Forward - Spring 2012

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Volume 57, No. 2 D&E Leads in Sustainability Studies

New Appalachian Studies Program

Homecoming Memories

Chancellor Named

Outstanding Alumni Honored

Philanthropy Starts Early

“We cannot predict the future. But we can create it.”

With this opening line, Jim Collins launches his latest best-seller, Great by Choice. His decade earlier work, Good to Great, has been a major resource to our Management Team as we shaped and fashioned the College’s recovery and present position of strength over the past four years. As we move now from defense to offense, it seems Mr. Collins may again help guide us as we reach for a still brighter future.

A Century of Struggle – and Progress If you know D&E’s 108-year history, you’re aware that – like any century-plus organization – it has had both high and low moments. The early years were a tentative struggle. The depression and war years were threatening. The ’50s and early ’60s, marked by positive progress and enhanced quality, were followed by a decade or more of tumult shared with nearly all of higher education.

The succeeding 30-year stretch resumed what Professor William Phipps once described as our capacity to “soar toward quality liberal arts education amid consistently stormy economic winds.”

Now – finally – with near record enrollments and free from external debt, we are positioned to secure a future marked by academic distinction and financial health.

Carpe Diem I’ve never much subscribed to the view that one’s destiny is preordained by the past or by external circumstances. Rather it is our responsibility to determine the principles and values that will guide us, discern realistic options and possibilities, secure necessary resources, be ever vigilant to unexpected events or conditions that could derail us, then get on with the tasks at hand with humility, perseverance and passion – recognizing always that whatever good may come is ultimately by Grace.

This is the format we’re following as we seize the moment. The pages that follow offer a glimpse at some specifics of how the process is playing out. On pages 6-9, for example, you’ll discover how having seen the potential, we were able three years ago to establish the Center for Sustainability Studies with a major grant from the Naylor Family Trust. This was followed a year later with offering a major in Environmental and Sustainability Studies.

Similarly, we saw the potential of the rich heritage all about us, and lined up the necessary elements to launch the program in Appalachian Studies as described on pages 10-13. Not only are both programs attracting and being sustained by increased enrollments, but they are feeding other areas of study as well. For example, ten years ago we had only one chemistry major; this year 30. Five years ago the art program had to be dismantled; this spring the re-established full range of art classes were among the first to be fully subscribed on the first day of registration. More such possibilities are on the horizon in management and entrepreneurship, Early Childhood Learning, clinical psychology and religious studies. And still more as they pass our planning process.

Structure for the Future In order to position the College to take full advantage of these and other emerging possibilities, the Board of Trustees in March endorsed the appointment of Dr. Michael Mihalyo to the newly-created position of Chancellor. Described in more detail on page 18, Michael will be responsible for overseeing day-to-day administration of the College as well as representing and acting on behalf of the President. This will, in turn, free me up to focus primarily on three critical areas: finances, funding and the future.

“New occasions teach new duties” observed James Russell Lowell in his famous 1845 poem. With Michael’s appointment – and the continuing leadership of Kevin Wilson as Executive Vice President and others on the Management Team – we should be well positioned to carry forward with the energy and momentum of recent years.

We are buoyed by the care with which dedicated faculty and staff attend to the needs and aspirations of our students. We are sustained by the generous support of those who believe in what we’re doing. Still, funding the on-going operation is a challenging annual affair, our aging buildings need refurbishing, and the endowment is woefully inadequate. We’re going to need the help of all our friends going forward. Thank you in advance for joining in the effort.

President G. T. ‘Buck’ Smith

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A roundup of happenings on the hill

Sports Round-up

Athletics

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New Volleyball Coach Scholarship Honors Raymond Clive Watson

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The D&E Fund

New Appalachian Studies Program

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Alumni News & Events

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Young Alumni Programs Taking Off

Homecoming Alumni Awards Scrapbook

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D&E Fund’s New Coordinator Best in 10. The D&E Women’s Basketball team, under the leadership of Head Coach Jason Asbell, competed in the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament for the first time in 10 years in February. The team had its most conference wins in 14 years and finished the season 14-14 overall with a 13-10 record in the WVIAC. On our cover, Sophomore forward Jorden Lykes, captures the spirit of this year’s team. Jorden led the team in scoring and rebounding this year. To read more about the Lady Senators, visit www.SenatorNation.com.

Photo by Ron Gooden.

About the Magazine Forward magazine is published twice a year by the Office of Communications & Marketing and edited by Carol Schuler. To subscribe or to submit your news, please send an email to schulerc@dewv.edu or write to Carol Schuler, 100 Campus Drive, Elkins, WV 26241.

About the College Davis & Elkins College is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will practice equal opportunity in all aspects of its operation. Davis & Elkins College is committed to assuring equal opportunity to all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, ancestry, national origin, age, disability, family status, or sexual orientation in its educational programs, activities, admission or employment practices as required

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Inquiries concerning Section 504 compliance should be referred to the Dean of Students. Inquiries concerning equal opportunity in personnel practices should be referred to the Director of Human Resources. ©2012 Davis & Elkins College

Davis & Elkins College Board of Trustees Paul S. Stirrup, '60, Chair Wendell M. Cramer, '59, Vice Chair Karen H. Berner, '64, Secretary June B. Myles, Treasurer Joyce B. Allen Brian D. Ball, '84 James Bialek, '74 Phillip Bussey, '63 Peter H. Dougherty, '75 Drake Dowler, '69 Nancy Evans-Bennett, '66 David A. Faris, M.D.

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In Memoriam

Kimberly M. Farry, M.D., '85 Charles E. Hill Melissa H. Luce, '83 Rudy G. Luzzatto, '56 Deborah J. Madden William S. Moyer Cliff J. Neese, Jr., '83 Eric J. Nilsen, '82 William W. Nuttall, ’70 Reginald Owens, Sr., '83 Donald M. Robbins Ronald A. Rollins, M.D., '57 Richard C. Seybolt, ’63 G.T. 'Buck' Smith James W. Spears Henry W. Steinbrecher, '71 William H. Sudbrink, '59

Life Trustees Carter Giltinan John H. Harling, '53 Thomas J. “Jack” Martin, D.D.S., '50 David A. Rutherford Dorothy H. Wamsley Joseph M. Wells, III Chair Emeriti Henry M. Moore L. Newton Thomas, Jr. Leonard J. Timms, Jr.

The Mission of Davis & Elkins College:

To prepare and inspire students for success and for thoughtful engagement in the world.

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Cupcake Wars. Melissa Pusanik enjoys a cupcake decorating class on the veranda at Graceland with Executive Chef Melanie Campbell, the College’s General Manager of Dining Services and Assistant Professor of Hospitality. Photo: David Green

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Greetings from the Heart. D&E students and Director of Campus Activities and Residence Life Amanda Larkin prepare Valentine's Day puzzle cards for distribution to area convalescent centers for Valentine’s Day. Shown are (L to R) Mike Sions, Mandi Larkin, Robin Stillwater, Becca Martin, Jennifer Kuh, Lauren Hall, Bridget Ours.

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Film School. Alumnus Lonnie Martin, Class of 2002 and Distinguished Young Alumnus, 2011, returned to D&E to teach Film Production to 12 students during Winter Term. The class shot and acted in the short film, ‘The Weird Sisters,’ which was written and directed by Martin.

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Flying High. Freshman Jauna Claypool tries out the skydiving simulator, an event sponsored by the Campus Activities Board. Technicians on each side hold onto her super suit to ensure she stays grounded as she flies above the jetpowered simulator. Photo: David Green

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New-Found Traditions. Students in Lindsey Graham’s Appalachian Culture and Tradition class fashioned masks to wear during the lampion parade and masked ball at the Fasnacht celebration in Helvetia. Shown at left is student Crystal Simons. Artist Maggie Rhudy, who is married to retired D&E Professor Dr. Ed Rhudy, brought her expertise to campus for the mask-making workshop. Photo by Beth Christian Broschart, courtesy of the Inter-Mountain

Free Gas. The Office of Student Life reached out to commuter students through an online survey designed to help D&E serve commuters better. Those who completed the survey were entered into a drawing for free gas certificates from Go-Mart. Shown here are Vice President for Student Affairs Scott Goddard and winners Mark Lanham, Amber Milstead and Rebecca Marsh. Winners who were not present for the photo include Nicholas Parsons and Katherine Barnett. Photo: Catherine Ritchie

Looking for Fun. The annual Activities Fair helps student organizations, like the D&E Cheerleaders, connect with students looking for activities and organizations they would like to join. Megan Dulik, Samantha Tallman and Rivanna Kyle share their enthusiasm for what’s happening at D&E. Photo: David Green

Virtual Worlds. Remington Potvin enjoys some time on a NASCAR simulator during lunchtime in the Madden Center, courtesy of Coca-Cola Bottling Company and the Office of Student Life. Photo: Jessica Wilmoth

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Let it Snow. Students in Tom Tesar’s Snow Activities course try their skill at cross country skiing at the Whitegrass Ski Center in Canaan Valley. Tesar, who is Director of D&E’s Outdoor Adventure Program, also serves as an Adjunct Professor for the College’s Hospitality and Tourism classes.

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Call to Action. The D&E Student Veterans Association created a Paintball Course over the summer and held a match for all students for the grand opening in September. Shown here are students David Karson, Justin Tanner, Brandon Tenney, Tyler Haddix, Mason Wood and Ciar Porciani. Additional events have been held for students and small community groups.

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Learning Through Play. Students in D&E’s Exercise Testing and Prescription Class, including senior Kiara Stevensen, led fun and games during the Mountain State Forest Festival’s Kids Day. Photo: Jessica Wilmoth

International Bonds. D&E International Students held a dinner in Halliehurst for their area host families. Here, Elkins residents Thomas, Shanda and Aodhan Minney (far right) enjoy their meal with D&E’s Branko Dugalic of Serbia. Photo: Catherine Ritchie

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Natural Worlds. Dr. Shawn Stover and students Josh Arbogast and Tanika Dunz focus on microscopic differences that can reveal pathological conditions during Dr. Stover’s Winter Term Course, Functional Histology. Photo: Jessica Wilmoth

Leadership in Action. D&E Nursing students attended the annual West Virginia Nurses Association Unity Day at the State Capitol, arriving with 800 other students and professionals to fill the galleries of the House of Delegates and State Senate. D&E students Hillary Sparks, Kristen Justice, Chris Reece and Samantha Cross presented a poster on Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) in the Capitol rotunda. The poster highlighted competencies identified by the Institute of Medicine 2003 report and the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) project funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Shown here are, from right, Hillary Sparks, Misti Elmore, Kristen Justice and Samantha Cross. Photo: Melissa McCoy

Learning to Lead. Officers of the National Society for Student Leadership and Success include: 1st row (l to r) Kevin Gratias, treasurer; Remington Potvin, secretary; Kristin Turschmann, president; Kaitlyn McDade, vice president; 2nd row (l to r) Darrian Cate, publicity chair; Sarajane Heckel, SNT coordinator; David Karson, fundraising chair; Brandon Arbogast, community service chair; Nouna Anthony, social event chair and advisor Lisa Reed, Director of D&E’s Career Management Center. Not present: Laura Howes, welcome committee chair. Photo: Carol Schuler

Dorm Wars. Students competed in a series of events for this year’s Dorm Wars, including this balloon contest in The McDonnell Center.

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D&E Leads West Virginia with Sustainability Studies B.A. Program

By Sutton Stokes, Guest Writer

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hen David Goodman arrived at Davis & Elkins College in the fall of 2010, he planned to combine his love of outdoor activities with his academic work by studying environmental science.

McClain agrees with Goodman that the Sustainability Studies major strongly complements a degree in Environmental Science, but he’s quick to point out that the new program isn’t just for students with a scientific bent. “We carefully structured the requirements of this program so that just about any student could add a second major in Sustainability Studies and only need to complete a handful of extra courses,” McClain says.

He explains that the decision to target a range of interests and professions followed naturally from the program’s goal of preparing students for leadership positions in a field that is commonly defined as consisting of not only

“Eventually, I wanted a job where I could do hands-on work helping to conserve endangered species,” says Goodman. “That way, I could do something worthwhile at the same time that I’d be getting paid to hike around in the woods.”

Goodman’s plans have since changed—they’ve grown even more ambitious. He is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science, but he has also decided to major in Sustainability Studies, a Bachelor of Arts degree program that D&E launched in 2010 and which is the only one offered in West Virginia.

Goodman added the new major after a conversation with Russ McClain, the director of the college’s Center for Sustainability Studies. “Russ showed me how closely Sustainability Studies and Environmental Science are related,” says Goodman. “Sustainability is a concept that applies to so many different areas of life, and I saw that this major would help give me a more well-rounded preparation than if I only majored in Environmental Science.”

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The Center for Sustainability Studies received a significant grant from the West Virginia Department of Agriculture to support its Randolph County Community Gardens Project. The grant was presented by Commissioner Gus Douglass of WV Department of Agriculture, right, to CSS Director Russ McClain at the WV State Fair.

Sustainability Studies 100 (Introduction to Sustainability Studies) and Sustainability Studies 397 (Senior Seminar); to meet the rest of the major’s requirements, he will choose among natural sciences, social sciences, business and humanities courses.

