Longwood Magazine 2007 Vol 08 No 01 Summer

THECooK-CoLECoLLEGEOFARTSANDSCIENCES

Longwood'sCollegeofArtsandSciencesnamedforbenefactors Dr.JohnCook,'52,andDr.WaverlyCole

LONGWOOD'sREVOLUTIONOF'76

Wecakealookbackoverthepast30yearsofcoeducation andprofilesomeoutstandingmalegraduates

THEFUTUREOFDEMOCRACY

Worldleadersandnotedexpertsgatheroncampus todiscussthefutureofdemocracyintheworld

AGIFTOFART

RichmondcollectorJacksonL.Blanton donatesmajorartcollectiontotheLCVA

THESTORIESOFNICHOLASELMES'04

DR.WALTERWITSCHEYCOMESTOLONGWOOD

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VOLUME 8, No. 1, SuMMER 2007

DEARFRIENDS:

INREFLECTINGONWHATATERRIFICYEARithasbeenforLongwood,ourjoyandenthusiasm aretemperedbyourempathywiththetragiclossoflifeatVirginiaTechonApril16.Everyuniversity presidentinthecountryhasbeensoberedbytheawesomeresponsibilityandelusivecaskofensuring asafecampuswhilecreatinganacademicenvironmentconducivetoindividualandintellectual development.

Withinhoursofthetragedy,Longwoodofficials-includingvicepresidents,campussecurityofficers, counselingcenterandstudentaffairspersonnel-metwithmetoreviewsecurityandemergency preparednesspoliciesandproceduresandtocommunicatewithourcampuscommunityonwhat codoinasimilarsituation.Additionalsafetymeasuresarebeingdevelopedandimplementedatthis time.However,weallhavebeenforcedtofacetherealitycharsomeeventsaresimplynotpreventable. IrisincharrealizationchatwemustfocusourenergyonsupportingPresidentStegerandtheVirginia Techfamilyastheyworktoovercomethetremendousandunprecedentedchallengestheywillface inthecomingmonths.

InthedaysfollowingApril16,hundredsofLongwoodstudentsworet-shirtswiththewords, 'TodayweareallHokies."Inthedaystocome,aswereflectonthistragedyandrememberthelives lost,wewillalwaysrecallchatHok:ieSpirit.VirginiaTechwillprevail.

Onamuchlighterandhistoricnote,wefocusonamarkereventinouralmamater'shistory: coeducationandthearrivalof"MenatLongwood."Fromoneofourveryfirstmale graduateswhohelpedcoendowtheCook-ColeCollegeofArtsandSciences, totheresistancetotheconceptinthe1970s,andontosomeoftheuniversity'smost distinguishedandinterestingmalealumnileaderstoday,thesubjectofmenoncampus isoneonwhichmosteveryonehasanopinion.Wealsorecognizeanextraordinarygift ofartfromoneofLongwood'sclosestmalefriends-JacksonL.Blanton-andwewelcome Dr.WalterR.T.Wirschey,formerdirectoroftheScienceMuseumofVirginiaand aworld-classscientist/educator,totheLongwoodfamilyasprofessorofanthropology andscienceeducation.

Icallspecialattentiontothearticleonpage21reviewinganotableeventheldoncampus inlateJanuary,America andthe World: SustainingDemocracy in the GlobalAge.LongwoodUniversity, withsupportfromHampden-SydneyCollege,wasproudtobetheprimaryhostofoneofalimited numberofsignatureeventsoftheJamestown2007CelebrationrecognizingAmerica's400th AnniversaryThetwo-dayeventbroughtinternationalexperts,scholars,andnationalleaders toFarmville.

IthasbeenaverygoodyearforLongwoodUniversity.Ouralumniandespeciallyourfriends havebeenverygoodtousandwewillbegoodstewardsoftheresourcestheyhaveencrustedtous. Inclosing,asalways,IthankallwhohelpLongwoodbecomeprogressivelystrongerandmore competitivebyinvestingtheirrime,talent,andresourcesinourdreamsandaspirations.

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The Cook-Cole College ofArts and Sciences

Longwood's College ofArts and Sciences

Named for Benefactors Dr. John Cook, '52, and Dr. Waverly Cole

KentBooty Associate Editor

TheLongwoodUniversityCollege ofArtsandScienceshasbeennamed inhonoroflongtimebenefactors

Dr.JohnRandallCook,'52,�nd

Dr.WaverlyMansonColewho havemadea$5milliongift commitmenttotheuniversity. Thisunprecedentedgiftcommitment willbeintheformofanendowment tosupporttheCollegeofArtsand Sciencesthroughscholarshipfunding

andtomeetprogrammingand operationalneeds.

The Cook-ColeCollege of Arcs and Sciences has been named "in recognitionandappreciation for their beneficence to Longwood University, their devotion to higher education and the betterment ofhumankind,"according to the plaque that was unveiled Dec. 3. A dedication ceremony took place at the annual holiday dinner of the President'sCircle, honoring major Longwood donors, two days after the Board of Visitors approved the designation.

Dr. Cook, who is among Longwood's first male graduates, and Dr. Cole, whose late mother attended Longwood, have supported the institution over the years through generous outrightand deferredgifts. The Richmondresidents' philanthropy has extended to numerous ocher charitable causes as well.

"We are extremelyproud to nametheCollege ofArts and Sciencesafter our goodfriends,John Cook andWaverlyCole," said Dr. Patricia P. Cormier,president of Longwood University.

"This is the first of our three colleges to be named and ir is both firring and proper char the Cook-Cole College of Arcs and Sciences be named in honor of two extraordinary gendemen who have done so much for Longwood."

Dr.John Cook '52 and Dr. Waverly Cole withApril photographed on the Belvedere betwixt Ruffner and Blackwell Halls during the LongwoodAlumni Association Milestone Reunion, April 2007. 3

Dr.Cook,anationallyrecognizedleaderinguidanceand counselingwhoisaformersupervisorofguidanceforthe VirginiaDepartmentofEducation,receivedborhhisB.S. (1952,inEnglish)andM.S.(1960,ineducation)from Longwood.In1998heestablishedtheJohnCookScholarship atLongwoodforincomingfreshmenwhoplanroreach.He receivedanhonoraryDoctorofLettersdegreefromLongwood in1996andisaformermemberoftheAlumniBoard.

beingchosentheOutstandingCounselorinVirginiaand OutstandingCounselorinRichmond.In1991heendowed theJohnR.CookProfessorshipinCounselorEducationin VirginiaCommonwealthUniversity'sSchoolofEducation, andin1995hereceivedtheEdwardA.WayneMedal, whichrecognizesoutstandingcontributionsandexemplary servicetoVCU.Thisisthemostprestigioushonor awardedbyVCU.

"This is the first of our three colleges to be named and it is both fitting and proper that the Cook-Cole College ofArts and Sciences be named in honor of two extraordinary gentlemen who have done so much for Longwood." - Dr. Patricia P. Cormier

ACrewenative,hetransferredfromGeorgetown UniversitytoLongwoodin1948tobeclosertohomeafter hisfatherdied."IattendedGeorgetownfortwoyears. Iwasintheirschoolofforeignserviceandintendedto becomeadiplomat.Beforetransferring,Ihadworkedfor theNorfolkandWesternRailway(N&W)forseveralyears, andItookaleaveofabsencetoattendLongwood."

Aftergraduating,heresumedworkingforN&Wasan administrativeassistantinthesuperintendent'sofficein Crewe.Heattendedmostlynightcourseswhilepursuing hismaster'sdegreeatLongwood,andhealsotookgraduate coursesincounselingattheUniversityofVirginia.Upon receivinghismaster's,heacceptedearlyretirementfrom N&Win1960,after20years,andbecameasenior counseloratJohnMarshallHighSchoolinRichmond.

Dr.CookjoinedtheVirginiaDepartmentofEducationas assistantsupervisorofguidancein1967,becamesupervisor in1975andretiredin1982.Hewasnamedthe OutstandingCounselor/AdministratorinAmericabythe AmericanCounselingAssociationin1979,afterpreviously

Heco-wroteandsponsoredthefirstelementaryguidancebill introducedinCongress(in1979);wasawardedtheCroixde GuerrebytheFrenchgovernmentin1945forhisserviceasa medicwiththeU.S.ArmyMedicalCorpsduringWorldWar II(seefollowingstory)andwasontheCrewetowncouncil foreightyearsduringthe1950s."Iwastheyoungestperson toeverserveonthetowncouncil.Iwasonly28whenIwas firstelected,"hesaid.

Dr.Cole,aretiredanesthesiologist,hasoftenhonoredhis mother,SallieSterlingMansonCole(1904-2002),withhis giftstoLongwood.Mrs.ColeattendedLongwood,thenthe StateTeachersCollegeatFarmville,in1926-27."Iwasborn lovingLongwood,"saidDr.Cole,aBlackstonenativewho beganhismedicalpracticeinFarmvilleasageneral practitionerin1957.

In2004hedonatedtotheLongwoodCenterfortheVisual Arts(LCVA)hiscollectionofmorethan500piecesof19th centuryBohemianglass,MeissenporcelainsandEnglish pottery.ThecollectionformstheColeGallery,unveiledat thededicationofthenewRuffnerHallinApril2005,inthe

Dr.JohnR.Cook,'52,andDr.WaverlyM.Colewhohavemadea$5milliongiftcommitmenttotheuniversity.

areabetweenRuffnerandBlackwellhalls.Hecollectedthe piecesover45yearsinEuropeandtheUnitedScates,some whileservingasacaptainintheArmyMedicalCorpsin Heidelberg,Germanyinthemid-1950s,duringwhichhe accendedtheUniversityofHeidelberg.

HecreatedtheWaverlyM.ColeScholarshipformusic students,thesecondlargestscholarshipfundintheCollege ofArcsandSciences,in1999.AnothergiftbyDr.Cole endowedapermanentfull-timecollectionsmanagerposition atcheLCVA.

Dr.Colebeganhisanesthesiologypracticein1960atthe MedicalCollegeofVirginia(nowVCUMedicalCenter), wherehewasprofessorofclinicalanesthesiology.Hethen wenttoSt.Mary'sHospital,whereheorganizedthe anesthesiologydepartmentandwasitsfirstchairman, in1964,andlacerworkedattheRichmondEyeandEar Hospital,retiringin1999.Heisapastpresidentofche

VirginiaSocietyofAnesthesiologistsandtheRichmond SocietyofAnesthesiologists.InadditionrohisLongwood connections,hehasbeenactiveinphilanthropicandalumni activitiesforTheCollegeofWilliamandMaryandVCU MedicalCenter,fromwhichhereceivedhisbachelor'sand medicaldegrees.

Drs.ColeandCookareoftenaccompaniedonvisitsto campusbytheirbeloveddog,April,an11-year-oldmixedJack RussellandFoxTerrier.Aprilisknownforwearingdifferent collarsandalwayswearsLongwoodblueandwhiteLongwood'scolors-whensheisoncampus.

"Inadditionromymother,manyocherrelativesofmine attendedLongwood,includingauntsandgreat-aunts," Dr.Colesaid."Mymotheralwayssaidchattheyearsshe spentinFarmvillewerethemostwonderfulyearsofherlife. WhenIwasgrowingup,Ithoughttheonlyplaceyoucould getaneducationwasinFarmville."@

Thenandnow:Dr.JohnRandallCook,'52,recountshisadventuresinserviceduringWWII.

Froni Oniaha Beach toLongwood

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DennisSercombeEditor

December7,1941startedoutjustlike anyotherSundayinAmerica.John Cookandhisfamilyattendedthe CreweMethodistChurchandthen returnedhometoenjoyaSundaydinner together.Itwasonlyafterdinner,when thefamilygatheredaroundtheradio, thattheyheardthenewsaboutthe JapaneseattackonPearlHarbor.

John'sfatherlookedathimandsaid,"John,youwillbe goingofftowar.Ifyoubelieveinthiscountryandyouchink it'sworthfightingfor,youmightaswelljoinup."Sohedid.

OnMarch16,1942,JohnjoinedtheU.S.Armyanddidhis basictrainingatCampLeeinPetersburg.Heisthankfulfor learningshorthandandtypingatSc.Joseph'sAcademy,a businessschoolinSc.Augustine,Fla,fromwhichhe graduated.He"volunteered"tobethestenographertoa captain,thenacolonel,andthenageneral,pickingup promotionsalongtheway.Hewasthenoneof30selected fromover90,000troopstojoinaspecialteamchattraveled aroundVirginiainterviewingawidevarietyofinductees: farmers,brick.layers,bankers,teachers,andothers.Ona normalday,theywouldinterview,examine,andclassify berween500to600inductees.Asthedirectorofinterviewing, Johnrecalls,"lewasveryinterestingtoseechiscross-section ofAmericansvolunteeringforthewareffort-peoplefom allwalksoflife."

Afrerchatspecialassignment,Johnwasallowedtochoosehis specialtyandheselectedthemedicalcorpsandwasassigned cotheFirstU.S.ArmyGeneralHospital."Ididn'twantco

beaninfantryman,andIdidn'twanttobeintanks, soIwentforthemedicalcorps."

InDecember1943,Johnandhisunitshippedoutfrom BostonarrivingsafelyinEnglandwheretheywerepostedto NorthMimms,northwestofLondonwheretheybuiltand manageda3,000-bedhospital."ThecityofLondonwasstill beingbombeddailybytheLufrwaffe,"Johnsaid,"andwe couldseethesearchlights,anti-aircraftfire,andexplosions fromourbase."

Johnwasassignedassecretarytotheadjutantandeventually workedforCommandingOfficerColonelAlbright,areal regulararmyspit-and-polishofficer.Oneofhisjobdutieswas towritethank-younotesforthecolonelforspecialeventsand dinnersheattended."Helikedmyletterssomuch,Ibecame aghostwriterforhim-sendingweeklynotestohiswife, Eunice,backhome,"Johnsaid."I'venevermetEunice, butIliketothinkIkeptthatmarriagetogether."

Thebuild-upfortheNormandyinvasionwasgaining momentumforD-Dayon6June1944.Johnrecalled, "Weweresupposedtogooverwiththefirstwave,butdue tosomelogisticalproblems,weactuallyarrivedatOmaha Beach12hoursintoD-Day.WebivouackedinSteMere Eglise,thefirstFrenchvillagetobeliberatedonD-Day. Itwassowetandmuddy,wehadtocutsticksfromthe hedgerowstomakeamatforoursleepingbags."

OncethealliesbrokeoutfromNormandyitwasonto liberateParis,whichhadbeenoccupiedbytheGermansfor overfouryears."Itwasquiteatime-theFrenchgirlsthrew flowersandpouredchampagnealloverus."

Bynow,Johnhadbeenpromotedtostaffsergeantandrhe FirstGeneralHospitalsecupanew3,000bedfacilityin Villejuif,justoutsideParis.Duringthistime,hemanaged aFrenchstaffof1,500whohelpedtorunthehospitalby providingfoodservice,groundskeeping,storekeeping,and otherduties.Thankstohisinterpreter,EilenedeRevoire, therewasnolanguagebarrier.

Accordingtorecords,thehospitaltreatedover36,000troops andhadonly23deaths,aremarkablerecordconsideringthe casualtyrate.ForhisexemplaryserviceinservingtheFrench people,JohnwasawardedtheCroixdeGuerre(FrenchCross ofWar)bytheFrenchgovernment.

Asthewinterof1944approached,theGermanscontinued retreatingeasrwardandmanytroopsthoughttheymightbe homeforChristmas.ButinDecembertheGermans

mountedamassivecounteroffensiveintheArdennesarea thatwouldbecomeknownastheBattleoftheBulge."They caughteveryonebysurprise,"Johnsaid."Thewarwas windingdownandwedidn'tchinktheyhaditinthem. Wetookin7,000casualtiesin24hours."Butchislastmajor GermanoffensivewasalastgaspfortheThirdReichasthe warinEuropeendedinMay1945.

Afterthewar,JohncamehometoCrewewhereheworked fortheNorfolk&WesternRailroad(N&W)asan administrativeassistant.Later,hevisitedhisgrandmother inSt.Augustine,Fla.whohadpromisedhimanewcar ifhewouldbecarefulandreturnfromthewar.Shekept goodonherpromiseandJohnwasthehappyowner ofanew1946Plymouth.

Itwasaroundthattimethathemet"Betty"whowouldbe acloseandlifelongfriendforover60years.Bettyattended CatholicUniversityandsheconvincedJohntorake advantageoftheGIBillandcometoWashington,D.C. forcollege.JohnenrolledinGeorgetownUniversitywhere heplannedtoearnhisdegreeandjointheForeignService asadiplomat,butchatwasnottobe.Johndidnotfeellike hecouldbreakintothecliquishDiplomaticCorps,soafter rwoyears,hereturnedtohisjobwithN&WinCrewe.

Asluckwouldhaveit,heattendedaconcertatJarmanHall wherehemetDeanWilliamWoodrowSavage,thefirstdean ofthecollege,whoconvincedhimcharheshouldcontinue hiseducationandearnhisdegreeatLongwood.John remembersfondly,"IwenttoLongwoodandlovedevery minuteofit."Whatwasnortolike?Atthistime,Longwood wasagirls'school."Therewere40ofusmen,mostly veterans,and600women.Wewereverypleasedwithour reception.Iactuallydaredthreewomeninoneday: breakfast,afternoon,andaneveningdate."

