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1944 Earle Palmer Brown received the first Founders Vision Award from the Universities at Shady Grove, in Montgomery County, Md., in May. The award honors his leadership role in transforming a regional educational center with only evening and weekend classes into the Universities at Shady Grove, an affordable institution of higher education now offering 60 different undergraduate degrees. Earle previously served two fiveyear terms on the board of regents of the University of Maryland. He and his wife, Joyce, live in Potomac, Md.
1951 J. Hunter Lane Jr. (’53L) received the Elmore Holmes Award from the Community Legal Center in Memphis, Tenn.
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1971 B. Christopher Lee was certified as a green advantage practitioner after passing the national certification exam. He practices construction law and litigation and counsels clients on issues related to sustainable construction. He is a shareholder at the Philadelphia office of Jacoby Donner P.C.
1972 Dr. Ralph D. Caldroney returned from his fourth deployment with the Army Reserves in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
Carter Fox ’61 and his wife, Carol, organized a Spaulding family reunion at Virginia Beach. Four of the five alumni in this photo are sons or sons-in-law of the late George M. Spaulding ’34. Standing, l. to r.: George B. Spaulding ’64 (son), John H. Mullin III ’63 (son-inlaw) and Ed MacKinlay ’58, ’64L (the token non-Spaulding-in-law). Seated: Carter Fox ’61 (son-in-law) and James F. Spaulding ’73 (son).
1954 The Rev. J. Fletcher Lowe Jr. celebrated his 50th anniversary as a priest. He lives in Richmond.
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1962 Barton S. Mitchell was inducted into the Hot Mix Asphalt Hall of Fame by the National Asphalt Paving A sso ciat ion. He lives in Brooklandville, Md.
1966 Samuel H. Frazier and his wife, Carol, enjoyed a small gathering of classmates at Woodside, their house in the country. Attending were Charlie and Loraine Livingston, Tom and Valerie Day and Bob Schaeffer. They live in Birmingham Ala.
1973 Richard H. Middleton Jr. (’76L) is a member of a legal team that was named a finalist for the 2010 Public Justice Trial Lawyer of the Year. The team represented a Missouri community in an eightyear-long case that ended with a jury verdict of more than $11 million for 15 residents. He lives in Savannah, Ga.
Quiana McKenzie ’08 (far right) reports on the alumni and prospective students gathering in Chicago in April. “We had approximately 27 people at the event, including four accepted students and their parents. Our hosts, Philip and Laura Fiskow P’10, decked their home in W&L colors, flags, pillows, etc. Mrs. Fiskow also provided amazing food for the group. You could tell that they love W&L. Overall, I think the prospective students and their families learned a lot about what makes W&L a great and unique place.”
1967 Richard B. Walters was included in the Texas Super Lawyers magazine for the last five years in the area of estate planning and probate law. He is also a fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel and serves as president of the Lamar High School Alumni Association in Houston.
James M. Nolan was included in the 2010 Alabama Super Lawyers magazine for his work in employment and labor law. He lives in Shoal Creek, Ala., and is a partner at Constangy, Brooks & Smith L.L.P.
1975 Matthew J. Calvert (’79L), a partner in the litigation and intellectual property practice in the Atlanta office of Hunton & Williams L.L.P., was appointed board president of Atlanta Legal Aid Society Inc. Matt has previously served in all Atlanta Legal Aid executive committee positions and has been a member of its board of directors since 2004. He has devoted much of his pro bono efforts to domestic and family law matters, primarily child custody and divorce cases.
1982 Earle S. Greene arrived in Quito, Ecuador, in May to begin a three-year assignment at the U.S. Embassy.
1970 Dr. Christopher R. Martin travelled to Central America on a humanitarian trip. He lives in Wilmington, N.C.
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1984 W&L grads from the Class of ’08 attended the Yale Law School prom in April. From l. to r.: Jordan Campbell, Alice Shih, Whitney Rothstein and Adam Hockensmith. Alice and Adam are students at YLS.
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Mark C. Mitschow won the State University of New York Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Research and Creative Activities. He is a professor of accounting at SUNY Geneseo. A l u m n i
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