Hood Magazine | Summer 2016

Undergraduate and Graduate Commencement; Reunion Weekend; Provost Debbie Ricker, Ph.D.

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PROVOST Q&A

EDITOR Tommy Riggs Assistant Director of Marketing and Communications

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Debbie Ricker, Ph.D., provost and vice president for academic affairs, answers questions about her plans for Hood, what she is most looking forward to in her new positions and the opportunities she sees for the College.

ASSISTANT EDITOR Meg DePanise ’15 Marketing Manager and Website Assistant MAGAZINE DESIGN Kit Peteranecz Director of Creative Services Derek Knecht Graphic Designer

ABOVE AND BEYOND

CLASS NEWS EDITOR Ashley Nick Wilson ’08, C’14 Associate Director of Alumni Relations and Special Events

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Several Hood College students have made a great impact on their communities outside the classroom. Three individual students and a student group are highlighted for their accomplishments.

SPORTS EDITOR Geoff Goyne Assistant Director of Athletics for Communications EDITORS AND WRITERS Elizabeth Atwood Associate Professor of Journalism Linda Roth Senior Director of Annual Giving and Alumni Relations PHOTOGRAPHY Charlie Covell Kurt Holter ’76 Derek Knecht

COMMENCEMENT 14 The May 14 Commencement ceremonies saw 317 undergraduates receive bachelor’s degrees and 263 graduate students receive master’s degrees.

Kit Peteranecz Doug Via Brooke Winn

ADDRESS CHANGES Please report all address changes to the Hood College Office of Alumni Relations at 301-696-3900; 800-707-5280, option 1; or advancement_services@hood.edu.

Hood Magazine is published twice a year by the Hood College Office of Marketing and Communications.

REUNION WEEKEND

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Alumni returned to campus June 10-12 to enjoy a fun-filled weekend with classmates and hear President Chapdelaine’s State of the College address.

ON THE COVER The graduates march in to start the 2016 Commencement ceremony.

Departments 3 Message from the President

32 Bequests, Gifts and Donations

4 Debbie Ricker Q&A

34 Class News and Notes

6 Newsmakers

56 Milestones

11 Above and Beyond

57 In Memoriam

14 Commencement

60 Blazers News

22 Reunion Weekend

63 Student-Athlete Profiles

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Message from the President

Greetings!

July 1, 2016, marked my one-year anniversary as Hood’s 11th president—a year of joy, excitement and gratitude. My primary goal this past year was to learn all I could about Hood and to become acquainted with as many members of the Hood community as possible. Your stories have deepened my knowledge of and commitment to Hood College and have affirmed that this is a community characterized by highly engaged students, dedicated faculty and staff, committed trustees and alumni, and strong community support.

While I have spent a great deal of time listening and learning, the College has certainly not stood still.

Over the past 12 months, we have completed a comprehensive campus master plan; launched several new programs including the doctoral program in organizational leadership, Master of Science in counseling and Bachelor of Science in nursing; exceeded fundraising goals for the Hood Fund; inducted three new members to the Board of Trustees; expanded co-curricular and student activities; welcomed two new administrators to the senior team; dedicated the Virginia Munson Hammell ’67 Trading Room; renovated and expanded the Tatem Arts Center; and enhanced space for the admission office.

In order to preserve Hood’s place in the highly competitive and ever-changing landscape of higher education, we must continue to move forward. Like all small liberal arts colleges, we are challenged to maintain our undergraduate enrollment, by the ability of our students and their families to pay for a Hood education, to provide the academic and student services our students need in order to be successful, and to ensure our graduate programs are responsive to workforce needs. I am fully confident that Hood will successfully meet these and future challenges.

The question then is not if Hood will change, but how. Over the upcoming academic year, we will answer that question by crafting Hood’s next strategic plan. To begin this work, constituents of the Hood community reviewed the College’s mission statement. What struck me as I facilitated these conversations was the clarity of purpose and passionate commitment to a mission that has guided Hood since its inception. The new mission statement that the Board of Trustees recently approved is therefore not a radical departure from the previous one. One subtle but important shift is placing the student at the center of his or her own education. There was widespread support to include Hood’s motto, Corde et Mente et Manu, as well as the term “civic engagement” to call upon students to use their acquired knowledge and beliefs on behalf of their communities and our democracy. Further, the mission espouses goals for students’ learning and the values that must define the Hood community. As we begin the planning process guided by our mission, I welcome your participation and look forward to working with all stakeholders to develop a shared vision that is student-centered, leverages recent gains and responds to future opportunities.

Thank you for a great first year!

MISSION STATEMENT Through an integration of the liberal arts and the professions, Hood College provides an education that empowers students to use their hearts, minds and hands to meet personal, professional and global challenges and to lead purposeful lives of responsibility, leadership, service and civic engagement.

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Q& A WITH

D EBBIE R ICK ER Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

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ebbie Ricker, Ph.D., a lifelong academic and biology professor, began her role as Hood College’s provost and chief academic officer July 1, 2016. As provost and vice president for academic affairs, she oversees Hood’s 33 undergraduate and 17 master’s degree programs as well as the College’s 120 regular and 130 adjunct faculty members. She also oversees academic departments and offices, including the registrar, the career center, the library, institutional research and assessment, the center for teaching and learning and the center for academic achievement and retention.

What most excites you about Hood?

First and foremost, our students are the most exciting part of my work. I had the privilege of meeting a number of Hood College students and some of their family members as my candidacy for this position was being considered last spring. Whether it was on a campus tour or at an athletic event, I saw our students fully engaged in their Hood College experience and taking advantage of every opportunity this wonderful community provides for them—opportunities to learn, be challenged, explore new things, escape their comfort zones and, above all, succeed. Their thirst for learning, their passion and tenacity and their overall dedication to this community excites me the most. I can’t wait to meet my fellow first-year students as we begin our respective Hood College journeys together.

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I’m also excited about the future. I have enjoyed meeting faculty and staff colleagues, students, trustees and alumni, as well as friends and partners of Hood College. What I’ve learned through all of these conversations is that everyone has an eye on the future.

There are some challenges that must be addressed in both the near and long term.

What excites me is that these challenges are opportunities to strengthen and grow Hood College.

What are your initial plans for the College?

I want to successfully complete the four-page “to-do” list that President Chapdelaine gave me on day one! And, while doing that, my initial plans for the College will be very purposefully and strategically framed. Right now, I am engaged in a comprehensive listening and learning tour of the campus community, and I’m loving it! I am meeting oneon-one with members of the Provost Council, department leaders, faculty senate leaders, the senior team and student leaders. Working together under President Chapdelaine’s direction, there are two key institutional initiatives on our immediate horizon.

First is completion of the self-study, which is a critical part of our upcoming reaffirmation of accreditation by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. To date, the self-study team of faculty, staff and administrators has done an outstanding job aligning the College’s work with the 14 MSCHE standards for reaffirmation. As provost, I serve as Hood College’s liaison with MSCHE and will help oversee the final stages of the process as we approach the spring 2017 site visit.

Second, using the self-study as a foundation, Hood College will begin developing a new institutional strategic plan to be launched in July 2017. Having led strategic planning efforts at the program, departmental and institutional levels at my former institution, I am looking forward to a highly engaging and collaborative process ahead.

What are you most looking forward to as provost?

Today, I’m most looking forward to the beginning of the fall semester when the new students will move into the first-year residence halls, when returning students will rejoin our community and when I will have the opportunity to meet all of my new faculty colleagues. The students and faculty represent the life blood of the campus, and I am anxiously awaiting their arrival!

Where do you see the most opportunity for growth at Hood?

Growth in Hood College’s undergraduate enrollment is a key priority for all of us. While a very talented and hard-working enrollment management team leads this effort, we all serve as recruiters and ambassadors for the institution. As provost, I intend to do all that I can to promote Hood College and our academic programs. In addition, I see a number of exciting opportunities to expand College and community partnerships in support of our students and faculty at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.

Within the last three years, the College has added a number of new undergraduate programs, including nursing, accounting, global studies, integrated marketing communication and law and criminal justice. Additionally, Hood’s first doctoral program has been launched in organizational leadership, and a new master’s program in bioinformatics will begin this fall. I am certainly looking forward to growth in these and other academic areas.

What is the biggest thing that faculty and students can do to help Hood grow as an institution?

Our faculty are among the best teachers and scholars in their fields. Likewise, our students are incredibly talented and fully engaged

both in and out of the classroom. Together, these two groups are a powerful and positive reflection of the distinctive Hood College experience that, to me, represents the rock solid foundation that will perpetually support Hood’s growth.

The relationships of our faculty and students, their work, their synergy and their success are vital parts of Hood College’s past, present and future. Our faculty and students are our most significant institutional ambassadors whose collective voice will help drive our future growth.

Is there anything you would like to say to the College community as you begin your tenure?

Yes. … Two things.

Thank you! This is an incredible opportunity, and I am very grateful for the confidence and support the entire Hood College community has extended to me. While I am confident that I don’t have all the answers and there is much to learn, I am equally confident that surrounding me is a wonderful team of colleagues who are poised and ready to help.

That’s a blessing for which I am very, very grateful.

Let’s work together! The landscape of higher education is dynamic and ever-changing.

Competition for the most talented students, college affordability and accessibility, concerns about the value of a liberal arts education and changing workforce needs are among the issues facing many institutions including Hood College. Working together under President Chapdelaine’s leadership and guided by our empowering, student-centered mission, there is no challenge too great. I am honored to be a part of such a highly engaged and passionate community, and I look forward to the journey ahead.

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NEWSMAKERS Three Trustees Elected to Board The Hood College Board of Trustees welcomed three new members during its June meeting.

Robert M. Bell, Myra Holsinger ’70 and Marlene B. Young ’76, H ’14 started their terms of service July 1.

Bell, a Baltimore attorney, served as chief judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals, the highest court in the state, from 1996 to 2013. Prior to that appointment, he served on the District Court of Maryland and as an associate judge for the Baltimore City Circuit Court. He chaired nearly a dozen committees, ranging from the library committee at the state law library to the technology oversight board. Judge Bell earned his juris doctorate from Harvard University Law School in 1969, the same year he was admitted to the Maryland Bar Association. The Center for Civil Rights in Education at Morgan State University was renamed the Robert M. Bell Center for Civil Rights in Education in 2010.

Holsinger graduated from Hood in 1970 and is a retired board operations manager at the World Bank.

Alumnus Named FCPS Teacher of the Year Scott Strait, a Brunswick Middle School social studies teacher, was named the Frederick County Public Schools 2016-17 teacher of the year, the school system’s most prestigious award. He was selected from 83 FCPS nominees, and he will be recognized with 23 other local teachers of the year at a statewide gala Oct. 7 in Baltimore. He has been named Brunswick Middle School’s teacher of the year the past three years, and he was a finalist for FCPS teacher of the year in 2014.

Strait joined FCPS in 2001 after graduating summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in secondary education, social studies from the University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown. He earned his Master of Science in curriculum and instruction with a 4.0 GPA in 2006 from Hood. Strait said his graduate program at Hood informed many of his teaching strategies. He is excited to collaborate with other teachers of the year to share experiences and discover ways to make instruction more meaningful for all students.

She joined the Hood Board of Associates in 2011 and has chaired the fundraising efforts for the scholars committee. She is a docent for the Library of Congress and the Hood College History Museum. Holsinger has served as a volunteer for the Class of 1970.

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Young, a member of the Class of 1976, was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Hood in 2014. She is president and trustee of Delaplaine Foundation, Inc. and is vice president of Great Southern Enterprises, Inc. Young was named one of Maryland’s Top 100 Women in 2015 by The Daily Record and received the Inspirational Woman of the Year Award in 2014 by the Women’s Radio Network. She was named a Paul Harris Fellow by the Rotary Foundation of Rotary International.

To honor her friend and teacher, Young and her husband, Michael, established the Virginia Shaver

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Harshman ’41 Endowed Scholarship for students pursuing degrees in business, education, music or the humanities. Young and her family also established the Marlene B. Grossnickle Young Scholarship at Hood, which is awarded to students pursuing degrees in business, education, music or the humanities, based upon financial need annually. Through the Delaplaine Foundation, Young has supported the summer reading clinic at Hood and Frederick Community College.

Graduate Alumna Presents Research at National Conference Mariam Ashraf, who graduated from Hood College in 2015 with a Master of Science in biomedical science, presented her research on biofuels at the Symposium on Biotechnology for Fuels and Chemicals.

The symposium is a conference organized by the Society for Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology and took place in Baltimore April 25-28. Scientists and students from around the world met to share and discuss progress in biofuel technology from the pretreatment stage of biofuel formulation to the final storage processes.

Ashraf presented her poster on the topic of her thesis research, “The Optimization of the Saccharification Process of Sugar Beet Pulp for Application to Commercial Biofuel Production.” Her research consisted of optimizing the enzymatic reaction that converts plant waste into simple sugars, which can then be fermented into ethanol and utilized as fuel. Her research seeks to find cheaper and environmentally friendlier energy than fossil fuels as well as current biofuel technology that utilizes crops rather than plant waste.

“Attending the conference was a great experience in which I was not only able to present my own research but watch the scientific community at work,” said Ashraf. “I’ve often wondered if my research will be useful to anyone, and it was gratifying to realize that any contribution, no matter how small, is building up to a larger purpose—in our case, biofuels.”

Ashraf was then given the opportunity to present at Hood College’s inaugural Three Minute Thesis competition, an international competition with more than 350 events at individual colleges. Ashraf was awarded first prize for her presentation by a panel of three external judges who included an NIH scientist, an FCPS educator and a Frederick businessman.

“She conveyed the real-world relevance of her research in a digestible, entertaining way,” said April Boulton, interim dean of the Graduate School and 3MT coordinator. “She utterly captivated the 50-plus people in the audience and left all of us wanting to know more.”

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Faculty, Staff Aid in Culler Lake Revitalization The Center for Coastal and Watershed Studies at Hood College has partnered with Friends of Baker Park to help plan a complete renovation of Culler Lake in Baker Park.

According to Peter Brehm, president of Friends of Baker Park and a services and support specialist in the Hood College Office of Information Technology, Culler Lake was constructed in the late 1930s and is a de facto storm water containment pond. Due to budget restrictions, it has not been properly maintained since at least 1980. As a result, more than 1,000 dump trucks of silt accumulated in the lake, deteriorating water quality and the lake’s aquatic environment.

The renovation project includes rebuilding the central fountain and the eastern retaining wall, installing an upstream hydrodynamic separator to remove solids from storm water flowing into the lake and building three gravel wetlands to remove excess nutrients from the water and allow sediment to settle. After the construction is done, explanatory signage and lighting will be added around the walking path.

Drew Ferrier, director of the Center for Coastal and Watershed Studies, said the center has been involved with this project since 2014 when its members started collecting data and analyzing water quality, which they will

This diagram is a final concept rendering showing how the completed renovation of the lake will look.

continue to do after construction is complete.

The center will also be raising native fish to stock the lake and helping to determine which plants to use. In addition, experts from the center are providing GIS mapping for the lake’s entrance plaza design. The center also collaborated with Friends of Baker Park in writing the grant proposals for the Chesapeake Trust and state bond funds.

During his one-year fellowship with the XSEDE, he will work with David Walling of the Texas Advanced Computing Center on the software side of the project. Liu will focus on the algorithmic part of the project, and Walling will focus on the software development.

“We will together investigate ways to scale up this problem so that other humanities researchers can also use this as a tool in their own projects,” Liu said.

They are supporting principal investigator Christopher Warren, an associate professor of English at Carnegie Mellon University. The Bridges system at the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center will be used for the project.

XSEDE is a single virtual system that scientists can use to interactively share computing resources, data and expertise. People around the world use these resources and services—such as

For more information, visit blog.hood.edu/culler-lake.

The lake restoration project was made possible

Professor Selected to Supercomputer Project Xinlian Liu, associate professor of computer science, has been named a 2016 Campus Champion Fellow by the Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment. In this capacity, he will be working on a supercomputer for a digital humanities project that will show insights on the social networks of the 16th century.

with funds from several grants and donations: $2.1 million from the City of Frederick; $300,000 in state bond funds; more than $100,000 from individual donors; approximately $75,000 from the Chesapeake Bay Trust; and contributions from the Community Foundation of Frederick County, Delaplaine Foundation, Inc., the Baker Foundation; and several Frederick garden clubs.

supercomputers, collections of data and new tools—to improve the planet.

The Campus Champions program supports campus representatives as a local source of knowledge about high-performance and high-throughput computing and other digital services, opportunities and resources.

This knowledge and assistance empowers campus researchers, educators and students to advance scientific discovery. Through the program, Hood will have direct access to XSEDE and to its staff, resources for Hood’s campus researchers and assistance in using those resources.

“Hood College has a vibrant, high-performance computing program,” Liu said. “We are the first CUDA Education Center in the State of Maryland.

We are also a member institution of the XSEDE program, which provides our students access to the fastest supercomputers in the U.S.” CUDA—Compute Unified Device Architecture—is a computing platform and programming model that increases performance by using the graphics processing unit.

For more information, including a five-minute video introduction of the project, visit www.sixdegreesoffrancisbacon.com.

Environmental Activist Visits Campus Florence Reed, an international environmental activist, visited Hood College Feb. 29-March 4 to advocate for sustainable farming and share her experiences with farmers in Central America.

Reed is a Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow and CEO and founder of Sustainable Harvest International, a nonprofit that provides farming families in Central America with the training and tools to preserve the planet’s tropical forests while helping them overcome poverty.

She visited classrooms throughout the week and gave a community talk March 1. Her lecture, entitled “Organic Farming to Feed the World,” provided an overview of how common farming practices are contributing to environmental and social decay, including poverty, hunger, malnutrition, illness, deforestation, loss of biodiversity and climate change. Reed also discussed the importance of a global shift to sustainable farming practices and success stories from amongst the 2,000 CentralAmerican farms that have participated in Sustainable Harvest’s extension program.

For more information and to watch a video interview with Florence Reed, visit blog.hood.edu/ florence-reed.

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New Fellowship Program Enhances Undergraduate Teaching The center for teaching and learning has begun a Fellowship in Teaching Excellence to encourage faculty to enhance learning in their classrooms and to engage today’s college students. Each faculty fellow received one course release allowing them to develop their projects.

Explored the creation of a multiplatform media lab for communication arts students to encourage collaboration for students enrolled in Editing and Layout and Newswriting courses.

Developed protocols and instructional materials for an iBook on scanning electron microscopy for students and faculty. Materials will serve as basis for new course on the subject.

Jennifer Cuddapah, Ph.D., associate professor of education, and

The seven fellows and their projects in spring 2016 were:

Marisel Torres-Crespo, Ph.D., assistant professor of education

Laura Moore, Ph.D., associate professor of sociology Screencast Tutorials for Statistics

Emilie Amt, Ph.D., professor of history Incorporating Web-based Outcomes into a History Course

Collaborative Action Research on Modeling Growth Mindset

Designed web-based student assignments such as web pages, website, blogs and social media posts for History 366—Ancient Rome and for other history courses.

Elizabeth Atwood, Ph.D., assistant professor of journalism Giving Voice to Students: Best Practices in Multiplatform Lab

Infused innovative teaching strategies and community linkages, integrated technology and best practices to enhance teacher preparation.

Drew Ferrier, Ph.D., professor of biology Creating an Instructional iBook to Make Scanning Electron Microscopy Accessible to Hood Students and Faculty

Volpe Scholars Projects Benefit Local Community Three students were selected among many other qualified applicants to be Ronald J. Volpe Scholars and received stipends to undertake projects over the summer 2016.

Joseph “Joe” Hutchins Jr. ’18, a business administration major and president of Hood College Enactus, secured the award for the prizewinning student club, which is committed to improving the community through entrepreneurial action.

Developed screencast tutorials to assist sociology students with learning statistics and using statistical software packages.

Janie O’Neal, instructor in English Topical Nonfiction Approach to Improving English Composition Skills Developed a curriculum model using nonfiction readings as the central course framework to encourage students to connect reading to their writing.

Faculty Granted Tenure, Promotions Effective Aug. 1, eight faculty members earned promotions, and three earned tenure.

Promotion to Professor: Kevin Bennett, Ph.D., associate professor of chemistry, to the rank of professor.

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The $5,000 stipend, along with other contributions, saw the team through the production phase of their Backet project. The merit of the Backet—a cross-functional piece of apparel that combines a backpack and a winter jacket that is designed to assist the homeless population—was recognized when the Hood chapter received two prizes, regional champion and rookie of the year, in the Enactus regional competition and later placed third in its league at the national stage.

Over the summer, the team garnered the resources to produce 50 Backets, which will benefit the underserved population in the Frederick community and beyond. They employed homeless people recommended by local shelters as a way to create the product as well as to help them acquire job skills. Read more about Hood Enactus and the Backet project on P. 12.

Logan Samuels ’17 and Molly Masterson ’17 received a grant to continue their Writing the Wrong program with a new project, “Writing the Wrong: La Illuminación.” Last year, they received a Davis Projects for Peace grant and implemented a five-week after-school program for LatinAmerican girls at Frederick High School with a basic-to-limited understanding of the English language. The focuses of the creative writing program were women’s equality, advancement and empowerment, as well as the encouragement of leadership.

With their Volpe Scholars stipend, Samuels and Masterson built upon their experiences to design a similar five-week summer program for Latin-American middle school-aged girls. The project culminated with a published newspaper consisting of works of original reporting and writing of the students. The girls covered their own global, local, editorial and lifestyle beats, and instructional time was used for enhancing research and technology skills, peer editing and writing development. Visit the project website at writingthewrong.webs.com.

Paige Eager, Ph.D., associate professor of political science, to the rank of professor.

Ingrid Farreras, Ph.D., associate professor of psychology, to the rank of professor.

Promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure: David Gurzick, Ph.D., assistant professor of management, to the rank of associate professor, accompanied by a grant of tenure.

Elizabeth MacDougall, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychology, to the rank of associate professor, accompanied by a grant of tenure.

Katherine Orloff, assistant professor of journalism, to the rank of associate professor, accompanied by a grant of tenure.

Promotion to Associate Professor: Carin Robinson, Ph.D., assistant professor of political science, to the rank of associate professor.

April Boulton, Ph.D., assistant professor of biology, to the rank of associate professor.

The promotions were approved by the board of trustees based on recommendations of the faculty personnel committee and President Andrea Chapdelaine.

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Students Participate in Service-Learning Trips This year’s Alternative Spring Break service learning trip was called “Know Your Neighbors” and included 14 students and nine faculty and staff chaperones completing 240 collective hours of service.

They visited the Fountain Rock Nature Center, the Frederick Center, the Frederick Community Action Agency and Prospect Place in Baltimore.

Monday’s trip to the Fountain Rock Nature Center involved learning about the threat posed to the Chesapeake region by species of non-native invasive plants. The Hood work crew removed several hundred yards of vines and brush from woods and fields at the nature center, saving trees from choking vines and allowing native species room to seed and grow.

They spent Tuesday at Hood with leaders of the Frederick Center where they learned about current issues for the LGBTQ community, including transgender and gender identity issues. Representatives from the center talked about how the agency started and the variety of ways they support individuals and the wider Frederick County region. Particular time was spent on the emerging awareness of transgender issues and what they mean for life on the Hood College campus.

Wednesday involved volunteering at the Frederick Community Action Agency and learning about the community’s most vulnerable members. After spending several hours stocking the shelves of

the food bank, the Hood group cooked and served dinner through FCAA’s community soup kitchen.

The week finished with a trip to Prospect Place in Baltimore, a shelter for homeless men, to hear a presentation on homelessness and Housing First programs. Several residents shared their stories, and the Hood group helped clean up the grounds around Prospect Place.

Hood’s Alternative Break service-learning program is designed to introduce Hood students to a different side of Frederick by providing education and volunteer opportunities at local community service agencies.

Alumna Publishes Parenting Book

Alumna Writes Chapter in Thanatology Book

Margaret “Meg” Lee, an alumna of the Class of 1996, has co-authored “Mindsets for Parents: Strategies to Encourage Growth Mindsets in Kids.”

The book, written with Mary Cay Ricci, gives parents and guardians knowledge and methods to help them and their children learn to embrace life’s challenges with a growth mindset and an eye toward increasing their effort and success.

Judy Williams, who graduated from Hood in 2013 with a master’s degree in thanatology, wrote a chapter in Robert Neimeyer’s book “Techniques of Grief Therapy: Assessment and Intervention.”

After 20 years in education, the concept of mindsets and their implications on student learning seemed transformative to Lee. She said her Hood experience played a strong role in preparing her for the rigors of professional writing. Chapter 7 of the text is about mindset in sports and the arts, in which she featured fellow 1996 alumna Kearney Francis Blandamer’s girls’ field hockey program at Wootton High School in Montgomery County and the success the team saw using the growth mindset.

Lee has also been accepted to Hood’s first cohort in the doctorate of organizational leadership program.

Neimeyer, Ph.D., is a pioneer in the thanatology field and wrote the book for professionals in the field of grief therapy. The book contains 66 chapters, each describing a unique method for grief therapy. Williams wrote the last chapter in the book, about bedside singing. She explains how music brings comfort to the dying and to those who love the dying person.

Williams met Neimeyer at a conference for the Association of Death Educators and Counselors in 2014 in which he spoke about using the arts to address grief. She talked to him about her bedside singing, and he later invited her to write the chapter for his book.

Neimeyer visited campus April 1 and presented a talk about how to make meaning out of loss.

Faculty Biologist Pushes for Pesticide Reform April Boulton, Ph.D., associate professor of biology, is an insect ecologist who has studied bee pollinators for two decades. Much of her recent work has revolved around the use of a dangerous class of pesticides, namely neonicotinoids, or neonics, and their negative impact on beneficial insects.

According to Boulton, neonics mimic nicotine, which is naturally produced by some plants and is an effective insect neurotoxin. These synthetic chemicals are used on a variety of seeds and young plants, and are absorbed by the plants.

Once absorbed, all plant products, such as pollen and nectar, become laced with this neurotoxin.

“This feature may be effective for controlling pest insects, but it is incredibly harmful to pollinating insects that feed on these tainted plant products,” Boulton said.

Insect pollinators are exposed to these chemicals on a regular basis, and a large body of peer-reviewed research has shown that neonics impair normal behaviors and healthy immunity in the exposed bees. Other studies suggest how Boulton these effects are partly responsible for well-documented, recent declines in bees across the U.S. “Bees and other pollinators are considered core species in an ecosystem because of their symbiotic relationship with plants,” Boulton said.

According to Boulton, selling neonic pesticides for residential use is harmful because homeowners

often use them negligently in high concentrations without following the instructions on the bottle.

Boulton has testified to the State of Maryland’s Senate and House of Delegates on this issue.

“Lowering the overall load of these powerful pesticides in the environment would reduce hazards to aquatic organisms in the Chesapeake Bay, help support birds that rely on insects as food and help ensure food security that relies on bee pollination,” Boulton said.

The work of Boulton and fellow scientists from the University of Maryland has been successful.

After the most recent legislative session, Maryland will become a national leader on limiting neonics for residential use. The law will go into effect in 2018.

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Hood Participates in GAPP Grants Hood College is pleased to participate in the Guaranteed Access Partnership Program, a public-private partnership focused on providing need-based financial aid to Maryland high school graduates.

Through the GAPP, Hood and other participating private Maryland colleges are providing matching grants to recipients of a State of Maryland Guaranteed Access (GA) Grant. For the upcoming 2016-17 academic year, the maximum annual GA award is $17,900. Combined with the matching funds, an eligible student at Hood will receive grants equal to $35,800 annually, covering almost all of the cost of tuition and fees.

To receive a GAPP grant, the student must complete the financial aid application process and maintain need-based eligibility for a GA grant.

Through this public-private partnership, at least 15 low-income students will have access to a high-quality Hood College education for the upcoming academic year.

Alumna Writes for Food and Travel Magazine Chris Chagaris ’85 has been a freelance writer since she graduated from Hood, and she is currently writing for Food and Travel Magazine. In the summer 2016 issue, she wrote the article on the cuisine and other artisanal offerings of Frederick, and how the town has managed to keep its traditional feel while also being very modern in its amenities. She interviewed President Chapdelaine for the article for her perspective on the city.

Chagaris’ first piece for Food and Travel was in fall 2015 about the culture and cuisine of the Caribbean island of St. Vincent, which she had the privilege of visiting along with other Caribbean islands. Her second article was published in the winter 2015-16 issue about the growing popularity of hard cider in New York City.

Professor Publishes a Book Trevor Dodman, Ph.D., associate professor of English, recently published a book about World War I shell shock, and he received an academic innovation grant from Hood.

His September 2015 book, “Shell Shock, Memory, and the Novel in the Wake of World War I” explores British and American shell shock novels in the company of diverse texts from the World War I era, including medical studies, hospital records, regimental histories, trench newspapers, mass media accounts, battlefield guidebooks and physical memorial spaces.

For more information on the book and a video interview with Dodman, visit blog.hood.edu/trevor-dodman.

The academic innovation grant gave Dodman $2,500 for the summer 2016 to complete his project “Digital Dickens.” He researched and developed “Digital Dickens” assignments that will deepen students’ appreciation for the novels of Dickens, expand their understanding of his serial writing process, enrich their awareness of the Victorian era and confirm the manifold possibilities inherent in studying classic literary texts from digital vantage points.

Student Participates in NASA DEVELOP Program Jared Tomlin, C’16, who earned a certificate in geographic information systems and is pursuing a master’s degree in environmental biology, is working with NASA this summer on a project focused on ecological forecasting.

Tomlin is conducting work as a participant in the NASA DEVELOP Program, which is a part of NASA’s Applied Sciences Program. His project team is working at NASA’s Goddard Space and Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., and partnering with the National Park Service and the U.S. Geological Survey to monitor and forecast the abundance and distribution of invasive brome grasses in the Northern Plateau.

The job requires the use of Landsat and Terra satellites, both part of NASA’s Earth observations fleet, and years of field data collected by scientists.

Admittance to the DEVELOP program is highly competitive, but Tomlin’s GIS background made him well-equipped for the position. He plans to continue his education to earn a doctorate and go on to work at NASA or a similar organization.

Read more at gradhighlights.hood.edu.

Sociologist Gives Talk on American Secularism Jacques Berlinerblau, Ph.D., a leading sociologist in the areas of religion and politics, visited campus in April to give a lecture entitled “Freedom of, and from, Religion: Understanding the American Secular Tradition.”

In his talk, Berlinerblau presented various perspectives on American secularism and its relevance to current issues in political policymaking, including women’s reproductive freedoms and civil rights of LGBT communities. In addition, he spent the day talking with faculty, students and administrators as research for his upcoming book on higher education.

Berlinerblau has published five books, the most recent being “How to Be Secular: A Call to Arms for Religious Freedom.” He is currently an associate professor and director of the program for Jewish civilization at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. He holds doctorates in sociology and in Hebrew and Jadaic studies.

