son Fellowship by the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation of Alexandria, Virginia. The fellowships recognize promising and distinguished teachers. ✦ Daniel Richardson, a second-year student at the University of Virginia School of Law, has been selected as editor-inchief of the Virginia Law Review. In addition, he is also serving as president of the Virginia Employment and Labor Law Association and vice chair for career and alumni engage(Left): Jessica A. Zielonis (’10) and Austin W. McCrerey (’07) have announced their engagement. A formal wedding ceremony is planned for Spring 2018 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
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2017 Virginia History Teacher of the Year by the Gilder Alicia Renae Lehrman Institute of Berry has a American History. ✦ recipe featured in the Jennifer M. Tremnew cookbook Stock blay is the directhe Crock. Her barbator of the Spitzer Art Gray F. Kidd (’12, coa recipe was one of ’14M) Center in Harrison100 chosen from over burg, a gallery that 600 entries submitted to the recently opened a store to sell author. ✦ Lina Lee is perform- members’ artwork. ing on Broadway as a member of the ensemble of the musical Anne Rusher was an Miss Saigon. She plays multiintern in the Exhibple roles in the current producits Production Department for tion, which opened in March the Smithsonian National Air 2017 at The Broadway Theatre, and Space Museum at the Paul where the original producE. Garber Preservation, Restion of Miss Saigon opened in toration and Storage Facility 1991. ✦ Luther Dale “Luke” in Suitland, Maryland, during Roadcap was recognized as the summer 2017.
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Alumni represent JMU at inaugurations of university presidents in 2017 Levar Stoney (’04), the mayor of Richmond, Virginia, represented JMU at the March 24 investiture of Makola Abdullah as Virginia State University’s 14th president. Bill Hawk, chair of The Madison Collaborative and professor of philosophy, proudly represented JMU and President Alger at the Ninth Presidential Inauguration Ceremony at Eastern Mennonite University for Susan Schultz Huxman on April 7. Hawk is a graduate of Eastern Mennonite Seminary. Ann Armstrong (’00) traveled from Mill Valley, California, to attend the Investiture Ceremony of Judy K. Sakaki as the seventh president of Sonoma State University on April 20. “It was a wonderful ceremony — not only was it entertaining, I learned a lot about the higher education community in California,” Armstrong says. “I also made a few friends. I am very thankful for the opportunity to represent JMU. I am always proud to wear the purple (Above, L-R): Levar Stoney and gold!” (’04) congratulates Makola Milton Kline III (’75) repreAbdullah, the new president sented JMU at the Presidenof Virginia State University.
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(Above): Ann Armstrong (’00). (Right): University of Mary Washington President Troy Paino shows off his life-size cutout with Milton Kline (’75).
tial Inauguration Ceremony of Troy Paino as the 10th president of the University of Mary Washington on April 21. Kline, manager of the student painting program at Mary Washington, has been affiliated with the university for nearly 40 years, but remains a passionate and engaged supporter of JMU. “UMW had a full house for our auditorium,” Kline reports. “Interestingly, UMW and JMU are sister schools because they were founded on the same day. As a result, many of our older buildings, including Wilson’s auditorium, are nearly identical.”
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