John V. Lowe ’87, head wrestling coach at Winters Mill High School, was inducted into the Maryland Chapter of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame. He writes, “To my knowledge, I am the youngest coach to receive the Lifetime Service to Wrestling Award.” He is pictured here with his wife, Lauren (daughter of Grey Hesson ‘69, ‘72L), and sons Hunter, 12, and Alex, 9
Parker W. Sheppard ’08 to Kelly Will ’08 on April 7, in Chapel Hill,
N.C. Nelson Bunn ’08 was the best man, and Chony Lu ’08 was a bridesmaid. Other alumni in attendance: Elizabeth Brandler ’08, Alex Csordas ’08, David Croushore ’07, Sean Danowski ’07, Colin Fuess ’08, Seth
on Dec. 14, 2011. Their first child, Brooks, 5, begins kindergarten at St. Christopher’s School in Richmond this fall. Chris is a partner with the Richmond office of Troutman Sanders L.L.P., specializing in commercial lending and public finance.
Katherine M. Roberts ’12 to Andrew Sackman ’10 on June 16,
James F. Kull ’94 and his wife, Kathy, a daughter, Winslow Kath-
in Fredericksburg, Va. They had about 50 W&L alumni and students there, ranging from Katherine’s grandfather, Josiah Rowe ’48, and great-uncle, Charles Rowe ’45, ’50L, to members of the class of 2015.
Births
David W. Howard ’87 and his wife, Vivian, a daughter, Julia Giohra, on June 12, 2011. They live in Des Moines, Iowa.
Christopher D. Jackson ’92 and his wife, Delphina, twins, Liam and Leia, on April 10. They reside in New York City. Christopher E. Vinyard ’93 and his wife, Julie, a daughter, Haley Ann,
Milestones
Feibelman ’08, Anne Hassell ’08, Adam Hockensmith ’08 and Adam Hoehn ’08. Kelly is a doctoral student in psychology at UNC-Chapel Hill, and Parker is a doctoral student in economics at North Carolina State. They live in Raleigh.
erine, on Dec. 20, 2011. She joins brothers James, 8, and Jack, 4, and sister Audrey “Birdie,” 6. The Kulls live in Austin, Texas, where Jimmy started Cypress Point Wealth Management, and Kathy practices ERISA and benefits law for a boutique firm.
James M. Durbin Jr. ’95, and his wife, Franki, a daughter, Eva Frances. Eva joins sister Samantha. They live in Frisco, Texas. Katharine McFall Perrow ’98 and her husband, Mosby, a son, Mosby Garland V, on July 19, 2011. He joins sister Hellen, 3. His grandfathers are Donald B. McFall ’64, ’69L and Mosby G. Perrow III ’70L; his aunts are Hellen Perrow Carrington ’94L and Mary McFall Groves ’99. The family lives in Arlington, Va.
Beau Knows—Calling All Generals We need your help; let me explain why. Building on decades of good staff and volunteer efforts, Alumni Affairs has made significant and positive changes to key aspects of our work. They include the structure of campus reunions; new digital communications; a better focus for our student leadership group, Kathekon; and greater focus on young and senior alumni engagement. The Alumni Board is productive and focused under a detailed written strategic plan, with good progress in strengthening our alumni chapters. Although the association is strong, we need to plan boldly and thoughtfully for the future. The demographics of the W&L undergraduate student body have changed, alumni are more widely dispersed nationally and internationally, and the Internet and social media have revolutionized our communications and yours. It has been a decade since we surveyed our alumni. We need your views and concerns in order to learn how to keep our activities and communications relevant, useful and popular with as many alumni as reasonably possible. In the near future, we will be sending you a link to an
electronic survey, to ask about these and other key issues: ◗ ◗ ◗ ◗ ◗ ◗
Is your local chapter adding value? If not, why not? What communications from campus matter the most? Are you using social media to connect with W&L? How can we increase the engagement of our African-American and multicultural alumni? If you are not engaged with W&L, what are the reasons? What should be the role and importance of campus reunions in 2020 and beyond?
Please keep an eye out for our survey. We cannot plan successfully without you. Thanks in advance for answering this call to help your association get it right in our “Alumni 2020” report. As board president Brodie Gregory’s column says (pg. 26), the key ingredient of our long-range planning is your input. Of course, the Alumni Association exists for our collective benefit, so please help us on this important project. Go Generals! —Beau Dudley ’74, ’79L, Executive Director
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