called The Flower Bar. I plan to make the shop a complete educational experience about flowers. There will be information about every flower, how it got its name, famous people who love that particular flower, meaning of flower or color, etc. Check out www.the-flower-bar.com. Janet Baldwin McColloch: I’ve been busy with my kids: Anne Lindsey is a geologist in Dallas, Catherine is a junior at W&L, and youngest Michael is a senior in high school looking at colleges. I’ve been playing tennis and bridge, and Mike and I are trying to start golf. Robbie McBride Bingham: I’m getting my master’s in special education at the U. of N. Mex. I’m teaching gifted kids at two different elementary schools. Patrick is no longer working for the N.M. Horsemen Association. He’s been doing arbitrations, hearing officer for the city of Albuquerque and private cases. Our oldest, Sam, is into soccer. He’s a freshman in high school. He wants to go to Stanford. William is in middle school and into soccer and computers. We still have one racehorse at the track, Running Hollywood.
1980 Phyllis Watt Wilson 3939 Livingston St. NW Washington, DC 20015 phylliswjordan@hotmail.com
Fran McClung Ferguson 1917 Maylin Drive Salem, VA 24153 franferguson@comcast.net Jeannine Davis Harris lives in New Vernon, N.J., busy with volunteer organizations, travel and being a mom. She’s still adjusting to daughter Leigh being away at college. Leigh is a sophomore at Furman in S.C. Reid is a junior in high school. Brad is in middle school. Silky Hart enjoyed taking a two-day painting workshop last Oct. in Dallas from Jill Steenhuis Ruffato. Last Oct., Silky celebrated her second wedding anniversary. Janet Hughes Wiles’ oldest is in second-year law school; her second son is graduating from UGA this spring; third son is graduating from prep school in Pa., and will start at Auburn. Her daughter is completing her first year at WY Sem and plays on the state champion field hockey team. Her fifth child (daughter) is a happy cheerleader in seventh grade. Tish Longest Tyler traveled to Paris last Oct. and is looking forward to a Sept. trip to southwest France. She’s still working at Va.’s Office of the Attorney General and still has a husband and two dogs! Catherine Mills Houlahant is always on the go. Connor (17) is a junior, permitted but not licensed to drive, Internet gamer, cross-country runner, tennis player, drummer. Shelby (14) swims on the school team and plays volleyball. Rose (9) is taking over her elementary school. Tinsley Place Lockhart started a new job as manager, regulatory risk and investments, with Lloyds Banking Group. Her son, Beauregard, is still working for BT Global at its European head office in Madrid, and her daughter, Esmeralda, is traveling around Australia until July. Lind Robinson Bussey’s daughter, Jenny Lind, married
last May. Son John lives and works in Jackson Hole, Wyo., and son Anderson is a junior at Ole Miss. Georgia Schley Ritchie hiked the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu in Peru, a four-day journey culminating in one of the wonders of the world, last July. They camped at over 14,000 feet one night. They hiked through tropical rainforests where hummingbirds and orchids are plentiful. In April she went to Morocco. Georgia’s children are all growing up. Addison (18) is a senior at McCallie; India (15) is in ninth grade at the Atlanta Girl’s School; and Tallulah (11) is in fifth grade. Husband, Diff Ritchie, is enjoying his work at Wilmington Trust. Lillian Sinks Sweeney is approaching an empty nest. Taylor will be a freshman at Kenyon this fall. She continues to work for the largest nonprofit hospice in western Pa. Husband John is pushing new technology for the printing industry. Jennifer “Piffin” Stark Portz’s boys are happy and healthy. Alexander (20) is in his second year at Oxford reading chemistry; and Christian (18) in his first year at Cardiff reading biology. Both boys play lots of rackets and cricket. Christian plays for the Hampshire County second team and is playing for Cardiff U. and Alexander plays at Oxford as well, for Somerville College. She and husband Paul are well, shooting and fox hunting. Shannon Thompson Eadon’s son Logan (20) is a junior at Md. Institute Coll. of Art and is studying to be a graphic designer and photographer. Tucker (18) is a freshman at Endicott in Beverly, Mass., and is studying sports marketing. In Jan., Shannon started a new job as director of sponsorships for the Count Basie Theatre Foundation. The Count Basie Theatre is a restored 1,500-seat theater in Red Bank, N.J., and attracts a wide variety of talent from Bruce Springsteen to Lilly Tomlin. Husband Gordie is an investment banker with Scotia Capital. Pam Willett Hauck and husband Greg celebrated their 25th anniversary with a long-awaited trip to Hawaii. Her three daughters are all well. Two are in college, and one a recent JMU grad. Pam still works at the same company in Stafford, Va.