The program requires a total of 37 semester hours of classes, similar to the requirements for most other bachelor’s degree programs at D&E.

environmental but also economic and social dimensions.

“In a nutshell, ‘sustainability’ just means figuring out how we can meet our current needs without hurting the ability of future generations to meet theirs,” McClain says. “To do that, we

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A solar lighting project at the campus gazebo was the result of a GreenWorks! fundraising effort.

need scientists, of course, but we also need businesspeople, lawyers, engineers, designers, artists—the list could go on and on. And to really get anywhere, all of those people need to be able to understand and talk about not only the scientific but also the economic and social dimensions of what they’re trying to accomplish.”

As it happens, D&E students are not just “trying to accomplish” sustainability-related goals.

In between classes, they’ve been racking up significant achievements both on campus and in the surrounding community.

A partial list of their recent accomplishments would include: shaving $1,300 off of the College’s annual energy bill by trading out hundreds of incandescent bulbs for compact fluorescents in the Eshleman Science Center and Halliehurst; securing donations and Student Assembly funding totaling almost $20,000 to purchase equipment for an expanded campus-wide recycling program, which has already eliminated one dining-hall trash pickup per week; raising $2,500 to pay for solarpowered security lighting in the campus gazebo; and collaborating with off-campus organizations to establish community gardens in underserved Elkins neighborhoods.

This spring, members of the student organization GreenWorks! will finalize the implementation of a campus-wide composting program, which will further reduce trash disposal fees and supply low-cost, high-quality topsoil for college landscaping.

These and other extracurricular sustainability activities have strong educational components, but

the students aren’t the only ones who benefit from McClain’s emphasis on hands-on work outside of the classroom.

“My organization’s mission is building healthy homes, neighborhoods and communities, and D&E students have turned out to be a real resource for helping us achieve that mission,” says Dave Clark, director of the nonprofit Woodlands Development Group. With technical advice from McClain and D&E Sustainability Studies students, Woodlands is building an energy-efficient low-income housing unit on Porter Avenue in Elkins. As designed, the Porter Triplex could be the first building in West Virginia to qualify for the U.S. Green Building Council’s “LEED for Homes” certification.

“Getting that LEED certification will help us demonstrate and publicize the value of the greenbuilding techniques we’ve always prided ourselves on,” says Clark. “D&E students will help us get there by estimating energy consumption and analyzing storm-water runoff, activities that will be educational for them and which we’d otherwise have to hire a landscape architect to provide.”

In addition, D&E students helped Woodlands secure the funding and tax credits necessary for demolishing a dilapidated building on Henry Avenue, also in Elkins. “Because students from the D&E Center

for Sustainability Studies and GreenWorks! were interested in replacing that abandoned building with a garden, we were able to show funders that we could deliver tremendous value to the community at relatively low cost,” says Clark. “This kind of collaboration widens the field of funders who are interested in working with Woodlands and increases our capacity to take action on worthy projects.”

D&E sustainability projects are also benefitting YouthBuild, an organization that provides high-school dropouts with GED preparation and job skills. Elkins YouthBuild students constructed planting beds, fencing, storage buildings and picnic tables for the community gardens, and they will work and learn on the Porter Triplex job site as construction proceeds. “Knowledge of greenbuilding techniques really raises your employability in the construction field these days, so that’s a big help for my students,” says Gene Ochsendorf, director of YouthBuild North Central West Virginia. “Plus, when my students get a chance to meet and work

Sustainability Studies students will measure energy efficiency and consumption at the new LEED-certified Porter Avenue Triplex project.

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alongside college students, it helps them see how they might one day attend college themselves.”

According to Bill Calhoun, pastor of the Woodford Memorial Church in Elkins, the gardens project has already substantially improved the quality of life in the surrounding neighborhoods. “There was a member of my congregation who was at a place in life where something encouraging was really needed, and just putting some plants in the ground had a really positive effect,” he says. “A place where you can meet other people, work with your hands, pass on knowledge from grandparents to grandchildren— these are simple, ordinary things that are easy to take for granted, but they are critical for creating and maintaining a strong community.”

Important as community engagement is to D&E, it can’t be the sole outcome of an academic course of study. The college’s mission is “to prepare and inspire students for success and for thoughtful engagement in the world.” It’s only fair to ask: does the Sustainability Studies major— and the related activities of the Center for Sustainability Studies and GreenWorks!—support this mission?

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halfway to earning degrees, answering this question requires talking not only to current majors but also to alumni whose studies overlapped with the new program’s requirements. But the answer seems to be a resounding “yes.”

Where the “preparing and inspiring” part of the college’s mission is concerned, the subject of sustainability fits well into the classical liberal arts format of D&E classes. This format provides ample opportunity for students to explore the subject from all angles, connect on a personal level with professors and classmates, and pursue the questions they find personally motivating. Says Goodman: “I’m more science oriented, so at first I didn’t know what to make of the English and History requirements for the Sustainability Studies major. As I’m getting more and more into it, I’m realizing that sustainability applies to a lot of different areas, jobs and people, so a multidisciplinary approach is really a great way to learn about it.”

“D&E is a great place to learn about anything,” says Adam Williams, who graduated in 2010 with a B.S. in Biology and admits that he is “extremely jealous” that D&E students now have access to a formal Sustainability Studies program. Williams, who worked after graduation with the Woodlands Development Group on planning and obtaining grant funding for the Porter Triplex, is pursuing a master’s degree in environmental science at Alaska Pacific University.

“With a small college, you get a more personal relationship with faculty and administrators, and you can really learn what you want to learn.”

Grants secured by the Center, including recent funding from the WV Department of Environmental Protection, have provided for recycling containers, student internships, and equipment for campus and county recycling programs.

Becky Hill would agree with that.

Before she graduated in 2011, her sustainability-related experiences at D&E included learning about traditional lifestyles on a Winter Term trip to Peru and researching and writing a proposal for building a green roof on part of the Hermanson Campus Center.

No surprises there—except that she did all of this as a double major in English and Theater Arts. “My long-term goal is to use art to increase awareness about problems facing our communities and the world,” says Hill, who also wrote and directed Coal River, a documentary theater project about mountaintop mining.

“Environmental issues will play a big role in that, so I really benefitted from the one-on-one, hands-on environment here at D&E. I don’t think an arts major at a large university could have learned as much as I did about this subject.”

This robust and personalized academic preparation puts D&E students in a strong position to test what they’ve learned in real-world sustainability-related settings, both before and after

{ graduation—a key component in the college’s conception of engagement. “Our experience with Russ and his students on the gardens and on citywide recycling has been very positive, and there are so many additional issues where the city could use that kind of partnership,” says Duke Talbott, the mayor of Elkins. “I’m excited about what we can achieve together in the future.” City Councilwoman Marilynn Cuonzo already has some ideas about one form that such partnering could take: “The city council is always interested in hearing new ideas, but we don’t have time to research everything ourselves. We’d love to hear informational presentations from students about what they’re studying and how they think it could be applied locally to save money or preserve resources.”

The Mills Group, an architecture firm based in Morgantown that specializes in preservation, re-use and sustainable design, also hopes to involve D&E students in its work.

“D&E students are so passionate, and it energizes us to hear their questions and perspectives,” says Michael Mills, the firm’s managing principal, who lectured for a Winter Term green-building class at D&E in 2010. “We are actively looking for opportunities to engage some of them on one of our projects so they can experience some real-life problem solving.”

Of course, another key part of the college’s mission is preparing students for success. Given today’s uncertain economy, it also has to be asked: can a Sustainability Studies major find a job?

“Without a doubt, training in sustainability offers great opportunities for employment,” says Ryan Hess, the director of sustainable design at the Mills Group. “Of course architects increasingly need this skill set, but it’s also needed in public

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policy, urban planning, construction management.

It’s a great launching point for entering all sorts of professional degree programs.”

“I’m optimistic,” says Kyli Catlett, who was an active member of GreenWorks! and consulted with McClain on the design of the Sustainability Studies major before graduating in 2009 with a degree in Environmental Science. Catlett is enrolled in a master’s degree program in Global Leadership and Sustainable Development at Hawaii Pacific University. “I know the economy is not in great condition right now, but people’s interest in sustainability is growing and it’s going to keep growing, so I think it’s an expanding job field.”

It’s a job field that varies a great deal from state to state, of course, but conversations with local businesspeople and other hiring decision makers

Community gardens bloomed in several locations in Elkins as part of a D&E collaborative project with outside organizations.

suggests that the need for workers with knowledge and experience in sustainability seems to be outpacing current supply in West Virginia.

“I get phone calls all the time from engineering firms that would like to be bidding on projects with major sustainability components but just don’t have any expertise about, say, solar or wind power,” says Matt Sherald, who owns Power In My Back Yard and assisted GreenWorks! students with the D&E gazebo solar lighting project. Clark has noticed similar unmet demand. “In the housing field, HUD and other major funders are all giving bonus points or otherwise rewarding projects that include energy-

efficient or other green elements,” he says. “Organizations in West Virginia are at a disadvantage because there isn’t a lot of local knowledge about this stuff, so they have to fund the learning curve. There’s a huge vacuum right now in this area, and I think students graduating from the D&E Sustainability Studies program could be strong candidates to help fill it.”

Even students who aren’t headed into sustainability-related jobs are finding that all kinds of employers are growing more interested in the topic. Bonnie Little, ’11, whose interest in environmental issues led her to become president of the GreenWorks! organization, is currently working for a prescription drug company. “When I interviewed for this job, they told me that my experience with GreenWorks! was important to them because they want to become greener, even though they’re not what you would call an environmental company. That’s a goal that a lot of corporations are embracing these days.”

Of course, a liberal arts education is necessarily different from technical job training. In addition to helping students gain marketable skills, D&E wants to help them think critically and not just interact but engage with the world. Sherald thinks that a Sustainability Studies major is a great framework for achieving this. “Sustainability Studies mixes the high and the low,” he says. “It requires you to do a lot of deep thinking, but it also helps you understand basic things about everyday living that will really improve your quality of life and the quality of life of the people around you, no matter what kind of work you do. I think that’s the real value of the Sustainable Studies program: it’s not just going to help these students get jobs, it’s going to help them become better consumers, better citizens … better people.”

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Augusta & D&E Partner on New Appalachian Studies Program

By Mary McMahon, Guest Writer

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t is a pleasant October afternoon and groups of students and others mill about under a cloudless sky and a summer-like sun that heightens the Autumn shadows around the Hermanson Campus Center plaza.

A few are joined in a traditional Appalachian ritual, taking turns stirring a large kettle of steaming apple butter. Animated conversation and bursts of laughter mingle with the sound of dancers’ feet, tapping to upbeat rhythms of Old Time music.

For many, it is a familiar and enjoyable slice of campus life. But for English major Susan Krakoff, a plucky, wide-eyed transplant from the hubbub of downtown Akron, Ohio, the scene is a curiosity. Of her first meeting with Appalachian culture on campus, she says, “I was just amazed that there were so many multi-talented

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people, who could play music and dance, and I knew I just had to be part of it.”

The clutch of musicians playing fiddle, banjo, and guitar during this Appalachian Music and Dance Club event so excited Krakoff that, with a borrowed banjo in hand, she urged a friend to teach her some chords. Before the afternoon was over, she had actually learned to play a simple tune, though “not very well,” she admits. But it was her first real exposure to Appalachian folk arts and a first step toward becoming part of it all—learning to play the banjo and, later, the fiddle. During private lessons with master folk musician Gerry Milnes, Krakoff proved to be a quick study and is now a member of the Appalachian String Band.

Krakoff is just one example of how the introduction of an Appalachian Studies minor and its integration into the college’s core curriculum has generated unprecedented interest in the folk arts and traditions on campus and in the Elkins community.

Previously viewed as separate and apart from the institution’s liberal arts concept, Augusta’s successful and far-reaching program is now

Appalachian String Band (1 credit) is open to students who play fiddle, banjo, guitar, mandolin, bass, or dulcimer. The group performs regional tunes and songs at festivals and fairs, giving students tremendous growth as musicians and performers.

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“The Appalachian Studies minor, just the very nature of it, is a comprehensive thing and a lot of students are becoming interested in the music and dance, as well as many historic aspects of the region, says Augusta Director Joyce Rossbach, who sees “a cultural shift” on campus. “It’s so important to know the history of where you come from—your traditions, your culture, and

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2007 with a contract BA degree in Appalachian Studies. As ideas for a heritage arts curriculum became topics for serious discussion, Hicks was encouraged by Rossbach and an oversight committee of faculty members to accept the challenge.

She devoted nearly a year toward developing all aspects of the Appalachian Studies minor, using her own degree program as a guide, and determining course requirements by contacting other colleges that offer similar programs. The new curriculum received committee approval and the program was launched in 2010. (See a full listing of curriculum requirements on the right.) Students may earn

Appalachian Studies Minor Requirements – 18 Credits Required Courses: 12 ENGL-151 Appalachian Literature ENVS-214 Natural History of Appalachia HIST-210 Appalachian History SOC-220 Appalachian Cultures and Traditions

Elective Courses: 6 ART-106A Fiber Arts ART-143 The Arts in West Virginia and Appalachia HER-150 & 250 Crafts HER-160 & 260 Traditional Music & Dance HER-173 White Oak Basket Making HER-174 Applied Appalachian String Band Music HER-175 Appalachian Flatfooting & Clogging HER-176 Appalachian Folklore HER-180 & 280 Folklore

The Dance Collective (1 credit) performs vernacular dance forms of Appalachia, accompanied by the String Band. Dances include clogging, flatfooting, buck and square dancing, Collegiate Stepping, and tap, as well as the step dances of Ireland and Canada.

your music. You are who you are because of how [and where] you were reared,” she notes.

