spring/summer 2014

Lessons in Leadership 2014 Outstanding Alumna Suzanne Hollis Apple ’76 and alumnae reflect on learning and leading

Remembering Mary Davis Inside: Special Graduation Section - Celebrating The Class of 2014 I love data, and I spend a lot of time keeping up with the latest research in education. I have noticed a recent batch of articles that has tried to conclude that there is little to no advantage to single gender education. I think the flaw in these studies is that many virtues of girls schools can’t be measured. Nowhere is that more true than when you are talking about leadership. Any objective observer in Memphis who knows St. Mary’s will tell you they recognize and admire the leadership qualities they see in St. Mary’s alumnae. The lives and stories represented by our annual Outstanding Alumna winners, including this year’s honoree, Suzanne Hollis Apple ’76, demonstrate the significance and the subtlety of leadership. You would expect to hear from a school that is “old and improved” that leadership remains an impor- tant educational goal but that the means of arriving there is changing. As Head, I see that in two ways. First, we are encouraging a growth mindset that sees risk and failure as part of learning. More and more, we hear students talk about how they grow because they are not afraid of making a mistake. In just one example, our school-wide STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) curriculum teaches the girls, even in 1st grade, that the process of making things means finding what works after discovering what doesn’t. Second, an atmosphere that celebrates creativity naturally fosters leadership. Creativity is the realm of the possible, of saying “yes” instead of “I can’t.” The voice that students find in art, music, drama, and writing is a voice that becomes stronger, more willing to risk an opinion, and more willing to lead others. I have also seen this atmosphere flourish among the adults on campus. G iving teachers and staff the freedom to use their talents without anxiety has led to innovations that are keeping St. Mary’s on the forefront of what is good for girls. This intersection of a growth mindset and creativity produces a liberating environment for leadership development. I hope you will enjoy reading about our student leaders and our leading alumnae. In this issue, we also remember the legacy of Mary Davis’s leadership and introduce you to a new and refreshing leader on campus, the Rev. Sandy Webb [the second most popular man on campus!]. As you read, I hope you will reflect on your own experience and lessons in leadership and consider sharing them. We love your stories—they are the light and life we celebrate.

Head of School

(L-R) Chair of the Board of Trustees Santiago Arbelaez, 2014 Outstanding Alumna Suzanne Hollis Apple ’76, and Head of School Albert Throckmorton. Spring/Summer 2014

The magazine of St. Mary’s Episcopal School is published twice a year as a service to all alumnae, students, In This Issue parents, faculty, staff, and friends of the school.

Head of School Lessons in Leadership Albert L. Throckmorton 2 Leadership lessons learned at St. Mary’s and beyond. Director of Admission & Financial Aid Nicole Hernandez 6 Leader of the Flock Director of Advancement Leanne Kleinmann Rev. Sandy Webb joins CHC Assistant Director of Advancement Alumnae & Special Events 7 A Blessing to Generations Gigi Gould ’70 Mary McClintock Davis, 1911 – 2014 Director of Communication / Editor Sally Walker Davies 8 Campus News Photography Lisa Buser 14 Spring Athletics Round-up Graduation day photos by Mike Brown Contributors Kathryn Carpenter Swords ’83 Lee Davidson Holt ’95 Alumnae Leanne Kleinmann Zina Kumok ’07 Owen McGuire Outstanding Alumna 2014 Sally Walker Davies 16 Suzanne Hollis Apple ’76 Letters to the Editor: Please address all correspondence to: 18 Alumnae Weekend Sally Walker Davies St. Mary’s Episcopal School 60 Perkins Extended 22 A Lifetime of Memories Memphis, TN 38117 Jan Cone Davis ’68 retires after 23 years. [email protected] 901.537.1489 Unless otherwise noted, all photos, with the exception of 23 Ensuring a Bright Future select photos in Class Notes, are by Lisa Buser. Catherine Dailey Berger ’71

On the Cover: Class Notes 2014 Outstanding Alumna Suzanne Hollis Apple ’76. 24 Milestones ————————— 55

Parents of Alumnae: If your daughter no longer maintains an address at your home, please notify Alumnae Coordinator Gigi Gould at 901.537.1424 or [email protected].

/St.MarysEpiscopalSchool The mission of St. Mary’s Episcopal School is to provide a superior educational experience for girls which will encourage and @StMarysMemphis enable each student to reach her individual potential. St. Mary’s Episcopal School does not discriminate on the basis of /StMarysTV race, religion, or national origin in the administration of its admission, financial aid, educational, athletic, extracurricular, or other policies. @stmarysepiscopalschool

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LeadershipBy Leanne Kleinmann

tepping up. Speaking out. Working hard. Taking risks. Messing up. SAsking for help. Trying again. All of those things have something in common: they’re what leaders do. They are also what St. Mary’s students, alumnae, faculty, and staff challenge themselves to do every day. In this issue of the St. Mary’s magazine, we take a look at the leadership lessons learned at school and beyond. You’ll meet alumnae, students, faculty, and staff who have forged their own definitions of leadership and are literally changing the world. There is not one kind of leader at St. Mary’s, just as our students don’t have a singular way of looking at the world. The school mission statement tells why: St. Mary’s encourages and enables individual potential. We don’t march in lock- step, and we sometimes disagree. As a school full of unique leaders, we wouldn’t have it any other way.

Sims Munn ’10: sorority member had been denied consideration for A Passion for Justice rush because she was black, Munn moved out of her sorority and eventually resigned “ It was the hardest time of her membership. She pressed my life.” first sorority officials and then Sims Munn ’10 is talking the president of the university about a life-changing few to change the policy. The presi- months during the fall of 2013, dent took action, the policy was her senior year at the University reversed, and the Greek system at of Alabama, when she decided Alabama pledged its first African- she no longer could stay silent Americans. The story broke first in about the exclusion of African- the campus paper but was picked Americans from up later by CNN and The New York her sorority. Times, among others. What she did next eventu- Throughout this process, the ally made national news: pressure was intense. “Every single after learning that a potential day I had to come to some sort of Sims Munn ’10

2 | ST. MARY’S EPISCOPAL SCHOOL decision or have a hard conversation. I was constantly “It was cool to see that how while I was doing trying to think critically and ethically.” something risky and costly, God provided for me.” Her rock-solid faith was both her motivator and Does she ever regret what she did? “No. There’s her source of strength, she says. As she wrote in a blog never been a moment I regret it. Some of my friend- post for The Gospel Coalition, “…as a Christian attend- ships were damaged, and I have had to have hard con- ing college in the middle of the Bible Belt, where racism versations with people. I’m not a very confrontational is often viewed as a bad habit rather than grievous sin, person, so pushing a conversation and disagreeing I had to ask God for wisdom about what it meant for with a friend was hard for me. But lots of my friends Jesus to be Lord of my life in this area.” supported me.” She leaned on several mentors, including Rev. Munn has begun a yearlong fellowship at Second Sandy Willson, Senior Minister of Second Presbyterian Presbyterian and hopes to work in urban ministry. Church in Memphis, for both practical and spiritual How will what happened at Alabama inform her life support. “I was incredibly intimidated,” she said. “It to come? was tempting to feel like I was “It will always be a big part of being dramatic or radical. But my life. But I am not a hero. This he said no, go right to the top was never about me. It was about with this.” a girl who was wronged.” She also relied on what she’d learned in her years at Ariel Mason ’08: St. Mary’s, including the ability Finding Her Voice to think for herself. “We were encouraged to ask questions. I When Ariel Mason ’08 came to had been exposed to different St. Mary’s from Snowden Middle ways of thinking. School in the 9th grade, she had a “Because St. Mary’s is lot of adjustments to make. diverse in its own way, it “I was used to being first in informed how I thought of the my class, and at St. Mary’s I was whole issue (of race). I knew challenged academically,” she said. Ariel Mason ’08 my peers at St. Mary’s would be “It was a whole new learning shocked” by the situation at her process. But I learned not to be afraid not to get some- sorority at Alabama. thing right the first time.” Now that she has graduated and has a little Taking risks took on a more practical form when distance on her tumultuous year, she says, “I feel like Mason tried out for the mock trial team that year as I’ve grown in my leadership ability. well. Not only did she learn the practical aspects of “I’ve always had a passion for justice. Even on the what lawyers do, “it instilled confidence in me.” She soccer field (Munn was captain of the team her senior remembers her first opening statement and the nerves year at St. Mary’s) if I felt like a call was unfair, it would that went along with it. “You can’t just stand there. You get me going. But I learned a lot about what leadership have to be convincing to the jury. It was fun … after looks like.” about the third time!” She has also learned that when you do the right Music, too, played a big role in her life at St. Mary’s thing, things work out. For example, when she moved and was a valuable creative release. She played viola out of the sorority house, she had nowhere to live. But and cello and was president of the band. “Dr. Millen that same day, at lunch with some friends, she met a girl encouraged us to set individual goals and focus on our she hadn’t known before who needed a roommate.

SPRING/SUMMER 2014 | 3 Kathy Buckman Gibson ’80

own music. It didn’t feel like competing.” 2009 at the global chemical manufacturing company. Mason has continued competing in mock trial as Gibson is now President and Chief Operating Officer of she heads into her final year at Vanderbilt LawS chool. Buckman International (a relatively new – and hugely Next year she will serve on the Mock Trial Board at law demanding – assignment). She is clearly delighted with school, an honor she achieved by her winning mock the program that engages Buckman employees from trial performances. She also received her undergradu- China to Memphis. ate degree at Vanderbilt. As we settle in her new office – once occupied by Asked if she feels like a leader now, Mason says, her dad, and before him, her grandfather – Gibson is “definitely!” Would she have been considered a leader clear about the role St. Mary’s played in her life and back in 9th grade? “It was a year of transition and leadership development. everything was new. But I felt empowered by learning. “St. Mary’s shaped me, it molded me,” she says. She The teachers encouraged all of us, told us we were all was involved in the Student Council and the Carillon, little rock stars.” but also credits the small-school environment and the “I am grateful that St. Mary’s introduced me to closeness of the 44 girls in her class. “You got to know the person that I wanted to become.” everyone really well,” she said, and the friendships sort of rotated. “I could see my life changing, depending on Kathy Buckman Gibson ’80: the year it was.” Empowering a Global Workforce What would she tell current St. Mary’s students about how to envision their own leadership path? “Fol-

low your heart … do what you want to do. Define your “This is the fun part,” says Kathy Buckman Gibson journey for yourself. Don’t let anyone define it for you.” ’80. “When you give people opportunities, and a whole She says she thinks it’s a “girl thing” to try to live up new world opens up for them.” to everyone else’s expectations. “You’ve got to get be- We have stopped at a poster that shows one of the yond that, because someone else’s expectations aren’t community engagement and outreach projects that’s always aligned with what you should be doing.” part of Buckman Cares, an initiative Gibson started in

4 | ST. MARY’S EPISCOPAL SCHOOL Lessons In Leadership

From PK line leader to president of the Senior class – and in many roles in between – learning leadership is integral to the St. Mary’s experience. We asked alumnae across the country to tell us what they learned about leadership while at St. Mary’s and encourage you to share yours on our Facebook page – facebook.com/St.MarysEpiscopalSchool.

St. Marys provided me, like Good leadership enables a all of its students, with the group of people to come “ capacity to effect change “together and use their and have real responsi- collective strengths and bility; conversely it also talents to accomplish allowed a certain freedom something they could not to try things out, laugh do separately. Providing at my (embarrassing and that leadership requires much too frequent) mis- vision to takes and more importantly grow from get the them. Thanks to St. Mary’s help in culti- process vating some pretty strong personalities, I started could develop my own strong voice before and the I entered a larger, even more competitive ability to community. My teachers and peers commu- nicate

instilled a confidence in me the goal that went far beyond the classroom in a clear and inspiring way. or athletic field and has helped me wade the tremendous and challenging St. Mary’s taught me waters of UVA much more easily. to think clearly and be- - Meg Gould ’11, student member on the Board of write effectively, ” ginning with Mrs. Gill’s Visitors at the University of Virginia. instructions on the five paragraph theme, the St. Mary’s provides the roots précis, the persuasive “ for leadership. St. Mary’s not only argument, and the term taught me how to be a leader but also gave paper. Those communica- me opportunities to actually be one through tion skills have served me the Honor Council. It was well and played a critical at St. Mary’s where I dis- role in all the projects that covered who I was and I’ve spear-headed. what I believed. It wasn’t just one teacher or one ex- - Burkley Mann Allen ’76,” perience that taught me Nashville City Council Member how to be a leader, it was all of them. St. Mary’s is so near to my heart and I will be forever grateful and proud to call myself an alumna of St. Mary’s. - Lucy Wade Shapiro ’11, President,” Washington & Lee University Student Body SPRING/SUMMER 2014 | 5 Lessons In Leadership

Many schools teach leadership, but St. Mary’s “develops leaders. The uniqueness of a St. Mary’s leader is that she doesn’t question if she should be a leader, she knows she is a leader. For a St. Mary’s graduate, exceptional leadership is so ingrained within her that it often feels effortless. I have had the opportunity to re- flect on the origin and evolu- tion of my leadership skills Leader of the Flock this semester in a leader- Rev. Sandy Webb joins CHC ship seminar I am taking to earn my MBA. Nearly every discussion, prompt, and read- As the leader of the Church of the Holy ing assignment has pointed me back to the Communion since July 2013, The Rev. Sandy Webb would always have been the face of that particular excellent foundation I received at St. Mary’s. church for the students of St. Mary’s. In just under a Without the investment of the faculty, ad- year, though, he has made a big impression with a ministration, and staff of St. Mary’s Episcopal new and different style of leadership. School, I would not be where I am today, and Rev. Webb loves to laugh — he opens each for that, I am forever grateful. Chapel talk with a joke and waits eagerly for the girls’ reaction. He and Mr. Throckmorton were a - Laurin Maddux ’98, Graduate Student, University” of Memphis, double act during this year’s annual spring Joke Director of Child and Adolescent Programs at Lakeside Chapel, lobbing puns at each other. Behavorial Health System He is full of stories and tells them well, wheth- er he’s sharing a Bible story with girls in the ECC or When I tell people who know me only as Rabbi telling the older girls of his time as the Chaplain of Rachel that I spent fourteen years at St. Mary’s the Roanoke Fire Department, fire hat in hand. “ Mostly, though, he is obviously interested in Episcopal School, I am regularly confront- the work of the school and the concerns of the ed with variations on the same question: students. He attends all of the Senior Chapel “How was it being a Jewish girl at a Christian speeches and has shown up on the sidelines of school?” I have to admit that I enjoy respond- Turkey soccer and lacrosse games. Though his ing to this question because for me, being a church duties are his first priority, he has also found unique ways to be involved with St. Mary’s. Jewish girl at a Christian For example, he and Assistant Head of School school was an amazing ex- Leigh Mansberg were chatting one day after Cha- perience! St. Mary’s taught pel when she discovered Rev. Webb’s long involve- me how to share my reli- ment and love for Youth Legislature. This program, gion with people of other available to Middle and Upper School girls, gives students hands-on experience in all branches of faiths, and it showed me state government. Mrs. Mansberg passed the word that friendship was flexible along, and soon, Rev. Webb was working with Lain enough to accommodate Whitaker’s Middle School girls, helping them get different (and even conflict- ready for the contest day. ing) beliefs. I am a better Jewish leader and “He very kindly reviewed their bills, asked questions, and made comments for improving will be a better rabbi because I’m them. Then he came downtown the afternoon of the contest to watch and cheer us on. a St. Mary’s girl. “He was great!” ” — Leanne Kleinmann - Rabbi Rachel Bearman ’04, Temple B’nai Chaim, Georgetown, Conn.

6 | ST. MARY’S EPISCOPAL SCHOOL A Blessing to Generations | Mary McClintock Davis, 1911 - 2014 By Sally Walker Davies

Mary Davis and former Head Nat Hughes are captured in a 1965 Mary Davis at the 2013 dedication of the new Chapel photo, when Davis was surprised with new furnishings for her office. banners in her honor.

ary McClintock Davis never attended school at In his article about the extraordinary life of Mary Davis, MSt. Mary’s, but as Head of School Albert Throckmor- Commercial Appeal columnist David Waters noted that for ton says, “many girls think she is the ‘Mary’ in St. Mary’s.” Davis, aging was a blessing. In many ways, Davis, who died at the age of 103 on April 9, was the epitome of the character, confidence, and Mary Davis hired a tutor to teach her how to use an iPad when spirit that exemplify a St. Mary’s girl. she was 102 years old, after her fingers no longer would type on her Davis attended college – and was a college athlete – computer. during the same decade that women were granted the right Her first book, a history of St. Mary’s School, was published to vote. She was a widowed in 1947, a mother of three when she was in her 80s. She wrote her second book, a personal young girls who moved her family to Mississippi to be near history, when she was 99 years old, even as her sight was failing her. family and pursue work, helping to start a day school at an She enrolled at Memphis Theological Seminary as she was Episcopal church. She then moved to Memphis to give her about to turn 100. girls the opportunity for a better education, while herself She delivered MIFA Meals on Wheels to “seniors” who were pursuing a master’s degree at Memphis State. In 1964, Davis decades younger than her. was hired by the late Dr. Nathaniel Hughes to be the Dean A few years ago, when she could still walk, Mary and her friend, of the Upper School at St. Mary’s, a job she held for 15 Carmine Vaughan, took a meal to a sketchy apartment complex. On years. She also served as Acting Head of School, Alumnae their way inside they passed young men milling around outside the Director, and Development Officer. Davis wrote the doorways and inside the hallways. definitive history of St. Mary’s, A Remarkable Journey, “I said, ‘Mary, I don’t know if we should be in this place,’” said Carmine, a former St. Mary’s teacher. published in 1998. “She said, ‘Carmine, I’m 98 years old. I’ve never been fright- In January 2012, on the traditional celebration of the ened in my life and I don’t intend to start now.’ She had such faith.” 100th Day of School at St. Mary’s, Davis was recognized as Faith. Spirit. Moxie. Spunk. Pluck. Mary was blessed with so Dean Emerita and a new Chapel banner was dedicated in much of it she gave it away. her honor.

Gifts in memory of Mrs. Davis may be made to the Mary M. Davis Scholarship Fund at St. Mary’s, 60 Perkins Extended, Memphis, TN 38117, or online at www.stmarysschool.org /giving .

SPRING/SUMMER 2014 | 7 Campus News Awards & Honors

The Class of 2018 celebrates moving on to the Upper School.

Faculty/Staff Awards History Award Bausch & Lomb Honorary University of Virginia Nanette Quinn Outstanding Zara Ali Science Award Jefferson Teacher Award French Award Nessa Steinberg Courtney Caradonna Kathleen McElroy Camille Cowart Xerox Award for Innovation Yale University Creative Teacher Award Latin Award and Information Technology Lynley Matthews Jeanine Akers Zara Ali Carleigh Ebbers Ellen Feild Todd ’81 Mandarin Award Dr. Kelly N. Ridder ’02 Middle School Awards Staff Award Hallie Katz STEM Award Vyicki Lad man athletic Award Nicole Hernandez Spanish Award Miles Schaeffer Martha Kay Williams Fannie Warr Award Lacey Chaum Intellectual Curiosity Award Carmine B. Vaughan Medal for Service Visual Arts Award Lizzie Apple for Service Richard Tanner Adair Smith Citizenship Awards Jenna Joshi Gold Cross Award Musical Arts Award Mary Katherine Harris, Joyous Christian Cherry Falls Alana Olswing Liza Alrutz, A’Doriann Bradley, Living Award Theater Arts Award Emma Mansberg Olivia House and Graduation Awards Grace Wetzel Awards of Excellence Evelyn Roberts Hazlehurst Gold Religious Studies Award Olivia Landau, Julia Williams, Gilmore Lynn Medal Cross Award Hannah Buser Amy Kathawala for Christian Service Camille Cowart Vicki Ladyman Athletic Award Lauren Davis Ellen Feild Todd ’81 Award Mary Harper Robinson Book Awards Mary Paoli Award Nicole Sanford Lawrence Lobaugh Rhodes College Chelsey Chin Mary M. Davis Loyalty Award Sportsmanship Award Annie Parker Geoffrey C. Butler Theresa Green Elle Prosterman Hollins University Honor Prize Spirit of St. Mary’s Award Sumner Baker Athletic Award Clara McDonald Zoe Boggs Abby Huber and Gurbani Singh Abby Huber Washington & Lee University Ellen Feild Todd ’81 Award Tabor Novak Award Best All Around Athlete Isabella Arbelaez Grace Galler Ellen Cowens Award Emory University Anne Westmoreland Cathedral Award Ellen Cowens Pooja Moolchandani Garrett ’79 Award Elle Prosterman Joyce Gingold Art Award University of Pennsylvania Bizzy Walker Miranda Rice Michelle Chu Joyce Gingold Art Award Upper School Class Day Palmer Adams Burt ’99 George Eastman Young Allison Hesselberg Awards Art Award Leaders Award (Rochester) Palmer Adams Burt ’99 Abby Baskind Ami Agrawal Roebecca L cke Young Art Award Heiskell Music Award Sewanee University Valedictorian Libby Mitchell Zara Ali Kianna Davis Lacey Chaum Betty Lou Stidham Award Frederick Douglass & Susan B. Louise Johnson Young Lower School Awards A’Doriann Bradley Anthony Award (Rochester) Salutatorian Lila Phillips Gould Award Community Service Award Ayanna Martin Zara Ali Tallulah Taylor Theresa Green Randolph College Honor Student Palmer Adams Burt ’99 Jefferson Service Award McKendree Walker Molly Hanna Art Award Aubrey Guyton, Swarna Sakshi, University of Chicago English Award Erica Ormseth and Rosemary Dunn Gretchen Vogt Lacey Chaum Rensselaer Polytechnic Dartmouth College Math Award Early Childhood Awards Institute Award Carmen Saab Miles Schaeffer Palmer Adams Burt ’99 Pooja Moolchandani Wellesley College Science Award Art Award Olivia Bernabe Molly Hanna Charlotte Hernandez

8 | ST. MARY’S EPISCOPAL SCHOOL Campus News OH, the places they’re going!

The 59-member Class of 2014 will attend 44 colleges and universities in 23 states and 2 countries, and was offered $8.7 million in merit scholarships.

