Mary Washington Class Notes Fall 2023

Mary Washington

Class Notes Fall 2023

2023 graduates were welcomed as alumni by President Troy Paino at the senior toast in April, held on the Brompton lawn. Photo by Karen Pearlman.

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Greetings, fellow Mary Washington alumni!

As the current president of the Alumni Association Board of Directors, I bring you warm wishes from our membership, which represents graduation years from many decades.

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(540) 654-1011 There are many ways to stay engaged as a Mary Washington alum. Become involved in your Thank you for your understanding as we look to save resources and prioritize sustainability at UMW. regional network. Join an affinity group. Return to our beautiful campus for Homecoming and Reunion Weekend. Consider serving on the Alumni Board. And new this year is Network Mary Wash, which gives you the opportunity to offer advice to a current student and/or fellow alum. If you are contacted with a question through the Network Mary Wash platform, please respond and help us continue to grow our connection to each other. Regardless of when you attended Mary Washington, you have valuable insights to share, and you are a vital part of the Mary Washington story!

Please remember to visit the Alumni website for information on current programs, events, and campus news: alumni.umw.edu. And be sure your contact information is current so we can stay in touch.

I am honored to serve as your Alumni Association Board president and welcome every opportunity to connect with you!

Front cover: 2008 graduates reconnect on the Jefferson Hall steps during Reunion Weekend in June. Photo by Karen Pearlman.

Sincerely,

Vicki Sprague Ravenel ’77

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If you prefer to submit Class Notes by mail, send to: UMW Office of Alumni Engagement, 1119 Hanover St., Fredericksburg, VA 22401.

later earned a master’s degree in international relations from New York University. After moving to Georgia with Sam, her late husband, and their children, Stuart and Mary, Ruth earned a teaching certificate from Georgia State University and taught for 20 years. She has been a Grand Living at Citrus Hills resident since 2012.

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Daelyn Gregory ’26 received the Class of 1943 Scholarship in Memory of Levin J. Houston III.

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No Class Agent classnotes@umw.edu History majors Neonya Garner ’24, Miranda Lenihan ’26 (also majoring in historic preservation), Charlotte Niblett ’26, and Hayden Oyos ’25 received the Oscar H. Darter Scholarship in History, endowed by the Class of 1940.

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No Class Agent classnotes@umw.edu Biomedical sciences major Chloe Jones ’26 received the Mildred McMurtry Bolling Memorial Scholarship, endowed by the Class of 1941.

1942

No Class Agent classnotes@umw.edu Accounting major Peter Leese ’24 received the Class of 1942 Scholarship in Business Administration in Memory of James Harvey Dodd.

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No Class Agent classnotes@umw.edu Ruth Henriques Johnson, who turned 101 on July 26, 2023, was celebrated with a big birthday bash at the assisted living facility where she lives in Florida.

Residents and friends gathered to fête the World War II veteran with flags, a USO show with singers in the style of the Andrews Sisters, a motorcycle group visit, and a miniature pony, dressed in patriotic garb. A congressional aide presented Ruth with a flag that had been flown over the U.S. Capitol. Ruth enlisted in the Women’s Army Corps in 1943, after earning a bachelor’s degree in home economics from Mary Washington College. She

1944

No Class Agent classnotes@umw.edu History major Neonya Garner ’24, psychology major Cassie Howe ’24, creative writing major Ezra Hanning ’25, and business administration major Sabrina Pardo Galarza ’25 received the Class of 1944 Memorial Scholarship.

1945

No Class Agent classnotes@umw.edu Reagan Makfinsky ’26 received the Class of 1945 Memorial Scholarship.

on June 30, when Natalie and Chris Hanway’s identical twin girls, Kathryn and Clara, were born! They’re the first grandchildren of our son, E.R. Morris III, and his wife, Laura. Their son, Paul Randolph Morris ’10, and his wife, Cassie Lewis Morris ’11, are expecting a baby boy in November, bringing our great-grandchildren count to 15! Kind of confusing but wonderful! Juney and I are remarkably well for our ages, 99 and 94 years old! We spend most of our time at home or taking rides around the county, with quick trips to the grocery store and frequent visits to doctors. Perhaps that sounds familiar to most of you!

I’ve heard from Florence Overley Ridderhof and Jane Frazier Snead, who are still in the Fredericksburg area and active as always!

Sadly, Carol Bailey Miller, a longtime contributor to Class Notes, passed away on Nov. 30, 2021. A resident of Cumberland County, Virginia, and formerly of Loudoun County, Carol was a well-known horsewoman and a fixture at horse shows and fox hunts. She is survived by a son, a half-sister, two nephews, and a niece.

Nell Jane Sosebee Reeves passed away peacefully on April 15, 2023, in Dallas, reports her daughter. Born in Fort Worth, Texas, Nell Jane had a happy childhood, excelling in piano and dancing, and earned a bachelor’s degree in drama at Mary Washington. She taught school in Maryland and moved to New York City to pursue a modeling career, appearing in Seventeen magazine. She then earned a teaching certificate and a second bachelor’s degree in Texas. She married 1st Lt. John Olin Bates Jr. in 1952, who died in the Korean War within a few months of the marriage. Two years later, she married George Wesley Reeves, her husband of 46 years. Nell Jane is survived by her four children, seven grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and other loving family and friends.

1946

No Class Agent classnotes@umw.edu Computer science major Tubba Noor ’24 and sociology major Jose Loehr ’25 received the Class of 1946 Scholarship.

1947

Betty Moore Drewry Bamman classnotes@umw.edu

1948

No Class Agent classnotes@umw.edu Daelyn Gregory ’26 received the Ellen Alvey Montllor ’48 Scholarship, endowed by the Class of 1948.

I wish all members of our outstanding Class of 1950 would send me a postcard or letter to P.O. Box 1, King George, VA 22405, or text or call (540) 604-2534.

I would love to have information from each of you for our next publication.

You can also send it to classnotes@ umw.edu. Please let me hear from you.

I’m anxiously awaiting your news!

1949

No Class Agent classnotes@umw.edu

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Marcy Weatherly Morris classnotes@umw.edu Juney Morris and I, Marcy Weatherly Morris, became great-grandparents again

Biomedical sciences major Analisa Ayala ’24, pre-nursing major Elena Dugan ’26, business administration majors Ellie Helbling ’25 and Erin Machande ’25, English major Cayla White ’25, and English and

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women, gender, and sexuality studies major Zoey Young ’25 received the Class of 1950 Arrington Scholarship, an honorary award given from the Arabelle Laws Arrington ’41 Scholarship.

Marina Davies ’26, Edmund Gable ’27, Jayden Harrington ’25, Leda Hinkle ’24, Christina Rawlings ’27, Hailey Rivas ’27, Jonander Sainz ’27, and Megan Williams ’27 were also awarded the scholarship.

1951

No Class Agent classnotes@umw.edu

1952

Rita Morgan Stone rita.stone7@aol.com Greetings! To make our column more interesting, classmates were asked to recall an event or memory from their time at Mary Washington. Many featured our memorable dean, Nina Bushnell, and almost all are reminders of how times have changed, how Mary Washington has changed, and how we have changed.

Susan Hutcheson Jurgens recalled her good fortune to be in Dr. James Croushore’s American literature class. He instilled in her a love of American poetry, which continues to enrich her life today.

When Claire Sindlinger deGroot entered her room in Virginia Hall at the beginning of her sophomore year, she saw riding breeches and a crop on the bed.

Dumbfounded, she took them to Dean Bushnell’s suite. When Claire told her what she had found, Dean Bushnell said in the cutest manner, “Oh, they’re mine.

I had forgotten where I had left them.”

We all knew that she had driven an ambulance in France during World War I. To us, she was always prim and proper.

“Cute” was not an adjective one would associate with her, nor could one picture her riding horseback!

Betty Montgomery Handy received her engagement ring in the mail because her fiancé was stationed in Texas, training for deployment to the Korean War. Two prominent and proper friends insisted on a presentation ceremony on the third floor of Custis. After the floor was gathered, the ring was placed on Betty’s finger, and speeches and prayers were intoned. Water was served for toasting since the organizers included the dorm president and head of Student Government. Perhaps you remember that there were rules in 1952!

Melita Whitcomb Vonier, a psychology major, had many classes with Miss Mary

Annette “Toni” Klinesmith, who met a man in Paris one summer and became totally smitten. She talked about him frequently, and when he finally visited campus, we were all intrigued. Alas, the romance faded, but Dr. Walter Butler Kelly in the Department of English came on the scene.

Joyce Long Moore lived in Cornell, the off-campus dorm, her freshman year. One night when she was late leaving campus, she heard the dorm door being locked.

Fortunately, the left side was not securely fastened, and she escaped having to report to the dorm mother, a scary time for a freshman. During her senior year in Ball, she remembers sitting around the railing above the parlor and watching groups singing, dancing, and playing the piano. It convinced her that musicals could spontaneously happen.

As Maxine Haley Hazelgrove was descending the stairs in Virginia Hall, hurrying off to her first class of the day, she encountered Mrs. Bushnell. The dean asked her name and suggested that she return to the top of the stairs, come down again, and say “good morning” like she meant it. Maxine obliged, of course.

Shirley King Buchanan remembers that during her freshman year, the dining hall was closed on Sunday evenings, so a big midday dinner was served. Upon leaving the dining hall, each student was given a brown bag containing a sandwich, fruit, and dessert, but no drink. One memorable Sunday, the fruit was a grapefruit. The Coke machine in Chandler Hall was in constant threat of removal if empty bottles were not returned. Someone suggested a bowling match using the bottles as pins and the grapefruits as balls. A noisy match was abruptly halted by our irate housemother, who said, “Second floor Willard is not a bowling alley!” The following week, Chandler was littered with empty bottles, and grapefruit was never again included in the bagged suppers.

Selma Friedman Fink recalls when her mother came for a visit before graduation. Her comment was memorable: “I’ve not seen a boy since I’ve been here!” Being in cars with male companions had definite restrictions.

Selma is grateful that Mary Washington is now a co-ed school.

Since there was limited space for freshmen, Maryanne Heatwole Cox and her roommates were housed in apartments on Littlepage Street, which was a long walk to classes and the dining hall. Virginia Hall was a welcome change the next year. But surprise! Dean Bushnell was the housemother!

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Mary Lou Finney Boyd, like many of us, carefully rolled her pajama legs up, donned a raincoat, and went to breakfast. One rarely, if ever, saw someone wearing slacks, and no closet housed a pair of jeans.

Phyllis Webb Pegram remembers doing her best studying sitting in her bathtub, after lights out.

Suzanne Branner Kessler will always be associated with dance. Fittingly, she has a vivid memory of Vaughn Monroe appearing with the featured orchestra and of receiving her first orchid.

Barbara Campbell transferred her sophomore year from James Madison University to Mary Washington. She remembered Dr. Hugo Iltis’ field zoology course, studying birds and aquariums, and finding a wild orchid on a field trip.

It was Dr. Iltis who was responsible for bringing a variety of plants to campus.

Peggy Sherman Capers recalled her classes in golf, fencing, swimming, and tennis, which became her favorite sport for many years. Even though she could swim, a dreaded test was required for graduation, with two laps of three different strokes and 10 laps of any stroke.

Ginny Orkney Philbrick writes that after spending her freshman year in Cornell, a few blocks from MWC, she and her three roommates were eager to move onto campus and claim an attractive suite on the first floor of Virginia Hall near the front entrance. In September, they learned that the large apartment directly across from them belonged to Mrs. Bushnell. Unlike many faculty members who enjoyed contact with students, she remained aloof as she presided over a set of social rules designed to train young ladies in the early 1900s. Ginny and her roommates hoped she would ignore her new neighbors and would not monitor their behavior, but soon after settling into their living quarters, a firm knock at their door revealed they’d been discovered.

Mrs. Bushnell came to welcome them with a plate of cookies! There were many brief visits throughout the year in which the dean shared stories of earlier times at MWC and asked for their thoughts regarding campus matters. In May, Mary Washington announced that a new dean, Dr. Mary Ellen Stephenson, would be taking over. All four students had forged bonds of affection with Mrs. Bushnell and missed her. That unlikely special relationship would remain one of their most memorable experiences at MWC. While others were taking exams at the end of our freshman year, I,

Rita Morgan Stone, was in the infirmary with a case of measles. In a darkened room, strictly supervised by “Nurse Ratchet,” there was ample time for worry.

Surprisingly, a letter arrived from Dean Alvey, saying, “Miss Morgan, I happen to know your high school principal, and I have made arrangements for you to take your exams under his supervision this summer and be up to speed when you return in the fall. I wish you well.” What a kind and thoughtful gesture from the dean, of all people! Another memorable faculty surprise occurred well after graduation. On my first day of teaching, in my mailbox at Fairfax High School was an assignment I had completed in Dr. Boyd Graves’ philosophy class, a list of my 10 quotations to live by. Dr. Graves could hardly have chosen a better time for this reminder, on the very first day of my career. Years later, my husband, Jake, and I continued this friendship with Dr. Graves and his wife when I became more involved with Mary Washington.

1953

Betsy Dickinson Surles surles@infionline.net I, Betsy Dickinson Surles, have received no news from my classmates for several years. Peggy Hopkins Johnson is still on the move, according to my sister, who is her friend. Jesse and I live in Culpeper, Virginia, in our own home with our son and my brother. Jesse’s amnesia from a 2015 fall with deep concussion has progressed to dementia, so we’re coping with a variety of changes. I’m doing all the driving and that is only into town.

Health insurance covers our trips to doctors’ appointments. We did not have COVID but were inside for years! Being “people-persons,” the isolation was not congenial. Last year, I had several minor falls, and Jesse had one, with no bad effects. We’re limited in our outside activities, but I sell irises and peonies and run Cakes by Betsy, which provides great human contact at the door. I trust you all are well and adjusting as necessary.

1954

Mary Ann Dorsey Judy ack915@gmail.com

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No Class Agent classnotes@umw.edu Roberta Linn Miller, who served as 1955 class agent, passed away on June 12, 2023, one week after her 88th birthday.

Born on a farm near Landisburg, Pennsylvania, Roberta attended oneroom schools before going to Mary Washington, where she earned a B.S. in home economics. She taught the subject in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and South Carolina, and later taught tole and decorative painting in New Jersey, while owning and operating the Country Miller Gift Shop with husband Thomas Orwan Miller. The couple also restored an 1859 stone farmhouse in Elliottsburg, Pennsylvania, opening it as the Reapsome House Bed and Breakfast.

In addition, Roberta was a food judge for county fairs, wrote a cookbook and a column for a newspaper, and remained active in her church, a local Red Hat Society group, and the National Society of Tole and Decorative Painters.

She is survived by a daughter, a son, two grandsons, two granddaughters, two great-grandchildren, and other extended family.

1956

Ann Chilton Power anncpower1@gmail.com I, Ann Chilton Power, spoke to Connie Hook Felvey. She lives at Westminster Canterbury in Richmond, as do Betty Davies Morie and Angela Walton Barksdale. Connie and Angela drive to Petersburg to play bridge with Beth Poteet Pollard. I play bridge here at The Virginian in Fairfax but have given up driving. My son takes me to the family farm in Culpeper County from time to time. I went to a Chilton family reunion at Shrine Mont in Orkney Springs, Virginia, in July, along with several MWC alumni, including Mary Chilton Newell ’54 and Scott Chilton ’79 and Sonia Garcia Chilton ’79.

Marion Hoyt Lee was a member of the MWC Cavalry and continued her interest in horses for a lifetime. She was master of foxhounds in Groton, Massachusetts, before returning to Virginia as resident instructor at Full Cry Farm in Vienna. In 1965, with the advent of programming, she took a computer course and worked for Sperry UNIVAC, Unisys, and Planning Research Corp. A featured rider in Jane Marshall Dillon’s book, Form Over Fences, Marion served as a judge and later retired as executive secretary of the American National Riding Commission. She continued riding until a few months before her death on July 27, 2022.