Creation of the Minor The concept for the minor was created by Hampshire County, WV, native and D&E alumna Brittany Hicks, who graduated in

college credits by enrolling in Appalachian-related classes or by taking an Augusta summer class. Also, students may audition for scholarships and can receive one credit each semester by joining the Dance Collective or the Appalachian String Band.

A Multidisciplinary Perspective Chancellor Dr. Michael Mihalyo, an Ohio native, who is broadly familiar with Appalachian folk

HER-184 Appalachian String Band HER-185 Clogging Team HIST-211 West Virginia History HIST-152 Southern History MUSC-150-169, 250-269, & 350-369 Applied Music (Instruments played in traditional Appalachian styles) RMTO-115 Wilderness Experience

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{ traditions, expressed glowing approval. “The Appalachian Studies minor is extremely important because it is crucial that we become familiar with the history and heritage of our culture,” he says. “This is why the minor was created and integrated into the fabric of the academic community. It naturally intersects with Augusta because of the heritage traditions taught and nurtured during the summer program, and because the heritage arts courses will be taught by the instructors involved with Augusta.” Mihalyo says the Appalachian Studies curriculum and related folk arts activities will align seamlessly with the fine and performing arts, as students specializing in Appalachian music, dance and song begin to reach a professional level and could entertain, as well as enlighten, audiences.

“It’s a natural thing to take the Augusta mission to the next level,” says Milnes, who is Folk Arts Coordinator for the Augusta

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Award-winning dancer Matthew Kupstas is Administrative Assistant for the Augusta Heritage Center and the Center for Sustainability Studies. He apprenticed with the Footworks Percussive Dance Ensemble in Annapolis, MD, then earned a clogging scholarship to dance and choreograph for the Bailey Mountain Cloggers (BMC). Kupstas won consecutive grand champion honors at the American Clogging Hall of Fame’s World Clogging Championships with BMC, and has danced throughout the United States, as well as Spain and Canada.

Heritage Center and a distinguished authority on Appalachian culture. “Recognition of Southern Appalachia as a distinct region is relatively new, and this distinction has become more widely recognized in just the last 30 to 40 years,” adds Milnes, a 22-year veteran of the Augusta staff and the author of two books on Appalachian culture.

Rossbach, who grew up on a farm in Greenville, SC, experienced her own “Aha” moments, similar to Krakoff’s, during her first summer at Augusta. She came, she participated and she was enthralled by the entire concept—classes taught by professional artisans and musicians, the night life, such as concerts, sessions and constant interaction with other folk arts enthusiasts. Thereafter, she came each summer to get her “Augusta fix.” This year marks Rossbach’s 20th year with the program

and her fourth as director.

Appalachian Studies – Timely and Timeless To emphasize the continuing interest in the distinctive cultural, environmental, and topographic characteristics of Southern Appalachia, scholars gather by the hundreds for the annual Appalachian Studies Conference, held at various locations in the region. It attracts an amalgamation of historians, sociologists, environmentalists, economists, politicians, musicians, and others, who present “newly minted” research material for consideration by their peers. It is also a magnet for performing musicians, as well as publishers and representatives of university presses, who specialize in Appalachian stories and history.

Formal and informal interaction centers on the region’s natural resources, energy production, the political climate, and prevailing cultural stigmas such as poverty, lack of education and perceived backwardness of Appalachian people.

The History of Southern Appalachia

The Appalachian Studies Curriculum is designed to promote awareness of the cultural and environmental heritage of the Appalachian region within the context of the modern world, and represents the College’s commitment to the region that is its home.

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The name Appalachian (Appa-latch-i-an) came from the Appalachee Indians. Its boundaries begin in Pennsylvania and extend southwest to northern Alabama. Moving southeast,

{ the southern region includes parts of western Maryland, West Virginia (the only state whose boundaries are entirely within the region), western Virginia, western North Carolina, northwestern South Carolina, and northern Georgia. The western boundary follows the upper Ohio River to include eastern Kentucky, middle Tennessee, and northern Alabama, the southern-most limit of the region.

In the 1700s, large numbers of settlers came to the region from England, Scotland and Germany, seeking land, more freedoms and new opportunities. The multicultural population later increased with another influx of people from Ireland, Wales, France, Italy, Holland, and Africa. Settlers were fraught with poverty, inadequate education and unanticipated economic struggles, factors that continue to be among the region’s identifying characteristics.

The topography and environmental elements so isolated the villages and farms, that physical isolation became mental and cultural isolation.

In some regions of Southern Appalachia, partial antidotes to poverty would come through more accessible education and the all-important development of infrastructure and roads, which opened doors to other areas of progress. Since 1965, when Congress created the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC),

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general conditions have improved through funding that has encouraged and improved education, transportation, and medical care.

In his book Appalachian Values, Loyal Jones, a recognized authority on Appalachian culture, customs and humor, describes Appalachian people as “independent, self-reliant, proud, neighborly, hospitable, humble, modest, patriotic, and having a good sense of humor.”

In the Swing of Things Music and dance were important elements in that early melting pot of folk arts. That heritage is, indeed, alive and active at Davis & Elkins College, enriching many lives on campus and in the greater community.

Clogging became an American folk dance rooted in the Appalachian Mountains. Settlers brought with them their native styles of music and dance, and the combination of these became known as clogging and Old Time. The word “clog,” which comes from the Gaelic, means “time.”

Award-winning dancer Matthew Kupstas is the artistic director and choreographer of the D&E Dance Collective (formerly the Clogging Team) organized in 2010. Kupstas has performed with Grammy Award winners Nickel Creek and Jim Mills, and has danced throughout the United States, as well as Spain and Canada. The String Band and the Dance Collective have been featured on a segment of WCHS-TV’s “Traveling West Virginia” program.

Kupstas and Rebecca Hill, a 2011 D&E graduate and member of the Dance Collective, often appear

as a dance team. Last summer, they danced before a sold out crowd at the Newport Folk Festival as part of the Seeger Clogging All Stars. Hill is the AmeriCorp VISTA worker for the Augusta Heritage Center, working under Milnes to initiate the West Virginia Mountain Dance Trail, a project intended to revitalize the local dance traditions in 10 communities across central West Virginia. That project was recently mentioned in The Atlantic Monthly as part of an article on Kickstarter, a fundraising website.

“Augusta is a tremendous resource for Davis & Elkins College and its students,” concludes Dr. Mihalyo. “Students have shown a strong interest and the public has responded favorably to our outreach with the Dance Collective and String Band.

Augusta is a known brand. Add to that the popularity of the Heritage Arts at the national level, and it seems fair to say we are in the right place at the right time to launch what will be a very popular academic program in Appalachian Studies.”

For more information about the Augusta Heritage Center and its programs, go to www. augustaheritagecenter.org.

Variations in elevation and topography make the Southern Appalachian Mountains among the most biologically diverse areas in the world outside of the tropics. There are an estimated 100 species of trees, 500 vertebrate species and 2,000 higher plant species native to the Blue Ridge Mountains alone.

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Outstanding Alumni Honored at Homecoming Banquet

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avis & Elkins College honored three alumni during the annual Homecoming Banquet and Awards Ceremony in October. Honorees included Jim B. Lloyd, ’61, Distinguished Alumnus Award; Debbie Payne Fragale, ’81, Tower Award; and Lonnie L. Martin, ’02, Outstanding Young Alumnus Award.

The Distinguished Alumnus Award is the highest award given to a Davis & Elkins College alumnus or alumna who has made significant contributions to society in his or her career. The criteria for selection include career advancement and related service to others, significant honors in one’s field, and commitment to Davis & Elkins College. The 2011 recipient, Jim Blake Lloyd, graduated from Davis & Elkins College with a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering in 1961.

Lloyd was President of his senior class, of the Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity and the Inter-Fraternity Council. He was Vice President of Sigma Tau Delta English honorary and the Engineering Society. He served as Senior Editor of the year book, Senatus, and was a varsity basketball letterman.

Lloyd is a registered Professional Engineer in West Virginia, Ohio, and Georgia. His career began with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the Pittsburgh District where he was the Resident Engineer on the Hannibal Locks & Dam on the Ohio River until 1973.

After receiving top performance recognition, he became the

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He managed the day-to-day operations of the federal power system in 10 southeastern States.

He served on several committees and organizations in the electrical industry, the primary collective purpose of which was to protect and enhance the reliability of the electrical system of North America. Among consistently outstanding performance ratings and exceptional service awards, he received the Distinguished Career Service Award from the Secretary of Energy in 2004 upon his retirement after 42 years of service.

Lloyd has also contributed to his community in many ways and currently serves as Chairman of the Elberton Federal Savings & Loan Association and of the Elbert Memorial Hospital Authority.

He has served as President of the Elberton Rotary Club, the Elbert County Historical Society, the Samuel Elbert Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution, and as Chairman of the Elbert County Chamber of Commerce.

He spearheaded his Davis & Elkins College 50th Class Reunion and its 50th Reunion Class Gift. A member of the 1904 Society, Jim continues to be faithful in support of D&E annual giving campaigns.

President G.T. ‘Buck’ Smith with Distinguished Alumnus Jim Lloyd, Class of 1961. The Distinguished Alumnus Award is the highest award given to a Davis & Elkins College alumnus or alumna who has made significant contributions to society in his or her career.

Resident Engineer on the Smithland Locks and Dam on the Ohio River in the Nashville District. In 1976, Lloyd moved to Georgia to serve as the Resident Engineer on the Richard B. Russell Dam, Lake, and Powerhouse project on the Savannah River in the Savannah District.

In 1982, Lloyd accepted a position as Assistant Administrator of the Southeastern Power Administration of the U.S. Department of Energy.

The Tower Award is presented to a D&E alumnus or alumna for outstanding commitment and service to the College and its alumni programs. The criteria for selection include volunteering of time, talent and/or funds in support of the numerous student and alumni programs the College offers.

This year’s honoree was Debbie Payne Fragale, who graduated from Davis & Elkins College in 1981 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and Fashion Merchandising.

An experienced Senior Retail Executive, Debbie Fragale focuses

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Tower Award honoree Debbie Payne Fragale, Class of 1981, with husband Ron Fragale and Dr. Gloria M. Payne, Senior Counsel to the President, Chair Emerita of the Department of Business, and D&E Class of 1946. The Tower Award is presented to a D&E alumnus or alumna for outstanding commitment and service to the College and its alumni programs.

on entrepreneurial success, with distinctive skills in developing brand loyalty, providing outstanding customer relations, and managing distribution through strategic analysis of sales data.

School and sponsored a fundraising event for the Elkins High School Cheerleaders’ new uniform drive. She worked as the coordinator between Stone & Thomas and the Ronald McDonald House in Morgantown to help stock the house with needed items as it prepared to open.

Fragale’s life exemplifies service in many forms. During college, she held offices in Beta Alpha Beta, Phi Mu, and Phi Beta Lambda.

She served in student government and was active in campus ministry activities. She was a member of the Fashion Club, the French Club, modeled in many school fashion shows, and participated in intramural sports. In 1981, she was Miss D&E, was elected by the full Greek population to receive the Outstanding Greek Spirit Award, and was named Outstanding Business Student.

Fragale served the Mountain State Forest Festival for five years, the Rotary Club as a Board member and Co-Chair of the Events Committee, and is a Paul Harris Fellow. She is a “Wish Granter” for Make a Wish Foundation, and helped to start a D&E alumni chapter in Richmond, Virginia.

As an alumna, Fragale volunteered as the Alumni Representative during initiation of new members in the Phi Mu Beta Rho chapter.

She was co-chair of the “Taking Care of Business” fashion show and reunion and returns annually to help with the Beta Alpha Beta award banquet. She has supervised internship students, and participated in “Project Interview” and “An Evening with Business.”

She has helped lead a number of fund drives at D&E including the 2009 Athletic Boosters campaign.

Martin graduated from Davis & Elkins College in 2002 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theatre Arts, and has written over a dozen scripts for both stage and screen in West Virginia, the District of

Fragale has served as a Senior Project Mentor at Elkins High

The Outstanding Young Alumnus Award is presented to an alumnus who has graduated from Davis & Elkins College within the last 10 years and shows unusual promise in his/her profession and loyalty and commitment to the College. Criteria for selection include professional achievements and honors, community service/service to others, and commitment to the College. The 2011 Outstanding Young Alumnus Award recipient is Lonnie Martin.

Columbia, Chicago and Toronto.

His work has been recognized by some of Washington, D.C.’s finest actors, producers, authors, and arts advocates as well as film festivals in California and Pennsylvania.