Alumna Makes Archaeological Discovery Elizabeth Anderson Comer, who graduated from Hood College in 1977 and is a new member of the College’s Board of Associates, was recently involved in an archaeological recovery at the Forgeman’s House in Catoctin Furnace, a village near Thurmont, Md. Comer and her crew from the Catoctin Furnace Historical Society were scoping out the house, which was built in 1817, for a renovation into a bed and breakfast when they found approximately 100 items of worker clothing from the 19th and early 20th centuries. The old, torn clothing was stuffed into the walls and eaves of the building. Comer, secretary of the historical society, said it was probably put there as insulation for warmth. Experts will examine the fabrics to try to determine where they were made and get a better idea of the lives their owners lived. A full catalog of the clothing is available on the Catoctin Furnace Historical Society website at www.catoctinfurnace.org.

For more news, events and happenings, visit blog.hood.edu or follow Hood College on Facebook.

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Celebr ating Achievement and Scholarship at Hood College

Lydia Emory ’16 FULBRIGHT U.S. STUDENT AWARD RECIPIENT Lydia Emory, a 2016 graduate with majors in Spanish and global studies and a focus in global cultures and society, has been awarded a Fulbright U.S. Student Award to Spain. She will be in Madrid, beginning in August, for 10 months teaching high school as an English teaching assistant in math, science or English classes. Emory studied abroad in Seoul, South Korea, and in Seville, Spain, during her time at Hood. She believes that these experiences played a key role in her being awarded the grant. She aspires to someday work for the U.S. Department of State.

Chloe Scott ’16 CIRCLE OF EXCELLENCE SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT Chloe Scott, who graduated in May 2016 with a major in communication arts, earned a $3,000 Circle of Excellence scholarship for her excellent academic record and her impact in the community through leadership, service and mentoring. She was the first person at Hood College to win this scholarship, which is awarded by The Daily Record’s Circle of Excellence. A Frederick native and a product of the Frederick County public school system, Scott says she feels a sense of responsibility to stay involved and serve Frederick.

Le Nguyen ’17 DAVIS PROJECTS FOR PEACE GRANT RECIPIENT Le Nguyen, a member of the Class of 2017 majoring in business administration with a concentration in marketing and minors in web development and economics, earned a $10,000 Davis Projects for Peace grant to work with victims of Agent Orange in her home country of Vietnam this summer. Her “Foundation of Hope” project is geared toward helping individuals with developmental disabilities caused by the chemical.

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Hood committed to using H O OCollege D M A G Enactus, A Z I N E | a student S U M M Eclub R 16 entrepreneurial action to transform lives and shape a better, more sustainable world, has found success in a project to help homeless people. Led by Hood College 2016 graduate Haroon Pasha, and assisted by members of the Federick community, the team created the Backet, a cross-functional piece of apparel that combines a backpack and a winter jacket. The team was named a regional champion and rookie of the year at the regional competition and went on to earn a third-place trophy at the Enactus national competition. They have now raised enough funds to make 50 Backets and plan to develop their product for the international market.

Hood College Enactus ENACTUS COMPETITION WINNERS Hood College Enactus, a student club committed to using entrepreneurial action to transform lives and shape a better, more sustainable world, has found success in a project to help homeless people. Led by 2016 graduate Haroon Pasha, the team created the Backet, a crossfunctional piece of apparel that combines a backpack and a winter jacket. The team was named a regional champion and rookie of the year at the regional competition and went on to earn a third-place trophy at the Enactus national competition. The team has now raised enough funds to make 50 Backets and plans to develop the product for the international market. Several organizations and individuals in the Frederick community have assisted with the project, including Tracy McGuirk, a 1982 alumna. Owner of TLC-Tracy Lin Creations, she is a tailor and has manufactured seven Backet prototypes to date. Read about the group’s Volpe Scholar award on P. 8.

First row: Alex Smith, Tracy McGuirk of TLC-Tracy Lin Creations, Ana Filipovic, Nathaniel Leighton, Kyle Shields, Connor Asman, Suvana Batajoo, Rowela Silvestre, David Gurzick. Second row: Haroon Pasha, Gray Kline, Joe Hutchins, Samuel Kebede, Nathan Temple, Ivana Soce, Nigol Keurkunian, Jonathan Knehans.Not pictured: Scott Johnson, Brice Saxxon, Bonnie Monnier, Destani Jameson.

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Summer Research Institute The SRI allows students to work one-onone with a faculty adviser on a research project. Students engage in research in the laboratory or in the field for eight weeks during the summer. The institute encourages collaboration and communication between research groups through informal discussions of current research projects, the history of science and the role of women in science.

Tiziana Cavinato, Ph.D., assistant professor of biology and health professions adviser: IL-7 Receptor Polymorphisms in Multiple Sclerosis: Mechanism and Therapeutic Implications Susan Ensel, Ph.D., professor of chemistry, Elizabeth Slick ’17 and Katlin Recabo ’17: The Influence of Heterocyclic Aldehydes on Botulinum Neurotoxin Inhibitors Dana Lawrence, Ph.D., associate professor of chemistry and chair of the department of chemistry and physics, Robert Sargsyan ’17 and Reem Zietoon ’17: Expression and Purification of Un-tagged Zinc-Finger Proteins

Sara Malec, Ph.D., assistant professor of mathematics, Anna Mikkelsen ’19 and Cole Johnson ’19: Continuing Fractions and Intersection Algebras

Erin George, Ph.D., assistant professor of economics, Jaclyn Bealer ’17 and Angela Golemac ’17: Distance to Metropolitan Area and Gender Gaps in Academia

Heather Mitchell-Buck, Ph.D., assistant professor of English, Logan Samuels ’17 and Taylor Murphy ’16: Mysteries Past, Mysteries Present: Medieval Drama and Modern Audiences

Shannon Kundey, Ph.D., associate professor of psychology, Aleyna Fitz ’17 and Chad Allen ’17: Comparative Cognition in Tiger Salamanders: Navigation, Object Permanence and Working Memory

Jennifer Ross, Ph.D., professor of art and archaeology, and Natalie Yeagley ’18: 2016 Excavations at Çadir Höyük, Turkey

Jolene Sanders, Ph.D., associate professor of sociology, Jayda Blount ’17: Gender Roles and Alcoholism

Jason Trent, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychology, and Belina Onomake ’17: How Cultural Differences Play a Role in First Impressions

Oney Smith, Ph.D., professor of biology, Kenneth Garced-Valle ’17 and Zachary Peck ’19: Investigating the Response of Aiptasia pallida to Thermal Stress

Eric Annis, Ph.D., associate professor of biology and director of the environmental science program, Alyssa Denikos ’18 and Justine Maren ’17: Ecosystem Impacts of Invasive Rusty Crayfish in the Monocacy River

Elizabeth Atwood, Ph.D., associate professor of journalism, Mary Rose Milligan ’17 and CJ Blickenstaff ’18: Framing the Messenger: An examination of how the Mainstream Media and Citizen Journalists Portrayed each other in the Black Lives Matter Protests of 2015

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Tischer Scholars The prestigious and highly selective departmental honors program is designed for students who wish to pursue intensive research or a special project. Papers and projects are presented at a special forum in the spring. Students who complete departmental honors papers, which are included in the permanent collections of the Beneficial-Hodson Library, are designated Christine P. Tischer Scholars in honor of the 1965 alumna of the College who has generously supported the program. For more information on these projects, visit www.hood.edu/tischerscholars.

Carly Berkowitz ’17 The Women in Ink: A Study of Women in Modern Mainstream Comics Jonathan Bullard-Sisken ’16 Characterization and Identification of a Novel Pectinolytic Bacteria Alexandra Cook ’16 Frances Burney’s “Cecilia, or Memoirs of an Heiress” and Eighteenth-Century Britain Daniel Cramer ’17 Interactive Dissent: The Politics of Video Games Lew Dean ’16 Optimal Digital Filtering Techniques for the Analysis of Pore Water Pressure

Lydia Emory ’16 Communication is Key: Analyzing Foreign Language Education in the United States

Kirsten Roy ’16 Get a Little, Give a Little: A Look at Philanthropy in Higher Education

Ingrid Gooch ’16 Do Fathers Know Best: Associations Between Paternal Parenting and Effective Management of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms

Ammarah Spall ’16 Cloning and Characterization of the Pectin Methylesterase Gene in Pectobacterium wasabiae

Mary Horabik ’16 Icons of War or Images of Shaman: A Study of Paracas Textiles Noel Jones ’16 The Development and Validation of the Jones Work-Life Conflict Continuum (JWLCC) Ashlee Metzger ’16 Analyzing Egg Laying Behaviors in “C. elegans” Based on Bacterial Food Sources

Kristen Squires ’16 Exploring Social Stratification through Burials: A Study of Cahokian Mounds Eric Stone ’16 When Worlds Collide: Combining Stigma Management Strategies and Intersectionality Theory Amongst Homeless and Lower-Income Adults Hannah Thompson ’16 The Function of Emesal as a Cultic Sociolect

Taylor Murphy ’16 Queen Gertrude in Theory: The Construction of Hamlet’s Mother in Criticism and Film

Catherine Traini ’16 The Gendered Effect of Migration and Remittances on Educational Attainment: The Case of Nicaragua

Kyle Oakes ’16 The Legality of Drones and Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems: Is Skynet a Viable Possibility for the Future?

Emily Warren ’16 What’s Rome Got to Do With It? Orientalism’s Effects on Western Perspectives of the Value of Middle Eastern Antiquities

Allen Paxton ’16 Uncensored—A Defense of Free Speech at Institutions of Higher Education

Victoria Wright ’16 Sarah Winnemucca and Zitkala Sa: Negotiating Physical and Cultural Survival in the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries

Sara Pietrzak ’16 “The Reservation of My Mind”: Changes in Sherman Alexie’s Post 9/11 Literature

National Institute of Standards and Technology Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship This summer three Hood students were chosen to take part in the NIST SURF program. Each student worked on site in Gaithersburg, Md., on a research project with a mentor. At the end of the 11 weeks, they presented their portion of the research to their colleagues and mentors of the program.

Jillian “Maggie” Kasner ’16, mathematics major and criminology and delinquency minor, worked in the Information Technology Laboratory. This was her second summer in the program.

Karina Stetsyuk, ’17, a mathematics major and computer science and physics minor, worked in the Material Measurement Laboratory and the NIST Center for Neutron Research program.

Sarah Hood, ’17, a mathematics major and computer science minor, worked in the Material Measurement Laboratory and the NIST Center for Neutron Research program.

For more information about the fellowship, visit www.nist.gov/surfgaithersburg/ welcome1.cfm.

Board of Associates McCardell Professional Development Grants Established in 1980 by the board of associates and named for Robert C. McCardell in 2001, McCardell grants support faculty and staff by encouraging professional development, research or major curriculum development in all academic disciplines. The following faculty were awarded 2016 McCardell grants:

Teresa Bean, J.D., assistant professor of law and criminal justice: Pre-Law Clinic Aijuan Dong, Ph.D., associate professor of computer science: Exploring Large-scale Computing at a Liberal Arts College: A Case Study with NoSQL Elizabeth Knapp, Ph.D., associate professor of English: Song While Something Else is Happening: Poems

Scott Pincikowski, Ph.D., professor of German: End Times and New Beginnings in Medieval Germanic Studies Donald Wright, Ph.D., associate professor of French and Arabic and director of Middle Eastern studies: Documenting the Abuses of Human Rights in Iraq and Lebanon: The Impact of the AMAR Foundation in the Reconstruction of the Modern Middle East

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When you stand for something, Hood Blazers, magical things happen. —Wil Haygood

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2016 UNDERGRADUATE C O M M E N C E M E N T

Members of the Hood College Class of 2016 prepared to begin the next chapter of their lives at the College’s 119th Commencement exercises May 14. The day saw 317 undergraduate students celebrate the years of hard work they committed to earning their degrees.

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il Haygood, an award-winning journalist and New York Times best-selling author, was the featured speaker during the 10 a.m. undergraduate ceremony.

Haygood is the Boadway Distinguished Scholar-in-Residence in the Department of Media, Journalism and Film at Miami University of Ohio. He was a Pulitzer Prize finalist while writing as a national and foreign correspondent at the Boston Globe. He then joined the Washington Post in 2002, where in 2008 he wrote, “A Butler Well Served by this Election,” a story about Eugene Allen, a butler who worked for eight U.S. presidents, from Truman through Reagan, over 34 years. The story was the basis for the award-winning film “Lee Daniels’ The Butler.” Haygood was an associate producer of the film. He also wrote the New York Times bestseller “The Butler: A Witness to History” about how the story and film came to be.

“When you stand for something, Hood Blazers, magical things happen,” Haygood told the undergraduates. “Blazers, go today, and make your magic.”

The undergraduate class included students from 18 states, Washington, D.C., and 15 countries.

Twenty-three students studied abroad, and 131 completed internships.

Class of 2016 President Maya Gonzalez addressed her fellow classmates, saying: “We all had different paths that led us to Hood and after today, we will separate once again. Whether you are traveling abroad for work or play, starting a new pursuit of education or employment or spending some time at home, I have confidence in my fellow graduates that we will continue to grow and face life’s obstacles with heart and hand and mind.”

Terell Buyck receives a hug of congratulations during Commencement.

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This was the first Hood Commencement for President Andrea Chapdelaine, who told the graduating seniors: “I am so very proud of you and will miss your presence on campus. Be well, be safe and above all, be happy!”

Caitlin Ashley Fay, an early childhood education major and French minor from Richmond, Va., and Katelyn West Sims, an elementary and special education major with a concentration in mathematics education from Frederick, were each awarded the Hood College Academic Achievement Prize for the highest academic records in the Class of 2016.

Fay accepted a teaching position at an elementary school in Rockville, Md. “My educational goals will shift from my own achievement to that of my students,” she said. “In my first year teaching, I know I will learn a lot and that I won’t be the perfect teacher, but I hope that my own determination and grit will inspire my students to believe in themselves and have high aspirations in life.”

By the Numbers 317 graduates 300 B.A. 13 B.S. 5 BSN 131 completed internships for credit 4 completed community scholar work 23 studied abroad 40 legacies 7 veterans 18 states, Washington, D.C., and 15 foreign countries represented

Sims plans to begin a graduate degree program in education and pursue a career within a Maryland public school system. “I am grateful for the wonderful staff and faculty, the many field placement and volunteer opportunities and my exposure to course work outside my direct field of study,” she said. “As a Frederick resident, I plan to continue to visit the beautiful campus and possibly become a future Hood College graduate student.”

Forty graduates were legacies, meaning a family member of a previous Hood graduate, many with multiple relatives. Kathryn Bailey and Lauren Reed both have four relatives who attended Hood before them. Also, Bailey’s younger sister is a member of the Class of 2018. Bailey, a political science major with a minor in economics, will be teaching in France in the fall and will begin a graduate program in international environmental policy. Reed was a business administration major with a concentration in human resource management. She is a sales floor team leader at Target in Frederick and hopes to become an executive for human resources with the store in the future.

Seven members of the Class of 2016 are veterans and two, Joey Fontanez and Richard Hershey, became U.S. Army officers at an ROTC commissioning ceremony the day before Commencement.

After students received their diplomas, President Chapdelaine awarded a presidential excellence award to John George, Ph.D., who retired after three decades of exceptional and inspiring teaching and mentoring as a faculty member in the education department at Hood.

1. Glen Weaver, assistant professor of accounting and management, with Hannah Laurich; 2. Gary Higginbothem; 3. Hannah Thompson, Mary Singleton, Beth Perry and Kim DeShazor; 4. Wil Haygood, Commencement speaker; 5. Theresa Sharp with Blaze; 6. Madison Ellis; 7. Ana Filipovic; 8. Joe Denicola and Justin Fox

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Bask in your significant achievements. You deserve it. —Deborah A. Bonanni ’78

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2016 GRADUATE SCHOOL C O M M E N C E M E N T The Graduate School ceremony marked the 43rd graduating class from the Graduate School. Two hundred sixty-three graduates, 39 of whom were Hood undergraduate alumni, received master’s degrees May 14. Graduates came from 10 states, the District of Columbia and 13 foreign countries. They earned bachelor’s degrees from 85 national and 28 international institutions.

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eborah A. Bonanni ’78 delivered the Commencement address at the Graduate School ceremony. She is the vice president for strategic relations at Intelligent Decisions, Inc. and a member of the Hood College Board of Associates and the Graduate School Advisory Council. She retired from public service in January 2013. From 2006 to 2013 she served as the chief of staff of the National Security Agency. Bonanni received the Exceptional Civilian Service Award, the NSA’s highest honorary award, as well as the national Distinguished Service Medal from the director of national intelligence. She is the recipient of three presidential rank awards, including one at the distinguished executive level. A cancer survivor and enthusiastic mentor, Bonanni is devoted to assisting a new generation of leaders to manage successful organizations.

Bonanni told the graduating class: “I want you to be mindful, be present in your own lives.

Today, I ask you one thing to do for me. Celebrate this amazing day. Really feel it. Look around you—look at your friends and your family. Revel in your accomplishments. Bask in your significant achievements. You deserve it.”

During the graduate ceremony, President Chapdelaine presented the Charles E. Tressler Distinguished Teacher award to Mike Franklin, a health and physical education teacher at

Mohammed Alsadoun talks with his family while marching in the Commencement procession.

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The Tressler award is made possible through a gift from the estate of Sam Eig, a longtime supporter of Hood College, whose daughter-in-law, Jackie, served on Hood’s faculty for a number of years.

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While the size and location of Commencement have changed since 1958 when it was held in the Hodson Outdoor Theater (bottom), the pride Hood has in its students and alumni is as great as ever in its nearly 125-year history. More than 4,500 family members and friends visited Hood College during the undergraduate and graduate Commencement ceremonies this year (top).

For more photos, follow Hood on Instagram at @happeningathood or Facebook at www.facebook.com/hoodcollege.

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By Linda Roth Alumni from the classes of 1946 to 2016 celebrated and reconnected during reunion weekend 2016. Approximately 450 Hood graduates from all over gathered on campus to renew friendships and reflect on days gone by. Our memories of Hood are as diverse as our degrees, and reunion weekend provides a moment to reflect on those memories and create new ones.

The scheduled activities during the weekend provided an opportunity for classmates to spend time with each other and learn about Hood today.

Many alumni remarked on the changes around campus, the improvement of facilities and the growing opportunities this college provides students, alumni and the community. Alumni were also excited to see their own Blazer Bricks installed at the Jeanne Zimmerman Gearey ’52 Alumni Plaza near Alumnae Hall.

included a biology class led by professor Oney Smith, Ph.D., and associate professor Kathy Falkenstein, Ph.D., in the Hodson Science and Technology Center; a law and society lecture delivered by assistant professor Teresa Rivera Bean ’87 in the new moot court room in the Tatem Arts Center; and a hands-on investment class in the new Virginia Munson Hammill ’67 Trading Room led by assistant professor Tianning Li, Ph.D.

Early arrivals settled into Shriner and Smith residence halls Thursday evening. New this year was a welcome reception for the Class of 1966, which started the fun for the celebrated 50th reunion class. The weather was perfect throughout the weekend, which provided ample opportunities for photos and casual strolling.

Many alumni commented on how lovely the campus looked and expressed what a pleasure it was to be back. Alumni were treated to wonderful meals; tours of the campus, a local winery and historic Frederick; and mini-College sessions.

Friday afternoon, alumni and friends gathered on the Alumnae House lawn to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Pergola Society, which recognizes those who have named Hood in their wills and estate plans.

Some of our fondest memories of Hood began in the classroom. This year’s college sessions

Later that evening, all classes met in the Coblentz dining room for the annual Marylandthemed picnic dinner. Crab cakes, fried chicken, boardwalk fries and Berger cookies were just some of the tasty treats. It was a huge turnout and allowed all classes to connect.

On Saturday, President Chapdelaine’s State of the College address in Hodson Auditorium was excellent. She shared information on

Left: Class of 1966 celebrates their 50th reunion; Center: Beverly Raffa ’06, Katie Hess ’06, Sasha Miles Shand ’06, Christina Harvey ’06, Amber Miller ’06; Right: Susan Esterline Markey ’66 and Blaze

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Those who attended enjoyed the update, were able to ask questions and gained a better understanding of where Hood is today and how Hood needs the support of its alumni more than ever. For some alumni, this was the first opportunity to meet Hood’s 11th president.

Later that day, the Class of 1966 celebrated its 50th reunion in true Hood style. Class chair Ginny Wheeler Jones and her committee campaigned to get as many classmates together as possible—it was clear their efforts paid off.

This year we welcomed the Class of 1966 marching into the Ronald J. Volpe Athletic Center to the tune of “Pretty Woman” for the annual alumni luncheon much to the delight of the guests attending.

During the luncheon, five alumni were recognized for their outstanding contributions to their professions, to society and to Hood College. Amber Miller ’06 was selected as the outstanding recent alumnae; Martha Thomas ’71, P’99, P’09, M.D., and Peter Cha ’81, DDS, were selected as the distinguished alumni, and Kurt Holter ’76 and Judy Messina ’66 were honored for their service to Hood College.

These five alumni identified Hood College as a major reason for their personal and professional successes. In moving acceptance speeches, each acknowledged their special memories of Hood College as the foundation on which they built their careers and based their desire to give back.

Read more about these exceptional alumni on the following pages.

Additionally, the Class of 1966 presented its 50th reunion gift to President Chapdelaine.

The gift was announced with 68 percent of classmates contributing. The total raised by the class was more than $105,570. The generosity of our alumni community cannot be overstated. Your commitment to the College is as strong as ever. Jones also presented President Chapdelaine a bouquet of yellow roses to symbolize their 50th reunion and her first

official reunion as president of Hood College.

Special guests at the luncheon included Charlotte Sheffer Holter and Mary Grivakis Mallis, both from the Class of 1946 and celebrating their 70th reunion. Guests at the luncheon ranged from the Class of 1946 through our most recent graduates from the Class of 2016.

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Saturday dinner is always a special time for reunion attendees, and this year was no exception. The dinner and dance in the Ronald J. Volpe Athletic Center featured station-style dining and a great band. As the evening wore on, alumni danced and joined in the merriment. The Class of 1966 celebrated separately in the Whitaker Campus Center Commons and enjoyed a seated dinner with trivia games, a class slideshow and shared their favorite memories of Hood.

The weekend concluded with the traditional chapel service led by the Class of 1966.

Following the weekend, the campus returned to relative quiet while many alums were already making plans for their next reunion.

Each year, the message of reunion weekend remains the same: the curriculum, faculty and community continue to enrich the lives of students and alumni. Hood graduates are transforming the world through their continued support of the College.

Whether you graduated five years ago or 50 years ago, Hood College will always be a part of your life and part of the person you are today. During reunion weekend, you will connect with hundreds of women and men, from your class and beyond, who hold similar memories. Thanks to all the alumni in the various reunion classes who lent their time and support all year to make their particular reunion a success. Call your friends and classmates, and plan to join us for a weekend of fun and an opportunity to create new memories. And don’t forget—Hood will always be your home away from home.

Reunion 2017 is scheduled for June 9-11. As always, everyone is invited to attend, and classes whose years end in a two or seven, from 1937 to 2012, will share in the special celebration along with the 50th reunion Class of 1967.

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Martha Thomas ’71, P’99, P’09, M.D. Distinguished Alumni Award

Martha Thomas, a longtime member of the board of associates, received the distinguished alumni award. Thomas earned her degree in biology from Hood and studied abroad in France her junior year. Upon her graduation from Hood, she returned to France for a year of medical school, then returned to the U.S. and attended Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. She graduated with a Doctor of Medicine in 1976. She has practiced medicine for more than 20 years as an obstetrician and gynecologist in private

practice and most recently as the residency program director in the department of obstetrics and gynecology at Wellspan Health York Hospital in Pennsylvania. She has served as an assistant professor for eight years at several schools, including Jefferson Medical College and Drexel University. She enjoys working with students and is a pillar of her community in York. Thomas and her daughter, Julie ’09, are passionate about Hood and the impact of a college education.

One of Thomas’ favorite Hood memories with Julie was performing in the Messiah concert together when Julie was a student.

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Peter Cha ’81, DDS Distinguished Alumni Award

Peter Cha was is honored with the distinguished alumni award for 2016. A former member of the board of associates, he graduated from Hood in 1981 with a degree in mathematics and chemistry.

In 1986, he earned his Doctor of Dental Surgery from the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery at the University of Maryland. After graduating from dental school, he opened his practice, Family Smile Center in Frederick, with his wife, Sandy, who is a hygienist. The couple have traveled to several countries

on mission trips and in 2013, 2014 and 2015, traveled to Haiti with the Hood Alternative Spring Break group to provide dental care to 94 people during a fourday trip. When Cha is not practicing dentistry, he enjoys playing in a rock band and his church band. He resides in Frederick with his wife and has two grown children, Amanda and Alex.

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Kurt Holter ’76 Excellence in Service to Hood College Award

Kurt Holter, an emeritus member of the board of associates and longtime college photographer, was honored with the excellence in service to Hood College award for 2016. Holter is a loyal Hood alumnus and earned his degree in history and political science in 1976.

A native of Frederick County, Holter is well known throughout the community and has served as one of the College photographers for more than 25 years.

He provides photography for education, business, corporate and editorial clients

in the Washington, D.C., Baltimore and Frederick areas. He served as chief photographer at the Frederick News-Post for more than 11 years and photographed three U.S. presidents and several celebrities and athletes. He resides in Frederick with his wife and alumna, Libby Crouter Holter ’76, BSN’15. Holter’s mother, Charlotte Sheffer Holter ’46, is also an alumna from Hood and celebrated her reunion with him this year.

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Judy Messina ’66 Excellence in Service to Hood College Award

Judy Messina was honored with the excellence in service to Hood College award. She is dedicated to Hood and has been a member of the board of trustees since 2004. Currently the vice chair of the board, she has chaired the academic affairs committee and was a member of the presidential search committee. She graduated cum laude from Hood in 1966 with a bachelor’s degree in English. She earned a Master of Business Administration from the University of Pennsylvania and a Master of Science in journalism from Columbia University. She has worked as

a vice president for operations at Citibank and, for the past 25 years, as a journalist for several publications in New York, writing about topics including health policy and employment, medical research and health care reform. She is currently a freelance journalist covering health care and technology. She is a trustee of the Jewish Child Care Association and the Tenement Museum in New York City and a member of the board of visitors of the Columbia University School of Journalism.

She has two children and resides in New York City with her husband, David.

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Amber Miller ’06 Outstanding Recent Alumni Award

Amber Miller was recognized with the outstanding recent alumni award for 2016.

She graduated from Hood in 2006 with a degree in communication arts and theater and drama. In 2007, she moved to New York where she earned her master’s degree in broadcast journalism from Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. Her successful

career began as a multimedia journalist in Shreveport, La., at KTAL NBC 6. She later returned to the East Coast to work at WPMT FOX43 for two years in York, Pa. In 2013, she received the first Hood communication arts young alum of the year award. Miller is currently a reporter for WBFF FOX 45 in Baltimore and resides in Randallstown, Md., with her son, Randy.

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For more information, call Brooke Winn, associate director of annual giving, at 301-696-3717 or visit www.hood.edu/giving.

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GIVINGBACK

B E Q U E S T S, GIFTS AND DONATIONS

CareFirst Supports Nursing Program CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing health benefit services to customers across the Maryland region, granted Hood College $50,000 for the advancement of the College’s quickly growing nursing program.

CareFirst presented Hood with the ceremonial check July 6 in front of approximately 30 people in the nursing wing of Hood’s Hodson Science and Technology Center. Representatives of Hood College, CareFirst, the State of Maryland and the City of Frederick attended and offered their remarks.

The speakers included Phil Berkheimer, chair of the Hood College Board of Trustees; Andrea Chapdelaine, president of Hood; Carol Snapp, director of Hood’s nursing program; Suzie Smith, director of academic, corporate and foundation relations at Hood; Julie Wagner, vice president for community affairs at CareFirst; Ron Young, Maryland state senator; Karen Lewis Young, Maryland state delegate; and Bud Otis, president of the Frederick County Council.

“Hood College is deeply grateful to CareFirst for their generous support of our nursing program,” Chapdelaine said. “This grant will greatly enhance our students’ education by providing access to state-of-the-art simulation equipment.”

A portion of the grant money went to SimBaby, a mannequin that simulates a 6-month-old baby and will be used by nursing students in their pediatric rotation. With this addition, the nursing department now has eight simulation mannequins.

“It’s so much better for nurses to get real experience in a sim lab,” Wagner said. “We really believe in what Hood is doing here in the nursing department.”

Bud Otis, president of Frederick County Council; Phil Berkheimer, chair of the Hood College Board of Trustees; Delegate Karen Lewis Young; Andrea Chapdelaine, Ph.D., president of Hood College; Julie Wagner, vice president for community affairs at CareFirst; Carol Snapp, Hood College Hodson Professor of Nursing; and Sen. Ronald N. Young.

Since 2008, CareFirst has invested more than $1 million in educational tools, including patient simulators, which assist clinical teaching and offer an innovative approach to nursing education.

Hood’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing completion program and four-year pre-licensure program are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education and approved by the Maryland Board of Nursing and the Maryland Higher Education Commission.

On the 25th Anniversary of the Pergola Society—Celebrate with Us! In June, we welcomed approximately 450 alumni to campus for reunion weekend. As part of the festivities, we celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Pergola Society with a special reception. The Pergola Society includes the 660 members past and present who have made planned gift commitments to the College.

We invite you to help us celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Pergola Society by including Hood College in your long-range financial plans.

You can be any age, make a gift of any size and direct your gift to any purpose knowing that your generosity will make an impact on Hood students in the years to come. It’s easy to do and incredibly meaningful and important to the future of Hood.

To discover the many options available to you to make a difference at Hood College, contact Jaime E. Cacciola at 1-800-707-5280, option 7, or cacciola@hood.edu or visit us online.

Visit www.hood.edu/giving to find out all the ways you can give.

Graduate Ceramic Arts Scholarship Under the direction of the Graduate Ceramic Arts Council, a $10,000 annual scholarship has been established to attract new students to Hood’s Masters of Fine Arts program in the ceramic arts. Through gifts from council members, alumni, friends and community members, the scholarship will be awarded in the 2016-17 year to Angela Gleeson. Gleeson is an accomplished artist and teacher from Charlottesville, Va. The ceramic arts program looks forward to awarding this scholarship in future years to many talented students who wish to hone their technical skills while developing their creative vision. This scholarship fund welcomes gifts of all sizes, and recipients are chosen based on talent and need.

WHY SHOULD YOU JOIN THE B.O.L.D. SOCIETY? The many benefits you will enjoy as a BOLD* Society member include: • Acknowledgement on the BOLD society website at www.hood.edu/boldsociety • Inclusion in the Honor Roll • Invitation to an exclusive reception with President Andrea Chapdelaine, Ph.D., Oct. 21, 2016 • Complementary Homecoming lunch Oct. 22, 2016, and May Madness picnic

Sara “Sally” Weaver Langie ’51 Through a bequest, Sally Weaver Langie ’51 and her husband, Louis, contributed additional funding to the Louis A. Langie Jr. and Sally Weaver Langie ’51 Scholarship. Established in 2000, the scholarship is awarded annually to a female resident student, based on financial need and academic achievement, with preference given to a student concentrating in mathematics or computer science. For more information on Sally, see her In Memoriam piece on P. 56.