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No Class Agent classnotes@umw.edu Barbara Craft Grantz reports that after two years of happily living in the same building as her sister-in-law, Helen Grantz Fortner, she tearfully bid adieu to her Virginia family and moved into Belmont Village for assisted living. It has been an interesting year of developing new friendships and learning how they do things in California. Meeting the challenges of Parkinson’s keeps her on her toes, but she would love to connect with classmates living nearby. Please email her at grantzb35@gmail.com.

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Susannah Godlove classnotes@umw.edu Judy Townsend Bainbridge has completed a short history of Greenville, South Carolina, that the University of South Carolina Press will publish this fall. Judy wrote a history column for the Greenville News for more than 20 years and has published six books on local history.

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Beth Shochat Cole bethcole75@gmail.com Hello, 1959 classmates! I, Beth Shochat Cole, love my new life in Baltimore. I live in the Bolton Hill neighborhood, which has 27 beautiful little parks, the friendliest neighbors on the planet, an active garden club, musical evenings in the parks, and two great coffee shops. I’m no longer stimulated by work or have striving family matters and busy days, but I have loads of appreciation for this very senior part of my life. I recently spoke with Nikki Forchas Alexiou, who is smart and active in her community in Coral Gables, Florida, and is as loving as ever.

How about you? Where are you living?

What is special about your time there?

Who have you been in touch with? Finally, how are your offspring, who are probably contemplating their own retirement plans? Please be in touch. My new email address is bethcole75@gmail.com. Or call or text: (240) 687-1717.

Christine Nickels Powick has lived in Bethesda, Maryland, since graduating, had a real estate career that she loved, and is planning on moving back to Virginia, where she grew up. Class Notes recently mentioned Inga Kuun Barrett, her roommate in Willard during summer school. She still remembers when Inga

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had her first date with Jackie, in which they hit it off immediately. “What a great couple and a great gal,” Christine writes.

“So glad to hear from her.” Christine has kept in touch with former housemate Billie Lee Woods Jarrett, who lives in Roanoke, Virginia, and has three grown children. Christine and husband Bill often spent Thanksgivings with Billie and her family before heading to Florida for vacation. Christine also talked to Suzanne Swart Bertolini a few years ago, who was living outside Charleston, South Carolina, with her five children.

Christine would love to connect with Robbie Beamer Silva. Anyone hear from her?

Marcia Spence Harrison made the difficult decision to finally wind down her psychotherapy practice after 40-plus years. She has not been doing Healing Touch since the pandemic, so she will be fully retired. Marcia looks forward to our 65th reunion next year and hopes to see lots of classmates there. Go Devils!

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Karen Larsen Nelson karenlarsennelson60@gmail.com Meg Reed McPherson has lived in a great retirement center for eight years and still gets together with several former nursing classmates each May. Coleman McPherson Chambliss lives in an Episcopal continuing care community.

She’s in the independent section but has friends in both assisted living and memory care.

Sandy Poole and Barb celebrated their 10th anniversary this year and attended a conference in Virginia for the “Philadelphia Eleven,” celebrating the first women ordained in the Episcopal church.

Tina Baensch Raver-Meltesen divides time between her Bridgehampton and NYC homes. She and her husband enjoy Zoom classes.

Ellen Dunne Bresnahan and her husband live in a retirement home in Needham, Massachusetts.

Lucy Wu Wang and Jimmy still have a home in Palm Springs, California.

Patty Morgan Connolly keeps in touch with Syd Collson Chichester.

Nancy Carruthers Meeker enjoys listening to UMW’s Mary Talks.

Penny Engle Burkhardt and Brad celebrated their 39th anniversary in Florida with family.

Liz Hill Heaney gardens and has a greatgrandchild on the way.

Bonnie Davis Hall and Ross recently survived a nasty bout of COVID. During the summer Cape Cod tourist season, they try to escape to their 1780s farmhouse in New Hampshire’s White Mountains. Her former roommate, Carlota Muse Rokita, keeps tabs on her from Vienna, Austria.

Margie Saunders Howell went on her longtime annual beach get-together in the Outer Banks with five other former MWC/UVA nursing students: Faye Pierce Sims, Meg Reed McPherson, Barbara Broome Bell, Janet Youngs, and Ruth Thompson White.

Janet Garriss Lewis is in two investment clubs, serves as president of a faithbased fellowship club in Mechanicsville, Virginia, and is active in Beta Sigma Phi. She recently attended her 67th Petersburg High School reunion with Connie Lewis, Shelby Davis Porter, Barbara Short McCants, and Kay Clark.

Natalie Robins Lehmann-Haupt “celebrated” her 85th birthday with the flu.

Jody Campbell Close, after a horrendous winter and spring with serious medical problems and physical injuries, required time in a skilled nursing center, followed by physical therapy. She has recovered well enough to conduct her 10th workshop with the Scouts to earn their genealogy badge.

Darrell and I, Karen Larsen Nelson, help with three weekly church services in assisted living and memory care facilities.

We manage overnight camping in local state parks and forests. Great-grandchild #7 recently arrived.

1961

Renee Levinson Laurents arjle@aol.com Lynne Williams Neave (A – P) lyneave@aol.com Lloyd Tilton Backstrom (Q – Z) Ltbackstrom39@gmail.com From Lynne: I, Lynne Williams Neave, received very little news from classmates. I’m guessing that everyone is busy making up for lost time during the dreaded COVID. My life has been busy, although my travels have been limited to New York City and Litchfield, Connecticut. I did take a short trip to Dallas to be with my family for a long weekend, which was delightful. I’m so grateful to still have my health, friends, bridge games, etc.

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Peggy Howard Hodgkins enjoyed the summer and early fall at Clearwater Lake.

Peggy, Lloyd, and I keep in touch and enjoy our occasional chats.

Madeleine Congo Marken lives on beautiful Cape Cod and works as a social worker at Cape Cod Healthcare in two hospitals. At the end of virus isolation, she took two trips hiking to the Canadian Rockies. Her bucket list is almost complete! Madeline is grateful for her children’s and grandchildren’s good health.

Deborah Phinney Wylie and her daughter had visits from her son and grandson from Missouri. She hopes to see the rest of her family in October when her granddaughter gets married in Kansas City. Debbie volunteers at the library and local food pantry. Sadly, she’s no longer playing tennis since COVID. From Lloyd: This is my first time gathering news!

When it reels in from you all, it’s a pleasure.

Art and I, Lloyd Tilton Backstrom, enjoy being at home in Richmond and Hertford, North Carolina. Our entertainment comes mostly from our two dogs. Who keeps whom out of trouble?

Sylvia McJilton Woodcock had emergency surgery for a strangulated hernia and an operation on another hernia this summer. Life is full of challenges these days. She has two raised garden beds at WindsorMeade and picked 15 tomatoes on the day she wrote. Her squash, cucumbers, okra, eggplant, and cantaloupe are all looking good as well. Love to all.

Jerri Barden Perkins writes that in the 1950s, many teenage girls were not encouraged to earn a college degree.

However, Jerri’s mother wanted a better future for her and taught her from a very young age about the importance of education and self-reliance. Friends and classmates often told Jerri how fortunate she was to have a mother who inspired and encouraged her. Like other mothers then, hers dreamed that Jerri would become a teacher. Although Jerri’s dreams took her in a different direction, she still loves learning and is grateful for all those teachers who have educated her. This year, Jerri is honored to establish a new teacher scholarship in her mother’s memory.

Graham Walker Burns went to London for King Charles’ coronation. She also attended the coronation of Queen Elizabeth in 1953. Graham stayed with her son, Jim, who lives in London. Her other son, Lee, flew over with her, and

then Jim flew back home with her.

Graham thinks they didn’t trust the old lady to be out by herself! She and Jim got home to Chattanooga just in time to attend grandson Arthur’s graduation from the McCallie School, where Lee is head of school. While across the pond, Jim took her to see the Parthenon in Athens, Greece, and the pyramids in Giza, Egypt, both of which Graham has wanted to see and touch since she was in fourth grade.

What a thrill! She still sells real estate, although inventory is almost nonexistent.

Barbie Upson Gravely Welch still feels sad to think that Connie Booth Logothetis, her next-to-longest lifelong friend, is gone from this earth. But Barbie is doing fine and spends her time on family, friends, volunteering, traveling, and exercise. Probably just the same as everyone else, she writes, but she feels grateful she can still do those things and for all that she has had and has done.

Judy Youngman Wigton has no news but says that’s good news.

Bev Carlson Shea’s oldest grandson, Eric, graduated in only three years this spring with a double degree from Duke University. He is starting a master’s degree at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business, where he was given a $20,000 scholarship, whereas Duke’s Fuqua Business School gave him only $8,000. It made his decision easy!

Joan Gibson Lippold is busy with husband Jim, their two daughters, and three grandchildren.

Nancy Wright is still in Springfield, Virginia, and sees her three boys and five grandchildren often.

Carole Grant Lemay and husband Ralph moved from Natchez, Mississippi, to Springville, Alabama, where their daughter lives. Springville is a small town about 25 miles north of Birmingham. After 42 years, it was a hard move emotionally, leaving behind so many friends and activities, but it was time to be closer to family. They’ve already connected with new neighbors and Ralph’s fraternity brothers from Auburn. Carole looks forward to joining the historical society, and they’re planning a few short trips to see the Ark in Kentucky and join tennis friends in Destin, Florida. They are two hours from Ralph’s home in northern Alabama and will be close to Auburn University, where their grandson starts this fall. They are well, except for normal aches and pains that go with our age.

Sue Wilson Sproul and Dave feel fortunate to remain in good health and

that they’re still able to travel. Overseas trips are behind them, but they’ve been exploring the Southwest by RV. Sue’s interest in archaeology and Dave’s in photography have led them to remote sites in Arizona and New Mexico, in pursuit of rock art (petroglyphs and pictographs). Sue has traded the convenience of abundant running water and unlimited electricity for the silence of the desert and a dark sky full of stars.

The lack of humidity makes for clear, cool nights. Add to that the nightly calls of the coyotes, and it’s a different world. Next, they’ll visit their daughter in Midlothian, Virginia, followed by two weeks in Old Québec City with longtime friends.

When they first made plans, wildfires weren’t in the news. Hopefully, they’ll have abated by the time they arrive.

The trip grew out of a conversation about how to have a great croissant without going all the way to France! Sue hopes to recall her high school French, as she has heard that the Québécois appreciate any efforts to speak their language. Sue and Dave haven’t lined up any trips for the fall or winter. Their lives are “same old, same old,” watching birds and walking their dog.

Nancy “Pepper” Jacobs Germer’s 120-year-old Victorian home requires constant attention, but she enjoys it anyway! In February, Hank fell backwards down the steps, breaking his humerus.

Friends and neighbors brought meals during those hard times. Their social life revolves around close senior friends at church who gather regularly for meals.

A group of them even took a train to New Orleans for several days of fun and adventure.

Janie Riles goes back and forth between Fort Lauderdale and San Diego and can’t bear to give up either one. She tends to her house and garden in San Diego each summer, and then heads to a Florida condo for the winter. In California, she practices French with friends every Monday and paints with a group in her studio on Wednesdays.

Fridays are reserved for mahjong, Janie’s new passion. She has traveled to New Zealand and Cuba, and spent August in Cannes, France. Janie misses Connie Booth Logothetis, calling her “a constant light who kept us all together.” She still plays online bridge with Andy Logothetis a couple of times a week and keeps in touch with Elaine, her goddaughter.

Carolyn Crum Pannu loves life at Hickory Valley Retirement Community in Chattanooga, just 10 minutes from her brother, Tom, and his family. Being near family is such a blessing, she writes.

Kay Slaughter and her daughter are in Charlottesville, Virginia, devoting their attention to Kay’s former husband, who has dementia. They’re creative with writing, drawing, reading, etc., which is a lesson we all can learn.

Signing off! Enjoy every day!

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Kathleen Sprenkle Lisagor classnotes@umw.edu Hello, fellow classmates in the “Life Begins at 80” club! Many thanks to those who attempted to send their news in this record-breaking heat wave! I, Kathleen Sprenkle Lisagor, will always consider it a joy to receive a handwritten note from a friend. This heat also brings back the excitement of lugging our treasures into a dorm with no air conditioning in 1958!

Joan Akers Rothgeb shared awesome news of her granddaughter, Katie Powell, the daughter of Shannon Rothgeb Powell ’92.

Katie has served this past year as an officer of the Future Farmers of America organization, visiting other chapters, interacting at political events, and promoting agricultural interaction with multiple agri-business industries. This included a trip to Costa Rica for two weeks. At National Agriculture Day on the National Mall in D.C., she represented FFA chapters across the country. Katie will be a full-time student at Virginia Tech in the fall.

Congratulations, Katie!

Katie’s activities make me reminisce about the wonderful times my late husband, Barry, and I had between MWC and Virginia Tech activities, including family graduations. We have been blessed with eight grandchildren, with two left to enter college. Life is full of challenges and interruptions, especially for these young people pursuing their education. Sick or well, there is never a dull moment. Even I learned how to teach piano by FaceTime during COVID restrictions. Our grandson, Brett Burcher, graduated from Virginia Tech in 2022, receiving honors with the highest GPA in electrical engineering. His wedding plans are set to take place in September at UMW’s Jepson Alumni Executive Center, facing the beautiful Brompton. Sending blessings to Brett and his bride, Kaitlyn!

Meanwhile, my 16-year-old blind cocker spaniel waits patiently for her walk as I deliver news to the patient staff at UMW’s Office of Alumni Engagement, especially Mark Thaden ’02 and Jill Graziano Laiacona ’04. Many thanks to the supporters of all the scholarships

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listed in Class Notes. Condolences to those who have lost loved ones.

Please send news of their passing to classnotes@umw.edu.

Diana Copple Smith moved to Brightmore Independent Living in Wilmington, North Carolina, in June, when an apartment became available after she put her name on the priority list.

It was a whirlwind process, with Diana needing to move before daughter Amy, son-in-law Troy, and grandson Jackson went away for the summer. Diana said that the residents are friendly and helpful, and the staff is so supportive and invested in helping us older persons. It’s wonderful not having to cook or clean and having maintenance come deal with any issue. Best of all, it’s only seven minutes from Amy. Diana’s place is in multiple listings, but she’s hoping to get a contract soon and will continue to remain on the waiting list at a community near Winston-Salem just in case Amy and Troy ever move near there.

Rosalie Alico Turner and husband Frank stay involved in civil rights history activities, including leading group tours to important sites in Alabama and Mississippi, where they have lived.

Rosalie’s latest historical fiction novel, Layers of Truth, was recently released, focusing on 1964’s Freedom Summer in Mississippi, a violent and turbulent time, when Freedom Schools were born. She and Frank are starting a book in Durham, North Carolina, where they now live.

She’d love to Zoom with any interested book clubs. All proceeds are being donated to the Freedom School.

Pat Barrack Gibson and her husband celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary in April in Williamsburg, Virginia, where they met and lived until moving to Charleston, South Carolina, in 1965. Daughter Ann and her husband live in Shelbyville, Kentucky, with their son, Jefferson, age 16. He got his driver’s license so he can commute to a summer internship in a Louisville research lab. He’s a high school senior and has completed a few community college courses. He’s considering several colleges, and with a perfect ACT score, Pat hopes he gets his first choice.

Son Paul and daughter-in-law Jen live nearby with grandson Charlie, age 14, a student at the University School of the Lowcountry. This fall, he will be enrolled in classes at the College of Charleston.

He’ll spend two weeks at a Japanese immersion camp in Minnesota in July, as he did last summer. Pat feels fortunate that they’re close enough that she can see them often.

