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Julie Salerno Taylor ’89 and Rowan G.P. Taylor ’89, a daughter,
Philippa “Pippa” Louise Paxton, on Jan. 24. She joins sisters Callie, Mary Lena and Felicity. They live in New Canaan, Conn.
Virginia Reeves Apple ’03 and her husband, David, twin boys, on Jan. 11, 2010, Stanford David and Travis Reeves. They join sisters, also twins, Annesley and Sydney, 4. The Apples are still enjoying New York City.
Elizabeth Besenfelder Baker ’93, and her husband, David, a daughter, Dorothy Fox, in July 2010. They live in Winston-Salem, where Elizabeth is an assistant professor of information systems in the Schools of Business at Wake Forest University. The W&L Traveller’s recent tour—“Israel, The Heritage and the Hope”—included 28 alumni, family members and friends. The itinerary included Jerusalem, Masada, the Galilee, Haifa and Tel Aviv. The trip followed upon last summer’s Alumni College, “A History of the Jewish People,” and was led by one of the faculty from that program, Amir Orly, a resident of Jerusalem. The tour focused on the history, religions and cultures of the region, as well as the political challenges facing the Israelis and Palestinians today. The group met with several citizens of Israel and the Occupied Territories who represented diverse cultural, educational and political interests, including two local alumni and one student: Niv Goldberg ’92, curator of the Yad Vashem art museum; Hila Yashar ’09, a member of the Israeli armed forces; and Shiri Yadlin ’13, who is studying in Israel during her junior year. Twenty-one members of the group extended their visit with a tour of Jordan. Amir Orly will return to campus in 2012 for an Alumni College on the history of the Bible.
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Edith Wharton and the Age of Innocence • June 19 – 24 Parallel Lives: Eisenhower and de Gaulle • June 26 - July 1 Chopin, Liszt, and the Romantic Age • July 3 – 8 1861: Fort Sumter, Secession, and Robert E. Lee • July 10 – 15 A Family Adventure in Science • July 21 – 24
’08, Rachel Hull ’08, Bonnie Fay Kibbie ’08 and Kate Shellnutt ’08.
Keri Klein ’08 to Jacob H. D. Geiger ’09 on Aug. 14, 2010, in Lee
Chapel. Jess Cobb ’08, Courtney Dolaway ’08 and Jenny Schieltz ’08 served as bridesmaids. Also present were Will Townes ’07, Justine Dargahi ’07, Jen Lysenko ’09, Emily Deddens ’09, Chris Bolger ’09, Chris Brimsek ’09, Charles Persons ’09, Erika Rost ’09, Mary Petrulis ’10 and Jack Wren ’10.
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Births & Adoptions Christpher T. Munsey ’88 and his wife, Wendy, a son, Joseph Thiel, on Nov. 24, 2010. He joins brother Charles. They live in Bowie, Md.
Peter J. Pizzo III ’88, and his wife, Maria, a son, Andrew Oscar, on Feb. 4. Andrew joins sisters Nicole and Victoria and brother Joseph.
T. Chad Hamilton ’93, and his wife, Kelly, a girl, Townsend Mae, on May 13, 2010. Her proud brother, Fletcher, is 3½.
Donald J. Skelly ’93 and his wife, Kimberly, a son, Philip Compton Stokes, on March 4, 2010. He joins brother James Stokes.
Susan Deutsch Budd ’95 and her husband, Bob, a daughter, Genevieve Anna, on Oct. 14, 2010. Maggie, 3, is excited to be the big sister. Susan works at AlixPartners and spent the past two years commuting to Detroit to work on the GM bankruptcy. They live in Arlington, Va.
Theodore W. Dimitry ’95 and his wife, Susan, twins, Ben and Lauren, on Jan. 20. They live in Houston.
LaKeisha Townes Fleming ’95, and her husband, SherVin, a son,
Brycen Aaric Lorenzo, on Feb. 1. Brycen joins brother Andrew, 4. LaKeisha continues to make her mark in the worlds of film and television with her production company, Vision 2:2 Productions L.L.C. The family happily reside in Georgia.
Laura Forster Bennett ’96 and her husband, William, a son, James
Bouldin, on Feb. 18. James joins brother Will, 4, and sister Kathryn, 2. The family live in Alexandria, Va.
Deborah Munson Ealer ’96 and her husband, Jeff, a son, Luke