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director of the belk observatoryB.S., Ouachita Baptist UniversityPh.D., University of Arkansas

Honors and Awardsn Elsie Ervin Bock Award for Excellence in Citizenship, 2008

n Shirley E. Rosser Award for Excellence in Teaching, 2001

Recent publicationsn “Building a Public Outreach Program from the Ground Up,” Astronomical Society of the Pacific Annual Meeting, 2009

n “Expanding Universes and Shrinking Humans,” Association for Core Texts and Courses, 2007

n “Settling the Solar System — An Innovative Course for TeachingStudents about the Solar System” and “A Laboratory Exercise forDemonstrating Relative Stellar Distances,” Cosmos in the Classroom (Astronomical Society of the Pacific), 2007

Campus and Community Service

n Faculty Human Rights Advisor: 1995-2003, 2004-present

n Faculty Personnel Committee: Chair in 2009-10

n Lynchburg College Belk ObservatoryDirector: 2007-present

n Interfaith Outreach Association Board Member, 2009-present

n U.S. National Chemistry OlympiadTeam Mentor: 2001-2003

feel an obligation to provethat the tenure rather

casually awarded to me almost30 years ago was not a mistake.That obligation is to stay intel-lectually engaged and excitedabout learning and doing newthings — not just blowing thedust off ancient lecture notes. I can’t imagine any job I couldenjoy more: learning newthings, explaining them toother people, running a state-of-the-art observatory, figuringout how to do all of that bet-ter. And they pay me to do it!What more could I ask for?”

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I N T H I S I S S U E

18 Olympic aspirationsFour Hornets are training for the 2012 games.

21 It’s all Greek to meThe Animal House reputation doesn’t always apply.

22 Remembering Boyd ClaytorThe Claytor Nature Study Center arose from his vision.

24 Dancing with the starsThe Belk Astronomical Observatory opens to the public.

27 Creating new horizonsOutdoor adventure builds character and creates leaders.

30 Faculty Forum: The world is watching usDr. Marek Payerhin explores our not so brave world.

LynchburgC o l l e g e M a g a z i n e

Fall 2009, Vol. 17, No. 1

D E P A R T M E N T S

2 President’s Message

3 Around the Dell

16 Sports Update

32 Class Notes

37 Westover Alumni Society Weekend

42 Commencement

O N T H E C O V E RStar trails trace pathsaround the North Star inthe skies above Belk Observatory at the ClaytorNature Study Center.

The lc communityhas determined thatthe College’s mostimportant mission isto provide access forworthy and needy stu-dents. That means ourgreatest need is foradditional studentscholarships. We havechosen not to launch a

formal capital campaign at this time, not becausewe haven’t identified institutional priorities, butbecause of the status of the worldwide economy.Scholarships, however, are just too important towait on.We continue to work at optimizing our

resources to keep the price tag for an educationas low as possible. For the last two years, we haveheld tuition increases to 3 percent — among thelowest of private colleges and universities in thecommonwealth. Despite this belt-tightening, weare still enrolling record numbers of students.Why? Because lc is a great place to be. As a newstudent responded during her flight back to Cali-fornia when her father asked why she looked sosad, “I know I’m going back home, but I feel likeI just left my home.”Lynchburg College has a tradition of making

a difference in students’ lives. Former New YorkTimes education editor Loren Pope documentedthis distinctive outcome in his book Colleges ThatChange Lives. In its continuing search to find newways to make a difference, the College has createdAchievement and Persistence (a&p)Awards. Theseawards are offered through a combination of spe-cial donor funds: the Potter-Sigler Fund, the Roseland Elliot Schewel Scholarship, the Tanner-Logan-Corvin-Kegley-Ramsey Fund, a three-year grantfrom the Jessie Ball duPont Fund, and recent giftsfrom former trustees Leighton Dodd ’56, ’07l.h.d. and William “Bill” Wigton ’70. Thesespecial awards are designed to accomplish whatthe name implies: reward academic achievementand encourage students to remain at lc. Howdoes it work? Let us consider an example of theaward in action.Kaitlin, who came to lc from Virginia Beach,

wasn’t sure about her major at first and explored

a number of options. At the end of her firstsemester, she earned close to a 3.0. During theChristmas holidays, Kaitlin received a letter fromDean Julius Sigler ’62 stating that if her academicperformance continued to be as strong, shewould qualify for one of the new Achievementand Persistence Awards. At the end of her fresh-man year, Kaitlin earned a 3.23 qpa and qualifiedfor an additional $2,000 a&p scholarship. Whenasked what difference this made, she said, “I hadplanned on transferring to (a state school) butthe scholarship helped keep me here. … Any bitof funding toward my education helps my par-ents, who are sacrificing to put me throughLynchburg College and my younger sistersthrough private high school and middle school.”Kaitlin is now a health promotion major andcontinues to thrive academically. Fifty-one students would have satisfied the cri-

teria for an a&p award at the end of the 2007spring term if the awards had existed at thattime. Their retention rate was 69 percent. At theend of the 2007 fall semester, potentially quali-fied students were notified about the new a&pawards. At the end of the 2008 spring term, fiftyof them qualified for the awards; their retentionrate was 90 percent. The 2008-09 a&p recipientswere a diverse group: 29 percent were first gener-ation college students; 24 percent were minori-ties; and 54 percent were males compared to 45percent of the entire class.Some of the College’s strongest supporters

have been alumni who found something specialhere. I invite everyone to join in making a differ-ence in students’ lives by adding your financialsupport to students who will achieve academicallyand persist in their education. Prospective stu-dents and parents are still coming to this beauti-ful campus saying, “I always dreamed that mycollege would look like this.” Please help us helpstudents come to the campus of their dreams.

Best wishes,

Kenneth R. Garren, ph.d.president

Editor Shannon Brennan

Production Manager Anne Stoutenburgh Nash ’65

Contributing Writers Mike Carpenter,

Carolyn A. Eubank ’67, Betty Cooper McKinney

Class Notes Betty Howell, Shana Johnson ’11

Photography Steve Arnold, Allen Austin,

Tom Cassidy ’73, Liz Cook, Sara Hardin ’10,

Kathleen Husted, JupiterImages Corporation,

Christopher Peterson, Katharine Stevens,

Andrew Wilds, Warren Wright

Graphic Designers Katharine

Stevens

Christopher Peterson

Digital Photography Coordinator Liz Cook

Director of Publications Anne S. Nash

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Assistant Vice President for Public Relations

Carolyn A. Eubank ’67

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

President Kathryn Mitchell Pumphrey ’75, ’88 M.Ed.

Alumni Outreach Committee Chair

John P. Reilly ’86

Development Committee Chair

Brian M. Parker ’00

Student Life Committee Chair

Andrew “Drew” Miller ’00

Technology Committee Chair

Hannah Howe Besanceney ’96

Traditional Programs Committee Chair

Wendy E. Bradley ’91

Connecticut Alumni Club Co-President

Westover Alumni Society President

Carolyn Hodges Crosby ’64

ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS

President Kenneth R. Garren

Vice President and Dean, Academic Affairs

Julius Sigler ’62

Vice President, Business and Finance

Stephen Bright

Vice President for Enrollment Management

Rita Detwiler

Vice President for Development and External Affairs

Denise A. McDonald

Vice President and Dean for Student Development

John Eccles

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Students achieve and persist with scholarships

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Business programs earn accreditationThe School of Business and Economics (sobe) has been accred-ited by the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Pro-grams, a national agency that places primary emphasis onteaching excellence.“This is public recognition of the hard work we’ve done to

ensure quality education to our students,” said Dr. Joe Turek,sobe dean.sobe was cited for its impressive facilities in Elliot & Rosel

Schewel Hall, outreach to the Lynchburg community and sur-rounding areas, small class size, and emphasis on business ethics.The School was already accredited via the College’s Southern

Association of Colleges and Schools (sacs) accreditation, butthis specialized recognition takes sobe to the next level.The accreditation applies to both undergraduate and graduate

business programs. lc currently has approximately 300 under-graduates pursuing business majors and minors and sixty gradu-ate students pursuing m.b.a.’s.

Another busy spring and summer have come and gone, and LC continues to shine in academic excellence,

community service, the arts, and athletics.

Small college helps a small nation

lc’s partnership with St. Lucia continues to grow. Thissummer, for example, Dr. Roger Jones, associateprofessor and department chair in educational lead-ership, and Dr. John Walker ’84 M.Ed., associateprofessor and department chair in the M.Ed. program

in curriculum and instruction, conducted a two-weekleadership training program with all 120 principalson the island to improve teacher supervision. In July,Dr. Jeri Watts, assistant professor of human devel-opment and learning, along with colleagues fromother institutions, offered a workshop for up to 900teachers on teaching reading.Also this summer, Dr. Gena Barnhill, assistant

professor of special education, provided autismtraining to 140 teachers and parents, Dr. James Pat-ton, adjunct professor in education, continued train-ing in the area of assessment, and Dr. Steve Nielsen,associate professor in counselor education, taught acourse in addiction counseling.Service learning remains an important component

of the partnership. For the second summer, twodozen lc students were in St. Lucia for a variety ofprojects that matched their academic interests ineducation, nursing, and international relations. Theprogram included preschool screening; mentoringand tutoring adolescents; and learning about govern-ment and culture. “We’re really responding to what they have indicat-

ed is needed,” said Dr. Ed Polloway, dean of gradu-ate studies. “What seems unique to me is that a smallschool is helping a small country meet its needs.”

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Summer means renovate

Hopwood Hall, which turns 100

this year, was outfitted with a

shiny new copper dome, thanks

largely to falling copper prices.

Both Hopwood and Carnegie

were built in 1909 and are the

oldest buildings on campus.

Shellenberger Field’s makeover

got a makeover. Drainage and turf

problems in the two-year-old field

required a complete overhaul, at

contractors’ expense, of the play-

ing field and parts of the track.

Queena Stovall: Reflections of a Country Life provideda rare opportunity to see an entire exhibition dedi-cated to Stovall’s work and attracted record crowds to the Daura Gallery. Thirty-two of her forty-eightpaintings were displayed.A native of Campbell County (which borders

Lynchburg), Stovall is nationally known among folkart circles for her depictions of rural life. In 1949, atage 62, Stovall was a beginning student in a classtaught by artist Pierre Daura, who told her to discon-tinue her lessons so as not to spoil her natural talentas a self-taught folk painter. The News & Advancereferred to Stovall as “the Grandma Moses of Vir-ginia” when she died at 92 in 1980.Barbara Rothermel, director of the Daura Gallery,

said it was a labor of love to track down Stovall’spaintings. Three of them came from public collec-tions, but the rest are in private hands. A grant fromthe Greater Lynchburg Community Trust helpedfund the exhibition.Stovall’s paintings document the details of country

living, from slaughtering hogs to making apple cider.“Queena Stovall painted the life and people she knew,”

Rothermel said. “Her meticulously detailed paint-ings are perceptive documentations of the endless,life-sustaining chores of the country farm, the joys offamily, and the events of her community.” The Daura Gallery last held a Stovall exhibition

in 1974 during the inauguration of the gallery in theDillard Fine Arts Building, named for Stovall’s brother,David Hugh Dillard, and his wife, Rosa.Other exhibitions at the Daura were: • Earl Hamner, The Waltons, and the Legacy ofCentral Virginia,which included original scripts,documents, and promotional items from thetelevision show “The Waltons,” as well as EarlHamner’s Emmy® Award.

• The Barbary Coast: Vintage Travel Photographs ofSpain and Morocco from early twentieth-centurytravel books, Carpenter’s World Travels: FromTangier to Tripoli and Burton Holmes, Trave-logues, Volume Four.

• 20th Anniversary: The Fall of the Berlin Wall Ikonen Einer Grenzanlage/Icons of a Border Installation, reflecting the photographic searchfor traces of the Berlin Wall in today’s Berlin.


Forgiving Dr. MengeleAs a child imprisoned in

Auschwitz, Eva Mozes Kor

was a victim of medical experi-

mentation performed on twins

by Nazi doctor Josef Mengele.

She shared her story with a

standing-room-only crowd in

Memorial Ballroom sixty-five

years later.

Kor, now 75, described arriving in Auschwitz in a

cattle car with her family from Romania. She and her

twin, Miriam, age 10, were immediately separated

from their family and never saw them again.

She described nearly dying from one of Mengele’s

injections and escaping death by fainting when a

machine gun was aimed at her. She lived with starva-

tion, lice, rats, and filth. “I thought the whole world

was a big concentration camp,” she said in her still

thick Romanian accent.

But she also described the power of survival and

forgiveness. On January 27, 1945, when Auschwitz

was liberated by the advancing Soviet army, only

about 200 children were found alive. In 1978, Kor and

her sister located 122 survivors of Mengele’s experi-

ments, and they later founded CANDLES (Children of

Auschwitz Nazi Deadly Lab Experiments Survivors).

When Kor met with a Nazi in the 1990s, she real-

ized that she needed to forgive her former tormentors.

“I have forgiven the Nazis; I have forgiven everybody;

and I have healed myself,” she said.

Kor advised her audience to remember three les-

sons: never give up; try to overcome your prejudices;

and forgive. She also noted that genocide didn’t end

at Auschwitz. People continue to allow genocide

throughout the world, most notably now in Sudan.

Her talk was sponsored by the Holocaust Education

Foundation of Central Virginia and the Lynchburg Jew-

ish Community Council.

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Queena Stovall on display

55 students who studied abroad this summer in St. Lucia, China, Turkey and Greece, and South Korea | 230 record

Fireside in Virginia, Oil on canvas,December 1950. Collection of FenimoreArt Museum, Cooperstown, New York.Museum Purchase.

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The German “Frankfurter Kammertrio” pre-sented a chamber music concert featuringworks by Beethoven, Bruch, and Glinka. Theclarinetist, cellist, and pianist are all renownedsoloists with major orchestras and recipients ofnumerous international awards. Also perform-ing was the lc Piano Trio featuring violinistPeter DeVall ’09, cellist Teresa Crist ’11, andpianist Matthew Booth ’11.The lcChoral Union and Chamber Orch -

estra performed Judas Maccabaeus, an oratorioby George F. Handel, conducted by Dr. JongKim, professor of music and director of choralactivities and graduate studies in music. The lcOrchestra and Wind Symphony

presented “Night at the Movies,” a concert ofmovie music favorites, under the direction ofDr. Oeida Hatcher, associate professor ofmusic and director of music education andinstrumental studies. “Impressionism: Reactions and Innovations

of Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel” was thesubject of the second Esther C. Olin Lecture

Recital Series on Piano Performance, whichhonors the retired piano and composition pro-fessor who taught at the College for more thantwenty years. Dr. Cynthia Ramsey, assistantprofessor of music, performed along with fac-ulty, staff, and students F. Johnson Scott III,Noemi Otto, Dana Ballard, Melanie BraxtonColeman ’06, Robin Zimmerman, FrancisLongaker ’09, Brittany Montoro ’10, andMatthew Booth ’11.lcTheatre staged Sweet Smell of

Success, a musical adaptation of the1957 film based on the book by JohnGuare. A cast of twenty-four stu-dents performed in the play,which is set in New York City in1952 and follows the rise andfall of an ambitious pressagent who lusts for success.Composer Marvin Ham-lisch wrote the jazz scoreand Craig Carneliawrote the lyrics.

Seven students made up the cast of Eury-dice, an adaptation of the classic myth ofOrpheus and Eurydice by American play-wright Sara Ruhl. The playturns the myth into amodern tale of loss andlove told from Eury-dice’s point of view.

Scores of music and theatre

Congress to Campus

Two former mem-

bers of Congress,

Ken Hechler (D-

West Virginia, 1959-

77) and Ron Sarasin

(R-Connecticut, 1973-79), visited LC to discuss the

role of public service in citizenship. The Congress

to Campus Program sends bipartisan pairs of for-

mer members of Congress to visit college campus-

es all over the country for two and a half days of

classes, forums, and informal meetings with col-

lege and community members. At 94, Hechler was

arrested for protesting mountaintop-removal coal

mining this summer.

Master the science of nursing

The Nursing Department in the School of Health Sciences and

Human Performance is offering a new master of science in nurs-

ing with emphases in clinical nurse leader and nursing education.

“This is an exciting time for nursing and the College,” said

Dr. Angela Taylor, program director. “As emerging healthcare

needs continue to require advanced knowledge in evidence-

based practice and technology, the need to prepare nursing lead-

ers and educators will be essential to meet community needs.”

The program will be interdisciplinary in nature, incorporating

business courses. Clinical practicum sites will include hospitals,

clinics, and nursing facilities in Central Virginia.

Sweet Smell of Success

number of persons who attended the Beard Center’s Annual Conference on Aging | 604 deposits for the entering freshman class | $32,000 raised for American Cancer Society’s

Racking up honors at Model UNlc’s delegation of twentystudents won the Distin-guished Award for Posi-tion Papers and anHonorable MentionAward for the Delegationat the National ModelUnited Nations simula-tion in New York City.Emefa Gbedemah ’05

was chosen as the secretary general for next year’s Model un. “lc has much to celebrate,” said Dr. Sabita Manian, associate professor of interna-

tional relations. The delegation, which is enrolled in a un politics course taught by Dr.Manian, represented Bangladesh in a simulation that attempts to model the actualwork of the un. Students do extensive research to represent their country faithfully.“I was really impressed by how we came together,” said Amanda d’Arcy ’11, one of

lc’s two head delegates. Billy Green ’09, the other head delegate, noted, “A lot of ourfreshmen could compete at an international level.” Nearly 4,000 college and universi-ty students around the world attended the Model un from such countries as Mexico,Iraq, Japan, Italy, and Germany. “This experience drew my attention to the wide variety of cultures, ideas, and opin-

ions that exist in the world while also providing me with a unique reassurance that thisdiversity can be maintained while still working toward compromise and diplomacy,”said Fallon Page ’10.

Students discussed topics including global food security, nuclear proliferation,improving emergency response through humanitarian reform, preventing sexual vio-lence, and international trade.


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A semester at OxfordAnnie Stokes ’11, a history major from Lees-

burg, Virginia, will study at Oxford University

this fall. She is one of seven American students

accepted through the Institute for Study

Abroad at Butler University.

