Longwood Magazine 2005 Vol 06 No 01 Spring Summer

SATURDAY,APRIL23,2005wasahistoricandmemorable dayforLongwoodUniversityaswerededicatedRuffnerHall anditssignatureRotunda.

Ifyouhaven'tseenityet,youaregoingtoloveit.Sotrustme whenIsaythatthenewRuffnerHall,dedicatedalmostfour yearstothedateoftheGreatFireof2001,willnotonly revivethesoulofLongwood,irwillmarkrhebeginningof aneweraforyouralmamater.ToseeRuffnerHallstanding proudlyonHighStreetistheperfectprescriptionfortaking thosesadfeelingsof2001andturningthemintonewhopes forthefuture.

Fromtheoutside,RuffnerHalllooksmuchlikeitshistoric namesake.Thestatelycolumns,rhegoldendome,rheexpanse ofredbricksallcombineinawaythatnoronlyembracesour past,butwillinspireourfuture.And,asyoucrossthe thresholdintotheRomnda,youwillseerhatitisabsolurely possibletoblendtheoldwiththenew.Manyofthefeatures yourememberhavebeenreplicatedtoexactingdetail,based uponhistoricblueprintsandrecordsfomthestatearchives inRichmond.Thedomeneverlookedbetter.Theoriginal paintingshavebeenrestored.AndJoanieonrheStonyhas remrnedhometoherplaceofhonorbeneathrhedome. Therearenosqueaksinrhestairsyet,butgiveittime.

Asyoumeanderdownrhehallways,however,youwillbegin toseesomeoftheimprovementsandamenitiescharwillmake RuffnerHalloneofthemostoutstandingaca�emicbuildings

inrheCommonwealth.Ruffnerisnowhigh-techthroughout. Classrooms,offices,andobservationlaboratoriesfeaturerhe latesttechnologicalinfrastructurealongwithsrate-of-rhe-arr electrical,mechanicalandfire-safetysystems.Longwood memorabiliaishighlightedinspecialdisplaycases.The historicpaintingsandplaquesareback.

TherededicationofRuffnerHallmarksthebeginningofa neweraforLongwoodUniversitychariscomplementedby newfacilitiesandfeaturesaroundthecampus.OnApril15, webrokegroundforanewandmuch-neededCenterfor FitnessandWellness.InDecember,wewillhavethegrand openingofournewScienceCenterrharisnearingcompletion.TheGreenwoodLibraryhasapopularnewinformation center,acollaborativeefforrbetweenourlnstrucrional Technologydepartmentandrhelibrary.Aswecontinueour transitiontoNCAADivisionI,newathleticfieldsforsoccer, lacrosse,andfieldhockeywillbereadyforplaynextfall.

You'llreadaboutsomeofthatprogressinchis,our11th editionofLongwoodMagazine.AlongwithacompletewrapupofourRuffnerrededication,you'llenjoyspecialfeatures abouroursmdents,ouralumni,athletics,news,andmore.

Youmayrecallthatwepublishedaspecialcommemorative issueofLongwoodMagazineduringthesummerof200I, followingtheGrearFireof2001.Now,fouryearslater,Iam extremelygladtobetheeditorofchisissuewhichcelebrates anewbeginningforusall.

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DEARFRIENDS:

THESECONDMOSTEMOTIONALDAYINMYNINE-YEARTENUREATLONGWOODUNIVERSITY

OCCURREDONAPRIL23,2005.Thefirsthadoccurredfouryearsearlieratthelossofourbeloved Rotunda.Asmymessagetoyouforthisissueofthemagazine,Ithoughtthatexcerptsfrommy remarksonthespecialdaywededicatedthenewRotundawouldcapturemysentimentsforthose whocouldnotbethere

Almostexactlyfour years ago ontheeveningofApril24, 2001 manyofyoustoodhere withmethroughthe night and watchedin dismay asfireconsumedthesebuildings. Otherssawitonthelate eveningnews or heard ofitthroughemailorfromour website. Earlyinthe eveningmythoughtswere ofsaving whatcould besaved oftheRotundathatnight, butbymidnightI knew thatLongwood wouldnotbe "business as usual"the next day- orfor manydaysto come.

The next morning, IfacedJarmanAuditoriumfullof disorientedstudents,faculty, staff,alumni and friends.Assometimeshappensindisaster, throughmytears and exhaustion,Ifeltanoddsenseof calm andserenity, that tothisday1attributeto several things - inadditionto blindfaith. I was armed with adecisiveplanforimmediate actionformulated bytheExecutiveManagement Teaminthe earlydawn hours;I was comfortedthat despite thefactthatover200,000squarefeet ofspace hadbeen damaged or destroyed, there was notasingle seriousinjury; andinmyheart, somehowI knew, unequivocally, that we wouldrebuildourRotundatoherformersplendor- we had to.

Inthe daysfollowingthefire, I receivedhundreds ofletters,phone calls, andemails offering condolences and hope, notjustfromalumni and closefriends, butalsofrompeople, many ofwhomhadlittlevested interest inLongwood or the Rotunda, and yet they understood whatagreatlossitwas to history, to us as theLongwoodfamily, and to aneducationalinstitution.

I believethatStephanieRiggsby, Class of2001, probablycapturestheessence of eachofuswhowas blessed withtheprivilegeof crossingthe threshold oftheRotunda. Stephaniesaid: "ThefeelingI had thefirsttime I entered theRotunda during myfirstfew days atLongwood willnever compareto any otherfeelingI have ever hadinmylift. WhenI tried to openthe door, it stuck alittle. The slate stepinfrontofmedipped slightlyandI think Imight havetripped onita bit. I remember standingjustafewfeet awayfromJoanie ontheStonie andlookingupward at thebeautifulartworksurroundingthe Rotundaandthinking My God, I goto school hereandI amsolucky. "

Other memoriestold ofsoldiersfrom WWIIreturningfromwar tosurprise their prospective bridesinthe Rotunda; ofthecreakinthesteps; ofsinging; of conversations withfriends andfacultymembers and of countlessotherrevelationswitnessed bythehallsofthisRotunda.

To youstudentswho never experiencedthe oldRotunda, youwillfind here extraordinarydemonstrations of awonderful, modern, academicfacilityfulloftechnologicaladvancesthatcould not have beenimagined whenthebuildingwasoriginallyconstructed ThisRotundawillbecomeyoursandyou willcreatememories ofyour own. The momentyou wall,inthis door, youwillfeelthatsame spirit. Take time tosavor yourfirst memories of our new Rotunda seeJoanie ontheStonyinthe same light that your predecessors did,touch theslatestoneacrosswhichsomanyfeethavepassed, absorband appreciatetheceilingpaintingsinrecognition that theyare historicalartifacts- andperpetuate the Longwood spirit. Itisyour responsibilityto allofthese alumni here today to carry ontheLongwood spiritandtraditionthatis embodiedby ourRotunda.

The bricksandmortar inthis buildingmaybe new, butitrisesfromhallowedground andthe ashes of decadesofhistoryandmemories. Weare sadfor what we havelost, but weare alsogratefulfor this new beginning-for a brandnew,state-ofthe-arteducationalfacilitythat will serve our studentsforgenerations to come.

April23,2005wasawonderfuldayofcelebrationforallofusandnowthatourRotundaisbackwe lookforwardtothefuturewithgreatoptimismandgusto1

ThousandsAttend Ruffner Hall and Rotunda Rededication Celebration 23 April

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ShortlyaftertheGreatFireof2001,PresidentPatricia P.Cormierpromisedthealumniandcampuscommunity that"RuffnerHalltoberebuiltanditwillberebuiltinthe wayinwhichitwasdesigned.LikeaPhoenixrisingfrom theashes,RuffnerHallandourbelovedRotunda willliveagain."

NearlyfouryearstothedayafterRuffnerHallwasdestroyed byfire,Longwood'ssignaturebuildingwasrededicatedina ceremonyApril23.Theredbrick,classicalstyleRuffner replicatestheuniversity'smostbelovedbuilding,whichburned downtheeveningofApril24,2001,whileundergoinga $12millionrenovation.Itwasreconstructedbasedonrhe originaldetailsanddrawingsfromthestatearchivesunder thedirectionofKuntz&Associates,ArchitectsofAlexandria. The83,143-squarefootbuildingwillhousefouracademic departmentsandtheofficesofthevicepresidentforacademic affairsandthedeanoftheCollegeofArtsandSciences.

Themorningafterthefire,LongwoodPresidentPatricia CormiervowedtorebuildRuffnerHalltoits"originalsplendor."Truetoherword,Ruffnerisvirtuallyindistinguishable ontheoutsidefromtheoriginalbuilding.Thecentral Rotundasectionisflankedbysymmetricalwingsandfronted byfourGreekIonicErechtheumcolumns.Aporchbordered withTuscanOrdercolumnsextendsacrossthefrontofthe building,withabalustradeattheporchroofandmainroof elevations.Alsoasbefore,acurveddoublestairwayinsidethe Rotundaascendstothesecondandthirdfloors,fromwhich visitorscanagaingazedownontheJoanofArcsculpture knownpopularlyas"JoanieontheStony,"whichwasbeen restored,givenanewbaseandreturnedtoitslongtime locationinthecenteroftheRotunda.

"We'vemadeagoodefforttobringRuffnerHallbackroits hisroricappearanceanddesign,"saysFredKuntz,principalof Kuntz&Associates."Ourdesignintentwasfocusedonmaintainingthesize,shapeandintegrityoftheoriginaldesign."

Kuntz&Associates,whichspecializesinrenovation,restorationandreconstruction,wasdirectingtherenovationatthe

timeofthefire."Fortunately,wehadtheopportunityto fullydocumenttheoriginalbuildingdetailsduringour designfortheoriginallyanticipatedrenovationproject," Kuntzsays."Whilethedesignforthereconstructionwas unique,andwehadto'gobacktothedrawingboard'to accomplishrhenewdesign,wewereabletodrawonour referencebackgroundtorecreatetheoriginalderailingand character."

Therearenowdoorsontheeastandwestsidesofrhefront oftheRotundawhereoncetherewerewindows.Thisalsois inkeepingwithRuffnerbeingreturnedtoitsoriginaldesign. "Duringoursurveyinvestigationspriortotherenovation andfire,wefoundevidenceofthe'toothed'inbrickmasonry infillinwhathadbeentheoriginaldooropeningsthatwere replacedbythewindows,"saysKuntz."Theseoriginaldoors apparentlyprovidedaccesstotheRotundafromsidesofthe Colonnadeasournewdoorsnowdoaswell.Theprevious windowswereobviouslyinstalledintotheoriginaldoorcasings aswasevidencedfromthewoodtrim."

Forexample,therearemorethan80doorknobsandcoverplates(thelatterareknownasescutcheons)inthemainsectionofRuffnerthatwerecastinbronzetomatchthedesign oftheoriginalRuffnerhardware."Theunitsarecustom designcastingsuniquetothisfacility,"saysKuntz."The doorknobhasaroseandtulippatterncastintothefaceof theknob,andtheescutcheonhasthesameroseandtulip patterncastaroundtheperimeterTheescutcheonalsohasa scrollandfanpetaldesignatboththetopandthebottom."

Anotherfaithfulrecreationisrheslatesillpieceinfrontof rhedoortothemainentrance.Theoriginalgrayslate,which hadasmooth,saddle-shapedindentationfromdecadesof use,wasseverelydamagedinrhefireandthuscouldn'tbe usedagain."Anewslatesillwascutfortheopeningandwas groundandroutedtocloselymarchtheoriginalwearprofiles,"Kuntzsays.

NewfeaturesincludetheColeGallery(seestoryonp.14)adramaticatrium-likeskylightextendingthelengthofthe hallwaybetwixtRuffoerandBlackwellHalls(thelatter, vacantsince2000,survivedthefire),areconstructedskylight systematoptheRotundadomeandabasementlevel,giving itfourAoorsinsteadofthree.Theskylightsystem,originally partofthebuilding,wasrebuilt"torestorethedesigntoits originalintent,"saysKuntz.TheoriginalRuffnerhadaskylightabout15feetabovetheinteriorlanternglasswindow.

"Theskylightthatwaslocatedontopofthedome,asbestas wecandetermine,wasapparentlycoveredoverafterthe 1920ssothatitdidnotadmitnaturallightintotheRotunda interior,"saysKuntz."Itisquitepossiblethattheunitwas roofedoverinanefforttoeliminateleakstotheinterior.

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Takingpartintheribboncuttingfar therededication ofRufjiurHall wereclassrepresentativesfrom r931 to 2005. Top right: Longwood PresidentPatricia CormiersharesribboncuttingdutieswithSenatorjohnH Chichester (R-28), Presidentprotemporeofthe VirginiaSenate. Above:Anold felt pennantfromtheStateFemaleNormalSchoollends an air ofnostalgia to theRujfoer celebration.

