mary baldwin college magazine summer 2011

VOL. 24 NO. 2 SUMMER 2011

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12 Quantum LeapThe groundbreaking, original research conductedby students and faculty in Jesse ClevelandPearce Science Center has long outshined thefacility itself. Thanks to a $1.2 million grant fromthe National Science Foundation and generousgifts from graduates and friends of the college,Pearce will undergo its first major physicaltransformation since its opening in 1970.

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20 Change AgentRwandan refugee Berra Kabarungi was nearly 40 years old when she made her first trip to theUnited States as a staff member of the advocacyorganization Women for Women International.But she had often imagined earning a collegedegree from an American institution. In January2011, Mary Baldwin College brought her onesignificant step closer to that reality.

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26 From Your Alumnae/i President

27 Class Columns

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The April 28 groundbreakingceremony at Pearce ScienceCenter signaled the start of amulti-phased renovation projectto bring the facility up-to-date.

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EDITOR

Dawn Medley [email protected]

ASSISTANT EDITOR

Liesel Nowak [email protected]

ART DIRECTOR

Gretchen Long [email protected]

We welcome your suggestions and ideas: [email protected]. The Mary Baldwin

College Magazine is published by the Officeof Communication, Marketing, and Public

Affairs, Mary Baldwin College, Staunton, VA24401. ©2011 All rights reserved.

Mary Baldwin College does not discriminate on the basisof sex (except that men are admitted only as ADP and

graduate students), race, national origin, color, age, dis-ability, or sexual orientation in its educational programs,admissions, co-curricular or other activities, or employ-

ment practices. Inquiries may be directed to the Directorof Human Resources, P.O. Box 1500, Mary BaldwinCollege, Staunton, VA, 24402; phone: 540-887-7367.

This magazine is printed on paper with a recycled postconsumer content of 10%. Mid Valley Press is a ForestStewardship Council certified printer. www.midvalleypress.com

BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2010–11

Margaret E. McDermid ’95, chairM. Sue Whitlock ’67, vice chairAremita R. Watson, secretary

Pamela Fox, president

Pamela Leigh Anderson ’84 Thomas Bryan Barton

Charles T. BaskervillCharlotte Jackson Berry ’51 Sally Armstrong Bingley ’60

Lady Appleby Bird ‘68H.C. Stuart CochranTracey L. Cones ’82

Nancy Payne Dahl ’56Johnie Davis

Margaret Wren de St. Aubin ’81 William Conrad Doenges II

Nancy Mayer Dunbar ‘60 Kelly Huffman Ellis ’80

Sarah A. FlanaganBertie Deming Heiner

Molly Fetterman Held ’76 Joanne IngallsJames D. Lott

Susan A. McLaughlinJane Harding Miller ’76

John A. Nolde, Jr.Sherri Sharpe ’99

Karen ShermanSusan A. Stover ’85

Kellie Warner ’90 Carolyn Amos Yokley ’73

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One of the first things that struck me about Mary Baldwin College isits remarkable spirit of place and community. I fell in love with MaryBaldwin, and I feel it more deeply each year as the seasons turn. Itis clear to me as I meet with alumnae/i far and wide that this is analmost universal response among those who have experiencedMary Baldwin as student, teacher, or staff.

Whether on the road celebrating the launch of our Schoolsof Excellence, meeting one on one with donors, or visiting withthose who return to campus for Reunion and other events, I hearmany of the same questions over and over again. So, I will devotemy column to answering a few of the ones I am asked most often.

From the President’s Desk

Questions Get to Heart of Mary Baldwin

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What are students like these days?As the profiles on page 9 demonstrate, our students areeager to learn and achieve, work hard to reach their fullpotential with the guidance of dedicated faculty, andstep up to new challenges. Demographically theyrepresent America — highly diverse in ethnic, religious,and socioeconomic background. Wherever they comefrom, the Baldwin DNA works its magic on them. By thetime they graduate they are well on their way tobecoming their best selves, with the poise andconfidence to take the lead, the compassion to serve,and the courage to change the world. They inspire meand renew my spirit.

What are the college’s core strengths?Our core strengths are what they have been for almost170 years: academic excellence, entrepreneurial spirit,and the education of the whole person. Since 1842 thisinstitution has been exceptionally good at providingtransformative, liberal education that empowersstudents to build lives of purpose and achievement. Ourcommunity attracts faculty dedicated to teaching whocreate a learning environment both challenging andsupportive, where students conduct original researchand are imbued with the importance of civic and globalengagement. We are innovative in accomplishing ourmission, developing and delivering quality programs thatare needed by the students of the time.

In Rufus Bailey’s time, innovation took the form offormal education for girls, a radical idea then. In MaryJulia Baldwin’s time, after the triumph of staying openthroughout the Civil War, entrepreneurialism is seen inher introduction of university-level training and thevibrant growth the Seminary. More recently, weintroduced the Adult Degree Program, unique optionslike PEG and VWIL within the Residential College,graduate programs, and new majors such as social workthat broaden our market while serving our mission.Other strengths include the beauty of our historiccampus and our location in vibrant downtown Staunton.

What are the top threats?The recent global recession has been challenging —more so perhaps for Mary Baldwin than for some othercolleges because of our small size and modestendowment. We responded through prudent budgetadjustments that put academics and students first.Fortunately, adult and graduate programs can help createeconomies of scale without losing the personalizedapproach that is our hallmark. All the indicators andfinancial ratios show significant improvement over thepast two years, and we have carefully integrated financialmodeling into our strategic planning to make sure thattrend continues as we move forward. We continue to seerising financial need among our students. Finally, some ofour beautiful buildings need updating to continue toserve our students well. Phase I of the Pearce ScienceCenter renovation is a big step in the right direction, andwe must continue to build momentum. The support of

our alumnae/i and friends is more important than ever,particularly for the Annual Fund, academic programs,scholarships, and capital projects.

Where does my Annual Fund money go, and what difference does it make?A strong Annual Fund supports the college’s dailyoperations and helps the college and its students inevery way imaginable, but primarily it providesscholarship assistance based on both merit and need.The Annual Fund allows our students the benefit of anexceptional education.

Can a women’s college survive in the 21st century?I sincerely believe that not only can we survive; we canand we will truly thrive. Recent studies confirm thatwomen’s colleges continue to offer unique benefits,even in today’s world when women outnumber men oncoed campuses nationwide. Mary Baldwin’s distinctivehistorical identity is a priceless asset in the marketplace;if the Residential College were to go coed we would notonly lose that but also incur significant expenses. Ouradult and graduate programs, of course, have welcomedmen from the beginning. Remaining committed to ourstatus as a women’s college with regard to theResidential College is both the right thing to do for thesake of our students and a smart business decision.Applications to the Residential College have increased100 percent in two years. This year we received morethan 5,000 applications from 49 states. We are on themap and on the move.

And, just wondering … why is our mascot a squirrel?At the center of Mary Julia Baldwin’s family crest is thefigure of a squirrel, representing resourcefulness andindustry. The acorn and oak leaves in the crestrepresent strength and potential. In the 1970s or early1980s our athletic teams began to call themselves theSquirrels in reference to the animal prominent on thecollege’s official seal, which is modeled on the Baldwincrest. The Fighting Squirrels moniker has garneredattention nationally on sports blogs, National PublicRadio, Animal Planet, ESPN, in syndicated columns, andeven in student newspapers on other campuses. Today,our students joyfully embrace their mascot andabsolutely love it when Gladys — as she is known —shows up in pearls at athletic and social events.

The image on the previous page is our furry friendcarved in ice on display at the Schools of Excellencecelebration in Charlotte, North Carolina. These eventsaround the country have been an amazing way foralumnae/i, parents, prospective students, and guidancecounselors to learn about academic excellence at MaryBaldwin and to meet the ambitious young women whorepresent our student body.

— Dr. Pamela Fox, president

An American traditionBusinessman and educator Keith Folsom wanted to learn more about “who we are andhow we got here” as a nation. Becoming one of the college’s first American

studies majors was a natural decision. “I was interested in a major that would help me be an effective

elementary teacher, one that would give me something to exciteyoung children to be better students and citizens,” said Folsom,the co-owner of a Greenville, Virginia, water garden supplybusiness who began substitute teaching a few years ago.At 51, he is working on earning teacher licensure whiletwo of his three children study for their own collegedegrees.

Initially lured by the history courses included inthe major — such as Virginia History and Survey ofU.S. History to 1877 — Folsom is intrigued by theother required courses that will give him a well-rounded picture of the country as a player in theglobal arena.

“I have found learning about human geogra-phy to be completely engrossing,” Folsom said atthe beginning of spring semester. He plans to earnthe American studies degree with a concentrationin American studies for educators in hopes of find-ing a full-time teaching position. There are four otherareas of concentration available in American studies:American ethnicity, culture, and race; global America;American public life; and American arts and letters.

An interdisciplinary field that focuses on the study ofthe cultures of the United States, the American studiesrepertoire includes transnational, global, and comparative per-spectives. Catharine O’Connell, vice president for academicaffairs and dean of the college, joins faculty members who havebackgrounds in economics, communication, history, art, sociolo-gy, and political science to teach courses in the program.

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Mary Baldwin College’s newest undergraduate majors combine powerfulcommunity resources and the passions of faculty members to givestudents uncommon opportunities to interact with the world aroundthem. American studies, criminal justice, and Renaissance studies joina list of more than 50 majors and minors offered at MBC andhighlight some of the college’s latest courses as well as signatureprograms that have gained international acclaim.

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MajorAccomplishments

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studies often incorporate time on stage at

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enforcement and investigation techniques.

Nurturing Renaissance women and menThe renowned Blackfriars Playhouse just two blocks from campus and Mary Baldwin’s one-of-a-kind Shakespeare and Performance graduate program have infused Staunton withRenaissance culture. Now MBC undergraduates have the opportunity to study in-depth theera that was defined by groundbreaking discoveries in science, navigation, and art; adramatic shift in religious thought; and a rediscovery of classical texts and architecture.

Dr. Sarah Kennedy, professor of English, led the effort to create the Renaissance studies

major and teaches its introductory course, Defining the Renaissance. “Students discover howmodern the Renaissance world is, and how much the modern world is defined by the

Renaissance,” she says. “They find that the very buildings they inhabit arestructured on principles of Renaissance architecture and that their habits of

mind are shaped by the thinkers of the Renaissance. What we think aboutromantic love is a product of the Renaissance; the notion of your ‘one

and only’ isn’t possible without Renaissance sonneteers. Romanticcomedies you love onscreen have the same basic plot that

Shakespeare and his contemporaries put on the stage.” The proximity of the Blackfriars allows for special

attention to Renaissance drama. Students can immersethemselves in an active, professional theater devoted to

performances of that period and learn experientiallythrough conversation with actors and directors, guidedtours of the playhouse, and interaction with MBCprofessors at plays. Renaissance scholars are alsoencouraged to pair the major with additional coursesin history, art history, English, or theatre to preparefor innovative careers in law, teaching, directing,acting, scholarship, editing, and publishing.

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Learning to ‘protect and serve’Adult Degree Program student Dominika Seal couldn’t be more proud to be the face of Mary Baldwin’snew criminal justice major on the college’s website. Pictured in uniform on the program home page;Seal is eager to apply what she learns in the classroom to her position as a sheriff’s deputy in PageCounty, Virginia.

“The courses I’m taking re-emphasize many things that I encounter day to day. They are openingup a world of information and different angles and providing me with more resources,” said Seal, whodrives about an hour and a half twice a week for in-class interaction with other students. In springsemester 2011, Seal was enrolled in 12 credit hours under the criminal justice heading, includingCriminology, Police Field Operations, Juvenile Delinquency, and Psychology as a Social Science.

In response to the growing demand for skilled criminal justice professionals, the major is designedto familiarize students with the criminal justice system and judicial processes, the challengescommunities face, responses to crime, and self-awareness in addition to the “how-to” of crime sceneinvestigation, police procedure, and forensics. The senior internship is an essential part of thecurriculum. Community partners such as local police departments, the Office on Youth, and Middle RiverRegional Jail provide opportunities for hands-on experience throughout the course of study.

The new major is an ideal avenue to explore MBC’s commitment to community outreach.Students and recent graduates have already had the opportunity to work with sociology professorsDaniel Stuhlsatz and Carey Usher to assist a local group dedicated to preventing gang violence. Theresearchers recently unveiled the first part of a report that will help the Staunton-Augusta-Waynesboro (SAW) Coalition determine the best way to intervene and measure progress in itscrusade to curb gang activity. Recently retired Waynesboro Police Chief Douglas Davis also serves onthe criminal justice faculty, giving students a glimpse of law enforcement from behind the badge.

Seal was the first student to declare criminal justice as her major — the opportunity was almosttoo good to be true — but she expects to have company soon.

“Other students see me in uniform because I sometimes come straight from work. I havealready talked with several of them about the field and about what the major can offer,” she said.

Criminal justice is available through the College for Women in Staunton and through the AdultDegree Program in Staunton, Roanoke, and Weyers Cave. It is an intense discipline anchored in the

liberal arts that reinforces MBC’s commitment to preparing graduates to make a difference in thelives of others.

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Corps at Core of Food

MovementA swath of edible herbs near theSpencer Center, tilled soil readyfor planting asparagus at thePresident’s House, and two well-maintained community gardensin Staunton are the start of effortsby a new student club aptlynamed the Apple Corps.

Spinning a New WebQuotes and stories from students,alumnae/i, and faculty are frontand center on MBC’s new website,launched in fall 2010. Perpetually awork in progress, the new sitealso includes changes in contentand coding that optimize MBC’spresence on the World Wide Web.The redesign recently earned anAward of Excellence from theCouncil for the Advancement andSupport of Education.

5-Star Food ServiceMBC was recently namedChartwells’ regional account ofthe year in the Mid-Atlantic,which includes 71 colleges anduniversities that participate in theBe A Star program. Chartwellshas been the campus food servic-es provider for several years.

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Mural with a MissionDozens of students commemorat-ed Martin Luther King Day as “aday on, not a day off” by contribut-ing to a community mural at ValleyMission homeless shelter inStaunton.

In fall 2011, Mary Baldwin College will introduce a new LeadershipGateway. The new Latino Culture Gateway will serve an increasing num-ber of Hispanic students at MBC, as well as attract students who areinterested in learning more about Latino culture.

“The Latino Culture Gateway is part of our efforts to recruit, enroll,and serve Latina students at Mary Baldwin College as well as to promotecross-cultural understanding among students of all ethnic backgrounds,”said Andrew Modlin, executive director of enrollment management. About7 percent of MBC students are Latina, with roots in Guatemala, Peru,Mexico, El Salvador, and several other countries.

The college unveiled the concept of Leadership Gateways in fall 2009 as part of a compre-hensive first-year program to help transition new students into college life and get them quicklyinvolved in the campus community. Of the seven initial gateways, some — such as the VirginiaWomen’s Institute for Leadership — were already established programs, and others were morerecent ideas, such as Women for Healthy Lifestyles and Spencer Citizens. New gateways will con-tinue to be added in response to higher education admissions trends and MBC initiatives.

Led by Associate Professor of Spanish Ivy Arbulú and Assistant Professor of Chemistry PeterRuiz-Haas, programs connected with the Latino Culture Gateway will address the linguistic, cul-tural, and social heritage that may make it more difficult for Hispanic students and their familiesto adapt to life on campus and to communicate effectively with college personnel. Like all ofMBC’s gateways, the program will serve as an introduction to academics, and participants will beencouraged to enroll in courses such as U.S. Latino Literature and Culture and Spanish languageclasses. A special section of the introductory course offered to all freshmen, MBC 101: Orientationto College, will be created with Latina students in mind.

“I think the Latino Culture Gateway will bring in more diversity and will help bring stu-dents together,” said Yesenia Ruiz ’14, a member of the student club Latinas Unidas. “MBC isdiverse, but we can still work to improve it. With this gateway, we can introduce more of ourculture to other students, faculty, and staff.”

Members from the gateway will be encouraged to work with Latinas Unidas to planMBC’s Hispanic Heritage Month and a Hispanic Film Festival. The group will also read anovel by a Latino author, Arbulú said, and cooking or dance classes could also be included,based on students’ interests.

“The creation of the gateway is important because it is another step forward that MaryBaldwin has taken on its path to becoming an inclusive community,” Arbulú said. “We send astrong message with what we describe as one of this college’s strengths: its diversity.”

(above) President’s Society member Rosa Moran ’11, center, was crowned Apple Day princess in

2009. (below) Brazil natives Mellina Fortunato ’10 and former Associate Professor of

Communication Alice Araujo greet participants at MBC’s International Festival.

By Brittany Green ’11

Taking Care of Health CareAfter an intense and exhaustivereview, the college’s undergraduateHealth Care Administration pro-gram earned its third consecutiverecertification by the Association ofUniversity Programs in HealthAdministration (AUPHA).

Presidential PraiseFormer MBC President Dr.Virginia Lester was honored inFebruary by the Board ofTrustees. She was presented witha resolution highlighting herservice from 1976 to 1985, whichnoted, “her forethought to initi-ate signature programs and high-light strengths that make MaryBaldwin a respected and flourish-ing 21st-century college.”

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Mary Baldwin College athletes andcoaches have always valuedcompetition in Division III sports, andnow they are benefitting from anational campaign that highlights theimpact of intercollegiate athletics atsmaller colleges and universities.

The National Collegiate AthleticAssociation (NCAA) recentlylaunched an initiative to celebrate thedefining characteristics of Division III(DIII) athletics, where the focus is onnurturing competitive scholar-athletes, not securing prime-timetelevision slots or earning bigscholarships. Like DIII athletes innearly 450 schools around thecountry, MBC competitors work everyday to balance their passion for sportwith excellence in the classroom andservice to the community.