“I’m so excited,” Annie said. “I thought it

was out of my league but my academic adviser,

Dr. Nikki Sanders, encouraged me to apply.”

Annie hopes to study Norman England and

British feminism while at Oxford’s St. Cather-

ine’s College. “I am primarily interested in the

Middle Ages through the Jacobean period,” she

said. “I’m more of a Renaissance type of gal.”

“Annie is a model LC student,” Dr. Sanders

said. “Not only does she excel at her academic

work — she has excellent analytical and writ-

ing skills — but she is a passionate advocate for

social justice issues. The history and gender

studies faculty are proud of her accomplish-

ments and impressed with the hard work and

dedication she has brought to her studies and

work with on-campus groups such as STAND

(Students Taking Action Now for Darfur).”

Annie said LC was the only school she

applied to because she fell in love with the

campus and its architectural integrity, as well as

its size and history course offerings. “In the

classroom, I get to put myself out there,” she

said. “I get a taste of academic life.”

Annie received a Vanauken Fellowship Award

to attend Oxford. The award was established in

1984 by friends of the late Sheldon Vanauken,

author and LC professor emeritus of history

and English.

Relay for Life | 48,000 hours of community service, earning LC a place on the 2008 President’s Higher

Research pays offAshley Schmidt ’10was one of fifteen stu-

dents in the U.S. named a History Scholar for

the five-week summer program at the Gilder

Lehrman Institute in New York City. A history

major from Jarrettsville, Maryland, Ashley was

one of approximately 300 students to apply

for this prestigious program. Another fifty

finalists for the program are invited to a one-

week program at the institute. Samantha

Bryant ’11 of Lynchburg, Virginia, was

accepted to the one-week program.

Ashley’s research focuses on the status of

free blacks in Central Virginia during slavery.

She has been awarded a Schewel Faculty-Stu-

dent Research Fund grant for fall 2009 for

two research trips — one to the National

Archives in Washington, D.C., and one to the

College of William & Mary’s special collec-

tions, the Virginia Historical Society, and the

Library of Virginia.

The Gilder Lehrman History Scholars Pro-

gram, inaugurated in 2003, is a competitive

summer scholarship program in American his-

tory for outstanding college sophomores and

juniors. The program is designed to reward

undergraduates who have demonstrated

superb research and writing skills in American

history and to provide discussions with emi-

nent scholars. Two LC students were finalists

in 2007.

“For the past three years, we’ve been

working with our students in history to push

them to do more scholarly work, to partici-

pate in any and all external opportunities, and

to apply for any and all programs, from basic

internships to prestigious summer programs

such as this one,” said Dr. Kirt von Daacke,

assistant professor of history. “All that work

has paid off.”

Students in the five-week History Scholars

program have come from such prestigious

institutions as Harvard, Yale, Cornell, Stanford,

George Washington, and William & Mary.

A plea from an island nationShayvonne Moxey-Bonamy ’12 has spent the last eighteen

years working as a meteorologist for the Bahamas, one of the

100 countries most vulnerable to the adverse impacts of cli-

mate change. Her passion to assist her country has led her to

pursue studies in environmental science. Geoff Greene ’05,

a meteorologist colleague in the Bahamas, encouraged

Shayvonne to study at LC.

After reading the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate

Change Second Assessment report, Shayvonne knew her

homeland was at serious risk. “Climate change is huge for

small island nations,” she said. She asks America and other

industrial nations in the world to heed environmental mes-

sages. “Try to reduce pollution and be more energy efficient,”

she said. “That’s the most important thing.”

When she’s not studying, Shayvonne, who played with the

Bahamas national volleyball team for twelve years, is an hon-

orary coach of LC’s team.

Economics major named distinguished seniorAs the Robert L. Hill Dis-tinguished Senior Awardrecipient, Sarah Petershad the honor of carryingthe Class of 2009 bannerduring commencement.An economics major fromHarrisonburg, Virginia,she graduated summacum laude and is a mem-ber of Phi Eta Sigma andPhi Kappa Phi honorsocieties. She receivednumerous academic hon-ors, including the StevenW. Streep Award for

Excellence in Business, the Robert L. Hill Award forExcellence in Economics, the Wall Street Journal Stu-dent Achievement Award in Economics and Finance,and the John O. Hayden Service Award.In addition to her economics major, Sarah had

minors in mathematics and political science. Sheserved as president of the lc Investment Club andvice president of the Westover Honors Program. Shewas the principal student clarinetist in both the Wind

Ensemble and Orchestra and played in the pit orches-tra for Hello Dolly, Oklahoma!, and Amahl and theNight Visitors. During spring break, she traveled over-seas for the first time through an LC study abroadprogram trip to Spain and Morocco.Sarah served as president of the Methodist Student

Fellowship, volunteered with the Park View UnitedMethodist Church Food Bank and Soup Kitchen,and was secretary for the Intervarsity Christian Fel-lowship. She was the advocacy chair and a team cap-tain for Relay for Life. Her favorite “extracurricular,” however, was serving

as a pass Leader for economics and tutoring fellowstudents for three years. “Teaching has been one ofmy greatest experiences here,” she said.Sarah has been accepted into the Ph.D. in eco-

nomics program at George Mason University, whichshe will attend part-time while working full time asan economist at the u.s.Minerals Management Serv-ice, the government agency responsible for offshoreleasing and drilling. Someday she hopes to be “Dr. Sarah” and teach

economics at a college or university, maybe even heralma mater. “When I came here I just fell in love withit,” she said of lc. “I knew it was the right place to be.”

Young poet takesfirst placeLaura Bianca ’09, an English

major from Jarrettsville, Mary-

land, won first place for origi-

nal poetry at the 2009 Poetry

Symposium, held at Virginia

Military Institute. She, Ally

Datz ’09, a communication

studies major from Lexington,

Virginia, and Taelor Skinner

’10, an English major from

Ashville, Ohio, were chosen

to read original poetry at the

symposium. Students from

nine other area colleges par-

ticipated in the event that

included readings and semi-

nars given by Pulitzer Prize

winner Yusef Komunyakaa

and lyric poet Julia Kasdorf.


Education Community Service Honor Roll | $126,036 grant from the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia to offer area teachers specialized training and licensure renewal


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Decapitated mountains and energetic studentsLC’s Alliance for Energy Awareness (AFEA) teamed up

with New Horizons and Bonner Leaders to take sixteen

students to Wise County, Virginia, to see the destructive

results of Mountain Top Removal, which literally blasts

the tops off mountains to reach coal.

Thirty-three LC students also joined 10,000 others in

Washington, D.C., at Power Shift 2009, the national

youth summit on the climate crisis.

Rescue ridersTwo students disappeared from their classes for a weeknear the end of the spring semester, but most of theirprofessors were sympathetic to their absence.They weren’t exactly playing hookie. Roommates

Angela Massino ’11 of Georgetown, Delaware, andCarolyn Walsh ’10 of Wayland, Massachusetts, wereparticipating in an international effort to draw atten-tion to the “Invisible Children,” children abducted innorthern Uganda who are forced to become soldiers.“Abducted children never return to school,” Car-

olyn noted. “Imagine what all these kids have lost.”She figured missing a week of class was the least shecould do to draw attention to their plight.

Angela and Carolyn were among a dozen lc students who traveled to Washing-ton, d.c., for what they thought would be a weekend of awareness-raising in thenation’s capital for the third annual “Rescue Me” advocacy event. Many of the lcstudents who participated are members of stand, a student-led anti-genocideorganization on campus. More than 2,500 other people traveled to Washington for the rescue, which was

held simultaneously in 100 cities across the globe and organized by Invisible Chil-dren, a non-profit which seeks to end the abduction of children in northern Ugan-da. The children are forced to fight in Joseph Kony’s Lord’s Resistance Army, arebel group seeking to overthrow the Ugandan government. The children are sub-jected to such atrocities as killing their own family members and being mutilated.The bloody conflict has persisted for twenty-three years, and an estimated 30,000children have been abducted since it began.The idea behind the event was to find “moguls” in the form of politicians and

entertainers who would attract news coverage of their cause. Once a mogul and themedia arrived, a city was considered “rescued.”Angela and Carolyn had an opportunity to join a rescue bus to travel to other

cities that were not getting rescued. They ended up in Philadelphia, Alexandria,and Baltimore, before heading to Chicago, where they received the attention of theultimate mogul: Oprah. They sang, they chanted, they danced. Oprah agreed tointerview the three founders on her show. Angela was impressed with the power ofpersistence. “What can one person not do?” she asked.

$140,000 given through Gifts for Gulu Sports Festival for two wells, clothing, and equipment for northern Uganda

Stefan Zedlacher ’09 and Cassie Gregory ’09 graduated with Cassiesporting Stefan’s grandmother’s diamond. Both communication studiesmajors, they faced graduation without jobs, just as many of their class-mates did. But a bleak employment situation was hardly their first trial.Stefan and Cassie met as freshmen, and for Stefan it was love at first

sight. It took him awhile to convince Cassie they should be more thanfriends, and in April of their freshman year they started dating. In May,Stefan was diagnosed with his second bout of Ewing’s Sarcoma, a very rare,very aggressive cancer of the bone and soft tissue, which he had success-fully fought off in high school.Stefan spent his sophomore year at home in Colorado, but Cassie was

steadfast, visiting him when she could and providing moral support fromafar. Stefan came back for their junior year determined to play catch-upand graduate in 2009. He carried heavy academic loads, went to summerschool, did an academic internship with lc’s Office of Public Relations,then went home to Colorado only to discover that the cancer had returned.Last fall, with his senior year just under way, Stefan carried eighteen

hours while receiving chemotherapy and radiation treatments in Lynch-burg and still managed to attain a 3.9 grade point average. Cassie, whohails from Richmond, Virginia, and was editor of lc’s student newspaperThe Critograph, was no academic slouch either. They both graduated summa cum laude and are members of The Na-

tional Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi. At lc’s annual academic awardsbanquet, Cassie received the Woody Greenberg Award for Public Relations/Journalism. Stefan received the Esther Cutler Thomas Outstanding Stu-dent in Speech Communication and the Communication Studies Awardfor Courage.The courage award could have gone to both of them. Last summer they

began talking about marriage, but Stefan’s third round of cancer broughtthat discussion to a halt. Instead, the coupleagreed to do a study abroad program inRome over winter break and Stefan startedscheming with professors Barbara Rother-mel andDr. Delane Karalow about how topop the big question. It was to be the firstmarriage proposal for lc’s Study Abroadprogram. At the top of the Spanish Steps inRome, Stefan asked Cassie if she would takethe next step of the rest of her life with him.You already know the answer. Stefan returned to Colorado for the remainder of winter break, and, the

first day back home from Rome, he fractured his tibia in six places whileskiing. He spent much of the spring semester on crutches and in a cast, car-rying nineteen credit hours, and still managed to keep a smile on his face.Stefan and Cassie know they can face whatever lies ahead. For now,

Cassie has returned to lc as an admissions counselor, while Stefan is a pub-lic affairs specialist at Cox Communications in Chesapeake, Virginia. Theyplan to be married in the Dell in May


Grads face life together

Around the Dell

Research looks at free blacks

Dr. Kirt von

Daacke, assistant

professor of history,

received a $2,000

Mednick Fellowship

to work on his forth-

coming book, Free-

dom Has a Face:

Race, Community,

and Identity in Jefferson’s Albemarle,

1780-1865 (University of Virginia Press).

Dr. von Daacke used the funds for two

weeklong research trips to visit archives at

the Library of Virginia and the Virginia

Historical Society in Richmond. His book

focuses on free blacks, race relations,

identity, and social hierarchy in rural ante-

bellum Virginia. Freedom Has a Face

exposes the often wide gap between

state legal prescriptions on free blacks

and the actual practice concerning their

treatment.

How West wonDr. Ken West, a fac-

ulty member since

1976, received a

2009 Humanitarian

Award from the Vir-

ginia Center for

Inclusive Communi-

ties. He also served as

baccalaureate speak-

er for the Lynchburg College Class of

2009. Dr. West is professor of counseling

and human development and the director

of LC’s Center for Family Studies, which

he helped establish in 1998. He is a popu-

lar weekly columnist on family issues for

The News & Advance, Lynchburg’s daily

newspaper. His most recent book is The

Shelbys Need Help: A Choose-Your-Own

Solutions Guidebook for Parents (Impact

Publisher, 2000).

Pedaling for change

Most mornings,Dr. Kevin Peterson, associ-ate professor of mathematics, rides his bicyclesixteen miles each way to work or carpools.The bike ride to work only takes about anhour. The bicycle commute home, however,can take an hour and a half.No, this is not a math problem; this is a

way for Dr. Peterson to reduce his depend-ence on oil and set an example for others. Hisfamily heats water and meets most electricalneeds with solar energy. The Petersons have alarge garden and a small orchard. They are“localvores” — they try to eat food grownwithin 100miles of their home. They volun-teer at Lynchburg Grows, a local greenhouseand community farm that produces fresh, or-ganic produce while employing disabled anddisadvantaged citizens. When there is a choice,they buy goods from locally owned businesses. While some folks may not want to face the

challenges of climate change and the end ofabundant oil, they can increasingly relate tothe idea that their job might disappear. How

would you feed your family? How would youpay your mortgage? “It’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the prob-

lems facing our planet, especially when facingthem alone,” Dr. Peterson said. A strong in-terest in “rebuilding local resilience” has in-spired him to launch an lc reading group,starting with a dozen colleagues who are dis-cussing The Transition Handbook: From OilDependency to Local Resilience by Rob Hopkins.The group consists of faculty, staff, and stu-

dents who discuss how lcmight revise its cur-rent food and energy practices to ensure thelong-term success of the College. For instance,lcmight decide to grow a portion of its foodor develop its own currency that could beused at local businesses. (In its early days, lcfaculty and students had a working farm thatprovided food for the campus.) Dr. Peterson says a small but vocal group of

people can change the world, pointing to theCivil Rights movement.



Poetry in motionAssistant professor

of English Dr. Laura

Long, who writes

under the name Laura

Longsong, published

her first book, Imagine

a Door: Poems. Her

publisher, Turning

Point Books/WordTech,

says, “Imagine a Door opens a door into a

rich world, depicted in gritty narratives and

tender lyrics. Longsong’s skillful evocation

of this world, remembered but as vivid as

the present, is compelling.” Dr. Long has

been published in Southern Review, North

American Review, and other magazines.

She has had a James Michener Fellowship,

Donald Barthelme Fellowship, VCCA resi-

dency Fellowship, and Pushcart Prize nomi-

nations. Many of her poems are set in

Appalachia, based on her youth in West

Virginia and adult years in Virginia; other

poems are set in far west Texas, where she

taught for four years.

A fantasy world for youngstersCowen Smith is just an average boy — he

has a messy room, isn’t a great student,

and loves his dog. But Cowen is about to

discover that he is anything but average.

That’s how PublishAmerica describes

Sarmandi, a children’s book by Dr. Jeri

Hanel Watts, assistant

professor of human devel-

opment and learning. Sar-

mandi, it turns out, is the

word for a person who

has a special connection

with animals. Cowen’s

skill is communicating

with dogs and horses.

Dr. Watts previously

published Keepers, her first children’s

book, as well as Writing Teachers Become

Writers, in which she encourages teachers

to do the assignments they give their stu-

dents. She is working on her next book, a

short novel for students aged 8 to 12,

about growing up during integration.

Getting oxygen to an injured lacrosse playerWhat’s the quickest way to cut a face mask off a lacrosse playerwith a catastrophic injury? No one knows for sure. While guide-lines were published for the first time last summer, there hasbeen no research to determine the best method.Dr. Debbie Bradney, associate professor of athletic training,

and Tom Bowman, assistant professor of athletic training, hopeto come up with a definitive answer. They have received a$35,390 grant from the National Operating Committee on Stan-dards for Athletic Equipment (nocsae).While there has been plenty of research on the best method

for removing face masks from football helmets, there’s nothingcomparable for the increasingly popular world of men’s lacrosse.At the moment, women do not wear helmets, but Dr. Bradneysaid she expects that to change.In the event of a catastrophic injury, such as a spinal cord

injury, a player could stop breathing. The key is to get oxygen tothe player as quickly as possible without removing the helmet so the face maskhas to be cut away to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation.There are approximately six types of helmets on the market and four different

tools designed to cut off face masks. Dr. Bradney and Bowman will have othercertified athletic trainers test the tools on subjects next spring. “We’re looking atwhich tool is best for each different helmet,” Bowman said.


Around the Dell

How does Beckham bend it?“Nothing is quite as thrilling as watching superior athletes do the seemingly impossible.From Doug Flutie’s Hail Mary pass to Lance Armstrong’s record-breaking climb of Alped’Huez to David Beckham’s astounding ability to bend a soccer kick, we marvel and won-der, ‘How did they do that?’ Well, (Lynchburg College) physics professor John Eric Goffhas the answers.”That’s how The Johns Hopkins University Press describes Dr. Goff ’s new book, Gold

Medal Physics: The Science of Sports, due out in November 2009.Dr. Goff is an associate professor of physics and chair of the Physics Department. He

says his book “is pitched at a general audience. Anybody who has a passion for sports andat least a cursory interest in science will like it. I tackled several sports in the book: foot-ball, cycling, long jump, skating, diving, soccer, discus, and sumo.”Dr. Goff finished the work on his book during the summer of 2008 and has spent the

past academic year at the University of Sheffield in England, where he has been workingwith a British colleague on investigations of air forces on soccer balls. Dr. Goff received a2008Mednick Award from the Virginia Foundation for Independent Colleges and aBridging the Gaps fellowship from the University of Sheffield that paid travel and livingexpenses for his first three months abroad.The Johns Hopkins University Press has offered Dr. Goff a second book deal, this time

focusing on extreme sports.

One in 120Denise Scruggs, director of the Beard Center on Aging atLynchburg College, has become one of 120 persons world-wide authorized to offer Alzheimer’s and dementia trainingthrough the National Council of Certified Dementia Practi-tioners. Scruggs has worked personally and professionallywith persons with dementia for more than twenty-five years.She has managed a memory-support unit in a continuingcare community and worked with persons diagnosed withdementia in residential and adult day care settings.

