WINTER 2011

A look at our first 10 years of the new century

Athletic Hall of Fame Holidays on Campus Interview with our Oldest Alum

a dynamic decade

137 students

volunteered in Honduras

106 sports

championships won

Alex Smith ’65VICE PRESIDENT – DEVELOPMENT

Elizabeth Woodruff Batty ’77EDITOR, SPARKDIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS

Emily RandolphALUMNI DIRECTOR

Weldon Bradshaw, Dianne Carter ’04, Gracie McGurn ’05, Haley Whipple Nolde ’92CONTRIBUTORS

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COLLEGIATE SCHOOLADMINISTRATION

Keith A. Evans, President/Head of SchoolAlex Smith, Vice President-DevelopmentPhyllis Palmiero, Vice President-Finance

Lindy M. Williams, Associate Head of SchoolBenjamin I. Rein, Head of Upper School

Charles L. Blair, Jr., Head of Middle SchoolJill S. Hunter, Head of Lower School

Mark J. Hourigan, Chairman of the BoardTerrell Luck Harrigan, Vice Chairman of the BoardA. William Hamill, Immediate Past Chairman of the BoardKeith A. Evans, President/Head of SchoolPhyllis Palmiero, TreasurerSusan C. Wiley, SecretaryRichard L. Bennett, Jr.Kenneth T. BerentsBonnie Cricchi**Mark A. ChristianJohn G. DavenportD. Ralph Davison, Jr.Braxton Glasgow IIIMargaret N. GottwaldMartha Estes GroverMalcolm S. McDonaldGaye C. MontgomerySheryl Robins NoltJoan Olmsted Oates*John D. O’Neill, Jr.Duncan S. Owen III***Kamini PahujaTracey A. RagsdaleC. B. Robertson III*Robert W. ShinnWallace Stettinius*Brude D. StoeverA. L. Stratford IIIJohn L. Walker IIIRichard W. Wiltshire*

* Life Trustee** Parents’ Association President *** Alumni Association President

BOARD OF TRUSTEES 2010 – 2011

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD 2010 – 2011

Duncan Owen ’86, PresidentCatherine Crooks Hill ’85, VP/President ElectMason Chapman ’84, Recording SecretaryPaige Ingram Fox ’86, Corresponding SecretaryDavid Wilkins ’94, Finance ChairJohn Gary Maynard ’86, Tayloe Moore ’98, Annual Fund ChairsAnne Mountcastle Rusbuldt ’85, Past PresidentBobbie Lee Norris Sutherland ’54, Town School RepresentativeMary Kennon McDaniel ’61Susie Materne Benson ’62Lewis Little ’73Pem Boinest Hall ’75Anne Preston Robertson Farmer ’76Hank Carter ’77Raleigh Robins ’79Sara Maynard Sommers ’80Stanton Thalhimer ’82Sujit Mohanty ’84Ellen Turbeville Bonbright ’86Haley Coulbourn Ottley ’87Armistead Edmunds Henderer ’90Clark Coulbourn ’93Sarah Cook Martin ’94 Alice Collins Fruth ’97Ted Lansing ’98Marshall Schutt ’98Drew Wiltshire ’99Yogi Singh ’02Peter Farrell ’02Ned Rider ’04Toby Desch ’06

Collegiate Board of Directors Life Trustee and former music teacher Joan Oates recently kayaked in the Sea of Cortez in Mexico.

AROUND CAMPUSNEWS from Mooreland Road ···································································································· 04HONORING LOYALTY ············································································································· 14FORMER CHAIRS’ AND PRESIDENTS’ LUNCHEON ························································· 16NEW FACULTY & STAFF ········································································································ 18FALL SPORTS ROUNDUP by Weldon Bradshaw ··································································· 20HOLIDAYS ON CAMPUS ········································································································· 25

FEATUREA DYNAMIC DECADE:

A Look at Our First 10 Years of the New Century ····································································· 26

ALUMNI ACTIVITIES

NEWS of alumni accomplishments ··························································································· 36ATHLETIC HALL OF FAME: New inductees join the honored ranks ··································· 46HOMECOMING: Oyster Roast, Reunion Lunch, Game ·························································· 52GATHERINGS: Young Alumni Social at City Limit in Richmond, Pageant Luncheon ········· 58CHIPS: Legacy sons and daughters who joined the Collegiate family this year ···················· 60CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: Distinguished Alumni and Alumni Service ····························· 62THE LOST: Help find these missing reunion year alums ······················································· 64

CLASS NOTESIncluding profiles of Tim Cook ’94 and Peter Farrell ’02 ························································· 66

EXTRASMYSTERY PHOTO: Sneaky Boys ·························································································· 86

WINTER 2011

2011 ALUMNI DATEBOOK Collegiate alumni are invited to attend the following events. For more information on events at Collegiate, visit our web site at www.collegiate-va.org/alumni/events

MARCH Wednesday, 30 Reunion Planning Dinner (Classes ending in 6 and 1)

APRIL Tuesday, 19 Washington, D.C. Reunion

MAY Thursday, 26 Senior Supper and Slide Show

JUNE Friday, 3 Lower School GraduationThursday, 9 Middle School GraduationFriday, 10 Upper School Graduation / Distinguished Alumni Awards Presentation

OCTOBER Friday, 28 Homecoming / Reunion Weekend (Classes ending in 6 and 1)Saturday, 29

Dear Friends,

Do you remember the Y2K “crisis?” As a new millennium approached, we were advised to gather two weeks’ food, withdraw three months of cash, and finally organize those financial records in preparation for a looming hi-tech, worldwide meltdown. Web-based experts even debated the necessity of a stockpile of firearms while we held our breath for the clocks to flicker from 11:59 to midnight to 12:01...and then nothing happened. We skated through Y2K only to careen through the first decade of a new century

that, 10 years later, was panned by many as one of the worst in a while. Good, bad, or in between, 2000 to 2010 certainly ranks as a transformative period in many ways for our culture, economy, even our vocabulary. We started off in a round world and finished in a “flat” one. In 2000, a facebook was something handed out to college freshman at orientation. By 2010, it was an app on your cell phone. And there was no real precedent for an iPod, but, for those of us who started out with music that had to be bought in a store and kept on a shelf, it was nice to have it all in our pocket. As the gadgets and buzzwords proliferated, big changes also came about in our understanding of ourselves and the boundaries of our communities. Early in the decade, a completed map of the human genome created potential for scientific and medical breakthroughs that still excites researchers years later. Complementing the discovery of connections deep in our DNA was the exploding possibility of real-time relationships with individuals and entire communities anywhere on the planet. Internet users increased sixfold over these 10 years while cell phone users soared from 8% of the world’s population to 76%. Wow. For Collegiate, the first decade of the new millennium presented an incredible series of opportunities to do what we do best. The roiling change, transforming technologies, globalizing economy – even the relentless crises, large and small – inspired our dynamism and created an ever-sharper focus on preparing our students for this new, unpredictable world. We re-tooled, we experimented and prototyped, we compressed the span of time from idea to reality, and then we did it all again. The unique character of Collegiate over time, however, has been the ability to respond to both the world as we know it and as we think it will be, while sustaining the timeless values that animate a life well-lived in any era or circumstance. Respect, honor, a commitment to excellence, love of learning, dedication to compassionate community – nothing changed in these 10 years to make these values obsolete. To the contrary, they became even more vital as guideposts on a journey through a decade of ever-more attractive distractions combined with a series of unsettling events at home and abroad. This edition of the Spark marks the milestones on Collegiate’s journey from 2000 to 2010. The real story is, of course, told each day on campus in the experience of the students, faculty and staff who inhabited new buildings and a new campus, employed new technology, learned together from new courses and new programs and welcomed new friends from around the world. If you found this Spark in your mailbox and have read this far, you are almost certainly a part of this success story. For that, I offer my sincere thanks and invite you to lock arms with us as we nurture the spirit of Collegiate in the decade ahead. Enjoy this retrospective offered in appreciation for the many ways you, our wonderful extended community of parents, alumni, trustees and friends, make the Collegiate experience possible.

Best Wishes,

Keith Evans Head of School

FROM THE HEAD OF SCHOOL

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Construction Update

Loop Road opens up back of campusTo provide a safer drop-off and pick-up location for students, a new “loop road” has been constructed and is now in use. drivers now enter campus from mooreland Road near the Hershey center for the arts and proceed around the north and south science buildings, upper and middle schools, Jacobs Gym, the seal athletic center and back to mooreland. The road is part of our campus master plan which calls for expanded use of the east side of our campus that is located north of the creek bridge. students, faculty and staff now park in new lots where the field hockey, softball field and tennis courts were located – they are now at Robins campus. While it has taken some time for drivers to adjust to the new traffic pattern, students are now dropped off on sidewalks without having to cross any traffic lanes and that increased level of safety is a key outcome of the changes.

Nunnally Hall• conversion of the language labs into two classrooms,

• Renovation of the southern portion of the building to in-clude three language labs, tutoring and academic services spaces,

• addition of a secondary emer-gency egress from cougar care.

Reynolds Hall • conversion of the lower level reading lab and counseling rooms into one classroom,

• a two-story addition (south side of building) which includes ground floor counseling and tutoring spaces and a reading classroom, and a second level science classroom.

Luck Hall • Renovations to existing classrooms,

• a two-story addition (west side of building) that includes a lower level expansion of cougar Quest, and upper level entrance lobby, classroom and office spaces.

Site Work• Improvements to drop-off area “c,” adjacent to Luck Hall,

• Resurfacing of the fort cougar playground and the Lower school plaza between Watt Library and Reynolds Hall.

LoWeR scHooL To ReceIve RenovaTIons and addITIonsdetails are being finalized on a new Lower school project, to begin mid-2011. The plan includes improvements that will ease space demands and improve the function and appearance of key school programs and operations. major project components include:

The project work is scheduled to begin directly after Lower school Graduation in June. Renovation work in the three buildings will be completed in august 2011, and the two building additions will be finished for use in January 2012.

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Cochrane Summer Economics Institute Engages Juniors

he cochrane summer economics Institute completed another rewarding program for 33 rising high school students from 13 different area high schools last summer. students participated in the five-week work/study program

that introduces economics, business, networking, and a variety of job/career choices. coupled with the hands-on work experience, students focused on “The spirit of entrepreneurship,” hearing directly from Richmond business leaders about pursuing a passion, financing the entrepreneurial idea, global markets, in addition to basics such as ethics and the importance of teamwork. upper school economics teacher Rob Wedge returned as faculty director of the cochrane Institute. cseI former participant and powell center for economic Literacy board member Judy Pahren led one of the valuable sessions on Fitting Financial Goals with Career Goals. other speakers included collegiate parents and powell center board members, Brink Brinkley ’76 and Roberta Douma, as well as collegiate parents Katherine Busser, Andy Thornton and Nathaniel West. collegiate students who participated in the 2010 Institute included: Meredith Armstrong (vcu-mcv), Maguire Brinkley (The science museum of virginia), Caroline Gallalee (southeastern Institute of Research), Maddie Jecklin (Hunton &

Williams), Emily Little (bon secours), Katie Maraghy (The Jefferson Hotel), Michael McDermott (everdrive), Patrick McKercher (newmarket corporation), Kevin Miller (next Ten/ stauer Watch company), Virginia Parks (keller Williams), Sam Pasco (dominion Resources – Legal department), Evans Richards (Williams mullen), Walker Surgner (virginia Living), Brant Tullidge (virginia commercial finance), Jenny Wang (Tuckahoe orthopaedics) and Preston Williams (capTech ventures).

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J. Harwood Cochrane, for whom the CSEI is named, chats with 2010 participant Sam Pasco ’11 and his mother Mary at the final meeting of the summer.

Kindergarten teacher Betty Hotchkiss was recently recognized as one of five

“Local Heroes” selected by The Bank of America Foundation. Betty was allowed to direct $5,000 to a nonprofit of her choice and she selected the William Byrd Community House which helps individuals and families achieve self-sufficiency. Betty coordinates Kindergarten class community service visits at William Byrd and encourages her current and former students to donate their Halloween candy to them. Congratulations to Betty!

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For the fall semester, junior Arielle Galston (third from left in above photo) attended The School for Ethics and Global Leadership in Washington, D.C. She writes, “Living in D.C. and going to the SEGL has been an amazing way to spend the first semester of my junior year. Learning about government and politics where it happens has made classes more interesting and real. We have also visited exciting places such as the State Department, think tanks and embassies. The most exciting speaker we have had is Josh Bolton, Bush’s Chief of Staff for his last three years in office. Mr. Bolton told us about the behind-the-scenes actions on 9/11, Katrina, the economic crisis and other situations when he had to make ethical decisions. Living with 15 other people has been challenging at times, but it has made the group come together and be closer than a normal school.”

Four junior athletes made commitments during the NLI signing period last fall. They were featured on the Inside Lacrosse home page. Included were Tyler Holly, Villanova, midfield; Peter Rossetti, Georgetown, defense; David Noftsinger, Delaware, goalie; and Dyson White, Vermont, attack.

A group of 2nd - 4th Grade students who arrive early to work with teacher Dana DuMont participated last spring in a special art project for Noah’s Children, Central Virginia’s first and only pediatric hospice and palliative care program. Their collage was chosen from among works by 13 other schools to be the cover of the 2011 Noah’s Children Commemorative Calendar.

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he idea of flying actually began with a family dinner-table discussion about broadening horizons. before long, Linsey, then 15, was sitting behind the controls of a cessna 172 for a “discovery flight” out of the

chesterfield county airport. Linsey is now working on her IfR (instrument flight rules) credentials, which will qualify her to fly alone in any weather conditions. The catch, though, is that once school began, her academic responsibilities and commitment to collegiate’s volleyball team – she’s a captain and all-League of Independent schools outside hitter – would limit her time in an aircraft to weekends. To solve the dilemma, she decided to spend a week before pre-season practice began flying to california and back. as she formulated travel plans, her dad proposed that she select a cause to support. one idea led to another, and mike Gracik, a family friend who was chairman of the advisory board of the massey cancer center at the virginia commonwealth university school of medicine, invited her to tour the facility. “she just fell in love with the place,” said kornblau. “The development team (at massey) embraced the idea (of the fund-raiser).” she set a goal of $100,000. Linsey departed Hanover on august 4 in a cessna 182 and followed a southern route through new orleans, austin, and albuquerque before landing in Los angeles. “We had a little bit of weather between here and new orleans,” she said. “other than that, it was actually pretty uneventful. “I liked the east coast and West coast because when I see mountains, it’s more fun. In the middle, it was so flat that you could almost see the curvature of the earth.” she returned home through Las vegas, albuquerque, Wichita, st. Louis, and chicago.

en route, she crossed the southern edge of the Grand canyon. “We didn’t actually see the amazing part of it because we weren’t sure about the winds, the updrafts, and the downdrafts,” she said. “It was still cool, really sweet.” Linsey, who hopes to attend embry-Riddle aeronautical university in daytona beach, fL, and become a corporate jet pilot, touched down at the Hanover airport on august 10. she had logged 41 hours’ flying time, gained a wealth of experience, and garnered just over $100,000 for cancer research. “Those were my goals,” she said. “It’s a real feeling of accomplishment.”

— Weldon Bradshaw

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Soccer Update

Linsey Kornblau ’11 flew to Cali-fornia and back, raising $100,000 for cancer research in the process.

Work continues on the new ( to be named upon his retirement... someday) Charlie Blair Soccer Field at our Robins Campus. The field should be ready for play this summer.

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Guests on Campus

Our students’ classes were enriched first semester by visitors who spent time at Collegiate sharing their talents and experiences

Six students and a teacher from School 213 in St. Petersburg, Russia visited the Upper School

this fall. They are part of an English-speaking theater troupe which performs dramatic works and musicals in English. While here, they spent time with the Collegiate theater department and stayed with hosts involved in Collegiate theater. Thanks to the families of these students who hosted Russian students: Molly Rhodes, Woody Chapman, Mallory Blackwood and Julia Greer. Middle School drama teacher Jenny Hundley will visit School 213 when she accompanies Collegiate’s Model UN Club to St. Petersburg later this year.

Heidi Field-Alvarez, a mixed media artist, spent two weeks working with Lower School art

classes on a film project.

Visitors from the Changzhou Ministry of Education chat with Upper School students while touring our campus.

A representative from Jamestown showed Marshall Campbell how to wear Colonial armor before 3rd Graders visited the historic settlement.

Jamestown interpreters visited the 3rd Grade classes prior to their trip to Jamestown.

4Dr. Xiuwen Wang, principal of Beijing New Oriental Foreign Language School of Yangzhou, one of our partner schools in China, visited with Head of School Keith Evans.

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Members of the Changzhou Ministry of Education in Changzhou, China visited to learn more about Collegiate and American education. Visiting were Weiming Yan,

Deputy Director of Changzhou Education Bureau; Yi Huang, Director of Publicity Division of Changzhou Education Bureau; Jinyu Fan, Principal of Changzhou Beijiao High School; Heqin Zhou, Vice Principal of Changzhou Senior Middle School; Weizhong Zhang, Vice Principal of Changzhou No. 1 High School; and Yiqun Xie, Principal of Changzhou Qingtan Middle School.

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Scan this QRcode with your smart phone to see the film.

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Author Rebecca Skloot talked with Upper School English students while on campus to discuss her book.

Following his talk at Upper School assembly, Paul Galanti spoke with seniors Molly Rhodes, Anna Nott and Caroline Gallalee and Upper School Assistant Head Patrick Loach.

Bill McKelway of the Richmond Times-Dispatch, spoke to the Upper School

journalism class about his career as a newspaper reporter.

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Diann Ducharme – author of The Outer Banks and mother of Dorsey ’18 and Katherine

’22 – facilitated a Writers Workshop lesson on the writing process for 1st Graders and discussed how she came up with the idea for her book.

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Dr. Albert Jones, our contact with Canaan Children’s Home in Uganda,

spoke to 6th Graders about the organization. The students will exchange letters with children in Uganda later this year.

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Paul Galanti, former POW, spoke in honor of Veteran’s Day at Upper School assembly.7

Rebecca Skloot, author of the bestselling The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, was the Upper School’s Whitfield Speaker. She spoke at an Upper School English workshop and at assembly.

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Mike Henry, Collegiate class of ’84, writer and

producer for The Cleveland Show on Fox, facilitated a Writers’ Workshop lesson on creativity for 1st Graders in his son Jack’s class.

Students wore mustaches just like Cleveland, a character Mike Henry ’84 performs on The Cleveland Show, when Mike visited their 1st Grade class.

Tony Garcia, director of jazz studies at VCU, and Janine Bell, president and artistic director of Elegba Folklore Society, visited

7th Grade music classes as part of CenterStage’s Jazz:21 education initiative.

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ATF agent Curtis Marshall discussed 2nd Amendment rights with Senior Seminar students.

Curtis Marshall, ATF agent, discussed the

history of gun rights, federal jurisdiction, and the NRA and Brady Campaign’s role in the political process with Senior Seminar students.

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The 8th Grade drama students were visited by John Porter. John is a local radio host on WCVE, a writer and a stand-up comedian who

has written jokes for a variety of comics, including Jay Leno. He worked with the students on public speaking, improvisation and stand up comedy.

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Chris Gruber, VP and dean of enrollment and financial aid at Davidson College, spoke to junior parents about financial aid and

scholarships (“Dollars & Sense”).

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Jason Wright, author of The Seventeen Second Miracle, spoke to 6th Grade girls about writing.

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Several guests came to speak to Kindergartners about

diverse topics: Viji Natarajan (Indian holiday Diwali); Samuel Koo and Jennifer Rho (Sae Hae, the Korean New Year); Dawn Koval (Judaism); Sara Villalona (Hanukkah)

Artist Jun Kaneko discusses his artistic process with Upper School ceramics students (front row) Austin Spivey, Story Hinckley, Mary Arzt, Jun Kaneko, Taylor Olenik, Alex Brady; (back row) Chris Pembroke, Geoffrey Gelozin, Robert Ware.

Ethics Bowl judges John Douglass, Katherine Busser, Anthony Ellis, Ken Faulkner and Heather Orrock consider the two finalist teams’ responses to the cases.

Jun Kaneko, an artist whose large-scale sculptures were on view at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, visited Upper School teacher Mary Arzt’s ceramics class.

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The Upper and Middle School History Departments had a two-

day seminar with Tom Daccord in December. Mr. Daccord is an educational technology specialist and author of Best Ideas for Teaching with Technology: A Practical Guide for Teachers by Teachers and The Best of History Web Sites.

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The Senior Seminar Ethics Bowl’s final round was judged by five distinguished guests: Katherine Busser, Executive Vice President, Capital One - Bank Operations; John Douglass, Dean and Professor of Law, University of Richmond; Anthony Ellis, Chair, Philosophy Department, VCU; Ken Faulkner,

Assistant Professor and Director of Pastoral Care, VCU Health System; and Heather Orrock, Director of Development, Virginia Supportive Housing.