Ningen Manga Productions was officially launched in 1999 when Martin, along with acclaimed artist Leanne Buckley, developed and independently published Strangling Desdemona, a comic book based on Martin’s screenplay of the same name. Shortly afterward, Martin was invited to join the writing and development staff of the internationally recognized Santa Fe Writers Project. He contributed essays on the comic book writing style as well as on the practicalities of the writing life. Strangling Desdemona was selected as best screenplay in SFWP’s awards program hosted by author Richard Currey.

After several screenplays and awards in Washington, D.C.’s theatre scene, Martin soon began immersing himself in film. He appeared in independent films, took some time off to marry actress Cindy Marie Martin, then returned to screenplays. In May 2005, Martin wrote, directed and co-produced the short film, First Session. The film garnered positive reviews and was accepted as an official entry in both the Temecula Valley International Film & Music Festival and the West Chester Film Festival.

Associate Professor of Theatre Tom Hackman with Distinguished Young Alumnus Lonnie Martin, Class of 2002.

The Outstanding Young Alumnus Award is presented to an alumnus who has graduated from Davis & Elkins College within the last 10 years and shows unusual promise in his/her profession and loyalty and commitment to the College.

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Reconnecting. Cheryl Gilchrist Murphy, ’81, and Dave and Martha ‘Cookie’ Monroe Mockenstrum, ’81, at the Farewell brunch.

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Home Again. D&E Trustees Reggie Owens, ’83, and Eric Nilsen, ’82, enjoy a reunion in the Ice House.

First Team. Members of D&E’s first soccer team were honored by the men’s and women’s soccer teams. Those shown, in alphabetical order, include Jim Bushyeager, ’65; Dennis Bye, ’65; Gary Horvath, ’62; Bill McQuarty, ’62 and Bill Pilat, ’61.

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50-Year Class. Members of the Class of 1961 enjoyed dinner together at Hearthstone. Shown are, seated, l-r: Jackie Thornhill Bright, Judy Lynn Beckham Brewster, Dottie Herring Wamsley, Trish Bethany, Judith Ellen Jones, Sharon Jack McQuain, and Dian Metzger MacNichol; standing, l-r, Tharon Jack, Jim B. Lloyd, Sam Topal, Bill Pilat, Richard Brown, Bob Livingston, George Morgan, David Ferreby, Elizabeth ‘Liz’ Reed Branch, Charles Thompson, Bob Hanson, Ruth Ann Hallett Normann, and Roy Ostrom.

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D&E Family. D&E Coordinator of Alumni Relations Wendy Morgan and James Bone, ’57.

Coming Together. D&E Artist-in-Residence Jack Gibbons greets Mike DiMario, ’60, and Noodie Runner. Gibbons performed in Halliehurst for alumni and friends on Saturday afternoon.

Favorite Stories. George Morgan, ’61, and Sherri Morgan, enjoy a story with Gary Horvath, 62.

One of a Kind! Twins from the Class of ’61 Tharon Jack and Sharon Jack McQuain.

Great Performances. The Tedford Choir reunited for the 2011 Homecoming Concert.

Shown here are, first row, l-r: Bonnie Cook Krum, ’70; Trish Bethany, ’61; and Sidney Tedford; second row: Judy Shelton, ’65; Jennifer Klasan Dowler, ’72; Nancy Walker Caparulo, ’66; Maggie Carmona Heaney, ’69; Judith Newbery Thompson, ’60; Ginny Prichard Dansby, '69; Ruth Cattelle Fotheringham, '69; Joanne Person Bendy, ’66; and Peggy Rice Horisk, ’70; third row: Gary Baer, ’63; Bill Ballinger, ’71; Charlie Best, ’69; Jeff Gilbert, ’68; Charles Thompson, ’61; Al Prichard, ’66; Tom Mullis, ’65; and Phil Holt, ’71; and fourth row: Ray Snyder, '69; Giles Wright, ’68; Drake Dowler, ’69; Sara Showalter Rodgers, ’72; and Elizabeth ‘Liz’ Reed Branch, ’61.

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– both on and off campus. This of course had to be underscored by real and tangible financial progress – the result primarily of increased enrollment and gifts – while lifting the quality of everything we do.”

Michael Mihalyo Named Davis & Elkins Chancellor College Leadership Team Endorsed

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avis & Elkins College President G. T. ‘Buck’ Smith announced the appointment of Dr. Michael P. Mihalyo, Jr. to the newly-created position of Chancellor following the March Board of Trustees meeting.

In this capacity, Mihalyo will be responsible for overseeing day-today administration of the College as well as represent and act on behalf of the President. He will continue also in his present role as Provost and chief academic officer, with direct responsibility for faculty appointments, promotion and tenure, and curriculum design.

At its Spring meeting, the D&E Board of Trustees reaffirmed Smith’s continuing appointment as President and CEO. At the same time, they endorsed his appointment of Dr. Mihalyo as Chancellor and Provost, and the continuing appointment of Kevin

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Wilson as Executive Vice President.

Commenting on Dr. Mihalyo’s appointment, President Smith said, “Since coming to D&E last August, Michael has demonstrated repeatedly his extraordinary capacity to ‘get things done’ with insight and clarity, touched by his warm humanity.

This is often a rare managerial talent. By his now taking responsibility for the normally on-campus presidential duties as well as representing the College to the wider higher education community, I will be freed up to focus almost exclusively on helping plan and secure the College’s future.”

Following the Board of Trustees meeting, Board Chair Paul Stirrup noted, “Four years ago when Buck Smith was first named President, the first order of business was to recapture a spirit of hope and future possibility throughout the entire College

He continued: “Our progress to-date is evident everywhere – from the three-year 50% increase in full time enrollment to the near tripling of total private gift support; from retirement of our long-standing external debt ($9.8 million in 2008 to zero in November 2011) to the 53% increase in the College’s overall Net Worth; from the enhanced beauty and maintenance of the campus to bold new academic initiatives, the College is now in the strongest position of its 108year history.

“The transformation of Davis & Elkins College under President Smith and Executive Vice President Kevin Wilson has been nothing short of miraculous. With their continuing leadership and the dedicated service of others on the Management Team, Faculty and Staff – and with the appointment now of Dr. Mihalyo as Chancellor – we have the leadership in place to continue the College’s forward momentum into the future.”

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Dr. Carol Carter Chair of Business and Entrepreneurship

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r. Carol A. Carter has been named Professor and Chair of the College’s Department of Business and Entrepreneurship.

Most recently a full professor at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Dr. Carter succeeds Dr. Gloria Payne who will continue to hold the McDonnell Chair in Business Administration honoring Dr. Gloria M. Payne, and serve as Senior Counsel to the President.

Dr. Carter, who holds degrees in Marketing and Human Resources from Louisiana State University, taught in the E.J. Ourso College of Business and provided leadership for key entrepreneurship programs at LSU: the Stephenson Entrepreneurship Center, the Social Entrepreneurship Initiative, the Women in Business Program, and the Entrepreneurship Program for Veterans with Disabilities.

For the Stephenson Center, she developed a business model for bringing distance learning to LSU and served on the University’s “Distance Learning Initiative.”

Commenting on Dr. Carter’s appointment, President Smith said, “Last year, when Dr. Payne accepted her first sabbatical leave after 65 years of teaching at D&E, we knew we could never “replace” her as chair of the Business Department.

But we were determined to find the best possible “successor.” Even after only a few short weeks, Dr. Carter has demonstrated she clearly is that person.”

Dr. Carter’s research interests include Entrepreneurship Training

Dr. Carol A. Carter has been named Professor and Chair of the Department of Business and Entrepreneurship at D&E after serving as full professor at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. She specializes in entrepreneurship training and curriculum.

Effectiveness for women, global management training issues in developing countries, micro-lending issues, and entrepreneurship education in K-12. Her research has received funding from the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance, the Staples Foundation and the Entergy Foundation.

Between 2007 and 2009, Dr. Carter served as colead author of “EntreLA,” an entrepreneurship curriculum commissioned by the Louisiana State

Board of Education to teach entrepreneurship to juniors and seniors in Louisiana’s public high schools. The curriculum was approved for use by the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, and is currently being taught in public high schools throughout the state.

Dr. Carter has presented academic papers in Europe, China, Brazil and the United States. In addition to her academic career, Dr. Carter also has first-hand experience in business, having owned and operated two companies: Dressing for Two and World Wide Health Services. She also worked in television advertising with WBRZ, Baton Rouge.

Dr. Carter is particularly eager to help further the entrepreneurial and enterprising spirit of the Elkins and Randolph County business communities. Already she has participated in several local Chamber of Commerce and other business-related events.

Future projects include a series of presentations for business start-ups, including topics on doing business with China and U.S. Government agencies as well as how to capitalize a new business.

Dr. Carter has received numerous honors and awards, including the Tiger Athletic Foundation Undergraduate Teaching Award, a peer-nominated and elected award at LSU; Entrepreneurship 101 Award for Outstanding Leadership in the Field of Business Creativity and Entrepreneurship by the Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education; and Excellence in Entrepreneurship from Syracuse University. She earlier served on the Board of the Governor’s Conference for Economic Development for Louisiana Governor Mike Foster and Governor Kathleen Blanco.

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} Volleyball The volleyball team finished 1227 overall and 4-10 in conference and was led by senior rightside Jana Lowe who was named AllWVIAC second team. Freshman Nicole Miller was named to the WVIAC All-Freshmen Team. The Senators will lose Alex Barnard, Carrie Brown, Kali Enix, Jana Lowe, Lindsay Russo, and Bre Tognoli to graduation.

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By Jason Asbell, Sports Information Director Men's Soccer The 2011 campaign was a success for the men’s soccer team and second year coach Aron Bassoff as the Senators finished 12-6-1 overall and 5-3-1 in the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC). The Senators fell to the University of Charleston in the WVIAC Tournament semifinals after defeating PITT-Johnstown 3-1 in the first round. The Senators defeated rivals West Virginia Wesleyan (2-0) and AldersonBroaddus College (4-0) en route to a fourth place conference finish.

Senior Tim Bugge and freshman Humberto Bertran were named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Atlantic Region third team, and Bugge was also named to the NSCAA All-Academic East Region team.

At the conference level Bugge was selected to the All-WVIAC first team, while David Nuernberg and Humberto Bertran were named to the second team, and Dan Savory

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and Alberto Di Girolamo received Honorable Mention.

Coach Bassoff summarized the season highlights, commenting: “We are excited about the direction the program is going with a turnaround from last season to now. Finishing 12-6-1, being nationally ranked, finishing second in the conference in goals scored and least goals allowed, while producing the first and third leading scorer and point getters in the conference and just missing out on an NCAA bid were great highlights for us this past season. With a solid returning core, the future looks bright for the team and we look forward to the 2012 season.”

Women's Soccer The women’s soccer team advanced to the WVIAC Championship game in 2011 and lost to AldersonBroaddus 1-0 to end a very productive season. The Senators (9-8-1 overall and 5-3-1 in the WVIAC) were playing their best soccer at the end of the year just as Coach Raul Ovalle planned. He noted: “We talked about our season and it being a race to the finish, and for us it did not matter how we started the race but it mattered how we finished the race.

We made a great run to the Championship as we won a demanding game in the first round, knocked off the number one seed in the semifinals, before losing to the number two seed.” Junior defender Allison Dant earned All-WVIAC first team honors for the third year in a row and was joined on the first team by her sister Cole Dant, as well as Sarah Fyock. Ashley Winklespecht, Alexa McCartney, and Victoria Gustitis were named to the second team, while Luci Legaspi and Alison Bogar received Honorable Mention.

Women's Tennis Coach Otis Cutshaw continues to lay the foundation for the women’s tennis program at D&E and the Senators are getting better on a daily basis. For the second year in a row the women’s tennis team knocked off Concord in the WVIAC Tournament before falling to #1 seed Charleston.

Despite a 4-10 record overall and a 2-6 conference record the future is bright as the entire team will return in 2012.

Golf Second year head coach Dr. Wally Edgell is working hard to build the golf program and this season he led the Senators to a sixth place finish at the WVIAC Golf Championship. Freshman Ciar Porciani finished in a tie for 11th, senior Alasdair Forsythe placed 25th, sophomore Christopher Young finished 26th, freshman Phil Rutherford was 29th, and junior Justin Tanner finished 61st.

Cross Country The Davis & Elkins cross country teams made great strides in 2011 and appear to be poised for a breakout season in 2012.

The D&E women finished 8th in the WVIAC and were led by freshman Ellen Cantaral, who was the number one runner for the Senators in most meets. Coach Will Shaw commented, “Megan Gyongyosi closed out her career with her best season ever and

{ Amber Kocela had a very solid senior season to finish her career.

We will miss Megan and Amber in 2012. They have been real leaders … even going back to their freshman years. By the end of the season I could see their impact on the younger women. We are going to be a better team in 2012 because of them. Ellen and Sydney Mucha have given us a real lift and already fit in well with our veterans. We hope to keep moving up in the conference standings next fall.”

The D&E men finished 9th at the WVIAC Championship meet and according to Coach Shaw, “had a solid season.” All seven varsity runners set personal best times and sophomore Tommy Boone had four Top 15 finishes. Coach Shaw stated, “We lost two of our top five from the 2010 team … one of those just before the season began. But these guys closed ranks and dedicated themselves to getting better. When you finish 9th some will think this was a bad season. But when you see it from the inside and know their work ethic and how far they came in really tough competition … from the inside these guys are winners.”

