TWILIGHT
The late afternoon sun casts a glow across Westhampton Lake as the cherry trees blossom in the spring.
The university’s seal reads, in part, lumen scientiae, or light of knowledge. As an academic community, we are using the metaphor of “guiding lights” to describe the priorities of the new strategic plan (see Page 18). These literal lights of various shapes illuminate spaces across campus.
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EDITOR’S NOTE
In April, I sat in on two product development classes in the Robins School of Business. It was the end of the semester, and professor Dale Fickett had invited me to watch as his students gave pitches for new business lines. Actually selling products wasn’t part of the assignment — the goal was to give students an introduction to the process. Think Shark Tank, but without the sharks.
We were in the EY iLab, “i” as in “innovation.” It’s a funky, flexible space with movable furniture and floor-to-ceiling glass boards with dry erase markers handy. The boards were saturated with ideas this morning. Multicolored flowcharts spilled into one another to illustrate entrepreneurial ecosystems. My notes later read “flow of people > flow of funds > flow of data > flow of goods,” but those scribbles don’t begin to capture either the complexity of the ideas or the ease of their depiction. Framing the graphics at the borders were taped-on printouts covering topics such as “Top-10 Global Risks by Severity” and “Six Strategies for Supply Chain Resilience.” The entire display was created by students as prep for an upcoming discussion about improving the regional support system for entrepreneurs.
For the classes today, the glass boards were backdrop. Front and center were the students and their product ideas. In twos, threes, and fours, they came forward for group presentations: a service adding social media tools to streaming media interfaces, virtual fitting rooms for clothing stores, an app to ease parking in city centers, and more, most of them leveraging new technologies. After each presentation, Fickett and the class asked about target markets, competitive advantages, and other hard-nosed considerations for entrepreneurs launching new ideas.
Both classes took an unexpected turn near the end. Fickett introduced a game of sorts — call it “Four Truths and a Lie.” He gave the students five facts about himself, with the caveat that one was false. They were all pretty random and far-fetched, especially as an ensemble of the experiences of a single person. One was that President Ronald Reagan recognized him when he made Eagle Scout as a teenager. Others had him training with UFC fighters in a Dublin gym, doing missionary work with Catholic bishops, and working on smart contracts for blockchain technology. A final one concerned giving up alcohol for good 13 years earlier. He invited students to identify the false one by show of hands. It was a trick question — Fickett’s only falsehood was that any of them was false. All were true. His point, he told them, was to be open to new experiences and to recognize the importance of seeing themselves in service to others. “There are many people not so fortunate to be in rooms like this,” he said. With that, he stepped outside the classroom so students could complete their course evaluations.
As they emerged into the hallway, he shook their hands one by one. Some were about to graduate; others told him they’d be back in one of his classes next semester. All of them thanked him. Days later, the sober former Eagle Scout, missionary, and fighter-in-training was on a plane to Dubai to talk about smart contracts and blockchain. This fall, he’ll be back in the Robins School helping more students learn how to launch their ideas, their careers, and themselves into their futures.
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18 Our next move
The university’s new strategic plan heightens UR’s distinctive strengths and embraces UR’s most promising opportunities.
24 Disappearing freaks of nature — and the secrets going with them
Kate Losey, ’02, writes about the unusual strategies of unusual creatures that could help us improve our lives. The catch? They are teaching us their survival skills as they disappear.
32 Seven Spiders step into their futures
6 INBOX
What we heard
Forum
President Hallock introduces “A Plan for Richmond”
8 NEWS
A major new gift to support student learning
Paths
The journey of Luiza Cocito, ’23
Perspective
Sophia Demerath, ’26, nestles in to Boatwright Library
Portrait
A UR staffer takes in longtime Ukrainian friends
16 SPORTS
Coaches and academics on supporting students
Moments
Both lacrosse teams have stellar springs
40 ALUMNI
Spiders supporting Spiders
Perspective
An excerpt from a new podcast called As Spiders Do
46 NOTES
Your latest news
Back Then When the Spiders went marching in Expert
Make the most of wine country
Postscript
Meet Watson Mills, R’61, likely the world’s besttraveled Spider
More than 300 remarkable students presented at this year’s symposiums. We asked seven of the seniors — now alumni — to look back on their Richmond experience. DEPARTMENTS
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It truly saddens me to hear of Rev. Dr. David Burhans’ passing. He was a good man who didn’t mind discussing future plans or current events of the day with at least one angry student-athlete who was determined to leave this place (Earth) better than he (that student, me) found it. When he invited me to speak during his Sunday service, I jumped at the chance, and he told me afterward how much I had grown. I appreciated that, and I appreciated him, how his voice carried through the sanctuary, his patience, and his encouragement. He is most probably sitting somewhere in heaven right now, encouraging the angels.
—Demitri Conte Kornegay, R’79 Bowie, Maryland
A wonderful man. Like [former president] Dr. Heilman, he knew everyone’s name. That, in and of itself, meant a lot.
—David McGrann, R’79 via Facebook
Dr. Burhans was a very special man who touched the lives of many people, including mine. When I saw him at reunion events or at basketball games, he always had a smile on his face, and he always greeted me by name. I graduated in 1991, so the fact that he still remembered my name was quite remarkable. I will never forget him saying "Welcome to worship" at the beginning of every Sunday morning chapel service.
—Shari Adams, B’91 via Facebook
Burhans is remembered in this issue’s In Memoriam section on Page 71.
#SPIDERSPOTTING
@URichmond spotted Spiders near and far.
Wedding bells chimed with #spiderlove when Etahjayne Harris, L’18, and Charles Jones married in Cannon Memorial Chapel.
Students and staff traveled to the Camino de Santiago in Spain on a journey to explore faith and learn from others as part of the chaplaincy’s Pilgrimage program. Another Pilgrimage group spent time in Berlin.
Anna Austin, ’23 (left), ran — and finished — the Copenhagen Marathon in Denmark a week after she graduated. She was there with Kathrina Durante, ’23. The pair studied in Copenhagen together in the fall of their junior year and then returned together for a post-grad trip.
Spider field hockey packed meals — contributing to more than 40,000 packed that day for families and communities around the world — for Rise Against Hunger during a day of service on Martin Luther King Jr. Day in January.
While studying abroad in Singapore, Margot Rousel and Peter Cavazos, both ’24, spent spring break in Thailand.
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Commencement is a time for stepping into the future. That’s also what Richmond is doing with the university’s new strategic plan.
We had an incredible commencement weekend in May as we celebrated our Class of 2023 graduates and welcomed them to the University of Richmond’s dedicated alumni ranks. Many speeches highlighted how remarkable our university is and how well we prepare our students for lives of purpose, thoughtful inquiry, and responsible leadership in a diverse world. It reminded me of how proud I am to be a Spider and how important it is for us to equip the students of today and tomorrow to engage and succeed, even and especially when faced with disruption and uncertainty.
In his remarks at the main commencement ceremony, Greg Morrisett, R’89, the Jack and Rilla Neafsey Dean and Vice Provost of Cornell Tech, spoke of disruption on the horizon from artificial intelligence.
“The AI age will have an even more disruptive effect than the era of the personal computer, the age of the internet, or even the industrial revolution,” he predicted. “Every sector, from finance to law, to medicine, to education, will be affected — and affected dramatically.”
For those still navigating the disruptions
“Commencement reminded me of how proud I am to be a Spider and how important it is for us to equip the students of today and tomorrow to engage and succeed.”
of the pandemic, such a statement could be disheartening. However, Morrisett also had reassuring news: In the AI age, many things will remain valuable and vital, including “critical thinking, design, creativity, humanity, morality … the key elements of a liberal arts education.” These foundation-
al skills and values, which Morrisett has continually demonstrated in his work as an academic, are hallmarks of a Richmond education. I’m so happy he and his wife, Tanya, W’91, are Spiders.
Over the past year, I’ve been thinking a lot about the bright future of our university, our current Spiders and the classes to come, and what it will take to accelerate our upward trajectory. I am delighted to highlight, in this issue of our magazine, our strategic road map forward: A Plan for Richmond. Thanks to the UR community’s hard, smart, and steady work, we are already building great momentum toward our plan’s objectives. We have also begun to develop metrics to evaluate our progress.
With strategic priorities for the immediate future now established, we will soon turn to comprehensive campus space planning efforts and philanthropic priorities. I look forward to updating you on how things are going and how you may be able to help. Your continued dedication, generosity, and support will propel our university to new heights.
We are grateful for your partnership as we shape Richmond’s future. And I am, as always, grateful to be part of our incredible university community.
WANT TO KNOW MORE?
For more information about the strategic plan, see Page 18. Read the plan in full at strategicplan. richmond.edu.
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In April, the university announced an additional $3 million gift from the Weinsteins to support the chaplaincy’s Jewish Life programming.
“Jewish tradition teaches us that giving to others is critically important,” said Marcus Weinstein.
“By sharing what we have with other people, we hope to make the University of Richmond and the wider world a better place.”
In March, the university announced a $25 million gift from UR alumni and longtime benefactors Carole and Marcus Weinstein to support a center focused on student learning. Their gift, the second-largest single gift in the university’s history, will be used to create the Carole and Marcus Weinstein Learning Center in Boatwright Memorial Library.
“We are excited by the way the university’s Boatwright Library will accommodate the next generation of students,” said Carole Weinstein.
“Marcus and I remember spending hours poring over the library’s card catalog to do further research for papers we were writing. The new learning center will use the library’s centralized space to offer cutting-edge practices and support new skills students need now and into the future.”
This gift enables the creation of a center that integrates and expands services that support academic achievement for students, including effective speaking, writing, and peer tutoring. The center will also include advanced quantitative support and
other resources for every stage of students’ educational journey.
“We are deeply grateful to the Weinsteins for their steadfast support,” said Kevin F. Hallock, the university’s president. “They continually lead by example in showing the transformative power of philanthropy at UR.”
“Our family and faith have encouraged us to make the world a better place,” said Marcus Weinstein. “We hope others will be inspired by our example to make a difference in whatever way they can. The happy surprise is that not only will they do good, but it will also make them feel good.”
The Weinstein family’s past gifts have supported scholarships, faculty chairs, international education, well-being, and chaplaincy programs, among other contributions.
“The commitment and dedication of generations of Spiders have helped to make UR what it is today,” said Martha E. Callaghan, vice president for advancement. “This important milestone amplifies our academic excellence.”
The Princeton Review ranked UR No. 3 on its list of “Top 20 Best Schools for Internships (Private Schools)” in its 2023 ranking of Best Value Colleges. The publication chose 209 schools for the overall 2023 list based on data from its surveys of administrators at more than 650 colleges in 2022–23. The recognition highlighted UR’s career services resources, including the alumni network and internship opportunities. The rankings noted that students “triumphantly declare that the school’s Career Services office is ‘incredibly helpful and thorough.’ It’s ‘constantly reaching out to students’ and manages to ‘foster great relationships.’”
Professor Kelly Lambert — who made headlines worldwide when her research team taught rats to drive as part of a study on learning and resilience — is one of three finalists for the 2024 Cherry Award for Great Teaching, the single largest monetary award presented by a college or university. Lambert, a psychology professor and co-coordinator of UR’s neuroscience program, researches experience-based neuroplasticity. Baylor University, which offers the prize, says the award honors great teachers, stimulates discussion in the academy about the value of teaching, and encourages departments and institutions to value their own great teachers.
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University chaplain CRAIG KOCHER remembering the Rev. Dr. David Burhans, chaplain emeritus, who died April 11. Burhans served as university chaplain from 1974 to 2004 and was a beloved mentor to generations of students.
Two Richmond professors wrote the book on leadership. Or rather, edited the definitive encyclopedia.
Jepson School of Leadership Studies professors Scott Allison and George Goethals are two of three editors of The Sage Encyclopedia of Leadership Studies, which was published in February. Goethals and Allison both earned their doctorates in psychology and are longtime scholars of various forms of leadership, particularly heroism and leadership.
The two-volume encyclopedia provides a comprehensive overview of the study of leadership — a discipline in which UR became, well, a leader in 1992 when it opened the Jepson School, the nation’s first devoted to leadership studies.
The encyclopedia contains an array of case studies, including in social
movements, in political crises, and in contexts such as sports, the workplace, and mutiny. It also explores concepts of leadership, cross-cultural influences, its historical development, ethical concerns, and much more.
The text clocks in at more than 2,100 pages and features nearly 300 contributors. Among them are more than 40 UR faculty representing all five of the university’s schools.
The editors write in the introduction that their goals for publishing the text are aspirational. “Leadership demands an understanding of not only how leadership is done well but also how it is done ethically,” they write. “It is about understanding how in the best of circumstances people can find ways of getting along and getting things done, together, in highly moral ways.”
REASON TO CELEBRATE
With its newest graduation class, the Jepson School of Leadership
Studies hit a major milestone: its 2,000th graduate. The Class of 2023’s 98 graduates include seven Jepson Scholars heading to University of Oxford graduate programs, a Fulbright Scholar, and a Critical Language Scholar.
When media cover news and events, they come to Richmond for perspective and expertise. Here’s a sample of recent stories that put the university in the news:
SHITAL THEDKI, an analytics and operations professor, commented on risk assessment in an article about pregnant women pursuing extreme sports. “Two different people can look at the exact same information and come up with different characterizations of the risk,” she said.
Law professor NOAH SACHS spoke about the difficulties of cleaning up toxic waste from the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment, particularly the problem of water contamination. Local residents will “be living with this both environmentally and psychologically for a long time,” he said.
Law professor HAYES HOLDERNESS offered comment for a story about how the tax code influences how we spend our money. “Tax law is Social Policy 101,” he said. “[It] tells us a lot about who and what we value in society and who we think should be bearing the burdens of the cost of society.”
In an op-ed about Generation Z, marketing lecturer BILL BERGMAN described watching students respond to a setback at a national sales competition. “[Defeat] motivated them to be better and stronger,” he wrote.
In an op-ed called “How the American dream distorts our views on poverty,” leadership studies professor CRYSTAL HOYT wrote, “Psychologists have identified one key challenge in the fight: Many people have a deep-seated dislike toward those living in poverty” because wealth — and its lack — is often understood as an outcome of individual abilities, effort, and motivation rather than structural factors.
For the latest stories, go to news.richmond. edu/placements.
RICHMOND GUARANTEE
Cocito’s unpaid summer internship with the nonprofit Circle of Care was supported through the Richmond Guarantee. The program is designed to make it possible for students to take advantage of summer research and internship opportunities that are right for them by removing financial barriers. The program provides up to $5,000 of support for every traditional undergraduate to support a promising summer experience.
THIS SPIDER’S STORY Just before graduation, Luiza Cocito, ’23, stopped by to tell her Richmond story. It’s a good one.
MY BIG CHANGE
I moved to the U.S. in 2012 from Brazil because my dad had an opportunity at his company. I was 10 years old. It wasn’t like I had any say in the situation. I was not happy when I heard the news.
We learned English at school in Brazil, but when I got to the U.S., it felt like I knew nothing. In my first social studies class, the teacher asked, “Who is president of the United States?” and then cold-called on me. I didn’t even know what question he was asking, so I stuttered and other students started laughing. It was a tough way to start.
MY FAMILY
Every day after school, my parents and I spent hours translating my schoolwork to Portuguese. That helped me get the hang of English. It also brought my family together. We were each other’s support system.
MY FIRST YEAR
I wasn’t ready to leave my family at age 17. Homesickness, impostor syndrome, and anxiety got the worst of me my first month on campus. I opened up to my RA. After some conversations, I had my housing director, academic advisor, CAPS, and dean all as a support system. That is incredible.
MY IDENTITY
Explaining it can be hard. I am navigating between my Brazilian childhood and the experiences I’ve had living in a different culture. I take pride in my heritage, speak Portuguese at home, and enjoy my Brazilian meals (especially feijoada), but I also feel connected to American culture. These past four years, I’ve come to realize that I don’t need one label. I’ve found a community that accepts me for who I am.
MY RICHMOND GUARANTEE
I worked for a nonprofit, Circle of Care, that supports pediatric cancer patients. It was an unpaid summer opportunity with such an important cause. I worked in
marketing analytics and made recommendations for its social media.
MY TIME ABROAD
Studying in Barcelona helped me realize that it’s OK to not have just one identity. I can proudly embrace my multicultural background and celebrate the diverse cultures and experiences that have shaped me.
