ST. MARy’S COLLEGE of Maryland winter 2011 PASSAGES and RENEWALS A RemARkAble FIRST-YEAR SpeakS Out [ page 7 ] uncoveRing history archeological Sites discovered in Southern Maryand [ page 11 ] AlAn PAskow On writing an academic Book [ page 15 ] sPeciAl inseRt: 2011 annual Report st. Mary’s CoLLege CONTENTS of Maryland winter 2011 SMCM ALUMNI COUNCIL JULy 2011 – June 2012 FEATURES Executive Board page 7 Paul schultheis ’98, president A Remarkable winter 2011, voL. xxxiii, no. 1 Danielle troyan ’92, Vice president Angie Harvey ’83, Secretary First-Year www.smcm.edu/mulberrytree eunice Aikins-Afful ’95, paliamentarian Speaks Out Jim wood ’61, treasurer editor lee capristo For first-year, first-generation college student Elected Voting Members alumni editor Shakiera Stokes a st. mary’s college Alice Arcieri ’03 kathy cummings education is a family opportunity, the mary wheatman body ’79 design brian briggs ’08 chance to right a legacy of hard knocks. skelton Design emily brown ’10 [ page 7 ] photographer susan Davis butler ’73 bill wood barbara Dinsenbacher ’56 page 11 editorial Board laurel tringali eierman ’84 karen Anderson, mary wheatman body sean Floyd ’06 Uncovering ’79, kathy cummings, barbara geehan, s. Jae lim ’09 elizabeth graves ’95, nairem moran ’99, Ryan mcQuighan ’05 History karen Raley ’94, keisha Reynolds ’96, maureen silva, ben toll ’06, Joe urgo laurie menser ’01 two amazing pieces of southern maryland R. Andrew mosley ’00 publisher brian murphy ’75 history were discovered along the shores of office of Advancement st. mary’s college of maryland Jeremy Pevner ’09 the wicomico River this year. 18952 east Fisher Road todd Purring ’86 st. mary’s city, maryland 20686 Amanda kellaher walker ’01 Drew weaver ’98 page 15 the Mulberry tree is published by st. mary’s Student Member college of maryland, maryland’s public hon- [ page 11 ] The Mentor & ors college for the liberal arts and sciences. it is camille campanella ’12 produced for alumni, faculty, staff, trustees, the The Teacher local community, and friends of the college. Chapter Presidents Professor of philosophy emeritus Alan the magazine is named for the famous cathy Hernandez Ray ’77 mulberry tree under which the calvert colonists Southern Maryland Chapter president Paskow (1929–2011) on writing an signed a treaty of friendship with the Yaocomico people and on the trunk of which public notices brenda Robinson ’85 academic book; philosophy professor were posted in the mid-1600s. the tree endured Black alumni Chapter president Sybol Anderson on learning from Dr. long into the 19th century and was once a popu- lar meeting spot for st. mary’s students. the kristi Jacobs woods ’97 Paskow and passing knowledge to the next illustration of the mulberry tree on the cover Western Maryland Chapter president was drawn in 1972 by earl Hofmann, artist-in- genereation. residence when st. mary’s college President vacant Renwick Jackson launched the magazine. Baltimore Chapter president copyright 2011 vacant DEPARTMENTS the opinions expressed in the mulberry tree d.C. Chapter president are those of the individual authors and not nec- 2 President’s Letter essarily those of the college. the editor reserves [ page 15 ] Staff the right to select and edit all material. manu- 3 College news scripts and letters to the editor are encouraged beth byrd and may be addressed to editor, the mulberry associate director of alumni Relations Cover: 19 Alumni Connection tree, st. mary’s college of maryland, 18952 e. shakiera stokes ’15. Fisher Rd., st. mary’s city, mD 20686. nezia munezero kubwayo ’08 32 Philanthropy photo by Bill Wood. Photographs and illustrations may not be alumni Relations Coordinator reproduced without the express written 36 From the archives David sushinsky ’02 opposite: consent of st. mary’s college of maryland. director of alumni Relations there’s nothing quite like seahawk spirit! 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