page Parsons Boston, the scenic back roads of Nancy Gray, and Ham Sherer ’71, Frankie Epps Vacation Address Vermont, and historical Saratoga Springs Scherer Patterson ’78, Lyn Farmer nestled in the Adirondack Mountains. Smeak ’78 (Gastonia Street Address ______You’ll journey north along the scenic Converse Club Chair), City ______shores of Lake George to Fort President Nancy Gray, State ______Zip Code ______ALUMNAE Carolyn Wilson Gaston 28 ’49, and Mary Sanders Parsons ’46 29 IN MEMORIAM Mary Stewart WINGO Knight ’32 on the April 4, 2004. Marriage Announcement Adele “Kitty” WESTON Steven ’21, March death of her son, Thomas M. Knight III, Becky HUCKS McKibben ’65 on the death Carol Connor ’72 (no engagements, please) 29, 2004. February 2, 2004. of her mother, Sarah JONES Hucks ’34, Ida BRABHAM Large ’24, September 6, 2003. Dorothy WARD Brown ’39 on the death of April 24, 2004. The Honorable Carol Conner lost her battle with Name (first, maiden, last) Rose HILDEBRAND Brown ’24, February 13, her sister, Kathryn WARD Robinson ’45, Louise LANE Caskey ’65 on the death of her breast cancer on February 20, 2004. Carol was the 2004. March 27, 2004. brother, Thomas W. Lane, Jr., March 12, 2004. ______first woman to serve on the South Carolina Circuit

EVENTS Louisa NORWOOD Haskell ’25, April 25, 2004. Cecile ROSENBERG Moise ’40 on the death Marion RIVERS Cato ’65 on the death of her Class Year ______Mary Belin BAILEY ’26, April 11, 2004. of her sister, Tavie ROSENBERG Guy ’51, mother, Margaret Middleton Rivers, Court, having been elected in 1988, following her Spouse’s Full Name Mary CUTTINO Snyder ’27, April 4, 2004. May 28, 2004. March 31, 2004. service as only the second woman on the family Frances WILLIAMS Arthur ’29, March 4, 2004. Frances FLYNN Mims ’42 on the death of her Jean F. STROMAN ’65 on the death of her court. She was elected as the first woman judge on ______

LIFE Margaret MOORE McCracken ’30, February sister, Edith FLYNN Butler ’40, February mother, Jean HARVEY Rhodes ’36, April the South Carolina Court of Appeals in 1993. Date of Marriage 3, 2004. 27, 2004. 22, 2004. Ruth KIMBROUGH Hilbert ’32, May 2003. Hazel LEWIS DePrycker ’43 on the death of Beth BREWER Franz ’67 on the death of her ______Isabel SIMS Willard ’32, March 29, 2004. her sister, Ann LEWIS Williams ’51, April father, Gene C. Brewer, April 24, 2004. The many honors and recognitions she received Nancy CULVERN ’33, February 4, 2004. 24, 2004. Jenny KIMBREL Bunn ’67 on the death of her include those from the South Carolina Women Sarah JONES Hucks ’34, April 24, 2004. Betsy Lee MCNAIR Holladay ’49 on the brother, C. Daniel Kimbrel, March 9, 2004. Birth/Adoption Announcement Emily PHILLIPS Weir ’34, April 29, 2004. death of her husband, W. Edward Kay WYATT Cheves ’67 on the death of her Lawyer’s Association, the Richland County (SC) (please circle) Percival LAIRD Slade Parrott ’35, April 14, Holladay, May 17, 2003. brother, Joseph E. “Gene” Wyatt, April 2, Bar Association, and the South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association. 2004. Charlotte POWE Bourne ’49 on the death of 2004. Mother’s Name (first, maiden, last) Anne PLEASANTS White ’35, April 1, 2004. her sister, Gary POWE Jarman ’55, May Nancy MCWHORTER Irwin ’68 on the death Carol was a volunteer mentor, educator, and friend to those battling cancer. She ______Corinne ELLISON Sylvan ’36, November 22, 17, 2004. of her father, William Boyd McWhorter, 2003. Susan POWE Huggins ’49 on the death of February 26, 2004. also was a member of the Community Advisory Board for the Nurturing Center Class Year ______Jean HARVEY Rhodes ’36, April 22, 2004. her sister, Gary POWE Jarman ’55, May Terry MARTIN Dempsey ’69 on the death of and the Council on Child Abuse and Neglect. Father’s Name Dosty BLACKMAN O’Herron ’38, March 26, 17, 2004. her husband, William Noel DEMPSEY ’69 2004. Sara OLIVER Henry ’50 on the death of her MAT, February 19, 2004. ______Janie STALLINGS Bryant ’38, March 24, 2004. husband, Everett Lawrence Henry, Patty O’HERRON Norman ’69 on the death Lynn HOLLADAY Bagley ’80 on the death Angela DEMPSEY Wells ’92 and Cathy Daughter’s/Son’s Name (first, middle, last) Ella BROWN Chesler ’39, June 7, 2003. February 24, 2004. of her mother, Dosty BLACKMAN of her father, W. Edward Holladay, May DEMPSEY Taylor ’94 on the death of their Rosa Caine POWELL Bacon ’39, March 4, 2004. Mariegene POWELL Lytton ’50 on the death O’Herron ’38, March 26, 2004. 17, 2003. father, William Noel DEMPSEY ’69 MAT, ______Louise EHRLICH Rownd ’40, December 25, of her sister, Rosa Caine POWELL Bacon Florence “Flo” Truberg ERICKSON ’70 MAT Teresa MILLER Thomas ’83 on the death of February 19, 2004. Birth Date ______2003. ’39, March 4, 2004. on the death of her husband, John Wallace her mother, Eunice Miller, May 16, 2003. Isabel WILLARD Peterson ’95 MEd on the Edith FLYNN Butler ’40, February 27, 2004. Page RYLAND Parker ’50 on the death of her Erickson, February 14, 2004. Erika NEBEL Arnold ’84 on the death of her death of her grandmother, Isabel SIMS Virginia MORGAN Amos ’43, May 7, 2004. husband, Milton H. Parker, May 7, 2004. Dianne KING Gossett ’70 on the death of her father, Rudolf Max Nebel, Lt. Col. USMC, Willard ’32, March 29, 2004. Career Change Blanche SMITH Butler ’44, March 2, 2004. Lillian LINDSAY Sachs ’53 on the death of her daughter, Joy Constance Gossett, February ret., May 28, 2003. Leigh EDMUNDS McLaurin ’96 on the death Kathryn WARD Robinson ’45, March 27, 2004. son, William F. Sachs, Jr., February 23, 2004. 26, 2004. Frances OXNER ’84 on the death of her of her grandmother, Jonnie Strawberry Title ______Frances GLASS Erwin Blair ’46, April 28, 2004. Helen CHAPMAN Rutledge ’54 on the death Mary NOYES Cook ’72 on the death of her grandmother, Frances WILLIAMS Arthur Brogdon, May 3, 2004. Barbara KIRTLEY ’46, February 15, 2004. of her son, Tom Rutledge, October 30, 2003. husband, Kenneth H. Cook, April 9, 2004. ’29, March 4, 2004. Charlotte D. SMITH ’96 on the death of her Company ______Jule Elizabeth “Betty” BYRD ’48, November Frances O. MCDANIEL ’54 on the death of Louise CONNOR ’74 on the death of her sister, Wallis CRUM Bond ’87 on the death of her grandmother, Helen Cain Davis, March 25, Street address ______5, 2003. her brother, E. M. McDaniel, Jr., January Carol CONNOR ’72, February 20, 2004. father, Wallace Elliott Crum, April 20, 2004. 2004. City ______State ______Melville NEILSON Dugins ’48, May 22, 2004. 21, 2004. Lane PRESTON Kimbrel ’74 on the death Wendy ROGERS Blackburn ’87 on the death Lucy Oliver HENRY ’97 EdS on the death of Josephine DUNLAP Galloway ’51, February Marjorie WILLIAMS Erich ’54 on the death of her husband, C. Daniel Kimbrel, March of her grandmother, Frances Rogers, April her father, Everett Lawrence Henry, Zip code ______Work phone ______28, 2004. of her granddaughter, Jaime Slaughter, 9, 2004. 6, 2004. February 24, 2004. Ann LEWIS Williams ’51, April 24, 2004. May 10, 2004. Louise ROWND ’74 on the death of her Elizabeth CAUTHEN McLean ’88 on the Hannah ROBERTS ’97 on the death of her Patricia RILEY Lanier ’51, March 1, 2004. Joan MADDEN ’59 on the death of her father, mother, Louise EHRLICH Rownd ’40, death of her stepfather, Richard G. Orr, father, Dale A. Roberts, April 29, 2004. Advanced Degree Tavie ROSENBERG Guy ’51, May 28, 2004. Frank H. Madden, March 27, 2004. December 25, 2003. January 22, 2004. Jennifer NOCKELS ’99 on the death of her Gary POWE Jarman ’55, May 17, 2004. Betty LAKE Orr ’61 on the death of her Paula CONNOR Sellars ’75 on the death of Carter WILLARD Smith ’88 on the death of grandmother, Ruth Warden, June 25, 2003. Degree earned ______Martha WILLIAMSON Backer ’55, husband, Richard G. Orr, January 22, 2004. her sister, Carol CONNOR ’72, February her grandmother, Isabel SIMS Willard ’32, Date awarded ______December 6, 2003. Irene PAGE Craig ’61 on the death of her 20, 2004. March 29, 2004. MARRIAGES William Noel DEMPSEY ’69 MAT, February husband, Charles B. Craig, March 12, 2004. Laura RANDLE Gainey ’77 on the death of Catherine Lake CAUTHEN ’89 on the death Sylvia CRAVER Gandy ’57 to Warren E. College/University ______19, 2004. Nonie STROMAN Baker ’61 on the death of her husband, Wesley F. Gainey, May 25, of her stepfather, Richard G. Orr, January Chandler, January 19, 2004. Carol CONNOR ’72, February 20, 2004. her mother, Jean HARVEY Rhodes ’36, 2004. 22, 2004. Perry TISON Kirven ’78 to Thomas G. Theresa SZAROWICZ ’98, April 21, 2004. April 22, 2004. Barbara Ann “Babi” SMITH ’77 on the death Shea HANNER Mayfield ’89 on the death of Wilson, February 7, 2004. Death Announcement Sarah ADDERTON Redd ’62 on the death of of her mother, Helena Bleecker Smith, her son, Edward Ellis Mayfield, March 10, Nancy Lynn ZUMSTEIN ’81 to Michael (attach additional sheet if necessary) SYMPATHY her husband, Carter Lee Redd, Jr., April 17, 2004. 2004. Becker, May 1, 2004. Katherine STALLINGS Dunlap ’29 on the February 13, 2004. Sherry Anne BLUMER Gettys ’78 on the Sarah Jane BEARDEN ’92 on the death of her Jody COLE ’84 to Katherine Ann Chase, Name of Deceased (first, maiden, last) death of her sister, Janie STALLINGS Betsy SNYDER Acken ’62 on the death of death of her daughter, Anne Scott Gettys, grandfather, James D. Bearden, Jr., April February 16, 2004. Bryant ’38, March 24, 2004. her mother, Mary CUTTINO Snyder ’27, April 17, 2004. 17, 2004. Anne MATTHEWS Caulfield ’87 to Emile ______Dailey, February 8, 2004. Class Year ______Date of Death ______Sandra HIDELL ’90 to Vince Pastorello, Place of Death ______CLUBEVENTS CLUBEVENTS December 6, 2003. Tracy LeAnn DOWELL ’92 to William Surviving Relative ______May 6, 2004 May 20, 2004 Thomas Huggins II, April 24, 2004. Address of Surviving Relative Norfolk, VA Senior Candlelight Khristian NIN ’92 to Daniel J. Arciola, Jr., Dinner September 20, 2003. ______Guy and Martha Paxton Brook LOWRY ’93 to John Galvin, January ______Beale ’49 hosted a wine Members of the Class of 2004. and cheese event in their 2004 were honored Elizabeth Baines FARMER ’96 to William home. guests at the Senior Andrew Wallace Lancaster, June 5, 2004. Mail or fax this form to: EVENTS Candlelight Dinner held Lesley JAMES ’96 to Jay Baker, April 24, 2004. Converse College Alumnae Office (l to r) Debra Griggs ’75, Margaret Earle PATTERSON ’97 to Gregory at the Piedmont Club 580 East Main Street Norfolk Converse Club Alan Hancock, February 7, 2004. through the generosity Spartanburg, SC 29302 Chair, and Martha Paxton Brittnee Yvette BENESCH ’99 to Jason Neal of Nancy Bain Coté ’79. LIFE Fax: 864-596-9735 Beale ’49 Sutherland, May 1, 2004. Ashley Elizabeth COTHRAN ’99 to William You can recommend a student by Stephen Wilkins, Jr., January 31, 2004. sending an E-mail to [email protected]. Carey Ann DANCHO ’99 to William DeShawn Merriweather III, March 5, 2004. 30 31 Dr. Dale Alexander Roberts John Wallace Erickson

Dr. Roberts died on April 29, 2004. Having taught from 1976–1997, he John Erickson died February 14, 2004. He was a graduate of the University was Assistant Professor Emeritus of Music Theory and Woodwinds in of Nebraska and the Eastman School of Music and did post-graduate the Petrie School of Music. studies at the Chicago Musical College.

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Dr. Roberts held degrees from Furman University, East Carolina After 34 years, Mr. Erickson retired from Converse College where he served University, and the University of Kentucky. For many years, he was first as Chair of the Piano Department and was named Charles E. Daniel

LIFE oboist with the Greater Spartanburg Philharmonic Orchestra. His life- Professor Emeritus of Piano. He continued to serve Converse as a recruiter. long hobby was steam locomotives of the Southern Railway. His He also taught at Newberry College and Cartharge College. He was a daughter, Hannah Roberts, is a 1996 alumna of Converse and a writer member of St. John’s Lutheran Church of Spartanburg, the Spartanburg for the Spartanburg Herald Journal. Lions Club, The Audubon Society, and the Men’s Garden Club.

Angela Denise GAINEY ’99 to Richard W. Cousar ’88. Nathaniel Crosby Johnson, November 11, Philip and Sara EDWARDS Wolter ’99. Lauren Marie MELE ’02, Master’s in Social Work, Coordinator, Mass Mutual Financial Eicher, Jr., April 30, 2004. Ashleigh Marie Burns, May 20, 2004, 2003, son of Edward and Alison NEDER Kaitlyn Adair Foil, March 5, 2004, daughter University of South Carolina, May 2004. Services, Mt. Pleasant, SC. Emily HARBIN ’99 to Robert Rinehart, May daughter of Brian and Carissa Johnson ’92. of Nathan and Erin RANDLE Foil ’99. Angela MURPHY ’98, Financial Services 16, 2004. MOSTELLER Burns ’88. Elizabeth McLean Merrill, April 1, 2004, Kayley Marie Barnard, February 9, 2004, CAREER CHANGES Representative, First Citizens Bank, Black Christina Dawn BAKER ’00 to Harold Dean Nicholas Watts Wildrick, December 12, 2003, daughter of Denver and Paige POOSER daughter of Jeremy and Tina Victoria HUNT Cox ’72, Director, Flight Mountain, NC. Reeves II, May 15, 2004. son of Edward and Cile CHAPPELL Merrill ’92. EDMONDSON Barnard ’00. Services Finance and Planning, Federal Holly SMITH Egan ’98, Account Executive, Meredith Elaine CHANDLER ’00 to Peter Wildrick ’89. Philip Thibault Stracke, December 31, 2003, Michael Tyler Cornwell, April 12, 2003, son Aviation Administration, Washington, DC. Moxley Carmichael, Knoxville, TN. Andrew Ross, April 12, 2004. Ann Riley Huber, December 2003, daughter son of Christian and Sutton BROWN of Wayne and Dee Dee HALL Cornwell ’01. Libby CUTTINO Tilson ’79, Choral Teacher, Emily KOON ’99, Writer/Editor, Habitat for Alexis Paige BUTLER ’01 to Christopher V. of Robbie and Elizabeth MCKEE Huber ’89. Stracke ’93. Bethany Kumari Everett, May 15, 2004, Providence Day School, Charlotte, NC. Humanity International, Americus, GA. McDowell, October 4, 2003. William Mixon Fowler, September 10, 2002, son Richard Jeremiah Walton, January 5, 2003, daughter of Nacasio and Nina WILLIAMS Susan SMITH Bare ’79, Associate Dean of Deanna FULTS ’00, Division Chief of Cassandra JEFFRIES ’01 to Brian Prine, May of Scott and Rena PRIDMORE Fowler ’89. adopted son of Lindsley and Nancy Everett ’01. Students, Salem College, Winston Salem, NC. Consumer Affairs, Alabama Attorney 16, 2004. Alexandra Lee Balcerzak, February 20, 2004, DIXON Walton ’93. Pamela WATSON Hill ’82, State Compensation General’s Office, Montgomery, AL. Jennifer Lee LUECK ’01 to David Brian daughter of Davis and Sheri STARNES Elizabeth Hamilton Nesbit, February 11, 2004, ADVANCED DEGREES Consultant, Commonwealth of Virginia, Pamela HOLLIDAY Moore ’01, School Anderson, April 10, 2004. Balcerzak ’90. daughter of Douglas and Amy Kristin Ann LACROSS ’98, Master’s in Richmond, VA. Counselor, Greenville County School Charity PERRY ’01 to Bryan Robert Titus, Charles Ross Fallaw, December 4, 2003, son of SUTHERLAND Nesbit ’93. Historic Preservation, Savannah College of William F. “Billy” FALLAW ’91 MMus, District, Greenville, SC. February 24, 2004. Patty and William F. FALLAW ’91 MMus. Allyson Rose Welmaker, March 31, 2004, Art and Design, May 2004. Director of Music and Arts, Buncombe Cassandra JEFFRIES ’01, Attorney, Vernis & Kristen Anne WOODWARD ’01 to Bhavesh Matthew Khotso Kabi, March 16, 2004, son of daughter of Jed and Bree BAZEMORE Emily KOON ’99, Master of Fine Arts in Street United Methodist Church, Bowling, Miami, FL. Dhirajlal Kapadia, May 8, 2004. Tsepo and Wendy JOLLEY-Kabi ’91. Welmaker ’94. Writing, Emerson College, May 2004. Greenville, SC. Kristen WOODWARD Kapadia ’01, Analyst, Rachel HUNT ’03 to Christian Donahue, May James Donald Heider, June 11, 2003, son of Alex Catherine McKenzie Little, March 25, 2004, Rebecca CRANDALL ’01, Juris Doctor, Khristian NIN-Arciola ’92, Dental Account US Navy, Naval Surface Warfare Center, 15, 2004. and Jacqueline CALDWELL Heider ’92. daughter of Craig and Cathy CANADY University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Consultant, Cigna Healthcare, Jersey City, NJ. Panama City, FL. Anna-Scott Bourassa, February 2, 2004, Little ’94. May 9, 2004. Lydia WOOD ’92, Human Resources Marion YATES ’01, Lead Clinical Staff, BIRTHS daughter of Scott and Jo-ne CLAXTON Richard Buckley Johnson, March 9, 2004, son Cassandra JEFFRIES ’01, Juris Doctor, St. Manager, BellSouth, Atlanta, GA. Crossroads Group Home, Greenville, SC. David Shand Estefano, February 10, 2004, Bourassa ’92. of Tommy and Hope DANIEL Johnson ’94. Thomas University School of Law, May 2004. Elizabeth A. STRICKLAND ’93, Director of Katie LANDON ’02, Director of Leadership, son of David Estefano and Marjorie Abigail Joy Williams, April 1, 2003, daughter Laura Davis Atkins, March 31, 2004, daughter Laura MACIAS ’02, Master’s in Music Youth Ministries, Grace United Methodist Service and New Student Programs, HEGGIE ’83. of Jeff and Beth DAVENPORT Williams ’92. of Kent and Ashley FREE Atkins ’94. Competition, Longy School of Music, May Church, Manassas, VA. Converse College, Spartanburg, SC. Sydney Miller Thomas, January 31, 2004, Charles Sullivan Fox Sterling, January 11, 2004, Marshall Williams Fleming, December 29, 2004. Debbie GARDNER Guilfoyle ’96, Social Jennifer BRADEY ’03, Grassroots Coordinator, daughter of Mark and Teresa MILLER son of Dan and Allison FOX Sterling ’92. 2003, son of Pearce and Catherine FULLER Worker, Greenville Group Home, Grassroots Division of National Rifle Thomas ’83. Sara Julia Bentz, February 23, 2004, daughter Fleming ’94. Department of Juvenile Justice, Association, Fairfax, VA. Jackson Paul Burden, March 13, 2004, son of of David and Joanna HILD Bentz ’92. Kai Ingram Wilson, January 17, 2004, son of TO MAKE A Greenville, SC. Mary CARLISLE ’03, Assistant Administrator, Richard and Andrea HOOVER Burden ’87. Isaiah Daniel Richardson, January 26, 2004, Drew and Maria INGRAM Wilson ’94. MEMORIAL OR TRIBUTE, Mary Ellen KASTELIC ’96, Project Manager, The Rock School West, West Chester, PA. Caroline Elizabeth Cousar, May 12, 2004, son of Alton and Detia MANGUM Laney Ames Voyles Plowden, March 23, 2004, Stop At Nothing, Jacksonville Beach, FL. Andrea EZELL ’03, Art teacher, Spartanburg daughter of Michael and Carrie DAVIS Richardson ’92. daughter of Stephen and Mary Ames please send the following information to: Alexandra GAVALAS ’98, Agency Marketing School District 2, Inman, SC. VOYLES Plowden ’94. The Converse Annual Fund Brianne Sprouse, October 2, 2003, daughter of 580 East Main Street, Spartanburg, SC 29302 Rodney and Michelle MARLER Sprouse ’95. or give online at www.converse.edu Judy Voss Jones Breanna Harris, January 13, 2004, daughter of Margaret Aston “Dosty” Ashley C. and Linda BURRELL Harris ’96. Former Art Professor Judy Voss Jones died May 9, 2004. An accomplished and Hugh McFaddin McLaurin V, February 20, Please inform: Blackman O’Herron ’38 celebrated visual artist with paintings in various Southeastern galleries and 2004, son of Hugh and Leigh EDMUNDS Name ______Ed and Dosty O’Herron collections, Judy’s last show was in the Hodges Taylor Gallery in Charlotte, NC. It McLaurin ’96. Dosty O’Herron died March 26, 2004. Her Address ______reflected her love of the natural world and its poetry. Judy also taught drawing and Jordan Christine White, March 14, 2004, family has been involved with Converse daughter of Paul and Dee Dee GARDNER painting on an adjunct basis at the University of Georgia for many years both in White ’96. College for more than a century. Her mother Athens, GA, and in Cortona, Italy. She Samuel Maine Stewart, April 3, 2004, son of That a gift has been made to Converse College: was a member of the Class of 1899, and her was an effective and popular teacher. Darrell and Ryan REVIS Stewart ’96. In memory of ______father, brother, and daughter have served on Blair Elizabeth Darby, February 13, 2004, daughter of Drury and Shannon SMITH In honor of ______the Board of Trustees. In 1970, Blackman Judy was a graduate of Reynolds Music Hall was named for her mother. Dosty Darby ’97. Occasion ______High School in Winston-Salem, NC, Laura Elizabeth Cervantez, May 17, 2004, served as a trustee from 1980-84 and was a and earned both a BFA and an MFA daughter of Michael and Autumn member of the Converse 100. EVENTS GORSUCH Cervantez ’98. By: from the University of Georgia. From Jason Leland Holliday, December 1, 2003, son 1976–1992 she taught art at Converse of Jason and Jennifer NEXSEN Holliday ’98. Contributor ______Dosty and her husband, Ed M. O’Herron Jr.,