MY CAMPUS JOBS
I became a writing consultant on campus and loved being that inspiration. I’d tell people, “I barely spoke English seven years ago, and here I am. You can do this too.”
I later became a speech consultant too and looked forward to both jobs.
MY SORORITY
Being president of Kappa Delta taught me a lot about leadership, like how to delegate and work with the executive council as a team. But most importantly, I had a group of 130 women I could rely on. They are the real-life sisters I never had and will forever cherish.
MY INTERNSHIP
Beth Chancy in career services changed my life by showing me how to apply one good story to any interview
question. With her help, I landed my dream internship at LinkedIn. I provided support across LinkedIn’s lines of business with a focus on customer stories and earned content development. I got to work at the San Francisco and New York City offices and visit the São Paulo office and headquarters in Sunnyvale, California.
MY CAREER START
The summer internship showed me the work environment I hoped for. LinkedIn is the place where I see opportunities to learn and develop professionally. I start as a communications specialist in the NYC office after graduation.
MY MESSAGE
I came here because I would have access to an excellent education, valuable network, and because I loved the campus when I did the college tour. And I am so thankful that I chose this school. That’s why I wanted to talk about it because the outcome that I’ve achieved shows that you can come from any background, find opportunities, and be supported. I want people to know that Richmond wants you to succeed.
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REDLINING The National Institutes of Health awarded nearly $250,000 to support a study by UR’s Digital Scholarship Lab on the impact of redlining — racially motivated housing discrimination — on health inequalities. Its award-winning Mapping Inequality project digitized mid-20th century redlining maps and related data. dsl.richmond.edu
The university awarded more than 786 degrees
More than 100 A&S seniors conducted undergraduate research
There are 53 international students representing 19 countries
served with over 85 organizations in Richmond
Spider graduates in the Class of 2023 are headed to promising roles in organizations and top graduate schools around the world.
The companies and organizations where they’ve landed jobs and fellowships include Pfizer, Morgan Stanley, the National Security Agency, and the Peace Corps. Others are continuing their education at some of the world’s top institutions for graduate
education, including Harvard, MIT, Stanford, Cornell, Yale, Columbia, the University of Pennsylvania, and Oxford.
Ninety-seven percent of students indicated that their post-graduate plans aligned with their career goals, and half the class studied abroad with university support, despite pandemic-related travel restrictions throughout their time at UR.
Each year, Spiders are competitive for leading national and international awards and fellowships. Here is a roundup of some of the most recent ones they have earned.
Emily Lekas, ’25, (above) became the second UR student to be named a Hollings Scholar by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The scholarship provides a paid summer internship at a NOAA facility and two years of tuition assistance.
Lekas, who majors in biology and minors in chemistry, studied abroad during the spring in the Turks and Caicos Islands, where she participated in a research project focused on octopuses. She plans to pursue a doctorate in marine biology.
BY THE NUMBERS
In May, Spider grads received 786 bachelor’s degrees from the School of Arts and Sciences, Robins School of Business, and Jepson School of Leadership Studies. The School of Professional and Continuing Studies awarded an additional 45 bachelor’s degrees and 67 master’s degrees. The School of Law awarded 149 law degrees.
Two students — Helen Xia, ’24, and Paige Delsa, ’25 — received Goldwater Fellowships, the preeminent undergraduate award in math and science. The awards will further their research and learning in organic chemistry and machine learning, respectively. With these awards, UR has had 38 Goldwater Scholars since the program’s inception in 1986.
Two members of the Class of 2023 traded their caps and gowns for suitcases and headed to the Iberian Peninsula with support from the Fulbright program.
Marco Barcenas-Consuelo will complete his Fulbright in Portugal at Universidade de Aveiro. Isabela Keetley will complete hers at a high school in Madrid. Three recent graduates were also offered Fulbright grants this year. The university has had 80 student Fulbright grant recipients.
AROUND CAMPUS
UR’s dining services added to its overstuffed trophy case with two more national awards from the National Association of College and University Food Services in May. It received best-in-class gold awards in two categories. The first was residential dining facilities for Heilman Dining Center, which was recently renovated to modernize the interior design and enhance the food stations and amenities. The second award, in the category of special event catering, recognized its work serving thousands of guests at multiple, sometimes simultaneous, events during the April 2022 inauguration of Kevin F. Hallock.
Second Nature, an NGO focused on accelerating climate action in higher education, named the university one of nine recipients of funds for its projects related to climate action. The award comes in the form of support for pro bono consulting services, which the university will use to help it integrate climate action and resilience planning into high-level campus planning efforts.
“We will create a road map to climate action and resilience that will allow us to embed sustainability into a multitude of campus planning efforts,” said Rob Andrejewski, director of sustainability. “We have a commitment to carbon neutrality, and this work will allow us to identify new strategies that can be integrated into energy, space, and comprehensive plans so we can achieve our climate action goals.”
UR has reduced its greenhouse emissions by two-thirds since 2009.
When McClellan took her seat in the House of Representatives, a fellow Spider sat just across the aisle. U.S. Rep. Ben Cline, L’07, is in his third term representing Virginia’s 6th District. This is not their first time as colleagues in a legislative body. Before holding federal office, Cline and McClellan served in Virginia’s House of Delegates, overlapping for more than a decade.
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Adjunct music professor NAIMA BURRS , talking about the violin She was recounting what she told her mom after a string quartet visited her elementary school. Burrs brings the same enthusiasm today to UR, where she just completed her first year as conductor of the symphony orchestra.
Jennifer McClellan, ’94, made history in February by becoming Virginia’s first Black woman in Congress. She won a special election in February to fill the seat of Donald McEachin, who died after the November election.
McClellan represents Virginia’s sprawling 4th District, which includes all or parts of 15 localities stretching from the Richmond area to the North Carolina border. She serves on the House Armed Services and Science, Space, and Technology committees.
In a story for UR Now (urnow. richmond.edu), McClellan traced her journey in politics to her campus days as a political science and English major. “A lot of what I learned about government and politics I learned there,” she said.
One event stood out: The 1992 presidential debate hosted by the university. It featured George H.W. Bush,
Bill Clinton, and H. Ross Perot, who all debated in the Robins Center for a national audience. McClellan, who had worked with the Clinton advance team, sat next to Hillary Clinton at a debate watch party.
“I met anybody who was anybody in Virginia politics that night,” McClellan said. “It’s safe to say my journey would have been very different if I had not attended UR.”
She said the experience taught her an important lesson that sticks with her today. “You never know who’s watching. Always be prepared,” she said. “And be prepared for whatever opportunity comes your way, first by recognizing it and then taking advantage of it. You never know when an opportunity is going to present itself, and that’s been true my entire adult life.”
CAMPUS LIFE With a little time, Sophia Demerath, a rising sophomore from St. Paul, Minnesota, found the corner of the campus library where she belonged. Her essay about it appeared in The Collegian earlier this year.
“I find peace in Boatwright Memorial Library” is a sentence I never thought I would utter aloud. And yet, each day that requires that uphill stroll, I find myself looking forward to the silence of the stacks. Like anyone, I often dread the long hours
that await me, but somehow comfort is found within it — the anonymity of a carrel, the prospect of a warm coffee, and the smell of thousands of pages as I descend the basement stairs.
Admittedly, natural light or any indication of how many hours have passed are nonexistent when you venture into the forest of bookcases, but trust me, it’s better that way. Down here, opening a bag of chips does not earn you a host of eyes, and believe it or not — coughing is allowed. Never again do you
have to worry about locating a free seat or accidentally playing footsie with a stranger under a shared table.
Another plus about the long bookcases and corner desks? Perfect for gossiping. Your crush won’t hear you rehashing the horrors of the night before, and that hot TA from Econ 101 will never catch you sneaking a glance every now and then. I can appreciate the interior decorating of the Humanities Building like anyone else, but something about the carpet in the stacks, which looks like it was stolen from an airport, calms down my Sunday morning scaries.
“ Now I confess, it took time for me to discover the wonders of the stacks.”
Now I confess, it took time for me to discover the wonders of the stacks. Like you, I was subject to the overcrowded main floors and even had a brief stint in the slightly terrifying liminal space that is the first-floor basement. Is that much beige legal? I even tried outdoor studying, but unfortunately, it’s not a very mysterious look to be hunched over, squinting through the sun at your laptop that sounds like a jet airliner about to take off.
My journey at Boatwright has been a humbling one, but I can still remember the first time I dared go down just one more level. It was peaceful, tranquil even, and after the first minute, I knew I belonged. Not a single inquisitive stare as I clutched my 8:15 coffee and an abnormally large muffin. I was welcome. Of course, there were plenty of desks, but each of them had an outlet and a coat hook. As soon as I settled into my soft swivel chair (another plus!), I knew I had finally found my proper place.
Throughout my time, I’ve discovered a nonverbal understanding between the regulars of the stacks: What happens during the hours of studying, whatever helps you submit that last assignment to Blackboard at an embarrassing hour, is OK with us. After all, power-napping without even having to leave the library is the epitome of efficiency. Eat that breakfast sandwich at 4 p.m. or even bring that comfy blanket from your bed and settle in; we’re all in this together.
BOATWRIGHT’S NEWEST MAKEOVER
Boatwright Memorial Library is currently undergoing the third phase of a renovation project that is transforming its interior — and, for the first time in many years, a bit of its exterior. The terrace overlooking the lake will offer a new entrance into the library that provides quick access to a relocated and expanded 8:15 at Boatwright coffee shop.
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The Warchols returned from Ukraine committed to offering the kind of support they received while abroad. They have hosted international students, and Michael, through his position on campus, supports both international students and domestic students studying abroad.
Two-thirds of UR students have studied abroad by graduation, and roughly 10 percent of the student population is international, typically representing about 75 countries.
Life came full circle for returned Peace Corps volunteer Michael Warchol when he welcomed members of his Ukrainian host family into his own home.
When Michael Warchol and his wife, Lauren, arrived at their Peace Corps assignment in the eastern Ukrainian town of Rubizhne in 2008, their hosts, the Litvinovs, became like family and eased their transition in a new culture and language.
Fifteen years later, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Warchols are repaying the Litvinovs’ kindness and hospitality by hosting Iryna and Olena Litvinova, the mother and younger daughter, in their Richmond home. “Life has come unexpectedly full circle,” says Warchol, manager of communications and events in UR’s office of international education.
The Litvinovs — grandmother, Lyudmila; father, Andriy; mother, Iryna; and daughters Yulia and Olena, then 7 years old — warmly welcomed the Warchols into their home for the first month of their Peace Corps assignment in the Russian-speaking region. The family helped the couple sharpen their language and cultural skills and bonded
over countless card games. “The time we all lived together was one of the happiest in our lives,” says Iryna, through Lauren’s translation. The Litvinovs remained close friends and invaluable guides throughout the Warchols’ 27-month assignment.
After, they all kept in touch and exchanged photos via email and WhatsApp. When the Warchols and their 2-year-old son, Will, visited the Litvinovs in 2013, Olena gave Will one of her stuffed animals as a parting gift.
Circumstances soon changed for the Litvinovs. Ongoing conflict in the Donbas region and professional advancement took them to the city of Kharkiv — one of Russia’s first targets as it invaded Ukraine last year. Taking what they could carry, they evacuated to Kremenchuk, a city considered somewhat safer but still subject to shelling and 22-hour daily power outages.
When Iryna and Olena asked the Warchols for sponsorship, “we didn’t bat an eye,”
Michael says. In December, after a 65-hour journey, mother and daughter arrived safely in the U.S. When the pair walked into the Warchols’ in-law suite, they found a Christmas tree to decorate, a Rubizhne embroidery they’d gifted to Lauren — and Olena’s stuffed animal.
As Lauren has guided their resettlement — “She’s their champion,” says Michael — Iryna and Olena have relished getting to know the three Warchol children. Because the language barrier prevents Iryna from continuing her work as an economics professor, Iryna and Olena have turned to their passion for art. They exhibited their works — landscapes for Olena, Ukrainian petrykivka paintings for Iryna — at Arts in the Park in Richmond and sell their works online. They recently moved into their own place and hope that Lyudmila can join them.
“It was definitely hard to leave our family members behind,” Iryna says. “But we’re really glad we came here to find safety and reprieve from the war. We feel accepted in Michael and Lauren’s family. They and their friends have welcomed us.”
EARLY INFLUENCER Camryn Carter, ’23, received a Rising Black Scientist Award from Cell Press, which publishes science journals. Working with mentor Carol Parish, she was lead author of one of the most downloaded articles in Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling. It focused on the omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus.
More than 30 students took spring trips to three continents for international experiences through UR’s innovative Encompass program.
Nine students visited Berlin with English and American studies professor Bert Ashe. The course, American Blackness in Berlin, examines how jazz represents America and American Blackness in Germany in the 20th and 21st centuries.
Nine entrepreneurship students traveled to Denmark and Sweden to study how entrepreneurial ecosystems can provide support and a foundation for entrepreneurs. They were led by management professor Doug Bosse and Somiah Lattimore, who directs UR’s Creativity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship initiative.
Eight other students traveled to Cambodia with political science professor Monti Datta and SPCS professor Bob Spires to examine the role of humanitarian nongovernmen-
tal organizations working on human trafficking, poverty, and related issues.
Finally, six students flew to New Zealand to examine the conservation of biodiversity, restoration of wildlife, and the environment, including the role of culture and community.
Led by biology professor Kristine Grayson and chemistry professor Jon Dattelbaum, the group visited New Zealand’s North Island and South Island and engaged with governmental offices, grassroots institutions, and community voices.
Encompass, the program through which all four trips were made, is the university’s flagship program for providing access to international experiences for those least likely to study abroad. With these latest trips, more than 80 students have participated in the program, visiting 12 countries since the program’s launch in 2019–20.
AROUND CAMPUS
The rapid emergence of AI-based chatbot technology is a subject of conversation at universities across the country. That’s true for UR, too. The focus of faculty here is understanding the impact of the new technology and its potential utility.
One person with an eye trained on it is Andrew Bell, technology consultant and operations manager at the Teaching and Scholarship Hub. “[Chatbots] aren’t oracles of truth,” he said, “and their output needs to be treated with skepticism.”
The Encompass program focuses on students who, for a variety of reasons, are the least likely to study abroad. Faculty members lead these formative, fully funded trips to places they know well and can share deeply. The program received a national award for innovation in international education from the Institute of International Education in 2022.
Joe Essid, director of the Writing Center, compares it to earlier emerging technologies. “These tools may prove a starting point for baseline knowledge and locating sources,” he said. “Like Wikipedia, once shunned by academics, AI chatbots may come to be a source of help. We need something simpler than the search techniques in our current databases.”
As some classmates were on Encompass trips (see story, left), a group of students in the Robins School of Business headed to Cape Town, South Africa, over spring break to study international perspectives on environmental, social, and governance, or ESG, frameworks.
South Africa was one of the first countries to require disclosure of ESG information by corporations. In 2018, Cape Town narrowly avoided a “Day Zero” crisis that would have forced the city to shut off its water supply.
“A major takeaway ... was that sustainability and profitability can coexist,” said Jay Welle, ’23, a student on the trip. “The benefits of sustainability are not just confined to a positive impact on the environment and humanity but extend also to the bottom line of businesses.”
SPIDER HALL
Spider Hall is one of the showcase spots of the Queally Athletic Center, which opened in 2020. One side of the hall overlooks the Breed Family Practice Court, a replica of the Robins Center court plus two additional half-courts. The opposite side looks out toward Robins Stadium.
Spider football alum KOBIE TURNER, ’22 , at a press conference after being selected in the third round of this year’s NFL draft by the Los Angeles Rams. He was the 89th pick overall. A walk-on when he began his career with the Spiders, he was an AP Second Team All-American in 2021.
It sounds like the setup for a not-promising joke: “Three coaches walk into a gym ...” At Richmond, it was the continuation of an important dialogue focused on supporting success for student-athletes.
In April, Richmond coaches, faculty, and staff gathered in the Queally Athletic Center’s Spider Hall for the second event of the Millhiser Dialogue Series. The event was a reminder of “how athletic experiences can transcend the world of sport and impact our everyday lives,” said moderator and associate athletic director Bruce Matthews.
During the event, a three-coach panel — swimming and diving coach Matt Barany, men’s basketball coach Chris Mooney, and women’s basketball assistant coach Jeanine Radice — shared strategies and tactics for
pursuing success, stretching from player recruitment through competition and beyond. All three coaches echoed themes of effort, honesty, teamwork, and accountability.
