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The     Magazine 

MARY  B.^LDWIN 
COLLEGE 


vlrasping  tne  Present, 
maping  tne  i-uture 


VOLUME  eCHT 


MAY  1995 


NUMBER  TWO 


President's  Message 


Dr.  Cynthia  H.  Tyson  came  to  Mary 
Baldwin  College  in  the  summer  of  1 985 . 
A  decade  later,  it  is  possible  to  read  Dr. 
Tyson's  inaugural  address  and  find  in  it  the 
seeds  of  much  that  she  has  accomplished  arid 
yet  plans  to  accomplish. 

...  1  take  the  opportunity  ot  this  day  to 
tecall  the  strength  of  Mary  Baldwin 
College,  evidenced  at  four  key  moments 
in  its  history.  These  four  events  may  be 
termed,  as  suggested  hy  MBC  Professor  of 
History  Dr.  Kenneth  Keller: 
A  Crisis  of  Leadership 
A  Crisis  of  Identity 
A  Crisis  of  Scarce  Resources 
A  Crisis  of  New  Responsibilities 

A  Crisis  of  Leadership 

When  Mary  Julia  Baldwin  died  on  July 
1,  1897,  a  vacuum  of  leadership  resulted. 
She  had  exerted  control  over  the 
seminary  (Mary  Baldwin  College  was 
then  a  female  seminary)  through  her 
magnetic  personality  and  tireless  dedica- 
tion, with  little  involvement  from 
trustees.  She  had  kept  open  the  institu- 
tion throughout  the  War  Between  the 
States  and  during  the  worst  economic 
depression  in  the  country's  history  up  to 
that  time,  from  1893  to  1897.  During  this 
period  of  depression,  other  female 
seminaries  had  been  forced  to  close.  In 
Staunton,  for  example,  those  run  by  the 
Methodists  and  Lutherans  were  no  longer 
able  to  survive. 

Mary  Baldwin  College,  with  superb 
financial  management  from  the  business 
manager,  William  Wayt  King,  and  with 
considerable  debate  among  trustees  and 
administrators  who  succeeded  Mary  Julia 
Baldwin,  embarked  on  a  program  for 
modernization  which  included  campus 
construction,  new  academic  programs  and 
fresh  approaches  to  boost  enrollment. 

The  history  of  this  period  makes  clear 
that  it  was  a  time  of  uncertainty,  a 
probing  towards  a  new  style  of  education 
and  administration  with  all  the  incum- 
bent controversies  that  such  conditions 
promote.  We  are  all  able  to  imagine  the 
strain  of  moving  from  a  19th  century  style 
of  leadership  to  meet  the  demands  of  a 
new  age  with  a  new  style  of  participatory 
leadership.  It  was  not  easy.  But,  by  1912, 
the  slump  in  students  had  disappeared; 
new  campus  facilities  attracted  and 
retained  them;  a  method  of  management 
and  a  consensus  had  been  established; 
and  a  new  era  begun. 

The  early  20th  century  was  no  longer 
Mary  Julia  Baldwin's  world,  but  her 
institution  had  reached  it  intact  and  with 


a  new  maturity  that  it  had  been  forced  to 
reach  in  order  to  cope  with  a  changed 
context.  But,  the  crisis,  having  been 
endured,  had  resulted  in  new  strength. 

A  Crisis  of  Identity 

An  even  greater  test  of  strength  faced 
the  institution  in  1914-  It  had  become  a 
mosaic  of  programs.  The  bachelor  of  arts 
and  the  bachelor  of  music  degrees  were 
offered;  it  ran  an  elementary  and  a 
secondary  school  for  girls;  standards 
across  the  south  were  being  upgraded  at 
both  public  and  private  colleges  and 
universities,  and  standards  had  to  be 
raised  similarly  at  Mary  Baldwin;  the 
curriculum  had  to  be  changed. 

Should  Mary  Baldwin  become  a  junior 
college?  Or  should  Mary  Baldwin  aim  for 
the  highest  standard  and  become  a  senior 
college,  according  to  the  new  Southern 
Association  standards  for  accreditation? 

Where  would  the  financial  support 
come  from  at  such  a  time  of  changing 
identity? 

What  did  this  college  do?  It  took  the 
difficult  and  most  challenging  option.  It 
raised  standards  and  became  a  four-year 
college;  it  defined  its  mission,  it  pursued 
an  unrelenting  purpose  of  academic 
strength,  and  the  rest  became  mere  detail. 

A  Crisis  of  Scarce  Resources 

But  then  came  the  great  depression. 
Following  1929,  the  college  saw  a  rapid 
decline  of  resources.  Enrollments  fell. 
Fund  raising  suffered  severely. 


At  the  deepest  point  of  the  depression, 
in  19'52,  enrollment  reached  190  stu- 
dents, and  there  was  the  tightest  ot 
financial  times  brought  on  not  only  by 
national  conditions,  but  also  by  the  role 
the  college  had  adopted  in  developing 
new  college-level  courses  and  in  purchas- 
ing equipment  to  support  a  demanding 
curriculum.  With  patience  and  with 
prudence,  the  college  survived. 

A  Crisis  of  Netv  Responsibilities 

In  1941,  the  United  States  entered 
World  War  11,  and  new  demands  were 
placed  on  Mary  Baldwin  College. 

Changed  times  brought  change  in  the 
attitudes  and  roles  of  women.  They 
required  new  learning  for  their  new 
responsibilities.  And  Mary  Baldwin 
College  adapted  its  liberal  arts  curriculum 
to  meet  the  crisis  ot  new  responsibilities. 

Students  could  take  courses  in  con- 
sumer economics,  personal  finance,  social 
work,  personnel  management  and 
industrial  psychology.  The  college  taught 
practical  courses  in  first  aid  and  nursing. 
Non-credit  courses  appeared  in  auto 
mechanics  and  home  repair. 

Was  Mary  Baldwin  College  afraid  to 
change?  It  seems  not.  At  this  time,  the 
thrust  to  reflect  and  prepare  for  career 
opportunities  for  women  in  the  college 
curriculum  began. 

Professional  preparation  tor  women 
had  from  earliest  times  been  the 
emphasis  of  this  college.  But  during 
World  War  II  this  emphasis  increased. 
Those  years  saw  a  dramatic  increase  in 
interest  in  science,  especially  biology 
and  other  areas  associated  with  medical 
technology.  Courses  in  mathematics, 
economic,  modern  languages,  the 
history  of  Russia  and  of  the  far  East, 
showed  the  breadth  of  vision  of  faculty 
and  students. 

The  commitment  to  the  liberal  arts 
remained,  but  Mary  Baldwin  College  had 
established  a  like  commitment  to  learning 
by  doing,  to  a  wider  world,  to  humanitar- 
ian service  and  to  preparation  for 
expanding  and  changing  professional 
opportunities. 

Mary  Baldwin  College  was  a  master  of 
adaptability,  practicality  and  courageous 
risk-taking.  In  this  way  it  has  always 
grasped  the  present,  fraught  with  prob- 
lems as  it  may  be,  and  shaped  its  own 
future.  The  evidence  is  that  it  has  done  so 
successfully. 

In  accepting  today  the  presidency  ot 
Mary  Baldwin  College,  I  pledge  to  you 
all  my  unwavering  determination  to 
stay  on  course. 


The     Magazine 

.AURY  BCDWIX 
CQLLEGE 


President 

Dr.C\-nrh!aH.Tv>on 

Editorial  Ad\  isorv  Board 

Jane  Gillam  Komegay  'S5,  Chair 
Executive  Director,  Alumnae  Activities 

KathnTi  Burx)ni 
Assistant  Director  of  PEG 

Claire  Garrison  '90  ADP 
Croiet,  Viiginia 

Dr.  jaunes  Harrington 
Associate  Professor  oi  Adult  Studies 

Anne  Holland  'S8 
Director  of  Alumnae  Projects 

Susan  Massie  Johnson  '67 
Edinburg,  Virginia 

B.  Richard  Plant 
Assistant  Professor  of  English 

Yvonne  Pover 
Aiiington,  Virginia 

Mar\'  Lane  Dudley  PurtiU  '67 
Charlotte,  North  Carolina 

Shirley  Y.  Rawley 
Associate  Professor 
of  Communicarions 

Mary  Jo  Shilling  Shannon  "53 
Roanoke,  Virginia 

Dr.  Ashton  Trice 
Assistant  Professor  of  Ps\"cholo2V 


Editor 

Arm  ^'hite  Spencer 


Art  Director 

Donald  I  Croneau 


Assistant  Editor 
Michelle  Hiie  Martin 


Cover  Painting 

EJ  Bentlv 


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is  published  by 

Mar\"  Baldwin  College 

Office  of  College  Relations 

Staunton,  VA  24401. 

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Contents 


Mraspin§'  tne  Present, 
maping  tne  -futme 

Features 

The  First  Tex  Ye-ars  of  the  Tyson  Adxqnistratign    2 

PEG  Celebrates  rrs  Ten-Ye.ar  Axnix'ers.ary    7 

A  Passion  for  Justice     18 

Departments 

President's  Message 

Campus  Ne\s'S     12 

rKi.L'\  iN.AE  Notes     1 5 

AHJMN.AE  NpSS      16 

pACUiLTi-  Notes    23 
Crapters  In  Action    24 


Marv  Baldwin  College  does  not  discriminate  on  the  basis  of  sex  (except  that  men  are  admitted  only  as 

ADP  and  graduate  students) ,  race,  national  origin,  color,  age  or  disability  in  its  educational  programs, 

admissions,  co-currictilar  or  other  actimiies,  and  employment  practices.  Inquiries  may  be  directed  to 

Dean  of  Students.  Mary  Baldwin  CoUege,  Staunton,  VA  24401;  phone  (703)  887-7028. 


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by  James  D.  Ldtr,  Dean  of  the  College 

Et  cannot,  of  course,  be  ten 
years  since  Cynthia  Haldenby 
Tyson  came  to  Mary  Baldwin 
as  president!  It  just  doesn't 
seem  possible.  In  a  world  of  uncertainty, 
however,  the  calendar  does  tell  at  least 
a  kind  ot  truth;  and  as  measured  by  the 
calendar,  it  has  been  one  decade  since 
her  arrival  in  1985. 

Perhaps  the  sense  many  of  us  have  ot 
the  compression  of  time  has  to  do  with 
the  high  energy  with  which  Cynthia 
approaches  everything,  so  that  we  all 
have  the  impression  of  moving  forward 
at  a  faster  clip  than  most  of  us  would 
choose  for  ourselves.  Perhaps  it  has  to 
do  with  the  fact  that  the  busiest  times 
are  those  which  pass  most  quickly,  and 
the  past  ten  years  have  certainly  been 
busy.  Perhaps  it  has  to  do  with  the 
obvious  zest  for  her  job  which  Cynthia 
displays,  a  zest  which  is  infectious.  She 
has  fun  doing  what  she  does,  and 
consequently  those  who  work  with  her 
also  have  fun.  Perhaps,  after  all,  it's 
simply  a  matter  of  how  quickly  time 
passes  when  you're  having  a  good  time. 


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As  a  member  of  the  1985  Presidential 
Search  Committee,  1  was  among  the 
first  Mary  Baldwin  folks  to  meet 
Cynthia.  We  thought  we  had  been 
prepared  by  the  references,  by  letter  and 
by  phone,  which  had  told  us  about  her 
"charm,"  her  "skill  working  with 
people,"  and  her  "ability  to  get  things 
done."  But  nothing  prepared  us  for  the 
effect  she  made  on  all  of  us  at  the 
interview.  She  was  charming,  but  the 
charm  went  beyond  her  demeanor  (and 
even  beyond  her  accent).  She  listened 
to  questions  intently,  answering  each  as 
if  the  question  itself  had  all  the  fresh- 
ness of  dawn  and  the  questioner  the 
brightness  ot  sunrise.  There  was  nothing 
false  there.  She  really  was  interested  in 
us  as  persons  and  as  representatives  ot 
Mary  Baldwin.  Moreover,  she  had  done 
her  homework.  She  knew  MBC  well,  its 
strengths  and  its  problems,  and  she  was 
able  to  express  an  understanding  of  the 
college  which  gave  everyone  on  the 
committee  confidence  in  her  ability  to 
do  the  job  expected  of  her,  and  more. 

After  she  had  accepted  the  position, 
she  visited  MBC  several  times,  getting 
to  know  the  people  who  make  up  this 
interesting  and  varied  community:  she 
met  with  faculty,  students,  and  adminis- 
trators, and  she  was  introduced  to 
everyone  at  an  open  convocation  in  the 
Student  Activities  Center.  Because  the 
place  was  crowded,  we  all  expected  her 
to  stand  behind  the  lectern  and  speak 
into  the  microphone.  The  first  thing 
she  did,  however,  was  step  to  the  front 
of  the  stage  and  —  rather  than  "ad- 
dress" us  —  have  a  conversation  with 
us.  It  was  not  merely  a  moment  ot 
wonderful  theater,  though  it  was  that;  it 
was  a  demonstration  of  the  way  Cynthia 
expected  to  work  as  president,  as  a 
leader  who  engages  people  in  discussion 
and  who  leads  through  consensus. 

The  first  task  she  set  for  all  of  us 
together  was  a  sweepiiig  mission  review. 


Throughout  the  fall  of  1985,  faculty 
and  students  debated  the  goals  MBC 
should  set  for  itself,  how  the  college 
should  position  itself  in  preparation  for 
a  new  century  15  years  away. 

Out  of  that  fruitful  debate  came  the 
1  2  "Characteristics  of  the  Well- 
Educated  Person  of  the  Third  Millen- 
nium" which  provide  us  with  a  picture 
of  our  ideal  alumna:  grounded  in  the 
liberal  arts,  multicultural  in  understand- 
ing and  sympathy,  socially  committed, 
skilled  at  written  and  spoken  communi- 
cation, eager  to  continue  learning, 
comfortable  with  technology,  skilled  at 
uroup  processes,  adept  at  critical 
thinking,  physically  and  mentally  fit, 
confident  in  her  role  as  a  woman,  able 
to  establish  and  maintain  solid  relation- 
ships and  grounded  ii-i  strong  ethical 
principles. 

When  the  faculty  endorsed  this  set  of 
characteristics,  it  articulated  its  vision, 
and  Cynthia's,  of  what  Mary  Baldwin  is 
and  does.  The  endorsement  was  a 
perfect  example  of  agreement  through 
consensus,  and  it  established  the 
pattern  of  cooperation  which  has 
marked  her  work  with  faculty,  students 
and  administration. 

But  we  weren't  allowed  to  rest  there, 
in  the  fine  atmosphere  of  concepts. 
Cynthia  next  proposed  that  we  get  busy 
and  determine  how  we  would  shape  our 
programs  to  develop  those  12  character- 
istics more  effectively.  So  through  the 
summer  of  1986  and  into  that  fall,  we 
organized  ourselves  into  task  forces  to 


Far  left:  Charles  S.  Luck  III,  chair  of  the 
Board  of  Trustees  from  1989  to  1994,  and 
President  Tyson  made  a  great  team.  Mr. 
Luck  and  his  family  made  a  gift  to  the 
College  of  the  terrace  that  joins  the  Student 
Activities  Center,  the  new  William  G . 
Pannill  Student  Center,  and  the  Rosemarie 
SENA  Center  for  Career  and  Life 
Planning,  naming  it  the  Cynthia  Haldenhy 
Tyson  Terrace  in  the  president's  honor. 
Left:  President  Tyson  in  her  academic 
regalia,  the  doctoral  rohes  from  the 
University  of  Leeds,  where  she  earned  her 
bachebr's,  master's,  and  doctoral  degrees, 
all  in  English  language  and  Medieval 
English  literature . 


kn)k  at  specific  areas  of  the  curriculum. 
That  process  resulted  in  a  strengthened 
honors  program,  major  innovations  in 
computer  science,  business  administra- 
tion, and  teacher  education,  the 
establishment  of  the  Communications 
Institute,  and  initial  planning  of  what 
ultimately  became  the  program  in 
Health  Care  Administration. 

Indeed,  when  I  look  back  on  those 
first  two  years  of  Cynthia's  presidency, 
I'm  impressed  with  how  much  which 
was  new  then  has  now  become  an 
accepted  part  of  Mary  Baldwin's  fabric. 
In  1985  and  1986  we  introduced  the 
Program  for  the  Exceptionally  Gifted, 
the  Adult  Degree  Program  opened  a 
center  in  Charlottesville,  we  opened 
the  Rose  Marie  Sena  Center  for  Career 
and  Life  Planning  and  we  began  the 
flooring  phase  for  what  was  to  become 
the  most  successful  capital  campaign  in 
Mary  Baldwin's  history.  A  good  deal  of 
this  activity  and  innovative  program- 
ming —  PEG  and  the  Sena  Center  in 
particular  —  had  been  planned  before 
Cyrithia  became  president,  but  it  was 
her  encouragement  and  support  which 
gave  them  stability  and  assured  their 
success. 

Something  else  became  very  clear 
about  Cynthia  from  the  beginning  — 
she  was  going  to  work  very  hard  to 
establish  good  relationships  between 
Mary  Baldwin  and  the  community  of 
Staunton.  Within  her  first  two  years 
here  she  was  elected  a  Ruling  Elder  in 
the  First  Presbyterian  Church  and  was 
made  a  member  of  the  board  of  direc- 


tors of  the  Woodrow  Wilson  Birthplace 
Fi)undation,  the  Stauntt)n-West 
Augusta  United  Way  and  the  MuseLim 
of  American  Frontier  Culture.  She 
reestablished  the  tradition  of  the 
president's  Christmas  party,  a  time  for 
Mary  Baldwin  faculty  and  staff  to 
mingle  with  residents  of  Staunton  and 
Augusta  County.  A  recent  editorial  in 
the  local  newspaper  lauding  the  college 
and  praising  us  as  a  good  neighbor  is  an 
end  result  of  conscious  efforts  Cynthia 
has  made  to  have  us  be  a  good  neighbor. 