College. She received the College’s Laura Bunton, March 2004, daughter of Jamie Address ______established a fund to help maintain Blackman LIFE first award for outstanding teaching and Jennifer ROBBINS Bunton ’98. Music Building and sponsor visiting performers and lecturers. They also established Jacob Riley Groome, March 16, 2004, son of Phone ______and became the Chair of the Art Kirk and Kimberly BRASHIER Groome ’99. the O’Herron Award for Faculty Excellence. In 1999, the couple was presented Department. Zachary Philip Wolter, March 23, 2004, son of with the Dexter Edgar Converse Award, the College’s highest honor. Enclosed is my gift of: $ ______32 Make checks payable to Converse College. 33 CLASS OF 1929 Matthews, NC, in March helping Harriet Representative: an apartment in Richmond, VA and enjoys her cousin while on her way from Concord, NC, to treatment Marguerite also met another Converse Next Reunion Glasgow White celebrate the 90th birthday of Mrs. Catherine Gant Powell five children and seven grands. Mary Pawleys Island, SC, by way of Kinston (yes, do alumna, Margaret Gordon ’89, who works in the Alumnae Weekend, 2005 her husband, Ed White-great fun and celebration! 122 Fairway Drive Crutchfield “Crutch” Macnab is enjoying her check your map!). How heartwarming once oncology department. In April Jim and I Representative: Washington, NC 27889, 252-975-6902 new home at Jefferson’s Ferry Assisted Living, again to hear Lalla Lee in her sweet, soft voice attended his 60th reunion at Duke of which he Mrs. Mary Hamilton Stephens CLASS OF 1943 Golden Club Class Fund Chair: on Long Island near New York. She has three calling Lalla “Lambie” throughout the meal and was the chairman. The reunion weekend was NOTES 1007 Riverside Boulevard Next Reunion Mrs. Ann Ratterree Herlong ’51 daughters, one in NYC, one in Port Jefferson, then to watch as P.C., who still plays golf and quite a success for all classes. Remember ours is Lumberton, NC 28358 Alumnae Weekend, 2005 Long Island, and one in Richmond, VA. She is tennis, bid us farewell, climbed jauntily into her coming up in 2006 so start thinking about it and Golden Club Class Fund Chair: Representative: 1944 CLASS PARTICIPATION still playing her old piano-she says the two of golf cart, and drove herself home, while Lalla making your plans. There is much to see with Mrs. Ann Ratterree Herlong ’51 Mrs. E. Paul (Anne Crooks) Smith GIVING AS OF 06/15/04 them are having a wonderful time. Busy exulted, “That’s so P.C.!” Those of you whom I all the improvements and additions on the 0% 100% 205 S. Hickory Street
















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Caroline Woods Peterson has four children, telephoned in April about the Annual Fund, Converse campus. In early June a young friend Congratulations to Katherine Stallings Summerville, SC 29483, 843-873-1846 LAST FISCAL YEAR: 48% three grands and two greats, keeps her huge thank you for your graciousness and cordiality. of mine gave me a surprise 80th birthday

CLASS Dunlap upon receiving the Distinguished Golden Club Class Fund Chair: yard herself (for the exercise!), and plays every You confirmed once more my opinion of the luncheon at Nieman-Marcus starting with Alumna Award during the festivities of Mrs. Ann Ratterree Herlong ’51 The glow from Alumnae Weekend at Converse week at assisted living facilities. We ain’t dead sterling caliber of Converse women. And for all champagne in the precious jewelry department Reunion Weekend 2004! We are so proud of has been long-lasting! Margaret Workman yet! The aura at Converse is so positive! Wilson of us, a gentle reminder: percentage of alumnae and progressing from there. My birthday is you and your accomplishments!! As for me I 1943 CLASS PARTICIPATION Hudson, Mary Dyches Kenney, Grace Martin Hall, fresh and inviting, is flanked by giving does count with foundations and actually in August but she was going to be away am thankful to still be able to live in my own GIVING AS OF 06/15/04 Phillips (and gallant husband Harry), and I handsomely furnished parlors. The students are benefactors. Quick convalescent notes: Terry at that time and thinks 80 is really important! 0% 100% home. I continue to enjoy my church and civic









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enjoyed the Friday evening party in the modern bright, polite, and confident. In President Nancy Updike Little had major heart surgery last year, Isn’t it great that we’re there or soon will be?! I club meetings as well as my investment club. LAST FISCAL YEAR: 46% sports facility. They, plus Bessie Rice Ball, had Gray we have a many-faceted true gem. an aortic valve replacement, but she sounds look forward to hearing news from you soon! I am also taking 3rd year Greek. attended the Golden Club luncheon earlier that Converse is worthy of interest and support. I great now. Helen O’Quinn Miles and her Thanks to Betsy Gilmore Milsteen for these class day. We four troupers were together again on was so proud! She is still “standing with open husband had his-and-her hip events. While CLASS OF 1947 CLASS OF 1933 notes. Mary Frances Morgan and I decided to Saturday for our class ‘confab’, picture taking, arms”! Send me any news and remember me, helping him recover from his surgery, Helen fell Next Reunion Next Reunion attend a few events of the Reunion Weekend all-class assembly, awards luncheon, afternoon as I remember each of you, with affection. Cacie and broke hers. A little too much togetherness, Alumnae Weekend, 2005 Alumnae Weekend, 2005 together. We visited the Class of 1944 during alumnae recital (right up to Converse standards) they agree. Martha Ludlam Thomson lifted an Representatives: Representative: their class meeting that was followed by a and delicious Piedmont Club dinner. Joining us CLASS OF 1945 iron bench last November and in doing so, Mrs. Mary Young Cousar Mrs. Blanche Dennis Cantey delightful alumnae luncheon. We also attended there were Celeste Humphreys Morrison and 60th Reunion 60th suffered two compression fractures of the spine 4615 Arlon Lane 420 Joseph Walker Drive the dedication of the Mary Cassatt statue as well her brave husband. The Morrisons plan to Alumnae Weekend, 2005 REUNION but didn’t let any of us know. She had lots of Jacksonville, FL 32210, 904-387-1793 West Columbia, SC 29169 as the Alumnae Recital. During all of these downsize to a condo in Charlotte, NC, where Representatives: help and attention from folks in Santa Fe, NM, E-mail: [email protected] Golden Club Class Fund Chair: activities we visited with many of our friends she still plays as needed at various churches, Mrs. Margaret Fulton Walker and is now on a walker and very cheerful. Lud, Mrs. Martha Thompson Vermont Mrs. Ann Ratterree Herlong ’51 whom we had not seen in some time. When sings, and runs a home ladies clothing business. 208 Crest Drive why you didn’t tell us? To each of you, we’re 121 Eastwood Circle Anne Crooks Smith called to ask me to write Margaret is in her 11th year of teaching English Mt. Olive, NC 28365, 919-658-2167 sorry but glad you’re improving. And to the rest Spartanburg, SC 29302, 864-583-2211 1933 CLASS PARTICIPATION these notes, she also asked me to report of my as a Second Language through her church. Mrs. Mary Fabisinski Roberts of us: ladies, take care of yourselves. Watch out Golden Club Class Fund Chair: GIVING AS OF 06/15/04 travels as she had heard that I had spent a lot of Mary sees bridge-playing Ann Lomax Coward 1506 NW 36th Way for falls and no heavy lifting! Mrs. Ann Ratterree Herlong ’51 0% 100%







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time in Israel, England, France, and other parts occasionally and is going with her sister Lavinia Gainesville, FL 32605, 352-376-7175 LAST FISCAL YEAR: 32% of the world. I travel with a group (usually 35- ’50 to the tulip festival in Ottawa. She visits her Mrs. Dee Jennings Tindal CLASS OF 1946 1947 CLASS PARTICIPATION 45 in number) of ministers and other daughter, Beth Kenney ’72, in Denver, CO, twice 10 Summit Place Next Reunion GIVING AS OF 06/15/04 0% 100% I got a letter from Rhonda Harvey Lingerfelt intercessors. We are blessed to be a blessing to a year. Grace and Harry had a fall trip to the Columbia, SC 29204, 803-256-2916 Alumnae Weekend, 2005













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’73 which inspired this column. My answer others. I celebrated my 80th birthday in October Great Lakes. Bessie’s son, David, a Nashville Golden Club Class Fund Chair: Representative: LAST FISCAL YEAR: 45% to her is my report this time. in England with my children, grandchildren, musician, presented a concert in Spartanburg, Mrs. Ann Ratterree Herlong ’51 Mrs. Mary Helen Garrison Dalton and great-grandchildren. In February I went to SC, in May ’03. At the Golden Club Luncheon 3064 Ridgewood Road NW CLASS OF 1948 Dear Rhonda: England and France for my daughter Libby’s Bessie played the alma mater in the absence of 1945 CLASS PARTICIPATION Atlanta, GA 30327, 404-355-0434 Next Reunion It is very flattering to hear that someone forty 60th birthday. I do hope that next year our class Virginia McCall Gore. Mary Frances Morgan GIVING AS OF 06/15/04 E-mail: [email protected] Alumnae Weekend, 2005 0% 100% years my junior is reading my column and will get together so that we can visit and share ’43 and Betsy Gilmore Milsteen ’43 dropped in











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Golden Club Class Fund Chair: Representative: enjoying it! I have written all my life and I stories. Miss you and love you, Betsy. to say hello during our class meeting. Letters LAST FISCAL YEAR: 40% Mrs. Ann Ratterree Herlong ’51 Mrs. Eleanor “Skippy” Herbert Hale remember what I learned from Dr. Meyers, from others: Eyleen Runge Martin sent love to 5171 Yacht Club Road my teacher at Converse. I wrote a story laid CLASS OF 1944 all. Janet Kelly Bryan has a granddaughter who Cora Turner Morrah Rice and Pauline 1946 CLASS PARTICIPATION Jacksonville, FL 32210, 904-387-9592 in Hawaii, where I had never been, and he Next Reunion has been accepted as a Moorehead Scholar at Thomson Rice ’46 were the featured artists in GIVING AS OF 06/15/04 E-mail: [email protected] 0% 100% gave me a ‘D.’ He added a note that said, Alumnae Weekend, 2005 UNC. Virginia Faulkner Fleming now lives in the exhibit “Portraits and Panoramas” at the








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Golden Club Class Fund Chair: “Write about places you have been and Belton Center for the Arts in Belton, SC, January LAST FISCAL YEAR: 45% Mrs. Ann Ratterree Herlong ’51 people you know.” So the next time I wrote CLASS OF 1944 - March of this year. Dee sent the delightful color about my father and my hometown. I got an program listing C.T.’s portraits and Pauline’s Caroline Smoak Kearse continues her painting 1948 CLASS PARTICIPATION ‘A. ‘ That taught me a valuable lesson. Thank panoramas. Congratulations, C.T. and Pauline! of china in which she paints gold initials on china GIVING AS OF 06/15/04 0% 100% you for your kind attention. We’re proud to know you. Grace Williams primarily for wedding presents. She also has her











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Gaither’s great niece, Liz, has been appearing own kiln for firing. Margaret Ogburn Leckie LAST FISCAL YEAR: 52% CLASS OF 1941 on television each Sunday as a panelist of the says she is happy to have her hip replacement Next Reunion McLaughlin Group. She is lovely and reminds surgery behind her. Mary Lynn Lewis Delany I wish all of you could have the fun I’m having Alumnae Weekend, 2005 me so much of Grace. If you can catch it, Liz is and husband Walt attended his 60th reunion at talking to the girls of ’48. Had a great chat with Representative: the young one. Sara Sanders Lawton was Annapolis. Mary Lynn also went to her 60th high Anne Prothro Goldsmith. Her granddaughter, Vacant recovering from a bad fall in which she broke school reunion at St. Mary’s. Corbin Crafford a graduate of USC Law School, is living in Send news to the Alumnae Office several bones in her hand and wrist and injured Hume was looking forward to joining her Washington, DC. Her daughter is a MD and 580 E. Main Street some vertebrae when Mary Fab talked to her. daughter and family this summer at Pawleys married to a surgeon. Her son works for an Spartanburg, SC 29302 After her husband’s death in 2001, Sara moved Island, SC. Like a lot of folks, they have been agency that sends him to help when Golden Club Class Fund Chair: from Lake Keowee to Morningside Assisted doing this for years. Bettie Haughton catastrophes occur. She is playing golf several Mrs. Ann Ratterree Herlong ’51 Living in Seneca, SC. She has a son in McLaughlin and husband made their annual times a week. Best all time handicap...11! Betty

NOTES Minneapolis, MN, another son in New Jersey visit to Litchfield Beach, SC, in May. They are Camp Graves has moved from Sanford, NC, 1941 CLASS PARTICIPATION with an office in New York, and a daughter in enjoying their new quarters at Cypress, a to be near her daughter in Richmond, VA. Her GIVING AS OF 06/15/04 Indiana. Of her four grandchildren, one went retirement facility in Charlotte, NC. Many of our other daughter lives in Chicago, IL. She enjoys 0% 100%











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to Clemson and another will enter there this fall. Charlotte friends are there and it appears to be working in her church and vacationing at her LAST FISCAL YEAR:48% Sara enjoys reading and the Morningside social one big party. Marguerite Smith Compton Myrtle Beach, SC, home. Nell Sudduth Hood activities. It was such fun for me to join Lalla reports that she is “cancer-free” thanks to the lives in Lexington, NC, where Sid is a dentist. Rebecca Stone Bishop of Tryon, NC, reports that Nimocks Overby and Eleanor Howard wonderful care of the Gibbs Cancer Center at They have three children: a son who has a CLASS Dot Jenkins McElveen is in Rock Hill, SC, and Cummings ’43 for lunch in Kinston, NC, at the Spartanburg Regional Healthcare. I have stayed restaurant on the waterfront in Georgetown, has ten great-grandchildren-so far! Helen invitation of Lalla Lee Laffitte Dalton ’42, the in touch with her as has fellow Converse SC, a daughter who is a decorator and married “Purdie” Clark Jackson was in Charlotte/ occasion being Lalla O.’s short stop to see her alumna, Vicki Jones Bishop ’92. During her to a dentist, and a son who sells leather fabrics 34 35 and furniture. Nancy Horner Hulin has whereabouts of any of these lost alumnae, grandchildren. Anna Jean lived for years with the only two there from the class of ’50. Once moved from Wilmington, NC, to Carolina please let the alumnae office know: Martha her husband in Saskatchewan, Canada, but she again in the spring some of my dorm mates Beach, NC, has two children and four Jordan Adair, Barbara Bernard Anderson, is now living again at her home place in joined me at Kiawah Island, SC. Shirley granddaughters, and spends her spare time Catherine Arnold, Jean Carlton Bowman, Spartanburg. Sadly she was widowed 13 years Maddox Taylor, Polly White Adkins, and Lois gardening and going to the beach. Effie Zotos Helen Blount Collins, Evelyn Saunders ago. Molly loves teaching piano, presenting Scott Mengel drove down from Virginia. Bev NOTES Klimis lives an interesting life in Tarpon Mathews, Annie Renwick, Mildred Seay, recitals and entering students in a state festival Lang MacBain came from Charlotte, NC, and Springs, FL. She previously taught school in Amos Judson Smith, Jr., Peggy Pfaff Whitley, yearly. Husband Bob lectures on religion and Jeanne Pritchett “Pritch” Blake and Ann Tampa where her husband was a pharmacist. Mary Lankford Free, Mary McGill Green, history at colleges and churches in the area. They Hayford “Haidie” Bruning drove up from Since retiring and moving they have opened a Ann Emerson Ransom, Ann Sanford Smith. recently attended Yale Divinity School for Bob’s Florida. “Duer” and I represented South wholesale sponge business. Tarpon Springs is You may wonder why I haven’t called you 50th anniversary. Son Robert is in the Carolina. My Kiawah neighbors have told me the sponge capital of the world. They have two since I am going in somewhat alphabetical Institutional Research Department at Brenau they always know when my Converse friends

CLASS daughters—one is a lawyer, and the other order. Perhaps you weren’t home when I University, Gainesville, GA. Daughter Libby are there because they can hear us laughing. manages their shop. Effie is still an artist, called—I will try you again. and two grands live in Charlotte, NC, as her There’s not too much news from the girls painting portraits and oils. Toy Watkins husband works at Wingate University. Mary although we stay busy. We seem to be involved Manget keeps up with grandson Luke by CLASS OF 1949 and John will celebrate their 5th wedding with children and grands. Haidie takes her girls reading his newspaper. He is a general reporter Next Reunion anniversary in November. They enjoy on a sailing trip every year. Pritch and Bill divide for a small north Georgia newspaper and Alumnae Weekend, 2005 summering in their motor home at Lake their time between Virginia Beach in the summer sometimes has as many as seven articles at one Representative: Toxaway, NC. She is a tutor in the ESL (English and Naples, FL, during the other months. Bev time in the paper. Signs of our age...her bridge Mrs. Kitty Peeler Carson as a Second Language) program, works with still plays tennis and has taken up bridge again. club, which started many years ago with eight 401 Springdale Drive the Seniors’ organization teaching line dancing Lois is a big gardener and loves her time at members, has dwindled to four, and when Union, SC 29379, 864-427-3353 at the local Shepherd’s Center, and serves on Sunset Beach, NC. Duer took all of her family to somebody can’t come, the others just go to E-mail: [email protected] the board of National Alliance for the Mentally California to be with her daughter there for lunch. Dede Smith Gunter is busy with a Golden Club Class Fund Chair: Ill. Daughter Joy ’77 is in the Environmental and Christmas. She went on another Converse trip granddaughter’s wedding. She has a grandson Mrs. Ann Ratterree Herlong ’51 Safety Department at Greenville Tech and in April, this time to the Netherlands. Tom and I CLASS OF 1949 and granddaughter who are lawyers. Jean working on a master’s degree in environmental decided to not take a six-week cruise like we Love Hambright and Rufus have moved 1949 CLASS PARTICIPATION science. Marianne and Tom were recently home grandchildren (ages 28 to 3), eight of whom are “ain’t” for sissies!! If you would like a new ’49 usually do every year. Tom would rather be on permanently from Greensboro to Beaufort, GIVING AS OF 06/15/04 from a trip to varied cities in Germany girls! A granddaughter, Julia Montgomery class list, it is free via E-mail. If that can’t be, a ship or at Kiawah. But I have loved being at 0% 100% NC. She said they have had several “bumps