Among the faculty members in attendance was Laura Thompson, assistant dean in the Robins School of Business. Coaches’ attention to “daily consistency and self-discipline highlight why student-athletes at Richmond also achieve success in our classrooms and in their future endeavors,” she said.
The Millhiser Dialogue Series is an ongoing series of moderated discussions focusing on issues at the intersection of sport and society. The dialogues promote discussion of important issues related to intercollegiate athletics.
Leland Melvin, R’86 — a Spider football standout and NFL alum who went on to become an astronaut and top administrator at NASA — received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree during the annual SPIDY awards in April.
“The University of Richmond allowed me to envision my mission possible, which was anything — even flying in space,” he said after the presentation.
Among his many accomplishments, Melvin served on two space shuttle missions as a mission specialist.
Women’s golf won the Patriot League championship in April. The Spiders beat defending champion Boston by 16 strokes and shot a combined score of 10 strokes over par, the best tournament score in the history of the program. The Spiders now have the most titles in conference history.
Four Spiders earned all-conference honors: senior Vicky Zhu, freshman Olivia Wilkie, junior Rory Weinfurther, and sophomore Lauren Jones. The Patriot League named fourth-year head coach Calle Barlow its coach of the year.
Three Richmond athletics programs received perfect Academic Progress Rate scores in the latest data released by the NCAA. Spider field hockey, men’s cross country, and women’s golf all achieved the highest possible APR score of 1,000.
Thirteen of the 16 programs achieved scores higher than the national average in their sport, and all achieved scores of 974 or higher, well above the 930 required by the NCAA.
DOUBLE CHAMPIONS Both of Richmond’s lacrosse programs are riding high after earning NCAA bids this season. The Spider women capped their season with their first-ever NCAA tournament win.
What can you add to commencement weekend to make it even more special? If you’re Richmond’s men’s and women’s lacrosse teams, you lift Atlantic 10 championship trophies and earn NCAA bids.
The men’s team got the fun started. On the first Saturday in May — as graduates of the law school, MBA program, and the School of Professional and Continuing Studies gathered on campus for their commencement ceremonies — the Spider men took the field at Robins Stadium and claimed the inaugural Atlantic 10 men’s lacrosse championship. It was the team’s ninth conference final in 10 years, and its fifth conference championship.
The men blew past rival High Point with a 15-8 win using a balanced offense, with 10 different Spiders scoring goals in front of nearly 2,000 fans. Junior midfielder Lance Madonna served up four of the Spiders’ six assists, and redshirt sophomore goalkeeper Zach Vigue saved 15 of the 23 shots on goal he faced. Senior attacker Dalton Young was named the tournament’s most outstanding player after a dominant performance in the semifinal and a strong showing in the final.
In addition to Madonna, Vigue, and Dalton, three other Spiders made the
“ They wanted to make that history ... for everybody who’s come into this program before and laid the groundwork.”
all-tournament team: graduate student attacker and midfielder Derrek Madonna, sophomore midfielder and defender Tommy Stull, and graduate student defender Jake Saunders.
The following day — as undergraduates capped a weekend of celebrations by turning their tassels — senior midfielder Lindsey Frank turned heads with an eye-popping six-goal performance at Cary Field just a few miles from campus. The Spiders won the game 20-13 and with it the A-10 women’s lacrosse championship. Frank was named the tournament’s most outstanding player. Attacker and fellow senior Arden Tierney — the A-10’s offensive player of the year — put in three goals. The pair were named to the all-tournament team with three other Spiders: senior goalkeeper
Emilie Bloyer, senior midfielder Sophia DiCenso, and first-year defender Jordyn Harrison.
With their conference championships, both teams earned spots in the NCAA tournament, and they watched the bracket announcements together in the Queally Athletic Center. The men drew No. 2 seed Virginia, a familiar opponent; the teams have played in nine of the past 10 seasons. The Cavaliers defeated the Spiders in the tournament’s opening round.
The women drew Marquette, a team they had never faced. “It’s so exciting, especially for the senior class,” said Frank. “We’ve been wanting this ever since we came in with COVID and everything.”
Frank and her teammates made the most of the opportunity, defeating Marquette 18-8. It was the Spiders’ first NCAA tournament win in lacrosse.
“I think this is an amazing day for Richmond lacrosse,” said Anne Harrington, head coach. “The team, I think, was prepared coming into this. They wanted to make that history and wanted to do that for everybody who’s come into this program before and laid the groundwork to get to this point.”
The Spiders fell in the second round to North Carolina, the defending national champion. The team finished the season with a 17-4 record, a conference title, and two players (Frank and Tierney) named All-Americans.
This year’s repeat appearance by men’s lacrosse in the NCAA tournament marked its fifth time on the big stage in the 10 seasons since the program’s elevation to Division I in 2014.
For the women, it was the team’s sixth national championship tournament. Its most recent NCAA appearances came in back-to-back seasons in 2018 and 2019. It appeared in three consecutive tournaments from 2005 to 2007.
At its April meeting, the University of Richmond’s board of trustees adopted an ambitious framework for the university’s development in the coming years. Called “A Plan for Richmond,” it outlines five “guiding lights” that position the university to continue our upward trajectory. In a spring message introducing the plan, President Kevin F. Hallock called it “a road map forward” to “inspire our community and guide our future direction.”
The impact of a strategic plan is, by design, both immediate and generational. Planning helps the university advance its mission and invest in becoming an even better learning community. A recent $25 million gift from Carole and Marcus Weinstein to establish a new learning center (see Page 8) is a great example of this dynamic. This support makes possible a transformative step forward in our longstanding commitment to academic excellence, the first of the plan’s guiding lights. Momentum for all five of the guiding lights is strong.
The plan is also an invitation. It offers possibilities for everyone in the Spider community to participate and help. As the introduction states: “With the ongoing support and participation of our university community, by raising new gifts, and by strategically deploying effort and resources toward our comparative advantages and five areas of opportunity — our guiding lights — we can build on our momentum and propel our already remarkable university to even greater heights.”
The following pages offer an overview of the plan and highlight UR’s vision for an even brighter future.
We’re continuing to invest in our exceptional faculty, remarkable students, and world-class culture of mentoring.
Background: For decades, one of Richmond’s core strengths has been its all-in commitment to students. Here, our faculty, curriculum, and ambitions combine to create a distinctive culture of possibility. We encourage and enable broad exploration and deep discovery, while equipping our remarkable students to define their educational journeys. We offer extensive student support services that ensure personalized attention to every Spider. Our size is our strength.
One characteristic that truly sets Richmond apart is how deeply we embrace and embody the teacher-scholar model for learning. As the plan states, “Our world-class faculty are world-class mentors.” Richmond’s stellar faculty choose to pursue their careers here because they love teaching and bringing students into their labs, research projects, and creative productions as partners in inquiry and creation.
The plan puts this guiding light first among equals to ensure that Richmond “will be the premier destination and home for outstanding students, staff, and teacherscholars” into the future.
• Expand the size of our faculty to strengthen our intellectual community, scholarship, and academic offerings and to ensure we can continue to provide the faculty-student engagement so vital to the Richmond experience.
• Continue to recruit outstanding students and provide them with robust, best-in-class academic resources.
• Retain world-class faculty and expand support for teaching, mentoring, scholarship, and creative production.
We’re working to ensure that all Spiders feel a sense of belonging in our web and can fully and authentically participate in university life.
Background: We have made substantial strides toward becoming a relentlessly welcoming community. Yet, we have more work to do to ensure that every member of the community feels — and is — seen, heard, and valued and has someone they can look to for support.
Our commitment is evident in the ways we work alongside our fellow Spiders, in the ways our professors are invested in students as people, and in the extraordinary quality of individual mentorship available to students. As part of this commitment, we believe in the importance of thoughtful engagement across a broad diversity of perspectives and experiences.
We aspire for students to develop lifelong connections throughout the Spider community. When Spiders support Spiders today — whether through philanthropy, volunteerism, or in other ways — chances are a deep sense of community and belonging, forged at Richmond, is at the root of their choice.
We want every Spider to embrace and be embraced by the transformative power of our community.
ACTIONS:
• Recruit, retain, and support a diverse, talented university community.
• Expand opportunities for all members of the university community to participate in and feel a part of our community.
• Develop opportunities for Spiders to engage across and be exposed to a variety of experiences and perspectives.
• Enhance support for Spider athletics and university recreation.
We’re knocking down even more financial barriers to ensure that every Spider can afford to come here and has the support they need.
Background: Richmond’s financial aid policies and resources position it as a leader in higher education. Generations of generosity and careful stewardship have supported ongoing, increased investments in financial aid. We are one of the few institutions that embraces admissions for traditional undergraduates without knowing their financial circumstances and then meets their full demonstrated financial need. Once students are on campus, we ensure that they have the necessary resources through signature programs, such as the Richmond Guarantee, which supports summer internships and research opportunities for students.
These successes are an exceptional foundation for making Richmond even more accessible and more affordable for more Spiders so that all students can make the most of their Richmond experience. To retain our leadership, we need to further our commitment.
ACTIONS:
• Increase resources for financial aid, particularly for students from middle-income families, while continuing to provide increasingly generous scholarships for all students who demonstrate need.
• Simplify our financial aid system so prospective students and their families can more easily understand how affordable a University of Richmond education is.
• Ensure that students take full advantage of our many opportunities and that financial background does not create barriers to engaging in university life.
The full plan is available at strategicplan. richmond.edu.
We are developing a community of care that will make Richmond a leader in well-being in higher education.
Background: In 2021, the university dedicated a gorgeous new Well-Being Center. The facility brought together campus health care under one roof and added amenities that take an upstream approach to exercise, nutrition, mindfulness, sleep, and self-care — preventing problems before they develop and promoting health holistically. The Student Health Center and Counseling and Psychological Services offer free office visits, and CAPS has responded to students’ needs by implementing same-day intake, eliminating its waiting list, and building a diverse and inclusive staff. These changes are highly visible examples of the university’s total commitment to our students. But there is still more we can be doing.
The university aspires to be a leader in well-being among institutions of higher education. Our next step is building upon these investments to integrate the many dimensions of well-being throughout the University of Richmond experience. We must also ensure that Spiders are aware of these resources and can easily access them.
ACTIONS:
• Integrate well-being more fully into the University of Richmond experience.
• Expand students’ access to well-being resources, particularly services provided by Student Health and CAPS.
• Enhance and support staff and faculty well-being.
We’re making these pathways to learning a hallmark of the Spider ethos and experience.
Background: If you scan a list of the nation’s top liberal arts colleges and universities, a striking comparative advantage of the University of Richmond is hiding in plain sight, right there in the name: Richmond. Our location in the greater Richmond region makes us unique among our peers and enhances the Spider experience.
We are fortunate to be embedded in a diverse and interesting region filled with businesses, nonprofits, government agencies, and a dynamic arts and culture scene.
Our location provides countless pathways for applied learning and real-world connections — inside and outside the classroom, on campus and off campus, in our area and throughout the world. We are simultaneously a tightknit campus community, a connected regional community, and global citizens.
Why does it matter? Through high-impact, experiential learning opportunities, Spiders develop the intellectual and practical skills to pursue their passions and interests. Through local and global connections and mentorship opportunities, they have support for exploration and a launchpad for fulfilling careers. With this plan, we’re striving for even more meaningful engagement at all levels.
ACTIONS:
• Ensure students have access to — and we have the infrastructure for — high-impact learning opportunities.
• Enhance our career services and strive to make them best-in-class.
• Invest in pathways to connect Spiders with skills and experiences that prepare them for careers and lives of purpose.
• Strengthen meaningful opportunities for engagement with our city, the region, and the world that enhance our mission.
By Katie Losey, ’02
Armed worms, sex-crazed fish, poison-hungry butterflies, polka-dotted flying good luck charms, and the most despicable creature born with a grin whose blood fights gravity. No one knows all the secrets they hold, but what’s clear is that the strangest amongst us are showing us a better way to live.
The catch? They are teaching us their survival skills as they disappear.
IT’S NATURAL TO RESIST THE IDEA that we can learn from what makes most do a double take for the wrong reasons. But no one can deny that these oddballs have passed the most brutal of selection tests by tinkering with their inherited traits. As other species were wiped out, they whipped up fascinating tricks to get by.
Maybe most perplexing is not how eccentric they are (and they are fullblown gloriously bizarre), but that we would be ambivalent about losing them. This is irreplaceable data. These creatures are a pure source of wonder and the linchpin to a thriving, humming planet. They have an inherent right to be here. If we are obsessed with, and arguably dependent on, cutting-edge technology, why are we wiping out the true masters of innovation?
ORGANISM: Anglerfish (Lophiiformes); some species endangered POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS: New ultra-black materials; biochemical tags; bioinspired lamps
A version of this piece was first published in September 2022 on the blog of the Biomimicry Institute (biomimicry.org).
Whoa. Whoa. WHOA. Where to start with this one? Anglerfish let it rip when it comes to weirdness. It’s a good thing they don’t know what they look like. They’ve been dubbed by National Geographic as “possibly the ugliest fish on the planet,” but it’s their life stories that make these carnivores fascinating.
Let’s start with the dudes: If you’re a male anglerfish, your mission in life is to find a mate — not for your species’ survival, but for your own. Males are unable to hunt, so their life depends on finding a woman who can. Only 1% of them do. Most of them starve to death as virgins.
Male anglerfish look and act nothing like females. About the size of a little goldfish, he uses his oddly large nostrils to identify a potential female partner by her unique pheromone scent. Then, once she’s close enough (and he can tell with his eyes she’s the right species), he hooks his teeth into her belly. This is where it gets really weird: He fuses his body to hers until he literally loses himself — his eyes, his teeth, his tummy — till what is left are his lungs (for breathing) and testes (to pump her with sperm). He uses her for everything else down to her blood. Now, that’s a stage-5 clinger.
Now, the females. Her dating profile would say she has teeny, saw-like teeth that are creepily seethrough, cover the bottom of her mouth, and run down her throat. Fun party tricks include that she can grow to more than 60 times her man’s size, and her mouth and stomach can extend twice their size to swallow prey much bigger than her — a key feature when living in the pitch-black deep sea where food is harder to come by and she’s feeding up to eight males fused to her. Her most defining feature: She looks like she’s been permanently stabbed in the forehead with a glowing Q-tip. Think of that Q-tip, a modification of her dorsal fin, as her built-in fishing rod with glow-inthe-dark bait. The glowing bulb at the end is not controlled by her; it is actually a home to bioluminescent bacteria. The bacteria have a safe place to live while doing the anglerfish a life-saving favor: providing a light to attract prey and boys.
As if this glowing adaptation weren’t impressive enough, anglerfish also harness their skin for the opposite reason: to hide. Those living a mile below the surface benefit from hyper-dark camouflaging that helps them blend in with a black sea and stay safe from predators. Their skin’s unique architecture and the layer and shape of their melanosome means that their intensely dark pigmented skin almost completely blends into the darkness around them (<.5% reflectance). As noted by cell.com, “The simple architecture of strongly absorbing and highly scattering particles may inspire new ultrablack materials.” With these oddest of deep-sea residents, new approaches to manipulating light can be integrated into innovative materials with applications ranging from telescopes to solar panels.
Impressive for a wretched fish.
INGESTING THIS POISON COULD KILL A HORSE, BUT THIS
ORGANISM: Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus); endangered POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS: Chemical resistance
You may know them as butterflies, but they are actually poison-hungry insects.
If we really pay attention to the life of a monarch butterfly, it is beyond comprehension. Their lives may be closer to magic than science, but what’s captured the attention of innovators is their lesser-known ability to handle and survive because of one poison — so lethal it could kill a horse.
First a reminder of these seemingly mindless insects’ stunning life story:
Brain the size of a pinhead. Perfectly engineered yet outweighed by a feather. So dainty it could be crushed in the most gentle of hands and yet powers through whipping winds that could break a human neck. They may appear mindlessly fluttering around, but they are on an epic, purposeful journey to keep their species alive, and each one will die without ever completing all of it.
No single butterfly makes the entire migration on its own. It takes three to five generations. That means it’s a family’s team effort to make it from the fir forests of Mexico, up to Canada, and all the way back to Mexico. They lay their little eggs on one specific type of poisonous plant along the way. Milkweed is the only leaf picky monarch
caterpillars will eat, and it’s an interesting choice because by eating milkweed, monarchs consume deadly toxins that can give small animals a heart attack and can kill a horse at some quantities.
