Fall 2017 magazine

A Publication for Alumnae and Friends of Meredith College

Fall 2017, Volume 42, Number 3

M A G A Z I N E

MEREDITH AVENGING ANGELS Making an impact on campus and beyond

HONOR ROLL OF DONORS 2016-17 | Special section inside

Meredith Magazine Volume 42, Number 3 Fall 2017 Executive Editor Kristi Eaves-McLennan, ’14, MBA Managing Editors Melyssa Allen Karen T. Dunton Assistant Editor Gaye Hill Writers Reah Nicholson Emily Parker Art Director Vanessa Harris Designer Margaret McIver, ’09 Alumnae Connection Editors Hilary Allen, ’01 Savannah Phillips, ’16 Contributing Writers Sarah Lindenfeld Hall Joy Learman Kelly Morris Roberts, ’91 Photographers Christopher Ferrer Peter Finger Kaili Ingram Travis Jack Gary Knight Brian Lynn Charlotte Claypoole McKinney Susan Murray Caleigh Thomas, ’16 Michael Zirkle Meredith College Faculty & Staff Meredith Magazine exists to serve the Meredith community by providing readers with insight and information about the news, activities, events, programs, plans, and people of the College. Meredith Magazine is published three times a year by the Meredith College Department of Marketing. Questions or comments may be submitted to marketing@meredith.edu. © 2017 Meredith College. The Meredith name and wordmark are registered trademarks of Meredith College and may not be used without permission. All rights reserved. 17-091 Correction: In the Summer 2017 Meredith Magazine, Jessie Markert Rivers’ class year was incorrect. Her correct class year is 1970.

CONTENTS FEATURES 17 AVENGING ANGELS ATHLETICS

Making an impact on campus and beyond

23 STRONG SPACES

A look inside the offices of Meredith faculty and staff

26 GREENING RELIGION

Meredith faculty and students study how local faith communities practice environmental stewardship

30 MEREDITH STARTS ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAM

Options available for undergraduates and graduates

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Meredith College Provides Warm Welcome to Class of 2021

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President Jo Allen Elected NAICU Board Vice Chair

12 Q&A with Sarah Roth, Meredith’s New Dean of the School of

Arts and Humanities 16 Meredith College Remembers Professor Emeritus Jack Huber

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Meredith Campus News

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Letter from the President

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Meredith Experts in the News

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Newsmakers

11 Strong Stories 33 Beyond Strong | The Campaign for Meredith 37 Alumnae Connection On the Cover: Meredith College Athletics have existed for more than 100 years. Today, as an NCAA Division III member with eight varsity programs, the Avenging Angels play to win.

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NEWS Meredith College held its Honor Code ceremony on August 22. Members of the Class of 2021 took part in this longstanding Meredith tradition, which helps new members of the community understand and celebrate the College’s Honor System. Through the student-operated Honor System, students are personally responsible for their own conduct. The Honor Code ceremony is held each year during New Student Orientation.

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NEWS A Meredith College Move-In Day welcome features smiling faces, a balloon arch, a cheering section of students along Main Campus Drive – and even a Welcome Angel. On Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017, the College greeted approximately 400 new firstyear students.

Meredith College Provides Warm Welcome to Class of 2021

By Melyssa Allen

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ove-In Day is a favorite tradition of residence life staff, including the resident assistants who help serve their fellow students.

“Move-In Day is very special at Meredith College. It is full of welcoming faces who will help these students throughout their experience at Meredith,” said Resident Assistant Emma Lee Bridgers, ’18. “Our goal is for the residence hall to be a home away from home.”

Chief Student Adviser Meg Sink, ’18, enjoys how involved the entire campus – including alumnae – is in welcoming the new class.

“Everywhere you turn there are faculty, staff, or alumnae waiting to help. They are just as excited as the student leaders and new students,” Sink said. “To me, their participation in Move-In Day is just one of the many examples of how much Meredith truly cares about its students. You are never just a number at Meredith, but rather, someone to invest in.”

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Alumnae also enjoy the opportunity to be on campus during the excitement of Move-In Day. “Move-In Day is such an exciting time and a great opportunity to meet the new Angels as they arrive and to welcome them home,” said Courtney Allen, ’10. “I am grateful that we as alumnae have the opportunity to come back to campus every year and help. I know I am not the only one who gets nostalgic every time I pull onto campus.”

Parents also get involved with helping welcome new students and their families.

Parents Council member Michelle Bueti traveled from Danbury, Conn., to volunteer this year. Bueti recalled arriving with her daughter, Victoria Bueti, ’20, for last year’s event.

“The second we turned the car onto the property last year, people were screaming, banging pots and pans, and making our 14hour drive to school to drop our daughter off worthwhile,” Bueti said. “I wanted to be a

part of it this year as a volunteer because as a participant it was amazing. I wanted to provide that same experience to the class of 2021.”

“Move-In Day is very special at Meredith College. It is full of welcoming faces who will help these students throughout their experience at Meredith.”

– Emma Lee Bridgers, ’18

Members of the first-year class come from 17 states and five countries, including Croatia, Indonesia, Kenya, and Singapore. In Fall 2017, Meredith welcomed more than 650 new undergraduate and graduate students. The College’s total student population is nearly 1,900 students.

Meredith in Belize 2017

By Associate Professor of English Kelly Morris Roberts, ’91

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ince the Office of International Programs began study abroad trips to Belize in 2013, Meredith students have found meaningful scholarship, strength, and service in an every-other-summer pilgrimage back to San Ignacio. The students have visited several Mayan ruins spanning Belize and Guatemala, studied courses in postcolonial literature, young adult literature, Mayan history, or digital literacy, and served Faith Nazarene, a local K-8 school, through the MeredithReads program.

This year, participants completed a playground space first built by Meredith students through a partnership with the Colton English Club and the chaplain’s office. For the last two years, the Colton English Club has raised funds to provide an additional piece of play equipment, outfitted with a slide, fort, two swings, a set of rings, and a parallel bar.

The playground serves about 300 students each day with a total of nine swings, four see-saws, three slides, and a shaded resting bench. Because harsh weather requires that the playground equipment be painted each

year Meredith College visits, students stained each structure as well.

Meredith alumna Macy Allen, ’17, who had served in Belize in 2015, returned to work in the K-8 school and to use her skills in art.

Allen painted a large mural of silhouetted students in each “standard” or grade, national symbols, notable ruins, and a phrase from the Pledge to Belize.

“It was a hot and messy project that challenged me artistically, but to see the final product and the school’s reaction was priceless,” Allen said.

The mural and the service of all of the students were recognized during the school’s graduation with a plaque to bring back to campus.

In addition to the service projects and impressive mural, the Meredith group also facilitated the MeredithReads program at Faith Nazarene. Each morning, students could be seen reading books to elementary children on picnic tables outside the open-air classrooms.

Learn more about Meredith International Programs at meredith.edu/study-abroad.

Watch how Macy Allen used her love of art and traveling to build the foundation for her Meredith experience at youtube.com/meredithcollege.

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Meredith Named a Top 10 Fashion School in the South

By Melyssa Allen Meredith College’s fashion program has made the list of top fashion schools in the South, coming in at number eight on rankings published by fashion-schools.org.

The criteria for determining the list included “academic reputation, admission selectivity, depth and breadth of the program and faculty, value, and geographic location.”

Read more about the rankings on fashion-schools.org.

Meredith’s fashion program offers students exposure to every aspect of the fashion industry, from concept to consumer. Students are challenged to strengthen their talents, expand their knowledge, and apply what they learn for personal and professional success. Students choose between a concentration in merchandising or design.

Watch our Fashion Program video on youtube.com/ meredithcollege.

Meredith Community Gathers for Solar Eclipse Viewing

By Reah Nicholson

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he Meredith community gathered with friends and family at the Pleiades Observation Deck on the third floor of the Science and Mathematics Building for the viewing of the solar eclipse on August 21. Two hundred NASA-approved glasses, a question and answer session, and a solar-filtered telescope that tracked the sun were all part of the viewing.

“The climate station on the observation deck recorded a temperature drop of 4°F and a 92% decrease in incident solar energy during the eclipse,” said Professor of Physics Bill Schmidt.

Schmidt was pleased that so many people came out to experience the eclipse at Meredith.

“It was a pleasure to see so much excitement for a celestial event,” Schmidt said. “I think there were more than 500 people, of all ages, on the observation deck at the time of maximum obscurity.”

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“Ask and you will receive.”

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ohn 16:24 is one of my favorite Bible verses because it expresses the power of naming our needs. It is also a complicated message fraught with interpretations, conditions, and the burden of distinguishing real needs from frivolous wants.

I always thought the toughest part of my job as president would be discerning and then asking for what we truly need and hope to receive. As alumnae, faculty, staff, trustees, and other friends of the College, you consistently ask me what the College needs and then step forward with your gifts, your energy, your connections, passion, and commitment.

Since I have been president, we have built a strategic plan to set the direction for the College, shortly followed by a comprehensive campaign to fund that plan. At $69 million, we are closing in on our goal of $75 million. In our first 24-hour giving challenge last year, we hoped to raise $125,000 in honor of the 125th anniversary of the College’s founding. We met that goal by 11 a.m. and ultimately raised $283,000. This year we surpassed our $250,000 goal and concluded the day with $379,000.

All seems good – with a rhythm and

continuity that relays a consistent message about the College’s need for scholarships, faculty/staff development, facilities enhancements, and a stronger endowment.

And then the lake drained. Was it too soon to ask, yet again, for your help? The further question – is this a need or a want?

– became clearer when we heard your responses that part of the campus’s appeal (and thus, our students’ interest in coming to Meredith not to mention what draws our friends back year after year) is the lake.

Its idyllic setting has been the site of traditions, friendships, romances, undergraduate research projects, theater productions, concerts, solitude, and reflection.

So, yes, we are restoring the lake, and I am so grateful to you for the $188,000 you have helped us raise so far in support of the renovation.

And then came the proposed I-440 beltline expansion – and no amount of money would matter in convincing NC Department of Transportation (NCDOT) to reconsider, to move the project, to ameliorate the effects on our campus and on our students living in The Oaks Student Apartments or commuting to accessible parking lots di-

rectly across from their academic buildings, or conducting research in the forest, or playing on the athletic practice fields – our most valuable site for future expansion.

And so we asked you to support the College by writing NCDOT with your opinion.

And you wrote. And wrote. And wrote. Your letters poured in to the NCDOT, commemorating your memories and your ongoing commitment to the strength of this College and encouraging them to reconsider their plans.

That project will continue to evolve over time. For now, I am grateful to you all for your demonstrable commitment to Meredith and for the experience of leading and learning what it truly means to ask … and receive.

So is it tough to ask for help? No. It is humbling beyond measure.

President Jo Allen, ’80

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President Jo Allen Elected NAICU Board Vice Chair

By Melyssa Allen

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eredith President Jo Allen has been elected vice chair of the Board of Directors of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU).

NAICU board members set the association’s agenda on federal higher education policy; actively encourage support of association priorities and initiatives; and oversee the organization’s financial administration.

Allen took office as Meredith’s eighth president on July 1, 2011.

Allen has guided Meredith to an enviable position of strength and vitality following the comprehensive strategic plan, Meredith Forever. In the five years since the rolling plan was put in place, Meredith has exceeded enrollment and retention goals; raised more than $69 million in the largest fundraising campaign ever; and established StrongPoints®, the College’s signature coaching and personal advising program.

Prior to her return to Meredith, Allen served as senior vice president, provost, and professor of English at Widener University (Penn.). She also served as tenured associate professor of English at East Carolina University and tenured associate professor at North Carolina State University. In addition to her duties as a faculty member, Allen served in a number of leadership positions at the universities where she taught, including special assistant to the dean and vice chancellor, as assistant dean and interim vice provost. A North Carolina native, Allen earned a master’s degree from East Carolina University and a doctorate from Oklahoma State University in English literature, with an emphasis in technical and professional communication. Her B.A. from Meredith was also in English.

Allen has made numerous contributions to the advancement of higher education. She has been the featured speaker and facilitator at numerous professional development programs and served as president of the Asso-

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ciation of Teachers of Technical Writing, the largest international scholarly organization for technical and professional communication scholars. She currently serves on the board of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) Commission on Colleges, and previously served as a commissioner for the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and a site reviewer for the American Bar Association.

Allen has published and presented in more than 200 regional, national, and international scholarly venues, focusing on communication, assessment, and leadership in higher education. Books written or edited by Allen in-

clude Writing in the Workplace and Assessment in Technical and Professional Communication, which won both the Council of Programs in Technical and Scientific Communication’s 2010 award for best contribution to the work of program assessment and a national award from the College Composition and Communications Conference.

In addition to NAICU, she currently serves on the Executive Board of the North Carolina Campus Compact, is the treasurer of the North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities (NCICU), and serves on the board of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE).

By the Numbers: New Fitness Center Thanks to a renovation in the Weatherspoon Athletic Center, Meredith students will benefit from a greatly expanded fitness center.

$1 MILLION Gift from Trustee Ann Lowery, ’74, to name the fitness center for her parents, Herman and Ruth Lowery.

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Number of square feet by which Meredith’s fitness facilities increased.

$135,000

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Amount raised by The Parents Fund in support of the fitness center renovation.

Pieces of equipment in the new center. The Lowery Fitness Center has numerous cardio machines including 11 treadmills, 8 bikes, 8 elliptical cross trainers, 4 ascent trainers, and 2 rowers, along with 6 power lifting racks. Previously, the fitness center had 10 cardio machines.

There is also a substantial increase in the number of free weights, kettlebells, resistance machines, physio balls, medicine balls, bands, and accessory equipment.

Meredith Experts in the News Meredith faculty and staff have served as experts in a wide variety of news outlets, including The New York Times, CNBC, The Toronto Star, CASE, and History News Network.

“Companies should try to eliminate implicit bias on both principles of fairness and of efficiency – to hire the worker who will actually be the most effective for the job. While ‘diversity training’ can make us more mindful of our thoughts, by itself it will not eliminate the impact of implicit biases. What needs to also change are the hiring and promotion processes, which fortunately many businesses today are starting to do.” − Professor of Economics Anne York, in an opinion piece about implicit bias in employment, written for The Conversation.com and reprinted in 20 media outlets, including CNBC.com.

“Being a gift officer for a college or university is a demanding yet rewarding job. Major gifts are what allow an institution to grow and offer its students something more than a regular budget can provide. Like any job, it’s easy to fall into a rut as a gift officer and develop detrimental habits that hinder performance.” − Vice President for Institutional Advancement Lennie Barton, in an expert opinion piece written for CASE, the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education.

“Presidential persuasion, as demonstrated by many of his

“This particular case fits right in line with his previous remarks. He didn’t say

predecessors, still matters, but as

those things for the reporter's sake; rather he said those things to show all

President Trump has illustrated with many

the people in the room (and the cameras) that he’s the kind of man who flirts with women he considers attractive.” − Assistant Professor of Sociology Kris Macomber in a New York Times article about President Donald Trump’s interaction with a woman reporter in the Oval Office. This article was also published in 20 publications around the world, including The Sydney Morning Herald, The Toronto Star, and The China Times.

other White House traditions, the policy speech may be a thing of the past.”

– Professor of Political Science David McLennan, in a History News Network article about the use of the presidential “bully pulpit.”

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A Social Worker’s Perspective on Feminism

By Joy Learman

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eminism is an expansive and evolving concept. It is simultaneously a world view and a movement for justice. As a feminist and a social worker, I look to the National Association of Social Workers’ Code of Ethics for guidance. Our code affirms that as members of an advocacybased discipline, social workers must engage in political action with members of oppressed groups and pursue social change.

Thus, as a social worker, I view feminism as a lens through which to see the world, as well as a tool to uphold my personal and professional ethics.

Feminism sprang out of a realization that women are often oppressed, marginalized, and invisible in our society. However, thanks to the valuable contributions of feminists of color such as Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw, we are beginning to recognize the complex and overlapping nature of identity. Thus, we realize we must do more than seek equality for women in a patriarchal world. We must also actively work to dismantle racism, heterosexism, ableism, classism, and religious oppression.

The wisdom and teachings of feminists of color vividly reflect the words of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.”

Therefore, we cannot pretend to protect women if we cannot protect all women equally. For example, if we cannot prevent Dreamers (people brought to the United States as children and raised here as inte-

Meredith social work students are engaged in their community.

gral members of the American social fabric) from losing their right to work and live in the only land they’ve ever known, then our efforts as feminists are in vain.

Not only do feminists need to embrace all women, but also all men. Contrary to popular belief, feminists do not hate men.

Feminists abhor patriarchy and oppression.

This is a crucial distinction. In fact, feminists love many men: sons, partners, fathers, and teachers. As the mother of a young son, I know our society’s divisive beliefs regarding race, gender identity, and sexual orientation will be a detriment to his well-being, as well as my own, if we do not consciously challenge and replace them.

The best description of feminism I have

heard is that feminists are not trying to even the playing field; we are trying to create a whole new game. Feminists desire a world in which we are intentional in our efforts to be inclusive of difference. We seek to create power with others, not over them, in order to develop new opportunities that can be made available to the most vulnerable among us. Feminists understand that justice demands equality of rights and equity of resources.

And so, I urge you to ask yourself if you want to live in a world of inequality, or if you want to work together to create a compassionate, cooperative, and just world.

If your answer is the latter, then you just might be … a feminist.

Joy Learman, Ph.D., is an assistant professor and the director of the Social Work Program at Meredith College. She finished her doctoral studies at the University of Texas at Austin where her research explored the role of gender-based violence and inequality on women’s sexual and reproductive health.

Learman currently teaches courses on social justice, social welfare policy, and social work practice with macro systems.

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Meredith Mourns Loss of Professor Emerita Lois Frazier

By Melyssa Allen

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he Meredith College community was saddened by the loss of Professor Emerita Lois E. Frazier, who passed away on July 15, 2017, at age 97.

Frazier was on the Meredith faculty beginning in 1954. She served as head of the Department of Business and Economics and later as director of the MBA program. She was also a longtime adviser of business-focused student organizations at Meredith.

During a 1979 celebration of her 25 years of service to Meredith, Dean of the College Allen Burris called Frazier “an outstanding teacher and administrator, planner, thinker, doer, and friend.”

In 1991, she postponed her retirement for one year in order to serve as the first Irving H. Wainwright Professor of Business, one of the College’s first endowed professorships. She was active in the Raleigh business community as a member of the Raleigh Business and Professional Women’s Club, and was inducted into the YWCA Academy of Women.

In Meredith Magazine’s Spring 1979 issue, Frazier shared what she appreciated most about Meredith.

“I’ve appreciated the opportunities that our students have to be prepared for many careers, but especially in my field – business,” Frazier said. “But we build our program on the foundation of the traditional liberal arts … the encouragement to learn and to participate and the service aspect are all here.”

Memorial gifts may be made to The Lois Frazier Women in Business Endowment Fund at Meredith College, which was established in 2006 by a group of alumnae and friends of the College to honor Frazier and to support the School of Business. Funds are used at the discretion of the dean.

Meredith’s Board of Trustees approved the following promotions and tenure during their spring 2017 meeting.

• Promoted to Professor: Jennifer Olson, Department of Education, and Anne York, School of Business • Promoted to Associate Professor and Tenure: Courtney George, Department of Education, and Stephanie Little, Department of Nutrition, Health, and Human Performance • Promoted to Tenure: Woody Holliman, Department of Art • Promoted to Associate Professor: Steven Benko, Department of Religious and Ethical Studies President Jo Allen was a featured speaker at Raleigh’s spring 2017 TEDx, held April 22 at Lincoln Theatre.

Margaret Evans, piano faculty, has been named a “Steinway & Sons Top Teacher,” a new award created by Steinway.

Evans also adjudicated the Macau PanAsian Piano Competition as part of an international panel, July 30-August 13.

“An outstanding teacher and administrator, planner, thinker, doer, and friend.”

– Allen Burris, in a 1979 celebration of Dr. Frazier’s service to Meredith

Professor of Art Jane Terry’s film Stations was named an official selection of the 2017 San Francisco Frozen Film Festival, held July 20-23 at the Roxie Theater in San Francisco. As stated in its mission, the festival offers “an exceptional and truly independent collection of cutting edge film.” Stations is supported in part by a grant from Tree of Life Foundation.

Jim Waddelow, director of instrumental activities, conducted the inaugural Next Generation Summer Music Camp in Joplin, Missouri, in July 2017. This role included conducting two orchestra concerts made up of students from five states.

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Barkley Takes on New Role with Meredith Athletics

By Reah Nicholson

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eredith College Head Volleyball Coach Fiona Barkley has taken on a new role as assistant athletic director for advancement and external relations.

“I am thrilled that I have an opportunity to stay at Meredith,” said Barkley. “In my new role I can continue to make an impact at Meredith, one that will enhance the experience of all student-athletes.”

Barkley will lead efforts to raise funds specifically for Meredith athletics. She will identify and cultivate new and existing alumnae, as well as parents, corporate sponsors, and other donors in order to enhance the athletic experience for Meredith’s diverse student-athletes.

She will also oversee multiple revenue sources, including the Annual Golf Classic, the Avenging Angels Club, the online athletics store, and athletic facility rentals.

This new position was made possible thanks to the NCAA Division III Strategic Alliance Matching Grant, which funds full-time, midto senior-level athletics administration positions during a five-year commitment. The grant is part of the NCAA’s efforts to provide grant funding to member institutions committed to enhancing ethnic minority and gender representation in athletics administration.

Meredith was awarded the NCAA Strategic Alliance Matching Grant for the second time.

The College received the first grant in 2006 to enhance an existing position to a full-time administration role.

Barkley recently completed a Master of Business Administration with a sports administration focus from Lynn University.

“In my new role I can continue to make an impact at Meredith, one that will enhance the experience of all student-athletes.”

– Fiona Barkley

Olson Appointed to N.C. Teaching Fellows Commission

By Reah Nicholson

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orth Carolina Speaker of the House Tim Moore appointed Meredith Department of Education Head Jennifer Olson to the North Carolina Teaching Fellows Commission. Olson will serve a two-year term.

“It is an honor and I am proud to represent both Meredith College and the North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities (NCICU),” said Olson.

The Teaching Fellows Commission was established to determine which institutions

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will participate in the program, the selection criteria and selection procedures for forgivable loan recipients, and which students will receive forgivable loans starting in the 2018-19 academic year.

In an effort to recruit top students to enter the teaching profession, the North Carolina Teaching Fellows Program will provide forgivable loans for new teachers who agree to teach in North Carolina in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), as well as special education.

“I am glad that North Carolina is supporting the recruitment of STEM teachers and special educators to our public school classrooms,” said Olson. “There is a real need for quality teachers all across our state. I am ready to get to work making this happen.”

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Using Science to Make a Community Impact

By Reah Nicholson

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s a first-generation college student, Vanessa Cupil-Garcia, ’17, used her childhood experiences, her love of science, and her passion for helping others to shape her career path at Meredith College.

“Being raised by a strong, single Latina mother made me strong,” said Cupil-Garcia. “She always encouraged me to seek every opportunity and never give up. I used that resilience in college to excel in academics and leadership opportunities.”

Cupil-Garcia was a Golden Door Scholarship recipient and a member of the Honors Program, which provided her with research and field experiences.

As a chemistry major, Cupil-Garcia took advantage of the Undergraduate Research Program. She conducted graduate level organic chemistry and biomedical research at Georgia Tech and Oregon Health & Science University. Research became her career aspiration.

“Before coming to Meredith, I knew of only two career paths that involved the sciences: engineering and medicine,” said Cupil-Garcia. “After building relationships with professors, I was exposed to the research process and realized that I wanted to pursue research.”

Cupil-Garcia served as the senior organic chemistry laboratory teaching assistant and a chemistry tutor. She was also president of the Meredith chapter of the American Chemical Society.

“My research experiences taught me how to think like a scientist and my experiences as a Latina woman made me determined to help others pursue their goals without being hindered by the social and economic obstacles that I encountered.”

– Vanessa Cupil-Garcia, ’17

Vanessa Cupil-Garcia, ’17

As a Tabasco, Mexico, native, Cupil-Garcia had the unique opportunity to use her Spanish to make a difference in her local community. She served as a Get Covered America Fellow and interpreter, helping international families acquire healthcare coverage under the Affordable Care Act. She also served as a mentor for international students pursuing higher education.

“My research experiences taught me how to think like a scientist and my experiences as a Latina woman made me determined to help others pursue their goals without being hindered by the social and economic obstacles that I encountered,” said Cupil-Garcia.

Through her experiences, she gained an interest in international cultures and languages, which led her to minor in international studies and learn Mandarin Chinese.

“Excellent communication in different languages will help me be an effective professor and organizer of science outreach efforts,”

said Cupil-Garcia. “While doing summer research at Georgia Tech, I helped organize a scientific outreach program at a local middle school camp for refugee students. That was the point at which I understood the value of science outreach.”

Wanting to be an inquisitive researcher and professor, Cupil-Garcia was awarded a full scholarship to Duke University, where she is earning her Ph.D. in chemistry.

“I believe that my experiences have enabled me to effectively communicate the importance of science to students of all ages and backgrounds – from kindergarten to college,” said Cupil-Garcia. “I know that these experiences and my relentless determination will allow me to be a successful graduate student who is not daunted by challenges or failures.”

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Q&A with Sarah Roth, Meredith’s New Dean of the School of Arts and Humanities

By Melyssa Allen

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n July 2017, Sarah N. Roth joined Meredith College as dean of the School of Arts and Humanities. She came to Meredith from Widener University, where she was a professor of history and associate dean of humanities. Roth holds a Ph.D. and an M.A. in history from the University of Virginia, and a B.A. in history from Southwestern University.

The School of Arts and Humanities includes nine departments with approximately 56 full-time and 47 part-time faculty members and five staff. The school, which currently offers 16 majors with six areas of specialization and 23 minors, serves approximately 440 students as majors or minors within the school. Roth is the second person to serve as dean, following Professor of English Garry Walton who retired from the position after 14 years of service.

In this Meredith Magazine interview, learn more about Roth and her goals for Meredith’s largest school.

quality programs that Arts & Humanities has, and I also liked the classroom to careers programs that are in place and are starting to develop even further. I like that Meredith is a small, liberal arts college, which is where my roots are.”

How do you hope your previous experience as a faculty member and in administration benefits Meredith College?

“At my previous institution, I had experience as the chair of the Humanities Student Recruitment and Retention committee, so I know some things about how to attract majors to arts and humanities disciplines. What is really rewarding is when a student comes in as a major in one of the more technical fields, but as they go through the classes and talk to the professors in an arts and humanities discipline, they realize that that is where their passion lies. Then at some point, they develop enough faith to make that leap into doing what they really want to do. Part of the way for us to help students include the arts and humanities in their decision making when they choose a major requires increasing visibility for arts and humanities among students and their parents but also on campus in general. That’s something I would like to do here as well.”

Q&A What made you interested in working in academic leadership at Meredith?

“I was really excited about the fact that Meredith is a women’s college. I believe so much in the mission of Meredith to educate women to be leaders, to be liberally educated citizens. I liked a lot of the high-

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“I was really excited about the fact that Meredith is a women's college. I believe so much in the mission of Meredith to educate women to be leaders, to be liberally educated citizens.”

– Sarah N. Roth

Why is it important that students get an education that is grounded in the liberal arts, no matter what their majors?

“What we need today as a society and as a world are people who are creative and thoughtful, who think critically about things and come up with innovative solutions to problems that they see. And the liberal arts is where that happens, where that training, where inculcating those modes of thinking, happens. Like no other field, the arts promote creativity, and help students to get in touch with that side of themselves so that they can bring those ways of seeing the world into their careers. But at the same time, the liberal arts also allow students to be analytical and to come up with their own perspectives based on research, based on really evaluating a subject or situation with a critical eye. Another quality that we don’t have enough of these days is empathy, and arts and humanities help to instill that sense into people who study them.

That’s something we don’t usually measure or assess, but it’s an inherent and valuable part of those disciplines.”

As dean, how can you help support the humanities and arts at Meredith?

“I have a lot of ideas and hope to hit the ground running but with the buy-in and enthusiasm of the faculty. We have a great faculty who are doing amazing things with the resources they have and who are eager to do even more to enhance the educational experience for Meredith students. I see it as my job to help upgrade and enhance those resources so that when students come here and they major in one of the arts and humanities, they have the best experience they possibly can.”

What else would you like alumnae to know?

“Faculty and students are really excited about working with alumnae. They want alumnae to come back to campus, talk to students about their careers and how the Meredith experience has given them the ability to succeed in their professional life.

The career path in arts and humanities is not always obvious, and almost no graduates take the same path. Their journeys are individualized. It helps to say, here is a person who was in your shoes ten years ago. And look at the great things she’s been able to accomplish, in an area you may not have even thought was open to someone with an arts and humanities background. I appreciate the contributions that alums are making at Meredith, and I really hope that they will be able to come to campus even more and stay connected with the strong academic community we have developed in the School of Arts and Humanities.”

Meredith’s largest academic unit, the School of Arts and Humanities includes 9 departments.

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What is Strong?

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oing Strong is well-known as the essence of the Meredith College brand, but what does “strong” really mean? We asked Meredith alumnae to reflect on the word and share how Meredith has made them strong.

Claire Sullivan Slaughter, ’72 (Pictured on right with daughters)

“Strong is persevering. Strong is leaving a path behind you for others to follow.”

Kylene Dibble, ’03 “Strong is knowing where you are weak and leaning on resources to increase your strength in that area.

It’s knowing where you are strong and being someone else’s support in their place of weakness.”

Fran Summerlin, ’69 (Pictured on left with daughters) “Strong women have integrity, self-confidence, determination, and drive. They are not afraid to fail and they accept constructive criticism as a gift for becoming better. They accept challenges, they indeed look for challenges but know when to ask for help. A strong woman chooses to sit at the table, not at the back of the room.”

Ayanna Scott, ’11 (Pictured on left with daughter)

“Strong is being 20 years older than most of your classmates, but making friends and belonging. Strong is changing the course of my life as a single mom and for the first time in my life feeling empowered, confident, and intelligent.”

Johanna Lukhard Steis, ’04 “Strong is teaching my daughters to stand tall in the face of adversity and to have a voice for those who have fallen silent.”

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Diana Burrafato, ’13 “Strong is knowing that no matter where my students start the year, Meredith College has given me the tools to work harder than I've ever worked before and help my students become successful. I leave my classroom each day with a smile, knowing I have given them everything Meredith gave to me.”

Mandy Steele Johnson, ’96, Alumnae President “Strong is knowing that kindness and grace are the best gifts we can give to the world around us!”

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Meredith was Going Strong way back when!”

Alicia Morris-Rudd, ’94 (Pictured on left with sister)

“Strong is standing up for what you believe in, making a positive difference in the world, and being a voice for those who don't have one.”

Emma Ruth Bartholomew Stewart, ’70 “Meredith instilled in me the tools necessary, both educational and aspirational, to dare to ‘be in the arena.’ I have spent the past 24 years serving on the Louisburg Town Council, which has been challenging, interesting, and has kept me constantly in a learning mode. Meredith gave me the confidence to speak up and take part in shaping my surroundings. I am always impressed when my path crosses that of a Meredith graduate, for they all seem to have that little ‘extra,’ a sense of strength.”

Nelly Navarro-Britt, ’99 “Strong is being able to move around and adapt to new places, people, jobs, and environments. I often move and have heard from numerous people ‘I could never do that.’ I like having different experiences and not being afraid to try new things.”

Gwen Davis, ’62 “Strong means facing each day with joy and optimism. Strong is meeting every challenge with careful consideration for each decision, then proceeding with determination and courage, but being willing to revise the plan when needed for a better outcome.”

Alicia Baucom, ’05 “Being strong means there are no barriers in life. I can accomplish any goal that I desire. Mistakes are not failures, they are part of the learning journey. Being strong means I am confident in my own skin. I feel comfortable in almost any setting whether it be with the top leaders of the world or sitting on a dirt floor with a Mayan family in Guatemala. And a strong woman recognizes that life is fluid and embraces the changes that come with dignity, respect, and great anticipation.”

Robin Hensarling Norris, ’96 “Strong is learning who you are and not being afraid to share yourself with the world! Meredith gave that to me.”

Watch our What is Strong? video at youtube.com/meredithcollege.

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Meredith College Remembers Professor Emeritus Jack Huber “He made a difference in the lives of his students, and often changed their view of themselves.”

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rofessor Emeritus Jack Huber, who passed away on October 4, 2017, is remembered by the Meredith College community as someone whose positive impact will long be felt in the lives of his students and the collective campus community.

Huber joined the Meredith faculty in 1974 as chair of the psychology department. He retired in 2011 after more than 30 years of service as a faculty member, coach, and mentor to many.

Huber was a specialist in personality theory and Alfred Adler’s humanistic theory, which emphasizes that everyone, with help, is capable of solving their own problems. He was also interested in encouragement training. In 2010, he completed a book project translating a work on the subject from its original German. The book was published in the United States as Encouragement Makes Good Things Happen. This approach, Huber said, “places an emphasis on what is positive and right with human beings.”

Beyond his scholarly accomplishments, Huber was known for supporting his fellow faculty, but most of all for his encouragement of students. His conversations with students

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often had a profound effect.

“Jack delighted in talking with students about their interests,” Professor of Psychology Lyn Aubrecht said. “Some of these may have been research projects or internships, a decision to take on another academic major or minor, or some other effort that would lead that person in a significant new direction. Who can imagine the number of important life changes that resulted from these conversations?”

President Jo Allen shared some of the ways in which Huber improved the life of the College.

“From my days as a student to my days as president of Meredith, Dr. Huber has been a staunch ally and advocate for the College, his various programs in psychology and autism, his softball team, and all the students,” said Allen. “On a more personal level, he never shied away from bringing me new ideas or reasons to act, and I counted him among my best advisers. I – and the rest of the College –

will miss him deeply.”

As head of the psychology department, Huber made undergraduate research a departmental priority. He co-authored numerous papers with student researchers, many of whom presented their work at conferences. He was one of the co-founders of the Carolinas Psychology Conference, which was held at Meredith for 40 years and is one of the country’s longest running undergraduate psychology conferences. He was also a strong advocate for the Meredith Autism Program, which began during his tenure as department head.

“Jack was a tremendous asset to the College and he made the department better in so many ways,” said Aubrecht.

Huber was also very involved in Meredith’s athletics program, most recently serving as a coach in the softball program. “Dr. Huber touched the lives of all the students, athletes, and staff who knew him,” said Head Softball Coach Kim Scavone. “His love of Meredith and the sport of softball were evident in everything he did.”

Memorial donations can be made to the Meredith Autism Program. Contact the Office of Institutional Advancement at (919) 760-8374 or advancement@meredith.edu for assistance.

In addition to his official roles, Professor Jack Huber was an active member of the Meredith community, enthusiastically taking part in campus events like this lighthearted broom race.

MEREDITH AVENGING ANGELS Making an impact on campus and beyond

By Reah Nicholson

MEREDITH COLLEGE ATHLETICS have existed for more than 100 years. With eight varsity programs, the College competes at the Division III level of the NCAA.

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ore than 180,000 studentathletes at 450 institutions make up NCAA Division III, which is the largest NCAA division in number of participants and number of schools. About eight percent of Meredith undergraduates participate in athletics.

The eight percent who don the maroon, black, and, white do so with pride and honor.

Meredith fields eight Division III athletic programs: basketball, cross country, lacrosse, soccer, softball, tennis, track and field, and volleyball. The Avenging Angels athletic programs play an integral part in the Meredith College experience, and the student-athletes make a powerful impact on campus and in their careers.

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rely on other resources to recruit the best and brightest athletes to campus. As a Division III program, a women’s college, and situated in the heart of Tobacco Road, Meredith faces other challenges.

“Our conference is very competitive, so the athletes we recruit are more often than not being recruited by many other schools,” said Kim Scavone, head softball coach. “We have to compete with schools that are in all divisions, and with that comes certain opportunities that Division III schools can’t offer.”

But what Meredith does offer is a wellrounded education.

“When I talk to prospective student-athletes about Meredith, I promote opportunity,” said Lauren Scott, head lacrosse coach. “I highlight Meredith’s connections with potential employers, I discuss our traditions, as well as Meredith’s desirable location and social interactions with N.C. State.”

“When I talk to prospective student-athletes about Meredith, I promote opportunity.”

– Lauren Scott

When it comes to recruiting studentathletes to Meredith, coaches are looking for women who want to play for the love of the game, and are focused on earning a college degree because Meredith supports studentathletes on their academic journey.

“What ultimately sold me on Meredith was the emphasis it instills on their women to focus on academics within the gates,” said Diana Owens, ’15, former member of the Meredith basketball team.

Meredith offers its student-athletes the opportunity to be a part of campus life. Being a student-athlete at Meredith means you not

A Strong Woman Plays to Win only get to play the sport you love, but you get to be a student first.

“The College provides a wonderful balance of academic and athletic opportunities for our student-athletes,” said Scavone. “Our athletes receive an incredible education, participate in our many wonderful traditions, study abroad, complete internships in their chosen field of study, and participate in other activities on campus and in the local community.”

The NCAA has reported that Division III student-athletes tend to have a higher graduation rate, approximately five percent higher than the overall student body, and they have a greater involvement in volunteering.

With limited practice and game schedules, Meredith student-athletes are encouraged to pursue other passions and explore other interests. They are supported by their coaches and pushed by their professors to be strong and successful women.

“I am very serious about my studies and I knew if I played Division III I could be the true definition of a student-athlete, where my studies would come first,” said Julia Allsbrook, ’18, a

member of the Meredith softball team. “Coach Scavone assured me that this was going to be a commitment; however, I would have time to be a regular college student.”

Like most Division III programs, Meredith gives its student-athletes the flexibility to get involved on campus and the opportunity to have the ultimate college experience.

“Our athletics facilities and team success help us attract top athletes to all eight of our intercollegiate sports teams,” said Jean Jackson ’75, vice president for college programs. “Each year, nearly 10 percent of incoming freshmen and transfer students are athletes recruited to play competitively here at Meredith.”

Success of the Meredith College Athletics Program

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“I think the Meredith athletic programs bring a competitive edge to the campus

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Track & Field Program launched in spring 2016

Meredith Golf: Coming Soon A gift from Rob and Lori Messina Moscato, ’99, will allow Meredith College to add a golf program.