Johnremembersthattheadministrationwasveryhelpful tothesepioneers."Thefacultyhadchat'LongwoodSpirit' thatencouragedustosucceed-weallworkedveryhardto getgoodgrades."Herecalls,"Wewereverymotivated95percentofuswentontohaveverysuccessfulcareers ineducation,business,andotherprofessions."In1952, JohnreceivedaB.S.inEnglishandlaterearnedaM.Ed. fromLongwood,whichpavedthewayforanexemplary careeringuidanceandcounseling.In1979,hewasnamed theOutstandingCounselorinAmericabytheAmerican CounselingAssociation.

Wewouldexpectnothinglessfromamemberofthe GreatestGeneration.�

The Cole Challenge WillYouAccept? ...

Dr.Cole'sloveoftheartsatLongwoodwasunderscoredrecently whenheissuedachallengegiftwiththegoaloffundingafull-time positionincollectionsmanagementattheLongwoodCenterforthe ,, VisualArts.Recognizingtheimportanceofmanagingandprotecting theworksofartgiventotheuniversity,Dr.ColegavetheLCVA $125,000withachallengetoraiseanadditional$165,000tocreate anendowmentforapermanentfull-timecollectionsmanagerandto fundapart-timepositionforthreeyearswhilethefundmatures. Thisendowedpositionwillberesponsibleforthemanagement,care, conservation,andstewardshipoftheworksofartheldbyLongwood University.Todate,thechallengehasreached$129,156,soweare almostthere.Ifyouwouldliketomakeacontributiontothefund, pleasecontactCourtneyHodges,DirectorofFoundationand CorporateRelationsat434.395.2823orhodgesmc@longwood.edu

TheLongwoodRevolutionof'76

Dr.JimJordanProfessorofAnthropology,Founder,ArchaeologyFieldSchool

"LongwoodReadyforMales"wasthe assuringheadlineonpageoneofthe FarmvilleHeraldnewspaperii\August 1976.Twohundredyearsafterthe AmericanRevolution,Longwood Collegewasfacingherownrevolution. Thenewspaperarticlecontinued:

"LongwoodCollegeispreparedroreceivemaledormitory studentsAugust28forthefirsttimeinthe137yearhistory oftheformerlyall-femalestateinstitution.About2,300 studentsaree4peccedand75to100tobeinales.Theywill behousedonBoorsinTabbandCunninghamdorinsbut willbeonseparatefloorsfromthewomen."

Ithadfinallyhappened.Thedebatehadbeenalongone involvingmanyparties-Longwoodstudents,alumnae, faculty,staff,administration,theVirginiaGeneralAssembly andtheU.S.DepartmentofHealch,EducationandWelfare.

Theearliestsignaleventhadbeentheintroductionofabill tothe1950VirginiaGeneralAssembly"roformallyauthorize theadmissionofmalestudentstoLongwoodCollege." ThatbillwasdefeatedbutthedramahadjustbegunNow, aquarterofacenturylacerthedecisionwasmaderoendthe debate-LongwoodCollegewasofficiallycoeducational

Inadeepersense,however,therealdramahadonlybegun sincenow3,000membersoftheLongwoodcommunityof scholarsand9,000peopleinthetownofFarmvillefaceda changeintheirworldwithprofoundconsequencesMany feltthingswouldbedifferentfromnowon,andwhilesome welcomedthenewpossibilities,otherswerenotatall pleased.Awhimsicaljokemakingtheroundsoncampusat chattimewaschattherumblingsoundsometimesheardin towncamefromWestviewCemeterywhereallthe Longwoodprofessorsfromtheoldendayswereturning overintheirgraves!

Thirtyyearshavepassedandtheveryearliesteventsinthe culturalchangesbroughtbythemalestudentsarebeginning totaketheirplacesaspartofthe"history"ofourinstitution. In2001Iservedasthemoderatorforaneveningof discussionandreflectionofthespiritofchattimetitled "AStateofMind-25YearsofCoeducationatLongwood"

"Somewelcomedthenewpossibilities"

VintageviewsfromtheearlyyearsofcoeducationaspicturedinLongwood'syearbook

The Virginian.

sponsoredbytheLongwoodUniversityAlumniAssociation. Dr.HenryI.WillettJr.,Longwoodpresidentfrom1967 to1981,andoneoftheparticipantsthateveningobserved, "it'ssohardcoappreciatehowimportanritwas-youjust hadcobethere."

Someoftheactorsinvolvedarestillhereandofcoursethe officialrecordispreserved.Itisgoodchatweshouldpay attentioncotheeventsof1976andchosethatledupcothat crucialpoint.Trulythearrivalofmalesoncampuswas acrisisasprofoundandunsettlingasearlierturningpoints inLongwoodhistory,suchastheclosingoftheschoolatthe endoftheCivilWar,thefinancialpanicof1873whenthe institutionnearlywentbankrupt,thepurchaseoftheschool bytheCommonwealthofVirginiain1884,andtheterrible firesof1923,1949,and2001.Allofthesehavemolded LongwoodintotheAlmaMaterweknowtoday.

Nomatterhowdiligentlywetry,however,corelivethose daysweprobablycanneverreally"feel"whatitmusthave beenlikeatthetime.WinstonChurchillinaspeechcothe HouseofCommonsin1940alertsus:

"Historywithitsflickeringlampstumblesalongthetrailof thepast,tryingtoreconstructitsscenes,coreviveitsechoes, andcorekindlewithpalegleamsthepassionofformerdays."

But,let'sgiveitatry.

IntheBeginning...

Thebarebonesofourtrailasaninstitutionofhigher educationarewellknown.WewereincorporatedonMarch 4,1839bytheVirginiaGeneralAssemblyastheFarmville FemaleAcademy.TheAcademycourseofstudyexpanded rapidlyandin1860thecharteroftheschoolwasamended andthenamechangedcotheFarmvilleFemaleCollege. Thesizeofthestudentbodygrewfromsixto80inthefirst 21years.FollowingtheupheavaloftheCivilWarwith resultingfinancialcrisesandlogisticalproblemswiththe physicalplant,theCollegebarelyweatheredtwovery difficultdecades.In1884thepropertywaspurchasedbythe StateofVirginiaandenjoyedarapidtransformationto becomethepremier"normalschool"coprepareteachersfor thestate'spublicschoolsystem.Duringthepresidency ofDr.JosephL.Jarman,1902-1946,thethen-namedState TeachersCollegeforWomenatFarmvilleearnedfull accreditationandwasauthorizedtoawardtheB.A.andB.S. degreesinliberalartsaswellasineducation.In1949when thecollegechangeditsnameagainfromStateTeachers

CollegetoLongwoodCollegeithadwonnationalacclaim forexcellenceinteachereducationforwomen.

Duringthefirstcenturyofourschool'slifetherelations between"LongwoodLadies,"or"thegirlsonthehill,"as theywereknownfromtheschool'slocationonHighStreet, andvisitingmenwereambivalent.Dr.RosemarySpraque, inher LongwoodCollege:A History, givesusthefeeling:

'Thesign-in,sign-outrulewasstrictlyenforced.Bedcheck wasmandatory.TheHouseCouncilperiodicallyblacklistedmalevisitorsforstatedperiodsoftime,orwiththe ultimate"youarenevercoreturncoourcampus."Penalties wererigorous:anuntidyroomwouldreceivea"call-down"' three"call-downs"resultedin"campusing."Recordsof penaltieswerekeptintheDean'soffice.TheDeanhadthe unhappytaskofnotifyingparentsbyletterofviolations. Oneletterreads:

"ItiswithdeepregretthatIfeelitismydutytoadviseyou thatyourdaughterleftthedormitorylastnightbywayof thefireescape.Shewasapprehendedbythecampus policemenandreturnedtoherroom.Whilewehaveno specificwrittenregulationinourhandbookforbidding leavingthedormitoryviathefireescapeafterthedoorsand gatesofthecollegearelocked,itisanunwrittenlawarising fromcustomandconventionthatsuchthingsarenotdone!"

MissSarahSpenceroftheclassof1894keptadiaryofher "dates"withFarmvilleboyswhileshewasat"theNormal." Onsomeoccasionsthingswentwell:

"Weknewwhatwasexpectedofusasyoungladiescobe entrustedwiththemanagementandmoldingofyounglives, soweweretrustedcoconductourown-akindofhonor system,duecoDr.Cunningham'sideaofself-discipline.

Lifewassimpleandfree.From4:30until6intheafrernoon wedidaswewished.Wewalkedintheschoolgardensand talkedcoothergirls.Severaltimesayearthediningroom wasclearedandwehadaColonialBall.In1892Icookthe partofMarthaWashington.Noboyswereallowedinside theballroombutwecouldseethematthewindowspeeping in.Weneverhadachancetochatwiththemwith Dr.Cunninghamaround!"

Onothertimesthingsdidnotgo so wellforMissSpencer:

"IrememberonerainySaturdayin1893whentwoofus werepermittedtoleavecampustospendtheafternoonwith oneofthetowngirls.Ofcourse,rightawaytheboyscame

around!Whenwesuggestedleaving,theyallsaid, "Whygosoearly?Aren'tyouhavingagoodtime?"

Eachtimewestartedcogotherewouldbesimilarremarks. Finallyourhostesswhisperedinmyear,"It's6o'clock!" Ouranxietyatbeinglacewaslessenedsomewhatbythe boyssayingtheywouldhelppurusinthroughthe window.Wesoondiscoveredchatonlythehighparlour windowwasunfastened.Ihadavisionofthoseboys liftingmeupthroughthattallwindowandseeingmylegs! SoIrushedaroundcothedoorandrangthebell. Mrs.Morrison,theHeadoftheHome,appearedatthe doorandletusinwithaverysternlookonherface. Thenextmorningthemaidsaidcome,"Mrs.Morrison wantstoseeyouafterChapel."

RelationsbetweenLongwoodLadiesandmaleadmirers underwentadramaticchangeafterWorldWarIIwhen,for thefirsttime,maleswereadmitted,unchaperoned,onto schoolgcounds.Thisgeological,earth-shakingchangewas theresultofwarveteransbeingallowedcoattendcollege underthe"G.I.Bill."Duringtheperiod1946-1950there werebetween20and50maleveteransattendingclassesand usingtheLibrary.OneLongwoodgirlofthetimesaid"we lookedonthemassoreofanendangeredspeciesandthe soonertheybecameextinctthebetter."

Buttheydidn'tgoaway.By1958,TheRotunda,thecollege newspaper,insomeperplexityasindicatedbyitsuseofthe terms"males,""men,"and"boys"allinthesamearticle,is focusingafront-pagestoryonthe"Lucky17'.:'

"MalesFoundinFeminineMaze"

"LongwoodLadies"isatermwhichcouldcauseconfusion incertainsituationsonthiscampus.

Thereare17reasonsforsuchconfusion.Thereasonsare boys,aschisyearLongwoodishostco17malestudents JohnLynn,aFarmvilleresident,willserveaspresident oftheMen'sStudentGovernmentAssociation,whichhas 17members.

Whentheyarenotinclassthemenstudentscanbefound rakingabreakinthe"rec."Theboysgaveseveralreasonsfor attendingLongwoodCollege.RoyHill,asciencemajor,is studyingatLongwood"becauseagoodfriendadvisedmeco gohere."RobertTaylor,whoistakingabusinesscourse, chinksLongwoodisafinecollege,butalittlehard."Heisa Hampden-SydneystudentbutisstudyingatLongwood becauseHampden-Sydneydoesnotofferabusinesscourse."

By1959,oneyearlacerthe"lucky"17hadbecomethe"left out"eightaccordingcoTheRotunda.

TheGovernmentStepsIn...

Bytheearly1970sLongwood'sinternaldebateaboutmale studentsbegancobeeclipsedbypowerfulforcesoutside thecollege.In1972theUnitedScatesSenatevotedcodeny federalfundscocertaincollegesanduniversitiesthat discriminatedagainstanapplicantonthebasisofsex. Therule,however,waswrittensothatitdidnotapplyco militaryacademies,privateundergraduatecolleges,or churchinstitutions.Inaddition,publiccollegesthathad admittedonlyonesexsincetheirfoundingwouldnotbe forcedconowaccepttheothersex.Longwoodhopedco fallintothislastprotectedcategory.

Itwasnottohappen.InMay1973,theU.S.Department ofHealth,EducationandWelfarerequiredI51all-male andall-femalecollegesco"eliminatesexdiscrimination inadmissions."Theschoolsweregivenuntil1980co complywiththeorder.TheLongwoodBoardofVisitors votedcofacethisnewfutureassoonaspossibleand recruitingofmaleapplicantsforthefallsemester1976 wasbegun.

ItwasatensetimeinthehistoryofourAlmaMater. TheBoardofVisitors'minutesofAugust3ofchatyearnote:

"TheBoardmemberswereinformedchatthereissome apprehensionamongmembersofthefacultyregarding coeducationandthatthereisnotcoralsupportofit.Itwas indicatedchateverythingpossibleshouldbedonetomake theCollegeattractivecomalesandcomakethetransitionas smoothaspossible.Also,inmakingthetransitionto coeducation,thequalityofthestudentsshouldbetakeninto consideration."

NowthatthegovernmenthadspokenandLongwoodhad reactedchangesbegancooccur.Thosewhowerethereatthe timerecallsomeofthese.SandraBollingerwasanassistant professorofmathematicsin1976.Shereflectedthat suddenlyshenoticed"couples"appearedoncampus.Before thenstudentstendedcotravelingroupsorsinglyfromplace coplacebutnowthetwosomebecamecommon.

Amaleassistantprofessorofbiologyrecalled30years later,"thehugedifferenceinmyclasseswasmake-upthefemalestudentsreallystartedusingit!"Onefemale studentrememberedanotheraspectofgroomingand

SomeofthefirstmalestudentsintheArchaeologyFieldSchoolstrikeamachopose

personalhygienechatwasstriking:"someoftheboys, actuallyalotofchem,reallysmelledbadsometimes.Iguess theydidn'tshowerordotheirlaundryasoftenasthey should."

Dr.HenryI.WillettJr.,Longwoodpresidentin1976, stated,"Themealpricesinthedininghallhadtogoup becausethemenatealotmorethanthewomen."

IpersonallyrecallhowpleasedPresidentWillettwaswhen IfoundedtheLongwoodCollegeArchaeologyFieldSchool in1979:"thatshouldgivethemalestudentssomethingto do!"ItwasabitsurprisingwhenthefirstFieldSchoolcrew turnedouttobetwo-thirdsfemaleandIchinkIamnot rememberingincorrectlychatthemalestudentsinchose earlyyearsoftenseemedtocryhard-maybetoohard!tobe"rugged"infrontofthewomen.Examinethe photographhereofanearlyArchaeologyFieldSchoolcrew andcomparetherather"macho"posesofthemales comparedtothefemales!

Sometimesthesamecharacteristicisrecalledcompletely differenclybydifferentpeople.WayneMeshejian,an assistantprofessorofphysics,hadbeenonthefacultysince 1968,andthereforehadquiteagoodfeelforhowmuch discussiontoexpectfromstudentsinaPhysics101class.In 1976hehadonemalestudentinaclassof46chatfalland henotedanearlycompletereluctanceonthepartoffemales totalkinclass.Ontheocherhand,severalfemalegraduates

oftheclassof1978donotrememberchatmalesinclasshad aneffectonstudents'classroombehavior.

Hunting & Streaking ...

Oneplaceoncampuschatdidnotesomedifferences

inthenewmalestudentswastheOfficeofCampusPolice. Therewassomeconsiderableexcitementoneeveningchat firstfallwhenacallwasmadetocampuspoliceabout "abodyinfrontofCoxDormitory."Apanickedandquick investigationrevealeditwasthecarcassofaVirginiawhitetaileddeer,killedlegallyonthefirstdayofdeerseason byamaledormstudent.Thestudent'schoiceofagutting station-themiddledoorofCox-wasregrettable anddistressing!

Inadditiontodeerhunting,thenewmalestudents introducedanotherbehavioralpatterntocampusculturestreaking.Althoughthereportedincidentsarefew,theywere memorable-onatleastoneoccasionafemalestudentwas inducedtojointhefun.Severalfacultymembersrecallalate nightfemalestreakerwhonearlyflattenedherselfagainst alocked(apparentlyunknowntoheruntilthatmoment) dormitoryouterdooracrossfromStevensHall.

Perhapsoneofthemostpoignantandtouchingmemories ofthesefirstmalesoncampusisthatofEvaPhilbeck,who in1976wasthesecretarytothenLongwoodVicePresident

Thenandnow:Dr.JimJordanringstheLongwoodBellbackin1989.Tocommemoratethe30thanniversary ofcoeducationatLongwood,Dr.JordanrecentlypresentedafascinatingandinformativelectureinGreenwoodLibrary.

forAdministrationJohnCarr.Sheremembersseeingalonely malestudentstandingintheRotundastaringat"Joanieon theStonie."Now30yearslatershesaysshestillwonders whathewasthinkingatthatmoment.

What Have We Learned?

SinceIamaschoolteacheritisfitting,andprobably inevitable,thatIcometotheendofthistalewiththe question,"whathavewelearnedfromthetumultofthe LongwoodRevolutionof1976?"Itismostunlikelythereis asingleorsimpleanswer.Personsinvolvedat>thetime certainlyhadvariedviewsofmattersandthoseofuswho todayreflectonwhatitmusthavebeenliketobetherecan bepeeringthroughquitedifferentlenses.