Pat was honored in October 2022 at a gala celebrating 50 years of the Trident Literacy Association, which she founded.

This nonprofit helps immigrants learning English as a second language and adults who need to complete a GED or other program to get credentials to enroll in the local technical college or develop skills to improve job opportunities. For a profile of Pat and information about the program, which serves about 1,000 students annually, visit tridentlit.org. Pat curtailed master gardener activities because of a serious illness earlier this year, but she still plants vegetables, roses, and flowers she starts from seed. She and Merv sing in their church choir and enjoy watching Masterpiece dramas, Jeopardy, and Braves baseball games together.

While in Virginia, Pat had a quick visit with Lillian Ann Dix Smith and Curtis in Warsaw. Recently, Pat and Mary Sue Miller McDonald had an extended phone chat, and she enjoyed the June Zoom meeting with other 1962 classmates. Ruby Hodges Holcomb ’61 and Pat are in the same Sunday school class. Pat hopes more friends will log onto the Zoom being planned for this fall.

Ashley Coleman ’27 received the Class of 1962 Scholarship.

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Betsy Lydle Smith betsylydlesmith@gmail.com I, Betsy Lydle Smith, your new class agent, am so glad that I attended our 60th reunion! Only three from our class were there. It was wonderful to meet Margaret Barrett Hein, who lives in Fredericksburg, and is one of five siblings who graduated from Mary Washington!

She earned a Ph.D. from Auburn University. Betsy Evans Manchester came with her husband, son, and granddaughter, a high school senior who toured Mary Washington as a potential student next year!

While it was disappointing to have so few of our classmates attend, Pete and I had a wonderful time! The campus is absolutely gorgeous and well kept. I thought the 1908 Society was only for old ladies (hmm … I guess that’s us!), but everyone who graduated 50 or more years ago was wined and dined with incredible food and drinks, wonderful activities, and golf carts to get us around easily!

We loved meeting and chatting with Dr. and Mrs. Paino, who were so friendly and interesting at the Brompton reception.

What a visionary and vibrant leader for UMW! The Alumni College classes were engaging and exciting, including “Curing

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Anona Getchell Hogwood ’62 and other members of the 1908 Society at Commencement in May. Photo by Suzanne Carr Rossi.

Cancer with Antacids,” “Arts Integration in Education,” and “Food Waste in America,” and we enjoyed hearing about the new theatre building. A dinner at Seacobeck Hall gave us an opportunity to see the building that has become the state-of-the-art College of Education.

The Classes of 1968, 1973, and 1978 were well represented, and we had fun meeting many of them. The closing talk by Dr. Paino gave us a historical summary of the costs and challenges of Mary Washington and other colleges and universities. I was particularly interested in the Honor Code, which had such an influence on my life. It still exists and is an important part of Mary Washington today!

If you haven’t been to Fredericksburg recently, you wouldn’t recognize it. I just remember going to the Cellar Door for hamburgers, as well as the few clothing stores downtown as a student. Sixty years later, it’s a thriving city with fun and interesting restaurants and activities.

Please send me your news so our class is represented in the next Class Notes!

If you’re in southern Arizona, let’s get together!

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No Class Agent classnotes@umw.edu Two years ago, Barbara Kellam Latham and husband Roger moved to Harbor’s Edge, a continuing care community in Norfolk, Virginia. She said it’s like being

in college again, living in a community with a rather homogenous population.

They often have interesting programs and lectures, so the gray matter keeps making those connections. Barbara and Roger have a daughter on the Eastern Shore of Virginia who visits regularly with her teenagers, and a daughter who is a 1992 graduate of Mary Washington, now living and working in London. Barbara and Roger look forward to visiting there for their first post-COVID visit this summer.

Margaret Goode Watkins enjoys her life at Crest of Alexandria, a 55-plus active adult community in Alexandria, Virginia, where she stays busy with many new friends and a variety of activities.

Having moved from Maryland over three years ago, she loves living close to her son and his family and watching her grandchildren grow up! And Old Town Alexandria is minutes away. She was unable to convince her granddaughter to consider UMW but is happy for her as she will be a freshman at Virginia Tech this fall. Margaret is in touch with two former roommates, Jane Showker Capehart, who lives in Winchester, and Betsy Johnson Rule. Margaret was pleased to visit Betsy in her new home in Richmond in May. Martha Hanks Cooper passed away on April 27, 2023, her daughter reports.

Martha grew up in Danville, Virginia. With an interest in journalism and literature, she earned a B.A. in English at Mary Washington, where she made many close friends and met husband David, a captain in the Marine Corps, based at Quantico.

Together, they had many adventures, raising a family and moving frequently for David’s career. Martha raised three daughters, all while caring for her husband during his struggle with multiple sclerosis. She was overjoyed to have four grandsons who knew her as “Grandmama.” In between, she taught English and worked in human resources, earning a master’s degree in human resource administration from American University in Washington, D.C. Martha was an avid reader and a Words with Friends addict, never turned down a game of Scrabble, and was delighted by a successful Wordle. She will be greatly missed by her family and friends.

cancer. She grew up in Windham Center, Connecticut, cultivating a deep appreciation for rural New England life and a Yankee heritage going back to the Mayflower. At Mary Washington, Farrand majored in history and English before pursuing a career in nonprofit fundraising for the Smithsonian Institution, the U.S. Navy Memorial, and the Bishop John T. Walker School for Boys. She was involved in Daughters of the American Revolution and other organizations, and enjoyed playing tennis and golf, reading, and doing crossword puzzles. She is survived by husband Daniel, two sons and their wives, and five beloved grandchildren.

All fortunate to have known Farrand will remember her kind heart, unwavering love, and forceful spirit.

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Katharine Rogers Lavery hlavery1@cox.net Barbara Bishop Mann spent an uneventful 79th birthday at home due to balance issues but hopes to rejoin her gentle yoga classes soon.

Bobbi is vicariously involved in DKG, an international society for women in education, and keeps up with local educational issues, political candidates, and state legislators. She was happy to join the MWC Lunch Bunch via FaceTime at their last meeting.

Evie King Cox Coanriver@gmail.com

Mary Kathryn Rowell Horner returned to Northern Virginia in May and was greeted by seven classmates at an MWC Lunch Bunch gathering. Eileen Goddard Albrigo, Anne Meade Clagett, Ann Kales Lindblom, Joan Cuccias Patton, Caroline Hogeland Ruppar, Susanne Landerghini Boehm, and I, Katharine Rogers Lavery, met in Vienna for a delightful luncheon.

Kathy Goddard Moss joined via FaceTime.

Sandra Hutchison Schanné was in Denver visiting her daughter’s family, Lee Enos Kelley was out of town, Pam Kearney Patrick was out west beginning work on her new home, Genie McClellan Hobson was unable to attend, and Diana Hamilton Cowell was on her way to Périers, France, for Bethany, Delaware, sister city activities.

Diana reported that her Ukrainian exchange ladies’ arrival had been delayed due to State Department difficulties but was still a promising possibility. Anne Meade Clagett wrote a cleverly illustrated note later in the summer to say, “No news, no trips, no guests, decent health, no problems!”

Farrand Wilson McDonald O’Donoghue passed away on June 9, 2023, after a nine-month battle with pancreatic

Susanne Landerghini Boehm and Ralph now have a married son and are thrilled with their daughter-in-law, Bibi.

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The ceremony was at the Falls Church, Virginia, courthouse with a big country club reception months later. Bibi was born in Kazakhstan, raised in China, emigrated to the U.S. as a college student, and now has a master’s degree in cybersecurity.

Karl has continued his marketing business and loves married life. Ralph maintains his home music studio and still teaches string instrument students – including one

by Zoom in Barbados – and occasionally performs at weddings. Susanne is continuing her 30-year involvement as program chair for a business group and volunteers at a church-sponsored thrift store to benefit local charities.

Kathy Goddard Moss and husband Tom have settled comfortably in their new senior residence complex after being displaced by a fire last fall. They have new friends and activities and are enjoying the California weather by taking day trips to look for wildflowers and learn about their new location. Their family planned to gather for a big reunion in August with all the children and grandchildren, including the ones from Spain. Twin sister Eileen Goddard Albrigo planned to attend as well. Kathy suffered a fall in May, which necessitated shoulder replacement surgery and extensive physical therapy, but she reports a successful recovery. She laments being so far away from Virginia and MWC alumni activities.

Ann Kales Lindblom received a breast cancer diagnosis earlier this year, which she writes is “proof positive we never age out of our need for mammograms and medical testing.” With an early diagnosis, an excellent surgeon and oncology team were able to restore Kalesy to good health with normal energy. She is on a five-year watch and urges us all to be medically vigilant. She is also happy to have a granddaughter entering UVA this fall!

Mary Kathryn Rowell Horner and Gerry Sargent Habas visited Sally Souder in Bradenton, Florida, where they shared lunch on the waterfront at one of Sally’s favorite spots. Mary K. plans another visit when she returns south for the winter.

While in Naples, she kept busy hosting friends and relatives – more than 25 overnight guests! She returned north to Alexandria in May, with driving help from her sister-in-law. Summer plans included a Horner reunion in Canada with Charlie’s cousins, plus a trip to London and Cotswold, England, for two weeks with her sister and sister-in-law.

Gerry Sargent Habas is pleased to report that her grandson from San Diego is now a student at Rollins, a small, beautiful liberal arts college only five minutes from Gerry’s home.

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Annette Madra Horner is enjoying the finished work on the interior of her firstfloor addition, completed in time for Thanksgiving and Christmas visitors.

Exterior work wrapped up in late spring with a renovated patio plus upgraded landscaping, which was completed in July.

Annette happily reports that her cataract surgery is complete and successful, so she can drive again at night!

Cuba in April. They spent three days in Miami’s Little Havana area for a preview of Cuba, then experienced the real thing, which was very hot and humid, with a guide who walked too fast! They listened to Cuban university professors talk about U.S.-Cuban relations and the 1962 embargo, still in effect. The trip was interesting and informative but once is enough.

Betsy Chappelear Tryon traveled to Charleston, South Carolina, in May with her daughter, son, and brother to attend granddaughter Maddy’s graduation from The Citadel. After a brief vacation at home, Maddy returned to South Carolina to work part time before resuming studies for her master’s degree and continuing her volleyball career with an international team playing in Europe.

Cathe Cantwell Luria and husband Eric are now permanent residents of Ajijic, Mexico. They travel to Portland, Oregon, several times a year to visit their daughters and grandkids, ages 12, 14, and 16. Still American citizens, Cathe and Eric can vote in our elections by mail. Cathe donated her flute to a local school after she had rotator cuff surgery and was no longer able to play. She has continued her voice lessons and participates in a large choir in Ajijic. She and Eric are active with a Scottish dancing group, which is easier on the joints than their former clogging dances, and recently enjoyed a trip to Istanbul with a cruise along the coast. Cathe keeps in touch with Nancy Derrick Denslow, who is still actively involved in research at the University of Florida.

Elaine Gerlach McKelly and husband Tim are living happily in their North Carolina “Disneyland” retirement community.

They took a spring vacation to the North Carolina mountains, where they relaxed by the lake, hiked near the waterfalls, and ate really well! They also enjoy the beaches to the east of their home. Their youngest granddaughter became a UMW graduate in May and is enrolled in law school. She and Elaine are now planning to attend reunions together. Elaine joined the Mary Washington Book Club on Facebook and recommends it. She has read several new books and enjoys the discussions.

Yvonne Hutchinson March is happily settled in a three-bedroom condo in St. Augustine, Florida, overlooking a lagoon and safe from storm threats. She loves the beautiful, historical town, which is undergoing refurbishing, and enjoys the well-known folk music center there.

Yvonne is active in senior center classes with yoga, ballet, painting, and toujours learning French. Her brother and his family are nearby, her daughter is three hours away in Savannah, and her son in Ohio visits for special occasions. Yvonne invites us all to visit!

Caroline Hogeland Ruppar, husband Allan, and two other couples traveled to Athens and Corinth, then boarded a cruise ship for an 18-day trip to Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Oman, and Dubai, visiting pharaohs’ tombs, pyramids, Jerusalem, the Rose City (Jordan), the Grand Mosque (Muscat), and a real camel market in Abu Dhabi. They wintered in their Florida home before returning to Northern Virginia for the summer, taking a week’s vacation with kids and grandkids to Avalon, New Jersey, Caroline’s perennial summer spot since she was 4. Their final summer adventure was a 16-family-member journey to South Africa for a safari to “spend the kids’ inheritance and watch them enjoy the experience!”

Genie McClellan Hobson and her sister went on a fall safari in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. Except for a COVID hiatus, they traveled with a group to see the “Big Five”: lions, rhinos, buffalo, leopards, and elephants, plus many gorgeous birds. They also visited African families and experienced tribal life.

Early in 2023, Genie, Don, and their two cockatoos took a two-month motorhome trip, visiting family and friends in Atlanta; the Florida Gulf Coast; the Texas locales of Galveston, Fredericksburg, and Big Bend National Park; Oklahoma; and Natural Bridge, Virginia.

Pat Lewars Pace and Linda Glynn Hutchinson made a challenging trip to

Jana Privette Usry is almost settled in Avery Point, Richmond, with her pal, a 10-year-old Shih Tzu, one of five doggies on their hall. Jana enjoys the meal service but claims that happy hour is the best time of the day and the best place to meet friends. Twentyfive of them signed a card for her one weekend when she was away! Her cousin’s family is nearby and helpful, but Jana’s sisters are far away, with one in NYC and one in Pennsylvania. Her baby sister will visit frequently once the guest room is ready! Jana relies on the help of an aide, a physical therapist, and an occupational therapist, as she is dealing with complications from her back and elbow surgeries, plus a recent diagnosis of Parkinson’s. But she has an upbeat attitude and enjoys her new surroundings.

Carolyn Eldred is still involved with UMW ElderStudy activities, mostly

by Zoom. She helps by hunting down speakers to sponsor, sometimes sparked by NPR programs or campus events she has read about. She has encountered many interesting and accomplished faculty and has even sponsored a psychologist who was her graduate research assistant at Temple University in 1989-90. Carolyn loves attending sessions, which cover a wide range of topics, and urges us to join ElderStudy, which recently held a 30th anniversary celebration at the Jepson Alumni Executive Center, recognizing its many volunteers and wide curriculum.

You can learn more at elderstudy.com.

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Susan Roth Nurin received notification in June that her NYC apartment overlooking Central Park was up for sale, and she would have to move.

Stay tuned for details. In July, Susan had a long weekend visit from Yvonne, who was on her way to visit family in Connecticut. Susan reported that her Parkinson’s is pretty much under control, except for some balance issues. She enjoys attending concerts, especially when trumpeter son Justin is playing at Carnegie Hall, and she proudly relayed that he was selected to play the National Anthem at the Philadelphia Phillies’ stadium, after which he received many congratulatory calls and an offer to continue performing there.

Midge Meredith Poyck reassures us that things are good in Arizona and with her family in South Carolina. She leads a quiet life filled with leisurely walks, puttering around her yard (weather permitting), lunching with friends, doing lots of puzzles, and spending time with family.

Marty Spigel Sedoff and husband Bob took their annual vacation in Pawleys Island, South Carolina, in July, ahead of Marty’s total knee replacement in August.

After that, she was eager to resume dancing with her tapping group (ages 70-83), which performs at nursing homes, retirement facilities, etc., where the “old folks” enjoy their shows and elaborate costume changes. Bob retired from his avocation in local theatre set design and construction and is now a mentor for robotics students. Deeply saddened by the loss of Bob’s mother in December,

two granddaughters are remarkably talented. She and husband Don Wofford are traveling the world at every opportunity. They are aging, stable, and very grateful.

Anne Tooke is well, happy, and looking forward to the next adventure. She continues to be grateful for the depths of knowledge MWC managed to instill in her and is energized by being with her classmates now and forever.