Clockwisefom above: Twin sistersMary Ruth WarrenHof'63 ofArlington andMartha Warren Mathews ofPrincetonjunction, NJ, taketheirseats earlyandrelax before theceremony. Virginia McLean Pharr 53 ofBlackMountain, N.C., andHelen Tanner 53 ofRichmondtouch the slate thresholdfom thefontdoorofthe old Rotunda. Sisters ofZeta TauAlpha sororitygatherfar the rededication sportingtheir traditionalpink. Delores "Bunny"HowellAdams 70 ofRichmondrubsJoanie's toefargoodluck as countless alums have done throughoutdecadespast.

Inourconversations,wehavenormetanyonewhocan remembertheskylightbeingoperational."

Priortothefire,allofthehisroricmemorabiliafrom RuffnerHallhadbeenremovedfortherenovation.This includedtheeightpaintingsontheinterioroftheRotunda dome,donein1905(apparenclywhentheRotundawas added)bytheItalian-bornartistEugeneD.Monfalconeof Richmond,whichdelightedvisirorsfordecades.Theseoil paintingsoncanvas-fouroval-shapedportraitsandfour halfmoon-shapedallegoricallunecces-wererestoredby PageConservationofWashingron,D.C.,beginningin2001 andre-installedfromAugustthroughOctoberlastyear.In thestudiocleaningprocess,oldvarnish,adhesiveandyears ofgrimeanddirewerecarefullyremovedfromthecanvas sections.Afterthepaintingswerere-installedwithheatactivatedadhesives,avarnishwasappliedinpreparationfor thein-paintingprocess,whereconservatorspaintstakingly filledinthelossesanddamages.Aftertheoriginalcanvas paintingswerere-installed,WarnockStudios,alsoof Washington,carefullyrecreatedthedecorativescrolls andletteringdirecclyonthedome'snewplaster.

Theartworkismorevisiblethanksroanewlightingsystem. "Theoldlightingsystemwasaninefficientneontube;the newsystemfeaturesfluorescentlightingdesignedrogive evenlightacrosstheentiredome,"saysKuntz.

Thedomealsofeaturesadecorativeplaster"rope"molding finishedingoldleaf.Themoldingprofilesweretakenfrom thecastingsofthesalvagedoriginal."Youhadchissame appearancebefore,"saysKuntz.'The trompe-l'oeil (pronouncedtrumployandFrenchfor"deceivetheeye")paintingbetweentheropemoldandthecorniceabovewasbronze paintthatovertheyears,duerobenignneglect,hadturned greenandbrown.Overtimeitappearedchattheoriginal colorswereobscuredbydirtandaging.Again,we'retrying toreturntotheoriginaldesignintent.Thistypeofgoldleaf wascommoninceilingarcfromchisperiod."

Quiteafewalumni,facultyandstaff,localresidentsand otherfriendsofLongwoodhaveapersonalconnectionro thenewdome.Whilethe23-ton,octagonalframework ofthedomerestedjustinfrontofthebuilding,morethan 800well-wisherssignedits86trussesovertwodaysbefore itwashoistedintoplaceina"ToppingOff"ceremonyin September2003.AU.S.flag-thesameonechatflewatop Ruffnerbeforethefire-and,belowit,aLongwoodflag wereraisedonaspecialflagpoleweldedtothestructure. BothflagswereraisedbyDr.BrianBates,ananthropology professorandalumnus('92)whofoughtthefireasa memberoftheTogaVolunteerFireDepartmentin BuckinghamCounty.

ThenewRuffnerHallhasanarrayoftechnologyimprovementsandamenities,amongthema"sympodium"ineach classroom,anobservationlabinthepsychologyarea,an archaeologylab,twoplasmascreensoneachfloor,nearly 20milesofcable,595dataoutletsandwirelessconnectivity throughoutthebuilding.Asympodium,whichcanbe mountedontheinstructor'sdesktop,isaninteractivepen displaycharworksasacomputermonitor.Theobservation lab,equippedwithfourcameras,canbedisplayedlivetoan adjacentclassroomandrecordedontoDVD.Theplasma screens,neartheelevatorontheeastandwestsideofeach floor,willrunannouncementsaboutstudentlife.

Kuntzsayshestroveto"maintaintheexterior'character' ofthebuilding"andalsoto"carefullypreservethehistoric appearanceoftheinteriorRotundaspace."Histaskwas complicatedbyhavingtousecontemporarymaterialsand incorporatethelatestfire-safety,mechanicalandelectrical systems.

"Forexample,thewindowsweredesignedtomaintainthe historicprofilesofthetrimsandsash,"hesays."Thewood windowsarecladinaluminumwithcustomextrusions designedtocloselyreplicatetheoriginalderails.Balustrades andcorniceswerefabricatedfromfiberglass-reinforcedplasticresinstoreplicatethederailsoftheoriginaldesignsbur arenotsubjecttotherotanddeteriorationthatplaguedthe originalconstruction.

"Theoriginalbuildingwasconstructedofwoodframeand masonry-bearingwalls,andtherenovationswereplannedto re-usetheexistingperimetermasonrywalls.Thenewconstruction,however,isasteelframebuildingwithconcrete floors.Thenewexteriormasonrywallsareinfillpanelsinthe steelframe.TheoriginalRuffnerstairs,again,were'wood frame.ThenewRotundastairsareconcretewithwood claddingtoreplicatetheoriginalappearanceburprovide greaterstructuralintegrity,firesafetyandlongevityAlso, thecolumnsinfrontoftheRotundaarenowstructuralsteel columnscladwithwoodcolumnstomatchtheoriginal design.Theseweresuppliedbythesamemanufacturerthat fabricatedtheoriginalcolumns.

"UnlikethereconstructionofGrainger,wheretheheightof eachfloorwasmodifiedslightlytoaccommodatethe mechanicalandelectricalsystemsintheceilings,thedesign inRuffnermaintainedtheoriginalfloor-to-floorheightsin anefforttopreservetheoriginalscaleanddetails.Also,the building'slocationiswithininchesoftheoriginallocation."

RuffnerHall'srededicationisthefinalstepinLongwood's recoveryfromwhatbecameknownastheGrearFireof 2001,whichbrokeoutatabout9:20onaTuesdayevening. TheothermajorreconstructioninvolvedGraingerHall,

Overfourthousandpeopleflowedthroughthereopeneddoors

of Ruffner HallandintotheRotundaon self-guided tours of the reconstructed space.

Clockwisefromabove:Dr.JohnE.Arehart,associateprofessorofcomputer scienceandmathematics,willhaveanewhomeinRujfnerHall.Ashist-shirt states,he"survivedtheyearsinexile,r999-2005.""OoohsandAhhhs"werethe orderofthedayasvisitorsgazedupattherestoredpaintingswithintheRotunda Dome.BellRingerExtraordinaireDr.JimJordan,professorofanthropology, provideshands-ontrainingintheproperproceduresforringingtheLongwood Bell.NormallyhousedintheGreenwoodLibrary,thebellwasbroughttothe Rotundalawnforthishistoricdayandwasrung4times-onceforeachyear sincetheGreatFireof2oor.Atastypicniclunchwasenjoyedonthelawns surroundingRujfner,GraingerandLancasterHalls.

whichsurvivedthefirebuthadtoberazedlaterthatyear duetoextensivesmokeandwaterdamage.Itwasalsorebuilc tocloselyresembleitspredecessor,openinginAugust2003. BothRuffnerandGraingerHallswerebuiltbyEnglish ConstructionCompanyofLynchburg.Intheinterestoffire safety,RuffnerHall'swestwingnolongerconnectstoGrainger.

MainTabbandSouthRuffnerResidenceHalls,which sufferedsmokeandwaterdamageinthefire,underwent a$2millionrenovation.SouthRuffnerwasopeninthefall of2001;MainTabb,theonlyresidencehallforcedtoclose duringanacademicyear,reopenedinJanuary2002.

"Withtherenovationproject,about20percentofthework, consistingmostlyofdemolitionandremoval,hadbeencompletedpriortothefire,"Kuntzsays."Generallythenew constructionworkhadnotyetcommencedontherenovation. Sincemostofthefinisheshadbeenremoved,Ruffnerwas essentiallyanopenskeletalboxatthetimeofthefire.This condition,withaskeletonofexposedoldanddrywood framingwithintheperimetermasonryenclosure,conrributed totheconditions,thatpermittedtherapidspreadofthefire. Thenewconstructionwithsteelframeandconcretefloorsis significantlymorefire-resistant.Theresultisastrongerand quieterstructure."

RuffnerHallwillhousethedepartmentsofHistory,Political ScienceandPhilosophy;MathematicsandComputer Science;SociologyandAnthropologyandCriminalJustice Studies;andPsychology.Thehallhas22classroomsand 63facultyand28administrativeoffices.

"Whilemanyofthebuilding'ssystemsandcomponents changedradically,theoriginalscaleanddetailshavebeen faithfullypreserved,"saysKuntz."Althoughthisapproach tohistoricpreservationdesignwascomplicated,itwasan interestingchallengetosolvethevarietyofpuzzles.It's anexcitingprocessandprovidedauniqueandinteresting opportunity.Wehopevisitorsandalumniwillbepleased withtheattentiontodetails."@!

Right:TomBailey'84ofMidlothian,amemberoftheLongwoodUniversityFoundation Board;MarcellaBullockofRichmond;and Dr.JohnCook(B.S.'52,M.S.'60)of Richmondenjoythechampagnereception formembersofthePresident'sCircleheld atLongwoodHousefollowingtheRuffner HallRededicationPicnic.Below:Helen Phillips,vicerectoroftheLongwoodBoard ofVisitors;Dr.KenMarcus'82,achemistry professoratClemsonUniversity;EdSmith ofRichmond,whosewifeRitaispresidentof theLongwoodFoundation;andBarryCase ofMidlothian,rectoroftheBoardofVisitors alsoenjoythereception.

Clockwisefromtop:SarahTannerAnderson'02 ofFarmvillewithBrendanBurke'03,agraduate studentatWilliam&Mary,duringareceptionfar youngalumsatMulligan'sonHighStreet.Lynette Wardle,principalharpistfartheRichmond Symphony,playsfarguestsattendingthepresident's reception.CarolCombsIrvin'64ofRichmond,Texas. JoeMacPhai!96andhiswife,Alison96,with theirdaughterElizabeth,ofCharlotte,NC., speakwithDr.RaymondCormier

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Dr.WaverlyM.Cole,photographedatright,hasmadegenerous commitmentsroLongwoodUniversity,whichincludecashgifts, asubstantialbequest,andascholarshipfundMostrecently,hedonated anexquisitecollectionofBavarianglass,Meissenfigurines,andEnglish pottery.TheColeGallery,locatedintheareaberwixtRuffnerand BlackwellHallschatoncewasaffectionatelycalledthe"OldSmoker," wasdedicatedonApril23.

LongtimesupporterErnestGoodrichinitiatedtheRotundaFundwitha phonecallandfinancialcommitmentthemorningafterthefire.Heandhis wife,SueSimmonsGoodrich'40,gavemorethan$500,000tothe University,whichincludethreeendowedscholarshipfunds.Beforehis recentdeath,Mr.Goodrichgaveasignificantgifttosupportthefinishing touchesinRuffnerHall.OnApril23themainconferenceroominRuffner wasnamedtheSimmons-GoodrichConferenceRoominmemoryofhis wife,hissister,LiUieEvelynGoodrich'28andhismother-in-law,Hylal1 HopeCampSimmons'16.PhotographedsecondfromtopareMr. Goodrich'srwodaughters,PamPalmoreandCindyAllred,andhissiscer-inlaw,MargaretSimmonsHorton.

HelenMcGuireHalm'45,picturedthirdfromtopwithherhusbandBill, providediliefundingtoestablishavisitorcenterintheformer"home office"locatedintheRotundalobby.Thegiftwasgiveninmemoryofher motherMarjorieCombsMcGuire'12,duringMrs.Halm's60thclass reunion.TheMcGuire-HalmRoomwillbeusedasaself-servicevisitor centerforRuffnerHallandwilldisplayLongwoodmemorabilia.

ThefourthroomdedicatedwasisinmemoryofoneofLongwood University'sfavoritesons.Dr.EdwardDSmithlostacourageousninemonthbattlewiilicancerinAugust2003.Atilietimeofhisdeath,EdSmiili wastheDirectorofAssessmentandInstitutionalResearchatLongwoodand hadworkedforilieUniversityforover32years.Dr.Smiili'swidow,Sherty Smith,picturedfourthfromtop,attendedthededicationceremony.