The Avenging Angels will launch golf as a club sport this fall.

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environment, especially when we play against our rival team,” said Demonica Stanley, ’19, a member of the track and field team.

The sense of community and sisterhood can be felt from the moment students enter the campus gates. So it’s no surprise that the Angels support each other, whether it’s in the classroom or on the playing field.

“Athletics bring camaraderie and value to Meredith College,” said Katie MacEachern, ’10, a former Meredith cross country runner.

Having athletics at Meredith is empowering for young women and shows strength and competitiveness. All of the student-athletes are women and their success comes from determination, perseverance, and hard work.

“Our athletic teams provide a lot of visibility for Meredith,” said Scavone. “Our teams have achieved great success since joining the USA South Conference, and they are a source of pride for many. The quality student-athletes who are recruited to participate in athletics at Meredith also become positive contributors in other areas across campus.”

Once a student-athlete steps foot on campus, she is immersed in the College’s traditions and experiences the sisterhood firsthand. With the support of her coaches, she is able to develop athletically, socially, and professionally.

“Division III athletics and Meredith College offer our students a great opportunity, while not being their only opportunity,” said Scott.

“Our students have the opportunity to engage in campus activities and explore other interests while eagerly anticipating the start of their respective season.”

According to the NCAA, Division III student-athletes “report active academic engagement and participation in academic ‘extras.’”

That holds true at Meredith.

“Here at Meredith, student-athletes are fully engaged in the life of the campus, and they represent Meredith well in conference and non-conference contests,” said Jackson. “In other words, they do not have to choose to be athletes and forego other opportunities. They get to do it all.”

Fitness Center Renovations to Benefit Meredith Athletics Ann Lowery, ’74, donated $1 million in honor of her parents, Herman and Ruth Lowery, to fund renovations to the fitness center. Donations from the Parents Fund and Cannon Foundation have also contributed to the renovations. The Meredith athletic teams will benefit from new areas for team training and sports conditioning.

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Through athletics, Meredith student-athletes gain valuable skills that lead to success in the workforce.

“On paper, our sport and time spent mastering it doesn’t earn our degree, but it does give us the edge,” said Scott. “Athletics instill invaluable habits, discipline, lessons, and experiences that turn successful athletes into successful leaders with successful careers.”

Along with hard work and commitment, student-athletes develop humility, mental toughness, dedication, and a strong work ethic. Being a part of a team teaches collaboration, problem-solving, communication, and sacrifice – not to mention a drive to succeed and a grittiness to win.

“Being a student-athlete allowed me to develop exceptional time management skills,” said Angie Ramkellawan Kondub, ’14, former Meredith lacrosse player. “I had to efficiently juggle class, practices, and work, all while staying active on campus. I was also able to grow as a leader.”

Kondub now serves as a senior analyst at ScottMadden, Inc., which is a management consulting firm in Raleigh. And she credits Meredith for her success. “Meredith gave me the confidence to take on this role even though I’m in a male-dominated industry.

It taught me how to produce high quality work and how to manage my time wisely.

I’m good at my job because Meredith prepared me to be.”

Former basketball player Diana Owens just graduated from George Mason University with a master’s degree in forensic science and feels that being a student-athlete at Meredith made her more marketable because of her ability to work on a team and manage goals.

“Intercollegiate athletics provides a wonderful foundation for success later in life,” said Scavone. “It teaches teamwork, dedication, sacrifice, goal setting, perseverance, and leadership. However, it also instills confidence and an inner strength in each athlete that will stay with her as she faces challenges in life.”

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1x USA South Runner of the Year

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(919) 760-2374.

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Strong Spaces A look inside the offices of Meredith faculty and staff

By Gaye Hill

CAMERON JOHNSON ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF ART M.F.A., B.F.A. IN PAINTING & DRAWING

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orn and raised in Charlotte, N.C., Cameron Johnson became involved in art while attending Northwest School of the Arts. He went on to study at East Carolina University, where he received Bachelor and Master of Fine Arts degrees in painting and drawing.

Johnson exhibits widely and has won numerous awards for his work, including Best in Show and First Place in Painting. He has also painted murals that can be seen in towns and cities across North Carolina. Currently, Johnson teaches drawing, design theory, painting, and printmaking at Meredith.

He describes his office as a studio – one in a continual state of change. He displays both his own work as well as that by other artists, including his students, with whom he frequently exchanges works of art.

He enjoys working in various mediums for different reasons.

“Painting is what I know and what I do most. But it’s easier to be playful and loose with printmaking. I like the graphic nature of it and how it forces you to slow down and think more methodically.”

His approach to teaching reflects a commitment to lifelong learning.

Every month it seems Raleigh garners a new ranking. Best big city in the

Southeast. 2nd best city to find a job.

15th best city for recent grads. But

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help to ensure the College continues As a teacher, I believe in the idea that we are all Going Strong?

students. We’re all learning together. It’s not like I come to this as if I’m the ‘master artist.’ I’m still learning, still a student – it’s a continual process.

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In working with his students, Johnson leads by example, showing them the rigorous work that goes into a piece.

This self-portrait is a “demo,” a piece he makes to demonstrate the process students will use for a particular project, while they observe and ask questions.

Strong Spaces A look inside the offices of Meredith faculty and staff

This piece is about the people we may overlook and features a custodian who worked at Meredith. Its composition subtly suggests a cross and speaks to those who serve others. A Christian, Johnson’s faith is one source of ideas for his work and can serve as an expression of his values.

This print is one Johnson made as part of a series he did with his students. “I love the surprise when you pull something off the press. You think you know what will happen, but there’s always a chance for something new.

Not knowing is what makes me want to create.”

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This painting was made by Johnson’s good friend while they were in graduate school together.

Johnson takes it with him wherever he goes. “It reminds me of that time and being a student.”

Johnson took a sculpture class with another faculty member at Meredith.

This piece resulted from working on paper making and paper molds.

“We were dealing with perceptions – thinking about how we perceive shapes and space.”

Johnson finds it helpful to give his students examples of work he created when he was an undergraduate student. “My work from that time shows where I was. Now I’m more set in my ideas – then I was trying things out.”

This piece was another demo. “I start with a background full of marks and then the students have to find the story/picture. The idea is to learn to start seeing things in the mess – taking something from nothing. I really enjoy that thought process.”

A father of three children (Cydney, Corinne, and Chase), Johnson displays some of their work in his studio.

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Highland United Methodist Church's community garden is featured in Meredith research.

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RELIGION Meredith studies how local faith communities practice environmental stewardship

By Sarah Lindenfeld Hall

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hen ants started forming hills near the entrance of Raleigh’s Buddhist Kadampa Center and coming into the

building, members faced a conundrum.

They needed to keep the ants out, but they couldn’t simply set out ant bait or spray pesticides. “Do no harm,” a basic tenant of the Buddhist faith, extends to creatures many might think disposable. What could they do?

It was a surprising quandary for Cheyenne Daniel, ’17, a psychology and religious and ethical studies major. Daniel, who is Christian, learned about the center’s dilemma first hand when she interviewed members as part of an environmental ethics class in 2016.

Led by Shannon Grimes, associate professor of religious and ethical studies, the class includes work on an academic study to track how local faith communities practice environmental stewardship. The study began in 2014 and will wrap up this spring with a third round of interviews. A final report could be complete next summer.

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“Religion is a good way to look at how people feel about the environment and how that can inspire activism – or at least a desire to take care of our world,” Grimes said.

For students involved, the experience was a way to see how the concepts and theories they’d learned in the classroom unfold in the real world.

“You can read so much in books, but what you read doesn’t always apply to how it’s practiced in a faith community,” said Daniel, now a graduate student at UNC-Wilmington.

Grant supports study, other sustainability initiatives Grimes’ study was supported by the Meredith College Environmental Sustainability Initiative, which was funded by a significant grant from the Margaret A. Cargill Foundation.

The grant covered faculty and student research, new curricular development, campus convocations, the initial planting of the organic garden, and other projects that also related to sustainability and enhanced Meredith’s environmental sustainability program.

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Grimes used the funding to take time away from the classroom so she could come up with a research project.

“I’m interested in what local congregations are doing and the struggles they have,” she said.

“It’s a microcosm of what a city could do.”

At the time, more congregations were addressing sustainability. Community gardens were popping up. And, nationally, churches were rewarding green practices. The Presbyterian Church certifies churches as Earth Care Congregations, for instance. The United Church of Christ offers green church certification and recognition programs.

“It was becoming more visible, more important, and more discussed,” Grimes said.

Study aims to be model of sustainability As she developed the research project, Grimes created a basic set of questions to ask local congregations. They explore an institution’s ecological beliefs; its green practices on campus; its congregants’ involvement in ecojustice issues; green investments or donations; and the challenges and successes they face.

Students also helped design the study. In 2014, before selecting the congregations to interview, students chose to include a variety of faiths. Students also wanted the study to be a model of sustainability, selecting congregations that are no more than three miles from campus.

“They are environmentally conscious because at the core of their beliefs is ‘do no harm and preserve life’.”

– Cheyenne Daniel, ’17

“We wouldn’t be driving across town,” Grimes said. “We would be carpooling, close and local.”

The final list of congregations included three Christian churches – Community United Church of Christ, Highland United Methodist Church, and the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Raleigh, along with the Kadampa Center, the Islamic Association of Raleigh, and the Church of the Earth, a non-denominational pagan faith community.

Pullen Baptist Church was added in 2015.

The church was involved in another study by Meredith students and led by Angela Robbins, assistant professor of history, one that looked at changes to older buildings to make them environmentally sustainable.

‘Eye-opening experience’ Once the questions were established and the locations were selected, students fanned out to each of the faith communities.

In 2014, some students from the environmental ethics class participated. In spring 2016, all two dozen students got involved.

They divided up into small groups, each picking a different faith community to interview.

One group selected the Church of the Earth.

Among the students in the group was Becca Brady, a senior who is majoring in English and religious and ethical studies and who grew up Southern Baptist. Her father is a pastor.

“The Church of the Earth was the furthest thing from my background,” Brady said.

“That’s why I chose it. … I don’t think interviewing people who believe the same way you do is doing much for you as a person. You don’t really learn a lot until you put yourself out there in situations with people who believe completely differently from you.”

For Church of the Earth members, a core belief is that the Earth is our mother and people should cherish and nurture her, Brady said.

Ceremonies open and close by recognizing the elements – water, earth, air, and fire.

“It was an eye-opening experience to be sur-

rounded by people who really believe in living as natural lifestyles as they can live in the Western world in 2017,” she said.

For Daniel, the class helped her see the deep connection between religion and the environment.

“I really hadn’t thought much about it before taking the class,” Daniel said. “But once I saw the idea presented, it seemed so obvious because taking care of the Earth and sustainability of the Earth is such a prominent idea in a lot of religious traditions. It made perfect sense.”

The interview with the Buddhist Kadampa Center, said Daniel, explored the center’s environmental efforts, which include a garden and volunteer efforts in the community, along with day-to-day life choices such as, in many cases, vegetarian diets and the use of compostable plates and cups at potluck meals.

“They are environmentally conscious because at the core of their beliefs is ‘do no harm and preserve life,’” she said.

She also learned how the center resolved that ant issue. Center members put down a thick line of cinnamon, a natural repellant, and closed up the crevices where the insects were coming in. “It’s their religious responsibility,” Daniel said, “to go out of their way to make sure the lives of these ants are preserved.”

‘Walk gently here’ Representatives from some of the faith communities involved in the study said they have welcomed the chance to share their beliefs, their sustainability efforts, and their challenges.

At Highland United Methodist Church, Donna Wolcott said Micah 6:8 is a guiding Bible verse as the church works on social justice issues, including environmental sustainability. The verse says: “What does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy

“I really hadn’t thought much about it before taking the class. But once I saw the idea presented, it seemed so obvious because taking care of the Earth and sustainability of the Earth is such a prominent idea in a lot of religious traditions. It made perfect sense.”

– Cheyenne Daniel, ’17

and to walk humbly with your God.” “To do justice is not to deprive future generations of a healthy planet,” said Wolcott, a member of the church’s Micah 6:8 team and its green committee, and coordinator of the church’s large community garden. “... We are not the boss of God or his creation. We are to walk gently here and leave it better than we found it.”

The belief that everything is interconnected guides Buddhist followers, according to Elise Strevel, outreach coordinator at the Kadampa Center. “We do no harm because we are so dependent,” Strevel said. “Anytime you create harm, you also are harming yourself. We try to take that belief very seriously and as much as possible down to the smallest thing.”

Strevel said it’s been “really lovely” being part of the study.

“It made me feel really nice to read the feedback,” she said. “It kind of opened my eyes too and made us rejoice in our own merit. How nice it is that we seem to be doing a good job.

Our teachings are right. Our intentions and efforts are genuine and it’s made a difference.”

At the Church of the Earth, Richard Moore, the council chairperson, said environmental stewardship plays a central role and church members are eager to help out. The church recently started a community service initiative that includes cleaning up waterways and other outdoor spaces.

“We have quite a few people interested in

getting involved in these projects,” he said.

“We have trouble finding environmental stewardship projects that will take large groups.”

‘Seeing and connecting’ After the final round of interviews in the spring, Grimes, likely with the help of students, will pull together all of the research to look for trends and patterns. In the past two years, environmental issues have been at the forefront of political debates and news headlines. Grimes expects topics such as climate change may come up in this final round of interviews.

“We do ask the same questions, otherwise, you don’t get a solid set of data over time,” Grimes said. “But I’m interested to see how things will change and if they change in this political climate.”

Regardless of the final report, Grimes said the conversations Meredith students have had in the community are important for their own growth and education.

“They can see that research is a sharing of information,” Grimes said. “The process of just doing the research, going and talking to people and asking questions, and having a conversation about these things is valuable.”

Said Erin Lindquist, associate professor of biological sciences and environmental sustainability program coordinator: “We’re getting the students out in a real situation. It’s not a classroom where they are focused on a text or whatever the teacher is thinking. It’s really seeing and connecting what they learn in class to how it actually functions in reality. … And I’ve had students who really get excited about the topic and want to go further with it with an internship or a research project or a career.”

Indeed, Grimes’ class and study were a catalyst for Brady to declare a major in religious and ethical studies and to study abroad in Iceland where she learned about environmental sustainability and eco-tourism.

“Any class you take at Meredith is going to have a greater impact on you because of how personal the education is,” she said. “When you’re in a class of 20-something people, you have to participate more and you have to make sure you have read very carefully. And because the education is so personal, the takeaway is that much more personal.”

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ASSISTANT PROFESSOR NATHAN WOOLARD, WHO DIRECTS THE NEW ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAM, TALKED TO MEREDITH MAGAZINE ABOUT WHY THIS IS AN EXCITING NEW DIRECTION FOR MEREDITH'S SCHOOL OF BUSINESS.

Meredith Starts Entrepreneurship Program

By Melyssa Allen

Meredith College now offers an interdisciplinary minor in entrepreneurship for undergraduates, a graduate concentration in entrepreneurship and family business, and a post-baccalaureate certificate in entrepreneurship.

How do you describe entrepreneurship?

“Entrepreneurship is the process of starting a business, working for yourself. An entrepreneur looks for opportunity, thinks about what could go in this vacant storefront or what could be built here. An entrepreneur is someone who can see what has been done, and thinks about how they can do that a little bit differently, how they manage resources for financial gain.”

Why has Meredith added these programs?

“Entrepreneurship is the fastest growing discipline in Schools of Business worldwide.

We are also seeing general interest in our own students. More than 70 of our students made reference in their application for admission about wanting to start a business. Eighty

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percent of high school students are saying they are interested in one day owning a business – that’s dramatically up over generations past.”

What are the benefits of learning entrepreneurship in an academic program?

“If you have a business idea, and you decide you want to forgo college to jump into the business, you’re going to gain skills quicker, but you also have a greater chance of failure. The majority of businesses fail within the first two years, often because of inadequate business planning. Our students will understand why businesses fail. They will learn how to plan and learn how to mitigate those risks. Those are lessons we can teach them in a classroom so that perhaps they wouldn’t make the same mistakes that they would have in the School of Hard Knocks.”

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“We want liberal arts students to come and do entrepreneurship. We blend well with those programs across campus where the students are creative thinkers.”

– Nathan Woolard

What about the family business aspect of the program?

“Entrepreneurship and family business was designed very purposefully for our student population because we have a lot of students who come from family businesses that they have the opportunity to take over some day.

There are very different dynamics to a family business than one you start yourself, especially when you start getting into the second or third generation of a family business.”

How will students gain the needed skills?

“They have to make it real. I don’t want to talk theory, or hypotheticals. If they say they don’t want to open their business until 2028, let’s start planning now. Let’s use 2028 as an ideal startup date. If they think about it being real, they approach it from a different perspective that puts them into an environment in which they are able to learn. They are not just studying vocabulary terms with the intention of passing a test, they’re studying concepts with the intention of opening a business. What we intend in Venture Management, which is the third course in the sequence, is that it will be a hybrid of an internship and a class. The students will spend two hours a week in a business, we’re hoping to partner with businesses, and then they’ll spend an hour in class. They’ll have assignments, but they’ll be shadowing for 30 hours, getting that hands-on experience.”

What makes Meredith a good option for entrepreneurs?

“Large research institutions typically focus on high growth businesses — like Tesla, Facebook, those usually associated with tech. What we are focusing on are long term businesses.

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The Meredith Social Entrepreneurship Challenge included an opportunity for students to present their business ideas.

computer science, marketing, or communication, and you want to open a dance studio, a marketing firm, a design firm, or some kind of lifestyle business, we help you open up a dance studio and run it for the next 30 years. That’s our focus. I think that fits very well with the type of degree programs that we already have on campus. We want liberal arts students to come and do entrepreneurship. We blend well with those programs across campus where the students are creative thinkers. We help them build a business out of those ideas.”

How does Meredith foster an entrepreneurial environment?

“We want it to be hands on and experiential. Last spring we hosted an elevator pitch challenge, where the students had 32 seconds to pitch their idea. We did a quick pitch night, like speed dating. We had eight alumnae business owners who spent five minutes with each student and they got to pitch their business idea, and get feedback. This was all part of our social entrepreneurship challenge. We want to have events that students from across campus, whether they’ve taken an entrepreneurship class or not, are able to do. Our hope is that it is contributing to the culture, and allowing students to think about themselves as business owners.”

worked in a family business, and you want to help, I can use you. You can come speak in class, or write a case study for me, be a judge for the entrepreneurship challenge, or talk to students during an event. I’d love to have a mentorship program and connect every student that comes through this program with an alumna business owner.

I study entrepreneurship, I’ve met with more than one hundred entrepreneurs to talk about their business ideas, I’ve started a business, and my family had a business, but I don’t know everything. I’ve never been a part of a family business that’s a third generation where I was potentially competing against my uncle to be president. I’ve never tried to get a product into Whole Foods. I’ve never had a stake in a multi-million company. It’s just impossible to know everything – there’s too much to it.

But our graduates do. What we can do is take that community approach to entrepreneurship. Everybody wins.”

Think you have a great idea for a business? Nathan Woolard, assistant professor of business at Meredith College, explains how to determine if your idea could result in a

How can Meredith graduates support the program?

successful business in a new episode of

“We want to have alums involved. If you have business ownership experience or have

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BEYOND STRONG The Campaign for Meredith

“Alumnae, the campus community, parents, and friends of the College have shown a vested interest in the campaign.”

– Lennie Barton

Reaching the $75 Million Goal

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eyond Strong | The Campaign for Meredith has raised

more than $69 million since July 2012. The current fundraising campaign has surpassed the last campaign by $29 million, showing that Meredith alumnae and friends are more invested in the College now than ever before.

The endowment has also grown to more than $100 million since the beginning of this campaign. The endowment is important because it enables the College to offer more scholarships and financial aid, which helps with recruitment and retention of students.

Beyond Strong this Year Fiscal year 2016-17 highlights include a $1 million gift from Ann Lowery to name the new Fitness Center in the Weatherspoon Athletic Center in honor of her parents Herman and Ruth Lowery.

The fitness center opened to the campus community this fall. And two anonymous $1 million gifts, one that was unrestricted and the other for preventive maintenance, show the confidence that donors have in the College.

The Oscar A. Keller, Jr. family also gave a six figure gift to name the dance studio the Oscar A. Keller, Jr. and Elderlene R. Keller Dance Studio. And Anne Fonville Sams, ’77, gave a $100,000 gift to the Meredith College Beautification Endowment Fund to support the preservation and enhancement of the campus landscape.

“Overall, the culture of philanthropy has grown tremendously at Meredith. Alumnae, the campus community, parents, and friends of the College have shown a vested interest in the campaign, attending campaign events, volunteering their time, sharing their ideas, and giving gifts that are making an impact,” says Lennie Barton, vice president of institutional advancement.

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BEYOND STRONG The Campaign for Meredith

Alumnae, Friends, and Parent Giving Have Record Year The Meredith Fund has grown in six years from raising $600,000 annually to $2.2 million. Of the total, $870,000 was given to the College’s greatest needs fund and 6,084 donors made 12,291 gifts. This fiscal year there was a 90% donor retention rate from 2015-16 and many donors gave multiple times throughout the year, showing that Meredith alumnae have many areas they are interested in supporting.

Make It Count for Meredith, a 24-hour giving day on February 28, raised $379,166, surpassing the $250,000 goal. Eightyfour percent of the gifts came from alumnae and a total of 1,758 people gave on that one day.

Meredith Mayhem this year had a twist because alumnae were raising money for restoration of the Meredith Lake, not just competing between classes. Meredith alumnae once again stepped up and raised $160,000 for the renovations and a generous donor has agreed to give $250,000 to support the lake restoration.

Parent giving was also at an all time high with $76,000 raised for the new fitness center this year, surpassing their goal by $6,000.

A total of $140,000 has been raised by parents in this campaign.

The confidence parents have in the College is shown through their volunteering and giving efforts every year.

Campus Support After a seven-week campaign last fall, 297 current and former faculty and staff made gifts to the College, reaching 72.4% participation. The 1891 Club has also grown to 509 members. This club educates students on the importance of philanthropy and the role

How can you make a difference and help Meredith go Beyond Strong?

There are a number of ways you can support Meredith. Make a gift that addresses the most pressing needs of the College. Select another, more specific way to make an immediate impact on the College. Or make a long-term, endowed gift.

Learn more: meredith.edu/beyondstrong/makean-impact

they will play as alumnae. And the 94 outreach events that the Alumnae Association coordinated brought alumnae up-to-date on the Beyond Strong Campaign and the role that they can play in helping reach the goal.

The generosity of alumnae and friends of the College is beyond strong. But we are not done yet. We have a goal of $75 million to reach and we know with your help we can accomplish it and continue to raise money for the six pillars in our strategic plan. All of these areas make Meredith College strong and bring strong students to our campus, so that when they go out into the world after graduation they will change society for the better.

Learn more at meredith.edu/beyondstrong

The campaign continues to raise money for the six-pillars in the strategic plan: educational excellence, enrollment, facilities, financial strength, marketing and visibility, and quality of life. Here is a sample of the impact of your gifts since the beginning of the campaign: FACILITIES • Johnson Hall • Fountain Plaza • Grounds • Weatherspoon Renovations

MARKETING AND VISIBILITY • Marketing Fund to support the Going Strong brand

FINANCIAL STRENGTH

• Electrical Maintenance Projects

• Meredith Fund Gifts

• Meredith Lake Fund

• Parents Fund Gifts

• Beautification Endowment

• Greatest Needs of the College

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EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE • Wings - Adult Education at Meredith • StrongPoints advising and personal coaching • Studying abroad in Sansepolcro

ENROLLMENT • Numerous scholarships including Legacy • Various endowments

QUALITY OF LIFE • Faculty & Staff Development • Speaker Series

Fountain Plaza Named

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he fountain in front of Johnson Hall has long been a place where Meredith students make memories. Last year’s renovation of Johnson Hall included a redesign of the fountain and surrounding areas in front of the building.

The fountain plaza was recently named the Elizabeth Triplett Beam Fountain Plaza. A $1 million gift from Beam was celebrated at a dedication ceremony on October 2.

“It is a gracious and lovely place of welcome and comfort and the idea that it can be meaningful to new students and alumnae is very satisfying,” says Beam. “My husband, David, and I met on a blind date in 1969 on the breezeway of Vann.

After 45 years of marriage, we still see the front of campus as the location of the “Each of us has a role beginning of our family legacy. We love the and responsibility in idea that our children keeping Meredith vital, and grandchildren can come to a place that relevant, and strong.” we love and is part of – Elizabeth Triplett Beam, ’72 our family history.”

Beam says she has continued to stay involved on campus because she wants to give back to the institution that has shaped and enriched her life.

“Each of us has a role and responsibility in keeping Meredith vital, relevant, and strong,” says Beam. “Meredith College has

meant all the world to us.”

Beam, who earned a degree in music education, attended Meredith because of the reputation of the music department and the location of the College.

“Raleigh was new territory for me, being from North Wilkesboro, and I love adventure,” says Beam.

During her time here, she enjoyed leadership opportunities, lifelong friends, and excellent professional preparation, as well as a broad education in liberal arts that she says has served her well.

Beam says, “Nothing made me happier then or makes me happier now than choral singing. It still amazes me that I have had the honor to be a choir director all these years.”

During her 35-year career, she conducted school and church choirs. In addition, she taught studio voice lessons and became director of the Cardinal Singers in 1984. She holds music degrees from Meredith and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

Beam currently serves on the Board of Trustees and the Beyond Strong Campaign Steering Committee. She has served as chair of the Board of Trustees, president of the Alumnae Association, chair of the Meredith Legacy Committee, and chair of the Presidential Search Committee. She has received the Outstanding Alumnae Award and the Outstanding Alumnae Philanthropist Award.

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BEYOND STRONG The Campaign for Meredith

Supporting Students at Home and Abroad

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or three decades Americans have watched Judy Woodruff, ’68, on television interviewing countless world leaders, politicians, and influencers. She has covered the news on PBS, CNN, and NBC, and today is anchor and managing editor of PBS NewsHour. Her career in broadcast journalism is truly impressive.

When she applied to Meredith, Woodruff knew from North Carolina relatives the College had a good reputation.

“I liked the idea of a woman’s college,” said Woodruff. “I wanted to spread my wings and go somewhere out of state, since my friends were mainly staying instate. I wanted a different experience.”

Woodruff came to campus as a mathematics major, but her freshman year she took political science with Carolyn Happer and at the completion of the course, Woodruff changed her major to political science.

“Happer captivated my mind. She was so interesting and got everyone so excited,” says Woodruff. “I have stayed in touch with her through the years.”

She credits Meredith College with getting her career started. She received a much needed scholarship to attend Meredith and, in 2002, she established the Judy Woodruff Scholarship Endowment Fund to provide support for students in northeastern North Carolina, where her father grew up. She knew there was a need in that area and said if her gift can help a young woman attend college, she is thankful.

Her career has taken her all over the world, but she also spent part of her childhood in Germany and Taiwan, when her father was in the military. She sees how the world is getting smaller and smaller and how important studying abroad can be.

“People need to be well-rounded citizens of the United States. We work with people of different origins, and they are our neighbors. It is important to expose students to other parts of the world,” says Woodruff. “That is why I wanted to establish a planned gift, the Judy Woodruff Travel Endowment, to provide scholarship support for students studying in Asia, Africa, The Middle East, South America, or Central America.”

Most of all Woodruff wants students to know they will be lifelong learners who should not be afraid to try new things, overcome adversity, and put their minds to what they want to accomplish. She encourages others to remember the place that gave them so much.

“Meredith made a difference in my life because of the scholarship I received. It enabled me to attend,” says Woodruff, the Beyond Strong Campaign honorary cochair. “The campaign is helping students’ lives now and everyone can give. All gifts count.”

Woodruff attended Meredith College from 1964-1966 before earning her bachelor’s degree at Duke University.

Meredith Mayhem Helps Support Lake Renovation

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eredith Mayhem, the annual fundraising campaign based on alumnae class participation, raised $160,000 this past spring. The Class of 2002 was the overall winner and exceeded its participation goal by 7%.

This year The Meredith Fund asked alumnae to give to restore the Meredith Lake. Thanks to their generous gifts and a $250,000 challenge gift, the College is now ready to move forward with renovating the lake, which drained in late March due to the erosion of pipes and plumbing.

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“Some donors made their third or fourth gift to the College in order to support the restoration. We are incredibly humbled and grateful for their generosity,” said Erin Cleghorn, director of The Meredith Fund.

Other Mayhem winners included the Class of 2001 with the most overall donors at 101. The Class of 1992 had 15 new donors, the most of any class, and the Class of 1954 had the highest giving percentage at 59%. Meredith Mayhem runs annually from mid-May until the end of June.

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CONNECTION Class notes and news for Meredith Alumnae 1948 Correction: In the last issue we accidently listed Margaret Bunn Moss as deceased. We apologize and want everyone to know she is doing well and enjoyed some time at her beach house this summer.

1961 Jennie Turlington Spell met Anne Sharpe Mace in Washington, D.C., at the home of Gaynelle Gray Wood. They attended a play at Ford’s Theatre and Phyllis Green Liner met them for dinner. They had a wonderful time catching up on everything and everybody.

1964 Sara Gwynn Bryan Brackett continues to love retirement, enjoying her three grandchildren, special friendships, and spending lots of time at Pawleys Island in the fall and spring. Brackett is making a point to spend time each year with her Meredith roommate Anne Palmer Hodges White, suitemates Sandra Butler Deal, Ellen Mackintosh Wardlaw, Peggy Pruitt Benson, Lelia McFarland Frazier, and Lillian McFarland Hicks. Joy Adams Lucas says on the second Wednesday of each month from September to April, a dozen or more classmates in the Raleigh area meet for lunch at various restaurants. They have a wonderful time remembering the past, enjoying the present, and planning future events.

Lucas, Caroline Vaught McCall, and Sue Ennis Kearney organized a “Benchwarming” to dedicate the "Perfect" Class of 1964 bench given to the College this year. Fourteen classmates, Brenda Elliott Brickhouse, Betty Hooks Henderson, Joyce Ellen Stainback Holloway, Sue Ennis Kearney, Carol Reams Lucas, Joy Adams Lucas,

Caroline Vaught McCall, Brenda Williams McLean, Karen Raines Morgan, The Honorable Sarah Parker, Catherine Stovall Peacock, Ann White Tate, Mary Louise Tyndall, and Ellen M. Wardlaw, were joined by President Jo Allen, Vice Presidents Lennie Barton and Jean Jackson, and Erin Cleghorn, Hilary Allen, and Emily Parker. The class celebrated their wonderful class spirit. The bench is located at the fountain in front of Johnson Hall. Martha Bell Stout says her life has been work, work, work! During her career, Stout taught school, managed her husband's medical practice, sold insurance, and opened a gift shop. She says the most difficult task she completed over the years was rearing three wonderful children. Needless to say, Stout looks back and wonders how she did it all. In addition, she was involved in church choir, civic activities, and school fundraisers. She feels very blessed with varied experiences and wonderful memories, the most exciting of which was the day her daughter graduated as a Meredith Angel. Over the last two years, Rhonda Morgan Wilkerson has treated local-area classmates to eight marvelous docent-led tours of various exhibits at the N.C. Museum of Art. Four more will take place in 201718. Classmates outside the Triangle area can let Sue Kearney (coordinator) know if you're interested in this incredible experience.

1965 Sarah Carver Adams thanks all of her classmates who made a gift to the Meredith Lake Project. The class had 46 donors and gave more than any other class. Never Say Die! After their 45th reunion in 2010, Cathy Smart Butler, Linda Arledge Gruehn, Dorothy Burroughs Pusser, Dottie Bullock Wilkerson, Mary Alcott Beach, Kay Hall Crawford,

Penny Adams Creech, Lura Penney Stringer, and Zude Young Morrison - went to the Butler Cottage at Wild Dunes on Isle of Palms for a week. During their four years at Meredith they somehow ended up living on the same hall with each other so now the trip has become a yearly tradition!

1966 Paula Lowry Herren is still very involved in church activities, teaching, volunteering, and taking Bible studies. She and her husband have been busy keeping track of her mother, who is 95 and still living at home. Herren’s sister-in-law passed away unexpectedly in January.

1967 Gayle Biggs Hall is really enjoying retirement.

She taught art, was commissioned to do several contemporary paintings for a bank in 1973, raised two boys, and worked in a real estate office until 2007. Hall now lives in Cary and is trying to stay young and fit by working out at the gym, working crossword puzzles, gardening, and watercolor painting. Her greatest joy has been her six grandchildren, and since they all live in Wake County, she can watch them grow up.

Upon retirement from Brooklyn Botanic Garden as director of community horticulture, Ellen Kirby and her husband moved to Winston-Salem where they are enjoying a new life. Kirby found her avocation as coordinator of a two-acre garden/farm where they grow food for Second Harvest Food Bank of NW North Carolina (18 counties from Burlington to Boone). Kirby has several hundred amazing volunteers and grows between 8-12,000 lbs. of fresh produce per year. Patty Lewis Morris and her husband lived in several different cities

Compiled by the Office of Alumnae Relations from March 2017 – August 2, 2017. Information may be edited for space limitations and content restrictions. Submit class notes to your class agent, online at meredith.edu/alumnae, by email at alumnae@meredith. edu, or by phone to the Office of Alumnae Relations at (919) 760-8548. Deadline for the Spring 2018 issue is November 3, 2017.

Submissions received after this date will appear in the Summer 2018 issue.

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CONNECTION before coming home to North Carolina, raising their family in Reidsville and then moving to High Point to help with their aging parents and finally retiring in Jamestown, N.C. Morris received a master’s degree in early childhood education and taught, mostly third grade, for 25 rewarding years.

Kitty Hardenburg Newman is married with two daughters and five grandchildren. She now lives in Westlake Village, which is between Los Angeles and Santa Barbara. One of her main pursuits was to be one of the first instructors for Jazzercise, Inc., now one of the largest dance fitness programs in the world. A good part of her heart will always be in N.C. with her friends and family there. Linda Blanchard Sparks has lived in many locations around the world (Arizona, Raleigh, Austin, and the French Alps in Grenoble). Currently, Sparks and her husband have retired to Raleigh. Sparks says retired life is good as she lives closer to her family while also having a vacation place in Arizona.

1968 Ginny Sutton Anagnostatos is enjoying the beautiful weather in Greece and singing in an active municipal choir. This past year, she was able to take group lessons to certify for a volunteer position in an Orthodox church-sponsored hospice association. Suzanne Guthrie Letchworth, Clara Safrit Wade, Jennie Jones Jeffries, and Gaye Felton Smith attended a reception to welcome members of the Meredith Class of 2021 from Carteret and Onslow counties. In June, Letchworth and her husband went with friends to Denali, Alaska, and then cruised back to Vancouver, Canada. This fall, they will help host the North Carolina Society of Engineers, who will have two days of in-service training and social events in Beaufort.

1970 Roma Bowen Angel is still enjoying work as professor of educational leadership in the College of Education at Appalachian State University.

She also enjoys spending time with her husband, her daughter, who is a veterinarian, and her two granddaughters, ages four and eight. They’re going to be great candidates for Meredith! Mary Turner and Cindy Griffith McEnery have vacation homes in her neighborhood and Angel enjoys visiting with them when they are in the mountains.

Janet Morris Belvin is still enjoying retirement by doing as little cooking and housework as possible.

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Meredith Travels 2018

Learn more about the Meredith Travel program and the two trips slated for 2018.

By Becky Bailey and Betty Webb Meredith Travel Program Coordinators

Serene Majesty: Mountains – More Mountains – and Lakes, Switzerland and Northern Italy Tour, June 15-26, 2018 This tour will take a circular route around Switzerland, dipping down for a stay on Lake Como before completing the circle back to Zurich. We will enjoy lake cruises, mountain train rides, and a private motor coach when we are not doing something more exotic—like hiking (well, walking) out from Zermatt to get the best views of the Matterhorn. What this trip offers, in sum, is Alps, more Alps, semi-tropical micro-climates, lakes and more lakes, as the title implies. We can’t guarantee a sighting of either Heidi in the Alps or George Clooney on Lake Como. But we can guarantee spectacular scenery, excellent cuisine, an interesting mixture of town and rural destinations, and compatible travel companions.

Sicily: Most Treasured Daughter of the Mediterranean, September 25-October 7, 2018 Again, we will be on a circular route, this time one that begins and ends in Palermo with its Norman castles, Moorish influences, lively and engaging local culture, and delicious food. We will move south from there to the amazing Greek ruins in the Valley of the Temples in Agrigento and then east to Syracuse (with both Greek and Roman ruins). From Syracuse, we will take a cruise out to the island of Ortiga and excursions to World Heritage Sites Noto and Modica. Unbelievable is the word that comes to mind. Hilltop Taormina, which overlooks the Ionian Sea, will be our point of departure for a visit to Mount Etna—only if it is behaving! The weather in September should be perfect.

To indicate your interest in a 2018 tour or for more information, contact Denise Parker at (919) 760-8051.

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her grandchildren, who range in age from 21 months to 8 years. In August, she drove two of her sisters to Savannah, where they grew up, to visit another sister for a few days. Victoria M. Davis is still working in her business selling promotional products (all the little things bearing logos!). She works at home and this summer took a vacation to Myrtle Beach. Ann Euliss Holt is proud to say that her daughter, after working for the Dominos organization for 23 years, went back to school to become a nurse. Her daughter started school in 2010, while continuing to work full time, and in the middle of all that, had a second daughter in 2011. She graduated in 2017, at the age of 41, and has just been hired by Cone Health at Alamance Regional Medical Center, after working for a while at Peak Resources. Holt’s oldest grandchild is quite the artist, and will start eighth grade this fall, and the youngest will be in first grade. Meanwhile, Holt is still the organist at First Baptist Graham. She and her husband are contemplating retiring to the N.C. mountains. Emma Ruth Bartholomew Stewart is enjoying serving on the Louisburg Town Council and visiting with her four-year-old grandson. Stewart says it’s interesting to view the world through her grandson's eyes. Laurie Cocker Timberlake reports she is enjoying life in Cary, N.C., in her fourth year of retirement. She recently took a cruise to Northern Europe. In preparation for the tour she read a book called A History of the Vikings. She said it reminded her of Dr. Johnson when the subject turned to Beowulf. Ann Carroll Ward says her suitemates, Francis Sessoms, Sarah Jo Cherry Bryce, and Ann McCarty Poates gathered at Sessoms’ Atlantic Beach house in August. Karen Watson Watts reported that on July 2 she fell and broke her hip. The surgeon put two pins in it and sent her home two days later. Watts says she is now compiling a manual and plans to call it “It Ain't Hip to Break a Hip.” It will contain many recipes for dinner meals that can be delivered.