Onelesson,however,shouldgiveuscomfort.Thoughthe changes,troublesanddislocationsweresometimestruly wrenching,thefactthatLongwoodasacommunityof scholarspassedsafelythroughandmaintainedherhistorical continuityisatestamenttothosepeopleandthosetimes. PeeringintoourAlmaMater'spastgivesus,whoarehere todayforourbrie"rtimeonstageinthissofar168-year-long drama,ameasureofgreathopeforLongwood'sfuture.

Differentgenerationssince1839havehaddifferenttroubles cometothemintheirtimesonHighStreet-nogeneration haseverfailedtodoitsduty.

Longwoodcontinuestoreflecttodaythedeeprhythmsof herrichpast-hercommitmenttoservepublic,andnot

solelyprivate,interests;herfocusonthedeepvalueof education,asavocation,anarena,andawayoflife;her focusontrainingthosewhosegoalistoenableothersto achievesatisfyinglives.ThesewerethegoalsoftheFarmville FemaleAcademyin1839.Inafundamentalwaywehave neverstrayedfarfromourbeginnings.Recordsindicatethat from1839to2007therehavebeen26,716graduatesofour AlmaMaterOfthatnumber21,287arewomen-thus roughly80percentofouralumniarefemale.

Thelastwordbyrightreallybelongstothosewholivedour mostrecentrevolutionandtheyshallhaveit.Thisisthe dedicatoryinscriptionoftheLongwoodyearbook, TheVirginian,of1976:

"Somethingschange,andratherabruptly,othersare morestubbornandresistthemoderntrendtoward improvement.Wehavebeenwitnesstoboththesetypes ofchanges.Wehaveusheredinanewlife-coeducationandyetourtraditionalJoanofArcguardsherdomain Theyearwaslikemanyotheryears-peopledidn'tseem tochangesomuch,theyjustflowedalongwithtimehoweverthisyearwasuniquetousbecausewewere theoneswhohadtocaptureit"@)

LongwoodMenatWork

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FromCEOstophilanthropists,fromeducatorstoentertainers, Longwoodmenaremakingadifference.Whatfollowsaresomeshortprofiles ofafewgoodLongwoodmenspanningtheyearsfromtheClassof1951 totheClassof2004.

TomBailey,Classof1984

TomBailey,'84,isthepresidentandCEOof PeopleSolurions,aRichmondcompanythatprovides contractstaffingandconsultingforinformationtechnology, engineeringandscientificprofessionals.

Bailey,whohasworkedintheindustryfor20years, starredthecompanyinFebruary2006afterpartnering withJaySchwarz,presidentofTheRichmondGroup, anexecutivesearchanddirect-hirestaffingfirm."Jaywas referredcomebyafriend,andIfoundourthathehada visionsimilartomyvision,"saidBailey."Ourgoaliscohave anorganizationwhichcanprovideatotalhumanresources solutionforourclients.Weareabletoprovidecheseservices throughthetwocompanies."

BaileyhadworkedpreviouslyforQuantumResources,first asarecruiterinRichmondforaboutayear,thenasabranch managerinWestPalmBeach,Fla.,formorethaneightyears andthenbackinRichmond,wherehewasregionalmanager andfinallyvicepresident.

HeisamemberoftheLongwoodFoundationboard andtheCorporateAdvisoryBoardoftheCollegeofBusiness &Economics(COBE).In2000heandhiswife,Mary, establishedanendowedscholarshipinCOBEinmemory oftheirgrandmothers,LouiseHaskinsHawthorneSiddons, '24,andMaryPickettWilsonBailey,whoattended in1922-23."Sincetheywerehereatthesamerime, Iwouldn'tbesurprisedifourgrandmothersknew eachocher,"Baileysaid.

TomandMaryJiveinMidlothianwiththeirdaughterand twosons.-KB

TomDeWitt,Classof1980

TomDeWitt,'80,isasuccessfulentrepreneurandamember oftheLongwoodBoardofVisitors.Hemethiswifewhen bothwereLongwoodstudents,andhelatertaughtinrhe ROTCprogramduringhis16-yearArmycareer.

DeWittispresidentandCEOofSNVC,whichhecofoundedin1998.SNVC,aninformationtechnologyfirm basedinFairfax,waschoseninApril2006asoneofthe 50fastest-growingprivatelyheldcompaniesheadquartered inVirginia.Itwasranked28thforgrowthracefor2001-04 intheannualawardsprogrambytheVirginiaChamberof Commerce.InOctober2004SNVCwasselectedco Inc. 500 magazine'slistofthe500fastest-growingprivatebusinesses intheUnitedScates,havingachieved294percentincrease growthinrevenuessince2000.InJanuary2005SNVC, whichhasabout65employeesandanotherofficeinArizona, launchedasubsidiarycompany,CommunicationsDecisions, whichofferstelecommunicationsolutionscothefederal government.

DeWittwascommissionedinLongwood'sfirstclassof ROTCgraduates(theROTCprogramstartedin1977),then returnedcoLongwoodin1987coteachinchatprogramfor rwoyears.Hemethiswife,theformerCindyDoyle'89, whenhewasajunioratLongwoodandshewasafreshman. HeretiredfromtheArmyattherankofmajorin1996.

DeWittwasappointedcotheBoardofVisitorsinJuly 2005bythen-GovernorMarkWarner.Heservesonthe GovernmentofCoalitionadvisoryboardandalsoisa memberoftheGeneralServicesAdministration's InformationTechnologyIndustryGovernmentCouncil.

HeandCindy,themanagerofadentaloffice,liveinFairfax Stationandhaveasonandadaughter.-KB'

DennisHale,Classof1991

DennisHale'sjobiskeepingDinwiddieCounrysafe. Hale,'91,isthecounry'sdirectoroffireandemergency medicalservices(EMS).Heoverseessixfiredepartments comprisingabout200firefighters,onevolunteerrescue squad,andastaffof21EMSpersonneland19emergency communicationspersonnel.

AnativeandlifelongresidentofDinwiddieCounty, hejoinedcheFordVolunteerFireDepartmentatage18 buthadtorelinquishhismembershipuponassuminghis currentpositioninSeptember2004.Hehadpreviously beenchiefofthedepartmentandatthetimewas battalionchief(chird-rankingofficer).

AftergraduatingfromLongwoodwithaphysicsdegree, HalecaughtatColonialHeightsHighSchoolforthree andahalfyearsandcoachedtheJVbaseballteam, thenbecameafull-timefirefighterinChesterfield Countyin1995.

Inthesummerof2003,onhisowninitiativeand workingasavolunteer,heobtainedafederalgrant ofnearly$512,000chatenabledDinwiddieCounty toreplacethepersonalprotectiveequipmentof everyfirefighcer.

HalereceivedanExcellenceinVirginia FireSafetyAwardfromthen-Governor MarkWarnerinFebruary2004.

Atthetime,DinwiddieCounty AdministratorWendyWeberRalph praisedhis"unwaveringconsideration ofhiscolleaguesand...unselfish approachtoimprovetheDinwiddie firesystem."

HalewasoneofthetoppitchersinLongwoodbaseball history.Thetwo-timeVirginiaCollegeDivisionPlayer oftheYear,hewasselectedaDivisionIIsecond-team All-Americanandafirst-teamAcademicAll-American hissenioryear,twicewasnamedregionalpitcherofthe year,andisLongwood'sleaderincareerwins(33).

HeplayedontheteamchatwontheSouthAclancic Regionchampionshipin1991andadvancedtothe DivisionIICollegeWorldSeries.

Hiswife,Barbara,isacaptainandEMSleaderwiththe FordVolunteerFireDepartment.Theyhaverwosons, theyoungerofwhom,three-year-oldAaron,mightfollow inhisfather'sfootsteps."Ichinkhe'llbeafirefightersince he'sadaredevil,"Halesaidwithalaugh.-KB

J. HaroldHatchettIII, Classof1983

J.HaroldHatchettIII,'83,isvicepresidentofinvestor relations,NorthAmerica,forRoyalDutchShell,theparent companyofShellOil.

Hatchett,whoworksinNewYorkCity(thoughhetravels frequently),isafinancespecialisewhohasheldhiscurrent positionforalittlemorethanthreeandahalfyears.Before chatheworkedinLondonforfouryearsaschiefoperating officer/globalbusinessservicesmanagerforShellFinance Services,alsopartofRoyalDutchShell.Hestartedoutwith Shellin1998aschieffinancialofficerforitsexplorationand productioncompanyinNewOrleans.RoyalDutchShellis theworld'ssecondlargestenergycompany,behindExxon, withabout110,000employees.

HepreviouslyheldseveralpositionswithBMG/RCA RecordsinNewYorkCityforabout10years,finallyasvice presidentoffinanceforitsclassicaldivision.Earlyinhis career,hewaschieffinancialofficerforHeritageInks Internacional,aCiticorpVentureCapitalcompany,anda financialanalystonWallStreetforAetnaInsurance.His currentofficeisinmid-townManhattan.

Hatchett,aKenbridgenative,wasthespeakerfor Longwood's2002commencementandwasExecucive-inResidenceintheCollegeofBusiness&Economics(COBE) in1996and2001HeisamemberoftheCorporate AdvisoryBoardinCOBEandaformermemberofthe LongwoodFoundationboard.

Hiswife,Charlease'87,wasoneofthefoundersof Longwood'sAfrican-AmericanAlumniSpecialInterest Groupandwasinstrumentalinlaunchingtheorganization's Dr.EdnaAllenScholarshiphonoringalongtimesocialwork professorwhoretiredin2003.HaroldandCharleaselive inMarlboro,N.J.,withtheirdaughterandson.-KB

DrewHudson,Classof1990

DrewHudson,'90,isthepresidentandchiefoperating officerofastaffingcompanycalledTheChoiceInc.

ThecompanyisheadquarteredinWashington,D.C., withofficesinCulpeper,Hudson'shometown,and Charlottesville.Itsclientsincludethefederalgovernment, stateandlocalgovernments,andtheprivatesector.Hudson beganhiscareeringovernmentcontractinginthe Washingtonarea,thenin1996heandhiswife,theformer RisaPaquin,'90,alongwiththeirbusinesspartner,bought outtheoriginalownerofTheChoice.Risaisvicepresident. "Lifeisgood,"saysHudson,presidentoftheLongwood AlumniAssociation.

HudsonhadneverseentheLongwoodcampusuntilcheday hearrivedtobeginhisfreshmanyear."Ionlyhadthemoney foroneapplicationfee,"hesays."Ididn'tknowalotabout Longwood,butIlikeditsrollingadmissionpolicy;that Tcouldapplyandbedonewithit.IenteredanAmerican Legionoratoricalcontestbecausethefirstprizewas$100. Iwonthecontestandpaidmydepositwiththe$100.Iwas raisedinanall-femalehome,bymymotherandfourolder sisters,andmybusinesspartnersarewomen,soitwas appropriatethatIselectedaformerall-femaleschool. Imajoredinbusinesseducation,intendingtoteach, butmyplanschanged." 17

Risawasaspecialeducationteacherandlateralawlibrarian beforegoingtoworkwithDrew.TheyliveinAnnapolis, Md.,withtheirdaughterandtwosons."Outsideofmy familyandbusiness,myhobbyisLongwood," Drewsays.-KB

BermanScott,Classof1951

BermanScott,'51,aretiredadministratorwiththe MecklenburgCountyschools,wasinthemiddleofone ofthemosthistoricdaysofthe20thcentury.

ScottservedinWorldWarIIasamachinist'smateonboard theUSSRich,adestroyerescortwhichonthemorningof June6,1944wasjustofftheNormandycoastrakingpart intheD-Dayinvasion.Twodayslater,aboutamileoff UtahBeach,theNavyshipwasstruckbyGermanmines threerimeswithinlessthan10minutes.The'firstexplosion, whichhitamidships,didlittledamage;thesecondoneblew abom30feetoffthestern;andthelastexplosion, atabout8:45a.m.,brokethekeelneartheship'sbridge, killedallbut72ofits215-mancrew,andthrewScott intothewater.

"ReporterssaidIwasthrownI00feet,"saidScott,three daysshyofhis19thbirthday,whofracturedbothknees, brokehisleftarmandhadseveralcrushedvertebrae. "IfIhadn'tbeenblownofftheship,Iwouldn'thave survived.Whentheexplosionoccurred,Iwastalking withafriendfromWytheville,BruceWeatherman, whowasneverfound."

Scott,wholandedfeetfirstinthewater,neverlost consciousness,thoughhehadnofeelingbelowhiswaist, andwasrescuedbyaPTboar.Itrookalittlemorethan ayeartorecuperate,firstinEnglandandthenintheUnited Scates,lastlyatFortEustisinNewportNews.Tochisday, hehasnofeelinginhisrightfootandstillwalkswithalimp.

AFarmvillenative,Scottmethiswife,RuthFlemingScott, '46,aMecklenburgCountynative,in1943,afewmonths beforehejoinedtheNavyandduringherfreshmanyearat Longwood.Theyweremarriedin1947,andheentered Longwoodthenextyear.Shespentallbutchefirstyear ofher34-yearcareerwiththeMecklenburgschools,mostly asaseventh-grademathteacher.Allofhis34-yearcareerwas spentwiththeMecklenburgschools.HetaughtatChase CityHighSchool,wasassistantprincipalofBluestoneHigh Schoolandfinallywasdirectoroffederalprogramsbefore retiringin1985.

Asastringer(part-timereporterandphotographer) fortheRichmondnewspapersfrom1948-55,Scottrook photographsoftheMarch6,1949fireatLongwoodchat destroyedWhiteHouseHall.Adramaticphotohecook ofthatbuildingengulfedinflamesappearedthenextday onthefrontpageofthe RichmondTimes-Dispatchand theRichmondNews Leader.

TheScotts,whohavelivedinChaseCitysince1951,have twochildren,sixgrandchildrenandsixgreat-grandchildren. TwoofthegrandchildrenareLongwoodalumnae:Melissa Rickman,'92,amiddleschoolmathteacherinRoanoke, andJenniferBenson,'99,M.S.'04,athird-gradereacher inChaseCity.-KB

DavidMcWee,Classof2002

DavidMcWee,'02,isasoftwaredeveloperinthedefense industry.SinceOctober2006hehasbeenaprincipal informationengineerforPROSOFT,whichmanages softwaredevelopmentprojectsfortheArmyandmaintains thenetworkfortheU.S.JointForcesCommand.McWee, whoseworkisfortheJointForcesCommand,isdeveloping aninformationsystemchatallowsdifferentmilitarybranches toshareinformationandimprovetraining.Thoughthe companyhasofficesinHamptonandVirginiaBeach,he worksatagovernmentinstallationinSuffolk.

McWeepreviouslydevelopedsoftwareforTheConsulting NetworkInc.,andbeforethathedidsoftwaretestingand evaluatingfortheU.S.NavyattheNavalSurfaceWarfare CenteratDahlgrenforfouryears.AtDahlgrenhewasa memberofathree-personteamwhoseochermemberswere fellowLongwoodalumsJustinBunch,'97,andStevenTsai, 'OI.Theteamwonawardsin2004and2005fortheirwork intestingandevaluatingnewNavysystems.InNovember 2006McWeereturnedtoLongwoodtogiveatalkinthe Mathematics&ColloquiumLectureSeries.AFarmville native,heisthesonofDr.WayneMcWee,Longwood's provostandvicepresidentforacademicaffairs,andhiswife, Deborah,anadjunctfacultymemberinLongwood'sCollege ofEducationandHumanServices.

McWeeandhiswife,theformerStephanieNelson,'OI, liveinYorktown,Stephanie'shometown,withtheir twodaughters.

JustinTrawick,Classof2004

IfyouwereastudentatLongwoodanytimefrom2000 to2004,thechancesareverygoodchatyouknowthemusic ofsinger/songwriterJustinTrawick.Whilehewasasmdent, Justinfoundedthegroup"WoodburnRoad"which providedentertainmentonmanyweekendsatLongwood, atHampden-SydneyCollege,inFarmville,andatmany ochervenuesthroughoutVirginia.

Although"WoodburnRoad"disbandedafterJustin graduatedin2004,hismusiccontinues.InJanuary,Justin performedattheKennedyCenterMillenniumStagewhere hedebutedhisnewalbum,"HowtoBuildaLifeWitha LemonadeStand."ThegroupconsistsofJuscinonacoustic guitar,harmonica,andvocals,accompaniedbyband membersoncello,uprightbass,piano,anddrums.

Accordingtohispublicist,"Justin'ssoundisamodern, upbeat,acousticfolkrockcrossbetweenJasonMraz,Jack Johnson,andG.Love&SpecialSauce."

Comfortableinhisability

toincorporatemultiplegenres

whilestillmaintaininghisown distinctive,organicsound,Justin's musicrangesfrombluegrasstohip hop,therebycreatinganurban, modernyettimelessfeelthat permeatestheairofhisrecordings andliveperformances.

FromtheKnittingFactoryinNewYorkCity,the GrapestreetPubinPhiladelphia,RamsHeadinAnnapolis, IOTAinArlington,andevenAntonesinAustin,Texas, Justinhasperformedover200showsthroughoutthemetro Washingtonareaandbeyondandisworkinghardat buildingastrongandloyalfanbase.Justinhasopenedfor EdwinMcCain,Jimmie'sChickenShack,BobSchneider (whorecendytouredwiththeDixieChicks),ThePat McGeeBand,andBrettDennen.