All seven return in 2012 and will continue to move us up in the standings.

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Palmer Names New Head Volleyball Coach

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avis & Elkins College has named Ashley Pappas, formerly Assistant Volleyball Coach & Recruiting Coordinator at West Virginia University and a Naperville, Illinois, native as Head Volleyball Coach for the Senators.

Having assumed her D&E coaching duties on January 23rd, Pappas brings a well-rounded understanding of the sport and impressive playing and coaching experience. "We are very fortunate to have Coach Pappas join our coaching staff," notes Athletic Director Ron Palmer. "She brings a history of player experience and coaching experience that will benefit both our volleyball program and student-athletes."

A former NCAA Division I volleyball player at West Virginia University, Pappas posted 265 kills and 501 digs in the 314 total games she played as a Mountaineer from 2004-07. She was a fouryear Letter-winner, served as team captain her senior season and received WVU's Women's Volleyball Coaches Award as a senior in 2007.

She also assisted with the WVU Volleyball Camp, coordinating drills and teaching the basic fundamentals of the sport.

Pappas earned a Bachelor of Science in Sports and Exercise Psychology in 2008. She went on to become Assistant Volleyball Coach at WVU under then Head Coach Veronica Hammersmith from 2008-10. During her tenure as Assistant Coach, Pappas was responsible for a wide range of duties including on-court training and pre- and post- game management.

Pappas was promoted to Recruiting Coordinator and Assistant Volleyball Coach under new Head Coach Jill Kramer in August, 2010. Her duties expanded to include recruiting and statistical evaluation of team players and summer camp activities.

"I would like to thank President G.T. 'Buck' Smith, Vice President Kevin Wilson, and Athletic Director Ron Palmer," notes Coach Pappas. "I am honored to

have been given the opportunity to be part of the Davis & Elkins College athletic staff. Over the past several years I have gained a genuine love for the great state of West Virginia and look to combine that with my love for the sport of volleyball. I look forward to being in the gym with the team and getting to work!"

Pappas is an active volunteer with a number of organizations promoting health and physical fitness, such as Stepping Stones and the Choosy Kids Club in Morgantown, and the Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Association Telethon. As with all members of the faculty and staff at D&E, part of her duties will include outreach to the larger community through volleyball clinics and camps for area youth.

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Davis and Elkins College Establishes New Raymond Clive Watson Scholarship

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avis & Elkins College announces a new scholarship that honors a former student who exemplified excellence both on and off the D&E basketball court.

The scholarship honors Raymond Clive Watson (Class of 1987), who passed away in October of 2010.

According to his widow, Ann Margaret Tinney-Watson (Class of 1986), who established the endowed award, the scholarship is intended to support a student athlete in his endeavor to receive a higher education.

person,” he said. “This honors his character.”

“This is the best way to honor his memory,” she said. “Although Clive was recruited from England to play basketball, education was the whole reason he came to the U.S.” Margaret met Clive at D&E where she was immediately impressed with his dedication to his studies. “For him, that came first,” she said.

“My role now is to get kids to college—as a student athlete, education should come first,” he said. “That is part of my friend’s legacy.”

Joe Super, Clive’s former basketball coach at D&E, agrees. He had recruited Clive and always felt he was the perfect gentleman. “He never used a cross word and I often held him as a standard for my own son.”

“As wonderful as he was as an athlete, Clive was a hundred times better as a person,” Joe said. “This scholarship is the perfect way to honor him. So often people focus on just the athletic attributes of a

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Clive’s former roommate, Tony Biggers (Class of 1987) was also impressed with Clive – from that first handshake in the dorm room as a freshman to watching each other’s children grow older. Tony, now a high school basketball coach in Baltimore, highly values the years he and Clive remained close. His experiences at D&E and that friendship influenced his decision to become an educational sports consultant.

For Margaret, she’s thankful to be able to endow this scholarship to continue that legacy. “He always based his life on setting a good example; on being the type of person you ought to be. I know that he would’ve wanted to help others and I hope others will be inspired to help as well.”

The Watson Scholarship will be awarded annually to a member of the men’s basketball team who demonstrates both financial need and academic merit. First preference will be given to a member of a racial or ethnic minority.

Commenting on Margaret Watson’s spirit of generosity, Pat Schumann, Vice President for College Advancement said, “Her beautiful act of honoring his memory in this way speaks volumes about her character and commitment. The scholarship seeks to perpetuate how Clive, who died too young, inspired and helped others. Not only was he an excellent student, he was a leader both on and off the court.”

At a Senators home basketball game in February, Margaret and her son, Matthew, were presented with a framed jersey, retiring Clive’s number 30, from members of the current team. “We are so grateful for her endowment,” Schumann said at the presentation.

“It demonstrates what we truly believe: once a part of the D&E family, always a part.”

For more information contact the D&E Office of Advancement, 304-637-1340.

Friends and family of the late Raymond Clive Watson, gathered to announce a scholarship named in his honor. Front row, from left, Debbie Super, Ann Margaret Tinney-Watson and Elizabeth Tinney.

Back row, from left, Joe Super, former D&E basketball coach; the Watsons' son, Matthew Watson; and Troy Newbraugh, former D&E classmate and scholarship supporter.

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The D&E Baseball Team with Director of Randolph County Catholic Charities, Cindy Hammer.

D&E Baseball Donates to Catholic Charities The Senator Baseball team has donated 1,719 pounds of non-perishable food items along with $300 to Catholic Charities in Elkins. The recordsetting donation was the culmination of an eightmonth campaign spearheaded by two D&E players.

Director of the Randolph County Catholic Charities, Cindy Hammer, noted, “I was astonished by the initiative of these young men who really came up with this whole idea and did this on their own. They actually interviewed me before telling me their plans, making sure we were a good fit with their mission to help the local community. To date, the Hits for Hunger campaign still ranks as the highest single donation to our organization.”

Hits for Hunger was the brain-child of junior outfielder Anthony Ragos from Montclair, Virginia, and senior right-handed pitcher John Commins from Middletown, New York. “It was a way for the team to partner with the community and help the residents of Randolph County,” explains Ragos. “We hope to make this an annual event.”

Ragos and Commins are currently working on the Second Annual Hits for Hunger campaign and hope to exceed last year’s donations with your help. “It takes days or even weeks to get out of a slump,” explains Ragos, “but try being hungry for a day.”

Each player found sponsors to donate items. By sponsoring a hitter on the team, the donor gave one non-perishable food item for every hit earned over the course of the season. Sponsoring a pitcher obligated donors to give one non-perishable item for each strikeout earned throughout the season.

In addition, the team positioned food drop boxes at all home games and went door-to-door for donations.

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Why We Ask... & Why You Care.

One Gift. Any Size. Every Year.

Your gift to The D&E Fund helps every student every day.

You see, tuition provides just 59 percent of the College’s total revenue. The D&E Fund helps make up the rest, funding student scholarships, academic programs, student success, campus upkeep, equipment and technology for classrooms, library resources, student life and athletics.

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The D&E Fund is the lifeblood of the college. So make your gift to D&E count the most – make it to The D&E Fund. It’s the simplest and most direct way you can help your College fulfill its mission: To prepare and inspire students for success and for thoughtful engagement in the world.

Call 1-304-637-1240 or give online at dewv.edu/giving to be a part of D&E today!

Note: Our fiscal year ends June 30. A gift before that Saturday can make a big difference for D&E.

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Homecoming isn’t the only fun for D&E Alumni. Last summer’s Woodstock All-Alumni Reunion was a blast!

SAVE THE DATE! Get together with your D&E BFFs (best friends forever!) It’s fun. And you’ll thank yourself for the memories. Mark your calendar now with these upcoming alumni events.

May 5

Virginia Alumni Chapter 3rd Annual Senators Social Monticello Tour and Lunch at Historic Michie Tavern Charlottesville, VA

May 12-13

Baccalaureate and Commencement

May 19

Ohio Regional Alumni Chapter Lunch and afternoon at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium Columbus, OH

June 16

Maryland Alumni Chapter Inner Harbor Cruise

First Week in July

Alumni Gathering in Pittsburgh, PA Lydia’s Restaurant in the Strip District – In conjunction with the Presbyterian Church (USA) General Assembly

Peace. Friend and alumnus George Cline, ’73, who organized the Woodstock Reunion, passed on March 31. It is with sadness that we share this news, but with gladness that we remember the joy George brought to the lives of D&E alumni, friends and family. Shown in Halliehurst last summer are (l-r): Beverly and George Cline, ’73, and Suzan McClelland Bright, ’71.

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Tri-State (PA, WV, OH) Alumni Chapter Wild Things Minor League Baseball Game

October 12-14

Homecoming 2012 Parent volunteers Deborah Panell and Meredith Morrison write thank you notes to parents who have donated to the Parent Council’s “Phantom Ball” fundraiser. The D&E Parent Council is raising $12,000 to purchase new furniture for Booth Library. To be a part of this year’s Phantom Ball, contact Lisa Senic, coordinator of Parent Relations, at senicl@dewv.edu or 304-637-1240.

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"Senators Forever" Week Inspires the Spirit of Giving D&E celebrated Senators Forever!

Week this spring, which was designed to create a culture of giving and philanthropy among students. According to Jeremy Golston, Coordinator of the D&E Fund, Senators Forever “helped students understand how they personally benefit from the generosity of others and inspired them to think about how they might help future generations of students.”

want to make sure they realize “ Ihow much we appreciate them.

An integral part of the College’s newly developed Young Alumni program, Senators Forever is specifically designed for current students. “We are hoping to inspire the spirit of giving early, while students are still on campus,” Jeremy says. “Part of that goal is informing students of the role alumni and donors play in their lives. Many students don’t realize how much they benefit from private support.”

Giving Thanks. Students composed personal thank you notes to donors during the Senators Forever Week Thank-A-Thon.

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We depend on donors to help keep tuition affordable. It really makes a difference. ” – Nouna Anthony Freshman, Charles Town, WV

Any program involving students must also be fun, so the College scheduled a full week of events that included D&E Team Trivia, a student art show and a Thank-A-Thon in which students wrote approximately 500 thank-you notes to donors to show their appreciation. “Creating a sense of unity among students is very important,” Jeremy says.

“This program will also help prepare them for their role as D&E alumni,” he notes. “As a D&E graduate, I’m very excited about being a part of an initiative that will help future generations of students.”

Bringing Passion to A New Advancement Role Jeremy Golston, Class of '04, and Coordinator of the D&E Fund, knew at the beginning of his most recent job search that he wanted more than just a desk job. “I needed something I was passionate about and provided a great creative outlet,” he says. He found that opportunity once he joined the college’s Advancement team, charged with growing the D&E Fund and developing a Young Alumni program.

To say that Jeremy is energetic is an understatement. With his D&E degree in marketing, he became a hard-working, small business owner, successfully managing Highland Prospects, an outdoor sports equipment store that was originally located in Davis, then in downtown Elkins. After five years of business with partner and fellow D&E graduate Ben Clark, they closed the storefront, and Jeremy began to look for a new way to be excited about going to work every day.

“I knew I wanted to be a part of D&E. I really believe the College is heading for great things,” Jeremy says.

“When I came to campus for Homecoming last year, I was very excited about what was happening, from new academic initiatives to campus improvements.”

He is also passionate about giving. “I think philanthropy is a very personal thing and something that needs to be

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nurtured,” he adds. When not busy brainstorming on high energy events, he’s communicating with alumni one on one. “I want to align their hearts with their passions. It’s all about creating a culture of philanthropy.”

Pat Schumann, Vice President for College Advancement, echoes his enthusiasm and affirms the importance of the new Young Alumni initiatives Jeremy is leading. “I can’t say enough about what Jeremy is contributing to our program,” she notes. “His innovative ideas and leadership ability have enabled us to launch programs for students and young alumni just months after his joining our team. Most importantly, his passion for D&E is contagious, and I’ve heard from more than one person that a conversation with Jeremy inspires them to ask, ‘How can I help?’”

If you didn’t receive a postcard in the mail asking for updated contact information, please go online to dewv.edu/ youngalumni/connect.cfm to do so. Jeremy notes: “Feel free to email any thoughts, comments or suggestions for additional features you’d like to see on the site to golstonj@dewv.edu. Check back often while we build a top-notch program for all the proud young alumni of Davis & Elkins College!”

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Make New Friends, Keep the Old: GOLD Program Everyone knows the adage about making and keeping friends—one is silver and the other gold—so when designing a program to keep the connections strong with D&E’s most recent graduates, GOLD seemed like the perfect name. The new Graduates of the Last Decade (GOLD) Senator Program is already running strong with web-based information, career assistance and activities.

“Our experiences and shared history as students at Davis & Elkins College bring us together like a family, Jeremy Golston, program coordinator, says.

“So it is no surprise that when we graduated, in a very real sense, it felt like leaving our family. We want to help ease the transition and stay connected with you because moving on to another phase in life may not be easy.”

The GOLD program is set up to respond to the needs of recent graduates through career management assistance and supportive connections with fellow alumni, faculty and current students. GOLD alumni will also remain fully informed of the current mission of the college and campus community life. “We encourage anyone who has graduated in the last ten years to visit the young alumni section of the D&E website to find out more information, and to see how you can be involved with the GOLD Senator Program,” he says. “Input is welcomed and interactive participation is encouraged.”

