Chat Fall 2012

thealumnae magazineof chatham hall

Giovanna Paz ’16

Houston, Texas

chat

Gary Fountain, Editor

Laura Rand ’06, Managing Editor

Design by Christine Walker

Printing by Collinsville Printing, Martinsville, VA

chatham hall administration

Gary Fountain, Rector

Robert Ankrom, Director of Communications

Ned Edwards, Chaplain

Melissa Evans Fountain, Director of the Office of Advancement

Martha Griswold, Academic Dean

Emily Johns, Dean of Students

Earl Macam, College Counselor

2 letter from the rector \ 3–10 how girls learn \ 11–13 chat with the rector 14–15 librar y proposal \ 17–30 campus news\ 31 sports news on the cover

Ronald Merricks, Chief Financial and Facilities Officer

Robin Revis-Pyke, Director of Admission and Financial Aid

board oftrustees

Nina Johnson Botsford ’72, Chair

Lucy McClellan Barrett ’53

Katharine Reynolds Chandler ’68

Jerry E. Clark P’04

Laura Brown Cronin ’72

J. Belk Daughtridge P’13

32 what’s cooking \ 33 book review \ 34–35 HerStory: Alumnae Voices 36–52 class notes \ 53 tales from chatham hall

55–71 annual report

Senior class trip,U.S.National Whitewater Center,Charlotte,North Carolina

Sarah Martin Finn ’74

Patricia R. Frederick ’57

Jane M. Garnett ’73

Douglas R. Goldstein P’12, P’16

Stacey M. Goodwin ’83

Susan Gillings Gross ’98

Katherine Coleman Haroldson ’75

Julia Morris Kashkashian ’75

Robert G. McIver P’10

Lisa Rosenberger Moore ’59

Robin Peake Stuart ’69

Dora M. Thomas P’02, ’04

Penelope Perkins Wilson ’41, P’67

ex-officio members

The Rt. Rev. Herman Hollerith, IV P’15 Mary C. Freed ’86, President, Alumnae Council

Cheryl Tuck P’13, President, Parent Advisory Committee

trustees emeriti

Boyce Lineberger Ansley ’64, P’90

Polly Wheeler Guth ’44, P’70

Robin Tieken Hadley ’57

Chat is published by the Office of Advancement and is distributed to alumnae and those who have shown a continued interest in Chatham Hall. For comments and suggestions, or to request a copy of Chat, please send an email to lrand@chathamhall.org.

Contributing Writers: Gary Fountain, Melissa Evans Fountain, Martha Griswold, Laura Rand, Beth Griffin, and Robert Ankrom

Photography Credits: Robert Ankrom, Catherine M. LaDuke, Laura Rand, Lisa Richmond, and Don Wood

Chatham Hall complies with applicable federal and local laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, creed,color, age, sex, disability, religion, national origin, or any other legally protected category.

letter from the rector

EARLY IN

THE MORNING OF THE DAY

New Girls arrived this year, I was finishing a bike ride. I had passed the stables and turned around the dining room to head across the front of Pruden toward The Rectory. The sun was hitting the top of the flagpole.

There, before me, in front of Yardley, was the field hockey team, running. The girls were getting their workout in before the flurry of the day. In the lead was the President of the CAC, black hair bouncing on her shoulders.

I pulled up next to her. She looked at me and smiled. I smiled back and said, “Wanna race?” Without a response—or, probably, a thought, for that matter—off she took, faster than I had predicted to myself. My lungs contracted. I stood up and pressed hard on the peddles. And pressed. And pressed. And as I began to gain on her, I kept extending the finish line. “Steps to Pruden!” “The Arcade!” “Steps to Dabney!” I caught her, by inches, at the steps to the Chapel, and called the race done.

She smiled. I smiled, waved, and glided toward the Rectory garage.

This CHAT is about that student. Or, rather, those students.

The students at Chatham Hall are, well, muscular in so many ways. And, as they should, they are striding ahead of us. Every day in class I have this same experience. “ Wanna race?” And offthey go intellectually. Every day in class is an exploration in new directions. “Who is this Rossetti to whom Shaw is referring in Pygmalion, and why does Henry Higgins’ mother own his paintings?” Off we go, riding our iPads.

At the center of this CHAT is a plan to meet the needs of these girls—a renovated library, a whole new concept of a library, in fact. A place for their kind of learning. A place that will match what is going on intellectually at the School—the reading, the research, the collaborative learning, the writing and designing of complex electronic texts.

A place where students will stride out there with their minds. A place where Chatham Hall girls and faculty will be, well, racing every day. Perhaps a bit faster than we can predict to ourselves.

At the center of this CHAT is a plan to meet the needs of these girls—a renovated library, a whole new concept of a library, in fact. A place for their kind of learning.

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I learn inother places

I learnby mixing itup

teachingmyclassmates I learnby

I learnby stretching myself

I learnin other languages

I learnby gettingmyhands dirty

traditions

Spanish language students at the Instituto Cultural de Oaxaca, Oaxaca, Mexico

I learnby carryingon

chat with the rector

Susan Gillings Gross ’98

One Wednesday afternoon in September, I met with Susan Gillings

Gross ’98 at a restaurant in Chapel Hill, for some conversation over lunch. Three years before we had met at this very place, for lunch, to explore her joining the Board of Trustees. During the last few months, Susan, an architect, and I had been working on the Library renovation project together, and I had observed her excitement and commitment. She was passionate about this project, and I understood why an architect would be so interested. However, her commitment seemed more than that. And I wondered why...

You have stepped up to take on the leadership role in the planning to renovate Lee Library, Susan. Why?

I am excited about the changes that are taking place in libraries in general. When I was in school—and I’m not that far out of school—the library was a quiet place. You would go there by yourself, with your books, and possibly one or two other people for group study. Now a library is a different, dynamic place. It’s a hub. That makes it exciting.

From an architectural standpoint, I am excited because Lee Library is beautiful. It’s just outdated. There are wonderful possibilities in that space, and the renovation will bring school life down to that end of the campus, as libraries are doing on college campuses these days. I was flattered when everyone put the fate of this project into my hands

How has the process been successful?

The initial meetings with the conceptual consultants from Brightspot Strategy were terrific. The visions that people on our committee—students, faculty, and administrators—had for how

the library would be used were different, yet, oddly, harmonious. The folks from Brightspot brought all of them together with some basic, creative spatial concepts, and that fact says a lot about how dynamic the renovated library will be.

Then, in the course of interviewing three architects, it immediately became clear that Shepley Bulfinch got us—not only the educational aspects and the library-design aspects but also how a small girls’ community works. Ever-so-naturally the floor plan and furniture selections came together

As we look at the architectural plan, what design or renovation features do you find exciting?

I hope that this does not sound too strange, but I am less concerned about what the space is going to look like. That might surprise you. (Note: It did!) Everyone can battle over the color of the chairs. I am more excited about how the girls (and the faculty), no matter how carefully we plan them, will use the

Libraries are now the places that reflect how technology is affecting the ways in which people read, learn, study, and create.

Everyone can battle over the color of the chairs. I am more excited about how the girls (and the faculty), no matter how carefully we plan them, will use the spaces in ways that we cannot plan for.

spaces in ways that we cannot plan for. If we build it, they will not only come but also take our plans to the next level. I think that we’re going to step back in another semester after it’s been completed in awe of the beauty and the creativity. I think that the work that we will see, the collaborations and the projects that will come together, will flourish.

The key is that we are going to provide a space that is flexible. Creating a library that, in effect, has the potential for change has been key to our thinking. It is what the administrators and faculty learned when they visited new college libraries: plan a space that has the potential for evolution because we do not know what libraries will look like in three years. Libraries are now the places that reflect how technology is affecting the ways in which people read, learn, study, and create.

From an architectural standpoint, I am excited because Lee Library is beautiful. It’s just outdated. There are wonderful possibilities in that space, and the renovation will bring school life down to that end of the campus, as libraries are doing on college campuses these days. I was flattered when everyone put the fate of this project into my hands.

What have you learned in the process? What ideas came along that you hadn’t thought about or thought through before?

I’m a little old-fashioned. I want to see books in a library. A few years ago (2006? 2007?), when I was in architecture school, an issue of Architectural Record focused on libraries. The cover was a bookless library. It was a beautiful architectural space, but I thought, “Oh, give me a break.” iPads weren’t around. Coming into the Lee Library project, I had that image in my mind. There was no way that we were going to get rid of a large number of books.

The further we got into this project, the more I saw that mine was more an emotional attachment to books than a necessity. I discovered that when I started letting go of the emotional attachment to books, the options for that space became endless. You can still get a warm, intimate, and cozy feeling with lighting and furniture. You don’t have to be surrounded by books.

Here I refer to you, Gary. As you have said, we are at the point of the dynamic interaction of the printed book and the electronic book. We do not know how that relationship is going to work itself out. However, we must be part of the conversation. In fact, we should lead it. So, there is this undetermined concept, and the new library that we have designed is a space where the conversation about and the exploration of that concept can take place.

I think that’s what we as a committee most struggled with—how to achieve that balance. We are culling the collection wisely to provide open space and not to keep items that are available online. However, as one trustee has said, we also want a place where people will browse. And a place where the latest, most exciting electronic documents can be created. All of us have to wrap our minds around the fact that libraries

aren’t just about books anymore. They are about half of why we go to libraries these days, if that even.

It is so clear from working with you on this project that you love converting ideas into spaces. Where did this passion come from?

Iwas an art history major, with a studio art minor, at Dickinson, and I spent my junior year abroad, in Florence, mostly focusing on Renaissance art, but with a lot of time to study church and urban architecture. So I came home with this new interest in architecture. After graduating, I got a great job with a tiny firm in New York City—three principle architects, eight people total, in an office in the smallest space known to man. I was the cheap labor, which the owner needed. I didn’t have architecture in my background, so he sat me down and taught me the programs. Within a month, I was working at building sites, measuring and drawing up floor plans. I did that for just over a year, and it became obvious that I needed to return to school if I were going to move up in the world. Off I went to Washington University.

Now that our children are a little older, and there are no newborns in the house, I am ready to gear back up. A couple of years off after that intensive graduate program were definitely needed. I think I would have burned myself out if I had gone straight back into the professional world. Architecture never lets up. It’s a pretty rigorous career, especially if you’re wanting to become a registered architect and get all the hours you need to sit for the exams. That would be my next step.

I should say—and again this may surprise you (Note: It did!)—it is not so much the architecture that interests me. It’s the people in a space. It’s how they’re going to use the space, react to the space, and how it all is going to culminate that interests me the most because that’s sort of my practical side coming out. How can we make this the best space for what they need? That’s always

been my mentality in architecture. Then you get to make the space pretty.

That’s been our challenge for Lee Library. That space was begging to be open for the girls. A space that says, “Come in, everyone get together, grab a table, throw out ideas, read a book, do some research.” I saw all of that right away, and that’s why the project excited me so much. With such little renovation (We don’t have to build anything!), it will be there. You have to look past the bookshelves, and the blue carpet, and the poor lighting downstairs. That is all so easy to fix.

There’s also an architectural challenge in this project: balancing a classical building with modern functions and technology.

This is and will be the biggest contention point with everybody, and, as is the case with any architectural project like this one, not everyone is going to be happy. We will be drawing a very fine line in Lee Library. We don’t want to go too modern, obviously, because of the traditions of the School. That’s not Chatham Hall. You walk into the Well. It has history. You can feel the history, and that’s what makes the place so special. But at the same time, we have to make it clear that we are a 21st-century, state-of-the-art school. The most important statement about state-of-the-art education in a school should be its library. All of us have to keep communicating about this contrast between the classical and the modern. Live with it. This progression is way overdue in that library. But, again, this very delicate balance needs ongoing attention. However, it’s Chatham Hall: traditional and, well, edgy.

It is not so much the architecture that interests me. It’s the people in a space. It’s how they’re going to use the space, react to the space, and how it all is going to culminate that interests me the most because that’s sort of my practical side coming out.

Taking Chatham Hall’s academic program to the next level: The Edmund J. and Lucy Lee Learning Commons

Chatham Hall plans to transform its 12,256 square foot Edmund J. and Lucy Lee Library into a dynamic, new 21st century “Learning Commons” that will serve as an academic and technological hub for collaborative learning, research, study, and teaching on campus. We expect that the renovated facility and our plan for staffing it will become a model for independent secondary-school libraries and will strengthen the School’s growing reputation as a leader in girls’ education.

So much has changed at Chatham Hall since the library was updated and moved into its present facility 25 years ago. The School has become a connected, wireless, and increasingly paperless community. Students, teachers, coaches, and riding instructors have immediate access to the information highway, and to each other, in classrooms, dorm rooms, faculty homes, the gym, playing fields and stables. Technology has brought new dimensions to teaching, opportunities for creativity, and challenging goals for students. All students and teachers have iPads, thanks to an innovative iPad program that has brought national attention to the School and is transforming how we teach and learn—even how we worship. (Chapel service programs are on the iPad, as are hymns and the entire Episcopal Book of Common Prayer.)

We have learned, and research bears out, that girls often perform best in collaborative, handson settings. As a result, lecture-based classes have yielded to round-table discussions led by teacher-coaches. Students have become explorers who learn not only from their teachers, but also from each other and from collaborative projects inside and outside the classroom. World leaders are welcomed to campus by groups of students working together to research every aspect of their lives and work. Individual creativity and thinking are fostered through independent study and student grant-supported projects. And students are encouraged to participate in travel programs that expand and deepen their understanding of our global society.

Chatham Hall is ready to take its academic program to the next level.

To do so, we need to create a dynamic, central, and professionally-staffed space that will serve as both a hub and a catalyst for intellectual conversation, collaborative work, research, design, study and technology-based classes—what we have come to think of as a gymnasium for the mind. We propose to transform Lee Library into a “Learning Commons,” staffed by our new, highly-skilled, full-time librarian, certified in School Library Media Studies (Carolyn Stenzel) and the School’s two instructional technology professionals (David Lyle and Wanda Gammon), whose offices will relocate to the heart of the main floor Commons.

the capstone ofa decade

The new Learning Commons will be the capstone of a decade that has seen the development of outstanding academic programs and academic facilities at Chatham Hall. Three new academic facilities have opened since 2003: a state-of-the-art science building (Shaw 2003); a building dedicated to classical and foreign languages (Holt 2004); and a lecture hall that is the venue for presentations by world leaders, artists, and performers (Van Voorhis Hall 2009).

During this same period, Chatham Hall launched its signature Leaders in Residence Program (2003); an interactive, distance learning course taught by a national authority on Islam (2005); an experiential-learning and servicelearning program in South Africa that includes a credit-bearing weekly seminar for students (2007) and a similar service-learning program in Cuba (2013); the study of Chinese (2010); an innovative iPad program that pushes the boundaries of student expression, research, and design (2011); the Nilsen Scholar Program, a full academic scholarship program that brings academically gifted girls to Chatham Hall (2011); and the “iQuest” program, providing students with experiential, independent learning, and travel opportunities (2012).

what is a gymnasium for the mind?

1 In Europe, a gymnasium (pronounced with a hard “g”) is an advanced high school that offers preparation for universities.

2 In Ancient Greece, in addition to being a training area for athletes, the gymnasium was a location for socializing and intellectual pursuits.

3 In an athletic gymnasium, teachers are coaches and students work together in teams. That’s how learning and teaching will take place in this renovated space.

4 Lee Library was originally the School’s gymnasium, then its classical library. Now it will be a cutting-edge Gymnasium for the Mind, stretching the brain muscles rather than the arms’ and legs’.

Chatham Hall is on the move. The transformation of Lee Library into the Edmund J. and Lucy Lee Learning Commons will move the academic program to the next level of excellence.

We have come to think of the Learning Commons as a gymnasium for the mind and the capstone of a decade that has overseen the development of outstanding academic programs and facilities at Chatham Hall

the plan

Shepley Bulfinch’s $831,000 plan is an exciting one, calling for multiple types of enclosed and open spaces, conversational, semi-quiet, and quiet areas, and seating for 42–60 individuals—all within the existing (12,256 square feet) footprint of the library’s main, ground, and mezzanine levels. The proposed renovations will incorporate the latest trends from the most innovative college libraries: a facility that serves as the School’s Technology Center; high-touch service by a librarian and instructional technology experts who, in collaboration with teachers and students, take on the roles of instructors; small intimate spaces that support creativity in both individual and group work; flexible, movable furnishings; social and visual stimulation. The plan also calls the School’s print collections, quiet, comfortable and study, and a welcoming café at the main entrance and teachers into the Learning Commons.

main level

The main level—with its high activity, connectivity, hands-on help, conversational groupings, interactive equipment, display monitors, and social spaces—is the heart ofthe Learning Commons.

Entryway with Café Group Study Room

Collaborative Work Areas

Media/Design Laboratory

Accessible Offices for the Librarian and Instructional Technology Staff

ground level

This quiet and semi-quiet level has areas for study and independent work, and technology-supported classroom work.

Library Stacks

The Study (Tea Room)

Octagon Technology Classroom

Instructional Technology Staff Office and Storage

mezzanine level

This level will be dedicated to individual and group study. Preliminary plans call for two to three study areas, one of which could serve as a lounge.

Example of collaborative group study

Example of collaborative study area

Example of traditional tables for The Study (Tea Room)

Example of a group study area

Example of collaborative group study

Graduation 2012

senior gift

Led byKaren and Larry Soderstrom, Parents ofMary Soderstrom ’12, the families of the Class of2012 raised a total of $99,382.34. $16,487 ofthat was for the Annual Fund, $67,883.34 was restricted to special projects, and $15,012 (in cash and pledges) will eventually endowan Athletic Prize to be awarded to a graduating senior during commencement ceremonies.

Though a long-standing tradition, Chatham Hall girls haven’t always worn white dresses for Commencement. When we were Chatham Episcopal Institute (1894–1927), students wore black regalia. At some point, the School switched to white robes, and eventually to white dresses.

14 things we love about commencement weekend

White Dresses

Alma Mater

Glowing Lanterns

Ring Ceremony

Happy Seniors

Proud Faculty

Tears

Diplomas

Irises

Sad Seniors

Ring Locking

Bear Hugs

Families

Lisa Richmond Photos

class of2012 college acceptances

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Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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new faculty and administrators

Emily Johns, Dean ofStudents

Emily Johns comes to us from St. Mary’s School, in Raleigh, where she was the Director of Residential Life, an English teacher, and the volleyball coach. Prior to St. Mary’s, Emily was an Assistant Director of Admissions and Director of Summer Programs at Asheville School. She is a graduate of Randolph-Macon Woman’s College and is currently pursuing her M.A. in English at Middlebury College. Emily’s career in education began at Randolph-Macon (admissions, coaching, and coordinating the American Culture Program) and Virginia Episcopal School (dorm faculty and coaching).

Robin Revis-Pyke, Director ofAdmission

Robin Revis-Pyke comes to Chatham Hall from Montverde Academy in Montverde, Florida, where she was Dean of Admission for seven years. (Robin also attended Montverde for high school.) She served as Associate Director of Admission and Financial Aid at Miami Country Day School, in Florida, for five years before moving to Montverde. Robin holds a B.A. in Communication from Trinity International University in Miami, Florida; an M.S. in Higher Education Administration from Barry University in Miami, Florida; and a Ph.D. in Leaderships and Education from Barry.

Jessica Bohn Bishop, Assistant Director ofAdmission

Jessica Bishop comes to us from Radford University, where she was an Admissions Counselor and focused on Southwest Virginia, North Carolina, and Tennessee. Jessica holds a B.S. in Communication and Public Relations from Radford, and received her M.Ed. in Higher Education from Abilene Christian University. Jessica married Keith Bishop of Chatham, Virginia on September 22, 2012.

Schay Goss Barnhardt ’06, Admission Counselor

Schay Goss Barnhardt ’06 is a graduate of Chatham Hall and Presbyterian College, where she majored in English and minored in psychology. She was most recently the Director of Marketing at the Charlotte Child Development Center, where she also was a pre-school teacher for a year. Schay and her husband, Hunter Barnhardt, were married on campus on June 23, 2012!

Hunter Barnhardt, Cross Country and Soccer Coach, Winter Conditioning Trainer

Hunter is a graduate of Woodberry Forest and Presbyterian College, where he majored in English and Education and ran collegiate cross country. Most recently, Hunter taught high-school English and coached cross county and soccer at Hilton Head Preparatory School in Hilton Head, South Carolina. Hunter is Schay’s husband!

Carolyn Stenzel, Librarian

Carolyn Stenzel holds a B.A. in History, magna cum laude, from the University of Richmond. In December she received her M.S. in Education with Certification in School Library Media Services from Longwood University, where she served as the graduate assistant in School Library Media. Carolyn also spent two years working as a reading tutor and a site contact for AmeriCorps in Richmond.

Katie Wood, Assistant Athletic Director, Volleyball and Basketball Coach, and Houseparent

Katie Wood holds an A.B in Urban Studies from Brown University, where she was a varsity track and field athlete (heptathlon and javelin) for four years, after being a three-sport (volleyball, basketball, and track) athlete in high school. She holds an M.S. in Sports Management from the University of Tennessee, where she was a teaching assistant for the past two years.

Brittany Jackson, Teacher ofDance, Houseparent and Coordinator ofOff-Campus Activities

Brittany Jackson comes to Chatham Hall from Culver Academy, where she has been a dance intern for the last two years. She has taught dance courses, choreographed for and directed student performances, and assisted with dorm supervision at Culver. Brittany has a B.A. in Dance and in English Literature from Denison University. She has studied dance at Goldsmiths College of the University of London, U.C. Berkeley, and Kent State University. Brittany brings a strong background in both ballet and modern dance to Chatham Hall.

new trustees

Laura Brown Cronin ’72

Chatham Hall welcomes Laura Brown Cronin ’72 of Glen, New Hampshire to its Board of Trustees. Laura is a past trustee (2005–2006), a former Alumnae Council member (1995–1996), Class Agent (1985–1989, 2006–2010), and was the featured speaker at a 2011 Chatham Hall dinner for Bostonarea alumnae. A former executive vice president with Fidelity Investments (1996–2010), Laura brings extensive business experience to the Board. During her 14 years with Fidelity, she held various executive positions: most recently, enterprise transformation officer and chief financial officer. Laura holds a B.A. in Mathematics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an M.B.A. in Finance and Accounting from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Laura and her husband, Neil, have three sons, David, Patrick, and William.

Jane M. Garnett ’73

We welcome Jane M. Garnett ’73 of Jamestown, Rhode Island and Brooklyn, New York to Chatham Hall’s Board of Trustees. Over the past two decades, Jane has been one of the School’s most dedicated volunteers, serving on the Alumnae Council from 1993–2000 and as Council President from 1998–2000. During 1998–2003, Jane was a member of Chatham Hall's Board of Trustees, serving as Vice President from 2001–2003. She was also a member of the Board’s Search Committee that brought Rector Gary Fountain to the School. Jane was a Class Agent for eight years, hosted several of Chatham Hall’s most successful events, including two “Toast from Coast to Coast” receptions at her Brooklyn home. In 2000, Chatham Hall presented her with the Boyce Lineberger Award for “her longstanding influence on the affairs of Chatham Hall.” Before turning her attention fulltime to her family and her volunteer and Board work, Jane was a bond salesman for several financial institutions on Wall Street. Jane holds a B.A. in Political Science from Skidmore College. She and her husband, David Booth, have two sons, Garnett and Oliver, and a daughter, Taylor.

new alumnae council members

Lydia Beresford ’03

After receiving a B.A. in English/Creative Writing from Hollins University, Lydia joined Kantar Media’s Campaign Media Analysis Group (CMAG), the nation’s leading political advertising research firm. At CMAG, she serves as a senior account manager. Lydia’s civic activities include advocating for pet ownership rights, the D.C. Junior League, and a variety of literacy-focused causes.

