Summer 2009
F orward M agazine
Senior Celebrations! Meet the Highlands Scholars Using Robots to Teach Math and Science D&E in National News Greg Myers Named Athletic Director
2008–2009 Annual Report
“D&E is indeed a most remarkable place.” Some days – even now during midsummer – I find myself wishing you were sitting in the other green chair in The President's Room here in Halliehurst. Today was one of them. The day began with an early morning word from one of our Trustees who purchased for us on eBay a perfectlypreserved essay on Senator Elkins and Halliehurst (including photos and three sketches of the interior) from the March 1895 issue of Munsey's Magazine. (Munsey's was the world's first masscirculation magazine (700,000), designed as “a magazine of the people and for the people, with pictures and art and good cheer and human interest throughout.”) Writing contemporaneously, the author describes the Senator as “a conspicuous example of the self-made man in America. (Yet) he is more than a money-maker, more than a politician. He is a thinker, a worker. He has the mentality, the nervous force, the physical energy, before which obstacles, or what would be termed obstacles by the ordinary man, vanish as he approaches them.” These are the qualities that brought this marvelous little college into being 105 years ago next month. They are the qualities the Senator would be pleased to see are still at work even today. Of Halliehurst, the author writes simply: It “is one of the finest country houses in the South – perhaps the finest with the exception of George Vanderbilt's home (in Asheville).”
Halliehurst” had reached out and touched one that was breaking. While all this was going on in Liberal Arts Hall, my luncheon guest - the father of one of our students – arrived from Pittsburgh, and we left for Graceland. His follow-up email tonight reflects what we hope and expect is the experience of all our students: “We are certainly excited about our daughter's academic advisor. We have grown to love and respect her as a dedicated professional, and very kind, decent person. She has been such a strong influence in our daughter's academic and personal life at D&E.” We are each one of us threading our own way through this treacherous economy. I wonder how you might have responded to the first appointment of the morning: a single-parent Mom of two boys – one chronically ill – who couldn't register for classes this fall since her private loan company went bankrupt and she's left with an outstanding account with the College. Seeing that she was in a Catch-22 on the eve of her final year in college (the first ever in her family to attend), the D&E Team sprang into action. By the time she left campus an hour later, our Business, Financial Aid and Registrar folks had worked out a Promissory Note to cover her past-due amount; her Federal grant and loan applications for Fall had been filed electronically; she was registered for classes; and hired for a campus job beginning on Monday. The “Heart of
The afternoon and evening continued pretty much as the day began, and in the same spirit of appreciation and anticipation. That's a pretty winning combination. Little wonder that we expect to welcome the largest and most qualified entering class in at least a quarter century. D&E is indeed a most remarkable place. Many thanks for your own part in helping make it so.
G. T. “Buck” Smith President
Davis & Elkins College Board of Trustees Officers & Members 2009-2010 Paul S. Stirrup, '60, Chair Wendell M. Cramer, '59, Vice Chair Karen H. Berner, Secretary Charles E. Hill, Treasurer Joyce B. Allen Brian D. Ball, '84 James Bialek, '74 Phillip Bussey, '63 Peter H. Dougherty, '75 Nancy Evans-Bennett, '66 David A. Faris, M.D. Kimberly M. Farry, M.D., '85 Jerome A. Halperin Richard M. Hughes, III Melissa H. Luce, '83 Rudy G. Luzzatto, '56 Deborah J. Madden James S. McDonnell III William S. Moyer Cliff J. Neese, Jr., '83 Gary W. North, '62 William S. Robbins, '56 Sherman S. Robinson, M.D., '53 Ronald A. Rollins, M.D., '57 Thomas R. Ross, II David A. Rutherford 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 Thomas R. Ross, Ph.D. Chair Emeriti Henry M. Moore L. Newton Thomas, Jr. Leonard J. Timms, Jr. Joseph M. Wells, III
A P U B L I C AT I O N F O R A L U M N I A N D F R I E N D S O F D AV I S & E L K I N S C O L L E G E
2–3 Looking Forward
10–13 Senior Celebrations
Preparations are under way to welcome what may be D&E's largest class in history!
4–5 Campus News
Congratulations Seniors! Here's a look at the many ways our D&E family celebrates
14–15 Athletics
D&E in National Spotlight Students Receive Science Grants Woods Wins Latham Award Thacker Named Provost "Idol" Star Performs at D&E.
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Myers Named AD. New Men's Soccer Coach Meet New Men's Basketball Coach Stoner moves up with Mets Organization
16 Alumni News
Innovative teaching approach addresses "Quantitative Literacy"
New scholarship for alumnireferred students Help a Student's Career Charlotte Event
7 D&E Writing Center Helps Writers “Across the Curriculum” Faculty, student tutors cut across disciplines to enhance writing for all majors
8–9 New Programs The Naylor Family Trust provides transformational funding for Supported Learning Program D&E Introduces Center for Sustainability Studies
About the Magazine Forward magazine is published 2x each year by the Office of College Advancement and edited by Carol Schuler, Director of Communications and Marketing. To subscribe or to submit your news, please send an email to communicationsoffice@davisandelkins.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, admissions or employment practices as required by Title IX of the Education Amendment of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended in 1991, the West Virginia Human Rights Act, and other applicable statutes. Inquiries concerning Title IX compliance should be referred to the College Title IX Coordinator. 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.
17 NAC Letter 18–23 Alumni Notes 24 In Memoriam 25-44 Davis & Elkins College Annual Report President's Statement of Condition The 2008–2009 Honor Roll of Donors
The Mission of Davis & Elkins College: To prepare and inspire students for success and for thoughtful engagement in the world.
On the Cover: Graduate Matt Fannon and his parents, Janet and Steve of York, England, celebrate Matt's achievement during the Commencement Banquet — one of many “Senior Celebrations” at D&E during April and May.
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looking forward The Benedum Dining Room has new floors and a new floor plan. Here, Katie LaValla, Erin Young, and Katt Schuler enjoy a cup of Joe after lunch.
Looking Forward Preparations are under way to welcome what may be D&E's largest entering class in history. From big checks to newly refurbished dorms, the campus community is looking forward to our students' return in August. This model room suggests how nice a room in the newly refurbished Darby Hall will be. Housing freshman women, Darby, along with the College's other four residence halls, is being readied for incoming and returning students.
Going, going, gone! Demolition of the Elkins Tire Company building at the corner of Sycamore Street and Randolph Avenue was completed this summer. Plans for green space and an attractive gateway to campus are in the works.
Meet the Highlands Scholars! The D&E Admission team went on the road with “big checks� for Highlands Scholar and other award recipients, making presentations during high school award and commencement ceremonies. The Highlands Scholar program, which has attracted national publicity, is helping students from Randolph, Barbour, Pendleton, Pocahontas, Tucker, Upshur and Webster counties attend D&E for the tuition price of West Virginia's public universities. Barbour County. Davis & Elkins College presented big checks to 13 PhilipBarbour High School students, including: (front row) Guidance Counselor Sherri Fridley, Randlyn Campbell, Sarah Booth, Sarah Shelton, Patricia Frymier, Sabrina Payne; (back row) Timothy Saffle, Jessika Toothman, Adrianna Gibson, Desire Crosten, Samantha Gillis, and Amy Wolfe. Not Pictured: Jamie Bolton and Reva Harris.
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looking forward Tucker County. Fifteen Tucker County graduates received awards from Davis & Elkins, totaling $898,080, including (front row) Darius Dillard, Jennifer Friend, Ashley Cunningham, Crystal Bible, Julianna Warner; (second row) Joshua Evans, Ashley Davis, Jessica McCourt, Stephanie Long, Shana Keller, Lyndsey Nester, Chelsi Primavero; and (third row) Patrick Myers. Not Pictured: Kelsey Gilbert and Hannah Moore.
Harman, Randolph County. Davis & Elkins College presented seven Harman High School students with scholarship awards.Those celebrating included: (front row) Ellis Wyatt, Clint Bennett, Kenneth Roy; (second row) Class Advisor Rocky Nestor, Lacy Bennett, MaRanda Hanlin, Principal Debbie Schmidlen, Lindsay Bennett, and Caitlyn Cooper.
Tygarts Valley, Randolph County. Davis & Elkins College presented 13 Tygarts Valley seniors with scholarship awards. Front Row: Emilee Coberly, Joanna Summerfield, Clarissa Shreve, Skylar Trammell. Back Row: Troy Griffith, Derek Dennis, Alexander Taylor, Kathleen McNeal, Brittanie Simmons, Shalynn Burge, and Sierra Cool. Not Pictured: Santana Park and Kara Scott.
Elkins, Randolph County. Davis & Elkins College Vice President for Enrollment Management Kevin Wilson presents Elkins High School Guidance Counselor Judy Kittle a check for the more than $1.3 million. Recipients included James Bohon, Kendra Collett, Christopher Davis, Lauren Elmer, Christopher Elmore, James Fortney, Dustin Fortney, Sabrina George, Morgan Gooden, Jenna Hanifan, Bryant Harper, Marc Harper, Markia Hepler, Ashleigh Hornick, Amanda-Faye McClelland, Natalie Norwood, Andrew Roth, Rachel Schramm, Autumn Shank, Erin Taylor, Phuong Tran, Amanda Weese, Heather Wilson, and Corey Woody.
Upshur County. Eight Buckhannon-Upshur High School students received scholarship awards from D&E, including: (front row) John Megimose, Melinda Rigby, Franklin Baxa, Breanna Eskew; (middle row) Katherine Frohnapfel, Lesley Harris, and Thomas Boone. Guidance Counselor Elaine Talbott is in the back row.
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campus news A scene from Coal Mountain Elementary with Cindy Gunning and Andre Soussan
National Media Feature D&E Davis & Elkins College has received national, even worldwide, attention this spring. In March, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette broke D&E's story on the Highlands Scholars, which was quickly picked up by newspapers across the country. Carol Schuler, Director of Communications and Marketing, commented that news interest for the unique scholarship program was very high. “We found that we were one of only three or four colleges or universities nationwide which were matching public school tuition at any level,” said Schuler. “The Highlands Scholar program attracted national press, including The New York Times, BusinessWeek.com, and Inside Higher Education.”
Additional national and worldwide attention focused on D&E's Theatre Program and its production of Coal Mountain Elementary. Written by visiting poet Mark Nowak, D&E's production is featured on the PBS Newshour Web site and on the Chicago-based Poetry Foundation Web site. The Foundation publishes Poetry magazine. The Web sites have audio and video clips of footage D&E provided, which was filmed on the D&E Campus by Gerry Milnes, Folk Arts Coordinator and Producer for The Augusta Heritage Center. Links to the media coverage can be found at: www.davisandelkins.edu/news/news.cfm
Woods Wins Latham Award Professor of History Dr. Jane Woods received the 2009 Lois Latham Award for Teaching Excellence.
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Students Receive Science Grants Two D&E Environmental Science students received significant grant awards in support of research and scholarships this spring. Adam Williams received a Colonel Lee B. Ledford Award for Student Research as well as a National Science Foundation Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) scholarship. The two grants, which were awarded by the Appalachian College Association, total $12,100. Jennifer Boyle also received a STEM scholarship in the amount of $6,000. Boyle and Williams have benefited from other funding opportunities in partnership with Instructor of Environmental Science Russ McClain, including a grant last summer from the U.S. Forest Service Northern Research Station.
campus news
Thacker Named Provost, Dean of Faculty Davis & Elkins College President G.T. “Buck” Smith has named Dr. Victor Thacker as Provost, Dean of Faculty, and Professor of English and Hospitality Management. Thacker began his new duties July 1. He has been Senior Counsel to President Smith since 2008 and, during the academic year, assumed duties of Executive Director of the Robert C. Byrd Center for Hospitality and Tourism and Director of the Office of Institutional Effectiveness. In his announcement to the campus community, President Smith said, “After exploring various possibilities, and conferring with members of the Faculty and Board of Trustees as well as Staff, it became abundantly clear that Dr. Thacker is the best person to fill this key position. He not only has the necessary academic credentials, but over a distinguished career has demonstrated unusual management and leadership skills as well. “Having overseen the restoration of Graceland and helped establish our Hospitality Management Program 15 years ago, and later serving as D&E Vice President, Dr. Thacker knows the College well. And as Chairman of the Randolph
County Community Arts Center, he is well-known and highly regarded within the campus and larger community.” Thacker, who holds doctoral and master's degrees in English from the University of North Carolina as well as a master's degree in Public Management from Carnegie Mellon University, has taught at several colleges and universities, including Carnegie Mellon, the United States Air Force Academy and West Virginia Wesleyan. He is a noted lecturer on the American Civil War and the editor of the published memoirs of Joseph French Harding, a Confederate soldier from Randolph County. In commenting on his appointment, Dr. Thacker said: “I am honored to be the Provost and Dean of Faculty of Davis & Elkins College. It will be exciting to work with such an outstanding faculty and staff as we help our students prepare for their futures.” Thacker's relationship with Davis & Elkins College began in 1994, when he was invited to oversee the restoration of the Graceland Inn and creation of the Robert C. Byrd Center for Hospitality and Tourism. Following the tremendous
success of that undertaking, Thacker was appointed Acting Vice President for Enrollment Management in 1997. He left D&E in 1998 and spent several years teaching and writing, later becoming Director and Chairman of the Randolph County Community Arts Center. His leadership at RCCAC has helped transform the startup into a vital community resource with a paid staff, a program of nearly 40 performances and exhibitions, classes that serve more than 700 people each year, and an annual operating budget of nearly $250,000. Prior to moving to Elkins in 1994, Dr. Thacker served as Director of International Education at Carnegie Mellon University. He retired with the rank of Colonel from the United States Air Force in 1989, having served for more than 25 years. During his military career, Dr. Thacker was awarded the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, three Air Medals, and other honors. In 1984, he was named a Fellow to the American Council on Education, one of 30 people chosen nation-wide to study academic administration.
American Idol Star Performs at D&E The Campus Activities Board presented seventh season American Idol champion David Cook March 14 for a sold-out concert in Harper-McNeeley Auditorium. The concert was part of his first-ever solo tour to support his debut album, David Cook, which entered the Billboard Charts at #3 and features his hit, “Light On.” Cook, who wowed Idol judges with his dynamic performances and electric guitar prowess, was deemed “the most
imaginative American Idol talent to date by Rolling Stone magazine.” After the show, Cook took time for photos with some D&E fans, including (first row) Waqas Noor, Dean of Students Scott Goddard, (second row) Chris Dillon, Kate McArthur, Mallory McCartney, Cook, President “Buck” Smith, Coordinator of Campus Activities Mandi Chadwick, Lisa Cancglin, and Joni Smith.
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Students Jessica Rizzio, Leah Pniewski, Jessica Coleman and Eddie Adams along with Professor of Mathematics and Physics Dr. Brian Moudry and Assistant Professor of Computer Science Steve Mattingly show off their Lego Mind Storm robots, which are helping to explain key concepts in math and computer science.
Robots in the Classroom
Team Teachers Dr. Brian Moudry and Steve Mattingly use Lego Robots to make math and computer science concepts real. Graph analysis. Unit conversion. Ratios. Geometry. Sound like fun?
received a grant from the Appalachian College Association to do that.”
If so, you might wish you were at D&E today. Thanks to a very creative teaching approach, D&E students are finding that learning math and computer science concepts can be fun as well as extremely useful in the real world.
The ACA mini-grant was awarded in May of 2008 and funded through the Mellon Foundation. It was designed to allow colleges to develop their own ideas about quantitative literacy and to share the result with their ACA colleagues. D&E was the only private college in West Virginia to be selected. According to Moudry, the grant provided an opportunity to remedy problems with conventional approaches to teaching math and science.
“We wanted math to be more exciting,” says Dr. Brian Moudry, D&E Professor of Mathematics and Physics. “so we brainstormed on how to make robots the instrument to teach.” Moudry has been team-teaching with Steve Mattingly, assistant professor of computer science, to effectively merge Math 101, “Introduction to Mathematics,” and Computer Science 100-02, “Personal Computing” into a combined course that uses Lego Mind Storm robots to teach concepts for both courses. In short, students use the robots to apply math and computer science concepts. They solve math problems. They program robots. And the robots show them how well they are doing. “Our goal is to promote quantitative literacy to underclassmen enrolled in Math 101 and Personal Computing – two classes that are largely taken by non-math majors,” says Moudry. “We weren't just trying to promote math and computer science. We wanted to develop a means for teaching across the curriculum and we 6 | Davis & Elkins College Forward
“We wanted to create a hands-on learning community,” says Moudry. “We wanted these courses to be more exciting. What we have seen is that the students are engaged. It's one big collective problemsolving experience.” Moudry explains: “Students worked as partners to solve specific problems that we gave them. But they had to use the robot to find the answer. So, we had to determine what we could measure with the robot. For example, slope is related to speed. And speed is related to time and power. Students could program the robots to measure all of these things and convert them through mathematical formulas to arrive at their answers. “At first, the frustration level was through the roof,” Moudry continues. “But then the students realized that good
Dr. Brian Moudry points to a graph created using data captured by student Jessica Rizzio's robot. Two robots are shown to the left of Jessica's laptop.
quantitative literacy is breaking a problem down into smaller pieces and experiencing success. They had to take what they were given – the robot – and make something that solved a problem. We provided guidance but never the answers.” Mattingly called the class an exercise in managing complexity. “The robot has a motion sensor, a light sensor and a sound sensor. All of these can be used to attain measurements. The programming environment for the robots is based on software called Lab View, which allows students to develop unique programs for each operation they want the robot to do.” As students work through the problems, they report back to classmates on how they approached a solution. And reports about the class have been positive. “We presented to the ACA in May,” says Moudry. “I think the other schools were intrigued. We certainly have found this to be a fun approach for our students. Creating the class has been a lot of work, but I'm jazzed up about it. As the need for quantitative literacy increases, everyone can learn from putting creative ideas like this to work.”
Davis & Elkins College Writing Center Tutor Jennie Finafrock talks writing with prospective student Katee Conaway.
D&E Writing Center Helps Writers “Across the Curriculum” by Erin Young, '10, Communications Assistant and Writing Center Tutor
Good written communication skills are essential in every field. From simple memoranda to emails and Web communication, it is increasingly important for all college graduates to know how to write with concision and clarity, prompting Davis & Elkins College to explore an academic approach called Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC). WAC has been employed by many colleges and universities since the 1980s. It stresses writing as an educational tool and written literacy as a fundamental skill necessary to all people from all educational backgrounds. By including writing assignments in all academic disciplines, including math and science, D&E hopes to help students gain the skills they need for later success. One way D&E is implementing WAC is through the newly-reworked College Writing Center. Staffed with student tutors from all academic disciplines, the Writing Center is open five days a week and aims to help students better understand what makes 'good writing,' and how to improve their proficiency. D&E student tutors, whose majors range from English to Theatre, Sociology to Mathematics, team up with academic faculty, who have agreed to include writing in their courses. Dr. Peter Okun, director of the D&E Writing Center, says that the idea for a college writing center came from
within the institution. “We see students arriving with weak writing skills, and they're anxious about it. They know how important writing is to their future. These days, every career demands strong writing skills. We have a rigorous composition program, but research shows that one-onone tutoring is an essential supplement to classroom teaching. Studies show that college students respond well to peer tutors — students just like they are, who happen to be experienced writers who also are trained in advanced composition skills.” Okun says that writing centers are an effective tool for training quality writers simply because they work. “Very few colleges our size are able to make that commitment,” says Okun, “but at D&E we have the kind of personal relationships with students, and among faculty, that an effective Writing Center requires.” According to Okun, some of the most innovative and dynamic writing assignments come from math classes taught by Mathematics, Computer Science, & Physics Department Chair Dr. Sharmistha Roy, whose students are asked to apply qualitative skills to the quantitative principles of Mathematics.
clarity. The goal is to explain mathematics in a logical, step-by-step manner so that it can be understood and followed by the reader.” Tutors in the writing center are trained to know what styles of writing are appropriate to specific disciplines. They are then equipped with a “tool box” to help students coming to the Writing Center with a variety of difficult assignments. Okun says the student tutors “contribute mightily” to the success of the D&E Writing Center, not only by tutoring but also by promoting WAC principles to D&E faculty. Okun conceived the idea to use his tutors as an intermediary between students and their professors. “We've started training peer tutors as faculty liaisons. Our tutors link up with faculty members who have agreed to add a writing component to one of their courses. They help them design and evaluate assignments, and they work with their students in the Writing Center.” The writing center is housed in Jennings Randolph Hall. To learn more, contact Dr. Peter Okun at okunp@davisandelkins.edu.
Jennie Finafrock, a Math major, D&E softball player, and Writing Center Peer Tutor, says many students need help with math writing. “Writing in mathematics is not focused on creativity, but more on Summer 2009 | 7
New Programs
The Naylor Learning Center Davis & Elkins College has a long and distinguished history of helping students with diagnosed learning disabilities to succeed in college and in the careers of their choice. A recent grant from the Naylor Family Trust will provide the resources necessary to greatly expand these services as well as the number of students served. “With this significant gift,” said President Smith, “we are now in a position to greatly enhance the Supported Learning services to our students, to increase access to the Program through scholarships, and to fully integrate the services offered by our Supported Learning and Academic Support Programs. We are immensely grateful to the Naylor Family Trust for this important help. As an expression of our appreciation, these programs as well as the major physical space in Albert Hall dedicated to them will be named The Naylor Learning Center.” Program expansion and enhancement will take place over a three-year period. The initial grant for 2009–2010 is especially timely since enrollment in the Supported Learning Program is expected to increase from the 38 students served last year to 55 this fall. The Academic Support Program will now be able to serve even more students who need help with study skills and time management, and will be expanded to fully serve all students who seek tutoring or other types of academic support.
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Mary Ellen Schubert, Director of The Naylor Learning Center, is enthusiastic about the transformation the gift makes possible. “This grant will open many new doors for our students,” she said. “Expanding the professional staff and increasing the number of student tutors will enable us to better serve our students as enrollment increases. We’ve been able to equip a new learning lab with computers and software that address specific learning disabilities and provide remediation in subject areas where students may be challenged.” President Smith added: “Establishment of The Naylor Learning Center is a powerful affirmation of our mission: to prepare and inspire students for success and meaningful engagement in the world. Our small class sizes, low student to faculty ratio, and rigorous academic program create an ideal learning environment for all students. The Naylor Learning Center will ensure that students have the resources and support to succeed academically, regardless of the special learning challenges they may face.
Director of The Naylor Learning Center Mary Ellen Schubert, right, partners with professors, such as Dr. Robert McCutcheon, center, to ensure that students with diagnosed learning disabilities have the ongoing support they need for success in class.
The Naylor Family Trust The Naylor Family Trust was established by Howard & Audrey Naylor to support charitable organizations whose primary mission is education in the Appalachian region. Howard Naylor, a native of Oakland, Maryland, was a science teacher and businessman. Audrey Naylor, a native of Pleasantville, New York, was a teacher who spent most of her career working with children with special needs. After raising five children in Garrett County, Maryland, the Naylors moved to Boise, Idaho, in 1961, where both pursued their teaching careers, their love of the outdoors, and their lifelong passion for learning.
New Programs Instructor of Environmental Science Russ McClain (shown here with a Galapagos tortoise) has been appointed Director of the Center for Sustainability Studies.
Sustainability Studies Davis & Elkins College will launch a new program in Sustainability Studies, thanks to a grant from the Naylor Family Trust. The three-year grant will fund development of an academic major and minor in Sustainability Studies and a center for community and regional education, research, and outreach. Russ McClain, instructor of environmental science, has been appointed Director of the Center for Sustainability Studies. With widely-respected existing programs in Biology and Environmental Science and an interdisciplinary Green Studies minor, a strong partnership with Sustainable Living West Virginia, and many faculty, staff, and students already engaged in sustainable practices, many of the key components of a Sustainability Studies program are already in place. “Sustainability Studies is a natural extension of the good things we are already doing,” stated President Smith. “This grant will provide the resources needed to transform these key ingredients into a fully integrated program. We are grateful to the Naylor Family Trust for having the vision and the commitment to make this possible."
The major in Sustainability Studies will prepare students to address the needs of the present while ensuring a viable world for future generations, particularly as these challenges affect Appalachia. McClain emphasizes the problem-solving, multidisciplinary approach of the program. “The program will prepare students for positions of leadership in business, government, and non-profit organizations. They may tackle issues of sustainable economic development, like ecotourism and energy independence; maintenance of healthy communities, such as water quality and green space design; and environmental conservation, such as habitat connectivity.” The Center for Sustainability Studies will serve as a resource for students, community leaders, and private citizens to learn about and apply sustainable practices in their everyday lives. The Center will include demonstration projects related to alternative energy sources such as solar, wind, fuel cells, and bio-diesel; green building and retrofitting; and sustainable agriculture. For further information contact McClain at mcclainw@davisandelkins.edu or 304-637-1806.
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senior celebrations High Honors. Armand and Lynn Baptista celebrate with their son, Andrew, a graduate of D&E's Political Science program, who received the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award during the annual Honors Convocation.
Senior Celebrations Spring is a time for Senior Celebrations at D&E. From the Honors Convocation to Academic Department dinners and banquets to May's Commencement weekend, Davis & Elkins recognizes the unique contributions of our graduating class.
Free Ride. D&E Student Assembly President Larissa Fowler chaffeurs family members to Hermanson Campus Center for Baccalaureate Services in one of the College's new golf carts.
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Team Honors. Senior cheerleader Marina Pierce is escorted to the floor by Vice President for Enrollment Management and Chief Operating Officer Kevin Wilson during Senior Recognition Ceremonies at the close of D&E's home basketball season.