The Make a GOLD Gift Challenge!

Recent graduates are encouraged to give back to D&E in recognition of how important alumni giving was to their education. “A gift of any amount to the D&E Fund matters to current students and truly does make a difference in their daily lives,” Jeremy says.

From now through June 30, GOLD Senators are challenged to donate to the D&E Fund and join the GOLD Senator Society.

Career Management Center Assistance and Mentoring Lisa Reed, Director of the Career Management Center, is available to assist GOLD alumni in job searches or getting involved in helping our current students. Visit dewv.edu/ studentlife/careerservice.cfm for more information.

An integral part of the Career Management Center is also helping current students connect with the diverse group of alumni who have offered to assist in mentoring and guidance efforts. Alumni are in a unique position to help current students network with professional contacts, guide them in their career paths, and offer insight into today’s professional workforce. “This will help them succeed in their new careers,” Jeremy says.

Making Connections At the 2012 Homecoming Celebration (October 12-14), there will be a GOLD Senator Society Happy Hour at the Icehouse on Saturday, October 13, from 5–7 p.m. The event will include music, prizes, and fellowship with other young alumni, as well as special recognition of GOLD Senator Society members. See dewv.edu/ youngalumni/ for information on joining the GOLD Senator Society.

The goal is to add 150 GOLD Senators to the list of D&E Fund donors. “Through the generosity of other alumni, each gift made will have increased impact by a matching gift challenge,” he says. “It’s great to have alumni helping alumni with the common goal of helping current students.”

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Alumni Notes A Note about Notes ...

Thank you to the many alumni who submit notes for publication in Forward magazine. We enjoy sharing your news, both in these pages and on our website. If you have a note, please complete and return the form below, or email your note to morganw@dewv.edu.

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Please publish this Alumni Note in the Davis & Elkins College Forward magazine in print and online.

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1951 Okey Chenoweth, Oakland, NJ, is a long-time actor, teacher, director, poet and playwright. In 1972, Okey was named Bergen County Teacher of The Year and was honored by Princeton University with a prize for Distinguished Secondary Teaching in English and Drama in New Jersey in 1971. His original play, “Hitchhiking All The Way To The Nuthouse,” was featured at the Chashama Theatre in New York in 2002. Okey’s poems have been published in Saturday Review, Paterson Literary Review, A Passion for Teaching, and The American Voice In Poetry: The Legacy of Whitman, Williams and Ginsberg. Okey has read at Lincoln Center, the Harvard Club, Davis & Elkins College, Glen Rock High School, and in Los Angeles. Currently, Okey hosts Fairleigh Dickenson University’s “Poets’ Corner” on WFDU.FM (89.1). He also teaches at Bergen Community College and William Paterson University.

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Matthew Henry Wolff, age 6, the great-grandson of the late Henry A. “Hank” Rutherford, Jr., ’31, posing in Hank’s D&E beanie. A Senator in the making!

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Norman J. Hobbie, Cranford, NJ, celebrated his 80th birthday with his children and grandchildren this past summer with a yacht cruise around the Statue of Liberty. Norm is still enjoying his second career, teaching seven communication courses each semester at Kean University, Union County College and a nearby prison. “Life has been very busy ... and most enjoyable,” he writes.

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By Okey Chenoweth, ’51 I would come from West Virginia…

I feel as though I were a child, But I was nearly grown…

I would hitchhike out of the mountains, Usually in summer but sometimes When the snow blew and it was very cold.

I would stay at the 34th Street YMCA, Details of which I cannot remember, But I do remember the clear avenues That opened wide and stretched to 42nd Street And Times Square - it all had been For my amusement and wonderment.

It was clear and sparkling in those days, And the lights were like stars in Heaven!

And once I even found my way to Brooklyn, Which was not at all what I had seen Or imagined I had seen on film.

The streets were wide and clean And when I stuck my head out Of the subway into the sun, I saw nothing That resembled a movie villain.

On the other hand, I saw a tall Irish cop in uniform and asked him “Officer, where is the Flatbush Theatre?”

Looking down at me, “Boy where are you from?”

He said. “West Virginia,” I told him.

“Boy, I’ll take you there!” he said.

And started walking with me whether I liked it or not, Asking me how I found Brooklyn, And I told him I asked a man And he told me which subway train To get on, and I took it, I told him.

He asked me how I knew about The Flatbush Theatre, and I told him I read about it in The New York Times!

“You get The New York Times in West Virginia?” he asked me. “Yes sir, I have been reading The New York Times since I was about ten,” I told him. “How about that!” he said.

1955 John P. Petrali, Jr., Churchville, MD, is a research anatomist at the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute for Chemical Defense. Recently he was recognized for 51 years of service to the federal government and was awarded the Spirit of Service Recognition in a ceremony and reception held at the Pentagon. Through John’s research, he has identified how chemical agents harm humans. His findings are now considered

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“Comes in on the Greyhound bus,” I told him.

“You travel on the Greyhound Bus?” he asked.

“Not usually,” I told him. “I usually hitchhike!”

He looked like he didn't believe me.

“By yourself?”

He asked. “Not too many people from West Virginia want To come to New York,” I told him.

“They’re pretty happy to stay in West Virginia” I said. “And you’re not?” he asked.

“I haven’t decided yet,” I said. “Not yet,” I said. “That’s why I’m looking around New York.”

“How about that!” he said. “I’ve Never been to West Virginia” he said.

“You haven’t missed that much,” I said.

“But it’s not the worst place in the world,” I told him. “If you’ve never seen it, You might want to,” I told him.

“I just might,” he said.

We had come to the Theatre. I said, “Thanks!” and bought my ticket, and Started to go in. “You know how To get back to Manhattan?” he asked.

“I’ll ask someone,” I said and started In. “I’ll still be around when the Play is over!” he said. But that Was the last time I saw him. I never even Thought seriously about him again Until the other day when they bombed The World Trade Towers, and I wondered If he could’ve been in one of them.

Then I realized that he must be About ninety years old by then.

But I started wondering about others like him Who pull people out of burning buildings And walk kids to places in New York City.

And the first time in I don’t know when I pulled The New York Times around my face And started to cry.

benchmark studies for the fielding of anticonvulsants as first-line, immediate treatment of nerve agent casualties and for the development of noninvasive immunodiagnostic strategies to confirm mustard gas exposure. John is the author of, or co-author on, more than 140 peer-reviewed scholarly articles, book chapters and technical reports, as well as serving as speaker at many scientific and professional meetings.

William “Bill” Sudbrink, ’59, and his wife, Kathy Howard, at Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, Wales. See 1959.

1957 Gerald Goldstone, Carmel, IN, reports he is still alive and well.

Garret K. “Gerry” Lockwood, Franklin Lakes, NJ, enjoyed a 10-day trip during May and June that included time in Athens, Greece, and a “seven day sail ship cruise” to the Greek Cyclades, a group of islands arrayed around their sacred center at Delos, the mythical birthplace of the divine twins, Apollo and Artemis, children of Zeus, located in the central region of the Aegean Sea. Gerry writes, “As just two of four Americans in the group of 50 travelers, it was wonderful fun to share the experience and perfect weather with interesting couples from other parts of the world. Marion and I wish our friends at D&E peace, good health, and happiness throughout the New Year.”

1958 George J. Buschman and his wife, Jo Ann, Orlando, FL, enjoyed a 62-day cruise for their 50th anniversary. They visited Guadeloupe, Barbados, Cape Verde, North Africa, Spain, Italy, Egypt, Israel, Turkey, Montenegro, Croatia, Greece and Portugal.

In all, they visited 31 ports before returning to the best place of all – the USA.

1959 A mini-D&E reunion took place in California this past year when Michael G. Dakes, Fairfax Station, VA, got together with Richard H. “Dick”, ’60, and Judy Miller Stoeltzing, ’63, Sacramento, CA, and William F. “Bill” Franz, Jr. and his wife, Lois, Sunnyvale, CA. Mike, Dick and Bill are Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity brothers.

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Paula Ingram Ferreby, ’61, Ed Pencek, ’60, Judy Lynn Beckham Brewster, ’61, and David Ferreby, ’61, enjoying their New York City trip in May, 2011. See 1961.

1959 William “Bill” Sudbrink and his wife, Kathy Howard, Rutherford, NJ, enjoyed two weeks touring Wales this past summer.

Bill writes, “Wales is very nice; however, driving on the ‘wrong’ side of the road, on roads barely wide enough for two bicycles, was a challenge.” Following their tour of Wales, Bill and Kathy’s adventure continued with a four-week cruise that included Russia, Sweden, Denmark, Great Britain, and a return trans-Atlantic crossing that ended in New York, NY.

1960 Richard L. “Dick” Huggins, Lakeland, FL, is the president-elect of ARMSS (Association of Retired Ministers, Their Spouses or Survivors) and will assume the position this fall at the national meeting in Portland, OR. ARMSS is the national organization for retired pastors in the Presbyterian Church (USA). Dick is also involved with the Presbytery Older Adult Ministry Network and is finishing his fifth year as a Supply Pastor for the McLeod Memorial Presbyterian Church in Bartow, FL. In his down time, Dick is a private financial planning consultant for a few churches.

1961 Patricia “Trish” Bethany, Grenada, West Indies, is doing well and staying very busy with her photography and painting. For the past two years she has been restoring paintings by American artist Colleen Browning, and in July will be showing her own work in a photography exhibit.

Trish was delighted in January 2010 with a visit from Ruth Herbert Gnagy, ’59, and her husband, Bill, Normal, IL. Ruth and Bill were on a cruise which stopped on Grenada and Trish was able to meet them and “squire” them around the southern part of the island, “just enough of a glimpse to tell them what a drop-dead 30 | Davis & Elkins College Forward

gorgeous place this is.” In October, Trish had a wonderful time at Homecoming celebrating her 50th class reunion and singing with the Tedford Choir one more time.

In May, Judy Lynn Beckham Brewster, Owings Mills, MD, Ed Pencek, ’60, Fairfax Station, VA, and David and Paula Ingram Ferreby, Fairfax, VA, enjoyed nights in New York City attending the theatre and the Metropolitan Opera.

Their annual sailing trip to the British Virgin Islands was in February.

Jacqueline Thornhill Bright and her husband, Robert, Elkins, WV, celebrated their 53rd wedding anniversary on June 14, 2011. While a student at D&E, Jackie had Dr. Gloria Payne, ’43, Elkins, WV, as an advisor, and it is because of Dr. Payne’s encouragement that she received two master’s degrees. Jackie and Robert have two children, Mary Bright Crowder and Robert Bright, Jr., who were both born while Jackie was a student at D&E. James Thornhill, ’59, Alexandria, VA, Jackie’s brother, is her daughter’s godfather and Dr. Payne is her son’s godmother. Jackie cherishes her lifelong friendship with Dr. Payne.

George P. Morgan, Jr., and his wife, Sheri, Coronado, CA, visited campus for Homecoming. On August 6, 2011, they celebrated the birth of their first grandchild, Harry Parker Morgan. George announced Harry would be ready for the D&E class of 2032.

Charles N. and Judith Newbery Thompson, ’60, are both retired, although Charles has been serving part time as the temporary pastor of the Ogden Memorial Presbyterian Church, Chatham, NJ. In August, 2011, their daughter, Deborah Prince, became the Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies at Bellarmine University in Louisville, KY. Charles and

Richard H. “Dick”, ’60, and Judy Miller Stoeltzing, ’63, Michael G. Dakes, ’59, William F. “Bill” Franz, Jr., ’59, and his wife, Lois, enjoy a D&E mini-reunion in California. See 1959.

Judy also have a son, Matthew, who is a Technology Development Manager for Texas Instruments in Dallas, TX. The Thompsons have six grandchildren.

1963 Gary H. Weissenberger and his wife, Barb, Wake Forest, NC, came “home” to D&E in October. They enjoyed meeting students and faculty, touring campus and visiting with Dr. Gloria Payne, ’43. This visit was extra special to Gary as he was able to stay in Graceland where he had lived as a sophomore in 1961. He was very happy that Graceland “has been restored to its original elegance and beauty and the food and service were exceptional.”

Gary noted some of his greatest moments were at D&E!

Lewis I. Atkinson III, ’71, his wife, Eva, and their youngest son, Ian, during Lew’s induction into the US Youth Soccer’s Region I Hall of Fame. See 1971.

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Karen Knowlton Daley, ’70, Carol Evans Hendon, ’70, and Carolyn Cecil, ’70, enjoy a Zeta Tau Alpha reunion. See 1970.

1964 David E. Clapp and his wife, Frances, live in Brewster, MA. David has two children, Nathaniel and Amanda. Since his days at D&E, David has been on an amazing journey. For 35 years, until 2008, he worked for the Massachusetts Audubon Society. He is a photographer and respected naturalist and teacher who worked extensively in land conservation and habitat management. He has taught and lectured on strategies for land protection in the United States, Africa, Europe, and Asia, and has been a consultant for several government and conservation agencies. David is also a traveling naturalist and an ecotourism leader for the Smithsonian Institution’s travel program, Smithsonian Journeys.