The  pattern  of  community  involve- 
ment which  Cynthia  set  in  her  first  two 
years  at  Mary  Baldwin  has  continued  and 
includes  both  city  and  state.  In  1987 
Governor  Gerald  Baliles  named  her  to 
the  Virginia  International  Trade  Com- 
mission and  to  the  Virginia  Lottery 
Board;  in  1988  she  joined  the  Staunton 
Rotary  Club,  one  of  the  first  two  women 
to  do  so;  in  1990  the  governor  named  her 
to  the  state  advisory  board  of  the  youth 
advocacy  organization  PULSAR;  in  1992 
the  Staunton- Augusta  Chamber  of 
Commerce  presented  her  with  the 
Athena  Award  for  achievement  in 
community  and  business;  in  1993  she  was 
elected  the  first  woman  president  of  the 
Staunton  Rotary  Club  and  was  named  to 
Virginia  Emissaries,  the  marketing 
group  for  the  Virginia  Chamber  of 
Commerce;  and  last  year  she  was 
named  to  the  executive  committee  of 
the  Virginia  Foundation  for  Indepen- 
dent Colleges  and  to  Governor  George 
Allen's  advisory  council  for  federalism 
and  self-determination. 

Cynthia's  primary  concern,  however, 
has  beeii  the  well-being  of  Mary 
Baldwin  and  its  people.  And  under  her 
leadership  the  college  has  flourished. 
We  have  made  improvements  in  the 
campus,  we  have  expanded  our  pro- 
grams for  students,  and  we  have  gained 
national  prominence  as  an  institution. 
Visitors  who  haven't  been  to  MBC 
since  1985  will  be  surprised  at  the 
changes.  In  1986  Wenger  Hall  was 
renovated  to  house  the  college's 
computer  center  and  student  computer 
labs.  In  1988  the  college  purchased  the 
Staunton  YMCA  building  and  athletic 
facilities  for  its  Physical  Activities 
Center.  Also  in  1988  we  rededicated 
the  1908  Academic  Building,  restored 
through  a  grant  from  the  E.  Rhodes  anc 
Leona  B.  Carpenter  Foundation  of 


Richmond,  as  Carpenter  Academic 
Building.  In  1989  we  reopened  and 
dedicated  a  restored  Memorial  Resi- 
dence Hall,  and  in  1991  did  the  same 
with  Hill  Top,  the  oldest  dormitory  on 
campus.  Both  restorations  were  funded 
by  generous  gifts  from  Margaret  Hunt 
Hill  '37  and  Caroline  Rose  Hunt  '43.  In 
1992,  the  college's  sesquicentennial 
year,  we  dedicated  the  William  G. 
Pannill  Student  Center,  funded  by  a  gift 
from  Mr.  Pannill,  then  chair  of  the 
Student  Life  Committee  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees,  and  the  adjacent  Cynthia 
Haldenby  Tyson  Terrace,  funded  by 
Board  of  Trustees  Chair  Charles  S. 
Luck  III  and  his  family.  We  also 
rededicated  Miller  Chapel,  restored 
through  a  gift  ftom  William  and  Peggy 
H.  Hitchman  '40,  to  student  and 
campus  use. 

Under  Cynthia's  leadership,  the 
physical  improvements  on  campus  have 
been  the  most  obvious  manifestations 
of  change,  but  there  have  been  equally 
striking  changes  in  our  academic 
programs.  In  1989,  supported  by  a  grant 
ftom  the  Carpenter  Foundation,  the 
College  established  a  Pre-Ministry 
Program  and  a  Health  Care  Adminis- 
tration Program.  The  success  of  this 
venture  can  be  seen  in  the  large 
numbers  of  students  majoring  in  health 
care  administration  and  volunteering  in 
community  service.  Also  the  annual 
Carpenter  Health  Care  Conference, 
held  every  May,  has  more  would-be 
participants  than  our  capacity"  allows. 
In  1992  we  launched  our  Master  of  Arts 


Far  left:  Physical  improvements  on  campus 
have  been  a  hdlmmk  of  President  Tyson's 
administxation,  from  the  renovation  of 
Carpenter  Academic  to  the  building  of  a 
neiv  student  center.  Here,  she  and  the  late 
Liddy  Kirkpavrick  Doenges  '63,  co-chair  of 
the  $37  million  sesquicentennial  campaign, 
unveil  the  sesquicentennial  plaque  on  the 
Tyson  Terrace  in  1994-  Mrs.  Doenges' 
co'chair  in  the  campaign  was  her  college 
roommate,  Anna  Kate  Reid  Hipp  '63, 
who  is  now  chair  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 
Left:  From  the  first  day  she  arrived  on 
campus,  Dr.  Tyson  established  a  reputa- 
tion as  a  working  president  ivith  an  open- 
door  policy  and  a  commitment  to  leading 
the  college  through  consensus. 


in  Teaching  Program,  which  features  a 
unique  liberal  arts-based  curriculum 
and  represents  the  college's  first  venture 
into  graduate  education.  Sixty  students 
are  enrolled  at  Mary  Baldwin  through 
this  program,  which  two  years  ago 
received  a  large  operating  grant  from 
the  Jessie  Ball  DuPont  Foundation. 
Also  in  1992  academic  chairs  in  the 
humanities  and  the  natural  sciences 
were  established,  funded  by  Margaret 
Hunt  Hill  '37  and  Caroline  Rose  Hunt 
'43.  In  1993  the  Adult  Degree  Program 
opened  its  newest  regional  office  on  the 
campus  of  Blue  Ridge  Community 
College.  And  we  are  currently  giving 
shape  to  the  Elizabeth  Kirkpatrick 
Doenges  Distinguished  Visiting  Artist/ 
Scholar  Program,  named  for  the  late 
Liddy  Doenges  '63,  a  fervent  supporter 
of  the  arts,  of  liberal  education  and  of 
Mary  Baldwin  College. 

For  the  past  year  and  a  half,  Mary 
Baldwin  has  been  in  the  public  eye  as 
the  institution  identified  with  leader- 
ship and  the  contuiLiation  of  single-sex 


ctlucarion  as  an  oprioii  for  college 
stLidents.  The  Virginia  Women's 
Institute  for  Leadership  has  taken  shape 
under  Cynthia's  direction;  and,  while 
many  faculty,  students,  and  administra- 
tors have  been  involved  in  the  process, 
the  existence  of  VWIL  is  a  result  of 
Cynthia's  vision  of  higher  education 
and  her  ability  to  inspire  others  to  see 
that  vision  and  work  to  implement  it. 
We  have  enjoyed  over  the  past  ten 
years  a  good  deal  of  success,  and  the 
national  press,  foundations,  and  our 
own  students  and  alumnae  have 
acknowledged  that  fact.  In  1987,  1989, 
1993  and  1994  U.S.  News  &  World 
Report  named  Mary  Baldwin  among  the 
top  liberal  arts  colleges  in  the  south. 
The  college  has  received  the  Sears- 
Roebuck  Foundation  Teaching  Excel- 
lence Award  and  has  been  cited  by  the 
John  Templeton  Foundation  as  one  of 
the  top  ten  character  building  colleges 
in  the  U.S.  We  have  experienced  ten 
straight  years  of  growth  in  enrollment, 
and  in  1994  vve  realized,  for  the  first 


Dr.  Tyson  announces  the  establishment  of  the  Virginia  Women's  Institute  for  Leadership. 


time  in  our  history,  more  than  $1 
uullioii  m  our  Annual  Fund. 

More  and  more,  Cynthia  has  been 
called  on  to  speak  for  Mary  Baldwin 
and  for  single-sex  education  to  a 
national  audience,  as  well  as  to  alum- 
nae and  other  supporters  of  the  college. 
During  this  academic  year  she  has 
addressed  a  number  of  groups  outside 
the  Mary  Baldwin  family,  including  a 
meeting  of  the  Women's  National 
Democratic  Club  and  a  conference  on 
women's  issues  sponsored  by  the 
Republican  Governor  of  California 
Pete  Wilson.  She  has  been  interviewed 
by  local  and  national  media:  Fox 
television,  The  New  Republic,  U .S. 
News  &  World  Report  and  The  New  York 
Times,  to  name  a  few.  While  the 
Virginia  Women's  Institute  for  Leader- 
ship has  been  the  catalyst  for  this 
national  interest  in  women's  colleges 
and  single-sex  education,  it  is  typical  of 
Cyiithia  to  see  the  interest  in  larger 
terms  —  a  growing  national  sense  that 
education  should  be  rigorous,  that 
students  should  live  in  environments 
which  encourage  them  to  become 
disciplined  thinkers  and  doers,  and  that 
education  should  integrate  the  curricu- 
lar  and  the  co-curricular  in  ways  which 
show  the  connections  between  learning 
and  living.  These  are  qualities  which 
Mary  Baldwin  has  traditionally  exem- 
plified and  which  VWIL  makes  more 
intense  and  intentional. 

I've  spent  more  time  here  at  the  end 
of  this  article  discussing  VWIL  than  I 
thoLight  I  would  when  I  began.  But  for 
me,  Cynthia's  role  in  the  development 
of  this  program  and  her  participation  in 
the  public  discussion  it  has  generated 
are  perfect  examples  of  her  leadership 
of  this  college.  She  believes  that  Mary 
Baldwin  can  make  a  real  difference  in 
the  lives  of  its  students  —  and  in  fact 
does  so  —  and  she  believes  also  that 
Mary  Baldwin  has  a  central  role  to  play 
on  the  national  level  as  American 
society  rethinks  and  debates  higher 
education. 

These  past  ten  years  have  been 
interesting  ones,  heady  and  eventful  for 
those  of  us  who  work  and  study  day-to- 
day at  Mary  Baldwin.  I'll  admit  to  some 
slight  trepidation  —  along  with  a  lot  of 
excitement  and  anticipation  —  when  I 
try  to  imagine  what  Cynthia  has  in 
store  for  us  over  the  next  ten  years.       jljl 


Ilie  Program  for  tlie  4xceplionally  vlifled 
velebrates  its  I  en-Vear  -Hrmiversary 


by  Celeste  Rhodes,  PEG  Director 

Underachievement  among  gifted  U'omen  is 
fact ....  his  a  national  tragedy  that  a 
mere  handful  of  gifted  women  have 
attained  eminence  u'hile  the  remainder 
accept  obscurity.  —  Barbara  Kerr, 
member  of  the  PEG  research  team  and 
author  of  Smart  Girls,  Gifted  Women. 

With  a  seed  grant  of  $250,000  from 
the  Jessie  Ball  duPont  Educational, 
Religious,  and  Charitable  Foundation, 
the  Program  for  the  Exceptionally  Gifted 
(PEG)  began  in  1985  at  Mar^-  Baldwin  as 
an  innovative  program  designed  to  help 
gifted  adolescent  females  meet  their 
potential.  This  goal  continues  to  be  the 
basis  of  PEG. 

The  program's  combined  emphasis 
on  academic  and  personal  development 
for  gifted  females  makes  PEG  unique 
among  early  entrance  programs  for  such 
young  students.  Mar^-  Baldwin  is  the  only 
college  in  this  country  which  offers  a  full- 
time  residential  program  for  gifted 
students  who  may  be  as  young  as  high 
school  freshmen. 

PEG  opened  its  doors  with  1 1  charter 
students;  ten  years  later,  in  1994,  60 
students  from  19  states,  including 
Alaska  and  Canada,  came  to  Mar^' 
Baldwin  to  complete  their  college 
program  one  to  four  years  early.  As 
PEG  completes  its  tenth  year  in  May 
1995,  it  seems  an  appropriate  time  to 


The  charter  members  in  the  PEG  Program 
at  Mary  Baldwin  College  posed  for  this 
picture  in  1985.  From  left  to  right  they 
are:  Betsy  Hopeman,  Jennifer  Lutman, 
Kane  Shanar,  Julie  Sikes,  Anne  Byjord, 
Charlotte  Drew,  Ashley  Dulac,  Christi 
Twiford,  Nicole  Angresano,  and  Eden 
iMvender.  (Not  pictured:  Laurel  Carter.) 


reflect  on  the  history'  of  PEG  and  its 
development  over  the  years. 


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The  idea  of  PEG  originated  with  the 
past  president  of  MBC,  Virginia  Lester, 
when  she  noticed  the  remarkable 
academic  performance  of  a  young 
commuting  MBC  student,  Danielle 
Spinelli,  who  had  skipped  high  school 
and  later  graduated  from  MBC  in  1985 
with  honors.  Realizing  that  there  was 


an  underserved  population  of  high 
school  age  gifted  females  who  could 
benefit  from  the  college  experience 
earlier  than  usual,  Dr.  Lester  appointed 
a  task  force  in  1981  headed  by  Ken 
Armstrong,  MBC  director  of  institutional 
advancement,  to  study  such  an  innova- 
tive idea.    Originally  the  program  was  to 
be  a  collaboration  between  Stuart  Hall 
and  Mary  Baldwin  College;  therefore,  the 
task  force  included  faculty'  and  staff  from 
both  institutions.  The  Gifted  Task  Force 
was  responsible  for  de\'eloping  the 
original  conception  of  a  five-year 


program:  the  first  three  years  the  student 
would  he  taking  both  high  school  and 
college  courses,  resulting  in  a  Stuart  Hall 
high  school  diploma,  and  the  last  two 
years  the  student  would  he  enrolled  full- 
time  in  college,  resulting  in  a  Man 
Baldwin  College  degree. 

After  the  receipt  of  the  initial 
duPont  grant  for  the  start-up  of  PEU, 


Mary  Baldwm  hired  Christmc  N. 
Garrison  as  PEG  director  in  1984  to 
further  develop  and  implement  the 
program.  Tee  Garrison's  personal 
charisma,  creative  energy,  and  commit- 
ment to  the  development  of  gifted 
females  were  instrumental  in  transform- 
ing what  was  merely  a  vision  into  a 
viable  reality.  She  forged  a  program 


based  on  current  research  on  the  needs 
of  gifted  adolescent  females  and  worked 
hard  to  fashion  a  program  which  would 
flexibly  meet  the  needs  of  its  unique 
students.  In  1985  Mary  Baldwin 
College  hired  Celeste  Rhodes  as  PEG 
assistant  director  and  promoted  her  to 
the  positions  of  associate  director  in 
1986  and  director  in  1989. 


Dear  PK, 


When  Cdesie  Rhodes  asked  me  w 
write  a  piece  about  PEG ,  she  mentioned 
that  this  is  the  ten-year  anniversary  of 
the  program.  That  means  that  1  have 
been  out  in  the  "real  world"  for  six 
years.  Scary  thought.  Looking  back 
across  that  long  time ,  I  will  attempt  to 
figure  out  what  PEG  has  changed,  im- 
proved, made  possible  for  me. 

Many  of  the  benefits  of  the  progixim 
are  less  tangible  but  far  more  important 
in  the  long  run  than  the  elimination  of 
four  years  of  schooling.  B51  taking  us  out 
of  situations  where  arbitrary  limits  were 
imposed,  PEG  allowed  us  to  find  our 
own  limits.  Professors  at  Mary  Bald- 
win guided  us  as  we  pushed  ahead,  as 
well  as  administered  a  swift  kick  in  the 
seat  (figuratively)  when  that  was  nec- 
essary. They  and  the  PEG  staff  also 
gave  us  the  support  necessary  when  the 
inevitable  missteps  occurred.  This  supp(7rt 
continues  even  after  graduation . 

Probably  the  most  important  aspect 
of  PEG  was  not  our  education  or  the 
staff  and  instructors,  but  the  other  stu- 
dents in  the  program.  For  most  of  us  in 
the  charter  class,  it  was  the  first  time 
we  had  been  in  a  group  where  being 
ourselves  was  okay.  No  one  was  ridi- 
culed for  asking  a  question  in  class ,  even 
if  the  rest  of  the  group  didn't  understand 
it.  No  one  was  cruelly  teased  for  bring- 
ing home  As  on  tests,  and  no  one 
thought  it  strange  to  talk  about 
Shakespeare  or  current  ei'ents  or  some 
biology  question  at  dinner.  This  accep- 
tance by  others  allowed  us  to  accept  our- 
selves and  built  self-confidence  like  noth- 
ing else  could  have. 

The  education  and  experience  I  had 
in  Mary  Baldwin's  biology  department 
compares  favorably  with  the  experiences 


of  graduates  of  some  of  the  more  presti- 
gious colleges  on  the  east  coast.  At  Baylor 
College  of  Medicine ,  the  graduate  school 
class  contained  five  students  from  large 
mostly  state  schools  and  two  from  small 
private  colleges  (including  me) .  1  was  the 
only  one  with  a  B.A.  in  biology.  M51 
knowledge  base  was  as  good  as  anyone 
else's  (good  enough  to  exempt  me  from  bio- 
chemistry) ,  and  my  research  background 
was  actually  better.  I  had  already  formu- 
lated a  research  question,  designed  a  series 
of  experiments  to  answer  that  question ,  and 
written  up  and  publicly  defended  the  re- 
sults of  those  experiments  while  at  MBC. 
Also,  because  Mary  Baldwin  does  not  have 
biology  graduate  students  and  the  faculty 
are  not  under  "publish  or  perish"  rules,  the 
students  have  access  to  the  professors  and 
equipment  in  a  way  almost  no  larger  col- 
lege or  university  can  duplicate. 

