ALUMNI MAGAZINE • WINTER 2020 << HOPE IN CRISIS 2020 ALUMNI MEDALLION THE GREATEST SHOWMEN “ William & Mary has given me so much, I want to pass it down the line. It’s important for the future of the university.” — Betsy Calvo Anderson ’70, HON J.D. ’15, P ’00 YOUR LEGACY FOR ALL TIME COMING. “ Why do I give? I feel lucky to have a unique perspective on William & Mary. As a Muscarelle Museum of Art Foundation board member, an emeritus member of the William & Mary Law School Foundation board and a past president of the Alumni Association, I’ve seen first-hand the resources and commitment it takes to keep William & Mary on the leading edge of higher education — and how diligently the university puts our contributions to work. My late husband, Alvin ’70, J.D. ’72, would be happy to know that in addition to continuing our more than 40-year legacy of annual giving, I’ve included our alma mater in my estate plans. Although I never could have imagined when I arrived on campus at age 18 what an enormous impact William & Mary would have on my life, I also couldn’t have imagined the opportunity I would have to positively influence the lives of others.” WILLIAM & MARY For assistance with your charitable gift plans, contact OFFICE OF GIFT PLANNING Kirsten A. Kellogg ’91, Ph.D., Executive Director of Principal Gifts and Gift Planning, at (757) 221-1004 or [email protected]. giving.wm.edu/giftplanning BOLD MOMENTS DEFINE US. For Omiyẹmi, that moment was when she stopped waiting for approval to create art and started devising her own opportunities. At William & Mary, we challenge what is known, explore what is new and imagine a bold future. Omiyẹmi Artisia Green Associate Professor of Theatre and Africana Studies, Program Director of Africana Studies, 2019 Plumeri Award for Faculty Excellence Recipient WILLIAM & MARY / FORTHEBOLD.WM.EDU Winter 2020 VOLUME 85, NUMBER 2 FEATURES 26 HOPE IN CRISIS Tackling the nation’s opioid epidemic By Bara Vaida 34 THE GREATEST SHOWMEN W&M gymnasts reach new heights in entertainment By Sara Piccini 41 ALUMNI MEDALLION Meet this year’s recipients of the Alumni Association’s highest award By Claire De Lisle IN EVERY ISSUE 4 Alumni Focus 6 From the Brafferton 8 By & Large Private funding makes internships possible; basketball star Nathan Knight ’20 thrives in the lights of the arena; Jill Ellis ’88, L.H.D. ’16 shares words of wisdom 48 Tribe Rhian Horgan ’99 revolutionizes retirement; gayle yamada ’76 tells the world’s stories; alumni are recognized for exemplary service 65 Class Notes 94 In Memoriam COVER ILLUSTRATION: CHIARA VERCESI CONNECT AND SHARE: magazine.wm.edu and @wmalumni instagram facebookTwitter-squarelinkedin PHOTO: ALFRED HERCZEG 2 W&M ALUMNI MAGAZINE WWW.WMALUMNI.COM IT’S A HUB To inspire and train the next generation of innovative leaders, the university recently expanded its capacity to promote entrepreneurial programming in a new, highly visible 7,000-square-foot Entrepreneurship Hub located in Tribe Square on Richmond Road. Here, promising entrepreneurial thinkers from across the William & Mary and greater Williamsburg communities come together to learn, collaborate and engage. SUMMER 2016 W&M ALUMNI MAGAZINE 3 W&M WINTER 2020 VOLUME 85, NUMBER 2 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Carla Moreland ’81, J.D. ’84, President Gerald “Jeb” Jeutter Jr. ’82, Vice President Tina Reynolds Kenny ’92, Secretary George E. Cruser ’84, Treasurer Sue Manix ’79, Immediate Past President D. Bruce Christian ’73; Gail Borgatti Croal ’77; AnnaMaria DeSalva ’90; Megan Burnley Dorward ’07; Jewell Lim ALUMNI FOCUS Esposito ’87, P ’19; Alice Givens ’94, Anna Hatfield ’96; Michael S. Hoak M.A. ’02; Scott Kelsey ’06, M.Acc. ’07; Dennis Liberson ’78; Barbara Marchbank ’84; Pamela Brown Michael ’65; Natasha Moulton-Levy ’95; Todd W. Norris ’86, P ’18, P ’19, P ’22; Janet McNulty Osborn ’85; Fred Palmore ’67; William M. Richardson ’74; David T. Scott ’93; John Cole Scott ’00; Kirsten Shiroma Quackenbush ’05 Friends in Every Stage of Life Carol Evans ’64, Olde Guarde Council Chase Jordan ’15, Young Guarde Council Nick Thomas ’20, Students for University Advancement BY CAROL E. EVANS ’64 Chair, Olde Guarde Council ALUMNI MAGAZINE STAFF Executive Director: Marilyn Ward Midyette ’75 Editors: Mitch Vander Vorst, Jennifer Page Wall Art Director: Michael D. Bartolotta Senior Graphic Designer/Photographer: Alfred Herczeg his past fall, as I celebrated my 55th reunion, I took time to reflect on Graphic Designer: Sabrina Bryan Online Editor: Tiffany Broadbent Beker M.S. ’06 Communications Manager: Ashley K. Speed how my relationship with W&M has transformed and strengthened over Contributing Writers: Devon Bortz ’20, Claire De Lisle, Carol E. Evans ’64, John S. Kane, Joseph McClain, Leslie McCullough M.B.A. ’17, Sara Piccini, Katherine A. Rowe, the years. • My first trip back to campus was for my 25th