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Travel Reflections

obseRvaTIons on educaTIon In cHIna By Sarah Newsome ’15

Collegiate 8th Grader Sarah Newsome spent a month in China with her family this past fall. The following is an excerpt of an essay she wrote for history class upon her return.

a typical chinese school is a great comparison for an american school taking into consideration the schedule of a normal school day in china, the work ethic of a chinese student, and a chinese student’s view on american

education versus an american student’s view on chinese education. a chinese school day is very different than the one of most, if not every american school. The actual schedule is an unknown one to the students at collegiate, and most likely many students all

over america. every school starts off the week with an assembly of the entire school. It begins with a procession of the entire student body marching in, grade by grade, onto a sports field similar to the fields at Robins campus. The students are perfectly silent while the assigned officials raise the flag while singing the chinese national anthem. a teacher then calls out various commands and signals, to which the students very obediently respond to and perform. one routine that is similar to collegiate’s Lower school, however foreign to the middle and

upper school, is the way of changing classes. The students stay in the same classroom the entire morning for each class, the same as our Lower school students, while the teachers change classrooms every class period. The teachers in china have their own personal offices, whereas the classrooms at collegiate are considered to be the teachers’ offices. a tradition in china, throughout every single school, is the routine of leaving school after morning classes around noon and returning at 2 p.m. during the “rest-period” the students are expected to eat lunch with their families and take a nap until their afternoon classes begin. It is very common for teachers to follow the routine as well, and many take extra sleeping wear to school and take naps in their offices during the “rest-period.” When asked why they follow this pattern, they respond, “by resting, it enables us to keep focused throughout the entire day, and not become too exhausted.” The work ethic of the average chinese student is extraordinary. students spend from 6:30 a.m. until around 7 p.m. just at school. The rest of the night is spent on homework and time for studying. The majority of the parents of the students add on a tremendous amount of pressure. With the one-child policy, all of the attention is placed on the one child, leaving no room for fault in academics. parents expect their student to be perfect inside and outside of school. most will not settle for their student to have bad grades or to not be in the most advanced class possible. The one goal driving students to success is their desire to come to the united states to study or to attend a university. While visiting a class of about 25 high school students, I was astonished to learn that every single student wanted to come to america. It would be nearly impossible to find the same amount of students in america in a group, where every student said they are working towards moving to china to study or go to a university. clearly, america has quite an influence on the youth in china.

Sarah Newsome ’15 (fourth from left on front row) visits with a class of Chinese students while traveling with her family.

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Go To IndIa By Corey Malone-Smolla ’12

Director of Global Education Clare Sisisky and Upper School English teacher Vlastik Svab accompanied four juniors to Delhi, India in November to attend the Modern School’s Community Development and Leadership Summit. Jordan Lee, Corey Malone-Smolla, Alexa Cecil and Tyler Starr visited historic landmarks and made new friends from the 15 different countries in attendance. This is the fourth year Collegiate has sent a delegation to the Summit. The following is an excerpt from an essay written by Corey for English class.

have been out of the country before, and I like to consider myself a traveler. I’ve gotten shots for primitive diseases with names that usually involve the world jungle. I’ve had customs agents squeeze stamps into my cluttered passport. I’ve even come so close to a wild giraffe that I

can tell you that it has a tongue around a foot and a half long. and it’s purple. Last year, when collegiate offered the opportunity to travel to India, I didn’t see it as an individual experience. I saw it as another country adding to my addiction of traveling, but by the time I was waking up to find a gecko had been inside my pillow all night, I knew India wasn’t just another stamp in my passport. The community development and Leadership summit held in new delhi, India is a conference for youth from around the world to discuss world issues and solutions. The conference includes panel discussions, collaborative workshops, and various recreational activities. In the morning we would either do yoga (I would embarrass myself next to foreign people who are much more flexible), or we would participate in “Indian Rural Games” (usually some tackling involved). … India introduced me to many people from all over the world. There were delegates at the summit from malaysia, Germany, Thailand, south africa, england, philippines, saudi arabia, and more. but, the main thing in India that will remain with me is the poverty. one of the days of the conference was community service day. We were sent with a couple of other schools to visit the cheshire Home, a place for mentally and physically disabled people abandoned by their families. The building was a burnt orange color, and there were gardens planted by the patients on the sides of the building. It was oddly quiet, and it made me uneasy. The first patient we saw, they warned us would be the worst. He was 19, and had a disability that was so rare it didn’t even have a name. He was legally an adult, yet he was the size of a baby; not even as tall as the length of my arm. He lay in bed, his eyes unable to focus on anything, and his stomach visibly convex even under his bed comforter. His legs were curled like christmas ribbon after you run scissors along it, and his hands only had two or three fingers each. I wanted to help him,

but all I could do was rub my hand along his cheek. They asked us to move to the next room. I left him, but he’ll never leave me. In the next room, there were many people either in wheelchairs, laying on blankets, or sitting cross-legged on the rug in the middle of the room. It was a plain room, with nothing but a few chairs and a Tv playing Indian mTv. our instructor asked if any of us wanted to sing or dance for the patients. It didn’t matter our skill, they’d love it either way. I looked at the others who were all staring at the ground, trying to avoid our instructor’s eyes. However, alexa, Jordan, and I looked at each other at the same moment, and we all knew we wanted to sing. The three of us grabbed each other’s hands and walked up to the mini stage they had in the middle of the room. We decided to sing Jeff buckley’s “Hallelujah.” I’m not a singer, but at that moment I felt like one. Who knows if they’ll remember the three american kids who sang them a song, but I’ll remember them. India made me laugh, it made me cry, and it even made some of us sick because we drank the water. but India is an experience. It’s not for the fearful, it’s not for the heartless. If you want to live a different life for two weeks, if you can put up with showering from a bucket, if you want to ride an elephant, if you want to speak your mind about your view on the world, or if you simply want to see the world to feel the world, go to India. It’s not just another stamp in your passport.

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Honoring Loyalty

n future visits to campus you might notice round plaques placed on walls adjacent to the workspaces of those who’ve completed 30 years of service at collegiate. Head of school Keith Evans, along with

a team from the development office – Lynne Berkness ’78, Jen Robertson Wilkins ’92, and Anne Bruce Baskerville ahearn ’87 – conceived of the plan several months back and kept it under wraps. former teachers Peggy Tilghman bothwell ’59 and Helen Tanner ’49 as well Jill aveson in the business office helped research the number of years served by some who are no longer at school – anyone who served 30+ years at any time will be honored with a plaque. acorn signs made the plaques and they were hung during the opening meeting so that, when faculty and staff returned to their classrooms and offices, they were surprised. Honored were the following current teachers and staff members: Barbara Anderson (started here in 1978), Charlie Blair (1979), Weldon Bradshaw (1972), Fletcher Collins (1977), Ann Cullen (1980), Glen Dandridge (1980), Anne

Fox (1980), Nancy Pace Goodykoontz (1967), Melanie Gorsline (1978), Ann Griffin (1972), Roger Hailes (1966), Betty Hotchkiss (1969), Lewis Lawson (1972), Charlie McFall (1970), Cathy Melton (1980), Joel Nuckols (1979), Alex Smith (1969), Burrell Stultz (1968), Beth Tracy (1979) and Claud Whitley (1968). also honored with plaques placed outside former classrooms or where they would be working today if they were still here were: Mary Shackelford, Anne Luzelle Montgomery, Adeline Cowles Cox, Catharine Flippen, Sue Jett, Helen Tanner ’49, Nancy Archbell Bain, Dot Kannard, Gwen Donohue, Anita Grymes, Peggy Tilghman Bothwell ’59, Betty Sue McKinley, Carole Sandy, John Moreau, Jim Hickey, Betty Hunt ’58, Anne Jones, JoAnn Sullivan, Mancha White, Carl Parrish and Bill Reeves. Retired 30-year honorees were invited to campus this fall to reunite with former colleagues and see the plaques honoring them. a ladies’ luncheon was held oct. 27, 2010, and a men’s luncheon was held nov. 3, 2010. It was a pleasure seeing old friends back at collegiate!

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1. John Moreau, Bill Reeves, Carl Parrish and Jim Hickey visit the “wall of fame.” 2. JoAnn Sullivan, Nancy Archbell Bain, Peggy Tilghman Bothwell ’59, Dot Kannard, Anita Grymes, Helen Tanner ’49, Sue Jett, Carole Sandy, Gwen Donohue, and Betty Hunt ’58 pose in front of the display honoring them just outside the Head of School’s office. 3. Kate Fleming Parthemos ’72 and Dot Kannard catch up at the Cougar Shop. 4. Peggy Tilghman Bothwell ’59, Robin Rison Ashworth ’85, Carole Sandy and Nancy Archbell Bain enjoy a visit. 5. John Moreau (center) is greeted by Athletics Office staff Mark Chambers and Chris Williams.

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To honor their service to Collegiate in leadership roles, past chairs and presidents of the Board of Trustees and the Parents’ Association were invited to dine at the Commonwealth Club on Dec. 14, 2010.

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Upper School

Liz Bowling – Upper School Spanishba in spanish, colby college; ms in education, Longwood university.

Kate Hershey Davis ’95 – Upper School Englishba in english, Wake forest university; med in school administration, university of virginia.

Mac Friddell ’02 – Upper School Math Internba in Religion, princeton university.

Brendan Kinnell – Upper School Mathba in mathematics, Williams college; ma in mathematics education, Teachers college - columbia university.

Aaron Marsh – Upper School Math ba in mathematics and economics, Williams college.

Amy Merchant – Upper School Mathbs in mathematics education, clarion university.

Martha Ellen Wingfield – EE Ford Fellow: Chemistrybs in environmental studies, ms in environmental studies, virginia commonwealth university.

New Faculty & Staff 2010 –2011

FRONT: Jessica Morrall, Kate Davis, Susie Leahy, Cheryl Matson, Mei Dong, Alice Dixon, Amy Merchant, Pamela Lowe, Dianne Carter, Clare Sisisky, Martha Ellen Wingfield, Clara Pettus BACK: Andrew O’Shea, Mac Friddell, Brendan Kinnell, Farley Macdonald, Ben Rein, Aaron Marsh, Adam Moss NOT PICTURED: Liz Bowling, Elisabeth Jacobs, Melissa Newcomb, Mary Ann Weeden, Pam Roberts

Please welcome these new faces to Collegiate.

Middle School

Mei Dong – Middle School Chinese bs in medicine, capital Institute of medicine, beijing, china; phd in physiology, mcv/vcu.

Farley Macdonald – 5th Grade Scienceba in Liberal studies, marymount university; Teacher Licensure program, university of Richmond.

Lower School

Susie Leahy – 1st Gradeba in english, middlebury college; med in elementary education, Lesley university, edd in curriculum & Instruction in Reading, university of virginia.

Pamela Lowe – Kindergartenba in early childhood education/sociology, mary baldwin college; med in early childhood education, mercer university.

Cheryl Matson – Lower School Library Assistantbba in accounting, college of William and mary; mba, university of Richmond.

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Clara Pettus – 1st Grade Assistantbs in marketing and psychology, virginia commonwealth university.

Administration / Staff

Dianne Carter ’04 – Communications Officerba in economics, university of virginia.

Elisabeth Jacobs – School Receptionist/Middle and Upper School Admission Assistantvirginia commonwealth university

Jessica Morrall – Merchandising/Retail Manager, Cougar Shopba in communications, university of Wisconsin-madison.

Adam Moss – Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coachbs in Health & physical education k-12, bs in business management, virginia commonwealth university.

Melissa Newcomb – Student Billing Coordinator accounting and finance, John Tyler community college.

Andrew O’Shea ’06 – Robins Campus Programs and Events Coordinator ba in economics and commerce, Hampden-sydney college.

Pam Roberts – Winter Party & Auction Assistant bs in commerce (marketing and management Information systems), university of virginia.

Ben Rein – Head of Upper Schoolba in american studies, amherst college; ms in educational Leadership, university of pennsylvania.

Clare Sisisky – Director of International Educationba in Religious studies, George Washington university; mTs in World Religions, Harvard university.

Mary Ann Weedon – Director of Campus Security and Safetyaas in administration of Justice/police science, piedmont virginia community college; bs in administration of Justice and ms in criminal Justice, virginia commonwealth university.

Faculty & Staff Honored at Opening Meeting

At the first meeting of the ’10 –’11 school year, five individuals were honored by Head of School Keith Evans. The following are names of recipients of this year’s awards and brief excerpts from Mr. Evans’ remarks.

Class of 1977 Anne Jones Staff Award Beth Costin, Middle School Receptionist

“It is a rare collegiate employee who stops by for a chat with beth who departs that conversation feeling anything but affirmed and energized.”

Brent AwardShep Lewis, Middle School teacher

“seventh and eighth grade boys respond to his unique blend of creativity and rigor in unexpected ways, like metaphorical planets loosed from the pull of adolescence and middle school angst. He is a topic of their conversation and a base to touch long after they finish middle school.”

Martha Schwarz Award Heather Garnett, 4th Grade teacher

“Great teachers like Heather live in a creative tension, understanding there is so much ahead for their students but behaving like my class today is their last chance. Last chance teaching is both balanced and urgent. It is how teachers create legacies that live on inside each of their students.”

Craigie Endowment for Teacher Excellence Connie Tuttle, Middle School music teacher

“Thank you, connie, for your example as an artist, a teacher, a mentor and a leader among us. Your humility and quiet effectiveness have not hidden the tremendous contributions you have made to collegiate and to your students and colleagues.”

Joanne Pratt Award for Teaching ExcellenceAllen Chamberlain, Head Librarian

“every now and then in schools – and especially in independent schools – someone comes along who is a true original; someone whose personal and professional example redefines their role and, in so doing, energizes the thinking of those around them.”

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here are two ways to view the fall 2010 varsity athletic season. The pessimist might term it “rebuild-ing” since several of our teams gradu-ated exceptionally talented seniors last spring who played significant roles in

three vIsaa and two league championships in the fall and six state and eight league titles by year’s end. The optimist, though, would consider the situation a won-derful opportunity. It was an opportunity, as always, for coaches and athletes to challenge their limits against the very best competition available. It was an opportunity for them to share a valuable and memorable team experience. It was an opportunity to continue the excellence that past teams had established. Though only girls’ tennis, the League of Indepen-dent schools champion, placed a golden “2010” on its

forest-green banner in the Jacobs Gym, by all accounts each team in our program performed with distinction and, in several cases, achieved beyond expectation. “The kids in all our sports put themselves in a position to compete,” said co-athletic director charlie mcfall. “That’s all we ask. We’re not going to win every year, but we were definitely solid across the board.” In collegiate athletics, grit and determination are givens. sportsmanship is ingrained in the culture. success is measured by lessons learned as much as by championships earned. “Win or lose, everyone walked off the field, court, or cross country trail with heads held high,” said Head of school keith evans. “sportsmanship was flawless. our athletes played for each other. They also played to keep the legacy of sportsmanship and excellence intact.”

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Tennis

All-LISErin Anderson ’11 (#1 doubles), Connor Brewer ’13 (#1 singles, #1 doubles), Sarah Johnson ’15 (#6 singles), Frankie O’Neill ’13 (#4 singles, #2 doubles), Ellie Whitlock ’14 (#3 singles, #2 doubles)

All-StateAnderson, Brewer

LIS Coach of the Year:Karin Whitt

The Cougars opened 3-0-1, then went 1-4-1 as injuries decimated the lineup, then won 8 straight matches before losing 4-2 to Paul VI in the VISAA finals…Wiley recorded 4 hat tricks…Albright scored 4 goals in the state semifinal.

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The Cougars won six matches 9-0 and three 8-1…St. Catherine’s defeated the Cougars 6-3 in late September, but the Cougars edged the Saints 50-49 (equivalent to 5-4 in head-to-head competition) for the LIS title…A week later, though, the Saints defeated the Cougars 5-4 for the state crown.

Soccer

Varsity soccer ended its season 12-5-2 overall, 2nd in the Prep League and VISAA runnerup.

All-Prep LeagueAndrew Elliott ’11, Timmy Albright ’11, Colscon Wiley ’11

All-StateElliott, Albright, Wiley

Prep League, NSCAA/Mondo state and South Region Coach of the YearCharlie Blair

Varsity tennis ended its season 17-2 overall, LIS Champion, and VISAA runnerup.

“The team faced inordinate adversity, yet the boys’ response was one of viewing this as an obstacle to overcome rather than an excuse for failure. They competed in practice and matches and made all of us proud.”

– Coach Charlie Blair

“The word ‘perseverance’ describes this team. They had such a ‘we can do this’ attitude…and it started with senior leadership.”

– Coach Karin Whitt

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Boys’ Cross Country

All-PrepScott Newton ’12, Connor Partlow ’13

All-StateNewton, Partlow

All-Metro, first teamNewton

Varsity boys’ cross country ended its season 4th in Prep League and 7th in VISAA.

“We had gifted athletes who scored well. We also had less-experi-enced runners who followed the program, were willing to sweat, and made a race of it in the end. We knew this season could take one of several different turns, and by the championship meets, we achieved standings beyond expectations.”

– Coach Steve Hart

Graduation took 4 of the top 5 from the 2009 team…Newton, the lone holdover, covered the 5K Robins Campus course in 16:09 to win the Prep League title and ran Woodberry Forest’s challenging 5K course in 16:29 to claim the state championship…In the state meet, every Collegiate runner ran a personal best time at WF.

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All-LISJulia Sroba ’11, Gray Little ’13, Jasmine Turner ’11

All-State Turner

Varsity girls’ cross country ended its season 3rd in LIS and 6th in VISAA.

“We had a wide variety of injuries and other causes that resulted in races with a partial squad. I will always remem-ber this as the season where a different girl stepped up and led the team.”

– Coach Karen Albright

Sroba, who ran this season with an injured hamstring, earned five All-LIS, five All-State, and two All-Metro citations during her six-year career…Turner, the LIS and VISAA 3200 champ, earned her second All-LIS and first all-state medal. Little was All-LIS for the second time.

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Varsity football ended its season 6-5 overall, 4th in the Prep League and VISAA runnerup.

All-PrepPeter Rossetti ’11 (OL), Dyson White ’11 (RB), Rutherford Moore ’11 (WR), Tyler Kemeny ’12 (WR), Tyler Holly ’11 (LB), Sam Sharp ’11 (PK), Jake Palyo ’11 (LS)

All-State, first teamRossetti (OL), White (RB), Moore (WR), Sharpe (PK), Holly (ILB)

All-State, second teamKemeny (WR)

All-Metro, second teamMoore (WR)

All-Metro, honorable mentionWilton Speight ’13 (QB)

“The boys played their best football in the playoffs. They truly came together and played with effort and a sense of purpose.”

– Coach Mark Palyo

Graduation took 10 starters on offense and 9 on defense… The Cougars lost to St. Christopher’s 35-28 in overtime in their last regular-season game, then defeated the Saints 28-16 in the VISAA semifinal a week later…The Cougars lost to Fork Union 46-21 in October. In the state title game, they responded to a 16-0 deficit with two touchdowns but fell to the Blue Devils 16-14.

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All-LISBecca Martin ’11, Ann Wallace Tazewell ’11, Emily Wright ’11

All-StateWright, Tazewell, Ellen Geho ’11

VISAA All-TournamentMartin, Tazewell

All-Metro, first teamTazewell, Wright

All-Metro, second teamMartin, Geho

Varsity field hockey ended its season 15-5-1 overall. 2nd in League of Independent Schools and VISAA semifinalist.

Varsity volleyball ended its season 18-9 overall, LIS runnerup and 9th in VISAA.

“Although we didn’t win, we played with all-out effort, using true hockey skill and strategy which allowed us to play as a team.”

– Coach Karen Doxey

“One of my proudest moments this season was seeing the girls fight for each point (in the Covenant game). This season, 13 girls came incredibly far in both their volleyball skills and their ability to play as a team.”

– Coach Amanda Cowgill

All-LISDrew Fulton ’13, Linsey Kornblau ’11

All-StateKornblau

Fulton recorded 30 of the team’s 104 aces…Against Covenant in the LIS semis, the Cougars, down one game and behind 23-16 in the best-of-five competition, came back to win 27-25. They took the fourth game 27-25 and the fifth 25-21 to advance to the finals.

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Graduation claimed 8 starters from the 2009 league and state champion…Four of 11 starters this fall were 8th or 9th graders…Campbell Brewer ’15 had 19 saves in a regular season scoreless tie with St. Catherine’s the eventual league and state champ…The Cougars reached the state semifinal where they played Norfolk Academy to a 2-2 tie but lost 5-3 on penalty strokes.

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1. Seniors Thornton Saffer and Christopher Risch per-form a toast at the Feast of Juul, held right before Thanksgiving in Memorial Hall. 2. Students sang and recited Christmas songs and stories at the Kindergar-ten Chapel. 3. 5th Grade boys sing at Lessons & Carols, a holiday tradition for boys in grades 5-12. 4. Santa Claus, who sounded remarkably like Upper School Head Ben Rein, greeted students and teachers one morning during exam week in December. 5. The 3rd Grade pre-sented a Concert of Carols with nativity tableau and songs. 6. Junior girls sing to the seniors following their “Beauty and the Beast” Brunch. 7. Mary (Virginia Parks ’11) and Joseph (Leslie Davis ’11) make their way to the front of All Saints Church during the Christmas Pageant with girls in grades 5-12.

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Even in a climate of unsurpassed competition in admissions, our seniors’ college acceptance rate grew from 60% in 2000 to an all-time high of 70% in 2010. Also, up from 7% to 33% are the number of applications student have filed for early acceptance or early action.

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3 times the boys’ athletic program won the Prep League Athletic Directors Cup, given to the team who scored the most points total in a season, in 2005 – 2006, 2008 – 2009 and 2009 – 2010.

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137 students have traveled to Honduras to volunteer at Pro Niño, a nonprofit organization providing shelter, food, and education for street children in Honduras. The first year, 2003, 10 students signed up; today, a lottery is held to select 20 enthusiastic participants.

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Overall, we raised a grand total of nearly $77.5 million for Collegiate during the decade – thanks to all who contributed to the school’s growth.

77.5 student dancers

At the beginning of the decade, there were no dance classes nor was dance an after-school athletics option. In 2001, a full-time dance coordinator was hired and today more than 200 students in grades 3-12 participate in dance activities.

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In 2004, the first “Inspired by Joanne” team participated in Richmond’s Race for the Cure in hon-or of Upper School English teacher Joanne Pratt. A total of 2,596 stu-dents, faculty, staff, parents, alumni and friends of Collegiate have raced on our team over the years, five of which we’ve had the largest team of all.

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ere’s a challenge for your imagination — try to envision a world without iTunes, Pods, Phones or Pads. No Blackberry or Broadband, no Xbox or Wii. Yes, that’s how we lived before Y2K. In the last decade, not only has the world changed, but school has, too. Ten years

ago, there was no Skype, no Smart Boards, no Honduras trip or Lower School garden. Chinese was not a language choice nor was China a trip option, and Robins Campus was mostly a sketch on a planner’s drawing table. Says Head of School Keith Evans, “It’s been busy around here.” Indeed. Things have changed, and this look back celebrates moments big and small that shaped the way we work and play in the Collegiate community.

hHow the first 10 years of our new century made a difference at Collegiate.