“Division III focuses on the term‘student-athlete’ with the emphasison ‘student,’” said softball playerKelsey Still ’13. “Academics are soimportant because DIII athletes aremost likely pursuing a career otherthan professional athletics.”

In the NCAA, Division I athleticsdominate media coverage and

budget discussions. The DIII identityinitiative — piloted in mid-2010 —recognizes the advantages ofcompetition at a different level. Theorganization notes six attributesembodied by athletes in Division III:proportion, comprehensive learning,passion, responsibility,sportsmanship, and citizenship.

“We encourage our studentathletes to be good campus citizensand recognize that they need to beable to take advantage of thefull array of academic and co-curricular activities,” said SharonSpalding, director of athletics.

As a testament to itscommitment to fair play and courtesyon and off the field, Mary Baldwinpicked up the USA South AthleticConference sportsmanship award in2009 and 2010. The Fighting Squirrelsearned the trophy by being selectedby fellow conference players toreceive sportsmanship awards inthree different sports throughout theacademic year. MBC offers six varsitysports: basketball, cross country,soccer, softball, tennis, and volleyball.

“We love having the reputation

of being a school that putssportsmanship first and is a livingexample of fair competition,” Stillsaid. As vice chair of the President’sSociety, sophomore class treasurer,peer mentor, and a member of theStudent-Athlete AdvisoryCommittee, Still exemplifies thewell-roundedness promoted by theDIII initiative.

Involvement in multipleactivities “enhances athletes’ MaryBaldwin experience and createschangemakers who will representour institution when they graduate,”Spalding said. “We hope theyrecognize that lessons learned onthe court, course, and field can becarried over to the challenges ofeveryday life.”

The campaign also reinforcesthat the spirit of competition is aliveand well in DIII — although teamsmight not have a national audiencefor every game.

“Competition in Division III ismore about love of the game; we areout there giving it our all without theincentive of a scholarship. We workjust as hard,” Still said.

Sports withSpirit:Fighting Squirrels Embrace NCAA Campaign

Off the Field, Now OnlineNew athletics blogs offer wellness tips andsports insight for the community beyond thePhysical Activities Center.

Squirrel Fitnesswww.marybaldwinsquirrelfitness.blogspot.comCharles Angserbach, MBC’s athletic trainer,encourages readers to get moving, eat healthy,and prevent injuries.

MBC Softball www.marybaldwinsoftball.blogspot.comHead Coach Christy Shelton ’87 writes abouther team and what goes on behind the scenesduring MBC’s spring sports season.

MBC Tennis www.marybaldwintennis.blogspot.comFollow Head Coach Paul Yee through the spring tennis season.

When Susan Britton passed away at age62, those who knew her agreed it wasjust too soon for her to go. Britton hadjust retired from 18 years of service toMary Baldwin College, primarily in theMaster of Arts in Teaching (MAT) pro-gram. She was getting ready to enjoybeing with her family and her tiny com-panion, Woody, a miniature Daschund,

according to retired Director of GraduateTeacher Education (GTE) Carole Grove.But her brave two-year battle with lungcancer ended October 12, 2010.

“Susan was a splendid colleagueand determined professional who wasdevoted to the task of the best possibleteachers for our classrooms,” said JimHarrington, GTE director and professorof education.

A graduate of James MadisonUniversity, Britton began her career ineducation at Thomas Dixon ElementarySchool, where she taught for 22 years.During her tenure at Mary Baldwin, sheinitially served as a teaching partner,heading back to the classroom to edu-cate the next generation of teachers. Sheworked for several years as assistantdirector of MAT, where she was intru-mental in helping budding educatorsfind field placements and student teach-ing experiences.

Britton formed an enduring bond

with Professor Emerita of PsychologyLesley Novack as her first teaching partner.

“She had a strong desire to help ourstudents to work to their fullest poten-tials. Ultimately, she knew this was the‘gift’ that she could give to the thousandsof students who would eventually betaught by the MAT teachers she helped toeducate,” Novack said.

Former student assistant Anna Lauth’09 also lauded Britton’s dedication andspirit: “She was an inspirational womanto work with. She always made my daybrighter in the education department.”

Britton was also a devoted memberof First Presbyterian Church, where sheserved as an elder and participated in theSharing the Faith Women’s Circle

“I remember how excited shewould be when one of our studentsexcelled in student teaching,” Novacksaid. “She understood the power of edu-cation, and she was always excited to bepart of the process.”

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Education Professional Helped Students Reach ‘Fullest Potential’

In an era when Mary Baldwin Collegefunctioned very much like a close-knitfamily, Professor Emeritus ofPsychology O. Ashton Trice was one ofits father figures, its personal counselor,and life coach.

Although it had been 25 years sinceTrice, 90, stood at the front of an MBCclassroom, his death on October 11,2010, was a significant loss for thecollege community.

“He and my mother were classsponsors, and he was very involved withthe student body outside of class. Therewere no counseling or psychologicalservices on campus at the time, so Iremember him fielding evening callsfrom time to time to help out a studentwho needed guidance,” said his son,Ashton D. Trice.

At times, the student-teacherrelationship made humorous stories forthe younger Trice, who took over hisfather’s role on the psychology facultywhen he retired in 1986.

The elder Trice, a WWII veteran,was trained as an experimentalpsychologist, earning his PhD fromUniversity of Virginia in 1951, just a fewyears after he began teaching at MBC.His passion was no less evident at theend of his 37-year tenure than when hewas a new faculty member.

“I remember Dr. Trice with greatfondness [as] a kind and gentle man. As apsychology major, it was a great privilegeto work for him as a teaching assistant,”

wrote Jill Johnson Horton ’83 when newsof Trice’s passing was noted on the MaryBaldwin College Facebook page.

Ethel Smeak ’53, professor emerita ofEnglish, considers herself fortunate tohave known Trice as a teacher and as acolleague. He had one of the “nicestsmiles I have ever seen on a person. Heseemed to be able to handle anything withgrace and kindness,” she said, noting hiscompassion in the classroom and hiseffectiveness as a faculty committee leader.

A lifelong advocate for the mentallyill and those with mental disabilities,Trice served as staff psyhologist atWestern State Hospital and, later, theDeJarnette Center, and he was alongtime school psychologist forWaynesboro City Schools. He was also adocent at Staunton’s Frontier CultureMuseum. His other interests includedbaseball and opera, which meldedbeautifully on family trips toCooperstown, New York, to visit theBaseball Hall of Fame and sample operaat a summer festival there.

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Early KnowledgeMBC’s new Early College Academyoffers accelerated higher educationopportunities for girls who earntheir high school diplomas earlierthan traditional students and canbegin as full-time college studentsat age 16 or 17.

Welcoming the WorldNine educators from Iraq wereon campus in fall 2010 to learnabout American higher educationso they can better prepare theirstudents for study in the States.MBC was part of a select groupof colleges chosen to representthe country.

Salaam to Exploring IslamStudents initiated the campus’first observance of IslamAwareness Week in January, featuring film discussions, a student panel, and a conversa-tion with Muslim alumnaJanaan Hashim ‘89.

SpotLight

Business administration majorKathryn Carper ’12 wasone of 25 students in thecountry selected to attend theSigma Beta Delta businesshonor society’s inauguralLeadership Academy. Studentswere challenged to designprojects that use the potentialof the Sigma Beta Deltanetwork — all 265 chapters —to impact humanity.

Just a few weeks before she earned her undergraduate degree from MaryBaldwin, Laura Kleiner ’11 announced her bid for a seat in the VirginiaHouse of Delegates. Kleiner, a Staunton Democrat, has held several posi-tions with the Young Democrats of Virginia and worked on state SenatorCreigh Deeds’ 2009 gubernatorial campaign. She will challenge Republicanincumbent Delegate Dickie Bell in the November 2011 election.

Senior Priscilla “April” Lao earned firstplace prize in the systems biology category atthe National Conference of the AmericanSociety for Biochemistry and MolecularBiology for her poster, “Evaluation of theBinding Interaction Between LL-37 and DNAFragments Containing CpG Motifs.” Theresearch was authored by Lao and fellow

studentsAngela Guptaand CarolAnnDodson, alongwith facultymembers PaulDeeble andMaria Craig.For more thantwo years, Laohas studied theDNA-bindingprotein LL-37and itsinteraction with

cancer cells and implications for treating andpreventing certain autoimmune diseases.

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A paper about the Japanese phenomenon ofhikikomori authored by Katy Lea Todd ’11earned recognition as the best undergraduateAsian studies paper in the southeastern UnitedStates by the Southeast Conference Associationfor Asian Studies. Todd’s report, “Hikikomania:Existential Horror or National Malaise,”explores arecent trend among Japanese youth — primarilymales — to withdraw from their country’s hyper-technological society and antiquated socialstructure. She became interested in the topicwhile studying at Tokyo Joggakan College inJapan through an MBC exchange in fall 2009.

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‘He is a Portion of the Loveliness, Which Once He Made More Lovely’

— Adonais by Percy Shelley

O n July 28, 2010, MBC’s famed feline,Clinton, passed away after nearly 20years of curious cat life. Just a few

days later, the Reverend Patricia Hunt, retiredMBC chaplain and Clinton’s original rescuer,wrote to me, “I so wanted this day never tocome, no matter how impossible or irrationalthat is.” Amen.

It was a bit of the magic that was Clinton,the Mary Baldwin College cat, that he seemedto know the human psyche better than most ofus. His uncanny way of picking out the oneperson walking by who needed time with him— maybe just to listen to that person’s troublesor struggles, or to share a secret with the catwho would tell no tales. He also loved tocelebrate happy times and be front-and-centerfor special occasions (especially on TysonTerrace, where he was known to pounce ontotables to listen to speakers). In every office onhis “beat,” he jumped on the desks of thepeople in need of some calming or caring — ormaybe, sometimes, when he needed a littleTLC himself — the best kind of break fromworkday commotion.

Born sometime in the early 1990s, he wasrescued from a local animal shelter by Hunt.The young Clinton stayed in her home only ashort time before he discovered thepossibilities of being king-of-the-hill, free andindependent on the 54-acre campus.

Around his 14th year, he lost weight,seemed run down, and was diagnosed withdiabetes. Medication and a restricted diet wereprescribed, and, much to Clinton’s chagrin, we

assume, posters went up around campusasking people not to feed him treats orselections from the Pub menu.

Shortly after a harrowing disappearance insummer 2006, it was time for Clinton’s semi-retirement. He came to live with me by nightand by day he was in my office at MBC so wecould monitor his insulin stability and his friendscould visit. He lived well, and well beyond hisinitial prognosis of a few months.

There was one last great adventure forthis free spirit. I moved to California in 2009 andhe came, too. I have often wondered what hethought about that long, long car ride and newenvironment. Somehow, he maintained hiscool-cat demeanor.

Clinton has earned aplace in Mary BaldwinCollege folklore. His life isrecorded for history throughthe publicity and mediacoverage he garnered, andhis story is part of the timecapsule encased in one of thecolumns on the StudentActivities Center balcony. Hisdear face with the bigwhiskers peers from the muralat Spencer Center.

Last fall, I brought his ashes home to thecollege. Buried in one of his favorite places,Tyson Terrace, his resting place is marked witha plaque: “Clinton, Devoted Mary Baldwin Cat.”

Read the full tribute to

Clinton, the MBC cat,

and view more images at

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Carol Larson Patton was director of media relations and publications at MBC from 2004 to 2009.


Faculty/StaffAcorns

NEW FACULTY/STAFF

In addition to welcoming many new staff, adjunct faculty, and visiting profes-sors for the 2010–11 academic year, Mary Baldwin College introduced sevennew full-time faculty and a new vice president for Institutional Advancement.

David Atchley joined the Mary Baldwin College community at a criticaltime for fundraising for the col-lege. During his tenure as vicepresident for advancement, spe-cial assistant to the president, andvice president of the School ofPharmacy at Presbyterian College,that institution set a record forfundraising. His experience over-seeing a successful campaign tofund a renovation of Prebyterian’sscience facilities gives him valu-able background as he leads MBCfundraisers in securing additionaldonations for an overhaul ofPearce Science Center. “MaryBaldwin has the right ingredientsthat will converge to meet ambi-tious goals. It will take everyone tomove forward,” said Atchley, anative of Texas who worked forseveral years at his alma mater,Wofford College, and GTE Corportation (now Verizon) before Presbyterian. Anentreprenuer and business leader, he also founded two companies, End2Endand Integrated Education Systems, Inc., which provide state-of-the-art publicsafety solutions. Atchley began meeting MBC alumnae/i, faculty, staff, andtrustees long before settling into his office on campus. “MBC has a solidfoundation in the traditional undergraduate arena and a strong reputation inthe Southeast, “ he said. “Those factors, combined with the new efforts togrow and strengthen programs, make the college poised for an era of greatmomentum.”

NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS

Mary Hill Cole, professor of history, was featured on National GeographicChannel’s “Undercover History” series to examine the courtships and per-sonal life of Queen Elizabeth I.

Bruce Dorries, associate professor of communication, was named 2010Educator of the Year by Headwaters Soil and Water Conservation District formedia coverage of environmental issues, promoting green education andnative landscaping at MBC, and stewardship of his family farm.

Judy Klein, professor of economics, co-authored a book, How ReasonAlmost Lost Its Mind: The Strange Career of Cold War Rationality.

Paul Menzer, director of and associate professor in MLitt/MFA, a book,The Hamlets, named one of the Books of the Year by Times LiterarySupplement, published by Sunday Times of London.

Laura van Assendelft, professor of political science, co-authored a book,Women, Politics, and American Society (5th Edition).

John Wells, professor of sociology, authored a book of original short stories,Diamonds of Affection and Other Stories.

QuotableMBC“Living and studying in an environment wheremost everyone is passionate about school hasinspired me to work hard and achieve more: Iwon the first-year calculus award and have beenaccepted into three honor societies. The peergroup and support system that PEG provides,along with the liberal arts education we receiveat Mary Baldwin, make this a place where mostof us thrive. I couldn’t imagine leaving here — atleast, not without my bachelor’s degree.” — PEG student Priyanka Nadar ‘12, commenting on her

experiences in applying for and attending MBC in the PEG

program, in “Taking the Leap: Why PEG Was the Right Choice

for Me,” Johns Hopkins University’s Imagine Magazine.

“It means a lot to them. Having an African-American doll, it’s like having a part of them.”— Tierra Smith ‘12 in “Doll Project Aims to Boost Black Girls’

Self-confidence,” USA Today.

“We’re starting to infuse the notion of servicelearning and civic engagement into our DNA,and clearly the idea of a sustainable businesscurriculum plays a role in that.”— Cathy Ferris McPherson '78, associate professor of business

and marketing communication, Virginia Business.

“This program is an example of a truly effectivepublic-private partnership that delivers funding tohigh-impact, on-the-ground restoration projectsin communities throughout the region.”— Amanda Bassow, acting director of the National Fish and

Wildlife Federation’s Eastern Partnership Office, commenting on

MBC’s partnership with the City of Staunton, in “$75,000 EPA

Grant Will Fund City, MBC Lewis Creek Cleanup Project,” The

News Leader.

“They are prepared for their careers, but theyalso have compassion for others and the skillsand knowledge to take the lead. That’s a personwho can be a critical agent of change.”— Dr. Pamela Fox, in “Mary Baldwin College Acknowledged for

Contribution to Society,” an article covering MBC’s recognition

in Washington Monthly as one of the top schools in the country

at promoting a culture of service and empowering its graduates

to lead well-balanced lives, The News Leader.

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RenovatedScience Center Will ReflectRespectedResearch When Jesse Cleveland Pearce ScienceCenter was conceived in the late 1960s,the building’s layout was forward-thinking. Geared toward a new, hands-on,research-based approach toundergraduate science education, thebuilding featured laboratories placedadjacent to faculty offices and severalspaces designated for independentstudent experimentation. It was designedto encourage student engagement inaddressing real scientific problems.

That was more than 40 years ago.

Chemistry major Anastasia Blake ’12 is studying edocrine-

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local waterways, an extension of research conducted by

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he curricular commitment reflected in theblueprint for Pearce has strengthened, but thebuilding itself has become increasinglyoutmoded — scientifically, technologically, andfunctionally. This can make it challenging to

recruit to MBC students interested in science and makes itharder for faculty to establish sustainable researchprograms appropriate for undergraduates.

“Science graduates need to participate in research atthe undergraduate level to be competitive for graduateschool and careers,” said Lydia Petersson, director of spon-sored programs and undergraduate research. “Our seniorproject requirement gives MBC students an edge by givingeach one the opportunity to participate in collaborativeresearch with faculty. That also means, however, that wemust have the programs and facilities that can support stu-dents in developing meaningful projects.”

Stimulus grant, Schools of Excellence spur facility facelift

Recent grants and a shift in the college’s academic structurewill make it possible for the renovation of Pearce ScienceCenter to begin in June — giving science study at MBC aboost with renewed facilities and new possibilities. Helpingto propel Pearce construction is a $1.2 million grant from theNational Science Foundation (NSF) that stems from theFederal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009,part of an estimated $31 billion dedicated to science. Thegrant is big news for Staunton, too. According to statisticstracked by the governor’s office, the grant is one of thelargest stimulus sums awarded in the city so far.

“The NSF is among the most prestigious science fund-ing agencies on the planet, and we see this grant as confir-mation by scientists that our enthusiastic embrace of under-graduate research will put MBC on the map as an exception-ally strong college for preparing women for careers in sci-ence,” said Associate Professor of Chemistry Karl Zachary.