1971 Anne Luter Bromby and her husband are enjoying visits with their new grandson and his older brother in Clemson, S.C. She has also been having "fun in the sun" with relatives, and friends from high school and college in Holden Beach. In June, Sara Kennemur Mountford, Bonnie Bell, and Doris McIlwain were enjoying good times, though missing Jane Holloway Woodard, when last minute circumstances prevailed and kept her away. Anne Bryan has always loved the family beach home at Harkers Island. However, after

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MA ALLEN, ’10 A Keen Eye for Design

By Reah Nicholson From the moment MA Allen was born she was encircled by the interior design industry, with parents in the furniture and design world. So, it only seemed fitting that she would follow in their footsteps as a principal and interior designer at MA Allen Interiors.

“As a child, I was always working alongside my mom, and decorating and redecorating my room, dorm rooms in high school, apartments in college, and on to my first home,” said Allen. “I was always sketching and designing furniture. Custom work is still one of the highlights of my job.”

Before taking on the design world herself, Allen had very different plans.

With a dream of going to law school and becoming an attorney, she attended the University of North Carolina. During her junior year at UNC, she took a trip to Budapest. It was there where she was reminded of her true passion.

“I spent so much of my time on that trip going from antique store to antique store and loving every minute of it,” said Allen. “I realized that law would not be my career path. Once I made the decision to go back to school and pursue a career in interior design, I have never looked back.”

Allen graduated from UNC in 2006 before entering Meredith’s interior design program. She graduated from Meredith in 2010 with a B.A. in interior design and a minor in studio art.

In 2011, the Wilson, N.C., native decided to take on a new challenge – small business ownership. She launched MA Allen Interiors. And, as one of the top designers in the Triangle, Allen is gaining success in the industry and has garnered national recognition for her work.

She was recognized as the 2016 HGTV Faces of Design – Editor’s Pick for Posh Public Spaces. In addition to being named the Triangle Downtowner Magazine’s Best Interior Designer, she was awarded the 2014 Best of the Triangle. For the past four years, she has taken home first and second place in the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) Carolinas Excellence in Design Awards.

Her advice to aspiring designers: “Education. It’s a must in this world with the number of untrained decorators increasing. A degree from a CIDAaccredited school is a must for separating yourself from the competition and making you, as a professional, top of the field.”

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CONNECTION recently moving one of her daughters into her new home in Washington D.C, she was really in need of a break. A long sojourn at the coast did the trick. Back in Raleigh, she returned to her busy schedule, with one project being a possible Lillian Parker Wallace lecture at Meredith in 2018. Gloria Little English continues to volunteer, especially at church, where she sings in the choir, serves on too many committees and is back-up for the church pianist. English and her husband love to travel as often as they can get away. English co-chaired her recent 50th Smithfield High School reunion and reports that all of the "old folks" had a grand time.

Lavinia Vann Evans and her husband have moved to Knightdale, in the Raleigh area. They have been gardeners for many years, and are learning the joys of maintaining a small garden. Evans and her husband, who was a pastor, are enjoying being "pew sitters" in her son's Raleigh church. They are quite busy hosting fun visits with family and friends who come to see their new home. Best of all, her wonderful grandson is not too far away from his Vinnie. Alice Hill retired after teaching Spanish for 31 years at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She was awarded the prestigious Order of the Long Leaf Pine for her years of devoted service to the State. Hill's accomplished children live in Connecticut, Virginia, and Florida and she enjoys her time with them and with her four grandsons and one granddaughter. Johnnie Faye Lamm Jackson has led an interesting life since graduation, all of it right in North Carolina.

She taught home economics in Wilson until her two children arrived. After some time off, she earned her Master of Dietetics degree at ECU and worked in a Wilson hospital dialysis unit, where she used lab results to determine the best diet for dialysis patients. She would eventually form a private practice with Blue Cross Blue Shield, after completing a Master of Divinity at Campbell Divinity School. For several years, Jackson and her husband lived between Atlantic Beach and Buies Creek, where they are now settled. They have traveled many times to Europe, with Jackson joking that they would use trains, planes, boats, and cars to get to their varied destinations. They are now most interested in seeing the good old USA. She delights in her six granddaughters and one grandson. Gail Bartholomew Kiker is living with her husband in Pinehurst, N.C. After graduation, she earned her M.Ed. at UNC and taught school for 10 years.

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and eventually managed the "Great Ideas at Work" program. In 1997, she started her own consulting firm helping nonprofits that work with children. Her business focuses on strategic planning, program evaluation, needs assessment, and board/staff development. Kiker currently plans to be fully retired by the end of 2017. She looks forward to spending more time with her two grandchildren and enjoying her beach house at Holden Beach. Doris McIlwain had quite a busy summer traveling the U.S. First she went to Texas for a friend's wedding, next was a trip to Charleston where the hotel was actually a boat moored at a nearby dock! This was followed by two different weeks at Holden Beach with friends and family. The summer was topped off with a trip to sunny California, with San Francisco and the wine country being the main attractions.

Bonnie Scott Truelove and her husband left in April 2017 for a cruise that would complete their "around the world adventure." Years ago they cruised to Southeast Asia, and have been eager to make the circle complete. This cruise was from Singapore to Montreal. Truelove was particularly excited about cruising through the Suez Canal. The big surprise was how much she enjoyed the Middle East, especially going to Petra in Jordan.

1972 Martha Brown has been retired for almost nine years, after 29 years as a faculty member and academic administrator at Eastern Illinois University. As soon as she retired, Brown completed the Extension Master Gardener training, so now her free time is spent outdoors as much as possible gardening and doing other activities. Ann Merritt lives in Orlando, Fla., and Louisburg, N.C. Merritt married her partner of 25 years in September 2014. She has enjoyed getting her pilot’s license, riding horses, and traveling to Europe on her 58ft boat. Merritt owns A.M. Lifestyles, a company that sells and installs custom-made Touchless Boat Covers and is the only woman dealer. Nan Kutulas continues to work as a reference librarian at the Special Warfare Center, Fort Bragg. She has worked for the Army as a reference librarian for more than 34 years. Libby Knott is loving retirement after 30 years of teaching in higher education. Knott says she misses working with her students but also loves having time to herself. Adjusting to retirement was easy! Elizabeth Triplett Beam is the director of the Cardinal Singers, a 60-member women’s choir sponsored by the City of Raleigh. Beam also serves on the Board of Trustees at Meredith and

volunteers with local arts groups and a program for homeless families. Beam is also enjoying her four young grandchildren. Susan Butchart Zimmerman recently moved to Lake Gaston after 40 years in Richmond. Zimmerman says she loves lake living and being Gramzy to her seven grandchildren.

Lynda Bell Moore is enjoying retirement after 25 years of teaching AIG. Moore and her husband, who just celebrated their 45th anniversary, have two grown children and five grandchildren. Karen Voelker is living on her family farm with her dogs, cats, and one last horse. Voelker spends her time in her flower garden, collecting antique animal prints, and visiting NYC every year. Caroline Parham Ramsey has been retired from college instruction for five years. Ramsey and her husband are nearing completion of building a smaller home in the Village of Oriental. They have done most of the building work themselves. She has four grown children and six grandchildren. Meredith Elam Muse and her husband just celebrated their 44th anniversary. Muse has enjoyed traveling and is working on visiting all 50 states. Most of their time is spent in Greensboro, Ocean Isle Beach, and Boone. Deborah Brown Ward and her husband are enjoying retirement years in Williamsburg, Va., where they volunteer at the decorative arts/ folk art museums. Ward’s son and his wife live in Los Angeles, so Ward gets to enjoy southern California on her frequent visits out there. Laurie Dodge Hibbert moved from Apex to Concord five years ago to be closer to her two children and five grandchildren. She and her husband own a residential treatment center for teenage boys.

Hibbert is the chief financial officer and has no plans to retire anytime soon. Her son and daughter work at the center as well.

1973 Terry McFetters Ball is looking forward to a trip to Israel and another rafting down the Colorado River with her grandchildren. She continues as president of TM Ball, Inc, CPA firm in Greensboro. Christie Bishop Barbee and her husband were among the people who were displaced in March 2017 by the huge fire in downtown Raleigh. Their downtown condo was severely damaged by the effects of the fire although it was not their building which burned.

They and their pets are safe and looking forward to getting back into their beautiful home where they have hosted a Class of 1973 Raleigh area group gathering. Carolyn H. Carter recently completed her tenth year serving as an adjunct professor in the Master of Public Administration program at North

Carolina State University. Linda Ehrlich continues to have her water quality monitoring business, Spirogyra. She is president of the North Carolina Lake Management Society and sponsored a spring workshop where two Meredith biology majors presented papers. She is also an adjunct professor of biology at Alamance Community College. Susan Herring has a new fur baby named Emmie, a springer spaniel who was rescued from Mexico.

Emmie is now living with Herring in Raleigh and enjoying her wonderful new home. Susan Lassiter Lampley continues selling real estate in Raleigh at Coldwell Banker H.P.W. Carolyn Van Hoy O'Brien has a full-time unpaid job as president of the 85 member Altar Guild at Christ Episcopal Church in Raleigh. Brenda Richardson has been with Genworth Financial for 31 years. She started out in sales in McLean, Va., covering Virginia then took over operations for the branch in McLean thanks to her background in underwriting mortgages.

Richardson led a project to redesign the workflow of receiving loans for underwriting nationally and moved to Memphis, Tenn. As technology advanced, Richardson moved this operation from Memphis to Raleigh, which is the home office for the division.

Pam Mitchell Riley recently graduated from the Police Academy at Duke University, where she is an administrator for an undergraduate interdisciplinary program called The Focus Program. She is a senior college advisor.

1974 Alice Winecoff Clayton has been pleased to be a part of the Alumnae Recruitment of Meredith Students (ARMS) group that has been participating in contacting prospective Meredith students. She also remains involved with her local Meredith Alumnae Chapter which allows for involvement with all ages of alumnae. Pat Nathan Groves, who retired from her leadership position with Dress for Success in 2014, has been elected chair of the Triangle Community Foundation. Groves has been honored to lead a committee for Meredith that is looking at how to help Meredith graduates find employment upon graduation. The committee will be wrapping up the yearlong project in December, so look for an update on that in early 2018. Mamie Lewis Potter is the proud grandmother of two grandchildren. Potter got to spend time with them and her three daughters in Massachusetts in July.

She still works with her husband in their contracting business and also works for Quail Ridge Books in their new location in North Hills, where she

What is Meredith Travel?

Meredith Travel is a travel opportunity provided by the College to serve alumnae and friends who are seeking special international programming.

Faculty Emeritae Rebecca Bailey and Betty Webb create primarily custom experiences with the goal of providing compatible travelers with rich learning opportunities and good fun in equal measure. Logistical support is provided

by Associate Director of Alumnae Relations Denise Parker.

Two or more tours are planned per year, usually to European destinations, although Becky and Betty are open to your ideas about the places you would most like to go. Because Meredith Travel originated in 2009 to introduce various friends of the college to Meredith’s Sansepolcro, Italy, campus, Italy remains a frequent destination.

In addition, some custom trips have been designed for affinity groups like the Docents of the North Carolina Museum of Art, the Raleigh Fine Arts Society for the 50th anniversary of its founding, and for a Meredith alumna class 50th anniversary year, among others.

What makes Meredith Travel different from other tours?

Meredith Travel tours are planned by professional educators who most often have personal knowledge of the places on the itineraries. Most tours are highly customized, reflecting the College’s commitment to providing travelers with opportunities to step off the beaten path, something seen as vital to gaining an understanding of any culture. One or more Meredith faculty and/or staff accompany every tour, unlike most university tour programs. Tour groups are limited in size to maximize opportunities to interact. Becky and Betty like good food and take you to their favorite restaurants! Educational materials, including an extensive book and media list, are prepared for each tour, along with travel tips tailored to each destination.

Who may participate?

Participation is open to anyone interested in traveling to new places with congenial companions. You do not have to be affiliated with Meredith or an alumna to travel with us. And men are welcome!

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1975 The Class of 1975 set a five-year goal at their 2015 Reunion to raise $50,000 for the Meredith Legacy Scholarship Fund and exceeded the goal in only two years! To celebrate that achievement, several classmates gathered for lunch on campus on April 7. After lunch they were joined by Dr. Jo Allen in the Alumnae House for an Endowment Signing. Congratulations and thank you to all who are contributing to this great scholarship.

Classmates who attended were Sue Grant Allen, Patty Whisnant Cease, Karen Cvetko Conrad, Suzanne Martin Davis, Cheri Garnett Furr, Jean Jackson, Marilyn Jones, Kathy Garris Owen, Dale Hawkins Russell, Cynthia Baughan Wheaton, Jo Ann Williford, Chris Cornwell Wilson, and Mary Ratchford Thornbury.

1976 Ellen Stogner Strickland has decided to go back to class, yet again. She graduated from Phillips Theological Seminary in Tulsa, Okla., with a Doctor of Ministry. This course is specifically designed for women in ministry. Strickland is still at North West,

currently serving as a co-pastor, specializing as the community minister.

1977 Rev. Caroline Hart Allen is pastor of Liberty Christian Church in Henderson, N.C. Allen and her husband celebrate 40 years of marriage this year.

They have two sons, two daughters-in-law, and four granddaughters. Allen says life is grand. Virginia “VA” Patrick Avery retired in 2014 after teaching kindergarten in Gaston County for 37 years. She spent the first 31 in the same classroom. Lori Husbands Milo and her husband celebrated 34 years of marriage in July and have been living in Concord since 1992. Her son is 29 and married with a 5-year-old son, 3-year-old daughter and 19-month-old twin girls. Milo's daughter is 26 and has been married for a year. Since both couples live in town, Milo gets to see them all she wants.

She left social work in 1985, homeschooled both of her kids through graduation, and now loves being a grandmother. Her joy has been working as costume director for her church's community theater group for the annual Broadway-style productions. Sara Overby retired from Wake County, N.C., schools in April. Her career started as a reading tutor in Long Branch, N.J., and ended in North Carolina as a central services admin for English language

arts programs at the county’s 30 high schools.

Overby and her husband have been married 40 years this summer. Her daughter has been teaching elementary school on the international circuit for the past eight years and will move to Seoul next year.

Overby’s son is married and he and his husband live in Washington, D.C.

1978 Barbara Bray Andrews will be celebrating her 10th anniversary at the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) in July and was recently promoted to director of forensic services with the Institute’s Forensic & Valuation Services section.

1980 Pattie Harris Boden’s store, Animal Connection in Charlottesville, Va., has received two of the highest pet industry awards, the 2017-18 “Retailer of the Year” by Pet Product News magazine for excellence in Holistic and Natural Products, awarded at SuperZoo international pet trade show in July 2017 and “America's Coolest Pet Store” by Pets Plus Magazine, judged on the basis of unique business practices, innovative marketing ideas, online presence, traditional advertising, creative retail environment, interior and exterior store design. Her store celebrated their 15 year anniversary this year.

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1982 P. Gaye Tapp's book, How They Decorated: Inspiration from the Great Women of the Twentieth Century, was published by Rizzoli in April 2017. With a foreword by acclaimed designer Charlotte Moss, the book is already in its second printing and is receiving accolades from multiple sources including New York Magazine, House Beautiful, Vogue, House & Garden UK, HGTV, The Times UK and Walter Magazine. Jane Brenegar Trexler became a grandmother on June 25, 2017.

1983 Jayne Osbourn Abernethy began working at Lenoir-Rhyne University last year as assistant director of advancement relations. Abernethy and her husband just broke ground on Hickory Metro’s second active adult townhome community. Three of her four children will be graduating next spring and one is already employed and lives in Charlotte.

Myrtle Turner Early recently retired from NCDA after 31 wonderful years. She now spends her time volunteering more at her church and working part time in catering. Early and her husband have two children. Each year she looks forward to her weekend with Kristen Kerfoot McCarthy, Cindy Walls Booth, Willow Walker Rockecharlie, and Angela Cole Privitere. Their long weekends have taken them to Charleston, New York, Long Beach, N.J., New Orleans, Richmond, Lake Gaston, Oak Island, Charlotte, Charlottesville, and Raleigh. Early says they met their freshman year on Third Vann and formed a special sisterhood. Kelly Weaver Goley is the director of fine arts at Charlotte Christian School, where she also directs the upper school choir. Last summer Goley attended a choral workshop at Meredith, sponsored by Fran Page. Dr. Page joined the music department during Goley’s junior year and was her adviser in music education. Page retired the week of the workshop, so Goley was there for her first and her last day of teaching at Meredith.

Fulfilling Kim Easton Patterson’s 1983 class prophecy for her, Anne Poe Matthews completed her doctorate in education from the University of South Carolina. Patterson and Matthews also share two grandchildren. Nancy Whelan spent the greater part of the past year as associate musical director/children’s music director for the touring production of Matilda the Musical, as well as sitting for four months at the beautiful Ed Mirvish Theatre in Toronto, Canada. As of this past June, Whelan joined the national tour of An American in Paris as their pianist/key 1. Ginger Woodard has just wrapped up 24 years at East Carolina teaching

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BRIAN VANHOOK, ’05, MBA & BLAIR VANHOOK, ’06, MBA Caring For the Ones You Love

By Reah Nicholson When Brian VanHook’s mother was involved in a serious accident that forced her to require home care, it opened his eyes to a problem that needed a solution.

Not being able to find a home care service that he felt was suitable and would take great care of his mother, VanHook and his wife, Blair, launched Perpetual Home Care in January 2010. The agency offers in-home personal and companion care for the elderly, disabled, and individuals recovering from injury or surgery.

“We felt that we could do a much better job than what was out there,” said Brian VanHook. “We knew that we could offer better care and better service. Our passion is that we want to make sure people like my mother are taken care of and that the caregivers will do what we would do for our mother.”

Brian handles the day-to-day operations of the agency including interviewing potential hires, conducting orientations, scheduling staff, and handling payroll and invoicing. Blair handles the marketing and social media efforts of Perpetual.

“Most of our clients are elderly individuals who are 70 years old or older,” said Blair VanHook. “A lot of them have Alzheimer’s or dementia. We have several with ALS, Parkinson’s, and some that are bed bound because of accidents or other issues.”

The Meredith MBA program taught them how to write their business plan and how to make accurate projections early on. It also developed their leadership and public speaking skills.

“We would not have been able to start the business without having the experience that we got at Meredith,” said Brian VanHook. “We wouldn’t have had the confidence that we can make it work. And that confidence comes from the skills that we learned over the two years that we were there.”

In five years, the VanHooks would like to open a second office. They currently serve seven surrounding counties, and are hoping to expand into another market.

In January 2017, the VanHooks launched Home Care Assist, a web-based company that matches caregivers with care recipients. The website was developed to match caregivers with clients based on profiles that are submitted, skills, personalities, likes, dislikes, and built-in algorithms.

“It is basically E-Harmony for home care,” said Blair VanHook.

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1984 Edna Lovelace Gaston is now retired and is living at Hyco Lake. She was re-elected president of the North Carolina Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Association (NCEMGVA). Gaston has been a master gardener for 22 years with more than 3,000 hours of service. Laurie Pomeranz Grimm is now fully enjoying her new position as customer support specialist with Yankee Farm Credit ACA (Agricultural Credit Association). They provide credit to the agricultural industry and related businesses. Yankee has about 65 employees in six locations throughout Northern Vermont and in small parts of Eastern New York and Western New Hampshire. Ann Thomasson Parker moved back to Kings Mountain, N.C. Parker is now the special assistant to the president at the Arts & Science Council in Charlotte, N.C., working with the same boss she had in the 1980s at the Mint Museum.

Save the Date – Tuscan Intensives in April 2018 Tuscan Intensives are short continuing education programs for alumnae, faculty, staff, and community friends of Meredith College.

The next Tuscan Intensive Cooking class in Sansepolcro, Italy is being planned for April 12-22, 2018 (includes travel days).

More information to come. If you are interested, please contact Ellen Goode, Tuscan Intensives Coordinator, at goodee@meredith.edu.

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Parker’s children are 24 and 22, both college graduates who live in Georgia. She enjoys spending time on the lake where she lives, reading, traveling, and working in her yard. Parker says finding time to catch up with old Meredith friends is always great.

1986 Laura Bynum Beasley retired from teaching in July. She has taught grades K-2 as well as reading recovery over the past 31 years. Kristina Benton Bracy won the Triangle Business Journal 2017 CFO of the Year Award - Large Private Company category, for her work at York Properties, Inc. Susan Jones Hill is excited to report that her daughter is a freshman at Meredith this year and will run cross country and track.

1987 Judy Babson Rollins is now vice president of enrollment and marketing at North Carolina Wesleyan College in Rocky Mount, N.C. She and her husband have five children.

1988 Marti Hatch is now the pastor of First United Methodist Church in Mount Olive and received her M.A. in mental health counseling from Wake Forest University in August 2017.

1990 Marcy Stephens Rackley returned to North Carolina from Minnesota in 2012 and is now the director of wellness at Glenaire CCRC in Cary.

1993 Adrienne Hiner Cole was named first woman president and CEO of the Raleigh Chamber of Commerce. Cole has previously served as the Chamber’s senior vice president of economic development and executive director of Wake County Economic Development. Jodi Mitchiner has been employed as a nurse at WakeMed Health & Hospitals for 18 years. She transferred into the role of a nurse clinical auditor as of December 2016. Mitchiner is also a proud aunt of a new nephew. Alissa Hoober Regitz, a former middle school family and consumer science teacher, continues to educate youth and teens in life skills. Regitz founded the company Common Courtesy Kids in Pennsylvania.

As a certified Etiquette Trainer, Regitz provides programs to equip young people with social skills to help grow their confidence for life long success.

Regitz is passionate about life skills education and credits Meredith Professor Deborah Tippett for her influential poise, professionalism, and value for all disciplines of human environmental science.

1994 Ellen Williamson started a consulting business in 2015. EW Design & Marketing, LLC provides graphic design, social media, and copywriting consulting services. Williamson is also a commissioned artist and recently received a merit award from Litmus Gallery during their “Petcasso” exhibit. The majority of her commissions are pet portraits, but she also paints a variety of subjects, including houses and humans.

1995 Allison Trabucco Cain published her seventh book, Wholeheartedly: A Chronological Journey through the Bible in One Year. She continues to speak at Christian women's events and lead local Bible studies. Ashley Jones was hired as the vice president of commercial business development at Pinnacle Bank. She also was nominated and ran in the 10-week Triangle Woman of the Year Campaign for the Leukemia Lymphoma Society. Her team raised $37,000 and the total campaign raised more than $1 million for the Leukemia Lymphoma Society. She happily resides in Raleigh, N.C., and enjoys staying in touch with her classmates.

1996 Jennifer Stables Cole will be teaching math and science for sixth and seventh grades this year, and will also be dean of students for grades 6-12 at Tidewater Academy. Amy Hill Herring graduated with a Master of Divinity from Campbell University Divinity School and was ordained as a minister. She is serving as the minister to children and families and as the interim youth minister at Hope Valley Baptist Church in Durham, N.C. In May 2017, Amanda (Mandy) Steele Johnson began her appointment as Meredith College Alumnae Association president. She will retain this role through May 2019.

1998 Kimberley Debus was ordained into the Unitarian Universalist ministry. Kaye Dawn Harrison Newsome is a second reading specialist and Title I coordinator at Greenville Elementary School. She is in her fourth year of this position.

1999 Melody Yow Chalmers works at Blue Cross NC as a senior enterprise project manager on the delivery optimization team and enjoys greeting the Meredith interns every year. Liz Dobbins-Smith recently started a business partnership, L² Event and Association Partners LLC, in order to contract with the North Carolina Economic Development

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ELEANOR OAKLEY, ’74, ’88, MBA Advocate for the Arts

By Melyssa Allen Eleanor Oakley, ’74, ’88, MBA, spends her days supporting artistic endeavors in Wake County, N.C., as the president and CEO of the United Arts Council. The job takes creativity – and the ability to juggle many priorities.

United Arts Council works with businesses, individuals, foundations, and the government to raise funds and to distribute grants to schools, arts organizations, and local artists. On any given day, Oakley may find herself writing grant applications, preparing for board meetings, monitoring program progress, and planning for future events.

“Leading an arts council is a busy, multi-faceted role,” Oakley said. She spends much of her time meeting with potential sponsors, artists, and other partners. One of their major programs is Artists in Schools, which has 140 participating schools. Artists in Schools helps more than 120,000 Wake County students to see an artistic performance or benefit from a week-long visit by an artist each year.

Her interest in the arts began at a young age. “My parents took me to New York City often as I grew up, and Broadway theatre fascinated me,” Oakley said.

She later worked on theatre productions at Meredith.

While working in the corporate world, Oakley volunteered for 17 years with Raleigh Little Theatre (RLT). She later turned from volunteering to a professional position, managing RLT for almost 11 years. “I was happy to do work I was deeply interested in and that had such a wonderful product,” Oakley said.

While at RLT, Oakley was encouraged by a United Arts board member to apply for the organization’s CEO position. In every role she’s played, Oakley credits preparation she gained at Meredith, where she majored in English and American civilization. She later returned to Meredith, earning an MBA in 1988.

“Like most English majors, I write well and could not do this job without that skill. I think double majoring, editing the weekly newspaper, and working on Meredith’s theatre productions prepared me for juggling tasks my entire professional career,” Oakley said. “Simply working on Cornhuskin’, Stunt, and the newspaper was a great way to learn teamwork and was solid preparation for much that I currently do.”

Oakley believes in the strength of the Meredith experience. “Meredith changes over time, but remains strong,” Oakley said. “I think what each class takes away is an understanding of the value of friendships, learning, teamwork, and an unlimited potential for ourselves.”

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CONNECTION Association (NCEDA). She and her business partner will oversee the daily management for NCEDA including membership recruitment and retention, conferences and professional development events, communication, legislative support, and financial administration. Dobbins-Smith formerly worked for the N.C. Department of Commerce and is excited for the opportunity to work with the economic development community once again. She and her husband have a son, who turned two in April.

Jennifer West Freeman has joined Roth Jackson's Richmond, Va., office as a partner. She continues to practice exclusively in the field of immigration law.

Institutions in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Selouane is excited to be a part of this innovative new learning opportunity for students in the MENA region.

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Colleen Mazza Kinser has been named director of the Independent College Fund of North Carolina (ICFNC). Chassie Selouane is now the founding director of learning at Rising School Dubai. Rising School is the only new American School opening in Dubai in 2017-18 academic year. It is focused on bringing a creative and innovative approach to individualized learning. The school is a Lego Education School and a Leader in Me School, and is poised to be one of the top American Education

2004 Jennifer Jones has been named a partner at Grant Thornton LLP. Headquartered in Chicago, with both national and international offices, Grant Thornton is the fifth largest public accounting firm in the world.

As partner, Jones will lead the Special Attestation Reporting Practice for the Maryland, Virginia, Washington, D.C., and North and South Carolina regions.

Stephanie Ellis is founder and owner of S.T.Y.L.E. Life Coaching, since April 2017. Whitney Lamm Poper is now a high school instructional coach & district math lead for Sampson County Schools.

Anna Ripley-Moffitt is now director of sales and events at Cashmere Counter.

2008 Liz McLean celebrated two years with CBI in July 2017. McLean is now an account manager with

strategic oversight of key accounts such as Duke University and Lenovo.

2011 Jordan Jaked Carrier has accepted a new job at Northern State University in Aberdeen, South Dakota, after working for two years at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta. At NSU, she will be the costume shop manager and adjunct instructor, teaching courses in theatre history and costume design.

Lacey Coward has started a new job as a social worker for the blind with the state of North Carolina in Alamance County.

2016 Taylor Hinson has started her first semester of graduate school at UNC-Chapel Hill in the master's in clinical rehabilitation and mental health counseling program. Abigail Leitner is now executive assistant at Hendrick Automotive Group.

Brooke Mayo works at Best Distributing (Beacon Roofing) doing corporate supply chain work. She is a pricing administrator, controlling the prices of products throughout the southern region of the U.S. Nancy Merritt is the new director of marketing for

2017 Pewter ONLY $19.95 Christmas Ornament Available beginning October 15, 2017 Limited quantity available! Sale runs through December 1 or until supplies last. Pick up and shipping options available.

Questions? Email alumnae@meredith.edu or call the Office of Alumnae Relations at (919) 760-8548.

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Joelle Wike Baysden, a daughter, Kitley Claire, 6/6/17. Meaghan O'Shea Clayton, a daughter, Imogen Louise, 12/27/16. Amanda Warren Lee, a daughter, Lydia Scott, 11/18/16. Christy Johnson New, a son, Ethan James, 11/08/16.

Elizabeth Alexander Green, a son, Graham Alexander, 7/20/17.

2004

Kimberly Leggett to Douglas Geer, 6/10/17.

Hannah Gray Rinehart, a daughter, Elena, adopted 11/8/16. Erin McGraw Worley, a son, Jack Quinlan, 7/11/17.

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Audry Kerr to Chip Bunn, 8/6/16.

1999 Melody Yow to Ian Chalmers, 05/19/17.

2001 Christian Melvin to Ben Howell, 5/6/17.

2003 Sue Anne Lewis to Kelley Marrale, 5/13/17.

Sandra Strenka to Andrew Clarke, 6/24/17.

2005

Kristin Smith Harris, a daughter, Magnolia Quinn, 3/25/17. Megan Jones McLaughlin, a son, Graham Scott, 6/14/17. Allison Clapp Marth, a daughter, Charlotte Anne, 4/21/16. Meredith Robertson Monday, a daughter, Mary Alma, 4/18/16. Meredith Robertson Monday, a son, William Douglas, 7/7/17. Jenni Drew Smith, a daughter, Eloise Drew, 6/20/17.

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2013 Morgan Merritt Gioconda, a daughter, Finnley Paige, 4/26/17. Holly Campbell Huitt, a daughter, Karis Elizabeth, 3/30/17.

2015 Chelsea Tucker Parker, a daughter, Eden Jane, 3/28/17.

DEATHS Faculty Dr. Lois Frazier, 7/15/17.

Betsy Pernell, 7/19/17.

1938 Jean Dunn Purrington, 5/4/17.

1940 Wilma Badgett Womble, 5/18/17.

1941

Megan Jones to Scott McLaughlin 9/15/16.

Whitney Lamm to Nickolas Poper, 3/25/17.

Amanda Alfredson Harris, a daughter, Maura Quinn, 11/7/16. Mary Rand Harward, a son, Stephen Rand, 5/15/16.

2007

2007

Beth Perry Upchurch, 3/25/17.

Kimberly Moore to Kendall Williams, 8/27/16.

Genevieve Boisvert Barker, a daughter, Mary Louise, 7/14/15. Genevieve Boisvert Barker, a son, David Chandler, 6/20/14. Stacy Cabeen Buck, a son, William Edward, 7/4/17. Terrin Lawrence, a daughter, Anya Eve Beitler, 12/28/16. Candice Eller Morgan, a son, Judah Paxton, 4/13/17. Adrienne Kralick Walker, a daughter, Eloise Jicha, 7/8/16.

Kellyn Wheeler Wright, a son, Colton Mack, 1/23/17.

1946

2008 Kali Shuford to Shawn Blaine, 4/8/17. Courtney Godwin was married 4/22/17. Laura Mitchell to Nigel O'Neal, 5/20/17. Lauren Philbeck to Stephen Spangler, 5/6/17.

2010 Erin Hill to Jonathan Holtvedt, 10/7/16. Ashley Horn to Robert Jacobs, 9/17/16.

2014 Marley Blanchard to Alex Padgett, 11/12/16.

2015 Katti Caraballo to Joshua Kerns, 11/12/16. Marilia Pereira Dos Santos to Philip David Maness, 6/11/16.

2016 Brittany Millice to Austen King, 10/2/16. Savannah Phillips to Dylan Aldridge, 8/5/17.

NEW ARRIVALS 2002 Kristen Thompson Christman, twin girls, Mary Pope and Eleanor Coble, 3/20/17. A.C. Stepp Stone, a son, Elijah Wheeler, 10/29/16. Katie Creech Yarbrough, a daughter, Nora Kathryn, 5/29/17.

2008 Megan Borland Eargle, a son, James Mack, 2/1/17. Katy Champion Leute, a daughter, Elizabeth Joy, 3/5/17. Anna Edwards Potter, a son, Von Edwards 4/2/17. Molly Aiken Proudfit, a son, Graham Luc, 11/19/16. Megan Ray Saunders, a son, Hadley Jon, 3/22/17. Emily Hedrick Towery, a son, Parker Adam, 5/28/17. Paige Birdsall Townsend, a son, Rhett Ryan, 4/14/17.

2009 Elizabeth Riddick Davis, a son, Willis Pace, 4/29/17. Anna Morgante Neely, a son, Jackson, adopted 8/23/17. Nicole Spidel Tagalk, a daughter, Eleanor Grace, 1/27/17. Bailey Hardy Underhill, a daughter, Annabelle Susan, 4/19/17.

Aylett Oliver Lewis, 7/17/15.

1943

Betty Anderson Alexander, 5/16/17. Anne Crabtree, 5/16/17. Alice Delbridge Woodard, 11/21/16. Patsy McLawhorn Worthington, 5/24/17.

1947 Pattie Whitfield Nelson, 4/4/17. Zelma Murray Thomasson, 6/20/17.

1948 Jean Outlaw Hill, 4/3/17. Frances Black Holland, 7/2/17.

1949 Natalie Neal Bloomquist, 5/17/17.

1950 Marjorie Tripper Bennett, 5/5/17. Myra Stone Robison, 2/14/17.

1951 Sarah Clark Shields, 5/12/17.

1952 Jane Luther Compton, 6/18/17.

1953

2010

Mary Whisnant Mason, 4/29/17.

Jessica Prescott Johnson, a son, Finnleif Brodny, 5/31/17. Samantha Perry Stallings, a son, Dylan Scott, 5/30/17.

1954 Betty Swindell Perkins, 4/5/17. Barbara Dickens Wilder, 3/25/17.

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1957

1973

Alice Cooper Potter, 4/7/17. Winifred Moore Thurkill, 7/8/17.

Luanne Roebuck Brown in the death of her mother-in-law.

1958

1975

Laura Beth Jones in the death of her father.

Melba Burgess Stapleton, 12/13/15.

2016

Ethyleen Bryson Hobbs, 4/14/17. Patricia Hines Houtz, 7/1/17.

Mary Beth Hardy Leavitt in the death of her husband. Margaret Martin in the death of her brother. Vicki Merritt Sheppard in the death of her husband.

1960

1976

1959

Mary Lynn Flowers Floyd, 5/31/17.

Linda Matthews Wann in the death of her husband.

1961

1977

Barbara Floyd Foust, 4/13/17.

Rebecca Bennett Perry in the death of her mother.

1962

1978

Ann Marie Fisher Hamrick, 3/17/17.

Dorothy McNeer O'Quinn in the death of her aunt.

1964

1979

Barbara Bivens Neal, 9/5/16.

1974 Mary Woodley Dicus, 6/28/17. Jane Lewis Sutton, 4/13/17.

1983 Susan Eileen McDonald, 4/4/17.

1993 Judith Nordan Hogan, 5/22/17.

2006 Katherine Andrews, 4/29/17.

2016 Elizabeth Bruce, 6/10/17.

SYMPATHY 1948 Naomi Pugh Barefoot in the death of her husband.

1951 Marion Winston Dean in the death of her husband.

1952 Bobbie Morris Cloaninger in the death of her husband.

1953 Peggy McManus in the death of her son.

1955 Mary Elizabeth Delbridge Blalock in the death of her sister.

1962 Nancy Ricker High in the death of her husband.

Brenda Payne Millar in the death of her husband.

1965 Anne Pepper Poole Worthington in the death of her husband.

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Melissa Carraway Lemmond in the death of her mother.

1980 Edwina Evans Bruce in the death of her daughter.

Ella Plyler Frantz in the death of her father. Meg Holman Thompson in the death of her mother.

1982 Mary Jane Ball Dickson in the death of her husband.

1986 Sandra Dean Pruitt in the death of her father.

1987 Audry Kerr Bunn in the death of her father. Ann Barnes Walker in the death of her mother.

1990 Susan Worley Forbes in the death of her mother.

1993 Mary Sledd Shelhorse McNamee in the death of her father.

1998 Kaye Dawn Harrison Newsome in the death of her father. Sarah Upchurch Owen in the death of her mother.

2002 Holly Allen Fick in the death of her father.

2003 Elizabeth Kelly Smith in the death of her father.

2005 Leslie Van Den Berg in the death of her grandmother.

2008 Megan Borland Eargle in the death of her father.

Laura Marshall Robinson in the death of her father-in-law.

2010

Sarah Perry in the death of her grandmother.

HONOR ROLL

OF DONORS 2016-17 We are thankful for the support of alumnae and friends as we continue to celebrate Meredith College’s 126 years and the sixth year of the Beyond Strong campaign. Your gifts allow the College to continually work towards the vision of the institution and for that we are grateful.

Thomas Meredith Society Membership in the Thomas Meredith Society is extended to donors who contribute $100,000 or more in current and deferred lifetime gifts to Meredith College.