Emily Blair Harvey ’93

A Virginia native who has made her home in New York since attending New York University where she received a B.S. in Communications, Emily currently works for Merck Pharmaceutical as a senior Customer Representative. Emily married her husband, Sean Harvey, last October.

Margaret Hastings Quinlan ’66

Margaret, or Margie, as she is known, left Chatham Hall for the University of Wisconsin where she received her B.A. First employed as a social worker in North Carolina, she later got an M.B.A. in California and focused on a career in business while raising her two, now grown, children. Margie has always made volunteering a priority— devoting herself to her children’s schools and activities, as well as to the Junior League and the National Charity League.

Amanda Sink Wydner ’94

After completing B.S. and M.S. Degrees in Animal and Poultry Sciences at Virginia Tech., Amanda began a career with Certified Angus Beef. She leads sales, marketing, and education initiatives for the Mid-Atlantic, and parts of the Southeast. Amanda volunteers with programs that educate young people about food and fiber production, animal husbandry, and the importance of effective communication skills, and is very active in her church. Amanda has been married for 13 years to Freddie Wydner. They had their first child, Preston, in August 2012.

Joanna Edgell ’93

Joanna is a graduate of Bryn Mawr College and University of South Carolina Law School. She is a native of Columbia, South Carolina and practiced law there as well as in Washington, D.C., Charleston, South Carolina, and Jacksonville, Florida. Joanna lives in Atlanta and is an active volunteer for the Botanical Gardens and other organizations. Joanna is one of the youngest members of The Esto Perpetua Society.

Megan Grant Lawrence ’98

Megan is a graduate of Sewanee, The University of the South and ESSEC-Paris, France. Megan’s cousins are Michelle Thomas Supko ’02 and Danielle Thomas ’04 and her aunt is the former Chair of the Board of Trustees, Dora Thomas. She has been married to Charles Lawrence since 2009 and she owns and operates a small business in Houston—MGL Lifestyle Management—a boutique concierge service.

What makes Chatham Hall magical is the way in which young women are able to grow and develop into individuals in a safe and structured environment.

’03

Chatham Hall is simply a part ofwho I am. I was blessed to attend this amazing school that instilled virtues ofconfidence, self-discovery, perspective, and ambition.

–AMANDA SINK WYDNER ’94

Thank you for 50 years of service at Chatham Hall Lucille Payne

Students are enjoying sixteen new bicycles (and helmets) donated by Kathelen Amos, parent of Laura Spencer ’07 and Margaret Spencer ’12. The idea surfaced six years ago when Mrs. Amos joined Laura on Chatham Hall’s signature Service Program in Cape Town, South Africa. The trip coincided with the Cape Town Cycle Race, and the conversation went from there.

For the fourth consecutive year, Chatham Hall was well represented, with a group of nearly 90 girls, at the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Walk to Cure event in Roanoke, Virginia in September. A chaperone found this note from an appreciative six-year-old on one of the Chatham Hall buses after the walk.

The bikes will become a key component in Chatham Hall’s popular fitness course. Chaplain Ned Edwards blessed the bikes in Chapel in a Blessing of the Bikes Service modeled after the annual service held in New York at The Cathedral of St. John the Divine. “We recognize that they are a vehicle for us to be closer to nature which means closer to God, we are recognizing that they help our bodies to become more healthy and therefore we are becoming better people. So we are blessing them and giving them a spiritual meaning, setting them apart, which is the nature of something sacred, and it’s a real blessing to be able to do this,” said Rev. Dr. Edwards.

Reunion2012

The class of1962, celebrating its 50th reunion, was well represented with 26 members of the class and enjoyed several special events planned just for them including: Coffee with the Rector, Tea in the Tea Room, and 50th Reunion Dinner at the Rectory. The Rev. Helen Beasley ’62 was a guest preacher and celebrant of the Chapel Service of Remembrance, where St. Mary’s Choir and alumnae of St. Mary’s Choir sang beautifully together.

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The weekend programming included presentations from Wendy Wilson O’Brien ’67 and Kate Bulkley ’77, as well as a student panel and a conversation about favorite literature with Dr. William Black to mark his retirement from classroom teaching.

The Alumnae Association’s 2012 Distinguished Alumna Award was given to Anne L. Bryant ’67 who has been the Executive Director of the National School Board Association (NSBA)as well as the director of the American Association of University Women.

The Nancy Gwathmey Award, for superior skills in fundraising, was given to Dorothy “Debbie” Humphreys Jones ’67, Elizabeth “Betsy” Stout Foehl ’67, Patricia Noojin Dudley ’67, and Wendy Wilson O’Brien ’67 for fundraising leadership in their class

And there were parties! The Purple and Gold Celebration on Friday night. The Kentucky Derby Mint Jubilee on Saturday (where alumnae wore hats they made on campus) followed by Reunion Banquet on Saturday evening. And then Coffee and Cordials at the Rectory and the now famous Pajamas and Pearls Party at the Hampton Inn!

Thank you to all who made Reunion 2012 a great success!

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Save the date for Reunion 2013: May 3–5

Look in Class Notes for more Reunion photos

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From the Class of1937 to the Class of2007; from Denmark and Danville to London and Paris (Kentucky, that is); with partners, children, mothers and fathers; alumnae came home to Chatham Hall for Reunion Weekend May 4–6.

We had a great time with our photobooth this year at Reunion. The party is always better with a paper mustache on.

1. Kate Johnson Nielsen ’72, Nina Johnson Botsford ’72, Katherine Hairston LaRosa ’72, and Laura Brown Cronin ’72

2. Lucy McClellan Barrett ’53 and Anne Bryant ’67

3. Frannie Wallace Robertson ’73, Ida Little ’67, and Debbie Humphreys Jones ’67 with former faculty member Ted Bruning and his wife, Marty Bruning

4. Leandra Lambert ’07, Gary Fountain, and Gifty Amponsem ’07

5. Petie Pugh Kirkpatrick ’62 and Sarah Dabney Gillespie ’77

6. Alida Bryant ’76, Kate Bulkley ’77, and Pace Cooke Emmons ’77

7. Wissie Thompson ’58

8. Amy Jackson ’87 and Andrea Wade Hickman ’87

9. Athletic Director Cathy LaDuke, Kenzie Logan Graffeo ’02, Amanda Birdwell Hodges ’02, Michelle Thomas Supko ’02, Adair Hendrickson ’02, History Department Head Geoff Braun, and Lindsay Shook ‘02

10. Lara Higdon Bourgeois ’87 and Lisa Rowe Bradley ’87

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Cheers!

I remember such visitors in my day, but, perhaps not such fun. Wish I were there.

She has been a real role model in women’s sports, developing a career on and off the court! She adds another dimension to the outstanding list of women leaders who have been to Chatham Hall.

Venus Williams: 2012–2013 Leader in Residence

Chatham Hall is proud to announce that international tennis star Venus Williams will be its 2012–13 Polly Wheeler Guth ’44 Leader in Residence.

Ms. Williams will be on campus November 13–14, and she will deliver an address open to the community on Tuesday, November 13 at 7:30 p.m. in the Jerry Van Voorhis Lecture Hall.

Ms. Williams joins the range of international female leaders who have been Chatham Hall’s Leaders in Residence, including President of Ireland Mary Robinson, Nobel Peace Prize Winner Shirin Ebadi, primatologist Jane Goodall, President of Liberia Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Prime Minister of Pakistan Benazir Bhutto, Alvin Ailey Dance Company Director Judith Jamison, and feminist Gloria Steinem.

sustainability committee tip:

Take cooler showers. Especially in the warmer months or after exercise, a cool or lukewarm shower can feel refreshing. Reducing the heat ofyour shower saves the energy used to heat the water. The hotter your water, the more energy used.

A student member of the Sustainability Committee presents a tip at assembly each week.

Venus is not only multitalented but she is also a warm, upbeat, and approachable person— great role model for CH girls. Wonderful choice, Gary. How do you do it?

Venus and I both have Sjogren’s Syndrome, so I feel a connection with her. What an inspiration to fight through all the issues this condition puts in your path. I wish I could be there.

Wonderful!

–Dina Kauders Leonard ’56 Hudson, Ohio

–Petie Pugh Kirkpatrick ’62 Frankfort,Indiana

–Lucy McClellan Barrett ’53 Greenwich, Connecticut

–Lucy Maish ’68 Cincinnati,Ohio

–Ali McGee Kelly ’98 Lexington, Kentucky

donate a bra

give a former slave a job.

Erin Baker ’13 and Maren Sherrill ’13 are leading an initiative at Chatham Hall to get students involved in “Free The Girls,”a non-profit organization that provides job creation projects for women rescued from sex trafficking. The organization collects new or gently used bras and sends them to women in the program to sell in their communities.

why bras?

By sending bras to this organization, we girls at Chatham Hall can encourage these abused women to sell our donated bras as an alternative source of income. We are not asking for money, but instead asking for something that you probably already have as a young woman. We can figuratively and literally support these women in their recovery from sexual abuse.

CHAT MOVIES

Lawless directed by John Hillcoat 2012

Second-hand clothing is a profitable market in many countries around the world. Bras are sought after items. Some ofthe women in the program are making 5x the minimum wage in their community by selling bras! Visit www.freethegirls.com for more information.

-ERIN BAKER ’13

By sending bras to this organization, we girls at Chatham Hall can encourage these abused women to sell our donated bras as an alternative source of income. We are not asking for money, but instead asking for something that you probably already have as a young woman. We can figuratively and literally support these women in their recovery from sexual abuse.

-ERIN BAKER ’13

Lawless, set thirtysix miles from Chatham in Franklin County, Virginia, is based on the true story of the bootlegging Bondurant brothers—Jack (Shia LaBeou), Forrest (Tom Hardy), and Howard (Jason Clarke). The visually beautiful Prohibition gangster drama, adapted from historic novel The Wettest County in the World by Matt Bondurant, Jack’s grandson, follows the three disorderly brothers in their illicit activities. The brothers’ loyalty and legendary immortality is tested during the Great Franklin County Moonshine Conspiracy when Jack, whose juvenile ways are infuriating at times, recklessly reaches for a more serious role in the family business. Hardy plays Forrest’s smoldering character brilliantly, and almost leaves the viewer wishing the story had been told from his point of view.

–LAURA RAND

After 30 years,English teacher

Dr. William Black has retired from classroom teaching. But we haven’t let go of him yet. Dr. Black is still in Willis, in a new office dedicated to him, where he will continue his research and writing on the history of Chatham Hall and the study of Dr. and Mrs. Lee’s work in China. He’ll also begin the work of creating a permanent archive for Chatham Hall’s history. We thank you, Dr. Black, for years of dedication and scholarship at Chatham Hall, for doing half a dozen different jobs during your time here, for all that you have taught us across the decades, and for your continued work toward preserving the history of this special place.

9/82

Bill comes to Chatham Hall as English Department Chairman and English teacher.

New to Chatham Hall, Bill appears in the doorway of Mary Lee Ayers’ classroom in Dabney. He had found a caged bird in his classroom and asks if she left it there. “What color,” she says, “brown,” he responds.

“No, it wasn’t me, I only leave yellow birds.” The two had a playful meeting and were great friends and colleagues from then on.

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1986–Present

6/85

Bill moves from the English Department to Admissions and is the Director until 1987.

Bill and his best friend, Mary Lee, marry in St. Mary’s Chapel at Chatham Hall.

Bill is a member of Chatham Rotary Club. He has also served as President, and was recognized as a Paul Harris Fellow–an individual who meets high professional and personal standards.

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T HESE HAVE BEEN VERY SPECIAL YEARS . I TOLD MY STUDENTS THAT I HAVE LEARNED MUCH FROM BEING A PART OF THIS SCHOOL COMMUNITY , ESPECIALLY HOW TO LOVE A SCHOOL AND WHAT IT STANDS F OR .

Bill

9/87

Bill goes back to teaching and also takes over as Library Director.

1992–2004

Bill serves on the Chatham, VA Town Council.

1992–Present

Bill is a dedicated member of Chatham First (President 2005–2009), a hearty band of 25 Chatham residents who are the booster club for the town. They focus on improving the quality of life for Chatham residents and encouraging others to move to Chatham for business or social reasons.

7/98

Bill fills the spot as Chatham Hall’s Academic Dean.

9/01

Once again, Bill goes back to teaching, but also takes on the jobs of School Historian, Discovery Challenge Coordinator, and Coordinator of Standardized Testing.

2000–2004

Bill is elected Vice Mayor, Chatham, VA.

8/09

Bill begins teaching part time, and maintains his position as School Historian and Discovery Challenge Coordinator.

2007

Bill and Mary Lee are honored at Chatham Hall’s Lee Yardley Day as members of the community who have done the most for Chatham Hall.

2011–Present

Bill is Pittsylvania Historical Society President.

2009–Present

Bill is secretary of the Chatham Cares Board of Directors. (Chatham Cares is a non-profit public charity that opened the Town of Chatham’s Community Center.)

8/12

Bill retires from classroom teaching, but remains at Chatham Hall as School Historian.

I think that when people think of Bill,they see him as a scholar,when really Bill balances the academic and the practical.He is an academic and an Eagle Scout.People should know how much community service means to him and to us—both at Chatham Hall and in the Chatham community. We’ve met the best friends of our lives in both places.

Hallam Hurt Student and Faculty Travel Award 2011–2012

Argentina: Walker Abbott ’14

The most anticipated moment of my adventure studying the Grass Fed/Organic Beef Industry in Argentina at Estancia Beef, made possible by the Hallam Hurt Travel Award, was the moment when I would be sinking my teeth into one of the renowned Argentine steaks. It was this legendary beef that guided the entire process of the project; why was Argentine beef simply better? I found that there is one main reason: pride. When an entire population prides itself on a single product, the outcome is impeccable. The cattle are given the best, most-natural diets (grass-fed), slaughtered at peak time, and the beef is prepared to capture every flavor and tenderness in the cut of meat. At Estancia Beef, one of the most powerful, grass fed, organic beef companies in the world, where our steak-thirsty trio

(Chatham Hall Chief Financial and Facilities Officer and Economics Teacher Ron Merricks, my dad, and I) interned for four days, the pride started at the very root of Argentine tradition. The gauchos cared for the cattle and their horses, which they used for managing the cattle. With their experience and skills going back multiple generations, the gauchos’ passion for their animals extends far beyond a livelihood into a complete way of life.

Whether we were wandering the busy streets of Buenos Aires and visiting the “talabarterias” (leather shops), visiting the ice cream shop every night in the small town of La Paz, herding cattle on the 5,000-acre islands owned by Estancia Beef, or playing polo, we were truly submerged in Argentina for ten days.

It was this legendary beef that guided the entire process of the project; why was Argentine beef simply better?

spring sports

season wrap-up The Soccer and Tennis teams wrapped-up their interscholastic season with appearances in the Blue Ridge Conference tournament. The Tennis team finished their tournament run with a loss to North Cross School in the semi-finals.

After a 9-8-1 season, the Soccer team played to a quarter-final loss at North Cross School.

soccer

WALKER ABBOTT ’14 BRC 2nd Team All-Conference

MARY SODERSTROM ’12 BRC 2nd Team AllConference

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the riders had a successful spring showing at the Greensboro, NC Horse Show. A large and competitive show, each rider challenged herself further by riding new horses or entering classes they had never competed in before.

ALLIE BROWN ’15 3rd Equitation 12-14 Flat, riding Lenski Rittmeister and Champion Children’s Pony Hunter, with two 1st place finishes and a 3rd on Templeton

LA DAUGHTRIDGE ’13 2nd Equitation 15-17 Flat riding Bambino, 4th NCHJA Children’s Equitation riding Bambino and 4th Progressive Jumper riding Bambino

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DELANEY EVANS ’15

Reserve Champion Special Hunter, with a 1st and 3rd in Special Hunter over fences on Templeton, 5th in Equitation 12-14 over Fences on Bambino and 5th in Equitation 12-14 Flat on Bambino

TABEA FAHR ’15 1st, 4th, 5th and 6th, in Long Stirrup Division on Lenski Rittmeister

JINGI HAIRSTON ’15 (pictured) BRC 1st Team All-Conference and BRC All-Tournament Team

ANNA PORTER ’12 BRC 2nd Team All-Conference

CHARLOTTE JONES ’12 Gene Scott Connor Memorial Tennis Championship

{The purple-gold championship ended in a tie for the 2011–2012 school year.

CHAT MOVIES

Safety Not Guaranteed directed by Colin Trevorrow 2012

Mary Craft ’15 competed in her first major horse show, The 2012 Raleigh Spring Premier Horse Show in Raleigh, North Carolina. The horse show attracts many exhibitors from across the country. Mary picked up the blue ribbon in the Three-gaited English Show Pleasure Division.

Safety Not Guaranteed is a heart-felt indie film, which beautifully illustrates the humanizing effect of love in a cynical modern society. The film features career-making performances by Mark Duplass, Jake Johnson, and Aubrey Plaza. The story follows a popular reporter for a Seattle-area magazine (Johnson) as he and two interns try to uncover the truth behind a classified ad placed by a man claiming to have found a way to time travel. In the ad, the paranoid Kenneth (Duplass) claims, “This is not a joke...Must bring own weapons. I have only done this once before.” As the story progresses, time travel falls into the background, and the unique personalities of the main characters mix. Darius (Plaza) is the character to watch in this quirky romantic comedy, drawing the audience in as she is transformed by her relationship with Kenneth from a snarky young reporter into a caring adult. Darius is surprised by her own ability to open up, which gives this movie the heart that it needs to endear itself to the audience.

–HUNTER BARNHARDT

Check out the barn area’s bright new look

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Meg Roth ’13

What’s Cooking

Archie Womack’s Brunswick stew, cinnamon toast, eggs benedict, and cherries jubilee were legendary during his 34 years ofservice at Chatham Hall from the mid 1960s through his retirement in 2000. Archie passed away in 2007.

2 (15-ounce) cans whole Bing cherries in juice, drained and juice reserved

1 tablespoon sugar

1 tablespoon cornstarch

1⁄4 cup kirsch or cognac, warmed

2 pints vanilla ice cream

In a small dish, combine a little cherry juice with sugar and cornstarch. In a skillet, heat juice from cherries over moderate heat. Add cornstarch mixture. When juice thickens, add cherries to warm through. Pour in warmed liqueur, then flame the pan to burn off alcohol. Remove cherries from heat. Scoop vanilla ice cream into large cocktail glasses or dessert dishes and spoon cherries down over ice cream.

Cherries Jubilee

How Girls Thrive

JoAnn Deak Green Blanket Press, 2012

T HESEDAYS , it is not uncommon for a teacher who walks into my office to confer about how a student is faring in class to say, “Well, JoAnn Deak pointed out that…” or “According to JoAnn Deak…” My response is to smile, knowing that the day that the faculty spent with Dr. Deak in August, before we welcomed students and began classes, was well worth the time.

Dr. Deak has been exploring brain development for a good part of her career. Because of the explosion of knowledge in neuroscience, what, at one point boiled down to hunches about how girls think, react, grow, develop, and learn best, is now borne out by research.

Much of Dr. Deak’s information can be found in her book How Girls Thrive, which imparts valuable information in an easily accessible style. Deak’s “Three Cs,” (confidence, connectedness, and competence,—she also included courage in this conversation when she spoke to us), demonstrate how a girl will not be able to function to her utmost if any of these is lacking. Girls need to know that they are competent (At Chatham Hall, when a ninth grader earns an A in Physics 9, she does so because she is competent in the material). Achieving competence brings on confidence. Being connected to people and place allows for confidence to build, which brings courage into the equation—the courage to try new things, meet new people, and the courage to fail. And failure is important.

Deak asserts that the brain can grow. New neurons will fire and synapses will form when a girl uses her brain. Trying new things, failing, working harder, and finally succeeding are valuable steps that lead to brain growth. The alarming information is that girls are not wired to want to persevere, whereas boys are. Often, girls will give up when they see that their solution is not working. Supporting girls in their attempts to be courageous and to develop confidence and competence through connections to people, plus allowing them to fail and to figure out what went wrong, will only enhance their learning and further development of their brains.

So, when that teacher comes through my door intoning JoAnn Deak’s name, telling me what we need to be cogniscent of when teaching a specific student, I just sit back and smile. JoAnn Deak has helped the Chatham Hall faculty understand, the importance of what we teach and how we teach girls

–MARTHA GRISWOLD, ACADEMIC DEAN

My response is to smile, knowing that the day that the faculty spent with Dr. Deak in August, before we welcomed stude nts and began classes, was well worth the time.

What Chatham Hall taught me the m ost is that I am a person, and how to think. I had always gotten good grades because I could memorize well in my little sch ool system, but nobody prepared me for using my brains, which were sitting the re, just n ot being used. The first six weeks at Chatham, I kept getting red marks all ove r my pape rs. Finally it began to dawn on me that they wanted us to think he re, and that was a totally new conce pt , and a very exciting one to me.

HerStory

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Share the stories of your life

Carol Jane Van Landingham ’62

Reunion 2012

As a part of Chatham Hall's oral history project, HerStory, we sat down with Carol Jane Van Landingham ’62 during her 50th Reunion in May. Here’s what she had to say.

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I adored Chatham Hall. I was one of the few southerners that went to Chatham Hall in the 60’s, and I roomed with two girls from Connecticut. My mother picked Chatham Hall out of a book. I grew up across the border in North Carolina, and my mother, who was an inveterate social climber, had read Vance Packard’s book The Status Seekers, which was about how to live the snobbiest life possible. And in that book, there was a list of the most socially prominent girls’ and boys’ schools in the country. When she looked at the list of girls’ schools, she found Miss Hall’s, Miss Porter’s, Emma Willard, Madeira, and that sort of thing, and then she found Chatham Hall, which was the nearest one to North Carolina, and thought it would be a great idea to send me here. Her hope was that I would become the southern belle that she always hoped I would be.

What she failed to do was check out who went to school here, and when I went to school here in the 60’s there were very few southerners, and almost all of the girls were from New England and the Middle Atlantic states, which means that my two Connecticut roommates reconstructed me before Thanksgiving. I went home and announced that black people were equal, which was not well received in my family, nor was my mother thrilled to hear that I had become an Agnostic, which was a word I did not know when I first went to Chatham Hall.

I’ve evolved since then. I’ve been a Quaker most of my adult life, and I’ve had a really meaningful experience in that way.

What Chatham Hall taught me the most is that I am a person, and how to think. I had always gotten good grades because I could memorize well in my little school system, but nobody prepared me for using my brains, which were sitting there, just not being used. The first six weeks at Chatham, I kept getting red marks all over my papers. Finally it began to dawn on me that they wanted us to think here, and that was a totally new concept, and a very exciting one to me. It was certainly not what my parents had in mind, though, because I was still in the generation where you were supposed to go to Duke or Carolina and marry a doctor or lawyer, or someone on their way to becoming one, and shape your life around that person and your children, and so forth.

e HerStory audio recording booth is open during reunion weekend to record your story.