New Office. Graduating Senior Nicole Rowan receives the DESNA Spirit Award from Assistant Professor of Nursing Lora Cruz during the annual Nursing Department Awards Banquet held in Halliehurst Hall.
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Badge of Honor. Registrar and Professor of Political Science Dr. Tom Chadwick presents honor cords to graduating senior Kevin Chesser during the Baccalaureate Ceremony.
Forward to the Future. Senator Basketball Forward Jerome Carmon arrives on the plaza following Commencement.
Folk Hero. Augusta Folk Arts Coordinator Gerry Milnes received the honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree during Commencement. The nationally renowned musician, folklorist, writer and film producer has dedicated 30 years to research and education on Appalachian culture.
A Healthy Start. Chief Executive Officer of Davis Health System Mark Doak addressed graduates of the D&E Nursing Program during the annual Pinning Ceremony.
Kick It Up. Women's soccer graduates team up for a parting shot following Commencement. From left to right are: Kate McArthur, Brittany Milbourne, Mallory McCartney, Sue Kolb, Emilie Humes, Kay Stover, and Lisa Cancglin.
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Solemn Pledge. Nurses' pinning graduates recite the Florence Nightingale Pledge, the oath of their profession. Forty-nine nursing students graduated from D&E's program in May.
Top of His Class. Valedictorian Michael Vargo and his family enjoy the moment in front of Robbins Chapel following Commencement. Honored Guests. Susan and David Hardesty, President Emeritus of West Virginia University, were honored guests for D&E's Commencement Weekend. Both received honorary doctorates from the College, and David Hardesty gave the Commencement Address.
Impact. Joni Smith and President Buck Smith receive the Campus Impact Award from Coordinator of Campus Activities Mandi Chadwick during the Honors Convocation.
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Moving Up. Nursing graduate Ashley Belt receives her pin from Assistant Professor of Nursing Lora Cruz.
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World Vision. Baccalaureate Service speaker Lou Radja, Executive Director of EduCongo, a humanitarian organization serving people in the Democratic Republic of Congo, enjoyed time on the plaza with Joni and President “Buck” Smith.
High Marks. Matt McLesky, class salutatorian, receives the Department of Psychology and Human Services, Sociology, and Criminology Award from Department Chair and Professor of Psychology Dr. John Zuboy.
Schmoozing! Professor of Business Administration Dr. Gloria Payne and Trustee Wendell Cramer at the annual year-end Beta Alpha Beta banquet in Benedum Dining Hall. The theme for this year's banquet was “Schmoozing.”
Star Power. The Theatre Department celebrates at its annual end-of-year dinner at the home of President “Buck” and Joni Smith. Cast and crew include (front, seated) Assistant Professor of Theatre April Daras, Mamatsu Domoto, Laura Eversole, Lacy Levering, Elizabeth Sullivan, Emily Prentice; (second row) Adjunct Lecturer of Art Michael Doig, Seth Dempsy, Marian Edgemyer, Ethan Selleck, Mary Rathell, Andre Soussan, Kevin Chesser, Samantha Simone, Colin O'Brian, Heather Newhouse, Becky Hill, “Buck” Smith, Joni Smith; (third row) Costumer Susan Hayes, Professor of Theatre Arts Terry Hayes, “Kat” Barnett, Tabitha Winski, Andrew Smith, Peter Trigg, Kim Davis, Amber Milstead, and Cindy Gunning.
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athletics
Greg Myers Returns to Davis & Elkins New Leadership Team Named for Athletics President “Buck” Smith has named Dr. Greg Myers, former West Virginia University, Davis & Elkins and United States Naval Academy Men's Soccer Coach, as Athletic Director and Professor of Health and Physical Education; and Bruce M. Martin, former West Virginia All-State basketball scoring champion, as Head Men's Basketball Coach and Assistant Athletic Director. Together with Dr. Mary Ann DeLuca, Professor of Health and Physical Education and Assistant Athletic Director, they will form a new leadership team for Senator Athletics, filling positions left with Amrit Rayfield's resignation in May. “We searched nationally for the best possible leadership for our athletic and men's basketball programs,” said Smith. “Greg Myers and Bruce Martin rose quickly to the top. They will provide an outstanding academic and athletic leadership team for the future of Davis & Elkins athletics.”
Legendary Coach to Repay Debt Myers, '71, led Davis & Elkins to two NAIA national championships in 1968 and 1970, and national runner up in 1969. He later coached the Miami Toros of the now-defunct North American Soccer League (NASL) before taking the reins of the United States Naval Academy Men's Soccer Program for 28 seasons. Myers won over 330 collegiate soccer matches during his 37 years of 14 | Davis & Elkins College Forward
coaching, mentoring and teaching young men how to succeed on and off the soccer field. He views his return to Davis & Elkins as an opportunity to repay an old debt. “Davis & Elkins College took a bet on me as a young coach,” said Myers. “They gave me the encouragement and necessary support to win two national titles in four years. It's pay-back time, and I'm thrilled at the chance to return to the college and community to which I owe so much.” Hank Steinbrecher, who played for Myers on the national title team and now serves on the Davis & Elkins Board of Trustees, commented from his office in Chicago: “I have known Greg Myers for more than 40 years. He has served as an inspiration and mentor for countless men, men who have taken their places in National leadership. We at Davis & Elkins College are indeed fortunate to have Dr. Myers return to campus and lead the effort to rejuvenate our Athletic Program. He is a man of the highest integrity.” While at the Naval Academy, Dr. Myers was for 13 years colleague and confidant of Athletic Director Jack Lengyel, former Head Football Coach at Marshall University and inspiration for the Warner Bros. film, “We Are Marshall.” In a telephone interview from his home in Phoenix, Lengyel said of Myers: “Greg is an excellent choice for AD at Davis & Elkins. He has a strong academic background to match that of the school,
is a person with high integrity and great work ethic, and brings a wealth of experience as a teacher, coach and leader. I look forward to following his career as the Athletic Director at Davis & Elkins College.”
West Virginia Star, Martin, Returns Home Joining Myers as Assistant Athletic Director and Head Men's Basketball Coach, Bruce Martin, 37, comes to D&E most recently from the University of Texas-Pan American in Edinburg, Texas, where he was an assistant coach for the NCAA Division I team since 2007. A graduate of Clemson University with a bachelor's degree in Business Management, Martin has coached for Radford University, Ockelbo Basketball Club, a professional team in Sweden, Clemson, the University of Wyoming and Francis Marion University. In addition to his duties as Head Coach of the Ockelbo team, Martin has also served as an assistant under Byron Samuels, Tom Schuberth and Larry Shyatt. Davis & Elkins Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Kevin Wilson noted that Martin will be a good fit for D&E. “He's from West Virginia and was an All-State player during high school,” said Wilson. “He knows the coaching programs in this state and he has a strong background as a player, coach and recruiter for Division I schools. All of his former head coaches recommended him highly.” As Assistant Coach for the University of Texas-Pan American, Martin helped his team achieve the NCAA Division I Independent basketball's best season record. He was actively involved in recruiting, individual player development, video analysis, budgeting, academics, admissions and financial aid.
athletics his senior year. A shooting guard, he was a three-time National Invitational Tournament player and was third in the ACC for three-point field goal percentage (44.4%) and fifth for three-point field goals per game (2.3). A graduate of West Virginia's Shady Spring High School, Martin is the school's all-time leading scorer and was the state scoring champion in 1989. He was twice named to the West Virginia All-State First Team. While serving as Assistant Athletic Director for Clemson basketball operations with Head Coach Shyatt from 2000 to 2003, Clemson defeated then #1-ranked North Carolina, ending UNC's 18-game winning streak in 2001. Martin played for Clemson as a student from 1990-95 and was Team Captain
Former Senator Tobi Stoner is one step away from MLB.
Myers replaces Stollsteimer as men's soccer coach By Jason Asbell, Head Women's Basketball Coach and Sports Information Director Dr. Greg Myers has agreed to serve also as head men's soccer coach replacing Mark Stollsteimer who recently resigned to assume the same role at Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois. When asked about taking charge of the Senator soccer program again Dr. Myers stated, “It will be fun to get back into the game and you never really lose the fire for coaching.”
Stollsteimer leaves D&E after being involved with the program for 14 years. In 2007 he led the Senators to a 17-5 record and the WVIAC regular season championship, and he was named the WVIAC Coach of the Year. In 2008, the Senators spent five weeks nationally ranked in the NSCAA (National Soccer Coaches Association of America) Top 25 poll reaching # 10 in week five of the season. Under Stollsteimer's leadership, D&E produced one All-American, 11 AllRegion selections and 23 All-Conference performers. He also had 21 players earn Academic All-Conference Honors. “I would like to thank all those who have supported me and the men's soccer team through my tenure,” said Stollsteimer. “I'm proud to be leaving the program in such a strong state and in the hands of such a great coach with Dr. Myers. My family and I are saddened to be leaving the Elkins community, but are looking forward to our new venture at Millikin University.” The 2009 Senators open the season August 28 against Holy Family University.
Former D&E pitcher Tobi Stoner was recently called up to the Buffalo (NY) Bisons, the Triple-A affiliate of the New York Mets, meaning he is just one step away from being a part of Major League Baseball. Stoner started the season with Class A Advanced St. Lucie and pitched at least six innings in each of his last seven Florida State League starts. Last summer he was promoted to Double-A Binghamton where he won four straight starts from July 21-August 5. Stoner also went 2-0 with a 3.66 ERA in 11 relief appearances with the Peoria Saguaros in the Arizona Fall League. Stoner was selected during his final year at D&E by the New York Mets in the 16th round of the 2006 First-Year Player Draft and is considered the 19th best prospect in the organization by Baseball America.
Athletic Program Award winners included, left to right: Daniel Kwafo, Zach McElroy, Bre Tognoli, Jennie Finafrock, Teonna Jewell, Cole Dant, and Josh Lopez.
Athletic Awards Recognize Top Senators The Davis & Elkins Athletic Department celebrated D&E Athletics, recognizing graduating seniors and athletes who received All-WVIAC honors, All-Region honors, All-American honors, and special awards by head coaches in the athletic department. Freshmen of the Year were Bre Tognoli (Volleyball) and Zach McElroy (Baseball). The Joe Carroll Leadership Award went to Teonna Jewell (Women's Basketball) and Josh Lopez (Baseball). Academic Athletes of the Year were Jennie Finafrock (Softball) and Daniel Kwafo (Men's Soccer). The Athlete of the Year awards were given to Cole Dant (Women's Soccer) and Daniel Kwafo (Men's Soccer)
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alumni news New Scholarship Available for Students
Help further a D&E Student's Career
With literally hundreds of colleges and universities to choose from in a given region, why would a student choose Davis & Elkins College? No one is better equipped to answer that question than an alumnus or alumna who experienced a D&E education first-hand. A beautiful campus in one of the country's most scenic areas, small class sizes and close relationships with faculty members, quality liberal arts curriculum with distinctive professional and pre-professional programs, abundant opportunities to lead and to be of service to others, and many other characteristics make Davis & Elkins College a place where students find inspiration and solid preparation for their futures.
It's a scary time to be looking for a job — and to be planning for a future career. Now imagine being a member of the D&E Class of 2009, or one of the D&E students currently considering future career directions. Fortunately these Senators, like all D&E alumni, have an advantage that many others don't: access to the active and diverse D&E network.
Referred by a D&E Alumnus
That is why the Admission Office is asking for your help, and has established a new scholarship to recognize the special role that you might play in encouraging a friend or family member to consider enrolling at Davis & Elkins College. Every student who is first referred by an alumnus, and chooses to enroll at D&E, will receive a $500 scholarship in the name of the alumnus/a who made the referral. Not only will you be encouraging a student to consider the college that meant so much to you, but you will be providing a significant financial benefit to the student as well. For further information or to refer a prospective student, contact Becky Pauls in the Admission Office at paulsr@davisandelkins.edu or (304) 614-3127. Be sure to provide your name and class year as well as the name and contact information for the student you are referring. If you prefer, give this information to your student, and encourage him or her to inform the College that you have provided this referral. The scholarship is awarded only to those students whose first contact with Davis & Elkins College is through the alumni referral. By sharing your experience of and appreciation for Davis & Elkins College, you can become a vital member of the Admission team. Your support will be appreciated!
President Buck Smith hosts D&E Event in Charlotte Nearly thirty alumni, parents, and friends gathered for a reception and tour of the Levine Museum of the New South in Charlotte, NC, in April. Participants, pictured on the stairs in the main lobby, were Bailey Barnett, Julie Beauchamp, John & Suzanne Carlson, Wendell and Judie Cramer, Drake Dowler, Betty & Richard Hechenbleichner, Helen Kaufman, Karin Infuso and Paul Ninesling, Tony Mumblow & Donne Fitzgerald, Doug & Claudia Oldenburg, Tracy & Cooper Roberts, and Paul & Karen Stirrup. 16 | Davis & Elkins College Forward
To help mobilize that network, the Office of Student Employment and Career Services has launched a new D&E career networking site on the popular LinkedIn professional networking platform. Students seeking internships, jobs, or advice about possible career direction, will be posting their profiles and their questions. Alumni and parents who have advice, opportunities, or networking referrals to offer, are invited to join. Your help is critical given the current economic environment and the challenges our students and young graduates face in their job searches. Do you know of opportunities for internships during summer or Winter Term? Do you have tips for a young graduate seeking work in your profession? We believe that when D&E students can connect with the broader D&E community, meaningful connections and opportunities will arise. Please help us launch this program by going to LinkedIn. com and joining the Senators Connection Group. If you are not already a LinkedIn member, you will need to set up your personal profile first. For more information contact Wendy Morgan at 304-637-1340 or alum@davisandelkins.com.
alumni news
Blaine Steensland NAC President
News from Your National Alumni Council
Tonight upon coming home from a business trip, I received an email from an alumnus of the College who had attended some 25 years ago and had received a letter from me on behalf of the Alumni Council. There had been virtually no contact with the Council over this period and this recent letter helped to prompt a heartfelt interest in reconnecting. I am constantly amazed at how far reaching and important our ties to our Alma Mater remain, whether we nurture that relationship over a lifetime, or whether we return years later after an extended period without contact. For one group of alumni, the focus on D&E is truly a year-round activity. This group is your National Alumni Council and our efforts center upon strengthening the relationships between the College and its alumni. Let me share what your Council has been undertaking since our update in the Forward last summer… »»
Helping current students with their efforts to raise funds for the new Fitness Center
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Exploring how technology can increase communication with and among alumni. Flint Engleman, '90, of the National Alumni Council, has started an alumni group on Facebook, and Richard Berman, '75, has started an alumni group on LinkedIn.
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Conducted the Almost Alumni Reception for graduating seniors this spring as a way to network with them about careers and share expectations on how they can continue to be active in the life of the College
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Directly assisted with solicitation for the D&E Fund
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Met with President “Buck” Smith and the leadership of the Board of Trustees to explore ways that alumni can be a more vital force in supporting the College
This year has truly been a remarkable one from the vantage point of the Alumni Council and alumni who have been actively engaged in the life of the College because of the significant changes that have been taking place. Whether it be the appearance of the campus, the upgrading of the technology infrastructure, new fitness center, regular email communication from the President, a significantly larger entering student class, significant growth of financial gifts, or recognition in regional and national press, the direction has been one of strategic change to position D&E for renewed strength and enhanced commitment to its mission. These changes stand out as even more remarkable given the significant pressures felt by all institutions of higher education in the context of our stressed
regional and national economies. As alumni, we are part of D&E's history, and we have a vested interest in its present and its future. The key question is how is our support reflected? Often, alums expect the answer to be a request for financial support. Financial support is important but so are many other forms of support that only require your thoughts and a commitment to action. For example, today's college student benefits from a direct work experience or internship prior to graduation. Perhaps your company or organization can offer an internship to one of D&E's current students. Your company or organization may also need a full time employee; you can make these opportunities known by posting them on the Career Center's new LinkedIn Site. Perhaps you know a high school student or parents of one who is in the process of exploring college options. Davis & Elkins College may or may not be within their initial awareness of college options, but it could be if you suggested its consideration or just passed their name along to the College's admissions office. You certainly know alumni who may be outstanding candidates for one of the College's various alumni awards. Pick up the phone or send an email with their name. Nominate an alumnus or yourself for service on your National Alumni Council! Share the many positive stories and changes about D&E with other alums that you stay in touch with but who may not be in regular contact with the College. Attend a regional alumni event or reserve your place at Homecoming this October. These are but a few additional ways to support your Alma Mater at little or no cost — and to make a positive difference in the life of the College or one of its deserving students. It has been a busy year for your National Alumni Council. Scan the list of our members and you should recognize some names. Pick up the phone or send an email to any one of us with a suggestion for how we can better serve you and the College, offer a nomination for an alumni award, share your willingness to volunteer for service on the NAC or just say hello! We look forward to your contact and any chance to visit at Homecoming or throughout the year!
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Alumni Notes
1949
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 alum@davisandelkins.edu Sending photos? Just mail your prints or disk, or email your photos to our alumni office. Send all materials to: Davis & Elkins College Alumni Office, 100 Campus Drive, Elkins, WV 26241 or alum@davisandelkins.edu Please publish this Alumni Note in the Davis & Elkins College Forward magazine in print and online.
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Michel P. and Lucylle Chambers Debaets, Hilton Head Island, SC, consider themselves blessed to have celebrated their mid-80 birthdays and their 61+ years of married life in 2008. They were married on Thanksgiving Day, November 27, 1947, at St. Brendans Catholic Church in Elkins. Lucylle majored in English and Business, and Michel graduated Magna Cum Laude with a major in Engineering, and they graduated as Mr. and Mrs. Debaets. Michel and Lucylle remember that Davis & Elkins College was really different in the post World War II days. Most male war veterans were in their mid-twenties and serious students who presented a challenge to the faculty. The faculty, Dr. Albert, Dean Talbot, B. Barnes, Dr. Miller, Dr. Gloria Marquette Payne, Prof. Audenour, Dr. Urhlicht, and many others, were great academics but also helped the veterans shape their lives for the future. The faculty was unanimous in stating that, in this period, the academic standards and expectations were elevated to the limit. The small town of Elkins and the warmth and friendliness of the people provided the perfect setting for an ideal college experience. The Debaets have been retired for 22 years. They are in “tolerable” health and still live in Hilton Head, South Carolina. They write, “D&E gave us the foundation for a blessed Christian and successful life together,” and go on further to say to present day students, “You could not have selected a better place of learning and total development than Davis & Elkins College.”
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Michel P. and Lucylle Chambers Debaets, '49, were married on Thanksgiving Day, November 27, 1947, at St. Brendans Catholic Church in Elkins, WV. “D&E gave us the foundation for a blessed Christian and successful life together.” See 1949.
alumni notes Frank M. Mele, '58, and his wife, June, visited the Cape of Good Hope on a recent three-week trip to Africa. See 1958.
Theresa Gainer Martin, Salem, OH, spent 40 years, after graduating from D&E, teaching in West Virginia and Ohio. Theresa and her husband, Lloyd, had four children. In 2001, she lost her husband and their son, Lloyd.
1954 Louisa Sager Yeuell, Richmond, VA, received the 28th Lifetime Achievement Award from The Ecumenical Resource Center for leadership in the ministry of Christian Education. On April 20, 2009, she was blessed with a greatgranddaughter, Sophie Paris-Lopez, who was born to Louisa's granddaughter, Lindsey Paris-Lopez, and her husband, Alex Lopez. Arthur S. “Art” Hirshey's recent visit to campus during Homecoming weekend was an eye-opener and all positive. His wife's initial comment, “What a beautiful place.” The Hirsheys reside in Merrick, NY.
1957 Joanne C. Dougherty Vaughan, Dallas, TX, is excited about D&E's new president and his plans for 2009.
their three daughters now have jobs in upstate New York and both live within 15 minutes drive of Mary and Ed in Oneonta, NY, much to their delight. They also travel frequently to New Jersey to see their 12-year-old grandson. Mary and Ed are both retired from counseling and teaching, respectively, but find plenty to do. Ed does research and writing, and Mary is finally finding time to audit courses in her college major (and her first love), Literature. Some time ago, Mary connected with her D&E College friend Ruth Herbert Gnagey, '59, who had become a Unitarian Universalist minister, and she officiated at the ceremony of Mary and Ed's daughter - a wonderful gift and reunion. Although Mary missed her 50th class reunion, she is sure they will find another time to revisit the wonderful hills and “mountain magic” with all the memories of D&E that they carry with them.
1959
50th Reunion at
Homecoming October 16–18th
Michael G. Dakes, Fairfax Station, VA, is looking forward to seeing many of his classmates at the 50th class reunion during Homecoming 2009.
1958 Frank M. Mele and his wife, June, recently returned to the Township of Washington, NJ, from a wonderful threeweek trip to Africa. Their trip began in Cape Town, South Africa, and ended in Cairo, Egypt. They visited Kenya and the Sahara Desert, took a four-day trip down the Nile River, saw King Tut's Tomb and the Pyramids, and took a one-week safari where they saw “the big 5,” cheetahs, lions, water buffalo, elephants, and rhinoceros. Mary Willis Ambrose and her husband, Ed, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in September 2008 at a gathering of family and friends. Two of
Joe Harris's, '63, children, Jody Harris and Gingy Harris Gable, are the owners and operators of Harris Ranch Napa Valley in Napa Valley, CA, which features their award winning Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil. They also offer classic Mediterranean olive trees through their website, www.hrvn.net. See 1963.
1961 George P. Morgan Jr. and his wife, Sheri, are enjoying life in Coronado, CA. Recent visits to the campus have been great opportunities to bond with old friends and observe changes on campus.
1963 July 2008 marked Barbara Frank Warren's retirement from teaching and travelling overseas as a reading specialist with the Department of Defense. She and her husband, Roger, are discovering day-by-day their “new” life, and settling back into their Woodsville, NH, home. Being geographically closer to family and becoming involved with their most active and congenial Senior Center is at the top of their new gratitude list. Joe Harris's children, Jody Harris and Gingy Harris Gable, are the owners and operators of “Harris Ranch Napa Valley” in Napa Valley, CA. Their Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil was recently chosen as the winner of the Wine County Inn's Olive Oil Taste-Off. The event was judged by Jim Smith, the innkeeper of the Wine County Inn, Chef Lars Kronmark of the Culinary Institute of America, and Diane De Filipe, an expert on Italian cooking and olive oils, through her tour company “Let's Go Cook Italian.” Joe reports they now offer classic Mediterranean olive trees: Frantoio, Leccino and Coratina through their website, www.hrnv.net, and that Jody and Gingy, Harris Ranch Napa Valley, have recently partnered with Foodoro. com. Foodoro.com is a marketplace of independent food artisans and showcases an amazing array of handcrafted foods; from baked goods, to jams, to chocolates, all small batch and high quality, just like HRNV. You can visit their website at www.Foodoro.com.
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alumni notes William “Bill,” '72, and Elizabeth “Beth” Mitchell Nuttall, 71, Anita Norton, '69, and William “Scotty” Smyth, '72, and Karen Baldwin, 70, William “Bill” Glenn, '69, were reunited at Bill and Karen's son's wedding in October 2008. See 1969.
1964
45th Reunion at
Homecoming October 16–18th
1967
Christine Laird Fallon retired in June 2008 from her job as a 4th grade math teacher at Horace Mann School in Riverdale, NY. She and her husband, Daniel, live in New York, NY, and are enjoying their three grandsons, ages 5, 2 and 2 months.
Carole L. Leland Lutness, Valencia, CA, had a great time running, unsuccessfully, as the Democratic candidate for the California State Assembly for the 38th AD. See www.Lutness4Assembly.com
Andrew H. Johanson Jr. and his wife, Wendy, have been blessed with 12 grandchildren. Aaron is in his junior year at the University of Maryland and Jake will be attending Penn State next year. During the Phipps Lectureship Series, Andy and Wendy have enjoyed spending time with Dr. and Mrs. William Phipps. They reside in Ambler, PA.
Kenneth W. “Ken” Bielemeier and his wife, Linda, of Bronxville, NY, became grandparents for the first time on June 11, 2009, when their son, Adam, and daughter in law, Corinne, became the proud parents of Morgan Rose. She weighed 9 lbs., 15 oz. and was 22 inches long. Morgan lives with her parents in Willow Grove, PA. Ken can be reached at kbielemeier@optonline.net
1966 James “Steve” and Nancy Dassdorf Hiner, '68, are retired and have lived in Houston, TX, for 32 years. Steve retired from his position as Industrial Relations Manager for a chemical company in January 2005 and Nancy retired from JPMorgan Chase after 18 years. On a recent trip to WV they visited campus when driving through Elkins. They would love to hear from classmates, Chi Omegas and friends at nancyehiner@sbcglobal.net. Wayne J. Finkbeiner added three more grandchildren during the year 2008, for a total of nine. He continues to teach in multiple Pennsylvania school districts during his retirement in New Britain, PA. Gary “Tim” Swift and his wife, Suzy, visited campus in February 2009, from their home in Kilmarknock, VA. They spent the weekend at Graceland Inn, attended basketball games in the new sports complex, met the new College President “Buck” Smith, and his wife, Joni, and had some excellent seafood prepared by Chef Melanie Campbell.