Gold Circle

$1,000,000 or more Anonymous Jo Ellen Williams, ’57*, and Justus Ammons Baptist State Convention of North Carolina Alicia M. Baucom, ’05, and Bill Baucom, Jr. Elizabeth Triplett Beam, ’72, and J. David Beam James Bovender* Broyhill Family Foundation, Inc. Porter B. Byrum Charitable Trust Carol C. & O. Temple Sloan, Jr. Foundation Virginia Murchison Carson, ’27* Joyce Anne Causey, ’55* Gwendolyn Picklesimer Davis, ’62, and Dr. Charles A. Davis Elizabeth Botzler Decker and James L. Decker* Jessie Ball duPont Fund A. J. Fletcher Foundation Janet Freeman* Lucy Finch Gaddy* and Charles W. Gaddy* Shepard Kimbrell Halsch, ’85, and Tom Halsch Estate of Ruth Huskins

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Independent College Fund of NC Ann Batson James, ’67, and Allen James Christina Brown Jones* and Seby B. Jones* Lola M.* and Hubert F. Ledford* Robert H. Lewis* Ann Lowery, ’74 Margaret Craig Martin, ’30* Sue Jarvis Martin, ’49*, and Sidney Martin* Grace and Roy Nifong Edla Adams Ogburn, ’30* Margaret Weatherspoon Parker, ’38* Cleo Glover Perry, ’45, and Elwood Perry* Minnie Huffman Reddish Foundation Katherine Furches Rumley, ’43, and J. Leon Rumley* Vida L.* and John A. Senter* Margaret J. Tharrington, ’71* Dr. Deborah and Jim Tippett Irving H. Wainwright* Dianne and Marvin Welton Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation Bobbitt Clay Williams, ’57, and Bill Williams

Silver Circle

$500,000-$999,999 Aramark Corporation Annette L. Bailey, ’79 Margaret R. Beale, ’77 Frances Tatum Council, ’38*, and C.R. Council* Elizabeth Hines Crews, ’81 Duke Energy Foundation D. Phyllis Duncan, ’66 Hazel Faulkner Edwards, ’35*, and Luby Edwards* Richard Farrow GlaxoSmithKline Foundation Brigadier General Hugh B. Hester, USA* Pamela Autery Hester, ’81, and Worth Hester Anne Morris Hinson, ’70, and James Hinson IBM Corporation - Matching Gift Program Dr. Ione Kemp Knight, ’43 Shirley Spoon Knox, ’56 Kresge Foundation Vicky Langley and Eugene M. Langley, Jr.* Ruby C. McSwain, ’54* Polly Moore Mixon, ’66, and Ben Mixon

Lynn B. Myers, ’65 NC Baptist Foundation, Inc. Sarah McKee Nooe, ’22* Park Foundation, Inc. Dorothy Dent Park, ’36* Sarah Cook Rawley, ’29*, and D.A. Rawley* Rachel Fulton Rawls, ’42* Joyce McIntyre Rudisill, ’42 Alice Goodman Satisky, ’37*, and Daniel Satisky* Charles and Sandra Shelton Kester A. Sink Brian D. and Nancy P. Siska, ’76 Ellen Skinner, ’48* Carolyn and O. Temple Sloan, Jr. Phyllis Brooks Wainwright* Dr. Betty Webb, ’67, and John Rose Wells Fargo Vida Thompson Williams, ’37*, and W. Fred Williams, Sr.* Winston-Salem Foundation Judy C. Woodruff, ’68, and Al Hunt

Bronze Circle

$100,000-$499,999 Mary-Stuart Parker Alderman, ’71, and Jack Alderman Robert Allen

Dorothy Vaden Ashworth, ’73, and Robert Ashworth Sue and Bruce Ballard Bank of America Madge Daniels Barber, ’20* C.C. Barefoot* and Kilty Johnson Barefoot* Peggy and Charles D. Barham, Jr. Nell Barker, ’29* Mary Elizabeth Barnes, ’60 Beth Carroll Barr, ’75, and Frank L. Orthel Irwin Belk Education Foundation The Belk Foundation Virginia Staples Blanton, ’35*, and C. David Blanton* BlueCross and BlueShield of North Carolina Sarah Katherine Phillips Bowerman, ’51 Branch Banking & Trust Company Dorothy Ray Branham, ’35* Ellen Dozier Brewer, 1918* Mamie Forney Bridges, ’35* Betty Smith Broder, ’56* Brown Foundation Christine Speight Brown, ’76 Dr. Yvette M. Brown, MD, ’90 Faye Arnold Broyhill, ’59*

Natalie Braswell Broyhill, ’09, and Penn Broyhill Paul Broyhill James E. & Mary Z. Bryan Foundation Burroughs Wellcome Fund Camille Camp, ’64, and George Camp The Cannon Foundation, Inc. Margaret A. Cargill Foundation Carolina Power & Light Foundation Clara Horne Carswell, ’24* M. Linda Carter, ’82 Kemp S. Cate* Evelyn King Cheek, ’39* Nancy Williams Cheek, ’63, and Neal Cheek Bruce Tull Clare, ’64, and Robert Clare Betty W. Clark Rogers H. Clark* Sada Clarke, ’39* Coca-Cola Bottling Company John and Elizabeth Cooley Jean Batten Cooper, ’54, and Robert Cooper* Margaret Blanchard Cooper, ’37*, and John Cooper, Jr.* Josephine Smith Cooper, ’67 Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of North Carolina, Inc. Hesta Kitchin Crawford, ’29* Iris Culler Creech, ’43* Anne Clark Dahle, ’54 Data General Corporation N. Leo and Helen Daughtry

* Deceased

LaRue Pearce Davenport, ’65, and Norman Davenport Egbert L. Davis, Jr.* The Dickson Foundation, Inc. Margaret Dixon, ’56, and Thomas Dixon Graham W. Dobbin* Elizabeth James Dotterer, ’30*, and John E. Dotterer* Charlotte Downs Ellis, ’72* Kathryn and Sam E. Ewell, Jr. ExxonMobil Foundation Lucy T. Fassett Memorial Trust Bettie D. Ferrell* Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund First Baptist Church Hickory First Gaston Foundation, Inc. Ruth Fonville, ’91, and Chris Fonville Foundation for the Carolinas Susan Harris Frazier, ’81 Betsy Porter Fritschel, ’77, and Scott Fritschel Louise Futrell, 1914* Brigadier General Norman Gaddis [U.S. Air Force, Ret.] Judith Carroll Gardner, ’67 Gaston County Dyeing Machine Patricia Houser Gay, ’60 Genworth Financial Lois Williams Gerald, ’55 Gigi Jackson Giersch, ’62, and Van Giersch Annie Grady Glover, ’94 Michelle Rich Goode, ’73 Barbara Lyons Goodmon, ’94, and James Goodmon

Goodnight Educational Foundation Ann Baggett Goodnight, ’67, and Jim Goodnight Dorothy Loftin Goodwin, ’47, and William Goodwin* Betty Stroud Griffin, ’88 Margaret Hines Griffiths, ’36* Lalon* and Emory Groover* Charlene Grunwaldt G. Fred Hale Charitable Trust James and Norma Hamrick* Mary Streeter Harmelink, ’94, and Tom Harmelink* James and Donna Harrill Laura Weatherspoon Harrill, ’27* Helen M. Harris* Julia Hamlet Harris* Henry M. Hatcher* Thomasine Herring Hayes, ’39* The William Randolph Hearst Foundations Ola W. Hendren* Rebecca Beddingfield Henley, ’42* Paula Lowery Herren, ’66, and Ronald Herren First Baptist Church Hickory Idalia Oglesby High, ’49 Nancy Ricker High, ’62, and Ernie Minor* Hilda Austin Highfill, ’48, and Lawrence Highfill Blanche Dupree Hodul, ’49 Ruth Tucker Holleman, ’35*, and Robert D. Holleman* Nancy Craig Hollingsworth, ’59, and W. Claude Hollingsworth Charlotte and H. Alexander Holmes Evelyn Squires Lloyd Howell, ’32* Martha Howerton, ’47* Catherine Wyatt Hudson, ’42 Vivian Stanley Hughes, ’55, and George Hughes William Bruce Hutchison Trust Jefferson-Pilot Foundation Nancy C. Joyner, ’58 Oscar A. Keller Jr. and Elderlene R. Keller* Norman and Ruth Kellum Katharine Kerr Kendall, ’42* Dr. Doris E. King* Katherine Chungho King, ’57, and Louis H. Li* Ann Carter Kirkland, ’96, and Bill Kirkland, Jr. Durema Fitzgerald Kohl, ’45 Isabel and William W. Lawrence* Nell Rankin Leazar* and J. D. Leazar* Helen Henson Leggett, ’53 Gordon and Judith LeGrand Edna Leib, ’36* Rachel W. Lewter* Estate of Martha Foy Lineberry Martha Foy Lineberry, ’27* Susan Holliday Lobinger, ’41* Shannon Massey Lowry, ’04, and Jason Lowry

Mabel Claire Hoggard Maddrey, ’28* Martin Marietta Materials Zeno Martin, Jr.* Dr. Marie Mason, ’47 Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Jay Massey George V. McCotter* Deborah Stanley McNeill, ’71 Sue Hilton Metzger, ’66, and Gerald Metzger Carol Lancaster Milano, ’79 Patricia Miller Moore Mary Beth Coleman Mosca, ’87, and Daniel Mosca Lori Messina Moscato, ’99, and Robert Moscato NC Community Foundation Margaret Covington Nelson, ’38* Ginger Alexander Neustadt, ’05, and Bill Neustadt News & Observer Foundation Sarah Ridgell Nicholson, ’53* Marguerite Warren Noel, ’34* Parker Smith Normann, ’85, and William Normann Maureen Kelley O’Connor and Tim O’Connor Barbara Bullard Page, ’54, and Dr. Allen Page Laura J. Page, ’67 The Palin Foundation Pauline Davis Perry, ’37* Larnette White Phifer, ’60 Philip Morris Companies, Inc. Anne Parker Phillips, ’66, and Terry Phillips Betsy Best Phillips, ’71, ’86, ’89 MBA J. Earl and Doris Pope Joyce Thomas Porter, ’47*, and Oscar Porter* Myra Motley Prince 42* Margaret Bullard Pruitt, ’37* Dr. Elizabeth Vance Raft, ’56 Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation RJR Reynolds Tobacco Company Foundation Mary Jon Gerald Roach, ’56 Virginia Lancaster Robertson, ’42*, and Leon Robertson* L. Victoria Robinson, ’74, and James M. Robinson Rodgers Builders, Inc. Dorothy Turlington Royal, ’28* Anne Fonville-Sams, ‘77 Janie G. Shearin, ’39*, and Raymond F. Shearin* The Shelton Foundation Paula J. Sims Sink Family Ltd Partnership Marvin L. Skaggs* Carol Carson Sloan, ’75* Deborah Dove Smith, ’80 Mary Louise Ott Spain, ’43 Earl W.* and Evelyn Spangler Martha and Robert Speight, Jr. Theola R.* and Roy M. Stewart*

# Denotes members of the Ivy Society, recent graduates (2003 to 2016) who make a monthly gift of $10 or more annually.

Minnie* and Fred A. Stone* William R.* and Joyce Stroud Charles and Marilyn Stuber Charles and Edith Sullivan Charitable Remainder Trust Edith King Sullivan* and Charles S. Sullivan* Dorothy Sink Sykes, ’73, and Charlie Sykes Elizabeth and James A. Taylor Jane Williamson Teague, ’54, and Edward Teague* Fran Jennings Teter, ’83, and Chris Teter The William R.Kenan, Jr. Charitable Trust Betsy Ann Moore Thigpen, ’60* Frances Almond Thompson, ’51, and Hannis Thompson* Mary Louise Milliken Thompson, ’48, and Reid Thompson Lou Perry Tippett, ’62, and Walter Lyndo Tippett Connie Frazier Turlington, ’73, and John Turlington Stuart Weatherspoon Upchurch, ’35* Cynthia Worsham Urquhart, ’94, and Richard Urquhart, III Nan Davis Van Every, ’43 C. Ed Vick, Jr.* and Laura Anne Vick Jennie Harris Wallace W. Herbert Weatherspoon* Angela Caveness Weisskopf Wells Fargo Foundation Sharyn Hemrick West, ’71, and Harold West Cecile Ward White, ’52*, and Robert White Captain Carolyn C. Wiggins, CHC, [U.S. Navy, Ret]. , ‘76 Claude B. Williams, Jr.* and Jerry Williams David R. and Mary Jane Williams Judith L. Williams, ’74 Ida Carol Senter Wilson, ’62, and Donald Wilson Ronald and Paula Withrow Louise L. Wyatt, ’30* Helen F. Yeargan* Helen Parker Yeargan, ’36* Nancy Johnston Zimmerman, ’42

* Deceased

Honor Roll of Donors 2016-17

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Stringfield Society Recognizes and honors those who have committed to supporting Meredith College through an endowed gift.

Class of 1965 Class of 1977 African American Alumnae Chapter George I. Alden Trust Robert Allen Jo Ellen Williams Ammons, ’57*, and Justus Ammons Judy Wilkerson Anderson, ’82* Aramark Corporation Bess Peeler Averre, ’55 Mary Ayscue, ’27* Annette L. Bailey, ’79 Meredith C. Bailey Sue and Bruce Ballard James L. Ballou Bank of America Baptist State Convention of North Carolina Madge Daniels Barber, ’20* Dr. Ann Hiott Barham, ’92 Peggy and Charles D. Barham, Jr. Nell Barker, ’29* Dr. Jane E. Barnes Mary Elizabeth Barnes, ’60 Marilyn Williams Barnhill, ’59 John Thomas Battle* Alicia M. Baucom, ’05, and Bill Baucom, Jr. James Beale Margaret R. Beale, ’77 Elizabeth Triplett Beam, ’72, and J. David Beam Celia Witt Beauchamp, ’78 Eugene Beddingfield* T. Lyndon Bennett* Eliza Turner Bingham, ’33* Jean Ferebee Bishop, ’49*, and John Bishop* Beth L. Bolton Jeff Bolton Joseph A. Bolton James Bovender* Sarah Katherine Phillips Bowerman, ’51 Branch Banking & Trust Company Dorothy Ray Branham, ’35* Sharon Woodlief Britt, ’88 Betty Smith Broder, ’56* Christine Speight Brown, ’76 Hannah Savage Brown, ’44* Peyton J. Brown* Dr. Yvette M. Brown, MD, ’90 Broyhill Family Foundation, Inc. Natalie Braswell Broyhill, ’09, and Penn Broyhill Paul Broyhill James E. & Mary Z. Bryan Foundation Daniel L. Bryant Everett and Dorice Bryant* William E. Bryant Gilbert H. Burnett Julian H. Burnett Phyllis C. Burnett*

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Porter B. Byrum Charitable Trust Anna Fay Jackson Campbell, ’60 Sandra Flynt Canipe, ’66 Carolina Power & Light Foundation G. Paul and Jean Carr John and Tina Carr Virginia Murchison Carson, ’27* Charlotte Wester Cate, ’38* Joyce Anne Causey, ’55* Graham V. Chamblee* Evelyn King Cheek, ’39* Nancy Williams Cheek, ’63, and Neal Cheek Parkman H. Clancy* Ernest and Virginia Clancy Bruce Tull Clare, ’64, and Robert Clare Betty W. Clark Elizabeth Clay Rebecca Wicker Clayton, ’54 Sophie Clayton* Sandra Critzer Close, ’86 Goldie and Edwin Coates Kelly Knott Cobb, ’69 Coca-Cola Bottling Company Bernard and Mary Cochran Billie Jo Kennedy Cockman, ’79 Dorothy Collier* Annetta Burnett Collins* James Lee Cone Meg* and Jim Conner* Norma Baker Cook, ’63 John and Elizabeth Cooley Jean Batten Cooper, ’54, and Robert Cooper* Margaret Blanchard Cooper, ’37*, and John Cooper, Jr.* Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of North Carolina, Inc. Frances Tatum Council, ’38*, and C.R. Council* Beulah Rimmer Craig* Iris Culler Creech, ’43* Nell Baker Creech, ’31* Elizabeth Hines Crews, ’81 Sylvia Burnett Crippen Dr. Roger Crook Estelle Duckett Culbreth Phyllis Cunningham Anne Clark Dahle, ’54 Katie Carpenter Daniels, ’44* N. Leo and Helen Daughtry LaRue Pearce Davenport, ’65, and Norman Davenport Bettie Jean Davis, ’56 Gwendolyn Picklesimer Davis, ’62, and Dr. Charles A. Davis Egbert L. Davis, Jr.* Eleanor Layfield Davis, ’32* Elaine McKinney Dawson Mona Horton Dean, ’58 Elizabeth Botzler Decker and James L. Decker* William and Betty Dedmon The Dickson Foundation, Inc. Charlotte B. Didawick* Kristy McLaurin Dixon Deborah Lakin Doster, ’73*

Elizabeth James Dotterer, ’30*, and John E. Dotterer* C. Elizabeth Dove, ’84 Duke Energy Foundation Jessie Ball duPont Fund Denise and Anthony Dworznicki Ruth Ann Walters Dyer, ’69 Hazel Faulkner Edwards, ’35*, and Luby Edwards* Jolene Weathers Edwards, ’48 Charlotte Downs Ellis, ’72* Encee Chemical Sales Martha Beale Eppes, ’74 Ruth Cole Eure, ’53* Kathryn and Sam E. Ewell, Jr. ExxonMobil Foundation Richard Farrow Sallie Williams Faulk, ’28* First Baptist Church Raleigh A. J. Fletcher Foundation Susan Creech Fowls, ’76 Susan Harris Frazier, ’81 Betsy Porter Fritschel, ’77, and Scott Fritschel Brigadier General Norman Gaddis [U.S. Air Force, Ret.] Lucy Finch Gaddy* and Charles W. Gaddy* Marilyn Ballard Gardner, ’71 Minnie Murchison Gaston, ’24* Lois Williams Gerald, ’55 Gigi Jackson Giersch, ’62, and Van Giersch Elmer Ginn GlaxoSmithKline Foundation Margaret Williams Glazener, ’40 Julian Goff Michelle Rich Goode, ’73 Goodnight Educational Foundation Ann Baggett Goodnight, ’67, and Jim Goodnight Hank and Ellen Graden William Granberry Grass Family Foundation Theresa Ayers Griffin, ’68, and Thomas W. Griffin Charlene Grunwaldt Jean Hallman Guion* Shepard Kimbrell Halsch, ’85, and Tom Halsch Mary Streeter Harmelink, ’94, and Tom Harmelink* James and Donna Harrill Lucille Sawyer Harris, ’46* M. Elizabeth Harris, ’33* Marvin and Ruby Harris Maureen and Jay Hartford Phoenix Chen Haydon, ’74 Thomasine Herring Hayes, ’39* Dr. E. Bruce Heilman Mattie J. Henderson, 1907* Ola W. Hendren* Joanne Brown Herring, ’54 Pamela Hester, ’81, and Worth Hester Idalia Oglesby High, ’49 Hilda Highfill, ’48, and Lawrence Highfill Lynn P. Hill

Anne Morris Hinson, ’70, and James Hinson Carolyn B. Holland, ’28 Ruth Tucker Holleman, ’35*, and Robert D. Holleman* Charlotte and H. Alexander Holmes Kathryn Fenters House, ’72 Suzanne Hage Houyoux, ’90 Evelyn Squires Lloyd Howell, ’32* Catherine Wyatt Hudson, ’42 Betty Jo Welch Hull, ’53 Jean Joyner Humbert, ’52* Betty Hewlett Hurst, ’26* Estate of Ruth Huskins Independent College Fund of NC Richard F. and Sarah D. Isaacs Ira and Nina Jackson Dr. N. Jean Jackson, ’75 Ann Batson James, ’67, and Allen James Catherine McCracken James, ’77 Mary Nell Bostick Jenke, ’78 Mary Anne Jobe, ’58 Ann Jones Barbara Smith Jones, ’60 William and Mildred Jones Christina Brown Jones* and Seby B. Jones* Jean Journigan Joyner, ’54 Nancy C. Joyner, ’58 Kappa Nu Sigma Harry Katz Charitable Trust Michael Katz* Vivian A. Keasler, ’77 Grace Butler Keith, ’26* Norman and Ruth Kellum Katharine Kerr Kendall, ’42* Dr. Doris E. King* Ann Carter Kirkland, ’96, and Bill Kirkland, Jr. Dr. Ione Kemp Knight, ’43 Durema Fitzgerald Kohl, ’45 James and Ann Lambeth Vicky Langley and Eugene M. Langley, Jr.* Isabel and William W. Lawrence* Nell Rankin Leazar* and J. D. Leazar* Lola M.* and Hubert F. Ledford* Helen Henson Leggett, ’53 Charles F. Lewis* Robert H. Lewis* Rachel W. Lewter* Margaret Hine Linville, ’42* Ann Lowery, ’74 Shannon Massey Lowry, ’04, and Jason Lowry The Mangum Group Talmadge Hinnant Mangum, ‘81 and Michael Mangum Marshall Moore Marchman, ’66 Mary Summersill Markham Martin Marietta Materials Margaret Craig Martin, ’30* Dr. Marie Mason, ’47 Gwendolyn Matthews, ’71 Anna Elizabeth Liles Maynard* George V. McCotter*

Edith Hall McKinney, ’42* Elaine Powell McLeod, ’81 Deborah Stanley McNeill, ’71 Cynthia Long McPhail, ’75 Susan Jackson Mellette, ’42* Sue Hilton Metzger, ’66, and Gerald Metzger Carol Lancaster Milano, ’79 Olive Hamrick Miller, ’40* Polly Moore Mixon, ’66, and Ben Mixon Dorie Atkins Monroe, ’52 Patricia Miller Moore Sally Newton Morrow, ’58 Mary Beth Coleman Mosca, ’87, and Daniel Mosca Steven and Constance Mullinix NC Council of Women’s Organization Thomas and Janice Neese C. Louise Nelson* Margaret Covington Nelson, ’38* Jennie Reid Newby, ’38* News & Observer Foundation Marguerite Warren Noel, ’34* Sarah McKee Nooe, ’22* Parker Smith Normann, ’85, and William Normann Edla Adams Ogburn, ’30* Lois Griswold Outland, ’32*, and Robert B. Outland, Sr.* Mary Pryor Rodwell Overby, ’51* Barbara Bullard Page, ’54, and Dr. Allen Page Craven and Marlene* Page Elizabeth Nanney Page, ’38* Susan M. Page Park Foundation, Inc. Margaret Weatherspoon Parker, ’38* Margaret Faucette Parker, 1908* Adele Patrick Dr. Clarence Patrick* Estate of Ola W. and John W. Patterson Mary Helen Simms Patterson, ’69 Paxton Company Cleo Glover Perry, ’45, and Elwood Perry* Dorothy Singleton Perry, ’48 Pauline Davis Perry, ’37* Larnette White Phifer, ’60 Betsy Alford Phillips, ’66 Betsy Best Phillips, ’71, ’86, ’89 MBA Ruth Burnett Phillips* Kathy Adams Pierce, ’97 Patricia Forbes Poe, ’81 W. Gordon Poole* J. Earl and Doris Pope Ina Mae Byrd Powell, ’36* Dorothy Knott Preston, ’54 Myra Motley Prince 42* Margaret Bullard Pruitt, ’37* Public Service Company of NC Mary Burnett Quaintance Dr. Elizabeth Vance Raft, ’56 Frances Wallace Rankin, ’46 Evelyn Hampton Rappaport, ’43* Sarah Cook Rawley, ’29*, and D.A. Rawley*

Dr. Linda Keith Ray, ’74* Minnie Huffman Reddish Foundation Claude Rhyne Estelle Wilkins Ridenhour, ’28* Pamela Mitchell Riley, ’73 Charles and Carolyn Ripley Mary Jon Gerald Roach, ’56 Virginia Lancaster Robertson, ’42*, and Leon Robertson* Martha Anne Roberts Samsel, ’66 L. Victoria Robinson, ’74, and James M. Robinson William A. Rose Dorothy Turlington Royal, ’28* Joyce McIntyre Rudisill, ’42 Katherine Furches Rumley, ’43, and J. Leon Rumley* Anne Fonville-Sams, ‘77 Charles and Ann Sanders Alice Goodman Satisky, ’37*, and Daniel Satisky* Gladys Strickland Satterwhite, ’24* William D. Schorger* David A. Senter Vida L.* and John A. Senter* Janie G. Shearin, ’39*, and Raymond F. Shearin* Charles and Sandra Shelton Dr. Hugh M.* and Lucy Shingleton Helen Canaday Simms, ’40* Mary Ann Canaday Simms, ’42 G. H. Singleton Kester A. Sink Brian D. Siska and Nancy P. Siska ’76 Claire Sullivan Slaughter, ’72 Carol Carson Sloan, ’75* Deborah Dove Smith, ’80 Eleanor Beddingfield Smith, ’34* Elizabeth Shelton Smith-Cox, ’46* Mary Louise Ott Spain, ’43 Melba Truelove Sparrow, ’84* Martha and Robert Speight, Jr. Theola R.* and Roy M. Stewart* William R.* and Joyce Stroud Charles Sullivan* Jackie Owen Stallings, ‘76 Edward W. Summersill, III Helen Knott Taylor, ’44 Hoyt and Linda Taylor Elizabeth and James A. Taylor Jane Williamson Teague, ’54, and Edward Teague* Fran Jennings Teter, ’83, and Chris Teter The Nationwide Foundation Georgia and John Theys Frances Almond Thompson, ’51, and Hannis Thompson* Sandra Sneed Thompson, ’82 Dr. Deborah and Jim Tippett Lou Perry Tippett, ’62, and Walter Lyndo Tippett Bonnie Torgerson James Towler Louise Vann Tronnes* and Erling Tronnes Bonnie Scott Truelove, ’71

* Deceased

Martha “Bootsy” Renfro Tucker, ’54 Elizabeth Ankers Tuttle, ’73 Stuart Weatherspoon Upchurch, ’35* Nan Davis Van Every, ’43 C. Ed Vick, Jr.* and Laura Anne Vick Irving H. Wainwright* Phyllis Brooks Wainwright* Alyce Epley Walker, ’54 Jack Wardlaw* Eva Neel Wardrup, ’70 Meredith Marr Watson, ’74 Sarah E.V. Watts, ’34* Dr. Betty Webb, ’67, and John Rose Angela Caveness Weisskopf Dianne and Marvin Welton Sharyn Hemrick West, ’71, and Harold West Clara J. Spell Westbrook* Cecile Ward White, ’52*, and Robert White Captain Carolyn C. Wiggins, CHC, [U.S. Navy, Ret]. ,’76 Bobbitt Clay Williams, ’57, and Bill Williams Claude B. Williams, Jr.* and Jerry Williams* Claude B. Williams David R. and Mary Jane Williams Jane Condrey Williams, ’54* Lena Mae Williams, ’26* Vida Thompson Williams, ’37*, and W. Fred Williams, Sr.* Ida Carol Senter Wilson, ’62, and Donald Wilson Ruth C. Wilson* Winston-Salem Foundation Paula and Ronald Withrow Jan Perdue Woodard, ’94 Judy C. Woodruff, ’68, and Al Hunt Mabel James Woods, ’27* Jane Dameron Worley, ’82, Louise L. Wyatt, ’30* Cecil M. Yarborough Edna Beddingfield Yarborough, ’30* Sophia McLawhorn Yarborough, ’70, and Dr. Michael F. Yarborough Cecil Yarbrough* Betty Jean Yeager, ’47* Helen F. Yeargan* Helen Parker Yeargan, ’36* Nancy Johnston Zimmerman, ’42

Heritage Society

The Heritage Society, established in 1989, recognizes both living and deceased alumnae and friends who are committed to supporting Meredith College through a will, trust, insurance policy or gift annuity.

Jayne Osborne Abernethy, ’83 Margaret Holland Adams, ’52 Edna Lou Lamb Aldrich, ’45* Luke and Barbara Allen Caroline Hart Allen, ’77

Meredith College Recognition Levels Lifetime Giving Societies Thomas Meredith Society

($100,000+) cumulative giving to any fund(s)

Stringfield Endowment Society

($25,000+) giving to any endowment fund

Heritage Society

Gift in will, trust, insurance policy, and gift annuity

Annual Giving Societies

Iris Society – President’s Circle ($5,000+ Annually) Recent graduates* ($2,500)

Iris Society ($1,000–$4,999 Annually) Recent graduates* ($500)

Ivy Society Annual Giving Society for recent graduates $10/monthly per year

*graduates of the last ten years

Lorraine Allen Jo Ellen Williams, ’57*, and Justus Ammons Betty Anderson, ’42* Kathryn Midyette Anderson, ’76 Frances Marie Andrews, ’53 Homer Andrews Dorothy Massey Ankers, ’47* Dorothy Vaden Ashworth, ’73, and Robert Ashworth Rebecca E. Askew, ’76 Virginia Patrick Avery, ’77, and Thomas Avery Mary Ayscue, ’27* Annette L. Bailey, ’79 Hazel Baity, ’26* Mary Esther Clark Baker, ’96 Mary Farrior Baker, ’23* Bessie B. Ballentine, ’23* Rebecca S. Ballentine, ’48 Madge Daniels Barber, ’20* C.C. Barefoot* and Kilty Johnson Barefoot* Nell Barker, ’29* Dr. Jane E. Barnes Martha Pittman Barnes, ’37* Mary Elizabeth Barnes, ’60 Frances K. Barnett, ’32* Marilyn Williams Barnhill, ’59 Beth Carroll Barr, ’75, and Frank L. Orthel Beverly A. Batchelor, ’30* Alicia M. Baucom, ’05, and Bill Baucom, Jr. Margaret R. Beale, ’77 Elizabeth Triplett Beam, ’72, and J. David Beam Antoinette Beasley, ’15* Celia Witt Beauchamp, ’78 Lydia Beavers, ’29* Katherine Weatherly Benningfield, ’89 Ruth Abernethy Benton, ’37* Caroline Biggers, 1915* Eliza Turner Bingham, ’33* Jean Ferebee, ’49*, and John Bishop* Ethel S. Blackman* Mary Delbridge Blalock, ’55 Virginia Staples Blanton, ’35*, and C. David Blanton*

Courtney Spooner Blum, ’92 Eula Hodges Boatright, ’28* Claudilene S. Bone, ’22* Georganne Joyner Boone, ’55 Dr. Helen Hall Bosse, ’46 Anne Parr Bowne, ’56 Kenneth E. Boyd Kristina Benton Bracy, ’86 Anne Irby Bramlett, ’61 Dorothy Ray Branham, ’35* Betsy Watson Brennan, ’45* Ann Eliza Brewer, ’22* Rock Brinkley Sharon Woodlief Britt, ’88 Jane Slate Brooks, ’52* Peyton J. Brown* Natalie Braswell Broyhill, ’09, and Penn Broyhill Madaline Elliott Buchanan, ’28* Clara Ray Bunn, ’54 C. Allen Burris* Marilyn Greene Burris, ’57 Jean Miller Burroughs, ’52 Luther Butler Dianne Timm Byerly, ’75 Sandra Graham Cagle, ’79 Ashley Taylor Cantrell, ’93 Martha Ballou Caphton, ’63 Deborah Stallings Carawan, ’65 Najla Nave Carlton, ’79 Carr Bradshaw Estate Mrs. Earl N Carr* Elizabeth Woody Carroll, ’61 Virginia Murchison Carson, ’27* Carolyn H. Carter, ’73 M. Linda Carter, ’82 Ruby Greene Carter, ’46 Cooper D. Cass* Joyce Anne Causey, ’55* Joy McNeill Chafin, ’97 Graham V. Chamblee* Lorraine G. Chapman, ’72 Ruby Garner Chartley, ’34* Evelyn King Cheek, ’39* Carolyn Boyette Childress, ’60 Bruce Tull Clare, ’64, and Robert Clare C. F. Clark Lorna Staples Clark, ’55 Rogers H. Clark*

# Denotes members of the Ivy Society, recent graduates (2003 to 2016) who make a monthly gift of $10 or more annually.

Virginia Highfill Clark, ’47* Sada Clarke, ’39* Irma Ray Clipson, ’52 Sandra Critzer Close, ’86 Edwin and Goldie Coates Kelly Knott Cobb, ’69 Betsy Lane Cochrane, ’58 Billie Jo Kennedy Cockman, ’79 Susan Creech Coenen, ’25* Evelyn Dillon Coleman, ’43* Meg* and Jim Conner* Ellen Goldston Cook, ’50 Norma Baker Cook, ’63 Jean Batten Cooper, ’54, and Robert Cooper* Josephine Smith Cooper, ’67 Margaret Eagles Copeland, ’26* Carolyn Hutchinson Coram, ’73 Roger and Dorothy Corey Frances Tatum Council, ’38*, and C.R. Council* Bertha Langdon Creech, ’20* Iris Culler Creech, ’43* James Bryan Creech* Nell Baker Creech, ’31* Elizabeth Hines Crews, ’81 Dr. Roger Crook Verna Willetts Croom, ’54, and John Croom Sandra Long Crutchfield, ’79 Phyllis Cunningham Katie Carpenter Daniels, ’44* LaRue Pearce Davenport, ’65, and Norman Davenport Bettie Jean Davis, ’56 Blanche Horton Davis, ’28* Cathy Rollins Davis, ’76 Gwendolyn Picklesimer Davis, ’62, and Dr. Charles A. Davis Egbert L. Davis, Jr.* Edna Frances Dawkins, ’37* Elizabeth Botzler Decker and James L. Decker* Jane Greene Deese, ’29* Lou Joyner Dennis, ’79 Boyd King Dimmock, ’71 Vera K Dixon, ’24* Janie Parker Dixon, 1914* Kristy McLaurin Dixon Margaret Dixon, ’56, and Thomas Dixon Graham W. Dobbin* Mary Frances Kerr Donaldson, ’43* Tom and Mary Dossenbach Elizabeth James Dotterer, ’30*, and John E. Dotterer* Ivy G. Doughton, ’26* C. Elizabeth Dove, ’84 Peggy Easton Driggs, ’74 D. Phyllis Duncan, ’66 Mae Spencer Duncan* Betty Jo Kiff-Eason, ’57* Dr. Lois V. Edinger, ’45 Hazel Faulkner Edwards, ’35*, and Luby Edwards* Jolene Weathers Edwards, ’48 Marguerite Mason Edwards, ’30* T. Wayne and Lois Eidson Dennis and Diane Ellis

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Lucille L. Ellis* Sharon Ellis, ’76 Frances Elrod, ’47* Burton Y. Endo* Gloria Little English, ’71 Ruth Cole Eure, ’53* Kathryn and Sam E. Ewell, Jr. Erika S. Fairchild* Linda Thompson Fairchild, ’74 David Falk* Hester Farrior, 1918* Minnie Bryan Farrior, 1914* Richard Farrow Lucy T. Fassett Memorial Trust Elizabeth Kendrick Faucette, ’23* Sallie Williams Faulk, ’28* G.H. Ferguson* Bettie D. Ferrell* Jeanne Puckett Fishwick, ’82 Virginia White Flythe, ’25* Ruth Fonville, ’91, and Chris Fonville Lynn Davis Foote, ’58 Nancy Clendenin Forbes, ’80 Dr. Lois E. Frazier* Susan Harris Frazier, ’81 Janet Freeman* Jane Lassiter Freeman, ’49 Katharine Parker Freeman, 1910* Kistina Mechelle Freeman, ’06 Lena W. Freeman* Shirley Cliatt Frost, ’53

Louise Futrell, 1914* Mary Lily Duncan Gaddy, ’42* Marilyn Ballard Gardner, ’71 Virginia Garnett, ’34* Evelyn Crutchfield Garrison, ’35* Helen B Garvey, ’39* Gwendolyn Garwood, ’61, and William Garwood Edna Lovelace Gaston, ’84 Patricia Houser Gay, ’60 Lois Williams Gerald, ’55 Betty Kichline Gerow, ’37* Paula Tudor Gilbert, ’70 Elmer Ginn Lucinda Howell Glover, ’64 Julian Goff Jennifer Hunter Gole, ’78 Elizabeth Futrell Goode, 1905* Larry and Ellen Goode Michelle Rich Goode, ’73 Bernice White Goodman, ’23* Dorothy Loftin Goodwin, ’47, and William Goodwin* Arabella Gore, ’35* Hank and Ellen Graden Jeanne Grealish, ’57 Joan E. Green, ’67 Jeannette Biggs Greene, ’21* Theresa Greene* Betty Stroud Griffin, ’88 Margaret Hines Griffiths, ’36* Ruth Ann Tucker Grimes, ’80

Charlene Grunwaldt H. E. Gwin G. Fred Hale Charitable Trust Leslie Woodruff Hales, ’83 Barbara Radford Hall, ’64 Norma Gargis Halterman, ’66 Bobby and Estelle Harrelson Laura Weatherspoon Harrill, ’27* Deanna R. Harris, ’90 Helen M. Harris* Lucille Sawyer Harris, ’46* Marvin and Ruby Harris Virginia Bailey Harris, ’43* Sylvia Cooper Harriss, ’74 Mary Esther Williams Harward, ’40* Anne Simms Haskins, ’31* Henry M. Hatcher* Virginia Hudson Hatcher, ’34* Thomasine Herring Hayes, ’39* Helen Oldham Hayes, ’28* Dr. E. Bruce Heilman Del H. Helton, ’91 Ola W. Hendren* John T. Henley* Rebecca Beddingfield Henley, ’42* Brigadier General Hugh B. Hester, USA* Pamela Hester, ’81, and Worth Hester Betty Whichard Hickman, ’51 Nancy Ricker High, ’62, and Ernie Minor*

Ruth Hough High, ’31* Hilda Highfill, ’48, and Lawrence Highfill Helen T. Hill, ’79 Drulynn Morgan Hinsley, ’52* Anne Morris Hinson, ’70, and James Hinson Andrea Smith Hitt, ’85 Emma Byrum Hobbs, 1911* Blanche Dupree Hodul, ’49 Susan DeLeon Hoffman, ’74 Carolyn B. Holland, ’28* Carl P. Holleman* Ruth Tucker Holleman, ’35*, and Robert D. Holleman* Ruth W. Holleman Nancy Craig Hollingsworth, ’59, and W. Claude Hollingsworth Charlotte and H. Alexander Holmes Frances H. Horner, ’37* Diane Jackson Houlihan, ’68 Suzanne Hage Houyoux, ’90 Ester Holder Howard, ’46 Grover E. Howell* Corinne Lowery Howey, ’57 Felicia Stewart Hoyle, ’82 Ruth Ann Hubbell, 1919* Catherine Wyatt Hudson, ’42 Vivian Stanley Hughes, ’55, and George Hughes Betty Jo Welch Hull, ’53 Hortense Honeycutt Hunter, ’28*

Nancy Hinson Hunter, ’69 Lauri Ann Hickman Hurd, ’84 Estate of Ruth Huskins Mary Ann Ainsley Hutchinson, ’65 Marie Dunn Inscore, ’65 Verna Brown Jackson, ’30* Ann Batson James, ’67, and Allen James Pauline Goodwin Jobe, ’29* Mary Lynch Johnson, 1917* Meredith Johnson, ’35* Barbara Smith Jones, ’60 Fayette Jacobs Jones, ’73 Marilyn L. Jones, ’75 Christina Brown Jones* and Seby B. Jones* Susan Singleton Jones, ’66 Nancy C. Joyner, ’58 Anne Parker Justice, ’79 Naoko Kadowaki, ’87 Jane Guion Kanipe, ’65 Kathryn Chapman Kay, ’42 Grace Butler Keith, ’26* Katharine Kerr Kendall, ’42* Dr. Elizabeth Boomhour Kerr, ’31* Annie Mercer Kesler, 1918* Dr. Doris E. King* Katherine Chungho King, ’57, and Louis H. Li* Peggy Jo Dalrymple Kirby, ’54* Nancy Lee Kistler, ’53 Dr. Ione Kemp Knight, ’43

Keeping Meredith Strong

First STEM Scholarship Endowment Established

by Emily Parker

T

he personal

established the first STEM scholarship

she met her husband, Bob, who was also in

computer, Apple,

endowment with a gift of $500,000. A

a technology career, they moved to Florida.

and DOS were

deserving undergraduate student in the

Once back in North Charlotte, they started

all the latest thing in

School of Natural and Mathematical Sciences

a business together, Carlisle and Gallagher

1981 when Jena Muntz

will receive the Jena Muntz Gallagher STEM

Consulting Group, a management and

Gallagher, ʼ85, stepped

Scholarship. The first scholarship will be

information technology consulting firm.

onto Meredith College’s

awarded in the fall of 2018 to a high school

After 13 years they sold the business in 2015.

campus.

senior and will be based on need and merit.

the need to give back and be involved at

As a mathematics major with a

“I wanted to see more opportunity for

“I have been given so much and feel

concentration in computer science, Gallagher

women in STEM majors,” said Gallagher.