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highlighted by opera and concerts. She is excited Denton, is expected to attend Converse next there is a small fee for copies mailed. Get in touch home. We had two grandsons graduate in in the road”, as have we all, but are hanging LAST FISCAL YEAR: 47% about the new construction and programs at year. Covie lives alone except for a beloved with the alumnae office for either. Please note Massachusetts, one from high school in Weston, in. Her mother is still living at 97. Jean goes to Converse, praises President Gray as rescue dog. She especially enjoys traveling to my contact information in our class notes the other from Boston University. He has a job see her several times a month. She reads a lot, “...... we’ll love you when our college days are outstanding, and joyfully serves on the Seattle, WA, to visit a daughter, where she heading. If you enjoyed this, the rest of us will far away in San Francisco. News from Sara is active in her church, and sends love to all. done.” Those final words of our alma mater Alumnae Association Board. Jo remains super attends the Seattle Opera. She has plans for a enjoy hearing about you! And do get together Oliver Henry is she became a first-time Nancy Tysinger Haynes still works full time were proven to be so true! At least to those of us involved in family, civic, music, and church January Caribbean cruise. She stays in touch with your best college sister and make plans grandmother January 31 with the birth of her as the receptionist and Jill of all trades in the who made our 55th (good heavens!) class affairs and is also on Alumnae Association with her Converse roommate, Ann Fripp Jones now for the next reunion! Time’s a’wastin’! grandson, Matthew Henry Sides. All right, I Helen Adams Realty office in Charlotte, NC. reunion. We were so proud of Marianne Ellison Board. She stays in touch with Jackie Parrish Hampton, who has moved to the Presbyterian have started this ball rolling. Someone please She has been widowed since ’88, and runs Bartram as she presided over Friday’s Golden Ladshaw who is widowed and still teaching Home. The move was purely for convenience CLASS OF 1950 continue. We want to have news from all of our Barney’s insurance business. She has a Club luncheon. By ‘we,’ I write of Mary Johnson pre-school and Carolyn Wilson Gaston whose as she is doing well! Zula McFadyen Barton and 55th Reunion 55th classmates. Dot Ormand Grier daughter in St. Augustine, FL, and a son Nanny Brady, Jo Putnam Carpenter, Lib granddaughter’s activities in horseback keep husband Reggie are well and busy, traveling to Alumnae Weekend, 2005 REUNION nearby in Charlotte. She is looking forward to Harper Hopkins, Frances Earle Halford her interested. Frances Earle’s family consists the beach and Alabama. They visited Jane Representative: CLASS OF 1951 her Spartanburg High 60th reunion this year. Sanders, and I. This same group, joined by of a daughter, two sons, five granddaughters, Griffin Simms and Ben in Atlanta, GA, in Vacant Next Reunion Betty Anne Welch Warren called to tell me that Geraldine Forman Mobley,Anna Jean Altman two step-grandsons and three great-grands, January. Daughter Linda and family live nearby Send news to the Alumnae Office Alumnae Weekend, 2005 she is enjoying my columns. This gave me an McQueen, Rella Anderson Carp, Molly ages 10, 7 and 6! She is no longer volunteering and son Reggie is in NY City practicing law and 580 E. Main Street Representative: opportunity to congratulate her on an honor Leatherwood Cuttino, and Peggy Bradford as she has ‘done it all’ in the past and is now hoping for success in the theatre. Jean Garrison Spartanburg, SC 29302 Vacant that she and husband, Don, are about to Long, caught up at our class meeting. That was volunteering “to keep my husband healthy and Wier and Bill are retired and travel abroad often. Golden Club Class Fund Chair: Send news to the Alumnae Office receive. Palm Beach Atlantic University is followed by the Awards Luncheon on Saturday happy”. He was with her and certainly seems Daughter Beth lives in Israel and when they Mrs. Ann Ratterree Herlong ’51 580 E. Main Street naming it’s new library for them as they were during which we were really elated with that! What can one say about Peggy Long in a don’t go there, they enjoy meeting her in Ireland Spartanburg, SC 29302 instrumental in starting the university and Frances Earle being honored with the Mae Kilgo short article? Rufus retired after 20 years with and Spain. Son Alex lives in Houston, TX, and 1950 CLASS PARTICIPATION Golden Club Class Fund Chair: have been big supporters ever since. Don is Spirit Award and Lib honored with one of the the US State Department when he served in has two children in college. 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students. Since he retired from his medical and Rella performed in the alumnae recital that addition to World Bank assignments. When in of the Ladies’ Benevolent Society and a member LAST FISCAL YEAR: 38% 1951 CLASS PARTICIPATION practice, he and Betty Anne have been busy afternoon! Go, ’49ers! Just prior to the luncheon Vietnam, families couldn’t live there so Peggy of the Garden Club of Charleston. Shirley GIVING AS OF 06/15/04 0% 100% full time with projects for the school and other an All-Class Assembly and Memorial Service and children had to live in ‘safe haven’ housing Moore Heinsohn and husband Dick have had To my classmates of 1950, you may have noticed












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civic endeavors. Margaret Snipes Nicholson were held in Twichell. It was sad to learn that in Taiwan (Taipei) for two years and then in 53 years together, three children (one deceased) that we have had no news in the Converse LAST FISCAL YEAR: 60% lives in Knoxville, TN. She has four children, seven of our class sisters have passed since our Bangkok for a year until Saigon fell. Later in and five grandchildren. She was a volunteer for magazine recently. This is because we have no three sons and a daughter, three of whom live 50th. Three really superb seniors spoke to “what Islamabad, Pakistan, their two-year stint was cut 16 years at Stamford Hospital in Stamford, CT. class correspondent and no prospect of one. I Congratulations to Doris Marley Laird upon her near her in Knoxville. She is busy with her Converse has done for me”...so superb in fact, short by rioting and burning of the US Embassy Martha Paxton Beale and Guy have three thought if I wrote a column for this issue, it might election to the Alumnae Association Board as a church work. Nancy Harris Roberts has you could turn that around...what they have so they were evacuated. They ended that part children. Daughter Martha’s son Bryan is in his inspire someone to do the same for the next one. 50’s Decade Representative. In Tallahassee, FL welcomed her two sisters to Greensboro, NC, done for Converse. I was interested to learn that of Rufus’ career in Yemen until 1986. All this first year at St. Mary’s Law School and his wife Please—someone! My letter is inspired by my she was also elected vice president of the where they all now live. She and Howell had we are Red Devils, as are all grads of odd- while rearing six children who are now is a third year med student. Daughter Peggy having spent time recently on the Converse Tallahassee Woman’s Club. In April she a wonderful two-week trip to Oxford with the numbered years. Even-numbered grads are successful and scattered! Of her many activities, stays busy working and going to Cuba, Russia, campus as a member of the Board of Visitors. I performed in Haydn’s mass, “Missa Solemnis” Duke/UNC study group in September. They Pink Panthers. Sorry to say, they out-gave us in she seems to enjoy most her involvement in the and this summer, Alaska. Son Jim is president was privileged to hear faculty and staff in Latin with orchestra. She is also listed in the are complete Anglophiles and enjoyed a study fund raising this year. Marianne arranged for a National Sumie Society, Washington Chapter of Paxton Company and has three children observations, as well as a panel of students 2004-05 Who’s Who in America and Who’s Who in of “England in World War II”. Bessie Wolfe delicious dinner at the Piedmont Club Saturday (Chinese brush painting). Peggy has authored including five year old twins, who Martha says telling how and why they chose Converse. They the World!Priscilla Blosser-Rainey is a volunteer

NOTES Hill lives in Orangeburg, SC. One of her evening for which several husbands joined us. a children’s book and done many commissioned are “fun”. That brings me to me. Since the last should be our goodwill ambassadors at the Lost River Museum in Lost River, WV, is granddaughters, Mackall Gantt, graduated Rufus and Peggy Long had us totally enthralled portraits. One of her sons has recently provided bulletin I have accepted the presidency of my throughout the country. At the Founder’s Day involved with planning for the Plains Memorial from Converse in May. Another with tales of their unique adventures living in funds for a Converse scholarship in her honor. book club, publicity for my church’s 150 year celebration Betsy Crane Griffith ’72 gave a Museum in Timberville, VA, and is a weaver and granddaughter had triplet boys in July 2003. exotic and “hot spot” places in the middle and She is to decide the particulars of this and we anniversary and secretary of the art council. As marvelous down-to-earth humorous talk about spinner at the Folk Art and Heritage Museum in Polly Welborn McAlpine is still the organist far east East while raising their family. Rella is hope to let you know in the next bulletin. Sarah a trade-off, I have given up a couple of other how she became an executive director of Morgan Dayton, VA. News from Louise Turner Atherton at her church and teaching piano. She also retired and taking care of an invalid husband, Elizabeth Covington Rice called from Florence, volunteer jobs. The Y fitness program is my Stanley in New York, a far cry from Fort Mill, indicates her granddaughter, Jessica Lynn enjoys playing for her theatre group writing vocal and piano music, poems, and “not SC, to send regards. She has been blind for the main interest as it keeps me moving when I SC. All of us should be proud of our “Converse Atherton, is a rising sophomore at Converse and CLASS productions. She is within three hours travel old and in the way....yet.” Gerry and husband past 20 years yet she sounds very up-beat and would rather not! I plan to be away as much as Girls”. They are extraordinary. During Reunion her daughter-in-law, Sharon Robbins Atherton, time to each of her four children and she has Burt live outside of Spartanburg but in the enjoyed telling about her many cruise possible as I am still in pretty deep mourning Weekend Carolyn Duer Pennell and I went to received the master of music degree in flute 12 grandchildren. If you know the county near their son and family, enjoying five experiences, her four daughters and nine and trying to get use to this living alone bit! It the Golden Club luncheon. I might add we were performance from Converse in May 2003. Nancy 36 37 “Tootsie” Ouzts Demo writes that she finds it Sissy Meadors Stokes and husband, Frank, campus and toured the buildings that provided 2204 Duck Cove Lane, hard to believe that at her age all seven of her played Easter Bunny hiding eggs for their great- us with many fond memories. Later in the York, SC 29745, 803-831-1978 grandchildren are under the age of 17 years old! granddaughter who lives in Greensboro, NC. month Gretchen visited with her son and E-mail: [email protected] Jocasta Chenault Mattes says they are enjoying Hazel Perry Cauthen and Charles are getting grandsons in Florida. Gretchen and two of her Mrs. Angela McKinnon Hammond their home in Poinciana, FL, and welcomes black belts in grandparenting. They have moved grandsons traveled to Green Bay, WI, to visit 1724 South Lakeshore Drive NOTES anyone who comes that way. She was from Tennessee bringing 44 years of furniture Gretchen’s daughter, Margaret, and enjoyed a Louisa, VA 23093, 540-967-0920 disappointed to miss a trip to the Isle of Palms, to Williamsburg, VA. Cecelia Shuler Ulmer has large indoor water park as well as snow in E-mail: [email protected] SC, with other classmates. She expressed great been busy remodeling their condo at Isle of March! I went to my 50th high school reunion Mrs. Jane Torkington White sorrow over the loss of former classmate, Feeny Palms, SC. Now that the weather is nice, she is at St. Mary’s School in Raleigh, NC, in April. It 4607 177th Avenue SE Dunlap Galloway.Barbara Sheppe Alley writes looking forward to relaxing with husband, Jim, was only my second visit to Raleigh since Bellevue, WA 98006, 425-562-0787 that her daughter, Laura Alley Dietrich ’74, is a and grandchildren. Patsy Cox McMillan spent graduation. I have been asked to display for sale Converse Fund Class Chair:

CLASS free-lance opera director as well as mother of two a weekend with Gin McGowan Smith ’60 at seven of my paintings at the Blue Cross-Blue Mrs. Sally Mason Maynard children. Laura’s husband is stage manager at Litchfield Beach, SC, catching up on lots and lots Shield building in Columbia, SC, this summer the Metropolitan Opera. of news. 2003 was the year that all of us enjoyed through my membership in the Trenholm Art 1959 CLASS PARTICIPATION celebrating our 50th high school reunions. Seen Guild. As an art major at Converse along with GIVING AS OF 06/15/04 0% 100% CLASS OF 1952 at the RJR reunion in Winston Salem, NC, having classmates Betsy Richardson Cathcart, Frances













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Next Reunion a fabulous time were Mary Lib Spillers Hasell LaBorde, and Jacquelyn Mapp Farlow, LAST FISCAL YEAR: 53% Alumnae Weekend, 2005 Hamilton, Diane Harris Wright, Sylvia Craver I have fond memories of our painting portraits Representative: Gandy, and Diana Drummond Tonge. Diana of Tina Nunnamaker Fletcher, Gretchen, and Our class had the most delightful reunion. Mrs. Suzie Earnhardt Smith is now living in the USA at New Smyrna Beach, Elaine as part of our work in August Cook’s Those who attended different functions 370 Montgomery Drive FL. Nan Barron Smith still loves to play bridge. painting classes. All of the artists continue to do included Tink Macaulay Carney, Sister Spartanburg, SC 29302, 864-582-2415, She plays with the girls, and she and Watt play various creative works. Marshall Goode, Mildred “Tag” Siddall E-mail: [email protected] with other couples. Sylvia Craver Gandy talked Johnson, Angela Hammond McKinnon, Golden Club Class Fund Chair: her husband, Warren Chandler, into helping her CLASS OF 1959 Winnie Harris Hobron, Carolyn Turner Kelly, Mrs. Ann Ratterree Herlong ’51 CLASS OF 1954 keep her two-year-old twin grandsons while Next Reunion Joan Madden, Sally Mason Maynard, Anne Twenty-five of us had the best time at what Bet Jan Revelette Hewitt and husband, Al, their parents went to Florida. He had a “ball” so Alumnae Weekend, 2009 Argo Sanders, Marigene Player Simmons, 1952 CLASS PARTICIPATION Shepherd Ancrum calls the “Big 5-0.” Here’s celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary by she said. Ruth Grey Wheliss has a new Representatives: Addie Ray Townes, Jane Torkington White GIVING AS OF 06/15/04 just one example: the President’s dinner for the taking their four children and spouses plus granddaughter, born in January. That makes Mrs. Jayne Callaham Burton and Jayne Callaham Burton. Unfortunately, 0% 100%








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Golden Girls—more realistically, the Gray Girls. nine of their ten grandchildren on a western three for her. Linda Roller Livick and husband LAST FISCAL YEAR: 41% Greeted at the door by President Gray and her Caribbean cruise-no cooking, no cleaning and Malcolm are both retired and enjoying their new, husband, David, we entered a home filled with lots of fun for all! Please mark your calendars smaller house. They have 13 grandchildren, ages CLASS OF 1953 light and laughter, sat at great round tables, had now for our 50th Converse reunion that will 7 to 23. Janice Ormand Reinartz and husband Margie Riggs ’54 Next Reunion wonderful food (said the Rural One to her take place April 29 - 30, 2005 on the Converse Paul are in Austin, TX, where he is active in the Alumnae Weekend, 2005 tablemate Marj Poulnot MacLean, “What’s this campus! You will be getting many more Bill Glass Prison Ministry. They are grandparents “My father told me that if I were to Representative: lemon for?” “Your crab cake,” she answered. details in the coming months so save the date! to seven grandchildren. get a degree in music, I’d starve to Mrs. Marilyn Mateer Sherrill “Lordy, I thought that was a biscuit!”) And then, death,” recalls Margie Riggs ’54. 114 Briarwood Court ta-da, “Pearl”, Adelaide Munroe Suber, and Bet CLASS OF 1956 CLASS OF 1958 Luckily for the arts community of Spartanburg, SC 29302, 864-583-8066 sang ‘our’ song, Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend. Next Reunion Next Reunion Spartanburg, Margie followed her love Mrs. Lil Lindsay Sachs They brought the house down—well, one whole Alumnae Weekend, 2006 Alumnae Weekend, 2008 of music anyway. 1412 Kathwood Drive table anyhow! Probably it was true that a Representatives: Representatives: Columbia, SC 29206, 803-787-7916 diamond was what we thought of a lot back then Mrs. Ida Rose Bruton Dillon Mrs. Jack (Elaine Finklea) Folline Margie has owned and operated The Mrs. Jean Kearns Stansill but now, 50 years wiser, those ‘diamonds’ turned 4751 Blair Court 740 Kilbourne Road Music Box in downtown Spartanburg 5907 Colchester Place out to be us and the love that has been growing Winston-Salem, NC 27104, 336-765-4084 Columbia, SC 29205, 803-254-9503 since 1954 when she was a Converse Charlotte, NC 28210, 704-554-8299 all these years. How we 25 missed you 25 who Rev. Carolyn Byers Brockwell Mrs. Bud (Nancy Hayes) Wilkerson student. “Carol Bizzel, who was my Converse Fund Class Chair: couldn’t come, and how quiet we were when 2108 Coley Forest Place 2122 Norton Road college roommate, and I opened The Mrs. Frances Kirkwood Graham we read the list of 25 who have died. Since ’54 Raleigh, NC 27607, 919-787-5963 Charlotte, NC 28207, 704-376-4776 Music Box with $450, in a room that was on what would eventually become a 15- won the silver urns for most participation as well E-mail: [email protected] Converse Fund Class Chair: six feet wide by 42 feet long,” said Margie. minute ballet called ‘Fantasy of Twilight.’ 1953 CLASS PARTICIPATION as most money given, with special thanks to Converse Fund Class Chair: Ms. Mary Searle Rowland “We also sold textbooks for Converse.” GIVING AS OF 06/15/04 Nancy Sibley Dunn and Mildred Roberts Mrs. Bettie Jane Woodward Grant Years later when she was at Converse, 0% 100%










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LAST FISCAL YEAR: 62% “Back then, people in Spartanburg were completing the ballet. “Fantasy of Twilight” husband Boyd moved to Atlanta, GA last house party and then lunch at Converse. P.S. LAST FISCAL YEAR: 65% really hungry for classical and jazz premiered in Atlanta, where it ran for five September from Birmingham, AL to be near their Now I have written one column. I heartily thank Bet Elaine Finklea Folline and Jack were out of the recordings,” explained Margie. Famous days. The piece was then performed at son, Boyd III and his family. They are enjoying for 25 years of holding us together and Ann Douglass CLASS OF 1957 country at this deadline so she asked me, M. big band performers would also stop by Twichell Auditorium at Converse. Ballet their grandsons, Drew (8) and Adam (5). Nichols for the first 25 years! Just think, if I can keep Next Reunion Searle Rowland, if I would submit notes this the store for autograph sessions. Spartanburg performed the piece in Twichell up with them, I’ll be 97 years old! Alumnae Weekend, 2007 time. They took their daughters, Lanie Folline again in 1999, a presentation of irony since CLASS OF 1954 Representatives: Epting ’81, Emily Folline Mikell ’84, and their As times changed and music distributors Margie had played a key role in the founding Next Reunion CLASS OF 1955 Mrs. Patsy Cox McMillan families to the Chianti region of Tuscany, Italy. became more difficult to work with, the group. Alumnae Weekend, 2005 50th Reunion 50th 530 Azalea Lane Mary Jane Pearce Holland ’59 and Evans had Margie had to find creative ways to stay Representative: Alumnae Weekend, 2005 REUNION Florence, SC 29501, 843-669-6064 just returned when the Follines arrived in Italy. in business. “Today, we sell music boxes In 1966, Margie and a committee of 18 Mrs. Jane Beasley Moore Representative: Mrs. Sylvia Craver Chandler Sarah Lobban and her sister, Carolyn, toured from throughout the country, Anri wood volunteers formed the Ballet Guild, which

NOTES 5690 Williamson Road Mrs. Anne Orvin Yarborough 283 Molasses Lane Greenfield Village and the Ford Museum in carvings from Italy, old records, and would eventually become Ballet Spartanburg. Rock Hill, SC 29730, 803-327-5685 211 Wentwoth Street Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464, 843-884-4001 Dearborn, MI, in April. They also went to artwork. The group brought professional dancers to Converse Fund Class Chairs: Charleston, SC 29401, 843-958-0389 Converse Fund Class Chairs: Holland, MI, to see the gardens and colorful Spartanburg and worked with schools so that Mrs. Nancy Sibley Dunn Converse Fund Class Chair: Ms. Carolyn Fulmer Alexander fields of tulips during the Tulip Time event. Long before she attended Converse, music children could enjoy performances. Since its Mrs. Mildred Roberts Robard Mrs. Dawson Thompson Nicholson Ms. Mary Lib Spillers Hamilton Sarah and Carolyn were also planning a trip to and nature had been dominant forces in inception, the organization has hosted more Indiana to see another sister, Ellen, before Sarah Margie’s life. “As a young girl,” she recalls, than 22 national and international companies 1954 CLASS PARTICIPATION 1955 CLASS PARTICIPATION 1957 CLASS PARTICIPATION went to her 50th high school reunion in West “I’d often lie on my back in the back yard, and now produces its own season, maintains CLASS GIVING AS OF 06/15/04 GIVING AS OF 06/15/04 GIVING AS OF 06/15/04 Virginia in July. I visited Gretchen Eskew watch the clouds and make up stories. its own dance school, and offers an extensive 0% 100% 0% 100% 0% 100%