Abigail Aldea Maddie Droke Judith Latta Miles Schaeffer University of Texas, Austin University of Mississippi Samford University Duke University Elizabeth Alexander Rosemary Dunn Ella Laws Iqra Siddiq University of San Diego University of Tennessee, Newcastle University Rhodes College Zara Ali Chattanooga Nicole Mansour Gurbani Singh Columbia University Ashleigh Ford Georgetown University Emory University Lizzie Apple Rose-Hulman Institute Natalie Meeks Adair Smith Middlebury College of Technology University of Mississippi Eugene Lang College Bailey Archey Dena Frisch Maddie miller The New School for Liberal Arts Mississippi State University Tulane University Undecided Haley Steinman Carrie Atkins Phoebe Fulmer Merritt Moore Emory University University of Kansas Sewanee: The University University of Memphis Sarah Steuer of the South Isabel Bannister Keila Mumphord University of California at Los University of Arkansas Theresa Green Baylor University Angeles Carleton College Neely Battle Alana Olswing Mary Harbert Stromberg DePaul University Laura Kate Hamilton Northwestern University Clemson University University of Mississippi Mimi Billings Katherine Parker Gabrielle Taylor University of Mississippi Molly Hanna University of Georgia Wellesley College Furman University Hannah Buser Adira Polite Ivy Tinker Colgate University Mary Katherine Harris Bowdoin College New York University University of Mississippi Lacey Chaum Mallory Prater Martha Upton University of Pennsylvania Abby Huber Arizona State University University of Arkansas University of Memphis Ellen Clarke Mary Allison Pritchard Caroline Wellford University of Alabama Natalie Iskander Sewanee: The University University of Wisconsin, University of Chicago Madison Camille Cowart of the South Vanderbilt University Kelsie Jones Elle Prosterman Grace Wetzel University of Tennessee, University of Pittsburgh Ellen Cowens Furman University Knoxville Wake Forest University Elizabeth Rainer Isabelle Yawn Caroline Kaltenborn Sorrelle Dattel University of Mississippi Fordham University University of Akron Furman University Maddie Rhodes Hallie Katz Katherine Donovan Rhodes College University of Southern Auburn University Nicole Sanford California Furman University

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Academic Achievements

Junior Kiraney Loving.

Senior Lizzie Apple. (L-R) Seniors Alana Olswing, Grace Wetzel, and Bailey Archey at The Commercial Appeal Academic All-Star luncheon.

he 2013-2014 school year chosen as a winner. merit-based scholarships. Tincluded ample recognition The Senior class boasted eight At the 49th annual Mid-South for academic achievement. Academic All-Stars as selected by Scholastic Art Awards, a dress by Junior Kiraney Loving and The Commercial Appeal. This year’s Freshman Jasmine Huang, titled Senior Lizzie Apple won awards winners throughout the school ‘Gold Paper Dress,’ earned a Gold for their writing ability. Loving won year are Camille Cowart (general Key and the fashion award for the a National Council of Teachers scholarship), Lizzie Apple (Eng- region. 8th grader Chelsey Chen of English Achievement Award in lish and literature), Alana Olswing also received a Gold Key for her Writing. She wrote an impromptu (music), Haley Steinman (science), painting. Silver Keys were awarded argumentative essay on a required Bailey Archey (social studies and to Preston Brooksbank ’16 for topic and submitted samples of history), Grace Wetzel (drama painting, Camryn Dean ’17 for her personal and academic writ- and speech), Lacey Chaum photography, and Taylor Ann ing. She was one of about 160 high (English and literature), and Zara Wilson ’19 for sculpture. Honor- school juniors out of 800 who were Ali (music). At the end-of-the-year able Mentions were awarded to awarded this distinction. Apple won luncheon, Alana Olswing was Lindsey Fields ’19 for sculpture, a Scholastic Art and Writing Award recognized as the overall winner Hattie Fogarty ’18 for sculpture, for her poem titled Daisy. More in the music division. Adalyn Meeks ’18 for drawing, than 255,000 pieces were submit- The Class of 2014 earned and Allison Hesselberg ’18 for ted, but only 1% of submissions are more than $8.7 million dollars in painting.

10 | ST. MARY’S EPISCOPAL SCHOOL Campus News

St. Mary’s Community Fund Grants This year, the St. Mary’s Community Fund awarded $26,000 to six Memphis-area non-profit agencies that The Mock Trial team captured the District 1 championship. serve area children. The agencies benefiting from grants are Baptist Trinity Hospice, the Exchange Club Family Mock Trial Center, the Harwood Center, Livitup Inc., Memphis Teacher Residency, and Streets Ministries. Established The St. Mary’s Mock Trial team took the top prize in the in 1998, the SMCF has awarded over $325,000 in grants regional competition by defeating White Station High School to organizations which benefit children in theM id-South. to become District 1 champions. The win allowed the St. Mary’s team to compete in the 34th Annual Tennessee State High School Mock Trial Competition.

Pitcock Award The winner of this year’s Cynthia D. Pitcock Women’s History Award is Emily Yellin, center, above. Ms. Yellin – a longtime contributor to The New York Times, among oth- ers – is a journalist, author, and consultant. She was born in New York, but grew up in Memphis and has lived in New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles, and London. She is currently based in Memphis.

Auction Chairs Beverly Russell (far left), Jody Shutzberg (far right) and Parents Association President Gina Scott with Albert Throckmorton.

Auction Results

The 2014 Big Apple Bash was a successful fundraiser for St. Mary’s. For the first time, the Parents Association auction was held off campus at the Memphis Botanic Garden. Ticket sales for the event totaled $42,000, with total net proceeds coming in at $94,000, an auction record! The funds will be used to support Gobbler 5k Raises $9,000! performing arts all over campus. Thanks to auction co-chairs The 4th annual Nanette Quinn Gobbler 5K took Beverly Russell and Jody place on Saturday, March 1. Over 600 people registered Shutzberg, and all the parent for the event and hundreds of people turned out to race volunteers for their incredible in cool temperatures under a partly cloudy sky. The race supports the Nanette Quinn Memorial Scholarship Fund. effort on behalf of the school.

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spring plays

Guy Davis leads a group of SK girls as a train, using his harmonica as the whistle to direct their movement.

Louise T. Archer Artist in Residence

Steel Magnolias This year’s Louise T. Archer Artist in Residence was blues musician Guy Davis. Davis, the son of I n February, the Upper School put on a performance of actor-activists the late Ruby Dee and the late Ossie Steel Magnolias. Robert Harling’s famous play set in a Loui- Davis, worked closely with 3rd and 4th grade siana beauty salon came to life on stage at the Buckman to students, teaching them about the history and im- portance of blues music. The girls had written blues packed houses. lyrics in their classes and many had the opportunity to hear Davis transform those lyrics into songs. His two-day visit included speaking and playing Chapel across campus.

St. Mary’s Place students at the end-of-the-year ECC Chapel service. Aladdin, Jr St. Mary’s Place For four performances, the Buckman was transformed into the fictional city of Agrabah for theM iddle School This school year was the first for St. Mary’s production of Aladdin, Jr. The Middle Schoolers reprised their Place, a new program at the school for two- and production at the Voices of the South Memphis Childrens’ young three-year-old girls. Teachers Lauren Theatre Festival. Bordelon, Ellie Hardison, and Tamiko Anderson spent the year playing with St. Mary’s young- est students and letting them explore the world around them. The girls also engaged in special subjects, such as Spanish, music, and creative movement.

12 | ST. MARY’S EPISCOPAL SCHOOL Campus News Faculty News / Awards

Jeanine Akers, the assistant direc- Lower School Technology Coordinator transitioning from JK to St. Mary’s tor of libraries, won the 2013 James E. Jessica Lancaster received a Summer Place at the beginning of the 2014- Ward. Library Instruction Award. She Enrichment Grant to travel to Aarhus, 2015 school year. was presented the award at the Ten- Denmark to attend the Interaction De- nessee Library Association’s annual sign and Children conference. With the Goodbyes conference. The criteria for the award theme “Building Tomorrow’s Technology include outstanding work in library - Together,” Lancaster will learn about Meena Sud- instruction and innovative achieve- interactive technologies and how they heendran ’01 is ments in the development of library impact the lives of children. Lego is leaving St. Mary’s instruction programs, among others. a major sponsor of the conference, after two years Akers, along with history teacher Holly allowing attendees to work with the of teaching 1st Hensarling and English teacher Caro- company’s designers and researchers. grade to teach line Goodman, were invited to present 1st grade at at the same conference. Additionally, Another Summer Enrichment Grant Maret School in Akers has been selected to serve as was given to Upper School English Washington, D.C. the school library representative on teacher Shari Ray. Ray will attend the “I am looking forward to enjoying D.C. the Tenn-Share board of directors, a Creativity Workshop in Barcelona, and seeing some of my best friends statewide consortium of hundreds of Spain. At the workshop, Ray will have from St. Mary’s who live there,” libraries. the opportunity to deepen her un- Sudheendran says. derstanding of creative writing and In February, Directory of Studies Carrie bring the techniques back to St. Mary’s Senior Kinder- Steakley, Middle School Head Todd to impact English instruction in the garten teacher Love, and Upper School Head Patti Middle and Upper Schools. Noel Brown Person Ray ’65 presented at the Na- leaves St. Mary’s tional Conference on Girls Education Varsity Tennis coach Dan Singer was to spend time in Philadelphia. Steakley and Ray were named Best of Preps coach of the year with her new son, also recognized for their teaching with - Girls Tennis by The Commercial Appeal. Palmer. She will the Online School for Girls. Director also be helping of Academic Technology Melissa Cole Transitions her husband was invited by the Online School for open a new location of his business Girls to travel to Hawaii, where she led After 23 years of teaching at St. Mary’s, in Germantown. “I will miss my girl a workshop on blended learning at fourth grade teacher Jan Cone Davis ’68 time at St. Mary’s, and all of my dear St. Andrew’s Priory School. is retiring. For more on Davis’s time as friends!” a teacher, see her profile on page 22. Jenny Madden was awarded the My Favorite Teacher Award, presented by Lauren Bordelon, a founding teacher Barnes & Noble. Madden’s nomination of St. Mary’s Place, will be teaching by Sophomore Chalmers Benson was Junior Kindergarten beginning in fall selected from over 200 submissions in of 2014. She is swapping places with the Memphis area. Allison Brown Coates ’76, who is

Annual Fund Donor Party

Annual Fund leadership donors enjoyed an appreciation event hosted at the home of Bill and Amy Rhodes, celebrating the success of the +10%

campaign. Head of School Albert Throckmorton opens the gathering by addressing the crowd.

Co-chairs of the 2013-2014 Annual Fund, Susan and Will Jones. SPRING/SUMMER 2014 | 13 Campus News Athletics Round-up

rapping up the winter sports season, the Spring Athletics Varsity Dance team enjoyed their highest W finish in school history at the national 2014 marked the 50th year of women’s high school competition in Orlando. tennis in Tennessee, and The Chattanoogan newspaper The Varsity Swim team placed 9th overall and 5th named St. Mary’s Varsity Tennis as the “best team ever” in the female division at the Shelby County Swim League throughout the years. The team captured district and region championship. Out of the 10 swimmers, five qualified for championships and placed 2nd in state, with Juniors Mary state competition: Theresa Green ’14, Caroline Kaltenborn Jane McCaghren and Carmen Saab competing in the final ’14, Diana Kaltenborn ’16, Ali MacQueen ’16, and Lynley round of doubles. With Lizzie Apple as the only graduat- Matthews ’15. ing Senior, Varsity Tennis The Middle School returns a strong lineup Swim Team claimed of athletes next season. an impressive 1st place Middle School Tennis finish at the Shelby competed well all sea- County Swim League son, eventually claiming championship. In nine the runner-up spot in the events, a St. Mary’s stu- Shelby County league tour- dent holds the league nament. 8th grader Grace record for six of them, Murray competed in the five of which happened Shelby league finals. this year. These records For the third year in belong to Lauren Mabie a row, the Middle School ’18, Kiara Norris ’18, Track team won the Shelby and the 200 freestyle re- County league champion- lay team (Abbey Autry ship. 8th grader Martha ’19, Mason Davis ’20, Kay Williams earned Most Elizabeth McVean ’20, Junior Mary Jane McCaghren battles it out on the tennis court. Valuable Athlete at the and Kiara Norris ’18). league meet, setting two The 8th Grade new MS league records; during state competition, Williams Basketball Team won the league championship for the first also set new Varsity school records in long jump, 200- and time since 2007. Evie Laney, Evelyn Roberts, and Martha 400-meter races, and placed 2nd in the long jump at the Kay Williams were named to the All-Tournament team. state competition. The Varsity Track quartet of Grace Williams was also named Tournament MVP. Ugwueke ’16, Julia Williams ’16, Jean Jackson ’17, and Varsity Basketball advanced past the regional semifi- Olivia House ’18 set a new school record in the 4 x 200 nals into sub-state action in Knoxville and Junior Kaylan meters relay. Pugh was named to the All-Region team and as a D2-A With both teams under new coaching leadership, Miss Basketball finalist. Middle School and Varsity Lacrosse saw improvement this At the state fencing competition at Baylor, Senior season. Varsity was ranked 9th in the state when entering Abigail Aldea was named the women’s épée state cham- the state tournament. Grayson Lusk-Hussong ’17, Mary pion. In the state foil competition, Freshman Leigh Keeser Ashley Murrah ’17, and Evelyn Roberts ’18 were named took 2nd place and Junior Gretchen Vogt took 3rd. Overall, to the regional team. St. Mary’s tied for 4th place and came in 3rd in foil. This year, Trap fielded one of the largest squads ever.

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The girls placed 2nd in the female division at regional competition and Noteworthy advances to state competition in late June. l 22 athletes were named to the 2013-2014 The Commercial Appeal Best of the Preps All-Metro teams. New Soccer/Lacrosse l Senior Maddie Rhodes will be playing golf at Rhodes College, while Field under Caroline Kaltenborn will be swimming for the University of Akron. construction l Jordan Smith coached Middle School Tennis this season. John Bartholomew is the new coach of Varsity Lacrosse, with Caryn Welsh Through a partnership with Second serving as assistant coach. The new Middle School Lacrosse coach is Baptist Church, St. Mary’s is building Christine Mudalige. Mudalige will also be a new soccer/lacrosse field at Second coaching Middle School Soccer in the Baptist, across Walnut Grove from the Fall 2014 semester. St. Mary’s south campus. The first phase l Another new face comes with a new of work on the field is underway, and logo to help brand St. Mary’s athletics: weather permitting, the new field will the Mighty Turkey. The Mighty Turkey be ready for play during the fall soccer logo was launched in February and season. More details about this new will serve as the primary spirit mark chapter in Turkey athletics will be for the school. posted on the school and athletic The new Mighty Turkey logo. Facebook pages.

Middle School track athletes rest after a day of competition. Back row, L-R: Martha Kay Williams, Haley Clift, Jean Jackson, Taylor Gallik ,and Olivia House. Front row, L-R: Lucy Chancellor, Faith Bradley, Madison Motley, and Sydney Seale.

SPRING/SUMMER 2014 | 151 5 Leading by Example: 2014 Outstanding Alumna

Suzanne Hollis Apple ’76 By Lee Davidson Holt ’95

uzanne Hollis Apple ’76 is not one to “Sometimes, the best leaders don’t even mince words – she doesn’t have time know they are leading.” Sfor that. It is through her directness Apple credits St. Mary’s as the backdrop that she reveals her humility and a willing- that prepared her for the highs and lows of ness to continually learn – keys to her real life. impressive career successes. “All you can expect from life is the unex- “At St. Mary’s, I think I learned to lead by pected. Be open to and follow where it might example. There were times that I was lead- take you. If we are so focused on a goal, a ing and I didn’t even know it,” Apple says. dream, a plan, we might miss the bright

16 | ST. MARY’S EPISCOPAL SCHOOL shiny objects on the periphery that could be an opportunity of a lifetime,” she says. Armed with a business degree as well as minors in French and art history from Southern Methodist University, Apple had no idea her zigzagging road would lead her to environmen- tal work. It was a far cry from her first bank job in Memphis but, in hindsight, she likes it that way – taking the challenging path. Apple first made a name for herself nation- ally through groundbreaking community affairs work at The Home Depot, where she spent a Alumnae Weekend Chair Lisa Morrow Morten ’76, Suzanne Hollis decade – 1992 to 2002 – emphasizing commu- Apple ’76, and Assistant Director of Admission Kirk McClintock. nity involvement, environmentalism, volunteer programs, children’s workshops, and more. In sustainable business practices for WWF, 2000, she was recognized as one of the Top 100 working with companies such as Procter & Corporate Citizens by Business Ethics magazine. Gamble, Walmart, Kraft, and The Coca Cola “When I took the job at The Home Depot, it Company. High stakes management does was an important shift in my life. It set a very not unsettle Apple, whose management high bar for me for leadership,” Apple says. philosophy harkens back to the values she In 2002, joining the Washington D.C.-based learned at St. Mary’s. World Wildlife Fund took her skills to the global “I think we all need to show our human- level. Apple is now Senior Vice President of ity and humility and relate to each other as Private Sector Engagement and works from the people and, if we do, we will make the right national office in D.C. and from her home in decisions along the way,” she said. Atlanta. In the United States, she manages all

Watch Apple’s Alumnae Weekend Chapel speech online at YouTube.com/StMarysTV.

Wendy Prichartt Ansbro ’79 and Suzanne Hollis Apple ’76.

2014 Outstanding Alumna Selection Committee chaired by Wendy Pritchartt Ansbro ’79.

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1 Class 1964 at their 50th class reunion. L to R: Phyllis Koller Wills, Lois Estes Ruleman, 1979 Andy Hill Schumacher, Andy’s daughter Irene Hill, Peggy Schutt Calhoun, Woodis Allen Dunn, Nancy Whitman Manire, Sheryl Basford Oates, Ainslie Pryor Todd. 2 Upper School Head Patti Person Ray ’65 with Board of Trustees Chair Santiago Arbelaez at Alumnae Weekend. 3 Class of 1979 celebrating their 35th reunion. 4 Class of 2004 gather: Top row L to R: Mary Washington, Ellen Coleman and Elizabeth Jemison. Middle row: Victoria Luke Morich, Shea O’Rourke Quraishi, Jennifer Soun and Martha 3 Guinn Carter. Bottom row: Elise Addington Dugger, Shona Strachan Singer, Shelby Deeney and Lauren Lazar. 2004

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5 Class of 1989 at their 25th reunion: Jennifer Brundige Higney, Mary Elizabeth Treadwell Pittman, Mary Pritchartt Muscari, Julie Bielskis, Betsy Barksdale Pokorny. 6 Class of 1994 celebrating 20 years of friendships: Back row L to R: Amy Wedsworth Anderson; Second row: Sarah Gross Little and Virginia Ralston Jaramillo. First row: Shannon Davidson Pflasterer, Jessica Johnson, Mary Evelyn Stevens Fore, and Carolyn Porter Cates. 7 Alums from the 60’s reminisce: Jeanne 7 Stevenson-Moessner ’66, Susan McNeely Nicholas ’67, Margaret Barton ’67, Lynn Bledsoe Buhler ’67, Patti Person Ray ’65, Diane Taylor Newton ’66, Minna 2009 Thompson Glenn ’66, Madge Logan Deacon ’69, and Wendy Locke ’67. 8 The Class of 2009 gather after Chapel: Back row L to R: Aubree Penney, Sarah Donaldson, Elizabeth Stephens and Karen Stein. Middle row: Wallis Tosi, Christine Petrin, and Bailey Bethell. Bottom row: Sylvia Brookoff, Natalie Jacewicz and Brandon O’Brien. 9 Alexia Fulgham Crump ’93 and Angie Rose ’75 at Alumnae Weekend.

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1 Shona Strachan Singer ’04, Leslie Guinn 4 Jerkins ’01, and Martha Guinn Carter ’04 at the Alumnae Weekend brunch. 2 Alums enjoy beach tunes and margaritas at the Friday reception. Former Outstanding Alumna recipients: Jeanne Stevenson-Moessner ’66, 3 Elizabeth Summitt Gordon ’07, Alumnae Board President Ashley Moore Mayfield ’72, Suzanne Hollis Apple ’76 and Kat Gordon ’00, and Whitney Baer ’00 at the reception. Watty Brooks Hall ’75. 4 Mary Elizabeth Treadwell Pittman ’89 and daughters Camille Vaughn ’12, and Catherine Vaughn ’09.

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Alumnae Book Club participants show their Turkey spirit. Left - Jennifer Brundige Higney ’89 with host Jodie Barringer ’83 and Ayana Fletcher-Tyson ’08 visit at the Nashville Alumnae gathering. Right - Wyeth Outlan Burgess ’76 and Kathryn Carpenter Swords ’83 in Nashville.

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The Mays family presents the English Writing Awards in Chapel: Margaret Ann Klinke Mays ’03, Dr. Kit Mays, Diane Mays, Bethany Mays Owen ’93, Mary Austin Mays Smith ’03, and Scott Smith. Hallie Dinkelspiel Label ’94, Courtney Shove ’96, Albert Throckmorton, host Catherine Fogelman ’87, and Hilary Dinkelspiel ’99 at the San Francisco Alumnae event in March 2014.

Real Life Lawyering

Real Life Lawyering panel featuring alums: Lauran Jennifer Fong ’98, Susan Buckner ’01, Rachael Holley ’08, Glassman Stimac ’00, Lisa Mulrooney ’95, Alexia and Angela Lam ’99 at the San Francisco gathering. Fulgham Crump ’93, Gwyn Fisher ’96, and Courtney Ellis Felts ’96. SPRING/SUMMER 2014 | 2 1 Alumnae PROFILES

A Lifetime of Memories Jan Cone Davis ’68 retires after 23 years

By Zina Kumok ’07

here are plenty of alumnae around the hallowed halls of St. Mary’s, but none like Jan Cone Davis ’68, the longest-serving alumna teacher Tin the school’s history. Davis’s family is a strong part of the school’s legacy. The Hazlehurst Gold Cross award is named in honor of her grandmother, Charlotte Stemmler Hazlehurst, who graduated in 1907. Her mother, Jean Cone, worked as a secretary to former Headmaster Nat Hughes in the 1960’s. Even her two brothers attended St. Mary’s back when it was co-ed. Davis attended St. Mary’s from kindergarten until 12th grade and has taught 1st, 2nd and 4th grade. After 23 years of teaching at St. Mary’s and a lifetime of memories, Davis is retiring. “I knew I wanted to be a teacher ever since I was in junior high, and I really wanted to eventually come back here,” she says. “It really was a like a dream come true.” Davis says her favorite memories include participat- ing in the May Day celebrations as a student and watch- ing the Christmas pageants every year. “All the Christmas pageants have been really important,” she says. “That’s always a special event. Just every day is special around here.” When Davis began teaching, some of her own teachers were still at St. Mary’s. “It was kind of fun because you’re teaching along- side people who had been your teachers,” she says. Now she has taught daughters and nieces of former students, and is a colleague of other alumnae. Davis credits the special attention and dedication the teachers show for why St. Mary’s is such a special “I knew I wanted place. “It felt like your teachers knew you so well that they were almost part to be a teacher of your family,” she says. ever since I was She recalls running into a student who remembered how Davis wrote on a science paper of hers, “You would be a good veterinarian.” The girl in junior high...” ended up becoming a veterinarian. “They’ll remember little things you’ve forgotten about,” she says. Davis may be retiring, but she will continue to be a presence on campus: She plans to return for class reunions and to substitute or tutor when she can. Davis and her husband plan to take a European cruise this fall, and she hopes to spend more time volunteering and visiting her family.