KappaDelta'sFounders'BenchhasbeenaspecialpartofLon�ood sinceitsdedicationin1928.Themarblebenchwasgivenasatributeto thesororityfounders.KappaDelta,Longwood'sfirstsororityandthefirst sororityfoundedinVirginia,wasorganizedon23October,1897. LocatedonthelawnclosetoEastRuffner,thebenchmiraculouslysurvivedtheravagesoftheGreatFire.DuringthereconstructionofRuffner Hall,thebenchwasencapsulatedinsandandboardedupforprotection. PhotographedseatedonthebenchbelowarecurrentLongwoodKappa DeltasandEmilieHolladay'31,daughterofGenevieveVenableHolladay '00,oneoftheearlymembersofthesororityandthefirstGrandNational PresidentofKappaDeltafrom1900to1904.EmilieHolladaywasatone timeanadviserrothesororityandknowntothechapterforherannual chapterbreakfastsPhotographedbelow:NicoleMatthews,Stephanie Seaborn,AshleyDow,JoniGinda,EmilieHolladay,SarahRobertson, LaurenBittnerandChelseaCunningham.-JW

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Flowers on the Fence

JenniferWallAssociateEditor

ForeightLongwoodalumni,friendshipisalifetimecommitmentwithsignificantrewards.Fromtheirdaysascollegebest friends,these"LCGalPals";SallyCarsonBeale'75,Rita BerrymanHughes'74,JanPooleIacopinelli'74,Charlene WheelerPope'74,LindaWareMoorefield'75,HelenMeredith Raetz'75,BillieSueTaylor'74,andPatriciaWarson'75have takenthetimetostayconnected.

"Today,wearedifferent,yetthesameascountlessother'50something'womenwhocameofageduringthe70s,"saidJan PooleIacopinelli."Butwhatmakesusuniqueisthatthroughouttheseyears,wehavemaintainedthestrongtieswemade bystayingintouch."

"Duringourcollegeyears,"Jancontinues,"weweretherefor choselong,latenighttalks,sittinginthehalleatingpopcorn, aboutwherewe'dbein20years,howwe'devermakeitonour own,howwe'devergetthatboyfriendtopropose,howtoget ridofthatboyfriend,whethertocurourhairintothe'shag' ornot,whichjobtorake,wheretolive."

"Sincethen,wehavehadchildrentograduatefromcollege;we havehadasoninIraq(whoissafelyhome!)andourchildren havebeguntomarry.Westillhavesevenincollegeandfivein highschool!Wehavecontinuedtobethereforoneanother intoughtimesandinhappyones-readytotraveltocelebrate orconsole.Wecontinuetomakesummerbeachtripsandhave astandingdateforagirls-onlyshoppingtripforthefirstweekendinNovember."

Asinotheraspectsoftheirlives,theywerethereforeachother withtheGreatFireof2001.Tothem,likesomany,thelossof thebelovedRuffnerHall,wasdevastating.

"Whenthefirehappened,weemailedbackandforthsharing ourgreatpainaboutrhefire,whether'rhestep,'rhemuralsand 'JoanieontheStony'weresaved,"saidJan."WequicklydecidedtomakeatripandIthinkitwasthefirstSaturdayinMaya fewweeksafrerthefirewhenweputtheflowersonthefence forrhefirstrime."

"Irwasjustkindofanautomaticresponsetoputsome flowersthere,likewhenyouhonorsomeoneyouhaveloved andlostbyrakingflowerstotheirgrave.Thewordsonthe cardwerewrittenbyBillieSue(ourmatriarch!)inoneof ourearlyemailsafterthefire."

"BuildingscanbereplacedbutthetruespiritofLongwood dwellsinourheartsandcanneverbelost."

Forfouryearstheseladieskeptflowerbouquetsonthe constructionfence.Totheconstructioncrew,theLongwood communityandcountlessonlookerstheblueandwhite bouquetsweretouching.

InalettertoOprahWinfreyabouttheirlastingfriendship, Janwrote,"Iwouldliketoencourageyourviewerstomaintainorreestablishfriendshipsfromtheirearlieryearsasa meansofrememberingtheirspiritandkeepingthemselves young."

"Howhavewehandledfears,doubtsandlossessuchasthe Ruffnerfire,throughtheyears?Wehavethesupportofone another,knowingitisthereunconditionallyandthatthey willbetheretoshareourpainorourjoy.Alongwithmy family,thesefriendsarerhegreatestblessingsofmylife."

"Ultimately,the'flowersonrhefence'wereaheartfelttribute toourbeautifulRotundaandtoallthatwereceivedat Longwood-awonderfuleducationinasafeandsecure setting,andtheopportunitytomakeincrediblelife-long friendshipsthatwouldstandthetestoftimeandalloflife's trialsandtribulations."concludedJan.@

Sincetheirdaysascollegebestfriends, thisgroup ofeight LongwoodGalPalshavecontinuedtoenjoy beachtripstogether: fromleft,front row:HelenMeredithRaetz 75, Billie Sue Taylor 74, CharleneWheelerPope 74 Sally CarsonBeale 75 second row:Patricia Wtztson 75, RitaBerrymanHughes ' 74, Linda WtireMoorefield 75, andJanPooleIacopinelli 74, photo byJanPoolelacopinelli 74

Hon1e at Last

Afterafour-yearabsence,whichincludeda temporaryhomeintheDorrillDiningHall, followedbyanextensiveconservationeffort, JoanieontheStonyhasreturnedtoherrightfulplaceofhonorwithintheRotundaof RuffnerHall.

K.JohnsonBowlesLCVADirector

ThisplasterimageofHenri-Michel-AntoineChapu'sJoanof ArcinDomremywascastbytheBostonfirmofCaproni BrothersandpurchasedbytheClassof1914asagiftto LongwoodUniversity(thenScaceFemaleNormalSchool). ThegiftwasinspiredbyclasspresidentMariaAdamsBristow Scarke'sgraduationspeech,whichurgedmembersoftheclass toexemplifySaineJoan'sspirit,courage,andconvictionto bettertheworldaroundchem.

SaineJoanmayseemanoddchoiceasanemblemforasmall Southerncollege.However,JoanofArchadachievedcultstatusamongCatholicsandnon-Catholicsalikeinthelate19th andearly20thcenturies.Herstoryofpiousdedicationand strengthwasdeemedespeciallyappropriatetotheformation ofyoungwomen,anditwasnoaccidentthatplastersof Chapu'simageofJoanasalovelyyoungpeasantgirlended upatVirginia'sfourteacherscollegesforwomen:in1917at theStateNormalSchoolforWomenatHarrisonburg(now JamesMadisonUniversity)andeventuallyatMaryWashington andRadford.ThesculpturearrivedatLongwoodfrom Bostoninthesummerof1914andwasplaceiionviewinthe Rotundashortlythereafter.Thefirstdepictionofthesculptureappearedinthe1918yearbookasafrontispiecedrawing; aphotographofthesculpturefirstappearedinthe1919 yearbook.

In1870HenriChapu'soriginalplasterstatueofJoanofArc waspraisedasasymbolofFrenchresistanceagainstPrussian aggression.Whenitreceivedhonorsatthe1870ParisSalon (anannualexhibitionthatservedasaclearinghouseforacademicallysanctionedart),theFrenchgovernment,aswasthe custom,commissionedamarblestatuebasedontheplaster original.Theworkbecamewellknown.

Althoughmostpeopletodaythinkofan"original"sculpture asonemadeinadurablematerialsuchasbronzeormarble, thatwasn'talwaysthecase.MostimportantFrenchsculptures werefirstexhibitedasplastersandviewedinthatformas respectedworksofart.Infact,manyuniversitiesandcultural institutionssuchasHarvardandtheMuseumofFineArts, Boston,possessedvastcollectionsofplastersculptures. Duringthe1950sand1960stheseplastercastsfelloutof favorandweredestroyedandreplacedbyversionsinstone orbronze.Consequently,fewfineplastercastsexisttoday.

Henri-Michel-Antoine Chapu (I833-I89I) JoanofArcin Domremy,I870 (Castby CaproniBrothersofBoston, I9I4) plaster, Collection of theLongwood Centerforthe VisualArts GiftoftheClassofI9I4

By2004Longwood'splasterJoan ofArc inDomremywasin direneedofconservation.Accidentaldamage,inappropriate repairs,andevenvandalismhadexactedatoll,andthesculpturewasinextremelypoorcondition.Thankfully,Longwood UniversityPresidentDr.PatriciaCormiermadethedecision torestorethesculpturetoitspreviousgloryandplaceJoanin heroriginallocationintheRotunda.

Formorethanfourmonthsthesculptureresidedinan objectsconservationlabundergoingapainstakingrestoration. SharonKoehler,anobjectsconservator,workedwithassistantstoremoveeightlayersofpaintandmanyunskilledplasterrepairs.Intheprocessofremovingthesematerials,andin ordertorevealtheoriginalplastersurface,Ms.Koehlerdiscoveredchattheheadhadbeenseverelybrokenandpoorly reassembled.InFebruary2005theheadwasx-rayedtoassess itsstability.Thex-raysshowedthatithadbeenputback togetherwithplaster(whichhasnolong-termadhesiveproperty).Theprojectfacedocherchallenges,too.Thesculpture's circularbasehadsufferedmanylargelosses.Smallerareasof loss,includingthesecondtoeaswellasportionsofherscarf andskirt,hadtobecompletelyreconstructed.Fully75percentoftheplastersurfacehadshallowlossessuchascarved graffitiwhichrequiredfilling.

Now,aftermuchhardworkandmanylonghours,thesculpturehasbeenfullyrestoredusingcurrentconservationmethodsandmaterials.Along-termcareandmaintenanceschedulehasbeenestablished,andthesculpturehasbeenequipped withanalarmsystemtoguardagainstthepossibilityoffuture damage.Studentsareaskedtotreatthesculpturewithrespect sochatfuturegenerationsofstudentswillbeabletoenjoythe spiritforwhichJoanofArcstands.@

ThosewithstoriesaboutorpicturesofJoanofArcinDomremy areencouragedto contacttheLCVA, I29 NorthMainStreet, Farmville, Virginia2390I, ortelephone434.395-2206.

But Where'sJoanie on the Pony?

The

Joan ofArc Conservation Fund

DuringthereconstructionofRuffnerHallmanyLongwood friendsandalumniwereanxioustoknowonething"WillJoanofArcbebackintheRotunda?"Afteraresounding"Yes,"therewasoftenanaudiblesighofreliefclosely followedby"Oh,thankgoodness."Then,duringtherededication,heartfeltemotionswerewarmlyexpressed."Itwaslike Iwascominghome.Iwalkedthroughthedoorandmyheart skippedabeat.Tearswelled-upinmyeyes.IsawJoanieon theStony.Iwassohappy,soproud,andsoutterlyoverwhelmed.Itouchedherfootandsomanymemoriesrushed backintomymind."Thesewordsandcountlessotherslike themhavebeenechoedthroughouttheRomndasincethe building'srededicationonApril23,2005.

Since1914HenriChapu'sJoanofArcUoanieontheStony) andsince1927forAnnaHyattHuntington'sJoanofArc UoanieonthePony)thesesculptureshavestoodemblematic ofLongwood'sindomitablespiritofcourage,conviction,and dedicationtomakingtheworldabetterplaceinwhichro live,learn,andgrow.Theirimagesareimbeddedinthe mindsofthousandsofalumniandfriends.However,after morethan90yearsondisplay,thesebelovedsculpmreshave

Established

seenbetterdays.Infact,JoanieontheStonywentthrough morethan400hoursofthoroughandexpensiverestoration. JoanieonthePonywillsoonundergoconservationand extensiverestoration.

AsLongwoodalumniandfriendsyoupassionatelyknow whatthesesculpturesmeantoyou.Youcanhelpensurethat theworkswillinspirefumregenerationsofLongwoodgraduatesbycontriburingtotheJoanofArcConservationFund. Theearningsfromthisfundwillpayfortheperiodiccleaning andmaintenanceofthesesculpturestokeeptheminthe finestconditionpossible.

TomakeyourcontribmiontotheJoanofArcConservation Fund,sendchecksmadetotheLongwoodUniversity Foundation,IncwithJoanofArcConservationFund inthenotesectionandsendto:

OfficeofUniversityAdvancement JoanofArcConservationFund LongwoodUniversity 20lHighStreet Farmville,VA23909

TheTeamthatRebuiltaDream

ThoughtheGreatFireof200IdestroyedRuffnerHallitdid notdestroytheheartofacontinuingeducationaldream.

"Letmetellyouagain,Longwoodremainsstrongandwe willseetheRuffnersrisefromtheashesandassumenewlife. ThisIpromiseyou."saidPresidentPatriciaCormier,andthe Longwoodcommunitydreamtanotherdream-theday whenRuffnerHallwouldbeback.

"Ourfacilitiespersonnelpmtheirshoulderstothewheel immediatelyafterthefire.Tothemthiswasnotajob,this wasastheoldsayinggoes,'alaboroflove'anditshowedin allthattheydidtobringbacktheRuffners,"saidDick Bratcher,vicepresidentforfacilitiesmanagement.

LongwoodsalutesthereconstructionteamforstayingcommittedtothedreamthatgavebackthesignamreRuffners.