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CLASS meditation. Jo Phelps Fabian and her husband returned home, headed for the beautiful home Converse Fund Class Chair: interesting and delightful Panana cruise in the campus of Greenville Technical College where Alexander, VA. Daughter #3 joins them from were involved in a huge Metropolitan Opera of Sandy and Anne Argo Sanders, our cocktail Mrs. Donna Culbertson Fritz spring. Irene Page Craig is retired from she serves on the Advisory Committee. She is New York. Joy Fain Ergle and husband Bill event. Carol Starnes McCanless was in and dinner hosts and what an evening it was! teaching public school music and is now also on the Cemetery Committee at Berea are in Roanoke, VA. Daughter Christi is an Arizona attending the annual meeting of the The dinner was delicious and we got an 1960 CLASS PARTICIPATION teaching piano two days a week in the pre- Baptist Church in Greenville where they are electrical engineer and lives with her family American Research Center in Egypt. She will unscheduled tour of Sandy’s magnificent GIVING AS OF 06/15/04 college Suzuki School at Lenoir-Rhyne College, surveying, finding, and refurbishing the old in the Atlanta, GA, area. Son Michael is also in 0% 100% be on a dig in New Mexico this summer. Her garden. It is a one of a kind masterpiece, which












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and teaching at home one day a week. She is plots there. Kaye Bridges Pattillo continues the Atlanta area with his family and is all-volunteer work includes working in the belongs with the BEST of “Better Homes and LAST FISCAL YEAR: 37% the pianist for and director of the Senior Adult to live in Barnwell, SC, and teaches choral employed with NCR. Joy and Bill have a ARCE National Office in Atlanta, GA, but she Gardens”. We were thrilled to have Addie Ray Choir at her church. She and husband Charlie music in Blackville. She and husband Bob have cottage at Smith Mountain Lake outside of gets back to see her friends in Egypt about every Townes and husband, Bob, join us for the I hope this issue finds all of you well, enjoying had a trip to Disney World and Sea World with two daughters, Kathi and Libby. Kathi ’84 and Roanoke and invite you to visit if you are in 18 months. Roberta Thomas Smith hated not evening. In all, there were five brave husbands the summer, and planning to attend our next their grandchildren last fall and took a ski trip her family live in Spartanburg, SC, where she the area. coming. She told me of going to Susu and there to add to our enjoyment: Thad Kelly, Gary reunion that will be April 29 - 30, 2005! Mark to Beech Mountain in February with their son teaches 5th grade at Spartanburg Christian George Dean Johnson’s in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Maynard, Martin Goode, Tom Burton, Bob that date now! Barbara Bailey McBride is and daughter and their families. Charlie retired Academy. Libby went to Converse for two CLASS OF 1963 for a Converse cocktail party a number of years Townes and our host with the most, Sandy president of her company, Bows Arts, Inc., as Minister of Music and Education at Trinity years and currently is the senior medical Next Reunion ago and introducing Bill, her ex-husband for Sanders. Thanks again to our hosts, Anne and which is 25 years old this year. She said it is Baptist Church in Newton, NC, in December, scientist with Linco Research in St. Louis, MO, Alumnae Weekend, 2008 15 years, to Mary Lib Spillers Hamilton ’57, Sandy. Tork and Winnie stayed Sunday night doing well all over the country, especially in and sadly, passed away very unexpectedly in where she is involved in diabetes and obesity Representatives: former alumnae director. They re-married in as Tork wanted to be on the Converse campus. the South. Husband Charles is retired and March. Nonie Stroman Baker writes from research. I am sure we all remember that Kaye Ms. Peggy Rainwater 1998 and had such happy times until he died She tried to attend Church of Advent, but was their three children are married with children Eagles Mere, PA, that her four children have and Bob married at the end of our freshman 1228 N. Carolina Avenue NE two years ago. Sally Mason Maynard continues too late. They told her of a marvelous musical of their own. Please let me hear from you. given her six grandchildren, three boys and year and that she was pregnant our senior year, Washington, DC 20002, 202-544-4396 on the Converse Board of Visitors. During the event to be held at First Presbyterian that three girls, and counting, and she has retired quite rare in the early 60’s! Kaye says, “When E-mail: [email protected] meeting she reminded us that ANY token gift afternoon which included Jo Ellen Bryson CLASS OF 1961 from teaching. Nina Jameson Jordan and Dr. Coleman gave me my diploma he said, Mrs. Betty “Boopie” Poole Rose to Converse counts as alumnae participation Webber. Cabell Carrington Mitchell ‘57 could Next Reunion husband Jim have been retired for a number ‘Congratulations, y’all.’” Kathi was born about 1002 Vance Street and that is critical to Converse when they are not wait to see Winnie Harris Hobron. She and Alumnae Weekend, 2006 of years and travel a great deal. Four years three weeks later! Alpharetta, GA, is the home Raleigh, NC 27608, 919-834-8270 applying for grants. Sally serves on the Board George had Winnie, Sandy and me for a Representative: ago they moved to a gated retirement of Laurie Rothrock Dick and husband Bill E-mail: [email protected] of Trustees of Westminster Canterbury, beautiful luncheon. Cabell had pulled out Mrs. Betsy Blythe Frazer community in Greenville, SC, and like the where he continues to practice dentistry. Son, Mrs. Emily Kerr Stay Chairman, First Community Bank Advisory pictures from when we were all in the Palmetto 324 Nottingham Drive freedom of not having the responsibility of a David, graduated from the Air Force Academy, 9619 Pekin Road Board, Council member Presbyterian Women. Players. The next day after a trip to Landrum Chapel Hill, NC 27517, 919-402-0409 big house and yard. In May they spent 16 days flew reconnaissance for seven years, and is Novelty, OH 44072, 440-338-8221 We were excited that Sister Marshall Goode we gave Winnie a tour of the South Carolina E-mail: [email protected] in Jamaica, their 45th trip there! She says this now an aide to the General at Dobbins Air E-mail: [email protected] was elected to the Alumnae Association Board. School for the Deaf and Blind. She could not Converse Fund Class Chair: is their beach rest from more strenuous trips. Force Base. Daughter, Dana, and husband Converse Fund Class Chair: As we went around the room at our meeting, believe the changes since they would go on the Mrs. Josephine Carr Ussery Ann Connor Cox has been retired from her Aaron live in Los Angeles, CA, where he is a Vacant Sister and Tink Macaulay Carney told us about bus from Converse. If you ordered an Alumnae office manager job for five years and now screenwriter (“Scary Movie,” “Spy Hard”) and their homes. Sister was moved from her Directory, please check your listing. If it is 1961 CLASS PARTICIPATION spends the winter months in Naples, FL, and she is an actress. They have blessed Laurie and 1963 CLASS PARTICIPATION downtown studio by Bank of America and incorrect, send corrections to the Alumnae GIVING AS OF 06/15/04 the remainder of the year in Indiana. Several Bill with their first grandchild, Olivia, born in GIVING AS OF 06/15/04 0% 100% 0% 100% somehow she and Martin bought the top floor Office. A number of ‘lost’ alumnae were known









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(options on the rest) of a bank! Although this is and they are being contacted in hopes the class LAST FISCAL YEAR: 47% a small village in the wine country where her Atlanta, GA, and Memphis, TN, Laurie was LAST FISCAL YEAR: 48% their home, she exhibits art she is selling for can have their addresses. Our new class younger daughter and family live. Her other an ad copywriter, magazine editor and/or a artists and herself throughout the living area. representatives are Jayne Callaham Burton and Caroline Sumner Cash, aka Caa or Carolyn, daughter lives in Salt Lake City, UT, where she newspaper feature writer. She continues to be CLASS OF 1964 Tink and husband, Jim, found out that a Coal has retired from owning and operating riding is a grants supervisor for the county mayor and a prolific writer and her works have been Next Reunion CLASS OF 1959 schools in the Carolinas. She and husband Jerry also teaches grant writing at the university. published in many periodicals, such as Alumnae Weekend, 2009 have lived in Key West, FL, for 25 years, during American History, Home Life, Women’s Circle, Representatives: which time they have worked as treasure CLASS OF 1962 Atlanta Magazine, plus many newspapers and Mrs. Barbara Humphries Chung, salvors, lived on a sailboat, and bought and Next Reunion other regional publications. At present, her 405 Santa Fe Road sold houses. Jerry is a clay artist and sculptor Alumnae Weekend, 2007 novel/literary fiction, Deer Out of Season, which Moore, SC, 864-574-0044 and Dean of Internal Affairs at Florida Keys Representatives: was chosen as a finalist for the Peter Taylor E-mail: [email protected] Community College, where Caroline teaches Mrs. Dixie Crum Stone Literary Prize, is under review at a publishing Mrs. Joan Foster McKeown courses in dance aerobics, weight loss fitness, and 9419 Owl Trace Drive house. Laurie says that she loves the writing, 2160 E. Blackstock Road strength training and conditioning. She is the Chesterfield, VA 23838, 804-748-4755 but that the marketing and the “wait and see” Roebuck, SC 29376, 864-576-6499 founder and manager of a Key West based Afro- E-mail: [email protected] are much less pleasant. Lydia Willard Kellett E-mail: [email protected] Caribbean processional band, the Caribbean Mrs. Mareon Chapman Stall and husband Bill have traveled to Africa for Converse Fund Class Chairs: Queen Junkanoos (www.junkanoos.com), a 125 Kellett Park Drive the last 11 years to help with medical missions. Mrs. Righton Hodgkin McCallum featured event at Piccolo Spoleto in Charleston, Greenville, SC 29607, 864-288-2447, Lydia says, “We continue to go because of the Ms. Caroline Watts Morris SC, in June 2004. Caroline summers at Lake E-mail: [email protected] great need there. Bill takes with him more than Murray, SC, but give her a call if you are in Converse Fund Class Chair: 30 years of medical experience. I take with me 1964 CLASS PARTICIPATION

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gynecological surgery and mentoring a young For those of us attending our 40th reunion, the A repeat performance was given for the LAST FISCAL YEAR: 47% local Malawian doctor who became a friend weekend turned out to be a fun-filled and Faculty Performance Showcase at Texas A&M. of theirs. Lydia worked with resident children nostalgic occasion. From the time we registered CLASS A composition student of Penny’s won the After living in Charlotte for 20 years, Beatty at the School for Deaf Children of Northern until we said our good-byes, we laughed and National Federation of Music Clubs’ prize for Hooker Doyle moved back to her hometown Malawi and also was involved with a church cried and remembered our times at the ‘Verse! Best Composition for Strings with his of Charleston, SC, seven years ago where she sponsored program that provides care for the We enjoyed the all-class cocktail buffet held in 40 41 the new physical activity complex where some Carr Overcarsh, Laura (Sandy) Pickens she still works four days a week at a local Kenilworth, IL, to Richmond, VA, and re- of us bid and even won some fun prizes. On Wagner, Pat Parsons Hickerson and husband wonderful jewelry store and truly loves her connecting with Converse friends. According Saturday morning, Judy Brown Christopher, Dennis, B. Kennedy Durham and husband work. Her husband Jim still practices anesthesia to the spring news, a group of classmates will Nancy Harrison and Joan Foster McKeown George, and Susan Craig Murphy and in Sumter. Virginia Simpson Whedon and Tris be having a mini reunion in Flat Rock in met for breakfast at the IHOP on the west side husband, John. We were disappointed that Gowen Graybeal got together last April in October. We will expect lots of details to be NOTES of town. This was the first time Judy and Joan Henrietta Hughes Outzs, Carolyn Green Halifax, NC where Tris’s brother Bob lives. forthcoming. Have fun. In the meantime, take had seen Nancy since she departed our class Satterfield and Jane Ferguson Watson were Virginia’s husband Parker and Bob share a great time over the summer, and in between after our sophomore year. We were sorry she unable to join us for the dinner but did attend interest in wild turkeys. Tris and husband Jim babysitting for your grandkids to drop us a line could not stay for the entire weekend. Our class the class meeting and other events of the day. joined them in a 5:00 am wild turkey hunt, and or two! meeting brought together about 20 of us who Anne, Rosanne, Carolyn and Betsy enjoyed Parker bagged a 21-lb. gobbler! Lib Burnett had not seen each other in too many years! We staying at the beautiful new downtown Fleming was elected to the South Carolina CLASS OF 1968 CLASS had to have our class picture made twice Marriott hotel. Please take note of the E-mail Public Service Commission in March. She is a Next Reunion because Patricia Parsons Hickerson didn’t addresses of your new class reps and make it a former member of the Spartanburg City Alumnae Weekend, 2008 make it in time for the first one! Pat and her point to inform us of anything and everything Council. Nina Ross Cobb and husband Jimmy Representative: husband, Dennis Fogarty, traveled the farthest that happens in your lives that you would wish are in Clemson, SC. Their second grandson was Mrs. Barbara Baker Kennedy distance from Richland, WA, to be with us. Pat to share with us. Also, if any of our classmates born in November. Nina is still teaching piano 4400 Dewees Court retired from the Army after almost 33 years, were not listed above and you were present for full time and baby-sitting when she can. Raleigh, NC 27612, 919-782-9459 started a second career with CH2M HILL and any of the weekend events, we apologize for E-mail: [email protected] will move from Richland, WA to the the oversight of not mentioning your name. CLASS OF 1966 Converse Fund Class Chair: Washington, DC area this summer as a VP doing Please keep in touch so that we may continue Next Reunion Vacant business development. Dennis is continuing his to share in each other’s lives. Alumnae Weekend, 2006 second career on the golf links! A “first” at this Representatives: 1968 CLASS PARTICIPATION year’s reunion was the all-class assembly. Mrs. Millie Gold Moore GIVING AS OF 06/15/04 CLASS OF 1965 0% 100% President Gray brought us up to date about 40th Reunion th 213 Silver Moss Drive









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40 CLASS OF 1969 Converse and her students. And then we Alumnae Weekend, 2005 REUNION Vero Beach, FL 32963, 772-492-6722, LAST FISCAL YEAR: 37% remembered those of the reunioning classes Representative: E-mail: [email protected] CLASS OF 1969 ethics to Georgia lawyers and judges and living who are no longer alive. We agreed that this is a Mrs. Marjorie Martin Pierce Mrs. Barbara Nelson Yergens Eleanor Weaver Carter is living in Charleston, Next Reunion in the historic town of Madison, GA. Bambi part of the reunion weekend that should be held 210 Ramblewood Drive PO Box 1080, 4127 Serenity Mountain Road SC, with attorney husband, Heywood, and Alumnae Weekend, 2009 Dobbins Martin went back to school in ‘02 to every year by those classes that return. The Mount Olive, NC 28365, 919-658-1254 Waynesville, NC 28786, 828-454-5054 much involved in her job as CEO of Sea Island Representatives: learn welding and hopes to do yard art! alumnae recital showcased the outstanding E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Imports as well as committees related to the Mrs. Elinor Banks McLaughlin Kathrine Clewis Miller and husband Ron have array of talent from the past and the present, Converse Fund Class Chair: Converse Fund Class Chair: Historic Charleston Foundation, the 3402 Bowling Avenue returned to classroom teaching in Anniston, AL, and included our newly-elected class Mrs. Kathleen Cohen Willard Mrs. Katharyn Aderholdt Portwood Charleston County Master Gardener Program Nashville, TN 37215, 615-383-6362 and enjoy their blended family that includes five representatives who performed two-piano and the City Market Task Force. Son Heywood E-mail: [email protected] grandchildren. Lilith Quinlan and husband selections continuing in the tradition of their 1965 CLASS PARTICIPATION 1966 CLASS PARTICIPATION graduated from W&L Law School; son Clinton Mrs. Harriet Dobbins Martin Hoyt Oliver will be traveling this summer to antics of years ago on the stage of the “old” GIVING AS OF 06/15/04 GIVING AS OF 06/15/04 is at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced 151 Marshall Bridge Drive see children and grandchildren in Washington 0% 100% 0% 100% Twichell! Perhaps the all-around most enjoyable











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International Studies in Bologna, Italy, and Greenville, SC 29605, 864-271-3061 and Vancouver, BC, then on to a camping event took place at the lovely home of June LAST FISCAL YEAR: 42% LAST FISCAL YEAR: 42% daughter Grayson is a student at the University E-mail: [email protected] adventure in Alaska. Janis Day Rickard has McIntosh Uhler where we gathered for our of London in veterinary medicine. Katherine Converse Fund Class Chairs: been Director of First Presbyterian Church class dinner. June and her husband, Burnham, Lynn Joseph lives in Birmingham, AL, and CLASS OF 1967 Merrell Glenn writes that she is living in Mrs. Linda Russell Cranford Weekday School in Charlotte for 14 years. Beth have graciously hosted our dinner during other works for a cable company. She traveled to Next Reunion Tacoma, WA with husband Wayne. She is the Mrs. Harriet Messer Goldsmith Stringfellow Spann and daughters are active reunions. In addition to June and William, Prague in July with a group from Altamont Alumnae Weekend, 2007 rector of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church and community volunteers and husband Henry is attending were Anne Mayo Elliott, Ellen School where she went to high school. The river Representatives: he is an accountant with Wolf Creek Ski Area. 1969 CLASS PARTICIPATION with Anderson College. Jan Mayo Spessard Holmes Gramling and husband John, Sarah cruise ended in Budapest with a dinner at the Mrs. Sandra Jones Husted She claims she can still sing the alma mater GIVING AS OF 06/15/04 loves her life of retirement, playing lots of golf 0% 100% Jane Evans Allen and husband Mitch, Barbara American embassy. Lynn noted that there is a 11Vance Street and the songs from D-Day. Her roomie, Pat









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with hubbie John. Cathy Mancke Tisdale hopes (Babs) Humphries Chung, Joan Foster great group of Converse ladies in Birmingham Lexington, NC 27292, 336-248-4934 Coe, house sat for her while she was in LAST FISCAL YEAR: 36% her fellow day students will tell us what’s going McKeown, Lyn Roy Douglas, Caroline Watts who are working to add to our ranks with new E-mail: [email protected] seminary. After nine years as an Episcopal priest on in their lives. She teaches piano in Columbia, Morris, Judy Brown Christopher, Betsy Glenn students from the Birmingham area. Fran Mrs. Marsha Sams Thrift in Colorado, she began a new ministry at St. Quoting Melissa Daves Jolly, our fabulous SC, and husband is a senior VP with Wachovia Biggers, Rosanne Dargan Brasington, Sally Tinsley Kay lives in Sumter, SC, and writes that 2898 Monticello Drive Andrew’s and is enjoying it. Initially Katherine Alumnae Director, “The class of ‘69 is the best! Bank. Nancy Fowler Willis and Clay still live CLASS OF 1964 Winston-Salem, NC 27106, 336-723-3748 and Wayne had to commute for five months What a great reunion we had!” Thanks go to in Herndon, VA, where she works for Quest E-mail: [email protected] as Wayne had a previous job commitment. our great class reps for the past five years, who Diagnostics as a technical operations supervisor Converse Fund Class Chairs: Catherine Culler Inabnit finished her master’s ran our well-attended class meeting. Charlotte in the cytology lab, and daughter Sallie will be Mrs. Martha Shields Horton at Georgia State in ’74 and works for Georgia Smith Purrington reported her Raleigh nest will a junior at East Carolina. A group of five of us Mrs. C. Langdon Cheves, Jr. Institute of Technology as Director of Regional soon be empty when her youngest son leaves traveled and/or roomed together, returning for Development. She also volunteers at the for W&L. Harriet Messer Goldsmith, who the first time in 15 years, enjoying cocktails at 1967 CLASS PARTICIPATION Peachtree Road United Methodist Church as planned our fun class dinner, and husband Elizabeth Blackford Refshauge’s and meeting GIVING AS OF 06/15/04 a member of the Parish Choir and Republic of Andy are looking forward to a bike ride through her new husband Barry Flood. Martha Barron 0% 100%











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Georgia Mission Team. Emily Horton Wood Ireland this summer. Ashley Fine Nagle says Barnes, who started with ‘69 but graduated in LAST FISCAL YEAR: 46% lives in Atlanta, GA, with husband Steve who she is a “rabid land, woods, stream, and nature ‘68, teaches kindergarten at Trinity School in retired recently. She is working part-time at conservationist”. Here’s news from other Atlanta, GA, and she and Mack are the proud Despite E-mailing several of you, begging for Trinity School. They have two children, George attendees: Mary Rainey Belser, happy grandparents of Harrison Perry Markwell born news, none has arrived via regular mail, who graduated Wake Forest in ’98 and Allison, homemaker and mom of three, looks as lovely 7/14/03. Lee Ann Lowry Harris was excited telephone, or E-mail. So our summer news who graduated Vanderbilt this year. She says as ever and deserves a huge thanks for all she over a new house in Birmingham, AL, on which column will be woefully lacking. Perhaps you she has fond memories of Converse and will does for Converse. Linda Russell Cranford and husband Jim was signing the contract as we