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Since 2000, the number of camps attended by students/athletes at Collegiate’s Summer Quest has more than doubled from 1,077 2,462.

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In 2006, head football coach Charlie McFall retires, having led the Cougars to 4 championships in his 21 years (he continues to serve as Co-Director of Athletics) … A retirement wave swept through campus during the decade, with 41 faculty and staff departing including Helen Tanner, who retired after teaching French in the Upper School for 50 years, and Lower School cafeteria staffer Dot Kannard, who retired after spending 46 years making more than 1,000,000 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.

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In 2000, there was 1 cell phone on campus, and it belonged to Head of School Keith Evans. Now, hundreds of phones are tucked in backpacks, desk drawers and tote bags.

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Diversity in our student body is important. We are glad to report that during the decade, the percentage of students of color at Collegiate rose from 6.1% in 2000 to 11.8% in 2010.

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106 State, LIS and Prep League Championships combined. Most consecutive winning seasons? Varsity girls soccer – they’ve brought home the LIS trophy every year since 1996. Most state champi-onships of the decade? Varsity football with 6.

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Hurricane Isabel whips through Richmond in September 2003, and lack of power closes Collegiate for 4 days, a small price to pay when so many others were waiting much longer to turn on their lights.

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An Events Pavilion, comprised of a filming/announcement tower and concession stand, is built adjacent to the Grover Jones Athletic Field.

On the Goochland Campus (now Robins Campus), 12 playing fields are established for practice and play. (1)

The Helen Baker Society is formed to honor those individuals who have made provisions for the school in their estate plans.

The South Science Building opens with Middle School science classrooms and College Counseling offices.

The rebuilt Lower School campus is complete with the opening of the new North Hall (now Nunnally Hall) for 3rd and 4th Graders.

A new rubberized track is dedicated to Coach Jim Hickey. (4)

A Day of Science is held in the Upper School.

A new, interactive Collegiate website debuts in time for the ’01–’02 school year.

The entire faculty participates in a curriculum mapping project. The goal of documenting each class’s content and timeline is to coordinate our K-12 curriculum and look for points of interdisciplinary and interdivisional collaboration.

The North Science Building, with state of the art Upper School science classrooms and computer labs, is completed, and the Upper School Powell Language Lab opens. (3)

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To honor the most somber moment of the decade, Sept. 11, 2001, all Cougars dressed in red, white and blue to form a huge flag on the football field a few days after the event that changed the world in many ways. (2)

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2002 2003The Alumni Association establishes the Collegiate Athletic Hall of Fame, and the first inductees are honored at the Collegiate – St. Christopher’s football game. (5)

Chess teams in all three divisions are popular with teams competing and bringing home trophies for the front hallways. Our Primary Chess Team (K-3) wins their division of the Virginia State Scholastic Chess Tournament.

The Campaign for Collegiate 1996 – 2002 concludes, having raised $28.7 million and provided for the building of a new Lower School and playground, new Middle and Upper School Science Build-ings, and acquisition and preliminary devel-opment of property in Goochland.

Sixty artists visit grades K-12 for a Day of the Arts … each student and teacher made a self-portrait, and many of them hang in our halls. (6)

A new Academic Services department is created to provide assistance to students with learning differences.

Upper School French teacher Val Siff takes the first group of senior French students on a winter tour of Quebec City. The trip continues with 18 students par-ticipating this year. (8)

MTV’s Total Request Live show brings actor/rapper/comedian Nick Cannon to campus to film a spoof field hockey practice with Cannon as coach. (7)

Collegiate wins the Prep League Sportsmanship Award for the first time.

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No longer optional, Senior Projects are completed by all 12th Graders. Students intern for three weeks in May with professionals in many fields ranging from medicine, journal-ism, and culinary arts to ranching, service, book writing, filmmak-ing, teaching and event planning.

2004Collegiate is named one of Richmond’s Great Places to Work by Richmond Magazine. The school was invited along with 450 area organizations to apply. Collegiate was the only organization to also make the list in 2005 and 2007 as well. (3)

Our E. E. Ford Teaching Fellowship is established wherein a recent college graduate and aspiring career teacher is mentored by an experienced Collegiate teacher. Our first fellow was Wade Morris who taught history with veteran teacher Neil Weiser. (2)

The Whitfield Speaker for Excellence in Writing series, established by Maya and Bryan Whitfield, is created. Our first guests are constitutional law expert A. E. Dick Howard of the University of Virginia, University of Richmond law school dean Rod Smolla, and journalist and Collegiate alum Lindsay Miller ’65.

The first Smart Board is installed in math teacher David Bannard’s classroom. We now have 88 schoolwide. Teachers can project their computer screens on the boards, “mark” them up while teaching, then download the screen and e-mail to students later. (1)

Dave Schools ’83, bassist for the band Widespread Panic, visits campus and hangs out with a few Upper School musicians in the cafeteria. (5)

The Lower School holds its first Stone Soup event with canned goods donated to Freedom House. (4)

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2005A Middle School Wellness Day is held, engaging all students in nutrition and fitness activities. (9)

After years of traffic studies, Henrico County installs a new stoplight at the corner of River and Mooreland roads, and another is later placed at the intersection of Mooreland and Derbyshire roads.

A comprehensive strength and condition-ing program is imple-mented – it encourages year-round participation of all teams with a goal of reducing risk of injury and improving performance. (6)

A synthetic turf field is installed on the Grover Jones Football Field. The field enables football and lacrosse teams to play in inclement weath-er and makes irrigation unnecessary. (7)

Collegiate pitches in to help victims of Hurricane Katrina with student fundraisers, school supplies and welcoming several New Orleans families into our community.

MTV returns to campus, this time to film a segment for their MADE show which featured Zach Mendez ’06 striving to be an accomplished ice dancer. (8) In other Hollywood news, Napoleon Dynamite star Efren Ramirez kicked up his heels at the Collegiate prom with senior Rebecca Byrd.

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RAMPS, a non-profit organization that builds wheelchair ramps for those in need, gets rolling thanks to three boys in the class of ’07: Mike Dowd, Coleman Wortham and Gray Fain. To date, Collegiate RAMPS teams have built 94 ramps.

The Middle School begins a new tradition of a summer service trip for rising 8th Graders. They have helped out in the communities of Clinchco and Dungannon, Va. (2)

Lower School Garden planted with flowers and veggies to serve as an outdoor classroom for science exploration, art class inspiration and quiet contemplation.

John Maloney ’84 and Upper School service coordinator Andrea Miller establish Open Gym, an Upper School service program where students are paired with a child with autism and teach them basic recreational skills as well as develop a mentoring relationship on Sundays in the spring and fall. (1)

Our Goochland property is named Robins Campus in honor of a $5 million gift from Mr. and Mrs. E. Claiborne Robins, Jr.

All students K-12 participate in Global Day, a celebration of international cultures. Art, music, language, dance and traditions were the topics of special workshops.

Geronimo Lacrosse becomes part of Collegiate’s sports program. Established in 1995 with a handful of volunteer coaches and eager participants, today more than 850 young athletes are learning how to play each spring.

Mandarin Chinese language instruction is first offered in the Lower School, and today it’s taught in all three divisions. (3)

Partnerships are formed with schools around the globe including the Carol Baur School in Mexico, Changzhou Senior High School and Beijing New Oriental School in China, and DAV Rohini School and Modern School in India.(4)

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Sam Newell Field, a baseball facility, is dedicated at Robins Campus. Also completed are a softball field and Athletics Building with strength and conditioning and indoor turf facilities opens. (5)

An on-campus ArtWalk showcases visual arts creativity in grades K-12 with works displayed throughout buildings and outside, too. Families are invited to peruse the show on a spring eve-ning. Themes so far have been Place, Green, Play, and this year the theme is Respond. (7)

Earth Day Every Day is the theme for the ’08-’09 school year. A focus on green continues to be emphasized in every aspect of campus life. (6)

We lost a giant – Malcolm U. Pitt, Jr. former President of Collegiate, died. He helped establish a foundation of values and character in his years here, and the school will forever bear his imprint.

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class changesAt Collegiate, we continue to reassess our curriculum and strive to offer students the best in all disciplines. The following are a few of the additions made in the last 10 years:

English electives for juniors and seniors

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Longer art classes for 4th Graders

Lower, Middle and Upper School instruction in Mandarin Chinese

Required Latin for 7th Graders

Focus on developing oral proficiency in foreign languages

Teachers incorporating brain research as they help students learn

Use of probe ware (pH, temperature, gas pressure, motion, forces, voltage changes) linking to laptops to take and record data in experiments particularly in chemistry and physics6

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voices We heardVisitors have always enriched our school days with diverse perspectives and in-depth information on a wide variety of topics. During the past decade, we were fortunate to host hundreds of guests. The following is a sampling of those who spent time with us:

Dr. Francis CollinsDirector of the National Human Genome Research Institute at the National Institutes of Health

Emily Rosenblum ’86(aka ER Frank), author of Life is Funny and America

Jason Freemancomposer

Viola Baskerville former member of Virginia House of Delegates

Walter Grahamexecutive director of the United Network of Organ Sharing

Claudia EmersonPulitzer Prize winning poet

Thomas SansonettiAsst. U.S. Attorney General for the Environment & Natural Resources

Steve Kelley ’77political cartoonist

Ralph WhiteJames River Park naturalist

John Casteenformer President of The University of Virginia

William Cooperformer President of the University of Richmond

Rod Smollaformer Dean of Washington & Lee Law School

Dr. Eugene Traniformer President of Virginia Commonwealth University

Laura Sessions SteppPulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of the book Our Last Best Shot: Guiding Our Children Through Early Adolescence

Paul DukeNPR commentator and former moderator of PBS’s Washington Week in Review

Gene Corriganformer president of the NCAA, commissioner of the ACC and athletic director at UVA and Notre Dame

Dean Kingauthor of Skeletons on the Zahara

Larry Sabatodirector of UVA’s Center for Politics

Bob WoodwardWashington Post reporter and author

Lindsay Moranauthor of Blowing My Cover: My Life as a CIA Spy

Dr. Michael Fowlin(aka Mykee) presenter of programs on the issues of race, discrimination, violence prevention and personal identity

Herman Booneformer football coach (Remember the Titans)

L. Douglas Wilderformer Governor of Virginia and Mayor of Richmond

Reza Aslanauthor of No god but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam

Roy Romerformer Governor of Colorado

Naomi Shihab Nye Palestinian-American poet, songwriter, novelist

Blake Baileybiographer of John Cheever

Nick Bolettieritennis coach (Andre Agassi, Monica Seles, etc.)

Janet RobinsonPresident and CEO of the New York Times Company

Alex LebensteinHolocaust survivor

Paul Galantiformer Vietnam War POW

Teachers from Uruguay, Kazakhstan, China, Mexico, India, and Thailand

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Exploration of Innovation: One group of teachers partners with VCU’s da Vinci Center for Innovation in Product Design and Development to observe teams of students from different fields collaborate to create solutions for clients. Other teachers travel in teams to visit innovative schools nationwide and in Canada, and a third group meets with speakers on campus to discuss innovative ideas. All report back on discoveries.

With construction beginning around the Upper and Middle Schools, Village Green Fair returns to the Lower School, its original home. Games are played on the fields and the Estes Building and West Gym house the market. (1)

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the next decade…What will the next 10 years bring? We’d need a crystal ball to anticipate all of the changes in curriculum and technology, but we know for sure that renovations and additions will be made to the Lower School (2011), and a new Academic Commons will be started and finished northeast of the Hershey Center for the Arts. A new soccer field, to be named Blair Field upon Coach Charlie Blair’s eventual retirement, will be in full use at Robins Campus. And maybe, as was predicted back in the day, we’ll be flying around in spaceships. But not likely.

2010Collegiate’s Robins Campus in Goochland County is nearly complete with the opening of 14 tennis courts and a spectacular Tennis House overlooking a championship court. (3)

Construction begins on the Mooreland Road Campus with a new loop road that wraps around the east side of the Upper and Middle Schools. Opening up the back side of campus will clear the way for better traffic flow and the construction of a new Academic Commons. (2)

Alumni/Student Service program established. Teams of alums and students from grades 7-10 work together to focus on community outreach projects during the school year.

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former dancer for the Richmond Ballet, Scottie Thompson ’00 has taken her talent from stage to screen. While she’s had several television parts in recent years, Thompson now has leading roles

in two feature films under her belt. Last fall she finished filming “Lake Effect,” a character-driven drama about a girl who lives in Los Angeles but re-turns to Virginia’s Smith Mountain Lake when her estranged father dies. Playing a California girl re-turning to her Virginia roots wasn’t a great stretch for Thompson, now a Venice Beach resident herself. While she returns to Richmond regularly, shoot-ing at Smith Mountain Lake allowed her family to visit her on set, where she worked alongside actress Jane Seymour, who plays the mother of Thompson’s character. “You never know what will happen,” Thompson said, “but I’ve got my fingers crossed for a theatrical release.”

Thompson’s previous film, “Skyline,” a genre film about aliens, made it to theaters last year, though to less than spectacular reviews. Thompson appreciated the experience nonetheless. “When I signed on, it was this little indie film,” she said. “I didn’t imagine it would become what it became.” The role offered a nice challenge, Thompson said. “It was harder than I thought it would be, playing someone who’s thinking they’re going to die all the time.” Thompson’s small screen roles have included CBS’s “NCIS” and Showtime’s “Brotherhood.” Tele-vision or film, she’s drawn to characters. However, choosing what’s next can be difficult, Thompson said. Dance was more straightforward. “I miss hav-ing a discipline with a set series of steps to success,” she said. Nevertheless, “I love film,” she added. “I’m at the stage where I need to keep my options open; I’m just starting out.” – Haley Whipple Nolde ’92

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or the last decade Elizabeth Thalhimer Smartt ’94 has been researching her family’s history in Richmond, tracing the origins of the revered Thalhimers department store that grew from a dry goods

shop to a 26-store chain in four states. The result of her work is her new book, Finding Thalhimers, which was published this past fall by Dementi Milestone Publishing. “So far, I’ve been absolutely blown away by the response to Finding Thalhimers,” Smartt says. “I continue to receive emails, calls and letters from readers who felt the book resonated with them, whether they worked or shopped at Thalhimers, grew up in a retail family, are Jewish Southerners, or embarked on their own obsessive quests to dig up forgotten stories. These personal connections make the twelve years I spent researching and writing the book seem worthwhile. Out of 5,000 hardcover books, we’ve sold about 4,000 in three months! I’m hoping to release a paperback version in the spring.” For more info on upcoming book signings and lectures, visit FindingThalhimers.com or join the “Finding Thalhimers” Facebook page.

ollegiate alums and former classmates (’90) David Cuttino and Jay Carpenter have brought premium bourbon and whiskey to Virginia with a boutique opera-tion called Reservoir Distillery. Finally over the hurdles of regulatory licensure and setting up production, the pair is thrilled to find that they’re scrambling to keep up

with demand. “We knew we were making something really good,” Cuttino said. “When you put something out there that you’ve made, you’re always a little nervous and hopeful. But the reactions have been very supportive.” The flavorful corn-based bourbon and wheat and rye whiskeys are smooth tasting, with hints of caramel and vanilla. The bourbon is “much brighter and more rounded,” Cuttino said, while the wheat is more sa-vory, and the rye has a sharper flavor. Virginia ABC stores can’t keep the stuff in stock. “It’s selling like hotcakes around Richmond,” said Cuttino. “ABC is screaming for more deliveries and we’re trying to accommodate them as best we can.” Currently set up to produce about 100 gallons a month, Cuttino and Carpenter are now focused on managing distribution and sales, and hoping to upsize production. Friends from their Collegiate days, they launched their distillery from a warehouse in Richmond’s Scott’s Addi-tion. Now their whiskey has made its way to the tasting rotation of New York’s esteemed Brandy Library, which Cuttino describes as the “cathe-dral to whiskey in the U.S.” Available in about two dozen ABC stores around the state, as well as in a handful of Richmond restaurants and bars, Reservoir whiskey sells for about $44 for a half-bottle (375 ml). – Haley Whipple Nolde ’92

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ow did you get involved in co-founding Exhibition A?Before Exhibition A, I served as the business director for the fashion designer Cynthia Rowley. Cynthia and her

husband Bill Powers are avid art collectors. Over the years, I learned a lot about contemporary art through Bill and Cynthia. Eventually, I wanted in on the action – to collect work by artists that I loved and that were recognized by top museums, collectors, and galleries around the globe. The only problem was that I was (and am) a 20-something-year-old living in a too small, too expensive apartment in NYC and (obviously, but still much to my chagrin) I didn’t have an extra $50,000 to spend.

I stewed about it for a few months before I decided I was going to do something about it. I wanted to create an accessible alternative for people like me who are too sophisticated (if I do say so myself!) for a poster but cannot afford fine art. A way for more people to start collecting – to build a meaningful art collection without breaking the bank. I proposed the idea to Cynthia, who agreed it was a “must-do” and we decided to go into business together. I built the infrastructure for XA, drawing from the assets surrounding me – namely Bill Powers’ art-world expertise and Cynthia’s design, marketing and public relations resources – and recruited our fourth co-founder Gabby Munoz, who came from a global growth equity firm where she focused on consumer-related internet investments, to help run the company.

Is this a new concept, selling original art online?We’re actually not selling original art – but prints (and confusingly enough, in the art world, prints are considered original works of art. Which is a good thing because that means that prints have value and also the potential to appreciate in value). Our concept is to offer our consumer great art by top contemporary artists at an accessible price point. Our prints are limited release editions, which means they’ll be available exclusively on ExhibitionA.com for a limited time of two-four weeks after which they’ll never be offered again. Our business model is definitely “something new” for the art world. At the moment, we are the only outlet that exists that can give consumers access to this caliber of contemporary artists for a price of $100-$500. There’s a real lack of access to good contemporary art and an even bigger lack of access to good contemporary art by established artists. It’s a difficult world to navigate and has been very slow to come online. ExhibitionA.com is meant to bring contemporary art to a broader audience. We’re looking to foster a new generation of collectors. We continue to pose the question “Why aren’t you collecting?” to our consumers. A dollar spent decorating your home or office could also be spent building your art collection, so why just decorate when you can collect? Art is an investment – and the great thing about investing in art is that it’s not just about the money. You don’t enjoy living with your stocks the same way you enjoy living with your art!

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Sleading voice in the national Republican party, Collegiate graduate and U.S. House of Representatives member Eric Cantor has risen to play an important role in the GOP.

In the wake of last fall’s elections, Cantor was elected by his colleagues to serve as the Majority Leader for the 112th Congress. He is the first Virginian to hold that title and also the highest-ranking Jewish member of Congress in American history. A former state delegate, Cantor got his start in politics as a driver for his predecessor, Congressman Tom Bliley. Representing Virginia’s 7th District, he was first elected to Congress in 2000 and ascended to Minority Whip in 2008. Cantor is a lifelong resident of the Richmond area where he lives with his wife Diana and three children, Evan, Jenna, and Michael. Last year, Cantor co-authored the New York Times best-selling book, Young Guns: A New Generation of Conservative Leaders, with Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California and Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin. Conservative columnist Fred Barnes, who coined the term “young guns,” wrote the introduction of the book, which outlines the authors’ vision for the American future. Spark writer Haley Whipple Nolde ’92 submitted several questions to Cantor and his team and received the following answers:

How will your past term as Minority Whip inform your next term as Majority Leader?While in the minority, Republicans developed and put forward sound alternatives to the policies proffered by the Obama Administration not only on the stimulus, but also on the health care bill and the budget. In addition, we offered a no-cost jobs plan. Our alternatives were grounded in the limited-government, free-market, pro-growth and fiscally-responsible principles that inspired America to flourish in the first place. These proposals formed the outlines of a competitive agenda for America that will guide my work as Majority Leader.

What do you hope to accomplish as leader of a party newly returned to the majority? Put simply, Republicans want to do everything in our power to grow the economy, create jobs, and cut spending. Voters sent a message in November rejecting the agenda put forward by President Obama because it failed to improve the economy and bleak employment picture. Now, Republicans have been handed a golden opportunity to produce results – and that means focusing on job creation and putting incentives in place that will lead to long-term economic growth.

This Congress is going to be about cutting spending, reining in the size of the federal government while protecting liberty, and removing the cloud of uncertainty hanging over the private sector so that people can get back to work. We also want to keep taxes low and start encouraging – rather than discouraging – investment, innovation, and entrepreneurship in the private sector. The path to prosperity lies in the promotion of opportunity, responsibility, and success.

How will you approach campaign objectives such as cutting government spending and boosting the economy?One of the defining features of our new majority will be accountability. Each day, we will apply tough standards to everything we do. We have pledged to hold ourselves accountable by asking the following questions: ‘Are our efforts addressing job creation and the economy? Are they reducing spending? Are

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S they shrinking the size of the federal government while protecting and expanding liberty? If not, why are we doing it?’ How did Collegiate prepare you for a career in politics?My experience at Collegiate taught me the importance of hard work, perseverance, and giving back to the community. What truly made Collegiate special were the relationships between faculty and students. Aside from providing a great atmosphere for learning, the teachers and administrators challenged us to think critically, achieve, and improve upon our mistakes.