Meredith,” says Gallagher. “My parents gave

knew that the major would provide her

“There are always jobs in this area, and

me the opportunity to attend college, but

excellent job opportunities and a stellar

science and engineering coupled with liberal

scholarships, financial aid, and grants are why

education.

arts at Meredith gives you such a well-

I was able to come to Meredith.”

rounded education.”

computer science and I wanted to be a part

the chance to move into a field that is more

of that,” said Gallagher. “Professors Vivian

during her four years at Meredith and also

important today than ever.

Kraines and Ed Wheeler were always on top

took classes at N.C. State University. She

of new technology and as students we felt like

interned with the Environmental Protection

Meredith talk to people with careers they are

we were learning from the best.”

Agency and her first job was with Royal

interested in, ask them about their majors,

Insurance, where knowing SAS language

are engaging, and always lead with their

helped her move up in the company. After

strengths.”

“Meredith was on the forefront of

Because of her excellent academic

foundation at Meredith, Gallagher has

Gallagher worked in the computer lab

To learn more about Beyond Strong | The Campaign for Meredith, visit meredith.edu/beyondstrong.

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This scholarship will give a student

Gallagher said, “I hope all students at

Dr. Virginia E. Knight Edith Timberlake Knott, ’47 Shirley Spoon Knox, ’56 Debora Opheim Kolb, ’95 Pauline Williams Koonce, 1917* Dorothy Reich Kornegay, ’39* Carolyn Ann Laine, ’57* Katharine Covington Lambeth, ’38* Ailene Young Lancaster, ’28* Nancy Watkins Laney, ’71 Vicky Langley and Eugene M. Langley, Jr.* Dorothy Dockery Larkin, ’36* William C. Lassiter Isabel and William W. Lawrence* Velma Patterson Lawrence, ’25* Nell Rankin Leazar* and J. D. Leazar* Lola M.* and Hubert F. Ledford* Helen Henson Leggett, ’53 Edna Leib, ’36* Sarah McC. Lemmon, ’91* Charles F. Lewis* Robert H. Lewis* Rachel W. Lewter* Ida Pettigrew Lightner, ’44 Martha Foy Lineberry, ’27* Doris Allen Litchfield, ’54 Susan Holliday Lobinger, ’41* W. Randall and Lou Lolley Melba LeGrand Long, ’46 Virginia Owens Long, ’68* Carol Hedspeth Lowe, ’78 Ann Lowery, ’74 Shannon Massey Lowry, ’04, and Jason Lowry Anne Elizabeth Lynch, ’71* Elizabeth Park Lynch, ’36* Buddy Lyon* Wanda Pulley Madden, ’71 Mabel Claire Hoggard Maddrey, ’28* Dr. Dondra Traylor Maney, ’76 Margaret Craig Martin, ’30* Sue Jarvis Martin, ’49*, and Sidney Martin* Virginia McGougan Martin, ’42* Dr. Marie Mason, ’47 Jay Massey Brooks McGirt Maxwell, ’70* Alberta Harris McCain, ’27* George V. McCotter* Velma Preslar McGee, ’31* Ruby Johnson McGlaughon, ’32* Frances McManus, ’34* Virginia M McMillan, ’44* Ruby C. McSwain, ’54* Lori Robinson Medlin, ’84 Elizabeth Carraway Meikle, ’68 Dorothy Merritt, ’33* Susan Hooker Metts, ’71 Sue Hilton Metzger, ’66, and Gerald Metzger Christa Burris Middleton, ’78 Olive Hamrick Miller, ’40* Fannie Memory Farmer Mitchell, ’44 Polly Moore Mixon, ’66, and Ben Mixon

* Deceased

Belle McNeill Monroe, 1914* Dorie Atkins Monroe, ’52 Jean Johnson Moore, ’52 Beatrice Nye Morris, ’22* Lori Messina Moscato, ’99, and Robert Moscato Sara Blalock Munford, ’54 Elizabeth Reid Murray, ’46* Lynn B. Myers, ’65 Margaret Covington Nelson, ’38* Ginger Alexander Neustadt, ’05, and Bill Neustadt Elizabeth Carter New, ’41* Jennie Reid Newby, ’38* Maude Wilson Newell, ’39* Sarah Ridgell Nicholson, ’53* Grace and Roy Nifong Marylene Noel Parker Smith Normann, ’85, and William Normann Charles S. Norwood* Vivian Nowell, ’46* Maureen Kelley O’Connor, and Tim O’Connor Edla Adams Ogburn, ’30* Dorothy McNeer O’Quinn, ’78 Murphy and Janice Osborne Lois Griswold Outland, ’32*, and Robert B. Outland, Sr.* Sara Cotey Overby, ’77 Barbara Bullard Page, ’54, and Dr. Allen Page Elizabeth Nanney Page, ’38* Laura J. Page, ’67 Susan M. Page Celeste H. Pageau, ’88 Margaret Weatherspoon Parker, ’38* Estate of Ola W. and John W. Patterson Maurine Winfree Patterson, ’38* Mary Lou Bullock Paul, ’45 Cleo Glover Perry, ’45, and Elwood Perry* Pauline Davis Perry, ’37* Larnette White Phifer, ’60 Anne Parker Phillips, ’66, and Terry Phillips Lucy Hayes Pittman, 1909* Ricki Wisenburg Plunkett, ’73 Mary Virginia Warren Poe, ’48* Patricia Forbes Poe, ’81 Dave and Rhonda Pollard W. Gordon Poole* Parker Poole J. Earl and Doris Pope Sandra J. Pope Sybil Williams Pope, ’62 Virginia Branch Pope, ’28* Estelle L. Popham* Lewis W. & Ann C. Porter Trust Ann White Porter, ’44* Joyce Thomas Porter, ’47*, and Oscar Porter* Crystal Davis Potter, ’26* J. Dewey Powell* Loleta Kenan Powell, ’41* Mabel Martin Powell, ’35* John Robinson Prince*

Myra Motley Prince 42* Rev. Bruce Rabon* Marcy Stephens Rackley, ’90 Evelyn Hampton Rappaport, ’43* Virginia Reynolds Rapport, ’37 Rachel Fulton Rawls, ’42* Dr. Linda Keith Ray, ’74* Minnie Huffman Reddish Foundation E. Kemp Reece* Jo Ann Funderburke Reeves, ’77 Kathy Seeger Rhoades, ’84 Estelle Wilkins Ridenhour, ’28* Catherine Davis Rideout, ’95, and William Rideout Pamela Mitchell Riley, ’73 Jessie Markert Rivers, PhD, ’71 Mary Jon Gerald Roach, ’56 Nellie Ball Roberts, ’39* Virginia Lancaster Robertson, ’42*, and Leon Robertson* L. Victoria Robinson, ’74, and James M. Robinson Katherine Holt Robison, ’57 Aileen Rogers, ’42* Dr. Norma V. Rose, ’36* Mary Rotella, ’45* and Romelo Rotella Dorothy Turlington Royal, ’28* Fannie Turlington Royal, ’20* Gertrude Pierce Royal, ’46 Amy Myers Rudd, ’40* Joyce McIntyre Rudisill, ’42 Helen Wallis Rusher, ’47* Oma Taylor Russell, ’41 Elizabeth Hill Sainio, ’62 Hideo Sakane Emma Sanders* Louise Sanderson, ’45* Alice Goodman Satisky, ’37*, and Daniel Satisky* Sue Anne James Schoonderwoerd, ’64 Chloe Scott* Edith Johnson Seifert, ’57* Vida L.* and John A. Senter* Jane Fleming Severance, 1910* Janie G. Shearin, ’39*, and Raymond F. Shearin* Ruth Sheets, ’22* Sharon Holder Shehdan, ’78 Carolyn Griffin Shepherd, ’66 Elizabeth H. Shermer, ’41* Dr. Hugh M.* and Lucy Shingleton Catherine Yates Short, ’56 Virginia H. Silver, ’29* Margaret Rymer Simmons, ’65 Patricia Eberhart Simpich, ’54 Paula J. Sims Elizabeth N. Sinclair* Kester A. Sink Dr. Marvin L. Slate* C. C. Smith Dawn Biggerstaff Smith, ’81 Deborah Smith* Deborah Dove Smith, ’80 Norman and Deloris Smith Margaret English Smith, ’56

Susan Moore Smith, ’78 Gertrude Smitherman, ’21* Ruth Lowdermilk Snyder, ’28* Dolores Burnham Soderberg, ’88 Mary Louise Ott Spain, ’43 Earl W.* and Evelyn Spangler Linda Marie Sparks, ’67, and Terry Sparks Melba Truelove Sparrow, ’84* Bill and LaRose Spooner Margaret Carter Springston, ’60 Frances Morris Spurrier, ’26* Nancy Herring Stallings, ’68 Frances Gorham Stewart, ’63 Betty Rand Coward Stillwell, ’56 Minnie* and Fred A. Stone* William R.* and Joyce Stroud Dr. Charles and Marilyn Stuber Jane Phinney Suggs, ’56 Charles Sullivan* Lucy Alderman Sutton, 1917* Grace Alexander Swann, ’44 Charleen Swansea, ’54 Charlotte Tedder Swift, ’30* H. Patrick Taylor Helen Knott Taylor, ’44 Margaret J. Tharrington, ’71* Betsy Ann Moore Thigpen, ’60* Melinda Wrenn Thomas, ’86 Sarah E. Thomas, ’53 Frances Almond Thompson, ’51, and Hannis Thompson* Peter J. Michaels and Patricia A. Thorp Georgie Brewer Tilley, ’44 Dr. Deborah and Jim Tippett Lou Perry Tippett, ’62, and Walter Lyndo Tippett Bonnie Scott Truelove, ’71 Emily Campbell Tuck, ’60 Connie Frazier Turlington, ’73, and John Turlington Audra Nunn Tyree, ’90 Stuart Weatherspoon Upchurch, ’35* Hepsie Lane Utley, ’46* Dr. Elizabeth Vann, 1917* Dr. Reverend Joan Vella, ’86 C. Ed Vick, Jr.* and Laura Anne Vick Willene Y. Vincent, ’35* Irving H. Wainwright* Phyllis Brooks Wainwright* Alyce Epley Walker, ’54 Margaret Slate Walker, ’58 Jennie Harris Wallace Wesley H. Wallace* Susan Leath Walton, ’68 Glenn Ward, ’20* Eva Neel Wardrup, ’70 Donald and Mary Ann Warren Mary Carol Warwick, ’61 Bettie Griffin Watts, ’66 Sarah E.V. Watts, ’34* Dr. Betty Webb, ’67, and John Rose Dr. John Weems Elizabeth Walters Weidle, ’84 Angela Caveness Weisskopf Dianne and Marvin Welton

# Denotes members of the Ivy Society, recent graduates (2003 to 2016) who make a monthly gift of $10 or more annually.

Sharyn Hemrick West, ’71, and Harold West Clara J. Spell Westbrook* Anne Harris Whaley, ’44* Glenn White* Beth Wicker Captain Carolyn C. Wiggins, CHC, [U.S. Navy, Ret]. ,’76 Helen Proctor Wilkie, ’71 Sally Wilkins, 25* Bobbitt Clay Williams, ’57, and Bill Williams Claude B. Williams, Jr.* and Jerry Williams* George B. Williams George L. Williams* Judith L. Williams, ’74 Lena Mae Williams, 26* Luther W. Williams* Mary L. Williams, ’40* Mary Seagraves Williams, ’40* Vida Thompson Williams, ’37*, and W. Fred Williams, Sr.* Zelma Greene Williams, ’61 Margaret Webb Wilson, ’44 Ruth C. Wilson* Jan Perdue Woodard, ’94 Judy C. Woodruff, ’68, and Al Hunt Mabel James Woods, 1927* Mary Lucretia Wooten, ’75 Darlene Smith Worthington, ’77 Gladys Wrenn Louise L. Wyatt, ’30* Mary Yarbrough, ’26* Betty Jean Yeager, ’47* Helen Parker Yeargan, ’36* Mabel Oldham Young, 24* Zaytoun & Associates, Inc. Susan Sherron Zaytoun, ’80 Nancy Johnston Zimmerman, ’42

Meredith Alumnae Class of 1930 Annual Donors Margaret Craig Martin*

Class of 1936

Annual Donors Margaret Hines Griffiths*

Class of 1938 Annual Donors Mary Wyche Mintz

Class of 1939

Annual Donors Lois Johnson Ramsaur*

Class of 1940

Annual Donors Frieda Culberson Burts Naomi Sommerville Lee Minetta Bartlett Newbold

Class of 1941

Iris Society Myrtle Edna Bailey Lasley Annual Donors Rosanna Barnes Fountain Honor Roll of Donors 2016-17

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Class of 1942

Iris Society Catherine Wyatt Hudson Joyce McIntyre Rudisill Annual Donors Eleanor Gibbs

Class of 1943

Iris Society – President’s Circle Mary Louise Ott Spain Annual Donors Dilly Dillon Coleman* Sheila Gulley Plott

Class of 1944

Iris Society Fannie Memory Farmer Mitchell Sadie Outlaw Neel Annual Donors Virginia Ayers Bradford Ida Pettigrew Lightner Annie Mary Matthews Luke Helen Knott Taylor Virginia Melvin Weber*

Class of 1945

Iris Society – President’s Circle Durema Fitzgerald Kohl Iris Society Eleanor Loftin Jones Laura Ellen McDaniel Walker Annual Donors Christine Webb Beamer Lucy Norville Kirby* Rachel Strole Matthews Mary Lou Bullock Paul Doris Dean Robinson Marty Brennan Spry Grace Patton Swann

Class of 1946 Iris Society Jean Davis Newell

Annual Donors Mary Wilson Berryhill Mary Jo Clayton Willa Grey Lewis Connor Marjorie Blum Gentry Margaret R. Herndon Betsy Hatch Pollard Fran Wallace Rankin Nancy Harris Shaw Deleano Hall Williams

Class of 1947

Iris Society Dorothy Loftin Goodwin Annual Donors Ruth Miller Brewster Nancy Gates Dale Geraldine Bostic Edwards Hoodie Hughes French Edith Timberlake Knott

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Peggy Parker McCaskill Pattie Whitfield Nelson* Dorothy Cooper Oliver Angeline Shields Shell* Jetta Funderburk Spencer Hilda Liles Strider Glenda Norman Strole Joan Drake Turner Jean Griffith Wall*

Annual Donors Christine Williamson Bormann Mina Mayton Hampton Sally Taylor Johnson Elva Gresham Leighton Winnie Fitzgerald Smith Alice G. Tuttle Louise Yarbrough

Class of 1948

Iris Society – President’s Circle Daphne Horney

Iris Society – President’s Circle Mary Louise Milliken Thompson Iris Society Jeanne Arthur Mays Ann Wallis Stephenson Annual Donors Rebecca S. Ballentine Naomi Pugh Barefoot Louvene Jordan Cooper Jolene Weathers Edwards Hilda Austin Highfill Faye Baker Jordan Frances Thompson Knoizen Billie Phillips Lovelace Doris Mitchiner Matthews Mary McPherson Morrisette Barbara Johnson Parnell Lib Emory Price Mary Frances Keene Remsburg Edith Stephenson Simpson Roselind Holloman Steele Doris Johnson Stilley Elizabeth Taylor Wilson Barbara Shellsmith Wood Mary Gravely Young

Class of 1949

Annual Donors Harriet Morris Beasley Eunice Andrews Bland Natalie Neal Bloomquist* Betty Lutz Bowling Betty Jean Johnson Brown Jane Sparrow Byrd Joyce Vinson Canady Harriette Littlejohn Compton Lois Shuffler Edwards Betty Sinclair Franks Evelyn Hodges Hill Lela Butts Hovis Dorothy Swaringen Hughes Dorothy White Rascoe Judy Powers Sandercock Jean Gaddy Scholl Mary Bowen Southerland Mary Lou Sawyer Sutton Vicki Harrell Teal Lena Highfill Thomas Jean Fleming White Eleanor Lockamy Williams Rita Britt Williams

Class of 1950

Iris Society Carolyn Covington Robinson

Class of 1951

Iris Society Dickie Phillips Bowerman Mary Bland Josey Frances Almond Thompson Annual Donors Margot Grimes Anderson Betty Rogers Atkinson LeGrace Gupton Benson Jeanette Atkins Brooks Betty Johnson Byrd Joanne Mason Clark Martha Smith Clement Helen Brunson Cook Barry Barefoot Doyle Joyce Bailey Getzen Bettie Compton Godfrey Nancy Hefner Goodson Rosalind Knott Harrell Betty Whichard Hickman Margaret Swann Jones Rebecca Knott McKinley Martha J. Norman Julia Parker Pace Virginia Waldrop Powell Jennett Bramble Whiteside Sheila Knapp Woodard

Class of 1952

Iris Society Jane Slate Brooks* Irma Ray Clipson Sue Fitzgerald Ernestine Nance Newman Annual Donors Margaret Holland Adams Jerry Staton Batchelor Lucyann Liddy Billups Jean Miller Burroughs Jeanne Ramsey Byrd Bobbie Morris Cloaninger Rosalyn Poole Farthing Dott Miller Faulkenbury Nancy Cheek Gaines Louise Stewart Lominac Martha Stallings Martin Jean Parrish Mason Barney Schettler Massenburg Virginia Harris McGranahan Evelyn Krause Moss

Class of 1953

Iris Society Frances Marie Andrews Sarah E. Thomas Adele Buening White

Annual Donors Rebecca Edge Bideaux Liz Hamrick Brady* Doris Perry Cox Anne O’Quinn Crockett Janet Stallings Cumbee Ann Horton Flanagan Jane Cate Fowler Shirley Cliatt Frost Bette Winchester Glance Doril Williams Henderson Jo Welch Hull Meta Mae Williams Kennedy Melrose Canaday Lee Virginia Harris Lee Joyce Brown McIntyre Jill Scruggs Moore Patricia Smathers Moulton Allen Hart Norris Jeannette Leopard Overby Janne Dawson Phillips Marilyn Hunt Rollins Juanita Ipock Smith Doris A. Stainback Dot Brigman Sutton Annabelle Whitehurst Thornton Ann Seagrove Tolleson Emma Jean Maddrey Vann Sarah Smith Watson

Class of 1954

Iris Society – President’s Circle Dorothy Knott Preston Iris Society Lyn Belton Bonahue Rebecca Wicker Clayton Jean Batten Cooper Anne Clark Dahle Joanne Brown Herring Jean Journigan Joyner Jean Morton King Lou Gardner Kline Bonny Morgan Lewis Tye Tyson Annual Donors Ruth Thames Andrew Shirley West Arledge Melba Barbour Arnold Kitty Waynick Bastian Charlotte Taylor Best Brooks Stone Booth Carolyn Hall Borden Bobbye Rice Bunch Janis Witherington Cannon Virginia Corbett Carroll Sara Langdon Clinard Gordie Maxwell Corbin Mary Ruth Willcox Coss Verna Croom Kay Sugg Crum Barbara Jones Cummings Barbara White De Louise Vivian Byrd Glover Dot White Hartley Eva Townsend Herring Blanche Hodge Melissa Jones Sally Dean Knight

Doris Allen Litchfield Carolynn Little Miller Sara Blalock Munford Ann Draughon Opferkuch Barbara Bullard Page Betty Swindell Perkins* Sonnya Quinn Alstine F. Salter Jeannette Scott Pat Eberhart Simpich Anne Carter Smith Doris Page Smith Freida Moss Snyder Theresa Raynor Tayloe Evelyn Waugh Taylor Betty Smith Thompson Pat O’Quinn Tomasino Bootsy Renfro Tucker Louise Stephens Upchurch Elizabeth Smith Van Hook Alyce Epley Walker Jacquelyn Ammons Walker Jean Pace Warren Carmena Barnes Zimmerman

Class of 1955

Iris Society – President’s Circle Lois Williams Gerald Iris Society Billie Bateman Futrell Jane Lancaster Kibler Ruth Jeanne Allen Moss Phoebe Barnhardt Satterwhite Patty Melvin Watson Annual Donors Bess Peeler Averre Mary Delbridge Blalock Myra C. Bristol Jennie Barbour Brooks Lorna Staples Clark Betty Ball Cope* Anne Barbrey Davis Mary Lane Hagan Vivian Stanley Hughes Barbara Andrews Jones Frances Carr Kratt Jean Sheets Leonard Charlotte Cooper Locke Ophelia McLean McCallum Nancy McGinnis McGill Mary Dare Moore Newman Kathleen Clemmons Parker Nina Ruppelt Phillips Carolyn Wood Plowman Joan Allen Rainey Margaret Brunson Simkus Annette Caudle Tarlton Janette Huneycutt Trull Gerry Brown Vaughan

Class of 1956

Iris Society – President’s Circle Bettie Jean Davis Betty Vance Raft Iris Society Charlene Smith Bennett Ruby Britt Jackson

Mary Jon Gerald Roach Jane Phinney Suggs Iris Merritt Womble Annual Donors Sally Whittier Adams Harriett Andrews Adcock Edna Austin Mary Lou Moss Baker Nancy Reece Belton Anne Parr Bowne Polly Richardson Farned Betty Deloatch Havener Eleanor Chandler Hollowell Marjorie Thore Hoots Sarah Outlaw Johnson Loree Keen Janet Knott Trudy Bissette Matthews Patricia Bowen Moore Virginia A. Morris Delores Blanton Murphrey Trudi Moore Nelson Virginia Williams Nichols Annice Smith Rhue Nancy Drake Savage Cathy Yates Short Margaret Anne English Smith Sarah Thompson Winn

Class of 1957

Iris Society – President’s Circle Corinne Lowery Howey Iris Society Nancy Bunting Mary Catherine Cole Metters Nancy Young Noel Marcia Horrell Scaggs Betsy Wells Schrum Marjorie Jackson Wiggins Annual Donors Betty Smith Bartlett Gwen Maddrey Bell Eileen Browne Bostick Mary Virginia Newson Broughton Marilyn Greene Burris Mamie Shutt Burton Diane Morris Clark Patricia Jackson Cothran Lucy Atkinson Edmundson Shirley Jordan Finch Joyce Herndon Goodwin Mary Edna Grimes Grantham Ruth Putnam Griffin Mary Helen Cooper Hamlet JoAnn Selley Hunter Jackie Little Jones Jocelyn Nelms Kenion Gail Ward Lassiter Ann Anthony Lathrop Mary Ann Braswell Lawrence Jeannette Saunders Lucas Julene Barlow McPhaul Kitty Holt Robison Bessie Codas Roupas Iris Sullivan Saaf Donnie H. Simons Cecilia Young Denning Sneed * Deceased

Kay Marshall White Peggy Peoples Winkles Angela Griffith Yarbrough Jeanne Tong Yeh

Class of 1958

Iris Society – President’s Circle Mona Fay Horton Dean Iris Society Sheila Balfour Goodman Nancy C. Joyner Lou Winstead Lindanger Sally Newton Morrow Mae Omie Hobby Mosely Virginia Stone Thomas Annual Donors Jane Maynard Bowers Louise Moore Bryan Betty Kellum Burnett Tommie Bass Cubine Vivian Morris Deal Nancy Perkins Edwards Lynn Davis Foote Lucretia King Gilbert* Susan Moss Grigg Shirley Byrd Hogue Jackie Yates Hubbard Mary Anne Jobe Joyce Herring LaMotte Martha Fasul Poulos Gerry Parham Ritter Peggy Mott Rogers Mary Fran Oliver Spencer Janice Dawkins Squires Elizabeth Baxter Stover Margaret Creech Sutton Sue Strother Taylor Glenda Eddins Temple Pat Barrett Terrill Katie Eddins Vance Margaret Slate Walker Peggy Yancey Whitaker

Class of 1959

Iris Society – President’s Circle Bet Taylor Barber Iris Society Linda Smith Wall Annual Donors Marie Croom Ashburn Marilyn Williams Barnhill Ann Freeman Beale Donna Ellington Brady Peninah Powell Brown Alice J. Burrows Gelynda Thomas Capel Bobbie Conley Carpenter Marlene Clayton Coulter Jane Owen Duckworth Carole Kerley Ellis Janice Wilson Fowler Judith Scaggs Fusonie Mickey Robinson Geoghegan Carol Inscoe Hamrick Emily Dean Henderson Frances Warren Horton

Martha Elmore James Betsy Hooks Johnson Julia Railey Justice Louise White Laughton Patricia Gilbert Nash Joyce Foster Pate Pat Maynard Prather Mary Cole Snotherly Ethelyn Prickett Taylor Kathryn Godwin Taylor Frances Caudle Tharrington Sue Ridge Todd Joan Madre Trueblood Jo Anne Kendall Urwick Louise Waters Katherine Renfrew Wolfe

Class of 1960

Iris Society Anna Fay Jackson Campbell Lillian B. Dinklage Patricia Houser Gay Betty Galloway Harkey Laurie White Phifer Annual Donors Susan Sanderlin Antoniewiez Babs Howard Aycock Anne Carroll Baird Linda Jenkins Barnard Carol Mackintosh Barnes Frances Ward Brooks Jane Matthews Campbell Janis Meggs Carroll Carolyn Boyette Childress Pat Hight Copley Rachel Watkins Council Kitty Berger DuPlessis Barbara Booth Florence Lois Haigh Gibbon Becky Turner Gillespie Elizabeth Milliken Golding Corinne Caudle Graham Barbara Armstrong Haas Ruth Young Holliday Peggy Martin Honeycutt Jane Wagoner Hoover Emma Everett House Shirla Griffin Hudson Joy Goldsmith Jarrett Ellen Paschall Johnson Jo Anne Carter Jones Ann Rackley Kilian Glenda Pressley Lovelace Harriett Hill Marquis Jeanette McDonald Marzen Judy McLamb McLamb Lelia Davenport Midkiff Mary Jo McDonald Naylor Gail Carter Nichols Rebecca C. Oliver Helen Parker Patterson Betsy Thomerson Pendergraph Frances Thomas Petty Mary Ann Finley Ridenhour Carolyn Bullard Rock Carolyn Brown Smith Margaret Carter Springston Mary Conner Swanson

Norma Lockaby Thomas Jane Manning Trowbridge Emily Campbell Tuck Helen Carlton Walker Lou Mason Walters Sylvia McLin Wilkins Jan Smith Williams Nan Owen Wilson Sarah Helms Winslow

Class of 1961

Iris Society Jenny Taylor Bond Faye Carter Formy-Duval Anita Everett Powell Annual Donors Fran Rogers Alderman Peggy Perry Alston Julia Hardee Anderson Pat Rhue Bickel Anne Irby Bramlett Suzanne Sault Brooks Kay Robinson Brotherton Mary Gordon Butler Dorothy Maynard Carawan Beth Woody Carroll Susan Self Courtney Gigi Biggerstaff Cox Jeannette Worthington Davis Judith Jones Davis Kathleen Simmons Edwards Martha Blair Emery Julia Forbes Floars Nancy Scott Fuller Mary Lou Allen Gallagher Gayle Kelly Garrison Suzanne Leath Hamner Quincy Stewart Inman Raney Bradshaw Jones Emily Dunn Joyce Kathryn Rice Keen Sara Bowers Keistler Beth Boyette Knoche Hilda Strayhorn Leigh Phyllis Green Liner Anne Sharpe Mace Sylvia Strayhorn McBane Peggy Ratley McNeill Sonia Mattocks Moore Mary Lynn Caldwell Morrill Evelyn Simpson Osbahr Paige Bunch Rowell Myra McKenney Skinner Camille Boyette Smith Jennie Turlington Spell Novella Rountree Spivey Bette Liles Stith Mary Lee Lassiter Taylor Betty Edwards Timberlake Donna Taylor Tucker Molly Stevens Wells Nancy Turner White Gail Brinn Wilkins Zelma Greene Williams Gaynelle Gray Wood

Class of 1962

Iris Society – President’s Circle Gwen Picklesimer Davis

# Denotes members of the Ivy Society, recent graduates (2003 to 2016) who make a monthly gift of $10 or more annually.

Iris Society Peggy Leonard Crutchfield Diane Journigan Garcia Gigi Jackson Giersch Daphne Clark Stone Ida Carol Senter Wilson Annual Donors Verna Dryden Asplen* Peggy DeLoatch Bridgers Lena Epps Brooker Susan Creech Broome Clayta Fender Bryant Jeanne Myers Buchanan Patricia Taylor Clark Katherine Gravett Cochran Judy Smith Daniels Jean Knight Davis Carolyn Lay Dowd Linda Hales Duncan Pattie McCay Dunn Ogie Baugham Ennis Carolyn Nicholds Fitzgerald Pattie Steen Fleming Cille Benton Griffith Johanna McKevlin Grimes Amy Bell Hatley Nancy Ricker High Judith Young James Joan McGranahan Jones Linda Motsinger Keiner Anne White Knopf Theresa Brown Leatherwood Linda Lee Patsy Bryant Lee Jo Ann Clayton Leist Joyce Collie Lindberg Martha Jean Horton Locke Carol Heck Lucas Celia Caldwell Maddry Nancy Phillips Makin Jessie Mae Long Matthews Janice Wright McClendon Anne B. McGee Brenda Payne Millar Peggy Martin Nuckols Mary Hawkins Pfalzgraf Sybil Williams Pope Sue Holland Rodgers Doris Yates Rogers Anne Mallard Sanders Judith Bullard Sanford Beverly White Shearon Betty Gray Singletary Billie Jones Stallings Mary Lou Nichols Stanley Mary Anne Eason Tingen Lou Perry Tippett Barbara Worthington Walker Mary Vance Watson Carol Williams Ruth Dial Woods

Class of 1963

Iris Society – President’s Circle Nancy Williams Cheek Iris Society Patty Hutchins Alexander Susan Leathers Burnette Honor Roll of Donors 2016-17

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Mary Anne Johnson Dickson Jean Hege Durham Barbara A. Jones Mary Belle Pate Mary Fran Carver Perkinson Gretchen Leffler Pindell Amy Robinson Plowden Annual Donors Peggy Klick Abernathy June Leonard Barger Martha Spence Blount Bryna Barrett Bozart-Barnes Martha Ballou Caphton Norma Baker Cook Elizabeth Haywood Derreth Pat Rogers Dozier Annette McFall Epps Velma McGee Ferrell Elsa Anders Glover Kappie Weede Griggs Betty Young Guffin Harriett Cole Guyton Beverlye Huff Hancock Barbara Walker Hudson Mary Lou Davis Jackson Berma Jean Davenport Kincaid Kathy Smith Knowles Betsy Stem Mashburn Linda Foster McGlamery Mary Lasley Milam Joyce Tripp Miller Bettie Mac McManus Phillips Anna Shadoin Rickell Ann Barnhardt Ridenhour Ann Sorrell Rodgers Nancy Jones Salter Beki Griffin Schmickley Nancy H. Sears Helen Daniel Shingleton Philecta Clarke Staton Frances Gorham Stewart Brenda Bunn Taylor Nancy Dail Taylor Linda Baxter Thompson

Class of 1964

Iris Society – President’s Circle Camille Griffin Camp Rhonda Morgan Wilkerson Iris Society Frieda Farmer Bostian Martha Rivers Dickson Ann Waters Jones Sue Ennis Kearney Joy Adams Lucas Caroline Vaught McCall Brenda Williams McLean Carol Montague Sarah E. Parker Annual Donors Betty Brock Anderson Paula Johnson Arnold Nancy Spencer Bartlett Penelope Senter Bethune Becky Watson Blake Sara Gwynn Bryan Brackett Betsy Forbes Brewer

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Brenda Elliott Brickhouse Millie Pearce Brooks Kay Fox Buckner Betsy Long Bucks Ann Nooe C’ de Baca Mary Lyon McKenney Camper Ann Cockerham Carmichael Patricia Williams Carter Mary McManus Chapman Anita Childrey Brucie Tull Clare Ann Grimshaw Clifford Margaret Strickland Collins Betsy Boone Crowder Jean Tate Davis Nancy Evans Dellinger Jo Crowder Dermid Jane Carver Bumpass Dixon Suellen Walter Edens Mary Ellen Ellis Ruth Johnson Fant Phyllis Hart Garner Lucinda Howell Glover Elizabeth S. Godwin Betty Hooks Henderson Lillian McFarland Hicks Scott Beaver Hill Joyce Stainback Holloway Ann Dean Honeycutt Margaret Houghton Howell Emmalee Harris Hughes Helen Simms Jones Linda Evans Kearns Marie-Louise Allen Kempf Peggy Tutor Kring Jane Carol Reams Lucas Jane Kincheloe McDonald Karen Raines Morgan Ann DeWitt Mulford Gwen Short Munzer Yvonne Norris Nance Lena Patterson Parks Catherine Stovall Peacock Margaret Rackley Phillips Adalia Wiggs Powell Peggy Fish Rada Susanne Craven Schmidt Sue Anne James Schoonderwoerd Charity Russell Snider Brenda Smith Stott Martha McLester Tanner Ann White Tate Mary Louise Tyndall Gayle Sullivan Van Velsor Ellen Mackintosh Wardlaw Jane Willis Watkins Anne Hodges White Diane Bowers Whitehead Francine Wilkerson Frances McNairy Wilkins Ann Rivers Yancey

Class of 1965

Iris Society – President’s Circle Susie Kesler McFatridge Iris Society Alice F. Baker Sue Teachey Bowden Billie Freeman

Linda Arledge Gruehn Verona Chow Hung Marie Dunn Inscore Lynn B. Myers Sandra Peedin Margaret Rymer Simmons Estelle Isley Thomas Dottie Bullock Wilkerson

Marion Welch Thorn Diane Drake Truelove Beverley Lipscomb Walker Jerry Martin Watson Beth Purgason Whicker Glenda Brown Worley Pepper Poole Worthington Becky Craver Zimmerman

Annual Donors Sarah Carver Adams Lucy Taylor Allen Betty Jo Steele Anderson Sarah Barnhardt Mary Allcott Beach Ann Beard Buffaloe Cathy Smart Butler Debbie S. Carawan Susan Frye Carpenter Phoebe Lassiter Clarke Linda Simmons Cooke Nancy Cooke Cooke Martha Stone Courie Ellen Hall Crawford Jessica Adams Creech Kay Creech LaRue Pearce Davenport Pat Berry Davidson Pat Griffin Denson Rita Goodwin Dunn Kay McCorkle Edwards Martha Branon Edwards Brenda Petty Eskridge Andra Smith-Jones Garbutt Wadad Fayed Giles Linda Harris Glenn Martha Staton Hayworth Martha House Helms Mary Ann Britt Hopkins Donna Dull Hurt Mary Ann Ainsley Hutchinson Faye Autry Jackson Jane Guion Kanipe Nell Britton Kilpatrick Polly Finan Laubinger Betty Spence Laughinghouse Crystal Hartness Leathers Janet Pugh Martin Betty Ipock Mickle Judith Strickland Miller Sarah Howard Moore Lucinda Swayne Morris Ellen Young Morrison Patricia Newlin Zona Carawan Norwood Gail Williams O’Brien Brenda Strickland Olin Nancy Craig Parker Jane Parrish Helen Smith Paul Jo Stafford Peer Lynn Abraham Powell Maynette Regan Jane Eaton Roda Penny Pittard Rogers Priscilla Macomber Seals Judith Elliott Sherrill Elroy Marks Snead Carol Andrews Southerland Lura Penney Stringer

Class of 1966

Iris Society – President’s Circle Marshall Moore Marchman Anne Parker Phillips Iris Society Sandra Flynt Canipe Phyllis Duncan Paula Lowry Herren Louise Stokes Kinken Anita Hauser Ogburn Dee B. Rodgers Carolyn Griffin Shepherd Ruth Ann Sloop Whitener Annual Donors Judy Alligood Bailey Rachel Owen Bivins Betty Hastings Carter Nell Wilkerson Chesley Sylvia Woodford Ellen Wilda Ferguson Johnette Ingold Fields Jane Wilson Finger Jeannie Hooks Gibbs Pamela Jordan Gurley Norma Gargis Halterman Lucy Whedbee Hancock Susan McCormick Harrington Rebecca Shaver Johnson Barbara Johnson Kennedy Sara Lynn Riley Kennedy Kay Lambeth Bet Booker Lawson Marian Bunch Mankin Barbara Watson Mann Pansy Hudler Mann LaRay Williams Mason Judy Riley Matlock Florence Dickens McDonald Shirley Tarleton Napier Joy Daniel Patterson Betsy Scarborough Pierce Candace Welsted Ramseur Dianne Lumsden Shearer Betty Lester Smith Lee Smith Spong Linda Carter Stensvad Price Marsh Thrower Ann Hanchey Whaley Sue Bell Wooten