NOTES will be so starved to hear about your classmates always be thankful for the long time friends Sam have moved into his childhood home and traveled. She loved seeing our old rooms. Nancy that contact will be made, and we can have a made there. Candace Couillard Pufall and are busy making it their own. She will become Joiner Hiatt and Joe’s three girls have all great, newsy winter column like we had in the husband Michael are enjoying retirement on president of the North Carolina School Board finished UGA. Martha Ryburn Johnson Spring Bulletin. Big congratulations to our very beautiful Hartwell Lake in Hartwell, GA. Last Association in November. Craig and Mary Stainton loves her part-time job in the own Sandra Sherard Bethea who was elected year they took a two-week car trip through the Tuller Davis work together, are building a secondary library at Jackson Academy, sings in Alumnae Association President-elect in April. small villages and pubs of Ireland. They highly house, and waiting for the next generation from her church choir, and enjoys her four grown Sandra continues to live in Columbia, SC, where recommend this trip to anyone. Linda their married children. Minnie Stafford daughters and two sons-in-law. I, Elinor Banks CLASS she is an active community and church “Sweetheart” Cochran Tyler was recognized Goodwin and Bill live in Fort Mill, SC, where McLaughlin, stay busy in Nashville, TN, with volunteer. Kathy Culbertson Nothnagel and in May by Charleston Southern University for she teaches a BSF class and loves to garden. volunteer work, entertaining friends at our husband Hank are enjoying their move from 35 years of faculty service. Sally Evans Lockwood is enjoying teaching second home in Monteagle, TN, and traveling 42 43 with husband Woody. To all who didn’t come, Converse Fund Class Chair: CLASS OF 1974 Whitney works for a large ad agency in NYC, Peer Fraim, Jan Benkwith Cohn, and Sallie Converse Fund Class Chair: we missed you! Converse looks wonderful! Mrs. Elizabeth Taylor Horres Next Reunion son Mack is at Wake Forest, and son John is in Clark Reynolds. If one of the class reps (and Mrs. Pamela Ellis Hall Please send news to your new class reps—our Alumnae Weekend, 2009 the 9th grade. Elodie Hale Bethea is an we now have three) does not have your E-mail contact information is included the class notes 1973 CLASS PARTICIPATION Representatives: architectural designer in Jacksonville, FL. Jan address, send it. Special thanks to Libba for 1977 CLASS PARTICIPATION heading. Elinor GIVING AS OF 06/15/04 Dr. Debbie Moore Haydon Benkwith Cohn couldn’t attend because planning and coordinating our class for this GIVING AS OF 06/15/04 0% 100% 0% 100% NOTES








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CLASS OF 1970 LAST FISCAL YEAR: 39% Lexington, KY 40514, 859-224-4814 University of Oregon. Jan reported seeing send news. LAST FISCAL YEAR: 29% 35th Reunion 35th E-mail: [email protected] Eleanor Clements Kohn on a recent trip to Alumnae Weekend, 2005 REUNION The death of Marcia Brandt with a brain tumor, Mrs. Peggy McKewen Kyzer Montgomery, AL, with son Harris. Beth CLASS OF 1975 Hope everyone is having a good summer. I Representative: announced in the spring Bulletin, sparked a lot 52 Cross Creek Drive West Ogburn Neighbors went back for her master’s 30th Reunion 30th want to hear about all those graduations! Robbie Miss Janice”Smack” Mack of memories and a phone call from Marcia’s Birmingham, AL 35213, 205-879-2499 and is teaching 7th grade Social Studies in Alumnae Weekend, 2005 REUNION wrote that she spoke with Jean Parks Bunch

CLASS 6 Indigo Cove former roommate, Janet Juengling, who lives in E-mail: [email protected] Vestavia, AL. Laura Alley Dietrich could not Representative: about the dedication of the new Belk lobby. She, Greensboro, NC 27455, 336-282-0520 Oakland, CA. As classmate and sister-in-law Mrs. Libba Elmore Rhoad attend because she was directing “Rigoletto” Mrs. Avan Yates Moore Jane Boatwright Schwab, Prather Neilson E-mail: [email protected] Mary Nell Rogers Brandt said, Marcia did a lot 308 Laurel Drive in Hartford, CT, at the time. Her husband is a 1894 Ferry Lake Road Smith, Harriet Wilson Newton, Kristin Converse Fund Class Chair: of living in her 53 years, including success as a Lexington, SC 29072, 803-957-5809 stage manager at the Metropolitan Opera and Tifton, GA 31794, 229-387-7917 Neilson Koepfgen, Irene Robertson Long, Mrs. Patty Downes Johnson social worker, counselor and artist in Charleston, E-mail: [email protected] gives great backstage tours. Mimi Bartol E-mail: [email protected] Susan Hull Dickerson, Amy Gibson SC, where she lived for more than 20 years. A Converse Fund Class Chair: Pospisil has two grown children and recently Converse Fund Class Chairs: Morrison, and Mary Ellen Sims Gurley were 1970 CLASS PARTICIPATION party for the opening of an exhibit of Marcia’s Mrs. Sara Ellis Lehner moved to Tryon, NC, where husband Jerry, Ms. Elise Warren there. All of Becky Gilbert Chancellor’s family GIVING AS OF 06/15/04 paintings last fall brought together more than 300 after 31 years with Walt Disney World, is a Ms. Melanie Smith Kearse were on hand; unfortunately, the family of 0% 100%









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for honoring our classmates in this way. I am Next Reunion looking forward to finding out what it feels like a private practice in Plant City, FL, where LAST FISCAL YEAR: 32% sure the current residents of Belk appreciate it Alumnae Weekend, 2006 to be at home alone. Glenda Atkinson Coker The 30th reunion crowd was small but a blast. husband John is director of the Florida too! The girls had a mini Crescent reunion, Representatives: may have some advice on that. In a recent note, Thank you for making this a true reunion. I Presbyterian Homes. She has two children: CLASS OF 1976 which was fun. Prather is back in the classroom, Mrs. Jane Byrd Melton she said that her son is a junior at the University cannot possibly share all the news of those who Jonathan, a Georgia Tech graduate and Next Reunion teaching LD at a middle school since all her kids 2810 Knob Hill Drive of Mobile, so their home is still busy with college were there: Amy Booth Allred, Janet Maggie, a student at USF. Jean has also been a Alumnae Weekend, 2006 have flown the coop. Robbie Dana Reading, Clemmons, NC 27012, 336-778-1760 kids coming and going. Glenda missed our Andrews, Susan Billings, Melissa Earle facilitator for the Tampa Bay Presbytery’s Representative: on the other hand, has her two college girls E-mail: [email protected] reunion in April of 2003 because her husband Bragg, Margie Cantwell, Marcy Cassady, missions to Honduras since 1997. Martha Mrs. Leah Colley Welty home for the summer and is trying to re-adjust. Mrs. Mindy Thompson Orman B.B. had double knee replacement surgery. She Carol Starnes Clarkson, Pam Williams Tonissen Mayberry is the registrar and 24 Briarwood Terrace Rebecca Koon was back in action this summer, 1040 Gateway Lane enjoyed seeing the Converse campus when they Halligan, Debbie Moore Haydon, Kathy associate curator of the Mint Museum in Fairmont, WV 26554, 304-367-0344 appearing in a very funny show, “Over the Nashville, TN 37220, 615-373-5965 finally got to Spartanburg last fall for B.B.’s 30th Mitchell Henderson, Nancy Hicks Irwin, Charlotte, NC. Her husband is the artist-in- E-mail: [email protected] River and through the Woods”, in Blowing E-mail: [email protected] Wofford reunion and homecoming. Speaking of Dian Lawler-Johnson, Peggy McKewen residence for the local school system and they Converse Fund Class Chair: Rock, NC, between June 10 and July 4 and Mrs. Dee Dellastatious Myers reunions, Charlie and Paula Sigler Morgan Kyzer, Martha Tonissen Mayberry, Sally have a son Chatham (15). Peggy McKewen Vacant touring for five months with “Steel Magnolias.” 1645 Queens Road West reported a small but enthusiastic turnout for the Bates McWilliams, Camille Cocke Patton, Kyzer is teaching at Jefferson State Community She will be in 50 cities in 20 states so we should Charlotte, NC 28207, 704-333-6498 first-ever London term gathering, which was part Sallie Clark Reynolds, Grazier Connors College in Birmingham, AL, while pursuing 1976 CLASS PARTICIPATION all go to her web site for the schedule and go E-mail: [email protected] of the 2004 Converse reunion weekend. Many Rhea, Libba Elmore Rhoad, and Agnes Ervin her PhD in biology education at Alabama. She GIVING AS OF 06/15/04 see our classmate perform. Sadly, Babi Smith 0% 100% Converse Fund Class Chair: of us remember that amazing trip in 1971 – a Wiles. We toured new buildings and visited has three grown children, each with advanced






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her daughter Molly will be a freshman at reunion was fun for everyone; I printed and Catawba Regional Council of Governments in to Mackey Tarrant for letting me know back in school; and Logan begins middle school. LAST FISCAL YEAR: 37% Converse this fall. Older daughter Meg is a junior shared it at the class meeting. Some highlights: Rock Hill, SC. She is active in a number of civic March that she was off to DeBoirdeau Beach Rhonda’s big concern is whether or not David at Northwestern University majoring in Kim Kirtland Horton is in Atlanta, GA, with organizations and serves on the Alumnae for a fun weekend and then to Savannah for St. Yurman will make a special set of handcuffs for CLASS OF 1972 communications. husband (of 27 years) Mackie. Daughter Association Board. Husband Toy owns a party Patrick’s Day or a riot of “green” as she says. Rachel to use. I keep up with Bet Tarrant of Next Reunion rental business. Daughter Evelyn graduated She wasn’t able to see Sarah McKenzie Dyson course, who is still in Columbia and playing a Alumnae Weekend, 2007 CLASS OF 1974 from Clemson and son James attends Wofford and her husband Gregg for the Spring tour of lot of tennis. Josie Rudolph Stokes will have Representatives: College, as does Sallie Clark Reynolds’ homes “Spat” organizes because of the an empty nest after August; daughter Sally will Mrs. Sissy DeWitt Carroll daughter. Pam Williams Halligan is an Columbia Garden Club’s annual plant be a freshman in the theatre program at Tulane. 135 North Ervin Street audiologist for the public school system in exchange. She will miss the Tryon Blockhouse Betsy Brewer Grimes will also have an extra Darlington, SC 29532, 843-393-8197 Columbia, SC. She has a daughter and son who Races as she hopes to go to Greece for a 16-day room as third child Patrick leaves for USC. E-mail: [email protected] have or are finishing college and one son in Greek Isles trip this fall. My daughter Annette Maxcy and I were proud parents for Tripp’s Mrs. Jill Rushforth Coker high school who is quite a baseball star. Nancy graduated Phi Beta Kappa and magna cum graduation from the Citadel. He was 17 Collins Ridge Drive Hicks Irwin has a gift shop (visited by several laude from Davidson College in May. She was commissioned a Navy ensign on Friday night Greenville, SC 29607, 864-281-0314 of us) that is part of her husband Co’s hardware a chemistry major and will start graduate school and, once I got through that, graduation was a Converse Fund Class Chair: business in Spartanburg. Agnes Ervin Wiles is this fall at Emory University to earn a PhD in piece of cake. He will be at flight school in Mrs. Betty Blanton Lewis a CPA and has her own tax business in organic chemistry. Let me hear from you over Pensacola, FL for a while. Kathleen is doing her Columbia, SC. Janet Andrews is a financial the summer! Love, Leah part to support the Charleston, SC, economy; 1972 CLASS PARTICIPATION planner for Vanguard Charlotte, NC. Debbie she’ll be a junior at C of C in the fall, majoring GIVING AS OF 06/15/04 Moore Haydon (PhD!) teaches at Eastern in (what else?) communication. She keeps me 0% 100% CLASS OF 1977







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NOTES LAST FISCAL YEAR: 32% at home. Sally Bates McWilliams has three Alumnae Weekend, 2007 because she sits for Rhondy’s cute kids. Keep sons—a graduate of Wofford, a student at Representatives: Robbie and me on your mailing list for summer CLASS OF 1973 Wofford, and a student at USC. Sally stays busy Mrs. Chris Wood Lynn travels, news of children, etc. please. Next Reunion with volunteer work and canoe trips. Kathy 124 Greenbriar Road Alumnae Weekend, 2008 Mitchell Henderson reported she was part of Spartanburg, SC 29302, 864-573-8900 CLASS OF 1978 Representative: a small group that had its own mini-reunion E-mail: [email protected] Next Reunion Mrs. Emily Jones Rushing at Litchfield Beach, SC in February, including Mrs. Robbie Dana Reading Alumnae Weekend, 2008 CLASS 1613 Woodridge Place Susan Jenkins, Kathy Kelly McClary, 38 Huntwick Court Representative: Birmingham, AL 35216, 205-823-3447 Suzanne McCoy Young, Melissa Earle Bragg, Columbia, SC 29206, 803-782-2659 Mrs. Kay Ferguson Theis E-mail: [email protected] Louise Rownd, Eleanor Clements Kohn, Beth E-mail: [email protected] 4301 Arcady Avenue 44 45 album for our 30th reunion. Many thanks to Representatives: Converse were Melissa Daves Jolly ‘69, Director (16) recently babysat for Karen Correll Hunter McClintock Bell for assisting me these Mrs. Lee Ann Davidson Williams of Alumnae and Heather Patchett, Vice Edwards’ children. Hamp is busy with the past five years as class representative. Hunter 100 Parkdale Drive President for Institutional Advancement. restaurant and the state restaurant association. is passing on her duties to Lelia Freeman Spartanburg, SC 29302, 864-585-1009 Fortunately the weather was wonderful and St. He was recently named South Carolina Byars, so please make Lelia feel welcome by E-mail: [email protected] Pete showed well. We were a small group, but Restaurateur of the Year. Lou and Meg Floyd NOTES bombarding her with emails and letters! The Mrs. Sarah Holloway Moore we had a great afternoon of conversation and Schwartz got together over spring break. Meg’s all-class cocktail buffet at the magnificent new 1761 Sandy Ridge Way delicious food. My ‘retirement’ was short- girls are big stars on their church basketball Physical Activity Center got the weekend off Birmingham, AL 35244, 205-428-0289 lived—only five years. In March I went back to team. Cheryl Kirby Walter has a physical to a great start. A larger-than-life Red Devil was E-mail: [email protected] work for the doctor, but only three days a week. therapy practice in Lake City, SC, that is doing seen leaving the gym tucked under the arms Converse Fund Class Chair: The other two days I am still the queen of great. Ben (14) and Grace (12) keep her busy of several classmates for places unknown. Mrs. Susan Secord Marion Clausen Brothers Moving Company. Don’t with their activities. Genie Eaton Weekley of

CLASS Perhaps he joined Val Powell Cranford and envy me, it’s not as glamorous as it sounds. Charlotte, NC, and I shared a few E-mails on Judy Henderson Avent on the dance floor at 1980 CLASS PARTICIPATION Someone’s gotta keep those brothers in line. her birthday in March. All is well in Columbia, Clancy’s where the “always amazing” Judy GIVING AS OF 06/15/04 Y’all don’t be strangers, let us know what you’re SC, with Kappy Derrick Cannon and her 0% 100% performed a perfect split even after all these





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doing. Inquiring minds want to know! See you family. Jane Reynolds Hall’s life is a little years! Maybe the Red Devil accompanied LAST FISCAL YEAR: 20% in September ~ Carla stressful now that Brooks (16) is driving and Ellerbe Page Halligan, Katherine Shurley Timothy (15) will be able to drive in the fall. Hargett, Beth Ardrey Simpson and Kathy Ann Broadwell Phillip wrote from Hilton Head, CLASS OF 1982 She has a few years to go before Jordon (10) is McCuen Huntley to the KA House at Wofford SC, that she has been teaching children with Next Reunion of driving age. Beth Ann Jones Julseth is living to party down at Springfest! Perhaps he was learning disabilities in a resource and now a self- Alumnae Weekend, 2007 in Hilton Head, SC, where she is the CFO/ with the hotel manager at 1:30 a.m. warning a contained setting at Hilton Head Elementary Representative: Controller for Colleton River Development. roomful of loud classmates of the numerous since 1981. She expressed sincere thanks to Ms. Kelly Posey Daughter Carter (9) takes ballet and is on a complaints of excessive laughter and noise! Converse for a great education. Are your 116 Timberidge Court traveling soccer team. Son Hunter (3) enjoys Our class meeting Saturday morning was full calendars marked for April 29–30, 2005? If not, Woodstock, GA 30188, 770-475-6392 traveling with the team and seeing fire stations, CLASS OF 1979 of fun, laughter, surprises, and prizes as we do that now as that is the weekend of our 25th E-mail: [email protected] planes, trains, etc. Ron is staying busy with his Dallas, TX 75205, 214-526-7979 Marian was on a walker for two weeks with a auctioned off wonderful mystery gifts raising Converse reunion! Begin making your plans! Converse Fund Class Chair: accounting business. Elizabeth McDonald E-mail: [email protected] calf contusion and Ashley and Dwight Feemster over $1,000.00! Things really heated up in a Ms. Becky Nutter Cassidy Dunn sees Sallie Eastwood Chalkley a lot and Converse Fund Class Chairs: suffered broken ankles. Barbara was in physical bidding war over four Atlanta Braves tickets CLASS OF 1981 was looking forward to seeing Lauri Wiggins Ms. Martha P. Morton therapy for four weeks from a compression provided by Jaimie Nelligan Hardin. Looks Next Reunion 1982 CLASS PARTICIPATION VanDeusen while in Charleston, SC over the Mrs. Kay Ferguson Theis injury to her spine. We are so glad you all are like Jeanne Jackson Mize will be spending a Alumnae Weekend, 2006 GIVING AS OF 06/15/04 July 4th. Mary Walker Norfleet Fry works from 0% 100% doing better and so excited to hear despite it all weekend in Atlanta, GA this summer and Representatives:





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home as a brand consultant for a design firm, 1978 CLASS PARTICIPATION Ashley Feemster was crowned Prom Queen that going to the game! Jackie Simpson Anderson Mrs. Susan McDonald Davis LAST FISCAL YEAR: 16% husband Kirk is a creative director for an GIVING AS OF 06/15/04 night! Barbara E-mailed me and it sounds like of Chicago, IL took home the prize for 5 Woodhill Road advertising agency, and their daughter Alix (11) 0% 100%







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she is doing much better as she has been busy travelling the farthest, and Trish Perry Beason Birmingham, AL 35213, 205-871-2741 CLASS OF 1983 likes to canoe and kayak like her parents. LAST FISCAL YEAR: 36% as the sales manager of a retirement community took home the prize for having grandchildren. E-mail: [email protected] Next Reunion Elizabeth Foushee Cunningham and several currently under construction. Her son Brett will (She isn’t really a grandmother yet, but thinks Mrs. Carla McKelvey Clausen Alumnae Weekend, 2008 other Converse girls enjoyed a wonderful time Thank you for all the newsy E-mails from our be a senior at the University of Georgia with it won’t be long!) The awards luncheon was 4069 36th Avenue Representative: together at the beach this spring. They made a classmates. Martha Haslett Ladd’s oldest plans for law school and daughter Ashley will not only delicious, but a proud moment for St. Petersburg, FL 33713, 727-526-0733 Mrs. Tami Jones Jacques scrapbook for Beth Collins Johnston’s family daughter, Frances, graduated from Presbyterian be a UGA freshman in the fall. Laura Dew Smith the Class of 1979 as Hannah Stewart- E-mail: [email protected] 306 Huntcliff Drive highlighting her days at Converse. Elizabeth College in May ’03 and got married this past E-mailed that her daughter Sarah interned for Gambino, a political science professor and Converse Fund Class Chair: Taylors, SC 29687, 864-292-6860 has a son in high school and one in 3rd grade, March. The newlyweds are both on staff with Senator Lindsey Graham (SC) in Washington, associate dean at Lehigh University, was the Ms. Sara Everett Herlong E-mail: [email protected] is working fulltime and enjoys singing in a Campus Outreach Ministry at Western Carolina DC, last fall. Son Mills is thinking about Wofford recipient of the Career Achievement Award for Converse Fund Class Chair: band with her church. Emily Gilges Watson University. They lead groups of students on a for his choice of college since about 20 of his high her research and publications on the influence 1981 CLASS PARTICIPATION Dr. Caroline Dale Rothfield likes the warm climate in Tampa, FL. She cross cultural mission trip to South Africa! school buddies will be attending there next year. of religion in Latin America. Nancy Boatwright GIVING AS OF 06/15/04 volunteers at her children’s schools, helps 0% 100% Martha also has a 19 year old at P.C. and the Mills is a swim team coach at the country club Holt was elected to the Alumnae Association






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1983 CLASS PARTICIPATION support a local ministry to the homeless, and “baby” (15) plays football (MVP), basketball and this summer and Parrish (9th grade) will attend Board as a 70’s Decade Representative. I hope LAST FISCAL YEAR: 31% GIVING AS OF 06/15/04 also sells a line of women’s clothing for 0% 100% baseball (where he was selected All Region). Camp Philmont in New Mexico. Look forward everyone took the time to walk around the