A $100,000 challenge grant from the Mary MortonParsons Foundation of Richmond and contributions to datefrom alumnae/i and friends of Mary Baldwin add another$900,000 to renovation funds.

The NSF grant provided the key to stimulating renova-tion plans just as the college introduced a School of Science— one of four Schools of Excellence that provided a newacademic and co-curricular framework at MBC beginning infall 2010. Each of the Schools connect theory and practiceand includes civic engagement activities, national and inter-national partners, affiliations with service organizations,changemaker jobs and internships, career planning services,and volunteer and alumnae/i connections.

“The Schools are part of a movement in higher educa-

tion toward collaboration across disciplines,” said CatharineO’Connell, vice president for academic affairs and dean ofthe college. “We’re building on our ability to create success-ful academic connections and, as a result, we’ll see evenricher examples of cross-disciplinary research, which isextremely important, especially in the world of science.”

The grant will cover the first phase of the project,including upgrading approximately 8,875 square feet of the46,000-square-foot science complex. Reconfigured labs anda new, open, public entranceway will generate the most dra-matic visible changes in the building. Just as critical areimprovements that will be made to the heating and cooling,electrical, and technological networking systems. Glasswalls that allow visitors to see research in progress and dis-plays that highlight student work are part of the plans forthe new entrance, according to Director of FacilitiesManagement Brent Douglass. Future contributions will beused to create an inviting new outdoor entrance on theground floor of Pearce — where many people enter whenattending events in Francis Auditorium.

Four new areas for collaborative research highlight thecollege’s distinctive academic strengths in science. The ini-tial renovation will address facilities primarily used in two ofthese fields: environmental systems monitoring and neuro-science and cellular signaling. Spaces used for behavioraland developmental studies and supramolecular chemistry,molecular recognition, and materials chemistry are slated tobe upgraded in future phases of the renovation, which willrequire additional funding.

Pearce’s upgrade promises to foster impromptu discus-sions and demonstrations that take place after class.Associate Professor of Biology Paul Deeble often sees stu-dents — unable to find study areas — using lab space to workon an assignment related to another class. Students also oftencrowd around a set of sofas on the third floor, a gathering spotthat is centrally located, but limited in space.

“Science is almost always collaborative — whether itis a formal group project in lab or students simply trying tofigure out a scientific concept,” Deeble said. “We often saythat our students ‘learn by doing,’ and that is facilitatedwhen those students can ‘learn by doing’ in collaborationwith their colleagues and professors … in receptive gather-ing spaces in the science building.”

Students need to be able to gather with easy access to acomputer after class or while working in focus groups ontheir senior projects, he explained. New spaces created bythe renovation, along with wireless access, will “help stu-dents formulate hypotheses and develop experiments” inshared ways.

Also on the agenda is the transformation of Pearce into anenvironment that nurtures learning for a more diverse studentbody and fosters collaboration with nearby institutions such

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“We often say that ourstudents ‘learn bydoing,’ and that isfacilitated when thosestudents can ‘learn bydoing’ in collaborationwith their colleaguesand professors… inreceptive spaces inthe science building.”

— Paul Deeble, associate professor of biology

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before she deftlytransfers a liquid solution to

tiny vials, April Lao ’11explains how her study of theDNA-binding protein LL-37 couldhave implications for treatingautoimmune diseases such aslupus and cystic fibrosis. Laopresented the research sheconducted under the tutelage ofMaria Craig, visiting assistantprofessor of chemistry, at theAmerican Association of Collegesand Universities conference. Atthe annual meeting of theAmerican Society forBiochemistry and MolecularBiology in April, her posterpresentation earned firstplace in her category. WatchLao in the lab atwww.mbc.edu/magazine.

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Pearce FundingIn addition to the $1.2 million National ScienceFoundation grant, several generous donors have contributed to the renovation project atPearce Science Center:

• Janet Russell Steelman ‘52,

former trustee and biology graduate

• Donald Wilkinson III, former trustee and

son of alumna Lucinda “Luly” Wilkinson ‘62

• Dominion Foundation

• Mary Morton Parsons Foundation

• Margaret C. Woodson Foundation

• George and Patty Andrew Goodson ’51

as University of Virginia (UVa), James Madison University, andWashington and Lee University.

“Our faculty and students will be better able to developresearch programs that will be of interest to potential partners,”Petersson said. She cites Visiting Assistant Professor of BiologyAnne Allison as an example. After a postdoctoral fellowship inbreast cancer research at UVa, Allison is continuing her relation-ship with that insitution by involving MBC students in herresearch there.

“That is the kind of thing that will be made easier and moresustainable when faculty-student teams have improved facilitieshere,” Petersson said. Zachary is also confident that “the finalrenovation will dramatically improve our ability to expose youngwomen to modern research in environmental chemistry, bio-chemistry, nanoelectronics, materials chemistry, and fundamentalphysical chemistry research.”

Basic chemistry concepts can still be introduced usingequipment such as beakers and flasks, but those fieldsincreasingly depend on sophisticated instrumentation, heexplained. Potentiostats, mass spectrometers, atomicabsorbance spectrometers, ultra-high vacuum equipment, andmore are part of the well-equipped lab facility that Zacharyhopes to help create in Pearce.

“Just last year, we sent a graduate to the top-rated analyticalchemistry graduate program in the country. With renovated facili-ties, we will be able to do more of that for a larger number ofstudents,” he said.

Research for the real world

Mary Baldwin’s rich history of student-faculty research thrives inmeaningful, cutting-edge projects that help prepare students forgraduate school and assist with faculty research that could lead tobreakthroughs in cancer treatment, reproductive health, and more.

“There are multiple collaborative research projects going on inPearce,” Zachary said. “Modern science depends heavily onprogress enabled by multiple perspectives, and it is a good sign thatprojects like these are emerging very naturally.”

Using the Middle River and other local waterways as theirlaboratory, chemistry students are following the passion ofAssistant Professor of Chemistry Peter Ruiz-Haas. They are study-ing endocrine-disrupting compounds — or EDCs — in streams,lakes, and rivers. These pollutants may originate from unmetabo-lized pharmaceuticals such as birth control pills, the chemicalbreakdown of certain types of plastic containers, householdchemicals such as detergents, or agricultural use of pesticides andhormones. One shocking statistic uncovered by U.S. GeologicalSurvey researchers: 75 to 90 percent of male smallmouth bass inthe Shenandoah and Potomac rivers are have been found to beintersex, displaying both male and female physical characteristics.

“There are a lot of synthetic chemicals that have been pro-duced through the years. All of these are building up in the envi-ronment and getting into the water,” said Anastasia Blake ’12.“Animals are having trouble reproducing successfully. It alsoaffects human health; some researchers have observed that male

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Most people have never heard of tinynanoelectronic devices called memristors,but Nadine Gergel-Hackett — who waswelcomed to the Mary Baldwin sciencefaculty in August 2010 — spent four yearsdesigning and testing a revolutionary flexi-ble memristor at the National Institute ofStandards and Technology. Now, she isready to get MBC student researchers inon the action.

“Memristors are relatively easy tofabricate, so there is the rare opportunityfor undergraduates to be involved, frommaking the devices to testing them, startto finish,” said Gergel-Hackett, assistantprofessor of physics. “Not much is knownyet about what is physically happeningwithin the flexible device, creating thepotential for a wealth of discovery andbreakthrough research.”

Gergel-Hackett has filed for a jointpatent on the flexible memristor, giving herstudents one-of-a-kind access to knowl-edge and techniques for experimentingwith the device. This spring, she beganworking with a few students who became

interested in her research after the presen-tation she gave when she was interview-ing for the position at MBC. The renovationof Pearce and commitment of resources toscience study will encourage students’efforts and validate their work, she said.

Bendable memristors are made byspinning titanium dioxide onto a thin pieceof plastic — think an overhead projectortransparency sheet — that contains a sin-gle electrical contact. A second electricalcontact is added on top of the titaniumdioxide layer, completing the system.Functioning like a resistor with memory,the memristor has unique electrical char-acteristics compared to typical electricalcomponents. The pliable version has addi-tional benefits because it can function andretain memory while being repeatedlybent or twisted.

“These flexible devices could beused to make tiny, wearable sensors thatcould be used to inexpensively monitormedical information such as blood pres-sure, heart rate, and blood sugar levels,”Gergel-Hackett said.

‘Potential for a Wealth of Discovery’Tiny, flexible memory devices could be next big thing

Nadine Gergel-Hackett, assistant professor of

physics, shows off a flexible memristor. She

helped develop the tiny electrical devices

while at the National Institute of Standards

and Technology. The federal physical science

research laboratory has helped make

advancements to items such as DNA diagnos-

tic “chips,” pollution-control technology,

smoke detectors, and high-speed dental drills.

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sperm counts in humans and animals have been decreasingover the past few decades.”

Blake, Alexis St. Claire ’12, and Katie Jo Galayda ’10 testedwater samples with a newly developed yeast estrogen screenand found that synthetic hormone levels tend to be high instreams near agricultural land. With grant funding from theNational Institutes of Health, Blake continued gathering data,discerning that EDC levels are higher in winter and that levelsrise after heavy rain. She presented those findings at the com-petitive Mid-Alantic Regional Conference for UndergraduateScholarship last fall.

The undergraduate research experience at MBC is uniquein that it positions our researchers as “mini-graduate students,”Ruiz-Haas said.

“They get to work on a hands-on research project, go outinto the field with my supervision, and use pretty sophisticated[tools]. I hope their work turns into publishable results that theycan put on a resumé. At a bigger university, you have to reallyfight for research opportunities like this,” he added.

Long-term research is dependent on the work of multiplestudents over several years. Being able to contribute to a body

of work not only leads to being published, it also prepares stu-dents for the kind of independent research required in graduateschool, medical school, or in a position at a research laboratory.

Seeing students’ work is especially rewarding to Ruiz-Haas,who has maintained a research interest in EDCs since he wasan undergraduate. The situation is similar for many members ofthe science faculty as they guide students on work that theyhave nurtured for years.

One example is the work of Abby Turner ‘09, which “plant-ed the trunk of a tree that now has more branches than I havestudents to climb,” said Zachary. Turner investigated the host-guest properties of the cucurbit[7]uril, or CB[7], molecule, whichspawned research and testing of the slightly larger CB[8] mole-cule’s interaction with serotonin by Margie Bivans ‘10.

Bivans brought Deeble’s interest and expertise into herproject, testing the hypothesis that introducing CB[8] wouldcause prostate cancer cells to decrease in growth. This academ-ic year, three students continued offshoots of Turner’s project —teaming up with Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry MariaCraig to investigate how the DNA-binding protein LL-37 may actas a guest when CB[8] is the host molecule, and looking at how

“There are multiple collaborative research projects going on in Pearce. Modern sciencedepends heavily on progress enabled by multipleperspectives, and it is a good sign that projectslike these are emerging very naturally.”

— Karl Zachary, associate professor of chemistry

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Learn more about MBC’s School of Science:www.mbc.edu/schools/science*

M A R Y B A L D W I N C O L L E G E

With the dramatic renovation of PearceScience Center set to begin soon, localofficials, media, and project leaders joinedthe Mary Baldwin community April 28 for asymbolic groundbreaking at the site.Planned to coincide with the springmeeting of the MBC Board of Trustees, thepublic event included remarks from

President Pamela Fox and biology majorApril Lao ‘11, tours of the four-storybuilding, and a reception.

Construction on Phase I of the Pearce project will start shortly afterCommencement on May 22 and willaddress parts of the first and second floors.Work on the second-floor classroom and

adjoining lab is projected to be finishedwhen classes begin in fall 2011. The goal isto complete Phase I — which includesclassrooms, offices, and labs in the firstfloor Neuroscience and Cellular Signalingsuite — by the start of spring 2012. Twoadditional phases of the renovation will bescheduled when funding is secured.

At the Intersection of Knowledge

The full renovation plan for Pearce Science Center calls for

the establishment of four interdisciplinary areas for collab-

orative research. The first phase of construction includes

creating dedicated spaces for Neuroscience

and Cellular Signaling and Environmental

Systems Monitoring; the remaining

areas will be addressed in later phases.

The creation of the Supramolecular

Chemistry, Molecular Recognition, and

Materials Chemistry suite will address the recent inter-

est in expanding faculty-initiated research. Among the

renovation plans is the creation of a space designated for

independent senior research that will allow for more col-

laboration between chemists and physicists.

Providing centralized cellular and molecular biology

work with animal models and human cell lines, the

Neuroscience and Cellular Signaling space is designed

to support greater interaction among faculty and students.

The Behavioral and Developmental Studies center

will bring together the study of behavior and development

within laboratory settings with work focusing on, among

other topics, gender development in children, influences

on female college students’ expectations for post-gradua-

tion work and family lives, and gender differences in emo-

tional empathy expressed toward adversarial groups.

Projects in the identification of estrogenic contami-

nants in water, water pollution monitoring in local

Chesapeake Bay tributaries, and changing migratory pat-

terns of tropical birds will be supported by the

Environmental Systems Monitoring lab.

EXCELLENCEIN SCIENCE Tradition

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organicmetallic complexes and other amino acids serve asguests. Their goal is to understand CB interactions with othermolecules well enough that scientists can predict what com-plexes can be formed and what their properties will be.

One of the most established ongoing research projects atMary Baldwin is led by Associate Professor of PsychologyLouise Freeman. For several years, student researchers haveassisted her in studying the effects of hormones — specificallysex hormones — on reproductive behavior and neuroanatomy inmammals.

Freeman’s research has attracted impressive grant supportsince she joined the psychology faculty in 2000, helping herestablish a colony of small mammals called musk shrews, hirestudent interns, and upgrade lab equipment. Her most recentthree-year grant from the National Institutes of Health totaled$150,000, and in 2009 she received more than $80,000 fromthe President’s stimulus package that is also helping to fund thePearce renovation. Freeman’s students have presented theirwork at professional meetings in the United States as well asCanada, Portugal, and the Netherlands, and two were recog-nized with awards from the Society for BehavioralNeuroendocrinology.

“The success of the shrew project shows that with theright resources, even the smallest of colleges can claim theirown research niche,” Freeman said. “We are one of only threelabs in the country with a musk shrew colony and the only onestudying hormone-behavior relationships. This opportunity notonly gives my students the chance to develop the research skillsthey can use in graduate or medical school, but also allowsthem to make original contributions to scientific literature.”

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Chilly, tangible proof that shewas more than 6,000 miles fromher home in Rwanda — and anunmistakable reminder of just howfar she had come to begin her lat-est journey.

“I have had many opportunitiesin my life to reinvent myself becauseI always try to look at change asopportunity, whether it is welcome orunwelcome at the beginning,” saidKabarungi, removing her quilted coatand mittens inside the SpencerCenter for Civic and GlobalEngagement. “This,” she adds,gesturing to the campus outside thecenter’s wall of windows, “is anothernew life for me.”

Kabarungi — who is quicklybecoming known by her easier-to-pronounce first name, Berra —speaks with quiet intensity. Herunderstanding of English isexceptional, but speaking fluidly is abit more challenging. You canalmost see the phrases flowingthrough her mind in her nativelanguage, Kinyarwanda, before shecarefully chooses words in English.She is a skilled communicator; shedoes not need many words toconvey her message.

“When a door for changeappears, I am not intimidated by it. Iam ready. I prepare myself for thenext step,” she says, moving herarm to demonstrate opening a doorand using her hands to symbolizeforward motion.

Former country director inRwanda for the global women’sadvocacy organization Women forWomen International, Kabarungi wasinvited to study at MBC on fullscholarship as part of the college’sgrowing partnership with Women forWomen. She plans to enroll in awide variety of courses during herfour years on campus. She mayfocus on social work or marketingcommunication as a major as herstudies progress, but she is learningthat she will benefit most by keepingher education open-ended.

Kabarungi, 46, is joined at hercampus residence in Crone Houseby her husband, Janvier Gakwaya.Gakwaya is a Rwanda native whocollected data and compiledstatistical reports about people livingwith HIV for an international non-governmental organization beforestarting anew in Staunton with hiswife. Although they have been

Rwandan rights activist leaves leadership post to earn American educationBy Dawn Medley

together for many years, the coupleare newlyweds who took their vowsjust three weeks before boarding aplane in Kigali to start their trip toVirginia. They both realize that fullimmersion in American culture andkeeping pace with conversation andcoursework in English make thisopportunity a challenging one. ButKabarungi also knows that she hasthousands of reasons to succeed:the struggling women in war-torncountries who need her to give theirlives hope and purpose throughprograms like those offered byWomen for Women International.

Return to the ClassroomKabarungi’s courseload is intense.The second day of classes takes herstraight from InterculturalCommunication to MarketingPrinciples. After a break for lunch,she heads to Introduction to SocialWork. Her day will not wrap up untilafter an 8 p.m. meeting withChangemakers for Women, theMBC student organization thatpromotes Women for WomenInternational on campus.

In the 200-level marketingcourse, Kabarungi is asked to talk alittle about herself during anintroductory warm-up activity. Atfirst, she gives the same information

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as the students before her: name,major (or expected major), adistinctive trait, and what she hopesto learn in the class. But Claire Kent,associate professor of businessadministration, wants Kabarungi toshare more.

“Working for Women forWomen International has onlyserved to increase my love forwomen all over the world,” Kabarungibegins. “I see passion in them asagents for change, right from theirbasic role in the family — it doesn’talways have to be in a huge, world-changing context. The natural skillswe have as women make it possible— necessary — for us to advancechange in our families, our villages,and our world.”