The other thing that was wonderful for me about Chatham Hall, was that for the first time, I was exposed to looking at my faith both intellectually and spiritually, but not necessarily within the narrow confines of having to take the Bible literally. The first day in my New Testament course, Miss Ramsdell said to us, “We’re going to take a look at the virgin birth controversy,” and I didn’t know there was a controversy, and it sort of went from there.

I think all girls’ education was really important for me. I had a very low self-image as a kid. I didn’t have a lot of belief in my ability to stand my ground and be the kind of person that I wanted to be. Chatham Hall was the safest I had ever been, and as a matter of fact, I had a kind of nervous breakdown when I graduated because I was leaving this safe place, and my mother had plans for me to go to Duke, and those weren’t my plans.

fiddle to anybody. This place really changed my life. It gave me a perspective on the world that I never had. I came here thinking that everybody was a democrat and a Methodist, and so to find that people were all kinds of things was mind blowing to me, but also very exciting.

My real life after Chatham started out sort of like I imagined. I married a law student and had two blonde, blue-eyed children, a station wagon, a house in suburbia, and all those things. After about ten years, I finally had to deal with the fact that actually, I’m a lesbian. My husband and I had to make a very hard decision to split up our marriage. If we were a little more creative, and it was thirty years later, we might have found something else creative to do, but we couldn’t at the time.

I eventually got an MSW from Boston College and worked in community mental health for many years. I did private practice for nine years in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. I absolutely loved it. I also did some hospice work and some inpatient site work, and I did a lot of training for agency people. It was a very rewarding career in every way except financially. I wish I had done something that was a little more lucrative, but I wouldn’t trade the vocational experiences I had in doing it for anything. People would say to me, “Isn’t your work depressing?” and I would say, “No. I hear a lot of sad things, but I see so much courage and so much determination and so much willingness and determination to survive, that nobody could replace those gifts in any way.” At one point in my working life, I had a boss who tried to fire me because I am gay. Someone had written an anonymous letter about me, and I had to hire a lawyer to defend myself, in order to keep my job.

So, all my life I’ve experienced being an outsider, but I’ve also been sorting out my real roots, and deciding which roots I want to keep. My partner, Betsy, and I now have a small sheep farm in Vermont where we retired. We have sets of grandchildren nearby. And it seems really appropriate to me that my present vocation is as a farmer, which my father always remained at heart. I am just so amazed when I come back here to Chatham Hall— and this is my third reunion, I came to the 40th and 45th before this, my 50th Reunion— that given how my life could have turned out, given that my mother unwittingly sent me to Chatham Hall, that Chatham Hall ended up being the most important thing that ever happened to me up to that time, and one of the most important things in my whole life. For somebody to start out as I did, and end up as a whole person, was completely unpredictable and unlikely until I came to Chatham Hall, and then everything became possible.

This is the first in a series that we will be sharing with you in subsequent issues of Chat. To hear more alumnae stories, look for HerStory recordings on our website www.chathamhall.org in 2013.

CHA T READS

The Sense of An Ending

Julian Barnes VIN TAG E BOOKS, 2011

It’s rewarding when a book deeply touches you. It propels you to go further, deeper even more than you might be comfortable, to see differently, to reevaluate your feelings or your truth.

Written by Julian Barnes, who won the Man Booker Prize for this novel in 2011, The Sense of An Ending is the story of a middle-aged man who reflects on his life after receiving some unexpected news about an old friend. Reflections of lives, entwined with friendship and integrity, illusions and delusions, the novel is about the power of feeling and also of not feeling at all. Barnes suggests that life is really an unfinished story. After reading this, I wanted to read it again. I needed to revisit the well-crafted characters and subtle details of situations. The essence of the story about the Blind Men and The Elephant concludes that, “ All of you are right.” Oddly, it came to mind when reading this novel. This, or that, there is no wrong or right at all. –TALMADGE RAGAN ’69

At Chatham Hall I had been taught that I had a perfectly good mind, and I didn’t play second

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class notes

Mary Jo Blake ’84 Hey everyone!

I’m still living in Fredericksburg, Virginia and working for the city police department as a Crisis Negotiator. My team deploys with the SWAT team on high-risk search warrants, drug raids, and hostage/barricade situations. It’s a little stressful at times but I love the adrenaline rush and it’s always great to resolve an incident without anyone getting hurt. Never underestimate the power ofcommunication! I hope everyone is doing well and that I get to see some ofyou at the next reunion. GO PURPS!!

As soon as I read Mary Jo’s note, I knew I had to meet her. After a very quiet summer in Chatham, a meeting with a crisis negotiator sounded like a welcome change of pace. So I e-mailed her, and to my luck, she responded right away.

We met just a few days later at Sammy T’s restaurant and bar in downtown Fredericksburg, a favorite of MJ’s ever since her college days at Mary Washington University. MaryJo radiates warmth and calmness; that’s the first thing I noticed about her,but a quiet sense of mission also surrounds her. Anyone could have picked her out immediately—she looked like the type of person who could talk a person in crisis down. I wasn’t surprised to later learn that she and her team have a 100 percent success rate.

In January 1982, when she was just 15, Mary Jo lost her mother in a devastating accident. Mrs. Blake had been a passenger on Air Florida Flight 90 that struck the 14th Street Bridge in Washington, D.C. before crashing into the icy Potomac River. The pilots had failed to switch on the engines’ internal ice protection systems. The aircraft had only been airborne for 30 seconds.

Mary Jo came to Chatham Hall as a junior, less than a year after her mother’s death. During our conversation, she said more than once, “Chatham Hall saved my life.” As someone who knows what it feels like to be saved, it’s fitting that she is in the business of saving lives.

Mary Jo began her post-graduate career in counseling, working first with sexual abuse victims, and later with AIDS patients at the height of the US AIDS crisis. Her position was funded through a grant from the Washington, DC AIDS Council, and when funding was cut, she took a job as a 911 dispatcher (which she still holds full-time as a shift supervisor). The high-stress job was a perfect fit, and Mary Jo wanted more. Ten years later, in 2005, MJ got her FBI Certification and joined the negotiating team; she has been in the field working on an on-call basis ever since.

When Mary Jo’s class note popped up in my inbox on August 12, I opened it right away. Ialways drop everything to read class notes. They are my favorite part ofthe CHAT, a small glimpse into the lives ofgenerations offascinating Chatham Hall women. When I send out e-mails saying, “Don’t forget to submit your note—we want to hear from you,” I can assure you that I really do.

“During our conversation, she said more than once, Chatham Hall saved my life.”

Ifyou want to impress or influence people, don’t talk. Listen. Make sure they feel understood and validated.

Acknowledge each emotion and thought. You will never win a conflict by insisting that you are right. You may win the battle but you’ll lose the war because you will have lost the trust and respect ofthe person you are trying to win over.

Listen, acknowledge, compromise. That is how good relationships are established with allies, adversaries, and especially with those you love. Strong relationships are the key to success and happiness. It’s not about what you do. It’s about the teams you build along the way.

–Mary Jo

We talked about Mary Jo’s most recent “situation.” On March 15, 2012, 25-year-old Michael Hamilton— wanted for escaping from a work release program and robbing a bank in Pennsylvania—headed toward Fredericksburg. Pennsylvania detectives tracked his phone and knew his general whereabouts. They e-mailed a photograph to detectives in Fredericksburg, and flyers were distributed in the area in hopes of nailing down his exact location. Shortly thereafter, a clerk at a local motel reported that the man in the flyer had just checked in. With the motel surrounded, and occupants evacuated, Mary Jo’s team took over. She and her partner established contact with the fugitive through an emergency telephone and began the long process of calming him down (only one person talks to the individual while the other coaches, this time her partner did the talking).

“He was just a scared kid,” she said, trying to explain the bond that she feels with an individual in crisis after going through such an extreme experience together. Though Hamilton did eventually surrender peacefully, he fell into a coma just minutes after arriving at the police station. Mary Jo and her partner didn’t know that Hamilton had been snorting heroin constantly throughout their two-hour standoff. To MJ’s relief, he regained consciousness a week later, and another situation was diffused without anyone having gotten hurt. “Negotiating is not about meeting deadlines and demands,” says Mary Jo, “It’s about building trust and rapport with a person in crisis, so that when you finally ask him to put the weapon down and walk out, he believes you have his best interests in mind.”

Laura Rand '06 Managing Editor, Chat

37 Mary Dykema McGuire I continue to be so grateful for my Chatham Hall experience and memories!

Katharine Hobson Sturtevant No real news. I miss our departed members who used to reunion at Fishers Island—only two left. Time moves fast these days.

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39 Barbara “Bunny” Mallory Hathaway I have four children, five grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren; unfortunately,

all out of town. Just missed Edith Gwathmey Grassi ’41 and sister Nancy Gwathmey Harris ’50 in Northeast Harbor this summer. I turned 90 last December and am slowing down a bit, but still enjoying musical and arts events and gardening—though I have outlived my crabapple and dogwood trees!!!!! But, always more to come.

Mary Speer Marr has three children living, nine grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren. Over the summer, she celebrated her 90th birthday with a party. In Boston, Mary saw the daughter of Helen Daniel Rodman ’3 9 (deceased), Channing Penna, who is a well renowned artist.

42 Mary Tiedeman

Hoagland I and my family have said goodbye to my dear husband Don of 63 years. A blessing after years of alzheimers and severe dementia. Enjoyed a lovely backyard party of Chathamites recently, with the Fountains as honored guests. Keeping up with my four kids and their families—ten grands—

seems to be my best activity. Keep my hand in Democratic politics, Women’s Bar Association, SafeHouse etc. Have spent decades working for more opportunities for women. And we are gaining.

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Charlotte Streeter

Goodhue We continue to hike all over Europe. We did the Camino last year and are off to Ireland to walk the Kerry Ring next week. Otherwise, we live a luxurious life in a retirement community and bask in the glorious accomplishments of our grandchildren, all of whom are growing up much too fast. I continue to see Mary Hooker Crary ’45 and we have a wonderful time remeniscing about our fabulous four years at Chatham.

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Priscilla Pruden Garretson

Have lived for the past three years in a new retirement community. Best decision that we ever made. I will be 85 and my husband will be 90 next April. The staff is wonderful top to bottom. There is lots to do. I am still swimming laps: 1/2 mile three times a week. Alternate days I exercise in our machine room. Am doing a lot of reading and water color painting. Haven’t seen any Chathamites...not too many left. I have a lunch and movie group every Wednesday at another facility in the same groups as the one that I am living in. We have lunch and then watch a DVD on one of the lady’s DVD player. I also watch a movie on my laptop computer every night after dinner I have quite a collection of wonderful old movies.

Sally Quinby Gibbs Happy to report the arrival of a second great granddaughter! Both George and I are doing well and he still plays tennis at almost 90. I try hard to keep up with him!

Joan Houston McCulloch I lost my husband, Andy, last summer and am now in Kendal at Hanover, a retirement home At this point in life it is a good place to be.

reunion 2012 Virginia “Ginnie” Downing Wiseman ’37 celebrated her 75th Reunion with granddaughter Randall Wiseman ’12 at a senior class dinner with the Alumnae Council and the 50th reunioners.

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47 Marjorie Flory I have recently moved to Wake Robin, a retirement community in Vermont, although I’ve kept my New York apartment and will be spending part of each year there. This is a beautiful place, and at least one other Chatham alumna lives here: Laurie Valentine ’49. My new mailing address: 4108 Wake Robin Drive, Shelburne, VT 04582.

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Joan Lewis Jewett

I had lunch with Edie Nalle Schafer ’49 and Margie Ryburn Topping ’48 in Chevy Chase, Maryland. We had a great reunion. Margie has just moved to our area and it was great to see her.

Anne Lydgate

Kaiser It’s hard to believe that we had a grandchild graduate from college this spring, and she’s now on a six month hospitality internship in China. Three others are seniors in college this year, and look forward to careers in physical therapy, teaching, and business. The youngest of the five is a college sophomore following his musical interest in becoming a live sound and audio engineer. Andy and I are doddering along well. I still play tennis and take piano lessons, and Andy, albeit with a cantankerous back, works with SCORE assisting small business. We have a recent contract for the sale of our house, and hope to move in the spring into an independent living apartment at a fine facility here in Brunswick, Maine. No more gardening!

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50 Shirley Mills Lee, cousin of the late Mary “Mollie” Weare Birdsall, reports that Mollie’s husband, Paul Birdsall, is doing well and owns and operates Horsepower Farm in Penobscot, Maine. Paul and Mollie’s children and grandchildren help to run the farm. They recently had their second great grandchild who is named after Mollie.

51Povy LaFarge Bigbee Povy’s granddaughter Emily Calhoun ’03 has established a new business this year. It’s called “Floriography New Mexico.” Emily and Floriography New Mexico will deliver fresh flowers to any business or home in the Mesilla Valley (Las Cruces area). Flowers are grown by Emily on her two acres of cultivated, fertilized, drip watered, and hand seeded land. They are beautiful, and Em has been a success, catching the attention of “Arrowhead,” a division of New Mexico State University Business College, and the New Mexico Farm Bureau. Her web page says: Floriography, new source for cut flowers in the Mesilla Valley, offers collections of fresh cut and locally grown flowers on a subscription basis. Each bouquet is thoughtfully made with the best and freshest blooms available from our garden throughout the different seasons.

53 Lee Edwards Anderson

This summer will begin my Junior year at The University of South Carolina in Bluffton. Still not decided on a major, but most likely Psychology or Liberal Studies. Which should it be? There are so many interesting courses yet to take. Best to all. Cheers, Pixie

Elizabeth Thompson Binstock I’ve recently retired from being a professor of Education at Worcester State College. I’ve also retired from being a library trustee, once we’d finished building a gorgeous 3-story new library. Currently I’m writing songs and poems and performing at open mics. I’m also on the board of our Community Chest, and I’m serving on a Campus rehabilitation committee at our local Unitarian Church.

Olivia Hutchins Dunn Our “big” news is the forthcoming publication of son John’s book, Loopers by Random House, no less! Gail Lassiter Malin ’53, Margot Bell Woodwell ’53, and I had a grand reunion lunch in Florida in early March.

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George and I celebrated our 60th anniversary on August 30, 2012. It has truly been a wonderful life, we have been blessed in so many ways! Our health is pretty good for 80+ year olds, we are busy and active with our family, our church, and many friends. Plus five grandchildren are of course special. The family had a party for us, and then we went on a cruise of the Columbia and Snake rivers in the Pacific Northwest.

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Jane De Hart I am very near the end of my legal biography of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and spent a wonderful week at Cornell, her alma mater, lecturing about her years as a college student there and also lecturing at the Law School on the challenges of writing about a feminist legal icon and a sitting justice. In June (2012) my husband and I will spend a week in Jackson Hole breathing in the beauty and majesty of the place and celebrating big birthdays before returning home to Santa Barbara and a full summer of wonderful performances by the incredibly gifted students at the Music Academy of the West.

Elizabeth Hulick has her own website, www.betsyhulick.com.

Caroline Ramsay Merriam I live in the Georgetown section of Washington, DC. My husband and I spend part of every summer at the same rented house in Brittany (France) and part of the winter in Martinique. I work at my family foundation against forced child

class of’51 In April 2012, writer David Treadwell featured Christina Sawtelle Teale in a se ries , Unsung Heroes, about people who quietly contribute to the quality of life in the Portland, Maine area. Visit http://www.theforecaster.net/ and search “Christina Teale” to read the full article.

Anne Lydgate Kaiser ’48 with husband Andy at her 80th birthday party in December 2010

Photo of Christina with her dog Lily by Natalie Conn/For The Forecaster

labor, solitary confinement, and help for low-income artisans. My husband, retired from the World Bank, writes books, chiefly on his experiences at his missions in Jordan and Turkey. We are big Obama supporters and are campaigning for him this fall.

Caroline Young Moore All is well in Colorado. Eldest grandson starting new company (prescriptions online) in Boston. His dad also has a very busy start-up company, so things are looking good. We’re still spending off season— spring and fall on Martha’s Vineyard.

Strawbridge ’56 while visiting Philadelphia last fall.

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Walker Bill and I celebrated our 50th anniversary on August 4th, with our daughter Ellen, her husband Mark, our son Jason, his wife Kathy, our grandson Adam, and our granddaughter Audrey at a nice restaurant preceded by a ride for all of us in a stretch limo. They planned all of this for us, which was a wonderful gift to us.

Lee Porter Page Wissie Thompson ’58 visited in January, and Missy and Gary Fountain in March 2012. We had a great get together with the Fountains and other Chathamites in Vero Beach, FL.

60 Margaret Lloyd Keuler I celebrated my 70th birthday by taking children, spouses, and grandchildren to the Yucatan Peninsula. We stayed in a villa in Akumal where we could snorkle around a reef and also with sea turtles. We drove to several ruins and the Sian Ka’an Biosphere. We had a terrific family time.

Mary Potts Montgomery I’m still in Seattle and looking forward to retirement early next year. Main project lately has been participating in the move of the Museum of History & Industry to two new facilities. If anyone comes out this way, give a holler.

61Mary Allen Cox Had some medical problems this year, but all is fine now Back to golf. Planning a trip to Chicago with family.

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Ann Walling Alexander My granddaughter Annie Alexander attended the Chatham Hall Riding Camp for the middle two weeks in July this summer, and had a wonderful time She is hoping to return next summer She later visited me in Dartmouth, Massachusetts and brought me a Chatham Hall to-go glass which I use all the time When I was at Chatham, I couldn’t have imagined this happening. We have had a busy summer with all nine of our grandchildren visiting us at different times. We feel very lucky.

Carlotta Hellier Parsons I am now a great grandmother! My granddaughter Olivia gave birth to Noah James on May 2, 2012. And, Olivia’s older sister Samantha, who is in her third year of medical school at UVM and studying to be an OB/GYN, delivered the baby!

56 Josephine Noel Dietz We have grandchildren from six to twenty. Enjoyed seeing Liz Blagden

Harriet Whitehead

Although Harriet lives in Durham, North Carolina while her twin sister, Christine Whitehead Maack ’58, lives in Anchorage Alaska, they contrive to do some foreign travel together almost every year Usually birdwatching is part of it. This year they took the opportunity to visit cousins in Japan where they not only enjoyed exotic birds, but also beautiful parks, gardens, and cultural events. The cherry blossoms came out for them.

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Lisa Rosenberger Moore ’59 and I spent a lovely week together in Virginia at the Homestead, where we went falconing among other fun activities! It was great fun and even more fun to be with Lisa.

62 Eugenia Richardson Nash Loved seeing everyone at our 50th Reunion in May

Charlotte V. Jorgensen How I enjoyed seeing so many classmates joining our 50th reunion this past spring! My 10 days in America were wonderful seeing my brother and sister-in-law and their 4 children with families. Coming back to Denmark I found my family in fine shape including my husband Poul, who now is doing fine after his heart attack in February. We have spent a cold summer in Denmark to get him well. He feels so well now, that we are going for a trip to France this fall and after that to Qatar around Christmas time. Our youngest daughter with husband and 3 grandchildren live there. I shall never forget the 3 days I spent with you all, to see so many of you. My trip to America for our 50th reunion was the best thing I have decided to do so far this year. Least but not less it was grand to see how Chatham Hall has expanded in 50 years!

Margaret Horner Walker ’58 with daughter-in-law Kathy, holding granddaughter Audrey (2 years old), son Jason, holding grandson Adam (5 years old), husband Bill, daughter Ellen, and son-in-law Mark

Christine Whitehead Maack ’58 and Harriet Whitehead ’58 getting in the mood for some great Japanese food—and some more sake in Tokyo

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4 Janet Sawtelle Houghton ’54, Ashby Cothran, Katrina Watson ’60, and Christina Sawtelle Teale ’51

5 Audrey Sawtelle Delafield ’60 and honorary alumna Ashby Cothran

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7 Carroll Taylor Clark ’58 and Sally Saltonstall Willis ’58

8 Molly Buck ’58, Carroll Taylor Clark ’58, Sally Saltonstall Willis ’58, Carolyn Malone Bonier ’58, Eve Moses Thorson ’58, and Audrey Sawtelle Delafield ’60

Wissie Thompson ’58,Sally Saltonstall Willis ’58, and Floy Schroeder Ervin ’58 hosted a luncheon at Wissie’s home in Kennebunkport, Maine on August 15.

1 Lala Mapes Maresi ’59 and Janie Huntley Wester ’57

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Judy Carter

I am excited about our 50th reunion coming up next May, and am having a wonderful time reconnecting with classmates over the phone for now, and hopefully in person next May. Still riding everyday and enjoying the ever changing beauty of the mountains with my partner and our dogs and friends. Our country Inn, the Inn at Wintersun, is reopened under new management, so if you’re in the Asheville area, let us know.

Susan Beekman Clough No news. Just looking forward to our “impossible to believe” 50th.

Lucille Pilling At present, I am in Botswana teaching a course on public health nursing in the community for fourth-year students from the School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania. The course is part of a seven-year partnership between the Universities of Botswana and Pennsylvania Schools of

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Nursing. This year’s clinical practicum experience includes: Travel to Ghanzi (an eight hour bus ride through the Cross Kalahari highway) to work with a children’s center for children of The San. Work side by side at government community clinics with University of Botswana students in a learning environment. Conduct annual physical and developmental assessments on children and compare the records of the past three years at Kamagelo, a day care center for orphans and vulnerable children ages 2–6. Develop and present innovative educational workshops for adolescents who are HIV positive at Stepping Stones International. Conduct physical and community assessments on clients of a palliative care center located in the heart of the major slum area of Gaborone and work in tandem with staff to develop and test competency based culturally appropriate client plans.

Develop and present competency based educational seminars for staff at children’s centers and home health care. Assist at the government Women’s Center where cervical cancer is detected and treated. Botswana has the second highest rate of HIV in the world and the sixth highest rate of Tb. Then I am off to explore Northern Mozambique with my son Paul for total R & R for two weeks in September.

64 Josephine Bayard I am living in Palm Beach, Florida. I completed a Master’s degree in Mental Health from Palm Beach Atlantic College in 2011.

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Recently, I moved back to Sewickley and I spend a great deal of my time, especially in the summer, with my three grandchildren. I am thoroughly enjoying retirement. Please look for me on Facebook, I would LOVE to find old friends

66 Jill Sedlmayr MacMillan My husband and I have finished construction on our vacation cabin on Lake James in Western North Carolina. We plan to spend fall and spring there It is a beautiful area and we are looking forward to having time to explore it now that the house is done. Since we are not far from Chatham, I hope to get back to visit before too long. Our son Jack is finishing his degree in Computer Science at the University of Hawaii and our son Sam is in his Junior year at New College in Sarasota. He is majoring in physics. I spend my time in Hawaii triathlon training, distance swimming, and volunteering for the Honolulu Museum of Art and Child and Family Service, the largest nonprofit social service agency in Hawaii.