"IwasamazedbythecarethatIsawtheconstructioncrew pmtingintothebuilding.Ibelievetheyfeltthespiritof

Longwoodanddrewonthatgeneralfeelingastheyworkedrorebuild theheartofourcampus,"saidAlisonKendrick,seniorinstructional designtechnicianwithinstructionaltechnology.

"Irhasbeenaprivilegetoworkwithsomeofthemostcooperative peopleIhaveeverknown;fromthebeginningbothsidesofthefence gottogethertokeepthereconstructionontrack,"saidMarkGlover, superintendentforEnglishConstructionCompany.

"Ihaveneverknownateamthathaseverworkedtogetheraswellas thisRuffnerreconstructioncrew,"saidAlanCook,buildingsupervisor forLongwood."Fromdayoneitallclickedandthroughouttheproject wehavehadfewproblems.WeallwereonthesamepageinourcommitmenttorebuildtheRuffnersasclosetotheoriginalaspossible,yet withallthebuildingadvancementsavailabletoday.Basically,wewere oneteamworkingtoreconstructtheRuffnerdream."

"Irseemedlikeaspiritwasintheairtouchingtheheartsofeveryone," saidAsadiMuhammad,drywall/plastersubcontractor."Therewas anunusualunityandbrotherhoodofspiritandbehavior magnifiedhere."-JW

MembersofLongwoodFacilities,Longwood!ITS,thegeneralcontractor'screw,andthearchitectgatherinTheRotunda.

TheLongwood Center for the Visual Arts

reopened its doors after six months of renovation for a benefit art auction and gala on February·12 and people are still talking about the spectacular event and the fabulous re-opening of the LCVA galleries.

K.JohnsonBowlesLCVADirector

Granted,thereisalottotalkabout.Whenthegalacommittee,chairedbyJulieKlineDixon,setthethemeofLoveIsIn theAirtheyknewwhattheyweretalkingabout.Fromthe sparklingnewgalleriestothenewpassengerelevator,people absolutelylovedthenewlyrenovatedLCVAsomuchsothat theeventprofitedmorethan$55,000insupportofeducationalprogrammingthroughsponsorshipsandart-auction purchases.Morethan400peoplefestivelydressedinformal attirebidon123worksofartbyartistsacrossthecountry.

Herearejust afew of the commentswe received:

"WeareproudtobeamongthesponsorsoftheLCVA ArtAuctionandGala.Webelievethatourcommunity isextremelyfortunate,bothculturallyandaesthetically, tohavetheLongwoodCenterfortheVisual<ArtsonMain Street,andarepleasedtobeabletohelpwiththisendeavor."

GALASPONSOR,BradleyL.Watson oftheFarmvilleOfficeofDavenport&Company

"ServingasavolunteerfortheLCVAisarefreshingreminder oftheunlimitedtalentsurroundingus,"saidPatHicks, reflectingfondlyonherexperienceasacommitteemember. Sheadded,"inanageofprogressivetechnology,wheremore budgetcutsexistinartsprograms,LCVAprovidesa powerhouseoftoolsthatcanhelpcreativitytranscendtime itself.Supporting�heCentercangivedreamsthewingsto fly.TheGalawasagrandwaytocelebratetherenovations oftheLCVAandsparkinterestandsupportforthisvital cultural,artisticarmofourcommunity."

VOLUNTEER,PatHicksofFarmville

"Whatcouldbebetterthansocializingwithfriendsoldand newand,atthesametimepurchaseaworkofartfromartists nearandfarwiththeproceedsbenefitingtheCenter?Thisis suchanexcitingtimefortheLCVA."

LONGWOODALUMNA,LorrieCundiffWatson'95

"Ithoughtthegalawasjustmagical.Everyonedressedin formalattireandtheCenterlookedwonderful.Ienjoyed lookingatandbiddingonalltheartwork.Iwaslucky enoughtocomehomewithtwopiecesIttrulywasalovely event.IhadsuchawonderfultimethatIwouldlovetodo thistwoorthreetimesayear."

LONGWOODUNIVERSITYSTAFF,MargaretLindsay, AssistantInternalAuditor

"Whatanextraordinaryevening:art-loversofallbents donningformalattireandsteppingintotheglitteringLCVA gallerytosipchampagne,samplehorsd'oeuvres,andjotin bidsatthesilentauction.Coulditgetanybetterthanthis? Well,yesitcould-guestsmightalsohavecomeawayfrom thebiddingattheliveauctionwithastunningpainting,as wedid.Thegalaprovidedtheperfectsettingtojoinwith friendstosupporttheartsinFarmville."

COMMUNITYRESIDENT,LorraineBortz,wifeof Hampden-SydneyCollegePresident,Dr.WalterBortz.

Wearealsopleasedtonotethatthepromotionalmaterials designedbyDavidWhaley,DirectorofPublicationsand VisualArts,andcomposedbyK.JohnsonBowles,LCVA Director,forthiseventwon1stplaceinthe2005American MuseumAssociationPublicationsDesignsCompetition.@I

Love Is StillIn the Air

Abovefromleft:Mr.andMrs.ChrisDowdyand Mr.andMrs.CharlesH.DowdyIII.(Auctionand GalaCommitteeMembers)Mr.andMrs.CharlesH. DowdyIIIofNorthwesternMutualFinancialNetwork (Farmvilleoffice)weremajorsponsorsoftheevent Candyisalsoanalumna,classofI969.

Left:Mr.andMrs.WilliamMillerofRichmond, Virginia.HarrietButterworthMiller'sIisthe ChairmanoftheLCVAAdvisoryBoard.

Top:Dr. Stanley Cheyne, ProfessorofPhysicsandAstronomyatHampden-Sydney College, Mr. Harlan Horton, Esq-(Auction andGala CommitteeMemberand GalaSponsor), associateatDurretteBradshawPLC(Farmvilleoffice), andMr. Kerr C. Ramsey III, AssistantDean ofAdmissionsatHampden-Sydney College, showofftheirinterpretationof"creative black-tie."Middle: Dr. andMrs Robert C. WadeofFarmville. Mr. Horton andDr. Wadebothserveon theLCVAAdvisory Board. Bottom:Mr. andMrs.MichaelA. Bail

ey ofCharlotte County.Mr. Bailey isa VicePresidentforBailey Tobacco.

Mr. andMrs. Everett GeeIIIofKeysville, Virginia. Mr. EverettGeeIIIisthegeneralcounselforBailey Tobacco. Kristin Geeservedon theAuction andGala Committee.

Above,ftomleft: Drs. RaymondandPatricia Cormier ofFarmville, Virginia andDr. andMrs.john Peale ofPalmyra, Virginia. Dr. Patricia Cormieris thepresident ofLongwood University. Dr.JohnPealeisProfessor Emeritus, Longwood University. LydiaPealeisa member oftheLCVAAdvisoryBoardanda boardmemberofthe VirginiaFoundationfor theHumanities.

Above,fromleft:Sponsors Mr.andMrs.WilliamJamerson andMr.andMrs.PhillipJamerson ofJE.JamersonIncorporatedof Appomattox,Virginia.

Above,fromleft:SpomorsHunterWatson,Mr.andMrs.CannonWatson(LorrieC.Watson95 servedontheAuctionandGalaCommittee),Mrs.HunterWatson,Mr.andMrs.BradWatson, ofFarmville,Virginia.HunterWatson,CannonWatson,andBradWatsonareofDavenport andCompany(Farmvilleoffice).

Above,from left:Dr. andMrs. WilliamFrableand Dr. andMrs. William OppenhimerofRichmond, Virginia. Dr. WilliamFrableisaphilanthropistandartist. The Oppenhimersareartcollectors andthefounders oftheFolkArtSocietyofAmerica.

Left: Dr. andMrs. WalterBortz. Dr. Bortzisthepresident ofHampden-Sydney College.

AWhole New World ofEducation

Longwood President Patricia P. Cormier

RecentAASCU Delegate to Morocco

JenniferWallAssociateEditor

TheRoyalKingdomofMorocco,anintriguingIslamicoldworldcountry,isopeningits doorstoAmericaneducationalopportunities.

InJanuaryLongwoodPresidentPatricia

Cormierwaspartofadelegationfromthe AmericanAssociationofStateCollegesand Universities(MSCU)thatwenttoMorocco.

Thedelegationofeightpresidents/chancellorsandAASCU's directorofinternationaleducationmetwith12ofthe14 Moroccanuniversitypresidents.Thepurposeofthepresidentialmissionwastoexploreopportunitiesforeducational partnershipsandexchangesbetweenAASCUcampusesand thecollegesanduniversitiesofMorocco.

DrCormier,recentlyelectedtochairAASCU'sBoardof Directors,wasaccompaniedbyherhusband,Dr.Raymond Cormier"AASCU'smissiontoMoroccohasprovided Longwoodwithitsfirstopportunitytoenteranacademic portaltotheIslamicworld,"saysDr.Cormier"Asaresult ofthistrip,Longwoodenvisionspossiblefacultyandstudent exchangesinthefieldsofeducation,libraryscience,administration,EnglishartdArabiclanguagestudyandmuchmore."

WhileMoroccohasoneoftheoldestuniversitiesinthe world,Al-QarawiyinUniversityinFezfoundedin859by awealthywomannamedFatimaAlFehriya,todaysome41 percentofthepopulationisilliterate,manyinruralareas

andpredominantlywomen.Thecurrenteducationalsystem hasbeendescribedasobsolete,withsubstantialprogram duplication,poorgraduationraces,arigidgradingsystem ofpass/fail,andlimitedinteractionwiththebusinessand pnvacesectors.

Moroccorecognizesitseducationalshortcomingsandis undergoingmajorreform.In1970only28percentof Moroccanadultscouldread;in200453percentareliterate. Thecurrentplantoeradicateilliteracyprovidesinvaluable opportunitiesforAmericanuniversitieslikeLongwood. "Morocco'sdesiretoreformtheireducationalsystemgives Longwoodstudentsandfacultyanexcellentopportunityto becomeinvolvedwithacountrythatisrichinancienthistoryanddiversityofpeople,yetreflectsamoderncontinental culture,"saysDr.Cormier.

Moroccowasthefirstcountrytoofficiallyrecognize Americanindependenceinthelate1700s,anditremains astrongallytodayandpotentiallyaviableeconomic partnerunderchefreetradeagreementsignedbyPresident Bushin2004chatwillvirtuallyeliminatetradetariffs betweenthetwocountries.leisanationofcontrastswith manyculturesandreligionslivingsidebysideinharmony.MoroccansclaimthattheBerbertraditionofopenness andinclusioniswhatmakesMoroccothemosttolerant countryintheIslamicworld.Evidenceofthisiseverywhereinlanguages,cultures,dress,architecture,andfood. MoroccansspeakbothArabicandFrenchfluently,and manylearnEnglish,Spanish,Italian,aswellasGerman.

"Thismissionisthefirststepinopeningthedoorstoa wholenewworldofeducationforourstudentsandfaculty," concludedDrCormier@

Dr.PatriciaP.Cormier,atcenterright,attendsmeetings asamemberofarecentdelegationtoTheRoyalKingdom ofMorrocco.Shealsotooktimetoexplorethisexoticland

Morocco:

A Land ofTolerance

Attassamoueliwasawordwekepthearingduringourvisit, i.e.,tolerance(literally,forgivenessofothers).Inthiscountry,resemblingCaliforniainsizeandpopulation,ethnicand linguisticdiversityhasnecessitated"co-habitation"(or attaayuch, anotherkeyArabicword).

TuckedbetweentheheavywatersoftheAtlantic,thegentle Mediterranean,theharshAdasMountainsandtheboundless Sahara,Morocco'sstrategictopographyhasdictateditsdestiny.Tolerancehasbeennaturalformillenia.Asweconsideredit,the"substratum"(theancientandveryrichBerber cultureandlanguage)haspercolatedupintoeverydayusage (threedialectsstillspokenbythislinguisticgroup).Arabs invadedinthe7thand11thcenturies,imposinga"superstracum"oftheirSemitictongue,specialculture,architecture andfamousreligion.Today,Spanishimmigrants,Blacks,and Jewsallliveandworksidebysideinthishaven-whatone mightcalla"foretasteofParadise."Especiallysoforme because,eventhoughtheFrenchcolonized"LeMaroc"duringamere44years(1912-1956),Frenchisspokenwidely andisconsideredtheworkinglanguageformany(andluckilyso,foranoldFrenchteacher).

DuringourvisitstoCasablanca,Rabat,FesandMarrakech, weobservedadignified,friendlypeople,warm,hardworkingandfamily-oriented.Tomakechis"tri-culmral"experimentwork,Moroccanshavehadtolearntolerancetosurvive.NowtheiryoungkingMohammedV1,besidesenergeticallyfosteringreformsonmanyfrontsinthis"guided democracy''(reallyaconstitutionalmonarchy),itappeared tous,wascausinga"trickledown"ofopennessandsocioeconomicimprovements.

ThereismuchrefreshmentawaitingLongwoodinchis boundlessoasis,so ladid!("succulent,delicious"),andmuch morethanjust couscousandtajine (meat-and-vegetablestew).