Although Kabarungi has not been

a full-time student for nearly 15 years,she slips easily into the academicenvironment at MBC, listeningintently to other students’ answersand piping up in class discussions.Kent is excited to lead Kabarungi inone of her first endeavors at MaryBaldwin. She sees her as anotherperson who adds diversity andperspective to the marketing class,which also includes internationalstudents from Saudi Arabia, Ireland,South Korea, and Japan.

“I’m eager to contribute to hereducation, but I’m even moreintrigued to see how she willcontribute to projects and what shewill share with other students,” Kentsaid. “I want to encourage her not tobe anxious right now about herdirection and the specific courses

she should take. I want to see herexperiment and experience MaryBaldwin.”

If Kabarungi dives into her roleas a student as enthusiastically asshe embraced her work as countrydirector for Women for WomenInternational, the result will beremarkable, said Karen Sherman, theorganization’s director of globalprograms. Sherman, MBCCommencement speaker in 2009and current member of the college’sBoard of Trustees, supervisedKabarungi for several years. She saidthat her personal touches andopenness to change left a lastingimpression at Women for Women.

“Berra is a spiritual person, andher life and work serve as a kind ofinformal ministry,” Sherman said.

“When a door for change appears, I am not

intimidated by it . I am ready. I prepare

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“Her involvement with [Women for Women] graduationceremonies in the villages was truly inspiring. She plannedlively, meaningful ceremonies that truly celebrated thewomen in our program, and she attended many of the eventsin person to deliver speeches. She connected so poignantlythat the audience was often in tears.”

From Refugee to LeaderA refugee during her childhood, as an adult Kabarungi wasable to help more than 36,000 women rebuild their lives andtheir communities while working for Women for Womenfollowing that country’s horrific 1994 genocide.

Kabarungi’s parents were among thousands of RwandanTutsis who left their homes and scattered to neighoringcountries in 1959, when tension flared between Hutus andTutsis — two dominant ethnic groups that have been at oddsfor hundreds of years over control of the central Africanregion. Her parents settled in a refugee camp in Uganda forwhat they thought would be a temporary stay. The ethnicconflict was somewhat resolved in 1962, when Rwanda wasdesignated as a country led by Hutus and Burundi wascreated as a Tutsi country. But tension between the rivalgroups simmered barely under the surface, and Kabarungi’sfamily remained displaced in Uganda for safety.

“Life in the camp was not easy, because we did nothave many basic necessities … like proper shelter, cleanconditions, and access to good drinking water. But myparents did everything they could for us,” she said.

Strong, all-encompassing Christian faith sustainedKabarungi’s family, which includes seven children. From ayoung age, Berra, the middle child, had an inquisitive andanalytical personality that was encouraged by her parentsand her education at Wanyange Girls’ School and the Instituteof Teacher Education. She earned a degree in Englishlanguage and literature from the Institute in 1990 and taughtat secondary schools in Uganda and Rwanda.

Although life as a refugee was uncertain, Kabarungiknows she was fortunate to live outside of Rwanda. Becausethey were still in exile, her family was spared the manhunts,rape, and murder that terroized thousands of Rwandanfamilies in 1994, when the Tutsi-Hutu conflict exploded again,causing a civil war.

“We would have been killed. I have little doubt aboutthat,” she says matter-of-factly when asked about the fate ofher family.

After the genocide, Kabarungi returned to Rwandadetermined to be part of the country’s healing andreconciliation process. Before joining Women for WomenInternational in 2003, she worked with the International RescueCommittee, assisting women’s cooperatives and associationsand serving as a liasion to local government officials.

Kabarungi’s seven-year tenure with Women for Womenwas a showcase for her skills as a teacher, collaborator,spiritual leader, and visionary. Her initial position in theorganization was as a cashier, but her experience as aneducator and leader led her to quickly be called on to helpdeliver life skills training to women in the field. That was how

she met Marie-Claire.“She was in poor health and

her family was not doing well —they were suffering — when shecame to the program,” Kabarungirecalled. The medical servicesprovided by Women for Womenallowed Marie-Claire to discoverthat she was living with HIV. Herhusband also had HIV, and shehad passed the virus on to one ofher children. Rather than a deathsentence, the diagnosis was aturning point in Marie-Claire’s life,Kabarungi said.

“They were able to takemedicine to combat the disease,and she found out how to bettertake care of herself and herfamily,” she explained. Training andseed money from Women forWomen cooperatives helpedMarie-Claire buy a few goats and toopen a small shop where she solddomestic products and grocery itemssuch as soap, fruit, and drinks. Shereinvested her profits wisely, andbecame a client of a microfinanceorganization in Rwanda — a goal that Women for Women hasfor all of its participants so that they can sustain and growtheir businesses. She became a leader in her small village ofNdera and established a primary school.

Kabarungi kept in touch with Marie-Claire when shebecame country director in Rwanda in 2004, and her lastupdate was a good one: Marie-Claire was healthy andcontinues to receive support from the microfinance group togrow her shop.

Kabarungi admits that not all outcomes of those whoparticipate in Women for Women are as positive as Marie-Claire’s, but there are enough of those stories todemonstrate the transformational power of the organization.

“For so many women and their families, it begins with arestoration of hope,” she said. “Where they take that is anindividual decision for each of them.”

The Rwanda chapter of Women for Women Internationalwas officially chartered a few months before Kabarungi wasnamed to its top role. Under her leadership, the programexpanded to include direct financial assistance, rightseducation, vocational skills training, and income-generatingopportunities. She spearheaded efforts to improve women’sawareness of health and nutrition issues, particularly malariaprevention and treatment. As Sherman noted, Women forWomen graduation ceremonies became events that unitedcommunities and drew attention from local officials and themedia, spreading the organization’s mission.

In spring 2010, Kabarungi partnered with the Women forWomen country director in the Democratic Republic ofCongo to organize Join Me on the Bridge — literally graspingeach other’s hands on a bridge that connected their two


clockwise from top left: Rwanda native Berra Kabarungi, far left, introduced herself as a

new Mary Baldwin College student in a marketing course early in spring semester. As

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countries to stand up for peace and an end to violenceagainst women. The momentum of that singular eventsparked symbolic Bridge gatherings in which more than20,000 people participated around the world — includingseveral dozen at Mary Baldwin College. Join Me on theBridge has become one of Women for Women’s signatureevents, and Kabarungi added her enthusiasm to MBC’ssecond annual ceremony in March.

“We need political, social, economic change,” she saidin coverage of the event in Staunton’s newspaper, TheNews Leader. “We want to see women presidents. Wewant to see many women governors. With the big numberof women participating in decision making ... there arepossibilities of women having good access to income,starting big businesses. I know this will bring changes forthe world.”

Kabarungi’s growing extended family returned toRwanda in the years following the genocide, and she ishappy to be able to say that the country is relativelypeaceful and prosperous today. Since 1994, leaders havedrafted a new constitution and worked steadily to build adecentralized, democratic government where corruption isnot tolerated.

“The state of affairs is good. The government is non-partisan and there is some intermarriage between ethnicgroups,” Kabarungi said. “Things are not perfect, but thereis positive movement on a national level.”

An American Community of SupportKabarungi’s participation in Join Me on the Bridge was aglimpse of her involvement on campus and in the

surrounding community. Just weeks after starting classes, sheplucked a paintbush from a pile of supplies to work on a muralat Valley Mission homeless shelter in Staunton, eager to bepart of the community service project on Martin Luther KingDay. She is a familiar face at Minority Clubs United meetingsand at Christ Our Redeemer – African Methodist EpiscopalChurch in Staunton, and she is beginning work as an internwith the Reverend Andrea Cornett-Scott, associate vicepresident for student affairs and inclusive community.

“Berra is still observing everything and absorbing ourpersonalities, our activities, our language. One thing isalready clear, though: She is a deeply compassionateperson,” said Cornett-Scott. Kabarungi assists Cornett-Scottin the African-American and Multicultural Affairs Office andis looking forward to being more involved with AfricanStudent Kollective (ASK) and other student groups.

Michelle Kayosa-Ajayi ’14, president of ASK, is enjoyinggetting to know “Mrs. Berra” — the name some studentsuse to convey respect for their new classmate. “She is verywarm and is always ready to go beyond the casual greeting.She will be a very valued member of the group,” she said.

Kabarungi’s network while at Mary Baldwin also includesthe student group Changemakers for Women and a collectionof women from the Staunton area who support the group’sactivities and mission. Her first week on campus includedseveral meals and meetings with those women, helpingKabarungi feel part of a vibrant community.

“She is already enriching our lives, and my children loveher,” said Staunton resident Kathy Garrison after dinner withKabarungi at a local restaurant. “She is used to being verybusy, so we hope to fill some of her ‘downtime.’”

Changemakers for Women began in 2007, after several

Berra Kabarungi’s arrival

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uing the collaboration:MBC students attending theClinton Global Initiative-University (CGIU) conferencein Austin are inspired by the lifestory and work of one panelistin particular — Zainab Salbi,founder and CEO of Womenfor Women International. Afterthe conference, MBC studentsform the organizationChangemakers for Women.

Karen Sherman, Women for Women executive directorfor global programs, delivers MBC’s Commencementaddress. Through examples of women she has metthrough the organization’s peace-building socialentrepreneurship programs in eight war-torn countries,Sherman illustrates the power of women as agents ofchange here and abroad.

Changemakers for Women makesits first donation to support ayearlong sponsorship for a womansurvivor of war to participate inWomen for Women programs. Thestudent group soon receivesinformation about AdolphineTumusifu M’Bahati — a womanwith six of her own children andfour others to care for in theDemocratic Republic of Congo —and how their efforts will help her.

Changemakers for Womenpresents a check for morethan $1,000 to Sherman, whonow serves on the MaryBaldwin College Board ofTrustees, providing fouradditional yearlong Women forWomen sponsorships.

Invited by PresidentPamela Fox to study atMBC on a four-yearscholarship, BerraKabarungi, formerWomen for Womencountry director inRwanda, arrives oncampus and enrolls asa full-time student.

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students attended the inaugural meeting of Clinton GlobalInitiative University (CGIU) in New Orleans. Right away,the group agreed on a commitment to helping at-riskwomen and girls. CGIU attendees in 2009 were inspiredby dialogue between former President Bill Clinton andWomen for Women International founder and CEO ZainadSalbi. The mission of Salbi’s organization — empoweringwomen who are victims of war with rehabilitation andeducation — gave the group a new focus and a goal:sponsorship of those in Women for Women programs.

The student group is continuously fundraising toprovide 25 yearlong sponsorships at $314 each over thenext three years. One sponsorship was secured in 2009,and students donated funds to sponsor four morewomen in October 2010. Each student in the organizationalso makes an individual commitment to service in theStaunton community.

As Kabarungi settles into life at MBC, studentmembers of Changemakers for Women, faculty, and staffcontinue to explore events and programs that willstrengthen ties with Women for Women International.Her presence on campus is a tangible example of howthose connections can transform one person, and howthat person transforms many more.

“I feel contentment and wholeness in my life, mainlybecause of my compassion for women, as leaders and as‘mothers’ to their nations and the entire world,” saysKabarungi. “I see my time here as time to gainknowledge and learn from other students’ experiences. Iam confident that I will leave fully equipped to servewomen and to contribute to a better world of hope,peace, and progress.”

Mary Baldwin College’s partnership with Womenfor Women International is the most recentchapter in a commitment that was inherent in theSeminary’s mission from the start: to serve girlsand women wherever they are in need. As notedin the summer 2010 issue of The Mary BaldwinCollege Magazine, two courageous alumnaeestablished schools for young women in Koreaand China in the early 19th century, andinternational mission trips by students andfaculty — some of which later led to the creationof schools — spanning more than 150 years haveintroduced women worldwide to the ideals of aMary Baldwin education.

In additon to Asian schools started by LibbyAlby Bull, Class of 1893, and 1916 graduate LilyWoods, examples of foreign and domesticoutreach abound in Mary Watters’ 1942 writtenhistory* of the college. One of the mostillustrative stories is that of a school set up in thelate 1800s in Lavra, Brazil, by former math andLatin teacher Charlotte Kemper. Mary BaldwinSeminary contributed to Kemper’s school andfollowed her work “with interest and pride,”according to Watters.

“It is one of the long arms of the Seminaryand College reaching out to the world,” theauthor noted.

Other poignant examples are mentioned inWatters’ writings about the college’s YWCAorganization in the 1940s: “Two [other] special aidsin education are given annually: one to a studentin the Boys’ Industrial School, Covington, Virginia;another to a little girl in the American MissionGirls’ School, Tanta, Egypt.” In 1941, the group alsohelped to furnish a day nursery in Staunton forworking mothers of under privileged children andfunded a new nursery school in the city.

“When one attempts to describe or evaluatethe contribution of Mary Baldwin alumnae to theworld’s work, it is possible to give a limitedsuggestive statement only,” Watters wrote. Howsignificant it is to assert that her observation holdstrue today?

* Find the full text of Watters’ The History of Mary Baldwin

College at www.archive.org/details/historyofmarybal00watt

of OutreachTradition

Members of Changemakers for Women visitWomen for Women International headquarters inWashington DC for a day of service.

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Starting work on the development of a global

women’s leadership institute in which MBCwould host female leaders from Women forWomen and other international organizations.The women would have the opportunity tocomplete coursework, participate in campusactivities, and lead and attend workshops.

PLANS FOR2011-12:

ALUMNAE/I BOARD PRESIDENT 2010–12

Pamela Leigh Anderson ’84

ALUMNAE/I ASSOCIATION

BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2010–11

Pamela Leigh Anderson ’84, presidentFleet Lynch Roberts ’81,

vice president/president electTheresa Cash Lewis ’99, secretary

Katherine Crawford Arrowsmith ’70 Nancy Clark Brand ’94Diahann “Buffy” DeBreaux-Watts ’93,

member-at-large Emily Alexander Douglas, committee chairDonia Stevens Eley ’02, member-at-largeSamantha Engstler ’11, STARS president Helen Stevens Forster ’83, committee chairVirginia Royster Francisco ’64Alison Rose Frei ’07Jessie Carr Haden ’54 Amanda Holloway ’02/’06Christie Hawkins Howell ’93Alison Kaufmann ’07, committee chairJennifer Brillhart Kibler ’91, executive director, ex officioSusan Powell Leister ’68Lindsey Lieberman ’04Mary Catherine Smith Myrick ’01 Crystal Newcombe Nosal ’00Mary Beth Gorcys Pauley ’92,

committee chairKelley L. Rexroad ’79Debra “Debbie” Wolfe Shea ’77,

committee chair Ethel M. Smeak ’53, honorary memberJeanine Holmes Thomas ’87

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Greetings from the Alumnae/i Association! As you will read in this issue ofThe Mary Baldwin College Magazine, the college and alumnae/i families havebeen busy unveiling the Schools of Excellence: • Arts, Humanities, and Renaissance Studies• Education, Health, and Social Work• Social Sciences, Business, and Global Studies• Science

We celebrated Reunion in early spring, welcoming many members of the spir-ited Class of 1961 back to Staunton and into the esteemed Grafton Society, inrecognition of their 50th Reunion. It is never too early for those in class years end-ing in 2 and 7 and members of the Grafton Society to plan ahead for Reunion 2012,April 12–15. Of course, MBC extends an open invitation to all alums to return tocampus to reminisce and to meet the amazing young women who will soon joinour ranks.

What a remarkable time on campus and around the country as the college andits graduates accept challenges and work hard to ensure that Mary Baldwin con-tinues to provide the best education possible for its students.

Your Alumnae/i Board is committed to preserving and enhancing the MaryBaldwin College legacy. We are proud to represent all of you as we treasure ourpast and move toward the future.


ClassColumns

1943RUTH PETERS Sproul’s husband,Erskine, passed away in July 2010. “Itis hard to do without him. We hadbeen married for 67 years.” CARO-

LINE HUNT writes that the big newsof her year is the dedication of theJohn Bunker Sands WetlandsEducation Center — honoring herdeceased son, who was a visionary inrestoring wetlands on the Trinity River:www.wetlandcenter.com/newhome.html. Grandson Stark Sands is starringin the Tony-nominated Broadwaymusical American Idiot. MAYDWELLE

MASON Grimsley is living in a retire-ment home and enjoying a wonderfulretired life. She has traveled a bitaround the U.S. and England, andlived in Japan for 2 years. She is hav-ing lots of fun and enjoying life.

1944HELEN GANSMAN Graves sold herhome and moved into assisted liv-ing. KATHERINE KIVLIGHAN Carter

is 87 years old and plays tennistwice a week.

1945BETTY NEISLER Timberlake writes,“I’ve just returned from a trip toPortugal with my sister-in-law and mydaughter, Vicki, whose daughter, Ann,has been working at a wildernesslodge. She worked at a similar placein Alaska earlier. The opportunities forkids these days are amazing. Nothinglike that when I graduated in 1945!”

1949CYNTHIA BETTS Johnson reports,“Forrest and I returned afterThanksgiving from 2 months inChristchurch, New Zealand. This visitwas quite different than our previousvisits. We experienced many after-shocks after an earthquake inSeptember 2010. Unlike Haiti, no

lives were lost.” ELIZABETH LANK-

FORD Thomas is the proud grand-mother of 13.

1950CLARA BURROUGHS McFarlin hasa granddaughter in her 2nd year atAnnapolis on a full scholarship. Shehas another granddaughter on a fullvolleyball scholarship to The College ofWilliam and Mary who will graduatein 2011. VIRGINIA ROSEN Strickler

owns a farm and enjoys her 2 grand-children, a 7-month-old boy, and a 2-year-old girl. GWENDOLYN PARK

Kelly plays bridge with her motherfrequently, who will turn 106 this year.SUNSHINE JONES Bricken has 9great-grandchildren. BETTY JEAN

GILMER Young resides at Kendal atLexington Home with husband Phillip.She has 4 children and 5 grandchil-dren. One of her children is a mission-ary in Indonesia. MARILYN SIMP-

SON Williams’ husband is a WWII,veteran, and he participated in theVeteran’s Day parade.