Monarchs leverage these poisons to their benefit. The toxins remain in their bodies throughout their lifetimes — even through metamorphosis. The toxins become part of their natural defense system because, while an animal may not die from eating a monarch, its taste means predators won’t seek them out for a snack in the future.
Innovators are looking at the genetic mutations that enable monarchs to consume poisonous milkweed without dying and then keep the toxins safely in their bodies to deter predators. Their trick is that they don’t actually digest the poison.
Genetic mutations in their sodium pump gene have made them immune to it; rather than digesting it, they are placing it in a protective, quarantined safe in their bodies.
IF WE ARE OBSESSED WITH CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGY, WHY ARE WE WIPING OUT the true masters of innovation?
What is the most incomprehensible part of a butterfly? The mind-blowing wonder that they transform from caterpillar into that iconic silhouette? Or that at the weight of a paperclip they can carry poison in their bodies, through every stage of their lives, that would give other animals a heart attack?
Or that even though a descendant usually completes the final leg of their epic migration — to a country they’ve never even been in — they can somehow return to the very same tree where their great-grandparents lived? It’s impossible to pick. But as beloved and resilient as monarch butterflies are, they are now an endangered species. These pollinators have declined more than 90% in the last few decades.
(THEY DON’T EAT IT.)
ORGANISM: Velvet Worm (Onychophora); endangered POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS: Biodegradable plastic and adhesives
How does a nearly blind, slow-moving creature so small that it’s measured in centimeters and with a name like “velvet worm” become a feared predator? These tiny meat eaters don’t need good vision — they can sense you in the air because of their attunement to air currents. Forget fangs and speed. Their weapons include two pistols jutting out of their face — think high-pressure garden hoses gone bonkers — that shoot slimy saliva that quickly hardens, paralyzing victims and liquefying their insides. Then, the velvet worms sidle up to sink their blade-laced mouth into a meat milkshake.
Scientists are looking at the composition and sequence of the proteins in the velvet worm’s slimy ammunition — specifically at how the slime hardens — as inspiration for a greener, better bioplastic. Its unique composition gives it bonds as strong as nylon that can dissolve when exposed to water.
Who could have predicted that the slime from a worm would give us new possibilities for bioplastics and adhesives to help fight plastic pollution? While we’d think they are safely ignored hanging out under leaves, even velvet worms are victims of the exotic pet trade based on their unusual look and behaviors. They are also at risk due to habitat loss, primarily due to draining and burning of their wetland homes for industrialization and agricultural use. Their role inspiring more sustainable alternatives to replace traditional plastics and materials made from fossil fuels means there are even more reasons to protect this little guy.
ORGANISM: Pygmy Three-Toed Sloth (Folivora); endangered POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS: Infrastructure; energy; robotics
If you’ve ever seen a sloth right side up, you know something’s not right. The 19th century naturalist Georges-Louis Leclerc de Buffon said, “Slowness, habitual pain, and stupidity are the results of this strange and bungled conformation. These sloths are the lowest form of existence. One more defect would have made their lives impossible.” If he flipped his human-obsessed lens, he’d see something else entirely: Their oddities are their superpowers. Sloths are living examples of exquisite design. They can pump blood against the force of gravity; fart through their mouths; hold their breath for 40 minutes under water; process toxins others can’t due to their hyperslow digestive systems (it takes up to a month to process one leaf); fall asleep and give birth upside down; harness their gas to help stay afloat; and create their own built-in camo coats by moving so slowly that cockroaches and algae hide out in their fur. (Scientists are also looking at sloth fungus to fight cancer.) Arguably most impressive is their signature spine, which is not a “bungled conformation,” but a true master of engineering. Sloths can be found hanging upside down on tree limbs after they are dead.
Can the living embodiment of a deadly sin and poster child of sluggishness help shape the future of infrastructure or energy? Maybe. What is possible if engineers look to their built-in curved spines’ ability to handle balance of tension and compression so gracefully? While bridges have been around for centuries, sloths designed to resist tension forces could be meaningful inspiration for a new generation of suspension bridges.
Or perhaps we look to sloths — which British zoologist Lucy Cooke calls “energy-saving icons” — for energy breakthroughs. They are already the inspiration for a new breed of tech conservationist (half biologist/half robot) that channels a sloth’s vibe: slow on purpose, energy efficient, recharges in the sun, collects data over long periods of time, and charms whoever gets a chance to sneak a peek.
THIS POLKA-DOTTED
MOST INTERESTING PART IS ONE WE RARELY SEE.
ORGANISM: Nine-Spotted Lady Beetle (Coccinella novemnotata); endangered
INNOVATION/PROBLEM SOLVED: Curved vein shape allows for self-locking POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS: Robotics; aviation
Red, round, polka-dotted charmers linked to good luck, ladybugs are welcomed little encounters for most. We feel like a million bucks if they choose to land on us, but they are happy most anywhere from cities to outer space (NASA sent four on the space shuttle with their favorite food, aphids, to study gravity). They smell with their feet,
suck down about 5,000 insects in their lifetime, and were named after the Virgin Mary after seemingly miraculously helping farmers control crop pests. For a beetle measured in millimeters, they have quite a fan club.
While these retro-looking fashion icons are one of the more recognizable insects, it’s a part of their bodies we generally don’t see that interests researchers. “The ladybug’s technique for achieving complex folding is quite fascinating and novel, particularly for researchers in the fields of robotics, mechanics, aerospace, and mechanical engineering,” said Kazuya Saito of the Institute of Industrial Science at the University of Tokyo.
Innovators are looking to the ladybug’s unique qualities — such as wings that are quickly deployable, compact, foldable, and resilient under high-frequency flapping — for design inspiration. They are particularly intrigued by the
ORGANISM: Albatross (Diomedea exulans); endangered POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS: Decarbonized aerospace industry; wind-powered drones; aircraft design on Mars
Imagine a bird that can save more energy flying across oceans than plopped on its nest, go years without touching land or flapping its wings, and fly more easily against the wind than without any wind at all. Maybe you’d guess these birds’ epic 11-foot wingspan carries them, but you’d be wrong. Their secret? They lock in tendons in their shoulders and catch the wind. Watching them, you can almost see them manipulate the wind as their engine.
Other party tricks include the ability to fly more than 10,000 miles at once (that’s farther than from Los Angeles to Sydney); circumnavigate the world in 46 days; drink salt water; fly 50 mph; and make their stomachs so acidic they match a corpse-eating vulture’s (which helps them quickly digest food that crosses their path). Maybe rarest: they are committed mates for life.
Scientists and engineers are interested in the albatross’s unique technique of “dynamic soaring,” which enables them to be one of the most epic, efficient flyers of decarbonized aerospace. Albatrosses have a locking mechanism in their shoulders. This strut-like tendon passively holds their wings horizontal, allowing them to gracefully soar during flight. Researchers are looking at how the albatross is hyperskilled at maneuvering strong winds, sensing the changes in wind and air speed, harnessing the lift between quick and slow air, and changing direction — think climbing and descending S-patterns on repeat. They can fly against the
ladybug’s unique curved vein, a shape that enables energy to be stored within the vein and swiftly spread out. They compare the strategy to the curve of carpenter tape that allows it to curve and flex straight. Ultimately, scientists hope that this novel skill can contribute to advanced wings for aircrafts, space technology (such as folding antennas), or next-generation robots with multiple functions (glide, crawl, jump, flap, perch).
The nine-spotted ladybug — once so prevalent in its range that it is the official state insect of New York — is endangered. With a figure more reminiscent of a halved tennis ball with legs than a sleek machine, it can seem surprising that they’re teaching us about cutting-edge robotics and aviation, but maybe that’s partly the point: Good innovation comes from unexpected places. We don’t know the extent of what we’re losing as we lose them.
wind more gracefully than without any wind because their dynamic soaring technique requires toggling among varying velocities and air masses. The locked-shoulder adaptation also reduces energy inefficiencies.
In 2022, NASA planetary scientists and University of Arizona aerospace experts tested albatross-inspired gliders in various atmospheres, aiming for long distances and long duration while using limited energy. This glider plane shared the bird’s 11-foot wingspan, was motorless, and harnessed wind energy. This would be an attractive glider design for navigating Martian skies, which have a thin atmosphere that makes it challenging to fly a traditional plane.
Nature nerd question: What do an albatross glider, ladybugs, and the James Webb Space Telescope have in common? Origami! Satellites might transport an albatross folder-glider to Mars, where it would unravel its origami-like folded wings and take flight, just like the James Webb Space Telescope, which also folded in an origami style to fit into its launch rocket.
CAN WE BE OBSESSED WITH KNOWLEDGE AND INDIFFERENT TO PERMANENTLY LOSING IT?
Many of us straddle being both deeply uncomfortable with and intrigued by death. At times, we can be so hellbent on avoiding death that it’s not uncommon to keep alive someone who may never have the capacity to experience joy or connection again. Yet, we can be oddly indifferent as the last breath of an entire species goes unnoticed. It’s a weird, unsettling thought.
While “extinct” is a word once reserved for dinosaurs, this status is attached to up to 150 new species every day. Extinctions are happening 10,000 times faster now than ever in history. The ecological collapse is disturbingly quick. Our only reference point in all of history that compares is the Permian extinction; think doomsday. It killed about 90% of the species that once roamed the planet.
The world is becoming a different place.
That’s partly why, while writing this piece, I called Kenneth Lacovara, a dinosaur expert and the visionary behind the world-class, first-of-its-kind Edelman Fossil Park and Museum, scheduled to open in Spring 2024 in New Jersey. Lacovara is revered for many things, maybe most notably unearthing what he later named Dreadnoughtus. At 65 tons and as long as a high school basketball court, it was one of the most massive dinosaurs to walk on our planet. Growing up, I thought paleontologists focused on the past, but (maybe counterintuitively) paleontologists like Lacovara understand more about our future than most ever will.
He’s an expert on why dinosaurs matter to us now, specifically how dinosaurs can be a humbling mirror to our own blind spots and what we could learn from “the indomitable masters of the planet” if we had access to their legendary superpowers before getting decimated by an asteroid. For example: how they grew their own body armor, managed self-powered flight, regulated body temperature, moved their massive bodies across swampy terrain, and repurposed features. That’s worthy of its own article I’d be honored to write, and it’s unsettling, knowing the avalanches of life that are on their way to joining the dinosaurs in extinction. There’s a fundamental link between what we’ve lost, what we’re losing, and our own survival. We so quickly miss it.
EXTINCTIONS ARE HAPPENING 10,000 times faster now than ever in history.
Katie Losey, ’02, recently spent time in Mexico to witness one of the world’s greatest natural wonders: the annual migration of millions of monarch butterflies. For the last two decades, she has worked at the intersection of business and conservation. In that work, she has taken on many roles, including writer, communications strategist, and business development and brand strategy expert for companies and nonprofit organizations in the travel, conservation, and energy sectors. Her writing for the Biomimicry Institute has been included in courses at the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership and Johns Hopkins University. She believes powerful storytelling that speaks to both heart and head is a persuasive tool to change minds and drive action.
At Richmond, Katie majored in American studies and rhetoric and communication studies. She now lives in New York City and gets out on the trails with her rescue dog Nelle as much as possible.
I admire the way Lacovara put it in his book Why Dinosaurs Matter. He writes, “We’re all freaks of nature, us species, in that everything has to line up just right for us to be. It’s remarkable that the same mechanisms of natural selection, amplified over deep time but modified by circumstance, led to both dinosaurs and us. Their story is not our story, though we share the first few chapters, yet the common themes of evolution — such as efficiency, resilience, adaptation, competitiveness, and dispersal — carry through and resonate with our own experience.”
What if we accept and embrace that we are dependent on the secret worlds around us — including the strangest, most bizarre, and least relatable? They challenge our perspectives and show us that sometimes life’s most brilliant tricks are buried in the spit and the spines and the poisons that surround us. They expand what is possible for our world by letting their freak flags fly — and invite us to honor that part of ourselves.
BY MATTHEW DEWALD PHOTOGRAPHS
More than 300 remarkable students presented research and creative projects in April at the annual symposia hosted by the School of Arts and Sciences and the Jepson School of Leadership Studies.
Here, seven of the seniors — now alumni — look back on their Richmond experience.
HOMETOWN: Forsyth, Georgia
ACADEMICS: Mathematics major with minors in biology and health studies
SYMPOSIUM FOCUS: Using differential equations to estimate the trade-offs of using antibiotics to control salmonella on commercial poultry farms
How does this fit into the big picture of your academics here?
This project combined all of my academic interests — my major and my two minors. It was part of my honors thesis. I started thinking about food systems while doing a research project on pesticides while studying abroad in India. It feels like we’re all so detached from where our food comes from.
What would you change about the past four years if you could redo them?
There are so many classes I would have loved to have taken. I would also have tried to be a little less busy and enjoy it a little more. That’s a big thing.
What’s your next step?
I’ll be a post-baccalaureate research fellow at the National Institutes of Health in Frederick, Maryland, doing cancer research.
HOMETOWN: Glen Rock, New Jersey
ACADEMICS : Leadership studies and psychology double major
SYMPOSIUM FOCUS: Social media reliance, loneliness, and depression in college students
How does this fit into the big picture of your academics here?
There’s a big debate in psychology right now about the implications of social media. Is it supplementing our personal connections or displacing them? Social media is not something that we were wired to deal with in our evolution. I knew I wanted to do something with practical implications.
What role did your mentor play?
I absolutely love Dr. Karen Kochel. She was extremely helpful providing feedback that narrowed my vision. I was in her lab freshman year and really wanted to work with her because I felt like we had such a strong bond and shared interests.
Why was this research important to you?
If I could say anything through my thesis, it’s that you have to be so careful with social media. You have to be hyperaware of what messages you’re consuming because you can internalize things without even realizing you are. You might not even understand how it’s changing your perspective.
How does this fit into your experience at Richmond? I wanted to get to know [the city] better. What better way than diving into the music culture? I could have made a documentary about anything, but I wanted it to be something fun for me to work on.
Tell us about your thesis mentor, professor Sonja Bertucci. Sonja was great. I didn’t feel like I had a boss telling me how to do things. It was more like she gave me the resources that I needed and was there to support me.
What’s your next step?
I’m working for an advertising agency called Wieden+Kennedy, in their New York office. I searched for Richmond alumni there and sent messages saying, “Hey, I’m reaching out to a Spider as a Spider.” One of them passed my application forward, which got the ball rolling. It all started as the Spider connection, which was pretty great. I can’t wait for someone to message me now.
HOMETOWN: Clinton, New York
ACADEMICS : Film studies major with a minor in business administration
SYMPOSIUM FOCUS : Screening of ReVeAl, a 44-minute documentary he produced about the city of Richmond’s music scene
HOMETOWN: Syracuse, New York
ACADEMICS: Environmental studies major and women, gender, and sexuality studies minor
SYMPOSIUM FOCUS: Case study of solar energy production in Puerto Rico
How are you different now than you were four years ago?
I’ve learned that you can’t always accept things for what people say they are. You have to do your own investigating and read between the lines to understand, “Who is this person? Do they have ulterior motives?” That’s a big thing, especially in the world of sustainability, because greenwashing is such a prevalent issue.
What’s your next step?
A graduate program in industrial design at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. I aim to design and innovate modes of renewable energy capture, specifically for the electrification of transportation.
What’s your long-term plan?
I genuinely don’t have an answer. Sometimes I feel like the position I want doesn’t exist yet. I usually describe it as creating my path by way of steppingstones. I’m flinging myself in a general direction that I think will be beneficial in the future.
HOMETOWN: Atlanta
ACADEMICS: Biology major with a minor in health studies
SYMPOSIUM FOCUS: Differences between wild rats and selectively bred laboratory rats, which has potential implications for results of studies involving lab rats
How was it working with professor Kelly Lambert as your lab mentor?
She sees things I wouldn’t have seen, and we talk about ideas. She’s incredibly smart, and she really wants to take care of you as a student.
How are you different now than when you started at Richmond four years ago?
Coming to campus, I was terrified of insects. But in my junior year, I took
a medical entomology class, which is all about insects, right? Eighteenyear-old me would never ever have done that. It was probably one of my favorite classes.
What’s your next step?
I’m working in Dr. Lambert’s lab this summer. After that, I’m not 100% sure. Medical school or maybe a Ph.D. route is in my future. I’m keeping my options open.
What’s something you wouldn’t change about the past four years?
