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ISSUE TWO | 2012
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SPECIAL FEATURES
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DEPA RT M ENTS 2
President’s Pen Board of Trustees
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Snapshots
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College News
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Dynamic Doer Nancy Baird Mulheren ’72 finds tremendous reward in helping shape Roanoke for future students.
Scientific Mind, Kind Heart Brooks Whitehurst: Beloved friend of Roanoke
Driven by Passion Doug Rohrbeck ’97 produces Fox News Channel’s “Special Report.”
Building Fine Living College readies for opening of new state-of-the-art residence hall.
We heard from you...
• From gas to electric power: RC’s Classic Car • College kudos from Roanoker magazine and City of Salem • 43-year-old Life Science greenhouse undergoes renovation • 2012 Commencement
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Sports News • A stupendous softball season • Maroon Club eyes future after successful launch
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Alumni News
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• The distinguished career of John Brooks ’70 • Gretchen S. Winterer ’05 preserves Marine Corps history • Photos from Alumni Weekend
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Maroon Musings Wise words from the Class of 2012 co-valedictorians
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From the Archives Commencement in the 19th Century
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RoaNotes Roanoke College, by the numbers
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Roanoke College Magazine
26 ON THE COVER: Nancy Baird Mulheren stands in the Olin Hall courtyard at the height of renovation work in February. Mulheren has been one of the College’s strongest advocates of campus beautification efforts. INSIDE FRONT COVER: The culmination: A diploma and congratulatory handshake at Commencement 2012. Photo by Brendan Bush. 1