ToseeacompleteshowscheduleandhearJustin'salbum fullyscreamedonline,visitwww.justintrawick.comand www.myspace.com/justintrawick@

Longwood Gentlemen Leaders in Public Education

Three Male Longwood Graduates Serve as School Superintendents

GinaCaldwellAssociateEditor

LongwoodgraduatesDanGrounard,'86,JimThornton,'85, andDaveHolleran,'85havealotincommon.Asidefrom graduatingfromLongwoodinthemid-80s,allthreehave earnedpositionsassuperintendentswithschoolsystemsin Virginia,butthere'smore

Theyalsoearnedmaster'sdegreesatVirginiauniversities, doctoraldegreesfromVirginiaTech,andallaremarried toLongwoodalumnae.Infact,DanandJim,whowere roommateswhileatLongwood,servedasthebestman ineachother'sweddings,andbothgraduatedduringthe December2006commencementceremonyatVirginiaTech.

DanisinhisfirstyearassuperintendentofKingandQueen CounryPublicSchools.Hepreviouslyservedasassistant superintendentofCumberlandCounryPublicSchoolswith JimwhowasappointedsuperintendentatCumberlandin 2004.DaveissuperintendentofMathewsCounryPublic Schoolswherehehasservedsince2003.

Theytalkfrequentlyonthephonebutwereabletocatch upinpersonrecendywhileoncampusforaneducationjob faircoordinatedbytheCareerDevelopmentCenter.Now insteadofcompetingintheclassroom,theyfindthemselves competingforgraduatesofLongwoodUniversiry.

"Longwoodisthetopplaceforcandidatesforteachers, saidDave."Ihaveneverhadanyregretsabouthiring aLongwoodgraduate."Danagreed,adding,"Longwood doesagreatjobofpreparingteachers.Theyunderstand thecurriculum,theSOLs,andtheyarereadytoenter theclassroom."

AnotherLongwoodgraduate,RogerMorris,'90,M.Ed., willbecomesuperintendentofPatrickCounrySchoolson July1,2007succeedingJudyThorpeLacks,'74,whois retiring.OtheralumnaesuperintendentsincludeJaneMassey Redd,'64,superintendentofWestPointPublicSchools, andPamelaMartinMdnnis,'75,superintendentof WarrenCounryPublicSchools.@

Fromleft:JimThornton,'85;DanGrounard,'86;DaveHolleran,'85.

An1erica and the World: Sustaining Den1ocracy in the Global Age

GinaCaldwellAssociateEditor

Whatisthefutureofdemocracy intheworld?Thatquestionwas debatedduringaninternational meetingofnearly200academics, policymakers,internationalaffairs experts,andstudentswhogatheredin FarmvilleinJanuary2007forthe conference''AmericaandtheWorld: SustainingDemocracyintheGlobal Age."SponsoredbyLongwoodwith supportfromHampden-Sydney College,thethree-dayconference offeredawidevarietyofpanel presentationsandlecturesaddressing issuesconcerningdemocratization,the sustainabilityofdemocracyinthe developingworld,challengesfacing post-industrialdemocracies,theimpact ofterrorismonfreedom,andhow globalizationaffectsdemocracy.

Withascheduleofspeakersthatincludedseveraltop newsmakers-LeeHamilton,co-chairoftheIraqStudy Group;RichardHolbrooke,formerU.S.ambassadortothe UnitedNations;andJohnAgresto,aformermemberofthe CoalitionProvisionalAuthorityinIraq-theconference providedaforumforalivelydiscussionofcurrentaffairs. OthernotablespeakersincludedThomasBoyatt,former U.S.ambassadorandcurrempresidentandCEOofthe ForeignAffairsCouncil;andEthanBronner,deputyforeign editorforthe New York Times.

OrganizedbyDr.ScottCole,assistamprofessorofpolitical scienceatLongwood,andDr.DavidMarion,professorof politicalscienceatHampden-SydneyCollege,theeventwas approvedbytheJamestown400thCommemoration CommissiontobepartoftheFutureofDemocracy conferenceserieswhichwillculminatewiththe"World ForumontheFutureofDemocracy"tobeheldin Williamsburg,Va.inSeptember2007.

"Theimpactofthisconferencehasbeentremendous,"said Dr.Cole."Bybringingtogetheradiversegroupofpeople fromaroundtheworldtodiscusstimelyandimportant issues,wehaveenhancedLongwood'simageasaserious academicinstitution.However,themostsignificantimpact

seemscohavebeenmadeuponrhesrudenrswho participatedintheconference.Manyprofessorshavetoldme thattheirstudentsaremoreengagedinclassroomdiscussions sinceattendingtheconference,"saidDr.Cole.

Richard Holbrooke

RichardHolbrookedeliveredtheconferencekeynoteaddress, "AmericaandtheWorld'sCrisis,"andreviewedthehistory ofU.S.involvementinthepromotionofdemocracyand sharedhisthoughtsaboutthecurrentsituationinIraq. "Democracyisnotaboutasystemofgovernment,itisabout asystemofvalues,"hesaid."ThecentralissueforAmerican foreignpolicy,almostsincetheoutset,wasshouldour foreignpolicyencouragethissystemofgovernment,these values,orshoulditnot?"

Holbrookedescribedhow,in1920,WinstonChurchill, GertrudeBell,andT.E.Lawrence(LawrenceofArabia)met inCairoandformedthecounrryofIraqfromthreeseparate provinces-theKurdish(north)atMosul,theSunni(center) atBaghdad,andtheShiite(south)atBasra."Hadtheynot donethat,thosethreeentitieswouldhavebecomethree differentcountriesin1920andwewouldnotbeinthe crisisweareintoday,"hesaid.

AmbassadorHolbrookebeganhiscareerin1962, immediatelyaftergraduatingfromBrownUniversity,asa ForeignServiceofficer.AfterstudyingVietnamese,hewas senttoVietnamand,inthefollowingsixyearsservedina

varietyofpostsrelatedcoVietnam-firstintheMekong DeltaasaprovincialrepresenrativefortheAgencyfor InternationalDevelopment,andthenasstaffassistantto AmbassadorsMaxwellTaylorandHenryCabotLodge. In1966hewasre-assignedcotheWhiteHouse,working ontheVietnamstaffofPresidentJohnson.

InreAectingonhisserviceinVietnam,Holbrookesaid, "Ispentmywholecareertryingcobuildnations,tryingco improvethem,tryingcoteachpeopleinplaceslikeVietnam howcocreaterepresentativegovernment,givethemselvesa chanceforbettereducationandbettereconomicproposals. Ireallybelieveinthatandthinkthatit'ssomethingwe shoulddo.I'mproudofthethingstheUnitedStateshas done,andtherearemanysuccessstoriesintheworld startingwithJapan,Korea,andGermanyandmovingonco thecountriesoneverycontinentintheworldwherethe Americanlegacyispositive,verypositive.Wharconcernsme isthatbyusingdemocracypromotionasagoalinIraqwe areriskingabacklashagainstourveryvaluesalloverthe world.

"Oneoftheconsequencesyouneedcoconsiderinthis conferenceishowwekeepstandingupforourvalues, internationally,whichwemustdo,whiledealingwith amalignanttumorinIraqwhichismestastasizing everywhere."

Lee Hamilton

Inhislecture"ABalancedViewofAmericanPower," LeeHamilton,amemberofthe9/11Commission, continuedthediscussionaboutpromoringdemocracyand howtheU.S.canuseitsvastnationalpowercodealwith threatsfromaroundtheworld.

"Ir'samazinghowpowerfulweare,isn'tit?"hesaid."The mostpowerfulmilitaryforceintheworld-nothinglikeit anywhere,anytimeinthehistoryoftheworld.Thelargest economy,chehighestleveloftechnologicalachievement,the mostextensiveculturalinfluenceinalltheworld.Justthink aboutAmerica'spresence.

"Butourpowerisnotinfinite,"hesaid,"We,cannotkill everyterrorist.Wecannotoverthroweveryevilregime. Wecannotremaketheworldinourimage.Anditischis seemingcontradiction-ourawesomepowerontheone hand,ourinabilitytobendtheworldtoourwillonthe ocherhand-chatconfrontstheUnitedStates.Howdowe dealwithic)HowdoweachieveamoreeffectiveAmerican foreignpolicy?"

Notingnumerousexamplesofinstabilityintheworld-Iraq, Afghanistan,Lebanon,Iran,NorthKorea,Russia,andLatin America-Hamiltonsaid,"Everywhereweturnweare confrontedwiththelimitationofAmericanpower.

"Whereasourabilitytoaccomplishthingsintheworld seemedunlimitedwiththeremovalofSaddamHussein, itnowseemsthatproblemsoutpaceourabilitytoconfront chem.Butneithersimplificationistrue.AmericaisnotallpowerfulAmericaisnotmerelyaprisonerofworldevents. Americanleadershipintheworldiscrucialtoestablisha peacefulworldorder."

QuotingJohnF.Kennedy,hesaid,"Wemustfacetheface chattheUnitedStatesisneitheromnipotentoromniscient. Weareonlysixpercentoftheworld'spopulationandwe cannotimposeourwillontheocher94percentofmankind. Wecannotrighteverywrongorreverseeveryadversityand therefore,he[Kennedy]said,therecannotbeanAmerican solutioncoeveryproblem."

ThomasBoyatt

ThomasBoyan,formerU.S.Ambassadorandpresident oftheForeignAffairsCouncilwhoisthe2007Woodrow WilsonVisitingFellowatLongwood,addressed"The HundredYears'Warofthe20thCentury."

AmbassadorBoyanwoveanintriguingdiplomatictapestry ofhowche20thcenturywasactuallyahundredyears'war beginningwithWorldWarI,which,ineffect,plantedthe seedsforWorldWarIIandtheensuingColdWar.

TheNorthAtlanticTreacyAlliance(NATO)wasan outgrowthofpostwarmilitarismandaggressionbythethen SovietUnion.ThesuccessofNATO,Boyansaid,wasbased onatriumvirateofpriorities:keeptheU.S.in,keep Germanydown,andkeepRussiaour.

Today,theUnitedStatesfacesanunprecedentedchallengein chewaronterrorism.Asthethreatofglobalterrorismfaces thefreeworld,hebelievestheUniredStatesshouldgetready foranothermajorterroristattack.AlthoughtheColdWar sawthegrowingthreatofnuclearattack,theideaof MutuallyAssuredDestructionkeptboththeUnitedStates andRussiaincheck.Now,thereisnosuchassurancebecause wearefightinganebulousandmobileenemy.

"Wearestumbling,"hesaid,"becausewehaveneverfought awarlikechis."HebelieveschattheU.S.isclosertoa nuclearexplosiononhomelandsoilthanatanyothertime inourhistory.

JohnAgresto

JohnAgresto,acontributortothenewIraqiconstitution, addressed"MakingDemocracySafefortheWorld: ReflectionsonOurMistakesinIraq."AsCoalition ProvisionalAuchorirySeniorAdvisortotheIraqi MinistryofHigherEducationandScientificResearch, AgrestowasresponsibleforassistingtheIraqiministry inthephysicalrehabilitation,intellectualrenewal,and curricularreformof22universitiesand46vocational colleges,establishingscholarshipandexchangeprograms, andreopeningtheuniversitiesoflraqtotheworld. HealsoassistedindraftingtheIraqiconsticu�ion.

HesaidchatAmericawentintoIraqwithhigh expectationsbutseriouslymisunderstoodhowdifficult itwouldbetopromotedemocracy."Itlookedlikeallwe neededtodowastakethelidoff,removethetyranny andletthepeople[manage],andwecouldn'tbemore wrong,"saidAgresto.

EthanBronner

"WarandTerror:Howthe New York TimesCoversToday's GlobalConflicts"waspresentedbyEthanBronner,whohas servedasdepuryforeigneditorforthe New York Times (NYT) since2004.Beforebecomingdepuryforeigneditorhe wasassistanteditorialpageeditorwhereheconcentratedon foreignaffairs,thelawandeducation.Hewasthepaper's educationeditorfrom1999until2001,andanational educationcorrespondentfrom1997until1999.Hehasalso workedwith TheBoston GlobeandReuters.Aseriesof articlesonAlQaedachathehelpededitwasawardedthe 200IPulitzerPrizeforexplanatoryjournalism.

Bronnersharedhisinsightabouthowthe NYTassigns journalists,determinesthelengthsoftheirstays,andwhat theirprimaryfocuswillbeoncetheyareassignedtoanarea. "Ourtask,"hesaid,"istobringreadersarealunderstanding ofeventshappeninginplacesfaraway."@

Call Me MISTER

Innovative Longwood Education Program Meets Today's Challenges

Dr.DeneeseJonesDeanoftheCollegeofEducationandHumanServices Thereare93,000publicschoolteachers inthisCommonwealth;only600ofthem areAfrican-AmericanmenIn2007, LongwoodUniversitywilladdressthisissue, becomingtheflagshipinstitutionforthe

"CallMeMISTER"programinVirginia.

Studentsneedtoseethediversityofoursocietyreflectedin theclassroom.Sendingthemoutintotheworldwithout exposureroawiderangeofadultauthorityfiguresisa detrimenttotheirabilitytofunctioninacomplexglobal community.Eachteacherpurshisorheruniquestampon theclassroom,butthebestwaytoensurethatstudents experienceavarietyofteachingstylesandmeansof interactionistosurroundthemwithavarietyofteachersdifferentgenders,differentlevelsofexperience,different racialandethnicbackgrounds.

Longwood'sCallMeMISTERprogramwillstepuptothis challengebybringingmoreAfrican-Americanmaleteachers intoVirginia'sclassrooms.CallMeMISTERaimstorecruit, train,certifyandsecureemploymentforyoungAfricanAmericanmenaspublicelementaryschoolteachers. Theprogramoriginatedin1999inSouthCarolinaasa partnershipofClemsonUniversityandseveralcollegesthat havehistoricallyservedAfrican-Americans.Itsnamerefersto SidneyPoitier'sfamousline"TheycallmeMisterTibbs," fromthemovie"IntheHeatoftheNight."

CallMeMISTERisdesignedcodevelophigh-quality, effectiveteacherswhoaregoingcomeettheneedsofalltheir students.TheyoungmenoftheprogramcalledMISTERsaretaughtcobeleadersfirstandteacherssecond.According

toDr.RoyJones,directoroftheClemson-basedCallMe MISTERprogram,teachinghasnotbeenacareerthatblack boyshaveseenasanoptionfordecades.CallMeMISTER aimstochangethisbyprovidingfinancial,academic,and emotionalsupportfortheyoungmengoingthroughthe program.However,itisthepolicyofLongwoodUniversity thatnopersonshallbeexcludedfromparticipationin, bedeniedthebenefitsof,or,inanywaybesubjectedco discriminationinanyprogramoractivityoftheUniversity. ParticipationintheCallMeMISTERProgramisopenco anybody,regardlessofraceorgender,iftheyarecapable offacilitatingtheachievementofitsobjectives.

InVirginia,LongwoodUniversity'sCollegeofEducation andHumanServiceswillcoordinatetheCallMeMISTER programincollaborationwiththeCook-ColeCollegeof ArcsandSciences,supportingMISTERsastheywork towardabachelor'sdegreeinLiberalStudies(e.g., elementary,middle)orK-12PhysicalEducation. KeytenetsoftheCallMeMISTERprograminclude asummerinternshipexperiencetoinductnewrecruits fromhighschoolsandcommunitycolleges,tuitionand academicassistancetoyoungmenenrolledinelementary educationcertificationprograms,andasocialandcultural peersupportsystem.

SouthsideVirginiaCommunityCollegeinKeysville, andSaintPaul'sCollegeinLawrenceville,alongwith PrinceEdwardCountyPublicSchoolsandCumberland CountyPublicSchools,willpartnerwithLongwoodfor theCallMeMISTERprogram.Currentlyundergoing fundraisingandadministrativeefforts,theprogramwill beginrecruitingstudentsinthespringandsummerof2007. ThefirstMISTERswillenrollinfall2007.Overthecourse oftheprogram,Longwood'sobjectiveistoidentify, recruit,andcertify100blackmalestoserveaselementary schoolteachersinVirginia.

Longwood University is a uniquely appropriate venue for Call Me MISTER. While Longwood has expanded far beyond its foundation as a teaching college, the College ofEducation and Human Services remains well known and respected for the quality ofits educator instruction and preparation. Longwood's imprint extends across Virginia, wheregraduates can be found serving as teachers and administrators in every public school system as well as many private institutions.

Longwood's stewardship ofCall Me MISTER also centers the program in an underserved, rural region ofthe state where there is a high level ofpoverty Prince Edward County is the economic hub ofthe region, but its county school system still exhibits the outcome ofMassive Resistance the county's decision to close public schools in 1959 forfive years to defy the Brownv. Board ofEducation Supreme Court rulings regardingdesegregation. It is fitting that Call Me MISTER, a program dedicated to increasing the diversityand enhancing the richness ofstudents' experiences, initiate in this particular county A contentious part ofthe area's historywill continue yielding to a future brightwith opportunity.

Call Me MISTER has the potential to make a difference in Virginia. All we ask from the Commonwealth is one thing: Send us your best and brightest. Ifyou know a xoung African-American man with great potential and a desire to make a difference, encourage him to apply for the Call Me MISTER program. Our MISTERs will be empowered ro change others' lives - and their own. We look forward to giving them that opportunity @

Editor'sNore:Thisop-edpiece,writtenbyLongwood's Dr.DeneeseJones,DeanoftheCollegeofEducationandHuman Services,waspublishedoriginallyinthe RichmondTimes-Dispatch onTuesday,September5,2006.