In 1995, when touring Tanzania, David began bringing the Smithsonian Journeys tour groups to the Kibaoni Primary School in Karatu of the Arusha Region. Inspired by the pressing needs of the school, David and others organized the Kibaoni Primary School Foundation, which has raised more than $100,000, sponsoring a dozen students for secondary and college studies, providing drinking water, and making many improvements to the facilities. Back

home, David has been involved with a number of land conservation initiatives and has written for many natural history and ornithological publications, collaborated on several history books, and contributed to a variety of publications that include "The Duxbury Book"(1987), "Birds of Patagonia," "Tierra del Fuego," "The Antarctic Peninsula" (2003), and "The Duxbury Beach" (2007). To read more about David’s continuing adventures visit his blog at http://ontheroadwithdec. blogspot.com or to learn more about the Kibaoni Primary School Foundation visit www.kibaonifoundation.

as an interim pastor or as the pastor of a small church. Until then he intends to spend his time reading, relaxing, fly fishing and enjoying his four grandchildren.

1969 Charles W. Best, Dillsburg, PA, retired as Pastor of Monaghan Presbyterian Church in June 2011. Charlie was ordained in 1972 and served two congregations – First Presbyterian Church of New Castle, PA, for four years and Monaghan for 35 years.

1966 Homecoming provided Earl J. Shaffer, Tampa, FL, the perfect opportunity to reconnect with classmates and friends, Jim, ’65, and Kim Bushyeager, Palm Coast, FL; Pete, ’69, and Nancy Morgan Brown, ’66, Leonardtown, MD; Stewart Macsherry, ’66, Black Mountain, NC; Larry Hunt, ’67, Burnsville, NC; and Guy Miller, ’66, San Antonio, TX.

Homecoming 2011 – Kim Bushyeager, Pete Brown, ’69, Stewart Macsherry, ’66, Larry Hunt, ’67, Jim Bushyeager, ’65, Earl Shaffer, ’66, Guy Miller, ’66, Nancy Morgan Brown, ’66. See 1966.

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On September 1, 2011, John B. Simpson, Irwin, PA, retired as pastor of the West Hempfield Presbyterian Church after 33 years of service to that congregation. In attendance during John’s final worship service were Robert and M. Ann Baird, ’88, Beverly, WV; Holt Chenoweth, ’68, and his wife, Sue, Elkins, WV; and Norm Yeager, Norwood, PA. Ordained in 1970, John also served as the Associate Pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Alliance, Ohio, during his 41 years of ministry.

Following his final service at the church he and his wife, Linda, took a 10-day trip to Nova Scotia to relax and unwind. John is looking forward to getting back to ministry

Karen Knowlton Daley, Hopewell, VA, Carol Evans Hendon, Follansbee, WV, and Carolyn Cecil, Baltimore, MD, all members of Zeta Tau Alpha from the Class of 1970 recently met for lunch at Cacapon State Park in West Virginia.

Harry Parker Morgan, first grandchild of George P. Morgan, Jr., ’61. See 1961.

1971 Edward C., ’69, and Sandra Pitman Purinton, live in Egg Harbor Twp., NJ. Sandy retired in June 2011 from her position as an elementary school counselor after 36 years. She and Ed are enjoying every day of this new chapter in their life by spending extra time with their granddaughter, Kaliah, age 4, and are looking forward to the birth of their grandson. Sandy also volunteers as a group facilitator at The Alcove Center for Grieving Children and Families.

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Walter J. Alvarez,’78, and Morey L. Herman, with their daughter, Elise, and their son, Justin. See 1978.

1972 1971 Lewis I. Atkinson III and his wife, Eva, Dover, DE, have two sons, Luke and Ian. For the past five years, after retiring from the Delaware Department of Education as Associate Secretary of Education in 2006, Lew has served as an associate professor at Wilmington University teaching doctoral candidates in Educational Leadership. On the soccer field, he is an assistant coach at Dover High and coaches the Olympic Development Program’s Region I U-14 boys team, which reached the finals of a recent tournament in Italy. Over the years, Lew has coached numerous youth and young-adult soccer teams. He has also taught many coaching licensing classes, from entry level to the most advanced, and has written extensively about coaching, having achieved an “A” coaching license, the highest available, from U.S. Soccer. In October, Lew was inducted into the US Youth Soccer’s Region I Hall of Fame in Boston, MA. US Youth Soccer’s Region I encompasses 13 states from WV to ME and was established in 2009.

In September 2011, Ripley’s Believe It or Not depicted Sarah Covington Fulcher, ’83, for her accomplishment of running the perimeter of the United States. See 1983.

Jeff Bruneau recently celebrated his 30th year with BIC, a world-wide manufacturer of stationery products, lighters, shavers and surf/sailboards. Jeff has been the Global Risk Manager for the BIC Group for the past 12 years. He currently resides in Seymour, CT with his wife, Lynn. They have two children, Jeffrey and Meghan.

1976 James C. Childs, III, York, PA, recently retired from law enforcement after serving 32 years. Before retiring as the Chief of Police of the Southern Regional Police Department, Jim served as President of the Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association.

1978 On October 22, 2011, Walter J. Alvarez and Morey L. Herman were married at the Stone Church in Cragsmoor, NY, overlooking the Hudson Valley. The service was officiated by the Rev. Dr. Joan Brown Campbell, the director of religion at the Chautauqua Institute. The maid of honor was their daughter, Elise, age 15, and the best man was their son, Justin, age 14. Music was provided by Kent Tritle, director of music and organist at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City and principal organist for the New York Philharmonic Orchestra.

After nearly 35 years of sharing their lives together, Walt wrote, “It was wonderful to finally be married on a beautiful autumn day and to be able to share the day with friends from as far away as Australia.” Also joining Walt and Morey in celebration were D&E classmates and friends Carolyn Camp Maddox, ’75, Silver Spring, MD, Victoria L. Moss, ’79, and John E. Harris, ’80, Ridgewood, NY. Janine Hardy Howard moved to Martinsville, VA, in June 2011. She is serving as the Superintendent for the Danville District of the Virginia Annual

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Tim B. White,’98, executive chef at Smokey’s on The Gorge, and Andrew Zimmern of the Travel Channel’s “Bizarre Foods America” enjoying blackberry cobbler. See 1998.

Conference (The United Methodist Church). Janine is learning her territory: from the Blue Ridge Parkway to Danville, and Smith Mountain Lake to the North Carolina border. Her D&E driving experience is proving useful as she makes her transition from the coastal plain region!

1983 According to Guinness’s Book of World Records, Sarah Covington Fulcher, High Point, NC, daughter of Dr. J. Rodney Fulcher, former Dean of Faculty at D&E, currently holds two world records. One is for being the first woman to run across Australia, 2,727 miles east to west from Bondi Beach, NSW to the western suburbs of Perth, Western Australia, September 22 - December 26, 1986. The second is for the world’s longest solo run by any human. On July 21, 1987, Sarah began to run the perimeter of the United States to raise awareness and promote youth fitness, targeting students 10-15 years of age. During her journey, Sarah visited local middle schools where she spoke about physical fitness and performed exercises and stretches with students. Sarah’s journey concluded on October 2, 1988. She had run 11,134 miles, running 25+ miles each day for 438 days through 34 states.

In September 2011, Sarah’s world record accomplishments were recorded in a Ripley’s Believe It or Not cartoon. At home, Sarah is still very active with swimming and

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Bronx and is the author of four books in the “Buff” fitness series (Random House/ Villard), including Buff Brides, Buff Moms, Buff Moms-to-Be, and Fashionably Buff.

Catherine is a physical education teacher at Friends Seminary NYC.

1985 spinning. She is also a volunteer with the Guilford County Animal Shelter, participating in cat rescues and feral cat trap and return to help reduce the cat population by spaying and neutering and returning the cats to their colony. Sarah’s journey has been featured in many magazines and newspapers, including Woman’s Day, Running Fitness, Triathlete, Los Angeles Times and USA Today. However, David Burl Morris has really captured Sarah’s story in the book, Sarah's Long Run, which is available online at crazyfatherspublishing. com or by mail at Crazy Feathers Publishing, P.O. Box 1252, Jamestown, NC, 27282.

THE COMPANY WE KEEP

By Scott McLean, ’83

Scott McLean, Nesconset, NY, had a wonderful time at Homecoming – “the BEST alumni weekend ever” for him as he was able to connect with friends and classmates he had not seen in 27 years.

Scott shared a poem for all his D&E friends.

To all campus parties, senior writtens and graduation.

1988 Suzanne M. “Sue” Fleming, Brooklyn, NY, and Catherine Tricia Guerriere were married July 2, 2011, in Provincetown, MA. Suzanne teaches physical education at Riverdale Country School in the

A four year slice of time, how important can that be?

Some things now so clear, in our youths are hard to see.

Young adults tossed together just by chance,

Rebecca “Becca” Bryan, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, has been writing plays for a little more than two years and has joined the local Playwrights/Dramatists Group. It is a spinoff from the much larger Writers Network of South Florida, of which she was just voted in as Vice President of the Board.

Becca is living the life and could not be happier!

first loves, shared classes, the first fraternity dance. ...

Phi Mu, Zeta, Alpha Sigma Phi; TKE, Sig Ep, SAE or GDI. From the ice house to IGS, final exams and registration;

The laughs, the good times, the joys, the tears; The books, the tuition we pay for years.

Then it’s off on our way to futures unknown; new careers, new chapters, another new home.

We return now and then to go back to the day, though our eyes now need glasses and our hair’s slightly gray.

The fire is still there, the bonds run so deep; Yes, you can measure a person by the company they keep.

God bless the D&E alumni!

Duane Dyer,’94, and Sheldon Hilaire,’95, during the Charlotte World Cup in NC. See 1994.

Cameron and Aiden Lambert with Aunt Lisa M. Hedrick Senic,’90. See 1990.

1989 Melissa Thomas-Van Gundy completed the requirements for a doctoral degree in Forest Resources Science at West Virginia University in December 2011.

Her dissertation, “Restoration of Forested Ecosystems on the Monongahela National Forest, West Virginia,” documents her research into pre-European settlement forest composition, the role of fire, browse control, and canopy gaps on stand dynamics, and a model of landscape-level forest restoration. Melissa is employed by the Northern Research Station, USDA Forest Service, in Parsons, WV, as a research forester and lives in Elkins, WV, with her husband, Doug Van Gundy, ’92.

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On September 18, 2010, Catherine S. Barclay, ’03, and Matthew Han were married. See 2003.

Allergen-Free Cookbook: Family Favorites.

For additional book details, visit www. easytobeallergenfree.com.

Catherine S. Barclay and Matthew Han were united in marriage on September 18, 2010. Their son, Ethan Taehee Han, was born on July 28, 2011. Ethan weighed 7 lbs., 8 oz., and was 21 inches long.

Catherine, Matt and Ethan reside in Arlington, VA.

1994

1990 Richard L. Hoffman, Vincent, OH, works at the Ohio Musculoskeletal and Neurological Institute and the Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine at Ohio University, conducting research in areas of rehabilitative and preventative medicine.

In his spare time he coaches the Warren High School Cross Country Team.

In June 2011, three D&E Trinidadian soccer alumni participated in the annual Charlotte World Cup. Duane Dyer, Charlotte, NC, served as head coach of the team; Jason Gatt, Carolina Beach, NC, was a player; and Sheldon Hilaire, ’95, Charlotte, NC, due to injury, served as team manager. Trinidad won the tournament with over 35 teams/countries participating.

1998

Lisa M. Hedrick Senic, Elkins, WV, is the proud aunt of nephews Cameron Joel Lambert and Aiden Joshua Lambert. Cam and Aiden are the sons of Lisa’s sister, Amy Lambert,’06, Coalton, WV, and her husband Jon.

Tim B. White, Fayetteville, WV, is the executive chef at Smokey’s on The Gorge in Lansing, WV. This spring, Tim will appear in a segment of the Travel Channel’s “Bizarre Foods America” with Andrew Zimmern. On the Gorge alongside the Gauley River, Tim prepared a whole deer, smoke-roasted over hardwood, and his wife, Erin, prepared a blackberry cobbler. They had a blast!

1993

2001

A. “Mikki” Collins Griffin, Carollton, GA, joined her sister, Gail Collins Phares, and her mother, Barbara Collins, as a contributing editor to the Easy To Be Melissa R. Bonner Harlan,’04, and Jake “the bumblebee.” See 2004.

Melissa L. Ray Lessard, is living the life in her new home in Lakewood, CO, with her husband, Greg, and their daughter, Maggie, age 14-1/2 months. They stay very active mountain biking, skiing, and hiking. Melissa was the first Lady Senator to graduate from the first D&E women’s soccer team and still enjoys fond memories of “Dear Ol’ D&E.”

2003 In August 2011, Nathaniel Bonnell, Montrose, WV, was appointed executive vice president for Citizens Bank of WV, where he is also chief financial officer and treasurer of Citizens Financial Corp., the holding company for CB of WV.

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S. Clark Evans,’05, and Amber Vineyard,’10, were married on June 4, 2011 in Merced, CA. See 2005.

Catherine S. Barclay Han, ’03, and her husband, Matthew, are the proud parents of son Ethan Taehee Han, born July 28, 2011. See 2003.