22 | ST. MARY’S EPISCOPAL SCHOOL Ensuring a Bright Future: Catherine Dailey Berger ’71

By Kathryn Carpenter Swords ’83

atherine Dailey Berger’s ties with St. Mary’s go back for years. Both she and sister Jane Dailey Duell ’77 Cgraduated from St. Mary’s, as did her daughter Catie Jane ’05. “In addition, my mother Ann Dailey taught at St. Mary’s for about five years. We have been involved with St. Mary’s in one way or another for decades,” says Berger. Berger served on the Alumnae Board for six years, and she and husband Stephen have supported the Annual Fund for decades. But it was her son Taylor who planted the seed for creating a lasting gift to the school by suggesting the couple include St. Mary’s in their estate plan. “Taylor founded YOLO and Chiwawa restaurant, and is also involved in many ventures focused on strength- ening Memphis,” says Berger, who notes that before Taylor became an entrepreneur, he was a tax and estate- planning attorney. “He suggested that we view our estate as divided into ten parts, with one tenth allocated for charity. We liked this approach and in the spirit of tithing accepted that as our estate planning guideline, with St. Mary’s being the organization we wished to give to.” Of the many areas of a St. Mary’s education that Berger values, three components keep resurfacing: a dedication to excellence in education, the importance and influence of the honor system, and daily Chapel with worship. “Chapel time is so important as a time set aside to reflect and focus on something besides yourself. The honor system also has had a huge impact on me. Mary Davis was the Dean when I attended and Nat Hughes was the Headmaster. Their dedication to these three areas was compelling to me then and is now, and to be entrusted with these “We strongly believe responsibilities as a student was a powerful thing.” it is crucial to have an These influences provided Berger with a strong foundation that she institution such as and her husband want to ensure for future generations of girls. “We St. Mary’s dedicated to strongly believe it is crucial to have an institution such as St. Mary’s educating women well.” dedicated to educating women well,” says Berger. “The opportunity to give to such an organization that will continue for years and will educate women in an excellent manner is critical, and we are fortunate to be in a position to be a part of this.”

SPRING/SUMMER 2014 | 23 the area and my youngest son, helping to organize that alum trip James, lives there. We are headed and will also be helping to lead to Signal Mountain to visit Gary the St. Mary’s abroad student trip and Sallie Ford. We are facing this summer with stops at Lee some hard yard work to replace McGeorge Durrell ’67’s zoo at the plants lost to the prolonged Durrell Trust on the Isle of Jersey, freezing temps this winter.” Joyce London, Normandy, the Loire Wilkerson Kaplan and Jon are Valley, and Paris. Susan Hoefer taking a natural history course Foster is doing some traveling of through their local land trust and her own. Just back from a visit to learning about all the wonderful Montana, she packed her bags habitats on the Olympic Penin- again and headed off to Hawaii. sula from tide lines to timberline. “We are temporarily in the fast This involves a different field trip lane,” she writes. Class Secretary Class years in green will celebrate their each week as well as homework! Julia Malone (who also visited reunions at Alumnae Weekend 2015, April 24–25. “My brief presentation this week Hawaii just last winter) contin- is on barnacles which are way ues to enjoy photography. The more fascinating than you might cherry blossoms in Washington think!” Jackie Whiteleather sur- were amazing this year. She has 1940-1961 Carolyn Collier Johnson finally vived the winter and takes yoga been doing some part-time work Elizabeth Taylor Shindler got hearing aids…, and is enjoying and aerobics classes four or five for a public relations firm, and [email protected] her new part time job at a gift and days a week and can›t wait to get she is still captain of a tennis Naomi Gray May ’47 is in a wheel interiors shop in Pass Christian, her bike out of storage and get in team although she has yet to chair and is just amazing and so still playing Mah Jong, planting some good bike time. “I hope to win a match. Maybe this season much fun to talk to. Joy Brown flowers in pots with anticipation get in some camping this summer will be different! Kathy Sweany Wiener ’47 continues to perform for spring, and very much missing as last summer was too dry and Bertram recently went to Paris, in the community and is involved Ginger Lee Sayle with whom she fire danger high and just plain Florence, and Venice with a friend with the Memphis Symphony. had been so dearly close. Jenny scary. Would love a trip to Yellow- from medical school, then partici- Mary Walton Glass Walker ’54 Emison Ewing loves living in stone and hope their earthquakes pated in a wildflower pilgrimage grandchildren have earned two Ten Mile by the lake. (Do I repeat are over for awhile.” in the Smokies, and then went special recognitions this year at myself?) Now we call it playing in to Jazz Fest in New Orleans--all St. Mary’s. McKendree Walker ’15 the dirt, not working in the yard. 1964 thanks to a great nurse practi- was crowned Springfest Queen My news is about our youngest. At tioner who holds down the fort. and Bizzy Walker ’19 received the her new job as assistant professor CLASS SECRETARY NEEDED Her daughter will be awarded her Anne Westmoreland Garrett ’79 of voice at UALR, (that’s Univer- Contact Gigi Gould at PhD in French film in May. “Life is award. Both very special honors. sity of Arkansas at Little Rock) she [email protected] good!” Kathy reports. And so it is. Congratulations to the Walker just produced and directed her family. Mary Walton’s sister first musical, The Fantastiks. It was 1965 1967 Lynne Glass Rice ’57 traveled so good and we were so proud! Julia Malone Bette West Bush from Heber Springs, Ark. for both Tina Heslep Ciliberto enjoyed get- [email protected] [email protected] presentations. The Christmas ting to see Memphis visitors. She Pageant, St. Mary’s oldest tradi- still loves opera. “Musical escape Marion West Hammer is shifting Libba Mann Harbin has now tion, was dedicated this year to makes me very happy.” Donna to part-time teaching after this joined the grandmother club after Mary Catherine Lynn Hitchings Lansing Plumer is reinventing school year and looking forward she and husband Bob attended ’47 who has served as Chair for herself again, taking up painting to more free time and fewer the birth of granddaughter Re- over 30 years. Mary Catherine in old age at the University of papers to grade. She’s also looking becca Fastert to daughter took over the leadership from Memphis. “I had a lovely after- forward to the June wedding of Margaret and her husband Mike her mother, Gilmore Lynn and noon visiting Tina and Tony at her daughter Elizabeth to Thomas on October 1 in NYC. She can see now has passed on the role to ranch in Watsonville, a beautiful Ross Cook, Jr., of Charlotte, N.C., now why all of you are so excited her daughter Lynn Hitchings piece of land. I get together with “a great guy whom my whole to be grandparents. Easter holi- Albano’77. Canon and Clay which is always family is crazy about!” The wed- days were special with all three exciting!” Sara Sorsby Dennis ding will be at a N.C. mountain of her daughters at Libba’s home 1963 says,” The best thing though resort, “so we are all looking in Rome, Ga. along with baby was having our 3 seven year-old forward to a fun trip and a joyful Rebecca, who was showered with Jenny Emison Ewing grandchildren looking for fairies celebration,” Marion writes. Cathy “LOTS of attention.” Anne Hyde [email protected] in the back yard. The recipe? Have Hoover Allen and husband Joe Dale’s husband Jamie retired at Julia Alissandratos always misses a spouse in the upstairs window celebrated their 30th anniversary the end of the year as pastor of Memphis at Easter. “But I’m now with a pointer, a full moon, shine in romantic Hawaii, and Cathy Brown Memorial Woodbrook Pres- looking forward to ushering at the the pointer in the bushes, scream has signed up for the March 2015 byterian Church in Baltimore, and annual Spoleto Festival, a cultural and believe!” Canon Thomas Hall St. Mary’s Alumnae trip to France. now they are in the process high point for Charleston.” is doing a little traveling. “We met Patti Person Ray, who is becom- of selling their home and moving friends in NW Florida. We love ing quite the globe trotter, is to Black Mountain, N.C., where

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another year of teaching sixth on the Boll Weevil’s green bus. the U of M basketball games. They graders in Colorado Springs. She Holly Rogers writes that she has have also given us tips and advice and husband Bob enjoy being worked the last year and a half as about our upcoming 16-day river just an hour away from their six the Front Office Coordinator for cruise. They have recently taken grandchildren. She will celebrate an investment broker/dealer. The similar cruises. Hank and I will be the wedding of sister Minette Al- economy of Central Florida has sailing from Budapest to Amster- len Kinney’s ’74 youngest in June started to rebound and there are dam at the end of September. This with her family. In July her four lots of fun things to do. Marilyn trip will be a combination 20th sisters are planning to visit her Muirhead has one more year anniversary and happy retire- for some girl time, “husbands not until she retires. She is looking ment trip for me. After 41 years included.” Finally Lynn Bledsoe forward to it. Marilyn Schwinn of teaching, I am going to start a Buhler emailed to say that since Smith spent two weeks on the new life. I’ve heard that there are Diane Taylor Newton ’66 with she couldn’t think of anything to Adriatic coast as her son Garnet other places to eat lunch than the granddaughter Keith Ellis Prest ’18. report, she must be a “sad sack.” “re-celebrated” his 2012 wedding school cafeteria. I’ll let you know So I just have one question: What in Italy in order for the Italian how retirement is going in the they have spent part of their sum- does that make the rest of us? branch of the family to have a next Alumnae News. On a more mers for years and have dreamed chance to party! Garnet and his serious note, the Class of ’68 joins of retiring for almost as long. In 1968 wife will live in Minneapolis/ the entire St. Mary’s family in the fall Jan Patrick had a “lovely St. Paul where she is a scientist thanksgiving for the amazing life Jan Cone Davis lunch” with Maria Kirby-Smith in with 3M. Marilyn took advantage of Mrs. Davis. We were 15 year- [email protected] Nashville, where Jan is now living. of being in Europe to do some old sophomores when Mrs. Davis According to Jan, Maria was there Forty-six years after graduating research in Paris and to visit moved into her tiny office at the in preparation for her plans to finds many of our class enjoying friends in Budapest. Marilyn’s top of the stairs on the third floor! place one of her sculptures in the or looking forward to retirement, eldest son, Jacob, graduated from We love you, Mrs. Mary Davis, care of the Tennessee Histori- traveling, and fulfilling the duties medical school last May, began and we know that you are looking cal Society for an exhibit, which of doting grandmothers. Elinor his residency at Brown in June, after us! includes works by other artists, Baker Jones has quickly become and married last fall. Her new at the Tennessee State Museum an experienced grandmother. She daughter-in-law is a physician 1970 from mid-February through helps daughter Elizabeth with assistant in Providence. Marilyn Cristina Brescia Michta mid-August. The sculpture is of the 18-month-old triplets once is looking forward to visiting her [email protected] a family slave, Emmanuel (called a week. She also helps her other hometown of Oberlin this sum- “Uncle Man”) who lived on her daughter, Lee, with two-year-old mer. Her youngest son, Nicholas, I am happy to report that the Wessington family’s plantation Charlie once a week. Charlie is still at home. Marilyn continues Class of 1970, as always, has fas- in Springfield, north of Nashville. will have a brother or sister this to write publications. She says cinating news about themselves Susan Seelbinder and I have summer. That will make five she is addicted to research, but and their lovely families. Will Tay- become good email buddies. grandbabies in just two years! has not written a book. Marilyn, lor, son of Denise DuBois Taylor Thankfully, she also keeps in Elinor continues to do her interior your classmates thank you for and husband Sledge, graduated touch with Jan and Maria, which design work and also works at her raising the scholarly quotient from Princeton University in June I have not done. Ana Pearson church. She and Tom will travel of our class. Pam Joyner Evans with a degree in physics (particle Jensen and family, including up to Brussels and Amsterdam this and I see each other all the time astrophysics, to be exact). The to 16 great-grandchildren, will fall. Carolyn Mayo is quite the now. We go to the same church family celebrated a trip to Europe celebrate her mother’s 90th birth- world traveler in her retirement. and are members of the same this summer, and Will begins a day at the end of June. Lately Ana Last summer she journeyed to Sunday School class. Pam and Ph.D. program at Brown Univer- has been busy away from work Peru, Ecuador, and the Galapa- Hank 2 have been nice enough to sity this fall. Betty Coe Manuel updating her kitchen and over- gos Islands. She trekked part of invite Hank 1 and me to sit in her and husband David have survived seeing maintenance of her home. the Inca Trail, saw the sunrise at company’s box seats for some of their first Missouri winter. With Susan McNeely Nicholas is still Machu Picchu, and ate…are you in treatment for bone cancer, but ready?...guinea pig. Yes, it tastes all recent scans show improve- like chicken! Carolyn says the ment. Her older son Jeff works Galapagos Islands were magical at a “terrific company,” Graphic with its birds, marine iguanas, Systems, Inc., while younger son giant tortoises, and green turtles. Justin just completed his fourth Condolences to Carolyn on the year of teaching at St. Mary’s. passing of her sister Margaret. Susan enjoys time with her Carolyn will be selling her own grandchildren, who are all busy house in East Memphis and with school and sports, and the moving to her sister’s condo in get-together lunches with us local Germantown. The neighbors are classmates. I must inject here happy to have another Mayo in that Susan looks fantastic, exactly the community. Carolyn contin- like she did when we graduated! ues to be active in Carnival Mem- Marilyn Schwinn Smith ’68 and family celebrate Janie Allen Till has just finished phis. She enjoyed her recent ride her son Garnet’s wedding in Italy.

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record-breaking snows and frigid She works on festivals and proj- 1972 dering around the globe doing temperatures, spring is definitely ects that bring people downtown. interesting things. My son and his Christine Mayer Todd a welcome relief. Their first Last Christmas they had a pop-up wife are moving to Minneapolis [email protected] school year at Drury University art shop featuring local artists to start new jobs and continue concludes soon. They are thor- and set it up in a vacant building. The Class of 1972 reports big their cross country skiing racing oughly enjoying their time there, Deborah says it keeps her creative events. Meg Jemison Bartlett careers (both doing excellently), living on campus in the historic juices going. It is part of the Na- reports that her son Jemison is and be nearer her family in President’s House. Susie Hudson tional Historical Foundation. One marrying a wonderful young Colorado. My second child is part reports that she escaped the goal is to re-establish the KWEM woman Elizabeth Bunn this sum- of a startup Conference Center/ Memphis winter for a weekend in radio station where young rock n’ mer. Beth Stidham Levenson Organic Farm in northern Israel, Nicaragua at a new resort, Mukul, rollers, such as Johnny Cash, Elvis reports that her first grandchild where she wakes up to the smell on the Pacific Ocean and it was and BB came to pay to have their arrived mid-May. Beth will stay of orange trees in bloom, looks very nice! Apparently, it was so music heard on the radio. Julia with her son Ben and his wife out over the Golan, and feels like nice that she almost didn’t come Sprunt Grumbles has returned Kim for 6 weeks right after Izzy is she is near Heaven. My third is home. Susie also reminds every- to retired life and is doing all the born. She hopes she can remem- graduating with a degree in Nutri- one to send in St. Mary’s Annual predictable things—travel, sleep- ber all her early parenting skills tion and Neurosciences, plan- Fund contributions. She says that ing late, and reading. She still ... June isn’t the ideal time to visit ning on moving to England for a the Class of 1970 is doing a good loves living in Chapel Hill, N.C.. Jacksonville, but right after a baby while if she can get a job there. job, but we still need a few more Congratulations to Judi Hoffman is born certainly is! Jackie Pentz I am counting down the days donations. Please donate online who was recently honored by Watkins wished us all a great until I turn 60 in May, planning or mail a check. Susie reminds us Community Nashville Building summer and noticed 2014 is a some way of celebrating being an how important and easy it is to Bridges program as a leader in travel year. They cruised Hawaii eighteen year survivor of breast support St. Mary’s! Let’s see what Nashville’s fight for human rights. in February and plan a Caribbean cancer (medical miracle for sure). our class can do!!! Mary Edna Judy is currently the Pastor of East cruise in June. For her anniver- I made it to 60! That’s a differ- Parish turned a two-day busi- End United Methodist Church. sary in May she traveled to the ent way of looking at aging, and ness trip to New York into a short Jan Carruthers Sturdivant writes Dallas Comic Convention. Fall I could not be happier to feel as vacation. Sister Bonnie Parish that her mother was down the has her on a bus tour to Boston. healthy as I do, with so much to Moody ’68 and her granddaughter, hall from Mrs. Davis’s room at the And finally in December she and look forward to. Think of my St. Ashley, joined Mary Edna and en- Allan Morgan Nursing Home. Jan a friend are considering a cruise Mary’s friends often. Wish I lived joyed a reunion with their cousin said Mrs. Davis always remem- themed after Tolkien’s THE HOB- closer to enjoy time together. Robin, who grew up in New York. bered Jan’s name, where she lived, BIT (big thanks to Beth for getting Anyone coming to the NYC area Mary Edna says that the trip was and her interest in horses. The me to read both THE HOBBIT or Boston or New Haven, please a packed but awesome one! Yours last time they spoke, Mrs. Davis and LORD OF THE RINGS). Karen call! Would love some time with truly enjoys life on the Mississippi was sitting on the side of the bed, Adelson Strauss wrote this, “In my “homies.” Anne Remmers River in Harbor Town, Memphis. properly dressed trying to figure the past year, I spent a month Phillips wrote, “Well, I’m work- Andrew is still teaching at Rhodes out how to do something on her back country trekking through ing on my last observation. Sure College, and continues to travel iPad mini! How great is that for the national parks and glacier am glad I had Mrs. Curry for an to Poland frequently for his work. 103 years old? Jan is mending fields of Argentina and Chile. English teacher! Hosted a party Chelsea is in the midst of gradu- from an accident with one of Part of the time was also spent in for Ashley Moore Mayfield’s ate school applications. I recently her new horses that bolted and the Mendoza Wine Country and 60th with my brother. Could attended my 40th Roanoke Col- bucked her off. Jan broke four in Buenos Aires. The best part have never done it without Jane’s lege Reunion and it was a blast. ribs, a collarbone, a vertebra and was that I shared parts of this party planning expertise and Keep the news coming ladies! was unconscious for a while from trip with all my kids. It reignited Peggy’s crazy happy arrangement! Everyone wants to hear what you a Traumatic Brain Injury. For the my love of the wilderness, and Loved seeing Charlotte Day, Jane and yours are doing! holidays, Chris and I decided not so I am busy planning a trip to Cloninger, Meg, Peggy Wilson to stay at home. We visited his Iceland, hiking and biking across Lawrence ’73, Susan Ossorio, 1971 son and family for Thanksgiving the country. As a consultant, I can Milner Stanton ’73, me, and Boo in San Antonio, Texas. For Christ- work from anywhere, so it’s a real Ruch! Elvis came and somehow I Carolyn Cockroft mas week, we joined my sister advantage to have Wi-Fi available ended up with all of the Muddy’s [email protected] Alice Cockroft Oates ’67 and her even in remote places these days. cupcakes and cake! But hey, I’m Deborah Abernathy started a new family in Williamsburg, Va. By the I have recently moved my mom turning 60 too! Like the rest of job in May last year as the execu- time you receive this issue of the into assisted living, and it’s been us! Many of us are planning a big tive director for Main Street West St. Mary’s magazine, Chris and I heart breaking, frustrating, and a bash at Charlotte’s place in North Memphis. The project involves will have returned from a three- test of my humanity dealing with Carolina in June. Looking forward revitalizing the downtown district week trip to Israel. her Alzheimer’s based changes in to more St. Mary’s “study”! Jane as a viable retail and family personality and ability. “It’s the Gordon Simmons wrote, “I am a friendly area. Fortunately, she disease talking”, I say to myself brand new grandmother! My old- inherited a 20-year project that multiple times of day. For any of est child Walker and his wife Ka- has already redone landscaping, you going through this, I welcome tie had a little girl April 4, named period light poles and banners. any calls to talk about how to Mary Margaret. She is adorable! make this any easier on any of us. 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named Brandon Schmidt from Cleveland, Ohio. Their wedding was in Washington, D.C. where they live. My son Hall and his wife Jennifer are expecting a baby in late August. I work as a wedding coordinator at Heartwood Hall, a wedding venue in Fayette County that happens to be right next door to me! I am having a ton of fun!” Charlotte Day reminded us to contribute to Ashley’s St. Mary’s Challenge. Thus far we have had an absolutely terrific response from our class (see list at http:// www.stmarysschool.org/giving/ annual-fund/alumnae- annual-giving-page/alumnae- annual-fund-donors/index.aspx ) but overall the school is working hard to meet the threshold that Class of 1974 at their 40th reunion: Mary Hills Baker Powell, Doris French Jones, Kristin Hoffman Jones, will entitle them to the $100,000. Beth Williford Carson-Wallace, Cheryl Cape West, Pam Brady Ray, Chris Cowan Norris. She urges those who have not contributed to please, please support the Annual Fund, any Halvis journeyed to Croatia with 1974 River rowing with the Riverfront amount will be appreciated and her entire family, including her Beth Williford Carson-Wallace Recapture Women’s Racing Team. help meet the goal! The class of 7 month old grandchild. Sarah [email protected] Donna Osborne Bradley says that 1972 will meet in June for a lake Peeples Hodges returned to A wonderful thing is happening. she is still teaching adjunct at get together. I know we will get Mongolia this summer to teach We are reuniting in spirit as we Webster University and Linden- great news from there. Here’s school and see the sights. Nell choke down the fact that forty wood University. Husband Larry some news from me. My husband Dickerson temporarily moved years ago we clutched our diplo- is attending Columbia College Carroll had a wonderful biennial to Nashville where she works mas in our white dresses. Cheryl working on a BA in Human sculpture show at David Lusk Gal- for a global entity managing the Cape West writes that daughter Services as well as volunteering lery. Our daughter Caroline gradu- design and construction of all Alison ’05 married Scott Pettus at a school for delinquent youth. ated from Rhodes this year, works the state government buildings. and Brittain ’07 is in graduate Desi Franklin went to Naples for to assure Steve Cohen’s election, She’ll come home to Memphis in school at Vanderbilt. She says she a week with girlfriends including and plans to attend graduate late summer where she’ll work thinks Cullen is a junior at UT, Christine Mayer Todd ’72 in Febru- school for Urban Studies at Pratt full time on her third book and but is not sure since they never ary. When she wasn’t drinking in NYC. Her twin, May, has one continue her tennis training with hear from him. Right after the mojitos and reading on the beach, more year in film school at Ring- Milner Stanton. Together they wedding, she took her students to she was researching places to ling in Sarasota, Fla. She won one share the current title for the France and relived her backpack- stay in Milan, the Cinque Terre, of the school’s five prizes for her world’s oldest and slowest singles ing experience with Sue Anne Côte d’Azur and Paris in prepara- movie. I retired from teaching art players. Peggy Wilson Lawrence Turpin Davis 36 years ago. Lucy tion for a trip in late May with son at Snowden and look forward to got a hip replacement at a hos- Gerald Cook’s daughter, Becky, Alex. While stranded in NYC, she my next adventure. Much in the pital right across the street from is marrying Jeremy Davis and trudged over to see “The Glass news is that many of us turned 60 Nell’s apartment in Nashville. moving to Santa Monica where Menagerie” on Broadway. Desi this year and we still look good. Nell visited her and said the place Jeremy will do a one year derma- says “It made me think of Mrs. was so nice she’s thinking about tology surgery fellowship. Son Baker’s 10th grade English class. 1973 moving in. Susan Cloninger Pfahl David is getting married in June I loved it!” She loves living in her celebrated the opening of her in Hopetown, in the Bahamas. midtown condo with son Alex Olivia Montgomery daughters’ art gallery in Char- He and bride Carolyn are living who has taken a year off of school [email protected] lotte, N.C., while continuing her in Pittsburgh where Carolyn is a and is working as a marketing Our class is on the move this Design-Build business with her nurse and David is enjoying his GI intern at Memphis Magazine/Flyer. year! Bron Gayna Schmit took a husband. Olivia Montgomery is Bill benefits to go to college. Son When not traveling, she works trip with friends to Alaska this staying very close to home in her Jeff is a junior at Elon University diligently in the legal department summer, spending the first week newish house, trying to develop a in North Carolina. Mary Hills at First Tennessee. Susan Page traveling by land and rail, then green thumb in the garden. This Baker Powell is still teaching Tranby and husband Mike are cruising the ice flows the second is a person who once killed a high school art in Hartford, Conn. very busy running their fabulous week. Her mom celebrated her bamboo plant. and teaching organic vegetable inn, Shore Acres, in Vermont. 90th birthday, and Bron reports gardening to her student group of I was with Susan recently in that she is in good health and “Varsity Gardeners”. She can be Florida, and we were stopped on still sharp as a tack. Deb Caldwell found on the Connecticut the street as one of her patrons

