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Marianne Laws Mersereau is a recipient of the Lois Lowry Award for Superior Achievement in Language arts and Children’s Literature. She earned her masters of art from Seattle University in 1989. Marianne has authored a book of poems that was released on May 31, 2013. Her book, Timbrel, was selected as a semifinalist for the 2012 New Women’s Voices National Chapbook Competition. Marianne resides in Seattle, Wash.
Martha Hunt ’81 is hooked on caring for elderly
Marianne Laws Mersereau ’84q
Chancellor Henry with Fran Hunt ’80 and Martha Hunt ’81p
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William “Bill” Mullins is employed with National Bank Products as a district sales manager. He covers part of the Southeast region of the United States, which covers W.Va., N.C., Tenn., and Va. Bill and his wife, Toni Mullins ’93, reside in Beckley, W.Va.
William “Bill” Mullins ’87 p
Martha Hankins Hunt has made a career helping the elderly, and she credits her time on campus for making it possible. Hunt, a resident of Newport News, is the administrator of assisted living for Riverside Health Systems. She worked as a social worker when she graduated from what was then Clinch Valley College, but she has worked in her present field for three decades. She also serves on the state board of Long Term Care Administrators, where she helps Virginia officials decide if new regulations are needed on the state level for nursing homes and assisted living facilities. “I had a wonderful experience with Mountain Empire Older Citizens,” Hunt said of a college required field placement. “Marilyn Maxwell, the former director of MEOC, was a mentor for me, and I’ve worked to help the elderly since.” Her work at MEOC gave her insight into the needs of the elderly, and that knowledge has helped her often. “The College was a good fit for me,” she said. She is married to Fran Hunt ’80 and the couple has three children. In her spare time, she enjoys walking and listening to audio books. “Exercise is a huge part of my life, and I love to read and cook,” she said. Spring 2013 43