Dr. Eric Goff operates a balllauncher used for experimentson soccer balls.

Stephanie McLemore is the

new chaplain and director of

church relations. An ordained

pastor of the Christian Church

(Disciples of Christ), she has

served in Lynchburg as the

associate regional minister

for the Christian Church in

Virginia since 2003. In that

role she led a regional

Women’s Committee, was

awarded a national grant to

create a regional conference

for congregational transfor-

mation, and a state grant to

conduct leadership training

seminars for ethnic and

minority women in south-

west Virginia.

“Stephanie will bring

detailed experience to our

community in two key areas:

church relations and minister-

ing to our students, faculty,

and staff,” said President Ken

Garren. Prior to her work in

Lynchburg, McLemore served

as chaplain at Tiffin Universi-

ty in Ohio for two years and

as pastor and family/youth

minister in congregations in

Clyde, Ohio, and Hinsdale,

Illinois. She earned her mas-

ter of divinity from the Uni-

versity of Chicago and her

bachelor’s degree from Kala-

mazoo College.

New chaplain begins service


Master professorDr. Atul Gupta, professor of management,has been inducted into The Business StrategyGame Hall of Fame as a “Master Professor”while senior Reese Thompson III of Lynch-burg was named a Best-Strategy InvitationalGrand Champion.Dr. Gupta’s designation was for outstand-

ing achievement in teaching the concepts andtools of strategic analysis in a globally com-petitive market. Out of more than 3,600 reg-istered bsg instructors, Dr. Gupta and 27others have achieved Master Professor status

by having one or more Grand Champion teams in the Best-StrategyInvitational competition for May of 2009. Thompson was the manager of gCompany (Green Earth Shoes) in

Industry 15, competing against 12 teams in most industries. Dr. Gupta’sManagement 470 class uses the bsg simulation every fall semester. Atotal of 394 teams from around the world competed in the May 2009bsi. There were only 34Grand Champions.

Rothermel named to museum councilBarbara Rothermel, director of the Daura Gallery/Museum Studies Program, was elected to the Councilof the Virginia Association of Museums (vam) for athree-year term. vam is the largest state museum asso-ciation in the u.s. Her council seat is a newly createdposition specifically for university and college muse-ums. Rothermel is also secretary of the Association ofCollege and University Museums and Galleries.

Dr. James A. Huston, dean of the College

(1972– 84) and professor emeritus of history

and international relations, received the

French Legion of Honor in Paris and partici-

pated in ceremonies commemorating the

sixty-fifth anniversary of D-Day at the Nor-

mandy beaches, led by French President

Nicolas Sarkozy and U.S. President Barack

Obama. Dr. Huston shook hands of both

heads of state, as well as Prince Charles, and

said both festivities were perfect.

“I think it’s a big step toward cementing

French-American friendship, which is tradi-

tional, and get it back on track,” Dr. Huston

said. His wife Anne, professor emerita of

education and human development, son Jim

Huston; daughter Nita Woodruff ’74; and

other family members attended the ceremony.

During World War II, Dr. Huston was an

infantry battalion operations officer with the

134th Infantry, 35th Division, in action from

Normandy across France, up to the Ardennes

“Bulge,” and on to the Elbe River in Ger-

many. He was awarded the Bronze Star and

Oakleaf Cluster during his service.

In a letter informing Dr. Huston of the

award, Francois Rivasseau of the French

Embassy in Washington, D.C., wrote: “This

award testifies to the President of the French

Republic’s high esteem for your merits and

accomplishments. … The French people will

never forget your courage and your devotion

to the great cause of freedom.”

Dr. Huston has written histories of his bat-

talion and his regiment in World War II, a his-

tory of airborne operations, as well as an

account of postwar France in reconstruction,

and has compiled a collection of stories of

the refugees of Normandy in 1944. In addi-

tion to his responsibilities as dean of the Col-

lege, he served as director of the Westover

Honors Program and the Lynchburg College

Symposium Readings (LCSR) program.

Dr. James A. Huston received the French Legion ofHonor at Les Invalides in Paris.

Former dean becomes a “Chevalier”

• James A. Huston Award for Excellence inScholarship — Dr. Eric Goff, associate professor of physics

• Elsie Ervin Bock Award for Excellence in Citizenship — Dr. Peggy Pittas, assistantdean, Lynchburg College Symposium Readings and Senior Symposium; professorof psychology

• Shirley E. Rosser Award for Excellence inTeaching — Dr. Priscilla Gannicott, associate professor of chemistry

• Thomas C. Allen Award for Excellence inAcademic Advising — Dr. Jim Price, professor of religious studies

• Susan Nichols Memorial Award — CurtisLayne ’83, director of campus grounds, andLynda Ahles, administrative assistant, Schoolof Health Sciences and Human Performance

• Minnie Johnson Campus Service SupportAward — Nelia “Nell” Hill, food preparation/catering, Dining Services

• Lois Daniel Office/Administrative/TechnicalSupport Award — Sandy Taliaferro, admin-istrative assistant, Multicultural, Access, andCommuter Student Services Office

• Iva Burford Administrative/Managerial/Leadership Award — Shaun Dearden, Dining Services Manager for Operations, and Curtis Layne

Suzanne Farmer Flynn ’80

has been named to the Col-

lege’s Board of Trustees. A

native of Roanoke, Virginia,

Flynn attended Patrick Henry

High School and was a mem-

ber of Belmont Christian

Church (Disciples of Christ).

“I’m excited about all the

changes that are happening

at Lynchburg College,” said Flynn, adding

that she and her husband, Geoffrey Flynn

’79, have been very impressed by President

Garren. “We want to help the College as

much as we can.”

After graduating from LC, Flynn went to

work for MetLife in New York City, where

she spent seventeen years and became

director of information technology. She

helped develop strategic planning for an

automated technology initiative.

Flynn left the corporate world to stay at

home with the couple’s two children,

Hillary, 19, and Geoffrey II, 16. She became

actively involved in volunteer activities in

her children’s schools and the YMCA in

Madison, New Jersey, where they lived. In

August 2008, Flynn and her family moved

to San Francisco but kept their home in

New Jersey.

Board of Trustees addsnew member


Dr. Carey Brewer ’49, LC

president from 1964 to 1983,

has written Full Circle Memo-

ries of Lynchburg College and

Beyond, published this sum-

mer by Warwick House Pub-

lishing in Lynchburg.

Below are excerpts from

the foreword written by Dr.

Julius Sigler ’62, vice president

and dean for academic affairs,

Dr. James A. Huston, dean

emeritus of the College, and

Dr. Thomas C. Tiller ’56, pro-

fessor emeritus of counselor education.

“Carey and Betty Ann Brewer met at Lynchburg

College and graduated in 1949. The following

memoir chronicles their recollections of an extraordi-

nary life journey together — a journey that took

them from Lynchburg to Washington to Harvard

University, back to Washington, and eventually back

to Lynchburg.

In the winter of 1963-64, Dr. Brewer became the

seventh president of Lynchburg College. The campus

community was laced with excitement as this young,

dynamic couple and their children moved into the

president’s home on Vernon Street. Dr. Brewer had

been an important member of the Kennedy admin-

istration and college students still identified with the

youthful enthusiasm of the slain president.

… During the nineteen years of the Brewer presi-

dency, Lynchburg College grew stronger in countless

ways. Dr. Brewer prevailed upon the trustees to

remove from the College Charter the legal bar to

admitting African American students within months

of his arrival. He relaxed the rules governing student

life. The physical plant grew from a handful of build-

ings to more than twenty buildings. The student

body grew significantly and the faculty more than

doubled in size.

… Perhaps the greatest legacy left to Lynchburg

College by Carey Brewer is the attitude embedded

in his oft-repeated statement that ‘a great college is

always in the process of becoming.’ In the approxi-

mately twenty-five years since he left the College,

Lynchburg College has continued to grow and to

change — moving ever closer toward becoming the

institution envisioned by a 36-year-old neophyte col-

lege president nearly a half century ago.”

Around the Dell

Former president publishes memoir

Awards galore

Priscilla GannicottPeggy PittasEric Goff

Lynda AhlesCurtis Layne ’83Jim Price

Shaun DeardenSandy TaliaferroNell Hill


If you give a man a fish, he eatsfor a day. If you teach him tofish, he eats for a lifetime. Thatold saying resonates with Dr.Todd Olsen, associate profes-sor of health and education andan epidemiologist who recentlyreturned from his fourth trip to Africa. His job is to teachothers to teach how to livehealthier lives. Dr. Olsen spent his sabbati-

cal preparing a basic manualabout health and safety forhealth workers in Uganda and

Kenya so they can pass this information on to their com-munities. He trained 75 people in Gulu and Kampala,Uganda, and Nairobi, Kenya, where grinding povertyand lack of education keep many people in the darkabout the most basic health care.The most basic principles of hygiene, safety, and health

are misunderstood. Children wash their hands in thesame basin of dirty water. People don’t know whetherthunder or lightning is a bigger concern. Women withaids think it’s safe to breast feed their children.“They’re so hungry for information,” Dr. Olsen said.

“There are so many myths.” He gained credibility withhis students by proving that he is committed to helpingthem. “I understand the trust, and that’s why I have togo back.”The folks Dr. Olsen trained are staff members for

Sports Outreach, a Lynchburg-based organization thatuses sports as a tool for its ministry to help some of themost neglected people on earth.Dr. Olsen, who also happens to be lc’s women’s head

soccer coach, became involved with Sports Outreach in

March 2007 when the College was asked to host a soccerextravaganza to raise awareness and solicit donations ofathletic equipment primarily for children in war-tornnorthern Uganda. “Gifts for Gulu” is now an annualevent at the College.When Rodney Suddith, executive director of Sports

Outreach, told Dr. Olsen that his background was a per-fect fit for his organization’s work in Africa, Dr. Olsencould not resist doing more. He traveled to Uganda inJune 2007 and spoke to aids patients. He visited “brutal,nasty” slums in Nairobi, Kenya.“It truly changes you,” Dr. Olsen said. “You see that

taking a stand is important. Sometimes just your pres-ence is enough to give people hope.”Dr. Olsen took three lc students to Africa in June 2008

and one of them, Sara Hardin ’10, a nursing major,returned with him again in May. She took the initiativeto find a doctor who was telling women with aids that itwas safe to breast feed for the first six months. She toldhim that isn’t true and then sent him the information toback up her words. Sara also helped teach part of theCommunity Public Health Curriculum during eachtraining session.The three-day trainings covered everything from sui-

cide and alcohol consumption (Uganda has the highestrates of both in the world) to nutrition and child birth.At the end of the training, they received certificates ofappreciation with the logos of Lynchburg College andSports Outreach carrying the signatures of LC PresidentKenneth R. Garren, Sports Outreach founder RussCarr, along with those of Suddith and Dr. Olsen.Dr. Olsen said he wants to model service not only to

his students, but to his two young children. “It makesyou feel pretty good,” he said. “I’ve just sort of fallen inlove with people there. They’re really terrific people whohave had horrific things happen.”

Teaching for life


HEY, SPORTS FANS… attend a Hornet game in your area!

For the latest in Hornet competition and sports

scheduling information, check out www.lynchburg.edu/athletics Sports UpdateSports Update

JANUARY TO JUNE 2009

The 2009 Lynchburg College spring athleticcampaigns were marked by impressive teamand individual performances. Three Hornetsquads earned Old Dominion Athletic Con-ference (odac) titles, and several advanceddeep into ncaaDivision iii post-season play.Five Hornets earned All-American honors,

and the Hornets captured the odacMen’sCommissioner’s Cup, given to the best overallprogram in the league. The men’s indoor track and field team took

home a conference title in the winter, and thesoftball and men’s outdoor track and fieldsquads did the same in the spring.Ricky Flynn ’09 had an especially good year,

earning three All-American honors in trackand field and one in cross country. He wasdeservedly voted the odacMen’s Track andField Athlete of the Year. Brandon Edwards’09 joined Flynn on the All-American platformin the indoor track and field season.

Tyler Tolson ’09was an honorable mentionto the men’s lacrosse All-American team. Healso posted a team-best fifty goals this year tobecame the College’s top goal scorer of all-timewith 173 tallies in four years at the College.An equestrian team member had the best

finish in program history as Kelly Gerland ’12was the reserve champion in intermediate fencesat the Intercollegiate Horse Show AssociationNational Championship. In addition to post-season success, several

Lynchburg College teams had memorablerecords. The softball team posted a record of38-8-1, while baseball and men’s lacrosse fin-ished 25-14 and 11-5, respectively. Hornets also received numerous academic

accolades. Softball player Brittany Allsop ’09earned ESPN The Magazine second-team Aca-demic All-American honors and was the con-ference’s scholar-athlete of the year. Twelvemembers of the field hockey team earned spots

on the Academic Squad, and Flynn and AshleyMeyer ’10 grabbed places on the United StatesTrack & Field and Cross Country CoachesAssociation Academic All-American list. All-sop and Tolson were named lc’s top femaleand male senior athletes at the athletic depart-ment’s season-ending banquet in early May.The spring teams were well represented

when the athletic department announced itsteam grade-point average awards for the 2008-09 academic year. Men’s tennis had the bestgrade-point average for a men’s squad with 15team members or less, while men’s lacrosseand softball earned the top marks for teamswith 16 or more student-athletes. The eques-trian team paced the co-ed team category. “We stress the complete student-athlete

here at Lynchburg College — balancing per-formance on and off the field,” said Lynch-burg College director of athletics Dr. JackToms ’69. “We like to recognize those teamsthat really stand out above the rest and reachan academic level that all teams can strive for.” Other notable items from the spring cam-

paign included:• Head softball coach Dawn Simmons ’97earned her 300th win as the Hornetsswept Roanoke in a conference double-header. She now has a 320-143-1 record injust eleven seasons and was voted the All-State Co-Coach of the Year.

• Left-hander Conner Thompson ’10grabbed a first-team spot on the Ameri-can Baseball Coaches Association (abca)All-South Region first-team. Staff-mateJoe Devlin ’09 was named the odac’sCo-Pitcher of the Year.

• Rookie Dylan Hoff ’12 earned the Col-lege Division Men’s Lacrosse Rookie ofthe Year All-State honors.

Ricky Flynn ’09

A banner semester for Hornet athleticsby Michael Carpenter, Sports Information Director


By the numBers

• Ryan White ’09 headed the lc golfsquad with first-team All-odac honorsand was voted Sportsman of the Year bythe league’s coaches.

• Jessie Moore ’11 was named to the odacWomen’s Tennis No. 2 singles second-team.On the doubles side, the pairing of Eliza-beth Eckert ’10 and Krysten Bishop ’10took home second-team All-odac at No. 1doubles.

• Three Hornet women’s lacrosse playersearned second-team accolades: DeanaWelsch ’09, attack;Morgan Logue ’11,midfielder; and Katie Reynolds ’10,defender.

• Barbie Miles ’09 earned odac SoftballPitcher of the year.

• Softball player Taylor Walker ’11 wasnamed the All-State College DivisionRookie of the Year and second-team All-State.

• The Hornet men’s track and field teamtook nearly a full team to the 2009Out-door Division iiiChampionships, withseven student-athletes qualifying.

Tyler Tolson ’09

Bryan Breedlove ’12

By the numBersBy the numBers

9Consecutive winning seasons by the Hornetbaseball team. Head coach Percy Abell ’87has 264 career wins, and the last three seasons, LC has a conference record of 41-13for a winning percentage of 76 percent.

4All-American titles earned by Ricky Flynn ’09this year.

3.99Cumulative QPA of second-teamAcademic All-American BrittanyAllsop ’09.

3Consecutive ODAC titles won and NCAA Division III Tournament appearances by thesoftball team.

3Place earned by the women’s track and fieldteam at both the indoor and outdoor champi-onships. Also, the number of third-place finishes by Jennie Pernisi ’11 at the outdoormeet (steeplechase, 1,500, and 5,000).

2.86Combined ERA of baseball startersBryan Breedlove ’12, ConnerThompson ’10, and Joe Devlin’09 to go with a 16-7 record.

2Hornet baseball straight regular season titles.

320Career victories by softball headcoach Dawn Simmons ’97, whichincludes nine-straight winning seasonsand a122-26 record in ODAC play.

173Career goals by men’s lacrosse attack-man Tyler Tolson ’09, the new leader in the category.

109Combined goals scored by women’slacrosse players DeanaWelsch ’09,Morgan Logue ’11, and KatieOllice ’10.

18Conference titles won by the men’s outdoortrack and field team in the last 20 years.

15The LC softball team’s longest winningstreak this spring.

10Consecutive winning seasons by headcoach Steve Koudelka’s men’s lacrosseteam, including four-straight campaignswith double digit wins.

Barbie Miles ’09


Most days her senior year, Caitlin Flathers ’09 rose at4:45 a.m. to swim for an hour or two, run for an hour,and swim again for one to two hours. She literally ran toclasses in between.Caitlin also rode her horse three times a week and

learned how to fence, all in preparation for the modernpentathlon, a five-sport event of the Summer Olympics,which will next be held in London in 2012.Remarkably, Caitlin was one of four people on cam-

pus training for the games last year. Three are still here,training daily for a chance to be part of the biggest gameson Earth.