Class of 1967

Iris Society – President’s Circle Josephine Smith Cooper Ann Baggett Goodnight Ann Batson James Betty Webb Iris Society Joyce Rudisill Donahoe

Helen Everett Goins Lynn Grumbles Hildenbrand Mary Lou Patrick McJunkin Laura J. Page Candace Crumly Rankin Judy Ramsey Roberts Annual Donors Carroll Capell Anderson Gail Gentry Bailey Rita Nurkin Bailey Patricia Brown Bell Ann Hampton Bennett Beverly Scarborough Blackwelder Rachel Brown Patricia Denny Burkett Gail Butler Cannady Louise Whitty Carey Patsy Howell Cuthrell Pam Fitchett Daniel Judy Ellis Daniels Judith Carroll Gardner Georgia Kimball Garner Nancy Forrest Goddard Joan E. Green Pamela King Green Gayle Biggs Hall Judy Coram Hamilton Margaret Hall Hayes Patricia Wynn Head Laura Worthington Holley Retta Clements Hughes Judy Journigan Kallgren Ellen Kirby Sharon Bradshaw Lamm Sarah Jane League Jane Wilson Lineberger Kathye Pettebone Long Carolyn Overton Lynch Susan Rogers Marston Beth Perry Marvin Karen Cockerham Modlin Patty Lewis Morris Linda Wright Osborn Kathy Turner Page Kae Freeman Parker Susan Rawls Marilyn McGoogan Salyer Jane Hocutt Sheffer Becky Walker Sherron Nancy Farabow Shoemaker Linda Blanchard Sparks Caroline Gambrell Staton Gloria McDonald Stubbs Sarah Copeland Sumner Beth King Thompson Joan Thompson-Stein Suzanne Ramsey Turner Carol Melton Tyson Barbara Jean Carver Warren Marie Howell White Ann Robinson Willett Elizabeth Dickens Woolard Frances Maness Wooten Marie Blackmore Wooten

Class of 1968

Iris Society – President’s Circle Kathryn Booth Butler Lynn L. Dodge

Teese Ayers Griffin Suzanne Guthrie Letchworth Judy C. Woodruff Iris Society Judith Alexander Bobo Linda Gallehugh Janice Sanford Scott Goodman Judith Ratley May Frances Hayes Swanson Annual Donors Elizabeth Maynard Avett Mary Anne McCurdy Bailey Beth Porter Black Julianne Parham Bonner Susan Chapman Brooks Vickie Tart Burlington Hilda Myers Burton Yetive Baucom Capps Mary Arakas Chakales Rebecca Jessup Cline Claudia Daniel Pennie Daniel Duggins Sandy Bradsher Dunevant Norma Hanchey Elrod Anne Stone Ervin Mary Kathryn Moffitt Fisher Bonnie Poplin Gainey Happy Neal Goethert Linda Mashburn Griffin Donna Von Cannon Griffith Margaret Matthews Hanchey Ann Crockett Hardenbergh Cathy Roberts Harris* Grace Hoyt Holland Sandra Holder Irving Jessie Dixon Ives Dava Drew Jarman Jann Johnson Anne Dulin Joyner Eloise Behnken Kaeck Nancy Boyd Kipp Evelyn Wood Kirkman Mary Owens Lancaster Alma Jo Hall Langston Irene Hines Laube Nancy Batson Mizelle Millicent W. Nash Marion Nolan O’Quinn Carolyn Jackson Rau Shan Pruitt Rock Jeannie Sams Siegler Susan Ray Smialowicz Jane Waller Smith Nancy Herring Stallings Kay Pruett Taylor Mary Gay Sumner Taylor Carol Forney Temple Teenie Sink Tilley Barbara Bailey Von Hofe Clara Safrit Wade Lynne O’Dell Washington Annette Cooley Watson Libba Watkins Watts Patsy Eddins Woodlief Diane Parker Wright

* Deceased

Class of 1969

Iris Society Janet Hamilton Blanton Wanda Lindsey Daniels Ruth Ann Walters Dyer Shera Jackson Hube Hollis Fields Mullen Martha McGinnis O’Donnell Fran Simpson Summerlin Louise Foster Wood Annual Donors Donna Hanson Bailey Kathryn Reaves Barton Becky Kiser Beal Ellen Derby Best Mary Wheless Boyette Bet Garrett Cake Phyllis Howes Cheeley Kelly Knott Cobb Suzanne Siceloff Coltrane Nancy Blalock Cook Mary Rawlinson Denson Dale Ritter Dodson Josie Woodard Douglas Betty McNeill Fahed Dianne Mitchell Forsyth Barbara Wall Fraser Joyce Robertson Fulcher Judy Wright Goad Linda Barnett Hall Ann Peterson Hitchings Nancy Hinson Hunter Jacquelyn Boone James Mary Neil Senter King Carol Thompson Kinsley Georgia Longest Suzanne Ware Meade Judy Park Molleur Kate Huggins Morrow Mary Helen Simms Patterson Susan Fletcher Phillips Evelyn Carter Pollak Suzanne Carpenter Raine Page Vaden Ritter Mary Shipp Robinson Brucie Starkey Sanderson Kaye Ferens Sigmon Annelise Simmons Linda Graham Stogner Linda Sears Suggs Carrie Frampton Thompson Claudia M. Tutterow Sandra V. Tyre Marilyn Childress Vernon Cathryn Woodbury Walker Doris Williams Karen Hyland Williams Martha Lee Williamson Judy Kennedy Winslow Lynn Hemphill Wolter Donna P. Wood Catherine Walston Wooten Carol Herring Wright

Class of 1970

Iris Society – President’s Circle Sophia McLawhorn Yarborough

Iris Society Paula Tudor Gilbert Betty Fuquay Hyatt Pat Armstrong Johnson Mary Turner Wannamaker Annual Donors Janet Morris Belvin Brenda Pierce Bonardi Betty Moore Burkett Peggy Timmerman Carter Ayn Sullivan Cole Sue Hammons Cook Jeanne Spach Cox Victoria M. Davis Nancy Yates Dove Alicia Suarez Eller Peggy Williams Elmore Diane Clayton Felmet Anne Davenport Godley Elizabeth Goss Bobbie Brewer Hankins Linda Haddock Harriett Susan A. Harward Chery Heedick Belinda Smith Helms Ann Euliss Holt Margaret Whitlow Howard Barbara Scott James Evelyn Godwin Kientz Lee Longest Donna Burgess Lupo Georgia Glass Maner Cynthia Griffith McEnery Molly Albright Michaels Suzanne George Palmer Bonnie Sparks Parrish Nancy Williams Prevatt Cullen Sessoms Emma Bartholomew Stewart Laurie Cocker Timberlake Evelyn Hodgin Tolson Anne Underwood Maria Thornhill Vincent Ann Carroll Ward Eva Neel Wardrup Ruth Talton Watson Karen Watson Watts Cathy Moran Winstead

Class of 1971

Iris Society – President’s Circle Mary-Stuart Parker Alderman Corinne Blaylock Barwick Anne Bryan Deborah Stanley McNeill Betsy Best Phillips Suzanne Reynolds Jessie Markert Rivers Iris Society Flo Price Batten Christine Calvert Gloria Little English Olivia Harris Fleming Marilyn Ballard Gardner Betty Alligood Harrington Johnnie Faye Lamm Jackson

Shirley Scarborough Johnson Janet Traynham Killen Nancy Watkins Laney Patricia Conyers Maxwell Doris W. McIlwain Susan Hooker Metts Jane Kiser Modlin Ellen Manson Moore Sue Hubbard Ramsay Joyce Rhodes Ann Singletary Richards Glynda Warren Smith Shirley L. Staples Bonnie Scott Truelove Georgiana Gekas Wellford Sharyn Hemrick West Peggy Allen Williamson Annual Donors Anne Luter Bromby Candy Scott Carden Susan Crouch Craig Jane Cromley Curtis Jane Alligood de Vos Boyd King Dimmock Chris Fecho Dixon Martha Lyday Dobbins Jann Bost Ford Rose Blanton Gisonna Paula Smith Hare Ruthie Barker Henderson Janice Holleman House Jane Davis Knox Jennie Lancaster Wanda Pulley Madden Bobbie Vail Morrison Sara Kennemur Mountford Ann Clark Munns Carol Caddell Old Jean Davenport Peterson Geni Tull Rhoten Pamela Lewis Riley Vickie Rolfe Pam Pruitt Sherman Charlotte Vick Sullivan Margaret J. Tharrington* Peggy C. Wiggins Shirley Hill Wilkening Martha Millard Worsley Dorrie Jones Wright

Class of 1972

Iris Society – President’s Circle Elizabeth Triplett Beam Hulene McLean Iris Society Nancy Barnhill Aycock Penny L. Gallins Ann M. Goodson Carol Pearson Helms Lydia Senter Langdon* Claire Sullivan Slaughter Karen A. Voelker Kathy Moore Watkins Annual Donors Martha Clarke Abernethy Kathy Griffin Anglin

# Denotes members of the Ivy Society, recent graduates (2003 to 2016) who make a monthly gift of $10 or more annually.

Mary Thompson Austell Jo Ann Bryan Banks Susan Smith Basnight Carol Swarr Beaumont Vickie Wimberley Blanchard Nancy Dawson Bradley Elizabeth Biggs Britt Camie Barnes Brooks Cathie Asbill Brown Martha S. Brown Sandra McClain Buller Gail Knapp Cooke Jo Ann Hickman Cox Margaret Alexander Cox Lynn Haislip Crisp Cassandra Crump Margaret Person Currin Elaine Dawkins Daves Marti Miller Elliott Carolyn Harrelson Fitch Woodie Byrd Fowler Mary Elizabeth Bradley Hearn Kathy O’Briant Hester Laurie Dodge Hibbert Betsy Allen Hood Kathy Fenters House Liz Gregg Hurst Libby S. Knott Nan Kutulas Cathy Densmore Levy Kitty Sparks McCammon Jeanie Brown McCandless Mary Alice McGee Ann Merritt Becky Hooper Michaels Martha Arrington Middleton Lynda Bell Moore Jean Morris Moore Shelor Strider Morgan Dianne Jones Moser Meredith Elam Muse Sue Manning Norris Ann Googe Nusbaum Marianne Nifong Raker Cindy Beal Richardson Kathy Ogburn Roebuck Betty Anne Haskins Schlegel Marcia Miller Schmid Mary Anne Schulken Sewell Dolores Floyd Shea Ann Johnson Shields Miki Jones Spencer Glenda Tie Standley Martha E. Stephenson Betsy H. Thompson Carol Boyd Tillman Martha Bielat Wall Debbie Brown Ward Jean Brown Webb Ellen B. Williams Renee James Young Peggy Incerto Zachry Susan Butchart Zimmerman

Class of 1973

Iris Society – President’s Circle Michelle Rich Goode

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Iris Society Susan G. Herring Theresa Smith Hooks* Fayette Jacobs Jones Joanne Eckert Kesler Jeanne Tilley Nash Pam Mitchell Riley Elizabeth Ankers Tuttle Ann Harden Whitford Annual Donors Casey McDaniel Armstrong Dorothy Vaden Ashworth Marcia Hollins Babb Rebecca Johns Bertram Jo Anna Geffcken Boyette Elaine Wilkerson Britt Luanne Roebuck Brown Julia C. Bryan Betty Barker Cannon Carolyn H. Carter Deborah Hudson Champion Susan Cherry Carolyn Hutchinson Coram Marcia Dark Coreth Mary Ann Tadlock Crawford Mary Anne Corey Crowe Brownie Williams Doss Nancy Bass Drake Linda C. Ehrlich Debbie Pearce Godwin Claire E. Goodwin Lynn Gordon Marsha McCutchen Hewitt Dona Isley Hill Carla Whitaker Jernigan Pamela Hendrick Jessup Diane Compton John Shirley Whitehurst Liner Barbara Dorsett McClure Deborah Tingle McCutchen Sherry Schultz McGraw Jean W. McLaughlin Celia Evans Miller Libby Owen Mills Beverly Fowler Mitchell Bobbie Heilman Murphy Donna Salem Naeser Jeanne Tilley Nash Becky Carraway Newberry Carolyn Van Hoy O’Brien Paula Gupton Page Mary Beth Pruette Parker Linda Weeks Peterson Brenda A. Richardson Pat Scott-Finn Mary Penn Fitzsimmons Sherlin Susan Dilday Smith Claudia Hayes Stowers Connie Frazier Turlington Laura Robinson Wadlington Karen Farless Webb Angie Clinton Welsh Blanche Jones Williams Patti Battle Wilson Rita Ritchie Wolfe

Class of 1974

Iris Society – President’s Circle Janice Sams DeBarros

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Cindy C. Godwin Ann Lowery Meredith Marr Watson Iris Society Dianne Forshee Baker Ceil Watson Blackwell Sarah Reierson Bradsher Alice Winecoff Clayton Michelle Alverda Francis Pat Nathan Groves Deborah Jordan Matthews Sarah Young Meacham Cookie Guthrie Newton Eleanor Hill Oakley Jane Baker Pearson Louise Sullivan Peters Vickie Owens Robinson Jean M. Summerville Judy L. Williams Annual Donors Janet Rice Anderson Cathy Chambers Bailey Maureen Blankenbeckler Theresa Herrin Bowles Beth Roberson Boyd Beth Dickie Campbell Leah Spencer Chauncey Alison Maready Civils Jane Lee Cooke Sue E. Creager Woody Dicus* Peggy Easton Driggs Martha Beale Eppes Linda Thompson Fairchild Christy B. Farrior Teresa Wiggins Finley Mary Alice Williamson Formo Genny Johnson Frazier Kay Carlisle Grady Jane Harris Karen McLean Hart Lisa Brown Hines Susan DeLeon Hoffman Donna Hopewell Peggy Walser Howard Marilynn Kornegay Hroza Joanne Saunders Huntley Anne Williams Kain Janet Olive Kinsey Ann Wagoner LeGarde Kathryn Goodman Lehman Linda Moore Lewis Lynne Oliver Martin Marae Paschal McGhee Kathy Fleetwood McNeill Peggy Schafer Meares Deborah Pugh Miller Equilla E. Minga Mary Sloop Montgomery Meredith W. Neill Kay Hall Norman Karen Youngblood Padgett Meg Pruette Peet Mamie Lewis Potter Barbara Longest Raynor Marie Swindler Rodden Cathy N. Russell Peggy Karstedt Sanders

Elaine Bartholomew Scarborough Laura Lee Slate Kitty Brewer Spillman Allynna Brooks Stone Becky Olive-Taylor Kathy T. Vessells Lissy D. Wall Marilyn Lawrence Weiler

Class of 1975

Iris Society – President’s Circle Patty Whisnant Cease Sarah L. Shell Iris Society Sue Grant Allen Barbara Yates Clapp Cheri Garnett Furr Jean Jackson Emily P. Johnson Kay Smith Jones Sherri McGee Susan Webster Vallance Jo Ann Williford Annual Donors Mary Lee Womble Bailey Lorraine Batchelor Nancy Foster Bennett Mary Lou Jernigan Bowen Linda McKinnish Bridges Marie Stuppy Brown Dorothy Marie Bryant Kenna Ritchie Bullard Dianne Timm Byerly Nancy Neal Cagle Mary Jo Williams Carr Virginia M. Clark Karen Cvetko Conrad Gail Stott Cook Laurie L. Cressman Helen Copeland Crisp Debbie Edge Day Patti Pace Doyle Susan Ellrod Susan Wood Eubanks Beth Gray Ferguson Babs Chesson Gallion Susan Hamlin Gentry Ann Darden Gibbs Ellyn E. Harris Linda Hassell Patricia Young Herrington Benjie Hester Amy J. Hill Lynette Broadwell Holmes Anne Kelly Howard Mabel White Howell Rhonda Strickland Irwin Karen Oliver Johnson Marilyn L. Jones Jackie Cullifer Kinney Cathy Morgan Kolk Laura Bailey Leamon Joan Bailey Leatherman Mary Beth Hardy Leavitt Norma Heath Lundy Barbara Morton Marsh Margaret Martin Karen Harris McManus

Cynthia Long McPhail Lee Pennington Melvin Marsha Howard Morgan Sybil Burgess Murray Karen Powell Nery Beth Baugh O’Neal Jo Ann Hill Overton Kathy Garris Owen Anne Brigham Pace Sue Ellen Beal Parrish Jan Carrigan Payne Mary P. Perkinson Beth Hilton Pike Carolyn Price Melissa Reeves Raley Marlee Ray Deborah Phillips Riley Shelly Williams Robinson Donna Pickard Rogers Dale Hawkins Russell Janet Hammond Scales Mary Vann Sitton Virginia Crouch Slack Kathy Fuller Stokes Paula Hartman Terry Mary Ratchford Thornbury Nancy Morris Turrone Ann B. Wall Starlette Thomas Walston Nan Harris Watson Ellen P. Wester Cynthia Baughan Wheaton Mary Brown Wicker Mary Beth Wilkie Ann Williams Jennie Dees Williams Chris Cornwell Wilson Susan Ferguson Winstead Mary Lu Wooten Penny Benson Ziemer

Class of 1976

Iris Society – President’s Circle Nancy Pentecost Siska Jackie Owen Stallings Iris Society Lou Ann Flynt Jackson Annual Donors Marla Tugwell Adams Patsy Vehorn Allen Kathryn Midyette Anderson Rebecca E. Askew Cynthia Creech Beasley Dana Edwards Boone Amy Garber Byrd Fran Stroud Carraway Ann Shaw Coats Joanne Ward Compton Susan Merritt Cox Carrie Rogers Currin Gwen Weatherly Earley Beth Morrisey Early Sherry Long Eddins Leigh McRoy Edwards Sharon Ellis Patti Estes Dianne Creech Finan Mazie Tilley Fleetwood

Susie Creech Fowls Missy Upchurch Godfrey Pam Jefcoat Holt Sallie Marshburn Johnson Jackie Hemingway Joyner Louise Crouch Lee Meredith McGill Joy Hussey Menius Margaret Taylor Park Karen Britt Peeler Elizabeth B. Pope Pat Prouty Janet Michael Rippy Denise Brown Rix Shearon Roberts Cathy Roberts Robson Cathy Bland Rodgers Libby Phillips Scandale Tina King Slavin Teresa Twine Sullivan Annette Rountree Taylor Susan Goodwin Thornbrough Julia H. Turner Pat James Vining Susan Hill Wadsworth Linda Matthews Wann Laura Boone Ward Suzanne Deal Wells Jeanette Griffin White Gay Cameron Wilson Kay B. Wyche

Class of 1977

Iris Society – President’s Circle Peggy R. Beale Betsy Porter Fritschel Anne Fonville-Sams Iris Society Kathryn Christian Bender Teri Meadows Hires Cathy McCracken James Jacquelyn Webb Lewis Sharon R. Stephenson Denise Gaskins Willey Annual Donors Debra Godwin Avery Virginia Patrick Avery Venetta Baker Debra Coates Barton Jenny Barton Bolen Jonne A. Boone Jane Gates Bradley Mary Kay Allsbrook Bradshaw Jane Brothers Kay Jenkins Brown Nedra Rogers Bryant Anne Crawley Burnette Andra Knott Burt Janet Hart Busey Deborah Niswonger Caldwell Phyllis Carimi Gail Yates Carnagua Julee Haley Carr Beth Steagall Christenbury Omega Evans Collins Anne Clark Dale Cathy Harris de Lespinois Suzanne Styron Edwards

Rhonda Harris Evrard Carole Burbank Fabiano Teresa Kiger Farmer Martha Small Ferebee Barbara Wiggins Fleming Judy Toliver Foster Pamela Schultz Guptill Lizzy Hall Hargrove Phyllis Smith Hayes Julie Jones Hicks Jan Stewart Hinson Alice Pruitt Johnson Becky Armstrong Johnson Cheryl Koob Cathy Pickett Lamb Elaine Strother Lewellyn Nancy Martin Long Patricia Fishel Long Jeanne Bray Marlowe Jennie Lynch Mays Jane Harris Miller Janet Thigpen Mills Katy Harper Montgomery Dottie Booker Moore Betsy Graham Morrison Sue Crabtree Newton Nina D. Noffsinger Maggie S. Odell Mary Don Tallman Olds Sara Cotey Overby Karen Hill Owen Annie Stamey Palles Carolyn C. Pennington Becky Bennett Perry

Hazel Browning Possiel Grace Cawley-Rhine Leatha Perry Ritchie Janet Hornaday Rogers Susan Stone Rogers Cherry Croom Rouse Betsy Rowlett Debbie Doss Russell Nancy L. Schult Joy Denny Seif Carolyn Gay Shackelford Martha C. Sheely Evelyn Buie Shytle Jean Robinette Simpson Judy A. Smith Robin Withers Smith Nancy Brewbaker Stanton Susan Faulk Stedman Paula Davenport Stewart Julia Surratt Taylor Julie A. Taylor Freda M. Tricarico Laura Jackson Williams Terry Lacy Winters Lee Coble Worden

Class of 1978

Christa Burris Middleton Sharon Brewer Nault Jennie Oliver Robinson Sally Lawrence Sandifer

Iris Society Mary Elizabeth Johnston Arthurs Kay Allen Blizzard Joni Fay Watts Fetterman Suzanne Stocks Hawley Margaret Carter Herring Teresa Carter Kline

Annual Donors Linda Allgood Julie C. Amos Carla Ashley Carol Kelly Bain Molly Bailey Bayard Celia Witt Beauchamp Gay Parks Brogden Debby M. Bryant Karen Harrison Calhoun Ann Thornton Coble Betsy Culler Cockman Becky Gordon Cottrell Kathy Morgan Crowe Amy Richardson Dale Elizabeth Bailey Daniel Kathie Going Davis Mary Anne Hardy Dawson Phoebe Nestor Dixon Dee Bazemore Dorsey Laura Smith Driskell Lou Cocker Flowers Julia Dorman Fort Susan Coldfelter Foushee Nancy Radford Frazier Carol Sustek Garris Eleanor Chappell Goss Georganne Branham Griffin Linda Hardy Harrell

Jane Hooper Harrill Meg Ballard Hess Ruth Edwards High Nancy Shinn Highfill Patricia Price Hinkle Jacqueline Lawrence Huber Debbie McGee Hunter Tess Winslow King Elizabeth Cobb Lilly Carol Hedspeth Lowe Rita Hester MacMillan Lucy King McGee Leigh Anne Boone McLean Helena Huntley Mell Cathy York Morrison Claire Elmore Natt Frances Cuttle Newby Sherry L. Olson Kitty McGee Orloff Betty Anne Parker Page Rose Pond Sara Lynn Neel Powell Sue Vehorn Rimer Dottie Zeigler Scher Sharon Holder Shehdan Marjorie Warren Sink Becky Sugg Smothers Alix Willcox Snyder Susan Galyon Spangler Mary-Margaret Steele Emily Widman Texter Janice Couch Thompson Jenny Miller Tolson Carol Fitch Walker

Wendy Walton Ward Beth Adams Watkins Kathleen Compton Westbrook Julia Carr Whitney Tricia Crouch Williams Jan Williamson Wilson Tonya Jones Wright

Class of 1979

Iris Society – President’s Circle Sandra Graham Cagle Renee Keever Susan Kitts Messer Carol Lancaster Milano Iris Society Annette L. Bailey Lois Hayes Chamblee Sandy G. Godwin Emily Graham Howell Nancy Walker Scott Miriam O. Victorian Annual Donors Karen Mangum Allen Sarah Ruark Bass Kathy R. Beale Beth Wheless Bundy Najla Nave Carlton Carole Jones Carr Gale Gray Carter Janet F. Cherry Mary Beth Fleming Christian Ann Newman Coble

Keeping Meredith Strong

Class of ’71 Senior Class Gift Continues

by Emily Parker

T

he Class of ʼ71 had an idea their

painted a picture of the Meredith Lake as a

senior year at Meredith College.

thank you to the class for the endowment

The class wanted to bring high

and sent a copy to each class member.

profile speakers to campus who would be

Even before graduation, the class had

academically significant and memorable

committed to making their gifts as alumnae

for students, the campus community, and

to the endowment, and when the class

a broader audience. The class set out

met last year at their 45th reunion the

to raise money and by graduation had

endowment had grown to nearly $750,000.

raised $10,000 to establish the Wallace

While discussing what their 50th reunion gift

Endowment.

would be, Anne Bryan, ʼ71, read a News and

The Lillian Parker Wallace Lecture Series

Observer article to her classmates that was

was named for a beloved history professor

published in the spring of 1971 highlighting

and chair of the department. The lecture

the success of their senior class gift. That

series is open to speakers of all fields of

memory gave them inspiration to decide

endeavor. Speakers in the past have been

to raise an additional $250,000 for the

at the pinnacle of their careers, recognized

endowment, to bring the total to $1 million.

far and wide for their impact and insight, and

The class is already close to the goal.

have included Sandra Day O’Connor and

“Our class is very proud of this gift,”

five Nobel Peace Prize recipients including

says Bryan. After all of these years, the

President Jimmy Carter.

enthusiasm continues to grow because

The class presented the gift to Lillian

classmates have reconnected and we’re all

Parker Wallace at their Class Day ceremony

committed to the mission of the endowment

in 1971. She was so touched that she

to enrich the experience of Meredith’s

students and engage the community.”

The class will continue to raise funds until their 50th reunion in 2021.

“It was a joy working with the Class of 1971 on this meaningful project,” said Margo Alfieri, ʼ11, Parent Gift Officer. “Seeing their authentic and thoughtful vision as students come to life is inspirational, and illustrates the impact of investing in our alma mater.”

To learn more about Beyond Strong | The Campaign for Meredith, visit meredith.edu/beyondstrong.

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Billie Jo Kennedy Cockman Barbara Westbrook Collins Beth Langston Deal Judy Grove Debnam Teri M. Edwards Beverly Hartsell Elingburg Sharon Nixon-Escochea Jennifer Norvell Farrell Janice Hopkins Frizzell Amy Snipes Galloway Debbie Moore Gammons Martha Mitchell Goodman Susan Fogleman Gordon Stella E. Hall Leslie Morehead Holland Pandora Dunn Holloway Connie Floyd Jacobs Rita Blevins Jennings Laura Leppla Joyner Beckisue Brown Joyner Anne Parker Justice Anne Arnold Keen April Dean King Leigh Ferrell Kirkman Anne Rogers Lowder Katy Knobeloch MacDonald Suzanne Mattox Mary Beth Baecher Metcalf Gail Moody Milteer Kathy Hill Moody Alice Arico Morrison Charlotte Lolley Murphy Eleanor Ossman Oliver Melinda Merrell Orr Nanette Reid Osborne Ruth J. Pardue Lisa Barrett Parker Donna Dean Parrish Beth I. Pate Robin Reich Lisa Biddix Royal Susie Bullard Sanford Diane Faw Shaw Belinda A. Smith Mary Lou Barrett Smith Jennifer Carter Stephenson Anna Comer Stidham Denise Jones Stroud Ruth Kirven Templeton Katherine Keith Thomas Myra Griffin Wallace Nena-Warren-Felsher Laurie Lutz Wegner Anne Timberlake Wheeler Molly Lawrence Whitaker Lisa Wall Williams Laura Petty Williard Nora Griffin Williford Carrie Jo Compton Wintermute Susie Yearick Pat J. Yelvington

Class of 1980

Iris Society – President’s Circle President Jo Allen Leslie Landis Hayes Silda Wall Spitzer

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Iris Society Diane Bacon Robin Howell Burt Susan Sherron Zaytoun Annual Donors Amy Davis Adams Terri Moore Bailey Kim Smith Ball Catherine Allen Beaver Valerie Ray Blankenship Myra Herring Brown Edwina Evans Bruce Cathy Clapp Byman Elaine Ferrell Castleberry Malinda Owens Coombs Melinda Haney Costa Vicki Ballard Currin Betsy Parker Dagenhart Lisa E. Dahlgren Debbie Holt Daurity Vicki Miguel Davis Booker Chewing Deakyne Susan Dowdy Dunlow Allison Foster Edwards Betsy Hutt Fauntleroy Mary Ann Ferguson Nancy Clendenin Forbes Tish Gay Janet Liles Gowan Becky Parrish Green Sandra Hancock Lee Callahan Hayden Kim Bright Hazelgrove Jane Belk Hemingway Julie Ranson Hester Laura MacMillan Hickey Cindi Smith Hoffner Nancy Houston Laura Anderson Jacobson Faithe Grantham Jobe Beverly Taylor Johnson Dana Draughn Johnson Gloria Boyd Johnson Cathy Wright Jones LuAnn Whitley Joyner Zoe Cox McKay-Tucker Shearra Miller Ruth Franklin Murphy Andrea Neese Ann Wright Owen Lou Ann Murphy Parker Sally Merrill Pittman Anne Cherry Price Cindy Christie Price Florence Hassell Rabon Mary Powell McLeod Rhodes Mary Pickett Rizzo Kitty Cox Rollins Janet Rose Danette Gordon Rutherford Jeanie Griffin Sherman Julie Slade Karen Maness Stone Kim Lawson Strong Dawn Hall Sutton Kristy Beattie Taylor Frances Wooten Theodorakis Meg Holman Thompson

Vickie Thornton Tribble Molly Ferrell Twine Betsy Stockard Upton Karen Womble Wallace Leigh Osborne Walters Lura Anthony Whitcomb Barbara Browde Wilson Elaine Robinson Wise Cindy Thomas Wood

Class of 1981

Iris Society – President’s Circle Beth Hines Crews Susan Harris Frazier Elaine Powell McLeod Suzanne Ripley Weston Iris Society Cindy Casey Goode Ginger Knott Johnson Rebecca Correll McClendon Elizabeth Brashear Mobley Cynthia Ingold Willets Annual Donors Jackie Revels Abbott Olivia Heath Banks Diane Jones Bassett Becky Boyette Batchelor Amy Mendenhall Benson Mollie McLeod Bergstrom Lee Whitley Black Dianne W. Bostrom Donna Lemmons Boyette Diane Flowers Brooks Karen Baker Burden Dottie Phillips Buster Nancy Paget Carpenter Sherrill A. Cash Eleanor Mangano Cioffi Mary Peterson Coble Robin Bailey Colby Cecilia Foushee Cook Mary Leigh Lambert Cottrell Beverly Moss Crouse Sharon Swain Currin Susan Taylor Davis Martha Anderson Dobson Allyson Hammond Downs Lynn Davis Edwards Kathy Grubbs Sharmon Simmons Herring Kathy Grindstaff Hinkle Susan Jones Holder Toni Holloman Tammy Cherry Holt Beth White Horton Margot Houtz Huffines Amy Cline Hull Patricia Fleming Jones Brenda Southard Keenan Susan Kellum Jan Gardner Kelly Mary Williams-Kotnik Connie Taylor Lewis Dawn Powell Lowder Tal Hinnant Mangum Joyce Witherington Mattox Sandra Watson McDaniel

Deborah Bartlett McKay Susan White Minter Tudy Moncure Gayle Nichols Janice Odom Ann Cook Parker Ramona Milligan Parker Lu Evans Phelps Beth Allen Pierce Suzanne Plisko Pat Forbes Poe Judith Carr Reel Carol Ann Resovsky Pam Ingram Robinson Janet Green Rosie Jane Allen Sams E. K. Korschun Simmons Carla Parker Sink Karen Carpenter Smith Kathryn Spruill Courtney Atkins Swanson Marsha Myers Uhlig Debbie Moore Walker Julie Astin-Wayne Connie Rogers Whitt Ann Lancaster Wright Margaret Yelverton

Class of 1982

Iris Society – President’s Circle Jeanne Puckett Fishwick Gloria A. Gaskin Jane Dameron Worley Iris Society Jerry Tolson Bartlett M. Linda Carter Annual Donors Donna Tripp Adams Mary Graham Andrews Sharon Hall Bauer Kelly Lennon Belcher Suzanne Clark Bennett Jane D. Brannock Lynn Powell Bridges Roxanne Scism Bridges Tanya Turner Bridges Chris N. Buchanan Ginny Thaggard Burcham Beth Grantham Chambers Lora Dinning Chisholm Lisa Ponder Clary Cathy White Couch Lynn Hurt Davis Celia H. Dickerson Kaywood Graham Draughon Deborah Edwards Duke Laney Hodge Edwards Robin Creekmore Edwards Dabney Chakales Erwin Diane Lindley Fisher Joni Coleman Fitzgerald Nan Davis Fleming Martha Baker Fraize Kelley Stone Garris Claudia Goodman Glover Michelle Gregory Graham Cynthia Perry Griesedieck

Frances Hubbard-Hayes Kay Jones Hicks Sheila Lawson Hite Mary Louise Webb Hough Felicia Stewart Hoyle Darlene Wilson James Lucy Pittard Jones Georganne McMullen Kirven Jacqueline Lee Constance Wilder Lieder Susan Wellons Lowe Susan Hoover Lyon Johnsie Pass Mason Susan Foster Massengill Judy Andrews Mays Jean Bond McCamy Marie Hiott McEntire Susan Coggin Miller Margaret Smith Murray Janet Meares Nettles Liz Harrell Newell Karen Groover Page Mary Katherine Parks Kay Murphy Madden Susan Jones Platt Miranda Bowers Proctor Anne C. Pugh Lib Belton Rabun Gina Patterson Robinson Kimberly Minich Rogers Sheri Shelton Satterwhite Bobbie Finch Schatz Cindy N. Sellers Lollie Fulton Shankle Glenda Morgan Shelton Bryn E. Smith Kelly Smith Lynda L. Smith Terri Snead Betsy Roach Switzer Dana Warren Takacs Becky White Tapp Amy Eidson Tayloe Meg Boehling Traynham Jane Brenegar Trexler Ginny Vaca Julie Knott Watson Margaret McGaughey Wells Sarah Williams

Class of 1983

Iris Society – President’s Circle Christie Bishop Barbee Fran Jennings Teter Iris Society Jayne Osborne Abernethy JoAnne Williams Branch Annual Donors Nancy Sparks Adams Anne Norvik Altieri Cherie A. Amos Bobbie Keegan Armstrong Lisa A. Bailey Suzanne Benge Anna Bess E. Brown Janet E. Cheek Kim M. Cozart

Carolyn Vaughan Crumpler Sarah Craft Curme Liz Dallas Mary Stone Deakle Carolyn Dunn Debra Highsmith Falkner Sandra Weatherman Felton Ashby Flannagan Kim Denton Gay Carla Fowler Gibbons Jona Riggan Gilliam Kelly Weaver Goley Carol C. Griffin Caroline Greene Hamrick Connie Lineberry Hastings Penny Middleton Hill Ginny Taylor Hurdle Susan Davis Johnson Lillie Lawson-Jones Lori A. Jordan Lori Howell Kelley Amanda Wester Kidd Stacey Psillas Lahey Lynn Vaughan Leidheiser Katy Johnson Lewis Karen Smith Monroe Connie Castranio Mooney Elizabeth Macklen Narron Elizabeth Parker Watson Denise Perry Parker Barbara Heath Pendergrass Lee Betts Perry Angela Spaanbroek Schuster Michelle Farrier Seaboch Kathy M. Sherman Martha Ensley Stokes Ann Wilkerson Suber Barbara L. Thuren Kim Morin Toxey Linda Stowitts Weeks Lynne Whitfeld Betsy Boswell Whitt Donna Newton Wiggins Sally Bruce Withers

Class of 1984

Iris Society – President’s Circle C. Elizabeth Dove Iris Society Martha Waugh Barnwell Lelia Allen Davenport Elaine Jolly Davis Kathy Seeger Rhoades Beth Rodgers Stabler Sheri Wayne Stockton Annual Donors Helen Sue Jarratt Agee Lisa D. Bailey Catherine Baldwin Wendy Barham Banner Denise M. Biccum Vivian Jeffcoat Branch Henrietta Braun Linda Norris Chapman Anne Whaling Clark Gwyn Trueblood Cloninger Kim Elliott Dittmann

* Deceased

Jane Harrell-Dodd Karen Sutton Dyson Edna Lovelace Gaston Andrea Edwards Gray Susan Kientz Grigg Laurie Pomeranz Grimm Cynthia Lawson Harding Cynthia Self Harper Cindy Boyette Harrell Lisa White Hatchell Maria Izurieta Herring Monica Hix Linda Sellers Hodges Phyllis C. Howell Evelyn Booth Hughes Lauri Hickman Hurd Dianne Powell Jones Beth Madren Kasai Louise Armstrong Lewis Laura Payne Lowe Deborah Martin Marks Danya Edwards McQueen Cindy Moss Mistretta Frances R. Mundy Peggy Davenport Nicholls Jane Morgan Nixon Lisa Loftis Obermiller Dora Weaver Owens Ann Thomasson Parker Noel Pellish Donna Steele Pinckney Terrie Holland Priest Lane Parker Raskauskas Kim Jenkins Rawlings Kim Causey Ray Susan Cutler Ruane Denise Cobb Sanderson Judy Anderson Schmidt Mary Kay McIver Shelley Camille Stell Patricia Perry Stowe Jane Boyd Thomas Carol Brooks Uphoff Liza Walters Weidle Pat Lewis West Missy Stewart Woodell

Class of 1985

Iris Society – President’s Circle Kellie J. Falk Jena Muntz Gallagher Iris Society Julia Beckett Marsh Parker Smith Normann Ruth Cochrane Steidinger Kim McCall Whitley Annual Donors Kimberly Jones Adams Anita Waters Alpenfels Kathryn Langley Anderson Lisa Hodnett Anderson Martha Gibson Anderson Jeane Bowman Zan Bunn Beth Krewson Carter Lisa Scronce Creech Lori Lewis Day