The  effects  of  PEG  on  my  life  are  some- 
what difficult  to  determine.  A  vantage 
point  of  six  years  is  not  all  that  high  a  peak 
on  which  to  stand  and  survey  the  territory. 
It  is  also  difficult  to  determine  where  the 
effects  of  upbringing  and  PEG  diverge,  if 
they  ever  do.  Even  allowing  for  those  diffi- 
culties, 1  would  have  to  say  that  the  pro- 


g)-am  has  had  a  iiL'mendous,  positive  ef- 
fect on  my  life  so  far.  PEG  and  Mary 
Baldwin  gave  me  the  knowledge  base  to 
compete  and  hold  my  own  in  an  ever- 
changing  field  (medical  research)  and  the 
self-confidence  to  ask  difficult  questions 
and  to  make  decisions  about  how  to  an- 
swer those  questions.  1  also  gained  a 
support  network  of  peers,  staff  and  pro- 
fessors that  still  lends  its  support  when  I 
need  it. 

Continuing  support  comes  in  the  form 
of  career  counseling  and  even  some  help 
finding  fobs.  For  example,  when  1  was 
working  in  a  clinical  lab  in  Portland, 
Oregon ,  and  was  considering  looking  for 
a  job  in  a  totally  different  field.  Dr. 
Lundy  Pcntz,  my  thesis  advisor,  sug- 
gested that  a  job  in  a  non-clinical  lab 
might  be  a  better  option  than  getting  out 
of  science  altogether.  His  wife.  Dr.  Ellen 
Pentz,  knew  of  an  opening  in  a  lab  on 
the  hall  where  she  worked  at  WA.  Over 
Christmas  break,  I  went  to  visit  them 
and  went  to  UVA  with  Dr.  E.  Pent;. 
While  there,  I  applied  for  the  opening 
and  several  days  after  returnirig  home, 
I  received  a  call  offering  me  the  job.  1 
am  very  glad  now  that  I  didn't  change 
fiekis.  M^  employers  pay  me  to  play  in 
a  lab  all  day! 

Even  though  it's  a  cliche,  I  have  to 
say  that  PEG  is  probably  the  best  thing 
that  has  happened  to  me.  From  saving 
me  from  four  years  of  high  school,  to 
allowing  me  to  meet  people  who  are  now 
my  best  friends ,  to  helping  me  find  the 
job  I  now  have  and  really  enjoy,  PEG 
was  a  wonderful  program . 


Anne  Morris  Byford  '89 

Charter  PEG 

Senior  Research  Specialist 

Department  of  Pediatrics  (Cardiology) 

The  University  of  Virginia 


Mary  Baldwin  received  an  additional 
$1.2  million  four-year  grant  in  1986  from 
the  Jessie  Ball  duPont  Foundation  for  the 
full  implementation  of  PEG,  the  largest 
grant  ever  given  by  the  duPont  Founda- 
tion to  an  educational  institution  for  a 
new  program.  MBC's  then  new  presi- 
dent, Dr.  Cynthia  H.  Tyson,  was  instru- 
mental in  providing  the  supportive 
leadership  needed  in  developing  and 
following  through  with  the  grant 
proposal.  Over  the  past  ten  years. 
President  Tyson  and  Dean  of  the  College 
James  Lott  have  provided  vision  and 
support  in  helping  PEG  become  an 
integrated  part  of  the  Mary  Baldwin 
College  community. 

When  Celeste  Rhodes  became  PEG 
director  in  1989,  the  last  year  of  duPont 
funding,  her  challenge  was  to  demon- 
strate that  PEG  could  become  a  self- 
supporting  program  by  the  end  of  the 
funding  period  and  thus  to  assure  the 
future  of  PEG  at  Mary  Baldwin.  That 
goal  was  met  by  cost  cutting  which 
focused  on  maintaining  the  essence  of 
the  program. 

mission  ana  4vonirion 

Despite  many  evolutionary  changes 
since  its  inception,  PEG  continues  to 
honor  its  original  mission  -  to  provide 
the  opportunity  and  support  for 
adolescent  gifted  females  to  begin  to 
realize  their  potential. 

Recognizing  the  changing  needs  of 
students  and  their  families  in  today's 
society,  and  modifying  the  program  to 
meet  those  needs,  the  PEG  program  has 
worked  toward  more  effectively 
realizing  its  mission. 

flcaaeinic  (nalieii^e 

Changes  in  the  academic  program  for 
PEG  students  have  occurred  in  a 
consistent  manner  over  the  past  ten 
years.  In  response  to  student  success  in 
college  courses  arid  the  fiiiancial 
concerns  of  families,  the  program 
changed  from  a  five-year  program  to  a 
four-year  program  in  which  students 
enrolled  as  full-time  MBC  students 
during  their  second  year  at  PEG. 

A  formal  program  evaluation  in  1987 
conducted  by  evaluators  from  the 
University  of  Virginia  supported  the 
decision  to  phase  out  the  Stuart  Hall 
component  of  PEG.  By  1988  the 


program  had  pared  down  its  high  school 
traiisitioii  courses  for  first-year  PEGs  to 
mathematics,  social  studies,  and 
English.  PEG  first-year  students  now 
only  take  high  school  geometry  (if  not 
taken  previously)  and  a  study  skills 
workshop  series.  PEG  English  became  a 
college  level  course  this  fall  arid  next 
year  high  school  geometry  will  no 
longer  be  offered.  We  have  learned  that 
PEG  students  are  interested  in,  able  to 
beiiefit  from,  and  perform  successfully  in 
college  level  courses  upon  entry  to  PEG. 

Ike  -Resiclential  rrogram 

Over  the  past  decade  residence  life 
modifications  have  been  made  in 
recognition  of  students'  opposing  needs 
for  supportive  structure  on  the  one  hand 
and  independence  on  the  other.  In  the 
early  years  of  the  program  the  emphasis 
was  on  providing  structure,  with  many 
required  workshops  and  activities 
expected  of  students.  Now  PEG  extra- 
curricular requirements  have  been 
reduced  to  the  essential  minimum  and 
students  are  given  more  responsibility 
for  making  productive  decisions  about 
their  tree  time. 

Marcell  M.  McDougall,  hired  as 
resident  director  in  1989,  promoted  to 
assistant  director  of  residence  life  in 
1990,  and  now  the  PEG  associate 
director,  has  made  a  considerable 
contribution  to  PEG  through  her  efforts 
to  empower  students  in  learning  how  to 
live  independently  while  making  a 
difference  in  their  community.  Students 
now  are  given  a  hall  budget  and  are 
actively  involved  in  planning  and 
implementing  their  own  social  hall 
events.  Marcy  has  promoted  leadership 
skills  by  encouraging  students  to 
become  involved  in  college  and 
community  activities. 

As  in  the  early  years  of  the  program, 
students  have  goal  setting  and  feedback 
(GSF)  advisors  to  rely  oii  for  support, 
encouragement,  and  guidance.  Moreover, 
these  resideiice  life  coordinators  are  the 
academic  advisors  for  most  first-year 
students.  Second-year  PEGs  are  encour- 
aged to  select  an  MBC  faculty  advisor  in 
their  major.  The  PEG  director  provides  a 
second  avenue  of  support  for  students  iii 
academic  advising. 

During  PEG's  first  four  years,  students 
lived  in  Tullidge  Hall  for  two  years  with 
full-time  supervision  by  staff.  In  their 


third  year  they  lived  in  the  PEG 
transition  experience,  which  was  located 
in  a  wing  of  an  MBC  residence  hall.  In 
their  fourth  year  they  were  fully  inde- 
pendent. We  modified  this  model 
gradually  by  permitting  more  mature 
students  to  move  into  the  transition  year 
experience  in  their  second  year.  This 
strategy  provides  a  positive  incentive 
for  students  to  adjust  quickly  and 
recognizes  their  maturity  and  readiness 
for  more  independence.   Students  who 
enter  PEG  after  their  sophomore  year 
in  high  school  live  in  the  transitional 
residential  experience  and  are  assigned 
the  faculty  advisors  who  also  work 
with  the  MBC  Bailey  Scholars. 

Illarketing  ana  Selection 

Prospective  PEG  students  are  eligible 
to  apply  to  PEG  from  their  eighth  grade 
year  on  and  are  accepted  based  upon 
demonstrated  giftedness,  consistent 
academic  achievement,  and  personal 
maturity.  Although  PEG  offers  a  unique 
educational  opportunity  for  gifted 
students,  it  is  not  the  right  program  for 
every  gifted  female.  Thus,  the  process  of 
matching  the  student  to  the  program  is 
critical  for  the  health  and  development 
of  the  student  and  the  program. 

We  continue  to  use  a  case  study 
approach  for  the  PEG  selection  process, 
involving  the  collection  of  extensive 
information  from  the  prospective 
student  and  her  parents.  Students 
submit  four  essays,  three  recommenda- 
tions, a  school  transcript,  standardized 
test  scores  and  parent  essays,  and 
families  participate  in  an  in-depth 
interview  with  PEG  staff.  Each  student 
is  then  reviewed  by  the  PEG  Admissions 
Committee,  which  is  chaired  by  PEG 
Assistant  Director  (1994)  Kathryn 
Buzzoni  and  composed  of  PEG  adminis- 
trators, faculty,  and  staff.  The  process  is 
intensive,  but  very  effective  in  deter- 
mining whether  the  student  has  the 
intellectual  capacity  and  emotional 
maturity  to  succeed  at  PEG. 

In  1990  Allison  Young  (MBC  1988, 
PEG  assistant  director  for  program 
advancement  from  1989-1994)  orga- 
nized the  first  annual  PEG  Prospective 
Student  Overnight  on  campus,  bringing 
many  prospective  students  and  their 
families  to  campus  to  learn  about  the 
PEG  experience.  Allison  also  initiated 
an  expanded  marketing  and  recruiting 


pl;in  tor  PEG  stialents  hy  mailing  PEG 
materials  to  talent  search  participants 
from  a  variety  of  national  talent  search 
programs.  By  getting  the  word  out  about 
PEG  to  a  national  pool  of  prospective 
students  we  have  been  able  to  become 
highly  selective  in  accepting  only  61 
percent  of  applicants  in  1993  and  53 
percent  of  applicants  in  1994-  As  PEG 
has  become  more  selective  in  choosing 
its  students,  the  PEG  student  body  has 
become  more  academically  successful 
as  measured  by  grade  point  average 
and  numbers  of  academic  awards. 


mident  n 


PEG  students  achieved  a  mean 
cumulati\-c  grade  point  average  of  3.4 


in  1993-1994.   During  the  spring 
semester  of  1994  PEG  students'  mean 
GPA  was  3.56.  Four  first-year  PEG 
students  were  named  as  MBC  freshman 
class  marshals:  Theodora  Clark, 
Christine  Belledin,  Kelda  Jami.son,  and 
Katherine  Prescott.   In  addition,  26 
students,  or  53  percent,  were  on  the 
Honors  List  with  a  GPA  of  3.75  or 
above;  and  5  students,  or  10  percent, 
were  on  the  Dean's  List  with  a  GPA  of 
3.5  to  3.74. 

For  the  first  time  a  PEG  student, 
Danica  Jamison,  received  the  Russell 
Scholar  Award,  which  supports  a 
rising  senior's  original  research 
project.  Another  first  occurred  when 
Theodora  Clark  received  the  distinc- 
tiori  of  being  named  the  Hillhouse 
Scholar  for  the  Class  of  1997  (with 


the  highest  GPA  in  her  class).    In 
1993-1994  PEG  students  received  the 
most  MBC  academic  awards  at  the 
Honors  Convocation  to  date:   visual 
arts  for  Danica  Jamison,  English  for 
Jessamy  Hoffmann,  calculus  for 
Cynthia  Garde,  history  for  Margaret 
Murray,  performing  arts  for  Laura 
Quimby,  and  two  awards  in  biology 
tor  Michele  Cargain. 

More  recently,  third-year  student 
Jennifer  Snyder  became  the  youngest 
Harry  S.  Truman  Scholar  in  history. 
Truman  Scholars  receive  $30,000 
toward  their  tuition  for  graduate 
studies.  Jennifer  Snyder  was  one  ot 
seventy  students  nationally  who 
received  this  honor  and  the  first 
Truman  Scholar  from  Mary  Baldwin 
College. 


'cliolarsliip  fund  4ndownif;iit  Program  [or  Hie  -txceptioiiallij  difK-d 

Volunteer  Committee  1994 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  W.  Bruce  Byford 
Anne  Byford  '89 

Celeste  Rhodes  and  Carl  Larsen 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  W.  Bruce  Byford 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Walter  N. 

(Kathleen  Kenig  Byford  '68) 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Robert  K.  Christensen 

McDougall;  Kemper  National 

Anne  Byford  '89 

Damaris  Christensen  '90 

Insurance  Companies 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Philip  Sieck 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  George  C.  Christie 

Marcell  McDougall  and  Thomas 

Jennifer  Sieck  '91 

Rebecca  Christie  '94 

Carter 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Rudy  Watson 

William  T  and  Virginia  Royster 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Peter  E.  S.  Pover 

Noshua  Watson  '95 

Francisco  '64 

Evi  Pover  '92 

Tenea  Watson  '98 

Sarah  Francisco  '97 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Richard  Clark  Price 

Charter  Donors 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Marshall  V.  Jamison 
Danica  Jamison  '95 

Kathryn  Price  Amato  '91 

Dr.  and  Mrs.  M.  Alfred  Akerman; 

Kelda  Jamison  '97 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  David  E.  Reubush 

The  Martin  Marietta  Corp.  Found. 

Kym  Reubush  '92 

Dori  Akerman  '92 

The  Right  Reverend  and  Mrs.  Christoph 

Keller,  Jr. 

The  William  H.,  John  G.,  and 

The  George  1.  Alden  Trust 

(Caroline  Murphy  Keller  '42) 

Emma  Scott  Foundation 

Mrs.  Margaret  M.  Briscoe 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Morris  A.  Kenig 

The  Seth  Sprague  Educational  and 

Jane  Briscoe'96 

Anne  Byford  '89 

Charitable  Foundation 

Last  year,  with  the  help  of  PEG  parent  volunteers  and  contributions  from  parents 

triends,  and  corporations  and 

foundations,  MBC  was  able  to  meet  the  terms  of  a  challenge  grant  from  the 

George  I.  Alden  Trust  to  establish  a  PEG          1 

endowment.  The  endowment,  which  now  stands  at  over  $107,000,  will  provide  scholarships  for  two  to  five  first-year           || 

students.  Additional  contributions 

are  accepted  at  any  time;  contact  Lydia 

Petersson,  MBC  director  ot  grants. 

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PEG  graduated  six  students  in  May 
1994,  which  brought  the  number  of 
PEG/MBC  alumnae  up  to  36  young 
women.  About  half  of  PEG  alumnae 
have  continued  their  formal  education 
by  enrolling  in  graduate  programs  in  a 
wide  x^ariety  of  fields.  Of  the  1 7 
graduates  who  have  continued  their 
education  on  the  graduate  level,  1 1  are 
pursuing  science  and  math-related 
studies  while  six  are  pursuing  humani- 
ties-related studies. 


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In  1986  a  team  of  experts  in  the  field 
of  gifted  education  and  the  advance- 
ment of  gifted  females  visited  PEG  to 
develop  a  research  agenda  on  the 
effects  of  radical  acceleration  on  gifted 
adolescent  females.  Since  then  many 
articles  have  been  published  and 
presentations  made  which  recognize  the 
impact  of  PEG  in  the  field  of  gifted 
education. 

Recent  publications  in  gifted 
education  have  cited  PEG  as  an 
exemplar^'  program  for  gifted  females. 
They  include:  The  Haiidbook  of  Gifted 
Education,  by  N.  Colangelo  and  G. 
Davis;  Excellence  in  Education  of  the 
Gifted,  by  John  Feldhusen,  Joyce 
VanTassel-Baska  and  Ken  Seeley;  A 
Handbook  for  Counseling  the  Gifted  and 
Talented,  by  Barbara  Kerr;  and  Teaching 
the  Gifted  Child,  by  James  J.  Gallagher 
and  Shelagh  A.  Gallagher. 


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Over  the  past  ten  years  we  have 
learned  that  Mar^-  Baldwin  College 
offers  many  benefits  to  the  PEG  student 
and  thus  provides  a  good  home  for  the 
program.  PEG  students  benefit  from  a 
broad  liberal  arts  education,  contact 
with  a  faculty  dedicated  to  excellence 
in  undergraduate  teaching,  and  the 
supportix'e  atmosphere  of  a  women's 
college.  In  such  a  close  and  caring 
community',  PEG  students  naturally 
receive  the  kind  of  personal  mentoring, 
particularly  from  faculty,  that  is 
recommended  for  gifted  females.  Given 
the  youth  of  PEG  students  when  they 


1995  PEG  graduate  }essamy 
Hoffmann  has  served  as  co-editor  of 
the  Miscellany,  a  member  of  the 
yearbook  staff,  a  resident  advisor,  and 
a  member  of  the  Judicial  Board.  She  is 
a  member  of  Phi  Alpha  Theta  and 
Omicron  Delta  Kappa  honor  societies, 
and  is  president  of  the  honor  society 
Sigma  Tau  Delta.  ]essamy  is  listed  in 
Who's  Who  in  American  Colleges 
and  Universities /or  1994-1995.  In 
1 993-94  she  received  the  Benn 
Scholarship  for  creative  writing. 


complete  their  college  education,  it  is 
highly  possible  that  they  may  change 
their  career  focus  after  graduation. 
Thus,  the  Mar^-  Baldwin  liberal  arts 
preparation  is  an  important  component 
of  the  radical  accelerative  option 
offered  by  PEG. 