Caitlin couldn’t pull out a gun on campus for the air pistol portion of the modern pentathlon, so she sat inclass with her right arm extended, holding a textbook tostrengthen her arm.If motivation is what it takes to make it to the Olym -

pics, Caitlin should be in good shape. She completedher English major at lc in only three years and graduat-ed magna cum laude. Somehow, she also found time to

by Shannon Brennan

A PENTATHLETE

be assistant hall director for three residence halls:McWane, Shackelford, and Freer.Caitlin hails from Culpeper, Virginia, where she was

homeschooled with four siblings. She spent the 2008-09winter break training in Denver, where Olympic officials“saw something they liked,” she says.“When I first decided to try this, I thought people

would laugh at me, but at lc, the only thing I heard was,‘We believe in you,’ and there’s nothing more motiva-tional than your own cheering section.”After graduation, Caitlin headed back to Colorado to

train in hopes of getting her swimming and runningtimes down adequately to qualify for moving into theOlympic Training Center in Colorado Springs.She decided to tackle the pentathlon a year ago while

watching the Olympic Games in Beijing. “It’s the onlysport specifically created for the Olympics,” she said.“It’s supposed to represent the complete athlete.”She also said the Olympics helped her answer the ques-

tion of what comes next. “I didn’t know what I wantedto do with the rest of my life,” she said.A co-captain of the lc riding team, Caitlin has been

on horseback since age 4, and the equestrian event is theone she feels most comfortable with. But, she says, fenc-

ing is fascinating. She traveled to other nearby schoolsfor fencing classes.The upside of all this effort is that it requires about

3,200 calories a day. “I eat what I want,” she said with a smile.

Ashley Palmer, a 2005 graduate of Lynchburg College,holds the U.S. record in the women’s double decathlonand two years ago ranked third in the world in that gru-eling competition, which requires completing every sin-gle track and field event in two days.“I’m the only (American) female who has ever done

the double decathlon,” she says modestly near the end of a conversation about another impressive fact: Ashleyis training for the 2012Olympics in the 400 hurdles. “I have a really high pain tolerance,” she said. “I am aworkout-aholic.”Ashley is currently working on her master’s in science

education, specifically environmental education, at lc.As an undergraduate, she was an education major and athree-time All-American in three events: long jump, 400

“When I firstdecided totry this, I thoughtpeople wouldlaugh at me,but at LC, the only thingI heard was,‘We believe in you,’ andthere’snothing moremotivationalthan yourown cheeringsection.”

CaitlinFlathers ’09


HURDL ING AHEAD


hurdles, and the heptathlon (100 hurdles, high jump,shot put, 200, long jump, javelin, and the 800).While Ashley’s coach is in Iowa, she has plenty of sup-

port at lc, starting with her fiancé, Doug Thomasey, whois an instructor in mathematics and also a 2005 lc grad. Ashley and Doug met at lc and moved to Gainesville,

Florida, where Doug earned his master’s in mathematicsfrom the University of Florida, while Ashley helpedcoach track and cross country, in addition to teachingthird grade.They both kept competing in their respective sports

and became friends with some Olympic athletes, includ-ing Bryan Clay, who won gold in the decathlon in Bei-jing. “I actually talked to Bryan right after he won thegold medal,” Ashley said. Doug was offered a teaching position at lc last fall so

the pair came back and decided to start training for theOlympics. “We’re young once,” said the 25-year-oldAshley. “We know what we have to do to get to wherewe need to be.”Ashley got hooked on track and field early on. “The

reason I came here was to run, essentially,” she said. Thecoaches helped her become an All-American. “lcwasalways my backbone for running.”The College also helped her find her career choice,

which remains teaching. She finds it a little “mind-bog-gling” to be back at lc, but it’s like coming home, shesaid. “I love it here.”

Doug Thomasey ’05, a two-time All-American in thedecathlon, plans to prepare for the 2012Olympic trialsin the decathlon, or maybe the double decathlon. Hisfather, who won the decathlon six consecutive years inNew Jersey and even qualified to run the 400 hurdles inthe Olympics, is nudging him a bit. Neither of them hasfigured out who has the better score as a decathlete,because the scoring has changed since his dad competed.

“I have a personal goal to score over 7,000,” Dougsaid, noting that his best score to date is 6,749. Thedecathlon, a killer event, includes 100meters, longjump, shot put, high jump, and 400meters on day one,and 110meter hurdles, discus, pole vault, javelin, and1,500meters on day two. To illustrate how daunting thetask is, each individual is striving for an Olympic pointcount between 8,200 and 8,300 points. Qualifying forthe trials requires 7,600. Doug figures he might actually have a better chance

in the double decathlon, which requires running aboutsixteen miles in two days, not to mention lots of jumpingand throwing. Doug, who has completed just twodecathlons, is currently ranked 34th in the world. Notthat many people, only 192men, have ever done a double.So when he’s not teaching math, Doug can often be

seen training on his own, or with Ashley and Kyle Steiner.

Kyle Steiner, an lc assistant track coach and graduatestudent working on his master’s degree in science educa-tion, doesn’t say he’s training for the Olympics. He’s justhoping to make it to the Olympic trials in the decathlon.“My times are too slow,” he says, even though he has apersonal record of 7,200.Kyle came to lc in fall 2008 to help coach the men’s

track and field teams. A recent graduate of the Universityof Wisconsin Stevens Point, Kyle has been doing decath -lons for six years. “They say it takes eight to nine years topeak,” he said. “I’m getting better at all the events. I justenjoy doing it, so I keep doing it.”His best events are high jump (his record is 6 feet 10

inches), the 400, and the 110 hurdles. He hates the 100and the long jump and isn’t crazy about the shot puteither.Kyle helps three rising sophomores on the track team

who are decathletes by competing with them. “It’s myevent so I can’t sit out and watch them,” he said. “Thatwould be torture.”While Kyle came from a much larger track and field

program, he is amazed with what lc Athletic DirectorJack Toms ’69 has done. “It’s a very, very impressiveprogram for such a small school. Coach Toms is just sodedicated.” So, it would appear, is Kyle.

Kyle helpsthree rising

sophomoreson the track

team who aredecathletes

by competingwith them.

“It’s my eventso I can’t sit

out and watchthem,” he said.“That would be torture.”

MAKE MINE A DOUBLE

TEN EVENTS ARE ENOUGH


Sometimes it’s difficult to erase the images that Animal Houseand Old School have left in the minds of faculty, staff, students,and even parents. However, lc’s Greek community workshard to combat the negative stereotypes about college frater-

nities and sororities.First, most campuses celebrate Greek Week with social events and

competitions. Lynchburg College celebrated Greek Week 2009 withservice to campus and community. Trees in the Dell were wrappedwith ribbons that represented all the non-profit organizations thatour chapters help. Greeks assisted the facilities and grounds crews inplanting more than fifty trees around campus and cleaning up thegardens. They collected more than 500 pounds of food for the Lynch-burg Area Food Bank and ended the week putting together thirty-fivecare packages for troops overseas. Additionally, Greeks contributemore than 9,000 hours of community service annually through lc’sSERVE office.Currently, eleven campus national Greek organizations are repre-

sented by the Interfraternity Council (Phi Delta Theta, Sigma PhiEpsilon, and Sigma Nu), Panhellenic Council (Alpha Chi Omega,Kappa Delta, Alpha Sigma Alpha, and Sigma Sigma Sigma), and theNational Pan-Hellenic Council (Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc.,Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc.).They serve in many leadership roles on campus and aid the Office of

Student Activities by assisting with freshman move-in; hosting Dellfestduring Welcome Week; and sponsoring Lynchburg Late Night pro-grams throughout the year.Two chapters, Phi Delta Theta and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority

Inc. (aka), were recognized this spring by their national headquartersfor outstanding contributions to their organization. The OmicronSigma Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. was named Under-graduate Chapter of the Year in the Mid-Atlantic Region, while theVirginia Theta Chapter of Phi Delta Theta was named the Chapterof the Year at Lynchburg College for the first time. akamemberSheena Posey ’09 was named Undergraduate of the Year for theregion. Additionally, Ashley Payne ’10 received the region’s creativewriting award. The Virginia Theta chapter of Phi Delta Theta wasrecognized for recruiting the largest new member class in more thanten years. Phi Delta Theta also received numerous campus awardsincluding Outstanding New Member of Greek Life, Daniel Toney’10; Outstanding New Member Education Program, Justin Klein ’10and Rob Schultze ’11; five of the Top Ten Scholars in Fraternities,Leland Hertig ’10, Matt Wargo ’11, Joe Sancio ’10, Greg Young ’10,and Frankie Longaker ’09.Contrary to popular opinion, Greek life on the lc campus is about

much more than beer, parties, and mayhem!

It’s allGreekto me

by B. J. Keefer-Abell’86, ’90 M.Ed.Director of StudentActivities and Leadership Programs


The man behind the gift

by Betty C. McKinney

Editor’s Note: A. Boyd Claytor III,

generous benefactor andmember of the LynchburgCollege Board of Trustees,died on May 23, 2009.

Boyd Claytor left a legacy that will touchlives for generations to come.Through his vision, commitment, and generosity, he changed the face of Lynch-burg College forever and made it uniqueamong small private colleges.By donating his 470-acre Cloverlea Farm to

the College, Boyd not only preserved the landthat he and his late wife, Virginia, treasured, buthe also provided literally hundreds of oppor tu-nities for students of all ages to study environ-mental science at the Claytor Nature StudyCenter, which lc has developed on the land.“Boyd’s gift is creating unparalleled educa-

tional opportunities, as well as preserving forall time a place of majestic beauty,” said lcPresident Kenneth R. Garren. Boyd was pre-sented an Honorary Alumni Award in 2004 inrecognition of his exceptional interest, generos-ity, and commitment to Lynchburg College.

A Bedford County native, Boyd was deter-mined to save his land from encroaching devel-opment that has cost the county thousands ofacres of farmland. “We decided the farm wastoo pretty to chop up and build houses on,”he once said. “She (Virginia) loved the farm ina way only a city girl could appreciate it.” Thelate Mrs. Claytor had moved to the area fromthe suburbs of Detroit and fallen in love withthe farm that was her home for forty years.The land is now managed by Lynchburg Col-lege for environmental conservation andrestoration through agreements with the Vir-ginia Outdoors Foundation and the usda’sNatural Resources Conservation Service.“Ten years, fifty years, one hundred years —

it’s going to be here forever. This is exactlywhat we wanted to happen,” Boyd stated.“From the beginning I was intrigued and

impressed by this unique individual,” said Dr.Ed Polloway, dean of graduate studies and vicepresident for community advancement, as herecalled the initial meetings between Boyd

and lc representatives. “I have been involvedin many fascinating projects in my thirty-threeyears at Lynchburg College and have workedwith many wonderful people; however, thereis no warmer or more visionary individualwhom I have had the honor of getting toknow than Boyd Claytor.“We can talk at length about the critical

importance of sustainability, but who amongus will ever make a statement such as Boydhas. He has enriched my life by demonstratinghow important vision and commitment areand how special it is when they are accompa-nied by warmth and friendship.”As director of the Claytor Nature Study Cen-

ter, Dr. Greg Eaton had the opportunity toknow Boyd on a business and personal level. “Hewas very businesslike, engaged, and focused,”Greg said. “He was interested in every report Ipresented but was particularly interested in theday-to-day running of the Center. He wantedto know what we were mowing, how we weremowing, where we were cutting hay or clear-ing woods. He was still farm manager, just ashe had been for fifty years.“When business was concluded, Boyd en joy -

ed reminiscing about how things used to be atthe farm when he and Virginia were young,”Greg recalled. “A wistful smile would transformhis face, and his eyes would begin to twinkle. I saw two separate aspects of the man — thebusinessman and the warm, caring person.“His office was in the farmhouse, and it was

as if he were coming to work,” Greg explained.“He arrived around 10 a.m., read The WallStreet Journal, worked on the computer,checked his investments, talked on the phoneto business people, fixed lunch, and took a napwhen he wanted to. He also walked around theproperty and visited the Memorial Gardens.”When new projects were under way, Centerstaff members would drive Boyd around theproperty on an atv so he could see the changes.“He really enjoyed those jaunts,” Greg said,“particularly when they included places he usedto go when he lived on the property.”Although he was known as a very private

person, Boyd was always the genial host when-ever anyone visited the Center. “He would grabthe walking stick that he kept by the door tohis office and go out and speak to visitors, say-ing, ‘I’m so glad you came.’ Boyd loved thisland, and he was very pleased with what lcwas doing with it,” Greg said.In the eleven years since the creation of the

Claytor Center, the College has added the A.

Boyd Claytor iii Education and ResearchFacility, the Belk Astronomical Observatory,the Virginia Claytor Memorial Gardens, theHusted Educational Pavilion, and the Ramsey-Freer Herbarium.“We all loved him,” Greg said. “His warmth

radiated, and we experienced his generosityfirsthand. We were fortunate that he allowedus to get to know him.”

A highly successful businessman, Boyd beganhis career by helping his uncle mix flavoringsin his basement, an enterprise that became the Bedford-based Southern Flavoring Co. Heowned and operated that company, along withHoliday Co. and their subsidiary corporations,until he retired. Boyd was a founding directorof Liberty Bank of Bedford and Giftco Inc.of Chicago.But no matter how successful he became or

how much he traveled, Boyd always stayedclose to his Bedford County roots and theland he loved. “He lived his life in Bedford,”said Peter Viemeister, author, businessman,and recently retired member of the lc Boardof Trustees. “We would meet at the BedfordPost Office and talk about the world,” herecalled. “In fact, we met and talked on theday before Boyd died.“We were the Bedford Boys,” Peter said,

referring to his and Boyd’s service on theBoard of Trustees’ Budget and Finance Com-mittee. “Boyd enjoyed serving on the Board,and his one great strength was going right tothe heart of a matter. He was direct, probing,and raised valid questions.”“I never heard anything but praise for Boyd

from anyone who dealt with him personally,”

said Gardner Simpkins, longtime friend andformer facilities manager at the Claytor Center.He recalls the time in 1972when apco announc -ed its intention to build a 765,000-volt powerline through Cloverlea farm. One tower wouldhave been in front of Boyd’s house with a sec-ond one in the field near the entrance road.“We were told that we could fight over theprice of the land, but we could do nothing tostop the line,” Gardner said. “But Boyd ledthe fight, and apcomoved the line.”Gardner also remembers the events surround-

ing Boyd’s decision to donate his land to lc.“Boyd was a University of Virginia (u.va.)graduate, so he talked for a long time aboutdonating the farm to the university. We metwith many different people (from u.va.), butwhen the first draft of the proposal was sent, it included a clause allowing the university to sell the property within ten to fifteen years.Boyd never talked to them again. When hebegan meeting with Lynchburg College, heliked everyone he met, and they came to termseasily,” he said.Boyd was a “kind, selfless, patient, and

understanding person,” according to his wifeSakina, who opened Sakina’s spa and dressshop in Lynchburg seventeen years ago. “Hewas an amazing man, a wonderful stepdad,and my mentor. Since I am a business ownermyself, being married to him was like havingmy own in-house consultant. He had so muchbusiness experience that I could talk to himabout all of my issues and concerns, and hewould always have good advice. No matterhow bad a situation was, he could turn it intoa positive. In my whole life, I have never runinto anyone who could do that like Boyd. Itwas a gift,” she added.Sakina is now in the process of getting

Boyd’s memoirs published, a task he asked herto complete after his death. “I made a promise,and I will keep it,” she said. “He wrote every-thing out in long hand, so the first step is tohave his notes transcribed. When that is com-plete, I will work with an editor and publisher.I am so glad I can do this for him. I miss himevery day. There’s not another like him.”Boyd will be missed by family, friends, and

colleagues who remember him with greatrespect and affection. But they can take com-fort from the fact that his vision lives on — adream realized.

“His warmth radiated, and weexperienced his

generosity firsthand.We were fortunatethat he allowed us to get to know him.”



Tess Evans ’12 was no exception. When her astronomyclass first visited the observatory last fall, she was shocked thatshe and her classmates were allowed to open the dome andmove the big telescope into position. “We felt like we were atthe Kennedy Space Center or something,” said Tess, a historymajor from Charlottesville, Virginia.Looking into the eyepiece of the scope, Tess saw Saturn

and its rings, the Pleiades, and minute details on the moon’ssurface. “I would never have that type of opportunity any-where else,” she said.Dr. Sumerlin thinks it’s pretty cool, too. “I know how in-

credibly fortunate I am to have the chance to do this,” hesaid. “I’m grateful for the trust that Lynchburg College had inme to let me run with my idea.”Dr. Sumerlin started “running” in 2002 when he suggested

that the College’s Claytor Nature Study Center in BedfordCounty would be the perfect spot for an observatory. Hismodest vision for nighttime viewing of the celestial spheresoon took off, and funds were secured for a 960-square-footcomplex housing a 20-inch Ritchey-Chrétien telescope, anoptical design also used in the Hubble Space Telescope. Dr. Sumerlin donated the primary telescope in honor of

his great-grandmother, Margaret G. L. Gilbert, who firstsparked his interest in the field by letting him stay up towatch the Perseid meteor shower when he was four years old.He has a sci-fi memory of the event. In his imagination, hesaw tumbling boulders on fire.A vivid imagination is what makes astronomy so appealing

to most people. “They come in thinking astronomy is cool,and all I have to do is make sure they leave feeling the sameway,” Dr. Sumerlin said. It seems to be working.“I’m an accounting major and sport management minor,

but I’ve always had an interest in the stars,” said Marc Gouze ’11

Grace Sydnor ’39 was one of the visitors to the Belk Astronomical Observa-tory during Westover Alumni Weekend. She was just weeks away from herninety-fourth birthday, but that didn’t keep her from climbing the four-footladder required to peer through the big scope.“She looked through that eyepiece and saw the rings of Saturn for the first

time in her life,” said Dr. Neal Sumerlin, director of the observatory.When people get a glimpse of the heavens from LC’s new observatory,

they often say, “This is the coolest thing I’ve ever seen,” Dr. Sumerlin said.

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of Pequannock, New Jersey. “You don’t knowwhat you can learn from outer space.”Marc and Tess were two of the students

who elected to travel to the observatory at 3a.m. one Saturday for a chance to see Saturn,as did Ally Datz ’09 of Lexington, Virginia, acommunication studies major and recentpresident of the Student Government Associ-ation. “I’ve always been fascinated by astron-omy,” she said. “In elementary school, myfavorite projects ever were making the solarsystem models out of little Styrofoam balls.”Dr. Sumerlin capitalizes on that enthusiasm

when teaching his two general astronomycourses. “This is for people who are going totake one science course. It’s primarily for peo-ple who don’t like science.”Tess was one of them. “I was terrified. I’m

terrible at math and science. It turned out tobe one of my favorite classes here,” she said ofstellar astronomy. She will take solar systemastronomy in the fall.The observatory is not the only cool part of

the classes. During labs, they conduct suchexercises as calculating the age of the universe.“It’s a completely different type of history thanI’ve ever thought of,” she said. “It’s logical. Itjust all makes sense.”Taking the classroom experience out to

the observatory reinforces the learningprocess. The state-of-the-art telescope allowspeople to see images that are “between Hub-ble photographs, which spoil people, andthe naked eye or a small backyard telescope,”Dr. Sumerlin said.