Donna Sheehan Gladis was happy to be with friends of almost 60 years and a shared MWC history! Husband Steve is still working, so no talk of retirement at their house. Their two kids and three grandkids are well and happy, and life is good. Donna was instrumental in the planning for our 55th reunion, for which we are all incredibly grateful!

1968 alumnae (from left) Anne Tooke, Kathy Nagy Schabacker, Donna Sheehan Gladis, Pam Tompkins Huggins, Sally Monroe Kelly, and Angela Cummings Petro don tiaras at Reunion Weekend. Photo by Karen Pearlman.

Marty and Bob decided to get a puppy, whom they describe as a “wild man.”

But they are delighted with his company.

Marty excitedly reported that their younger son would soon be married. Their elder son and his family live in Denver.

Anne Powell Young wrote that since returning to Fredericksburg, she has become reacquainted with Marcia Covert Chaves. With degrees in Spanish language and literature from MWC and UVA, Marcia is a retired Spanish teacher and an accomplished artist whose paintings are frequently exhibited at the Fredericksburg Center for the Creative Arts, Mary Washington Hospital’s gallery, and the Artists Alliance of Colonial Beach gallery. In 1972, Marcia and her family made their home in the Old Stone House, formerly the Fredericksburg Little Theater, the studio of Gari Melchers and Julien Binford, professor emeritus of Mary Washington. Marcia is working on paintings inspired by recent trips to the Bahamas and the South Pacific.

Anne also wrote that Betty Birckhead Vickers and her family traveled to Middle England in June to trace the ancestry of husband Vick’s Copley forebears, who date to the 1600s. They also went to Iceland so Betty could take a birthday swim in a thermal glacier lagoon and her grandson could hike extensively on a Boy Scout venture.

Hank and I, Katharine Rogers Lavery, attended our Coast Guard granddaughter’s elegant wedding in the Naval Academy chapel and cheered her on as she played volleyball on the USA All-Navy team, winning the gold medal. Our D.C. lawyer granddaughter then announced her engagement, and our youngest granddaughter announced that she would be sharing her senior year of high school with an exchange student from

Italy. After a relaxing vacation in Nags Head, North Carolina, we resumed our routine of work, home maintenance, bowling, senior fitness classes, and church activities. We gladly hosted two British sailing club friends for several days since their house sold faster than expected before their move back to the United Kingdom. I tutored calculus over the summer and am eager to help my granddaughter through BC calculus this fall. Thank you all for your cheerful contributions – our class is amazing!

Lynn Shelby Kickingbird is grateful for the liberal arts education she received at MWC. It formed a great foundation for her 40-plus years working with nonprofits and government agencies on a variety of organizational and multicultural issues.

Their two children and four grandchildren live nearby in the Oklahoma City area.

Her husband is a lawyer specializing in Indian law, so they have traveled and worked with tribes all over the U.S.

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Mary Beth Bush Dore mbeth1945@gmail.com Patsy Monahan Holden’s husband, Mike, suffered a severe brain bleed in December and now lives in a personal care home nearby. Patsy enjoys counseling each week, playing cards, and participating in church activities. Two of their triplets live with their families in Austin, Texas, three hours away. Patsy lives with one of her sons in a Houston suburb.

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Meg Livingston Asensio meglala46@gmail.com Our 55th class reunion was epic! We laughed, cried, and laughed until we cried. We hugged, imbibed, ate, and danced, all while wearing our tiaras, of course. And we cherished our time together. We missed those of you who couldn’t be there, but you were on our minds and in our hearts. Here are updates from many of those in attendance: Susan Morris is living the dream. Her three sons are happily married, and her

Angela Cummings Petro and Kathy Nagy Schabacker have been friends since high school and were freshman roommates in Willard. As years went by, their paths continued to cross while each worked for the federal government. They now enjoy reunions together every five years.

They’re grateful to Mary Washington for nurturing their forever friendship and for the many more MWC friendships they’ve had through the years.

Dodo Fisher Roberts finally had a great post-COVID year. In summer 2022, she went to Québec City with three friends, celebrating their first trip out of the country. She spent the next three months on Nantucket, where her daughters and friends visited with dogs and kids. After a quiet winter in Wilton, Connecticut, with lots of paddle tennis and parties, spring came, and she spent two weeks in the United Kingdom with old friends, celebrating the coronation. Her biggest achievement was walking 27,000 steps in one day in London! Her sincere hope is that more Class of 1968 members will attend our 60th reunion in 2028.

Judy Boyce Perry continues to enjoy her interior design business. Husband Steve still does some consulting work, and they manage to travel from time

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to time, enjoying a trip to Scotland in August 2022. Son Brian and his wife live in Rosarito, Mexico, and son Stephen, his wife, and two daughters live nearby in Virginia Beach.

Lynn Belcher Fox has moved from small-town Dallas Center, Iowa, to St. Paul, Minnesota. She lives close to her daughter and two youngest grandkids and is happy and relatively healthy.

Stevie Danahy Larson always loves attending our reunions as a “townie girl.” She and husband Peter live on 10 rural acres in the forest. They love time with their five grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Stevie recalls how grateful she was for her incredible MWC education when she got to graduate school, which she found easy!

Leneice Wu took the plunge in 2019, downsizing and moving to a senior community in Springfield, Virginia.

She and husband John Thomas were both widowed in 2005 and married in 2013; John was diagnosed with Parkinson’s a year later. They enjoy his granddaughters, who are local, and Leneice’s grandson in Vermont.

Leneice spends about half her time there to ski and enjoy the fall color in the mountains. She has been retired from the Congressional Research Service since 2002 and hasn’t looked back!

Susan Blosser Wight was so glad to have attended our reunion, reconnecting with old and dear friends. She and husband Richard have been busy traveling, playing golf, and skiing.

Sally Monroe Kelly is grateful for the amazing group of women in the Class of 1968. She has lots of friends but has realized that her MWC friends are the best – crazy, kind, smart, confident, and stimulating! She and husband Pete are facing his Parkinson’s diagnosis together. They have eight kids who love and support each other and them, and 12 grandkids – and Sally knows all their names!

Julie Deane Webb is organizing the sale of her home for the last 30-plus years in Farmington, Connecticut, where she loved to garden, and their “snowbird” house in Tallahassee, Florida. She and husband Rick hope to land in Charlotte, North Carolina, in an over-50 community where travel friends and structured activities await. Their children are in their 50s and their grandkids are approaching their teens. They will also be relocating to Charlotte from Seattle and Boston.

Dale Saunders Kalkofen is both a country girl and a city girl, living between

a small farm on the James River and a townhouse in Richmond. She worked her entire career to support urban education, retiring after 45 years. After continuing volunteer work with VCU’s Alumni Association, including being its president, she has expanded her life into more travel, gardening, and a little art.

Morgan Golladay was not able to attend our reunion but happily reports that some of her dreams are coming true. She has been writing poetry since high school but never shared it with anyone until she joined a writers’ group in 2019. She’s now a published author!

Her first published poem received an honorable mention from the Delaware Women’s Press Association. She has since published three short stories and more poems, and her first poetry book, The Song of North Mountain, is scheduled for publication. She has a novel scheduled for release in 2024.

Morgan writes, “I am so grateful for the friends I made at MWC, particularly those who had more revolutionary ideas about the abilities and roles of women, and what we could be. That’s what has led to this – I am a published author and poet, and there’s more to come. I am reinventing myself on a daily basis and finally doing what I want to do.”

Pam Tompkins Huggins writes that the Class of 1968 more than lived up to its reputation for being “wild things” at our 55th reunion! Complete with sparkling tiaras and abundant giggling and hugging, we rocked it! To the point that Campus Police heard about our late night class party at the hotel … maybe Pam should leave it at that! So fabulous to be with these women who become more fabulous every year they grace this world of ours!

Ash and I, Meg Livingston Asensio, travel as much as we can. In 2022, we enjoyed cruises to Scandinavia and Croatia, and in 2023, we cruised in New Zealand and Japan, which is such an easy way to travel with Ash’s disability. After spending one winter back in Denver, where we relocated in 2019, we bought a small condo in Palm Desert, California, where we now spend the winter months. We’re grateful for continued good health and that our two kids and their spouses, four grandkids, and one grandson-in-law (one family is in Denver and the other in Melbourne, Australia) are all thriving and happy.

Mathematics major Katelyn Gueci ’25 received the Merrilyn Sawyer Dodson/ Class of 1968 Scholarship.

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Marianne deBlois Zentz MdeBZ@verizon.net Anne Hoskot Kreutzer annekreutzer@hotmail.com Nancy Yeager Allard is always the first to reply to our call for news. She still volunteers, reads, and plays bridge, and she and Paul are on an Alaskan cruise as we’re writing. She’s already planning to attend our 2024 reunion and looks forward to seeing her classmates and her parish priest, who is now the Catholic chaplain at UMW! Connie Cline Bukzin and her husband enjoyed seeing the antiquities and fabulous ports of call along the way on their Adriatic cruise.

Betsy Crews Neilson and I, Marianne deBlois Zentz, went on a Danube cruise and were lucky that the river water level was just right, Goldilocks! Sadly, Betsy lost her partner this year but is happy to spend lots of time with her daughter and granddaughter. As for me, I enjoy getting away to see my grands in Houston and Ventura, California, whenever possible.

Betty Wade Miles Perry is enjoying relatively pain-free family cornhole games after her successful knee replacement. She’s looking forward to an August vacation in Maine.

Donna Cannon Julian and suitemates CeCe Smith Riffer, Ann Simpson Brackett, and Lyn Howell Gray, who live across the East Coast, all met up in Surry, Virginia, this year. They got beyond the aches-andpains conversation and had a great mini reunion! I’m sure this group will make it to our 2024 reunion. Donna planned to touch base with Kat Caffee Gompf for her annual birthday call. Lyn has been in touch with her friend of 71 years, Jean Polk Hanky, who bounced back from her open-heart surgery last year in time to celebrate her 50th anniversary with husband Jack in June.

Jeanine Zavrel Fearns delights in travel, especially to Canada. Last year, she hosted her former MWC suitemates at her West Virginia cabin, and two years ago, they were at Suzy Bender Winterble’s place in Aiken, South Carolina. They’re gathering at Anne Witham Kilpatrick’s home in Greenville, South Carolina, this year and will go to Toni Turner Bruseth’s place in Austin, Texas, next year. All are well and happy to be connected for all these years!

Christie Wineholt was on her way to her summer digs in Angel Fire, New Mexico, a great escape to the Rocky Mountains.

She and Patti Boise Kemp saw each other for at least for a minute at the Class of 1968’s reunion in June. Patti enjoys her time in North Myrtle Beach and is thrilled that her grandson will be entering UMW in August!

Iris Harrell and her wife love postCOVID travel, including a Canadian Rockies train trip and checking four presidential libraries off their bucket list this summer! They’re happy to be back onstage with their four-woman folk music group, More Joy. We love Iris’ closing thoughts of being “healthy, happy, and grateful for the life I have, with the help of Mary Washington giving me a great start in the world.”

Barbie Hopta Reid sends greetings and is already packing her bags for our 55th!

From Facebook, I have gleaned that Barbara Black with the fabulous pink hair is staying active in Blacksburg, Virginia, and that Karen Kilgore Ralston loves the gorgeous sunsets of Melbourne Beach, Florida.

one to India, one to Antarctica, lots of time in Hawaii, and a little time out for a new hip!

Cathie O’Connor Woteki and Tom are still “failing” retirement but have managed to travel with National Geographic on a tour to Antarctica. She serves on a UMW advisory committee and President Biden’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, discussing the promise and peril of generative AI! Marge Rowand Antus is adjusting to a more relaxed lifestyle with her doctor-husband’s retirement after 49 years! They’re thrilled to have their daughter and her family back in the D.C. area, where she’s on the faculty at Georgetown University.

Martha Wilbourne Cummings’ 10th grandbaby was born in March! She also says that “a day without pickleball is, well, just not a complete day!”

Reporting from her log cabin home in Anchorage, Alaska, Linda Eadie Hood is muddling through just fine and is looking forward to coming to our reunion next spring, without her cane!

Anne Hoskot Kreutzer and Tom are slowly cleaning out their home of 47 years! They’re grateful that there’s only a basement and not an attic. As we all are, she’s intrigued to learn what our classmates are doing at this stage of the game.

Chris Phillips Farhood took a drive from her home in Manhattan down to the beautiful horse-country home of Betty Olander Adams last fall. They were pleased that one of Betty’s entries came in second in a steeplechase race – cheers!

Linda Johnson DeRamus and Ellen Brown loved their UMW Alumni on the Road trip, “Africa’s Wildlife.” As promised, they saw many countries and special birds, mammals, and reptiles!

Ellen proposes that College of Arts and Sciences Dean Keith Mellinger and/ or Dr. Andrew Dolby, who led this trip together, should do a Mary Talk or write up a story for an alumni publication.

A note from the Alumni Engagement office: If you want to receive the print version of Class Notes, please contact the office at classnotes@umw.edu to opt in!

Martha Pickard Zink is living the dream, with world travel, grandkids in college, and bouncing between Kiawah, Maryland, and Bethany Beach.

Joan Gillis Baker is on Daytona Beach and enjoys having family and grands nearby while she’s dealing with postHurricane Ian repairs.

Evelyn “Evie” Rowe is still living in D.C., having too many doctor appointments for her taste, and may be battling with condo management. Good luck with it all!

Debbie Morrison Gibson and her husband are celebrating 28 years of marriage and may win the busiest traveler award, with three trips to Africa,

From Patti Boise Kemp: Don’t forget our 55th reunion is May 30-June 2, 2024.

We must continue our Class of 1969 record of being the best and the most; even without 2023 being a reunion year for us, we still captured one of the participation awards! Let’s continue with our outstanding attendance and partyhearty-hardy enthusiasm!

A closing note: Why can’t we age like fine wine instead of expired yogurt?

Political science and creative writing major Zachary Heske ’25 and Brianna Kenealy ’24 received the Class of 1969 Laura V. Sumner Memorial Scholarship, endowed by the Class of 1969 for the occasion of their 25th reunion.

Biomedical sciences major Wagma Zaki ’25 received the Class of 1969 50th Reunion Scholarship.

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Anne Sommervold LeDoux ledouxanne@yahoo.com Thanks to all of you who contributed news for the fall edition of Class Notes!

Sadly, Barbara Forgione Tansey passed away peacefully after a sudden onset of acute myeloid leukemia. Born in New York, Barbara grew up in Fairfax, Virginia, and earned a B.A. in English and secondary education from Mary Washington. She was an adult education instructor at Fort Meade and served as an executive assistant. Barbara was married to the love of her life, Bruce, who served in the U.S. Army for 25 years and passed away in 2012. She is survived by her loving daughter, son-in-law, and grandson.

Tina Kormanski Krause and husband Paul met up with Suzanne Ferguson Buchanan and her family at a resort in Tucson, Arizona, to celebrate a milestone 75th birthday! Despite the cooler than normal temperatures, they visited a 17th-century mission and toasted Zannie’s advanced age at a birthday dinner.

Susan Duffey DiMaina shared news about her recent and upcoming travels.

Husband John is a fan of Formula One car racing, so he just returned from Montréal, where he went to the most recent race.

He is going to Singapore for the night race, too. In June, Francie Cone Caldwell, Karen Anderson Muszynski, Karen Stifft Carroll, Barb Bingley, Carolyn Woodruff, and Susan met at Laura King Myse’s home in Fredericksburg to have a sleepover, reminisce, and celebrate turning 75!

Lisa Skillern Correa joined them one night for dinner in downtown Fredericksburg. Susan mentioned that she and John need to “make hay while the sun shines,” and do the things that they are still able to do! I think this sentiment relates to many of us at this stage in life.