-Dr.RaymondCormier

PhotographscourtesyofDr. Raymond Cormier, Longwood'sFirstGentand VisitingProfessorofFrench.

East Meets West

It'sacaseofEastmeetingWest,ofexchanging theYangtzeRiverfortheAppomattoxRiver

andAnhuiprovinceforPrinceEdward County.SevenstudentsfromaChinese universitystudiedatLongwoodthisyear

inanexchangeprogramexpectedtogrow to30studentswithintwoyears.

Kent Booty AssociateEditor

Thestudents,allfemalebusinessmajors,arethefirstgroup fromtheAnhui(pronouncedAhn-way)Universityof TechnologyinMaanshan.Some20Anhuistudentsare expectedthisfalland30thefollowingyear,whenitwill expandfromabusinessfocustoalldisciplines.Inthefirst Longwood-to-Anhuiexchange,some12Longwoodstudents rookathree-creditChinesehistoryandculturecourseatthe Chineseuniversityin2005.Theexchangeisaresultof Longwood'sparticipationintheSino-AmericanLeadership TrainingInitiative(SALT),co-sponsoredbytheAmerican AssociationofStateCollegesandUniversitiesandthe ChineseEducationAssociationforInternationalExchange. In2002,thesecondyearoftheSALTprogram,Longwood wasoneof12U.S.collegesanduniversitiespairedwithan institutioninChina.

ThreeoftheChinesestudentsatLongwood-HuiliLi, YanyanShengandJialiLiu-wenthomeafterthisacademic year.Theothers-YanbinGe,FengXu,YuanXueandWen Zhuang-willreturnforonemoreyearatLongwood.Feng andWenaremajoringininternationaltrade,theothersin economics.Allareconsideredsophomoressincelastyearwas theirfirstyearatAnhui;allwillreturntotheirhomeuniversity,fromwhichtheywillreceivetheirdegrees,andallplan toattendgraduateschool.

Theylivedinaresidencehallandateinthedininghall. Eachtook15or16credithoursinthespringsemester,after a12-hourloadinthefallSeveralmembersoftheLongwood community,particularlyLonnieCalhoun,directorofmulticulturalaffairsandinternationalstudentservices,and studentJenniferHiggins,helpedacclimatethemto Americancollegelife.

FollowingacustomforChinesestudents,eachhasan Americanname.HuiliisLee,YanyanisApple,JialiisJolie, YanbinisPersephone,FengisIris,YuanisVivian,and WenisTracy.

Theywereaskedaboutdifferencesbetweenthetwocountries."Thebiggestdifferenceisthefood;it'smorefattening here,"saysJiali."Also,thevegetableshereareeatenraw,bur inChinathey'recooked.Andtheshapeofthenoodlesisdifferent.IlikeAmericanfood,though."HerfavoriteAmerican food?"Hotdogs!"shequicklysaid.Yanyan'sisicecream. Jiali'sischeesecake.

Anotherdifferenceinvolvestheuseofcomputersincollege. "ComputersareusedindailylifeinChina,butnotfor homework,"saysHuili.Justlikehere,sheadded,computers arecommoninhomes."InChinayouspendmoretimein class,butthere'slesshomework,"saysYuan.

VeryfewcollegestudentsinChinahaveacar;mostfamilies haveonlyonecar,andit'sasignofwealthforacollegestudenttoownacar,theysay."Lotsofstudentshavebicycles. Wehavebicyclesjustlikethestudentsherehavecars,"says Huili.

YanbinisfromMa'anshan;JialiisfromAnhuiprovince, whereMa'anshanislocated;Yuan,FengandWenarefrom Shanghai,fourhoursaway(thoughFenggrewupinAnhui province);HuiliisfromYuhuanislandnearTaiwan;and YanyanisfromZhoushanislandnearShanghaiIttakes Huilisome17hourstogethome,andshehastotravelby "train,busandship."Yanyan'striphomeis10hours;a bridgenowconnectsherislandtothemainland.Chinese collegestudentstypicallyhavealongertriphomethan Americanstudents,theysay.

Interestingly,Wenattendedthesamesecondaryschoolin ShanghaiasNationalBasketballAssociation(NBA)star YaoMing,oneofChina'smostpopularathletes.TheNBAis wildlypopularinChina,theysay,andsuperstarKobeBryant isahouseholdnamethere,justasintheUnitedStates.

ThestudentsvisitedWashington,D.C.,duringfallbreak andNewYorkCityoverthewinterbreak,accompaniedby LonnieCalhoun.InNewYorktheysawtheStatueofLiberty andtheEmpireStateBuilding,wentwindow-shoppingon FifthAvenueandvisited42ndStreet.InWashingtonthey touredtheU.S.Capitol,sawtheWhiteHouse(fromthe outside)andvisitedmuseums.Overthewinterbreakthey stayedinthehomesoffacultyandstaffmembers.

TheChinesehistoryandculturecourseforLongwoodstudentsatAnhui,fromMay15toJune4,wasco-taughtby Dr.GeoffroydeLaforcade,assistantprofessorofhistory, andanAnhuiprofessorThestudents,eachofwhomwas pairedwithaChinese"buddy"fromAnhui,learnedsome conversationalChinese,history,artandliterature(inEnglish translation),andtheytooktripstoYellowMountain(oneof China'smostfamousscenicspots),NanjingandShanghai

AnhuiUniversityofTechnologyhasabout12,000undergraduatesandatotalenrollmentnumbering20,000.Its mostpopularmajorsincludeaccounting,English,math, computerscienceandengineering.Theuniversity,founded asajointventurebetweentheMinistryofEducationandthe MinistryofMetallurgy,isknowninChinaforits"applied, practicalresearchinengineeringandscience,particularly relatedrosteel,"saysDr.WilliamDorrill,aformer LongwoodpresidentandChinaspecialistwhohelpedlaunch theexchangeprogram.Ma'anshan-Chinesefor"Horse SaddleMountain"-whichisn'tabigcitybyChinesestandards(population:350,000),isineast-centralChinasome 50milesuptheYangtzeRiverfromNanjing,formerly Nanking,China'sancientcapital.Ma'anshanisknownfor itsheavyindustrybutisacleancity,saysDr.Dorrill.

InOctober2003Dr.DorrillandDr.JohnReynolds, Longwood'sdirectorofinternationalaffairs,initiatedthe exchangebygoingtoAnhui,whererheymetwiththeuniversity'spresident,Dr.DongYuanchi.Anhui'svicepresident forteachingandresearch,Dr.ChenDahong,visited LongwoodinMarch2004tocompletethepaperworkfor theagreement.Dr.DorrillrecurnedtoAnhuilastOctober alongwithDr.LilyGoetz,Longwood'sactingdirectorof internationalaffairs(Dr.ReynoldsisinAustriaonasabbatical thisacademicyear).Dr.DorrillandDr.Goetzalsoattended aconferenceinBeijingandvisitedU.S.consularofficials thereandinShanghaiaboutexpeditingvisaapplicationsfor ChinesescudentswhowanttostudyintheUnitedStates.

In a recuiting effort, Dr. Dorrill and Dr. Goetz played a video for students atAnhui that had been made at Longwood starring the seven Chinese students.

Inarecuitingeffort,Dr.DorrillandDr.Goetzplayed avideoforstudentsatAnhuichathadbeenmadeat LongwoodstarringthesevenChinesescudents.Arapt audienceof300watchedthe18-minutevideo,inwhichthe students,speakingbothChineseandEnglish,wereshown inclassandinvariousplacesoutsideofclass,includingtheir dormrooms,thelibraryandthedininghall."TheAnhui studentswerefascinatedbythevideo;theyparticularly enjoyedwatchingtheChinesestudentseatingwithforks inthedininghall,whichmadechemhowlwithlaughter," Dr.Goetzsays.�

Front,from left: WenZhuang,JialiLiu, Yanyan ShengandHuiliLi. Back,from left: Yanbin Ge, FengXu andYuanXue.

Athletics Update

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Longwood University Athletics has competed during 200405 while in year two ofits four-year NCAADivision I Reclassification toward official certification in September 2007. This year, the Lancers have operated under all Division I rules and regulations, including the scheduling requirements. Functioning as an independent institution, Longwood has played more than a majority ofits games on the road this year.

As all 14 intercollegiate programs have played a full Division I schedule for the first time chis year, some ofthe results are evidence ofthis difficult transition period. During the fall season, the team sport records included field hockey (7-10), men's soccer (1-16), and women's soccer (5-13). The men's and women's cross country teams each won events and concluded their respective seasons with races in NewYork City.

This pastwinter, the women's basketball program exhibited a high degree ofsuccess with a 15-13 record. The Lancer women played atKentuckyand West Virginia, and traveled to the likes ofAlabama, Georgia, Indiana, andTexas - hitting ninestates overall. The men's basketball team, however, finished 1-30 but still was able to earn much national media attention and recognition for the institution with a schedule featuring top-ranked Illinois along withTop 20 programs Wake Forest and Cincinnati.

Longwood and its men's basketballprogram ere featured in numerous newspapers around the nation, including TheWashingtonPost, TheWallStreetjournal, Chicago Tribune,Richmond Times-Dispatch, and the Norfolk Virginian-Pilot among many ochers. The team was included in aJanuary episode ofESPN's "The Season," and head coach Mike Gillian also made a nationalTV appearance on ESPN2's "Cold Pizza" morning sports talk show. The Lancers traveled to NewYork City, San Francisco, and Las Vegas chis season with stops in 10 states overall.

This spring, Longwood's baseball team opened its season in Hawaii before play!ng attheUniversity ofSouth Carolina, aTop 10 program. Women's golf, women's lacrosse, and softball each had trips to California for competitions with women's golfand softball also competing in Floridawhile men's golfplayed from Georgia toMarylandto Ohio. The Lancer men's and women's tennis teamswerebusy as well, with matchesthroughoutVirginia and North Carolina.

For all ofthe latestnews and information concerning LongwoodUniversityAthletics, please visit our Internet website at www.longwoodlancers.com.

Fromtop:MaritaMeldere '05, ChadKosmo '06.

Jon Atkinson Promoted to Head Men's Soccer Coach

LongwoodUniversityDirectorofAthleticsRickMazzucohas announcedtherecentappointmentofJonAtkinsonasche newMen'sSoccerHeadCoach.Atkinsonhaspreviously servedastheassistantmen'ssoccercoachatLongwoodforthe pasttwoyears."WelookforwardtohavingCoachAtkinson continuethedevelopmentofourmen'ssoccerprogramat theDivisionIlevel,"saysMazzuto.

AtkinsonwasanassistantcoachatWestVirginiaWesleyan from1999-2003priortohisarrivalinFarmville,helping guideWesleyantoapairofWestVirginiaIntercollegiate AchlecicConference(WVIAC)citiesandarunners-upfinish inthreeyears.AtkinsonwasalsotheWVIACScholarArhleceofcheYearasaseniorteammemberoftheBobcats, scoringaschool-record29goals."Itiswithgreatpleasure Iacceptthepositionofheadmen'ssoccercoach,"says Atkinson."Ilookforwardtochechallengesaheadandam eagercoprovideLongwoodandthecommunityofFarmville withanexcitingreamtheycanbeproudof!"

"Weareneverwithouttheopportunitytobecomewhatever itiswestrivetobe.Ifirmlybelieve,withourcurrentcropof players,weallhaveagreatopportunityinachievingsome wonderfulsuccesseshereatLongwood."

Atkinsonwasalsocheheadcoachofboysandgirlssoccer atLewisCounty(W.Va.)HighSchoolduring2001-02. Additionally,hemanagedPitzSoccerinEnglandfrom199799,andhascoachedyouthsoccerinbothEnglandandthe UnitedStatessince1996.AnativeofNewcastle,England, AtkinsonearnedhisbachelorofscienceinsporesmanagementfromWearsideCollege,hisbachelorofarcsinbusiness administrationfromSunderlandUniversity,andhisM.B.A fromWestVirginiaWesleyan.HeismarriedroNikkiHall Atkinson,thewomen'sbasketballassociateheadcoachat LongwoodandaformerAll-AmericanandAcademic All-Americanstudent-athletefortheLancers.

LongwoodUniversitywillcompeteduring2005whileinits thirdyearofthefour-yearNCAADivisionIreclassification periodtowardofficialcertificationinSeptember2007.The Lancerscouldreturnasmanyas16letterwinnersfromthe 2004squadchatfinished1-16-GP

LancersJoin NCAA Division I Atlantic Soccer Conference for 2005

TheLongwoodUniversitymen'ssoccerprogramhasbeen acceptedintomembershipoftheNCAADivisionIAtlantic SoccerConference(ASC)for2005.TheASCisasinglesport,men'ssoccerconferencethatincludes:Adelphi, Hartwick,andOneontaScarefromNewYork;Howard fromtheDistrictofColumbia,NewJerseyInstituteof Technology(NJIT),andPhiladelphiaUniversity.