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James W. Hill Jr., Riverdale, NJ, was married on November 22, 2007 and inherited eight grandchildren. His daughter has one little girl and a new baby girl, born June 8. Jim was promoted to 6th degree black belt last July. Jim and his wife, Joan, enjoyed the reunion of the Class of 1968 and Alumni Weekend. Patricia “Patty” Saborido Lollot moved from the tip of Orient, Long Island, to upstate New York in 1999. “Development was nibbling away at the Long Island countryside and upstate afforded the room to roam that we needed for our animals.” She and her husband, Reiner, along with their assorted dogs, cats and horses relocated to Walton, NY. They bought a hillside chalet with acreage, where Reiner built barns, paddocks and an indoor riding arena. Patty rides, drives, trains, and shows horses and Reiner does all the necessary operation and maintenance
Gary “Tim” Swift, '66, and his wife, Suzy, stayed at Graceland Inn in February 2009 and enjoyed excellent seafood prepared by Chef Melanie Campbell. See 1966.
required. Patty also works part-time as a staff writer at The Walton Reporter, a weekly newspaper. “So much for retirement living!” Gretchen Jester Pingley, Istachatta, FL, recently returned from a Rotary Group Study Exchange to Istanbul, Turkey. Gretchen, who is currently the President of the Rotary Club of Brooksville, was chosen as the group leader of four educators (non-Rotarians) from Florida Rotary District 6950. The purpose of the Group Study Exchange between countries is to build better understanding, lasting friendships and world peace. The team spent a month in Istanbul staying with Rotary families, presenting programs to twenty District 2420 Rotary Clubs and visiting the amazing cultural sights. The team had the opportunity to visit many public and private schools and universities as well as schools for students with handicaps. They became very knowledgeable about the Turkish system of education and about the tremendous amount of work the Rotary Clubs of Turkey have done to improve education there. Group Study Exchange is one of many programs sponsored by The Rotary Foundation. If you would like to learn more about these programs please go to www.rotary.org.
alumni notes Amanda B. Yeargan Monroe, '02, and her husband, Kirk, went to San Francisco, CA, in August 2008. They were able to see the city, as well as Alcatraz Island, the Jelly Belly Factory and Napa Valley. See 2002.
1979
Glenn R. and Grace Ellen Gray Krechel now have four grandchildren - two boys and two girls, with two more due between June and August. The Krechels live in Pawley's Island, SC.
Lawrence “Larry” G. DeVault of Walpole, NH, was recently named National Sales Manager-GSA for Code 3, Inc. During summer 2009, Larry and his wife, Joan, are moving from the cold of New England to Harrisonburg, VA, which will be much closer to business in DC for Larry and a much milder winter climate. Their three children are all doing well. Jennifer blessed them with their second grandson in June 2008. Emma is currently a senior at the College of St. Rose, and William is in the USCG at Station Ocean City, Maryland. They would like to hear from old friends at Ldevault@verizon.net.
1973
Gretchen Jester Pingley, '68, at the Topkopi Palace in Instanbul. See 1968.
1969
40th Reunion at
Homecoming October 16–18th
William “Bill,” '72, and Elizabeth “Beth” Mitchell Nuttall, '71, Anita Norton, '69, and William “Scotty” Smyth, '72, and Karen Baldwin, '70, William “Bill” Glenn, '69 were reunited in Yardley, PA, at the Glenns' son's wedding in October 2008. Bill Nuttall, Bill Glenn, and Scotty Smyth all played soccer during the years of 1968-72, and Beth, Karen, and Anita were classmates from 1965-72.
1970 R. Craig and Sally Wolffer Roos, '70, live in Nantucket, MA, and enjoy golf, fishing and boating. Craig still advises venture funds on investments in communications and mobile technologies. They have four grown children and four grandchildren. Gregory W. Judge, Kent, WA, continues to teach and travel. During the last spring quarter he taught in Bulgaria. He reports it was a “very interesting experience!” Greg was also a tour guide for 24 people in London in March 2008. This was his second 'gig' as a guide in London and he had great fun. He spent Christmas '08 in Rome and attended midnight Mass at St. Peters.
30th Reunion at
1971
Karen E. Davis Carr teaches second grade at Jennings Elementary School in Elkins. She recently wrote the book, The Christmas Wishing Quilt, which tells the story of a young girl whose father is serving in the military while her mother tries to make life as normal as possible one Christmas. While penning the book, Karen drew inspiration from her own family. Her son and her son-in-law are currently serving in the military, and the mother character in the book is based on her daughter. Karen is donating a portion of the proceeds from each copy sold to the Walter Reed Hospital and the Fisher House Foundation. The Christmas Wishing Quilt can be purchased online through www.authorhouse.com/bookstore, www. amazon.com and is also available at Barnes & Noble and Borders Bookstores.
1974
35th Reunion at
Homecoming October 16–18th
Mary E. “Mickey” Owens recently celebrated 25 years of service with Roche Diagnostics in Fishers, IN, with business travel to Germany. “Hello to my Classmates!”
Homecoming October 16–18th
1980 Robin Camp Rector, Elkview, WV, was elected to the Kanawha County Board of Education in 2008. Jeanette Abell, MD, MBA, of Columbus, OH, is board certified in Internal Medicine and serves as a Practice Consultant for Halley Consulting Group, LLC. Dr. Abell specializes in the formation and development of hospitalist service lines. Her experience includes clinical and administrative responsibility for multiple hospitalist programs in hospitals ranging in size from 140 to 800 beds. She has managed a hospitalist practice for a large primary care physician organization with more than 140 providers. Dr. Abell successfully merged two hospitalist practices to create a large inpatient physician service which grew 400% during her tenure. She has also been active in medical staff leadership at hospitals and has served as Section Head for Internal Medicine and Co-Director of Jessica Coombs Pimental, '06, and Elliot Pimental were married on October 25, 2008, and live in Salt Lake City, UT. L-R: Mary Gallagher Miskell, Jessica and Elliot Pimental, Jenny Sisler, '07, and Matthew Cassella, '07.
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alumni notes Nick Wilson, '02, and Casey McNiesh, '04, were married on August 2, 2008, in an outdoor ceremony at Deer Park Country Inn and Lodge in Buckhannon, WV. See 2002.
Virginia and is managing editor of two business magazines.
Noah Patrick Whited, son of Traci Mininger Whited, '03, was born on June 17, 2008. See 2003.
Hospitalist Medicine. She was also the Medical Director for a skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility. Dr. Abell completed her MBA at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and received her Doctor of Medicine at Wright State University in Dayton, OH. George W. Brelsford has earned his Doctorate and recently accepted the position of Dean of Students at the University of Delaware. George and his wife, Robin Thrall Brelsford, '82, still live in South Jersey (Elmer) in a log cabin in the woods, which has always been a dream of theirs. Their three children are all grown now: Todd is in student affairs at the University of Maine, Kelly works emergency dispatch while earning her Master's in Library Science and Cory is a sophomore at Rowan University. George and Robin are still involved in the Seeing Eye puppy raising program and one of their former pups was featured in a publication put out by The Seeing Eye. They would love to hear from any former classmates! George can be reached at georgeb@udel.edu and Robin can be reached at brelsfordr@rowan.edu.
1984 1985
25th Reunion at
Homecoming October 16–18th
John F. and Mary Harvey Tadler, '88, live in Pittsburgh, PA, and are expecting a baby in September 2009. Michelle Goss Hill graduated from D&E with an A.A.S. in Secretarial Science/ Word Processing. On May 9, 2009, she received a B.S. in Multidisciplinary Studies (with cognates in Business/ Psychology/Education) from Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA. She is now teaching 3rd Grade at Neuse Baptist Christian School in Raleigh, NC.
1989 1990
20th Reunion at
Homecoming October 16–18th
Spring R. Jones, Flemington, NJ, works for the State of New Jersey as Trust Director for the Office of the Public Guardian.
1991 In July 2006, Kathleen N. “Kathy” Masterson, '91, was appointed Athletic Director of Westhampton Beach High School, NY, after teaching physical education at Westhampton Beach for seven years. While she was teaching, Kathy began a field hockey program
through the after school intramural program, always hoping to resurrect the field hockey program which had been discontinued in the mid 1990s. Since her appointment to Athletic Director, plans have been put in the works to start a field hockey program, beginning with middle school and junior varsity programs. As the programs progress, develop and become competitive, a varsity team will eventually be added.
1992 Melanie Butcher Crowder was the first family member in her generation to attend college and had two sisters follow in her footsteps in obtaining college degrees. She remembers her first day of Intro to English - the professor put a piece of driftwood on his desk and asked the class to take out paper and explain what it was. Melanie wrote, “a piece of driftwood” and turned it in. She passed the class with a “C”, but by the time she took Advanced Literature she could definitely write something about driftwood, thanks to that professor. Melanie reports one of the many wonderful things about D&E was the people. She states that never before and not since D&E has she ever encountered such a group of free thinking and intelligent individuals. Today, Melanie is in Valdosta, GA, raising her daughters: the oldest is an education major at VSU in GA and the youngest plans to major in design.
1981
1993
William E. Welsh had the cover story on the Battle of Cedar Mountain, August 9, 1862, published in the April 2009 issue of Military Heritage magazine. This is his 11th freelance feature story for the publication. He earned his BA in history from Davis & Elkins, and also holds an MA in English from George Mason University. He resides in Northern
Scott H. Sanders has been a realtor for 14 years in Joppa, Maryland. He has been married for 10 years and has two daughters, ages 4 and 6.
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Larisa Draeger Swartz, '00, her husband, James, and their daughter, Shannen. See 2002.
alumni notes Robert Ryan II, '06, and Kay Stover, '09, are engaged to be married on January 9, 2010, in Bel Air, MD. See 2006.
1994 1998
15th Reunion at
Homecoming October 16–18th
Marguerite L. “Margot” Gilmore Kubichek, Elkins, WV, will join halfmillion other walkers across the country by taking part in the 2009 Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation's Walk to Cure Diabetes. The 2009 goal is to raise $105 million to help fund research for a cure for type 1 diabetes and its complications. Margot will be walking with “Big Ben's Battle” on September 12 in Pittsburgh, PA. You can visit Margot's Walk Web page at http://walk.jdrf.org/ walker.cfm?id=87353261
1999 2000
10th Reunion at
Homecoming October 16–18th
Kara L. Fox is living in Kings Beach, CA, and works for Sierra Nevada College in Incline Village, NV, which is just over the border. Their website is www.sierranevada. edu. Sierra Nevada is a small, private, liberal arts school that prides itself on being a ski school where most students come to go skiing and snow boarding. They are also trying to be the first totally “green” college in the nation. Kara teaches Journalism and English, and is the adviser to the college newspaper, The Eagle's Eye.
2002 Amanda B. Yeargan Monroe and her husband, Kirk, celebrated their third anniversary in June 2008. They went to Strasburg, VA, stayed at The Carver House Bed and Breakfast and enjoyed some sightseeing in the area. In August 2008, Kirk and Amanda went to San Francisco, CA, and were able to visit with Larisa Draeger Swartz, '00. While in San Francisco, there they were able to see the city as well as the Old Faithful Geyser of California, Alcatraz Island, the Jelly Belly
Factory, the Budweiser Plant, Mt. Diablo, and Napa Valley. They also visited the Walnut Creek area where Larisa lives with her husband, James, and their 3-year-old daughter, Shannen. Kirk and Amanda stay busy in Midlothian, VA, and take a day trip at least once a month. Classmates can reach Amanda at kiandamonroe@ verizon.net or 804-794-0891. M. Nick Wilson and Casey McNiesh, '04, were married on August 2, 2008, in an outdoor ceremony at Deer Park Country Inn and Lodge in Buckhannon, WV. April Deitsch, '04, and Tiffany Alexander Hinzman, '03, served as bridesmaids. Also in attendance were Hans Hermanson, '08, and his wife, Chrisantha Frederick Hermanson, '08. Casey and Nick currently reside in Elkins.
2003 Traci Mininger Whited married Josh Whited in October 2004. They are now the proud parents of Noah Patrick who was born June 17, 2008. They reside in Belington, WV.
2006 Maryalice K. Beal works as a Guest Service Agent at the Embassy Suites Downtown in Washington, DC. In July 2007, she was named employee of the month. Marcea Copeland is engaged to Mark Rodden. The couple currently reside in Westminister, CO. They are planning a September wedding on top of Keystone Mountain in Colorado.
Marcea Copeland, '06, and Mark Rodden are engaged. They are planning a September wedding on top of Keystone Mountain, CO. See 2006.
Robert Ryan II and Kay Stover, '09, are engaged to be married on January 9, 2010, in Bel Air, MD. After graduating from D&E with a B.S. in Exercise Science, Robert enlisted in the United States Army. He is currently stationed at Fort Bragg, NC, with the 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne). Kay graduated this spring with a B.S. in Exercise Science and will be attending Towson University in the fall to study toward her Masters degree in Occupational Therapy.
2007 Leslie Shaffer, and Christopher R. Racine, '08, were united in marriage on August 2, 2008, at Sand Run Gospel Tabernacle in Elkview, WV, with friends and family present. Chris and Leslie now reside in Charleston, WV. Chris is pursuing his Master's degree in Biotechnology at WV State University and is working as a Teacher's Assistant, and Leslie is employed with the WV State Fire Marshal's Office. The newlyweds would like to thank all of their friends for their support over the years and for all that attended – “you made the day even more special!” Christopher R., '08, and Leslie Shaffer Racine, '07, were married on August 2, 2008 at Sand Run Gospel Tabernacle in Elkview, WV. See 2007.
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in memoriam Four stones for four members of the D&E family who died as students or recent graduates during the last 10 years were dedicated as part of Commencement Weekend. Their families gatherered with members of the campus community for a special memorial service in Robbins Chapel. The memorial, placed outside Robbins Chapel through the generosity of William S. Robbins, was dedicated to the memory of Erin McAvoy, 2002, Michael Scott Webb, 2005, Eugene Morrissey, 2005, and Michael Zebuhr, 2006.
The individuals listed below include members of the D&E family whose passing we have learned about within the last six months. Although some left us years ago, we wanted to remember them here on behalf of all alumni and friends of Davis & Elkins College.
1937 Wylorae K. Poling Kelley Booth, April 14, 2009 1939 Jean J. Bowers Frank, February 21, 2009 1943 Gwendaline Wilmoth Burky, March 7, 2009
1960 Aubry A. “Gary” Garrison, March 29, 2009 1961 William A. Wraith, November 15, 2008 1962 Elwood M. “Woody” Davis, February 6, 2009
James L. Gear, December 7, 2008
Frederick B. Hall, January 9, 2008
1947 Marner Smith, May 19, 2009 1948 Harry J. “Jim” Green, March 8, 2009
1963 Minnie J. Rowan Boserman, March 5, 2009 1964 Stephen B. Knam, January 30, 1998
Robert “Scott” Smiley, May 31, 2009
1949 Francis H. “Frank” Leary, January 6, 2009
Patricia A. Healey Thompson, December 25, 2008
Frances L. “Fran” Berman Ollweiler, August 28, 2008
Carlos O. Costa, December 11, 2002
Richard R. “Dick” Rechholtz, March 22, 2009
1965 1968 1969 1979 1992 1995 1997
Harry E. Snyder, July 28, 2008
1950 Julius A. Hirsch, February 14, 2009 1951 Glenna Barnes Hale Hayes, August 3, 2002
Joan Hammonds Varner, April 1, 2009
1952 Jessie Nethken Phillips Logue, January 22, 2009 1953 Barbara Ann Stover Grebenstein, November 23, 2008
James E. Spering, 1992 Bennett E. Snow, April 1, 1991 Kenneth L. Cross, January 27, 2009 Alec J. Wickersty, January 4, 2007 Jeffrey Keith “Keefers” Bull, February 26, 2009 Melinda M. Burns, July 31, 2001
William C. Murphy, Jr., June 2, 2009
1954 Eleanore “Ellie” Loeffler Case Bernard, May 2, 2009
Friends:
James Hoffman, June 3, 2009
Geraldine V. Fidler, November 21, 2008, Former Employee
William H. McAtee, January 17, 2009
Dr. William T. Hamilton, July 5, 2009, Former Vice President & Dean
Mario C. Regent, Jr., April 15, 1997
Paul S. Hudgins, January 18, 2009, Former Trustee
1955 Hormoz Adle, January 2004
Frankie L. Brown Painter, February 10, 2009, Former Employee
Wilma L. Biller, March 13, 2009
Mollie B. Pownall Peters, January 5, 2009, Former Trustee
David D. Johnson, December 1, 2008
Albert Ryno, May 16, 2009, Former Student
1956 Martin L. Luchs, December 25, 2008
Eliza I. Shreve, December 7, 2008, Former Employee
Ruben Lugo-Rigau, February 26, 2009
Margaret W. Stafford, May 29, 2009, Member of College Aid
Joseph Ross, January 19, 2009
John Charles “J.C.” Wynn, March 7, 2009, Honorary Degree 1958
Paul A. Thomas, May 5, 2006
1957 Denny L. Bodnar, May 9, 2009
Beatrice “Bee” Howard Gladwell, November 23, 2008
Wallace L. Sterling, February 1, 2009
Wendel E. Weber, January 28, 1994
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2008 – 2009 Honor Roll of Donors
Table of Contents President’s Statement of Condition
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1904 Society
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»» Henry Gassaway Davis Circle »» Stephen Benton Elkins Circle »» Hallie Davis Elkins Circle
Team of 20
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Gifts from Alumni
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Gifts from Other Constituents
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Contributions from 2008-2009 Trustees
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Contributions from Former Trustees
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Faithful Supporters
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Legacy Gifts & Heritage Society
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Gifts Made in Honor or Memory of Alumni & Friends
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Senators Booster Club
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Friends of Augusta
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Honor Roll of Volunteers
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The Office of College Advancement
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Every effort has been made to present a clear and accurate report of those who have given of themselves for the betterment of the College. Occasionally, however, mistakes and omission occur. If you have questions regarding this report, please feel free to contact us so that we may correct our records. The gifts contained in this report reflect contributions that were made to Davis & Elkins College between July 1, 2008 and June 30, 2009. You may direct your question or concerns to Karen L. Wilmoth, Director of Advancement Operations and Stewardship, Davis & Elkins College, 100 Campus Dr., Elkins, West Virginia 26241, (304) 637-1374, wilmothk@davisandelkins.edu.
President’s Statement of Condition To the Stakeholders of Davis Elkins College: irst off, I thank you for being a “stakeholder” – defined as “a person with an interest or share in an enterprise.” This implies an investment, an abiding care, a concern for something of value. And a responsibility on me to be held accountable, to report progress regularly, and to present you, from time to time, with a Statement of Condition. So, here it is for the year July 1, 2008 – June 30, 2009: This has been an extraordinary year in the life of our College. In some ways measurable. In some ways not. In many ways pivotal. In every way important. On July 1 a year ago, we laid out a game plan for the year ahead, focusing on six priorities, all beginning with the letter “R”: »» Reduce Expenses.
»» Raise Funds.
»» Recruit Students.
»» Renew Programs.
»» Retain Students.
»» Reach for New Opportunities.
Reduce Expenses Thanks to the earlier and courageous initiatives of President Tom Mann and the Board of Trustees, roughly $1.2 million – about 10% of the annual budget – had been cut from operations. As a result, the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, closed with a modest surplus of $20,261. Even so, we were facing a potential deficit for 2008-09 in excess of $2 million on an expense budget of $9,814,115.
e ended the year with a cash surplus; and we repaid the $500,000 to the endowment.
In the opening weeks of the new fiscal year, we were able to reduce expenses by another roughly $700,000. Closing the remaining projected shortfall fell to the Revenue side of the ledger. And that was dependent on increased student revenues and substantially increased gifts from you, our trustees, alumni and friends. Year-end, pre-audit figures indicate that, together, we managed to fulfill the three objectives laid out by Paul Stirrup, Chair of the Board of Trustees: 1. Operate with a balanced budget. 2. Manage cash so as to avoid having to borrow from the internal line of credit. 3. Repay up to $500,000 owed to the endowment from previous years. As it turns out, based on preliminary figures, we operated with a surplus in excess of $300,000; rather than having to draw on the line of credit, we ended the year with a cash surplus; and we repaid the full $500,000 to the endowment. All in all, it was a highly successful year financially. Recruit Students Fortunately, a revitalized and tightly focused Admission Team had been put in place prior to July by newly-appointed Vice President Kevin Wilson. When he reported for duty on March 24, 2008, only 27 new full-time students had deposited for the class entering in September. By the June Board of Trustees meeting, the number had increased to 131. Still, the best we could reasonably hope for was 180. As it turned out, the final count was 207, equal to the highest number of entering students in more than 10 years, and 15% higher than projected. There was at last a glimmer of hope that the decades-long enrollment decline might be broken.
he season for students to apply to college is nearly over, but already we have more than 1400 applications, compared to the 577 total last year.
As soon as the 2008 entering class was in place, “Kevin’s Team” moved into high gear for 2009. Meeting high school students and their families at 341 college fairs (compared to 78 the previous year), and responding personally to every inquiry within 24 hours, applications for admission began to outstrip any previous year. The season for students to apply to college is nearly over, but already we have more than 1400 applications, compared to the 577 total last year. As a result, we’ve been able to be more selective: 63% of this year’s entering freshmen earned a high school GPA of 3.0 or better (compared to 42% last year). The important number of course is the total who deposit, and eventually enroll. We’ll not have a final tally until early September. Even so, with deposits already exceeding 300, a 45% increase over last year’s final figure, we clearly will have the largest entering class in at least 25 years.
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Retain Students It’s one thing to recruit well. What really matters is to fulfill expectations. This is where we must now outperform, even in an age when fewer than 10% of adults with bachelor’s degrees received them within four years to every student centers with of graduating from high school. The personal attention we give to every the faculty. student centers with the faculty. And in the classroom. But it hopefully continues throughout every dimension of a student’s experience – whether meeting special dietary needs by the Dining Service, responding to requests promptly and with reasonable accommodation, knowing each student by name, or simply always greeting one another with a smile or friendly hello. In these – and many other ways – D&E seems to earn its four-word descriptor: “It’s like a family.” he personal attention we give
In a telephone interview some weeks ago with an out-of-state reporter, the question was posed: “What’s the secret to the public perception of the College’s high-energy, “can do” spirit?” I responded, “Well, you know D&E is short for ‘Davis and Elkins.’ It also stands for ‘Discovering’ possibilities, and ‘Empowering’ people. That’s the secret.” When students are valued as individuals, when they are encouraged to explore unknown horizons, when they are free to pursue their dreams – they want to stick around. Little wonder that the attrition rate was nearly cut in half this past year. Raise Funds A total of $405,994 was received in operating gifts in Fiscal 2008. As noted above, a balanced budget in 2009 required that we raise at least four times that much in the year just ended. This was a daunting task. But we had no choice. Then a miracle happened. Three anonymous friends – none of whom had attended the College – offered to contribute up to $2.25 million over three years if the College’s alumni and other friends will give $4.5 million during the three-year period ending June 30, 2011. With this 50% matching incentive – termed The New Dawn Challenge - folks again had hope, and began to believe in the possibilities of the future. One of the first gifts following announcement of the Challenge was for $2,000 to The D&E Fund (formerly the Annual Fund) from a great-granddaughter of Senator Henry Gassaway Davis, one of the founders of the College. Others followed suit, with unrestricted gifts ranging from $25 to $25,000. Then at 2:35 New Year’s Eve afternoon, one of the most thoughtful and generous friends any college ever had called on my cell phone during a blinding snow storm while I was having a bowl of chili at Scotty’s, downtown. He wanted to help meet the Challenge, and needed instructions for transferring $225,000 in stock that afternoon. Before the call ended, he offered to send an additional $100,000 by check. I had never experienced such spontaneous generosity. But then, of course, when the cause is right, anything is possible. I knew at that moment God’s Grace was at work in ways we could never anticipate, and we had nothing to fear for the College’s future. We now have the final accounting for private gifts received through June 30: $3,746,100. Of this, $2,345,321 qualified for matching by our anonymous donors. In one year, we’re more than half-way to the three-year $4.5 million matching requirement. And most importantly, we met the operating budget need for unrestricted gifts with a total of $1,875,876 (4½ times the previous year!). Those of you who comprise the 1,467 donors who made all this possible are listed – with gratitude – on the pages that follow. Renew Programs Even as the economy and we as a people endured the darkest financial period in more than 70 years, and programs at institutions of higher learning everywhere atrophied, we focused on a strategic renewal in areas ranging from Athletics and Art to the Writing Center and Wellness program. Other areas of enhancement included Student Life, Maintenance and Housekeeping, Graceland, the Nursing and Hospitality Management programs, Religion and Philosophy. The list goes on, reflecting our commitment to build upon the College’s already existing strengths and people. Reach for New Opportunities Rather than waiting for the future to unfold, we moved aggressively to go meet it. Even before the new year began on July 1, we invested heavily in technology by increasing internet bandwidth seven-fold, making every indoor and outdoor space on campus wireless, annually replacing one-fourth of the computers on campus. Rather than settling for a traditional vertical or “silo” structure, we implemented a horizontal integration of various programs within the College. Folks who used to operate in isolation now work cooperatively in various “Centers,” most notably the Augusta
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Heritage Center, the Center for Spirituality, Ethics and Global Awareness, The Robert C. Byrd Center for Hospitality and Tourism, The Naylor Learning Center, and the latest, the Center for Sustainability Studies. This “Reach for New Opportunities” is nowhere more evident than in our institution-wide emphasis on preparing students for global citizenship. From offering five new languages (Russian, Chinese, Arabic, Hindi and Bengali, in addition to Spanish), to expanded study abroad opportunities, to alliances with universities in Poland, Denmark, Israel, Egypt and India, we’re preparing our students for a world that is indeed increasingly “flat.” Back home, our probably largest single new venture is a deliberate outreach to the citizens of Elkins, Randolph County and the surrounding region. As an investment in them and their future we launched the Highlands Scholar program whereby any qualified high school senior can attend D&E at a tuition charge no greater than West Virginia University. It is having a huge potential impact. For example, last year 16 students came to D&E from the 10 high schools in the seven surrounding counties. This year: 79, representing a discounted tuition value of $1,161,000. The other major local initiative is more immediate. Thanks to the vision and generosity of Trustee June Myles and the Myles Family Foundation, we were gifted the Elkins Tire Company property at the intersection of Randolph Avenue and Sycamore Street. Once all the buildings are removed and an attractively landscaped green space created, the campus will be contiguous with the City, with extensive frontage along the main thoroughfare in Elkins.
e’re preparing our students for a world that is indeed increasingly ‘flat’.