John and I, Anne Sommervold LeDoux, are still in Stafford County and love living in an over-55 community. I drove by Mary Washington to take one last bittersweet look at Marshall and Russell halls, slated to be demolished in 2024 to make room for the new home of the Department of Theatre and Dance. We finally made it to Egypt in February, and it was even more amazing than we anticipated. We took a ship from Paris to Normandy and Dunkirk in June, which was a moving experience.

We endured the rough waters of the North Sea and traveled to Sweden and Denmark. In July, my daughter-in-law and I are going to Ireland and Northern Ireland.

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Please send your news! I know that many of you have news our class would be interested in hearing!

1971

Karen Laino Giannuzzi kapitankL11@yahoo.com I, Karen Laino Giannuzzi, am going on a Danube cruise from Romania to Vilshofen, Germany, meeting friends along the way. I’m then heading to Augsburg for several days to see friends from long ago and celebrate with a mini reunion of sorts. I’ll catch up with you all in the next edition.

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Sherry Rutherford Myers sherryhon2011@gmail.com Happy fall, y’all! I hope everyone is enjoying it despite the rain and cloudiness that seems to be omnipresent in many areas. For those of you experiencing tornados and other difficult weather conditions, our prayers are with you.

Cheryl Prietz Childress and I, Sherry Rutherford Myers, attended 2023’s reunion as there were many from the Class of 1973 whom we had the pleasure of knowing in Russell Hall.

Kathy Kane Lowe ’73 came up from Florida to join us. Kathy was a student at Mary Washington for two years before attending the Medical College of Virginia to complete her nursing degree in 1974. The three of us missed Norah Manning Heckman ’73 during

this visit, as this would have been her 50th reunion. We know she was there in spirit. She was a special friend to us over the course of 50 years. Along with other former Russell residents, we lamented that both it and Marshall will soon get the wrecking ball. We were glad to see it one more time and look forward to the new theatre that will be built on the premises.

We encourage other classmates to check out the campus even if it is not their milestone reunion.

It was great to see Betsy Flynn Labar ’73 and Terry Rodgers Woodworth ’73 and meet their former-Marine husbands, Terry and Buck, who were around during our years in Russell. Thank you again, gentlemen, for your service to our country.

I also reconnected with Cindy Howk ’73, as she and I were music majors and spent much time in Pollard Hall.

After 43 years with the federal government, Gale Mattox will retire at the end of the year from the faculty of the U.S. Naval Academy, where she has put in most of those years. She has been a member of the political science department and has tremendously enjoyed teaching national security policy, alliances, and coalitions, and working with great colleagues. As grand marshal at the 2023 graduation, she carried the USNA mace and led the academic procession. Gale, with the service members you helped prepare for their careers, thank you for your service to our country.

Eileen Reynolds Cantoni sent welcome greetings from Delaware. She and her partner, Mostafa, booked a cruise in May,

leaving from Barcelona, and arrived a few days early. Eileen’s dear friend, Patti Barrow Rios, flew to Barcelona to meet them. They hadn’t seen each other in at least 25 years, and it felt like yesterday! Eileen and Patti caught up on their lives and families and enjoyed Barcelona, with lots of walking, tapas, wine, and flamenco. The time together went by so quickly. Seeing Patti was one of the highlights of this wonderful trip to Spain, Portugal, France, and Holland. Eileen still works two days a week as a guide at the Hagley Museum in Wilmington, Delaware. She enjoys meeting people from all over the world and telling the story of the early DuPont family. The job is fun and not stressful. Her family is doing well, and her three children and five grandkids all live nearby.

Susan Cooke Martens married Anton in 1972 and began a career in social services. When he had to terminate his career with the then-Norfolk and Western Railroad due to illness, they settled in Surry County on the James River in Virginia, where they enjoy boating, outdoor activities, and steam train excursions.

That about wraps it up for this time around. Send your news, as it is always a joy to hear from you.

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Joyce Hines Molina joycemolina1951@gmail.com About 60 alumni from our class returned for our 50th reunion. It was great to see old friends and meet classmates that I, Joyce Hines Molina, did not know. The perfect button that many chose to attach to their nametag was, “Don’t worry, I don’t remember you either.”

Within the first hour I was sharing memories of freshman year in Willard with Andy Sosnowski Coyle, Carol Maupai Dunham, and Nancy Parham Katz. At our class dinner, I met Burdelle Boyd Mance and enjoyed hearing about her life after MWC. The Class of 1973 was well represented and gave a standing ovation for Janet Hedrick as she was presented the UMW Distinguished Alumnus Award. Congratulations, Janet!

1971 alumnae (from left) Marie Droste Martin, Peggy Calnan Jantz, Kathy Dawson Caldwell, and Sandy Fromknecht Banks, who lived in the French house on campus, reunited in Charlottesville in March. Photo courtesy of Marie Droste Martin ’71.

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Christine Uber Grosse may have won the prize for the longest distance traveled.

Her family made it into an adventure, driving across the U.S. from Arizona, with a stop in Fredericksburg, before heading to Maine and eventually back home.

Lynn Carver Ware keeps busy learning about horses, riding horses, caring for her horses, and volunteering with an organization that helps special needs children learn to ride. She also takes mini horses to senior centers to spread love.

Karen Kenny Dorrough has become a grandmother for the first time at age 71.

She welcomed her new bundle of joy, granddaughter Faina Dorrough, on March 16. Karen finds it both rewarding and hopeful to be a grandmother.

1973 alumnae (from left) Terry Rottman Beckmann, Fran Ferrell, Kathy Waddle, and Susan Irby reunite for their 50th Reunion Weekend. Photo by Karen Pearlman.

A visit to the Jefferson basement unit with Virginia Davey Addison was enlightening. The sink countertop appeared to be the same one there 50 years ago. The small tree outside the room now covers the window.

I reflected on good memories shared with my former roomie, Lynn Marco Speed.

As many said, it was the relationships we developed that keep us coming back.

No visit to Mary Wash is complete without a stop at Carl’s; still a long line, still just three flavors, and still cash only.

To the Class of 1968, we look forward to partying with you again. May your tiaras continue to shine brightly. From the Class of 1973, we send a huge thank you to Mark Thaden ’02 and the UMW staff and volunteers who worked tirelessly to make our reunion perfect. Finally, send your updates for Class Notes to me at any time. I look forward to hearing from you.

Dianne Friedhoff Blais enjoyed our 50th reunion. She talked to numerous people about how wonderful the Alumni College is and how most schools don’t seem to have that benefit at their reunions. She looks forward to attending next year with her husband.

Barbara Lee Brand and husband Denny enjoyed visiting Mary Washington and Fredericksburg, especially going to Brompton for the first time, hearing Dr. Crawley reminisce about his time on campus, visiting Marshall Hall one last time, and seeing all the changes since her last visit. They continued to D.C. to babysit their 2- and 3-year-old grandsons for a week and were exhausted when they returned to Kentucky. Barbara volunteers for Friends of the Library and maintains the Monarch butterfly waystation at the state park. She’s a member of the Wild Ones organization and spends time tending her garden of native plants and birdwatching. Denny is her bird and garden photographer

and videographer, and they share their work on Facebook and YouTube. She also plays dominoes once a month with a group of friends. Their last game was on a houseboat!

Terry Rottman Beckmann enjoyed time with friends Fran Ferrell, Kathy Waddle, and Susan Irby. Terry appreciated the varied reunion activities, especially the Mary Washington House and kitchen tour, the archivists’ session, and the art gallery exhibit. She loved seeing the first-floor interior of Brompton. Terry and husband Fred have been pet-sitters since 2008. They use a website that brings pet owners and sitters together and have done more than 30 sits, including in Thailand, the Portuguese island of Madeira, and France, where they cared for three pigs, 25 chickens, three ducks, a dog, two cats, and a goldfish.

They pet sit in exchange for lodging and have done so in six other foreign countries and eight states in the U.S. Terry says it is challenging at times but amazingly fun. In July, they plan to visit Gulf Shores, Alabama, with sons Nick and Luke, daughter-in-law Elizabeth, and grandchildren Penelope and Teddy.

Leslie Larson Teague and husband Terry celebrated their 50th anniversary in May. They’ve lived in Boulder, Colorado, for 50 years. Their son, daughter-in-law, and 2-year-old granddaughter live in Boston, and their daughter owns a fine jewelry company in New York. Leslie and her MWC roommates have nurtured their friendships since freshman year and had a wonderful 50th reunion. They missed Chris Banas, who couldn’t attend, and Martha Menk Janak, who passed away in August 2022. Leslie enjoyed time with friends Margie Walsh Shepherd, BettyJoyce Nash, Kath Davey White, and Debbie Puryear.

BettyJoyce Nash’s first novel, Everybody Here Is Kin, was published in September.

Cynthia Howk enjoyed her reunion stay in Willard, which has been renovated back to the style we remember. This was the first time Cynthia stayed in a freshman dorm, having resided in Russell all four years. She was surprised to see many of her Russell friends, particularly Terry Rodgers Woodworth, Betsy Flynn Labar, Susan Jacobius Davis, Cheryl Prietz Childress ’72, and Sherry Rutherford Myers ’72. Another highlight was engaging with classmates she did not know as a student, including Terry Rottman Beckmann and Winnie Stalnaker Feldhaus, who relayed her fascinating experiences as a NASA research engineer, designing components for the space shuttle.

Winnie’s career included being interviewed for her job by one of the NASA women scientists whose story was told in the movie Hidden Figures!

To prepare for reunion, Cynthia reviewed The Battlefield yearbook.

It brought home the fact that during our four years on campus, there were many classmates we never met but had opportunities to do so at reunions. This is one of the reasons to come; you get to meet classmates whom you might not have known previously, but, as new friends, they make us appreciate our MWC connections even more. Cynthia was pleased to see Susan Regan, Clare Nugent, Susie Cahill-Aylward, Christine Uber Grosse (a fellow harp student), and Bambi Creighton Willis, a physics major who became an Episcopal priest! When she and Chris saw each other at the class dinner, they exclaimed in unison, “Oh, my gosh – I can’t believe you’re here!”

Debbie Heiman’s memory lane commentary included Dr. Atalay’s talk, the beauty of the campus, and restoration of the amphitheatre and buildings. She has so many great memories and more made at reunion, which went all too quickly. She looks forward to our 55th reunion in 2028.

Alexis Hoffman ’27 received the Class of 1973 50th Reunion Scholarship.

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1974

Sidnia “Sid” Baker Etherington sidleexx@yahoo.com Suzy Passarello Quenzer suzyquenzer@gmail.com Hey, Class of 1974! Our 50th reunion planning is beginning, with a committee that includes Suzy Passarello Quenzer, Diane Harvey Smith, Margaret “Peg” Hubbard, Pam Smith McGahagin, and Sid Baker Etherington. Send us your ideas for our gathering, please stay in touch, and start planning your trip to campus, May 31 to June 2, 2024!

1975

Armecia Spivey Medlock vagirl805@msn.com Jackie Bryan welcomed her first grandson before Christmas 2022, born on the same day of the month as his father, Jackie’s older son. Her grandson is a happy baby and always smiling! Jackie’s younger son recently moved back to Savannah, where he works for Savannah College of Art and Design. Jackie and her husband celebrated her 70th birthday last April by taking a river cruise in the Netherlands and Belgium, followed by a week in Paris.

They especially enjoyed seeing the tulips in the Keukenhof Gardens and Monet’s home in Giverny.

As always, I’d love to receive your news, so I can share it with our classmates in the next publication. It’s never too early to plug for our 50th reunion in 2025!

We’d love to see as many of you there as possible! Please make a note on your calendars to attend during the first weekend in June!

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Janis Biermann biermannjanis@gmail.com Chris Collins Zignego retired in December 2022 after 40 years as a clinical laboratory scientist, Navy and civilian. She lives in Whitefish, Montana, where she settled almost 30 years ago after her husband retired from the Navy. They had a fabulous vacation in May 2022 on a Mediterranean cruise, then a road trip in Italy. She recently returned from three weeks in Ireland, England, and Scotland, where they did not have one drop of rain.

Unheard of! Chris is attending a wedding in Virginia in August and hopes to show her family the campus while seeing some of the area’s historic sights.

Susan Grimes and husband Scott had a trip of a lifetime, trekking to Everest Base

1978 alumni pose for their class photo at their 45th Reunion Weekend in June. Photo by Karen Pearlman.

Camp in May. Susan said the mountains were spectacular, and the people are beautiful! Susan is training for the British Centurion in August, which is a judged race. One must walk 100 miles within 24 hours; the clock does not stop at all!

Susan is U.S. Centurion 99. The best part of training is that she can eat as much as she wants!

1977

Anne Robinson Hallerman annehallerman@gmail.com Norene Gates Guilford and husband Tim enjoyed a 10-day Baltic cruise to celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary. The trip was supposed to be for their 37th anniversary, but COVID had other ideas! When they return home to Maryland, Norene and Tim will prepare to move about 20 miles up the road to a new house they’re having built. They’ve lived in their current home for 36-plus years and decided to make the move before Tim retires.

Melody Bock’s eldest son, Spencer Womble, is graduating with a Ph.D. in biology and will begin a postdoctoral job at the University of Georgia in biological statistics for federal parks and agencies.

Son Chase works in commercial banking in Knoxville, Tennessee.

For the second year in a row, the Class of 1977 has had the Frances Liebenow Armstrong ’36 Service Award recipient!

Congratulations to Beth Craig, winner of that coveted recognition of a lifetime of service to Mary Washington!

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1978

Janet Place Fuller janetpfuller@gmail.com Everyone must have been busy attending reunion, as I only heard from Virginia Pollock Thompson. She retired from pharmaceutical sales with Merck & Co. in 1998 and retired a second time in 2014 from teaching art to grades K-5.

She and husband Keith travel extensively and have been to all seven continents, some multiple times. Since COVID, they’ve visited many U.S. national parks. With three grown children and 10 grandchildren, they feel truly blessed.

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Barbara Goliash Emerson emers3@msn.com We have quite a few world travelers in our class! Carol Middlebrook and husband John Feldman traveled with Betsy Larson Kyker and husband Bill to Sicily last October. Carol and John also went to Costa Rica in February and England in June.

Betsy Larson Kyker visited former Russell roommate Liz Sarkissian Gassew in June at her getaway cabin in Ellijay, Georgia, beautifully located on the Cartecay River. They visited a lavender farm, a winery, and shops, as well as Chattanooga, Tennessee, where they toured Ruby Falls and a cave with a 145foot underground waterfall. When she’s not traveling, Betsy and her husband enjoy pickleball and occasionally golf.

Linda McCarthy Milone and husband Paul absolutely loved working from France (Nice, Paris, and the coast of Brittany) for a month last fall. They’re going to do the same this September, and then spend a month in Italy in October (Rome, Venice, and Sardinia).

Lisa Carle Shields and Alan took her son and his wife on a nine-day Caribbean cruise in January, starting in Fort Lauderdale, and traveling to Grand Cayman, Aruba, Curaçao, and Bonaire.

In March and April, Lisa spent 21 days touring London, Amsterdam, Heidelberg, Innsbruck, Venice, Rome, Florence, the Tuscan hills, Lucerne, Paris, and Versailles, as well as Kusadasi (Turkey), Mykonos, Patmos, Rhodes, Heraklion, and Santorini. “It was a once in a lifetime trip, intense and so memorable,” said Lisa, who slept for a week when she got back!

Helen McFalls Flanders retired as regional vice president of a multi-branch YMCA Association in Pennsylvania. While still engaged in consulting roles, she and husband Rick spend most of their time boating on the Chesapeake Bay or escape the cold weather by going to Florida. Helen reconnected with MWC classmates Evelyn Watts Way, Susie Peters Jones, Ruth Ghormley Hieneman, and Anita Lossing, reporting that no matter how long they’re apart, no time seems to have passed when they reunite.