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Weekendersusa. Suzy Ahearn will be hanging Martha is still teaching English and just gave to keeping in touch and stay happy and healthy! campus to note all the beautiful new building A big hello to all of you! Susan and I hope you LAST FISCAL YEAR: 26% up her teaching hat after 20 years and moving up volleyball coaching duties after nine seasons. Love, Kay and sculpture additions since 1979. The ‘old have had a fantastic summer and made lots of to California to pursue a career in voice-overs Perry Tison Wilson was at Martha’s daughter’s girl’ looks fantastic! Our class dinner Saturday memories to report in future issues of our class So many of you have reflected on last year’s for cartoons and commercials. Hall wedding. Her new husband is a surgeon from CLASS OF 1979 evening was at the beautiful home of Paul and notes. I can’t believe it’s already been three years reunion and how wonderful it was to be Haynsworth Bickmann and her family had a Darlington, SC who helped Perry through her Next Reunion Nancy Bain Cote’. Many thanks, Nancy, to you since our 20th reunion. Tick, tick goes the clock together again. Caroline Dale Rothfield is wonderful time over spring break when they recent illness. Perry has been the Director of Alumnae Weekend, 2009 and Paul for opening your home to us. The of life. Susan McDonald Davis and Marianna enjoying being at home with her children took their boat to Beaufort, SC, and spent two Admissions at Coker College since November Representatives: food was sumptuous, but not even sushi could MacIntyre Taylor were in Atlanta, GA, recently Alexander (7), Emma (5) and Madeline (2). She nights with Frances Pringle Cherry and her 2002. She also keeps up with Geneva Mrs. Lelia Freeman Byars top those five hunky bartenders! Rumor has it and saw Judi Dickey Kountz and husband Paul is also busy with volunteer work, serving on family. They also went to Charleston, SC, where Richardson Cromer, Trisha Auman Atkinson 4527 Landgrave Road that when they aren’t busy serving drinks, they and daughter Kristen. Susan says that Judi and several boards, and is considering going back they had lunch with Lauri Wiggins VanDuesen and Rilla Altman Thomas. She received a Columbia, SC 29206, 803-787-2039 are busy serving their wives—Nancy Bain Paul haven’t aged a bit in 23 years. Why are we to work in the fall at either a free clinic or a and her girls. Hall saw Millie Hayward Reed Christmas card from Holly Johnston E-mail: [email protected] Cote’, Monta Moody Anthony, Margaret not surprised? Sally Walker Crenshaw and small practice one or two days a week. Alicia recently and they planned to meet at the lake Richardson’s family and yes, Perry, we all miss Mrs. Cecilia Lowry Stevenson Horne Darr, Pam Koerner Neely and Leslie Townsend Cottrell were present to Cremins Coleman is working part time for a sometime this summer. Millie and husband, her so much. She was such a great person to have 123 Union Street Charlotte Smeak Verreault! Nancy Holt celebrate the marriage of Nancy Zumstein, MD real estate attorney and substitute teacher. She Jim, have two children and live in Atlanta, GA. in our lives. Knowing Holly, she has arranged a Camden, SC 29020, 803-432-1889 turned up the volume on the karaoke and Michael Becker in Columbus, GA. Michael is involved with daughter Ali’s Girl Scout troop Sarah Jennings Johnstone and husband Trip, way to have the Converse Bulletin delivered to E-mail: [email protected] microphone and teamed up with Lea is moving from Houston, TX, where they met, and church. Elise Neil Bengtson works for the and their three children live in Greenville, SC. I her in heaven. I heard from Blanche Gramling Converse Fund Class Chair: Stallworth Moore and Anne Lawless to to live in Columbus where Nancy practices Chamber of Commerce in McLean, VA. was finally able to reach Frances Knight Taylor.

NOTES Weathers as she forwarded me a scary E-mail Mrs. Cecilia France Arthur entertain the gathering with their vocal (?) and pediatrics. Ten years ago when they met, Nancy Daughter Maggie is now two. Linda Sinanian She is feeling great, playing a lot of tennis, and from Barbara Duffy Feemster. Barbara and her dancing talents! If that wasn’t funny enough, was in her pediatrics residency and Mike Forden is in New York State and is a faculty keeping busy with her precious son, Jack (10). family rented a house at the beach in March for 1979 CLASS PARTICIPATION old photo albums of our college days were on worked as an engineer. Their wedding was member at SUNY Stonybrook. She and her Husband Steve was recently promoted to their daughter Ashley’s final Junior – Senior GIVING AS OF 06/15/04 display adding to the hilarity of a wild, wacky, joyful with lots of family and friends. In January husband continue to run the Stonybrook southeastern sales manager for Shelton 0% 100% Prom weekend and as they decided to go to the








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and wonderful weekend! Let us hear from you! I attended a lovely alumnae luncheon here at Summer Music Festival, which they founded Vineyards. As for me, Weber (13) and 3rd floor to take pictures of friends and family LAST FISCAL YEAR: 22% Love-ceya the St. Petersburg Yacht Club (I knew I’d figure some time ago. Bev Brown lives in New Jersey Townsend (10) keep Bob and I busy with water with the ocean in the background…CRASH! a way to get in there one day). It was locally and works in New York. Lou Pittman Lindsey skiing, soccer, swimming, and golf, not to CLASS They all fell through when the floor collapsed We had a great time at our 25th class reunion, CLASS OF 1980 hosted by Elizabeth “Lib” Harper Hopkins ’49 was busy this spring with all the activities of mention the active social life that comes with sending nine to the hospital in ambulances and I’ve got the pictures to prove it! Please send 25th Reunion 25th and attended by alumnae Cherry Able Goldson having a high school senior. Wade will be having a child in middle school. Thanks to all including Marian Potts Foster and Barbara. copies of your photos so I can compile a photo Alumnae Weekend, 2005 REUNION ’67 and Amanda Gerttula ’77. Representing attending Wofford next year. Daughter Anna who wrote and called. Keep in touch! 46 47 edition: Margaret Bivin Coffin, Ellen Leland known as “Bevo”, and is a great baseball 1986 CLASS PARTICIPATION President Bush campaigns in your town, Wilhoit, Emory Gillespie, Murph Kinney, player. Her youngest, Ann Banks (9), is an GIVING AS OF 06/15/04 follow the motorcade and look for Mel! Janet 0% 100% Frances Barnwell Woodall and Corintha awesome gymnast. In her “spare” time, she has






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Bean walks competitively in 5K races and is Brewton King. If you didn’t receive that E- her own photography business, Sundance LAST FISCAL YEAR: 27% in training for the Walt Disney Half Marathon mail, please update us on your correct address Photography, specializing in beach portraits. to take place next January in Orlando, FL. She NOTES and send news! Celeste Funderburk Brown Tara Sturdivant is a family physician and CLASS OF 1987 and her mom were the “cover girls” on a of Summerville, SC, is now a stay-at-home medical director of the Interfaith Health Clinic Next Reunion magazine published by the Medical University mom to daughters Caroline (5) and Julia (3) in Knoxville, TN. She is also serving as Alumnae Weekend, 2007 of South Carolina. Their article featured an after teaching elementary school for a number president of the Knoxville Academy of Representative: educational program that promotes of years. Medicine, one of the youngest physicians to Mrs. Martha Lynn Mercer Gaskins cardiovascular health. Janet met Terri Minton receive this honor and only the second woman 213 S. Farr Avenue Lessenbury and her daughter, Jessie (3), for

CLASS CLASS OF 1985 to achieve this status. Anne Eberhart is an Andrews, SC 29510, 843-264-5388 dinner. Janet reports that Jessie is so much like 20th Reunion 20th ophthalmologist and is on the faculty of ETSU. E-mail: [email protected] her mother, it was like having dinner with Terri Alumnae Weekend, 2005 REUNION As for me, I see much of the “Columbia” crowd Converse Fund Class Chair: and “Mini-me”! Andrea Lyles Hueble is Representatives: on a regular basis. Gigi Dawson and I had Mrs. Martha Lynn Mercer Gaskins teaching a bible study at her church in Mrs. Vandy Major McFaddin dinner with Julia Ivey Cagle, Kelley Maloney Greenville, SC. She and Stephenie Syer 52 Orchard Circle Liggitt and Deans Richardson Fawcett to 1987 CLASS PARTICIPATION Gwaltney got together recently for a girls’ Columbia, SC, 29206, 803-782-0204 celebrate our 41st birthday. Those Converse GIVING AS OF 06/15/04 weekend in Chattanooga, TN. Elizabeth 0% 100% E-mail: [email protected] friendships are the best, aren’t they? Speaking






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Shelton Roddy saw Beth Woods Sessums at Mrs. Krisila Newman Foster of…let’s renew those friendships at the LAST FISCAL YEAR: 21% her children’s elementary school in Tampa, FL. 225 Mountain Range Road reunion. Get out your 2005 calendar and mark The school was being named for Beth’s father- Boiling Springs, SC 29316, 864-814-4476 the weekend of April 29 - 30 (there is also a Thanks to everybody who E-mailed with news! in-law, so her family was there for the E-mail: [email protected] Founder’s Day celebration on Thursday, April If I don’t have your E-mail address, please send dedication ceremony. Rebekah Jennings Converse Fund Class Chairs: 28). I’m definitely looking forward to it and it so I can add you to our class list—it’s a great Murphy and I and our girls had lunch at CLASS OF 1984 Mrs. Mary Helen Richbourg Earle hope you are too—line up those babysitters and easy way to keep in touch! Kathy McLean Pawleys Island, SC, over spring break. Adele CLASS OF 1984 Board. Palmer also received the Converse 100 Mrs. Susan Peel Hollingsworth now! Until next time…keep those E-mails Collins keeps busy with her job as director of Penland Boyce’s daughter, Meredith (7), was Next Reunion Award. The Class of 1984 came in 3rd place coming. Krisila and I love hearing from you. sales and medical affairs for a pharmaceutical in a dance recital in Twichell Auditorium and Alumnae Weekend, 2009 in the “It’s A Class Act” fund raising 1985 CLASS PARTICIPATION Vandy company in Pennsylvania. She keeps in touch Adele’s parents called to see if Twichell was Representatives: competition. Good going class! The Pink GIVING AS OF 06/15/04 with Andrea Hoover Burden, who has recently air-conditioned before they committed to 0% 100% Ms. Jody Cole Panthers won the overall giving for the year!





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CLASS OF 1986 expanded her family (see Births). Becky Seeger attending! Some things you just don’t forget! 11421 Old River Road Spoon received a wonderful note from Jane LAST FISCAL YEAR: 19% Next Reunion Eller and her family survived their first Ohio Elizabeth Smoak Groce is busy with her three Ukiah, CA 95482, 415-407-3691 Hunt Burwell Loftis. She has been teaching Alumnae Weekend, 2006 winter, and are looking forward to visiting the girls in Greenville, SC. They traveled out west E-mail: [email protected] 2nd grade in an inner city school in Winston- We received news this time from some people Representatives: south this summer for some sun and surf. Allyn to ski this winter, and were planning some Ms. Mary H. Witherspoon Salem, NC. Next year, after 17 years in the that we haven’t heard from in a while (if at Mrs. Katie Gibson Fritze Talbot Johnson and her husband are the proud beach time this summer. Wallis Crum Bond 3272 Oakridge Drive classroom, she will be working in the all). LeAnne Rowland sent an E-mail saying 4536 Nandina Drive parents of two dogs, Millie and Kerry. Teresa and I got together recently and played Graham, NC 27253, 336-578-4429 computer lab, and is looking forward to the that Nashville, TN, has been home for five Columbia, SC 29206, 803-787-7189 Gagnon Maino and her husband, Rob, visited lifeguard for our kids at the pool at Litchfield. E-mail: [email protected] change! The following news comes from years, and she really likes it. She travels every E-mail: [email protected] California’s wine country to celebrate their 15th If you’re planning a vacation along the Grand Converse Fund Class Chair: reunion questionnaires. Laura Campbell week with her work (as she has for 17 years), Mrs. Jennie Player Lambe anniversary. Teresa sees Patty Maxwell Snow Strand this summer, give me a call! Mrs. Elena Pribyl Rush Brown is in North Carolina where her and she often tells people that “I have a house 1882 Parrish Drive ’88 and Miriam Creech Brice ’86 at her husband is a LTC in the army stationed at Ft. in Nashville, but I live on Delta.” She sells Columbia, SC 29206, 803-782-1795 children’s school events in Greenville, SC. CLASS OF 1988 1984 CLASS PARTICIPATION Bragg. She is an Exceptional Child Nurse in rehab management programs to hospitals in E-mail: [email protected] Wendy Rogers Blackburn and her husband Next Reunion GIVING AS OF 06/15/04 the school system and is very involved with the southeast/southwest and Puerto Rico. Mrs. Monica Rowland Loving have moved to Beaufort, SC, and she is happy Alumnae Weekend, 2008 0% 100%






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her church. She has two daughters, Mary Beth Ironically, LeAnne lives down the street from 3124 Grace Hill Road to be closer to home. Mel Clyburn has exciting Representatives: LAST FISCAL YEAR: 19% (12) and Katy (10) who are involved in piano, Dina Haney Stevenson. Dina’s two children Columbia, SC 29204, 803-787-8198 news to report—she has made it to the Mrs. Kristi Klim Holler basketball and soccer. Mother and daughters and her husband’s two children range in age E-mail: [email protected] President’s detail! Since campaigning has 900 Raven Road Hello from your two new class reps Jody and have all taken up horseback riding. Another from 12 to 16. Annie Gray E-mailed Krisila Converse Fund Class Chair: begun in earnest, Mel expects to be traveling Rock Hill, SC 29732, 803-327-0712 Spoon! Many thanks to our outgoing class North Carolina girl, Suzanne Rogers Meyer with lots of news. Annie went to Wilmington, Mrs. Miriam Creech Brice all over the US in the coming months. So, if E-mail: [email protected] representative, Teri Temple Kirkland who writes that her boys Adam (12) and Joshua NC, in October for a surprise party for Claire was very instrumental in making our recent (9) are in their fourth year of karate and have Efird and Claire was surprised! Also in reunion a lot of fun, which Spoon says was been in Boy Scouts since 1st grade. Suzanne attendance were Deborah Rogers and Sallie Patti Maxwell Snow ’88 as she went through the chemotherapy organization called Carolina Cancer one of the greatest she has attended. Thanks is involved in her church and does a lot of Grace Tate. Sallie Grace has recently relocated process,” Patti explained. “My mother had Awareness, and provides cancer symbol also Karen Abele Devore and her husband volunteering at her boys’ schools. Gigi Woods to Ames, IA, to be director of development at been diagnosed with colon cancer a few years camaraderie that stretches throughout the for hosting our class dinner. Those of you who Addahoumi is in Columbia, SC, teaching at Iowa State (or whatever large state school is For several years, earlier, so I knew the devastating effect cancer globe. Bracelets, earrings, charms, pins, socks, did not make the reunion missed seeing the Midlands Technical College. Her step-son, located in Ames). Missy Noah Newsome is studio art major Patti has on a person and the way it forces patients and purses are available in twelve different following classmates: Liz White Calvert, Sammi, is a rising senior at USC. She also has still in Winston Salem, NC, keeping busy with Snow ’88 and fellow to rely on other people for so many things colors that represent different types of cancers Gayle Schrier Smith, Elena Pribyl Rush, a five year old, Jamel. She is still involved with her three girls. Happy Smith Mason has Raleigh, NC, stay-at- such as rides to the hospital, help with meals, and diseases. A selection of men’s items is also Palmer Davison Ball and husband, Suzanne theatre when she has the time. Her husband, moved back to Dallas, TX, with her husband home mother Salley and lending an ear at all hours of the night.” available. “If we do not have something that Hay Keim, Mary Wood Payne Beasley, Linda Hassan, has two restaurants in Columbia, and three boys. And Annie Gray is now a Wilkerson made signifies an illness a person wishes to recognize, Woodman Foster and husband, Marilyn Sammi’s Deli and Dream Wings. Erika Nebel Junior League sustainer, still working at the jewelry in their When the bracelet was first introduced, Patti we will design something,” said Patti. Mery, Laura Hays Clarkson and husband, Arnold has enjoyed living in Delaware for the hospital, still playing bridge, and doing church homes. At the time, it and Salley gave it away. Then in August 2002, Lisa Howard Morris, Carolyn Malone past seven years. Husband, Charlie, is pastor work. Nancy Fulton E-mailed that she has was little more than a reporter for The News and Observer (Raleigh, A 25% minimum of the proceeds is donated Buchanan, Susan Elder Alders, Allison of their church, chaplain of the Lewes recently moved, but is still living in Cincinnati, a hobby. Then in NC) wrote a story about the creative gift of to organizations of awareness and patient Owens Stanland, Kevin Jenkins Plonk, Jan Volunteer Fire Department, EMS Captain, an OH. She is having a great time raising her two 2002, Salley was reassurance. “The day the story ran, our support. “Our donations have covered

NOTES Cotter Jenkins, Mary Milling Alexander, EMT-B and active in their Critical Incident kids that are ‘growing like weeds’. Tammy diagnosed with breast cancer. “Salley is my phones began ringing at five in the morning, grocery store vouchers and a motel for a Michelle Nooney, Lynn Gully Orlando, Stress Management team. Erika is also a Chapman E-mailed that she completed a best friend, so I wanted to do something to and by the end of the day, 800 people had cancer patient who had no place to live,” Marie Ireland Aimone, Laura Campbell member of the Fire Department and CISM Master of Arts in Christian counseling at keep her mind active,” said Patti. That placed orders for the bracelet,” recalled Patti. explained Patti. “Bracelet money has also Brown, Wynne Allen Callaway, Frances team, works full time in the commercial loan Gordon Conwell. Anne Weston Walker is “something” resulted in a simple little “It became an immediate way for women to been used to buy prostheses and good wigs.” Rogers, and Sheila Brown McLendon. We department of County Bank and has a son, living in Orange Beach, AL and is a 3rd grade bracelet meant to link breast cancer patients, show solidarity with people they knew who congratulate our classmates who have been Ryan (16) and daughter, Jennifer (13). To those teacher at Orange Beach Elementary. After their family members, and friends. were suffering from breast cancer.” For more information about Carolina Cancer elected to important positions with Converse: classmates or spouses who are serving in the college she received her Master of Arts in Awareness, visit the web site at CLASS Liz White Calvert was elected to the Board of armed forces, THANK YOU! You are in our Teaching from Spring Hill College in Mobile, “The bracelet was intended to be a ‘thank you What began as a simple expression of gratitude www.carolinacancerawareness.com or Trustees, and Palmer Davison Ball and Elena thoughts and prayers! Spoon attempted to get AL, and has been teaching 12 years. She has gift’ for all of the people who helped Salley shared among few has grown into an call 1-800-526-5516. Pribyl Rush to the Alumnae Association in touch with the following classmates for this two children, her oldest is Brevard (13), better 48 49 Mrs. Sydney Jordan Warren E-mail: [email protected] upon her election as the Alumnae Development doing great. Lawson Edwards Hough and firm in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Cokie Hernandez- 417 Robmont Road Ms. Ivy L. Pope Committee Chair on the Alumnae Association family took a 10-day vacation to Edisto Island, 1991 CLASS PARTICIPATION Velez is still working at the Dallas Museum of Charlotte, NC 28207, 704-770-0399 416 Johnson Drive Board. We missed all of those who did not SC. Miriam Drennan wrote that Lucy Clower GIVING AS OF 06/15/04 Art as coordinator of Community Outreach. 0% 100% E-mail: [email protected] Dillon, SC 29536, 843-774-4410 participate in this wonderful weekend. For Norris visited her in Nashville, TN. Lucy and





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Karen Stepp Richter and husband Scott are Converse Class Fund Chair: E-mail: [email protected] those that couldn’t attend, please E-mail us with husband Eric are building a new home in LAST FISCAL YEAR: 22% now in Macon, GA, where Scott is regional NOTES Mrs. Laura Lynn Graham Converse Fund Class Chairs: your news. Let’s stay in touch with friends that Charlotte, NC. Sandra Collazo is staying busy credit manager for IKON Financial Services. Mrs. Savannah Elizabeth Joyce could and should last a lifetime. Nicky Jent with her optometry practice. She is excited Classmates have not flooded me with news this Karen is a stay-at-home with Galen (7) and 1988 CLASS PARTICIPATION Rev. Kelli Waters Taylor Greenway and I will be your class about taking her 2-year old son to Disney go around, but I will see what I can make up for Brendan (2), a new experience for all. Amanda GIVING AS OF 06/15/04 representatives for the next few years and we World for the first time. Sandra Hidell your entertainment. Julie Weston Daniels was Reaves Campbell home schooled oldest son 0% 100%





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1989 CLASS PARTICIPATION will need your help. Remember to E-mail us Pastorello got married in December and my reporter from Ginny Lomel’s wedding in Thomas for the 1st grade. Next year sister Emily LAST FISCAL YEAR: 24% GIVING AS OF 06/15/04 your updates. If you know how to get in touch moved into a new house in Alpharetta, GA. Charleston, SC, in April over Easter. Regan will join him for K5. Shannon Stewart-Hill 0% 100% CLASS