You were on Senator John McCain’s short list for vice president in the 2008 presidential election. What are your political aspirations for the future? We’ve got a big job ahead of us in Congress. My top priority is to make sure we are enacting policies that will create more jobs and get our economy going again. Our country faces a number of defining challenges that will determine the kind of country we leave to our children and grandchildren. Tackling these issues will not be a sprint of a few days or several hours, but rather a long march, requiring top-to-bottom reform. So I am eager to get to work and start delivering the type of governance that we promised.

hen a member of the Great-est Generation speaks, it’s best to listen and listen well. Folks who were born in the early years of the 20th Century lived through try-

ing times and without the conveniences we often take for granted, and their recollec-tions, reflections, and insights provide a window into a distant past that most of us know only through history books. That’s one of the reasons my re-cent visit at Westminster Canterbury with Gertrude Murrell Howland, Collegiate’s oldest living graduate, was so enjoyable. Mrs. Howland, who celebrated her 100th birthday on July 25, earned her high school diploma in 1927. She then spent two years at Westhampton College, finished at Wells College in Aurora, NY, and subsequently did graduate work at New York University and Columbia before embarking on a long, distinguished career as an archeologist. She has traveled to literally dozens of countries around the globe and to such exotic outposts as Easter Island, often to participate in excavations, often for pleasure, and always to satisfy her thirst for knowledge. She survived an earthquake in Ja-

pan in the mid-’60s. She was airlifted from Cambodia early in the Vietnam War. She witnessed a coup attempt against Mikhail Gorbachev in Moscow in 1991. The recipient of Collegiate’s Outstanding Alumni Award in 1996, she drove until she was 95 and at 99 flew to Portland, OR, and joined a long-

time friend for a boat tour along the Columbia and Snake Rivers. She’s incredibly well-read – she’s current-ly working on a two-inch-thick tome entitled Decision at Delphi – and although age has slowed her step, it in no way has diminished her mind or her delightful sense of humor. Indeed, listening to her talk, you have the feeling that she’s narrat-ing a series of newsreels containing a century of memories, stories, and adventures that’s scrolling through her head.

As a young girl, Mrs. Howland attended The Stratford School, which merged with the Collegiate School for Girls in 1917. “One day,” she began, “one of the teachers said the whole school was going on a trip, so we got on a bus at Laurel and Grace and were brought to a vacant lot on Monument Avenue. We all got out and stood there, and then a teacher handed me a shovel with green and gold ribbons on the handle and told me to dig a hole. So I dug a

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hole. That was the beginning of Collegiate. I was seven years old at the time and had no idea what I was doing.” She spoke of three memories of her years at Collegiate. The first… “I walked to school from where we lived on Monument Avenue, and if you were in your seat before the bell stopped ringing, you were not counted late. If the bell had stopped, you were late, and that had some penalties. There was a nice girl who rang the bell, and I got to be friends with her. So she kept the bell ringing until I was in my seat, sometimes on the third floor.” The second… “There was no place to put bas-ketball, but the roof was hard-paved so we played basketball on the roof. Sometimes, the ball fell over down to the ground, and the game could not pro-ceed until someone went and got it.” The third… “I had passed all of the tests for the senior class, and I was expecting to graduate. The graduation ceremonies were at the Second Baptist Church near The Jefferson [Hotel]. We were all dressed in white with lace, and we all had a bunch of red roses. It was a big deal for us. And this head of the English department asked me to come to her office and told me I was too immature to go to col-lege, that I ought to stay at Collegiate another year. This was upsetting.” “Seems like you proved her wrong,” I said. “I guess I did,” Mrs. Howland replied, “but it still made me very angry.” She then spoke of her abiding interest in ar-chaeology inspired by her maternal grandfather, George Harvey Clarke. “My grandfather and grand-mother had Sunday night supper and since both of them had a large family, there were always lots of people at their house. It seemed to me that after-wards, they talked interminably. “I was 3 years old and was not allowed to play with the neighbors on the sidewalk after dark, so my grandfather would be out there to make sure I came in. He took me upstairs to a big room he called his den, but it really was a library with books from floor to ceiling. Also, he never threw away a National Geographic. “When we went up there, he would get out one of those old magazines, and I’d sit on his lap, and he would tell me with those pictures about where he’d been and where he’d like to go. There was always an excavation in these magazines, so he’d tell me about that. They had illustrations too. I can’t remember when I didn’t know something about excavations…and thought I’d like to go there.” “Could you have ever envisioned space travel?” I asked her. “Heavens no. For instance, when [Charles] Lindbergh flew across the ocean, I thought it was silly,” she said of world’s first solo transatlantic

flight in May 1927. “Why take such a risk when you can easily get to the other side some other way?” “And you eventually flew across several oceans many, many times,” I said. “When I think about how many times I’ve done that,” she responded, “it makes me laugh to remember how I turned up my nose at Lindbergh.” “What’s the best piece of advice you ever re-ceived?” I asked. “Well,” Mrs. Howland replied with a chuckle, “my family was very free with advice. “They never let me sit around, even with [a childhood bout of] polio. I had no radio or TV, so the only amusement was reading. They kept a stream of good books for children my age.

“I spent my recovery time reading. I just learned to enjoy reading. I was in bed. The good books came. I just read…and read…and read.” “You have such a positive attitude,” I comment-ed. “You’re always smiling.” “There’s always something ridiculous happen-ing,” she said. “Even these excavations I went on…you think of it as a serious job, and it is, and it’s awfully hard work at times. However, in every exca-vation, these ridiculous things happen. That’s true about work in general.” “You’ve had a full and rewarding life,” I said. “It sounds like you’ve constantly sought to broaden your horizons. “You can say that if you want,” she replied with that familiar smile crossing her expressive face, “but I was really having a good time. “I’ve certainly done more than most, and there’re a lot of places yet to go.” – Weldon Bradshaw

This article may be read in its entirety on our website’s Reflections page: www.collegiate-va.org/reflections

A poem written by Gertrude Murrell was published in the 1927 Torch.

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n May 2010 I graduated from Colorado College. Two days after graduation I drove north with two best friends to Jackson, WY. Our destination was the R Lazy S guest ranch in Teton Village, where we would work as housekeepers

for five months. Little did I know that in July, I would be the cabin girl for my Collegiate Lower School science teacher, Mrs. Burrell Stultz, and her family. During their week-long stay at the ranch I was able to reconnect with Mrs. Stultz, one of the many Collegiate teachers who will forever remain an integral part of my Collegiate memory. I vividly recall dancing in line with my classmates during science, Mrs. Stultz at the front of the line, arms in the air singing “photo-synthesis.” And here I was, 12 years later, on the lodge porch, beneath the Tetons with Mrs. Stultz, and we were talking about Collegiate. The main topic of discussion was the Collegiate honor code. Mrs. Stultz and I agreed that Collegiate is such an exemplary form of education because its core values super-cede classroom education. Despite the day-to-day academic side of a student-run honor system, what is more important are the consistent philosophical as well as practical discussions about the core values. As a four-year member and co-chair of the Collegiate honor council, I was interested to hear that among the progress and inevitable changes Collegiate has undergone, that the value system remains on a poster in every classroom and is still the foundation from which the school grows. Collegiate’s honor system begins in kindergarten with conversations about honesty and integrity. Education and recurring discussions about honor are deemed more important than simply “catching and accusing.” I do believe that a fair trial and investigation of offenses are necessary and appropriate at Collegiate and in academic institutions, especially in a place that so clearly promotes and expects honesty. But again, I think the consistent presence of an honor code is the most effective way to help Collegiate, and other academic

institutions remain preventative rather than prescriptive of honor code violations. In my Collegiate experience, the values transferred beyond the classroom, such as in sports. I ran distance track for six consecutive years, predominantly because Mr. Bradshaw was the head coach. I remember in our cool-down runs as seventh-graders, we ran around a stop sign at the Lower School turnabout. Almost without fail, Mr. Bradshaw made sure each of us moved around the sign as opposed to the cut-through between the sign and the fence. He calmly said, “If you cut corners in running, you will teach yourself to cut corners in life.” There was no condescension or intimidation in his voice. He said it, we heard it, and the cool-down run continued. It was a simple phrase that remained in my mind. This is just one example of the values in action outside of the classroom. Despite Collegiate’s earnest pursuit of academic integrity, I sadly feel that cheating, in one way or another, is arguably the academic epidemic

On Honor By GInny RIDER ’06

Meeting an old friend many miles from Collegiate stirs thoughts on personal integrity in the context of education.

While working at a ranch in Wyoming last summer, Ginny Rider ’06 (second from right) visited with Collegiate Lower School science teacher Burrell Stultz (center) and her family: daughter Lisa Stultz Moore ’77, granddaughter Claire Moore, and husband John Stultz.

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Sof our generation. Of course, cheating has always been around, but I do not believe it has been as prevalent as it is currently in high schools and colleges. As a four-year member of the Colorado College honor council. I did most of my work on the education board. I find that one of the biggest reasons “why” people cheat, in a college setting at least, or at least why there are so many who are relatively apathetic to the issue, is due to a lack of thought put into the action. Cheating is too easy to do and too easy to rationalize as so many do it. In my opinion, striving to maintain academic integrity lies in being honest with yourself and others about who you are and what you are capable of. Failing a test alone is just as honorable, just as “right” as passing the test alone. Confidence lies not only in accomplishing your potential, but also, and equally, losing, failing, or being disappointed on your own as well. Collegiate did a good job of instituting pride in being simply honorable, and I hope it has gone forth in this vein. The question remains though, why is cheating so prevalent in our generation? Or is it not any more common than it was 30 years ago? Maybe cheating has always been so common, and the difference is that recent generations are simply more okay with it... Maybe we are the generation where ends do truly justify the means? Or, is there simply more competition now? Is it just too easy to cheat, too accessible with technology? Are we moving too fast to learn anything more than “sound-bites,” do we not know how to sit down and “learn” anymore? Are we excusing too much, too early? Are we so afraid of failure for our children that we de-value self-accountability? Is it a spiraling effect, the strength-in-numbers idea... We all go down with a sinking ship: “If everyone around me cheats, how can I not too?” Have we made simple honesty simply confusing because we too easily rationalize our actions? The huge competition in our world offers little give for students simply needing to learn who they are, and what they are capable of doing. Students of my generation and younger are in such a competitive academic setting that it may be a bit of a Catch-22. We tell them to be honest yet we tell them they have to get B’s or higher to get into the college they “should” go to. The standard should be in earnest work first, and then a grade-average second. We more and more often seem to define success only by the end, with little hindsight to how an individual “arrived.” But how do you know who you are dealing with if the end does justify the means? In my mind, knowing what you are not suited for is equally

important as knowing what you are, or what you are at least capable of doing. Those who do their own work without help are given the gift of insight into their true capabilities. So much of it is simply opening the topic up for discussion as Collegiate, when I was there, did often. The reminder to maintain and/or think about academic integrity, should be consistently present in the student’s environment. I believe that the discussions about honesty and integrity should lack restriction. Let students and all members of the community be honest about honesty. Just make them think, and hopefully we can introduce more students into our future who function in this world honestly, with confidence and pride in their knowledge of their own selves.

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ith another successful football season in the books, N.C. State’s Russell Wilson ’07 continues to weigh his athletic options as

he looks to the future. According to an an-nouncement released in mid-January by N.C. State officials, Wilson will pursue his professional baseball career and report in February to spring training with the Colo-rado Rockies, who selected him in the 2010 amateur draft. Wilson earned a B.A. in communications in May 2010 and is now taking graduate-level courses. He has one season of college football eligibility remaining and hasn’t ruled out returning to Raleigh in the fall. This past summer, Wilson played second base for the Tri-City (Washington) Dust Devils, the Rockies’ affiliate in the Class A Short-Season Northwest League. He batted .230 with 4 doubles, 4 triples, 2 home runs, 11 runs batted in, and 4 stolen bases in 32 games. Wilson was a highly-acclaimed football, basketball, and baseball star at Collegiate.

A two-time Richmond Times-Dispatch football player of the year and multiple All-Prep League, all-state, and all-metro honoree, he led the Cougars to three state and two league championships during his tenure as quar-terback. He was the start-ing point guard on the basketball team and a five-year varsity baseball letter recipient who earned all-state, all-league, and all-metro recognition in the spring. This past fall, he led the No. 25 Wolfpack to a 9-4 record and a 23-7 victory over West Virginia in the Champs Sports Bowl. Listed at 6-1, 201, the redshirt junior completed 308 passes in 527 attempts during the season for 3,563 yards and 28 touchdowns against 14 interceptions. He rushed 143 times for 435 yards and 9 scores. He was responsible for 3,998 of his team’s 5,255 yards and 37 of its 50 touchdowns and earned second-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference honors. Wilson ranks 12th all-time in ACC passing yards (8,545) and 3rd in touchdown passes (76). – By Weldon Bradshaw

Russell Wilson ’07 was featured in an August 22 article in the News & Observer.

In our last issue, we listed several college team captains that we’d heard about. We were unaware that Liz Luckey ’06 was field hockey captain at Davidson College – our apologies and way to go, Liz!

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Former Cougar soccer standout Bret Myers ’98 was recently the focus of a story in the Wall Street Journal about the science of making substitutions in soccer games. He was interviewed by author Jared Diamond, who wrote the Pulitzer Prize-winning Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies. Bret is currently a professor at the Villanova School of Business.

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Save the Date!Reunions for All Class years Ending with 1’s and 6’s

Homecoming Weekend

Oct. 29, 2011

If you’d like to help plan your reunion, contact Alumni Director Emily Randolph at erandolph@collegiate-va.org.

Collegiate announces our first annual

International Emerging Leaders Conference

bringing together students from around the world to discuss our 2011 focus “The Global Economy and the Environment.”

October 9 - October 17, 2011 www.collegiateemergingleaders.org

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n Saturday, nov. 6, two teams and six former Cougar athletes were inducted into Collegiate’s Athletic Hall of fame. Prior to the Collegiate-St. Christopher’s home football game, at which the inductees were honored at half-time, they attended a special luncheon in Burke Hall. Many thanks to

those athletes who were able to attend, some arriving from farflung locations, and congratulations to all. The next class of inductees will be honored in the fall of 2012. If you’d like to nominate someone, send an email to Alumni Director Emily Randolph (erandolph@collegiate-va.org). nOTE: The 2010 Athletic Hall of fame program, featuring more info and photos, may be downloaded at www.collegiate-va.org/halloffame.

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Pearson Grymes Gibson ’54Field Hockey / Basketball

here’s no question that Collegiate’s athletic facilities are exceptional. The hockey team, for example, practices and plays on a state-of-the-art turf field on the Robins Campus in Eastern Goochland County. The footing

is true, the ball rolls smoothly, and, even after a torrential downpour, the field is completely dry in, oh, about 20 minutes.

Things weren’t quite so nice back in the old days. When Pearson Grymes Gibson, class of 1954, starred for Collegiate, the school, located at 1619 Monument Avenue, was landlocked and had no outdoor athletic facilities to call its own. Consequently, the hockey team boarded a bus and traveled to North Side to practice and play home games at Union Theological Seminary. Inconvenient? Perhaps. A deterrent? Hardly. “I really loved athletics,” she said. “Hockey was wonderful, and my teammates were wonderful

people. We got to know each other and our opponents too. It was all great fun.” Gibson played field hockey in the fall of ’51, ’52, and ’53 and served as captain (and president of

the athletic council) her senior year. As a defensive player – her position was called halfback in those days – she was voted All-City in ’51, All-State in ’52, and All-State (Reserve) in ’53. Gibson also played varsity basketball and captained the squad during the ’53-’54 season. For her accomplishments, she received the Reed Athletic Award her senior year. “She was outstanding, a great teammate,” recalled Tabb Farinholt, class of ’55. “She was always cooperative and dependable, always pleasant, certainly a good sport.” Gibson also remembers when bowling was a Collegiate sport, not at the interscholastic level but more a recreational activity. “It was something we did in the afternoon,” she said. “We walked over to Broad Street where there was a bowling alley, and they taught us how to bowl. The downtown school had to think hard to have these sports.” Gibson’s interest in athletics began very early. Before moving into town and attending Fox School and then Collegiate, she lived on a farm in rural Chesterfield County near Midlothian. “I didn’t have any playmates other than my two brothers,” she said. “We threw the ball. We rode horses. I was always interested in the outdoors. If I’d had two sisters, I’d probably have played with baby dolls.” When Gibson received the call that she would be inducted into her alma mater’s athletic hall of fame, she was incredulous. “I’m astounded,” she said. “I was an athlete, but not a fabulous athlete. I never thought of myself as particularly good. I just remember the other good players…but I’m thrilled.”

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high school sprinter running full bore down the track can cover 15 feet in two, maybe three, even strides. A triple jumper might leap that distance in any of his three phases. A long jumper might still be in his ascent when

he sails past the 15-foot mark. Vaulting over a crossbar set 15 feet in the air is another matter altogether, for it requires a perfect blend of speed, strength, and technical precision to counteract the pull of gravity. There is virtually no margin for error, and danger is a constant companion, mitigated only by countless hours of training, dedication, courage, and mental toughness. In the history of Collegiate track and field, no one has mastered the pole vault with more consistency, authority and success than Trib LaPrade. The 1981 alumnus won multiple Prep League and state titles in his signature event. Voted the outstanding senior athlete in his class, he was the champion at the Penn Relays (where he was selected the outstanding field event performer his final year), the Colonial Relays, and the East Coast Invitational. His personal best, 15-7¼ in the 1981 Rebel Relays, was the third best mark in the nation that spring and remains the Collegiate record almost three decades later. “Trib had a great attitude and just loved pole vaulting,” said Jim Hickey, who headed Collegiate’s track and field program for 37 years. “You put talent and determination together, and you have a really nice combination.”

LaPrade, now a photographer in Jacksonville, FL, discovered the pole vault as a middle school student and was enthralled. “It looked like fun,” he said. “My disposition and physical attributes were directed that way. I started fooling with it, and it got to be a challenge I could address and go with.” LaPrade, who competed for UCLA for two years before injuries took their toll, looks back on his high school career with fondness, but the memories don’t include just the medals, ribbons, trophies, and records. “I remember a lot of the cold practices in the winter,” he said. “I definitely remember the big meets, especially the Penn Relays, not just for the competition but to see track at another level. “I remember the brotherhood on our team. We put in a lot of effort, but it became a social thing. We could be goofy, but we also worked very hard. I was very serious and uptight, and Coach Hickey tempered that. He taught me to take it seriously but not let it run my life.” While he was celebrated for his expertise in the pole vault, LaPrade, who competed at 6-1, 180, was an accomplished sprinter as well. As a junior, he teamed with Scott Brooks, David Murphy, and James Hatcher to win the Prep League title in the mile relay, and as a senior he ran 22.4 in the 220 to capture the league championship. “Trib was a good team man,” said Hickey. “He would jump in and contribute points wherever we needed them. “He was a great model for the rest of the team.”

he position of goalie is not for the faint of heart. All eyes are staring directly at you. You’re the last line of defense. Your team’s fortunes rest quite often with your skill, your determination, your quickness, your ability to handle

pressure, and your fearlessness. Anne Overton, Collegiate class of 1982, reveled in the challenge. “I loved the competition,” she said. “I enjoyed seeing if I could outbest the shooter. Not outsmart. Outbest. Quickly answering whatever they gave me.”

Throughout her entire high school career, Overton played the position two seasons a year with aplomb, enthusiasm, and excellence. She earned four varsity letters in field hockey and was selected a League of Independent Schools all-star as a junior and senior. She also earned four varsity letters in lacrosse and was voted All-LIS as a sophomore, junior, and senior (when the Cougars won the

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With Overton protecting the cage, the Hornets went 53-19-1 (25-1 in the league) and won four ODAC titles. Overton coached field hockey at St. Gertrude in 1986 and ’87 and assisted with lacrosse at Collegiate in ’87. She served as defensive coach for the Yale lacrosse squad for three years, then Dartmouth for one before she returned home and earned a master’s in sports management from University of Richmond. The last 15 years, she’s worked for CNN in Atlanta. She’s been manager of operations for CNN Sports for eight years and added CNN Español to her busy docket six years ago. “The job combines my two loves: sports and the production side of television,” she said. “I treat my staff (of 40) as a team. I’m the coach. I try to show them the challenges and how we’re going to succeed and have some fun succeeding.”

Walter Spence ’84Lacrosse / Football

hen Walter Spence was in the fourth grade, he bought a used lacrosse stick from a friend for $5. Soon, he was spending hours on end playing catch in his back yard with his older brother Lee or banging the ball off

the tennis backboard at the Kanawha Recreation Association just down the road. Lacrosse was in its infancy in Richmond at the time. There were no kids’ leagues. Collegiate didn’t

even have a team. Spence was unfazed, however. There was just something about it that lit his fire. “It was a sport I really enjoyed,” said the 1984 graduate and his alma mater’s first lacrosse All-American. It combined lots of elements that I liked: running, shooting, scoring, contact. It’s a very fluid game.” By the time he reached seventh grade, Collegiate had started a varsity lacrosse squad, his brother was playing, and Spence served as manager and ball boy with his heart set on jumping into the fray the following year. Because Spence

was so young and small (5-6, 140), athletic director Petey Jacobs had reservations about turning him loose with the bigger, older guys. “He finally relented,” Spence recalls, “when I got a note from my parents. But there were

conditions. They said there could be no crying, whining, or fussing when I got knocked around.” Spence played six seasons on the varsity. He was All-Prep League three times and All-State twice. His junior year (’83), he scored 42 goals, contributed 9 assists (in 16 games), and led the Cougars to the championship of The Invitational Lacrosse Tournament pitting the best teams, public and private, in Virginia. His final season, he was the team leader in ground balls (104) and shots (91), scored 25 goals, assisted on 18 others, and led the Cougars to 12 victories in 15 games. “Walter was the first great lacrosse player at Collegiate,” said David Corrigan, who coached him in ’82 and ’83. “He was a kid who fell in love with the game and improved in leaps and bounds. His best thing was taking the ball, dodging, and scoring goals. He made himself a great shooter, but he wasn’t the least bit selfish. He was just looking to put it in the cage.” Spence also earned three varsity football letters and was on the undefeated 1982 team. Spence, who works as a project manager for Harper & Associates, went on to play at Washington College in Chestertown, MD, and still competes, now against the young guys, in the Richmond Summer Lacrosse League. He has coached in the Geronimo program for 10 years and has worked with Collegiate’s varsity since 2006. This past spring, US Lacrosse honored him as the Piedmont Region assistant coach of the year. “Walt has the ability to convey to the kids in very few words what it takes to be successful,” said Andrew Stanley, Collegiate’s head lacrosse coach. “He has brought the same attitude that made him successful on the field back to the program.”