Interning for a member of the General Assembly my junior year. Being able to experience policy and legislation being created firsthand had a way of grounding me to understand that not everything has to be perfect. The result is not always exactly what we want, but that’s OK.
What’s your next step?
I’ll be attending law school here at University of Richmond. I’m very excited.
What’s something you’ve learned over the last four years?
The idea of justice as fairness requires a lot. There are so many shoulds. Maybe this is reductive, but I think the key is improvement. Do the best you can now; come back and fix it when you can. If you’re only ever doing your best, then you’ve done your best, and that’s really all you can ask for.
HOMETOWN : Chesterfield, Virginia
ACADEMICS : Political science and PPEL double major with a law and liberal arts minor
SYMPOSIUM FOCUS:
An argument that aiding in food emergencies is a duty of justice that sometimes overrides the principle of state sovereignty
How are you different now than you were four years ago?
I came into UR thinking I’m really not meant to be here — a lot of impostor syndrome and feeling like I have to blend in. My faculty taught me that I did the work to get here and deserve to be here. The table is set, I have a seat, and I deserve to take it. If I don’t have a seat, I deserve to ask people to move and make a seat for me.
What’s something you wouldn’t change about the past four years?
I’ve been able to build such an incredible network of support. It’s beautiful seeing how open professors have been to getting to know me as a person and me getting to know them as a person. I would not change that for anything.
What’s your next step?
I’m going home to spend time just relaxing and reading for fun this summer. In the fall, I will be going to University of Oxford as a Jepson Scholar to get my master’s degree.
HOMETOWN: Centennial, Colorado
ACADEMICS : Leadership studies major with minors in women, gender, and sexuality studies and Latin American, Latino, and Iberian studies
SYMPOSIUM FOCUS: Comparative study of genderbased violence during the Salem witch trials; in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico; and on a college campus
LISTEN UP
Riding across Iowa is just the start of what RAGBRAI is. The event is best described as a rolling festival of cycling, food, and music. During stops in rest towns, organizers put on nightly concerts. At the end of Day 5, for example, the Spider riders will have the chance to see Foghat. Their biggest hit? “Slow Ride.”
“Will your butt be ready to ride five or six hours a day for days in a row?” is not the kind of question that Tony Franco, B’89, an experienced cyclist, would ask just anyone. But he’s comfortable posing it to his fraternity brother and longtime friend Kevin McQueen, R’89 and GB’98.
In July, the pair, along with other Spider friends, are tackling a legendary bicycle ride across Iowa called RAGBRAI. Spiders joining them include Jim Popp, B’92, Win Gouldin, R’88, Pete Sheldon, R’89, and Chuck Frydenborg, R’86.
They’ll start at the Nebraska border and ride east until the Mississippi River town of Davenport, averaging more than 70 miles a day. Roughly 8,500 riders will complete the weeklong, 500-mile trip, with tens of thousands more riding individual segments along the way.
It’s a long haul, but being in something together for the long haul is nothing new for these Spider friends. The team, called #SEANSTRONG,
is riding to raise money to support research into a condition called Fanconi anemia, or FA. Sean McQueen — son of Kevin and Lorraine Redpath McQueen, W’89 — has the extremely rare DNA repair disorder. Individuals with it often develop cancer.
When Sean was born in 1998, the average life expectancy of someone with FA was about 18. It is now 32, and in May, the family celebrated Sean’s graduation from college. Medical advancements have brought this progress over the last decades, and the McQueens and their friends have long been active raising funds to support these research efforts — everything from casino nights to concerts, and now, a bike ride across Iowa.
“We’ve known Sean since the day he was born,” Franco said. “If there’s something we can do from an emotional perspective, a financial perspective, or time and commitment, we’re going to do it for them and be there for them.”
In a battle of two of the nation’s most distinctive mascots, Spider football will take on the Campbell University Fighting Camels during Homecoming Weekend 2023. (You read that right.) The game highlights a weekend of festivities across campus Oct. 27–29. For registration information and a schedule of events, go to alumni.richmond.edu/ homecoming-reunions/homecoming. You can also contact alumni relations via email at homecomingweekend@richmond.edu.
There are lots of opportunities to have fun with Spiders in your community this summer. For Denver-area Spiders, there’s a hike of the Herman Gulch Trail July 15. Or maybe a lazy Dog Days of Summer get-together at a dog park in Bethesda, Maryland, July 20 is more your speed. Spiders in Pittsburgh can catch the Pirates together at PNC Park Aug. 13, while Spiders in Durham, North Carolina, can see the minor league’s finest with a Durham Bulls game Sept. 16. UR has nearly 60 regional groups serving 24 states, Washington, D.C., and four countries. To find a group near you, go to alumni.richmond.edu/alumni-groups.
As we went to press, alumni relations was planning its second Spider Alumni Road Trip — and you’re invited. This year’s destination: the Jersey Shore. The trip, planned for Aug. 2–4, includes stops with alumni in Seabright, Asbury Park, Long Beach, Ocean City, and Avalon, New Jersey. One goal is to support local Spider-owned businesses and musicians along the way. For more information or to make a recommendation, email alumnievents@richmond.edu.
OF NOTE
THANK YOU We’re grateful to the thousands of alumni who strengthen the Spider community as members of the Robins Society. The Robins Society recognizes steady support for students through consistent annual giving, regardless of the amount.
As we begin a new fiscal year this summer, renew your annual support — or begin a new tradition of it — using the QR code, or go to giving.richmond.edu for more information. Consistent annual gifts have a profound impact on the lives of countless Spiders.
In May, thousands of Spiders from every U.S. state, the nation’s capital, and a dozen countries around the world contributed $1.6 million to support students during UR Here, the University of Richmond’s annual giving day.
Donors made an impact in five areas across more than 160 individual funds: academic excellence, access and affordability, athletics, student experience and community, and well-being.
“On our fifth annual UR Here giving day, we were absolutely delighted by the generosity of our Spider community across the world,” said Martha E. Callaghan, vice president for advancement.
Matches and challenges from
alumni, parents, trustees, employees, and other donors helped inspire others to give to their preferred areas. In one example, Saif Mehkari, associate professor of economics, offered a challenge for the mathematical economics program. The relatively small program had a big impact, ranking No. 6 for the most donors.
Giving day events were held in seven cities: Richmond, Atlanta, Boston, New York, San Francisco, St. Louis, and Philadelphia, and 80 Spiders signed up to be ambassadors and helped spread the word.
“More than 3,000 Spiders came together to support every corner of this campus,” Callaghan said, “and their collective impact is meaningful and powerful.”
Gifts from Spiders came from all 50 states and Washington, D.C., as well as from around the globe. Outside of the U.S., Spiders represented Bermuda, Canada, China, Croatia, England, France, India, Mexico, Serbia, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Shannon Kelley, B’87, president of UR’s alumni association, presented three Spiders with distinguished alumni awards during Reunion Weekend in June.
Kandace Peterson McGuire, ’98, and David Lyons, B’87, received the Award for Distinguished Service, which honors alumni “who have distinguished themselves and, therefore, the university through service to profession, community, or alma mater.” McGuire is chief of breast surgery and surgical leader of the Breast Health Program at VCU Massey Cancer Center in Richmond. Lyons is managing director, chief operating officer, and chief compliance officer of Brockenbrough, a Richmond-based investment advisory firm serving institutional, endowment, foundation, and private wealth clients. He is also a member and past chair of the Robins School of Business Executive Advisory Council.
The URAA awarded Kadeem Alphanso Fyffe, ’13, the Distinguished Recent Graduate Award, which honors outstanding achievement by a graduate of the last 10 years in their field of business, service to community, or service to alma mater. Fyffe is a Jamaican American fashion designer, consultant, and author designing under his namesake label, Kadeem Alphanso Fyffe | New York.
Sandra Peart, dean of the Jepson School of Leadership Studies, recognized two Jepson alumni during the awards presentation. Lacie Horak Leming, ’13, received the school’s 10th-Year Reunion Recognition Award, and Chris Poulos, ’97 [see profile, Page 54], received its Alumni Award.
‘AS SPIDERS DO,’ THE PODCAST
You can find As Spiders Do through major podcast distribution networks, including Apple, Spotify, Stitcher, and Amazon Music. Johnson, the series host, welcomes recommendations for guests. “We’re looking for everyday alums who are doing cool things,” she says. They don’t have to be at the tops of their fields, she adds. Sign up for email alerts about new episodes at sl.richmond. edu/iL.
#SPIDERPRIDE For the pilot episode of As Spiders Do, a new podcast by alumni relations, host Maggie Johnson, ’18, interviewed college buddies Jamie McShane, R’88 (above left), and Marc Provissiero, R’89. McShane is an actor whose credits include Netflix’s Bloodline and Wednesday. Provissiero is an Emmy-nominated producer and manager. We pick up the conversation midstream (with edits for readability).
Provissiero: So what age were you when you first said, “Oh, I understand that’s a profession. I want to do that”?
McShane: I was like 4 or 5. A couple of my sisters and I went and saw Disney’s animated Robin Hood. I came home, and I was like, “That’s what I want to do.” I realized it was an animated character. And back then there were reruns of Hogan’s Heroes, F Troop, Addams Family, Munsters, I Dream of Jeannie. I was like, “I want to do that, but I don’t want to be the lead dude. I want to be the second dude. I want to be Agarn in F Troop.” I don’t know if any of you remember that. But then, you know, life took its course and I kind of had to give up on it.
Provissiero: I’ve never heard this. Now, that’s really fascinating. You at some early age said, “I don’t want to be the lead. I
want to be second on the call sheet.”
McShane: Yeah, until I got to see Gene Hackman, and then Alan Alda in M*A*S*H Gene Hackman and Alan Alda were my biggest influences. But still they were, I don’t know ...
Provissiero: Why didn’t you say, “I want to be the lead?”
McShane: Because I didn’t like Tony Nelson as much as Healey in I Dream of Jeannie. He was funny. I liked Agarn better. I don't really know why. It’s worked out.
[We jump ahead in the conversation.]
Johnson: My final question, and this is something I ask all of my guests: What does it mean to be a Richmond Spider?
Provissiero: I love that question. I’ve never thought about that. Richmond is a different place than when we were there, let’s face it. I think a lot of us with gray hair know this to be the case. ...
It’s a scrappy school. It’s a school that had to fight its way in to be respected. It’s not an Ivy League school, but it’s a really good school in a part of the country that’s not quite the South or quite the North. We have such a beautiful campus, and the schools and the departments are just so impressive. I was a psych major. It’s an
excellent department. I remember that. Scrappy.
McShane: Tenacity was the first thing that came into my head. ...
Provissiero: When we were there, Richmond made it to the Sweet 16. Dick Tarrant was the coach, and Kenny Atkinson was the point guard. We scraped and clawed our way into the Sweet 16, and we were the Cinderella story. That has left an indelible mark on us, so maybe that’s why we associate Richmond with that.
McShane: I like that. Richmond is such a small, beautiful school. You meet people. You didn’t feel lost.
You?
Johnson: No one’s ever turned that back on me. I would agree. Richmond’s a special place. When I graduated in 2018, all of my peers in my first job — nobody had a college experience like I did. It’s that community and it’s that space where you can try anything and do anything. Scrappy and tenacious is such a good phrase for what it means to be a Spider. I think we’re dreamers, and I think we’re doers. We’re people who tackle things, and we pursue the potentially impossible. And if we fail, that’s great, and we learn, but so often we soar. I think it’s a really cool place.
“I am still perfecting my
Actor ANAND NAGRAJ, ’06 , talking about playing Jafar on the North American tour of Disney’s Aladdin. Nagraj also voices Tony the Tiger in advertisements for Kellogg's Frosted Flakes. His work is — yes — gr-r-reat.
As a student, Alison Schaffir, ’18, often went to a surprising spot for someone just finishing her coursework for the day: the second floor of Boatwright Memorial Library. She’d plop herself into a big armchair in front of the windows overlooking Westhampton Lake and turn from homework to a
labor of love: a novel.
“I’d reward myself by plugging away at my computer to work on a new scene or chapter,” she said via email. “It was like a cathartic release for me to have a passion project outside of my classes.”
Five years later, that passion project is now her debut young adult novel, Your Dream for Me. It tells the story of a 17-year-old girl torn between the worlds of fashion and theater after she meets a classmate with a graceful stride and alluring eyes who is playing the lead in her school’s spring play.
While her lead character spends spring in the eternal heartache of teen love, Schaffir spent her real-life spring 2023 doing book promotion on top of her fulltime job. She spent a year working with a publicist on interviews, blog posts, connections with social media influencers, and other tools of modern book promotion.
“Now that the dust has settled, I can finally take a step back and start to think about where my writing will take me next,” Schaffir said. She’s already at work on her next book, a long-distance love story “near and dear to my heart in real life.”
SPIDER FAMILY
Schaffir’s publisher hosted a book launch party at Book Club Bar, a bookstore in New York City’s East Village in March. There celebrating with Schaffir were a number of Spiders, including classmates Emily Kirsner, Olivia Gustafson, and Ben Cook.
“It’s special to see how some friendships you make from your undergrad years can continue well into your adult years,” she said.
THE OBSIDIAN SOCIETY KESHARA MOORE, ’17
After years of hardwon peace and growth, cracks begin to surface in the Obsidian Society, a post-apocalyptic Black refuge established after humanity’s collapse in 2211. Moore’s dystopian sci-fi debut opens with a meditation on drowning that will leave readers gasping for air.
WHISPER BRIAN DEARBORN, ’09
In this fast-paced thriller, a killer begins targeting members of the main character’s inner circle of friends. However, catching the killer means uncovering alarming secrets in the main character’s own life — secrets she might be better off leaving alone.
THE NEW GENERATION LEADER AARON LEE, ’06
A book for leaders at every stage of their career as they adapt to new generations and challenges. “The faster the world changes around us, the more evident it becomes that we do not need more power, more control, or lofty titles. We need a new kind of leader,” he writes.
Strange sightings, shadowy figures, and other inexplicable events start unsettling life for a couple in their new home nestled in Pennsylvania’s Poconos region. Through seances, they learn that their only way out is by solving a longburied mystery.
It’s a lovely paradox: Spiders are everywhere, and we’re also a tightknit community. Alumni came from far and wide to celebrate Reunion Weekend in June with morning yoga, evening fireworks, and loads of fun in between in the place they love. Classes ending in ’4 and ’9, save the dates for your reunion next year: May 31–June 2, 2024. reunion. richmond.edu
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For information about photos, see:
1. Linda Webb Taliaferro, W’65
2. Richard Sinclair, R’67
3. Betty Stagg, W’70
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“Finally, at the age of 92, I have taken the bull by the horns and retired.”
—Nancy Ayers Creech, W’52
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ANGELA BAKER, W’84
An estate attorney-turned-financial planner, Angela Baker, W’84, was building a successful career with a Northern Virginia wealth management firm when three major developments altered her life trajectory and put a lifelong philosophy to the test.
First, “I had a client that I loved very much, and she passed away,” Baker says. She noticed the client’s daughter pushing through grief and stress to sell her mother’s home and settle her financial affairs. Then, twin lightning bolts in 2020: The COVID-19 pandemic shut down the world, and Baker’s father suffered a stroke.
“That was very life-changing,” says Baker. “It got me to really put some serious thought into what I really wanted to do with what I like to call my ‘third 30’ and challenged my belief in myself.”
The result: a one-stop business that helps people navigate the emotionally difficult, often confusing process of major life transitions — such as retirement, death, and divorce — that involve elements of real estate, financial planning, or estate law.
“My whole goal is to make it as seamless and stress-free as possible,” she says. “I'm really motivated by the impact that I can have on my clients’ lives.”
Baker chose the University of Richmond for similar reasons — wanting to make a difference. A cheerleader and member of student government, Baker double-majored in political science and women’s studies, a choice she says prepared her for law school at Seton Hall University.
Her Richmond education “served me very well going forward into law school and then in all of my conversations with clients,” Baker says. “If you have a rich and diverse background, you can relate so well to all different kinds of people in all different stages of life. Now I’m the regional ambassador in Northern Virginia for the university. And I love that, too.
“It’s been a fantastic experience,” she says.
—Joseph R. Williams, R’84
MICHELLE
After three majors, two continents, and two vastly different career paths, Michelle Land, W’89, is right where she belongs — the classroom.