As for me, Barbara Goliash Emerson, my travels are more local, usually to visit my son in Asheville, North Carolina.

Gayle Weinberger Petro went with me in June and is an excellent co-pilot.

The seven hours just flew by. Gayle also visited Lisa Carle Shields at her Smith Mountain Lake home in July to celebrate Independence Day.

at Folly Beach. Once we all met up, we spent most of our time walking around Charleston and visited Magnolia Plantation to see the gardens, where I stopped to take a picture of a large live oak and stepped on a snake! After we freaked out a bit and shook the snake off (it had curled around my leg and given me a gentle bite), Sue, who has a Mary Poppins-style bag, offered hand sanitizer and a minty-smelling ointment that turned out to be toothpaste! Debi’s role was informing me that I was standing on a snake while Barb captured the event. We continued down the path only to discover an alligator! We saw another one swimming when we found a detour. Suffice to say, we were glad to get back to the city. We also visited Sullivan’s Island. Back in the city, I talked Barb into trying a yummy oyster shooter.

We’re planning our next get-together but cannot wait to revisit Charleston.

Jan Stankiewicz McCarthy reports Sue Garter stayed with her for a visit in North Carolina. They had a friendly dinner with Becky Bradley Price and Jennifer Geiss Smith. It was great to catch up!

days! They don’t know which was more exhausting, the Mediterranean or the boys! The rest of their summer will be at home in North Carolina, enjoying mountain life and entertaining visitors.

I, Lori Foster Turley, have spent much of the last year working with Bold Story Press to publish my late sister’s debut novel, Reasons for Waking. My sister, Karen Foster, finished the book and found a publisher shortly before she died; her biggest regret was that she did not live to see it in print. My other four siblings and I promised her we would do everything possible to get it published.

The book was released in June and is getting rave reviews on Amazon! It’s a wonderful story that’s hard to put down!

Please send me your updates – no need to wait for the next deadline – and any photos from alumni gatherings!

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Tara Corrigall corrigallt@gmail.com

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Lori Foster Turley lorifturley@gmail.com Lisa Kayan Turner and husband Steve have been doing the travel that they retired for! This spring, they took a 21-day Mediterranean cruise, preceded by a week in Italy. It far exceeded their expectations. Three days after they returned, they took their jet-lagged selves to babysit their 2.5-month-old and 3-year-old grandsons for a few

Hello! I received several great updates.

Diana Norton Elwell and husband Michael Elwell ’83 celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary in May. In October, they spent nine days exploring Santorini, Greece. Further anniversary celebrations included a trip to Virginia to visit family and friends and a few days in Nashville.

They have seven grandchildren, including 15-month-old twins. Diana and Michael feel blessed to have all their kids living within an hour of Dallas-Fort Worth.

Michael retired from JC Penney last year, but Diana is happily working remotely as digital merchandising manager for the largest wine and spirits distributor in the U.S. Her job includes a good bit of

We have our 45th reunion next year – how is that even possible? Please put May 31-June 2 on your calendars and plan to be there.

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Susan Garter skgarter@gmail.com I, Sandy Slusher Smallwood, spent a long weekend in May in Charleston, South Carolina, with my former Bushnell roommates and suitemates, Barb Gant Kinner, Debi Caton, and Sue Garter, whom I’m filling in for as class agent. I flew in on a Thursday morning and waited for them to arrive from Tennessee, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania. In the meantime, I reserved a beach chair and umbrella

1980 alumnae (from left) Barb Gant Kinner, Sandy Slusher Smallwood, Debi Caton, and Sue Garter in Charleston, S.C. Photo courtesy of Sandy Slusher Smallwood ’80.

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travel, and Michael joined her when she worked at the South Beach Food and Wine Festival.

Katherine “Kate” Howard McGinn has fond memories of MWC, living in Randolph, Marshall, and Trench Hill. She stays in touch with many lifelong Mary Wash friends.

Clark Little shared his life journey since leaving Mary Washington. When he transferred to MWC from HampdenSydney in 1979, he lived on the first floor of Marshall and was sad to hear that it will soon come down. After a year in Westmoreland as an RA, he moved to the basement apartment in Jefferson. He finished all requirements in December 1981 but decided to graduate with the Class of 1982 after doing an independent study program in economics. He moved to Virginia Beach and started a career in healthcare information technology. After moving to Richmond in 1986, he was promoted to regional sales manager, covering 25 states, and later became national sales director for a division dedicated to the development of continuous speech recognition technology for hospital information systems. Today, most know the core software as Dragon Naturally Speaking. In 1997, he was transferred to Peachtree City, Georgia, where his team developed the first suite of Internet-based software applications for healthcare. In 2001, Clark and wife Donna moved to Lake Norman, North Carolina. He retired from the fastpaced IT corporate world of massive travel in 2017, but his wife is still with the company as senior director for

global sales development. On August 1, the company will be officially merged with Microsoft. A few years ago, Clark invested in Heritage Woodwright, LLC, a custom woodworking and cabinet manufacturing company in Denver, North Carolina. Clark and Donna have twin girls and a son, all living in South Carolina, and a granddaughter who will soon turn 4.

I, Tara Corrigall, began a letter-writing campaign when I learned we’re missing email addresses for almost a third of our class. Please encourage your classmates to update their information at alumni. umw.edu under “Resources.”

Carla Richardson Barrell, Nancy Kaiser, J.B. Blair, and my four-year roomie, Debbie Snyder Barker, were among those who attended the last Grill on the Hill. Heather Archer Mackey also attended as a reunion volunteer. This was a bittersweet visit for us, but we’re thankful the Alumni Association included festivities to commemorate and celebrate Russell and Marshall halls. Both will be taken down to make way for the new theatre. We carefully toured our old rooms and halls. Debbie and I spent three years in Russell, on both sides of the second floor. If those walls and phone booths (yes, they’re still there) could talk, the stories they’d tell. One feature that set Russell apart was the twin beds that could be tucked away during the day to make lovely sofas. Once the whole twin XL phenomenon began, those beds were doomed and taken out years ago. Another benefit of attending this reunion was visiting with so many of our 1983 classmates. We crashed their class

party at the Mary Washington House and shared many memories of Ring Week antics and beer parties. Please visit the Marshall and Russell Fanpage on the UMW Alumni website and on Facebook to read more.

In April, I hosted a Mary Washington Alumni luncheon during Virginia Historic Garden Week. The Virginia Beach tour was in my neighborhood. Over chicken salad, fruit skewers, and cupcakes, we chatted about life, kids, and travel. The houses and gardens were gorgeous, and we even saw a lovely painting of Carl’s in one of the homes.

The Class of 1982 will be well represented on the Mary Washington Vietnam trip. Vicki Haynes Morris and Carla Richardson Barrell will have plenty of stories to share in a future update.

Forty-five years ago, we graduated from high school and set out on our Mary Washington adventure. As you might remember, I attended high school in Montana and will be headed back there for a reunion. My sister, Mona Corrigall Filchock ’84; her husband, Michael; their children, Jordan Filchock Hennessy ’12, Amanda Filchock, and Josh Filchock ’19; their significant others, Kevin Hennessy and Hudson Panek; and Colin Hennessy, Jordan’s 14-month-old son, will gather for a grand Montana adventure.

I love hearing and sharing your stories.

Please stay in touch.

1983

Marcia Anne Guida marcia.g.james@gmail.com Great to see everyone at our reunion!

It’s hard to believe it has been 40 years – where did the time go? The campus is absolutely gorgeous. Here’s some additional news: Cindy Rebein Myers retired from the U.S. Geological Survey after 39-plus years as a computer scientist. She and husband Fred downsized their Oakton, Virginia, home after 34 years and moved to Zion Crossroads, Virginia. They enjoy golf, hiking, volunteering, UVA sporting events (as long as VT wins), concerts, and living close to their two children and two grandchildren.

1982 alumnae attend the Grill on the Hill. Front row, from left: Carla Richardson Barrell and Tara Corrigall. Back row: Nancy Kaiser, J.B. Blair, and Debbie Snyder Barker. Photo courtesy of Tara Corrigall ’82.

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Mary Washington roommates Lisa Harris Coleman and Kathy Walters Along loved hanging out at reunion, walking around Fredericksburg, touring the beautiful campus, and even stopping in for a photo shoot in their former room, Jefferson 325, for old times’ sake.

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Christine Waller Manca christine.manca@att.net Dan Steen and Anne Thompson Steen ’83 welcomed two grandchildren in recent months. Dan serves as executive director of Lawyers for Civil Justice, and Anne leads Keybridge Coaching and Consulting.

Cris Dedmond and Britney Bailey Dedmond have been living in the Northern Neck of Virginia since 2005. They were recently at a party hosted by Terri Crawley ’77 and Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History Bill Crawley, where they ran into many MWC alumni. The best part was seeing their favorite biology professor, Dr. Rosemary Barra. They hadn’t seen her in over 30 years, so it truly made their day.

Jim Emery is serving as commissioner for Herndon-Reston Youth Field Hockey.

Having retired from her second career of teaching last summer, Janice Conway Micka and husband Ed moved from Northern Virginia to Brunswick County, North Carolina. They lived for 10 months in a rental home in Sea Trail to manage the construction of their house in Ocean Ridge Plantation.

Now settled in their new home, they enjoy living on a golf course close to Sunset Beach. They’ve met many transplants from Northern Virginia and would love to discover any Mary Washington connections in the area!

Mark Scott and Marianna Rixey Scott ’85 moved to Southport, North Carolina, four years ago. They have three daughters and two grandchildren. Mark and Marianna enjoy living at a marina on the Intracoastal Waterway. They had lunch recently with Jerry Pumphrey and his family after their visit to nearby Bald Head Island. Mark is retired but occasionally delivers boat components as far as Wisconsin. He notes wryly: “Fishing when I can; my golf game really needs work.”

Freda White purchased a hearing aid practice, Wagner Hearing Aid of Culpeper, in August 2020 with Teresa Negron Lough ’90. Freda absolutely loves being a hearing specialist and small business owner, as well as being “GiGi” to her seven awesome grandkids!

I am sad to report that we have lost a classmate, Betsy Hanna Brown.

Betsy lived in Columbia, Maryland, and passed away on June 4, 2023. She is survived by her husband, Michael, and their two sons. We will fondly remember Betsy and send our heartfelt condolences to her family and friends.

1980s alumnae with Associate Vice President and Dean of Student Life Emeritus Cedric Rucker ’81 at the All-Class Party during Reunion Weekend in June. Photo by Karen Pearlman.

as assistant manager of the architectural collection at Colonial Williamsburg.

Sincere condolences also go to Lynne Gilley Larabee, who lost her husband last June.

Mina Holden Horn and husband Todd Horn ’84 celebrated the marriage of son Grayson to Anna Kuhn.

Kristen Pedisich Waksberg and I, Lisa Harvey, got together with Brenda Thier Evans in Baltimore during the Horn wedding festivities.

1985

Joanne Bartholomew Lamm jlamm88@verizon.net Hello, Class of 1985!

It was so good to hear from Chuck Borek, who joined the California-based For Purpose Law Group and opened its first Maryland office. FPLG represents nonprofits, purpose-driven businesses, and social entrepreneurs. He’ll continue representing clients in tax and business matters for the firm. Chuck is finishing a Doctor of Ministry program in creative writing and theology at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary and anticipates completion in 2024. He is in frequent contact with Chris Barnett, who didn’t graduate from MWC but is remembered and loved by many of our classmates.

Chris is doing well and still living in San Francisco.

It would be so nice to hear from everyone and include their news in the next issue. Let’s reconnect!

1986

Gordon “Chip” Wood welcomed his first grandchild, Evelyn, to the family.

Stephanie Doswald Sebolt traveled to New England this summer and visited with me in Boston. I also spent time at Lake Winnipesaukee with Donna Metzger Lantagne and husband Tony, who are planning two weddings for next year. Ray Lamura and wife Alison Metzger Lamura ’85 were also part of the visit.

1987

Kemetia Foley kmkfoley@gmail.com

1988

Jay Bradshaw jaybradshaw747@aol.com Beverly Newman bevnewmn@yahoo.com From Jay:

Lisa A. Harvey lisharvey@msn.com Roberta Laynor retired to Ocean City, Maryland, after serving as chief of historic preservation for the City of Annapolis and

The Reunion Weekend feedback from fellow alumni has been fabulous! I, Jay Bradshaw, have expressed my sincere thanks to Mark Thaden ’02 and his Alumni Engagement team, both

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staff and volunteers, for planning and executing an incredible experience in 2023! The final Grill on the Hill was the perfect farewell to Marshall and Russell halls. I spoke with numerous alumni who didn’t plan on attending this year but changed their minds when they heard about the farewell plans. Access to the two dorms went well, with no bad behavior noted. Everyone was in full story mode as alumni relived events from decades past. Old photos were reviewed, triggering even more stories. I observed several former Marshall residents walk up to the front door and touch the bricks as they said goodbye. As a former Marshall resident of three years, I had some emotions at the thought of a bulldozer leveling this great residence hall.

As for me, I love my airline pilot job. My wife, Kathy, and I reside in Northern Virginia with our three fabulous kids!

Karen Gross Spuck is so glad Ringo Baker talked her into going to reunion! It was wonderful to reconnect with friends she hadn’t seen in years, including Ringo (although they talk on the phone all the time), Sharon Dawson, Jennifer Cliff O’Donnell, Mary Dellinger ’90, Jamie Crowley Greenough, Louis Dean ’90, Mike Huff, Doug Bronski, Jay Bradshaw, and more. Kudos to the reunion organizers. Everything was well done!

The campus is as beautiful as ever, although a few things have changed since graduation. This was Karen’s first time attending reunion, and she hopes to attend more in the future. She is starting in her 23rd year at PennWest Clarion

University as the Science in Motion program director. She and her husband are empty nesters, enjoying country living on their farm in northwest Pennsylvania.

Julie Lamb Stemple-Hoover retired in summer 2020, after 30-plus years in education. She taught English and creative writing in Stafford County Public Schools, then became a gifted resource teacher, which led to her interest in the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme. She helped implement the program at her high school and was its first coordinator during the final decade of her career. She also earned an MFA in fiction writing at George Mason University, returning to Mary Wash to earn a certificate in gifted education and participating in lots of IB professional development. In many ways, her career allowed her to be a professional student!

Julie has three grown children from her first marriage, ages 23, 26, and 29, and is happily married to Reid Hoover, retired Air Force and soon-to-be retired Marine Corps Systems Command lead logistician at Quantico, adding two lovely stepchildren to her family. She and Reid live in an over-55 community in Stafford, where they are avid pickleball players. They look forward to lots of travel and continued freedom from yardwork. Julie and Willard roommate Veronica Hach Shields, along with suitemates Amy Bachman Keller, Amy Murphy Edge, Tracey Reilly Brown, and Stacey Reilly Colebaugh, keep in touch and get together as often as they can.

From Bev:

I have to say just how much fun our 35th reunion was! Many alumni returned who’ve never attended before!

Jay Bradshaw and I said that this was the best reunion we’ve ever come back for because of the great attendance.

I’ve been to all but one of our five-year reunions, and he has been to all of them!

Of course, we know the attendance was likely due to the final Grill on the Hill and our beloved Marshall Hall being torn down, but we’ll take it! Seeing old friends whom I had lost touch with over the years was very emotional, in a great way! And thank you, Sean Michael Dargan ’90, for good music at the Grill on the Hill.

This spring, I met up with Susan Thomasson Coleman and Tricia Tosi Willis in Manteo, North Carolina. It had been way too long!

I also caught up with Matt Fogo ’87 in the spring, which was great!