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Wiygul. Jan was presented with the Pat Klinke Volunteer of the year award from LeBonheur Club. So well deserved! Ginny Waller Zanca and David hit the road visiting many national parks since his retirement from FedEx at the end of 2013. As their car pulled out of Memphis on the last trip, Ginny commented they may have looked a little like the Beverly Hillbillies! (I offered to be Granny sitting in a rocker on the top but there was no room!) They visited Death Valley, hiked the South Rim and drove the River Road in Big Bend. They finished up their trip at the Grand Canyon. Where are we going next? Teri Blair enjoys Class of 1976 honor Outstanding Alumna Suzanne Hollis Apple at Alumnae Weekend. spending the weekends with her 4-year-old grandson, Ethan. They recognized her and exploded Classic Film Festival in Hollywood, Barry are celebrating their 38th love to go on field trips, especially with praise of their wonderful where they rubbed elbows with wedding anniversary this May. to Lowes! Blair is working with inn and restaurant. Pam Brady hundreds of geeks like Betsy who Gosh, Jana must be old! Even so, the police department and Ray and husband Mack recently love classic films. With son Dylan she is extremely busy, speaking attending University of Memphis returned from a fabulous vacation in Austin, Texas, and Eli in college at conferences on behalf of STEM full time. Her daughter-in-law just in Hawaii. Sally Minor Cook is in Boston, Betsy’s spending more to encourage young people to started nursing school so all of frantically planning and running time on her export business. Nora pursue careers in technology, in their plates are full. Lauren, shall zoo events in Florida, working Tickle Cannon’s daughter Kate is addition to her consulting job. we say, is a teenager! Teri asks for six days a week and so busy she graduating from high school and Last year she co-authored a book, prayers! She can’t wait to go back cannot brush her hair so her co- will be attending UTK in the fall. Shifting Sands: The People Side of to Pensacola and Belize this workers do it for her. Cindi Acree Nora sent a picture of her with Project Management, which is now summer. A special “THANK YOU!” Marshall was so busy planning Kate in her prom dress, a beauti- available on Amazon. Whitney to Lisa Morrow Morten. She has our reunion she had little time to ful girl in a beautiful dress. Nora’s Jones DeVine recently got a job been serving as the Alumnae run her three businesses. We are son is a Captain in the Army and as a hospice nurse, and daughter Weekend Chair for 22 years! all grateful to Gigi Gould ’70 for is currently stationed in Jordan. Aubrey is graduating from Rhodes Lisa, your creativity and willing- keeping us united in the spirit of Mary Elizabeth Partin writes that College. Best of all, son David is ness to serve is appreciated by Banks and Bozo. since she retired from the IRS entering a PhD program in math all! Not only did Lisa organize a after 29 years, she spends time in Hawaii, so Whitney will have wonderful Alumnae Weekend, 1975 on genealogy research and crafts. a respite from Seattle winters but she also helped organize a She also recently returned from whenever she wants! Jennifer Books from Birth luncheon. Crissy Laurie Walpole her father’s alma mater, Athens Jones is now Director of Black Garrett Haslam was the speaker [email protected] State University, representing his Bear Belly Dancing and has been for the luncheon. She shared her Susan Page Gates has started scholarship at a function there. invited to dance in the Manhattan experiences, love and support for doing yoga and is now stress-free. Susan Roberts Colpitts is busy Dance Parade in May. Daughter the wonderful Books from Birth She’s even learned how to stand with work, raising money for a Sophia is living in Bartlett work- program. Josie McNeely Walker is on her head, and she has pictures women’s clinic in Haiti, and serv- ing as a nurse, son Hank is in celebrating her 30th year of teach- to prove it. Daughter Julia is get- ing as the President of the United Idaho, and Jennifer’s parents are ing at St. Mary’s. That is huge! ting married in May of 2015, so Way Foundation, and training to hearty and living at their home on Josie and RP are enjoying their Susan has plenty of time to learn be a yoga instructor. Susan, Angie Kentucky Lake. bicycle riding and are members more yoga positions to counter- Rose, and Nora Wingfield Tyson of the Memphis Hightailers. They act the stress of that. Rebecca recently had dinner with Kristi 1976 are on a training team to ride 100 Burr Bigler says the highlight of Hoffman Jones ’74 in Norfolk. An- miles (in one day) in October. It Allison Brown Coates her last few months has been gie writes that she is turning into does sound like you are training [email protected] having her mother visit Dubai, her mother, as most of us are. As for a marathon! Martha Flowers where she went to the top of the such, she has welcomed two more St. Mary’s and the Class of ’76 is thrilled to introduce herself Burj Khalifa, the tallest building animals, Smith Pedro Chevrolet were pleased to announce that as the new Account Manager in the world! Rebecca’s son Griff (equine) and Mr. Scooter (feline), the recipient of the Outstanding for Marketing at Home Choices/ was in Dubai for an extended to her farm. She’s not about to Alumna 2014 Award was Suzanne Suncrest Home Medical Health. stay, so they had quite a family let Watty have all the fun. Jana Hollis Apple! Congratulations, Su- She loves being back in the senior reunion. Betsy Olim and husband Fletcher Markowitz stunned me zanne. We are so proud of you! We community as an advocate look- Stevy just returned from the TCM when she said she and husband are also proud of Jan Valentine ing out for the overall interests of

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the people who entrust their care Florida this year visiting friends in Atlanta, Ben will be married Pomfret School in Pomfret, Conn. to them. Elizabeth West Hart is and family. Sounds like a great on New Year’s Eve in Roanoke. He Pomfret is an old, well-regarded, so looking forward to a visit from way to start retirement! Lynn ran lives in Washington D.C.. Susan co-ed boarding school in New Debbie Stahl Hasty ’75. They have into Ginger Jones Beanblossom works as a learning assistant at England that serves grades 9-12. been best friends since birth. Y’all while shopping and spent an the same school her children She will be the founding Direc- have fun! I will close with a quote hour catching up. Ginger’s son is attended. Also in D.C., is our tor of the Grauer Institute for from Elizabeth (Bettina),” Have graduating from business school favorite violinist, Lenelle Morse. Excellence and Innovation in fun together…raise a glass to this year. Lucy Walt Wepfer’s She is doing well and is a docent Education, a new position that is OUR Alumna of the Year, Suzanne daughter, Mary Dabney, has at the National Cathedral. A few charged with innovating all as- Hollis Apple! I am so proud of all recently created an encouraging of us went on Sunday to hear her pects of the school’s teaching and of you girls in your accomplish- and thoughtful blog called “victim play again at Grace St. Luke’s. She learning. Jamie will be respon- ments and caring throughout to survivor” for rape survivors. was honoring her brother Hal sible for all academic and faculty your lives.” How courageous of Mary Dabney and his wife for their anniversary. related areas of the school, in- to take this on. I know Lucy is Sandy Weaver Clark came down cluding forging strategic partner- 1977 proud. Keep in touch! from Indianapolis, Ind. She stayed ships, developing an in-residence with Robin and we all flocked scholars program. She will be Janey Butler Newton there after the events of the day. speaking, writing and presenting [email protected] 1979 She is an appellate judge and her at national conferences in this Adele Orgill Wellford’s daughter Elizabeth Brown Dunn two sons are precious, George and role. Jamie will reside on campus Liza married Richie Fletcher in [email protected] Sam. Robin Rader Stein is so busy and she starts her position in March. Alicia Harwood Baker’s What a wonderful reunion we and as beautiful as ever. She is August. Amy Clifton Anderson is daughter, Allie ’10, got mar- had!! We had so much fun catch- the ultimate hostess. She opened having a milestone year as her ried in April. Congrats to Liza ing up with the last of the “red her doors all weekend long. Her oldest child, Meredith, graduates and Allie! Anne Cole Billings’ hot 70’s” ladies. It was so exciting daughter, Hannah ’13, will be from high school and begins her daughter, Mimi ’14, is graduat- to have so many come from afar. home for the summer from TCU. college career at University of ing from St. Mary’s this year and We began our day in chapel. Jan Lettes Zauzmer lives in Phila- Alabama. Amy’s son John David will be attending Ole Miss in the We presented the Anne delphia, Pa. is so adorable and graduates eighth grade and heads fall – like mother, like daughter! Westmoreland Garrett ’79 award. it was so great to catch up with to high school. Her husband Da- I know Anne is happy to have Lenelle Morse played a duet with her. Corinne Johnson Frick was vid continues to practice dentist- her reasonably close to home. a talented senior, Alana Olswing here, she is the kindest and most ry in Marietta, Ga., and Amy loves Laura Sanderson Healy has a ’14. It was so very special. Mrs. gentle lady I know. Beth Mayhall her job as HR director for Atlanta new member in her family – one Garrett was there. She is as beau- Sherr was here from Roxbury N.Y. based employment law firm, of the 4-legged variety. Tucker is tiful as ever. Irene Orgill Smith She has written and will star in a Contangy Brooks & SmithLLC. their English Springer Spaniel and Wendy Pritchartt Ansbro play soon. Jane Tillman Germany Rachel Darnell-Heath has made puppy who is smart and very planned a wonderful evening at came from Georgia. The Mem- a career move by selling her playful. (Who remembers Rover, Irene’s. We had so much fun. Nell phis girls, Anne Golwen Brand, gallery, Darnell Fine Art, and is the Sanderson’s dog of Vinton Archer arrived from Brooklyn, Gayle Wunderlich Hardee, Kakki once again a full time artist with days? Tucker’s coloring is the N.Y. She had lots of wonder- Wright Ryan and Barbara Ste- a wonderful studio. Her work is same.) Of course, Laura, John, ful pictures and stories of her venson were at all the festivities represented by GF Contemporary and Lucy are in love and he is children, Coley, Nora and Ward. too. As we all sat around the table in Santa Fe and Gallery Orange bringing lots of joy. Laura heard Melanie Carlson lives in Little at Pete and Sam’s Saturday night, in New Orleans. She also has a from Kim Shaw, who is living and Rock Ark. She works for a judge, we were so thankful to be togeth- website, www.racheldarnellstu- working in Memphis. Hopefully, still plays tennis and has 5 dogs. er. It is so hard to believe it’s been dio.com. Rachel and husband Jim I can have news from Kim next Jeanne Thurman Cross was here. 35 years. As we walked through have also moved from the city time. My daughter Lucy ’13 had Sadly, she was not able to stay the halls on Friday it seemed like of Santa Fe out into the coun- a lovely visit in Tuscaloosa from long with us. Joe’s mother was on yesterday. We talked a lot about tryside, which they thoroughly Jane Dailey Duell and Paul and hospice, so she spent time with our Mary Davis. She will always enjoy. Sally Mansberg Rosenberg daughter Lily while touring the her. We loved our time at chapel hold a special place in all of our continues her career teaching University of Alabama. The Duells and lunch with her. Candy Reed hearts. We missed the ones who Spanish at St. Mary’s. She and Jeff are on college trips searching Pearson came up from Texas just could not be here, yet you were enjoy their empty nest while son for the right fit for Lily, Jane’s for the day. Julia Newsom lives in with us in spirit and loads of Sam studies at Ohio State where youngest. And, Jane’s daughter Tupelo, Miss. She was going home laughter. Much love to you all..I he is an AEPi, and daughter Kayla Anna is expecting her first baby early to build a new deck.”.an old hold you close in my heart. ’10 graduates college. Kayla spent this year! So much excitement fashioned barn raising”..also she the last semester in Los Angeles for the Duells. Lynn Hitchings was safe in the recent tornado. 1980 learning, interning, and writing Albano reports that Peter has sold Susan Browne Law came in from for television. She also wrote and the RV dealership that he had for Roanake, Va. She had a great time Margaret Stone Graham produced a short zombie comedy over 20 years. Lynn has worked seeing everyone. Her daughter, [email protected] and does stand-up comedy. I can’t there for the past ten years. This Meg, was here too. She is graduat- Changes are always afoot in wait to watch her career! Dana means that they are both of- ing in May from Virginia Tech. She the lives of our classmates. For Anderton Miller has a new high ficially retired! They have made is the youngest of Susan’s 3 chil- example, Jamie Feild Baker has school graduate. Her son Jack is trips to Vail, Palm Springs, and dren. Maddie is married and lives accepted a leadership position at matriculating at University of

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Texas in Austin. Her daughter Taylor continues her jewelry busi- ness, Hazen, and will be gradu- ating from SMU in December. Taylor plans to remain in Dallas to run and grow the business. Dana and husband Don have now been married 28 years, and they look forward to traveling the Texas roads visiting children and watching all of the Texas teams! Another Texan from our class is Lisa Williams Hallman. Lisa recently started a new job in sales, providing security and media solutions for builders in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. She has a new townhome in an area that she describes as being like NYC, with great shops as well as a nature preserve. Her daughter Kelley is finishing her sophomore year studying to be a concept artist working in game design Class of 1982 gather with their husbands and daughters. or animation. Also Kelley is the assistant manager of a Game they’ve been for 12 years. It’s very LeCarole still enjoys living in thanks for what I get to do and Stop in Plano. Lisa’s son, 16, is modern and “causing a bit of a Dallas. Ginia Knapp Northcutt’s the joy it brings me.” I guess I will also a hard worker, but Lisa’s not stir. Her son, Felix, will be starting began working at Buckner Inter- round out the Texas contingent thrilled that he likes to spend his his junior year, and son, Kai, will national as the event coordinator. to say I continue to feel the same money on his pet snake! Several be in 8th grade. They’re both soc- Buckner works with families to about my work with the National of our classmates remarked to me cer players, which means Anne break the cycle of generational Wildlife Federation. Caroline, how sad they were to hear of Mrs. puts more miles on her car than a poverty and Ginia “loves” their my daughter, will enter the 11th Mary Davis’ passing. Dana Miller Mary Kay rep in Arkansas. Anne is mission and her work! Her daugh- grade at St. Andrews Episcopal put it well, that she mourns “… a self-reported cliché soccer mom. ter, Conlan graduated from Baylor School here in Austin. She is tak- the loss of our faithfully smil- She volunteers, most recently as a with a BA in Political Science this ing a summer course at Yale in ing and delightfully loving Mary court-appointed special advocate year and has accepted a teach- June and then we are heading to Davis. She was an anchor and (CASA) for kids in the foster care ing fellowship with The New England, Scotland and France. I role model to all of us who are system. Cindy Willmott Belisle Teacher Project in Washington, can›t believe how most of us have members of the St. Mary’s family. recently attended her niece D.C. LeGrand, her son, finished children who are thinking about, We were all blessed to have had Ellen’s ’14 graduation from his first year at Washington and going to and graduating from her in our lives.” Yes, indeed, we St. Mary’s. (Sarah Willmott Lee University and is spending college. The very place in our will all remember her with fond Cowens’ ’82 daughter). It was his twelfth summer at Kanakuk lives when we were all together. hearts! Cindy’s first graduation since 1982 in Lampe, Mo. The Reverend Please contact me at careystan- when her sister Sarah graduated Lisa Jaeger Schwandt and her [email protected] with your news 1981 and she reports so many great husband Scott downsized this (otherwise I’ll have to skim your traditions still being carried on!!!! past year and moved to Magnolia, social media). Carey Stanton Cindy’s family is doing well in At- Texas (right outside The Wood- [email protected] lanta. 3 girls...2 in high school at lands). They are ’sort of’ in the 1982 Katherine Lucas Hall loves living Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School country, enjoying three acres with Lee Anne Johnson Roehm in Greenville, S.C. Her husband, and 1 rising 6th grader at St. Mar- less house. Scott›s work includes [email protected] Richard, has been working in tin’s Episcopal School. All 3 girls a bit of overseas travel and Lisa Afghanistan for six years now. His play club soccer, so soccer and travels with him quite often. Her Congratulations to one of our own work has enabled them to travel camp will dominate their sum- daughter, Sarah, is a Physician’s who has a post in the milestone the world. She recently returned mer. Cindy sees Ashley Ulhorn Assistant in Houston and Lisa section! Joy Linderman Rogoski from Belize. Her daughter, Kay, is Fricano often as they go to church gets to see her frequently. Their writes, “So, here’s the trail...I met an upcoming junior and Luke, her together and Ashley’s girls, Ripley son, Michael, just finished his my husband, Joseph (Joe) Rogoski, son, will be in 8th grade. Kather- and Carter, have grown up with first year on his MDiv at Gordon- Jr. in Memphis, followed him to ine reports that she has retired, Cindy’s. How wonderful is that! Conwell in Boston. Lisa›s ministry Knoxville for his job - then he but we all know better. Anne LeCarole Summers Moore’s son, at HopePointe Church in The followed me to Raleigh, N.C. for Harvey Whipple and husband Daniel, is graduating from high Woodlands continues to be fulfill- my job. He’s originally from Il- Tim are building a house in Great school this month and will be ing and never boring. Lisa wrote: linois. I’m now a step mother to Falls Va., outside D.C., where attending Texas A&M in the fall. “At the end of every day I give his 18-year-old son, Trey. Life is

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great, glad to be close to the East one year. Time flies!Elizabeth teach English at Jilin University! Kathryn Carpenter Swords. Cissy Coast beaches once again! I’m Simpson Alrutz agrees with She looks forward to helping Bruce Jackson is emotional about currently a Senior Recruiter with Carol’s last comment when she develop a writing center there. son Will’s leaving for college in Atlanta based Accountants One writes, “Doug and I will be prac- Cynthia Hodges Cobb reports the fall. At press time, he was and am single-handedly run- ticing the empty nest with both that daughter McKinley graduates still keeping all in suspense as to ning the Raleigh office, every- kids in Evanston this summer. in May from The King’s College in where he would attend. thing from sales to recruiting to Jim is staying for the summer and Manhattan. She plans to remain operations!” A second response Liza will be doing The Cherubs in NYC to work for Eric Metaxas’ 1984 to our Class Notes is one that I program for the Theatre Arts. “Socrates in the City” speakers Vanessa Allen Dobbins asked Catherine Robilio Womack We are getting ready to sched- program. David III is transferring [email protected] to give us. I asked for her as a ule Liza’s senior picture. I can’t from Samford to Appalachian physician in internal medicine believe it’s time for that!!!!!” State in the fall. Holden, Asa, There were only a few of us who to recommend how we can be David, and she spend many attended our 30th class reunion proactive in our own wellness at 1983 weekends cheering William and this year; however it was fun to age 50. She writes, “We should all Hudson at their rowing regattas. catch up and reminisce with Bonnie Bolton Lopez get a colonoscopy! Exercise is key. Bisha Sisk Harrington attended Kendall Weir Jack, Kelly [email protected] Swimming is great for your heart the NCAA championship meet in McCracken and Samantha Grilli but doesn’t do much for your Gee Loeb Sharp reports that Mar- Minneapolis where daughter Lau- Long at Jim’s Place restaurant. bones. Weight-bearing exercise is shall plays in the starting line-up ren’s ’11 team, Georgia, won the Kendall loves being a super mom one of the most important things for the U of Penn tennis team as national championship! Brandon to sons Davis, a freshman at Lau- for your bones along with taking a freshman. He plays both singles Garrott Morrison was co-chair for sanne, and Dex, a fourth grader some calcium and vitamin D. and doubles. He pledged Phi the Memphis Flower Show at the at Christ Methodist. Davis loves There is a lot of controversy about Delta and works hard to keep the Dixon Gallery and Gardens this football and Dex is the brainiac the correct dose of vitamin D. I GPA up! Mimi ’15 and Mom took spring. She was pleased with the of the family, already achieving think most experts would agree a college trip to the west coast turnout and the beautiful floral scholastic recognition in his class. at least 600 IUT daily is recom- over spring break. They con- designs brought to Memphis from Kelly is busy with local events mended. Postmenopausal women nected with Gee’s sister, Meg Loeb all over the country. She recently including the Memphis in May may need more than that. I am Stecher ’80 from San Antonio and had a great time playing in the St. BBQ Fest and Carnival Memphis recommending the shingles vac- her daughter, Amelia, also a ju- Mary’s Turkey Tennis Challenge. with the Grand Krewe of Ptolemy. cine at 60 for most patients. Of nior. Together they visited schools Her third daughter Jane ’15 is a In her spare time she is involved course, continue yearly mammo- from Oregon to California. Thank- senior at St. Mary’s, and I learned with a couple of book clubs, wine grams. Paps are more complicated fully, Mimi has nearly recovered from my sister that she was club and supper club, and plans as they are now checked for the from a brutal car accident last elected Honor Council President. a minor home renovation. Sa- human papilloma virus. I would April in which she fractured her Congrats! Lela Bellows Simpson- mantha continues to work hard just check with your doctor about skull, broke three ribs and three Gerald is in her seventh year at at her successful catering career those.” Thank you, Catherine! Lisa vertebrae, shattered her pelvis in Buckman Labs and still travel- for a private local company. She Moore Cook takes Catherine’s seven places, broke her sacrum, ing the world with her work. and husband Brian enjoyed a advice seriously as she’s just com- collapsed a lung, and lacerated She enjoyed a recent visit from ski vacation to Park City, Utah. pleted the St. Jude 1/2 Marathon her liver. Remarkably she has Catherine Trippeer Jameson as Celeste Barzizza Stallings, Melia in Nashville. Carol Gilliland even been practicing with the St. they held a mini “barn” reunion Miller Murphy and Cathey Turner Bradford writes, “I recently saw Mary’s track team this spring! with Margaret Jones Fraser, Alexander were unable to attend Elizabeth Beck Fioravanti in Gee is happily married to Gene Posey Saunders Cochrane, Sally the reunion because they were Danville, Ky. while her daughter “who is as odd as I am,” says Gee! Johnston Spencer’82 and Tasha involved in events or hosting was visiting Centre College. It was Susan Crosby McCloy is moving Pretorius Kawell. The only ones Prom Night for their seniors in great to see her and catch up! to Changchun, China, next year to missing were Liza Johnston and high school. Cathey’s daughter, My news is that my son, Jeremy, has been studying in Switzer- land for the semester and Annie and I went for a visit for spring break. It was beautiful weather and beautiful scenery, and sooo good to see my boy! He will be spending the summer in Seattle for an internship with Microsoft (I know... whose child is he??? I know he didn’t get his smarts from me!!) then heading back for his final year at Vandy in the fall, which is where Annie will be too! Alum Chapel Speaker Dr. Sudha Nimmagadda She was accepted to Vandy early Ganguli ’83 with classmates Bisha Sisk decision, so I am very glad they Harrington and Therese Kavanagh Despeaux. will be there together, if only for Jodie Barringer ’83 welcoming alums to her home in Nashville.