"ASCmembershipwillgiveourmen'ssoccerteamachance toplayagainstqualitycompetitionimmediatelyandposition thesportforautomaticqualificationtotheNCAADivision ITournamentscarringin2007,"saysLongwoodDirectorof AthleticsRickMazzuco.

LongwoodwillbescheduledcoplayeachASCmembernext fall,andthecontestswillcountinleaguestandings.While theLancerstudent-athleteswillbeeligibleforASCin-season andpost-seasonawards,cheLongwoodprogramwillnotbe eligiblefortheASCTournamentduring2005and2006. TheASCTournamentchampionearnsanautomaticberth intotheDivisionIMen'sSoccerChampionships.

"TheadditionofLongwoodUniversitycotheAtlantic SoccerConferenceisaveryexcitingmoveforus,"says leaguepresidentTomShirley,whoalsoservesastheDirector ofAthleticsatPhiladelphiaUniversity."Longwoodbringsan outstandingblendofathleticandacademicachievementcoa continuallygrowingconferenceintheASC.Wearesurechat chiswillfurtherenhanceourreputationasatop-levelNCAA DivisionIsoccerconferenceforyearscocome."

FloridaInternacional,whoisjoiningConferenceUSAin men'ssoccerfor2005,haswonthelastthree-straightASC championships.FIUhadbeenamemberoftheASCsince itsinceptionin2000,winningfourconferencetitlesand advancingcotheNCAATournamentfourtimes.-GP

LongwoodAnnounces

2005Membershipin

NCAADivisionINORPAC FieldHockeyConference

TheLongwoodUniversityfieldhockeyprogramhasbeen acceptedintomembershipoftheNCAADivisionI NorthernPacificFieldHockeyConference(NorPac),effectiveJuly1,2005.TheNorPacisasingle-sport,fieldhockeyconferencethatincludes:AppalachianStateUniversity, DavidsonCollege,RadfordUniversity,StanfordUniversity, UniversityofCalifornia,andtheUniversityofthePacific.

"LongwoodisdelightedtojoinsixotherqualityDivisionI programsasaNorPacmember,"saysLongwoodDirector ofAthleticsRickMazzuto."Membershipassureschatour student-athleteswillhaveanopportunitytoplayforan NCAAbidinthefuture."Longwoodwillbescheduledto playeachNorPacmemberthisfall,andthecontestswill countinleaguestandings.WhiletheLancerstudent-athleteswillbeeligibleforNorPacin-seasonandpost-season awards,theLongwoodprogramwillnotbeeligibleforthe NorPacTournamentduring2005and2006.TheNorPac Tournamentchampionearnsanautomaticberthintothe 2005DivisionIFieldHockeyChampionships.

"LongwoodUniversityisanexcellentacademicand competitivefitfortheNorPacConferenceandweare verypleasedtoaddchemtoourmembership,"says NorPacCommissionerCarlaKonet."Theirimmediate plantoconstructanewartificialturffield,combinedwith chisconferenceaffiliation,enablesthefieldhockeyprogram tocakegiantstepstowardnationalexposureandlong-term successattheDivisionIlevel."

Pacificwonthe2004NorPacTournamentChampionship witha3-2winoverCaliforniawhileadvancingtothe NCAATournamentwheretheTigersdefeatedLouisville 1-0inovertimeintheNCAAPlay-Ingame.Pacificlost 2-1inovertimeagainstfifth-rankedMichiganintheNCAA First-Round."Itisabigreliefknowingthatwenolonger havetocompeteasanindependent,burhaveawell-respectedconferenceinwhichtoshowcasetheLongwoodfield hockeyprogram,";ddedLongwoodheadcoachNancyJoel. "NorPacisanexcellentfitforLongwoodbothathletically andacademically,andIampleasedthatourplayersnow havetheopportunityforbothteamandindividualconferencerecognitionasof2005.TheytrulydeservethisopportunityandIthankNorPacforallowingusmembershipto competenowandnothavetowaituntil2007."

LongwoodUniversitywillcompeteduring2005whilein itsthirdyearofthefour-yearDivisionIReclassification periodtowardofficialcertificationinSeptember2007.The Lancerscouldreturnasmanyas17letterwinnersfromthe 2004squadthatfinished7-10-GP

Dr.DeneeseL.Jones NewDeanofCEHS

Dr.DeneeseL.Jones,chairoftheUniversityofKentucky's (UK)Presidents'CommissiononDiversity,hasacceptedthe positionofDeanoftheCollegeofEducationandHuman ServicesatLongwoodUniversity,effectiveJune25.Dr.Jones hasbeenwithUKinLexington,Kentuckysince1991.From 1998to2002sheservedasassociatedeanofthegraduate schoolatUK,from1994topresent.Dr.Joneshasalsoserved asthedirectoroftheCenterfortheStudyofAcademic AchievementinLearningEnvironmentsintheUKCollegeof Education.In2002-2003Dr.JoneswasanAmericanCouncil onEducationFellowworkingintheOfficeoftheChancellor attheUniversityofKansas.Sheisalsoawidelypublished scholar.-JW

Lt.Col.JohnC.Pastino

JohnC.PastinowaspromotedtoLieutenantColonelon 1March2005.HegraduatedfromLongwoodwithaB.S.in BusinessAdministrationin1988andwascommissionedinthe U.S.ArmyasaMedicalServiceCorpsOfficerthroughROTC andwasaDistinguishedMilitaryGraduate.Lastsummerhe successfullyfulfilledtherequirementsforprofessional certificationatthehighestlevel(LevelIII)inthefunctional specialtyofContracting.InSeptemberhemovedjobsfromthe Chief,EuropeRegionalContractingOfficetotheChief ofLogisticspositionatLandscuhlRegionalMedicalCenter inGermany.-DS

Longwood Shapes Success forTom DeWitt '80

WhenTomDeWittwasappointedtothe CorporateAdvisoryBoardofLongwood's CollegeofBusiness&Economicslastyear, hedidn'tneedanyhelpfindinghisway aroundcampus.

He'saLongwoodalum.Soishiswife,whomhemetatLongwood. Sevenyearsaftergraduatingandbeingcommissionedinthefirst classofROTCprogramgraduates,herecumedroreachinchar program.AnditwaswhilereachingatLongwoodcharhedeveloped theinterestincomputerschathasinfluencedhiscareerpath.

'TmreallyenjoyingbeinginvolvedwithLongwoodagain,"says DeWitt'80,whoispresidentandCEOofaninformationtechnologycompanycalledSNVC."It'sbeenabigpieceofmylife. I'mhopingmyterm(ontheboard)isforaslongasthey'llhave mearound."

DeWittco-foundedSNVCin1998,twoyearsafterheretiredfrom theArmyfollowinga16-year-career.SNVC,basedinFairfax, describesitselfasa"smallveteran-ownedcompanyprovidinginformationtechnologyservicesandsolutionstoclientsnationwide." LaseOctoberthecompanylearnedchatithadbeenselectedcoInc. 500magazine'slistofthe500fastest-growingprivatebusinessesin theUnitedScares.Selectionisbasedonpercentagegrowthofsales andrevenues;SNVChasachieved294percentincreasegrowthin revenuessince2000."Welookatcustomerrequirementsanddeterminechebestwaycoapplytechnologyandcommonsensetosolve theirproblems,"hesaysofhiscompany'swork.

SNVC's65-employeeworkforceincludesapairof2004graduates fromLongwood'sCollegeofBusiness&Economics:Sarah EichstadtandJackMacKercher."They'rebothmovinglike gangbusters.Longwoodhasdoneagreatjobofgettingthem readyforthedemandsintoday'sworkplace,"saysDeWitt.

DeWittwasasophomoreatLongwoodwhencheROTCprogram beganinchefallof1977."SomeocherguysandIwentroDr.Jim Gussett(thendeanofchecollege,nowprofessoremericusof mathematics)andcoldhimcharwewereinterestedinstartingan ROTCprogram,sohecalledtheUniversityofRichmond.Iwas incheinitialclass;fiveofuswerecommissionedinMay1980, and14werecommissionedchenextyear."Anotherclassmate fromthefirstclassofROTCcadets,JayneCarson('80,M.S.'91), nowacolonelintheArmy,alsolacerreturnedcoLongwood coteachintheROTCprogram.

DeWicc'sinterestincomputersdevelopedafterherecurnedco Longwoodcoreachin1987."lewasaninterestontheside,rather thanpartofmyjob,"hesays"Isawwhatcomputerscoulddo,and chisinterestgrewandgrewuntilIrealizedchatchisiswhatIwanted codo.Longwoodwaschatcareer-changingplaceforme.Myinterest incomputersandcommunicationscookshapeatLongwood."

WhileteachingatLongwood,hiswife,theformerCindyDoyle, resumedherscudies,earningadegreein1989afewmonths beforehisteachingseineended."Wehadmetatfreshman orientationwhenIwasajuniorandshewasafreshman,andwe gotmarriedtheyearafterIgraduatedandwascommissioned,"he says."Sinceshegraduatednineyearsafterme,Iliketocellpeople chatImarriedamuchyoungerwoman,whichmakesherfeel good!"TomandCindyliveinFairfaxStationwiththeirtwo children,BryanandAshleigh.'Cindy,whooncecaughtpre-school andelementaryschoolinFairfaxCounty,istheofficemanager foradentaloffice.

AfterleavingLongwood,DeWittattendedtheArmyComputer ScienceSchool,atForeGordon,Georgia,forsixmonths,then wentcoEuropeforacomputerjobincheArmy."Iworkedin missilesandservedasaninfantryofficer;afterLongwood Imigratedintocomputers.WhileworkingintheArmy AcquisitionCorpsasaprojectmanager,myteamandIdesigned andbuiltadevicecalledCAISI(CombatServiceSupport AutomatedInformationSystemInterface),whichnowispare oftheArmyinventory.CAISIhasevolvedovertheyearsand currenclyperformsasoneoftheprimarydatacommunication devicesforArmyLogisticssystemsandochercompucersinIraq."

HeretiredasamajorundertheArmy's15-yearretirementprogram, thenworkedforacompanyinNorthernVirginia,doingwork similarcowhathe'sdoingnow,beforegoingintobusinessfor himself.OneofSNVC'socherowners(BillCrowe)alsoisaveteran, andmuchoftheirbusinessisdefense-oriented.DeWitt'schird partner(BillLyde)servedasagovernmentemployeeinthe DepartmentofDefensebeforejoiningchecompany."We'reall stillservinginchemilitary;we'rejustdoingitinasuitinsteadof auniform,"saysDeWitt,whohasanM.S.insystemsmanagement fromcheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia.Thecompany'sservices includeprovidingprojectmanagementandlife-cyclesupport, systemanalysis,systemrestingandintegration,networkdesign andengineering,andinformationassuranceandsecurity.

Whenaskedaboutthechallengesofscarringacompany,he laughedandsaid"Ir'sprettyeasyifyoujustcakeiconeseep atarime.There'salotofcompetitioninchisareasoit'simportant costaytruecoyourcoreservicesandvalues.Takecareofyour customers,cakecareofyouremployees-chat'sourwinning combination."-KB

MajorGiftsReceived Longwood Maintains a Competitive Edge

LongwoodUniversityisdeeplygratefulformajordonorswhoshowtheirappreciationforandconfidence intheUniversitybysupportingamyriadofprojects.FortheperiodofJuly1,2004toMarch31,2005

giftsandnewcommitmentsof$25,000andgreaterwerereceivedfromthefollowing.Suchgiftshelp

Longwoodfulfillherpotentialandtomaintainacompetitiveedgeamongpeers.