reunion. I Bara Vaida, Nathan Warters, Cortney Will, T Jennifer L. Williams worried that after so many years, it might be too late to reconnect. What happened Contributing Photographers: Jim Agnew, Jake Chamseddine, Adam Ewing, Bob Handelman, Eric Lusher, Skip Rowland ’83, Stephen Salpukas, Niko Tavernise, was a delightful surprise — familiar faces, new faces, old friends, new friends, Jamel Toppin Contributing Illustrators: Akate Mangostar, Chiara Vercesi talking with classmates, catching up on their news, laughing at the memories. Spot Illustrator: Greg Stevenson ALUMNI ASSOCIATION I came back for more reunions and representing the Class of ’64 along- Contact Information: One Alumni Drive • P.O. Box 2100 became part of planning committees, side representatives from other Williamsburg, VA 23187 an excellent way to keep in touch with classes who have celebrated their (757) 221-1842 • (757) 221-1186 fax • wmalumni.com Executive Director: [email protected] both W&M and my classmates. New 50th reunions. Getting to know alumni Alumni Communications and Magazine: friendships evolved. Different stages from different class years broadens (757) 221-1167, [email protected] in life bring different ways of looking my point of view of W&M. I realize Alumni Business: [email protected] Alumni Events: [email protected] at life, and classmates whose paths friendships last a lifetime, renewed Alumni Engagement: [email protected] hadn’t previously crossed with mine each time we gather together. Alumni House Rentals: [email protected] were interesting to get to know — and I think of the trees in the Wren Alumni Journeys: [email protected] interested in getting to know me. Yard. When we graduated many of Alumni Records: [email protected] Alumni Website: [email protected] Membership in local alumni chap- them weren’t there, but now they ters (now called regional networks) are huge. If they were trimmed, they Comment: Send your comments about the magazine to kept me involved when I lived in would keep growing back over the [email protected] other states and was a great way to next 50 years. They remind me of For information about advertising, contact Prime Consulting Services at (757) 715-9676 or [email protected]. We reserve the right meet alumni from other classes. I still how our relationship with William & to approve or deny any advertisements. visit with the folks I met in Florida Mary grows over the years, changing The William & Mary Alumni Magazine is published three times per year. and Oregon. And when I moved back but always alive. Subscriptions can be made by check payable to William & Mary and to Williamsburg and worked at the It’s never too late to stop making sent to: Advancement Communications, P.O. Box 8795, Williamsburg, Alumni House, I saw firsthand the new friends. Even if we are discon- VA 23187. hard work and planning that go on nected for a while, we can pick up Printed by Lane Press, Burlington, Vermont behind the scenes to create mean- where we left off and look at things in Views expressed in the William & Mary Alumni Magazine do not ingful events for us and help keep us a new way. I encourage everyone to necessarily reflect the opinions of the William & Mary Alumni Association, engaged with W&M. reconnect — via regional networks, William & Mary or the editorial staff. Probably what most strengthens social media, and even the good my relationship with W&M is being old-fashioned telephone! It’s never a part of the Olde Guarde Council, too late. Today is a good day to begin. 4 W&M ALUMNI MAGAZINE WMALUMNI.COM See you there! UPCOMING EVENTS Charter Day Celebration Traditions Weekend celebrating the 50th Reunion class, February 7, 2020 Olde Guarde and Boyle Legacy Society www.wm.edu/charterday April 24-26, 2020 Professionals Week traditionsweekend.wm.edu celebrating our Tribe network and strengthening our connections William & Mary Weekend February 24-28, 2020 September 3-6, 2020 wmalumni.com/professionalsweek weekend.wm.edu One Tribe One Day Homecoming & Reunion April 21, 2020 Weekend www.wm.edu/OTOD October 15-18, 2020 homecoming.wm.edu WINTER 2020 W&M ALUMNI MAGAZINE 5 The “&” in “William & Mary” symbolizes our range and our insistence that where others see contradic- tion, we find strength. Our updated V/M/V empha- sizes this. “William & Mary transcends the boundaries between research and teaching, teaching and learning, learning and living.” THINKING AS A WHOLE UNIVERSITY At the outset of strategic planning, I posed the question: how might we elevate William & Mary’s distinctive excel- lence in the 21st century? Externally, we should high- FROM THE BRAFFERTON light our uniqueness and value symbols that express it. Internally, we should embrace “transcend the bound- aries” as an operational imperative. A whole-institution way of thinking invites collab- oration, aligned resources, shared services and joint ventures.