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with others, please share that information as Her two daughters Berkley (6) and Mackenzie Smith Coxe was her matron of honor, with celebrated 12 years with Shaner Hotel Group Melissa Mathews Levitt writes that she is LAST FISCAL YEAR: 16% well. (4) were in the wedding along with Vince’s Regan’s daughter as the flower girl. Grady in May where she is the Director of Special living in Atlanta, GA, with husband, Alan, and daughter Mina (6). Nancy Phillips Coleman, Daniels Cannon was there from Richmond, VA, Projects. Lisa Ramsey Deibel, Danielle their three rescued Pekes. She works with Club If you missed our 15 year reunion then you CLASS OF 1990 Amy MacNutt Sharon, and Jennifer Bengston where she is doing decorative interior painting. Osborne White, Louisa Tindall Faile, Lynn Libby Lu (her official title: District Diva), which missed a journey of a lifetime. We all had a blast 15th Reunion 15th Cook met in Atlanta, GA for a girls’ weekend. Heilig Miller Barnwell was also there; she Strickland Anderson and Jacqueline Caldwell is a retail concept for tween girls owned by as approximately 50 of our classmates gathered Alumnae Weekend, 2005 REUNION They visited Lila Willingham Shirley at her continues her work in textiles. Jane Dempsey Heider had a great time in Greenville, SC (with Saks, and occasionally sees Barbara Metzger, for a weekend of reminiscing. The following is Representatives: new restaurant and enjoyed catching up with was there from Spartanburg, SC, where she husbands) at Danielle’s house earlier this year. Melissa Casper Smith, and Stephanie an attempt to list those who attended our class Mrs. Stephanie Train Mogilski her. They also had dinner with Laura Lafeber continues to do well in horticulture design. Also, Kelli Gosnell Hardigree is teaching two year Scruggs Schramm. Jennifer Collier Maxwell bar-b-que and my apologies if I’ve omitted 2768 Smithsonia Way Tordella who works for the Coca-Cola in attendance from our class were Trisha Klinger olds at Westminster Day School in Spartanburg, lives in Augusta, GA, with husband, Michael, anyone. Ashley Macfie Goodlet, Katherine Tucker, GA 30084, 770-934-9452 Company and stays busy with Bill, Emma, and Burke and Stacy Tedder. Katy Stevison SC. I was excited to receive a phone call from and sons Brian (14), Stephen (12) and Zachary Smoak Brook, Rena Pridmore Fowler, Bet E-mail: [email protected] Olivia. Nancy and Amy get together at least Schmelka was unable to get there, since she and Anissa Clemons Coleman who transferred to (10). Between teaching hearing impaired Cantey Rhodes, Ruth Flippin Saunders, Ms. Melissa Sanders once a month with their children. Mary her husband were in the process of a move. Beth Auburn after our sophomore year. She lives in children full-time and travelling to her Kathryn Owens Johnson, Wendy Wolfenden 163 Bradford Crossing Drive McDaniel Ridgeway and Stephen went to San McCrary Smith and Stacy Reese Joyce came my Forsythe, GA, with her husband, daughter children’s soccer tournaments throughout the Miller, Elizabeth Booth Bivens, Christina Roebuck, SC 29376, 864-587-9772 Francisco, CA, for a conference and also visited way for the day in April and we tried to visit Anna (4), and twins Sara Katherine and Charles southeast, she is keeping busy! Kristin Austin Cummings Pick, Ainsley Howard, Ashleigh E-mail: [email protected] Napa Valley. She met Rebecca Lesto Shunk with our seven children running around. I am Thomas (3). She stays at home with the children Smith is now living in Florence, SC, with Cooper Leland, Beverly Ross Wilhelm, Mrs. Mary McDaniel Ridgeway and her husband for dinner at a dim sum thrilled to welcome Stacy back to Atlanta. She but also helps her husband in his wholesale tree husband, Patrick, and sons, Pat (9) and Ben Glenda Surell Weaver, Cile Chappell 404 McDaniel Avenue restaurant. Mary reports that Rebecca and Rick will move here this summer and continue her business. Anissa reported that Elizabeth (5). Kristin bakes and sells cheesecakes (I have Wildrick, Catherine Cauthen, Anne Cheek Greenville, SC 29601, 864-242-9496 have adjusted well to life in California. Mary job with PricewaterhouseCoopers, Inc. I also Copeland Crowder is a special education tasted them — they are fabulous) and sells Bailey, Mary Kathryn Johns Moren, Susan E-mail: [email protected] saw Rebecca again at Stephen’s 10th MUSC enjoyed a long dinner date with Elizabeth Foster teacher in Clinton, SC and Elizabeth and her Sweet Pea Designs stationery, both from her Williams Lynch, Parker Derrick Knapp, Lisa Converse Fund Class Chairs: reunion in Charleston, SC, where she also ran Meek and Catherine Warlick Charles this spring husband have two children. Heather Purdie home. She also volunteers in her children’s Wimberly Allen, April Vail Stambaugh, Mrs. Lawson Edwards Hough into Caroline West McDowell on King Street. – a gathering that doesn’t happen often enough! Hulsey E-mailed that she is ‘just’ raising her schools, serves as treasurer of her Connie Gerald Smith, Celanie Smith Martin, Ms. Lesa Underwood Mary met up with Mary Kenyon Robards Mary Mac Robinson Wilson and her family three boys while working as a Mary Kay sales homeowners’ association, plays handbells at Wallace Davison, Rawles Terrell Kelly, Kim Jones at the Children’s Museum in Columbia, moved “back home” to Knoxville, TN, this director, in the process of winning her fourth church and has joined a garden club. Kristin Mullinax Allen,Shea Hanner Mayfield,Becky 1990 CLASS PARTICIPATION SC, where they had a great time with their summer. Beverly Maybank Burgdorf and her car! Husband, Alan, owns Palmetto Sound saw Kimilee Bryant in December and Sally Hadden Wise, Doolin Odell Alexander, Nicky GIVING AS OF 06/15/04 boys. Kellie McKelvey Karnes kicked off the boys have moved to Williamsburg, VA, for a year Works and does corporate events and 0% 100% Buchanan Cline late last summer. 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summer with a trip to Myrtle Beach, SC. I heard to join her husband, who has been stationed there installations of lighting and sound. Marci into Mary Kathryn Johns Moren ’89 around Williams Cash, Margaret Gordon, Lori Morris LAST FISCAL YEAR: 16% from Kristen Lavelle who is the branch since Christmas. Once again Wendy Jolley-Kabi Meadows Hyla reported good news! Husband Florence on a regular basis. Speaking of the Gilbert, Lisa Avant, Mary Katherine Peele, manager with Southern Trust Mortgage has made our class proud as she was the speaker Bret has been reassigned to the Naval class of ’89, I recently had a fun visit with Angie Weatherred Halstead, Marsha The spring had our classmates traveling Company where she originates mortgages. She for the 2004 Converse Baccalaureate Service in Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA where Rawles Terrell Kelly ’89 who has relocated to McGinnis Frazier, Kathryn Chapman around the globe. Meridith Moorhead visited reports that Ann Morrow Boyd visited her in May! I hope you all are doing well. Please contact he will get his master’s degree in computer Charlotte, NC from Bermuda with her McAlpin, Elisabeth Kinney McNiel and Hawaii for a week with her son Cole. Claire Charleston, SC, for a weekend. They had a me with your latest news flashes! science. Because of this assignment, he is not husband and two young girls. Angela Long myself, Ivy Pope. A big thank you to Ashley Bramlett went to Italy where she had a great blast shopping, dining, and catching up. Ann, being sent back to Iraq or Afghanistan. Temple Kimball is a consultant for Brain Reserve in Goodlet for allowing us to have a wonderful time, ate too much, and single-handedly Adam, and their three children are in Montreat, CLASS OF 1992 McMillan Starr and husband Hal adopted a Manhattan, NY. After her sophomore year, she dinner at her home. Also a big thank you to revived the Italian economy despite losing her NC, where they recently built a new home. Next Reunion 15 months old boy from Chita, Russia, in June spent the summer in Sana’a, Yemen with her Kathryn Chapman McAlpin for organizing the wallet. Winnie Brown King spent some time They’ve named their new dogs Merri and Mac Alumnae Weekend, 2007 2003, James Marion Starr. They will be moving parents as her father was there with State entire extravaganza. A job well done! in Atlanta, GA with her godson Jay and his after the two camps Adam owns and operates. Representatives: from Alabama to Longview, TX, because of Department USAID. She then studied at the Congratulations to Elisabeth Kinney McNiel mother Laura Lochen Kirkland who are both Lesa Underwood took a short cruise to the Mrs. Ashley Thomas Little Hal’s job promotion. Jill Burnett Dickerson, Schiller Institute in Heidelburg, Germany, and CLASS OF 1989 Bahamas with Lee Reese and another friend 315 Hampton Creek Court husband Clint, and son Drew have moved to returned to Converse for her senior year, from Boston, MA. Lesa is working for an Columbia, SC 29209, 803-783-5207 Raleigh, NC, where she is a pediatrician and majoring in modern languages. After her entertainment management company where E-mail: [email protected] Clint works for SonyEricsson in RTP. Maryann graduate program in Italy, she lived in Rome her primary focus is a band called the Blue Mrs. Anna Wimberly Pierce Brower-Fowler (Converse II) returned to for eight years, receiving an MBA there from Dogs. Deborah Owensby was selected 2003- 521 Spring Creek Way school and received another bachelor’s degree Boston University. Returning to the states, she 04 Teacher of the Year for Sunnyview Marietta, GA 30068, 770-321-6505 in social work at Limestone College. By the way, attended Philadelphia College of Textiles & Elementary School in Mill Spring, NC. She is E-mail: [email protected] she is 52 and also graduated with a 4.0! Science (Grace Kelly’s old convent school a special education teacher of students from Converse Fund Class Chair: Congratulations! Cindy Jerles Brown and her campus), then spent four months in Tel Aviv, kindergarten through the 5th grade. Thank you Mrs. Elaine Anderson McDowall family had dinner with her college roommate Israel, and four months in Germany where she again for all of the news. If you did not receive Leslie Morton Harmon and family when they graduated with another MBA, subsequently an E-mailed plea for news, please forward your 1992 CLASS PARTICIPATION came to visit Mickey Mouse in Orlando, FL. going to work in NYC. Angela’s brother has correct E-mail address to one of us. We are still GIVING AS OF 06/15/04 Cindy only lives an hour away from Disney 0% 100% established a scholarship in honor of their updating our small database of E-mail





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and encourages friends who are coming that mother, Peggy Bradford Long ’49, for which addresses. LAST FISCAL YEAR: 16% way to give her a call. Detia Mangum we are all most grateful. Again, please send Richardson is still in Wylie, TX, near Dallas.

NOTES your news to Kristi or me — we’d love to hear CLASS OF 1991 Tracy Dowell Huggins and Shalise Huggins She continues to teach special education and is from you! Next Reunion DeMott’s brother Tom tied the knot (see Life the department head for Rowlett High School. Alumnae Weekend, 2006 Events)! Her sister, Dawn Cole Mitchell ’86, was Natalie Audish Scott and husband John are in CLASS OF 1989 Representative: matron of honor and bridesmaids were Julie Charlotte, NC. Natalie just received a Next Reunion Mrs. Dorsey Daugette DeLong Tanner Leake ’93, Suzanne Morris ’93 and promotion into senior management. I visited Alumnae Weekend, 2009 3070 Greendale Drive NW Shalise. Susannah Chapman Collins and with Paige Pooser Merrill in Charleston, SC, Representatives: Atlanta, GA 30327, 404-609-9405 Donna Hines White ’93 also attended the small, over Easter for an afternoon. She and her family CLASS Mrs. Nicky Jent Greenway E-mail: [email protected] intimate gathering in Orlando, FL. Traci has a have moved to a house on the Stono River. 243 Kittiwake Lane Converse Fund Class Chair: new position as Director of Business Paige closed her children’s clothing shop on the Boiling Springs, SC 29316, 864-578-5554 Mrs. Maria Macaulay Sellers Development with a recruitment-advertising advent of her second baby’s birth (see Births). 50 51 Susannah Gramling Hubbell stopped by in Columbia, SC, as Nominating Chair. Hunter. She teaches English at Mayo High a new house and April is actively involved Paige’s while I was there. She was quite busy Ashley Quinn Drake is completing her School for Math and Science and enjoys with planning Charleston’s first Buddy Walk getting ready for Spoletto. I talked with Rebie master’s degree and teaching learning having the opportunity to refer her students to promote awareness for Down’s Mays Bland on the phone so it was a Converse impaired preschoolers while keeping up with to Converse. Jennifer Newton Warnock is in Syndrome. Heidi Ruehl E-mailed that the day. Eleanor LaBorde has moved to her two sons. Jen Gary Baker, her husband Irmo, SC and has a pediatric dental practice magnificent seven, Anna Snow Cheek, Amy NOTES NOTES Washington, DC. I understand that she saw and their three children are still enjoying with her husband Ralph. Angel Stewart Shipman Elkins, Page Vaughn Keller, Elizabeth Lesto Zadig at Elizabeth’s living in Hawaii. I had the chance to see Ann Young continues her work with BB&T in Jennifer Minor Tuckwiller, Elizabeth husband’s church in Bethesda, MD. Beth Moses Middleton’s newly decorated home Spartanburg, SC. Husband Carl returned McLean Brown and of course, Heidi got Davenport Williams and Amy Walker in Columbia. Ann pointed out that her dog, safely from the Middle East having been there together the first weekend in May in Headley have a standing lunch date every Chloe, is doing her best to keep the backyard for over a year. Bonnie Bailey Webster is in Jacksonville, FL, at Mary Ellen Kastelic’s Friday as they both live in Newnan, GA. I am her own personal playground. Gaby Sifter Spartanburg, SC, with husband Thomas and house for their annual reunion. Rachel

CLASS CLASS happy to report that April Leonard Tegeler is continues to be busy traveling around the daughters Ella and Mae. Bonnie has been an Odom Clary, Kathleen Rochefort Steinart, healthy after a breast lump scare. An update world for Coca-Cola as an Event Planner with adjunct professor of biology at Converse. She Allyson Hicks and Jenny Crouse were from Lori Boyd Hudson: it was reported in recent trips to Argentina and Japan. Julie and her family received an award from the bridesmaids in Lesley James Baker’s our last issue that Lori had been diagnosed Gray Lewis and family have recently moved South Carolina Department of Health and wedding. Others in attendance were Susie with AML and was doing well following a from the Washington, DC, area to Alpharetta, Environmental Control for recyclists of the Sparrow Dekle, Bronwyn Kemper Thomas bone marrow transplant. Her doctors are very GA. Cassie Luce Plaster is enjoying Shelby, year, a statewide award and quite an honor! and Claudia Dozier. Heidi “Ansel Adams” pleased with her progress. She has to take NC, and staying busy with her two children. Martha White Waters is also in Spartanburg Ruehl took the pictures. Rachel Odom Clary about 32 pills a day to keep her going right Cassie has plans to begin construction on a with husband Frank and son Brice and is a organized a March tree planting ceremony now and has low energy level but other than new house next year. Katherine Gilreath teacher for Spartanburg District 2. Ashley in Columbia, SC, at the school attended by that, no problems. She won’t be returning to Counce has opened a wine store in Asheville, Dover Sorrow is the first in our class to be her son Matthew in celebration of the life of her classroom this fall because she will still be NC. Candy Moore received a recent update honored with an alumnae award as she her husband, Bryan. Matthew and sister, immunosupressed. As for myself, I am from Erin McGee who was in corporate real received the Star award for outstanding Caroline, joined his classmates in helping enjoying my son (3) and twin girls (8-months), estate with Bank One/Bank of America for achievement in the area of alumnae plant a tree. A number of Converse girls CLASS OF 1994 and it really is getting easier, thank goodness! awhile then went into film production for a recruitment. Maria Ingram Wilson, husband came to show their support… Kathleen I am still selling a trunk show line of clothing few years. Erin has decided to stay in Texas Drew, and son Kai are also in Spartanburg their US Navy Exchange Officer and she is Charleston, SC 29412, 843-406-4851, Rochefort Steinert and daughter Morgan, called “Etcetera.” Suzette Bagwell Laney in and is attending law school at the University where Maria is working as a pediatric working as Second Secretary for the United E-mail: [email protected] Jennifer Stokes, Jenny Crouse, Lesley James Spartanburg, SC, also sells this line. Be certain of Houston. I have been busy traveling for physical therapist at Mary Black Hospital. States Ambassador J. Thomas Schieffer. Mrs. Pam Hughes Foster Baker and Heidi Ruehl. Don’t forget to check to check the Life Events section for lots more my job with Fiskars and had the opportunity Angie Cox Bowers is in Columbia, SC, with Andra Garman Hawks and husband 245 Chancellors Park Court the Life Events section for more news. news. Please note that I have a new E-mail to visit Brazil this year. Please note my contact husband Jayme and their three sons John, Matthew survived their first New England Simpsonville, SC 29681, 864-963-9582 address. information in the class notes heading and Kenneth and Joshua. Elizabeth Burnette winter in Allston, MA. She is finishing her E-mail: [email protected] CLASS OF 1997 send any updates and news to me so that I Killen is in Charlotte, NC, with husband dissertation and is a general music teacher at Ms. Jenny Williams Next Reunion CLASS OF 1993 can report on additional classmates. Tommy and enjoys being a stay-at-home the Imago School. Kathy Binder is in Ft. 542 Palmetto Street #3 Alumnae Weekend, 2007 Next Reunion mom to children Will and Kate. Dr. Kirsten Lauderdale, FL, working in sales in the Spartanburg, SC 29302, 864-573-6018 Representatives: Alumnae Weekend, 2008 CLASS OF 1994 Kerr is in family practice in Hickory, NC, interior design industry for showrooms such E-mail: [email protected] Ms. Catherine R. Alexander Representatives: Next Reunion which she says she so enjoys because every as Jerry Pair & Associates and Holly Hunt Converse Fund Class Chairs: 782 E. Butler Road, #913 Mrs. Kristen Keidel Frericks Alumnae Weekend, 2009 day is different and she never knows what to Miami. Many thanks to Katie Abbott Kluttz Mrs. Starr Lockhart Carr Mauldin, SC 29662, 864-234-7648 3504 Val Mark Terrace Representatives: expect! Alice Skarr is in the booming for her diligent service as a class Mrs. Pam Hughes Foster E-mail: [email protected] Rockford, IL 61107, 815-962-4616 Mrs. Kaysi Hasden Dixon metropolis of Six Mile, SC, teaching and representative for the last 10 years. We Ms. Heidi S. Ruehl Mrs. Gretchen Barwegen Bagwell E-mail: [email protected] 139 Warrenton Way organizing an orchestra for home schooled welcome Alison Murphy and Becky Parker 86 Thunder Ridge Lane Mrs. Cathy Iannazzone Ellett Simpsonville, SC 29681, 864-297-3061 children. Tara Farr was awarded the teacher Guynn as our new class representatives. Be 1996 CLASS PARTICIPATION Acworth, GA 30101, 770-975-9294 342 Round Ridge Road E-mail: [email protected] of the year. Many traveled great distances to certain to read Life Events for even more news GIVING AS OF 06/15/04 E-mail: [email protected] 0% 100% Spartanburg, SC 29302, 864-583-4558 Mrs. Becky Parker Guynn join us for reunion weekend. Laura Walters about our classmates.