At  Mar\'  Baldwin  College,  PEG 
students  see  women  as  leaders  at  all 
levels  of  faculty',  staff,  administration 
and  the  student  body.  MBC  provides 
over  200  opportunities  for  leadership 
and  service  for  its  student  body;  all 
these  positions  are  held  by  women. 
Younger  PEG  students  are  exposed  to 
older  PEG  and  traditional  Mar\- 
Baldwin  students  who  have  strengths  in 
social  interaction,  interpersonal 
communication,  and  leadership.  PEG 
students  are  able  to  develop  greater  self- 
esteem  and  self-confidence  as  they  see 
MBC  women  comfortable  with  and 
respected  for  their  leadership  roles. 


dood  flews 


We  are  pleased  to  report  the  de\-elop- 
ment  of  a  PEG  Endowment  Scholarship 


Fund.  This  began  with  the  work  of 
MBC  Director  of  Grants  Lydia 
Petersson,  who  wrote  a  proposal  for  a 
PEG  scholarship  fund  to  the  Alden 
Trust  Foundation.  In  1992,  MBC 
received  notice  that  the  Alden  Trust 
would  offer  MBC  a  3:1  matching  grant 
for  endowed  scholarships  for  PEG 
students.  The  Scott  Foundation  and  the 
Seth  Sprague  Foundation  also  contrib- 
uted generously  to  the  scholarship. 
Over  the  next  two  years  PEG  volunteer 
families  contacted  other  families  of 
PEG  students  and  alumnae  to  request 
donations  for  the  matching  grant.  We 
owe  much  to  the  volunteer  efforts  of 
Bruce  and  Betsy  Kenig  Byford  '67  and 
their  daughter  Anne  B\-ford  (PEG/ 
MBC  '89);  Martha  and  Philip  Sieck 
and  their  daughter  Jennifer  Sieck  (PEG 
1  year,  transferred  to  and  graduated 
from  Davidson  ,  now  a  PEG  residence 
life  coordinator);  and  Aremita  and 
Rudy  Watson  and  their  daughters 
Noshua  (PEG/MBC  '95)  and  Tenea 
Watson  (PEG/MBC  '98).  As  a  result  of 
this  grant  and  fundraising  effort,  we 
have  over  $107,000  in  an  endowed 
scholarship  fund  for  PEG  students. 

This  year  PEG  has  enjoyed  some 
positive  media  attention.   In  addition 
to  local  media  coverage,  PEG  was  the 
subject  of  a  feature  by  Japanese  TV 
Asahi  for  their  Newscaster  program, 
which  was  aired  in  Japan  on  Septem- 
ber 14,  1994.   More  recently,  TV 
producers  have  filmed  PEG  partici- 
pants for  an  hour-long  documentary 
on  gifted  individuals  for  the  ABC 
show  "Turning  Point."  PEG  was 
selected  for  this  documentary  to 
illustrate  how  gifted  individuals  can 
be  challenged  and  supported  within  a 
caring,  academic  community.  This 
prime-time  program  is  scheduled  for 
broadcast  in  May  of  1995. 

PEG  is  thriving  at  Mar^-  Baldwin 
College  due  to  the  dedication  of  faculty 
and  staff,  as  well  as  the  courage  and 
flexibility-  of  PEG  students  and  their 
families.  This  support  has  helped  us  to 
create  a  nationally  acclaimed  program 
of  radical  acceleration  and  personal 
support  for  gifted  females.  Despite 
some  changes,  PEG  has  maintained  the 
essence  of  its  innovative  program.  We 
look  forward  to  a  bright  future  and  the 
opportunity  to  make  a  difference  in  the 
lives  of  many  more  gifted  young  women 
and  their  families.  m 


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Campus  News 


Mary  Baldwin  College  heats  up  winter  with  hot  cultural  events 


During  the  cold  winter  nn)nths  Mary 
Baldwin  was  a  hotbed  of  cultural 
activities.  The  college  sponsored  the 
fourth  annual  Culture  Fest,  the  Broman 
Concert  season  and  numerous  events  in 
celebration  of  Black  History  Month. 


Culture  Fest 

Culture  Fest  is  the  brainchild  of  Judy 
Metraux,  MBC  director  of  international 
admissions.  Mrs.  Metraux  wanted  MBC 
students  to  appreciate  the  diversity  and 
cultures  of  MBC's  foreign  students. 
Culture  Fest  came  to  be;  four  years 
later,  the  1995  Culture  Fest  was  the 
biggest  ever. 

During  Culture  Fest,  MBC  students, 
faculty,  staff  and  guests  share  music,  food 
and  art  from  different  cultures.  This  year 
12  student  clubs  participated  in  the 
event,  and  ethnic  items  from  Sweden, 
India,  Russia,  Pakistan,  Sri  Lanka  and 
Japan  were  on  sale.  Marion  Hart  of  the 
MBC  Development  Office  displayed  her 
Native  American  tribal  masks. 

Studies  Abroad  Director  Susan 
Thompson  joined  four  MBC  students 
participating  in  a  formal  Japanese  tea 
ceremony,  performed  by  MBC  Japanese 
students  dressed  in  traditional  kimonos. 

"There  is  lots  of  food  and  fun  at 
Culture  Fest,"  said  Mrs.  Metraux.  "It  is 
a  very  good  event  for  MBC,  as  it 
increases  cultural  awareness  among  the 
MBC  community." 


Art  and  Music 

Former  MBC  faculty  member  Amy 
Cochrane  and  pianist  Victoria 
Berneking  were  featured  in  the  third 
performance  of  the  1994-95  Faculty 
Recital  Series.  The  two  performed 
before  a  packed  audience  in  Francis 
Auditorium  in  March. 


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Top:  Culnire  Fest  participants  had  the 
opportunity  to  participate  in  a  Japanese  tea 
ceremony.  Middle:  Former  faculty  member 
Amy  Cochrane  performed  in  one  of  the 
five  Sunday  Recitals  in  1994-95. 
Bottom:  Professor  of  Philosophy  Edu'ard 
Scott  presented  two  seminars  during,  Black 
History  Month. 


The  1994-95  recital  series  was 
presented  by  past  and  present  members 
of  the  Mary  Baldwin  music  faculty  in 
honor  of  the  late  Dr.  Riley  Haws,  MBC 
assistant  professor  of  music  from  1987 
tc^)  1 994-  Soprano  Amy  Cochrane  is  a 
native  of  Waynesboro  and  taught  at 
Mary  Baldwin  College  from  1988  until 
1990.  She  was  the  featured  soprano  in 
the  Virginia  Consort's  Bach  Festival  in 
Charlottesville  in  January.  Victoria 
Berneking  is  an  a.ssociate  professor  of 
music  at  James  Madison  University  and 
works  extensively  as  a  collaborative 
pianist. 

.Also  in  March,  organist  David 
Schrader  presented  the  sixth  and  tuiai 
in  the  series  of  Mary  Baldwin  College 
1994-95  Carl  Broman  Concerts.  Mr. 
Schrader  is  organist  at  the  Church  of 
the  Ascension  in  Chicago.  His  recital 
was  part  of  the  inaugural  year  for  the 
new  Taylor  &  Boody  organ  at  Christ 
Lutheran  Church  in  Staunton. 

Several  artists  exhibited  their  works 
in  MBC's  Hunt  Art  Gallery  this  winter. 
Milo  Russell  and  Kathleen  Olson 
displayed  their  paintings  and  artist 
Winn  Rea  exhibited  a  site-specific 
installation  in  February. 


Black  History  Month  in  February 

Mary  Baldwin  sponsored  several 
cultural  events  during  Black  History 
Month  including  Associate  Professor  of 
Philosophy  Dr.  Edward  Scott's  seminar 
on  the  black  spiritual,  "Over  My  Head  1 
Hear  Music  in  the  Air."  Dr.  Scott  and 
his  wife  Andrea  also  presented  a 
seminar  on  "Understanding  the 
Celebration  of  Kwanzaa." 

The  Reverend  Brenda  Brown- 
Grooms,  a  minister  from  Croiet,  VA, 
presented  an  evening  of  civil  rights 
stories,  Negro  spirituals  and  freedom 
songs  titled,  "How  I  Got  Over  and 
Tales  From  the  Other  Side." 


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MBC  Theatre 

The  Mary  Baldwin  College  Theatre 
Department  presented  Christopher 
Hampton's  Les  Liaisons  Dangereuses  in 
five  performances  in  February.  The  play 
is  based  on  the  novel  by  Choderlos  de 
Laclos,  as  was  Christopher  Hampton's 
screen  version  Dangerous  Liaisons.  The 
production  is  set  in  pre-revolutionary 
France,  a  period  known  for  its  deca- 
dence and  excess.  Merteuil  was  por- 


trayed by  MBC  senior  Elizabeth 
Brandon,  known  to  many  alumnae  for 
her  performances  in  Allie  Rounds . 


Local  Staunton  actor  Patrick  Bednarczyk 
and  Elizabeth  Brandon  '95  practice  for 
their  performances  in  the  MBC  theatre 
production  Les  Liaison's  Dangereuses  in 
February.  Elizabeth  Brandon  also  starred 
in  the  April  production  o/Talley's  Folly,  a 
moving  drama  by  Landford  Wilson. 


MBC  Trustee  Phyllis  Cothran  first  female  to  serve  on 
Ethyh  corporate  board 


In  February  Mary  Baldwin  College 
Trustee  Phyllis  L.  Cothran  became  the 
first  female  board  member  of  the 
Richmond,  VA,  based  Ethyl  Corpora- 
tion, a  producer  of  petroleum  additives. 
Ms.  Cothran  also  serves  on  the  board  of 
an  Ethyl  spin-off  company,  Tredegar 
Industries,  Inc. 

Phyllis  Cothran  has  served  on  the 
Mary  Baldwin  College  Board  of 
Trustees  since  1993.  She  is  president 
and  chief  operating  officer  of 
Richmond's  Trigon  Blue  Cross  and  Blue 
Shield,  the  state's  largest  health 
insurance  company,  with  about  L8 
million  policyholders. 

Ms.  Cothran  joined  Blue  Cross  and 
Blue  Shield  in  1972  and  worked  on 
accounting  and  finance  projects  for  five 
years.  She  was  named  chief  financial 
officer  in  1981  and  put  in  charge  of 
operations  in  1989.  In  1990  she  was 
named  president  and  chief  operating 
officer,  which  made  her  then  the 
highest-ranking  female  executive  in 
Richmond. 


Last  year  Ms.  Cothran  became  the 
first  woman  to  chair  the  board  of  the 
1 26-year-old  Metropolitan  Richmond 
Chamber  of  Commerce. 

Her  civic  and  community  board 
memberships  include  Virginia's  Special 
Advisory  Commission  on  Mandated 
Health  Insurance  Benefits,  the  Metro- 
politan Business  Foundation,  the 
National  Museum  of  Health  and 
Medicine  Foundation,  the  Virginia 
Biotechnology  Research  Park,  the 
Metro  Richmond  Coalition  Against 
Drugs,  the  Science  Museum  of  Virginia 
Foundation,  the  Richmond  Forum,  the 
Virginia  Public  Safety  Foundation  and 
the  Junior  Achievement  Senior 
Advisory  Board. 

Ms.  Cothran  also  serves  on  several 
education  boards,  including  the 
University  of  Virginia's  Darden  School 
Foundation,  Virginia  Commonwealth 
University's  School  of  Business  Council 
and  the  Angus  Powell  Endowment 
Foundation  Board. 


Ms.  Cothran  has  received  numerous 
honors  and  awards,  including  the  1990 
Alumni  Star  Award  from  Virginia 
Commonwealth  University,  the  1992 
Corporate  Women's  Achievement 
Award  from  the  Virginia  Council  on 
the  Status  of  Women  and  the  1992  Top 
Management  Award  from  the  Rich- 
mond Sales  &  Marketing  Executives 
Association. 


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Campus  News 


Pat  LeDonne  promoted  to  dean  of  admissions  and  financial  aid 


Patricia  N.  LeDonne  has  been  pro- 
moted to  dean  of  admissions  and 
financial  aid  following  the  resignation 


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Dean  of  Admissions  and  Financial  Aid 


of  Executive  Director  of  Enrollment 
Douglas  E.  Clark.  MBC  President  Dr. 
Cynthia  H.  Tyson  announced  the 
promotion  in  February  saying,  "1  know 
Pat  will  perform  superbly  in  this  major 
responsibility  at  Mary  Baldwin." 

Under  Pat's  tenure  as  director  of 
admissions,  Mary  Baldwin's  enroll- 
ment figures  have  continued  to 
increase.  Last  year  Mary  Baldwin 
enrolled  the  largest  traditional  class 
m  the  college's  1  52-year  history.  A 
total  of  301  new  students  entered 
Mary  Baldwin  in  September  1994, 
and  MBC  celebrated  ten  straight 
years  of  enrollment  growth. 

In  June  1993  Pat  LeDonne  was  named 
director  of  admissions.  She  brought  to 
Mary  Baldwin  her  diverse  and  producti\'e 
background  in  college  administration. 
From  1990  to  1993  she  ser\'ed  as  director 


of  admissions  at  Wingate  College  in 
Wingate,  NC.  Under  her  leadership, 
Wingate 's  student  enrollment  grew  to 
record  numbers. 

Prior  to  serving  at  Wingate  College, 
Ms.  LeDonne  was  on  the  staff  of  Grove 
City  College  in  Pennsylvania  from  1985 
to  1990.  At  Grove  City  College  she 
served  as  director  of  enrollment  manage- 
ment, assistant  to  the  vice  president  for 
external  affairs,  director  of  career 
planning  and  placement  and  assistant 
director  of  admissions.  From  1980  to 
1985  Pat  served  on  the  staff  of 
Muskingum  College  in  New  Concord, 
OH.  At  Muskingum  she  served  as  both 
assistant  dean  of  residence  life  and  as  an 
admissions  counselor. 

Pat  graduated  with  honors  from 
Grove  City  College  in  1979  with  a  B.A. 
in  business  administration. 


6th  Carpenter  Conference  focuses  on  health  care  for  the  elderly 


"Growing  Old  Gracefully?"  was  the 
focus  of  Mary  Baldwin's  sixth  Carpenter 
Health  Care  Conference  held  on  May  1 
for  a  capacity  crowd  in  the  Francis 
Auditorium.  Conference  speakers 
addressed  the  factors  influencing  the 
financing  and  delivery  of  care  to  today's 
elderly. 

"The  health  care  needs  of  the  elderly 
are  more  burdensome  than  for  any 
other  segment  of  our  society,"  said  Dr. 
Steven  A.  Mosher,  director  of  MBC's 
Health  Care  Administration  program. 
"Given  the  graying  of  the  American 
population  and  the  dynamic  nature  of 
the  health  care  environment,  the 
complex  issues  related  to  the  delivery 
and  financing  of  care  for  the  elderly  are 
becoming  increasingly  urgent." 


Presenters  for  the  Carpenter  Confer- 
ence discussed  how  to  confront  future 
health  care  needs  for  the  elderly. 
Speakers  included  Dr.  Martha  Derthick, 
Julia  Baldwin  Cooper  Professor  in  the 
Department  of  Government  and 
Foreign  Affairs  at  The  University  of 
Virginia;  Dr.  Carlos  F.  Gomez,  assistant 
professor  in  the  Department  of  Medi- 
cine at  UVA;  Dr.  Joshua  M.  Wiener, 
senior  fellow  for  economic  studies  at 
the  Brookings  Institution  in  Washing- 
ton, DC;  Dr.  Carrie  Douglass,  MBC 
assistant  professor  of  anthropology;  and 
Elbert  Detwiler,  president  and  CEO  of 
the  Virginia  Mennonite  Retirement 
Community  in  Harrisonburg,  VA. 

The  one-day,  multidisciplinary 
Carpenter  Conference  was  developed 


by  the  faculty  of  the  Health  Care 
Administration  Program,  the  Prepara- 
tion for  Ministry  Program  and  the 
Pre-Medicine  Program  at  Mary 
Baldwiii  College.  It  is  made  possible 
by  a  grant  from  the  E.  Rhodes  and 
Leona  B.  Carpenter  Foundation.  The 
conference  is  designed  for  health  care 
professionals  and  consumers;  for 
members  of  health  care  organizations 
and  voluntary  health  service  groups; 
for  insurance  professionals;  and  for 
students,  faculty  and  staff  of  educa- 
tional institutions.  A  grant  from  the 
E.  Rhodes  and  Leona  B.  Carpenter 
Foundation  also  makes  available  two 
$5,000  scholarships  to  students 
majoring  in  health  care  administra- 
tion at  Mary  Baldwin  College. 


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Award  Nominations 


Nominations  Invited 


All  alumnae  and  friends  of  Mary  Baldwin  College  are  invited  to  submit  nominations/or  the  Alumnae 
Association  Board  of  Directors,  as  well  as  for  the  Association 's  top  awards.  Submissions  will  be 
considered  by  the  Nominating  Committee  of  the  Alumnae  Board.  Selfnominations  are  encouraged. 

The  new  class  of  Board  members-at-large  will  begin  their  terms  of  office  in  July  1996,  and  awards 
will  be  presented  in  May  1 996.  All  graduates  and  former  students  of  Mary  Baldwin  College  and  Mary 
Baldwin  Seminary,  regardless  of  race,  creed,  or  sex,  are  considered  alumnae  in  good  standing  and  are 
eligible  to  receive  Alumnae  Awards  and  to  serve  on  the  Board  of  Directors. 

In  turn,  members  of  the  Alumnae  Board  on  the  Admissions  Committee  will  consider  nominations  for 
the  Admissions  Volunteer  Excellence  Award  in  the  spring,  curd  present  the  award  in  the  fall. 