1951MARTHA “MARTY” KLINE Chaplin

is a year older and doesn’t like itmuch, even though she and Harveyare in good health. “For the last sever-al years we have been vacationing inFrance. Our daughter, JANE CHAP-

LIN Jones ’78 and husband, Mark,join us. This year they are going toArmenia with the Peace Corps.”MARY EVANS Robinson is happilyretired in southern MD. She volun-teers for a hospice center, and alsovolunteers for the ChesapeakeBiological Lab.

1952JESSICA GILLIAM Boatwright

wrote and illustrated a children’s book,The Meeley Moley Man.

1953JOYCE GOULD Bradshaw writes,“My ninth book was recently releasedby Dorrance Publishing Company.Most of my work is in poetry, but I dohave one book of short stories andtwo books of Bible-based essays.”MARY JO SHILLING Shannon

writes a weekly column for the localRoanoke newspaper, The StarSentinel. You can read her columns atwww.newsroanoke.com.

1954ELIZABETH “LIZ” DE LOACH iskeeping her enjoyable place up onThomas Jefferson’s Monticello.

1955MARY “KEMP” JAMISON Clarke

traveled to Lexington KY for the WorldEquestrian Games.

1956BLANCHE GAMBRILL Stockbridge

celebrated her 50th wedding anniver-sary. The Stockbridges were marriedOctober 8, 1960.

1957Send your class notes to:

Shannon Greene Mitchell

[email protected]

1958NANCY AMORY Le Cuyer is retired.JO ANN BEARD Brooke recieved adoctorate in counseling education.


Sally Squires Erickson

[email protected]

SHARON HOOKS Knaus says, “Weare enjoying retirement with 6 kidsand 15 grandchildren. We travel whenwe can and oversee the ranches at

home.” ANN BALLARD Van Eman’s

daughter Laura, and her husband,Morgen Schulz, have an 18-year-olddaughter. Their other daughter workswith non-profit organizations such asthe SPCA.

1961CYNTHIA “KAY” HUNDLEY Fisher

had an exciting January: From movingto a new house, to spearheading aMBC event in Los Angeles, to becom-ing a new grandmother. Her grand-daughter is Makenna Nicole Fisher,born January 6, 2011.

1962 REUNION 2012Send your class notes to:

Sally Heltzel Pearsall

[email protected]

Kent Seabury Rowe

[email protected]

AUDREY GIFFORD Eggleston writesthat she and her husband have movedfrom their horse farm in Goochland VAto an apartment at WestminsterCanterbury in Richmond. Audrey sayseverything is so close that her hus-band says they get somewherebefore they even leave home. LYNN

FRIERSON Kennedy called to sayshe is now in a new home at St.Martins in the Pines in Irondale AL.Her two daughters live close by, as doher grandchildren, who visit often. Herson is living in FL. SHIRLEY FILE

Robbins tells me she decided she isway too young to be living in a seniorapartment complex with little space,so she is moving to a larger apart-ment in Richmond’s Bon Air area.Shirley teaches nursing, preparestaxes, and is involved in numerousactivities. Shirley added that her 19-year-old son, Justin, is going into theJob Corps.

We hope you enjoy reading Class Notes in this publication but we realize many of you enjoy more frequent

updates. Between issues, check MBC’s online alumnae/i community, Baldwin Connect (www.mbc.edu/bald-

winconnect) to learn about fellow alums. Please remember to submit your notes to your class secretary (or

to the Alumane/i Office if no contact is listed for your class below) for inclusion in the next publication. If you

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Sally Dupree Barnett

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137 Valley View Drive, Union Grove,

AL 35175

1964Send your notes to:

Virginia “Ginny” Royster Francisco

[email protected]

SARAH ALLEY Boney and her hus-band, Harry, are retired and enjoyingchildren (4), grandchildren (9), andgreat-grandchildren (3 and another onthe way). That’s the joy of combiningtwo families, Sarah writes. The coupleare active in helping in Haiti throughthe Haiti Education Foundation, enjoyvolunteering through their church andcivic groups, and love to travel. “Wehave fallen in love with Italy, its histo-ry, charm, people, food and wine.”BETTY JANE STONE Jefferson

retired from social work and teaching.She writes, “We raised 4 children andare now rewarded with 4 grandchil-dren. We are keeping my 4-year-oldgranddaughter while her motherworks — and feeling our age.” Sinceretirement in 2008, SUSAN THOMP-

SON Timmons and husband, Tim,have traveled in 17 countries, amongthem Indonesia — where theytrekked and studied orangutans —Malawi, South Africa, Botswana,Zambia, and Morocco. This year she’llpresent the 3rd annual TimmonsBusiness Lecture Series in Malawiand study chimps on a trek inTanzania. She gives illustrated talks forthe Master Gardener Speakers Bureauand serves on the boards of theVirginia Foundation for CommunityCollege Education, Opera on theJames, and The Opera Guild. She’s achurch elder, cares for her mother, and

enjoys 5 sons, 7 grandchildren, and 1great-grandson. GINNY ROYSTER

Francisco retired from MBC in May,2010 but continues to teach anddirect plays as an adjunct facultymember. She works for StauntonGuided Tours, rings in a bell choir,sings in her church choir, and pro-motes the Staunton Music Festival.Her daughter, SARAH FRANCISCO

’98, is a senior attorney with theSouthern Environmental Law Centerin Charlottesville and a member ofthe MBC Advisory Board of Visitors.


Ann Mebane Levine

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2294 Echo Hills Circle NE, Atlanta,

GA 30345

Thanks for continuing to respond tomy calls for news. Compiling thesenotes really helps me feel so muchmore connected to Mary Baldwin.Recent holiday trips to visit my daugh-ter, Melissa, and her family in theirnew home in Crozet VA also bringback many wonderful memories ofmy time in the Shenandoah Valley.Melissa and Jon’s new home is only25 miles from Staunton, and I get tostop and look at the beautiful scenicoverlook at Afton Mountain on eachtrip. SUZAN HODGES Kirby teachesat a community college, but says sheis soon to retire and hopefully she’llhave more time to exercise. Sheenjoys her grandchildren, with the 6thabout to arrive. She is planning a tripto Prague in the spring with friends.SUSAN BROWNE Webb says thatwhile she and husband Fred areenjoying retirement, as part of the“sandwich generation,” they staybusy traveling to check on both theolder generation as well as children

and grandchildren in VA and NC. BON-

NIE BEIDERWIEDEN Klein writesthat she is active in her garden cluband Quester’s organization and is the“perpetual food chairman” of a fundraising event for the HeritageConservancy in Buck’s County PA.She reports that she loved the visitwith EMY MARTIN Halpert andJUDY ROY Hoffman last spring at herhome. RANDI NYMAN Halsell writesthat she hated to miss Reunion aswell as SUE HOOK’s wedding lastAugust, but enjoyed having lunch withEmy in Vail last summer. Emy helpskeep many of us connected. CHAR-

LOTTE TYSON Mewborn reportsthat she and her husband traveled toFrance last spring — marveling atmagnificent chateaus in the LoireValley, soaking up the charm andbeauty of Provence and exploring thelovely “City of Light” Paris. She saysher life in Farmville NC follows a famil-iar pattern of church activities, volun-teering, the arts, reading, followingUNC sports, grandparenting, andkeeping herself in shape. MARTHA

FARMER Copeland says that eventhough she was just there for 1 year,she has great memories of MaryBaldwin. She is practicing law andtries to balance work and time withher 5 grandchildren and, of course,their parents. She sold her house andbought a condo in Lexington KY. Herbook club keeps her education perk-ing. MARSHA NYE Adler writes, “Myhusband, Bill, and I attended a recep-tion for President Fox at the St.Francis Yacht Club in San Francisco inJanuary. The gathering offered theopportunity to learn about MBC’sexciting new curriculum areas andcatch up on new initiatives. We wereglad to know that traditions like AppleDay survive, and that the college ismoving solidly into the future. I was

particularly interested in the SpencerCenter programs.” NANCY TER-

WILLIGER Harste says that buildingmemories with children and 12 grand-children at the lake in the Adirondacksin summer and spending the winter inFL describes glorious retirement. Shesays that they can add to that reward-ing volunteer efforts and exciting trav-el, including most recently 5 weeks inAfrica. DOROTHY “DOTTIE”

IAFRATE Rudy reports that hernewest grandchild, Nicole Mary Rudy,was born in September 2010 and willbe in the MBC Class of 2027 if shehas anything to do with it. MARY

PICKETT “PICKETT” CRADDOCK vis-ited Dottie in CA in January whereshe and Dottie walked the CA hills toprepare for hiking the Camino deSantiago in Spain in May 2011 withfive others from the MBC Junior YearAbroad in Madrid. JUDY BRYANT

Skinner enjoyed a Russian river cruisefrom St. Petersburg to Moscow lastsummer with friends. Her biggestnews is the arrival of “the new man inher life,” her first grandchild, Caiden.Judy and I drove from Atlanta toStaunton for our 45th Reunion, andhad a great time catching up.Speaking of Reunion, keep your long-term calendar the dates for our 50th:April 9-12, 2015. JULIA PRICE Lanier

owned an interior design business,recently reconnected with a class-mate, and enjoys traveling. She lovesher 4 grandsons.

1966BERYL-ANN JOHNSON, “I’ve movedto a coastal home in Lincolnville MA,and loving every day in my new loca-tion.” MARY “CELIA” CRITTENDEN

Catrett is celebrating her seconddecade as a school librarian. CYNTHIA

GOELTZ Willkomm is celebrating her

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retirement as a 3rd grade teacher.Now she is enjoys time with her hus-band, 3 children, and 5 grandchildren.CAROL DELBRIDGE is a medicaltechnician in NH and spends free timewith her 2 children and 3 grandchil-dren. ESTHER JOHNSON is back inschool to study landscape design atNOVA’s Loudoun County campus.CAREY GOOFWIN Louthan’s

younger daughter, Louise, was mar-ried on May 1. She also has 4 grand-children, 2 of whom are redheads.


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ANNE COOKE lives in Aspen andwinters in the Palm Springs area. TheClass of 1967 stays in touch via emailseveral times a year, sharing photosand news of travels, grandchildren,weddings, and retirements. ANGELA

BLOSE Corley and Bill will be makingup for time lost during Angela’s heartsurgery and recovery last year by tak-ing a trip to HI and a cruise on theDanube in 2011. They welcomed their2nd granddaughter in March. JUDY

PUGH Stone had 4-foot snowdrifts inher CT yard this winter and looks for-ward to planning and planting thecommunity garden this spring. Herinvolvement with Yale courses andstudent seminars continues to bringmuch enjoyment. Our condolences goto Judy whose brother Jud and sister-in-law Susan passed away in 2010.GINA CARTER Holden and Tom areretired and enjoying trips and grand-children. Gina participates in a prayershawl ministry, group Bible study, andan active book club. LYNN WILLIAMS

Wood and Greg live 5 minutes fromtheir 2 grandsons and enjoy travelingsince retirement. DIANE DINWIDDIE

Andre continues her travels to GreatBritain with friends. In 2010 theyspent a week each in Yorkshire andthe Lake District of England. PAT

FORBES introduced the class to newgrandson Sullivan Clark, son of daugh-ter, Abby, and her husband, Stephen.Sullivan joins sister, Sienna, in sunnysouthern CA, and Pat beats a steadypath to play with them from her homein Albuquerque. SUSAN KELLEY

Schallhorn enjoys life in AR and ishappy to have her sister Eileen livingnearby. Husband, Tommy, is works asa financial planner and Susan’s daugh-ter, Caroline, and son-in-law, John, areVPs for WalMart and parents of a red-headed baby girl. KAY JACKSON

Lohmiller and Buzz stay busy in theircommunity. Kay serves on the theaterboard and Buzz serves on the eco-nomic development board. They weresnowbirds to southern AZ for winter2011. SUZANNE PERRY Turnbull andNed are living almost full-time inCashiers NC. Suzanne continues toenjoy painting and a summer Biblestudy group. JANICE SMITH Barry

and Michael have enjoyed cruises to

the Caribbean and through the SuezCanal in 2011. MARGIE GILLESPIE

Holt and Johnny are retired and spendtime at their farmhouse in MathewsVA enjoying their 5 grandsons. Theywill cruise the canals of France withfriends in 2011. MARY DODSON

Knight and John spent part of thecold winter in Ft. Myers FL to “get alittle heat!” Mary continues quiltingclasses while snowbirding in FL.ANNE COOKE returned to PalmSprings for the 3rd winter. KATHY

RICE Knowles and Robbie travel sev-eral times each year to CA, NC, andMA to play with their 6 grandchildrenand hold “Camp Mumaa” for threeweeks each year to introduce them tothe VA mountains. Kathy will retirefrom her college planning business atthe end of this school year. Manymembers of our class wrote to sharereading lists, giving all of us a reasonto pull up to our hearths to enjoy newbooks during winter 2011.


Susanne “Sue” Dyer Stanley

[email protected]

6645 32nd St NW, Washington, DC

20015

It is such a treat to hear from you, andI entreat others to send their updates.It is delightful and interesting to catchup on what is happening in our class-mates’ lives. LAWSON BONNER

Anderson spent 16 days in AK andVancouver where she went by bushplane to an Eskimo village inside theArctic circle. In March, she and herhusband were off to China, and, thissummer they will go to a beach resortin the Turks and Caicos with the wholefamily. SUSAN MERKLAS Kahn

retired from bank marketing 6 yearsago, and she and her husband soldtheir house to their daughter and fami-ly and built across the street, so theyhave the joy of having 2 grandsonsnearby. Their son is an interventionalradiologist and lives about an houraway with his wife and 2 little girls;their younger daughter is a photogra-pher who lives just 10 minutes away.They are often found in their JacksonHole condo, which they love. Susanwrites a monthly humor column aboutlife in Miami — for which she has wonprizes. LUNDIE SPENCE, through herwork with SC Sea Grant Consortiumdirecting a regional ocean science out-reach and education program, wentwith a small group to China to workwith faculty from 8 Chinese universi-ties that conduct ocean scienceresearch. They made friends there andwere impressed by the transportationand the terra cotta warriors in Xian. Asmuch as she loves the program,Lundie is thinking about retirement.Recently she has learned a lot abouthorses and horse rescue, so whoknows what her next life will hold?LADY APPLEBY Bird joined the MBCBoard of Trustees in July and loves it.She volunteers a lot, chairing theHomework Hotline Board and servingas president of the Mobile Loaves andFishes Board as well as being on theUniversity Club board and theNashville Alumni board. She alsobabysits grandchildren Houston (11),

Lilly (8), Addison (4), and John Thomas(1). Lady reports she and her wonder-ful husband have also been traveling agood bit, going to Europe for 3 weekslast spring. MILLICENT WASSELL

retired in January 2010 after a 42-yearcareer in government and non-profitassociations. She had had challengingjobs at the Defense Department, theNational American Red Cross, and inNJ state government, and she reportsshe was ready “to experience the joyof living on her own schedule ratherthan on someone else’s.” Millicentmoved to an apartment in July, and ispleased to be living life more simply,taking piano lessons (reminiscent oflessons from Dr. Broman at MBC) andplaying bridge like the old days oflounge calls for bridge at MBC. SAN-

DRA SCHENCK Dedmon lives inShelby NC and spends time tendingto horses, goats, dogs, and cats aswell as making jewelry and paintingframes, and she is now taking a silver-smith course. Her son and daughterlive 45 minutes away in Charlotte,enabling her to see her 3 grandchil-dren (ages 7, 2, and 1). She also volun-teers to teach a therapeutic riding pro-gram at a nearby school for the dis-abled. PATTY JENKINS Thomas

tutors math for the SAT and ACT inbetween taking trips to visit her 5grandchildren (1 more on the way) andenjoying time at their place in DestinFL. Patty, LADY APPLEBY Bird, BAR-

BARA JOHNSTON Ogles, JANE

HYMAN Kyburz, and possibly DIANE

HILLYER Copley planned to gettogether for a mini-MBC reunion inMarch. NEILLE MCRAE Wilson andher husband have had a wonderfulyear of traveling. Last year, as usual,they took their boat, the Wildgoose, tothe Florida Keys for 2 months. CATHY

TURNER Temple and BETTY MAYES

Hecht visited Neille in Key West, andin August Neille and Betty visitedCathy at her mountain home inHighlands NC. To beat the heat, Neilleand her husband visited friends inToronto, went to France for themonth of September, and finished theyear off in grand fashion in London.BETH HADDEN Lunney publishes 4specialty magazines for British carenthusiasts (Jaguar, MG, Austin-Healey, and Triumph). The rest of hertime is spent traveling with her hus-band in their Austin-Healey and enjoy-ing their grandchildren, 3 in KansasCity area and 1 in Charlotte. Theywere all together for Christmas.KATHLEEN DUNBAR Dyer and herhusband took a much anticipated 2-week river cruise in Europe, a yearearlier than planned after her husbandhad a medical scare. They enjoyed 3days in Vienna and then cruised theDanube, Main, and Rhine rivers.Joining them for the fun were MON-

NIE MOORE Armsworthy and herhusband. Kathleen’s daughter is aphysical therapist in ME and her sonis general manager of a Marriott hotelin Littleton CO. They have 4 grandchil-dren, (ages 12, 9 ,8, and 5) andKathleen loves spending time withthem. Kathleen and her husband canbe found in CT in the winter and FL inthe summer. JANE STARKE Sims isvery much enjoying babysitting for hergrandchild, Lane, allowing her towatch him grow and learn. She justreturned from a Caribbean cruise.Jane’s mother passed away inNovember and she reports thatChristmas was just not the same thisyear. ANN GILLEN Gillenwater

moved to their house on SouthHolston Lake and feels like they are


Celebrating lives well ledWelcoming the classes of 1962, 1967, 1972,1977, 1982, 1987, 1992, 1997, 2002, 2007 and

The Grafton Society which will include thosecelebrating milestone reunions including

55th, 60th, 65th, and 70th reunions

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ClassColumnson vacation all the time. They had afabulous time in Spain for the wed-ding of BARBARA PENICK Jimenez’s

daughter at the cathedral in Leon. Annhas begun selling her “Happy Art” inarea galleries. She has Divas andDrama Queens, Cows in herNeighborhood, and Giant Blooms forwaterproof outdoor art, and she willhave a web page soon. Ann isinvolved in revitalizing downtownBristol, which now has 26 new busi-nesses, 40 lofts, and a huge annualfestival called Rhythm and RootsReunion. SUSANNE “SUE” DYER

Stanley writes, “Last spring Dave andI went with GIGI REYNOLDS Vogel

and her husband to Israel and Jordan,a fascinating trip both for the wonder-ful religious sites and for a view of thepolitical situation. In the fall we wentto the British Isles visiting NorthernIreland, Scotland, and northernEngland. Our son and family are inNashville with our 2 grandchildren,Lucy (6) and Jack (3). Our daughterstarted a fellowship in endocrinologyat the University of Chicago Hospital,so at the moment none of our chick-adees live close by.” SUSAN

ALEXANDER Yates has 5 children,and her youngest daughter just hadquadruplets, giving her 19 grandchil-dren. VIRGINIA WATSON Bernard

has 5 grandchildren and is celebrat-ing her 39th wedding anniversary.