• A 20 percent discount on the purchase of a Blazer Brick with membership by Sept. 15 The BOLD society recognizes those who have graduated in the past 10 years and donate $120 or more annually to the Hood Fund. Your gift helps provide student scholarships, faculty research, internships and campus activities. Members are celebrated for their commitment to Hood and are invited to an exclusive, annual reception in their honor.

For more information about the BOLD Society, contact Casey Addis, assistant director of annual giving, at 301-696-3713 or addis@hood.edu. *Blazers of the Last Decade

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CLASSNEWS If your class isn’t represented by a class reporter, please send news directly to the office of alumni relations: Hood College, Attention: Class News, 401 Rosemont Ave., Frederick, MD 21701 or via email at alumoffice@hood.edu. If you are interested in being a reporter for your class, please contact the office of alumni relations at 301-696-3900.

1944 V. Jean Wheatley Hilchuk 407-767-6863 | jhilchuk@aol.com

Hood sent me the names of 30 of us for me to contact to see what we are up to doing these days. Thirteen of us were able to respond.

Most of the phones rang, but there was no answer to my call. The only phone call that had been discontinued was that of Emma Vonderheide Rhoderick. Marilyn Barnett is still living in New Orleans. She reported that she really didn’t do much of anything. But at least she knew what she was talking about.

Betty Lee Daubenspeck Carl does play golf and bridge. Janet Louise Coblentz Cover is living in Frederick in a retirement center.

She says she is in the assisted living section.

There are several other Hood grads that she has met there. Gertrude Flagg Dalzell is still living in her own home. She continues to attend meetings and does quite a bit of reading. Anne Schwab Dulabahn is also in a retirement center. She uses a walker and does not drive anymore. She wishes that her daughters lived nearby, but they live in D.C. and California. Margaret Traver Emery lives in her own home and has a son, Nelson, living with her. She is planning a trip to Texas and then to New Jersey to visit her family. She then intends to sell her home and settle someplace else. Mildred Geiple Hufnagel lives in her own home. Her son lives with her. She keeps busy with the usual activities. Annabelle Sunderland Kepler still drives and lives in her own home. That seems to be quite the thing for one of our age. Betty Jane Black Newport lives in her own home, too. She has meals on wheels delivered to her. Way to go, Betty. Phyllis Carts Searle has a caregiver with her to see to her needs. Mary Alice Knobloch Smith is one of our active ones.

She plays duplicate bridge. She has family near her, which is great. Mary Lou Chorley Touart is in a retirement center, also. She has

retired from the job she had as an editor of their paper. Her family keeps in touch with her.

Gladys Reinert Aungst called from Newport News. She still lives in her home. Her daughter is staying with her. She no longer drives and uses a walker to help get around. Well, that is the classmates I heard from. Hope it brings you up to date. As for myself, I am living in a retirement center, which is near where I lived on the golf course. I am unable to walk with the exception of walking to the pool, which I do daily. So I ride these long halls in my electric scooter. The three members of our class who died this past year are: Mildred Easterbrook Patzig, Marilyn Jane Fowler Orth and Helen Jacqueline Wright.

1947 The Class of 1947 needs a new class reporter.

Please contact the office of alumni relations at alumoffice@hood.edu or call 301-696-3900 if you would like to become the reporter.

1948 Corky Edwards Shulman 808-254-2531 | oahucork@aol.com

Aloha, Hoodlums! There are 65 members of the Class of ’48 still truckin’ … and since most of us have hit our 90th birthday, I’d say we are a pretty long-lived group of women. I share my birthday with Queen Elizabeth; we both hit 90 on April 21; my four youngsters came from the mainland to help celebrate. And in 2018, we’ll enjoy our 70th class reunion! Ginny Mansfield Alm and Bob are well and enjoying life in The Villages, FL. They play lots of bridge, and Ginny continues keyboard lessons and plays nine holes of golf twice a week. (As one of the “Folksies” gang of 11, Ginny and I have enjoyed many happy reunions!) Ann Barnum Connellee remembered my birthday April 21, mahalo, old friend! Ann, Bill and daughter Gail vacation at Kiawah in a friend’s house on the ocean. “We are so fortunate to have each other and love our cottage here at Bishop Gadsden in Charleston, S.C.” Janet Beck Agnew has moved to Hamilton, OH, where she lives with her daughter, Kerry. Janet and her three daughters will attend a family reunion in West Virginia where she will be the matriarch of the clan! Way to go, Ging! Shirley

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Benson Rice in Farmville,VA writes that she has two grandchildren graduating from high school this spring, and both are going on to college. Congrats to both! Anne Chaney Mesmer, from Washington, D.C.: “living day to day with lots of help and cheered by visits from family and friends.” Anne always had that positive glow! Elaine Henderson Cortelyou still enjoys her river home in Fairton, NJ that she shares with the deer and the turkeys. She works at the church and enjoys cooking. Wish I did. … good for you! Mary Hershberger in San Antonio, TX retired in 2014 after a 65-year career in the retail fashion and travel industry.

“I am now enjoying the free time with friends and my standard white 5-year-old poodle, Sophie Tucker.” Ditto me and my 7-year-old Chihuahua! Barbara Heiss Jackson, in Sarasota, FL: “We mourn the death of Louise “Tootie” Renninger Rittenhouse, P’74, G’07.

She was one of eight of us who kept in touch via round robin letter. There are just three of us now; Elsa Eggers Hauswald, Shirley Benson Rice and me. We keep in touch now by phone.” Barb has three children, seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

We too mourn ‘Tootie.’ Margaret Green Lebherz was privileged to represent the Class of ’48 in the alumni procession at the inauguration of President Andrea Chapdelaine.

She writes “Hood was blessed with a beautiful October day for this outdoor occasion as only Maryland can provide.” Amen, amen!

Katherine Maguire Rafferty reports in from Denver that husband John has had his second knee replacement and is recuperating nicely at home. “Our two girls live in California and Florida so we visit in California yearly. We all need to HANG IN THERE!” Hear hear! I agree!

Betty Paterson Reims in Wallingford, CT still spends the winters in Florida. “I’m using a cane like everyone else, but keep plugging.

As I watch the French Open, I wonder how I played tennis all those years!! We were lucky and had a good life.” A blue note from George Southworth: “It is with a sad heart that I inform you that my wife, Lorene Myers Southworth, passed away on May 20 at Kirkhead Village Retirement Community. We moved here to live out our remaining years. Unfortunately, hers were shorter than we would have liked.” Aloha nui loa, Renee! As for me, still hangin’out in the islands with daughter Kim and grandson Arion in residence, enjoying hearing from old classmates! However, as of the deadline (June 20, 2016), cards sent to Vivian Rice

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Englander and Jean Neel Perkins have been returned to me, unable to forward. If any of you know the whereabouts of any of these gals, please advise!

1950 The Class of 1950 needs a new class reporter.

Please contact the office of alumni relations at alumoffice@hood.edu or call 301-696-3900 if you would like to become the reporter.

1951 Eleanore Jackson Knott 843-681-8580 | weknott2@gmail.com

Mary Lou Hoffman Huff is almost back to normal after enduring a broken wrist for 10 weeks. She has spent some of that time trying to dispose of things she has saved “because some day I might need them.”

Most of us can probably identify with that.

Tink Smith Garrity and her daughter from Phoenix were happy to drive down to Tucson to have lunch with Cathie Strachan Upp in April. Cathie’s daughter Debbie had passed away after a long battle with cancer, but Cathie is slowly returning to her activities and finds helping others does help a little.

Previously she had been very involved in volunteer service. She did enjoy a trip to her youngest granddaughter’s graduation from Texas Christian University. Lois Vars Mason also reported sad news of her husband of 20 years, William B. Mason, passing in March. He was a financial planner but has been in charge of worldwide distribution of bananas for United Fruit in Boston. It was sad to read the editor’s note in the last issue that Sara “Sally” Weaver Langie, P’83 had passed away. We had been roommates in Shriner. After a few more appointments, Walt and I will be driving north as usual. We enjoyed our winter visits to Florida and look forward to spending the rest of the summer with family and friends in New England. These trips do seem to get longer, but we are very blessed to be able to go. I enjoyed talking with Betsy McCain McAlpine after she and Harry returned from our 65th reunion. Although she was disappointed in the small number of classmates who were able to return, she and Phoebe Brown Ford, Mary Louise “Ludie” Reed Hall, Lois Vars Mason and Molly Wood Tully had enjoyed being together for their class dinner, many college activities and much reminiscing.

Please think about sending me some news of your activities to share with classmates. Molly Wood Tully wrote, “We may have been few in number, but we made up for it in spirit. Five brave members of the Class of ’51 gathered in Frederick over the weekend of June 10-11 for our 65th, and I think we held our own in noise level, hilarity and celebration. … Those who participated were—of course, first and foremost—Betsy McCain McAlpine and her faithful backup, companion and husband

Harry who might as well be a class member for all the spirit and hands-on participation he provided. Lois Vars Mason greeted us to hear the new president give an update on the College, and we all joined together for lunch after in the dining hall. Others were: Phoebe Brown Ford, who came by train from Greenwich, CT and joined Molly Wood Tully in Washington overnight and for the trip to Frederick. We picked up Ludie Reed Hall who now lives in D.C. at a retirement home (Thomas House). None of us had seen Ludie since graduation—I believe she married Lee Hall before graduation and did not walk down the aisle with the rest of us. Ludie has traveled the world as her husband was working for Time magazine. She has a son and daughter who both live relatively close to D.C. and are a great support to her. We all stayed at the Hampton Inn, which made carpooling easier.

We enjoyed the evening dinner and speeches in the new Ronald J. Volpe Athletic Center, a huge gymnasium, and he personally had a special hug for each of the ’51 members.

Strawberry breakfast was the usual gourmet feast, and we all said our goodbyes and took off till the next reunion. We’re sorry there weren’t more of you but realize that at our age we’re probably lucky to be alive let alone attempt challenging trips to such outlandish places like Frederick, Md.”

1952 Mary-Lou Springhorn Leidheiser 828-693-0630 | mlouleid6@gmail.com

Evelyn Bischoff Mitchell: Moving to a lovely senior community where dear friends reside, so I know I’ll be happy there. Can’t believe that in the 45 years, we never threw anything out!

Still plan to winter in Florida. Nancy Campbell Barrett: Moved into a lovely retirement home in Reno after 63 years in California.

Daughters Melinda and Judith helped me.

Food is delicious, the residents friendly, and staff competent and helpful. I’m finally retired!

My new address is 3201 Plumas St., Apt 228, Reno, NV 89509-4768. Phone: 760-742-3391.

Dee Dreller Sosin: I was so lucky to have the opportunity to meet President Obama at my daughter Leah’s home. She and her husband had a fundraiser for the Democratic Party. Fifty of us spent the evening with this wonderful, bright, astute and handsome man. History of the United States honored and touched me. … Life is good. I keep very busy—the gym, my garden, local and national politics, plus theater, symphony, dance and historic preservation. Still trying to save the world. This August, I’ll meet Mary-Lou Springhorn Leidheiser in Asheville, N.C. on a folk art tour there. I’ve been a folk art collector for 60 years. Anne Gibson Bement: I’m well but moving slowly with balance problems. Traveling only to our Miami Beach getaway or visiting daughter and family in Minnesota. Biggest accomplishment this year was completing my photography website www. annebement.com. Dottye Handley Ewing:

ALUMNI EXECUTIVE BOARD 2016 PRESIDENT RaeAnn E. Butler ’89 VICE PRESIDENT Elizabeth Thompson ’08 RING SCHOLARSHIP CHAIR Victoria Idoni ’06 MEMBERS Stacey M. Axler ’14 Rachel Bagni ’99, Ph.D. Janice Ball Mahlandt ’83 Cheryl M. Banks ’06, MBA’14 Jennifer L. Barbieri ’98 Caitlin A. Battey ’15 Jennifer M. Boa ’04 Ryan Campbell ’14 Melinda Cohen Donegan ’93 Stacey Collins ’89 Keenan Courtland ’10 Trish Crowell ’04, M.S.’08 Laurie Drysdale ’80 Joy Dubost ’95, Ph.D. Elaheh F.S. Eghbal ’13 Marsha Evans ’85 Jennifer Fair Milas ’03 Rebecca Fishack ’03 Leah Giambarresi MacDonald ’03, M.S.’10, C’05 Maya P. Gonzalez ’16 Elizabeth “Biz” Gorman Gomer ’02, M.A.’08, C’07 Kristan E. Hawkins ’11 Tim Hulyk ’15 Melissa Kelly ’00, M.A.’03 Jill Kramer Hermes ’87 Anna Maripuu ’86 Marjorie Mathers Kane ’96 Andrea Putz McCarrick ’08 Shane McCarrick ’08 Carla Means Clarke ’08 Joy Miller Beveridge ’82 Julie Murray McCaffery ’79 Melanie Muscar ’04, MBA’07 Sara Myers McCain ’12 Alfreda U. Nwosu ’14 Nick O’Brien ’11 Bianca Padilla ’14 Christopher Pollard ’07 Jacki Resop Amato ’95 Trevor Shell ’13 Jamie Shopland ’12 Maria Smith ’12 Rhiannon Sneeringer ’15 Caitlin Stromowsky ’13 Lisa Wells ’09 Nate Wilson ’05 Phillip Yerby ’11 Chelsea Young ’14

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I’ve organized a monthly “Opera Matinee” at my retirement center. Enjoyed newly published bios of H. Beecher Stowe, Jefferson, J. Q. Adams and Ted Kennedy. I recommend them. Staying more active with mind than body. Emma Jones Hann: Took my annual trip to New England. Saw my Little Sis, Penny Hapgood Noepel ’54, P’87, reunited with dozens of cousins at a Connecticut family wedding, and visited my hometown, Pittsfield, MA Next trip— Washington, D.C. on an all-women Honor Flight for WWII and Korean veterans. Looking forward to our 65th reunion in June 2017. Jo Kates Roos: My Linda’s son, Billy Cole, is graduating from the College of William and Mary. He has excelled. Bill would have been so proud of him.

Sister, Hannah, is an honors student in class as well as in marching band and symphony orchestra. Peg Lewis Christensen: You will not be surprised to hear I have no tidbits for Hood Class News. I’m sure you’ll do a lovely remembrance of Mary Sihler Sauerteig—her donation of the trumpets to the Hood Chapel organ, her love of music, her rich alto voice, her laughter, her philanthropy, her love of gardening and all creatures, great and small. (Mary died on Memorial Day; her two sons were with her.) Phyl Loudermill Armstrong: The days are spent taking care of the necessities of home, yard, car, life, family, cat … you got the picture. Had a knee replacement in July. Mary Murrie Hardy: Had a small stroke in April.

No after-effects, thank God. Planning trips to Isle of Palms, SC with most of my family, Lake Keowee, SC to my daughter, then to Michigan to another daughter. Updating my home. By the end of my trips, I’ll want to stay home and enjoy it. Seems very hard without Bob, but I’m learning what the “new normal” is. Betsy Newcomer Payette: My news is always the same so I guess it’s better than having bad news! Keeping in contact with Carolyn Rusk and Barbara Hickman Reynolds P’80 on a regular basis. Kay Spear Feldmann: Life is good; at 85 not too bad. Still driving so can be independent. One grandchild moving back to Baltimore; should be fun. Planning August riverboat trip to southern France. Nancy von der Heyde Needham: Still writing letters; don’t own a computer. I’m a great-grandmother for the second time. Was in the hospital with cellulitis for the fourth time, but I’m okay now. I watch the Washington Nationals baseball team.

Our class news is getting closer to the front of the magazine (smile). Connie Woodall Fisher: Oops! I just scrolled past old messages and there you were, with a deadline. Sorry. I am alive and well and will attempt to be more alert at your next posting. We mourn the loss of Fran Brainerd Carpenter, Francine Dondershine Schwartz, Nancy Eaton, Marilyn Koch Swanson, Doris Lindblade Burn, Dottie Shillis Dowdell, Pat Wallace Wilkirson and Mary Sihler Sauerteig, whom I’ll miss terribly.

I spent most weekends this year helping her.

Moving back to Chicagoland in early fall. All four offspring and seven grands are there. It’s time.

1953 Johanna Chait Essex 516-487-1883 | johalessex@gmail.com

Condolences to Charlotte Beshore Ahrens on the passing of Bob in February 2015.

Condolences to Kathy Sponsler Patten on the loss of her husband. Condolences to the family of Elizabeth Sweeney Qualls, who passed away in April. Received a cheery note from Marge Aronson Dalmas—she and Bob are hanging in—Marge has advanced degenerative disc disease, but they try to stay involved and enjoy life. Charlotte Beshore Ahrens broke her hip last year, and it took a year of Tai Chi classes to get her back on her feet, but all is well now. Evelyn Bragg Trageser wrote that “I’m alive and kicking most mornings, but like any, electric chair lift in the latter part of the day.” Penny Fradd Vahsen, P’77 will be attending four weddings of her Academy grads this summer, as well as taking a river cruise from Brussels to Basel.

Jerry Griffith Macomber had a bout with walking pneumonia that left her in the hospital and then home with antibiotics and oxygen 24/7—her family and many friends stepped in to help––she is “learning new lessons in old age.” Nancy Brown Kohlheyer was in Brussels when they had terrorist attacks, but is now back in the states. One of her former art students was badly wounded, but is now recovering. She and John have been together for nine years and have enjoyed every aspect of it. She did visit Lois Wolfe Haffly and Buffie McKim Powell when she was in the states last year. Betty Gerstmyer Allen was diagnosed with Guillian Barre syndrome in February 2014, and is now at Brookdale Hockessen, where she is learning how to walk with a walker and write again. She uses her daughter Sue’s address—127 New Granville Rd., Wilmington, DE 19808, and her phone number is 302-235-2340—She is doing as well as can be expected and would love to hear from classmates. New email address for Elaine Green Powell—depowell@metrocast. net—she and Dave are very happy in their “independent home” in Concord, NH, but they still have their lake cottage, which is the family gathering place in the summer, and ski base for their children and grandchildren in the winter. Nadya Klotz Giusi still has her practice as a marriage family therapist, and is working on her fifth book. She has two daughters and five grandchildren. Pat Lloyd Fordham is recuperating from arthroscopic shoulder surgery due to a bad fall against the kitchen counter—it will take several months to heal, and then she will need physical therapy. Corky Pattison Casey, P’82 will be in Old Saybrook, CT at the end of July and would love to see anyone who might be in the area. Janet Peek Clancy is expecting her sixth great-grandchild this July. One of her grandsons is a New York City fireman who is a member of the fire department’s football team, and they flew to North Carolina

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to compete—she still plays lots of tennis and bridge, and enjoys being involved in all that she does. Lovely long note from Marilynn Phillips—she has had a happy, busy year with trips to Seattle to visit son Chip, the wedding of her grandson Tyler, a visit with her brother Dick for Thanksgiving and enjoying all the wonderful things her grandchildren are accomplishing. Judy Rank Loposer is still in Walla Walla, WA—her three children live close by, which makes life even better, “Whenever I see wisteria blooming I think of the Pergola.”

Beverly Rosenberg Sager had a fall on the tennis court and broke her wrist, and is now in physical therapy. She and her daughter planned to spend a week in Paris in June, and then in August she travels to California to visit with her son. Sheila Seigal Asher has sold her home on Kiawah Island and will be going back to Florida. Their family joined them for the Passover weekend and was terrific. In general life is good, and they are grateful. Lois Wolfe Haffly is doing well after having back surgery in October to relieve pressure on her sciatic nerve. She sends her best to everyone.

The Essex Family is fine—I’m still involved with Kings Point—helping out at Cookie Café, as well as sponsoring cadets—and I volunteer at the nursery school where I taught reading the “golden oldies” to the children. Hal is doing well, and we both enjoy visiting with our children and grandchildren.

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Thank you for those who keep in touch! Alice Avanozian Arana wrote a splendid newsletter telling of her husband Oswald Arana passing away. Thankfully, they shared writing a Spanish workbook, 10th edition for the first-year textbook, Puntos De Partida, successful for over 30 years. What a meaningful, enduring legacy! Their family includes Cecilia, who works with life-size puppets in New York City, a kid’s project. Middle son David lives in Burbank, CA and is a musician. He has his own studio and works with several orchestras and bands, arranging their music, as well as with several vocalists. Michael, the youngest, is a lawyer and serves as a DJ in several New York clubs. Alice keeps busy at her residence Morningside in Fullerton, CA with line dancing, fitness classes and library committee. Barbara Weaver Batdorf thoughtfully wrote a summary of her and Jack’s life together. They are still living in the home they built in 1963. Jack, a retired pharmacist, and Barbara, who is still interested in reading, enjoy their constructed green house where they propagate and grow a variety of plants. Their daughter Ann lives and works in Washington, D.C. Middle son Mark is living outside of Dallas, TX. Son John is living in Santa Cruz, CA in a beautiful beach home. Betty Remsberg DeColigny wrote of Warren and her travels, including a mid-June visit to Mystic, CT. Their triplet granddaughters

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are happily busy. Erin Thomas graduating from Frostburg University with a psychology major, honors and continuous study for a master’s degree in sociology from Salisbury University. She is also working at Homewood Retirement Center in the dietary department.

Granddaughter Relli Thomas is to be married in September. Completing the triad is Cindy Armentrout, who was married to Chris Ray last July. A thought-provoking letter from Sally Bogar Hedstrom, M.S. ’81 reported that her husband Ray Hedstrom passed away last May. Our condolences and prayers, Sally, for your regaining strength after being a caregiver.

Wendell Stockdale, husband of Jane Hinkle Stockdale, P’78, wrote a devoted letter last December talking of Jane’s March 4, 2015, stroke, with her presently being in a skilled nursing home, where they reside at Willow Valley in Lancaster. Betsy Oehrle included pictures in her Christmas letter of beginning the Annual Durban, South Africa Commemorative Salt March from Mahatma Gandhi’s home in Phoenix to the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban. Betsy sends prayers for true peace, respect, loving wisdom, compassionate friendships and joyous energy. As your class correspondent, it is safe to say Mark and I continue to be happily busy newlyweds and feel blessed to have fresh perspectives at our age of 83. We keep being content with home, family, church, friends, scripture study, maintaining health, ballroom dancing, gardening, and yes, keeping a balance electronically. Son, Andy Leister, experienced a stroke in May 2015, which compounded adjustment to the previous surgeries at Penn State Hershey Medical Center in 1976 and 2010. We’re visiting regularly at the nursing home at the Brethren Home in New Oxford, PA. Thankfully, we have a supportive family that is helping with restorative therapy since he has right-side paralysis and decreasing vision. Our remaining children, Kathy with her husband Orrin Orewiler, Christine Abrams, Heidi with her husband Ron Haafre and Daniel Leister are all residing in Hanover, PA. Grandchildren: Kelsey, Sierra and Sean Miller; David with new wife Rachel and Rachel Abrams; Erin and Nick Haafre are dispersed throughout Hanover, Cambridge, England, Fort Gordon, Georgia, Mansfield University, Pennsylvania, Lincoln Intermediate Unit, Harrisburg Area Community College and Millersville University.

The youngest grandson is heading for St. John’s College in Annapolis, MD. Reunion on the 12th of June was a joyous one with seeing grad school classmate Magaly Mauras Green ’74, M.A.’79 and undergraduate classmate Barbara Weaver Batdorf and her husband John. It was reassuring to hear our new President Dr. Andrea Chapdelaine speak at lunch. Barbara, Jack, Mark and I were lucky to share a table with Lois Vars Mason ’51, Betsy McCain McAlpine ’51, with her husband, along with a few other members of the Class of 1951.

Thanks again for keeping in touch!

1956 Muriel Chait Durbin, P’81 310-395-4389 | msmuz@aol.com

The campus looked beautiful reunion weekend—it was a lovely time to reconnect with classmates. We were able to catch up on news. Helen Ward Wheeler is now a great-grandmother. She and Jack live in a retirement community. Sue Peters Roetzel Wirths, M.A.’79, G’13 also lives in a retirement community and enjoys its benefits and many Hood connections. Becky Eppers Byrd, P’84 “still kicking and loving my retirement home, thankful for good health. Proud of grandson Matthew who graduated with honors from the University of Maryland.” Nancy Gunnet Tyler “never dreamed I’d be returning for my 60th reunion. It is wonderful to introduce Hood to my daughter.” Barbara Tovell Tennant and Bruce “drove 11 hours to get to Frederick. It was a marathon trip but well worth it.” They enjoyed spending three nights in Shriner.

Mimi McConnell Milheim and Irv are moving from Montana to a new retirement home in Pennsylvania. Linda Kelly Gleysteen, M.S.’84 and Dirk enjoyed seeing the beautiful campus and were impressed with our new president.

Kathy Crook Heidelbach, G’15 keeps busy in her retirement community and is now secretary of the resident association. Two of her grandchildren have graduated from college; Sarah from Hood in 2015, and Amanda is doing graduate work in Ireland. Lindsay and Bailey are both undergraduates. Barbara Hanna Pour is spending the summer in Cape May with friends and family. She is very proud of her grandson who won high honors at his high school. Jane Gallup Canning traveled to the reunion from England. She has two great-grandchildren. In Canterbury, they have downsized and have moved across town. She had to audition in order to sing with the University of Kent chorus—was successful and is delighted to be singing with them. While in the states, she will be visiting her family. Carole Oswald Carter, P’80, P’85, Mera Braungart Coblentz, Ginny Turnbull Hecklinger, P’81, G’08, Mary Ann Howe Mauzy, Mary Lu Urban Walker, and I also made it to reunion weekend. The consensus from all of us is that we were happy to be there and to visit with each other. Betsy Bigelow Abruzzo wrote that her daughter Angela passed away after a long bout with cancer a year and a half ago. Betsy is now in her own apartment and has stayed close to her grandsons, both of whom are doing well, Betsy’s daughters and other grandchildren are also doing well. She spends time playing duplicate bridge and takes part in tournaments.

In May Betsy had knee replacement surgery; it was successful. Anne “Cokey” Lanoue Weber now lives in a retirement community in Santa Barbara, CA and is happy that she doesn’t have to cook dinner anymore. She spends a lot of time volunteering, “life is good.” She says hi to all our classmates. Ann Helfenbein Bohnet, P’83 writes “three years ago she and husband Richard moved to The Village at Orchard Ridge in Winchester, VA.

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They are active in their resident association and volunteer in a nearby elementary school. They love their new community. Cynthia Bromberg Rogers “Greetings to all from Wellington, FL.” She and Joe keep busy with many social activities. “I still walk three to four miles on the treadmill five times a week—it’s not as easy as it used to be.” Her family is well. She sends her best to everyone. Cynthia Sternberg Schein will be traveling in the fall to see the Grand Tetons, Yellowstone and Mount Rushmore. She had a wonderful surprise when her son Jimmie sent her a photo of himself and a woman in his shop in San Francisco. It turned out to be Carol Elsener Muller ’58, her Little Sister, who she hadn’t seen since graduation. Thanks to the Hood Bulletin news, Carol stopped in to see Jimmie at his shop and tell him she was from Hood! Helen Yinger Reed, G’16 has exciting news. “Our granddaughter Lauren just graduated from Hood. That makes five of us— my mother, myself, my sister, my son (master’s degree) and now granddaughter number one.

Hopefully, granddaughters Alason (age 12) and Arianna (age 9) will follow.” As for myself, Muriel Chait Durbin, P’81, I am still working as a travel consultant—had the fun of planning the honeymoon for third generation clients—I’ve been in my house 50 years—so now I’m working on some refurbishing—so keeping busy. In the fall, I’ll be in Philadelphia taking part in the Komen 3-Day walk; my son Jon will be walking in his 15th event. My family and I have been crewing and walking in this event since 1999—I’m grateful for the research that has benefited from these events.

1957 Molly Smith Sperandio 727-393-7446 | mollymom76@gmail.com

Nancy Tressel Brown: Alice Riddle Metry and I had lunch with Carolyn Stevens Amstutz a couple of months back and had a GREAT time. Roger’s and my life cycle is in for a change; we’re looking at moving to a retirement home. He’s gung ho, but I’m dragging my feet. Genie “Eugenia” Smith Durland: Bill celebrated his 85th birthday in March, and we had a huge party for the event. He finished is eighth play, which went into production May 21 and 22. Writing plays and books keeps him young and me too, since I do all the editing, communications with publishers and lots of the leg work on play production. We have two greatgranddaughters and a third grandchild on the way in July. One is in Hawaii with her parents (our grandson supervises construction projects there) but the other is right here in Colorado so we see her often. We continue to be very active in our Quaker monthly and yearly meetings, and look forward every year to the yearly meeting—coming up in early June in Ghost Ranch, NM where the hiking and birding are unmatched! Ann Fortenbaugh Eicholtz: Paul died April 19, and I am trying hard to adjust to my new way of life after 58 years together. My family and friends have

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been so supportive and have been helping me get through all the “stuff” you have to do.

Nancy Cohen Locher is in Gettysburg, PA, and I see her occasionally. Susan Winter Smith: We are settled into our routine in our apartment after three years. I confess I still miss our house on Mercer Island but know it is way easier to live here. We acquired the cutest little dog last summer when we rescued Mandy from the Yakima Humane shelter. She is a little white poodle mix and very sweet. We went to Phoenix, AZ in April to visit our son and his wife. The day we arrived back home I entered the hospital with bilateral pneumonia and am slowly recovering. I have idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, so the pneumonia really hit me hard. Mother’s Day was delightful with two of our kids coming. We had a lovely brunch here that I didn’t have to cook. We heard from our daughter in Bellingham and our grandkids as well. We have two granddaughters in college now, one a senior at Western Washington University and the other a freshman at Evergreen College. Eleanor Heston Shipley, P’80: My Dad was assistant to the president at Hood while I was in high school, so Hood was my second home. I went to Connecticut for two years, then transferred to Hood as a day student and got married that Thanksgiving. I did not graduate because no. 1 child Ginger Shipley Hankins ’80 arrived exactly 10 months after our wedding. Mamas were not allowed in those days! So now here I am these many years later with four happily married offspring, 13 grandchildren (no. 14 on the way!), and one great-grand. I have lived in the same house for 46 years—up on Gambrill Mountain overlooking Frederick. Unfortunately my husband died very young, so there have been many tough battles to fight. Peg Reeves Leopold: From Christmas and another letter, Peg’s shared stories of her family and extended Leopold family adventures sounded exciting for those who attended—to include the finals of the women’s world soccer contest (yea, USA) in Canada, a Leopold family reunion in Duck, NC where they filled out ancestry kits (she didn’t share if she is linked to the Neanderthal line), and a number of stories from the younger generation. What a variety of involvements among the offspring— early childhood education, UVA linguistics and Spanish teacher/advocate for teenage children of immigrant farm workers, massage therapy, musician and photographer, and doctoral study for physical therapy degree.