Admissions  Volunteer  Excellence  Award 

This  award  was  established  in  1991  hy  the  Admissions  Committee  of  the  Alumnae  Association  Board  ot  Directors  to  recognize  excellence  in 
admissions  recruitment  activities.  Recipients  of  the  award  do  not  have  to  be  alumnae  of  Mary  Baldwin  College.  This  prestigious  award  is  presented 
at  the  Admissions  Appreciation  Luncheon  during  Spring  Leadership  Conference  each  year. 

Nominations  for  the  award  are  due  by  December  1 1  for  consideration  for  the  following  March  leadership  conference. 


Service  to  the  Admissions  Office: 


Leadership  in  other  college-related  activities: 


CRITERIA 

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CONSIDER: 


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attends  college  fairs 
hosts/attends  admissions  receptions 
calls  accepted  applicants 
brings  students  to  campus 
presents  scholarship  certificates 
at  high  school  awards  programs 


•  fundraising  in  local  communities 

•  chapter  officer 

•  other  service  to  MBC 


NOMINATION  FOR  ADMISSIONS  VOLUNTEER  EXCELLENCE  AWARD 

In  recognition  of  excellence  in  service  and  accomplishments  in  admissions  recruiting  activities,   1  nominate  the  toUowing  person  for 
the  Admissions  Volunteer  Excellence  Award. 


Nominee:  

City: 

Student  Name,  if  different: 

Activities  and  Achievements: 


Addre; 
State: . 
Class:. 


Zip  Code: 


Honors  Received:, 


I  believe  the  nominee  is  worthy  of  this  award  because: 
(Attach  additional  information  if  needed) 


Submitted  by: 
Address:  


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Semi  numlnutiom  to:  Jennifer  Sowers,  Director  of  Volunteers,  Mary  Baldwin  College  Alumnae  Office,  Staunton.  Virginia  24401 
by  December  1 1.  1995  to  be  considered  for  the  following  March  or  hx  to  (703)  885-9501 


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Nomination  Criteria  for  Alumnae  Awards 


The  recipients  of  all  these  awards  shall  be  nominated  by  Mary  Baldwin  alumnae.  No  more  than  two  awards  in  each  category  will  be  given 
each  year,  with  the  exception  of  the  Emily  Smith  Medallion,  for  which  there  is  no  such  restriction. 

Emily  Smith  \Iedallion 

Mary  Baldwin  alumnae  have  performed  outstanding  service  in  many  areas  of  .\merican  life.  Some  have  received  public  acclaim;  others  who 
have  ser\ed  just  as  fully  have  not  been  recognized.  The  Board  of  Trustees,  believing  that  all  such  alumnae  should  be  recognized  in  a  tangible 
way,  established  the  Emily  Smith  Medallion  Award,  named  for  Mrs.  Herbert  McK.  Smith  of  Staunton,  Virginia,  herself  a  distinguished  alumna. 

The  Emily  Smith  Medallion  each  vear  honors  an  alumna  who  has  made  outstanding  contributions  to  her  community",  church,  the  college 
and  the  Commonwealth. 

Emily  Wirsing  Kelly  Leadership  Award 

This  award  was  established  in  1 986  by  the  .Alumnae  .Association  and  the  Class  of  1 963  in  memory  of  Emily  Wirsing  Kelly  '63 ,  a  distinguished 
leader  for  Mary  Baldwin,  her  community'  and  family. 

This  award  honors  those  alumnae  who  have  demonstrated  outstanding  ser\'ice  and  excellence  in  leadership  on  behalf  of  MBC. 

Career  Achievement  Award 

Outstanding  career  performance  demonstrates  the  value  of  a  liberal  arts  education  and  serses  as  an  inspiration  for  our  current  students.  This 
award  was  established  in  19S6  by  the  ^\lumnae  .Association  to  honor  alumnae  who  have  brought  distinction  to  themselves  and  Mary  Baldwin 
College  through  their  careers  or  professions. 

Ser\"ice  to  Church  Award 

This  award,  established  in  1 986  by  the  .\lumnae  .Association,  recognizes  the  close  and  important  relationship  that  has  existed  between  Maiy 
Baldwin  College  and  the  Presb%T:erian  Church  since  the  college's  founding.  The  Service  to  Church  .Award  honors  those  alumnae  who  have 
provided  distinguished  service  to  their  churches  and  spiritual  communities. 

Community-  Service  Award 

Established  in  1986,  the  Community-  Service  .4  ward  honors  those  aluumae  of  Marv-  Baldwin  College  who  have  provided  distinguished  and 
outstanding  volunteer  service  to  their  communities,  and  who  have  brought  honor  to  their  alma  mater  through  their  activities. 


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NOMINATION  FOR  ALUl^lNAE  AW  .ARDS 

In  recognition  of  distinguished  sen  ice  and  accomplishments.  I  would  like  to  nominate  the  folIo\t"ing  alumna  to  receive  the:  (check  one) 

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The  Nominating  Cbmniinee,  Office  of  jMumnaeAcm-iries.  Mary  Baldwin  CoU^e.  Staunton,  Virginia  244C1  by  July  1,  1995  ortax  to  (703)885-9503. 

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Alumnae  Association  Board  of  Directors 
Nominee  Considerations 


The  Alumnae  Association  Board  of  Directors  represents  the  1 1,000+  alumnae  of  Mary  Baldwin  College  and  provides  leadership  to  the 
college  and  the  alumnae  body.  Members  of  the  Alumnae  Board  have  distinguished  themselves  in  their  personal  lives,  careers,  and  in  service 
to  the  college  and  represent  a  wide  range  of  class  years,  geographical  locations  and  career  choices.  They  are  responsible  for  promoting  the  college 
on  an  ongoing  basis  and  for  guiding  the  Alumnae  Association  in  its  projects,  policies  and  financial  matters. 

Membership:  Memhers-at-large  serve  three-year  terms;  officers  serve  two-year  terms  per  office  following  a  term  as  a  member-at-large;  each 
member-at-large  serves  on  a  committee  of  the  Board. 

Meetings:  Attendance  at  a  biannual  business  meeting  is  required  for  all  members;  committee  meetings  are  held  as  called  by  the  president 
or  committee  chair. 

Community  Representation:  All  Board  members  continually  strive  to  represent  the  missions,  programs,  and  activities  of  the  college  and 
the  Alumnae  Association  in  their  communities.  All  Board  members  are  strongly  encouraged  to  be  active  in  MBC  alumnae  functions  and 
programs  in  their  communities.  All  Board  members  are  urged  to  serve  as  an  information  resource  in  their  communities  for  promotion  of  MBC. 

College  Support:  All  Board  members  are  expected  to  support  the  college  financially  through  participation  in  the  Annual  Fund  and  other 
campaigns  to  the  best  of  their  ability. 


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NOMINATION  FOR  ALUMNAE  ASSOCIATION  BOARD  OF  DIRECTORS 

Nominee: Address: 

City:  State: ZipCode: 

Phone  Number:  Class:  Occupation:  

Business  Address: 

Community  Activities:  


Special  Accomplishments.  Awards,  Ho: 


Present  or  past  work  with  the  Alumnae  Associatic 


1  believe  that  the  nominee  would  bring  the  following  strengths  to  the  Alumnae  Bt.)ard: , 


Submitted  by: 
Address:   


Daytime  Phone: 


St-nd  nominations  to:  ^HL- 

TheNuminatincCommittee,  Office  of  Alumnae  Activities,  Mary  Baldwin  College,  Staunton.  Virsinia  24401  by  July  I,  1995  or  fax  to  (703)885-9503.  ®^' 


Campus  and  Alumnae  Notes 


Alumnae  President's  Letter 


Dear  Fellow  Alumnae, 

It's  a  real  pleasure  for  me  to  welcome 
Jane  Gillam  Kornegay  '83  as  executive 
director  of  alumnae  activities.  She 
assumed  her  new  position  on  March  6. 
Jane  began  her  career  in  the  Mary 
Baldwin  College  Admissions  Office  and 
most  recently  was  director  of  alumni 
activities  at  Barton  College.  Jane, 
we're  glad  you're  back! 

In  this  issue  of  the  Magazine,  you  will 
find  an  insert  for  alumnae  board  and 
award  nominations.  If  you  know  an 
alumna  willing  to  serve  on  your 
association's  board  of  directors  or  an 
alumna  deserving  of  one  of  the 
association's  five  annual  awards,  please 
take  a  few  moments  to  complete  a 
nomination  form.  We  also  welcome 
self-nomination.  Remember,  you  are 
the  nominating  committee's  source  for 
qualified  nominees. 

During  this  academic  year,  a  number 
of  events  have  been  sponsored  by  the 
college  for  alumnae  across  the  country. 
You  have  been  entertained  by  Mitzi 
Lesher  '95  in  the  one-act  play  Allie 
Rounds,  written  by  Barbara  Allan  Hite 
'58;  and  by  the  Joffrey  Ballet  at  their 
performance  of  the  Nutcracker  Suite  at 
the  John  F.  Kennedy  Center.  You  have 
toured  the  Greensboro  Historical 
Museum,  seen  the  Barnes  Collection  at 
the  Philadelphia  Museum  of  Art  and 
bet  on  your  favorite  horse  at  the 
Foxfield  Races.  You  have  attended 
luncheons,  desserts,  cocktail  parties  and 
socials  with  alumni  from  other  Virginia 
schools.  You  have  also  helped  with 
admissions  activities:  parties,  college 
nights  and  telephoning.  To  all  of  you 
who  have  volunteered  to  organize,  host 
or  assist,  I  thank  you. 

Homecoming  and  Alumnae  College 
are  May  25  to  28,  and  I  hope  those  of 
you  in  reunion  classes  have  made  your 
plans  to  return  for  a  most  enjoyable 
weekend.  Activities  are  not  limited  to 
those  having  reunions,  so  all  of  you  are 
invited  to  come  and  join  the  fun. 


Sally  Bingley 

President  of  the  Alumnae  Association 


Events  will  begin  on  Thursday,  May 
25,  with  a  buffet  dinner  at  the  college 
followed  by  a  musical  program  at  the 
Oaks,  home  of  Fletcher  and  Margaret 
Collins.  On  Friday  you  will  have  the 
opportunity  to  return  to  a  Mary 
Baldwin  classroom  and  participate  in 
one  or  more  classes  taught  by  some  of 
Mary  Baldwin's  outstanding  faculty.  A 
reception  with  faculty  and  staff  will  be 
followed  by  individual  class  dinners. 
Saturday's  events  include  the  Parade  of 
Classes  (wear  an  outfit  with  your  class 
colors),  the  annual  meeting  of  the  Mary 
Baldwin  College  Alumnae  Association 
and  the  Candlelight  dinner  with 
remarks  by  Dr.  Cynthia  H.  Tyson. 
We'll  conclude  this  memorable  week- 
end with  breakfast,  a  chapel  service  and 
Mary  Baldwin's  153rd  commencement 
on  Sunday  morning.   I  look  forward  to 
seeing  each  of  you  there. 

You  are  a  unique  group.  Your  enthusi- 
asm and  devotion  to  your  alma  mater  is 
unsurpassed. 

Fondly, 


Sally  Armstrong  Bingley  '60 
President  of  the  Alumnae  Association 


Update 


•  Noted  businesswoman,  volunteer  and 
friend  of  Mary  Baldwin  College  Jean 
McArthur  Davis  '45  died  on  January  12, 
1995.  A  graduate  of  Duke  University 
as  an  economics  major,  Jean  Davis  cul- 
tivated a  variety  of  institutional  and 
economic  successes.  Her  most  recent 
business  and  foundation  affiliations  in- 
clude president  and  CEO  of  the 
McArthur  Jersey  Farm  Dairy  in  Miami, 
FL;  and  president  of  the  J.N.  McArthur 
Foundation,  Inc.  She  participated  in 
MBC's  executive-in-the-classroom  pro- 
gram. MBC  awarded  her  the  Sesquicen- 
tennial  Medallion  in  1992. 

•Jennifer  J.  Snyder,  a  16-year-old  jun- 
ior in  MBC's  Program  for  the  Excep- 
tionally Gifted,  was  awarded  a  1995 
Truman  Scholarship  from  the  Harry 
S.  Truman  Scholarship  Foundation. 
Named  for  former  president  Harry  S. 
Truman,  the  merit-based  scholarships 
are  awarded  to  only  70  students  na- 
tionwide. This  year  763  college  jun- 
iors from  378  colleges  and  universi- 
ties were  nominated  for  the  awards. 
The  $30,000  scholarship  pays  for  the 
student's  senior  year  and  for  graduate 
school.  Applicants  must  display  an  in- 
terest in  a  career  in  public  ser\'ice  or 
govemment.A  native  of  St.  Anthony, 
Minnesota,  Jennifer  is  interested  in  a 
career  in  the  Foreign  Service,  and  hopes 
to  become  an  ambassador. 


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Alumnae  News 


Alumnae  involvement  awards  honor  deserving  volunteers 


by  Jennifer  Sowers,  Director  of  NAilunteers 

Each  year  the  Alumnae  Involvement 
Committee  of  the  Alumnae  Board 
recognizes  alumnae  for  their  extra 
efforts  in  assisting  the  office  with  area 
events.  The  efforts  of  these  individuals, 
and  of  countless  others,  make  it  easier 
for  MBC  alumnae  to  stay  in  touch  with 
each  other  and  with  the  college. 

i  994  Admissions  Volimteer 
Excellence  Award 

Susan  Chadwick  Cocke  '73 

The  AdmisMons  Volunteer  Excel- 
lence Award  was  established  in  1991  to 
recognize  alumnae  and  friends  for  their 
outstanding  contribution  to  Mary 
Baldwin's  recruitment  program. 

Susan  Chadwick  Cocke  '73  has  been 
an  involved  and  dedicated  admissions 


volunteer.  She  has  attended  the 
Virginia  Highland  Community  College 
Fair  for  a  number  of  years  and  has 
referred  many  students  to  Mary  Bald- 
win. Susan  has  also  e.scorted  young 
women  to  campus  so  they  could  see  first 
hand  what  opportunities  are  available 
to  MBC  students.  Volunteers  like  Susan 
are  an  indispensable  part  of  Mary 
Baldwin's  recriiitment  efforts. 

J  994  Alumnae  Involvement 
Awards 

Ingrid  Geijer  Erickson  '89 
Jane  Townes  '69 

Ingrid  Geijer  Erickson  '89  utilized 
one  of  Washington,  DCs  many 
cultural  events  to  bring  MBC  alum- 
nae together.  For  two  consecutive 
years  she  has  arranged  for  Mary 
Baldwin  alumnae  and  guests  to  attend 


the  holiday  performance  iit  the  Joffrey 
Ballet's  Nutcracker  Suite  at  the  John  F. 
Kennedy  Center  Opera  House.  The 
Alumnae  Office  helped  underwrite 
the  event  so  guests  could  enjoy  the 
performance  at  a  discounted  price. 
Dean  of  the  College  Dr.  James  Lott 
and  his  wife  Pam  attended  the  1994 
event. 

Jane  Townes  '69  goes  to  extraordi- 
nary lengths  to  promote  Mary  Bald- 
win College.  Jane  serves  on  The 
Advisory  Board  of  Visitors,  contrih- . 
utes  to  the  Annual  Fund,  serves  as  an 
admissions  volunteer  and  is  very 
active  with  local  Tennessee  alumnae 
events.  Jane  also  goes  beyond  the  call 
of  duty  when  an  event  is  planned 
anywhere  near  Shelhyville,  TN.  This 
past  fall  Jane  drove  several  alumnae 
to  area  events  which  they  might 
otherwise  not  have  been  able  to 
attend. 


Susan  Chadwick  Cocke  '7i 


Ingiid  Geijer  Erickson  '89 


Jane  Toivnes  '69 


Alumnae  Association  Bylaws  changes  are  up  for  vote  at  the  May  1995  meeting.  Revisions  to  the  Mary  Baldwin  College 
Alumnae  Association  bylaws  require  a  vote  of  approval  by  the  members  present  at  the  annual  meeting  of  the  Association  held  during 
Homecoming  Weekend.  A  vote  on  proposed  changes  (outlined  in  the  winter  issue  of  Columns)  will  be  called  for  at  the  annual  meeting 
scheduled  for  Saturday,  May  27 ,  1995.  An\  member  of  the  association  wishing  to  receive  a  copy  of  the  proposed  bylaws  may 
write  or  telephone  the  Office  of  Alumnae  Activities,  Mary  Baldwin  College,  Staunton,  VA  24401 ;  Phone  703'887'7007 , 
Fax  703-885-9503.  If  approved  at  the  annual  meeting,  the  revised  constitution  and  bylaws  will  become  effective  July  1 ,  1995. 


]ane  Komegay  takes  helm  of  Alumnae  Activities  office 


jane  Gillam  Kornegay  '83  was  ap- 
pointed executive  director  of  Alumnae 
Activities  effective  March  6.  Jane 
comes  to  Mary  Baldwin  from  Barton 
College  in  Wilson,  NC,  where  she  was 
serving  as  director  of  alumni  activities. 

Jane  is  no  stranger  to  the  Mary 
Baldwin  community.  In  addition  to 
being  an  alumna,  she  worked  in  the 
Mary  Baldwin  Admissions  Office  for 
seven  years  between  1983  and  1990. 
She  served  as  an  admissions  counselor, 
assistant  director,  acting  director  of 
admissions,  recruitment  director  and 
associate  director.  Jane  has  served  as 
director  of  both  the  Alumni  Activities 
and  Annual  Giving  Offices  at  Barton 
College. 