Probably the most pervasive “New Opportunity” was the year-long development of a revised Mission Statement to guide the future of the entire enterprise. Beginning initially as the foundational step of the re-accreditation process, it soon evolved into a thoughtful exploration of what we are about by the entire campus community. That the year concluded with the Faculty, Administration and Board of Trustees all unanimously adopting the succinct yet all-encompassing 14-word statement of purpose – “to prepare and inspire students for success and for thoughtful engagement in the world” - is reflective of the high promise of the College’s future. In Closing As I left Halliehurst earlier this evening, a quartet – violin, flute, banjo and troubadour harp – was playing Pachelbel’s Canon in D Major, creating a blend of sound and harmony unlike anything I had ever heard. Off to the west, the sun was setting over Historic Graceland with a brilliance and reflected beauty unlike anything I had ever seen. Then, following along on the curving flagstone walk leading to the Madden Center, I came upon the aging stone tablet placed there by the Class of 1946 with the lyrics of the Psalmist inscribed: “I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help. My help cometh from the LORD, which made heaven and earth.” I was reminded anew that this faithful acknowledgement – even after several millennia – continues even today as our own source of progress, and of life itself. At such times, and in the presence of such lifting of the soul, one discovers again what a treasured place this is – this little College birthed after many years of struggle, nurtured for 105 years by persons of unfettered faith and vision and now, on the threshold of unlimited possibility. How privileged each of us is to call her our own. Thank you for your own part in seeing her through to this fine day and the results of this year. And more than that, thank you for your sustaining and constant care as we move forward into what promises to be an even brighter day ahead. Warm regards,
G. T. “Buck” Smith President
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Since Davis & Elkins College's founding in 1904, gifts from individuals and organizations have played a crucial role in the development of the College. Throughout the years, alumni and friends have made gifts that have enabled the College to carry out its mission of providing a quality liberal arts education to each new generation of students. To thank those whose outstanding and consistent support is sustaining and empowering the College in its second century of service, Davis & Elkins College created The 1904 Society and is proud to recognize its members. The College invites you to enjoy the benefits of becoming a member of The 1904 Society by giving $1,000 or more during the 2009–2010 fiscal year.
Henry Gassaway Davis Circle Named for one of Davis & Elkins College's founding fathers, the Henry Gassaway Davis Circle recognizes donors who made gifts of $10,000 or more to the College during the year. Anonymous Mr. & Mrs. John Crile Allen Ms. JoAnn Post Barlow Guy J. Barrow M.D. Ms. Karen H. Berner The Margaret A. Cargill Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Wendell M. Cramer Daywood Foundation Inc. Dr. & Mrs. Peter Dillon Mr. Antony E. Fiorentino Mr. & Mrs. James S. McDonnell III/JSM Charitable Trust Mr. & Mrs. William S. Moyer Myles Family Foundation/ Ms. June B. Myles Naylor Family Trust Mr. Lance R. Pledger Prichard School Mr. William S. Robbins Mike Ross Inc./The Hon. Mike Ross President Buck & Joni Smith Paul & Karen Stirrup The Elizabeth H. & H. B. Wehrle Foundation/Mr. & Mrs. Henry B. Wehrle Jr. Wolfe Family Foundation/Mr. Howard H. Wolfe
Stephen Benton Elkins Circle Named for the other founding father of Davis & Elkins College, the Stephen Benton Elkins Circle recognizes donors who made gifts of $5,000 - $9,999 to the College during the year. Anonymous Anonymous Dr. & Mrs. Phillip Bussey Carbon Fuel Foundation Fund Dr. & Mrs. Michael F. DiMario Mr. & Mrs. Peter H. Dougherty Dominion Foundation
The Graymer Foundation/Mr. David S. Rogers Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin N. Hoover Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence B. Hunt Sarah & Pauline Maier Foundation Inc. Algernon Sydney Sullivan Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Richard H. Morehead Mrs. Doris Stalnaker The Hon. O. Alan Thulander Mr. & Mrs. Leonard J. Timms Jr.
Hallie Davis Elkins Circle Named for the daughter of Henry Gassaway Davis and the wife of Stephen Benton Elkins, the Hallie Davis Elkins Circle recognizes donors who made gifts of $1,000 - $4,999 to the College during the year. Mr. James G. Allen Appalachian Power Company (Charleston) Mr. Maurice H. Arbogast James Bacca & Kristina Bacca Bob & Ann Baird Mr. Brian D. Ball Ms. Bailey S. Barnett Miss Dorothy E. Bartgis Ms. Gail F. Bartow Mr. & Mrs. James Bialek Mrs. Mary Anne Biggs Mr. Joe Biola & Dr. Heather R. Biola Bluegrass Preservation Society Inc. Dr. & Mrs. Harry Boggs Mr. Newton P. Bohme Mrs. Elizabeth Reed Branch Mr. Jonathan L. Brandt Mr. Fletcher Bright Dr. Patrick V. Castellano Dr. Domingo T. Chua & Mrs. Linda Chua Mr. Philip E. Cline Mr. & Mrs. Alan R. Colussy Mr. Warren G. Coy D&E Student Nurse Association Lt. Col. Michael G. Dakes USAF (Ret) Davis Trust Company Dr. Thomas P. Ditty & Ms. Patricia Schumann
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Drachrom/Mr. & Mrs. D. Drake Dowler Ms. Nancy Evans-Bennett David A. Faris M.D. Mr. & Mrs. Frederick J. Fincken Jr. First Presbyterian Church Charleston First Presbyterian Church Fairmont The Women's Association Dr. & Mrs. Joseph A. Fry Mr. & Mrs. John M. Garrison Ms. Katherine H. Gates Mr. Kenneth D. Gibson Dr. Bijan J. Goodarzi Mr. & Mrs. Alberto Grignolo Jeanne G. & Lawson W. Hamilton Jr. Family Foundation Mr. James W. Hancock III Mr. & Mrs. Richard Hechenbleikner The Rev. Dr. Jean H. Henderson & Mr. David L. Henderson Mrs. Anne H. Hill Mr. Charles E. Hill Mr. Gary Horvath Dr. J. Davis Illingworth Mr. & Mrs. Philip S. Inglee Mr. & Mrs. Tharon L. Jack The Revs. Doug & Jan Jenkins Mr. & Mrs. William T. Johnson Mr. & Mrs. William T. Jordan Mr. Douglass Joyce & Ms. Colleen Zinn Kanawha United Presbyterian Church Mrs. Doris E. Kelly Dr. & Mrs. Kim Kirkland Mr. & Mrs. Frederick G. Konhaus Mr. Ralph Kortyna Mr. Robert E. Kother Mr. Herbert J. Kresser Jr. Mr. & Mrs. John W. Lainhart IV Mr. & Mrs. Robert P. Livingston Mrs. E. Sue Lohn Ms. Melissa H. Luce Anna & Norman Lunde Mr. & Mrs. Rudolph G. Luzzatto Ms. Deborah Madden Mr. John Maffucci Mr. David B. Martin Dr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Martin The Hon. & Mrs. Robert E. Maxwell Bernard McDonough Foundation Inc. Dr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Meakem
Dr. & Mrs. Frank M. Mele Mr. Steve Merrick Eileen Miller Dr. A. Jean Minnick Mr. & Mrs. Henry M. “Don” Moore Col. & Mrs. Joseph W. Moran USAF (Ret) Mr. John W. Moser Mountain Valley Bank N. A. Mrs. Laurie Murray Mylan Charitable Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Eric J. Nilsen Mr. Gary W. North Mr. & Mrs. Peter M. Norton Mr. & Mrs. William W. Nuttall III The Ogden Newspapers Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Robert T. Oliphant Jr. Mr. John O'Toole & Ms. Linda Jackson Mr. & Mrs. Steven R. Palm Mr. Edward A. Pencek Mr. & Mrs. Roy Pepper Pepsi Bottling Company Somers NY/Pepsi Cola Bottling Company Elkins Mr. & Mrs. Parry Petroplus Ms. Gloria C. Phares Mr. & Mrs. David Phillips Dr. & Mrs. William E. Phipps Mrs. Vada M. Powers Presbyterian Scholarship Fund Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Presbytery of West Virginia Mr. & Mrs. David L. Rice
Mrs. Marcella Stevens Mr. Charles A. Straw Mr. Frank M. Stubblefield Jr. Mr. William H. Sudbrink & Ms. Kathryn L. Howard Mr. & Mrs. Allan Swanson Synod of the Trinity Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Talbott Dr. Duke Talbott Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Tarbett Mr. & Mrs. Charles R. Terr Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Victor L. Thacker Tri-State Roofing & Sheet Metal Company Mr. & Mrs. Tom Trumble Mrs. Joanne Dougherty Vaughan Vienna Presbyterian Church Mrs. Peggy Wagner Wal-Mart Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Robert Wamsley Ward Construction Inc./Mr. & Mrs. Frank Ward III Mr. Keith C. Weese Mr. & Mrs. Joseph M. Wells III Mrs. Harriett Welshonce Westminster Presbyterian Church Mr. Elkins Wetherill Mr. Leonard B. Whiting Mr. & Mrs. John E. Whitman Mr. & Mrs. James F. Wilson Mr. Richard C. Winterhoff Woman's Club of Elkins
Sen. & Mrs. John D. Rockefeller IV Dr. & Mrs. Jack Rogers Dr. & Mrs. Ronald A. Rollins Sr. Mr. & Mrs. Thomas R. Ross II Dr. Thomas R. Ross Mr. & Mrs. Gordon H. Rutherford Mr. & Mrs. David A. Rutherford Mr. Richard C. Seybolt Mr. James N. Shields Mr. & Mrs. Robert Simpson Jr. Mrs. Nancy R. Smith Dr. & Mrs. David M. Sneed Mr. & Mrs. Ray A. Snyder Mrs. Sally Spears Steer Family Steakhouse/Dr. & Mrs. Jerry Metheny/Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Bennett Mr. Henry W. Steinbrecher Steptoe & Johnson PLLC *As found throughout the report, indicates that the named person is deceased. This report reflects gifts made July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009.
Team of 20 During 2008-2009, Davis & Elkins College discontinued the Class Agent program as it had been in place for many years, with the goal of introducing a new, more flexible program that addresses the diverse needs, interests, and communication preferences of our alumni. The “Team of Twenty,” captained by Dr. Ronald A. Rollins, Sr., '57, has been organized to reach out to alumni from the Classes of 1969 and earlier. A program for younger classes has not yet been formalized, but a number of Class Representatives have already volunteered to serve.
Gifts from Alumni Class of 1934 Mrs. Maudaline Montgomery Barnard Dr. Raymond C. White
Class of 1936 Mr. Howard H. Wolfe
Class of 1937 Mr. Joe E. Bullivant Mrs. Margaret B. Young Margrey
Class of 1939 Mrs. Mary B. Rohrbough Allen Ms. Jane Armentrout Maxwell
Class of 1940 Mr. John P. Foley*
Class of 1941 Miss Dorothy E. Bartgis
Mr. Walter C. Cathie '65 Mr. Robert S. Craig '49 Mr. D. Drake Dowler '69 Ms. Judith Eadson '67 Ms. Nancy Evans-Bennett '66 The Rev. Ruth Herbert Gnagey '59 The Rev. Dr. Jean Humason Henderson '64 The Rev. Richard L. Huggins '60 Mr. Tharon L. Jack '61 Mrs. Judy Mewha Jack '62 Mrs. Elizabeth Guye Kittle '47 Mrs. Barbara J. Bowen McConnell '66 Dr. Frank M. Mele '58 Mr. Frederick R. Miller '56 Mrs. Kathleen M. Barndt Mitchell '68 Mrs. Lorna J. Gibson Phares '50 Mrs. Harriett Hays Nicely Rector '63 Dr. Sherman S. Robinson '53 Mr. Leonard B. Whiting '52 Mr. John E. Whitman '50
Class Representatives Mr. Brian P. DeBease '91 Mrs. Catherine N. Garnett Engleman '92 Ms. Kara L. Fox '00 Mr. A. Patrick Gray '99 Mr. Robert R. Herman Jr. '76 Mr. Robert J. Murphy III '79 Ms. C. Joan Parker '83 Mrs. Sharon Harris Raupach '71 Mrs. Robin Jo White Rybczynski '86 Dr. Blaine E. Steensland '72 Mrs. Janet M. Slaugenhaupt Toth '93 Mr. Wesley E. Withrow '04
Class of 1942 Guy J. Barrow M.D. Robert P. Irons M.D. Mrs. Elaine Caplinger Smith
Class of 1943 Ms. Julia Millar Ellis Dr. Gloria Joan Marquette Payne Mrs. Carolyn Collett Respess
Class of 1944 Mrs. Martha N. Williams Alday Mrs. Jearline Heltzel Hatch Mrs. Virginia Earle Isner Mrs. Mary Margaret Carroll Morrison
Class of 1945 Mrs. Alma M. Crosier Campbell Mrs. Doris E. Dye Kelly
Class of 1946 The Hon. Robert E. Maxwell
Class of 1947 Mr. Russell D. Isner Jr. Mrs. Elizabeth Guye Kittle Ms. Elizabeth Harper Rupp
Class of 1948 Mr. Ernest Bazzle Mrs. Leah Easton Brown Mr. Nicholas Hahon Mrs. Norma A. Swink Hinchman Mrs. Lena Bradley Itnyre Mrs. Camille Esposito Sawyer Mrs. Joyce Ziman Simpson Mrs. Norma P. Daetwyler Stalnaker
Class of 1949 Mr. Edwin C. Barry Jr. Mrs. Eileen Knapp Basil Mr. Paul D. Corley Mr. Robert S. Craig The Rev. Frank A. Davison Mrs. Lucylle Chambers DeBaets Mr. Michel P. DeBaets Mrs. M. Rebecca Hellems DiGiovanni
Mr. John N. Funk Jr. Mrs. Alice Leonard Gillespie Mrs. Kathryn L. Elward Goodarzi Mrs. Doris A. Smith Gurd Mr. Eric R. Karg Mr. John J. Kelly Mrs. Margaret Meredith Kelly Dr. Ralph L. Kendall Mr. Donald T. Kosak Mr. Ross E. Marteney Mrs. Theresa Gainer Martin Mr. John W. McBee Mrs. Lorrayne Marquette McGee Mr. Donald R. Meierdiercks Mr. Robert T. Paul Mrs. Mabel Vanscoy Phares Mr. Raymond Sabeh Mr. George W. Sawyer Jr. Mr. Robert Simpson Jr. Dr. James Tinsley Mr. Harold B. Varner Mr. Richard C. Winterhoff
Class of 1950 Mr. Robert Basil* Mr. Richard B. Bunnell Mr. Richard W. Dye Dr. Margaret Purdum Goddin Dr. Walter H. Hasbrouck Mr. James H. Huey Mrs. Betty Liles Little Intemann Mrs. Jean Jennings Lanham Mr. Hugh Leighty Dr. Thomas J. Martin Mr. Ralph E. Morrison Mr. John W. Moser Mr. James K. Phares Mrs. Lorna J. Gibson Phares Mr. Norman Skrastad Mrs. Bernice Sacks Thomas Dr. Wendell Thomas Mr. John E. Whitman Mr. Ralph E. Wilmoth
Class of 1951 Mr. Billy Baer Mr. Robert T. Carney Mr. Donald L. Carroll Mr. Thomas L. Elkins Mr. John A. Geissinger Mrs. Doris White Hall Mrs. Miriam W. Reed Holt Miss Rose F. Isch Dr. William L. Jones Mr. Robert E. Kother Mr. Cecil G. Layman Jr. Mr. Robert P. McLean Mrs. Cecilia Martin Meierdiercks Mr. Wilbert D. Mick Mrs. Betty Cunningham Newman Dr. Edward H. Novitch Mrs. Eleanor Shiflet Porterfield Mr. Matthew R. Purvis Jr. Mr. Donald L. Rice Mr. Sergio Santurro Mr. Vernon A. Shahan
*As found throughout the report, indicates that the named person is deceased. This report reflects gifts made July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009.
Mr. Robert L. Shaw Mrs. Rebecca Mewha Shinaberry Mrs. Catherine Adams Starcher Mrs. Agatha Cortellesi Towe Mr. Sam Visnich Mr. Richard B. Walden Mr. Keith C. Weese
Class of 1952 Mr. Byron Bland Jr. Mrs. Deloris Gibson Buxton Mrs. Dona E. Dean Clark Dr. Helenjane Weiner Cougan Mrs. Irma Crosier Curran Mr. Harry R. Fee Ms. Jeanne Greves Fee Mr. W. L. Goddin Mr. John H. Henson Mr. Emmett L. Lambert Mrs. Gayle Paul Moore The Rev. John M. Nehrebecki Mr. Jesse F. Reed Mr. Eugene H. Renner Mr. John L. Sellick Jr. Mrs. Christine Kesling Shumway Dr. Douglas Shumway Mrs. Dorothy Steele Stacy Mrs. Peggy Talbot Wagner Mr. Leonard B. Whiting
Class of 1953 Mrs. Charlotte McCammon Adams Mrs. Virginia Masters Ayars Mr. Warren G. Coy Ms. Janice Everett Dr. Eugenia Yarbrough Hanson Mrs. Mildred Stalnaker Harmon Mrs. Dorothy Gerhardt Jones The Rev. Charles R. Leary Mr. Mike Linkovich Mr. Norman A. Lunde Mrs. Alice Murachanian Norford Mr. Edward T. Peck Jr. Mrs. Edith Buck Renner Mr. Kenneth R. Robson Jr. Mrs. Rita Kyle Thomas Mr. Robert H. Tilly Mrs. Louise Thomas Whitman Mrs. Sarah Jane Mills Withrow
Class of 1954 Mr. Arthur S. Hirshey Mr. David R. Hoffman Dr. Gilbert Richard Hoy The Rev. Dr. Thomas W. Jackson The Rev. John E. Kuchta Mr. John C. Little
Mr. John Maffucci Mrs. Barbara Jean Skinner Morgan Mr. Paul W. Phipps Mr. George E. Rosenberger Dr. Richard D. Snyder Mr. Vilas D. Stalnaker Mr. James Steen Jr. Mrs. Elaine Pizzoferrato Ware Mrs. Bonnie J. McDonald White Mr. Robert A. White Mrs. Louisa Sager Yeuell
Class of 1955 Mr. Robert G. Bender Mr. Jack R. Blacka Dr. Patrick V. Castellano Mr. Clarence F. Crosby Jr. Dr. Loy S. Harrell Mrs. Phyllis Lee Scott Jackson Mr. Ralph Kortyna Mrs. Ramona Peterson Leslie Mrs. Anna Jean Daetwyler Lunde Mr. Ronald F. MacDonald Dr. Charles W. Martin Jr. Mr. John J. McKenzie Mrs. Tish Ann Davis McKenzie Mr. H. Maxwell Morgan Mr. Sidney C. Smith Mr. Roger G. Waddill Mr. Jackson B. Winter
Class of 1956 Mr. Branem J. Coberly Dr. George L. Colvin Dr. Sheldon C. Downes Mrs. Grace Lee Jordan The Rev. John M. Klembara Mr. Herbert J. Kresser Jr. Mr. Charles N. Lewis Mr. Rudolph G. Luzzatto Dr. Thomas J. Meakem Mr. Frederick R. Miller George Pappas M.D. Mrs. Norma Jean Townsend Rector-Triplett Mr. William S. Robbins Mrs. Betsy Towler Robson Mr. Howard Rubenstein Mrs. Joan Montgomery Stern Mr. Frank M. Stubblefield Jr. Mr. George Triplett
Class of 1957 Mr. Denny L. Bodnar* Mrs. Gladys M. Warnke Calhoun Mr. Thomas G. Capetanos Dr. Gerald Goldstone
n one year, we’re more than half-way to the three-year $4.5 million matching requirement.
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Gifts from Alumni Mr. Stuart Hendler Mr. Edward J. Henriksen Mr. Leonard L. Hood The Rev. Robert E. Hullstrung The Rev. Ruth Ann Lautenbach Keck Mr. Garret K. Lockwood Mr. Robert Miserentino Mr. Niel P. Petersen Dr. Syngman Rhee Mrs. Mary L. Bliss Rhodes Dr. Ronald Allen Rollins Sr. Lt. Col. Leon J. Testas Jr. USAF (Ret) Mrs. Joanne Dougherty Vaughan Dr. Cosmo J. Vetrone
Class of 1958 Mrs. Mary Willis Ambrose Mr. Maurice H. Arbogast Lt. Col. Harold L. Arner USAF (Ret) Mrs. Alice E. Fisher Bampton Dr. Clemens L. Bartollas Mrs. Laurada Keister Bender Mr. Bernard W. Bennett Mr. Barry E. Blacka Mrs. Nancy J. Compton Bodnar Mr. George J. Buschman The Rev. L. Norman Butler Mr. Walter C. Calhoun Jr. Mrs. Nancy Malone D'Oench Mr. Raymond R. Fry Jr. Mrs. Barbara Ellen Brown Hart Mrs. Exie Singleton Irons The Rev. Dr. Neil L. Irons Mr. William T. Jordan Mr. Thomas W. Krogel Mrs. Virginia Stalnaker Larese Mr. Richard L. Martin Mrs. Mary Carolyn Soliday Meakem Dr. Frank M. Mele Mr. C. Carney Moran Mr. John B. Reynolds Mr. William E. Ringh Mr. John A. Watring Miss Eileen L. Wilson
Class of 1959 Mr. Robert D. Back Mrs. Glorianne Lisko Chepes Mr. Wendell M. Cramer Lt. Col. Michael G. Dakes USAF (Ret) Mr. Kenneth A. Deegan Mr. C. David Dickey Mrs. Priscilla C. Weaver DiMario Mr. Eugene V. Filippi Mr. Herbert G. Gaiss The Rev. Ruth Herbert Gnagey Capt. Robert T. Gregory SC USN (Ret) Mr. Rolf T. Hammer Mr. Donald E. Hauck The Rev. Arthur C. Heldman Jr.
Mrs. Betty Lou Faulkner Heldman Mr. William R. Hitchner Mrs. Almeda Shimer Huffaker Mr. Philip Scott Inglee Mr. Joseph W. Larese Mr. Albert H. Phillips Mr. W. Miles Runner Mrs. Mariwyn McClain Smith Mr. William H. Sudbrink Mr. Herbert N. Wallace Mr. James E. Wallace Mr. David W. Waterman
Class of 1960 Mr. Leighton E. Andersen Mrs. Lesley Jean Whitehead Andersen Mr. Quentin Ciceron Mr. Kenneth N. Connaughton Mr. Frank H. Dickison III Dr. Michael F. DiMario Miss Carol A. Douglas Mr. Robert E. Dunn Mr. Charles R. Fondelier Mr. Kenneth D. Gibson Mr. Roger L. Hall Mr. David L. Hoyt Mrs. Nancy J. Drake Hoyt Mr. Harold S. Hudspeth Mrs. Dixie Singleton Jones Mrs. Joan Carr Kilpatrick Mr. William J. Lentino Mrs. Joyce H. Blacka Miller Mr. Edward A. Pencek Mrs. Belle Spencer Rogers Dr. Jack Rogers Mr. Edward G. Sawtell Mr. Thomas E. Schreiber Mr. David H. Semendinger Mrs. Della Mae Pope Semendinger Mr. Frank L. Slupe Jr. Mr. Terry L. Smith Mr. Paul S. Stirrup Mr. Donald Strosnider The Rev. Charles D. Symons Mrs. Judith Newbery Thompson Mr. John A. Warren Mrs. Katherine McGlothlin Warren
Class of 1961 Mrs. Susan J. Gore Back Mrs. Elizabeth Reed Branch Mrs. Marilyn Lantz Burch Mr. Douglas L. Conary Mrs. Mary K. Collett Fry Mr. Robert W. Hanson Mr. William G. Hartman Mr. George R. Heavner Mr. Tharon L. Jack Mr. Thomas Y. Ling Mr. Robert P. Livingston Mr. Leonard W. Martin Mrs. Pauline Herrmann Moran Dr. George P. Morgan Jr.