Martha Fowler

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Angier Brock

[email protected]

KAY CULBREATH Heller and herhusband recently restored a familyhome in Franklin TN on the Battle ofFranklin side and they are now split-ting their year between WashingtonDC and Franklin.


Janis Krebs Smith

[email protected]

ELIZABETH JENNINGS Shupe

sends greetings to all of her MBCers.WINDON BLANTON Biesecker

writes that she is a “middler,” a sec-ond-year seminarian in the School ofTheology at The University of theSouth. She hopes to be ordained in2012 in the diocese of southern VA.Husband, Ron, retired from realestate and they have 4 grandchildren.DONNA DEARMAN Smith says,“We have had a great new yearbeing elected vice president of ethicsand human resources for AlabamaPower. Family is great. Three incredi-ble grandchildren live 5 minutesaway. I am president of the women’sfund, and find myself very busy.”LYNN KIRKMAN Mackle writes, “Asa lifelong student, I received 2 mas-ter’s degrees, in English and art his-tory, in 2000 and 2005. I am delight-ed to be curating a loan exhibition ofthe work of artist George Van Millett,for the Albrecht-Kemper Museum inSt. Joseph MO in September 2011. I

enjoy freelance writing and volunteer-ing, and I’ve been prose editor of anational publication featuring the sto-ries of hospitalized veterans. Bob andI are now the proud grandparentsColin (4), Hayden (2), and Janie (2).We love living in Kansas City MO,and we also spend time at our winterhome on Key Biscayne FL.” ANNE

ROUHLAC writes, “I continue as abookkeeper for an association indowntown DC and volunteer atWashington National Cathedral. Lifehere ebbs and flows with the touristsand the workings of government.Reunion was really lovely and Ienjoyed the opportunity to reconnectwith many familiar faces and thewonderful mountaintop visit to Liz’shome, in addition to visiting withMrs. Page.” MARCIA VIGNEAULT

Litton is moving. Her new address is11205 Creekwood Drive, Fort WayneIN, 46814-9049. EMILY BORDEN

Ragsdale had an amazing adventurein Africa with her daughter and son.“Katharine decided in late summerthat she wanted to live in a city; DCwas her pick and she moved in

October. She has just been hired byThe Washingtonian in sales and mar-keting/advertising. Thomas graduatesthis month from NC State with amaster’s degree in architecture. Hehas worked really hard and, in hismother’s opinion, is bound for glory.As the glue is drying on his last proj-ect, he is preparing to set his siteson new horizons in his field.”JUANNE PAHUCKI sends goodwishes and said she loved seeingeveryone at Reunion. EMILY

MCCLURE Ballard’s 3rd grandchildwas born to daughter and her sonand family returned from 3 years inIndia. “I am no longer working at thelocal library, and we are going to cel-ebrate our 40th wedding anniversarywith a trip to NYC.” SUSAN LANIER

Brown says, “Jury and I becamegrandparents on December 15, 2009,when Lyla Lindsey Brown was bornin Rochester MN. She just celebratedher 1st birthday and took her 1ststeps right before Christmas. Ourdaughter, Sarah, was married inPinehurst on September 25, 2010, toJason Bradley Halverson and they

live in Chicago, where they work attwo different ad agencies. I continueto work at Village Design Group as aninterior designer and Jury retired atthe end of February.” KATHY CRAW-

FORD Arrowsmith lives in LexingtonSC with her husband, Bob, and herdaughter, Jane, who returned hometo accept a position at USC aftercompleting a master’s at JMU —after the one from TCU. Son, Nathan,is director of recreational sports atRollins College in Winter Park FL andenjoys the college environment.Kathy continues to work part-time asa career counselor at USC and withprivate clients. Her passion is volun-teering at Saxe Gotha PresbyterianChurch where she facilitatesChristians in Career Transition net-working groups. DIANE DARNELL

Hughes writes, “Having alreadyclocked another birthday, this Januaryhas really flown (instead of drifted, asit did last year). Life with our threecorgis is always interesting, and theyfollow me everywhere. Michael isstill happily employed and leaves forwork like a normal person. We’ll cele-

to be Boldly Baldwin

to pursue their dreams….

to make a difference in the world…

to touch the lives of those around them…

to be confident, compassionate changemakers…

brate our 40th wedding anniversarythis fall and hope we can stay up lateenough to have a party (maybe it willbe brunch). We have had a horrifictime this past fall as our adult sonwas treated for a rare kind ofleukemia. He has been at NIH, whichis run by Dr. Francis Collins ofStaunton, youngest son of the lateFletcher and Margaret Collins. Wehope to switch to a transplant pro-gram in Richmond within the nextmonth, so keep us in your prayers.”LIZ HIGGINBOTHAM writes, “I amwith Higginbotham Bros., Inc. andwe are still in business. The construc-tion industry is pretty quiet, but weare finding construction jobs and thedoors are still open. My father died inJuly at age 91. I am keeping momcompany at their home onDevondale, until she moves into anew retirement center in St. Louis.My Westie, Sadie, is keeping us bothcompany. My niece Emily and herhusband, Chris, had twin boys onNovember 17. Each one has a familyname and they are gorgeous, ofcourse. Hope to see everyone at the

next Reunion, if not before. JANE

GRAVES Bartlett says, “I’m workingin Lower School admissions atGilman School and directing a sum-mer outreach program. Our son andhis wife presented us with our firstgrandchild, Emily Grace Bartlett, onApril 30, 2010. We spent her firstChristmas with her in FL. I continueto teach English at Old DominionUniversity and I arrange my scheduleso that Colin (almost 4) and Alyssa(almost 2) can come for play, lunch,and nap on Mondays and Fridays. Welove having our children and theirfamilies close by. Bill and I have anew puppy; Belle is a Goldendoodle.”SHARON ELLIS Hinnant writes, “Ihave lived in Charleston SC for 17years. I retired from my job as a CPAat a local accounting firm a few yearsago; my husband is a retired dentist.I have returned to practicing thepiano and am studying with a localteacher. I will be giving severalrecitals at local retirement homes andchurches in March 2011. My daughter,a UVA graduate, is in graduate schoolat University of Vermont. My son, a

physician in Florence SC, and his wifehave 3 sons. I enjoyed re-connectingwith JULIE MAYS Cannell inOctober 2010 in Charleston.”

1971MARY-PAZ FERNANDEZ Tellechea

is grandmother to an 11-month-oldgirl. AMY NELSON Warren’s daugh-ter and granddaughter are stayingwith her until her husband returnsfrom Iraq.

1972 REUNION 2012Send your notes to your class to:

Elizabeth “Liz” Smith Strimple

[email protected]

12634 Timonium Terrace, North

Potomac, MD 20878

BARBIE PHIPPS Such has 2 grand-daughters and 1 grandson: “All ofthem are just precious, of course.”SARAH CROCKETT Eggleston’s

daughter, Paige, was married on10/10/10. JILL BUTLER Pendleton,SUSAN PIERCE Lancaster, andKATHY YOUNG Wetzel attended the

wedding and, while they were there,they walked across the BrooklynBridge. BLANCHE WYSOR Anderson

and husband, Dave, are retired andhave started a small business asarchival consultants and researchers,D&B Anderson, LLC. Last November,they spent time with CONNI ATKINS

Lewallan and husband, Sanders, inWest Palm Beach. During theChristmas holidays, Blanche and JAN

TRIPLETT visited ELIZABETH GOAD

Oliver in Lexington. Jan and husband,Dan Diener, co-own the BusinessSuccess Center, a small business helpcenter, in Austin TX. Jan was profiledin the December 2010 issue of AustinBusiness Journal. She volunteered tohelp Blanche with Reunion 2012 and islooking forward to visiting with class-mates. SUSAN PRUETT Caldroney

breaks ground on their house inLexington VA this spring after havingknee replacement surgery in January.CARYN GOVE Long’s youngest son,Chase, has been accepted as an offi-cer candidate for the Marine Corps.His older brother, Clark, is a NavyCorpsman stationed with the Marines


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at Camp LeJeune NC. Caryn is activein her church as treasurer and alongwith husband, Lewis, she will take aTrans Canada train trip this summer.Last August, SUSAN HENRY

Martin, DONA CONNELLY Mastin,LIZ SMITH Strimple, and JILL

KIELY had lunch in Yellow SpringsOH. SHEPHERD JOHNSTON

Chuites serves as president ofOconee County Habitat forHumanity. Her husband, Doug, isretired and their children are scat-tered and productively happy.KAREN BRAMMER Austin teachesa weekly acting class (www.kare-naustinacting.com) and is auditioningfor TV and film. Her daughter, Olivia,graduates from the New School inNYC this spring. CARTER MOFFETT

Douglass was looking forward toseeing many classmates on campusat [Professor Emeritus of English]Joe Garrison’s memorial service inApril. SALLIE HUBARD Moore isbusy babysitting her new grand-daughter, Sadie Elizabeth. This pastMay, CLAUDIA TURNER Bagwell’s

children Thomas and Anna graduatedfrom UVA; he earned his undergrad-uate degree and she earned her lawdegree. LIZ SMITH Strimple’s

daughter Taylor has started an eventplanning business, Events CustomedTaylored, in Park Ridge NJ, anddaughter Hilary is studying in Austria.SUSAN MYERS has launched anew business venture, Put SomePunch in That Bowl! Her website, www.putsomepunchinthatbowl.com,is about all things punch: how todrink it, make it, entertain with it,even just think about it. JANN MAL-

ONE Steele is writing book reviewsfor The Richmond Times-Dispatch andarticles for Boomer magazine. She ison the board of James River Writers,a judge for the Library of Virginia’s lit-erary awards, and coordinator of afund-raising project for READ Center,an adult literacy organization. LEA

AYERS Gilman writes that daughter,Ayers, graduated from Radford lastMay. Lea is busy in several women’sorganizations and is treasurer of herDAR chapter. PENNY POWERS

Pattee and husband, Bob, havemoved back to central TX where sheteaches high school math. Her 3daughters live in the DC area and shehas a granddaughter, Charlotte.DENISE CRAIG Stafford and hus-band, Alan, are enjoying retirementand are traveling to Costa Rica for afishing vacation. They stay very busymaintaining the farm and rental prop-erties and Denise is a volunteer at thelocal elementary school. BETTY

FAINTER Stover writes that Lola, herOld English Sheepdog, completed allof the championship points tobecome a champion. LIBBY DARWIN

had a wonderful dinner with class-mate JANE SHEFFIELD Maddux.She also spent 3 months working onAZ Senator Blanche Lincoln’s cam-paign. They lost, but had a ball.


Donna Deitz

[email protected]

Shelley Wilgus Murray

[email protected]

CHRISTINE FLORA Coulter reportedthat 2 of her 3 sons were married thisyear. LYNNETTE YOUNT’s business isdoing well. Her husband is deployingto Iraq for a year.

1974ELIZABETH UPDIKE Braun is mar-ried to John Braun. She retired fromThe Washington Post to establish TheCare for Kids Foundation and servesas president and director. BARABARA

WATSON Paille released a cookbook,The Total Vegetarian Cookbook, also atwww.totalvegetarian.com. WYSOR

WEST Gearhart writes, “My son,Chandler, is graduating from MarshallUniversity and daughter, Bentley, isgetting her master’s degree in person-al counseling. I teach piano inRoanoke and my husband, Bill, is try-ing to survive the real estate market.“

1975 ANNE CRONIN Ammons retiredfrom Allegheny Power. JANNY

SHOEMAKER Marshall is married toNick Strine and enjoys granddaugh-ters, Lillie Strine (3) and Zoe Strine (2).Her daughter, Jenny, is in her 5th yearat Kings and Spalding Law Firm in NY.Last year, her husband purchased anew resturaunt. LYNDA BERGEN

Wheatley retired from homeschoolingher 6 children after 26 years. ROS-

ALYN GWYN Schmidt says, “My 2sons are getting their PhDs in neuro-science research. One son is atVanderbilt and the other is at Emory.”

1976ELEANOR GUBBINS Moore writes,“I am thrilled that my daughter hasmoved to Richmond, giving me moti-vation to visit my MBC roommate,MARGARET “BONNIE” TUGGLE

Miller, on a routine basis. Our daugh-ters have become great friends aswell, recently spending Thanksgivingtogether in Spain.” LYNN HOWARD

Lawrence is moving to St.Christopher Camp and ConferenceCenter, where her husband is the newexecutive director. She continues towork on helping the people ofBurundi, including working on a chil-dren’s book on forgiveness and recon-ciliation. LUCILLE “LU GAY” CHEN-

ERY Lanier was promoted to seniorproject manager at Timmons Group.She is a landscape architect specializ-ing in sustainable design includinggreen roof infrastructure. CHRISTINA

BEARDSLEY McGaughey retired (forthe second and final time). LINDA

BLOXOM Grabeman recently pub-lished a book, No Prissy Shoes:Trusting God to Walk You Through YourBreast Cancer Journey. DONNA

NEVDORFER Earp is enjoying thesingle life while earning a master’sdegree in theological studies at DukeDivinity School. Her daughter was alsorecently ordained as a minister.


Pam Martin Comstock

[email protected]

REBECCA COWART Hammond wel-comed grandaughter Mary RebeccaHammond on 10/2/10.

1978MOLLIE MOOMAU Prominski’s

daughter, K.T., is a senior at ConolleySchool of the Holy Child in PotomacMD. She applied for early decisionand was accepted at High PointUniversity in NC.


Kelley Rexrode

[email protected]

ERIKA MOORE Price has one sonwho just moved to Brooklyn to assistsome well-known photographers andanother at UNC.


Laura Reed Bivans

[email protected]

19 Turkey Foot Ct, Darnestown, MD

20878-3645

SIDENIA SURRATT Tribble is marriedto Bill. She earned her BSN in 1996and her MSN in 1999 from UVA. Sheis an acute care nurse practitionerwith Augusta Health in Fishersville VA.CHERYL NAETZKER says these areexciting times at Wellpoint IT with thepassage of healthcare reform legisla-tion. She is a new member of theFishing Bay Yacht Club in Deltaville VAand is a new great aunt to Holly RoseMiller of Charlotte. LAURA REED

Bivans now has a son who is a 4thClassman at VMI. Thomas is now partof the VMI Corps of Cadets. She is onFacebook under Laura Bivans andwould love to hear from the MBCfamily. Daughter, MARGARET

BIVANS ’10 is enjoying her job atMBC and is now an official VA resi-dent, with MBC license plates. LISA

PETTY lives in Pinehurst NC with herparents. She is taking classes andreading. SALLY SHINGLETON Merrill

started a new job at J.S. WalkerAssociates Real Estate. ALISE

LEARNED Mahr is program coordina-tor for Family Life DevelopmentCenter. ROSIE SABALA is gettingready to retire from her career as amath teacher. RONALD FEEBACK isteaching and misses MBC very much.

1981MARGARET SILVER Burton is doingwell with her business, BurtonDesigns. She has 3 sons: one at VMI,a freshman at Hampden-SydneyCollege, and a junior at E.C. GlassHigh School. KATHRYN GRAVLEY

Melo and her husband own ITAInternational, a defense contractingbusiness. She has a daughter who isa freshman at Virginia Tech. Her otherdaughter graduated from Virginia Techin May 2010 and works as an eventscoordinator in Richmond. PRICILLA

ROSASCO Armbruster has beenteaching for 17 years.

1982 REUNION 2012KOY EDMISTON Mislowsky current-ly has twin children attending JMU,and her youngest daughter graduatedfrom high school. REBECCA LOVIN-

GOOD will travel to Japan this yearand Vietnam next year for her careeras an oceanographer.