Not Your Grandn1other's Library

Ifvisitors to Longwood's Greenwood Library expect to see students working quietly by themselves, with their noses buried in dusty books, they should think again.

KentBooty Associate Editor

On the first Aoor, visitorswill find 55 computing workstationsclusteredtogetherin the middle ofthe main room and occupied by students working on classroom assignments or research projects, reading or sending e-mail, or instant messaging. Manywill be chattingwith each other, even eating snacks and drinking coffee and sodas. The area looks more like a high-tech campus hangout than your grandparents' campus library.

,' Welcome to the Information Center, a collaborative effort between Janet D. Greenwood Library•rnd Longwood's Information and Instructional Technology Services (IlTS) that provides a "centrally located, common intellectual space for students, librarians and faculty to interact and to have full-service access to technology and expert research assistance," says Liz Kocevar-Weidinger, instruction/reference services librarian. The Information Center, which opened in fall 2004, is known as an information or learning commons, and has become a focal point ofGreenwood Library, named in honor offormer Longwood President Janet D. Greenwood.

"This project is part ofa national trend in which university libraries have created commons-type areas that incorporate the research process and technology to accommodate students' learning styles and offer an integrated, holistic approach to learning," she added. 'The space should reflect learning as defined in Scott Bennett's e-book Libraries Designedfor Learning, which promotes aiding students in accessing, evaluating, incorporating and using information, seamlessly, within the walls ofthe library.

"They're doing everything in here: researching, writing, e-mailing, recreating. Our students are social creatures; they like to work together. We've attempted to create a space that meets their learning needs." -LizKocevar-Weidinger

In the oldparadigm, theprimary function oflibrarieswasto warehouse, or to be the repository for, theknowledgeofour society. We have evolvedand have moved to a paradigm that is more service- and learning-oriented.We're,still the repository. However, nowstudents can engage in conversations and consultwith peers and librarians not only to retrieve information but to work on their course research assignments from beginning to completion. They may eat, drink beverages and talk here while they do research; studies showchatchis type ofenvironmentfacilitates student learning. The increased usage ofGreenwood Library demonstrates that this approachworks better Ifwe want to serve students better, chis has to be ahospitableplaceco learnand to conduct research. Wewaneto be the Barnes & Noble ofLongwood."

The Information Center features 55 computers in the large Reference/Periodicals room on the first floor An additional computingcenter, which includes 16 PCs and audiovisual equipment, is located in an enclosed area on one side ofthe Children's Literature room upstairs.

In addition to computer workstations, there are active data portsthroughoutGreenwood Library and wireless access, which enables students to access Internet resources with their laptops, saysDr. Frank Moore, vice president ofinformation and instructional technologyservices.

While Kocevar-Weidinger was interviewed one Friday afternoon in her office, on the periphery of the Information Center, dozens ofstudentsworked nearby at the PCs as they munched sandwiches from the university's Chick-Fil-A restaurant, sipped fromwater bottles, stopped and talked with each other and joked over their computer screens.

"Look at it here now- it used to be deserted here on Friday afternoons," says Kocevar-Weidinger "People have even had pizza delivered here. Current studies indicate chat our studentsprefer to work communally, and they like 'white noise' (background noise). They're doing everything in here: researching,writing, e-mailing, recreating. Our students are social creatures; they like to worktogether. We've attempted to create a space that meets their learning needs."

In December2006, furniture by Herman Miller, a global Michigan-based manufacturer ofoffice furniture and services, was installed in the Information Center The furniture includes cables on wheels, white boards, floating markerboards,movable screens, tableswith a marker board in the middle, and tables and computer monitors in a variety ofconfigurations. Some ofthe screens can be moved to create private work spaces.

TheInformationCenterwithintheJanetD.GreenwoodLibraryatLongwoodUniversity

"You can't distinguish between the content and the way the content is conveyed; it's all bits and bytes. The Information Center is one-stop shopping for knowledge." - Frank Moore

'Thefurnitureisverymobileandthusstudentscandesign theirownworkspaces,"Kocevar-Weidingersays."Ir'sstudentcentered,whichenablesustomaximizeourservicesforthem."

ThelibrarystaffconsulredwithaCharlottesvillecompany, Chasen'sBusinessInteriors,indesigningthelayout.Changes tothelayoutwillbemadeasmoreelectricalpowerisadded inGreenwoodLibrary,probablyinDecember."We're constandystudyingwaystoprovidemoreandbetter informalandfriendlystudentlearningspaces,"KocevarWeidingersays.

Kocevar-WeidingerpraisesIITSforirscollaborativespiritin creatingtheInformationCenter."TheLibrarycouldn'thave donethiswithoutIITSBoththeLibraryandIITS

acknowledgechattheseinformationservicesaremerging, soourdepartmentsarecollaboratingonmoreandmore interestingprojects."

Dr.Mooreagrees."Youcan'tdistinguishbetweenthecontent andthewaythecontentisconveyed;it'sallbitsandbyres," hesays."TheInformationCenterisone-stopshoppingfor knowledgeIfstudentshaveaquestionaboutwhatthey're doing,theycanmeetwiththeirprofessor'virtually,'viachar, e-mailorBlackboard(thecampussofrwareprogramforvirtual classroomactivity),orinperson."

"Visitorsshouldbepreparedtoseeabusy,busdingstudentcenteredlearningenvironmentinGreenwoodLibrary," saysKocevar-Weidinger.@

The Information Center Isn't the OnlyThing New in Greenwood Library ...

TheMultimediaCenter, launchedinfall2006,offers studentscomputerhardware andsoftwareforsuchactivities asdevelopingdigitalgraphic, audioandvideocontent.

TheCenterfeaturesfourPowerMacG5computerswith scanners,multimediacardreaders,andproductionsoftware. EachofthePowerMacsfeaturesApple'ssignaturemedia suiteincludingiPhoto,iMovie,iDVDandGarageBand, enablinguserstocreatetheirownfilmsandmusicfrom scratch.Otherequipment-laptops,digitalcameras,tripods anddigitalprojectors-canbecheckedoutforthreedays. TheCenter,locatedinroom148,hasitsownfull-rimestaff person,Benjamin"Chap"Johnson,andseveralstudent assistants.Ir'sopensevendaysaweek.

JavaCity,whichopenedinAugust2005,isacoffeeshop managedbyLongwoodDiningServices.Opensixdays aweek,itofferscoffee,teas,frozendrinks,pastries, sandwiches,saladsandfruit.Locatednearthelibrary'smain entrance,thecoffeeshopoccupiesspacethathasbeenat varioustimesacomputerlab,snackroomand24-hourstudy lounge."Thisispartofourefforttocreateapositive, holisticstudy/workenvironment,"saysWendellBarbour, deanofthelibraryandlearningservices."Ourstudentslike groupinteraction,oftenforlongperiods,andbeingableto enjoyalatteandasandwichwhileworkinglateinthelibrary contributestoasocialenvironment."

ASpecialCollectionsroom,locatedinroom202,openedin fall2006,andincludesfacultypublications,booksabout Virginiaandlocalhistory,booksbyVirginiaauthors,rare booksandsomespecialcollections."Wewantpeopletobe abletoputtheirhandsonthesebooks,"saysLydiaWilliams, archivesmanager.Thebooks,whichformerlywerehousedin thearchivesinthebasement,can'tbecheckedout,though mostaresecondcopiesofbooksthatcanbefoundelsewhere inGreenwoodLibrary.

AmongthematerialsinSpecialCollectionsareacollection ofbookswrittenandillustratedbyEdwardGorey,known forhismacabrewit,whoseillustrationscanbeseenatthe beginningofPBS'sMystery Theatre;first-editioncopiesof Dickens'serialnovelPickwickPapers (1836-37)and Thackeray'sserialnovel The Virginians (1857-59);printsby notedartistandarteducatorJosefAlbers;andabooksigned byPicasso(alimitededition,from1934,ofGilbertSeldes' adaptationoftheGreekplay Lysistrata, whichPicasso illustrated,ofwhichonly1,500copieswereprinted).

Aself-checkoutoptionhasbeenavailablesinceOctober 2006.Books,CDsandDVDscanbecheckedoutby patrons,withoutthehelpofstaff,atatouch-screenstation intheatrium."Thisisanexcellentexampleofhowwe're takingadvantageoftechnologyandusingittoimproveour servicesandbemorestudent-centered,"Barboursays.

TheLearningCenter(formerlytheAcademicSupport Center)movedtotheLibraryinOctober2005from GrahamHallandsubsequentlyhasbeenplacedunder Barbour'sdirection.TheCenter,locatedinroom153, offersavarietyofprogramsandservicesrelatedto"academic coaching,"includingassistancewithwritingandpublic speaking,programsforat-riskstudents,andhandlingthe advisingforundeclaredmajors."Wearethemainacademic coachingresourceforstudentsoutsideoftheirfacultyand advisers,"saidRebeccaSturgill,directoroftheLearning Center,addingthattheCenterisdevelopingaGED programforLongwoodstaff

"Librariesaretakingonamuchwiderroleinthelearning process,"Barboursaid."Theyareencompassingservices traditionallynotassociatedwithlibraries,suchasdeveloping multimediaservicesandacademiccomputercenters. We'rebecomingadvisersandconsultantstostudents byhelpingthemsucceedacademicallyatLongwood andaftergraduationbygivingthemnecessarylifelong learningskills."-K.B.

A Night for the Arts ...

The LCVANets $66,000

Whether festooned with Mardi Gras beads, wearing kilts, or decked out in their finest, more than 400 guests celebrated TheNight, a gala art auction benefiting the Longwood Center for the Visual Arts.

Beth Cheuk LCVAPublicRelationsandEventsCoordinator

TheLCVAlookeditsfinest,also,withdramaticblackand redwallsaccentedbysparklingmirrorsandchandeliersand highlightedbyrichlycoloredflowersanddrapery.Burof coursethemuseum'smostimportantdecorati�nwasthe auctionedartitself,163worksrepresentinglocal,national, andinternationalartists."Theresponsetotheeventwas amazing,"commentedLCVADirectorK.JohnsonBowles. "Fromtheartists,volunteers,andplanningcommittee, tothesponsorsandguests,wereceivedgenerousand invaluablesupport."

High-dollaritemsattheauctionincluded Baptism atBlue Waters, amixed-mediaassemblagebyfolkartistWilliamH. ClarkeofBlackstone,Va.;theoilpaintingLadiesin Black & WhitebyCarylonKillebrewofChattanooga,Tenn.;anda hardwooddisplaycasebywoodworkerAndrewPittsof Heathsville,VaWorksbyseverallocal-yetnationally represented-artistsalsofaredwell,includingpaintingsby RayKleinleinandDavidDodgeLewis,andsculptureby SandyWillcox.Attheendof TheNight, theLCVAnetted arecord$66,000cobenefititseducationalprogramming, whichreachesouttotheschoolchildrenandresidentsof nineareacounties.Programsincludetraditionalfieldtripsto theLCVA,in-schoolclassroomsupport,communityarc workshops,andmuchmore.

Galaco-chairCandiceJamisonDowdy'69,reflected, "TheNightwasallwehopeditwouldbe-itgatheredthe localFarmvillecommunity,artloversfromacrossVirginia, andLongwoodparentsandalumniforafabulousevening beneficingavaluableinstimtion."Partglitzyentertainment, parearcauction,andpartfundraiser,thebiennialevent featuredgourmetfood,anopenbar,andlivemusicprovided byajazzensemblecomposedofstudentsfromLongwood's musicdepartment.Excitementaboutthegala,however, isonlyonebenefitoftheevening.Inaddition,noted LongwoodPresidentPatriciaCormier,"Aneventlikechis raisesawarenessofthemagnificentworkoftheLCVA. Peoplelearnnotonlyaboutthegala,buttheyalsoget abettersenseofthemuseum'saward-winningexhibits andeducationalprograms.Thegalaisreallyaninvitation togreaterparticipationinthevibrantlifeofthemuseum andtheuniversity."(i

TolearnmoreaboutLCVAprograms,exhibits,oractivities, ring434.395.2206orvisitwww.longwood.edu/lcva.

BarryCase,PatriciaCormier,DonnaCase,andRaymondCormier ChuckandCandyDowdy,'69

EllenandBillJamerson

BobandMarthaTaylorwithEllenCareerTaylorandTadHewie

Lorrie,'95,andCannonWatsonKristinandEverettGee AnnandBooOppenhimer

PeterandJohnnieHubbel,HanbyandPaulaCareer

MurrayandCoraSimpson,'61

NavonaHart,MaureenWalls-McKay,ScanCheyne,SusanBooker,andPamTracyTammyandMarkSouthall

JaneandLowryKlinewithPatriciaCormier ToryWade,CarolynAndersonandReedHorton

HarrietMiller,'51,WillSoza,SusanSoza,'62,WilliamMiller,andShirleyKingJohnandDeborahSlade

TheArt ofGiving

RichmonderJackson L. Blanton Donates MajorArt Collection to LCVA

Beth Cheuk LCVAPublicRelationsandEventsCoordinator

Duringthe1970s,whileJackBlantonvisitedNashville toexamineyetanotherbankfortheFederalReserveSystem, hestoppedintoajunkstore.Hiseyerestedonaframe surroundingafilthyblackcanvas."I'llbuyitandputa mirrorinit,"thoughtBlanton.Backinthehotelroom,he recalls,"Iruinedawashclothcleaningthepainting-nota goodconservationtechnique!"Andyetthemethodworked,

revealingapaintingofalake."ItookittotheVirginia MuseumofFineArts,andtheyidentifieditasalate nineceenth-centurypiecefromtheRyderSchool,"Blanton continued."Thepaintingitselfisnotimportant,butthe experiencewas,"awakeninganinterestinarccollectionchat blossomedinwaysbothpersonallysatisfyingand professionallyimportant.

JacksonL.Blantonwithhisbeloveddachshund,Dachota.PhotographbyGeepSchurman.

FromthereBlantonwentontocollectalmost600worksin hispersonalcollection.HavingformerlygiftedoverI00 workstootherinstitutions,herecentlyannouncedhisplans togivehiscollectioncotheLCVA.Inaddition,hehas pledgedsignificantfinancialsupportfortheCenterthrough outrightandestategifts.Ofthepromisedart,230works withanapproximatevalueof$400,000havealreadybeen placedinthepossessionoftheLCVA,eitherasloanitemsor gifts.Muchoftheartwillbeinstalledinagalleryand sculpturegardenatLongwoodUniversity'splannedCenter forCommunicationStudiesandTheatre.

"Jackhasalwayshadapassionforcontemporaryart, foreducation,forartineducation,andforthepeopleof SouthsideVirginia,"notedfriendandcurrentLCVAboard chairmanHeynKjerulfofRichmond."Hisverygenerous donationofhisarttoLongwoodUniversityrepresentsa perfectfitbetweenadonor'sdesiresandabeneficiary'sneeds."

TheartwillhaveawideimpactonLongwoodstudentsand facultyafteritsinstallationintheplannedCenterfor CommunicationStudiesandTheatre.''Asidefrommypersonal pridethatJackwouldgivesuchaninterestingandsignificant

" I'm particularly glad to know that the art will be seen daily by students." -Jackson L. Blanton

AnativeofTamworrhinCumberlandCounty,Blanton retiredin2003fromtheFederalReserveBankofRichmond asvicepresidentandcommunityaffairsofficer,arolein whichhecouldpromoteeconomicdevelopmentin underservedcommunities.Inaddition,hedevelopedthe bank'sfineartsprogramandservedascuratorofitsart collection,whichincludesover1,000artworks.

Avocationally,headvisedseveralcorporationsincreating theircollections,includingtheCarpenterCompanyand mostrecently,thehighlyrespectedMediaGeneralArr CollectioninRichmond.

Blanton'spersonalcollectioniswidelyeclectic,withalargely contemporaryfocus.Hehasacquiredtheworkofavarietyof Virginiaartists,alongwithnationallyknowntalentinmedia suchassculpture,painting,prints,anddrawings.Represented artistsincludeMauriceBeane,NellBlaine,RichardCarlyon, GeneDavis,HarrietFitzgerald,AnnLyne,AlbertPaley,Rubin Peacock,BeverlyPepper,DonaldSultan,andNancyWitt.

Commentingonthiswide-rangingvarietyandexcellence, Longwood'sVicePresidentforUniversityAdvancement BobbieBurtonnoted,"Longwoodisveryfortunatetobethe recipientofoneofthemostexcitingcollectionsofartinthe CommonwealthofVirginia.JackBlanton,likehisart,is wonderful,memorable,andcertainlyoneofakind."

BlantonexplainedthathechosetheLCVAbecause "]chairedtheboardforseveralyearsandsomuchadmire LCVA'scommunityoutreach.IlikethattheLCVAisplacedin abuildingintheheartofdowntownFarmvilleandthatits programsreachpeopleinninecountiesthroughoutSouthside Virginia.Idon'tknowofanyothermodellikethis."

collectioncotheLCVA,Iamexcitedthatwehavethe perfectplacetodisplaytheart,"saidDr.PatriciaCormier, presidentofLongwood."Thisisanimportantgifrthatwill enhancethebeautyandintegrityofthisimportantfacility."