In addition to the big scope, the observa-tory has six 8-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain tele-scopes and an observation deck for usingastronomical binoculars and solar telescopes.The $450,000 project is part of the College’splan to transform the Claytor Nature StudyCenter into a comprehensive environmentaleducation facility. The observatory wasnamed after former North Carolina state sen-ator Irwin Belk of Charlotte for his contribu-tions to the project. “There are a lot of peoplewho contributed money, advice, and help. Alot of them want to stay anonymous, but theyknow who they are, and I thank them,” Dr.Sumerlin said.Getting the observatory running has not

been without challenges. “I’m like every othergeek on the planet,” Dr. Sumerlin said. “Ididn’t consult the user’s manual.” He reliedheavily on the expertise of local amateur as-tronomers to help him get the bugs out. MikeOveracker and Katherine Hix, foundingmembers of the Star City (Roanoke) Astro-nomical Network, were his biggest allies. “I’mreally fortunate to have those two,” he said. For her part, Hix says the fortune belongs

to the community at large. “I could say thatLynchburg College is fortunate to have an ob-servatory with a main instrument rivaled inaperture only by vmi’s 20-inch telescope andnext by the University of Virginia observato-ries — nothing else in southwest Virginiacompares to the Gilbert Telescope. However,I’m not sure that the Gilbert scope, althoughit is the crowning gem, is the most important

thing about the observatory. The setting itselfis an astronomer’s dream — situated in themidst of acres of grassland ringed with moun-tains, it makes ambient light (which destroysan observer’s night vision) a vague memory. It is wonderfully equipped for both outreachand education. The community should bevery grateful to Neal Sumerlin for his visionand determination in bringing the observa-tory into existence.”Bringing the observatory to life was just

part of the process. There’s still much to do.Remote access to the main scope from cam-pus will likely fall to Dr. Sumerlin’s successor,as will research capability. Dr. Sumerlin, how-ever, will get started this summer on installinga spectroscope, which splits up the light andallows students to calculate the redshift to determine the movement of astronomical objects. While on sabbatical in 2010, he will learn how to use a ccd camera to do astrophotography.He also uses his personal time to enjoy the

heavens. In July, Dr. Sumerlin and his wifeJane celebrated their thirty-fifth wedding an-niversary by taking a cruise from Tahiti toview a total eclipse of the sun “way out in themiddle of the ocean.”All these experiences keep Dr. Sumerlin’s

enthusiasm for astronomy bubbling to thesurface. “He’s one of the best teachers I’ve everhad,” Tess said. “You could tell he was so pas-sionate about it and he wanted to share itwith us. I would tell anyone to take this class.Stay an extra semester at lc just to take it.”

Mike Overacker, a local astronomer who wascrucial to opening the observatory, preps aSchmidt-Cassegrain telescope for viewing.

Visitors look through thebig scope and astronomicalbinoculars.

Creating

Horizons

by sHannon brennan

new

if you Haven’t eaten peanut butter spagHetti around a Campfire,you probably Haven’t been on a new Horizons outing.

New Horizons is Lynchburg College’s outdoor adventure program that gives students a chance todo everything from caving and canoeing to rock climbing and scuba diving. But mostly, it’s aboutdeveloping leadership skills.

“We all have to be leaders for the program to run effectively,” said Jackie Malay ’09 (Liverpool,N.Y.), a biomedical science major who started with New Horizons as a freshman and was one ofnineteen student staff members last year. Jackie was the challenge course coordinator, a huge jobrequiring planning for as few as ten and as many as 300 participants who escape from their indoorworlds for some time in the woods to form bonds, develop trust, and exhibit leadership skills.


Commonly referred to as a “ropes course,” LC’s chal-lenge course, tucked in the trees off Lakeside Drive, is oneof Lynchburg’s hidden gems. LC has hosted numerous col-lege and high school groups, as well as community andbusiness groups. The demand for the challenge course isrising exponentially, as is participation from the LC com-munity. New Horizons coordinator Paul Stern is the driv-ing force. “He’s really done wonders for the program,”Jackie said.

Stern, a certifiable outdoor enthusiast, has worked in avariety of recreational positions including raft guide, chal-lenge course facilitator, at-risk youth counselor, paddleinstructor, sport clubs coordinator, lifeguard/CPR instruc-tor, outdoor program manager, youth camp coordinator,and assistant PADI scuba instructor. He and his wife areenthusiastic cavers and scuba divers.

While his job lets him do the things he loves, what heloves most about it is seeing students find a niche andexcel in leadership. “We are a great resource for a studentwho may or may not fit in somewhere else,” he said. Sternhas learned that outward appearance is totally irrelevant, alesson that is still lost on many. “I’ve got kids with noserings and purple hair.”

New Horizons teaches students to trust their own judg-ment and practice risk management by figuring out howand when it’s safe to get in a river, climb a tree, or spend anight in the woods. Students learn the imperative ofpreparation, from planning nutritional and functionalmeals to paying attention to weather forecasts.Kevin Hollister ’09 (Manakin Sabot, Va.), a communi-

cation studies major with law school aspirations, found aniche in New Horizons his freshman year after getting cutfrom the baseball team. He knew he wanted to stay physi-cally active but had no idea how many leadership skills hewould gain as a staff member of New Horizons. “It’s arésumé-builder,” he said, but, more importantly, his self-confidence grew as Stern’s confidence in him grew. “Hewouldn’t put you in the lead if he didn’t believe in you.”

Kevin took his job seriously. He realized it would be anightmare to lose five students in the woods or risk rock ortree climbing without securing ropes properly. “The schoolis trusting me with fifty kids’ lives,” he said.

The leadership skills learned in New Horizons have hadother spinoffs on campus. Jackie took her lessons from thewoods, particularly those about Leave No Trace, andbrought them back to campus to start the Alliance for


tHe CHallenges and rewardsof working in tHe naturalworld also allow people to

explore tHeir interest in seeing and smelling and touCHing tHe essenCe of tHeeartH …

“

Energy Awareness (AFEA), a student organization that hasworked with the administration to lessen LC’s carbon foot-print. “‘Use your own energy’ is something I like to harpon,” Jackie said, noting that hiking and biking are greatways to do that.

Another component of the New Horizons experience isa new outdoor recreation minor, which provides studentswith the leadership, technical, and facilitation skillsrequired to lead others into the back country. The curricu-lum includes classroom-based courses such as outdoorrecreational leadership and the philosophy of outdoorexperiential education with technical field-based coursessuch as backpacking and vertical rope work.

Some recent graduates have already been able to gainemployment in an otherwise tough job market thanks totheir outdoor skills, Stern said. They’ve landed jobs andinternships in outdoor recreation.

The challenges and rewards of working in the naturalworld also allow people to explore their “interest in seeingand smelling and touching the essence of the Earth,”Stern said. It gives students a chance to disconnect fromcell phones, Blackberries, and laptops and just be human.

Stern has also developed ABOVE (Above and BeyondOrientation Values Experiences), a program offered toincoming freshmen. They arrive on campus a few daysearly for a variety of outdoor adventures that let them getto know other people and make friends before their firstsemester gets under way. Part of a “living and learningcommunity,” they are in the same residence hall and con-

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tinue the connection throughout the year with more out-door adventures and by taking an eco-composition classwith English instructor Max Guggenheimer ’98 M.Ed. tosatisfy their freshman English requirement.

Almost uniformly, students in ABOVE say a trip to AquaCave is their favorite experience. They have to dive underwater to get in the cave and enter a whole new world.“Kids allude to it as their baptism,” Stern said.Alissa Crill ’11 (Lynchburg, Va.), a 26-year-old Access

student (students age 25 and older) who transferred to LCin January, is a new staff member of New Horizons and islooking forward to introducing freshmen to LC throughthe ABOVE program. For her, New Horizons was a quickway to get involved in campus life and to become healthier.“It’s made my experience more fulfilling,” she saidright after a sea kayaking trip to the coast.“There’s always something to do.”

Alissa, a history major and outdoor recre-ation minor, has her sights set on becominga teacher and knows her outdoor experi-ences will also improve her mentoring skillsand provide a chance to do recreational workduring the summers.

She encourages students to check out New Hori-zons and says students don’t have to be jocks to enjoythemselves. “I’m probably one of the clumsiest peopleyou’ll ever meet,” she said.


FacultyForum

The world is

by Dr. Marek PayerhinAssociate Professor of Political Science

Beware of dragons, I told myself when I wasasked to comment on the status and out-look for the world. Of course, this year, fullas it is of important anniversaries, may be

a good time to take stock of the past and to ponderthe prospects. Still, I should know better than to try to predict

the future. After all, when I was leaving my nativePoland in 1987, every self-respecting political scientistjust knew that Communism would last for genera-tions, perhaps forever. And yet, within two yearsPolish workers forced the Communist regime toaccept partly free elections. They started a remarkableprocess that soon led to the collapse of Communism

in Eastern Europe and the implosion of the SovietBloc. Western experts of “Kremlinology” lost all jobsecurity, and my colleague’s new book on the futureof Soviet foreign policy became an instant fossil. On the other hand, since that June in 1989 we

have heard many equally compelling predictionsthat now a worldwide triumph of democracy isinevitable. Here again, however, life trumps forecasts.Just when the Poles were voting democracy in, theChinese regime violently crushed the mass pro-democ-racy movement of Tiananmen Square. While mostnewly independent countries adopted a form ofdemocracy, some quickly degenerated into oppres-sive dictatorships. In a flight of fancy, Turkmenistan’sruler took on the official title of the Father of AllTurkmen, renamed calendar months after his familymembers, and banned lip-synching, but there was


nothing farcical about the brutal repressionof his opponents. The Burmese military regimecontinues to crack down on any whiff ofopposition, even from Buddhist monks.The North Koreans couldn’t tell democracyfrom a full bowl of rice since either one ofthem is likely to be a mere apparition. Andin Iran you can freely elect any candidateprovided he or she has been pre-screened andpre-approved by the ruling religious clerics.While democracy remains attractive to many,many more have yet to taste it.Much of what the world will be like in the

second decade of the twenty-first century willdepend on the actions of the United States.The world is watching with much anticipation

since, as two European diplomats told an lcaudience last fall, most would “love to be ableto love America again.” In their subtle ways,the speakers hinted at the amount of publicrelations cleanup that President Obama has toundertake. From the disastrous legacy of AbuGhraib, Guantanamo Bay, and “waterboard-ing,” to u.s. opposition to the InternationalCriminal Court and the environmental KyotoProtocol, opportunities and challenges abound.Add to this the newly assertive policies ofChina and Russia, the Arab-Israeli conflict,u.s. recession, the renewed threat of nuclearproliferation, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Cuba,not to mention the worldwide economic crisisthat originated in America and has nearlysunk even such affluent countries as Iceland.Certainly, Obama’s plate will be full for yearsto come, and some newly emerging dangersare close by.Several of them are lurking in — the oceans.

From an environmental point of view, thoseenormous reservoirs absorb extraordinaryamounts of co2, helping us deny the severityof the fossil fuel-burning crisis. We are nowrealizing that this also contributes to thealarming acidification of the oceans that maybe impossible to remedy. Politically, the oceanswill likely be the arena of the next majorconfrontation. In the Indian Ocean, uneasyIndia is eying China’s growing influence,

supported by the spread of its naval basesfrom Burma to Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, andPakistan. Meanwhile, the anarchy off thecoast of Somalia is likely to continue as longas the global network of Somali businessmensucceeds in moving around ransom moneyearned for them by the impoverished fishermenhired to be pirates. In the Arctic, as the polarice cap melts, a chance for access to underwaterresources reignites old nationalisms. Russianmini-subs boldly rushed to the ocean bottomand planted a titanium national flag at the“real” North Pole, claiming the vast sea floorareas for future exploitation and starting a“scramble for the Arctic.” Canada is alreadyplanning a deep-water port to control the

expected traffic through the newly ice-freeNorthwest Passage; Greenland is clamoringfor independence; and the u.s. is preparingto stake its own claim to the Arctic. In themeantime, a new race begins in Antarcticawhose status as the last no-man’s land is beingchallenged by new territorial claims.On terra firma, Asia offers a variety of

challenges. With its multitude of people andrapidly expanding economic prowess — aswell as the growth of religious extremism andmilitary ambitions — Asia already providesmuch content for the intelligence briefingsthat land on the president’s desk (and hisnightstand). To be sure, America’s militaryspending dwarfs all its rivals: at some $607billion per year, the u.s. spends more thanthe next fourteen countries combined. Yet,the rise of China and, increasingly, India willshape u.s. foreign policy as the countriescompete for resources, jobs, economic influence,and the world leadership mantle. Knockingat the door is also North Korea’s Kim Jong Il,who reminds me of the Japanese soldiers dis-covered on some Pacific islands decades afterwwii. They continued to hide and defendtheir outposts in the jungle because nobodytold them the war was over. Kim’s Stalinistregime remains unreformed, belligerent, andclearly determined to shake its nuclear saberso that we don’t ignore it. Which country helps

resolve this and other regional challenges (e.g.,Iran) will help determine the future globalbalance of power.Another anniversary points out one more

oddity to address: the u.s. policy toward Cuba.Since Fidel Castro’s bearded guerrilleros rodeinto Havana in 1959, the United States hasbeen trying to unseat him. It also launcheda most unsuccessful economic embargo andprohibited its own citizens from visiting Cuba.During these several decades, we found waysto cooperate with some very bloody dictators,including Saddam Hussein, but Cuba remainedblacklisted. President Obama has a historicchance to normalize relations with America’sclose neighbor.

The collapse of the American auto industryreminded me of the Exxon Valdez oil spill,the environmental disaster in 1989 that result-ed ultimately from the rush to quench theoil thirst of consumers. Sadly, that lesson didlittle to trim America’s appetite for gas guzzlers,and the automakers were happy to oblige untilnow— “Detroitosaurus Wrecks,” a Britishweekly declared wryly. I suddenly remem-bered a Christmas tree farm in Michiganwhere the owner, a retired gm worker, walkedup to my Honda and spat with disdain,“Them Japs can’t even make trunks bigenough for a Christmas tree.” Now that hisformer employer’s suv-and-Hummer-pro-ducing binge ended up with a hangover inbankruptcy court, the “huge is beautiful”ethos is definitely out, at least for a while.Consumers may just settle for vehicles thatefficiently deliver them from point a to pointbwithout climbing Mt. Everest on the wayor outshining the Joneses. And it is consumerchoices — rather than new technologies oravailability of oil reserves — that are likely todetermine the immediate prospects of ourcivilization.Shakespeare reminds us that “past is prologue.”

Our future is rooted in the past — the closestI could get to a crystal ball.

watching us

AlumniNews

Lynchburg Collegestudents want you, asalumni, to know theywould love to see more ofyou. The Alumni Associa-tion, the Classes of 2008and 2009, and the Careerand Academic ServicesCenter have been partner-ing to connect students

and alumni more effectively.You can become involved in numerous ways

in the lives of current students. The return ofalumni to campus is a measure of the College’sstrength and has real implications for its growingnational reputation. You can personally makea difference by expanding the network, sharingadvice, or interviewing students to give theman important competitive advantage after theygraduate. The Lynchburg College name willstart to become synonymous with not onlystudent success, but also with young alumnisuccess, fueled by effective mentoring by moreexperienced alumni.The College’s reputation is stronger than

ever. Our students compete favorably alongsidethose from Ivy League institutions, are gainingreputations as top-notch researchers in subjectsfrom history to economics, and are representingan increasingly diverse set of backgrounds. We,as lc alumni, should stand proudly and applaudthese amazing young people.If you have been looking for ways to become

more involved, the time is right to offer lcstudents your help. The Class of 2010 has alreadybegun working closely with the alumni and careerdevelopment teams to craft an exciting set ofevents for their final college year. From speednetworking to job and internship interviewing,

and from etiquette dinners to small groupdiscussions, opportunities for our alumni toparticipate in programs with students abound.In addition, those professors you remember sofondly may invite you back to speak to theirstudents. Given today’s economic turbulence,introducing students to role models and helpingthem create mentoring and advisory relation-ships are more important than ever. These effortsdemonstrate what our alma mater stands for —a community of supportive people workingtogether for the mutual success of all.I personally invite you to attend one or

more of these events, and to contact CareerDevelopment and discuss internship and jobopportunities for current lc students. Bringyour high school-age students to campus fora tour and open house. These are powerfullyeffective ways for the lc community to collabo-rate and connect.I join the seniors in the Class of 2010 and

faculty and staff in inviting you to strike up aconversation with current students. You willenjoy the experience and get to know some ofthe amazing young people who are continuingthe proud lc tradition you helped create.To learn more about what you can do to help

students, contact the Office of Alumni Programsand share your interests with Betty Howell,Tom Cassidy ’73, Matt Brandon, or Ally Datz ’09at [email protected], 800/621-1669, or434/544-8293.

Dr. Kathryn Mitchell Pumphrey ’75, ’88 m.ed.President, LC Alumni AssociationMember, LC Board of Trustees

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A world of opportunities exists on campus

LC Alumni on the InternetReconnect with classmates, teammates,roommates, and friends

www.lynchburgalumni.orgwww.facebook.com (Lynchburg Alumni & Friends group)www.linkedin.com(Lynchburg Alumni & Friends group)www.plaxo.com

Alumni AssociationBoard of Directors

PRESIDENT & LC TRUSTEEKathryn Mitchell Pumphrey ’75, ’88 M.Ed.,Lynchburg, Va.

ALUMNI OUTREACH COMMITTEE CHAIR John P. Reilly ’86, Midlothian, Va.

DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE CHAIR Brian M. Parker ’00, St. Louis, Mo.