Row 1: Diana Simrell Savory, Olivia Cheever, Jean Merritt Johnston, Helen Beasley, Rebecca Cooley Etcheverry, Louise Potts Thibodaux, Terry Grace, Jan Slocum, Lynn Scholz, Petie Pugh Kirkpatrick, Charlotte Jensen Jorgensen, Rosie Bryant Woodard

Row 2: Jane Allen Street, Susan Mabry Menees, Jo Rainey Evans Tisdale, Jill Headley Poole, Susan Stutenroth Johnson, Nicky Kreutz MacInnes, Julia Dalton Keane, Carol Jane Van Landingham

Row 3: Florence “Peg” Keiser Romanov, Holly Fry McGowan, Shirley Grange, Genie Richardson Nash, Julia Frazier, Carole Coviello

Lucille Pilling ’63 in Northern Botswana on a breast cancer awareness campaign— She and her team did 892 breast exams

Row 1: Olivia Cheever ’62, Susan Stutenroth Johnson ’62, Holly Fry McGowan ’62, Petie Pugh Kirkpatrick ’62, and Jan Slocum ’62

Row 2: Jean Merritt Johnston ’62, Jill Hedley Poole ’62, and Genie Richardson Nash ’62

Kathy Ratcliffe Lang ’65 and grandchildren

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I am a member of the Board of Trustees of Assets School, an amazing school for gifted and dyslexic students from K to 12, for the past 12 years. The school’s logo says “Learning that transforms lives” and it truly does.

Florence Farwell Schmidt On December 30, 2011, in Savannah, Georgia, Florence (“Rencie”) Farwell ’66 married Peter Woodbury Schmidt (Savannah Country Day School ’66) UVA ’70. Love really is lovelier the second time around!

Suzanne Shaw Spradling The past two years have been busy with travel (Machu Picchu, Galapagos), grandchildren in Colorado and Arkansas, and our “new” sport of croquet. Scott and I have decided that croquet is our sport to carry us into retirement years. We have made several trips to the National Croquet Center in West Palm Beach, Florida to participate in instructional and tournament schools. It’s really fun, a combination of chess and pool for strategy and skill (it’s not the croquet we played as children in our backyard). We have participated in several tournaments in Oklahoma and Texas and even won some in our bracket. Maybe this could be a new sport at Chatham Hall! Looking forward to our 50th reunion in 2016!

67 Priscilla Wade Belsinger

My one and only son, Nicholas, was married in June to Jane Berkowitz on my Mom’s farm. It was an absolutely perfect day! Nicholas and Jane are both teachers at The Cambridge School of Weston, outside

of Boston. Plans have recently been made to have Betsy Stout Foehl ’67 and her husband, Stephen, join my family for a week at our club in Antigua next March. We are all so excited to finally have some time to spend with Betsy and Stephen.....it’s been years! I continue to spend many hours with rescue dogs; they are my passion! Had lunch with Poppy Stew-

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art Lacey ’67 just yesterday. We do this every couple years; it’s ridiculous that we don’t do it more often considering how close we live to one another.

Wendy Wilson O’Brien So we are back in training with my new German Ponies...heading to Lexington, Kentucky the weekend of October 5th for the National Pony Driving Champi-

Annie Potts ’67 has written and taken photos for her beautiful book titled Last Lights I have a copy of this book in my house and have given it to friends who love lighthouses, the Bahamas, sailing, history, and hope. This is about the people who planned and built and, in a place or two, still man the beacons of light for all mariners. It is a beautifully photographed and written book, by a sailor and with a Bahamian spirit. Because the Bahamas include hundreds of uninhabited tropical islands and are only 50 miles from Florida, it is intriguing to learn how most boats and ships avoided wrecking on all those coral reefs. By sailing her sailboat among them to explore and photograph the lighthouses, Annie gives us an intimate, personal, colorful, and beautiful guide. We learn how lighthouses work; and what makes them beautiful; and about maritime history through the construction of lighthouses and the lives of their keepers. In Annie’s photographs I see the beauty that has drawn me to the Out Islands for over forty years. Available from Amazon.

Kathleen Arey Carroll ’67 at the Historic Kenmore Plantation, the home of George Washington’s sister Betty, where she is Development Office Coordinator for the George Washington Foundation

Row 1: Maura Smith Collins, Ida Little, Wendy Wilson O’Brien, Mary Tiffany Schweitzer Row 2: Anne Bryant, Jessica Bell Nicholson, Tricia Noojin Dudley, Doris Johnston, Debbie Humphreys Jones

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onships.....loved our 45th reunion... and hope to see Muffy Dent Stuart ’68 and Jessica Bell Nicholson ’67 while in Kentucky...stop in whenever you are in Aiken...our next goal for the ponies is the World Driving Championships, which will be held in Pau, France in October 2013. All eight grandchildren are excellent and spent the month of July with me in the Adirondacks (their parents came too, whew!!!).

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Emilie Richardson Hello to my friends at Chatham Hall. I’ve moved into a living facility in Brookline, Massachusetts, where I have an aide every day. My brain cancer has spread, but I’m doing well. Love to everyone, especially Muffy.

Kathryn Carter Jacobs

Life is good for us here in the country. Children are well and prospering, and Wayne and I are enjoying taking a year off from travel. Our best to everyone at Chatham Hall.

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Talmadge Ragan Looking forward to seeing Ann Watson ’6 9 and Lian Mattingly ’6 8 in November while Annie heads to Florida for some work-related training, and my niece, Robin Smith ’82, coming from L.A. to Charlotte for Thanksgiving. My audiobook career is going strong. Best-selling author William Bayer’s The Magician’s Tale is now out and I’ve just started the second and final of his Kay Farrow series, Trick of Light. It’s an honor to narrate these well-written, provocative novels.

70 Ninna Fisher Denny We had a Nellie reunion in Philadelphia the weekend of April 13th. Helen Mirkil ’70, Carolyn Davenport ’70, Sally Johnson ’70, Nellie Greene ’70, and I had the best time having dinner at Helen’s, going to her gallery, cruising around the Morris Arboretum, and stopping at Nellie’s favorite diner for milkshakes and ice cream. Old times remembered and new ones created. Cheers from the Class of ’70.

Cornelia Freyer On December 29, 2011, my beau for the last 20 years, Tom Taplin, and I finally decided to get married. I wanted to keep my last name, so I am now Mrs. Cory Freyer. We are loving living in our new mountain home outside Denver, Colorado, that we finished building in 2010. Our move to Colorado has enabled me to re-establish my friendship with my Chatham roommate, Sandra Ebling ’70 who lives in Boulder.

Caroline Nichols I am in the process of moving to Hilton Head, South Carolina! I will be managing a new store and cafe called Low Country Produce Market and Cafe. We will be opening in mid-July, and I am really looking forward to it. It is hard to move, but this is going to be a great adventure. My new address is: 25 Deallyon Ave, #124, Hilton Head, SC 29928.

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Patty Kellogg

Maddock We have just moved to Bozeman, Montana so my husband, Jim, could accept a terrific job at Oracle. We are very excited about this opportunity and living in such a beautiful environment. Our son, Stephen, is now 21 and a junior at Carroll College in Helena, Montana, studying political science and excelling in his debate competitions. Our daughter, Ginny, is now 16 and will be a junior at Bozeman High School. She participates in any drama production (just like her mother), loves musical theater and photography.

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Row 1: Laura Brown Cronin, Kate Johnson Nielsen, Nina Johnson Botsford, Katherine Hairston LaRosa

Row 2: Elizabeth Hairston Steere ’73, Martha Stevens Brown ’73, Frannie Wallace Robertson ’73

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Wendy Wilson O’Brien ’67 and her ponies Ollie and Clark

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Row 1: Sarah Nelson, Sue Metcalf ’78

Row 2: Pace Cooke Emmons, Mary Clay Smith, Melissa Hillbish, Kip Brooks

Row 3: Selene Junius Lambert, Kate Bulkley, Robin Musser Agnew, Fay Freed Morlock, DeAnne Reed Vane, Sarah Dabney Gillespie

She has an excellent voice and participates in her school’s choir. The search for colleges has begun. I have my Master’s in Teaching and Literacy now and am looking for a full-time elementary position. In the meantime, I tutor at Sylvan Learning and hope to tutor through Montana State’s program in the elementary schools. Anyone visiting Glacier or Yellowstone should give us a call! Always want to hear from Chatham alums!

Frazier Millner I’m marrying the love of my life (although we didn’t know it) on November 10 in Richmond, Virginia! Brad Armstrong proposed to me on the Pont Neuf in Paris in June. We’ve known each other 20 years... and finally “found” each other at the right place and the right time in both of our lives. Life does indeed get better after 50! We will split our time between the house on the Pamunkey River in West Point and the “city” house in Richmond. It will be two years in October since I left the newspaper business to work as Director of Advancement and Patron Communications for the Richmond Symphony. Quite the transition. It’s a musical interlude, of sorts. My niece, Maggie Millner just completed her 4th year at “horse camp” at Chatham and as always, had a wonderful time!

Elizabeth RobinsonWillmott All, it’s celebration time!!!! Emily Dale Willmott ’07, my youngest, is now employed as a third grade teacher in Fayette County!!! Seems like just yes-

terday that she was a newborn. Well done Emily Dale!! I am so excited....Yippee!!!!!

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Edna Wilson I’ve been living in Wisconsin for quite a while. I still ride horses and also compete in Hunter/Jumpers shows throughout the Midwest. I provide marketing and promotional services for small business, which I find quite fulfilling. I’m divorced and dating an architect in Chicago. Have reconnected with Gretchen Eglin ’78 and Linda Mars ’78 in Jackson Hole and would love to connect with others from Chatham.

also has her very own studio now. She has hopes to find a job in the area as well. She would love to see any of her classmates if they are vacationing at the Homestead.

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Annette Kirby Greetings from the beautiful Alleghany Mountains! Annette is loving her home in Warm Springs,Virginia and keeping busy working on her Master of Liberal Arts Studies at Hollins University with an Art concentration. She has just completed her thesis with the hopes of graduating in the spring of 2013. She

Living in Evergreen, Colorado now, about 30 minutes west of Denver. We love it out here in the mountains! Megan just turned seven and is starting 2nd grade this fall. Mark and I are expecting twins in September (a boy and a girl), so with the new yellow lab puppy that was Megan’s birthday present, our family will double this year! Would love to hear from any old Chatham friends, especially those who live here out West.

Karin Schutjer ’83 My daughter

Mira Alpers had an amazing time at CH Summer Investigators Science Camp this summer. She loved every minute of it, made great new friends, and came home with a new passion for science!

reunion 2012 Pace Cooke Emmons ’77 with daughter Robin Emmons ’14, Kate Bulkley ’77, and Kate’s husband Ross Biddiscombe

Laurie Warrick Avery ’83 with husband, Mark, and daughter Megan

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86 Mary Wiley

Hi everyone!

Still living here in Danville, California and in private practice as a clinical psychologist for over a decade. Happy, healthy, and into fitness and nutrition (go figure). Been living the single life for the past year and a half and playing the dating game...so keep me in mind if you come across anyone who you think I should be introduced to—there is a finders fee included if a success story evolves. Being a nun is out and living in an attic with spinster boots and cats doesn’t excite me in my old age. I sure do miss the good ole days at Chatham. Take care and get in touch. Contact info: mwiley111@aol.com c(925)3813839 My website is: drmarywiley.com

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keep an eye out for those as well. Please like us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/pages/ Old-Fashioned/160270767353263 and help us spread the word. Logline: A former frat boy and a free-spirited woman together attempt the impossible: an “old-fashioned” courtship in contemporary America.

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Nini Hadjis The feature film

Old Fashioned, in which Nini acted and produced, continues in the post production phase with a release date set for early 2013. There will be two accompanying books slated for a slightly earlier release than the film, so

Radhika Soundararajan

Mathews Greetings! I graduated in the class of 1990 but, sadly, have been completely out of touch with nearly everyone from Chatham Hall since leaving. After Chatham, I graduated with a Journalism degree from UNC Chapel Hill and then did a post-graduate program in Art Direction in Atlanta. I worked as an Art Director for two national agencies, the most recent being in Boston. After a few enjoyable years in the advertising field,

a coworker and I decided to become our own client and open a fine stationery store in Boston’s South End. I met my husband, Mat, in 2001 and we were married in 2004. Now, I am enjoying the most demanding job of all, being mom to my son, Dhilan, who is 5 and daughter, Diya, who just turned 2. We live in Newton, Massachusetts, which is a semi-suburban town just outside Boston. Despite being busy with the kids, I have recently found time to get back to my first love, drawing and painting and I am very excited about that. I look forward to reading about what others have been up to!

92 Alison Beckner Kaloumenos

I am writing from Tinos Island, Greece, where my husband, Matthaios Kaloumenos, and I are spending our summer vacation. Matthaios is Greek, most recently

from Athens but was actually born here on

reunion 2012 Mary Reynolds ’84 with daughter Maime Gray and nieces Anne Randall and Cabel Berkeyheiser, daughters of Elizabeth Reynolds ’82

Martha Muller Millichip ’86 and family at Cathkin Peak in the Drakensberg Mountains in South Africa, and near Sesriem, Namibia

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Nini Hadjis ’89 working on set as producer in her feature film Old Fashioned

Dhilan and Diya, children of Radhika Soundaranrajan Mathews ’90, this summer at Larz Anderson Park, Brookline, Massachusetts (photographed by Radhika’s friend, Miriam Michelson)

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the island. We were married in May 2009 and currently live in Paris, France. I work as a Senior Publicist for KCD Paris, a branch of an American Fashion PR agency. My parents just joined us here in Greece, and we went to see them in Tennessee in June.

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Natalia Barrett-Rose

We had a new baby girlElectra Anne joined our family on March 8, 2012. She was born at home under a full moon. Her older siblings, Thandi 11, and Tommy 9, are thrilled!

Sarah Jenks I am working in the jewelry industry and travel constantly. I

have seen Vertie Fioca Lee ’93, Ginger Crawford Phillips ’93, Mary-Stuart Day ’93, Joanna Edgell ’93, Michelle Paap ’93, and others during my travels! Class of 1993—reunion is approaching, please join us!

94 Fred Preston Wydner, IV “Preston,” son of Amanda Sink Wydner ’94 was born on August 22 at 8:05 pm, he was 8 lbs, 2 oz, 20.5 inches

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My husband, Kevin Keith, and I are thrilled to announce the birth of our son, George Bradley Crook Keith. Born June 20, 2012 - 8lbs, 4 oz and 21 inches.

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Cannon Hodge Hello from Fashion City! Always a busy Bergdorf bee here in New York. Have spent the bulk of the summer prepping for New York Fashion Week, our big anniversary and such (most recently bonded with Carolina Herrera over Tide pens & poodles). Naturally purple

One-Room Schoolhouse History Preserved in Writing

All across Montana, one-room schoolhouses decay and collapse in the face of the state’s harsh weather. These cornerstones of Montana’s history lay forgotten, slowly passing away with time and age. In her book, Visions and Voices: Montana’s One-Room Schoolhouses, distributed by Farcountry Press, Charlotte Caldwell ’70 tells the stories of these historic structures, and the people who spent time there. Caldwell admits that she had not given much thought to one-room schoolhouses until she and her husband moved to their Montana ranch near an isolated one-room schoolhouse. “This isolated iconic structure was the initial inspiration for my book,” said Caldwell. “However, as I visited more schoolhouses, shot portraits of teachers and students, and heard their stories, those richly woven narratives became one with the buildings.”

Collected in Visions and Voices are the stories of those most intimately familiar with these rural treasures. Teachers and students tell of traveling to and from school, recess activities, an average school day, and family life. Mostly, however, they speak of a way of life and a sense of community that is

decaying along with these iconic structures. The total net profits from the sale of this book will be donated to the Preserve Montana Fund, and used to preserve as many of these historic structures as is possible before it’s too late. The Preserve Montana Fund is managed by the Montana History Foundation, as a joint endeavor between the Montana History Foundation and the Montana Preservation Alliance to support the preservation of Montana’s rich heritage and secure the future of Montana’s past.

“Vision and Voices: Montana’s One-Room Schoolhouses.” Farcountry Press. August 2, 2012

Row 1: Andrea Wade Hickman, Lara Higdon Bourgeois, Leslie Lawhorn Neely, Judy Currie Hamilton Row 2: Lisa Rowe Bradley, Kimberlee Scott, Amy Jackson

reunion 2012 Mary Freed ’86, Lisa Rowe Bradley ’87, Lara Higdon Bourgeois ’87, Andrea Wade Hickman ’87, and Amy Jackson ’87

Charlotte Caldwell ’70 and Walker Johnson Jones ’70 in Montana on Labor Day

reunion 2012class of1997-15th reunion

is a major recurring theme. Also had the thrill of being part of Glamour’s September issue amazing what twitter can do for a girl. Huge thank you for all of the CH notes—every one has given me chills. None of this would have unfolded were it not for Chatham & the incredible opportunities that it gave all of us. If you’re ever in the City, tweet me @bergdorfs or send me a FB note. xx

Cherie Bowlin Madison Chad and I are staying busy trying to keep up with our soon-to-be three year old daughter, Natalie Abbitt. We moved to Clarksville, Virginia last spring and absolutely love being back home! I thoroughly enjoy my job as Physician Services Coordinator at Halifax Regional Health System in South Boston. Chad, Natalie and I send everyone our warmest regards and hope you’ve had a wonderful summer filled with fun, family, and friends!!!

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Whitney Jones

Julia Devine Julie’s mother reports that Julie is a therapist in Lexington Park, Maryland and still trains horses.

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Mrs. Teresa D. Daniels reports that daughter, Kimberly Daniels ’02, is living in Southern Pines, North Carolina and managing The Country Bookshop. Stop in to see her when you are in the area.

Sara Stumberg Walker Living in San Antonio with husband Lawrence and baby Lawson. I have not seen many of my classmates in a while, but I did get the chance to have dinner with Michelle Thomas Supko ’02, where we ran into Sara Howell Godat’s ’02 older sister. It is a small Chatham World! I was sad to miss reunion but hope to see more familiar faces soon!

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Kathleen Devine Bree Kate’s mother reports that Kate is starting her doctoral internship in clinical psychology in Phoenix, Arizona this July, and is married to W. Dennis Bree, IV, architect.

Emily Brown ’02 had a beautiful fall wedding at Wintergreen Resort and it was wonderful to visit with Jiemei Geng ’03, Meredith Brown ’04, and Krystal Elkins ’04 throughout that weekend. I bumped into Averil Liebendorfer ’03 at a charity event in December at the Four Seasons Baltimore, called Oxfords & Oysters, which was such a pleasant surprise! In January 2012 I started a job as legal secretary for the Office of the Attorney General Kenneth T. Cuccinelli. I enjoy working in Richmond across from the Commonwealth’s Capitol and find it very fulfilling. Michael and I are to be married on October 13, 2012 and we look forward to seeing many of our Chatham Hall family and friends during that weekend in Lexington, Virginia.

Jennifer Hills Megan Hyler ’0 4 and I roadtripped from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina to Phoenix, Arizona in FOUR days over Christmas. Megan was moving to California and I offered to help drive. I had to be back in South Carolina by New Year’s Eve, so I was left in Arizona to fly back, and she completed the trip herself. We stopped at Cadillac Ranch in Amarillo—this cool art installation of a row of cadillacs sunk into the ground. At Cadillac Ranch it’s common to spray paint the installation (I think it was designed with that in mind?), so we spray painted “Esto Perpetua” on it, because we’re cool like that. :)

A photo of Cannon Hodge ’00 from the September issue of Glamour

Cherie Bowlin Madison ’00, daughter Natalie, and husband Chad Anisha Patel ’01 with husband and daughter Suhani, who was born January 27, 2012 at 10:42 p.m., weighed 6 pounds 2 ounces, and was 19.75 inches long

Row 1: Molly Groat Schaumann and Lindsey Copeland Long Row 2: Suzanne West, Amanda Burr Parker, and Laura Robinson

reunion 2012 Molly Groat Schaumann ’97, Susan Gillings Gross ’98, and Suzanne West ’97

Whitney Worthington Jones ’03 and fiancé Michael Allen

reunion 2012 class of2002-10th Reunion

Beth Mason Fortner ’02

Paula Stewart Grauated from Boston University School of Medicine with her MA in Mental Health Counseling & Behavioral Medicine in spring 2012.

Adrienne Alden I am moving to Raleigh this summer to start a graduate program in marriage and family therapy.

Lindsay Burkart recently became Project Manager for Facilities Design and Construction at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She is also owner of FEMCO, a HUB certified company specializing in commercial medical upfits and residential renovations.

Gabrielle Dickinson I am working with a good friend of mine starting a non-profit called Our Community Project. It has turned into a benefit concert type of non-profit. We are

My sophomore yearat Chatham Hall, a photographer came to work with us one Saturday for a workshop. We were instructed to take pictures of ourselves around campus, and I chose to be next to the statue outside of the Chapel. My dad loved the picture so much that he had it framed. The following year, I surprised him with a professional picture taken by the statue in my junior dress. This past year (December 2011), I was married and decided to complete the set for him in a different white dress!

I came back to Chatham Hall for Reunion in May (with my wedding dress) and took the final photograph. How fun it was to be at my 10-year reunion and be back in a white dress! What fun memories were brought back as I walked around campus in this final white dress! I put this photo panel of the series together for him after completing the final photograph. The caption at the top of the panel is from Fiddler on the Roof. Daddy used to sing "Sun Rise, Sun Set" to me most nights at bed time...it has always been our special song...in fact, he quoted parts of it to me as we had our father daughter dance at the wedding reception!

The Chatham Ring Ceremony was also brought back to life at the “Ring Ceremony” at our wedding. Not only was it night and I was in a flowing white gown, but my attendants carried candle-lit lanterns, and I was given the most important ring of my life! Just as it was in my Chatham days, it’s not only the ring that is so special, but also the person who gives it to you!

Row 1: Amanda Birdwell Hodges, Beth Mason Fortner, Danielle Dillon Munkelt, Elisabeth Campbell Cales Row 2: Lindsay Shook, Michelle Thomas Supko, Kimberly Daniels, Adair Hendrickson

reunion 2012 Michelle Thomas Supko ’02, Amanda Birdwell Hodges ’02, and honorary alumna Dora Thomas P’02, ’04

Jennifer Hills ’04 and Megan Hyler ’04 at Cadillac Ranch (a public art installation and sculpture in Amarillo, Texas) and at the Grand Canyon

really excited about upcoming rock shows, all of which put the money we generate back into the East Nashville community. My friend has been doing this for about two years now, and together we have been able to create Our Community Project. Our focus is our community and serving them in the way we know best, music!

Lelan Dunavant After three years in the Office of Admission at Chatham Hall, I have moved to Nashville, Tennessee to pursue my masters in Leadership and Organizational Performance at Vanderbilt’s education school. As always, leaving Chatham Hall is bittersweet, but I am so excited to join the larger community of Vanderbilt and Nashville. If anyone finds herself in Nashville, please let me know!

Stephanie Giles I will be teaching Special Education Preschool at Chatham Elementary again next year, and I am living in Blairs, Virginia.

Rebecca Jones I just successfully finished my first year of veterinary school at North Carolina State CVM in

Julia Rowe ’05, Allison Rosser ’05, Erin Haymes Huan ’05, Rebecca Jones ’05, Ashley Hockensmith ’05, and Lelan Dunavant ’05 gathered in Boston, Massachusetts to celebrate the marriage of Laura Stocke Farmer ’05 and Will Farmer. It was the first time they had all been together since graduation, and they had a wonderful time catching up and commandeering the dance floor.