Peg herself continues in yoga to help her ailing bones and works with the Master Gardeners.

Molly Smith Sperandio: My sisters’ reunion in April is always a blessing to me—to be able to spend time with my four older siblings—and this year enjoy celebrating the matriarch of our generation’s Smith family celebrating her 90th birthday—Kitty Smith Dunn ’47—In June at the extended Smith family reunion, our 35th year together. I was able to fly to California and enjoy my four grands, children of my deceased son Doug. Life goes on with us octogenarians—we have our aches and pains to deal with and now bilateral carpal tunnel

syndrome is telling me maybe I need to look for someone else to take over this editorial job.

Hint, hint!! ;-)

1959 Anne Wilson Heuisler 410-377-5026 | aheuisler@comcast.net

Tarun Comegys Johns continues to enjoy sailing adventures. While in Florida she attended a Hood reception in Sarasota to meet the new president, Andrea E. Chapdelaine. She shared a table with Martha Shortiss Allen ’59, Carol Horwath Klecka ’58 and Joan Bennett Moran ’58. Nancy Fletcher Artlett’s husband Frank died on Oct. 12. She said that she probably will return to the states and begin the next chapter of her life in Richmond, VA near two of her three sons. Fletch reported that Nancy Rogers Huntsinger is recovering from shoulder surgery. Gloria Friedman Greenspun informs everyone that her daughter Jamie Pachino has written scripts for the television series “Chicago PD” and the Hallmark movie “The Bridge” among other successes.

Gayle Hamilton Blakeslee and Natalie Starr recently enjoyed a “perfectly wonderful trip by ship from London to Bergen, visiting the English southern coast and islands of Ireland and Scotland.” Edee Howard Hogan, P’86 traveled to Lima, Peru, in February, to Kauai in March and to Portugal for a culinary adventure. Her first granddaughter was married in Wisconsin May 21. Edee is in residence at Bethany Beach until the end of September. Classmates welcomed!

Carole Jones Rogers is justly proud of her granddaughter Olivia Massey who graduated from MIT with an outstanding record in civil engineering, environmental and energy studies. She enjoyed the commencement speech by Matt Damon. Marcia King Wilke’s husband Norm died in February, and she moved in April from assisted living to independent living. Marcia’s sister died the week before Norm, and their brother died last June. Emily Ruth Michael Kahn died in Kennebunk, ME Dec. 8, 2015, at the age of 79 after battling cancer. After growing up in Baltimore and New York City, Emily lived in New Orleans for 42 years and moved permanently to Kennebunk in 2005. She is survived by her husband, her daughter and six grandchildren. Anne Montesano Ellis was sad to hear that Frank Artlett died. When she was in Australia, he showed her all his favorite places. Anne loves her new home in Emerald Lakes. She swims every day and is looking forward to the garden club, Florida style. Judy Moreland Granger and Bob celebrated their 57th anniversary, all thanks to “a blind date at Hood that went really well” arranged by Jan Knecht Huber-Ditz. The Grangers were headed to Michigan for a family reunion and then to Ohio to see Judy’s 94-year-old uncle and to visit Carole Jones Rogers. Joanne Peper Milnor just finished

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screening for artifacts at an archaeology dig in Surfside Beach, SC at the Ark Plantation.

Joanne is looking forward to a river cruise in the fall through Switzerland, Germany and France, followed by a visit to friends in Spain.

Jeannette Phelps enjoyed reading “The Peabody Sisters.” She wrote, “My winter will be enriched by the author Margaret Fuller and more mid-19th-century women. And a quart of vegan tomato and eggplant soup is in my fridge—cures all colds.” Myra Silberstein Goldgeier has moved to a retirement community, The Forest at Duke in Durham, NC. Myra said she wanted to be near one of her children, close to a good medical facility and not far from an airport. Mary-Lou Trout Haddad suffered a broken pelvis last winter, which really slowed her down for a while. She loves to read and appreciates suggestions.

She also finds Facebook very entertaining.

Mary-Lou and Charles recently attended a granddaughter’s college graduation. Joan Victor Boos and John were on safari in Kasone, Botswana, in April when John suffered a fall and was flown to a hospital with a subdural hematoma and concussion, for which he needed emergency surgery. They arrived home in Columbus June 11, where John underwent an intense program in the Ohio Health Rehabilitation Hospital and is improving every day. Sue Wilson Officer in Pasadena, CA misses all her friends on the East Coast. Her back is not getting any better and keeps her pretty much at home. Her condition changes from day to day. She has been trying everything, but nothing has helped so far. My sister Jeannette died unexpectedly just before Christmas from complications after knee surgery. She had worked on writing a memoir for years. I found it on her computer and added an epilogue and produced a PDF copy as well as a printed copy. It is a priceless gift to all who loved her. I recommend that we all follow Jeannette’s example and write our stories.

1961 Katharine Baum Wolpe 212-677-5469 | kwolpe@gmail.com Marty Kaiser Canner 410-747-0321 | plcanner39@gmail.com

Nancy Brown Braudrick is having a new home built to replace her current one at the same address in Gold Beach, OR. Our 55th class reunion was attended by 14 classmates and two husbands, Jean Shuey Wadsworth and husband Don and Sue Meeks Freeman and husband Dave. Sue and Dave celebrated their 55th anniversary this year and enjoy living in Mathews, VA, a small town on the lower Chesapeake Bay. Also on hand were Ann Mitchell, still active as a convention manager, and Marty Kaiser Canner, Jeanne Duncan Jehl, Sandra Doty Zeitler, Brenda Sheaffer Hillard, Ann Corderman Helton, Vivi Bruckel Harvey, Anita Ranoldo Miner, Mary

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Anne “Fleet” Fleetwood, Judy Freedom Westenhoefer, Estelle Harrison Brendle, and Katharine Baum Wolpe. Pictures are posted on the Hood reunion website. Fleet, who lives in Rehobeth, DE spends time every year in Taos, NM and works to save animals, especially horses. Estelle lives in Matthews, NC, near Charlotte, close to her children and grandchildren in North Carolina and Arkansas. Judy Westenhoefer lives on a farm in Bedford, VA and has been reducing the number of animals including horses she keeps there. Kathie Baum Wolpe still enjoys life in her East Village neighborhood in New York City. She and her friend Philip attend concerts, off-Broadway plays and modern dance performances. She remains active in her church and local Democratic club and volunteers to escort frail seniors living at home to doctor’s appointments, exercise classes and shopping. She also attends a reading group on Israel and Palestine. Anne Bierstein Grenfell moved July 1, 2016 from a large townhouse to a small condo. Her new address is 901 East MacPhail Road, Unit 2F, Bel Air, MD 21015. She volunteers for hospice and is selling her book, “Prelude to Eternity.” The book can be purchased directly from Anne, who will sign it, or online from Amazon, BN or Google. Anne is enjoying quality time with her family and staying in touch with Hood classmates. She is still healthy and stays active with fitness classes and aerobic dance, her favorite exercise.

Shirley Garrett Haley, P’85 and husband Ed recently moved to Patapsco Overlook, a condominium community in Catonsville, MD. Mary Beth Snyder Hall’s big news was the birth of her only grandson and her younger son’s only child, Patrick Cooper Hall, in July, 2015. The Cooper part of his name is for his great-great-grandmother’s family. Mary Beth and husband William feel blessed to have a new grandson 18 years after the birth of their youngest granddaughter. Their older son has four daughters ranging in age from 27 to 18. Cooper and his parents live in Virginia, so Mary Beth and William are considering moving to Virginia from Pennsylvania to see Cooper grow up and because they need to downsize their homeowner’s chores.

Vivi Bruckel Harvey is looking forward to spending the winter in Guatemala again, where she is involved in a large project to improve the water quality of Lake Atitlan. Last winter she worked with the local Audubon group in training Mayan young people to be bird guides. Ann Corderman Helton enjoys her ornamental garden, her book club, church administration, the CASA program and politics. She vacationed in New Orleans in the spring with her daughter Leah and Leah’s two sons. She traveled in May to Asheville, NC to visit friends and planned to spend the last two weeks in June at the Maryland shore. The focus of Hilda Koontz’s life continues to be Civil War history. She gives lectures in the midAtlantic region and plans to travel to Missouri in the fall to give a presentation to the Civil War

Roundtable of St. Louis. She will then proceed to Iowa for several more lectures and to visit with her latest grandson Charlie born in April 2016. Hilda visits often with Joan Jacobsen Halbert and Janice McDavid Kuntz ’62. She and Spencer are active with re-enactments and will spend Christmas in Williamsburg, VA. Anita Ranoldo Miner spent two weeks in Cuba this spring on a people-to-people educational trip, meeting artists, musicians, chefs and people on the streets in four cities. She found the experience fascinating and would like to go back. Sandy Murphy Schmidt and husband Bob continue to love apartment living at Charlestown Retirement Community in Catonsville, MD. She keeps physically and mentally fit with daily brisk walks, pool aerobics, and cultural offerings on site and in Baltimore. She also volunteers at the Walters Art Museum. She and Bob plan a trip along the Maine coast in September with American Cruise Line. She enjoys outings in Baltimore with Jeannette Phelps ’59 and theater and golf outings with Bob. Barbara Hufham Wells and husband Richard continue to be happy living in Moscow, ID which combines the benefits of a vibrant, small-town community with the cultural amenities of the University of Idaho. Richard stays busy caring for all the trees and plants he has planted on their property and Barbara serves on the board of trustees of the community hospital.

Barbara and Richard enjoy the Metropolitan Opera’s Live HD performances shown at a local movie theater on Saturday mornings. I (Marty) enjoyed the class reunion in June and 11 days later left on a two-week trip to the midwest and Montana to visit our daughter and her daughter and other relatives and friends.

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the Ridgewood Garden tour. They enjoy good health, skiing, hiking, kayaking and spending time with family. Marjorie Simmons Carlson’s grandson Chris Jr. is an attorney in the State’s Attorney’s office in Charleston, WV. Marjorie and Bill attended two granddaughters’ college graduations. “Library Lady” (Marjorie) retired from Riverdale Baptist School, Upper Marlboro, MD, after 37 years of service.

Candee Mack Westdorp’s two grandsons graduated from college and a granddaughter

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Elizabeth Kovacs Washburn and Ted enjoy family, friends, entertaining, church activities, gardening, reading, Silver Sneakers, aerobics.

Liz paints/exhibits. “We lived overseas for 16 years (England, Kenya and Turkey) and happily stay put and are always ready to share a meal with Hoodites passing through Lake Oswego, OR.” Jane Hoskins Bollman enjoys teaching a senior citizens art class, offers “thanks to Jack Davis at Hood for developing my passion for art.” Barbie Reeves McGee subs and enjoys “the mental stimulation of dealing with today’s youth.” Barbie participates in a retired teachers group and a fine arts group raising scholarships for college-bound seniors.

Her husband had heart issues but is stable.

Doris Dalziel Kimball and George love their cozy Wisconsin lakeside condo. Doris designs and plants the surrounding gardens, enjoys two book clubs, bridge and helping at hospice. Lillian Detrick Blood’s and Dave’s organic vegetable garden was featured on

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serves in the Peace Corps. “We are fine and playing lots of tennis.” Regina Schlank Pyle attended the first reunion of NYC PS 6 Class of 1954: “My memories were shrouded all these years in shame about a shy boy who spoke little English and had numbers on his arm who joined our class in 5th grade.

No teacher told us what Michael had been through—surviving Auschwitz, freed in 1945 when 4- years-old. Post-reunion, Michael felt closure after meeting the children who had shunned him and the adults who now embraced him.” In Boston, Regina chairs her neighborhood association and serves as trustee of her condo association. Linda MacDonough Morrow and George were in Paris and Barcelona where they visited a Penn State nutrition student and friend, and later visited Lynn’s daughter and husband in Baltimore. Pam Roberts Welham and Walt, in Paris for three weeks, toured the Loire Valley and Chartres. They are moving to a retirement community and smaller quarters so it’s “easier to leave when we travel.” Judy Hammond Blatchford and Park traveled with Lindblad Expeditions to Peru, Chile, Easter Island and Baja, celebrated granddaughters’ graduations from Lehigh and Proctor Academy, and had a reunion with Roger and Jane Hoskins Bollman, Carl and Susan Shinnick Hossfeld, Susan Rugemer Kurtz, Penny Misirian Mardoian, and Ben and Nancy Turner Heckscher. Penny Mardoian traveled with Smithsonian Journeys to Australia and New Zealand. “Two years since Art passed away my life is full of family, friends and volunteer work.” Susan Shinnick Hossfeld and Carl enjoyed Paris and a river boat cruise on the Seine including Monet’s house and gardens.

Harriet Rusty Papst Hougland, P’87 and Bill ocean cruised with Viking to Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Germany, Poland, Estonia, Russia and Finland; returned for a grandson’s crew meet, national championship game and high school graduation; a grandson’s Eagle Scout award; and a granddaughter’s Kirov ballet performance. Ann Holmes Flatt and JP enjoyed a Kenyan safari.

Ann studies watercolor, sings with the Worcester Chorus, does yoga, hikes up Mount Wachusett, spends hours in her garden to keep her centered, and welcomes Hood classmates to visit. Ann and JP get together with Rusty Papst, P’87 and Bill Hougland, P’87. Elizabeth “Betts” Davis Ackerman traveled to Cabo San Lucas and Williamsburg, VA, enjoys contra and English country dancing, Japanese gardening and teaching piano—especially to her 8-year-old granddaughter. Betts invites classmates to visit her in Vancouver. Judi Simonsen Ziobro, P’91 and Ed traveled to Florida, saw Judy Bailey Allison and Tom, cruised with Judy Jensen Burgess and Gordon to the Panama Canal and additional ports. Judi Z. is in two church choirs and sews for many projects.

Barbara Arthur Pretzsch and Bob cruised to Cozumel and Progresso. Barbara helps her daughter renovate houses, participates in two line dancing groups, Zumba, Silver Sneakers,

and a crochet/knitting group. Marvia Slade Perreault visited daughter Melanie, provost of Buffalo State University. Marvia volunteers with committees in their 55-plus community, and in the Salisbury University Research Center. She will get together with Bobbi Pretzsch, Linda Martin McManus, and Gail Wood Fortin this September. Sara “Sally” Zimmerman, Reporter: I enjoy living on a pond and bird watchers’ paradise near Florida’s west coast.

In retirement from full-time parish ministry, I’m happily busy with guest preaching.

1963 Dottie Snyder Engle 301-371-5170 | dengle3699@aol.com

Sisters, do I have news for you! First, our sympathy to Gail Kloeblen Spertzel on the death of her husband Richard who had a storied career with the federal government in any number of roles including leading teams into Iraq to look for weapons of mass destruction. He and Gail traveled the world over, partly because of his job and she worked for a travel agency. After putting out several messages about our mini reunion for June 10, I received very few responses, but heard from Karen Beck Gould whom I hadn’t heard from since she sang at our wedding. Unfortunately, Karen’s husband died 14 years ago, and she has been in a nursing home in Pittsburgh for the past 13 with a back injury. Pat Lytle Frost called to say she has Parkinson’s, but with the help of her husband Nick, still gets around.

They had lived in Montana, Nantucket, her favorite place in the world, and now on Cape Cod. Rude person that I am, I paid a surprise visit to Elena Koch Flom and her very kind husband, and at lunch time, too, when I was visiting friends in Cocoa Beach, FL. We had a lovely chat over lunch, and I learned of all the degrees she had gotten and the places she had taught including Suriname. She, too, is having some health issues including declining eye sight. Sadly, my roomie, Brenda Eklund Pearson did not attend the reunion because she was going to be in Europe for 25 days.

How could she! Jo Ann Twilley Plichta, M.A.’86 reports that she and Dave are in the process of moving to Pennsylvania to be near their son’s family. She said that she, Mary Ann Holloway Ford, M.A’79, and Joanne Zink Markey, recently visited Helen Buss Mitchell and husband Joe at the Mitchell’s lovely home in Ellicott City, MD. Cindy Klopp Butler and husband Keith spent a few months in California with their daughter and this summer went to England where their son was teaching at Cambridge. As usual, Kathie Anderson Houchens and Dave had many happy trails but none better than to Alaska. They engage in more activities than I can mention. Marilyn Monson Baldi is a real world traveler. She has recently been to Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar, taking lots of photos. She enjoyed the colorful, interesting cultures and will be going to the Arctic with National Geographic

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on an expedition for more photos. She thinks age is getting to her as she is minding the long flights, and although she feels she is aging gracefully, she says gravity is taking its course. Check Marilyn’s websites at www.imagerybymarilyn.com and www. torchegalerie.com. As for myself, Dottie Snyder Engle, I always have an exciting life.

In addition to my usual activities with local seniors, I have a disabled friend who moved here from Sante Fe. She has no one to help her but me. She has no use of her right arm, her right leg is off at the knee and lots of other issues. She is on her third prosthesis and is hoping to be able to get out of the wheel chair. She wanted out of the house where she was living, and my son and I deposited her in a motel that she had arranged. She wanted a service animal, so I bought her a fighting fish. Our family entertained our Danish exchange student’s in-laws for two weeks in May and had a wonderful time with them. They now think all Americans are just plain nuts, but like it! We had one day of normalcy after they left, then got a frantic message from our friend at Virginia Beach with whom we had spent five days in Cocoa Beach, that his wife was gravely ill, so we rushed down to visit them. Lung issues! She seems a bit better. Thank goodness my family is well and all are active. Son Ryan is back East in WV. Robin and I are poised for a big trip down south and will see Nancy Craven Jacobus in Elon, NC when we are returning.

We had a mini reunion for the Hood Class of ’63 here at our house, and everyone declared it a success. Twelve Hoodlums attended and seven spouses. Thanks to Bobby Campbell Rickman, M.A.’75, P’96 for showing up hours ahead to help and to my husband Ron who puts up with me and helps me through all my endeavors. Next reunion: June 2018, our 55th.

1964 Barbara Maly Fish 919-688-9125 | barb2fish@yahoo.com

I send the sympathy of the class to the family of Alyce Burn Sheaffer, who died April 29, after a 42-year battle with multiple sclerosis.

Those of us who saw Alyce at reunions always marveled at her courage and the tender care she received from her husband Fred. On a happier note, Joanna Miller reports that she is cancer-free five years after being treated for breast cancer. She enjoys retirement and country life in Garrett County, MD, although she fell several months ago and broke her clavicle. She has had frequent episodes of rapid heart rate, which should be corrected by ablation by the time you read this. Charlie and Mary Frances Gaver Trunk celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in July 2015. In November, Mary Frances had a total right knee replacement, which was completely healed in time for the Trunks’ move to a new patio home at the Homewood retirement center in

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Frederick. “Living on one floor is especially nice,” she says. Cal and Bobbi Wiley Erdman also celebrated their 50th anniversary last July.

Their three daughters and families (including seven grandchildren ranging in age from 3.5 to 18) joined the Erdmans for a weekend in Little Compton, RI with professional beach photos, a cookout, and presentation of a photo book covering their 50 years together.

Bobbi and Cal have lived in Pinehurst, NC for 16 years and continue to enjoy the climate, new friends and golf. Carolyn Clewell came for their three-day ladies golf member-guest tournament in April, and they won their flight.

Bobbi continues to take needlepoint courses and learned gold work this year. She also volunteers with the First Tee program in Pinehurst. Ben and Betsy Benson Walker celebrated their sixth anniversary in May on a 15-day Viking river cruise from Amsterdam to Budapest. Betsy says, “Our home, backyard birds, and gardens bring us joy, and our German shepherd and 20 grandchildren keep us active and amazed! Life is good.” Ed and Scottie Hansbrough Sneckenberger have just finished the overwhelming task of downsizing and moving to a retirement village not far from where they have spent the past 46.5 years in Morgantown, WV. Over the years, their travels filled their home with treasures such as a coolie hat from a Vietnamese rice paddy, a carved piece of bamboo from China, woven placemats from Guatemala and Russian art from St. Petersburg. The Sneckenbergers’ three daughters have given them five wonderful grandchildren. Hal and Kathie Tatem Brody will celebrate their 50th anniversary this summer with a special trip to Pittsburgh with their two children and four grandchildren. The Brodys’ children suggested the trip in order to visit the city where they grew up and to show their own children their old haunts. Kathie and Hal look forward to reconnecting with relatives and old friends. Hal still works as a professor at the University of Connecticut, teaching and doing research. Kathie volunteers with the UConn League and the Tourism Bureau. Their home in Willington, CT is big enough for guests, and Kathie encourages classmates to visit.

Marta Schneebeli Johnson keeps busy with volunteering and traveling. She had a wonderful trip to Japan last fall and recently visited the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland. In alternate years, Marta and her sister and their families get together in Stone Harbor, NJ. This time, 2016 is the year, and there will be 21 in the group this time. All of the grands especially enjoy visiting with cousins who live far apart.

1965 Catherine Beyer Meredith 410-252-1947 | alto1cat@aol.com Emily Kilby 443-485-7443 | erksome44@verizon.net

Your class reporters—Cathie Beyer Meredith and Emily Kilby—had a rather disheartening

go at news gathering this time around. A number of telephone messages recorded; zero return calls/emails. Thus we are especially grateful to you three who did respond for filling us in on your lives. The rest of you, how about an update before October rolls around again? In the case of class reporting, no news is NOT good news. Marlene Collector Wolfe was very disappointed that a family wedding prevented her from attending our 50th reunion. She and husband Irv, who’s still practicing dermatology in Owings Mills, MD, remain quite active. They particularly love traveling in the U.S. and Europe. They have two grown daughters and three grandchildren.

Daughter Janet is now head of a school at the Ideal School and Academy on New York City’s Upper West Side. She and her son Teddy moved to New York in January and are loving the offerings of the big city.

Daughter Sharon lives in Hockessin, DE where she is a genetic counselor. Marlene retired from teaching English and journalism, then worked for 10 years at WMAR-TV in Baltimore as a volunteer coordinator for a weekly feature show. Today she’s active in Art Seminar Group, an organization that “offers an extensive program of weekly lectures across a broad range of art and art history including the visual arts, theater, film, architecture, music and dance.” Marlene keeps up with the Hood news through regular contact with fellow Baltimorean Paula Adler Williams. After a late-January/early-February visit to see her granddaughter and former daughter-in-law’s family in Australia, Carolyn Oldman Gregory returned to Albuquerque and began planning a move to South Carolina to be with her sister.

A surprise visit from her “down under” son in May inspired the pair to take off on their great cross-country road trip which eventually took Carolyn to South Carolina in June. Though she was still missing the High Desert sky and New Mexican mountains where she’d made her home for more than a decade, she was looking forward to reconnecting with East Coast friends and lifestyle. Her beloved cocker spaniel Higgins made the journey in style and is now adjusting to two pug roommates.

“Stay tuned,” Carolyn wrote, indicating more adventures ahead. Marci Williams Ross was intending to attend the 50th Hood reunion but had to cancel the week before because of a partial knee replacement gone bad. She’d had to use a walker because of stress fractures under the plates. Since then, she has had a full knee replacement and is back to golfing, travel and fun with grandchildren. Another factor in her no-show was that the Ross’s 50th anniversary party with the whole family of 14 was to be in Costa Rica at the end of June, and Marci wanted to save herself for that trip.

The Rosses have lived in Jacksonville, FL since 1992 when Chuck retired. They have three sons and “six fabulous grandchildren,” Marci wrote. “We are blessed to be in great health but as an insurance policy we can literally walk to the Mayo Clinic. We built a new house last year (our last, I hope) and also renovated a house in Charleston, SC

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that’s just three doors from our grandchildren so we have our own place when we visit.

Even though I didn’t make the reunion, I did reconnect with my roommate Beverly Jones Gibson. We were in each other’s weddings 50 years ago, and we both looked forward to rooming together at the reunion. Maybe for the 75th?!”

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Reunion chair, Ginny Wheeler Jones, M.A.’88, in encouraging each of us to return to the Hood campus for our 50th class reunion, promised it would be “a very big deal.” It was, and it was wonderful! At our Class of 1966 50th reunion dinner in the Whitaker Campus Center, I asked those there to share a thought about the reunion.

Common themes in their quickly written notes were how much it meant to be together again, how beautiful and well-maintained the campus is, how much joy was found in laughing, hugging and sharing stories. And gratitude was universally expressed to our reunion committee: Ginny, chair; Sarah Bruce, class gift; Judy Messina, class gift; Susan Worth Fiala, chapel service; and Pat Vozar Bailey, commemorative book.

What an amazing job Pat did in putting that memory book together. The standing ovation for the committee at the dinner was so well deserved. Thanks were also expressed to Linda Roth, senior director of alumni relations and annual giving, and the staff in the alumni office. What a well- organized event! For me, I was reminded of why I chose Hood College over a half century ago— the friendliness on campus. It still prevails! And then there is quality. We were able to meet the new college president, Andrea E. Chapdelaine, Ph.D., sense her warmth and commitment and hear her plans for the College. She continued to pop up at various reunion events as did immediate past president, Ron Volpe, who was there at the new Ronald J. Volpe Athletic Center for Saturday’s alumni luncheon. Pride prevailed when we were able to present our class gift at this luncheon—$102,326.54—and were told that over the 50 years, our class has given more than $1 million to the College. Ginny commented, “The luncheon, like all of the weekend, was full of reminders of our special days at Hood, the things we did as students, and what good things continue to keep Hood of today a special place.” Other moments of great pride were the presentation of the 2016 Excellence in Service to Hood College Award to Judy Messina; remembering that Terri Petrillo Connolly had been named the ’66 White Blazer Girl; and that over the years, Pat Chapple Wright, H’90, Bonnie Kloben Hagerman, Harriet Sue Fox Riehl and me had been given the Distinguished Alumni Award. As a testament to her service, Judy

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Messina has been on the Hood College Board of Trustees since 2004 and is now vice chair of the board. More pride occurred at the Sunday morning chapel service. Two classmates led the service: Rev. Geneva Butz and Rev. Alice Coffman McDermott.

I am grateful for the happy moments I had to visit with both of them during the weekend and will long remember a quote shared

by Geneva that seemed so fitting for the reunion—“The time that was continues to tick in the time that is.” Past and present came together for all of us back on campus.

As part of the service, the names of the deceased members of our class were read in remembrance. There were 31 of us there: Pat Vozar Bailey, Dianne Beebe Barske, Laurie Wheeler Brown, Sarah Bruce, Geneva Butz, Dottie Moore Byerly, Anna Buhr Cole, Terri Petrillo Connolly, Gail Mancke Curtis, Carolyn Embree Drake, Sue Agnew Elter, Joy Mc Neely Engel, Sara Wislar Farneth, Milli Towner Fazey, Susan Worth Fiala, Beth Harlow Foster, Kandy Kiefaber Higinbotham, Ginny Wheeler Jones, Ann Johnson Kupferberg, M.A.’90, Carole Ann Kemp Lovett, Susan Esterline Markey, Betty Schmidt Martin, Alice Coffman McDermott, Faith Parker Mentzer, Judy Messina, Cheryl Carlson Peyton, Carolyn Wyckoff Platt, Nancy Frederickson Sherlin, Linda James Stewart, Patricia Kehoe Tylander and Harriet Rudman Weiner. When meeting these classmates again on campus, it seemed as if what first appeared as a fuzzy photo would click into focus and memories of that person would come flooding back. Along with people memories came food memories.

I was not able to be back on campus for a Thursday evening reception on the Beneficial-Hodson Library Reading Porch, but I’m told that the favored spring salad was served—bacon, lettuce, tomatoes—along with apple butter and cottage cheese and cranberry crunch for dessert. Then there was Sunday’s Strawberry Breakfast, bringing back that long-standing tradition. It should

be noted that all the meals were delicious, whether served in the beautifully renovated Coblentz Dining Room, the commons of the Whitaker Campus Center, or the Ronald J. Volpe Athletic Center. A note from “The Terrace House girls” —Dottie Moore Byerly, Kandy Kiefaber Higinbotham, Linda James Stewart, Milli Towner Fazey and Cheryl Carlson Peyton. “We had a great time seeing all the new improvements to Hood and our old friends who didn’t need any improvements.” We were a fine bunch indeed, especially as we paraded into the alumni luncheon as honored guests, dressed in our sunshine yellow and carrying bright yellow flowers—to the tune of “Pretty Woman.” Many of us shared that we were surprised by how much being together at the reunion meant to us and vowed to return for our 55th! Diana Beers Lobdell ’65 reported, “Condolences to the family of Harriet Sue Fox Riehl (Mrs. Jack Riehl), who passed away on July 12, 2016. Harriet received the alumni award at a Hood reunion (the 50th reunion of the Class of 1963).

While delivering her acceptance speech, she acknowledged that she had Alzheimer’s disease with such force that there was not a dry eye in the house. A dynamic and spirited member of the class of 1966, Harriet will be fondly remembered by friends who also lived in Shriner, and by those of us who lived with her in French House from 1964-66 (I was Harriet’s roommate at French House from 1964-65). She had an impressive career with the Peace Corps, and the U.S. Government in Washington, DC. Harriet and Jack have three children: a daughter, Morgan, and two sons, Jonathan and Geoff. Jack Riehl can be reached via email at JackRiehl21@gmail.com.”

1967 Patricia Rosner Kearns kearns.patricia@gmail.com

Lots of anniversaries, generational achievements, old marriages, new marriages,

pursuit of new careers, travels, retirement/ nonretirement and acquiring new skills reported by the Class of 1967 as we move forward. Thanks to all who responded quickly to my panic email of pending news deadline.

My apologies to those who are not on the email list. I actually had letters printed out and envelopes labeled but then the grandkids arrived for 10 days! Joh Van Wert Thompson writes: Our first grandchild just graduated from high school and will be attending Virginia Tech in the fall. One of the highlights of our year was a trip to Cuba in March with Joan Peschel Young and husband Bob. My husband Michael even brought back some Cuban cigars. We all loved Cuba and found the people very friendly. Old Havana is beautiful with its lovely squares and architecture. Even saw lots of those 50s cars! Love retirement!

Hope to see lots of you at our 50th! Jane Rowell Arnold is still living in New York City and working as director of admissions at the Episcopal School. Married to Alex for 47 years with two married sons and three grandchildren. Not interested in retirement!

“My biggest news,” Cheryl Wray Kirk writes, “is that my grandson had his Boy Scout Eagle Ceremony last month. He built a small stage with a backdrop and a wheelchair ramp for our church day care center as his project.

This represents four generations of scouting in my family. My father was an Eagle Scout, I was a Girl Scout for 10 years and earned my 10-year pin, my youngest son Phil became an Eagle Scout and now my grandson Lucas is an Eagle Scout. It meant so much to me.”

Attending the ceremony was Margo Emrich Trexler, mother of two Eagle Scouts and of course Hood buddy and family friend. She and her husband Bob drove four hours to attend.