STUDENT LIFE COMMITTEE CHAIRAndrew S. “Drew” Miller ’00, Salisbury, N.C.

TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE CHAIRHannah Howe Besanceney ’96, South Pasadena, Calif.

TRADITIONAL PROGRAMS COMMITTEE CHAIRWendy E. Bradley ’91, Woodstock Valley, Conn.Connecticut Alumni Club Co-President

WESTOVER ALUMNI SOCIETY PRESIDENT Carolyn Hodges Crosby ’64,Orlando, Fla.

MEMBERS-AT-LARGE Deidre Q. “Dee” Bryant ’95, Richmond, Va.Theodore V. “Ted” Chase ’87, Trumbull, Conn.Nathan A. “Nate” Colarusso ’03, Glen Allen, Va.D. Scot Currie ’82, Ashburn, Va.Gerald J. “Jerry” Daniello ’93, South Orange, N.J.Tracy K. Epps ’01, Manassas, Va.Patricia A. Featherstun ’61, Martinsville, Va.Charles S. “Chuck” Hrushka ’78, Marietta, Ga.J. Mark “Journey” Johnson ’78, ’80 M.Ed., Brentwood, Tenn.

Robert P. “Bobby” Kelland ’77, Richmond, Va.Cyrus A. Krohn ’93, Issaquah, Wash.Bryce C. Legg ’81, Hunt Valley, Md.Andrew M. Orlando ’85, Falls Church, Va.; Washington, D.C.Metropolitan Area Alumni Club Northern Virginia President

Kirk Perrow III ’66, Washington, D.C.Sarah J. Phillips ’02, Richmond, Va.Randi Alper Pupkin ’84, Baltimore, Md.Elizabeth “Betsy” Carter Smith ’67, Silver Spring, Md.Karen McKay Tong ’01, Baltimore, Md.Lesley Day Villarose ’02, Plymouth Meeting, Pa.Sherwood N. Zimmerman ’64, Forest, Va.

WESTOVER ALUMNI SOCIETY FIRST VICE PRESIDENT (NON-VOTING)Melvin “Bucky” Reynolds ’61, Monterey, Va.

WESTOVER ALUMNI SOCIETY SECOND VICE PRESIDENT (NON-VOTING)Sherwood Zimmerman ’64, Forest, Va.


Want to attend an event at LC? Log on to the College website at www.lynchburg.edu, and click on the Calendar of Events.

We hope to see you there!

Douglas “Doug” Drysdale ’45 has been named tothe Lynchburg College Board of Trustees. After studyingat LC, Doug received his B.A. in economics from theUniversity of Virginia, served in the army for three years,and returned to U.Va. to earn his law degree. He isretired from Caplin & Drysdale law firm, which hasoffices in Washington, D.C., and New York City. Heresides in Charlottesville, Va.

Edward Wooldridge Jr. ’53 received the Reidar F.Sognnaes Award for Excellence presented by theOdontology Section of the American Academy ofForensic Sciences at its annual meeting in Denver,Colo., in February. He lives in Gulfport, Fla.

William “Bill” Cochran ’60 was inducted into theVirginia Sports Hall of Fame at its annual inductionceremony in April. Bill is a Virginia Press Associationawards recipient and a veteran outdoors editor forthe Roanoke Times.He lives in Catawba, Va.

Franklin “Frank” Hall ’61 retired in April from theVirginia House of Delegates after thirty-four sessionsand was immediately appointed to the Virginia AlcoholicBeverage Control Commission by Gov. Tim Kaine.Frank, who is also an attorney, lives in Midlothian, Va.

Kathrine Switzer ’68, a guest speaker at the Shellen-berger Field re-dedication in April 2007, was featuredin the July/August 2009 issue of Women’s Runningmagazine. Kathrine was the first woman to run theBoston Marathon.

Roger Roberts ’69, ’71 M.Ed. retired in June as deputysuperintendent of Lynchburg (Va.) City Schools aftermore than thirty years with the division. He and hiswife, Joann “Jody” Bennington ’76 M.Ed., live inForest, Va.


40s

60sCLASSES OF ’60 AND ’65IN REUNIONAPRIL 23–25, 2010

CLASS OF ’69 IN REUNIONOCTOBER 2–4, 2009

50s CLASSES OF ’50 AND ’55IN REUNIONAPRIL 23–25, 2010

One of the winning teams at the Shellenberger Golf Tour-nament in May included Larry Mays, Claude Mays ’64,Hap Mays ’55, and Harold Massie ’73. Sadly, Hap diedfour weeks later.

Bret Moon and sister Sherri Moon Johnson (right) joinedtheir mother, June Moon ’67 M.Ed., widow of CoachAubrey Moon ’56, at the Alumni and Friends Luncheonin North Myrtle Beach, S.C., in June.

Annual Sigma Mu Sigma LC Alumni golf outing was held in June in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Gene Frantz ’71, ’76 M.Ed.,Jim White ’73, Don Mason ’73, Mike Macleod ’72, Steve Crank ’73, ’74 M.B.A., LC trustee, Marc Jordan ’69,Chuck Doremus ’73, ’74 M.B.A., and Art Iannucci ’72 participated.

Stayin touch!Let us know when you move, change yourphone number (or area code!), change jobs,or have other major changes in your life.

OFFICE OF ALUMNI PROGRAMSMatt Brandon, Associate Vice President

for Development and Alumni RelationsTom Cassidy ’73, DirectorAlly Datz ’09, Assistant Director, Alumni ProgramsBetty Howell, Administrative Assistant434/544-8293, 800/621-1669Fax: 434/544-8653E-mail: [email protected] Notes e-mail: [email protected]/alumni.xmlwww.lynchburgalumni.org

OFFICE OF PARENTS PROGRAMSJan Cocke Sigler ’65, Coordinator434/544-8660, 800/621-1669Fax: 434/544-8569E-mail: [email protected]/parents.xml

NEWS FOR CLASS NOTESwww.lynchburg.edu/x1680.xml

Class of 1969 luncheon in Aldie, Va., in June was hosted byTucker Withers ’69, LC trustee, and his wife Mary AnnWithers (second and third from left), at their home at theLittle River Inn, which they own.

70s CLASSES OF ’74 AND ’79IN REUNIONOCTOBER 2–4, 2009


E. “Stuart” Kitchen Jr. ’70was honored last year asthe first recipient of the Stuart Kitchen D.A.R.E. LifetimeAchievement award in honor of his dedication to theD.A.R.E. program in Virginia. Stuart retired as sheriffof Sussex County after twenty-five years of serviceand currently teaches history at Tidewater Academyin Wakefield, Va., where he also lives.

Richard Morris ’71, ’77 M.Ed. has been named minorleague baseball field manager for the Coastal Kingfish(Continental Baseball League), which is based in Texas.He and his wife, Heidi Carwile ’69, live in Lynchburg, Va.

Catherine Ennis ’75was named the 2010 AllianceScholar by the American Alliance for Health, PhysicalEducation, Recreation and Dance. Catherine is aprofessor of kinesiology in the Department of Exerciseand Sport Science at the University of North CarolinaGreensboro. She was inducted into the LC Sports Hallof Fame in 1992 for her accomplishments in field hockeyand lacrosse. Catherine lives in Greensboro, N.C.

Bobbi Farmer Johnson ’81, ’93 M.Ed.was namedsuperintendent for Culpeper County (Va.) PublicSchools effective July 1. Bobbi formerly served asassistant superintendent for Bedford County (Va.)Public Schools. She was recognized in summer 2009by Cheryl Ayers ’01 M.B.A., director of the LynchburgCollege Center for Economic Education, for her out-standing support of economic education. She is livingin Lynchburg, Va., during her transition.

Laurie Shelton Moran ’81 was recently elected vicechair of the National Association of Workforce Boardsat its quarterly meeting in Washington, D.C., where shemet former president Bill Clinton, the keynote speaker.Laurie is president of the Danville Pittsylvania CountyChamber of Commerce and lives in Gretna, Va.

Lori Bradley Capri ’83 received her master’s in healthadministration from Western Connecticut State Uni-versity in May. In addition, she has a master of sciencein community counseling and will attend the Universityof Hartford this fall to pursue her doctor of psychology(Psy.D.). Lorie currently works with incarceratedwomen in a residential community release programthat provides intensive substance abuse and mentalhealth counseling. She lives in Danbury, Conn.

Richard “Rick” Mullen ’83 M.B.A.was promoted tosenior vice president/chief lending officer at CoastalFederal Credit Union in Raleigh, N.C., where he lives.He will be responsible for overseeing all of Coastal’slending activities.

Eleni Zuras Tsigas ’85was named executive directorin January of the Preeclampsia Foundation, the nationalpatient advocacy organization serving those affected bypreeclampsia and other hypertensive disorders ofpregnancy. Eleni, a survivor and longtime volunteerleader, brings strong professional strategic communica-tions and management experience to the organization.She lives in Melbourne, Fla.

Muriel Mickles ’87, ’96 M.Ed. was named 2009Outstanding Alumnus by Central Virginia CommunityCollege (CVCC) in Lynchburg and gave the school’scommencement address in May. She is currently deanof humanities and social sciences and an associateprofessor at CVCC. Muriel lives in Lynchburg.

Class Notes

Laurie Cassidy ’02, Larry Younger ’73, and Jim Napier’75 attended Music for Massey, a fundraiser for the MasseyCancer Center at VCU, in Richmond in June. Jim organizesthe annual event.

Jack Hobbs ’78, executive vice president of corporate salesat Univision Radio, Dallas, Texas, (right) was on campus inApril to speak about his career in the entertainment business.Pictured on left are Henry Grattan’78 from WSET TV-13in Lynchburg, and Dr. Joe Freeman, professor emeritus ofpolitical science.

D. Scott Currie ’82 (front row, second from left), AlumniBoard member, joins alumni friends and family at theireighth annual golf weekend in Myrtle Beach, S.C.

Charmaine “Desi” Hall Justis ’86, ’95 M.Ed. visitedwith Geoffrey Greene ’05while on vacation in Nassau,Bahamas. He gave her a great tour of the island.


Homecoming 2009 Classes of 1969, ’74, ’79, ’84, ’89, ’94, ’99, and 2004 in Reunion

Westover Alumni Society Weekend Classes of 1950, ’55, ’60, and ’65 in Reunion

O C T O B E R 2 – 4 , 2 0 0 9

A P R I L 2 3 – 2 5 , 2 0 1 0

For more information, contact the Office of Alumni Programs434/544-8293 • 800/621-1669 • Fax 434/544-8653 [email protected] • www.lynchburgalumni.org


Enjoy an educational and exciting excursionto Argentina with longtime LC facultymember Dan Messerschmidt and alumnusAndrew Miller ‘00. From the cultural kalei-doscope of Buenos Aires to the breath-taking vineyards and majestic mountainsof Mendoza, you will walk, talk, dine, anddance with Argentina’s amazing people.Complete details will be e-mailed andposted online for your convenience.

For pricing and reservation information,

please contact the Office of Alumni

Programs at [email protected]

or 800-621-1669.

Plan Now!THE LYNCHBURG COLLEGE ALUMNI TRAVEL PROGRAM INVITES YOU TO

EXPLORE

with Dr. Dan Messerschmidt and Andrew S. Miller ’00

January 8-16, 2010

Anne Illig Chamberlin ’88, a second-grade teacher atPaul Munro Elementary School, was named Lynchburg(Va.) City Schools Teacher of the Year in May. Anne hasbeen teaching in the city schools for twenty-one years,including sixteen at Paul Munro. She lives in Lynchburg.

Andrew Mosby ’89 has joined the firm of MKMPartners where he will serve as a senior sales traderat the firm’s new office in Corte Madera, Cal. MKMPartners is an institutional equity trading and researchfirm. Andrew and his wife, Shelley Ludwick ’89, livein Corte Madera.

Megan Schell Schnurr ’90 is a Realtor with Ward WightSotheby’s International Realty in Sea Girt, N.J., whereshe also lives.

Norma Smoot White ’90, ’94 M.Ed.was honored inNovember as the 2008 Clinical Counselors AllianceDivision Member of the Year by the Virginia CounselorsAssociation. Norma is the executive director of Couplesand Kids, Central Virginia’s Counseling Center for Families.She and her husband, John ’64, live in Forest, Va.

Sara Ellington Behnke ’91 is the co-author of therecently released book, The Must-Have Mom Manual,which can be found at your favorite bookstore. Thebook offers information and advice on children frombirth to school. This follows her first book, The MommyChronicles in 2005. Sara lives in Charlotte, N.C.

Brent Sheahan ’91 accepted the position in January ofgeneral manager at Bent Tree Golf Club in Sunbury,Ohio. Brent has been in the golf business for twenty-one years and also works for Eagle Golf Corporationwhich runs approximately ninety facilities around theUnited States. Brent lives in Westerville, Ohio.

Veronica Millner Soles ’94was the 2008 employee ofthe year for her service area at the Methodist Homefor Children in Raleigh, N.C., where she serves as thedirector of staff recruitment. She was also selected as apresenter for the Child and Family Services Associationof North Carolina at its annual conference in April inAsheville, N.C. Veronica lives in Cary, N.C.

Floyd Williams ’94 retired as president and chiefexecutive officer of Farmers Bank of Appomattox(Va.) on December 30, 2008. Floyd joined the bankin 1982 as assistant vice president and loan officer.He remains a member of the Board of Directors.Floyd lives in Appomattox.


Richmond area Alumni choir members joined Dr. HarveyHuiner, professor emeritus of music, and his wife, Marjorie’89, ’89 M.Ed., at dinner in Richmond in March.

Dr. Dan Lang, dean of the School of Communication andthe Arts and professor of political science, welcomed Dr.Robb Eldridge ’90, associate professor of Japanese politicaland diplomatic history at Osaka University’s Graduate Schoolof International Public Policy in Osaka, Japan, at a luncheonin his honor. Robb was on campus to deliver the Ida Wise EastMemorial Lecture.

Eric Smith, Sarah Balfour Smith ’95, and daughter, Finlay,joined the Atlanta Alumni Club Gathering at JCT Bar andRestaurant in February.

Jim Bower ’97 and Cheryl Jacobus Bower ’96 and theirchildren visited with Dana Wilkins ’96 (right) in BurtonStudent Center in June.

Argentina

Jason Campbell ’97, ’98 M.B.A. has been awardedthe professional designation of chief fire officer (CFO)by the Commission of Professional Credentialing and isone of only 579 CFOs worldwide. Jason has been amember of the Lynchburg Fire Department for tenyears and is president of the Lynchburg Fire FightersAssociation. He also serves as a gubernatorial appointeeby Gov. Tim Kaine to the State Emergency MedicalServices Advisory Board. Jason lives in Lynchburg, Va.

Tamika Jones ’98was licensed as an attorney in theCommonwealth of Virginia on April 24. Tamikaattended law school at The Catholic University ofAmerica, Columbus School of Law, in Washington,D.C., where she specialized in communications law.Tamika received a certificate from the Communica-tions Law Institute as well as her juris doctorate inMay 2008. She lives in Alexandria, Va.

Amy Edwards ’99was inducted into the Varina HighSchool Athletic Wall of Fame on January 10. Whileattending Varina, Amy earned numerous All-Districtand All-Region awards in track and field. Amy lives inRichmond, Va.

James “Barrett” Lucy ’99 is an attorney with thelaw firm of Gentry, Locke, Rakes & Moore, LLP inRoanoke, Va. where he was elevated to partner inJanuary. Barrett has been practicing law since 2002.He and his wife, Melissa Thompson ’99, ’01 M.Ed.,live in Forest, Va.

Jennifer Schwarzenbek ’99 became the head coachfor the girl’s field hockey program at Summit HighSchool in Summit, N.J., in 2008. Jennifer is also anelementary school teacher for Summit Public Schools.She lives in Westfield, N.J.

Virginia “Ginna” Cary ’00 received her bachelor ofscience in nursing from the University of Pennsylvania inMay. Ginna is a registered nurse in the emergencydepartment at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia,where she also lives.

Benjamin Summers ’00 M.B.A.has been re-elected to a secondthree-year term on the Board ofDirectors of the Archery TradeAssociation (ATA) where he willremain a champion of archerymanufacturers, sportsmen, andwildlife conservation. He is the

director of operations for T.R.U. Ball and AXCELArchery Products which are manufactured by S&SMachine in Madison Heights, Va. He lives in Forest, Va.

Fiona Vick ’00 has earned thedistinction of certified consultantby the Association for AppliedSport Psychology (AASP), theprofessional organization of sportand exercise psychology. She isthe assistant director of mentaltraining for Hank Haney Interna-

tional Junior Golf Academy in Hilton Head Island, S.C.She lives in Bluffton, S.C.

Jessica Delk McCall ’01 received her Ph.D. in Educa-tional Leadership and Cultural Foundations from theUniversity of North Carolina at Greensboro in May.She is a professor in the Communication Studiesprogram at UNCG. Her husband, Joshua “Josh”McCall ’02, received his doctorate of physical therapy inDecember 2008 from Elon University in Elon, N.C.

He works at Homestead Hills Retirement Facility in Winston-Salem, N.C. The McCalls reside inGreensboro, N.C.

Mary Rush Bailey ’03 M.Ed. has written her first novel,Vhan Zeely and the Time Prevaricators, in which a younggirl is forced into time travel and the adventure of herlife. Mary is a high school English teacher and wasrecently inducted into Delta Kappa Gamma, a societyof key women educators. She lives in Rustburg, Va.

Diana Hodges-Batzka ’03 was ordained into theChristian Church (Disciples of Christ) ministry at RiversideAvenue Christian Church (DoC) of Jacksonville in Jack-sonville, Fla. on May 16. She is currently a pastoral residentat First Christian Church (DoC) in Montgomery, Ala.

Ashley Farmer Dalton ’03 received her M.B.A. in Mayfrom the McComb’s School of Business at the Universityof Texas at Austin. She and her husband, Douglas “Allen”’02, live in Austin.

Denver Davis ’05 received a master of arts degree inAmerican history from George Mason University in Fair-fax, Va., on May 16. He lives in Burke, Va.