Tracy Paner’s eldest child is about to graduate from Virginia Tech in December; her middle child is a junior at Mary Wash, majoring in historic preservation; and her youngest is a high school junior, who says Mary Wash is currently her top pick!

Tracy is a Richmond public defender and is always busy.

Mary Hollis Lewis Jupe and Richard Jupe ’89 celebrated the birth of their first grandchild, Mason Gray Turner, born May 26, 2023, in New Orleans. Congrats!

Lisa Counts Arnold writes that reunion was the perfect setting to reconnect with dear friends from Jefferson: Kelly Ward Golden, Stacy Staruch Gahr, Angela Hepola ’89, and Marsha Popp ’89.

Emily Schaller Reyes couldn’t make it to reunion, so we video chatted with her from her old room in Jefferson! Everyone is spread out between Virginia and New Jersey, but miles and years melted away quickly as we laughed about the old times and caught up with everyone’s current events!

Jen Smith had a great time at reunion!

She works in science education and hopes to find a new position in the Philadelphia area. Jen and I met up last fall at the beach in Nags Head, North Carolina, and had so much fun!

Kathryn Berube Ortega and her husband love retirement and enjoy their volunteer work, delivering furniture and helping with interior decorating for needy families, which is incredibly rewarding!

1988 alumni, volunteers, and staff at the Friday night class party at Marshall Hall during Reunion Weekend. Photo by Karen Pearlman.

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1989

Jim Czarnecki jimczarnecki@yahoo.com

1990

Susan Crytzer Marchant march66358@verizon.net After many years in D.C., Northern Virginia, and Michigan, Forrest Clift has returned to Fredericksburg! In Michigan, Forrest worked for Grand Valley State University’s College of Education as an associate director in the Center for Educational Partnerships. After 20-plus years as a K-12 teacher and administrator, with 10 years in higher education program development/grant management, Forrest has returned as administrative coordinator in the dean’s office in UMW’s College of Education in Seacobeck Hall. Stop by and say hello!

Stacey Ohsiek Harrington and husband Keith have created a beautiful life together in Spotsylvania. They have two grown children and a few furbaby grand-pets. Stacey owns a travel agency and enjoys globe-trotting. She visited 14 countries and went on eight cruises last year! Son Bryce Harrington ’18 is a legacy alum who earned a B.S. in computer science in just three years. He married Sarah Schindler Harrington ’19 in December 2021, and they live in Woodford, Virginia. Daughter Summer Harrington just got engaged! Stacey and Diane Muller Schlecht have kept in touch, hosting a monthly game night.

Stacey and Diane would love for other local alums to join in the fun.

1991

Shannon Eadie Niemeyer sfniemeyer@comcast.net Greetings, Class of 1991! I hope you all are well! I heard from a few people this time.

Debbie Schluter Bauer and husband Keith Bauer ’89 are grateful for their Mary Wash roots and wonderful experiences there. They have since settled in southwest Virginia with son Blake and daughter Darcey. Blake is a UMW sophomore in the Class of 2026.

He will live in Bushnell, where Keith and Debbie lived. They love being back on campus, seeing all the changes, and having their son be an Eagle. Darcey is a high school junior and considering UMW. As licensed clinical social workers, Keith and Debbie provide therapy for clients with mental health and substance use issues at New River Valley Community Services in Pulaski, Virginia. They enjoy their family and have two dogs, Cosmo and Clover, and three cats, Bo, Moo Moo, and Hoodie. Debbie and Keith also enjoy working on home projects.

From left: Cheryl Roberts Heuser ’93, Lydia Cordes ’93, Wendy Lasocki-Miller ’90, Whitney Hall ’93, and Amy Wray Sabo ’93 enjoy the Grill on the Hill at Reunion Weekend in June. Photo by Karen Pearlman.

After 21 years of teaching theatre history at Baylor University in Texas, Dr. DeAnna Toten Beard has been promoted to university administration, becoming vice provost for faculty affairs in summer 2023. She and her husband of 32 years, Kemper, celebrated their wedding anniversary and this big work transition with a getaway to Key West, Florida.

Charlie Gullo moved to Fort Worth, Texas, in January 2022. In April, he started as the new assistant dean of faculty development at the Burnett School of Medicine at TCU, which nearly won the entire college football championship last year. Charlie also serves as an associate professor in medical education. He and his wife and son, age 11, have settled in the DFW area quite well. Charlie has decided to pursue an MBA and is excited to be a student again. He is still in contact with some ’91 friends, including Mason “Bill” Donovan, who runs his own company in southern New Hampshire; Mark Gilliat, who lives and works in the D.C. area; and Kelli Miller Slunt, who has been a professor since 1995, and now teaches chemistry and directs the Honors Program at UMW. Lori Klugman continues the never-ending fight for a better world for animals. She recently had a role in an episode of Evil Lives Here: Shadows of Death on the ID Channel. She choreographed and danced a tap routine in her fourth musical revue at the retirement community where she is a fitness trainer and group exercise instructor. Lori is also a personal trainer at Princeton University and a singersongwriter guitar player, performing locally.

We don’t seem to get as many Class Notes updates and want 1991 to be well represented. Please send any news and updates to sfniemeyer@comcast.net to be included in the spring issue. I hope to hear from you next time!

1992

Courtney Hall Harjung charjung@hotmail.com Rachael Schmeller Crout and husband Eric enjoy life in the country in West Virginia. Daughter Anna is married and joined Rachael in teaching at a local middle school. Daughter Heather will attend graduate school at Liberty University and recently returned from a mission trip to Ghana. As empty nesters, Rachael and Eric have a new baby, a Yorkshire terrier named Higgins. Rachael keeps up with several Mary Washington alumni who are lifelong friends.

My husband, Tom, and I, Courtney Hall Harjung, live in Daphne, Alabama. Tom works for Michael Baker International, an engineering firm with an office in Mobile, Alabama. I volunteer with multiple nonprofit and philanthropic organizations, particularly fundraising for the arts. Tom and I enjoyed scubadiving vacations to Akumal, Mexico, and Grenada. We’re planning a fall trip to Curaçao to celebrate our 24th wedding anniversary.

1993

No Class Agent classnotes@umw.edu Joel Mog looks forward to a sabbatical after 19 years as a therapist in community mental health in Seattle. As clinical supervisor, he has supported the career development of many interns and staff members, including the delightful fortune of supervising his first fellow Mary Washington alum, Megan Luning ’16, who is close to full licensure. Joel’s wife, Madeline Ostrander, was awarded a fellowship to attend the Knight Science Journalism program at MIT. They’re moving to Boston soon for the academic year, and Joel would like to

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connect with any Mary Wash alumni there or anyone with tips on driving a cat cross-country. In February, he met up with Mark Fritzel ’94, now a fourthgrade teacher in the San Francisco Bay area, for an exquisite amount of hiking in Sedona. This fall, Joel is planning a bike trip through Vermont and will join a private group practice to continue the healing work that he loves.

1994

Jennifer Dockeray Muniz jennifermuniz1@gmail.com Nate Wade lives in downtown Tucson, Arizona, with his blind dachshundhound mix, Penny. After a decade as a public defender and advocating in the state legislature for the passage of bills promoting criminal justice reform, and having three go into effect this year, he was appointed to the bench in Pima County as a commissioner. He’s looking forward to starting this new chapter on the family law bench. He visited Fredericksburg in May to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Duane “Scooter” Wooldridge and his husband, Larry, and got to spend time with Karen Mallan Onaran and several other classmates.

In January, Karen Mallan Onaran was appointed president and CEO of a national trade organization focused on energy policy. She resides in Washington, D.C., with husband Bryce and their beagle, Stanley. In May, she was fortunate to celebrate with Duane “Scooter” Wooldridge in the former Trinkle Hall. There, she reconnected with Nate Wade, Colleen Boyle, Greg Monner, and John Gabriel ’95. She and Nate ended the weekend with a trip to Sammy T’s!

Mike Cerami wrote that 2023 has been a big year for his family. Mike and Melissa celebrated their 25th anniversary in May. Eldest daughter Madelynn graduated with a master’s degree in education from James Madison University and will start teaching in August for Fairfax County Public Schools, following in the footsteps of her mother, a teacher for 25-plus years. Younger daughter Maeson will be a junior at James Madison University and is doing an internship at the National Retail Federation in D.C. before heading back to school in August. Son Michael graduated from South County High School and will study sports management at George Mason University. (His dad was pulling for UMW, but it was not meant to be.) With all the

milestones achieved in 2023, the Cerami family is heading to Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic for vacation this summer. Michael looks forward to our 30th reunion next year and hopes to see many of you.

Maureen Stinger loves living in Richmond after 29 years and is retired from practicing law, except for coaching champion high school mock trial teams.

She has recovered from long COVID and is back in the job market.

Deb Hodges Shelton is the benefits administrator for the City of Manassas as of August 2022. Daughter Natalie will be starting her journey as an Eagle at UMW this fall. Deb is planning our 30th reunion for June 2024! Stay tuned as we plan the class party and more!

As for me, Jennifer Dockeray Muniz, I’m still living in hot Austin, Texas, with my husband and two teen sons. I celebrated my 25th anniversary with Apple this year and took on a new role leading operations for Apple Wallet. I can’t wait to get back for another milestone reunion next spring; it’s been 10 years since I’ve made the trip.

Nathan Leslie recently released his 12th book of short stories, A Fly in the Ointment (Apprentice House, Loyola University Maryland). An excerpt from the press release states that the work “catalogues a portrait of 21st century America in steady decline.” Nathan’s previous works of fiction include Washington Writers’ Publishing House 2019 Fiction Award winner Hurry Up and Relax, Three Men, Root and Shoot, and Sibs. Find Nathan on Facebook and Twitter as well as at Nathanleslie.net.

1995

Matt and Shandie Covington mattandshandie95@gmail.com Greetings, Class of 1995 friends!

I have a few updates to share from our classmates: Don Rowe is currently the “Bike Guy of Fredericksburg.” Together, with another retired “Bike Guy,” he co-founded the Fredericksburg Area Bicycle Ministry (FABM) on Facebook, a group not affiliated with any religious organization.

The Bike Guys acquired, repaired, and donated bikes to Hope House, Empowerhouse, Micah Ecumenical Ministries, the local Catholic Migration and Refugee Services, Wilderness Community Church, the Lisa Pitts Eley Cancer Foundation, Stafford Junction,

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Fredericksburg sheriff’s department for community donation, and the Brisben Homeless Shelter. Additionally, through the chaplain at the regional jail, FABM provided bikes for newly released clients.

Occasionally, a few bikes are sold, with all proceeds going to local charities. Over the past eight years, they have donated over a thousand free bikes.

Storyteller and filmmaker Aaron Straight won an Anthem Award, two Telly Awards, and a Webby nomination in 2023 for his three-part series Stories from the Salish Sea, a conservation series about killer whales, salmon, and kelp highways. His small agency, Soulcraft Allstars, makes films and tells stories across five continents on conservation, humanitarian, food and farming, water, and ocean health issues. Last year, he was working on a new series in Iceland, Alaska, and Maui, and he has a new production in Ireland this year. Aaron, his wife, and their two boys are based in Bellingham, Washington, in the magical Pacific Northwest, between Mount Baker and the San Juan Islands.

Jenny Foltz Lagerquist is married with a 15-year-old daughter and living in Ventura, California. After MWC, Jenny earned a master’s degree in civil/environmental engineering from University of Colorado Boulder in 2003 and is now a professional engineer.

She did many things during that time, mainly spending seven years working in environmental restoration for the Navy.

Last summer, she moved over to Jacobs, a global engineering firm, but remains focused on environmental restoration and cleanup. She was a successful triathlete for many years and is still an avid cyclist.

Finally, we, Matt and Shandie Covington, have news to share. We are moving back to Virginia after eight years in New Jersey. I will continue in my role as executive director of the American Society of Transplantation remotely through the end of the year. Matt will be an administrator for York County Public Schools. We’re excited to try this empty nest thing in Gloucester County and look forward to a more relaxed lifestyle. Our daughter is settling into adulthood after graduating from Virginia Tech, and our son is off to the College of Charleston as a freshman. You will find us out on the pier in our spare time once it’s built, crabbing and fishing! We look forward to reconnecting with friends and getting more involved in MWC/UMW activities.

Keep those updates coming. It’s nice to see these notes under our header after so many years of no shows. Keep in touch!

Tortugas National Park, ate amazing seafood, and floated in the pool. Looking forward to many more visits with my Mary Washington friends!

1998

No Class Agent classnotes@umw.edu

1999

No Class Agent classnotes@umw.edu

2000

Jennifer Burger Thomas jenntec14@gmail.com

2001

2001 alumnae (from left) Lauren Fisher, Jennifer Amore, Annie Johnston, and Madelyn Marino in Italy. Photo courtesy of Annie Johnston ’01.

1996

Jennifer Rudalf Gates teamgates17@gmail.com Corrie Henson Kelly has become a visiting associate professor in UMW’s College of Education, having moved from the Charlottesville area to Fredericksburg.

Husband Brendan Kelly ’94 works for the Department of Defense in D.C. Daughter Beth Kelly ’21 is in graduate school for speech language pathology and planning her wedding for November 2023! Son Jack is a rising senior at the U.S. Air Force Academy.

Corrie and Brendan celebrated their 26th wedding anniversary and their new addition, an adorable pup named Manny who keeps them on their toes!

Corrie was also named an associate professor in the School of Education at Marymount University. Cheers to the Kelly family and to all their adventures in 2023!

1997

Michelle Trombetta michelletrombetta@gmail.com Jamie Simpson, who is married to Phil Stoneman ’94, changed jobs and is now senior director of meetings for the Association for Manufacturing Technology. She enjoys planning meetings and events in a new industry and having a three-mile commute to work. Daughter Kate just completed her first year at UMW, and Jamie and Phil love getting to see her and visit campus regularly. Son Jacob has two more years of high school.

Jennifer Fearnow Elkins and Kenny Joseph Elkins celebrated their 25th anniversary this January.

Their children, Caleb and Lydia, attend Christopher Newport University and love college life. Jennifer just finished her 21st year of teaching and was named Teacher of the Year for her school. She teaches fourth grade and enjoys mentoring new teachers.

Amanda Neptune Bridges teaches seventh-grade math at her local island school, where she had her youngest as a student last year, which was fun.

Her husband flies for JetBlue out of Boston. Eldest daughter Kate graduated from high school and will be going to Connecticut College this fall. Amanda’s two boys are headed into 11th and 8th grades. She still loves living on a quaint little island in New England, where they enjoy the beach, hiking, sailing, and the sweetness of a small town.

I, Michelle Trombetta, recently sailed the Greek islands with my Willard roommate, Kira Stchur Villarreal. I loved the ancient history, an abundance of tomatoes drenched in olive oil, quaint island villages, and backflipping off our catamaran every day. We also took a Caribbean cruise in early spring to celebrate our husbands’ April birthdays.

April was a big month for the Van Bettas, as my husband, Wade Van House, and I closed on a house in Key West. We’re maintaining our Minnesota residence but will eventually snowbird and retire in the Keys. Before the house hit the rental market, I enjoyed a Key West girls’ weekend with Julie Newell Leslie and Larissa Lipani ’98. We visited Dry

Annie Johnston anniebatesjohnston@gmail.com Jennifer Amore married Lou Franzese in Tuscany in June. Lauren Fisher, Madelyn Marino, and I, Annie Johnston, traveled to Italy to attend the wedding and festivities. The four of us enjoyed catching up, reminiscing about Virginia Hall, and celebrating the occasion.