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n Greek mythology, everything King Midas touched turned to gold. The same might be said of David Cox, Collegiate class of 1990. During his four years as a starter on the varsity soccer team, the Cougars went 59-4-6 and won four

Prep League championships, and he was recognized as All-Prep each year and All-South as a senior. In the winter of his freshman year, he was the starting power forward on the JV basketball team that finished 15-3 and won the Prep League JV tournament. He then cast his lot with indoor soccer, made the Collegiate Valentine Classic all-star team twice and was most valuable player once. Each of his three years, the Cougars won the season-ending tournament. He was a three-year varsity lacrosse starter, twice All-Prep and once All-State honorable mention. His sophomore year, the Cougars won The Invitational Lacrosse Tournament, the forerunner of the state playoffs. At the University of Virginia, he played soccer for four years and contributed to the Cavaliers’ three NCAA championships. He played one year (’95) of professional soccer for the Richmond Kickers, who, of course, won the USISL Premier League title and the US Open Cup. “David was a tenacious competitor,” said Collegiate soccer coach Charlie Blair. “He was all

about winning, but he also had a lot of fun playing. He read the game well and was an excellent distributor. He was really good in the air and strong on the ball.” Cox, who competed at 6-1, 170, began his Collegiate career as a back but switched to midfield and forward his last two years. “Looking back, I was fortunate to be involved with a great coach in Charlie Blair,” said Cox, who went on to earn an MBA at the Darden School of Business at UVA. “He did a great job of nurturing and developing true student athletes. He provided a value system that enabled you to be an outstanding citizen off the field as well as a contributing team member on the field.” Cox now lives in Raleigh where he’s a principal in Summit Park LLC, a private equity investment firm, and in his professional life, he’s drawn from the lessons he learned as an athlete. “In any sport, even individual-focus sports, there’s a team dynamic to success,” he said. “You have to train hard, put in the work, whether it’s your academic, athletic, or professional endeavors or your personal life. If you do that, you’re able to perform when the time comes. “You have to remember, too, that you’re not always going to be successful. You learn a lot more from failure or significant challenges than from relative perfection. People have a deeper experience when they face challenges in their lives.”

ife moves very quickly for Katie Schoolwerth Gustafson. After graduating from Harvard in 2000, she worked in the medical field in Boston for five years, then returned to Richmond and earned her M.D. from the Virginia

Commonwealth University School of Medicine. For the past two years, she’s maintained a frenetic pace as an internal medicine resident at the Oregon Health & Science University in Portland. All along, she’s by necessity burned the candle at both ends, a skill she surely learned as a multi-sport star and academic luminary at Collegiate. “Katie is an all-around, natural athlete whose

skills are highly refined,” said Karen Doxey, who coached the 1996 alumna in field hockey and lacrosse. “She’s incredibly selfless, just a great person. Katie was a force on the field, so much more than stats can tell.” Her stats, though, were quite impressive. In four years of varsity hockey, she scored 49 goals including 25 as a senior. A midfielder, she was thrice a League of Independent Schools all-star, and during her final three seasons, the Cougars were 55-1-4 and won the league title each time. As a defender in lacrosse, she scored only one goal her senior year, but she accounted for 57 ground balls, forced an incredible 68 turnovers , and earned All-LIS and team most valuable player honors.

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“Katie was the best blend of pure athleticism, work ethic, team player and fun, all wrapped into one,” said Doxey. “She was the gift every coach would like to receive.” As she’s moved through life, Gustafson remembers well the influence of her coaches. “Coach Doxey is the first person I think about when I think of Collegiate,” she said. “She instilled in us the importance of hard work, and that spills over into everything else in life. The teamwork we learned is applicable to a lot of other areas. Knowing your teammates and using everyone’s strengths allows you to get the job done.”

1972 Football all it the agony of defeat. Or a lesson well learned. Or, quite simply, inspiration. By whatever name, the Collegiate football team’s 6-0 defeat at the hands of Prince Edward Academy in the fall of 1971 provided

the impetus for the Cougars’ ’72 season that was nothing short of spectacular. “That was the defining moment,” said Bob Siff, a center and defensive end, of that disheartening home loss. “We stunk it up. I remember it like it was yesterday. So does everyone else on that team.” He also remembers practice the following Monday when head coach Grover Jones, with a weekend to consider his alternatives, let his guys know in no uncertain terms that he expected their best. “Grover ran the film and never stopped it,” Siff recalls. “Then we went out on the field and had a rigorous practice. He absolutely beat the daylights out of us. Afterwards, we went into the locker room. There were no coaches around. We said we’d never give a mediocre effort again. It was definitely a turning point.”

The Cougars won four of their last five games to finish 6-3. Then, in ’72 they went 9-0, outscored their opponents 230-56, and captured their second Prep League title in three years. Jones was selected coach of the year. Their closest call came in the second game on a rainy afternoon at Woodberry Forest. Mistake prone and unable to generate much offense, they trailed 7-0 after two quarters, but a 27-yard field goal by Biff Hickok and touchdown passes from Larry Shaw to Steve Holt and John D. Call allowed them to dominate the second half and return home with a 16-7 victory. Five of the ’72 Cougars earned All-Prep League honors: Marvin Smith (linebacker, fullback), Tom Jennings (line), Lewis Little (line), Call (tight end), and Shaw (quarterback). The Richmond News Leader named Jennings to its All-Metro team and Shaw and Call to the second team. Little, Call, Smith, and Shaw earned football scholarships to Richmond and Jennings to North Carolina. Siff (N.C. State), Holt (Georgia), and Marshall Bennett (UR) were Division I walk-ons. Siff, a long-time high school football official in Central Virginia, remembers what he considers Jones’ avant-garde offensive and defensive alignments.

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The ’72 football team had a wealth of outstanding athletes who practiced as if on a mission, a feeling engendered, perhaps, by that disappointing loss the year before. And there was more. “We had a home-grown flavor,” said Buzzy Northen, who played halfback. “The majority of us had been together since Lower School. We were close with Anne Jones, Grover’s wife. I think it was because of all the ‘characters,’ and she liked ‘characters.’ Up until her dying day, she always said the ’72 team was Grover’s favorite.”

1997 Girls’ Soccereasons come and go, athletes come and go, but each spring, the expectation for the varsity girls’ soccer team remains the same. Excellence. The Cougars of 1997 finished 18-0, won the second in a streak

of 15 consecutive League of Independent School championships and finished the year ranked first in Central Virginia among all schools, public and private, by the Richmond Times-Dispatch. “It was a combination of talent and determination,” said Bill Rider, who has headed the program since 1991. “They really, really wanted to be the best, and they weren’t going to let anything stop them.” At first glance, the Cougars appeared at a disadvantage. Stephanie Shield and Jessica Myers, defenders in the 4-4-2 alignment, and forward Amy Lemons were freshmen. A third defender, Lara Tyler, and goalkeeper Ashley Seal were sophomores. The problems that might have arisen never materialized, however, for the youngsters displayed poise under pressure that belied their age, and a veteran cast of offensive players supplied the firepower. Courtney Owen Mattes, a keeper her entire career who would play four years in the goal for Williams & Mary, switched to forward during her senior season and contributed 23 of the Cougars’ 99 goals. Dartmouth-bound Ashley Butler added 18. “Courtney could score with either foot and with her head,” Rider said. “She had that uncanny ability that keepers have to know the hardest ball for the opposing keeper to deal with. It’s just intuitive.” The defense allowed only six goals. “I’d coached Seal at the club level,” Rider continued. “I knew she was a really good keeper who could cover the angles perfectly. She had amazing hands and an ability to read the game.”

Weather forced cancellation of both of their scrimmages, so Rider’s crew opened on the road against Norfolk Academy, a traditionally powerful side. Mattes scored two goals in a 3-0 victory, and the Cougars, their confidence enhanced, were on their way. In short order, they won the Ukrop’s Invitational with victories over Central Region powerhouses Clover Hill (4-3 in overtime) and Monacan (1-0). “We saw we could win close matches against strong teams,” said Rider. “It was trial by fire early on.” Several weeks later, the Cougars, ranked fifth by the T-D at the time, dispatched No. 1 Douglas Freeman 2-0. “After the game,” Rider recalled, “(Rebels’ coach) Jay Howell was quoted as saying that the result left no doubt that Collegiate was the best team in the area. We were slowly working our way up.” Midway through the season, the Cougars defeated Mills Godwin 3-0, moved into the top spot in the T-D poll, and held forth the rest of the way. “The girls had to work so hard to get there that there was never a hint of overconfidence,” Rider said. “They weren’t in any mood to surrender what they’d earned.” Mattes, Seal, Myers, Sarah Zelenak Martin, Susannah Hoppe, and Hamil Pearsall earned All-LIS honors. “The ’97 team,” said Rider, “set a new standard for excellence for the teams that followed. Those that followed have benefitted and enhanced that standard.”

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Recent Collegiate graduates who live in the Richmond area got together at City Limit on Oct. 28. We hope to see you at the next gathering in the spring!

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Katie Adamson ························· K ····································································Katherine Thalhimer Adamson ’96, Billy Thalhimer ’64Walker Angus ··························· K ·····································································································································Jason Angus ’93 Ashton Applewhite ··················· K ········································································································· Katherine Shield Applewhite ’88 Anna Armstrong ······················· K ·································································································································Tiff Armstrong ’86 Jack Aronson ···························· K ··············································································································· Jacquelin Ukrop Aronson ’89 Drew Atiyeh······························ K ·······································································································································Wes Atiyeh ’84 Hudson Avery ··························· K ·······································································································Hunter Avery ’91, Rusty Avery ’66Virginia Ballowe ······················· K ························································································································Hylah Boyd Ballowe ’90 Abby Bauhan ···························· K ······························································································································· Johnny Bauhan ’86 Pender Bauhan························· 2nd ···························································································································· Johnny Bauhan ’86 Frances Beazley ······················· K ·········································································· Tenley Fleischer Beazley ’86 and Wyatt Beazley ’85,

Mason Henley Beazley ’58Emily Bland ····························· 8th ······························································································································ Michael Bland ’83 Cole Brand ································ K ························································································································· Jenna Green Brand ’91 Kobe Bristow ···························· K ································································································································ Reggie Bristow ’86 Olivia Brownstein ···················· K ·····························································································································Andy Brownstein ’85 Macy Cafritz ····························· K ··············································································· Diane Long Cafritz ’88, Anne Hirschler Long ’62,

Elizabeth Whitlock Hirschler ’32 (deceased) Randolph Campbell ················· K ·······························································Beverly Randolph Campbell ’92 and Michael Campbell ’87Cabell Chenault ······················· K ··················································································································Marion Smith Chenault ’62 Bailey Cherkis ·························· K ·························································································································Liz Everett Cherkis ’86 Emma de Witt ·························· K ······················································································ Erika Schiff de Witt ’93 and Alex de Witt ’91Jordan Deane ··························· K ················································································································ Heather Cawthon Deane ’85 Claiborne Dillard ····················· K 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Mary Madelyn Robison Tucker ’61Bebe Smithson ························· K ····························································································································· Smitty Smithson ’84 Talbot Spraker ························· K ····························································································································· Stephen Spraker ’92 Tyler Stepanian ······················· K ······························································································································ Mark Stepanian ’89 Daisy Storey ····························· K ······································· Mollie Heilig Storey ’92 and Scott Storey ’92, Anne Dobbins Brasfield ’65Bowen Suro ······························ K ······································································································································· Craig Suro ’92 Alex Thalhimer ························· K 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Nominees Sought for Distinguished Alumni Awards

e need your help! Since 1975, the Collegiate Alumni Association has presented two Alumni

awards at Upper School graduation in June: The Award for Outstanding Service, and The Distinguished Alumni Award. These awards tout the recipients as role models not only for our graduating seniors, but for the entire Collegiate community. Please take a moment and send us your nominations on the attached form.

The Award for Outstanding Service recognizes an alum who has generously and loyally used his or her talents and energies in a direct way to benefit Collegiate.

The Distinguished Alumni Award is given to a Collegiate graduate who has distinguished him or herself in a particular field or endeavor.

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1. 2010 Outstanding Alumni Service Award recipient Page Boinest Melton ’79 (center) with family. 2. 2010 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient Murray fisher ’93 with family.

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Distinguished Alumni Awards – Past Recipients

Distinguished Alumni Award for Service or Distinction in their Field

1975 Mary Ross Scott Reed ’25

1976 Jane Bell Grinnan Gladding ’25

1979 Elizabeth Boinest Conner ’41

1980 Bryce D. Jewett, Jr. ’64

1982 Carmen Pettus LeCompte ’43

1982 Alex Smith ’65

1985 Carolyn Moore McCue, M.D. ’33

1987 Malcolm U. Pitt

Award for Outstanding Alumni Service

1991 Helen M. Tanner ’49

1992 H. Pettus LeCompte ’71

1993 Thomas Earl Pruitt ’71

1994 Sandra Davis King ’66

1995 Mary Stuart Cruickshank ’51

1996 Anne Day friddell ’71

1997 Gay Montague Jewett ’65

1998 Cristy Conner Jarvis ’68

1999 Lindsay Burn Wortham ’69

2000 Ann Rowland Beauchamp ’75

2001 William “Brother” Scott ’71

2002 Brenda Britten Mathews ’72

Service, Con’t.

2003 franklin Bain Heiner ’66

2004 Katie Cabell Belk Taylor ’71

2005 Martha fleming Moore ’75

2006 Beth Watlington Marchant ’72 &

Ry Marchant ’71

2007 T. Gaylon Layfield III ’69

2008 W. David Gorsline Jr. ’76

2009 Anne Mountcastle Rusbuldt ’85

2010 Page Boinest Melton ’79

Distinguished Alumni Award

1991 Martha Clark Goss ’67 Businesswoman

1992 Ann Cottrell free ’34 Author

1993 John Charles Wood ’70 Doctor

1994 Joellyn T. Duesberry ’62 Artist

1995 Alice Reed McGuire ’55 Community Volunteer/Leader

1996 Gertrude Murrell Howland ’27 Archeologist

1997 franklin Wood Kelly ’71 Curator

Distinguished, Con’t.

1998 Stanley f. Druckenmiller ’71 Investment Strategist

1999 Eugene W. Hickok, Jr. ’68 Education

2000 Antoinette Marshall Lucas ’87 Athlete

2001 Steve Kelley ’77 Syndicated Cartoonist

2002 Martha Hill newell ’39 Playwright

2003 Anne Louise Coleman ’76 Doctor (Ophthalmology)

2004 David Allen Schools ’83 Musician

2005 Eric Cantor ’81 Politician

2006 nancy Meyers Marsiglia ’71 Community Volunteer/Leader

2007 Rohan Hazra ’84 Doctor (Pediatric AIDS/Research)

2008 CDR R. Gordon fogg USn ’82 Navy pilot / Military

2009 Edward A. Powell Jr. ’66 United Service Organization (USO)

2010 Murray L. fisher ’93 Education Entrepreneur

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To the Classes ending in 1 and 6! This is your reunion year, and we do not have contact information for these classmates. Please contact Emily Randolph at erandolph@collegiate-va.org or 804.741.9757 if you know where they are!

1936Edith Hancock Moseley

1941Elizabeth Davis Bryce Marjorie Spain CampbellLydia Smith HarvieMarjorie Massey

1946Carolyn Taylor CarnealPatricia Cecil HassJacqueline Gould Site

1961Betty Jane Haynes

1966Richard Steeves AckartWilliam Joseph Carr, Jr.Deborah Grosser ClarkDiana Lynn CouncillGary Joel DeutschRichard E. EisenbergAnne Stirling HarmanSally Rice JohnsonSusan Fultz KolodnyGeorge C. RobinsonElise Catherine SlayRobert C. SlovicMary Blair TruesdellAnn Archer WilliamsJill Zimmermann

1971Ulrika BroomeJose Antonio Carvalho

Sarah B. DowdeyMilton Josiah Hoover IIIVirgil Randolph JordanStephen Word LeckyAndrew Murray Lybrook IIAnne Baird NewmanWilliam B. OxenhamDulaney StehlLynn Chambers WadeLewis Handley Warren, Jr.Jerry Elvin WestJohn Gibson Worsham, Jr.

1976Margaret Elizabeth GloverSteven M. HaileyDebra Zeitlin LuciMelinda R. PollardMargaret Lynn Whitaker

1981Terris Renee DunnLynne Margaret LemonWilliam A. Peabody IIIAmelda Deane Wilton

1986Mary Margaret ChappellJohn Patrick CorcoranShaswat Kimi DasStephanie Paule DessenneScott Randolph HalloranMary Barbara HumphreysWilliam Robert JoyntNavjot Singh KallarTracy LongWilliam Walker MartinSeema K. Mohanty James Ashby Moncure IIIChristopher C. Nichols

Craig Francis SherlockNils Arne SoelvikJames Mullen White IVTimothy Milton Williams

1991Eric Gustav BiberJohn Fleming Boggs, Jr.Ruth Kimberly BruckmannElizabeth Kristen BucherJoann Sung ChanAmi Marie PointerChun Van TateBrandon West Tingley

1996Megan Anne BaileyHardin Thomas BrothertonAnca Lucia Cornis-PopWillem Hendrik deVriesEyal Sylvio GheorghiuEva Maria GutierrezAlicyn McKay HargrovesAllan Henry LopezMr. Glenn McNabb ParkerMiss Jennifer Yvonne WeaverMiss Karen J. Won

2001Anthony Christopher HickleJay Carl Spadaro

2006Catherine Elizabath McGurk

Where Are You?

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For more information about bequests, charitable trusts, partial-interest gifts of real estate, gifts of an IRA, life

insurance, or gift annuities, please contact: Stephen A. Hart, Esq. ’78

Director of Planned GivingThe Collegiate School

804.741.9713 / shart@collegiate-va.org

arren Vita makes me want to cheer for my school. Darren and his wife, Stephanie, are Upper School parents. They understand with many others that while Collegiate School wants and needs fundraising results, we also wish for donors to make adequate provisions for their families and other commitments. By tapping into his professional knowledge, Darren

came up with a planned gift that not only fit his overall family obligations but also produced a substantial life insurance gift for Collegiate. Taking liberties with the lyrics of one of Frank Sinatra’s hit songs, Darren ‘did it his way,’ and we are grateful. Through the varied options of planned giving, your timetable, and your personal abilities and preferences, can we move towards your becoming a Helen Baker Society member?

Darren Vita, CLU, ChFC has been in the financial services industry for the past 21 years. Darren was born in New York and raised near Princeton, NJ. A graduate of Villanova University with a B.S. in Finance, Darren has worked with some of the nation’s largest financial and insurance corporations. He has held various leadership roles including National Accounts Executive and Vice President of National Accounts. Among his duties have been the sale of large multi-million dollar financial software solutions to Fortune 500 financial institutions, including Capital One, MBNA/Bank of America, AT&T and Sallie Mae. Darren moved to Richmond, VA with his family in the fall of 2005.

Cougar Parent Darren VitaCOMBInInG PERSOnAL KnOWLEDGE, ASSETS AnD CREATIVITy fOR PLAnnED GIVInG

ast year when my wife, Stephanie, and I were completing our new wills, we gave thought to making a planned gift to Collegiate School. With three children in various schools, it is often difficult for many of us to make “current” gifts that are of great significance. Via a bequest, however, we felt we could leave a sizable gift to Collegiate that would reflect our great admiration for the institution and the great experience it has brought to our eldest son Anthony (’12). As a financial planner, I often assist individuals in making bequests of this nature,

so it only seemed logical that I utilize the leverage of a sizable life insurance contract with Collegiate as the beneficiary. During a time when many of us are facing the struggles of life and economics, it is comforting to know that we can have a great impact by dedicating a nominal amount of resources in such a positive manner. Collegiate has assisted our family in turning our son into a great young man and in return we want to someday return that favor via our bequest.

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DIED: Carolyn Smith Ward on Apr. 26, 2010, in Black Mountain, NC. At Collegiate, she was a member of the Dramatic Club and was president of the French

Club. Carolyn attended Westhampton College and Presbyterian College. She was married to Bill Ward and had two sons, David and Rockwell.

38DIED: Anne Byrd Sloan on Dec. 13, 2010. An advocate for child services, Anne founded the Richmond Childcare Center. She also worked as an interior

designer and, in her free time, competed in Richmond tennis tournaments. She was the mother of Harold Massie Jones, Jr. and the late Katherine Taliaferro Jones. Her late sister, Elizabeth Sloan Cann ’36, attended Collegiate.

41DIED: Anne Sutton Robertson on July 18, 2010 in Wilmington, DE. At Collegiate, Anne was vice-president of her class, president of the Athletic Association, art

editor of the Torch, part of the K. K. Klub as well as the Dramatics Club and played field hockey. She

was married to the late Andrew Roberston and was mother of Gayle Robertson Kem, Jane Robertson Offill, Andrew Robertson, and John Sutton.

42DIED: Barbara McKimmie Mumma on July 17, 2010. Kim was president of Pennsy Supply, Inc. and served on the board of Harrisburg Hospital and HACC. She was married

to the late Robert M. Mumma, Sr. and is survived by her children, Robert M. Mumma II, Babs Mumma, Linda Mumma, and Lisa Mumma Morgan, 11 grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren.

45DIED: Mary Thomas Wood on Nov. 25, 2010. She named an early version of the Collegiate student paper “The Spark.” She graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University

(RPI) and was married to the late Earl Massey Wood. She is survived by four children, Earl Massey Wood Jr., Thomas Penn Wood, Mary Perkinson Wood,

and Elsie Lorraine Turner; and four grandchildren. Mary was a member of First Baptist Church, Delta Delta Delta and the Country Club of Virginia. She volunteered for the Red Cross, Salvation Army, Church Food Bank, Hand Workshop, Shepherd’s Center and Maymont Park.

47Bettie Jones Davis writes, “Keep in touch. I enjoyed Marcianne Herr’s lovely letter about our years.”

48Mary Young Heins writes, “Bob and I are first-time great-grandparents. Daughter Molly’s son Baird is the proud papa.”