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as self sustaining as possible and grow everything her family 1986 eats. Adam turns 15 and is looking Jean Vaughan McGhee forward to driving and getting [email protected] out of school for the summer. I recently heard from Molly Betsy Barnett and her husband, Mednikow who has just finished Kalesh had a wonderful trip to her first year of law school Germany, Southern France, Italy at Mercer University. She is and Barcelona, while traveling interning this summer for the with Amma. Then landed back DA of Cobb County in Atlanta. in USA for the programs Amma Because her heart remains tied holds in San Ramon, California to animal activism, Molly will where they were in a terrible continue to attend animal law head-on collision. Miraculously conferences this summer and no one was killed. Betsy severely in the future. I can’t wait to see fractured her femur and it is what lies ahead for Molly. Leigh taking months to heal. Trecia Gordon Wright and her family Knapp Tapolsky stays busy with are making a big move back to Class of 1984 meeting for dinner for their 30th Reunion: her three dogs who need a hike Tuscaloosa, Ala. this spring. They Samantha Grilli Long, Kendall Weir Jack, Kelly McCracken every morning and selling real are thrilled to return to their old and Vanessa Allen Dobbins. estate. She still loves to travel for friends and Chris’ family. I know fun with Bruno. They have been where we will be staying when we University Residency in Neurolog- to Mexico and are going to France head down to Tuscaloosa this fall! ic Physical Therapy in Dallas. Her and Monaco. She has traveled Elizabeth Cashman Dickinson, sons Jack (11) and Charlie (8) to New Orleans several times to Irene McDonnell Ayotte, and Liz both like school, especially math visit her brother. Gigi Gould ’70 Whitsitt McEwan all have boys and science. They have added two and Albert Throckmorton came to graduating from PDS this year new family members: guinea pigs, visit in San Francisco and it was and will be starting MUS in the Rocky and Rhino. Charlie is excit- great to see them and meet all the fall together. One thing I want all edly saving his money to pur- St. Mary’s alums from so many of you to know is that Elizabeth’s chase a mouse. They plan to head years!! Lisa Breazeale Roberts older son Robert is known to all to the Washington, D.C. area in and Ken both play on tennis of his classmates as “RD” while August. Perhaps they can look up teams at the University Club. Irene’s son Robert is known as Allison Potts Hollwand ’84 and Anne Crocker Hefter who is busy Evelyn ’18 is playing St. Mary’s “RA”. It brings me back to the daughter Izzy. in transition! She started a new lacrosse with her good buddy days of graduating with six girls job at Compass Consulting, and Margie Peeler ’17! Evelyn’s 8th named Elizabeth in our own Elizabeth ’14 will be attending husband Scott moved to a differ- grade basketball team won the class! Susan Whitten Graber San Diego University. It is hard to ent consulting firm. Her daughter league championship!! Chandler and her husband Blair recently believe so many of you have chil- took an interest in Rhodes Col- ’12 is almost half way through bought a house right down dren who are college bound and lege, but decided on Gettysburg college. She is still LOVING TCU the street from St. Mary’s and young adults! Leslie Darling has which is larger and closer to D.C. and the nursing program there is after months of renovation are made her way back to Tennessee Alison Potts Hollewand wanted top notch. As a second semester enjoying their new home. Susan (Nashville) after 16 years in NYC. to come to the reunion, but Mem- sophomore, Chandler is already is still teaching at St. Mary’s and Kelly O’Shields Klinke is finishing phis is far away from Australia. working a six hour shift in the has re-entered step-motherhood up her first year at PDS where she Her 1983-1984 school year was hospital starting at 6:30 a.m. to Blair’s son David, 15. On a teaches fourth grade Language among the most important and every Monday morning. She recent trip to Memphis, Cathy Arts. Both of Kelly’s sons at- special of her life. Alison’s busi- shadows a nurse and has four to Cape Furey was able to reunite tend MUS. August is finishing ness, Brisbane Yoga Tree, is grow- five patients every week. Jackson with Elizabeth Bowers Farrar. his junior year and Zachary his ing beautifully. Izzy (10) recently broke his tibia and fibula right Elizabeth Cashman Dickinson, freshman year. It was great to find started a new school which is around his shin area. His cast Liz Whitsitt McEwan, Irene and Lacey Frankum Kaiser on Face- full of all kinds of exciting and goes from the tip of his toes to me. Cathy’s daughter Loyland book. She has four children with stimulating offerings. She is also a the top of his thigh. He is unable and Carmen have become good the oldest two at Wheaton Col- very talented actress, performing to play the remainder of his last buddies over the years. Linda lege. Katherine is moving to the in professional theater. MUS lacrosse season but he is Crook Oliver has always had a Philippines to work with a minis- still looking forward to playing soft spot for animals and has try outside Manila, and Margaret 1985 lacrosse at Furman next year. now decided to come to work for is studying for the MCAT. Matthew Hollywood Feed in her spare time. is 10 and Elizabeth is 5. Whew! Polly Piper Rickard She started working a few weeks Sounds like you have your hands [email protected] ago but has quickly impressed full. Merri Leigh Masters Johnson Glynn Feild Dean is busy with everyone around her. We are continues to act as the director of new baby calves. She loves the pleased to have her on board, the Baylor Rehab-Texas Woman’s farm life. She is trying to be even part-time! On a sad note,

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I got to see Jen McDearman this skating dominate the schedule. Spectator Grand Tour in NYC, D.C. classmates at her baby shower. As year when she was in Memphis With Courtney’s kids, it’s all about and Las Vegas!! for me, I am enjoying working at attending her father’s funeral. Jen tennis! Looking forward to trips to my new firm PeopleCap. It is great spoke at the service with such Florida and the Hamptons from 1988 to be a part of a team and have poise and tenderness, it brought NYC, Beth Levy has been happy colleagues that I respect and are Anna McQuiston Holtzclaw back memories of seeing her on to work more regularly with Mary also a lot of fun. Caroline is now [email protected] a stage years ago at St. Mary’s. Louise Mooney who has been 8 and is growing up faster than I also got to catch up briefly freelancing for Beth’s publishing Mary Lacy Bell is still teaching I ever imagined. Tod and I are with Kathryn Haggitt Garrison, company over the past couple of at St. Mary’s, of course. Ramie ’13 looking forward to a fun summer Jeannie McCulluogh Lewis and months. In a tale of misadven- has finished her freshman year of and seeing Leigh Vaughan Jaimes Julie Thrasher Issacs who all tures in pet-sitting Beth reports college at Warren Wilson and she and her family at the beach. Love attended Jen’s dad’s funeral. It this lesson learned: Always tape loves Asheville, N.C.. Bob has tran- to you all! was so good to see them even down the lid of the hamster ball sitioned to White Station High though it was a sad occasion. I before letting it near a curious School and joined the French 1989 have been busy driving my kids three-year-old! Nearing the end Club, Model UN, Mock Trial, Des- Mary Elizabeth Treadwell Pittman to soccer and lacrosse as well as of her first year at the Maryland tination Imagination, and worked [email protected] working full-time at Hollywood College of Art (MICA) Gwynne backstage on the Spring Musical Feed. I am working side by side Keathley hosted her parents - Hairspray. Robert made a career Wow! So hard to believe it’s been everyday with Elizabeth Bowers and brother Todd’s family for a change and teaches ESL at Knight 25 years since we graduated! We Farrar’s daughter Anne, who fun weekend which included a Rd Elementary School to 2nd and had a wonderful time at our 25th runs our dog bed business. My visit to the National Aquarium in 3rd graders. He will be free this reunion. Thank you so much to daughter Carmen ’27 is preparing Baltimore. Loving watching Joe summer to go to England and Missy Voehringer Rakers and to be a flower-girl at graduation and Gus playing lacrosse, Missy France with Mary. At Lisa Wright Mary Pritchartt Muscari for for Katherine Parker ’14, daughter Huettel Carter cannot wait for Moses’ house all is going well. hosting our events Friday and Sat- of Allison Wellford Parker ’83. both boys to be together next Mary is finishing K5 and will turn urday nights. It was great to see Life is truly a circle in the most year at MUS. Still enjoying work 6 in June. John will turn 3 in July. Betsy Barksdale Pokorny, Alyse wonderful ways. at MUS are Flip and Kim Justis The theatre bug has bitten both Dwyer Masserano, Tasia Anaston Eikner, with Brooks finishing Mary and Lisa. They were in Annie Barlow, Lara Babaoglu Reynolds, 1987 ninth grade. Nora James ’22 looks the musical at The Fair Theatre on Julie Bielskis, Jennifer Brundige forward to St. Mary’s fifth grade the Square in Somerville, Tenn. Higney, April Buffington, Alice Allison Tonkin in the building dedicated to and had fun on stage together. Chuang Ivester, Maysey [email protected] Wendy Smith Rice ’88. Kim and John also loves to play and sing. Craddock, Jessica Heckle, Erin Gail Borod Giacobbe enjoys the kids had great fun during a Moriah McStay Lee is in the thick Moran Lynch, Nicole Odell- work, managing development weekend visit to the Chicago Field of college stress as Madeleine ’15 Taylor, Ellen Roberds-Bingham, of the next version of Microsoft museum, Art Institute and a play is a junior. They went to LA week and Ashley Saxon Abraham. It Outlook and leading a program to written by a friend. Also looking to look at schools. Moriah is doing was also so good to hear from so support women in growing their forward to the move across the yoga teacher training this year, many of our classmates even if careers. She, Antonio, Isabella (10) street to St. Mary’s middle school which has been great but time- they weren’t able to attend the and Marcus (8) had great ski days is Ryan ’22, daughter of Gigi consuming. She is also in the reunion. A few exciting updates, at the local ski area and spent a Gaerig McGown, while Thomas (6) midst of revisions for her second Madhavi Gupta, husband Jeremy wonderful week in Hawaii explor- enjoys Christ Methodist. Gigi con- book, tentatively titled Waging War Dyen and daughter Anjali Iska, ing the volcano, sea kayaking tinues in Senior Counsel Litiga- For Daisy Singh, which will come welcomed baby brother Ajax and snorkeling. Beth Reynolds tion at International Paper while out Winter 2016. Everything That Orion to the family on December Bowen took Tom (7) and Ella (10) Will continues to make furniture. Makes You hits the shelves 2/25/15 23, 2013! Congratulations to skiing for the first time. The kids The family looks forward to fixing and has already gotten great Madhavi and her family. Kathy loved it, and Patrick and Beth up a 1967 Streamline camper to press including a small mention Patterson Scogin’s oldest daugh- came away uninjured, despite travel out West, perhaps as far as in the LA Times! Shannon Moore ter, Anna, graduated from high not having skied in 10 years! Beth California! Recently enjoying a closed her business partnership school and is headed to Truett Mc- stays busy with Ella’s dancing great experience on the St. Mary’s and shop last September and Connell College on a soccer schol- and Tom’s baseball. Bringing back Outstanding Alumna selection moved on to find her own kitchen arship! Her daughter Caroline is fond memories of our St. Mary’s committee, Ruth Cheney Pat- and opened her own shop this learning to drive, and son Ryan is biology classes, Ella’s fifth grade ton says Bauer (third grade) and spring. They installed a hot pink already a foot taller than Kathy! class is currently dissecting pig Glover (SK) love Grace St Luke’s. Dutch door for walk-up service. Elizabeth Fritz Jones reports that hearts and lungs! Also partaking They keep busy with their ever That plus the new community all is well in Memphis with her in family ski vacations (in my changing sports while Ruth and farmers market she is involved husband Todd. Also in Memphis, neck of the woods at Deer Valley!) Kurt are happy sticking with ten- with and all the special events, Ellen Roberds-Bingham stays busy were Janelle Zarecor Ranieri and nis. Skiing Deer Valley with our weddings and winery gigs starting with her crew, Abram, Obed, and Courtney Morris Monaghan. St. Mary’s nieces Izzie ’24 and up again are keeping her plenty Bella. Mary Pritchartt Muscari Janelle’s kids will never again Addie ’28 was quite the thrill! BUSY. Betsy Carnesale Wiseman is keeping up with her children. settle for Ohio or N.Y. skiing! JJ’s Andras and I are elated with and Lang welcomed Sarah Lang Daughter Meredith ’29 is finish- lacrosse, soccer and hockey and invitation for our Alana-Tokaj into the world in December and ing up first year at St. Mary’s in 2 Lucy’s track, volleyball and figure winery’s participation in the Wine it was great fun to see a group of year old program where it seems

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they dance, sing and paint all day. Tasia Anaston Barlow’s kiddos are ary on the St. Mary’s side, thinks Does it get any better? Frank is growing up too fast too! They are she embarrassed her with her headed to JK at Christ Methodist both doing well at Lausanne. Alice cheering, but it was fun to catch this fall. Ashley Saxon Abraham Chuang Ivester and her fam- up with her none-the-less. Kasha reports that down in Oxford, all ily are doing well in Chapel Hill. Winker Shaw writes that she has is well, enjoying watching son She stays busy with her son and had three moves and three chil- Jack play QB at Oxford High and daughter and teaching. Erin Mo- dren in 5 years. Wow. I am busy daughter Kate cheering on her big ran Lynch is happy in Nashville with work as we are relocating brother! Betsy Barksdale Pokorny with her three children and a new the pharmacy which is quite an loved being back in Memphis job. She is very thankful to have undertaking. Katherine ’28 turned after many, many years. Her fam- her sweet mama living nearby in 4 and is enjoying PK at St. Mary’s. ily is looking forward to spend- Nashville too! Aravinda Ayyagari Stay well and hope to hear from ing the summer in Aspen and and her family just spent several Albert Throckmorton and Laurie you all again in the fall. sending their two younger kids months traveling all around the Smith Hooper ’90 at the Nashville off to camp. Their oldest son Max world! I was reading about their Alumnae event. just turned 16 and got his driver’s trip on Facebook, and it sounds 1991 license which Betsy says is scary, like an amazing adventure! As for and London/ Scotland with Brian Camelia Koleyni and definitely bitter sweet! Lara me, my oldest daughter Catherine and his golf buddies. Mary Anne [email protected] Babaoglu Reynolds is living the ’09 graduated with her Masters Kish Seibert’s daughter, Zoe, will big life in midtown Memphis and in Education and will be teach- be 11 and son Turner is almost Hello everyone! I’m excited to looking forward to her upcoming ing 1st grade at Cornerstone Prep 8. The family, including her say we have more news this time trips to Turkey and Cozumel with in Memphis. Daughter Camille parents, took a trip to the beach around to share! Alison Taylor her husband. Sounds like a blast! ’12 just finished her 2nd year at this summer without husband Nooks and her family moved to Maysey Craddock has been busy Miss. State and is interning at Rob, but he will make it to the Lee’s Summit, Mo. in mid-July working in the studio (2 shows the Church Health Center this beach in August for the annual after the passing of her father-in- coming up in the fall at David summer. Will just wrapped up 4th family vacation. Mary Anne still law. (Please give our condolences Lusk Gallery in Memphis and grade at CMDS and loves playing loves her work at Hendrix College to Kirk). Alison’s husband Kirk David Lusk Gallery in Nashville). club soccer. I truly enjoyed being with the best part being off in is the new president of MCC- She’s also been doing a lot of back in touch with so many of my the summer to spend time with Longview (the youngest president work with ArtsMemphis, where class of ’89, “Last Ladies of the the kids. Rachel Lightman writes in Missouri). Alison is teaching she now serves on the board and 80’s” at our reunion! that she is teaching 7th grade again at one of the other MCC is helping them design a grant history where the students can campuses. Their daughter An- program for individual visual 1990 be a bit of a handful, particularly niston is doing great in school artists - very rewarding! Nicole the girls. Rachel said Mrs. Traf- (taking advanced classes) and Susan Hearn Morgan Odell-Taylor and her husband are fas would most likely argue that has been busy with Concert choir [email protected] in Memphis as well! Nicole enjoys Rachel is now reaping what she as well as her performance In loving on all the children at her Anne Copper DiFronzo writes sowed. Rachel and her husband “Guys and Dolls”. The twins (now daycare. I know she spoils them that her family is well- Sofia is are expecting a baby this summer two years old) keep them busy. rotten. Jessica Heckle is looking 7 and the twins, Dominic and and couldn’t be more excited, Despite the amount of time all forward to her 2015 wedding! Olivia are 7 months!! Husband particularly Colin! Congratula- these activities must take, they It was great to meet her fiancé Mike took Sofia on a Spring Break tions!! Ali Reaves Smith writes were still able to visit her sister Sean at the reunion! Alyse Dwyer skiing trip to Big Sky, Mont. while that Cole turned 3 and was ac- Angela Taylor ’83 and nephew in Masserano and her husband Anne enjoyed some quality time cepted to St. George’s for PK this D.C. Nancy Austin Patterson is Patrick have bought a house in with the twins. Beth Kreamer fall. She is working four days a now the Regional Manager/Clos- Memphis. She is glad to be back West and family have taken week at Hillcrest Animal Hospital ing Attorney for Realty Title and in the United States, a little closer trips around the South this year in Bartlett and enjoying it. Missy Escrow Services, INC. in Flowood, to son Dylan who is attending including a snow vacation. The Kramer Taranto writes that if Miss.. She and husband Steven Harvard. Julie Bielskis made a kids who are 2, 5, and 8, requested anyone is coming to New Orleans had a wonderful time touring move from Middle School English to see / play in snow so they were or Sandestin, she would love to France in the spring. Megan to 10th grade English at St. Mary’s! able to time their adventure in see you. Hilary Davis Robinson Saxon Murphree is busy with her Her MS students are so excited to North Carolina and East Tennes- was able to hang out with Shelley children’s activities and is playing have her teach them again in HS. see. They enjoyed making snow- Kuykendall Herzke and Kristen on a tennis team. I’m sure we (I know this because I meet a lot men, sledding, and eating snow Thompson Keegan and says they all remember how wonderful a of St. Mary’s girls through my job ice cream. Tricia Hood Thomas are awesome as always. The St. tennis player Megan was in high and they all LOVE Julie!) Jennifer enjoys working in Admissions at Mary’s varsity basketball team school, so I’m sure her team feels Brundige Higney and husband St. George’s. A year ago, Tricia and made it to sub-state this year, very lucky to have her now! Malini David are busy keeping up with Brian adopted a 5 year old English and since Mary Harper ’17 plays, Gupta Ganguli and her family their precious son Whit! He looks bulldog named Duke; it took a they made the trip to Knoxville had a wonderful time in Seville, just like his mama! April Buff- while but he and 3 year old Shel- for the game. It ended up that Spain and later traveled to San ington is happy across the river by finally love each other. Plans we were playing Knoxville Webb Francisco. Last I heard, they were in Arkansas with her two boys. for the summer include a girls’ which is where Caroline Archer hoping to meet up with Emily They are growing up too fast! trip to Gulf Shores with her family Baker teaches. She sat with Hil- Borod Gallagherand her family

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on that trip. Vineet and I have Virginia Theological Seminary at ing forward to a family vacation been busy with work, spending the end of May and has accepted in Destin this summer. Kathryn time with family, and building a a call as a curate at Church of the Brookfield continues to work as new home here in Nashville. The Holy Communion beginning July an Account Manager for Otsuka invitation, as always, is open for 1. She said that sitting in chapel Pharmaceuticals and her little visitors! Please come visit….or and touring the school with her ones Ryland, Brooks, and Kate drop me an email to let me know daughter, Neely, and seeing so Kannon keep her crazy busy! how you are. many familiar faces was a really She is thrilled that her sister amazing flashback to the time Anne-Morgan Brookfield Morgan 1992 when she first toured St. Mary’s ’99 has added another cousin to middle school. Congratulations, the brood -- making her an aunt Alison Roesler Coons Hester! Holy Communion and 10 times over with the arrival of [email protected] St. Mary’s are blessed to have Class of 1994: Sarah Gross Little Mary Brooks Morgan in January. Asma Dilawari checked in to say you! And life is just swimming and Virginia Ralston Jaramillo. that not only had she and her along here with the Coonses 1994 family recently moved from New in Germantown. I am enjoying first grade.Ginny Robinson Edith Ritterband Goody York to the D.C. area where she my wonderfully creative job as Burbank continues to work as [email protected] joined the faculty at the George- Director of Communications for a nurse at LeBonheur in the town breast cancer department, Pilot International which not only Intermediate Care Unit. Amelia Congratulations to Amy but that they also welcomed baby allows me to exercise my love for Treadwell Howard recently Wadsworth Anderson and girl #3 in December! Congratu- writing and graphic design, but returned to work. She is working Jessica Johnson for planning lations, Asma! How exciting!! also allows me to do it from the at the Chi Omega Headquar- an amazing reunion for “such Amanda Duke also wrote in to comfort of my studio at home! ters where she is the Customer a wonderful group of girls” (as say that she’s back at Microsoft Emma (13), my budding singer Relations Manager for Chi O dubbed by Carolyn Porter Cates’ as a consultant in the marketing and YouTube comic, and Charlie Creations, the official merchan- parents). It was fun getting ex- organization and is also training (7), our little karate ninja and avid dise boutique for Chi Omega. She cited about the event with all the for her 5th full marathon this Boy Scout, are both doing great in shared that going back to work email conversations and being summer. She’s still loving life out school and their many activities has been an adjustment, but kept up to date online for those in Seattle and invites everyone which keep us ALL hopping! To she loves her job and is looking of us not able to attend. Thanks to come visit let her be your tour everyone we did not hear from forward to the new adventures to Mary Evelyn Stevens Fore guide! Melissa Anderson Kirkby this time, please drop me a line ahead of her! Courtney Mainardi for emailing pics in record time. checked in to say that her littlies by email or Facebook! We’d love to Burger and family are settling Joann Self Selvidge had planned Jackson (10), Caroline (8), Will hear from YOU soon, too! into their new home in Houston, on attending, but baby Stephen (5), and Graham (2) have been which they closed on last July. decided to arrive early while keeping her super busy since she 1993 They are bracing for the Houston visiting his great-grandmother left her job last summer to be summer and plan to travel to in Nashville for Easter. Luckily Kristen Mistretta Wilson home with them full-time now. South Carolina and New York this hubby Steve flew in from tour just [email protected] She has been happy to be home summer to visit family. Alexia in time. I imagine little Frannie with them more and volunteer Greetings from the Class of 1993! Fulgham Crump is busy with should be able to make up some at their schools, though, without Katherine McQuiston Bush is fin- work and home renovations. She good stories and songs about this the distraction of her career. And ishing up her fourth year “back” has several trials set this year wild experience! Over the reunion finally,Hester Shipp Mathes is at St. Mary’s as Chaplain, and her and already several set for 2015 weekend, Katherine Dudley excited to have graduated from boys are approaching the end of as well. She and Kevin are look- Gray was unavailable as she was

Gretchen Wollert McLennon ’93 (green shirt) with Alumnae friends Class of 1994: Heather Shove Dixon, Laura Foster Gettys after her Chapel speech. and Mary Evelyn Stevens Fore at Alumnae Weekend.