Emily Schoenfelder ’05 received her M.B.A. fromThe George Washington University in May. She livesin Washington, D.C.

Jennifer “Jenny” Steel ’05 received her master of artsin teaching in August from the College of New Jersey inEwing, N.J. She is currently teaching social studies andworks with several high school theatre departments asa technical advisor. Jenny lives in Hamilton, N.J.


Class Notes

Scott Shepherd ’00, assistant vicepresident of sales and marketingwith the Washington Redskins,poses with Emily Fleckenstein ’10,who worked with him as an internduring the summer.

00s CLASS OF 2004 IN REUNIONOCTOBER 2–4, 2009

The Charlotte Alumni Club Gathering in February wasorganized by Jonathon M. Woog ’02, ’04, M.Ed., Charlotte Alumni Club co-president, (left).

I M PO RTAN T DAT E S

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Westover Alumni Society Weekend 2009

F. Nicholas “Nick” Sollog III ’06 has completed the MiniMBA through the Robins School of Business ExecutiveEducation program at the University of Richmond (Va.).This non-credit program has an intensive fourteen-weekformat designed for high potential managers and pro-fessionals and provides a solid foundation in currentbusiness theory and practices. Nick is the assistantdirector of the student calling program in the Office ofAnnual Giving at the University of Richmond. He livesin Richmond.

Caroline Cubbage ’07 has graduated magna cumlaude from Ball State University in Muncie, Ind., with amaster of arts in athletic administration. She is the newhead softball coach at Concordia University-Nebraska.

Noel Balderson ’08 was interviewed for an articleon camp nursing, “Special Needs Require SpecialSkills,” that appeared in the February 2009 edition ofADVANCE for Nurses.Noel is a nurse at Children’sHospital of the King’s Daughters in Norfolk, Va. Shelives in Chesapeake.

Kathleen “Katie” Gardner ’08 has always been a fanof the Golden Age of Hollywood. In January, she gavea lecture at the Bedford (Va.) Welcome Center, “Holly-wood Goes to War: Screen Queens and the WarEffort” about Hollywood and World War II. Katie livesin Bedford, Va.

Heather Brown ’00 to Tim Martin on Feb. 28, 2009,at the Fort Early Building in Lynchburg (Va.). The newfamily, which includes Tim’s daughter, Christian, residesin Forest, Va.

Carrie Webster ’02 to Erwan LeCrom on Nov. 7,2008 in Pawley’s Island, S.C. Carrie is a professor atVirginia Commonwealth University and assistant directorof the Center for Sport Leadership at VCU. The coupleresides in Richmond, Va.


Class Notes

Gifts To LC Through Your Will

Many types of outright bequests can be given, including:

w Specific Bequest This is the most populartype of charitable bequest. You simply leave aspecific dollar amount (e.g., $25,000).

w Percentage Bequest You direct that a certainpercentage of your estate goes to LC (e.g., 20percent). Regardless of the size of your estateat death (after payment of debts, expenses,and taxes), you’ll know that a portion of yourestate will benefit the College.

w Residual Bequest You specify that after allother specific bequests, taxes, and expenseshave been paid, LC receives all or a portion ofwhat remains — the residue.

w Contingent Bequest LC is named the contin-gent or next beneficiary if the primary benefici-ary (spouse, child, or friend) predeceases you.

Sample bequest language: “I give ___________(dollar amount, percentage amount, or descrip-tion of the asset) to Lynchburg College, Lynch-burg, Virginia, to be used for the generalpurposes of the College.”

If you wish to designate a specific use for the be-quest, please contact Gene Frantz ’71, ’76 M.Ed.,vice president for planned giving, at 434/544-8294or 800/621-1669 prior to finalizing your plans to dis-cuss any designations you may be considering. Thiswill help us make sure your wishes can be fulfilled.

Seeing the joy that comes to a disabled child’s face as hesits astride a horse has given Jessica Woodworth ’09 anidea about a future career. A special education major,

Jessica decided to look for a practicum experience outsideof student teaching. She found “Astride with Pride,” which

just happens to be run by LC alum Stormie Shelton-Hazen ’93 in nearby Bedford County.

LC trustee Tucker Withers’69 is shown with son Calder’09 and Brad Danker ’09with his father and LC trustee

Richard at Commencement 2009.

Amanda Werth ’09 graduated 100 years after her great-grandmother Edna Stutzman Johnson Fair, class of 1910,attended LC. Edna followed Dr. and Mrs. Josephus Hopwoodto Virginia Christian College, now Lynchburg College, fromMilligan College in Johnson City, Tenn., to become one ofthe College’s first students.

Marriages


Marissa Montuori ’05 to Joel Coon

Devon Prybeck ’03 to David Childress ’03

Carla Burnette ’06 to Timothy Wenzel Melanie Chidester ’07 to Christopher Askey

Lohryn Nelson ’08 to Jonathan Post

Heather Brown ’00 to Tim Martin

Jessica Huntley ’04 to Nathan Ludwig

LCWedding AlbumMegan Jonas ’03 to Paul Lupo

Carrie Webster ’02 to Erwan LeCrom

Megan Jonas ’03 to Paul Lupo on Oct. 24, 2008 in BayHead, N.J. Allison Auerbach Luker ’03 was matron ofhonor and Carrie Cotman Donahue ’03 was a brides-maid. The couple honeymooned in St. Lucia andcurrently lives in Neptune, N.J.

Devon Prybeck ’03 to David Childress ’03 on Oct.18, 2008 in New Brunswick, N.J. Devon works incommercial real estate and property management,while Dave works in business development and sales.The couple resides in Cary, N.C.

Jessica Huntley ’04 to Nathan Ludwig on July 4, 2008in Las Vegas, Nev. Erin Frick ’06 served as a bridesmaid.The couple resides in Bourbon, Ind.

Marissa Montuori ’05 to Joel Coon on May 2, 2009in Radford, Va. Gift Caternor ’05 was a member of thebridal party. The couple honeymooned in Florida andresides in Danville, Va.

Carla Burnette ’06 to Timothy Wenzel on Aug. 26,2006 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Manchester,Md. A reception followed at the Sheraton-North inTowson, Md. Included in the wedding party were maidsof honor, Ashley Burnette ’00, and Lindsay Burnette ’04,sisters of the bride, and Amanda Harris ’06, her collegeroommate. The couple honeymooned in Riviera Maya,Mexico, and currently resides in Upperco, Md.

Melanie Chidester ’07 to Christopher Askey on June7, 2008 in Tyson’s Corner, Va. Included in the weddingparty were Jessica Cullen ’07, Christina DiLiddo ’07,Kelly Bradley Enman ’07, Kelly Vornadore ’07, ErinMahoney ’07, Sarah Bish ’07, Lauren Askey ’08, andJana Thoma Chidester ’04. Melanie is a marketing analystfor BGE HOME while attending Loyola College inMaryland to obtain her M.B.A. The couple honey-mooned in Riviera Maya, Mexico, and currently residesin Baltimore, Md.

Lohryn Nelson ’08 to Jonathan Post on Aug. 30, 2008at Elkhardt Baptist Church in Richmond, Va. CaseyGrey Miller ’08 served as maid of honor. The coupleresides in Blacksburg, Va.

To Arthur “Art” Criss ’83 and wife Wanda, a daughter,Brooke Elaina, born Feb. 27, 2009. The family residesin Terre Haute, Ind.


Class Notes

New Arrivals

The Atlanta Alumni Club Gathering was held at Seasons 52Restaurant in February.

LC Alumni and family members attend the LC vs. Stevens University men’s lacrosse game in Owings Mills, Md., in March.

Alumni volunteers who spoke about their careers to astudent gathering in April are (back row) Alumni Boardmembers Ted Chase ’87, Kathryn Mitchell Pumphrey’75, ’88 M.Ed., Alumni Association president and LC trustee,John Reilly ’86, Wendy Bradley ’91, Drew Miller ’00and Cheryl Risinger Diuguid ’73, (center) who talkedabout her international business career.

Alumni and friends gathered at a luncheon in North Myrtle Beach, S.C., in June.

Marc and Beth Halley, Parents Council members and parentsof Marc ’09, continued their annual spring participation bycalling LC accepted students on behalf of the Washington,D.C., Metropolitan Area Alumni Club.

To Jennifer Flatley Bauman ’87 and husband Christian,a son, James Joseph, born Feb. 18, 2009. He joins bigsisters Mimi, 8, Sarah, 6, and Kate, 4. The family residesin Houston, Texas.

To Evarista “Eva” Speckhart Mothershed ’89 andhusband Robb, a son, Carson Andrew, born Dec. 3,2008. He joins big sister Elyssa, 3. The family residesin Winston-Salem, N.C.

To Brent Sheahan ’91 and wife Megan, a son, TylerTheodore, born Jan. 16, 2009. He joins big sistersHannah, 5, and Abby, 2. The family resides in West-erville, Ohio.

To Kevin Cunningham ’92 and wife Elizabeth, a son,Ben Michael, born Dec. 10, 2008. He joins big sis-ters Carrie, 10, and Jamie, 7. The family resides inWaldwick, N.J.

To David Berdow ’95 and wife Liz, a daughter, SamanthaElizabeth, born Dec. 15, 2008. David and Liz weremarried in the Bahamas on April 18, 2007. The familyresides in Narberth, Pa.


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If you think clowns have no place in thecorporate world, think again. MeetTed Kraje ’08 M.B.A., an arevainformation systems team manager,aka Teddy Spaghetti the Clown.Ted, who honed his juggling skills

during childhood, landed the WhiteFace Clown role in a Lynchburg FineArts Center summer production of“Barnum” following his freshmanundergraduate year and has beenclowning ever since. A popular enter-tainer at children’s birthday partiesand other events, he says, “You’d be

surprised at the professional benefits — every show is different so I have to think onmy feet constantly; time management is a must to fit clowning into work and familyschedules; public speaking is a no-brainer; and, if you think you ever had a difficultcustomer, children always give immediate and honest feedback. These skills havemade me a better engineer and manager.”Fortunately, Ted doesn’t rely entirely on his clown alter ego for career success.

There’s also his newly-minted Lynchburg College m.b.a. After participating inareva’s Leadership Center program in which an m.b.a. was highly recommended, heenrolled in lc’s program, saying it stood out because of its excellent reputation andlong-term relationship with areva.He has high praise for the program and its faculty, particularly Dr. Sally Selden, who

teaches Organizational Management, and Dr. Atul Gupta, who teaches InternationalBusiness and Strategy, the capstone course. “Dr. Selden is a genius in her field. Herinsights on management, organizational analysis, interpreting personality styles, andoverall leadership have significantly changed the way I interface with people. Notonly did Dr. Gupta teach the intricacies of the stock market, his opinions duringclass discussions about current events were enlightening, thought-provoking, andtaught me more about economics than any textbook.”Dr. Gupta says of his former student, “Ted is a representative of today’s best and

brightest professional minds. He is exceptionally knowledgeable about many areasof business and eager to help his peers and see them succeed.”Ted excelled in the program, earning the Outstanding Graduate Business Student

Award and induction into Sigma Beta Delta National Business Honor Society. Anengineer by training, he says, “There’s a reason why becoming a corporate vp withoutan m.b.a. is so rare. With my degree, I can have an intelligent conversation with anaccountant, read and understand a 10k report, and understand the value of market-ing/legal/information systems and how they can affect everything I do. As a side benefit,I greatly appreciate other students’ life lessons.”He especially valued the personal interaction with faculty, saying students often

arrived early for class to talk informally with professors — quite different from hisundergraduate experience at a large Virginia public university where he did not meetpersonally with a professor until his senior year.Ted aspires to become the chief information officer of a corporation and leave

a legacy of transforming information systems from a cost to an added value. He’swell on his way, having recently appeared on the Blue Ridge Business Journal list of “Top 20 Under 40” professionals.

Send in the clown by Carolyn Austin Eubank ’67

The Peninsula Alumni Club luncheon was held in Smithfield,Va., in March.

Central Virginia Alumni Club volunteers participated for thefirst time in the Lynchburg College Relay for Life in April inWake Field House.

Richmond Alumni Club alumni and parent volunteers calledaccepted students in the Class of 2013 in March to encouragethem to enroll at LC.

Commencement2009


To Tracey Grau Dixon ’95 and husband Daniel, a son,Daniel Weston Dixon Jr., born Jan. 17, 2009. The familyresides in Lynchburg, Va.

To Mary Wright Reeves ’96 and husband Shane, adaughter, Kaitlyn Marie, born Oct. 19, 2008. She joinsbig sister Alannah Elizabeth, 3. The family resides inOwego, N.Y.

To Jill Scott Colburn ’97 and husband Chris, a daughter,Molly Scott, born Dec. 18, 2008. She joins big sisterLucy, 3. The family resides in Lakewood, N.Y.

To Shannon McGinnis Graves ’97, and husband,Matthew ’99 M.Ed., a son, Rylan Patrick, born Oct. 13,2008. He joins big brothers Jackson, 7, and Keagan, 3,along with big sister Gabriella, 5. The family resides inEllicott City, Md.

To Megan Herward Delosky ’98 and husbandAndrew, a son, Alex James, born Aug. 7, 2008. Thefamily resides in Stone Mountain, Ga.

To Renee Costa Gage ’98 and husband Sam, a son,Knox Michael, born Feb. 15, 2009. He joins bigbrothers Brady, 4, and Mac, 2. The family resides inBrunswick, Maine.

To Max Guggenheimer ’98 M.Ed. and wife JessicaBaldwin, a son, Declan Wesley-Maximus Guggenheimer,on March 18, 2009. Jessica is the director of learningresources in Academic Advising at Lynchburg College.The family lives in Big Island, Va.

To Justin Lorenzo ’98 and wife Lorensianna “Lore”Fitzgerald ’97, ’99 M.Ed., a daughter, Serena Jane,born May 2, 2008. The family resides in Newton, N.J.


Shortly after spending four and a halfmonths in Ecuador, Nick Ward ’07dropped by Lynchburg College tosee some of his former professors andshare stories about planting mahoganyin the Amazon and tagging seabirdsin the Galapagos.Had he been an environmental

science major, that might not havebeen a surprise, but Nick was acommunication studies major, who,like many college students, graduatedwith no concrete plans.Nick landed a job as recruitment

manager for City Year in Washington,d.c. A member of AmeriCorps, CityYear gives young people opportunitiesto serve as tutors, mentors, and rolemodels in eighteen u.s. locationsand Johannesburg, South Africa.The work inspired Nick to volun-

teer in the evenings as a fifth-gradetutor in the For Love of Children(floc) program. He also recruitedother organizations and politiciansto contribute time and money to

local school projects, including painting murals and building benches in the d.c.school system.While a student, Nick’s volunteer work, which included a Habitat for Humanity

project and fundraising for a soup kitchen, had planted a seed. But the volunteerbug bit much harder after his City Year experience.Nick began searching the Internet for some international experience, and through

the Global Volunteer Network, he found Jatun Sacha (Big Forest), an environmentalnonprofit. Nick had to pay to get himself to Ecuador, but his daily needs were takencare of by the organization. Nick taught English and sustainable farming techniques, including composting

and planting mahogany, to Quecha-speaking Ecuadorians in the Ecuadorian Amazon.He and other volunteers did five-mile hikes to reach some villages, while otherswere accessible only by canoe. Half his time was spent in the Galapagos, growing coffee, tagging petrels, and

fighting invasive species with a machete. “It’s still a precious place,” Nick said ofthe Galapagos. The Spanish he studied at lc came in handy.Both experiences were broadening in varying ways. “I met a lot of fascinating

people from around the world,” he said. He also became tolerant of creepy crawlers.“Before, I was really scared of spiders, but by the end, I could let a tarantula crawlon my arm,” he said.This summer Nick waited tables at a restaurant in Ocean City, Maryland, while

filling out his Peace Corps application. His Ecuador experience whetted his appetitefor more international experience. He hopes to go back to South America and hasthis advice for everyone: “Do volunteer work. You can find out who you are.”

A career volunteer? by Shannon Brennan

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Alumni and one student attended a luncheon in WrightsvilleBeach, N.C., in June.

The South Hampton Roads Alumni Club luncheon was heldin Norfolk, Va., in March.

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Kimberly Land ’96 is the voice of nasa andloves every minute of it. As public affairs,outreach, and education manager for nasa’sExploration Technology Development Pro-gram (etdp), she keeps the public up to dateon the agency’s technological advances.Based at the Langley Research Center inHampton, Virginia, Kimberly is now focus-ing on the moon.“Living long term on the moon is the

first stepping stone for a trip to Mars andeven farther into our solar system,” Kimberlysaid, adding that a renewed vision for spaceexploration has prompted nasa to develop asustained human presence on the moon.Using the Constellation Program, a newhuman spaceflight architecture, nasa hopesto establish a lunar outpost with safe, self-sustaining living quarters where astronauts canlive for three to six months — even a year.Research is promising for technology thatwill allow the astronauts to “live off the land”by pulling water and oxygen from the soil.With this technology, greenhouses may bepossible along with expanding habitats.Teams of scientists and engineers from many

etdp projects are developing several lunarrover concepts that are being tested for long-range excursions on the moon. The primarymode of transportation for astronauts, rovers

will allow crews to spend up to three days livingand working away from their lunar base.Kimberly began her career in public affairs

with nasa in 1998. “I was on the bottom tierthen,” she said, “but now I’m on the frontend of changing the future. I sit at the sametable with geniuses!”When she started college, Kimberly thought

she wanted to be a computer science major,but found it wasn’t for her. “I needed to talk topeople, so I changed to communication studiesand fell in love with it,” she said. “Even now,I use so much of what I learned at lc in myjob. And, I was able to go right into a fieldthat was relevant to my major.“lc professors are not just professors,” she

said. “They’re family, and they genuinelycare about you. Woody Greenberg was mysecond dad, and we still stay in touch. Hewas interested, completely supportive, andalways boosting his students’ careers.“Cheryl Jorgensen-Earp had a huge impact

on me,” she continued. “She always encour-aged me to do better while convincing methat I could.” Dr. Greenberg and Dr. Jorgensen-Earp

share Kimberly’s enthusiasm about her lcdays. “Kimberly Land is an alum we can beproud to call our own,” said Dr. Greenberg,executive director of the Donovan Media

Development Center. “She learned the basicsof broadcast journalism as a reporter for ‘Eyeon lc,’ the video news magazine we werethen producing, and later became the anchorof that show. She was also an editor for TheCritograph. She has a great work ethic and aterrific personality. I’ve had many students inmy twenty-six years at lc, and Kimberly standsout as one of the best and most memorable.”“When I think back to Kim as a student,

I can still picture in my mind exactly whereshe sat in my classes,” recalled Dr. Jorgensen-Earp, associate professor of communicationstudies. “She was always a dynamic youngwoman, eager and energetic, and she absorbedinformation so readily that her desire to learnwas clear from the beginning. I knew thatshe would have a successful career, althoughI did not know at the time exactly where shewould ‘land.’ For those of us who knew Kimas a student, it is particularly gratifying to seehow she is using every day what she learnedat lc and how very happy she is in her lifeand work.”