Jane  has  over  ten  years  of  profes- 
sional administrative  experience  in 


higher  education  with  concentration  in 
admissions,  alumni,  development  and 
public  relations.  She  is  a  member  of  the 
MBC  Alumnae  Association  Board  of 
Directors  and  the  Barton  College 
Women's  Club.  She  is  also  a  member  of 
the  Virginia  and  Carolina  Associations 
of  Collegiate  Registrar  and  Admissions 
Officers,  the  North  Carolina  Associa- 
tion of  Independent  Colleges  and 
Universities  and  the  Potomac  & 
Chesapeake  Association  of  College 
Admissions  Counselors. 

"1  believe  this  position  will  be  a 
challenging,  rewarding  and  stimulating 
experience,"  said  Jane.  "I  can  think  of 
no  better  way  to  offer  service  to  my 
alma  mater." 

Vice  President  for  Institutional 
Advancement  Mark  Atchison  said. 


"We  are  glad  to  welcome  Jane  back  to 
Mary  Baldwin.  I  believe  MBC  will  have 
a  rewarding  relationship  with  Jane.  She 
will  offer  much  strength  to  the  Alum- 
nae Activities  Office." 


A  Reading  List 


The  Alumnae  Association  Board  of 
Directors  Continuing  Education 
Committee  is  happy  to  feature  books 
recommended  by  members  of  the 
Alumnae  Association  Board  of  Direc- 
tors. The  books  listed  below  are  of 
personal  and/or  academic  significance, 
and  are  recommended  as  good  books  for 
all  Mary  Baldwin  alumnae/i. 

33  Days  Hath  September 
by  Karen  Cauble 

Around  the  Cragged  Hill 
by  George  F.  Kennan 

Colony 

by  Anne  Rivers  Siddons 

Cruel  and  Unusual 

by  Patricia  Cornwell  (a  Richmond 

author) 


Father  Melancholy's  Daughter 
by  Gail  Godwin 

Handsome  Women 
by  Judith  Henry  Wall 

J  Can  Do  Anything  If  1  Only  Knew  What 

It  Was 

by  Barbara  Sher 

Idols,  Victims,  Pioneers:  Virginia's  Women 

From  1607 

by  James  S.  Wamsley  with  Anne  M. 

Cooper 

If  God  Is  So  Good,  Why  Do  I  Hurt  So 

Bad? 

by  David  B.  Biebel 

Mast  Farm  Inn,  Family  Style 
cookbook  by  Sibyl  Pressly 


Rise  and  Walk:  The  Trial  and  Triumph  of 

Dennis  Byrd 

by  Dennis  Byrd  with  Michael  D'Orso 

Seize  The  Day 
by  Danny  Cox 

Sex,  Lies  and  Stereotypes  (Perspectives  of 

Mad  Economists) 

by  Julianne  Malveaux 

Skinny  Dipping 

by  Janet  Lembke  (a  Staunton  author) 

The  Bean  Trees 

by  Barbara  Kingsolver 

The  Wild  Berry  Book:  Romance,  Recipes 

and  Remedies 

by  Katie  Letcher  Lyle 

(a  Lexington  author) 


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Alumnae  News 


A  Passion  for  Justice:  ]udge  Kim  O'Donnell  '82 


By  Sarah  O'Connor 

Drive  into  the  heart  ot  Richmond, 
Virginia  and  turn  off  on  a  side  street 
into  a  puhUc  housing  development. 
The  tiny  brick  units  are  scarred  with 
graffiti,  several  are  hoarded  up,  doors 
hang  on  broken  hinges,  yards  are  bare 
dirt.  Drive  to  the  end  of  the  street  and 
you  are  facing  two  long  brick  buildings 
that  look  like  elementary  schools.  One 
is  the  Richmond  Juvenile  Detention 
Center,  the  other  is  Richmond's  sole 
luvenile  and  Domestic  Relations 
District  Court. 

Pass  through  the  metal  detector  just 
inside  the  door  to  the  courthouse,  pick 
your  way  through  noisy  throngs  of  men, 
women  and  children,  find  door  ^2  and 
enter. 

You  are  in  Judge  Kim  O'Donnell's 
courtroom,  a  quiet,  dark-panelled  room 
lit  by  fluorescent  lights,  where  voices 
are  rarely  raised  and  fairness  is  the 
highest  good.  Three  rows  of  benches  on 
two  sides  face  a  long  raised  bench. 
There  the  judge  sits,  her  brown  shoul- 
der-length hair  tucked  behind  her  ears, 
a  hint  of  blue  eyeshadow  over  her  eyes. 
At  34,  she  is  one  of  the  youngest 
juvenile  court  judges  ever  appointed  in 
Virginia. 

A  courtroom  is  the  place  in  our 
society  where  "the  buck  stops,"  as  Judge 
O'Doniiell  says.  Justice  is  no  longer  an 
abstract  term.  Judgements  are  made. 
Right  and  wrong  are  decided.  Guilt  and 
punishment  are  assigned. 

This  morning  Judge  O'Donnell  is 
hearing  arraignments.  Each  of  the  four 
juvenile  court  judges  takes  one  week  a 
month  as  the  duty  judge,  hearing  all 
arraignments  in  order  to  free  the  other 
judges  to  hear  cases.  The  brown  clad 
sheriff  seated  at  a  table  in  front  of  the 
judge  reaches  for  a  phone  and  calls  over 
a  loudspeaker  in  the  next  room  for  the 


Kim  O'Donnell  '82  was  sworn  in  as  jud«,c  of  Richmond's  juvcmlc  and  Domestic 
Relations  District  Court  in  hlox'ember  J  994. 


parties  in  the  first  case  to  come  to 
Courtroom  ^2. 

The  first  person  called  is  a  young 
woman.  The  judge  reads  her  charge:  the 
attempted  murder  of  her  husband.  A 
felony.  The  case  is  continued  to  a  future 
date  because  all  the  necessary  parties 
are  not  present. 

The  next  case  is  a  tough  looking 
youth  who  is  being  held  at  the  deten- 
tion center  next  door.  He  is  brought  in 
by  the  sheriff  from  a  back  room  and 
told  to  sit  at  a  table  in  front  of  the 
benches  facing  the  judge.  Picked  up  for 
violating  parole,  he  is  dressed  in  a  gray 
sweatshirt  and  blue  jeans,  the  detention 
center  "uniform."  His  parole  officer 
testifies  that  the  youth  is  on  parole  for 
auto  theft.  He  has  repeatedly  missed 
meetings  with  the  officer,  violated  his 
7  p.m.  curfew,  and  has  been  observed 
hanging  around  a  neighborhood 
notorious  for  drug  dealing.  When  the 


police  apprehended  hun,  he  had  several 
bullets  in  his  pocket,  and  over  $300. 
Charges  are  pending  in  regard  to  the 
bullets. 

Judge  O'Donnell  must  determine 
whether  or  not  to  keep  the  youth  in 
detention.  She  decides  that  he  would 
be  a  menace  to  society  if  she  let  him  go 
and  rules  that  he  must  stay  in  detention 
until  he  is  tried.  She  takes  time  to 
explain  her  decision  to  the  hoy, 
reminding  him  to  look  at  her  when  she 
speaks  to  him.  Her  tone  is  kind,  but 
firm.  He  is  crying  as  he  leaves. 

"One  of  the  things  I  think  is  most 
important  for  children,  and  all  people, 
to  understand,"  she  comments  later,  "is 
that  there  is  accountability.  You  do  a 
grave  disservice  to  anybody  when  you 
say,  'Here's  what  1  expect  of  you  and 
here's  what  I'm  going  to  do  if  you  don't 
do  it,'  and  you  don't  follow  through. 
Then  you've  lost  your  credibility. 


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"I  can't  change  the  people  who  are  in 
front  of  me.  I  can't  change  their  lives.  I 
can't  take  away  the  terrible  circum- 
stances that  a  lot  of  these  children  live 
in,  but  the  one  thing  1  can  do  is  be 
consistent  and  at  least  offer  them  the 
motivation  to  change  and  the  services 
that  help  them  when  they  decide  they 
want  to  do  that." 

O'Donnell  knows  the  juvenile  system 
thoroughly.  She  spent  seven  and  a  half 
years  on  the  other  side  of  the  bench  as  a 
public  defender,  a  full  time  advocate 
known  for  her  ferocity  on  behalf  of 
juvenile  oftenders.  Appointed  a  judge 
in  November,  1994,  by  the  Virginia 
General  Assembly,  she  must  work  extra 
hard  now  to  maintain  her  impartiality. 
"The  most  valuable  asset  I  have  is 
impartiality',  and  I  have  to  be  careful 
I'm  not  communicating  something 
difterent." 

Juveniles  are  defined  as  persons 
under  18  years  of  age.  This  court 
handles  all  crimes  by  children,  against 
children,  intra-family  crimes,  criminal 
abuse  and  neglect  cases,  hearings  on 
removal  of  children  from  their  homes, 
foster  care  hearings,  commitment 
hearings,  and  detention  hearings.  It  is  a 
complex  court  with  a  high  volume  of 
cases.  Dealing  with  the  administrative 
issues  is  one  of  the  most  difficult  parts 
of  O'Donnell's  job.  She  says,  "One  of 
my  goals  as  a  judge  is  to  make  the  court 
more  efficient,  because  that  impacts  on 
justice.  Wlien  I  have  someone  who  has 
to  wait  for  five  hours  before  a  case  is 
continued,  something  is  wrong." 

The  next  two  arraignments  involve  a 
woman  who  has  been  charged  with 
physical  abuse  by  her  daughter  and  a 
young  man  who  has  been  charged  by 
his  mother  with  destroying  her  prop- 
erty. Charges  are  read,  court  dates  are 
set,  and  court-appointed  attorneys  are 
assigned.  Every  time  a  new  case  is 
brought  before  the  judge,  she  asks  the 
defendant  if  he/she  can  afford  to  hire  a 
private  attorney  or  if  he/she  wants  a 
court-appointed  attorney.  Of  the  people 
brought  before  the  judge  this  morning. 


not  a  single  one  has  a  private  lawyer. 
The  attorneys,  conspicuous  in  their 
conservative  suits,  wait  at  the  back  of 
the  courtroom,  coming  up  as  they  are 
called  to  take  the  cases  assigned  to 
them. 

The  best  part  of  O'Donnell's  job  is 
when  she  has  the  opportunity  to  help 
people  who  have  decided  they  are  going 
to  help  themselves.  She  admits  that 
these  are  the  exceptions,  but  "when  you 
have  a  kid  sitting  in  front  of  you  who 
wants  a  second  chance  and  you're  able 
to  give  him  that  second  chance  and 
help  him  begin  to  rebuild,  that's  a 
wonderful  feeling." 

None  of  O'Donnell's  family  members 
were  lawyers.  She  didn't  even  know  any 
lawyers.  Still,  she  knew  from  the  age  of 
seven  that  that  was  what  she  wanted  to 
be.  At  Mary  Baldwin  College,  she 
majored  in  math,  graduating  in  1982.  At 
the  University  of  Richmond  law  school, 
she  had  a  vague  idea  that  she  might 
want  to  be  a  tax  lawyer,  because  she  was 
good  at.  it,  but  it  didn't  excite  her.  In 
fact,  she  was  unsure  what  kind  of  law 
she  wanted  to  practice  until  she 
answered  an  ad  for  a  new  office  of 
public  defenders  being  established  by 
the  city  of  Richmond.  During  the 
course  of  the  interview  for  the  position, 
she  was  asked  if  she  would  be  interested 
in  juvenile  law.  "It  was  one  of  those  times 
when  my  whole  life  changed  in  an  instant 
and  I  knew,  no  question  in  my  mind,  that 
that  was  exactly  what  I  was  supposed  to 
do."  She  had  just  found  her  calling. 

By  noon  Judge  O'Donnell  has  heard 
15  cases.  She  skips  lunch  and  prepares 
for  a  commitment  hearing  on  a  10-year- 
old  boy.  If  she  is  tired,  it  doesn't  show. 
The  hearing  begins  promptly  at  one 
o'clock,  as  the  judge  has  promised  an 
impatient  psychiatrist  that  it  would. 
The  boy  appears  from  the  back  with  his 
attorney.  He  is  wearing  a  heavy  winter 
coat  and  has  a  stovepipe  haircut.  When 
his  mother  comes  forward  to  hug  him, 
she  is  motioned  back  by  the  sheriff.  "It's 
all  right,"  the  judge  assures  the  sheriff. 
The  boy's  face  remains  expressionless. 


A  treatment  specialist  at  his  school 
testifies  that  the  boy  attacked  two  of  his 
teachers  and  threatened  to  bring  a  gun 
or  a  knife  and  kill  another  teacher.  Two 
psychiatrists  testify  that  the  boy  has  a 
major  depressive  disorder  and  an 
intermittent  explosive  disorder.  Some 
of  this  behavior  could  be  related  to  a 
head  trauma  he  suffered  at  the  age  of 
four.  They  are  recommending  that  he 
be  committed  to  a  mental  hospital  for 
psychiatric  evaluation  and  neurological 
testing.  Judge  O'Donnell  calmly 
questions  the  doctors  and  the  mother. 
She  speaks  to  the  boy.  Then  she  rules 
that  he  should  be  committed  in  order  to 
get  the  kind  of  evaluation  he  needs. 

Back  in  her  chambers,  she  says,  "If  I 
can  do  nothing  else  but  acknowledge 
the  humanity  of  the  people  1  deal  with 
and  treat  them  with  the  respect  they 
deserve,  then  I  will  probably  have  made 
a  contribution  to  them  that  lots  of 
other  people  have  never  made.  The 
long-term  big  issues  are  so  hard  to  deal 
with.  I  think  if  you  can  keep  this 
perspective,  you  won't  get  lost." 

It  must  be  an  approach  that  works.  In 
1992  O'Donnell  was  named  Virginia's 
Outstanding  Lawyer  in  Indigent 
Advocacy  by  the  Virginia  Women 
Attorneys'  Association.  In  December 
1994,  she  received  the  Women  of 
Achievement  Award  from  the  Metro- 
politan Richmond  Women's  Bar 
Association. 

Leaning  forward  in  her  chair,  she 
confides  that  she  feels  sorry  for  people 
who  don't  get  the  same  satisfaction  out 
of  their  jobs  that  she  does.  "I  love 
everything  that  I  do.  I  know  that  I'm 
exactly  where  I'm  supposed  to  be  in  the 
grand  scheme  of  things  and  making  the 
contribution  to  the  world  that  I'm 
supposed  to  make." 

A  clerk  pokes  her  head  in  the  door. 
"Your  Honor,  everyone's  ready  for  the 
next  case  to  be  called."  O'Donnell  zips 
her  black  robe  back  over  her  dress  and 
is  off,  eager  to  return  to  her  courtroom. 


19 


Homecomins  and  Alumnae  Collcsc 


Mcuf,  25-2S,  1995 


Come  join  us  at  Mary  Baldwin  College  to  relax,  learn,  see  old  friends 

and  meet  new  ones.  You  will  be  pleased  with  the  campus,  which  now 

comprises  54  acres.  You  will  discover  both  familiar  and  new  facilities 

and  see  Mary  Baldwin  at  her  best. 


For  resistration  information  call  Anne  Holland  '88  (703)  887-7007 


eH044^i*va 


On-campus:  Rooms  in  the  residence 
halls  are  available  for  those  who 
prefer  to  stay  on  campus.  Residence 
halls  are  completely  coed  during 
Homecoming,  so  husbands  and 
wives  may  stay  on  the  halls  re- 
served for  their  class.  Rooms  contain 
only  essentials:  made-up  beds, 
towels,  washcloths,  soap  and 
drinking  glasses.  Since  there  is  no  air 
conditioning,  you  may  want  to  bring 
a  fan. 

Off-Campus:  For  those  who  prefer  to 
stay  off-campus,  rooms  have  been 
reserved  at  the  following  hotels:  Best 
Western  -  Staunton  Inn,  703-885- 
1112;  Comfort  Inn,  703-886-5000; 
Hampton  Inn,  703-886-7000;  Holiday 


Inn  Golf  and  Conference  Center. 
703-248-6020;  Shoney'  s  Inn,  703- 
885-3117;  Super  8  Motel,  703-886- 
2888.  You  must  make  your  own 
reservations  at  the  motels  and  be 
sure  to  specify  that  you  will  be 
attending  Mary  Baldwin 's  Home- 
coming. 

They  are  welcome  and  invited  to 
participate  in  all  activities  and 
meals.  (Please  make  reservations  for 
your  guests  with  payment  to  reflect 
the  additions.)  You  are  welcome  to 
bring  your  children,  but  no  orga- 
nized activities  are  planned.  Tradi- 
tionally, the  class  dinners,  Cham- 
pagne Reception  and  Candlelight 
Dinner  are  adult-only  events. 


Children  12  and  under  pay  half- 
price  for  on-campus  accommoda- 
tions, meals  and  events.  There  is  no 
cost  for  children  under  2,  except  for 
baby-sitting.  Please  bring  a  porta- 
crib  and  anything  else  your  child 
might  need.  We  will  send  you  a  list 
of  baby-sitters  for  you  to  contact  in 
advance  if  you  need  it. 


(let^HAi^ijatUu^ 


The  registration  fee  covers  printing, 
postage,  rental  fees  and  other  costs 
for  the  weekend,  including  your 
class  fee.  The  registration  fee  must 
be  paid  by  all  participants  and 
guests.  Personal  checks.  Master  Card 
and  VISA  are  accepted.  Spouses, 
guests  and  children  pay  a  registra- 
tion fee  of  $10.00. 


•Early  Regisiration:  Pay  in  full  by 

May  5  and  the  registration  fee  is 

only  S30.00  (this  also  couers  your 

class  fee). 