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successfully house hunting in Rhendle Millen, hero, and his fire excited for June, when her entire brunch this year. It’s becoming Dallas. Her family will be moving extinguisher, and of course, for family will head to Germany, Aus- a tradition and we love that our over the summer. She was proud the jokes, such as “Come on baby, tria, and Hungary on a trip down girls, Isla (3) and Belle (almost 3) to report her older stepdaughter light my fire!” (former Principal the Danube. She would welcome like to play (and scream) together. Vivian will soon be a St. Mary’s Anne Fisher) and “That really was recommendations for good eats I packed up all the banana pud- turkey, enrolling in 9th grade. a strange fire,” (I believe that one and shopping from other experi- ding for Ashley to take home. Being in her clinical fellowship as was from Nancy Bethell). Clas- enced travelers! I missed seeing Victory is mine. I also got to see a speech-language pathologist in sic! Recent events also reminded Olivia Ralston when she was in Murff Oates Galbreath while I the public schools limited Sarah me of the bond – beneath all the D.C., but I was granted forgive- was in Memphis visiting family. Cole-Turner Vincent’s availability joking – that this class shares. ness per my then-behemoth We hauled our offspring to the to travel from Burlington, N.C. to Our hearts, thoughts, and prayers pregnant state. She is doing well Children’s Museum, where they the reunion. But she reports that have been with Lee Davidson with her three children in London alternated between running and her family seems to be enjoying Holt, Kevin and Gabriel Holt, and and I hope to see her the next tussling over toys, and then had the new community and are look- I am so glad to know that we can time she’s near. I also missed BBQ at Central Q. The 12 words ing forward to some summertime support each other during times seeing Kathryn Wiseman when we were able to get in were fun. vacation and travel. It sounds like of need. When I reached out to she was in town, but look forward Ha! Hallie Bourland Wagner is change is in the air for a lot of our class, I learned that running to following her races this year still liking Birmingham. Her son our classmates. Heather Shove queen Sonia Torrey pounded (New York City marathon this Walter sounds like a sweet little Dixon is on the job market for out three marathons in a year fall!) and seeing her the next handful. Hallie does occasional something new. She’s been teach- – incredible – and is consider- time around. Morgan Chiapella work for her former law firm ing middle school math for 15 ing an ultra-marathon. She will Roselle is almost finished with and is busy with lots of projects years and is ready for a change. soon earn her certification (CAC her Master’s degree and was pro- at church. She and her husband In the meantime, she still lives or certified addiction counselor) moted to Cubmaster for her sons’ celebrated their 5th anniversary in Arlington and is busy with her this year and would like to go for Cub Scout pack. Go, Morgan, go! with a trip to Grand Turk in the two daughters. While her parents a Master’s in the addiction field. Her son Aidan won the Pinewood Caribbean. New Yorker Elizabeth were visiting, less than a week Longtime beau Brantley will finish Derby and they are heading to the Schatz Passarella and her two after the reunion, Jamie Morano his PhD in nuclear engineering, district championship soon. In children joined sister Holland sent an email to all of us an- and of course Sonia helped him the River City, Gwen McVean Schatz Burns ’91, her children, nouncing her engagement to boy- edit his dissertation, because you Coffey reported that all is well and their parents for a spring friend Sergio. I suppose we have know, St. Mary’s girls have good with her and her children, who break trip to Florida. She also some big changes happening with grammar. Natasha Heflin Davis’ are 11, 9, and 6 years old. Atlantan helped talk me out of running our classmates – new houses, new little girl Amelia turns 4 soon and Cybil Mah Lieu shared that son away into the woods because of children, new marriages, and new she’s planning a tea party birth- Paxton is almost 10 months old. second-child sleep deprivation. jobs. Not much to report for my day party. Second daughter Tessa She and Bobby are having fun Speaking of, I am grateful for family, though I am also looking is 18 months old, a big talker, and with him and their two Rottwei- Ashley, who brought me chicken, for a new job and even consider- added “Rella,” i.e., “Cinderella” lers. Fellow Atlantan Elizabeth folded my laundry, and took my ing uprooting my family to a dif- to her vocabulary after a recent Cochran Hill welcomed her 10 older child out, Simone, who ferent state. While I had hoped for Disney trip with her dad and pound baby boy, Walter McDon- joined me for multiple lunches to more information to share, I think stepmom. Natasha’s father-in-law nell Hill II, in March. They call reassure me, and everyone else we were all so excited about see- bought the house that adjoins him “Wally,” and big sister Suzie who was so kind. So…obviously, I ing each other, or at least seeing theirs, so they are enjoying hav- Marie is learning all about being had my second child – Henry Siler pictures of those in attendance, ing him close. Natasha is going a big sister. In Brooklyn, Sarah Bateman Hanback – in Decem- that a lot of you forgot to fill me in to take a class on making glass Trosper Olivo and husband Matt ber. We call him “Hank.” He is on what’s happening in your life. beads and pendants, too. Ragini are enjoying their two children fat and sweet and now that he Gupta and her youngest daughter and looking forward to a visit is sleeping more and the longest 1995 Anika visited Natasha, and she from Ashley Goldstein Allen and winter in the universe is over, I hooked them on bacon popcorn. husband Jeremy. Dr. Olivo started am less like a zombie. Big sister Carrie Sue Casey Hanback Natasha, I’m tempted to come a small group practice with a Belle Franklin will be three soon, [email protected] up to Philly to try this. Philly: fellow psychologist, about which heads to preschool in the fall, A recent Facebook thread remind- where Northerners ask, “Where she couldn’t be more excited. and occasionally tells petting zoo ed me anew of how hilarious St. did you get bacon grease?” Duh. Congratulations! Dhevi Kumar goats, “You’re my special angel,” Mary’s classmates are. The class From when you cook bacon. You Broecker, husband Arndt, and (apparently I say that to her a lot). of 1994 was also in on the thread, don’t ever throw that away. From their 14 month old son Ranga are When I return to work, I will do which alluded (SAT WORD!) to the Charleston’s lowcountry, Calder thrilled to be moving to Seattle. defense policy work with Portugal time Elizabeth Cochran Hill and Britt Clark shared that Walton (al- They had a fascinating and fulfill- and Spain, and I am excited. It is I sang Indigo Girls’ “Strange Fire” most 3) and Camp (5) keep them ing experience living in Shanghai, unfortunate I don’t speak Spanish in Chapel. Based on the audi- busy. Her summer plans include and are looking forward to the or Portuguese. Bonjour! Please ence’s gasps, we thought we were pulling off beautiful weddings fresh air and strolls through Pike drop me a line at carrie.sue. doing an incredible job. Alas, it all over the country, teaching the Place Market. They welcome any [email protected] or let me know was only the dry foliage on the kiddos to swim and sail, and trips visitors to the Pacific Northwest! if you are in the D.C. area! altar candles going up in flames to the North Carolina mountains Ashley Goldstein Allen and her as we sang. Thank heavens for Dr. to escape the heat. She is most family joined mine for Easter

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1996 St. Mary’s coworkers, Gigi Gould with disabilities. Clare Levy working hard, as usual, is Ashley ’70 and Albert Throckmorton. Clarke welcomed a new baby girl, Bellet. Ashley writes that she is Jaime Newsom Emily Middlecoff Anderson and Eden Cooper, in January. Her big designing “Cats and Anything [email protected] her family were thrilled to cel- sister Norah, 3½, is smitten with Goes” in New York this summer. Hello everyone! Laura Ray Logue ebrate son Slade’s one year che- her baby, and Clare is enjoying Anyone in the area needs to go and Tommy had a fun Easter motherapy date in November. It time away from education check it out! Patience Chambliss visit with her sister Bradley Ray was an exciting celebration with consulting with her girls. For the Wiggins writes she stays busy Crawford ’93 and her family in tons of family and friends! She re- past several years, Jodie Baker being Mom to her two boys and Richmond, Va.. Georgina Okerson ports that the whole family seems Fasullo has organized and led working with the Congressman. announced that her company, to have gotten back into their a Moms of Preschoolers (MOPS) She writes that she and her fam- Hanako Games, recently launched “new” normal and now only have group in her area in Southern ily are planning on traveling to another title which was a big hit to return to St. Jude every other California with kids Porter, 5½ visit Meg Kinnard Hinson and for them and was covered in a month while completing weekly and Harper, 3½. Emily Cochran her family this summer. Meg number of big gaming outlets. The chemo at Children’s Hospital in recently moved to Nashville for writes that she has been busy company is currently working Birmingham. So glad to hear that a new role as associate director training and running many races on a game about solving myster- Slade is doing so well! of the Master of Accountancy in South Carolina area. When she ies where the detectives are the program at Vanderbilt. Another is not at work or busy running, student council of an exclusive 1997 Nashvillian, Melissa Ohsfeldt she has enjoyed watching Adair all-girls school! Leslie Forell mar- will soon have two kids in develop a love for children’s books Hollye Ferguson Stigler ried Douglas Boyle in September elementary school with Charlotte in French. Whitney Jamison [email protected] in Calistoga, Calif.. Autumn Witt in third grade and Pascal starting Chatterjee writes that she and Boyd ’97 was her matron of honor As always, I loved hearing from kindergarten in the fall. Valen, husband Rano are enjoying St. and Andrea Martin Armani, Viv- everyone with updates—you 1½, has no trouble keeping up Louis. She writes that they have ian Gambles Lane, and Bernice are amazing group of women! with his older siblings! Melissa had a great time enjoying all Chen Wen were all in atten- Mandy Reed Ferguson and her had chance to catch up with the fun things that St. Louis has dance. Leslie still enjoys living in family (husband Marvin and kids Eliane Trepagnier last fall and to offer. Another busy SMSer is San Francisco and working as a Bailey, 7, and Reed, 4) are busy also with Paige Frazier several Katie Broer Parr. Katie writes she psychologist at Kaiser. She and with a renovation on their home months ago in Charleston. is leaving MUS to start a variety Doug are looking forward to their in Chicago. Mandy, congrats on Another Carolina gal, Ashley of other projects, one of which is honeymoon in Hawaii later this a four-year anniversary working Futrell Anderson served as chair renovating an old home off the year. Sharlene Sidhu Keithley is for NXT Capital as well! Big of the silent auction at her kids’ square in Collierville. They hope still working as a social media congratulations are also in order (Luke, 7, and Michael, 3) preschool to turn it into an event space and community manager in Denver. for Ashley Wilson who recently in Greensboro. We all know bed and breakfast. Sign me up! In She also stays busy as Tiger Den completed exams to become a Ashley was perfect for that job! baby news, Anne Claire Bellott leader for son Rajan’s Cub Scout Licensed Architect in New York. Jennifer Dickson Friedenstein Jordan writes that they are group. Daughter Saira thinks Ashley also writes that she’s and her family (husband James, excited to welcome a new little she is a Cub Scout too, but she enjoyed spending time with twins Eden and Elliot, 3) recently one in their home. She writes will be starting with Girl Scouts Celia Watson now that she is bought a house and are happy she is excited about maternity once she starts kindergarten in back stateside and on faculty at to be settled in Knoxville. Also in leave spending time with Emma the fall. Husband Livy will be Yale. Laura Knightly Brown also Tennessee, Autumn Witt Boyd and their new little one. Chris- competing with his team at the caught up with Ashley and Celia and her family are working tina Chiew Gaspar writes that BBQ Fest for Memphis in May. on a recent trip to New York, a on a home renovation now in she, husband, and son Ryan Brooke Douglas Looney cannot trip among several adventures Chattanooga and her twin boys welcomed a second son in their believe that her twin daughters including travels to Spain and are 2½ already! Steve and I are family last fall. Christina writes will be 4 this summer! Brooke Kenya with son Jago, 2. Rose feeling more and more settled in that Jonathan Michael has been a says she stays busy balancing her Indriolo Englert has also had Birmingham and like all parents, wonderful addition to their family work as a clinical pharmacist at amazing travel with recent trips are loving watching our girls, and big brother Ryan adores him! Vanderbilt and her daughters. She to Belize, Guatemala and New Abby, 5, and Ruthie, 2, grow. Lauren Webb Mitchell also writes had dinner with Catherine Tracy Orleans. This is an exciting time that she and husband Luke are Sloan and her husband recently. as well at work, Rose continues 1998 expecting a new little one this They try to get together at least to work in health care policy … fall. She writes that they are very Laurin Maddux every month since they are both and also at home, she and her excited about this new addition to [email protected] in the Nashville area. Courtney husband Todd are expecting a their family. Erin Lyttle Do writes Shove is running a leg of the Big baby this summer! Liz Fraim Thanks to all of you who wrote she and family are Memphis Sur Marathon Relay on August. Evans reports exciting baby in, we have lots of exciting news homeowners now! Claire ’29 She says that for her, “it’ll be like news as well. She and Ryan are this time around. Allison Martin is finishing her first year at St. running a marathon.” In March expecting twin girls this summer. Nolen writes she graduated with Mary’s and Samantha is ready to she attended the San Francisco It’s a busy time for their family … her MSN in nursing and is looking join her there in the fall. As for alumnae gathering and enjoyed adorable son Ben just turned 2! for a job in Pediatrics. She has me, I am working at Lakeside as catching up with alumnae in dif- Liz also continues to manage been doing this while being a full the Program Director for Child ferent decades. She also enjoyed special events for Noble, a local time mom and has worked really and Adolescent Services and grabbing lunch with her former non-profit group support people hard to start this new career. Also working on my MBA part time,

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Hilary Dinkelspiel is still enjoying practicing employment law in San 1999 Fran. She enjoyed the St. Mary’s alum event recently in San Fran. She also recently ran into Angela Lam randomly on the streets! Hil- ary reports that Angela is doing well also! They enjoyed catching up! It seems like all of our 99ers are doing great! I miss you all and am already looking forward to a BIG 20 year reunion, so go ahead and mark your calendars so we are sure to have a great turnout!

Left- Class of 1999: from top, Courtenay Adams; middle: Jenny Jones Savage, Meg Parker, Anne-Morgan 2000 Brookfield Morgan; bottom: Kelly Buckner Dallas and Katie Garrett Harris Rebecca Fones Rhea. [email protected] Above- Class of 1999 Alumnae with their children. Mary-Kathryn Millner Herrington left her job with Visit Oxford in January. She is doing some and both keep me pretty busy. being a mom! Sidney Hawkins is loving being a mother of two contract work for the Mississippi Glad to hear from everyone! Gargiulo welcomed John ’Jack’ in Atlanta. She looks forward to Tourism Association and working Mason Gargiulo in December. He her trip home to Memphis this with husband Lewis’ company, 1999 is a precious little bundle and summer! Libby Lawson Foster JCQ Apparel, which just opened a Sidney is looking forward to a trip writes in that she is still enjoying retail space on the square in Ox- Anne-Morgan Brookfield Morgan home for BBQ Fest and to intro- living in Austin but she and her ford. She loves having more free [email protected] duce Jack to Memphis! We wel- husband Jordan are working on time to be with Millie who turns 15 years! Wow, time flies these comed our second daughter Mary plans to move to the Rioja area 1 in June. Mary Kathryn enjoyed days! Courtenay Adams, Meg Brookfield ’Mary Brooks’ McLure of Spain for a year starting this bumping into Amy Reinhardt Parker, Palmer Adams Burt, Morgan to the world in January! fall! She would love to see any Robinson and Mimi a few weeks Caroline Palazola Conrad, Jenny She is a true treasure and we SMSers that find themselves in ago at the Double Decker Festival. Jones Savage, Kelly Buckner adore her as does big sister, Anne Spain next year! Leigh Ferguson Amy, Jay, and Mimi are thrilled Dallas and myself all gathered Elise ’29! Caroline Palazola Conrad is still in Nashville and is LOVING to be back in Memphis and like this year to celebrate our reunion. welcomed Abe Stone Conrad to it! She started her third year with running into SMS-ers. With Kelly announced that she is mov- the world in February. Pal is loving the Department of Commerce and Lexie Hicks Johnston’s help they ing back to Memphis this summer being a big brother and the whole Insurance in January which she is bought a house in East Memphis and both of her girls will be at- family enjoyed their first trip as really enjoying. Erin Bower is also and are starting to feel settled. tending St. Mary’s. Her younger a family of four to Crested Butte! in Nashville, but recently moved Tami Sawyer also moved back daughter Julia will be in Anne She reports and I agree that time to an area called Germantown to Memphis in December and Elise ’29’s class! She will continue is FLYING! One more new baby there. She is head of the women’s has settled in Harbor Town! She working for Southwest from to report! Palmer Adams Burt health physical therapy program is enjoying spending time with Memphis. Welcome home Kelly! welcomed Cooper Adams Burt to at St. Thomas Hospital. Her sister family (especially her nieces) and Lots of new babies recently… the world in May! Palmer is still Hayley ’01 lives there too which is was recently inducted into her Ashley Gaillard Clark welcomed doing lots of freelancing locally so fun for both of them. Erin loves mother’s chapter of The Links Inc. Oliver Colin Clark in October! and she is really enjoying working spending time with her nephew! She is still working for the Navy Oliver is just precious and Ashley on the LeBonheur Family Partners Both Meg Parker and Courtenay and she and Lexie recently spoke is enjoying being a mom! She and Council. Congrats to all the new Adams survived tax season and to the St. Mary’s seniors about be- Randy are loving San Francisco! additions! Jenny Jones Savage is are still enjoying working at ing an active alumna and the im- Lillian Askew Everdell wel- working hard and thrilled to an- Dixon Hughes Goodman. Cour- portance of giving to the Annual comed Charlotte West Everdell nounce that she will be having a tenay traveled to Jacksonville to Fund. Kat Gordon reports that in November. She and Cobie are baby GIRL in October! She has a visit Allison Davies Ford over Alumnae Weekend was super fun, looking forward to a trip home few little getaways planned before Memorial Day weekend! Most and she’s already getting excited to Memphis in July to introduce her new addition arrives! Jenny of Allison’s family has moved to about our 15th reunion next year! Charlotte to her southern roots. Dunn Painter and Becky Kronen- Jacksonville and Allison is excited The new Muddy’s Coffee Shop They are doing well and lov- berg are working together and to be expecting another baby this in Midtown is coming along, and ing life in San Fran, too! Kellyn both are doing well! Erica Smith fall! Brittany Blockman Pelletier she’s planning to open late this Griffith Kropinak welcomed Grif- is doing great here in Memphis is enjoying being a pediatrician in summer. If that’s not enough, she fin ’Griff’ Ward Kropinak in De- and is a busy bee! I am looking San Francisco and was happy to and Thomas are tying the knot cember and they are doing well! forward to seeing lots of her at be able to carve out a little time in late June! Sarah Montgomery She is living in Ohio and loving BBQ Fest. Nancy Liddon Billings for a trip to Paris early this spring! Prudhon and husband Patrick

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welcomed Etta Louise Prudhon in on her 4th album which she up her neurology residency at this spring when she introduced March. She is soaking up mother- recorded in Nashville. You can get Beth Israel (graduating June 25) classmate Laura Colgate as the hood! She and Patrick bought a your copy through www.emily- and planning the couple’s move Alumna Chapel speaker. Laura house off Walnut Grove, around white.com! Stuart and I are look- to Nashville shortly thereafter did a fantastic job both speaking the corner from St. Mary’s and ing forward to traveling a bit with to start Katherine’s fellowship in and performing with her Excelsa love the neighborhood! Sarah is the kids over the summer. Louise cognitive neurology at Vanderbilt. Quartet. Laura and her quartet also going back to school in June (6), Wilkes (3), and Hill (almost 1) Victoria Corder married Tony also performed at The Buckman at UT to earn a Doctor of Nursing are all happy and busy. We do our Langelier in Memphis! Liz Keltner Performing Arts Center, and the Practice in Anesthesia. Megha best to keep up with them. That’s attended, I was maid of honor, concert was attended by Jennifer Karkera and husband Mayur are the news for now. and Kate Metcalf and Louise Bellott and Catherine Ferguson expecting a baby boy in June, AND Chandler Biedenharn were Conger. It was great to catch up they are moving to Cincinnati this 2001 bridesmaids. Tony is from Maine, with these ladies, and we were summer for Mayur’s fellowship. and the couple lives in New York all blown away by Laura’s talent. Lauren Anderson Stone Rana Khandekar is loving moth- City, so it was fun to give all their Anna Coplon married Garrett [email protected] erhood. Musa Asad Hossain was Yankee friends and family a taste Suen in January and has devel- born in October 2013! Mershon Joni Gossett Oates is still work- of the South! And the baby boom oped a new appreciation for cold Sneed Bergeron was just honored ing at Germantown Methodist continues! Carey King Slocum weather since moving to Madison, with a Chairman’s Club Award, Hospital, but is now working days and Whit welcomed twins Walker Wis. She and Garrett are cur- which is the top 10% at Regions. instead of nights and has moved Whitfield Slocum and Davis King rently planning a trip to Brazil Sounds like there was a big New from Medical ICU to Adult Oncol- Slocum to the world in December. for the World Cup. Christina Orleans style celebration! Kit is ogy. Quite a change, but she and They are loving parenthood in Adney Mable and her husband turning 4 this summer and she Matt are very happy with it! Joni New Orleans! The boy to girl ratio recently celebrated their two-year is busy learning her letters and headed to Austin for the second in our class is shifting some more, anniversary. They have enjoyed numbers. Mershon is looking time this year in May to visit her as Louise Chandler Biedenharn co-leading a new outreach min- forward to June when she will two nieces and one nephew (all and Jay are expecting a baby girl istry program at their church. be in town for Kat’s celebration. under the age of 3!) as well as in August! What a fun season of Leslie Guinn Jerkins reports that Carrie Lawson Wills, Nathaneal, two dear Vanderbilt friends. Kate life we are all in! husband Jonathan is graduating and Lela are enjoying life as a McCalla will be finishing her PhD from medical school this spring. family of three. Carrie also said this summer and has accepted 2002 They are thrilled that he matched that despite its challenges, she is a post-doctoral fellowship at the in Memphis for pediatrics so Polly Klyce Pennoyer really enjoying being a nurse. Ellis Kennedy Krieger Institute/Johns that they can continue to be near [email protected] Dixon is still loving life in Lisbon, Hopkins University beginning family with daughters Juliette but she did just take a short trip in September, where she will be This is Marley Baer filling in for and Molly. Nicole Osborne Steck to the USA to take part in Mem- working clinically with children Polly Klyce Pennoyer for this edi- is continuing to balance the de- phis Fashion Week. She showed with autism and their families tion of Class Notes. I was happy mands of being a working mom. Ellis Dixon Apparel and Fluid and will continue conducting to have the opportunity to step in She and her family are still loving Sunwear at the fashion show in research related to early interven- for our intrepid Class Secretary North Carolina, but she is look- the General Dewitt Spain Airport tion. Katherine Eder and Daniel and report on all of the exciting ing forward to Braden sleeping Hangar. Ellis said she enjoyed got engaged while snowboarding accomplishments of the Class of through the night! Anna Traverse catching up with old friends and in Steamboat in February! No 2002 so far this year. You ladies is enjoying living and working in family while she was in town. wedding date set yet, as Kather- never cease to amaze me! I had a Memphis and recently has moved Emily White is finishing up work ine has her hands full finishing chance to see Polly at St. Mary’s near the house where she grew

Polly Klyce Pennoyer ’02 introduced Alum Chapel Speaker Laura Colgate ’02 Marley Baer ’02, Laura Colgate ’02, Polly Klyce Pennoyer ’02 with the Excelsa Quartet who performed in Chapel. and Whitney Baer ’00 in Chapel.