Raleigh, and can’t wait to begin surgery this fall. If any Chatham girls are hanging out in the triangle area, give me a call!

Suzanne Staples Ledwith Since I left Chatham I’ve graduated from NC State University, become a wedding planner, married my best friend Matthew, and became a mom! Our sweet baby boy Stone Alan Ledwith was born on June 12, 2012 and weighed 9 pounds 10 ounces.

Emily Pulliam I am in Tampa, Florida working part-time in a boutique, volunteering at Quantum Leap (a handicapped riding facility), and am back in school studying Biology/Pre-Vet!

Emma Smith I got engaged on 8/7/12 to Eric Castro. We live and work

together in NYC and are so excited to be getting married in 2013!

Ashley Lipscomb After serving for two years as a sworn police officer with the Chesterfield County Police Department, I was promoted to Crime Scene Investigator, in which I had the opportunity to assist in processing suspicious death scenes and other violent crime scenes. Working in this profession further spiked my interest in the science of pathology and encouraged me to resign from my position with the police department and pursue a medical degree. I am currently living in Nashville, Tennessee while pursuing this dream, and look forward to earning a position with the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner of Virginia in my distant, yet fascinating future.

Hae Jun Yoon I decided to become an interpretor/translator (English-Korean), so I am studying at a grad school of translation and interpretation in Korea. I just started and it’s a two year program. It’s a very tough program but I love it.

Katarina Greve currently a last year medical student at Karolinska Insitute, has co-written a manuscript entitled “Metabolic Activity in Early Tendon Repair Can Be Enhanced by Intermittent Pneumatic Compression” which has been chosen for publication in the Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports.

Below: Lelan Dunavant ’05, Lindsay Burkart ’05, Laura Anne Roquemore ’05, Sarah Lannom ’05, Amanda Peterkin ’05, and Samantha Franklin ’05 attended the wedding of Cricket Stone Morris and Mike Morris at Melrose Bison Farm. They were honored, along with about thirty other members of the Chatham Hall community, to be able to be there for Cricket's big day.

Above: Julie Devine ’01, Kate Devine Bree ’03, Lydia Beresford ’03, Cricket Stone Morris, and Katherine Meyer ’03 at Cricket’s wedding

Sara Norman I started a new job in April as the Buyer of Women’s Fashion Apparel for Fab. I am still in New York City and still traveling a lot to see my Chatham girls! I was in Chatham in June for Schay Goss Barnhardt’s ‘06 wedding, I was in Sanibel with a group in July, and I’m looking forward to seeing Taylor Nyberg ‘06 in Austin, Texas in October!

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Caroline Finke Although I was very sad to miss my five year reunion, I’m proud to report that my absence was due to a conflict with my own graduation. I graduated from Mount Holyoke College with concentrations in Astrophysics and French on May 20, 2012.

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Mackenzie Hermann

Moved to Fairfax, Virginia and just got a job working at EDGE Commercial Real Estate as an administrative assistant, it’s an awesome job and I am really excited about it!

Jessica Workman I graduated with a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Richmond on May 6, 2012. During my time at the University, I earned minors in Criminal Justice and Law and the Liberal Arts, played on the club field hockey team and was an active member of my sorority, Alpha Chi Omega, where I served as Social Chair. I was fortunate to have the opportunity to complete an internship

at the University of Cape Town in South Africa during the summer of 2010, and I studied at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, during the fall of 2010. In the summer of 2011, I interned at the Wilson Police Department in Wilson, North Carolina where I counseled victims of violent crime and discovered a passion for social work in the justice system. In August I will be relocating to Los Angeles, California to spend a gap-year doing volunteer work with the Episcopal Urban Intern Program before returning to school to earn a graduate degree in Social Work. Best wishes to the Class of 2008, I hope I will be able to make it to our 5 year reunion! Classmates and fellow alumnae, please be in touch if you are in L.A. workman.jessica.m @gmail.com

Jeong Hee Chu ’07 and husband married on March 31, 2012

reunion 2012class of2005-5th Reunion

Row 1: Ginny Evans, Emily Dale Willmott, Liz Loewenstein, Leandra Lambert

Row 2: Laura Spencer, Aemelia Hudson, Isabella Yeager

Row 3: Gifty Amponsem, Ann O’Brien, Mary Dare Thornton, and Sandy Turnbull

reunion 2012 Tracy Spencer P’07, ’12 with daughter Laura Spencer’07

reunion 2012 Emily Dale Willmott ’07, Isabella Yeager ’07, former Dean of Students Kyle Kahuda, Sandy Turnbull ’07, and Liz Loewenstein ’07

Jessica Workman ’08 with her mother Julie at Jessica’s May 6th graduation from the University of Richmond

10 Chelsea Hermann Off to Prague this semester to study Political Science at Charles University!

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Elizabeth Ferlise Hope all is going well at Chatham Hall.

Catherine Merwin I am a Sophomore at Georgetown’s School of Nursing and Health Studies—now a Nursing major with a concentration in International Health. Wish I could’ve come to graduation. Love to the Class of 2012.

CHA T PLAYS

Peter and the Starcatcher adapted by Rick Elice

Peter and the Starcatcher isa fanciful, creative junket into the world that set the stage for Peter Pan. It is a gem of wonderful stagecraft, creating magical worlds with only rope, sticks, and two toy boats. Who were these lost boys, Wendy, Captain Hook, and other figures that all play so prominently in our collective memories of this childhood story? Much like Wicked is a prequel to the Wizard of Oz, this is similar in concept, but imbued with a simplicity and charm that carry it to its finale. Less is definitely more in this enchanting foray into stormy seas and bitter conflicts where love and caring prevail. SUSAN MORLEY

former faculty notes

Mrs. Dawn N. Hall Former faculty member Dawn Skilbred Hall and her husband Sacha welcomed their first child, Adam Thompson Hall, on March 9, 2012. Adam weighed 6lbs. 8oz. and was 19.5 inches long.

Ms. Karen K. Stewart My daughter-in-law, Monica Raymund, has a lead role in the new NBC drama Chicago Fire, which debuts on October 10. (www.nbc.com/chicago-fire/ about/bios/cast/ monica-raymund/).

obituaries

Miss Robinette Y. Ballard, Resident Nurse at Chatham Hall from 1976–1992, died August 11, 2012.

Mr. E. Conrad Bowlindied August 30, 2012. He was the father of Cherie Bowlin Madison ’00.

Mr. James Bulkley died March 13, 2012. He was the father of Katharine Bulkley ’77.

Mr. David Cothran died July 31, 2012. He was the husband of, Ashby Cothran, Honorary Alumna, and former Director of Alumnae Relations (1999–2010).

Donald W. Hoagland, husband of Mary Tiedeman Hoagland ’42 died in May 2012.

Nancy Jiranek died March 11, 2012. She was the mother of Anne Jiranek Doyle ’76.

Jean Brundred Murray ’38 died on May 19, 2012.

Lydia Cobb Perkins ’38 died, April 2, 2012.

Alice Murray Ward ’4 0 died April 21, 2012. She was the sister of

Cynthia Murray Henriques ’50, the aunt of Mary Henriques ’73, and the cousin of Gertrude Smith Notman ’4 5.

Mary “Mitzi” Robertson Torras ’45 died August 22, 2012. She was the grandmother of Sallie Gray Harrington ’04.

Mary McGehee Isaacs ’4 8 died July 3, 2012.

Carol Lee Taylor ’51 died July 10, 2012.

Helen Grace Spencer ’53 died on March 9, 2012. She was the cousin of Terry Grace ’62.

Nancy Cone Hanley ’55 died on April 3, 2012. She was the sister of Barbara Cone McPhail ’62.

Nena Bowman Adams ’65 died July 18, 2012. She was the sister of Katherine Bowman Burton ’62.

Mary Bailey Vance Suitt ’69 died August 12, 2012.

Deborah Butterfield ’77 died August 26, 2011. She was the sister of Lesley Butterfield ’75.

Polly Mingledorf ’09, Alice McCusker ’09, and Laura McCall ’09 in New York for the 2012 Belmont Stakes

Rosalind Jenkins ’09, Alice McCusker ’09, Polly Mingledorf ’09, and Laura McCall ’09 enjoy a Saturday evening in Manhattan

Dena Donahue, mother of Kathleen Donahue ’11, sent us this photo of Tenzin Kelsang ’13, who she ran into at the Seattle Space Needle in August!

tales from chatham hall from our

last issue

thanks! to beloved former faculty member Alice Cromer for writing in to identify the lanterns in the last issue:

is this you? If you know what’s happening in this photo from the Chatham Hall archives, we’d love to hear from you! If you can accurately describe who is in this picture and/or what is going on, you will receive a fun gift from the Chatham Hall bookstore!

I believe the lanterns were light fixtures in the original Tea Room before the library moved into that building and the Tea Room was completely remodeled. Those lanterns had a cream-colored paper lining inside and they hung from the Tea Room ceiling. They were black and looked lovely in the hunt club décor of the room. There were red leather chairs, wooden benches, wide board floors and a huge farmhouse fireplace complete with black wrought iron cooking hooks. I remember well standing in that room with Jeanne Wagoner and Kay Hunter, all three of us in tears, the day before the demolition crew arrived.

-Alice

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The Annual reflects the power of what individuals can do when they together.Last year, hundreds of alumnae, parents, grandparents, and friends of Chatham Hall gave gifts—large and small—to supportthe programs and people that keep Chatham Hall strong. The Annual supports competitive athletic programs, student travel, guest speakers, tuition assistance, and much, much, more!

The Annual Fund reflects the power of what individuals can do when they come together. Last year, hundreds of alumnae, parents, grandparents, and friends of Chatham Hall gave gifts—large and small—to support the programs and people that keep Chatham Hall strong. The Annual Fund supports competitive athletic programs, student travel, guest speakers, tuition assistance, and much, much, more!

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Your gift to the Annual Fund before December 31 will help us reach the highest participation in 2012–2013! Early gifts decrease administrative costs and help the school plan most effectively. Please make your gift or pledge today!

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chatham hall 2011–2012 of giving annual report

dear friends,

In May 2012, I celebrated my 40th reunion—along with my twin sister and dear friends from the class of 1972—at Chatham Hall. I have loved and remained close to Chatham Hall from the time I first walked up the steps of Pruden in 1968 as a prospective student until today—as I complete my first year as Chair of the Board of Trustees. Thankfully, there are many who love the School as I do; who work with dedication and commitment to support the School’s students, teachers, and administration. You serve as class agents, hosts, admission liaisons, Parent and Alumnae Council members, and generous and loyal donors. On behalf of the Board, I extend my deep appreciation for your support.

The Annual Report of Giving reflects the strength of our community, the dedication of the faculty and administration, and the tireless work of the many volunteers who support and encourage Chatham Hall’s unique mission throughout the year. This year, we were again fortunate to have been guided by Jackie Cannon Brown ’56 as the Alumnae Annual Fund Chair. Karen and Larry Soderstrom P’12 led the Parent Annual Fund effort as well as the Senior Family Gift campaign. Further leadership came from members of the Board, countless class agents, members of the Alumnae Council, and parents who wrote letters and made phone calls on behalf of the Annual Fund.

We are excited about where Chatham Hall is—proud of its academic excellence and traditions of an enduring Honor Code, a vibrant chapel program, and authentic community service. Our school remains true to its mission as a community that values equally the intellect and character of each student, even while embracing change. 2011–2012 was a great year for Chatham Hall, and we look forward to even better tomorrows.

Thank you for your generosity.

Nina Johnson Botsford ’72

C HAIR , C HATHAM H ALL B OARDOF T RUSTEES

total gifts 2011–2012 *

*Includes gifts,but not pledges,received between July 1,2011 and June 30,2012. Gifts from alumnae who are also parents or grandparents are listed on the alumnae line.

benefactors

In 2011–2012, gifts from the Benefactors Society—a group of 205 donors who gave gifts totaling $1,000 or more to the Annual Fund, the endowment, and/or other purposes—provided the foundation of support for Chatham Hall.

The Benefactors Society includes 50 Rector’s Circle members—donors who support the Annual Fund with gifts of $10,000 or more. We are deeply grateful for these leaders and all of the 1,230 alumnae, parents, grandparents, teachers, and friends who keep Chatham Hall strong..

$250,000–$499,999

Sally Ferguson ’37 †

Robin Tieken Hadley ’57 R

$100,000–$249,999

Polly Wheeler Guth ’44, P’70 R

Diana Stallings Hobby ’48

Penelope Perkins Wilson ’41, P’67 R

$50,000–$99,999

Elizabeth Slade Driscoll ’50 R

Lisa Rosenberger Moore ’59 R

$25,000–$49,999

Douglas and Elizabeth Goldstein P’12 R

Special Fund #6 of the Hampton Roads Community Foundation R

Nevin and Dora Thomas P’02, ’04 R

$10,000–$24,999

Kathelen and Daniel Amos P’07, ’12 R

Lucy McClellan Barrett ’53 R

Povy LaFarge Bigbee ’51, G’03, ’09, ’10, ’11 R

Nina Johnson Botsford ’72 R

Magalen Ohrstrom Bryant ’46 R

Katharine Bulkley ’77 R

Katharine Reynolds Chandler ’68 R

Mary W. Covey Charitable Remainder Trust R

Katherine Cravens ’55 R

Alice Cromer R

Ben and Betty Davenport R

Sarah Martin Finn ’74 R

Gary Fountain R

Melissa Evans Fountain R

Jane Garnett ’73 R

Stacey Goodwin ’83 R

Paul and Cynthia Googe P’09

Susan Gillings Gross ’98 R

Katherine Coleman Haroldson ’75 R

Barbara Mallory Hathaway ’39 R

Channing Howe P’69 R

Walker Johnson Jones ’70 R

Pauline Dent Ketchum ’70 R

John A. Logan, Jr. † R

Sarah Monarchi Longpré ’84 R

John and Adrienne Mars P’78 R

Linda Mars ’78 R

Josephine McFadden ’57 R

Lillian Lineberger McKay ’48 and Hamilton W. McKay, Jr. P’72, ’75, G’10 R

Carol Monarchi P’84 R

Ann Ward Morgan ‘48

Kate Johnson Nielsen ‘72 R

Wendy Wilson O’Brien ‘67 R

The Louise P. Overbey Trust R

Lea Cumings Parson ‘44, P’65, ‘68 R

Joan Coulter Pittman ’55 R

David and Paula Robinson P’93, ’97

Christine Robinson Secor ’68 R

Mary Bovard Sensenbrenner ’49 R

Jean Armfield Sherrill ’63 R

J. Kyle Spencer G’07, ’12 R

Tracy and Kathy Spencer P’07, ’12

Robin Peake Stuart ’69 R

Barbara Briggs Trimble ’39 R

William and Diane Walker P’09

Constance Flint West ’66 R

E. Carlton and Shay Wilton R

$5,000–$9,999

Anonymous

Susan Fox Beischer ’59

J. Kermit and Glenys Birchfield P’93

Susan Fair Boyd ’51

Anne Bryant ’67

Katharine Bulkley P’77

Jerry and Judith Clark P’04

Mary Hooker Crary ’45

Laura Brown Cronin ’72

Sally Witt Duncan ’44

Beverly Edgell P’93

Isabel Hooker ’43

Andrea Littman Long ’96

Eleanor Silliman Maroney ’58

Clare Harwood Nunes ’52

Jane Preyer ’72

Cynthia Lovelace Sears ’55

The Siragusa Foundation

Michelle Thomas Supko ’02

Studie Johnson Young ’70

$2,500–$4,999

Alumnae Association

Boyce Lineberger Ansley ’64, P’90

Judy Carter ’63

Cynthia Coe Devine ’73

Mary Dunbar ’71

Edmond and Angela Fitzgerald P’13

Nancy Cone Hanley ’55 †

Virginia Johnson P’70, ’72

Julia Morris Kashkashian ’75

Ellen Childs Lovejoy ’50

Sarah Shartle Meacham ’51

Alice Pack Melly ’52

Michael and Patricia O’Brien P’06, ’07

Cynthia Bryant Parker ’61

Muffy Dent Stuart ’68

Natalie Farrar Theriot ’55

Richard and Christina Thomas P’15

Margaret Horner Walker ’58

Linda Witherill ’49

$1,000–$2,499 Anonymous (3)

Judith Aberg G’15

Joanne Shartle Anderson ’49

Ellen Simmons Ball ’73

Bradie Barr ’81

Katherine McKay Belk-Cook ’44, P’72

Cheryl Bentley ’83

Patricia Parshall Berger ’56

Laurence and Karen Bettcher P’86

Mary Duncan Bicknell ’60

Mary Boy ’75

Barry and Jo Brown P’02, ’04

Theodore Bruning

Fay Wilmerding Burdon ’57

Eleanor Burke Farris ’86

Campbell Insurance Company

Kathleen Arey Carroll ’67

Virginia Carter ’76

Louise Clarke ’63

Lois Hart Coleman ’46

Louise Shartle Coleman ’55

Barbara Collie P’85

Trygve Norstrand Cooley ‘48

Jacquelin Crebbs and Graham Evans

Daphne Crocker-White ’59

J. Belk Daughtridge P’13

Carol Babcock Davenport ’47, P’70

Sally Dunham Davis ’50

Frederick B. Dent P’68, ’70

Thomas and Martha Dixon P’15

Deborah Detchon Dodds ’61

Patricia Noojin Dudley ’67

Olivia Hutchins Dunn ’53

Florence Schroeder Ervin ’58

Dale and Denise Evans P’15

Julia Felker ’66, P’91

Sara Cruikshank Foster ’46

Virginia Beresford Fox ’52, P’80

Julia Frazier ’62

Iris Winthrop Freeman ’53

Gary and Carol Gibson P’09

Sarah Dabney Gillespie ’77

Beth Griffin

Zachary and Felicia Hairston P’15

Nancy Gwathmey Harris ’50

Stephanie Hewitt Hedge ’89, P’12

Peter and Mary Minor Henderson P’09

Douglas and Kathryn Hendrickson P’02

Betty Hessee ’70

Elsie Hilliard Hillman ’43

Sanders Beard Hockensmith ’74, P’05, ’06, ’08

James and Melanie Hogg P’15

Lynn Rosengarten Horowitz ’67

Lydee Conway Hummel ’72

Frances Hurt ’63

Roger and Jill Jenkins P’09

Walter and Marta Johnson P’12

Jean Merritt Johnston ’62

Martha Ann Keels ’75

Nancy Lee Smith Kemper ’69

Annette Kirby ’80

Priscilla Pugh Kirkpatrick ’62

Sterling and Linder Laffitte P’14

Bradford Simmons Marshall ’76

Robert and Mary McIver P’10

Jennifer Gammill McKay ’84

Joanna Sperry Mockler ’51

Anne Moffitt ’60

Katie Belk Morris ’72

William and Susan Morris G’14

Jane Everhart Murray ’63

Janice Copley Obre ’67

Mary Norris Preyer Oglesby ’68

Lee Porter Page ’59

Lillian Headley Poole ’62

Sally Reese Pryor ’50

Judy Treppendahl Robinson ’62

Patricia Robinson ’70

Cynthia Rodriguez P’13

Victoria Thomson Romig ’46

Ellen MacVeagh Rublee ’50, P’78

Catherine Doeller Sage ’80

Robyn Raybould Schmidt ’97

Marc and Cynthia Shook P’02

Richard Simmons

Herk and Sherry Sims G’15

Kimmie Stuart Sloane ’41

Kathryn Reed Smith ’45

Lawrence and Karen Soderstrom P’12

Caroline Hartwell Stewart ’44, P’67

Barbara Billings Supplee ’53

Sallie Grace Tate ’81

Wissie Thompson ’58

Lucie Wray Todd ’49, P’75

Elizabeth Towers P’09

Robert and Joan Wallick P’87

Marney Ault Wasserman ’67

Katharine Watson ’60

Janie Huntley Webster ’57

Frances Sommers Wheelock ’75

Sally Saltonstall Willis ’58

Mary B. Wilson ’65

Jonathan and Rebecca Winebrenner P’12

Sarah Jones Winmill ’49

Virginia Downing Wiseman ’37, G’12

Alice Blum Yoakum ’48

Sherley Young ’57

R Rector’s Circle members are donors to the Annual Fund who contribute $10,000+. † Deceased

the esto perpetua society*

Created in 1996, the Esto Perpetua Society celebrates the vision and commitment of individuals who will shape Chatham Hall’s future through their estate plans. We invite you to visit www.chathamhall.org/giving/ and click on the interactive, professionally-supported link Estate & Financial Planning for information relevant to your personal and philanthropic goals. To join the Esto Perpetua Society, contact Melissa Evans Fountain at 434 432-5549 or mfountain@chathamhall.org.

Anonymous (8)

Kathleen Arey Carroll ’67

Jennifer Austell-Wolfson ’82

Jenifer Barnes Garfield ’50, P’79

Barbara Billings Supplee ’53

Mary Blodgett ’35

Anne Bryant ’67

Charlotte Caldwell ’70

Jacqueline Cannon Brown ’56

Judy Carter ’63

Elizabeth Cary Pierson ’71

Cynthia Coe Devine ’73

Nancy Cone Hanley ’55 †

Joan Coulter Pittman ’55

Jane De Hart ’54

Muffy Dent Stuart ’68

Mary Dunbar ’71

Cynthia Dyer Hancock ’71

Joanna Edgell ’93

Claudia Emerson ’75

Susan Fair Boyd ’51

Elizabeth Farmer ’64

Natalie Farrar Theriot ’55

Alison Fennelly Siragusa ’50 and Ross Siragusa P’71

Patricia R. Frederick ’57

Jennifer Gammill McKay ’84

Josephine Gilmore Bell ’57

Marguerite Hillman Purnell ’38

Mary Hooker Crary ’45

Janie Huntley Webster ’57

Caroline Jeanes Hollingsworth ’50

Kate Johnson Nielsen ’72

Nina Johnson Botsford ’72

Studie Johnson Young ’70

Walker Johnson Jones ’70

Mary Kay Karzas ’71

Patricia Kellogg Maddock ’77

Margaret Ker Gotz ’48

Povy LaFarge Bigbee ’51, G’03, ’09, ’10, ’11

Boyce Lineberger Ansley ’64, P’90

Jane Lineberger Huffard ’56

Lillian Lineberger McKay ’48 and Hamilton W. McKay, Jr. P’72, ’75, G’10

Andrea Littman Long ’96

Amanda Mackay Smith ’58

Barbara Mallory Hathaway ’39

Linda Mars ’78

Nancy Marshall Forcier ’45, G’99 †

Josephine McFadden ’57

Katherine McKay ’75, P’10

Margaret Meigs Blodget ’42

Frances Menefee Weeks ’45

Saraellen Merritt Langmann ’51

Julia Mitchener Turnipseed ’84

Katherine Norcross Wheeler ’57

Laurie Nussdorfer ’68

Lynn Painter Dillard ’56

Patricia Parshall Berger ’56

Dana Paulson Davis ’64 and William Cole Davis

Eleanor Pennell ’48

Anne Perkins Cabot ’47

Lynn Pixley Scott ’61

Polly Porter ’42

Ethel Randolph Chapman ’40

Mary Reed Spencer ’74

Elizabeth Reigeluth Parker ’64

Anne Rodgers Feldman ’57

Joan Schoellkopf Chamberlain ’42

Patricia Schoen Gile ’45

Mary Shallenberger ’66

Joanne Shartle Anderson ’49

Sarah Shartle Meacham ’51

Frances Sommers Wheelock ’75

Sallie Grace Tate ’81

Ann Taylor ’54

Maris Wistar Thompson ’58

Emily Todd ’75

Janet Tremaine Stanley ’68

Lisa Vilas Weismiller ’69

Courtney Vletas ’87

Lucy Webster Archie ’87

Polly Wheeler Guth ’44, P’70

Elizabeth White-Hurst ’99

Jane Wilson ’77

Mary B. Wilson ’65

Sally Witt Duncan ’44

Virginia Worthington Marr ’55

Jane Yardley Amos ’59, P’91

Anonymous (2)

Janice Coleman

Channing Howe P’69

Nancy Langford

Carolyn E. Lecque P’88

John A. Logan, Jr. †

C. Thomas and Eleanor May P’85

H. Victor Millner, Jr. P’77

Pattie R. Motley P’81, ’85

Michael and Patricia O’Brien P’06, ’07

Celeste Phelps P’09

Sara Sterling P’03

Dora Thomas P’02, ’04

Francis and Patricia West P’90, ’97

bequests and planned gift disbursements

Estate of Nancy Cravens Chamberlain ’50

Estate of Sally Ferguson ’37

Estate of Eleanor Herrick Stickney ’37

Estate of Nancy Marshall Forcier ’45

Sherley Young ’57

Estate of Robert S. Atkinson

Estate of Henry R. Dunbar

Estate of John A. Logan, Jr.