51DIED: Margaret Harwood Mathews on Mar. 3, 2010. Marg is survived by immediate family members Mickey Mathews, Linda Mathews, Tom Mathews,

Nancy Castro, Suzanne Duncan, John Hanckel, Eddie Clarke, Stuart Hanckel, and their families.

Three generations of Collegiate girls! Grace Whitehead Broaddus ’60, Elizabeth Broaddus Hill ’35 and Liz Broaddus Scioscia ’90

The Class of ’60 celebrated its 50th Reunion with a lunch at Collegiate’s Business Office, formerly the Pitt family home.

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53DIED: Margaret Liebert Dobbins on Mar. 23, 2010. Peggy lived in Kilmarnock, VA and was the widow of M.E. “Gene” Dobbins and a retired teacher for Lancaster

County School System. She is survived by a son, Blair Dobbins of Arlington; an aunt, Mrs. J.V. Turner; a close friend, Martha Colby; and three grandchildren, Jack, Nate, and Nicole Dobbins.

60 50th ReunionThe ninth of June 1960 was a significant day in Collegiate’s history. That evening 30 girls processed to “Pomp and Circumstance” up a center aisle at the Tuckahoe Woman’s Club, seated themselves on the stage, and adjusted their red roses on the full skirts of their long white dresses. We were the last class to graduate from The Collegiate School on the 1600 block of Monument Avenue. Fifty years later, this past October, Collegiate honored our class at a luncheon followed by a tour of the campus during Homecoming Weekend. Those of us who attended (see photo) wish to thank Emily Randolph and Steve Hart who planned and facilitated our reunion. The present day campus has changed and grown from what we knew as Collegiate Country Day School.

To celebrate our reunion, Virginia Ewing and Maria Wornom Rippe were successful in reuniting almost our entire class through email. Their efforts have brought about the opportunity to share our lives with classmates, picking up where we left off after graduation. We have come to realize that keeping in touch with one another at this time in our lives is meaningful, giving us a warm sense of good memories of classmates and of Collegiate. Looking back from a long perspective, our most noteworthy memories are of our teachers

who were committed to our education. Clai Brumback Bachmann recalls that they challenged us, promoted curiosity, supported independent thinking, and inspired us with confidence needed to make our way in the world. Judy Keehn Webb stated that “Collegiate’s faculty of strong women taught us sound academics and at the same time quietly imparted a strong sense of self-respect and regard for others.” Six of our classmates enrolled their children at Collegiate: Grace Whitehead Broaddus (son and daughter), Beth Hirschler Long (two daughters), Elizabeth Ann Davis Price (one son and two daughters), Carter Beattie Watkins (two daughters), Catherine Carson Stratford (son and daughter), and Mary Carrington Williams (son and daughter). Interestingly, Molly Williams and Al Stratford were both in the Class of 1985, and Molly’s twin girls and Al’s daughter are in the Class of 2016. Our greatest hope for Collegiate is that it continues to attract and retain excellent teachers to prepare today’s and tomorrow’s students for the considerable challenges of the future. – Submitted by Maria Wornom Rippe

61Mary Madelyn Robison Tucker’s grandson, Tucker Smith ’23, is a kindergartener in Mrs. Hotchkiss’ class this year. His mom is Robin Tucker Smith ’88.

Maria Wornom Rippe hosted a 50th Reunion dinner party for the Class of ’60.

The girls of ’63 have been getting together every five years since they turned 50 – in the mountains, in Las Vegas, and this past September at Litchfield Beach, SC where they enjoyed a “Friends are the Sunshine of Life” weekend: Anne Gordon Cooke Curran, Retta Leigh Perel Keil, Sally Bates Allen, Lucy Coons Oliver, Ethel Fultz Walker, Patsy Margraf Bussard, Joan Roberts Cates, Jeannie Yager Dortch, Betsy James Adams, Katherine Henley Bennett, Gini Mapes Street, Francie Shetter Adamson Reed, Ann Schouler Stewart, Mary Vincent Sumner, Carolyn Baker Bottger, Emily Chewning, Ki Shinnick Caldwell. Photo by Betsy Adams’ daughter Banner Adams Radin of Banner Photography, Inc. in Charleston, SC.

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63Patsy Margraf Bussard writes, “My husband Gordon and I are thoroughly enjoying his status as a newly retired ophthalmologist! Had a super time reconnecting with classmates at a mini-reunion at Mary Sumner’s beach house in September.”

DIED: Elizabeth Jackson Largent died Apr. 6, 2010. At Collegiate, she was the Girls’ School Editor of the Torch and a member of the Science Club as well as Quill and Scroll.

She is survived by her husband Jorg Largent and three children: Anne, Jay, and Shep.

65 45th ReunionWell, it must be said that the Class of ’65 is looking pretty darn good. Kate, Fleet, Mary Hays, Ruth, Blair, Archer, Lindsay, Mary Flinn, Debbie, Nancy U., Page, Molly L., Claiborne, Anne D., and both Judy’s met on Oct. 2 at Kate’s house for a delicious reunion luncheon. There was much laughter, and many stories were shared. Anne Dobbins Brasfield brought sparkle to the day by giving each of us what Judy West Kidd called a “Petersburg diamond” ring. For an update of what’s going on, many are retired and immersed in grandchildren, garden clubs, and volunteer work. Others are continuing on in their careers and serving on various boards.

We reflected how the lives of all of us have been touched by much joy, as well as deep sorrows. We especially remembered those our class has lost since our last reunion – Beverley, Betsey, Charlotte, Linda, and Gay. Perhaps Ruth described the day best: “Seeing us all these years later – grown, and who knows if wiser, but still connected by the crucial, powerful bonds of the shared time at Collegiate” made for a wonderful time. We all agreed that having a “’65-turning-65” party would be lots of fun and would bring us together before another five years have passed. We will keep you posted on any details. – Submitted by Molly Leary Rabb

Nancy Sadler George writes, “Love living in Williamsburg and following the TRIBE. Flew with the girls’ basketball team to University of Wisconsin. W&M lost, but we had a great time!”

DIED: Albert Luck Jacobs, Jr. on Dec. 5, 2010. Lucky’s late parents were longtime Collegiate coach Petey and Scotty Jacobs. He also had a brother, Malcolm Jacobs. He is

survived by his daughter, Hallie Jacobs Lifson and his son, Albert Luck Jacobs III, and three grandsons. He graduated from the University of Richmond Phi Beta Kappa and earned his doctorate from The University of Virginia in English. He taught at Campbell College and Valdosta State

University. He had a love of language and was a published poet. Lucky was a naturalist who spent his happiest moments outdoors with his family.

69Lindsay Burn Wortham and daughter Ginny Wortham ’03 won two championships at the International Tennis Casino in Newport, RI last August. They won the senior division of the USTA/National Mother/Daughter Grass Court Championships as well as the Open Division title.

70 40th ReunionVenimus, diximus, edimus. Leigh and Stuart Farmer graciously opened their home again for our 40th Reunion party and welcomed over 40 guests for a buffet dinner and an opportunity to reconnect and catch up with classmates. It was great to see everyone. Those who traveled some distance to attend included Fred and Cathy Robertson Bauer from Alexandria, Becky Allen who recently moved from California to Virginia Beach, Ed Ware from Norfolk, Lynn and Chuck Gaunt from Williamsburg, Lynn Martenstein from Cape May, NJ; Barrie Miller Sutton from Plainsboro, NJ; and Deborah Scott Kennedy from Charlotte, NC. Also present were: Eddie and Mary Zoll Padow, Kathleen and Bobby May, Sarah and Terrell Williams, Steve and Margaret Conner Gentil, Constance Scott, Ellen Jenkins, David and Gayle Allen Fitzgerald, Keith and Susan Gill Dull, George Cox, Richard and Missy Mallonee Buckingham, George Richardson, John Hamner, Jim and Margot Keppel Fritts, Jay and Tina Pendleton Perry, Steve Sowers, Ellen Thomen Clore, Ginny Kemp Hardman, Laura Lee and Ted Chandler, Princess and John Daniel, Charles Cabell, and Garland Anderson. Our deceased classmates were remembered with a photo collage that elicited fond memories and a chance to reflect on their lives. Venimus, diximus plus, edimus iterum. On Sunday, a group gathered at Padow’s Deli. Lu Coukos Spotswood, Ann Gill, and Lucy Gregg Redding with her daughter, Grace, joined Mary, Missy, Becky, two Ellens, Barrie, Ginny, Margaret, Tina, Lynn, and Gayle for lunch and an afternoon of reminiscing and catching up before everyone hit the road again. Hope to see YOU at the next reunion. – Submitted by Ginny Kemp Hardman

The Class of ’65 gathered at the home of Kate Donnahoe Vaughan to celebrate their 45th Reunion.

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DIED: Charles Olvin Minor on Aug. 11, 2010. Chuck is survived by his wife of 35 years, former Collegiate teacher Beth Minor; daugh-ters, Liz Minor Lenfantin

’97 and Margaret Minor ’00; son-in-law, Eric Lenfantin; grandchildren, Olivia and Philippe; mother, Margaret Thomas Minor; sister, Lynn Minor Jones; brother, Steve Minor (Catherine); and many other loving family members and close friends.

73Conway Fleming Saylor, a professor of psychology at The Citadel in Charleston, SC, recently published in their magazine a story called “Heroes & Bullies: Graduate Students Engage in Research and Science.” According to the article,

Anne Armstrong Bevilacqua has four children scattered from Charlotte to Seattle (youngest started at NC State this year). She and her husband (Paul) are both veterinarians and are currently splitting a position, each working half. She wrote, “I love country living” in Clyde, NC. Karen Cogar Abramson was selected by the Hunting Creek Garden Club of Alexandria to create a floral arrangement to complement a painting for the Fine Arts and Flowers Exhibition on display in October 2010 at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. George Cox has moved back to Richmond and works for Vector Security as a residential sales consultant. Chip and Nancy Cox Vaughan missed our reunion because of Parents’ Weekend at The University of the South-Sewanee where their son Will is a freshman. In spite of the calendar conflict, Nancy helped significantly with the organization of the reunion committee and planning the class party. Thank you, Nancy and Margaret, for getting the ball rolling! Susan Gill Dull is an accomplished artist in oils. Her paintings can be viewed at www.susandull.com. Susan has also been reelected to the Board of Family Health International based in Durham, NC; for more information, visit www.fhi.org. Lynn Martenstein is “semi-retired” from corpo-rate PR and is doing some consulting and writing from her beach home in Cape May, NJ. She returns to her residence in Miami for the winter months. Tina Pendleton Perry’s daughter, Sarah, is a freshman at the University of South Carolina. Last summer Tina and Margot Keppel Fritts traveled to Northern Ireland to spend a week with Susan Lecky Williams.

Conway and her team of grad student and cadet research assistants “spent their 2005 spring break interviewing school children about their bullying experiences and their heroes and heroines.” That study “became the springboard for a collaborative research program that documented the prevalence of several different types of bullying of students with and without special needs. … Their findings have shed a light on the powerful and positive impact heroes and heroines have in student development.”

74Elisabeth Truett Greenbaum writes, “May 2010 was an extremely happy month for the Greenbaum family. Our son Scott received his BA from Presbyterian College on the same day his sister Virginia obtained her master’s in social work from

Stuart Farmer and his wife Leigh hosted the Class of ’70’s 40th Reunion at their home.

Members of the Class of ’70 spent time catching up over lunch at Padow’s the day after their 40th Reunion.

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of the city to a farm in Manakin, where they are enjoying the “country life”! Cameron Flippen was recently featured in the November 15, 2010 Richmond Times-Dispatch for her leadership of the Richmond Blind Bowling League. Barbara Lockwood Ambrose lives in Richmond with her husband John and five cats. She is a social worker at Cedarfield and a candidate for the vocational deaconate in the Episcopal Church. Congratulations to Sarah Kay, who has been with Bank of America in Richmond for almost 25 years! Currently she is with Bank of America Merrill Lynch in the Philanthropic Management Group as a senior philanthropic relationship manager, working with charitable accounts for individuals and not-for-profit organizations across the State of Virginia, as well as with some in DC and Baltimore. Sarah enjoys spending time at her family home in West Virginia and keeping in touch with many Collegiate friends. She had an especially good time catching up with so many buddies at the reunion. Meade Spotts wrote to say that most of what he could share involves breaching lawyer-client confidentiality, but for the record Hanrath returned to the Commonwealth without being met at the airport by U.S. Marshalls. Despite what Boudewijn’s fiancée Robin was told at the reunion party, she still plans to marry him. Meade works to pay four Collegiate tuitions and to cover gas money for trips to soccer/volleyball/flag and tackle football, all at wildly different times and locations. At some point in the far future he looks forward to again understanding the terms “free weekend” and “disposable income.”

We were thrilled that Boudewijn Hanrath and his fiancée, Robin, made the trip back to Richmond from California. Nancy Randall Mackey and David traveled up from Columbia, SC, to see former classmates. Everyone at the party was glad to see Kay Covington Black and Beth Jones Geraghty, who both live in the Atlanta area. It was great to see Ann Butterworth, who traveled to the Reunion from her home in Nashville. From around Virginia, Teresa Yancey Crane drove down from northern Virginia. Karen Pauli Wells is living Charlottesville, where she manages an ACAC Fitness and Wellness Center. Bill Call is a veterinarian in Harrisonburg. Jane Johann Gresham and Dick came up from Norfolk where they have been living for almost 21 years. Jane retired from Occupational Therapy many years ago, and now stays busy with her church, reading, target shooting, and renovating their little home on the Lafayette River. Lisa Levey Freeman lives in Williamsburg, but spends a fair amount of time in Richmond as a development consultant to nonprofits and higher educational institutions. Cindy Bortner Willoughby lives on a small farm in Ashland with three horses and a plethora of farm animals. She is working at Capital One and spends free time riding the horses and taking care of the farm. Rumor has it she is saving to take a trip to visit Margaret Birdsong Lampe in Germany! The Reunion was a great opportunity for all of us Richmonders to get together and reminisce about high school days. Shelly and Curt Wiltshire and the rest of the “Wiltshire Bunch,” moved out

UGA. Three weeks later we celebrated Virginia’s marriage. Godparents Margaret Reese Mertens and John Bowman attended.” David Williams was featured in an article about Grubb & Ellis/Harrison & Bates in the Nov. 22, 2010 Metro Business section of the Richmond Times-Dispatch. David is the commercial real estate firm’s managing director and CEO.

75 35th ReunionMany thanks to Julie and Vince Dalton for hosting a terrific Reunion party for the Class of ’75! Everyone was most impressed with Vince’s “man cave” in his backyard. Kudos to party planners Cynthia Luck Haw, Sarah Kay, and Martha Fleming Moore, and thanks to all who attended for making our Reunion so successful. If you were unable to attend the Reunion this year, we missed you! Please make plans to join us for our 40th Reunion in 2015, which will be Collegiate’s 100-year anniversary. We were excited that two of our European classmates joined us! Margaret Birdsong Lampe is living in Heidelberg, where she edits and translates scientific journals for Springer Publishing. Since her office is her computer, she has been able to get back to the States often to visit her children, Daniel and Jessica, who are both students at JMU. Husband Peter is an honorary professor in South Africa, where they have all enjoyed spending time. Booley Pitt Rogers is living in Stafford, England, with husband Nigel. She travels back to the States often to visit her mother.

The Class of ’75 celebrated their 35th Reunion at the home of Vince Dalton and his wife Julie.

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Allison Brewer wrote to say she is living in Charlottesville and working for Crutchfield as the Service Center coordinator. She is the treasurer for the Kids Lift Foundation, which holds an annual toy and book drive for Charlottesville and the five surrounding counties. She and husband Mike have a new hobby of raising chickens and selling free-range eggs. Drum Figg really wanted to attend the Reunion but a previous work commitment for FEMA had him travelling over that time period. Drum lives on the Crystal Coast of North Carolina in Morehead City. He is a Fire Chief and his wife Landon is working in the Emergency Department. Weekends are spent at Cape Lookout, Ocracoke Island or at the beach, with numerous trips to Wintergreen to work on ski patrol. He hopes to make it to the next reunion.

Garnett Gwathmey Copeland and her husband Paul recently opened a restaurant at the Hobbs Hole Golf Club in Tappahannock, and they are enjoying their new careers. John Maser wished he could have come to the 35th. He reported that he is a Branch Manager at Wells Fargo Advisors in Newport News. He and his wife celebrated their 30th anniversary this summer. Three of their children are through school, with two more to go. And, they are expecting their first grandchild! One of John’s favorite activities is surfing with his boys. Congratulations to our classmates who were members of the 1972 Varsity Football Team that was inducted into the Collegiate Athletic Hall of

Fame: Ricky Brooks, Ed Holton, Brad Jones, John Maser, Brian Panuline, Andrew Sanders, Meade Spotts, Rick Weakley, and Mory Wood. As for me, I am happily working for Susan G. Komen for the Cure here in Richmond. Daily, I am inspired by the breast cancer survivors and activists that I work with. Thank you to those who wrote in with their news! If you didn’t submit something this time, please email me anytime at pembhall@aol.com and let me know what’s going on in your life, 35 years after Collegiate! – Submitted by Pem Boinest Hall Cynthia Luck Haw writes, “Had a great time at our 35th Reunion!! It seems like last week our diplomas were flying around on that stormy windy night in June 1975. Mr. Pitt was determined to get the job done! A wonderful crowd laughed,

exchanged emails, took pictures, and reminisced about 35 years ago. It was a beautiful cool fall evening, great food, fun friends reuniting. If you weren’t here this year, put 2015 on your calendar for our 40th! It will be a blast!” Cynthia’s daughter Claiborne is a junior at Collegiate, and son Charles is a freshman at Clemson.

78MARRIED: Leigh Dobbins to Craig A. Johnson on Nov. 20, 2010 at The Homestead. Leigh and her sister Ann Dobbins Brasfield ’65 continue to co-own The Shops at 5807 on Patterson Avenue in Richmond.

79Alice McGuire Massie was featured in an article about Monroe Park’s renovation in the Aug. 31, 2010 Style. She is chairwoman of the Monroe Park Advisory Council.

DIED: James Edward Crocker, Jr. died Dec. 28, 2010 as a result of a motorcycle accident. Jim graduated from UVA in 1983 and lived in Singapore for

several years, where he traded on the Singapore International Monetary Exchange. Subsequent to that, he moved to Sriacha and worked in the real estate industry. He is survived by his wife of 18 years, Ampai; his son, Robert; daughter, Aranya;

parents, Merrilee and Jim Crocker of Virginia Beach; and his sister, Leanne Tharp.

80 30th ReunionThe Class of 1980 enjoyed a lively, if not occasionally raucous reunion Oct. 2, 2010 at the home of Betsy and Brian Riopelle. The turnout was great with out-of-towners such as Clair Frederick Hamner, Hunter McKinley Sydnor, and even Gitte Engel (all the way from Denmark) making cross-country trips to return to their Richmond roots. Other non-Richmonders such as Ginger Howard Schiffner, Anne Ratcliffe Chamblee, Mamie Seaman Sarkes, Gregg Berman, Tim Tiller,

Brian Riopelle and his wife Betsy hosted the Class of ’80’s 30th reunion at their home.

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Hap Royster and Lee Wimbish made an effort to make it for the Homecoming game and party. The Riopelles’ home, spacious, beautiful and very party-friendly, proved the ideal spot for the crowd who munched on Moe’s fajitas, sipped frozen margaritas and listened to the music of John Wyatt ’88’s band. Betsy Riopelle deserves particular mention as she was the ultimate hostess, organizing many of the night’s details and décor. Some things never change as Custis Coleman was up to his usual antics, but for the most part, the rest of us acted our age. Organizers for the party included Betsy and Brian Riopelle, Rebecca Sullivan Cox, Ann Cabell Hancock Williams, Laura Yancey Peery, David Murphy, James Hatcher, Sarah Jane and Russell Wyatt, Sara Maynard Sommers and Patricia Hobson Hunter. – Submitted by Sara Maynard Sommers James Hatcher was featured on the cover of the Aug. 2, 2010 Metro Business section of the Richmond Times-Dispatch as the president of Pleasants Hardware. The article focused

on James’ third-generation leadership of the 95-year-old company.

81Sarah Eckberg Stevens writes, “I look forward to receiving my Spark and wish my classmates would submit more pictures! My daughter and I took surfing lessons on Sullivan’s Island, SC this past summer.” Trib Sutton was featured in the Richmond Times-Dispatch Metro Business section’s “60 Seconds With…” column on Aug. 16, 2010. Trib, who is senior vice president of CB Richard Ellis, discussed the outlook for the local commercial real estate industry.

83Rob Crosby is now director of information technology for Mitchell, Wiggins & Co., LLP, a Richmond-based CPA firm. Scott Rose ran the 2010 Richmond Half Marathon barefoot. Greg Vining is serving as president of the UVA Club of Kansas City.

84Rob Levit recently received the Martin Luther King Peacemaker Award for his innovative arts work with at-risk youth, adults with mental illness, and adults in drug addiction recovery. The award is given annually by the Martin Luther King Dinner Committee of Anne Arundel

County, MD. He was also the 2010 Service Above Self Award recipient from the Parole Rotary of Annapolis, the highest honor awarded to non-Rotarians.

DIED: Frederic Scott Smyth on Nov. 17, 2010. At Collegiate, he was a member of Interact and on the soccer team. Scott is survived by his wife,

Caroline Seibold Smyth; daughter, Caroline Alexandra Smyth; his parents and sister.