InNovember2006,theLCVAreceived230ofBlanton's artworks.Fifty-oneofthoseworkswereofficiallygivenat thatpoint,withtheremaindercobegivenformallyover severalyears.Thefinalportionoftheplannedgiftremains withMr.Blanton,whonowlivesinFloridawithhisbeloved dachshund,Dachota.WhenaskedhowDachotaisenjoying retirement,Blantonreplied,"He'slovingit.Heliesona chaiseinthesun.Also,wehavea'fauxplace'intheden, whichhasbecomehissnuggery.Thatroomhasmorethana bitofRichmondtradition,andhefeelsverysecurethere."

"Jackisveryinterestedinpeopleandorganizationsthatuse bothsidesofthebrain,"notedLCVADirectorK.Johnson Bowles."Hehimselfisadeptatbothanalysisandart,andis skilledinmanyways-asanartadvisor,asanadministrator, asacommunicator.Hiscollectionwillbeastimulusfor creativethinking."

Blantonhimselfispleasedwiththeplannedplacementofthe art:'Tmgladthatmyartwon'tbesittinginstorage.Instead itwillbeaccessiblecostudents,faculty,staff,andvisitors,so itcanbeenjoyed.OneofthemanythingsIadmireabout Longwoodisthatthereisadecentralizationofgoodart throughoutthecampus.I'mparticularlygladtoknowthat thearrwillbeseendailybystudents,"concludedBlanton. Whoknows?Theartitselfmightframesomeone'sthought processandopennewwaysofseeingourworld.Justas aneglectedframeinajunkshoponceopenedhiseyes cotheworldofartcollecting.@

City Scenes

Nicholas

Elmes, '04, Can Tell a Story with Words or with Photographs.

KentBootyAssociateEditor

NicholasElmesismanagingeditorofTheNews-Progress, anewspaperinChaseCity,andhasworkedasareporterfor itssisterpublication, The Gazette-Virginian inSouth Boston.Healsoisalifelongphotographyjunkiewhose photoshavebeenexhibitedinseveralshows,mostrecently inNovember2006inSouthBostonwherehehaslivedfor nearlyfiveyears.

Thatexhibition, CityDay, CityNight:AMetropolitan Portrait, atThePrizery,acommunitycenterwithanart gallery,wasprimarilya"day-in-the-life"sliceofthecityof Richmond.Theshowwassomewhatunusualinirssubjects: overpasses,alleys,canals,railroads,parkinggarages.

Irfeatured30large(16by19inches)imagestakenoneday andnightinRichmondinthesummerof2006.Therealso wereninesmaller(sixbynineinches)nighttimeimages ofSourhBoston,takeninrhespringof2004forhis photographyminoratLongwood.

"Inmyexhibition,Itriedtoanswerthequestions:Whatisa city?Wharmakesacityacity)Wharcreatesrheflavorand feelofacity?"saidElmes."Whatmakesanytownorcirya placeisn'tnecessarilythepeople,whoaretransient,burthe actualstructure.Thebuildings,theroads,themortarand sreeltellthestoryofatown.WhenIlivedinRichmond afewyearsago,Ispentalotofmyfreerimedoing photography,tryingtocapturethecity.Ihadsomeshots Iliked,butnoneofirsaid"ThisisRichmond."Sincethen Ihavespentalotoftimeonnighttimephotographyinsmall townslikeSouthBoston.Becauseofmyexperienceswalkingthroughdesertedstreets,lookingatabandoned churches,emptybuildingsandhousesthataredarkaspeople sleep-Irealizedwhatmadeatownorcityaplace.

"WiththeRichmondphotos,Ispentacouplehoursinthe afternoonwalkingapathIhadpickedourinadvance.

Allphotographsreproducedherearefromthe2006seriesCityDay,CityNight:AMetropolitanPortraitbyNicholasElmes'04.

I started our in Shockoe Bottom and then went to Shockoe Slip - because they are two ofthe city's main recreational, commercial and entertainment areas - then the financial district andthen the executive mansion before ending up back where I starred. Then I went back that night and walked the same path since I wanted to capture the city both with people andwhen it was empty, when the structures had rime to themselves.

"Some ofthe images are ofthe massive overpasses of interstates 95 and 195 that I havealways found impossible to standunderwithout feeling very small. Andthere are images ofsome older forms oftransportation into and our of the city, including the old canals and railroads.There are also quire afewimages ofsmaller areas, the abandoned alleyways, flowerboxes and parking garages that are used every day by the city, char are essential to the city, burwhichare largely forgorrenareas ofthe city."

The photos, which are both color and black and white, were taken with a digital camera, a Canon Rebel, though there was very little digital manipulation done to them.

"I still have a 35-millimeter camera, but I haven't used it in years," he said.

Elmes' photographyalsohasbeenexhibited in three juried shows at the Shockoe Bottom Arts Center in Richmond and in a two-man show at SouthwestVirginia Community College (his show partner was KirkJohnston, '05). Hiswork has been published in several newspapers, inThe College ofWilliam & Mary's literary magazine, and in his own calendar, ReflectionsonaYea,; which he produces every year for family and friends. "The calendar starred with drawings I did beginning at about age five for my family - drawings ofGarfieldand ofdinosaurs - and later had photos, first black andwhite, thencolor.Thepastfouryears I've paired various quoteswiththe images." Alongwith two other

reportersfromTheGazette-Virginian,hewasaco-founderof ScrangeviewPhotos,acooperativeofthreeaward-winning photojournalistswhouseitasavenuetoexhibitworksof subjectmattertheyfindinteresting.

"Photographyisaveryimportantpartofmylife;it'smore thanjustahobby,"saidElmes,anon-traditionalstudent whomajoredincommunicationstudiesatLongwood. "Mymomisanartistandassistantprofessorofartat SouthwestVirginiaCommunityCollege,andmydadhas alwaysbeenintophotographyandisdirectorofanart gallery,theAppalachianArtsCenter,soIgrewupin anarr-friendlyenvironment."

ElmeshasbeenmanagingeditorofTheNewsProgresssince September2006.Heworksatitsmainoffice,inChaseCity, andthepaper(publishedtwiceaweek)alsohasanoffice inClarksville.Insummer2003heinternedatTheGazetteVirginian(publishedthreerimesaweek)asareporterand photographer,thenworkedpart-rimetherewhenhe returnedroLongwoodcharfall,thenfull-rimeafter graduating.HelaterswitchedroTheNews-Progressfor aboutsixmonths,thenswitchedbackforawhileto TheGazette-Virginian,forwhichhedidpagination ("rakingallthetext,adsandimagesandputtingthem togetherthroughthecompurer")andwasthewebmaster.

Inthelastthreeyearshehaswonfourawardsfromthe VirginiaPressAssociation.InMarch2007hewonfirstplace foreditorialpagedesignandathirdplaceforgeneralpage designinhisnewspaper'scategory.Lastyearhewonthird placeinspotnewsphoto(hisentrydepictedacarcrash

victimbeinghelpedbyanemergencymedicaltechnician, thevehiclesinvolved,andafallentrafficsign).In2004 herookhomethefirstplaceawardinhealth,scienceand environmentalwritingforthreestoriesaboutwhichthe judgeswrotethathe"weavesscienceandtheevery-day personalitiesandfactsintoastorychardrawsrhereaders inandreachesthemwithoutlecturing."

ElmesgrewupinRichlandsinSouthwestVirginia. Aftergraduatingfromhighschoolin1995,hewas acceptedtoTheCollegeofWilliam&Maryburwaited ayeartolivewithhisfamilyinAberdeen,Scotland, wherehismotherdidasabbaticalinwhichshetaught atacommunitycollege.Heauditedcoursesonpagedesign andfilmatthesamecommunitycollege.Heattended William&Maryforthreeyears,thenrookrimeoffduring whichheworkedasarestaurantchefinRichmond,before enteringLongwoodinthefallof2002.Hecommutedthe entirerimefromSouthBostonwherehemovedin thesummerof2002.Hegotmarriedatthebeginning ofhislastyear.HeheldseveralpositionswithLongwood's studentnewspaper,TheRotunda,includingassistanteditor, newseditorandphotographyeditor.

Elmes'wife,Melissa,isagraduatestudentatLongwood (rakingtwonightcourseslastsemester)whoattended Longwoodasanundergraduatefortwoyearsbefore transferringroTheCollegeofWilliam&MaryShereaches atCarlbrookAcademy,atherapeuticboardingschoolin HalifaxCountyTheyhaveatwo-year-olddaughter,Anna Isabella(conceivedduringHurricaneIsabel,prompting hermiddlename).®

Dr. Walter Witschey Comes to Longwood

Former Director ofthe Science Museum ofVirginia Appointed Professor ofAnthropology and Science Education

KentBootyAssociateEditor

TheCook-ColeCollegeofArtsandSciences atLongwoodUniversityhasgainedastrong additiontoitsfacultywiththeappointment ofDr.WalterR.T.Witscheyasprofessor ofanthropologyandscienceeducation.

Dr.Witschey,apastpresidentoftheVirginiaAcademy ofSciencewhoisatirelessscienceeducatorandanactive archaeologist,willbeginteachingatLongwoodinfall2007 afterretiringJune30asdirectoroftheScienceMuseum ofVirginia.Asprofessorofanthropologyandprofessorof scienceeducation,hewillteachrwocoursespersemester. OnMay12,hegavethecommencementaddresscothe LongwoodClassof2007(Seebackcover).

"TheadditionofDr.WitscheytotheLongwoodfaculty providestheuniversitywithamazingopportunitiesinscience educationandanthropology,"saidLongwoodPresident PatriciaCormier."HisinternationalexperienceasascholarteacherwillelevateLongwood'sgrowingreputationasa highlycompetitiveinstitution.Wearethrilledtowelcome himtotheuniversity."

Lastfall,Dr.WitscheygavetwolecturesatLongwoodina matheducationcourseandoneinaGeographicInformation Systems(GIS)course.HealsoaddressedthePeterFrancisco ChapteroftheArchaeologicalSocietyofVirginia,which meetsmonthlyatLongwood."Toworkwiththeinspired andinspiringleadershipatLongwoodanditsoutstanding facultyisanirresistibleopportunity,"hesaid.

Foradecadehehasbeentheco-principalinvestigatorina projecttostudythesettlementpatternsoftheancientMaya, whooccupiedeasternMexico(theYucatanPeninsula), Guatemala,BelizeandthewesternportionsofHonduras andElSalvador.TheresearchinvolvesconstructingaGIS databaseofallknownMayaarchaeologicalsites,calledthe ElectronicAdasofAncientMayaSires.Morethan4,600 sireshavebeenregistered.

thefrontofmuseum,istheworld'slargestfloatinggranite ball.UnveiledinJanuary2003,theball,whichrepresents theearth,weighs29tons,is8feet8inchesindiameter,and isapopularRichmondlandmark.

In1981,afrerproposingtheideatothemuseum'sdirector, hebuilttheworld'slargestanalemmicsundial,which coveredone-thirdofanacreintheparkinglot.

" Dr. Witschey shares his enthusiasm about science on a personal level with everyone he meets,"

- David Cohn, Chairman ofthe Science Museum Board ofTrustees

FromI987co1992,asagraduatestudentatTulane University,andsporadicallythereafter,hedirectedan archaeologicalresearchprojectatMuyil,anancientMaya siteontheYucatanPeninsula,withtheMexicanNational InstituteofAnthropologyandHistory."Thesirewas occupiedbefore400B.C.andwasoccupiedcontinuously untilthearrivaloftheSpaniardsinA.D.1511,"hesaid.

HewaspresidentoftheVirginiaAcademyofSciencein 2003-04andoftheAssociationofScience-Technology Cenrers,aninternationalorganizationof500sciencecenter members,from2001-03.Hewasaprofessoroflifesciences atVirginiaCommonwealthUniversityandthe2007Leaderin-ResidenceintheUniversityofRichmond'sJepsonSchool ofLeadershipStudies.Hehastaughtcoursesincomputer programmingandsystemsmanagement,business management,andarchaeologyatseveraluniversities.

Dr.WicscheyhasheldthetoppositionattheScience MuseumsinceJune1992,duringwhicha$20million renovationprojectwascompleted,a$30millioncapital campaignraisedmorethan$36million,andstatewide outreachprogramswereexpanded.Hewritesamonthly sciencecolumnforthe RichmondTimes-Dispatch, now inits10thyear,aswellashalfofthearticlesfor"Sci-Kids," aweeklycolumnformiddleandhighschoolstudentskeyed toVirginia'sScienceStandardsofLearning."Inadditionco beingastrongleaderinscienceeducation,Dr.Wirschey shareshisenthusiasmaboutscienceonapersonallevelwith everyonehemeets,"saidDavidCohn,chairmanofthe ScienceMuseumboardoftrustees."Forhimscienceismore thanajob.Ir'shislife."

Dr.WitscheyispersonallyresponsiblefortwoGuinness worldrecordsattheScienceMuseum.The"GrandKugel" intheMaryMortonParsonsEarth-MoonSculpture,outside 40

Thistypeofsundialusesthin,slightlyasymmetricalfigureeightloops,insteadofstraightlines,forhourmarks,to correctfordifferencesbetweensuntimeandclocktime. "Thedialhadafigure-eightanalemmapaintedonthe pavementforeachhouroftheday,andtheshadowofthe brassballatopa25-footflagpolefellontothediagramand toldtheclockrimeaccurately-towithin30seconds,andin earlymorningandlateafrernoontowithinfivesecondswhichmostsundialsarenotequippedtodo,"hesaid. "ItwaspavedoverintheI990safterfourmillionpeople hadwalkedoverit."

From1970-84hewaspresidentandCEOofTheComputer Company,whichgrewto$32millioninannualsalesand 1,200employees.TheRichmond-basedcompany,whichhe co-foundedin1969,providedMedicaid-relatedservicesto morethanadozenstates,aswellasinternationalnetwork servicesbeforethecreationoftheInternet.Aspartofchar business,heopenedRichmond'sfirstretailpersonal computerstore.ThebusinesswassoldtoBlueCrossBlueShieldofVirginiain1983.

Dr.Wirscheyhasbeenaconsultanttofederalandstate agencies,businesses,andnot-for-profitsformanagement, computersystemsdesignandmanagement,computer networks,andclientmanagementsystems.Heistheauthor ofpublishedarticlesinfieldsasdiverseascomputermapping ofColonialVirginia,landpatents,andlinguisticanalysis ofSpanishColonialdocumentsinMexico.

ACharleston,W.Va.,nativewhohaslivedprimarily inRichmondsince1965,hehasaB.A.inphysicsfrom PrincetonUniversity,anM.B.A.inoperationsresearch fromtheUniversityofVirginia,andanM.A.andaPh.D., bothinanthropology,fromTulane.Heandhiswife,Joan, aDanvillenative,havefivechildrenandIOgrandchildren.@

Witschey's Words ofWisdoni for the Class of2007

WorshipGod.Cherishfamily.

Enjoywork.Giveback.

Actnow!

ThosewordsofadviceweregiventoLongwoodgraduatesby Dr.WalterR.T.Witscheywhodeliveredthecommencement addresstoLongwood'sClassof2007.Atotalof776degrees (672bachelor'sand104master's)werepresentedduringthe ceremonyonMay12.

Dr.Witschey,directoroftheScienceMuseumofVirginiafor 15yearsandaprominentMayaarchaeologistandscience educator,retiredfromthesciencemuseumattheendofJune. HewillbecomeaprofessorofanthropologyandscienceeducationatLongwood,wherehetaughttwocoursesinfall2006.

"Fromnowuntiltheendofyourlife,youwillspendan incredible135,000hoursworking,"hesaid."Enjoyit.Make acontribution.Workwithpeopleyoulikeandadmire.Shun poisonouspersonalitiesandmind-numbingtedium."

Duringtheceremony,theSallyBarksdaleHargrettPrize forAcademicExcellence,presentedtothegraduatingsenior

withthehighestacademicaverage,wassharedby CarolAnneCaldwell(B.S.,liberalstudies)ofProspect,Va.; JenniferRoyerCampbell(B.A.,modernlanguages)of AmeliaCourtHouse,Va.;PhineasWilliamDowling (B.A.,English)ofFairfax,Va.;NathanGlenLandis (B.S.B.A.,businessadministrationwithaconcentration incomputerinformationmanagementsystems)of Cumberland,Va.;andAbigailLeighTaylor(B.S.,liberal studies)ofMidlothian,Va.Allhadaperfect4.0grade-point average.DowlingalsoreceivedtheDanDanielSeniorAward forScholarshipandCitizenship.

TheMariaBristowStarkeAwardforFacultyExcellence wenttoDr.JosephGarcia,professorofgeographyandearth science;theJuniorFacultyAwardtoDr.ScottCole,assistant professorofpoliticalscience;andtheStudent-Faculty RecognitionAwardtoWayneMeshejian,assistantprofessor ofphysicsandareacoordinatorofphysics,whoisretiring after39yearsatLongwood.-G.C.

Facultyhonorees,fromleft:Dr.JosephGarcia,WayneMeshejian,andDr.ScottCole

Lancers Update

Coeducation & Men's Athletics at Longwood

GregProutyAssistantAthleticDirectorforMediaRelations

Longwoodbecamefullycoeducational in1976andestablisheditsfirstmen's intercollegiateathleticprogramthatyear inthesportofbasketball.Thatfirstteamin 1976-77wasthebeginningofwhatwould becometheschool'ssixcurrentsports offeredformales.

Today,theUniversityfieldssuccessfulmen'sintercollegiate athleticprogramsinthesporesofbaseball(1979),basketball, crosscountry(2001),golf(1977),soccer(1977), andtennis(1980).