*Alumnae appear by maiden name first in the list.

† Deceased

endowed funds

scholarships

Alumnae Legacy Scholarship Fund

Caroline S. Biedenharn ’03 Endowed Scholarship Fund

Edith Sunday Clarke ’23 Scholarship Fund

Class of 1941 50th Reunion Scholarship Fund

Class of 1955 Memorial Scholarship Fund

Class of 1958 Memorial Scholarship Fund

Class of 1959 Endowed Scholarship Fund

Katy Close ’79 Scholarship Fund

George D. Dayton II Scholarship Fund

Karen von Maltitz DeWolfe ’60 Memorial Scholarship Fund

Connie Gibson Memorial Scholarship Fund

Margaret Hall Foundation, Inc. Scholarship Fund

Phyllis Banks Hunt Scholarship Fund

Anne Winship Kelleher ’52 and Sandy Ryburn Taylor ’52 Scholarship Fund

Barclay Ball McCall ’55 Memorial Scholarship Fund

Sidney A. Mitchell Scholarship Fund

Anne Shirley Molloy Scholarship Fund

Joan C. Pittman ’55 Scholarship Fund

Reader’s Digest Endowed Scholarship Fund

Wiley Patterson Reis ’27 Scholarship Fund

Alison ’50 and Ross Siragusa Scholarship Fund

Jerry Van Voorhis Leadership Scholarship Fund

Sally Brittingham Wallace ’44 Legacy Scholarship Fund

Zachar - Holt Scholarship Fund

student support funds

Ellen Baldridge ’88 and Margaret Baldridge ’90 Dean’s Discretionary Fund to help girls in crisis

Lucy M. Barrett ’53 Student Travel Award

Mimi Norcross Fisher ’55 Endowment Fund for Adolescent Development

Goldstein Family Endowed Student Travel Award

Hallam Hurt ’63 Student and Faculty Foreign Travel Award

Julia Northington Rowe ’05 Leadership Fund

Student Travel Award Fund

faculty and staff support

Mary McLean McKissick Armfield ’39 Chair of St. Mary’s Chapel

Nina Johnson Botsford ’72 Endowment for Faculty Support

Theodore E. Bruning, Jr. Instructorship in English

Class of 1951 50th Reunion Faculty

Salary & Benefits Endowment Fund

Class of 1953 50th Reunion Endowment in support of faculty and staff benefits

Class of 1956 Faculty Professional Development Fund

Class of 1957 50th Reunion Fund for Faculty Salaries and Benefits

Faculty Retirement Fund

Faculty Support Endowment Fund

Edward E. Ford Foundation Fund for Faculty Futures

Madame Marie Gagarine Teaching Endowment

Greene Field Fund in memory of Rocky Delano and Peggy Pile and in honor of Nellie Greene

Robin ’57 and John Hadley Instructorship in Mathematics

John W. B. Hadley Instructorship in Science

Kate Johnson Nielsen ’72 Faculty Support Fund

Georgia O’Keeffe 1905 Fund

Barbara Jacobi O’Reilly ’57 Fund to Secure Current Faculty Salaries and Benefits

Plant Foundation Fund

Virginia Stewart Fund

Betty Thornton Endowment Fund

William Woolsey Yardley Memorial Employee Endowment Fund

other specialpurposes

academic funds

Academic Funds

The Sarah C. Benson ’47 Endowed Music Fund

Alexandra Sterling ’03 Science

Educational Materials Endowment

Wray Environment Fund

awards funds

Gene Scott Connor ’34 Memorial Championship Tennis Cup Fund

Virginia Henry Holt Award for a sophomore who is a superior student, who best exemplifies the character, deportment, energy, kindness and grace of the ideal student at Chatham Hall

Lillian Evans Lineberger New Girl Award Fund

Catherine Ingram Spurzem ’74 Creative Writing Award Fund

Helen Gregory Yardley Award for Excellence in Sculpture

guest speakers/ concert funds

Joan Danforth Cook ’48 Concert Lecture Fund

The Polly Wheeler Guth ’44 Leaders In Residence Fund

Leadership Speakers Fund Made Possible by the Classes of 1944, 1968 and Other Individual Donors

Shirley Baker Pond ’48 Fund for Chapel Speakers

library funds

Sally Witt Duncan ’44 and A. Baker

Duncan Book Fund

Abbie Rickert Hershey ’57 Library Book Endowment Fund

Trina Robinson Secor ’68 Leadership Library Fund

maintenance funds

Class of 1940 50th Reunion Fund for the upkeep of St. Mary’s Chapel

Class of 2007 Family Gift Fund

General Heritage Fund

Heritage Fund

Langhorne and Gertrude Wilson Jones ’23 Perennial Garden Fund

Haddon Kirk Chapel Courtyard Memorial Fund

Kitchen and Dining Room Maintenance Fund

Mars Riding Endowment

St. Mary’s Chapel Fund

Shaw Science Building Maintenance Fund

Jerry Van Voorhis Lecture Hall Maintenance Fund

Penelope Perkins Wilson ’41 Heritage Fund

miscellaneous funds

Jeffrey Ferguson ’41 Endowed Chapel Fund

Rector’s Discretionary Fund

Technology Endowment

unrestricted

Annual Giving Endowment

Class of 1942 50th Reunion Unrestricted Endowment Fund

General Endowment

William R. Kenan Jr. Endowment Fund

Kirby Fund

Elizabeth Beckwith Nilsen ’31 Endowment Fund

Virginia L. Radley Endowment Fund

Marlene R. Shaw Endowment Fund

alumnae giving

The following lists include donors to all funds at Chatham Hall. Alumnae are listed by class year and alphabetically by maiden name. alumnae participation 34% young alumnae participation (classes 2000–2011) 30% alumnae chair Jacqueline Cannon Brown ’56

honorary alumnae

Participation 60%

Dee Burch

Ashby Cothran

Alice Cromer RB

Alice Overbey

Dora Thomas RBE

Lockett Van Voorhis

class of 1926

Participation 100%

Mary Bernard Hamilton

class of 1937

Participation All Funds 86%

Participation Annual Fund 80%

Class Agent: Mary Dykema McGuire

Virginia Downing Wiseman B

Mary Dykema McGuire

Sally Ferguson † BE

Eleanor Herrick Stickney † E

Katharine Hobson Sturtevant

Marcia Tuttle Knowles

class of 1938

Participation 75%

Lydia Cobb Perkins †

Hope Rogers Metcalf

Virginia Vinnedge Wheaton

class of 1939

Participation 58%

Barbara Briggs Trimble RB

Margaret Finney McPherson

Elizabeth Lasell Whipple

Marion Lowry Pennell

Barbara Mallory Hathaway R B E

Mary Speer Marr

Elizabeth Wiedersheim Carter †

class of 1940

Participation 11%

Eugenia Lovett West

class of 1941

Participation 56%

Joan Brewer

Elizabeth Evans Morton

Edith Gwathmey Grassi

Ethel Hix Darrell

Tina Jewett Hartshorne

Penelope Perkins Wilson RB

Sarah Robbins Bradshaw

Harriett Sayre Noyes

Kimmie Stuart Sloane B

class of 1942

Participation 44%

Class Agent:

Lucy Charles Jones Bendall

Anonymous

Lucy Charles Jones Bendall

Margaret Meigs Blodget E

Polly Porter E

Lee Stuart Cochran

Mary Tiedeman Hoagland

Mary Walton Curley

class of 1943

Participation 50%

Patricia Anderson Dolan

Edith Bettle Gardner

Anne Campbell Clement

Pauline Harrison Winans Finn

Elsie Hilliard Hillman B

Isabel Hooker B

Margaret Peterson Braden

Mary Sheldon Burns

Sally Thacher Amory

Joan Williams Graham

class of 1944

Participation 43%

Class Agent: Caroline Hartwell Stewart

Elaine Cruikshank Luckey

Lea Cumings Parson RB

Caroline Hartwell Stewart B

Margery Hobson Thomas

Katherine McKay Belk-Cook B

Susan McKnew Caskin

Joan Stanley French

Martha Tinkham Price

Polly Wheeler Guth RBE

Sally Witt Duncan BE

class of 1945

Participation 60%

Class Agent: Mary Hooker Crary

Sara Bankson Stenson

Diana Beebe Richardson

Betsy Burrows

Sally Hillman Childs

Mary Hooker Crary BE

Marion Jones Kingsford

Laura Lee Bullitt

Anne Lee Reath

Mary McChesney Ten Eyck

Sally McCrillis Eldredge

Frances Menefee Weeks E

Marilyn Morss MacLeod

Margaret Murray Baldrige

Kathryn Reed Smith B

Jean Ruffin Lilly

Patricia Schoen Gile E

Charlotte Streeter Goodhue

Carolyn Vreeland Le Boutillier

class of 1946

Participation 63%

Class Agent: Eleanor Owens Earle

Sara Cruikshank Foster B

Helen Dempwolf Goodhue

Joan Dodge Rueckert

Allen Dunnington Ohrstrom

Alison Erskine Farrar

Lois Hart Coleman B

Emma Hodge Sarosdy

Joan Houston McCulloch

Nancy Howland Washburne

Florence Hunter Ault

Mary Lee Muromcew

Joan Miller Tait

Magalen Ohrstrom Bryant RB

Patricia Osborne Smith

Eleanor Owens Earle

Priscilla Pruden Garretson

Sally Quinby Gibbs

Victoria Thomson Romig B

Helene Zimmermann Hill

class of 1947

Participation 45%

Class Agents: Carol Babcock Davenport

Nancy Evans Gruner Anonymous

Carol Babcock Davenport B

Martha Bacon Stimpson

Noel Barnes Williams

Martha Blankarn Halsey

Nancy Evans Gruner

Marjorie Flory

Gainor Ingersoll Miller

Joan Kurtz Ferguson

Anne Perkins Cabot E

B Benefactors Society members are donors who contribute $1,000+ to the Annual Fund or for other purposes. E Esto Perpetua Society members are individuals who have included Chatham Hall in their estate plans. R Rector’s Circle members are donors to the Annual Fund who contribute $10,000+.

† Deceased

class of 1948

Participation All Funds 58%

Participation Annual Fund 56%

Class Agents:

Margaret Ryburn Topping

Harriet Simons Williams

Anonymous

Doris Beasley Martin

Alice Blum Yoakum B

Virginia Fowler Arey

Mary Fox Church

Anne Gulliver Frey

Margaret Ker Gotz E

Joan Lewis Jewett

Lillian Lineberger McKay RBE

Anne Lydgate Kaiser

Sandra MacRae Halsey

Jane-Kerin Moffat

Trygve Norstrand Cooley B

Anne Osborne Swain

Eleanor Pennell E

Virginia Plews Robey

Margaret Ryburn Topping

Jane Schaff Odell

Harriet Simons Williams

Diana Stallings Hobby B

Ann Ward Morgan B

class of 1949

Participation 53%

Mary Bovard Sensenbrenner RB

Jean Clark Eysenbach

Anne Foley Doucet

Patsy Hardie Forrest

Sarah Jones Winmill B

Anne Mott Booth

Joanne Shartle Anderson BE

Sally Shoemaker Robinson

Alden Smith Shriver

Martha Snowdon North

Caroline Staub Callery

Ann Trowbridge Richter

Catherine Van Rensselaer Townsend

Frederica Wellington Valois

Eda Williams Martin

Linda Witherill B

Lucie Wray Todd B

class of 1950

Participation 60%

Class Agents:

Ellen Childs Lovejoy

Nancy Gwathmey Harris

Jenifer Barnes Garfield E

Bonnie Bond

Sally Boyd Polk

Ellen Childs Lovejoy B

Harriett Dayton

Sally Dunham Davis B

Elizabeth Evans

Karin Fagerburg Jackson

Alison Fennelly Siragusa E

Varnell Gibson Badgett

Louise Gilliam Hopkins

Mary Griswold Horrigan

Nancy Gwathmey Harris B

Kathleen Herty Brown

Kathleen Horne Graff

Caroline Jeanes Hollingsworth E

Margaret Johnson Lee

Prudence Lowe Miller

Ellen MacVeagh Rublee B

Centes Morrill Papes

Cynthia Murray Henriques

Custis Preston Haynes

Sally Reese Pryor B

Elizabeth Slade Driscoll RB

class of 1951

Participation 50%

Class Agent: Sarah Shartle Meacham

Phoebe Barnes Caner

Laurene Berger Owen

Kent Brain Rogers

Joan Chickering Volberg

Ann Cochran McCandless

Margaret Dayton Ankeny

Susan Fair Boyd B E

Povy LaFarge Bigbee R BE

Saraellen Merritt Langmann E

Valerie Patrick McAleenan

Anne Purinton Hazzard

Christina Sawtelle Teale

Sarah Shartle Meacham BE

Mary Shoup Gardner

Joanna Sperry Mockler B

Mary-Stuart Waterbury Alvord

class of 1952

Participation 45%

Class Agent: Alison Wright Cameron

Jean Bahr Waltrip

Virginia Beresford Fox B

Carolyn Borders Danforth

Anita Caine Schenck

Josephine Cornwell Parman

Clare Harwood Nunes B

Nancy Kester Neale

Ann Kirkpatrick Runnette

Alice Pack Melly B

Josephine Ruffin Adamson

Emelie Sullivan Born

Mary Webster Kampf

Alison Wright Cameron

class of 1953

Participation 76%

Class Agents: Barbara Billings Supplee

Lucy McClellan Barrett

Cecily Allen Mermann

Margot Bell Woodwell

Barbara Billings Supplee BE

Anne Bourne Rose

Patricia Carter Hatch

Winston Case Wright

Joan Cass Adams

Jane Clark Reeder

Jean Connelly Mooney

Cornelia Cullen Long

Lee Edwards Anderson

Susan Elder Martin

Beverly Hammer Dickinson

Isabel Hobson Utter

Olivia Hutchins Dunn B

Betsy Kenney O’Brien

Elizabeth Lackey Johnston

Gail Lassiter Malin

Louise Lineberger Roberts

Sara Love Downey

Lucy McClellan Barrett RB

Cornelia Mueller Gibson

Mary Nesbit Razim

Judith Ruffin Anderson

Doris Silliman Stockly

Mary Catherine Sours Plaster

Elizabeth Thompson Binstock

Iris Winthrop Freeman B

class of 1954

Participation 37%

Class Agents: Ann Taylor

Judith Turben Walrath

Sarah Austen Adams

Mary Blair Simmons

Sandra Butler Gardner

Jane De Hart E

Betty Gullatt Budlong

Judy McMurray Achre

Elizabeth Peters Turner

Caroline Ramsay Merriam

Elisabeth Swan Weitzel

Ann Taylor E

Judith Turben Walrath

Donna Vroman Kreidler

Angela Winthrop Getchell

Ann Woolfolk Austin

Caroline Young Moore

class of 1955

Participation 44%

Class Agent: Martha Justice Martin

Anonymous

Barbara Barker

Elizabeth Blanton McHargue

Anne Burling

Nancy Cone Hanley † BE

Joan Coulter Pittman RBE

Katherine Cravens RB

Shelby Elliott Roberts

Susan Embree Parker

Natalie Farrar Theriot BE

Carlotta Hellier Parsons

Martha Justice Martin

Cynthia Lovelace Sears B

Elizabeth Marshall Games

Louanna Owens Carlin

Louise Shartle Coleman B

Nancy Starr Tyson

Virginia Worthington Marr E

class of 1956

Participation 50%

Class Agent: Jacqueline Cannon Brown

Doris Balkcom Keen

Evelyn Bullitt Hausslein

Jacqueline Cannon Brown E

Carol Culver Bitting

Irene Darden Field

Judith Fenn Duncan

Alice Lineberger Harney

Joday Litton Blevins

Dandridge Logan Ince

Mary-Jo Loomis Kail

Mary Nichols

Josephine Noel Dietz

Nancy Olmsted Kaehr

Patricia Parshall Berger BE

Marcia Pyle Welch

Emma Scott Christopher

Sue Wolf Moore

class of 1957

Participation 41%

Ellen Day Ross

Josephine Gilmore Bell E

Stuart Greene

Ann Hay Reeves

Janie Huntley Webster BE

Josephine McFadden RBE

Isabel Merrill Lyndon

Katherine Norcross Wheeler E

Martha Patterson Martens

Ann Staples Waldron

Virginia Thornton Craley

Robin Tieken Hadley RB

Jocelyn Wilmerding Burdon B

Sherley Young B

class of 1958

Participation 54%

Class Agents:

Margaret Horner Walker

Sally Saltonstall Willis

Florence Schroeder Ervin

Gray Baird

Ethel Baskerville Powell

Molly Buck

Margaret Bullitt Pough

Allen Craig Mears

Olive Hershey

Margaret Horner Walker B

Mary Kemp Callaway

Anna Lineberger Stanley

Amanda Mackay Smith E

Leila McConnell Daw

Eleanore Morgan Moran

Page Nelson Loeser

Rebecca Roberts

Sally Saltonstall Willis B

Florence Schroeder Ervin B

Eleanor Silliman Maroney B

Carroll Taylor Clark

Maris Thompson BE

Burleigh Vette Blust

class of 1959

Participation 59%

Helen Anderson Shaw

Emily Arents

Sara Chase Byers

Esther Coleman Schroeder

Daphne Crocker-White B

Margaret Cushing

Helen Eggleston Bellas

Mary Fishburne Heuchert

Marian Foster Clifford

Susan Fox Beischer B

Maria Gallagher Truslow

Robin Holt Cochran

Monica MacRae Driver

Priscilla Mapes Maresi

Margaret McElroy

Barbara McMillan

Lee Porter Page B

Lisa Rosenberger Moore RB

Brenda Taylor Babcock

Shirley Van Cleef Sullivan

Margaret Worthington Gilson

Jane Yardley Amos E

class of 1960

Participation 42%

Class Agent: Frances Johnson Lee-Vandell

Mary Austin Lowery

Martha Battle Stathers

Marion Benson Miller

Marjorie Canby Lallemand

Mary Duncan Bicknell B

Helen Dunn

Susan Dwelle Baxter

Elizabeth Walter-Echols

Denny Fowler Pierce-Grove

Kay Graham McCullough

Frances Johnson Lee-Vandell

Eleanore Lee

Margaret Lloyd Keuler

Adelaide McKenzie Moss

Anne Moffitt B

Sarah Perkins Smither

Margaret Reeder Crosbie

Audrey Sawtelle Delafield

Mary Taylor Pope

Katharine Watson B

Eliza Wolcott Morehead

class of 1961

Participation 32%

Class Agent: Cynthia Bryant Parker

Mary Allen Cox

Sarah Belden Ravndal

Bettina Brown Irvine

Cynthia Bryant Parker B

Jane Carney Scully

Theresa Cass Turko

Nancy Clark Tune

Dorothy Dent Withers

Deborah Detchon Dodds B

Josephine Fisher de Give

Gay Newbern Lehman

Catherine Wilson Smith

class of 1962

Participation 68%

Class Agents: Jean Merritt Johnston

Priscilla Pugh Kirkpatrick

Jan Slocum

C. Jane Van Landingham

Jane Allen Street

Helen Beasley

Rose Bryant Woodard

Olivia Cheever

Julia Dalton Keane

Jo Rainey Evans Tisdale

Julia Frazier B

Holly Fry McGowan

Terry Grace

Shirley Grange

Lillian Headley Poole B

Charlotte Jensen Jorgensen

Florence Keiser Romanov

Mary Kreutz MacInnes

Analeak Liipfert Bowers

Susan Mabry Menees

Jean Merritt Johnston B

Louise Potts Thibodaux

Priscilla Pugh Kirkpatrick B

Eugenia Richardson Nash

Carole Robertson Coviello

Lynn Scholz

Diana Simrell Savory

Jan Slocum

Susan Stutenroth Johnson

Judy Treppendahl Robinson B

C. Jane Van Landingham

Nuna Washburn MacDonald

class of 1963

Participation 49%

Class Agent: Jane Everhart Murray

Jean Armfield Sherrill RB

Susan Beekman Clough

Mary Bell Timberlake

Judy Carter BE

Louise Clarke B

Anne Clement Haddad

Jane Everhart Murray B

Alice Flint Roe

Helen Gregory Wise

Tessa Gunter McCauley

Anne Hathaway Bowes

Frances Hurt B

Kirby Kittredge Johnstone

Ada Long

Susan Overbey Funderburk

Dicke Tredway Sloop

Jane Webb Crawford

Virginia Willson Welch

class of 1964

Participation 37%

Class Agents: Boyce Lineberger Ansley

Elizabeth Reigeluth Parker

class of 1965

Participation 25%

Class Agent: Charlotte Kirk Reynolds

Nena Bowman Adams †

Laura Bullitt Despard

Deborah Clark

Mary Fry Edmunds Haywood

Susan Farwell Houston

Charlotte Kirk Reynolds

Barbara Lane

Marian Larkin

Hope Metcalf Johnston

Margaret Payne Mahoney

Lisa Schmid Halpin

Penelope Stout Strakhov

Nina Tabor Martin

Mary Wilson BE

class of 1966

Participation 38%

Elizabeth Bayard Tallman

Marian Bray

Karen Burns Blakey

Carolyn Carter Yawars

Sara Clay Branch

Muffin Dalton Grant

Florence Farwell Schmidt

Julia Felker B

Constance Flint West RB

Katherine Hallowell Noyes

Nancy Hanes White

Margie Hastings Quinlan

Lynn Kitson Williams

Judith Nelson

Dorothy Humphreys Jones

Deborah Kauders Spangler

Ida Little

Marion Malloy Murphy

Patricia Noojin Dudley B

Elizabeth Parsons Harper

Margaret Perkins Sise

Lynn Rosengarten Horowitz B

Maura Smith Collins

Caroline Stewart Lacey

Elizabeth Stout Foehl

Mary Tiffany Schweitzer

Priscilla Wade Belsinger

Wendy Wilson O’Brien RB

Mary Wotherspoon

class of 1968

Participation 38%

Class Agent: Terry Overbey Stafford

Anna Best Lee

Virginia Brewer

Katie Carlson Houston

Kathryn Carter Jacobs

Annie Clarke Ager

Spring Critchlow Swinehart

Caroline Darby Wehner

Muffy Dent Stuart BE

Cecily Fowler Grand

Jane Howard Cheever

Mollie Hunt Holmes

Mary Norman Huguley

Laurie Nussdorfer E

Terry Overbey Stafford

Mary Norris Preyer Oglesby B

Anonymous

Sarah Boy

Lorraine Caffery Friedrichs

Craig Coggins

Nancy Comer Shuford

Janet Holley Wegner

Ann Hoxton Taylor

Katherine Lee Cole

Boyce Lineberger Ansley BE

Dana Paulson Davis E

Elizabeth Reigeluth Parker E

Joan Richardson Doty

Ann Robinson Weiss

Mahala Tillinghast Beams

Audrey Warner Speer

Edith Patterson Cates

Jill Sedlmayr MacMillan

Mary Shallenberger E

Amelia Walker Ward

Sally Whately-Smith Pilkington

Sarah Yardley

class of 1967

Participation 56%

Class Agent: Dorothy Humphreys Jones

Kathleen Arey Carroll BE

Marney Ault Wasserman B

Jessica Bell Nicholson

Louise Boyd Cadwell

Anne Bryant BE

Georgia Cadwalader Bennett

Janice Copley Obre B

Adnée Hamilton

Helen Hanes Welsh

Corinne Rafferty

Katharine Reynolds Chandler RB

Christine Robinson Secor RB

Lucy Williams Maish

class of 1969

Participation 32%

Class Agent: Talmadge Ragan

Anne Blodget Holberton

Carol Harlocker McBee

Julia Johnson

Elizabeth Landes

Janet Lewis Peden

Mary Murrill Oakes

Robin Peake Stuart RB

Talmadge Ragan

Nancy Lee Smith Kemper B

Tucky Stout Pogue

Ann Thomas Lynch

Louise Towers Hardage

Mary Bailey Vance Suitt

Lisa Vilas Weismiller E

Catherine Walker

Mary White English

Virginia Wulsin Roberts

class of 1970

Participation 33%

Class Agent: Ninna Fisher Denny

Rebecca Brown Hutcheson

Charlotte Caldwell E

Carolyn Davenport

Pauline Dent Ketchum R B

Ninna Fisher Denny

M.E. Freeman

Cornelia Freyer

Martha Givens Nicol

Caroline Hairston English

Betty Hessee B

Walker Johnson Jones RBE

Studie Johnson Young BE

Helen Mirkil

Jean Northington

Pamela Purcell

Emilie Richardson

Patricia Robinson B

Karrick Scott Collins

class of 1971

Participation 29%

Class Agent: Camille Agricola Bowman

Camille Agricola Bowman

Elizabeth Cary Pierson E

Mary Dunbar BE

Venita Fields

Mary Kay Karzas E

Preston Lyon McGregor

Margaret Malloy Sanders

Tarleton Russell

Lizette Smith

Sarah Yancey Stipanowich

class of 1972

Participation 40%

Mary Baldrige

Katie Belk Morris B

Laura Brown Cronin B

Julie Cleveland

Lydee Conway Hummel B

Sarah Foscue Merrell

Jane Fuller Killough

Katherine Hairston La Rosa

Carolyn Huntoon Connell

Nina Johnson Botsford RBE

Kate Johnson Nielsen RBE

Anna Lane

Lillian McKay Teigland

Sarah Morris

Patty Neff McCormack

Katherine Pieters DeNes

Jane Preyer B

Diana Simonds

Susan Towers Dennard

Sallie Wise Chaballier

class of 1973

Participation 25%

Class Agent: Virginia Cates Bowie

Kristin Caldwell Schad

Virginia Cates Bowie

Cynthia Coe Devine BE

Farnell Cowan Holton

Jake Darby

Jane Garnett RB

Robin Hanes

Marian Henley

Meredith Johnson Landry

Elizabeth Kirk Unger

Linda Morgan Stowe

Kathleen Ray Creekmuir

Eugenie Russo

Ellen Simmons Ball B

Martha Stevens Brown

Margaret Sugino

Frances Wallace Robertson

class of 1974

Participation 20%

Sanders Beard Hockensmith B

Lori Braun Jackson

Elizabeth Carter Beckmann

Sarah Martin Finn R B

Pamela Mayer

Mary Pugh Manning

Mary Reed Spencer E

Anne Wynn Weissinger

class of 1975

Participation All Funds 34%

Participation Annual Fund 32%

Class Agent: Mary Boy

Mary Boy B

Susan Bruce

Katherine Coleman Haroldson RB

Kathryn Granger Haines

Mary Evelyn Guyton

Heidi Hand Evans

Martha Ann Keels B

Katherine McKay E

Julia Morris Kashkashian B

Tyler Norman Scott

Mary Lyman Scott Jackson

Frances Sommers Wheelock BE

Emily Todd E

Joan Womble Stone

class of 1976

Participation 16%

Class Agent: Virginia Carter

Alida Bryant

Virginia Carter B

Caroline Ives Pearce

Celia Lippitt Snow

Janey McCoy

Caroline Nichols

Bradford Simmons Marshall B

class of 1977

Participation 27%

Class Agent: Patricia Kellogg Maddock

Katherine Brooks

Katharine Bulkley RB

Pace Cooke Emmons

Sarah Dabney Gillespie B

Patricia Kellogg Maddock E

Frazier Millner

Robin Musser Agnew

Sarah Nelson

Elizabeth Robinson Willmott

Polly Slater Glover

Elizabeth Suddarth Penland

Jane Wilson E

class of 1978

Participation 21%

Lisa Burton

Mary Duncan Berkun

Margaretta Gallagher Archie

Lisa Glover

Tara Mactaggart

Linda Mars RBE

Nancy Neale

Alice Rodgers Alsterberg

class of 1979

Participation 13%

Alexandra Coe

Melisa Craig Hampton

Molly Davis

Johan Newcombe Peers

Susan Shelton

class of 1980

Participation 28%

Catherine Doeller Sage B

Janet Freed Rosser

Merrell Anne Graham Shearer

Florence Hines

Annette Kirby B

Susan Sampson McDade

Allison Sutton Fuqua

Louisa Young McClanahan

class of 1981

Participation 19%

Bradie Barr B

Deborah Berlin

Cristina Bornhofen

Mary Crisp

Frances Mellen

Elizabeth Peters

Janet Scott

Sallie Grace Tate BE

class of 1982

Participation 11%

Class Agent: Jennifer Austell-Wolfson

Jennifer Austell-Wolfson E

Karen Gates Kettler

Elizabeth Reynolds

class of 1983

Participation 22%

Class Agent: Stacey Goodwin

Cheryl Bentley B

Stephanie Dozier Kirkman

Stacey Goodwin R B

Catherine McCormick

Elizabeth Mullen

Tamara Pottker

Karin Schutjer

Michele Smith Beveridge

Susan Wright

Class of 1984

Participation 30%

Class Agent: Jennifer Gammill McKay

Tracy Bartlett Lively

Amanda Brady

Laura Duncan

Jennifer Gammill McKay BE

Sian Jones

Sarah Monarchi Longpré RB

Mary Reynolds

Lisa Richmond

Katie Van Lennep

class of 1985

Participation 11%

Class Agent: Belinda Thornton Ruelle

Sarah Collie

Kathan Dearman

Jennifer Taylor Carsten

Belinda Thornton Ruelle

class of 1986

Participation 21%

Class Agent: Kappy Gheesling Lapides

Hallie Bettcher Pettegrew

Mary Bilecky Drimer

Eleanor Burke Farris B

Judith Duncan

Mary Freed

Laura Myers Casellas

Melissa Norton McKinley

Elizabeth Todd Beall

class of 1987

Participation 18%

Class Agents: Judy Currie Hamilton

Laura Willoughby

Judy Currie Hamilton

Joan Madry Kligerman

Dudley Melton Berry

Dana Nossaman Keilman

Kimberlee Scott

Laura Willoughby

Semmes Wright Calvert

class of 1988

Participation 12%

Laura Dick Moses

Laura Mascharka Brucker

Abbie Story LeFevre

Garnett Wilbourn Hutton

class of 1989

Participation 11%

Class Agent: Stephanie Hewitt Hedge

Nancy Evans Wahmhoff

Stephanie Hewitt Hedge B

Susan Nussbaum Fitzgerald

Susan Staton Maday

class of 1990

Participation 7%

Class Agent: Cindy Cottle

Cindy Cottle

Kate Jones

class of 1991

Participation 15%

Class Agent: Catherine Whitehead Huband

Ansley Chapman Cella

Heather Cook Barnes

Shannon Hinderliter Hembree

Merredith Schwaner Stuelpe

Catherine Whitehead Huband

class of 1992

Participation 7%

Gretchen Blair Clark

Laura Ray Greer

class of 1993

Participation 32%

Class Agent: Anna Robinson

Anonymous E

Natalia Barrett-Rose

Emily Blair Harvey

Andrea Cannon Little

Laurel Cobble Fountain

Mary-Stuart Day

Lucy Holmes Erwin

Sarah Jenks

Kerrington Ramsey Molhoek

Anna Robinson

Ava Ann Vrooman

class of 1994

Participation 20%

Class Agent: Sandra Van Haaften Heasley

Alison Ardito

Alexandra Michaels Adkins

Amanda Sink Wydner

Sandra Van Haaften Heasley

class of 1995

Participation 13%

Class Agent: Reagan Greene Pruitt

Reagan Greene Pruitt

Cristina Murphy

Ashley Rice Evans

class of 1996

Participation 12%

Kelly Doss

Andrea Littman Long BE

Tanya Mahdi McMain

class of 1997

Participation 24%

Class Agent: Morgan Karsman Robertson

Kimberly Bokesch Curtis

Amanda Burr Parker

Lindsey Copeland Long

Rebecca Frackelton

Morgan Karsman Robertson

Alyson Kent

Cary Maish Brodie

Robyn Raybould Schmidt B

class of 1998

Participation 23%

Class Agent: Susan Gillings Gross

Maibeth Deas Keith

Susan Gillings Gross RB

Taylor Hall Bandyke

Katherine McLean Ryan

Kerry O’Neill Irwin

Lori Palmore Heath

Elizabeth Yarborough

class of 1999

Participation 14%

Class Agent: Elizabeth White-Hurst

Mari Armstrong-Hough

Fitzalan Crowe Gorman

Meredith Smith

Elizabeth White-Hurst E

class of 2000

Participation 29%

Class Agent: Elizabeth Call

Jane Allen

Katherine Blair Farmer

Cherie Bowlin Madison

Elizabeth Call

Andrea Dedmon

Florentina Frangiamore Adams

Rebekah Hertzberg

Katherine Velasco Rutherford

class of 2001

Participation 7%

Class Agent: Katherine Currin

Trisha Blackwell

Katherine Currin

class of 2002

Participation 33%

Class Agents: Kimberly Daniels

Anonymous

Michelle Thomas Supko

Emily Brown Sales

Kimberly Daniels

Danielle Dillon Munkelt

Karla Hudson Martin

Lindsay Shook

Sara Stumberg Walker

Michelle Thomas Supko B

class of 2003

Participation 35%

Class Agents:

Mary Katherine Evans Rordam

Whitney Jones

Sarah Arnn Parrish

Lydia Beresford

Emily Calhoun

Sybil Cole Soyars

Mary Katherine Evans Rordam

Mary Giddings Dunlap

Jennifer Hinson

Whitney Jones

Averil Liebendorfer

Christine Meyer

Katherine Meyer

Mary Elizabeth Wilkes

class of 2004

Participation 33%

Class Agents: Marguerite Logan

Danielle Thomas

Ying-Hui Fang

Jennifer Hills

Marguerite Logan

Mary MrDutt

Jordan Nyberg

Ayako Obata

Ann Pope

Danielle Thomas

class of 2005

Participation 33%

Class Agents: Lelan Dunavant

Emma Smith

Lindsay Burkart

Lelan Dunavant

Samantha Franklin

Erin Haymes Huan

Ashley Hockensmith

Rebecca Jones

Sarah Lannom

Amanda Peterkin

Laura Anne Roquemore

Emma Smith

class of 2006

Participation 43%

Class Agents: Joanna Caldwell

Schaeffer Goss Barnhardt

Taylor Nyberg

Laura Spencer

Sandra Turnbull

class of 2008

Participation 38%

Class Agents: Ellen Cartmell

Maggie Oakes

Ellen Cartmell

Vickey Casey

April Hile

Shelby Hockensmith

Gloria Mejia

Maggie Oakes

Kristin Reese

Kaitlin Tebeau

Katherine Thomas

Samantha Wall

class of 2009

Participation 18%

Class Agent: Alexandra Walker

Margaret Dalrymple

Grace Fulop

Caroline Gibson

Victoria Litos

Polly Mingledorff

Whitney Phelps

Alexandra Walker

Paige Abe

Joanna Caldwell

Nell Gilliam

Schaeffer Goss Barnhardt

Lindsay Hockensmith

Taylor McCall

Maura McGinn

Elizabeth Anne McGowin

Abigail Murnick

Sara Norman

Taylor Nyberg

Sonal Patel

Jacqueline Pottorf

Olga Ramsay

Laura Rand

Virginia Thomas

Lorena Vega

Maria Vega

class of 2007

Participation 35%

Class Agents: Virginia Evans

Laura Spencer

class of 2010

Participation 28%

Class Agents: Adele Cornwall

Grace Hwang

Mary Kathryn Atkinson

Megan Bennett

Adele Cornwall

Alyssa Edes

Chelsea Hermann

Grace Hwang

Catherine McIver

Charlotte Rettberg

Anna Sloan

Anna Claire Turpin

class of 2011

Participation 19%

Class Agent: Kathryn Bennett

Kathryn Bennett

Elizabeth Ferlise

Catherine Merwin

Rachel Quinn

Laurel Street

Anonymous

Meredith Brown

Sarah Burton-Graper

Anonymous

Gifty Amponsem

Virginia Evans

Caroline Finke

Elizabeth Loewenstein

Ann O’Brien

Michelle Pfeiffer

parents & grandparents of students

parent participation 42% grandparent participation 17% parent and senior parent chairs Lawrence and Karen Soderstrom P’13