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The Hon. Mike Ross Mr. George A. Smith Jr. Mr. Robert P. Sommer Sr. The Rev. Charles N. Thompson The Hon. O. Alan Thulander Mrs. Dorothy Herring Wamsley Mrs. Jo Ellen Simpson Watring Mr. Kenneth C. Watson
Class of 1962 Mr. Peter Abramov III Mr. Charles J. Calder Mr. Frederick J. Fincken Jr. Mrs. Ann Hickman Heater Mr. Gary Horvath Mrs. Judy Mewha Jack Mrs. Dorothy J. Garner Ling Mr. Huxley T. Madeheim Mr. Paul K. McCallum Mr. Willard L. McQuary Mr. James R. Meyers Mr. George F. Middleton Dr. Charles H. Nauman Mr. Gary W. North Mr. John E. Polhemus Capt. Donald Santamaria USN (Ret.) Dr. Barry I. Saul Mr. Fred C. Shepler Jr. Mr. Ronald M. Wilt
Class of 1963 Mr. Robert H. Aaronson III The Rev. Gary L. Baer Mrs. Janice White Bain-Kerr Mrs. Barbara A. Matz Brunermer Dr. Phillip Bussey Mr. Lee F. Dobbs Mrs. Barbara Donaruma Fincken Mr. Robert J. Fletcher IV Mr. Roger P. Hailes Mr. David Hiester Mrs. Madeleine Truesdell Hiester Mr. Robert E. Hingel Mrs. Margaret Anne Hall Kitchen Mr. John P. Locke Jr. Mr. Stephen W. Locke Mrs. Harriett Hays Nicely Rector Mrs. Maria Erhard Santamaria Mrs. Lorna Dale Savage Mr. Richard C. Seybolt Mr. James N. Shields Mr. Jennings R. Skinner Mrs. Carolyn Roberts Smoes Mrs. M. Lynn Viereck Stoner Mrs. Barbara Frank Warren Mr. Gary H. Weissenberger Mr. Robert M. Wood
Class of 1964 Mr. Thomas A. Andersen Ms. Karen Harmeier Berner Mr. Russell B. Blight Mr. Ronald W. Burset-Bjorseth Mr. Alan R. Colussy Mrs. Judith Meinen Cramer Mrs. Christine Laird Fallon
e’ve been able to be more selective: 63% of this year’s entering freshmen earned a high school GPA of 3.0 or better.
Mr. Gerald D. Foster The Rev. Dr. Jean Humason Henderson Mr. John E. Hudson Dr. Andrew H. Johanson Jr. The Rev. Dr. David A. Kirk Mrs. Barbara Kennedy Lobdell Mr. David L. Lobdell Mrs. Nancy Bohne Locke Mr. Kent W. Mason Mrs. Louise DuBose McQuary Mrs. Eileen Cody Miller Mrs. Linda E. Schaarschmidt Parthun Mr. Danny C. Phares Mrs. Ann Poling Rexrode Mr. David W. Robinson Mrs. Hannah R. Palmer Snyder Mrs. Bonita Weaver Walker Mrs. Mary M. Spivey Wehrle Dr. Daniel M. Woodworth
Class of 1965 Ms. Carol Rice Armentrout Mr. Richard W. Bendy Mrs. Donna L. Manzella Cathie Mr. David E. Clapp Mr. James C. Corts Sr. Mrs. Barbara Laing Larsen Dr. Curtis S. McKee Dr. H. Thomas Mullis Mrs. June Toth Myers Ms. Judith L. Shelton Dr. Robert G. Smith The Rev. Samuel G. Strohm Mr. Frederick Walker Mrs. Susan Lloyd Woodworth
Class of 1966 Mrs. Corina DeMotto Belan Mrs. E. Joanne Person Bendy Mr. Frank R. Enders Ms. Nancy Evans-Bennett Mr. Wayne J. Finkbeiner Mrs. Claire J. Rehill Fliess The Rev. Rexford A. Fliess Mr. Thomas M. Gill Mrs. Beverly A. Howell Gulley Mr. James Stephen Hiner Mrs. Gale Robinson Lawless Mrs. Martha M. Briegel McIlvaine Dr. Robert M. McIlvaine Mrs. Elizabeth A. Chambliss Pitt Mr. David L. Rice Mrs. Sandra Kay Wilfong Smith Mrs. Carol J. Anderson Specht Dr. David Specht
Mr. Gary T. Swift Mrs. Karen Gordon Tillotson Mr. David R. Van Metre Mr. Roger C. Wilmoth Mrs. Cheryl V. McClure Wood Mr. W. A. Stewart Wright Jr.
Class of 1967 Mr. John R. Addeo The Rev. James G. Anderson Mr. Robert R. Baird Mrs. Susan Hillick Colussy Mr. Clark B. Dearth Ms. Emilie Ann Brodisch Dick Ms. Judith Eadson Miss Joan B. Harding Col. Donald S. Harlacher USAF (Ret) Mr. Lawrence B. Hunt Mr. Gerald F. Johanson Dr. George M. Lauderbaugh Mrs. Carole Leland-Vellenoweth Lutness Dr. Gail Hagerman McKee Mr. David M. Roberts Mr. Theodore D. Soliday
Class of 1968 Mr. Kenneth W. Bielemeier Mr. Thomas W. Flinn Mr. Christopher S. Glover III Mr. Robert Hermanson Mr. James W. Hill Jr. Mrs. Nancy Dassdorf Hiner Mr. Richard C. Jones Mr. Frederick G. Konhaus Major John E. Lothes Dr. Joseph F. Marsh Mrs. Kathleen M. Barndt Mitchell Col. Joseph W. Moran USAF (Ret) Mr. Charles H. Potter II Miss Dorothy A. Silbert
Class of 1969 Mr. Edward T. Alexander The Rev. Charles W. Best Mrs. Mary Anne Morgan Biggs Dr. Virginia Prichard Dansby Mr. D. Drake Dowler Mrs. Ruth Cattelle Fotheringham Dr. Joseph A. Fry Mrs. Sandra Sweitzer Fry Mrs. Gail Davis Greenway Mr. Lawrence P. Johnson Mr. Michael S. Kader Ms. Linda Keller-Zierold Mrs. Patricia Taggart Konhaus
*As found throughout the report, indicates that the named person is deceased. This report reflects gifts made July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009.
Gifts from Alumni Mrs. Alice Hart Lainhart Mr. John W. Lainhart IV Mrs. Susan Salisbury Lauderbaugh Ms. Patricia D. Moore Mrs. Suzanne S. Moran Brig. Gen. Robert M. Murdock USAF (Ret) Mr. Charles P. Orr Jr. Mr. Lance Roland Pledger Mrs. Susan Kinsey Powell Mrs. Anita Norton Smyth Mrs. Ann Stanley Snyder Mr. Ray A. Snyder Mr. Dale C. Stahle Jr. Mr. John M. Svedman Mrs. Sarah J. Spinks Van Metre Mr. Richard M. Varchetto Ms. Diane Blinco Yorty
Class of 1970 Mrs. Sharon Schnebly Cappeluti Mr. John J. Charles Mrs. Karen Knowlton Daley Mr. Frank W. Disharoon Jr. Mrs. Carol P. Dapp Farringer Mrs. Lynne Johnson Glover Mr. James W. Hancock III Mrs. Carol Evans Hendon Mrs. Janice A. Kemp Hutchison Mr. Gregory W. Judge Mrs. Jean Good Kader Mr. Morris G. Kittle Mrs. Bonnie Cook Krum Mrs. Jarrell Simmons Larew Mr. Donald R. Lobdell Mr. Thomas Michlovic Mr. Raymond W. Naudain Ms. Christine M. Nilsen Mr. William W. Nuttall III Mr. Gerald F. Scheffler Dr. Vicki J. Schell Mr. Charles A. Straw Dr. Margaret L. McMeans Walthall
Class of 1971 Mr. Glenn Alexander Ms. Gloria Alston Mr. William D. Ballinger Mr. Phillip K. Barton Ms. Gail F. Bartow Mrs. Suzan McClelland Bright Mr. John C. Carlson Mr. David A. Coombs Mrs. Linda C. Schacht Coombs Mr. James R. Crawford Jr. Mr. Ronald V. Davies Dr. Cynthia A. Gillespie Mrs. Maria A. Hopp Hampton Mr. David M. Hartman Mrs. Brenda J. Woodson Hermanson Rev. J. Gregg Hickman II Mr. Glenn R. Krechel Mrs. Grace Ellen Gray Krechel Mr. William F. Logan
Ms. Elizabeth S. Allen McNally Mrs. Elizabeth Mitchell Nuttall Mrs. Susan B. Niedhammer Phelps Mrs. Dorothy Pennington Price Mr. David G. Schoettinger Mrs. Mary Patrick Schoettinger Mr. Christopher E. Spade Mrs. Julie A. Noble Stahle Mr. J. Preston Thomas II Mr. Albert W. VanWinkle Mrs. Gail Rabold Witwer
Class of 1972 Mrs. Suzanne R. Courter Carlson Mr. Thomas D. Chapman Mrs. Jennifer Jo Klasan Dowler Mr. Howard W. Hoffman Ms. Donalda J. Jones Mrs. Martha Moats McConnell Col. Stanley G. Silverman Mr. William Smyth Dr. Blaine E. Steensland Mrs. Wendy Mills Steensland Dr. William L. Turner Jr. Mr. William F. Volz Mrs. Ellen Graham White Mr. John S. Zeart
Class of 1973 Ms. Linda Settle Aliveto Dr. Pauline Keppel Cushman J.P. LadyHawk Freeman Mrs. Patricia A. Wagner Gow Mr. David C. Hart Miss Elizabeth J. Hauck Ms. Renee A. Hofer Mr. Jeffrey F. Krizan Mrs. Susan Beekman LaMora Mr. David B. Martin Mr. Frank A. Miller Mr. Richard E. Sittler Mr. Timothy H. Smith Mrs. Susan Russetti Talbott Lt. Col. John G. Townsend Mr. Geoffrey H. Walker Mrs. Janice Carlson Zeart
Class of 1974 Mr. James Bialek Mr. David A. Blaszczak Mr. Clifford J. Decker Mrs. Pamela A. Malkmes Decker Mr. Richard S. Glass Mr. Michael R. Judge Mr. Robert G. Kerr Mr. C. Kerr Kump Mr. Raymond K. LaMora Jr. Dr. Victoria G. Thompson Mullennex Mr. Jack A. Nagle Ms. Carol L. Obermann Mrs. Patricia L. Bartlett Owen Ms. Mary E. Owens Ms. Lorraine M. Ricigliano Mr. Thomas Shank Mrs. Julia L. White Smail
*As found throughout the report, indicates that the named person is deceased. This report reflects gifts made July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009.
Mr. Richard J. Smith Mr. James E. Wendt
Class of 1975 Mr. Richard T. Berman Mr. Jeff Lincoln Buckwalter Mrs. Irene Holbert Corley* Mr. Peter H. Dougherty Mr. Gary S. Edwards Mrs. Melanie Gosnell Edwards Mr. Mark C. Forbes Mr. Allen R. Hall Mrs. Judith R. Gallagher Herman Mr. George Lantzounis Mr. Frank J. Porter Mrs. Connie S. Nofsinger Stein Mrs. Debra Slater Warden Mr. George H. Warden
Class of 1976 Mr. John G. DeBease Mr. Robert B. Frazier Mrs. April Matthews Hall Mr. Robert R. Herman Jr. Mrs. Karen Reynolds Kadel Ms. Joy A. Petersen Mr. Charles A. Preusch Mrs. Elizabeth E. Boniface Smith Mr. Michael E. Smith Mr. Louis W. Stark
Class of 1977 Mr. A. Bryant Applegate Mrs. Kathleen J. Weston Eyster Dr. Bijan J. Goodarzi Mr. Kenneth T. Hart Mr. Robert D. Keeney Ms. Sally A. McCauley Mr. John J. Rector
Class of 1978 Dr. Walter J. Alvarez Mrs. Mildred L. Bava Bennett Mrs. Jo Anne Vaccaro Cerven Mrs. Cheryl L. Hamrick Fridley The Rev. James H. Garrett Mr. T. Richard Harvey Mr. Norman H. Hogeland Mrs. Sally Higginbotham Keeney Ms. Vicki Lunde Rodriguez Mrs. Sherri E. Bennett Marstiller Mr. David S. Rogers
Class of 1979 The Hon. Clark S. Barnes Ms. Elizabeth A. Johnson Casazza Mrs. Therese L. Cochran Cox Mr. Lawrence G. DeVault Dr. Thomas P. Ditty Ms. Ruth Simmons Eye Ms. Rebecca J. Hoffman Hammer Mr. Randy L. Lear Mr. Robert J. Murphy III Mr. Thomas D. Nicholson Mrs. Debora S. Robinson
Mrs. Cassandra Clarridge Trowbridge Mr. Kurt D. Ullom
Class of 1980 Mr. Mitchel E. Bernstein Dr. Mary Ann DeLuca Mr. Stephen W. Dieringer Mrs. Ruth Ann Sorice Fenton Mr. Clifford E. Marstiller Mrs. Eileen M. Eschbach Monastersky Mrs. Robin Camp Rector Mrs. Tara J. McKenzie Sandercock Mr. Broc Sanford Mr. William D. Steinberg Mr. Glen E. Tsaparas Ms. Jacquette M. Ward Mr. Gary M. Zahn
Class of 1981 Mr. Greg W. Brown Mr. Samuel C. Calello Jr. Ms. Laura A. Constantine Mrs. Rita Cuff Dieringer Ms. Elizabeth J. O'Brien Dumperth Mr. Harry W. Fenton Mrs. M. Deborah Payne Fragale Mr. Ted R. Henry Mr. David S. Hoag Mrs. Deborah Cross Judy Ms. Lois C. Konkle Mrs. Jennifer Liveright Murphy Mr. Bradford V. Nye Mr. Kenneth A. Phillips Ms. Leslie A. Shantz Mr. Philip C. Tomblyn Mr. William J. West Mrs. Catherine A. Wilkinson Zahn
Class of 1982 Ms. Cynthia L. Blough Mr. Charles D. Evens Mr. Robert Asa Harvey Mr. Eric J. Nilsen Mrs. Maribeth I. Headley Robenolt Mr. Steve F. Sandercock
Class of 1983 Mr. Hugh P. Baird Mr. Douglas K. Chappel Mr. Barry A. Greene Mr. Michael L. Hall Mrs. M. Leann White Lesser Ms. Melissa Hambrick Luce Mr. Joseph C. Martirano
Mrs. Susan Quick Nilsen Mrs. Susan G. Rhymer Plantier Mr. Thomas C. Plantier Mr. Eugene W. Scherich Mrs. Anita F. Kendell Talbott Mrs. Tracy L. Smith Topolosky Mr. Brice E. Williams Mrs. Karen L. Cost Wilmoth
Class of 1984 Ms. Michele D. Amendola Mr. Brian D. Ball Mr. Thomas E. Beins Miss Paula J. Black-Johnston Mrs. Nancy J. Timpert Semple Dr. Alan D. Stemple
Class of 1985 Mrs. Leslie R. Eckhof Aitcheson Ms. Patricia A. Bennett Mr. Muhammad Aslam Chaudhry Mrs. Cathy Honaker Cole Ms. Stacy M. Marchitelli Mrs. Marcella McDonnell Stevens Mr. John F. Tadler Miss Bonnie G. Thompson
Class of 1986 Mr. Khalid J. Amercani Mr. Alan D. Hale Mrs. Katye R. Whitaker Hale Mrs. Susan Starks Hayes Mr. William E. Monteith III Mr. J. Steven Moore Mr. John S. Moyer Dr. Peter T. Okun Mrs. Robin Jo White Rybczynski Ms. Rebecca L. Black Sampson Mr. Jason F. Sugarman Mrs. M. Colleen Stevens Sugarman
Class of 1987 Mr. Clark W. Bowman Dr. Leon P. Michos Ms. Sheri L. Nidiffer Mrs. Barbara B. Weaner
Class of 1988 Mrs. M. Ann LaBresque Baird Dr. William C. Boggess Jr. Ms. Celeste Primeau Chappuis Ms. Michele D. DeBerry Miss Patricia M. Gorman Miss Theodora R. Gray Mrs. Lisbet T. Okun Mrs. Mary Harvey Tadler Mr. Mark E. Vermette
&E seems to earn its four-word descriptor: “It’s like a family.”
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Gifts from Alumni, cont. Class of 1989
Class of 1996
Mr. Steven H. Bohner Mr. Danny P. Bryant Mr. James Z. Fritz Mr. Vincent D. Kilduff Jr. Mr. Kermit S. Midthun Jr.
Mrs. Virginia Johnson Mr. Eric J. Kirkpatrick Ms. Susan M. Bunner McMillon Mrs. Kelly R. Wilfong Vandevander Mr. Howard G. Wetrogan Mrs. Sharon K. White
Class of 1990 Ms. Marilynn Cuonzo Mr. H. Flint Engleman II Miss Spring R. Jones Mr. David F. Kelley The Rev. Christopher E. Moore-Keish Mrs. Jennifer J. Ramirez Paglia Mr. Jerry E. Smith
Class of 1991 Mrs. Heather K. Ulrich Fritz Mrs. Rachel Elizabeth Halperin Montgomery Mrs. Joyce M. Booth Nestor Mr. Robert L. Paglia Jr. Mrs. Sandra M. Smith Rooney Mr. Vincent A. Rooney Mr. Thomas B. Seetoo Miss Kelly E. Stull
Class of 1992 Mrs. Barbara M. Bennett Burda Mrs. Catherine N. Garnett Engleman Mr. Cornelius E. Keenan
Class of 1993 Mr. Chad R. Doyle Mrs. Dianne Dolly Foster Mr. Douglas A. Homer Mr. Ryan J. Lindsay Mr. Kevin L. MacGabhann Ms. Stacy L. Kay McKean Miss Deborah Faith Rice Mr. Scott H. Sanders Mr. Stephen M. Wilkens
Class of 1997 Mr. Timothy R. Davis Mrs. Rebecca Stollar Johnson Mrs. Jean Barnard Jones Mr. Jeff C. Tacina
Class of 1998 Mr. Erik Richard Judd Mr. Brian Gregory Sarfino
Class of 1999 Mr. A. Patrick Gray Mr. Thomas A. Matherly Miss Phyllis Ann Meals
Class of 2000 Ms. Carolynn C. Chlada Mr. Curtis L. Metten
Class of 2001 Mrs. Erin Elizabeth Gamrod Melbert Mr. Matthew David Melbert Mrs. Niquita Leigh Stone Mitchell
Class of 2002 Mr. Dennis Emanuel Calain Sr. Ms. Jamie Cecile Hicks
Class of 2003 Mrs. Deborah Barnes Mr. Nathaniel Bonnell Ms. Lisa M. Hedrick Senic
Class of 1994
Class of 2004
Mr. Jason J. Gatt Mrs. Laura S. Lengowski Georgiadis Mr. Michael H. Hasiuk Mr. Randy A. Lambert Mr. Matthew Robert Livingston Mrs. Kristie A. Bennett Skidmore Mr. Jonathan H. Walter Mrs. Karen L. Cadwallader Wilkens Mrs. Jeanine R. Stivers Zurbuch
Mrs. Christina L. Fischl Bonnell Ms. Christine M. Hanna Mrs. Melissa R. Bonner Harlan Mr. Robert E. Sullivan Mr. Stephen M. Velott
Class of 1995 Mr. Frederick P. Carter Mr. Matthew T. Davis Mrs. Daisy DeWeese-Gatt Mr. Conway Li Mr. Gregory Mitchell Mrs. Darlene A. Smith Roy
Class of 2005 Mr. Gary J. Vandevender Jr. Mr. Kent C. Walker
Class of 2006 Ms. Maryalice Kathleen Beal Ms. Kathryn T. Bright
Class of 2008 Ms. Rachael K. Felton Wright
Class of 2011 Mr. Zachariah Baker
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Gifts from Other Constituents Much of Davis & Elkins College's success can be attributed to the parents, faculty, staff, friends and businesses who support the College's mission. Your gifts are a valuable component in continuing Davis & Elkins College's tradition of a quality education rooted in the liberal arts. Parents of Current and Former Students Mr. & Mrs. William Adams Dr. & Mrs. Dean Allard Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Charles Ammann Mr. & Mrs. John Amoroso Dr. & Mrs. Clinton L. Anderson Mr. James Bacca Mrs. Kristina Bacca Mr. Sidney Bailey Bob & Ann Baird The Hon. & Mrs. Clark S. Barnes Ms. Bailey S. Barnett Mr. Robert A. Barnett Mr. & Mrs. James M. Barnsley Dr. & Mrs. Edward W. Beal Dr. & Mrs. William L. Bekenstein Mr. William Bell Mrs. M. K. Bennett Mrs. Mildred L. Bennett Mr. & Mrs. James Bialek Mr. & Mrs. Clifton E. Biser Ms. Jean J. Blalock Mr. Newton P. Bohme Mr. & Mrs. Mickey W. Boles Mr. & Mrs. Victor Bongard Mr. & Mrs. Harold E. Bowman Mr. Peter Broeren Mr. & Mrs. Robert C. Brunermer Mrs. Barbara M. Burda & Mr. Edward Burda Mrs. Janet Burr Mr. & Mrs. Dennis E. Calain Sr. Mr. Charles J. Calder Dr. Marshall Carper Dr. Domingo T. Chua & Mrs. Linda Chua Mr. & Mrs. Acie Clayborne Mr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Commins Jr. Dr. Steven Creasey & Dr. Stephanie Frame Mr. & Mrs. James DeBiase Mr. & Mrs. Robert E. Deemer Dr. & Mrs. Peter Dillon Mr. Edward Edgerton & Mrs. Melissa Meyer Mr. & Mrs. William R. Ellis Ms. Nancy Evans-Bennett Mr. & Mrs. Carl Finafrock Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Flanagan Mr. Daymon Frasier Mr. & Mrs. Thomas V. Fritz Mr. & Mrs. John M. Garrison Mr. Thomas C. George Mr. & Mrs. Alexander Giltinan Sr. Mrs. Samuel E. Glass Mrs. Amy I. Glessner Ms. Anne B. Gray Mr. & Mrs. Gregory T. Gwaltney
Mrs. Elinor Haggerty Mr. & Mrs. Jerome A. Halperin Dr. & Mrs. Paul L. Hammer Mr. & Mrs. Roger Hammond The Rev. & Mrs. Collier S. Harvey Mr. & Mrs. T. Richard Harvey Mr. & Mrs. Terry Hayes Mr. & Mrs. Richard Hechenbleikner Mr. & Mrs. Robert Hermanson Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Hern Mr. Allan W. Holman Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Russell Howell The Rev. & Mrs. Robert E. Hullstrung Mr. & Mrs. George Humes Mr. & Mrs. N. T. Humphrey Jr. Ms. Eileen Hunsucker Mr. & Mrs. Tharon L. Jack Mr. Grover C. Jackson Mr. & Mrs. Glen L. Jones Mr. & Mrs. Mark A. Kelley Dr. & Mrs. Richard Knapp Rudi & Deb Kolb Mr. & Mrs. Frederick G. Konhaus Mr. Thomas W. Krogel Mr. & Mrs. Franklin R. Kyle Mr. & Mrs. Samuel E. Line Mr. & Mrs. Robert P. Livingston Mr. & Mrs. Tom Logan Ms. Barbara G. Lubran Mr. & Mrs. John J. Lyons Dr. Saeed Mahmoodian Mr. Richard Manson III Mr. & Mrs. Richard G. Mason Mr. John L. Matherly Ms. Sara A. Maze Mr. & Mrs. John J. McKenzie Mrs. Helen L. Moats Mr. & Mrs. Henry M. “Don” Moore Mrs. Mary Margaret Morrison Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Morrissey Mr. & Mrs. William S. Moyer Mr. & Mrs. Felix Mrozinsky Dr. Victoria G. Mullennex & Mr. Howard B. Mullennex Mr. John O'Toole & Ms. Linda Jackson Mr. & Mrs. Jack Okun Mr. & Mrs. James E. Oliver Mr. & Mrs. John A. Olson Mrs. H. Jean Pagan Bullock Mr. & Mrs. Steven R. Palm Capt. & Mrs. Stuart M. Parcher Dr. Gloria Marquette Payne Mr. & Mrs. Roy Pepper The Hon. & Mrs. Roger L. Perry Mr. & Mrs. Thomas P. Pugh
Mr. & Mrs. Arnold Reda Mr. & Mrs. Gilbert F. Rexrode Jr. Mr. & Mrs. John H. Rhodes Mr. & Mrs. David L. Rice Mr. & Mrs. John Rock Mr. & Mrs. Gary Rogers Mr. & Mrs. Stephen C. Rosenberger The Hon. Mike Ross Mr. & Mrs. Danny Roy Mr. Shankar Roy & Dr. Sharmistha Roy Mr. & Mrs. J. Gregory Sarfino Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence K. Saunders Mr. & Mrs. Gary A. Schoonover The Rev. & Mrs. Donald E. Shamble Mr. & Mrs. Richard Sindicich Mrs. Mildred L. Skerbetz Mr. Cyrus S. Smith Mr. & Mrs. Judson L. Smith Mr. & Mrs. Karl C. Smith Mr. Timothy H. Smith & Mrs. Lynn Gerber Smith Mr. Robert P. Sommer Sr. Mr. & Mrs. Burge Spielman Mr. & Mrs. Robert Tacina Mrs. Anita F. Talbott Mr. & Mrs. Mark Talbott Mr. & Mrs. S. Wayne Talton Mr. Dominick Tortorici Mr. & Mrs. Patrick B. Troastle Dr. James J. Van Gundy & Mrs. Judy V. Van Gundy Mr. & Mrs. Frank Ward III Mr. & Mrs. George H. Warden Mr. Gary H. Weissenberger Sharon White Mr. & Mrs. Michael Yokum Mr. & Mrs. Samuel D. Yokum Mr. Neil Young Mr. & Mrs. W. Wayne Young Mr. & Mrs. Thomas O. Youtsey Jr.