Judy Lehman Ballinger is enjoying life to the fullest. She writes: “Why am I responding to an email before 8 a.m.?! Life remains way too busy, but the good stuff fills most of it: art, family of nine grandkids (some requiring visits to Costa Rica and San Francisco), community, friends, fifth year of marriage, etc. I’m not sure if local and national politics

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and my feeble attempts to address social issues (support for immigrants and our Islamic center) count in the “good stuff” category, but they do consume a lot of thought.” As a member of the Hood Board of Trustees, Cynthia Newby is totally enjoying the board, especially the opportunity to observe Andrea Chapdelaine’s first year in office. Cynthia writes that President Chapdelaine is a terrific leader: “We are very lucky, I think, to have her in charge of the key efforts re-credentialing, strategic planning and enrollment. New senior staff—Vice President for Enrollment Management Bill Brown and new Provost Dr. Debbie Ricker—equally impressive.” Barbara Morgan Herron says it was really great to see and visit with Laurie Seymour Carlson when she came to Annapolis last October (2015). They met up at a Navy football game and enjoyed cheering the Mids on to a win.

“The short film that I wrote and produced was finally finished, and I was invited to screen it at the fourth Annual Female Filmmakers Showcase in Baltimore this spring. Funny thing. I wrote and produced it (which included everything from making costumes, lining up locations, hiring a caterer, to trimming the leading man’s hair), but until then hadn’t thought of myself as a filmmaker. Beyond that, I’m trying yet again to learn to play the guitar.

Wish me luck!” (Keep on strumming, Barb.)

“Best regards from hot Georgia!” writes Gail Witham Pohl. “Today is our 49th anniversary (June 17), so we’re thinking about how Doug and I met at a Shriner Hall mixer. It had to be moved to Meyran because it was so well attended despite the umpteen inches of snow on the ground. Good Hood memories!” May Mumma Ohman wrote, “Hi Pat … here is a ‘flash from the past.’ In the summer of 1966, I went to Chile as a Hood College Ambassador.

It was a remarkable experience that changed the course of my life. As a result of that time in Chile, I worked as a Pan Am stewardess for several years after graduation. … wanting to see more of the world. The program in Chile was called The Experiment in International Living—and Susan Wadia-Ells talked me into applying and going. She had gone to Iran the year before with the same program.

The group from 1966 just had a 50th reunion.

We managed to get five of the 10 original group members together in Rochester, NY—Skyped two others. One of our Chilean families came—five of them! It was an amazing experience. Something very good—from the Hood we knew 50 years ago—lives on. I hope as many of our classmates who can come, will come to our 50th reunion next year! Looking forward to that!” Kris Campbell Joyce wrote, “We just returned from a two-week safari in Tanzania, which was wonderful with Thomson Travel, which has a supportive role in that country. We were able to learn a lot about the land, animals and people for my art and teaching and would definitely recommend that travel company.” From your class reporter: Not much from Northern Virginia. Working to help the homeless, taking a nonprofit to the next level—stuff I did 30 years ago! Updating

my 100-year-old house to get ready for sale—eventually. Trips to see grandkids in Sonoma and north Georgia take up most of my vacation time. A nice Caribbean beach with drinks with umbrellas sounds good right now. But I second Jane Arnold’s comment— retirement? Why?

1968 Sharon Burns Walsh 410-749-0426 | sharon.walsh68@gmail.com

Most of the news in this column was sent to me last fall. Unfortunately, length limits prevented me from including it in the late winter column.

My apologies to those who had to wait to see their news appear. Cheryl Bonynge Harker is thrilled that she and husband Dick are expecting a baby boom in the next few years to add to their 34-person combined family including 10 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. They spend lots of time boating with family and friends when they’re in Island Heights, NJ and go to their condo in Pennsylvania for the colder weather. In the last year and a half they took two extended cruises, one for 78 days to the Far East and another for 35 days on the Voyage of the Vikings. She keeps up with Lucille VanBaaren and admires her stamina as she continues to work at a cosmetics company. She was hoping to see Ginny Munson Hammell ’67 in Florida this past winter and congratulates her on the Virginia Munson Hammell ’67 Trading Room dedicated at Hood in October 2015.

When she wrote, she had just communicated with her little sister Linda Ayers ’70 for the first time in years so may soon have more news to report. Sandy Deemer Harra and husband Ed became retirees in June 2013. She occasionally returns to her former school to sub and likes maintaining a connection with that community.

She loves seeing her former students and visiting with the staff, but she enjoys retirement more. She and Ed have traveled some, usually somewhere where they can snorkel. The Big Island is a favored destination. When she wrote in October 2015, it was 83 degrees at her home in California, and they were hoping El Niño would bring relief from a difficult summer of drought and forest fires. “We feel blessed that our little country town has remained fire safe.” Both of her sons live out of state. Matt is in Portland, OR and Nathan is in Fulton, MO. Our condolences to Sandy on the death of her mother Joan Pouchot Deemer ’40, P’68, P’81 in May 2015. Bev Thompson Gardner and husband Bernie are both enjoying retirement although Bernie continues to do consulting work at the School for the Environment at University of Massachusetts, Boston. They live in Pembroke, MA for the winter and Eastham, MA on the cape in the summer. They are both active at their Unitarian/Universalist church.

Son Alan is an engineer at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute; his wife Nora is an artist. Bev has three granddaughters—Ella, 12; Lucy, 9; and Tessa, 5. Her Hood connections

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at church are Joyce Clarke Hockman ’67 who left before our class arrived, and Meredith Owen Atkinson ’69. She added thanks to Linda Search Atack for the years she served as class columnist. Carol Huntington and husband Al live with four “formerly feral felines” in their 1840s home overlooking the Kennebec River in Bath, ME. They have been there since 2002, a difficult time for them since four members of Carol’s immediate family died that same year. Carol still works full time as a social work senior therapist at the local hospital intensive outpatient program and as a hospice social worker in Portland, ME. She is also an ordained Episcopal Church deacon.

Her career has included both medical social work and parish-based ministry in Boston and northern New Jersey cities. She and Al met 25 year ago when they were both working at a homeless shelter in Hoboken. Carol is a peace activist and toured New England teaching about Palestine, which she visited twice in recent years. She is also a nationally certified nonviolence trainer and has taught courses in seminaries and several schools of social work.

In what must be very limited spare time, she is working to reclaim and maintain the formal gardens that were planted by previous owners years ago around their home. Stephanie Negoescu Goble and her husband have been living in San Antonio, TX for more than 30 years ever since he retired from the Air Force.

They have five children, so she now spends lots of time flying all over the country visiting grandchildren. Since retiring from teaching high school geometry to the children of wounded warriors at Fort Sam Houston, she invests lots of time in the kitchen preparing all her food from scratch. She began eating organically several years ago at the urging of her oldest daughter who is a master herbalist. She is hoping to reconnect with classmates Jane Walters Jasper and Rosemarie Dempsey Curlett.

Finally, from your class columnist, happy 70th birthday to everyone who has celebrated, or soon will celebrate, that landmark life event this year!

1969 Sayre Roney Steere 850-233-0238 | sayre1126@gmail.com

Proud grandparents, Nancy Roe Hebdon and Fred announced that grandson Christopher will attend George Washington Law School in September. Barbara Sims retired in 2015 after 30 years with the same executive search firm. She remains in New York doing volunteer work and choral singing. My childhood chum, Karol Bedyk Strang and Bill (whom she met at a Hopkins/Hood mixer) have two married sons and a grandbaby on the way. Karol has a doctorate in clinical social work, but is now retired, living in the Asheville, NC area and enjoys quilting and dulcimer playing. Marty Silcox Hankins and Fred will celebrate their 45th anniversary with a trip to the Pittsburgh

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area and meet up with Libby Miller Jacobs and husband Jack. Marty plans to retire from teaching next year and pursue master gardening. Thanks to Facebook Esther Kofod Whitfield managed to reconnect with her roommate, Joanne Fodor Smith. Do consider Esther’s memoir, “The Libyan”—a fascinating and compelling read. As a result of renewed health, Sarah Jane Snyder Raffety is devoting more time to family and church as well as exercise and painting. She is also about to publish a children’s book. Margaret Dunkle has retired from her position as lead research scientist at the department of health policy at George Washington University and now lives full time in Maryland after spending years in the workforce in D.C., Boston and Los Angeles. She received the 2016 W. D. Schaefer Helping People Award for Calvert County in June. After 40-plus years in Alaska, Jill Stanley and husband Adam are moving to Greenfield, IN—via a motorhome! Chris Diehl retired from teaching math in 2007 but remains an adjunct teacher at her local community college. She keeps in touch with former roommate Marya Rusinak of Cincinnati.

Joanne Ingoldsby Peters looks forward to summer trips through New England and a jaunt to Ireland come fall. Meanwhile she quilts, golfs and gardens. Maureen Clancy Shiftan continues to write her food blog—“Matters of Taste.” She, husband T and their sons all enjoy skiing and biking—even completing a couple of bike centuries (100 miles) each year.

Travels to Vienna, Austria and Northern Italy are planned for summer. Maureen recently visited Diane Campbell in Boston. Sharon MacDonald Sayles and husband John are completing 18 months of providing care for their grandchildren, ages 12 and 14. Soon the “kiddos” will relocate to Keene, NH. Jan Erbacher Greening checked in from Austin, TX where she cares for her elderly mom, records texts for the blind and participates in a French conversation group. Her careers included teaching grades 7-12, as well as ESL, and marketing technical software. Boca Raton resident Linda Israel Lamm looks forward to spending a month in North Carolina this summer. Carole Downing Staton and Emily Smith Brownson and spouses attended the girls’ 50th high school reunion in Salisbury, MD last summer. Carole loves retirement—and her 4.5-year-old grandson. Jean Winn Swan and husband plan to trace the Lewis and Clark expedition this summer in their RV. Their son will be married in November. Also following the Lewis and Clark route are Meredith Owen Atkinson and husband George. The trip will include Glacier National Park where the couple honeymooned. Despite facing spinal fusion surgery, Peggy Jackson Wyckhouse continues to teach food preparation and nutrition classes. She has a son and three grandsons in St. Louis and a disabled daughter in Las Vegas. Pat Etzel Parker and her husband found “surprisingly gratifying” their mutual 50th high school reunion. Cynthia Werner Biber continues to work in New York at the Frick Collection. She frequently travels

to Maine where her two daughters live and to Switzerland, home of her brother. Despite a few family health scares, Ellen Kiel and Russ had a wonderful trip to Barcelona in October.

Current projects include a wellness ministry at church and New Story Leadership. Betsy Seele Gotta is still involved in square dancing, “calling” four or five nights a week. Summer gigs include stops in Des Moines, Toronto and Regina, Canada. Cheryl Brown Dreiling, H’13 has two loves—her 2-year-old twin grandsons, and traveling. This year she’s been to India, the Italian Riviera and in July will head to the Baltic Sea. Ginny Monaco Hatfield, a “professional volunteer” was recently tapped as one the of five Inspiring Women of the San Fernando Valley by the United Chambers of Commerce. As new Tesla owners, Dave and I, Sayre Roney Steere are seeing the country “gas free.” We’ve been to South Florida, where we visited with Valerie Dietz Polansky (our husbands are HS and USNA chums), the Hill Country of Texas, western Tennessee, and soon all the way to Seattle to visit our girls—and take an Alaskan cruise.

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Classmates sent news of happy retirements, continued or second careers, interesting travel and beloved grandchildren.

Janet Bear Ander joined the ranks of “grandmotherhood” with the birth of a grandson; for her, the experience is “awesome.” Marj Menchey Bernstein continues traveling with her partner. A recent trip to Cuba was “amazing,” and they plan a trip to the canyonlands of the Southwest in recognition of 100 years of the National Park system. She recently attended her 50th high school reunion and enjoyed activities on and off of Hood’s campus with Sam Ryan Reeves. Ada Karen Blair and her husband took a spring road trip to join former colleagues at two conferences in Mississippi. One was a literary and cinematic conference in Natchez, and the second was the Conference for the Book in Oxford, MS. Christine Bradley Pecor, M.A.’88 moved to a new home and enjoys one-story living.

She recently returned from a trip to Mt. Rushmore, Yellowstone, the Grand Tetons and Salt Lake City. Chris welcomed a grandson in 2015. Jeanne Bryant Wyland and her son visited several colleges with lacrosse programs. Her son liked Hood and the lacrosse coach the most and verbally committed to attend Hood in 2017. Jeanne is excited that her son might be the third generation of her family to attend Hood.

Jeanne keeps in touch with Linda Kramer Evans, Anne Parkin Pierpont, Sandra White Harper, Barbara Pepi Danella and Cynthia Smith Kinney. Lynne Britt Demers Becker finished consulting at the University of Houston. She enjoyed the work and being

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close to her oldest daughter, son-in-law and granddaughter. She and her husband are cruising the eastern and western Caribbean but will travel to Connecticut for Lynne’s 50th high school reunion. Dana Eser Hunt works in Cambridge, MA as a public policy research scientist focusing on substance abuse and criminal justice policy. She likes her job and does not anticipate retirement anytime soon. She has two adult daughters; one is a health policy analyst, and one is a clinical social worker. After two master’s degrees and several career changes, Ellen Farrand Carpenter enjoys renovating her homes in Maryland and Florida. She uses her captain’s license to sail and dive, a favorite pastime.

Cynthia Forbes sent an email about herself and Lucie Picard Allen. They will celebrate their 50 years of friendship with a 10-week cruise beginning in Spain and ending in Australia. Cynthia retired as a senior analyst with the Government Accounting Office. She lives in Atlanta, GA and has traveled to all 50 states and all seven continents. After the trip, she will have visited 100 countries. Lucie retired as a financial director after 30 years, lives in Pittsburgh, PA and has two children and two grandchildren. Christine Goodwin Oster lives in Montana and continues her second career as a potter. Her summer will include an Alaskan cruise with her children and grandchildren and attending her 50th high school reunion. Elaine Hubert had an “interesting life” in the past six months. She broke her leg while decorating for Christmas, and her house caught fire while she was hospitalized. She and her husband feel lucky to be alive and glad that their golden retriever got out of the house in time. Elaine’s leg is mostly healed, and they will be back in their house soon. Elaine sends word of a “gorgeous” new grandson. Lynn Johnson Houze had difficulty sending news for this column, but Marianne Clark Cordyack helped resolve the problem. Thank you to both for your perseverance. Pamela Nesbit enjoys the quiet, often overlooked joys of nature and family. Karin Ninesling Infuso and family spent a week in Orlando, FL while her daughter attended an international conference on learning disabilities. They also visited Williamsburg, Jamestown and Yorktown, VA to introduce Karin’s darling baby grandson to the National Park system.

Ethelyn Riley lives in Columbus, GA and is retired from teaching. She has two children and six “beautiful grandchildren.” Ethelyn takes each grandchild on a trip to celebrate his/her 13th birthday. The child chooses the destination; this summer Ethelyn will travel to New York City with her granddaughter.

Nancy Schneider Alder will attend two 50th high school reunions, one in Green Lake, WI where she attended school K-10th grade and one in Gettysburg, PA. Nancy enjoys seeing her five grandchildren who live in Pittsburgh and Shippensburg, PA. Lisa Smith Roney is happily retired but does some consulting work and is on the board of directors of Amigos de las Americas. She

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and her husband traveled recently to Turkey and Greece and Australia and New Zealand.

She has two granddaughters who live in Philadelphia and Rockville, MD. She plans to attend our 50th reunion in four years. Thank you to the classmates who contributed to this column.

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Mary McMunigal Burland attended the reunion and reported the following: “On a beautiful weekend in June, the Class of 1971 returned to Hood to again find ‘a place in the sun for 71’ at our 45th reunion! It was a threeday celebration that featured good food, great company and endless conversation. We were a small, but enthusiastic group of 16 alums and one brave husband! Some of us have attended many reunions while others like Cathy Moon McClure and Betsy Ziegler were attending their first one. Betsy Cooper Pizzolato, Diane Miller Jackson, Cathy Moon McClure, Betsy Ziegler, Janice Butz, Sharon Brown Vejvoda and I once again enjoyed the joys of dorm life in Shriner. On Friday evening we had a wonderful Maryland-themed picnic in Coblentz Dining Hall. Saturday began with Hood’s new president’s first state of the college speech followed by the alumni luncheon in the Ronald J. Volpe Athletic Center. Edith Purdie, Connie Dawley Seeley ’72, and Linda Wicks Crites ’72 joined us for the luncheon. We were very proud of our classmate, Dr. L. Martha Thomas, P’99, P’09, who received the Distinguished Alumni Award! Saturday evening we were joined by Gail Haulenbeek, Nancy Sword Hollyfield, Lynn Patterson Jacobs, Barbara Hasbrouck Murphy, Marlene McGibbon Santucci, Lucinda Tyson and Jan Renn as we enjoyed the all-class dinner in the Ronald J. Volpe Athletic Center. I am sure no one will be surprised to learn that our class was still celebrating after all the other classes had left!

Sunday began with the traditional favorite, Strawberry Breakfast, followed by a chapel service before we all went our separate ways.

Although we all had a marvelous time, it was a bit disappointing that so few classmates were able to attend. One of the best things about reunion weekend is the joy we share in talking with classmates who we did not really know well during our student days. Each time I return from a reunion, I realize that I spoke with some classmates more in those few days than I did in our four years at Hood! All of us who were present for our 45th want all of our classmates to be present for our 50th (!!!) in 2021! What a party that would be!” Janet Schultheis Plitt married the love of her life Calvin just after graduation. They discovered their fondness for road tripping and have explored 48 states. While traveling, they scout antiquarian

bookstores in search of readable collectibles for their home library. Janet’s 102-year-old dad, who still talks about Dad-and-Daughter Weekend, Calvin’s parents, three children and their spouses, and eight grandchildren all live locally, so they spend many days with family. Calvin retired from cardiology practice in 2015, just as their son David began his cardiology career. Daughters Claire and Laura enjoyed teaching careers and now practice their craft “at home” raising their children. She says she is filled with gratitude to God for His faithfulness in times of joy and challenge as the seasons of life move forward and cherishes those grand Hood memories. Roslyn Glantz Trojan retired from the U.S. Army as a colonel after almost 30 years of service. As one of the first female officers to be integrated into the regular Army from the WAC Corps, she saw a lot of “firsts” for females in combat and leadership positions. After the Army, she spent several years on the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee specializing in Homeland Security and Defense. She then worked for private industry and became a senior vice president with Michael Baker Jr. Engineering specializing in large program management projects. Moving west to Colorado and then New Mexico, she opened her own management consultant firm with clients across the country and volunteered for 10 years with a Veteran nonprofit. Roslyn is married to Hans-Georg Atzinger, a retired German General Officer. They met in 1991 in the U.S. Army War College where Roslyn was Hans’ foreign student sponsor. Friends for more than 25 years, they married in 2014 after the deaths of their spouses. The two couples were great friends in spite of living on two different continents. She is now semi-retired and maintains a household both in Germany and in Albuquerque. She is stepmother and “Oma” to three grown children and three grandchildren. She has been in touch with her roommate Elaine Alexander and with Donna Eaton Mahoney, both of whom are doing well and busy in their own semi-retirements. She would love to hear from Hood friends and can be reached at rglant0310@outlook.com.

1972 Cynthia Clifford 415-563-5273 | cynthiaclifford999@gmail.com

Thanks for the wonderful response to my call for news; unfortunately, I had to edit heavily with a limit of 750 words, so please also post often at www.facebook.com/ groups/124118741026202. Nancy Leigh Williams Bishop and Dan are happily retired in Malibu. Daughter Sam and sonin-law Joel live in Australia; he will compete as goalie on the Australian water polo team at the Rio Olympics. Carol McVey Burke, M.S.’80 and her husband recently attended the wedding of the daughter of her Hood roommate, Gretchen VanWhy Gowen, P’08. Sarah M. Gowen ’08 is

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the third generation to attend Hood; her grandmother is Margaret Hope Whitehead VanWhy ’45. Marianne Taylor Strittmatter continues to run the family business in York, PA; she enjoys gardening, traveling, writing memoirs and time with her children and four grandsons. Helen De Leonard writes that, since retiring from teaching, she has finally been able to perfect living in the present moment! She volunteers with her church, including as a Stephen Minister.

Last summer, she visited Gini Procino Hartmann and Tom at their new home in Watchung, NJ; and joined Robin Shaw Leto and Ken in San Francisco for their daughter’s wedding in Golden Gate Park.

Linda Cumber Gifkins and her husband enjoy life in southern Vermont and frequent visits in Brooklyn with kids and grandkids.

She continues to work full time at the travel startup Routehappy. Last summer, they had a delightful surprise visit from Darlene DeMay and Jim in their fabulous RV; they hope to visit Betsey Briddell Kipp and Deryl in Boothbay, ME. Robin Shaw Leto and Ken celebrated their 40th anniversary with a Panama Canal trip in April with their family; son Jason works with the Massachusetts Teachers Association in Boston and daughter Dara continues post-doctoral studies in molecular biology at Stanford. Sue Gorelick Marlenga reports that both daughters married in 2015—Sarah in May and Ashley in November. Mary Jane Scully Bauer was in Boston for Sarah’s wedding but in Israel during Ashley’s. Sue’s been in touch with Joan Leslie Wadsworth, who’s retired from teaching; she and George look forward to their son Greg’s July wedding. Sarah Sonne O’Donnell continues to teach high school biology. Her father passed away March 26 in Fort Wayne, IN but had enjoyed photos of his new granddaughter, born three days earlier. Helen-Mae Reisner joined the U.S. Postal Service in 2009 in Philadelphia and was recently appointed to a senior leadership position at headquarters in Washington. She is in North Bethesda and was delighted to discover that Carol Lipson Fivozinsky and her husband live in the same building. Becky Riehl enjoys retirement in The Villages, FL, including water aerobics, bridge, golf and riding in her golf cart. She also travels to Nashville, TN, golf tournaments in Las Vegas and Myrtle Beach and cruises on her pontoon boat. This summer, she plans to see Cindy Land Humphries ’74 and Lucia Grabenstein Kline. Marti Murray Robinson retired this spring from Ulster County Community College as a professor emerita after 25 years of teaching English. She’ll travel this summer to the Galapagos Islands and then to Ireland with the Hood alumni travel program this fall and continue her studies through the Jung Society of Washington, D.C. Connie Dawley Seeley reports that

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she is very happily engaged; she and Karl met online in 2014. They live in Clarksburg, MD close to Hood and will be married in August. They often see Linda Wicks Crites and Bob; Connie and Linda attended reunion weekend and shared lunch with friends from ’71 celebrating their 45th: Mary McMunigal Burland, Edith Purdie and Betsy Cooper Pizzolato. Recently, Linda and Bob joined Marsha Kraft Brick and Jim in Rhode Island for brunch; they continue to enjoy retirement and have added Tai Chi and senior aerobics to their weekly schedule. Danise Simpson Simmons and Bruce relocated to Aurora, IL when their son-in-law accepted a transfer to the Chicago area; and he and their daughter Sarah invited them to go with them. Their new address is 1286 Church Court, Aurora, IL 60502. Kathy Stewart remains gainfully retired in Harrisburg, PA, enjoying gardening, birding and screen porch life with an orange fuzz ball named Sparky. She had a great time at the wedding of Jane Chaisson Blake’s daughter Heather; stays in touch with Kathy Martin Belikoff, who’s exploring the country via RV with Larry and their German shepherd; and has invited me to visit when I’m back East this August. Barrie Parsons Tilghman and Mat much enjoyed a trip to England and France to commemorate the D-Day invasion—the most meaningful trip of their lives. Barrie was reminded of Dr. Bragdon’s American history course, just

as she had recalled Dr. Latkovski’s classes on an earlier trip to Latvia. Barrie recently had lunch with Barb Cox Bisset, who’s busy with five grandchildren and a part-time position at Goucher College “and looks just like she did the day we left Hood.” Janice Williams Martin and Al took a cruise to Mexico and continue to enjoy 4-H and their farm with plenty of animals. Deidre Jean Wright is proudly taking her oldest grandnephew Chase Wise to Lowell, MA for the 2016 Congress of Future Science and Technology Leaders June 29. Then she’ll become quartermaster for VFW Post 8696, Palm Coast, FL; she’s also proud to serve as a speaker for “Veterans in the Classroom” with the Flagler County school system.

Allison Zack/Jeffrey Hagerich and Mike divide their time between Rochester, NY and Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, FL—the best chapter of their lives yet! She volunteers with environmental programs; this year, they travel to Chautauqua, Sicily, Singapore and China, and then to California to visit their daughter.

Jane Hively Zarfoss left York, PA in 2012 and moved to West Palm Beach, FL with her 90-year-old mother; she also spends time in the San Francisco Bay Area with her two children and three young grandsons—visitors are welcome in Florida or San Francisco!

This column is dedicated to our classmate Kris Vasey Smith, who enjoyed a successful career with Hawaii Pacific University and

passed away Sept. 25, 2013; Mahalo, Kris. Save the date for our 45th reunion: June 9-11, 2017!

1973 Sara “Sally” Parkhurst Van Why 814-623-1557 | sallyvanwhy@gmail.com

I asked classmates on my email contact list for stories about running into other Hood alums. I thought this would be a fun theme for this column because I already had three stories. Well I still only have those three stories. Leslie Hawkins wrote that you just never know when those Hood connections show up. She was on a Caribbean cruise in late February with her older sister; at dinner they had the usual introductions shared around the table with names and where they were from. One woman mentioned she was from Maryland, Leslie said she had gone to college in Frederick, at Hood.

The other woman responded that she also was a Hood graduate, Class of 1991, and she turned to the rest of the table, and announced that they were fellow Hoodlums.

Small world. Leslie is still working in health care administration, now at a health system in southeastern Washington but plans to retire in early 2017. Alicia Parlatore Payne wrote that the speaker at one of her community Women’s Club meetings was local author Cheryl Carlson Peyton

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’66, whose first of eight books is entitled “Six Minutes to Midnight.” Alicia also met another Hood alumna, Mary Bloodgood VanHyning ’68. Mary is a greeter for new residents in the community where Alicia has recently moved near Knoxville, TN. Toni Lucia wrote that in April, President Chapdelaine visited New York City and was hosted at a reception held by Trustee Judy Messina ’66. She said that it was great fun seeing so many alums and impressive to hear about the programs and the progress the college continues to make.

Toni especially appreciated President Chapdelaine’s enthusiasm and her respect for the culture and standards that define Hood. Mary Stevenson wrote that she and Charlotte Miller Ponticelli (aka Charlie) had a planned, not chance, encounter in January. Mary continues full time with her professional duties (academic, research and administrative) as a professor in the faculty of medicine at McGill University.

Charlie continues her professional work with various human rights and political organizations as well as various volunteer activities with local organizations. Her latest project is at the local prison where she meets with Hispanic inmates and provides spiritual counseling. Ann Jones also had a planned meeting with fellow classmate Pat Funari Bevacqua. They had a wonderful weekend together while Ann was in Washington, D.C. at the Garden Club of America’s annual National Affairs and Legislation meeting. Several classmates wrote to tell me that they had not had any recent Hood encounters but filled me in on their news. Debbie Christ Zourdos has been elected to the Hood College Board of Associates for a three-year term beginning this summer. She is honored to serve the College we all love so much. She is also a new grandmother! Amy Hanley Dove, her husband and eight others from their church went on a 10-day mission trip to Rwanda at the Urukundo Children’s Home/ Village. Kathy Nixdorff Wilson hasn’t run into anyone lately, but has seen a few Hood stickers on people’s cars. Her son was recently married. I want to finish with more from Leslie Hawkins. Leslie wrote “My mother passed away in December, one month shy of her 90th birthday, and her failing health in the past year had consumed much of my attention and emotion. It truly was a blessing to know she is without pain, and with my father now, but of course those losses always take a piece of your heart, and remind you of losses that seem to come more frequently as we get older.” This sums up my own feelings as my mother ages, and I am sure the feelings of many of you whether your own parents are aging or no longer with you. One more reason to keep the connections we have alive and well. I am grateful to hear from so many of you. If you have stories, please let me know, and I will include them in the next column.

1974 Sally Johnson Leland 207-865-0280 | sallyleland@sbcglobal.net

Sincerest thanks to those who reached out with news. Louise Whitridge Hicks Smith shared that she continues to practice dental hygiene and takes care of eight rescue cats. Church, artwork, harping, golf and gardening fill the hours in between. Louise’s son and daughter-in-law, Brian and Candice, treated her to a wonderful trip to Australia last summer. A snorkeling lesson prepared her for truly going “Down Under” on the Great Barrier Reef. An aboriginal gave them a hands-on lesson in aboriginal art, and she took home a small painting. Louise has been painting in gouache watercolors and is concentrating on Australian birds and animals. Her daughter, Courtenay, helped her open an Etsy store … “Daisyinthyme.”

There are blank note cards for sale with printed versions of Louise’s artwork, so be sure to check it out! I hope to lure Louise to Maine to paint this summer or perhaps in the dead of winter. Barbara Miller Beem is happy to report that she sold the old house in Catonsville, MD, and she and her mom are now ensconced in a lovely new 55plus condo community with underground parking! The move was extensive albeit short (large house with many antiques)— two miles in distance but another world completely. Barbara’s days are busy. She sees her grandchildren most every day and is active in a charitable knitting group at her church. Her writing has shifted into high gear, and she is part of an inspiring writing group. No doubt she misses Ken terribly and his editing genius. Deborah Fay Kohler has had a roller coaster year.

Since the auto industry is pretty much back on course, her husband Ed took a new job back in his old stomping grounds on the other side of the state. Deborah continues to do interim ministry at a small rural church and really enjoys helping churches negotiate the transition between settled pastors. They figure they only have to work a few more years, and Ed is so much happier now than when he was developing transmissions for trucks. Deborah had the good fortune to go with the women in her family to Bermuda while Ed continues racing with a new event at the Brickyard in Indianapolis.

In the fall they’ll celebrate their anniversary by going to Hawaii with every intention of hiking the volcanoes. Deb wishes more classmates would send in updates as she always enjoys reading what is going on in the lives of old classmates. I couldn’t agree more! Victoria Raeburn Benton checked in. Vicki continues to tutor and proctor medical exams. Husband Leigh is still a site manager at Middletown Carting, serving as county legislator and part-time jeweler. Her sons and daughters-in-law are all turning 40, and the grandkids are entering the preteen stage of 9-12! Leigh and Vicki will be

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celebrating their 15th wedding anniversary in August and will celebrate while on a Rhine River Cruise. Peggy Bull Larsen, M.S.’79 wrote that her husband Michael is enjoying semi-retirement while Peggy has moved into a new position as director of presidential and special events at Goucher College. They just returned from a wonderful Viking river cruise on the Danube, traveling through eastern Europe from Bucharest to Budapest. For those of you not on my email list I wanted to share via Elizabeth Guertler Godfrey, M.A.’80 that Ellen Cosby passed away Feb. 25, 2016. Ellen was diagnosed with stage four carcinoma of “undifferentiated origin.” It coursed through her quickly, and not knowing its origin, there was no way to wage a battle against it.