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up in Midtown. Laura Hettinger excited to have the opportunity to the travel that goes along with Mays Smith is headed for a writes that she is keeping very move to Los Angeles this summer it. Speaking of changes of scene, one year residency program in busy with wedding plans and and begin working for the Walt Anne Taylor Tipton Manning and dentistry. She will also be working creative endeavors while continu- Disney Company. Congratulations her husband Reid are moving to part-time in community health in ing to work as a legal secretary/ to all of the graduates on reaching south Texas where he will take up Memphis. Finally, as for me, Jamie paralegal. Emily May is also such an important milestone, and a new job as a prosecutor. She’s and I are still living in Woodstock, preparing for a wedding as well congratulations to the Class of also planning a buying trip to Oxfordshire where he teaches as taking on additional leader- 2002 on all of their personal and Paris in June where we hear there History and I work as the Direc- ship training responsibilities at professional accomplishments so may be vintage Hermes on the tor of U.S. University Services PDS and serving on the planning far this year! cards. Rachel Bresinger has been for Greene’s Tutorial College in team for Harvard’s Project Zero living in Israel for the last seven Oxford. As always, if you find Conference. Our adventurous 2003 years and recently accepted her yourself in England let me know! Lauren Deeley has been spending boyfriend Moshe’s proposal. They Laurence Goodwin her time skiing, snowboarding, are planning a December wedding [email protected] 2004 and teaching climbing and yoga in Israel. Congratulations Rachel! Shea O’Rourke Quraishi in Vermont. She loved a recent I am excited to be taking over Elle Carolino Drouin has recently [email protected] trip hiking and surfing in Oregon as Class Secretary after Audrey left the world of finance in D.C. so much that she has decided Bourland Hurst’s several years and moved with husband Zach to It’s an exciting season of happy to plan a move out to the west of service. Thank you Audrey! take up a position as the director news and momentous life coast! In other big move news, Audrey is currently hard at work of marketing and digital strategy changes for the class of 2004. Naree Chan and husband Albert on her new business, Audrey for an accessories brand in New As we enter our tenth year out recently moved to Cambridge, Hurst Weddings (www.audrey- York City. Jessica Scott Fowler is of high school, it’s wonderful Mass. where Naree has joined hurst.com). She has been helping still working for Boosterthon, a to see what the ’04 turkeys are a law firm focusing on environ- Katie Hobson plan her nuptials to fundraising company for elemen- doing with their lives. A number mental law. De Beazley Ervin and Chris Novikoff with both Musette tary schools. Camille Herman of us, including Elise Addington husband Jim are also contemplat- Morgan and Abby Yandell Talbot Boyle received her Doctorate Dugger, Elizabeth Jemison, ing a move – this time closer to acting as bridesmaids. Speak- of Physical Therapy from the Shea O’Rourke Quraishi, Mary Memphis. Many members of the ing of which, congratulations to University of St. Augustine in 2011 Washington, Victoria Luke Class of 2002 completed advanced Abby on her recent wedding; she is now living in northern Virginia Morich, Martha Guinn Carter, degree programs this spring. and husband Henry are living in with her husband and “crazy Ellen Coleman, Shona Strachan Lindsey Coates graduates with Memphis while Abby finishes her dog” Charlie. Nicole Henderson Singer, Shelby Deeney, Jennifer her Master of Arts in Counseling OB/GYN residency at UT Mem- Trenholme is finishing up her Soun, and Lauren Lazar, from Reformed Theological Semi- phis. Carmen Carson Gorospe small animal rotating internship attended Alumnae Chapel and nary in Orlando. She has decided married Mike in January in Los in D.C. and will soon be moving to the brunch in Cheney Parish Hall to stay in Orlando as a mental Angeles. Elizabeth Fong was a North Carolina State University’s at Alumnae Weekend. Everyone health counselor working with bridesmaid and Nelie Zanca, Julia College of Veterinary Medicine was delighted by the chapel women who come from traumatic McMillen and Emily Edwards in Emergency and Critical Care speaker and by the amazing or abuse backgrounds. Melissa Young joined in the celebrations. where she is excited to take on St. Mary’s memorabilia... how Lawson Romero graduates with Carmen is now the C.O.O. for teaching duties for 1st and 4th it has improved in the past 10 her Master’s in social work and JD Wholesome2Go, a food deliv- year students. Lizzie Gill reports years! After the brunch, the party in law. She will be clerking on the ery service. Congratulations to that she will be concentrating on continued with tours of St. Mary’s Colorado Court of Appeals begin- Kathryn Beale Flannigan and her her tutoring business full time and reminiscing with teachers ning this fall. Hillary Burkett- husband David who welcomed once this school year ends and is and friends. In the evening, the Buford graduated with her second twins in January. Kathryn is still looking forward to working full- daytime attendees were joined masters in health administration. working as an assistant professor time with students one-on-one in by Jennie Weaver Tucker, Patricia After graduation, she plans to at Arkansas State and is loving math, science and ACT/SAT prep. Blount Mills, Sarah Carter, move to Knoxville and work as her new role as “mom”. Brianna Julia McMillen is enjoying her and Christine Ruby at Lauren a senior healthcare consultant. Winsett Chapman is also prepar- second year as an intern in family Lazar’s childhood home. A great Elsa Monge DeGroot received her ing for a new arrival in May; she medicine in Madison and is living time was had by all as they MBA from UT Austin and plans says she’s got the crib out of within biking distance of Caitlin devoured dinner, dessert, and the to join her husband in Dallas storage and is just finishing up Henning who is working on a class of 2004 time capsule. The after graduation. Wendi Muse some home renovations before second graduate degree. Chloe weekend came to a wonderful also recently made a move to join she and her husband welcome Lackie Zingaro is still in Dallas close with the St. Mary’s picnic her husband in northern Virginia their baby girl. Mary Kneeland and has recently completed her on Saturday, where classmates after 12 years in NYC. She will be Metcalf is still the digital market- 100 hours of clinical supervision Elisabeth Sandlin Maynard, and presenting her Master’s thesis at ing director for the happiest required to obtain her clinical Lawrence Taylor Elliott joined a conference at King’s College in place on Earth (i.e. Disney parks) social work license. She is looking the rest of the gang for some London later this year. As for me, while Vi West recently became forward to a trip to Destin with delicious treats! As for updates I am graduating from Vander- the National Training Manager Carey Faber Campbell, Lanier in life beyond the reunion, there bilt this spring with my MBA. for the P.F. Chang’s Pei Wei brand Yeates, Anna Kathryn Taylor is much to celebrate. Kayleigh Although I am sad to be leaving based in Scottsdale, Ariz.. She Halton and Audrey Bourland McKee Clark and her husband, Tennessee once again, I am very says she loves her job and all Hurst this summer. Mary Austin Bryan, welcomed McKee Autumn

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Erica Evans ’05, Shelby Deeney ’04 and Shona Strachan Class of 2004 at the Alumnae Weekend picnic. Singer ’04 at Alumnae Weekend.

Clark into the world in December. near Laine Peeler, to becoming record for Bloomingdales 59th. the Americas in their sustainable Also celebrating the arrival of a an aunt to twins in June, and She also is the proud auntie to seafood program. She also has new honorary turkey is Elisabeth to attending Lori’s wedding! a new niece! Speaking of NYC, joined a Mardi Gras krewe and Sandlin Maynard; Elisabeth Lindsey McAlpin is finishing Lucy Harris and the NYC girls will be marching in two parades and her husband, Hunter, are the first year of her OBGYN recently met up with Shona when this year as a Dancing Siren. expecting their second son at residency and enjoying living in she was in the city and loved Elizabeth Stevenson continues the end of June. Congratulations, her new home Pensacola, Fla. catching up! Lucy and Piper Gray, to enjoy teaching kindergarten Kayleigh and Elisabeth! Speaking near her parents and decorating who still loves working at Warby in Greenville and is excited to of joyous celebrations, Elizabeth her house with the help of her Parker, are looking forward to an travel to Hawaii this summer. Jemison will marry Andrew Scottish terrier, Neville. We upcoming trip together to Bali. Jessica Walker loves living back Malwitz at the Church of the Holy have several recent graduates, Brittany Johnson Hernandez and in Memphis and working in Communion on August 2! The as well. Rachel Bearman has her husband, Saul, are updating fundraising as a Senior Account newlyweds-to-be enjoyed seeing recently been ordained by Hebrew their new-to-them, old-to-D.C. Executive with Gaskill Strategies, Sasha Castroverde in her title Union College-Jewish Institute row house one room at a time in a consulting firm. She also serves role in “The Rich Girl” at Boston’s of Religion. She is thrilled to be between travel breaks to Florida on the board of the Memphis Lyric Stage Company when the moving to Connecticut, where this summer. Camille Wingo just Farmers Market as Marketing show opened at the end of March. she will be serving as the Rabbi completed her first year in Duke’s Chair. Mary Washington is the Also tying the knot in August of Temple B’nai Chaim. If Rachel MBA program and is interning at Senior Account Executive at will be Lori Goldstein and her should ever have another run-in Pepperidge Farm this summer, Eaton Medicals. She also just fiancé Woodrow! Best wishes to with a stairway, Connor Trott is working on their sandwich bread finished real estate school and both of our beautiful brides. EJ spending her summer in Spruce portfolio strategy. Out west, is excitedly planning McKenzie’s and Lori won’t be the only ones Pine, N.C. on her third clinical Shelby Deeney is loving Denver third birthday party. I, meanwhile, in white—we have several ladies rotation for her Doctor of Physical with her husband, Brian, and am enjoying working at a charter donning their white coats for Therapy. Marion Phillips recently she continues to work in Native school in Orange Mound and their residencies. Angela Wilcox completed her Masters in City American law and civil rights. am excited to be spending the will be moving to Little Rock in and Regional Planning from She is excited to have Morgan summer with George in Miami July to begin her neurosurgery Georgia Tech. Meanwhile, Clare Lobe moving to town soon for her and Italy! residency. Meanwhile, she got Patterson recently graduated with residency! Zoë Kahn is currently a pilot’s license. Lauren Lazar an M.S. in Biomedical Science and working at The Clare Foundation, 2005 will be moving to Dallas in June is working on preparing a paper a drug and alcohol rehab in Santa Sarah Atkinson Ball for her pediatrics residency at for publication. It’s exciting to Monica, as a therapist working [email protected] Children’s Medical Center Dallas. hear about all of the careers—and with teens and families in Los Lauren Wiygul Riley Kaitlin Ridder Jaqua and her places—in which St. Mary’s girls Angeles high schools. She also [email protected] husband, Ben, will be moving have found joy and purpose. On surfs every morning! Down south, to Indianapolis in June for her the east coast, Prudence Katze is Sarah Carter is working in the Hillary Edwards Musice married urology residency at Indiana working as a Policy Coordinator children’s clinic at Vanderbilt Jimmy Musice in November. The University. She and Ben also for Reinvent Albany, a non-profit while in school to become a wedding was beautiful, and sev- recently became homeowners! that champions government nurse practitioner. Her beloved eral turkeys flocked to celebrate Meanwhile, Blair Carter Tait and transparency through civic study buddy is Sampson, the the happy couple, including her husband, Tom, will be moving technology. Susan Schwarz Great Dane she adopted last fall. matron-of-honor Erin Nolen in June to Atlanta, where Tom will recently won an award—for the Ashford Carney Rosenberg is Brafford and bridesmaids Sarah be working for Bain & Company. second year in a row—for being living in New Orleans working Atkinson Ball, Caitlin Del Conte She is looking forward to being the executive with the best sales for the Audubon Aquarium of Barnes, Alison West Pettus, and

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Falconer Robbins. More wedding son, Elias Muhammad Glover, grade reading level. They are for 7 years this fall, she will be news includes Weezie Cannon’s who was born in January. She dividing and completing addition heading to South America in engagement to Stuart Finlay; they is also busy in law school and and subtraction word problems, September to take some time are looking forward to their wed- interning this summer in New and she is so proud! Katie Camille off work and explore another ding in November. Congratula- York and London. Frances Friedman loved seeing Mishi continent. Cory Yandell Lewis tions to both Hillary and Weezie! Leslie is teaching middle school Castroverde, Rebecca Anderson, is living the newlywed life in Grace Jensen Knight loves life in Savoonga, Alaska. Rachel Lidia Mikolaenko, and Meredith Knoxville, but is moving to with baby Mary, and she is still White is living in Paris doing Robinson on a recent trip to Chattanooga this summer for enjoying teaching kindergarten at archive research for her New York! She also had a great Daniel’s work, and they are both New Hope. After graduating with dissertation and will be traveling time seeing many people at looking forward to learning a a joint degree in law and divinity to Canada and Cambodia to Courtney’s wedding as well as a new city. Emily Sells is still in from the University of Chicago, present at two conferences. She lunch with Mrs. Mansberg at St. Birmingham and loving it. She Nora Kahn has plans to move to will be moving back to Yale this Mary’s. She’s also still enjoying graduated in December with her Los Angeles to take the bar exam fall to teach. Ellen Makowsky is her PhD program at UNC. Ellen Master’s of Education in Clinical and begin work in litigation at living in Chicago and working in Bransford is living in Mexico Mental Health Counseling, and O’Melveny & Myers. Congrats, marketing for Nordstrom. Allison City teaching English through a is now working at a community Nora! Erin Nolen Brafford has Watts graduated from medical Fulbright grant, exploring and mental health center. She is a been enjoying being the Assistant school in May and will be staying traveling throughout Mexico, therapist in the outpatient office, Production Coordinator for the in Memphis for her dermatology and she did her second Ironman as well as the county jail. Kathryn Grimm series for the last year. residency program. Minor Moore triathlon back in March. Becky Owen has gone back to get a She says that they are currently is teaching 3rd grade in Nashville, Bicks left New York City in August second undergraduate degree in gearing up for Season 4! Barbara where she also enjoyed the 2013 to travel for 7 months. After Psychology and is in the process Phillips Hunsicker reports that recent St. Mary’s Nashville area long stops in Europe, Hawaii, of applying to Master’s programs she and David are still enjoying alumnae gathering with Mamie and across the continental U.S., in the same subject. Mary life in Los Angeles where she is Kostka and Ellen Page. Ellen she moved back to Brooklyn in Katherine Thinnes graduated the program coordinator for the Page is finishing her first year at April to continue her freelance from the Fashion Institute of Office of Presbyterian Ministries Vanderbilt’s business school and writing career. She was so happy Technology in January with a at Fuller Seminary and David is will be interning this summer that more than a quarter of degree in Fashion Merchandising adjunct professor of theology at at Amazon in Seattle. She also the 06ers made it to a reunion Management. In March, she Azusa Pacific University.Heather recently is working on possibly at her house over Christmas! started working in the Macy’s Nadolny is still living in D.C., launching a social venture in Elizabeth Braden recently moved corporate headquarters as an working for The George Washing- Nairobi. Mamie Kostka is about to Princeton, N.J. to take a job as Assistant Buyer for Estée Lauder ton University and having a blast to run her second half marathon the Program Manager at Princeton cosmetics. Victoria Rizk is in her reviewing D.C.-area productions in Nashville and recently visited in Africa, a yearlong fellowship first year of internal medicine and events for BroadwayWorld her sisters Abby Kostka ’04 and program that Katie Camille residency at USF in Tampa. She’s D.C.. She is looking forward to Kat Kostka ’00. Evie Lyras is Friedman participated in. She not getting much sleep, but road trips with her boyfriend and finishing her masters in Electronic is also very excited to be living getting paid feels nice. Brittain the dog this summer! Rainey Ray Publishing from City University closer to Becky Bicks. Morgan West just finished her first year Segars and husband Coleton are London and is planning to stay in Beckford is wrapping up her first of grad school at Vanderbilt and still in Appleton, Wis. Rainey is London after graduation. Grace year of teaching Kindergarten, is enjoying living with her cousin, doing part-time counseling and Wheeler Davis is pregnant with and she has loved working with Brandon O’Brien ’09. Alexandra part-time mental health educa- her first child and is moving to the kids! She’ll be returning Mims is still in grad school, tion lectures in the community; Birmingham with her husband, back home for June and July to recently engaged, and training she says transitioning into more Charles. Rebecca Anderson serve as the Assistant Director to go to Melbourne to play for teaching has been fun! She is recently moved jobs from Citi to of Opera Memphis Summer the USA Freedom team in the also doing wedding photography the Bank of Tokyo in NYC. She Conservatories. Australian Football League as a hobby and helping Coleton also enjoyed catching up with International Cup this August! slowly remodel some of their many St. Mary’s alums at 2007 Zina Kumok is still working in house, which has been fun but Courtney Foreman’s wedding. Indianapolis and got engaged Caitlin Clark pretty time consuming! Courtney Foreman Guilefoile back in January, and will be going [email protected] married Russell Guilefoile in April to Spain in April. Erin Fowler is Caitlin Colcolough and enjoyed her honeymoon still working on a space program 2006 [email protected] in the Turks and Caicos. Chloe called Phoenix at DARPA and Rebecca Anderson Bailey went to South Africa in Maddy Pryor is still living in enjoying spending time with [email protected] January and had an incredible LA, working at an experiential Kat Morisy in and around D.C.. Becky Bicks time. Jenay Gipson is wrapping marketing company in Venice. Melissa Graunke will be working [email protected] up her second year of teaching She got promoted to project for Deloitte Consulting in Atlanta The class of 2006 is doing great kindergarten at Cornerstone Prep manager of their AT&T account, for a few more months, but will things all over the world, and in Binghampton. She’s loving handling the VIP brand advocates be starting at Emory’s Goizueta we were all excited about the every second of it! Her amazingly as well as working on the Business School this fall, and will class’s first baby!Aasiya Mirza is smart Prepsters are reading on company’s internal social media be getting married this summer! happy to be a new mother to her a first- (and some on a second) marketing. After being in LA Anna Bearman is still living

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in NYC, working on a vampire Dilawari is in Brooklyn working at the University of Memphis in and working at Grizzlies Prep movie at the moment, as well at TED as the TEDx Coordinator. August. Congratulations to Mary Charter School, the only school as working as a nanny for two Morgan Jordan just joined Pace Ward Pollard who successfully sponsored by an NBA team. She little girls. Virginia Dickinson University as their Assistant Art defended her Clinical Psychology is fundraising and running the LaSala is now living in Stamford, Director, and styles photo shoots Master’s thesis and now begins mentor program. Yuni Graham Conn. and working in equity on the weekends. Amanda to write her dissertation as a is working as a paralegal for research for a firm in Greenwich. Castroverde avoided the cold doctoral student. Mary Ward, Baker & Whitt and as Director She is also studying for Level winter by moving to Austin, along with Elizabeth Holt, of Social Media and Marketing 2 of the CFA exam, which is a Texas. She is working as the also had a blast reuniting with for Balu Musik. She continues to miserable existence. Alix House content marketing specialist for former classmate Meredith volunteer with her Therapy Dog, is managing partner of her own the Lee Tilford Agency, and is McKee in Charlottesville for Kenta, and spent her summer marketing analysis firm, still loving days filled with breakfast Meredith’s wedding. Jessica eating delicious foods while living in Montana where they tacos, sunshine, and live music. Farris is the web editor for HOW backpacking through Europe. have 135 inches of snow. Caroline Estes Gould loves the snow and Print magazines and the Mary Catherine Chase will also Fentress is still working as a and mountains of Aspen, Colo.. communications coordinator be traveling across seas this producer at Kojima Productions She works as a concierge at the for the University of Colorado summer and is excited to soak LA. She recently started doing Residences at The Little Nell Environmental Center. She’s up some culture in Germany. As a Crossfit, and is looking forward to and recently adopted a blue- looking forward to completing her welcome change of pace from her doing her first pull up...someday. eyed pit bull puppy. She looks Master’s degree by the end of the job teaching kindergarten at UP After several years of farming and forward to volunteering with the summer. Jessica Richardson is Academy Dorchester in Boston, restaurant work in the wonderful Aspen Institute Ideas Festival starting a graduate program Kathryn Feder spent the summer state of North Carolina, Chelsea this summer! Victoria Lee is in foreign language education traveling Europe and avoiding Cook is packing up and moving enjoying growing in her new role through Auburn online this fall tying anyone’s shoes or zipping to Atlanta to attend Emory Law as account coordinator at GCG and will kick her studies off up their coats. Congratulations in the fall. Mary Louise Carrick Marketing. She recently moved this summer with a two-week to Courtney Montgomery, who is relocating from Memphis into a new house with a yard research project in Costa Rica. got married in May in Memphis to New Orleans to attend grad for her dogs. We have a lot of Just starting graduate school, and loved celebrating with family, school at the University of busy graduate students from the Mary Greer Simonton is moving friends, and St. Mary’s classmates. New Orleans for her Master’s Class of 2008! Rachel McLemore to North Carolina to pursue her Sarah Kramer is Accent editor in education. She will be triple finished her Master’s degree Master’s of Public Policy – the and Social Media editor of the concentrating in art, elementary and is excited to start working D.C. girls will certainly miss her, Delta Democrat-Times in Greenville. education and mild/moderate towards a Ph.D. in U.S. History but are excited to have Jenny She loves reporting and keeping disabilities. Caitlin Colcolough this fall at Ole Miss. Ariel Mason Guyton in the city. She is loving the community up-to-date with is moving to Charleston, S.C. in took a break from Vanderbilt Law her new job in corporate strategy the latest news. Ayana Fletcher- May to do photography, press and School to enjoy the sandy beaches at the Advisory Board Company, Tyson is still living in Nashville production for Studio R, a custom and wild horses of Vieques on a a health care consulting and and cannot believe she is about designed stationery company. recent trip to Puerto Rico. In the technology company. Katelyn to start her 3rd year as a 1st grade Caitlin Clark is finishing her second year of her Ph.D. program, Ammons joined the frequent teacher at East End Prep. She is 3rd year of medical school in Annie Ostrow Anderson is St. Mary’s alum gatherings also excited to be volunteering Houston, and is getting ready to starting to embrace the snows while spending the summer at her church as a Pre-K and start applying for residency in of Wisconsin by skiing for the in D.C. and enjoyed a trip to Kindergarten Sunday School the fall. first time ever with Larry. She Ireland before beginning her leader! After summering as a spent her summer studying for third year of teaching 4th grade counselor at Camp Waldemar 2008 preliminary exams and teaching in Greenville, S.C.. In Memphis, in Texas, Anna Wheeler moved a class on Nuclear Weapons and Allie Morrison is enjoying home to Tennessee to work in Katelyn Ammons World Politics. Nicolette Overton working as a nurse practitioner youth ministry in Nashville. While [email protected] has enjoyed the first year of her in midtown Memphis with still working in Washington, D.C., Margaret Liddon graduate journalism program Baptist Medical Group. Hanna Margaret Liddon is taking some [email protected] at Boston University and will be Gordon has a fantastic new job time off this summer to spend Edie Miller finishing her studies in London as an Assistant Client Services time with her family and friends [email protected] this fall. Caitlin Smith graduated Manager at Adams Keegan in in Florida, Texas, Nashville, and The Class of 2008 has been in May from the University of Memphis. She stills hosts at at the lake. Margarett Frisby is accomplishing a lot this winter in Texas at Austin with her Master Southward Fare and Libations a still working for BELFOR Property graduate schools, new cities, and of Science in Information couple nights a week and loves Restoration in Mobile, Ala. In her new jobs. Molly Himmelstein had Studies, with a specialization all the food! Edie Miller has spare time, she has been training an awesome time at the Sochi in archival management. enjoyed her first year as an for triathlons and completed Olympics and is loving her new Following graduation, she will analyst at MB Venture Partners in New Orleans 70.3 Ironman in the job at Google. She’s also happy begin an archival internship Memphis. She recently graduated spring. to have survived the FREEZING at Coca-Cola through their from Embark, a cohort-based winter! Another New Yorker Heritage Communications leadership development program glad to see spring and finally program. Kelly Turner is so at the New Memphis Institute. put her bubble coat away, Saba excited to start nursing school Ashley Edge is living in Memphis