Campus Family Mr. James Bacca Mrs. Kristina Bacca Ms. Margo Blevin Denton Mr. Nathaniel Bonnell Ms. Kathryn T. Bright Ms. Melanie Campbell Dr. Thomas Chadwick Dr. Chandana Chakrabarti Dr. Kisor Chakrabarti Mr. Donald L. Corbin Dr. Steven Creasey Ms. Lora Cruz Dr. Mary Ann DeLuca Dr. Wally Edgell
*As found throughout the report, indicates that the named person is deceased. This report reflects gifts made July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009.
Gifts from Other Constituents Dr. Barbara P. Fulks Dr. Margaret Purdum Goddin Mrs. Susan Starks Hayes Mr. Terry Hayes Dr. Stephanie Crawford Haynes Dr. William E. King Mrs. Deborah Larkin Mr. Richard A. Martin Mr. Stephen Mattingly Mr. Russell McClain Mr. Steve Merrick Mr. Curtis L. Metten Mrs. Brenda J. Poe Miller Mr. Gerald C. Milnes Dr. A. Jean Minnick Mrs. Wendy Cunningham Morgan Mrs. Mary Margaret Carroll Morrison Dr. Victoria G. Thompson Mullennex Mrs. Joyce M. Booth Nestor Mr. Gene Ochsendorf Dr. Peter T. Okun Dr. Gloria Joan Marquette Payne Dr. William E. Phipps Mr. Jesse F. Reed Ms. Denice Reese Dr. Dorothy F. Roberts Dr. Thomas R. Ross Mr. Shankar Roy Dr. Sharmistha Roy Mrs. Carol Schuler Ms. Patricia Schumann Karen Seel R.N. Mr. Ronald J. Selders Ms. Lisa M. Hedrick Senic President Buck & Joni Smith Dr. David M. Sneed Ms. Kaila St. Louis Dr. Shawn K. Stover Mrs. Carol Suder-Howes Mr. Matthew Tarbett Dr. Victor L. Thacker Mrs. Greta Troastle Dr. James J. Van Gundy Mr. Gary J. Vandevender Jr. Sharon White Mrs. Karen L. Cost Wilmoth Mr. Kevin Wilson Mr. Neil Young
Friends Anonymous Friends Dr. & Mrs. Fouad Abdalla Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Agee Mr. & Mrs. Garry Allen Mr. & Mrs. John C. Allen Jr. Mr. & Mrs. John Crile Allen Ms. Elizabeth Asbell The Rev. John N. Ashenfelder Mr. Paul A. Atkins Mr. Bruce E. Balding Mr. & Mrs. Stephen E. Ball
Mr. John N. Ballantyne Dr. Nelson Bard Mrs. Margaret I. Bardwell Ms. JoAnn Post Barlow Mr. & Mrs. Douglas C. Bennett Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Bennett Mrs. Roberta G. Bennett Dr. Philip E. Berghausen Jr. Mr. Joe Biola & Dr. Heather R. Biola Ms. Margo Blevin Denton & Mr. David A. Denton Dr. Robert Bluford Dr. & Mrs. Harry Boggs Ms. Diane Brady Mr. & Mrs. William J. Brown Mr. & Mrs. Thomas W. Campbell Mr. & Mrs. Donald L. Carroll Mr. & Mrs. Gerald N. Carter Dr. & Mrs. Paul Chewning The Rev. & Mrs. Ellis Conley Mr. & Mrs. Donald L. Corbin Ms. Patricia Darlington Mrs. Elizabeth D. Degges Mr. Richard C. DeHart Mr. & Mrs. Frank S. DeMarco Mr. & Mrs. Mark Doak James L. Doyle & Charleye Dyer Mr. Barry R. Edgerton Ms. Eleanor Elrod Mr. & Mrs. Robert D. Faris Mr. & Mrs. Christopher J. Fawls Mrs. Helen W. Feaster Mr. Antony E. Fiorentino Mrs. Mary K. Fisher Dr. & Mrs. Eugene Foster Mrs. Lynne S. Garcia Ms. Katherine H. Gates Mr. & Mrs. Frederick Gauvreau Mrs. Eleanor R. Gay Mrs. Anne S. Genther Dr. Alexandra W. Gerry Mr. Sidney Gillispie Mr. & Mrs. Chris Gow Mr. & Mrs. Alberto Grignolo Mrs. Virginia B. Halterman Ruth Harkins, Paul Harkins & Marilyn Pritt Mrs. Zetta R. Harris Mr. Voras K. Haynes Jr. & Dr. Stephanie C. Haynes The Rev. Dr. Jean H. Henderson & Mr. David L. Henderson Mr. Morey L. Herman & Dr. Walter J. Alvarez Mrs. Dorothy Hess Mrs. Anne H. Hill Mr. Charles E. Hill Mr. David Hill Mr. Richard Holland Mrs. Marjorie V. Hollandsworth Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin N. Hoover Mr. & Mrs. Dennis L. Houmard Mr. William H. Sudbrink & Ms. Kathryn L. Howard Mr. Michael P. Howard & Mrs.
*As found throughout the report, indicates that the named person is deceased. This report reflects gifts made July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009.
Mary C. Howard Dr. William C. Boggess & Ms. Michelle D. Howell The Rev. Dr. Richard G. Hutcheson Jr. Dr. J. Davis Illingworth Ms. Karin N. Infuso & Paul Infuso Mrs. June Ingram Mr. & Mrs. William T. Johnson Mr. J.M. Johnson Jr. Mr. Stoddard P. Johnston Dr. & Mrs. William N. Johnston Mr. & Mrs. Richard Kadel Mr. Douglas S. Keith Mr. & Mrs. Davis Lee Kennedy Mr. Norman N. Kerbel Dr. & Mrs. Kim Kirkland Dr. R. W. Knotts Mrs. Peggy A. Knowlton Mr. & Mrs. Ronald E. LaNeve Mrs. Christena Gauvreau Langley Mr. & Mrs. Ivar Larsen Mrs. E. Sue Lohn Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Madden Ms. Deborah Madden Mr. & Mrs. Arthur H. Malcom Mr. J. H. Mann Mr. Richard Marks Dr. Joseph F. Marsh Ms. Shelley J. McVicker & Mr. David R. Callahan Dr. & Mrs. Jerry Metheny Mr. & Mrs. Howard S. Mills Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Frederick C. Mish Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth P. Mitchell Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Modica Mr. Austen Moore Mr. & Mrs. Richard H. Morehead Ms. Gay D. Mothershed Mrs. Laurie Murray The Rev. Dr. & Mrs. John M. Myers III Ms. June B. Myles Ms. Angeline R. Nanni Mrs. Peggy Hays Nelson Mr. Robert G. Nestor & Mrs. Joyce M. Nestor Robert G. Newman Ph.D. Mr. & Mrs. Peter M. Norton Mr. & Mrs. Otis O'Connor Dr. Douglas W. Oldenburg Mr. & Mrs. Robert T. Oliphant Jr. Ms. Betty Ollestad Mr. Brant Ours Ms. Sara Patton Ms. Beverly Pauley Dr. George A. Pera Ms. Lisa M. Perry Ms. Barbara A. Petroski Ms. Gloria C. Phares Mr. & Mrs. David Phillips Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth A. Phillips Dr. & Mrs. William E. Phipps Mr. & Mrs. James R. Pifer
ith this 50% matching incentive -- termed The New Dawn Challenge — folks again had hope, and began to believe in the possibilities of the future.
Mrs. Vada M. Powers Mr. & Mrs. John J. Rector Mr. & Mrs. Jesse F. Reed Dr. & Mrs. Joung Wye Rhee Mr. Donald M. Robbins & Ms. Elizabeth J. Clarke-Robbins Mr. William S. “Robby” Robbins Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Warren M. Roda Dr. George C. Rodgers Dr. Robert A. Rose & Ms. Marjorie Moses Mr. & Mrs. Thomas R. Ross II Mr. & Mrs. David A. Rutherford Mr. & Mrs. Gordon H. Rutherford Mr. & Mrs. John Schmidt Dr. Thomas & Mrs. Carol Schuler Mrs. Barbara J. Schulz Ms. Judith Seaman Dr. & Mrs. William S. Sessions Dr. Norman Sheets Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Shepherd Mrs. Mary E. Simmons* Mr. & Mrs. Robert N. Skinner Mr. & Mrs. John M. Smith Mrs. Nancy R. Smith Ms. Theresa Malone Sousa Mr. & Mrs. James W. Spears Mrs. Sally Spears Dr. Allen P. Splete Mr. Charles C. Stalnaker Mrs. Doris Stalnaker Mr. & Mrs. William H. Sudbrink Jr. Mrs. Grace Wilson Sundelin Mr. & Mrs. Allan Swanson Mrs. Lorraine C. Swanton Dr. Duke Talbott Mr. & Mrs. Mark Talbott Mr. & Mrs. Richard H. Talbott Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Talbott Mr. Sidney H. Tedford & Dr. Barbara Tedford Dr. & Mrs. H. Byrd Teter Dr. & Mrs. Victor L. Thacker Mr. & Mrs. Philip C. Tomblyn Dr. Richard Topping Mrs. Marguerite Trimble Mr. Tom Trumble Dr. & Mrs. Thornton W. Tucker Mr. Robert Wamsley Mr. & Mrs. Otis Weatherholt Mr. & Mrs. Henry B. Wehrle Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Joseph M. Wells III
Mrs. Harriett Welshonce Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey C. Welshonce Mr. & Mrs. H. Aden Wertz III Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. West Mr. Elkins Wetherill Mr. & Mrs. Don Wetsch Mrs. Rosalie W. Wilhelm Mr. Lowell T. Williams Mr. & Mrs. John T. Wilson Mr. & Mrs. James F. Wilson Mrs. Margaret G. Wilson The Rev. George B. Wirth & Mrs. Barbara Wirth Mrs. Mary G. Wohleber Mr. & Mrs. C. Curtis Woodford Dr. Hal D. Zorger & Mrs. Janice Zorger Mr. & Mrs. Peter Zurbuch
Randolph County Businesses & Organizations Mary S. Boyd M. D. Builders Group Inc. Colonial Court Service Station D&E College Advancement Office D&E College Aid Club D&E Student Nurse Association Davis Memorial Hospital Davis Trust Company Elkins Metro Corporation Elkins Physical Therapy & Sports Injury Clinic Elkins Regional Convalescent Center Elkins Regional Convalescent Center Auxiliary Elkins Rotary Club Granny's Attic Kelley Motors Inc. Kiwanis Club of Elkins Mountain Valley Bank N. A. Pepsi Cola Bottling Company Elkins Reliable Roofing Company Mike Ross Inc. Steer Family Steakhouse Terri's Shear Magic Tomblyn Funeral Home Tygart Valley Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Inc. Valley Supply Company Inc.
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Gifts from Other Constituents Woman's Club of Elkins Woodford Oil Company
Others Businesses & Organizations American Institute Of Physics Andy's Heating & AC Barnes Vanze Architects Inc. Community Progress Committee Inc. Cortland Acres D 3 Details Drachrom Franklin Denney Ward & Lawson PLC Gertz & Moore H&H Homes Kevin Hern Backhoe Service Marchitelli Enterprises Max L. Chevalier DBA Dave's Plumbing & Heating LLC McAngus Goudelock & Courie LLC Mountaineer Mine Rescue Association Inc. NCAA North Penn Counseling Center Pepsi Bottling Company (Somers, NY) Persimmon Tree Bed & Breakfast Roman & Ferchaw PLLC Royal Hydraulic Service & Manufacturing Inc. Sauer Inc. Steptoe & Johnson PLLC VFW Post 410 Wal-Mart Foundation Ward Construction Inc.
Matching Gift Companies 3M (Matching Gifts) The Abbott Fund Matching Grant Plan Bank of New York Mellon Boeing Gift Matching Program ChevronTexaco Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation Dominion Foundation ExxonMobil Matching Gift Programs GE Foundation Hospira Employee Giving Campaign IBM Corporation Merck Partnership for Giving Nationwide Insurance Foundation Pfizer Foundation
Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) Shell Oil Company Foundation State Farm Companies Foundation The Vanguard Group Foundation Verizon Foundation Whirlpool Foundation
Churches & Church Organizations Davis Memorial Presbyterian Church, Elkins, WV First Presbyterian Church, Charleston, WV First Presbyterian Church, Fairmont, WV First Presbyterian Church, Fairmont, WV The Women's Association Highlawn Presbyterian Church Women of the Church, Huntington, WV Kanawha United Presbyterian Church, Charleston, WV Nassau Presbyterian Church, Princeton, NJ Old Stone Presbyterian Church, Lewisburg, WV Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Presbyterian Scholarship Fund Presbyterian Women of West Virginia Presbytery of West Virginia Synod of the Trinity Vienna Presbyterian Church, Vienna, VA Westminster Presbyterian Church, Charleston, WV
Gifts received through West Virginia Independent Colleges & Universities Inc. Appalachian Power Company (Charleston) Mr. & Mrs. G. Ross Boyce Mr. Charles G. Brown Mr. & Mrs. William C. Campbell Carbon Fuel Foundation Fund Mr. Philip E. Cline Mr. & Mrs. Richard Conway Dickinson Properties Limited Mr. & Mrs. L.D. Dills Mr. & Mrs. Barry W. Dobson Dominion Foundation Madge Douds Charitable Remainder Trust Everett C. Call Scholarship Fund Fenton Foundation Inc. J. H. Fletcher & Co.
hen students are valued as individuals ... they want to stick around.
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Jeanne G. & Lawson W. Hamilton Jr. Family Foundation Huntington Federal Savings Bank The Imperial Charitable Trust The James & Law Company Kanawha-Roxalana Company Lynch Foundation The Sarah & Pauline Maier Foundation Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Richard G. Mason Mr. & Mrs. James R. McCartney Bernard McDonough Foundation Inc. Lewis N. McManus Memorial Scholarship Fund Mr. Henry M. Moore Mountain State Blue Cross Blue Shield Mylan Charitable Foundation Mr. & Mrs. John Neuner Norfolk Southern Foundation The Ogden Newspapers Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Parry Petroplus The Mary Alice Rahall Family Trust Mr. & Mrs. Tracy L. Riffe Senator & Mrs. John D. Rockefeller IV Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Rogers The Tom & Virginia Seely Foundation Dr. & Mrs. Richard Shearer Mr. & Mrs. I. N. Smith IV Ms. Ursula Marshall Spears Starvaggi Charities Inc. Mr. L. Newton Thomas Jr. Tri-State Roofing & Sheet Metal Company, Charleston, WV Tri-State Roofing & Sheet Metal Company, Davisville, WV Mr. C. Hyde Tucker United Banks Inc. Cecil I. Walker Machinery Charitable Foundation Mr. & Mrs. D. Stephen Walker The Elizabeth H. & H. B. Wehrle Foundation WesBanco Inc. Wilbur Aldine Stutler Charitable Remainder Trust Mr. Richard M. Yurko
Charitable & Family Foundations Anonymous New Dawn Challenger Daywood Foundation Inc. The Graymer Foundation Greater New Orleans Foundation Luzerne Foundation Marietta Community Foundation Inc. Myles Family Foundation
Contributions Contributions from Trustees from Former 2008-2009 Trustees Mrs. Joyce Butler-McKee Allen Mr. Brian D. Ball Ms. Karen Harmeier Berner Mr. James Bialek Dr. Harry Boggs Dr. Phillip Bussey Mr. Wendell M. Cramer The Rev. John R. Davis Mr. Peter H. Dougherty Ms. Nancy Evans-Bennett David Allen Faris M.D. Mrs. Allen Carter Giltinan Mr. Jerome A. Halperin Mr. Charles E. Hill Ms. Melissa Hambrick Luce Mr. Rudolph G. Luzzatto Ms. Deborah Madden Dr. Thomas J. Martin Mr. James S. McDonnell III Mr. Henry M. “Don” Moore Mr. William S. Moyer Ms. June B. Myles Mr. Gary W. North Mr. William S. Robbins Dr. Ronald Allen Rollins Sr. Mr. Thomas R. Ross II Dr. Thomas R. Ross Mr. David A. Rutherford President Buck Smith Mr. James W. Spears Mr. Henry W. Steinbrecher Mr. Paul S. Stirrup Mr. William H. Sudbrink Mr. L. Newton Thomas Jr. Mr. Joseph M. Wells III
Mr. Robert W. Agee Dr. Clinton L. Anderson Mr. Bruce E. Balding Mr. Mickey W. Boles Dr. Michael F. DiMario Dr. Alexandra Wetherill Gerry The Rev. Dr. Jean Humason Henderson The Rev. Dr. Richard G. Hutcheson Jr. Dr. J. Davis Illingworth Mr. Philip Scott Inglee Robert P. Irons M.D. Mr. Davis Lee Kennedy Mr. Robert P. Livingston Dr. Frank M. Mele Dr. Frederick C. Mish The Rev. Dr. John M. Myers III Mrs. Peggy Hays Nelson Mrs. Lee Johnston Norton Dr. Syngman Rhee Mr. Louis W. Stark Mr. Richard H. Talbott Jr. Dr. Thornton W. Tucker Mr. James E. Wallace Mrs. Dorothy Herring Wamsley Mr. Henry B. Wehrle Jr. Mr. Elkins Wetherill Mr. Ralph E. Wilmoth The Rev. George B. Wirth Mr. Howard H. Wolfe
Naylor Family Trust Prichard School Algernon Sydney Sullivan Foundation The Margaret A. Cargill Foundation ThreeSpokes Fund of the Triangle Community Foundation Wolfe Family Foundation
State & Federal Agencies National Endowment for the Arts United States Department Of Agriculture United States Department of Education West Virginia Division of Culture & History
*As found throughout the report, indicates that the named person is deceased. This report reflects gifts made July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009.
Faithful Supporters One of the most meaningful ways that donors express their commitment to the College is by giving faithfully year after year. The individuals and organizations listed below have passed the five-year, ten-year, and fifteen-year milestones in giving consistently to Davis & Elkins College. The College is deeply grateful for their sustaining support. Five Year Support Mr. Peter Abramov III Mrs. Charlotte M. Adams Mr. John R. Addeo Mr. & Mrs. Robert W. Agee Mr. Edward T. Alexander Mr. Glenn Alexander Ms. Gloria Alston Mr. & Mrs. John Amoroso The Rev. James G. Anderson Mr. A. Bryant Applegate & Mrs. Lynn Marie Applegate Mrs. Maudaline Montgomery Barnard Ms. Gail F. Bartow Mr.* & Mrs. Robert Basil The Rev. & Mrs. Charles W. Best Dr. Robert Bluford Dr. William C. Boggess Jr. & Ms. Michelle D. Howell Dr. & Mrs. Harry Boggs Mr. Newton P. Bohme Mr. & Mrs. G. Ross Boyce Mrs. Suzan M. Bright Mr. Charles G. Brown Mr. Jeff Lincoln Buckwalter Mrs. Marilyn L. Burch Dr. & Mrs. Phillip Bussey Mrs. Deloris G. Buxton Mr. Thomas G. Capetanos Carbon Fuel Foundation Fund Dr. Patrick V. Castellano Mrs. Donna L. Cathie Dr. & Mrs. Paul Chewning Mr. David E. Clapp Mr. Branem J. Coberly Mr. James C. Corts Sr. Dr. Steven Creasey & Dr. Stephanie Frame Mr. Clarence F. Crosby Jr. Dr. Pauline K. Cushman D&E College Aid Club Mrs. Karen Knowlton Daley Dr. Virginia P. Dansby Mr. Clark B. Dearth Mr. & Mrs. John G. DeBease Ms. Michele D. DeBerry Mr. & Mrs. James DeBiase Dr. Mary Ann DeLuca Dickinson Properties Limited Mr. Frank H. Dickison III Mrs. M. Rebecca DiGiovanni Dominion Foundation Madge Douds Charitable Remainder Trust Mr. & Mrs. Gary S. Edwards Fenton Foundation Inc. Mr. Wayne J. Finkbeiner Mrs. Mary K. Fisher
J. H. Fletcher & Co. Mr. & Mrs. Thomas W. Flinn Mrs. M. Deborah Fragale Mr. John A. Geissinger Mrs. Anne S. Genther Dr. Cynthia A. Gillespie Mrs. Alice L. Gillespie Mrs. Samuel E. Glass The Rev. Ruth Herbert Gnagey Mrs. Kathryn L. Goodarzi The Graymer Foundation Mrs. Doris A. Smith Gurd Mr. Nicholas Hahon Mr. Roger P. Hailes Mr. Roger L. Hall Ms. Rebecca J. Hammer Col. & Mrs. Donald S. Harlacher USAF (Ret) Mr. & Mrs. T. Richard Harvey Mr. Donald E. Hauck Mrs. Ann Heater Mr. Stuart Hendler Mr. Ted R. Henry Rev. Dr. & Mrs. J. Gregg Hickman II Mrs. Anne H. Hill Mr. Robert E. Hingel Mr. William R. Hitchner Mr. Douglas A. Homer Huntington Federal Savings Bank The Imperial Charitable Trust Mrs. Virginia Johnson Mr. Stoddard P. Johnston Kanawha-Roxalana Company Mr. Douglas S. Keith Mr. Vincent D. Kilduff Jr. Mrs. Joan Kilpatrick Kiwanis Club of Elkins Dr. R. W. Knotts Mr. Donald T. Kosak Mr. Herbert J. Kresser Jr. The Rev. John E. Kuchta Mr. & Mrs. C. Kerr Kump Mr. Emmett L. Lambert Mr. & Mrs. Mike Linkovich Mr. John C. Little Mr. Matthew Robert Livingston Mr. Garret K. Lockwood Mr. William F. Logan Norman & Anna Lunde Lynch Foundation Ms. Deborah Madden Mr. John Maffucci Mrs. Margaret B. Margrey Mr. Richard Marks Dr. Charles W. Martin Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Richard G. Mason Ms. Jane A. Maxwell
*As found throughout the report, indicates that the named person is deceased. This report reflects gifts made July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009.