Helen King Dunklin Lisa Hendrick Dunlap Claire Macaulay Etheridge Becky Evans Glass Marion Johnson Renee Bond Keen Angie Sutton Lock Cammy Smith Mullen Kim Ely Neal Autney Reavis Nelms Deborah Cobb Pace Linda Lee Page Tricia Matthews Privette Emily Tolleson Rowell Beth Giles Setser Maia McAnulty Setzer Lisa Drake Skeeters Carol Hicks Stott Lindley E. Stroud Teresa Uzzle Cathy Everett Wilson

Class of 1986

Iris Society Sandra Critzer Close Susan Jones Hill Annual Donors Elizabeth S. Absher Lisa Clark Ashworth Lisa Taylor Barnhill Cathy Tarleton Barrows Elizabeth A. Brock Serena Blankenship Buckner Bridgette Parker Coates Anna Goodwin Collins Kelly Barker Crain Lori Dowdy Cranford Kimberly Crotts Sharon Knight Dew Ellen Henry Edmunds Dalinda Dunn Fairley Kim McMurray Flaugher Allison Draper Gant Amy Watson Hancock Kim G. Jones Michele Cherry Larson Barbara Garris Lee Teresa McMaster Martin Kathy Nalani Masewicz Gaye McCraw Outlaw Ann McGee Powers Sandra Dean Pruitt Trasi Campbell Rivers Laura K. Robinson Sarah S. Rowe Lynne Temple Sanders Sally Woolard Sandy Nancy Shore Sawtelle Malinda Britton Schantz Lori Coleman Schomburg Anne Douglass Scruggs Jonelle Davis Strickland Nancy Humbert Sweeney Melinda Wrenn Thomas Marcia Taylor Thompson Maria Kling Tierney Lygia Cooke Wicker Kelley Milstead Woggon

Class of 1987

Iris Society – President’s Circle Mary Beth Coleman Mosca Donna Wilson Thagard Iris Society Julie Harris Bledsoe Sophie Fishel Grady Jennifer Hubbard Kim Giddeons Quinn Martha L. Register Phyllis O’Hara Smetana Caroline Powell Veronee Annual Donors Catherine Stanley Alligood Nancy Bennett Aneralla Mary Tousignant Antoci Teresa Sorrell Atkins Sandra Todd-Atkinson Leigh Sneed Berrier Rebecca Bizzell Judy Wilson Black Lisa Burch Alice Milton Butler Jennifer Drinard Castro Luanne Finch Clark Beth Sanders Colleen Rosemarie Hopkins Cooper Anna Galloway Currie Vibeke Odoom Dankwa Dorcas Hostetler Douglas Marion Driver Suzanna Browne Edens Lisa Byrd Fitchett Stephana Gay Margaret Gill Karen Murphy Gordan Kimberly Hawkins Emily Adcock Hayne Lucy O. Henry Melanie Herring Susan Huffman Hext Carolyn J. Hill Mary Helen House Hilton Margot Nelke Holloman Fannie Rowland Howell Susannah Fleming Hughes Wendy Hayes Inge Penelope A. Jarvis Cindie Miner Johnson Cleta Anderson Johnson Sherrill Jolly Nan Henry Keel Dawn Koonce Nancy Floyd Long Laurel M. Mackenzie Julia McKeithan Joan Proctor Mizelle Angela Finley Mooney Ruth Ponder Moore Kelly Nobles-Parker Lisa Powers O’Connor Greta Schott Paith Cheryl D. Perry Donna Pope Powell Patricia Brannock Rhodes Dana Austin Rounds Audrey Locke Shearin

# Denotes members of the Ivy Society, recent graduates (2003 to 2016) who make a monthly gift of $10 or more annually.

Allison Godwin Spears Aileen Jenkins Staples Beth Royall Stiff Kelli Barefoot Stroud Carol L. Swain Carlissa Oakley Taylor Rokshana R. Thanadar Leslie Swain Vaughan Jeanne Coleman von Lehmden Ann Barnes Walker Laura Milano Wallace Michele Merritt Webb Rhonda L. Whitaker Dana Pierce White Joy Terry Wilkes Susan Nix Williams Harriet Huggins Wilson

Class of 1988

Iris Society Nadine Kennedy Bradsher Sharon Woodlief Britt Betty Stroud Griffin Annual Donors Laura Taylor Alridge Susanne Wilkinson Blair Dottie Bass Burch Becky White Butts Jennifer Vick Catellani Elizabeth Lawrence Curtis Carol Clark Dean Joye Hodges Douthart Christen Hayworth Duke Robin E. Fastenau Beth Dermid Harmon Susan Burgess Hughes Sherry Smith Joines Julia Edwards Kinlaw Teresa Pope Lane Jean Van Lieu Leichte Lou Anne Stephenson Liverman Leigh Prevatte Meyer Tracey Smith Moody Kathleen O’Brien Jackie Rudy Phelps Bettie Shipp Rabb Elizabeth Threatt Ray Elizabeth Cook Rohweder Carla Quinn Rouse Tamara Tillman Rouse Joy A. Spencer Michele Lenhart Stack Jo Ann Finch Strickland Kimberly Spell Szarek Debra Branson Willits

Class of 1989

Iris Society Mary Beth Sanderson Deaton Cindy Parkman Godwin Annual Donors Maria A. Barndt Katy Weatherly Benningfield Monica Borden Debbie Shaw Capps Leslie Belsha Collins Wendy Roper Daly Cindy Price Ellington Honor Roll of Donors 2016-17

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Terri Pegram Ellis Sheila Liverman Forbes Donna Fowler-Marchant Susan Kelley Harrell Lori Parrish Herring Sue E. Holec Dana Bailey Johnson Kathy Strange Jones Tracy G. Knight Kim Brittsan Lancaster Mary Dickson Long Suzanne Bartholomew Mahaney Amanda Stroupe Masters Jennifer Horton McIntyre Kim Chavis Moore Cheryl Whitfield Moreland Beth Parham Hope Proctor Parker Robin Brumfield Ruffin Cheryl Dunn Russell Mollie Ashe Scott Susan T. Scovil Beth Wood Smith Elizabeth Hash Stegall Michelle Davis Stivers Lynda Collier Taylor Alice Tropman Thacher Diane Orrell Thomas Iris Wilkins Turner Kristin Richey Watkins

Regina Asby Little Ann O’Donnell Lucas Anna McCants Manley Suzanne Stovall Mann Jennifer L. McLean Elizabeth Wilson Norton Vicki E. Parker Kim Thompson Randolph Constance L. Reisher Kay Crowder Rowe Sandy Michael Russell Beth White Sarnelli Kathryn Slate Salma Murad Smith Tracy E. Sternberg Jayne Potter Teel Laura P. Thompson Laurie Setzer Thornburg Robin Wright Vincent Myra G. Waddell Michelle Rowe Walsh Suzanne Taylor Weaver Dawn Steudel Winchell

Class of 1990

Annual Donors Samantha Gunter Beam Stephanie Cashion Beaver Deanna Fogle Boksleitner Margaret K. Burke Sarah Kelly Burns Charlotte A. Carroll Linda W. Cousins Victoria Stevens Cranford Meg A. Deal Crystal Cheatham Drum Debbie Dunn Beth Ragsdale Eskridge Kelly Fletcher Ruth T. Fonville Kit Moseley Galligan Sara B. Gilbert Helen N. Harris Melinda Henderson Heigel Karen Moore-High Cathy Dixon-Howard Angela Nelson Kalo Rebecca Roush Kanach Susan Liles Kraus Gladys Cusley Langdon Tracy J. Lewis Amy Kain Mayer Alesha Still McCauley Kay Jernigan McGriff Holly Hensley Messick Lori Miles-Miller Laura Peedin Moushey Rhonwyn Curtis-Nicholson Kelly White-Owens Kerri S. Rawls Nancy Cole Reece Nancy Roark Amanda F. Robinson Donna Newton Ryals

Iris Society – President’s Circle Yvette M. Brown Audra Nunn Tyree Iris Society Deanna R. Harris Tracy Woolard Mayo Virginia Norris Jenny Sharpe Schwartz Mary Lynne Normann Stephens Annual Donors Gayle Woodard Alford Robin S. Andrews Bebie H. Barrett Trish Lee Boone Leanne Jackson Camp Kim McNeill Cato Polly Winstead Coats Maria Parker Costello Kelly Zwicknagel Damare Glenda Barton Darrell Amber Hager Elam Dawn Flynn Euman Laura Bishop Fiveash Elizabeth Powell Flynt Susan Worley Forbes Suzi Dorato Fox Paula Puckett Garris Beth Outland German Christy P. Hamrick Jacquelynn Harris Laura Plowden Hollar Suzanne Hage Houyoux Jeannine Manning Hutson Kim Hudson Jackson Joan Comer Johnston Kimbery Lemmons Kenney

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Class of 1991

Iris Society Sheila C. Butler Robbie Walker Griffin Kelly Morris Roberts Katie Bragg Scruggs

Christy Sizemore Linda Bryant Smith Tammie Coble Stagnitta Martha S. Taccarino Stacey Thomas Suzanne Perry Triemstra Karen Cecil Viggiano Lynne Loving Wilkerson Traci Baldwin Willis

Class of 1992

Iris Society Ann Hiott Barham Amy F. Edge Anna Hollifield Jessica Fischer Kuehl Annual Donors Pam McBrayer Bailey Lainee Zell Biliunas Amy Carter Bland Kendra Neese Bowers Kimberly Bratton Sharon Smith Brown Martha Spayd Bursey Jennifer W. Christenberry Elisa Dougherty Clark Tracy Herrick Cook Martha B. Danek Emily Elliott Dilday Lesley Williams Faulkner Aimee Trout Foster Sarah Young Garbee Emily Bell Gibbons Cristy Fowler Glagola Julie Glover Hlavacek Gwen Daughtry Hodges Martha Inscore Howard Ellynn M. Kellam Cynthia Moseley Kirby Beth Willis Kittler Mary McNeill Lawrence Cheri N. Leonard Holley Milam Lewis Jennifer Jones Mann Kelley Holton Marshall Jacqui Dato Mawyer Michelle Murrow Maynard Sharon B. McKinney Marcia Stevens McLain Allyson Price McNiff Carla Miller Mikhail Alice Saylor Miller Mary Ann Monk Mary Adcock Pearce Catherine Cliborne Pemberton Elizabeth Dawson Radford Caroline Mallard Rohs Patricia S. Sikes Cornelia M. Singletary Laura Pierce Smith Susan Clark Smith Kelli Craig Snyder Elizabeth Ray Stack Libby Volker Stucky Paula Fields Taylor Amy Thompson-Barfield Lori Williams Walston Mary Kathryn R. Walston Shannon Hessman Watkins

Luci L. Weldon Mary A. Williford Monica Stephens Williford Shannon Edwards Woodall Laura Newton Worley Missy McDowell Wright

Class of 1993

Iris Society Trinnie Terrell O’Connor Annual Donors Jennifer Greene Alsaffar Susan Broadwell Celeste Derey Brogdon Amy Bryant Dee-El Caines Ashley Taylor Cantrell Annette Green Cobb Allison Ballard Davis Georgia Carolyn Moyer Davis Kelly Phillips Erb Jill Beeson Fisher Beth Fleshman Foess Yvonne Herald Fus Tammi George Amy Alderman Griffin Jennifer Hartig Kimberly Colston Hilliard Mandy Dill Hines Mallory Hearne Hodges Virginia E. Holthausen Karen Howell Jennifer Fender Huggins Sherri Whitley Jernigan Kate Wilson King Kristi Narron Legnante Harris Mason Ashley Greer McCormack Tiahna Krabacher McDowell Page Hankin Midyette Jodi W. Mitchiner Karen Nipper North Jamie Bunn O’Briant Stacy Young Pace Danielle Berube Perry Kristy Roberts Nancy M. Rocamora Katie Rogers Martha Boaz Shaw Liz Smithman Katherine Sumner Spinak Sally Goodwyn Thomas Tamara Seamone Timberlake Amanda Moore White Shannon Strickland White Libbie Farmer Zimmer

Linda Wall Bumgarner Wendy Royal Cabral Carol Cato Shelly Warden Cefalu Rachel Gilley Collins Alissa Brown Denbo Ann Case Edmondson Jennifer Jones Fernandez Lisa R. Frissen Amy Shepard Galvan Elizabeth Weidler Gustafson Tracy Howell Harkness Mary Streeter Harmelink Elizabeth Eisele Hayes Heather Eatmon Horton Stephanie Morris Howard Carolyn M. Kerr Mary Lib Hamilton Lasater Tracy Salter Leary Sheryl R. Long Cindy King Mazur Michele Lewis Mazzola Dawn Fleming McDonald Allison Hodges Molinaro Alicia V. Morris Kendall Lueke Myers Rebecca M. Nash Katie Turner Patrick Kimberly Simmons Pope Amy Lennon Queen Ashley Cooper Quinn Elizabeth T. Rihani Judy A. Rodgers Lynn Barbee Rogers Robin Outland Schwartz Sherri Owen Shank Stephanie Holland Stallings Leigh Stanislaw Adrianne Hurt Staten Jennifer D. Stoneham Laura Lineberger Strickland Lori Watson Strickland Rebecca Hodges Swindell Blythe Taylor Nancy Bradley Thompson Anissa Jones Tolbert Kristin White Turner Paula Hill Vick Anne Leigh Wankel Dawn C. Ward Nancy S. Wells Jennifer Davidson Williamson Jan Perdue Woodard

Class of 1995

Iris Society – President’s Circle Andrea Oakley Fox

Class of 1994

Iris Society Hollie Goins Kernan Carol A. Mims

Iris Society Beth Burnette Mandy Chitsaz Reid

Annual Donors Sharon Duffer Adams Truly C. Ager Michelle Flora Ams Rebecca Sweeney Anderson Angie Lilly Bennett Rebecca Daw Blum Yasmin N. Bradley

Iris Society – President’s Circle Cynthia Worsham Urquhart

Annual Donors Susan E. Auton Karen Mooney Brenneman Janet C. Bullock

Shannon Baynor Braxton Jeanette Milosavljievic Bruce Elizabeth P. Burlew Allison Trabucco Cain Jill Sellars Caldwell Valerie van Oosten Cline Michelle Smith Cowan Laine Marus Crowe Jane S. Davis Cheryl K. Diegel Michelle Sanders-Ezzell Kelly C. Formy-Duval Julie Thomas Growney Katherine Davis Honeycutt Sara Bordeaux Hunter Kathleen E. Iafrate Teresa Latham Keever Katie Tyre King Shannon T. Lambeth Paula Williams Lamina Kimberly Collier Leatherman Leigh Butler Longino Christy Moore Mallut Amy Blevins May Mariann Weissman Meleg Mary Barron Millen Catherine L. Moore Mary A. Moore Crystal Howard Morrison Abbey Lanier Mulvaney Beth Morris Nance Leigh L. Noble Sonali Kolhatkar Oberg Melissa G. O’Neal Lynn Sauls Petillo Jennifer Tingen Reese Catherine Davis Rideout Beth A. Schmitt Melissa Bannister Shaia Spencer Clement Snakard Karen Elrod Southern Jacqueline Mann Straub Angela Gardner Thompson Lori M. Watts Missy White Wells Holly Lennon Wilford Mary Beth B. Wiltshire

Class of 1996

Iris Society – President’s Circle Ann Carter Kirkland Iris Society Mary Esther Clark Baker Amanda Steele Johnson Shelly Barrick Parsons Amy L. Stroud Annual Donors Traci Spencer Adams Rebecca E. Andrews Paula Beam Anstrom Lori Miller Buckheister Allison K. Carroll Margery Knott Clifton Jennifer Stables Cole Clarky Lucas Davis Edie Mason Deck Dana Dixon Lori Gillis Duke * Deceased

Mary K. Farmer Macon Parker Fino Vanessa Newton Greathouse Kelly Pergerson Greene Emily Robinette Harpe Madeline Pinto-Harrell Camille Cunningham Henrichs Scottie Eustis Hunsberger Perri Sutton Mathews Elisabeth Smith Maxie Nickie L. McCain Molly Shepherd Nichols Catherine Walker Norris Robin Hensarling Norris Mary Russell Parker Tina Cotton Pearson Carmen M. Prevette Regina A. Reid Dana Holder Stephens Catherine O. Stewart Betsy Shelton Stewart Angela McGlamery Tucker Hope Lee Murdock Venetta Amy Hawkins Walker Ashley Carawan White

Class of 1997 Iris Society Worthy W. Baker

Annual Donors Claire Evans Adams Nancy Welton Avett Veronica King Aycock Amy D. Bailey Sheila Barrett Barnes Peggy Barbee Blake Kristin Blackwell Blue Liane Jolly Boone Katherine Turner Brooks Megan L. Carney Joy McNeill Chafin Maria Wright Chalifour Carrie Snider Cogbill Monica Lago Croom Amy E. Davis Kay Kimbrell Davis Suzette S. deForas Gina Iavarone Essa Carolyn Parnell Faulkner Amy Brooke Fisher Ana Lupton Floyd Shannon Hagerty George Kelly McLawhorn Graham Angie M. Harris Amy Pace Hasty Ashley Parr-Henderson Ginny W. Hunsberger Carol Evans Jones Wendy G. Kelly Amber Lewis Lovelace Heather Friedrichs Lyman Deborah Handy Martin Jessica K. Monroe Rebecca Carruth Parker Clyda Wood Pasquantonio Shonica A. Perrou Megan Schmidt Phelps Amy Rooks Amy Harper Rudd

Lori Goforth Shaw Melinda Wooten Shepard Ruth K. Sparks Terry Vela Strader Hillary West Strengholt Dena White Waters Jeannine Spruill Whitver Arinn Dixon Widmayer Jonna Anderson Yarbrough

Class of 1998

Iris Society Emily Fulghum Roberson Annual Donors Marsha Parker Apke Anna Ryals Aycock Barbara F. Banadyga Suzanna McNeely Beamish Heather Garrett Bowling Emily Laughinghouse Brazik Jennifer Richardson Clemmer Kimberly Collins Elizabeth Bass Daughtry Emily Gale Dean Michelle Donachy Beth Sumrell Ehrensberger Lisa A. Fellman Emily Necessary Fowler Heather Hunt Gates Martha Gilliam Nancy T. Ginger Erin Wooters Gray Paige Lassiter Hill Rebecca Huffstetler Christine Laughlin Hughes Anne Harvison Johnson Laurie Powell Landry Christy Lunsford Lemelin Amy Arrowood Lin Jennie Bradbury Locklear Melissa Blackwood Long Amy Woodard Marriott Kaye Dawn Harrison Newsome Camille Parker Michelle DeGruy Patterson Kendra Greene Perkins Kristin Young Powell Andrea M. Price Karen Edwards Proctor Sheridan Whitty Robinson Jennifer Blackwood Rogers Ginny Bonkemeyer Rushing Mika Murdock Scarlett Kelly Conkling Scott Jenny Vaughan Stauffer Lisa Suther Johnson Meredith Lovelace Swindell Fanella Bell Tague Jill Green Teel Sarah Young Walas Jaime Roberts Weathersby Carol Swink Wooten

Class of 1999

Iris Society Janet Butler-Stephens Annual Donors Carol A. Abernethy

Amy Wade Brewer Natalie Thompson Brincefield Ann De Simone Brown Allison Carter Burns Shannon MacFarlane Byers Melody D. Chalmers Katherine Miller Coley Natalie Jean Cox Elizabeth Wellman Czerwiec Emily Smith Davis Deanna L. Deaton Liz Dobbins-Smith Tish Admire Duncan Jamie Neff Ferguson Caroline Fleming Rachel Bennett Frasier Helen Lewis Gibbs Ashley Hutchins Gower Michelle Verdegaal Gray Kelly Jones Greene Tabitha Hagen Mary McDougal Heggie Erika Dean Hickman Media Scronce Hooks Ginger Hudson Jennifer Spencer Hunter Bennett Bell Jones Nikki Benfield Joyce Rebecca Holloman Liverman Wendy Holman McLawhorn Cynthia Simmons Messimore Danielle Mir Christa Mazza Moore Lori Messina Moscato Nelly Navarro-Britt Lara G. Nosal Candi M. Pinocci Dana Flotkoetter Rawls Carrie Fields Richardson Julie M. Salyards Cicely Penney Shoemaker Mamie McKinney Sutphin Angela F. Velazquez Mandy McCullen Warren Kelly Anne Wheeler Christy L. Wisuthseriwong Angela M. Woods

Class of 2000

Iris Society Amber Pittman Barnes Annual Donors Caroline Austin Ashburn Heather L. Blackley Erin E. Bowman Heather Killen Bruce Elizabeth Pegram Bruns Nicole Davenport Buchanan Kelly Tetterton Casey Sarah Suitt Craig Julia Thompson Cranford Kendra Wooley Cranford Beth Donaldson Crosby Heather Stephenson Darling Charlotte L. Dickerson Holly Johnson Ingram Tiffany Keith Jelovich Veronica Cartwright Johnson Alicia Lanier Jones

# Denotes members of the Ivy Society, recent graduates (2003 to 2016) who make a monthly gift of $10 or more annually.

Ann E. Lent Margaret Honeycutt Maddox Laura May Jennifer Ricks Merritt Melissa McGee Meyer Meredith S. Mitchell Renee Ann Overton Sarah M. Owen Amy Turner Perry Kelia Hester Pless Sally Wooten Queen Emily Severt Scruggs Traci Mutzabaugh Smith Karen Wells Thompson LetaJo Gardner Ward Stacey Stanley Wiggins

Class of 2001

Annual Donors Jinny B. Aguillard Hilary S. Allen Katherine Withers Armstrong Heather Spell Arrington Liz Arruda Mary Ann C. Bacon Sarah M. Barnhart Amanda Puckett BenDor Katie Lambeth Brann Kate D. Breen Carrie Flowers Burns Missy Dillehay Butler Ashley Beal Clos Tonya Cope Blair E. Coppedge Ericka Spruill Corey Kim Joyner Dail Thea Park Deloreto Rachel Perkinson Dickens Laura Autry Dunlap Melissa Willard Edwards Rachel Langley Embler Elizabeth Jackson Fazenbaker Jacque Gowin Fleegle Kaley Redmond Flowers Deanna Whaley Ford Shannon Morris Fox Kimberly Clendenen Franklin Christine Furmick Fussel Allison Pople George Natalie Thackston Gilliam Kimberly Shive Green Elizabeth Warren Hamilton Wendy C. Harper Jennifer Wynne Harrenstein Erica Kelly Hege Mary Kemple Sutphin Henderson Emily Phillips Herring Robin Naylor Higgins Millie L. Hotard Kelley Davidson Johnson Kristen Monaco Johnson Sarah F. Johnson Pammy Hale Josey Lacy Ross Koehler Penny Chapman Kucera Cacie McLaurin Langley Nancy Richardson Lassiter Kelli Parrish Laudate Amy Stallings Lee Caroline Perry Lee Honor Roll of Donors 2016-17

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Jenna Leggett Leissner Jamye M. Hickman Holly Lowman Emily Thomas Lucas Leslie Gilliland Lynette Susan Jones Mailey Melissa Favreau Mathe Sarah Wood Mathes Leslie C. Maxwell Elizabeth Hamilton McLamb Amanda Bunn Miller Betsy Rhame-Minor Amy L. Moore Cassie M. Mozingo Katharine Wit Mundorf Natalie Murray Rye Anderson Myers Allison Rogers Nettleton Lesley M. Parr Ginger Yancey Phelps Suzanne McLamb Plunket Lisa Gilliam Ragland Liz Kelly Reilly Laura Chalk Roach Kelly A. Roder Marley Finch Russell Lindsey R. Rutledge Chassie Deitz-Selouane Jackielynn L. Setliff Melissa Denning Sevigny Candy Foley Snively Elizabeth Anne Bondurant Spires Janell Patterson Squire

Laura McAuley Stanley Sherry A. Stephens Alison Baggette Thompson Amanda Dixon Thompson Krystal G. Tyndall Jennifer White Urban Carrol Adams Warren Debra K. Wiggins Hilary Lichty Wilkinson Elizabeth Morgan Williams Cassie Evans Williamson Sarah Fuqua Wilson Lynn Witt

Class of 2002

Iris Society Christina E. Brizendine Meredith Carson Goodwin Annual Donors Lindsay Styron Allen Sarah C. Barbee Jennifer P. Barber Lori Beck Blackley Jordan West Bostic Lisa Wagoner Carlton Betsy Carbrey Castellow Jean Metz Cole Susanne S. Darden Katie Goforth Darden Annette Snyder Deese Melissa G. Duncan Natasha Farrington Evans

Talia A. Fann Emily L. Graves Sarah E. Hale Ginger Moore Harrell Christie Aycock Hensley Jessica Landon Hoke Jenny Costa Honeycutt JoAnne Duffy Kinyon Carly L. Lantz Christina M. Lehman Laney Lowe Danette Lucas Amanda Knox Lyle Stephanie Jordan Mayberry Keri E. Medlin Amy L. Michael Karli Mikula Barrett Coddington Morris Megan N. Muzychka Nichole Cantwell Olbertz Amanda J. Oliver Kim Waddell Osborne Natalie Jenkins Peel Amy Perry Suzanne Cade Pierce Kristina Wood Ray Meghan Wiest Retseck Maureen McQuade Rose Amy Blackmon Sarazen Mary V. Sears Lana Phelps Sorrell Brooke Canady Stephens Christine Kelley Storch

Emily Stewart Strickling Julie Kerr Swanner Heather Craven Sykes Tara Fulcher Thomas Angie Daniels Tucker Ashley Taylor Watkins Juanita Hall Watkins Cara C. Watson Kathleen Cox Weathers Collins Whitfield Anna Walston Williams Kelly Fish Wilson Sarah Edwards Wilson Beatrice G. Zepeda

Class of 2003

Iris Society Megan Deane Greer Anna Jones Townsend Annual Donors Malissa de La Fosse Albright Stella Sutton Barker Kimberly A. Barnes Joelle Baysden Lindsay Sutton Beavers Meredith Olson Blair Paulina Guzman Bohorquez Alison Suber Braswell Heidi N. Brown Tracy A. Brown Melissa Currin Byrum Carolyn Barnes Clark

Ashley P. Dempsey Kylene Dibble Lara Dick Crystal Canady Dixon Nora Duran Allison Rowe Edwards Amanda L. Fletcher Christina Meade Gainor Hunter Eddins Gentel Jennifer Carter Hare Allee Byrd Harrell Lauren E. Highfill Amanda Austin Hummel Kendall Byrum Hussey Beth M. Jarvis Christen E. Jones Michelle K. Kehoe Crystal Whitley Lester Sue Lewis Lillian Bouchard McLeod Renn Baker McMurray Tasha Matheny Michaels Taylor Macy Nguyen Angela D. Palmer Gretchen Crisson Parker Sejal V. Patel Beth Stephenson Pelter Tiesha K. Pope Allison Koos Rash Theresa A. Reuter Leslie Teachey Rhodes Shannon O’Berry Rich Stormmie G. Richardson

Keeping Meredith Strong

Senior Class Gift Helps Counseling Center

by Emily Parker

T

he Counseling Center is vital to the

Breanna Hollar, continued to help

Meredith campus community and the

with the project after graduation, as well as

Class of 2017 wanted to ensure that

members of the interior design department.

current and future students had the resources

“It was important for us to include these

they needed and accessibility to the space.

interior design students,” says Emily Kelleher, ʼ17. “By having students from our class

After discussing senior class gift ideas with The Meredith Fund, the Class of 2017

design the space, they were using the skills

decided the money they raised would be

and knowledge that Meredith helped them

used for renovations to the waiting area of the

gain and giving back to the school.”

Counseling Center and Disabilities Services

Renovations are expected to be complete

office. This project was important to them

furniture, including wheelchair accessible

this academic year. In addition, a gift from

because they wanted to show that receiving

desks for students to enter their information

former Parents Council members Margaret

help for mental health issues is essential to a

into laptops before appointments.

and Harrison Marshall paid for carpet in the

person’s health and well-being.

“We wanted to create a place that

Tri-chairs Emily Kelleher, Autumn Edwards, and Dielle McMillan were all pleased with the

hallway and in 2014 allowed for a renovation of the relaxation room.

students know is open and welcoming when

effort seniors put into the project and feel like

they need someone to talk through tough

their class understands the importance of

will make a lasting difference and has already

times with,” says Autumn Edwards, ʼ17,

philanthropy.

inspired others,” says Beth Meier, director of

tri-chair for the senior gift campaign.

The seniors were able to raise $6,168 that will be used for new carpet, paint, and

“This class has certainly given a gift that

The class also had five interior design

the counseling center. “Wellness and quality of

students who worked on the space for both

life are the focus of one of our strategic pillars

functionality and design. One of the students,

at Meredith and this gift shows that others value our work.”

To learn more about Beyond Strong | The Campaign for Meredith, visit meredith.edu/beyondstrong.

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Hassie Hughes Ruger Christy L. Sadler Karen Burke Safley Courtney Little Shelton Elizabeth Kelly Smith Leanna G. St. Clair Adrian Lovelace Standish Becca King Stephens Anne B. Stewart Lauren Boone Stroupe Caroline Mercer Sweezy Sarah Wood Swihart Holly M. Teague Courtney Vaughan Amy E. Young

Laura Williams Schlabach Katherine Weaver Scott Amy Varley Smith Johanna Lukhard Steis Rachel E. Stenbuck Ruth Stephenson Erin Miller Taylor Kacie Miller Teeter Krystal M. Twiford Emily Gupton Upchurch Quinn Wade Dianna D. Wagoner Mary Kathryn Hardy Washington Mary Frances Daniel Wilson

Class of 2004

Iris Society – President’s Circle Ginger Alexander Neustadt

Iris Society Whitney C. Crowder Shannon Massey Lowry Blair Callihan Reynolds Blair Briggs Roberts Annual Donors Kelly E. Adams Lindsay T. Bass Amanda C. Beasley Anne Rand Bettendorf Karen S. Bobinyec Amanda Smith Browning Sharla Smith Collins Mary-Kathryn Connor Casey Nave Cox Laura E. Cress Stephanie D. Crocker Courtney Harris Currin Kathryn Cushwa Mary Daniels Cassandra Lee Davis Molly E. Dean Amanda P. Denny Sarah Furr Domina Meredith Collier Ellis Jamie Morris Firebaugh Maegan L. Freeman Sandee Bizzell Hales Grayson Gant Hampson Tina M. Harkness Lauren M. Hassenzahl Erin L. Hege Lindsey M. Renaud Jennifer L. Jones Jennifer Glaser Kane Kimberly Turnage Keith Paige Kemmerer Kiser Abby J. Kody Rebecca Hutchings Lee Malone Lockaby Tracey K. Marina Anna Dills Mayhew Miranda R. McCall Emily Cox Mitchell Nathalia Faber Parrish Amy Cornett Penny Rebecca A. Perkinson Melissa A. Prevatte Jessica Strickland Pulliam Hannah Gray Rinehart Whitney Pence Rodgers Sara Hines Ryan * Deceased

Class of 2005

Iris Society Alicia M. Baucom Victoria K. Bunch Sarah Wilson Collins Laura McNeill Cox Rachel Chilcot Findley Sterling Winslow Grimes Virginia Sloop Johnson Catherine C. Jones Annual Donors Holly Schmidt Akkerman Kendra Keech Alexander# Paige Avery Barnes Jennifer Smith Bissette Ashley Harrison Bitner Amanda L. Bordeaux Mary Clarke Shuff Bourgeois Wakana Bracey Margaret Hudson Cameron Christi Roberson Coiner Anna Nichols DeShazier Katie Fuller Dohrman Emily Mitchell Drake Taylor Newberry Elliott Stephanie Ellis Nikki B. Evans Samaiyah E. Faison Cameron E. Fisher Kim M. Forrester Sarah Margaret Gransee Rachel Salsman Harrison Jill Nester Hayes Katie T. Henderson Beth Briggs Holt Meredith Heinisch Huie Sara Seago-Blanton Illig Cyndi L. Keller Abby McAlister Littlefield Allison Clapp Marth Elizabeth Wilson McAllister Meredith Kizer Monday Karoline E. Moore Ann Morrison Ava Leigh Jackson Naylor Courtney Morris Newberry Elizabeth J. Newton Megan Arnold Parker Meghan G. Rasmussen Amanda Strawbridge Richardson Crystal D. Rovenstine

Callene Cassedy Ryan Ashley Ellis Smith Jenni Drew Smith Christi McKee Standley Elizabeth Robinson Throckmorton Emily Bottoms Turner Leslie Van Den Berg Amy Beattie Wilkinson Kimberly A. Williams

Class of 2006

Iris Society – President’s Circle Kelly Beth Smith Hapgood# Iris Society Amy Smith Gentry# Charlotte Fetterman Harrell# Julia Adams Scheurich# Annual Donors Paula Ali Dee Edwards Belvin Sarah Edwards Benko# Wendy Edmond Bennett Erin Biggio Kelly E. Cash# Ashley Daughtry# Christine L. Davis# Sarah Lynn Joyner Davis# Anna Baldwin Echols Talley Rouse Evans# Yanely T. Gerew Laura C. Gould Meredith Gray Emily R. Harkey# Amanda S. Harris Meredith L. Harris Katie Hayes# Jennifer Noel Henderson Dana Keck Kadwell Virginia Benner Kemp Paige Lineberry King Allison McCarter Kurtz Jane W. Langford# Jacquelyn B. Law# Chelsea L’Heureux Heidi M. Loveall Traci McCloskey Myranda Wilson Meeks Cassie Mentha Rhonda G. Olive Melissa Poe Parks Lindsey French Parnell# Mary Shytle Peacock Elizabeth Loftis Plotkin# Elise Radcliff Michelle L. Scott# Kellie S. Smith Samantha Speers# Christy Adkins Steel Maggie Stroud Alicia Thompson Brooke Tonkin Kendall Overcash Tyson Sarah McCune Valentine# Shannon Walker Suzanne Britton Waterfield Leigh Smith Watts Liz Yaros Karen Kroszner Zimmerman

Class of 2007

Iris Society Megan Gillikin Fielman# Kalee L. Hill# Crystal L. McKinney# Annual Donors Genevieve Boisvert Barker Kelly A. Branco# Stacy Cabeen Buck Molly H. Cahill Leslie E. Cahoon Kary Creekmore Charlebois Christina Hooks Copersito Minnie L. Corwin Jessica Pike Currin# Lori DeBlaker Carrie P. Faircloth Angie Garcia SeLisa A. Godfrey Julie Hardison Green Audrey Tamer Harrell Leslie A. Harris# Katharine R. Hillmann Rebekah Miller Hopkins# Ashley C. Huffman Susan Hwang Rebekah Hroza Ivey# Mary B. Johnson Jessica L. Maurice Olivia C. McCall Anna McFadyen Adrianne R. McKee Emily B. Moreschi# Candice Eller Morgan Megan Hembree Morlok Katherine J. Murray Amanda K. Nickerson Angie Lapino Patrick Kristi Arthur Paylor Suzanne A. Roudebush Maria N. Santore Victoria C. Stevens- McClain Grace Sugg# Lindsay M. Sutton# Breeanne A. Swart Lauren J. Thie Jennifer E. Tripoli# Kelli D. Vaughns Laura Wagner Christen Crouch Ware# Jennifer Williams Mary Rogers Williford Michelle F. Wright#

Class of 2008

Iris Society – President’s Circle Quintala S. Parham# Iris Society Lauree Herrmann Britney Brown Matthews# Keri L. Rehm# Meredith L. Secosky# Annual Donors Leigh Ann Alford-Keith# Megan L. Anderson Rebecca Vannoy Bailey Sarah W. Beck

# Denotes members of the Ivy Society, recent graduates (2003 to 2016) who make a monthly gift of $10 or more annually.

Shannon Walsh Boyd Sianna R. Brown Amanda K. Citron# Amanda Clark Cogdill Natalie Roane Colhoun Rita R. Cone# Erica Futrell Fitts# Kensey Foushee-Erkes Megan A. Hentze Katie Price Huber Mary Ruth Humphrey Meghan E. Ickes# Brooke E. Johnson# Marissa L. Knott# Amber N. Krawczyk# Mackenzie G. Lyons Nicole McGuinness# Liz McLean Meredith R. Nusbaum# Carrie J. Oliver Caroline A. Peterson Ginny Nobling Phillips Lauren E. Porter Carrie E. Pratt Meredith R. Pugh# Brittany Rice# Caitlyn E. Riner# Brittni Sanneh Ashley Smith# Whitney B. Sorrell Kaitlin Briggs Stammetti# Emily A. Towery# Paige Birdsall Townsend Liz Murray Watson Heather Sellers Woodard

Class of 2009

Iris Society – President’s Circle Natalie Braswell Broyhill# Iris Society Anna E. Fincher# Anna M. Lambert# Joanna E. Still# Annual Donors Meredith A. Ainsworth Meredith E. Alexander# Brenna N. Anderson# Hanna Slomianyj Arnold# Emily Austin Meredith E. Beeman Kelly E. Bradshaw Bethany K. Burriss# Elizabeth E. Cobb Shelley M. Cousins Elinor Dale Krystle M. Davis Emelia D. Dunston Lauryn B. DuPree# Stephanie L. Farmer Torie Scheetz Fields Juanita A. Flonard# Jessica Adams Gelatt Emily H. Harper Lacey A. Knapp Alison M. Langford Rebecca J. Leahy Brittany M. Lindgren Elise Moffitt Honor Roll of Donors 2016-17

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Kandice Lewis Mott# Anna E. Neely Courtney Meyer Plaisted# Samantha J. Price Caitlin Dillon Purinai Laura T. Sayabouth# Meredith Moore Stokes# Rachel R. Tabbi Terri N. Wilson Heather M. Wurr

