Theological Seminary in Richmond in May with a master of divinity degree and a concentration in biblical interpretation. Before seminary, Kam spent 21 years as a foreign language teacher in Virginia public schools. Of her future in ministry, Kam is hopeful for opportunities for preaching, teaching, and writing. She feels called to work with incarcerated and local immigrant populations. Stay in touch! Westhampton Class Secretary Laura Lee Hankins Chandler 761 Double Oak Lane Manakin-Sabot, VA 23103 lauraleechandler@gmail.com Peter Folaros, R, is a retired high school principal and has been teaching English composition at Southwest Florida College. His daughter, Anna, graduated from Florida State University in April. He stays in contact with Peter Woolson, R, Herb Hill Jr., R, and Jane Morris Garland, L’80.
CLASS OF ’75
Sharen Enscore Gromling, W’75 and G’78, is among 17 people profiled in the book Local Heroes: Winchester, Virginia, 2000–2010, by psychologist Bernard Lewis. The executive director of Our Health Inc., she was the first female department head in the Winchester City government, as well as the first female member, and later president, of the Winchester Rotary Club.
CLASS OF ’77
Reunion Reminder June 1–3, 2012 To register for your reunion, visit UROnline.net or send an email to reunion@richmond.edu or call the alumni office at (804) 289-8030 or (800) 480-4774, option 8. Charlie Reynolds, R, is the religious advisement chaplain for Gen. Lloyd Austin and the U.S. forces in Iraq. He meets with local religious, human rights, political, and minority group leaders and has offices in the American Embassy, where he serves on the minority and reconciliation working groups.
CLASS OF ’80
Hats off to our very own Cynthia Bolger Deffenbaugh, W and GB’88, who was featured in a wonderful article in the spring 2011 issue of the alumni magazine in her role as UR’s director of financial aid. If you missed it, check it out at http://magazine. richmond.edu/spring11/feature-3/ meet-cindy-deffenbaugh.html. Mike Nation, R, attended UR’s Sweet Sixteen game versus Kansas in San Antonio, Texas, where he met up with Todd Miller, R. Julie Wyatt Patterson, is a parttime nursing instructor at Piedmont Community College. Her son, Wyatt, graduated from high school and entered the University of Virginia this fall. Julie and Bunny Wilks, Anne Stanton Britt, and Kathy Wormley Barret, all B, keep up with each other. They see each other a couple of times a year, most recently at a “Phil’s” reunion before the famed UR hotspot closed at the end of June. Many happy memories were made at Philip’s Continental Lounge in our college days and beyond, and I heard of several people who made a point to get there one last time before it closed its doors June 30. Jada Pardew Banks also was planning a mini-reunion at Phil’s when Susan Emig Woodend came to town. Jada keeps a busy schedule teaching a couple of classes at the University and other workshops on leadership, communication, and writing skills around Richmond. Keep in touch. Westhampton Class Secretary Lil Holt Jefferson 11521 Nicholas Trace Court Midlothian, VA 23113 Jeffersonfam6@verizon.net
CLASS OF ’82
Reunion Reminder June 1–3, 2012 To register for your reunion, visit UROnline.net or send an email to reunion@richmond.edu or call the alumni office at (804) 289-8030 or (800) 480-4774, option 8. Last December, Kathleen StewartTaylor, W, graduated cum laude with a master’s degree in library science from North Carolina Central University. She concentrated in public libraries, children’s services, and school media and studied under Dr. Pauletta
Bracy, who has chaired the Coretta Scot King Book Award. StewartTaylor also is a show horse breeder and has several American Saddlebred mares. She remains close friends with her Westhampton roommate, Mary Harris Todd, W.
CLASS OF ’83
Ron Wiley Jr., L, presented “Much Ado About Nothing? The Foreclosure ‘Crisis’ of 2010–2011 (And Beyond)” at the 15th Annual Advanced Real Estate Seminar cosponsored by the Real Property Section of the Virginia State Bar and Virginia CLE. He is of counsel with MartinWren in Charlottesville, Va., and is a frequent and popular continuing education teacher for real estate professionals.
CLASS OF ’86
Timothy Coyne, L, is among 17 individuals profiled in the book Local Heroes: Winchester, Virginia, 2000–2010, by psychologist Bernard Lewis. He is a former Winchester City Council member and head of the public defender’s office for Virginia’s Frederick, Clarke, Warren, Shenandoah, and Page counties and for the city of Winchester. Tracy Jones II, R, is a major account executive with Richmondbased SnagAJob.com.
CLASS OF ’87
Reunion Reminder June 1–3, 2012 To register for your reunion, visit UROnline.net or send an email to reunion@richmond.edu or call the alumni office at (804) 289-8030 or (800) 480-4774, option 8. LTC B. Scott Maddrea, R, assumed command of the 1-323 Basic Combat Training Battalion, headquartered in Cary, N.C., in March. Most recently, he served as deputy director of instruction for the 10/80th Intermediate Level Education battalion in Owings Mills, Md., and in 2009 was named the 104th Division’s instructor of the year.
CLASS OF ’88
J. Brooks Flippen, G, has published the book Jimmy Carter, the Politics of Family, and the Rise of the Religious Right. The book is a culmination of
eight years of research and examines Carter’s struggle to placate competing interests against the backdrop of difficult foreign and domestic issues, and how a seismic shift in the political landscape gave rise to the Religious Right.
CLASS OF ’89
Stephanie “Stevie” Falk, G, has closed her private practice after 14 years and has accepted a position with Lebanon Valley College as director of counseling services.
CLASS OF ’90
Susan Somerfeld Rusch, W, and her husband, Mick, welcomed a daughter, Hazel Grace, on Sept. 2, 2010. The family lives in Marshall, Wis., where Susan is a financial services manager for Trek Bicycle Corp.
CLASS OF ’91
Richard E. Garriott Jr., R and L’96, a partner at the law firm of Clarke, Dolphe, Rapaport, Hull, Brunick & Garriott, has been named in the 2011 edition of Virginia Super Lawyers. On Dec. 30, 2010, Jenna Harrell, B, welcomed a daughter, Lily Grace, who joins her big sister Sophie.
CLASS OF ’92
Reunion Reminder June 1–3, 2012 To register for your reunion, visit UROnline.net or send an email to reunion@richmond.edu or call the alumni office at (804) 289-8030 or (800) 480-4774, option 8.
CLASS OF ’93
Shawn Burke has been recognized by Allstate Insurance Co. with the Chairman’s Inner Circle Conference award for high standards in customer satisfaction, customer retention, and profitable business growth. His agency, The Burke Family Agency, in East Brunswick, N.J., also was recognized as the top-performing agency in the country.
CLASS OF ’96
Thomas Walsh is a vice president in global execution systems at Bank of America in New York City. A Cub Scout pack committee chairman, he
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