2004 Melissa R. Bonner Harlan, her husband, Kenneth, and their dog, Jake, Shaw AFB, SC, are enjoying life on the base. Jake loves his new home as there are always people and dogs around, and the base has a dog park. In October, Jake won 2nd place in the PETCO Howl-O-ween costume contest for his super-awesome bumblebee costume that Melissa made for him.

In September 2011, Wesley E. Withrow and Emily Gilly, ’01, Columbia, MD, spent a long weekend with Emily’s family in Louisiana and went on a successful alligator hunt.

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A fall wedding is planned for Ashley D. Yokum,’07, and David Allen Arbaugh. See 2007.

northern Adirondacks with a short jaunt into the city of Montreal, Quebec. They currently reside in Clarksburg, WV.

2005 S. Clark Evans and Amber Vineyard, ’10, were married on June 4, 2011 in Merced, CA. They reside in Elkins, WV, where Clark is the Graceland Innkeeper at D&E and Amber is a junior executive for the political advising company Orion Strategies in Buckhannon, WV.

2006 Kylie B. Proudfoot-Payne, Belington, WV, is an artist and teaches at the Randolph County Community Arts Center. Currently working with acrylic paint, she has worked with oils and experiments with printmaking techniques. Kylie credits Matt LaRose for her excellent, individualized art education at D&E. Kylie sells her art online at www.etsy.com/people/kpaynesgrey.

2007 Wendy Pittman and Donald W. Florence, ’11, were married on July 23, 2011, in the Great Hall of Halliehurst, the location where their relationship began during the fall of 2006. Wendy is a title I math teacher for Doddridge County, WV, and Donald is a teller for Huntington National Bank. The newlyweds took their honeymoon in the

Ankara N. “Nikki” Yokum, Alexandria, VA, received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from West Virginia University School of Pharmacy in May 2011.

Ashley D. Yokum, Arthur, WV, and David Allen Arbaugh were engaged on August 25, 2011 in Virginia Beach, VA. A fall 2012 wedding is being planned.

2008 Amber N. Spencer and Nathan A. Rupp were married on October 29, 2011, in a small church in Barboursville, VA. Amber’s maid-of-honor was Caryn Seward, Frederick, MD. Amber and Caryn met at D&E when they were assigned as roommates during their freshman year in 2004. Amber and Nathan currently reside in Strasburg, VA.

On October 29, 2011, Amber N. Spencer, ’08 and Nathan A. Rupp were married in Barboursville, VA. See 2008.

marketing, economics, environmental science, sustainability studies, and plant biology. Following graduation from D&E, Tim studied brewing at the Seibel Institute of Technology World Brewing Academy in Chicago, IL. The Brewstel’s hostel, which features a rooftop patio, is open and ready for business. Tim describes it as having “all the comforts and conveniences of a hotel without the massive carbon footprint being left by hotels.” The brewery will feature handcrafted microbrews, homemade sodas and ice cream. For more information on the Brewstel contact Tim at (304) 997GROW or tim.powell@brewstel.com, or visit the Brewstel website at www. brewstel.com.

2009 Ashlynn A. Nuckols, Upperville, VA, is the top assistant volleyball coach for the Clarkson University Golden Knights.

2010 William E. “Eric” Lassiter, II, Eustis, FL, is the head baseball coach for the Blue Darters at his high school alma mater, Apopka High School.

Tim Powell, Joel Turley, ’09, and Paul Young, ’09, Elkins, WV, have opened the Brewstel, a microbrewery and hostel that includes a roof top garden facility and brew/gardening supply store located at 120 Davis Avenue in Elkins. The Brewstel is a dream-come-true for these young alumni as they are putting their D&E education into action: hospitality management,

Wendy Pittman, ’07, and Donald W. Florence, ’11, were married in the Great Hall of Halliehurst, where they met. See 2007.

2011 Megan N. Shoemaker and Nathan Sypolt, Thomas, WV, were married on October 1, 2011 at Blackwater Falls State Park. Megan is a nurse at HealthSouth in Morgantown.

Megan N. Shoemaker, ’11 and Nathan Sypolt were married on October 1, 2011. See 2011.

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he individuals listed below include members of the D&E family whose passing we have learned about within the last several months. We remember them here on behalf of all alumni and friends of Davis & Elkins College.

Alumni 1933 Helen Bazzle Barton, October 8, 2011 1937 Roscoe E. "Rock" Murphy, August 9, 2011 1938 Wilma Lee Leary Cooper, September 13, 2011 1939 Mary B. Rohrbough Allen, September 4, 2011 1939 Jane Armentrout Maxwell, August 12, 2011 1943 Charlene H. Mason Hockenberry, December 29, 2011 1943 Williamson S. "Bill" Payne, October 3, 2011 1945 Helen L. Smith White, August 8, 2011 1946 Elnora J. "Jean" Malcolm DeBarr, January 21, 2012 1948 Martha Ann Clark Donley, December 3, 2011 1949 Donald F. Coffin, August 8, 2011 1949 Donald S. Little, November 28, 2011 1949 Lorrayne Marquette McGee, September 14, 2011 1949 Edgar D. Price, June 26, 2011 1949 Marie Feoranz Zinzi, December 9, 2011

Remembering

James "Jim" Wallace Former Trustee Former D&E Trustee from 1981-1990 and member of Beta Alpha Beta, James "Jim" Wallace passed away at his Mill Creek Home March 5, 2012. A Randolph County native, Jim served as president and chairman of the board of Mountain Valley Bank, and was chairman of the board of

Remembering

John Perry "Jack" Martin Jr., Former Faculty Retired Professor John Perry "Jack" Martin Jr., died March 2, 2012, at his home in Elkins. He was born Tuesday, Feb. 19, 1924, at Dunbar, Pa., the only son of the late John Perry and Annette Pearl Woodmancy Martin. On May 9, 1981, he was married to the former Nancy Ann Buckreus, who survives. Jack 36 | Davis & Elkins College Forward

1950 William S. Bergdoll, November 13, 2011 1950 Eleanor L. Kisner Dugan, July 1, 2011 1950 Edward A. Sheakley, December 17, 2011 1951 John W. Kershner, August 11, 2011 1951 Bob Lee Mickis, August 9, 2011 1951 Walter M. South, February 5, 2011 1952 Daniel A. Connerton, November 25, 2011 1953 Sherman S. Robinson, December 5, 2011 1955 William P. Crines, December 2, 2002 1955 James E. Jones, November 11, 2011 1955 Carmen D. Polino, November 15, 2011 1956 William H. Gerlach, December 3, 2000 1957 Mary Zolar Andrews, October 25, 2011 1957 Pierre E. Filiatrault, November 14, 2011 1958 Russell R. Collins, March 1, 2009 1958 Martha W. "Marty" Woodford Watring Little, January 4, 2012 1960 Barbara A. Bowers Barrow, December 5, 2011 1961 Rex C. Barnes, February 19, 2010 1961 John S. Benjamin, July 13, 2010 1962 Robert R. "Bob" Reich, January 3, 2012 1970 Roger H. Kabbash, September 29, 2011 1978 Richard J. "Richie" Renna, April 18, 2011 1978 John J. Sneberger, January 20, 2012

1981 John Z. "Chicago" Hamilton, December 6, 2011 1981 Joan R. Bennett Hill Kirby, September 14, 2010 1983 Marvin A. Cunningham, November 18, 2011 1983 Kevin M. Fair, January 2, 2012 1983 Diane L. Kassai Spark, July 31, 2011 1986 Daniel S. Meyers, January 23, 2012 1987 Melissa L. Burnett Russ, November 24, 2011 1992 Lee M. Cervera, November 18, 1997 2001 Cameron W. Burke, November 24, 2011 2002 Heather M. Bainey, July 21, 2011

Friends and Family Aileen "Beanie" Phares Reckart Bonafield, January 11, 2012, Former student Kathleen P. "Kay" Lutman, October 28, 2011 Former student Dorothy Pennybacker Vermillion, October 15, 2011, Former student Harriett (Mrs. James) Welshonce, January 20, 2012, Friend and family

Mountain Valley Bankshares at the time of his death. Among his many contributions to the community was his help in securing the former St. Brendan Church for the Randolph County Community Arts Center, where he served on the Board.

Wallace was named Director Emeritus of the Mountain State Forest Festival Association and was an active member of the Randolph County Emergency Squad,

the Elks Club and the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association and served on the West Virginia Aeronautics Commission.

He represented the Institute for International Development as a delegate to the Russian Banking Conference in 1991, and was a James E. West Fellow of the Allohak Council of the Boy Scouts of America and Lifetime member of the Tygart Valley Lions Club.

was a graduate of Connellsville High School with the class of 1943. He also attended Carnegie Mellon University receiving his Bachelor of Science, Master of Science, and Ph.D. in chemistry. He was employed by Carnegie Mellon as a research chemist and by the Duraloy Co. of Scottsdale, PA, as chief chemist. In 1962, Dr. Martin began a 40-year tenure as professor of chemistry and chairperson of the Department of Chemistry at Davis & Elkins College. In May of 2002, upon

his retirement, he was awarded the rank of Professor of Chemistry Emeritus. He was a member of the American Chemical Society, a member of the Society of Sigma Xi research honorary organization, and an honorary member of the Chi Beta Phi scientific fraternity. He was listed in Who's Who in the South and Southwest, American Men and Women of Science and in 1972, the Dictionary of International Biography, and was named an Outstanding Educator of America.

Remembering

Dr. Harry Warren Boggs Former Trustee Dr. Harry Warren Boggs, Optometrist, Captain U.S. Navy (Ret.), and a Davis & Elkins College Trustee from 2000 to 2009, died December 21, 2011, at Latrobe Hospital, Latrobe, PA. Born on

Remembering

Sherman S. Robinson ’53, Trustee

Dr. Sherman S. Robinson, a College Trustee and Class of 1953 alumnus, passed away on December 5, 2011, at his home in Edgewater, Maryland. “Sherm” was born on August 23, 1932, in Pittsfield, MA, and raised on Staten Island, NY. He was a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon while a student at D&E and graduated

Remembering Elkins Wetherill Former Trustee

The great-grandson of Stephen B. and Hallie Davis Elkins, Elkins Wetherill died at his summer house in Waldoboro on August 11, 2011. He served two terms on the Davis & Elkins College Board of Trustees, from 1973-1980 and 19931999. Born in Philadelphia, he attended Episcopal Academy, St. George's School,

Remembering

Dr. Charlene Brannen Straley Former Faculty Dr. Charlene (Brannen) Straley died at her home on July 18, 2011. She served as Assistant Professor of Education and a member of the Learning Disabilities Program for Davis & Elkins College from

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December 15, 1927, in Keyser, Harry had been engaged in the practice of optometry since 1964 and was Chairman of Boggs Supply Company. He was a graduate of Keyser High School, Potomac State College, WV University and Pennsylvania College of Optometry. A Naval Aviator-Captain U.S. Navy (Ret.), he was a Commanding Officer, Four

Major Commands, two tours in Pentagon Naval Command Center and National Navy Reserve Policy Board. Traveling in more than 50 foreign countries, he had a total of 8150 flight hours and 31 years of service. Harry was an active volunteer in Keyser and Mineral County, and life-time active member of Keyser Presbyterian Church.

with his Bachelor’s degree in Biology and Chemistry. He then attended Georgetown University Medical School, graduating in 1957 with the M.D. degree. “Sherm” was commissioned an officer in the U.S. Army in 1956 and served in the medical corps, then completed his pediatric residency at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., and was chief of pediatrics at Kimbrough Army Hospital in Fort Meade. He was honorably discharged with the rank of

Captain in 1962. In 1956, Sherm married Joan McCarron, who survives. In 1962, the couple moved to Severna Park, where Sherm started his medical practice, which served generations until 2004. He also helped found Severna Park Pediatric Associates as well as the Chesapeake Sports Medicine Center in Severna Park and held numerous leadership positions.

Sherm was elected a trustee of Davis & Elkins for two nine-year terms, from 1993-2002 and 2003 until his death.

The University of Pennsylvania and The University of Pennsylvania Law School, graduating with his law degree in 1948.

During that time, he also left for active duty in WWII, serving in the Cavalry, Signal Corps and OSS in the U.S. and Europe. He practiced law in Norristown, PA, founding the firm of Henderson, Wetherill, O'Hey and Horsey. He was active in politics serving as solicitor to the Lt. Governor, Montgomery County

Treasurer, Chairman of the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners and as Chairman of the Pennsylvania Securities Commission. He was President of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange from 1965 until his retirement in 1981. He was very active in land preservation, and created the Harriet Wetherill Park in Plymouth Township and was the author of "Field Guide to Common Grasses of Southeastern Pennsylvania."

1993 to 1997. Ms. Straley was born on Aug. 25, 1935 in Wichita, Kansas. She earned her master's degree in special education at Central State College, Edmond, OK, and subsequently earned a Ed.D from the University of Virginia, where her dissertation on "grading practices" earned her distinguished honors. She was a passionate advocate

for students with special needs, and served as supervisor of special education in Madison and Greene Counties in Virginia and later in Charlottesville, VA. She also served as a special education administrator for the state of Virginia and as the first chief administrator of the Massachusetts Early Childhood Special Education Program.

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