ALUMNI NEWS
1948 Manucher Goodarzi, Washington, D.C., was very happy to attend the award ceremony for his son Dr. Bijan Goodarzi ’77, Nashport, Ohio, as he was honored as D&E’s 2021 Distinguished Alumnus. Manucher was unaware that he too, would be receiving a special recognition from President Chris A. Wood, by receiving his Half Century Club medallion. President Wood then awarded Manucher his second medallion as he is mid-way through his next half century.
Ginny and George Holborow receive visit from President Chris Wood. See 1952.
retired on his birthday in 1991. During that time, Judy taught history at high schools in South Kingstown, R.I., and Montclair, N.J., as well as receiving her MA at Union Theological Seminary in New York City. Richard and Judy live in Princeton, N.J., and are the proud parents of a son and daughter, and two beautiful granddaughters. President Chris A. Wood presents Manucher Goodarzi with his Half Century Club medallions. See 1948.
1952 An educator throughout her entire career, Virginia E. “Ginny” Smith Holborow, Kensington, Md., took the skills she learned from her mentor and friend, the late Dr. Gloria M. Payne ’43, to teach business classes to thousands of students. Ginny loved being a teacher. She and her husband, George, were frequent visitors to her hometown of Elkins just to check in with friends and to see “her College.” Sadly, Ginny passed away on May 28, 2021.
1955 After Richard F. Hepburn graduated from D&E, he joined the Navy. He attended Officer Candidate School, becoming an Ensign, and then following 18 months flight training in Pensacola, Fla., and Kingsville, Texas, he returned to Elkins as a Naval Aviator and Lieutenant Junior Grade to marry Judy Pétra Wilson ’57. After 10 years in the Navy, and 25 years as an airline pilot with Mohawk, Allegheny and USAir, Richard 26
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1956 On August 26, Thomas J. “Tom” and Carolyn “Lynn” Soliday Meakem ’58, Kiawah Island, S.C., celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary. They are the proud parents of three children and 13 grandchildren.
Tom and Lynn Soliday Meakem. See 1956.
(a card making group), playing military Mahjong, Samba, decorative painting and rug hooking. Her children, Heather Jack Antolini ’84, Holly Jack Conrad ’89 and Tharon L. “TL” Jack ’89, are frequent visitors. While she loves living in Florida, she still cherishes the memories and friendships she has in Elkins and of Davis & Elkins College, where she continues to support the Jack Family Scholarship and the Highlands Scholarship.
1960 Richard “Dick” Huggins is still preaching once in a while, sharing that “Retirement is a sometime thing.” He and his wife, Barbara, live in Lakeland, Fla. In the fall of 1959, Richard “Dick” and Judy Miller Stoeltzing ’63 met in the campus library. They have now been married for 59 years and are enjoying three great grandsons. The Stoeltzings live in Sacramento, Calif.
1962 For the past year, Judy Mewha Jack has made her home in The Villages, Fla., where she is involved in a wide variety of activities. Judy is an active member of New Covenant United Methodist Church where she serves as a greeter for the 11 a.m. service. She enjoys being a member of the West Virginia Club, Stamping Up
Judy Mewha Jack is now living in The Villages, Fla. See 1962.