BEQUESTS:

EstateofOliviaColemanAlfriend'53

$40,000Purpose:EndowmentReserve

EstateofMaryInghamBethea'44

$61,000Purpose:MemorialScholarshipinmemory ofhermother,MamieGerdesIngham

ANONYMOUS:

$I00,000Purpose:CormierCenterforCitizenScholars

$50,000Purpose:ScholarshipfortheCollegeofArts&Sciences; LongwoodCenterfortheVisualArtsBuildingRenovation;ParentsFund

FOUNDATIONS:

LettiePateWhiteheadFoundation,Inc

$87,000Purpose:LettiePateWhiteheadScholarshipFund

WileyH.&JamesC.Wheat,Jr.Foundation

$26,000Purpose:Daniel-HardyHouseEndowment

INDIVIDUALS:

JudithStokesBarnes'60

$25,000Purpose:MemorialScholarshipinmemoryofhermother,Sallie ThomasJacksonStokes'12;hermother-in-law,BettySueBaileyBarnes; andhersister,AgnesStokesRichardson'46

MaconF.&JoanPerryBrock'64

$35,000Purpose:MemorialS�holarshipfortheCollegeofArts &Sciencesinmemoryofherclassmate,RenaWeldWheeler'64; LongwoodFund;BuildingsandGroundsFund

Dr.WaverlyCole

$104,000Purpose:LongwoodCenterfortheVisualArtsBohemian Glass,MeissenFigurines,EnglishPotteryfordisplayintheColeGallery

J.B.Fuqua

$28,000Purpose:FuquaExcellenceinTeachingAwards,MaudeGlenn RaifordFacultyAward

EdwinGrimsley

$25,000Purpose:MemorialScholarshipinmemoryofhiswife,Connie KnightonGrimsley'42

Mr.ErnestWGoodrich

$150,000Purpose:NamedconferenceroominRuffnerHallinmemory ofhiswife,SueSimmonsGoodrich'40;hissister,LillieEvelynGoodrich '28;andhismother-in-law,HylahHopeCampSimmons'16

HelenMcGuireHahn'45

$25,000Purpose:NamedroomintheRuffnerHallinmemoryofher motherMajorieCombsMcGuire'12ontheoccasionofMrs.Hahn'ssixtiethreunion

KittyBridgforthHooker'47

$155,000Purpose:CormierCenterforCitizenScholars;LongwoodFund

Dr.RobertP.Irons

$212,000Purpose:MemorialScholarshipinmemoryhiswife,Carolyn Fergusonlrons'42

WilliamT.&HarriettButterworthMiller'51

$54,000Purpose:HarriettButterworth&WilliamT.MillerScholarship fortheCollegeofBusiness&Economics;LCVAoperatingfund

Dr.AnthonyJ.Mufioz

$51,000Purpose:MemorialScholarshipfortheCollegeofArts

&Sciencesinmemoryofhiswife,MaryEllenMunoz'83;Chamber MusicSeriesEndowment;LancerAthleticsFund

ElizabethOverbyOmohundro'36

$50,000Purpose:ElizabethOverbyOmohundroScholarshipforthe CollegeofEducation&HumanServices

Mr.&Mrs.ThomasH.Redmond

$25,000Purpose:MemorialScholarshipfortheCollegeofBusiness &Economicsinmemoryoftheirdaughter,NormaRedmond'75

Mr.RandolphN.Reynolds

$25,000Purpose:Paul&FrancesFoxScholarshipfortheCollegeof Business&EconomicsinhonorofPaulFox

HenryS.&AnneGlennSavedge'55

$50,000Purpose:MemorialScholarshipfortheCollegeofEducation &HumanServicesinmemoryofherparents,HusieandEvelyn HurchesonGlenn

EdithGoffStreet'52

$25,000Purpose:EdithGoffStreetScholarshipFund

EleanorWadeTremblay'45

$50,000Purpose:Women'sBasketballOperatingFund

MembersoftheClassof2005 celebratedtheirSeniorChallengesuccesswith PresidentandDr.CormieronthenewBlackwellTerracestepswitha WineandCheeseReceptiononMay 10. AllwhopledgedtotheLongwood AnnualFundduringSeniorChallengewereinvitedtoattend

Longwood Calling

AnyoneonthefirstfloorofCurryResidenceHallonaweeknightchispastyear heardnotonlythesoundsofcollegelifebutalsotheexcitementofaTelefund Associate(TA)announcingagift.TheexperienceofworkingattheTelefundis unlikeanyotherpositionasthescudentswilltalktomorealumni,parentsand friendsthenanyotherofficeoncampus.Itisawayforalumnitogeethechance toaskquestionsandcatchuponeverythinggoingonatLongwoodfroma currentscudentperspective.Onealumnus,whowasexcitedabouttheRocunda rededication,askedAshleyMoran,ajuniorTAfromPrinceGeorge,to"make surechatchesqueakwasstillpresentinthestairsintheRocunda."

Inadditiontobeingabletoraisemoneyfortheschoolandkeepintouchwith alumni,scudentsareabletolearnaboutmanyaspectsofcheLongwoodculcure. DebbieHartman,ajuniorfromFairHavenNewJersey,says,"Ilearned alotaboutchehistoryofcheschoolandoldertraditions.Italsohasgivenmea betterlinktotheschoolandtheschool'spast."TheTelefundcanalsobenefit ascudent'sfutureinmanyways.TobecomeaTA,allscudentsgothrougha trainingperiodinwhichtheylearnhowtoconversewithouralumnioverthe phoneandlearntobecomemoreadaptedtothefundraisingenvironment. Thistraining,alongwithchecallingexperience,helpsstudentsfeel moreconfidentwiththeircommunicationskills.

LongwoodUniversitybenefitsfromtheTelefundincountlessways,most importantlybyraisingtheannualgiftsneededtofunctionasauniversity.Last year,theTA'sconcactedalumni,parentsandfriendsfromSept.20toNov.16. Theireffortsraised$275,000.InthespringTelefund,Feb.1toMarchI0,the scudentshelpedtoraiseanadditional$120,000.

Forthealumni,theTelefundhelpsthemtokeepintouchwithcurrentevents andthecampus.Andforthestudents,ithelpsthemnotonlytobecomebetter informedaboutcurrenteventsandteachesthemcommunicationskills,butit teachesthemtheimportanceofgivingbacktotheuniversityafrergraduation. LawrenceRandolph,asophomoreTAfromCharlotteCounty,saidchathenow understands"wherethemoneycomesfromandwhatitisusedfor.Itiseasierto understandhowcriticalgivingbacktocheschoolis,andIwillbeexcitedtobea partofthataftergraduation.Asscudents,wenowknowthateverytimewego intothelibrary,meetwithfaculty,enteraclassroom,orresearchajobatthe careercenter,weareseeingtheAnnualFundatwork."-MW&CG

Patricia P. Cormier

Selected Chair of American Association ofState Colleges and Universities

LongwoodUniversityPresidentPatriciaCormier wasselectedchairoftheAmericanAssociationofScace CollegesandUniversities(AASCU)duringitsannual meetinginNovember2004inCharleston,SC.

Dr.Cormierhasjustcompletedathree-yearterm onAASCU's16-memberboardofdirectors,including oneyearasamemberoftheBoard'sExecutive Committee.SheisafacultymemberfortheAASCU NewPresidents'Academyandhaschairedche association'sTaskForceonTeacherEducation.

"AASCUisthepremierpresidents'associationfor publiccollegesanduniversitiesinthenation,andit isagreathonorandprivilegeformetoservesucha distinguishedgroupofeducators,"saysDr.Cormier. AASCUisahighereducationassociationwhose membershipiscomprisedofmorethan430colleges, universitiesandsystemsofpublichighereducation throughouttheUnitedStatesanditsterritories.-DS

Leaving a Legacy

AnEndowedScholarshipinmemoryofalovedone, aProfessorship,anEndowedChair,anamed ScholarsProgram,andafarmarejustsome examplesofbequestsmadeto LongwoodUniversity.All bequests,nomatterthesize,arevital toLongwood'ssuccess.

WillLongwoodbeincludedinyourestateplans?

Whetheraspecificamountorapercentageofyour estate,wehopeyouwillrememberLongwoodin yourLastWillandTestament.Yourbequestcanbe withoutrestrictions,oryoumayspecifyhowthe fundsaretobeused.Ifyouwishtorestrictyourgift, pleaseconsultwithusbeforeyouexecuteyourwillto helpensuretheconditionsofyourgiftcanbemet. Pleaseconsultanattorneytomakesureyourwill accomplishesyourwishes.Contactusaboutestate giftscoLongwood.Alldiscussionsareconfidential. IfLongwoodisalreadyinyourestateplanwewould greatlyappreciateknowingthat.Forinformation, pleasecontactHFranklinGrant,Directorof Planned&MajorGifts,LongwoodUniversity, 201HighStreet,Farmville,VA23909

800.281.4677ext.3orgranchf@longwood.edu

Dr. TimPiersonandEllenMasters 97

Two Longwood Administrators Honored

Dr.TimPierson,vicepresidentforStudentAffairs,andEllenMasters, assistantdirectoroftheCareerCenterandcoordinatorofVolunteerServiceLearning,werehonoredfortheircareercommitments.

Dr.Piersonwasselectedasthe2005recipientofthe"ExcellenceinPractice Award"andwaschosenforinductionintothe"SeniorStudentAffairs OfficerPractitionerProgram"bytheAmericanCollegePersonnel Association(ACPA).TheExcellenceinP�acticeAwardisgivenannually toapractitionerwhosedesigns,programimplementationsandservicesfor theircampusarebasedonthebestnationalpracticesinstudentaffairs. Theotheraccoladeisforthosewhohaveservedinaleadershiproleinthe ACPA.TheACPA,foundedin1924,describesitselfas"theleadingstudent affairsassociationthatadvancesstudentaffairsandengagesstudentsfora lifetimeoflearninganddiscovery."

TheFarmvilleRotaryClubselectedEllenMastersasthe2005Honorary Rotarian.EveryyeartheClubhonorsacommunitymemberwhoexemplifies theirmotto,"ServiceAboveSelf."Masters,aLongwoodalumna(B.F.A.'97, M.S.'02),waspresentedwitharesolutionattheRotarybanquetonthe 100thanniversaryofRotaryInternational,Feb.23.-JW

Celebrating 50 Years ofGraduate Studies: A Legacy ofLeadership

InAugustI955Longwoodwasauthorizedbythe CommonwealthofVirginiatoofferMaster'sdegrees. InMay1956,thefirstMaster'sdegreeswereawarded. Sincethen,Longwoodhasawarded2,195graduate degrees.Andthat'sacauseforcelebration!

Tomark50yearsofgraduatestudiesatLongwood University,weareaskingouralumnitocontribute toa"MemoryBook"toreflectonyourgraduate studiesatLongwood,storiesyouliketotell,lifelongfriendsmade,professorsyourecall,howyour Master'sdegreeaffectedyourlifeandcareeror picturesyouarewillingtoshare.

Weinviteyoutojoinusforour50thanniversary activities.Wehaveaseminarplannedforthefalland wewillbehighlightingourgraduateprogramsat careerdaysandgraduatefairsthroughouttheyear. Therewillbemoredetailsabouttheselater.

Wehopewecanincludeyourstoryandreflections inour50thAnniversaryCelebrationMemoryBook. Pleasesendyourentriestograduate@longwood.edu ormailtoKathyCharleston,OfficeofGraduate Studies,LongwoodUniversity,201HighStreet, Farmville,VA23909.

Forthelatestinfoaboutour50thAnniversary, pleasevisitusonlineat: http://www.longwood.edu/graduatestudies/.

Marianne Minton is Miss Greater Richmond

RecentlycrownedasMissGreaterRichmond, Longwood'sMarianneMinton'03willcompetethis summerfortheMissVirginiatitle,apreliminary eventfortheMissAmericapageant.Sinceshe startedcompeting,Mariannehasearnedalmost $16,000inscholarships.Whileshewasmajoring inmusic,MarianneoftenperformedatLongwood musicalprogramsandsangtheNationalAnthemat anumberofspecialeventsfortheUniversity.She wasamemberoftheChamberSingersandthe CamerataSingerswheresheservedalsoasvice presidentandpresident.Itshouldcomeasno surprisethatMarianneperformedaPucciniopera classicforthetalentportionoftheMissGreater Richmondevent.-DS

RecentPublicationsbyLongwoodFaculty,Staff,Students&Alumni

StopMedicating,StartParenting: RealSolutionsforyour"Problem"Teenager

byDr. DavidB. Stein, ProfessorofPsychology

Thisbook,thefifthbyDr.Stein,"attacksthecurrentdogmathatmanyteensareviewedas victimsofmysteriousandbafflingpsychiatricdiseasessuchasattentiondeficitdisorder/attention deficithyperactivedisorder(ADD/ADHD)andbipolardisorder."Using"25yearsofresearchand hisexperienceinhelpinghundredsoffamilies,Dr.Steinoffersapowerfulsetoftoolsemploying cognitive/behavioral,drug-freesolutionsforparentsofdifficultteensdescribesthelong-term implicationsofusingpsychiatricdrugsandoffersanalternativetocontrollingdifficultteens throughhispopularREST(RealEconomySystemforTeens)program,anonconfrontational parentingplan." Publishedby Taylor TradePublishing, hardcover, 254 pages

OutsideTheFire

by CatherineBerlin, LongwoodAlumna, 94

ThefirstbookbyCatherineSaydlowski(writingunderhermaidenname)wasnominated forBestSmallPressRomanceof2004byRomanticTimesBookClubMagazine.Shedescribes itas"contemporaryromancewithlightelementsofsuspense,andmoretraditionalthanatypical romance."Saydlowski,wholivesinRichmond,taughtatHighlandSpringsHighSchoolfrom 1994to1999andnowtutorsinFrenchandSpanishandsubstituteteacheswhileraisingher rwochildren.ShegraduatedcumlaudefromLongwood,whereshedoublemajoredinEnglish andmodernlanguages,minoredinanthropology,andwaspresidentoftheCommuter StudentAssociation. PublishedbyLionHeartedPublishing, softcover, q6pages