Mrs. Lorrayne M. McGee Lewis N. McManus Memorial Scholarship Fund Mrs. Jayne McQuade Dr. & Mrs. Jerry Metheny Mr. Frederick R. Miller Mrs. Joyce H. Miller Mrs. Eileen M. Monastersky Mr. & Mrs. Henry M. “Don” Moore The Rev. Christopher E. Moore-Keish Mrs. Wendy Morgan Brig. Gen. & Mrs. Robert M. Murdock USAF (Ret) Mrs. June Toth Myers Myles Family Foundation Ms. June B. Myles NCAA The Rev. John M. Nehrebecki Mrs. Betty Newman Norfolk Southern Foundation Mr. & Mrs. William W. Nuttall III Mr. Edward A. Pencek Pepsi Bottling Company The Hon. & Mrs. Roger L. Perry Ms. Gloria C. Phares Ken & Wendy Phillips Mr. Frank J. Porter Mrs. Susan Powell Mrs. Vada M. Powers Presbyterian Scholarship Fund Mrs. Dorothy P. Price Mr. & Mrs. Thomas P. Pugh Mr. Matthew R. Purvis Jr. The Mary Alice Rahall Family Trust Mr. & Mrs. Jesse F. Reed Ms. Carmen Rexrode Dr. & Mrs. Joung Wye Rhee Dr. Syngman Rhee Mr. & Mrs. John H. Rhodes Mrs. Mary L. Rhodes Mr. & Mrs. Tracy L. Riffe Mr. David M. Roberts Dr. & Mrs. Jack Rogers Dr. & Mrs. Ronald A. Rollins Sr. Mr. & Mrs. Danny Roy Mr. & Mrs. David A. Rutherford Mr. Brian G. Sarfino Dr. Vicki J. Schell Mr. Eugene W. Scherich Mrs. Barbara J. Schulz Mr. & Mrs. Ronald J. Selders Mr. Richard C. Seybolt Mr. Vernon A. Shahan Mr. Fred C. Shepler Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Douglas Shumway Mr. Richard E. Sittler
Mr. & Mrs. Timothy B. Smith Dr. Richard D. Snyder Mr. Robert P. Sommer Sr. Ms. Jae Spears Mrs. Dorothy S. Stacy Mrs. Catherine Adams Starcher Mr. & Mrs. Louis W. Stark Starvaggi Charities Inc. Mr. Henry W. Steinbrecher Mr. Charles A. Straw The Rev. Samuel G. Strohm Mr. Donald Strosnider Mr. & Mrs. Allan Swanson Mr. Gary T. Swift Mr. & Mrs. Charles R. Terr Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Wendell Thomas Mrs. Rita K. Thomas Mrs. Karen G. Tillotson Lt. Col. John G. Townsend Mr. George Triplett & Mrs. Norma J. Rector-Triplett Tri-State Roofing & Sheet Metal Company United Banks Inc. Mr. & Mrs. David R. Van Metre Mr. William F. Volz Mr. & Mrs. Roger G. Waddill Mr. & Mrs. D. Stephen Walker Mr. Geoffrey H. Walker Wal-Mart Foundation Mr. & Mrs. John A. Warren Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. West Westminster Presbyterian Church Dr. Raymond C. White Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. White Mr. & Mrs. Stephen M. Wilkens Mrs. Margaret G. Wilson Mr. Ronald M. Wilt Mrs. Mary G. Wohleber Wolfe Family Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Samuel D. Yokum Mr. & Mrs. Peter Zurbuch
Ten Year Support Mr. Robert H. Aaronson III Guy J. Barrow M.D. Mr. Joe Biola & Dr. Heather R. Biola Mr. Jonathan L. Brandt Mr. Fletcher Bright Mrs. H. Jean Pagan Bullock Mr. & Mrs. George J. Buschman Dr. Marshall Carper Dr. Thomas Chadwick
Dr. Domingo T. Chua & Mrs. Linda Chua Mr. Quentin Ciceron Mr. Douglas L. Conary Dr. Helenjane W. Cougan Mr. Robert S. Craig Mr. & Mrs. Frank S. DeMarco Dr. Thomas P. Ditty & Ms. Patricia Schumann Ms. Eleanor Elrod Mrs. Christine Fallon First Presbyterian Church Fairmont The Women's Association Mr. John L. Galbreath Mrs. Lynne S. Garcia Ms. Katherine H. Gates Mr. & Mrs. Alan D. Hale Mr. & Mrs. Rolf T. Hammer Miss Joan B. Harding Miss Elizabeth J. Hauck Mr. Voras K. Haynes Jr. & Dr. Stephanie C. Haynes Mr. & Mrs. Robert R. Herman Jr. Mrs. Marjorie V. Hollandsworth Mr. Gary Horvath Dr. & Mrs. William E. King Mrs. Margaret A. Kitchen Dr. & Mrs. Richard Knapp Ramona Leslie Mr. Conway Li Mr. Ronald F. MacDonald Bernard McDonough Foundation Inc. Mr. & Mrs. Willard L. McQuary Mr. & Mrs. Mike Miller Dr. A. Jean Minnick Dr. & Mrs. R. Andrew Montgomery Mr. Ralph E. Morrison Mr. John W. Moser National Endowment for the Arts Alexander B. Osborn Trust George Pappas M.D. Mr. Niel P. Petersen Mr. Albert H. Phillips Mr. & Mrs. David Phillips Mr. & Mrs. James R. Pifer Mr. & Mrs. Gilbert F. Rexrode Jr. Mr. John B. Reynolds Mr. William S. Robbins Dr. Dorothy F. Roberts Mr. & Mrs. Thomas R. Ross II Mr. & Mrs. W. Miles Runner Mr. & Mrs. Gordon H. Rutherford
ven as the economy and we as a people endured the darkest financial period in more than 70 years ... we focused on strategic renewal
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Faithful Supporters The Rev. & Mrs. Donald E. Shamble Mr. Robert “Artie” Shaw Mr. James N. Shields Miss Dorothy A. Silbert Mrs. Mildred L. Skerbetz Mr. Jennings R. Skinner Mrs. Nancy R. Smith Mr. Sidney C. Smith Mr. James Steen Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Blaine E. Steensland Dr. Alan D. Stemple Miss Kelly E. Stull Mr. Jeff C. Tacina Mr. Sidney H. Tedford & Dr. Barbara Tedford Mr. Robert H. Tilly Dr. & Mrs. Thornton W. Tucker United States Department of Education Mrs. Joanne Dougherty Vaughan Mrs. Peggy Wagner Mr. & Mrs. Robert Wamsley The Elizabeth H. & H. B. Wehrle Foundation Mr. & Mrs. John E. Whitman Mrs. Karen L. Wilmoth Mr. & Mrs. James F. Wilson Mr. Howard H. Wolfe Mr. Robert M. Wood Mr. Neil Young
Fifteen Year Support Mr. & Mrs. John Crile Allen Mr. & Mrs. Charles Ammann Mr. & Mrs. Leighton E. Andersen Ms. Carol R. Armentrout Lt. Col. Harold L. Arner USAF (Ret) Mr. & Mrs. Robert D. Back Mr. Billy Baer Bob & Ann Baird Mr. John N. Ballantyne Miss Dorothy E. Bartgis Mr. Phillip K. Barton Dr. & Mrs. William L. Bekenstein Mr. & Mrs. Richard W. Bendy Mrs. M. K. Bennett Ms. Karen H. Berner Mr. & Mrs. James Bialek Mr. Kenneth W. Bielemeier Mr. Barry E. Blacka Mr. Jack R. Blacka Ms. Jean J. Blalock Mr. Russell B. Blight Mr.* & Mrs. Denny L. Bodnar Mr. Steven H. Bohner Mr. & Mrs. Mickey W. Boles Mr. & Mrs. Harold E. Bowman Mary S. Boyd M. D. Mrs. Elizabeth Reed Branch Mrs. Leah Easton Brown Mr. Richard B. Bunnell The Rev. L. Norman Butler Mr. & Mrs. Walter C. Calhoun Jr.
Mrs. Alma M. Campbell Mr. & Mrs. Thomas W. Campbell Mr. Robert T. Carney Mr. & Mrs. Gerald N. Carter Mrs. Jo Anne Cerven Mr. Douglas K. Chappel Mr. Muhammad A. Chaudhry Mr. Kenneth N. Connaughton Ms. Laura A. Constantine Mr. & Mrs. Wendell M. Cramer Lt. Col. Michael G. Dakes USAF (Ret) Davis Trust Company The Rev. Frank A. Davison Daywood Foundation Inc. Dr. & Mrs. Michael F. DiMario Mr. & Mrs. Peter H. Dougherty Mr. & Mrs. D. Drake Dowler Dr. Sheldon C. Downes Mr. Robert E. Dunn Mr. & Mrs. Richard W. Dye Mr. Thomas L. Elkins Julia Millar Ellis Mr. & Mrs. H. Flint Engleman II Ms. Nancy Evans-Bennett Ms. Jeanne G. Fee Mrs. Ruth Ann Fenton & Mr. Harry W. Fenton Mr. & Mrs. Frederick J. Fincken Jr. Mr. Robert J. Fletcher IV Mr. John P. Foley* Dr. & Mrs. Joseph A. Fry Mr. & Mrs. Raymond R. Fry Jr. Mr. John N. Funk Jr. Mr. Herbert G. Gaiss Mrs. Eleanor R. Gay Dr. Alexandra W. Gerry Mr. Kenneth D. Gibson Mrs. Amy I. Glessner Mr. W. L. Goddin & Dr. Margaret P. Goddin Dr. Gerald Goldstone Mrs. Doris W. Hall Mr. & Mrs. Jerome A. Halperin Mr. James W. Hancock III Mrs. Mildred S. Harmon Mr. & Mrs. William G. Hartman Mr. & Mrs. Terry Hayes Mr. George R. Heavner The Rev. Dr. Jean H. Henderson & Mr. David L. Henderson Mr. Edward J. Henriksen Mr. & Mrs. David Hiester Mrs. Norma A. Hinchman Mr. Allan W. Holman Jr. Mrs. Miriam W. Holt Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin N. Hoover Mr. & Mrs. David L. Hoyt The Rev. & Mrs. Robert E. Hullstrung Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence B. Hunt Mr. & Mrs. Philip S. Inglee Mrs. Lena Bradley Itnyre Mr. & Mrs. Tharon L. Jack
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Dr. & Mrs. Andrew H. Johanson Jr. Mrs. Dixie Jones Mr. & Mrs. William T. Jordan Mr. Michael R. Judge Mr. Eric R. Karg Mr. & Mrs. Mark A. Kelley Mr. Norman N. Kerbel The Rev. Dr. David A. Kirk Mrs. Elizabeth G. Kittle The Rev. John M. Klembara Ms. Lois C. Konkle Mr. Robert E. Kother Mr. & Mrs. Ronald E. LaNeve Mrs. Jean Lanham Mrs. Jarrell Simmons Larew Mr. & Mrs. Ivar Larsen George & Susan Lauderbaugh Mr. Cecil G. Layman Jr. Mrs. M. Leann Lesser & Mr. W. Hunter Lesser Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Y. Ling Mr. & Mrs. Robert P. Livingston Mr. & Mrs. John P. Locke Jr. Major John E. Lothes & Mrs. Wilga B. Lothes Mrs. Carole L. Lutness Mr. & Mrs. Rudolph G. Luzzatto Dr. Joseph F. Marsh Mr. & Mrs. Clifford E. Marstiller Mr. Ross E. Marteney Dr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Martin The Hon. Robert E. Maxwell Mrs. Martha M. McConnell Mr. & Mrs. John J. McKenzie Mr. & Mrs. Donald R. Meierdiercks Dr. & Mrs. Frank M. Mele Mr. Wilbert D. Mick Eileen Miller Mr. Robert Miserentino Mrs. Kathleen M. Mitchell Col. & Mrs. Joseph W. Moran USAF (Ret) Mr. & Mrs. C. Carney Moran Mr. & Mrs. Richard H. Morehead Dr. George P. Morgan Jr. Mr. & Mrs. H. Maxwell Morgan Mrs. Mary Margaret Morrison Mountain Valley Bank N. A. Mr. & Mrs. William S. Moyer The Rev. Dr. & Mrs. John M. Myers III Dr. Charles H. Nauman Mr. Gary W. North Mr. & Mrs. Peter M. Norton Mr. Bradford V. Nye Ms. Carol L. Obermann Old Stone Presbyterian Church Mr. & Mrs. Robert T. Oliphant Jr. Capt. & Mrs. Stuart M. Parcher Mrs. Linda E. Parthun Mr. Robert T. Paul Dr. Gloria Marquette Payne Ms. Joy A. Petersen Mrs. Mabel V. Phares
e invested heavily in technology by increasing internet bandwidth seven-fold.
Mrs. Susan B. Phelps Dr. & Mrs. William E. Phipps Mr. Paul W. Phipps Mrs. Eleanor Porterfield Mr. Charles H. Potter II Presbyterian Women of West Virginia Presbytery of West Virginia Mr. & Mrs. Charles A. Preusch Prichard School Mr. & Mrs. John J. Rector Mrs. Harriett Hays Rector Mr. & Mrs. Eugene H. Renner Mrs. Maribeth I. Robenolt & Mr. Scott Robenolt Mr. David S. Rogers Dr. Thomas R. Ross The Hon. Mike Ross Mr. Howard Rubenstein Ms. Elizabeth H. Rupp Capt. & Mrs. Donald Santamaria USN (Ret.) Mr. Sergio Santurro Dr. Barry I. Saul Mr. Edward G. Sawtell Mr. & Mrs. David G. Schoettinger Mr. & Mrs. David H. Semendinger Mrs. Rebecca Shinaberry Mr. & Mrs. Robert N. Skinner Dr. & Mrs. Robert G. Smith Mr. & Mrs. Karl C. Smith Mr. Terry L. Smith Mr. Timothy H. Smith & Mrs. Lynn Gerber Smith Mr. & Mrs. Ray A. Snyder Dr. & Mrs. David Specht
Mr. & Mrs. Dale C. Stahle Jr. Mrs. Marcella Stevens Paul & Karen Stirrup Mr. William H. Sudbrink & Ms. Kathryn L. Howard Algernon Sydney Sullivan Foundation Mrs. Lorraine C. Swanton Synod of the Trinity Mr. & Mrs. Richard H. Talbott Jr. Lt. Col. Leon J. Testas Jr. USAF (Ret) Mr. & Mrs. L. Newton Thomas Jr. The Rev. & Mrs. Charles N. Thompson The Hon. O. Alan Thulander Mr. & Mrs. Leonard J. Timms Jr. Dr. William L. Turner Jr. Vienna Presbyterian Church Mr. & Mrs. Richard B. Walden Mr. Bruce M. Walk Mr. & Mrs. Herbert N. Wallace Mr. David W. Waterman Mr. Keith C. Weese Mr. & Mrs. Henry B. Wehrle Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Joseph M. Wells III Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey C. Welshonce Mrs. Harriett Welshonce West Virginia Division of Culture & History Mr. Elkins Wetherill Mr. Leonard B. Whiting Mr. & Mrs. Ralph E. Wilmoth Mr. Roger C. Wilmoth Mr. Jackson B. Winter Mr. Richard C. Winterhoff Mr. W. A. Stewart Wright Jr.
President Buck (standing) and Joni Smith (far left) were joined by scholarship donor Dorothy Hess (far right), student Kathryn Tipton (beside Mrs. Hess) and her parents during the Annual Scholarship Celebration Luncheon held in April. *As found throughout the report, indicates that the named person is deceased. This report reflects gifts made July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009.
Legacy Gifts
Heritage Society
Gifts from Trusts & Estates
Trusts
Thanks to the foresight and generosity of these alumni & friends, Davis & Elkins College received income from the following estates and trusts in fiscal year 2008-2009.
The following individuals have created irrevocable gift commitments through trusts that will provide future income for the College.
Madge Douds Charitable Remainder Trust Estate of Richard Heckelman James and Jane Marstiller Estates Lewis N. McManus Memorial Scholarship Fund Alexander B. Osborn Trust Wilbur Aldine Stutler Charitable Remainder Trust
Charitable Gift Annuities The following individuals have created charitable gift annuities that will provide benefits for both themselves and the College. Mrs. Eileen Knapp Basil Mr. John A. Geissinger Mr. W.L. Goddin & Dr. Margaret P. Goddin Dr. William W. Joness Dr. & Mrs. Charles W. Korbonits Mr. & Mrs. William Moyer Mrs. Mabel V. Phares Mr. & Mrs. Richard H. Talbott Jr. Mrs. Bernice Sacks Thomas
Pooled Income Fund Participants By participating in a pooled income fund, the following individuals receive income for life while creating a future gift to Davis & Elkins College. Mr. Ben Hoover Mr. & Mrs. Earl Morton Jr.
Mr. Louis Croes Jr. Mr. John Harling Mrs. Maynard C. Nugent Mr. William S. Robbins
Bequests The following funds established through bequests will provide future income to the College for a designated purpose. Scott & Emma McCormick Endowed Artists/ Lecture Series The Richard and Lucy Varchetto Scholarship
All who have provided for the future of Davis & Elkins College by making the College a part of their estate or gift planning process are members of the Davis & Elkins College Heritage Society. For further information on bequests or gift planning options, please contact Patricia Schumann, Vice President for College Advancement at (304) 637-1340 or pschuman@davisandelkins.edu. Mr. A. Bryant Applegate & Mrs. Lynn Marie Applegate Mrs. Alice E. Bampton Ms. JoAnn Post Barlow Guy J. Barrow M.D. Mrs. Eileen Basil Mr. Robert Basil* Dr. & Mrs. Julian M. Bayuk Ms. Margo Blevin Denton & Mr. David A. Denton Dr. Alex E. Booth Miss RuthAnn Brooks Mr. Robert T. Carney Mr. Edgar H. Coberly Dr. Helenjane W. Cougan Mr. Louis Croes Jr. Miss Kathy A. Crouse Mr. & Mrs. Peter H. Dougherty Mr. John A. Geissinger Mr. W. L. Goddin & Dr. Margaret P. Goddin Ms. Patricia A. Guercio Miss Anne E. Haislip Mr. & Mrs. John H. Harling The Rev. Dr. John E. Harris & The Rev. Victoria L. Moss Mr. & Mrs. James A. Heaney Jr. Mr. Christopher E. Heller Mrs. Marjorie Hodson Miss Julia Holmaas Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin N. Hoover Mr. James R. Howley
Mr. Paul S. Hudgins* The Rev. Richard L. Huggins The Rev. & Mrs. Robert E. Hullstrung Mr. & Mrs. Philip S. Inglee Mrs. June Ingram Mr. & Mrs. Stuart Janis Dr. William W. Joness Mrs. Flora Kessel Mrs. Margaret A. Kitchen General* & Mrs. William A. Knowlton Mr. Donald H. Kolb Mr. Richard Marks Mr. David B. Martin Dr. & Mrs. Thomas J. Martin Dr. Scott McCormick Jr. Dr. Curtis S. McKee & Dr. Gail H. McKee Mrs. Margaret Meadows Dr. A. Jean Minnick Mr. Robert Miserentino Ms. Fran Molsky Mr. & Mrs. Earl F. Morton Jr. Dr. Joseph H. Morton Mr. John S. Moyer Mr. & Mrs. William S. Moyer Mrs. Laurie Murray Mrs. Peggy Hays Nelson Mr. Gary W. North Mrs. Avolene Nubel George Pappas M.D.
Dr. & Mrs. John P. Petrali Jr. Mrs. Mabel V. Phares Mr. Charles H. Potter II Mr. T. McClellan Pritt II Mr. James D. Queener Mrs. Carolyn Respess Mr. Daniel B. Richards Mr. & Mrs. Thomas R. Ross II Mr. James N. Shields Mr. & Mrs. Ray A. Snyder Mr. William H. Sudbrink & Ms. Kathryn L. Howard Mr. & Mrs. Richard H. Talbott Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Wendell Thomas Mr. J. David Thomas The Hon. O. Alan Thulander Dr. William L. Turner Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Peter J. Ullman Mr. Richard M. Varchetto Mr. James D. Wells Mr. John Wheeler Mr. Leonard B. Whiting Mr. A. Jack Wilfong Mrs. Lano Zagar
t’s one thing to recruit well. What really matters is to fulfill expectations.
*As found throughout the report, indicates that the named person is deceased. This report reflects gifts made July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009.
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Gifts Made in Honor or Memory of Alumni & Friends Many choose to honor or remember a friend or loved one with a gift to Davis & Elkins College. The College is pleased to recognize both those who made gifts of this nature and those who are honored or remembered by the gifts. In Honor of Coach Jason Asbell Mr. William S. Robbins
In Honor of Joe M. Harris '63 Mr. Donald Strosnider
In Honor of Greg Myers Mr. Lance R. Pledger
In Honor of Coach Jim Bacca Mr. William S. Robbins
In Honor of Mary Heineman Mrs. Joanne Dougherty Vaughan
In Honor of Harter Banks '59 Mr. Donald Strosnider
In Honor of Harry Henderson Dr. & Mrs. David M. Sneed
In Honor of their son, Dr. Peter Okun '86 Mr. & Mrs. Jack Okun
In Honor of Margo Blevin Ms. Debby Bennett Mr. Edward V. Bowes Ms. Emily B. Branscome Mr. Brian Conaway Carol Denney Mr. Rick Fogel/Whamdiddle Mr. Michael E. Grace Mr. Don Helwig Ms. Karen Horton Mr. Harry A. Kunkel III Erynn Marshall Ms. Sharon L. Meyer Ms. Marge Moses Ms. Catherine Rossbach Ms. Anne Sergeant Ms. Kaila St. Louis Mr. Virgil Stanford Ms. Harriett B. Stolz Mr. Wayne Tack Mr. Frank White Mr. John W. Wilson Mr. Joseph Frederick Zaunder III
In Honor of Don Hetzel Mr. Lance R. Pledger
In Honor of Judy Bryant Mr. Danny P. Bryant
In Honor of Deborah Madden D&E College Advancement Office Mr. & Mrs. Peter H. Dougherty Mr. & Mrs. Dwain Morgan Ms. Barbara A. Petroski Mr. Donald M. Robbins & Ms. Elizabeth J. Clarke-Robbins Dr. & Mrs. David M. Sneed
In Honor of Acie Clayborne Jr. '92 Mr. & Mrs. Acie Clayborne In Honor of Coach Donnie Corbin Mr. William S. Robbins In Honor of Nancy Evans-Bennett '66 Mr. & Mrs. Douglas C. Bennett In Honor of Patrick Dunnagan '09 Mr. J.M. Johnson Jr. In Honor of Ryan Flanagan Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Flanagan In Honor of Carter Giltinan The Rev. John R. Davis Kanawha United Presbyterian Church In Honor of Coach Scott Goddard '96 Mr. William S. Robbins In Honor of Jerome & Barbara Halperin's 45th Wedding Anniversary Dr. & Mrs. R. Andrew Montgomery
In Honor of Mary Ann Hiser Mr. & Mrs. Christopher J. Fawls In Honor of Kathryn Howard's mother, Lois Howard Mr. William H. Sudbrink & Ms. Kathryn L. Howard In Honor of Mr. & Mrs. Michael P. Howard Mr. William H. Sudbrink & Ms. Kathryn L. Howard In Honor of Phillip S. Inglee '59 Mr. Donald Strosnider In Honor of Kimberly A. Lyons '90 Mr. & Mrs. John J. Lyons In Honor of Gerald S. Lawrence Sr. '61 Mr. Donald Strosnider
In Honor of G. Thomas & Carolyn Mann Dr. & Mrs. Michael F. DiMario The Rev. Dr. Jean H. Henderson & Mr. David L. Henderson Dr. & Mrs. David M. Sneed Mr. & Mrs. Leonard J. Timms Jr. Mrs. Karen L. Wilmoth In Honor of Clifford E. Marstiller '80 Mr. Bernard W. Bennett In Honor of Ken & Donnell '85 McCoy Dr. & Mrs. David M. Sneed In Honor of Jack C. McDonald '60 Mr. Lance R. Pledger In Honor of Edward McFarlane Ms. Patricia Darlington
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In Honor of Coach Ronald E. Palmer '99 Mr. William S. Robbins In Honor of Dr. Gloria Marquette Payne '43 Mr. & Mrs. Frank S. DeMarco Dr. Thomas P. Ditty & Ms. Patricia Schumann Mr. & Mrs. Thomas V. Fritz Mrs. Ann Heater Mrs. Margaret A. Kitchen Dr. Victoria G. Mullennex & Mr. Howard B. Mullennex Mr. & Mrs. Robert J. Murphy III Dr. & Mrs. David M. Sneed Mrs. Rita K. Thomas Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey C. Welshonce In Honor of Albert H. Phillips '59 Mr. Donald Strosnider In Honor of Dr. William E. Phipps Dr. & Mrs. Andrew H. Johanson Jr. North Penn Counseling Center Mr. Thomas Shank In Honor of William S. “Bill” Robbins '56 & In Honor of his Birthday D&E College Advancement Office Mr. & Mrs. Peter H. Dougherty Ms. Deborah Madden Mr. & Mrs. Dwain Morgan Ms. Barbara A. Petroski Mr. Donald M. Robbins & Ms. Elizabeth J. Clarke-Robbins Dr. & Mrs. David M. Sneed In Honor of Kim Smith Rokich '86 Mr. & Mrs. Karl C. Smith In Honor of Dr. Thomas R. Ross Dr. & Mrs. Michael F. DiMario Mr. & Mrs. Peter H. Dougherty Miss Elizabeth J. Hauck Mr. Emmett L. Lambert George & Susan Lauderbaugh Mr. Gary W. North Mr. Edward T. Peck Jr. Mr. Lance R. Pledger Mr. & Mrs. Thomas R. Ross II Mrs. Nancy R. Smith Mr. Charles C. Stalnaker Mr. James Steen Jr. Mrs. Peggy Wagner Mr. Leonard B. Whiting
hen the cause is right, anything is possible.
In Honor of Will & Joel Savoy Ms. Harriett B. Stolz In Honor of Mary Ellen Schubert Ms. Bailey S. Barnett In Honor of David Shamble's D&E Education The Rev. & Mrs. Donald E. Shamble In Honor of William Shaw Mr. Lance R. Pledger In Honor of Buck Smith & In Honor of his birthday Dr. Robert Bluford Granny's Attic Mr. & Mrs. Gary A. Schoonover In Honor of William H. Sudbrink '59 & Kathryn Howard Mr. Michael P. Howard & Mrs. Mary C. Howard Mr. Thomas Sudbrink & Ms. Kristin Matherly Mr. & Mrs. William H. Sudbrink Jr. In Honor of Sidney H. Tedford Mr. William D. Ballinger Dr. Virginia P. Dansby Mrs. Ruth C. Fotheringham Mr. & Mrs. Frederick G. Konhaus Mrs. Bonnie C. Krum Mr. Theodore D. Soliday In Honor of Jim & Judy Van Gundy Mr. Don Helwig In Honor of Dr. Donald Walter Mr. Thomas Shank In Honor of Dorothy '51 & Robert Wamsley Dr. & Mrs. David M. Sneed In Honor of John ‘50 & Louise ‘53 Whitman & In Honor of John Whitman's Lifetime Achievement Award Mrs. Joanne Dougherty Vaughan Mr. Keith C. Weese In Honor of Mr. & Mrs. Steven M. Wilkens '93 & '94 Mr. & Mrs. Douglas C. Bennett
In Memory of Carter R. Allen Mr. & Mrs. Garry Allen Mrs. Mary B. Allen Mr. & Mrs. Robert A. Allen Mr. & Mrs. William R. Allen Mr. & Mrs. William R. Bird Mr. & Mrs. Philip Cyrulik Ms. Marjorie Eggleston Ms. Ann J. Egleston Franklin Denney Ward & Lawson PLC Mr. & Mrs. William J. Gallagher Ms. Teresa A. Hume Mr. & Mrs. Larry E. Johnson Mr. & Mrs. Chester Likowski Mr. Ronald Mason Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Modica Mrs. Leo D. Seavey Mr. & Mrs. Roger A. Shirley Mr. & Mrs. Frank Summers Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Richard Tilley Mr. W.L. Tucker Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Dudley Vest In Memory of Marion Ballantyne Mr. John N. Ballantyne In Memory of Robert Basil '50 Mr. Ernest Bazzle Mr. & Mrs. Donald L. Corbin Ralph & Sally Dunkle H&H Homes/William & Judy Hartman/Guy & Sue Harper Mr. & Mrs. Raymond Harr Mrs. Betty L. Intemann Mr. & Mrs. Raleigh Ruddle Mr. Cyrus S. Smith In Memory of Coach Ira Blankenship Mr. Donald Strosnider In Memory of Robert Bluford's mother Dr. Robert Bluford In Memory of Matilda Bohme Mr. Newton P. Bohme In Memory of Ella Jean Boturla Mr. William H. Sudbrink & Ms. Kathryn L. Howard In Memory of Helen Brown Ms. Catherine Rossbach
*As found throughout the report, indicates that the named person is deceased. This report reflects gifts made July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009.
