Along the Colonnade President Ken Ruscio ’76 (l.) and Provost Bob Strong (r.) with retiring faculty members, l. to r.: Frank Miriello, head football coach; Cecile West-Settle, professor of Romance languages; Denis Brion, professor of law; Frank Settle, visiting professor of chemistry; and Gordon Spice, professor of music. Not pictured: Michael J. Evans, the Lillian and Rupert Radford Professor of Mathematics For more on Miriello, see pp. 16-17.
Happy Retirement to These Colleagues Staff Retirees:
• Ronnie Agnor, carpenter, Facilities Management • Lynda G. Bassett deMaria, special events coordinator, Williams School • Arthur M. “Laurie” Lipscomb III, communications technologist, Communications and Public Affairs • Beverly J. Shotwell, library assistant, Law Library Trixie J. Acey, library assistant, Law Library
For the second year in a row, the play “Lexington’s Letters to the Editor” was performed in May at the Theater at Lime Kiln by a cast and crew that included W&L students. Kimberly Jew, associate professor of theater, compiled, arranged and edited the script. The overall project, a collaboration
between the Department of Journalism and Mass Communications and the Department of Theater and Dance, tells the story of Lexington through historical letters to the editor of local newspapers. Some of the missives appear in a book edited by Doug Cumming, associate professor of journalism, “The Lexington Letters,” which was mentioned in the last issue. Jew’s script is included in the book. L. to r.: Actor Dan Duggan ’15, stage manager Lauren Howry ’14, stage manager James Williams ’13, actor Robb Zahm ’13L and actor Charlie Westfal ’12.
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