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Class of 2009 at the Alumnae Weekend Picnic: Catherine Vaughn, Sylvia Brookoff, Alumnae event in Nashville: Allie Baker Shields ’10, Melissa Johnson Pippin, Jordan Reeve, and Christine Petrin. Brittain West ’07, and Brandon O’Brien ’09.

is usually in the air traveling to is moving to NYC in the fall! She on portfolio management and 2009 a client site for her consulting has loved working with Medair reinvestment. She is also a CFA Bailey Bethell job. In her spare time, she International this year, and will Level 1 Candidate. Lindsey Driver [email protected] free-lances, and published an continue to volunteer there, but just returned from a mission Sylvia Brookoff oped in The Washington Post this is hoping to work with children trip building water cisterns [email protected] year about conservation, which this next year. Jordan Reeve loves in Xpujil, Mexico. In February, Karen Stein is the brand expert she hopes will balance out her her job at Caterpillar Financial Lindsey started a new position at in shape wear and hosiery for yeti-sized carbon footprint. She and recently got to participate in archer>malmo in digital content SPANX and Star Power brands. recently crashed the White House a bowling tournament at work and strategy. She plans to stay When she’s not taming tummies Correspondents Dinner with supporting Junior Achievement! in Memphis for good! Reagan and boosting backsides, she’s Sylvia Brookoff and Christine Sylvia Brookoff is enjoying Bugg just finished her first year of advocating for the Alzheimer’s Petrin. Obama was very excited working in digital programming veterinary school at Mississippi Association of Georgia. Alex Tyler to see them, as was the cast of at Nickelodeon. She sits next to State University. Gracie Gelfand started a new job at iProspect in Scandal. Aubree Penney just the kitchen where they leave just finished her first year of law Fort Worth, TX where she will returned from selling art on extra merchandise samples so school and is working for Lewis further develop her search engine international cruises. She highly she is now the proud owner of Thomason over the summer. marketing skills by managing recommends Fiji, Bermuda, or a TMNT trampoline, pogo stick Alexandra Yawn was promoted Google ads for Hilton hotels. She Sydney for your next cruising and Dora inflatable play house (in as officer, portfolio manager is currently in the market for adventure. Christine Petrin is which she houses her computer.) associate at U.S. Trust and is part a house in Fort Worth to share living in D.C. working in obesity Wallis Tosi is living in Memphis of a financial statement analysis with her boxer puppy Cricket. research at George Washington working for Karen Adams Designs team, which covers equity Olivia Lawson finished her University where she will begin a as well as Amy Howard. She valuation on companies. She first year in the DU Counseling Master’s degree in Public Health recently met up with Sylvia in is working towards getting her Psychology MA program. She Policy this fall. She loves living New York. Eliza Leatherman got CFA. Catherine Vaughn finished adopted an amazing lab/hound/ down the block from Natalie a promotion and is now Creative her Masters in Teacher Education pointer mix and named him Bill Jacewicz and just a quick uber Coordinator at mOcean working and starts teaching first grade at Crosby. He’s the best pup there ride away from Lillie! Claire Riley on movie trailers. Alexandra Cornerstone Prep in the fall! ever was. Olivia is livin’ the dream will be returning to her school Baker is living in Memphis, in Colorado waiting for Leah in Madrid to teach English for working towards certification 2010 Bearman, her future roomie and another year and recently showed with DONA International as Erin Stuart graduate classmate. Elizabeth Christine the wonders of Spain! a postpartum doula! She is [email protected] Ansbro is working as an Account Sophie Page is currently finishing sponsoring the Climb out of the Executive for Weber Shandwick up her first year of teaching and Darkness 2014, an event designed Meredith Whitten has just in Dallas, doing mostly oil and completing her Master’s degree in to help raise awareness and finished her honors thesis gas communications. Lillie special education. She is moving educate the community about tracking raccoon populations Blanton is a rising 2L at American to Atlanta this summer to teach postpartum mood disorders. on St. Catherineʼs Island and University Washington College of fourth grade and marry Stephen Sarah Donaldson has been graduates in May with a B.S. in Law who is spending her summer Lintner! Bailey Bethell still loves promoted to Financial Advisor Environmental Sciences. She was working for the Program on Law her job at the Church Health for Morgan Stanley’s Corporate also selected for first team all and Government and writing her Center. This summer she is Client Group in New York, a conference for rugby and plans comment for the Administrative working at Episcopal Day Camp as specialized team that executes to be a scuba instructor in Fla. Law Review. Natalie Jacewicz the Camp Nurse. Brandon O’Brien corporate stock plans. She focuses after graduation. Cara Greenstein

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plans to return to Memphis Mary Frances Street plans to Paper Company and FedEx she’s excited to begin her term after graduation to pursue a remain in Knoxville to pursue this summer! Hannah Allen is as president of Northwestern’s public relations career. Her an M.S. in Counselor Education, studying abroad in Sevilla, Spain, Students Consulting for Non- blog, Caramelized, was recently with a concentration in School taking all her classes in Spanish Profit Organizations and to named a top-five Austin food blog Counseling. Lucy Foster has and trying to become fluent while stay in Chicago this summer by the Austin Chronicle. Folake spent the semester student getting to live one of the most interning for UBS investment Thomas will also be in Memphis teaching an eighth grade social incredible cultures in Europe. bank. Lauren Harrington swam next year teaching high school studies class, and plans to begin She has gotten to tour so many for Georgia who won the NCAAs Economics, US Government, a four-year Memphis Teacher amazing Spanish cities, volunteer for the second year in a row, and World History for Teach for Residency after graduating this in a school there, and learn a lot this time by 120 points! She is America. Mary Jensen plans to May with a degree in History. about the history and culture of really enjoying being a political start working in Memphis after Mary Stevenson is graduating Flamenco. She was also recently science major at UGA and still graduating with her nursing with a degree in Biology and accepted to do research at Elon in loving the athlete life as well as degree and taking the NCLEX plans to work at the Church the Public Health Department this the sorority life in ADPi! Eliza licensing exam. She is looking Health Center as part of the summer. Bria Bailey is starting to Hendrix is studying abroad forward to this summer, when Scholar Program. Ann Yacoubian prepare for life after college. She in Copenhagen, Denmark this she’ll marry fiancé Will Nease! graduates with a double major is very excited to have recently semester and absolutely loving Wedding bells were also ringing in Clinical Psychology and Child become a member of Delta Sigma it! The courses she is taking are for Allie Baker Shields, who Development. She is currently Theta Sorority Incorporated. This so unique and interesting, and married fiancé Joseph in April! finishing up her clinical research summer she will be studying for the traveling she has done both She plans to continue nursing on PTSD at the Mass. General the MCAT and taking classes at independently and with her school, and will be moving Hospital and applying for post King’s College in London, England. classes has only further enriched to Houston, Texas with her baccalaureate pre-med programs. Louisa Boyd will be taking the her learning experiences. She is husband in the fall. Nica Cabigao She hopes to move to New York MCAT in May and is an official also excited to return to Memphis graduates in December and will by the fall. Her sorority’s Tri Sigma caffeine addict as a result. In the this summer to begin work on be working as a medical scribe at woman of the year, Alex Haney mean time, she is still playing her senior Honors Project. Teresa St. Francis Hospital this summer. will be starting an internship as club lacrosse and hopes that Hendrix was so excited to receive Emily Sorrentino recently a medical assistant at Boston UVa will make it to nationals the Excellence in Integrated received her first official IMDB Healthcare for Women. Kendall again this year. This summer, Marketing Communications credit for her work as a makeup Hennessy will be pursuing a she has a clinical internship in award for her major at Ole Miss, artist, and is currently working Master’s in early childhood the department of Neurology at and as Public Relations Chair on makeup and Prosthetics for education and interning in Knox UVa’s School of medicine and of her chapter of Chi Omega, three major motion pictures! County schools after graduating will continue to work in the she is managing social media, She has also recently worked on this May. Susannah Griffee Neuro-Oncology lab she works in advertising, and the website. Chicago PD, Chicago Fire, and graduates with an honors degree during the school year. Fun fact: Melissa Luttmann decided to Scandal. Carey Segal graduates in Journalism and Politics this she is a certified rodent surgeon. spend a second semester in this semester with a BFA in Dance May. She will be working as a Shelby Chambliss is enjoying Athens. Highlights have included and a minor in Film & Television. legal assistant at a firm in New her time observing in her third a weekend in Istanbul and an She will be spending the next York after graduation and plans to grade classroom at Batesville internship at an organization six months dancing for a Royal go on to law school in the future. Intermediate School and tutoring called Repower Greece. Melissa Caribbean cruise through the Finally, Erin Stuart graduates with her first grade girl through Leap is spending Easter on one of Pacific Ocean and sight-seeing a B.S. in Physics (minor in math) Frog Tutoring twice a week. the Cycladic islands, and this around the world. Adrienne and a B.A. in Music and Religion. Suzette Coors is loving life at summer she will be back in New Jackson will be starting an MFA This fall she will be starting the UGA, and looking forward to York, working in communications program at Columbia University M.Div. program at Princeton student teaching next year. She at Scholastic. Abby McAtee will next year. Elise Heuberger will be Theological Seminary. Callie was Queen of Carnival Memphis. serve next year as the Senior attending Vanderbilt Law in the McCool will be graduating with a Go DAWGS! Meg Cornaghie has Resident Assistant for ResLife! fall after graduating with a B.A. in B.A. in Classical Civilization and just begun her term as president She is also finishing her French English and Political Science, with Honors in Molecular and Cellular of her residential college, Will senior research project early so a Spanish minor. She also plans Biology. She plans to attend an Rice. She has loved getting to she can double major in both to work for Senator Alexander as-yet-undetermined medical meet with the Dean of Undergrad Math and French. Anna Morten in D.C. again this summer. Ali school next year. and Board to discuss campus is enjoying post-abroad life back Fishman graduates this spring issues. She also has enjoyed at Wake Forest. Anna is the new with an advertising major and a 2011 serving in the Student Association philanthropy chair for Tri Delta, psychology minor and is applying with Amritha Kanakamedala ’12. so she has been busy organizing Meg Cornaghie to portfolio school in Chicago or She will be back in Memphis for school-wide philanthropy events [email protected] NYC. Additionally, her Quidditch the summer to work as a surgery for St. Jude. Allyson Patterson Allyson Patterson team made it to the top 16 at assistant in the orthopedic OR. enjoyed representing Adobe and [email protected] the World Cup this year. After Caroline Frisch just returned teaching Photoshop, Illustrator, receiving a B.S. in Child and Meriweather Adams started a from a spring break trip with and InDesign workshops this Family Studies, with a minor decor blog this spring and is friends to the Dominican past semester, and is ecstatic to in Business Administration, excited to work with both Rifle Republic. 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Vanderbilt Review Literary and her writing portfolio and hanging vitals and rooming patients. 2013 Arts publication. She is looking out with her dog Apollo. Maggie Yang studied abroad in forward to working at PDR, a Shanghai, China for the spring Anna Stukenborg [email protected] design firm in Houston, as a semester, and will be working and 2012 Olivia Summitt Workplace Design Consultant taking classes in New York City Ellery Ammons [email protected] this summer. Mary Peeler is still for the summer. Kyra Scheiterlein [email protected] Anna Utley loving Carolina! She is finishing Chandler Roberts is Scholarship Chairwoman of [email protected] up her last semester of organic [email protected] Gamma Phi Beta and joined the chemistry. For Spring Break, she co-ed business fraternity Delta Anna Utley has had a great went to Sweden and Denmark Grace Bethell is still majoring in Sigma Pi. She is also planning freshman year! She can’t wait where she met up with Eliza pre nursing at Alabama and is on getting her Private Pilot’s to spend a month in Paris this Hendrix. This summer she will be excited to work with Alabama License this summer in beautiful summer and hopes to see working in Atlanta at the Emory Panhellenic as a Recruitment Boulder, Colo.. Sarah Tsiu was the world traveler Mackenzie Clinic after taking the MCAT in leader in fall 2014. V. Ellen inducted into Alpha Epsilon Isom while across the pond. May. This semester Christina Pu Mitchell is looking forward to Delta, a national pre-health Helena Anderson has acted in has been shadowing pediatricians studying nutrition this summer in honor society, and is doing and directed many pieces for at the University of Michigan Florence, Italy and still loves being autism research this summer. Lamplighters, a NYU affiliated Hospital to help her gain a better a Tri Delt at Ole Miss. Hannah Amritha Kanakamedala was Theatre for Young Audiences understanding of the medical Morehead was accepted into the elected to serve as the External club. She achieved her first ever field, and she is looking forward TCU business school where she Vice President of the student screen role in a new web series to conducting clinical research has a major in supply chain and body at Rice. She will be interning called, “Oh, Liza.” She will be on transplant-related diabetes a minor in finance. She is the under the Senior Vice President attending Guildhall School of at Eastern Virginia medical Vice President of finance for Tri of the Texas Medical Center this Music & Drama in London this school this summer. Lucy Wade Delt and is studying abroad in summer. Kyra Rice is currently summer, and will be studying Shapiro was elected Student London this summer. Lauren Pate finishing her semester abroad in acting in musical theatre there, as Body President of Washington is looking forward to studying London studying international well as teaching acting, improv, and Lee University this past abroad in Kampala, Uganda for business and British art through music, visual arts, and movement March. As president, she will be her fall semester and excited to The University of Mississippi via at Germantown Community overseeing student government serve as the Vice President of the CAPA International Education. Theatre’s “Fun In Theatre” matters while also ensuring Black Student Association for her Meredith Taylor will be interning Summer camps. Kim Taylor will that the honor system remains junior year. Alex Buford changed for Capitol Solutions Government be shadowing physical therapists the cornerstone of W&L by her major to education and loves Relations Consultants, LLC in in Memphis this summer as a adjudicating honor hearings. She her new classes. She also loves Washington D.C. this summer. first start toward becoming one really appreciated Margaret being a Young Life leader for high Melissa Byrd has declared a herself! Megan Soun has had McClintock’s help as her school freshman girls. Chandler major in Public Relations, began a wonderful year at Princeton, campaign manager! Erika Steuer Roberts still loves nursing school an internship at ALSAC St. Jude, especially getting involved with spent the fall term studying and began clinical rounds in and was named the Executive Princeton Faith and Action. in Vietnam. She is currently the hospital this past semester. Director of the U of M’s Up ’til She will be studying abroad in serving as philanthropy chair Lesley Stevenson serves as News Dawn program for 2014-2015. Argentina this summer! Ellie for her Gamma Phi Beta chapter Editor at The Observer, Notre Ellery Ammons is double Harrison had a great freshman and she couldn’t be prouder Dame’s daily paper and plans to majoring in Political Science and year at Tulane and will be living of her school’s first national study abroad in Toledo, Spain this Urban Studies, while studying and working in New Orleans this championship victory in men’s ice summer after doing preliminary urban design and politics in summer. Alexa Fila will be taking hockey, GO UNION! Allie Williams research for a possible thesis Copenhagen, Denmark in the classes at the U of M this summer. is studying abroad in Ghana right on Harry Potter. Bobbi Fischer fall. Megan Guyton was elected Becky Park loved her first year now, interning in San Francisco is treasurer of her sorority, Zeta for Director of Conference and in Atlanta, and is now stoked this summer, and graduating Tau Alpha, and loving classes is returning to Memphis for to be a counselor this summer in December...Huzzah! Olivia as a nursing major. Belle Harris the summer. In January, Joy at Sanborn Western Camps, Grace Wolfe had an interesting has officially declared a major Brown transferred to Ole Miss a camp in the beautiful Colo. semester readjusting from being in Economics and a minor in where she is studying Business wilderness! Anna Stukenborg abroad in Spain but is finally back Philosophy. Jodie Struminger has Management. She loves being loves Ole Miss and can’t wait for on track and will be living in Indy declared a major in Marketing in Oxford where she lives with sophomore year! She is working this summer for a super exciting and a minor in Modern Dance former turkey Brooks Wingate. as a counselor at Camp Greysone internship at the Indianapolis and is also excited to be studying Brooks is a Pre-Pharmacy in N.C. all summer. Callie Wallace International Center. Whitney abroad in Paris this summer. Major; preparing for the PCAT enjoyed being on freshman Wortham went on a medical Ramie Mansberg is enjoying this summer and applying for council this year and is working mission trip to Honduras and volunteering as a mentor to a pharmacy in the fall. Sara Kim is at Camp Ozark this summer. Dia communicated with locals using fifth grader at Kipp Austin College working with Pfizer this summer. Bowden is enjoying her second the Spanish she learned at St. Prep while she also works at the semester at TCU and can’t wait to Mary’s. Maria Zoccola is building University Health Center taking work at Camp Ozark this summer!

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Dakota Beasley is loving Chi Marriages Omega and is a Maroon VIP at MSU and is also working with Allie Baker ’10 to Joseph Catherine Culvahouse ’03 to Saira Mahmood ’01 to Sameer the football recruitment team. Shields, April 26, 2014 Nima Ghods, March 29, 2014 Pandit, October 26, 2013 Nikki Cox is a member of the Tiger Girls Dance Team, Step Carmen Carson ’03 to Mike Courtney Foreman ’06 to Courtney Montgomery ’08 to Team, and African American Gorospe, January 6, 2014 Russell Guilefoile, Kyle Mark, May 24, 2014 Alliance and will be working at April 12, 2014 the St. Mary’s Summer Pursuits Anna Coplon ’02 to Garrett Abby Yandell ’03 to Henry Camp. Francie Saunders is now Suen, January 4, 2014 Katie Hobson ’03 to Chris Talbot, March 22, 2014 an Ecology and Evolutionary Novikoff, May 3, 2014 Biology major at CU Boulder Victoria Corder ’01 to Tony and is still loving her sorority, Langelier, April 26, 2014 Joy Linderman ’82 to Joseph Kappa Alpha Theta. She will be Richard Rogoski, Jr., working at either the Brooks April 21, 2014 Museum or the Memphis Zoo this summer! Emma Less is loving life at TCU and can’t wait to live in the Alpha Omicron Pi house with her friends next year! She recently declared a double major in Strategic Communications and Film and Television and Digital Media recently. Anna Peeler has loved her freshman year at University of Alabama and will be in Memphis for the summer. Lucy Newton has also enjoyed her freshman year at UofA and will be working at Camp Ozark this summer! Katie Heard will be in St. Petersburg over the summer 1 2 studying Russian. Suku Mohan got to shadow an OBGYN over spring break and saw over 10 surgeries! Maggie Norman is on the college soccer team at Emory ography. hot

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Births/Adoptions Graduate Degrees

Marley Baer ’02, Master of Business Administration, Vanderbilt University, May 2014 Cooper Adams Burt to Palmer Adams Burt ’99, Hillary Burkett-Buford ’02, May 7, 2014 Master of Health Administration, University of Memphis, May 2014 Lily Towne Clapper to Lisa Ansley Clapper ’00, Lindsey Coates ’02, Master of March 1, 2014 Arts in Counseling, Reformed Theological Seminary, May 2014

Eden Cooper Clarke to Elsa Monge DeGroot ’02, Master Clare Levy Clarke ’97, of Business Administration, January 14, 2014 University of Texas, May 2014

Abe Stone Conrad to Caroline Nora Kahn ’05, J.D./M. Div., Palazola Conrad ’99, University of Chicago, June 2014 February 21, 2014 Mary Knight daughter of Hester Shipp Mathes ’92, Virginia Grace Jensen Knight ’05. Theological Seminary, May 2014 Charlotte West Everdell to In Memoriam Lillian Askew Everdell ’99, Rachel McLemore ’08, Master November 20, 2013 Mary Brookfield McLure of Arts in History, University of Esther King Marsh ’47 Morgan to Anne-Morgan Mississippi, May 2014 Elizabeth Anne and John Brookfield Morgan ’99, % David Flannigan to Kathryn January 23, 2014 Allie Morrison ’08, Master of Annabelle Paine Beale Flannigan ’03, Science in Nursing, Vanderbilt Whittemore ’38 January 6, 2014 Victoria Whittinghill Pennoyer University, August 2013 to Polly Klyce Pennoyer ’02, Allison Martin Nolen ’98, Master John Mason Gargiulo to May 12, 2014 of Science in Nursing, Saint Louis Sidney Hawkins Gargiulo ’99, University, May 2014 December 24, 2013 Etta Louise Prudhon to Sarah Montgomery Prudhon ’00, Sophie Page ’09, Master of Johnathan Micheal Gaspar to March 30, 2014 Special Education, Furman Christina Chiew Gaspar ’98, University, May 2014 October 18, 2013 Stephen Sandifer Selvidge, Jr. to Joann Self Selvidge ’94, Mary Ward Pollard ’08, Master of Henry Siler Bateman Hanback to April 19, 2014 Clinical Psychology, Mississippi Carrie Sue Casey Hanback ’95, State University, May 2014 December 12, 2013 Eliya Miriam Shabtay to Anna Melissa Lawson Romero ’02, Schwartz Shabtay ’03, Master of Social Work, University Walter McDonnell Hill II to April 21, 2014 of Denver Graduate School of Elizabeth Cochran Hill ’95, Social Work, June 2014 and JD in March 12, 2014 Walker Whitfield and Davis Law, University of Denver Sturm King Slocum to Carey King College of Law, May 2014 Musa Asad Hussein to Slocum ’01, Rana Khandekar ’00, December 10, 2013 Emily Sells ’07, Master of October 24, 2013 Education in Clinical Mental Sarah Lang Wiseman to Betsy Health Counseling, University of Griffin Ward Kropinak to Carnesale Wiseman ’88, Montevallo, December 2013 Kellyn Griffith Kropinak ’99, December 30, 2013 December 8, 2013 Caitlin Smith ’08, Master of Science in Information Studies, Elias Muhammad Glover to University of Texas at Austin, Aasiya Mirza ’06, May 2014 January 22, 2014 Catherine Vaughn ’09, Master of Teacher Education, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, May 2014

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