Men'sathleticsbegancompetitionover30yearsagoasa memberofnon-scholarshipNCAADivisionIII,andthe programmovedforwardintoscholarshipDivisionII membershipin1980-81.Today,Longwoodcompetesin DivisionImen'sgolfwhileonthevergeofreceivingits DivisionIcertificationforallsports.TheLancersanticipate fullDivisionI-AAA(non-football)membershipand eligibilitybeginninginSeptember.Themen'sprogramshave developedandtraveledalongwayfromtheirhumblestarts.

Baseballhasenjoyedthemostsuccessamongmaleathletics atLongwoodas29th-yearheadcoachCharles"Buddy" Boldinghasguidedtheprogram to 761winspriortothis season.CoachBoldingandhisprogramadvanced to the NCAADivisionIIpost-seasonsixtimesberween1982-93, includingrwoWorldSeriesappearances(1982,1991),while enjoying26consecutivewinningcampaigns(1979-2004) priortoplayingaDivisionIschedulein2005.Remarkably, thebaseballprogramhasaveragedover27winsperseason

ThefirstLongwoodLancersBaseballTeam-1979-Record:16Wins,12Losses-CoachBuddyBolding

TheFirstLongwoodLancersMen'sBasketballTeam.

sinceitsinceptionwithsixformerplayersdrafted professionally-themostnotablebeingMichaelTuckerwho playedinthemajorleaguesfor12years(1995-2006).

Men'sbasketballisthehighest-profilesportatLongwood andhasgarneredover400winssince1976-77.Theprogram hasenjoyedthree20-wincampaignsovertheyears, includingfourNCAApost-seasonappearances,while featuringJeromeKerseywhoplayedprofessiooallyinthe NBAfor17years(1984-2001).Amazingly,in'onlyitsfourth yearofexistence,theprogramadvancedtothe1980 DivisionIIIFinalFourasthe1979-80reamfinisheda school-record28-3.TheLancerscompiledback-to-back post-seasonDivisionIIappearances(1994-95),andalso advancedtotheDivisionIInationaltournamentin2001.

SincebeginningthereclassificationtoDivisionI,men's basketballhascompetedagainstthelikesofVirginia, Cincinnati,Illinois,KansasStare,LouisianaTech, Oklahoma,Nebraska,NewMexico,SanFrancisco, SouthernCalifornia,andWakeForest.

"Student-athleteshavingapositivecollegeexperiencehereat Longwoodisimperativetoallofourathleticprogramsbeing abletoperpetuatesuccessattheDivisionIlevel,"explained fourth-yearmen'sbasketballheadcoachMikeGillian."This isespeciallyessentialforusasaDivisionImen'sbasketball program,becausewithoutrheabilitytoattractthelevelof student-athletenecessarytobeginachievingsuccessatthis level,wewouldobviouslynotbeinpositiontocontinue movingtheprogramforward.Theplayersinourbasketball programhavefoundtheirLongwoodexperiencetobe fulfillinginallareas:academically,socially,andinthe athleticarena.

"Aswecontinuetobuildontheopportunitiesthatare presentedforourstudent-athletesaspartofchiswonderful institution'soverallmission,Iamconfidentcharthey willbesuccessful."

Men'ssoccerenjoyedaneight-yearperiod(1981-88)ofearly successduringthe1980s,compilingarecordof104-32-20 charincludedthreeCommonwealthofVirginiastare championshipsandsixAll-Americans.Wrestlingplayedan importantroleamongmen'sathleticsatLongwoodaswell withintercollegiatestatusfromI978-2001.Duringthat rime,theprogramclaimedfivestatetitleswhilequalifying 15individualstotheDivisionIInationalchampionships Additionally,men'sgolfistheotherLongwoodmen's programcharhasmadeNCAApost-seasonappearancesover theyears(1980,1996-98,2001-03)whilealsowinningthree starechampionships

"Itisamazinghowthingshavechangedwithinmen's intercollegiateathleticsatLongwoodoverthepast31years," saidinterimDirectorofAthleticsTroyAustin."Thefirst men'sbasketballteamin1976-77had10members,one coach,andplayed11gamesPresently,Longwoodfieldssix athleticteamsformen,hasover100malestudent-athletes, 14coaches,andisscheduledtocompeteinover140events during2006-07.Backthen,theLancersplayedagainstthe likesofAverett,Ferrum,andMaryWashington;now, LongwoodcompetesagainstsuchreamsasVirginia, VirginiaTech,andVCU.

"Indeed,coeducationhasplayedamajorroleinthe developmentofintercollegiateathleticsatLongwood anditsimpendingNCAADivisionIstatus."-G.P.

FridayNightLights

Forthefirsttimeever,theLongwoodLancersplayedunder thelightsatLancerStadiummadepossiblebyanewlighting systeminstalledbyICONSign&LightingofFarmville. OnFriday,March23,theLancersshutourPrinceton University4-0intheirfirsthomenightgameinfront ofarecordcrowdof850.TheLancerswentontowin theweekendseries2-1drawingaseries-record1,850fans forthethreegames.

WinningtheRightWay

AsaLongwoodLancersfan,yoursupportiscrucialtothesuccess ofourprogramsandstudent-athletes.TheNCAAprohibitsspecific activitiesberweenindividualswhoarerepresentativesofourathletic programsandourprospectiveandcurrentstudent-athletes.Ifyouare amemberoftheLongwoodUniversityfaculty,staff,alumni,orLancer Club,orhavedonatedto,orbeenotherwiseinvolvedwithLongwood Athletics,youarearepresentativeofourathleticprograms.Pleasehelp ensuretheeligibilityofourprospectiveandcurrentstudent-athletes.

Visitwww.longwoodlancers.com/Sports/gen/2005/Boosters.asp tolearnhowyoucanbeinvolvedwithLongwoodAthletics intherightway.

Wethankyouforyourcontinuedsupport.

Formoreinformationpleasecontact: MichelleMeadows

AssistantAthleticsDirectorforCompliance 434.395.2429

meadowsme@longwood.edu

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Forallofthelatestnews

andinformationconcerning LongwoodAthletics, pleasevisitour re-designedwebsiteat www.longwoodlancers.com.

StandoutBrianMcCullough,'07

StandoutMauriceSumter

A Coach's Perspective on Gender Equity

BuddyBoldingHeadBaseballCoach

In1972,theUnitedStatesCongresspassedTideIXoftheCivilRights Ace,prohibitingdiscriminationonthebasisofgender.Although Longwoodwasnamedandexemptedinthelaw,constitutionaland equityissuesremained.Focusingoncheseissues,theLongwoodBoard ofVisitorsin1976acceptedchereportofacollegeblueribboncaskforce andvotedcomovetocoeducation.Then,inthespringof1978,

LongwoodPresidentHenryI.WillettJr.hiredmetoputLongwood's namebeforethepublicthroughthesporeofbaseball.Mycharge,aswell asmygoalfromchebeginning,wascoleadchechargeforgenderbalance hereatLongwood.Fromchatcommitment,Ihaveneverwavered. '

Fromtheoutset,ithasbeenadauntingchallenge,butparticularly now,atthisstrategicmomentofNCAADivisionIstatussonobly advancedbyourpresident,PattyCormier,Longwoodstandsonche thresholdofcakingthatfinalgiantsteptowardachievingtruegender equilibrium.Itistherightthingtodo,andIapplaudherboldand determinedresolve.Increasingmaleenrollmentwillonlystrengthen ourgreatinstitution,enhanceourpoliticalcapital,andsecureour publicimageintothefuture.

Formy30-yearquest,icstirsinmeanoptimismunparalleledinmy tenurehereatLongwood.ButascendingtoD-1statusismorethan amonumentalmomentformydreamsofgreaterthingsformen, italsopresentsthefullLongwoodfamilyanhistoricopportunityco beitsverybest.IwouldliketoofferrhefollowingversebyShakespeare cospeaktothismagicmomentinthelifeofLongwood:

ThereisaTide

Thereisatideintheaffairsofmen, Which,takenatrheflood,leadsoncofortune;

Omitted,allthevoyageofthelife

Isboundinshallowsandinmiseries, Onsuchafullseaarewenowafloat; Andwemusttakethecurrentwhenitserves Orloseourventures.

Division I Progress

LongwoodUniversityanticipatesitsNCAADivisionI Certificationbasedonafindingthatweareinsubstantial conformitywichDivisionIoperatingprinciples.Official certificationisexpectedasofSeptember1,2007,andwillsignify theendofthereclassificationperiodwithDivisionIeligibility InSeptember2006,afour-memberPeer-ReviewTeamand arepresentativefromtheNCAAvisitedcampusforthreedays ofextensiveexaminationofintercollegiateathleticsacLongwood Thegroupmetwithnumerousindividualsandgroupson campus,includingPresidentDr.PatriciaCormier,Provostand VicePresidentforAcademicAffairsDr.WayneMcWee,and interimDirectorofAthleticsTroyAustinalongwithother athleticsandacademicadministrators,coaches,andstudentachleteswhiletouringathleticsfacilitiesaswell.

InearlyApril,Dr.CormierreceivedaletterfromtheNCAA DivisionICommitteeonAthleticsCertificationseatingthatthe committeehaddeterminedthatLongwoodUniversityhad successfullycompletedtheself-studyprocesspursuantcothe requirementinNCAABylaw20.5.2.2.5-(a).

Longwood's Self-StudyReportisa94-pagedocumentthatisthe resultofbroad-basedparticipationfromacrosstheuniversity. Theself-studysteeringcommitteewascomposedof15members fromvariousacademicareas,administrativedepartments,and student-athletesThefoursubcommitteeswerecomposedof33 additionalmembersfromallareasoftheuniversityToensurean openprocess,theminutesfromallcommitteeandsubcommittee meetingswerepostedontheAthleticsDepartmentwebpagefor review.Allsubcommitteereportswerepresentedtoandreviewed bytheSteeringCommitteebeforebeingincorporatedintothe report.TheSteeringCommittee'sreportwasprovidedtothe IntercollegiateAthleticsCouncil,theStudent-AthleteAdvisory Committee,andtheFacultySenateforreviewandcomment. PresidentCormierwasprovidedseveralopportunitiestoreview thedraftsofthereport.ThefinaldraftoftheSteering Committee'sreportwaspostedontheAthleticDepartment's webpageforthreeweekssothattheuniversitycommunitycould reviewandcommentonthereportbeforeitssubmissiontothe NCAA(May2006).Thisself-studydocumentcanbefound online:www.longwoodlancers.com

Otherwise,Longwoodathleticshasenjoyedcontinuedsuccess during2006-07withcompetitionvictoriesagainstthelikesof Liberty,HighPoint,andAmericaninmen'sbasketball;American andNorfolkStateinwomen'sbasketball;JamesMadison,Old Dominion,andPrincetoninbaseball;VirginiaTech,Harvard,and UNLVinsoftball;VMIandGeorgeWashingtoninmen'ssoccer; RadfordandVMIinwomen'ssoccer;VCUandGeorgetownin fieldhockey;RichmondandTempleinmen'stennis,aswellas JamesMadisonandGeorgetowninwomen'stennis.

ThetransitiontoDivisionIhasnotbeeneasy,buttheLancers havesurvivedandarenowpreparedastheywelcometheofficial challengethatbeginswith2007-08.-G.P.

Poplar Hill GolfClub Update

LongwoodUniversity'stwogolfprogramsnowenjoypractice andplayingprivilegesatthenewPoplarHillGolfClub locatedjustsouthofFarmvilleandonlyminutesfrom campus.PoplarHillGolfClubisan18-holechampionship coursethatopenedinJune2006andfeaturesbeautifulyet unusuallyrollingterrainofallbentgrassfairwaysand greens.Thepar72layoutwasdesignedbyRobbins &AssociatesInternationalofCary,N.C.

TheinauguralPoplarHillIntercollegiatemen's rournamentrookplaceOctober23-24,2006 andfeaturedLongwoodandco-hostHampdenSydney,alongwithJamesMadison,Liberty, Hampton,KennesawState,St.Francis(N.Y.), Temple,andYoungstownStateaswellasRandolphMaconandWashingtonandLee.TheLancers(925) wererunners-uptoKennesawState(911)inthe54-hole event,ledbyfreshmanstandoutAdamWebb/Ridgeway (MagnaVista)whofinishedthirdindividuallyat226.

"Itisagreatboostroourprogramtobeableroplay competitiononacoursewithwhichwearefamiliar,"said 10th-yearmen'sheadcoachKevinFillman."Atprettymuch everytournament,there'sateamthathasan advantagesimplybecauseitplaysalot ofgolfonthatcourse.Thatteam shouldbeushere.PoplarHill willbeagreattest.Even thoughitsyardagereads 7,214,it'snotaplaceyou cangotrytooverpower. Playersreallyhavetoplace theirgolfballaroundit,and oneswhodowillscorewell."

TheLongwoodwomen'sgolf programhostedthefirstTina Barrett/PoplarHillInvitationalwomen's tournamentApril2-3,a54-holeeventaswell.Theladies werejoinedforcompetitionbyJamesMadison,Old Dominion,Radford,Bucknell,Dayton,Gardner-Webb, HighPoint,LongIsland,St.Francis(Pa.),Towson,Wofford, andMethodist.theLancers(1026)finished11th,ledby sophomoreJessicaWilliamsofJohnstown,Ohio(JonsrownMonroe)whoplaced31stindividuallyat246.Methodist tooktheteamtitleat944.

"It'sveryexcitingtobeablerohostsuchastrongfield," explainedsecond-yearheadcoachAliWright"PoplarHill GolfCourseprovidesagreatchallengetovisitingteamsand isanexcellentsiteforoureventtobecontested.Itisalso awelcomenewexperienceforourteamtohavehome courseadvantage."

Formoreinformation, visitwww.poplarhillfarmville.com

FreshmanstandoutAdamWebbonthelinksatPoplarHill.

UniversityAdvancement Announces Two New StaffMetnbers ...

Scott Rash, Associate Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations

Chris Neal, '05, Assistant Director ofDevelopment for Intercollegiate Athletics

ScottRashhasjoinedUniversityAdvancementasassociate vicepresidentfordevelopmentandalumnirelations.

Scottpreviouslyservedasdirectorofdevelopmentfor athleticsatRandolphMaconCollege,hisalmamater.

Asassociatevicepresident,Scottwillmanage Longwood'supcomingcomprehensivecampaign.

ChrisNeal'05hasjoinedUniversityAdvancementas assistantdirectorofdevelopmentforintercollegiateathletics.

AfterearninghisB.S.degreeinmarketingfromLongwood in2005,ChrisworkedasaleasingagentforBramblewood Estates,apropertymanagementcompanyinRichmond.

Hecompletedamaster'sdegreeinsportsleadership fromVirginiaCommonwealthUniversityinMay.

ScottRash

ChrisNeal,'05

Return to Roots

Z Consortium Underway

YouCanGoHomeAgain

Withapologiescothelate,greatnoveliseThomasWolfe, wechinkyoucangohomeagainandthat'sthewholeidea behindtheReturncoRootsConsortium.

ReturntoRootsisacampaignaimedacformerresidents oftheSouthwestVirginianine-countyregionofBuchanan, Dickenson,Lee,Russell,Scott,Smyth,Tazewell,Washington andWiseandthecitiesofBrisco!andNorton.Fundedby aSpecialProjectsgrantfromtheTobaccoCommission, ReturncoRootsseekscomatchcompaniesinthegrowing SouthwestVirginiaregionrothosewhowantcoreturnco theregionorchosewhowishtorelocate.

IfyouareaLongwoodalumfromchatregionwhomight beconsideringareturnhome,nowisthetimetomake yourmove.

OpportunityKnocks

SouchwestVirginiaisexplodingwithnewjobopportunities chatneedpeoplewillingtolocatecotheregion.Companies inSouthwestVirginianeedcofindconsistentskilled workersforitsjobopportunities.Jobssuchascomputer programmers,nerworktechnicians,databaseadministrators, aswellasindustrial,mechanicalandelectricalengineers, electriciansandweldersarejuseafewoftheskilledjob opportunitiesneedingcobefilled.TheCommonwealth ofVirginiaalsoreceivedacommitmentfromNorthrup GrummanandCGIrolocatefacilitiesinLebanon,Va.

Tolearnmoreaboutthemanyopportunitiesawaiting youinSouthwestVirginia,pleasevisitthewebsite www.recumcoroocs.org.Youmayalsocontact ReturncoRootsbyphoneat540.831.6389, ormail:ReturncoRoots,6226UniversityParkDrive, Suite#1200,Radford,VA24141.-D.S.

CanYou Rise toThe Challenge?

Ourstudentsrisecothechallengeeverydayinche classroom,inthecommunity,andacrosscampus. NowtheLongwoodUniversityBoardofVisitorsis challengingyoucomeetaspecialfundraisingchallenge forthe2006-2007year.Makeaneworincreasedgift torheLongwoodFundbyJune30andyourgiftwillbe matched,dollarfordollar,byourBoardofVisitors upco$50,000.

JohnAdams,rectoroftheBoardofVisitors,whoinitiated thechallengesaid,"TheBoardofVisitorsispleasedco supportLongwoodUniversity,herstudents,andher facultybyannouncinga$50,000matchingchallengefor the2006-2007year.WeareaskingLongwoodalumni rorisetothechallengeandmakeaneworincreasedgiftco theLongwoodFund.Remember,yourgiftsupportsquality academicprograms,helpsusrecruitandretainthehighest qualityfacultyandstudents,andendorsesLongwood's visionforchefuture.Weareproudcopartnerwithyou duringchisexcitingtimeinLongwood'shistory."