85 25th ReunionIn 1985, a quarter century ago, we stood on the steps and snapped a picture in our white tuxes and our white gowns. Time stopped for just a moment in that picture. We’re all 18, the sun is shining, and we’re about to get those pieces of parchment that we worked for 13 years to get. Then we gathered in the barn at the beautiful home of John Reed’s family to bid each other farewell. It didn’t feel like farewell then. It was all excited talk about colleges and futures and teenaged romantic intrigues. It was a beginning, not an ending. Then of course, college happened. And after college came lives and marriages and jobs and kids and careers and travels and the old Green and Gold faded into the rear-view mirror. The picture of the Class of 1985 went up on the wall at school, and then 1986 went up, and 1987, 88, 89... Suddenly, without warning, comes the notice of the 25-year reunion. Father Time has been stealthily stalking me. It’s been a lot longer between high school and now than it was between birth and graduation. Tempus has pulled a serious fugit. I got to wondering about the Class of 1960. Did their 50th Reunion sneak up on them the way the 25th snuck up on us? Will our 50th sneak up on us? Can’t we stop the rush of time again just for a moment? In 2010, we gathered back in that same barn. This time we had a band, Blue Line Highway, whose lead guitarist, John Leedes, plays like the sound of the James River when it hits the rapids. Come to think of it, there was a guy named John Leedes in our high school class who played a little guitar. I wonder if that’s the same guy? The reunion had representatives from Wisconsin, Mexico, and Connecticut, just to name

Wortie Ferrell (father of Wortie ’88), Jack Taylor, Trib Sutton ’81, Jay DeVoe ’82, and Marc Allocca ran the Grover Jones Oyster Company booth selling oyster po’ boy sandwiches to raise money for the Parents Association during the Collegiate-St. Chris football game on Nov. 6.

Sarah Eckberg Stevens ’81 and her daughter Austin, 15, spent time on Sullivan’s Island, SC last summer.

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run. We know in a world that demands that we keep up a polished image, that it’s a great comfort to fall into the arms of an old friend and laugh at the awkward kids we used to be. We know now how important true friendship is. We’re in our 40s now. That journey we started back in 1985 is now about half over. That’s not a morbid thought. It’s just a thought that makes one ask what’s important about the second half of the journey, and the trivia that’s not worth wasting time with. I have a band of brothers and sisters who I’ve known since my youth. I love them unconditionally. Whatever things divide us; geography, lifestyle, economics, politics; those are not as strong as what unites us. Shakespeare wrote, “Those friends thou hast, and their adoption tried, grapple them to thy soul with hoops of steel.” A reunion reminds you that those you’ve shared your youth with, you share a bond with. That until the last two of us get together for the 80th Reunion, that there will always be a Class of 1985 to go back to. To draw strength from. To laugh with. No matter how gray and thin the hair gets, no matter where the next half of life takes us, a part of our hearts will always be 18 and standing in the sun together. Hopefully not in those cheesy white tuxes. – Submitted by Doug Reed

Michael Brost is enjoying his new role this school year as a development office assistant. He continues to teach world history to sophomores and this year has added AP U.S. Government to his courseload. Doug Reed reported on his recent activities via email. He “got married on the day Jerry Garcia died and has two children. One is a feminine child, the other a masculine child. He lives in Stoughton, WI, which looks just like Bedford Falls from It’s A Wonderful Life. He still acts from time to time. He mostly writes plays. Critics called his last play, Minglewood Blues “indulgently longwinded and distractingly disjointed in its tonal shifts.” Doug hates critics. Here’s the link to his next play. He promises that this link will get more exciting as the year rolls along. http://www.broomstreet.org/archives/201105.asp. He remembers high school with an idyllic rose-colored fondness, and was glad to see many other ’85ers at the 25-year reunion.” Robin Rison Ashworth says, “I am currently writing my dissertation in media, art and text, and I traveled with my daughter to The Gambia, West Africa to support research for that project, which concerns how new media is affecting oral traditions, particularly those associated with griot culture in West Africa.” Robin was awarded the Hibbs-Waller Scholarship for Graduate Studies in the fall of 2010, and, in conjunction with a grant

a few. We had our share of lifelong Richmonders. A few of our classmates even wound up getting jobs at the old alma mater. From wherever we came back from, we came back. For one gorgeous October night, we danced and sang and laughed and hugged and reveled in the faces and voices and guitars of those with whom we spent our youth. It was too short. The dear old friends that I could have spent hours with, I wound up spending what felt like mere moments. Then there were those I rarely hung out with in school that I wound up having much more in common with than I ever thought I would. Then suddenly, the same cruel time that took a quarter century away from us has robbed the evening. So many good people, such a very short amount of time to spend with them. There’s a group shot, of course. We gathered on the ramp to the barn and snapped a picture. For a second there, time stopped again. It’s a better group of people in that second snapshot than were in the first snapshot. Not just better-looking, although we are that. Let’s face it, the class of 1985 graduated during a tragic era in America’s fashion history. There was nowhere to go but up. It’s a wiser group of people, too. We know a lot now that we didn’t know then. We know now that the little jealousies and intrigues that fueled our high school days really didn’t matter in the long

The Class of ’85 returned to John Reed’s barn for their 25th Reunion.

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86BORN: Charlotte Holladay Mauck to Katharine Kelley Mauck and husband Jay on Jan. 5, 2009. She joins sisters Britt, 7, and Elizabeth, 10.

from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, she was recently selected to write an article about an exhibiting artist for 1708 Gallery’s debut on-line publication, which will launch in February 2011. David Wilson is pursuing a master’s degree in counseling at VCU.

90 20th ReunionThe Class of 1990 celebrated our 20th Reunion with a fiesta at the beautiful home of Anne Lowe Thompson and her husband, Brian. Their home is definitely the place to party! Mexican fare was served and even included the ever-popular margarita machine. We had a great turnout of 82 people (including spouses and dates) and it was so fun to see everyone. There were lots of pictures and memorabilia around to spark conversation and bring the memories flooding back. We all agreed that not many people looked that different! Special thanks to Matthew Goodwin for providing the awesome karaoke machine. Let’s just say there are videos that exist of the hilarity. Patrick Henry probably travelled the farthest from California followed by Andrew Chernack and his wife coming from Texas. The committee did a great job of providing the perfect atmosphere for a fun night. The late night party crew danced on into the wee hours under the D.J. direction of the one and only Greg Ballowe, husband of Hylah Boyd Ballowe. No one can keep the crowd jumping quite like Greg! We all decided not to wait another five years but promised to get together sooner! – Submitted by Angie Ledford Hutchison Kerrigan Smith was recently named director of track operations for Virginia International Raceway, a multipurpose road racing facility located between Danville and South Boston, VA. Previously, he was general manager of Synergy Racing, based in the RacePlex at VIR. He was involved in the team’s

The Class of ’90 celebrated their 20th Reunion at the home of Anne Lowe Thompson and her husband Brian.

Collegiate friends at the wedding of Murray Fisher ’93 and Emily Neville (seated on right) included (front) Scott Reed ’92, Jennifer Robertson Wilkins ’92 (holding Scott’s son Freddie), Rossie Reed Fisher ‘62; (back) Billy Reed ‘86, Charlie Fonville ’93, Clark Coulbourn ’93, Emily Jones Fonville ’90, Philip Reed ’91, Ben Adamson ’98, Jay Cabaniss ’93, Jane Fisher ‘89, Laird Reed ’88, Allen Thornton ’93, Michael Palmore ’93 and David Wilkins ’94.

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Grand Am national road racing championships in 2005-06 and the design and building of all of the team’s Porsche 997 race cars. BORN: Evelyn Marie Goodwin to Matt Goodwin and wife Kirsti on Nov. 27, 2010. She joins sister Alice, 2. Morgan Grace Black to Leslye Marshall Black and husband Mike on Aug. 17, 2010. Morgan joins big sister Marley, 4. Lucy Occupacia Tillinghast to Lise Wellford Tillinghast and husband Tig on Sept. 2, 2010.

91BORN: Thomas “Indigo” Caleel to Lisa Gabor Caleel and husband Thomas on Sept. 14, 2010. Indigo joins older brother Adrian.

92BORN: Shelley Renea Purcell to Barry Purcell and wife Allison on July 19, 2010.

93Justin Pope writes, “I’m in the middle of what I hope will be the first of several midcareer mini-retirements. In January 2010 I took a leave of absence from my job as the national higher education reporter for The Associated Press to spend seven months in Tanzania, where my wife Maria had a research fellowship and I was

Like the deliberate arc of a perfect golf shot, Tim Cooke’s career path has landed him just where he wanted to be on the green. Hailed by Golf Digest last fall as one of the country’s best young instructors in the sport, Cooke ’94 teaches every level from juniors to tour players at Hilton Head Island’s Long Cove Club. With his brother, Simon Cooke ’92, he’s launched a new

company that may change the way junior golfers train in the U.S. It all started when Cooke, who learned to golf in his native England and played for Collegiate after moving to Richmond in 1989, was ambling to class in his fourth year at UVA. “It was second semester,” Cooke recalled. “I remember vividly walking to class, thinking I had no idea what I wanted to do.” A member of UVA’s golf team, Cooke first dreamed of playing professionally. But, he said, “There were five guys on the team who could beat me. I realized it wasn’t realistic.” Cooke had spent summers working at golf camps. “I loved it,” he said. “I liked teaching, and thought maybe I could make that a career.” UVA’s assistant golf coach helped put Cooke in touch with the Curry School of Education, where he earned a master’s degree in pedagogy, custom-tailored to golf instruction. Already trained in golf, Cooke studied how best to teach it, focusing on exercise physiology, motor learning, and sport psychology. The strategy served him well. Now Director of Instruction at Long Cove Club, Cooke also films golf tips for the Golf Channel, and writes for Golf Illustrated several times a year. The November 2010 issue of Golf Digest featured Cooke as one of “40 great teachers under 40,” chosen to deliver two-minute tips in each issue of the magazine. The side gigs are good publicity and generate business, Cooke said. “(They’re) a different medium of instruction from my everyday job.” The everyday job itself differs with every player. Cooke has taught tour players such as Chris Baker, who won the European Challenge Tour’s Moroccan Golf Classic last year, and finds that teaching pros brings its own set of pressures. “You teach, but then they’ve got to go do their thing,” said Cooke. “And it’s their livelihood you’re messing with. You can’t get it wrong. It’s a lot of money they’re trying to earn. You have to be confident in what you teach. You have to maximize their talents. It’s: What’s the best way for them to save half a shot over several rounds?” Junior golfers, Cooke said, “are happy if they’re just getting better.” That said, Cooke has developed a specialty for teaching juniors, and in 2009 was recognized by US Kids Golf Foundation as one of its Top 50 Instructors. With young players, he said, “You have to make it as entertaining as humanly possible at every stage.” Skill level varies significantly within age brackets. “There’s no one-size-fits-all for a junior program,” said Cooke. With that idea in mind, Cooke, his brother Simon, and others have formed a new instruction company for elite junior golfers called GolfPrep. In the US, juniors must travel to one of a handful of golf academies for coaching. GolfPrep takes its inspiration from Australia, where coaches travel to players because of the country’s vast geography and small population. “They’ve had huge success in golf, so there must be something to it,” said Cooke. GolfPrep sends its instructors out to juniors for one- and two-day programs that offer coaching in swing mechanics, mental toughness, sports psychology, game management and other topics. They partner with local pros who provide follow-up lessons, and offer webinars and other services to complete a six-month program. With GolfPrep up and running, local instruction continuing on Hilton Head, and the demands of Cooke’s own juniors: a son age 3 and daughter 21 months, Cooke doesn’t have much time to hit the links himself these days. “I’ve got a club in my hand all the time,” he said, “but I don’t actually play that much.” That’s alright, though, he said, “My everyday job is very fun.” – Haley Whipple Nolde ’92

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Tim Cooke ’94 was named one of Golf Digest’s Best Young Teachers.

Maddie Keil (front, daughter of Doug Keil ‘91) and Katie Romhilt (daughter of Dean Romhilt ‘91) visited at Virginia Beach.

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94Keith Adams is living in Buckhead outside of Atlanta and is a human resource manager for HD Supply, a multinational corporation. BORN: Witten Porterstone Sievers to Courtney Johnson Sievers and husband Rob Sievers on July 16, 2010.

95 15th ReunionA strong contingent from the Class of ’95 joined for their 15-year reunion at the house of Winston Price and his wife Sarah on Oct. 2. A good number of the proud Cougars traveled from out of town for the event, which lasted well beyond its scheduled time, but like all good things, not long enough for those in attendance. It was a great opportunity

traveling and reporting. Great experience. Glad I did it. Glad to be home. And now I’ve extended my leave another year to spend 2010-11 as a Knight-Wallace journalism fellow in residence at the University of Michigan. Also a great experience but much better food.” Andy Stepanian

and a friend have started Howler Bros. (www.howlerbros.com) a clothing company featuring “limited run, high quality clothing and goods that draw inspiration from the style and tradition of surfing and coastal sports. They set out to make gear that works in the water, on the boat, and around the fire pit when the stories are told. Clothes you might wear when you’re hearing Howler Monkeys from your hut after a day well spent. Or clothes to wear when you’re wishing you were.” Andy lives in Houston with wife Liz and their three children. BORN: Caroline Elizabeth Sprenkle to Beth Silverman Sprenkle and husband Taylor on July 30, 2010. She joins older sister Catherine, 3. James Philip Wallace to Chris Wallace and wife Christine on July 29, 2010. James joins sister Nora, 3, and brother Whit, 5.

The Class of ’95 gathered to celebrate their 15th Reunion at the home Winston Price and his wife Sarah.

Stuart Cawthorn ’95 married Christopher Michael Chitwood on Aug. 21, 2010.

Witten Porterstone Sievers, son of Courtney Johnson Sievers ’94, was born July 16, 2010.

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to catch up and laugh a lot. Thanks to the Prices for their hospitality, particularly as they had only recently moved into their new house, and to all of those involved in planning and setting up the event. – Submitted by Callie Lacy Brackett MARRIED: Stuart Cawthorn to Christopher Michael Chitwood on Aug. 21, 2010 in Deltaville. Sister Ashton Cawthorn ’00 served as maid of honor and classmate Ellen Ashton Smith Jackson was a bridesmaid. Stuart and Christopher live in New York City. BORN: Rebecca Van der Eb Greene to Chris Greene and wife Katie on July 10, 2010. Kate “Harper” Anderson to Happy Vaughan Anderson and Matt Anderson ’00 on July 23, 2010.

96Bertie Fishburne Strickler is the program director at the Circle Center Adult Day Program and loves seeing Collegiate 8th Graders come to volunteer for their community service.

BORN: George Louis “Quinn” Schwab V to Alison Kowalski Schwab and husband George on May 19, 2010. Elizabeth Donoghue to Mavora Monk Donoghue and husband Vince on Dec. 20, 2009. James Woodrow Ferry to Jenny Nuckols Ferry and husband Mike on July 20, 2010. He joins Janey, 3, Jack, 5, and Joseph, 7 (class of 2021). Matthew James Spitzer to Alexandra Vogel Spitzer and husband Mike on Aug. 17, 2010. Alexandra is working at William & Mary part-time on a grant that provides professional development for 7th and 8th grade teachers transitioning to SOLs.

97Scott Adams is finishing a residency in orthopaedic surgery at MCV and has been accepted to Duke for a fellowship in sports medicine. Will Hartwell recently moved to Vienna, Austria and is working for Microsoft in their finance department. He says that the German he learned at Collegiate is already paying its dividends. LeAnn Sherron Boone is working as a clinical account manager at MEDEL in Gainesville, FL. MEDEL is a hearing implant manufacturer providing clinical support to cochlear implant programs throughout the South. Bo Vaughan will finish his chief resident year for the department of medicine at University of Maryland Medical Center Baltimore VA Hospital this June. In July, he starts his fellowship in infectious disease on the MCV Campus. MARRIED: Ginna Thomson to Alex Seabolt on June 5, 2010. Sisters Catey Thomson ’97, Lizzie Thomson ’01, and Susannah Thomson ’04 were in the wedding. Ginna and Alex live in Boston. BORN: Evans Holland Gehring to Anne Wesley Gardner Gehring and husband Matthew on Dec. 4,

2010. Evans joins brothers Thompson and Wright, both 2. Alice Shelton Hunter to Matt Hunter and wife Anne Hunter on Oct. 13, 2010. Charles “Charlie” Massie Boyle to Ellen Ritsch Boyle and husband Martin on April 2, 2010.

98Anna-Claire Fourness is now assistant manager at Lululemon Athletica on Main Street in Richmond. Chuck McFall is working for TGIC Importers, a wine import company, in Los Angeles, CA. MARRIED: Blake Hamill to Christopher Nichols on Oct. 9, 2010 in Richmond. Sister Carter Hamill ’01 was the maid of honor. Blake and Christopher live in Minneapolis, MN. Margaret Williams to Richard Page Bode on Oct. 2, 2010. Lee Williams ’98, sister of the bride, was the maid of honor. Margaret and Richard live in Chicago. BORN: Hayden Joy Myers to Bret Myers and wife Jill on July 3, 2010. Elizabeth McLean Proutt to Martha Orr Proutt and husband Bobby on Oct. 20, 2010. Betsy joins brother Robert, 2.

99Claud Crosby writes, “I never would have expected to be on the path I now find myself walking. Shortly after we walked the aisle and collected our diplomas on that blistering June day in 1999, I found myself working on the streets of inner city Philadelphia as a volunteer. My task was assisting cocaine and heroin addicts break free from the bondage of drug addiction and reconcile with their families and society, both a daunting and rewarding task. That summer drastically changed my life forever, for while working I met Jesus face

James Woodrow Ferry was born to Jenny Nuckols Ferry ’96 on July 20, 2010.

Rebecca Van der Eb Greene, daughter of Chris Greene ’95, was born July 10, 2010.

Matthew James Spitzer, son of Alexandra Vogel Spitzer ’96, was born Aug. 17, 2010.

Evans Gehring, son of Anne Wesley Gardner Gehring ’97, was born Dec. 4, 2010.

Alice Shelton Hunter, daughter of Matt Hunter ’97, was born Oct. 13, 2010.

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Lauren MacIvor Thompson recently began a PhD program in American history at Georgia State University and received full funding as well as a teaching assistant position. Drew Wiltshire has been promoted to vice president at Thalhimer/Cushman & Wakefield. He joined the company in 2005. MARRIED: Hunter LeCompte to Stephanie Cardello on July 31, 2010 in Sandy Point, VA. Moore McMahon ’74 served as a reader. Wick Ruehling to Shelby Pool on July 3, 2010 in Greenville, NC. Cougars in the wedding party

were classmates Chris Preston, Jon Stanewick, and Anne Taylor Drake Schaaf, and sister Meg Ruehling ’03. Wick and Shelby live in Nashville where he is a lawyer working for Cumberland Trust and Investment Company.

00 10th ReunionThe Class of 2000 had a lot of fun celebrating our ten-year reunion in October. Classmates from as far as London gathered at Sine Irish Pub for the party, and we had a great time catching up with

old friends. Thanks to everyone who came, and we hope those who couldn’t make it will join us at our 15-year reunion! – Submitted byLizzie Cullen Cox and Marty Tompkins Amy Lemons graduated from UCLA in June 2010 and is now living in New York City. MARRIED: Natalie Andreoletti to Graham Miller on Sept. 18, 2010 at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Richmond. Classmates Mary Chandler Carter Obrecht, Stephanie Shield, Scottie Thompson, and Lesley Watson were in the wedding party. Chris Garson to Evyn Bressler on June 19, 2010 at King Family Vineyards in Crozet, VA. Cougars in the wedding were Will Garson ’11, Hunter LeCompte ’99 married Stephanie Cardello on July 31, 2010.

Wick Ruehling ’99 and Shelby McWhite Pool were married in Greenville, SC on July 3, 2010.

to face on the streets of Kensington Philadelphia. I have never been a religious man, nor have I become one to this day, but what I experienced that summer was like beginning life for the first time. That summer initiated a journey that has carried me around the world, serving impoverished communities and villages. “While working in Philadelphia later in 2001, I met a brave young woman working among the addicts who happened to be deaf. Her life and work were enthralling, and three years later we married and continued the work together. Since 2005 we have been working across Africa, and during that time we adopted two beautiful girls from Swaziland. We have recently relocated back to the US, in Atlanta, where I am working at Emory University doing tuberculosis research, in hopes of returning to the developing world one day even better equipped to meet the challenges we face daily.”

Claud Crosby ’99’s wife Mary and daughters Nondumiso and Busisiwe.

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Heather Garson ’07, Elizabeth Garson ’05, and Jimmie Massie ’04. Evyn and Chris live in Seoul, South Korea where she teaches English and he focuses on computer programming. Sarah Holt to Andrew Power on Oct. 9, 2010 in Pinehurst, NC. Classmates in the wedding party were Lesley Watson, Sally Peck Ashby, and Clare Parkinson Wilkinson. Rett Turner to Ginny Sutton on July 17, 2010 at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden. Peyton Jenkins, Hunter Lansing, Lewis Little, Lee Roberts, Chris Schaaf (all ’00), and Austin Reynolds ’94 served as groomsmen. Maribeth Turner ’06 was a bridesmaid

and Grace Turner Creasey ’97 was a reader. Rett and Ginny live in Charlotte, NC. Caroline Williams to Justin Ray Dutcher on March 5, 2010 in Maryland. BORN: Kate “Harper” Anderson to Matt G. Anderson and Happy Vaughan Anderson ’95 on July 23, 2010. Virginia Elizabeth Keeney to Bo Keeney and wife Sarah on Oct. 26, 2010. Bo was featured in the “Decision Makers” column of the Dec. 20, 2010 Metro Business section of the Richmond Times-Dispatch. He is the vice president of The Keeney Group, Inc.

Jocelyn Rae Dutcher to Caroline Williams Dutcher and husband Dutch on July 14, 2010.

01Musician Emily Easterly writes, “I’ve been busy working on a new side project with fellow songwriter J Seger called VA/MD! We released our debut, self-titled EP with a release show at the Living Room in NYC on Dec. 10, 2010. We have a website (www.virginiamaryland.com) in the works, but in the meantime, please visit our VA/MD Facebook page to check out a track from the EP, Big Bad City. J and I are super excited about this new project that we have worked very thoughtfully on. We hope that you will enjoy it. Stay tuned for more info on the new EP, iTunes downloads, a new website, and more.” Stephen Fishel has opened a bookkeeping firm, Accounting Works. He focuses on helping businesses with general accounting, financial reporting, quarterly tax filing, full-service bookkeeping, and CPA support. Helen Fourness is training girls’ gymnastics teams in Fairfax, VA. In October, Ned Kelly returned safely from a four-month deployment to Afghanistan as an analyst with the Department of Defense.