Joyce Manbeck MacKellar, M.S.’00 and Elizabeth attended her memorial service in Baltimore where her life was celebrated by her family, friends and colleagues. Many of the legal community attended and praised her dedication, intelligence and integrity as Chapter 13 Trustee for 26 years. As Elizabeth shared, “Ellen was a devoted friend and will be so very missed.” As for me, Sally Leland, I have served seven years as your class scribe, but it is time to pass the torch in hopes someone else may be able to coerce classmates for news more effectively than me! Please contact Ashley Nick Wilson at wilsona@hood.edu if interested. My thanks to you all and to those who regularly touched base. May you be blessed with much happiness and good health.

1975 Deborah Page Rath 530-891-4975 | dp95942@aol.com

Anna Kluth VonLindenberg and her husband Von are both well and retired. She has become involved in the environment and her clubs: book club, bike club and kayak club. They are still boating around the Chesapeake on their boat during the summer. They go traveling during the winter. Last year, San Diego. This winter, Australia. She has fond memories of Hood!

For Ann Wiggins Ely and her husband, things are going along well in their 15th year in Burlington, VT. Tom is still working hard as the Episcopal Bishop of Vermont and Ann continues in her position as an administrative assistant at Rock Point School.

The biggest news is that their youngest daughter Jennifer is expecting her first child at the end of October—a girl (her side of the Ely family does not seem to be able to produce boys!)—and they are very excited to welcome their third grandchild. This past May, Tom and Ann celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary, which she found hard to believe—she feels so young! They will all be traveling to southern France this August to spend time with their family and their son-in-

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law’s family in a villa for a week. Tom and Ann are very much looking forward to their first visit to France. All together there will be more than 20 of them! Cannot wait to hear about her trip. Cheryl Cuddeback is now in the field of real estate. If you’re thinking of selling your home or just wonder how much it’s worth, please contact Cheryl. She is a NYS licensed sales associate. You can call or text her at 917-562-6747 or send her an email at CherylCuddeback@kw.com. In looking back, she is truly blessed to have the memories she has shared with all. Jan Vasa Di Beneditto’s year has had some high and lows. Jan battled with cancer in the beginning of the year. The good news is that it was caught early, and she didn’t need chemo or radiation. The year continued with even better news as she and her husband Tom became grandparents for the first time! Her name is Claire Noelle, and of course she’s an absolute delight. The year will end with a trip to Ireland that they have been planning for a long time. Arlene Bujese, M.A.’78 has just completed curating the permanent collection of approximately 80 works of art for the newly opened East End Hospice Kanas Center for in-patient care in Quiogue, NY. After 20-some years of planning and fundraising, the eightpatient suite center serves the East End of Long Island. Carol Fleck Whetzel emails that life is good with them. Dennis (Mike to some) and Carol spent 10 days in Hawaii for their 40th wedding anniversary. They cannot wait to go back! The catamaran cruise up the Na Pali Coast of Kauai was the highlight.

Now they’re looking forward to the grandkids spending some time with them this summer as they always have a blast when they’re visiting! I hope everyone has a wonderful summer. California remains in a drought although we did get more rain during the past six months. Keep your fingers crossed that wild fires stay away from us and our Hood friends and families. Feel free to share information with me throughout the year.

Wishing you and your families the best for the remainder of 2016!

1976 Nancy Ludwick Warrenfeltz 850-995-0051 | nlwfeltz@hotmail.com

It doesn’t seem possible that 40 years have gone by since our graduation. The campus looked so beautiful. There were nearly 40 classmates in Frederick for our Hood reunion in June. We had the largest group in attendance. It was great to catch up with everyone that could be there.

Congrats to Kurt Holter for being awarded the Excellence in Service to Hood Award at the Saturday reunion luncheon. Well deserved, Kurt! For the last 10 years, Anna Collins Pasqualucci has enjoyed sharing the little-known, century-old Baltimore folk art of painting window screens. Prior to starting her own business in art, Anna raised

two children and worked in various cancer, agriculture and pharmaceutical research laboratories. Her artwork can be seen at www.PaintedWindowScreens.com. Diana Hilgartner Boyd: My husband Dave and I live in Champaign, IL. Airplanes have kept us in the Midwest for more than 36 years. Dave taught flying at several colleges including the University of Illinois here in Champaign.

We have two sons and one daughter who live in Colorado, Mississippi and Fairfax, VA respectively. Diana is guardian for her mentally handicapped brother Paul. The Hood connection is a wonderful part of this story. Several years ago, when the group home that Paul was living in was going to be closed down by Fairfax County, our Hood classmate Betsy Abel Schatz and her organization—Langley Residential Services—lovingly took over approximately four group homes that were in desperate trouble. Diana couldn’t believe her ears when Betsy called her to tell her that she was the director of the organization that was going to be responsible for Paul’s care! Betsy and her staff have been so wonderful to Diana’s brother and all of the other residents. What a blessing for Diana’s family that she attended Hood and by the grace of God, was friends with Betsy! Betsy has helped the Hilgartner family through some rough spots with Paul, including the death of both parents and major health concerns. Betsy’s wisdom and love have been amazing … Diana is so thankful!

Linda Fox-Jarvis: After 34 years of being in the real estate business, Linda decided to take the plunge and purchase her own RE/ MAX franchise—RE/MAX Coast & Country— with her daughter Stephanie, who joined her in the real estate business seven years ago. It has been quite exciting—each having her own shop, but also being partners with her daughter. It is so rewarding for Linda to watch her daughter follow in her footsteps.

From the family side, Stephanie (28 years old now) married three years ago and of course lives in Virginia Beach. Son Brian is 31 years old, lives in Fairfax with his wife and works for Amazon Web Services. Linda is very proud of him for many reasons—but most importantly because he has not let his disability define him. He has muscular dystrophy, and it has progressed to where he uses a wheelchair, but in spite of that he has been very successful both in his personal life as well as business life. He is an inspiration to Linda. Her husband David still is working for BAE systems in Norfolk, and they continue to enjoy all that Virginia Beach offers along with their two dogs—Izzy (the schnauzer mix) and Wiley (the westie). Torie Hoveman Seeger sends this update: “My husband has semi-retired and is working in his favorite big box store part time, helps out a friend on occasion who owns a local funeral parlor and also does some consulting for a long-time business buddy. He stays busy with his photography and plans our vacations for us—he should be in the travel

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agency business. I’m still working at the Research Foundation for SUNY and still enjoying it. Looking at 65 for retirement but have made no commitments yet—we are very busy, which I enjoy, and I love the folks I work with, so I’m not quite ready to leave. Our three granddaughters are our delight. So much fun to be with and provide for ‘adventures’ (from going to the Bronx Zoo to a walk down the street—it’s always an adventure with grandchildren!)” Bob and Amy Locker Krug and Scott and Lois Vandermark Moore both celebrated their 40th wedding anniversaries during the Hood reunion weekend. Congratulations! Susan Rivers, M.A.’81 reports: “Not much news, just working and thinking about retirement. I graduated from a leadership class that was very enjoyable and helps me in my job as program manager for statewide operations for Maryland Inland Fisheries Division. My mom has been dealing with health issues, so that takes a fair amount of time. My dog and I walk through campus frequently, and he loves to meet and greet the students.”

Larry and I had a great time at the 40th Hood Reunion. From there we drove to the Outer Banks for our annual family reunion. Both our kids families came, so we had fun with our five grandkids. We are blessed! Please email me your news. I will include it in the next issue. Thanks!

1977 Elizabeth Anderson Comer 410-243-2626 | ecomer@eacarchaeology.com

Kath Weslock hinted that Gretta Tomb had some wonderful big news but was too shy to tell! It seems our Dr. Tomb is the recipient of the Department of Veterans Affairs 2016 Veterans Health Administration’s Clinical Excellence in Dentistry award! According to Steven Speroni, DMD, Chief of Dentistry at the VA Medical Center in Bath, NY, “Dr. Tomb has received this National Award for demonstrating excellence in the areas of veteran centric care, customer service, technical skills, interpersonal effectiveness, clinical efficiencies and organizational stewardship. Dr. Tomb truly is an excellent clinician, supportive colleague and compassionate provider. We are so fortunate as a facility to have her on staff in Bath. I whole-heartedly agree with Dr. Arola’s comments about how deserving Dr. Tomb is in receiving this recognition. I congratulate Dr. Tomb for being the first VA dentist to receive the national award for Clinical Excellence in Dentistry.” Congratulations to Gretta! Martha Homnack Armenti and Bob sent a note from Hyannis. I am including some passages, and I think you will agree that it is lovely: “We were participants in the process of natural selection—we selected from the unfamiliar and then established routines. This year was one of verbs (listening, watching, noting, trying), a year of recovery from decades of rising and shining, from all kinds of people-produced

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pollution, from assaults on peace of mind.

This year was a year of reflection, time to pull from the past and present and possibly inform the future, a transitional year. (Aren’t they all?)

But now, tulips are at their peak. Forsythia is on its way out. Returning from Costa Rica, Baltimore Orioles, here called Northern Orioles for abandoning Maryland’s oppressive summers for this milder climate, are now nesting in open woodlands up and down the cape. So, are we returning to Hyannis to teach again? We are not. We are returning to Baltimore and not seeking re-employment there or elsewhere. We are elated, grateful and excited. To make this decision, and it wasn’t easy, we considered the overarching picture and remembered (in spite of how we feel and look—like you, of course!) our ages. Not trying to be morbid, but we see that most of the mountain range is behind us. We, like you, have witnessed shocking and tragic fates of those we have known and loved. Considering the accumulation of evidence, the decision became clear. Torches are being passed, and we’re enjoying the view. Further, some of you already know that the first generation Z Armenti baby was born during your blizzard Jan. 22 to David and Lisa, and we are all thrilled. We remain surprised by the question that some of you who have learned our plans to return to Maryland have asked, ‘What are you going to do?’ Please do not think that we worked because we needed something to do. I, for one, as you know loved teaching. To anyone who thinks about asking us or anyone that question, hear the words of a wise cape yoga teacher who reminds her students in every session, “think about being, not about doing.” Not wanting to get overly zen-like, think about Bob (who has promised to go to one yoga session with me—picture that!) who has, as long as I have known him, rather seemed to find work an interruption to what he really wants to do—read, listen to music, sing, bike, travel, cook (oops, no!), play games, enjoy his family, watch sports, pray for the Cleveland Indians, support the liberal cause; however, he has not let his career ‘get in the way of [his] education’ and now, he won’t have to. His halcyon perspective inspires.

Existence could be likened to a garden: we may divide and cultivate the sections—the physical, social, spiritual, environmental, humanitarian, cultural, the intellectual—that make us whole. Cultivation of our plants can happen in infinite ways. So, we are looking forward to further tending and enjoying our gardens—with you, of course!” Thank you Martha and Bob for sharing with us! I stand and cobble together this column. (Yes I have a stand-up desk thanks to Barrie Briscoe Reightler! She sold me on the idea several years ago at the Grand National Steeplechase in Baltimore, and I thank her every day… try it and you will see.) I have lost track of the years I have done this but truthfully I love the reconnection with you all! I hold down the fort in Baltimore as Doug travels the globe

(apologies to Denise Swan Isacson, but I tried to steer him to Delta instead of United) trying to protect World Heritage sites as the president of ICAHM. Many years ago, I realized one of the archaeologists needed to be a little closer to home and offspring and I never regretted that realization and attendant decision! Anne (our youngest) just finished her freshman year at Bard. Margaret is pursuing her Ph.D. in Heritage at Cambridge and Jacob is working with Doug at Machu Picchu, Nazca Lines and Meroe, Sudan. Anne and I joined Doug and Jacob in Peru during spring break and spent two nights on a floating island in Lake Titicaca! I have some fascinating projects including Catoctin Furnace and just returned from a research trip to Ironbridge Gorge in Shropshire. Thanks Class of 1977 for all your news … send me more!

1978 Kathryn “Kathie” Brown Sandifer 717-762-3045 | klsandman2002@yahoo.com

Hello Classmates, and as one of you pointed out this is the BIG 6-0 year, and who can believe that?! Thank you to all who responded to my email request for updates. Sandra Perry Polett wrote to let us know she is living in Tustin, CA (Orange County) where she has had her own professional organizing business for 10-plus years. She and her husband Doug of 31 years have a daughter, Gabrielle “Abby,” a senior music major at Westmont College in Montecito, CA. She enjoys volunteering, occasionally paddle boarding, binge-watching “Orange is the New Black” and traveling. She is able to visit with roommate Cindy Saunders Dunard ’80 every summer when she and her family rent a vacation home in Corona del Mar, CA. Most important of all, she and her family all blessed with good health although the years are taking a toll on my energy levels!

Susan Dornbusch Sohn wrote that she keeps in touch with Lynette Cuthbertson Smith, Linda O’Connell Fansler, and Darcy Becker Lynch. She bought an old beach house on the Potomac River (St. Mary’s County). While packing and purging she reminisced with all her old Hood stuff! Such great memories of College days! Daughter Betsy will be getting married June 2017. Son Andrew has two children, Grace, 4, and Luke, 2. “Change is very difficult, but this will begin my new chapter in life as I turn 60! My address will be 18151 River Road, Tall Timbers, MD 20690.” Sue Stilwell Tyng and husband Rick just had their third grandchild. His name is Finn. Rick is coaching high school tennis and is the tennis pro at Prospect Bay Country Club. Sue is having an awesome time being a grandma playing on the golf team and working part time as a designer. Hugs. Suzanne Bohn Richardson sadly informs us of her father Edward H. Bohn Jr.’s death in November 2015. Her mother Catherine H. Bohn passed away eight months earlier. On a happier note,

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she and husband Jim will celebrate their 15th wedding anniversary this September. Tonya Thomas Finton expresses life is good! She’s volunteering at a local thrift and as a member of the Hood Board of Associates. She’s having a blast reconnecting with Hood. She and Tim hosted a reception for newly accepted students—great to meet the next generation of Hood students. Her youngest son is back from a year in Italy; it’s wonderful to have him on this side of the Pond again. She stays in touch with a lot of her Coblentz buddies, even former President Martha Church, via Facebook, and she and Tim are attending the wedding of her roommate’s (Brenda Hughart Payseure ’82) daughter this July in Pittsburgh.

Nancy Newman Thevenet has had a tough year. Rick, her husband of 30 years, passed away in November after a courageous battle with cancer. Faith, family and friends sustained her. She and Margaret Harrison Wade went on a trip last month to Israel and the Holy Land sites. They had an amazing time! She will see Priscilla Graham, Sally Howard Cooper, Claudia Henry Barkmeier, Liz Metz Coulter ’77 and Lisa Muran this summer.

Martina Crum-Martin questions—“Can you believe this is the BIG 6-0 YEAR for the Hood Class of 1978??!! We celebrated the occasion by visiting Yosemite National Park for its 100th anniversary of the National Park System.” Since finishing her associate degree in May in early childhood education, she is filing paperwork for teacher credentials from the state of California and is now anxiously awaiting the results. She hopes to be assigned to a T-Kindergarten classroom in the fall.

Husband Hal entered into his fifth year as vice president of supply chain/manufacturing for Aerojet/Rocketdyne in Sacramento, CA. Theresa, 31, an attorney, moved to St. Paul, MN in October to accept a legal position in the compliance department of Wells Fargo.

Eric, 29, moved to Vancouver, WA for a six-month wind turbine training program in sustainability. He recently completed his education and is busy interviewing for jobs in the industry. He loves the outdoors and hopes to travel overseas before settling on the West Coast. Claire, 25, will move to New York City where he was accepted into a twoyear MFA graduate program at New York University. She writes poetry and hopes to be famous one day. Claire is excited to begin her new adventure! Bryan, 21, is returning to Scottsdale Community College after working for more than a year in a supply chain company much like Amazon.com. He plans to study business with an emphasis in finance.

Then he plans to transfer to Arizona State University for his degree. As you know many of us from the Class of 1978 are turning the Big 6-0 this year. How exciting! Hal and I will spend a week in Hawaii in July. Not only for vacation—but more importantly—celebrating the fact that ALL our children have moved out!

Hip! Hip! Hooray! Our hearts go out to many of our classmates who have had illnesses or lost

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loved ones! As another issue goes to press, I wish you all health and happiness as we face the future; please send me your updates all year long. Blessings.

1979 Trina Clickner 727-366-1424 | trinaclickner@gmail.com

Bess Muir: It’s moving time again! I just moved to Kent Island, near Annapolis. I am still traveling with Dad: this year it’s Austria, Germany and the Netherlands. I just completed a master’s in aging services management from USC and am enjoying grandkids—they are my new best friends!

Gini Allen Natter: The time has come to say goodbye to Northrop Grumman and hello to our new home in Atlantic Beach, FL. I am retiring at the end of July, and our new house is under construction. I look forward to spending time with family and friends, at the beach, and on the golf course. We have purchased a condo in Annapolis so that we can still enjoy time in this beautiful sailing town.

Joyce Lavado Soucy: Daughter no. 1, Maura, is happily married and living in Annapolis. She is working for a nongovernmental organization doing global healthcare and traveling to remote and exotic places for work. Daughter no. 2, Beth, moved to Seattle to work remotely as an industrial design consultant and to be with her boyfriend. We recently sold our Connecticut home of 29 years and get to “live the dream” of six months in Rhode Island and six in Palm Beach Gardens, FL. We’re so excited to say adios to winter! My husband Paul is not retired. He was given the opportunity to work from the Jupiter office for months at a time, so we thought we’d start making the transition to Florida. Katt Sherman Hancher: I happily have been able to spend time with a few of my favorite Hoodies. Our daughter Kelsey married in January at Old South Mountain Inn and both Meg Forbes Mendoza and Susan Bartlett Dunbar attended. Meg was back east recently for, unfortunately, her brother Charlie’s memorial service, and we had some good catch-up time. The Mendoza’s are planning on moving to Florida sometime next year, so at least they’ll be on the east coast! Hank and I are working away and taking some time for house renovations between weddings. My younger brother and his wife moved from Arizona to Frederick not too long ago so we’ve been spending quite a bit of time there and love it now more than EVER. Looking forward to Homecoming this fall. See you there? Linda Itell-Thomas: It’s hard to believe that I have been in Sarasota for four years. Still enjoying Florida life—flip-flops and T-shirts whenever possible! I am still working for SSA, a division of Reliance Steel, and I am planning to work at least until January 2016 so I can celebrate 40 years in the metals business. If I still am healthy and able, I plan to work until I am 65 then will consider retirement life so I can focus

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on my golf game. I have become addicted to the sport and try to play as much as possible in my “spare” time. We celebrated my son’s graduation from college, and he is on his way to becoming a police officer. My daughter is in her senior year of nursing and will be graduating at the end of this year with her BSN. She plans to stay in the Fort Myers area for the short term. She is looking at various schools to continue her education to secure her DNP. All in all, life is good. If any of the Hood people from our class are in the area, let me know. Email is lkitellthomas@gmail.com— I’d love to see you! Malia Harrison Anderson: I’m getting a new right hip! I have to be able to dance at my son Marty’s wedding on August 6 in Nashville, TN! Steven Grigas: Apart from missing the good old days at Hood, I’ve been busy with my second career as a partner with the law firm of Akerman LLP. My clients include numerous HMOs and one of the nation’s largest hospital systems. I have recently been recognized as one of the Best Attorneys in America 2016 for the area of health law. I am on the editorial board of the online news service Law360, and am the incoming chairman of the Florida Bar’s Health Law Section for 2016-17. My son finished his freshman year at the University of Florida.

My wife retired from teaching elementary school and my two puppies, Penny Lane and George Parker, are teething and send greetings. Life is good. Trina Clickner: I am still fiddling incessantly and looking after my aunt with dementia. I recently moved her from Anacortes, WA back to Rochester, NY. A-D-V-E-N-T-U-R-E.

1981 Lynn Marzulli White indianawhitehouse1@gmail.com

I, Lynn Marzulli White, was not able to attend our reunion this year, but it was great to see all the pictures on Facebook.

It’s been a busy year on my end. My youngest daughter got married in the fall and I am expecting my fourth grandson at the end of the summer. It is a blessing to live close enough to enjoy the girls and their families; there is always something going on. Maureen McDonnell-Weschler attended our reunion. She had a great time and visit with her old roommate Maggie Parks and other classmates. She especially liked Strawberry Breakfast as the food and décor were great. She has been traveling a lot. Her eldest son, who is a captain in the Army, is currently stationed on a secret and dangerous assignment overseas so prayers would be appreciated. She just celebrated her 36th wedding anniversary.

Congratulations to Tyanna Yonkers who earned a Ph.D. in spirituality from The Catholic University of America in 2014.

She was promoted to full professor at the University of Mount Olive in 2015. Her interest in and experience with theater prompted the

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president of her institution to appoint her to begin work on the development of a new drama program. She was granted a semester sabbatical this past spring during which time she explored contemplative studies programs with an eye on incorporating some type of program of this nature at UMO and engaging in research at her institution on the impact of contemplative studies on students.

Corrine Esher Durdock, P’81, G’16 was at the Hodson Gallery in April for the opening reception for her granddaughter Rebecca Rieser’s ’16 spring senior seminar. Rebecca’s art project titled “Peaceful Propaganda” was exhibited. Karen Robinson Curtis was sorry she missed our reunion but had just traveled to Maryland to celebrate her daughter Jessica’s wedding in May. Her eldest son Dale is engaged to be married next spring. Karen and Mark have both just retired this year. Karen retired from teaching kindergarten for 27 years and Mark from his engineering position in California. They just moved to Dallas. Their youngest son Kevin stayed in California to work at Universal.

They are busy settling in and reconnecting with friends and hope to travel more in retirement. Mary Thompson Calhoun had a great time in Frederick with the other Class of 1981 Hoodalums and is looking forward to our 40th class reunion in five years. She got to visit with her former political science professor, Marge Elfin, who was on campus on for a trustees’ meeting. Mary is staying busy working in the yard and repainting the exterior of the house. She is also volunteering with the Asheville NAACP’s Get Out The Vote voter registration initiative. When she’s not doing that, she is driving up the mountain to see her better half, who is well, and will soon be interviewed by phone for his annual memory assessment with the New England Centenarian Study/Boston University. He is not really looking forward to that interview— he thinks they should come to him and not be calling him on the phone! Mary had a visit with her Hood roommate Laura Schauer ’83 who lives in Wilmington, NC and is now a proud grandmother. She is looking forward to hiking around the NC Arboretum in July with Maggie Park who teaches at Converse College. If anyone is heading down south and will be in western North Carolina, they are invited to stop by and see Mary. Things are going well for Stephanie Constantino Chisolm. Her youngest graduated from George Mason this past December. She is still in Columbia but now works at the Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network. She sees Lisa Kondylas every once in a while.

She took a trip into Frederick recently and was impressed by the changes in town and on campus.Leigh Moomaw McBride has been enjoying time with her grandchildren.

Her daughter Caity and her family live right on a cove in Connecticut, and she loves the opportunity to kayak and do stand-up paddle boarding when she visits them. Her son Christopher and his family are moving this summer to a new home in York, PA,

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which is close enough that she will babysit her grandsons two days a week. Leigh and Pat had a magical trip to Paris in April to celebrate their 35th wedding anniversary.

Luther Jett shared that his short collection, “Not Quite: Poems Written in Search of my Father,” was published last fall (2015) by Finishing Line Press.

In Memoriam

1982 Elizabeth Bastian Chapin 610-670-9152 | busybethc@aol.com

Hello Class of 1982! Summer 2016 is here!

In just one year we will be celebrating our 35th reunion year. Let’s hope everyone can make it a priority to attend. As always, it is great to hear from you. Marcea Horton Cotter announced the birth of her third grandson Jacob Jaden Cotter in January.

Ellen Yodzis Patton’s family continues to grow. A new grandson Cullen was born in March; her oldest son and wife are expecting their third child in the fall. Ellen dined with Bambi Maitland Grundwerg, husband and sons a few months ago. She and Marcea Horton Cotter also watched her grandson not too long ago. Ellen and husband Mark recently attended a fundraising event where they ran into Christine Belisle Fitzgerald.

Ellen’s store is doing well and every now and then she runs into a customer with a Hood connection—like Caroline Wentz Gerwien’s

mom! Amy Blades Steward lost her father June 15 at the age of 83. She reminisces that in his final days they talked about dancing together again one day as they did at the Hood dad and daughter weekends.

He never missed one of them while Amy attended Hood from 1978 to 1982. Joy Miller Beveridge, Liz Bastian Chapin and Gretchen Steinmetz Keith joined forces to purchase a Hood brick. Joy encourages all Class of 1982 alums to purchase one.

Joy and Liz visited multiple times during the past year in Pennsylvania and Frederick.

Joy attended this year’s reunion activities, including the Friday cookout and the Saturday luncheon. Saturday was a great celebration of the recognized classes, including 1981. Hopefully the Class of 1982 will have great representation next year!

Joy writes how Labor Day is an annual treat when Joy and Liz get together with Elizabeth LePatourel Powell ’50. She and Liz’s mom, Mary Hendershot Bastian ’50, P’82 were great pals at Hood! Joy and Liz hope to continue celebrating when we are in our ’80s! Joy’s husband Don retired a year ago. The vegetable and flower gardens have never looked better. They frequently donate produce to community outreach.

Daughter Kendall is still in California working for Facebook, and son Danny remains in Frederick working for State Farm. Joy is still with Leidos Biomed and is nowhere near retirement. She is planning and looking forward to a girls’ trip to Paris in August—her

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first trip abroad! Liz and Gretchen Steinmetz Keith see one another on a regular basis in Reading. Gretchen’s two sons married last year, and her oldest daughter ties the knot June 25, 2016! Gretchen enjoys spending time with her 18-month-old grandson Dalton.

Her husband Rich recently accepted a new position in Milwaukee. He’ll reside in the Midwest and travel home periodically.

Liz keeps in touch with Lisa Shakespeare Whedbee via Facebook. She and husband traveled to Alaska earlier this year to help move her daughter’s family back to Virginia.

Liz and family recently moved her father into assisted living. Liz is still working full time in the travel industry. She spent a week in Antigua in May and is looking forward to some time in New Mexico this fall. Wishing everyone a terrific summer!

1983 Mary Townley 804-307-3608 | hoodmlt@aol.com

Hello Class of 1983! Here we are again reflecting on all we are doing in our AMAZING lives! I first wish to apologize for missing the last edition. All I can say is, life got in the way. I am involved with starting a new nonprofit here in Richmond, VA that supports young adults with disabilities, and it can be overwhelming at times. Our website is www.thenextmoveprogram.

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com. We are always looking for support, so please check us out. Beyond that, I have news from several classmates to share.

First off, news from Joyce Rhinecker Gillich, P’08. Joyce reports, “I will be celebrating 34 years of marriage this June with my husband Daniel. Our daughter Heather Gillich ’08, will be celebrating her 30th birthday in June, and we will be traveling to Missouri to help her celebrate.

My husband and I are trying to figure out where time has gone, and how we got this old so fast!! Our son Matthew married Jovanni Mahonez ’08 in October. Matthew and Jovanni live and work in D.C. I recently celebrated three years as a partner in a screen-printing and embroidery business in Martinsburg, WV. Love the work and the customers. Business is great, life is good.”

Sue Bridgers reports, “Hello to fellow Hoodlums! I’m happy to report that I finally received my master’s in library science in 2014, concentrating in special librarianship.

I now work remotely for a medical library, a super sweet arrangement. Since I can live anywhere, I chose to relocate from Chapel Hill to Asheville, NC last July and now view the glorious Smokey Mountains from my desk window. My daughter lives nearby, and we thoroughly enjoy the vibrant offerings of this growing town and its surrounds.

I’ve found great community to go along with the views here. Let’s hear from our other classmates, big sisters, little sisters, roommates and hall mates.” Shelley Wagar Sabo says, “I am very happy to report that my daughter Courtney just finished her first year at Coastal Carolina. She graduated from Northern Virginia Community College last year and began at CCU last year. She made Dean’s list and loves living in the South. She is also engaged and getting married in September 2017. Sadly, my father died on Valentine’s Day this past February.

I was able to be with him, and he had been fighting kidney and heart failure since last fall. My work is good, my partner in crime David is wonderful and I feel blessed to have wonderful family and friends every day!” Carolyn Inch Marriott reports in May 2016, “I am having my first grandchild today, at the hospital now, so little Jacob will be here today! This is my eldest daughter Kellie who will be 30 this month.

My younger daughter Amy will have her first in July!” Congratulations, Carolyn!! Jacque Witt Lyons reports, “My husband Ed and I relocated to North Port, FL in October 2014.” From Pam Stamey Inskeep, “Good news! Since June 2013, I have been working part-time as a CSW II (Community Service Worker II) library circulation aide at my local library, and last month, I was offered the position of book group leader, which I happily accepted. I also tutor students on a part-time basis. Even better news! My daughter was recruited by Freire Charter School in Wilmington, DE as director of their special education department. She also teaches two classes at the school.

Her career is moving at a fast pace, and we are very happy for her. On a sad note, my uncle John H. Guy passed away Dec. 8, 2015 at home from congestive heart failure. Then, his dog died a couple of weeks ago. My mom took care of them both and is finding it hard to cope with the loss of her older brother and his pet.” Thank you to everyone for reporting their news!

Carol and I are thrilled to report that our daughter Emily graduated from Monacan High School, here near Richmond, VA with many honors this past June (proud moms) and will be attending Roanoke College this fall. Empty nest is official! Starting to pack care packages already! Please stay in touch!

Love to all.

1984 Ellen-Marie Samsen Knehans, P’18 760-371-2353 | emknehans@mchsi.com Susan Flanders Kleinschmidt, M.S.’92 609-771-0642 | susankle@comcast.net sflanders@zeusscientific.com

Greeting Class of ’84! Hope everyone is having a wonderful summer! We have heard from the following alumni! Sue Sutton Bartolotto reports that they have moved to Rochester, NY. Sue is working in the Fairport Central School District. Daughter Sara, 28, was married in July 2015. Daughter Emily, 22, is finishing up her degree in hospitality and event planning at Monroe Community College. She will be working this summer on an internship with the Rochester Rattlers.

Daughter Hannah, 18, also will be attending Monroe Community College in the fall while son John, 14, will be in 9th grade and playing lacrosse. Sue sends a shoutout to all the Hood alums! Claire Sullivan Peterson checked in from Lusaka, Zambia where she is visiting daughter Amy who is stationed there with the CDC/Public Health Service. They are all living in a tree house while on safari at a Flat Dog camp. Claire also visited daughter Lisa who attended a rowing camp in Sabaudia, Italy where she toured Rome, Naples and Sorento. Claires’s son Douglas is stationed by the Navy in Naples as well, so she is looking forward to many trips there to visit grandchildren Maeve and Fionn.

1986 Alison Drum Althouse P’12 804-378-7541 | alison.althouse@gmail.com

June 10-12, 2016 was our 30th reunion, and we had a great time together. Whether it was spent on campus, attending a seminar, wine tasting or simply drinking on the porch of Meyran, this weekend helped remind me of all that is so amazing about our class. Since it’s still fresh in my mind, this column will be

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a story about the fun we had … and what you missed if you weren’t able to join us!