FormoreinformationabouctheAnnualFund ortomakeasecuregiftonline,visitourwebsiteat www.longwood.edu/advancemenc.

YoucanalsomailyourgifttotheLongwoodUniversity Foundation,201HighStreet,Farmville,VA23909.

Thankyouformeetingthechallenge.

LongwoodUniversityRectorJohnAdams

Longwood Takes TopAward for Multimedia Program

LongwoodUniversitywontheGrandAwardfor"slideandmultimedia programs"attheCASE(CouncilfortheAdvancementandSupportof Education)DistrictIIIAwardsProgramheldinNashvilleinFebruary. Longwood'sstreamingvideo,"LUUncut,"wascreatedbyLongwood's OfficeofPublicRelationsandCarterRyleyThomas/canakaof Richmond.The"LUUncut"seriesisanongoingvideoprogram targetedcoprospectivestudentsandfeaturedontheaward-winning Longwoodadmissionswebsite,whylongwood.com.

LongwoodreceivedadditionalhonorswithanAwardofExcellence (ImprovementinDesign)forthenewLongwoodLancersathletics logo;anAwardofExcellenceforradiocommercials;anAwardof ExcellencefortheLongwoodShow(astudentwebshowproduction); andSpecialMeritAwardsfortheLongwoodCenterforcheVisualArts (LCVA)catalog, Reflecting CenturiesofBeauty, andtheLCVA's ArtsNewsletter.

Over1100entriesweresubmittedcotheCASEDistrictIIIAnnual Awardsprogramwhich,accordingcoofficials,isoneofchemost competitiveinthenation.Longwoodwascompetingwithpublic andprivatecollegesanduniversitiesfromAlabama,Florida,Georgia, Kentucky,Mississippi,NorthCarolina,SouthCarolirl.a,Tennessee, andVirginia

CASE(CouncilforAdvancementandSupportofEducation)isthe premiernationalassociationforeducationaladvancementprofessionals.

This Just In ...

LongwoodUniversityhasreceivednotificationchatthenew "DiscoverthePowerinYou"admissionsmaterials,developedby CRT/canaka,werehonoredwithtwomajorawardsbytheAdmissions MarketingReport(TheNationalNewspaperofAdmissions Marketing).AGoldAwardwasreceivedfortheradioadvertising campaignandaSilverAwardwasreceivedforthenewadmissions brochure

TheLongwoodCenterfortheVisualArts(LCVA)catalog, Reflecting CenturiesofBeauty, alsoreceivedFirstPlaceforcatalogs inthenationwidecompetitionsponsoredbytheAmericanAssociation ofMuseums(AAM)TheAAMisthenationalaccreditingbody formuseums.-D.S.

Fontbonne University Presents Honorary Degree to Dr. Cormier

LongwoodUniversityPresidentPatriciaCormier wasawardedanhonorarydoctorofhumaneletters fromFontbonneUniversitywhereshepresentedthe commencementaddressonDecember15,2006.

Dr.Cormierwasrecognizedforhersupportofthe mission,values,commitment,Catholicidentity, andsponsorshipofFontbonneUniversityco educateresponsibleleaderscoserveaworld inneed.FontbonneUniversityisafour-year coeducationalCatholicinstitutionfoundedin 1923andsponsoredbytheSistersofSt.Joseph ofCarondelet.LocatedinClayton,Mo.intheheartoftheSc.LouismetropolitanareaFontbonneoffersliberalarts,professionaland adultprogramscosome2,800studentsannually.

Dr.Cormierisinhereleventhyearaspresident ofLongwoodShehasbeenanadministrarorin highereducationformorethan38years,serving aschiefacademicofficeratWinthropUniversity, inkeyvicepresidentialpositionsattheUniversity ofPennsylvaniawhereshewasalsoanassociate deanandatenuredmemberofthefaculty,and asvicepresidentfordevelopmentandalumni relationsarrheMedicalCollegeofPennsylvania.

Dr.Cormierhasmaster'sanddoctoraldegrees ineducationfromtheUniversityofVirginiaand abachelor'sdegreeinhealtheducationfrom BostonUniversity.-G.C.

Recent Publications by Longwood Faculty, Staff, Students & Alumni

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byDorisHorneGwaltney,54,LongwoodAlumna

Thisnovelformiddleschool-agereadersisaboutafamilyonafarminIsleofWightCounty duringWorldWarIIwhoseEnglishauntandcousincometolivewithchem,complicatingfamily matters.Ithasreceiveda"ScarredReview"inBook!istandtheSchoolLibraryjournalandisused inthesummer-readingprogramofIsleofWightAcademy.Knownas"Dolly"atLongwood, Gwaltney,wholivesinSmithfield,alsoistheauthoroftwonovelsforadults,Shakespeare'sSister andDuncanBrowdie,Gent.,andherpoetryandshortfictionhaveappearedintheGreensboro Review,Poet'sDomainmagazineandelsewhere.PublishedbySimon&SchusterChildren's Publishing,hardcover,320pages.

Beginner'sCrosswordPuzzleDictionary

compiledbyMarjorieRobertsonWoolfolk,38,LongwoodAlumna

Publishedin2005whenWoolfolkwas88,chiscontains"themostoftenusedbutleastfamiliar wordschatthepuzzlesolverwillencounter,"shesaysintheforward.Sheinheritedherloveof crosswordpuzzlesfromherfather,whowaspastorofFirstBaptiseChurchinFarmvillewhenshewas born."Thedayisn'tcompleteuntilIcandoatleaseone,"saidtheLouisaresident.Herdaughter, JeaneanDuke,isa1971Longwoodalumna(WoolfolkaccompaniedhertoLongwood's1970s reunionlasespring),andagrandson,ThomasWoolfolk,graduatedfromLongwoodin2001 (sheattendedtheceremony).PublishedbyCorkHillPress,softcover,97pages.

NeverForWantofPowder:

TheConfederatePowderWorksinAugusta,Georgia

byDr.CharlesRoss,DeanoftheCook-ColeCollegeofArtsandSciences,etal.

Dr.Rosscontributedfourofthe10chaptersinchiscoffee-cablebook,writtenwithfourocher CivilWarscholars,abouttheworld-classmunitionsfactorybuiltin1861.Dr.Ross'chapters focusedonthe"productionprocessfromrawmaterialtopackagedproduce"andthegunpowder's discrib�cion.Inhisresearch,hefoundabout200largeCivilWar-eradrawingsofthefactory (ofwhichonlyonechimneyremains)inacrateinanAugustabankvault.Thebookisillustrated with74colorplacesand55blackandwhitephotographs.Dr.Ross,aphysicist,alsoistheauthor ofCivilWarAcousticShadowsandTrialbyFire:Science,Technology,andtheCivilWtzr. PublishedbytheUniversityofSouthCarolinaPress,hardcover,344pages.

Virginia:AnIllustratedHistory

byDr.DeborahWelch,AssociateProfessorofHistoryandDirectorofthePublicHistoryProgram, withaforewordbyMarkWarner,formergovernorofVirginia Withmorethan60photographs,illustrationsandmaps,Virginia:AnILiustratedHistory guidesreadersthroughaconcise,intriguinglookatVirginia'scrucialroleinAmerica'shistory. "Thisbookacknowledgesthebadwiththegood,"formerVirginiaGovernorMarkWarnersays inhisforeword,"andprovidesuswithavaluablelensthroughwhichwecanlookbackon Virginia'spast."PublishedbyHippocreneBooksInc.,softcover,200pages.

TheCivilWarMemoirsofaVirginiaCavalryman: Lt.RobertT.HubardJr.

editedbyTornNanzig,formerhousingdirectorofLongwood

Nanzig'sfifthbookontheCivilWarisaboutamemberofthe3rdVirginiaCavalrywhogrew uponaBuckinghamCountyplantationnowownedbyGeneDixon(formerpresidentofthe LongwoodFoundation)andhiswife,Barbara,andafterthewarwasalawyerwithhisofficein Farmville.Nanzigcallsthebook"sortofacompanionpiece"tohisbook3rdVirginiaCavalry NowaneditorwithProQuestinAnnArbor,Mich.,NanzigwasLongwood'shousingdirector from1979-83andreturnedoneweekeachyearfrom1990-96coteachElderHostelclasses ontheCivilWar.PublishedbytheUniversityofAlabamaPress,hardcover,302pages.

Frotn Citizen Leader to Business Leader

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John Wiggins, '02

MelindaFowlkesAssistantDean,CollegeofBusinessandEconomics

Whatdoesittaketobeselectedtospend

aweekinaninternationalleadershiptraining programinHampshire,England?

AskJohnWiggins.Hewasoneofonly19associatesselected toparticipateintheintensiveone-weekinternationalprogram withWolseleyPLC,parentcompanyofSrockBuilding Supply.Thisnewprogramisdesignedtodevelop organizationalleadersforvariousinternationalopportunities. SelectionforthistrainingidentifiesJohnandhisassociates amongtheprospectiveleaderswithWolseley.

EvenwhileatLongwood,Johnwasaleader.Afterfouryears servingtheLongwoodcommunity,Johnwasselectedasthe 2002OutstandingSeniorintheCollegeofBusinessand EconomicsandreceivedtheSharonGingrasAcademic ExcellenceAwardinEconomicsfortwoyears.Hewas awardedtheJoanofArcAwardforVisionaryLeadership andnamedtoWho'sWhoAmongAmericanCollegesand Universities.John,alongwithPeterMoon,'02,studied businessforasemesterattheEcoledeGesrionerde CommerceinSaintNazaire,France.

WhenaskedtosharehisthoughtsabourLongwood's impactonhiscareer,Johncommented,"Theacademicand professionalopportunitiesduringmyLongwoodcareerhave enabledmetodevelopanunderstandingofculturaldiversity inrhebusinessenvironmentandrespectthesignificanceof strongrelationships.Iristhepeoplecharmakeuniversities

andcompaniesgreat;Ifeelquitefortunatetobeanassociate ofWolseley,aninnovativeandresilientcompanythat remainsaleaderinourindustry."

AftergraduatingfromLongwoodwithaB.A.ininternational economics,JohnenteredtheManagementinTraining(MIT) programwithSrockBuildingSupply,Inc.,headquarteredin Raleigh,N.C.Srockisthelargestsupplieroflumberand buildingmaterialstotheprofessionalcontractormarketinthe UnitedStates.ItsMITprogramisathree-phase,year-long trainingcoursethatpreparescandidatesforvariouslow-to mid-levelmanagementpositionsinthecompany.Overthe pastfouryears,theMITprogramhasgrownsignificantly fromannualclassesof12-20associatestomorethan120. Srockoperatesandrecruitsinover30stares.

FollowinggraduationfromtheMITprograminWinston Salem,JohnheldmanagementpositionswithSrockBuilding inGastonia,andCharlottesville.Heiscurrentlyalocation managerinWarrenton,whichispartofStock'sWashington, D.C.marker.John'sultimatecareergoalistoattainaninternationalleadershippositionwithinWolseleyandliveabroad.

Onapersonalnote,JohnmarriedKristyFamilar,a2002 graduateofAppalachianStateUniversityinDecember 2004.KristyteachessecondgradeinFauquierCounty.

JohncontinueshisinvolvementwithLongwoodservingon theCollegeofBusinessandEconomicsAlumniAdvisory Board,recruitingforSrockBuildingSupply,andcontributing totheSharonGingrasAcademicExcellenceAwardFund.

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PhyllisStancillPruden

Peter and Phyllis Pruden: Giving for the Future

"What we do for ourselves dies with us.

Whatwe do for others and the world remains and is immortal."

ThesewordsbyEnglishauthorAlbertPinedefinethespirit ofgivingdemonstratedbyPhyllisStancillPrudenandthe latePeterDeWittPrudenJr.whohavecontributedmore than$825,000coLongwood.

In2002,Longwoodwasoneof18collegesanduniversities thatreceived$200,000fromthePrudens.Theirgiftcreated thePeterDeWittPrudenandPhyllisStancillPrudenHonors Scholarship.FollowingPeter'sdeathinApril2005,the Prudenscholarshipreceivedmorethan$625,000througha trustdistribution.Thescholarship,partoftheCitizen ScholarsProgram,enablesLongwoodcoattractthebestand brighteststudentsbasedonacademics,character,and demonstratedfinancialneed.Thesestudentsundergoa rigorouscombinationofacademicandcommuniryservice requirementstoensurethattheymakeadifferencenotonly ontheLongwoodcampus,butalsointheworld.

"Wearecommittedtophilanthropyandthesupportof publiceducation,"saidPhyllis.Inadditiontodonatingto collegesanduniversities,thePrudenshavemadesignificant

contributionstotheDukeUniversiryMedicalCenter,the SentaraHeartHospitalinNorfolk,theSuffolkCenterfor CulturalArts,andtheirchurches."Thesethingswilltouch so manypeople,"shesaid.

"ThewonderfulgiftfomthelateMr.Prudenandhiswife, Phyllis,istrulymonumentalandwillcouchthelivesof generationsofLongwoodUniversitystudentsyettocome," saidH.FranklinGrant,directorofplannedandmajorgifts. "Theirbeneficencecosomanyinstitutionswillsurelyinspire andmotivateotherphilanthropists."

ThelatePeterDewittPrudenJr.,anativeandlifelongresident ofSuffolk,wastheownerofPrudenPackingCompany,which waslatersoldtoSmithfieldFoods.Phyllistaughtelementary schoolintheSuffolkPublicSchoolssystemfor23years. Threeofherfivechildrenareeducatorsandtwoare journalists.Phyllis'daughter,DianeStancillHall,'67, attendedLongwoodbeforetransferringtotheUniversiry ofNorthCarolinaatChapelHill,Phyllis'almamater.

AsaresultofthePeterandPhyllisPrudenHonors Scholarship,generationsoffutureteachersandstudents ofalldisciplinesatLongwoodwillreapthebenefitsoftheir generosiry."PeterandIfeltitwasimportantcosharewith thosewhoarelessfortunate,especiallystudents," saidPhyllis.-G.C.

Major Gifts Received

LongwoodUniversityisdeeplygratefulformajordonorswhoshow theirappreciationforandconfidenceintheUniversitybysupporting amyriadofprojects.FortheperiodofJune1,2006toApril30,2007 giftsandnewcommitmentsof$25,000andgreaterwerereceivedfrom thefollowing.SuchgiftshelpLongwoodfulfillherpotentialandtomaintain acompetitiveedgeamongpeers.

$100,000andabove

JacksonL.Blanton

Purpose:LCVAArtCollection&OperatingFund

EstateofPeterDeWittPrudenJr.

$25,000to$49,999

EstateofMerryLewisAllen

Purpose:MerryLewisAllenScholarship

EstateofAnneKellyBowman,'39

Purpose:PeterDeWittPrudenandPhyllisStancillPrudenPurpose:AnneKellyBowmanMemorialScholarship ScholarshipFundforCitizenScholars

ARAMARKCharitableFoundation

Purpose:TheCormierCenterforCitizenScholars

CharlesWilburCockeTrust

Purpose:CharlesWilbur&MedoraFordCocke Scholarship

LettiePateWhiteheadFoundation,Inc

Purpose:LettiePateWhiteheadScholarship

$50,000-$99,999

EstateofJoannLouiseFive!,'59

Purpose:JoannL.Five!Scholarship

KittyBridgforthHooker,'47

Purpose:TheCormierCenterforCitizenScholars; LongwoodFund

WilliamM.&AnnF.Oppenhimer

Purpose:LCVACollectionsManagerPositionEndowment; LCVAOperatingFund;LCVAArtCollection

VirginiaPriceWaller,'38

Purpose:VirginiaPriceWallerEducationScholarship

TheJessieBallduPontFund

Purpose:CommunicationSciences&Disorders; HullSpringsFarm

MaconF.&JoanPerryBrock,'64

Purpose:LynneO'SteenBealeMemorialFund; LongwoodFund

MargaretMurryHolland,'34

Purpose:MargaretMurryHollandScholarship

WilliamT.&HarrietButterworthMiller,'51

Purpose:LCVACollectionsManagerPositionEndowment; HarrietButterworthMiller&WilliamT.Miller Scholarship;LCVAArtCollection;LCVAOperatingFund

WilliamT.ThompsonIII

Purpose:IsabelleBallBakerEducationScholarship

TheJasonFoundation

Purpose:JasonFoundationFellowship;Communication Sciences&DisordersGeneralFund

AnneC.&WalterR.RobinsFoundation

Purpose:HullSpringsFarm;FacultyDevelopment Endowment;LongwoodFund;ParentsFund; LCVAOperatingFund

WileyH&JamesC.WheatJr.Foundation

Purpose:Daniel-HardyHouseEndowment

Eachyear,yoursupportoftheAnnualFund makesadailyimpactontoday'sLongwoodUniversitystudents.

Makeasecuredonationonlineat www.longwood.edu/advancement ormailyourtax-deductiblegiftto:

LongwoodUniversityFoundationInc.

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Farmville,Virginia23909

"From now until the end ofyour life, you will spend an incredible 135,000 hours working. Enjoy it. Make a contribution. Wotkwith people you like and admire. Shun poisonous personalities and mind-numbing tedium."

-Dr.WalterR.T.Witschey

Dr.WitscheydeliveredtheCommencementAddressatLongwoodMay12

TherenownedscienceeducatorandformerdirectorofTheScienceMuseumofVirginia wasalsorecentlynamedprofessorofanthropologyandscienceeducationatLongwood.

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