Originally a computer science major, Land (third from left, with daughters Victoria and Elise and husband Lars celebrating the Scandinavian Feast of St. Lucia) changed her major to Russian before becoming part of the inaugural graduating class of international studies majors in 1989. After a short stint at an international medical device company, Land shifted gears and, soon after, continents.
“I had been working part time teaching English to recent immigrant adults and found that I had a passion for it,” she said.
Several of her family members are teachers, so it wasn’t surprising. Land smiles at the memory of the countless times her mother told her not to be a teacher, but it seemed almost inevitable.
“Even when I was a computer science major and working at the help desk, I always seemed to be teaching on the side.”
After moving to Oslo with her Norwegian-born husband in 1996, she worked in schools as an EFL (English as a foreign language) and classroom teacher. Then the couple moved back to the U.S. after the birth of their second daughter. There, Land found herself in familiar territory — Randolph Township Schools in New Jersey, “where my mother had worked for 23 years and was still working,” she said. “She taught English at the high school, and I was hired to teach ESL (English as a second language) at the elementary and middle school level.”
Two decades later, the self-described “eternal learner” is still in the classroom and is president of the New Jersey Teachers of English as a Second Language/New Jersey Bilingual Educators.
“It’s extremely important for me, especially during this time when many respond to fear of the unknown with anger and resentment, that our members and their students have empathy and support,” she said.
—Debbie Juniewicz
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“Well here it is time for class notes! And yet again, I have technology problems! ... I hope I live long enough to see our grandchildren challenged in a [similar] manner [by] the evolving technology.”
— Quita Tansey Collins, W’66
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Facilities staff discovered a colorful relic from UR’s bygone marching band era.
One day last October, professor Andy McGraw, who chairs the music department, got a message out of the blue.
“What do you think is the best thing to do with this?” it asked.
The sender was David Donaldson, manager of UR’s Rethink Waste program. The “this” in his message was what appeared to be a UR marching band uniform that staff found while cleaning out a cabinet in UR’s physical plant. Made mostly of heavy, itchy wool, it can’t have been comfortable to wear. Still, it was an outfit of both wonder and mystery for Donaldson, a former music student in college.
“Nobody here was around the last time we had a marching band,” Donaldson said. “But it was obvious what it was.”
Images of Spider bands show up in yearbooks as far back as the 1920s. The uniform Donaldson and his co-workers found seems to date from the early 1970s, based on a name on a label inside one of the pairs of pants. That time stamp puts it near the end of UR’s marching band era. The program was discontinued in 1979 on the recommendation of the music department, which preferred to concentrate resources on concert performances, according to an article in The Collegian. The following season, a combined student-alumni pep band performed during halftime at the homecoming football game.
McGraw, the music professor who got Donaldson’s note about the find, contacted the athletics department. Athletics contacted archives. Archives contacted us. Now we’re sharing it with you.
Donaldson, for one, is glad we are. “It’s a piece of history that isn’t with us any longer,” he said.
WERE YOU ON THE MARCH?
Did you pep up a Spider crowd as part of the marching band or pep band? We want to hear your (printable) behind-the-scenes stories. We’ll share the best ones in a future issue. Email us at magazine@richmond. edu.
CHRIS POULOS, ’97
On election night in November 2022, Chris Poulos, ’97, watched a tug-of-war for his bid to represent Connecticut’s 81st District in the statehouse. In the first tally, he led by six votes. A recount confirmed his victory by a single vote.
“I’ve gotten 300 texts, emails, and phone calls,” Poulos says. “People keep telling me, ‘I was your one vote.’”
That vote could also have come from any of the people behind the 5,300 doors he knocked on during his campaign, reflecting a tenacity with voters he learned young. He was treasurer of his junior high school student council, class president for three years in high school, and a senator in the Richmond College Student Government Association. His roots in public service run deep.
“When I was a kid, my father would share with me that public service was an obligation and a privilege,” he says.
He also serves his community as a high school Spanish teacher, a role that influences his work on the education committee in Hartford. He views himself as a “translator between policy and practice.” He offers policymakers a perspective from the classroom, and he shares with teachers the rationale behind the education policies.
This dual role can be challenging. He must be present for his students and also commits to being at the Capitol for meetings and votes. He balances both roles by working with a retired teacher who covers his classes during the legislative session, and he meets with legislators to review what he misses while at school. “I am fortunate to have a tremendous amount of support at my school and with my family,” he says.
U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, who once held Poulos’ seat, advised him during an interview to “keep knocking [on] doors” and stay connected to the people he represents. Poulos agrees. “You have to talk with people and listen in order to know what’s important to them,” he says.
—Amy Ogle, ’26
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“[My new book] was reviewed in The New York Times yesterday. I couldn’t be more excited. For someone like me, who’s come so late to the game, it is a dream come true.”
— Terry Catasus Jennings, W’71
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modo consequat. Duis autem vel eum iriure dolor in hendrerit in vulputate velit esse molestie consequat, vel illum dolore eu feugiat nulla facilisis at vero eros et accumsan et iusto odio dignissim qui blandit praesent luptatum zzril delenit augue duis dolore te feugait nulla facilisi. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit, sed diam nonummy nibh euismod tincidunt ut laoreet dolore magna aliquam erat volutpat. Ut wisi enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exerci tation ullamcorper suscipit lobortis nisl ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.
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“Life does not seem to be slowing down in our golden years.”
— Robin Adair Ensign, W’75
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7. Keith Raker, R’88
8. Victor Narro, L’91
9. Sam Goessling, ’04 and Matt Farber, ’06
10. Alex Case, L’06
11. Nicole Buell, ’07
12. Jane Coye Swenson, ’07, C’08, and GC’22 and Andrew, ’06
Maryland native Lauren Portee, ’17, knows the value of getting out of town for a weekend. She's turned her love for it into a PBS travel show.
On her days off from her position as a pediatric occupational therapist, Portee is co-host of Get Out of Town, a production of WETA, which serves the Washington, D.C., area. She takes viewers to places across the mid-Atlantic region — from central Pennsylvania to, yes, Richmond. Traveling with a buddy makes these trips even more memorable, especially since Portee’s co-host and partner in crime is her mother, Laurita.
Since both are adults now, “we’re closer to friends,” Portee says. “And sometimes I feel like I’m her mom.”
Their traveling partnership began when they went to France for Portee’s 16th birthday and discovered their compatibility as travel buddies. Years later, the show’s trips are as memorable as that first one; however, these moments are more than memory-makers. Since her mom is retired and Portee works full time, their chances to see each other are limited. These weekend trips allow them to spend more precious time together.
Get Out of Town offers new perspectives, too. While the businesses and activities are important, the show prides itself on introducing “the residents, business owners, historians, trail and river guides, chefs, artists, and others who make each destination special,” according to its website.
Portee has long valued these experiences. As an undergraduate, she decided to use travel to gain a broader worldview. She hopes to eventually move away from Maryland while continuing her regional travels — and international ones. She wants to see the Seven Wonders of the World, go on her dream vacation, and visit France again.
Unlike on her first trip, she can drink wine, too.
—Amy
Ogle, ’26
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“We will be moving to Richmond’s hottest baby boomer ticket, Avery Point Senior Living, just three miles away and closer to Wegman’s.”
—Judy Greenberg Lissner, W’68
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“My survival is a living testament to the value of science and medicine, and how lucky am I to be able to pay this gift forward by helping these students?”
—Brian Merkel, R’89
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Summer travel is back in a big way after the pandemic lull. Wine expert Cindy Lowe Rynning, W’75, offers advice for Spiders contemplating a visit to wine country.
Planning a trip to wine country? Any season is a good time to visit, so let’s go. A trip in the winter may afford you the opportunity to meet with a winemaker or winery owner since harvest is finished and vines lay dormant. In the cool spring, bud break occurs, and there’s a level of excitement about the vintage to come — and extra spots in the tasting rooms. Summer is when lush grapevines bask in their glory, and views are extraordinary. And in the fall, everyone cheers a successful harvest.
Whether you sip and savor wines from Virginia, California, Oregon, New York, or your favorite wine region, there’s always a glass of something delicious at the ready. Before you book your trip, however, keep in mind a few tips that will help make your experience unforgettable.
1. Plan ahead.
Once you’ve identified the wine region you’ll explore and the duration of your stay, decide what’s most important. Would you like to visit large wineries or small, fami-
ly-owned wineries — or both? Are they petand/or kid-friendly? Can the winery ship wines to your state? What is your budget? In the United States, some tasting rooms offer complimentary tastings, especially if you purchase one or two bottles of wine. Tasting fees per person vary and can range from $20 to $50 (and more) depending on the region, so check out the winery websites.
2. Make reservations.
Most wineries encourage guests to make a reservation so there will be space in the tasting room and enough staff to give you the best service. Wineries usually offer a range of experiences, too, and reservations are a must especially if your group is large.
3. Hire a driver and drink responsibly.
If you prefer not to assign a designated driver from your group, hire one instead. He or she will offer insight and backstories about the wineries you visit, know the route to each winery, and have the knowledge to answer your questions.
4. Know your wine-tasting limits. Based on my personal experiences and talking with others, I've learned that a winery visit in the morning, lunch at a winery or restaurant, and an afternoon winery visit is optimal for one day. Along the way, hydrate. Drink two glasses of water for every glass of wine.
5. Have an open mind when tasting a new-to-you wine.
A visit to wine country is a perfect opportunity to expand your palate. Each wine region produces varietals that thrive thanks to its unique location. For example, if you’re in Paso Robles, California, where I Iive, try Rhone varietals such as Picpoul, grenache, Syrah, and Mourvedre. When in the Finger Lakes in upstate New York, give ice wine, Blaufränkisch, or Lemberger a try.
In Virginia, sip Viognier, petit verdot, and cabernet franc for a taste sensation.
Wine country is a glorious place to be. Enjoy!
ABOUT CINDY
Rynning holds the WSET (Wine Spirits Educational Trust) advanced certification and has been the owner and author of the wine blog Grape Experiences (grape-experiences. com) for more than a decade. She fuels her passion with travel to wine regions worldwide, conversations that inspire, and a chilled bottle of grower Champagne.
ELEAZER ALLNICE AFOTEY, ’22
Eleazer Allnice Afotey, ’22, is a solutions-oriented kind of guy. This disposition explains how he picked his major, how he started his career, and where he sees it going. He uses it like a superpower.
His solution-oriented mindset comes from his childhood in Ghana. Growing up, he wanted to be an aeronautical engineer, but computer science offered the breadth of careers and applicable skills he was looking for. Even better, it offered modern solutions to problems his community faced, such as a weak economy.
“Technology gives us a huge advantage and opportunity to solve most of the problems we have,” Afotey says.
Afotey’s solutions superpower is not limited to technology. When searching for a job in the United States after graduation, he encountered additional hurdles as an international applicant. For example, any employer would have to sponsor him on a visa, which is an additional cost. However, Afotey was not discouraged. He prepared himself to each company’s standards and exhibited high levels of productivity and programming knowledge.
It paid off in the end, and now Afotey earns a living at Kinsale Insurance in Richmond as a professional problem solver. As a software developer, he manages the company’s applications and fixes bugs. He also implements new features in the company’s applications to improve its systems. He gets the best of both worlds — he’s in a field he desired with a job that suits his personal interests.
Afotey hopes to expand on both in the future. He wants to grow in the industry and offer his solution-oriented skill set to others through consulting roles. His main goal is to eventually create a company that uses software to provide solutions across industries.
“Even though it wasn’t easy when I started,” he says, “it’s extremely rewarding when you get things right at the end.”
—Amy Ogle,
’26
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“In Strongman, you do have to run sometimes — just with a bus or something on your back.”
—Thomas Evans, ’17
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13. Maggie Place Lewis, ’08
14. Carson Raymond, ’08
15. Chris Musalo, ’12, and Jennifer Tedrick Musalo, ’13
16. Allie Gutshall McWilliams, ’13
17. Max Bernstein, ’17
18. Grace Kiernan, ’21
BILAL HINDI, ’20
When you work at an organization called Beyond Conflict, you think about how people can move past the violence, trauma, and destruction that comes from global conflict. You think of the violent perpetrators, the refugees, and how reconciliation can emerge from a tragic situation.
Bilal Hindi, ’20, considers these questions in his work with Beyond Conflict, an organization dedicated to global conflict resolution through psychological understanding. As a member of its trauma and violent conflict team, he researches violent extremism and its causes. Hindi also finds answers in work on the ground helping refugees. As someone from Lebanon, where some of the clients come from, he says his job is both important and personal.
“There needs to be an understanding of political, economic, [and] geographical differences between people to understand their behavior or the drivers of their behavior,” Hindi says.
Hindi’s role in Beyond Conflict reflects an interest he carried in his undergraduate years. He chose jobs in the offices of admissions and international education that put him in people-centered roles. His desire to integrate social sciences and policy with hard science led to studying psychology and health care with a concentration in neuroscience.
Hindi’s honors thesis focused on cognitive flexibility and resilience in one of the cleverest mammals: raccoons. By analyzing their fecal samples, he discovered hormonal evidence of emotional resilience and reduced stress as the raccoons adapted to changes. Years later, Hindi’s thesis informs how he thinks about the resilience he sees in the people he works with every day. He hopes to continue exploring it with a doctoral program focusing on migration and displacement psychology.
“It’s not enough to just know the science,” he says. “It’s also important to apply it to humans.”
—Amy Ogle, ’26
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We remember Spiders’ lives. The notes that appear here are drawn from the university’s most recently available records updates at the time of compilation, which is generally about two months before each issue prints. To report a graduate’s passing, email classnotes@richmond.edu.
Pamela Carpenter Henry, W’43, of Barnesville, Georgia, Feb. 1, 2023. She was a dancer and performed tap, jazz, and ballet for her local community, including servicemen aboard an aircraft carrier in dock at Norfolk, Virginia, during World War II. Later, she was a church pianist and organist, an interpreter, and an unofficial business administrator for her husband’s medical practice.
Charles L. Williams, R’45, of Richmond, Virginia, Dec. 14, 2022, at age 106. He was a beloved family physician and was known as “an institution” in South Richmond. He estimated that he delivered about 1,000 babies. He became the oldest member of the Richmond Academy of Medicine, having been on its roster for 73 years.
Frances Anne Beale Goode, W’46, of Richmond, Virginia, Dec. 25, 2022. She retired as director of children’s services for the Chesterfield County, Virginia, library system. After retirement, she spent 10 years as a tour guide at St. John’s Episcopal Church, delighting young and old with the history of Patrick Henry.
Rita Steiner Coppel, W’47, of Thousand Oaks, California, March 12, 2023. She worked as a bacteriologist, laboratory technician, and teacher. Moving to New York City with her husband, she became a photographer, and she later worked in clay, creating pottery and human figures. Her work was exhibited in several museums and won awards.
BettyAnn Allen Dillon, W’49 and G’49, of Richmond, Virginia, March 11, 2023. She was a director of human resources at the Virginia Employment Commission and worked as a private consultant. She was instrumental in formalizing the certification process for clinical psychologists in Virginia. She was dedicated to her church and civic-minded organizations.
Jean Harper Sellars Hamlett, W’49, of Henrico, Virginia, Jan. 15, 2023. She was active in her church as an elder and circle coordinator and volunteered for many years at the Richmond Home for Ladies (Covenant Woods).
Libby Wilensky Hendler, W’49, of Canton, Ohio, March 19, 2023. She was a third grade teacher and reading specialist and a Teacher of the Year.
Louis A. “Andy” Tucker, R’49 and GB’53, of Tallahassee, Florida, Dec. 25, 2022. He was an accountant and later owned Emporia Office Supply.
Grover C. Youngblood Jr., R’49, of Lynchburg, Virginia, Dec. 27, 2022. He was an audit manager
for Travelers Insurance for 40 years, working in Richmond, Ohio, and Tennessee.
Edward G. Altman, R’51, of Richmond, Virginia, Feb. 26, 2023. He taught English and directed a church choir. After serving in the U.S. Army, he became a band director in Manassas, Virginia, followed by working at other high schools, middle schools, and elementary schools. He performed with the Richmond Symphony and big bands and was president of the Virginia Band and Orchestra Directors Association.
Eleanor Easley Barnes, W’51, of Cedar Crest, New Mexico, Dec. 7, 2022. She taught public school music and piano lessons and worked for North Carolina Wesleyan College.
Ernest P. “Phil” Crick, B’51, of Midlothian, Virginia, Dec. 15, 2022. He served in the National Guard and worked as a Prudential life insurance agent for his entire career.