Friday started with a seminar on domestic violence, led by Teresa Rivera Bean ’87 in the new moot courtroom in Tatem. Joining many other HoodLums to hear her update and informative discussion was wonderful, and I highly encourage everyone to get involved in this plight if you can. Teresa and I then went downtown to La Paz to do a bit of pre-gaming before dinner (Sangria anyone?). Our rogue off-campus dinner at La Paz was a special request by Kristy Wiarda Williams and her husband Jim, so we made the most of it.

While others were dining on Maryland crabs at the Maryland-style dinner, we had Mexican food and lots of fun catching up. Joining us that night were (in “around the table” order) Lynne Davis Anderson, Sue Auger Manory, Trish Bizink Abell ’87, Siobhan Connellan ’91, Janet Drogin Wilson, P’14, Marcia Groobert Ortiz, Kristy Wiarda Williams, Kristy’s husband Jim Williams, and Teresa Rivera Bean ’87. Ingrid Chris Hause, M.S.’11, C’07, P’16, Lisa Marie O’Brien, and Patty Kenyon Grimm were originally planning to join us, but plans had to be adjusted. We broke up after dinner to go a few separate ways. Teresa took Kristy, Jim and Marcia onto campus while Sue, Lynne and I walked down the canal to meet Martha Hearn Shimano and Donna Becker at the Wine Kitchen for an after-dinner drink before calling an Uber to take us back to campus. My weekend roommate Lisa Marie O’Brien finally arrived from Long Island, and we settled in for the night just after midnight.

Saturday was jam-packed with activities and fun! On campus, there were offerings of tours, a State-of-the-College meeting with our new president and a lovely luncheon set in the Ronald J. Volpe Athletic Center (I’ve seen photo proof that Angela Corio was in attendance, but I missed seeing her in person). We chose to take a different route to start our day. After a quick run to Starbucks, Lisa and I headed to a rogue off-campus lunch at the Main Cup in Middletown (owned

by Kimberly Longenecker Brenengen ’87) to meet early with Tracy Tischer Concovia.

Joining us for this terrific lunch were (again, in “around the table” order) Patty Kenyon Grimm, Lisa O’Brien, Kim Longenecker ’87, Janice Peacock Spiegel ’85, Howard Spiegel, Donna Becker, Marcia Groobert Ortiz, Kristy Wiarda Williams and Kristy’s husband Jim. Pam Brown Hughes was originally planning to come, but something came up, and she sadly had to cancel. We made it back on campus in time to catch the bus to the winery tour of New Market Plains Vineyards where we met up with our class group (Eleanor Chisholm Landauer, Lisa O’Brien, Sue Auger Manory, Patty Kenyon Grimm, Lynne Davis Anderson and Anna Maripuu). While there, we met a stellar group of HoodLums from 2011 who became our new “little sisters,” and we looked for “our Elevens” (FB names of Samantha Haines ’11, Katelynne Marie ’11, Meghan Amber Tomlin ’11 and Rachel Utsch ’11) wherever we went. Saturday

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night was the big class dinner, and we were all in rare form. When we finally stood for a group photo (but not an official one you’d find on any website), we had a great number of classmates.

From L-R in attendance were: Donna Becker, Kristy Wiarda Williams; Sue Auger Manory; Lynne Davis Anderson; Eleanor Chisholm Landauer; Patty Kenyon Grimm; Anna Maripuu; Karen Dotterer White, M.S.’93; Susan Anne Batroukha Mondelo, C’10; Elvy Vieira; Nadya Aswad; Mike Birmingham, P’14; Mari Padilla Spina; Nanette Rosario Sanchez; Gina Oliveros, Khateeta Emerson, Lucy DeBrosse Ment, Ana Besu, Lisa Marie O’Brien, Maritza Bido, Martha Hearn Shimano, and Caroline Kish Lewis. The food was great, and the company was even better!

After we closed down the athletic center, a small group of us took a few beverages over to the front porch of Meyran to continue the evening. We met up with our “Elevens” and took turns singing songs and sharing stories until late into the night before we all went back to Shriner to crash. Sunday was, of course, the Strawberry Breakfast. Excellent food with even better company was the best way to wrap up the weekend. Posing for photos with Howard Spiegel, Eleanor Chisholm Landauer, Lisa Marie O’Brien, Sue Auger Manory, Anna Maripuu, Lynne Davis Anderson, and Karen Dotterer White, M.S.’93 surrounding our “Elevens” was a highlight, as were the photos with Elvy Vieira, Anna Besu, Nadya Aswad, and Susan Anne Batroukha Mondelo, C’10.

As I headed out of town, I got to finally visit with Kim Burns ’87, Gina Oliveros, Lucy DeBrosse Ment, Maritza Bido, and Mari Padilla Spina before driving Lisa O’Brien through downtown so she could see all the changes before she began her long drive back to Long Island. For those of you who weren’t able to come to this reunion, please know that you were missed and remembered. We’re keeping the Hood86 Class Page open on Facebook, so feel free to join us there any time! Let’s see if we can have an even bigger group at our 35th reunion! I’ll get back to posting individual news in the next edition, but hopefully this allowed you to see how much fun can be had when you travel back to Hood for a reunion. Love to you ALL!

1988 Susan Boebel Alis 757-229-8541 | susanalis@yahoo.com

Charlotte “Bambi” Volatile-Goebel reported, “Hi Susan, I’m writing you in the middle of day two of freshman orientation for my daughter. Marjorie graduated from high school here in Florida in June with honors.

She has also been accepted into Florida Gulf Coast University where she will start in August. Some may remember that my oldest are twins and my son Christian also graduated from high school, but in Maryland.

He has plans to go to Howard Community College and get an apartment with friends to stay in the Columbia area. Christian

spent some time after graduation with me in Florida and was able to find his first car. So what does a mother do but have a mother/ son road trip back to Maryland! We drove his new car for two days from Cape Coral, FL to Columbia, MD. Nice quality time with my son. The final “graduation” that I had this June was for my youngest. Patricia is moving onto middle school next year and like all elementary school kids, this comes with mixed emotions. She is excited to take on the next challenge in school but doesn’t want to leave all of her friends and teachers from her elementary school. Patricia is also active in synchronized swimming, and her team participated in their first event in Sarasota.

The team participated in three events: team, trio and solo. She was in the team and trio groups. The team placed second for the 11-12 age group. The trio placed fifth for the 11-12 age group. The girl in the solo, not Trish, placed seventh for the 9-10 age group.

It feels like there was more, but I think this is enough! Hope you are doing well.” I, Susan Boebel Alis, “Finished up another academic teaching year with the close of the school year. This year marked 21 years in education.

Roman and I became empty nesters last August when Mackenzie headed off to the University of Mary Washington as a freshman.

We enjoyed our time together exploring Williamsburg and getting to know our state better with lots of weekend trips and time with family and friends. This summer will be spent catching up on reading, professional development and family. Classmates: It is time for me to step down as class reporter. If you are interested in taking on the volunteer position, please contact Ashley Nick Wilson ’08, C’14 at wilsona@hood.edu.”

1992 Sally Altland Mason 717-741-5664 | masons@rlasd.net Michelle Barr Inman 785-639-1813 | mraynesford@rocketmail.com

I (Michelle Barr Inman) am finishing up my master’s in special education. I just need to pass the last class, student teach and pass Praxis! Yahooo!

1994 Sanya Cleary Wolstenholme 215-338-8627 | lilmackvic@comcast.net

Hi! I have tried to reach out to our class through letters, email and Facebook.

Unfortunately, not much news has been shared with me! I see a lot of good news but need you to tell me that you would like to have it in print! As my own daughter begins her college search this summer, I am reminded how special the years at Hood were to me. I can only hope she finds what she is looking

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for, makes friends for life and memories that never fade. Life is crazy most of the time but please take the time to send me a quick email. … Remember, we were born to stand out—let me tell the world what you are up to.

1995 Jacki Resop Amato jresop@yahoo.com

Hello Hoodlums! I had a great day at the 2016 Reunion Weekend luncheon on June 11.

My girls Jewel Smith ’96, Stephanie Sheck Bahr ’96 and Alesia Gallego Brand ’96 let my daughter Julianna (Class of 2030) and I crash their table. We shared Hood memories and caught up with new ones of our families.

The weather was perfect and being back on campus is always fun! Please feel free to email me anytime with your updates and news at jresop@yahoo.com! And find me on Facebook under Jacki Resop Amato!

1996 Jewel K. Smith 703-969-0050 | jewelsmith@hotmail.com

Please keep Dawn Mertz Day and her family in your prayers—she lost her grandfather William C. Mertz April 17, 2016, at the age of 96. After 16 years in ministry in the Myersville area, Tracy Wiser is now in the “bivocational” ministry working full time as the night supervisor at Engage USA in Frederick (a direct mail company) and part-time pastor at Monocacy Church of the Brethren in Rocky Ridge, MD. Tracy and her family still live in Frederick, near Hood; and currently, her middle son is a sophomore at Lee University in Tennessee. Colleen Gabriel Nestor is excited to announce that that her son Derek Nestor will be an incoming freshman at Hood this fall and joining the Class of 2020! Our 20th Reunion ended up being a beautiful weekend in Frederick! Over the course of the weekend, I was able to catch up with Reena Amin Borwankar, Ninett Amaya-Coaxum, Stephanie Sheck Bahr, Alesia Gallego Brand, Tabitha Groh, and Liana Robinson Martino. Other alums from the ’90s were a welcome addition at our table during the lunch on Saturday (special shout out to Jacki Resop Amato ’95 and her lovely daughter Julianna for joining us). Alesia Gallego Brand earned her M.A. in professional counseling May 14, 2016 from Liberty University. She also started a new position as a therapist at Board of Child Care in Falling Waters, WV. In honor of our 20th Reunion, we would like to purchase a 6” x 9” Blazer Brick for $700. If you are interested in contributing, please email me, and I can provide details on how to make your contribution. As for me, I am back in Old Town Alexandria, thrilled to be able to walk, and cut down on my commute into D.C. every day.

There is no place like home!

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1998 Pamela Wilson Colaluca 540-631-5928 | pamelacolaluca@gmail.com

Erin Goley reported that, despite an unfortunate leg break, she had a wonderful time playing in the Hood alumni soccer game with Laura Kontes Ames, Naomi Cross, and Suzanne Benson ’00 this spring. Karen White is living in Fargo, ND with her dog Tera. This September, she will be celebrating 16 years at the advertising agency Avenue Right. She is also the director of Christian education at Prairie View Church. Laura Kontes Ames, Melanie Gorr and Angela Gennaccaro Brooke got together in Nashville, TN this June to celebrate their 40th birthdays! Any news to share? Please email me at pamelacolaluca@ gmail.com.

2002 Megan Mills 619-988-0462 | meganrhiana@gmail.com

I hope this column finds all the Class of 2002 doing well after a warm and relaxing summer. I’ve got a few updates from classmates around the country, and I am thrilled to share that our Hood family has grown by a little bit. Melissa Spade Cristler and her husband welcomed their first child Charlotte Emily Cristler Nov. 2, 2015. Maggie Laabs Piccone and her husband welcomed their second son Finley David Piccone May 25. Louise Shoemaker Stephens, M.S.’06 and family relocated to Boise, ID after her husband accepted a job opportunity. She is continuing to teach secondary special education in the local school district, and they bought a house in April so it looks like they will be staying for a while. In an entrepreneurial spirit true to her Hood roots, Kim Hart and her husband started a company called Beach Bites, which allows folks to order food from their favorite Ocean City, MD restaurants and have it delivered to them right on the beach! There is a free app called Beach Bites people can download, or they can order through the website: www. beachbites4U.com. If you’re visiting Ocean City this summer, check it out! In addition, she started a performance company called BMoreMusical. They put on a few performances each year in Baltimore; the next show is in early October 2016, so be sure to check out BMoreMusical.com for tickets and more information. My family and I just wrapped up our first year here in Hawaii, so if you ever find yourself headed to the islands, drop me a line. I think we’re finally at the point where we can offer tourist advice!

2003 Leah Giambarresi MacDonald, M.S.’10, C’05 240-409-7439 | lhg1@hood.edu

Hi, everyone! We’ve got a few fun updates this season, so let’s get started! Erica Smith writes that she recently got her National Institute of Trial Advocacy (NITA) certification in teacher training! She’s currently the assistant director of the justice and legal thought in the law and society program at the University of Maryland.

Erica was also recently inducted into the Disco America Hall of Fame in June. Next, some exciting wedding news! Lisa Forrester Meyer married Kevin Meyer on June 16, 2016, in Dry Ridge, KY. And some good news from Taryn Chubb—she was granted tenure and promoted to associate professor of art and art history at East Central University in Ada, OK! Taryn has been at ECU since 2010; her responsibilities also include being the director of ECU’s Pogue Gallery of Art. That’s about it for us this season! As always, we have a Facebook group called Hood College Class of 2003, so come find us there!

2004 Chanda Gilmore chandagilmore@gmail.com Michelle Donati-Grayman 602.373.8656 | m.b.donati@gmail.com

Class of 2004 has been very active again, from new babies to new jobs.

Congratulations to all of us! Congrats to Maya Laws Barney and her husband Justin on the birth of their first child Jasmine Marie born June 16, 2016. Congrats to Sara Lewis and her husband on the birth of their third child Lila Catherine April 17, 2016.

Lila joins big brothers Grant and Eamon.

Congrats to Melissa Janovic Dasch M.A.’10 and Thomas E. Dasch Jr. on the birth of their third child Tolan Robert on Sept. 6, 2015. Congrats to Cara Overcash Orr and her husband Jonathan on the birth of their second son Karson Levi on Feb. 14, 2016. Cara continues to practice family medicine as a physician assistant and accepted a position with Temple Physicians, Inc. in February 2015. Lauren Davies Rosario and her husband J. Tito welcomed son Kieran in November 2015. Fellow 2004 alum Jessica Lertora Sweeney is his godmother. Lauren was promoted to marketing manager at Psychological Assessment Resources, a publisher of tests for school psychologists, counselors and neuropsychologists. Phil Dahlheimer and his wife celebrated their fourth wedding anniversary, and their daughter just turned 3. Sherri Moser took a job as clinical psychologist in primary care at the Orlando VA Medical Center and relocated to Orlando at the end of November 2015. Beatrice

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McClearn Glenn and her husband sold their first house and purchased their second house in August 2015. Mary Hope Rottman Shaw remarried in November 2014 and relocated to Wales, England May 20, 2016 where she started a new life and career there as a web design specialist.

According to Mary, her “ECE degree from Hood, though not in the same field, really comes in handy when I am writing up style plans for clients. My managers say I am excellent client-side.” Sarrah Kiermayr Yoder was promoted to the therapy team lead of the speech therapy department at HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Colorado Springs where she has worked for the past seven years. Wendy Cochran Taylor has been with the Frederick County Health Department for more than nine years and has been the program manager of the food program within the environmental health services division for more than five years now.

2005 Leslie Beck Hughan 410-303-2208 | lhughan@gmail.com

Greetings classmates! In this issue, five members of our class have great news to share with you about new degrees, promotions, engagements, a birth and being a published author. Maggie Hasselbach graduated with a Master of Divinity from Wesley Theological Seminary this spring.

Nilah Magruder has a picture book coming out in November! “How To Find A Fox,” about a little girl’s attempts to photograph a sneaky red fox, was written and illustrated by Nilah and will release from Feiwel & Friends Nov. 15, 2016. Currently it’s available for pre-order on Amazon and Barnes & Noble. It’ll also be available in most bookstores! Together with her husband, Jennifer Stiegler-Balfour welcomed a second son Mason Erwin Balfour on April 7, 2016 in Portland, ME. Big brother Liam and the rest of the family couldn’t be happier about the new addition to the family.

Jenny also received tenure and was promoted to associate professor of psychology at the University of New England in March 2016.

Victoria Tanguay became engaged to Trevor Bromberg in September 2015. This spring she graduated from Colorado State University with a Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine and earned a certification in medical veterinary acupuncture. Charlene Vestermark was promoted to major in the U.S. Army and started her last year as a gastroenterology fellow at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center July 1, 2016. Additionally, Charlene and George Hauser, a dentist and a captain in the Army, will be married in Jamaica come November 2016. They are really excited to begin this new chapter together.

Congratulations, Maggie, Nilah, Jenny, Tori and Charlene!

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2006 Sharia Barksdale 301-449-5891 | rdy2xplore@yahoo.com

Nichole N. May and fiance Tony Rodriguez were engaged in November 2015 and will be celebrating a May 6, 2017, wedding in Coffman Chapel at Hood College with a reception to follow in Urbana, MD.

2008 Megan Phillips Rosier megankrosier@gmail.com | mkp11@hood.edu Sarah Haney Koons 240-520-6523 | sjh6@hood.edu

There must be something in the air for the Class of 2008. There is a lot of happy wedding, baby and career news to share! Charly Mulligan married Bethany Culler Oct. 2, 2015. Charly and Bethany currently live in Hagerstown with their daughter Katelyn. Jennell Washington Lowry and her husband welcomed baby girl Alyssa Sept. 11, 2015. Marjorie Bodrogi Musary married Michael Musary Jr. May 16, 2015 in Reisterstown, MD. The newlyweds currently live in Prospect Heights, IL. Stephanie Garrett Soukup, M.D., recently finished as chief resident in pediatrics at Sinai Hospital, and she will be starting as a primary care pediatrician in Olney, MD. Stephanie and her husband Andy had a baby girl in December.

Candice Pfiester Moreland is working at Berkeley Family Medicine and Urgent Care as a physician assistant. She has two beautiful little girls. Megan Tooker is working full time as a case manager at Metropolitan Ministries in Tampa, FL. It is a transitional housing program/ shelter for homeless families. Megan will also be starting the Master of Social Work program at the University of South Florida in August.

Ashley Sirtautas Murphy, C’10, M.A.’11, and husband Justin, current computational science student at Hood, welcomed Ryker Madden Murphy to the family Jan. 16. Ryker was 7 pounds, 5 ounces and 20 inches long.

The whole family is doing well. Amanda Jimenez Alley and her husband Patrick have been moving around—Boston, to Maryland to Maine, and finally settled in Rollinsford, NH with their two beautiful boys. Amanda keeps busy working part time at the town library, blogging for two websites (Fit4Mom and Seacoast Mom’s Blog) and keeps active in several local moms groups. Patrick rehabs old mill buildings as the project manager for a local contracting company. Amanda’s godmother Mari Padilla Spina ’86 was recently at Hood for her reunion and made Amanda so nostalgic that she is ready to come back! April Street Der had a busy spring. She graduated from Loyola University May 21 with a master’s in counseling psychology. June 17, 2016 she married Anthony Der in Elkridge, MD. Malissa “Mal” Lamont Petterson wrote a stage play entitled, “The

800th Annual Salvation Swing-Off.” After their premiere run in Madison, WI, it was accepted to the New York International Fringe Festival in August. This is her third show produced in Madison, with the fourth due to hit the stage in 2017. As for me, Megan Phillips Rosier, I am still enjoying my full-time career as an accountant for FMH, but I also decided to take up a second job as a Zumba instructor. Thanks for sharing all of your news and have a fantastic summer!

2010 Ali Kelley 410-531-1108 | aekelley06@gmail.com

Ashley Eaton started a new job as an accountant at LTBD, PC. She graduated in June from George Mason University with an M.S. in accounting.

2011 Megan Dancause 717-285-7056 | mdancause@comcast.net

It’s hard to believe that it has been five years since the Class of 2011 left Hood College.

What isn’t hard to believe is that the class continues to achieve and strive for great things. The Class of 2011 has been keeping busy, as usual. Lt. Shane Brady, fighter pilot in the U.S. Navy, is attached to the world famous VFA-151 Vigilantes providing a blanket of freedom while deployed on the USS John C Stennis (CVN-74) in the Western Pacific.

Lt. Brady flies the Navy’s premier Strike Fighter aircraft, the F/A-18E Super Hornet.

Kayla Murphy Caw married Matthew Caw in October 2015 at Shade Trees and Evergreens in Frederick, MD. Sarah Johnston Comer MBA,’14 earned a Master of Business Administration degree with a concentration in human resources from Hood College in May 2014 and was inducted into the Delta Mu Delta business honor society. She began a career in records management in November 2014 and married Matthew Comer in September 2015 amid the beauty of the New York Adirondack Mountains. Juliana Eaton Cooney and her husband are expecting their first child this fall, a girl due Oct. 5. Megan Dancause earned her Master’s in Business Administration from Lebanon Valley College in May 2016. Lauren Dods is currently pursuing a master’s degree at UMUC in management, with a specialization in emergency management. Jessica Miller Kehler married Garrett Kehler Nov. 7, 2015.

In attendance were Hood graduates Jennie Huntoon ’10; Katie Bergin ’09; Maggie Paulk; Anna Kovacsics ’15; Stephanie Hanthorne Miller, M.A.’14; Ashley Eaton ’10; and James Taylor ’12. Eve Maryn relocated to Phoenix, AZ where she has been teaching kindergarten for almost a year. Whitney Plummer has been working at Experient for three years and is getting married in October 2016. Emily

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Cucchi Raines and her husband purchased a home and moved back to Frederick.

Emily also accepted a new job working as a marketing manager for a cloud-based IT company. Reco Siler, M.S.’16, C’16 earned his master’s in information technology with a cybersecurity certificate. He has been working at ORACLE as a support analyst for three years. Victoria Utoh ’10 was recently accepted into the Ph.D. program at Seton Hall University where she will be studying higher education.

Victoria will begin this fall!

2013 Elaheh F. S. Eghbal 443-847-9526 | hoodcollege2013@gmail.com

Muli Shani, Class of 2013! Does anyone else feel like time is flying right past them? I sure do! Justin Stone is a recent homeowner; Meme Brown is in the job market after graduating from Hood’s MBA program; and Katie Triplett will be starting the MBA program at Hood this year. Nora Jaskoski is an after-school tutor in Clarksburg; Adam Patterson graduated with his M.S. in education and is teaching 7th grade at his alma mater, Sykesville Middle School; and Bre Carbaugh, M.A.’16, C’16 graduated in May with her master’s in thanatology from Hood. Mi’Kea Bowie Hawkins has completed her first year of graduate school at Frostburg State University where she is studying curriculum and instruction; Diana Stewart is a mental health therapist in Frederick; and Donna Clarke is a licensed graduate professional counselor working in Maryland. Spencer Knoll is a federal policy analyst at Sixkiller Consulting, Elaheh Eghbal is the marketing manager at Zerion; and Jahtay Teh will complete his service as a Peace Corps volunteer this August.

Stephanie Taylor Widmeyer married Hood alum Mark Widmeyer, M.S.’13 in May, and Bridgitte McColligan Hessler married Mark Hessler in February. In May, Amanda Blakeslee Darling celebrated her one-year anniversary to Will Darling and continues to work at Queen Anne’s County Office of the Sheriff. Kellie Duncan has moved to New York City and is a manager for Oasis Day Camp’s Central Park location; Caitlin Stromowsky finished her third year of teaching special education in Montgomery County and completed her first year of Hood’s reading specialization graduate program; and Trevor Shell is the marketing manager at Sunset Hills Vineyard and 50 West Vineyards. Kathy Lee has been a slot technician for a year and a half; Deryka Nairne completed her master’s degree and is a residence hall director at the University of New Hampshire; and Jennifer McCullough Lewis married Bart Lewis in January.

Continue to rock on, Class of 2013!

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2014 Bianca Padilla 301-437-8772 | bianca.e.padilla@gmail.com

Hello, Class of 2014! Here are some awesome updates from our classmates.

We continue to celebrate many accomplishments! Kate Kopasek is a case manager at Key Point Health Services, a nonprofit mental health agency. She is preparing to the take the CPRP exam to become a certified psychiatric rehabilitation practitioner. She also volunteers at the Maryland ASPCA. Lindsey Pallansch finished her second year of teaching as a second grade teacher at Centerville Elementary School; Nicholas Duafala works at Guggenheim Investments as an Investment Valuation Analyst; and Steven Powell was hired as a school psychologist intern in Halifax County Public Schools in Virginia. Tabitha (Browne) Milliken is a fulltime unit assistant in the ED at Evangelical Community Hospital in Lewisburg, PA; Melissa Johnson is working as a forensic chemist at NMS Labs in Willow Grove, PA; and Emily Lovelace has been working as a sea turtle research intern for the past six months for Cape Eleuthera Institute on the island of Eleuthera, the Bahamas. Tyree Wilson is currently working at Prometic Biotherapeutics in Rockville, MD; Justin Bowens is working at Northrop Grumman Internal Audit; and I, Bianca Padilla finished my second year of teaching. Rachel Gannon finished her first year working as a middle school science teacher and will be the assistant athletic director at The Visitation Academy; Brittni Souder ’15 is a board member for a nonprofit called Pink Concussions and is an assistant women’s soccer coach at Frederick Community College; and Angela Shaner finished her second year teaching for Frederick County Public Schools. Congratulations to Tabitha Browne who bought a house with her husband in Beavertown, PA; Angela Shaner who got engaged to Zach Dwyer in October; and Jackie Wenzel who married Samuel Barrett June 18!

We continue our education in a variety of institutions. Marquita Monroe is currently enrolled in her pre-reqs for nursing school at George Washington University; David Langan will be pursuing his Ph.D. in molecular microbiology and immunology at the University of Maryland, Baltimore; and Tyree Wilson will be attending the University of Maryland, Baltimore to seek his Ph.D. in pharmaceutical sciences in August.

Justin Bowens is pursuing his international MBA; Rachel Gannon was accepted into the master’s program in bioinformatics at John Hopkins University; and I, Bianca Padilla am pursuing a master’s in teaching with NBC Teacher Leadership at National University. Angela Shaner is pursuing her master’s in curriculum instruction at Hood

College; Melissa Johnson graduated in May 2016 with a master’s in forensic science from Virginia Commonwealth University; and Nicholas Duafala attends George Washington University pursuing a master’s in finance. Lindsey Pallansch finished her first year of graduate school at Hood for her master’s in reading specialization; and Brittni Souder ’15 will be starting graduate school at California University of Pennsylvania where she will be getting her master’s in exercise science and health promotions with a dual concentration in performance enhancement and injury prevention and sport psychology.

Melissa Caples graduated from George Washington University with her master’s degree in museum studies; and Steven Powell continues to pursue his Ed.S. at James Madison University. Continue to keep in touch with your success, joys and accomplishments, Class of 2014!

2015 Sarah Tapscott 301-807-7821 | st12@hood.edu

It’s been a whole year, can you believe it?!

What a crazy and life-changing year it’s been doing so many great things all over the world. Here’s what some of us have been up to: James Sola began working as a contractor for Elanco where he has been developing both existing and new enzymatic assays. Emily Eckard completed her first year of graduate school and will start fulltime fieldwork at Manor Care Pittsburgh in January 2017. She is doing a master’s of occupational therapy program at Chatham University. Adam Bir is a financial advisor with AXA Advisors in Buffalo, NY and lives in Tonawanda, NY. Aaron Bowen-Ziecheck has been living in Lancaster, England, while studying for his master’s degree in information technology and management at Lancaster University. He hopes to return to the U.S. after graduating and start a career with an IT company. Julianne Berg is currently finishing up her service year with AmeriCorps in South Carolina. Since August 2015 she has been working as a VISTA with the Palmetto Project and serving as their volunteer and story bank coordinator. She finds the work to be extremely rewarding and wants to continue to work for nonprofits in the future. Andrew Musick started working in HIV research in a NIH/NCI lab at Fort Detrick. He currently works in the Translational Research Unit within the HIV dynamics and replication program (HIVDRP). In May 2017 he plans on presenting his work in the 2017 HIV Dynamics and Evolution conference in Scotland. Chelsea Rudy has been a long-term special education substitute at Oakdale Elementary in Frederick County. She has not started graduate school but plans to pursue it in the near future. Heidi Marino is currently a graduate

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assistant and in the latter portion of her master’s degree program at Shippensburg University studying communications with an emphasis in strategic public relations.

Her master’s thesis focuses on the use of public relations to increase brand visibility for a fashion-based 501(c)3 nonprofit in connection with the Shippensburg University Foundation. Stephanie Kelley graduated from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County with a master’s in social work and a concentration in clinical behavioral health in July 2016. Stephanie is now employed as a master-level clinician at an outpatient substance abuse treatment facility. For a few months, Cody Lopez was substitute teaching, but recently became a National Park Service Ranger for Catoctin Mountain Park in Thurmont, MD. Russell Melendez works for the city of Baltimore as an operations technician apprentice. He’s responsible for keeping all the pumping stations and storm drains operational and keeping track of the amount of water being pumped daily. He says, “life is great!”

Herman Cohee married Christine Carter ’14 in May 2015 and celebrated their first year anniversary this past May. He works for Amazon at the fulfillment center in Middletown, DE. Maja Tavra got married and is now Mrs. Mendes. After graduation she traveled to California and Turkey and is learning the Turkish language. She works with NCR in her home country of Serbia.

She lives in Belgrade but plans on coming back to the U.S. by the end of the year.

Naeisha Palmer is a kindergarten teacher in the Cape Henlopen School District in Delaware and recently bought her first home.

Alex Bodroghy began medical school at the prestigious St. Georges University in Grenada in January 2016 and loves every minute. Jena Stone spent this past summer walking from Georgia to Maine. In April, Jena (trail name, Skittles) set out from Springer Mountain in Georgia to walk all 2,189.1 miles of the Appalachian Trail with the hopes of reaching Mount Katahdin in late September.

Natalie Guerra has been working as an accountant for a small business in Alexandria, VA and married Joey Maltais.

This fall she will begin classes to obtain her CPA. Samuel Lopez started working in Frederick Community College’s library and their tutoring and writing center in April and is giving a presentation on Frederick’s churches at the National Museum of Civil War Medicine in August. I, Sarah Tapscott am still publicity chair for the Choral Arts Society of Frederick and instructing local color guards. In November 2015 I was promoted to operations lead for a fourpart corporation, but I’m actively looking for opportunities in the event management industry. I’m also beginning graduate school soon! Keep an eye for my emails, send me your updated info and keep doing great things, 2015!