Class of 2010

Iris Society Lauren Connell Huber# Annual Donors Courtney N. Allen# Katherine S. Anderson Anna Youngblood Armstrong Samantha Rice Ashby# Whitney M. Bade Nakia S. Bennett Amanda D. Bitler# Candice O. Bullock Hailey Phillips Carpenter Rachel Aydlett Cessna Krishna Chagarlamudi Sara B. Croninger Amy L. Damone Emily H. Dawson Amanda L. Eubanks Amanda Gooley Faison Sarah A. Fischer Lindsay Gobush Fulk Rebekah J. Gardner# Kasey E. Ginsberg Rachel E. Greene# Mary E. Harris Meghan R. Harward# Kimberly D. Hockenberry Erin N. Hill Brittany Cornelius Honeycutt# Marie LaHaye Hotta# Erin Schaefer Inagaki Ashley E. Horn Terri A. Johnson Lindsay Kay Kelvington# Harriett L. Kinney Christin A. Kubasko# Meghan E. Laurin Kathryn Maples Lawn Lesley Bass Matthis Carolyn Penning Mercer# Christina E. Metcalf Jesse L. Monroe Meredith Moore Moody Katie Nagel Chelsea E. Nielsen Elizabeth Pasi Lauren N. Pearce Kimberly McSorley Precythe Jessica A. Prescott Johnson Erin Etheridge Prim Sarah C. Rhodes Jessica Wyngaarden Roe# Renata Heineman Spencer# Samantha W. Stallings Ashley Stein Stevens# Britt Tatum#

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Virginia Claire Tharrington Whitney C. Westbrook Shonta L. Wicker Hillery S. Willis Hilary C. Wiltshire

Class of 2011

Annual Donors Grace G. Alexander Margo J. Alfieri# Allison J. Alston Samantha J. Anderson# Afeefa A. Ayesh Meredith H. Bolton Meghan E. Burke Caroline Clark Halie Sue S. Clifton# Maggie W. Clifton# Lacey B. Coward Marian K. Cregger# Claire Dwyer Liza E. Fisher Brittany M. Forlidas Ellen Frazier# Courtney C. Girton# Jasmine L. Gore# Anna Beavon Gravely# Sally M. Grimes# Rebecca Stephenson Harper Stephanie L. Hillmann Beth C. Howard# Susannah M. Howard# Katherine Jones Emery A. Lai# Rebecca H. Lang# Lindsay F. Lewis Sarah Anne Wheeler Linhart Elizabeth M. Matthews Emily M. Newman Janie R. Perry Annelise Rogers# Ayanna N. Scott Margaux M. Spiegel Allyson L. Sutton# Tara M. Sydnor Zannah T. Webster#

Class of 2012

Annual Donors Laura Holder Adams Tambrie N. Aiken Ashlea K. Armstrong# Rachael N. Beckner# Lilly C. Bliss# Mada L. Brown# Courtney C. Bunn# Stephanie A. Cardozo Brianna E. Castillo Amy J. Coble Elizabeth L. Corder Becca A. Davis# Codi M. Dunning Pricilla Elezaj Ashley H. Evrard Abigail E. Farmer Michelle M. Farthing Kyndle W. Faulkner# Joyce E. Flynn Apiffany A. Gaither

Gina M. Gambella Allison Huber Godwin Holly A. Pennington# Elizabeth Alexander Green# Kayley H. Hake Alyson A. Hancock Julie-Kate Hazelrigg Casey E. Heath# Ashton P. Herbert# Logan L. Hill Salena M. Howlett# Erica Bader Hyman# Becca Brodney Jarman Helen C. Jenkins Lauren J. Johnson Lydia L. King Preethi Manohar Hannah R. Massey Chanell N. McCain# Debra H. Miller Denise A. Moncol Mary Sarah O’Bryan# Ashley E. Pearsall Linda P. Pratt JLP Prince Barbara A. Riccardi# Kelsey A. Riner Ai-Vy Riniker Sarah S. Robinson# Sarah Terrell Royster# Sydney E. Sauers# Ashley N. Shaw Taylor C. Smith Jordan E. Stewart Ruth Stewart Jodi E. Von Jess Elizabeth M. Warren# Anna M. Williams Kristin A. Williford Hallie C. Willis# Savanna M. Wilson Whitney R. Windsor# Brittnie A. Woodard Rebecca E. Yow Mengjie Zhang

Class of 2013 Iris Society Betty D. Edwards#

Annual Donors Meahgan G. Absalom# Maria E. Adonay# Shanna J. Alley Brittany Murray Ambler# Rachel Atkinson# Anna C. Barefoot Megan O. Beebe Sarah M. Beno# Marianna F. Blizzard Diana L. Burrafato Jennifer B. Cash Miller L. Cheatham# Alex B. Clayton Caroline N. Cobb Jennifer S. Collins# Jillian S. Craig Hannah H. Dawson Sydney C. Decker#

Nicole D. Dutton Kaylee M. Dyson Michelle Cox Galloway Laurie B. Hainley# Katlynn L. Hardy Kristen I. Hartley# Hannah A. Hess Hannah L. Hill# Jessica L. Huneycutt Angel N. Jackson Pamela C. Jarrett# Leah S. P. Jay Meredith L. Jenkins# Jazz N. Johnson Morgan L. Johnson Caroline Kaleel Evans# Brianna R. Karmi Christina C. Klimvakis# Cameron E. Mast Emily E. McLawhorn Devin E. Montague Catherine J. Moye Katie M. Mundt Brooke B. Murray# Elizabeth H. Oates Kelsie E. Peters Mary L. Rawls# April L. Richard# Christie L. Richards Hope A. Robertson# Kristen N. Schaible Whitney C. Sluder Emily E. Smith Chelsea R. Spaeth Christina Cole Spears# Lauren B. Symonds Mary A. Thomas Rebecca I. Thompson Kayla M. Walker Taylor M. Wilson#

Class of 2014

Annual Donors Cece E. Blair Marley C. Blanchard# Jolean A. Brann Katie L. Bynum# Ali E. Chappell# Brittany A. Coley Aubrey A. Cuthbertson Jessi A. Davis Shelby E. Decker Sydney L. Ducker# Maddie M. Duke Morgan T. Fitzgerald# Stacey L. Florence# Malissa G. Ford Leah M. Friedman Victoria A. Garrard# Ashley A. Green Elizabeth S. Guiles# Caitlyn DeBona Holland# Allison M. Holmes Kelsey E. Hopper Calais R. Johnson Heidi M. Johnson Jessica M. Johnson Katy B. Kingsbury Heidi H. Kocon

Kristin E. Lee Amber N. Lindsey Lindsey N. Linton# Jennell A. Little Melissa H. Mahony Kaitlyn P. Matthews# Paige E. McCabe Holly R. Mills# Andie M. Stuber# Allison N. Pappas# Kaitlin M. Petruska# Lacy R. Pfeiffer Angie M. Ramkellawan# Lauren E. Richards Barrett E. Royal# Elizabeth A. Schlieper Hillary M. Stone Meg E. Thedford# Grace Smith Tolson# Leia A. Trotter Kathryn F. Y. Warren Samantha J. Watson# Lenelle H. Welch# Kathleen E. Winslow# Mary Elizabeth A. Zackery

Class of 2015

Annual Donors Mandy R. Astor# Payton S. Bagley Cameron A. Bailey Kara E. Barrett Paige E. Bigger Taylor T. Booth Katie M. Bowling Madison T. Brendle Katie L. Brinson# Lexie Anne Stephens Katti E. Caraballo# Marinda P. Carraway Christina L. Churchill# Suzanne L. Clayton Krista A. Dalton Julia R. Dent Caitlin J. Dorantich# Cynthia M. Eyer# Whitley M. Glosson# Jordan T. Godwin Amanda C. Hall Haley V. Harris Chelsea A. Hoofnagle Sarah K. Johnson Catie L. Jones Claire E. Jones Alissa V. Jording Stephanie N. Kayye Ashley K. Kesler Laura G. Knott Stefanie L. Kuhn Kayla L. Lane# Laura Beth E. Lane Emily K. Lauterer Kathryn E. Livesay Stephanie L. Livesay Caroline Lowry Jackie H. Lytton Lexi A. Maguire Kate M. Marshall# Jordan T. Martin

Ally G. Martinez-Arocho# Lottie K. Meadows Alyssa R. Miller Caroline E. Newcomb Olivia H. C. Oliver# Diana M. Owens# Leanna K. Pai# Chelsea M. Parker Chey N. Parrish Catherine R. Perry Mariah T. Poole Martha V. Powell Christine A. Prosser Claire A. Puryear Hannah E. Ritchie# Jennie L. Robinson# Olivia S. Seeger Sarah E. Horton Maryann Sibrizzi Erin K. Slee# Brittany D. Spell# Katie L. Taylor Sarah A. Taylor Alex P. Thurston# Alexis M. Trell# Mary C. Tyson Victoria J. Vernon Mary Elizabeth Warren Sarah E. White Caroline V. Williamitis# Katie E. Wilson Courtney E. Yearick

Kasey L. Jones# Tia J. Joyce Langley K. Kelly Taina B. Lilly-Roman Abigail M. Lorentzen# Megan E. Luke# Ann M. Manning Rebecca A. Manning# Maria D. R. Martinez# Alex M. Maters Brooke A. Mayo Ally K. McRee Brittany J. Millice Miranda N. Mitchell Liesel H. Nix# Tabitha L. Ostrout Rachel A. Phelps Savannah L. Phillips# Rachel V. Powell Erin A. Precise# Brooke B. Scott# Kristen D. Rivera Meredith E. Shaw Samantha J. Sherlin Katelyn M. Smith# Mindie P. Stanford Shyanne N. Stone# Julia K. Tilley# Brittany N. M. Ridgeway# Kelly M. Wallace Margaret S. R. Warren# Abbie L. Wilson#

Class of 2016

Class of 2017

Annual Donors Bailey C. Benge Valerie N. Bobola Jessica L. S. Boyd# Tarry E. Boyd Jessica D. Browning Leslie A. Bunch Ashley N. Byrnes Raven J. Chavez# Elizabeth A. Cheatham# Allayah P. Cherry Kendall St Clair Cheston Tess E. Coleman# Maria K. Core# Blair V. Delery# Karen D. Derr# Victoria E. Doyle Jennifer L. Ellis# Becca S. Farmer# Zoe E. Flowers Katherine M. Gambella# Vanessa Garcia Jaramillo Michelle S. Garcia Ashley-Rose Hall Gardiner Sean E. Gould# Raven A. Gregory# Maddy D. Halloran# Ashley R. Harris Sarah W. Harvard Sarah Haseeb# Alex L. Herel# Raquel C. A. Hill Taylor B. Hinson Alexis N. Holmes# Meredith E. Hovis# Jordyn L. Howell# * Deceased

Annual Donors Jessica L. Alston# Miranda P. Ameen# Mary Anna Askew# Alexandra B. Baker Brittany E. Barker Charlotte E. Barrick Whitney J. Bell# Hailey E. Blount Hannah C. Bobbitt# Arielle C. Boland# Katherine O. Bonner Patricia I. Bordonaro# Elizabeth A. Boyd Alexandria G. Brinkley Gemma K. Brodney DeNancy L. Brown Tayler C. Brown# Kenan Bunn Katherine E. Burkett Carson R. Clark# Kathryn L. Cooke Laura E. Culpepper Vanessa K. Cupil-Garcia# Dixie C. Daniel# Nicole A. De Naeyer Ashley M. Deal# Autumn P. Edwards# Halle P. Emanuels# Megan D. Faircloth Noel M. Fox Hannah R. Gerding Kiara T. Glover Cailin D. Goff Lauren K. Golding# Amanda J. Good

Olivia R. Goodwin Caitlin M. Grant# Autumn L. Gruber# Crystal L. Gunther# Tori T. Hargrow# Laura Anne Hatcher Anna L. Hellard# Heather B. Hickman Patience A. Hill Breanna K. Hollar Whitley B. Holt# Selena S. Jallad Melissa R. Jenkins Emily K. Kelleher# Constance Kinney# Anna R. Landis Valerie Lawrence Haleigh M. Leonard# Jennifer J. Livingston# Kelsey G. Lockner Alyson N. Mann# Sarah A. Massey# Dielle C. McMillan# Chelsea K. Meacham# Helen C. Milano# America D. Morales Caitlin M. Norris# Kourtney V. N. Oliver-Mays Nicole C. Ortega# Kinsey N. Owens Katerina C. Pittman Wachiraya Poonnak Meredith L. Pope Olivia L. Powlas Madison R. Propst Rachel N. Redwine Emily J. Riley Briana N. Schiro Katherine M. Schneid# Jena A. Scott# Barbara Doerksen Shantz# Diane P. Sherman# Ashley N. Souphanthavong Hannah K. Squires# Mary Blaire Stephens# Amanda N. Strickland Shelby N. Tart# Asia K. N. Taylor# Kayla E. Terry# Katrina R. Thomas Olivia R. Thompson Teresa L. Wilkinson# Rachael A. Wimmer Emily A. Woolard

Class of 2018

Annual Donors Julia A. Allsbrook Katie P. Brown Debra L. Laube Annie E. Morin Katherine R. Murphy Pinaky J. Patel Robin A. Person Christina M. Saraceno Caitlin G. Sloan Kaitlin S. Toxey Katherine J. Vaughan

Class of 2019 Annual Donors Morgan S. Daly

Class of 2020 Annual Donors Meredith P. Brown Alanna M. Haughey Colbie N. Stephens

Corporations, Organizations & Foundations

Iris Society – President’s Circle Aramark Corporation BlueCross and BlueShield of North Carolina James E. and Mary Z. Bryan Foundation Porter B. Byrum Charitable Trust The Cannon Foundation, Inc. Carol C. & O. Temple Sloan, Jr. Foundation Coca-Cola Bottling Company Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of North Carolina, Inc. Jessie Ball duPont Fund Lucy T. Fassett Memorial Trust G. Fred Hale Charitable Trust Hickory First Baptist Church IME BECAS Mexican Consulate Independent College Fund of NC Martin Marietta Materials NC Baptist Foundation, Inc. NC Community Foundation NCDOT Division Of Motor Vehicles Pershing LLC Raymond James Minnie Huffman Reddish Foundation Triangle Community Foundation, Inc. Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation

Arch Mortgage Insurance Company Beck & Blackley Chiropractic Clinic Bees and Beetles Inc. Boyd Insurance Services Bridgestone Matching Gift Program Butler & Stowe C & R Sports of Raleigh Capital Christian Daycare Center Inc Cary Endocrine & Diabetes Center Cary Orthopedic Class of 1992 Cliff Stephens Heritage Concrete College Park Baptist Church Dell Giving Estate Lucille S. Harris The Howe Foundation, Inc. Hummel Hodges Foundation IBM Employee Services Center Indian American Nurses Association JCPenney Jobe Realty Group LLC Lorraine Hale Music Instruction Meg & Co. Real Estate Morine Financial Services North Carolina Museum of Art Providence Baptist Church Sherlock & Walker, LLC SJV Medical Products, LLC St. Andrews Living Center, INC. Valley Proteins Wines for Humanity

Faculty & Staff

Iris Society – President’s Circle President Jo Allen, ’80 Denise B. Dworznicki Cynthia C. Godwin, ’74 Betty Webb, ’67

Iris Society AT&T Matching Gift Foundation Bank of America Cisco Foundation Confero, Inc. Dominion NC Power Enterprise Holdings I. J. Quinn, Sr. Family Foundation IBM Corporation - Matching Gift Program MetLife Foundation Charles & Irene Nanney Foundation North Carolina Educational Scholarship Fund, Inc. Peggra Farms Raleigh Piano Teachers Association Ruth Camp Campbell Foundation U.S. Trust James & Mildred Wilkinson Charitable Trust

Iris Society Craig M. Barfield Charles L. Barton William C. Brown Melinda B. Campbell M. Linda Carter, ’82 Marie B. Chamblee Rachel Chilcot Findley, ’05 Ann C. Gleason Jeffrey Howlett N. Jean Jackson, ’75 Anna M. Lambert, ’09 Sarah E. Parker Matthew Poslusny Walda A. Powell Kelly Morris Roberts, ’91 Phyllis O’Hara Smetana, ’87 Janice Coffey Swab Deborah Tippett Bonnie Torgerson W. G. Walton, Jr. Harold L. West Kimberly McCall Whitley, ’85 Jeanie Wozencraft-Ornellas

Annual Donors Academy Bus, LLC Act Electric Inc.

Annual Giving Anonymous Donors Margo J. Alfieri, ’11

# Denotes members of the Ivy Society, recent graduates (2003 to 2016) who make a monthly gift of $10 or more annually.

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Hilary S. Allen, ’01 Melyssa Allen Shanna J. Alley, ’13 Douglas R. Alm Jason Andrus Allison Anthony Cailin Asip Lyn Aubrecht Lauren Bader Astra Barnes Ball Jane E. Barnes Fain Barker Fiona Barkley Tim Bartlett Sarah Bean Jennifer Becker Cindy Bell Sarah Edwards Benko, ’06 Steven A. Benko Patricia M. Blackwell Monica Borden, ’89 Christine Borneo Amy Bowen Shery Boyles Karen Mooney Brenneman, ’94 Cynthia Brinson Jeremy Bryant Christina Nuttle Bumgardner Diane Burke Martha Burpitt Marisa S. Campbell Henry Carlson Gail Yates Carnagua, ’77 Sarah Carr Alicia C. Casadonte Janet F. Cherry, ’79 Vilma Concha-Chiaraviglo Kathryn Summers Clark Erin Cleghorn Pat Clements Billie Jo Kennedy Cockman, ’79 Robin Bailey Colby, ’81 Alyson Colwell-Waber Mary-Kathryn Pate Connor, ’04 Jane Crowley Francie S. Cuffney Aubrey A. Cuthbertson, ’14 Deborah Dalziel Laura B. Davidson Alexander Davis Alysia Davis Jessica A. Davis, ’14 Callie Ann K. Debellis Mary Kay Delaney Tammi Dittmar Lori Gillis Duke, ’96 Briana Duncan Rebecca S. Duncan Tisha Admire Duncan, ’99 Cynthia A. Edwards Rebecca Edwards Diane R. Ellis Alissa English Alana Etter Emily Evans Doreen Ward Fairbank Nasser Fayed Laura Fine Carol K. Finley Eleanor Foltz

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Pamela Galloway Jean Gambrill Michelle S. Garcia, ’16 Rebekah Shingleton Gardner, ’10 Donna T. Garner Courtney George Leila Ghannad Jane M. Gleason Whitley M. Glosson, ’15 Cara Glover Ellen Bonham Goode Angela Gouge Carol A. Gramer Eloise Grathwohl Shannon Gravelle Deborah Greene Shannon Grimes Elizabeth Grimes-Droessler Sonya Grimsley Betty G. Harper Vanessa Harris Linda Hatcher Margaret Hattori Mattie L. Hawkins, ’08 Tim Hendrix Natalie Herrmann Amie Hess Gaye D. Hill Ashley Hogan Teresa Holder Amber Holland Tammy Holleman Stephanie Holmes Sylvia P. Horton, ’08 Kristin C. Householder Robert Hulon Pamela C. Jarrett, ’13 Cheryl Jenkins Mary B. Johnson, ’07 Traci Johnson Veronica Cartwright Johnson, ’00 Marilyn L. Jones, ’75 Sharon L. Jones Wendy Jones Jeane M. Joyner Caroline E. Kaleel, ’13 Jennifer Glaser Kane, ’04 Virginia Benner Kemp, ’06 Paul Keys Sarah Kibler Rebecca Kirstein Tracy G. Knight, ’89 Donna Knott Julia Kolb Patricia G. Kritzer Donna LaHaye William Landis Jeff Langenderfer Carly L. Lantz, ’02 Debra L. Laube, ’13 Jacquelyn B. Law, ’06 Todd Lechner Heidi A. LeCount Christie Lee, ’11 Mary Jane Lenard Crystal Whitley Lester, ’03 Lindsay F. Lewis, ’11 Cassandra Lilly Erin S. Lindquist Stephanie Little

Anna O. Lockett Dave Lyons Lois Makoid Julie Malley Sharon Malley Cammey C. Manning Thomas Manning Andrea Marritt Jeffrey Martinson Petrea Marvin Jane Matthews Kaitlyn P. Matthews, ’14 Stephen McAdams Charlotte Claypoole McKinney Monica B. McKinney Melinda McLain David McLennan Kristi Eaves-McLennan Jennifer D. McMillen William McNairy Martin McNamee Andrea McPherson Kevin Michaelsen Jeannie Morelock Carol Morris Gwynn Morris Beth A. Mulvaney Jackie Myers Kathryn Nagel, ’10 Jason Newport Carrie Nichols Claytona D. Nixon Rebecca Oatsvall Evie Odom Kristie Ogilvie Jennifer Olson Alexandra Ormond Cathleen Ostrowski Kathy Owen, ’75 Frances M. Page Denise Perry Parker, ’83 Emily Parker Wetonah Rice Parker Leslie Payne Dee Perry Katherine Peterssen Mary Ellen Philen Ann Phillips Savannah L. Phillips, ’16 Maria Pickering Brent A. Pitts Kathryn Potts Carol Raubenheimer Robert Reid Juan Rendon Andy Richards Jean Ann Rick Caitlyn E. Riner, ’08 Kelsey A. Riner, ’12 Edward Robinson, IV Jennie L. Robinson, ’15 Catherine Bland Rodgers, ’76 Erica Roelof Christina Romanelli Johnny Roten Sonia E. M. Ruiz Claire Ruocchio Geraldine Sargent Kim Scavone William L. Schmidt

Julie Schrock Lauren Scott Diane P. Sherman, ’17 Diane L. Shore Brooke Shurer Tomecca M. Sloane Angela Smedley Eleanore Smith Raymond Smith Tracy E. Smith Anne J. Smithson Douglas A. Spero Jennifer L. Spiker Elizabeth Shelton Stewart, ’96 Brandon Stokes Brenda Stokes Matthew Stutz S. Grace Sugg, ’07 Dana Faircloth Sumner Fanella Bell Tague, ’98 Richard Talach Elizabeth Britt Tatum, ’10 Danielle Taylor Belinda Thomas Erica Thomas Brian Thornburg Alex Thurston, ’15 Cheryl Todd Cecilia Toole Alexis M. Trell, ’15 Steven Utley Jacob Vaccaro Karina van Wakeren- Shields Starlette Vaught Sharon Lassiter Vinson Jonathan Wade Linda Matthews Wann, ’76 Kristin Richey Watkins, ’89 Candice F. Webb, ’09 Victoria Weber Susan B. Wessels Alphonsa White Lori White Barbara Wilder Kelly Wilder Hilary Lichty Wilkinson, ’01 Donald Williams Ellen Williams ’72 Susan Williams Gina Wilner John R. Wilson Patricia Wilson Taylor M. Wilson, ’13 Tara Wind Paul A. Winterhoff Elizabeth D. Wolfinger Nathan Woolard Elizabeth Yaros, ’06 Anne York Bing Yu Heather Zeigler

Retired Faculty, Staff & Faculty Emeriti

Iris Society – President’s Circle Bernard H. Cochran Charles A. Davis Dorothy Knott Preston, ’54 Marilyn Cook Stuber Betty Webb, ’67

Iris Society Maynard T. Bledsoe Sandra Critzer Close, ’86 Anne Clark Dahle, ’54 Josephine P. Guglielmi Carolyn M. Happer Mary Bland Josey, ’51 Sue Ennis Kearney, ’64 Virginia E. Knight Jerod J. Kratzer Jay Massey Carolyn Covington Robinson, ’50 Janice Coffey Swab Louise Todd Taylor Olive D. Taylor William F. Wade Annual Giving Anonymous Donors Rebecca L. Bailey Sam Carothers James Crew E. Jacquelin Dietz Susan G. Fisher Gordon W. Folger Lois E. Frazier Susan H. Gilbert Alice Y. Goode Bluma K. Greenberg Cleta Johnson, ’87 Vivian Kraines Dr. William R. Ledford Anne C. Pugh, ’82 Kaye Harris Rains Romita Sen LaRose Spooner Sue Ridge Todd, ’59 Ted Waller

Parents & Friends

Iris Society – President’s Circle Robert Allen Lynn Bottenus Rogers H. Clark* Tom and Mary Dossenbach Teresa Dunlap Estate of Margaret J. Tharrington Bonnie and Royce Everette, Jr. Richard Farrow Norma G. Hamrick Charlotte and H. Alexander Holmes Arthur and Elsie James Maureen Johnson Ann Jones Oscar A. Keller Jr. and Elderlene R. Keller* Phillip J. Kirk, Jr. Vicky Langley and Eugene M. Langley, Jr.* Durwood and Connie Laughinghouse Hugh MacGregor Dalton and Susan McMichael Patricia Miller Moore Thomas and Janice Neese Grace and Roy Nifong John and Marilyn Poole John and Virginia Sall

Faye Branham Sharpe Charles and Sandra Shelton Paula J. Sims Elizabeth and James A. Taylor C. Ed Vick, Jr.* and Laura Anne Vick Paul R. Weber Angela Caveness Weisskopf David R. and Mary Jane Williams Alice and Charles Yow Iris Society Sheila B. Ahler Jo Ellen Williams ’57* and Justus Ammons Meredith C. Bailey Rebecca and Kevin Beeson Susan L. Bogart and Daniel D. Petterson Ralph E. Brooks, Jr.* Michelle and Edward Bueti Salem C. Bullard Jeffrey and Carol Burgess Jane R. Burris Suzanne and Tom Cavanagh Bob and Amy Chandler Kathryn V. Clancy Michael and Margaret Clover Chris and Ray Coble, Jr. Grayson Covington Randolph C. Cox E. Lawrence and Sandra Davis Stephen and Susan Doughton Sally and Charles Du Bose Patricia and Rusty Duke Diane and Richard Dunshee Amanda Dworznicki Elsie Eads The Honorable Beverly Perdue and Robert W. Eaves Jr. Tracy and Marvin Espy Kathryn and Sam E. Ewell, Jr. Michelle and Steve Fox Cathy and James Gaynor Lula and Dan Griffin Mona and Dillon Harris Melene and Benjamin Hatcher Anne and Samuel Hummel Virginia and Michael Jablonski Nancy and John Johnson Norman and Ruth Kellum Jan Hartman and Gregory Kinlaw Mary and Keith Kushner Frank Lamonica Judith Cubberley LeGrand and Gordon LeGrand Julia and Robert Livingston Buddy Lyon* Harrison and Margaret Marshall Maureen and Brent Mays Betty and Dave McCaw, Sr. Duncan and Cornelia McMillan Ashley Menser Deborah and Robert Mitchum Constance Flynt Mullinix and Steven Mullinix James Murray Susanne Newman and James Wilson James O. Outland * Deceased

Robert B. Outland, Jr. Adele Patrick Lea and Steven Penna David and Shari S. Pepper Clifford and Elizabeth Perry Ronnie Sue and Charles Pfeiffer Jane and David Pike Nancy and Ralph Potok R. J. Potok Carlton and Susan Prickett Brenda and Scott Reeg Stephen and Elizabeth Riley Carol and Walter Robinson Barbara Rutter Nikki Schwob Kimberly and Linwood Scott, III Jeannie and Marcel Semaan Susan and Ben Smith William R.* and Joyce Stroud Sage Swaim Dianne and Bruce Tart James R. Taylor William and Jennifer Terry Charles F. Wade David Warren Adelaide I. White-Pritulsky and Philip S. Pritulsky W. Fred and Susan Williams Teresa L. Wilson Ronald and Paula Withrow John Yaros Annual Giving Carol Adcock Amy and Walter Adkins Marvin Adkins Juli and Salvatore Alfieri Joseph Allen Monica and Richard Allsbrook Zachary Anderton Marvin T. Ankers Daniel F. Arch Katherine Arch Candace Arrington Maggie B. Arruda Frances L. Ashburn Wriston and Michael Askew Michael and Diana Bader Lois Bailey Warren and Mary Ruth Bailey Penny and Brian Baker Anita Baker-Corbett Jody and Chris Ball Terry McFetters Ball and Dwight Ball Helen Ballentine Rex and Rebecca Banadyga Avie Banks Barb Barber Tracy Barbour Gay Barfield Rosalind Barker Joan and Robert Bartlett Kristie Bass Jean Bawden Jill S. Beachler James and Nancy Beattie Esther and Patrick Beatty Penny S. Beeler James Beeson

Cynthia Bell Jeanette Bennett Lee A. Bethel Kimberly Birch Kenneth Bishop Jim Blankenship and Kim Blankenship Neil Bleau Kathleen Bleutge John and Susan Bobinyec Patricia Bonham John and Victoria Boreyko Sue G. Bowden Scott and Susan Bowling Cari Boyce Frank Boyd Timothy Bradberry Causey and Leigh Walston Brady Virginia and Gene Braswell Joseph Brennan Donald L. Brewer Janet Britt Linda and Robert Brodney Janice and Henry Brogden Maureen and Jeffrey Brooks Michael Brooks Laura Brosko Cindy Bross Clarence and Ann Brown Cornelia J. Brown Denise and Michael Brown Jeffrey Brown Robert S. Brown Robin and Michael Brown Jennifer Browning Karen Bruno Brian Buckman Barbara and Jeffrey Burkett Evelyn Burroughs Ronald and Jane Buryk Tonia Caligiuri Annette Canal Diana Carelli Mary H. Carr Sara B.and John J. Carroll Mary Carter Taub Amber D. Carter Barbie and Daniel Carter Michelle Carter Emily Cato Barbara W. Caton Ka’thy G. Chappell Lori and Peter Charalidis Cindy Cheatham Gwendolyn and Douglas Clark Barbara Clawson Leonard Claybrooks Audray Lee Clement Amy and Warren Cloer Emily and Barry Cobb Carrie L. Cokely Sarah K. Coley Brenda S. Collier Marianne Collins Mary Elizabeth Conaway Jessica Conrad Carol Cooke Arthur Cooper and Jean Farnsworth Cooper Mary Jo and Doug Coppola

Michael Corl Craig and Michelle Crouch Ronald W. Crow Mariangela Crowley Kathryn Cunningham Allison Dahle Alton Davis Betty Sue Davis Catherine Davis Joe S. Davis Linwood and Martha Davis Lucinda Davis April Day Gina A. Debona Deborah B. Dickerson Wilson L. Dickerson Patricia and John Dieter Tammy D’Lugin-Monroe Marcia Dodge Jill Doran Linda H. Duncan Sarah Dunn-Williams Ann E. Dunshee Frank and Clara Edwards Gayle Edwards Jim Edwards Jane Elkins Neal and Cherri Eller Daniel Ettinger Amy and William Evans Robert Evans Renda K. Faber Maria T. Fernandez Amanda Ferrier Henry and Mary Wall Fischer Edgar and Elizabeth Fisher Mary-Owens Fitzgerald Ida Forbis LaShaunda Ford Kacie Y. Fore Cindy and John Forlidas Sandra Fracker Robert Freis Lila P. Friday Angela Gagliardo Gary Garison Iris Garison Nancy Garrett Daniel Gaugert Liza Gellerstedt Pamela and Dwight Gerding Jinx Gilmore and Timothy Gilmore Kurt and Susan Glendenning Doug and Sandy Glosson Fran and Clifton Glover Rusty Godwin Keilah and Jerry Goff Susan Goins-Eplee Debra Graham Donna Granda Barbara Greeson Donald Griffey Jessica L. Griffin Susan Grimes Bonnee A. Groover Kay Haddock Barbara F. Hainley Sarah E. Hamrick Luttita Hardison Zeruiah and Christopher Hardy

# Denotes members of the Ivy Society, recent graduates (2003 to 2016) who make a monthly gift of $10 or more annually.

Ruth Harris Sheryl Haskins Panagiota and Robert Hasty Theresa and David Haughey James and Vivian Hayes Billy and Del Helton Melissa Hemmingsen R. David and Sharon Henderson Marie Henry Teri Herron Judith Hill Sherri and Timothy Hinton Pamela Hodge Ray Hodge Sherry and Jay Holt Regina and Mark Hopper John and Annette Horn Toni and Marcus Howell Kim and Ron Hudgins Timothy Hull and Mary K. McDonald Betty D. Hunt Derek and Colleen Huseboe Matthew Hyman Leslie S. Ivey Jim and Diane Jay Cody Jeffcoat Jonathan Jerkins Lawanda M. Jiggetts Deborah Johnson Keith and Denise Johnson Susan and Nelson Johnson Savannah Allen Johnson Veronica Johnson Gezell Jones Tara and William Jones Wayne and Jean Jordan Phyllis Joseph Susan and Benny Judd Paul Kabis Rebecca and Michael Kalish Marjorie Katz Sarah H. Kaufman Wanda Kearney Patrick Keating Joyce Keller Clayton Kelley Wanda Kemp-Maxson Delores Kennerly Virgil King Robert and Amy Kinney Randolph E. Kirby JoAnn and Donald Koontz, Jr. Barrett Koster Katherine Kujawa Wendy A. Laidlaw Charles and Elizabeth Lambert Jennifer and Will Langdon Kathleen Langfield Karen Larsen Lou and Cornelius Lassiter Brent Lawrence William Lawrence Jeffrey and Barbara Lawyer Kim Leaird Rob Leavel Leigh Ann and Kenneth Lennon Edwin and Mary Leonard Philip Letsinger Donna Levison Honor Roll of Donors 2016-17

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Robert H. Lewis* Patricia J. Lichty Lloyd M. Long Elizabeth and Steven Mack Helen Maddux Sherry Malia Emily Worrell Manhart Laura Mann Michael Many Donna Mark Polly Marshall Sheila Martin King Mawhinney James W. Maxwell Katherine L. Mayberry Beth Mayer Douglas Maynard Lillian Mazza Diana and P. J. McClung Shelia McDaniel Leigh McDonald Marianna McDonald Clyde McDowell Benjamin F. McGilvray Ann McKenzie Robert L. McMillan Ronald McMillan Gary McMillian Bonnie Lee Medinger Guy Mendenhall Brent G. Meyers Michelle and Christopher Michalak Margaret and Harry Milam Julia and Stephen Miller Samantha and Harry Miller Elizabeth Mills Jessica Mistric MacNair Carol and Jessica Monroe Marta W. Mooney Abby O. and Joe Moore Patricia A. Moore Loretta Morgan Sandra D. Moulton Bruce and Ira Mueller

Mary Mueller Colette S. Murphy Lynne Murray Dr. and Mrs. Hyman B. Muss Martha Nading Mary Nederoski Kelly Nels Rabbi Lynne Nelson Katrina O. Nester Ann Newman M.C. Newsom Darrell and Carole Nicholson Rhonda Nolan W. Kel Normann Teresa and Chris Norris Frank and Susan Northrop David Oates Allie Oberbrueckling Thad and Paula O’Briant Robin and Allan Oglesby Dewey T. O’Kelley Mary S. Olive Joy Orlando Elliot D. Orthner Reese M. Orthner R. Lee Ott Helen Outten Kevin Overcash Melinda and Forest Owen Margie Parker Samuel Parnell Amy Payton Shari and Alton Peacock Serena Ray Pearce and Clyde Pearce Thomas E. Peatross Anthony J. Pellegrino and Heidi M. Pellegrino Robin P. Pendergraft Cynthia and Jay Pendleton Dawn and Joseph Perry Ann Peyton Jenifer and Chris Phillips Joy and James Phoenix John Pierce

Penny and Bobby Pittman Susan Politsky Matthew Polli Anna Poltisky and John Politsky Walter and Cheryl Powell Gail Powell William and Pia Price Elizabeth Y. Pugh Beth Radford Eugenia and Donald Raper Mollie Welch Rascoe Jane Ratlif Stephanie and Patrick Ratliff W. F. Rawley Margaret Reynolds Edward and Elizabeth Rhame Julie Rhino Morgan L. Richards Edward and Ann Rick Beth Riffe Kathleen and Robert Rigsbee Anne R. Robinson Lucius Robinson Susan Drury-Rohner Jayme and David Roof Mark Roseman Elaine Roston Cathy Ryan Stephen Sadowniczak and H. Leona Sadowniczak Sarah J. Safrit Amanda Schoden James and Suzette Sells Joy and James Sensenig Meredith Senter Ralph C. Setzler, Jr. Fred and Karen Shectman Mahendra Shrimanker Karen Shults John and Virginia Shutt Doris A. Sills William and Elizabeth Simmons Martha Simpkins Elizabeth Singletary Noel Sior-Woodard and Doug Woodard

Rob Skinner Tiffany and Marcus Skipper Melissa and James Skoglund Marvin Slate Jr. and Mary Lib M. Slate Andrea Sluder George M. Smart Barbara Smith John W. Smith Megan Smither Sandra and Jim Snead Kimberly Soden Sandra Solomon Rebecca McMillan Sparrow and David Sparrow Montgomery Speir Christine Sprague Jerry Sprague J. Gilbert Stallings Henry M. Steele* Jane S. Steele Brenda Stokes Daniel Stokes Martha Wardlaw Stuhmer Teddy and Joyce Sumner Sabrina Sumpter Ying-Hsuan Sun Bonnie Sykes Susan G. Szep Linda Tant George Tatum Frank Taylor Angela Teer Phillip D. and Dennie Terry Karen and Leroy Thacker Carol Theuer Harriett and Carlson Thomas Matthew Thomas Samuel F. Thomas Ann Thompson Lorraine Thompson Mary Nell and Scott Thompson Kelly Thomson Charlotte P. Tippett James Townson Edward Trauffer

Gary and Jennings Trawick Michael and Angel Trell Lysa Triantafillou Sandra D. Trojak Douglas B. Tully Barbara Vandenbroeck Deborah and Joel Vaughan Adriana Velasquez Josephine Walden Diana Wall Joy and Wayne Walmer Audrey Ward John Ward David Warren Jeffrey and Tami Warren William R. Watson Catherine and Carter Weaver James and Michelle Webb Gisela Weimer and Jeff Siegel Andrew Welborn Carol West Raymond A. White William and Shelley White Mary Whitehurst Teresa and Robert Whiteman David Wiley Ed and Judith Wilkins Sherri Wilkins Kathie Wilkinson Jan Williams Sharon and Randall Williams Sherwood Upchurch Williams Helene Winograd Elle Wise Barbara Wishy and Peter A. Rumsey David and Johnnie Witt Kelly P. Wood Ricky and Jane Wright John and Anne Yarbrough Smedes and Rosemary York Shelton Young Jordan D. Yourick

We make every effort to be accurate in listing our donors.

To report an error or omission, please contact Astra Ball at (919) 760-8519 or by email at aball@meredith.edu.

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