Barbara Ann Cawthorne Clarke, W’52, of Durham, North Carolina, Feb. 27, 2023. She worked as a secretary before becoming head of the alumni office and fundraising for the Haverford School.
Robert R. Storm, R’52, of Port Charlotte, Florida, Dec. 19, 2022.
Richard B. Eaton Jr., R’53, of Morgantown, West Virginia, Feb. 7, 2023. He was an avid fan of NASCAR, the Pittsburgh Steelers, and Gunsmoke Harriet Wheat Fralin, W’53, of Richmond, Virginia, Nov. 24, 2022. She was an elementary school teacher and member of multiple civic organizations. After marriage, she dedicated herself to her family, including four children and nine grandchildren. She loved music and golf and attended the Masters Tournament for 30 consecutive years.
Harry Shaia Jr., L’53, of Henrico, Virginia, Feb. 7, 2023. He served in the U.S. Army and was the longest-serving bankruptcy trustee in court history, working until his death. He was a lifelong member of St. Anthony’s Maronite Catholic Church and lived his faith daily.
Sue Kerfoot Perry Downing, W’54, of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Jan. 31, 2023. She joined her husband, a Baptist minister, in post-graduate studies in Scotland and at the University of Edinburgh. She was a serious gardener, a reader, and a lover of classical music and jazz.
Charles F. Stanley, R’54, of Atlanta, Georgia, April 18, 2023. He served as pastor to churches in North Carolina, Ohio, and Florida before joining First Baptist Church in Atlanta. There, he was senior pastor for 50 years, becoming pastor emeritus in 2020. His show The Chapel Hour launched on Atlanta stations in 1972. The program expanded to national audiences on the Christian Broadcasting Network and was renamed In Touch with Dr.
Charles Stanley. The program now broadcasts to more than 115 million homes in the U.S. and on thousands of TV, radio, and satellite stations around the world. He was president of the Southern Baptist Convention in the mid-1980s and wrote dozens of books. In 1988, the National Religious Broadcasters inducted him into its Hall of Fame. “Dr. Stanley leaves behind a lasting legacy as a torch-bearer and trailblazer of Gospel ministry and Christian broadcasting,” said Troy Miller, NRB’s president and chief executive.
John W. Lewis, B’55, of Richmond, Virginia, Jan. 20, 2023.
Ann Shirlee Garrett Maxson, W’55, of Henrico, Virginia, Jan. 20, 2023. She taught secondary and middle school, retiring in 1985 to volunteer at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and to travel. She was passionate about museums of art, culture, and history. She was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, the Jamestowne Society, and the Old Dominion Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
H. Lee Ford, B’56, of Richmond, Virginia, Oct. 31, 2022. He retired from Lawyer’s Title Insurance Corp. as assistant vice president after 37 years. He also was president of the Administrative Management Society and a lifelong member of St. John’s United Church of Christ, where he served on the church council and the endowment committee.
Nancy Moore Wilkinson, W’56, of Petersburg, Virginia, March 27, 2023. During her 40-year teaching career, she taught fifth grade, Latin, and English. She was an adjunct English professor for 10 years at John Tyler Community College.
Janet Butler Barker, W’57 attd., of Tucson, Arizona, May 8, 2022. After following husband Bob throughout his military career, she worked many years for the Colorado College chemistry department in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She especially loved working with the young students.
James N. Haskett, R’57, of Yorktown, Virginia, March 11, 2023. He served 39 years for the National Park Service, including stints at Petersburg National Battlefield, Appomattox Courthouse National Park, Manassas National Battlefield Park, and Fort Smith National Historical Site. He received the Meritorious Service Award from the Department of the Interior.
Thomas G. Theodose, R’57, of Charlottesville, Virginia, Dec. 17, 2022. He spent his entire career at Lane/Charlottesville High School as a teacher and championship-winning football and track coach before transitioning to athletic director. He is in the Virginia Athletic Hall of Fame and the University of Richmond Sports Hall of Fame.
Frank C. Adams, R’58, of Fayetteville, New York, Oct. 2, 2022. He was a psychiatric social worker and pastor for several churches. His faith and spirit of evangelism were the driving forces of his life.
John G. Bazacos Jr., B’58, of Williamsburg, Vir-
ginia, Feb. 25, 2023. He served in the Navy Reserves and was called into action for the Korean War and the Cuban missile crisis. He worked many years in finance, retiring as a vice president.
Robert E. “Hutter” Gale Jr., R’58, of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, March 5, 2023. He was employed by Gale Co., Smithfield Foods, and Keller Williams Realty. He served on the Smithfield Town Council, having been elected at age 23.
Phebe Goode Holladay, W’58, of Glasgow, Virginia, Dec. 31, 2022. She was an artist and taught in Richmond and Orange, Virginia, as well as for summer fine arts workshops. She and her husband operated the Holladay House Bed and Breakfast for 12 years, later retiring to their 200-year-old cabin in Rockbridge County, Virginia.
Benjamin F. Knight Jr., R’58 attd., of Lynchburg, Virginia, Jan. 1, 2023. He was a Navy veteran and dentist and oral surgeon, operating his private practice in Lynchburg. He served as president of the Virginia Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.
David H. Chittum Jr., R’59, of Roanoke, Virginia, Feb. 12, 2023. He worked as a teacher, principal, and social worker (visiting teacher) for the Martinsville City School System. He was an avid golfer, having made 17 holes-in-one.
Daniel L. Coulbourn Jr., R’59 attd., of Richmond, Virginia, Nov. 29, 2022. He served in the U.S. Army and retired from the Virginia State Health Department as manager of biologics and drugs pharmacy.
Carolyn Nash Schlosberg, W’59, of Crewe, Virginia, March 14, 2023. She taught English and later was employed at the Prince Edward County Department of Social Services in the food stamps office.
Pendleton W. Smith, R’59 attd., of Salem, Virginia, March 7, 2023. He spent his career in public accounting, followed by many years as a corporate chief financial officer.
Thomas Stark III, L’59, of Amelia, Virginia, Dec. 10, 2022. He was an officer in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and then practiced law in Amelia and surrounding counties for 61 years. He was Amelia’s commonwealth’s attorney for 32 years.
Frederick D. Caravetta, R’60, of Midlothian, Virginia, Feb. 4, 2023. He worked for Philip Morris, retiring as a plant manager of both the 20th Street and Dock Street facilities. He enjoyed golf, dogs, and family. He was co-captain of the 1959 Spiders football team and opted to complete his degree and not pursue a professional football offer with the New York Giants.
Sally Evans Hayes, W’60, of Haymarket, Virginia, Feb. 15, 2023. She taught elementary school
and worked at the Christmas Gallery in Gainesville, Virginia, reflecting her passion for decorating.
Lawrence E. Southworth Jr., R’60, of Fredericksburg, Virginia, Feb. 7, 2023. He served in the U.S. Army and then practiced diagnostic radiology with Radiologic Associates of Fredericksburg for more than 40 years.
Walter L. Daniel, R’61, of Salem, Virginia, Jan. 26, 2023. He played football at UR, and his number was retired. He worked at Mechanical Development Co. in Salem, retiring as president in 2007.
James W. Nunn, B’61, of Richmond, Virginia, Feb. 5, 2023. He retired from Moore Business Forms and worked for Mutual Insurance in retirement. He spent more than 20 years organizing monthly blood drives at his church.
Gerald T. Patton, R’61, of Henrico, Virginia, Dec. 9, 2022. He taught and coached in Sussex, Nansemond, and Louisa counties and retired as assistant principal of Louisa County High School. He enjoyed traveling and visited more than 32 countries.
Edward C. “Ned” Peple Jr., R’61, of Henrico, Virginia, Jan. 3, 2023. He earned a doctorate in English and attended the Naval Officer Candidate School. He taught English at the Naval Academy prep school and was an assistant professor at Virginia Commonwealth University. He later joined Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Virginia and retired as director of provider relations. He then joined Patient First as director of professional relations. He was involved in many activities, including Little League, PTA, the United Way, and the United Network for Organ Sharing.
Nicholas D. Street, L’61, of Naples, Florida, Feb. 4, 2023. He established the law firm Street, Street & Street in his hometown of Grundy, Virginia, with his brothers. He was a founding partner in United Coal Co. and a longtime advocate for Southwest Virginia.
Leverett L. Trump Jr., B’61, of Rocky Gap, Virginia, Oct. 2, 2022. He served in the Army National Guard and retired in 1989 from Norfolk Public Schools as principal of Ocean View Elementary School.
Harald Wiesner, R’61, of Wheeling, West Virginia, March 17, 2023. While serving in the U.S. Army, he was director of the U.S. Army Chorus in Europe. He served numerous churches as choir director before settling in Wheeling with an appointment to the music faculty at West Liberty State College, where he served for 43 years.
Donald M. Schubert, L’62, of Ashland, Virginia, March 2, 2023. He practiced law in Richmond with the firm Goddin, Major, Schubert & Hyman until his retirement in 2012.
Thomas F. Betz Jr., L’63, of Virginia Beach, Virginia, Feb. 22, 2023. He was assistant commonwealth’s attorney in Virginia Beach, a juvenile and domestic relations court judge, and substitute judge for the general district court. He later joined Mays
and Valentine in Richmond, becoming managing partner for the Norfolk, Virginia, office. When the firm merged with Troutman Sanders, he continued as managing partner for two local offices. The Virginia Beach Bar Association awarded him the Distinguished Service Award, and he also became a fellow of the Virginia Law Foundation.
Patsy Anne Bickerstaff, W’63 and L’78, of Richmond, Virginia, Jan. 11, 2023. She was the first woman to practice law in Shenandoah County, Virginia, and retired as an administrative law judge for the Virginia Employment Commission. She was active at her church and a member of the Virginia Writers Club. She also was a former president of the Poetry Society of Virginia and taught poetry for the Osher Institute at UR. She received the Robert Penn Warren Poetry Prize, among other poetry awards. She authored four books, and her poems were published in more than 200 publications.
Mary Louise Grayson Foy, W’63, of Richmond, Virginia, Jan. 27, 2023. After teaching at UR and Longwood University, she received a doctorate degree from the College of William and Mary in 1974. She taught for the next 31 years at J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College, Henrico, Virginia, until she retired in 2005.
Ross A. Hotchkiss Jr., R’63, of Chatham, Virginia, Dec. 25, 2022. He became an Eagle Scout at age 13, the youngest Scout to earn the honor at the time. He worked in sales for Abbott Laboratories, but a love of carpentry led him into homebuilding. He became a project and facilities manager for Tobacco Row Associates and later joined the Steward School as director of development and facilities. He was a master gardener and grew daffodils for show, serving two terms as president of the Virginia Daffodil Society. In addition, he served on many community boards, including FeedMore and Meals on Wheels.
Charles M. McKinney Jr., B’63, of Mechanicsville, Virginia, Jan. 1, 2023.
Herbert I. “Buddy” Meyer, L’63, of Virginia Beach, Virginia, Jan. 26, 2023. He practiced law for more than 55 years in New York City.
James M. Paxton, B’63, of Henrico, Virginia, Jan. 15, 2023. He worked 30 years as vice president of government relations for AT&T and enjoyed meeting people from all walks of life. When he was 28, the Staunton, Virginia, Jaycees awarded him the Distinguished Service Award. He worked with many worthy causes but was proudest of leading the board of his local Alzheimer’s Association.
George R. Rapp, R’63, of Dinwiddie, Virginia, March 12, 2023. He was a teacher at Dinwiddie High School, where he started the football and track programs. He later was principal of Midway Elementary School for 17 years.
Barbara J. “BJ” Wilke, W’63, of Chesapeake, Virginia, Jan. 20, 2023. She was on the staff of J.R.
Tucker High School, Henrico, Virginia, and taught physical education and golf at Hollins College in Virginia and East Stroudsburg University in Pennsylvania. The Metro Richmond Amateur Softball Association inducted her into its Hall of Fame for her participation in the Byrd Park Women’s Softball Dixie League from 1951 to 1960.
Peter W. Powell, B’64, of Richmond, Virginia, Jan. 2, 2023. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps and, after several years in the self-adhesive label business, became a stockbroker with Wheat First Securities, where he retired as senior vice president. He was an expert on Confederate stamps and postal history, authoring three books and numerous articles and serving on three authentication committees. He was a life member of the American Philatelic Society, an honorary life member of the Richmond Stamp Club, a life member and honorary life president of the Confederate Stamp Alliance, and a founding member and former president of the Virginia Postal History Society.
Russell G. Warren, B’64, of Henrico, Virginia, Jan. 17, 2023. After serving in the U.S. Army, he returned to UR to teach economics. There, he began his practice of mentoring students, many of whom became friends. He served the university as dean of Richmond College and acting provost. He is believed to be the only person in UR history to have been a student, professor, dean, and acting provost. He later served as vice president of academic affairs and acting president at James Madison University. In 1990, he became president of Northeast Missouri State University. He then taught at Hardin Simmons University. He was later provost at Mercer University, Florida Southern University, and Notre Dame Women’s University.
John C. Campbell Sr., R’66 attd., of Lynchburg, Virginia, March 9, 2023. A Vietnam veteran, he served 13 years in the Army in special forces and military intelligence. Fluent in five languages, he left the Army and joined the CIA.
Thomas G. Lester III, R’66 attd., of Powhatan, Virginia, Feb. 28, 2023. He spent most of his career at Wheat First Butcher Singer, where he retired as managing director of information systems. He was known for his generosity and humor.
Jean Clodfelter Gulick, W’67, of Virginia Beach, Virginia, Dec. 14, 2022. She studied French at Westhampton, beginning a lifelong passion for French culture. She taught French for more than 30 years at Kempsville High School, taking her students to France and leading spirited walks through Paris. She was president of the Alliance Francaise Norfolk and later served as a docent at the Chrysler Museum, providing tours in both English and French. She was active in her church, leading Bible groups and volunteering with vacation Bible school.
Wallace B. Gatrell, G’68, of Farmington, Utah, Dec. 13, 2022. He served with the Utah National
Guard, and except for a brief gap after World War II, he was in the U.S. Army until 1972. He worked in artillery and then in the finance corps. He earned the Silver Star, two awards of the Bronze Star with “V” device, and the Purple Heart. After retiring from the Army, he worked 25 years as a budget officer with the Utah Bureau of Finance.
William B. “Bill” Hanes, L’68, of Leesburg, Virginia, Feb. 23, 2023. He practiced law in Leesburg and became commissioner of accounts for the Circuit Court of Loudoun County, Virginia, in 1980. In 2008, he and his stepdaughter started a law firm, Hanes & Dickerson, where he practiced law until he retired in 2011.
W. Alan Smith Jr., L’68, of Lynchburg, Virginia, Feb. 23, 2023. After serving in the U.S. Army, he practiced law and served as a substitute judge and ultimately a trustee in bankruptcy. He was a member of the Jones Memorial Library board.
Dennis W. Wiley, B’68, of Buchanan, Virginia, Dec. 7, 2022. He was an accomplished athlete, setting scoring records at Lord Botetourt High School and entering the school’s Athletic Hall of Fame. He later played at Ferrum College and UR, where he primarily played offense on the football team and became the team’s leading receiver. He owned several gasoline service stations and later transitioned to a career as an owner of sportswear shops.
Sharon Faye Clark, C’69 and L’72, of Lewes, Delaware, March 12, 2023. She worked in private practice and then for the federal government before discovering her passion for teaching. Her teaching career began at the University of Richmond; then she taught at various other colleges and universities in Pennsylvania and Virginia.
David B. Olson, L’69, of Newport News, Virginia, Dec. 3, 2022. As a captain in the U.S. Army, he served in Vietnam and received the Bronze Star. He served as a contracting officer and military lawyer while stationed at Da Nang, Vietnam. In Newport News, he was a prosecutor and commonwealth’s attorney before going into private practice.
Lawrence H. Willis Jr., R’69, of Rocklin, California, Jan. 29, 2022.
James R. Bernard, GB’70, of Hilton Head, South Carolina, Feb. 23, 2023. He worked for DuPont in Richmond and in Wilmington, Delaware. He moved to Hilton Head upon his retirement and enjoyed golf and the beach.
John M. Graham Jr., R’70, of The Villages, Florida, Dec. 14, 2022. After serving in the U.S. Marine Corps, he entered a career in sales. His jobs took him and his family to Birmingham, Alabama; Richmond; and Virginia Beach, Virginia. He was known for his cunning sense of humor and wry wit. He loved to travel and play golf.