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Mrs. Shannon Gosnell Bishop E-mail: [email protected] 104-D St. Clair Circle Todd made the trip from Jacksonville, FL. LAST FISCAL YEAR: 20% 331 Gramercy Blvd. Converse Fund Class Chair: Yorktown, VA 23693, 757-897-8950 Libby Wells Crye and Dawn Barnard both CLASS OF 1995 Spartanburg, SC 29301, 864-576-1069 Ms. Candy Moore E-mail: [email protected] came from the DC area and Clea Fields 10th Reunion 10th Thanks as always to all of you for E-mailing E-mail: [email protected] Ms. Alison Murphy Schiffmacher traveled from New York. Alumnae Weekend, 2005 REUNION with your news! Charlotte Smith stays on Converse Fund Class Chairs: 1993 CLASS PARTICIPATION 342 Arnold Avenue Others in attendance included Susan Bean Representatives: the move (literally) in Columbia, SC, where Mrs. Gretchen Barwegen Bagwell GIVING AS OF 06/15/04 Marietta, GA 30066, 770-424-4126 Candee, Kristin Harris Cavin, Lisa Miller Mrs. Sarah Johnson Hartung she is with Wachovia Securities. She Mrs. Emily Gowdy Canady 0% 100%



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E-mail: [email protected] Conrath, Wendy McElmoyle Cont, Gray 509 Watford Avenue completed the Country Music Half Ms. Leigh Ann Ward LAST FISCAL YEAR: 21% Converse Fund Class Chair: Tatum Covington, Cathy Goodman Doyle, Greenwood, SC 29649, 864-227-6471 Marathon in Nashville, TN, in April. In Ms. Jada Carol Wood Catherine Fuller Fleming, Becky Parker E-mail: [email protected] addition to work and training, she finished 1997 CLASS PARTICIPATION The past months have been exciting for the Guynn, Natalie Davis Hall, Hope Daniel Mrs. Ray Piper Bryant her second year as social director for “The GIVING AS OF 06/15/04 0% 100% Class of 1993! Karen Corn Daugherty and her 1994 CLASS PARTICIPATION Johnson, Alison Murphy, Kaysi Hasden 6817 Knightswood Drive Overtures” a group within the South



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husband recently purchased and renovated GIVING AS OF 06/15/04 Dixon, Ashley Gross Millinor, Cheryl Frees Charlotte, NC 28226, 704-362-2726, Carolina Philharmonic. Heather Stead, LAST FISCAL YEAR: 15% 0% 100% a building in downtown Inman, SC, and






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Rogers, Debby Samuels, Holly Miller E-mail: [email protected] Stephania Nivens Penley, Abbey Smith opened the Mill Street Florist and Gift Shop. LAST FISCAL YEAR: 16% Smith, Suzanne Jones Norwood, Kelly Ms. Harriett A. Reid Jordan, Allison Stafford Mitchell, and Alice Hadley Rowland wrote that she competed in Karen was also elected to the Spartanburg Richardson Weekes, Mandy Snow Vaudrey, 105 Ansel Drive Swann ’94 gathered in March for their yearly her first mini triathlon in May in Manassas, District 1 school board making her not only A great time was had by those attending our and Erin Zickos. News from a few others who Clinton, SC 29325, 864-938-9943 reunion at the Carolina Cup. Jennifer Stokes VA. She is still in the DC area and sees Missy the only woman on the board but also the 10th reunion! Converse and Spartanburg were unable to make it: Jan Wesley owns and E-mail: [email protected] (a.k.a. “Smokes”) is working on a Master’s Van Doren and Emily Gowdy Canady from youngest! In honor of Brook Lowry Galvin’s have changed quite a bit, but as soon as old operates a deluxe historic rental property in Converse Fund Class Chair: Vacant in Curriculum and Instruction: Literacy. She time to time along with Nikki Maples ’99 from marriage in January, a few Connies got friends were reunited it was as if no time had Tuscany, Italy which will be featured on the recently visited Bronwyn Kemper Thomas our little sister class. Hadley is still at America together at the home of Joy Adams Bethea in passed at all. Many stayed downtown in the Fine Living Channel in the near future. Check 1995 CLASS PARTICIPATION and her daughter, Emmalyn. Clara Maultsby Online (AOL) using some of her art skills. She

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mom, Gretchen Swanger Maultsby, on her glass. had changed much in the past 12 years and had a wonderful time at our class dinner paintings with Frame Designs, Ltd. in LAST FISCAL YEAR: 16% toes as do Martha Goldsmith (mom is Cindy how lucky we are to have such close hosted by Chesnut Clarke Allen and greatly Greenville, SC. Kathy Parrish Nelson is in Greene Goldsmith) and Andrew Ross (mom CLASS OF 1998 friendships from college that allow us to pick appreciated Chesnut and Gus opening their Nashville, TN and is a pharmacist at CLASS OF 1996 is Erin Jones Ross). Katherine Colburn Next Reunion up right where we left off. Joy is settling into home to us. With over 40 members of our class Vanderbilt Medical Center where husband Next Reunion Fulmer bought a home next to our own Alumnae Weekend, 2008 the busy life of three children. She was in attendance, here is a sample of who was Bryce is in his pediatric residency. Melissa Alumnae Weekend, 2006 President Gray and planned to move this Representatives: CLASS recently elected to the Alumnae Association there and what they are doing. Lizabeth Horne Campbell is currently living in Representatives: summer. April Pace Vail wrote that daughter Ms. Betsy Pringle Board as a 90’s Decade Representative and Bannister Thompson is in her hometown of Canberra, Australia where husband Philip is Mrs. Catherine Cranford Elliott Claire has recovered beautifully from her 1455 Amanda Park Lane the Board of Directors of the Junior League Hartsville, SC, with husband Tee and son working for the Australian Defense Force as 158 Stono Drive surgery. She and husband Chad are building Charleston, SC 29412, 843-406-7794 52 53 Reunion 2004 was awesome! It was so great CLASS OF 2001 Post Office Box 662 summer working at a pharmacy in Nashville, seeing everyone again. We had approximately Next Reunion Maryville, MO 64468, 660-528-1243 TN. At pharmacy school, Marci serves as the 20 members from our class attend various Alumnae Weekend, 2006 E-mail: [email protected] secretary of her class, just as she did for the activities throughout the weekend. The Representatives: Mrs. Kelly Fulmer Reams class of 2002 during our four years at cocktail party and class dinners were a blast. Ms. Laura Massey 412 James J. Newman Blvd. Converse. Kelly Fulmer Reams and husband, NOTES It’s nice to be able to catch-up on what’s been 6070-C Thoroughbred Court Lyman, SC 29365, 864-439-9597 Matt, have bought a new home, in Duncan, going on in each other’s lives. The renovations Waldorf, MD 20603, 703-582-2941 E-mail: [email protected] SC. Kelly continues to teach math and coach that have been made to Converse since we E-mail: [email protected]; Converse Fund Class Chairs: cheerleading at the Dorman High School graduated look wonderful – especially Belk Ms. Stacey Mulligan Ms. Kathy R. Seay Freshman Campus and will spend the Hall. I had the privilege of hearing Beth 1301 S. Scott Street, Apt. 629 Ms. Amy E. Schmidt summer completing her master’s degree. Sara Robbins Cooper sing with the Atlanta Arlington, VA 22204 Jane Nicholas Moran and husband, Trey,

CLASS Symphony Orchestra and Choir at Carnegie E-mail: [email protected] 2002 CLASS PARTICIPATION have also bought a new home, in Greer, SC Hall on May 1. It was truly spectacular. We Ms. Kathy Anne Poore GIVING AS OF 06/15/04 with a wonderful view of the mountains and 0% 100% welcome Beth Thompson as a new class 1942 Cedar Lane Road


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the country setting. Both are working in representative, as she was elected during our Greenville, SC 29617, 864-246-1633 LAST FISCAL YEAR: 9% Greenville, SC. Sara Jane is a sales associate class meeting Reunion Weekend. Please E-mail: [email protected] at Golden Hodge Jewelers. She will continue continue to keep us updated as to events in Converse Fund Class Chairs: It’s been two years since we graduated from her graduate work this fall at Gardner-Webb your lives and don’t forget to check out the Ms. Bridgett M. Vergara Converse, and the class of 2002 has wasted University, where she is earning her master’s Life Events section for additional news about Ms. Julie L. McSwain no time making our mark on the world! We in divinity. Kelli Johnson Gosnell and her our classmates. Jennifer are completing graduate degrees, buying husband, Jason, are living in Spartanburg, SC, 2001 CLASS PARTICIPATION homes, starting families, celebrating where Kelli is working in marketing. Laura GIVING AS OF 06/15/04 professional accomplishments, and so much Macias has completed her work at the Longy CLASS OF 2000 0% 100% 5th Reunion 5th


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more. Elizabeth Smith has completed her School of Music in Boston, MA, and plans to Alumnae Weekend, 2005 REUNION LAST FISCAL YEAR: 7% second year of law school at Regent stay in Boston and work in the field of music. CLASS OF 1999 Representatives: University. She is spending part of her Lauren Mele completed her graduate degree E-mail: [email protected] Emily Fletcher is enjoying living in Portland, Ms. Kari Killen This spring has been full of great news from summer at home in Conway, SC and part in as well and will continue to live in Columbia, Ms. Alex Gavalas OR, and has caught up with Olivia Morgan 803 S. Causeway graduations to weddings to babies, so don’t Washington, DC, doing an internship. She SC, and work with the YWCA. Sarah Weaver 722 Natchez Circle out there. Olivia Thornton Charney and Pawleys Island, SC 29585, 843-385-3823 forget to check the Life Events section for was glad to see her Converse roommate, is also in Columbia, SC, where she is the Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464, 843-478-8852 Clayton Kearse Walton hosted a E-mail: [email protected] more information! Alexis Paige Butler Amanda Harmon, earlier this summer, as assistant manager at Casual Corner. Sarah E-mail: [email protected] bachelorette beach weekend in Charleston Ms. Susanna Knight McDowell’s wedding in October included Amanda made her way back from New York reports that one perk of her job is that she Mrs. Laura Matthews Pappas for Marti Glenn. Other Connies in 860 Briarcliff Road #20 Emilie Lewis and Krystine Serafin as City where she was presenting research. often has to call the Casual Corner store in 9640 Dundawan Road attendance were Betsy Pringle, Betsy Atlanta, GA 30306, 404-313-5699 bridesmaids, with Caroline Cuttino in Amanda has also been busy finishing work Charleston where Sara Hill Edwards is Baltimore, MD 21236, 410-529-5066 Franck, Pagent Presley and Kay Liner Little. E-mail: [email protected] attendance. Rebecca Crandall graduated on her master’s in epidemiology in working. Katie Landon is back at Converse E-mail: [email protected] If you live in the Charleston area, look for Ms. Kiley Rikard with honors in May and Ami Price Gilbert Charleston, SC. Marci Marinelli has as the Director of Leadership, Service, and Converse Fund Class Chairs: Kay as co-host on the “Charleston Real Estate 1012 Falls Brook Drive and Maryeah Jager were there to help her completed her second year of pharmacy New Student Programs. She will continue her Mrs. Olivia Thornton Charney Show.” Alice Miller Dorn spent some fun Conyers, GA 30094, 770-860-1576 celebrate! Jessica Hundley Ray moved to school in Memphis, TN and will spend the work with Young Life as a volunteer and will Ms. Alex Gavalas time with Lynn Hudson Waldrop and E-mail: [email protected] Charleston, SC, with her husband. She will Mrs. Clayton Kearse Walton Rachel Chartrand Berry ’97 in May. Converse Fund Class Chair: be returning to school at MUSC. Jessica and Christina Willingham Burbage, Sally Igou Mrs. Allison Parish Hill Bryce Copeland Mazur were in DC in May 1998 CLASS PARTICIPATION and Carey Dancho Merriweather ’99 met for for the National Police Week, where it was Amanda Harmon ’02 GIVING AS OF 06/15/04 their 3rd annual St. Patrick’s Day Weekend. 2000 CLASS PARTICIPATION super hot but they had a lot of fun. Stephene 0% 100%


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goddaughter, Bethany Kumari, daughter of speakers invited to present research findings to the Theresa Szarowicz passed away in April. LAST FISCAL YEAR: 10% Nina Williams Everett (see Births). Rebecca Consortium of Southeastern Hypertension Control Wow! We’ve all been busy! Elizabeth Please keep her family in your prayers. Ray is having a ball learning to play hockey (COSEHC) conference in Miami, FL. “COSEHC is an Current Hook enjoys being a mom to son Thanks to all those who wrote in just to say We hope all is well with you! Mariellen and training to be a doula—one step closer organization that promotes better control of high blood Witt and is excited to now be teaching first hi. Be sure to look through the Life Events Keely is in paralegal school in Charleston, to being a midwife. Jessie Staska reports that pressure among researchers and clinicians,” said the grade. Angie Murphy, Mary Ellen Goff section for more information on our SC, as she works at Turner, Padget, Graham, her daughter Jaina had a fabulous 2nd Converse biology major, who just wrapped up work Conner and Laura Gilpatrick had a mini- classmates. and Laney law office. Kelly Moore continues birthday in May. Her Blues Clues party was on her master’s in epidemiology (the study of incidence, reunion in Spartanburg in May. Angie works to work in two elementary schools in a huge success with 20 children in attendance! distribution, and control of disease in a population) from for First Citizens Bank, who honored her CLASS OF 1999 Spartanburg District 6. She is in her fourth This spring has been a busy one for me as the Medical University of South Carolina. with the ‘Amazing Service & Sales Award’ Next Reunion year as the Province President in Delta well. I have moved offices back to DC again for the entire western region of North Alumnae Weekend, 2009 Omicron International Music Fraternity. and joined a new audit team. Travel for work While a student at MUSC, Amanda worked as a research Carolina. Jennifer Nexsen Holliday has Representatives: Amanda Crane Cox is enjoying her work at has taken me to Jacksonville, FL, Hawaii, and assistant on the Savannah River Site Production been busy with her son Jason (8 months), Ms. Rachel Bishop Furman University. She was recently honored the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD. Workers’ Health Project. “The project is a retrospective finishing her MEd and was selected for Who’s 1718 Sugarfork Road as the New Student Affairs Professional of Plus I moved from Virginia to Maryland. We cohort study,” she explains, “meaning that we contact Who of American Women. Kristen Pruitt Franklin, NC 28734 the Year for the state. Elizabeth F. Moore was continue to look forward to hearing from you. former SRS employees and get initial information about exposures to noise, chlorinated Taylor received the ‘Outstanding Young E-mail: [email protected] a guest speaker this spring for the Converse It is amazing that all of us were together in solvents, asbestos, hydrogen sulfide, hydrazine, external ionizing radiation, and beryllium. Fitness Leader of the Year’ award from the Ms. Jennifer Nockels Science Forum, discussing her graduate one place for approximately four years and While 25% of the nation’s population has hypertension, 60% of those in our study suffered Spartanburg County Jaycees. In her spare 235 Mosspoint Circle #16 school experience and her work with autistic are now all over the world doing so many from it.” time she teaches fitness classes and is a Spartanburg, SC 29303, 864-583-5236 children. Kelly Hutchison was an instructor amazing things! We have a lot to be proud of! personal trainer at Boiling Springs Fitness E-mail: [email protected] in the first Young Writers Workshop held at Thank you so much for keeping in touch and “What I consider to be of significance of the study is that by detecting these cardiovascular Club. Holly Smith Egan reports that she’s Ms. Elizabeth R. Thompson Converse in early June in which high school keep those announcements coming! risk factors (high blood pressure, aortic calcification, etc), public health interventions can

NOTES serving as President-elect for the volunteer Post Office Box 1944 students from across the country received help prevent cardiovascular disease in worker populations and, as a result, improve chapter of the Public Relations Society of Fayetteville, GA 30214, 912-322-6656 instruction in the writing of fiction, poetry CLASS OF 2002 population-wide cardiovascular disease. This epidemiology program has been a great America. Alex Gavalas bought a townhouse E-mail: [email protected] and literary nonfiction. Summer Brooks has Next Reunion experience as it has allowed me to see that this public health study is related to many other in Mt. Pleasant, SC, and is enjoying her work Converse Fund Class Chair: an interesting hobby—bodybuilding and Alumnae Weekend, 2007 areas and disciplines.” with her sister and dad at MassMutual Mrs. Katherine Dod Williams she is doing this competitively. Thanks for Representatives: Financial Services. Kelanie Gloeckler is all of your notes! Hope to hear from you all Ms. Katie Landon In addition to presenting her findings in Miami, Amanda has been invited to speak at the head of the creative worship department at 1999 CLASS PARTICIPATION soon! Remember that our 5th reunion will 701 Dupre Drive American Society of Hypertension conference in New York. She has been hired by Heritage CLASS New Life Fitness Church in Jacksonville, FL. GIVING AS OF 06/15/04 be April 29–30, 2005! That’s just around the Spartanburg, SC 29307, 864-7069953 Community Services (Charleston, SC) to teach the importance of sexual abstinence to middle 0% 100% She’s also on staff as a songwriter and will





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corner so mark your calendars and make E-mail: [email protected] and high school students. be working on a new CD sometime this year. LAST FISCAL YEAR: 8% your plans now! Mrs. Mary DeGraw Sankovich 54 55 be attending graduate school in the fall. Our first reunion was an absolute success! Health at the University of South Carolina Stephanie Roach is also taking on a new Many of you came from far off places, such in Columbia. She is serving as a graduate professional position. Her work at the Springs as Michigan, Florida, Texas, and even Ghana assistant at DHEC in epidemiology. This corporation has transferred her to Charlotte, to celebrate! Two new class representatives summer, Valerie Brock interned with the NC. She is excited about the new position and have been selected: Carrie Tucker and Jodi Florida Legislature’s Office of Program NOTES the home she has bought in the historic and Arrowood. Maria Perry enjoyed a special Policy Analysis and Government newly renovated “NoDa” area. Stephanie is visit from her parents for two weeks in May. Accountability in Tallahassee, FL. Kristi also increasingly involved in the Business They joined her in Koror, Palau, and Faris finished her one-year teaching contract Council for Peace, an international traveled throughout the country, partaking in Fez, Morocco and returned to organization that enables women in in snorkeling, scuba diving, and hiking over Spartanburg and Converse where she will developing countries. Michelle Heaps is the islands. She claims there is no better work in admissions. Melissia Heatherly is

CLASS working as a foster care social worker close place to vacation in the world than Palau interning in the Center for Civic Education to her hometown of Lowell, IN. Melissa and urges you to visit her! Caroline Avery at Florida State University. She is also Edmonds completed the Country Music finished her first year of graduate school at working with one of her professors to Marathon (26.2 miles) this spring in Nashville, Michigan State where she is pursuing a develop the curriculum for a leadership TN, to raise money for the Leukemia and master’s in counseling. She is working at the class she will be team-teaching this fall. Lymphoma Society. Thanks to all of you that Insight Recovery Center with adolescents Kristen Arthur spent her summer as a responded, and we look forward to hearing with substance abuse issues. Jessica Case research assistant at the University of more news from all our classmates in the Holland will be attending law school at the Georgia in Athens. Sarah Rowan started her coming months. Congratulations and best University of South Carolina this fall. own on business. Visit www.worshipart.net wishes to all the Pink Panthers of 2002! Andrea Ezell spent two weeks this summer to learn more! Nicole Giraudin is working painting the landscapes and cityscapes of full time as an accountant for Flow Products CLASS OF 2003 Normandy, Paris, and Giverny, France. She in Brookshire, TX. Kate Ford served as the Next Reunion will hold an exhibition of these works in director of the Girl Scout Northern Lakes Alumnae Weekend, 2008 November at Cannons Elementary School Canoe Base in Ely, MN, for the summer, her Representatives: in Spartanburg, SC. Chelsea Jaccard is fourth summer working there. Ivy Collier Ms. Jodi Arrowood teaching visual art to deaf children in is in pursuit of her MBA at Kennesaw State 1230 Littlejohn Road Northern Ghana. She is refreshed after a University. She is working as a membership Gaffney, SC 29340, 864-489-7081 quick trip to the US (including a visit to the and marketing assistant at Booth Western E-mail: [email protected] Converse reunion!) and well supplied, Art Museum. Mary Carlisle is pursuing the Ms. Valerie Brock thanks to a generous donation from the Master of Science in Arts Administration at 1000 Lakeside Drive #339 Converse Art Department. She is painting a Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA. This Athens, GA 30605, 865-924-8652 map of the world on an outside building program prepares students for management E-mail: [email protected]; with the middle school students and is roles in cultural nonprofit organizations, Ms. Carrie Tucker looking forward to building a vocational foundations, corporations, and government 12360 Hwy 9 workshop that is badly needed by the agencies involved in the visual and Campobello, SC 29322, 864-680-0835 school. Carrie Tucker will be attending performing arts. Amber Dillard will attend E-mail: [email protected] Florida State University this fall in pursuit the University of Kentucky this fall in Converse Fund Class Chairs: of a master’s degree in higher education. She pursuit of a MS in Health Promotion. She Ms. Nicole R. Giraudin will work for the Center for Civic Education will also be working as the Wellness Ms. Imelda L. Shoffner and Service as a graduate assistant. Jodi Graduate Assistant which involves planning Arrowood is attending Winthrop University. health and wellness promotion activities 2003 CLASS PARTICIPATION She is also working at MacFeat Laboratory and awareness for the students at the GIVING AS OF 06/15/04 School and interning at a local elementary university. Eden Lynette Long was a 0% 100%



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school in Rock Hill, SC. Holly Gilmore is featured soloist performing a cappella LAST FISCAL YEAR: 9% pursuing the Master of Science in Public America the Beautiful for the Blessings of Liberty Rally in April at the Palmetto Expo CLASS OF 2003 Center in Greenville, SC. CLASS OF 2004 1st Reunion 1st Alumnae Weekend, 2005 REUNION Representatives: Ms. Kate Carr 105 Laurel Ridge Greenville, SC 29609, 864-414-7763 E-mail: [email protected] Ms. Kelly Wilson 4100 Sandwood Drive Columbia, SC 29206, 803-782-9566 Converse Fund Class Chairs: Ms. Katie Kuersteiner Ms. Courtenay Mims

Congratulations to our newest alumnae!! We are looking forward to great things from all of you; therefore remember to keep in touch with us as well as your class representatives. Your first reunion will be April 29 – 30, 2005 and we hope a large number of you will be able to attend. Best wishes to each of you as you pursue your dreams. Let us know if we can be of help. The Alumnae Office 56