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Milestones Births Melissa Spade Cristler ’02 and husband, a daughter, Charlotte Emily Cristler, Nov. 2, 2015 Maggie Laabs Piccone ’02 and husband, a son, Finley David Piccone, May 25, 2016 Maya Laws Barney ’04 and husband Justin, a daughter, Jasmine Marie, June 16, 2016 Sara Lewis ’04 and husband, a daughter, Lila Catherine, April 17, 2016 Melissa Janovic Dasch ’04, M.A.’10 and husband Thomas E. Dasch Jr. ’04, a son, Tolan Robert, Sept. 6, 2015

Sarah Johnston Comer ’11, MBA’14 and Matthew Comer, New York Adirondack Mountains, Sept. 2015

Lauren Davies Rosario ’04, marketing manager, Psychological Assessment Resources (PAR)

Samuel Lopez ’15, library tutoring and writing center, Frederick Community College, April 2016

Jessica Miller Kehler ’11 and Garrett Kehler, Nov. 7, 2015

Sherri Moser ’04, clinical psychologist, Orlando Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Sarah Tapscott ’15, operations lead for a four-part corporation, Nov. 2015

Mary Hope Rottman Shaw ’04, web design specialist, Wales, England, May 20, 2016

Katie Bailey ’16, Teaching Assistant Program in France, 2016-17 academic year

Sarrah Kiermayr Yoder ’04, therapy team leader, speech therapy department, HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Colorado Springs

Additional Degrees

Nilah Magruder ’05, picture book written and illustrated, “How To Find A Fox,” Nov. 15, 2016

Bess Muir ’79, master’s in aging services management, USC

Stephanie Taylor Widmeyer ’13 and Mark Widmeyer, M.S.’13, May 2016 Bridgitte McColligan Hessler ’13 and Mark Hessler, Feb. 2016 Jennifer McCullough Lewis ’13 and Bart Lewis, Jan. 2016 Jackie Wenzel ’14 and Samuel Barrett, June 18, 2016 Herman Cohee ’15 and Christine Carter Cohee ’14, May 2015 Maja Tavra Mendes ’15 and Herbert Mendes, Belgrade, Serbia, July 23, 2016

Lauren Davies Rosario ’04 and husband J. Tito, a son, Kieran, Nov. 2015

Jennifer Stiegler-Balfour ’05, received tenure and promoted to associate professor of psychology, University of New England, March 2016

New Jobs

Charlene Vestermark ’05, promoted to major, U.S. Army

Jennifer Stiegler-Balfour ’05 and husband, a son, Mason Erwin Balfour, April 7, 2016

Helen-Mae Reisner ’72, senior leadership position, U.S. Postal Service, Washington, D.C.

Stephanie Garrett Soukup ’08, M.D., primary care pediatrician, Olney, MD

Jennell Washington Lowry ’08 and husband, a daughter, Alyssa, Sept.

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Peggy Bull Larsen ’74, M.S.’79, director of presidential and special events, Goucher College

Stephanie Garrett Soukup ’08, M.D. and husband Andy, a daughter, Dec. 2015

Donald E. Beachley ’77, judge, Maryland Court of Special Appeals, June 2016

Ashley Sirtautas Murphy ’08, M.A.’11, C’10 and husband Justin, a son, Ryker Madden Murphy, Jan. 16, 2016

Cheryl O’Neal ’80, supervisor of special education, Somerset County Public Schools, July 2016

Cara Overcash Orr ’04 and husband Jonathan, a son, Karson Levi, Feb. 14, 2016

Marriages Lisa Forrester Meyer ’03 and Kevin Meyer, Dry Ridge, KY, June 16, 2016 Charly Mulligan ’08 and Bethany Culler, Oct. 2, 2015 Marjorie Bodrogi Musary ’08 and Michael Musary Jr., Reisterstown, MD, May 16, 2015 April Street Der ’08 and Anthony Der, Elkridge, MD, June 17, 2016 Kristina Negas Kelly ’09 and Thomas Kelly Jr., Oct. 2015 Kayla Murphy Caw ’11 and Matthew Caw, Shade Trees and Evergreens, Frederick, MD, Oct. 2015

Tyanna Yonkers ’81, professor, University of Mount Olive, 2015 Zoa Dolan Barnes ’92, president, Women’s Bar Association of Maryland, June 2016 Kristin Woods ’92, assistant vice president for alumni engagement, University at Buffalo, July 1, 2016 Ann Erker Nicocelli ’93, vice president for strategic partnerships, Global Communities, April 5, 2016 Alesia Gallego Brand ’96, therapist, Board of Child Care, Falling Waters, WV Kim Hart ’02, started a company called Beach Bites and a performance company called BMoreMusical Taryn Chubb ’03, granted tenure and promoted to associate professor of art and art history, East Central University in Ada, OK

Ashley Eaton ’10, accountant, LTBD, PC Emily Cucchi Raines ’11, marketing manager, cloud-based IT company Melissa Joseph Muntz ’12, marketing and communications coordinator, Visit Frederick Trevor Shell ’13, marketing manager, Sunset Hills Vineyard and 50 West Vineyards Rachel Gannon ’14, assistant athletic director, the Visitation Academy Chelsea Young ’14, marketing and business development coordinator, Development Facilitators Inc., Millersville, MD James Sola ’15, contractor, Elanco Andrew Musick ’15, HIV research, NIH/NCI lab at Fort Detrick, MD, Translational Research Unit within the HIV dynamics and replication program (HIV-DRP) Stephanie Kelley ’15, master’s level clinician, outpatient substance abuse treatment facility Cody Lopez ’15, national park service ranger, Catoctin Mountain Park, Thurmont, MD

Martina Crum-Martin ’78, associate degree in early childhood education, May 2016

Tyanna Yonkers ’81, doctorate in spirituality, Catholic University of America, 2014 Sue Bridgers ’83, master’s in library science, 2014 Alesia Gallego Brand ’96, master’s in professional counseling, Liberty University, May 14, 2016 Erica Smith ’03, certification in teacher training, National Institute of Trial Advocacy (NITA) Maggie Hasselbach ’05, Master of Divinity, Wesley Theological Seminary, 2016 Victoria Tanguay ’05, Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine with a certification in medical veterinary acupuncture, Colorado State University, 2016 April Street Der ’08, master’s in counseling psychology, Loyola University, May 21, 2016 Ashley Eaton ’10, master’s in accounting, George Mason University, June 2016 Sarah Johnston Comer ’11, MBA’14, with a concentration in human resources, Hood College, May 2014 Megan Dancause ’11, Master of Business Administration, Lebanon Valley College, May 2016 Reco Siler ’11, M.S.’16, C’16, master’s in information technology with a cyber-security certificate, Hood College, 2016 Adam Patterson ’13, master’s in education and teaching certification, McDaniel College, spring 2015

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Milestones Continued Bre Carbaugh ’13, M.A.’16, C’16, master’s in thanatology, Hood College, May 2016 Deryka Nairne ’13, master’s in higher education and student affairs administration, University of Vermont, spring 2015

Melissa Johnson ’14, master’s in forensic science, Virginia Commonwealth University, May 2016

Stephanie Kelley ’15, master’s in social work with a concentration in clinical behavioral health, University of Maryland Baltimore County, July 2016

Melissa Caples ’14, master’s in museum studies, George Washington University

In Memoriam Sara “Sally” Weaver Langie ’51, an alumna and emeritus member of the board of trustees, passed away Jan. 13 in Rochester, N.Y.

Beryl Ann Pfizer ’49, an Emmy Award-winning American television and radio pioneer, died Feb. 12 of natural causes in Manhattan.

A math major at Hood, Sally worked as a mathematical analyst for the Gleason Works where she designed gears and helped install the IBM 650 computer. She was a devoted Hood alumna, having served as the Hood Club president in Rochester and on the board of trustees from 1979 to 1983.

Born in Morristown, N.J., she graduated from Hood in 1949 with a bachelor’s degree in music. She moved to Manhattan to begin her career as a writer and radio and television producer with ABC, CBS and NBC.

Sally was also active with the Junior League, Rochester Garden Club, Rochester General Hospital Association and was a member of the Cottonwood Twig and the Chatterbox Club. She was an avid fly fisher, tennis player and bridge player. She is survived by her husband, Louis; daughters Adele Langie and Roberta Langie Van Winkle ’83; and granddaughter Hailey Van Winkle. Read about her bequest on P. 33.

Beryl, who was named a Hood College Distinguished Alumna in 1988, established the Andy Rooney Scholarship at Hood for students demonstrating a passion for writing. She also endowed a scholarship for theater arts minors and a fund for theater production and programming. She was one of three donors who supported the establishment of the Black Box Theater in the Tatem Arts Center.

She is survived by her sister, Joan Pfizer Sussmann; her four nieces and nephews; and five grandnieces and grandnephews. Her niece, Amy Koshnick, graduated from Hood in 2011.

Mary Kleckner Epstein ’37 August 2015

Mary Gordon Dunham ’47 May 2016

Kathryn Conley Webb ’49 January 2016

Catherine Shriver Scott ’56 March 2016

Mary Robertson Schroeder ’38 April 2016

Zelma Buch Freedman ’47 September 2015

Jean Righter Bolle ’50 April 2016

Joan Voorhees Lovell ’57 May 2016

Zelda L. Schneiderman ’39 July 2016

Matilda L. Bittenbender ’48 January 2014

Margarett Head Daniels ’50 June 2016

Judith S. Shumaker ’58 December 2015

Elizabeth Laubenstein Hart ’41 January 2016

Mary Frances Six Copenhaver ’48 March 2016

Ann Crowhurst Lay ’50 January 2016

Jean Ford Joseph ’60 March 2016

Betty McCoy Voehl ’41 February 2016

Jane Henderson Fox ’48 March 2016

Joanne Leivo McLean ’50 September 2014

Jane Morgan Kaltenborn ’60 April 2016

Mildred E. Patzig ’44 August 2015

Louise R. Rittenhouse ’48 January 2016

Patricia Knobloch Jones ’51 June 2016

Susan H. Montgomery ’60 May 2016

Ann Krider Penman ’44 July 2016

Patricia Beall Snader ’48 July 2016

Frances B. Carpenter ’52 February 2016

Deborah Tillson Capra ’61 July 2016

Phyllis Gensel Durban ’45 October 2015

Lorene Myers Southworth ’48 May 2016

Dorothy Shillis Dowdell ’52 February 2016

Alyce Burn Sheaffer ’64 April 2016

Carolyn Daniel McGolerick ’45 April 2016

Elizabeth Enterline Adams ’49 June 2016

Nancy R. Eaton ’52 December 2015

Patricia Johnson Speier ’65 December 2015

Doris Wright Olson ’45 October 2013

Shirley W. Christensen ’49 March 2016

Mary Sihler Sauerteig ’52 May 2016

Regina Bonn Wade ’65 January 2016

Ruth Smith Raetz ’45 June 2014

Harriet Kunin Herskowitz ’49 April 2016

Marilyn Koch Swanson ’52 January 2016

Harriet Sue Fox Riehl ’66 July 2016

Margaret Trucksess Scott ’45 April 2016

Barbara Davies Mulholland ’49 January 2016

Elizabeth Sweeney Qualls ’53 April 2016

Stephanie Melnick Carter ’69 July 2016

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In Memoriam Continued Lorraine Bush Davis ’72 July 2016 Kristine Vasey Smith ’72 September 2013 Ellen W. Cosby ’74 February 2016 Arthur A. Morris Jr. ’75 June 2016 Denise Fortney Pennington ’75 January 2016 Arlene Trumpower Clopper ’77 May 2016 Suzanne Jones Cooper ’78 April 2013 Irene Hart Grady, M.A.’78 August 2012 Jean Beck Eagleson, M.A.’79 April 2016 Nancy Young Helms ’80 March 2016 Robin Rowland Westerhorstmann ’80 April 2016 Alice Myers King ’83 May 2016 Spedden A. Hause III ’84 May 2016 Michael E. Burns, M.A.’85 March 2015 Gwendolyn Kellogg Urban ’89 May 2016 Jack L. Dundee, MBA’90 June 2016 Dr. Joseph A. Manda III, MBA’90 November 2013 Dr. Judith Francis Peisen, M.S.’91 May 2016 Jennifer Bond Waltrip ’92 January 2016 Sharon Sponaugle Leatherman ’95 July 2016 Lisa M. Jennings ’05 July 2016 Christine M. Woodcock, M.S.’05 April 2016

Frank A. Artlett, spouse of Nancy Fletcher Artlett ’59 October 2015

Michael N. Mallis, spouse of Mary Grivakis Mallis ’46 January 2015

Marchan Ball, spouse of Debra DaughertyBall ’76 March 2012

William B. Mason, spouse of Lois Vars Mason ’51 March 2016

Dr. Kees Bol, spouse of Margaret Coles Bol ’41 (deceased) August 2015

Dr. Jane B. Matanzo, faculty June 2016

Gerald P. Clute Jr., spouse of Janice Campbell Clute ’48 (deceased) June 2014 The Reverend Dr. John Deckenback July 2016 Gwendolyn C. Elliott, friend March 2016 Clinton C. Emich, friend February 2015 David Funsch, friend February 2016 Gus Geckos P84, father of Marietta I. Geckos ’84 January 2016 John Grigg, friend August 2015 James B. Hammond, M.D., friend January 2016 Timothy B. Hardman, spouse of Kristen D. Whitbread ’91 March 2016 Robert S. Hardy, spouse of Mary Murrie Hardy ’52 September 2015 Rene Hill, P’16, parent of Davon J. Hill ’16 and Devin J. Hill ’16 April 2016 Alice Hoefnagels P’83, mother of Laura Hume Roberts, ’93 and Sara Hume Johnson ’93 January 2016 C.K. Holter Jr. P’93, spouse of Charlotte Sheffer Holter ’46 and father of G. Eric Holter, M.S.’83 and C. Kurt Holter ’76 January 2016

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BLAZERSNEWS Paugh Honored by NFCA Kayli Paugh, a sophomore softball player from Elkridge, Md., was named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association All-East Region Third Team.

During the season, she batted .352 with 27 runs batted in and a school-record tying eight homeruns.

In addition to her prowess at the plate, Paugh served as the Blazers’ top pitcher. She led the team with 109 2/3 innings pitched, a 2.81 earned run average, 54 strikeouts, nine wins and one save.

Paugh pitched 13 complete games on the season, including in a win against then-No. 22 Tufts, the defending national champions, on March 24. As a hitter, she went 4-for-10 in three meetings with nationally ranked Messiah squads.

Zubradt Named MAC Commonwealth Co-Rookie of the Year

She helped the Blazers earn the third seed in the Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth Tournament and win 20 games, the fourth-most in school history.

Freshman Grayson Zubradt was named the Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth Co-Rookie of the Year, becoming the first Blazer to earn a major conference award in men’s lacrosse.

Paugh is the first Hood player to earn NFCA honors since 2006.

Zubradt set Hood’s single-season records for goals scored and points in a season. He was the first player in school history to reach 30 goals in a season, finishing with 35. His 40 points are the most in the Blazers’ record book as well. Against Saint Vincent College on March 12, he set a school record with six goals and tied another with seven points. He added four-goal efforts against both La Roche College and Lycoming College and scored at least once in 14 of the team’s 15 games. He led the team with six man-up goals.

Blazers Receive Academic Honors from MAC

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Beddick, Burdette Named MAC Commonwealth Coaches of the Year

Sophomore Jackie Mangogna earned the honor twice, for both the indoor and outdoor track and field squads. BJ Daisey, Chris Gardner and Cameron Rogers represented men’s swimming.

Davon Hill for men’s basketball, Josh Sexton for indoor track and field and Olivia Hosch from women’s tennis also made the team.

Baseball coach Cory Beddick and softball coach Terry Burdette were named the Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth coaches of the year.

Beddick led the second-year baseball program to seven conference victories, more than twice as many as the 2015 season. The Blazers picked up their first series sweep of a conference opponent this season, taking all three contests from Albright College. The team finished third in the MAC Commonwealth in batting average at .304, onbase percentage at .383 and fielding percentage at .951. Overall, Hood finished 16-24 on the season.

Burdette led the softball team to a 12-win improvement over 2015. The Blazers tied for second in the MAC Commonwealth during the

Hood College placed seven student-athletes on the 2016 winter and spring academic all-Middle Atlantic Conference teams, as announced by the conference office.

Those seven headlined a group of 119 named to the MAC Winter/Spring Academic Honor Roll.

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regular season and were seeded third in the conference tournament, the team’s first bid since the 2013 season. Hood led the conference and ranked 19th in Division III in home runs with 30 total and 0.81 per game. The Blazers’ 20 wins are the fourth-most in school history.

There are a total of seven winter academic all-MAC teams and a total of 10 spring academic all-MAC teams that recognized the top student-athletes both in the classroom and on the field during the 2016 spring semester. The MAC sports information directors nominate and vote for the academic all-MAC teams, giving 50 percent weight on both academic success and athletic success.

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Men’s Basketball’s Hill Named MAC Senior Scholar-Athlete Davon Hill was named the Middle Atlantic Conference Senior Scholar-Athlete for men’s basketball in recognition of his performance on the court and inside the classroom. It is the conference’s most prestigious academic award and recognizes one senior from each sport for outstanding academic and athletic prowess.

Hill was named to the All-MAC Commonwealth second team and is a four-year letter winner for the Blazers. He ranks among Hood’s all-time

leaders in points, assists, 3-point field goals made, free throws made and free throw percentage.

Hill graduated in May with a bachelor’s degree in computer science and now works in Hood’s IT office. He held a 3.89 GPA, was named to the College dean’s list every semester and was on the president’s list twice with a 4.0 GPA. He is a three-time MAC Academic Honor Roll recipient.

He is also a two-time CoSIDA Academic AllDistrict first team honoree.

Rogers Named CSCAA Scholar All-American Junior Cameron Rogers from Severn, Md., was selected as a College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America Scholar AllAmerica Honorable Mention.

To be selected to the CSCAA Scholar All-America Team, swimmers and divers must have achieved a GPA of 3.5 or higher and have participated in the required swimming and diving qualifying meets.

Rogers was the only Middle Atlantic Conference men’s swimmer to earn the CSCAA honor this year.

At the MAC championships, he won the 1,650yard freestyle with a time of 16:15.08 and placed second in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 4:43.64, setting school records in both events.

Rogers was undefeated this season in dual, tri- and quad-meets in the 500- and 1,000-yard freestyle to run his win streaks in the events to 19 and 17, respectively. In the classroom, he is a dean’s list student and a member of the Chi Alpha Sigma student-athlete honor society.

Men’s Basketball Earns NABC Academic Honors

Hood Covers 1 Million Yards for Yeardley

The men’s basketball team earned a National Association of Basketball Coaches Team Academic Excellence Award, while three Blazers earned spots on the NABC Honors Court. Hood was the only team in the Middle Atlantic Conference to earn the team award and accounted for three of the league's seven Honors Court recipients. The NABC Team Academic Excellence Award, in its fourth year, recognizes outstanding academic achievement by a team with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better for the 2015-16 season.

The Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and SPURS, a peer mentoring group, along with the Hood athletic department, hosted a Yards for Yeardley event in April to raise awareness about sexual assault on college campuses.

Individuals named to the NABC Honors Court included Davon Hill, Trevor Magnuski and Tanner Ruths. To be eligible, student-athletes must be a junior or senior and a varsity player, have a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher at the conclusion of the 2015-16 academic year, must have matriculated at least one year at their current institution and have a coach that is a member of the NABC.

The Yards for Yeardley campaign is part of the One Love Foundation, which was created to honor the memory of Yeardley Love, a University of Virginia lacrosse player who lost her life to relationship violence. In memory of Yeardley, college communities across the country are coming together and running millions of yards to raise awareness about relationship violence.

The event reached its goal of 1 million yards with large thanks to the men’s soccer team, who logged more than 340,000 yards over the course of a week, and senior Joe Denicola, who logged yardage during the entire five hours of an awareness event April 15.

Juniors Melissa Canulli and Anne Lessard helped organize the effort.

Bileski, Elizondo Honored with White Blazer Award Jared Bileski, a senior on the men’s lacrosse team from Waterloo, Ontario, and Brenna Elizondo, a women’s volleyball senior from Littleton, Colo., were the recipients of the White Blazer Award at Honors Convocation in April. The award was established

by the athletics department in 2013 and honors one male and one female student-athlete from the senior class in recognition of outstanding academic accomplishments, significant contributions to the community and excellence in intercollegiate athletics.

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Hood Rewards Top Senior Student-Athletes The athletic department held its annual senior banquet to honor its 43 graduating seniors in 21 varsity sports and one club program in April.

Eight athletes were presented with honors in four categories.

Most Outstanding Student-Athlete Awards: Ashley Fourcade, softball; and Davon Hill, men’s basketball.

Kim Servedio Awards: Alysa Billeter, field hockey; and Nat Puryear, baseball.

Dean’s Awards: Katie Bailey, women’s soccer; and Danny Battle, men’s soccer President’s Awards: Brenna Elizondo, women’s volleyball; and Josh Sexton, men’s tennis and men’s track and field.

Tennis Teams Earn ITA Academic Accolades; Seven Blazers Honored The men’s and women’s tennis teams were named Intercollegiate Tennis Association AllAcademic Teams, and seven Blazers earned ITA Scholar-Athlete awards. On the men’s side, Hood was one of just three Middle Atlantic Conference programs to earn the honor. The ITA All-Academic award is open to any ITA program that has a cumulative team GPA of 3.2 or above.

In order to earn ITA Scholar-Athlete status, a player must be a varsity letter winner, have a GPA of at least 3.5 for the current academic year and have been enrolled in their present school for at least two semesters.

On the men’s team, Joe Benton, Conor Riggin, Tanner Ruths, Alex Sexton and Josh Sexton were honored. Meaghan Donahue and Kristin Histand of the women’s team were also honored.

Track and Field Programs Named USTFCCCA AllAcademic Teams The men’s and women’s track and field teams were recognized as United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association All-Academic teams. To be considered an allacademic team, programs must have a cumulative GPA or 3.1 or greater. The Blazer men tallied a 3.19 GPA, and the women posted a 3.42. Hood was one of just four schools in the Middle Atlantic Conference with both its men’s and women’s teams meeting the requirement.

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Chi Alpha Sigma Inducts New Members In April the Hood College athletic department welcomed 20 new inductees and six returning seniors into the 2016 class of Chi Alpha Sigma, the national scholar-athlete honor society.

New Inductees Allie Appleby, women’s basketball, accounting major

Returning Seniors

Danny Battle, men’s soccer, double major in business administration and economics

Jared Bileski, men’s lacrosse, double major in music and communication arts

Scott Bolen, men’s basketball, graduate student

Alexis Briscoe, field hockey and women’s basketball, elementary and special education major Brenna Elizondo volleyball, elementary/special education major Davon Hill, men’s basketball, computer science major Josh Sexton, men’s tennis and track and field, political science major Brittany Whitham, women’s swimming, English major

Drew Demich, men’s soccer, mathematics major Joseph Fawley, men’s soccer, mathematics major Ryan Franklin, men’s swimming, chemistry major Stephen Friend, men’s soccer, biology major April Ganz, field hockey, early childhood education major Jill Heymann, women’s soccer and track and field, law and society major Caroline Kinna, volleyball, social work major Anne Lessard, women’s swimming and lacrosse, double major in English and psychology

Trevor Magnuski, men’s basketball and track and field, economics major Angela Mansfield, women’s cross country and track and field, chemistry major Nicholas Masucci-Bicho, men’s lacrosse, business administration major Leah Norris, women’s soccer, art and archaeology major Emily Plum, women’s cross country and track and field, biology major Cameron Rogers, men’s swimming, communication arts major Tanner Ruths, men’s basketball and tennis, business administration major Karina Stetsyuk, women’s cross country and track and field, mathematics major Rafael Zamora, men’s track and field, computer science major

All-Conference Honorees A total of 40 different Blazers were named to allconference teams during the 2015-16 academic year.

Cam Esposito, baseball, first team Ernesto Evans, men’s swimming, second team

Shelby Alcorn, softball, honorable mention

Lauren Fogarty, women’s swimming, second team, honorable mention

Samantha Bailey, women’s track and field, second team

Ashley Fourcade, softball, second team

Matt Ball, men’s swimming, honorable mention

Ryan Franklin, men’s swimming, second team, honorable mention

Payton Belella, women’s volleyball, second team Andrea Christmas, women’s track and field, second team

Chris Gardner, men’s swimming, first team, second team

Tyler Cook, baseball, honorable mention

Ashley Griffin, women’s swimming, second team, honorable mention

Lauren Couch, women’s lacrosse, honorable mention

Briana Hand-Solomon, women’s swimming, second team, honorable mention

Michael Curry, men’s swimming, second team, honorable mention

Jayla Harris, women’s cross country, second team

BJ Daisey, men’s swimming, first team, second team Drew Demich, men’s soccer, first team Sarah Elkhoga, women’s swimming, second team Kristy Erfurdt, softball, second team

Jackie Mangogna, women’s track and field, first team, second team Shannon McHale, women’s swimming, second team Juliano Pillari, men’s soccer, second team Jeremiah Ratliff, men’s track and field, first team, honorable mention Max Riedel, men’s swimming, honorable mention Cameron Rogers, men’s swimming, first team, honorable mention Roo Saglimbeni, softball, honorable mention Alex Sexton, men’s tennis, honorable mention Michelle Shedd, women’s tennis, second team Eddie Somerville, men’s lacrosse, second team

Jill Heymann, women’s track and field, honorable mention

Brooks Warrenfeltz, baseball, honorable mention

Davon Hill, men’s basketball, second team

Brittany Whitham, women’s swimming, second team, honorable mention

Olivia Hosch, women’s tennis, first team Kaylee Krietz, softball, second team Jade Locklear, women’s lacrosse, honorable mention

Elena Zinaich, women’s volleyball, first team Grayson Zubradt, men’s lacrosse, honorable mention

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tudent-athletes at Hood College take many different paths to success in competition, academics and life. Four remarkable stories about Blazer student-athletes can be found on the pages that follow.

You will find a men’s soccer player who has overcome vision problems to earn a spot in the school’s record book and intern at

NASA; a basketball player-turned equestrian rider who became one of the top competitors in the nation; a softball player who has

not let an autoimmune disease limit her opportunities; and a two-sport student-athlete who interned on Capitol Hill.

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Danny Battle has faced adversity and found success on and off the soccer field.

After starting seven games during his freshman season, his playing time decreased as more recruits bolstered the program. He also has albinism, which, in addition to a lack of skin pigment, causes visual impairment. With corrective lenses, he can see about 20/70. Without that assistance, he is on the cusp of legal blindness.

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An all-county basketball player in high school, Jessy Burke entered Hood intending to focus solely on the hardwood for the Blazers.

In her freshman year, however, she learned about Hood’s equestrian team and decided to get involved. And, despite some strong moments on the basketball court including a double-double against Randolph, she did not see a path to competing in both sports as a sophomore.

“I think Coach Putnam and Coach Gilmore would say I’m technical and good with the ball, but my vision slows me down,” Battle said. “I don’t use it as an excuse. If I did, I would’ve quit a long time ago.”

“The decision to leave basketball and concentrate on the equestrian team was a difficult one,” Burke said. “I had been competing in both sports since I was 8 years old.”

In September, Hood played Penn State-Mont Alto, and the Blazers quickly gained the upper hand. Battle, who had played in just two of the previous six matches, ended up playing heavy minutes. He landed in the record books with three goals and seven points, both among the top three single-game totals at Hood.

She credited Hood’s coaching staff with accelerating the learning curve and teaching her what Intercollegiate Horse Show Association judges look for from riders.

His don’t-quit attitude and work ethic have made him one of the most well-liked players on the team, something he has not taken for granted.

“I always expect the best from myself and the rest of the guys on the team,” he said. “Even if I didn’t play as much as I wanted to, it’s because the talent the coaches brought in was fantastic. We have a great group of guys, and I’m happy to have had the chance to spend four years with them.”

Off the field, Battle, a business administration and economics double major, was selected out of a pool of 750 candidates for a summer internship at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. He is working on the Joint Polar Satellite System, funded by the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration. His job is to monitor and track the costs of the project and report the financial data to both NASA and NOAA. The position has a chance to become permanent after graduation next year.

“The Hood coaches dedicated a tremendous amount of time to me and the equestrian team, which helped me succeed this year,” she said. “I also rode outside of the Hood team multiple days each week, allowing me to ride many different horses and improve my skills.”

Burke’s dedication paid big dividends during the 2015-16 season. She made program history at the zone championships when she finished second in her intermediate over fences class and became the first Blazer to qualify for the IHSA National Championships. At IHSA nationals in Lexington, Ky., in May, she finished 14th overall as the first rider to represent Hood in the English Hunt Seat competition.

“Competing at Alltech Arena was nerve wracking and exciting at the same time,” Burke said. “Going up against the best riders in the nation tested my riding ability. It was an experience I will never forget.”

Prior to the IHSA show, Burke competed with teammate Caitlyn LeClaire at the American National Riding Commission National Championships in New Jersey. The pair competed in four different phases; a written test, a program ride, a derby phase and a medal phase.

The business administration major will have a chance at another trip to IHSA nationals as a senior in 2016-17.

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Melissa Canulli, a utility player for Hood’s softball team, had a successful freshman season as she batted .304 while starting 24 of the Blazers’ 36 games.

Josh Sexton, from Mesa, Az., enrolled at Arizona State University after high school, but when his younger brother Alex decided to attend Hood, he transferred.

She posted those numbers after learning the previous semester that she had an autoimmune disease called exercise-induced anaphylaxis.

Incurable and rare, it can have severe symptoms when a sufferer pushes too hard physically, including weezing, hives and throat swelling.

Sexton fulfilled a dream of playing tennis with Alex. The two competed on the same team, and they were doubles partners for the Blazers.

Canulli’s doctors struggled to treat the condition, and she fought through to appear in 20 games her sophomore season, but her overall numbers took a step back as she battled to remain active. The disease forced her to watch from the dugout her junior year as the Blazers had their best season in several years, winning 20 games and finishing third in the Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth tournament. It was difficult for her to be unable to play, but she stayed involved and had support from her team.

“My teammates were there, and Coach Burdette was there for me,” Canulli said. “I practiced when the trainers allowed me. I went to the practices and games. I did everything on the sideline.”

She also served as the secretary of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, helping to organize the Yards for Yeardley fundraiser and the senior student-athlete banquet.

Outside of athletics, Canulli is a business administration major, treasurer of Hood’s Red Cross Committee, sports editor of the student newspaper, secretary of the Business Investment Association and a member of the Public Relations Student Society of America.

In May, she was honored by the MAC with its Giant Steps Award, given to individuals who overcome adversity, use sports as a vehicle for social change, break down barriers and inspire people through the positive aspects of sport.

“I was kind of shocked (by the honor),” she said. “It was a big thing for me. I wanted to leave a mark in college. I wasn’t able to play almost three years, but I was still able to leave a mark with my teammates.”

“The time we spent together was special,” Sexton said. “For the rest of our lives, we’ll be able to talk about different matches and tournaments we went to, or laugh at funny things our teammates did, or the friends we made over the two years we had together.”

Sexton’s best friend from high school, Nick Slawson, was also a student at Hood and a member of the track and field team. Slawson pitched him the idea of joining the team.

“I’d never been on a track team,” Sexton said. “Nick was the track guy.

He knew that I loved to lift and was pretty strong and that throwing heavy things might catch my interest. He was right.”

In fall 2014, Sexton joined the track team as a thrower and made an immediate impact. During his first season, he set Hood’s records in the indoor shot put with 11.47 meters and the weight throw with 11.01 meters. His performances in the throwing circle and in the classroom earned him CoSIDA Academic All-America honors. An injury prevented him from performing as well in 2015-16, but he managed to repeat as an Academic All-American.

A political science major, Sexton also completed an internship with Sen. John McCain.

“Getting to work in the heart of D.C., in the Senate building, seeing everything, watching politics unfold and making connections, it was all too good to be true,” he said.

While his future plans include law school, his willingness to try new things has him looking into continuing to compete, coach or even tryout for the U.S. Olympic bobsled team, something toward which he has begun training.

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