Michael E. Minter, R’70, of Quinton, Virginia, March 7, 2023. He was a Navy veteran and retired from social work for Charles City County, Virginia.
George E. Smith Jr., R’70, of Altamonte Springs, Florida, March 22, 2023. He enjoyed a successful career in software development and entrepreneurship. His work was considered groundbreaking in the software development industry. He loved to travel and spend time with family.
Mary Lee Link Allen, G’71, of Richmond, Virginia, March 18, 2023. As a young woman, she worked as a cigarette tester for Philip Morris and read brain scans at Medical College of Virginia. For a decade, she was assistant director of Gunston Hall, the historic estate of George Mason. She volunteered for various museums and organizations and served on the editorial staff of Blackbird, a journal of literature and the arts.
Samuel E. Campbell, L’71, of Hopewell, Virginia, Dec. 26, 2022. He practiced law in Hopewell and in 1978 formed the firm Palmer and Campbell. In 1982, he became judge of the Sixth Judicial District Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court. He became a circuit court judge in 2001 in the Sixth Judicial Circuit Court and served there until his retirement in 2012.
Herbert C. Gill Jr., L’71, of Chester, Virginia, Jan. 6, 2023. Between college and law school, he served two years with the Department of Defense. He practiced law from 1971 to 1987 when he was appointed to the 12th Judicial Circuit Court bench. He was a member of legal and civic organizations.
Anthony F. “Tony” Marple, R’71, of Whitefield, Maine, Jan. 24, 2023. He was a vice president of finance for Kennebec Valley Medical Center and an executive vice president and treasurer of Maine General Health. After retiring, he became director of MaineCare, where he introduced a patient-focused managed care approach to Medicaid, and chief financial officer of Mercy Hospital in Portland, Maine. A photographer, he won prizes at the Kodak International Newspaper Snapshot Awards, the Maine Photography Show, and others. He worked to preserve the Maine wilderness and was treasurer of the Mid-Coast Conservancy.
Gene L. Yoder, R’71, of Harrisonburg, Virginia, Aug. 3, 2022. He earned a medical degree from Medical College of Virginia and completed an internship and residency in Pittsburgh. He practiced internal medicine at Rockingham Memorial Hospital and in private practice for 50 years. He and Marleen Bareford Yoder, W’72, celebrated 50 years of marriage June 24, 2022, and raised two sons.
Marc Axel, R’72, of Huntington, West Virginia, Dec. 1, 2022. He served in the Army National Guard and was a successful commercial real estate broker and developer in the Richmond area for more than 40 years.
to the University of Richmond as part of your estate planning creates an enduring legacy and impacts generations of students. The university recognizes these alumni, faculty, staff, and friends as members of the Charter Associates. Between January and April 2023, the university received legacy gifts from the following Charter Associates:
• Sue Perry Downing, W’54, who supported the university's endowment
• Barbara B. Enfield, spouse of Jerry Enfield, R’60, who established the Enfield Family Scholarship
• Barbara Pope Flannagan, L’87, who established the Joseph W. and Alice S. Pope Endowed Scholarship
• Dorothy P. Lytal, spouse of Donald E. Lytal, R’56, who supported university scholarships
• Gerald T. Patton, R’61, who supported the Spider Competitive Excellence Fund and the James F. and Paulanne H. Thacker Scholarship
If you have included the University of Richmond in your estate planning or through another deferred gift — or if you would like information about doing so — please contact the university's office of gift planning by phone at 804-287-1864 or by email at giftplanning@richmond.edu.
Susan Wagener Higgins, W’72 and G’97, of Bridgewater, Virginia, Feb. 25, 2023. She volunteered at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, worked as a librarian at the University of Richmond, and served as a substitute teacher in Henrico County.
John E. Singleton, C’72, of Midlothian, Virginia, Dec. 26, 2022. He served as a meteorologist on the USS Essex aircraft carrier from 1944 to 1945 and later attended Officer Candidate School. After graduating from UR, he worked in management for Reynolds Metals for 41 years.
Edward D. Berry, L’73, of Madison, Virginia, March 1, 2023. He practiced law in Madison for 20 years and served as a substitute judge for the 16th Judicial Circuit and judge of the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court for the 16th Judicial Circuit. He believed deeply in his work with the Court Appointed Special Advocate program and the Family Treatment Court.
Jane E. Griffin, G’73, of Midlothian, Virginia, Dec. 4, 2022. She taught Spanish in several Richmond public schools for 20 years and assisted with the creation of the school system’s Foreign Language in Elementary School program. She was active in her church’s outreach commission and visited at least 50 countries.
Ellis F. Wills, B’73, of Smithfield, Virginia, Feb. 18, 2023. He enjoyed a long career in the mortgage industry, and many of the people he helped became his friends.
Randolph A. “Randy” Cary, R’74, of North Chesterfield, Virginia, Feb. 3, 2023. He was an avid fisherman and owned his own auto shop before selling it to work at various dealerships around the Richmond area.
William A. Strang Jr., C’74, of Chesterfield County, Virginia, March 19, 2023. He was an accounting manager at Westvaco for more than 30 years.
William D. Teveri, L’75, of Roanoke, Virginia, March 23, 2023. He served in the U.S. Navy before beginning his legal practice. He was still practicing law when he passed away.
Mary Kathleen McClain Graeber, G’77, of Montpelier, Virginia, Feb. 2, 2023. She taught in high schools and universities in Texas, Indiana, Ohio, and Virginia, including at the University of Richmond, where she was named Outstanding Lecturer in the Evening School. She also was elected to Best Teachers in America in 1994. She served as vice rector of Longwood University’s Board of Visitors, chair of the Bedford County Regional Library Board, and president of the American Association of University Women in Bedford, Virginia, and Bowling Green, Ohio.
Steven M. McCurdy, R’77, of Diamondhead, Mississippi, March 11, 2023. He played basketball for the Spiders and worked in the radio advertising business in various markets around the country.
Richard K. “Dickie” Carey, B’78, of Chesapeake, Virginia, Feb. 5, 2023. He excelled as an athlete in high school and played four years as a linebacker for the Spiders. He retired from Cox Communications after 20 years and worked part time with his brother at Eure Rentals.
Amy Parrish Haynes, B’78, of Greensboro, North Carolina, March 19, 2023. She built a successful career in the insurance industry and enjoyed meeting and serving clients throughout North Carolina. She was a deacon at her church and held leadership positions with community organizations.
Charles R. “Randy” Utley, R’78, of North Chesterfield, Virginia, Feb. 28, 2023. He received a dental degree from Medical College of Virginia and was in private practice for many years, later working for Henrico County and the Commonwealth of Virginia. Over his 37-year career, he was known for compassion and kindness to his patients.
Larry E. Hirsch, C’79, of Chesterfield, Virginia, Jan. 17, 2023. He was a Vietnam veteran and worked 25 years at Hauni Richmond. He enjoyed Spider sports, golf, and travel.
Goldie Shuman Zimberg, L’80, of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, Jan. 1, 2023. She practiced law in Richmond for many years, specializing in estates and trusts. She also was a certified financial planner.
Thomas F. “Tom” Layell, C’83, of Mechanicsville, Virginia, Jan. 6, 2023. He worked 36 years as operations manager with Equitable Financial Life Insurance and 14 years with Milestone Financial Solutions. In retirement, he continued his lifelong passion for learning by taking courses through UR’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute.
Kelly Harless Lytle, W’84, of Chattanooga, Tennessee, Dec. 4, 2022. She worked for the Hamilton County Health Department and then Memorial Hospital as a spokesperson for the wellness program. A former president of the Tennessee Dietetic Association, she enjoyed sharing healthy eating tips and recipes on local television and articles in Cooking Light magazine.
Peter J. “Jim” Flamming, H’86, of Mechanicsville, Virginia, March 27, 2023. Known as a “bridge builder,” he served First Baptist Church in Richmond for 23 years. Members of the church honored him by creating the Flamming Program in Faith and Practice at UR with an initial $1 million gift. The National Conference for Community and Justice awarded him its 2001 Humanitarian Award, and he was recognized as “the most inspirational clergyman in Richmond.” He enjoyed participating in the Club, a literary interest group at the university.
Timothy B. Heilman, R’86, of Ashland, Virginia, Feb. 16, 2023. He was an avid Spiders fan and a gifted musician from an early age. He worked in banking and finance, as well as in advancement at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and St. Paul’s College in Virginia, and he was a director of development at Campbellsville University in Campbellsville, Kentucky. The sixth child and only son of former UR Chancellor E. Bruce Heilman, he is remembered by friends for his big heart and generosity of his time, talent, and treasure.
Barbara Pope Flannagan, L’87, of Irvington, Virginia, Jan. 9, 2023. She enrolled in law school after working several years as a social worker in Chesterfield County, Virginia. She practiced law in Richmond and retired to the Northern Neck of Virginia. She served on the vestry at Grace Episcopal Church and was the church’s director of Christian education.
Christopher E. Kondracki, R’88, of Great Falls, Virginia, Nov. 21, 2022. After receiving an MBA from George Mason University, he built and sold Specialized Patent Services before buying into the Always Best Care franchise as owner of the Loudoun, Virginia, location. The company provides home care services for seniors.
Virginia Hutchinson Marlowe, C’90, of Richmond, Virginia, Oct. 27, 2022. She was an active member of Christ Church Episcopal and assisted in its charitable mission, welcoming newcomers and immigrants to the community.
Raymond B. Wallace, G’91, of Henrico, Virginia, Dec. 16, 2022. His varied career included serving as president and CEO of Cauthorne Paper; classroom teacher; and member of the committee operations staff for the Virginia House of Delegates as clerk of the Counties, Cities, and Towns Committee. He served two appointments to the Virginia Retirement System Board of Trustees and 19 years as director of First Virginia Bank-Colonial prior to its merger with BB&T.
Rebecca Darnell Richerson, G’92, of Midlothian, Virginia, Jan. 21, 2023. She taught for 31 years at schools in Raleigh, North Carolina; Hampton, Virginia; Richmond; and Roanoke, Virginia. She served churches with her pastor husband, singing in the choir and teaching Sunday school and vacation Bible school, and she was active throughout her life in mission work.
Melanie Leftwich Stokes, W’92, of Henrico, Virginia, March 20, 2023. She was a reporter for The Tidewater News and editor-in-chief for Powhatan Today. She later worked in public relations for Henrico County Public Schools and the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles. As a program manager for the DMV, she managed grant funding, and
until her death, she was communications manager for the Virginia Department of Transportation.
Karen L. Rice, ’99, of Bon Air, Virginia, March 20, 2023. She worked in various secretarial positions before accepting a position in the UR student affairs office. During her time at UR, she earned a degree with a major in religion.
Daniel F. Lynch IV, ’02 attd., of Lima, New York, Feb. 18, 2023. He was a system monitoring technician at Foundry Digital. He loved playing baseball, was passionate about music, and played guitar for his friends and himself.
Conard B. Mattox IV, ’02, of Richmond, Virginia, Dec. 10, 2022. He began an advertising career in Portland, Oregon, before returning to Richmond to work for the Martin Agency. He had several roles at Martin but was proudest of his work on the agency’s GEICO account.
Jon M. Freeze, ’11, of Richmond, Virginia, Dec. 24, 2022. He received a master’s degree in decision analytics from Virginia Commonwealth University and was a data scientist at Markel in Richmond. He was a leader with the ministry of Young Life at West End Presbyterian Church and exemplified a true servant’s heart through authentic friendships.
John U. Karlawish, ’19, of Raleigh, North Carolina, March 28, 2023. He was a nationally ranked junior tennis player and played for both the University of Pennsylvania and University of Richmond. He was a tennis professional at Hilton Head Island, Kiawah Island, and Pawley’s Island, all in South Carolina. Most recently, he was a member of the staff at Prestonwood Country Club in Cary, North Carolina.
Samuel A. Abrash of Richmond, Virginia, Feb. 15, 2023. Abrash joined the faculty in 1990 and retired as associate professor of chemistry and environmental studies in 2022. He received multiple research grants and mentored more than 50 research students in their publications and presentations. He collaborated with colleagues at Richmond and beyond on research and publications exploring fine particulate matter and chemical species in deep space.
David G. Braverman of East Longmeadow, Massachusetts, Feb. 8, 2023. During his career in college administration, he served in several leadership roles including assistant dean at UR from 1990 to 1996. He was vice president for student affairs at Springfield College and Western Illinois University.
The Rev. Dr. David D. Burhans of Richmond, Virginia, April 11, 2023. Burhans, chaplain emeritus at UR, was appointed chaplain to the university in 1974. In 1986, he became the inaugural Jessie Ball duPont Chair of the Chaplaincy. Following his retirement in 2004, he served as a special assistant to advancement. For 30 years as chaplain, he served as pastor, teacher, and spiritual leader of the university community and was beloved for his kindness, grace, and good humor. He officiated the weddings of generations of Spiders and provided guidance to others at all stages of life. He was instrumental in the creation of the E. Carlton Wilton Center for Interfaith Campus Ministries, where the prayer room is named for him. He worked in the community as a leader of organizations including the Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities and the Virginia Holocaust Museum. The Bonner Center for Civic Engagement created the Burhans Civic Fellowship in his honor, he was inducted into the UR’s Athletic Hall of Fame, and he received the Trustees Distinguished Service Award.
Eleanor D. Davenport of Richmond, Virginia, March 12, 2023. She was involved in many philanthropic activities around the city, including at the University of Richmond.
William R. “Bill” Grimes of Montpelier, Virginia, Jan. 2, 2023. He was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and served on the University of Richmond staff from 1981 until his retirement in 2009.
George C. Herring Jr. of Lexington, Kentucky, Nov. 30, 2022. He taught history on the faculty of University of Kentucky from 1969 to 2005. He was a visiting professor at University of Richmond and other colleges, where he specialized in teaching the history of U.S. foreign relations.
Raymond L. Spence Jr. of Richmond, Virginia, Jan. 3, 2023. He was pastor emeritus of Second Baptist Church and was dedicated to the community. His service included membership on several boards, including the Foreign Mission Board, Collegiate School, and the University of Richmond.
John T. Whelan of Richmond, Virginia, March 25, 2023. He joined the university faculty in 1970 and retired as professor of political science in 2010. During his 40 years at the university, he taught courses on the presidency, the legislative branch, state politics, and Virginia government. Omicron Delta Kappa presented him with the Outstanding Professor Award. He held several leadership positions in the political science department and was adviser to Pi Sigma Alpha, the political science honor society. He also published numerous papers and served on many university committees. For 33 years, he directed the Virginia General Assembly Internship Program, placing and supervising nearly 500 interns in positions throughout state government.
by Katie McBride
Watson Mills, R’61, has traveled to 174 of the 193 UN member countries, including every country in Europe and the Americas. His most surprising stat might be another number: 30. That was his age when he made his first international trip. The pace of his travels ramped up significantly about 20 years ago, after he retired from his career as a religious studies professor. Here’s a look at his travels, plus some of his advice.
It’s genuinely easier to say where he hasn’t been. He has visited every country EXCEPT five in Africa, five in Asia, and nine in Oceania (blue on the map).
1. DON’T EVER CARRY A WALLET. Carry a fanny pack tucked under your shirt.
2. MAKE A TRAVEL VAULT ONLINE with scans of your documents — passports, credit cards, hotel reservations, etc.
3. TAKE HALF AS MANY CLOTHES and twice as much money as you think you should.
Adventures in getting there
LONGEST FLIGHT: Nonstop from New York City to Singapore, 20 hours
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WORST FLIGHT: Into North Korea on a mothballed pre-World War II Russiantransport-turned-airliner for Air Koryo. Every year the airline ranks at the bottom of the 500 airlines in the world.
HARDEST TRAVEL LOGISTICS: Getting to Timbuktu, Mali. Cancelled flight, drive through the desert, then caught in sandstorm.
“I don’t believe I’ve ever gone somewhere and wished I hadn’t. I’ve never come home regretting a trip.”
He gets around.
Kelly Lambert School of Arts & Sciences Professor of Behavioral Neuroscience
THIS RESEARCH CAN SHAPE THE FIELD OF BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE as we know it. By assessing the effects of training on the rats’ brains, Kelly Lambert is deepening our understanding of environment and upbringing on human cognitive development. This paves the way for more effective treatment of mental health conditions like anxiety and depression. Life may be a rat race, but Richmond Spiders improve how we interact with it.
Learn more about the impact we make. richmond.edu