The Class of ’00 celebrated their 10th Reunion at Sine Irish Pub in Shockoe Slip.

Jocelyn Rae Dutcher, daughter of Caroline Williams Dutcher ’00 was born July 14, 2010.

Chris Garson ’00 married Evyn Bressler on June 19, 2010.

Amy Lemons ’00 (with sister Virginia Lemons Costa ’95) graduated from UCLA in June 2010.

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He currently resides in Arlington, VA with his wife Lia. MARRIED: Ann Roper to John Bowen on June 5, 2010 in Davidson, NC. Cougars in the wedding party were classmate Laura Johnson and brothers Hart Roper ’96 and Paul Roper ’98. Harry Wilson to Courtenay Martin in Jan. 2010 in Louisville, KY. Cougars in the wedding party were classmate Michael Thalhimer and brother Russell Wilson ’07.

02Patrick Burke is teaching history and coaching soccer and basketball at the Pomfret School in Connecticut after completing his master’s in education leadership at Harvard. Jacqueline DeLoyht is conducting research in the department of anatomy and neurobiology at VCU. She presented her research at the Central Virginia Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience Annual Neuroscience Symposium Dec. 1, 2010, where she received their Best Abstract Award. She will be participating in a poster presentation at the American Society for Neurochemistry Annual Meeting in St. Louis, MO, this March. Brock Saunders is spending a significant amount of time in London working as an investment analyst at Citi. Laura Schewel has cofounded a greentech business called Virtual Vehicle Company (www.vevdrive.com). With a goal of creating “new and exciting uses for the Virtual Test Drive technologies,” the company has garnered several awards – grand prize winner of the University of California Big Ideas Competition, winner of the DOW Sustainable Student Innovation Prize, semifinalist of Clean Tech Open, and semifinalist of MIT Clean Energy Prize Business Plan Competition. While an undergraduate at Yale, she conceived the idea of a cell phone application that would provide data about driving habits and, when analyzed, enable the driver to save fuel and, consequently, save money. Now she works closely with cofounders Gopal Vaswani, a computer

Peter Farrell ’02 was included in the 2010 Style Weekly Top 40 Under 40 issue where young Richmonders who are on the move professionally are profiled. Here is what they wrote:

Instead of going to business school as he’d expected, Peter Farrell enrolled in his own crash course in starting a multimillion-dollar biomass business. During the past year, Farrell has recruited board members and investors for the new business, Recast Energy LLC, which has facilities in Kentucky, Mississippi and the Dominican Republic that produce steam to be distributed as thermal energy to manufacturers. “In this day, investing is not something people would think of doing easily like maybe five years ago,” says Eva Hardy, a former executive at Dominion Virginia Power and mentor to Farrell. “Today you think very hard where you’re going to invest and the fact that he’s been able to pull this off made it very clear to me he has become a first-class businessman.”

Farrell is proud to say his father, Tom Farrell, chief executive of Dominion Resources Inc., owns no part of Recast Energy, but he also gives full credit to his father for his respect and desire to give back. With family roots in Sussex County, keeping his sights on ways to help the area is proof. Farrell has invest-ed time and resources to purchase the operat-ing assets of a Waverly particleboard plant to become part of Recast Energy. The plant closed down in 2007, hurting the tender rural economy, he says.

And as a new board member of Tuckahoe YMCA, Farrell’s been working to expand its services to Sussex residents. Farrell also has raised money for two scholarships at his alma maters — one for a Collegiate School student and another for a University of Virginia student. As the youngest member of the Henrico GOP Committee with a contagious charisma to bring people together, Farrell’s political endeavors may be yet another front on which to watch this mover and shaker.

Reprinted with permission of Style Weekly. Copyright 2010. All rights reserved. Photo by Scott Elmquist

Energy EntrepreneurPeter Farrell ’02

Peter Farrell ’02 started Recast Energy LLC, a biomass business.

Thomas Wesley Zizzo, son of Brady O’Dea Zizzo ’02, was born Oct. 25, 2010.

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programmer, and Dan Kannen, her advisor in her doctoral program in energy and resources at University of California-Berkeley. MARRIED: Suzanne Daughdrille to Nathanael Wells Holbrook on Aug. 21, 2010 in Seaside, FL. Sister Jennifer Daughdrille Whitlock ’97 was the matron of honor. Courtney Harrison to Ben Bradenham on April 17, 2010 in Richmond. Classmates Christie Thalhimer and Carson Walker were bridesmaids. Sarah Harrison ’05 was the maid of honor and Kent Bennett ’96 was a reader. Courtney and Ben live in St. Louis, MO where they are residents at Barnes-Jewish Hospital/Washington University School of Medicine. BORN: Thomas Wesley Zizzo to Brady O’Dea Zizzo and husband Nicholas on Oct. 25, 2010. He joins three dogs: Charlie, Snoopy, and Deeds.

03Caitlin Kelly writes, “I just finished my first semester of medical school at St. George’s University School of Medicine in Grenada, West Indies. So far I love it – we do two academic years down on the island (it’s in the southern Caribbean – about 13 degrees north of the equator), and then we do our clinical learning at clinical centers in the states. When I’m not studying, I take advantage of everything the island has to offer – beaches, hiking, fishing, and water sports!” Meg Ruehling has begun a five-year MPH/DVM dual program (master’s of public health/Doctor Veterinary Medicine) at Colorado State University.

MARRIED: Morgan McCrocklin to Scott Cheatham on July 31, 2010. Classmate Caitlin Kelly served as the maid of honor. Morgan will be graduating from the VCU School of Medicine this May. Caitlin Shalley to Will Cottrell on Nov. 6, 2010 in Richmond. Jen Shalley ’98 served as maid of honor and Carter Mann, Samantha Price, and Brinkley Taliaferro (all ’03) were bridesmaids. Classmate Kevin McGeorge was a reader.

04Connor Allen recently moved to Charlotte and is living with classmates J.C. Fain and Marshall Waller.

Elizabeth Dolan ’01 married John Wright on April 24, 2010.

Christina Sweeney ’03 rests after completing the New York Marathon. With her are mother Pam and brother Mark ’01 who is a corporate lawyer at Goodwin Procter in New York. Christina is a women’s ready-to-wear merchandiser for Marc by Marc Jacobs. She ran to raise money for the Lower East Side Girls Club in New York.

Morgan McCrocklin ’03 married Scott Cheatham on July 31, 2010.

Alan Miller ’04 and Mary Beth Johnson were married on June 12, 2010.

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MARRIED: Alan Miller to Mary Beth Johnson on June 12, 2010 in Orange, VA. Cougars in the wedding were brother Brent Miller ’97, Harrison Jones ’03, and classmates Davis Gouldin, Jimmie Massie, and Steve Vorlop. Alan is the Minister of Music and Worship at Orange Baptist Church, and Mary Beth is the regional director for YoungLife in Orange and Madison Counties. Valerie Schultz to David Mitchell McFarland on July 24, 2010 in Charlottesville, VA. Cougars in the wedding party included classmate Elizabeth Downey and brother David Schultz ’07. Valerie and David live in Houston, TX.

05 5th ReunionThe Class of 2005 had a stellar time at our fifth-year reunion. We had classmates come from near and far to join in on the festivities. Most of us enjoyed the Homecoming football game on Saturday afternoon and then reconvened later that evening at the home of Sam Belk. There, we enjoyed eating Moe’s, catching up and listening and dancing to music. All-in-all it was a great success! Thanks to everyone who came and thanks also to Sam for kindly opening his house to us! – Submitted by Gracie McGurn

Yi “David” Ding wrote to update us on his latest activities. “I am in my second quarter at Stanford, and I expect to graduate in June, 2012. I’m studying Master of Science in Computational and Mathematical Engineering, which is tougher than I expected. As always, no pain, no gain. The math they teach here has a strong applied flavor and is well-integrated with the forefront of research and industrial needs. ... Most Stanford students hold very high energy and strong entrepreneurial spirit. I enjoy the liberal environment here, but am slightly intimidated by the fierce competition. They set you loose and let

Valerie Schultz ’04 married David Mitchell McFarland on July 24, 2010.

The Class of ’05 gathered at the home of Sam Belk to celebrate their 5th Reunion.

Chase Lansing ’05 and Bliss Hanlon were married on July 31, 2010.

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you plan your own studies, but you really have to take initiative and utilize all the resources possible. I visited Richmond recently during Christmas, and it was great to see my host family and old friends! To my surprise, despite the unchanged natural beauty, the city has evolved. I look forward to revisiting Collegiate in the near future.” Gracie McGurn was named to Greater Richmond SCAN’s Board of Young Professionals. Stop Child Abuse Now is dedicated to the prevention and treatment of child abuse and neglect. Gracie continues to work in the development office and coach cross country and track at Collegiate, and she recently placed 6th in her age group in the Richmond Marathon. Stephie Swisher is teaching English at a private school in Udon Thani, Thailand.

MARRIED: Chase Lansing to Bliss Hanlon on July 31, 2010 in Washington, DC. Bliss and Chase live in Utah where she is a graduate student and he sells building products.

06 Francie Friddell is living in Denver, CO. She has an internship Denver Art Museum, and she’s living with sister Ginnie ’04 who is substitute teaching and coaching.

Briana Jain graduated from JMU with a degree in health sciences/pre-PA and is now working with Youth With a Mission in Thailand. YWAM works with street children, orphans, and children sold into prostitution. Michael Jarvis, a defenseman for UNC’s lacrosse team, won two honors at the team’s awards banquet this past fall. According to UNC’s sports info office, “The 2010 team co-captain was presented with the Colonel Bob Needham Unsung Hero Award. The Needham honor is the second oldest award at UNC, dating to 1977. Jarvis also won the Ralph ‘Rip’ Davy, III Memorial Award for outstanding senior leadership, the newest award at UNC in only its third year of existence. The senior defenseman started all 16 games last year and was second on the team in takeaways with 21.” Evan Kelly is working as a systems engineer in Honolulu, HI. Becky Lane has been living in Manhattan for five years and has been working for the past two years as a freelance assistant film editor. Her first feature length project as First Assistant Editor, Alex Gibney’s documentary Client9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer, was released in theaters on Nov. 5, 2010. The film received Oscar buzz for Best Documentary. Liz Luckey has been working as a teacher in France. Megan McGraw is living in London and working in the transfer pricing department at Deloitte. Emily Melson is in law school at UVA. Zach Mendez is living and teaching reading in Miami. Ginny Rider is working on a bison ranch in Colorado. Margaret Rosebro is getting her master’s in elementary education. Kristin Runey taught in Spain this past year and is helping coach varsity girls soccer at Collegiate this spring. Madeleine Schnur is in Israel learning Hebrew, performing community service, and completing an internship. Mikey Thompson organized the Will Barrow Memorial Flag Football Tournament which took place at UVA on Nov. 6, 2010. The tournament was established in 2009 in memory of Mikey’s former lacrosse teammate. The event raises money for the University of Virginia’s HELP line and helps spread awareness of suicide prevention. Katie Bo Williams is living in Australia and is headed to Dubai.

MARRIED: Thea Childress to Eric Paul Rist on Sept. 25, 2010 in Roanoke. Brother Alex Childress ’00 and classmate Chapin Hardy were in the wedding party.

07While interning at Woman’s Day magazine this past summer, Sloane Beaver wrote an article which was published Nov. 1, 2010. Her piece was part of a three-part story called “The Power of a Letter: Read about special correspondence that forever changed the lives of three women.” Sloane wrote about letters that her father, Ken Beaver, wrote to her and sisters McKenzie Beaver ’10 and Ali Beaver ’14 before he died in 1997. Brittany Hallberg, a senior soccer captain at Elon University, was named to the All-Southern Conference second team this past fall. She was also chosen as Southern Conference’s Student-Athlete of the week for the first week in September. A forward for the Phoenix (12-8-1), Brittany scored 6 goals and contributed 6 assists, both team bests, during her final season. Three of her goals were game winners. Off the soccer field, Brittany teaches elementary students as part of her major.

Michael Jarvis ’06 and Thomas Wood ’08 both received awards from UNC-Chapel Hill’s lacrosse program last spring. Michael was honored with the Colonel Bob Needham Unsung Hero Award and the Ralph ‘Rip’ Davy, III Memorial Award; Thomas received the Kevin Reichardt Memorial Award.

Thea Childress ’06 married Eric Rist on Sept. 25, 2010.

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08Margaret Upshur spent eight weeks in Nicaragua and Costa Rica this past summer in a program run by Engineering World Health, and sponsored by the Duke Engage program at Duke University. The group began the program in Costa Rica, where they had extensive Spanish language training for their communication with medical professionals in Nicaragua, as well as specific training in medical equipment repair. Margaret and a fellow student, both students in Biomedical Engineering at Duke, then worked for four weeks in La Trinidad Hospital in Estelli, Nicaragua, on the outskirts of Managua.

They repaired medical equipment that had been donated by hospitals in more affluent countries. Thomas Wood, a junior attackman on the UNC lacrosse team, received the Kevin Reichardt Memorial Award at the team’s awards banquet this past fall. The award recognizes the team’s most improved player and has been awarded annually since 1984. Thomas led the Tar Heels with 30 goals and scored on 46.9 percent of his shots while ranking second in man-up goals with six.

09Kevin Gottschalk, a student at the University of Mary Washington, recently made a movie in Richmond. “I made it with two other friends, who both attend the University of Southern California. They started writing it in Aug. of 2009, and from Aug. 2009 to May 2010, we made storyboards, recruited the adult actors, and had to raise $6,000. The actual filming of the movie took about three weeks, beginning in the middle of June 2010. The editing of the movie took about three months. The

entire process has taken over a year, as we are now trying to get a showing at the Byrd Theatre, about a year and a half after the first idea about the movie arose. We didn’t have shooting permits for any of the public places we filmed in, so we really had to hustle around Short Pump in order to make the movie.”

10Kate Byron is part of the Yale swim team as a walk-on, joining West Cuthbert, a recruit. Equestrienne Nina Ligon, representing Thailand, placed fourth among 30 riders from 7 nations in the eventing competition in the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, in Nov. 2010. Aboard Chai Thai, she led through the first two phases (dressage and cross country) but knocked down a fence in the show jumping round to finish just outside medal position. Her performance, however, led Thailand to second place team finish behind Japan. Nina, whose mother Pan is a native of Thailand, has dual Thai American citizenship.

Conor Blackwood ’09, swims for the University of Pennsylvania. At the end of the year last year, he was named as the Ken Halbrecht Outstanding Freshman.

Representing Thailand, Nina Ligon (far right) took part in the eventing competition in the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, in Nov. 2010.

Kevin Gottschalk ’09 (left) goes over the script with an actor on the set of a film he recently made with friends.

Dominique Meeks ’09 was featured in the Haverford College Winter 2010-11 Women’s Basketball brochure. She plays forward for the Fords.

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OBITUARIESOur condolences are offered to these Collegiate families.

Joseph Glenwood Baker, father of Skip Baker ’72 and grandfather of Glen Baker ’02, Anne Baker Bibee ’04, and Adam Baker ’07, died Sept. 7, 2010. John Field Batte, Jr., husband of past music teacher Fran Batte and father of Anne Batte ’79, died Oct. 14, 2010. Gladys Redd Robertson Bower, mother of John Robertson ’65 and Barbara Robertson Burke ’68 and grandmother of Grahame Burke ’00, Robbie Burke ’03, Tommy Robertson ’01, and Jamie Robertson ’04, died May 27, 2010. Ann Gladding Carreras, mother of Sheila Carreras Gee ’87 and grandmother of Madelyn Gee ’15 and Hayden Gee ’18, died Nov. 14, 2010. Dr. William Henry Cox, father of George Cox ’70, Nancy Cox Vaughan ’70, and Sue Cox Lane ’73 and grandfather of Chris Vaughan ’05, died May 14, 2010. Helen Fowlkes Dixon, mother of Len Dixon Archer ’71 and grandmother of Johnny Archer ’04 and Kenley Archer ’08, died Dec. 20, 2010. David Milton Dumville, father of David Dumville ’74, grandfather of Heather Robinson Laskin ’90, and great-grandfather of Caroline Laskin ’20 and Olivia Laskin ’17, died Sept. 30, 2010. Kenneth Gray Gentil, father of Dorothy Gentil ’72, Kimberly Gentil Grubbs ’72, Kenneth Gray Gentil, Jr. ’68 and Steve Gentil ’70 and grandfather of Robert Gentil ’01, Conner Gentil ’03 and Clare Gentil ’06 died Sept. 22, 2010. Walter Bennett Gentry Jr., father of Audrey Gentry Williams ’72 and John Gentry ’79, died Aug. 24, 2010. Joyce Sweet Harris, mother of Tim Harris ’78 and grandmother of Reid Harris ’14, Tucker Harris ’16, and Virginia Harris ’16, died Aug. 28, 2010. William H. Honaker, Jr., father of Lisa Honaker Nickel ’79, died Aug. 31, 2010. Robert E. Ledford, Jr., father of Angie Ledford Hutchison ’90 and grandfather of Molly Hutchison ’23, died Sept. 2, 2010.

C. Malcolm Little, Jr., father of Malcolm Little ’72 (deceased), Lewis Little ‘73, Lloyd Little ’76, Liza Little Roberts ’81 and grandfather of Lewis Little ’00, Tyler Little ’02, Gray Little ’13, and Logan Little ’18 died Sept. 3, 2010. James H. Loughrie, father of Neil Loughrie ’01 and Blair Loughrie ’03, died Nov. 11, 2010. Alden B. Mayer, mother of Robin Jane Mayer ’78 and Frank Mayer ’80, died Sept. 16, 2010. Charles Olvin Minor, husband of former Lower School teacher Beth Minor and father of Liz Minor Lenfantin ’97 and Margaret Minor ’00, died Aug. 11, 2010. David Shannon, husband of Tommy Richardson Shannon ’51, father of Randy Shannon ’76 and David Shannon ’80 and grandfather of Will Shannon ’06 and Paige Shannon ’08, died Oct. 1, 2010. Beverly Randolph Tucker III, husband of Mary Madelyn Robison Tucker ’61, father of Robin Tucker Smith ’88, and grandfather of Tucker Smith ’23 died Nov. 17, 2010. Mary Lewis Wiley, mother of Punch Pollard ’68 and Skeeter Pollard ’70, died May 28, 2010. Dora Terrell Williams, mother of Terrell Williams ’70 and grandmother of Bane Williams ’02 and Dolly Williams ’05, died Dec. 21, 2010.

ALUMNICarolyn Ward Smith ’34Anne Byrd Sloan ’38Anne Sutton Robertson ’41 Barbara McKimmie Mumma ’42Mary Thomas Wood ’45Margaret Harwood Mathews ’51Peggy Liebert Dobbins ’53 Elizabeth Jackson Largent ’63Albert Luck Jacobs, Jr. ’65Charles Olvin Minor ’70James Edward Crocker, Jr. ’79 Frederic Scott Smyth ’84

FORMER FACULTY & STAFFBarbara Boyd died May 27, 2010Dr. Bertha King died Sept. 4, 2010 Dr. Gary M. McCown died Aug. 12, 2010Goldie Pulley died Oct. 21, 2010

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MYSTERY PHOTOWe know where and when this photo was taken – that’s no mystery to girls who attended Collegiate in the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s. Girls

of that era should feel free to enlighten the younger generation. The real mystery here, though, is who are those two boys up in the window spying on a sacred girls’ tradition in progress?! Send your guesses to ecogar@collegiate-va.org.

Looking for all the world like the set of a White Rain shampoo commercial, the girls in the fountain brought in a few emails from alumnae who recognized them. First to respond was Meg Newell Gottwald ’74 who knew her sister Scottie and others as members of XXX, the secret club that no longer exists. “Don’t know where they are, but it could possibly be the St. Mary’s Hospital fountain.” Bingo! Pam Williams ’69 confirmed the location and names of those pictured. “No guessing involved,” wrote Pam. “The photo is from 1969, the Torch photo of the members of XXX. From left to right, Carolyn Carneal, Scottie Newell Slater, Pam Williams, Midge Fraley Preston, Melinda Vick Wilson, and Meredith Poindexter Fisher (all ’69). It’s taken in the fountain in front of St. Mary’s Hospital. No ad, just

the Torch photo. I don’t recall why we wanted to have our photo taken in the fountain. …Perhaps it was to add mystery to the club.” Franny Simpson Powell ’69 and Lisa Herron Bankoff ’69 also wrote to identify the girls. Said Lisa, “I do not know what the occasion was, but surely it must have been a shoot for the cover of a fine fashion magazine!”

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PARTING SHOT BY ALEX SMITH ’65

eith Sickinger and Jesse Garrant are our busiest lawn mowing Physical Plant employees. With a total of 232 acres total on our Mooreland and Robins campuses

(not all grass, of course) It is estimated that they travel more than 60 miles combined a week in season on their riding mowers. Keith is a 10-year employee and is a big green and gold Cougar fan…check out his tattoo and his special custom motorcycle. Jesse has worked at Collegiate for 20 years and holds the record of mowing eight fields in one day on Robins Campus or 13.5 miles in one day! Thanks to Keith and Jesse and all of our Physical Plant employees for helping us look neat all year long.

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1. Keith Sickinger’s tattoo reveals his dedication to his vocation, and his motorcycle 2. complete with ride-along Cougar, shows his loyalty to Collegiate. 3. Jesse Garrant drives the Toro at Robins Campus.

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The fall musical, Sound of Music, will go down in Collegiate thespian history as one of the most delightful ever staged in Oates Theater. With cast members ranging from kindergartner to senior, the all-time favorite story of the Von Trapp family was great entertainment for families – tickets sold out within hours, and an extra night was added to accommodate the enthusiastic audiences. Here, on the eve of their escape to a new life, the Von Trapps hide out in the convent with assistance from some clever nuns.

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