2002

Travis Jones tljones8@gmail.com Carolyn Murray Spencer turtlecjm@yahoo.com Samuel Korson (MALS) joined the ranks of newly published authors, as his book, The Confederate Jewish Story: Experiences and Motivations, was published on May 26, 2023. This new look at the Civil War discusses how those of the Jewish faith became totally assimilated into the Southern culture of enslaved people, fought in the Confederate Army, became high-ranking Southern politicians, and suffered as the tide of war turned against the Confederacy. He discusses the dilemma faced by many Jews regarding slavery and Halacha (Jewish law), with both Northern and Southern rabbis taking opposing views on the topic. Samuel’s book had its genesis as his thesis while he was earning a Master of Liberal Arts degree (concentration in national defense) from Mary Washington College.

The book can be obtained in hardcover or paperback online at Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, or other bookstores.

Allison Stagg writes from Germany, where she is a researcher and lecturer

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in the Department of Architectural and Art History at the Technical University of Darmstadt. She recently published Prints of a New Kind (Penn State University Press), which “details the political strategies and scandals that inspired the first generation of American caricaturists to share news and opinions with their audiences in shockingly radical ways.”

Read more or purchase the book at psupress.org.

2003

Jessica Brandes jessbrandes@yahoo.com After 15 years in Washington, D.C., Erica Davis sold her home and relocated to the Raleigh, North Carolina, area. She joined North Carolina Nephrology and is in her 10th year practicing nephrology and 16th year as a certified physician’s assistant.

Liz Button completed her Ph.D. in research psychology from Walden University on June 6, 2023. She has already been a college professor for eight years, but now she gets to be called doctor!

Jenny Worcester Moore is senior planner for historic preservation with the Loudoun County, Virginia, government.

Garth Mills earned a Doctor of Medical Science degree from Butler University in May 2023. He is the emergency medicine lead PA for HCA emergency departments in the Roanoke area, staffed

by Schumacher Clinical Partners. He and wife Maribeth Bendl Mills live in Roanoke with their two sons. Maribeth is development coordinator of Restoration Housing, a nonprofit organization that

develops affordable housing through historic preservation.

2004

Sameer Vaswani svaswani54@gmail.com

2005

Allyson “Ally” V. Lee Marzan allyvlee@gmail.com Trish Tyler Ferrett (MBA) is vice president of talent attraction and acquisition at The Trevor Project. Trish lives with husband Brooks in Alexandria, Virginia, and performs with their classic rock band, The Six, across the DMV area.

2006

Shana Muhammad shana.muhammad@gmail.com

2007

Jay Sinha jay.sinha@alumni.umw.edu Daniel Clendenin daniel.clendenin@gmail.com Sarah Eckman sarahje@gmail.com

2008

Trish Lauck Cerulli trish.cerulli@gmail.com Alyssa Lee alyssa.linda.lee@gmail.com

From Trish: After working at the University of Lynchburg’s Claytor Nature Center for four years, I, Trish Lauck Cerulli, became assistant director of Randolph College’s annual science festival. I also launched a mobile astronomy outreach program, Science in Space, this year. In addition to these new endeavors, I serve the Lynchburg, Virginia, region as the Rotary District 7570 Area 5 assistant governor.

2009

Elizabeth Jennings Haden elizabethsjennings@gmail.com Alexandra Meier Odom alexandra.m.meier@gmail.com From Ali: I, Ali Meier Odom, graduated from psychiatry residency at the University of Virginia in June and will begin working as a contractor for a rural hospital in California, where I’ll practice telemedicine starting this fall.

2010

Kelly Caldwell kellyecaldwell@gmail.com Keith David Reeves was awarded the American Educational Research Association’s Outstanding Dissertation Award for his doctoral work, “Predictivity of Standards-Based Report Card Models for Standardized Test Scores: A Taxonomic Mixed Methods Study.” His work was Lamar University’s first-ever nominee for the Council of Graduate Schools/ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation in the Social Sciences.

Having recently completed a Certificate in School Management and Leadership at Harvard University and an Ed.D. at Lamar University with chair Dr. Vince Nix of West Texas A&M, he is an administrator at Skyline High School in the Shenandoah Valley in Warren County, Virginia.

2011

Hannah Hopkins hannahlhopkins@me.com Kira Lanewala klanewala@gmail.com

2008 graduates (from left) Jeremy Bloom, Clifford Hamaker, and JM Pilger Van Pelt with guest Jason Ho (second from the right) at the Grill on the Hill at Reunion Weekend. Photo

by Karen Pearlman.

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Alison Coleman Tokarz made the 40 Under 40 List in Alexandria, Virginia.

Alison is a bilingual social worker, advocating for underrepresented populations by fostering relationships, ensuring community input, and implementing data-driven programming.

Her passion for community health stems

Joanna Jourdan earned a Master of Science in Information and Library Science degree from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. She was promoted to metadata librarian at William & Mary School of Law’s Wolf Law Library.

She plans to marry Steven Wu in August.

They enjoy long walks with their dog and talking to their many cats.

2016

Quinn Doyle quinnmdoyle@gmail.com

2017 2013 alumnae (from left) Kianna Davis, Karmel James, and Ashley Gaston at the All-Class Party at Reunion Weekend in June. Photo by Karen Pearlman.

from growing up in the Dominican Republic and seeing the impact of firsthand poverty on households. Her career has focused on addressing health disparities, racial inequities, and housing instabilities throughout the Washington, D.C., area. She received a master’s degree in macro social work from Boston University and a bachelor’s degree in psychology and Spanish from the University of Mary Washington.

Alison has enjoyed living and working in Alexandria for two years and counting.

Samantha “Sammy” Luffy, who earned a Master of Public Health degree, lives in Washington, D.C., and is the director of research at PAI, a nonprofit that advocates for sexual and reproductive health and rights globally.

She commutes by bike to the Dupont Circle office a few times a week and is obsessed with her cat, Kendrick Jerome. Sammy is thrilled to be dating Kira Lanewala, thanks to the universe continuously working its magic!

2013

Amanda Buckner McVicker amanda.l.mcvicker@gmail.com Andrew Hogan andrew.hogan819@gmail.com

2014

Elizabeth Storey estorey@mail.usf.edu

Samantha Litchford slitchfo@gmail.com

2018

Brittany McBride bmcbride2128@gmail.com

2019

Sarah Hampton sarah.g.hampton@gmail.com Kieran Burns started a new position as an environmental scientist at Eastern Research Group Inc. Christine Mears started a new position as a proposal coordinator at RELI Group Inc.

2015

Josh Schulman was promoted to manager of people advisory services at Ernst & Young.

Moira McAvoy moira.jo.mcavoy@gmail.com

Hanna Burke and Jacob Burke ’17 welcomed a baby girl, Eloise Mae Burke, in March.

Evan Smallwood esmallwood15@gmail.com

2012

Mandi Solomon msolomon211@gmail.com Lindsey Jiao Rivers and Matt Rivers ’11 welcomed their second child in March, a baby boy named Paxton Rivers.

Leigh Ellis and Stephen Miller welcomed their second child, a beautiful girl named Cecilia, in September 2022.

Cecilia’s older brother, Calvin, is thrilled to have a sibling. Leigh moved into a new position as a business systems analyst in December 2022 for the University of Maryland, where she has worked for seven years.

From left: Sophia Weldi ’22, Megan Riley ’22, Michael Gilchrist ’20, Reid Merritt ’20, and Cadi Treviño Pinto ’22 at Brompton during Reunion Weekend in June. Photo by Karen Pearlman.

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2020

in secondary education, recently became the theatre teacher at Edward E. Drew Middle School in Stafford, Virginia.

Nathaniel Holic nholic2020@gmail.com

2021

No Class Agent classnotes@umw.edu Jake Dehetre will serve as a student success coach and AmeriCorps member in the Eagle County, Colorado, public school system from August 2023 to July 2024. He will mentor middle school students and tutor and provide youth development in the classroom as part of the Peak Pathfinder, YouthPower 365 organization.

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No Class Agent classnotes@umw.edu Oscar León, who earned a bachelor’s degree in theatre, was recently hired as the membership assistant at Arena Stage in Washington, D.C.

Carson Berrier cberrier@umw.edu Haylie Stevenson haylie5800@gmail.com Shaun McBride, who earned a bachelor’s degree in theatre and a master’s degree

Obituaries

Beau Wentz was gifted a summer trip to Berlin, Germany, and Gdańsk, Poland, in celebration of his graduation. He was especially excited about Berlin after taking German at UMW, which he enjoyed immensely, and was able to get around without speaking much English.

The city was beautiful, and he saw sites like the Pergamon Museum and the Berliner Fernsehturm. It was a great way to celebrate graduation!

Minajhadore Redd did some soul searching after graduation and decided to pursue midwifery as a career. She is

Roger Lee Kenvin, who was the inaugural chair of Mary Washington’s Department of Theatre (formerly Dramatic Arts) and Dance, died at home on Nov. 8, 2021, in Northridge, California.

Born in Brooklyn and raised on Long Island, Dr. Kenvin enlisted in the Navy in 1944 and was stationed in California. The G.I. Bill paid for his college tuition at Bowdoin College, where he was a Phi Beta Kappa graduate. He earned an M.A. in English literature from Harvard University and an MFA and a DFA from Yale University. He began his career in publishing and was the author of 100 short stories and 15 books, many through July Blue Press, which he founded.

His career led him to performing, directing, and teaching theatre across the globe. At Mary Washington, he taught from 196268 and 1970-83, earning the Fulbright Award to teach abroad in India. Dr. Kenvin also taught at Northeastern University, University of Notre Dame, St. Mary’s College in Indiana, and California Polytechnic State University, as well as at Le Rosey in Switzerland with wife Verna Rudd Tremble Kenvin.

Beloved by former students and colleagues, Dr. Kenvin was predeceased by Verna, his wife of 58 years, who died in 2010.

He is survived by daughters Brooke Goldstein and Heather Kenvin and three grandchildren, Dylan, Zoe, and Kyle.

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enrolled in the pre-nursing program at Rappahannock Community College this fall and plans to pursue an RN after that.

She’s very excited and cannot wait to get started on this new path!

In Memoriam

Cynthia Howell Cragin ’42 Frances L. Shirley Scruby ’43 Janet Fitzsimmons Klemperer Broudy ’44 Marguerite Amelia Buchanan Jacques ’44 Ann Murden Jaekle ’44 Ellen Stephenson Johnson ’44 Lois French Lockhart ’45 Bessie Lucille Loftis Sheffield “Betty Lou” Bailey ’46 Helen Virginia “Ginny” Schier Drury ’47 Elizabeth Bohannan Krebbs ’47 Mildred Johnson Loughhead ’47 Genevieve “Jenny” Alfriend Bryan ’48

Timothy Anker Jensen, a religion professor at Mary Washington from 1972-78, passed away on April 15, 2023, in Omaha, Nebraska.

Born in Edmore, Michigan, Dr. Jensen’s father was a Lutheran pastor. In 1948, his family moved to Luck, Wisconsin, a small, idyllic community that was formative of Dr. Jensen’s character, and then to Castro Valley, California, in 1955.

Dr. Jensen earned a B.A. in history from Nebraska’s Dana College, and an M.A. and a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago’s Divinity School. An exceptional student, he found joy and adventure in learning, becoming valedictorian in both high school and college. He was also a Woodrow Wilson and Danforth fellow.

In addition to Mary Washington, he taught at Sturt College in Australia and the University of Nebraska at Omaha.

He also worked as a programmer/analyst at Great Plains Communications in Nebraska. Outside of work, Dr. Jensen loved travel, languages, exploring his Danish roots, Vipassana meditation, volunteering, and working for peace and equality.

Dr. Jensen is survived by Sharon, his wife of 52 years, as well as sons Erik and Joel Jensen, daughters-in-law Sara Jensen and Eve Willadsen-Jensen, and three grandchildren, Amasa, Anker, and Asta. He is also survived by his sister, Miriam, and her husband, Michael.

Louisa Miller Hardy ’48 Phyllis Link Atkins ’49 Grace Matheny Mayer ’49 Lucille “Tudie” Pope Midyette ’49 Nell Jane Sosebee Bates Reeves ’50 Ruth Alber Stuenckel ’50 Barbara Davis Clark ’51 Violet Elizabeth “Betty” Barnes Fitts ’51 Elaine West Fry ’51 Edythe “Edie” Mae Wagner Kleinpeter ’51 Nancy McLeod Daugherty ’52 Lorna Gossett Tippet ’52 Dorothy “Dot” Arlene Hunter Britt ’53 Anna May Wheeler Gillett ’53 Joyce Reynolds Hancock ’53 Peggy Jane Harrison Haynes Owen ’53 Mary Alberta Shelton Stornetta ’53 Martha Allen Combs Elkins ’54 Ann Cellon Austin ’55 Emma Jane Coleman Chapman ’55 Elizabeth “Betsy” Blackwell Fowler ’55 Roberta Linn Miller ’55 Elizabeth Ann Shumate ’55 Margaret Lowther Bridges Thompson ’55 Patricia Kefauver Blumer ’56 Alorius Anne McCann Collier ’56 Peggy Louise Wood Wright ’56 Jolene Sue Moyer Griffith ’57 Sylvia Williams Herweyer ’57 Barbara Connell Hunter Kellogg ’59 Sarah “Sally” Isabelle Bolton Norris ’59 Patricia Garrison Overton ’59 Mary Louise Peery ’60 Katherine “Kay” Anna Neese Stewart Smith ’60 Phyllis Rae Pierce Schwartz ’61 Ellen-Terry Bunnell ’62 Virginia Brown Dwyer ’62 Loreen A. Novak ’62 Linda Atwell Lacey Proctor ’62 Carolyn Sue Foster Mottola ’63 Martha Hanks Cooper ’64 Jane Allman Hale ’64 Carole Whitehead Bolt Hylton ’64 Kathryn Elizabeth Tuttle Birnbaum ’65 Mary Lynn Theresa Murray Applegate ’66 Ann McNamara Chase ’66 Susan Darrow Wolf Shults ’67 Judith Hodges Root Darden ’69 Rose M. Hayes ’70 Barbara Forgione Tansey ’70 Elaine Mary Margaret Deller Bell ’71 Doris Lee Hancock ’71 Danielle Oren ’71

Jane Kirschner Kellum ’73 Merrill Virginia Blair ’74 Patricia Jaggers Manthe ’77 Ann Wilcox Creech ’79 Beverly Lynn Olson Towery ’79 Colleen Main Zuckerman ’79 Alice Charlene Wyne Pladson ’83 Elizabeth “Betsy” Hanna Brown ’84 Donna Jean Fraysse ’84 Lewis Warren Turner Jr. ’85 Lois Ann Wood Phillips Eaton ’88 Peggy Haywood Hair ’88 Jane Sink Hudgins ’91 Brenda Gene Lipps Knowles ’93 Bennett Warburton Sutton ’95 Susan Happy Herbert ’98 Nancy Bourne Samuels ’13 Joyce Anita Butler-Washington ’15 Elliott Morgan Brooks ’19 Paige Wright Bartlett Bill J. Bearden Barbara J. McDermith Chatelain William Dyal Carol Smith Easley Jane Truslow Edwards Patricia “Patty” Louise Pitman Franks Ann Merrill Bemiss Fry Diane Sharon Graber Linda E. DeGroff Greco Alice Jane Hall Mary Virginia Ambrose Harwood Theresa Marguerite Porter Herinckx Nancy Louise Jarvis Barbara Anne Kincaid Debby Klein Marguerite Crabites Kramer Margaret Hocker Lingo Virginia “Jince” Woody Niceley McCurdy Martha Joyce Fitzgerald McMillan Jacquelyn Stukes Moore McNeill Beverly Ann Johnson Miles G. Gilmer Minor III Evelyn Imogene White Ott Elizabeth “Beth” Perkins Claire Anne M. Pollard Marianne McClain Popkins Staci Terrell Pullam Patricia “Pat” Ruth Sutherland Peter J. Sutherland Hilleary Worthy Thoren Larry Valade Faculty Timothy Jensen

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