class of 2012 parents

Participation to the Annual Fund 57%

Participation to All Funds 65%

Anonymous B

Kathleen and Daniel Amos RB

Kathleen Brown

Alan and Starlette Early

Sean Forbes and Gillian Lakhan

Douglas and Elizabeth Goldstein RB

H. Anderson and Cheryl Haymes

William and Stephanie Hewitt Hedge B

Walter and Marta Johnson B

Dennis and Sara Jones

Amy Lane

Christopher and Arlene Lee

Craig and Theresa Merrigan

Lawrence and Karen Soderstrom B

Tracy and Kathy Spencer B

Valerie Welch

Jonathan and Rebecca Winebrenner B

Frank and Paige Wiseman

class of 2012 grandparents

Participation 18%

Frances Johnson Lee-Vandell

Howard and Kelly Pike

J. Kyle Spencer RB

Robert Welch

Virginia Downing Wiseman B

class of 2013 parents

Participation 32%

Henry and Martha Chapman

J. Belk Daughtridge B

Lois Daughtridge

Olga and Stanley Erickson

Edmond and Angela Fitzgerald B

Chang Hon Kim and Kyong Sook Lee

Cynthia Rodriguez B

Bill Sherrill and Lori Wainright

Scott and Kathy Smith

Richard and Nancy Tebeau

Charles and Cheryl Tuck

Paul and Marguerite Vosteen

Kevin and Marguerite Walz

class of 2013 grandparents

Participation 14%

Anonymous

Edmond and Emily Fitzgerald

Dorothy Hren

Lathrop and Elizabeth Smith

Terry and Betty Walton

class of 2014 parents

Participation 39%

Anonymous

William and Darnell Abbott

William and Jill Baskin

Beth Duncan Berkun

Robert and Pace Cooke Emmons

C. Barry and Melissa Franks

Sterling and Linder Laffitte B

Ned and Catherine Morris

William and Lynn Penny

Robert and Elizabeth Powell

Bill Sherrill and Lori Wainright

Paul and Marguerite Vosteen

David and Beverly Walker

Daniel and Tammy Waters

class of 2014 grandparents

Participation 17%

Howard Berkun

Judith Fenn Duncan

Robert Emmons †

Robert and Patsy Gibson

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph M. Laffitte

William and Susan Morris B

class of 2015 parents

Participation 44%

Anonymous

Laura Aberg and Jason Jacob

William Bentley

Kent Blossom and Teresa Hill

Kurt Buckner

Fred and Rebecca Caprio

Raja and Saradha Chadalavada

Leslie Davis

Thomas and Martha Dixon B

Dale and Denise Evans B

Zachary and Felicia Hairston B

James and Melanie Hogg B

Herman and Elizabeth Hollerith

Cesar and July Mantilla

Chester Mayo

Joseph and Susan Pinyard

Holly and Walt Rhea

Michael and Donna Robertson

Bradford and Angela Sims

Timothy and Laura Stevens

Robert and Jeanine Stewart

Richard and Christina Thomas B

William and Mary Tice

Joseph and Bernadette Young

class of 2015 grandparents

Participation 17%

Judith Aberg B

Gladys Dixon

Sherrilon Doss

William and Adele Fletcher

David and Jane Leak

Lynda Mills

Herk and Sherry Sims B

Susan Smith

Nancy Stewart

parents of alumnae

James and Maria Allen P’00

Jane Yardley Amos ’59, P’91 E

Kathelen and Daniel Amos P’07, ’12 RB

Boyce Lineberger Ansley ’64, P’90 BE

Victor and Bonnie Ardito P’94

Virginia Fowler Arey ’48, P’69

Florence Hunter Ault ’46, P’72, ’75

Margaret Murray Baldrige ’45, P’72

Katherine McKay Belk-Cook ’44, P’72 B

D. Scott and Jeannie Bennett P’11

Timothy and Mary Bentley P’02

Laurence and Karen Bettcher P’86 B

F. Matthews and Beth Bigbee P’10

Mary Bilecky P’86

J. Kermit and Glenys Birchfield P’93 B

Michael and Thelma Blair P’93

Margaret Meigs Blodget ’42, P’69 E

Mauren Briceno P’11

Barry and Jo Brown P’02, ’04 B

Anne Bryant P’61, ’62, ’67, ’76

Katharine Bulkley P’77 B

Walter and Dee Burch P’85

Howard and Patricia Burkart P’92

Mathilde Kingsland Burnett ’42, P’71

David and Barbara Caldwell P’06

Caroline Staub Callery ’49 P’70, ’71

Joan Carter P’76

Dorothy Cary P’71

Edith Patterson Cates ’66, P’96

MacFarland and Margy Cates P’73, ’75, ’77

Jerry and Judith Clark P’04 B

Anne Campbell Clement ’43, P’63

Davenport and Gladys Cleveland P’72

Marcie Cobble P’93, ’96

Barbara Collie P’85 B

Maura Smith Collins ’67, P’06

J. Edward and Shirley Craig P’77, ’79, ’84

Jebbie Crowe P’99

George and Gretchen Crowell P’07

J. Christopher and Elizabeth Dalrymple P’09

Carol Babcock Davenport ‘47, P’70 B

Lois Davenport P’57

Charles William Dedmon P’00

Karen Dedmon P’00

Frederick B. Dent P’68, ’70 B

Clark and Dena Donahue P’11

Judith Fenn Duncan ’56, P’77, ’78, ’79, ’84, ’86

Michael and Dianne Dunham P’11

Frederick and Susanne Dwyer P’10

Eleanor Owens Earle ’46, P’79

Ralph Earle II P’79

Beverly Edgell P’93 B

Aubrey and Elayne Edwards P’89, ’91

Florence Ervin P’93

Hilda Farmer P’81

Julia Felker ’66, P’91 B

Salvatore and Antoinette Ferlise P’11

Ellen Fort P’05

Virginia Beresford Fox ’52, P’80 B

Nan Freed P’77, ’80, ’86

Stewart and Lynn Gammill P’84

Jenifer Barnes Garfield ’50, P’79 E

Cornelia Mueller Gibson ’53, P’83

Gary and Carol Gibson P’09 B

Paul and Robin Giddings P’99, ’00, ’03

John and Sarah Goodwin P’83

Paul and Cynthia Googe P’09 B

James and Mary Granger P’75

Michael Gruening and Marie-Christine Gruening-Crouzet P’04

Polly Wheeler Guth ’44, P’70 R B E

Samuel and Elizabeth † Hairston P’70, ’72, ’73

Martha Blankarn Halsey ’47, P’70

Sandra MacRae Halsey ’48, P’77, ’79

Mary Beth Hamlin P’07

James and Linda Harrison P’74, ’78

H. Anderson and Cheryl Haymes P’04, ’05, ’12

Peter and Mary Minor Henderson P’09 B

Douglas and Kathryn Hendrickson P’02 B

Cynthia Murray Henriques ’50, P’73

Helene Zimmermann Hill ’46, P’80, ‘82

Sanders Beard Hockensmith ’74 and Albert Kent Hockensmith P’05, ’06, ’08 B

Mollie Hunt Holmes ’68, P’93

Paul Hough and Ingrid Nelson P’99, ’10

Channing Howe P’69 RBE

Henry and Margaret Hurt P’93

Robert and Sandra Jackson P’98

Roger and Jill Jenkins P’09 B

Virginia Johnson P’70, ’72 B

Anne Labouchere P’85, ’88

Ann Gray Large P’65, ’67

Frances Johnson Lee-Vandell ’60 P’86

Sylvia Stallings Lowe P’72, ’75, ’77

Margaret Lynch P’91

Lucy Williams Maish ’68, P’97

Julian and Diane Mann P’98

John and Adrienne Mars P’78 RB

Doris Beasley Martin ’48, P’74

Harry and Mary Maxon P’90

Rogers and Susan McCall P’06, ’09

Norman and Vivian McGowin P’06

Robert and Mary McIver P’10 B

Katherine McKay ’75, P’10 E

Lillian Lineberger McKay ’48 and Hamilton W. McKay, Jr. P’72, ’75 R B E

Arthur and Sandy Meister P’99

William Mellen P’80, ’81

Ron and Ann Merricks P’02

William and Mary Frances Merwin P’11

Hope Rogers Metcalf ’38, P’65, ’69, ’78

H. Victor Millner, Jr. P’77 E

Carol Monarchi P’84 R B

Andrew and Sheppard Morrison P’10

Pattie Motley P’81, ’85 E

Archie and Sherri Murphy P’99

Leda Neale ’78, P’07

Nancy Kester Neale ’52, P’78, ’80

Teresa Nelson P’10

Michael and Patricia O’Brien P’06, ’07 BE

Thomas and Jane O’Neill P’98

Alice Overbey P’68

Lea Cumings Parson ’44, P’65, ’68 RB

Rebecca Price P’06, ’09

Charles and Betty Prouty P’88

Robert Pugh P’73, ’74, ’77

William and Kimberly Rand P’06

Mary Nesbit Razim ’53, P’81

David Reed P’74, ’81, ’83

Virginia Plews Robey ’48, P’80

David and Paula Robinson P’93, ’97 B

Ellen MacVeagh Rublee ’50, P’78 B

Edward and Ann Schilling P’98

J. Glenn and Alice Shelton P’79, ’81

Marc and Cynthia Shook P’02 B

Mary Blair Simmons ’54, P’77

Alison Fennelly Siragusa ’50 and Ross Siragusa P’71 E

Dicke Tredway Sloop ’63, P’92

Kenneth and Susan Sommerkamp P’90

Tracy and Kathy Spencer P’07, ’12 B

Caroline Hartwell Stewart ’44, P’67 B

Robert and Mary Street P’11

Anne Osborne Swain ’48, P’70

Elizabeth Bayard Tallman ’66, P’94

Richard and Nancy Tebeau P’08, ’13

Mark and Molly Thomas P’06, ‘08

Nevin and Dora Thomas P’02, ’04 RBE

Lucie Wray Todd ’49, P’75 B

Elizabeth Towers P’09 B

John and Kathleen Turnbull P’07

Jerry and Lockett Van Voorhis P’94

William and Diane Walker P’09 B

John and Connie Wallace P’08

John Wallace P’73

Robert and Joan Wallick P’87 B

Anne Wynn Weissinger ’74, P’01

Francis T. and Katherine West P’90, ’97 E

Francis and Frances Wideman P’04

Lynn Kitson Williams ’66, P’91

Noel Barnes Williams ’47, P’70

Richard and Mary Willis P’06

Elizabeth Robinson Willmott ’77, P’03, ’07

Jean Wilmer P’71

Penelope Perkins Wilson ’41, P’67 RB

Donald and Gayla Wood P’96

D. Oliver and Mary Semmes Wright P’87

Robert Yeager P’07

faculty and staff

participation all funds and annual fund 100%

Anonymous

Jane Allen

Robert Ankrom

Mary Lee Black

William Black

Amy Blair

Geoffrey Braun

Tammy Cardwell

Demery Close

Gwendolyn Couch

Amy Davis

Leslie Davis

Bonnie Dodson

Lelan Dunavant

Barbie Eanes

Mary Edmonds

Ned Edwards

Gary Fountain R B

Melissa Evans Fountain R B

Wanda Gammon

Eva Greenberg

Beth Griffin B

David Grimes

Martha Griswold

Cheryl Haymes

Stephanie Hewitt Hedge B

Jennifer Hiltwine

Sarah Hopkins

Kim Jackson

Jennifer Jones

Kyle Kahuda

Alyson Kent

Catherine LaDuke

Starlet Lemon

Jessica Leonardi

David Lyle

Earl Macam

Ron Merricks

Gilda Millner

Don Morley

Susan Morley

James Morris

Sheppard Morrison

Sherri Murphy

Dennis Oliver

Sherry Payne

Laura Rand

Barbara Reichelderfer

friendscurrentandstudents

Anonymous

Ryland and Dot Bennett G’11

Theodore Bruning B

Joni Butler G’11

David Cothran †

Jacquelin Crebbs and Graham Evans B

Ben and Betty Davenport RB

Harold and Cathy Dayton

Richard Dixon

Kathleen Bond Dow

Barbara Evans

Dugald Fletcher

Eunice Fulcher

William Greynolds

Charles Hickox, Jr.

Cheryl Hogg

H. Winston and Betty Holt

Pamela Kahuda

Sarah Bugbee Keidel

Warren Kelleher

John A. Logan, Jr. † R B

Sidney Lovett

Michael Lyons Caswell and Liz Nilsen

V. R. Shackelford III

Richard Simmons B

Han Kyu and Soon-Bock Kim Song

Dennis Reichelderfer

Wanda Scearce

Lynne Shelton

R. Alan Spearman

Sally Stewart

Molly Thomas

Kenneth Tyburski

Tammy Waters

Maureen Webb

Lauren Wilson

Donald Wood

Vicki Wright

Dina Yassin

Karl and Hollis Stauber

Cassidy Tebeau ’13

Sara Thompson

John Thorndike

Richard L. and Joan M. Willis

E. Carlton and Shay Wilton RB

James H. Wright

corporations & foundations

3Kids Corporation

Adobe Systems Incorporated Matching Gift Program

AEGON Transamerica Foundation

Alcyon Foundation

Ankeny Foundation

The Arkwright Foundation

Katherine and Thomas Belk Foundation

Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation Inc.

BNY Mellon

The Boston Foundation

BW718 Foundation Inc.

Campbell Insurance Company B

Central Carolina Community Foundation

Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina

Cochran Family Foundation

The Thomas B. & Robertha K. Coleman Foundation Inc.

The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham

Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro

Community Foundation of the Chattahoochee Valley

Mary W. Covey Charitable

Remainder Trust R B

J Crisp Properties, LLC

Diamond Paper Company, Inc.

S. Downey Fund of the Northern Trust Charitable Giving Program

Driscoll Foundation

The Elster Foundation

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

Foundation for the Carolinas

GE Foundation

Gillings Family Foundation

Adele Bogart Fitzpatrick Fund of the Greater Cincinnati Foundation

Zachary P. Hairston, D.D.S. Family Dentistry

Special Fund #6 of the Hampton Roads Community Foundation RB

The Bryant & Nancy Hanley Foundation Inc.

Claire Adair Hendrickson Foundation

Elsie H. Hillman Foundation

Hobby Family Foundation

Intermountain Gas Industries Foundation

International Business Machines

J & S Landscaping

David Woods Kemper Memorial Foundation

The Kraft Foods Foundation

Land O’Lakes Foundation

The Lord’s Foundation

The Alice Pack Melly & L Thomas Melly Foundation

The Merck Company Foundation

Meriwether-Godsey, Inc.

Douglas and Sands Coleman Fund of The Minneapolis Foundation

Geraldine M. Murray Foundation

National Philanthropic Trust

Network for Good

The New York Community Trust

The Louise P. Overbey Trust RB

Partridge Foundation

Pfizer Foundation Matching Gifts Program

Piedmont Direct, Inc.

Henry B. Plant Memorial Fund

Quest Diagnostics

Schwab Charitable Fund

The Siragusa Foundation B

The Sledge Foundation

The Whitney and Anne Stone Foundation

Stuart Family Foundation

Takeda Matching Gift Program

Target

Thanksgiving Foundation

James W. Thornton Family Foundation

Union Pacific Matching Gift Program

United Way of Central New Mexico

The Uplands Family Foundation

Van Yahres Associates

Verizon Foundation

Wallick Family Foundation Donor Advised Fund of the Wyoming Community Foundation

Wells Fargo Foundation

The Helen B. & Charles M. White Charitable Fund of the Cleveland Foundation

Elizabeth Aberg ’67

Joan Mitchell Ault ’44

Barbro Carlson Barck-Lindgren ’55

Sue Overton Carter

Theresa Casavant

Class of 1962 Deceased Members

Class of 1968 Deceased Members

Eleanor Ogg Cooper ’45

Mildred Harrison Dent ’41

Ransom Duncan

Marjorie Milbank Farrar ’53

Sally Ferguson ’37

Emily Norcross Fisher ’55

Sarah Huntington Fletcher ’52

Nancy Marshall Forcier ’45

Constance Gibson

Mary Virginia Gillam

Gaye Barker Godell ’62

Elizabeth Hairston

John Hewitt

Edith Porter Hickox ’38

Audrey Hillman Hilliard ’43

Rebecca Buell Hirsch ’51

Virginia Holt

George Hren

Patricia Newcomet Hudson ’52

Phyllis B. Hunt

Anne Winship Kelleher ’52

Dick Labouchere

Richard Lane

Carin Moore Laughlin ’45

Joan Campbell Lovett ’45

Susan Thompson Lynd ’61

Stanley Stacy McNeill ’67

James Mills

Sheila Monks-Baniak ’72

Margaret Morris ’77

Patricia Pyke Munn ’45

Flavia Pediconi Nonis ’45

Susan Hughes Norman ’53

Pankaj Patel

Martha Ann Pugh ’77

Virginia Radley

Robert Reigeluth

Helen Daniel Rodman ’39

honorary gifts

Caitlin Aberg ’15

Ann Beal

Kathryn Bennett ’11

William Black

Amy Blair

Nina Johnson Botsford ’72

E. Conrad and Peggy Bowlin

Meredith Brown ’04

Theodore Bruning

Alison Wright Cameron ’52

Ashby Cothran

Lella Crane ’91

Alice Cromer

Sumner Dalrymple ’09

Ruby Sherron De Hart

Hillary Dwyer ’10

Hannah Early ’12

Mary Edmonds

Robin Emmons ’14

Laura Farmer

Megan Grissett ’05

Kathryn Granger Haines ’75

H. Anderson and Cheryl Haymes

Sanders Beard Hockensmith ’74

Nelson Ervin Holland ’93

George and Gisela Ives

Curtis Jackson

Catherine Bell Johnson ’12

memorial gifts volunteers

Kyle and Pamela Kahuda

Katharine Kidde ’48

Polly Mingledorff ’09

Jennifer Jackson Moulton ’98

Leda Neale ’78

Erica Neale ’80

Wendy Wilson O’Brien ’67

Lea Cumings Parson ’44

Molly Penny ’14

Haley Price ’06

Laura Price ’09

Nancy Remley Whiteley ’68

Emily Brown Sales ’02

Reid Smith ’11

Mary Bleecker Simmons ’55

Doris Slayton

Alexandra Ryburn Taylor ’52

Ann West Vivarelli ’53

Sally Brittingham Wallace ’44

Lillian Waller ’71

Dixie Whitehead

James and Mary Wilson

Archie Womack

Helen Yardley

R. Alan Spearman

Sallie Grace Tate ‘81

Mark and Molly Thomas

Lale Turker

Jerry and Lockett Van Voorhis

John and Deborah Vrooman

Alexandra Walker ‘09

Anna Wallace ‘08

Megan Willis ‘06

Penelope Perkins Wilson ‘41

Mary Kate Winebrenner ‘12

Isabella Yeager ‘07

thank you! We are grateful to the many volunteers who worked enthusiastically and selflessly on behalf of Chatham Hall during 2011–2012. You have enriched our academic, athletic, and student life programs. You have helped us recruit new students; have hosted and coordinated events; have raised much-needed funds to balance our budget and strengthen our programs and provided invaluable investment advice. And, you have planned and coordinated programs for our alumnae and parent communities. Thank you for all that you do!

board of trustees

chair

Nina Johnson Botsford ’72

Lucy McClellan Barrett ’53

Katharine Reynolds Chandler ’68

Jerry Clark P’04

J. Belk Daughtridge P’13

Sarah Martin Finn ’74

Patricia R. Frederick ’57

Douglas Goldstein P’12

Stacey Goodwin ’83

Susan Gillings Gross ’98

Katherine Coleman Haroldson ’75

Julia Morris Kashkashian ’75

Robert McIver P’10

Lisa Rosenberger Moore ’59

Tracy Spencer P’07, ’12

Robin Peake Stuart ’69

Dora M. Thomas P’02, ’04

Penelope Perkins Wilson ’41, P’67

trustees emeriti

Boyce Lineberger Ansley ’64, P’90

Polly Wheeler Guth ’44, P’70

Robin Tieken Hadley ’57

ex-officio Members

Karen Soderstrom P’12

Parent Advisory Committee

The Rt. Rev. Herman Hollerith IV P’15, Bishop, The Diocese of Southern Virginia

Priscilla Pugh Kirkpatrick ’62 President, Alumnae Council

alumnae council president

Priscilla Pugh Kirkpatrick ’62

Jane Allen ’00

Lucy Charles Jones Bendall ’42

Cheryl Bentley ’83

Martha Stevens Brown ’73

Elisabeth Campbell Cales ’02

Ansley Chapman Cella ’91

Sarah Collie ’85

Adele Cornwall ’10

Joanna Edgell ’93

Mary Freed ’86

Annette Kirby ’80

Megan Grant Lawrence ’98

Frances Johnson Lee-Vandell ’60

Andrea Littman Long ’96

Virginia Worthington Marr ’55

Catherine McCormick ’83

Maggie Oakes ’08

Lee Porter Page ’59

Cynthia Bryant Parker ’61

Talmadge Ragan ’69

Mary Reynolds ’84

Frances Wallace Robertson ’73

Emily Brown Sales ’02

Lindsay Shook ’02

Ann Taylor ’54

Wissie Thompson ’58

Alexandra Walker ’09

Elizabeth White-Hurst ’99

parentcommitteeadvisory officers

President: Karen Soderstrom P’12

Vice President: Cheryl Tuck P’13

class of 2012

William and Nancy Phillips

Lawrence and Karen Soderstrom

Valerie P. Welch

Jonathan and Rebecca Winebrenner

class of 2013

Lois Daughtridge

Edmond and Angela Fitzgerald

Bill Sherrill and Lori Wainright

Charles and Cheryl Tuck

class of 2014

William and Darnell Abbott

Sterling and Linder Laffitte

Louis and Tango Moore

Ned and Catherine Morris

class of 2015

Dale and Denise Evans

James and Melanie Hogg

Herman and Elizabeth Hollerith

Joseph and Susan Pinyard

alumnae volunteers

Sarah Wood Anderson ’96

Boyce Lineberger Ansley ’64

Jennifer Austell-Wolfson ’82

Schaeffer Goss Barnhardt ’06

Lucy McClellan Barrett ’53

Helen Beasley ’62

Lucy Charles Jones Bendall ’42

Kathryn Bennett ’11

Virginia Cates Bowie ’73

Camille Agricola Bowman ’71

Mary Boy ’75

Jacqueline Cannon Brown ’56

Katharine Bulkley ’77

Tyler Burkett ’11

Joanna Caldwell ’06

Elizabeth Call ’00

Alison Wright Cameron ’52

Virginia Carter ’76

Ellen Cartmell ’08

Sarah Collie ’85

Adele Cornwall ’10

Carole Robertson Coviello ’62

Cindy Cottle ’90

Mary Hooker Crary ’45

Laura Brown Cronin ’72

Katherine Currin ’01

Kimberly Daniels ’02

Carol Babcock Davenport ’47

Olga Davidson ’70

Ninna Fisher Denny ’70

Patricia Noojin Dudley ’67

Lelan Dunavant ’05

Eleanor Owens Earle ’46

Pace Cooke Emmons ’77

Florence Schroeder Ervin ’58

Virginia Evans ‘07

Sarah Martin Finn ’74

Elizabeth Stout Foehl ’67

Samantha Franklin ’05

Patricia R. Frederick ’57

Stacey Goodwin ’83

Susan Gillings Gross ’98

Nancy Evans Gruner ’47

Anne-Marie Ethier Hain ’87

Judy Currie Hamilton ’87

Nancy Gwathmey Harris ’50

Sandra Van Haaften Heasley ’94

Stephanie Hewitt Hedge ’89

Ashley Hockensmith ’05

Cannon Hodge ’00

Catherine Whitehead Huband ’91

Grace Hwang ’10

Jean Merritt Johnston ’62

Debbie Humphreys Jones ’67

Whitney Jones ’03

Priscilla Pugh Kirkpatrick ’62

C. Jane Van Landingham ’62

Kappy Gheesling Lapides ’86

Frances Johnson Lee-Vandell ’60

Elizabeth Loewenstein ’07

Marguerite Logan ’04

Ellen Childs Lovejoy ’50

Jill Sedlmayr MacMillan ’66

Patricia Kellogg Maddock ’77

Martha Justice Martin ’55

Mary Dykema McGuire ’37

Jennifer Gammill McKay ’84

Sarah Shartle Meacham ’51

Jane Everhart Murray ’63

Jean Brundred Murray ’38 †

Taylor Nyberg ’06

Wendy Wilson O’Brien ’67

Maggie Oakes ’08

Cynthia Bryant Parker ’61

Elizabeth Reigeluth Parker ’64

Sonal Patel ’06

Laura Price ’09

Reagan Greene Pruitt ’95

Talmadge Ragan ’69

Charlotte Kirk Reynolds ’65

Anne Davies Robertson ’83

Morgan Karsman Robertson ’97

Anna Robinson ’93

Mary Katherine Evans Rordam ’03

Julia Rowe ’05

Belinda Thornton Ruelle ’85

Julia Dorman Schneider ’79

Lindsay Shook ’02

Jan Slocum ’62

Emma Smith ’05

Laura Spencer ’07

Terry Overbey Stafford ’68

Caroline Hartwell Stewart ’44

Muffy Dent Stuart ’68

Michelle Thomas Supko ’02

Barbara Billings Supplee ’53

Ann Taylor ’54

Danielle Thomas ’04

Margaret Ryburn Topping ’48

Alexandra Walker ’09

Margaret Horner Walker ’58

Judith Turben Walrath ’54

Suzanne West ’97

Elizabeth White-Hurst ’99

Harriet Simons Williams ’48

Sally Saltonstall Willis ’58

Laura Willoughby ’87

parentvolunteers

William and Darnell Abbott P’14

Brian T. and Jennifer Atkinson P’13

Doris Baker P’13

Stacey Bentley P’15

Jo Brown P’15

Fred and Rebecca Caprio P’15

Martha Chapman P’13

Marcie Cobble P’93, ‘96

J. Belk Daughtridge P’13

Lois Daughtridge P’13

Dale and Denise Evans P’15

Dagmar Fahr P’15

Edmond and Angela Fitzgerald P’13

Felicia Hairston P’15

William Hedge P’12

Jason and Alicia Hicks P’15

James and Melanie Hogg P’15

Kimberley Knight P’09

Sterling and Linder Laffitte P’14

Amy Lane P’12

Christopher and Arlene Lee P’12

Craig and Theresa Merrigan P’12

Louis and Tango Moore P’14

Ned and Catherine Morris P’14

Katherine Parrish P’15

Robin Pearsall P’15

Joseph and Susan Pinyard P’15

Robert and Elizabeth Powell P’14

Cynthia Rodriguez P’13

Lori Wainright P’13, ‘14

Karen Soderstrom P’12

Laura Stevens P’15

Dora M. Thomas P’02, ‘04

Cheryl Tuck P’13

James and Lisa Tuite P’14

Daniel Waters P’14

Valerie Welch P’12

David and Kathryn Wilton P’14

Paige Wiseman P’12

Joseph Woody P’15

Bernadette Young P’15

CA L L FOR Distinguished A LUM NA AWAR D N OMIN ATIO NS

About the Award

The award was established in 2009 by the Chatham Hall Alumnae Council.

Criteria for Selection

•Distinctive professional or service contributions

•Inspirational role model

•Demonstrates core Chatham Hall values of honor, respect, and integrity

Selection Process

The Alumnae Council solicits nominations from the alumnae body. A Committee of the Alumnae Council reviews and assesses all submissions and makes a recommendation to the full Alumnae Council for consideration. Preference is given to an alumna in her reunion year and all complete nominations will remain active for a period of three years, during which time additional supporting documentation may be contributed. Typically, the award will be presented at the Alumnae Association Annual Meeting and the awardee must be in attendance.

Past Awardees

•The Reverend

Elinor “Nellie”

Robinson Greene ’70

• Penelope “Penny”

Perkins Wilson ’41

•Diane Heiskell

Schetky ’57

•Anne L. Bryant ’67

The Chatham Hall

Distinguished

Alumna

Award recognizes a graduate who has distinguished herself through significant, outstanding contributions in her profession and/or meritorious public service. This Alumna embodies the characteristics and values of Chatham Hall in her daily life and inspires excellence in others. Awardees represent diverse professions and interests.

For full consideration, a complete nomination package as described below should be received by December 3, 2012.

I.Nominee name, class year, and contact information

II. A biographical sketch

III.Summary of relevant professional and volunteer experiences, noteworthy achievements, and awards/recognitions received.

IV. Supporting documents

• These might include but are not limited to a professional resume, newspaper or magazine articles, Web sites, examples of work, etc.

• A letter in support of the nominee from someone who has a close personal or professional relationship with her that describes how the nominee meets the award criteria. Multiple letters of support are highly encouraged.

V. Nominator’s name(s) and contact information

Submission Nomination packages may be submitted toalumnae@chathamhall.org or to

Chatham Hall

Alumnae Relations

800 Chatham Hall Circle Chatham, VA 24531-3085

A confirmation notice of receipt will be sent

Questions about the award, submission, or the selection process? Contact Beth Griffin, Associate Director of Advancement 434-432-5518 or bgriffin@chathamhall.org

2012–2013

october

12–13 Parents Weekend

13 Fall Convocation

17 World Cultural Talk: China and Tanzania, Merjen Atayeva ’14 and Kinaya Pettiford ’13, Experiment in International Living Participants, Shaw Technology Lab, 6:40 p.m.

21–22 Admission Open House, Referrals Welcome, Call 434.432.5613 for Inquiries

24 World Cultural Talk: Thailand and Costa Rica, Michelle Penot ’13 and Maren Sherrill ’13, Experiment in International Living Participants, Shaw Technology Lab, 6:40 p.m.

26–27 Alumnae Council Meeting

26–27 Board of Trustees Meeting

november

1–2 Fall Play: Animal Farm, Black Box Theatre, 8:00 p.m.

3 Fall Play: Animal Farm, Black Box Theatre, 2:00 p.m.

5 Master Class with Janet Lilly—Head of UNCG Department of Dance, Master Class Participants

11–12 Admission Open House, Referrals Welcome, Call 434.432.5613 for Inquiries

13 Venus Williams, Leader in Residence, Public Lecture, Van Voorhis Lecture Hall, 7:30 p.m., Tickets Required, Contact Amy Blair at 434.432.5508 for Ticket Information

december

5 World Cultural Talk: Mexico, Gigi Byrd ’13, Mary Craft ’15, Zoey Sims ’15, Noelle Wilton ’14, and Señora Jackson, Spanish Language Study/Home-Stay Program Participants, Shaw Technology Lab, 6:40 p.m.

january

20–21 Admission Open House, Referrals Welcome, Call 434.432.5613 for Inquiries

february

1 Admission Application Deadline

1–2 Board of Trustees Meeting

21–23 Winter Musical: Avenue Q (School Edition), Van Voorhis Lecture Hall, 8:00 p.m.

march

17–26 Chatham Hall in Cuba, Registered Students, Parents, and Alumnae

april

6-7 Admission Re-Visit Weekend, Call 434.432.5613 for Inquiries

11 Reading, Tracy K. Smith, Writer in Residence, Van Voorhis Lecture Hall, 7:00 p.m.

19 Family Day in Honor of Grandparents, For All Family Members

may

2–3 Alumnae Council Meeting

3–5 Reunion Weekend, All Welcome, Special Celebrations for Classes Ending in 3 & 8

5–6 Board of Trustees Meeting

31 Lantern Ceremony, 9:00 p.m.

june

1 Baccalaureate and Commencement questions?

Contact Amy Blair in the Advancement Office at 434.432.5508 or at ablair@chathamhall.org

George Herndon and Owen Clay