'After  May  5.  the  registration  fee  is 

S40.00  per  person. 

'After  May  12.  the  registration  fee  is 

S50.00. 

Cancellations  with  refunds  will  be 

honored  until  Friday.  May  22. 

Uniglobe  King  Travel  Inc.  and  USAir 
are  offering  special  rates  to  Mary 
Baldwin  College  alumnae  and  guests 
flying  into  Shenandoah  Valley, 
Charlottesville,  Richmond  and 
Roanoke  airports  from  May  22 
through  June  1,  1995.  These  fares  are 
based  on  USAir's  published  round 


trip  airfares  within  the  continental 
United  States.  Bahamas.  Canada 
and  San  Juan.  The  discount  is  5 
percent  off' the  lowest  applicable 
published  fares. 

Remember  to  book  early  to  save. 
For  further  information,  call  Sylvia 
Baldwin  '76  at  Uniglobe  King  Travel, 
Inc.  at  1-800-548-0778  and  refer  to 
Gold  File:  23140087 

Wlurd  to.  IV&cA  caiA  Blm^j, 

For  the  Candlelight  Dinner  on 

Saturday  and  for  most  class  dinners 
on  Friday,  dresses  for  women  and 
coats  and  ties  for  men  are  suggested. 
(Refer  to  individual  class  dinner 
information.)  Casual  dress  and 
slacks  are  appropriate  for  all  other 
meals  and  activities.  Bring  athletic 


equipment,  a  camera,  binoculars,  a 
sweater  and  comfortable  shoes  fc 
the  hills. 

The  campus  has  tennis  courts,  a 
track  for  running  or  walking,  exer- 
cise equipment,  racquetball  courts 
and  the  swimming  pool  in  King 
Gym. 


A -tea  ^i^Atd, 


There  will  be  plenty  of  information 
available  about  other  fun  places  of 
interest  in  and  around  Staunton, 
such  as  The  Woodrow  Wilson 
Birthplace,  the  Museum  of  Ameri- 
can Frontier  Culture  and  Historic 
Staunton  Foundation  Tours. 


Schedule  of  Events 

AJumnae  College 

"Leaders  of  Mary  Baldwin  College"  by 
Dr  Patricia  H  Menk 

Homecoming  Picnic 

lluA^vicicuf.,  Mcui.  25.  1995 

Reunion  Committee  Meeting 

Open  Tennis 

Picnic  Dinner 

Reception  honoring  retiring  faculty 

Campus  Walking  Tour 

Music  of  the  Shenandoah  Valley 

and  staff.  Everyone  is  invited 

Lawn  Party  and  Croquet 

A  musical  presentation  with  dessert 

and  coffee  at  the  home  of  Fletcher 

Dinners  for  the  classes  of  1940,  1945, 

Open  time  for  culttiral  activities 

and  Margaret  Collins 

1950,  1955,  1960,  1965,  1970,  1975, 

1980,  1985  and  1990 

Champagne  Reception  Honoring 

i     4^1^,  y'/fcuj.  26. 1995 

Alumnae  Award  Recipients 

Breakfast 

Homecomins 

Alumnae  Candlelight  Dinner 

Wlldflower  Walk  with  Dr  Eric  Jones 

Satu'idcui.,  Mail.  27,  1995 

Mary  Baldwin  Commencement  Ball 
(Black  Tie  Optional) 

"Men  are  from  Mars,  Women  are 

Bird  Walk  with  John  Mehner 

from  Venus"  by  Ms.  Catherine  Ferris 

Su*idcuf.,  Moifr  28 r  1995 

McPherson  '78  and  Dr.  Judy 

13th  Annual  Fun  Run  and  Walk 

DeLeaiL  ADP  faculty 

Alumnae  Choir  Breakfast 

Sttawberry  Breakfast 

and  Rehearsal 

"The  Culture  Wars:  Is  There  a  Way 

Out?"  by  Dr.  James  E.  Gilman 

Allie  Rounds 

Breakfast  Buffet 

-Elizabeth  to  Hillary:  Reflections  on 

Bloody  Mary  Reception 

Alumnae  Chapel  Memorial  Service 

Four  Centuries  of  Women's  Leader- 

ship" by  Dr  Mary  Hill  Cole,  Dr 

Grand  Parade  of  Classes 

153rd  Commencement 

Patricia  H  Menk.  and  Dr  Laura  A. 

and  Class  Portraits 

van  Assendelft 

Annual  Alumnae  Association  Meeting 

Commencement  Reception 

Lunch  with  speaker  Dr  James  D. 

with  Mary  Baldwin  Alumnae 

Lott,  Dean  of  the  College 

Association  awards. 

Schedule  subject  to  change 

Alumnae  News 


Annual  Fund  staffers  promoted 


Tracey  G.ite  Allen  '89  has  been 
promoted  to  director  of  the  Annual 
Fund,  following  Nancy  Mclntyre's 
promotion  to  director  of  special  gifts. 

In  February  Associate  Vice  President 
for  Development  Chunk  Neale  an- 
nounced the  promotions  which  were 
effective  May  1 . 

Nancy  Mclntyre  has  served  as 
director  of  the  Annual  Fund  since 
1990.  Under  her  leadership  Mary 
Baldwin  reached  its  first  ever  $1  million 
Annual  Fund.  Naticy  also  introduced 
new  giving  clubs,  such  as  the  ADP 
Loyalty  Fund,  and  implemented  the 
Alumnae  Reunion  Giving  Program. 

As  director  of  special  gifts  Nancy 
will  be  responsible  for  developing  a 
planned  giving  program  at  the  college 
as  well  as  managing  major  gift 
prospects  at  MBC. 

Tracey  C.  Allen  '89  has  served  as 
director  of  reunion  giving  for  only  two 
years,  but  she  is  a  veteran  Mary  Bald- 
win staffer.  She  joined  the  MBC 
Admissions  Office  in  1989  and  worked 
as  associate  director  until  joining  the 
Annual  Fund  staff  in  1993. 

As  the  new  director  of  the  Annual 
Fund  Tracey  will  be  responsible  for 
making  sure  the  college  meets  its 
Annual  Fund  goals--$1.2  million  for 
1995-96. 


Tracey  Cote  Allen  '89 
Dtrecuir  nf  the  Annual  Fund 


New  Annual  Fund  staff  introduced  in 
the  February  issue  of  COLUMNS 
included  Kelly  Kennaly  '93,  who  jouied 
the  Annual  Fund  staff  as  associate 
director  in  January.  Kelly  has  held 
temporary  positions  in  PEG  and  in  the 
Annual  Fund  and  Alumnae  Activities 
Offices.  As  associate  director  Kelly  is 
responsible  for  directirig  phonathons  and 
recruiting  student  volunteer  callers.  Kelly 
also  manages  the  alumnae  and  young 
alumnae  giving  programs  and  is  respon- 
sible for  faculty  and  staff  solicitation. 

In  November  Alicia  Fishburne  joined 


Nancy  Mclnt;yre 
Dnectar  of  Slvcial  Gifts 


the  Annual  Fund  staff  as  director  of  gift 
clubs.  Alicia  received  her  bachelor's 
degree  from  Clemson  University  in 
1993  and  her  M.B.A  from  Clemson  in 
1994.  As  director  of  gift  clubs,  Alicia  is 
the  Annual  Fund  staff  liaison  to  the 
Advisory  Board  of  Visitors.  She  also 
works  with  volunteers  to  encourage 
more  participation  in  the  upper  level 
gift  clubs  and  travels  extensively  to 
meet  with  alumnae  to  keep  them  up  to 
date  on  college  matters  and  talk  with 
them  about  how  their  contributions  can 
make  a  difference. 


Atlanta  IRjegional  ILeaidershiip  Forum 

Mary  Baldwin  College  will  sponsor  the  ne.xt  Regional  Leadership  Forum 
on  September  23,  1995  in  Atlanta,  GA. 

Alumnae  from  Alabama,  Florida,  Georgia  and  Tennessee  will  be  invited  to  leani  more 
about  MBC  recruitment,  alumnae  involvement,  reunion  giving  and  reunion  events. 
MBC  President  Dr.  Cynthia  H.  Tyson  will  present  a  college  update. 

Mark  your  calendars  now,  and  look  for  invitations  in  July.  For  more  information,  please  write  the 
Alumnae  Activities  Office,  Mary  Baldwin  College,  Staunton,  VA  24401  or  call  703-887-7007. 


Faculty  Notes 


Preseiuations 

Associate  Professor  of  Economics  Dr. 
Judy  Klein  presented  her  paper,  "A 
Funny  thing  Happened  on  the  Way  to 
Equilibrium:  The  Interplay  of  Economic 
Theory  and  Time  Series  Analysis  from 
1890  to  1938,"  at  the  January  meeting 
of  the  American  Economic  Association 
and  the  History  of  Economics  meeting 
in  Washington,  DC.  In  October  Dr. 
Klein  made  two  presentations  to 
graduate  economics  seminars  at  Duke 
University.  Her  topics  were  "The 
Method  of  Diagrams  and  the  Black  Arts 
of  Inductive  Economics"  and  "The 
Roots  of  Time  Series  Analysis  in  the 
Index  Numbers  and  Moving  Averages 
of  the  Bank  of  England,  1797-1844." 

.Associate  Professor  of  Asian  Studies 
Dr.  Daniel  A.  Metraux  presented  a 
paper,  "The  Soka  Gakkai  Revolution 
and  its  Assent  to  Power"  at  the  annual 
meeting  of  the  Southeast  Chapter/ 
Association  for  Asian  Studies  in  Hilton 
Head,  SC,  in  January.  Dr.  Metraux  also 
presented  his  paper,  "Hugh  MacLennan 
Literature  and  the  Rise  of  Quebec 
Nationalism,"  at  the  November  Quebec 
Studies  meeting. 

Assistant  Psychology'  Professor  Dr. 
Ashton  Trice  presented  his  paper 
"Classroom  Dynamics  in  Single-Sex 
and  Coeducational  Institutions,"  at  the 
Women's  College  Coalition  conference 
held  in  November  at  Mount  Holyoke 
College. 

ProjectslConferences 

Study  Abroad  Director  and  German 
Instructor  Susan  Thompson  traveled  to 
Norfolk  and  Philadelphia  this  fall  for 
two  conferences  on  study  abroad.  She 
also  attended  two  day-long  German 
scholars  seminars  in  Washington,  DC. 

ADP  Associate  Professor  of  German 
Dr.  Stevens  GarUck  spent  the  first  part 
of  his  sabbatical  chairing  a  panel  at  the 
NUCEA  Division  of  Arts  and  Humani- 
ties Divisional  Conference  in  Knox- 
ville,  TN.  In  April  he  presented  a 
paper  on  teaching  culture  through 
language  at  the  Virginia  Humanities 
Conference  in  Richmond. 

PEG  Director  Celeste  Rhodes  and 
PEG  Assistant  Director  Kathryn 
Buzroni  attended  the  4Ist  Convention 


of  the  National  Association  of  Gifted 
Children  in  Salt  Lake  City,  UT,  in 
November.  Celeste  conducted  a  session 
titled  "Beware  of  the  Advocacy  Trap: 
Confusing  Advocacy  with  Over- 
involvement." 

Associate  Professor  of  Education  Dr. 
Patty  Westhafer  attended  a  confeience 
in  Chicago  on  "Teaching  the  Human 
Brain."  A  featured  speaker  was  Dr. 
Marian  Cleeves  Diamond,  director  of 
the  Lawrence  Hall  of  Science  and 
professor  of  anatomy  at  the  University 
of  California  at  Berkeley. 

Associate  Professor  of  Biology  Dr. 
Eric  Jones  taught  field  botany  during 
ADP  Week  and  spent  a  week  with 
AIMS  in  Rutland,  VT. 

Associate  Professor  of  Art  Dr. 
Katharine  Brown  coordinated  the  10th 
international  Ulster-American  Heritage 
S\Tnposium,  a  scholarly  gathering  that 
takes  place  in  even  numbered  years, 
alternating  its  site  between  the  Univer- 
sity of  Ulster  at  Coleraine,  Northern 
Ireland,  and  at  an  American  institu- 
tion. The  s"yTiiposium  took  place  in 
August  at  the  Museum  of  American 
Frontier  Culture.  During  the  syTiipo- 
sium  Dr.  Brown  presented  a  paper  on 
"The  Social  and  Political  Thought  of 
Cecil  Ftances  Alexander,  Hymnwriter 
and  Poet." 

Tennis  Coach  Glen  Eastridge  spent 
six  weeks  working  at  the  Reebok  Tennis 
Camp  at  Dartmouth  College  in 
Hanover,  NH.  The  camp  was  directed 
by  Dartmouth's  Head  Men's  Termis 
Coach  Chuck  Kinyon. 

Associate  Biology  Professor  Dr. 
Jackie  Beals  spent  three  weeks  in 
England  with  the  assistance  of  the 
Faculty  Exchange  Center  in  Lancaster, 
PA.  The  center  arranged  a  housing 
exchange  with  a  teacher  who  lived  near 
Leicester,  England.  Dr.  Beals  visited 
Cornwall,  northern  Wales  and 
Edinburgh. 

Last  summer  Professor  of  History  Dr. 
Ken  Keller  assembled  four  collections 
of  data  from  the  1840,  1850  and  1860 
U.S.  censuses  in  St.  Louis.  Using 
microcase  statistical  analysis  software, 
he  developed  regression  coefficients  for 
the  data  on  antebellum  agriculture  in 
the  Potomac  Valley. 

Associate  Professor  of  Mathematics 


Dr.  Michael  Gentry  accompanied  a 
group  of  Introductory  Statistics  students 
to  Shenandoah's  Pride  in  Mt.  Crawford 
and  Coors  in  Elkton  so  his  students 
could  observe  the  use  of  statistical 
process  control  in  an  industrial  setting. 

Fuhlications 

Associate  Professor  of  Asian  Studies 
Dr.  Daniel  A.  Metraux  published  his 
book.  The  Soka  Gakkai  Revolution  in 
December  through  the  University  Press 
of  America.  His  book  is  a  comprehen- 
sive study  of  the  Soka  Gakkai's  influ- 
ence on  both  Japanese  society  and 
politics.  Dr.  Metraux 's  paper,  "Yukio 
Mishima:  Autobiography  as  Political 
Fiction,"  has  been  accepted  for  publica- 
tion in  the  Asian  Revolution. 

Blue  Ridge  Community  College  ADP 
Center  Director  Dr.  Diane  Ganiere  has 
published  an  article  with  two  MBC 
alumnae,  Christine  Dinsmore  '85  and 
Ellen  Silverman  '88.  Their  article, 
"The  Child/Time  Factot  in  Friendships 
of  Men  and  Women  in  Similar  Occupa- 
tions," was  published  in  Psychological 
Reports. 

Assistant  Ptofessor  of  Sociology  Dr. 
Carrie  Douglass'  book,  The  Celebration 
of  Bulls:  Negotiation  of  Ambiguous 
Identify  in  Spain,  was  accepted  by  the 
University  of  Arizona  Press  for  publica- 
tion. 

Rick  Plant,  assistant  professor  of 
English,  had  an  article  accepted  for 
publication.  "Coming  Out  of  OK — 
City"  was  accepted  by  the  litetary 
journal  Witness  for  the  winter  issue 
featuring  American  cities. 

Health  Care  Administration  Program 
Director  and  Associate  Professor  of 
Political  Science  Dr.  Steven  A. 
Mosher  had  an  article  accepted  for 
publication  in  the  Texas  Journal  of  Rural 
Health.  His  article,  "Managing  Change 
in  Rural  Health  Care,"  is  coauthored  by 
Kathleen  Heatwole,  vice  president  of 
planning  and  development  at  Augusta 
Hospital  Corporation. 

Veterinarian  Dr.  Ruth  Chodrow, 
adjunct  assistant  professor  of  biology, 
published  an  article  about  the  develop- 
ment of  her  pet  housecall  practice.  She 
teceived  a  first  runner-up  award  in  a 
national  competition  sponsored  by 
Veterinary  Economics. 


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Chapters  In  Action 


Mobile,  AL 


Orlando,  FL 


Mary  Baldwin  alumnae  joined  VMl  alumni  m  October  for  a 
cocktail  reception  and  update  on  the  Virginia  Women's 
Institute  for  Leadership.  Special  guest  speakers  included 
Director  of  Advancement  Services  Crista  Cahe  and  Execu- 
tive Vice  President  of  the  VMI  Foundation  George  H.  "Skip" 
Roberts,  Jr.  MBC  alumnae  Stuart  Mosely  Ellis  '51  and  Sally 
Heltzel  Pearsall  '62  helped  coordinate  the  event. 


Alumnae  and  friends  joined  President  Cynthia  H.  Tyson  and 
Associate  Vice  President  for  Development  H.  E.  "Chunk" 
Neale  for  dessert  at  the  home  of  Florence  "Flossie"  Wimberly 
Hellinger  '52.  Ralphetta  Aker  '88  received  RSVPs  for  the 
event.  Ralphetta  and  alumnae  Elizabeth  "Betty"  Pringle 
Borge  '41,  Lori  Galloway  '85,  Janice  Parker  Gregory  '61,  Sally 
Cox  Lee  '51,  Nancy  Falkenberg  MuUer  '67  and  Ann 
"Cookie"  Hunter  Murray  '54  were  given  a  college  update  by 
Dr.  Cynthia  H.  Tyson. 


Los  Aneeles,  CA 


Chapter  leader  Catherine  (Cathy)  Harrell  '84  worked  with 
the  Alumnae  Office  to  coordinate  a  luncheon  in  Santa 
Monica  at  the  Coast  Cafe  Patio  for  area  alumnae  to  meet 
MBC  President  Dr.  Cynthia  H.  Tyson.  Unexpected  heavy 
rain  kept  several  interested  alumnae  from  attending,  but  the 
president  received  a  warm  response  from  those  who  braved 
the  storm. 