Route66ToVietnamandRoute66Spring

byDr. MichaelLund, ProfessorofEnglish

ThesearerhefifthandsixthbooksinDr.Lund'sRoute66series,basedonhischildhood inMissourialoqgAmerica'smoststoriedhighway.Inanewspaperreview,Dr.WilliamFrank, ProfessorEmeritusofEnglish,called Route66Spring"another'goodread,'affordingthereader withampleopportunitytosmile,tolaugh,torelaxandtore-livesomeofchosewonderful memoriesofournor-too-distantpast."Dr.Lund,whoservedinVietnamasanArmy correspondentin1970-71,wasinterviewedon VoiceofAmerica inJune.Askedhowlongtheseries willcontinue,hesaid'Tmalreadyworkingontheseventhbook,and,asfarasIknow, I'llgoonforever!" PublishedbyBeach HousePublishing, softcover, 226pages (Route 66 To Vietnam) and 266pages (Route 66 Spring)

WhatDoChildrenandYoungAdultsReadNext?

byPamela Gustafson Holley, LongwoodAlumna, '65

Holley,whowritesunderthenamePamSpencerHolley,wroteallsixvolumesinthisreference seriesforlibrariansandteenagers,whichshedescribesasa"reader'sadvisory."Holley,wholivesin HallwoodinAccomackCounty,retiredin1998ascoordinatorofschoollibrariesfortheFairfax CountyPublicSchools.SheiscurrentlypresidentoftheYoungAdultLibraryServicesAssociation oftheAmericanLibraryAssociationandwritesthecolumnAudiobooksItIs!for VoiceofYouth Advocates. Publishedbythe Gale Group, hardcover,from 692 to 8I6pages

RoughGuidetotheUSA

GlendaBooth, LongwoodAlumna, '66, ContributingWriter Booth,wholivesintheMountVernonareaofFairfaxCounty,contributedthechapteron Virginia,WestVirginia,DelawareandMarylandforthe7theditionofthistravelguide,part oftheRoughGuideseries.Sheretiredin2002after30yearsoflegislativeworkfortheCongress, mostrecentlywithU.S.SenatorDianneFeinstein(D-California),andnowisafreelancewriter andconsultant.ShealsochairstheFairfaxCountyWetlandsBoardandisfirstvicepresident 35 oftheAubudonSocietyofNorthernVirginia. PublishedbyRough Guides, softcover, I,438 pages.

VirginiaBeardMorton '66atarecentsigningofhersuccessfa!book.

In the Eye ofthe Storni

An Alumna's perspective on Culpeper County and the Civil War

IfVirginiaBeardMortonhasherway,theworld willeventuallyknowofCulpeperCounty's pivotalroleintheCivilWar.

TheLongwoodalumna('66)hasledvirtuallyaone-woman crusadetopublicizeandpromotethefactthatthecountywas,as shesays,"intheeyeofthestorm"from1861to1865.Sheleads CivilWarwalkingtoursofdowntownCulpeperandbattlefield toursatnearbyCedarMountainandBrandyStation,siteofthe largestcavalrybattleintheWesternHemisphere.Shetells Culpeper'sstorytoCivilWarroundtables,bookclubs,civicclubs

andwomen'sclubs.Herspeakingengagementsthisyearwilltake herallthewayfromNewJerseytoFlorida.

Shehastoldthestoryinprintaswell.Sheistheauthorof MarchingThrough Culpeper, ahistoricalnovelthatshepublished inthesummerof2000.The542-pagehardback,nowinitsninth printing,hassold8,000copiesandearnedherravereviews, comparisonsto GonewiththeWindandalegionoffansacrossthe country,manyofwhomsendherlettersande-mails.

"CulpeperCountywasthemostmarchedacrossandcamped uponlocaleintheCivilWar,"saysMorton,whohaslivedin Culpeperfor35years."Thereweremorethan100battlesand skirmishesinCulpeperCountyTheactionwasconstant."

Eventhoughthebookisfiction,allbuttwoofthemilitary characterswererealpeople,aswasthewomanonwhomthe book'sheroine,ConstanceArmstrong,wasbased.Thebookhas beenacclaimedforitsmeticulousresearchandattentiontothe War'sdevastatingtolloncivilians.

"Iwantedtotellaboutthevalorandsacrificeofthecivilians, especiallythewomen,"saysMorton,aformermathteacherand interiordesignerwithalifelonginterestinhistory."That'swhyI centeredthebookaroundtheyoungladies,soIcouldshowboth themilitarysideandtheciviliansideoftheWar.Thecivilian populationinCulpeperlostbasicallytheirentirefoodsupplyand alsotheirfences.Thecountywasravaged.Atleasthalfofthe peopleofCulpeperrefugeedtothesouth.Thetownlostnotonly alotoftrees,whichwerecutdownforheatingfuel,butwhenthe ArmyofthePotomac(themajorUnionarmy)headquarteredin Culpeperinthewinterof1863-64,theyalsotoredownbricks fromchurchesandotherbuildingsfortheirwinterhuts.

"ThroughConstanceArmstrong,youseetheingenuityofthe womenandtheromance.She'sbasedonthereal-lifeBessie Shackelford,whosefamilyhadahouseonMainStreetacross fromtheVirginiaHouseHotel,whichwasasocialcenterfor soldiersinbotharmies.Thehouseisstillstanding-theupper levelisapartmentsandthelowerlevelisshops.Bessie'sfamilyalso ownedalargefarminthecountry,asdidalotoffamilies."

Surprisingly,giventheoftendivergenttastesofmaleandfemale readersinhistoricalreading,MarchingThroughCulpeperhas appealedtobothmenandwomen."WhenIwaswritingthebook, Iknewwomenwouldenjoyit,butalmostexactlyhalfofmy readershavebeenmen,"shesays."CivilWarbuffshaveapplauded theinclusionoffootnotes,abibliography,mapsandphotographs."

Morton'sreadersrangeinagefrom11to99,andthebookhas beensoldinall50statesandatleastahalf-dozenforeign

countries."Thepowerofword-of-mouthrecommendationshas beenamazing,"shesays.Twogroupswereorganizedbyher readerstopromotethebook:theSouthernLiteraryAlliance,whose goalsaretoupholdtraditionalSouthernvaluesandtopromote booksthataccuratelydepicttheSouth,andTheFansofMarching ThroughCulpeper.J.E.B.StuartIV,thegreat-grandsonofthe Confederatecavalryleader,andhisgrandson,J.E.B.StuartVI, servedasmastersofceremonyatacelebrationof5,000bookssold inNovember2002.

ThreeofthecentralmilitaryfiguresinMarchingThrough CulpeperwereCulpepernatives:CaptainFrankStringfellow,one ofJebStuart'smostdaringscouts;MajorRobertBeckham,who commandedStuart'shorseartilleryfrom1863untilFebruary 1864;andGeneralA.P.Hill,whocommandedacorpsinRobert E.Lee'sArmyofNorthernVirginia.DuringtheconflictBessie Shackelford,thewomanafrerwhomConstanceArmstrongwas patterned,wascourtedbyoneoftheConfederacy'smostdashing commanders,MajorJohnPelham.Called"theGallantPelham" andlaudedbybothLeeandStonewallJacksonforhisbravery, PelhamcommandedStuart'shorseartilleryuntilMarch1863. InMorton'sstory,RobertBeckhambeginscourtingConstance ArmstrongbeforetheWarbutconfrontscompetitionnotonly fromPelhambutalsofromafictionalUnionsoldier,whorecovers frombattlewoundsintheArmstronghome.FrankStringfellow, Constance'schildhoodfriend,involvesherinseveralofhis hair-raisingcovertactivities.

Culpeper'sstrategiclocationbetweentheRappahannockand RapidanriversandastridethevitalOrange&AlexandriaRailroad, asupplylineforbotharmies,madeitanaturalpoint ofinvasionfortheUnionarmyenrouteroRichmond.Onearmy ortheotheroccupiedthecountyformuchoftheWar.Thearea aroundBrandyStation,aboutfivemilesnortheastofthetownof Culpeper,wasfoughtover12times,includingaJune9,1863battle thatfeatured17,000cavalrymenandmarkedthefirsttimethat Federalcavalrymenwereabletoholdtheirownagainsttheir Confederatecounterparts.AnotherbattleinCulpeperCounty, CedarMountain,foughtaboutfivemilessouthofthecountyseat onAug.9,1862,wastheonlytimethatStonewallJacksontriedto drawhisswordinbattle(itwasrustyandremainedinitsscabbard).

Reactiontothebook,whichissoldthroughMorton'sWebsite (edgehillbooks.com)andatbooksroresincludingBarnes&Noble, hasbeenfavorablefromcriticsaswellasreaders.Thebookis "recommendedforanyonewhoenjoysauthenticwartimehistory blendedwithacompellingromance,"saysareviewinthe magazineNorth&South.ClarkB.Hall,aCivilWarhistorian andwriter,notedthattheauthor"triumphedforaverysimple reason:VirginiaMorrondidherhomework,"andhecalledthe book"rich,accuratelyrendered(and)beautifullywritten."

"Theentireprojectofwritingthebooktookfiveyears;Ididtwo yearsofintenseresearchbeforeIevenstartedwritingit,"says Morton."Thisismyquote-unquoteretirement,myservicetothe community.I'vedoneallthepublicityandpromotionmyself.I'm tryingtoselltherightstoalargerpublisher,and,alongwithmy readers,I'mdreamingofamovie."CivilWarInteractiveagrees withthemoviepotential:"Thishauntingmasterpiecedepictsthe trueSouthbetterthanGonewiththeWindandprovidesrich materialforadynamitemovie."

This haunting masterpiece depicts the true South better than Gone with the Windand provides rich material for a dynamite movie.

Sheispassionateabouthistoricpreservation."Itrytoprotect battlefieldsandhistoricsitesandtopromotetourism,whichisa cleanindustryIt'swithinourgrasptodomore.Theenemynow isurbansprawl.Thetimetopreserveisnow-it'snowornever." InJune2003shedida"GhostWalk"inCulpeper,which recreatedsevenauthenticscenesfromherbook,drewacrowdof 500andnetted$4,000fortheBrandyStationFoundation,on whoseboardofdirectorssheserves.ThisAprilsheheldasimilar fundraiser,"AnEveningwithA.P.Hill,"thatraised$4,500for theFriendsofCedarMountain.

InFebruary2004sheservedasthehistorianguideonthe HistoryAmericaTours'firstriverboattourfocusingonwomen, PetticoatPower.Shewastheonlywomanchosentoleada HistoryAmericatoursolo.Theweeklongtouraboardthe AmericanQueenwentround-tripfromNewOrleansto Vicksburg.Shewillbeaguideonthesameriverboattourfrom Jan.28-Feb.3,2006.FromAugustthroughearlyNovemberlast yearshehadninespeakingengagementsinfourstates,including GeorgiaandSouthCarolina,andduringroughlythesameperiod sheledninebusorwalkingtours."Alloftheseeventshavecome aboutthroughword-of-mouthfrompeoplewhohavereadthe book,heardmespeak,ortakenoneofmytours,"shesays.

AfrergraduatingfromLongwood,Mortontaughtmathforfour years,firstatManchesterHighSchoolinChesterfieldCountyand thenatCulpeperHighSchool.TheRichmondnativemovedto Culpeperin1969afrerherhusband,aFarmvillenativeshemetas aLongwoodstudent,tookajobthere.

MorronalsoisproudofhowCulpeperresidentsfaredduringthe CivilWardespitetheirhardships."WaltWhitman,whowasa nurseandspenttimeinCulpeperduringtheWar,saidone womanwasverywell-educatedandveryhigh-spirited.Her clotheswerefadedandhefeltsorryforher,buthesaidshe maintainedherhighspirits.Andtheyalldid."®

GraduatesatCommencementonMay 14, 2005-Longwood'slargestever.

SenatorAllenUrgesGraduates to"SeizeOpportunities"

OnMay14,2005,U.S.SenatorGeorgeAllenurgedtheClassof2005to "Keepinnovating,keepadapting,andkeepimproving"duringCommencement inwhich801graduatesreceivedbachelor'sdegreesandanother129wereawarded master'sdegrees-thelargestgraduatingclassinLongwoodhistory.Notingthat theUnitedStatesislaggingbehindChinaandIndiaintheproductionof scientistsandengineers,theSenatorstated,''Americahasbeentheleaderof virtuallyeveryimportantandtransformativetechnologysincetheIndustrial Revolution,anditisimportantthatthecountrycontinuetotakethelead."

SenatorAllen,whowasVirginiagovernorfrom1994to1998andservedinthe VirginiaHouseofDelegatesfrom1983to1991,representingtheseatonceheld byThomasJefferson,receivedanhonoraryDoctorofLawsdegree.Thehonorary degreewasconferred"inrecognitionofhisleadershipandservicetothe CommonwealthofVirginia."@

Commencement2005

"Americahasbeentheleader ofvirtuallyeveryimportant andtransformativetechnology sincetheIndustrialRevolution, anditisimportantthatthecountry continuetotakethelead."