professionally speaking Jane Fraser-Fulcher ’60 is president of the Memphis-based Stuttering Foundation. Jane attended a luncheon at Clarence House hosted by Prince Charles to announce His Royal Highness’ support of an Appeal to fund treatment for children who stutter. The Memphisbased Stuttering Foundation has partnered with the Michael Palin Centre in London since 1947 to work toward the prevention and improved treatment of stuttering. Jane has served on the Hutchison National Alumnae Board and received the Distinguished Alumna Award in 2002. Margaret Denton Khayat ’60 is the former first lady of Ole Miss. Her husband, Robert, served as the University of Mississippi Chancellor from 1995 to 2009. Because of Margaret’s service to the university, the Ole Miss community is saying “thank you” to her by establishing the Ole Miss Women’s Council Scholarship. Margaret stated that she was touched and honored to have this scholarship created in her name; this scholarship will assist many future students. Robert Khayat said that he hopes scholarship recipients will be inspired by his wife’s “great respect for people, her belief in the important role of the university and her strong spirit of love.” Mimi Robinson Bowen ’62 owns and runs a women’s specialty store called MIMI on Magazine Street in New Orleans. Check out her website at www.miminola.com and her online sales site www.taigan.com. Elizabeth Weatherford ’62 is the founding director of the Film and Video Center, part of the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI). The center has been in existence for 30 years. The core purpose of the work is to provide excellent exhibition of indigenous films and media through a biennial Native American Film + Video Festival in New York, an annual Native Cinema Showcase in Santa Fe, touring film festivals, and daily and special screenings in New York and Washington.
National Alumnae Board members provided the leadership for the 2009–2010 NAB program with upper school girls. (From left) Cecelia Saino ’84, Cary Jehl Broussard ’77, Mary Tabor Engel ’82, Perry Pidgeon Hooks ’75, Virginia Apperson ’75, and Frances Dornette Schafer ’66.
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••• Carole Ruleman Manning’s ’69 photograph, above, was a winner in a professional photography contest at the Brooks Museum.
Dana Buchman ’69 is using her celebrity status to help further the awareness and solutions for children with learning disabilities. After writing her book A Special Education with daughter Charlotte, Dana became active in Promise, an organization of Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City. She is currently serving as Chair of the Advisory Council of Promise and recently addressed the 60th Annual International Dyslexia Association in Orlando. She is making a difference in the lives of people with learning disabilities.
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Mary Cox Garner ’55 Katie Herron Gambill ’64 Sally Hughes Smith ‘64 Charmian Place-Cooper ‘65 Frances Dornette Schafer ’66 Crisler Buchignani Quick ‘74 Virginia Apperson ‘75 Perry Pidgeon Hooks ’75 Cary Jehl Broussard ‘77 Lisa Stanford ‘78 Mary Tabor Engel ‘82 Cecelia Saino ’84 Laura McArtor ‘85 Babs Chase ‘87 Burson Taylor Synder ‘93 Ashley Thompson Manning ’93
Dixie Routon Thompson ’69 has opened a clinic in Pensacola focusing on women’s health, and she hopes to affiliate with a Family NP to provide minor urgent care and general health services. Dixie’s mission is to provide quality, affordable, convenient services to the downtown Pensacola neighborhood. It is targeted at the market segment of young workers/students (some not so young) who have no insurance or people with high deductible or out of pocket costs. As a result of the hard work on her clinic, Dixie has received two awards, Inspiring Woman of the Year 2009 and Citizen of the Year 2009. Dr. Allida Black ’70 served as the guest speaker for a one-day workshop in Washington, D.C. about Eleanor Roosevelt and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, sponsored by Facing History and Ourselves. This collection of case studies illustrates how individuals and groups across the world can choose to make a difference in society, using tools available to anyone seeking to fight hatred, prevent genocide, and strengthen democracy. Allida is a Research Professor of History and International Affairs at The George Washington University and the editor and project director of the Eleanor Roosevelt Papers. Allida was the 2004 recipient of the Hutchison Distinguished Alumna Award. Lauri Abston Arnold ’74 owns Optimal Surroundings, a firm that specializes in organizing people’s lives and homes to create peace and order in their lives.
Cary Jehl Broussard ’77 meets with members of the senior class during the NAB visit.
Comprised of a group of outstanding alumnae from across the country who are recognized as leaders in their respective communities and accomplished in their individual professions, the National Alumnae Board was created to establish a comprehensive career mentoring program for Hutchison girls.
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