Georgianne Miller Mitchell

[email protected]

or [email protected]

Tance Anderson Laughon

[email protected]

1504 Linden Avenue, Lynchburg, VA

24503

LANETTE LEHNERTZ Smith lives inAustin with her husband, Wallace. Herson Madison is a senior at TexasChristian University. Children MarthaLauren and Noble are seniors in highschool. NEYSA ANGLE Allen joined anew practice, Kartesz Family EyeCare. LILLIAN MCCLUNG Gilbert ofFlower Mound TX reports that son,Rick, was married in June and worksfor JP Morgan Chase, daughter-in-law,Rebecca, attends graduate school atSouthern Methodist University, anddaughter, Kensey, attends TexasChristian University and plans to go tolaw school after graduation in May2011. Her husband, Rick, travels withhis job at Flextronicx, and Lillian isgoing back to school for a counselingdegree. She would love to hear fromanyone close by.

1984 Send your class notes to:

Robin Lermo

[email protected]

6903 Spur Road, Springfield, VA

22153

Greetings classmates! Please contin-ue to share your classnotes by send-ing any updates to me at eitheraddress above. CATHY HARRELL

Pennington and her family had awonderful Christmas with family fromGA, AL, SC, and CT. She enjoyedattending the alumnae/i gathering inthe fall. She hopes to have a gatheringwith other 1984 Squirrels in the nearfuture. If you are in Atlanta, be sure tolook her up. MARILYN HUGHES

Allan writes that she lives in EastDallas (near White Rock Lake) withher husband, Charlie, and daughter,Clara (14). “We celebrated our 20thwedding anniversary in October. Clarais in 8th grade and hopes to attendBooker T., our performing arts highschool, this fall. I’ve worked for thenational center of the American HeartAssociation since 1990. We love tentcamping, and, for me, heaven is doingyoga, planting and tending the flowersin our front yard, visiting friends inAustin, and time at home with ourdogs, Lucy and Ollie. Best wishes toall. CARROLL OLIVER has beenworking for Regus (an internationalspace solution). She says, “I’m justenjoying life and the 3 kids are fine.Hope you all are well.” MARGARET

TROUTMAN Balanowski and herBoston Terrier, Candy, were invited toparticipate in the AKC dog agility

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competition in December. ASTER

DAWIT’s daughter, Sheda Thomas, isat MBC as a freshman. MELISSA

HENTZE continues to volunteer withthe American Cancer Society and alsoenjoys being a part of the NewOrleans Crew of Halloween. EDGAR

PURYEAR writes, “I have helped mydad write his 6th book about theMarine Corps. I have been atFarrington Country Club as a bellmanfor 24 years.”

1985GAIL CRUSCO is a master gardner.She had the garden clubs for a gardentour in May, and the Greenville Newscarried an article about her garden inJuly. KAREN SWORTZEL is a newgrandmother to Samuel FrederickAshby, born 10/3/09.


MacKay Morris Boyer

[email protected]

It is hard to believe that 2011 is uponus. As JEANINE HOLMES Thomas

reminded me, that means our 25thReunion is little more than a yearaway. It would be so much fun tohave a big group from 1987 back onthe beautiful MBC campus. Pleasemake plans to attend. CAROL

ELLIOTT Forsyth reports that she isa pediatric nurse practitioner inAnnapolis MD with her husband and3 children. Carol was rewarded withownership in the large pediatric prac-tice she works for and has been suc-cessful in increasing the office’s sizeand improving community activities.Carol discovered a passion for run-ning and has done several halfmarathons and completed a fullmarathon in Washington DC. LOU

HALL Bloxom teaches 1st grade atBroadwater Academy where herdaughter, Madison, is a junior andson, Brant, is in 2nd grade. Her olderdaughter, Blaire (19) is a freshman atPrinceton, where she is involved inclub sports and student government.MARTHA COATES Walters visitedMBC daughter, Ana, in June, wherethey took pictures of Ham & Jam,saw the sights, and enjoyed Wright’sDairy Rite milkshakes.


Denise Dorsey Mitlehner

[email protected]

MELINDA FITZGERALD Anderson

serves as executive director for institu-tional advancement at Lousiana StateUniversity-Alexandria and the LSUAlexandria Foundation. SUSAN

MUSSER Cazenave is excited aboutfinishing graduate school and receiv-ing her master’s degree. She is alsovery active with her kids, grandchil-dren, and all the daily things that arise.

1989JANAAN HASHIM kicked off MBC’sfirst Islam Awareness Week inJanuary 2011 with a talk about theMuslim experience in America.CARMEN “BETH” VAUGHT is a

photographer and humanitarian,focusing her studies on human traf-ficking. SHARON AKEL Muse is theowner of Amusing Treats, where shedecorates sweets with companylogos, pictures, etc. She can be foundonline at www.amusingtreats.com.


Diana Manning

[email protected]

JILL WILLS was married April 2010and it was fantastic!

1991HEATHER WILCOX Hoffman has anew baby boy, Luke TrumanHoffman. Luke joins older sistersBethany and Mary.


Heather Jackson

[email protected]

Katherine Brown

[email protected]

INDIA PARRISH Harris is principal atKate Collins Middle School inWaynesboro VA. Harris has worked inpublic education for 15 years, includ-ing positions in Charles City CountyVA, Ashland OH, and King George VAand Spotsylvania County VA publicschools. JULIA KING Maxwell isassistant principal at the new highschool in Rockingham County VA.ALITIA CROSS was married onOctober 17, 2010, in Haymarket VA toJerry Pleasant. They will honeymoonin 2011 in Italy.


Rebekah “Bekah” Conn Foster

[email protected]

306 S Court, St., Lewisburg, WV

24901

CHERYL JONES Jolley has workedas a preschool special needs teacherfor the past 4 years. She is currentlybuilding a home in WV. AMY KEL-

LAM Powers has 2 grandchildren,Tanner (11) and Taylor (9).


Genie Gratto

[email protected]

PATRICIA JENKINS Agate is marriedwith 2 children, ages 11 and 7. She is aspecial education teacher.


Selene Gorman

[email protected]

ELAINE HARGRETT Mauck says, “Icelebrated my 14th wedding anniver-sary and my 4-year-old is trying to runthe house. I am a sales administratoranalyst at Precision IR.” NANCY

O’DELL writes, “I work for U.S.Airways, so I’m flying high.”

1996SHANA MAY Hatzopoulos receivedher MEd in educational leadership andadministration from George WashingtonUniversity in December 2010.


Jenna Smith

[email protected] or

[email protected]

Annie McGinley Floyd

[email protected]

ROBIN KERR had twin girlsDecember 27, 2010.


Jennifer Lloyd Marland

[email protected]

10538 Faulkner Ridge Circle,

Columbia, MD 21044

COURTNEY JOHNSON Sievers andhusband, Rob, welcomed son WittenPorterstone Sievers on July 16, 2010.ELIZABETH “TYSEN” FABRIZIO-

Findeis welcomed daughter AthenaElizabeth Leone Findeis on February20, 2009. Athena joins brothers Bruce(2) and Mac (4) and is already model-ing. REBECCA MORRISON trans-ferred after more than 12 years at theU.S. Census Bureau to the U.S.Energy Information Administration.She will continue working to improvegovernment questionnaires. Pleasejoin the Mary Baldwin Class of 1998Facebook page to reconnect withclassmates and to post your latestnews and notes.


Engle Baker Addington

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2921 Starnes Road, Charlotte, NC

28214

HOLLY WOJCAK recently returnedfrom her 3rd trip to Jamaica for the1,000 Smiles Foundation. Holly and ateam of volunteers spent 2 weeksproviding dental care to 2,000patients. She hopes to return this fall.Holly blogs about her experiences atwww.giveachildasmile.blogspot.com.EMILY GOETZ Thompson gave birthto her 2nd child, Charles “Charlie”Michael Thompson, on July 9, 2010.Emily reports that his big brother,William “Will” Randolph Thompson(3), is very proud. UBAH ANSARI

Khasimuddin and her husbandAhsan welcomed their 1st child,daughter Eyshal Noor Khasimuddin,on January 22, 2011. SARAH POS-

TON Sosebee had a daughter, AnnaSosebee, on May 20, 2010.Congratulations to BROOKE HITE

Sanders, who was married on May15, 2010. MELISSA FORD Holloway

was married at the University Churchof St. Mary the Virgin in Oxford,England, where she went to churchwhen she was in grad school atOxford. NOSHUA WATSON ’95, wholives in London, attended the wed-ding. Melissa writes, “We had a sec-ond reception in Fredericksburg, VA(my hometown) in early October.After the party, Richard and I drove to

Staunton. We spent Apple Eve andthe morning of Apple Day on cam-pus.”

2000TRACY GRYGOTIS was married onOctober 2, 2010 to James Milanese.Classmate CARRIE ECKMAN

Trunick attended her wedding. JEN-

NIFER HILLIARD Cluff has beenteaching 4th grade for 11 years. Shehas 2 children, a 4-year-old daughterand a 7-year-old son.


Amberleigh Powell

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10530 Jefferson Highway, Mineral,

VA 23117

The Alexandria Transit Company(DASH) announced a valuable additionto their organization, ALLYSON TEE-

VAN, who serves as marketing andcommunications manager. Allysonbrings more than 10 years of profes-sional marketing and communicationsexperience that will aid in the progres-sive growth of DASH. Allyson is happyto give back with her experience andeducation to the area she calls home.


Anna Henley


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Myspace:

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Facebook Group: Baldwin ’02

Happy 2011 Scarlet and Gold! Don’tforget, in 2012 we’ll mark our 10-yearReunion … it’s never too early tostart making plans to attend. ELIZA-

BETH “LIZ” BARROWS writes,“After 8 years in Puerto Rico, I relo-cated to San Antonio TX, for a job atLackland Air Force Base. I teachEnglish to international military stu-dents at the Defense LanguageInstitute. It’s a great experiencebecause I am getting to learn aboutcultures from around the world,while teaching about American andAmerican military culture. And, ofcourse, I brought my dogs with me.”BRYANNE MOORE Peterson hadher 1st child with husband, Easton.Born August 3, 2010, Cadence Elainehas already visited (and loved) MBC.KELLY WIMMER writes, “I’verecently changed real estate firms toReal Estate III/Better Homes andGardens. I also completed a 6-monthmarketing project with the USDA.”YOGI ALMENDRAS Carroll says,“I’m finally submitting my wedding toclass notes. I was married to JosephCarroll on September 5, 2009, at St.Matthews Cathedral in WashingtonDC. The reception was at my work-place, the National GeographicSociety Museum.” In attendancewere CHI-CHI CHINYELU Tyler,

SHEYMA BAUTISA, LINDA

CORTEZ ’03, MARIA BALL ’04,

CARLISLE CONNALLY ’04, COURT-

NEY LEARD, JENNIE HILDEN-

BRAND, SARA LAYNE, KRISTEN

BRYANT Gould, LYNNETTE


34 Summer 2011

DAUGHTRY Barrett, BRENNA

ZORTMAN ’03, ALESANDRA PRICE

Dombroski, COURTNEY BLASIUS

Owens, and DIONNA MCINTYRE

Kiernan. Yogi and Joe recently pur-chased a home in MD and hope tohave area alums over for a Baldwinevent soon. FELICIA JEFFERSON

Goodrich writes, “Just wanted todrop a quick line to thank all myMBC sisters for showing love andsupport during my deployment. As Iwrite, I’m sitting in my room in east-ern Afghanistan and counting thedays (45 to be exact) before I’mhome. As I approached the 9-yearmark in my Air Force career, I decid-ed to volunteer for this deploymentfor 3 reasons: 1) to do my part, 2) itwas good timing for our family, and3) to make my family proud. My hus-band, Scott, has really stepped up tobe the best daddy to our sweetdaughter, Marley, and for that I’mvery lucky. I’m also grateful for theenormous outpouring of love andsupport from friends and family backhome. My MBC family has kept myspirits high — thanks for the carepackages. There’s nothing wrongwith scented lotions and stationary… even in the middle of a war zone.Looking forward to homecoming anda well-deserved cocktail.” Anthony“Thomas” Dombroski IV was bornon May 21, 2010, to ALESANDRA

PRICE Dombroski and RudyDombroski. KRISTEN BRYANT

Gould and her family moved to theRoanoke VA area during the summer.Evan is in 1st grade and Bridget isexcited about starting kindergarten inthe fall and riding the school buswith her brother. DIONNA MCIN-

TYRE Kiernan and her husband,Nicholas, celebrated their son’s 1stbirthday in September 2009 withfamily and friends. Kristen BryantGould and her daughter, Bridget,helped them celebrate. OnSeptember 18, 2010, AISHA

WILLIAMS married Michael Cusanoat Fort Monroe VA. CHRISTINE

MILES ’03 was a bridesmaid, andclassmates CASEY BRENT, AMAN-

DA DAVIS-Holloway, and KATIE

KOONTZ Fune helped celebratetheir special day. Aisha and Michaellive in Christiansburg VA, and she isanxiously waiting to take the examto earn her Licensed ProfessionalCounselor certification. COLLEEN

GREENWOOD Briggs and husband,Jonathan Ray Briggs, have beenblessed with 2 beautiful children:Jackson Ray, born February 25,2008, and Raegan Elizabeth, bornJuly 22, 2010.


Brenna Zortman

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KRISTIN COOPER Mullen welcomeda baby girl in January 2010.


Sarah Hatfield

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404 N. Holliston Avenue #3,

Pasadena, CA 91106

Kara Shy Neumann

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We have had a lot of things going onin the class of 2004. BRIANA NEL-

SON Brown and husband, Aaron, justmoved to Dallas TX with their son,Henry (2). DEMETRIA VENEY

Hundley welcomed the newest addi-tion to her family, Anaya Elaine, whowas born on August 23. Her husband,Tavis, returned from deployment inAfghanistan and they are very thankfulto be back together in WashingtonDC. KELLY BAUMGARTNER Rivera

and husband, Virgil, are enjoying life ascaptains in the U.S. Army and recentlybought their first house in SanAntonio TX. They are both working tocomplete master’s degrees in socialwork. JENNA WOOD Cooper andhusband, Michael, bought a home inStafford VA in November 2009 andwelcomed second son, Jackson, inJune 2010. PIPPA HAIRSTON ofStaunton VA is attending PayneTheological Seminary, where she ispursuing a Master of Divinity/Theology. Her plan is to get a PhD inphilosophical theology and to teach.CARLISLE CONNALLY recentlyjoined Hilton Worldwide as director ofonline marketing for the Luxury &Lifestyle brands. GLORIA

CELESPARA Kalotra married Paul inFebruary 2010. Her bridesmaids wereJESSICA PUGLISI, ANTOYNETTE

MURCHINSON, and LEIGH ANN

GILLISPIE Carty. In attendance wereJENNA WOOD Cooper ’03 andKIAUNDRA HURT. ROXANNE

HILLERY lives in Centreville VA andworks as a leasing consultant forLegend Management, LLC, at TheElms at Centreville apartment com-munity. She writes, “We hope every-one had a great holiday season, andwe hope to see all of you soon.” ASH-

LEY FAUST started as a 1st-gradeteacher at a new school in HamptonVA. LINDSEY LUCAS Allen wasblessed with twins Bradie Allen (6lbs.4 oz.) and Megan Allen (6lbs. 5 oz.).


Elizabeth “Beth” Southard

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BRANDY PERRIN Hyder andboyfriend, Darren Smith, bought their1st home together at Lake Monticelloin Palmyra VA. ALEXANDRA WAKELY

graduates in May 2011 with a mas-ter’s degree in initiative in educationaltransition. LEA JACOBUS passed theboard exam and was sworn in as alawyer. PAMELA VINER graduatedfrom MBC’s MAT program in 2007and teaches 5th grade. HOLLY

MOODY teaches French at the middleschool in Staunton. VICTORIA TEN-

BROECK helped host an alumnae/i

event in Savannah GA. She writes,“We had quite a bit of interest, but Ibelieve the date or time was off. I willorganize a Spring Fling for the nextgathering. We celebrated ChristmasCheer at Cha Bella (they even had agreen and gold Gladys Martini).”


Heather Hawks

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Ann Harrison Brander


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P.O. Box 183, Marshall, VA 20116

ASHLEY LUMBARD and HEATHER

HAWKS had a weekend at the beach.RENEE MONGER had son, Ryan, inJuly 2009. She teaches in Staunton atA.R. Ware Elementary, she alsoremains very active at MBC in thedance department.