In Memory of William H. Burky Mr. & Mrs. David Phillips In Memory of Lt. James S. Carroll Mrs. Mary Margaret Morrison In Memory of Jan Pierson Chadwick Dr. & Mrs. William E. King In Memory of Gary Coberly Colonial Court Service Station Mr. & Mrs. Robert Wamsley In Memory of Gaynelle Crosier Dahmer '48 Mrs. Irma C. Curran In Memory of Carla Daruda Mark & Jodi Crable Royal Hydraulic Service & Manufacturing Inc. In Memory of Patricia Daruda Mark & Jodi Crable Royal Hydraulic Service & Manufacturing Inc.
In Memory of Wayne A. Gerhardt '51 Mrs. Dorothy Jones In Memory of Mary Margaret Woodford Goddin Mr. W.L. Goddin & Dr. Margaret P. Goddin In Memory of Eugene “Chip” Gott IV '78 Mrs. M. K. Bennett In Memory of Barbara Stover Grebenstein '53 Mr. Clarence F. Crosby Jr. In Memory of Lorentz “Renny” Hall Colonial Court Service Station Mr. & Mrs. Robert Wamsley
Kristin Matherly Mr. William H. Sudbrink & Ms. Kathryn L. Howard Mr. & Mrs. William H. Sudbrink Jr. In Memory of Richard J. & Helen S. Hunt Col. & Mrs. Donald S. Harlacher USAF (Ret) Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence B. Hunt In Memory of The Rev. John S. Hutchison '70 Mrs. Janice A. Hutchison In Memory of Tatiana Jardetzsky Mr. Gary W. North In Memory of Henry King Mr. & Mrs. John E. Whitman In Memory of Pat Kirk The Rev. Dr. David A. Kirk
In Memory of John F. Harris Mrs. Zetta R. Harris
In Memory of Dr. Nelson Knaggs '29 Dr. Philip E. Berghausen Jr.
In Memory of Dr. E.H. Hunter Davis Mr. Lance R. Pledger
In Memory of Marybeth Hermanson Mr. James G. Allen
In Memory of Frank B. & Ruth B. Konhaus Mr. & Mrs. Frederick G. Konhaus
In Memory of Wilburta Cornwell Dexter '26 Mr. & Mrs. Warren M. Roda
In Memory of Ralph C. Hess Mrs. Dorothy Hess
In Memory of George C. Kyle '47 Mr. & Mrs. John E. Whitman
In Memory of Louis DiGiovanni '49 Mrs. M. Rebecca DiGiovanni In Memory of Sandra L. Dougherty '74 Mr. A. Bryant Applegate & Mrs. Lynn Marie Applegate In Memory of Dr. S. Wilds DuBose Mr. Lance R. Pledger In Memory of Gary R. Evans '66 Mr. W. A. Stewart Wright Jr. In Memory of Claire Deiss Fiorentino Mrs. Betty Newman Mrs. Lorna D. Savage In Memory of Dawson Frasier '68 Mr. Daymon Frasier In Memory of John F. Frost Mrs. Martha M. McConnell Mrs. Karen L. Wilmoth In Memory of Laury Gauvreau Mr. & Mrs. Frederick Gauvreau Mrs. Christena Gauvreau Langley In Memory of James L. Gear '43 Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin F. Brown Mrs. Vada M. Powers
*As found throughout the report, indicates that the named person is deceased. This report reflects gifts made July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009.
In Memory of Robert A. Genther '59 Mrs. Anne S. Genther
In Memory of L. P. “Skip” Hill '52 Mrs. Anne H. Hill In Memory of Edward N. (Eddie) Hinzman II Mr. & Mrs. Gilbert F. Rexrode Jr. In Memory of J. Keith Hiser '55 Mr. & Mrs. Christopher J. Fawls Mrs. Virginia B. Halterman Ruth Harkins, Paul Harkins & Marilyn Pritt McAngus, Goudelock & Courie LLC Mr. & Mrs. Otis Weatherholt Mr. & Mrs. Vernon W. Webster Mr. & Mrs. H. Aden Wertz III In Memory of Norma N. Hiser '73 Mrs. Virginia B. Halterman Ruth Harkins, Paul Harkins & Marilyn Pritt McAngus Goudelock & Courie LLC Mr. & Mrs. Otis Weatherholt Mr. & Mrs. Vernon W. Webster In Memory of Sam Hoover '30 Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin N. Hoover In Memory of Jellica Howard Sudbrink Mr. Michael P. Howard & Mrs. Mary C. Howard Mr. Thomas Sudbrink & Ms.
In Memory of Samuel E. Lanham '48 Mrs. Jean Lanham In Memory of Lois Latham Mrs. Jarrell Simmons Larew Mr. Lance R. Pledger In Memory of Mrs. Lydia Loesch Mr. & Mrs. John E. Whitman In Memory of Norman L. Lohn '57 Mrs. E. Sue Lohn In Memory of Dorothy “Dot” Lutz Dr. & Mrs. Fouad Abdalla Mrs. Jearline H. Hatch Mr. & Mrs. Russell D. Isner Jr. on behalf of the Tuesday Afternoon Bridge Club Mr. & Mrs. Richard W. Moore Mr. & Mrs. H. Maxwell Morgan Mrs. Mary Margaret Morrison Mrs. Mary E. Simmons* Mrs. Rosalie W. Wilhelm In Memory of Dorothy MacConkey Miss Dorothy E. Bartgis In Memory of Walter Mann Mr. William H. Sudbrink & Ms. Kathryn L. Howard
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Honor & Memorial Gifts, cont. In Memory of Mrs. Irene Martin Dr. Charles W. Martin Jr. In Memory of Mrs. Joan A. Martin Dr. Charles W. Martin Jr. In Memory of Freeman “Pappy Duke” McDaniel Mr. & Mrs. James Z. Fritz In Memory of Sugar “Mike” McQuade Mrs. Jayne McQuade In Memory of Elizabeth Woodford McVicker '46 Ms. Shelley J. McVicker & Mr. David R. Callahan In Memory of L.E. & Beatrice F. McWhorter Mr. & Mrs. Alberto Grignolo Mrs. Sally Spears In Memory of Dr. Henry Myers Mrs. June Toth Myers In Memory of Kevin Nestor '97 Mr. Jeff C. Tacina Mr. & Mrs. Patrick B. Troastle In Memory of Frank Ninesling '49 Ms. Karin N. Infuso & Paul Infuso In Memory of Robert E. O'Connor '14 Mr. & Mrs. Otis O'Connor In Memory of Robert A. Pfrangle Mrs. Alma M. Campbell Mr. & Mrs. Thomas W. Campbell In Memory of Luella Phares Ms. Gloria C. Phares In Memory of Coach Bob Phillips Mr. Donald Strosnider In Memory of Sue Helen Pierson M.D. Mr. & Mrs. John E. Whitman In Memory of Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Pledger Mr. Lance R. Pledger
In Memory of Elmer S. & Teresa Sloan Powers Mrs. Vada M. Powers In Memory of Philip Sloan Powers '38 Mrs. Vada M. Powers In Memory of William Proudfoot Colonial Court Service Station Mr. & Mrs. Robert Wamsley In Memory of Clarke Prouty American Institute Of Physics Barnes Vanze Architects Inc. Ms. Tina L. Mahoney-Hinrichs Ms. Susan E. Quinlivan In Memory of Dr. R.B. Purdum Mr. W.L. Goddin & Dr. Margaret P. Goddin
In Memory of Forrest D. Sheets Mrs. Louisa Yeuell In Memory of Ralph S. Shepler Mrs. Dorothy Hess In Memory of Dr. Ellis Gale Shield Mr. Lance R. Pledger In Memory of Jeffrey D. Sindicich '91 Mr. & Mrs. Richard Sindicich In Memory of Tanya Sloan Mr. William H. Sudbrink & Ms. Kathryn L. Howard In Memory of Howard W. Smith '50 Dr. Edward H. Novitch
In Memory of Sister Teresa Reddington Mr. Douglas A. Homer
In Memory of Mr. Maynard Smith Colonial Court Service Station Mr. & Mrs. Robert Wamsley
In Memory of Robert C. Respess '50 Mrs. Carolyn Respess
In Memory of Alexander L. Stalnaker '39 Mrs. Doris Stalnaker
In Memory of George C. Rodgers '29 Dr. George C. Rodgers In Memory of Mrs. Catty Rogers Mrs. Dorothy Hess In Memory of Jean Ross Mr. Lance R. Pledger Dr. Thomas R. Ross In Memory of Joseph Ross '56 Mr. Joe Biola & Dr. Heather R. Biola In Memory of Henry A. Rutherford Jr. '31 Mr. & Mrs. Gordon H. Rutherford In Memory of Emmanuel L. Schaarschmidt '64 Mrs. Linda E. Parthun In Memory of Sara Kade Schreiber '61 Mr. Thomas E. Schreiber
hank you for your own part in seeing her through....
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In Memory of Dr. S. Benton Talbot Guy J. Barrow M.D. Mrs. Alice L. Gillespie Dr. Gerald Goldstone Mrs. Kathryn L. Goodarzi Mrs. Doris W. Hall Dr. Walter H. Hasbrouck Mr. & Mrs. Russel D. Isner Jr. The Rev. Ruth A. Keck Mrs. Doris E. Kelly Dr. Ralph L. Kendall Mrs. Elizabeth G. Kittle Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Y. Ling Mr. & Mrs. John J. McKenzie Mr. & Mrs. Donald R. Meierdiercks George Pappas M.D. Mr. Edward T. Peck Jr. Dr. Richard D. Snyder Dr. & Mrs. David Specht Mrs. Doris Stalnaker Mr. & Mrs. Stephen Talbott Dr. Cosmo J. Vetrone Mrs. Peggy Wagner Mr. Richard C. Winterhoff
In Memory of Mrs. Sue Tomblyn Mrs. Dorothy Hess In Memory of James A. Towler Jr. Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth R. Robson Jr. In Memory of August “Augy” Vilseck '59 Mr. Donald Strosnider In Memory of Charles R. “Chappie” Wagner '52 Mrs. Peggy Wagner In Memory of Austin J. Ward '27 Mr. & Mrs. Thomas E. West In Memory of O. Carl Wartenburg '69 Miss Dorothy A. Silbert In Memory of Michael S. Webb '06 D&E Student Nurse Association In Memory of James R. Welshonce Mr. Frank W. Disharoon Jr. Brig. Gen. & Mrs. Robert M. Murdock USAF (Ret) Dr. Norman Sheets In Memory of Paul Wilcox '59 Mr. Richard C. DeHart In Memory of Michael Willis Mr. & Mrs. Abraham Habenstreit In Memory of James L. Wilson '52 Mrs. Margaret G. Wilson
In Memory of Margaret A. & Odin S. Thulander The Hon. O. Alan Thulander In Memory of Dr. William L. Tolstead Mr. Robert M. Wood
*As found throughout the report, indicates that the named person is deceased. This report reflects gifts made July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009.
Senators Booster Club The mission of the Senators Booster Club is to provide both moral and financial support for intercollegiate athletics at Davis & Elkins College. Membership is open to students, parents, alumni, faculty, staff, community and friends of Senators Athletics.
Friends of Augusta The Augusta Heritage Center preserves and shares the best in traditional music, dance, and art from Appalachia and around the world through workshops, performances, festivals, and recordings. Augusta is 85% self-sustaining through revenue generated by workshops, concerts, and production of traditional recordings. Thus support through annual gifts, grants, and endowment plays a vital role in sustaining and enhancing the internationally known program.
Director's Level ($1,000+)
Starter's Level ($50-$99)
Annual Gifts
Mr. & Mrs. John Crile Allen Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Bennett Ms. Melissa H. Luce Ms. Cat Cole Ms. Deborah Madden Mr. Steve Merrick Dr. & Mrs. Jerry Metheny Mr. William S. Robbins Steer Family Steakhouse Paul & Karen Stirrup
Dr. Thomas Chadwick Mr. & Mrs. James DeBiase Mrs. M. Deborah Fragale Mr. James W. Hancock III Mr. & Mrs. Russell Howell Mr. & Mrs. Tom Logan Mr. & Mrs. Clifford E. Marstiller Mr. Austen Moore Ms. Sheri L. Nidiffer Dr. Gloria Marquette Payne Dr. Thomas R. Ross Mr. Scott H. Sanders Mr. & Mrs. John Schmidt Mr. & Mrs. Allan Swanson Mr. Keith C. Weese Mrs. Karen L. Wilmoth
Anonymous Anonymous Mr. K. Jerome Adair Alan Bradbury Woodworking Mr. James G. Allen American Institute Of Physics Mr. Bruce Angier Archie Edwards Blues Heritage Fund, Inc. Ms. Alice Backer Barnes Vanze Architects, Inc. Ms. Debby Bennett Ms. Deborah A. Bennett Mr. and Mrs. James L. Berry Bluegrass Preservation Society, Inc. Mr. Edward V. Bowes Mr. Jonathan L. Brandt Ms. Emily B. Branscome Mr. Fletcher Bright Ms. Barbara L. Coffey Mr. Brian Conaway Ms. Andrea Cooper Mark and Jodi Crable Mr. George Crowley Ms. Pam Curry Carol Denney Mr. Rick D. Fannin Mr. Mike Finley Mr. Monte John Fiske Mr. Rick Fogel/Whamdiddle Mr. Harley Frazis Ms. Ellen Gozion Mr. Michael E. Grace Mr. Christopher T. Haas Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Habenstreit Mr. Robert P. Hale Ms. Cindy Harris Mr. David J. Hartley & Ms. Eugenia J. Hartley Mr. Don Helwig Ms. Linda L. Henry Ms. Karen Hillmer Ms. Karen Holden Ms. Karen Horton Leslie Jahnke Ms. Diane Jones Mr. Douglass Joyce & Ms. Colleen Zinn Mr. Ronald Komara Ms. Marcijane Kraft Mr. Harry A. Kunkel III Mr. Roy Laird Ms. Marilyn Joy Leeseberg Ms. Jeanne Liberatore Mr. William H. Lokes
Coach's Level ($500-$999) Bob & Ann Baird Mr. & Mrs. James Bialek Dr. & Mrs. Peter Dillon Elkins Physical Therapy & Sports Injury Clinic
Captain's Level ($100-$499) Mr. & Mrs. James Bacca Ms. Karen H. Berner Ms. Kathryn T. Bright Mr. & Mrs. William J. Brown Dr. Mary Ann DeLuca Dr. Wally Edgell Mr. & Mrs. H. Flint Engleman II Mr. & Mrs. Carl Finafrock Mr. Kenneth D. Gibson Mr. & Mrs. Tharon L. Jack Mr. George Lantzounis Mrs. Deborah Larkin Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Madden Ms. Angeline R. Nanni Mr. & Mrs. John A. Olson Mr. & Mrs. Steven R. Palm Mr. Robert T. Paul Mr. William S. “Robby� Robbins Jr. Mr. Donald M. Robbins & Ms. Elizabeth J. Clarke-Robbins Mr. & Mrs. Thomas R. Ross II Mr. & Mrs. Danny Roy Mr. & Mrs. W. Miles Runner Ms. Judith L. Shelton Mr. & Mrs. Mark Talbott Mr. & Mrs. Matthew Tarbett Mr. & Mrs. Richard B. Walden Mr. & Mrs. Kevin Wilson Woodford Oil Company Mr. & Mrs. C. Curtis Woodford
Other Gifts Mr. Timothy H. Smith & Mrs. Lynn Gerber Smith
Mr. Eugene N. Losey & Ms. Sarah Ott Ms. Margaret R. Loyd Mr. Peter Lucas Ms. Tina L. Mahoney-Hinrichs Mr. and Mrs. Louis A. Maiuri Mr. Richard Manson III Erynn Marshall Ms. Pamela A. Martin Ms. Melissa McDiarmid Ms. Karen E. McGrath Ms. Stacy L. McKean Mrs. Jayne McQuade Ms. Sharon L. Meyer James Miller Ms. Karyn L. Molines Mr. Kirk A. Morrison Ms. Marge Moses Mr. Gerald D. Murry Nerses Ohanian Mr. David C. Parman Mr. Francis Pastor Mr. Robert C. Paulus Mr. Henry L. Payne Mr. Marc Leon Pessar Leslie G. Plant Mr. Andrew Puckett Ms. Susan E. Quinlivan Mr. Richard Ralston Ms. Barbara P. Reems Ms. Carmen Rexrode Ms. Dorothy L. Riddle Ms. Catherine Rossbach Royal Hydraulic Service & Manufacturing, Inc. Mr. Kenneth W. Seaver III Ms. Anne Sergeant Ms. Julie L. Siegel Mr. and Mrs. Timothy B. Smith Ms. Rebecca Snead Ms. Kaila St. Louis Mr. Virgil Stanford Ms. Harriett B. Stolz Mr. Charles R. Stroud Jr. Ms. Barbara Svoboda Mr. Harvey A. Swadlow Ms. Kristin G. Sweedler Mr. Wayne Tack Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Terr Jr. ThreeSpokes Fund of the Triangle Community Foundation Mr. Charles E. Walden Mr. Willis Werter Mr. Frank White Mr. John W. Wilson Mr. Joseph Frederick Zaunder III
*As found throughout the report, indicates that the named person is deceased. This report reflects gifts made July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009.
State & Federal Agencies Gifts were received from the following state and federal agencies to support the programs of the Augusta Heritage Center National Endowment for the Arts West Virginia Division of Culture & History
Current Funds Gifts to the Augusta Heritage Center current funds provide annual scholarship and program suppport. Augusta Annual Fund Augusta Apprentice Program Augusta Folk Life Programming Fund Augusta Home Place Fund Augusta Youth Scholarships Fredin Augusta Youth Fiddle Scholarship Mary Beth Hermanson Memorial Fund Margaret Kump Roberts Fund Candace Laird Scholarship for Weavers Patty Looman Scholarship Mike McQuade Scholarship
Endowed Funds Endowed funds which are invested to produce income and capital growth provide for the present & future needs of Augusta Programs. Freyda Epstein Memorial Scholarship Fund Christine Walker Memorial Scholarship Endowment
Future Endowed Funds The following funds have been established and will be endowed when they reach a minimum funding level of $10,000 & when guidelines for administration are established. Augusta Carla Daruda Blues Education Fund Augusta Mick Moloney Irish Week Scholarship Margo Blevin Endowment
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Honor Roll of Volunteers The Davis & Elkins College community is enriched in countless ways by the many individuals who volunteer their time and talent to serve on boards and committees, plan reunions and events, work on special projects and seek financial support for the College. The following people assisted the College as volunteers during 2008-2009.
A/PART The Alumni/ Parent Admissions Recruitment Team (A/PART) is a volunteer program coordinated by the admissions and alumni offices to assist D&E Admission Counselors in the recruitment efforts of the College. Mrs. Joyce Butler-McKee Allen Mr. David A. Blaszczak '74 Mrs. Karen A. Kober Brown '84 Mr. Edward T. Christian Jr. '70 Mr. Brent E. Cosner '06 Lt. Col. Michael G. Dakes USAF (Ret) '59 Mr. Peter H. Dougherty '75 Mr. D. Drake Dowler '69 Ms. Judith Eadson '67 Mrs. Catherine N. Garnett Engleman '62 Mr. H. Flint Engleman II '90 Ms. Nancy Evans-Bennett '66 Mr. Frederick J. Fincken Jr. '62 Mr. Wayne J. Finkbeiner '66 Mr. Timothy D. Geier '01 Mr. A. Patrick Gray '66 Mr. Jerome A. Halperin Mr. William T. Hancock Mr. Stuart Hendler '57 Mr. Lawrence B. Hunt '67 Mr. Cornelius E. Keenan '92 Ms. Mary Lipscomb Litman '77 Ms. Deborah Madden Mr. Douglas Gregory Marshall '98 Dr. Jack C. McDonald '60 Mrs. Eileen M. Eschbach Monastersky '80
Mr. Robert L. Morgan '85 Mr. Robert J. Murphy III '79 Ms. June B. Myles Mr. Edward A. Pencek '60 Mr. Charles H. Potter II '68 Mr. Thomas R. Revell '69 Mrs. Mary Scudder Revell '69 Mr. William S. Robbins '56 Mrs. Maribeth I. Headley Robenolt '82 Dr. Sherman S. Robinson '53 Dr. Ronald Allen Rollins Sr. '57 Mr. David A. Rutherford Mrs. Robin Jo White Rybczynski '86 Mr. Timothy H. Smith '73 Dr. David M. Sneed Dr. Blaine E. Steensland '72 Mrs. Norma Virginia Wright Teta '82 Mr. Leonard J. Timms Jr. Mr. Leonard B. Whiting '52 Mrs. Catherine A. Wilkinson Zahn '81
National Alumni Council 2009-2010 The National Alumni Council seeks to engage alumni of Davis & Elkins College in developing an active program of alumni support for the mission of the College. Mr. Robert N. Beckwith '67 Ms. Patricia A. Bennett '85 Mr. David A. Blaszczak '74 Mr. Nathaniel Bonnell '03 Mr. Greg W. Brown '81
The Office of College Advancement
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Ms. Carolynn C. Chlada '00 Mrs. Michelle Antonini Clark '91 Ms. Laura A. Constantine '81 Mr. D. Drake Dowler '69, Treasurer Mr. H. Flint Engleman II '90 Mrs. Catherine N. Garnett Engleman '92 Mr. Frederick J. Fincken Jr. '62 Mr. James W. Hancock III '70 Ms. Christine M. Hanna '04 Mr. Stuart Hendler '57 Ms. Jamie Cecile Hicks '02 Mr. Lawrence B. Hunt '67 Mr. Tharon L. Jack '61 Mr. Cornelius E. Keenan '92 Mrs. Elizabeth Guye Kittle '47, Honorary Lifetime Member Mrs. Susan Beekman LaMora '73 Mrs. Rachel Halperin Montgomery '91 Ms. Vicki Lunde Rodriguez '78 Mr. Clifford E. Marstiller '80 Mrs. Eileen M. Eschbach Monastersky '80 Mr. Robert J. Murphy III '79 Mr. Charles H. Potter II '68 Mrs. Maribeth I. Headley Robenolt '82 Mrs. Robin Jo White Rybczynski '86 Dr. Blaine E. Steensland '72, President Dr. William L. Turner Jr. '72, Secretary Mr. Jonathan H. Walter '94, Vice-President Mr. John E. Whitman '50 Mrs. Catherine Wilkinson Zahn '81
Regional Alumni Chapter Coordinators Ms. Laura A. Constantine '81, Greater New York Chapter Lconstantine@PIRNIE.com Mr. H. Flint Engleman II '90, Virginia Chapter englemanhf2@earthlink.net Mr. A. Patrick Gray '99, Delaware Alumni Chapter apatrickgray@yahoo.com Mrs. Larisa Draeger Swartz '00, California Bay Area Regional Alumni Chapter larisa.swartz@fmc-na.com
Reunion Coordinators/ Event Hosts Mr. A. Bryant Applegate '77 Mr. Paul A. Awad '89 Mr. Brian D. Ball '84 Ms. Bailey S. Barnett Mr. Barry E. Blacka '58 Mrs. Elizabeth Reed Branch '62 Ms. Kathryn T. Bright '06 Mr. Greg W. Brown '81 Col. Peter D. Brown USAF (Ret) '69 Mrs. Michelle Antonini Clark '91 Mrs. Judith Meinen Cramer '64 Ms. Michele D. DeBerry '88 Mr. Peter H. Dougherty '75 Mr. D. Drake Dowler '69 Mr. Alexander A. Edwards '88 Mrs. Lisa B. Etter '79 Mr. A. Patrick Gray '99 Mr. James A. Heaney Jr. '69 Mr. Thomas E. Heller II '84 Mr. Philip Scott Inglee '59 Mr. Raymond K. LaMora Jr. '74
Dr. Frank M. Mele '58 Mrs. Rachel Halperin Montgomery '91 Ms. Gena Norwood '88 Ms. Mary E. Owens '74 Mr. Thomas R. Revell '69 Mr. W. Miles Runner '59 Mr. Donald Strosnider '60 Mrs. Cynthia Kittle Sullivan '89 Mr. Jonathan H. Walter '94 Mr. Barry G. Young '89
Additional Volunteers Ms. Beth Ann Adams Mrs. Linda Settle Aliveto '73 Mr. M. Ann Baird '88 Dr. Heather Biola Mr. Joe Biola Mrs. Brenda Brown Ms. Penny Canfield Ms. Maggie Carney Mr. Sue Chenoweth Mrs. Barbara Criss Mrs. Paula Doerr Mrs. Betty Ann Kidd Mrs. Martha Metheny Mrs. Molly Legg Propst '98 Mr. & Mrs. Bud Rexrode Mrs. Maggie Rhudy Mr. W. Miles Runner '59 Mrs. Linda Shaw Ms. Mary Ellen Smith Mrs. Cindy Stemple Mr. Berry Taylor Mr. Tim Valentine Mrs. Bobbin Wilson Mrs. Joy Woodford Ms. Joyce Workman Mrs. Janice Zorger
Patricia Schumann
Karen L. Wilmoth, '83
Wendy Morgan
Vice President for College Advancement (304) 637-1340 pschuman@davisandelkins.edu
Director of Advancement Operations & Stewardship (304) 637-1374 wilmothk@davisandelkins.edu
Coordinator of Alumni Relations (304) 637-1341 morganw@davisandelkins.edu
Carol Schuler
Lisa Senic, '90 & '03
Director of Communications & Marketing (304) 637-1338 schulerc@davisandelkins.edu
Coordinator of Parent Relations and Special Projects (304) 637-1240 lsenic@davisandelkins.edu
*As found throughout the report, indicates that the named person is deceased. This report reflects gifts made July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009.
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