Tampa,  FL 


Francis  Carleton  Comptim  '2^,  Jan  Haddrell  Connors  '65, 
Elizabeth  "Liz"  Sullivan  Smith  '28,  Angela  Favata  Week  '89 
and  her  father  Dr.  Martin  Favata  enjoyed  lunch  with  Presi- 
dent Cynthia  H.  Tyson,  Associate  Vice  President  for  Devel- 
opment Chunk  Neale  and  Assistant  Director  of  Admissions 
Jacquelyn  Elliott  '93.  Francis  Compton  helped  arrange  the 
luncheon  at  the  Tampa  Yacht  and  Country  Club. 


(San  Franciosco,  CA 

Kay  Hundley  Fisher  '61  welcomed  President  Cynthia  H. 
Tyson  with  a  cocktail  reception  at  her  home  in  Hillsborough, 
CA.  Eleven  alumnae  from  the  San  Francisco  Bay  area 
attended. 


Creencsboro,  NC 

Barbara  Kniseiy  Roberts  '73,  Shannon  Greene  Mitchell  '57 
and  Virginia  Hayes  Forrest  '40  helped  organize  a  cocktail 
reception  at  the  Greensboro  Historical  Museum.  Twenty- 
eight  alumnae  and  friends  enjoyed  kicking  off  the  holiday 
season  and  talking  with  Vice  President  for  Institutional 
Advancement  Mark  Atchison.  Sabrina  Rakes  '94  called 
alumnae  in  Winston-Salem  to  encourage  them  to  attend. 


WaeshingLon  DC 


Ingrid  Geijer  Erickson  '89,  one  of  the  chapter  leaders  for  the 
Washington  Metropolitan  Alumnae  Chapter,  arranged  for 
MBC  alumnae  to  attend  the  1994  matinee  performance  of 
the  Joffrey  Ballet's  Nutcracker  Suite.  Thirty-seven  alumnae 
and  guests  attended  the  holiday  performance  at  The  John  F. 
Kennedy  Center  Opera  House  in  Washington,  D.C.   Dean  of 
the  College  Dr.  James  Lott  and  his  wife  Pam  joined  Mary 
Baldwin  alumnae  for  the  performance. 


Charlotte,  NC 

Arline  Manning  Wilson  '80  hosted  a  holiday  cocktail  party 
at  her  home  in  early  December.  Arline  was  one  of  many  who 
helped  provide  the  hors  d'oeuvres  for  the  event.  Alumnae 
Katherine  "Kate"  Tennent  Taylor  '78,  Erika  "Riki"  Kehding 
Price  '79,  Linda  Martin  Graybill  '83,  Martha  McGraw 
McKaughn  '83  and  Sarah  Beth  Snead  Lankford  '87  all 
contributed  food  for  the  guests  to  enjoy.  Jennifer  Bradley  '92 
called  alumnae  prior  to  the  event  and  over  25  alumnae  and 
guests  attended.  Former  Reunion  Giving  Director  Tracey 
Cote  Allen  '89  and  Director  of  Gift  Clubs  Alicia  Fishburne 
represented  MBC  and  enjoyed  meeting  local  alumnae. 


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Atlanta,  GA 

The  MBC  Advisory-  Board  of  Visitors  Executive  Committee 
hosted  a  cocktail  reception  at  the  Terrace  Garden  Hotel  in 
Atlanta.  President  Cynthia  H.  Tyson  updated  alumnae  and 
friends  on  the  Virginia  Women's  Institute  for  Leadership. 
Amie  Adams  '88,  Chapter  Leader  Courtney  Bell  '89,  Sally 
Dorsey  Danner  '64,  Jo  Anne  Hotfman  Jay  '70,  Karen 
Schwertfeger  '93,  Eli-abeth  Smith  '93,  Judith  J.  Wade  '69  and 
Tricia  Clardy  Wilson  '93  helped  with  the  reception. 


Susan  Little  Adkins  '82  talks  with  Atlanta  Chapter  Leader 
Courtney  Bell  '89  after  the  AB\'  Executive  Comminee  meeting-  in 
Atlanta. 


(l-r)  ABV  member  David  E.  Satterfield,  MBC  German  Instruc- 
tor  Susan  Thompson  and  ABV  member  Susan  Gamble  Dankel 
'68  enjoy  discussing  Mary  Baldwin  at  the  ABV  Executive 
Committee  cocktail  reception  in  Atlanta. 


A  large  contingency  of  alumnae  attended  the  ABV  Executive 
Committee  cocktail  reception  in  Atlanta  —  (l-r)  MBC  Board  of 
Trustees  member  Ray  Castles  Uttenhove  '68,  Beay  Herrman  '71 
and  Elizabeth  B.J.  Felton  de  Golian  '79. 


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Chapters  In  Action 


Philadelphia,  PA 


Fitty-five  alumnae,  faculty  and  staff  joined  President  t'ynthia 
H.  Tyson  on  February  1  at  the  Philadelphia  Museum  of  Art 
to  see  the  Barnes  Collection  exhibition.  The  collection, 
impressive  though  it  is  in  scope  and  size,  is  rarely  seen.  The 
collection  contains  over  80  paintings,  including  works  by 
Renoir,  Gauguiii,  Matisse  and  Cezanne.  A  wine  and  cheese 
reception  and  private  slide  presentation  were  offered  to  the 
MBC  guests  attending  the  event.  Former  Reunion  Giving 
Director  Tracey  Allen  '89  coordinated  the  e\ent  with  the 
help  ot  local  alumnae  volunteers. 


Doanokc,  VA 


President  Cynthia  H.  Tyson,  Director  of  Advancement 
Services  Crista  Cabe  and  Vice  President  for  Institutional 
Advancement  Mark  Atchison  met  with  45  alumnae,  spouses 
and  friends  at  the  Shenandoah  Club  for  a  cocktail  reception. 
A  college  update  was  given  by  Dr.  Tyson,  and  Crista  Cabe 
discussed  the  Virginia  Womeii's  Institute  for  Leadership.  Judy 
Lipes  Garst  '63  and  Gretchen  "Gale"  Palmer  Penn  '63  helped 
recruit  local  alumnae  to  attend. 


Ancndint;  the  Barnes  Cnllecwm  cxhihnum  at  the  Phikdelphia 
Museum  of  An  are  (l-r)  ]im  Buck,  President  Cynthia  H.  Tyson, 
Elia  Durr  Buck  '50,  Elia's  daughter-in-law  Lin  Buck  and  son  Jim 
Buck. 


Dichmond.  VA 

Mary  "Carpie"  Gould  Coulbourn  '63,  Beverly  "Bev"  Estes 
Bates  '64,  Florence  Jeffrey  Wingo  '40,  Maureen  CuUather  '91 
and  Stephanie  Baker  '91  worked  with  the  Annual  Fund 
Office  to  coordinate  a  luncheon  at  Westminster-Canterbury's 
Roof  Terrace  Restaurant.  President  Cynthia  H.  Tyson,  her 
mother  Edna  Haldenby,  and  Director  of  Special  Gifts 
Nancy  Mclntyre  attended  the  luncheon  and  greeted  over  2S 
alumnae  from  the  classes  of  1920  through  1942. 


Virginia  Beach,  VA 


Karen  Wood  '92  planned  the  "Gabbin'  at  the  Gazebo"  event. 
Alumnae  enjoyed  cocktails  and  food  at  the  Duck  Inn  in 
Virginia  Beach.  During  the  event  Director  of  Volunteers 
Jennifer  Sowers  and  Alumnae  Office  Coordinator  Tracy 
Goad  '94  discussed  additional  opportunities  for  alumnae 
events  in  the  Norfolk  and  Virginia  Beach  area. 


Sarah  Eschinger  '93,  Karen  Wood  '92,  Emily  Oehler  '93  and 
Stephanie  Leftwich  '92  enjoyed  catching  up  with  one  another  at 
the  Virginia  Beach  event  at  the  Duck  Inn. 


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(Staunton,  VA 

Dr.  Fletcher  Collins,  Jr.,  professor  emeritus  of  theatre,  and  his 
wife  Margaret  graciously  hosted  another  Mary  Baldwin  event 
at  their  home,  the  Oaks.  The  evening  began  with  a  candle- 
light cocktail  reception  followed  by  a  performance  of  Allie 
Rounds.  Mitzi  Lesher  '95  presented  an  outstanding  perfor- 
mance of  the  one-woman  play  by  Barbara  Allen  Hire  '58 
based  on  Alansa  Rounds  Sterrett's  experience  at  The  Augusta 
Female  Seminary  during  the  Civil  War.  Thirty  alumnae, 
friends  and  faculty  enjoyed  the  evening. 


6an  Antonio,  TA 


Charlotte  Wenger  '83  helped  coordinate  an  event  welcoming 
President  Cynthia  H.  Tyson  and  Professor  of  Theatre  Dr. 
Virginia  Royster  Francisco  '64  to  San  Antonio.  Twenty-four 
alumnae  and  guests  attended  including  former  Mary  Baldwin 
Chaplain  Debbie  Dodson  Parsons. 


Alumnae  attending  the  Gabbin'  at  the  Gazebo  event  induded 
Chrisley  "Chris"  Baylor  '86,  Ellen  Anderson  Hill  '67  and  Julia 
Anderson  Wilson  '71 . 


Allie  Rounds  on  the  Road 


Meigh,  NC 

Fourteen  alumnae  and  friends  were  entertained  with  an 
afternoon  performance  of  Allie  Rounds  at  the  home  of 
Elizabeth  "Betsy"  Kenig  Byford  '68.  Alumnae  reminisced 
about  Apple  Day  while  enjoying  apple  cider  and  refresh- 
ments. 


Dallas,  TA 

Mary  Ellen  Killinger  Durham  '66  hosted  a  performance  of 
Allie  Roimcls  in  her  home  for  Dallas  alumnae  and  friends. 
Carla  Rucker  Nix  '57,  Joan  Velten  Hall  '67  and  Sally  Simons 
'80  all  helped  to  welcome  Mitzi  Lesher  '95,  Allie  Rounds 
performer.  The  event  was  attended  by  22  area  alumnae. 


Houston,  TA 

New  Houston  Chapter  Leader  Cynthia  Knight  Wier  '68 
helped  organize  a  successful  event  hosted  by  Najia  "Nana" 
Hassen  White  '55.  Mitzi  Lesher  '95  entertained  24  guests 
during  her  Allie  Rownds  performance.  Claudia  Turner  Aycock 
'66  helped  host  Mitzi  while  she  was  in  Houston.  The  evening 
began  with  a  wine  reception,  followed  by  the  performance 
and  a  dinner  buffet. 


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Chapters  In  Action 


Recruitment  Events 


Atlanta,  GA 

"Mary  Baldwin  College  is  Coming  to  Town"  was  the  theme 
for  the  recruitment  event  in  Atlanta,  GA,  on  December  1 1, 
1995.  B.  J.  Felton  de  Golian  '79  hosted  the  event  in  her 
home  where  more  than  20  prospects  and  their  families 
learned  more  about  MBC.  Local  alumnae  Tricia  Clardy 
Wilson  '93  and  Karen  Schwertfeger  '93  attended  the  event. 
Also  representing  Mary  Baldwin  was  Assistant  Director  ot 
Admissions  Jacquelyn  Elliott  '93,  Director  of  Volunteers 
Jennifer  Sowers,  MBC  freshman  Brooke  Baldwin  '98  and  her 
father. 

Atlanta  Chapter  Leader  and  admissions  volunteer  Courtney 
Bell  '89  helped  organize  "Holiday  Cheer"  at  Tu  Tu  Tangos 
where  Director  of  Volunteers  Jennifer  Sowers  and  Assistant 
Director  of  Admissions  Jacquelyn  Elliott  '93  met  with  local 
volunteers.  Attending  the  event  were  Courtney  Bell  '89, 
Beatrice  Quintavalli  '89,  Karen  Schwertfeger  '93,  Elizabeth 
Smith  '93,  Tricia  Clardy  Wilson  '93  and  Lisa  Holcombe  '89. 


Attending  the  prospective  student  party  in  Danville,  VA,  are  (l-r) 
Danville  Community  College  President  Carlye  Ramsey,  MBC 
Vice  President  for  Institutional  Advancement  Mark  Atchison, 
President  Cynthia  H.  T>'.son,  Toni  Powell  and  Parents  Council 
member  Brooks  Powell. 


Danville,  VA 


In  early  January  a  party  for  prospective  students  was  held  in 
Danville,  VA,  at  the  home  of  Parents  Council  member 
Brooks  Powell  and  his  wife  Toni.  Parents  Council  member 
Sue  Lea  and  her  husband  Townes  helped  with  the  party. 
Former  Board  of  Trustees  member  Susan  Thompson  Hoffman 
'64,  former  Alumnae  Board  member  Susan  Martin  Cooley 
'80,  Alice  Norman  '94,  and  current  students  Anne  Powell  '9S 
and  Carrie  Turlington  '98  attended  the  event  with  over  30 
guests.  President  Cynthia  H.  Tyson,  Vice  President  for 
Institutional  Advancement  Mark  Atchison  and  Director  ot 
Admissions  Patricia  LeDonne  also  attended. 


Helping  to  recruit  students  at  a  party  at  the  home  of  Brooks  and 
Toni  Powell  are  former  Board  of  Trustees  member  Susan  Thomp- 
son Hoffman  '64,  former  Aiiimnae  Board  member  Susan  Martin 
Cooley  '80  and  MBC  freshman  Anne  Poiuell  '98. 


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Getting  the  biggest  bang  for  your  Annual  Fund  bucks 


Companies  may  be  trimming,  downsizing,  rightsiring,  or  just 
plain  cutting  their  philanthropy  these  days  —  but  a  large 
percentage  still  generously  match  their  employees'  charitable 
contributions. 

Matching  gifts  from  employers  are  a  significant  part  of 
corporate  support  for  Mary  Baldwin.  Over  the  past  five  years, 
matching  gifts  from  companies  have  resurged  after  several 
years  of  decline.  But  many  MBC  alumnae  and  friends  are  still 
unaware  of  their  company's  matching  gift  policies. 

Get  your  just  due 

Mildred  "Punkie"  Lawson  '73,  senior  vice  president  at 
NationsBank  in  Charlotte,  NC,  tells  us  that  she  views  her 
company's  matching  gift  program  as  "an  extension  of  my 
overall  benefits."  Punkie  suggests  that  alumnae  investigate 
and  use  the  matching  gift  programs  already  in  place  at  their 
companies.  And  if  your  company  does  not  have  a  matching 
gift  program,  Punkie  says,  "Be  proactive  in  encouraging  them 
to  start  one.  These  programs  benefit  their  company  as  well  as 
MBC."  Companies  ftequently  find  matching  programs  to  be 
the  simplest  way  to  spread  their  charitable  dollars  equitably 
while  supporting  the  causes  that  their  employees  believe  in. 

Increase  your  credit 

Using  your  matching  gift  benefit  lets  you  increase  your  gift  to 
MBC  without  dipping  into  your  own  pocket.  Susan  Warfield 
Caples  '60  states,  "Vly  yearly  gift  to  the  Annual  Fund  has 
always  included  a  matching  gift  from  my  husband's  employer, 
Exxon.  If  1  did  not  take  advantage  of  Exxon's  matching  gifts 
program,  it  \vould  be  as  if  I  were  saying  'no  thank  you'  to  the 
opportunity  to  double  and  even  triple  my  gift  to  Mary- 
Baldwin.  Through  Exxon  I  have  supported  my  college  at  a 
level  I  may  not  have  otherwise  been  able  to  reach. 

"Exxon's  three-to-one  matching  policy  means  that  a  $100  gift 
becomes  a  $400  gift  and  a  $500  donation  is  converted  to  a 
healthy  $2000,"  says  Susan.  Though  few  companies  are  quite 
as  beneficent  as  Exxon,  many  have  at  least  a  one-to-one 
matching  policy  which  doubles  your  dollars  to  MBC. 

Keep  your  alma  mater  posted 

We,  of  course,  always  love  to  hear  from  you,  and  keeping 
us  up  on  career  changes  in  your  life  is  particularly  helpful. 
Having  an  accurate  record  of  employers  (yours  and  your 
spouse's,  if  applicable),  is  useful  in  a  variety  of  contexts  — 
from  alumnae  networking  to  student  extemship  possibili- 
ties to  making  our  case  with  potential  corporate  grantors. 
Up-to-date  records  also  help  MBC  track  employer's 
matching  gift  policies. 


Help  us  help  you  by  completing  and  returning  the  tear-out 
card  in  this  issue  of  The  Mary  Baldwin  Magazine  —  or  send  u 
one  of  your  business  cards.  Even  if  you  are  not  eligible  for  a 
matching  program,  let  us  hear  from  you.  And  if  you  have 
questions  about  your  company's  matching  gift  policy,  call 
your  personnel  department  or  Tracey  Allen,  director  of  the 
Annual  Fund  at  703-887-7011. 


Matching  Gift  Information  Form 


Name 

Class  Year 

Title 

Business  Address 

Street 

City 

State 

Zip 

Business  Phone 

Yoii  may  provide  the  above  information  to: 

□  current  student      □  MBC  alumnae     □  MBC  faculty  I  staff 


Home  Address 


City 


State 


Zip 


Home  Phone 

□  Please  do  not  release  any  information  without  contacting  me  first. 


Spouse's  employer  if  applicable 


Signature 
Please  return  to: 


Date 


Tracey  C.  Allen  '89 
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Mary  Baldwin  College 
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