Erin Baker Heely

[email protected]

113 NW 13th St. Apt. 206,

Oklahoma City, OK 73103

Rosemary Pantaleo

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801 15th St. South, Apt. 902,

Arlington, VA 22202

The squirrels of 2007 have been up tomany great things and traveled far andwide this year. RACHEL YIM lives andworks in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, as a mis-sionary for OMF International. She ishelping the program start new church-es for working class Taiwanese.PA’TRIKA THORTON Henderson

completed her MBA in 2009 and livesin Richmond VA with her husband andworks for Capital One FinancialCorporation as a manager. NICOLE

BRENNER took a break from lawschool studies in the FL sunshine tovisit her sister, Michelle, in Japan dur-ing Christmas break. CAMI ROA hasbeen working for Booz Allen Hamiltonsince graduating from MBC. She is amember of their global operationsteam and loves living in the DCMetropolitan area. She marriedBenjamin David Hansen in ArlingtonVA on February 12, 2011. In other wed-ding news, MEGAN JONES Perry

married Adam Perry on July 10, 2010,in Chesapeake VA. Classmates ERIN

BAKER Heely and NICOLE BREN-

NER served as bridesmaids. OtherSquirrels in attendance were class-mate BRITTANY BLEDSOE, SUSAN

RIDEOUT Jones ’79 (aunt of thebride), and JORDAN JONES ’13

(cousin of the bride). The happy couplelives in Chesapeake VA whereMegan teaches 1st grade. ALISON

KAUFMANN is in marketing andcommunication for Dominion VirginiaPower’s new “smart meter.” Alisonis working on her MBA at Universityof Richmond and was able to takeadvantage of a study abroad trip withthe university’s Global Business inthe Middle East course. She spent

the new year traveling to the UnitedArab Emirates, Dubai, Abu Dhabi,and Qatar. MCCALL CARTER

received her JD from WashingtonUniversity in St. Louis in May 2010,took and passed the NY Bar Exam inJuly 2010, and since September hasbeen working on her Master of Lawsin public international law whileinterning on a defense team at theInternational Criminal Tribunal for theformer Yugoslavia. ERIN BAKER

Heely relocated to the WashingtonDC area from OK with her husband,Conor, last summer. Erin serves as aNavy Arlington Lady at ArlingtonNational Cemetery and works forWilliams-Sonoma, where she teach-es culinary technique classes. JULIA

COCHRAN Izadjoo is a newlywedand has a 1-year-old daughter, Sara.BAILEY VINCENT Clark has 2 chil-dren, ages 4 and 1. She is writer andeditor of her own website, whichwas recently featured on GoodMorning America. Bailey also teach-es dance (ballet and tap) on week-ends. BRENDA CARDER Blackwell

is a reference librarian at PiedmontVirginia Community College.


Katie Lukhart

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7 Trotters Run, Thomasville, NC

27360

JACQUELINE CASH Laconi wasmarried November 7, 2009.


Sarah Tyndall

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AJA HARVEY accepted a positionas an English instructor atChungdahm Learning in Seoul, SouthKorea. GOLDIE DARR is at VirginiaTech working on her PhD in mechani-cal engineering. CIARA ROBINSON

works in an Army hospital as a med-ical clerk. AUBREY WIES marriedNelson Page in Yorktown, VA on May29, 2010. More than half of thenULL Class of 2009 as well as otherVWIL cadets came together for aninformal reunion. As an Army/Navycouple, the sword arch consisted oftwo each of Army, Navy, VMI, andVWIL uniformed personnel. Aubreyis stationed in Norfolk VA as a U.S.Navy surface warfare officer onboardthe USS Porter.


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36 Summer 2011

MISSY SMITH ‘80, MISSY O’NEILL ‘80,ELLEN MINGES ‘80, and Suzanne Eudy,popped over to Dr. Ulysse Desportes’ 90thbirthday celebration, which happened to be onthe same weekend as Reunion 2011.

JANE CHAPLIN Jones ’78 and EMILY

ASHLEY ’04 representing MBC at the Hills of Austin College Fair.

MELISSA FORD Holloway ’99 was married atthe University Church of St. Mary the Virgin inOxford, England, where Melissa went to churchwhen she was in grad school at Oxford.NOSHUA WATSON ’95, who lives in London,attended the wedding.

CYNTHIA CORS White ’84: Twins, LeonidasSamuel Zehmer White (Samuel) and Irene RoseHarrison White were born on August 2, 2010.

DEBBIE WOLFE Shea ’77 represents MBC at acollege fair in AR.

ALITIA CROSS ’92 and Jerry Pleasant weremarried October 17, 2010, in Haymarket VA.Their ceremony was outside on a perfectautumn day, with rolling hills and colorful foliageas a backdrop. They reside in northern Virginia.

SARAH TYNDALL ’10, “Wearing my pearlsproudly as I leave from getting my pumpkins!”

MARRIAGESSUE HOOK Riley ’65 to the Rev. John Thomas Smith,8/21/10ALITIA CROSS ’92 to Jerry Pleasant, 10/17/10 TRACY GRYGOTIS ’00 to James Milanese, 10/2/10AISHA WILLIAMS ’02 to Michael Cusano, 9/18/10YOGI ALMENDRAS ’02 to Joseph Carroll, 9/5/09GLORIA CELESPARA ’04 to Paul Kalotra, February 2010CAMI ROA ’07 to Benjamin David Hansen, 2/12/11 MEGAN JONES ’07 to Adam, 7/10/10JACQUELINE CASH Laconi ’08, 11/7/09AUBREY WIES ’09 to Nelson Page, 5/29/10

ARRIVALSCYNTHIA CORS White ’84: twins, a son, LeonidasSamuel Zehmer (Samuel), and a daughter, Irene RoseHarrison, 8/2/10 EMILY GOETZ Thompson ’99: a son, Charles “Charlie”Michael, 7/9/10ROBIN KERR ’97: twin girls, 12/27/10COURTNEY JOHNSON Sievers ’98 and Rob: a son,Witten Porterstone 7/16/10 ELIZABETH “TYSEN” FABRIZIO-Findeis ’98: a daughter,Athena Elizabeth Leone, 2/20/09UBAH ANSARI Khasimuddin ’99 and Ahsan: a daughter,Eyshal Noor, 1/22/11SARAH POSTON Sosebee ’99: a daughter, Anna,5/20/10ALESANDRA PRICE Dombroski ’02 and Rudy: a son,Anthony “Thomas,” 5/21/10KRISTIN COOPER Mullen ’03: a daughter, January 2010DEMETRIA VENEY Hundley ’04 and Tavis: a daughter,Anaya Elaine, 8/23/10JENNA WOOD Cooper ’04 and Michael: a son, Jackson,June 2010LINDSEY LUCAS Allen ’04: twins, Bradie and Megan RENEE MONGER ’06: a son, Ryan, July 2009

DEATHSGLADYS GOWEN Fendig ’28, 11/8/27CATHERINE GIERHART Hogshead ’43, 1/11/11PATRICIA BLAIR Montgomery Quick ’44, 12/9/10JOHNNIE LEA Hylbert ’44, 1/11/11MARY VIRGINIA HARTLEY ’46, 12/6/09SUSAN STEWART Goldthwaite ’46, 12/26/10KATHARINE MAKEPEACE Turner ’49, 1/4/11BETTY EBERHART Spillman ’53, 1/22/11 MARJORIE MATTHEWS Harrison ’58, 9/26/08CHRISTINA MITCHELL Bronson ’59, 1/18/11MAY WELLS Jones ’61, 11/30/10AMELIE LEE CUNNINGHAM ’74, 11/30/10LAURIE SCOTT Bass ’78, 12/26/10

OUR CONDOLENCESto the following alumnae/i who lost loved ones

HELEN NALTY Butcher ’92, on the passing of her niece,Abby Shaw Nalty, November 27, 2010.CARMEN HOLDEN McHaney ’73, on the passing of hermother, Mildred Ivy Holden, January 6, 2011.SUZANNE WOODFIN Villani ’85, on the passing of herfather, John Howlett Woodfin, December 15, 2010.The family of Justice George Moffett Cochran, on hispassing January 22, 2011. Justice Cochran was a memberof the Mary Baldwin College Board of Trustees from 1967to 1981.

AUBREY WIES ’09 married Nelson Page inYorktown, VA on May 29, 2010. More than half ofthe nULL Class of 2009 as well as other VWILcadets came together for an informal reunion.


PATTY JENKINS Thomas '68 took this photo when classmates (l to r)LADY APPLEBY Bird, BARBARA JOHNSTON Ogles, and JANE

HINDMAN Kyburz visited her for their second annual gathering at hercondo in Destin FL. "Lots of laughter and reminiscing."

Alumnae event in Savannah GA: (front, l to r): VICTORIA TEN

BROECK ’05, NITA-ANN KNIGHT Klein ’81, and MARGARET

“Margie” LIVINGSTON ’69. (back row, l to r): TINA THOMPSON ’80,SUSAN TRAIN Fearon ’69, and ALICE LIPPITT Steyaart ’66.

Members of the Class of 1965 during their freshman year in MemorialResidence Hall: (l to r) SUSAN SPICKARD Uhlig, JO LINDA HILL,

JULENE REESE Roberts, and MARGARET “DEE” TERRELL Penick.Sent by MARTHA FARMER Copeland.

The wedding of YOGI ALMENDRAS Carroll ’02 to Joseph Carroll on September 5,2009. (front row, l to r): BRENNA ZORTMAN ’03, ALESANDRA PRICE Dombroski

’02, and COURTNEY BLASIUS Owens ’02. (back row, l to r): CHI-CHI CHINYELU

Tyler ’02, SHEYMA BAUTISA ’02, LINDA CORTEZ ’03, MARIA BALL ’04,

CARLISLE CONNALLY ’04, COURTNEY LEARD ’02, JENNIE HILDENBRAND ’02,

SARA LAYNE ’02, KRISTEN BRYANT Gould ’02, and LYNNETTE DAUGHTRY

Barrett ’02.

1972 Classmates SUSAN PIERCE Lancaster, KATHY YOUNG Wetsel, MAUREEN

LOVE Bendal, and JILL BUTLER Pendleton decided the best way to celebrateturning 60 was a road trip to SARAH CROCKETT Eggleston’s in New Jersey. Theyrelived their youth at the Broadway hit, Jersey Boys, toured the NY BotanicalGardens, laughed, shopped, and laughed some more.

Members of the Class of 1981 got together in Nantucket MA in October 2010 for amini-reunion. (l to r): BRENDA HAGG, EVA DILLARD, VAUGHAN SULLIVAN

Noack, MARY CATHERINE MITCHELL Amos, LIZA NASH Taylor, NITA ANN

KNIGHT Klein, and MAUREEN BUTLER Beall. “When we get together, the yearsjust fall away, and we are all 21 again!”

Anthony “Thomas” Dombroski IV was born onMay 21, 2010 to ALESANDRA PRICE

Dombroski ’02 and Rudy Dombroski.

Classmates (2002): CASEY BRENT, AISHA

WILLIAMS, AMANDA DAVIS-Holloway, andKATIE KOONTZ Fune.

AISHA WILLIAMS ’02 and husband, MichaelCusano, married September 18, 2010.

Children of EMILY GOETZ Thompson ’99:

Charles “Charlie” Michael Thompson, born7/9/10, and his big brother, William “Will”Randolph Thompson (3).

From MBC to Afghanistan: Capt. FELICIA JEF-

FERSON Goodrich ’02 and Capt. JESSICA

DURBIN ’02 at FOB Airborne, Afghanistan,serving their country.

Makenna Nicole Fisher — all 6 lbs. 2 oz. of her— beautiful granddaughter of CYNTHIA “KAY”

HUNDLEY Fisher ‘61.

Nicholas Kiernan, Esteban Velez (great-grandfa-ther), Maria Velez (great-grandmother), DION-

NA MCINTYRE Kiernan ’02, Emory AbramKiernan.

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Three classmates from 1968 in the FL Keys:NEILLE MCRAE Wilson, CATHY TURNER

Temple, and BETTY MAYES Hecht.

The dedication of the John Bunker SandsWetlands Education Center dedicated to thelate son of CAROLINE HUNT ’43.

New grandchild (9/7/10) of DOROTHY “DOT-

TIE” IAFRATE Rudy ’65, Nicole Mary Rudy.

DALE GATCHELL Webb ’65 and husband Roger.

MILBY BOOTH Wade ’53, MARY SUE

SHIELDS Nelson ’53, and MARTHA BOOTH

Bernhardt ’53 attended a Symphony Luncheonin Victoria TX with the theme of Frank Sinatra.

SUSAN HENRY Martin, DONA CONNELLY Mastin, LIZ SMITH

Strimple and JILL KIELY joined for a summer 2010 lunch in YellowSprings OH.

(l to r): MEREDITH HOOK Vanasek ’89 (neice), SARAH ESCHINGER

Millholland ’92 (daughter), SUE HOOK Riley ’65 (bride), DALE

MIDGETTE Smith ’65, ANITA “NINI” CAMPBELL Truesdale ’65 onthe evening before Sue’s marriage to the Rev. John Thomas Smith inAnnapolis MD, August 21, 2010.

ALISON KAUFMANN ’07 after a camel ride and dinner in the desert.

CAROL JACKSON Schmidt ’73 (second from left) and OLIVIA WAT-

SON Neill ‘72 (second from right) attended an October wedding inPhiladelphia. They connected about eight years ago at OjibwayTemagami, a 4,000-square-mile land of lakes and deep woods in north-eastern Ontario.


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BONNIE BEIDERWIEDEN Klein ’65 and EMY

MARTIN Halpert ’65, taken by JUDY ROY

Hoffman ’65 when Emy and Judy visitedBonnie in her Bucks County PA home.

RACHEL YIM ’07 leading a bible study inTaiwan.

NICOLE BRENNER ’07 with her sister Michellein Japan at the Golden Pavilion in Kyoto.

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40 Summer 2011

… to prepare a taste of history?

In her monthly foray into the colonialkitchen, LENI SORENSEN ‘92 blanchestomatoes, peels parsnips, and dustsapples with cinnamon the way it wasdone 200 years ago.

As African-American research histori-an and unofficial culinary guru at ThomasJefferson’s home in Charlottesville,Sorensen’s work not only delights scoresof followers on Monticello’s Facebookpage, it informs her already vast knowl-edge of American history.

“As I’ve been more and more wear-ing my ‘culinary historian’ hat, it justoccurred to me that we had this won-derful resource of Mary Randolph’s TheVirginia House-wife, a real window intowhat the kind of cookery that our cookshere would have been familiar with,”Sorensen said.

Randolph, a kinswoman of ThomasJefferson, “moved through the highestelite circles of her day” between the1790s and 1810, according to Sorensen.

Her work, published by University ofSouth Carolina press, remains the quin-tessential southern cookbook. Its recipesinclude ingredients found in Jefferson’sgarden and techniques that were prac-ticed in his kitchen.

Sorensen and others at Monticellowho embrace 21st-century methods ofcommunication, launched in Septembera monthly feature on Facebook in whichSorensen tries out Randolph’s recipes inher own kitchen. She documents thepreparation of seasonal foods in herhome kitchen in Albemarle County witha series of photos and, when necessary,notes.

Compote of apples, “scolloptomatas,” “ocra,” baked winter squash,and sautéed parsnips are among thedishes Monticello has documented onthe social networking site.

“I make a few little modern notesabout either her idiosyncratic spelling orvarious explanations,” Sorensen said.

“I’ve chosen foodstuffs that are readilyavailable. What’s funny about MaryRandolph is that she writes as if she justwrote this yesterday. She writes lucidly,clearly. She might have been a martinetin the kitchen, but she definitely knewthe details in the process that she tellsyou to do.”

Sorensen, who is working on therestoration of Mulberry Row — the“main street” of work life at Monticello— has always been interested in howfood and its preparation reveals a broad-er picture of history. Before moving toVirginia, Sorensen and her husbandspent eight years farming in SouthDakota. She was interested in learninghow raising her own food, cooking on awood stove, and butchering her own ani-mals connected her to the way peoplelived 100 or even 500 years ago.

“Cooking is easily dismissed toother things such as politics,” she said.“But it was important.”

WHAT’S

“It is our responsibility to preserve;for the public, for the visitors whocome from all over the world, and,most importantly, for the peoplewho claim this as part of their histo-ry,” said KATIE MÉTRAUX ‘95

about her historic preservationwork at California’s United StatesImmigration Station at Angel IslandState Park. Referred to as the “EllisIsland of the West” and the“Guardian of the Western Gate” forbeing the site where more thanone million immigrants — primarilyfrom Asia — were processedbetween 1910 and 1940, AngelIsland underwent a massiverestoration and reopened inFebruary 2009, in time for its cen-tennial celebration this year.

Métraux has studied the poetrycarved in the walls. She haspressed her hand into the unforgiv-ing springs of sleeping cots, stackedthree high. After five years of inter-viewing detainees and their familiesand searching for and replicatingartifacts to recreate an authenticenvironment, she knows AngelIsland’s barracks and the storiesthey harbor inside and out. Theintensive project is a prime exam-ple of how Metraux’s Mary Baldwinstudies in cultural anthropology andAsian studies meld in her day-to-day work as museum curator forCalifornia State Parks.

“The challenge and the intrigueof this position is in finding a bal-ance between telling people’s verypersonal, emotional stories and cre-ating an accurate historical repre-sentation of a place or event,”Métraux said. Intercultural collabora-tion and conflict resolution are skillsshe cultivated at Mary Baldwin thatcome into play daily on the job.

Métraux had her first taste ofwork in the field as an intern atStaunton’s Frontier CultureMuseum and continued to explorewith post-graduation positions atIndian Grinding Rock State Park inCalifornia and Pennsylvania’sHopewell Furnace National Park.

In 2007, Métraux’s work tookher to Jack London’s former home,Beauty Ranch, where she was incharge of finding original furnish-ings and restoring the setting toresemble the years Jack andCharmian London resided there,1906–16. In addition to continuingthe project at Angel Island — theteam is now focusing on restoringthe onsite hospital and developing amaster education plan for the park— she is also working with NativeAmerican groups, residents in aChinese fishing village, and peopleassociated with a former Russianfort named Fort Ross to gatherinformation and design exhibits inother state parks.

Métraux’s recent ventures alsoconnected with the research andteachings of her father, DanielMétraux, MBC professor of Asianstudies since 1983. The AngelIsland restoration has an obviousassociation as a gateway for Asianimmigrants, but the elder Métrauxmade a surprising discovery atBeauty Ranch that linked London toAsia and sparked his interest. “Iwas startled to see a picture ofLondon in Manchuria surrounded byJapanese soldiers. That led me toresearch and writing aboutLondon’s contribution to Asian stud-ies,” he said.

“In many ways, I’m just fol-lowing her lead,” Métraux said ofhis daughter.

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