1981 Claire McDonnell Purnell Four Thompson St. Annapolis, MD 21401 cpgd@verizon.net Lori Faust Williams lost her father last April. He battled lung cancer for two years. She and husband Rusty are writing a book, “Safe Horses are Cheaper.” She’s still training and showing reining horses. Daughter Ashli works part time at PetSmart and NY & Co. Clothing Store. Shelby is a personal assistant to a woman with MS. After receiving associates degrees from Lord Fairfax Community Coll. in spring, both girls will attend George Mason in fall. Son Ted attends Lord Fairfax Community Coll. and works at Golden Living Nursing Home. Nancy Webb Corkery is working part time at a jewelry store, Isabel Harvey, in Wellesley, Mass., and for the Great American Rain Barrel Company. Nancy’s son Kevin will graduate from St. Lawrence U. in Canton, N.Y., and hopes
to work at an independent school in fall, teaching, coaching and dorm duty. Kyle is a junior at the Coll. of Charleston and hopes to intern this summer at a bank in New Orleans. Both sons are doing well, playing club hockey and lacrosse. She and David bought a J 30 sailboat last year and had a blast racing and cruising in Buzzard’s Bay out of Marion, Mass. Susan Clay Russell and Fred live in Richmond, Va. Daughter Pricey (20) is a sophomore at Rollins in Winter Park, Fla. Libby (18) is a freshman at USC. Son William (16) is in the 10th grade. She’s chairing the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Gala in March. William was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes three years ago. Susan Campbell is living in Philadelphia and working for PNC as COO for real estate banking. She’s still running and riding. Daughter Sarah (24) is living in Manhattan and studying at The New School. In 2010 Susan went with Sarah to Prague and Berlin and then to Calif. to ride on the beach and in the redwood forest. Hedley Sipe is working as a nurse practitioner with Hospice of Va. in Richmond. Erin Lynch and daughter Chase (14) live in Cary, N.C. Erin is a development test manager in the education practice division for SAS Institute. Chase enjoys horseback riding and sailing, and she’s a talented singer. Kearsley Rand Walsh is living in Arlington, Va. Angus (20) is a sophomore at Marshall. Son Duncan (18) is a senior at Wakefield High School. He is deciding on colleges. She gave up on finding a normal job and is now a matchmaker/relationship advisor. Molly Davis Garone: We visited our daughter, Madeleine, who is a junior at St. Lawrence U. and is spending her junior year in Rouen, France. Our son Tom is a sophomore in high school and is getting ready for lacrosse season. Claire McDonnell Purnell: John, Mary (17), Lizzie (14) and I are in Annapolis. We’re just beginning the college search. Lizzie is playing a lot of field hockey outside and indoors. Our door is always open to Sweet Briar classmates who find themselves in Annapolis.
1982 Consuelo Michelle Martínez 7007 N. Tripp Ave. Lincolnwood, IL 60712 consuelomichelle@yahoo.com Anne Bain celebrated her mother overcoming pancreatic cancer with a trip to Rome. The trip was also for Anne’s 50th birthday, but more importantly, she wanted to treat her mom, who fought fiercely against cancer. Anne continues her work at American Century Investments, where she received their Guiding Principle award. Liz Hoskinson is writing (trees and equestrian topics), teaching and riding. Liz maintains her involvement with local environmental initiatives. Gracie Tredwell Schild is in Germany and is playing a nun in the chorus of “The Sound of Music” at her son’s (Christoph) school. Monika Kaise’s daughter, Alexa, worked at the Miami Renaissance Festival. She portrayed a German princess named Annemie von Neuhausen. She was also cast as one
More classnotes online sbc.edu/magazine of the witches in a musical “Macbeth,” a comical take on Shakespeare’s play. Son Julius is a sophomore in high school. He’s interested in studying medicine and hopes to volunteer next year at an animal hospital and the year after at the local hospital. Husband Richard continues his travels in the Caribbean and Guatemala at his new position at Pepsi. When not traveling, he’s an avid runner and treasurer for a charitable organization called 4H’s. Monica is active with the drama club and PTSO. Leslie Hertz Firestone’s husband Bob was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last April. They began treatments in San Antonio, Texas, where they lived at the time. Last June, they sold their house and moved to Cleveland, for the superior medical facilities and the support of friends and family. Leslie and Bob celebrated their anniversary on 10/14/10 and on 10/19/10, Bob lost his battle with the disease. Since his passing, Leslie has worked on the house and plans to return to work in the fall as a substitute teacher. Leslie is grateful for the support from classmates. She cannot believe so many years have passed since Sweet Briar and yet the friendships live on! Rosemary Hardy is in Overland Park, Kan. She continues her career as a behavior specialist providing direct service to individual students and consulting with teachers. Martha Tisdale Cordell and husband David celebrated their 25th anniversary in Barcelona and Mallorca, Spain. Son Ryan is a freshman at Tulane and daughter Mary Louise is a junior in high school. Martha enjoys her position as dean of students at the U. of Tulsa Coll. of Law. Rhoda Harris is chauffeuring her three sons Carrick (14), Jarrod (12) and Quinton (10), to all their athletic events in Short Hills, N.J. Husband, Jim Irwin, travels around the world with his job at an emerging markets hedge fund based in NYC. Sadly, her mother and father passed on. Lee Watson Lombardy is busy in Orlando with school, work and daughter Georgia’s Irish dance competitions. Georgia (14) will dance on several teams at the World Irish Dancing Championships in Dublin this April. Lee and husband Warren look forward to a few days vacation in Ireland before the competition begins. Lucille Flournoy’s daughter, Lucy, returned from the Duke/Davidson program in Berlin and graduated in May. Younger daughter, Betsy, is a sophomore at U. of Colo. Boulder. Catherine Miller and family moved to a new house. Daughter Madeline just completed her senior year in high school. Daughter Ali, will be a senior this coming fall. Catherine was recently given additional responsibilities at work, overseeing the IS department. She still rides her horse, Clark, and hopes to compete in shows this summer. Marie Engel-Earnhart says that daughter Mary Whitney loved her first year at Sweet Briar. One of her good friends is Lele Frenzel Casalini’s daughter Sophie.
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