Kimberly returned to campus in March tospeak to lc’s Public Relations Student Societyof America chapter. “I always love to comeback to campus,” she said. “I feel like I’mcoming home.”“It was wonderful to have Kim return to

share her particular path to a position thatshe clearly loves,” Dr. Jorgensen-Earp said.“During a time when finding the right careercan be challenging, it was good for our studentsto see Kim’s knowledge, creativity, and driveand to understand how those traits can helpthem achieve a fulfilling professional life.”As for Kimberly, she’s still looking ahead.

“At nasa, we are vitally interested in findingyoung people to fill our shoes,” she said. “We’relooking for the next generation of explorers.”

The voice of NASA by Betty McKinney

Kimberly is pictured with Chariot in the rock yard at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas.

Kimberly drives Chariot, one of NASA’s concept lunar rovers.



To Rae Barnes Gerula ’99 and husband Bob, a daughter,Hailey Marie, born March 8, 2009. Rae is a physicaltherapist assistant and athletic trainer at an outpatientorthopedic clinic in Commack, N.Y. The family lives inMassapequa Park, N.Y.

To Lauren McCloskey Hopple ’99 and husband Todd,a son, Rowan Edward, born June 18, 2009. The familyresides in Baltimore, Md.

To Elizabeth “Betsy” Cloyd Hudson ’99 and husbandBrian, a daughter, Katherine “Katie” Michelle, born April7, 2009. She joins big sisters Maggie, 8, Rachel, 6, andAbigail, 4. The family resides in Lynchburg, Va.

To Cheryl Hodges Bratten ’00 and husband Tom, ason, Aiden Thomas, born May 27, 2009. He joins bigsister Chloe, 3. The family resides in Alexandria, Va.

To D. “Scott” Shepherd ’00 and wife Emily, a daughter,Leah Virginia, born March 27, 2009. The family residesin Ashburn, Va.

To Lori Furletti Silverthorne ’00 and husband Eric, ason, Lucas Charles, born May 7, 2009. The familyresides in Hanover, Md.

To Julie Hamilton Allender ’01 and husband Chris, adaughter, Brianna Kaylee, born Jan. 5, 2009. She joins bigbrother Kaden, 3. The family resides in Oceanside, Calif.

To Robyn Keefer Balassone ’01 and husband Paul, ason, Reid Patrick, born Nov. 11, 2008. He joins bigsister Savannah, 2. The family resides in York, Pa.

To Erin Baldwin Childs ’01 and husband Raymond, adaughter, Morgan Lynn, born Nov. 30, 2008. The familyresides in Boston, Mass.

Melanie Kahler ’01 has adopted her son, Charlie, whowas born on March 10, 2009. Melanie is a teacher atAvon Grove Charter School in West Grove, Pa. Shelives in Newark, Del.

To Holly Paugh Honeycutt ’02 and husband Kevin, ason, Brayden Scott, born Dec. 9, 2008. The familyresides in Morgantown, W.Va.

To Kara Watts Trent ’02 and husband Bobby, twins, agirl, Carter Dianne, and a boy, Cameron Alexander,born March 17, 2009. They join big brother Jaden, 4.The family resides in Lynchburg, Va.

To Christopher “Chris” Vail ’03 and wife Andrea, a son,Connor Coleman, born Dec. 17, 2008. The familyresides in Chesapeake, Va.

A. Kendall Sydnor ’39, brother, March 19, 2009Rochet Sydnor Blair ’44, brother, March 19, 2009George Bernard ’49, wife, Jan. 28, 2009William “Bill” Sydnor ’51, brother, March 19, 2009Lois Redford Mays ’55, husband, June 20, 2009Kathleen “Kathy” Davis Swihart ’55, husband, Jan. 18, 2009

Joan Randle Bowes ’56, husband, Feb. 26, 2009David Justis ’56, wife, May 11, 2008Thomas “Tom” Tiller Jr. ’56, mother, May 11, 2009Carolyn Craig Terrell ’57, husband, March 10, 2009Nancy Carpenter Bondurant ’58, husband, Dec. 9, 2008

Norma Burks Smith ’58, husband, April 9, 2009George Buchanan Jr. ’59, wife, Feb. 5, 2008Robert “Buddy” Leffers Jr. ’59, mother, April 10, 2009Anne Lantz Clair ’60, husband, Jan. 23, 2009Bernice “Beezy” Morris Franke ’62, husband,July 5, 2009

D. “Gaye” Carwile Harris ’63, husband, May 13, 2009Macon Sydnor Gibson ’64, father, March 19, 2009Brenda Tiller Higgins ’64, mother, May 11, 2009Claude Mays ’64, brother, June 20, 2009Elizabeth “Betsy” Sulanke Cartwright ’65, father, Jan. 15, 2009

Barbara Dawson Kurtz ’66, ’75 M.Ed., ’81 Ed.S., mother, May 26, 2009

Gail Furgurson Stilwell ’66, mother, Feb. 11, 2009Nancy Kent Young ’66 M.Ed., mother, Feb. 13, 2009Lourine Mays Massie ’67, ’74 M.Ed., brother, June 20, 2009

Ned Hiller ’68, mother, Feb. 3, 2009C. “Wayne” Prince ’68, mother, March 13, 2009Mark Yudowitch ’68, ’74 M.Ed., ’82 Ed.S., father, May 30, 2009

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In Sympathy

William File III ’69, father, March 15, 2009Nelle Arp Carico ’70 M.Ed., husband, March 24, 2009Anne Royster Gunther ’70, brother, March 6, 2009Wendy Hiller Currier ’71, mother, Feb. 3, 2009Martin “Marty” Waltemyer ’71, ’88 M.B.A., wife, May 4, 2009

Cynthia “Cindy” Barner Albright ’73, father, Oct. 14, 2008

Bruce Barner ’73, father, Oct. 14, 2008Everett “Sonny” Roberts ’73, mother, July 1, 2008Jay Webb ’73, ’82 M.Ad., mother, May 2, 2009Deborah “Debbie” Combs-Jones ’74, father, Jan. 23, 2009

Julie Houston Fry ’74, father, April 30, 2009Charles “Chip” Goldstein ’74, mother, Jan. 8, 2009

James “Jim” Napier ’75, mother, Feb. 25, 2009Kathryn “Kathy” O’Hara Napier ’75, father, March 10, 2009

Katherine Bernard Furr ’77, mother, Jan. 28, 2009Betty “Jayne” Houston Geris ’77, father, April 30, 2009Diane Mudry Sprinkle ’77, father, Feb. 5, 2009Clayton “Clay” Boyd ’78, mother, March 13, 2009Robert Hiller ’79, mother, Feb. 3, 2009Elizabeth “Liz” Brooks Farnsworth ’80, ’84 M.Ed., father, April 10, 2009

Margaret Wikle Deeds ’83, husband, Feb. 4, 2009Kathleen “Kathy” Terrell Tharp ’84, father, March 10, 2009

Barbara Bowles ’86, brother, March 19, 2009Russell Houston ’86, father, April 30, 2009

Fred Lawson Jr. ’88, father, March 19, 2009Phillip Bayliss ’89, mother, Feb. 1, 2009Geoffrey “Geoff” Forker ’89, mother, June 20, 2009Lee “Lee Pat” Bowen Kelleher ’89, mother, May 20, 2009

Robert Lipscomb Jr. ’89, father, March 4, 2009Joseph “Joe” Milbauer ’90, mother, May 22, 2009Jeffrey “Jeff” Scruggs ’91, brother, May 28, 2009Prescott Terrell Jr. ’91, father, March 10, 2009Donna Griffith Wolf ’91, father, March 2, 2009Edwin “Lenn” Carico ’92, father, March 24, 2009Stephen “Steve” Rush ’92, mother, Feb. 1, 2009Sarah Clair Vaughn ’92, father, Jan. 23, 2009William “Bill” Bradshaw III ’93, father, April 11, 2009James “Kipp” Carico ’94, father, March 24, 2009


Class Notes

Lynchburg College trusteeDr. Walter R. “Topper” Franke’64 died July 5, 2009. He was 67.He had served as an overseerand trustee for the College since1984 with only a brief hiatus. Aretired minister with the ChristianChurch (Disciples of Christ),

Topper had been an untiring advocate for and supporterof the College for more than forty years. He followedboth his grandfather and mother to LC, where hegraduated in 1964. From 1966 to 1968 he served asa mission bush pilot for the Christian Church in Zaire.He earned his bachelor of divinity in 1971 and doctorof ministry in 1973 from Texas Christian University andserved pastorates in Texas and Virginia. In recognitionof his service to church, community, and alma mater,Topper received the Alumni Association’s T. GibsonHobbs Memorial Award in 1987. A resident of Salem,Va., Topper served as national chair of the Campaignfor Lynchburg College in 1991 and stepped in as interimvice president of external affairs during the campaign,which raised $25 million for the College. Topper alsoserved on the Centennial Hall Committee and asco-chair of Phase II of the Centennial Campaign. Healso helped galvanize fundraising efforts for the renovationof Shellenberger, Moon, and Fox fields. In 2006, Topperwas named Outstanding Volunteer Fund Raiser by theVirginia Chapter of the Association of FundraisingProfessionals. He is survived by his wife Bernice “Beezy”’62; two daughters, Kathryn “Katie” Franke Faussemagne’95, and Krystin Mann; and three grandchildren.

Katherine MacKenzie Holmes, 82, former secretaryin the Biology Department at Lynchburg College, diedMarch 3, 2009. She worked at LC from 1969 to 1991.Before coming to LC, she had been the secretary tothe chair of the Physics Department at MassachusettsInstitute of Technology (MIT) and consequently knewmany of the nation’s leading physicists. Although assignedto biology, she was the de facto secretary and denmother for the entire Hobbs Hall faculty. Katherine

Dr. James Edwin Carico, 72,longtime biology professor andfirst dean of the School of Sciencesat Lynchburg College, died March24, 2009. He joined the faculty in1964 and taught part time asrecently as December 2008.Jim was known internationally

for his research on spiders, authoring numerous articles,discovering and naming new species, and travelingextensively in pursuit of his research. He created LC’senvironmental science program and was instrumentalin the acquisition of the Claytor Nature Study Centerproperty, continuing his involvement there during theconstruction phase of the education and research facility.Jim continued to teach environmental science labsafter his retirement and served as mentor to studentsand faculty alike. Jim had many interests in addition tospiders, often being referred to as a “Renaissance man.”He loved music and had a strong interest in genealogy,photography, and woodworking. He also enjoyed hikingand riding a motorcycle in his beloved Virginia mountains.Most of all, Jim was a family man, cherishing his wife Nelle’70 M.Ed. of nearly fifty years, his sons Edwin ’92 andJames ’94, and his three granddaughters

Brenda Rice Farmer, 55, benefitsspecialist for nearly ten years, diedAugust 19, 2009. Brenda was aconsummate human resourcesprofessional who was responsiveto everyone in the LC community.She worked hard and withoutcomplaint, even as she was battling

cancer. Brenda was a faithful member of First BaptistChurch of Altavista and a member of the StauntonRiver Woman’s Club. In addition to her parents, Garlandand Betty Rice of Altavista, she is survived by a son,John E. Farmer Jr., and his wife, Julie of Chapel Hill,N.C., a daughter, Ashley L. Dalton ’03, and her hus-band, Allen ’02, of Austin, Texas, and a sister, RobbieL. Rice of Altavista.

We Rememberwas a member of Memorial Christian Church (Disciplesof Christ) in Lynchburg. Her daughter, Christine H.Powell, is a 1985 graduate of LC.

Frederick H. Lawson Sr., 78, former member of theLC Board of Overseers and Board of Trustees, diedMarch 19, 2009. A Korean War veteran, Fred attendedLC briefly before going into the garment business. Hewas owner and president of the Appomattox GarmentCompany and Courtland Manufacturing. A resident ofAppomattox, he was a member of Memorial UnitedMethodist Church. He returned to LC in 1985 to serveon the Board of Overseers and was later elected tothe Board of Trustees, from which he retired in 1991.He was an active supporter of LC, particularly itssports programs. His son, Fred Lawson Jr., is a 1988graduate of the College.

Thomas “Tom” Byron Surber, 81, former directorof food services, died August 8, 2009. Tom worked atLC from 1966 until his retirement in 1990. He proudlyserved his country in the U.S. Navy during World War II.He was a member of Ivy House Gang in Clifton Forge, Va.

As the LC Magazine was going topress, the College learned of thedeath on September 7 of belovedformer soccer coach Willam H.“Bill” Shellenberger, at age 88.Once dubbed “the winningestcoach ever in college soccer” bySports Illustrated, he led his teams

to 31 consecutive winning seasons (1956 to 1987) andwas the recipient of soccer’s three top national awards,the first coach in America to be so honored. He wasinducted into eight halls of fame and named Coach ofthe Year 28 times. Lynchburg College named Shellen-berger Field in his honor, and former students establishedthe William H. Shellenberger Scholarship Fund. Look formore about his remarkable life and career in the spring2010 issue.

Kathryn “Katie” Franke Faussemagne ’95, father, July 5, 2009

Julia Westgate Lown ’95, father, Jan. 25, 2009Michael Bremer ’96, ’01 M.Ed., mother, April 20, 2009Nannette Seals Haga ’97 M.Ed., father, March 24, 2009Kristie Seals McDaniel ’00, father, March 24, 2009Megan “Meg” Harris ’01, father, May 13, 2009Ashley Farmer Dalton ’03, mother, August 19, 2009Megan Jonas Lupo ’03, father, April 13, 2009Kimberly “Kym” Crank Rau ’04, son, March 1, 2009Willie “Will” Tolbert II ’08, father, June 28, 2009

William File Jr. ’34, March 15, 2009Lavelon Sydnor Sr. ’34, March 19, 2009Margaret Cook Tucker ’34, Jan. 15, 2009Louise Early Adkinson ’35, May 23, 2009Robert “Bob” Sulanke ’35, Jan. 15, 2009Edith Evans Trice ’36, April 8, 2009Sarah Foster Furgurson ’43, Feb. 11, 2009Geraldine “Gerry” Fox Haymes ’46, Feb. 2, 2009Floyd Mason ’47, Jan. 8, 2008William “W.G.” Bradshaw Jr. ’49, April 11, 2009Russell “Jack” Dufford Jr. ’49, April 27, 2009Robert “Bob” Hirsch ’49, March 20, 2009Jamie Jones Ports ’49, Feb. 9, 2009

Boyd “Dick” Combs ’50, Jan. 23, 2009Charles Anglin ’51, March 14, 2009A. Milton Arrington ’51, May 9, 2009Jessie Thomas Lokrantz ’51, Feb. 20, 2009Prescott “Pres” Terrell ’51, March 10, 2009Patricia David French ’53, Feb. 1, 2009Ted Campbell ’55, Sept. 7, 2008S. Leonard “Hap” Mays ’55, June 20, 2009R. David “Dave” Smith ’61, April 9, 2009June Keesee Gillispie ’62, March 12, 2009Earl Haga ’63, Feb. 14, 2009Walter “Topper” Franke Jr. ’64, July 5, 2009Kim Thornhill Spencer ’65, April 12, 2009Ronald Coltrane ’67, June 12, 2009Ernest “Ernie” Seals II ’67, ’69 M.Ed., March 24, 2009

James “Jim” Tiffany Jr. ’67, May 27, 2009Sandra Yates Kollmann ’68, May 23, 2009Marion Beard Proehl ’68, May 14, 2009Nancy Gills ’70, March 29, 2009Harvey Hackett III ’71, March 19, 2009Robert “Bob” Thompson ’73 M.Ed., Feb. 25, 2009William “Bill” Kimball ’76, June 3, 2009Dianne Bailey Caldwell ’78, June 20, 2009Lisa Clark Pettijohn ’82, Feb. 9, 2009Lynn Hatcher McGary ’85 M.Ed., Jan. 19, 2009David Rattner ’89, Jan. 30, 2009 Cathy Dalton Eppes ’94, March 5, 2009


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Welcome Class of 2009!Join the Classes of 1969, ’74, ’79, ’84, ’89, ’94, ’99, and 2004 as theycelebrate their Class Reunions.

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Homecoming2009

• Alumni Awards Presentations• Alumni and Faculty Reception

Friday afternoon• Hornet Zone Refreshment Garden• Alumni and Varsity Athletic events• Class Reunion Welcome Home

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• Music and Dancing Friday and Saturday nights

• Class Reunion 2010 Workshop Sun-day morning for Classes of 1955, ’60,’65, ’70, ’75, ’80, ’85, ’90, ’95, ’00,and 2005

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from a battle lost. The challenges of a tough matchare the foundation for perseverance and leadership onthe field, in the classroom, and in life.

Give Back.The Hornet Club supports LC’s proud tradition of athleticachievement by providing unrestricted funds for:

n equipment to keep athletes safe and competitive;n updated facilities; n quality programming to attract and retain the best andbrightest student athletes.

Show your Hornet pride and become a Hornet Club member bymaking a gift today in support of student athletes who succeedathletically, academically, and personally!

For more information or to become a Hornet Club member, visitwww.lynchburg.edu/hornetclub

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